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THAT’S A GOOD IDEA p50 GAVIN AND STACEY p52
SPEAKING 4.1Discuss how important becoming a millionaire is for you 4.2 Talk about
past habits 4.3 Participate ina meeting 4.4 Describea day in your Life [BI BIC
LISTENING 4.2 Listen to people describing dream jobs gone wrong 4.3 Listen to people
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READING 4.1 Read an article about millionaires 4.2 Read a covering letter
WRITING = 4.2 Write a covering letter 4.4 Write about your daily routine
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VOCABULARY F
PERSONAL QUALITIES
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want to achieve somethng because it's interesting or exciting
person who does things which are dangerous
be born rich to be
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person who has the qualities to manage a group of people
person who can express ideas or feelings clearly to others a millionaire
C Which qualities do you think you have? Work in pairs and 150 you want to be a millionaire, but
compare your answers. have you got what it takes? To find out
what millionaires are really like and what
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motivates them, the BBC programme
of
Mind a Millionaire did a survey.
Psychologists looked at self-made
millionaires to try and understand what
qualities are needed to make a million.
2 A Which of the personal qualities discussed in Exercise 1 do you So, what is really important to a millionaire?
think are qualities you need to become a millionaire? 2 the answer, not surprisingly, is money,
money and more money. Money is more
B Are the statements 1-6 about millionaires true (T) or false (F)?
important than love or marriage. And if
Most millionaires are born rich. you give a millionaire money, they won't
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Millionaires think that money is more important than love or spend it, they'll invest it to make more
marriage. money. But you don’t have to be born rich
They work more than sixty hours a week. to bea millionaire. Most millionaires come
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They don't like to work when they're on holiday. from relatively poor backgrounds. And
you don't have to work hard at school
They do well at school and usually go to university. either. A lot of successful entrepreneurs.
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They like spending money on designer goods. were lazy at school and didn't get good
results. However, you must have a clear
C Read the article and check your answers. idea of what you want to do (get rich)
D Work in pairs. Do you agree with the article? Do any of the facts and you really ought to start early. A lot
surprise you? Why? of millionaires left school early, to start
their own businesses.
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having enough time for work and for the things you enjoy
(paragraph 3)
work long hours (paragraph 3)
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find something for a good price (paragraph 5)
do what you want without worrying about what other people
think (paragraph 5)
B Work in pairs. Choose two or three of the expressions. Use
them to make sentences about yourself, or people you know.
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3 IFyou want to be a millionaire, not only ¢) It’s necessary. You have no choice.
do you have to work hard, but you should d) It’s important that you don’t do this.
enjoy your work. And you shouldn't take €) It's not a good idea.
too many holidays. Most millionaires work
more than sixty hours a week. Half stay B [D) 4.1 Fast SPEECH: have to Listen to the pronunciation of
in contact with the office while they're have to /hefta/ in fast speech. Listen and repeat the sentences.
on holiday and fourteen percent of them [> page 134 LANGUAGEBANK
refuse to switch off Having a good
work-life balance is fine for people who
only want to be moderately successful,
5 A Make sentences with the prompts. Use the positive or negative
but ifyou're really ambitious, you have form of the word in brackets.
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4 What are millionaires like as people? Postmen have to get up early in the morning.
The survey found that they are competitive, window cleaners / be afraid of heights (must)
they like taking risks, and they are nurses / be patient and care about other people (should)
aggressive and self-confident. They'll do businessmen often / travel a lot (have)
anything they can to get what they want
politicians / do their job because they want fame (should)
5 Millionaires can break all sorts of rules. teachers / enjoy working with children (must)
The only thing they mustn't do is break the
doctors / train for several years before they can work (have)
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Gucci. Many of them choose not to spend police officers / good communicators / be (have)
money on expensive designer clothes [> page 151 VOCABULARYBANK
~ they would rather find a bargain on the
high street And they don't spend lots of B Work in pairs. Think about three different jobs. Make sentences
money on expensive meals in restaurants to describe what qualities are/aren’t important for these jobs.
either. They prefer to eat at home. However, Read your sentences to your partner. Can they guess which job
they do like to drive Mercedes and go on it is?
at least three expensive holidays a year.
A: These people have to be motivated. They should be good
One last thing: millionaires don’t care what
communicators, especially when talking to children. And they have
other people think of them. So, if you want
to be a millionaire, you shouldn't worry to be very patient.
2
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6A Workin pairs. Do the quiz. Then check your score on page 160. HAVE YOU
B Discuss. How many of the questions did you answer like
a millionaire? Do you agree with the results on page 160? Is
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getting rich something which concerns you? Why?/Why not?
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VOCABULARY 7115 HAM
CONFUSING WORDS
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risk losing them
1 I've finished my degree, so I'm looking for a > ©) walk away
2 It's not easy to find when you're my age.
How many credit cards do you
carry with you?
8 A Underline the correct alternative in the sentences below. What
) a) Oneornone
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is the difference between these words?
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> b) Two
1 He suddenly remembered/reminded that he had to go to the bank. ) ©) More than two
2 Ihave to call my boss later. Can you remember/remind me?
If you could just afford to pay
3 I've forgotten/left my keys in the car. | really should get them.
rT for it, would you splash out
4 Did you hear/listen that noise?
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5 Can you say that again? I'm sorry, | wasn't listening/hearing. ) a) aheated swimming pool
) b) aracehorse
6 Being ill on holiday isn’t much fun/funny.
> ©) abig party for all your
B Turn to page 160 to check your answers. friends
about ...
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speakout TIP ) a) romance
) b) adventure
|
To help you remember confusing words and vocabulary, write them in ) ©) mystery
personalised sentences in your notebook. Write sentences about your
Do you check that your bill
life using some of the words from Exercise 8.
is correct after a meal out?
> a) Yes
Is there anything you often , like phone numbers or ) a) Did you get the answer
right instantly?
someone's name?
) b) Oronly after doing little
3 Ifyou carefully, what noises can you hear the at sums in your head?
moment? ) ©) Did you get the wrong
answer?
4 Doyou write notes to yourself about important things?
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How much did you for your first job? What did you buy? If a favourite relative left you
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What do you like doing for ? Do you like playing games? a watch that was not your
style, would you... da
B Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions > a) sell it < J
above. > Db) keep it to sell on a rainy |
day
> ¢) keep itto help you
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remember them
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LISTENIN
1. Work in pairs. Look at the photos and answer the questions.
1 What are these jobs? Would you like to do them? Why?/Why not?
2 What is your idea ofa
dream job?
VOCABULA’
EXTREME ADJECTIVES
3 Find the extreme adjectives in bold in audio script 4.2 on page 167.
Match them to the gradable adjectives below.
1 good: wonderful, amazing, 7 cold: freezing
2 bad: awful, 8 tired: exhausted
3 big: enormous 9 angry:
4 small: tiny 10 interesting:
5 tasty: 11 pretty:
6 hot: 12. difficult:
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would econ obs beckoanside = - My family > (live) in Sheffield, just near the
countdown, blast off into space, spend—
football stadium, so as a child, 1° (go) to
the whole day exploring other planets, football matches most weekends. I remember the
and be backin time for dinner.So first match I went to, my granddad 7 (take)
that was sort of the beginning -
my —~” me. I was very young, and I had never seen so
earliest memories of being fascinated) many people in one place at one time. It was quite
by space. ; frightening, and I don’t think I® (watch)
the game very much. But I remember that we
Chang Diaz, rocket scientist won, and the crowd went crazy. After that, every
week 1° (ask) Granddad if he had tickets,
and usually he did.
B Look at the underlined words in sentences a)-d) ? Work in pairs and discuss,
and match them with rules 1-3.
1 What were your childhood dreams? Have you
a) | would invite my cousins and my friends to join achieved them?
my crew. 2 Did you have any interests or hobbies in the past
b) We tolive
used in France. which relate to your life (job/studies) now? What
¢) | always used to collect small insects. were they?
d) One day | found a butterfly. 3 How have your ideas, opinions, hobbies, etc.,
changed? (Think about food you liked/hated as
1 Use the past simple, not used to or would, to a child, television programmes you enjoyed etc.)
talk about specific events in the past. Are there any things that you used to do, which
2 Use used to or would to talk about a past you don’t do now? Why did you stop? Would you
habit. You can also use the past simple. do these things again?
and As a child, | always used to dream about being
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| want to apply for the job
8 Read the text below and answer the questions. (paragraph 2)
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1 What kind of person would be good at this job? |think | would be good for the job
(paragraph 3)
2 Would you like to do this job? Why?/Why not?
practical experience of doing the
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Would you like to travel the world staying in some of the world’s job (paragraph 3)
top holiday resorts for free? A luxury travel company is looking | have shown that | am able to do
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for a reviewer to try out top hotels and holiday resorts for one this (paragraph 3)
year. The lucky applicant will be expected to stay in a variety of
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as soon as you have the opportunity
locations that include Caribbean islands, waterside hotels in (paragraph 4)
Venice, and some of the world’s top ski destinations, as well as
D Underline any other useful phrases.
Las Vegas and Buenos Aires. They will be expected to write
about their experiences on the company blog. No formal
qualifications are needed. However, the successful applicant will
10 Match the parts of the letter 1-5 with
notes a)-e).
be sociable, have great communication skills and, of course, a
passion for travel.
Interest in travel and tourism: In addition to my own travels, 11 Look at the job advertisements on
Tworked for six months for a tour bus company in Australia, page 161 and write a covering letter
where I had hands-on experience of tour guiding.
for one of the jobs. Use the sample
Proven ability in website management: As well as letter and useful phrases to help you.
maintaining my own website, consisting of a journal and
video weblog, with up-to-date photos and stories of my
travels, I have helped to manage the website for a youth
hostel in Ireland.
B yours sincerely,
Megan Daley
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fired salary work compete runs idea interview charge Commenting on other opinions
1 Do you know anyone who their own company? | (don’t) see what you mean.
Exactly!
2 Have you ever been in of ateam of people?
I'm not sure that | agree, actually. /
3 Have you ever been out of ?
I'm not sure (that’s a good idea).
4 When did you last go for a job ? I'm not sure about that.
5 Have you ever had to with others for a job? | think that’s a great idea.
6 Which jobs earn a high ? That's a good point.
7 What kinds of things does someone have to do to get That sounds good.
from their job? That's OK by me.
8 Can you think of reasons why a business might fail? Suggestions
C Take turns to ask and answer the questions above. What about ... ?/ How about ... ?
Let's focus on...
| suggest we think about ...
UN Torreon E | think we should think about ...
How about if we (call it) ... ?
REACHING AGREEMENT Why don't we (call it) ... ?
2 [45 Listen toa team having a meeting to decide how to set B Check your answers in the audio
up a new café business. Write some notes about their decisions. script on page 167.
Setting up a new café: [> page 134 LANGUAGEBANK
Type of food? Name? Location?
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focus / we
fine / that's/ me by /
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B Work in groups. Read your roles and come up witha plan for
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the business. You have five minutes.
MANAGE A DISCUSSION Student A: It’s your job to keep the meeting focused. Try to cover all
the points.
5 A complete the underlined phrases
Student B: Make sure you make notes about any decisions which
for managing a discussion.
are made. You will be the group's spokesperson and will have to
1 aa we need to decide sum up at the end of the meeting.
OnitheoesHon: . Student C: Try to come up with as many ideas as possible.
2 Let's on the ideas we had
C When you are ready, start the discussion like this.
for the location.
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issue?
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same thing?
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