Ua SS IN THIS UNIT YOU orking roup to c ry ala) Wrasse [oR el Mimo Tot secs with other people in a group? When WORK you work in a eae fe loR VOLUN OC-iicle 7 ? % CAREER to be a leader or a follower? Why?A Look at these photos, In your opinion, who is the most talented? Why? HOW TO SAY IT Talking about yourself 8 [Are you talented? Tell your classmates what talents you have, Use the ideas below and your own ideas. ply th dar sk play foothal A: Let's se0 ... | play the guitar. ( spaak it & I think I'm talented I'm 3 gaod football player, andi | also play basketball I'm goed at cooking and I'm 2 good dancer, to0. You've got tolent! (NET 70STA. Match the personality adjectives to the statements, 1 flendly 2) Vem bappy. think my ife is great 2 generous » at making plans 3 patien © usually do very well in my exams 4 reliable @ love buying things for other paople, + optimist #) Tnaver tall bas. + organised 4 Lmake fiends easily. > clever » can depend ‘ 4 vaiting 8 fi] Work in pairs. Look at the photos. Say what adjectives from Exercise A you think describe these people. ‘Work in pairs. Tell your partner which positive qualities from Exercise A you think you have and why. [98 Listen to the conversation, Then choose T (true) or F (false) for each statement. 1 Jenny & applying for a job. 2 Jonathan thinks Carman has good qualities for an English teacher. 3 Carmen probably makes friends easily 4 She isn’t good at planni 5S Carmen speaks Span 4 She is patient when people ate leaming something.B Read Jenny's reference. Then think about your best friend and his/her ideal job. Write a personal reference for your friend, To whom it may concer, in writing this reference for my friend Carmen Dean. fn my option, she is leleal for ‘Job as an English teacher for several reasons Pirstly, Carmen is very friendly person, She likes meeting new people, and she Jove talking to people. Secondly, Cannen is very organised and retiable, She's goo at making plans, and peop perl of her. Finally, shve is very patient, She ts etping a fiend with his Spanish, and she often explains things several tnes. definitely rece ‘Yours faithfully, ene Carmen Dean for «job as an English teacher, Sy Richa 4 Cs) °o ‘When you read for the main idea, look quickly al the text to find key words or phrases. These con tell you the subject of each paragraph. Key words are often nouns oF . A Look quickly at paragraph 1 in the text below.€irdethe nouns and underline the adjectives, Based on these words, what do you think the text is about? 'B Now look 24 and Saves ok nea serach GraDthe nouns and underline © Look at the key words you identified in all four paragraphs and write these headings in the correct places in the text. Heath Good qualitics Gad luck! Work and meney 'D Read the paragraphs more carefully. Check your answers to Exercise C. Fist of al pepe barn on 29° February are Pong brs cn 29° February ie tniacy! They sey have one itaay every foarte andthe wal eich yess! Bat because os thes have spacial) Bu hey don asuny gh presents tents a ais. because they ae ey pees! 2 ‘ They are very trendy and epee. Thay aways se If These Piscenes uselly hve 2 the sostve site ot te, They are fan, and many a boat Uestte They eat ots ‘ham can sing or dace vary wel. Tey/ve get its at of tit and vegetables ane triends and they areata bya to Phan, they are goed al spot. ‘text? Why or why not? Do you read your horoscope? Do you think astrology influences a person's personality?PC eeen NT A LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Match the photos to people’s statements about their pets. Post comments about your pet's unusual lolents} The most talented pet will win a prize of $5008 8 ANALYSE Read the texts in Exercise A again. Form Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. NOTICEL Then complete the examples in the table. 1 Ato can we use 1b aveb 6 enom Whetwond doe penpe une 2 The comraction af cannot is *) can't) cant 5 The csmrect form after ha/sha/it is an ans Affirmative Negative Questions Short answers Incan fly. He can't play foorbsal Can they swim? Yes, he can. / No, he can't. Youn ang far cook Japanese (si ___ you playthe No, 1a We (2) speck food wer Yes, we 0) English. Jamal and Ploro you and Caria 4) spaat Chinese, ativa? Function Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 We xse canican't to talk about ‘ | routine actvties a abies WHAT'S RIGHT? 2 Weuze canican’t to refer ta She can to dance 1») people %) animals «people and animals ) Sho can dance She cans dance. C PRACTISE Complete these sentences with can or can’t ‘and the correct form of the verb in brackets, 1 Can they play (play) tennis? & Yes, they 2 Sally a great chef, She {cook French food. st (hot open) the door. Can you? ak Angela (speak) Japanese? & No, she 58 he play) the guitar? me Yes, he « We {not heer the TV. Please turn down your music.> Ef Now vou Do IT Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about each other's abilities. Use the phrases below. + cook allan food + swimfvekilometes + singopers + dancessie + play badminton A: Can you swim five kilometres? & No, [can't Can you? A EB)30 Listen to the pronunciation of can and can’t in these sentences. Which form is stronger and which is weaker? Mark them S (strong) or W (weak). Then choose the correct option to complete the sentences below. + ean [] speak Franch, but | can't "J cook French food. 2 bean Ciplag the violin, 8 Fean't[-]aing and | can't "] dance! ‘ tile tbut can [ride a bike ©) When we use can alome 1, the pronunciation is stong / weak by When we use can after can‘, the pronunciation is stron / weak 4 The pronunciation of can't is always strong / weak 1/40 Practise the sentences below, Then listen, check and repeat. but {can't speak German, but | can und I ean't ride a motorbike, but | can dive a ca. can hear you, but | can't see you! PES UE is} ‘A Complete these sentences with phrases from the box. caning canpiay am good at can spesk can cook can drive: st the guitar. orl n language 2t karate. st opera at a cat et French food. 8 El Work in groups. Which statements in Exercise A are true for you? What other things can you do? Use ideas from the box as well as your own ideas, salsa doncing alany tradtional songs surfing haalthy snacks haben karwoke songs many kenguages ‘4: Jean play the guitar. What about you? 2 ® I can't play the guitar but | can play the piano. a. 3% 4 © I can't play the guitar or the piano but | can cook French food. ¢ [ten the class about a talented person in your group. SeeA Look at this picture. What kind of TV show is it? Do you have TV shows like this in your country? 8 §B)44 Listen to a man giving his opinion on the TV talent show Dream Stars. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 Some of the dia Stars are not very talented, 2) Theman thinks th 2 vary well . n't make her laugh 5 Dream Stars are f ate ni 6 In general, the man likes / doesn't like the show c¢ Wd work in pairs. Discuss these questions, 1 Which TV talent shows do you like? Why? 2 Which TV talent shows don't you lke? Why not “ se Ith interesting ® nontestants can't sing! A LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Read what a judge on a talent show thinks about one of the contestants. Is the judge's general impression of Ryan positive or negative? Contestant Genre Notes peaks wery qu 270 very ey y, and | think we can help him lear NOTICE Lock back a8 the were in bold. How nee thay similar? Age: 24 n't wery organise, 8 ANALYSE Read the notes in Exercise A again. Function Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. Adverts manner describe things or people / action Form Choose the correct option to complete the sentences Then complete the table with the adverb forms of the adjecti 1 We form adverbs from adjectives. Adverbs usually end in -ity 2 Adverbs of mas ally come belore/ sfter the Most adjectives: add ly Adjectives Irregular ending in adverbs c ” coer viciesd WHAT'S RIGHT edd ty 9 She can speak English wel >) She can spaak wall Engjish, wonderful —wondertully —quie happy happily — good—well speaks English good Sho spoakes good English slow — awly rice oily fast fast bk — quicklyPRACTISE Rewrite these sentences using the verb in brackets and an sree adverb of manner. Helen is good at French, 4 Tom and Eile are loud talkers. can speak Franch well. (speak Franch) Tom and Ete - fale) 2 Qurteacher shay: gives clear expisnations —5_-You are 3 quick lesmar Our teacher explain things) You tear 3) Poul n't a fast runner & Mm not good swimmer Paul can't (run tesa’ (swien) > EA now you Do IT Work in groups. Tell your group about at least two things you do well and two things you don't do well. Use verbs and adverbs from the boxes or your own ideas. sive nun sing tak speak cook dance draw paint quickly loudly well badly fast beautifuly slowly carctully I can speak English well, and ? drive carefully, but) sing badly, and {can't dance very weil A. Look at photos 1 and 2. In which photo does the woman look interested? 2 2 8 [ff)42 Listen to the conversations below. Underline the expressions that the people use to show they are interested. + & So, what do you do? 3) & Can you cock Chinese food? & I'mapilot. & No, I can't, but I can cock Indian food really well. a: Resily? That's amazing! Me, too! ‘Oh, how interesting! 2 a Doyou speak any other languages? & {can speak Chinese, ny Wow! Really? [/45 Listen to the expressions from Exercise B. Practise saying the expressions in an interested way. > EE Work in pairs. Talk about things that your family members can do. Remember to use words to show interest. A: My sister is good at languages. She can speak Japanese, English, and Portuguese. ® Wow, that’s amazing! You've got tolent!ovals © Break up the big tack into smaller tasis and make a list ® Identify whet the group can do together and whet each person can clo individually = Negotiate who can do any remaining tasks. Be flexible 9 Work in groups. Your company wants to offer a seminar for small business owners, Read the email from the marketing director. Then decide on at least two more things to do for each category and add them to the list in the attachment. Project seenina Proposed date: Saurday. Jot kine To: rrarketing department (al Target nudiance From: onal Sanders PR ‘small business serninar mim number of participants Seminar inclades: tod int 4 foeach t Session topics Dal 1% hani 2 ; rs Mar 4s : Things to do Who does it? Location Promotion Logistics Think of several Design ad Make list of equipment nrojectors, ate Decide which tasks on the list the whole group can do together. Write G (group) in the Who does it? column and the number of those things. ©‘Think about your preferences and abilities. Tick (/) the appropriate boxes on the survey. Work with your abilitie | prefer to work ... | ake I'm good at | EA with your group, decide who can do each of the remaining tasks on your list. What about the schec ir} REFLECT... Ho~c waking wage youn So ond Society ond Shady ‘ond Learning?Complete the text with words from the box. (10 points) patient play cock hancst dove sng speak generous optimistic ckvar My mum is 52. She is very (11 and she buys 3 lot of presents for me and my brother. She is really good in the kitehen. She ean (2) delicious food. She is and newer ry with my brother or me. She loves to go out with ids and 14) karaoke. My dad is 54. He is really good at maths and he takan and German, so I think he is very (6) He can the piano and the violin, tao, My brother, Bauno, really enjoys fe and doesn't worry about the future, 80:1 guess he is very Hess ” t00, He doesn't tall lies, and I know I can trust him. He is only 17, but he can (10) car, about people's positive qualities and their abilities, atthe Vocabulary sections an pages 82 and 8S A Write the words in the correct order to form sentences. (6 points) 1 ® Francesca / dance / can / well /? & can't/ dance / no, / she / well ster /? 2 sing / can / yoursi 1 she / badly / sings / very / mo, / 3 you! guim / can / fast /? & mo, / fast / 1 / swim / can't / 8 Read the text and find four errors in the use of can/can't and adverbs of manner. Cross them out and correct them. (4 points) My cat is» grest pet. She can run very fastly and she comes quick when I call her name At night, she sleeps quietly in her bed, but in the morning, she misaves loudly for her breakfast. She cans speak cat language very good! ‘ean, can't, and adverbs of manner to talk about people’ abilities ‘si the Grammar secrions on pages 84 and 86writing a personal OC A. Read the reference. What four adjectives does Melissa use to describe Bob? To: Corl Parks From: Melissa Caldwell Subject: Referance for Bob Griffin ‘bear bar Pars, 2i'm happy to write a reference for Bod Griffin. 3 | think he is (deal for a job as a sales manager for severa| reasons, First, Bed is very reliable Both friends and colleagues know that they can depend on him. Bobs «also friendly and optimistic, and I think this is an important quality for = manager Finally. sBob is very cower « He learns very quicely 7 1 can definitely reccenmend Bab Grifin for the job 8 Yours sincerety, Melissa Caldwell B. Read the reference again. Then match the parts of the letter to their functions. the reason you are writing b) an introduction to the reasons for the recommendation word to indicate you ate adding information dy the closing word or phrase © a statement about 8 personal quality 8 fal summary sentence a) the greeting hy @ reason for your opinion Choose that: know well andwritea personal | HOW ARE YOU DOING? recommendation for them. Look back at your writing and tick the statements that ave true. Think about: My lettin hase: + the job they are good for, (Qa comect grasting and closing. + their positive qualities, ‘hor opening pamgrach wth the mace for the letter: + reasons to support your opinion. Oe least two opinions about my parmers positive quai ‘ (O reasons for these opinions. Address recommendation Ms Karen Jamison. © (Ostet : Now atk your partner ta lnok at your writing and tick, | the information clear? Does the wrter explain their epinions? e @ * ‘Walldonct = Near Think againt You've got tolent! GIN