unt 140 A Lesson A simple and continuous verbs (review) A Complete the questions. Use the correct forms of the verbs given. CRs ‘Avoid continuous forms with verbs lke believe, know, like, 1, What were you _doing (do) at this time last week? and wane 2. you (play) a'sport last weekend? nae iencwn each other 3. What kind of music you: (like) nowadays? (NOT Have you-been-trowing- 4. How tong you (know) your best friend? eae rteeee 5. Who you usually (spend) time with on weekends? 6. Howoften you (go) to the movies? 7. you (travel) somewhere interesting on your last vacation? 8. Howlong___you — (lear) English? EB Pair work Ask and answer the que: ns above with a partner. Lesson B Verb complements: Verb + -ing or to + verb A Complete the conversations is more than one correct answer. the correct forms of the verbs. Sometimes there 1. A. Why did you decide (study) English? Notice the difference in meaning. 8 I'm considering __(get) into hotel I remember paying the bill. management, and hotels expect you (remember now ~ | paid it before.) (speak) English well. | remembered to pay the bill. (lremembered, then | paid it after) 2. A What are you planning on (do) tonight? B Well, 'm thinking about__(go) to the movies. A Well, ifyou go, remember___(call) me. 3. A Doyou remember (meet) your best friend for the first time? B Let me think ...| guess | don’t remember the exact moment we met, but | know we really liked (play) together when we were little kids. 4. A What do you intend (do) next summer? B I'm going to stop__ (work) at the beginning of August so | can spend a couple of weeks (Felax) at the beach. 5. A Are you going to continue _(take) English classes after you've finished this course? B Yes, I definitely want to keep on (earn) English! 6. A Do you remember (get) your first-ever job? B Yeah. | worked in this new store. Luckily, | remembered (show up) early, because they did the training an hour before we started. 18 Pair work Take turns asking and answering the questions above.unr} \ Extra practice A Lesson A Comparisons with (not) as...as... A Complete the b statements so they have the same meaning as the a statements. Use (not) as... as... 1. a. Sneakers are more comfortable than boots. Don't use so instead of as. b. Boots She wears as many bright 2. a. Women usually dress more fashionably than men. ‘colors as she can b. Men A (NOT She wears so-mony-bright = cofers.9 she con.) 3. a. Ilike pastels more than bright colors. b. Idon’t like bright colors 7 4. a. Long hair and short hair are equally stylish, b. Short hair. z 5. a. Ispend very little money on clothes - the least possible. b. Ispend é 6. a. Women and men both have to work hard to look stylish b. Men have to : 7. a. When | buy shoes, | pay the most I can afford. b. When I buy shoes, Ipay 8. a. Designer clothes and clothes from cheap stores can look equally stylish. b. Clothes from cheap stores. ‘“*joU[| B Pairwork Do you agree with the b statements above? Tell a partner. Lesson B Negative questions A. Complete the negative questions in the conversations with isn’t, aren't, don’t, or doesn’t. Then practice with a partner. LA you love these shoes? = B I'mnot crazy about them, actually. | mean, ___ that style kind of boring? 2A these glasses cool? 8 Yeah, they're great. they kind of expensive, though? 3. A I'm thinking about changing my hair. this a great style? 8 I don't know. it seem too short? 4A this sweater seem a little too bright for me? Um afraid I'd never wear it. B Really? you like bright colors? ‘you B Practice the conversations. Replace B’s lines with your own o} Then change roles. 1aA Lesson A The simple present passive A Complete the conversations. Use the simple present active or passive form of the verbs given. 1. A What people __ (wear) during Carnival in Latin America? B Lots of people costumes. 2. A What____—Chinese children (give) by their parents on New Year's? B They red envelopes filled with money. 3. A What's the most popular sport that __ (play) by men and women? B Well, soccer by both men and women, So | guess it’s soccer. 4. A What_______people___(eat) on Thanksgiving in the United States? 8 Most people turkey. 5. A In Korea, Children’s Day (celebrate) in May or in June? 8 ___in May. 6. A Whatkinds of things (buy) during the holidays in the U.S.? & It depends on the holiday. Like on the Fourth of july, people __ fireworks and stuff. 7. A What kinds of events (hold) during the traditional festivals in Japan? B Well, people (play), and lanterns (put) in front of the houses. It's really pretty. EB Pair work Write five questions about holidays or festivals in your country. Use the passive. Then take turns asking a partner your questions. Can you answer your partner’s questions? A So, when is the Dragon Boat Festival celebrated? 8 That's easy. It’s celebrated in June. A Lesson B verb + -ing and to + verb; position of not ‘A. write the sentences about texting etiquette another way. Use verb + -ing or to + verb. Texting during class is not acceptable. [t's not acceptable to text during class It’s impolite to text friends when you're having dinner with someone. Texting too many times in a day can offend people. Not responding to a text message immediately is acceptable. _ _— It’s appropriate to read text messages during a business meeting. = Letting your text messages beep during a meeting is not acceptable, It’s OK not to spell words out in full in emails. == te 8. Sending a lot of texts to someone is bad manners. Moweene [EB Pair work Discuss the statements above. Do you agree with them? Why or why not?unr Rens A Lesson A be supposed to; was / were going to Ba cir to spe sUpaiensl correct A. Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of be supposed to or 2 was | were going to. 1's supposed 10 rain later. (Not sepessedtseposey 1. Lexpected my friend to arrive at 7:00 tonight, but he didn’t show soppessed) up until 9:00. My friend was supposed to arrive at 7:00, but he didn't show up until 9:00. _ 2. You should bring a small gift when you go to a friend’s house for dinner. 3. I heard there'll be a storm this weekend. 4, I wanted to send out invitations to my birthday party, but | didn't have time. 5. My sister planned to have a party this weekend, but then she decided not to. 6. I'm planning to go to a concert tonight. My friends say it's going to be fun. “S706 B Pair work Make a list of things you're supposed to do and not supposed to do in English class. Is there anything you were supposed to do last week for English class but didn’t do? unny A Lesson B inseparable phrasal verbs A Rewrite the underlined hee Bal of the sentences using an expression in the box. et al ith getawaywith —-getover yet through t See = ae Senne — Enos get out of them 1. find work parties boring. {usually try to avoid them. 2. Ittakes me ages to find time to return friends" calls. I'm surprised Other inseparable phrasal Ihave any friends, verbs + prepositions ae long with, [ook forwor. 3. Ifa friend tells me allie, I never stop being upset byit. Inever trust that | Ze" Cpr” minh ioek onward person again. someone understand) 4. I'm not good at buying gifts for people, so | usually try to auaid criticism and buy gift cards. 5. It annoys me when friends can't make it to the end of dinner without looking at their phones. 6, My dad wants a big party for my twenty-first birthday. | hate parties, but he won't listen, and! can’t make him understand. My friends are all pretty easygoing. | have a great relationship with them all. 8. like to spend Friday evenings all by myself. | can’t wait for them, ‘A*youl B Pair work Make the sentences above true for you. Then read your sentences to a partner. 143