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Then 3 These letters can be tricky. How do you sa} say hello to other people. them? Listen and check. rinar Hil m Fra aeiouw OLGA Hello! My name's 0 ged finat Good:10 meet 4 Act out the conversation in 2 with three differen! Otek Realy nice to 0 people. Use your own name and place 2 Complete the conversation below, then listen and check TeacneR Hello! ere for the pre Valenzuel TEACHER Sorry. How hat CARLA CALA eacHeR No, | meant, how ur CARLA Oh, Sorry —V-A-L-EN:Z-UE TEACHER Ah. OK. And where ‘CARLA I'm from Santiag} eacneR In Spain? CARLA NO, i TeacweR Wow! That’ a long way!ou say iferent VOCABULARY 5 Write the words under the correct heading. Which word doesn't fit? Try to add two more words to each category drums keyboard lates retired running snake student saxophone swimming teacher unemployed violin volleyball ® REMEMBER |f you don’t understand a word, ask What's /? oF What does ‘retired’ 6 Complete the phrases with words from 5 1 do judo, yoga, 2. go jogging, climbing, 3 play football, rugby, tennis, 4 play the piano, guitar 7 Add these words to the lists in 6. banjo exercise flute golf karate riding sailing. skiing table tennis 8 In groups of three, you have three minutes to agree on three activities you all do GRAMMAR Questions 9 Complete the questions with are or do then match them with a possible answer. 1 Where you a) No, mon my own from? right now, 2 Where you —_b) I'm from Salzburg. live now? ©) Iplay the trumper, 3 What__you but not very well. do? d) I'm not working at the moment. I'm unemployed _ you do ©) Yes, Ido zumba! ‘any sports or physical) Ina children’s activities? hospital 6 you married —g) In Malaga. or __youhave _) 'm a social worker. _ abboyirend gittiend? iy ym sony, never 7 __you play a tell people my ‘musical instrument? a 8 How old 10 §2 15 Listen and check your answers. © PAGE 134 SPEAKING 11 Think about your own answers to the questions in 9. @ REMEMBER If you don't know the English word for something, ask How do you say... in English? 12. Ask another student five of the questions in 9. “What do you do?? ‘I'm a bus driver? 13. Introduce your partner to other people. ‘This is Tony. He's from Ancona. He's an engineer? ‘Really? Nice to meet you, Tony? © REMEMBER ['ma teacher. | He's a waiter. Fmnot He isn’t She's an engineer. She's training to working studying French. | be a doctor. | today. He | work at the | He works ina | She doesn’t work university. | café inanoffice. | Ihave two | He doesn't have | She has a great children, | acar. job. AGE 134 WRITING 14 Write a short paragraph about yourself and give it to your teacher. Use your answers to the questions in 9 to help you.Lesson 2 Why are you learning English? SPEAKING 1. Match verbs in A with words in 8. A] get goon meet pass fead speak watch [2] English anexam films holiday ajob news articles people Suggest two other words that can go with each | of the verbs in A What is happening in each of the photos on the left? How do they involve English? LISTENING These are all replies to the same question. What's the question? 1 I need it for my work 2 I need it for my studies, 3 I want to understand the words of songs. 4 to pass an English exam, it to go on holiday ting people. Because everybody needs to speak English! 5 Listen to six English-language students answering the question in 4. Tick the replies you heard on the list above 6 Listen again. What extra information do you hear in each case?SPEAKING 7 Which of the statements in 4 are true for you? Add other reasons. 8 Compare your ideas with other people. Do you have the same objectives? © REMEMBER need ... for + noun: | need English for college. want + noun: | want a better job, need /want + io infinitive: | want to study in the USA each © PAGE 134 on LEARNING STRATEGIES 9 Read the information, then write a list of your reasons for learning English. Put it up on a wall at home where you will see it often. ale. Did you know that it’s very important to write down your goals? Research shows that people who write down their goals are very likely 0 achieve what they want. But people who don't write down their goals arc less likely to be successful So it’s a good idea to write them down! I's very good idea to look at them ae ‘occasionally too, and remind yourself i why you're doing this. So put them up somewhere where you ean see them! guage ‘het? epeet please? What means wnemplayed > Henesvesearch'an English? Hello! Are you here for a4 woh 10 Decide with a partner what you can say in these situations. 1 You don’t know how to spell something You didn’t understand You want to get someone's attention You want to get past someone You step on someone's foot 6 Your teacher is speaking too f hat someone said 11 1 Listen and check. Remember to use the expressions in your English classes and outside them too.Ways of learning UNIT. SRammar: present continuous; present simple; adverbs of frequency; expressions + -ing form: rellexive pronouns ANIA FOCUS YOCBUAt:mae / co: mull ineligences FUNCTIONS: expressing opinions; agreeing and disagreeing Lesson 1 What are you good at? How many things can you do at the same time? SPEAKING Look at the picture and answer the questions is the woman doing at ime? What are they? 2 Why does she have to be good at multi-taskin do you think? the sai GRAMMAR 1 Complete the rule. [ee We use the present continuous to describe picture or talk about what — (happen) now or at the present moment. Complete sentences 1-7 with these verbs, then listen and check. Which activity is missing from the sentences? do have look after make pay send work on The woman in the picture is doing hings at the same time, She's a baby, 2 She ___ exercises. 3 She ___a text message. 4 She a drink 5 She her tablet 6 She an omelette 7 She for something with her credit card VOCABULARY make / do Complete the table with these phrases. Then listen and check coffee the- report Describe ons about. VOCABULARY Time expressions 8 Which of these time expressions are different ways of saying the same thing? tomorrow the day after tomorrow the next day) the (week) ater that the following (month) 9. Write dates using time expressions from 8. Tomorrow i November | The following day is 10 WVAENEET*T"N MELD Use one of the time expressions in 8 and make predictions about where people will be. They must correct you if you're wrong. ‘Saturday is October 29°, The following day at 6pm you'll be at work.” ‘io, | won't ll be at home? November 2: LISTENING 2 11. Work in paits. Close your books and think of two problems a comedian might have. 12. Read problems a-g and check your ideas 2) Audiences don't ) They travel a lat. 0) Travel is boring, Travel isn’t €} The money isn’t great f) Nothing is certain about work 9) The working hours aren't regula ways like them. \d for relationships. 13. §2 ) 39 Now listen and tick the problems the comedian mentions. 14 Listen again and answer the questions. 1 What is the comedian doing this week and next week? 2 Where is he working the week after that? 3 Where will he be the following week? 4 Why will he be there? 5 Where will he be the week after that? SPEAKING 15 Work in groups of four or five. Take turns to talk about your job and say why you enjoy / don't enjoy it. Write down one or two Predictions about each person's job. 4 think Lin will stay in her job for two years and then She'll become a comedian! 16 Read out your predictions and discuss them. ‘Our predictions are the same, Lin, That's interesting.” Sorry, | don’t think vnur n 17 Look at the cartoon and talk about the questions. 1 What's the comedian’s problem? 2. How often do you think this happens? 3 What do you think the comedian is thinking? 18 Read out your ideas for question 3 above. Vote for the class favourite. XPLORE Search online for a video clip of your favourite comedian. Find a joke you can tell the class. ART See page 125 Three's Comedy, 2011, Bill Manson ‘What did the people in this painting do, and what were they called? Check online MUSIC Bobby McFerrin sang this song in 1988. Complete the line, which is the same as the title, Here's a little song I wrote You might want to sing it nate for note Don't Search online for the lyrics and watch the video. What does McFerrin say happens when ‘you worry? And what should you do when you worry?Vocabulary PLUS VERB + INFINITIVE Match the conversations with the pictures above. There is one extra conversation, 1 a You always seem to be very busy 8 | am very busy, | have far too much work. | just can’t manage to do it all 2 A Mattin, ! need you to wark late this evening, I'm afraid, 8 Sorry, Chia, | refuse to work late again. I've worked late all week, 3A John, you promised to do this work by Tuesday. It's just not gaod enough! 8 I'm so sorry ~ | expected to finish it today, but | forgot to do it. 4/a I've spoken to the personnel department and arranged to give you arise, Lola 8 Brilliant! Thanks! When will I get it? PD) 63 1 40 Listen to the sentences, Can you hear the ‘d’ at the end of each verb? 1 You promised to do it 2 I've arranged to give you a rise 3 I managed to do it. 9 Listen again and repeat the sentences, Work in pairs. Write three short conversations using some of the verbs in bold in 1. Then work with two other pairs and practise your conversations. SIMILAR WORDS 5 Explain the difference (if any) between the words in italics. 1 Ihave a part-time / ful-time jb. 2. My work /ob is very interesting 3 I'm lucky, have a good career / jo. 4 My salary /pay isn’t very good 5. I'm out of work /at work, but not for long, | hope, 6 The man over there is my employer / employee. 6 Talk about your job using the words in 5. ° FOCUS ON: Phrasal verbs re eg @ Check the meaning of these phrasal verbs, then complete the | with verbs, i deal with goin look for —— work on work out “ia '___ aig IT company eer nanceuie sisasing a ee hard work, 1 at nine and try to leave at six but | often have to work late. At the moment 'm?__a reall difficult pro have to“ alot of problems and it can be dificul to’_____ the answers. Ina year or two | plan to —eenottienbobe cite aiiaha b Ask and answer the questio “work for 1 Isit beter to work big company ora smal o fone? 2 Ifyou work for a cc at time do you go in? Do. youofienstaylate? 3. What ate you working on at the moment? 4 Do you enjoy de problems and working out answers? 5 When did you last nee to! look fora job?tts an wk late. ect. difficult ‘out the GIVING INSTRUCTIONS; MAKING REQUESTS 1. We often use the verbs in bold to give instructions and make requests. Which two sentences are the least polite? 1 We want you to think about this very carefully 2 I don’t need you to do it immediately, but please give me a date 3 Can you ask Yoko to come to my office as soon as possible? 4. When you see John, tell him not to worry. 5 Teach him to use that machine, please! Or ask Ali to teach him. 6 I'd like you to come in ta work this Saturday. You decide the time. 7 We expect you to be on time every day 8 Order him to stop it now! 9 Could you help me to finish this sometime? Thanks! © PAGE 138, 2 Work in groups. Make requests and give instructions using the verbs in bold in 1. The other students must respond with an action or a reply 3. Look at the photos and answer the questions. 41, What do you think the manager, Luke, asks the office worker, Mehmet, to do? 2 What does Luke tell the workers at the coffee machine to do? 4 1.51 Ci Watch or listen and check your answers, Everyday English oq USEFUL EXPRESSIONS 5 Complete the first part of the conversation with these words and phrases. that's a promise sure thing no prablem letme think pretty first thing take a look wwKe Could you is Mehmet? menmer uke When can you do it? I's *__ Urgent. menmer I'm very busy today. 1 can look at it tomorrow. Is that ox? Luxe That’ fine but | need you to write a report on it by Friday. tenner ‘at this document, __.. You'll have it on Friday, 6 Watch or listen again and check your answers. INSTANT DECISIONS AND PROMISES intent eign] Wael go hore promise | know we have a meeting tomorrow -Iwon'tbe lste. _| © PAGE 138 7 Look at transcript 1.41 on page 148, Find and underline the sentences with will. Which are 2) an instant decision b) a promise Ja prediction? 8 Work in pairs. stuoent a: Read out a sentence from 1. sTuoenT 8: Reply. Make an instant decision and / or a promise. Awe don't say... we say... Iyer ce! ore | plan to get more qualifications: qualifications. tecided-yesterday tit I decided yesterday. I'm leere my;ob- Teaving my job. Hhink-you're doing welt think you'll do well tomorrow. tomorrow. Telt-Cermendon't worry: eIICEFRGHRGEYS worry.ey How we live cern | UNIT ecaauantecnoony,nuseol tens; Nousehl sts 2 FOCUS runcrons opening and cing » conversation Have you ever written a blog? How many hours a day do you spend online? | Opposites attract! BY DAN GREEN ove suse MO time but were very ciferent in our ates Wj a peson who fears to technology. I'm a journalist; | know | spend vyanced te too much time online - face-to-face contact is ‘computers “ important! But technotogy is a wonderful toot and can magine ie without Feraus an artist, the complete opposite He nat nove ied & computer Fe yeas 399 2 trend gave him anol desktop computer and put tat the back of 3 cupboare Has Fergus ever used a mobe phone? Yes. he has he clied me on one yesterday. But he never texte wnt 'Prone calle are s0 much mere personal’ he says. How does Fergus sunive thot the terme? Ive nea, ut he dos! | BD) FERGUS AND I have been friends for a Long ae n who Me especial VOCABULARY Technology Fergus doesn't understand what Facebook is and he hasn't watched anything on YouTube. 1. Read the definition above. Do you know anyone who He thinks it's wrong to use an e-reader because is a technophobe? it isn't good for publishers. He has read a blog ~ last week | showed him my latest one. OK, that’s enough about Fergus ~ | must get back on Twitter! Follow me online #dangreen. 2 Read the quiz below and check the meaning of the words in bold. hnological a 1 Do you have more IT gadgets and equipment than most people? Can you imagine life without When you buy or dawnload a new piece of software or hardware, do you learn how to use it quickly? 4 How important are social networking sites such as Facebook to you! e-reader? Do you read blags? Do you write one? Do you spend a lot of time online googling information? When a computer or printer has a problem, can you put if right without help: 3 Do the quiz with a partner. Then give each other a mark out of seven. Seven means you're very good with technology.‘act! Green for a long > attitudes, ow I spend contact is derful toot opposite. years ago. computer roard, Has es, he has ithe never such more ithe does! Facebook 1 YouTube. er because ead a blog cone. I must get dangreen. it quickly? READING Read the article on page 36 and describe Fergus and Dan in one or two sentences. @ what did you find out about Fergus and these things? Talk about them, then read and check your answers. 1 computers 2 mobile phones 3 text messages 4 YouTube 5 blogs GETING Ask and answer the questions. 1 Why does Fergus think it’s wrong to use an e-reader? Do you agree? 2 Do you think it’s better to call people than to text? GRAMMAR Find examples of the present perfect and past simple in the article, Then complete the table with the correct words, affirmative | Fergus ' negative | Hie YouTube, [questions Fergus read a blog? Yes, he used a mobile. watched anything on affirmative Fergus’ ____a mobile yesterday. negative | He! text Dan yesterday | questions Fergus Dan’s | | © PAGE 198, Underline the past par above. What is the infi ples in the table ive of each verb? Complete the rules with the correct tense. 1 Weusethe ______to talk about the past in general, without giving details. 2 Weuse the _ to say when something happened, or give details. 3 We use ever and never with the Did you know? In a survey of 12,000 people aged 28 and older in eight countries, 60% of young adults Said people need technology too much. 70% said it is {900d for personal relationships. Italians and japanese are the most negative about it, LISTENING AND SPEAKING 10 (E{ULSEKA what do you think has happened in each photo? 11, 631.42 Listen to two conversations and check your ideas. 12. Listen again and make notes about how you think each conversation ends. 13. Work in groups. Discuss your ideas and decide which ending is the best, 14 Write questions with ever. 1 publish / book online? 2 send / email / wrong person? 3 receive text / stranger? 4 write a blog? 5 try online dating? 6 lose / mobile phone? 15 (USGNAI*1VAED Find someone who has done the things in 14, Write two more questions. When someone answers ‘yes’, ask them to give more details. 16 Work in groups. Talk about this statement from the article. Technology is @ wonderful tool and | can’t imagine ite without it 1 Do you agree with the statement? 2 Do you think i's easy to survive internet today? 3 Is technology good for personal relationships? How important is face-to-face contact? ithout theREADIN EAKING Work in pairs. Read the short text and talk about your dream. ND Do you have a dream, something you would really jove to happen in your life that is difficult to achieve? For example, would you like to buy a holiday cottage in beautiful countryside, like in photo 1 above? Pethaps your dream is to start a charity for homeless teenagers. Or maybe you'd love to be an international footballer or a musician. What's your Read the article on page 39 quickly and answer the questions. 1 What was Georgina’s dream? 2 Did she achieve it? Find words or phrases in the article that mean 1 slowly began to understand 2 people who have always lived in Greenland, Canada and Alaska 3 ended their relationship 4 use or have something someone else 5 very small he same time as 4 @ Answer the questions about the photos in this lesson. Then read the article again and check your answers. PHOTO 1 Where is this town and what did Georging| do there? PHOTO 2 Which city is this and when was Georgina there? PHOTO 3 Where is this house and how many bedrooms and bathrooms does it have? PHOTO 4 What does the man in this photo do? PHoTO 5 What kind of things do these people do while on holiday? I"ve lived here since 2010, parE ERO ETSI November December (now) | Wve lived here for two months. Geet, SSEaaEEE! April May December (now) Lived there for twa months.Living the. Wy ream All er life Georgina Howard has Toved places with no people places. She was born in Birmingham in the UK and lived there as a child, Dut she realised as a teenager that she didn’t want to live in the ci ‘She trained as an English teacher and has done some interesting things. She has taught English to Inuit in Greenland and worked fora balloon safari company in South Africa, She wild lived in Copenhagen for seven years, from 1990 to 1997, and had a Danish, Ihoyfriend, but they broke up in 1007, when she returned to England, Georgina had a dream. She wanted to live in a house in the mountains ‘and share it with people of different nationalities. A friend suggested the Pyrenees, in northavest Spain, in the Basque country: So she went and has lived there since 2001. When she tvived there all those lov there in I years ago, she had an old car called Fred, a Spanish dictionary and a pair ‘of walking boots Two yea bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Georgina lives there with her photos in | 5 Read the article again and look at the diagrams 8 ain and in the grammar table on page 38. Then circle the correct words to complete the rules below. 4 Georgina) Sometimes both answers are correct. 1 We use since with a p Georgina’ in time. 2 We use for with a period of time /a ih intime. 2 3 We use since with the p: todo? 4 We can use for with the past simple / present perfect st simple / present later she bought a tiny house with to rooms in a small village on top of a mountain. This place is now a building with seven eople do PD) 63 103 Listen and circle the words that have the sound //, as in since, and underline the words that have the sound fi:/ as in see. ‘8 How long have you been here? 8 We've been here for about three weeks. When did you arrive? ‘ust this morning 8 You must go to the beach ‘4 We've been, The seais green! PD) Listen again and check. Then practise the conversation 10 daughter and her Spanish husband. He’sa Tawyer and they've been, together for many years now, Georgina has owned a successful holiday company called Pyrenea Experience since 1999, People stay for a week oF two in her house, learn Spanish, discover the Basque ceulture and go for long walks in the Georgina loves walking and spending time with her friends in the village. She loves the fact that the village is really old and that people have lived there for thousands of years, She’s a fortunate woman ~ she’s living her dream! Write complete questions, using the present perfect or past simple. Then write answers using the words in brackets. 1 How long / Georgina / live hen / Georgina / arive / Copenhagen? (for) Jasaue county? (in) 3 How long / Georgina / have / house? (since) 4. How long / Georgina / own / her holiday company? (since) How long / Georgina live / Basque cou How long / Georgina / know / her husband? (For) When / Georgina and her Danish boyfriend / break up? (ago) ry? (for) SPEAKING AND WRITING Work in pairs. Find out about a person's life. stupent a: Look at page 118. stuvent 8: Look at page 121. ‘Ask and answer questions to find out information about your partner's life. Write a short biography of your partner. Use the article above to help you. Find out about a really ‘different’ holiday online.Lesson 3 I've just done it. VOCABULARY Household tasks UEEILN Talk about the photo 1 What decade is this photo from? Why do you think that? 2 Do you think the woman enjoys doing housework? 3 Are high heels suitable for do is the woman wearing them? jousework? Why Match these household items with the pictures and photo above, dishwasher dustbin freezer fridge iron kettle vacuum cleaner washing machine 63) 44 Match verbs from A with phrases from B to make household tasks. Then listen and check. a) dean do empty make use vacuum wash 8) the dishwasher the bath (the) housework the carpet (your) bed (the) dustbins the fridge the washing machine the shower the kitchen floor the ironing — the washing up In groups of three, you have three minutes to agree on three tasks you all really dislike doing. @ Cover the photo and take turns to describe items in it. Then look and check your answers. You first! How do you feel about housework? LISTENING 1 6345 Listen to the introduction to a radio programme about housework. What two questions did they ask people? & | 46 Listen to the rest of the programme and complete the table with each person's answers. woman 1 i ¥ man 2 Describe your work and household situation. Talk about: * the household and work tasks you do each week * the tasks you have / haven't done this week. De-stress! Plants improve air quality and help reduce stress. Have plenty of them in your home and workplacesGRAMMAR 9. Match pictures A-C with the dialogues. 1a When are you going to wash the kitchen floor? 8 I've already washed it. | did it this morning a radio 2 A It’s your turn to wash the kitchen floor. Have two you done it yet? 8 No, |haven’t done it yet, I've been really busy Fl do it now ramme 3a Can you wash the kitchen floor? 8 I've just done it, can't you see? son's 10 Complete the table with already, yet or just. A lve" minutes ago 8 Well done! ‘A Please empty the dishwasher! 8 lve? emptied it | dd it this morning ‘A Have you vacuumed the carpet * ? ,Vhaven't done it cleaned the flat. finished five ituation. 11 Complete the rules with already, yet or just. ach week. aaa 1 __means'a very short time ago’. 2 Weuse___to say that something happened sooner than we thought. 3 Weuse_ with questions when we think r quality something will happen. tress, 4 We use with negative st Not affirmative statements. orkplace. 12 1B 14 LISTENING 2 63 1.47 Listen to a conversation between two flatmates, Tomas and Max. Describe what they are doing and why. Listen again. Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false statements. 1 At the start of the conversation, Tomas has just vacuumed all the rooms. Tomas has already met Max's parents Tomas has already changed the sheets, Max has just dropped vegetables on the floor the end of the conversation, Max hasn't put the food in the oven yet. 6 Max’ parents have already visited the flat. SPEAKING TEIN Talk about the questions 1 Is there a difference between the younger and the older generation? Do young men do more housework than older men? 2. Are there some countries where men don’t usually do housework? 3. Who does what in your house? Would you like it to be different? ART See page 125 The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer ‘What nationality was the painter and in which century did he paint? What kind of work did the woman in the painting do? Check online and find out four things about Vermeer. MUSIC Search online and find the song Housework by the B52s, Complete the first line of the song, housework Watch the video and read the lyrics. Who does the singer need and what does she want this person to do?Vocabulary PLUS TECHNOLOGY 1.08 Match the pictures with the sentences. Then listen and check. u ~ 4) | Se | J 1 You often need a password to get onto website 2 You click on the X icon to close a fi 3 You click om a file with your mouse to open it 4 You turn the computer on or off here 5 It isn’t very oud. Turn up the volume! 2 @ Cover the sentences in 1, How many can you remember? Use the pictures to help you. RELATIONSHIPS 3 62149 Complete the phrases with these verbs. Use each verb once, Then listen and check. be get goto have a wedding divorced / married / single / together a partner / a relationship divorced | married 4 Work in pairs. Underline the statements that are true for you. 1m married. /'m single. 1 'm divorced. /1'm in a relationship 2 Ihave a boyfriend / girlviend / partner. We've bey together for over a year 3. Afriend of mine is getting married soon, 4 I've recently been to a wedding 5 Friends of mine broke up because their marriage ‘wasn’t happy. 6 My parents have been married for more than 20 years. 7 F've never had a long relationship. 8 I'm going out with someone and I'm realy in ow with him her, 5 Work in pairs. Talk about the relationships of people you know well, © FOCUS ON: go a Match the words and phrases in bold with correct meaning, 1 She goes to school / college / university 4a} leave your home. to do something 2 Please go on! b) become more 3 We're going out this sebe evening. ©) become cheaper Dh eee ¢) ae 5 Prices are going up. Dost aon f) How are you? 7 Please go away! g)leave 8 How's it going? h) continue 9 I think the plan will i)be at a place of go wrong. ‘education b Work in pairs. Write one or two short conversations using four words or phrases from above. ¢ Now work with another pai 1 Take tums to read out one of your conversations. 2 The other pair writes down your conversation and reads it to you. 3. Say whether i's the same as your version.ints that We've been| marriage ethan 20 rally n love aships of >ur home omething more ve cheaper boyfriend 1 d successful you? e olace of m hrases ‘sation ion. Everyday English OPENING AND CLOSING A CONVERSATION 1 (ESSE) Talk about the photo. 1 What is the man’s job? 2. What's he doing? 3 How does the woman look? 4 Why do you think she looks lke this? 2 Look at these expressions for opening and closing a conversation. Are they formal (F) or informal (I)? Some can be both ‘A Opening a conversation 1 Can Ihave a word with you? 2 Hi do you have a minute? 3 Excuse me. Can | have a few minutes of your time? 4 Do you have time for a quick chat? 5. How are things? 6 Let me introduce myself 8 Closing a conversation 1 thave to go. 2 It's been nice talking to you, 3 twas a pleasure. 4 Thanks so much for your time. 5 Let's get together soon, © Great to talk! 3. PD) so Listen to the questions in A above. Is the speaker's voice range big or small? Listen again and repeat, 4 61512 Wateh or listen to the conversation, Were your answers to 1 correct? 5 Watch or listen again and answer the questions. 4 What is the man asking questions about? 2 Does the woman really want to answer the 10 " 2 Watch or listen again and tick the expressions in 2 that you hear. Are they formal or informal? Why? 6 152 Listen to the first line of another conversation. What do you think the woman replies? 63153 Now listen to the whole conversation and check your answer. Answer the questions 1. What do the man and woman chat about? 2 What is the man’s final question? 3 What is the woman's reply? Is she enthusiastic? Listen again and underline the expressions in 2 that you hear. Write five questions for a survey on attitudes to technology. Then interview three people Use some of the expressions in list A in 2. Have a short conversation with two or three people. Use some of the expressions in list B in2 we don't say we say ‘Hive-tn-this Hats I've lived in this flat twormenths: for two months. Howlong-do-yos-hnew- How long have you them known them? He-beer-here-e-tong- He has been here (for) time: a long time. Lee isn't here —he's breton shops Lee isn’t here — he's gone to the shops,Units 3&4 Chris and Lola Trent met when they were at school and got married four years ago. They have two children under three. Lola is @ nurse at the local hospital. She often works long hours and the salary isn’t good but she loves her work there. Chris is an !T engineer. After getting his qualifications seven years ago he found work with a software company, but two years ago the company had to close. Chris spent nine months looking for a job but the couple live in an area where jobs are hard to find, and he is still unemployed. After a lot of discussion, Chris agreed to stay at home and look after the children. This meant they didn't have to pay for childcare. Now Chris wants to find a job outside the home. Although he loves spending time with his children, he gets very bored and feels he spends too much time at home. He says that Lola expects him to do all the household tasks - she even refuses to vacuum the carpet or wash up, saying she's too tired. ‘The job situation in the area is better now. He started looking for jobs again two weeks ago and has already been for a job interview, He didn't get the job but he's having another interview next week. He has a friend in a {00d position at this company and this time he thinks hell get it. The pay is quite low but it means they can afford) to pay for childcare. He hasn't told Lola about his decision yet. He intends to tell her when he has found a job, READING AND GRAMMAR (SUIS=E Look at the photos and the title of the article and talk about the questions. 1 What do these people do? 2. What’ the connection between the photos? 3. How do you think the man feels about his job? Read the article and check your answers. Write complete questions. Take turns to answer them, using the words in brackets. 1 How long / Lola and / Chris / be / married? (since) 2 How long / Chris / be / @ house husband? (for) 3 How long / Chris work for / the software ompany? (For) 4 Lola / ever / be / unemployed? (never) 5 What / Chris / start / doing? (just) 6 Has / Chris /find a job? (yet) Work in pairs. Read the article again and each write down three questions. Give the questions to your partner to answer. LISTENING AND GRAMMAR 3 1 54 Chris got the job. Make two predictions for each of these things. Then listen and ched 1 How will Lola feel when Chris tells her? st 2. What do you think she'll say? Write do things. She 3. Lola makes two promises. What do you think th are? I'll Complete the sentences with the correct form: of the verbs in brackets: present continuous going to. 1 Chis (go) to the company's offi next week to discuss the jab. 2 Jenny (start) schoo! in Septembel 3 Chris (start) a new job next month 4 The couple (nat / look for) a childminder. 5 They (not / get) a cleanerSPEAKING AND WRITING 7 Work in small groups. Ask and answer the questions. Make notes of each person's answers. 1 Ave you a housewife or house husband? 2 Ifyou ace, what are your feelings about it? If you aren't, would you like to be one? Why? / Why not? 3. Is working in the home a ‘prop opinion? job’, in your 8 Work in your groups. Write a short report about people's answers. Choose someone to read out the report to the class. 9 You are Chris. Write an email to a friend who in under you haven't seen for about three years. Tell vves her him: oftware + about your life in the last three years couple * that you have decided to get a job and explain rdto wy. ‘* about the job. gets very E a - tasks - from: Chis to:Rob O-~ 2ady dina an afford Hi goed ear om you We havent seen each other forages. ea ham ne? Wel mie is chaning 1AR oredictions and ched ? She'll wn three s think they rrect form vtinuous of pany offi 1 Septembs b next « for) a anet. } t t i { ‘ } } f i i i i t i t i ' t i t t 4 t { ( t t { t t t t ' i ; i H a 63155 Complete the information about ‘stay- at-home dads’ in different countries with these figures. Then listen and check. 3% tentimes 1% 2000 1.4 million 12% — ten years © There are now about'_ house husbands in the UK ~ they stay at home while their wives go out to work. That's * as many house husbands as ago, Men and women no longer feel that the man has to go out to work. Childcare is expensive and if the woman earns more money, the man 's often happy to look after the household and family ‘= In China, men started to stay at home in abou! +___ some of these men prefer not to tel others about their new role as their image is very important. ‘© Traditionally, the woman has always at home in India. But in cities no bout ____of men are stay-at-home dads and of single men say they have no problem with the idea ‘© In Australia, less than house husbands b LIETLNS Talk about the questions. 1 Does any of this information surprise you? 2 What do you think? Will more men become house husbands in the future? 3 Which countries and parts of the world do you think have most difficulty with the idea of house husbands? Why? EXPLORE Find out more about house husbands in your country, or inA Simmers in Mauritius? ‘Good? 1g for waiters, bar staff, Shop assistants and cleaning staff. We are also looking for dance instructors, fitness instructors and Scuba-diving instructors. ‘certificate id certificate Must speak fluent Er READING AND SPEAKING 1. Look at the photo and think about these questions, 1 Would you like to go on a cruise on a ship like this? 2 Would you Ike to work on a cruise ship? 3 What do you think some of the advantages and disadvantages of working on a cruise ship are? a Getting away re you looking for adventure? you wart t6 travel the world and earn money? ‘you like to spend your winters in Bali and your the idea of free meals and accommedation suns my aifferent cul fe UNIT VOCABULARY: travel; clothes: | A218) FOCUS rowers ecring noe speculating about he present and fate Lesson 1 You must have a certificate. {You first! Where would you like to go i month perience necessar Fluent English essential Complete the questions in the advert above, then ask a partner. Match A, B and C above with three jobs from t advert. Guess the meaning of the words in bold from the context. Would you like to apply for any of the cruise ship jobs on offer? Why? / Why not?GRAMMAR 0 all forms are the sam T/ you he / she /it / we / you / they must speak English ‘Must you go? Must we tell him? affirmative questions 6 Look at the requirements for jobs A, B and C in the advert. Which ones are essential for each job? Underline the words that tell you this. 7 Now match the verbs with the correct meaning. Which verbs are the opposite of must? 1 must a) It isn't possible / 2 don't have to permitted 3 mustn't (must not) _b)Itis possible / permitted 4cn Otis necessary essential 5 can't (cannot) ) It is prohibited, 6 have to © PAGE 139 ) It isn't necessary 8 Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false statements. 1 Scuba-diving instructors must have a first aid certificate. 2 They can’t have an instructor's certificate 3 Dance instructors musin‘t be couples. 4 They can be good at just one dance style 5 Fitness instructors don’t have to have a yoga ualification 6 They have to have at least six months’ experience. SPEAKING AND WRITING 9 Work in pairs. Decide on a job, Write down three essential requirements and three things that are unnecessary for it. You can use these ideas to help you ~ but you don’t have to. You must ...? Yes, but you don’t have to ...? Be. confident, friendly, independent, lively, serious {900d with people / children / animals od at technology / solving problems / lave ... 2 lt of experience / ideas 2 degree in law / physics fa certificate in Zumba / fist aid .. experience of working in a team / on your own the ability to work long hours think quickly luent Russian / Finnish rt above, obs from tl bold from. he cruise 10 Tell another pair your list of six things. Can they guess your job? EXP ILO RE Search online for a job that you would love to do. What qualifications do you need? 11 Write a short job description for your ideal job and read it out for others to guess. 12 UGETINEA Think about these questions and compare your ideas in small groups. 1 One requirement for all cruise ship instructors is fluent English Why? 2 Tick the kinds of things you need to do to become fluent in English correct my mistakes! eee a I frequently revise what you're learning ener I watch films (+ clips on YouTube, ete) eer eae ear eee re ered I make lots of mistakes Dee ee ead 13 What else can you do to become fluent in English? Add more things to the list above. De-stress! Stress often causes tension in the jaw. Do gentle facial exercises to release this tension Practise in class!Lesson 2 It might rain. Travelling What kind of traveller are you? Do you travel with lots of stuff or do you travel light? |... ey nae Do | travel tight? No way! | go on holiday with Lots of things. I like to have everything with me ~ just in case. You never know what might happen. | take several changes of clothes because you can never trust the weather 100%. even in Morocco. It will probably be hot but it might rain too. You can't be sure. And it may be cold in the evenings. 1 always pack lots of books because | can never decide what to read in advance. And | usually take an iron and a hairdryer if | can fit them in. It's a pain to pull my big case all the way to the airport but at least it has wheels. I may sometimes have to pay a lot to check it in. But it’s worth it. Cheryt Do | travel light? Absolutely! In fact. | never check in a bag these days when | go on a trip ~ | always take it on the plane with me as hand luggage and save time at both ends. | often save money too. You have to be careful though, The maximum size and weight is different for different airlines and if you get it wrong. they will probably charge you. You must put your wash things in a clear plastic bag too, with no bottles more than 100ml, And you mustn't put in any sharp objects Like penknives or scissors (or even a corkscrew!). Reading material? I don't need books. | have loads of books on my tablet. Arun a VOCABULARY Travel READING 622 Circle all the words directly connected 4 Read the article above quickly. Are you m with travel. Explain the connection. Then listen, like Cheryl or Arun? Tell a partner why. heck and repeat. Saas 5 Complete the sentences with Cheryl, Aru backpack bumbeg check in check out corkscrew Cheryl and Arun (uit)case guidebook hairdryer iron journey ee cee ee ae luggage pack penknife scissors size travel trip : Meet) te belreadt far aula Cee acti vawloe! 2 has / have to carry @ heavy case 3 doesn't / don’t have to pay for Write V (verb) or N (noun) next to the words in 1 lwagage Some words can be more than one thing 4 can spend less time atthe aitpo 7 5 know(s) the rules for hand lugg TEEIINES Think about these questions and talk to a 6 travels) with lots of reading mate partner. 6 @ Cover the article and answer the questi Then read and check your answers 1. What's the difference between journey, travel, trip and voyage? nat does Cheryl a) always b) usually do? 2. Which words refer to different kinds of luggage? 3. Which things mustn’t you have in your hand luggage? 2 What does Arun a) always b) never do? fe portant wie evengs, 7 Can you find any other adverbs of frequc in the article?