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You and me

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Word groups • Everyday conversations

\ Say the alphabet round the ckss.


" A, B, C, D, E, F...
2 Stand up in dphabeticd order. Introduce yourself to the

HELLO! 2 Complete the conversation.


Listen and check.

I Read and listen.


Practise the conversation.

A Hello. What’s your first name?


B My name‘s Bill.
A And what's your surname?
B Frasier.
A How do you spell that?
B F — R — A — S — I — E — R.
A And where are you from, Bill?
B I’m from Chicago. I’m American.
A Thank you very much.

C Hello. My natoa’c Carla. What’s name?


D David.
C are you from, David?
D from Bristol Where
Bristol, too!
D Oh! Nice to meet you!

I Stand up! Say hello to the other students.

What’s - What is nar«e1 I'm - I am

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PERSONAL INFOR’MATION
hefshe - his/her

1 Look at the information about Bill and Sabine.

”nante Bill Frazier sabine Ganz

.cit¿ Chicago Zurich


” •s• 30 22
pfienenuzttber. 317-555-0749 45 44 900 4754
ddress N sier9gmail.com N binegz@swi›smaiI .ch

1 Listen and complete the questions about Bill. I Listen and complete the questions about Sabine.
I What’s i surname? Fr‹isier I What's her surname?
2 His first name? Bill 2 What's first name?
? Where he from? Chicago 3 Where she from?
4 How old he? 30 4 How old ?
5 What's phone number? 312-55S-0749 5 What’s phone number?
6 email address? bfrasierHgmaif.com 6 email a‹idress*
7 Is married? No. he isr*f. 7 married?
Practise the questions and answers with a partner. Ask and â nswer the questions with a partner.

Talking about you

I Complete the chart of the verb to de. 2 Write the possessive adjectives.
4 Ask and answer questions with a partner.
• What’s your surname?
Positive Negative Pronouns Possessive adjectives • What’s your first namé?
I am = I’m I ’m not I • How do you spell your surname?
• How old are you?
you are = you're you aren”t you
• What's your phons number?
he is = he's he he • What's your émail add ss?
she is - she’s she she • Are you married? Yes, I am. / ff•. I'/• xot.

€innimar Reference 1.1 — 1.2 pl34

Unitl • Youandmé 7
R1C1t'S FAM1 LY
Verbs - have/$o/live/like My name s
1 Listen to and read about Rick Ck Wilson,
W'dson’s life and family ana:Il m ,fsom Lnndon.
I Complete the sentences about Rick.
I'm 1.9 years!old; and I’m a s’tadent:
1 I to Kingston University. .I ,go to Kingston Uñirersity. .I.have. a brother and a. sister.
I a brother and a sister.
2 «» b›ithéfi .namé is Ed d: He’s 15 arid he's at ,ichool.
3 I with rriy parents in a house
West London.
4 My family really Lily!
Listen and check.
3 Complete the sentences about you.
I go to . .. I haye . . .
I live with .. . I really like ...
Tell a partner.

Possessive s
4 Read the Grammar Spot. Find more
examples of s in the text. Are they is or
possession?
. ...

Look at the sentences. ’ ”


My name’s Rick. s = is
My.brothers name is Edward. s = possession
—- his name
$•h• Grammar Reference J.3 p1S4

5 Answer the questions.


1 Who's Edward? Us’s Rick’s brother.
2 Who‘s Rosie? Peter? Helen? Lily?
3 What’s his fathers job? Ha’s a . . .
4 What’s his rnothegr’s job? ¡

8 Unit • You and me


PRACTICE

I Complete the sentences with the verb to be. 4 Listen and complete the names and email
1 Where you from? addresses.
2 ' you from London?’ “Yes, I Names
3 'How old you?’ ’I 15.’
4 your sisters married?’ 'No, they
5 I like you. You my friend.

Lmail addresses
4 ij.
5 zac @ght9ll.G0

Talking about you


S Mâke true sentences about you with the verb to fe.
1 I ’m not at home.
2 We in class.
6 Hans from Germany, he’s from Switzerland.
3 We in a café.
7 your mother a doctor?’ ‘No, she ' 4 It Monday today.
8 1 Italian. I'm French. 5 My teacher’s name Richard.
Listen and check. 6 My mother and father at work.
7 I married.
1 What is s, is or possession? 8 My grandmother seventy-five years old.
1 My name's Juan. ’s = ie Read your sentences to your partner.
2 My sister’s friend isn't married. ’s = possession
3 Sonias Italian.
4 She’s a teacher.
3 Her brother’s wife isn't English. G Write about you and your life.
6 My brother’s children are beautiful. Read it aloud to the rest of the class.

Pronunciation
I Listen and tick (I) the sentence you hear.
1 a' He’s from Italy.
b She's from Italy.
2 a What's his name?
b What's her name?
3 a Your English is good.
b You’re English. Good.
4 a Where’s she from?
b! Wheres he from?
5 a His teacher is from England.
b He’s a teacher in England.
6 a You aren’t English.
b We aren’t English.

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READING AND LISTENING
A studentl blog
I Loch at the photos of London. What can you see?
What other famous places do you know in London?
I Work with a partner. Complete the ientences with
suitable adjectives from the box.

big small nice beaiAiful


expensive interesting difficult easy
friendly cold sunny

I London is/isn’t a/an city.


2 The people are/aren’t
3 The weather is/isn't
4 English is/isn’t a/an language,
Discuss your ideas with the class.

I Annalisa is a student in London. Read and listen


to her blog. Are the sentences true (I) or false (N) ?
Correct the false sentences.
1 Annalisa is. from Italy. iZ
• . - !r . .
2 She s i n Rome. ,I Df W I. o mine. £1c c,k London.
3 Peter and Helen have two sons.
4 She’s in a sniali si;hoiil, .
5 Her sch‹xil is in tlie. centre.
6 The students in tier ‹:lass are all from Europe.
7 RosLe is Aunâ1isa*s t.eac}ter.
8 The National.Gallery Ii expensive.
9 The: Underground is.difficult fo use:

4 Complete the questions about Annalisa. Ask and answer


them with your partner.
I t¥hsrc’s Annalisa from? Italy.
2 her school? In the centre of London.
3 What’s . name? Charlotte.
4 name? lVifsoii.
5 their ?
iii dotting éfiff, in West London.
6 How the two brothers?
Edwnrdi J6 and Ricks 19.
7 OK?
Yes, it is. It’s cold and funny.
Listen, check, and practise.
S Look at the photos in Annalisa’s blog.
What/Who can you see?

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Listening
” -- 6 Listen to five conversations.
' ' Complete the chart.
Where’s Annalisa? Who is she with?
1

. . .. . .
DAY 1: Welcome to my blog! It’s in English!!
Hello! I’m an Italian student. I’m in N in Hi I, London,
Vocabulary work
England! I’m here to learn English.
My English family are the Wilsons. Peter (the husband) 7 What is the opposite adjective?
and Helen (the wife) have three children: Edward, 16, a good student a had teacher
Rick, 19, and Rosie, 23. Rosie’s married. They’re 2 a big city a town
very friendly, but they speak very fast! It's difficult to 3 a hot day weather
understand them. 4 horrible co(fee a meal
5 a cheap café an restaurant
6 an old man a girl
7 a slow bus a car
DAY 3: My first day at school! 8 an aasY exercise homework

Today is my first English class at St Ma Colle e.


T Complete the verbro be.
It’s a big school in the centre - in Covent Garden.
It’s near a lot of shops, cafés, and theatres. It’s great! you
My class is very international! The students are
he
from Mexico, Japan, Egypt, Spain, Hungary, and she
Switzerland. Our teacher’s name is Charlotte. She’s it
very young and she’s very nice. I really like her. She’s
a good teacher. they
2 Complete the possessive adjectives.

DAY 10: I love Lond_on!! you


he
Hello again! It’s great here. I love London! It’s big, but she
interesting. I like shopping, but it’s very expensive. I
go to the arks. They are really beautiful. And I go to they their
museums and galleries. The Nalal tio Galle is free! Grammar Reference I.1 —1.2 pJJ4
go by bus or by Underground - it’s very easy.
The weather’s OK, cold but sunny. The food is OK, ¥•$• WRITING A bIogp/04
too! And the coffee is great! There are a lot of Italian
coffee bars in London! Check t photos! Unit1 • You and me l1
VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING
The family

Complete the diagram with words from the box. I Listen and write the names.
boyfriend wife son Richard Andrea Tom john Odile Isabel
niece brother aunt grandmother

father
husband

daughter
sister

grandfather
Joie
uncle

nephew

girlfriend

Complete the sentences.


1 My mother's father is my flran‹lfaRar . 4 Write the names Of some people in your family.
2 My father’s mother is my Ask and answer questions with a partner.
3 My mother’s sister is my
4 My aunt’s husband is my
5 My sister’s son is my
6 My brother’s daughter is my Who ara Narta ait4 Raquef/’
Use these words to complete sentences 7. 8, and 9.
cousins ‹hIldrcn patents

7 Your mother and father are yotir He’s ...


8 Your son and your daughter are your
S Talk to your partner about your family.
9 Your aunt’s children are your
Ny gran4 iofhar f« 72. Ny grandfather is ...
They liv» ...

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EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Everyday conversations

I \Vork with a partner. Make different conversations.


Student A

Bete.
$d(()f. thanks.
Hello, How ae you? Atl right,
Good morning,
Mr Simpson.
OK,
thaokc OK,
thank you.
Mrs Brown.
Not bad, Notbad,

I Listen and compare. Practise again.


3 Look at the pictures. Complete the conversations.

later a good day Good afternoon help


A Bra , Mum! ltd time for school. Good C
morning of course
Good morning! Can E ! Can I you?
B Goodbye darling. Have D ! I have F No, thank you. We're
! a coffee, an espresso, please? looking.
C Yes, . Anything else? E ThiOK.
D No, tlwik you.

Pleased to meet This is a good weekend Bye to you wee ou


G frank. Gina Thank goodness it's Friday! L Good night! Sleep
She's ftom our New York office. 'a U Good night! in the
H Hello, Gina. Nice yau. K Bye, Derek. Have morning.
I Hello, Frank. to meet { thanks. Same
you, too.
K See you on Monday.

Listen and check.


4 Work with a partner. Learn the conversations. Stand rip! Act out the conversations.
Unitl • You and me 13
A goodjob!
Present Simple (1)— h#ysheftt • Questions and negatives
jobs • What time is it?

What are the jobs of the people in your family? Tell the class. '
Ny late\et is a doctor. My mptficr’s a . .. Ï Iy brother ...

TW00UTD00R}0BS ’’
PresentWmpe-he/she/t

l Listen to and read about Andrew Johnson and


Claudia Luke. What are their jobs? Where do they work?
I Underline all the verbs in the text: i , comes , , . .
What is the last letter of these verbs?

Pronunciation
Listen and complete the chart. Practise saying
the verbs.

4 Complete the sentences.


1 Andrew is an engineer. Claudia a zoologist. .
2 She comes from the US. He from New '
Zealand. -, .V;
’"’.’
3 He lives in Scotland. She in California.
4 She works in the desert. He
5 He earns £200 a day. She
on an oil rig.
$60,000 a year.
Andrew Johnson
Andrew, 30, is an engineer. He ocmes from
6 She likes her job, and he his job, too.
New Zealand, but now he lives in Scotland.
7 He to the gym in his free time. She her He works on an oil rig 440 km from the coast
dog. Her dogs name Brewer. of Aberdeen. He works 12 hours a day for two
8 She married. Her husband’s is Jim. weeks, and then he has two weeks’ hohday. He
Andrew married. earns £200 a day. in his free time he goes to
Listen and check. Read the sentences aloud. the gym and plays snooker. He isn’t married.

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â Complete the char: about Andrew and Claudia,
WHAT DOES HE DO?
Andrew Questions and negatives
surname

age 1 Read and listen. Complete the lines i4b()Ut


Andrew. Practise them with a partner.
country
1 What does Andrew do? (- What’s his job?) Hey on
job 2 Where does he come from? Nerr
salary 3 Does he live in Scotland? , he dors.
4 Does he liye in New Zealand? , lie doesn’t.
free time
S He married. He doesn't have any children.
married?

6 Close your books. What do you remember about Andrew


and Claudia? Talk about them with a partner. i Complete these sentences with the correct form of live.
Andrew's surname is Jo8xeon. Ma’e 30 and
dia comes from Naw Zealand. ... He in Scotland.
Negative
He in New Zealand.
Question
Where he ? In Scotland.
2 Listen. Practise the pronunciation of does and doesn't.
/dsz# /daz/ /d znt
Does ha play football? Y65, he does.,*No, he doesn’t.
Grammar Reference 2.1—2.2 p1$5

Cr›iiiplete the questions and answers about Andrew.


1 'Where dona Andrew merit ?
’ ‘On an oil rig’
2 ' he work hard?’
'Yes, he '
3 'Huw much he earn?“
'£ a day.'
4 'What he do in his free time?’
'He and he
he like his job?’
‘Yes, he
he have a
dog?’ 'No, he

Listen and check. Ask and answer questions


about Andrew with a partner.
Ask and answer questions about Claudia.
"do^*‘!^‘*'^ **’8ke’c a zoologist and a ...

Unit 2 - A good job! 1S


PRACTICE
The dancer and the DJ
l Look at the photos of Darcey /' do:si/ Bussell and David €iuetta /' 9et a/, loo you kntiw them?

1 Read the information about them. Talk to a partner. barccy’s a âallst d8hGdf auld bavid’s a bd. She comes from ...

Dar e Bussell B 11 t d nce


job ballet dancer and model
› Country London, England
Home now
fydney, AU5tfalia
Race ofwork mainly London and Sydney
Languaąet English, and a little French
Family married to an Australian banker, Adąm Forbes
two daugkters, Phoebe and Zoe
writes stories about ballet for children

CountryFrance
Paris
Place ofworkall over the world: Ibiza, Miami, Mauritius
LanguagesFrench and English
Familymarried to Cathy from Senegal
a son, Tim-Elvis, and a daughter, Angie
writes songs and likes playing music for his friends

Asking questions Stress and intonation


3 Coiiiplete the questions about Darcey or David. Ask and 4 Listen and respond to eight sentences about
answer them with your partner.
Darcey and David. Correct the wrong sentences.

• What ... do? • Where ... come from? 8he llves in £n&land.
• Where ... (ive now? • Where ... work?
• . speak French? • How many children ...?
• What ... her/his children’s names? 1. isten and check. Practise again.
• What ...in her/his free time?

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Talking about family and friends listening
5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the 8 Listen to five conversations. What are they about?
correct form.
l My husband comox (come) from Belgium. 9 Listen again. For each conversation. write some of
the verbs you hear.
2 My grandmother (live) in the next town.
4
3 My mother (love) reading. 2 5
4 My father (travel) a lot in his job.
5 My sister (speak) Spanish very well.
J0 Write the name of a friend or relative. Ask and answer
She (want) to learn French, too.
questions with your partner.
6 My little brother (watch) TV a lot,
7 My friend Tom (write) a blog on the Internet.
Match the questions to the sentences in exercise 5 to
What doec she doP
continue the conversations.
tt ghs'a a ...
a Does she want to be an interpreter?
b Where exactly in Belgium? In ...
c O Does she visit you ofien?
d What does he write about?
e O What does she read?
f Where does he go? JI Listen and tick (I) the sentence you hear,
g What does he like watching? l a He likes his job.
b iA She likes her job.
7 Listen and check. What extra information do 2 a O She loves walking.
you hear?
b She loves working.
3 a He's married.
b He isn't married.
4 a Does she have three children?
b Does he have three children?
5 a What does he do?
b Where does he go?

• • WRITlN£q lnproving ityk pI0I


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READING AND SPEAKING
A really good job

1 Lt›ok at the pictures. Read these sentences


abtiut Babur Ali. Underline what you think is
true.
1 Babur gets up at 5 a.m. 1 8 n. iii.
2 He helps his mother in the house 1 J’ather ‹it work.
3 He goes to school by bus / ror.
4 He studies hard until I p. in. / 4 p.m.
S He begins his horne work 1 the cfn6ses at 3 p.in.
6 He likes 1 doesn’t like his work.
7 He speaks I doe.sn’t syeak English.
8 He suit is ‹loesti’t wntit to $o to university.
2 Read the first paragraph about Babur. Ask and
answer the questions with a partner.
1 Wrhere does Babur come front?
2 Where docs he live?
3 Does his villiige have a school?
4 Why is he lucky? Because ...
5 How much does his school cost?
6 U' hat does he teach the childTen ?
7 Are all the classes outdoors?
h What’s his school’s name? 1s it free?
3 Read about Babur’s Easy ‹Joys. Ask and answer
questions about the times in hahur’s clay.
What time does he get «y*

4 Read about tnburs ambitions. Correct the sentences.


1 The school has 60 students.
11 doesn’t hava 60 ctudants. If 6a4 . ..
2 It has five teachers.
3 Babur wants to stop teaching,
4 He wants to be a doctor.
S l.ook back at exercise 1. Were your answers correct?

Roleplay — An interview
5 \Vurk with a partner. Complete the qtiostions.
1 How many students . . . ? S . . . your teacher's name?
2 Howmanyteachen...? B ...agoodteacher?
3 What time . . . start/finish? 7 What . . . teach?
4 How much . .. cost? 8 .. . he work hard?
Student A
You are a journalist. Ask the questions.
Student B
You are one of Babur's students.
Answer the questions.
Listen and coniparc.

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’I love renching.
I rim never tired.’

He i•s old and a head teacher!


Bengal in India.
tchesmall village
Busy days
Babur’s days are very busy. He has no free time.
ñf have a school,
He gets up at S o’clock in the morning and helps
his mother with the housework. At 8 o’clock he
goes by bus to his school three miles away. He
studies hard all day until 4.00 in the afternoon.
Then he travels back to his village and at 5.00 he
begins the classes. He teaches English, Bengali,
history, and maths until 8.00 in the evening.
He says, ‘I love teaching. I am never tired.’

Babur’s ambitions
Now the school has 650 students and ten
teachers. Babur wants to study at university,
but he doesn’t want to stop teaching. He says,

always want to
ieoch poor children.’
VOCABULARY AND LISTENING
jobs

I Match a picture with a job. O taxi driver


architect dentist hairdresser
nune receptionist journalist
pilot lawyer accountant
I Complete the sentences with a job.
1 She’s a . She cuts hair.
2 He’s a . . He flies from Heathrow airport.
3 She’s a . She works in a hotel.
4 He’s,an . He designs buildings.
5 She’s a . She works for a family law firm.
6 He’s a . He knows all the streets of London.
7 She's a . She writes news stories.
8 He’s a . He looks afier people’s teeth.
9 She’s a . She works in the City Hospital.
10 He’s an . He likes working with money.
Listen and check.
3 Listen. Complete the conversations with the jobs.
l A What does your brother do?
B He’s a . He writes for The Times newspaper.
A Oh, that’s a good job.
C What does your father do?
D He’s an . He works for a big firm in the city.
C And your mother? What does she do?
D She’s a . She teaches French and Spanish.
3 E Does your sister work in the centre of town?
F Yes, she does. She’s a . She works in
the Ritz Hotel.
£ Oh, thaws near where I worL
4 G Areyoua ?
H No, I'm not. I’m a
G Oh, but I want to see a
5 I I want to be a when I’m big.
J I want to be a . They earn lots of money.
I earn a lot too, rind they travel the world.
Practise the conversations with a partner.

Speaking
4 Work with a partner. Have similar conversations about your friends and family.
Wkst d ’ctd P 0#, what does site studyf
Pliryic«.

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EVERYDAY ENGLISH 2 Listen. Look at the times.
What time is "it?

I Look at the clocks. Write the times.

111
2:j

*2 3 With a partner, draw clocks on a piece of paper. Ask and answer


about the time.

corn.

4 Listen and complete the conversations.


/ › Practise them with a partner.

O CDO

3 E Excuse me. What time does the bus leave?

E Thank you. What time is it now?


F Its five past.

P No, no. five past. . Yott'reDE. No need to hurry.

Listen and check Practise saying i


the times. What time does yetir leseofs

I
Unitl • A good job! 21
haorrkWd p a hard!
Present Simple(2) — Ifyoufweythey • In my free time • Social expressions(1)

What dray is it today? Say the days of the week. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
2 Which days are the weekend? Which days are you busy?

1 hook at the pictures of Lisa Par.sons.


I Read and complete the text with the correct verbs from the box.
Close your books and listen to Lisa.
Where does she live? Is she 24, 32, or 42? c o eat ha n sh e
What are her two jobs? sin st do do t go n
o

Listen again and check. Read the text aloud.

Lisa’s Mo jobs
- - 'Hi, I’m Lisa Parsons. I’m 24 years old and I ' live in
New York City. I’m always very busy, but I’m very happy.
From Monday to Friday I - in a bookstore,
the Strand Bookstore in Manhattan. Then on Saturdays
I another job — I‘m a singer with a band. It’s great
, because I love books and I singing.

On weekdays I usually work at 6 o’clock, but


' sometimes I late, until 9 or 10 o’clock at night. On
Saturday evenings, 1 7 in nightclubs in all parts of the
city. 1 to bed until 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning.
On Sundays, I much at all. I often '0 in a little
re S taurant near my apartment. I never 1 ly
O a

Sunday. I’m too tired'


questions and negatives
3 Listen and complete Lisa’s answers.
1 Complete the chart.
I’ractise the questions and answers with a partner.
J Where do you live? New’ Y0rk. Present Simple Positive Negative
I/you he/she/itwork
we/they
2 Do you like your job? Yes, I
3 Do you relax at weekends? loo. I
4 Why don’t you relax at weekends? Because f in nightclubs.
7 Complete thP questions and answers.
itoleplay Where you work?
4 \Vork with youi partner. One of you is Lisa Where she work?
Parsons. Ask and answer questions. you work in London? Yes, J
I4ow old are you, Li«af' he work in London? No, he
finn' old . .. ?
i’+x+. 3 Find the adverbs in the text.
. you live in New York ?
always usually often sometimes never
V’here . . . you work?
D•B• Grammar Reference S.I — 3.2 pl1S—136
What time .. . you finish work?
How many jobs . .. you have?
.. you like your jobs?
Listening and pronunciation
Why . . . you like them?
5 Listen and tick (JJ the sentence you hear.
Wliaf ... you do on Sundays?
1 a Lisa, is'h} do von like our job?
. you cook on Stiadays?

Listen and compare.

3 a 1 , What do you ‹to on Tuesday evenings?


b ! What do you ‹4o on ’I’hursday evenings?
4 a She really loves
singing. b , He really loves
singing.
S a She reads a
lot. b _/ She eats a
lot.
6 a Where does she go on
Sundays? b _“: What does she do on
Sundays?

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Unit • Work hard, play hard! 2J
PRACT E VOCABULARY AND LISTENING
Talking about you In my free time
1 Use the words in the box tti complete the questions. Match the
questions and answers. 1 Answfr thc questions.

Who How 'What-time Do Where When Why What • What season is it now? Name the other seasons.
• What month is it now? Say all the months.
Questions Answers • Which months are the different seasons?
I Wtiat time do you get up? a My mother and brothers.
7 do you go on holiday? b To Turkey or Egypt. Look at the pictures. Match the words and
do you do on Sundays? c When I get home. pictures.
4 do you do your homework? d At about 7 o’clock on weekdays.
E do you live with? e I always relax. Which season(s) do the activities go with?
6 do you like your job? f Usually by bus.
7 do you travel to school? g Yes, I do sometimes.
8 you go out on Friday evenings? h Because it’s interesting.
playing golf
Listen and check.
going to the cinema
2 Ask and answer the questions with a pilrtner. Give true answers.
listening to music
3 Tell the class about you and your Fart ner.
swimming
I live wifh sly parable and my grandmother.
watching TV
going to the gym
windsurfing
playing computer games
Positives and negatives
cooking
4 Make the sentences op ›osite.
playing tennis
1 She's French. She isn’l french.
2 1 don’t likc cooking, I like tookihg. playing cards
3 She doesn’t speak Spanish. skiing
4 4“hey want to learn I.nglish. dancing
5 We’re tired and we want to go to bed,
sailing
6 Roberto likes watching ti›otball on 4“V, bul he doesn't like
playing it. running
7 I work at home because I have a computer. reading
8 Amelia isn’t happy because she doesn’t have a new car. cycling
S I smoke, I drink, and I don't go to bed early.
l0 He doesn't srnt›ke, he doesn’t drink, and lie goes to bed early.

5 Write two false sentences. Get the other students to correct theiTi.

• I’m £xgJiclt.

You aran’t English! You’re Croatian!

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the worIuz in a bank!
24 Unit 3 • Work hard, play hard!
Listening
1 Listen to five people.What
do they like doing in their free time?
When exactly? Complete the chart.

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I like playing golf.


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4 What do you think your teacher likes


doing? Discuss in your groups and
make a list.
I ttiiik ketsni likis 9oihp te mii cinSi»8.

Ask your teacher questions to find out


who is correct.

Talklng about you


S Tell each other what you like doing and
what you don’t like doing in your free
time. Ask questions to find out details.

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t¥IiY don’t You like usts8fng TVf'

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Unit3 • Work hard, play hard! 2S


READING AND SP5AK!NG
Town and country weekends

1 'viatch a verb in A with the words in B.

watch CZTQS
listen to shopping
p}gy dancing
music
go late
getup the piano T\/
cool French films dinner

Listen and check. Can you reiiiember


the sentences?
1 Look at the pictures and read the introductions about
Jamie Cullam and Shilpa Shetty. What do they do?
Yt'hat do they like doing at weeken‹)s?
3 \Vork in two groups.
Group A Read about Jamie Culluni.
ti ri›iip II Read about Chil(a:i Shett .
4 Answer the questions about your person.
1 Does he/she stay in thc town or country at weekends?
2 Who does she/he like to be with?
3 What does he/she do on Friday evening?
4 \Vhat does she/he like doing on Saturday morning? JAMIE SAYS, ’In my work 1 travel a lot and I stay in
5 M'here does he/,she go shopping? different hotels, so my perfect weekend is at home
6 Whnt does sl4c/he do on Sunday? with my family and friends. I live in a flat in north-west
7 Does he/she likc playing cards? London next to my brother, Ben, and at weekends I
8 Does she/ldc like cooking? like being with him and my wife, Sophie. On Friday
5 Work with a [Partner from the other group. nights, we often go to a club - we all love dancing.
Compare Jamie and Shilpa. On Saturdays, we get up late and I make breakfast;
• What things do they both like doing? that’s important to me. Then I sit at my piano — it’s
• What things are different? in my kitchen — and I play for a couple of hours. 1
don't write songs, I just play. My cat, Luna, listens.
Speaking Sometimes in the afternoon we go shopping in
Portobello Market. I love old things. I have black
6 On a piece of paper write down two things you
like doing ilt weekends. leather cowboy boots from there. Also, I look for old
postcards — I like reading about people from the past.
goixg to clubs and cycling
In the evening, we often watch a French or Japanese
Give the {Paper to another student. film — I enjoy foreign films.
Read aloud the activities. Who is it?
After that 1 like playing cards — poker — with friends,
sometimes until early Sunday morning. We sleep late
on Sundays, but then I like cooking Sunday dinner,
usually roast chicken. I really enjoy cooking. In the
7 Listen to part of a song by Jamie Culluni. evening I call my parents and my nan — they like
Do you like his music? hearing about my week'

26 Unit 3 • Work hard, play hard!


We like watching cookery programmes; Jamie Oliver
is my favourite. 1 like cooking Indian food, but not at
weekends.
On Sundays, I love shopping and gardening. I always
buy my clothes from small boutiques, and I love
visi ing garden centres, 1 love flowers. My homes in
Mumbai and England are always full of beautiful white
lilies. I don’t cook on Sunday, we prefer eating out and
sometimes, if we have time, we go to a spa hotel for a
swim and a massage. It’s a great way to end a perfect
weekend!
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Your wark—life balance

1 Read and complete the questionnaire about you.


WI rite or 4. Then look at the answer key. Do
you have a good work-life balance?
I Ask your teacher the questions, then ask two
students. Complete the questionnaire #O
about them.
bo you lika your workf'

No. I don’†.

3 I9iscuss in small groups. Who has a good


work—life balance? Who lives to work?
4 Listen to Dr Susan Hall, an expert on
the work—life balance. Answer the questions.
1 Why docs she say that work
is important?
2 Why is ‘play’ important?

3 What is the problem
taking work home?
4 \Vhat’s her final advice? >
What do you think?
• How many people do you know who love their work?
• Do you know people who don’t love their worL?
• ‘IN you like your job, you never have to work again.'
Do you agree?

â Write about your partner. Use the information


from the questionnaire.
Naria is a student. Cha likas her classes very much.
the douse’† have many Iran-firth activities. ghc ...

9 have trouble sleeping

KEY:
Scoring points How de yau sco•r?
Answers \ - 3 7 p-oints for YES 0 — I points = You live to work
Answers 4 - 5 1 point for YN — $ points = Your work—life balance is OF.
Answers 6 - IO 0 pa nt 6 - 8 points = Your work—life balance is excellent.

28 Unit ° Work hard, play hard!


j EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Social expressions (1)

1.ook at the pictures of Hakan, a student of English


in Oxford. Where is he? Who are the other
people?
1.ook at the first lines of conversations in A. Thcv are all
conx'ersations in Hakan’s day. Who says the lines? Is it . . . ?
• Hąkan • another student
• his host family • the woman who works in the coffee bar
• his teacher
A
Bye! Have a nice day!
I’m sorry I’m late. The traffic’s very bad this morning.
Mrhat’s the mattcr, Hasan ? I3o you have a prololem?
Can I o[aen the windon'? It’s really warn in here.
S Can you help me? What does bilingual mean?
Do you want a niacchiato?
Excuse me! Is this seat free?
3 Pa rlez-VOLt S /rfif2piJ iS ?
9 Hi, Hakan! Ho» was your day?

a line in A with a line in B.


Listen and check.

Never mind. Come and sit down. Thanks. Same to you. See you later.
Good, thanks. Really interesting. How' about you?
Yes, it is. Do sit down if you want. Yes. I don’t understand this exercise. It means in two languages.
I’m sorry. I don’t speak French.
Sure. Good idea. It is hot in here, isn’t it?
Pardon? Can you say that again?

\Vtirk with a partner. Practise some of the conversations.


Try to continue them.

A Bye! Have a nice day!


B Thanks. Same to you. See you later.
A Right! At about four o clock?
B Well, er ... school doesn’t finish till four.
A Oh, OK! See you about 4.30, then!

Listen and compare your conversations.

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