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11B Grammar verbs + to + infinitive

 a 
Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with to + a verb in the infinitive.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

1 Steve wants to buy a new computer.


2 We need at the airport by 7.00 a.m.!
3 Would you like basketball on Saturday?
4 She’s learning .
5 We’re planning to Mexico for our holiday next summer.
6 They decided for a swim.
7 I’m hoping a job in a London restaurant.
8 I promise my homework when the programme finishes.

  b Complete the dialogues with Would or Do / Does.


1 A your flatmates like to come to dinner?
B Why don’t you ask them? I’m sure they’d like to.
2 A you like another coffee?
B No, thanks. Just a glass of water, please.
3 A your husband like cooking?
B Yes, he loves it.
4 A you like R&B?
B No, I prefer rock music.
5 A you like to come to the cinema with us tonight?
B Sorry. I’m going out to a restaurant with Mark tonight.

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  c Test your memory. Cover the sentences in a. Look at the pictures and say the sentences.


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11B Communicative Hopes and plans
Student A
In the circle write a place where you would like to be at this moment.
In the rectangle write something that you hope to do before the end of the year.
In the oval write who you are planning to go on holiday with.
In the triangle write three things you need to do this week.
In the square write what you wanted to be when you were little.
FOLD

Student B
In the circle write the name of a place where you are planning to go next weekend.
In the rectangle write the name of a famous person you would like to meet.
In the oval write something you hope to do in the future.
In the triangle write something you want to start doing in the near future.
In the square write three things you need to buy next week.
FOLD

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11B  Song  Don’t Tell Me That It’s Over
 a Which words have the same vowel sound? Write them in the correct column.

mess right home best alone


away see
too day night me do

/əʊ/ /i:/ /aɪ/ /e/ /eɪ/ /u:/


phone tree bike egg train boot

home

  b 5 34    Listen and complete the song with the words
from the chart in a.

Don’t Tell Me That It’s Over


Tell me why this world is a 1mess
I thought you always tried your 2
Tell me, what am I to 3 ?
Maybe you should do it 4
Tell me why they’re sleeping 5
No house, nowhere to call a 6
Tell me what I’m meant to 7
Won’t you stop preaching at 8 ?

Chorus
And I wanna see what it’s all about
And I wanna live, wanna give something back
Don’t tell me that it’s over; it’s only just begun Song facts
Don’t tell me that it’s over, or that this song is sung Don’t Tell me That’s It’s Over was a hit song for
This song is sung Scottish singer Amy Macdonald in 2010. She
says the song is about wanting to do something
All the money in the world would never to make the world a better place.
Set all the wrongs to 9
All the fire in the world could never
Set my heart alight
Glossary
I dream of a 10 when it’s all
a mess = with many things going wrong
gone 11 try your best = work hard
And the sun is shining bright what am I to do? = what can I do?
I dream of a day when it’s all gone away alone = without other people
But dreams are for 12 I’m meant to = I need to
preaching = telling me how to live
Chorus wanna = want to
give something back = help people
Don’t tell me that it’s over, please, I’m on my knees
it’s over = it’s finished
I’m begging you to stop alight = on fire
It’s over, please, I’m on my knees shining bright = giving out a lot of light
I’m begging you to stop I’m on my knees, begging… = I’m asking
you
Chorus

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I'd love to live like a poor man, but with lots of money.
Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter

1 GRAMMAR verbs + to + infinitive 2 VOCABULARY verbs that take the infinitive


a Complete the sentences with to and a verb in Match the sentences 1-8 with the sentences a-h.
the box. ] I'm having some lessons. IT]
become cook download gel ride spend
2 Our washing machine is broken. D
stop visit 3 I have a lot of dresses. D
1 I'd like to go on a safari.
4 I'm playing tennis tomorrow. D
2 My brother's learning _ _ _ _ _ __
5 That girl is Brazilian so I can't speak to her. D
a motorbike.
6 We are looking at hotels in the South of France. D
3 Oo youneed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lesstimeon
7 I don't have time to do my homework now. D
your computer? 8 I'm in love with my boyfriend. D
4 She wants biting her nails.
5 Would you like ew York? a I'd like to learn Portuguese.
6 We know all their songs, so we don't need b I prom ise to do it later.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ the lyrics. c I hope to win the match.
7 I'm leaving horne next month so I need to learn d We want to get married.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ a meal. e We're planning to go there on holiday.
8 Do you want _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a singer? f 1'[11 lear ning to drive .

g We need to buy a new one.


b Write sentences or questions with would like.
Use contractions. h r decided to wear the red one.
he I have very long hair B
He wouldn't like to have very long hair 3 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress
_ you I climb a mountain [1] a Underline the stressed words.

1 A Would you like to drive a sports car?


-----------------? B Yes, I'd love to.
3 we I get up earlier [±]
A Why?
B Because I love cars and I love driving.
2 A Would you like to ride a horse?
I
-1 I learn to fly a plane [±] B No, I wouldn't.
A Why not?
B Because I don't like horses.
- he I make a short film B 3 A Do you want to learn to cook?
B Yes, I need to.
A Why?
they I get married [1] B Because I want to live on my own.

b " Listen and check. Then listen and repeat


th e dialogues.

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4 LISTENING 5 READING
a Listen to a T V presenter interviewing three a R ead the text. Answer the questions with J (Jacques),
people about things they want to do with their lives. K (Kimberley), Y (Yusuke), or G (Giulio) .
What are their ambition s?

Things I want to do
1 D ave
Jacques, 25, France
I'd love to be in Times Square in New York at
midnight on New Year's Eve! And I'd like it to be
snowing too - that's more romantic. People say that
the atmosphere there is amazing. I think it would be
a great experience.

Kimberley, 31, Canada


2 Sandy
I want to visit the Amazon rainforest . It's such
a unique and fascinating place and I'm really
interested in the wildlife that lives there . I'd like to
do a trek and go camping there for three weeks or
so. I've seen a lot of films about explorers and now
I'd like to do something really exciting myself.

Yusuke, 26, Japan


3 Eddie
What I want to do is go on a road trip across Europe
with my two best friends. I've been to the US and
Canada, but I've never been to Europe. I want to see
all the famous tourist sites like the Eiffel Tower,
Big Ben, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. I read about
them in books when I was a child - it would be a
b Listen again and write T (true) or F (false) . dream come true for me to see them in real life.
1 Dave had a Triumph motorbike when he was younger. _ Giulio, 34, Italy
2 Dave has a girlfriend .
It's not very original, but I'd like to drive a really
3 Sandy is planning to visit Canada with her boyfriend. _ expensive, classic sports car through the Alps with
4 Sandy enjoys flying. my girlfriend next to me in the passenger seat.
S Eddie has tickets to see his favourite band in concert. However, at the moment I own a Fiat Punto, so I
6 Kings of Leon aren't touring this year. may have to wait a few years before I can ach ieve
my dream!

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES W hich person became interested in their drea m
Learn these words and phrases. when they were very young? D
ambition s :eITI'blJnL
2 W ho wants to be part of a traditional celebration? D
3 W ho needs to buy something before they can
recipes res~pizf
preferably 'prcrr~bl if
achieve their dream? D
se rio u s 'sl;)ri~ /
4 Which person would like a bit of adventu re? D
translate tra~n7'leltl b Gu ess the meaning of the highlighted wo rds. C heck
be yourself bi j.:l:'sclt/' the meaning and pronunciatio n in your dictiona ry.
bite your nails bell! j;): 'neIlzf
(see a band ) live lal\
stay awake slcl ;)'wClk l

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