My life is a simple thing that would interest nobody.

It is a known fact that I was born, and that is all that is necessary.

GRAMMAR simple past of be: was I were

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a Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn't, or weren't. 7 Sofia Vergara / born f Columbia? ./
!r··who~th<it?
~:e. It's EdithWhait-on.
\f'.;:~hY~~ }19~$ . :she famous? 8 Frank Sinatra/ singer?./
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _?
· 8 . ·,:she .~•. · a writer.
A·'·:'.!;:;:;;-: •.• :..:,:> · she Canadian?
·e .)lo, she~ .:-.:{::: ·. ________. 9 J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis/ painters? Jt
· : .. s~\.· ·> .-. • . . American. She 6 born ____________________?
: .. tin$~~9rkcity~n 1862. ------·-·- ·
A Anif' "" . ··
. ~- . . .
she married? 10 Michael Jackson f born/ Britain? Jt
_ __ _ _ _ _ _ __________ ?
8 Yes, she .. <:---------..- - -·
:·: :-:·

b Write questions and answers.

c Complete the dialogues with present or past forms ofbe.
Alexander Graham Bell/ sportsman? Jt
~\,\.{i,_,_,,a~s~A~k~xuawnwd~er'-""G~r=ah~a=m,,,,,..B=e=ll~a~s~p~owrt~sm"""'aun_ ____? 1 A What day-1.t,_ it today?
No he wasn't . 9·:·Monday. Yesterday was Sunday.
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2 Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor/ actors?./ ·:z:: :·/!\ Hi. · your sister at home?
Were Richard.Iiti.r..toJJ_and Elizabeth Tavlor actors
- ? := :·&NP,She ....;.;.~~~..· .She -·-··· ·-· __ _
__ Yes. they were . =:.. :·~··· here this rnnrn.ing, but now she _ __ _
3 Jorge Luis Borges/ writer?./ :=:~:: '.·'.·atwork. :·.
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~----------~? •s:· .~. I can't find rny keys. Where____ _ _.. they?
=·::: 9· I don'fknow._They ------·on your desk
4 The Beatles/ from the US? Jt :;:.. : .•. :this mor~i~:
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4 :·A Where. your new friend from?
::. ·. fl He . born in the US, but his
S Robert Frost/ politician? Jt
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j,t1~{;~(;'; you~::,: :~::::::te,day?
6 I.M. Pei/ composer? Jt ... ..fS:::~~~~:~~ .,._--'-'___ very late
··"_ for work.
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 2 VOCABULARY word formation 4 LISTENING
a Make professions from these words. Use a or an. a 4W:t..~ Listen to a radio program about the greatest Americans o
1 invent an inventor all time. Number the people in the order they come on the list.
2 write
3 play
4 compose
5 music
6 paint ----~--- -

7 business
8 act
9 science
10 sail

b !.lnderline the stressed syllables, e.g. an inl!mtor.

c Practice saying the words in a.
d Complete the sentences with was / were and a
noun from a.
Francis Drake _J~fil.Jtsailo.r_
2 Beethoven and Mozart were composers
3 James Dean _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __
4 Galileo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _.

5 Freddie Mercury -~--------------

6 The Wright brothers------- -- -
7 F. Score Fitzgerald _ _ _ _ __ __ __
8 Howard Hughes _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _
9 Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec _ _ _ _ _ __
b ~ 'fl? Listen again. Write T (true) or F (false).
1 Ben Franklin was a young newspaper owner.
3 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress 2 George Washington was born on February 12, 1732.
~'~~ Listen and repeat the conversation. 3 He was 76 when he died.
4 Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929.
,A WhQ was Aaron Copland? 5 He was young when he died.
:8 He was acomposer.
6 Abraham Lincoln was a painter.
A W~s he aritish7
7 He was 56 when he died.
& No. he wasr'l't. He was American.
8 The greatest American of all time was a singer.
A When was he born?
8 He was born in 1900.
A Were his parents composers?
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·NO: they USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
... . weren't.
Learn these words and phrases.
the (16th) century ..}· .....:r.:
killed
between (1816 and 1820) b1'tw::1
be against (something) ,. , ~ !-Ji:n"!
be in love (with someone) "1 m t \\

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 Girls just want to have fun.

1 GRAMMAR simple past: regular verbs 8 time/ work/ did /What/ arrive/ Luisa/ yesterday/ at
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a Complete the sentences with a regular verb in the simple B At ten o'clock.
past, first in the affirmative and then in the negative.
c Complete the questions and answers.
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Yesterday I missed my bus, but I didn't miss my
train.
2 We _ _ __ _ _ to the news, but we
- -- - - - · t o the weather.
3 My parents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ French at school, but
they. Spanish or Japanese.
4 My sister the movie with me,
but she che soccer game.
5 The secretary . - - a table for lunch,
but she a taxi.
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6 1 some music onto my laptop,
but I any movies.
7 The salesperson _ last Saturday, 2 when l Michael Jackson I die
but she ____ on Sunday. ?
8 My brother tennis at school, He died in ._ __.;;...,...,---.
but he basketball.
b Order the words to make questions.
1 you/ did/ night/ TV / What/ on/ last/ watch?
A What didyou watch on TY......las"""'"'tn...,iB'gh...,t~_ _ _ _?
B 1watched the news.
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2 did / game / the / time / end /What
A _ _ __ _ _ ___ She died in -~-
B At six o'clock. when I the first tourist I travel into space
3 your / presents /birthday / like / you / Did =::·::. ?
A _ __ _ _ _ __
B Yes, I did. They were great!
4 did/ college/ your/ in/ brother/ What/ study ?
A - - -- - -- - - - - - - - _____ ? They appeared in ___ ~ ·
B Modern Languages.
5 parents /your / arrive / late / Did .. ., when I Tim Bemers·Lee I create the World Wide Web
_ __ _ __ ? ?
A ----------- •·•·············
B No, they didn't. They were early. :~:@::;:;:~:lte created it in _ __
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6 Brazil /your / in/ friends Jdid / Where / live
A _ _ _ __ _ __ ?
B Rio de Janeiro.
7 of/ you/ Did Jat/ the/ cry J movie/ end/ the
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B Yes, l did. It was very sad.
 2 VOCABULARY past time expressions 5 LISTENING
@the correct answer. a ~flt Listen to four speakers describing bad
1 I chatted with my friends for an hour~/
trips. How did they travel (e.g., by car, etc.)?
yesterday night. 1 3 _ _ _ _ __ __
2 My friend finished college ago two years/ 2 4
two years ago. b ~,y~~ Listen again and match the speakers 1-4
3 They traveled abroad last month / the last month. to the sentences a- d.
4 Did you call me last morning/ yesterday morning?
5 It stopped raining two hours ago / two ago hours.
Speaker 1 D
6 My brother worked in the city last July / the last July.
Speaker2 D
7 We watched that movie before two weeks/
Speaker3 D
two weeks ago.
Speaker4 D
8 David booked the tickets yesterday afternoon/ A A stranger helped me.
last afternoon. B Someone in my family helped me.
9 Steve was born in 1990 /on 1990. C I started my trip twice.
10 l played golf the day yesterday before / D I didn't arrive at my destination.
the day before yesterday.

3 PRONUNCIATION -ed endings USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

a ~-m Listen to the words. Underline the word Learn these words and phrases.
where -ed is pronounced /rd/.
1 booked checked wanted walked surprised ~.--r'p: dl7-...t
2 painted arrived finished traveled arrive ~ ·· ... \
3 asked waited looked stopped cry ,~Lt!'

4 called played chatted listened miss ;ni-,

s missed watched cooked started text 1;:!-,~t
6 followed decided lived relaxed travel ·t; :~·' !
b .~~ Listen again and repeat the words. country house k \:ll:' 'J::l•P·

4 READING
a Read the article and choose the best title.
1 The wrong match
2 The wrong destination
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erbian tennis player Bojana Jovanovski
was only 19 when she played in the
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3 The wrong player
b Read the article again and answer
the questions.
How old was Bojana when the
incident happened?
2 Where was the tennis tournament?
3 How did she travel to Carlsbad?
4 Where did Bojana travel to first?
5 When did she arrive at the tournament? ~~ was in Carlsbad, New Mexico and the transportation service was in Carlsbad,~-~
6 Who did she play in her first match?
7 Did she win?
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San Diego Open. However, she almost
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to Carlsbad. It was a long trip because :~}:;fa~'1(T:' ..· .,:.;.
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-~- · Bojana needed to take three different planes. ..;~1}&:}:!
When she finally arrived in Carlsbad, she was surprised .;:;;;;_;;;.;;;::•;: 1·· · !MB!!li~
fa
M to find that the airport was empty. She waited for 15 minut~ 1
~·~ and then called Tournament Transportation. The problem was that Bojana
;··~ California where the tournament was. So, Bojana stayed in New Mexico for ~!;
::~ the night and the~ traveled to Carlsbad, California the :ext morning. She ~
~ arrived only 30 minutes before the start of her match with the Ital1an player ~
::~ Roberta Vinci. Unfortunately, the day finished badly for Bojana because shef-1!
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~=~ lost the match 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. After that, she just wanted to go home! ~
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l GRAMMAR simple past: irregular verbs 2 VOCABULARY go, have, get

a Change the sentences from the present to the past.
l We meet in a cafe. (last night)
~et in a cafe la~st~n=~6'h=t~.- · -- - - - - - - -
2 Mateo sees his friends after work. (last night)
3 Emily loses her keys. (yesterday)
- - - --- --------- -----
4 We don't have dinner at home. (last night)
a Cross 011t the incorrect expression.
I GO to the beach out to a restaurant a-bm
2 HAVE lunch a sandwich for a walk a sister
3 GET dressed a good time up an email
4 GO to bed a car away on vacation
5 HAVE breakfast a bike short hair 18 years
6 GET shopping home a newspaper a taxi
b Complete the text with went, had, or 80t.

5 They leave work at 5:30. (yesterday)

6 Alex doesn't get up early. (yesterday morning)

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7 My friend feels sick. (yesterday)
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8 Junko doesn't go out during the week. (last week)

9 I don't wear glasses. (yesterday)

10 Luciana can't come to my party. (last year)

b Complete the questions in the dialogue.

t was my wife's birthday last Saturday.
A W.here 1 ___ d(dya(l iiCL..... last night?
.$ I went to that new sushi restaurant in town.
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8 Y'.es, it was greqt.
good? I so we ' _ \.\.!.t W1- away for the weekend.
I booked a hotel on the Internet and on
Friday we '--· _ _ the train to the coast.
A Wtfo~ with? It was late when we arrived. so we just
8 rwentw}~h my friend. , . __ _ a sandwich and• ___ _ to bed.
A '#hat~ ?
The next day. we~ ·- - u p early and
8 I wore je13ns and my new black shirt.
_ _ _ breakfast in the hotel. It was a
A What time• ___ home?
)j: We got home at about midnight. beautiful day, so we 1 _ _ _ _ to the beach.
,A ~.. a taxi home? We took a swim in the morning. and in the
'a Yes, We-~dn't want to drive. afternoon we a for a walk. In the
A OicF · _ _ __ __a good time? ......; evening. we ' _ dinner in an expensive
:e. Yes, we hacJ a great time. The food was delicious!
A ~ it expensive? :-:·:·· french restaurant. The food was deliciO\,lS~ .The
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••, :::.:_·;. next day':"as Sunday, so we 10 .... back ...

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 3 PRONUNCIATION irregular verbs, b mmt4 Listen again and answer the questions.
sentence stress I When was it?
a Look at the pairs of irregular verbs. Do they have the
same vowel sound? Write S (the same) or D (different). 2 Who was Melissa with?
I came had [Q]
2 did feel D 3 Where were they?
3 taught wore D
4 When did she arrive in the city?
4 lost spoke D
5 met went D
6 knew saw D 5 Where did they have a coffee?
7 heard left D
8 took could D 6 Did they have a good time? Why (not)?

b ~- Listen and check. Then listen and 7 What did they have for dinner?
repeat the irregular verbs.

c ~ Listen and repeat the sentences. Copy 8 What time did they get home?
the~thm.

~ What did you do last night?

: B i went to the !!'!QVies.
:· A Whodidyou go with?
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
:· It(~t with a friend. Learn these words and phrases.
~ A Where dld you go after the movies? goal i\.-Jool ·
~ B WE) went to a RStaurant. moon mun·
:j wedidn•t have an expensive meal. scarf 'skorJi
~~:::: we didn't get home late.
.... ~ screen :'>knn·
embarrassed :'im'b<eost·
4 LISTENING memorable fl1(;lll;'lr,:;hl.·
decide /(11 said!
a ~~ Listen to an interview about a takeaswim .t.:1k :'1 's\.\rn1'
memorable night. What did Melissa do?
know (somebody) a little .nl>O ;1 '!it!'

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1 VOCABULARY directions :;·.+:1?~{;~ ffi]v~ 4 READING
Complete the words. @].[ill mil• m:::~ a Read the information about getting around in the US.

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3 turn r _ _ _ __
a iiif~ 11m 0
By bus
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In the US. an ~on'll~t. way for
traveling long distances is by bus.
The most important company is
4 go p _ _ _ _ the train station Greyhound, which has -ffii<l~e~ service
S on the c._ _ _ __ between big cities. Greyhound is also
6 across f_ _ _ __ a ~onv~I)~~ way for traveling to smaller cities and towns
7 ab_ _ _ __ that don't have other forms of transportation like trains or
airplanes. Traveling by bus is usually cheap if you buy your
8 at the tr_ _ _ _ ._ _ _ __ ~ ticket early and travel at times of the day that are not busy.

~ By car
2 ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS Many people travel by car in the US. It can
be expensive. and there is often a lot of
Complete the dialogue with these words. traffic. However, traveling by car means
that you can be independent and flexible'..
exactly ~ miss near say Sorry tell way Where's Also, a car with three or more passengers
·------------------ - - - - - - - - - - - - -
can be cheaper than public transportation. You can go quickly
" '{ Excuse me. please. 2
- - - -- the train station? from one city to the next on freeways. but small roads are often
8 3 , t don't live here. more sc;eni¢, and fun. Parking in big cities can be difficult and very
expensive. Some cities like Denver. Baltimore. and Philadelphia
A Excuse me, IS the train station• ----------···-·--·-·--- here? have light rail train systems. You can park outside the city in
·'C The train station? It's near here, but I don't know a free parking lot and then take a light rail train downtown.
$ where. Sorry.
6 By train
A Excuse me. can you - - - - - - - - - - - - me the Trains are generally faster and more
·•••••··········-----~.- to the train station, please?
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comfortable than buses for long distance
D Yes, of course. Go past the hotel. Then turn left at the travel, but they can be a lot more expensive,
traffic; lights. It's at the end of the street. There is only one train company that
A Sorry, <:QU(d you~ that again, please? operates train service in the US. and
that is Amtrak. Passengers can get information on timetables
D Yes, GQ past the hotel. Then turn left at the traffic lights
and fares from the Amtrak website. which also has a way to buy
ancfit's at the eno of the street. You can't tickets. There are three types of tickets: , coat~ ~:ss, business
~--~----it! class. and first class. Tickets are cheaper if you buy them early.
A Thankyou.
b Read the information again. Write T (true) or F (false).
3 SOCIAL ENGLISH 1 Taking a bus is a slow way to travel. .I..
2 The best time to travel by bus is at quiet times.
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
3 There isn't much traffic in the US.
could course meet nice Maybe there Wftat: would 4 You need to pay for parking when you use
---------·---···-··-- - · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - light rail in Denver.
__J!'.lliu_ a view!
5 You can buy tickets from Amtrak.
2 What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you like to visit?
3 What is to see? c Match the highlighted adjectives to their meanings.
4 We go to the art gallery. I beautiful
5 Would you like to for lunch? 2 easytodo
6 That's really of you . 3 cheap
7 another time. 4 easy to change something

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8 Yes, of _ 5 happening often