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Listen and complete the conversation with the phrases inthe box. i's in the centre of Sao Paulo, isn't very big. He's really nice He's a doctor Lity Do you live in a house or a fat? Taco Ala. iy Whats it like? Taco © ” Ly What's your brother's name? Tiaco His name's Orlando, Ly Whats he like? It's my brothers flat. Taco © He's 28, © EE veriy-ciht 1s tn very Big bh roms ae ios \ = He's a student. He's about 18 and he's really friendly. Work in pairs. Describe the things in the photos. Think about size, © age. © character. © appearance. She's about 25. think she's friendly. What's she lke? What's it like? 4) 3.14 Listen to the questions. Do the speaker's voice go up 7or down M? Listen again and repeat. OVER TO You Write three things about your school/office. © your bestfriend. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. What's your school/otfice like? What's your best friend like?TUNE IN 1a How important is family in your country? Look at the photos a and b. Which is most similar to families in your country? 2 a Complete the conversation with answers a-e, Nick Bo you have a big family? ‘aumas © Yes, do. We're a very close family | have three brothers. Nick What are their names? Aumas © Nick Are they married? Almas © Nick What about you? Are you married? aumas Nick How old is your daughter? Aumas © Yes, | am. I'm married and | have one daughter ‘Ahmet, Selim and Nuri Selim is married, Ahmet and Nuri aren’t married, They're 11 and 14, 4. She's two years old Mes-+do-Welre-a-very close farnily have three brothers, b @))s15 Listen and check. 3) Work in pairs. Practise the conversation. NOTICE ciose ‘We can use the adjective clase (/klous/) to talk about friends and family members: We're a very close family = We have a good relationship. Paul and Mark are very close. PREPARE FOR TASK 4. Imagine you are interviewing someone about their family. Write four questions about the things in brackets, 1 thave a brother. (married?) she married? 2 We have two children. (ages?) 3. My wife and I live with my parents, (big house?) 4 We have a dog. (name?) 5. My wife's name is Karina, (Job?) Task 5 6 a Gp Interview your partner about his/her family Use questions from 2 and 4. Ask about «© size ofthe family (big or small). © brothers and sisters. © children, ‘© names, ages and jobs of family members. b Make notes about your partner's family. change roles and repeat REPORT BACK 7 ‘a. GG) Find two things you and your partner have in common. Tell the class. Alicia and | have big families. We have three brothers. b Do most people in your class have big families or small families? it3,0.38 ne 29THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE? oO a Look at the photos. Do you like the foods? 4 @ work in pairs. complete 8 and Cin the 2 a Complete A in the 5 a @))a.isten to Julia, Alberto, Brigid and Alan. b @)4: Listen and point to the foods in the photos. Tick (V) the meals they talk about. Are the foods good for you or bad for you? Fruit and vegetables are good for you Breakfast Lunch Dinner A snack Julia Rennie EES 4). ‘ab See page 11 for more food words. Brigid 3 @ work in pairs. what are your favourite foods? Alan Use a dictionary or ask your teacher. bb Listen again. What do Julia, Alberto, Brigid and Alan’ feat and drink?Food & drink A. Match foods 1-6 to photos a-t. 1 cake 4 fish and rice 2 salad and bread 5 fruitand yoghurt 3 meat and vegetables 6 egg, sausage and beans: B Read the definitions. Then look at photos a-f Find ‘one breakfast, one lunch, one dinner and one snack. breakfast = morning meal lunch ~ afternoon/midday meal dinner ~ evening meal a snack - something small you eat between meals Look at the pictures. Write the drinks in the table, ~ coffee milk a Ky Notice rauxine asour meats |} We say !eat.. for brealfast/lunct/dinnerfa snack: ‘eat fruit and yoghurt for breakfast. water tod oR ‘ have... for breakfast/lnch/dinnerla snack: ‘have rice and vegetables for lunch. juice 6 @ Work in pars. Discuss the questions. Say yes or no and give more information. 1 Do you have fruit and juice for breakfast? No, eat bread for breakfast. | drink coffee. + @)as tisten and check. Do you like these drinks? 2 Do you have salad for lunch? 3 Do you have meat every day for dinner? ‘© Add two more drinks to the table. Use a dictionary 4 Do you eat snacks? tohelp you. 5 Is inner your favourite meal? thirty-oneaa) oe AND HEALTHY 9 Eic‘unutsmeriatntive A Free-time activities 1G) Work in pairs. Look at the photos. Match the words in the box to the photos 1-10. cards computer games cooking dancing eating out football running stopping swimming the guitar 1 Look at the photo of Michel Roux. What do you learn about him? Complete 1 and 6 in the profile. 2 a G@ work in pairs. Look at the photos of Ling, Jan and Hope. Guess who likes activities in groups A, B and C in 1. Pac (ewucrd . Job: ®) Nationality: © b o@))as Listen and check. Free time 3 a Listen again, write the words and phrases in’ inthe table Oo Which two words or phrases donot follow go or play? He likes and ® His favourite food is © igo ® Free-time activities: Iplay He goes © He watches © bb Check your answers in transcript 4.5 on page 122. 4 Write three more sports or free-time activities. Use a 2 a @)as Listen and check your answers to 1 dictionary or ask your teacher. ‘b Listen again and complete the rest of the profile. 5G) work in pairs. talk about your free-time activities at the weekend. 3G work in pairs. Discuss the questions. your free:time activities in the week. your three favourite free:time activities. ity-two Do you think Michel is healthy? Why/Why not? ‘Are you healthy? Why/ Why not?GRAMMAR 1 a Underline the verbs in the sentences about Michel, 1. He works at his restaurant every day. 2 He watches football on TV. 3 He doesn't eat chocolate every day. 4 Does he have a favourite food? Yes, he does. bb GP Work in pairs. complete 1-5 in the Gravman ‘Change the verbs in the sentences to make them true, 1 Michel has a restaurant in Egypt. ‘Michel doesn’t have a restaurant in Egypt. ‘Michel doesn't eat salad, ‘Michel doesn't like Italian food, He plays football He doesn't go running. a Write questions. Use the verbs in brackets your friend / football? (like) Does your friend fke football? your friend / swimming? (go) your friend / a favourite meal? (have) your friend / coffee? (drink) your friend / good food? (cook) & @® Work in pairs. Think about fiend, Ask and answer the questions about him/her, My fends name is Marc. Does Marco le football? Yes he does He fies AC Mian PRONUNCIATION: /f/ & /tf/ 1 2 @)az Listen and repeat the words. Underline the /J/ and /t{/ sound in each word. she English chef lunch chips watch 18 Add these words to the table in 1 heese Chinese fish French question Russian sandwich shopping Spanish teacher b @)as tisten and check your answers. <4) tisten and repeat the sentences. re they true fervour 1 ike rench ne spanish fod ive Chinese fod! > enteheesesannthes for nh 3 | sskmy ergs eater quesons in every css + In positive sentences with he, she ort, we add © to the verb: He likes food. ‘With verbs that end ins, sh, -ch, x and-o we add ©): She goes swimming. He watches TV. ‘The 3° person singular of have i irregular He has a restaurant. (NOT He-haves-eestausont) ~ Innegative sentences we use ®) ‘She doesnt play football, + infinitive: 2 In questions we use Does he lve inthe UK? + subject + infinitive: ‘Yes/No answers In short answers with he, she ort, we use does (+) and doesn’t (-) Does he cook? Yes, he) Does she eat meat? No, she doesnt. ‘See page 101 for grammar reference and more practice SPEAKING 11 Complete the profile about a person you know. Use present simple verbs. Name: Favourite food: © He/She likes/loves , @ He/She doesn'tlike : For breakfast/lunch/dinner, he/she has Free-time activitie: © He/She @He/She doesn't 2 a GP Work in pairs. Student A: tel Student 8 about your person. Student 8: listen and ask two more questions. My grandmother loves chocolate cake. ‘oes your grandmother cook? Yes, she does. She coks realy ood food! b Change roles and repeat.BIEN F000 ron tne eamy Shops & places to eat 1 | Work in pairs, Look atthe photos. Discuss the questions. What food do they sell or serve in each place? Do you think the places are expensive or cheap? 2 Look at the words in bold, Match sentences 1-6 to photos a-t 1 We eat out ata restaurant at the weekend, 2 I buy fruit and vegetables at te market. They're very cheap! 3 The meat at the butcher's is very good. 4 Ihave lunch at the eafé near my house. 5 love good bread. | go to the bakery every day. 6 Our supermarket sells food, drinks, and things for the house... I's very big! 3) work in pairs. Discuss the questions. Do you buy food or drinks in these places? Do you prefer big supermarkets or small shops? 1a Look at the pictures in the blog post. Who do you think the cake is for? b Read the blog post and check your answer to 1a. new The Rojas fa 10/04 Hello from the Rojas family! Today Isa special day for us because my Grandfather's 100! Every year on Grandad’ birthday, we have a party for him in the garden. We have special food and drinks — the food is really good! We buy Grandad's favourite cheese from the market, ‘expensive meat from the butcher's and wine from the supermarket. © Blanca makes cakes too — Grandad loves them. Blanca's an engineer, but she loves cooking and at home she's our‘chef'! This year we have three different cakes: a chocolate cake, a cake and a big birthday cake! Do you like it? Se. Wk This sme, Carlos!2. Complete 1-5 in the Grammar PANEL BL We use object pronouns instead of the names of people or things. ‘Object pronouns go after the verb: Pizza's my favourite food. ove it Object — you | ©) her @ uw) © ee ‘See page 101 for grammar reference and more practice. 3 a Change the words in brackets to the correct object pronoun. 1 We don’t buy our food at the supermarket, We buy at the market. food) 2 Eric's wife loves coffee, Eric makes coffee for... every morning. (his wife) 3 I:don't see my friends every day. see. atthe weekend. (my friends) ‘4. My boyfriend loves cakes. | buy cakes for... from the bakery. (my boyfriend) 5 Ourdad isa chef, He makes dinner for every night. (me and my family) b @)ano Listen and check your answers. 4. Complete the answers with the correct object pronoun. 1. Do you see your friends on your birthday? Yes, | eat out with 2. Look at sentences 1-6. Then read 2 This restaurant is cheap. Do you agree? No, | don't agree with ! the blog again. Tick (/) two true 3. Do your friends give you birthday presents? No, they don’t give sentences. birthday presents. 1 The party is in the house. is 2 Carios really likes the food. 5) work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in 4. Use object pronouns. 3. All the food is cheap. 4 The food is from one shop. SPEAKING 5 Blanca has a job. & Carlos cooks the food at home. 1. Think about a special day for you. Make notes about © people. © activities.» food and drink 3 Q| workin pairs. viscuss the questions. Do you think this isa good party? Do youlike the food? + Do you cook? What do you cook? New Year RI LR Hee HR He HC He LHL R ie See He CR People - my parents three sisters, my girlfriend GRAMMAR Activities ~ see friends and family 1. Look at the sentences from the blog post. What/Who do the words in bold eat a special meal af home a for Match 5 to are. wateh the Mew Year party on TV 1 This is me » 2. We have a party for him. Food and drink - we eat fruit ‘las doce was’ - at 1a! 3. Do you lke it? 4 Grandad loves them, 5. Today is a special day for us. 4 the Rojas family b cates RGD ork etpat stroll our partenabectyoursrerl ds © the big birthday cake 4. Bianca's cakes 3 Do you want to go to your partner's special day? Do you like the € Carios's grandfather activities, food and drink? thirty-five [EEN4.3 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: TALKING ABOUT PRICES NOTICE Pounps 8 pence ‘Sometimes we don’t say the words pounds and pence wihven we say prices: 42.45 = two pounds forty-five pence two pounds forty-five 7 two forty-five ¥ (NOT two forty-five pence) (saying please 99 4) ctisten tothe questions Natcehow the ee Iomincetete) enor ieeitoees ec oe Ro eae ae a ost ne Listen again and repeat with the correct intonation. 5 GQ work in pairs. Ask and answer questions from 3a. TUNE IN ‘1 Look at the photos. What currencies are the prices in? OVER TO YOU Where do people use these currencies? 6 @® Workin pais. Ask and answer about the missing prices 2 @))ax tisten to five conversations. Which photo do Student A: turn to page 115 you not hear about? Student B: look at the menu on this page student A student 8 FOCUS ON LANGUAGE ns [Ask the price. 3 a Listen to the conversations in 2 again. Complete the How much is the hot questions about prices. chocolate? " 1 How much are the, please? Say the price. 2. How much does this, cost? It's two pounds. 3 How much isthe, please? check the price. J 4 How much are the, please? Shee pouns 5 How much do the cost? Pos Say yes or no. i ¥ That's tight,/ Look at the questions in 3a. Complete the rules. a Pi X No, Two pounds. aaa How mach® the |» singular noun |? mena How much®). the | (©8 Sandvict) | coy is Cheese sendwich £3.50 Coffee OE ‘How much 0) the | + plural noun ? Egg sandwich“) £. Tea ‘£1.85 How much the” (ee. sandviches) | cos Hot chocolate £2.75 Tm Pasta salad Ens 4 @))s22 Listen to the prices. Point to the correct photo, afin Meat pizza Fruit juice Cheese pizza Boer1a GP Work in pairs. Look at the photos on the ‘My five favourite things’ website. What do you think Natalie likes? Read Natalie's post and check. 2 GP Work in pairs. Do you lke Natalie's ‘ive favourite things’? 3 a Read Natalie's post again. Underline two examples of, 1 and, 2 but. 3 because. b Write the words in your language. and but because 4. a Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1 love surfing and / because swimming. 2 Ihave a dog, and / but | don't have a cat. 3 eat sandwiches for lunch but / because they're cheap, 4 {don't play sport, and / but | watch it on TVt 5 Inthe evening, my friends and | play cards and / because computer games. 6 | don't eat out every night but / because restaurants are expensive. Are the sentences true for you? 5 What are your five favourite things? Make notes about your favourite food, place, thing, activity and person. really good ~ and 7 Brazilian food - I'm Gad = aah Brozilian Nar don't cook it = Mum makes it for me beans http://www. fvefavouritethings.com My five favourite things recy y Tce ae aE ns CO ue ay go fishing and we cook it! CT oe Reais er Thing eos) my friends and my fami Coos Pees cor} Ceara eve nen ea ee 6 Write a post for the ‘My five favourite things’ website. © Use your notes from 5. ‘© Write two or more sentences about each favourite thing © Use and, but and because Share your posts with the class. B Gj Tell the ciass about posts you like and say why. Use because. ike Anton's favourite place because the food is great. It's a Polishccc VOCABULARY Common objects (at home) 1a G) Workin pairs. Look a the photos. what can you see? Write the words in two minutes. b @))er tisten and check. 2 Write sentences about three of the things in the photos. ive in a small fla in Seville. {have a bike Family members 3 a @)ps tisten to Mabel talking about her family. Are the sentences tue of false? 1 Shelives with her parents. 3 Her sister is 19 years od 2 Her family is big 4 She isn't cose to her cousins Correct the false sentences. Listen again and check, Adjectives ‘4 a Complete the adjectives with vowels (a, e, i, 0 and u). lg d 4B 2 ons v Snow 3 sm b Write the opposite adjectives. 5 Use adjectives from 4 to make true sentences. 1. Our classroom is. 2 My town is 3 My house/Mlat is 4 My mobile phone is 5 Mylaptop is EEX thiry- GRAMMAR 1 4 Present simple: /, you, we, they ‘a Put the words in the correct order to make sentences, 1 | brothers, have two 2 Spain. tive You in 3 a We garden, have 4 parents, with their live They b write the sentences in the negative form. 2. Complete the questions with Do you have or Do you live. 1 a bike? 2 inahouse? 3 act? 4 in the centre of town? b GP Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Use short yes/no answers. Position of adjectives ‘Look at the photos. Add an adjective to describe the words in bold. 1 Ihave a watch, 2 This isa country. 3. People in this town live in houses. 4 Alot of people inthis country have cars. b Add really or very to sentences 1-4. work in pairs. are the sentences in 3 true for you/ your country? FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE Describing people and things © Work in pairs Flow the instructions. student A: turn to page Ti. Student B: tur to page 18, Hi LOOKING BACK ‘© What is your home like? Write three sentences about it. ‘© Think of two family members. What are they like? ‘© Which is your favourite activity from this unit?re VOCABULARY Food & drink 1a Make alist of 1 six foods you eat every week. 2 three drinks you drink every week. ‘bP compare your list with your partner. Are your lists similar or diferent? (Our lists are vey diferent. Christopher eats a lot of fish, but | don't ike fish ‘b What meals do you think the photos show? Free-time activities 3. a Number the activities from 1-6 (1 = your favourite) computer games] dancing] _ playing cards 1] running] shopping] swimming ‘b Gp Share your answers with the class. Which is the most popular activity? Shops & places to eat 4. a What do places 1-6 sell? Write the words in the box in the table. Some items go with more than one place. books bread cakes eggs fruit meat pizza sandwiches wine hot arinks bakery buteher’s café market restaurant supermarket 1b © Work in pairs-Think of thre places where you bay food and drinks ell your partner what you buy tere. 1 go to.a café every day. | buy a sandwich and a coffee. GRAMMAR Present simple: he, she, it ‘1 Look at the table. Complete the sentences about Ivana and Adam. x x v v v v x v x x 1 He the guitar. 3 she football. 2 He cook. 4 she English, b Say three more sentences about Ivana and Adam, Object pronouns 2 Look at the words in bold. Complete the sentences with the correct object pronoun, 1. Paul is my sister's boyfriend, I ike 2 love eggs. | have for breakfast. 3 We don't drink coffee at home. We don't like. ‘4 My brother and | never cook for our parents. They cook for 5 Idon't lke her. She doesn’t talk to 6 Maria is my friend from work. | see every day, FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE Talking about prices 1 a Complete the questions about prices. 1 How the eggs, please? 2 How this DVD. please? 3 How a small fruit juice? b i) tisten and check. 2 Listen again. Write the prices of the things in bold. 3 | work in pairs. Ask and answer about the prices in pictures a-c, ( | \ a S a fi LOOKING BACK '* What are your favourite foods? When do you eat them? ‘© Write three sentences about free:time activities you and ‘your friends or family members do. ‘* D0 you want to look at something in this unit again? If yes, what? thirty-nineA DAY IN MY LIFE 1 a G) Work in pairs. Look at the photos. what 4 «@)5.3 Read the days in Lisa’s diary. Listen and repeat the days time do you think itis, eg. six o'clock in the Underline the stress. evening ys woke b @)satisten to five people talking and ‘Monday ‘Tuesday Wednesday Thursday | Friday [Saturday] Sunday check Spanish DETR ork wk weceiny armerainy [SPE hore Listen again. Match speakers 1-5 to photos a-e. Poe fa 2 @| work in pairs. complete A in the Key Cor) om eae vocanviany pane Bl 5 @® workin pars, complete @ in the Key vocasviany Pane 3 @ rs your morning similar to one of the s » es a ‘mornings in 1b? Compare with a partner. 6 Look at Lisa's diary in 4 again. Answer the questions. 11 When does Lisa go swimming? She goes swimming on Fridays. 2 When does Lisa work? 3 When does Lisa have a Spanish class? 4. When does Lisa go to university? 5. When does Lisa make dinner? EE] tony7 a @)s.4 Listen to Carmen, Daniel and Mark talk about their weeks. Complete Cin the KEY VOCABULARY PANEL b Check your answers in transcript 5.4 on page 122. 8 write a diary for your week. Write five or more activities. 9a @ workin pairs. Look at your diary trom 8. Talk about what you do in the mornings, afternoons and evenings 1 on weekdays. 2 atthe weekend, b Write four sentences about your partner, Felipe goes running on Saturdays and Sundays. He runs in the mornings. He doesn't go running on weekdays. He goes 10 work at sit Everyday activities A. Look at photos a-e. Which activities can you find? getup 1 have breakfast ga goto school/work [] read the newspaper L] have a coffee 1 wateh tv have ashower — [] wake up. oO © Tick (V) the activities you do on weekday mornings. NOTICE wake up & Get uP ‘We wake up. = We stop sleeping. Then we get up. = We leave the bed. 4)» ‘See page 111 for more everyday activites Days of the week BB. Number the days of the week in order 1-7. Tuesday. Thursday. Sunday Wednesday. Saturday. Friday. Monday NOTICE pays oF THE WEEK ‘We write days of the week with a capital letter: ‘Monday (NOT menday) ‘When we talk about things we generally do on these days, we use a plural form (+s): 1 go to schoo! on Saturdays. 1 don’t work on Sundays. © Answer the questions. 1 Which days are weekdays in your country? 2 When is the weekend in your country? 3 Which days of the week do you like? Which days don’t you like? Why? At/infon Complete the table with at, in or on lays for work or school) 0, ‘Monday6), Friday afternoon(s), ete the weekend, five o'clock, sik o'lock, etc. night the morning/the afternoon/the evening. ° forone KEM51 a Everyday travel Work in pairs. Look at photos a-f. Which people want to go a) to school? b) to work? In which photos do the people travel 1 bybike? 5 on the underground? 2 by train? 6 by bus? 3 on foot? 4 bycar? @)s5 Listen to three people talking about travel. Tick (/) the five phrases from 2 you hear. NoTIcE We can say: walk to workischool. =| go on foot. Leycle to workjschool. = | go by bike. WaLK/cYCLE Listen again and complete the sentences. 11 go to work, because it's very quick. 2 I go to school It's slow, but it's cheap. 3 I go to work because it's good for me! a ) Workin pairs. ask and answer the questions. 1 Where do you travel to every day/every week? 2 How do you travel? 3. Why do you travel this way? b Ask other students how they travel to school/work. What is the most common way to travel? Think of three more types of travel. Use a dictionary or ask your teacher. b GP When do you travel in these ways? Compare with a partner. forty-two 1a ©) Work in pairs. Look at the photo. Where do you think the man is? o@ the photo. Check your answer in Ta. Listen to an interview with the man in 2. Listen again. Complete the information about Dario. Darioisa music and a busker, He plays tthe guitor at ©. and in an underground station. He goes to the station by. He plays in the“, when people go ta He enjoys itt 3G) work in pairs. Discuss the questions. o people in your country play music on buses, on trains or in stations? Do you think it’s a good idea?GRAMMAR 1 a @ Work in pairs. Look at question words 1-6 in the Grammar paNet Bl. Underline the question words in transcript 5.6 on page 122. b Match 1-6 to a-fin the GRAMMAR PANEL BS 2 a Complete the conversation with question words. A. doyou live? B In afiat in the centre of tyon, do you lve there? B It’s a good location 4 ©). ives at home with you? My brother and two friends. A doyou dor 8 lima shop assistant. (9 doyou go home from work? Igo home at about 7. (©... doyou relax in the evenings? 1 go running... or watch TV! b Gp ask and answer the questions in 2a with three other students. Who has a similar home life to you? ‘Wh- questions start with a question word (who, what, ete). Question words Ask about... 1 who aa thing or idea 2 Where b atime orday 3 How © aperson 4 When 4 areason 5 What the way we do something 6 why # aplace ‘See page 102 for grammar reference and more practice. SPEAKING 1a Choose one of the photos on this page. Imagine you are one of the people. Think of answers to the questions in GRAMMAR 2a, b ©) Workin pairs. Ask and answer the questions about the people in your photos. Which is your partner’s photo?BEI 6 vicier : READING & SPEAKING 3 Read the comments again. Answer the questions 1 @ Work in pairs. tookat the photos. answer the questions 1. What do these people do in the evenings? 2 Do you do these activities? When do you do them, on Weekdays or at the weekend? 2. Read the web comments, Match Alex and Chris to the photos. |What’s the perfect evening in? LER grt ‘Alex I'm in T and | work Mondays to Fridays. [never work at the ‘weekend ~ | retax | aways see friends on Saturday evenings = they usually come to my fat. | often cook cinner for them or| ‘we sometimes have a party. 'm never in bed before 2 a.m.! Chris Im a hairdresser — | work Mondays to Saturdays. On ‘Sundays, | do housework and see fiends, so Saturday evenings are usualy my ‘me time't | often get a takeaway from the Chinese restaurant and eat it at home. Then | read a book, watch a fim or isten to music. | sometimes chat 10 friends onine. | ahvays go to bed at about 11 forty-four with Alex, Chris, both (Alex and Chris) or neither (not Alex, not Chris). Who uses a computer at work? works at the weekend? sees friends at the weekend? feats out on Saturday evenings? oes to bed very ate at the weekend? 4 @ Work in pairs. viscuss the questions Do you prefer Alex's evening or Chris's evening? © Do you stayin on Saturday evenings? Or do you goout? GRAMMAR 1a Underline these words in the comments in READING & SPEAKING 2. always never often sometimes usually b Complete 1-2 in the Grammar PANeL I 2. a Complete the sentences. Who do you think says these things, Alex or Chris? 1. I'm often / never out on Friday evenings because | \work on Saturday mornings, 2 I never / usually get up after 12 on Sundays. sleep all morning! 3. usualy finish work at 4 on Saturdays, but | always / sometimes finish ate, b Are the sentences true for you? 3a Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of ‘a verb from box A and a word from box B. Abe go play stay B always never often sometimes 1. I'm always at home at 10 pam. I never stay out late! 21 ‘computer games in the evenings, but | usually watch TV. 3 I workin bar so! at work on Friday evenings. But | don’t work every Friday! at to the same restaurant in town. | don’t go to other restaurants. 1b @ do ou think the sentences in 3a are true (7) or fase (for your partner? Ask and answer questions to check your Ideas, Do yeu often work on dy evenings? No never wok the evenings2) work in pais. Discuss the questions. What are your four favourite activities? © What activities don't you like? We use frequency adverbs to say how often we do things. 100% always suai ea PRONUNCIATION: schwa /o/ sometimes 1 @)s7 Look at the photos in VocaBuLARY Ia again. 0% never Listen and point to the activities you hear. eNO ee eee ey ooh aire 2. We often use a weak vowel sound (schwa /a/), in a Seal capac pena the and and. Listen again. Notice how the speaker See page 102 for grammar reference and more practice. says these words. 3a @)se underline the /2/ sounds. Listen and check VOCABULARY: Activities (staying in) + thave a party on my birthday, 2 | read and watch TV in bed 1a Label photos a-h withthe verbs in the box. 3 | go running withthe dogt do have get listen read see chat watch 'b Listen again and repeat. Do you do these things? a SpEaKinc \ ‘1 GP Work in pairs. Add three questions to the table. = Wh Name 1 often has a party atthe weekend? Massoud a takeaway online 2_ always works on Saturdays? 3_ usually gets a takeaway on weekdays? 4 sometimes goes running before work? 5 always does the housework in his/her house? 2 a Ask students the questions. Find one person to answer yes to each question. Write his/her name. Do you often have a party at the weekend? b Tell the class two things about other students. ‘Massoud often has a party at his fat at the weekend. a film housework Read the text in READING & SPEAKING 2 again, Which activities does a) Alex do? b) Chris do? forty-five5-3 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: TALKING ABOUT THE TIME TUNE IN 1 a G) work in pairs. Look at the clocks. Where are the cities? Say the count b @))so tisten and check. Is it morning, afternoon, evening or night in these places? FOCUS ON LANGUAGE 2 Listen again. Complete the sentences and ¢ircleat or in. Then repeat. 1 InChicago, i's o'clock at /in the morning. 2 InNew Delhi, it'shalf past at /in the afternoon. 3 InBeljing, it's o'clock at /in the evening. 4 In Sydney, i's o'clock at / in night. 3 Look atthe clock. Complete the gaps. 12 4, @)s:0 Listen to times ach. THE TIME ‘wo different ways: OR It's two fifteen. ur OR It's four twenty. 5 a Look at the clocks in 4. Write the times in two ways. 4a It’s ten past seven, I's seven ten b sm uisten and check, 6 @))s2. Listen to two conversations. What time is it now? 7 a Write the words in the correct order to make questions. 1 the time What’s 7-2 time it What is ? Listen again and check. (Time questions ) +@))23 Listen to the two time questions. Listen again and repeat with the correct intonation. OVER TO You 8 a GP Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the times. student A: go to page 15. Student B: goto page 117 'b check your answers with your partner.SPEAKING TASK: A PERFECT DAY = TUNE IN 1 a Look at the photos of Theo's ‘perfect day’ ‘what do you think he does a) in the mori b) in the afternoon? ¢) in the evening? b @))s04 Listen and check. 2 Gp work in pais. Discuss the questions. © Isthisa ‘perfect day’ for you? ‘© What activities do you like/not like? PREPARE FOR TASK 3 Read Theo's and Mara's notes about their ‘perfect days Which notes are Theo's? EI My perfect day © + wake up at 5 1 big breakfast / bus to beach / runing / shower 3 lunch ~ farourite café 4 afternoon ~ surf inkoret 5 evering ~ town (by bike) / dar with friends 6 bed - tt BS My perfect day © 1 wake up at 10 2 coffee ~ watch TV in bed 2 big lancet home 4 afterncon ~ train rao « sinner talon reson 6 bed midnight Task © Think about your ‘perfect day’ Write your answers to ina, 4. ut the words in order to make questions for notes 1-6 Secs ina. 7 a Work in smal groups. 1 time wake do up What you 7 © Tell the other students about your day. Then answer thelr What time do you wake up? questions. Soar eae er « Listen to the other students. Think of one more question 3 you have Where do lunch ? ae 4 What you afternoon do the do in ? 5 do the you evening What in do ? b choose your favourite day in the group. Why is it © bed go do to time you what ? your favourite? Use the expressions in the box. 5 a @)s:s Listen to the conversation, Which day do the Ce eee people like, Theo's (T) or Maras (1)? @ilike. Ol love... Bi don't like. Speaker! Speaker? Speaker 3 b Which day do you tke? an eey coven REPORT BACK 8 Gy Tell the class about your group's favourite day. C,Unt5, p58 [a Goto Bing together A Unis -5,09.<8-49ETT CoML EB to READING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING 1. Look at the Beginner's Quiz. How important are these 1a “¢ fen to Barbara, Youssef, Donna and Javier things to you? Choose your top three. Number them describing their language learning tips for studying 12and 3. English. Match the speakers to photos a-d. b What are their nationalities? Beginner's It’s important to me to. a) communicate with people. 'b) use grammar correctly. ©) havea good vocabulary. d) read English. f) understand English. 8) speak English. fh) spell words correctly. u U U OO e) write English. Oo u U OU u ’) pronounce words correctly. 2 a “compare your answers with a partner. re your top three choices (1-3) the same or different? b What is the most popular choice in the class? ED ory cignt2“) Work in pairs. Listen again. Who talks about these things? The answer can be more than one i Quick CHECK Complete the checklist below. person. 1 English conversation 3 reading 2 grammar 4 vocabulary ana eel re coe Eos 3a Read Barbara's tip. Which sentences (a-i) in the 1 greet people and answer go oO Beginner's Quiz in ReADING & SPEAKING 1do you greetings? think her tip is helpful for? Write B (Barbara) beside 2 talk about where you and eee other people are from? Qo a a ‘y 3 ask for and give the Him Barbara. from Argentina ~ stu Enis eae o}aj/ia in Buenos Ares. | have a vocabulary book because ‘balk abugt hw ot peop find it aitficut to remember vocabulary. It's just a talk about how old people | oO oO notebook from the supermarket. | write all the new and things are? words and phrases from my English lessons in it | 5 give your contact details? look at the book for tenor 15 minutes inthe evening. o o o Sometimes | ask my boyfriend to test me. This helps 6 talk about jobs? ‘me with my vocabulary and spelling. Qo a a 7 in a forme o oO oO ‘b “Gp Work in pairs. Read Youssef, Donna and Javier's tips in transcript R12.0n page 23. Which tips 8 talk about your home and oO oO are helpful for sentences a-i in the Beginner's Quiz? family? Write ¥ (Youssef), D (Donna) or | (Javier) beside 9 ask for and give ‘hose sentences, descriptions of people? 5 5 5 4 SP which tips from the transcript are most useful 10 ask for and give a o oO for you and your partner? description of things? 1 talk about food and o o o WRITING meals? ; 12 talk about what you do in 1 a Doyou: epee men o}aj/a © have a vocabulary book? Oo Ik abot « listen to English CDs? oO 13 talk about prices? o o o ‘© watch DVDs with English subtities? [1] ‘© have English conversation classes? 14 describe your everyday activities? o Qo Qo b © work in pars. Discuss what other things you do to help your English language learning. 15 talk about different kinds) ao oO of travel? 2 Write a short text describing an English language 16 ask for and say the time? learning tip which is useful for you. Use Barbara's tip Qo a a In LISTENING & SPEAKING 3a as a model, Read your tip tothe class. 3 Make notes of your classmates’ tips. Choose the three best tips for you. © compar your answers wit a artnet, Dlwiat cede fod ren revise 00g ONT ® dove eed ts look agatha ary ofthe sections? 5 be you eed any extra ep fom your teacher? forty-nine© work in pairs. Match the places in the box to photos af busstop cinema hotel post office restaurant swimming pool Which countries do you think the places are in? “@))s: tisten to si people talking about the places in 1. check your answers in What do these places have in common? Listen again. Complete sentences 1-6 with the words in the box. big car city dinner tomato walk 1 You don't to this post office, you swim to it! 2. This bus stop is great ~ it looks like a 3 'sa swimming pool on top of a... building. 4 You watch the film from your... at this cinema. 5 Atthis restaurant, you have... in the sky. 6 This hotel isn't in a town or Isin a tree! © Work in airs, viscuss the questions Which of he places in 1 do you Ike? why? Do you know any unusual places Ike these in your county?fi KEY VOCABULARY | Places in town A. Label pictures 1-12 withthe words inthe box. bank busstop carpark cinema hotel museum park post office shopping centre z sports centre swimming pool train station i im °) =) ——, 5 GP work in paits. complete A and 8 in the Kev a) fa) 6 a G) work in pairs. Look at the places in the k vocasutary Paves il. Which do you go to 1 for work? 3 every day? 2 inyourfree time? almost never? © @)o2 Listen and check. b What do you do in the places? BG) when places in A are near your house? Tel 7 a Which places are important to have in a town? Which your partner, places are not important? Why? ‘© Which other places are near your house? Add three bb ) compare your answers with a partner. Are they ‘more places. Use a dictionary or ask your teacher. similar or different? Tell the class. fifty-oneTU OC oee COOLS LU CE READING & work in pairs Look atthe photos of two holidays. Which things do you think area) on the ship? b)at the campsite? bikes acafé cinema shops swimming pools restaurants Read the two reviews and check your answers to Which review is more positive? Notice kids = children ‘We use kids in informal English. Ce ACL Pe ae sac ey EE Reena een) aA om eg Dee we a oe Meee ee eget uy Cees Read the reviews again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? The cruise ship has three swimming pools. Ail the films on the cruise ship are in English, The writer likes the food on the cruise ship. The campsite is good for children, The campsite has hot water, ‘The café on the campsite sells hot food. ©) Work in pairs. discuss the questions Which holiday do you lke, the cruise ofthe camping holiday? Why? + D0 you goon holiday? Where do you go?GRAMMAR ‘1a Read the questions and answers about the campsite. Which question is about a) transport? b) a place? ge Great review, Yasmin! Is there a swimming ppool atthe campsite? Yasmin? No, there isnt. But there's a beach near by. oH R33: Hello! Are there any buses from the campsite to the town? CampMaestro: ‘Yes, there are. There are four buses every hour. Bhi ‘Thanks! © b Underline the verbs in ta. 2. Complete 1-6 in the Grammar PANEL Bl with the underlined verbs in 1. 3a Complete the conversation about the cruise ship. ‘A These photos are really good, Dan, The cruise looks very relaxing! 1b Yes, itis. Mobile phones don’t work on the ship = it's great! ‘Oh, right. there any phones on the ship? Yes, there © Don't worry! You have internet access, too. There ©), ‘rooms, but there () shopping centre. aw, any computers in the an internet café in the there aplay area for children on the ship? 8 No,there'® There... alotof activities and classes, but they aren't really for kid. | don’t think {tsa good holiday for children, b @))os Listen and check. 4. a write five sentences about your town, Use there is/isn’t and there are/aren't. » @ compare your sentences with a partner. Talking about one thing: + there a cafe =| There isn'ta shop. 2 | O.. there a swimming pool? Yes/No answers Yes, there is./No, there ‘We use a/an with singular nouns. NOTE There's= There is Talking about more than one thing: + There some cafés, = | There aren't any shops. 2) there any beaches? Yes/No answers ves, there ®. No, there aren't ‘We use some and any with plural nouns. ‘We use some with There are when we don't say how many: There are some good restaurants. ‘We use any with There aren't and Ave thee? There aen‘t any good restaurants ‘Ave there any good restaurants? ‘See page 103 for grammar reference and more practic. SPEAKING 1 | who do you usualy go on holiday with, friends or famiy? Tella partner {usualy go wit my ster and her to chile 2 work in pairs imagine you want to go on holiday with the people in Student A: go to page 16. Student B: goto page 8. 3 a GP Discuss the hotels with your partner, © Which hotel do you want to go to? Why? 1 want to goto the Belleue Hotel. The hotels good because there's aswiraming poo! forthe children b Compare answers with the class. Which place is the most popular?BRCENI we1come 10 mv Home READING & VOCABULARY: Rooms & furniture House-Swap Holidays People ome to your home for their holiday and you go to their home, I's easy, i's cheap and i's relaxing. 1 @® work in groups. Look at the advert. Answer the questions. What do you think House Swap’ means? Where do people stay for this 1 kind of holiday? 2. Do you go on this kind of holiday? 3 Do you think i's a good idea? Why/Why not? 2 Read the email about a house swap. Where does Ana live? Where does Tim live? {81 Tim ‘subject: Plan of flat Dear Tim, How are you? Here’s a plan of our flat in Barcelona ~ it has three 0. «There are two ® bath. There's a big ® @ ; there are two sofas and a TV. There isn’t a) ~ one has a shower and one has a with a table and five chairs, and in the 7 but there's a car park near the flat. Can we speak on the phone tomorrow? Ihave some questions about your house in Edinburgh. We're very excited about our holiday there! Best wishes, Ana Prod 3. Look atthe plan of Ana's fat. Complete her email with the words in the box. bathrooms bedrooms garage kitchen living room 4. Match the rooms in 3 to sentences 1-5. 1. You cook in this room. 2 You have a shower here. 3. You park your car here. 4 You watch TV in this room. 5 You sleep in this room. 5 Read Ana’s email again. Find the things in the box on the plan. Which rooms are they in? bath bed chair sofa table TV EEN 4)<. See page 112 for more rooms & furniture. shower 6 @ draw a plan of our home. Describe itto your partner. Which room is your favourite? This the ichen, Tere’s.atabl herewith io chairs LISTENING 1 @))os tisten to ana talking to Tim about his house. Which two things doesn't Ana ask about? beds bikes bus stop computer shops 2 Listen again. Correct sentences 1-5. 1 The bus stop is ten minutes from the house. 2 There are five bikes. 3 The bikes are in the garden, 4 The computer is in the bedroom. 5 Tim puts juice in the fridge for guests. 3a Imagine you want to go on a house swap holiday, Where do you want to go? What kind of house do you want to stay in? Why? > & compare your ideas witha partner. Ate they similar or diferent?GRAMMAR 1 Read the sentences. Are they true for Ana’s home (A) or Tim's home (1)? 1. The computer is on the table in the living room. 2 The bus stop is next to the post office. 3 There are two sofas in the living room. 4 The internet router is under the table. 5 There's a car park near the flat 2 Look at the words in bold in 1. Complete 1-5 in the GRAMMAR PANEL 3 a Write five sentences about the picture. Use each preposition from the GRAMMAR PANEL There's a book on the sofa b ) compare with a partner. Are any of your sentences the same? PRONUNCIATION: /0/ & /0/ 1 @))o- Listen and repeat the sounds. Jo! 191 there three 2. a Read the conversation. Underline the /3/ sounds. Gircld the /6/ sounds. {Tike this house. There are three bedrooms. And there's aliving room with a big TV. B I don't think that house is good for our holiday. The kitchen and bathroom are very small b @)ox7 Listen and check. 3 Gp Listen again. Practise the conversation with partner. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE « © ‘See page 103 for grammar reference and more practic. SPEAKING 1 Write a profile for a house-swap website. Make notes about your home or choose a home from the photos. Think about the location, the area near the house (places to go, transport, etc). the rooms and furniture, © the facilities (internet, garage, swimming pool, etc). 2 GY work in small groups. Ask and answer questions about each person's home. Choose one home to visit. 3G) Work with a partner from another group. Describe the house from 2 you want to visit. Explain why you ike it styfve EE6.3 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS TUNE IN 11 Look at the photo. Answer the questions. © When do you need directions? © When you need directions do you a) use a map? b) ask someone? ¢) use your phone or computer? 2. @))o. Listen to four people asking for directions. Where do speakers 1-4 want to go? FOCUS ON LANGUAGE 3 @)os Listen to the conversations from 2. Do all the people get directions? 4 Listen again. Complete the conversations. 1 ‘A Excuse me. Is there a supermarket, here? 8 No, there isn’t. There's a supermarket. New Street, but it's‘ minutes on foot ‘A Oh, OK. Thank you. 2 excuse me. )___'s the National Museum, please? 8 It’s on Victoria Street. A Isitnear here? 5 Yes, itis. Turn right here, then) straight on. ‘The museum is on the left. ‘A OK, thank you very much. A Excuse ©) 8 imo ‘A OK, no problem. Thank you. . Where's the train station, please? , don't know. 'm not from here. 4. Excuse me. Is there a bank near here, please? B Yes, there's a bank on this street. Go straight on and the bank ison the right, to the post office. AO farisit? B It’s about two minutes on foot ‘A That's °°) fifty-six Thank you! 5 a GP work in pairs. Match the directions in the box to pictures 1-5. gostraight on it'son the left tum left turn right it's on the right Fa b @))s:0 Listen and check. ((stress 99 4 fcr user oto pope sting for deco ieee 1s there a supermarket near here? Where's the train station, please? Listen again and repeat with the correct intonation. OVER TO YOU 6 @ work in pais. act out situations 1-4, Use the map on page 117 to help you a Student A You are at the car park. You want to go to the cinema. Ask Student B for Student A You are atthe café. Give Student B directions. Student 8 decors You are atthe café. You Student 8 ‘want to find a bus stop. Ask You are atthe car park. Student A for directions. Give Student A directions. a Student A. Student A You are on Museum Road. | You aren't from the town, You want to find some Student B asks you for shops. Ask Student B for directions, but you don't directions. know the place. Student 8 Student 8 You are on Museum You want to find a Road. Answer Student A's bookshop. Ask Student A questions. for directions.TUNE IN Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. Do tourists visit your town/city? If yes, which places do they goto? \where do you go when your friends or family visit your town/city? Read Giulia’s post about a street in Milan, What do people do in the street? Tick (7) four activities. eatout [1] seefriends [] goshopping go dancing [} listen to music [_] go to the cinema [_] PREPARE FOR TASK Read the post in to questions 1-4. 1. What is the name of the street? 2 How do you get there? 3 When do you go there? 4, What buildings are there on the street? again. Underline Giulia's answers Do you like this kind of area? Why/Why not? Is there an area like this in your town/city? Read another post on the In My City website, How do you say the words in bold in your language? oe are really nice and they’ Eee ee ete ere ay poets Find an example of also and too in the post in Choose the correct options. 1. We use also before / after the main verb in the sentence. 2 We use also before / after the verb to be. 3 We use too at the beginning / end of the sentence. Fei et im lat so | go there by tram. | usually go inthe evenings because there are some great bars and restaurants there. There are also alot of small shops. | sometimes buy birthday presents fr my friends there Doe eee Dee eee cn) ee em) Rae Task Think about the best street you know. Plan a post about the street for the In My City website. Answer the questions in Write your post. Use also and too to add information. REPORT BACK Work in pairs. Read your partner's post. Ask ‘questions to get more information. Who do you go there with? Ave there any shops there? Tell the class about your partner's street. Do other students choose the same street? Which street do you want to visit? ‘fty-sevenSoca VOCABULARY Everyday activities Complete the activities with get, go or have. 1 a shower Q 2 read the newspaper Oo 3. wake up QO 4 to schoolwork [] 5 up Oo 6 breakfast ao 2 a Number the activities in 1 in the order you do them ona weekday. Cross (Xx) the activities you don't do. b ©) compare your answers with your partner. Add two activities you do in the morning Days of the week 3 Complete the days with d, m, rors. unay onay Tue. ay Wene...ay Thu ay Foivay atu.ay 4 GP Discuss with your partner. © Which is your favourite day of the week? Why? At/in/jon 5 a Complete sentences 1-3 with an activity from ‘and at, in or on, Make true sentences. 1 the evening. H the weekend. 1 Tuesdays. b “GP Work in pairs. Look at your partner’s sentences. 6 © change pairs. Tell your new partner what your old partner does atthe times na. Carmen goes running in te evening. Activities (staying in) 7 Complete activities 1-4 with a verb or a noun. < Daa 3 Loften 21 to music. 4 a takeaway. afilm, Everyday travel 8 a G) Workin pairs. Think of ve diferent types of travel. b Which types of travel do you use? Why? Ed iitsreignt GRAMMAR Wh- questions 1 a Complete questions 1-5 with question words. 1 does your friend live? She lives in Santander. 2 ‘does she do in Santander? She's a doctor. 3 do you see her? | usually visit her at weekends. 4 {do you travel to Santander? By tain, I's my favourite kind of travel 5 's that? Because it's quick and it’s cheap. b @))nroisten and check Frequency adverbs 2 Work in pairs. Rewrite sentences 1-5 with adverbs or time phrases so they are true for you 1 | get up late on Sundays. I never get up late on Sundays 2 | go to work by bus. 3. My friends get a takeaway on Saturday evenings 4 We have an English cass on Sundays. 5. Tisten to music in the mornings. FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE Talking about the time 1 @)en tisten and complete the questions. 1 A Bxcuse me! time? 8 Ws three fifteen, 2B time - please? 8 It's five twenty. 2 a Draw or write four different times on clocks 1-4. 1b @]) work in pairs. Point to your pictures. sk your partner the time Hi LOOKING BACK ‘© Think of five useful phrases or expressions from this unit ‘© Which is your favourite section in this unit? Why? ‘© Which everyday activities can you talk about?VOCABULARY Places in town 1 GP Work in pairs. Which places are near your home, ‘near your partner’s home or near the school? Copy the diagram and write the places init. cinema hotel shopping centre train station bank bus stop car park museum park post office sports centre swimming pool ‘near your: home: ear your Partner's home near the school bus stop 2 GP Work with another pair. Don’t show your di Draw new circles and complete them with information from the new pair Are they correct? Rooms & furniture 3a How many words for rooms and furniture can you write in one minute? b GP compare round the class: 0-5 = OK, 5-10 = good, 10+ = very good. 4 ) work in pairs. Look at pictures a and b. What rooms are they? What is unusual about them? Describe the furniture. GRAMMAR There is/There are + some/any ‘1 GP Work in pairs. Make sentences about your classroom. Use the words in the box and the phrases below. bed chairs child cess TV. sofa students There's a. pera ence inthe classroom. There are some. ‘There aren't any. Prepositions of place ‘a Look at the picture. Make sentences with prompts 1-5. using in, on, under, next to or near. The TVs near the door 1 1V/ door 2 cat/ chair 3 laptop / table 4 sandwich / coffee 5. sofa /living room b i) isten and check. FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE Directions 1. a © workin pars, Goto the map on page 19. You are a the Underground station Student A: give directions to one of the tourist attractions on the map. Student B: say which attraction itis. b Change roles and repeat. i LOOKING BACK '* What do you think is the most useful section of this unit? ‘* Write down five new things you can say about your town. '* ‘Write down five new things you can say about your home. fifty-nineWork in pairs. Look at photos a-f of ways people communicate. Describe them with the adjectives in the box. boring dangerous riot polite quick funny slow Interesting 1 Find the activities in the box in photos af emailing phoning talking on Skype texting writing a letter using Facebook b Do you use your mobile phone in the situations in photos a and ¢? Why/Why not? When do you never use your phone? ny 3 COMMUNICATION Work in pairs, Complete A in the Read about how two people communicate. Which forms of communication do they use? A 1 have two mobite phones. One is for work - I'm in marketing sot emai, tweet and use Facebook with my work phone. My other phone is for friends and family | don’ reall like talking on the phone, but 1 cal my parents once a week. We talk every day. Abo twice a month, | send hinJolwie)n)|+]u) ole oJs]o)ro]u]sye| NOTICE emai/rexr ‘We can use email and text as a noun or verb. ‘often send an emailftext to Julia ‘often emailtext Julia, 5 a Work in pairs. which forms of communication do you use to communicate with someone abroac? when you have important news? when you don’t have alot of time? to.send a photo or document? to invite someone to an event? b Compare your answers with the class. © GQ] workin pairs. Look atthe phrases in bold in 4. Complete @ in the Kev vocaaviany pane. Bil Communication A. which activities in the box do you do a) often? b) sometimes? c) never? Complete the table. email (instant) message phone sendacard talkon Skype text use Facebook write a letter NOTICE cAti/RiNG/PHONE The verbs call ring and phone all have the same meaning: 1 call my boyfriend every day. 7 1 ring Erica in the evening, 7 | phone my dad twice a week. 7 Frequency expressions BB. Number the expressions in order from 1 (= very often) to 5 (not very often. twice aweek [] ‘once aweek [] ‘onceamonth L] onceayear [] every day oO 7 a Write the names of five people you know. How do you contact them and how do they contact you? Use words from box A and box 8 to make sentences. A 8 email never message every day phone once/twice a week talk on Skype once/twice a month text once/twice a year tweet write a letter I talk tomy sister on Skype once a week b ©) compare your answers with a partner. Are you similar or diferent? sixty-one [EIBEZIEE t2.x1s, TEXTING, TWEETING §— Sitischgune a Alex Aen whee areou ar Emil Hey Amira, fine, thanks. Dinner sounds great. What time? on J Oh, no! is it snowing? fil I Yes, itis! Are you atthe restaurant? = 1'm reading in the garden. Alex | 5 hot and sun Yes. But we're waiting for you. We aren't eating. We'te having a drink. (a) eil } ts etic oe seo te es L a Hisashi Kano @hisashikano Ite tse wih my tl gt Ge listening ~ she's sleeping. I's raining outsice, but Inside i's warm. aperfectmoment READING & VOCABULARY: Weather & seasons 1 @ Work in pars, match messages 1-3 to photos a-c. What forms 4a GP workin pars. Look at photos a-d of communication are they? Discus the questions © What's the weather like? ‘© Where do you think the places are? 1 relaxing with family? 2 travelling? 3. shopping? ‘© What season do you think itis? 3. Work in pairs. Complete the phrases with the words in bold in 1 What's the weather like? 2 Who writes about 3 it’s 4s tid 5 is 6 i's Tits b @))ratisten and check 'b What's the weather lke today where you are? ro ,. 5 @® wnat seasons do you nave in your country? What is the weather like in each ‘See page 112 or seasons words. season? Tell your partner. sixty-twoGRAMMAR ‘1. Find the verb forms in the box in the messages in READING & VOCABULARY 1. What other verb comes before them? buying doing eating having listening reading 2 Complete 1-6 in the Gamma PANEL. 3a Work in pairs. Write present continuous questions. 1 your teacher / write / on the board? 1s your teacher writing on the board? 2 the other students / talk / alot? 3 it/rain / at the moment? 4 you / have / a good day? 1b Aseand answer the questions with your partner. 4. a @ workin pais. write ve present continuous Sentences about the picture NW Ne 'b Look at the picture on page 119. Find six differences. PRONUNCIATION: /p/ 1 @)ratisten to the sentence. fol fat 1'm phoning my uncle. 2 a Underline the /n/ sounds in sentences 1-3. 1 He's living in England. 3 Iring him every morning. 2 He's working at a bank. 1b @)r4 Listen and check. Listen again and repeat. ° _rou/we/they®)__. | working He/shesie® mnat vyourwesthey working. He /Se/I isn't amt Are youfwefthey (9. hefsherit working? SPEAKING ‘1a GP work in pairs. Follow the instructions. student A: make sentences with atime and the weather ‘rom the table, then ask questions. ‘Student B: imagine it’s the weekend. Give true answers to Student As question. ten o'clock morning. It’s | four o'clock |on | S*W48¥ | afternoon. t's SUNY ' Sunday raining. nine o'clock ‘evening. * What are you doing? + What are your family/friends doing? It's four o'clock on Saturday afternoon. it's sunny. What are ‘you doin ''m relaxing on the beach. b Change roles and repeat.72) 1 Work in pairs. discuss the questions. Are you interested in the news? How do you find out about the news? 2 Tick (/) the types of news you are interested in worl news sports news business news entertainment news weather news travel news 3 @)2s Lookat photos a and b and listen to two news reports. What types of news from 2 are they? 4. a Listen again, Are the sentences true (7) or false (FY? 1 The weather in San José is good There are a lot of people at the cinema The film stars aren’t talking to thelr fans. The fans are sending photos to their friends. Bangkok is under water after (wo weeks of rain. People are leaving the city by car. A lot of tourists are waiting at the alrport. 'b Check your answers in transcript 7.5 on page 124. Are there any stories like this in the news at the moment? 1 | work in pairs. Read Tom's email and answer the questions. 1 Where is Tom living atthe moment? 2 Ishe happy there? 1m just emailing with my news from Costa Rica! My new job Is great and I'm learning Spanish. [At the moment, I'm sitting In 2 big office with a lot of, ‘other engineers. The people in the office are very friendly land we often go out after work. This week we're going to the cinema a lot because the San José International Film Festival is on. Everyone goes to the festival - Costa Ricans love films. {really lke it here in San José. It's the wet season now. {Ym looking out of the window and it's just starting to rain. But the weather is OK. It's usually sunny in the mornings, What's the weather like at home? Email me soon with your news! TomRead the email again. Choose the correct options. ‘Tom is /isnt from Costa Rica. People in San José like / don’t ike the film festival ‘The weather in the wet season in San José is very bad / isn’t bad. ‘b How do you know the answers? Underline the information in the email that tells you. 3G) work in pairs. Discuss the questions. © Are any events or festivals happening in your town/ ‘county at the moment? if yes, describe them to your partner. ‘© What events or festivals happen every year in your town/country? When do they happen? Do you go to them? NOTICE jusr We often use just with the present continuous to ‘mean now, at this minute: The film is just starting. Just can also mean only: ‘Ym just emailing you with a quick question GRAMMAR 1.3 @® workin pairs, Tick /) the verbs which descrbe things that are happening atthe moment. Vm emaiing 2 timstting ina bgoffce. 5 Westen go. 4 timtooking out ofthe window. 5 ts just starting tora 6 es usally sunny in the mornings 'b Which verbs are in the present continuous? Which are in the present simple? 2 Complete 1-2 in the Grammar PANEL B. 3a Make present continuous or present simple questions. 1 Tom / like / his new job? 2 he / work / in asmall office? 3 what / Tom / study / at the moment? 4 Tom and his friends / often / go out / after work? 'b Answer the questions in 3a. We use the present happening at the moment. We often use itwith the words and expressions right now, atthe to talk about things that are ‘moment, just: 1m looking out ofthe window right now. 1 jus starting to ain, We use the present “to talk about things that are generally rue. We often use it with always, usually, often, sometimes and never: ‘usualy senda lot of emails at work. ‘always rains in winter in San jose ‘See page 104 for grammar reference and more practice. SPEAKING & WRITING 11) work in pairs. Discuss the questions. © What are you doing atthe moment? © What's your news? © What season sit now? © What's the weather like? 2. Write an email to Tom in READING 1. Use your ideas from 1. ti Tom subject: Hi HiTom, ‘Thanks for your email. It's great to hear your news! At the moment, I'm ‘The weather here is ‘See you soon! 3 a. Read your partner's email, Does itanswer all the questions in? ‘bp Tell the class one fact from your partner's email sixty-five7.3 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: MAKING PHONE CALLS TUNE IN 1) work in pairs. Discuss the questions. © What do you sayin your language when you answer the phone? « sit different a) at home? b) at work 2 a @)z6 Listen to two phone conversations, Match them to photos aand 6 b Listen again. What is the ‘message in each conversation? NOTICE ‘'wHo's sPEAKING?’ ‘IT's. ‘On the phone we ask Who's speaking? We answer It's... ‘When we pick up the phone at work we say our name, eg. Anya speaking. FOCUS ON LANGUAGE 3 a Match the questions 1-5 from the conversation in 2 to answers a-e. 1. Can | speak to Greg, please? Is Jack there? 3 Who's speaking, please? 4 Can take a message? 5 Can you give him a message? It’s Paul Yes, can you tell Greg I'm working at home today? ''m sorry. He isnt in the office right now. Yes, of course. Sorry Chris, he's just making lunch. b Check your answers in transcript 7.6 on page 124. Practise conversations 1 and 2 with your partner. ( (Hello. Hi, Kelly. 9) 4i)z7 sen to kl. Notice how her voce ges Reatieriwenercs @))z2 tisten to chris. Notice how his voice goes down Yon kelly's name. 4 )251isten to Kety and cris and repeat wth the Sanat erat REN SAL OVER TO You 4 ) Work in pairs. Read the information and make notes about what to say. Student A You want to speak to Aisha. You want to tell ner that the film starts at 8 p.m. You call, her flat and her flatmate answers the phone. Student 8 You are Aisha’s flatmate, Aisha’s friend calls and you answer the phone. He/She ‘wants to speak to Aisha, but Aisha is having a shower at the moment. 5 a Actout the phone conversation Student A Student 8 say hell, Ask to speak to Aisha. ( Tell Student A that Aisha’s having a shower al the moment. Ask who's calling, L r say that’ re ) — rc { Finsh ie comversation. L J Give your name. Ask to leave a message for nks and give your message. 'b Change roles and repeat. Use the information below. Student A You are going to your friend ‘Michael's house for dinner. You are waiting for the bus, butit's late. Student 8 You are Michael's flatmate. ‘Michael is cooking at the moment. Take a message.