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lntermediate Workbook with key

John and Liz Soars

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Contents
You will need to listen to the Student's Workbook CD for sorne exercises.
lf you do not have the Student's Workbook CD, you can read the tapescripts on pp 86-91.

UNIT 1 Phrasal Verbs Permission and ability


12 Phrasal verb + noun (1) 17 10 can and be allowed to 29
Tenses
1 Recognizing tenses 4 Listening Obligation and permission
2 Producing tenses 5 13 What's cooking? 17 11 Toe pain and pleasure of being
3 Tenses and time expressions 5 a teenager 29
Auxiliary Verbs UNIT 3 Phrasal verbs
4 Auxiliary verb or foil verb? 5 Past Tenses 12 Separable or inseparable? 30
5 Asking questions 6 1 Recognizing tenses 18 Listening
6 Replying with questions 6 2 Producing tenses 19 13 A radio phone-in 30
7 Negatives 6 3 Questions 19
8 Short Answers 7 Vocabulary Revision
4 Negatives 19
Crossword 1 31
Pronunciation Past Simple and Continuous
9 Phonetic symbols - vowel sounds 7 5 What was he doing? What did he do? 19
10 Word stress 7 UNIT 5
Past Perfect Future forms
Vocabulary 6 What had happened? 20
11 Grammar words 8 1 Recognizing tenses 32
7 Past Simple or Past Perfect? 20
12 Word formation 8 8 ate, was eating or had eaten? 20 will
13 Words that go together 8 2 Predictions 33
14 Different meanings 8 Past Passive 3 Questions and negatives 33
9 Past Simple passive 20
4 Offering to help 33
Prepositions
15 Verb + preposition 9 Love on the Tube goingto
10 Questions and negatives 21
5 What'.s going to happen? 34
Listening
16 Toe world of work 9 Vocabulary will or going to
11 Birth, marriage, and death 22
6 Planned or spontaneous? 34
UNIT 2 Prepositions Present Continuous
12 in! at ! on for time 23
7 Making arrangements 35
Present tenses
1 Recognizing tenses 10 Pronunciation Expressing the Future
2 Producing tenses 11 13 Phonetic symbols - consonants 24
8 will, going to, or the Present
3 Questions 11 Listening Continuous 35
4 Negatives 11 14 Memories 24
may lmight lcould for possibility
Adverbs 9 We may go to Ita/y 35
5 Adverbs oftime and frequency 12 UNIT 4
Ali future forms
Pronunciation Modal and related verbs 10 Toe lottery winner 36
6 -s at the end of a word 12 1 Recognizing verb forms 25
Prepositions
Present simple and Continuous Obligation 11 Adjective + preposition 37
7 Questions and negatives 13 2 have to! dont have to 26
3 Questions with have to 26
Listening
States and activities 12 Friends of the earth 37
8 Present simple or Continuous? 14 4 Forms of have to 26
5 must and have to 27
Present Passive 6 Talking about obligation 27 UNIT 6
9 Recognizing tenses 15 7 mustrü ! dont have to/ didnt have to 27
10 Office life 15
Question forms
8 should for advice 28 1 Matching questions and answers 38
Vocabulary 9 Modero Manners 28
11 Adjectives that describe character 16
Questions
2 Questions with what!which!whose 39
3 Questions with how 39 Pronunciation Listening
4 More questions 39 9 Weak sounds / Sentence stress 57 14 Lost and found 71
5 Questions with a preposition 40
Listening
6 Questions in context 40
10 Interview with a stuntwoman 57 UNIT 11
Tenses and questions
Vocabulary Revision Modal verbs of probability - present
7 A place of my own 41
Crossword 2 58 1 must / could / might / cant 72
Adjectives 2 Matching lines 73
8 -ed / -ing adjectives 42 UNIT 9 3 Why is he late? 73
Adverbs Pronunciation
Conditionals
9 Position of adverbs 42 4 Linking in connected speech (2) 73
1 Recognizing conditionals 59
Vocabulary 2 Types of conditional 60 Continuous infmitive
10 Antonyms 43 5 Conversations 74
Possible conditions
Pronunciation 3 if + will / might / must / should 60 Modal verbs of probability - past
11 Word stress 43 6 must have/might have!may have/
Improbable conditions
Phrasal verbs 4 What would you do? 61
cant have 74
12 Phrasal verbs in context (1) 44 7 Rewriting sentences 75
lmpossible conditions
Listening Tenses review
5 Life-changing decisions 62
13 My favourite room 44 6 Questions and answers 62 8 Its hard to believe 76

should / might / could have done Vocabulary


UNIT 7 7 Past possibilities 9 Word formation - adjectives to
63
8 Advice about the past nouns 77
Present Perfect or Past Simple? 63
1 Who'swho? 45 Pronunciation Prepositions
2 Choosing the right tense 46 9 Linking in connected speech ( 1) 63 10 Verb + preposition 78
3 been or gane? 46 Listening
Verb forms for unreal situations
4 Time expressions 47 Shaksper? 78
10 What a mistake! 64
Present Perfect passive
5 Active or passive? Vocabulary UNIT 12
47
11 make and do 65
Present Perfect Continuous Reported Speech
Listening
6 Simple or Continuous? 48 1 Reported speech to direct speech 79
12 Scams 65
7 Producing Simple or Continuous 48 2 Direct speech to reported speech 79
8 Replying with questions 48 3 Reporting words and thoughts 80
9 Correcting mistakes 48 UNIT 10 4 Interview with a bank manager 80
Tense review Noun phrases Reporting verbs
10 A newspaper story 49 1 Toe $100 laptop 66 5 Verb + infinitive 81
Vocabulary Articles 6 ask and tell 81
11 be and have 50 2 Indefinite article - a/ an 67 Vocabulary
3 Definite article -the 67 7 Ways of speaking 82
Prepositions
12 Noun + preposition 50 No article 8 Other reporting verbs 82
4 Things in general 68 Phrasal verbs
Pronunciation
5 Article or no article? 68 9 Phrasal verbs in context (2) 83
13 Sentence stress 51
Possessives Pronunciation
Listening
6 myand mine 69 1 O Ways of pronouncing ou 84
14 Applying for a film course 51
s
7 Apostrophe and s' 69
Listening
UNIT 8 ali and every 11 You wererü listening! 84
8 Position of all 69
Verb patterns 9 all / every / everyone
Vocabulary Revision
69
1 Going to work in Africa 52 Crossword 3 85
Pronouns
2 -ing forms 53
3 Infinitives with or without to 53 10 myself/ each other / ... 69
4 Which two are possible? 54 Vocabulary Tapescripts 86
5 Reporting verbs + infinitive 54 11 a suitcase / luggage 70
6 Using a dictionary 54 Answers 92
Pronunciation
7 A dangerous moment 55 Verb patterns 99
12 Diphthongs 70
Phrasal verbs Irregular verbs 101
Phrasal verbs
8 Phrasal verbs without a noun 56
13 Phrasal verb + noun (2) 71 Phonetic symbols 102
Tenses - auxiliary verbs
Pronunciation - phonetic symbols: vowel sounds
Vocabulary - introduction
Prepositions - verb + preposition
A world of difference

Tenses
Recognizing tenses LONDON - FRANCE'S SIXTH-BIGGEST CITY
Read the text. Use the verb forms
in italics to complete the chart. There are over 300,000 French people living in London today.
Present Simple ( x 4) lt has a larger French population than towns such as Lille.
works Why do they come to the British capital?

ALAIN CiATIMEL, 30, works in the City. He says


Present Continuous ( x 1) 'l love living in London. lt's dynamic and extremely
international. People come here to find work, but then
realize that it's really exciting. My company is owned by
Past Simple ( x 3) an American bank, and l'm going out with an American
girl. l'I/ stay here for another five or six years:

Past Continuous ( x 1) ANNE-MARIE DUBOIS, 21, come to London three


years agoto learn English, and has been here ever since.
'I met my boyfriend while I was working in the Savoy Hotel.
Present Perfect ( x l) I was employed in Accounts. 1 now think of London as my
home. We're going to get married next year'

Present Perfect Continuous ( x 1)


CÉLINE ABADIE, 28, found a job in two weeks.
Future forms ( x 2) 'Unemployment is high in France, especially for young
people. 1 knowfriends in París who hove been looking
for work for six months; she said. 'There is a sense of
freedom and opportunity here in England. Everything
Present Simple passive ( x 1)
is possible'

Past Simple passive ( x 1)


2 Producing tenses 3 Tenses and time expressions
Complete the sentences using the verb in the box Put the verb in the correct tense for the time
and the tense given. expressions.

make every day.


1 He usually � (go) jogging ... twice a week.
PRESENT SIMPLE
on Friday mornings.
I work for a company that makes printers.
2 PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE last year.
Toe printers in China. 2 l (go) to ltaly ... in 2004.
3 PRESENT PERFECT six months ago.
We a big profit this year.
for five years.
take 3 We (live) here ... since July.
ali our lives.
4 PAST SIMPLE
I my daughter to the zoo yesterday. at the moment?
5 GO/NG TO FUTURE 4 What __ you __ (do) ... these days?
I her to the cinema tonight. this week?
6 PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE
This photo of her on holiday last year. next week.
5 l (see)you ... later.
be tonight.

7 PRESENT PERFECT
I to every country in Europe on business.
8 PAST SIMPLE Auxiliary verbs
This time last year I in Prague. 4 Auxiliary verb or full verb?
9 WILL FUTURE Is the verb in bold used asan auxiliary verb (A) or
Next week I in Madrid. a full verb (F)?
1 [AJ Have you ever been to China?
work
[I] They have three children.
10 PRESENT CONTINUOUS 2 D I do my homework every night.
I at home this week.
D Where do you come from?
11 PAST CONTINUOUS
I in Rome the week before last.
3 D They are lovely children.

12 PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS


D They are learning English.

I'm tired. I hard recently. 4 D What time did you get home?
D We did a test at school today.
5 D England has won the World Cup once.
D England has sorne beautiful countryside.
6 D I was having supper at 8.00.
D I was at home.
7 D My sister does yoga every week.
D What does your father do?
8 D My son is at school.
D He is taught French by my old teacher.

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5 Asking questions 6 Replying with questions
Reply to these statements with a question.
1 Read the Amazingfacts. Sorne information is
missing. Write questions to get the information. 1 Joan's writing an email.
Who's she writi11g to ?
2 David speaks four languages.
Which ?
3 I got sorne great presents for my birthday.
What ?
4 Joy and Eric paid a Iot of money for their house.
Howmuch ?
5 I'm going to the cinema tonight.
What ?

An,azing facts
6 We had a wonderful holiday.
Where ?
The human heart beats times a year. 7 Bye! See you Iater!
Where ?
2 The solar system was formed years ago.
8 [arnal's talking on the phone.
3 people are born every day.
Who ?
4 Oil was first discovered in Saudi Arabia in

7 Negatives
5 The US spends on defence every year.
Everything that A says is wrong! Complete B's lines as she
6 Right now, the lnternational Space Station is flying corrects him.
at _
A Jane and Ann live in the centre of town.
7 Shakespeare had children.
B ThtY: do11't live it1 the ce11tre . They live in the suburbs!
8 people were killed in the Second World 2 A They had a lovely holiday.
War.
B . It rained every day!
9 The British Prime Minister earns a year.
3 A Jane works in the City.
1 O The average marriage in Britain lasts _
B . She's a teacher!
years.
4 A Anns got a brother.
B . She's an only child!
1 How many times does the huma11 heart beata Y:tar ? 5 A They've shared a flat for years.
2 Howlongago ? B . They only met last August!
3 Howmany ? 6 A They have a lot of friends.
4 When ? B . They don't know anybody!
5 Howmuch ? 7 A Jane went to university.
6 How fast ? B . She left school at 16!
7 Howmany ? 8 A Ann has to work at night.
8 Howmany ? B . Shes a librarian!
9 Howmuch ?
10 Howlong ?

2 118• Listen, check, and complete the text with


the answers you hear.

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8 Short answers Pronunciation
Read the conversation. Complete the sentences with
short answers. 9 Phonetic symbols - vowel sounds
1 Look at the symbols for vowel sounds.
A Hi, Sal. 1 haven't seen you for ages. Have you been away?
S (1) Yes, 1 have . l've been in Australia for six months. Short vowel sounds
/¡/ le/ /re/ /o/ /o/ ft.../ /'J /
A Wow! Did you have a good time?
S (2) Yes, . lt was amazing. big pen cat dog put sun lett�

A Were you travelling around? -- -- -- -- -- -- --


-- -- -- -- -- -- --
S (3) No, . When I first got there, 1 stayed
in Sydney for three months.
The symbol /:/ meaos the sound is long.
A Don't your uncle and aunt live there?
S (4) Yes, . 1 stayed with them for a few weeks, Long vowel sounds
then I gota place of my own with friends. /i:/ /a:/ lJ:/ /u:/ 13:/
A Did you rent a flat? see car more two bird
S (5) No, we . We rented a house near the -- -- -- -- --
beach. Then we went up the east coast. -- -- -- -- --
A And what did you think of Australians? They're really
nice, aren't they? 1111 Listen and repeat.
S (6) Yes, . Very easy-going. 2 Write these words under the correct symbol in the chart
A Don't they spend a lot of time outdoors in the sunshine? in Exercise l.
S (7) Yes, . But the sun doesn't shine all the
push heart red cool hot eat
time. On the way back I went to Thailand. Have
ran four hit about first bus
you been there?
build friend group foot flat wash
A (8) No, . But l'd love to. What are you doing does meet start walk work doctor
now? Are you looking for a job?
S (9) Yes, . But it isn't easy. Do you have any 1111 Listen, check, and repeat.
ideas where I could look?
... Phonetic symbols p102
A (10) No, . Sorry. But l'm sure you'II manage.
Anyway, Sal, it's good to see you aqain.
S Thanks. And you. 1'11 see you around. Bye!
10 Word stress
IIIW Listen and put the words in the correct column
according to the stress pattern.

typical education foreign immediate


ambitious regret Internet economic
mobile reception correct community

1 •• country
2•• poli te
3 ••• important
4 ••• grandfather
5 •••• population
6 •••• experience

lid Listen and check.

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Vocabulary
11 Grammar words 13 Words that go together
Match words in A with a grammar term in B. Match a word in A with a line in B.

A B A B
1 [¡] go on a a business
1 []] write, want a preposition (prep)
2 O make $' the Internet
2 O she, him b adjective (adj)
3 O win c a photograph
3 O car, tree c adverb (adv)
4 O start d home
4 O can, must d modal auxiliary verb
5 e archaeology
O take
5 O slowly, always e pronoun (pron) 6 Odo f a prize
6 O nice, pretty r ful! verb 7 O study g an appointment
7 O bigger, older g count noun (C) 8 O leave h your best
8 O to like h uncount noun (U)
9 Da i comparative adjective
10 O on, at, under j superlative adjective 14 Different meanings
11 O hoping, living k infinitive with to (infin with to) Look at the dictionary entry for the word
12 O the 1 -ing form of the verb (-ing form) course.
13 O fastest, hottest m past participle (pp)
14 O done, broken n definite article course /b:s/ noun
15 O rice, weather o indefinite article 1 [C] a course (in/on sth) a complete series
of lessons: t've enrolled on an English course.
• A course in self-defence. 2 [CJ one of the
parts of a meal: a three-course lunch • I had
12 Word formation chicken for the main course. 3 [CJ an area
where golf is played or where certain types of
Complete the sentences using the word in CAPITALS in
race take place: a golf course • a racecourse
the correct form. 4 [CJ a course (of sth) a series of medica!
1 My brother is a musician . MUSIC treatments: The doctor put her on a course
of radiation therapv. 5 [C, U] the route or
2 A trumpet is a instrument. MUSIC direction that sth, especially an aeroplane,
3 1 drive a very car. ECONOMY ship, or river takes: We chanqed course and
sailed toward land.
4 1 spend more than I earn. 1 must . ECONOMY
5 give governments advice about finance. ECONOMY
Match the word course in the sentences
6 have a lot of responsibility for their staff. EMPLOY
with a meaning 1-5 in the dictionary entry.
7 Toe rate in the UK is about 5%. EMPLOY
a I'm on a course of antibiotics.
8 I'm self- . 1 don't work for anyone else. EMPLOY
b My daughter <lid a course in
interior design.
e We had to runa five-mile
cross-country course.
d A three-course meal consists of a
starter, a main course, and a dessert.
e Toe road follows the course of the river.

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Prepositions Listening
15 Verb + preposition 16 The world of work
1 Complete the sentences with a preposition from 1 1114 Listen toan interview about Polish people (Poles)
the box. living in Britain. In which order (1-6) do you hear about
the following?
I of about to at with for as on
D why Poles come to Britain
1 I think you're wrong. I don't agree __ you D how people in Britain regard these new immigrants
at all. D permits and documentation needed in Britain
2 You look worried. What are you thinking __ ? D the Polish population now living in the UK
3 Look __ that picture. Isn't it beautiful! D how easily Poles settle in Britain
4 Are you listening __ me?
D the first large group of Polish immigrants to the UK

5 If you have a problem, talk __ the teacher. 2 Now answer these questions.
6 A What were you and Alex talking __ ? 1 What is different about the most recent wave of
B Oh, this and that. immigrants to Britain?
2 What happened in 2004?
7 We might have a picnic tomorrow. lt depends 3 Why can Poles find jobs with British companies before
the weather. they come to Britain?
8 A What do you think __ Pete? 4 Why are British employers keen to employ Polish
B I really like him. workers?
5 Why don't people from the older Polish community
9 Where's the cash desk? 1 need to pay __
always welcome the new arrivals?
this book.
1 O A I've lost your pen. Sorry. 3 Complete the extracts from the interview with the correct
B Its all right. Don't worry __ it. form of the verbs in brackets.
11 A What are you looking __ ?
B My coat. Have you seen it?
Now, you (probably hear) that the Polish
12 Henry works __ a taxi driver.
community in Britain (grow) faster than any other
at the moment, but (you know) that the total
number of Pales living in Britain (now estímate) to
be three quarters of a mi Ilion?
ti So are these all Pales who (arrive) in the UK
recently?
REE No, they aren't. Many of them (live) here far a
ES
long time. About 200,000 Pales (settle) in Britain
s
,ORK after 1945, and about 150,000 of those (still live)
'E
here in the early 1990s .
.99. 3 Yes, since the European Unían (expand) in 2004,
,th
Polish people (take advantage) of the opportunity
to relocate here without restrictions.

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Present Simple and Continuous - active and passive
Pronunciation of -s at the end of a word • States and activities
Vocabulary - adjectives that describe character
Phrasal verb + noun (1)
The working week

Present tenses
SCOTTISH ARTIST, BORN AND BRED
Recognizing tenses
Read the text. Use the present verb forros in ANNIE McLEAN is one of Scotland's most famous living artists.
italics to complete the chart. HENRY LUCAS went to visit her on her island paradise.

Present Simple (x8) Annie McLean was born in St Andrews on the easr coast of Fife,
lives Scotland. She trained at che College of Fine Art, in Edinburgh.
She liues on the Isle of Lohan in Scodand wirh her husband,
Duncan, and her rhree children. Home is a 300-year-old
Present Continuous ( x 5) farmhouse which overlooks the sea. Ir is a working farm, and
Duncan keeps sheep, chickens, and pigs.
Annie paints animals and wildlife. 'I paint what I see around
me,' she rold me, 'birds, animals, trees, and flowers. 1 find my
Present Simple passive ( x 2)
work totally absorbing. 1 work ourside in the open air foras long
as it is light, from dawn unril dusk - about 16 hours a day in
summer, though less now because it's winter.'
Present Continuous passive ( x 1) Her work is becoming increasingly popular, and she is planning
to open a gallery on the island. 'At the moment I m workingon a
series of wild flowers,' she said to me over coffee in her srudio.
The Isle of Lo han is inbabited by 700 peo ple who are employed
mainly in rhe fishing industry. The population is falling because
young people are leauing the island to look for work. The island
is being developed as a tourist destination - 50,000 visitors come
every year - but it is big enough for Annie to escape and find
her inspiration. �
2 Producing tenses 3 Questions
Complete the sentences using the verb in the box and Here are sorne answers to questions about Annie
the tense given. McLean. Write the questions.

paint 1 Where does she live ?


On the Isle of Lo han in Scotland.
1 PRESENT SIMPLE
Annie paittts animals and wildlife. 2 How many ?
2 PRESENT CONTINUOUS Toree.
At the moment she a series of wild 3 What ?
flowers.
Hes a farmer.
fmd 4 ?
3 PRESENT SIMPLE Animals and wildlife.
She her work totally absorbing.
5 Where ?
4 PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE In the open air.
A lot of rare birds on the island.
6 doing at the moment?
think Shes painting a series of wild flowers.
5 PRESENT CONTINUOUS 7 young people ?
Annie of opening a small gallery.
Because there aren't any jobs.
6 PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE
8 ?
She to be one of Scotland's most
important artists. 50,000.

know
4 Negatives
7 PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE Correct the information in these sentences.
Herwork ali over the world.
1 Annie lives in Ireland.
8 PRESENT SIMPLE
She most of the people on the island. She doestt't live itt lrelattd. Sht lives itt Scotlattd.
2 Her husband grows fruit and vegetables.
work
9 PRESENT SIMPLE
She in the open air from dawn until dusk. 3 Annie paints portraits.

10 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
She only six hours today 4 Shes painting a series of wild birds.
because it's winter.

5 Toe people on Lohan are employed in farming.

6 Young people are leaving the island to get married.


Adverbs Pronunciation
5 Adverbs of time and frequency 6 -s at the end of a word
Put the adverbs in brackets in the correct place in Toe pronunciation of -s at the end of a word can
the sentence. Sorne may go in more than one place. be lsl, /z/, or IIz/.
1 I drink coffee. 1 /s/ In these words, the final-sis pronounced /s/.
(never / in the evenings)
I never drink eottee in the evenings. IQI Listen and repeat.

2 How do you see Julie? shops hits parents laughs likes


( often / these days) stops chefs hates months wants

3 I go to the cinema. 2 /z/ In these words, the final-sis pronounced /z/.


(hardly ever / any more)
1111 Listen and repeat.

friends comes has eggs goes


4 I bump into my old girlfriend. news gives does sees clothes
(from time to time) lessons sings travels pens moves

5 Do you come here?


3 /rz/ In these words, the final-sis pronounced /iz/.
(often)
IQI Listen and repeat.

6 I don't cook. I eat out. nurses washes raises watches


(much / usually) brushes misses switches buses
challenges places wages revises

7 I see my grandparents.
( only / once a fortnight) 4 Put these words into the correct column.

changes surfs maths sells buildings


8 I wash my hair, and I have it cut. loves beaches weeks organizes learns
(twice a week/ every month) sentences wants breathes cooks matches

Is/ lzl /rz/


9 Children play on their own outdoors.
(rarely / nowadays) groups jobs lunehes

10 I spend commuting.
(three hours a day / sometimes)

1111 Listen, check, and repeat.

_.. Phonetic symbols p102

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Present Simple and Continuous
7 Questions and negatives
Read the text and do the exercises.

Complete the questions in the Present Simple.


1 How fast ? KUMIKO MOGI is, at 27, far and away
300km/h (190mph). the most successful snack saleswoman on
2 How many passengers ? the Japanese train network. Bullet trains travel
800. at - km/h and carry - passengers, but they
have no dining cars. Mogi works on the train that goes from
3 Howlong ?
Yamagata to Tokyo. The journey takes - . Ordinary wagon
Two hours 48 minutes.
girls average about 25,000 yen (f:110) on the six-hour return
4 Howmuch ? journey. Mogi earns - .
125,000 yen. She is more successful than all her colleagues, and she is
5 How many women ? now an instructor to the - women who work on the East
1,300. Japan Railways bullet trains.

Complete Kumiko Mogi's questions in the 'The important thing in this job,' she says, 'is to know the
Present Continuous. customers. I size them up very carefully as they are getting on
the train, and I ask myselfthese questions.
6 vVhat���������������?
• What / the passengers / wear?
7 vVho ?
• Who / they / travel / with?
8 How many bags ?
• How many bags / they / carry?
9 What books or newspapers ? • What books or newspapers / they / read?'

Write the negative sentences. Based on the answers, she decides what people will want
to eat and drink. 'If it's hot, I sell a lot of banana cakes and
1 O Mogi / not sell / ice-cream / winter.
iced coffee for breakfast. No ice-cream in winter. People buy
lunchboxes of beef and rice. I also have dried fish, salted beef
11 People / not want beef or rice/ breakfast. tongue, and beer. But no whisky.'
No seats are provided for the trolley girls. They carry on
selling until the door opens at the terminus.
12 She / not have whisky. Unlike her competition, she pulls her trolley, she doesn't
push it. 'I never turn my back towards the customers. I can
look at their faces all the time and work out what they want.'
13 The trolley girls / not sit down.
Does she want to get promotion and do something
different? 'Of course not,' she replies. 'You can see that
14 Mogi / not turn / back towards / customers. I'm perfect for this job.'

15 She / not want/ do a different job.


States and activities 2 Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the verb in
bold once in the Present Simple and once in the
8 Present Simple or Continuous? Present Continuous.

Remember the verbs that rarely take the continuous 1 come

Klaus _____ from Germany.


We _____ on the ten oclock train.
know hope want 2 not have
believe understand
think suppose He _____ any children.
own cost
prefer love like depend need He _____ a holiday this year. Hes too busy.
mean care owe matter
3 see
remember
forget I _____ the dentist next week. 1 think I need
a filling.
1 _____ what you mean, but I don't agree.

1 Complete the sentences with one of the verbs from 4 notthink


the box. I have an exam tomorrow, but 1 about it.

have consist depend &etoog prefer 1 she's very clever.


not matter need cost smell owe
5 watch
hope look own remember not suit
Be quiet. 1 _____ my favourite TV programme.
1 This book belongs to me. I always _____ it on Thursday evenings.
2 Britain a population of 60 million.
6 notenjoy
3 Water of hydrogen and oxygen.
We _____ this party at ali. The music is too loud.
4 'I forgot your book again. Sorry'
'It . You can bring it later' We _____ bíg parties.
5 I a haircut. My hair is too long. 7 use
6 you this flat, or do you rent it?
This room _____ usually for
7 Petral over a pound a litre. big meetings.
8 I've borrowed so much money. How much do But today it _________ for a party.
I you?
9 You lovely. Where did you get that
dress?
1 O Congratulations on your wedding. I _
you'll be very happy.
11 The jumper fits you very well, but the colour
_____ you.
12 We might have a picnic. It on the weather.
13 I like both tea and coffee, but I tea.
14 You nice. What perfume are you wearing?
15 I when you were a little girl. You were
lovely.

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Present passive
9 Recognizing tenses THE BRITISH ECONOMY
Read the text. Find examples of the Present Simple and Present
Contínuous, active and passive, and complete the chart.
• Britain is no longer a manufaduring nation.
lnstead, its economy is based on the service industries
Present Simple active {x8) - insurance, banking, tourism, government, and retail.
is based Britain's deregulated financia! markets and business
services are leading the world at the moment as other
countries try to expand into international markets.
With globalization and the communications revolution,
Present Continuous active ( x 4)
goods, services, and finance move freely and easily
round the world, and this is playing a big part in
changing Britain.
Present Simple passive (x7)
• Britain exports aerospace engines, chemicals, textiles,
is based
and machines. lt imports raw materials, cars, gas,
and oíl. Most of its electrical and electronic goods are
imported from the Far East. Only 180/o of the working
Present Continuous passive ( x l) population is employed in manufacturing. 600/o of our
food is produced in this country. The rest is imported.

• Many businesses in the public service sectors such


as water, electricity and gas, railways, and airports, are
10 Office life
owned privately. The Government still owns the Royal
Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple passive.
Mail, however.
1 In 70 % of offices, employees (ban)
from using social networking sites such as Facebook. • lncome tax is being increased to pay for public

2 40 % of Internet use in the office _ services such as health care and education. The
(not relate) to work. proportion of time that British people spend working
is falling. Young people are staying longer in education.
3 Work hours often ( use) to
More women are employed than ever before. 70% of
conduct personal business.
women are in employment, compared to 79% of men.
4 45% ofwork time (waste) on chat,
drinking tea, and taking personal phone calls.
5 Open-plan offices (dislike) by 40 %
of workers.
6 Team-bonding days (despise) by
nearly everyone.
O/o of working population ernployed in rnanufacturing
7 Most employees complain that they _
(overwork) and (not appreciate).
8 Many people (stress) by the number
of emails they receive.
O/o of 70%
people in
9 More than six trillion business emails _ ernployrnent

(send) worldwide every year.


10 Stress at work (associate) with the
risk of heart disease. It (also know) to
cause depression.

Unit 2 • The working week 15


Vocabulary
11 Adjectives that describe character
1 Match a description in A with an adjective in B.

A B
1 [I] She likes being with people and is good fun. a generous
2 O She always has to get everything she wants. b optimistic
3 O He always gives fantastic presents. e kind
4 O She cares about people and wants to make them happy. d shy
5 O She wants to do really well in life. e eccentric
6 O He only ever thinks of himself. f rude
7 O She always looks on the bright side of things. % sociable
8 O He hates meeting people and having to talk to them. h spoilt
9 O She has sorne very strange ideas. i ambitious
10 O He never does any work at all. j lazy
11 O You never know how hes going to be, happy or sad. k moody
12 O He always says things to upset and annoy people. 1 selfish

2 Match these adjectives with 3 Complete the sentences with an adjective from Exercise 2.
their opposites in Exercise l.
1 Toe Japanese have a reputation for being .....P.. .c.º�t�e
il _
1 !I] mean 2 Hes so - he never buys anyone a drink.
2 O hard-working 3 I'm afraid I'm pretty - 1 hate going to parties and
3 O unselfish making small talk.
4 O cheerful 4 She always thinks the worst is going to happen. Shes very _
5 O confident 5 Hes so . Hes always the first to arrive in the office
6 O unsociable and the last to leave.

7 O polite 6 She's totally . Theres nothing in life she wants


to do, and nowhere she wants to go.
8 O unkind
7 Ianes always happy and smiling. Shes a person.
9 O pessimistic
8 Parents have to be . Their children have to come first.
10 O unambitious 9 Henry's so sure about himself and what he can do. Hes very _
10 We have to invite Paula. It would be so to invite her
husband and not her.

16 Unit 2 • The working week


Phrasal verbs Listening
12 Phrasal verb + noun {1) 13 What's cooking?
1 Many phrasal verbs go with a noun. Match a verb 1 MflW Listen to Matt Greenberg, a TV chef.
in A with a word or phrase in B. Hes cooking a recipe far 'Bread and Butter Pudding'
Tick the ingredients he uses in the recipe.
A B
1 [I) turn on a clothes in a shop O 1:2. slices wkí.te. bre(ifd,
2 O look after ¡f a light ,u:t Í.l'!lo tri4113Le.s
3 Otillin e sorne information D K l'.33 yotk.r
4 O find out d your coat O 503 w1.u;rlte.d ouite«
5 O tryon e the television at bedtime
0 1003 S<illt
6 O look up f your parents
O 1753 l<ilste.r S�<ilr
7 O pickup g a form
O <il fow drops V<ilftÍLL<il erreace,
8 O take off h something you dropped
0 503 J1.<lt<i111J11S
O 1 Le.wwn,
9 O turn off i a word in the dictionary
O lfOOml wul):
10 O geton with j the baby
O 5003 flour
O «o»: double. lre(ifm
2 Complete the sentences with the correct forrn of the O 1 Or<i1113e. rí.n-d (gmte.d)
phrasal verbs in Exercise 1.
2 Are the sentences true Iv") or false (X)?
l A Can 1 _t_ry�o_11 these jeans, please?
l Matt works in a hotel kitchen.
B Sure. Toe changing rooms are over there.
2 He doesn't like running a kitchen, because its
2 1 can't go out tonight. I'm the children. so stressful.
3 Many people think that British cooking is a
3 Theres a programme I want to watch. Can you bit boring.
_____ the TV?
4 Toe recipe hes making today isn't expensive.
4 No ones watching the TV. it 5 Hes making the recipe slightly differently today.
1
-----
3 Complete the lines from the programme with the
5 A What do Ido with this forrn? correct forrn of the verb in brackets.
B Just it and give it to 1 You (come) from Canada origínally,
the receptionist.
don't you?
6 If there's a word I don't know, 1 it 2 1 (reckon) simple traditional cooking
_____ in my dictionary. with the best ingredients is never boring.
7 Please your dirty shoes befare you 3 So what (you / make) far us today?
come in. 4 Now, 1 normally ( use) just sultanas in
8 well with my sister, but not my this, but today 1 (put) sorne fresh
brother. We fight ali the time. orange in as well.
9 Oh dear - I've dropped my purse. Could you 5 Right, now 1 (heat) the milk, cream,
_____ it far me? Thanks. and vanilla in a pan ...
6 These (grow) in the Mediterranean.
1 O A Can you the time of the next train
to London? 7 Mmm, just the way 1 (like) it.
B OK. 1'11 look on the Net. 8 Well, never mind, they (not know)
what they (miss), do they?
•AW Listen again and check.

Unit 2 • The working week 17


Past Simple and Continuous - active and passive
Past Perfect • Vocabulary - birth, marriage, death
Prepositions of time - in/at /on
Pronunciation - phonetic symbols: consonants
Good times, bad times

Past tenses
Recognizing tenses
Read the text. Use the past verb forros in italics
to complete the chart.

Past Simple ( x 7)
felt Billionaire rips
a hole in his
Picasso worth
$139 million
Past Continuous ( x 3) Steve Wynn, the billionaire art collector,felt extremely embarrassed
-
after he had damaged one of his own paintings by putting a hole in
the canvas.
Wynn, the 107th-richest man in America, runs hotels and
casinos in Las Vegas. He owns a Matisse, a Renoir, a Van Gogh, a
Gauguin, and severa! Warhols.
Past Simple passive ( x 4)
- He bought a Picasso, Le Réve ( The Dream) in 1997. It was painted in
1932, and it depicts Picasso's mistress as she is sitting daydreaming.
Wynn paid $48m for it.
Despite being one of his favourite pictures, Wynn had decided to
sell it. He had been negotiating with an investor, Steven Cohen, and
they had agreed a price of $139m.
Past Perfect ( x 3) The weekend before the sale, sorne friends of his were visiting
from New York, staying in one of his hotels. They wanted to see the
picture, which was hanging in his office, before it was so/d. Wynn was
standing in front of the picture and explaining its history when he
accidentally put his elbow through the canvas.
The picture was repairedby an art restorer in New York. It is now
Past Perfect Continuous ( x 1)
impossible to see where it was damaged. Not surprisingly, Cohen no
longer wanted to buy it, so Wynn put it in a vault far safe keeping.

18 Unit 3 • Good times, bad times


2 Producing tenses Past Simple and Continuous
Use information from the text to complete the
sentences, with the correct form of the verb in bold. S What was he doing? What did he do?
Use each form once. Read the newspaper stories and answer the questions.
paint PAST SIMPLE or PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE?
HERO SAVES MAN'S LIFE
1 Picasso pai11ted a picture of his mistress daydreaming. Jack Easron, 38, was driving home from
2 Le Reve in 1932. work at around 6.30 in thc evcning
when he saw a yellow VW van, driven b}
visit PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS? Ken Sharpe, crash into a tree. Without
thinking of his own safcty, he pulled the
3 His New York friends for the weekend. young man out of the van and took him
straight to hospital. The <loctors say Kcn
4 They often him in Las Vegas.
will make a complete recovery.
see PAST SIMPLE or PAST PERFECT?
What was Jack Easton doing when he saw the
5 When his friends the Picasso, accident?
they were amazed.
6 When his friends the Picasso,
they left the office. 2 What did he do when he saw the accident?

put PAST SIMPLE or PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE?


7 He his elbow through the canvas. Dog attacked in park by swans
8 Le Réve into a vault to keep it safe. Hilary Benting, 54, was taking her dog,
Toby, for a walk in St James' Park last
Thursday afternoon. She was throwing
3 Questions sticks into the pond for Toby to retrieve.
Write the questions. He was swimming in the pond when he was
attacked by two swans. He received cuts and
Whe11 did he buv the Picasso ? bruises. Mrs Benting called park officials to
In 1997. help, but there was little they could do.
2 ?
In 1932. 3 What was Mrs Benting doing when her dog was
3 ? attacked? What was Toby doing?
$48 million.
4 hanging?
4 What did she do when her dog was attacked?
In Wynn's office.
5 ?
By an art restorer in New York.
Shock for bank customers
4 Negatives • Customers in the Whitehall Savings Bank received
a nasty shock yesterday as they were standing in a
Make these sentences negative.
queue chatting to each other. At 11.15 two masked
Le Réve was painted by Van Gogh. robbers burst into the bank carrying shotguns.
lt was11 't pai11ted by Va11 Gogh. Sixty-year-old Martin Webb suffered
a heart attack and was taken to hospital.
2 Wynn's friends were staying in his house.
The robbers escaped with f:500,000.

3 They had seen the Picasso before. 5 What was happening in the bank when the
robbers burst in?
4 Steven Cohen bought the Picasso.
6 What happened to Martin Webb when the robbers
burst in?
5 Wynn sold it to someone else.

Unit 3 • Good times, bad times 19


Past Perfect Tense review
8 ate, was eating, or had eaten?
6 What had happened? Put the verb in bold in the Past Simple, Past Continuous,
Complete the sentences. Use the prompts in brackets, or Past Perfect.
and the Past Perfect.
1 1 was broke because I 'd spent ali my money on clothes
eat
( spend / money / clothes) 1 1 couldn't understand what she was saying because
2 Jane was furious because she _ she was eating an apple.
2 Toe mea! was terrible, but John it all up.
--------· (oversleep/miss the bus)
He must have been hungry.
3 Mary was very disappointed with her son. He
3 There was nothing in the fridge. Toe kids
--------------· (not study _____ everything.
enough / fail exams)
4 Before his accident, Peter _
talk

__________ . (be/ best player / team) 4 Toe lesson was so boring. Toe teacher just
_____ for a whole hour.
5 1 was nervous as I waited in the departure lounge.
5 1 knew about Annie's problem because 1 _
to her mother the <lay before.
(never / fly / before)
6 Who you to on the phone
6 Jack wanted a new challenge in his work. just now?
He �
drive
(do/samejob/ten years) (CONTINUOUS)
7 'How <lid you get here?' 'I _
7 Past Simple or Past Perfect? 8 1 was tired, and needed to go to bed. 1 _
@the correct tenses in the story. 300 miles that <lay.
9 1 to work when I had an accident and
hit a tree.
A Busy Day
le was ten o'clock in che evening. Peter ( 1)@ had sat
down on his sofa and thought about che day. What a Past passive
busy day it (2) was] had been! This was his first night in his
own flat. He (3) lived/ had lived his entire life in che family
9 Past Simple passive
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple passive.
home, and now for che first time, he ( 4) was] had been on
his own. 1 Romeo and Juliet was written (write) in 1595 or 1596.
He sat surrounded by boxes that he ( 5) didn't manage/ 2 lt (base) on a traditional Italian tale.
hadn't managed to unpack during che day. le (6) took/ had
3 It isn't known when it first _
taken months to get ali his things together. His mother (perform).
(7) was] had been very generous, buying him things like
4 Toe play (publish) in 1597.
towels and mugs.
He (8) went/ had gane into the kitchen and (9) made] 5 Many of Shakespeare's plays (perform)
at the Globe Theatre in London.
had made a sandwich. He suddenly ( 1 O) felt/ had felt very
ti red and yawned. No wonder he ( 11) was/ had been ti red! 6 Toe original theatre (build) in 1599.
He (12) was/ had been up since six o'clock in 7 Toe theatre (destroy) by fire in 1613.
the morning. He (13) decided/ had decided to 8 Toe 1996 film version, starring Leonardo di Caprio,
eat his sandwich and go to bed. But he
_____ (aim) ata younger audience.
didn't quite make it. He sat down on
9 Toe film (shoot) in Mexico City.
his sofa, and before he knew it,
he ( 14) was] had been fast asleep. 10 The musical and film West Side Story _
(inspire) by Shakespeares play.

20 Unit 3 • Good times, bad times


Love on the tube THURSDAY, JANUARY 11

10 Questions and negatives Girl looks for love


on the tube
Read the first newspaper article.
Jana Ohlson was visiting London last
Complete the questions.
(1) - when she saw (2) - on the
1 When was she visitit1g Lot1dot1 Underground. He was (3)-. She didn't
Last year. talle to him because (4)-. However,
she did take his photograph on her mobile
2 Who phone. She went back to Sweden, but
A young commuter. couldn't forget the handsome man she'd
3 What ____________ doing? met on the tube, so she put his photo
Listening to his MP3 player. and a message on the Internet.
The mystery man was travelling on the
4 Why --------------�?
(5) - Line, and got off at (6) - at
Because she was too shy.
about 5.30 p.m.
5 Which line _____________ ?
• If you know the man, or are him,
Toe Piccadilly Line.
cal! City News on 020 2163 8061.
6 Where -------------�?
At Green Park.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12
Read the second article.
Complete the negative sentences. Tourist finds her
7 She ! not see ! the man since November. mystery man
City News has ended the !ove search of
She hadt1't seet1 the mat1 sit1ee Noveml>er.
a Swedish tourist. Jana Ohlson had been
8 She ! not receive ! any replies on the Internet. looking for a young man she'd seen last
November on the London Underground.
Jana put his photo on the Internet, but
9 Mr Laurence ! not sit ! on the tube. no one replied. His picture appeared in
yesterday's paper, and he was identified
as Sam Laurence, a financia! adviser from
1 O He/ not buy / a copy of the newspaper. nouth-west London. His work colleagues
contacted City News.
Mr Laurence said, Td already seen the
11 He! not know ! why people were looking at hirn. photo on my way to work. I was standing
on the tube reading the paper over
someone's shoulder. I couldn't understand
12 Mr Laurence / not go out/ with anyone. why people were giving me funny looks.'
Miss Ohlson was very pleased to learn
that Mr Laurence didn't have a girlfriend.

Read the third article. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7


Complete the text using the verbs from the box.
Couple delighted with Internet date
got went met The couple who (13) after an international search on
had enjoyed did the Internet have had their first date.
was looking had invited Sam Laurence, 28, and Jana Ohlson, 25, from Uppsala, (14) _
a sightseeing tour ofLondon, and then (15) a mea! in
Covent Garden.
He said, 'It (16) very well. We had great fun and we
really (17) ourselves. We (18) on really well.'
Miss Ohlson said that she (19) Sam to go to Sweden,
and that she (20) forward to showing him her hometown.
2 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
Vocabulary
11 Birth, marriage, and death get married marry married got married
been married wedding marriage
The verb marry is used without a preposition.
1 A Are you ?
My sister marríecl a plumber.
B No, I'm single. But Id like to sorne day.
2 Get married refers to the change of state 2 Darling, 1 love you. Will you me?
between being single and being married.
3 How many times has she ?
We got marríecl in 2002.
4 We're engaged, and we're going to next
3 Married refers to the state.
autumn.
Is your brother marríed?
5 My wife and I have for twenty-five years.
4 Get married and be married can both be used
6 We had a lovely in a small country church.
with the preposition to.
She got marríecl to Gary last weekend. 7 Did you hear? James and Henrietta last week.
My sister is marríecl to a real/y nice guy. 8 Their was always storrny, and it ended in
5 Divorce is used in a similar way to marry. divorce.
He/en wants to dívorce Keith. 3 Complete the sentences with a word from the box.
Jane and Harry got dívorcecl last year.
My brother is dívorcecl. I dying dead died death die

1 Shakespeare in 1616.
1 Complete the sentences with a word from the box. 2 Julius Caesar was stabbed to by his best
friend, Brutus.
I birth birthday born 3 A Is old Bertie Harrison still alive?
B I'm sure hes . Didn't he a few
1 Where were you ?
years ago?
2 When is your ?
4 Her father's carne as a great shock. He
3 She gave to a beautiful healthy _____ of a heart attack.
boy.
5 She screamed when she saw the body lying on
4 ( On an official form) Date of
the floor.
5 Congratulations on the of little
6 Our poor old cat is . We've had her for fifteen
Albert.
years. She just sleeps all day long.
6 What are you doing for your this
year? 7 Every winter thousands of birds in the cold
weather.
8 Those flowers have . Throw them away.

22 Unit 3 • Good times, bad times


Prepositions
12 in/ at / on for time
Complete the sentences with in, at, on, or - (no preposition).

1 A What <lid you do_ the weekend?


We use at for times and certain expressions.
B _ Friday evening we went to a party. We slept late_ at 8.00
Saturday morníng, and then _ the afternoon we went at midnight
shopping. _ seven o'clock sorne friends carne round for at lunchtime
a mea!. We didn't do much _ Sunday - _ the evening at the weekend
we just watched TV. What about you? at Christmas
at the moment
2 I'Il phone you _ next week _ Thursday. lt'll probably be 2 We use on for days and dates.
_ the afternoon, _ about 3.00 p.m. OK? on Friday
on Friday morning
on 12th September
3 l don't see my parents much. _ Christmas, usually, and _
on Saturday evening
the summer holidays.
3 We use in for longer periods such as months,
seasons, and years.
4 _ November 9th, 1989, the Berlin Wall was opened. Por the
in April
first time_ the late twentieth century Germans could go
in 2002
from West to East Berlin without travel restrictions. in summer
in the nineteenth century
5 A You look tired. What were you doing _ last night?
4 We also use in for parts of the day.
B l was trying to finish my History essay. I'm having to work in the morning
a lot _ night _ the moment. It has to be handed in_ in the afternoon
this Friday, and I've got loads to write still. in the evening (but at night)
A Oh well, 1'11 see you _ lunchtime - if you're still awake. 5 There is no preposition before last, next, this,
or tomorrow.
6 Toe weather in England is unreliable. _ summer it can be Did you go out last night?
very hot, but it often rains _ April and June. Toe summer We're going away this weekend.
l'll see you next week.
was awful _ last year. Toe best English weather is usually
Can you call me tomorrow morning?
_ spring and autumn.

Unit 3 • Good times, bad times 23


Pronunciation Listening
13 Phonetic symbols - consonants 14 Memories
1 Many phonetic symbols for consonants are easy. 1 Mii• Listen to three friends, Caro!, Anne, and
Richard, talking about their earliest memories.
lb/ /k/ Ir/ Id/
What is each persons earliest memory?
/brg/ /keen/ lrAnl /du:/
Carol _
big can run do
Anne _
111 /s/ /ji
Richard _
/hv/ /s1t/ /jes/
live sit yes

Mii• Listen and repeat.

2 These symbols are less obvious.

/9/ /ó/ /J/ /';)


/9rIJk/ /Ó'JUZ / /Jud/ /telrvrjn/
think those should television/
/tJ/ Id';) IIJI
/wotJ/ /d3Ast/ /brnj/
watch just bring

•Id Listen and repeat.

3 Write the words in the correct box according to the 2 Answer the questions.
sound underlined. 1 Why did Caro! !ove sitting on her father's shoulders?
2 Why didn't her father want to carry her on the day
thought tO!!gUe this a� machi ne
she remembers?
bath mature church share measure
3 Why is this memory so important in her life?
clothes bank gaQget pleasure mother
4 How <loes Anne know that she didn't invent her
fetch thanks German wash ha!!& memory?
revision 5 How long was it before her family used the
Christmas tree the second time?
/9/ /tJ/ /J/ 6 What <loes Carol think Anne's memory shows?
3 Mii• Listen again and complete the extracts from
the conversation.
1 My mum says my dad me a lot on his
shoulders at that age, and I absolutely _
/ó/ /d3/ /3/
it because he a really bíg, tall man.

2 That's of this one day when 1 with my


mum and dad, and older sister. We _
through sorne fields near where we _
/1) / and my dad pick me up.

3 Well I know this isn't something _


Mii• Listen, check, and repeat. because when 1 my mum, she
... Phonetic symbols p102 _______ like that.

24 Unit 3 • Good times, bad times


Modal and related verbs
- obligation (must, have to, should)
- permission (can, allowed to)
Phrasal verbs - separable or inseparable?
Getting it right

Modal and related verbs


Recognizing verb forms
Read the text. Use the verb forros in
italics to complete the chart.

Things that are IMPORTANT to do

with have to have to buy

with must

Things that are IMPORTANT NOT to do

with mustn't
The weather British weather is notoriously changeable. You shoutd bring
sorne warm clothes and sorne waterproof clothes whatever the season.
Things that are NOT NECESSARY to do Food and drink In a pub or bar you hove to buy your drink from
che bar, then carry your drink to a table. You are only served ata table
with don't
have to in a café or restaurant.
Tipping is a problem. You don't hove to leave a tip in a restaurant,
1 but if the meal and che service have been good, you should leave about
Things that are A GOOD IDEA to do 10%. Similarly you can tipa taxi driver if you want.
or A GOOD IDEA NOT TO DO In a restaurant, you mustn't say 'Give me the menu!' or 'I want a drink!'
- This is considered very rude. You should be polite and say 'Could I have the
with should menu, please.' We tend to say 'Please' and 'Thank you' a lot.
People You mustn't address people as 'Mr' or 'Mrs'. We usually
with shouldn't say- 'Good morning', not 'Good morning, Mr'.

1 Transport Obviously, you hove to drive on che left, and che law
Things that you are ABLE or says you must wear a seat belt in che back seat as well as che front.
You shouldn't drive if you've been drinking alcohol.
PERMITTED to do
Tourism In London, you should buy an Oyster card. With chis
with can you can trove/ on the Underground, the buses, and sorne railways.
You don't hove to pay to visit most museums and art galleries.
Entrance is usually free.
Things that are FORBIDDEN to do You must see the London Eye, St Paul's Cathedral, and Borough market.
They're too good to miss.
with can't General You can get cash from ATM machines, which are everywhere.
You aren't allowed to smoke in any public buildings. You can't smoke in
withnot pubs, bars, or restaurants.
allowed to

Unit 4 • Getting it right 25


Obligation 4 Forms of ha ve to
Match a line in A with a line in B.
2 have to/don't have to
Look at the photos. Match the sentences with the people. A
1 O I don't have to get up early tomorrow ...
2 O My grandmother had to go to work ...
3 O We're having to economize ...
4 O You'll have to study hard ...
5 O You didn't have to buy me a present, ...
6 O Will I have to take the exam again ...
B
a if you want to be a doctor.
b because it's the weekend.
1 [!] I have to wear smart clothes.
e if I don't pass?
2 o I always have to be home before 11.00 p.m. d when she was just 12.
3 o My dad usually has to work in the evenings. e because we're saving up for a holiday.
4 D I don't have to get up at 6.30 a.m. anymore. f but it was very kind of you.
5 D My husband has to take our children to school
every morning. 5 must and have to
6 D My wife has to go to the hospital every week.
7 D I have to get good marks in my exams. There is a difference between must and have to.
8 D My little sister doesn't have to help with the Must expresses the authority of the speaker.
housework. Have to refers to the authority of another person,
9 D I often have to travel abroad. orto obligation generally.
lf you are not sure which one to use to express
obligation, use have to.
3 Questions with have to
Write the questions for these answers.
Match the pairs of sentences with their meaning.
1 Why does she have to wear smart clothes? 1 I must have a drink of water. [!]
Because she has to meet a lot of important people. I have to drink lots of water. [I]
2 Why be home before 11.00 p.m.? a The doctor told me to.
Because his parents say that he has to. b l'm really thirsty.
3 Why work in the evenings? 2 I must do my homework tonight. D
Because hes a teacher and he has to prepare lessons. I have to do my homework tonight. D
4 Why get up at 6.30 a.m.? e l'm telling myself it's important.
Because hes retired. d That's why I can't come out with you tonight.
5 Why go to the hospital? 3 We must go to Paris sorne time. D
Because she broke her arm and she has to have We have to go to Paris next week. D
physiotherapy. e Another boring business trip! Yawn!
6 Why get good marks in f lt would be so romantic!
his exams? 4 I must water the plants today. D
Because he wants to go to Oxford University. I have to water the plants today. D
7 Why help with the housework? g I haven't done them for ages
Because her mother says that she is still too young. h They need lots and lots of water.
8 Why travel abroad? 5 We must have lunch soon. D
Because she works for an international company. We have to have lunch with our boss. D
i What about next Wednesday?
j We'd better look smart!

26 Unit 4 • Getting it right


6 Talking about obligation
Complete the sentences with must, have to, or had to.

a 'You be home by 11.00.' a 'You stay in bed for a few days.'


b 'Bye! Dad said I be home by 11.00.' b 'The doctor told me I stay in bed for a few days.'

a 'I wash my hair tonight.' a 'I go to the doctors,'


b 'I wash all these dishes.' b 'Sorry, 1 go to the doctor's at 3 p.m.'

7 mustn't / don't have to/ didn't have to


Choose the correct verb form.
1 We have a lot to do tomorrow. You mustn't J don't have to have a late night.
2 You mustn't J don't have to tell Mary what I told you. It's a secret.
3 Toe museum is free. You mustrú J don't have to pay to get in.
4 In the Victorian times children mustrü J didn't have to attend school up to the age of 16.
Most children left when they were 12.
5 Terry's a millionaire. He mustrü J doesn't have to go to work.
6 When I was a child I didn't have to J don't have to do my washing. My mother did it for me.
7 We mustn't J don't have to rush. We've got plenty of time.
8 You mustn't J don't have to play with knives. They're dangerous.
9 This is my favourite pen. You can borrow it, but you mustn't J don't have to lose it.
1 O A Shall I come with you?
B You can if you want, but you mustn't J dont have to.

Unit 4 • Getting it right 27


8 shou/d for advice
1 Read the sentences. Give advice using should and 2 Complete the questions with do you think I should ... ? and an idea
an idea from the box. from the box.
take more exercise let hiFA play fer aA ho1:1r I goto go 01:1t with say take have
take up a sport or a hobby get it serviced
1 Peter wants to go out with me. Hes nice, but I only like
1 My son never wants to go out, he just plays him as a friend.
computer games all day! Do you thi11k I should go out with him?
You should let him play for a11 hour , and then tell
2 I've been offered places at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
him to stop and do something else.
Which university ?
2 My car keeps breaking down.
3 Everything on the menu looks wonderful!
What �?
3 My wife isn't sleeping very well these days.
4 l've got a terrible headache, and I can't read the instructions
on this aspirin bottle.
4 Since he retired, my father doesn't know what How many ?
to do with himself.
5 My aunt has invited me to her picnic, but I don't want to go.
What to her?

9 Modern manners
Do the quiz to see if you know how to behave in the UK!

Do you have Choose the response that's 5 You get an invitation to the kind
of evening you really can't stand.
true for you.
good manners? Should you ...
1 You're in a restaurant with friends a ignore the invitation?
and your mobile rings. Should you ... b make upan excuse?
a answer it in front of them?
b turn your phone off, of course? 6 Your friend asks if you like his/her
new clothes. You think they're awful.
Should you ...
2 You get a present for your birthday.
You need to say thank you. Should a tell the truth?
you ... b say they look great?
a text?
7 You're at home watching your
b email?
favourite TV programme when sorne
friends arrive. Should you ...
3 You are at the dinner table. Your meal
has arrived, but no one else's has. a invite your friends to watch with you?
Should you ... b turn off the TV?
a start eating?
b wait for everyone else to be served? 8 You're on the bus listening to your
MP3 player. Someone asks you to
turn it down. Should you ...
4 You've been invited round for dinner.
Should you take ... a pay no attention and carry on
listening?
a a bottle of wine?
b apologize and turn it down?
b something to offer - a bunch of
flowers, a box of chocolates?

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28 Unit 4 • Getting it right


Permission and ability
10 can and be al/owed to
Who says these sentences? Where? 5 'You can take your seat-belt off now. You still aren't
allowed to smoke, use personal computers or mobile
1 'You can't park here. I'll have to give you a phones.
parking ticket:
A traffic warden in the street.
6 'We're allowed to make one phone call a week, and we can
2 'I'm sorry, sir, but you can't get on the plane go to the library, but we spend most of our time in our cells'
without a passport'

7 'You can take photographs, but you can't use flash


3 'You aren't allowed to look at your notes during photography or touch any of the exhibits.
the exam.

8 'You aren't allowed to jump into the pool, but you can use
4 'Shh! You can't talk in here. People are studyíng. the <living board at the deep end.

Obligation and permission


11 The pain and pleasure of being a teenager
Complete the interview with Alice and Barney with
the correct form of can, be allowed to, or have to.

lnterviewer What are sorne of the good things about being a


teenager and notan adult?
Alice Well, we (1) earn a living for a start.
Barney We (2) go out with our friends. go
shopping, go to the cinema.
So what youre saying is. whats good is that you have no
responsibilities?
A Yeah, we're pretty free. We (3) do what we like,
most of the time.
B But rnoneys a problem. What's good is that you (4) _
pay bilis. but it also means we can't buy what we want.
A Yes, we never have enough money.
What do you think it's like being an adult? B But the very worst thing about being a teenager is that we have
A Well, adults have to worry about bilis so they (5) _ to go to school.
earn a living. They don't have as much free time as we do. They're Is that so bad?
always busy. They (6) do what they want, when A Yes! The rules are so stupid! We have to wear a horrid uniform,
they want. thats bad enough - and we (9) wear jeans. We
Who do you feel more sorry for, your mum or your dad? have to wear smart trousers ora skirt.
B My mum. She looks after us kids, take us to school and swimming What's so bad? 1 (10) wear a stupid cap when I
and dance. and she goes to work. And she was at school!
(7) cook, clean, and run the house. B And you (11) do so much coursework.
A I feel more sorry for my dad. He (8) travel a lot, A And you can't skip class and (12) you use your
so we go weeks without seeing him, and thats really tough on mobile phone!

NIN• Listen and check. Unit 4 • Getting it right 29


Phrasal verbs Listening
12 Separable or inseparable? 13 A radio phone-in
1 Put the noun in brackets in two places in these sentences. 1 Listen to a radio phone-in about 'rules that were
made to be broken: There are three topics discussed:
1 Could you turn J off ( the light)?
Could you tur11 the light off? Could you tur11 off the light? a Table manners b School uniforms e Driving rules
2 Look at the litter on the street! I've got to pick/ up
(those empty bottles)! Which topics do you think these lines from the
phone-in refer to? Puta, b. or c.
[!] You shouldn't put your elbows on the table.
3 I saw sorne lovely clothes today. l tried/ on (a coat) but 2 O ... you have to have sorne way of expressing
I didn't buy it. your individuality.
3 O They're saying you shouldn't smoke at the
wheel, aren't they?

4 Please don't throw / away (those newspapers). I haven't


4 O Why <loes everyone have to dress exactly the
same?
read them yet.
5 O Apparently you shouldn't read a map or talk to
a passenger.
6 O ... you've got to eat up everything on your plate.
5 I'll sort/ out (this problem). Don't you worry about it.
llfW Listen and check.

2 Choose the correct answer.


Tony thinks you can eat more quickly J easily with
2 Rewrite the sentences in the exercise above with the noun
your elbows on the table.
as a pronoun.
2 He says we teach children to eat too quickly J too
1 Could you tur11 it off? 4 much.
2 l've got to piek them up. 5 3 Sarah wants to wear special / normal clothes for
school.
3 4 She thinks she should be allowed to wear a
different colour J style of skirt.
3 Put the nouns in brackets in just one place in these sentences.
5 Andy explains that it's only using a mobile
I'm looking for (Peter - him). phone / smoking at the wheel that's actually illegal.
l'm looki11g for Peter. l'm looki11g for him. 6 He thinks that changing CDs while you're driving
is less J more dangerous than talking to someone.
2 When you get to Reception, ask for (Mr Smith - me).
3 Complete these lines from the phone-in with the
correct form of the phrasal verb from the box.

3 I'm looking forward to (the party - it). put up with come up to cut off get through pick up

1 'And it's just ten minutes to nine,'


2 'I think people just these rules from
4 You go out tonight. I'll look after (the children - them). their parents.
3 'Can you hear me? Oh, I'm sorry, it looks like
Sarah's been _
5 I like my husband's family. I get on well with (my 4 'I think she's going to have that
mother-in-law - her). school uniform anyway'
5 '... do try ringing again if you don't _
the first time:
111• Listen again and check.

30 Unit 4 • Getting it right


Vocabulary crossword 1
Use the clues to complete the crossword. Ali these words and expressions have appeared in Units 1-4.

A CROSS
� -
4 Juliet was very __ when she heard Romeos family name. (5) 1 2 3 4 5

-
6 The number of people living in a country is the __ . (10}
16
8 'A __ is someone who doesn't eat meat. (10} -
7
10 Most of the worlds __ comes from Saudi Arabia. (3) 9 -
1s
13 Her health has picked up since she moved to a country with
10 11
a sunny __ . (7) >----- -
12 13
14 When something is __ , it's very, very old. (7)
15 The __ for Boniface's apartment is f30 a month. (4) 114
-
16 Someone who is no longer married is __ . (8) 15
-
19 In Britain you don't have to __ military service. (2) 16 17

20 The Gregory family live in a __ house (big). (5) 18 19

21 A __ is someone who looks after people in a hospital.' (5) 120 21 22 23


24 What's the telephone __ for New York?' 24
'lts 212.' (4) >-----
25 26
25 __ is another word for 'frightening'. (5)
27
27 The Gregory children learned to appreciate small __ , (6)
29 30
28 The Qu family motto is 'save money, live simply, care __ your 12s
-
friends'. (3) 31 32

29 The Gregory children have __ bedrooms, full of expensive things. (4) -


33
32 Lars is here __ a business tri p. (2) - >-----

33 A __ is a very bad or frightening dream. (9) 35


134
34 You have to wear a seat __ when youre driving. (4)
35 A country whose Head of State is a king or queen, like the UK or Spain
isa __ .(8)

DOWN

Someone or something from a different country is __ . (7) 18 Charles and Camilla are both __ about hunting (have strong
2 English people usually callan 'apartrnent' a--· (4) feelings about.) (10)
3 The __ of Romeo and Juliet has a very sad ending. (5) 22 lf you act very strangely, and differently from other people, they think
you are __ . (9)
4 Romeo went to the Capulets party __ (without an invitation). (9)
5 'I reckon hes married.' 'I think __ too.' (1 agree). (2) 23 That's the Manager, and that's her __ Assistant, answering her
calls. (8)
7 lf something is against the law, it is __ . (7)
26 As a __ man, van Gogh worked in London and Paris. (5)
9 Mmm! Are these potatoes fried, or __ in the oven? (7)
30 We're just having dinner. Have you __ yet? (5)
11 How long does __ take you to get to school? (2)
31 The people in a close-__ family have strong relationships with
12 Someone who can speak two languages is __ . (9)
each other. (4)
15 A HR manager has to __ new staff. (7)
17 1 __ out of petrol on the way home! 1 had to walk the garage. (3)

Vocabulary crossword 1 31
Future forms
Modal auxiliary verbs - may, might, could
Prepositions - adjective + preposition
Our changing world

Future forms
Recognizing tenses LONG HOT SUMMER FOR
Read the text. Use the future verb forms
in italics to complete the chart.
AUSTRALIAN FARMERS
prediction with wíll ( x 3)
prediction with won't ( x 2) Sydney- Paddy Carrigan's family
willbt has been farming near Grenfell,
375 kilometres north of Sydney, for
prediction with going to ( x 2) 120 years. This wi/1 be the first year
intention with going to ( x 1) when there hasn't been a harvest. lt
hasn't rained for five years. He looks
up at the cloudless sky and sighs.
arrangement with Present Continuous ( x 2) 'And it looks like it's going to be

another long, dry summer.'

possibility with may ( x 2)

possibility with might ( x 2) G enerations of Sally Young's family have been born on her
farm in Wakool. The Iamíly is moving to Melbourne next
month. 'We're going to live with my husband's family. We just can't
stay here any longer. It's very sad. My children won't grow up here.'
possibility with could ( x 1) Malcolm Adlington has a dairy farm clase to the Murray River.
'I'm getting rid of my herd in the next couple of weeks. I' m in so
-

'
}'- - much debt that I 'm going to have to sell my farm. ·
'"
1 \
The drought is Australia's worst in a century. Econornist Justin
Smirk says that production of wheat and rice might Jall by as much
as 20 per cent. He believes the drought will change agricultura!
practices forever. 'It won't be easy to grow crops such as rice in the
future. We might have to stop farming in very dry areas.'
Despite the signs, the government refuses to blame the drought
on climate change. But scíentíst Peter Cullen is more certain.
'Many of our agricultura! areas will become hotter and drier. They
may stop producing crops altogether. This could be the end for sorne
of Australia's 100,000 farming businesses. People now working
on the land may have to take up more productive jobs in the cities. ·
wi/1
2 Predictions
Write the sentences with will and the prompts. 3 Questions and negatives
1 You've been working so hard. Write the questions with will and the prompts in
I / sure / you /pass/ exam. brackets.
l'm sure you'II pass your exams. 1 So you're going on holiday! (When / back?)
2 I think / go I bed soon. 1 have to be up early tomorrow. When will you be back?
2 So you've finished your exams. (When/ results?)

3 So you've run out of money! (How / pay bilis?)

4 So you're going to live on an island! (What / eat?)

5 So Peter's giving you a lift to the party! (How / home?)

Complete the negatives with won't to express the


3 You don't need your umbrella. I / not I think I it I same idea.
rain today. 6 I'll pass.
I won'tfail.
4 I'm going to a posh restaurant tonight. I wonder if / 7 They'Il arrive on time.
I / meet anyone famous. ________________ be late.
8 He'll remember your birthday.
5 You could ask Jack for sorne money, but I / not /
suppose /he/ lend you any.
9 You'll hate the film.
_____________ enjoy the film.
6 Are you seeing that new film tonight?
1 / sure / you / not / like it. It's very violent. 1 O England will win the match.

4 Offering to help
Make offers with I'll.
1 It's so hot in here!
1'11 open the window.
2 I'm so thirsty.

3 There's someone at the <loor.


7 I'll have sorne soup ready for you. 1 expect you /be/
hungry after your journey. 4 I don't have any money.

8 It's a good idea, but I / not think / it / work. 5 I can't do the homework.

Unit 5 • Our changing world 33


goingto
S What's going to happen?

º• i•�Uittll
Look at the pictures. Write what is going to happen.

D
�16HT

--
LOVE

l-le's goi11g to have a haircut.

11

wi/1 or going to?


6 Planned or spontaneous?
Complete the conversations with will or going to and the verb in brackets. Use the most natural forro.
1 A Why are you wearing your old clothes? 6 A You've still got my CD. Have you forgotten?
B Because I 'm goi11g to wash (wash) the car. B I'm sorry. Yes, Id forgotten. I _
2 A I've got a headache. Have you got any aspirin? (give) it back to you tomorrow.

B Yes, they're in the bathroom. I 7 A Dad, can you lend me f,10, please?
(get) sorne for you. I (give) it back tomorrow.

3 A Don't forget to tell me if I can help you. B I don't know. What you
____ (do)?
B Thankyou. I (give) you a ring
if I think of anything. A I (see) a film with Tina and
Mike.
4 A Why are you making sandwiches?
8 A Your exams start in two weeks' time. When
B Because we (have) a picnic on _____ you (start) revising?
the beach. You haven't done any revision yet.
A What a lovely idea! I (get) the B I know. I (do) sorne tonight.
towels and the swimming costumes.
A You're going out tonight.
5 A I'm going now! Bye!
B I (start) tomorrow night, then.
B Bye! What time you
(be) back tonight? Mii• Listen and check.
A I don't know. 1 (call) you later.

34 Unit S • Our changing world


Present Continuous Expressing the future
7 Making arrangements 8 wi/1, going to, or the Present Continuous?
Complete the conversation with the Present Choose the correct form of the verb.
Continuous form of the verbs in the box.
1 A Have you got toothache again?
invite come AaVe make stay B Oooh! It's agony! But I see ! 'm seeing the dentist
get bring give travel deliver this afternoon.
2 A Have you booked your holiday?
B Yes, we have. We 're going / 'll go to Italy.
A Can you keep a secret?
3 A What a beautiful <lay! Not a cloud in the sky!
B Yes, of course. What is it?
B But the weather forecast says it s raining /
A (1) l'm having a surprise party for Rosa next Saturday. s going to rain.
lt's her thirtieth birthday. 4 A Please don't tell anyone. It's a secret.
B A surprise party! That'll be difficult to arrange without her B Don't worry. We won't tell! 're not telling anybody.
knowing. Who (2) you ? 5 A I haven't got enough money to pay for my ticket.
A Everybody. Ali our friends, her friends from work, ali B It's OK. I 'm going to lend ! 'll lend you sorne.
her family, even her two aunts from Scotland. They 6 A You two look really shocked. What's the matter?'
(3) down on Friday evening and they B We've just learnt that we 'll have / 're having twins!
(4) her cousins with them.
7 A I thought youd just bought a new dishwasher?
B What about the food and drink? Where (5) _ B We have. It s being / will be delivered tomorrow.
you that from?
8 A Can you meet me after work?
A lts ali arranged. Marcello's restaurant (6) ali B I'd love to, but Iohn s taking! 'll take me out for
kinds of food and drink on Saturday afternoon, and their chef dinner tonight.
(7) even a special birthday cake
with pink icing and sugar flowers.
B Excellent! And what (8) you _ may / might / cou/d for possibility
Rosa for her birthday? Have you got her a good present? 9 We may go to Ita/y
A Oh yes! J've booked a very special holiday. A week for Complete the sentences using the prompts.
two in Bali! We (9) first class and we
We haven't decided what we're doing this summer.
(10) in a five-star hotel.
(may - go to Italy / Spain)
B Thats a great idea. Very clever! 1 can see that youre going
We may go to ltaly, or we may go to Spain.
to enjoy her birthday, too! Am I invited to this party?
A Of course. But keep it a secret! 2 Let's go and see that new film.
(could- be good/be rubbish)
111• Listen and check.
3 Kate doesn't know what she wants to do when she
grows up.
(might - be a doctor/ vet)

4 I can't decide which car I want.


(may- buy a Ford/Toyota)

5 There are two things Id like to see on TV tonight.


( could - watch a film/ the football)

Unit 5 • Our changing world 35


All future forms
10 The lottery winner
1 Complete the text about the lottery winner using the future verb forros a-1.

a are getting married d may also buy g 're staying j 're flying
¡J' will change e 'rn going to carry on h 're going to see k won't be
e 're going to make f 'll pay off might treat ourselves could get

Lottery winner Mandy is off to see the world

A West country hairdresser is celebrating In style


after wlnning more than .t1.5m on the lottery.

M andy Jones, 4 7, from Modbury, Devon, discovered


her win on Monday. 'I'm absolutely thrilled,' she said.
'I've been doing the lottery ever since it started, but I've
never won anything till now.'
Mrs Janes doesn't think that the win (1) _!.._ her life at
ali. 'I'm still the same person. 1 have no plans to quit my
job. 1 (2) _ being a hairdresser because I like the people
work with.'
Husband Alan, 52, an electrician, said, 'I'm going to
be self-employed. I've always wanted to work for myself.
Now I can do it.' The couple are buying a new house for their elder
Mrs Jones and her husband plan to invest sorne of the daughter, Helen. She said, 'I've already chosen the house.
money, but they also intend to enjoy their new-found wealth. l've got lots of plans. My boyfriend and 1 (7) _ next spring,
Mrs Jones said, 'We (3) _ sure our daughters are secure, so this win couldn't have come at a better time for us.'
and then we're going to do sorne travelling. First we Mr and Mrs Jones (8) _ a new house for themselves, but
( 4) _ to New York for a week, and we (5) _ in the Plaza it (9) _ far away from where they live now. 'We (10) _
Hotel on Central Park. Then we (6) _ theTerracotta Army ourselves to a house with a double garage. At the moment we
in China. lt's something I've always wanted to do.' only have a single garage,' said Mrs Jones.
Daughters Helen, 21, and Chanta!, 18, are less enthusiastic Sipping champagne in the gardens of the White Horse
about the Terracotta Army, but they have each been promised Inn, Mr Jones said, 'Of course we've always had money
a little something of their own. problems, but now things (11) _ easier. People say money
'I'm getting a car on Saturday,' said Chanta!. '1 want a can't buy you happiness, bue it sure helps. 1 think we (12) _
Clio Sport. A pink one.' our credit card bilis and then see what's best to do after that.'

2 Here are the answers to sorne questions about Mandy and her family. Write the questions.
1 Uow long are they going to New York tor ? A week.
2 ? The Plaza.
3 ____________________ ? They're going to see the Terracotta Army.
4 __________________ ? A Clio Sport.
5 ____________________ ? Nextspring.
6 ____________________ ? A new house.

36 Unit 5 • Our changing world


Prepositions Listening
11 Adjective + preposition 12 Friends of the earth
1 Complete these sentences using of or with. 1 Mii• Listen to three students, Debbie, [ake, and
Steve, discussing whether to go to a protest camp at the
1 You must be fed up __ listening to me
local airport. Are these sen ten ces true ( ,/') or false ()()?
complaining about my work - how has your <lay
Correct the false ones.
been?
Toe airport already has two runways.
2 I've always been jealous __ people who can 2 Air travel accounts for 15% of carbon dioxide
sing well. Even my cat leaves the room when I start emissions.
singing. 3 There is twice as much air travel as there was
3 I've put a lot of work into this essay, and I'm really 15 years ago.
proud __ it. 4 Toe camp will produce its own energy needs.
4 I thought I was getting toothache, but the dentist 5 They decide to go to the camp on Tuesday.
said there's nothing wrong __ my teeth at ali.

2 Complete these sentences using about or for.


1 1 feel really sorry __ Lucy. First <lay of her
holiday and she's got the flu.
2 Are you serious __ starting your own business?
It's a very risky thing to do, you know.
3 We're very excited __ going to Egypt. We've
always wanted to see the pyramids.
4 I think it was Van Gogh who was famous __
painting sunflowers, wasn't it?

3 Complete these sentences using in or to.


1 Are you and Jim interested __ tennis? 1 think I
can get sorne tickets for Wimbledon next week.
2 You don't look at ali similar Mark. It's difficult
to believe hes your brother.
3 Who's that woman over there dressed black?
I want someone to introduce me to her.
4 Thank you so much. I'll never forget how kind
you've been __ me. 2 Complete the lines from the conversation with the
correct future form.
4 Complete these sentences with the correct preposition.
1 He (meet) his tutor this
1 A Did you try that new Italian restaurant? afternoon to talk about changing courses.
B Yeah. Toe food was OK, but I wasn't satisfied 2 Well, to be honest, I'm not so sure a protest
the service. _______ (make) a difference on this one.
2 It's typical __ Bob to disappear when it's time to 3 ... you think they (ban) air travel
do the washing-up! sorne <lay soon, do you?
3 A Excuse me, could you tell me where the post 4 I (not get) involved in anything
office is? illegal or violent.
B I'm sorry, I'm not familiar __ this area myself. 5 I don't know if it's legal or illegal, but I'm sure it
4 A Good morning. Grantech Solutions. _______ (be) completely non-violent.
B Helio. Id like to speak to the person responsible 6 I (pick) you both up at 10.00.
__ recruitment, please.
Mii• Listen again and check.

Unit 5 • Our changing world 37


lnformation questions
Adjectives and adverbs • Vocabulary - antonyms
Pronunciation - word stress • Phrasal verbs in context (1)
What matters to me

Question forms
Matching questions and answers
1 Read the questionnaire. Write questions
a-1 in the correct place.

a How many times have you moved in the


past five years?
� Who do you live with?
c What car do you drive?
d Which book has influenced you most?
e How long does it take you to get ready in
the morning?
How often do you travel abroad? We talle to the writer Simon Trelawney about his life and caret
g Whose genes have you inherited, your
rnothers or your fathers? 1 My wife and rwo daughters. We share a two-bedroom
h How much time do you spend on your own? flat but only one bathroom, unfortunately.
What objects do you always carry with you? 2 [ust once. We've been here far three years, but we
j What music is on your iPod? need to move.
k What are you afraid of? 3 Credit cards, organ donor card, and photos of the
What are you like in the morning? three girls in my life.

4 I like my own company, so as much as I can without


being rude.
2 Find a question in ex 1 with:
5 The Complete Works ef Shakespeare. How díd he do it?
D how + adverb
6 BB King; the Rolling Stones.
D what+ noun
7 Four or five times a year for business and pleasure.
D which + noun Once or twice on holiday - it really depends on
what work I'rn doing.
D whose + noun
8 I get up at 6 a.m. I'rn at my busiest and most
D howmuch productive before anyone else gets up.
D how many 9 Two minutes. One minute to shave, one minute to
D a preposition at the end
throw on [eans and a shirt.

10 I look like my mother, and I have my father's bad


temper. It's an unforrunate combination.

11 An ancient second-hand Mercedes.

12 That anything bad might happen to my wífe or kids.

38 Unit 6 • What matters to me


Questions 3 Questions with how
Write a question with how + adjective / adverb.
2 Questions with what / which / whose
Write a question with what!which!whose + noun. 1 'Uow wide is the English Channel ?'
About twenty-five miles from Dover to Caláis.
1 Do you want to get up at 6.00? 7.00? 8.00?
2 ' is it from your house to school?'
What time do you want to get up?
'About five kilometres.'
2 Are you looking for a small shirt? Medium? Large? 3 ' <loes it take you to get to school?'
'Forty-five minutes if the traffic is OK.'
3 Is this Jane's coat? Annie's? Henry's? 4 ' can your cargo?'
'Toe top speed is 240 kph.'
4 Is your wife Hungarian? Spanish? Lebanese? 5 ' time do you spend watching TV?'
'I guess about four hours a day.'

5 Do you read The Times? The Mirror? The Telegraph? 6 ' times have you been in a plane?'
'Toree.'
7 ' do you go to the dentist?'
6 Do you like classical music? Rock 'n' roll? Jazz?
'Toree or four times a year.'
8 ' have you known your girlfriend?'
7 Did you go to Oxford University? Toe Sorbonne? 'We were at school together, so all my life.'
Harvard?
9 ' are you?'
'I'm 1 metre 75.'
8 Is your phone an Ericsson? A Samsung? A Nokia? 10 ' did your baby weigh when she
was born?'
9 Is it the 39 bus that goes to the station? Toe 18? '3.2 kilos.'
Or the 103?

10 Is this my dictionary or your dictionary? 4 More questions


Match a question in A with an answer in B.
11 Is your house number 3? Number 33?
A

12 Do you want this one or that one?


1 W What does this button do?
2 D What is this remote control for?
3 D What are your parents like?
D How are your parents?

2•
4
5 D What are tennis rackets made of these days?
� D You shouted at him? What did you do that for?
• 6

. , ,,
7 D How many of you are there?
? 8 D What have you done to your leg?


�· •
B
a Graphite and titanium.
,rlt sets the timer.
e lf you count the kids, there are ten of us.

- •
d They're fine, thanks.
e I twisted my ankle playing football.
f Because he was really annoying me!
g lt controls the stereo system .
h Theyre great fun. Not too embarrassing.

Unit 6 • What matters to me 39


5 Questions with a preposition 6 Questions in context
Complete the questions with a preposition at the end. Look at Kathy's profile on her website.
Write the questions.
A I think [arnie's in love
B Who is he in love with ?
A Beth. Of course. Hes crazy about her.
Kathy
2 A Dad can I have the car tonight?
Weller
B What wantit __ ?
A I'm going out with a couple of friends. Is that OK?

3 A Theres someones phone on the table.


Who belong __ ?
profile
B It's mine. Thanks.

4 A Iacks granddad died last week.


1 HOMETOWN London
.........................................
B Oh dear! What die __ ? 2 OCCUPATION student

A A heart attack. 3 STUDYING Economics


..............................................................................................................
4 WHERE Bristol University
········································································································ .
5 A I am REALLY angry. 5 BIRTHDAY
······················
18 October 1986
.
6 RELATIONSHIP single
B What soangry __ ?
7 LIVES WITH 3 friends
A My bank has charged me f20 for being SOp 8 HAIR blond
overdrawn. 9 EYES blue
10 HEIGHT 1m 70
6 A Pierre's the director of a European company. 11 CLOTHES High Street chic
........................................................................................................................................
B Really? Who work __ ? 12 APPEARANCE glamorous
13 CHARACTER passionate, fun-loving
A Allgemeine Union. .......................................................................................................................
14 INTERESTS cinema, clubs, going out with friends
...................................................................................................................
7 A We can't go yet! Not everyone's here. 15 MUSIC r 'n' b, hip hop

B Who waiting __?


A Anna. She's getting ready.

8 A Do you like my new dress?


B Where getit __ ? 1 Where does she live ?
2 What does she do ?
A Beebo's on the High Street.
3 ?
9 A Mary got married last weekend.
4 Which at?
B Really! Who get married __ ?
5 ?
A A guy she met in Czech Republic.
6 going out with anyone?
10 A I had a great chat with Bertie the other day. 7 ?
B Oh, yes? What talk __ ? 8 ?
A His relationship with his boss. Very interesting. 9 ?
10 How ?
11 What sort ?
12 look like?
13 like as a person?
14 like doing?
15 What kind ?

40 Unit 6 • What matters to me


Tenses and questions
7 A place of my own
l Read about Seans shed. Put the verb forms from the
box in the correct place in the text.

made were bought estimates


has built spend is situated
was given 're learning were stolen

Sean 's secret bide-away


Ever since he was four, Sean Matthews (1) has been making
things. He's now 14, and this is the third shed that he
(2) . He even helps his friends with their sheds.
'I've always had tools,' he says. 'I (3) my
first too] set when I was five. When I was eight,
I (4) bookcases anda desk for my bedroom.'
Naturally at school his favourite subject is Design and
Technology. 'We (5) how bridges are
constructed. lt's fascinating,' says Sean.
His hut (6) in a secluded spot in a field
behind his parents' farmhouse. Sean designed and
built everything himself. He had no help at ali. He laid 'I (10) a lot of time here,'he says.'Four
the stones, nailed the wooden boards, and painted the or five hours a day. It's great to be able to get away from
windows and door blue. nagging parents, always telling me what to do. I like to be
Most of the materia Is were'borrowed' (which means by myself.'
they (7) !) from the renovation of the family lnside, the hut is cosy and well-equipped. It has running
home. The shed is made of wood, with a tiled roof. The water, a small kitchen, and bunk beds. During the summer
furnishings (8) from charity shops far next months Sean has friends over to stay. They sit outside
to nothing. Sean (9) that the shed has costa around a camp fue and look at the stars.'lt fills me with a
couple of hundred pounds, and took three months to build. peace that you can't imagine,' says Sean.

2 Complete the questions.


1 How long has he been making things ? Since he was four.
2 Howmany ? Toree.
3 ? Blue.
4 ? Wood.
5 ? f,200.
6 ? Toree months.
7 time ? Four or five hours a day.
8 like inside? Its cosy and well-equipped.

Unit 6 • What matters to me 41


Adjectives Adverbs
8 -ed/-ing adjectives 9 Position of adverbs
Adverbs sound better in a certain position.
1 Complete the story about Contented Cate. Use the words in
brackets. Add -ed or -ing. Sometimes the spelling changes. l often get headaches.
I like modern art very much.
Put the adverbs in the correct place in the
Contented Cate sentence.
You'll succeed if you don't work hard.
Contented Cate thinks her job is (never)
(1) eXGiti11g (excite) because it's very
varied. lt isn't easy, and she has to 2 I've finished my homework, but not quite.
work hard, but she likes it, so it's (almost)
(2) (reward) as well.
lf her clients are (3) (satisfy) with the service they 3 She's coming to the party. (definitely)
get from her, Cate is happy. When she meets her targets, and her boss
tells her shes wonderful, shes (4) (delight), obviously. 4 You behaved yesterday. I'm ashamed of you.
Cate has a flat with (5) (stun) views over the city. (very badly)
Her boyfriend, Freddy, who has a (6) (challenge) job in
the City, is (7) (overwhelm) by her beauty and totally
5 They love each other. (passionately)
in love with her. She is (8) (amuse) by him because he
tells such funny stories.
6 I don't like her. (really)

2 Complete the story about Depressed Dave. Use the words from 7 He earns tl0,000 ayear. (only)
the box below. Add -ed or -ing. Sometimes the spelling changes.

confuse terrify worry annoy elisa1313eiAt exhaust impress 8 He always wears a jumper, in summer.
(even)

Depressed Dave 9 Toe water isn't warm to go swimming.


(enough)
Depressed Dave is (1) disappoi11ted
because he didn't get a pay rise.
10 Its cold for me. ( too J much)
He's in a lot of debt, so hes very
(2) about money at
the moment. 11 I want a cup of tea. (just)
On top of ali that, he tsnt sleeping
well, so he always arrives at work feeling 12 He wasn't injured. (fortunately J seriously)
(3) . As hes new at the job,
theres a lot he doesn't understand. People tell him different information, 13 I forgot her birthday. (completely)
he doesn't know what to do, which is very (4) for him.
And to make matters worse, his boss is a bit of a bully, so poor Dave is (5)
_____ of her. She doesn't like Dave, the way he talks, and she isn't 14 I don't like skiing. (at all/very much)
(6) by the way he dresses, either. In fact, she is pretty (7)
_____ by everything about him. 15 When did you see Peter? (last)

42 Unit 6 • What matters to me


Vocabulary Pronunciation
10 Antonyms 11 Word stress
1 Match an adjective in A with its opposite in B. 1 The unstressed syllables in words are often
pronounced as the weak sound /'J/.
A B
This is the most common vowel sound in
l D hard-working a part-tirne spoken English.
2 D old-fashioned b stressful
I'JI /'JI I'JI I'JI !'JI
3 D casual c lazy
global poli cernan performance
4 D good-looking d smart
5 D full-time e rude
•11• Listen and repeat.
6 D polite f modern
7 D relaxing g unattractive 2 IIQ Listen to these words.
Write in the /'J/ sounds.
A B
/'JI /'JI
l D easy-going a stupid conversation politeness banana
2 D poor b cruel
3 D bad-tempered c calm attention sociable preparation
4 D second-hand d fussy
5 D clever e modest apartment international customer
6 D kind f well off
7 D big-headed g brand new personal intelligent surprising

2 Complete the sentences with a word from the boxes in 111• Listen again and repeat.
Exercise l.
1 A 'He isn't very polite, is he?' 3 Complete the sentences with another form of the
B 'No. In fact, hes incredibly rude : word in bold. Mark the /'J/ sound in both words.
2 A 'They need to modernize the way they work. /'JI
B 'True. Sorne of their business practices are very _ I love his photographs. Hes definitely my
/'JI /'JI !'JI
3 A 'Camping is not a relaxing holiday, is it? favourite photographer .
B "Ihat's true. It's a very way of spending
a holiday' 2 Dave studied politics at university, but he

4 A '[ane's such a lazy person. never wanted to become a _


B 'Strange. Her brother is very _ 3 Technology advances so quickly these days.
5 'You can't wear jeans to an interview! You've got to It's impossible to imagine what _
look ! changes there will be in the next 20 years.
6 My girlfriend gets angry about everything. Shes so
4 Bill doesn't seem to like vegetables. 1 can't
understand why he's a _
7 George's kids are such eaters. They don't eat
bread, or cheese, or anything green. They only eat pasta. 5 Toe role of employment agencies is to help
8 A 'I'm so stupid. 1 ran out of petrol on the motorway' _____ find suitable workers.
B 'Yeah, that wasn't very _ 6 1 know anything's possible in football, but do
9 Pete's always talking about how much money hes got, you think England winning the World Cup
the fabulous holidays he has, and how intelligent he is. again is a real ?
He's so _
10 1 know Pete has money, but really he isn't that _
111• Listen and check. Repeat the sentences,
paying attention to the /'J/ sounds in both words.
He owes the bank a lot.

Unit 6 • What matters to me 43


Phrasal verbs
12 Phrasal verbs in context (1)
Complete the conversations with a phrasal verb from the box in the correct form. The definitions in brackets will help you.

Journeys Relationships

set off pickup hang on getin put up with split up get over go out with (someone)

A roure arriving in London next Monday, right? A Did you hear that Sam and Dee have (9) _
B Yes, thats right. (end a relationship, separate)?
A 1'11 (1) __ you __ if you like. (collect) B Really? They've been (10) (be boyfriend and
B That would be lovely. girlfriend) for years! What went wrong?
A What time does your train (2) (arrive)? A Sam said ali they did was argue, and he couldn't (11) _
B (3) (Wait). 1'11 just check on the ticket. Er ... 17.45. (tolerate) it anymore. Dee apparently is very upset.
A OK. The traffic's bad at that time, but if 1 (4) _ B l'm sure she is, but she'll (12) (begin to feel better)
(leave the house) at about 5.00 p.m., 1'11 be there in plenty of time it. He wasn't that great.

Moving house Hurry up!

get down to bring up work out settle in hold up go on about calm down come on

A I hear youve just moved house. How (5) __ you __ (adapt A (13) (hurry up)! We're late!
to your new surroundings)? B Ali right! Theres no need to panic. (14) ! (become
B Not bad. lts ali a bit chaotic, so it's hard to (6) _ less agitated)
(finally start doing) any work. A Get a move on! How long does it take you to get ready?
A And the kids? B Theres no need to (15) (talk endlessly in an
B Well. we moved to the country because we didn't want to annoying way) it. l'm moving as fastas I can.
(7) __ them __ (educate and care for) in town. Theyre A But we might get (16) (make late) in the traffic.
finding it tough at the moment. They've left their friends behind a Then wed be really late.
bit.
A l'rn sure it will all (8) (get better). Give it time.

Listening
13 My favourite room 2 Choose the correct answer.

1 1111 Listen to Dan and Laura talking about their 1 lt feels so good / well to have more space.
favourite room in their homes. Complete the chart. 2 ... especially when the kids are being noisy / noisily.
Dan Laura 3 That sounds wonderful / wonderfully old-fashioned!
4 ... when I want to read, or even to just sit
Room attic room
quiet / quietly on my own for a while.
Size quite big 5 ... blues can be quite cold if you don't choose
careful / carefully.
Flooring wooden, floorboards
6 ... if you can't find anything you like in the shops,
Wall colour a warm shade of blue you have to get creative / creativeiy, don't you?
7 ... even in winter, especially in the morning when
coffee table, sofa, the sun shines straight / straightly into it.
Furniture
lamp
8 1 like to wake up slow / slowly as I watch the first
Windows huge bay window people setting off for work.
1111 Listen again and check.

44 Unit 6 • What matters to me


Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Active and passive • Vocabulary - be and have
Prepositions - noun + preposition • Pronunciation - sentence stress
Fashions and Passions

Present Perfect or Past Simple? J. K. ROWLING 1965-


Who's who?
Q How many Harry Potter books/write? A
1 Match the sentences with the people.
D
[I] He only sold one painting while he
was alive. VINCENT VAN GOGH 1853-1890

2 O She married and divorced three times. Q How many pictures/sell/when/alive? A


She committed suicide when she was 36.
QJ
3 O She's been divorced twice and has
adopted three children. ANGELINA JOLIE 1975-
4 O Hes been living in Los Angeles for over
Q How many children/ adopt? A
thirty years. He prefers the light there.
5 O Shes written seven Harry Potter books. D
Shes been writing stories since 1971.
MARILYN MONROE 1926-1962
6 O She wrote Pride and Prejudice when
she was in her twenties. Q How many times/ married? A
7 o He's had a successful solo career since
leaving the boy band, Take That.
D
In 2007 he had a month in rehab BOB MARLEY 1 945- 1981
for drug addiction.
8 o His band was called The Wai/ers. Q Whose band / called The Wailers? A
He died of a brain tumour aged 36. D
ROBBIE WILLIAMS 1974-
2 Complete the questions about the Q he ever /take drugs? A
people using the Present Perfect or
the Past Simple. D
3 Write the answers to the questions DAVID HOCKNEY 1937-
in the boxes a-h.
Q How long/ live I Los Angeles? A

D
JANE AUSTEN 177 5-1 81 7

Q When / write Pride and Prejudice? A

D
Unit 7 • Fashions and passions 45
2 Choosing the correct tense
Read more about the life of David Hockney.
Tick ( ./) the correct form of the verb.

A Bigger
Splash

O David Hockney __ in 1937 O Over the past forty years, he G An exhibition of his portraits
in Bradford, a town in the north __ to most parts of the world. at the National Portrait
of England. O has travelled Gallery in London.
Ü born Ü travels O has recently held
O is born Ü travelled O is recently held
Ü was born O has recently been held
G)
e He __ interested in painting
and design all his life.
His most famous work is called
A Bigger Splash. lt __ for
E2.6 million in 2006.
� He currently __ with friends
in a villa in the mountains above
o, O has sold Los Angeles.
Ü was O has been sold Olives
Ü has been Ü was sold O has lived

e Hockney __ stage sets


and books.
O lived

O has also designed


Ü is also designed
Ü was also designed
3 been or gone?
O He __ at the Royal College of
Complete the sentences with been or gane.
Art from 1959-62.
Ü studies 1 A Where's Mum?
O has studied B She's to the post office.
Ü studied
e He first to America when
he was twenty-five.
2 Where have you ? You're home so late!
3 A Are you going to the library today?
B No, l've already . 1 went yesterday.
O went
Ü has gone 4 If anyone phones, tell them l've to lunch. I'll be back at two.
Ü has been 5 We've never to Iapan, but we'd like to go.

C, He __ to Los Angeles in 1976.


6 A When are you going on holiday?
O moved B We've already . We went to Florida.
Ü has moved 7 A What happened to your neighbours?
Ü was moved B Didn't I tell you? They've to live in the south of France.

46 Unit 7 • Fashions and passions


4 Time expressions Present Perfect passive
1 Put the word in brackets in the correct place in the sentences. 5 Active or passive?
1 I've heard about your accident. (just) Choose the correct verb form.
2 Have you had breakfast? (yet)
3 I've finished my exams. (already) 1 Angela 's just promoted J s just been promoted
4 Have you been to Thailand? (ever) to area manager of Eastern Europe.
5 1 haven't seen that film. (yet) 2 I 've applied J 've been applied for a job.

2 Rewrite the sentences usingfor, since, and ago. 3 How many times have you injured / have you
been injured playing football?
1 1 last saw him in 2002. 4 Bobs wife has just lost J has just been lost her job.
a (for) _
5 My sister has passed J has been passed her
b (since) --------------- final exams.
c (ago) _ 6 My brother has given J has been given tickets
2 She went to Germany in April. to the concert.
a (for) _ 7 How much money have you saved J have you
been saved for your round-the-world trip?
b (since) _
c (ago) _ 8 A strike has called J has been called by the air
traffic controllers.
3 Read the situations below. What would you say? Use a time 9 They haven't offered / haven't been offered more
expressions from Exercises 1 and 2. money by the management.
1 O Toe population of our city has risen J has been
1 You're having a salad in a café. You stop eating for a
risen to nearly a million.
minute and the waiter tries to take your plate away.

Excuse me!------------· (not finish)

2 You had a cup of coffee. Your sister comes in and


offers you another cup.

No, thanks. ------------ (have) one.

3 Henri went out two minutes ago. Toe phone rings.


It's someone for Henri.

---------------· (go out)

4 You rush home to see the World Cup final on TV.


You want to know if you've missed the beginning.

------------------? (start)

5 It's 9 p.m. You're watching TV. You finished your homework


at 8 p.m.Your mum asks why you're not doing your homework.
But . (finish)

6 You meet an old friend. You can't remember when


you last met.
How long ? (meet)

Unit 7 • Fashions and passions 47


Present Perfect Continuous 8 Replying with questions
Complete the questions with either the Present
6 Simple or Continuous? Perfect Simple or Continuous.
1 A Esteban is a singer in a band.
B Uow lotig has he beet1 sit1git1g it1 the batid?
Uow mat1� recerds has he made?
2 A I'm having driving lessons.
B Howlong ?
Howmany ?
3 A Jiri is a teacher.
B Howlong ?
Choose the correct form of the verb. How many schools ?
1 I don't believe it! Somebody has eaten / been eating
4 A At last! You said youd be here ages ago.
my chocolates! They've nearly all gane!
2 How many biscuits have you eaten / been eating B I'm sorry. How long ?
today? 5 A Anna is getting married to Ian next week.
3 I have never met / been meeting a nicer person in
B Howmany to the
my life.
wedding?
4 How long have you known / been knowing Charles
and Lisa? Howlong Ian?
5 Hes written / been writing a book for nearly a year. 6 A What a surprise! I haven't seen you far years.
It'll be finished soon. What all this time?
6 Hes written / been writing a book. I saw it in the
B I've been abroad, actually.
bookshop.
7 Toe children are very quiet. They've watched / been A Where been?
watching videos all morning.
8 They've watched / been watching five already. 9 Correcting mistakes
Correct the rnistakes in these sentences.
7 Producing Simple or Continuous
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the 1 How long do you know the teacher?
verb in brackets, Present Perfect Simple or Continuous.
1 Someone (move) my car keys. 2 This is the first time I eat Thai food.
1 (look) for them far ages, but
I (not find) them yet.
3 1 learn English for four years now.
2 (shop) all morning,
butI (not buy) anything.
3 That's one of the best jokes 1 ever 4 What have you done last night at around 8 p.m.?
_______ . (hear)
4 I (listen) to
5 How long you been working here?
you for the past half an hour, but I'm afraid I
_______ (not understand) a single word.
6 The World Cup has won by Brazil five times.
5 A Are you all right? You look terrible!
B No, 1 (work) on the
computer for hours, and I've got a headache.
6 (try) to lose weight far ages.
__________ (lose) five kilos so far.

48 Unit 7 • Fashions and passions


Tense review
10 A newspaper story
1 Complete the newspaper story with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Use Present Perfect Simple or Continuous, and the Past Simple, the active or passive.

The 22-year weekend break


David Davidson, 79, and his wife,Jean, 70,
(1) have been living (live) in Travelodge hotels for
over 22 years. The couple (2) (spend)
more than :L:100,000 staying at the hotels even
though they own a flat in Sheffield. They say
i t is cheaper than living in their own home.

The couple's !ove of motel life began in the l 980s when they
(3) (stay) in a Travelodge on the Al at Newark,
Nottinghamshire, while visiting an elderly aunt. They enjoyed
their stay so much that when the aunt (4) _
(die) they decided to move in permanently. However, by 1997,
they felt like a change so they moved to a newly-built Travelodge,
only 15 minutes away, and still on the A l. They
(5) (stay) there ever since. They return
to their flat once a fortnight to pick up their post.
Mr Davidson, a retired banker, says "We have everything
we need here and the staff are like family now." Mrs David son,
who (6) (suffer) from abone disease
2 Here are sorne answers to questions about the
for many years and now uses a wheelchair, said "Our room Davidsons. Write the questions.
here is on the ground floor, so that's good for me and we
l-low long have the� been living in Travelodge l-lotels ?
(7) (bring) lots of framed photos with
22 years.
us so it feels like a home from home. Friends and family come to
visit us here and we even get birthday and Christmas cards from
2 ?
fl00,000.
the staff."
The couple, who (8) (marry) since 1953 3 ?
In the l 980s.
and have a son also called David, even use Travelodges when they
go on holiday. "We (9) (just return) from 4 ?
Because they felt like a change.
three weeks in Savannah, Georgia, USA and, although the
American Travelodges aren't the same company, we still feel 5 ?
Once every two weeks.
it is the only place to stay," said Mr Davidson.
Travelodge's director for the north of England, Paul Anstey, 6 ?
said: "We are delighted that the Davidsons (10) _ Por many years. She now uses a wheelchair.

(make) Travelodge their home. To recognize their loyalty, their 7 ?


room (11) (name) "The Davidsons' Suite' Since 1953.
anda plaque (12) (put up) in their honour 8 ?
in Reception." To recognize their loyalty.
Vocabulary Prepositions
11 be and have 12 Noun + preposition
Complete the sentences with a preposition from
1 There are many expressions formed with the verbs be and
the box.
have. Match be and have with their expressions

crazy about aboutto a lot in common fun on (x3) to (x3) in (x3)


a problem (with) sure of time off work into with by between
off (work) a word with keen on
in touch (with) away on business a greattime 1 What's the difference __ lend and borrow?
2 There's been a big change __ the weather
be have recently.
3 1 think you need to improve your attitude
__ work. Just be more positive!
4 How much do you spend on food every week
__ average?
5 Toe trouble __ you is that you don't listen
to anybody.
2 Read conversations 1-3 and complete them with the correct 6 I can't get access __ my Internet bank
form of the expressions from Exercise 1. account at the moment.
7 Sally didn't break your camera __ purpose.
1 A Do you like Sally?
lt was an accident!
B Like her! I'm her.
8 Congratulations __ your engagement!
A I didn't think she was your type.
When's the wedding?
B What do you mean? We great times
together. We have a lot 9 Be careful what you say to Adam, hes __ a
bad mood today.
A Really?
10 Theres been a huge increase __ gun crime
B Well, yes. Shes opera and so am l.
recently.
A What? Since when have you been opera?
11 1 don't think there's really an alternative __
B Well, I am now.
travelling by air sometimes.
2 A Can I have with you? 12 There are no rules for prepositions - you just
B What about? have to learn them __ heart.
A Well, you've had a lot of time work lately.
B I'm sorry.
A You off four times last month.
B I know, I've a lot of family problems.
A What kind of problems?
B Er - Id rather not say.

3 A ru miss you.
B I'll miss you too.
A You're on business so much.
B Don't worry. I'll be in as soon as I get there.
A Look, you have to go. Your flight's to
board.
B Bye. Don't too much fun while I'm away.
A You can be of that! Bye, a
good time!

SO Unit 7 • Fashions and passions


Pronunciation Listening
13 Sentence stress 14 Applying for a film course
1 The main stress in a sentence is on the words that give 1 IQI Listen to Jenny talking to one of the tutors at
key (important) information. the Empire Film School about courses in film-rnakíng.
Complete the advertisement.
NON Listen to the beginning of a conversation in a
menswear department.

A Can I help you? Are you interested in a


Diploma in Film-making?
C Yes, please. l'm looking for a jumper.
A What size are you?
The Empire Film School has places available
for students who
•IIW We understand the message with just the
keywords. 11> have a real ( 1) ----------
for film.
11> (2) their own films
A Help?
for sorne time.
C Yes. Jumper. 11> (3) ---------- of directing.
-
A Size? Our graduates have found work in
11> feature films
2 Read the conversation and underline the words that
.. (4)--------
give key information. (The number in brackets shows
.. commercials
how many words to underline in each line.)
.. (5) _

A Can I help you? (1)


The course includes a module on the use of
c Yes, please. l'rn looking for a jumper. i (2) (6) in film.

A What size are you? (1) There are also places available on our Foundation
Course, which provides (7) experience
c I usually take a large. (1) of scriptwriting, (8) , camera work,
and direction.
A And what colour are you looking for? (1)
lnterviews held in ( 9) and
c Sorne kind of green. (1) (10) _
A What about this one? Do you like this? (2)
Apply in writing to the Principal.
c No, 1 think the style is nice, but its too bright. ' (5)
A Well what about this one then? lt's a much darker green. (3) 2 1111 Listen again. Are the sentences true(,/) or
false (X)? Correct the false ones.
e Oh, yes, 1 like that one much better. Is it made of cotton? ! (4)
1 Jenny has been crazy about film since she did her
A Yes, and its machine-washable. (3) Film Studies course.
2 The tutor thinks qualifications are not the only
C That's great. Can I try it on? (3) important things for getting jobs in the film industry,
A Of course. The changing rooms are over there. (5) 3 Sorne recent graduates have made a feature film
that's won a prize.
4 Jenny used a lot of music in the films she made.
3 •PW Listen to the conversation. Notice the stress
5 She isn't sure which area of film she wants to
on the key words. Listen and repeat.
specialize in in the future.
6 The Foundation Course lasts two months, from May
until June.
Unit 7 • Fashions and passions 51
Verb patterns
Phrasal verb without a noun
Pronunciation - weak sounds / sentence stress
No fear!

Verb patterns
Going to work in Africa
1 Read the conversation between Alan and Betty.
Underline the correct verb pattern.

�§ GOING TO WORK IN AFRICA


Alan I'rn thinking of (1) apply / applying for a [ob in East Africa,
in Tanzania.

�¡
�� Betty Really? l used (2) living/ to live there.
A I know, 1 remember you (3) saying / to say. I'd like (4) asking / to ask
you about it, if that's OK.
B Go ahead. 1'11 do my best (5) remembering / to remember. l was there

�§
for two years but that was ten years ago.
A So, what was it like?
B It was a great experience. 1 liked everything except the clima te.
I didn't enjoy (6) working / to work in the heat.
� A Ah, 1 can't help (7) worrying/to worry about the heat. Was it really
difficult (8) keep / to keep cool?
B Not if you are lucky enough (9) having / to have air-conditioning,
but we just had fans. And we were on the coast, near Dar es Salaam
� and it's really hot and humid there. Where is your job based?
A A town called Arusha.
B Oh, very nice. That's much cooler, inland, near Mt Kilimanjaro.
� l'll never forget (10) cfimbing / to climb Kilimanjaro.
A Oh, l'd love (11) doing /todo that and go on safari. Did you manage
(12) travel / to travel round much?
� B Oh yes, we went to most of the big game parks - you know, like the
Serengeti Plain and the Ngorongoro Crater - that was so huge it made
me (13) feel / to feel very small and the wildlife was fantastic. Once, on
the Serengeti, a whole family of monkeys decided (14) playing] to play
� on the roof of our car. We didn't dare (15) moving / move.
A Which animals did you like best?
B Actually, 1 think it was the giraffes, 1 loved (16) watching/watch the
� way they raise their long necks to eat. Oh, and the lions, of course.
Do you know that in Lake Manyara National Park the lions actually
climb trees?

§


A Really? It ali sounds so exciting. l'rn definitely going to apply
for the job. It's been great (17) talk / talking to you.
B Give me a ring and !et me (18) know / to know how you get on.

52 Unit 8 • No fear!
2 11:11 Listen and check. 2 -ingforms
Complete the sentences with the -ing form of the
3 Complete this résumé of the conversation with the
verbs in the box.
verb in brackets in the correct form.

Alan is thinking of (1) applying (apply) for a job walk give up weAeeF mend work
help wake up find watch live
in Tanzania. He asks Betty (2) (tell) him
about it because she used (3) (live) there. 1 I can't help wondering what life in África will be like.
She tries (4) (remember) what it was like. 2 too much TV is bad for your eyes.
She says she found it difficult (5) (work) 3 1'11 repair your watch for you. I'm good at _
in the heat and the problem with (6) (live) things.
on the coast was that it was very hot and humid. 4 _____ a really good job these days is really

'
However, she really enjoyed (7) (go) on difficult.
5 My children are afraid of in the dark, so
safari and loved (8) (visit) the game parks.
we keep a light on at night.
She saw lions (9) (sleep) in trees and once
6 Did you know that is one of the best forms
lots of monkeys started ( 10) (play) on of exercise?
the roof of her car. Betty helped Alan ( 11) _ 7 Thank you for me. 1 really appreciate it.
(make) up his mind about the job and hes 8 in a bíg city can be very stressful.
decided (12) (apply) for it. Hes promised 9 smoking is easy. l've done it hundreds
(13) (ring) Betty and let her (14) _ of times!
.. \
(know) if he gets it. 1 O I earned a lot of money by overtime.
:>:::
l
Verb patterns p99
3 lnfinitives with or without to
Complete the sentences with the infinitive form of the
verbs in the box.

buy pay follow join stay


be carry learn hurt show

1 We can't afford � all our monthly bilis.


2 It's impossible these instructions.
3 Let me you how to do it.
4 I'm so sorry, 1 didn't mean your feelings.
5 Toe teacher made the children after school.
6 1 want my children to play a musical
instrument.
7 My son persuaded me the latest mobile
phone.
8 Can you help me this box upstairs?
9 I've invited Mr Smith us after the meeting.
10 My parents have always encouraged me _
independent.

Unit 8 • No fear! 53
4 Which two are possible? 6 Using a dictionary
Read the sentences. Which two verbs or phrases can Look at the extract from the Oxford Wordpower
fill the gap? Dictionary. lt shows all the possible verb patterns for
the verb agree.
1 Toe teacher __ me to be more careful with my
work in the future.
@told @would like e hopes 1 agree /a'gri:/ verb
.,. SHARE OPINION 1 [1] agree (with sb/sth);
2 1 __ smoking when I was 21. agree (that ... ) to have the same opinion as
sb/sth: 't think we should talk to the manager
a gave up b couldn't afford e started about this.' 'Yes, I agree.' • I agree with Paul. • Do
you agree that we should trove/ by train? • l'm
3 She __ to help me paint the kitchen. a/raid I aon't agree. � disagree
... SAY YES 2 [1] agree (to sth/to do sth) to say yes
a enjoyed b promised e offered to sth: I asked my boss if I could go home early
and she agreed. • Alkis has agreed to lend me his
4 1 __ going to Sydney next year. car for the weekend. � refuse
... ARRANGE 3 [1,T] agree (to do sth); agree (on
a am looking forward to b would love e am thinking of sth) to make an arrangement or decide sth with
sb: They agreed to meet the following doy. • Can
5 My father __ me to have driving lessons when I we agree on a price? • We agreed a price of f,500.
was seventeen. ... APPROVE OF 4 [1] agree with sth to think that
sth is right: I don't agree with experiments on
a let b wanted e allowed animals .
... BE THE SAME 5 (1] to be the same as sth: The
6 I'm __ to have a big party for my next birthday. two accounts of the accident do not agree.
mEJ not agree with sb (used about food) to
a looking forward b planning e hoping make sb feel ill
7 We __ to find a parking place in the city centre.
Extraer from Oxford Wordpower Dicrionary, Jrd edirion e Oxford Universiry Press 2006
a tried b didn't manage e succeeded
8 I __ driving in the rush hour.
a don't want b can't stand e loathe Read the sentences and check with the extract. Is the
verb pattern correct (¿) or incorrect (X)? Rewrite the
incorrect ones.
5 Reporting verbs + infmitive
1 Alan thinks it's too expensive, and I'm agree.
Complete the lines and rewrite the sentences to mean
the same.
2 She thinks she's right, but I'm not agree.
1 'Please can you translate this sentence for me?' Maria
said to Mark.
Maria asked Mark to translate the sentenee for her. 3 1 don't agree with you.
2 'Please, please marry me. I can't live without you,
Tom said to Mia. 4 All doctors agree that smoking is bad for your health.
Tom begged _
3 'Don't run round the edge of the swimming pool or 5 She thought we should go, and I agreed it.
you'll fall in; Mary said to her children.
Mary warned _
6 They agreed talking about it again tomorrow.
4 'I won't go to bedl' Bobby said.
Bobby refused _
5 'You should talk to your solicitor, Ben said to Bill.
Ben advised _
6 "Iake that chewing gum out of your mouth
immediately!' the teacher said to Harry.
The teacher ordered _

54 Unit 8 • No fear!
7 A dangerous moment
1 Read about Dennís Gibney's dangerous moment.
SAVED BY AN
Complete the text with the correct words in the boxes. ELEPHANT!
to accompany � to go not very easy let to see

After (1) training for five years to be a doctor, Den nis


Gibney was keen (2) more of the world, so he
took a job in a hospital in Kathmandu, the capital city of
Nepal. lt was hard work, and after a couple of months the
hospital (3) him have a few days' holiday. He
decided that he'd like (4) into the jungle. This
is (5) to do on your own, so he asked a Nepalese
guide, Adesh, (6) him.

was hoping made carrying to protect was about to meeting

They set off at 6 o'clock one morning, with two elephants


(7) their equipment. lt was hot and humid,
especially as Adesh had (8) Dennis buy special
thick shoes and trousers (9) him from snakes.
Dennis (1 O) to see lots of wildlife, particularly
tigers, because as a child he had always dreamed of
(11) a tiger. His childhood dream (12) _
come true!

2 Complete the lines of conversation between Adesh and Dennis.

lt was afternoon, and Adesh told Dennis not to expect to see


any tigers because they usually like to sleep in the heat of the
day. However, suddenly, in the distance they saw one. Adesh a 'Don't expect _
ordered Dennis to keep very quiet. They crept nearer and
b 'Tigers usually _
found a dying deer, lying in the bushes - the tiger's lunch.
They could no longer see the tiger but somehow they could c 'Ssshh! 1 told you _
feel his presence. Dennis didn't dare move or breathe. He d 'What's that in the bushes?'
looked up and found himself staring into a pair of large e Tm afraid to _
yellow eyes. The tiger roared and tried to grab his leg. Adesh f 'Help! The tíger's trying _
managed to pull him away but they had no real chance of
g 'We haven't a hope of _
escaping. Then, incredibly, one of the elephants appeared.
lt ran at the tiger, which turned and fled. h 'The elephant's managed to _
They say elephants never forget, but Dennis and Adesh 11:Q Listen and check.
will certainly never forget that it was an elephant that saved
their lives.
e out can mean end
Phrasal verbs
8 Phrasal verb without a noun drop
1 Complete the groups of sentences with the correct form die
out
of a phrasal verb from the box. go
fall
a up can mean more

speak
hurry
up

1 I've with my flatmate because she's so


messy and never tidies up.
1 We're going on a long drive. I'll � with petral.
2 Tim of university because he found it
2 If we want to have a holiday this year, we'll have to too difficult.
3 Toe fire because we didn't put enough
3 We're late! If you don't , we'll miss the wood on.
plan e.
4 Tigers are killed for their skins. They're _
4 I can't hear you! Can you ? in the wild.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the


b down can mean less phrasal verbs in the box.

calm hold on g&-00 look out show off


slow turn up go off shop around check in
down
go
cut Don't stop talking! Go 011 ! I'm listening.
2 I thought they weren't corning, then they
_______ at 10.00 p.m.
3 I'm looking for a cheap flight, so 1'11 have to

4 Hes always talking about how wonderful he is.


Hes always _
5 This meat smells awful. 1 thinks it's _
1 I want to lose weight, so I've the
amount I eat. 6 _______ ! Toe glass is going to fall! Oops!
2 You're driving much too fast! Please _ Too late.
3 My temperature was 42º, now it's 39°, so it's 7 You want his phone number? _
a second. 1'11 get it for you.
4 Stop getting so upset about things that don't matter. 8 Toe first thing to do when you arrive at an airport is
_____ !

56 Unit 8 • No fear!
Pronunciation Listening
9 Weak sounds 10 lnterview with a stuntwoman
To get a natural rhythm in English, sorne
1 Carla Simpson is a stuntwoman in
'grammatical' words are often unstressed.
the movies. Which of the following
Look at the examples in the chart. activities do you think are a regular
Auxiliary is are was were do did has
part of a stuntwoman's job?
verbs have would can [ZJ falling from high buildings D fire work
Articles a the D driving ambulances D hand fighting

Prono u ns he she it we you they that which


D using weapons D dressing up
D falling off horses D climbing trees
Prepositions at by for from in of on with
D acting D driving
When they are unstressed, they are pronounced
with a weak form.
11:IW Listen to the interview with her and check.
She's from /from/ Scotland. 2 Answer the questions.
Are /g/ you sure? 1 Who <lid the stunts for women in the past?
2 Why are stuntwomen very much in demand these days?
11:fM Listen and repeat. 3 Why did Carla's tutor tell her to try stuntwork?
4 What <loes Carla think is most important in making
These words are only stressed when used at the
stunts safe?
end of a sentence, or for emphasis.
5 Why can't they let actors do stunts?
6 What scares Carla the most in life?
Sentence stress
3 Complete the lines from the interview with the correct form
1 The main stress in a phrase or sentence is on key of the verb in brackets.
information. Underline the key words in this
phone conversation. 1 ... Carla Simpson, whos succeeded in _
(become) one of Hollywood's top stuntwomen.
Assistant Helio. Phoneaflight. Can I help you? 2 But of course we expect women (do) the
Customer Yes, l'rn looking for a flight to Paris. stunts these days, ...
A When would you like to travel? 3 And had you always planned (become) a
C I was hoping to travel on Friday, at about 9.00 stuntwoman?
in the morning. 4 ... 1 remember (climb) trees and _
A OK. Do you want to travel from London? (jump) off high walls when I was very young.
C Yes, please. lf you can make it Heathrow, that 5 You often get hurt, even on simple stunts, which is why
would be great. they can't let the actors (do) them.
A Right ... l'rn looking ata flight that leaves at 9.40.
Would that be OK?
11:IW Listen again and check.

C That would be fine.


A And when were you thinking of returning?
C lts justa single I need. Can I pay for it now?
A Sure. Can you give me your credit card details?
C lts a VISA card, number 0494 ...

11:IM Listen and check key words.

2 Find the unstressed words in the conversation in


Exercise l , and write a /g/ symbol above them.

3 Practise reading the conversation aloud. You will


only have time to repeat the lines if you say the
weak sounds naturally!
Vocabulary crossword 2
Use the clues to complete the crossword. All these words and expressions have appeared in Units 5-8.

ACROSS
1 Scientists are sure we'll __ life on other planets soon. (8) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

5 The mark that stays on your skin after you've cut yourself is a __ . (4) a

-
9 Andy isn't a real vegetarían - he __ fish (4) ie
r-- - - r--

11 1 love curry - in fact, 1 like all hot and __ Mexican food. (5) ' 11 12 13
12 These flowers are gorgeous! Let me find a __ to put them in. (4) 14
14 1'11 come to the talk on philosophy, but I think it might __ over my head! (2) IS 16 17
-
16 Do you wear smart or __ clothes at work? (6)
11 ., 20
18 1 take these painkillers for any kind of __ or pain. (4)
21
19 Mao Zedong carne from a very __ part of China. (6) o-- r--
22 23
21 Has Emma got straight or __ hair? (5)
24
- 25
23 In Greece you can lie on the beach and visit ancient __ in the same day. (5)
24 At the end of a successful performance, the audience will __ . (4) 26 27 21 2,

26 lt was supposed to cost f80, but I gota 10% __ , so I paid f72. (8) 30 31

29 A 'Would pizza be __ for dinner?' (2) 32 33 34


B 'Sure, that would be great.' r-- �
30 1 think governments should take stronger action against global warming.
But until then, we can each __ our bit. (2)
35 36 37 - 31

3,
34 Ali these televisions come with a 5-year __ . (9) ,--
,--
35 An elephants nose is called a __ . (5)
38 l'rn afraid Caro! and I just don't see eye __ eye on most things. (2) 40
r-- - - ¡¡----
39 lf you are unafraid of anything, you are __ . (8) 42

40 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows __ out in 2007. (4) -


42 Football is called soccer in North America, to __ it from
American football. (11)

DOWN

A 'l'm expecting a baby.' 17 The advert said the views from the hotel would be good - in fact theyre
B 'Congratulations! When is it __ T (3) absolutely __ ! (8)
A 'Septernber' 20 lt's very, very small - it's absolutely __ . (4)
2 Dan is so excited this week. He __ off on his round the world 22 At 5, 000 metres above sea-level you can die from __ of oxygen. (4)
journey next week. (4)' 25 What's your attitude __ space tourism?(2)
3 We've spent €100 __ petrol this week! (2) 27 A __ is an friendly informal conversation, usually between friends. (4)
4 Pam is such a relaxed person - shes really __-going. (4) 28 Busy rich people sometimes employ __ to look after their children. (7)
6 l've tried to __ my phobia of dogs, but l've never had any
29 On your hand you have a thumb, and on your foot you have a
success. (4) big_.(3)
7 This house is a bit of a ruin, but we're going to __ to its original 31 l've got so many __ and so little money, but '11 have to start paying
condition. (7)
people back soon. (5)
8 There is always a lot of __ between football teams from 32 Do you think polar bears will really become __ during this century? (7)
the same city. (7)
33 1 sleep in a __ . l'm on top, and my younger sister is underneath.' (7)
10 l'd love to have a table in my kitchen, but it would take up too much
34 Living to a hundred will __ the norm within fifty years. (2)
_.(5)
37 Computers are already more powerful than the human __ . (5)
13 Sandra could be a supermodel if she wanted - shes so tall
and_.(4) 39 This hotel is so dirty. l think we should kick upa __ . wheres the
manager? (4)
15 To __· means to puta new product on the market. (6)
41 We eat together __ a family every evening. (2)

58 Unit 8 • Vocabulary Crossword 2


Conditionals • should / cou/d / might have done
Pronunciation - linking in connected speech (1)
Vocabulary - make and do
lt depends how you look at it

Conditionals
1 Recognizing conditionals What kind of friend are you?
1 Do the quiz. What kind of friend are you?
1 You say to a friend '1'11 give you a ring tomorrow.' But do you?
a Yes. Ifl promise to do something, I do it.
b No. I didn't mean it. It was just a way of saying goodbye.
2 Find examples of these conditional forms
from the quiz to complete the chart.
2 You get a text from a friend. Do you reply immediately?
a Yes. If a friend gets in touch with me, 1 always reply.
b It depends. If I have something to say, I'll text back.
1 -if + Present + Present ( x 2)
3 Your friend has bought a dress which she really likes, but
lf 1 �romise to do somethi"g, 1 do it. you think is awful. What do you say?
a If she likes it, 1'11 tell her it looks good. It doesn't matter
what I think.
b I tell her the truth. That's what friends are for.
2 -if + Present + will ( x 2)
4 A friend says to you 'If anyone asks where I was last night,
say I was with you.' Would you lie for your friend?
a Ifit was really important, I'd lie. But I'd want to know what
it was all about.
b This sounds like it could be something nasty or illegal.
3 -if + Past + would ( x 2) No, I wouldn't.

5 Your friend tells you a secret, and makes you swear not to tell
anyone. Do you?
a Of course not. A promise is a promise.
b If it was really juicy, of course I'd tell other people! How could
4 -if + Past Perfect + would have ( x 2) I keep it to myself?
-
6 Your friend left her mobile phone at your house, so you read her
messages and found that she'd been saying horrible things about
you. What would you have done?
a If she'd left her phone anywhere, 1 wouldn't have looked at her
messages. They're private.
b If she hadn't wanted me to read her messages, she wouldn't
have left her phone. You can't blame me for being nosy!

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2 Types of conditional
Match the lines in the charts to make conditional sentences.

if
No condition (zero conditionals)

present + present
Jenny never says thank you � you don't keep it in a fridge?

m\ght
Henry always gets angry .__ if - you criticize him.
Does meat go off � you do something for her.

Possible conditions (first conditional)

will + present
1'11 help you
Things will get better if
I go grey and get wrinkles?
you just wait and are patient.
WOUllln't
Will you still love me I have time.

Improbable conditions (second conditional)

wou/d + past
should
I wouldn't do that people smiled more.
The world would be a happier place
What would you do
if I were you.
you saw a fight in the street? Won't
lmpossible conditions (third conditional)

wou/dhave + past perfect


wou\d
if
I wouldn't have cooked meat you hadn't had enough money?
Arsenal would have won if you'd told me you were vegetarian.
Would you have gone to university Chelsea hadn't scored in the last minute.

'}l'Light
Possible conditions
3 if + will / might / must / should
Match a line in A with a line in B. Wouldn'
shº"''
A B
l D lf l'rn going to be late, a we might go skiing this winter. We'II see.
2 D lfTony phones, b 1'11 give you a ring and let you know.
3 D lf you don't feel well, c you'll have to do sorne exercise.
4 D lf ever youre in London, d tell him l'm out and 1'11 ring him later.
5
6
7
D lf we can afford it,
D lf you want to keep fit,
D lf your computer doesn't work,
e turn everything off and start again.
f you should go to bed and get sorne rest.
g they won't grow, they'll die.
Won't
D lf you don't water your flowers,
�o�\0
8 h you must come and visit me.

60 Unit 9 • lt depends how you look at it


Improbable conditions
4 What would you do?
1 Read Social Dilemmas 1-7. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

What would you do if ...

1 you found (find) a wallet with flO in it and no name inside?

2 you (find) a wallet with $10,000 in it and the name of a well-known millionaire?

3 a friend (cheat) in a school exam, and got better marks than you?

4 a work colleague, who was peor, (claim) expenses that you knew were false?

5 a teenage girl you know (get) too involved in an online relationship?

6 you (take) a photo of a celebrity doing something she shouldn't, and she asked
you not to give it to the papers?

7 your friend (ask) you to lie to her parents so she could go out with a boy?

2 Read the responses. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

a l'd te.11 (tell) her to stop ali contact with him. lf she (not be) careful, she
___ (can) get into a lot of trouble.

b ___ (ignore) it. Everyone fiddles their expenses.

e 1 (tell) her that I wasn't happy, but if she (be) my best friend, I
___ (lie) for her.

d (keep) it. lts not that much money. How (can) 1 find the owner?

e 1 (get) in touch with a newspaper and I (sell) the photo foras much as
possible. 1 (not care) what she thought.

f ___ (not give) it back, even if 1 (know) the owner. He's rich.
He (not miss) $10,000. For him, that's nothing.

g I don't know what 1 (do). l (not like) to tell the teachers,


but if they (be) important exarns, 1 (be) really angry.

3 Match people's responses to the social dilemmas.


l [¡] so
I
61
lmpossible conditions
5 Life-changing decisions 6 Questions and answers
Read the texts. Write sentences in the third conditional, Write questions and answers about what people didn't do!
using the prompts.
1 A It's a shame. 1 never went to university.
Laura's life Laura studied economics at B What would y_ou have studied?
university in England. She couldn't find A l'd have studied psy_chology_ . (psychology)
work in London, so she accepted a job
working in a bank in Sydney, Australia.
2 A I dídn't travel much in my life. 1 didn't have the
She went out with a boy called Mike,
chance.
who loved her very much, but she
knew he wasn't the boy for her.
B Where ?
Then she met Bruce, fell in lave, A . (Africa)
got married, and had two kids,
Bill and Maddox. 3 A I didn't win the lottery, so I didn't huy a new car.
B Whatkind ?
1 If /Laura/ not study / economics / not get I job. A . (a Mercedes)
lt Laura hadn't studitd uonomics, she wouldn't have got the Job.
4 A I saw Tom Hanks in a restaurant. 1 wish Id
2 If / find / job / England / not go / Australia.
spoken to him.
B said to him?
3 If I marry / Mike / not meet / Bruce.
A told . (he was a great actor)

4 If / not marry /Bruce/ not have / Bill and Maddox. 5 A Oof! I'm too full to eat a dessert.
B had?
A . (rhubarb crumble)
Alf and Betty's life When Alf and Betty's children left home,
they decided to move to London, so they sold their house in a small
6 A We had daughters. We never had a son.
village in the country. They couldn't retire beca use they didn't have
B called him?
much money. They met another couple, May and Lionel. They all
got on so well that they decided to go A We . (Alfie)
away together. Usually Alf and
Betty visited their relatives when 7 A I always wanted a large family.
they hada holiday, but with their B How many children
friends they went to Egypt, liked?
which they thought was
A . (six)
marvellous.

8 A I don't think you should have taken the MS.


5 If I children / not leave home/ they / stay / in the country. Bíg mistake!
B Which road ?

6 If / have / more money / retire. A . (A203)

7 If / not move / London / not meet May and Lionel.

8 If / not go / Egypt / they visit / relatives.

62 Unit 9 • lt depends how you look at it


shou/d / might / cou/d have done Pronunciation
7 Past possibilities 9 Linking in connected speech (1)
Complete the sentences with a phrase from the box and the
correct form of the verb in brackets. Word-linking is very important if you
want to speak fluently.
could have should have shouldn't have wouldn't have
Any word that begins with a vowel sound
James eould have been (be) a top league football player, but he links with the word befare it.
broke his leg. you'dvasked about)t
2 You (tell) me the truth. I hate it when /jodc.skt/ /obaotrt/
people lie to me.
3 They didn't invite me to their wedding, but I _ she'dvhave explained)t
(go) even if they had. Hes all ríght, but I don't like her at all. /Ji:d;;,v/ /rksplemdrt/
4 Stop using your mobile while you're driving. You nearly hit that 2 Two vowel sounds link using the
car! You (kill) us all! sounds /w/ or /ji.
5 Sorry, I've forgotten your address. l (write) it shevasked
down. What was it again? /Ji:jo:skt/
6 A present! Por me! That's so kind! You _ -
(bother), really! MIJM Listen and repeat.
Phonetic symbols p102

3 There are many links in the whole sentence.

lf you'dvaskedvhervaboutvit,
she'dvhavevexplainedvitvall tovus.

1111 Listen and repeat the parts of


the sentence you hear, until you can say
the whole sentence.

8 Advice about the past Read these sentences aloud marking the
Give advice using should have or shouldn't have. linking between groups of words.
1 I told her I thought she was weak and selfish. 1 He could have gone home.
You shouldn't have said that. You know she's very sensitive.
2 She might have left early.
2 I drove past your house last night.
_______ come in and said hello! I was in on my own. 3 I should have written it down.

3 I stole sorne money from my mother's purse. 4 We shouldn't have spent all our money.
_______ . That's sobad! 5 If theyd seen him, theyd have told him.
4 I'm absolutely broke. I haven't got a penny!
6 She wouldn't have got the job if she
_______ so many clothes. You dídn't need them.
hadn't passed her exams.
5 There's a police car behind me.
_______ through those red lights. That was really silly.
1111 Listen and check.

Unit 9 • lt depends how you look at it 63


Verbs forms for unreal situations
10 What a mistake!
Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

• You've got that wrong • Take me to Detroit


A man who robbed a convenience store in Iowa carne A court in Michigan recently heard evidence from the
back to retrieve his wallet, which he'd accidentally world's worst hijacker. He was on an intemal flight
left behind. He found the shopkeeper on the phone from New York when he leapt to his feet, pulled a
describing him to the police, and started correcting the gun out of his pocket, fired it twice, and screamed,
facts. 'He's about Sft 10,' the shopkeeper was saying. 'Take me to Detroit or you're all going to die!' When
Tm 6ft 2,' the suspect complained. 'And about 38 years an air steward pointed out that the plane was in fact
old,' the shopkeeper continued. Tm 34,' protested the going to Detroit, he put his gun away, sat down, and
suspect. A deputy sheriff arrived moments later to remained silent for the remainder of the flight. He
arrest him. was arrested as he got offthe plane.

1 He forgot his wallet. He went back to the store. (if) 7 Security officers didn't detect his gun while he
was checking in. (should)

2 He went back to the store. He didn't escape.


(if / might) 8 He didn't check where the plane was going.
He tried to hijack it. (if)

3 He started correcting the shopkeeper. (should)


9 It was possible that he caused the plane to
decompress. (could)

• Bigbang • A robber with problems


Thieves in Kuala Lumpur broke into an office and An unfortunate bank robber in Miami had just finished
found the safe, which was holding $50,000. They used filling his case with cash when he put his gun in his
dynamite to blow the safe, but only succeeded in pocket too hastily and shot himself in the leg. As he
destroying the whole seven-storey building. The safe staggered towards his getaway car, he tripped on the
was left intact. Fortunately. no one was injured. pavement and knocked out two of his gold teeth.
After struggling to his feet, he crossed the road and
was run down by a van. Police are looking for a man
with a bullet in his leg, two missing teeth, and serious
4 They didn't open the safe. They didn't escape with
head wounds.
$50,000. (if)

5 They used too much dynamite. (should) 10 It was possible that he killed a passer-by. (could)

6 It was possible that they killed themselves. (could) 11 He tripped. He knocked out two teeth. (if)

12 He didn't look where he was going. (should)

64 Unít 9 • lt depends how you look at it


Vocabulary Listening
11 make and do 12 Scams
1 Which expressions go with make, and which go with do? 1 'Scams' or 'cons' are ways of tricking people to get
Write them in the correct columns. money out of them. Read the leaflet warning people
about common scams.
a mistake up your mind the shopping
a decision a mess someone a favour
sure (that) the housework nothing SCAM WATCH!
my best a speech a profit
exercises a noise a phone call Watch out for these
friends with the washing-up progress common scams
make do 1 Your phone rings. When you answer
it, the cal ler checks your name and then
tells you that you've won a prize. They ask
you to ring another number to claim the prize.
When you dial the number, they say you will have
to pay f:30 to get the prize.

2 You receive a fake email, which looks like it's come


from your bank, telling you that your security details
need to be updated. The email sends you to a website
that looks just like your bank's. The website gives you
2 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the sorne new security details for your account.
expressions from Exercise 1.
3 A thief steals your credit card without you knowing.
l First she said yes, then she said no, but in the end she He/She then rings you and pretends to be from the
_______ to marry him. poi ice, saying that they've just stopped someone
trying to use your card. They ask you for your
2 I like to keep fit, so I every day. PIN number.

3 1 love Sundays! I can lie on the sofa ali day


and _

4 Ssh! You mustn't . Toe baby's


1111 Listen to Peter and Elaine, talking about the
scams. Correct any details that are wrong in the leaflet.
asleep.

5 My teacher says I must work harder, but I can't work


2 1111 Listen again and complete the lines from
the conversation.
any harder, I'm _
1 Apparently if you back, the
6 We have an agreement in our house. I cook dinner prizes worthless, but they
every evening and afterwards James _ _ you as much as 00 for the call.
7 Could you pleasei Could you 2 Mmrn, I must admit, I for that.
give me a lift to the airporti 3 It's obvious a bank _______ for his PIN

8 We have sorne lovely new neighbours. We've already number, but you _______ that at the time,
_______ them. you?
4 I mean, if they _______ that one on me
9 Is there a public phone box near here? I have to
now, at least I _______ about it.
5 But honestly, if _______ not careful, we
l O Before you go on holiday you should _ _ being suspicious of everyone.
all the doors and windows are locked.

Unit 9 • lt depends how you look at it 65


Noun phrases • Articles and possessives
al// every, myself/ each other
Vocabulary - a suitcase / luggage
Pronunciation - diphthongs • Phrasal verb + noun (2)
Ali things high tech

Noun phrases
1 The $100 laptop
Complete the text about the $100 laptop
using noun phrases a-o.
S t 00 laptops
for the world's children
a the organization's director
¡fevery child in the world
Low-cost laptops designed to give (1)[¡] access to
e the dust and the heat knowledge and education are now in production.
d ali over the world
e one watt of power One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), a non-profit making organization, has
f a range of started mass production of the XO B4 laptop.
g he saw for himself Nicholas Negroponte, (2)0. wants children from (3)0 to be
h the most hard-wearing computer equipped with the latest technology. lt was while he was on a trip
with each other to a Cambodian village that (4)0 how access to the Net could
j viewed in bright sunlight change (5)0.
k children's lives There is no single electricity supply throughout the world, so
1 a big problem
power is (6)0. Toe B4 computer can be powered in several ways,
m 50% of the world's population
including a pull cord, anda solar panel. lt uses less than (7)0.
n a single battery
and can operate for more than 12 hours using (8)0.
o their own laptop
Toe machine has a 500MHz processor, with flash memory
instead of a hard drive. It has four USB ports, and connects to the
Net through wi-fi technology. lt has both a colour and monochrome
display so that it can be (9)0. Users will be able to share data
(10)0 easily.
Toe laptop is more flexible and {11)0 ever designed. lt is
engineered to withstand the harsh environmental conditions found
in developing countries - from (12)0 ofthe Libyan desert to the
daily downpours of the Brazilian rainforests.
There is a brightly-coloured XO lago on the back. Children can
select from (13)0 colours so they can easily identify (14)0 in a
crowded classroom.
Toe B4 machine is the first of many cheap laptops which aim
to enable (15)0 to have cheap Internet access by the year 2015.

one loptop per child

66 Unit 10 • Ali things high tech


lndefinite article: a/an Definite article: the
2 Saying what something or somebody is 3 You know the one I mean
Complete the sentences with words from the boxes.
What are these things?
1 anXOB4 is a computer. the eA'tireAmeAt the sky the seaside
the government the country the future
2 Apple Macs and IBMs are computers.
the mountains the weather
3 A Boeing 747
4 Jets and gliders 1 We need to protect the e11viro11me11t . We pollute it daily.
5 A Mini Cooper 2 1 used to live in . Now I live in town.
6 BMW s and Toyotas 3 How many stars are there in ?
7 A mobile 4 No one can see into . Who knows what
will happen?
8 Nokias and Sony Ericssons
5 I !ove taking my kids to . We go
paddling and build sandcastles.
Who were these people?
6 We go climbing in _
7 Shes a civil servant. She works for _
8 People talk about because our climate
is fascinating.

the Electer the post office the door


the salt the garden the radio
the bathroom the cinema

9 Thats a nasty cough. You should see the doctor .


10 Pass me . Its next to the pepper.
11 Clase . It's freezing in here.
12 I go to once a week. I !ove films.
13 Let's sit in . Its such a lovely day.
14 I'm going to . Shall I post your letters?
9 Einstein was a scie11fü:t.
15 'Wheres Sally?'
10 Newton and Pasteur
'Shes in having a shower'
11 Van Gogh
16 1 don't watch TV rnuch, but I like listening to
12 Picasso and Monet
13 Charles Dickens
14 Proust and Tolstoy
the eest Stl:JeeFtt the most delicious
the same the first
Put a or an into the gaps.
17 Pablo is the best stude11t in the class.
15 My daughter's ___!!!____ actor.
18 1'11 have pizza as you - cheese and
16 I'm __ optimist. tomato.
17 Jane is __ good painter. 19 This is time I've been in !ove.
18 Jack's __ interesting person. 20 That was ice-cream I've ever had in
19 When I was __ child, 1 was afraid of dogs. my life.
20 Peter's __ idiot. He knows nothing.

Unit 10 • Ali things high tech 67


No article
4 Things in general 5 Article orno article?
Complete the sentences with the or nothing (-).
1 Match a line in A with a line in B.

A B
Everyday places
1 D Apples ... a is full of vitamins.
2 D Fruit ... b doesn't lead to happiness. I goto--=--school at 8.00. The school is in __ centre of
3 D Bees ... e grow on trees. town.
4 D Money ... d are stronger than women. 2 My dad's at __ work. He teaches __ children and adults.
5 D Men ... e are less mature than girls. 3 l'm going __ home now. l'rn ti red. 1'11 be at __ home
6 D Boys ... f make honey. tomorrow.
4 Good night. l'rn going to __ bed now. Jane's in __ bed
2 Complete these English proverbs with a noun already.
from the box. 5 My brother's studying __ Maths at __ Manchester
University. My sister's at __ University of Bonn.
\ &eattt=y love variety time honesty crime
Place names
1 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
2 is the best policy. 6 We're staying in --1h!._ Carlton Hotel in __ Queen Street.

3 All's fair in and war. 7 We can see __ River Thames, __ St Paul's Cathedral,
and __ Buckingham Palace from our room.
4 is the spice of life.
8 We're going to eat in __ Palm Tree Restaurant. We used to
5 doesn't pay. go to __ Guido's Restaurant until it closed down.
6 is a great healer. 9 1 want to see __ London Zoo, __ Tate Modern, and
St Paneras Station.
3 Complete the sentences with a game or
academic subject. 10 Last year we hada holiday on __ Mediterranean. We met
people from __ United States, __ Japan, and __
\ psydiology biology poker chess Middle East.

1 James is studying psychology at university. Meals


2 is a game of strategy played on
a black and white board. 11 What did you have for-=- lunch?
12 Where shall we have dinner?
3 is the study of plants and
animals. 13 What time do you want __ breakfast?

4 I love playing , but I hate losing


money. Transport
14 1 usually go to work by---=-- bus, but this morning __ bus·
was late, so I missed my meeting.
15 1 go everywhere by __ train. 1 never travel by __ plane.
__ last plane I took was in 2003.

Nationalities CDU•
16 __ French love food and wine, but only French food and wine.
17 __ ltalian people have great style.
18 __ Mexicans are proud oftheir heritage.

68 Unit 10 • Ali things high tech


Possessives ali and every
6 myandmíne 8 Position of ali
1 Complete the chart. Write the word all in the correct place in the sentences.

Possessive adjective Possessive pronoun ª"


In my family wejike football.
my mine 2 I've spent day on the computer.
your -- 3 I've done my homework.
her -- 4 Pedro's invited the whole class to his house - of us!
-- his 5 1 need is a pair of socks.
-- ours
6 I've wanted to meet you my life.
their --
7 I like kinds of music, from classical to jazz to rock.
2 Complete the sentences with a possessive adjective
or a possessive pronoun. 9 ali/ every / everyone
Complete the sentences with a word in the box.
1 Why are you taking ___!!!Y....__ car? What's wrong with
__ ? ali every everyone everything everywhere
2 Pat and Peter's house is níce, but we prefer yours .
1 Toe police searched � room. They looked in the
__ house is bigger than __ . garden and the basement. They looked __ .
3 My sister is always taking __ clothes without 2 Theres nothing wrong with your car. __ it needs
asking me. I never take __ . 1 wish she'd learn is sorne petrol.
that what's mine is and what's hers is 3 It was a great party. __ had a wonderful time.
4 Let me introduce you to Mike. Hes an old friend of the food was eaten.
__ . We were at school together. 4 Burglars emptied my flat. They took __ .
5 Tim brews __ own beer, and Sally makes __ 5 1 believe __ word he says.
ownjam. 6 It's been raining __ week.
6 Toe TJB Bank has changed __ name to the Allied 7 You must tell me __ about your holiday.
Friendly. 8 I've spent __ penny I own. 1 mean owned.

7 Apostrophe 's and s'


Write the apostrophes in the correct place. Pronouns
' brother, Tommy.
This is JackJs 10 myse/f/ each other
Complete the sentences with a reflexive pronoun
2 What is your mothers maiden name?
(myself, yourself, etc) or each other.
3 Childrens clothes are so expensive. I hurt myself climbing a tree.
4· Jenny is my brothers girlfriend. 2 You should drive more slowly. You could kili
5 Our neighbours children make a lot of noise. _____ if you aren't careful.
3 My children are too young to look after _
6 Bill and Sues dog is a retriever.
4 Bye, kids! 1 hope you enjoy at the party.
7 I'm going to the doctors and then the chemists. 5 How long have you two known ?
8 Have you seen yesterdays newspaper? 6 My mother and I are very close. We speak to
9 I'm having two weeks holiday. _____ on the phone every day.
7 Selfish people only care about _
1 O Here is tomorrows weather.
8 1 behaved very badly. I'm ashamed of _

Unit 10 • AII things high tech 69


Vocabulary Pronunciation
11 a suitcase / luggage 12 Diphthongs
1 Match a count noun in A with an uncount noun in B.
Diphthongs are two vowel sounds which run together.
A count B uncount near /m'J/
h/ + !'JI = diphthong /r'J/
here /h1'J/
1 Da suitcase a fruit
2 D aloaf b luggage hair /he'J/
le/+ !'JI = diphthong /e'J/
3 D ajob e work share / J e'J/
4 D a suggestion d advice
5 Dan apple e travel ..,._ Phonetic symbols p102
6 D ajourney f bread
1 Write the words from the box next to the correct diphthong.
2 Are these words countable (C) or uncountable (U)?
where clear stay shy know sure
1 [ill news 3 D information now phone high enjoy poor beer
2 D homework 4 D furniture aloud noise bear weigh

3 Correct the mistakes in these sentences. 1 h'J! = !II + /'JI here


�ome 2 /e'J/ =le/+ !'JI hair
1 Can you give me.ae-information about train times? 3 /eII =le/+ h/ pay
loaf 4 /'Ju/ = /'JI + /u/ go
2 la like a sliced white.bseaé-please.
5 /aII =/a/+ h/ my
3 How many luggage do you have? 6 l'JII = /'J:/ + h/ boy
7 /au/ = /a/ + /u/ how
4 Toe news are always very depressing.
8 /u'J/ = /u/ + !'JI tour
5 He gave me a very good advice. llt•I• Listen and check.

6 I have a lot of homeworks tonight. 2 Transcribe the words in the sentences in phonetic script.
They are all diphthongs.
7 Id like sorne fruits for breakfast.
We caught the /plem/ to the
8 I'm exhausted. Toe travel was very long and tiring. /sau9/ of /spem/ _
9 She has a very good work in the City. 2 The /b'JI/ in the red /ksut/
said that he /m 'd3'J1d/ the journey.
10 I bought all my furnitures second-hand.
3 I've /n'Jun/ Sally for / 'nroli/
4 Choose the correct words. /farv/ years.

1 People say that travel / journey broadens the mind. 4 She's /'we'Jníj/ a red lr'Juzi in her
/heo/
2 Could you give mean advice! a suggestioni
3 Don't forget to buy sorne bread/ sorne loaf at the shops. 5 Not many people /smook/ /parps/
these /derzi
4 I'm looking for job / work in marketing.
5 What a lovely weather / lovely weather we're having! 6 He /larks/ to /rard/ a big
black /'m'Jut'Jba1k/
6 To get a job you need experience / experiences.
s
7 There too much traffic / are too many traffics in London.
llt•fW Listen and check.
8 What's on TV? Have you got a paper / sorne paperi
9 How many times/ How much time have you been to
NewYork?
1 O How many times/ How much time do you spend
watching TV?

70 Unit 10 • Ali things high tech


Phrasal verbs Listening
13 Phrasal verb + noun (2) 14 Lost and found
1 Match a phrasal verb in A with a noun in B. 1 Which of these items do you think
are most often left behind on public
A B transport? Number them 1-5.
1 O apply for a a new flat O glasses
2 O run outof b ajob O bags
3 O clear up e an old building O coats and jackets
4 O move into d your computer O umbrellas
5 O knockdown e milk O mobile phones
6 O plugin f a mess

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal


verbs from Exercise 1.
1 We've run out .si: sugar. I'll buy sorne at the shops.
2 When are you your new house?
3 Toe kitchen is a disaster! Why can't you _
____ your mess after you've been cooking? iillfM Listen to two colleagues, Mark and
Amy, talking about lost property and check.
4 a job I saw advertised on the net.
5 If your computer stops working, unplug everything, 2 Choose the correct answer.
then it again. Amy is annoyed about losing her umbrella
6 Have you seen? They the old cinema to because it was
build a new apartment block. a new. b very expensive. e of high quality.
3 Match a phrasal verb in A with a noun in B. 2 Toe bags that people most often leave behind
on buses and trains are
A B a designer bags. b shopping bags. e handbags.
1 O sort out a an illness 3 At first, people who ring their lost mobile
2 O get over b a problem phones are
3 O workout e the answer a rude. b thieves. e very grateful.
4 O letdown d your friends
4 People often leave their laptops
5 O putout e the money you owe
a in taxis.
6 O pay back f a tire b on airport X-ray machines.
e in airport departure lounges.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal 5 Most people who leave their laptops behind
verbs from Exercise 3.
a don't realize they've lost them.
You promised that you'd help me, and now you're won't. b haven't got time to contact Lost Property.
You've really me _ e think that sorneone rnust have stolen them.
2 Lend me f.10? I'll you tomorrow. 3 llt•I• Listen again. Complete Amys description
3 I've had the flu for about a fortníght, and I'm only just of her umbrella.
---- it.
4 'Toe washing machines broken, and I'm late for work'
'Don't worry. I'll everything
5 Toe firemen arrived very quickly, but they couldn't
_
_
'' Actually it's a very
_ . lt's
umbrella
_
_____ the fire, and the house burned down. - it a golfing umbrella.
6 What's 15% of 2,500? I can't it in And it's down the side of it.

''
myhead.

Unit 10 • AII things high tech 71


Modal verbs of probability
Pronunciation - linking in connected speech (2)
Continuous infinitive • Vocabulary - word formation
Prepositions - verb + preposition
Seeing is believing

Modal verbs of probability - present


must / could /might / can't
1 Ask Bella is a problem page in a magazine. Read Bellas Ask
sella
reply to Luke Basset. What is his problem?

2 Complete the deductions about Luke with the modal


verb of probability from the box.

must have ( x 2) ffiliSt-&e can't have


might not know may get annoyed could be jealous
may be studying Durr Bdl«,
We. M� flfll the tin-te. I lw,te, kí.m! ...
1 Luke must be the eldest child in the family. LuJ<¿ 6flf.I.Id

2 He a younger brother called BELLA SAYS:


Callum. Dear Luke,
3 Lukes friends with Callum. It is very difficult not to get angry with your brother in
your situation. At your age you need time on your own
4 Lukes parents very demanding and sorne privacy when you are with your friends. Ask your
jobs. parents to find time in their busy lives to sit down and talk
5 Luke for sorne exams. to you about what is happening. Tell them how Callum is
stopping you from doing your schoolwork. The youngest
6 Toe parents that Callum has child in a family is often the favourite and gets very spoilt.
problems at school. Also, you should tell them about the problems Callum is
having at school. He won't leave you alone until he has
7 Luke ofCallum.
more friends of his own.
8 Callum many friends.
Yours Bello.
3 Read about Jane lverson. What is her problem?

4 � the correct modal verb of probability in the Durr Bdl«,


sentences about Jane and the Fletchers. We. tí.ve. Í.11- the kal,(,.fe, of our dre,f/lWl,J.
We. Jo�t Wf/1111 to move- but wire- 3oí.� ,rflfz.y....
1 Toe Fletchers must be/ carü be Ianes neighbours. ]111«- lverso 11,

2 Jane must have ! may have three sons.


BELLA SAYS:
3 Toe Fletchers can't be! could be a retired couple. Dear Jane
When people live side by side they need to be tolerant
4 Jane must know ! might know about the new law.
of each other's way of life. Your children need their sleep
5 Jane may be! can't be thinking of consulting a lawyer. and you have every right to enjoy your lovely garden. Try
talking to the Fletchers again, promise that your sons will
6 Toe Fletchers must have / carü have children of their make less noise during the day if they make less noise
own living at home. in the evenings. Also, you are quite right, there is a new
UK law controlling the height of garden hedges. However,
Read the original letters on p90 going to court is expensive. It can cost up to f:550. It's in
both your interests to sort out the problem yourselves.

72 Unit 11 • Seeing is believing Yours Bello.


2 Matching lines
Match a line in A with a line in B.

A B

1 O You can't be hungry. a They have nothing in common.


2 O She must be out. b They've been hugging and kissing all evening.
3 O He can't be English e There aren't any lights on in her flat.
4 O You must be very pleased d Nobody pays f600 for a pair of jeans.
5 O They must be tired. e with your excellent exam results.
6 O They must know each other well. f We've just had breakfast.
7 O You must be joking! g They've been travelling ali night.
8 O They can't be getting married! h with a name like Heinrich.

3 Why is he late? Pronunciation


1 Mario is always on time for class, but today he is late. 4 Linking in connected speech (2)
Suggest reasons using must, might, could, or may.
1 Is he still in bed? (rnight) 8 When have is used asan auxiliary verb, it is unstressed.
Ue might still be in bed. The 'h' is not pronounced and the weak form is used lzv].
lt is linked with the word before it.
2 Is he ill? (must)
You should have /judov/ stopped for a rest.
When have is a full verb, it is stressed. The 'h' is pronounced
3 Is he in the coffee bar? (could)
and the strong form is used /hrev/. lt cannot be linked
with the word before it.
4 Does he have a doctor's appointment? (might) You should have /Jud hzev/ a rest.

5 Is he stuck in a traffic jam? (may) ... Phonetic symbols p102

6 Is his bus late? (might) 11181 Listen and repeat.

Mark the /�/ sound and the link on have in one


7 Is he talking to a friend from another class? (may)
sentence in each pair. Read the sentences aloud.
1 a He must have won the lottery.
8 Does he want to miss the test? (must)
b He must have a lot of money.

2 Rewrite the sentences in Exercise 1 with can't. 2 a They can't have an ice cream yet.
1 Ue can't be still in bed. b They can't have eaten it already!
2 3 a You should have let me cut your hair!
3 b You should have a proper haircut.
4
4 a You could have a break soon.
5
b You could have broken something!
6
7 llifl Listen, check, and repeat.
8

Unit 11 • Seeing is believing 73


Continuous lnfinitive Modal verbs of probability - past
5 Conversations 6 must have / might have / may have / can't have
Complete the conversations with a suitable verb Look at the pictures. Make deductions about what has
in the Continuous Infinitive. probably happened. Write sentences.

1 A Do you know where Ben is? 1-{a;PlíAL


B I'm not sure. He may be playi11g games on the
computer. +
2 A Where's Birgit?
B Shes upstairs. She must to
music in her room.
A She's not in her room.
B Try the bathroom. She might _
a shower.

3 A I can't find the thing that changes the TV


channel.
B Toe remote control? Stand up. You could
_______ on it.

4 A Have you seen the newspaper?


B I think James may it.

5 A What's that noise?


B It sounds like an ambulance. It must
_______ someone to hospital. • must I argument \\
• can't I enjoy / meal 1-------�---_,.,
6 A Look over there! It's Kate and Alex.
B She can't his hand. She
doesn't like him.
A They must out together.
I don't believe it!

7 A What's happening outside?


B It sounds like workmen. They must
_______ up the road outside.
A What for?
B I don't know. They could _
a broken water pipe. • can't / driving test
• may / nervous

11111 Listen and check.

74 Unit 11 • Seeing is believing


• must / mobile phone
• might I stolen

• must / receive / good news


• may / lottery

• must I miss I plane


• plane / could / delayed

7 Rewriting sentences
Rewrite these sentences using the modal verb in brackets.
1 I'm sure they've arrived. I can hear a car. (must)
They must have arrived. 1 can hear a car.
2 I'm sure you didn't work hard for your exams. (can't)

THEEND 3 Perhaps I left my mobile in the Internet café. (might)

4 He has probably been on a diet. (must)

5 It's possible that they got married in secret. (could)


• can't / enjoy / film
• must I boring
6 Perhaps he called while we were out. (may)

Unit 11 • Seeing is believing 75


Tense review
8 lt's hard to believe
1 Read the first newspaper article. Answer the questions. Man wakes up
1 How <lid Jan lose consciousness?
2 How was Gertruda rewarded for her care and lave? after being in a
3 How had Poland changed when Jan awoke?

2 Here are sorne sentences about Jan and Gertruda's story.


coma for 19 years
Rewrite thern using the words in brackets.
1 lt sounds like it was a terrible accident. (rnust)
A man has woken up after being in a coma
lt must have been a terrible accident.
for 19 years to find that his world had changed
2 Perhaps Jan had worked for the railway for rnany years. beyond all recognition.
(rnight)
Polish railway worker Jan Grzebski lost
consciousness nearly 20 years ago after being
3 Gertruda was probably arnazed when he opened his eyes. struck by a train. Last Sunday he opened his
(rnust)
eyes to see his devoted wife, Gertruda, looking
at him. She had cared for him ali through
4 I think the doctors didn't expect Jan to wake up. (rnay) his coma.
She fed and washed him every <lay and
5 I don't think Jan had ever seen a rnobile phone befare. (can't) moved him every hour to prevent bedsores.
Jan's doctor said, "She has done the job of
6 I'm sure they are really enjoying life together now. (rnust) an entire intensive care team."
Her devotion was rewarded when, at 65 years
of age, Jan carne out of his coma. But
3 Read the second newspaper article on page 65. he woke up toan entirely different Poland
Answer the questions.
from the one he remembered.
1 What was Arnie doing when he disappeared? "When I went into a coma there was only
2 When <lid the farnily get Lucky back?
3 What was Arnie like when he returned? tea and vinegar in the shops," Jan said. "Meat
was rationed and there were huge petral queucs
4 Here are sorne sentences about Arnie's story. Rewrite thern everywhere. Now I see peoplc on the streets
using the words in brackets.
with mobile phones and there are so many goods
1 Perhaps Arnie was stolen by a dog-breeder. (rnight) in the shops." He is amazed at ali he sees, and
says "The world is a much prettier place now."
2 Arnie is probably a pedigree dog. (could) The wife who never gave up on him said
she cried and prayed a lot during the long and
3 1 don't think the farnily expected Arnie to return. (can't) lonely coma years. She says, "This is my reward
for ali the care and lave."

4 I'm sure the farnily were surprised to hear frorn the


neighbour. (rnust)

5 Lucky is possibly a rnongrel dog. (rnay)

6 Arnie was undoubtedly treated very badly. (rnust) - -


76 Unit 11 • Seeing is believing
Vocabulary
Arnie the terrier 9 Word formation - adjectives to nouns

finds his way home 1 Make nouns from the adjectives in the box using the
suffixes to complete the chart.

after two years ill curious conscious free disappointed


lazy bored stupid strong exciting
long wise moody generous

illness -ness

-ment

-dom

-ity

-th

2 Complete the sentences using the nouns from Exercise 1.


1 Jan regained eonseiousness after 21 years in a coma
but it'll be a long time before he has the �s _
to walk again.
A Tibetan terrier named Arnie, who went missing
2 He died peacefully after a long _ i _
for nearly two years, has made his way home to his
delighted family. 3 In a democratic country _ f of speech is very
Eleven-year-old Arnie disappeared from the importan t.
garden of his home in Bantry, County Cork, 4 Look at the fabulous present Ricardo gave me. I can't
Ireland, 21 months ago. His owner, Gillian believe his 9 !
Singleton, believes he was probably stolen for
5 I've measured the height, width and _ I of the
breeding purposes. "One minute he was playing in
box, and it fits.
the garden, the next minute he was gone."
Her children David, 9, and Emily, 6, were very 6 His advice is always so good. 1 really appreciate the
upset. The family immediately began a full-scale w of his words.
search for him, but he was nowhere to be found. 7 She can't get over the d of not getting that
As the months passed they thought Arnie had job in the bank, but I can't get over the s of
gone forever, They took in a stray dog, named going for the interview in torn jeans.
Lucky, and cared for him.
8 Karens difficult to live with beca use of her -'-'m'-----
Then, while the family were on holiday in You never know if shes going to be cheerful or bad-
Portugal, they got a call from a neighbour saying a tempered.
dog that looked like Arnie was sitting outside their
9 Don't keep asking questions. You know what they say:
housc. lt was Arnie, he had returned after nearly
'e killed the cat.'
two years. The family were delighted but poor
Arnie was in bad shape and had lost a lot of weight. 10 You say everything's boring and you never want to do
Arnie is now fit and well and has been anything or go anywhere. Your problem is-'-----
'
not b . 1 want sorne e in my life!
introduced to Lucky. The two of them are
gctting on really well.

Unit 11 • Seeing is believing 77


Prepositions Listening
10 Verb + preposition 11 Shaksper?
1 Complete the sentences with the prepositions in the box. 1 Do you think these statements about William
Shakespeare are true(,/) or false (X)?
for(x4) on (x4) with (x3)
to (x2) of from
1 O 'Iheres no evidence that he was a writer.
at in about 2 O He was a businessman.
3 O He was from an aristocratic background.
1 A Why are you arguing with the children __ 4 O He went to university.
pocket money again? 5 O His daughters couldn't read or write.
B Well, they spend their money __ such stupid ilitl Listen to the conversation between Jake and
things. his dad and check. Correct the false sentences.
A I know, but you've got to see it as money that
belongs __ them. 2 Answer the questions.
1 How did Shakespeare spell his name?
2 Excuse me, this pen doesn't work. Can I exchange it 2 How much of Shakespeares background is in the
another one? plays?
3 Who was Edward De Vere?
3 So you're an architect. What are you working __
4 Why <loes his background suggest that he may have
at the moment?
written the plays?
4 A We fell in love __ this house as soon as we 5 How many plays were published in De Veres name?
saw it.
B I'm not surprised. I've always dreamed __
3 ilitl Listen again and complete the lines from
the conversation.
having a living room as big as this.
. .. about how he actually written
5 1 don't believe __ astrology - not the rubbish the plays.
they write in the newspapers, anyway.
2 Well, 1 think there've always been theories that
6 A How did Gary react __ your suggestion? Shakespeare them.
B He wasn't keen on the idea. 3 He even worse at spelling than
I am.
7 I'm really busy at the moment - could you <leal
__ this enquiry? 4 There's so much knowledge in them - well, you
_______ that, ...
8 Toe train arriving __ platform 2 is the 17 .27
5 But all that information himself?
service to Bristol. We apologize __ the late
arrival of this train. 6 So who do these people reckon _
the plays then?
9 A Excuse me, we didn't ask __ salad with our
pizza.
B It comes free with every pizza. You don't have to
pay __ it.

10 This CD I borrowed Anna is brilliant!

11 1 like Martín. 1 can always rely __ him to cheer


me up when I'm feeling clown.

12 1 told Barbara that I could easily get the bus home,


but she insisted __ giving me a lift.

78 Unit 11 • Seeing is believing


Reported speech • Phrasal verbs in context (2)
Vocabulary - ways of talking
Pronunciation - ways of pronouncing ou
Telling it how it is

Reported speech
Reported speech to direct speech
Fighting like cat and dog
Read the first part of the newspaper article. Look at the Two neighbours are fighting a legal battle over who owns
lines in italics. Write what Christine Small actually says. Felix, a seven-year-old male tabby cat.
The row began last month after Felix disappeared from
1 ' Felix belo11gs to me :
the home ofChristine Small, in Barnstaple, North Devon.
2 ' with my address. She said that (1) Felix belonged to her. and (2) he hada collar with
3 ' a breeder in zoos' her address. She explained that (3) she had bought the cat from a
4 ' more a member breeder in 2005. and ( 4) Felix was 'more a member of the family
of the family than a pet. than apet'.
She told the police that (5) Felix had been disappearingfor days
5 ' for days on end.'
on end, and (6) when he carne home, he was not eating his food. She
6 'When he comes home, he _ claims that her neighbour, (7) Paul Rashman, was feeding Felix,
7 'Paul Flashman _ because (8) he had always wanted a cat of his own. She said that
(9) she missed her cat dreadjully, and (10) would do anything to get
8 '--------------- of his own. him back.
9' dre�fuW
10 '------------ to get him back'
llfll Listen and check.

2 Direct speech to reported speech


Read the rest of the article. Report the lines in italics.
1 Mr Flashma11 said that Felix did11't be.long to Mrs Small.
2 He said that the cat _

3 He told reporters that his.


4 He claimed that Mrs Small _
______________ complete líes. Mr Flashman said, (1) 'Felix doesn't belong to Mrs Small.
5 He insisted that Mrs Small _ (2) He's been living wild for years.' Mr Flashman has lived in
the area for twenty years, and is a respected member of
the community. He told reporters yesterday (3) 'Felix is mine.
6 He explained that _ (4) Mrs Small told the police complete líes. (5) She has never loved
Felix like Ido'.
He said (6) 'I have always had agood relationship with my other
7 He thought that -------------
neighbours. (7) 'I think that Mrs Small is complaining because she
________ because she didn't like him. doesn't like me.'
8 The police said they _ A police spokesman said (8) 'We will investigate the situation
and try to resolve it.'
-------------- the situation.

Unit 12 • Telling it how it is 79


3 Reporting words and thoughts 4 lnterview with a bank manager
l Report the statements. l Write the bank managers questions.
1 'I'll miss you very much, he said to her.
He told her he would miss her vety much.
2 Tm going to Berlin soon.
She said
3 "Ihis film will be ínterestíng.
I thought
4 'I can't help you because I have too much to do:
She said
5 'Daniel has bought the tickets.
I was told
6 'It's a stupid idea, and it won't work'
She thought
7 'We had terrible weather on holiday'
He complained
8 'We've never been to Croatia, they said to me.
Theytold A Come and sit clown, Mr Smith. Now, you want to
9 'But we want to go sorne day, they said. borrow sorne money. ( 1) How much do you want to borrow?
They added that B Five thousand pounds.

2 Report the questions.


B Because I want to buy a car.
1 'What are you doing?'
She asked me what I was doing. A I see. Could you give me sorne personal details?
2 'Do you want to go out for a walk?' (3)���������������?
She asked me if I wanted to go for a walk. B I'm a graphic designer.
3 'Why are you crying?' he asked her. A And(4)��������������?
Hewondered
B Thirty thousand pounds a year.
4 'Can I borrow your car?'
A (5)���������������?
Heaskedme
B Yes, 1 am. I've been married for six years.
5 'Where have you come from ?'
Toe customs officer asked me
6 'How long are you going to be at the gym?' B Yes, we've got two children.
She wanted to know A I see you live in a flat. (7) _
7 'Will you be back early?'
She asked us
B We've lived there for three years.
8 'When do you have to go to work?'
A Well, that seems fine. I don't think there'll be any
Sheasked me
problems. (8) ?
9 'How much <loes it cost to fly to New York?'
She wanted to know B l'd like itas soon as possible, actually.
A All right. Let's see what we can do.

llffl Listen and check.

80 Unit 12 • Telling it how it is


2 Report the bank manager's questions. 6 ask and tell
1 First she asked Mr Smith how much he wa11ted to borrow .
2 Toen she wanted to know _
Q Remember that ask can be used to report questions and
commands, and tell can be used to report statements and
commands, but the form is different.
3 She needed to know _ Questions
4 He had to tell her _
She asked me where l lived.
She asked me if I wanted a lift.
5 Toen she asked ------------- Statements
6 Por sorne reason, she wanted to know _ He told me he was very unhappy.
He told his wife that he /o ved her.
Commands
7 She asked him -------------
He asked me to turn the music down.
8 Finally, she wondered _ She to/d him to go away.
Notice the negative command.
They asked me not to tell anyone.
Reporting verbs She to/d her son not to worry.
5 Verb + infmitive
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Use the verbs Rewrite the questions, statements, and commands in
in the box. reported speech using ask or tell.

persuade order ask aevtse tell 1 'Leave me alone!' she said to him.
encourage invite beg remind �he told him to leave her alo11e.
2 'Please don't go, he asked her.
'If I were you, Id go to Casualty, he said to me.
l-le advised me to go to Casualty.
3 'I'm going to bed now, he said to Debra.
2 'Could you cook dinner?' he asked Sue.

4 'How much do you earn, Dad?' asked Jeremy.


3 'Hand in your homework on Monday, the teacher
told the class.
5 "Iurn to page 34; the teacher said to the class.
4 'Don't forget to post the letter, my wífe said to me.
6 'Can you call back later, Miss Fulton?' asked the
secretary.
5 'Come over and have dinner with us, Marta said to Paul.

7 'You <lid very well in the test class, said the teacher.
6 'You must paya fine of two hundred pounds, the
judge said to Stanley Fox.
8 'Don't run across the road!' the police officer told the
children.
7 'Buy the black shoes, not the brown ones, Flora said.
"Ihey're much, much nicer.
'OK; said Emily. 9 'Are you going to the concert?' Pam asked Roy.

8 'You should sing professionally, Marco said to 10 'It's time to get up!' Harry said to his daughters.
Anthony. 'You're really good at it,'

9 'Please, please don't tell my father, she said to me.

Unit 12 • Telling it how it is 81


Vocabulary 8 Other reporting verbs
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech using the
7 Ways of speaking
verbs in the boxes. Use each verb once.
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the
verbs in the box.
complain
refuse
admit
I say tell explain speak talk reply ask
deny that
offer
to do
agree
suggest
promise
explain

1 'I think it would be a very good idea for you to


go to bed, the doctor said to Paul.
The doctor suggested that Paul we11t to bed.
2 'Yes, OK. 1'11 lend you f2S; Jo said to Matt.

3 'Yes, it was me. 1 broke your camera; said Harry.

4 'I didn't pull her hair, said Timmy.

I was walking in town the other day when I met old 5 'I didn't do the homework because I was ill, said
Mr Brown, so we stopped and ( 1) talked for a while. the student.
He (2) me that his wife, Jenny, had been
taken into hospital. I (3) him how Jenny
was, and he (4) that she was getting better. 6 'If you tidy your room, 1'11 buy you a pizza!' said
T (5) Mr Brown to give Jenny my regards. [essicas dad.
He wondered why I hadn't been to the tennis club
recently. so I (6) that I'd been very busy
and just hadn't had time. 7 'Excuse me! There's a fly in my salad; said
"I'here's something you must (7) me,' Patrick.
Mr Brown suddenly said. 'How many languages does
your son (8) ?'
'Four,' I (9) . 'Why (10) you 8 Tm sorry. 1 can't marry you because I don't !ove
___ ?' you,' Sarah said to Adrian.
'Well. 1 know your son has sorne very funny stories
to (ll) about his trips abroad and his language
learning. We're having a meeting of the Travellers' 9 'I'll cook supper if you Iíke,' Amanda said to
Club next week, and I'd like him to come along and Duncan.
(12) to us.'
T (13) that I would (14) to
my son about it, and I promised to get back in touch
withhim.
Then we (15) goodbye and went our
separate ways.
Phrasal verbs
9 Phrasal verbs in context (2)
Complete the conversations with the correct forro of phrasal verb from the boxes.
Toe definition in brackets will help you.

A break-in
brealc iRte turn up get by get away go off

A Someone broke into (enter by force} my flat last night.


B Oh, no! What was stolen? Did they (escape)
with much?
A Television, stereo, and my laptop. 1 don't know how l'm going
to (manage to survive) without my laptop.
B Did anyone see or hear anything?
A The alarm (start ringing), but that didn't stop
them.
B Did you call the police?
pop in do up settle into look forward to
A Yes. They (arrive) about an hour later, but
there was nothing really they could do.
A Are you (become used to living in) your new
flat?
B Yes. You must (come for a short time) and
visit.
A ld love to. Is there a lot to do to it?
B Oh, yes. We're it (decorate
and repair) room by room, so it's a bit of a mess.
l'rn (want and wait for something good
to happen} the time when it's all fmished!
A Be patient! You'II get there.

4 Bad luck
knock down beat up give up go on

A l'm having a lot of bad luck at the moment.


B Why? What's (happen)?
A How's your job these days? A My sister was (hit by a car} outside her house
B To be honest, it's me (make the other day.
me unhappy). l'm overworked. James left a few weeks ago, B Oh, no! Is she OK?
and l've (come to a situation I didn't want) A Yes, fortunately. But then my brother was _
doing his job as well as mine. (attack and badly hurt) by someone who tried to mug him.
A Don't you need more people? He had to go to hospital.
B We (employ) more staff last month, B How is he now?
but they're new. We'II just have to see how they A Well, hes (stop doing) his job for the time
_____ (progress). being. He'II go back to work when he feels better.

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Pronunciation Listening
10 Ways of pronouncing ou 11 You weren't listening!
llfll The letters ou are pronounced in
many different ways. For example:
h:I four /au/ doubt
/u:/ group /:mi though
IAI country /g / delicious
/u/ would

... Phonetic symbols p102

1 Underline the word with the different


pronunciation.
1 /u/ would should shoulder could I Complete these statements as reported speech.
2 h:/ your sour court pour 'We've run out ofbrown rice;
3 /ao/ accountant country count fountain I told you -------------------
4 h:/ though ought bought thought 2 'I'll record it for you whenever you're not here.
5 !Al enough tough rough cough You said _

6 /g/ anonymous mouse enormous furious 3 'We had a really rotten time in Edinburgh last weekend:
7 /t,./ trouble double doubt country My sister told me today that _

8 /u:/ through group though soup 4 'I went to Bath last weekend and I think it's one of the most
beautiful cities I've ever seen.
llfll Listen and check. Sally said that _

2 Transcribe the words in phonetic script. llflW Listen to an argument between Julia and Colín and check.
1 It's the /8::,:t/ that 2 Answer the questions.
/kaunts/ _
1 Why was Colín so long at the supermarket?
2 There's an /r'no.mos/ _ 2 Why <loes Julia want brown rice?
3 Why should they book the train tickets soon?
/maus/ in the kitchen. 4 What's happening in Bath soon?
3 I have no /daut/ that my boss 3 llflW Listen again and complete the statements.
will be /'fjo'JriJs/ _

4 You h:t/
that /kof/ _
to do something about
'' Julia Did you get sorne brown rice?
Colín You didn't (l) brown rice.
5 I have a lot of /'trAbl/ with noisy
Colin I never heard you say anything about brown rice.
/'ne1bgz/ _
Julia You obviously (2) _
llfll Listen and check. Colin You said (3) last week.
Colin Lots of people told (4) _
Colin I think it said in the newspaper (5) _

84 Unit 12 • Telling it how it is ''


Vocabulary crossword 3
Use the clues to complete the crossword. All these words and expressions have appeared in Units 9-12.

ACROSS
-
1 -
2 3 4
3 50% of young British people have a web __ on Facebook. (4)
5 lf a child lives with __ , he learns to feel worthless. (9) 5 6 7 8

9 You cant have your chocolate dessert until you __ up all your 9
spinach. (3) -
10 11 12
10 l've just watched my team win 6-0. l'rn over the __ ! (4)
13 14
13 There was so much traffic. we were __ a complete standstill for
45 minutes. (2) - -
14 A doctor will first __ your illness and then prescribe sorne 15
- 16 17
medicine. (8)
18 19
15
16
1 offered to help Alan but he __ me to go away! (4)
l've gota job interview tomorrow. __ your fingers forme! (5)
- 20

-
20 In most countries you can read and write anything on the Internet -
there's no--· (10)
21 An __ is where you sell something to the person who offers the
-- 21 22

highest price. (7)


22 To __ honest Jane, l'm not too keen on your hair that colour. (2) 23 24 25 26

23 l've __ up with a great new idea for a video game! (4)


º:
25 The title above a story article in a newspaper is the --· (8) 27
- 28
28 This part of town used to be very unpopular. Now it's a __
29
district filled with busy cafes and restaurants. (8)
- -
29 'Ouch! That hurts!' 30
'Jane, 1 thought women have a higher __ threshold than men. (4) 31 32
31 l'm __ up with waiting at airports. l'rn going to travel by train 1
next time! (3)
32 The people you share an apartment with are your --· (9)

DOWN
l Another word for shocked is . (7)
2 Elvis is known _ 'The King'. (2) 18 l've always hated that office building - 1 wish theyd __ it down
4 lt's so Bright outside, 1 can't read my book. 1 need sorne and build something better. (5)
sun . (7) 19 A __ is the reason why somebody commits a crime. (6)
6 lf you threw f20, 000 in banknotes into the air in my town centre, it 20 Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger both __ to have created
would certainly start a __ ! (4) Wikipedia. (5)
7 What's the expiry date on your card? (6) 22 A piece of paper money, like flO or $50. (8)
8 'Could you spare _ a minute? 1 need sorne help with this 24 'How much does a doctor __ ?'
crossword. (2) 'About fl00,000 ayear I think.' (4)
10 Michelangelo's David is considered to be a . (11) 25 Fantastic! Our new-look website is getting over 1,000 __ a day! (4)
11 Nowadays most British people don't use a teapot to make tea, just a 26 The police can only __ you if they think you are guilty of a
tea_ in a cup. (3) crime. (6)
12 A situation where there are no rules, order, or government is 27 Do you have something I can __ for stomach ache?'(4)
described as _. (7) 30 That woman just asked me __ 1 was English! My accent must be
17 'lt must be true that bats are blind.' getting better! (2)
Perhaps, but l'rn not _ sure.' (2)

Vocabulary crossword 3 85
Tapescri pts
. _:.�
..

S No, they don't. Theres a lot of M Mmmm, could be .... Nah, 1 hardly ever
UNITl unemployment there, and as I said before, have tantrums, honest! 1 think running
the wages they are offered don't go far, and a kitchen <loes get very stressful if you're
it's not easy to raise a family on them. passionate about cooking and want to
And what about the downsides? Aren't there produce the very best, but it actuaHy gives
1 = lnterviewer S = Sally Pearson
always problems when any ethnic minority you a real buzz and I really enjoy the
Now, you've probably heard that the Polish grows so quickly? excitement.
community in Britain is growing faster S Yes, there are sorne, but it helps that Britain L I know what you mean. Now, your
than any other at the rnornent, but <lid is already a very multi-cultural society, and backgrounds interesting - you come from
you know that the total number of Poles the Polish way of life isn't so very different Canada originally, don't you?
living in Britain is now estimated to be from our own. Actually, most new Polish M That's right.
three quaarters of a million? Well, I'rn sure arrivals tell me that they get on fine with L But you're now known for promoting
Sally Pearson knows that, because shes British people, and that it's people from the traditional British cooking, which isn't very
the Community Development Officer for older Polish community that seem least fashionable. Why is that?
this reglen, and shes here in the studio. friendly towards them. M Well, 1 get very frustrated when people
Welcome Sally. I Really? Why's that? say that British cooking isn't very exciting.
S Thank you for inviting me. S I think it's not unusual actually. People You know, 1 tell someone how much I
I Now thars a huge number of people. Are who've struggled hard for many years to !ove a good steak pie or a traditional fruit
they ali concentrated in a few particular settle clown in a foreign country are often pudding, and they say, 'Yeah, fine, but it's ali
areas? a bit jealous of newcomers who seem to a bit ordinary, isn't it?' Well, 1 don't agree. 1
S No, that's something that's very dífferent have it easier than they <lid. And the older reckon simple traditional cooking using the
about this most recent wave of immigration, community don't find it easy to identify with best ingredients is never boring and always
it's spread very widely over the whole the new, younger generation of Poles, and tasty.
country. For exarnple, there are 4,000 Poles they worry about what their arrival will do L Hmm. So what are you making for us today?
living in the Highlands of Scotland, working for the reputation of Poles living in Britain. M I'rn making a really classic recipe - bread
in the fishing and tourist industry. Well that doesn't seem to have been a and butter pudding.
Thats amazing! So are these ali Poles who've problern, <loes it? L Oh great - my favourite
arrived in the UK recently? S No, it doesn't, and I'm sure they ali welcome M Yeah, always popular, and it costs next to
S No, they aren't. Man y of them have been the huge in crease in the number of Polish nothing to make as well. Now, 1 normally
living here for a long time. About 200,000 food shops and restaurants in Britain! We use just sultanas in this, but today l'rn
Poles settled in Britain after 1945, and about know that no matter how happy foreign putting sorne fresh orange in as well.
150,000 of those were still living here in the workers are in Britain, they always miss L Really? TI1at sounds good. So, you're buttering
early l 990s. their own food. the bread now - what sort ofbread is that?
I But thats still a huge increase recently then. Yes, and it gives us natives a chance to try M lt's justan ordinary white loaf sliced quite
S Yes, since the European Union was yet another kind of foreign food. Anyway, thin, with a good sharp bread knife.
expanded in 2004, Polish people have taken thanks a lot for coming in Sally, and good Ríght, now I'm heating the milk, cream and
advantage of the opportunity to relocate luck with your development work. vanilla in a pan, and while that's warming
here without restrictions. S Thank you. up, I'rn whisking the egg yolks and caster
Relocating here is pretty straightforward sugar in a bowl.
then? L How much vaniUa essence do you put in?
S Yes, it is. Ali they need is a passport, and UNIT2 M Id say about 5 or 6 drops. And now for
they can come here to look for a job. In fact the orange - mmm, look at that, a nice
many of them don't have to, because a lot of organic beauty. These are grown in the
British companies now go out to Poland to Mediterranean, and you can just see ali the
recruit people. L = Linda Davis, presenter sunshine that goes into them.
I And why are they so keen to do that? M = Matt Greenberg L It <loes look good, doesn't it? And you're
S Well, it's partly economic - what seems like L Helio again, and welcome to Whats cooking? going to pee! and chop that?
a low wage to British workers can be 2 or I'm Linda Davis and today in the studio M No, look, I'rn just grating the rind into the
3 times what a Polish worker would take weve got one of Britain's best-known and sultanas.
home for a similar job in their own country. most successful chefs, Matt Greenberg. L OK, and now you're putting the bread into
However, this is changing as the Polish M Hi there. the pudding dish.
economy improves. L Matt, you work in one of Londons top hotel M That's rlght, in three layers, with the sultanas
I But there are other factors as well? kitchens, don't you? and oran ge in between. Now, let's see if that
S Yes. As you probably know, Poles have a M Yeah, I'm in charge of a great team of chefs milks cool enough now - yep, that seems
terrific reputation for being hard workers, there, and I run the kitchen most nights. about right - so I'm mixing this into the egg
and on the whole British employers have L So what kind ofhead chef are you then - the yolks ... and now I'm pouring it over the
found them to be excellent employees. typical bad-tempered bully we see on tv, bread. And that's it. Leave it to stand for a
But they don't find it so easy to find work in always shouting? while.
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L Howlong? A Well I know this isn't something I've just P Ah, I thought this one would come up.
M About 20-30 minutes, and then put it in the made up because when I asked my mum, S Well, it's just so random. Why aren't I
oven for about 30-40 minutes, and that's she said it had ali really happened like allowed to wear my normal clothes for
l80C, or gas mark 4. It needs to be cooked that. It was Christmas Eve, and we had this school? Why <loes everyone have to dress
until the top is brown and crispy. Like this Christmas tree in the Living room, and it was exactly the same, like you're in prison or
one I made earlier. an artificial tree, not a real one, and it was something?
L Mmm, just the way I like it. Can this be all silvery. And my mum took me in to see P Come on, Sarah, they can't Jet you ali wear
served now? it when shed finished putting the lights and whatever you want.
M You bet! decorations on it, and I remember looking S Well maybe sorne things shouldn't be
L Mmmm, thats divine. And people say they up, standing at the foot of it, and looking allowed, but I don't see why you can't just
don't think much of British cooking ... up ... it seemed ... to go on forever ... the wear a different colour skirt or top.
M Well, never mind, they don't know what tallest thing l'd ever seen. And it looked so P And why is that so important to you?
they're missing, do they? absolutely fabulous, just magical. S Because you have to have sorne way
C Oh, I can just imagine it! of expressing your individuality, that's
A And the thing is, we didn't use this tree for something you should encourage, and ...
UNIT3 another five years or so, and when we got it [Jine goes dead]
out agaín, and I looked at it, I just couldn't P Sarah? Can you hear me? Oh, I'm sorry, it
1111 believe that it was the same tree. It was quite
small, only about a metre hígh, but to me as
looks like Sarahs been cut off. Well, I think
shes going to have to put up with that school
C = Caro! R = Richard A = Anne a two-year-old it had seemed at least as high uníforrn anyway. OK, keep the calls coming
C Did you see that TV programme about as a house! in, and do try ringing again íf you don't get
memory last night? C Thats nice. That really <loes show what a through the first time. Andy, from Reading.
R I can't remember. completely different world small children A ... when you're driving.
C Ha ha. live in. P I'm sorry, we seem to be having a few
A No, we didn't. We didn't watch TV last R Yeah, that's a good one. I like that. Maybe technical problems today. Would you mind
night. I'm just jealous cos I don't remember repeating that for me Andy?
C It was really interesting. There was a bit anything about my childhood. A I said I've just read the new official advice
about peoples earliest memories that I A Well, you probably don't want to remember on what you can and can't do when you're
found absolutely fascinating. a time when you definitely didn't know driving.
R Why's that? everything! P Oh, yes, íts not just mobile phones that
C They were saying that most people have at R Come on Arme, you know, I've always aren't allowed now, is it? They're saying you
least one very vivid memory from around known everything. shouldn't smoke at the wheel, aren't they?
the time when they were three or three and A Yeah, and apparently you shouldn't read
a half and quite a few people say they can a map or talk to a passenger while you're
remember things that happened to them UNIT4 driving. It even says you shouldn't listen to
when they were one or two years old. loud music in the car! Now I know it's only
R I find that hard to believe. Can either of you using a rnobile phone that's actually íllegal,
remember anything that early? but if you do these other things, it means
C Yes, I can definitely remember something P = Presenter T = Tony that the police could charge you for driving
that happened to me when I was about four. S = Sarah A = Andy without care and attention.
My mum says my dad used to carry me a lot P ... and it's just coming up to ten minutes P Well to be honest Andy, I think the rules
on his shoulders at that age, and I absolutely past nine, and time for our phone-in. Today on this should be quite strict. You've got to
adored it, because he was a really big, tall we're asking you which rules you think were make sure people are concentrating only 011
man. made to be broken. And we've got Tony, the road when they're driving.
A Yeah, most children love that, don't they? from York, 011 the line. Tony, go ahead. A Yeah, but where do you stop? 1 mean, you
C Mmm. So, I think I remember being up T I've always hated rules about table manners can't stop people talking to each other at ali
there, feeling incredibly hígh up, much - drives yer mad. I'll give you an example in a car, can you, that's ridiculous!
higher than anyone else, and maybe it's one - you shouldn't put your elbows on the table P No, not really - though at least it would stop
of those memories that you do invent later, - why not? Means you can eat more easily, sorne of the rows I have with my wife when
but I can imagine it now, feeling literally on doesn't do any harrn, what's the fuss about? I'm driving.
top of the world. P You've got a point. A But what about people changing CDs
But that's not actually the strong memory T And when you're a kid, you've got to eat up when they're driving? Surely that's more
I'm thinking of. That's of this one day when everything on your plate. What's that about? dangerous than talking to sorneone, and
I was with my murn, dad, and older sister, If you're full, why should you eat any more? they don't even mention that.
we were walking through sorne fields near We're actually teaching children to eat too P Yes, well I know these are only new
where we líved, and my dad didn't want to much! guidelines, but I think theres going to be
pick me up. I was nagging him to carry me, P So where do you think ali this comes from, a lot of debate on this over the next few
but he said, 'No, you're too big for that now'. Tony? months. Anyway, thanks for your call Andy.
A11d I can't remember him ever carrying me T Dunno. I think people just pickup these Lets take a break there and hear about
after that. rules from their parents - the parents think today's weather ...
A Oh that's awful! it's right cos they had to do it when they
C Yeah, it was, because, for me it seemed like were kids, and then they bring up their own
the end of childhood, and it was so awful, kids the same way. Mindless, stupid rules if UNITS
and so sudden. you ask me, really gets on my nerves.
R And what's your earliest memory then
Anne?
P OK, thanks Tony. Sarah, from Bristol. What
rules do you think should be ignored?
IID
A It's from when I was about two and a half, S School rules. D = Debbie J = Jake S = Steve
maybe three years old. P Well, that's a bíg area. Could you gíve me an D Hi Jake!
R You're kidding! 1 just can't believe its example? J Debbie! I thought you were back at
possible to remember anything that early. S Yeah, having to wear school uniform. university already!

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D No, not till next week. And l might go back shines straight into it. And the window
a bit later anyway. UNIT6 is one of those huge old-fashioned bay
J Come in. windows you can sit in. I've had sorne
D Is Steve in as well? cushions made for the window seat, which
J Yes, hes just got up. Hes meeting his tutor I just love to sit in, and the first thing l do
this afternoon to talk about changing L = Laura D = Dan when l get out of bed is sit on there for a
courses. L Hey, l hear you've gota new house now. while, just staring out into the world. l like
D Not again! Ah, here he is. What's it like? to wake up slowly as l watch the first people
S Hi Debbie! What are you up to? D lt's great. It feels so good to have more space setting off for work.
D Actually, I was wondering if you two were after living in that tiny flat. D That sounds nice. That's what I meant about
interested in going to the protest camp at the L Tell me ali about it, how big is the new house being in my attic - it's a space where I can
airport later this week. then? stare into space and daydream for a while.
J Mmm, Id be interested in that. D Oh, it's not enormous or anything, but its I think we need to do that at some point in
S I didn't know there was one. just great to have more rooms, especially the day.
D Well, there isn't yet, but they're setting one when the kids are being noisy. But I must L Yeah. I do sometimes go up there at other
up tomorrow. adrnit, the thing I love most about it is my times during the day too. Theres hardly any
S So this is ali about the third runway they're attic room. furniture in there apart from the wardrobe,
planning to build then? L An attic! That sounds wonderfully old- just a chair by the bed. Toe bed's absolutely
D Ah, at least you've heard about that. fashioned! J'd !ove to have an attic in my enormous and it's incredibly comfortable to
S Well, to be honest, I'm not so sure a protest house. lie on, so I like to take the newspaper and a
will make any difference on this one. D Yes. It's a pretty small space actually, but cup of tea up there when I get home from
D What do you mean? it's so cosy. Its got lovely, old wooden work - to escape!
S Well, I'm pretty sure no one's going to floorboards, and the walls are a rich dark D Id be worried about falling asleep!
cancel their foreign holiday just because a red colour, which makes it fell really warm. L Well Ido have a 20-minute nap sometimes.
few people have decided to have their own I've just put sorne very simple furniture in it It's the same as with you, 1 need a place
camping holiday at the airport. - a small coffee table and a little two-seater where I can go and have sorne me-time,
D Steve! I'm never sure whether you just don't sofa, not much else really ... oh, and a lamp. before I go downstairs and join the chaos
get it, or you enjoy playing the cynic. It's l love to go up there when l want to read, that is my lovely family.
about generating awareness - it's no good or even to just sit quietly on my own for
having ali this talk about stopping global a while. It's my own space. Nobody else is
warming, and then saying, 'Oh, why don't allowed in. UNIT7
we expand a few airports?' L Is it light and airy? What kind of windows
has it got?
Yeah, come on Steve. I think theres
every chance this protest could make a D Well, theres just one small one in the 1111
difference. I've been struck by how peoples roof - it has a lovely view of the park, but T = Tutor S = Student
attitudes have changed after ali this strange only if you stand on the coffee table! But T Come in, Jenny. Take a seat.
weather we keep having. 1 think people are that doesn't matter to me because what I S Thank you.
beginning to realize they can't take anything like about being in there is that you feel T So, you want to find out more about our film
for granted with the climate any more. completely cut off from the world. You courses? Any course in particular?
S But you know the figures people keep haven't lived in your house that long, have S Yes. I was thinking of applying for the
quoting - air travel only accounts for 5% of you? Have you gota favourite room in it? Diploma in Filmmaking.
carbon dioxide emissions. L Oh yes, I have - ít's my bedroom. 1 like ali T That's great. Have you read ali the entry
And that its the fastest growing cause of the rooms in my house, but my bedroom requirements? Any questions about those?
global warming. Its doubled in the last l just !ove. It's quite big, and it's got a S Yes, that's what I wanted to ask about first
fifteen years. lovely soft wool carpet in it, so íts nice to - what kind of experience do you need to do
S So what's your prediction then - you think walk around barefoot. l spent ages trying that course?
they're going to ban air travel sorne <lay different colour paints on the walls, l must T Well, first of ali I'll say that ali our students
soon, do you? have tried a dozen different colours until are people who've shown they have a real
lt's not about banning it. It's just saying that I finally found exactly the one l wanted. 1 passion for film.
it can't continue growing at this rate. think getting just the right colour for a room S That's certainly true for me. I've always been
S Fair enough, l suppose. As long as I'm still is really important, don't you? crazy about anything to do with film.
allowed one foreign holiday a year. D What colour is it? T Great. Most of those who start the Diploma
D So what about coming then? L Blue. A kind of pale blue, but a very warm have been making their own films for
S Is this camp ali legal? I'm not going to get shade - 1 know that sounds a bit strange but sorne time, and worked a lot with other
involved in anything illegal or violent. blues can be quite cold if you don't choose people in the process - teamwork is such an
D l don't know if it's legal or íllegal, but I'rn carefully. l really got into colour charts importan! part of film-making.
sure it will be completely non-víolent, and matching colours when l was doing S Well I've made a couple of short films. That
They're going to build a proper little eco- the room. 1 even made my own cover for was on the course I was doing.
village - they're even going to bring wind the bed - a patchwork-type thing, using T What course was that? Where did you do it?
turbines to power it. squares of material in ali different matching S l've just finished a part-time Film Studies
That's pretty cool. As you always say, every shades ofblue. lt brings everything together course at my local college.
little helps. beautifully. T Good for you! Did you find it helpful?
D Lets do it then. We could drive over there D Amazing! 1 didn't know you had such a S Yes, it was really informative - is it useful to
on Tuesday. creative side to you. have a qualification like that?
S I'm afraid Tuesday's no good for me. What L Well, if you can't find anything you like in T Well it certainly doesn't do any harrn, but
about Wednesday? the shops, you have to get creative, don't this is actually a very practica! course, not a
J Sounds good to me. you? And the colours do all look gorgeous, very academic one! lt has to be said, no one's
D OK, Wednesday it is. 1'11 pick you both up at even if I say so myself. 1 also !ove it because ever been employed in the film industry just
10.00 it's such a bright room, even in winter, because they've completed a course - it's ali
especially in the morning when the sun about practica! experience.

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s And do your graduates generally manage to welcome Carla Simpson. them - it's too expensive for them to be off
get jobs in film? e Thanks work, even for a <lay or two. But in the stunt
T Oh yes, they've been employed in ali areas 1 So, Carla, tell me, why is it so easy to forget world, we only call it being hurt íf you need
of the industry - featu re films, TV drama, that stuntwomen exist? an ambulance.
comrnercials, pop videos, you name it, e Well, you need to remember that until Mmm, it doesn't sound like my idea of fun, 1
they've done it. We've got a couple of recent relatively recently you didn't often see must say.
graduates who've just released their own women doing dangerous things in action e Maybe not, but you know, when people ask
low budget feature film, and it's already won movies, it was very much a rnans world, and me about being scared, I always tell thern,
an award. In ali, about 70% of our recent if a woman was involved, the stunt would what really scares me is the idea of wasting
graduates are working in the business at the still be done by a man. your lífe, not living it to the full - thats a
moment. 1 What? Dressed up? truly terrifying thought to me.
s That's amazing! e Yeah. Well it's not that difficult to make a Thars a great note to end on. Thanks a lot
T So have you had any experience of directing man look like a woman, is it? As long as the Carla.
- camera planning, schedulíng, finding and camera doesn't get too close! But of course e Thank you.
working with actors? these days we expect women to do the
s No, the films I made were real life stunts, just like the guys, and stuntwomen
documentarles, so there wasn't much need are actually very much in demand at the UNIT9
for that kind of direction. moment. Ever since films like Lara Croft
T That's a shame. Did you use music on them?
Toe Diploma has a module on the use of
Tomb Raider and the Matrix filrns, there
have been lots more high-powered action
DD
music in film, and you get experience of roles for women, which is great! E= Elaine P = Peter
working with a composer. And had you always planned to become a E I bumped into Suzie in town today, and she
s Actually, 1 only had title music on my films stuntwoman? was telling me ...
- I've never gone into music much. e No, la never planned to at ali - 1 wanted p Hang on, I'll just get that. Helio?
T OK. Not to worry. Do you have any idea to be an actor originally. I managed to get Oh, wonderful, I'rn over the moon.
which area of film youd like to specialize in into acting school, but I really wasn't very Goodbye.
once you've graduated? good at it. My tutor knew I was a bit of an E Who on earth was that?
s No, I haven't decided yet. I think I need to adrenaline junkie, and she told me to think p Oh, one of those stupid automated
know more about ali the different areas. about doing stunt work. It just grew from messages. 'You have won a prize. Ring this
T Fair enough. You know, I'm beginning to there. number to claim it,'
think it might be an idea for you to do our 1 Were you a bit of a tomboy as a child? E Oh no. I can't believe anyone would really
Foundation course first, before you think e Oh yes, I was pretty fearless, and I fall for that. Apparently, if you ring back, the
about applying for the Diploma. That would remember climbing trees and jumping off prizes are worthless, but they charge you as
give you a very good basis for the Diploma high walls when I was very young, 1 was much as E30 for the call.
later on. always trying to beat the boys and I've p Yeah, I know. But there must be plenty of
s What do you do on the Foundation course? always loved doing extreme sports. That's people stupid enough to believe it, otherwise
T You learn ali the basics - scriptwriting, the great thing - I get paid for doing it now! they wouldn't do it, would they?
lighting, camera work, and direction. It'll It's unbelievable! E I guess not. You know I read somewhere
gíve you enough experience in each area to So how do you actually go about becoming recently that in Britain more than five million
decide which one you want to specialize in. a stuntwoman? Are there schools you cango people lost money to conmen last year.
s That sounds like a good idea. How long is to? p That's amazing! Theres a guy in my office got
the course? e Not really, it's more a case of finding phished last week, and he fell for it.
T You can do it in a month, during the a trainer to work with. You do have to E Phishing's when they send you fake emails,
summer. We're just about to start interviews be very highly trained, in an incredible right?
for that, in May and June - ask for an range of skills - drívíng, and that includes p Yeah, this was one that looked like it was
appointment in reception. I think you'll motorbíkes, climbing, falling from hígh from his bank, saying they needed to update
enjoy it - you should have a lot in common buíldings, using weapons, then theres fire the security details on his account. There
with the other students on that course. We work, hand fighting, horse work - especially was a link that sent him to a website that
work hard here, but we do make sure we falling off, of course. looked just like his bank's, and of course he
have fun, too! 1 And you have to be able to do ali those? had to enter his old security details before
s Great. J'll go and put my name down for e Uh, you don't have to, but the more the entering new ones.
that now. Thanks a lot for your time. better. That way you get more work. But E Mmm. I must adrnit, I míght have fallen for
T You're welcome. See you in the summer I most stunt people tend to specialize in one that one. Its clever, cos they're using your
hope. Bye. or two areas. For example, I don't mind insecurity about being conned to con you!
s Thanks. I hope so too. Bye. doing fire work, but lo rather not do it, p Yeah. And they can empty your bank
whereas I actually enjoy doing high falls. account long before you know anything
But do you ever get scared when you're about it.
UNIT8 doing sorne stunts? E Well, someone at my work had his credit
e Well, you know, theres nothing wrong card stolen from his jacket, hanging on
IID with being afraid of getting hurt badly, and
many stunts are life-threatening if they're
the back of the office <loor. He hadn't even
noticed, so he was really pleased when
1 = Interviewer C = Carla Simpson not fully prepared. That's the key to it, the bank rang up and said that they'd just
In this next part of Film Focus, we going serious preparation. lf things aren't properly stopped the criminal trying to use it. Of
to look ata less well-known aspect ofthe prepared, I kick up a fuss, and you need to course, they also wanted to check sorne
movie industry - now, we're ali familiar make sure that everyone is concentrating security details to make sure it was his card.
with the term 'stuntman, but we don't often 100% during a stunt. You minimize the p Oh oh! I've guessed what's coming next!
hear about 'stuntwomen'. They do exist, of risks. E Yup - he told them his PIN nurnber, and of
course, and my final guest today is Carla 1 Have you been hurt? course, it was actually the thief ringing, and
Simpson, whos succeeded in becoming one e You often get hurt, even on simple stunts, he went straight out on a very long shopping
ofHollywood's top stuntwomen. Helio and which is why they can't !et the actors do tri p.

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P Oh, that's mean. It's obvious a bank would M Excuse me!. I'll wait a couple of hours and
never have asked for his PIN number, but then ring him.
UNIT 11
you wouldn't register that at the time, would A I bet they get loads of umbrellas left on
Dear Bella,
you? Youd be in a bit of panic after being buses, don't they?
I am fourteen years old and I have a bíg
told that your wallet's been stolen. M Yeah. I think it míght be the most common
problem with my younger brother, Callum,
E Absolutely. Its useful to hear about these thíng, I can't remember. 1 read something
whos 8. We fight ali the time. It's terrible, I
scarns, though, isn't it? I mean, if they tried on the Internet a couple of weeks ago about
know, but I think I hate him. He follows me
that one on me now, at least Id know about it. the things that people most often leave on
everywhere and he wants to use ali my things,
P Yeah. Well, the best one I've ever seen was public transport. Let me see if I can find it
especially my computer. He ruins everything
on that TV programme where they film again .... Yes, here it is. Ah, umbrellas are
I'm doing. IfI'm with my friends he always
actors doing scams on the public. This actor, number three in the list. What do you think
wants to be with us, and when I tell him to
a big guy, walks into a museum wearing a is the most common?
go away he goes crying to our mother. My
black suit and a white shírt, and stops in A Bags?
parents always take his side. Hes so spoilt he
a corridor in the middle ofthe museum. M Oooh, close. That's number two - especially
gets everything he wants. My mum says she
Out of his pocket he pulls a security guard's carrier bags with shopping in them. Yeah,
can't understand why I don't want him with me
cap andan official-looking badge, which J've done that - put it on the floor under
and my friends, but we can't talk freely with
he hangs round his neck. And he starts your feet and you've forgotten ali about it by
him hanging round ali the time. My dad says I
stopping people and says he has to check the time you get off.
should play with him more and let him use my
them, searching their pockets for anything A Is it sunglasses?
computer, but he just plays his silly games on
dangerous. M Well, it doesn't say sunglasses, but glasses in
it and screams íf I want to use it for my school
E And somehow l suspect there was less in general are fourth in the list.
work. He doesn't have many friends. Nobody at
their pockets at the end of the search? A I can't think what it is then.
his school likes him and I know why - he cries
P That's right. He got three wallets ful! of M Coats and jackets.
if he doesn't win every game and he fights with
cash and credit cards in about five minutes. A Oh, that does surprise me. They seem too
the other children. My parents think he can do
And, it was a long time before any of them bíg to forget about, and you wouldn't put
no wrong. What can I do?
noticed, cos they were walking round the them on the floor. What about mobile
Yours,
rest of the museum phones? Are they on the list?
Luke Basset
E You see, I would have believed hirn, M Yup, they're number five. [laughs] It says
definitely. It's the authority thing with that they leave them switched on so that
people in a uniforrn, you just obey them people can cal! them, but everyone who Dear Bella,
automatically. rings in thinks that the person whos My husband and I and our two sons are a
P Yeah, and even if somewhere inside you answering is a thief so they get a lot of happy and loving family. Ten months ago, after
did feel a bit suspicious, being British, you abuse at first! Now, what about laptops? years of saving our money, we moved to the
wouldn't want to make a scene in public, A Surely people don't leave those on buses and house of our dreams. However, our lives are
would you? trains very often, do they? now being made miserable by the behaviour
E Certainly not! But honestly, if we're not M Well, they're not in this list. But the article of our neighbours, Mr and Mrs Fletcher. They
careful, we'll end up being suspicious of says there is a place where laptops are often play loud music until late at night. It's so loud
everyone. Still, I suppose irs good to be on lost. See if you can guess where it is. that our children can't sleep. When we asked
your guard. A Taxis? them to turn it down they refused. They don't
M No, - it's airports. have any children and they say that ours make
A What? In the departure lounge?
UNITlO M No. It sounds unbelievable, but it's people
too much noise when they're playing football
in the garden. Also, they have refused to cut
forgetting to pick their laptops up again the hedge on their side of the fence. lt is now
after they've put them through the X-ray huge and stops ali the sunlight getting into
machi ne. our garden. One of the reasons we bought the
M=Mark A=Amy A No! And I thought I was stupid. la never house was beca use of the beautiful garden and
M Hi Amy! How's it going? forgive myself if I did that. now we can't use it. We've tried to talk to them
A Hi Mark. Oh, OK. I'm justa bit annoyed M Oh, come on, it is a pretty stressful time, about this too, but they say that they can do
with myselfbecause I've left my umbrella on sorting out your coat, mobile phone, belt, what they want in their garden. We don't want
the bus. It was a really good one too. shoes, money - and ali those security guards to move but we're going crazy. What can we do?
M Someone might hand it in, you never know. staring at you. People can't get out of there Yours,
A Oh, I doubt it. And anyway, it's such an quick enough. Jane lverson
effort to go to the Lost Property office - and A But they must realize they've left them
I don't even know where it is - and theres behind before long. Why don't they just go
probably loads of paperwork involved in back and ask?
getting it back.
M Well, you're in luck. I've gota mate who
M Maybe they don't have time to go ali the
way back to the X-ray machines by the DiD
works in the bus station, and I think he has time they've realized. And it says that S = Simon D = Dad
to deal with lost property sometimes. I can like you, most people don't even contact S Dad, can you help me with my English
give him a call, and if it's been handed in, he Lost Property about it - they just assume homework?
could have it ready for you to pick up. someone will have stolen it. D Sure, what's it on?
A Aw, that would be great, thanks. A It's terrible how little we trust each other S We're doing Romeo and Juliet.
M So, which brolly shall I tell him to look out these days, ísn't it? Anyway, we'll see. If D Ah, thats funny. I was listening to a radio
for - the pink girlie one I assume? someone hands my brolly in, I'Il promise to programme on Shakespeare in the car today.
A Yes, of course - it's a Barbie brolly. Actually, have more faith in human nature. About how he might not have actually
it's a very classy-looking black and white written the plays.
umbrella with a silver point. lts pretty bíg S You're kidding!
- it looks a bit like a golfing umbrella. And D No. Do they ever talk about that at school?
... it's gota white handle with a black stripe S No.
down the side of it. D Well, J think there've always been theories

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that Shakespeare can't have written them and plays, but there isn't a single play for a week I suppose. Maybe I'll go on
- and to be honest - I <lid find this published in his name. the Internet and book that weekend in
programme quite convincing, even though s Ríght. Well at least I can forget this Edinburgh we were talking about.
I haven't read any ofhis plays since I was at homework now. Ah, I meant to say earlier - I've changed my
school. D What do you mean? mind about that.
s But look, it says here in black and white, s Well they can't expect me to write an essay e What do you mean?
Romeo and Ju/iet by William Shakespeare. on Shakespeares style if they can't even J Well, you see, I was talking to Jane today
Must be true. prove he wrote this play, can they? and she told me today that she and Fred
D Not really. Don't believe everything you D Mmm. I don't think they'll huy that had had a really rotten time in Edinburgh
read. They said on this programme that no argument at school - remember its only a last weekend. She said the weather was
one can come up with any hard evidence theory and theres no proof that Shakespeare absolutely dreadful - freezing cold and wet.
that Shakespeare was a writer - there are didn't write the plays. Sorry, Simon, come e Does it really matter what your sister and
documents referring to him, but only as an on, lers have a look at what you've got to her boring husband think? Lots of people
actor and a businessman. And apparently he write. have told me that Edinburgh's a wonderful
didn't write his name like that - he spelt it place. It's got so much, the castle, the
in different ways, but in ali his signatures it's atmosphere ...
'Shaksper' - S-H-A-K-S-P-E-R. UNIT12 I know, I know. It's just that shes put me
s That's funny actually, cos I can never off it - just until it's a bit warmer. We could
remember if theres an 'e' on the end of his
name or not. He could just have been even
IIEII go in the summer - maybe for the Festival.
Actually, Sally at work said that shed been
worse at spelling than I am. J= Julia C =Colin to Bath last weekend, and she thought it was
D No, that's not possible Jake. But sorne people J Oh you're back. You've been gone for ages. one of the most beautiful cities shed ever
argue that Shakespeare can't have had the What were you up to? seen. And theres lots to do and see, and it
education you'd need to write ali those plays. e Toe supermarket was absolutely packed. Id should be a bit warmer than Edinburgh at
Theres so much knowledge in them - well, forgotten Friday night is always so crowded. this time of year.
you must know that, from having to work J Well, rather you than me. Did you get the e OK, I give in! But you'd better make your
out ali the references, you know, to history, brown rice? mind up soon, you know if we don't book
law, musíc, Italian culture, ali the foreign e No, 1 got white rice. You didn't say you soon, the train tickets will be very expensive.
languages in them. But Shakespeare was wanted brown. We have to book three weeks before we want
from a pretty ordinary background you Yes 1 <lid. 1 distinctly remember saying it to to go to get the best price.
know, so at best he must have gone to the you as you went out. Anyway, thats what J OK, where do you want to go?
local grammar school and left at sixteen. He this recipe says we have to use. e I suppose I don't really mind. Lets go to
never went to university. e I never heard you say anything about brown Bath then. lt is supposed to be really nice. 1
s Really? But weren't universities just for rice. think it said in the newspaper that there was
aristocrats in those days anyway? And they But 1 <lid. 1 told you that wed run out of a music festival on there next month. That
didn't study weird subjects too - Latín brown rice and I needed it for this ... Oh rníght be worth seeing. I'll check that out
grammar and astronomy - ugh! never mind! You obviously weren't listening and maybe we can find a couple of concerts
D Yeah, well, of course, you're right - very few to me - again. wed like to go to.
people went in those days and yes, ordinary e Yes, 1 was, honestly. 1 just don't remember Fantastic. Thanks, darling. Oh, Colín, fancy
people weren't allowed to go. you saying anything about brown rice. a brown rice salad made with white rice?
s But couldn't he have found out ali that J You just don't listen to me. Don't deny it. e Sounds wonderful. Ali that arguing has
information himself sorne other way? e Well, that's not true - or at least only when made me hungry!
D What, on the Internet? you're nagging.
s Yeah, ha ha, alright, it wouldn't have been so I presume that means whenever I complain
easy. about anything. Toen I'm nagging and being
D And the other thing is, theres nothing in the unreasonable.
plays about Shakespeares own background, e Well, sometimes you can be a bit
you know, Stratford, stuff from his own life. unreasonable when we argue.
s Well writers do make things up when they're Oh, so it's unreasonable to criticize you, is
wríting, dad. it? I am so sure I asked you to get brown
D Yeah, but theres always something rice, but you're never going to admit you
that comes from their own life. With weren't listening - as usual! Oh look - we
Shakespeare, nothing we can see. And just seem to be going round in circles again!
- this I <lid find amazing - apparently Lets forget it.
Shakespeares own daughters couldn't read e Alríght, I'm sorry, we ali make rnistakes, and
or write! Not what youd expect from a we're both tired and hungry after a long <lay
literary genius, is it? at work. Lets just eat and then watch TV.
s So who do these people reckon must have Did you record my programme?
written these plays then? Sorry, what programme? You didn't say you
D Er, what was his name? Edward somebody ... wanted me to record anything.
De Vere, I think, the Earl ofOxford. e But it's Friday. I always record the football
s Is there any proof? on Friday, you said youd record it for me
D Not really, but they said theres a lot in the whenever I'm not here.
plays that's similar to events in his life, and Well come on, you didn't remind me to.
being an aristocrat, he would have had the Honestly, I can't remember everything you
right background, university, lots of foreign know.
travel. e True!
s And was he definitely a writer then? J Look I'm sorry - lers call it quits! 1 hate it
D Well, apparently there are lots of documents when we argue like this.
referring to him as a writer of great poems e Me too. Anyway, I can live without football

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UNIT 1 8 2 I <lid 3 I wasn't 4 they do 5 we didn't Present Simple passive (x 2) is inhabited,
6 they are 7 they do 8 1 haven't 9 1 am are employed
Present Simple (x4) works, love, come, know Present Continuous passive (x 1)
Present Continuous (x 1) 'm going out 10 1 don't
is being developed
Past Simple (x 3) carne, met, found 9 2
Past Continuous (x 1) was working 2 2 's painting 3 finds 4 are found
Present Perfect (x 1) has been /¡/ /e/ /re/ lo/ 5 's thinking 6 is thought 7 is known
Present Perfect Continuous (x 1) 8 knows 9 works 10 's only working
hit red ran hot
have been looking build friend flat wash 3 2 How many children <loes she have?
Future forms (x 2) J'II stay, we're going to 3 What <loes her husband do?
get /o/ /¡..f /-;¡/ /i:/ 4 What <loes Annie paint?
Present Simple passive (x 1) is owned 5 Where <loes she (usually) work?
push bus about eat
Past Simple passive (x 1) was employed 6 What's she doing at the moment?
foot does doctor meet
2 2 are made 3 've made 4 took 5 'm going 7 Why are young people leaving the island?
to take 6 was taken 7 've been 8 was /o:/ i'J:/ /u:/ /3:/ 8 How many visitors come every year?
9 '11 be 10 'm working 11 was working heart four cool first 4 2 He doesn't grow fruit and vegetables.
12 've been working start walk group work He keeps sheep, chickens, and pigs.
3 2 went I didn't go 3 've lived / haven't lived 3 She doesn't paint portraits. She paints
4 are you doing 5 '11 see/ won't see 10 1 foreign, mobile animals and wildlife.
2 regret, correct 4 She ísn't painting a series of wild birds.
42F/A 3F/A 4A/F SA/F 3 ambitious, reception She's painting a series of wild flowers.
6A/F 7F/A SF/A 4 rypical, Internet 5 Toe people of Lohan aren't employed in
5 l 2 How long ago was the solar system formed? 5 education, economic farming. They're mainly employed in the
3 How many people are born every <lay? 6 irnmediate, community fishing industry.
4 When was oil first discovered in Saudi 6 Young people aren't leaving the island to get
11 2e 3g 4d Se 6b 7i Sk 9o IOa
Arabia? married. They're leaving the island to look
111 12n 13j 14m ISh
5 How much <loes the US spend on defence for work.
every year? 12 2 musical 3 economical 4 economize
5 Economists 6 Employers
5 2 How often do you see Julie these days?
6 How fast is the International Space
7 unemployment 8 employed 3 I hardly ever go to the cinema any more.
Station flying right now?
4 I bump into my old girlfriend from time to
7 How many children <lid Shakespeare have? 13 2g 3f 4a Se 6h 7e Sd time./ From time to time I bump into my
8 How many people were killed in the old girlfriend.
Second World War? 14 a 4 b I e3 d2 e5
5 Do you often come here? I Do you come
9 How much <loes the British Prime 15 1 with 2 about 3 at 4 to 5 to 6 about here often?
Min ister earn a year? 7 on 8 of 9 for I O about 11 at 12 as 6 l don't cook much. 1 usually eat out.
10 How long <loes the average marriage in
16 l Order: 4 5 3 1 6 2 7 I only see my grandparents once a fortnight.
Britain last?
8 I was my hair twice a week, and I have it cut
2 40 million 7 3 2 They are spread very widely across the every month.
2 4.5 billion 8 72 million country. 9 Nowadays children rarely play on their own
3 360,000 9 f.190,000 2 Toe European Union was expanded. outdoors. / Children rarely play on their
4 1938 I O 11.5 years 3 British companies go to Poland to recruit. own outdoors nowadays.
5 $650,000 billion 4 They have a good reputation for being 10 I sometimes spend 3 hours a <lay commuting.
6 28,000kph / 17,SOOmph hard-workers,
5 Toe older Polish community don't find 64
6 Sample answers it easy to identify with the new younger
2 Which languages <loes he speak?
Is! /z/ /rz/
generation of Poles, and they worry
3 What (presents) <lid you get? about what their arrival will do for the surfs sells changes
4 How much <lid they pay? reputation of Poles living in Britain. maths buildings beaches
5 What are you going to see? weeks loves organizes
6 Where <lid you go?/ travel to? 3 've probably heard, is growing, did you
wants learns sentences
7 Where are you going? know, is now estimated
cooks breathes matches
8 Who's he talking to? 2 have arrived, have been living, settled,
were still living
7 2 They didn't have a lovely holiday. 3 was expended, have taken advantage
7 1 How fast <loes the bulle! train travel?
3 She doesn't work in the City. 2 How many passengers <loes the bullet train
4 She hasn't got I doesn't have a brother. I it carry?
5 They haven't lived together for years. UNIT 2 3 How long <loes the journey take?
6 They don't have many friends. Present Simple (x 8) lives, overlooks, 4 How much <loes Kumiko Mogi make I earn
7 She didn't go to university. keeps, paínts, paint, see, find, work per journey?
8 She doesn't work at night. Present Continuous (x 5) is becomíng, 5 How many women <loes Kumiko Mogi now
is planning, 'rn working. is fallíng, are leaving teach / instruct?
6 What are the passengers wearing?

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7 Who are they travelling with? 5 saw 6 had seen 7 put 8 was put 13 3 /9/ /tJ/ /JI
8 How many bags are they carrying? 3 2 When was Le Réve painted?
9 What books or newspapers are they reading? thought mature machi ne
3 How much did Wynn pay for it? bath church share
10 Mogi doesn't sell any ice-cream in winter.
4 Where was the painting hanging? thanks fetch wash
11 People don't want beef and rice for breakfast.
5 Who was it repaired by?
12 She doesn't have any whisky. 101 Id;) /;)
13 Toe trolley girls don't sit down. 4 2 Wynn's friends weren't staying in his house.
14 Mogi doesn't turn her back towards the 3 They hadn't seen the Picasso before. this age measure
customers. 4 Steve Cohen didn't buy the Picasso. clothes gadget pleasure
15 She doesn't want to do a dífferent job. 5 Wynn didn't sell it to anyone else. mother German revision

8 1 2 has 3 consists 4 doesn't matter S 1 He was driving home from work. lrJI
5 need 6 Do you own 7 costs 8 owe 2 He pulled the young man out of the van tongue
9 looks 10 hope 11 doesn't suit and took him straight to hospital. bank
12 depends 13 prefer 14 smell 3 She was throwing sticks into the pond for hang
15 remember Toby to retrieve.
Toby was swimming in the pond.
2 1 comes, 're coming 14 1 Carol: Her dad carrying her on his
4 She called the park officials.
2 doesn't have, isn't having shoulders.
5 Customers were standing in a queue, Anne: A silver Christmas tree.
3 'm seeing, see
chatting to each other.
4 'rn not thinking, don't think Richard: Nothing at ali.
6 Martín Webb suffered a heart attack.
5 'm watching, watch 2 1 Because he was a really big tall man.
6 aren't enjoying, don't enjoy 6 2 She'd overslept and missed the bus. 2 He thought she was too bíg.
7 is usually used, 's being used 3 He hadn't studied enough and had failed his
3 Because it seemed like the end of
exams
9 Present Simple active (x 8) is, try, move,
4 Peter had been the best player in the team.
childhood.
exports, imports, owns, spend, are 4 Her mother said it really happened.
5 Id never flown before.
Present Continuous passive (x4) 5 About five years.
6 Hed been doing the same job for ten years. 6 What completely a different world small
are leading, is playing, is fallíng, are staying
Present Simple passive (x 7) is based, 7 2 had been 3 had lived 4 was 5 hadn't children live in.
are imported, is employed, is produced, managed 6 had taken 7 had been 8 went
3 1 used to carry, adored, was
is imported, are owned, are employed 9 made 1 O felt 11 was 12 had been
2 was, were walking, used to live, didn't
Present Continuous passive (x 1) 13 decided 14 was
wantto
is being increased 8 2 ate 3 had eaten 4 talked 5 d talked 3 I've just made up, asked, said it had
10 1 are banned 2 is not related 3 are often 6 were you talking 7 drove 8 'd driven really happened, used to have
used 4 is wasted 5 are disliked 6 are 9 was driving
despised 7 are overworked and are not 9 2 was based 3 was first performed UNIT 4
appreciated 8 are stressed 9 are sent 4 was published 5 were performed
10 is assocíated, is also known IMPORTANT to do or have to buy,
6 was built 7 was destroyed 8 was aimed
have to drive, must wear, must see
11 1 2h 3a 4c Si 61 7b 8d 9e lOj 9 was shot 10 was inspired
IMPORTANT NOT to do rnustn't say,
11 k 12f 10 2 Who did she see on the Underground? mustn't address
2 2j 31 4k Sd 6g 7f 8c 9b lOi 3 What was he doing? NOT NECESSARY to do don't have to leave,
4 Why didn't she speak to him? don't have to pay
3 2 mean 3 unsociable 4 pessimistic 5 Which line was he travelling on? GOOD IDEA to do or GOOD IDEA NOT
5 hard-working 6 unambitious
6 Where did he get off? TO DO should bring, should leave, should be,
7 cheerful 8 unselfish 9 confident
8 She didn't receive any replies on the Internet. should buy, shouldn't drive,
10 unkind
9 Mr Laurence wasn't sitting on the Tube. ABLE or PERMITTED to do can tip,
12 1 2j 3g 4c Sa 6i 7h 8d 9e lOf 10 He hadn't bought a copy of the newspaper. can travel, can get
11 He didn't know why people were looking FORBIDDEN to do can't smoke, aren't
2 2 looking after 3 turn on 4 Turn it off!
athim allowed to smoke
5 fill it in 6 look it up 7 take off 8 get
12 Mr Laurence wasn't going out with anyone.
on 9 pick it up 10 find out
13 met 14 did 15 had
2 2a 3a 4c 5b 6c 7a 8a 9b
13 1 sultanas, butter, white bread, milk, 16 went 17 enjoyed 18 got 3 2 does he have to 6 <loes he have to
double cream, vanilla essence, egg yolks, 19 had invited 20 was looking 3 does his had have to 7 doesn't she have to
sugar, orange rind 4 doesn't he have to 8 <loes she have to
11 1 1 born 2 birthday 3 birth
5 does she have to
2 1.r 2X 3,r 4,r s.r 4 Birth 5 birth 6 birthday
13 3 1 come 2 reckon 3 are you making 2 1 married, get married 2 marry
4 1b 2d 3e 4a Sf 6c
4 use, 'm putting 5 'm heating 6 are 3 been married 4 get married S 2 c, d 3f, e 4 g, h 5 i, j
grown 7 like 8 don't know, are missing 5 been married 6 wedding 6 1 a) must b) had to
7 got married 8 marriage 2 a) have to b) had to
UNIT 3 3 1 died 2 death 3 dead, die 4 death, 3 a) must b) have to
died 5 dead 6 dying 7 die 8 died 4 a) must b) have to
Past Simple (x7) felt, bought, paid, wanted,
put, wanted, put 12 1 A at B On, on, in, At, on, in 7 2 mustn't 3 don't have to 4 didn't have to
Past Continuous (x 3) were visiting, 2 -, on, in, at 5 doesnt have to 6 didn't have to 7 don't have
was hangíng, was standing 3 At,in to 8 mustn't 9 rnustn't 1 O don't have to
Past Simple passive (x4) was painted, 4 On, in 8 1 2 You should get it serviced.
was sold, was repaired, was damaged 5 A - B at, at, - A at
3 She should take more exercise.
Past Perfect ( x 3) had damaged, had decided, 6 In, in, - , in
4 He should take up a hobby.
had agreed
Past Perfect Continuous (x 1) had been 2 2 do you think I should I go to?
negotiating 3 do you think I should I have?
4 do you think I should I take?
2 2 was painted 3 were visiting 4 visited
5 do you think I should I say?

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10 2 An immigration officíal at an airport. UNIT 5 12 l 1.1 U 3.1 4.1 5�
3 A teacher or an examination invigilator prediction with will (x 3) / won't (x 2) 2 1 's meeting 2 will make
atan exam. will be, will change, will become 3 're going to ban 4 'm not going to get
4 A librarían in a library. won't grow up, won't be 5 will be 6 '11 pick
5 A tlight attendant on a plane. prediction with going to (x 2) / intention
6 A prisoner in gaol. with going to (x l) 'rn going to have to,
7 A museum attendant in a museum. UNIT 6
's going to be, 're going to live
8 A life guard in a swimming pool. arrangement with Present Continuous 2a 3i 4h Sd 6j 7f 81 9e lOg
11 1 don't have to 2 can 3 can 4 don't have to is moving, 'm getting rid of 11 e 12k
5 have to 6 can't 7 has to 8 has to possibility with may (x 2) may stop,
2 f/e, c/i/j, d, g, h, a, k
9 aren't allowed to 1 O had to 11 have to may have to
12 aren't allowed to possibility with might (x 2) might fall, 2 2 What size shirt are you looking for?
might have to 3 Whose coat is this?
12 l 2 I've got to pick those empty bottles up!
possibility with could (x 1) could be 4 What nationality is you wife?
I've got to pick up those empty bottles! 5 Which newspaper do you read?
3 I tried a coat on, but I didn't buy it. 2 2 I think I'II go to bed soon
6 What sort / kind of music do you like?
I tried on a coat, but I didn't buy it. 3 I don't think it'II rain today.
7 Which university did you go to?
4 Please don't throw those newspapers 4 1 wonder if I'II meet anyone famous.
8 What make is your mobile phone?
away. / Please don't throw away those 5 ... I don't suppose he'll lend you any.
9 Which bus goes to the station?
newspapers. 6 I'm sure you won't like it.
1O Whose dictionary is this?
5 I'II sort this problem out. 7 I expect you'IJ be hungry after your journey.
11 What number is your house?
1'11 sort out this problem. 8 I don't think it'll work.
12 Which one do you want?
2 3 I tried it on but I didn't buy it. 3 2 When will you get your results?
3 2 How far... 3 How long... 4 How fast. ..
4 Please don't throw them away. 3 How will you pay your bilis? 5 How much ... 6 How many 7 How often .
5 I'll sort it out. 4 What will you eat?
8 How long... 9 How tall... 10 How much .
5 How will you get home?
3 2 When you get to Reception, ask for 7 They won't be late 4 2g 3h 4d Sa 6f 7c 8e
MrSmith. 8 He won't forget your birthday.
When you get to Reception, ask for me
5 2 What do you want it for?
9 You won't enjoy the film. 3 Who does it belong to?
3 I'm looking forward to the party. 10 England won't lose the match. 4 What did he die of?
I'm looking forward to it.
4 I'll look after the children.
4 Sample answers 5 What are you so angry about?
2 1'11 get a drink. 6 Who does he work for?
1'11 look after them.
3 I'II answer it. 7 Who are we waiting for?
5 I get on well with my mother-in-law,
4 I'll lend you sorne. 8 Where did you get it from?
I get on well with her.
5 I'll help you. 9 Who did she get married to?
13 l 2b 3c 4b Se 6a
5 2 They're going to watch Love Story
10 What did you talk about?
2 1 easily 2 too much 3 normal 4 colour 3 She's going to have a baby. 6 3 What is she studying?
5 using a mobile phone 6 more 4 Hes going to jump out of the plane. 4 Which university is she studying at?
5 They're going to watch the match. 5 When is her birthday?
3 1 coming up to 2 pick up 3 cut off 6 Is she going out with anyone?
6 Toe trains are going to crash.
4 put up with 5 get through 7 Who does she live with?
6 2 '11 get 3 '11 give 4 're having, '11 get 8 What colour is her hair?
5 '11 you be, '11 call 6 '11 bring
VOCABULARY CROSSWORD 1 9 What colour are her eyes?
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1
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2 ,--- •u s
7 '11 give, are you going to do, 'm going to see
10 How tall is she?
F F s p 5 E T 8 are you going to start, '11 do, '11 start
11 What sort of clothes does she wear / like?
16 p o p u l A T 1 o N
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7 2 are you inviting 3 're coming 4 're bringing 12 What does she look like?
o 5 are you getting 6 's delivering 13 What's she like as a person?
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9 're travelling 1 O 're staying
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15
What does she like doing?
What k.ind of music does she like / listen to?
10 11
1 y V o 1 l
- ¡-;- 13 8 1 'rn seeing 2 're going 3 's going to rain 7 l 2 has built 3 was given 4 made
G B e l 1 M A T E
4 won't tell 5 '11 lend 6 're having 5 're learning 6 is situated 7 were stolen
¡1,.,_ N e 1 E N T T s G
7 's being delivered 8 's taking
15
- 8 were bought 9 estimates 10 spend
l R E N T A
I? - 9 2 It could be good, or it could be rubbish 2 2 How many sheds has he built?
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D 1 V o R e E D E l 3 She might be a doctor or she might be a vet. 3 What colour are the windows and doors?
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p N A e D o 4 1 may buy a Ford or I may buy a Toyota 4 What's the shed made of?
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football 6 How long did it take to build?
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8 l 2 rewarding 3 satisfied 4 delighted
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4 What sort of car is Chantal getting?
7 overwhelmed 8 amused
A N 1 G H T M A R E A
,____ 5 When are Helen and her boyfriend
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6 What may they buy themselves? 5 terrified 6 impressed 7 annoyed
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11 l I with 2 of 3 of 4 with 9 1 You'll never succeed if you don't work hard.
2 1 for 2 about 3 about 4 for 2 I've almos! finished my homework, but
not quite.
3 1 in 2 to 3 in 4 to 3 She's definitely coming to the party.
4 1 with 2 of 3 with 4 for 4 You behaved very badly yesterday.

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5 They love each other passionately. 2 1 was born 2 has been 3 has also designed 3 When <lid the couple's !ove of motel life
6 1 really don't like her. 4 studied 5 went 6 moved 7 has travelled begin?
7 He only earns f.10,000 ayear. 8 was sold 9 has recently been held 10 lives 4 Why <lid they move in 1997?
8 He always wears a jumper, even in summer. 5 How often do they return to their flat to
9 The water isn't warm enough to go swirnming. 3 1 gone 2 been 3 been 4 gone 5 been pick up their post?
10 It's much too cold forme. 6 been 7 gone 6 How long has Mrs Davidson suffered
11 1 just want a cup of tea. 4l 1 I've jusi heard about your accident from a bone disease?
12 Fortunately, he wasn't seriously injured. 2 Have you had breakfast yet? 7 How long have they been married?
13 1 completely forgot her birthday. 3 I've already finished my exams. 8 Why was a room named 'The Davidson
14 1 don't like skiing very much at ali. 4 Have you ever been to Thailand? Suite' anda plaque put up in Reception?
15 When <lid you last see Peter? 5 1 haven't seen that film yet. 11 l Be crazy about, about to, into, off work,
10 l I c 2 f 3 d 4 g 5 a 6 e 7 b 2 a Student's own answer keen on, in touch with, away on
id 2f 3c 4g 5a 6b 7e b I haven't seen him since 2002. business, sure of
c Student's own answer Have a lot in common, a problem with,
2 2 old-fashíoned 3 stressful 4 hard-working
time off work, a word with, a good time,
5 smart 6 bad-ternpered 7 fussy 2 a Student's own answer fun
8 clever 9 bíg-headed 10 well-off b She's been in Germany since April.
e Student's own answer 2 crazy about, have, in common, keen on,
11 2 convejsation, pQliten�ss, b!nan!, into
!ttention, socl!ble, preparation, 3 1 Excuse me! 1 haven't finished yet! 2 a word, off, 've been, had
!Partm�nt, international, customer, 2 No, thanks. I've jusi had one. 3 away, touch, about, have, sure, have
persqnal, íntelligent, S!:!.!]Jrising 3 I'm afraid he's just gone out.
4 Has it started yet? 12 1 between 2 in 3 to 4 on 5 with 6 to
3 1 !ove his photographs. He's definitely 5 But I've already finished it. 7 on 8 on 9 in 10 in 11 to 12 by
my favourite phgtogrgpher. 6 How long has it been / is it since we
2 Dave studied poljtics at university, but 13 2 Assistant: Help?
last met? Customer: Yes, Jumper.
he never wanted to become a poljticían
3 Technolggy advances so quick.ly these 5 1 's just been promoted A: Size?
days. It's impossible to imagine what 2 've applied C: Large.
technological changes there will be in 3 have you been injured A: Colour?
the next 20 years. 4 has j ust lost C: Green.
4 Bill doesn't seem to like vegetgbles. 1 5 has passed A: This, like?
can't understand why hes a vegetarian. 6 has been gíven C: No, style, nice, too bright
5 The role of ernployment agencies is to 7 have you saved A: This, darker, green
help ernployers find suitable workers. 8 has been called C: Yes, like, made, Cotton?
6 1 know anything's possjble in football, 9 haven't been offered A: Yes, rnachine-washable
but do you think England winning the 10 has risen C: Great, try, on?
World Cup again is a real posgbi!ity A: Course, changing rooms, over there
6 1 been eating 2 eaten 3 never met
12 Journeys 1 pick you up 2 get in 3 Hang on 4 known 5 been writing 6 written 14 l 1 passion 2 have been making 3 have
4 set off 7 been watching 8 watched experience 4 TV drama 5 pop videos
Moving house 5 are you settling in 6 music 7 basic 8 lighting 9 May
7 1 has moved, 've been looking, haven't found 10 June
6 get clown to 7 bring them up 8 work out 2 've been shopping haven't bought
Relationships 9 split up 10 going out with 3 've ever heard 2 IX 2./ 3./ 4X 5./ 6X
each other 11 put up with 12 get over 4 've been listening, haven't understood
Hurry up! 13 Come on! 14 Calm clown 5 've been working
15 go on about 16 held up UNIT 8
6 've been trying, 've lost
13 l Dan pretty small, rich dark red, a small 1 l 2 to live 3 saying 4 to ask
8 2 How long have you been having driving 5 to remember 6 working 7 worrying
one in the roof lessons?
Laura bedroom, soft wool carpet, bed, 8 to keep 9 to have 10 climbing
How many driving lessons have you had? II to do 12 to travel 13 feel 14 to play
wardrobe, chair 3 How long has he been a teacher? 15 move 16 watching 17 talking 18 know
2 1 good 2 noisy 3 wonderfully How many school has he taught in?
4 quietly 5 carefully 6 creative 4 How long have you been waiting? 3 2 to tell 3 to live 4 to remember 5 to work
7 straíght 8 slowly 6 living 7 going 8 visiting 9 sleeping
5 How many guest have been invited?
10 to play, playing 11 (to) make
6 What have you been doing ali this time?
12 to apply 13 to ring 14 know
UNIT 7 Where have you been?
2 2 Watching 3 mending 4 Finding
l lb 2d 3c 4g 5a 6h 7f Se 9 1 How long have you known the teacher? 5 waking up 6 walking 7 helping
2 This is the first time !'ve eaten Thai food.
2 a How many Harry Potter books has she 8 Living 9 Giving up 10 working
3 I've been learning English for four years now.
written? 4 What were you doing last night at around 3 2 to follow 3 show 4 to hurt 5 stay
b How many pictures <lid he sell when he 8 pm? 6 to learn 7 to buy 8 carry 9 to join 10 to be
was alive? 5 How long have you been working here?
c How many children has she adopted?
4 2a/c 3b/c 4a/c 5b/c 6b/c
6 The World Cup has been won by Brazil five 7a/b Sb/c
d How many times was she married / <lid times.
she get married? 5 2 Tom begged Mia to marry him.
e Whose band was called The Wailers? 10 l 2 have spent 3 stayed 4 died 3 Mary warned the children not to run round
f Has he ever taken drugs? 5 have been staying 6 has been suffering the edge of the swimming pool.
g How long has he lived in Los Angeles? 7 have brought 8 have been married 4 Bobby refused to go to bed.
h When <lid she write Pride and Prejudice? 9 have just returned 10 have made 5 Ben advised Bill to talk to his solicitor.
11 was / is named 12 was put up 6 The teacher ordered Harry to take the
3a7 b l c3 d3
e Bob Marley's f Yes, he has. 2 Sample answers chewing gum out of his mouth immediately.
g Over 30 years h In her 20s 2 How much has the couple spent staying 6 1 Alan thinks it's too expensive, and I agree.
at the hotels? 2 She thinks shes right, but I don't agree.
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5 She thought we should go, and I agreed. VOCABULARY CROSSWORD 2 f I wouldn't give, 1 knew, He wouldn't miss
6 They agreed to talk about it again tomorrow. 1
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7 l 2 to see 3 let 4 to go 5 not very easy u E N A �R u E 3 2f 3g 4b Sa 6e 7c
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6 to accompany 7 carrying
9 to protect JO was hoping
8 made
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5 2 If shed found a job in England, she wouldn't
e have gone to Australia.
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2 a 'Don't expect to see any tígers. ,-- G ,--
- met Bruce.
Ts 16 17
b "Tigers usually like to sleep in the heat of L e A s u A L 1 R 4 If she hadn't married Bruce, she wouldn't
the day' 18
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R E M O �T E have had Bill and Maddox.
c 'Ssshh! 1 told you to keep very quiet!' 5 Iftheir children hadn't left home, they
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would have stayed in the country.
e 'I'm afraid to move or to breathe. L
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l4 2S y
f 'Help! Toe tiger's trying to grab my leg. e L A p N T retired.
g 'We haven't a hope of escapíng. H e 26
o 1 s �7, o u 28N T ,.,T 7 If they hadn't moved to London, they
h 'Toe elephant's managed to save our líves. JO p1 wouldn't have met Maud and Lionel.
o K N H A o o 8 If they hadn't gone to Egypt, they would
8l A up 2 save up 3 hurry up 4 speak up 32
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B down 1 slow down! 2 cut down X u T N B
3 going down 4 Calm down! - 6 2 Where would you have travelled to?
C out l dying out 2 dropped out
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3 went out 4 fallen out
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2 2 turned up 3 shop around ,-- ,-- - 4 What would you have said to him?
4 showing off 5 gone off 6 Look out
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Id have told him he was a great actor.
7 Hold on 8 check in T 42
o 1 s T 1 N G u 1 H 5 What would you have had?
- lahave had rhubarb crumble.
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6 What would you have called him?
fa/ UNIT 9
Wed have called him Alfie.
A Helio. Phoneaflight. Can 1 � you?
la! !al !al
1 2 7 How many children would you have liked?
C Yes, I'rn looking for a flight to Paris. If a friend gets in touch with me, 1 always Id have liked six.
lo/ lo/ reply. 8 Which road would you have taken?
A When would you like to travel? 2 If I have something to say, I'll text back. I'd have taken the A203.
/a/ /a/ /a/ lo! lo/ If she likes it, I'll tell her it looks good. 7 2 should have told
C I was hoping to travel on Friday, at about
3 If it was really important, Id lie. 3 wouldn't have gone
/a/ /a/
9.00 in the morning. If it was really juicy, of course Id tell other 4 could have killed
/a/ /a/ people! 5 should have written
A OK. Do you want to travel from London? 4 If shed Jeft her phone anywhere, I wouldn't 6 shouldn't have bothered
lo/ /al have looked at her messages.
C Yes, please. If you can make it Heathrow, 8 2 You should have.
If she hadn't wanted me to read her 3 You shouldn't have stolen it.
la/ messages, she wouldn't have left her phone.
that would be great. 4 You shouldn't have bought
falla/ la/ 2 No condition 5 You shouldn't have gone
A Right ... I'rn looking at a flight that leaves Henry always gets angry if you criticize him.
/a/
9 3 1 He couldjhave gone home.
/al Does meat go off if you don't keep it in a fridge? 2 She rnightjhave leftvearly.
at 9.40.
-- Would that be --
OK?
Possible condition 3 1 shouldjhave written.jit down.
/a/ /a/
C That would be fine. I'll help you if I have time. 4 We shouldn't.jhave spentvallvour money.
/al /al la/ Things will get better if you just wait and 5 Ifthey'd seenjhim, they'�have toldjhírn.
A And when were you thinking of returning? are patient. 6 She wouldn't.jhave got thevjob if
la/ la/ la/ la/ Will you still love me if I go grey and she hadn't passedvhervexams.
C It's .i.!!g a single I need. Can I .2!!Y for it now? get fat?
/al
Improbable condition
10 Sample answers
A Sure. Can you � me your credit card 1 If he hadn't forgotten his wallet, he
details? I wouldn't do that if I were you.
wouldn't have gone back to the store.
Toe world would be a happier place if people
/a/ 2 If he hadn't gone back to the store, he
C It's a VISA card, number 0494 ... smiled more
might have escaped.
What would you do if you saw a fight on
10 l Student's own answers the street?
3 He shouldn't have started correcting the
shopkeeper.
2 1 Men. Impossible condition 4 If theyd opened the safe, they'd have
2 There are more high-powered action I wouldn't have cooked meat if you'd told me escaped with $50,000
roles for women since Lara Croft, Tomb you were vegetarian. 5 They should have used less dynamite.
Raider and Matrix. Arsenal would have won if Chelsea hadn't 6 They could have killed themselves.
3 She wasn't very good at acting and her scored in the Jast minute. 7 Security officers should have detected his
tutor knew she was an adrenaline junkie. Would you have gone to university íf you gun while he was checking in.
4 Serious preparation. hadn't had enough money? 8 If hed checked where the plane was going,
5 Its too expensive for them to be off work.
6 Toe idea of wasting your life. 3 lb 2d 3f 4h Sa 6c 7e 8g he wouldn't have tried to hijack it.
9 He could have caused the plane to
3 1 becoming 2 to do 3 to become
4 l 2 found 3 cheated 4 claimed 5 got decompress.
4 climbing, jumping 5 do 6 took 7 asked 10 He could have killed a passer-by.
2 a she wasn't, could get 11 Ifhe hadn't tripped he wouldn't have
b Id ignore knocked out two teeth.
e Id tell, she was, Id lie 12 He should have looked where he was going.
d Id keep, could
e Id get, I'd sell, I wouldn't care

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11 1 make a mistake, up your mind, 7 2 mother's 3 Children's 4 brother's 2 2 He can't be ill.
a decision, a mess, sure that, a speech, 5 neighbours' 6 Sues 7 doctor's, chernist's 3 He can't be in the coffee bar.
a profit, a noise, a phone call, friends with, 8 yesterday's 9 weeks' 1 O tomorrows 4 He can't have a doctor's appointment.
progress 5 He can't be stuck in a traffic jam.
8 2 ali day 3 ali my homework 4 ali of us 6 His bus can't be late.
do the shopping, someone a favour, 5 Ali I need 6 ali my life 7 ali kinds
the housework, nothing, my best, exercises, 7 He can't be talking to a friend from
the washing-up 9 1 everywhere 2 Ali 3 Everyone, Ali another class.
4 everything 5 every 6 ali 7 ali 8 every 8 He can't want to miss the test.
2 1 made up her mind
2 do sorne exercises 10 2 yourself 3 themselves 4 yourselves /al
3 do nothing 5 each other 6 each other 7 themselves 4 1 a mustjhave /mASt'Jv/
4 make a noise 8 myself /al
2 b can't>ave /krent'Jv/
5 doing my best 11 1 lb 2f 3c 4d Sa 6e /al
6 does the washing up 3 a shouldjhave /jodav/
7 do me a favour 2 2U 3U 4U
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8 made friends with 3 3 suitcases 4 is 5 sorne 6 homework 4 b couldjhave /kodcv/
9 make a phone call 7 fruit 8 journey 9 job l O furniture
10 make sure
S 2 be listening, be having 3 be sitting
4 1 travel 2 a suggestion 3 sorne bread 4 be reading 5 be taking 6 be holding,
12 1 1 They charge you BO for the cal!. 4 work 5 lovely weather 6 experience be going 7 be digging, be repairing
2 You have to enter your old security 7 's too much traffic 8 a paper
details and then the new ones.
6 Sample answers
9 How many times 10 How much time
3 The thief pretends to be from your bank. 1 He must have had an accident.
12 1 1 clear, beer 2 where, bear 3 stay, weigh He might have been snowboarding.
2 1 ring, are, charge 4 know, phone 5 shy, high 6 enjoy, noise 2 They must have had an argument.
2 might have fallen 7 now, aloud 8 poor, sure They can't have enjoyed their meal.
3 would never have asked, wouldn't 3 He can't have passed her driving test.
register, would 2 1 plane, south, Spain
2 boy, coat, enjoyed He may have been nervous.
4 tried, 'd know
3 known, nearly, five 4 Toe cat could have eaten the bird.
5 're not, '11 end up
4 wearing, rose, hair Toe bird might have escaped.
5 smoke, pipes, days 5 He must have missed his plane.
UNIT 10 6 likes, ride, motorbike Toe plane could have been delayed.
1 2a 3d 4g Sk 61 6 They can't have enjoyed the film.
7e 811 9j IOi 13 1 1 b 2e 3f 4a Se 6d
lt must have been boring.
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2 2 moving into 3 clear up 4 applied for 7 She must have lost his mobile phone.
2 3 A Boeing 747 is an aeroplane. 5 plug it in 6 knocked down It might have been stolen.
4 They are aeroplanes. 8 He must have received good news.
5 A Mini Cooper is a car.
3 lb 2a 3c4d Sf 6e
He may have won the lottery.
6 They are cars. 4 1 Jet me down 2 pay you back
7 A mobile is a phone. 3 getting over 4 sort everything out 7 2 You can't have worked hard for your exams.
8 lhey are phones. 5 pul the tire out 6 work it out 3 1 might have left my mobile in the
9 Einstein was a scientist. Internet café
14 1 1 coats and jackets 2 bags 3 umbrellas 4 He must have been on a diet.
1 O They were scientists.
4 glasses 5 mobile phones 5 They could have got married in secret.
11 Van Gogh was an artist.
12 They were authors. 2 le 2b 3a 4b Se 6 He may have caUed while we were out.
13 Charles Dickens was a writer. 3 Actually, it's a very classy-looking black 81 l He was struck by a train.
14 They were writers. and white umbrella with a silver point. 2 Jan carne out of his coma after 19 years.
16an 17a 18an 19a 20an It's pretty big - it looks a bit like a golfing 3 lt has changed beyond ali recognition.
3 2 the country 3 the sky 4 the future umbrella. And it's got a white handle with a 2 2 Jan might have worked for the railway for
5 the seaside 6 the mountains 7 the black stripe down the side of it. manyyears.
government 8 the weather 10 the salt 3 Gertruda must have been amazed when
11 the door 12 the cinema 13 the garden UNIT 11 he opened his eyes.
14 the post office 15 the bathroom 4 Toe doctors may not have expected Jan to
16 the radio 18 the same 19 the first Luke is fighting with his younger brother. wake up.
20 the most delicious 2 2 must have 3 may get annoyed 4 must 5 Jan can't have seen a mobile phone before.
41 le 2a 3f 4b Sd 6e have 5 may be studying 6 might not 6 They must be enjoying life together now.
know 7 could be jealous 8 can't have 3 1 He was playing in the garden ofhis home
2 2 Honesty 3 !ove 4 Variety 5 Crime
6Time 3 Noisy neighbours 2 After twenty one months.
3 He was in bad shape and had lost a lot of
3 2 Chess 3 Biology 4 poker 4 l must be 2 may have 3 can't be weight.
4 must know 5 may be 6 can't have
S 1 the,(-) 9 (-),(-),(-) 4 Arnie might have been stolen by a
2 (-), (-) 10 the, the, (-), the Letters (p90-91)
dog-breeder.
3 (-). (-) 12 (-) 2 1f 2c 3h 4e Sg 6b 7d 8a 2 Arnie could be a pedigree dog.
4 (-). (-) 13 (-) 3 Toe family can't have expected Arnie to
5 (-), (-), the 14 the 3 1 2 He must be ill.
return.
6 (-) 15 (-),(-),Toe 3 He could be in the coffee bar.
4 Toe family must have been surprised to
7 the, (-), (-) 17 (-) 4 He might have a doctor's appointment.
hear from the neighbour.
8 the, (-) 18 Tthe 5 He may be stuck in a traffic jam.
6 His bus might be late. 5 Lucky may be a mongrel dog.
6 1 Possessive adjective his, our 7 He may be talking to a friend from 6 Arnie must have been treated very badly.
Possessive pronoun yours, hers, theirs another class. 9 1 -ness consciousness, laziness, moodiness
2 l yours 2 Your, theirs 3 my, hers, mine, 8 He must want to miss the test. -ment disappointment, excitement
hers 4 its, our 5 mine/ ours 6 his, her -dom freedom, boredom, wisdom
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-ity curiosity, stupidiry, generosity 6 She wanted to know how long I was looking forward to
-th length going to be at the gym. 4 Bad Luck going on, knocked down,
7 She asked us if we would be back early. beaten up, given up
2 1 strength 2 illness 3 freedom
8 She asked me when I had to go to work.
4 generosity 5 length 6 wisdom 10 l l shoulder 2 sour 3 country 4 though
7 dísappoíntrnent, stupidity 8 moodiness 9 She wanted to know how much it cost to
5 cough 6 mouse 7 doubt 8 though
fly to New York.
9 curiosity l O laziness, boredom,
2 l thought, counts 2 enorrnous, mouse
excitement 41 2 And why do you want to borrow the
3 doubt, furious 4 ought, cough
money?
10 l about, on, to 2 for 3011 4 with, of 5 trouble, neighbours
5 in 6 to 7 with 8 at, for 9 for, for
3 What's your job?
10 from ll on 12 on 4 And how much do you earn? 11 l l I told you we'd run out of rice.
5 Are you married? 2 You said you would record it forme
11 l l./ 2./ 3X 4X 5./ 6 Have you got any children? whenever I'm not here.
7 How long have you lived there? 3 My sister told me today that she had had
2 l Shaksper.
8 When would you like the money? a really rotten time in.
2 None.
4 Sally said she had been to Bath for the
3 Toe Earl of Oxford. 2 2 ... why he wanted to borrow the money. weekend and she thought it was one of the
4 He was an aristocrat. He went to 3 ... what his job was.
most beautiful cities she had ever seen.
university, travelled a lot and was known 4 ... how much he earned.
to be a writer. There is a lot in the plays 5 ... if he was married. 2 1 It was absolutely packed.
that is similar to events in his life. 6 .. . if he had any children. 2 She needs it for her recipe .
5 None. 7 ...how long he had lived in his flat. 3 Toe tickets will be more expensive if
8 . . . when he would like the money. they book later.
3 l might not have
4 Theres a music festival next month.
2 can't have written 5 2 He asked Sue if she could cook dinner.
3 could just have been 3 Toe teacher told the class to hand in their 3 l 'You didn't say you wanted brown rice.'
4 must know homework on Monday. 2 'You obviously weren't listening to
5 couldn't he have found out 4 My wife reminded me to post the letter. me - again.'
6 must have written 5 Marta invited Paul to come over for dinner. 3 'You said you would record it forme:
6 Toe judge ordered Stanley Fox to paya fine 4 'Lots of people have told me that
of f.200. Edinburgh is a wonderful place:
UNIT 12
7 Flora persuaded Emily to buy the black 5 'I think it said in the newspaper that
2 'He has a collar with my address. shoes. there was a music festival on there next
3 'I bought him from a breeder in 2005: 8 Marco encouraged Anthony to sing month '
4 'Felix is more a member of the family than professionally.
a pet. 9 She begged me not to tell her father.
5 'Felix has been disappearing for days on end'
VOCABULARY CROSSWORD 3
6 2 He asked her not to go. -
6 'When he comes home, hes not eating his
food. 3 He told Debra he was going to bed.
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very well in the test. -
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2 2 He said that the cat had been living wild for 8 Toe police officer told the children not to E 1 A E
years.
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5 He insisted that Mrs Small had never loved p o y
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relationship with his other neighbours. 10 do you ask 11 tell 12 speak/ talk
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because she didn't like him. 8 2 Jo agreed to lend Matt flO.
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situation.
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5 1 was told (that) Daniel had bought the 6 [essica's dad promised to buy her a pizza if
tickets. she tidied her room.
6 She thought it was a stupid idea, and it 7 Patrick complained that there was a fly in
wouldn't work. his soup.
7 He complained that theyd had terrible 8 Sarah refused to marry Adrian because she
didn't !ove him.
weather on holiday.
9 Amanda olfered to cook supper for her and
8 They told me they'd never been to Croatia.
9 They added that they wanted to go sorne Duncan.
day. 9 1 A break in get away with, get by, went off,
2 3 He wondered why she was crying. turned up
4 He asked me íf he could borrow my car. 2 At work getting me down, ended up,
5 Toe customs officer asked me where I took on, get on
had come from. 3 Settling in settling into, pop in,

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Verb patterns
Verbs+ -ing Verbs + sb + to + infinitive

adore ad vise
can't stand allow
don't mind doing ask
enjoy swimming beg
finish cooking encourage
expect
imagine
force me
loathe todo
help him
invite to go
Note them
need to come
We often use the verb go + -ing for sports and activities. someone
order
1 go swimming every day.
persuade
l go shopping on weekends.
remind
tell
Verbs + preposition + -ing want
warn
give up would like
look forward to
doing Note
succeed in
Help can be used without to.
think of
1 helped him do the dishes.

Verbs + to + infinitive Verbs + sb + infinitive (no to)

afford help
her
agree !et do
us
cho ose make
dare
Notes
decide
expect To is used with make in the passive.
We were made to work hard.
forget
help 2 Let cannot be used in the passive. Allowed to is used instead.
hope She was allowed to leave.
learn
mana ge to do
mean to come
need to cook
offer
plan
promise
refuse
seem
want
would hate
would like
would !ove
would prefer

Notes
Help and dare can be used without to.
We helped clean up the kitchen.
They didn't dare disagree with him.
2 Have to for obligation.
1 have to wear a uniform.
3 Used to for past habits.
I used to smoke, but I quit last year.

Verb patterns 99
Verbs + -ing or to + infinitive
(with little or no change in meaning)

begin
continue
hate
doing
like
!ove todo
prefer
start

Verbs + -ing or to + infinitive


(with a change in meaning)

remember
doing
stop
try to do

Notes
I remember posting the letter.
(= 1 have a memory now of a past action: posting the letter.)
I remembered to post the letter.
(= 1 reminded myselfto post the letter. 1 didn't forget.)
2 I stopped drinking coffee.
(= 1 gave up the habit.)
I stopped to drink a coffee.
( = I stopped doing something else in order to have a cup of coffee.)
3 I tried to sleep.
( = 1 wanted to sleep, but it was difficult.)
I tried counting sheep and drinking a glass of warm milk.
( = These were possible ways of getting to sleep.)

100 Verb patterns


Irregular verbs
Baseform Past Simple Past participle Baseform Past Simple Past participle
be was/were been e ave left left
beat beat beaten lend lent lent
beco me became beco me Jet Jet Jet
begin began begun lie lay lain
bend bent bent light líghted/lít líghted/Iít
bite bit bitten lose lost lost
blow blew blown make made made
break broke broken mean meant meant
bring brought brought meet met met
build built built must had to had to
huy bought bought pay paid paid
can could been able put put put
catch caught caught read /ri:d/ read /red/ read /red/
cho ose ch ose ch osen ride rode ridden
come carne come ring rang rung
cost cost cost rise rose risen
cut cut cut run ran run
díg dug dug say said said
do <lid done see saw seen
draw drew drawn sell sold sold
dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt send sent sent
drink drank drunk set set set
drive drove driven shake shook shaken
eat ate ea ten shine shone shone
fall fell fallen shoot shot shot
feed fed fed show showed shown
feel felt felt shut shut shut
fight fought fought sing sang sung
find found found sink sank sunk
fit fit fit sit sat sat
fly flew flown sleep slept slept
forget forgot forgotten slide slid slid
forgive forgave forgiven speak spoke spoken
freeze froze frozen spend spent spent
get got got spoil spoiled/spoilt spoiled/spoilt
give gave given spread spread spread
go went been/gone stand stood stood
grow grew grown steal stole stolen
hang hanged/hung hanged/hung stick stuck stuck
have had had swim swam swum
hear heard heard take took taken
hide hid hidden tea ch taught taught
hit hit hit tear tore torn
hold held held tell told told
hurt hurt hurt think thought thought
keep kept kept throw threw thrown
kneel knelt knelt understand understood understood
know knew known wake woke woken
lay laid laid wear wore worn
lead led led win won won
learn learned/learnt learned/learnt write wrote written

Irregular verbs 101


Phonetic symbols
Consonants Vowels Diphthongs (two vowels together)

1 /pi as in pen /pen/ 25 /i:/ as in see /si:/ 38 /eú as in name znerm /


2 lb/ as in big /b19/ 26 /ú as in his /hrz/ 39 /.Jo/ as in no /n30/
3 /ti as in tea /ti:/ 27 /i/ as in twenty /iwenti/ 40 /a1 I as in my /rnai /
4 Id/ as in do /du:/ 28 /e/ as in ten /ten/ 41 /ao/ as in how /hao/
5 /k/ as in cat /kret/ 29 /re/ asin stamp /steemp/ 42 /:)1/ asin boy /boú
6 /g/ as in go/930/ 30 /o:/ as in father /fo:é'J3/ 43 /J3/ as in hear /h13/
7 /f/ asin four /fo:/ 31 /o/ as in hot /hot/ 44 /e3/ asin where zwea/
8 /v/ as in very !veril 32 /o:/ asin morning !mo:ntl)/ 45 /03/ as in tour /to3/
9 Is/ as in son lsAn/ 33 /o/ as in football /fotbo:1/
10 lz/ as in zoo /zu:/ 34 /u:/ as in you /ju:/
11 111 as in live /hv/ 35 /Al as in sun lsAnl
12 /mi as in my/maú 36 /3:/ as in learn /13:n/
13 /n/ asin near /n13/ 37 /3/ asin letter /leta'
14 /h / as in happy /heepi/
15 /r/ as in red /red/
16 /ji as in yes /jes/
17 /w/ as in want/wont/
18 /0/ asin thanks /0.el)ks/
19 /é'J/ asin the /é'J3/
20 /J/ as in she /Ji:/
21 /3 / as in television /telrvrgn/
22 /tJ/ asin child /tJarld/
23 /d3 I as in German /cl3a:m3n/
24 /1)/ as in English !tl)ghJ/

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