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Joanna talks about pushing, yourself to the limit 7 Asking and answering questions | | ahouthabilsand stress | 7 Discusion: visual material] | pp.44, 45; Discussion: pushing | | Yourself tothe limit pp-4d, 45: te = | Speak Out Avoiding silences pid) — Social networking addiction. | Discussion: addictions and | | social networking | Three people talk about their | Pairwork activity | addictions | Multiple choice p.46 Completing notes p44 Describing a phioto p45 Matching p48 ] Article: The Secret World of ] | Animals im i | | bold Sh Extract from anovel: The / Discussion and presentation: Shadow of the Wind opinions about statements | | Reading skls: Referencing | | ‘Aradio programme about Speak Out Justiving opinions | heroes 4; Discussion: bravery and | heroism p.54; Discussion: a | | questionnaire p.55; Discussion: | | secrets and honesty p55 | | Book review Unkneart) and | Wing ss Book | biography review Multiple choice p.52 Matching p54 A book review p.66 sn aeUni Page Grammar Leas 7 Page, stage, screen | 60-61 | Reported speech “Adjectives to describe e258 Words to describe peformers p.62 Words and phrases from the text p.63 85 Related words p G1 Entertainment p.65 86-7 _| Reporting verb patterns ‘Exams link Culture Sentence completion pp.61, 67;Error_ | Word formation p.65 correction p 61; Verbs in brackets p.67 8 Hi-tech 68-69 | The Passive with passive infinitive and | gerund = [TOT Words and phrases from the text | | | | es ‘rain Your Brain; Compounds ‘Linkers: although, despite, in spite of Exams link Science Sentence completion p.69 and Verbs in brackets p.69 9 No 78-79 | Conditionals: 0, 1,2, 3 and mixed conditionals Pe esr Crimes and criminals; Words from the text p80 | 82-85 Time and money [SESS Tutsi ontushoutdhad better Exams ink Country ‘Yerbs in brackets pp.79, 85 and society; Man. Sentence transformations p.85 = 10 No place like ‘86-87 _| Relative clauses: defining and non-defining home cay | Words and phrases from the text | | e 90-91 “Animal homes and adjectives to describe them p90 | Attitude adjectives p.90 2a | Places p22, | Collocations with adjectives p.93 Sentence completion p.87 TOO] Tmipersonal report siructures: it is7 | was thought to bemhave been, ete. | 02-103 | / Words and phrases from the listening p.102 | Adjectives to describe character p.103 Exams tink Culture; Sentence completion pp.97, 101 School Verbs in brackets p.101 12 Media 2.0 T0105 | Quantiliers | [106-107 / Sections ofa newspaper p.10T | | Tain Your Brain Singular and plural p.107 | Tos-i0a | oe ") Film vocabulary p.108; | | Words from the text p.108 rh T1011 | / Linking words | Multiple choice p.105 Culture shocks p.114 Student activities p.120 Writing bank p.125 Check itout p.129 Word list p.138 4Con) rer) rot ar) [Website:anovelinayear | Extracts ftom stories ‘Jigsaw reading: All the worlds | Derek and Vicky talk about | Diseussion: street performers stage [festivals in their home towns _| Loncon Entertainment Gude Radio programe: fame ancl | Speak Oe Generals 51 | success p.64; Conversations | Discussion: culture and | About the arts p05 | the arts p65 ‘Extract: Who's sorry now? | Pairwork activity p.67 Jigsaw reading p.62 | Matehing p.61 | Exchanging opinions p.65 Matching p.62, | Completing a summary p.64__| 4 ‘News items: inventions: | Pairwork activity, Extract: The boy who hamessed | “A conversation about William | Discussion: William's | the wind and his contribution to his | contribution to his country - country. __| p71; Different opinions p:71__| 7 ‘Science and inventions quiz ‘Maria talks about a bar chart speak Out: Graphs/Charts p.72 ia 3 | anda graph Pairwork activity p72 Labour-saving devices: forand | Discussion; communication | Writing skills: For-and- against | ‘and friends ‘gna essays: | arguing persuasively STigsaw reading p71 | | A forsand-against vie | per "i Alison's story p.79 | si Article about Frank Abagnale_ Discussion: crime | Aconversation about identity Speak Out: Being tentative p.82 thet eee Roleplay. | Five people talk about being Roleplay | untueky | | atuttipte eticice p20 True/Palse p82 Roleplay p.85 | Matching p.85 4. unusual hoi Article: No Place Like Hom ‘Talking about places Discussion: living away from home p.89; Discussion: house ‘Conversations: solving riddles | rules and life skills p.89 | Animal monologues p90 ‘Speak Out: Criticising/Showing | Listening skis: Judging attitude | annoyance p.91 a a |_Adomestic argument p91 Hotes of Tomorrow | Conversations: places in the | Roleplay * Witing sks | home | Deseription of an event Jigsaw reading p.89 Matching p.90 | Description of an event | Degoribing s photo pot Solving riddles | Extract from a short story: The Ransom of Red Chief Article: the disappearance of Mr Powell Extract froma short story: ‘The Ransom of Red Chief "| Radio phone in: exam ‘Discussion about the story 7 Discussion: what happened to | | Mr Powell p.100 | Discussion: mysteries p.101_| Discussion; exam problems | 1.102; Speak Out: Problem | problems p.102 Conversation: a seating plan solving p.103; Pairwork p.103;, for historical figures p.108- | Discussion: who would you | | like to sit next to? ‘True/Palse p.98; Sequencing Exchanging opinions p.103 events p.98; Matching p.103 HL | | ] Interview: media trends Discussion: what makes a) | | good news story? a / Shauit and Rebecea talle about a project p.106; Rebecca | | chooses a photo p.106 Article: movie mistakes Pairwork: discussing photos | p.106; Speak Out Making choices 1.106; Pairwork activity p.106 | Discussion: movie mistakes | Trregnlar verbs p.154 Pronunciation p.155 Writing skills: Organising ideas in a text A formal letter p.110 Describing a photo p.106 Exchan; (@MB Texts recorded on Class CDA fresh start Read, listen and talk about personality anc change Practise present and past tenses; opposites, Focus on agreeing and disae GRAMMAR AND LISTENING 11 In pairs, look at the photos of Colin and answer the questions. 1 In what ways has he changed in th Use the adjectives in the box below 2 Why do you think he changed his ima; Appearance: sporty, cute, untidy, slim, plain, sloppy, well-groomed, fit Clothes: professional, casual, smart, trendy serufly, unfashionable, elegant, sophisticated Personality: good-natured, serious, ambitious, fun-loving, self-conscious, reserved, outgoing, nice, a bit lost, full of himself 2 (Got Listen to three conversations. Did they happen before or after Colin changed his image? How can you tell? Write a description of a person last year? 3 (G2) Listen again and answer these questions. Conversation 1 1 How is Colin feeling? Why? 2 How long has Colin been looking for aj 3 What had Colin done to prepare for the job interview last month? 4 Why didn’t Colin get the job Conversation 2 5 How has Colin changed in the way he looks and the way he feels 6 What has he been doing to keep fit? 7 What does he do for a living now 8 What was he doing when he found out about the job? Conversation 3 9 How many jobs has Colin had before 10 Has Colin prepai How do you know? 11 What does Colin do in his free time 12 How long has Colin had his motorbik: 1 well for the interview?4 In pairs, discuss these questions. 1 Robert says ‘I think know where you've been going wrong.’ Where has Colin been going wrong? 2 Sue asks Colin ifhe misses the old Colin. Do you think he does? Would you miss ‘the old you? 3 The interviewer says ‘How interesting! What is she suggesting? Why? Work it out '5 Find examples ofthe following tenses and meanings In the questions in Exercise 3. Present 1 states How do you know? 2 routines and habits 3 permanent situations and facts Present Continuous ‘temporary situations/actions in progress now or around now Past Simple actions completed at a specitic time in the past Past Continuous actions in progress at a specific time inthe past or ‘when something else happened Present Perfect Simple 1 states that began in the past and continue up to now 2 actions completed at an unspecified time up to now, ‘with important results now 3 experiences during an unfinished period of ime (e.g. during my life) Present Perfect Continuous 1 actions in progress over a perod of time up to now 2 processes in the past with Important results now Past Perfect the earlier of two past actions > Check it out page 129 6 Match the beginnings 1~8 with the endings a-h to ‘make sentences. Explain your decisions. 1 ve heen trying to get a job 2 (tried to get a job 3 Eve tried to get a job 4 Twas trving to get a job 5 He didn’t recognise her because 6 She couldn't get a job so 7 Every six months 8 She looks much better now Booooodo a when I decided to start my own business, b but I think its time to give up. ¢ for about six months now. d but I gave up after six months e she changed her image. { she's changed her image. g she changes her image. h she'd changed her image 7 (Gis) Listen and answer the questions. 1 Who are the people and what is their relationship to Colin? 2 Who is more positive and who is more negative? How do they describe Colin? 3 Whose opinion do you agree with more? wig? ‘8 (@is! Complete the sentences from the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then listen again and check. 180 you (have) a good look at him —__(you/know)? speak) to him? 3 Well, he (have) problems with the photocopier yesterday, so I (show) him how it worked and ... 4 Yes, 1 (sce) him with a gym bag. Lexpect he (work out) on the way hone. 9 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. About a year ago, a TV company | (ook) for people to appear on a show called Total Makeover, and my sister * (omit) to suggest I take part. And stupidly, (agree) to do it. [remember at one point | felt like a princess: one person ¢ eut) my hair and another (paint) my nails. I couldn't see what they (@o) — that’s part of the programme, to make it a surprise. Anyway, in the end it was time to see what they 7____ (do) to me. The presenter = (turn) round the mirror and Tnearly*____(seream). They a (eu) off almost all my hair, 1 (have) to smile and pretend to be happy, but inside I = (ery). Now1®, (tey) to grow my hair long again. 167 (grow) back a bit, but T still Givear) a hat most of the time. £0 In groups, discuss the questions. 1 Do you think Colin did the right thing? Why? 2 Why do people have makeovers? 3 Would you ever change your image? If so, why?READING AND LISTENING 1 ‘in pas, look at the pictures of Flame Warriors, What do you think they represent? Then read the introduction to check, \/a) Look at the names of the ten Flame Warriors. Which adjectives might describe each one? Explain your choices. Then read the article and choose the best adjective for each character. ded disruptive annoying chatty even- frustrating harmless nasty rambling unsteady critical Read the article again and match the questions 1-10 to the correct warriors. 1 Who attacks other people's characters rather than their arguments? 2 Who doesn’t know what to do? 3. Who doesn’t take the time to understand the argument? 4 Who expects others to entertain them? 5 Who is invisible most of the time? 6 Who just wants others to reply to them? 7 Who never writes long responses? 8 Who prefers the social side of online discussions? 9 Who tries to be fair but is often unweleome in disputes? 10 Who uses humour to spoil discussions? ‘Vocabulary Match the underlined words in the article \with the definitions 1-6. What is the connection between the words? 1 the culture that comes from the Internet 2 online etiquette — rules for how to behave 3 to get involved in a cliseusston after lurking for some time 4 ‘citizens’ of the online community 5 to read the messages on an online forum but never write anything 6 a list of frequently asked questions on a website Collocations Find nouns in the article that collocate with these adjectives and verbs. Then make more ‘oollocations with the words from the box. 1 bare disrupt 7 lengthy 2rambling Sirrelevant 8 reveal Bin-depth 6 avoid 9 umexpected analysis comments feet a meeting offending someone process _ reply asecret visitor 6 Metaphors and images Undertine al the words and phrases in the article connected with fre and war. Why do you think the writer has used so many powerful images? 7 Look at these phrases from the text. In pairs, discuss the image created by the phrases in the context of online discussions. they put their heads down .. snappy replies ... someone ... will take the bait disrupt the delicate ecology stumbling their way into discussion forums 8 In pairs, discuss these questions. 1 Which of the adjectives from Exercise 2 describe your online personality? 2 Which Flame Warrior is most like you? Why? ‘9 (is) Listen to an expert on online personalities. Which Flame Warrir(s) would benefit from Alice's advice? Why? ‘10 \a8i8) Listen again. Are the statements true (1) or false (F)? 1 When we are online, we can be more honest than when we are offline. Qo 2 Alice thinks flaming is acceptable. o 3 Flaming can make us fee! stressed. o 4 Alice was a regular contributor to the Psychology forum. Oo 5 Alice sent an angry reply to the man a oO Q QO ‘on the forum. 6 Alice’s Internet problems actually helped her to avoid a bigger problem. 7 You should never write a message to a forum when you're angry. 8 Jokes are dangerous in online discussions. 11 Alice uses the following metaphors. What does ‘she mean? 1 hold your tongue 2 fall into a trap 3 get something off your chest. 12 Choose another one of the Flame Warriors. In pairs, ‘write some ‘golden rules’ for your Flame Warrior Read your advice to another pair. Can you guess which warrior their advice is or?Flame Warriors — contemporar netiquette ty Mike Reed Some years ago, a calm and quiet discussion forum that I belonged to erupted into a burning flame war. While the forum burnt, | amused myself by drawing caricatures of the main participants. Over the years, the list of online fighters has grown into the Flame Warriors ~ the different personalities we become when we go online. DERI combat stateay isto drown their enemies in a sea of angry words. They have no understanding of subtlety and ignore everything except the bare 5 essentials of any argument. After a brief look at their opponent’ arguments they put their heads down and rapidly fire off long, rambling messages full of » grammatical and factual errors. get involved in hot disputes, presuming that the combatants will welcome and appreciate their even-handed and 1s reasonable mediation. They try to bea force for good, helping to bring everyone together, but they usually only manage to turn all the other netizens against them. Frankly, 2 they get what they deserve are very quick with a joke, but their jokes always have a nasty side. They are impatient of in-depth discussions and will often 25 disrupt exchanges between serious forum participants by introducing. irrelevant topics or silly jokes and ‘comments. Their greatest thrill is to make fun of weaker Warriors 3 with their snappy replies, Evil Clowns will attempt to avoid defeat by accusing their attacker of having no sense of humout. For the * discussion forum isa social ‘gathering. Coffee Mornings prefer a friendly, chatty environment and almost always limit their participation to non-technical #0 forums. Coffee Mornings prepare the battlefield by filing it with pleasant but empty messages ~ their favourite phrase is ‘thanks for sharing? 6 only get involved in order to criticise other Warriors for not being interesting enough without, of course, ever contributing anything of interest themselves. 52 ‘When under pressure in battle they will announce their intention of ‘moving on to a more stimulating forum, but instead they will generally lurk quietly until the 35 threat passes. anrEn ican be highly annoying and therefore very effective ‘Warriors. Instead of making a frontal attack, Therapists attempt to «© ‘move the focus of the conflict to the fighters’ psychological motivations and problems, They will freely speculate about other Warriors’ insecurities, personalities and 6 relationships, but they will almost never directly deal with the subject of the dispute. QO) are looking fora response ... ANY response, and 7 they will fill the forum with complaints, insults and compliments hoping that someone .. ANYONE, will take the bait, ‘They can disrupt the delicate 1 ecology of a discussion forum, Unsteady in their knowledge of computers and cyberculture, im explore the Internet, stumbling their way into discussion ® forums. They rarely read the EAQs and are clueless about the basics of etiquette. In battle, the Newbie's usual tactic isto pretend to be helpless. Most Warriors will either {ignore Newbies or treat them with mld pity, bu afew, such as Evil Clown, take special pleasure in torturing them, [ERNIE always respond to * discussion forum messages with a single word or a short phrase. Other Warriors find Grunters particulary frustrating because they will answer theirlengthy arguments + with a simple “Yeah ‘Geta life, ‘Whatever, ‘I agree, ‘Wrong; etc. Grunters are difficult to engage in direct battle, and the only indication that they have been defeated in ice battle is when they go silent, [ERE do not participate in normal forum discussions, but they're out there ... watching, reading every message. They're 108 usually quite harmless, Ifa fight breaks out they will quietly observe to avoid revealing their position, Occasionally, however, some mysterious impulse drives them to 110 deslurk and attack. This totally unexpected assault is universally seen as an ambush, and other ‘Warriors will attack them. Lurkers rarely stay around to fight, however, 11s and after a brief exchange, they once again disappear.SPEAKING AND LISTENING In pairs, look at the photos. Which image suits Julia best? Why? Use words from the box or any other words you remember. Hair: straight, spiky, shoulderlength, frizzy, ginger, wavy, blonde, ete. Accessories: hat, glasses, earrings, -stnd, hair clips, ete. ‘Gos) Listen to Julia talking to her friend, Alex, and answer the questions. 1 How were the photos made? 2 What opinions do they have? 3 Do they agree with each other? Match 1-6 with a-f, Then put the sentences in the Correct places in Speak Out. 1 Twouldn't a enough 2 But that's not bare you? 3 OK, fair © the point 41d never thought d right. 5 You're absolutely @ say that. 6 You're not serious, fof that. SPEAK OUT | Agreeing and disagreeing ‘Strong agreement You're telling me! ‘That's exactly what | think. pana 0 do L/Me too./Neither do I. Spot-on!/Exactiy/Absolutely! ‘Mild agreement | have to admit, you've got a point there, ‘You may/could be right. Strong disagreement Nice? | think its horble. Come on! peasy Frankly, that's rubbish! mae ‘So? What's wrong with that? ‘Yes, | suppose so. That's a valid point. True, * : lild disagreement | don't entirely agree wath that | hear what you're saying, but To be honest, | don't think Tim not tally convinces. that's tue, (atin Use Speak Out to complete the conversations. Listen and check. Then practise the conversations in pairs. 1A That was one of the worst films I've ever seen. 8 me! Tt was awful, wasn't it? 2 ATdon't understand why they need to spend an hour doing their hair, B 1. We're just going to the shops! 3AT know Til have my phone with me, but what if I drop it and it breaks? B That's a Thadn’t thought of that, Tl fake mine too. 4A You spend more time with your new friends than with us! BSo? Maybe I like them better 5A Alan says parachuting is completely safe as Jong as you know what you're doing B Maybe, but I'm not -Idontt think Til risk it. 6 A But all my friends have got spiky hair. I just ‘want to be like them. Bi hear , but T still don't like st. Gia) Before you listen to a discussion, read the sentences and think how you could complete the sentences. Then listen and complete the sentences with one word in each gap. Ruth says she doesn't care whats this season, but Dan thinks she copies the models in the Ruth admits that she changes her * quite regularly. Dan says the trendsetters are young people is and Milan who ‘experiment with new styles Dan believes the fashion industry Is just a ‘marketing © Ruth thinks Dan’s clothes are ~ and up-to-date. According to Ruth, a person who wears all the latest styles is called a fashion ® ‘mn pairs, prepare your arguments for or against the statements below. Then discuss the statements with another pair using language from Speak Out. ‘The fashion industry works by making people feel bad about the way they look, ‘* It’s not important to look fashionable if you ‘want to succeed in life, * You shouldn't judge people by the clothes they wear.VOCABULARY | Opposites 1 Match adjectives 1-5 from this unit with their opposites. Do they all describe people? 1 self-conscious, a biased 2 chatty ’b snappy 3 nasty fe quiet 4rambling | d confident Seven-handed’ ~ e nice 2 (ga) Make the sentences 1-10 more logical by swapping the underlined word in each sentence with its opposite from the box. Then listen, check and ‘mark the stress on each adjective. cautious complimentary ignorant infantile inferior intriguing modest relaxed well-matched _ worrying 1 Have a bath and you'll feel more tense. 2 Steve's a great musician but he’s very ‘conceited about his abilities 3 1'm really knowledgeable about polities You'll have to ask someone else. 4 Tom's nasty comment really made me feel superior. 5 They're proud because the teacher said some really critical things about their project. 6 The week before exams is a reassuring time for everybody, ; 7 Harvey told us some dull stories about his visit to China — he should write a book about it. 8 Although their personalities are different, Phil and Amy are very incompatible. 9 I really can't forgive Sylvia for her mature behaviour: she’s nearly nineteen. 10 I'm quite adventurous about trying new food in a restaurant ~I don't want to get an unpleasant surprise! “Your LosSTER SURPRISE, MADAM.” 3 Work in pairs. Student A, look below. Student B, look at page 123. Student A On a piece of paper, write down the names of a famous couple who are incompatible. a TV presenter who pretends to be knowledgeable + an actor who always takes predictable roles. Close your book. Show the names to Student B and explain why you wrote them. 4 eo Listen to the first line of each conversation and in 1-5 below choose the correct adjective to make logical responses. 1 Did you? I thought he was very even-handed / biased. 2Do you think so? think he's quite knowledgeable / ignorant 3 Haven't you? She always seems very. self-conscious / confident to me, 4 Actually, I think he's quite #fantile / mature. 5 Really? Her emails are usually so snappyj/ rambling. 5 Complete the sentences with a suitable opposite adjective to show that the speakers agree, Then act, ut the conversations. A Jackie looked very tense today, didn't she? B Well, she certainly didn’t look ! —— A That programme about the future of | mankind was quite worrying, [ thought, B Mma, it wasn't exactly * . ee AMr Palmer's critieal of everything we do. BI know, he’s certainly not very A Geri’s always so cautious in her choice of clothes. ‘ B That's true. She's not very | a/v at all. See Al'm surprised Kim and Gi ec id Greg ar il BI know, They're not exactly §_w Check it out page 129 6 Explain the difference in meaning, if any, between ‘the pairs of sentences. 1a Ill be seeing her before the weekend, b Ill have seen her by the weekend. 2a She'll be taking her exam at 3.00. 'b She'll have taken her exam by 3.00. 3a Welll play when you arrive b Weill be playing when you arrive 4.a On Friday afternoon she'll be driving home. 1b On Friday afternoon she drives home. 7 Complete the predictions with the Future Continuous or the Future Perfect of the verbs in brackets. Which prediction is the mosV/least likely, do you think? Why? 4 Most language (teach) Chinese ra "2 American English __ | important global an itis 3 Many British : to spell becatise of computer: ‘8 For each question, two answers are correct and one Is incorrect. Explain the difference, if any, between the two correct answers. 1A Are you free tomorrow? B Sorry, I___to the theatre with Paul. algo b'mgoing to go ¢'m going 2ADo you have anything planned for the weekend? BI've got an exam coming up so 1__all weekend, a‘llbe working _b 'm going to work ¢ Whave worked 31m sure | __ abroad before I'm thirty. a'Uhave lived b'Ube living ¢'mliving 47 miss you when you go. I__ about you every day while you're gone ‘Ibe dreaming b’m dreaming. ¢'m going to be dreaming, 5 My teacher says I_ ready to take the advanced test in a month's time! a'mbeing b'llbe ¢'m going to be ‘9 In groups, ask and answer questions about your future using the prompts and the best future forms, What do you all have in common? 1 do/anything special/next weekend? 2 whati/do/as soon as/finish/examsithis year? 3 what/do/this time next year? 4 geVmarried/by the time/yow'twenty-five? § whereflveln five years’ time? 6 what/achieve/by the time/you/thirty? 165READING AND VOCABULARY 4. How can you express the following sentences without using words? Choose one ofthe sentences to ‘express to your partner and see if he/she can quess which one its. Then swap roles and repeat. 1 Stop it! 4 Sorry. 2Maybe, I'm not sure. § like you. 3 Go away. 6 Let's go 2 Look at photos A and B. Which of the messages in Exercise 1 can you see? What makes you think so? ‘3 Some experts say that over 90 percent of a first impression is based on nonverbal rather than verbal ‘communication. What is included in nonverbal communication? Make a list. 4 (ti Read the article and match the headings a-g to the correct paragraphs 1-5. There are two extra headings. Then listen and check. a Face to face b In good voice © Good with your hands d Body of evidence @ Actions speak louder than words f Byes wide open g Watch your words 5 Which elements from the article can you see in each photo? 6 Are the statements true (7) or false (F), according to the article? Correct the false ones. 1 Speak as slowly and deeply as possible, so you appear confident and in control. 2 When people are frightened, they often speak more quickly. a 3 Keep eye contact for at least. 70 percent of the time if you want to show interest ina person. Oo 4 Choosing an expression and keeping it on your face while talking is not a good idea. 1) 5 Good listeners use their facial expressions a lot, a 6 Ifyou want to know if somebody is lying, ay attention to their facial expressions. 2] Q a 7 When you shake hands, don't hold your palms up or down, 8 To show authority, keep your arms in front of you, 16 7 Vocabulary Complete gaps 1-7 with adjectives and ‘nouns from the article. Then complete the verb column, verb noun adjective | enthusiastic respected respectful intimidation | intimidated invitation irritating push | Js indicative | disapproving 8 Vocabulary Complete the sentences with the correct form of words from Exercise 7. 1 Come on! ll that sighing and complaining! Show some 2 He has a really habit of interrupting you as soon as you open your mouth. 3 That whining noise from the engine is usually an that the car needs a service. 4 The people in that shop are so = always trying to get you to buy more. 5 Her reputation is excellent. She's one of the most ___doctors in the country. 6 She didn't need to say it. That look told everyone that. she wasn't impressed 7 He's not outwardly aggressive but something about his manner ‘people. 9 Vocabulary In pairs, find the phrasal verbs 1-5 in the article and discuss their meanings. . 4 get across (para. 3) 1 give out (para. 1) (Data 2 come across (para. 1) oe 3 give away (para. 3) 10 Vocabulary Use the phrases in the box to make Collocations to complete the sentences. asecret ‘a friendship point of view ‘true feelings signs as an idiot ina good light leaflets | 1 Everybody comes across sometimes. 2 Your eyes always give away your 3 It's very difficult for people who have different | political views to strike up 4 In an argument, the more emotional you are, the harder itis to get across your 5 The worst thing anybody ean do is to give away 6 There are far too many people giving out on the street these days, 7 if you dress well and look nice, i's easier for you to come across 8 Women are much better than men at recognising that people give out. ‘LL In groups, discuss the statements in Exercise 10. Which do you agree with and why?Why what you say might be more than you think by Joanne Wordy Most of us pay attention to what we say. Whoever we are, we use words carefully to achieve our goals. But, as Joanne Wordy explains, words are only a small part of what we are saying when we speale to other people. ‘When we chink of nonverbal communication we rend not to think ofthe voice, but it is an important clement — notin terms of the words you use, but in. 19 terms of the way you use your voice. You are constandy giving out signals with your voice. Do you speak loudly or quietly? Rapidly or slowly? Is your voice pitch higher or lower than normal? The slower and deeper the voice, the more we sound confident and in control within 15 reason, of course: if we exaggerate this, we risk coming across 25 uninceligent, bored or even angry. On the other hand, a higher-pitched voice and rapid delivery indicates serong emotion, especially surprise, enthusiasm or fear. [21 Bye contact is one of the most important aspects 20 of nonverbal communication, especially with people ‘we've just met: it shows respect and interest in what they have to say. In the UK people tend to keep eye contact around 60 to 70 percent of the time. Any more than this and you can be too intense, aggresive or intimidating: 25 any less and you signal a lack of interest in the person or their conversation. [3D] We have all seen how a facial expression can give away a person’ real thoughts, even if they are saying something completely different, such as an irtitated 80 face giving the lie co feiendly words, or the fea in a man’ eyes showing a brave speech to be hollow. Our facial expressions change continually while we talk and are a key element in both getting our meaning across (when we are speaking) and showing that we are paying attention and are involved (when we are listening) — the Jess attention we pay, the more lowly our expressions vill change and the more apparent it will be that we are nor really interested. Our expressions ~ frowns, smiles, narrowed eyes, raised eyebrows and so on—give the 40 More than words speaker clues as to how well we are following what they are saying and ate key to the flow of the conversation. Interestingly, different parts of the face are better at showing different emotions: the eyes are the best clues of a person's happiness or unhappiness, while the mouth and forehead are beter at showing, friendliness or anger. Facial expressions are perhaps the hardest element of nonverbal communication to fake, making them a very good signal of what a person is really thinking. [4]_] Hand gestures are so numerous that itis only possible co mention a few of the most common. Holding your palms slightly up and outward is seen as open and friendly. Gestures with the palms down are generally seen as dominant and possibly pushy or even aggressive. This palm up, palm down distinction is very importance when ic comes to shaking hands; a good strategy isto always offer a handshake upright and vertical, to convey equality [5] Of course, our faces, our hands and our eyes: are parts of our bodies, but we also use the rest of our bodies to communicate in many ways. ‘The angle of your body gives an indication of your attirude towards the ppetson you are with, The more you find another person attractive, the more you lean tewards them: the less we like someone, the further from them we lean, And body Janguage is not just important once the conversation has started: showing thar you have a positive artitude towards somebody is obviously a good idea if you want to strike up a conversation, More specifically, your arms send many messages: ftom confidence (arms behind the back or behind the head), through disapproval (arms, crossed), to worry and uncertainty (arms in front of the body). Generally the more extrovert you are, the bigger your arm movements will be. Understanding nonverbal communication is, of course, usta start, Next wee, in part two of this article, Joanne Wordy looks at how we can apply this knowledge in a wide range of situations, from formal job interviews to chats with our families and friends.® English LISTENING 1 You are going to listen to a conversation. In pairs, look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 What is the topie of the conversation 2 What different opinions might people have about this topic? 2 i) Listen to the beginning of the conversation and answer the questions. 1 Where are the people and what are they doing? (What ‘clues’ can you hear in the background? What key words do the speakers use that help you” 2 What is the relationship betwe sn the speakers? 3 aki# Who do you think will have these opinions? Write G for grandfather or K for kids. Then listen and check 1 People should speak with correct grammar: 2 If everybody says something, then it must be correct 3 It's good that people speak in different ways. 4 Everybody ought to speak the sam form of English, 5 Slang is as much part of English as anything else. Hbooadqd 4 Who do you agree with, the grandfather or the kids? Why? 5 Gili What do you think 1-6 refer to? Listen again and choose from the list. Use the context to help you, a@book anewspaper a building aprofessor anexam a university aTV programme ashop a journa 1 the Guardian 2 Polly Starr 3 The LSE. 4.GCSE 5 the Old Bailey 6 Boots 18 ° the undersigned participant (“Participant”) by countersigning below, hereby grants to the Sponsors and the Host, perpetually and... 6 Complete Train Your Brain, Look back at Exercises 1-5 to help you TRAIN YOUR BRAIN | Listening skills Listening more efficiently 1 Tryto the topic of the conversation by using any visual clues. 2 Use ‘noise and key you work out where the is, ‘and what the ‘are doing, 3. Decide what the between the speakers is. 4 Once you know what the context is, try to what the speakers might say. 5 Usethe __ tohhelp you guess what any ‘cultural references mean. _tohelp ing place ‘7 {8 Listen to another conversation and answer the questions. 1 Where are the speakers and what are they doing? 2 What is the relationship between them? 3 What is their initial feeling about Alison's ide: 4 What do they decide to 5 What do you think these names refer to? (Listen again if necessary.) az bGeordie ¢ Chatmacd da grand 8 In-groups, discuss these questions. 1 What do you think about the effect of email and text messaging on your language? 2 Has your language changed a lot through the centuries? In what way?VOCABULARY | Prefixes © ‘the great enemy of clear language is “The kindest word in all the world is the unkind word, unsaid.’ Cea “Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted: Unknown © Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be Horace “FOOLISHNESS ALI THE TONGUE Unknown LWAYS | pesulrs ‘WHEN TRACES THE BRAIN." 1 The quotes above are about language and ‘communication. in pairs, answer the questions. 1 What do they mean? 2 Which one do you like best? Why? 2 Look at the underlined prefixes in quotes 1-3. 1 What effect do the prefixes have on the meaning of the word? 2 Use them to make the opposites of these words: mature __dependent __healthy 3 What prefixes are used to make the opposites of these words? legal __responsible __honest 8 Look at the underlined prefixes in quotes 4-6. 1 Match the prefixes to their meanings: again __ in the wrong way __ better/more __ 2 What do the prefixes at the beginning of these words mean? anli-government underpaid avercooked nonverbal ex-boss 3 Complete the words with the prefixes from point 2. sleep __-president __social value “existent Know what I mean? (2 4 Complete Train Your Brain with words from Exercises 2 and 3. TRAIN YOUR BRAIN | Prefixes Prefixes can form the opposite of the word. Give one ‘more example for each. unfriendly, ‘impossible, ‘iMogical, inefficient, irrational, dissatisted, Prefixes can change the meaning ofthe word in other ways. Complete with examples or the meaning examples ‘meaning 1 misunderstand, misspel, mishear 2 rewnite, retake, remarry saneing 3 {oo much 4ipeenaaan ean too ile § Se eo without, not & outnumber, outplay, outsell bean 7 RTC former 8 aaa against 5 Rewrite these sentences using a word with a prefix so that the meaning stays the same. 1 Sorry, I think you didn't hear me correctly: I said Vine Street. 2 It's against the law to drive without a seat belt. 3 Thate vegetables which have been cooked for too long. 4 Til have to wait until the autumn to take my exams again. 5 Who's that with the boy who used to be my boyfriend? 6 Can you get your message across using communication that does not involve words? 7 Manchester United deserved to win: they played much better than Liverpool. 8 This bar is open to people who are not residents. 6 Complote the gaps in these questions with a suitable prefix. Then, in pairs, ask and answer the questions. Which of your partner's answers surprised you? Toll the ciass. 1 Which do you find more difficult: __mature people or __friendly people? 2 Do you prefer to read fiction or __fiction? 3. What __healthy food or drink would you find —_possible to give up? 4 When was the last time you __slept? § Do you think it is _social to smoke in public? 6 Do you think it's worse to be —Paid? 7 What English words do you often __spell? 8 In your family, do the males _number the females, or vice versa? worked or 19GRAMMAR 1 In pairs, answer the questions. 1 In what ways do you communicate with other people? 2 Which ways do you prefer and why? 2 Read the two texts. Did any of the information surprise you? Why? © asking for directions? Leave it to a man Male crivers are often criticise for not wanting to ask for directions. But a survey of drivers shows that it's women who are mace unwiling to ask than men: 29% of women say th ask somebody the way when they ae lost, compared to just 20% of men. use ™ ‘satay next time. According toa survey conducted by a US university, text messaging isthe most popular way of communicating for students. 59% of student said the get an SMS than a phone cal (17%), an intemet message (9%) or an email (ust 7%). It appears those thumbs won't be resting any time soon, | | | vider ferent th | | ight phrase below which could replace it. 1'd prefer not to 2d prefer us not to 3 'd prefer us to have 4d prefer to 20 Work it out 4 Look at the phrases with rather and prefer in Exercises 2 and 3 and circle the correct answers in rules 1 and 2. 1 1d ind rather and ‘a prefer replaces had / would. 2 'd rather and 'd prefer have the same / a. different meaning, 5 Look at sentences a-d and match them to ‘questions 1-2. a She'd prefer us to use a map. b She'd prefer to use a map. ¢ She'd rather we used a map. d She'd rather use a map. Which two sentences say’ 1 what the subject wants todo? = OO] 2 what the subject wants someone else to do? oo 6 Complete the table with the correct forms of the verb use. > Gheck it out page 130 7 Rewrite the sentences so that the meaning stays the same, 1 He'd prefer to stay at home on Saturday afternoons. He'd rather stay at home on Saturday afternoons. 2 Td rather we didn’t go to the party. 3 I prefer you not to smoke in the house. 4 We'd rather not say ~ it's private. 5 They'd prefer not to work at Christmas. 6 I'd rather we stayed at home tonight. 8 Write responses to the questions using different forms of ‘d rather or ‘d prefer each time. Then ask and answer the questions in pairs. AShall we leave at seven? BNo, I'd rather we left at eight. 1 Do you feel like going to the cinema tonight? 2 How about a game of chess? 3 Shall we go for a walk? 4 Do you think I should tell them the news? 5 Why not telephone them? 6 Do you mind if I listen to some music? ‘9 G@i® Song Listen. What would the singer rather be, do, ete.? Then, in pairs, write one more verse that fits the theme.SPEAKING AND LISTENING 41 (iP Marta is studying English at a school in London. Listen to three conversations and answer the questions. 1 Who is she talking to? Match the conversations (1-8) to the people, a an English friend b her landlady © her English teacher 2 In which conversation does she find out the \,_ meaning of: a ‘toad-in-the-hole"? ‘bo rattle someone's cage”? ea ‘mock’? 2 GNP Complete Speak Out with headings a-d. ‘Then listen again and tick the phrases that you hear. Which are neutral? Which are more informal? a Checking that you have understood b Asking for clarification ¢ Checking that somebody understands d Explaining what you mean SPEAK OUT | Clarification { don't know what you mean by Could you go over that again? Sorry, Fm not with you. Sorry, you've lost me there. | don't understand what you are getting at, If Tunderstand you correctly, .. So are you saying ...? So in other word What Tmeant was ... Yes, that's exactly what | meant. ‘No, that wasn't quite what | meant. Do you see what | mean? Do you get what I'm saying? ‘Are you with me? o00 |000 jo00 |oo000 ‘3 Gis Listen to some phrases from Speak Out and repeat them. ‘Know what I mean? 4 Complete these exchanges with suitable phrases. In some cases there is more than one possibility. Who are the speakers in each case? 1A Soin other words, you haven't done your homework. B No, Thaventt finished it yet. 2A just cantt sleep for more than an hour of two and I'm so tired all day. I really need something to help me sleep. B ‘you want some sleeping tablets? A 3A OK, first you need to close all the applications and shut down the computer, then you need to reinstall all the software B ° AA Sure, First, close all the applications. 2 B Yes, OK Tve got that. Then I 4A [really should go home now, or my name'll be mud, Bids. 7 A Oh, Tmean Tl be very unpopular — I'm late! 5 Work in pairs and roleplay the conversations. Student A, look below and at page 121. Student B, look at page 123. Student A Roleplay the situations with Student B. First, think about what you are going to say. 1 You want to buy two tickets for Romeo and Juliet next Friday. Phone Student B, who works at the theatre box office, and ask what tickets are available, Ask hin/her for clarification when necessary. 2 You work in a video library. Answer Student B's questions, using the following information: When joining, people must provide some ID and proof of address, Members can borrow up to five DVDs at. one time. Overdue DVDs will ineur a fine of 50p a day. Membership can be terminated at the discretion of the library staff. (VyVOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 1 Match 1-7 with a-g and 15 with a-e to make ‘compound adjectives and collocations, (6 pains) 1 good- D aloving Zeven- blength 3 self- DD econscious 4 shoulder- Dd social Swell- DB enatured 6 fun- Of handea Tanti OG ggroomea 1 rambling OQ abair 2get something off Eb the bait Sstragaly cyour chest 4 take GB dcomments 5 in-depth Gl eanalysis 2 Complete the sentences. Make new words ‘rom the words in capita letters. 1 This argument is completely —____. It simply makes no sense. LOGIC 2 Blogs are beginning to (8 points) newspapers nowadays. NUMBER 3 In many countries teachers are overworked and no wonder they feel undervalued. PAY 4 ‘That is not what I said,’ insisted the prime minister. ‘I was in the press.” QUOTE 5 If we don't voice our nothing will change. APPROVE 6 Youcan____ the exam as many times as you like until you pass it. TAKE 7 Sorry I'm late. I SLEEP 8 Cutting my hair was the most decision I've ever made, RATIONAL 3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a lar meaning to the first sentence, using the bold word given. You must use between two and five words including the word given. (6 points) 1 Please don't make fun of him. rather I make fun of him, 2 When did you start learning German? long learning German? 31d rather you came on time, prefer I come on time. 4 She wouldn't like to lose any more weight. rather She __any more weight. 5 My sister’ tenth wedding anniversary is in September next year. married By September next year, my sister ‘en years. 6 Tl write to you the moment I arrive as Til write to you 4 Complete the sentences with one word in ‘each gap. (6 points) 1 It’s difficult for me to approach a girl and strike a conversation. 2 It’s taking a leap into the ‘going to live in India. 3 She'd be delighted if a nice boy asked her but Im 4 Taometimes find it difficult to get. the meaning in English. 5 [hate getting up early day in, day 5 Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. (points) ‘Almost everyone I spoke to * (have) an amusing anecdote involving misinterpreted nonverbal communication. One of them (come) from Arsena Ianeva~ Lockney —a native Bulgarian, who * (work) as a German teacher for quite a long time now. In fact, by the end of this year she ‘_____ (be) in the teaching profession for ten years. Although she is a language teacher, Arsena § (experience) numerous misunderstandings herself. During one of her first stays in Germany, she (share) a flat with a German girl One day her roommate offered her some chocolate. ‘Ja,’ (Yes) said Arsena, at which point the roommate promptly * (remove) the chocolate from the table. Arsena Jater realised that she © (use) body’ language which, she now believes, may be unique to Bulgarians and Greeks. Arsena's roommate responded to the nonverbal cue instead of the verbal one. Realising the importance of nonverbal communication, Arsena decided to address this issue, Currently, she ® (prepare) a series of workshops on the dangers of not learning the body language of another culture. She ‘____(hope) that she will draw attention to this offen ignored aspect. of communication. PRONUNCIATION 6 (@iis| Look at the sentence and listen to the sentence stress and intonation in polite requests. ‘Then listen to four more formal requests and repeat them. Could you tell me what the job involves, please?LISTENING SKILLS ‘7 ort Peter (P), Carol (C), Beth (B) and Matt (M) Were interviewed about Pop Idol. Listen and match them to questions 1-6. 1 Who changes his/her mind about appearing on Pop Idol? 2 Who is very critical of Pop Idol judges? 3.Who implies he/she would suffer from stage fright? 4 Who has mixed feelings about the programme? 5 Who points out a weakness of the progranue but accepts it? 6 Who appreciates the fact that the judges look for more than one thing? SPEAKING SKILLS ‘8 Together with a friend, you are preparing a presentation about today's teenagers. You are deciding what things to talk about. Choose from the following ff oo A Ao * behaviour © other * appearance + clothes © personality ‘9 These pictures show two different ways of ‘communicating, Compare and contrast them. Include the following points: ot Importance of communication * the dangers of communication © the future of communication WRITING SKILLS 10 Follow the instructions. ‘You see the following advertisement in an English newspaper. ~ Competition: * Silent heroes Do you know a person who has changed other people's lives for the better? Tell us about him or her! Write your description and send it to http:/www.contesi@silent_heroes.co.uk by 31 October. The person described in the article could win £2,000! Write a description of a person including the following; * hisMher appearance * his/her personality * how he/she has changed other people's lives for the better ‘+ how he/she is viewed by other people EXAMS REVISION 1 | UNITS ithe years Ive seen a lot of people come and go! It used to he so quiet, Id spend the afternoons reading in the garden, such a lovely secluded place. Then that new family moved in and ruined it alll Their little boy was constantly ‘Daving football or running around in the garden, nonstop, all day. And it’s no better now, either. He's always riding that skateboard up and down the path outside, Hopefully he'll soon grow out of it and then I might get some of my peace and quiet back! 24 Everybody changes Read, listen and talk about bridging the gap, overcoming challenges. Practise forms to talk about present and past habits: sed to, would, will, is/was always doing; articles Focus on emphasis in presentations, ° = When I first moved here I thought ‘At our old house I used to spend a she was quite cold, actually downright unfriendly. She used to ‘say hello to me and so on, but she'd never really stop and chat when we saw each other. Maybe I didn't look too friendly, I don’t know. Things are different now, though. I often pop in to visit and have a nice cup of tea and shell tell me all sorts of things. She's quite a bit older than I ‘am but we just get on so well. Maybe it's because we both live on our ‘own. Anyway, she loves to gossip about the neighbours, in a nice way, and she’s been here so long she's seen a lot of people come and go. lot of time with my friends. We'd | meet and study together or go out to the cinema. But when we moved house it was really hard at first Ldlock myself in my room and J was forever arguing with my parents because they wouldn't Jet me travel to the other end of town to see my friends, But then Jo moved in and we hit it off straight away. She's an Art teacher and I want to study Art so when she’s around EL often run up to her place and she'll patiently. explain all [need to know about Art, It's funny, but I don’t even miss my old friends that much anymore.GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 1 Have you or your family ever moved house? How did you feel then? 2 The people of 3 Friendship Lane were interviewed for an article called Our neighbours. Read the extracts AC and look atthe photos. Who is talking in each case, and who are they talking about? Work it out 3 The table contains various forms that can be used to express present and past habits. Complete it with the underlined forms from the extracts. 4 Match the forms from the table in Exercise 3 to the rules 1-3. 1 past states and repeated past actions 2 behaviour which is typical or characteristic of the person ain the present inthe past 3 habits that are repeated more than usual and. that the speaker finds annoying or unexpected ain the present b inthe past 5 Look at sentences a and b and complete rules 1-3 with used to or would. a It used to be so quiet. bb She used to say hello to me, but shed never really stop and chat when we sav each other. 1 We can introduce a new topic with and we do not need to specify the time. 2 We do NOT use to describe a past state, 3We use ___when the topic has been established and we usually specify the time. E oe | Mind the trap! ‘We can always use the Present and the Past Simple to talk about habits. We use the forms in the table to ‘emphasise the repetitive or‘ypica nature ofthe activity, | 11) often run up to his place ... (often run up ...) | | } We'd moot and study. (We met and studied.) He's always riding that skateboard, (He always rides...) inna » Check it out page 130 Read what Mark says about his daughter's relationship with their neighbours and choose the correct verb forms. Sometimes both options are possible. We're new in the building and we used to/ would live quite a long way away. To be honest, Emily’ and I were a bit worried about how the kids would react to moving house, especially Katie. She's always been such an outgoing person, you see. She *used to enjoy / ‘d enjoy spending every evening with her friends, To tell the truth, it was a bit annoying at times. Imean, she used to come / was always coming home late and we “would rarely see / were rarely seeing her. But things changed when she got to know Jo. She's an Art teacher and Katie wants to be an artist, so it’s ideal. She °0 visit her quite often / ts quite often visiting her and she Ul give / 'd give Katie lessons; in return Katie walks Jo's dog for her. 7 Vocabulary Complete 1-7 with verbs and phrases from the box to make habits. Then answer the questions, take drum leave talk fiddle with lose _spend ages 1 dirty dishes in the sink, the top off the toothpaste 2 in the bathroom, on the phone 3 to yourself, behind someone's back 4 things without asking, people for granted things, your temper your hair, your jewellery your fingers on the table * Do you have any of these habits? * Which do you find annoying/rude/unpleasant/ endearing? # What other habits like this can you think of? 8 In groups, discuss these questions. + How have you changed in the last five years? * How do you get on with your neighbours? Are any of them particularly helpful or friendly? Do any of them have strange or annoying habits? ‘+ Do you agree with the saying ‘good fences make good neighbours”?READING AND VOCABULARY 1 In pairs, discuss these questions. 1 What kinds of personal achievement do you find impressive (sporting, academic, financial, ete:)? Why? 2 What effects might the problems in the box have on on's personal achievements? Use a dictionary to help you ape deafness paralysis blindness depression obsessions being wheelchair-bound compulsive behaviour having panic attacks Read the article quickly. Which disabilities did each individual overcome? What were their achievements? 3 {gen Complete the article with five of the sentences af. There is one extra sentence, Then listen and check. a The doctors’ diagnosis included intellectual disability and no awareness of the outside world b Yet life has not always been so easy. © No one expected success. d Indeed, many achieve goals which few able-bodied people could dream of. For most children this would have been the end of any academic ambitions, ‘This condition has not prevented him from achieving outstanding success in many fields, particularly as an advocate for the rights of disabled people. f 4 Read the article again and choose the correct answers. 1 The article is about a people’s attitudes towards the disabled. b people who live normal liv te of their disabilities, ¢ the attitudes of the disabled towards other people. d people who achieve great things in spite of t disabilities. 2 Christy and Helen a both overcame their difficulties quickly b both overcame their difficulties slowly € overcame their difficulties quickly and slowiy, respectively d overcame their difficulties slowly and quickly respectively 3 Robert a cannot understand why others feel compassion, b dislikes others’ compassion. ¢ thinks others do not understand the nature of disability, d sees no negatives in his disability 4 Billy Bob 's suffered from obsessive—-compulsive b keeps his disorder secret ¢ forces himself to ignore his fears. d uses his experiences with his disorder in his film roles 5 According to the text, who sees a positive side to their disability? Christy bHielen Robert d Billy Bob 26 ‘| choose not to place DIS in my ability.’ ele ea Cay Christy Brown was bom in Ireland in 1932 He was severely disabled by cerebral palsy, a condition which meant that he was unable to speak or move.?__ Yet, Christy's mother continued ro patiently work with him, speak to him and try to teach him. Then, at the age of five, Christy suddenly used his left foot ~ the only part of his body he could ~ to grab a piece of chalk from his ters hand. He then drew a mark with it. In the years to come Christy learnt to read and waite and, coflections of poems and, famou acclaimed autobiography, My Left Foot, wh later made into an Oscar-winning filmHelen Keller was born ‘over a century ago, in 1880, ata time when Gisabled children were sot generally given the same schooling as other children. Keller was in fact born without isability, but lost both Ber sight and her hearing as a result of severe illness Before she was two years old.’ _ Fortunately for Helen, her mother saw things differently and searched fora tutor able to teach Helen to communicate Through these determined efforts, Helen learnt to communicate using her hands and her voice. She studied at schools forthe blind and for the deaf, and chen went on to study at college. In 1904, at the age of renty-four, she graduated fiom college, the first deaf’ znd blind person to do so. Keller became a world- famous author and speaker, visiting thirty-nine countries, and was politically active al her life. GS lacing on fot in front of the other, I've climbed to igher lenges. Reaching beyond my own limitations to show my mer strength, [Ne ebstacle toc hard, for tht warrier to overcome. Tin just a man on a mission, prove my disability asnt won. These inspiring words are from the pen of Robert M. Hensel, activist, world record holder, writer and poet. Robert was born in Spain in 1969 with the condition Known as spina bifida, meaning he is paralysed from the waist down. “__ As Robert himself says, People often fel sorry for those who were born with some ‘ype of disability. But their compassion is misplaced. ‘Yes, [may not be able to run as fast or perform certain tasks, but my disability gives me a better look at life and all thats around me rea sel Billy Bob Thornton has achieved spectacular success in his career, winning many awards including an Oscar, and starring in many films, including Tombstone, On Deadly Ground and Armageddon. He has also. had great success as a writer oe aad a deprived childhood, living with his large family in a small shack in the ‘woods with no electricity and no plumbing, Thornton hhas spoken 2 number of times of his obsessive compulsive disorder, which developed as he matured: he has an irrational fear of antique furniture, which he says is ‘creepy’, and silver knives and forks, which he refuses to use. Interestingly, several of Thornton's film characters have had similar obsessions and it forms something of a recurring theme in his acting work. Everybody changes Vocabulary Match 1-9 with a-i to make phrases from the article 1 achieve 1D achildhood 2 severely DB btheme 3 critically DB cefforts 4 determined [ d disabled Sworld-famous [] — e words 6 inspiring ¢ great things/success 7 deprived. O gacclaimed Birrational = A fear recurring i author Complete the sentences using some of the phrases from Exercise 5. 1 .K. Rowling is the of the Harry Potter series 2Thave an _ of spiders. 3 Clint Eastwood's performance in Gran Torino was one of the most of his career. 4 Abraham Lincoln had an extremely being born in a one-room log cabin. 5 The trainer’ helped the team to come back and win in the second half. 6 “Thanks to the of you, our students, we have achieved the best results in our town, Congratulations! 7 This season vampires are a inn {@22) Listen to a doctor speaking about coping with challenges in life, Are the statements true (T) or false (F)? tress. 1 We can never completely rid ourselves ot 2 Stress is a less useful reaction to problems today than in the past. 3 Stress does not have a major impact on our health. 4 Talking to a friend is useful because you feel better if someone else is worrying too. 5 Disabled people find it much harder to cope than able-bodied people, 6 In the speaker's opinion, the main problem is, a lack of perspective. Tene elas Cele Ce In groups, discuss these questions. * ‘Challenges are what make life interesting overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. Goshua J. Marine, philosopher) Do you agree? Can you think of any examples from your own life? * How can the lives of disabled people be made easier? Make a list. Does your town do any of these things? 27SPEAKING 1 Look at the photos. Who has the most influence on tus when we are young? Are all the figures positive influences? Discuss in pairs. 2 (Gee) Listen to Pedro and Julia talking about people who have had a big influence on them. Who do they talk about and what influence did they have? (Ga) Listen again and match 1-8 with ah to ‘make sentences. Then use four of the sentences to ‘complete Speak Out. 1 I didn't really 2 He was so Oo 3 He was never a 4 He was sucl a 5 He truly a o oO o oO 6 I was so 7 It was this sense of not being judged 8 And what's best @ ever too busy. b fit in very well. ¢ that made hira such a role model for me. da great influence on me. @ much more than that. f did make my school life bearable. Q is that we're still just as close now we're older badly behaved, SPEAK OUT | Presentation skills: Emphasis auxiliary do does make a difference. incredibly smart He was never ? even wanted to quit. | was so badly behaved. patterns with what ... and it... ‘twas his calmness that made him special. What really made a difference was the fact that ... twas this sense of not being judged that made him What's best‘. (GH) Add the correct word from the brackets in a suitable place in the sentences. Change the verbs if necessary. Then listen, check and repeat. 1 I've heard so many people cheering and clapping. (evervnever ever) jorne people quened all night to get tickets. (evew/do) 3 They had a difficult task ahead of them. (so/aid) 4 The idea was brilliant, (absolutely/ 5 It makes you think. (does/did) 6 His words were moving. (absolutely? incredibly) ny) Complete the sentences so that they mean the same as the original sentences. Use the words and phrases in brackets. 1 This painting is the most beautiful | have ever seen, Thave (never ever) 2 It was such a beautiful dress that Ihad to buy it ‘The dress (0) 3 The ending was my favourite part of the film. What (best) 4 Our plan wasn't a complete succes We didn’t (really) 5 The show is very very frightening, The show (does) 6 I was surprised that he was so friendly It was (such) Complete the sentences so they are true for you. ‘Then compare your sentences with a partner, Are they similar? 1 Treally admire 2 What’s hardest about learning English is 3 My best friend is such 4 What Hike most about my city is 5 What I dislike most about my city is 6 I hope I will never ever In pairs, discuss these questions, © Which person from your family has had the biggest influence on you? In what way? * In your country, which people have the biggest influence on young peaple? Is this a positive or negative influence? «Is it important for young people to have role models? Why?/Why not?VOCABULARY | Change Which of these things have you changed recently? Which things are easy to change? Which might you change in the future? yourname your mind a tyre ona car your clothes your image a light bulb channels (on the TV) your mood your ways someone's mind your plans for the future the world your hairstyle your mobile phone Read the sentences. Match the underlined idioms in 1-6 with their definitions anf. 1 He was really lazy a few years ago, but since he got that job he’s really tumed over a newleaf. 2 My summer course in England was great. It ‘wasn't rauch of a holiday, but | suppose acchange is as good as a rest. 3 They're going to have to close their little shop < everyone goes to supermarkets these days. 4. When I was chosen to represent my school, it was. : K 5 I'm trying to have a serious conversation with you. Please stop changing the subiect. 6 She wanted to punish them, but when she saw how sorry they were, she had a change ofheart. a things will not be the same soon b something very unexpected or surprising ¢ something new can be refreshing d to change your opinion or attitude, usually because of something you have seen or heard € to change your behaviour suddenly for the better { to talk about something else, usually because the conversation is uncomfortable (228) Listen to four conversations. In each, one of the idioms from Exercise 2 has been replaced by a ‘BEEP! Write the correct form of the missing idioms. Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3: Conversation 4 (as) Listen and check. ‘Choose one of the idioms from Exercise 2, With a partner, write a short dialogue including the idiom. ‘Then act it out for the class, but say ‘BEEP!’ instead of the idiom. Can your lassmates guess the idiom? Everybody changes 6 What do the underlined verbs mean? Use the context ‘to explain the meaning. 1 She converted the old farmhouse into a museum. 2 Could you adjust the volume slightly? It’s a bit loud. 3 The wizard waved his wand and transformed ‘the prince into a goat. ‘4 When you move to a new country, you need to modify your behaviour. 5 Her room Was too big and mine was too small, so I swapped rooms with her. 6 I think it's important to vary your clothes. I wear a different tie every day of the week TThave to alter these trousers, They don't fit, me properly. 8 The CD was damaged, s0 1 asked the shop to replace it. 9 He was a horrible child but he's tumed into a really nice young man. 10 It took me a long time to adapt to my new lifestyle. 7 Replace the underlined verbs below with one of the verbs from Exercise 6. There may be more than one possible answer. 1 The weather changed a lot during our holiday. 2 He pressedl a button and his ear changed into a helicopter. 3 She often changes her image. 4 This appointment is too late for me. Could 1 change times with you? 5 The artist changed the piece of wood into a beautiful table 8 In groups, ask and answer these questions. ‘+ How might you have to modify your behaviour in a different country? Would you find it easy to adapt to living in a new country? ‘+ Have you ever asked for something to be replaced in a shop or a restaurant? What was icand why? ‘Is it important to vary your appearance from. day to day? What simple things can you do to adjust the way you look? ‘+ Have you ever transformed one thing (a roam? a machine? a piece of junk?) into something new?GRAMMAR AND LISTENING 1 In pairs, look at the picture. What period do you associate with the following and why? i Work it out if 4 Look at the underlined phrases in sentences ag and answer questions 1-4. 1 having the most responsibility 2 never having enough money 3 having the most independence 4 having the most fun (@BH Listen and match the people to ‘the questions. Who do you agrae with and why? G ~ the grandparents, Frank and Sheila P —the parents, Joe and Andrea T the teenager, Sally 1 Who says the best days of your life are a when you are retired?) b when you are an adult? ©] ¢ your schooldays? o (2a) Listen again and answer the questions. 1 Who criticises the author of the article? 2 Who believes independence is the most important thing? 3 Who thinks adult life is full of obligations? 4 Who spends a lot of time looking after others? 5 Whose view of things has changed? Oro GF ato a [ have to pass exams in every subject b I have homework every night. ¢ I went to a school in London, a real big city, the capital q.... it’s azeally good article. e That's what the article says. f When you finish school and get aiob, you're independent. Q .... spend all your time looking after the grandchildren. Which article (a/an, the or zero article ~ o) do we use 1 when something is one of many? 2 when we mention something for the first time? 3 in general statements with a plural countable nouns? b uncountable nouns? 4 when we know which thing or person it is because a it is mentioned for the second time? Dit is unique? Cit refers to something specific? 5 Decide which statement in each pair is a general statement ‘and which refers to something specific. Then complete the sentences with the or 0 schoo! life is hard at first. school lessons I had were hard at first stress on your first day isn't unusual. stress people feel on their first day is often strong, computer we have at home is very slow. computers are becoming more and more important in our society.‘middle-aged person elderly person 6 Read the sentences a-f from the conversation. Then for categories 1-6 decide which use a/an, which the and which zero article ~ 0, a And I can tell you, the best time of your life b Iwas at school in the fs. ¢ I went to a school in London. d And every day, eight hours a day @ I wish I could go back to school in September f The first of September 1 most place names (cities, countries, nationalities) 2 superlatives 3 ordinal numbers 4 months, years 5 decades, centuries 6 phrases to show how many per month/day/vear > Check it out page 130 Mind the trap! We don’t use an article with nouns like prison, ‘hospital, schoo! when we talk about their purpose as an institution. | They were sent o ris. (purpose) _He works inte prison on the il. ulding) 7 Complete the sentences with the or 0. 1 Lwant to visit university while I've heard it's very beautiful, 2 Theard Adam is in __ hospital. I hope it's nothing serious. 3 On election day you will be able to vote in the main hall of __ school 4 I'm planning on studying Architecture at __ university next year. 6 After Lleft__ School it took me a while to find a good job. 6 My wife works in__ She's a neurologist hospital in town. Everybody changes ‘8 Complete the text with a/an, the or 0. Meet Mr and Mrs Average by TIM WOODWARD they own "£106,000 house, drive * small hatchback and holiday in *___ Spain. He support Manchester United, is 1.79 7 tall and weighs 80 kg. She is 1.6 m tll and weighs 65 kg. During her lf she will spend ficen months on the phone and watch more than 49,000 hours of “__television. Meet Mr and Mrs Average ~ proud parents of ___ 18 children and living in *_ medium-sized town in south of, England. “The Averages havea 50 percent chance of getting divorced. + couple are more interested in looking after’ garden than DIY. Both work, earning about £800 between them "week. Their house isfilled with most modern luxuries, inichiding "television and "__ CD player The Averages have about seventy-five friends and will each walk 13,673 miles in their lives. But they are quite unhealthy, liking nothing better than sitting down in front of the television with "takeaway zeal and watching their favourite soap operas ~ “best in their opinion, are Coronation Street and Eastenders They occasionally go to the cinema but they are not interested in theatre, ballet or opera. Both used to smoke, but have now given up. They believe in God, but do not go to church, and are convinced they could one day win the lottery, ‘Mr Average will die at seventy-fou, probably of heart » Check it out page 131 Tee Mind the trap! ‘The participle and main clause must have the SAME subject. Having gone blind, Br writing, | Brentano ented a new system of 9 Rewrite the underlined parts using participle clauses. Do NOT change the meaning of the original. 1 We found her while walking home and gave her a lift 2 When I had finished my hook, I went to bed. 3 Tmissed the beginning of the film because had forgotten to turn on the TV in time 4 Because he was an expert, he was often asked for help. shew 10 Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. life. She *_ (fal) in love with Kazimierz Zorawski while she * in Giechanéw, Poland. Unfortunately,26rawskis parents © (lock) their marriage, : (Gecide) that Marie was not good enough for their son. Later, © ___ (move) to Paris, she * (meet) Pierre Cure, a briliant scientist, who” (share) her fascination with magnetism. They © (make) an ideal couple, * (work) together on their ‘experiments and ‘° __ (go) on long bicycle rides. She * (become) the first person to receive a Nobel Piz in two subjects. She > __ (receive) the Physics prize in 1903, in heal af ie wat eras cere on radioactivity. Then, in 1911, she received the Chemistry prize, (discover) two new elements, polonium and radium. Zérawsk! also %©____ (have) great success, as a mathematician, but he never "= (forget) the woman his parents ”” (eject) as ‘not good enough’. 111. In groups, tell each other about an amazing person you know and what makes them amazing, 33, ‘There were two loves in Marie Skiodowska-Curie's (work) for his family (do)VOCABULARY | Suffixes 11 Match the types of intelligence in the box to the definitions next to the quiz. linguistic bodily-kinaestivetic interpersonal logical-mathematical musical _visual-spatial 2 Which intelligences do you think are your strongest ‘weakest and why? 8 Do the quiz. Then answer the questions and compare Your answers with a partner. ‘* Were you right about your intelligences? * Which intelligence would you like to develop more? Why? 4 Look at the undertined suffixes in the quiz and ‘complete Train Your Brain. Which suffix is used to ‘make both nouns and adjectives? TRAIN YOUR BRAIN | Suffixes Suffixes to form nouns ment ing 5 Complete the words withthe corect suffixes. Which type of intelligence does each of these sentences refer to? 1 Lenjoy the most thrill__ rides at the fun fair. 2 like to take part in debates or discuss__ 3 Music plays a signific__ role in my life. 41 can multiply measure in my head easily. 5 Id rather draw a diagram than give someone verb__instruct__ 6 I make frequent refer__ to things that I've heard or read. 7 Tfind music that is out of tune very annoy__ 8 Lam sensit___to other people's feel__ 91 play at least one sport or do a physic__ activ__ regularly. 10 Thave a good sense of direct___ 11 Tfind new seientif__develop__ interest__ 12 | have several close person___ friends. 34 6 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the ‘words in capital letters. 1 Geri’ very of my dancing -T'm completely ! TOLERATE, COORDINATE 21 think tests are absolutely =Tnever agree with the answers! PERSONAL, USE 3 1m feeling very and Fa like to Join a gym but the fees are very expensive. HEALTH, MEMBER 4 What is the seeret of a really pai ead SUCCESS, RELATION 5 My grandmother had an rere to read people's minds. AMAZE, ABLE 61 hope you've got a this is the third time you've been late this week, CONVINCE, EXPLAIN 7 Phil had some very _____for how to solve our space problems. SENSE, SUGGEST 8 Please be about my ideas. Your opinion is extremely to me. "TRUTH, VALUE 9 J admire Alex's Dut I don't think she's enough to be a designer yet. ‘CREATE, CONSIST 10 We went to a at the Opera House on Sanarday. WONDER, PERFORM 7 Finish the sentences to make them true for you. ‘Then read them to your partner and respond to his/her sentences. 1 [haven't got much patience with 2m quite optimistic about 3 It’s more important to be confident than because 4 [never feel very energetic 5 There are a lot of similarities between me and 6 I sometimes have arguments with ... about .. 7 find ... very irritating because 8 Ihave a very good relationship with ... at the moment. Al haven't got much patience with small children. BReally? Why not?intelligence Wu telate to and understand ‘et people — strong in salespeople, politicians and teachers, Do our quiz and find out your strongest intelligence. Put a tick (/) next to any statements which are true for you. Then work out your score on page 120. intelligence Ber tse iid nd | 1 | have no rouble reading maps and longuage — something lawyers, navigating wriets ond comedians re People often seek me out to ask for advice. good ot TS 2 3 | remember things best by seeing them 4 | am often asked io explain the meaning of the words | use There is a powerul link behween music and my moods. have a good sense of balance and coordination. {lke to: work with calculators and computers Vind it easy fo say what | think in on argument or a debate. | work best in an organised work area | undersiond how diferent colours work well iogether 11 I get restless if | have to sit sil for long 12 | have a strong preference for group activities rather than ones | do alone. 13 | olen use gestures and other body language to express myselt. 14 Icon offen be heard humming, whisting or singing when I'm in the shower. 15 | feel comfortable when dealing with words. 16 | need io categorise and group things in order to see their relevance. 17 | often see pattems ond relationships between numbers faster than other people. 18 A thyme is an effective way of helping me remember something 19 Having @ good social lfe is imporiant fo my o intelligence You appteciale and produce music ~ sitong in singers, composers and musicians. ONO oo intelligence You use reason, logic and numbers ~ ofen found with doctors, accountants and scientists | intelligence You control body movements cond handle objects skifully ~ something found in athletes, dancers, aciors ond builders, Ey EL eh a en pet a ee el ee ey ee fe) Tl TE ey happiness. 20 | find it iritoting when someone says something ilogical feligence 21 | offen touch things because | am curious to know how they feel You think in pictures - i 22 like to have background music when I'm working something artists, designers i 23 I'm quite an artistic person. and architects are particularly 24 | enjoy taking the lead and being responsible good ct, | for other people |SPEAKING AND LISTENING Look at the pictures. They are all connected with famous person. Who do you think it is? What is the ‘connection between the person and the pictures? Discuss in pairs. 2 tee) Now listen to a presentation about the person Who is it? What does the speaker say about each of the pictures?‘3 (GaH Listen again and choose the correct answers. 1 What does the speaker say about the singer? She's the most successful star of recent years. b Her albums have been more successful than her singles. ¢ Her singles and videos have won many awards. d Many famous businesspeople have helped her. 2 When did she record her first alburn? ‘a when she was on holiday in Barbados b in 1988 ¢ during her school holidays d in the first month after she moved to the USA 3 Which of these are NOT mentioned as an important influence in her music? athe music of the Caribbean b RK & B and pop music ¢ successful American female singers d 1980s soul and hip hop classies 4 What does she do to support her country’? a She promotes it as a good place for a holiday. b She works as its ambassador to the USA. © She celebrates her day with a concert d She looks after sick children. 5 In the future, she plans to a set up a foundation for sick children. b start working with charities which fight against cancer and AIDS. © become a successful actress @ teach other young singers how to be as successful as her. 4 Look at the underlined words. What do they mean? Discuss in pairs. 1 Rihanna has emerged as one of the biggest stars of the noughties 2 She's won countless awards. 3 She has worked tirelessly to help poor or sick children and to support good causes around the world 4 She has become a fashion icon. 5 She moved to the USA to record her first four-song demo album, 6 She mixes reggae and dancehall with mainstream R & B and pop influences. 7 She has great plans for the future, including a promising film acting career, 5 Complete questions 1~5 with the correct form of some of the underlined words from Exercise 4, Then discuss the questions in pairs. 1 Who were the most important singers and. groups from the °? What about other decades? 2 Why do you think singers often become fashion 3 Do you prefer music, or more specialist or unusual types? 4 What other new singers have in recent years? 5 Is it important for singers to work to support Inspiration How does the speaker organise the presentation? Match ‘the phrases a-f to the three stages in the presentation. 1 The beginning OO 2The main part OO] | 3Theend = a As for her background, .. bThope you'll learn a few things about ¢ Ti sure the singer of this song needs no introduction, 4 Let me just finish by saying ... @ There's so much more I could tell you, but f The most amazing thing about her is that (Ges) Listen again and number the phrases in Speak Out in the order you hear them. Then try to remember what the speaker said after each phrase SPEAK OUT | Presentation skills Keeping your audience involved ‘a. And were you aware that... b Doyou know... 7 ¢ 'mssure you'll agree that ... ‘d Maybe you're wondering why. perhaps you're aware that 1 The reason I've chosen her is that ‘9 Well, 'm sure we're all familiar with ‘h What do we already know about ...? i What you probably didn’t know is that... Why do you think she's been so successful? You might not) know that .. 1... you won't be surprised to hear that... Oooooo0o000000 In pairs, ook at the phrases in Speak Out and discuss these questions. 1 In which phrases does the speaker introduce surprising information? 2 In which phrases does the speaker tell us something we probably already know? Why? 3 In which phrases does the speaker ask questions? Why? ‘259 Complete the presentation about Justin imberake with language from Speak Out. Then listen and check. Maybe you're !__why I've chosen Justin ‘Timberlake for my presentation, Well, I'm sure we're all ‘with his solo career as a suecessful singer, songwriter and musician, Perhaps you're * that before his solo success, he was the lead singter of the group ANSYNC, which sold 55 million albums worldwide. You not know that even before that he was a star of the New Mickey Mouse Club ~ along with Briney Spears and Christina Aguilera, you probably didn’t know is that he is also a successful TV producer, but you won't be"___to hear that, like many suioressfil singers, he's also an actor, and had a role in the Shrek films. ‘10 Look at page 120 and follow the instructions. 37WRITING | Stories 1 What do you think the quote means? What makes a ‘good story? In pairs, make a list? j The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one. ‘Sid Caesar 2 Look at the picture. What can you see? What. do you think the story will be about? 3 Read the story to check your predictions. 4 Inpairs, discuss these questions. 1 What are the main events in the story? ‘What tenses does the writer use? | 2 Why does the writer go back in time to events that happened earlier? a to explain why Lucy was feeling bad to use an interesting range of tenses ¢ to make the reader feel that something strange is going to happen d to help us identify with the main character, her background, her fears and her emotions 3 Find examples of the following senses’ a sense of sight: what Lucy could see sense of hearing: what she could hear ¢ sense of feeling: what she felt physically and emotionally d sense of smell: what she could smell @ sense of taste: what she could taste Lucy stared blankly at the TV screen, She'd been ‘watching for forty minutes but she couldn’t focus. She switched it off and went to the kitchen. Her ‘mug was full of cold tea. She'd left the teabag in too long and it had become too strong to drink, She looked out at the storm, It had been raining hard all day. Her clothes were still wet from the storm, but she was too tired to get changed. It had been a terrible day. ‘The worst part had been as she'd been walking home through the park and that strange old lady had started calling her. How had she known Lucy's name? And what did she want? She had looked strangely familiar, but Lucy couldn’t think where she had seen her before. All of a sudden, she caught the smell of burning toast and switched off the toaster and threw away the blackened pieces of bread. Just then she noticed how noisy the storm had become. ‘The rain was hammering relentlessly on the roof. And all the time there was constant tap, tap, tapping on the window. And there she stood, the old lady from the park, dripping wet and peering through the glass. And she was saying something to Lucy. Nervously, Lucy opened the window slightly. ‘What do you want?’ she called out. ‘The woman looked straight at her and said, T've been looking for you, for longer than you can. imagine. Don’t you recognise me? I’ve travelled. back in time to warn you. For I am you, as you will be in fifty years. Come, come with me ...”5 Underline all the adverbs ending in -lyin the story Which adverbs mean the following? 1 a little bit 2 full of worry 3 oddly, mysteriously 4 without a break 5 without paying attention, without understanding 6 Read Train Your Brain, Decide if 1-8 are DOs (things you should do) or DON'Ts (things you shouldn't do). Then complete the gapped words with examples from the story. TRAIN YOUR BRAIN | Writing skills. Writing a memorable story 1. Use a variety of time phrases (2.9. All ofa » Attora ite while, Just. ‘Sualéeniy,At'that moment). 2 Tell your story in the same order as the events happened. 3 Use the Past Perfect and the Past Continuous to provide background information. 4 Use the Present Perfect Simple and Continuous, ‘except in direct speech. 5. Describe things that the main character notices, ‘nt just what is happening. 6 Use questions to show what the main character is thinking. 7 Use descriptive verbs (st @ anes mess) adverbs (07 e ) and adjectives (OI ar 8 Start sentences or paraoraphs with and or but. 7 Choose the adverb which does not fit in each sentence, Use @ dictionary, 1 The man in the shop laughed bitterly / nereously / reluctantly / politely. 2 Ithad heen snowing deeply / heavily / relentlessly / continuously all week. 3 She waited anciously / desperately / excitedly / rudely for somebody to open the door 4 Immediately / Fortunately / Suddeny Gradually, our optimism turned to panic 5 The room was eerily / frantically / strangely / absolutely silent Inspiration 8 What common verbs can those in each of the following groups replace? 1 wander, stroll, limp 2 exclaim, cry, call out 3 ponder, wonder, consider 4 stare, peer, glare 5 notice, spot, make out 9 Complete this story using the words from the box. calling out considered excitedly = frantically glared heavily immediately make out nervously spotted strangely suddenly wandered wondered. I planned the trip very carefully. Thad every detail, from the best hotel rooms in each city to the bus timetables to get me from place to place. ‘When the plane landed, [looked 2__ through the window to eateh my first glimpse of this strange country, but all T could ‘were airport buildings and vehicles moving busily around. In fact, it seemed well organised ~ not at all like the chaotie place I had expected, 1° what was going on. ‘The doors of the plane opened and the passengers ° ‘out, When I got to the door, suddenly [realised that something was wrong, Although it was raining I'____ soldiers everywhere, to the passengers to get onto the bus When I asked one of the soldiers what was going on, he just ® at me and pushed me onto the bus. When we were all. board, the bus set off at high speed. ____ one of the other passengers called out and started pointing at something through the window. And then Trealised what was going on: the voleano was erupting. We had to get out of the way. 10 In pairs, discuss these questions. 1 How could you make the story more interesting by describing the sounds, smells, tastes and feelings? 2 How would you re-tell the story from the middle? (When I got to the door, suddenly I realised that something was wrong) 11 Write your own memorable story, beginning with these words. Use between 200 and 250 words. When | got to the door, suddenly | realised that something was wrong.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 1 Choose the correct words or phrases. (4 points) 1 Whenever we suggested anything, she always said ‘no’. I don’t know why she has had a sudden change of heart / mind / head now. 2 Would you mind changing the history / subject / story? Vd rather not talk about my problems. 3T'm going to look for another job. It’s time to turn over afresh / green / new leaf. 4 T don’t have any holiday plans, f'm just going to look after my niece for two weeks. But you know what they say ~ a change is as good as a relax / rest / dream. 5 ‘Did you know that she was chosen for the school team?” “Wow, that’s a real turn out / over’ / up for the books. 6 He was strolling / limping / wandering because of a leg injury. 7 Adam was angry with Tim and glared / spotted / peered. at him accusingly. 8 Stop drumming / standing / fiddling with, your hair. It's very annoying, 2 Complete the sentences. Make new words from the words in capital letters. (6 points) 1 Visit our website to find out about requirements and other information MEMBER, USE 2 um Tan rans to hear. DEAF, ABLE. 3Too much can sometimes make things CREATE, CHAOS, 4 We were all getting waiting for the exam results, We drummed our fingers ‘on the table REST, NERVOUS ‘3 Complete the text with one word in each gap. © paints) MY BLOG } Beas ew post () Primary school was*__best time of my if. Ie ‘0 have a lot of friends but one of ther ‘Ann, was very special. She was knowledgeable and, witty but abit unpleasant at times. | accepted this because most of the time we * great time together. We * talk to each other every day about everything. Then suddenly, and for no ‘apparent reason, everything changed — first she started to*___me for granted and then didn’t have time for me. One day it turned that she’____been talking behind my = for along time.* __learnt that, | had no choice ‘but to stop being her fiend. What __"_ makes me sad even now, ten years later, is the fact that | thought she was my best friend. Read the text and choose the correct answers, ad. 7 points) My mother is in hospital at the moment and Ipop '__ to take her lunch every day Yesterday, when I was waiting for the lift, a gic] with short black hair *__ started waving at me and calling my name. I looked at her *_ but simply couldn't make ‘__ who she was, It turned out she was my old school friend, Anne Gaynor. I didn't recognise her at first. She had changed her image completely! She *__ long, bblonde hair! She waited “for me to say something but | just let her take the lead, She told me what she 7 since we left school. I was absolutely amazed, fain bup edown dunder 2Zaimmediately b suddenly ¢ fortunately d unfortunately Sanervously tirelessly ¢ heavily d bitterly 4aaway bup cdown dout Sahad bhashad cused to have d would have Ga blankly banxiously ¢deeply d gradually Tawas doing bdid cused todo dhad been doing, Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, Using the bold word given. points) 1 After I had completed my degree, I enrolled on a sailing course, having , Lenrolled on a sailing course. 2 Dad always lost his temper when Greg took his things without asking. would when Greg took his things without asking. 3. When we were younger, my sister had a terrible habit of reading my diary. forever When we were younger, 4 When she was seventeen, my sister would spend ages in the bathroom! used When she was seventeen, my sister 5 That's so typical of you! Why can't you just ask when you take my things? always ‘That's so typical of you! Why without asking? 6 After winning the lottery, Dave splashed out on a new car. won. , Dave splashed out on a new car.