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A sl SPEAKING 6.1 Talk about your lifestyle 6.2 Discuss food preferences |B | |B | 6.3 Explain health problems 6.4 Talk about healthy habits Moe eee ee erie rr ay Me paorenypramnerTeerenensy sire rereay! Hr Dee Eoin aaaane nits ere CCT A ae eu aU eee ees WRITING — 6.2 Write about food 6.4 Write a blog post about health advice 6.1 )) KEEPING FIT ee © heatth Alot of us spend most of our working day sitting at the computer, If you add this to the seven hours we spend Sleeping, we could easily find that we spend nearly two + uf uur day without te al all. We all Kasuw th care tea peste gat re hy see eee to a short amount of exercise every day can help us to feel Happier aud more relaxed. So, fiuw dues Ue world keep fit? We've looked at some of the latest exercise trends from around the world. China Have yu ever worked iran office Hak and wondered how you can get ft? Perhaps you should try Towerrunring. ts asportyou car coin the scrapers ol ames any big ely bu Asian ccs can fet parrllly nt Al you edt as carat the battom of an efice ser and run up allthe stairs antl you getto the top. iowertunning has become fla al acne thera wl pean cares nities ean like Taipei 107, the Empire State Building in New York, and the China World Irade Centre, Beyng, Brazil When iecomes to the end ofa long day what eoukl be better than 4 paddle board on the ocean? it might look easy: but paddle boarding isa tough spor. You necd wo be strong iu keep your balance. However, you bring your board down to the water at golden hour’ just before sunset the water is vealhib and ne wevar wll ake you forget all your prblens USA If you enjay dance classes like Zumba, but you also want to get rd of your anger, then PILOXING® might be foryou, PILOXING® aarted in the USA, but has travelled quickly 0 counties lke the UK. The sport isa misture between boxing. pilates and dance, PILOXING® uses the power and speed of tooxing, whilst building your muscles and sarength with pilates. All of this happens tor non-stop loud music, and you learn some ‘great dance moves too. VOCABULARY HEALTH Leia 2 A Discuss, What sports can you i the pictures? Do you know LA Look at the words/phrases in the box. Are these things good ator 2 (oor ba (+) For your beat? anything about these sports? B Read the text to find out more junkfood exercise class hazy drinks tresh truit/vegetables | information about each sport, Which stress/worrying alcohol vitamins running caffeine relaxing ofthe spores would you like to try? Why?/Why not? B Work in pairs and compare your ideas. Group the vocabulary under the following headings: food/drink, exercise, general habits, © Werk pairs, Answer the Can you add any mare words/phrases to each group? ‘questions. 1 According to the article, why is Work in pairs and take urns, Ask and answer the questions. exercise good ox your 1. What do you do to keep fit and healthy? 2. Why is Towerrunning popular In 2 Du you do anything which is not healthy? Aslan cities? A: What do you de to keep fit ant hethy? 3 How is PILOXING® similar to other B: | eat lots of frult. How about you? sports? A: |cycle to work every do. 4 When is «good time to yo pale page 158 PHOTOBANK boarding? Why? EEL Se GRAMMAR PRESENT PERFECT + FOR/SINCE 3A Read sentences a) and b) and answer questions. 1-4 below. a) ve done pad boarding sine 2014, 1) He’ lived in Asa for five years 1 When did the speaker In a) start paddle boarding? 2 Is she still paddle boarding now? 3 When did the person in b) move to Asiai 4 Does he still live in Asia? 1B Underline the correct alternative to complete theta 1 Use the present perfect to look back at ing, thot started in U Jinished/continues nov. 2 Use far/since to talk about a period of time (how long) and use for/since to talk about a point in time (when something started), pat ane sim Complete the table with the phrases in the box. | uu ages July alongtime saturday Hell university two weeks/months/years 2pm. lastnight. an hour or two was a child/teenager for since eae 2005 [> page 138 LANGUAGEBANK 4A Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets and adding for/since as appropriate. 11 (do) karate Iwasa child. at (have) this phone two months. 31 (know) Marcia Iwas at school, 4 We (lve) in this town/city ten years Pa (want) to buy a new ear along. time, B Change two or three of the sentences 30 they are true for you. Compare your sentences with a partner. 5 A DSW Lstento the questions and write short answers with for and since, Don't write the questions, 1 bythe sea 2 for five years/since 2005 1B Work in pairs and compare your answers. ‘Try to remember the questions, G D6! senrence stress Listen and write the questions. Listen again and underline the stressed words 1 How long have you lived there? ? A Write questions for each topic beginning, Do you ...? and How long have you ...? Uo you ...? live in the city centre? How long have you ..? tive there? CS ee How long have you ...? How long have you ...? How long have you ...? B Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions. Try to find out more Intormation, A: Do you have a car? B: Ves, do, A: How long have you hod it? Br Ir’ very old. 've had ft for abou ten years. 2B: What kin of car is it B's a VW Golf C Tell the class about the students in your group. 6.2 )) THE FUTURE OF FOOD oe eee et VOCABULARY ats eee 2 A Workin pairs. Look atthe pletures and read the 4A workings How many pest foedcan you ee re think of for each of the categories below? Make a list. peyrerts ingles (1a car Falls) vegetables desserts —= meat, faut 1 inthe future, more people may eat B compare your lists with other students. nee [> page 187 PHOTOBANK C Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. TD inthe future. we A 1 Whiat i your favourite food? will be able to make 2 Dayou ever eal food fiom other counties/ food from mud, cultures? If so, what? 3 Which of the dishes in the photos do you often/ sametimessnever eat? Would yout like ta try any of them? wood and seaweed. SD inthe ture itehen tools (c.9. knives) might give us information about the food in -< the kitchen B APG® Listen to an interview with a food expert and check your answers C Complete sentences 1-6, Then listen again to check. 1 We may see some changes, things that you might, not unclerstand as food g, 2 Insects are rich in protein, low in fat, and easy to t 3 Scientists have already found ways to create meat ine Une 4 We'te also looking at weys to make proteins oul of things like mud and wood and also s 5 Other developments on your kitchen table include an intelligent k 6 Really giving people morei about their food. speakout TIP When we aren't sure of a word we hear, we can often: guess: What letter des the word begin with? How many syllables does it have? Du we recognise the ending of the word (@g fin, y, ed)? Does the context tell us the type of word (e.g. noun. verb, adjective)? After guessing. check with a friend, your teacher or the audio script, GRAMMAR E MAY, MIGHT, WILL 3B A Read sentences 4)-d) and answer the questions about the phrases in bold. a) Ve might see tern (insects) en menus, b) We may see some changes ©) Anintelligent knife will tell you all about the food its cutting, 4) It tastes awful now, but... it won't in the future. 1 Which ene is negative? 2 Which ones mean ‘probably, but we don't know’? 3. Which one is 0 strong predictivn about the future? [>poge 138 LANGUAGEBANK 1B DYBAL wtonanion: certainty/uncertainty LUsten to four sentences. In which sentences are the speakers uncertain? Listen again, Notice how the speakers say wil, Ji, muy ave wont, When the speaker is ot sue, do will might. may and won't sound longer or shorter? 4A Write responses to sentences 1.7, Use the prompts in brackets with might/might not, may/may not or williwon't 1 We're havingga pienic. (rain) ft might rain 2 Im becoming a vegetarian. (lose / weight) 3. Lets go to the best restaurant in tewn. (be / expense) 4 Iwant to stop eating junk food, (feel / healthier) 5. Let’s goto the café for breakfast. (not / be / open) 6 Iwant to try eating octopus (not / like / it) 7 fim going, to do a cooking, course. enjoy /it) 1B Work in pairs and take turns. Student something is going to happen. Student B: respond, using may, might, will or won't. Continue the conversation. AA: We're hoving « picnic. B: It might rain ‘A: Don't be so negative! The sun's shining. Bs That’ true, but you shoul take err ubrell, Ta 5 A Work in pairs. Do you agree with sentences 1-6 below? Tick the four most interesting sentences. 1 In the future, nobody will be hungry for long, 2. People wor't eat animals in the future. 3. More people might graw foad! to save money. 4 Families won't have time ra eat together 5 The next generation may not know haw te cook; Uney will order food on the internet 6 I might tear how to cook inthe future, B Compare your ideas with other students, ‘A: Number 1 might happen, but it won't happen soon, BB: | ogree. There is enough food in the world, but itis rot reaching the people who need it WRITING E SENTENCE STRUCTURE 5 A Workin pairs, Read the extract from a blog, below and discuss the questions. 2 When arid why did Fernanda move from het home city? 2 What dos sive say about Colornbian food and Colombian caoking? 3 What food did she try in the US and who made it? , how important is food in yout life Farnandalluesta Gowzaler, from Colombia. talks about fond In my late twenties | moved rom my home in Medel, Colombia to the United States te continua my stuties fea & quod meve, but | mised my family and frends {also missed Colombian food, In my country we: have 4 lot of special isles ike mancongo and peta, and ‘we taka our time preparing food. People say we cook with love! ; ‘While in the US, ! met other international students, sand twice a month we got ligether and covked for one ‘nother It was wonder, an | tasted fod fom many ‘countries: Libya. Poland, Tunisia, Peru et lanan. | also made many good fiends. My tin in the US taught me the importance af fond 88a port of culture ad's wey to bring poonle together. compare the two examples below. What do you notice about the length of the sentences? Iwas in my late twenties. | went to the United States, went to continue my studies. I was in my late twenties when I went to the United ‘States to continue my studies, speakout TIP Short sentences may sound unconnected. Long sentences can be difficult to understand, Try to use andl only ance ina sentence In the next sentence, use alec Look at your last piece of writing. Can you use this tip to nave se structure? C Find two examples of the and/also pattern In the blog. 1D Choose one of the topics in the box below and write a paragraph. Use different sentence lengths. ‘cooking weslauranls favourite food Farnily meals Hove cooking. One of my favourite restaurants is. ee} 4A Workin pairs, Answer the questions. 4 Do you think men or women go to the doctor more often? 2 Why do you think thisis? 3. What reasons do you think peaple ive for not going to sve a doctor? B Read the text to check your answers, © Work in pairs. Discuss. Do you think any of the excuses in the text are good reesons to avoid seeing the doctor? VOCABULARY ILLNESS 2 A Match problems 1-4 below with advice a)-d). 1 You have got a headache/ backache. 2 You have caught a cold/flu 3 You have broken your arm/leg. 4 Vou have a sore throat and a bad cough You also have a high temperature, a) Take some medicis ) Go to the hospital for an Xeray. © Get some rest, auc drink tots of hot drinks. 4) Take some painkillers/pills 1B D)SS! irricutt worDs: spelling Se eee ey Tive Reasons Why You Don't Go To The Doctor Dl yn rn sa ene as es ily iit a women? The reason they don' lke wating In fact, 58 percent of men will choose nct to goto the docter, even when they should. lee are the top reacone people give for why they dont ga ta the doctor 1 Imfine 2 Ihave waiting 3. Nobody told me to go (ike my wife/girfriend/mother). 4 don't wantto talk about it 5 Idon'thave time » Tee . versus pronunciation Check your SEEING THE DOCTOR pronunciation. Listen and repeat, C Work in pairs. Discuss. What do you 3A HIGG: Listen to two conversations between a doctor and do when you have a cold/headache/ flu to make yourself feel better? ‘he usually 60 to bed with a hot drink. How about you? Bs | don't do anything, | Just carry on working. her patients, Answer the questions. 1 What problem(s) does the patient have? 2 What does the doctor suggest? B Complete sentences 1-6 below with the words in the box. matter problem hurt look worry pills What's the _marrer ? How long have you had this, ? il give you some Can thaw a 2 Where does it Ws nothing to about. a2. ii © Complete sentences 1-5 below with the words in the box. PREDICT INFORMATION painful sleep sick huts worried 5A Work in pairs, Look at the conversation. What do you Uhink the =a missing words are? 2 Weel __/terible Doctor: What'the' 7 eta Ive got a really bad ¢ Hel? ie ane How lang have you had the > ait when Lwalk iaheah 5 Ws very D Listen to the conversations again to check your answers. page 138 LANGUAGEBANK 4 Underline the correct alternative. 1 My head furts/pain/sore 2. ve gota really bad lu/old/sick 3. She feels eaugh/sick/a temperature 4 I think Ive broken/sare/hurting my Where does it hurU/pain/sere? 6 Is nothing to problem/matter/worry about, 7 Il give/take/look you some pill. 8 How long have you had this ili/ ‘matter/probiem? Canthaveat + Its very” NU give you some * Listen to check your answers, C Listen again and practise saying the phrases. speakout TIP When you are going into a situation that yau can plan for (a visit to the doctor, a trip to a restaurant, etc), first try to predict the conversation. This will help you to understand words/phrases when you hear them, 6 Work in pairs, student A: turn to page 161. Student B: turn ta page 163, Role-play the conversations, Before you start, try to predict what the other person will say. lel STO] ai DVD PREVIEW EYP RTA f 1A Read the programme information 2 A Watch the DVD. what did you learn from the programme bout Horizon: Monitor Me. What about changes in healthcare and self monitoring? type of things will you learn fram B Work in pairs. Read the questions and tick the correct options watching the programme? , , rs There may be more than one answer. 1. You might be healthier ifyou knew how muchvsnany roid a) steps you took) people you met DB) Horizon f by books you read) huurs you slept Monitor Me ©) food you ate, Horison ica BRC documentary 2 Dr Fong goes lo a sports shop to: series, In this programme, Dr a) sce some apps. _b) look at how bicycles can help health. evi Hong looks at new apps 2. laine Price shows Or Fong apps that measure: ‘hac are changing people's lives a) steps you take.) yout ood He shows hnw technology can bp your steep. a) information about your hear now measure our exercise, sleep, 4 the programme also mentions apps that can measure: fourl, drink, ete, Wher wrens (This a) your blood alcohol level. ¢) your telephone use. information to monitor ourselves, itcan improve our health and help us live longer Dr Fong, thinks the new technology might be a revolution in healtheare ) how high you can jump. © Watch the DVD again to check your answers. 3 work n pars. Discuss with other students 1 What do you think of this ‘revolution in healthcare? Igita good thing for society? 2. Have you ever used an app? No yau think they help/could help you in your daily lite? B Match the words in bold with meanings 1-4, 1. Find out the size or quantity of sumnelhinng 2. carefully watch something to see how it changes over time 3. a small, special programme that you dawnload onto a mobile phone 4 the service that looks after people ra when they ae sick Bet as speakout create a health regime Listen again. Tick the key phrases you hear. A Read the notes on the health of three people (COUPHRASES and answer the questions. To get healthy, you need ... 1. What lneelth problems do they have now? There are some changes he can make 2 What problems might they have in the future? For example, he needs to [do some exercise/stop eating junk food] He could try (going for walks/cycling/doing, exercise classes} He should spend time [exercising/seeing friends) He must lose weight. Marcin, 44, machine operator, 1.83 m, 108 kg Diet: eats mainly junk food, no venetables, 6 cups: utcatee daily Hitness/Sleep: no exercise, sleeps 7 hours.a night Social life: goes out with friends 3 nights a week Coal: lose 14 kg and get ht for football Maybe he could [eat less meat/stop drinking fizzy drinks) Paulina, 22, student, 1.73 m, 50 ke reagent dea be Diet: eats fresh fruit/vegetables, no meat, vitamins Fitness/Sleep: does yora, sleeps 6 hours night 5 A Work with other students. Plan a health regime Social life: has few friends, stresses about studies for the othe: two peuple in Exercise 4. Think abyut how they can become healthier if they change their Gone al be inne more, etsy dict. exercise. and lifestyle. Alvaro, 08, retired bank mananet, 1.74 m, ¥ ke B Work with another group and compare your ideas, Diet: ears meat twice a day Fitness/Sleeyr has backache (takes painkillers), no exercise. sleeps 8 hours ‘Social fe: many friends, watches TV 6 hours a day ‘Goal: be fit enough to play with grandchildren writeback health advice G A Read the problem below and answer the questions. 1 Whar health problems des Ahmed have? B Listen to a health expert saying how GE AR ah tone of the Unnee people can improve Ueit Inealth. Which person is the expert talking about? frm worried aout my health Every winter Lyet sick I get.a cough or a sore throat and sometimes | have a high temperature. | also get really bad headaches Generally, | try to live healthily. I con't eat much junk food. and | exercise at least once a week, The problem is, Ihave a stressful ob and | never sleep fre mae Phan saw hauirs, Winter i coming and I don't want to spend it lying in bee and taking antibiotics I've heard it's 8 good idea to monitor my food and ‘exercise, but I'm not sure about this. What can | do? ‘Ahmed al Muntari Hi Ahmed. Sorry to hear you have health problems during che winter, That sounds cough! | have a Few ideas that onight holp you. Firstly Complete the blog post replying to Ahmed. “Try to include advice about some of the following: cep, exercise, using apps to monitor ir health. 65 (\ LOOKBACK HEALTH L.A Make questions with the prompts below for a class survey. 1 go /erwieive classes 2 eat /junk ood / drinks 3 time relaxing 4 take / vitamins 5 go/ running 6 7 J hiezy stress / worrying drink / caffeine 8 eat/ fresh fruit / vegetables 1B Work in groups and take turns. Ask and answer the questions. © Tell the class what you found out. ar Aa 2 A write the name of: 1 a place you haven't been te since you were a child 2 something you have only had fora few months 3. someone you have known since youwerea teenager 4 something you haven't done since you lett school 5 something you hiave wanted todo fora long time 6 spart/hohy yeu have cone for mone than five yeacs 8 Work in pairs and compare your ideas. Ask and answer questions about each thing, ‘A: Shaven't played tennis since | left school Hove you? 2: Yes, I love tennis. 3 Find twelve types of food in the word snake. . 4A Workin pairs, Divide the food in Exercise 3 into these categories, There are two words for each category. desserts | dairy frult vegetables tains meat/seafood B Add words to each category. Sr TA TTia ee 5 A Match statements 1-6 to responses a)-t). 1 Fe drunkight cups of wf, 2 ve started buying rest vegetables, 3 Ive stopped smoking, 4 I've stopped taking vitamins. 5 I've started doing yoga classes. 6 I've decided to run a marathon. a) You won't cough all the time. b) You might fea! less stressed. 9 You may get ure colds, d) You may not be ht enough, e) You will taste the difference. +) You might not sleep well tonight. B Work in pairs and take turns. Student A: use the prompts in ‘the box to make statements with Te decided to... Student B: respond using may/may not, might/mighe not, will/won't. buya house in Monaco give up eat write book join a boxing club gcta pet tiger ive in Jamaica become a dancer doa degree in physics mary an astronaut Be Into polities ‘A: I've decided to buy a house in Monaco, B: It might be expensive! G Work in groups and take turns. Askand answer the questions. 1 What do you think may happen to your country in few years’ time? 2 Who do you think will win the next World Cup? 3 Where might you be in five years’ time? 4 What job will you doin the future? 5 Whatwill you do on your next birthday? 6 Where will you go on your next holiday? Tae Pilates E A Complete the questians with the correct form of the verbs in the box. catch Teel give break can “have 1. Have you (or anyone in your family) ever your arm/ leg? Where? How? 2 Dayonaften caldsor flu? What do you do to get beer? 3 Isthere any food that makes you sick? 4 Do you ever find you nnot sleep? What do you do? 5 When was the last time the doctor _you same pills? 6 What do you do when you got a headache? B Workin pairs and take turns. Ask and answer the questions. Beare} : 8.2 Talk about why A A shopping INTERVIEWS DEN ce Serre et en READING — 8. Read the storyof a treasure hunt 8.3 Read a questionnaire about shopping tips AUD Me Rea ad BNE Ca cus 8.1 )) TREASURE HUNT ) pronouncing the letter a Riel N TONG j MONEY LA Read the money questionnaire, What do you think the words in bold mean? 1B Workin pairs. Ask and answer the questions. C VBI PRoNoUNCING THE LETTER ‘S’ Underline each example of the letter ‘s! in the word: bold in the questionnaire. How many ways is it pronounced? Listen and check. D How do you say the letter s’ in these words: ‘measure, earns, tips, profession, credit cards, lends, Imposter, souvenir? JU Money f= 1 Dover cash or credit card when yor 2 Do you ever lend iends? Why 3 Hav borrowed 7 What 4 notes cr coins he mon 5 inyou & Which i most mone 1 inveeted monay in some 8 Who pays the bills | 93 Which of your possessions is worth 10 Have y Nn hun easure’ 2 A Discuss the questions, 1 Do you know any true storles or hims that involved hunting for treasure? 2 The man in the photo was very rich and very Il What is his connection with the treasure chest? Guess, and tell your partner. Read to find out BB Discuss in pairs. What are the connections between: 11988 ... and... Fenn hiding the treasure? 2 & poemin Fenn’s autobiography ... and... the treasure chest? 3 new clues ... and ... tourism in the area? 4 13,000... and... 187 5 the Air Force ... and .., an art gallery? © What do you think of Fenn’s treasure hunt? Do you like the Idea? Why/Why not? Hidden Treasure | tn 198A. 1S millonsite Fontest Fenn was digmosed with cane ‘Thinking that his life was nearly over, he wanted to leave something (w the world, Then hie bats rather tueresting ies He deride wo fila wooden chest with treasure and hide tt re included old gold coins, ancient animal figures. and antique Jewellery. all yverea in gol as, lef the Tet meas inthe desert, probably in New Mexico, where he lives, Then he ‘published his autobiography and inclucied in #3 poem which Contained clues about where the treasure was hidden. Against all lexpectations, Fenn recovered from cancer, sa he has lived to see the success of hs plan, He says his idea was to provide people with an adventure. hunting nui with the hance uf getting ich, He loves stories anu! adventures and he dearly enjoys the attention his plan has brought Thin, Rvety few inuniths le teleases new clue. just heey Unease hunters interested. It seems itis working: he has received more han 13.000 lfc pre a wat are lies, well 1 ‘marriage proposals! There are blogs that descnbe fenn's treasure Tm, ouk tos i thee Has crease ark epee wha want to find the chest. enn was originally from a poor family in Texas. Ana child, he spent his ramen Yellowstone National Fark, which is where he frst discovered his lave ofthe outdoors. After a career inthe Air Force, he ewentvally opened an an gallery in Santa Fe. making his money by buying and selling paintings. Tc also became known for organising amazing parties which were attended by all kinds of famous people Naw he lives with hit wife, happily Tooking on as treasure hunters artve in hh home town GRAMMAR RELATIVE CLAUSES 3 Read sentences 1-5 anc complete the rules below. 1 He included & per which contained clues, 2 There are blogs that descritue Fenn’s treasure hunt. 3 Tourism has increased, thanks to people who want to find the chest He has received mare than 13,000 emails [rom people that want more clues 5 He probably hid itin New Mexico, welt ie lives, Relative clauses tell you: 2 E + which thing, person or place we are talking about. + what a thing, person or place Is ordoes, Use which or? for things. Use or for people. Uses for places. poge 142 LANGUAGEBANK 4 A Read sentences 1-3 below. Which things in the box da they describe? ‘escine inventor wallet DVD player bank credit cord library investor 1 Its.a place where you go to win money. casino 2 WS. thing that you use when you want to pay without cash 3 tsa person who creates new things B Use the prompts below to write definitions for the other things in the box above. 1 place / people look after / your money 2 thing / use / carry / money and cre cate 3. person / gives money to a product ‘or business (to make more money) place / you ge / borrow hooks 5 thing / use / watch films Work in pais. Student Ac turn to page 164, Student B: turn to page 167. 4 5 A Work in pairs. Read about what some super: their money, and discuss the questions, 1 ‘ch people do with Which projects/donations do you think are the most useful for the world? ‘re there any that you think are not especially useful? Why? as you know of any other super-riels paeupple whe ch inberestingg things with their money? B IF you had billions of dollars to invest in something interesting or useful, what project would you start? Think about who it would help, whore you would ela it, and how long it wou Inst = fenazon bOsS, ‘a mauntain, tl = Westar, oprah Winfrey, © ss front pout fale 4 Economist Muara Fives sma Wars we enormous clock Inside "10.000 ves 2 Africa to educate js building a off Hes, i build ih cick by designed t ast 2048 sft a schoo in Sout «= Richard Bransun 6 sand tourists nto space. is working to send tout ny ean Galactic Bae spent milions developing company, Vial mpl apaceship> fr wansnonng courts i ips for transport tu ‘orn 8.2 )) PAY ME MORE! Oy pele ely ap] 11,700 a : ° Be. 21.800) € 36.600 €41:300 je 67.400 € 39,000 -e100,300 1A Look st the infographic about the pay for different jobs, Discuss the questions, 1 Are you surprised by any of these Figures? 2 Why do you think the high earners make so much money? B (E)B® Listen to three people saying why they should be paid move, As you listen, complete the table, speaker |Job should because H nanny | 2 2 5 * save people, inaildings businesses 3 = hardto get |* funding € Listen again and discuss the questions. 1 Which speaker (1,2 or 3) say a) he/she docsn't want a bigger salary For him/ herself? What does he/she want? b) some people are ‘stupid’? Why? ©) he/she does extra work? What type of work? 2 Who do you think makes the best argument for mote money? @ too much/many Poe neers TOO MUCH/MANY, ENOUGH, VERY 2 A Read sentences 1-6 from the recording. Match the words in bold with meanings 2)-f) below. 4 Scientists spend too much time applying for grants. Too many of us do extra work ike cleaning, _ \We should earn enough Just from being a nanny. Nannies aren't pald enough. _ Its too dangerous ta be pald solittle. G Some of our projects are very expensive. _ a) should earn more 'b) more (time) than necessary 1) <0 (angerous) that they should be paid more a) really ©) the night amount ‘f) more (ocople) than necessary B Look at the cartoons below. Underline the correct alternative to complete the rule. 1 Use too much/too mony with countable nouns, 2 Use too much/too many with uncountable nouns. Tee gt toortany obeto da sana ee page 147 LANGUAGEBANK 3 Underline the correct alternative. 1 I don't have enough time/time enough/very many time to do the things lenjoy. 2 I drink too many/much/too much coftee, Ido some too/enough/very dithcult tasks in my work. 4 Lam sometimes very/enough/too busy to study English, 5 I spend very much/too many/too much hours online. 6 Did you have the enough/enough/too many to eat or do you want more? 4A Complete the sentences so they are true for you. 41 In my work/studies, worry too much about 2 One thing that makes me very happy ahout my wwork/studies is 3 During my working day, t don't have enough time to 4 One thing that Is too difficult for me Is... 5 These days too many people ... Work in pairs and compare your sentences. Zele VTS MULTI-WORD VERBS 5 A Look at sentences 1-6, What do you think the multi-word verbs in bold mean? Match the verbs with the definitions a)-f). 1 If you're talented and you want to be famous. you should never give up. _ 2 Even the best jobs can turn into a nightmare if you have a had boss. 2 ln my country it eam take over ther father’s job, 4 You should never turn down a dreem job even if the salary is bad. _ 5 think rch people should give back some pen far men to of their money to the community. 6 In many jobs, eg. Waehing, paperwork Lakes up tus cl Line 2) stop trying (to do something difficult orimportant) by return samething (ta somenne) or give something to someone because they have done something for you ©) use or fill an amount of time or space d) become responsible for something (e.g. 4 job), replacing the person who did it belore you @) refuse an offer £) become B Do you agree with sentences 1 6? Compare your ideas with a partner. C DYBRE mutn-wono vena stness Which words are stressed in mult word verbs? Listen to cheek. 'G answer questions 1-5 and compare your ideas with other students, 1 Would you like to take over your father or your mother’s job? 2 Have you ever done a job/task that turned into a nightmare? What happened? 3 What boring tasks take up your time? 4 Have you ever turned down a good otter? 5 Why do you think so many people give up trying to learn a foreign language? speakout TIP ‘Amulti-word verb isa verb + preposition? adverb, e.g. wake up. Mult-word verbs often have a different meaning from the individual words in thom, Always write down multi word verbs in example sentences: | woke up at Zam. Write some multi word verbs that you know. Ask your partner to think of example sentences. ? A Think about your answers to questions 1 and 2. 1 What co the people in photos A-F below do? Who should earn the most money? Why? 2 Think of thene reacns why yo or penplo in yeu (ftuer) profession should get more money. B Compare your ideas with other students. 1B A Read the extract from an opinion piece. What is the main idea? 1 The economy is ba. 2 Many nurses are changing profession 3 Nurses should get a higher salary WRITING ADDING EMPHASIS B Look at the words in bold and answer the questions with a partner. 1 What type of word comes after them? 2 Which of the words in tid is the strongest? 3 Which is the weakest? “These are extremely difficult times for many professions - the exonomy is very weal ~ but we necd to pay our uses better. Many nurses cannot reire at OU as they used to because they aren't sure they will have enough money to support themselves. This means nevy qualified nurses are nding it harder w get jobs. While people used to think the profession was fairly secure (the sickand the old will always need care), these days it has become really clear ‘thar the jolyis ehamging, Working condiions are gerring, harder, but the pay te not inerensing Choose a job in Exercise 7 or your own job/uture job, Write the first paragraph of an opinion piece saying why the ob deserves a hngher salary. Include Ue words in bold above, 8.3 )) 'M JUST LOOKING een RES GN SHOPPING BUYING THINGS L.A Work in pairs. Which of the words 2,0 isten to five conversations in shops. What are the in bold are represented in the people buying? Underline the correct answer. photos A-E? food / we don't know / books clothes / hair products / we don’t know a musical instrument / a mobile phone / cleaning products 5 acandle / acredit card / we don’t know 1 2 acarpet/a computer / clothes 3 q How do you 5 Complete the phrases below with the words in the box. for here of enter on cash me Customer excuse! {im just looking. Do you sell ..? Do you have one ®_these in weei/hlue/a larger sire? Can I try it/this, ? pas nary Whore’ the fitting room? cc Itdocsn' fit fits take it prices ey Shop assistant Can help (you)? are you looking anything in particular? Who's next, please? Are you paying by or credit card? Can you"____your PIN, please? Can you Just sign please? Dy oT Crd © Usten again to check. B Discuss the questions. 3 DB wea ‘can! Listen to the questions, Notice haw Do you ...? and Can ...? are pronounced. Listen again and repeat the questions. Do, you sell pens? /dgui/ Cant uy ion fkanal/ FORMS: d 4 Workin pairs. Look at audio script 8.4.0n page 173 and practise the conversations, page 142 LANGUAGEBANK 5 Work in palrs, Use the prompts to practise the conversation Student a student B help? Hello, Can help you? look / for / shiet ge Iii. looking for a shirt colour? el wite q some / over there te larger size? yes / here you are ed try/on? yes/ fiting mom /thece ech thank you fir /OK? te fine / rake it want / pay /credit card? bs ‘ eyes here's your receipt tet thank you /bye bye 6 Work in pairs. Student A:turn to page 163. Student 8: turn to page 166, Role-play the situations, a DESCRIBE THINGS # A Look at the phrases in bold. Which are used for countable nouns and which for uncountable nouns? 41 A: Hi there. Are you looking for anything in particular? B: Yesh, do you sell those things that soldiers wear? Er... tlhe a Jacket. 2 A: Hello. was wondering if you've got any of that stuff you use for cleaning swimming pools B: Um... yea, we usualy sll aliquid cleaner B Put the phrases in bold in the correct place in the conversation. 1 It'sa type of A; Whet are you looking for? B: Pen. You use it to write on wall. 2 Itsakind of A: Are you looking for anything in particular? B: Yes.Oll that you use for cooking. 8 A think ofan example ofa type of clothing a type of food and something you use in the house. BB Work in pairs and take turns. Student A: describe your things. Student B: guess what they arc, A: 1S 0 ype uf cthing that you weu aroun your neck when it’ cold BA scarfl L Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 Can you think of any companies that started small? 2 Why do you think uel compries Lexar nne sucessful? Good products? Great leadership? Other ideas? 2 A Read the programme Information. What kind of company is soleRebels? Has it been successful? BBC News: lal soleRebels When Frhiopian Rerhlehem Tilshnm Alemn srarredl her business, she knew she wanted to use local ul belpoffer apport jemployed people living in her neighhenrhood. She devided tw start selling cool, colourful shues, arte of recycled! utateials,inclucling eat lytes, bureven she didn't realise how successful ic would be, Her company, soleRebels, quickly hecame Africa's fastest growing footwear brand and the first fair tracle shoe company in the world Bethlehem was named in a list ofthe World’s 100 Most Pasgerfial Women. RAC newsreader George Alagiah meets the entrepreneur. Match the words/phrases in bold in Exercise 2A with meanings 1-6, 1 without work 2 natural ability to do something well 2a person who starts a business (or businesses) and hopes to make money 4 chances to da something, 5, a business where fair prices are paid to the producers materials or objects that araused again 3A watch the DvD. What do you think of the shoes made by page 14 LANGUAGEBANK 7 A Find and correct the mistakes below. There is one mistake ineach sentence. a 1 always wanted to befpresenter of nature programmes 2 Iwas one of many tourists in the South America. A guide met usar the alrport. The next day, same guide took us hunting, 4 On second day. the guide tuk us tw a river, 5 sometimes make a programmes in Britain, 6 In my job, | can explain natural world to millions of people, 7 {hate the insects in general, but especially mosquitoes. & that u era in my bag, 1B E)SS) wean PonMs: wand the Listen to check your answers. Notice how a is pronounced /a/ and the is pronounced /d2/ or (Oi). c Listen and write the sentences you hear, B complete the text with a, the or - (no article). When | was ten, my father took me camping for the first time in * Michigan. USA. He wanted to teach me about wild animals, wsects and trees. tuncles came with 2 togo hunting (One evening we were siting by th tre when ‘ flew over us. Immediately my uncles jumped up and fired their arrows at *_ bird. all of them missed, But suddenly the arrows were fying down at us trom? sky. There were arrows ceverynhere = they looked like rain! We ran te escape them and fortunately no one was je That day | didn’t learn anything about 7 animals or insects o ree, but | lesint® "great lesson about aravty! 9 A Workin pairs. Read two comments about country life and city life, Which Is closer to your opinion? {con't stand the countryside or wile places.There are too many flies and ‘animal ‘your food, Even wotse: there are no flnama, ne uparmarkers, nel yout ‘can't get a good coffee! | get out ofthe city whenever | cen Hove the peace and quiet of the ‘countryside, and Ure peuple are much hice there, I tove the wild: ani ‘roee, mountaine,foroete~ thoes ‘the boat thing In lf. BB Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living in a rural area and a city in your country. © Workin pairs, Explain where you prefer to live and why. K VOCABULARY ANIMALS 11 A Work in pairs. Look at the word webs. llow many animals can you add to each category? jaguor f dog 1B Work in pairs and take turns. Student A: say a et tat regis with i page 159 PHOTOBANK speakout TIP Got a study buddy. Buddy ~ friend! in US English. Review ‘vocabulary and take turns to test cach oth LISTENING 2 biscuss the questions helow with other students, 1 What can humans do better than animals? 2 What can animals do better than humans? 3A Work in pairs and do the quiz. B Compare your answers with other students, 4 A DISIAE Listen to two people discussing the ‘questions in the quiz. As you listen, make a note of the correct answers. B Listen again to check. rr aera FUNCTION MAKING GUESSES 5 A Read the sentences from the recording. Complete the table with the phrases in bold. 1 It could be as prison guards 2 tt might be because they can live in very cok temperatures It can’t be that, because they be trained dogs Maybe they use the dogs to guard the prisoners. Perhaps they can smell drups. It’s definitely not to attack people. anne It’snot possible B Which ‘ and might? C DUS) siLeNT LETTERS Listen and repeat. 'D Now say the phrases below quickly, 1 It could ... It could be... It could be today. Ie might... might be .. might be the best Itcan't... Itcan’t be ... Itean’t be youl [> page 144 LANGUAGEBANK lent letters’ are not pronounced in could 2 3 Underline the correct alternative, 1 What's the world’s biggest fish? It could be/can't be a whale because whales aren't ish, 2 What's the world’s fastest bied? Itis definitely nov/night be a penguin, They can't tly 3 What is the largest bird? [can't be/Maybe its an ostrich because they are often taller than humans. 4 What's the longest land animal? Perhops its/t can’t be a crocodile because some snakes are much longer. 5 What's the world’s fastest land animal? Maybe t's can't be a cheetah because they can rum at 100 km/h Which animal causes the most deaths? It could be/it’s definitely nat a shark because they only killa few people every year. 7 Which animal has the largest brain? Itean't be/Perhups it's a whale because they are very large and intelligent. 8 Which animal lives the longest? icant be/might be a tortolse because they con live to 150 years old ‘Work In palrs. Do you know the answers to questions 1-H? Check on page 164 GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO THINK F Look at the extracts from audio seript 97. the phrases In bold give the speaker time to think. Complete the phrases by adding a ward in each space. 1. Why do we use rats after an earthquake? 'm not ‘ 2 Why do some prisons use abandoned dogs? Let me 3 It definitely not to attack people because dalphing are kind of nice te hard to 4 Why do we use seals for research in the ‘ocean? a good question. A Find and correct the mistakes in each, conversation, 1A: The world’ fastest animal? Er, let me to think 1: Well, im nat much sure, but | think i's the cheetah, 2 A: The animal Lhat lives the longest” Um that’s good question, B: It’s hard say, but It could be the tortoise, Work in pairs and practise the conversations. FA Look at plistos A-G below, Which anima/a parts are shown? Why do you think the parts are special? ‘A: What do you think Ais? Bs don’t know. It could be al 3 Compare your ideas with other students. Check your answers on page 164, a tae 11 A Work in groups. Discuss the questions. 1. What part of the world elo you think the pictune 2 Why do you think some people like g places lke this? ing to B Read the programme information. Why do you think Joanna Lumley wants to visit the Northern Lights? ) Joanna Lumley In the Land of the Northern Lights Actress Joanna Lamley grew up in hot ‘Malaysia. During her childhood she dreamed oF being somewhere cold, and of seeing the ‘amazing Northcrn Lights ot Norway. Many years later she got the chance. This BBG documentary programme follows her journey. She travels by plane, boat, train, sled and car to get to the farnorth, where she hopes her dream will come true. Will she see the lights? Yo 2 A Watch the DVD. What do you learn about Joanna Lumley? Bi Read sentences 1~5, Which word from the box completes each sentence? books dogs people snow 1 Asachild, Joanna never saw 2. She feels as if she's in another world because there are ae 3. She brings essential things, for example, 4 After the train journey che meets 9 guide and 5 At night, che goes to see the BA Read sentences a)-f). Match the words in bold ta. words in the box below with a similar meaning, amazing difficult to find necessary Hut definitely good or Lat! huabanabwotetnete happy to wait (maybe for along time) a) As alittle gil | lived in the steamy heat of tropical laysia “hot an - b) The weather near Tromso is uncertain, €) nd if we're lucky we might sec the elusive Northern Lights: 4) This is the most astonishing thing | have ever, ever seen; €) 'Ipack up things that are going to be essential an every tip. ) "You just have tw be patient B Watch the DVD again and number the sentences in the order you hear them, 4 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1. Would you like to do what Joanna Lumley di? 2 Ie there anywhere you have wanted to vert ‘ll your life’? Where? Why? speakout an amazing place 5 a DISH iste talking about @ natural place she visited and answer the questions, 1 Where is the place? 2 What is special about it? B Listen again and tick the key phrases you hear. (COUPHRASES what diel you think of it? | ttwas lamnazing /trightening / wondertull...1 | The first thing you notice is [how big it is / how quiet the place ist How did you get there? The best thing about it was beautiful the place was] [the silence / how How long did the journey take? The journey wok (two hours / two weeks} ‘Would you like to go back? 6 Answer the questions. 1 What's Ue highest 2 What's the wild 3. What's the most beautiful place you've ever been to? 4 What's the longest walk you've ever done? 5 What’ the 6 What's the hottest place you've visited? ve youve ever been Lo? t place you've ever been toz idest place you've visited? ; ? A Work in pairs. Choose two or three of the uestlons to discuss and compare your answers, Use the key phrates ro talk about your experiances. B Work with other students and tell them about your experiences, Decide which places are the most Interesting, the most exciting and the most relaxing. E Tell the class about your partner's experiences. writeback a travel blog BA recut the travel log, Whieh country di Lia visit? Did she enjoy the experience? Why/Why nox? B choose a place you have visited. Write about ‘your experience. Use these questions to help you. 1 Where did you go? 2 When? 3. Who with? 4 Why was it an amazing experience? 5 Would you like to go againg 9.5 (( LOOKBACK SATS 3 A complete the questions with ANIMALS the correct form of the adjective & ind the names of nine Dios pegy am ae Se animals in the word square. lass? (organise) e[sfolelele]: |e ]ele 2 Who studies —_? thar) Holafolsole|>]rlr 3 Who has alr? ong) vzlefwlale(e[a [ele % Whois? (young) ule e]™|se]r]o]Rfo 5 Whois 7 (tal) r[ifrfolelals|=|r]u 6 Who has reid books ctateleteltstetete F Whee ae tc) ufala[n|s(ulalelele 8 Who lives from the zal] if el | a school? (er) z[ale[ule lo} folels efelelelef [elas fo 1B Work in groups and take 1) the Amazon ) the Nile turns, Ask and answer the © Which 16 the deepest ocean? questions. 1) the Pacific b) the Atlantic animals in the word square. Gries - Student B: guess which animal 4 addofonithe or (eeroarticie)to the sentences where necessary. 1 exuse me wheres nearest MERRENSINTERSTUTSESSS Phe, A Workin pairs. Guess the 2 This city is big, but it doesn’t ealyioe es soata iene eae have vitport SaEe 3. Cigarettes are bad for you. ie a 4 Hi, Would you lke drink? See ce 5 if ‘Where's money I lent you? Have ire seam Ws my favourite food. 7 She goes to small school in the centre of London. 8 We missed the bus and waited an hour for next one, 9 Mysisterisworking in United | [sol aauila od States at the moment, Peet 20 fs there internet café near here? 1B Work in pairs and compare your answers, Then check your answers on page 164. 2 A What are the comparative/ 5 Undertine the correct alternative superlative forms of the to complete the sentences, ‘adjectives In the box? 1 I want to be a vet because | like the animalsfan animals animals 2. She looked up and saw an eagle in the shy/a sky/hy. 3. He graduated ancl became the jouralist/a journalist/ Journalist. 4 Allion attacked us. ) hot good lovely cheap ] high boring healthy long excting fast old cold 'B Work in pairs and take tus. Student A: say an adjective, Student B: say the comparative sand superlative fon. rae Immediately, Jan, our guide, i ie WHS shot the lian/a fon/lian, reer, he bigs 5 They spent some time in Schetaaeeen Brenperive the Argentina/an argentina’ ageless ‘A: more expensive, the most Argentina expensive 6 We went on holiday, but it rained on the first day/a first day/first day. aa oe eee eee een 2 eee eee a ee Pe ear om tees Pe eet eli ee aa cael CN eee Cece Saad WRITING 101 Use formal expressions to write an email 10.4 Write about anissue 4 by 1B] BIC} LAE} Zz TD rezeulss 1 A Work in pairs. Discuss. What do young people want in a city? Which do you think are the world’s best cities for young people to live in? Why? B Read the text. Which cities do you think will be con the list? Look at page 165 to find out. Best cities for young people The world’s biggest and mest inpastant tes ane ‘not nacessarly the best cites to lve in, especially for young people. Many of them are realy ‘expensive, have talc problems, poor public transport systems ang high crime rates. Young people ladang for someone ta sludy or ta ve are carefree and want to cxplore now estyles Hevea look at our lst ofthe top ten cities For young people te Iie Ree DESCRIBING A CITY A Read sentences 1-12 below, Are they positive (+) cor negative (7 Ithas clean, safe streets 2. The public transport system is terrible 3 There’a lot of traffic 4 thas beautiful buildings 5 The people are friendly and polit. 6 There's lot of crime. 7 Its very polluted. 8 There are nice parks and green spaces. 9 Ithas good shopping/nightlife 10 There are lots of things to see and do. 11. Its expensive to live there, 42 Its very crowded. 5 ICE STRESS Listen to the sentences, Underline the words or syllables wich are stressed. 1 thas clean, safe ster 2 The public transport system is tenible C Listen and repeat the sentences paying attention to the stressed words or syllables. D Discuss. Which three factors are the most/least important for you? (creer ener Peers 4B isten to the conversations and look at the photos. Which city does each speaker talk about? What do they think about it? Listen again. Which city has these things? free trams. Melbourne beautiful buildings and squares lots of bars und clubs cafés and street art cheap taxis acaslle # Read audioscript 10.7 on pape 174. Underline the phrases from Exercise 2 which the speakers use to describe the cities, GRAMMAR E USES OF LIKE 5 A Match questions 1-5 with answers a)-c), 1 What's Prague like? 2 What's the weather like? 3 Do you like living In Melbourne? 4 What's the public transport lke? 5 And what do you like best about living in Melbourne? 2) | love it Melbourne i relly great city b) It'sa very beautiful city, ©) Is very cald in tl d) | think its probably the atmosphere. e) Public Lranspurl is really youd, actually B Match questions 1-5 above with the rules below. e winter. 32 | 1.Use like (verb) to talk about something you ip enjoy/thinkisnice, 2 Use be like to describe oF give your opinion about something. Question 1 > page 146 LANGUAGEBANK GA complete the wonversatic with like. 1A; I've never been to Madrid. Whar's t B; It's 2 lovely city. There's a preat atmosphere and the people are really friendly. i using quest 2 &Do living in Moscow? {ove it it's one of the best cities in the world. 3h ‘your new flat , 's very stall, but its ner the city centre, 4 Be What, best about living in Rome” B: The food. | love Italian food! B DEIIDISE Listen tn cherk. Then inten again and repeat the questions, Rewrite the questions by changing or removing, the words in bold. 1D Work in pairs and take turns. Ask and answer the questions ‘A: ve never been to Torun, What’ it like? Bs Its a3mal city. so there n'a lot of trafic A Choose two cities you know well. Write dawn three positive Lhings and one negative thing for each city. B Work n groups and take turns. Describe the cities ‘say why you like/don't like them. Which of the Cities should he in the top ten places to live? Why? WRITING = USING FORMAL EXPRESSIONS: BA Read the email. Why is Kristina writing? What information does she want to know? Dear Sir/Madam, {am writing to ask for some more information about your Bed and realest. lam planning to stayin Malta for one rant to study Engi ad am interested in booking a oom. However, before {do that, | would like to check some information First sit possible to wave! easly into the centze oftawn by pulblietranepant? How much does it cost? Secondly, my course fnishesin the evening so | would need to wali: home alone. Are the streets around the area were you are locaed sae aright? Finally la es ay fw he whos ey, wre lke to know if itis posible to have a dcount onthe pre. | lok forwatd to hearing fram you. Yours faithfully, kristina Pali ts the language in the email formal or informal? How can you tell? C Find formal expressions in the email which have similar meanings to the informal expressions in the table below Informal formal Hi Dear This isjusta quick note to say. Twant (0 want to know if. Gani Speak Wo you soon. Best wishes 1D Imagine you are going to spend a month in another city studying English. Where would you go? You need some information, Write a formal email to ‘the school. Include these things: + the eason for your letter + a question about the language course + anquestion about the aeceammodation +a request for information about the city 10.2)) CRIME AND PUNISHMENT cack "AND DRIVE, com + iy Se 2A Match photos A-D with the crimes in the box, graffit: murder drink driving speeding. B Discuss. Are any of these crimes a problem in your town/city? Lev ia 2 A Read the introduction to an article and answer the questions, 1 What did the man do wrong? 2 What was his punistiment? 3. What Is ‘alternative sentencing’? B Work in pairs. Discuss. What. alternative punishments can you think of for the crimes in Exercise 1/ For graffiti, you should spend a month painting the wells of hospitals and libraries, etc, with na pay. Far speeding, you should Read the rest of the article, Dows it ‘mention any of your ideas? Work n pairs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the alternative senten (oe Qieeak teenie ered Make the punishment 2. Aman is caught stealing books from « bookshop. The judge asks why he did it, and the thief says he loves books. What ag the man’ punishment? A prison centence? A big fine? No. ‘Tho man is cent to read tories and books to hospital patients. He enjoys the job and continues to do it for many years! Welcome to alternative sentencing programmes. Instead of traditional punishments, criminals got the punishments that sit their crimes. What other examples of alternative enteneing are ther caught writing gral normal punishment for this isa fine. but In this case the boys were told to do community ses hey cleaned seventy walls in three weeks. on awall. The A shoplifter was caupht shaphiting, duce times in one year in a sina wow, In the United States. What was her punishment? She warssent taspek to shop owners, She gave advice on how to stop shoplifters. In one month she spoke to the owners of forty shops, and told them all about the techniques that shoplifiers use. It was a great service to the community because after that shoplifting almost disappeared from tH tw What about more serious crimes? Is alternative sentencing possible for crimes like theft or credit ceard fraud? It depends on many things. Wh are criminals¢ Are they young? Isthis their first erime? Can they change thelr way of life? One recent story sug possible, AA thief stole seventeen cansof paint. nsec af goin to mison. he was tok ta spe several weeks painting local schools, lbrary, aud other public buildings. He enjoyed the wore, and now ts hisjob, VOCABULARY CRIME AND PUNISHMENT BA Match the words in hold frm the text in Exercise 2 with definitions 1-9 below. ‘person who steals things thieF tinme that is spent in prison writing or drawing, on public walls, doors, etc dloing unpaid work ta help your town/city stealing things a person who steals things fram shops cheating someone to make money from them ngs froma shop ‘of muney that you have to pay 9 1B Pur the words in the correct place in the table. criminal rime punishment Ue speakout TIP Sometimes words have the same stom, eg. shoplifter? shoplifting It isa good idea to write these words together ‘Write them in your vocabulary notebook. [> pages PHOTOBANK GRAMMAR PRESENT/PAST PASSIVE 4 A complete the tables with the passive form, present active passive The police catch aman | Aman ‘cought stealing books froma | stealing books from a bookshop, bookshop. past active passive ‘The judge sent the man | The man ‘sent to to toatl Stes, teat storie B Read the sentences in Exercise 4A again. Which sentences say wha daes the actions: the active or the passive? Complete the rule below, || Use the passive to talk about what happens to Fp | tite Pecptewhen we dort brow whos ‘caused the action (or it’s not important). || For the passive with, subject + verb {In the present, past or other tense) ~ past participle Find five more examples of the passive in the article 5 A WOM weak rons: was/were How are was ‘and were pronounced in the passive? Listen to the sentences below. 1 He was gant home 2 itwareaten, 3 hey were cauht 4 They were stopped, © Usten again and repeat the sentences, Make sure Yyau use a short, unstressed pronunciation far was wee/ and were /wol. (> page 40 LANGUAGEBANK G A Moke passive sentences with the prompts and the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or the past simple. 1 When was a child 1/ many stories (tell) When | Was @ child, Was told many stories. 2 My real name is James, but |/Jim by my friends (call) 3 On my tenth birthday, /to Disneyland (take) 4 These days, people in my company /a bonus every December (pay) 5 When Iwas youner I/ by many teachers (help) 6 On one First day, all the ew stuctonts / around the school (show) 7 Ever now, 1/ that Hook tke my mother (elD 8 When we were young, all the children in my family / to become doctors expett) B Change four of the sentences so they are true for you, Use passives, Then work in palrs and compare your sentences, ‘My reol name is Nicholas, but lam called Nico by ny fiends. A Work in pairs. Read about some crimes and think of alternative punishments. 1 [wo boys were caught writing large erafition the wall of a private house. 2 Acouple went soiling illegally in dangerous waters, A search team had to spend hours looking for thee. 4 Aman was arrested for playing, loud music late at right for several days igvoting his efghboutst requests to turn tdown, 4 Agiriwas caught stealing eggs from a farm close wher home. B Compare your ideas with other students’ ideas. Which alternative sentences do you think (a) would work the heet? (b) are the mast imaginative? © Turn to page 161 to find out what alternative sentences were given. PROBLEMS 1A Work in pairs. Look at phrases 1-8 below. What do the wards in bold mean? Which things can you see in photos A-E? 1 public transport delays. litter on the stieets bad service ig westauranLar shop faulty cquipment someone speaking loudly on their phone 6 computers crashing 7 gelling stuck in a Leathe 1g spam in your inbox B recel B Discuss. Which of the things in Exercise 1A annoy you the most? What other things annoy you (at hhome/at work/in shops, etc)? ‘eam stand people eating in the street FUNCTION COMPLAINING 2 A HWS Listen to three people complaining and answer the questions. 1 Where are they? 2 What problems do they describe? B Listen again and answer the questions, Conversation 1 1 What does the receptionist offer todo? 2 Does she sound rude or polite? Conversation 2 3 low long did the man wait tora table? 4 How long did he wait for his meal? 5 What reason did the manager give? Conversation 3 6 How lang. has the woman waited? 7 Why is she surprised? eae © prebioms 3A complete sentences 1-6 below with a sultable word from the box. sorry look nothing over work _problei 1 Theresa with the air conditioning. 2 Itdoesn't 3 welll into it right away, 4 lin really about that 5 Viusuny,bul theres we ca do al the munvent 6 Ie been here for an hour, B Are the sentences complaints (C) or responses (R)? E Read answers, fin script 10.5 on pages 176-175 ta cherk your page 146 LANGUAGEBANK 4 match complaints 1-4 with responses a)-d), 1. | bought this camera here lact week, but there’: a problem with it 2 [had an appointment with Doctor Clarke at 3.00pm, but ve been here for aver twa hours 3 Fxcuse me, the lights in my room don’t work & Wo were told there's a flight dolay af aver six hours, ls this right? a) I'm really sorry about that. He's very busy at the moment, ») I'm sorry, but there's nothing we can do at the moment. There's @ problem with the electricity ©) I'm afraid that’s right. The plane has a faulty engine. ) OK, can you leave it here? I'l look into it right away. SOUND FIRM, BUT POLITE 5 A Read 1 3 below. In what situations could you use these expressions? 1 Could you rely me? 2 mfr have a complain. 3 Excuse me, could | speak to the manager? speakout TIP ‘When we want to criticise or complain, we usually use a phrase to introduce the complaint. Ths helps the listener to prepare for what we are going to say. this the same in your language? How do you say the phrases in Exercise 58 in your language? 1B DYMO! senTeNce stREss Listen wo the pronunciation of the sentences. Underline the stressed words, Then listen and repeat. Could you help me? G there are words missing from conversations 1-3. Complete the conversations with the words in the box. could into doesn't speak ago affaid problem Conversation 1 A; Excuse me, could | to the manager? B: Yes, ane moment, please ‘A: There's a with the TV in my room. It work Of, Il send someone up to have a look at it Conversation 2 ‘A: Excuse me, | ordered room service over an hour. Can you look, please? B: Yes, of course. A: Thankyou. Conversation 3 1A: You help me? fm | have a complaint. B: What's the probleme 2: This soup is cold B: tm sorry, sir IM take it hack to the kitchen, ? Workin pairs, Student A: turn to page 165, Student D: turn to page 166. Role-play the situations. BA Read sentences 1-6 about the Noparlo School of. English. Which problems are the most annoying? 1 Lessons are delayed because the teacher is always late. 2 The equipment In the Self-Access Centre Is faulty. 3 The classrooms are full of litter. 4 Stulents ee thee hanes in claes & The heating doesn’t work and it is winter. 6 The school food is terrible. B Work in pairs. Stuclent A: you are a student at the Noparlo School of English. Turn to page 166. Student B: you are the director at the Noparlo School of English, lurn to page 161. oceans Work in pairs. Discuss. Do children in your country get free school meals? What do you think of the food that they eat? How could it be improved? A Read the programme Information and answer the questions. 1. Why did Martha start her blog? What was the problem? 2. Why did she decide to raise money? Mary’s Meals Martha Payne, from Argyll in Scotland, became an internet sensation when she started posting photos of her school meals on her blog NeverSeconds, Sometimes she wasn't happy with the meals that she was given and would give them a seore out of ten. The local council banned her from taking photographs ‘and posting them on the website, but Martha received support from around the world and soon was allowed to continue her blog. However, when she heard about how children inv suine parts of Ine world went (a sched hungry, she decided to use the blog to raise money for hungry children, She managed to raise cver £100,000 to help feed school children in Malawi through a project called Mary's Meals. In this programme she visits the charity to sce whut they have done with the money. B Match the words/phrases in bold in Exercise 2A with meanings 1-5 1 collect money 2 an organisation that gives money or help to people who need it not allowed to do something someone who becomes famous quickly o internet a number of points 3 Watch the DVD. What did the charity Mary's Meals do with the money that Martha Payne raised? In the story, what is the significance of the words. and numbers in the box? school dinners. 2.000 children row vegetables/raise sheep £100,000 100,000 pevple kitchen Hollywood Watch the DVD again to check your answers, ‘Work in pairs. Discuss the questions, 1 Wo you think it was.a good idea for Martha: Payne to start a blog about her schoolmeals? Why/Why not? 2 What do you thinkof the project Mary's Meals? 3. The presenter says, ‘What an achievement for nine-year-old Martha Payne’ Do you apree/ agrce? Why. kout an issue 5 A GEVHGIT Listen to two people talking aout issues that concern them, Tekthe Issues that they talk about. smoking drugs/alcohol crime green issues technology activities for teenagers trallic buildings in your town/city litter Imported feod cost of living fast food _ public transport B What is the problem? Listen again and complete the summaries, 1 He doesivt think that counties should import \__from from around the world when they can ¢_ it in their own country, He thinks that people should buy their food locally. 2 She thinks that there are not enough things for a 4 te do and this causes problems. She would like te see more* and youth clubs. C Read audio script 10.7 on page 175 to check. Underline the key phrases in the audio script. PHRASES One thing that I don't un id why [we need to/there's itty [the fact that/the way that) [just think fits really difficult/it's unfair) And another thing is | I think... should... /it should be | & A Work in pairs. Choose an issue you feel strongly about from the box in Exercise 5A (or choose another ane), Answer the questions, 1 Whats the problem? 2 Why ist a problem? What has caused it? 3 Why do you feel strongly abo 4 What do you think you or other peaple cauld do to change ‘the situation? 2 Work in groups and Lake turns to balk about the problem. Do you agree/disagree with other people's ideas? P back a web comment. A Read the website comment helow and answer the questions. 1. What is the problem? 2 How does the writer feel about the problem? 3 How do you feel about it? ‘COMMENT ‘One thing that makes me really angry iswhen people throw rubbish ot the streets and on the beaches. The problem is that nobody comes to clear itaway. | go out every morning and collect itter that has been left on the beach. Nobady pays me for this. | doit tscause lowe the beaches here Every year there is more and more litter, and the beaches pet dirtier and dirtier. | just don't understand it. think people who drop liter should pay a fine, and the police should make them come with ime in the mornings, and clearall the liter avy Sabrina, UK 3 Write: about an issue you feel strongly about, Use the prompts below, One things that makes re teally angry Is, The problem is | don't understand | think should 10.5(( LOOKBACK PET Nee wai G Fee De 1B Work in pairs and role-play the din omiatnesiass situations. Student A: you are Sites Se a customer, Read the situation aand make complaints. Student 4 A Match 1-6 with a)-N) to make eens B: you are the manager. Try to 1 The television was fayatia cueaanacte oe 2 The Ametiean Constitution 3 Penicillin was discovered Situation 1 alot of et 4 The frst aeroplanes You are sn Yum Yuon, Europe! 5 ta not expensive nacelle Ist Yo : clean, safe: Sauna ee Diet Tver just fonnnnd at air in yen good ni = 6 The Statue of Liberty arid the ie 8 itsen —tolive there Eiffel Tower were i vortupleelcmeare a) bull by French architects Ul a ene eerioesy b) invented by John Logie Bard, - Use the phrases above to €) prottised by Australian describe it. sparrsmen 4) vos wntten in 178F €) were built by the Wright r brothers and Alberto Santos JB 2 A There is one extra wor Dumont. Za questions 1-6 below. Find the f) by an Fleming, Word and cross it out. 1B Work in pairs. Discuss. Do you 1 What's do the weather like: think the sentences are true (T) Situation 2 today? or false (F)? You are in the reception of the Spee eee ep ese {B: {cion't think that penicillin wos: five star La Plaza Mayor Hotel 3. What's your capital city it like? severe ata Femi An houraye you saw a mouse in 4 What do you like about where ENehowte ‘your room. You called reception, do you live? but nobody came. 5 What's about the food yur court ke? ue TEENS 6 What like are the people like 5 A Underline the correct where youl iver alternative to complete the B workin pairs, askael answer conversations, the questions, Conversation 1 A: Hello, Could | speak to Mike ‘CRIME AND Jones? UNIS ane Yes Il pet him 1B Reorder the letters in the Cee | :ainuation s ‘underlined words to complete eevee ‘You are ina first lass seat on a the sentences, SEE creas ‘ight from New York to Pars. B: OK, just bring It overand well | Sur pevarmal TV doesnt work, THe rasetene iron lookup to/ita it right away. ieee eae teennecs for committing ieae'st trang sinel i thie the crime, Conversation 2 cabin and you are cald. 2 The graffiti artist had to do AA: Excuse me. im afte | hover icymountm viccers, make a complaint. 3. The filteroosh was couehtin B: Ob ceally. What's the matter? a chop. A Its this remote contral 4 Unfortunately fehttis very bought from you. It‘doesnt/ ‘common in my city. isn't work, 5 Credit cerd dutar is a modern B: Oh yes, this part's faulty. crime. Would you like another one? 6 He received a nite tor parking Blak in poirs Pacis tie his ear in the wrong place. coaienatlne: 7. How did they cateh the hefit? & She was fennel wings raiphti onawall Ph ke KEEPINGIN TOUCH pls TOTALLY DISAGREE pltz TT Meese em eee eee eeg |B | |B | De eS RU seb uR Ce Lud Ce ne aa ue eeu Wu aissis Crores nae eons eo lc fee Peoria ie Co ae ore creed UU Meee ee Sey KEEPING IN TOUCH Velo NTO COMMUNICATION L Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in the quiz. waite often (0), somietinwes (5) cor never (N} next to each thing, Use your mobile (phone) write a blog use a video shering site check your email send an SMS (text message), “chat online update your webpade Skype SomCONE follow 3 biog shiate Hnks | post messages ‘use social networking sites LISTENING B A DIMM Listen to four pcopte tatking about how they keep in touch, Match each speaker to the type of communication in Exercise 1 Speaker 1 Spesker2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 B What benefits of these communication technologies da the speakers mention? What negative points? Listen again to check. C Read the sentences from the recording, Do you agree? Discuss with orher students 1 get really annoyed when you're talking to someone ... and they/re texting someone else I think that’s really rude, 2 Generally, [think technology is wondesfil 4. The only problem (with social networking sites like Facebook) iy Uhal keep checking it wiren | should be working, CVE PRESENT PERFECT ‘3 A Read sentences 1-3 and match them with sentences )=c) below. 1 I haven't learnt how to do It myself yet. 2 ve just started to use networking, sites 3 We've been to so many plates already. a) I started a few cays ago bb) We dict think it was possible to travel so much 19 But thope to tearn soon, 1B Complete the rules with just, yet and already. BZ 1Use in negative FE sentences or questions, for something you expected to happen before now, | 2Use for something thal happened a short time ago. alee for something ‘which happened before now, or paler than expected [> page 148 LANGUAGEBANK 4. Make sentences with the prompts, Use the present perfect. 1 just / buy / new /1/ car Ive just bought « new car. 2 sport / not /do// yet /1/ week / this Zany 3 havea baby / just / my best fiend 4 already / have a holiday /1/ this year 3 1/ my studies / finish yet / not G new/ James Bond / see /film / already /1 7 move/1/house /just 8 1/ English course / alway / next / pay for / my 1B Make the centences true for you. I've had the same car since 19981 © Work in pairs and compare your 5 Look at the cartoon and the Things to do’ list. What things has the woman already done? What hasn't she dane yet? md ona ewall A wet blo Past rapload pacts goer ind palate web paae ? A Work in pairs. Look at the things in the box below and answer the questions travel abroad start an exercise programme write a regular blog learn to play an instrument learn to drive a car/motorbike ‘ereate my own webpage 1 Which of these have you done already? 2 Which haven't you done yet, but would like to do? Which Ivey just nse? Bw this week. ca list of five things you want/need to do. © Lookat your partners list. Ask questions to find ‘out what he/she has done already, and what he/she hasn't done yet. 2: | need to organise my holiday B: OK. Have you already decided where to go? A: Yes. Dut | haven't booked the tickets yet speakout TIP Every month, write alist of five things you want to do ro improve your English, eg, watch a film in English, read ‘an English newspaper, write an emall ete. Check your list at the end af the month ta see how many of the things you have don Te PRONOUNS B.A ead the travel blog. Match the words in hod ta the things they refer t In the box. amir thecourse my new friends (g2). Aled (x2) my new friends’ and my the city centre Ws big, beutiful and busy, .. te=lemir Neil s blog GAUBOE in lami t's big: beautiful and busy, and the o frend. "ve only been here for ene week lots of new tnendsallcody Most of them sre students tu, and theyre new to emit. Our course hoa carted yo tf ily onlays Fnac ta im going to share a flat wth another student, Ahmed. | how kt ly, taal ean ce a pin The Mla esr ta cty verre and there are ots of bars and restaurants near there, c0 it sioud be go0d for going ‘ut a right. Mare news in Septembes B Underline the correct alternative. Use pronauns (jt, them, they, ete) to avoid repetition of wonts/to write longer sentences. © Rewrite thie travel blag. Replace the underlined ‘words with we, us, it, thee, he, them, here, our, et. Alecia and | have finaly arrived in Bucharest, and Alecia ‘and, love Bucharest. We thought we should update you ‘on Alecia's and my tour. Last month we were in Hungary ‘We had 2 really good time in Hiungary. We met a man called George, who was vary friendly, G2orae took us to same wonder kes and cits and we ay enjoyed 5 Ihe other news is that we have ede to stay chars fort east to ears We think living in Bucharest will be a wonderful experience for ‘Alexi au ne 11.2) MAKE A DIFFERENCE VOCABULARY E FEELINGS 11 A Work in pairs. Discuss. Do you use social media? Which ones are popular in your country? Do you use them? Why/Why not? B Do you agree with the opinions below? tend to use social media sites when I'm thured and there's nothing better to do. Sonial nieia makes ma feel nervous, I'm uneomtortable sharing information with people I don't know, ed.as to why social media is su popular, Tm worried that it actually nike peuple feel lonely. Insteud of having a few really good friends ‘who they can talk to, young people now have hundreds of ‘friends’ who they know nothing about. I'm really excited about social mess becau | think it can help people to change Zl C Work in pairs. Look at the words in bold in the opinions above. Match them with definitions 1-8 below. 1 How you feel when you have nothing to do. bored 2 low you feel when you don't understand how something works. 3 How you feel when you are alone, and have no friends, 4 How you teel when something special is eoing to happen. and you are happy. 5 How you fee! when you're unable to relax because you are embarrassed or worried. 6 How you lel when you are very positively surprised. 7 How you feel when you keep thinking about a problem or something bed that might happen, 8. you might lose your job. 8 How you fee! when you worry about something ‘and cannot relax. e.g. belore an exam. 1D Work in palrs andl take turns. Stuent A: think about the last time you were amazed/contuscd/ excited/worried, etc. Tell your pertner why you felt like that. Student B: ask for more information. 4: The last tlme [was really excited was before my hirthday party B: Keally? What dic you doe A: (hod a barbecue in the garden. Pee ea Scone oa Force for Change For some people, social media might be a good way to keep in touch with friends, chat about the atest music tlrwnlesad, oe play gare with eat ctler Bit srl media is also being used by young people to change the ‘world. 43 percent of people are 25 years old or younger, ‘and many of these young people use mobile technology. It this generation isn't happy about something, they wort ‘wait for politicians to change it; they'll use social media to change things themselves. These are some examples of how young people from around the world use technology and social media to really make auifference 2 A Read the introduction to an article and answer the questions. 1 What kind of situations do you think people can change by using social networks? 2 How do you think they might do this? B Read the rest of the article, Does it mention. your ideas? © Work in patrs. Answer the questions 1 How can social media help young people to organise political ehange? 2. What did MeKenna Rope want to da? Was she suuuesstul? 3 How did the Karen Klein foundation start? D Work in pairs. Discuss. Which examples in the article do you think are good uses of social media? ‘Would you use sorial media for these kinds of things? Why/Why not? Social Change Z Socal media has been veryimportantfor politica! protests and) social change around the warld. Large groups of people can now g ‘quickly organise themselves to protest against goverrments and use) media to show the rest ofthe world whats happening, Groups like ‘SecupyAWailsteet bull online communities which try tight against what they see as an unfalrglabal economy, Online Petitions 13-year-old McKenna Pope aw that her younger brother enjayed ‘cooking and wanted to buy him a toy oven asa present. She went ‘online, but found tha swe could emily buy toy ovens designed fo gies She decided to start an online petition to Hasbro toys asking them to take ey oven wih pi ates of loys the paca es than a month her petition received 45,000 signatures and lasbra decided to change the packing for teit ovens Raising Money ‘When teenage bullies in New York filmed thienselves making the school bus dive cy, ‘they uploaded the video to YouTube and it went vital. Max Sidoroy a 25-year-old Canadian Iman, saw the viden and wiacsharked He started a ‘campaign using social media to raise money to give the bus driver, -year-old Karon Klein, a haliday Hee wanted to reise $5.000, However within three ‘weeks the campaign raised moce than SOUUX0 ‘When Karen received the money she used $100,000 foset up the Karen Kien foundation ty try and stop bullying across America. So, whatever your problem is. if you use social media, oul find people who wil help you change the world. CoE REAL CONDITIONALS + /F/WHEN 3A Look at sentences a)-<) and answer ns 1 and 2, a) If you use social media, you'l find people who will help you, »b) IFwe raise enough money, the bus driver won't nced to work any more, ‘© When people see what's happening, they will be shocked, 4) The protests will continue f they don’t change the government. 1 Ate the sentences talking about the present or the tuture? 2 The sentences are divided into two clauses. What tense is used after the if/when clause? What tense is used in the main clause? 1B Underline the correct alternatives to complete the rules, | 1Use wal conditions (ffwhen + present simple + will) E | totalk about the present/future consequence of specie situation. 2 Use if for a situation whichis lkely/certain, 3 Use when fora situation which Is likely/certain, 1 The iffwhen clauice can be at the heginning ar the end of | the sentence/must be at the beginning ofthe sentence. > page 142 LANGUAGEBANK A Purthe verbs in brackets in the correct, tense to complete the sentences. 2 Ifyou. (give) me your detalls, | {fend your the photo 2 if people (sign) the petition, the company (have to) respond, 3. When your friends (ee) the video, they rot be) surprised, 4 IF the situation (get) worse, ____you _ leave) your Jobr 5 ifthere (not be) elections soon, people (start protesting. 6 When you (see) this picture, 1 (he) in the Canaries! 7 ifthe product be) really good, then people (not write) bad reviews. 8 i thwey. (range) the design, ‘you (buy) one? 8 WEAK FORMS: will Listen to check. How is will pronounced? Mil send you the photo. C ENN Listen and repeat the sentences, 5 A Make sentences 1-8 true for you. 1 Ifsomeane sends me an petition, IF ¥m angry about the government or «big compan ‘When | next go on holiday, When | get home this evering, iftim hungry tater, .. It someone invites me to a party, It go out this weekend, If Llose my mobile phone. 'B Work in patrs and compare your answers. & A Work in groups. Think of a situation in your town/city/country which you are not very happy about lifestyle/politics/ business/environment) and discuss the questions, Then make your plan and prepare to present it to other students. 1 How could you use socal media to try and change the situation? What would you do? 2 Could you organise an online petition, or a protest, or try to raise some money? 1B Listen to the other groups’ ideas for social media campaigns, and tell the group about the possible consequences of their actions,

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