=~ ou 2ND Speakout 2nd Edition isa comprehensive sb Level general English ‘course for adults that has been developed in association with BBC Worldwide and BBC Learning English. The course integrates authentic video from popular BBC programmes into every unitand bbullds the sills and knowledge learners need to express themselves confidently in a real English-speaking environment. ‘The Speakout 2nd Edition Workbook contains a wide variety of practice exercises that review all the Language areas covered in the Students’ Book + Grammar, vocabulary and functional Language exercises help to consolidate and extend new language + Extra practice in reading, writing and listening extends learners’ skills + Regular review sections reinforce key Language and allow Lamers tocheck their progress + Students Book with DVD-ROM + Students’ Book with DVD-ROM and MyEngishLab + Class Audio CDs + Workbook with Audio (with and without key) + Teacher's Book with Resource and Assessment Disc + ActiveTeach Student's online video and audio resources at www.english.com/speakout Fee Learn about the Global Seale of English at www english.comigse orate zetegAntonia Clare « J) Wilson + Stephanie Dimond-Bayir Intermediate Workbook with key GLOBAL SCALE 1B 1B of English ALWAYS LEARNING PEARSON=> speakout 7 Intermediate Workbook with key Antonia Clare +) Wilson 1B} BIC] Stephanie Dimond-BayirCONTENTS ‘VOCABULARY | language (GRAMMAR | question forms LISTENING | leaning languages WRITING | emails of introduction; learn to writ fral and informal emails VOCABULARY | elationships GRAMMAR | review of verb tenses READING | Men and women -what they say about each other VOCABULARY PLUS | collocations ‘VOCABULARY | interview advice FUNCTION | talking about yourself LEARN TO | use two-word responses VOCABULARY | types of story [GRAMMAR | present perfect and past simple VOCABULARY PLUS| prepositions READING | Forever young: James Dean LUSTENING |Flashbulb memories GRAMMAR | narrative tenses VOCABULARY | the news WRITING | a news report; learn to us time linkers VOCABULARY | oy/tell FUNCTION | telling a story LEARN TO | show interest ‘VOCABULARY | organisation LISTENING | What are your plans? GRAMMAR | the future (plans) WRITING | messages: learn to use note form READING | Science inthe future ciscoveries VOCABULARY | future time markers GRAMMAR | he future (predictions) ‘VOCABULARY PLUS idioms FUNCTION | dealing with misunderstandings LEARN TO reformulate ‘VOCABULARY | personal qualities [GRAMMAR | must have to/should (ligation) LUSTENING | talking about jobs ‘VOCABULARY PLUS | confusing words, READING | ream job turns into nightmare VOCABULARY | extreme adjectives GRAMMAR | used to, would WRITING | covering letter learn to organise your ideas VOCABULARY | business FUNCTION | reaching agreement LEARN TO | manage a discussion LISTENING | talking about changes [GRAMMAR | comparatives and superlatives VOCABULARY | technology WRITING | an advantages/cisadvantages essay; lear to use discourse markers VOCABULARY | information GRAMMAR | question tags READING || never knew that! ‘VOCABULARY PLUS | word building: adjectives VOCABULARY | problems and solutions FUNCTION | polite requests LEARN TO | respond to requests Page 28 EMOTION VOCABULARY | ~ng/-ed adjectives, READING | Stressed out? Take conto GRAMMAR | eal conditionals, VOCABULARY PLUS | mult-word verbs VOCABULARY |verb-noun collocations GRAMMAR | hypothetical conditional: present/future LISTENING | Who is a potential victim? WRITING |an email of advice; lean to qualify what you say VOCABULARY | ife events FUNCTION | giving news LEARNTO | respond tonnews Page 42‘VOCABULARY | success READING | Making it happen GRAMMAR | present perfect simple versus continuous VOCABULARY PLUS | verb phrases ‘VOCABULARY | bility [GRAMMAR | present and past abilty LISTENING | William Siis~ife ofa genius WRITING | a summary; learn to make notes fora summary VOCABULARY | qualifications FUNCTION | clarifying opinions Ry ‘VOCABULARY | getting on [GRAMMAR | articles and quantifiers LISTENING | Who are your neighbours? \VOCABULARY PLUS | compound nouns ‘VOCABULARY the internet GRAMMAR | relative causes READING | Silver surfers WRITING | a website review; learn to use complex sentences VOCABULARY | welcoming FUNCTION | being a good guest LEARN TO | acept apologies SUN ‘VOCABULARY | tistory GRAMMAR | hypothetical conditional past LISTENING | Fascinating facts - inventions WRITING | short essay learn to structure paragraphs GRAMMAR | active versus passive ‘VOCABULARY | periods of time VOCABULARY PLUS | collocations READING | Generations and generalisations VOCABULARY | describing people FUNCTION | expressing uncertainty LEARN TO react to information Page 56 VOCABULARY | he environment LUSTENING |Earth Hour GRAMMAR | reported speech VOCABULARY PLUS | word building prefixes VOCABULARY | reporting verbs READING |A taste of your life GRAMMAR |verb patterns WRITING | restaurant review lear tink ideas VOCABULARY airports FUNCTION | giving advice/warnings LEARNTO | make generalisations Review 5 Page 70 AUDIO SCRIPTS ora c Ea Page 62GRAMMAR ; 4 0 m rs = a e Fi VOCABULARY ( LANGUAGE 4. A Read the information about Shin, Rearrange the letters in tas to complete the sentences. 1 My family is British Chinese 0 | grew up ughbla, speaking Chinese and Engish. Diino! 2 Aewaly have high evel ofyucenf in Spanish, too. 2 OF curse, many of my fends are Bish so ther rethomgoetunsnglsh. 4 However London very cosmopoltan=it is easy tomeet ginerf peopl here 5 My bestfriend Sve fam Poland bt she sounds ite etna pres, 6 Sometimes teach her glans 5 she i learn informal words in school 7 And she teaches me computer roa fnd it difficult but she worksin T= 8 in some mays yeh beter lenin stetgerot thanme 9 | think her strongest kills is writing - she is amazing 10 | am quite careless in comparison and my eccacy can beweak 1B Use the words from Exercise 1A to complete the ‘sentences. You may need to change the form of ‘the word. 11 _Bilinguolism_isan advantage in today’s world. 2 My motheris in several languages = she's really clever. 3 | wish I could use language more I make a lot of mistakes. 4 What is your 2 You sound German, 5 He always feels lke a inhis own country because he hast lived therefor years. 6 Idont lke ; prefer it when people use standard English, 7 Doyou have good listening ? 8 Danisa so he checks all the English inthe business documents Good | morning! Buenos \ dias! QUESTION FORMS 2 A Circle the question with the correct form. 1.) What kind of activity you helps learn new vocabulary? ) What kind of activity helps you learn new vocabulary? 2.) Which language you wanted to learn when you were younger? ) Which language did you want to learn when you were younger? 3 a) You ever wish you had a diferent mother tongue? ) Do you ever wish you had a different mother tongue? 4 a) What type of thing you do read in English? ) What type of thing do you read in English? 5 a) Asa child, did you like finding out about different countries? b) Asa child, did you tolike finding out about different countries? 6 a) When did you fist speak toa foreign person? ) When you first speak toa foreign person? 7 a) Ifyou have to speak in English, what do you aluays worry? ) Ifyou have to speak in English, what do you always worry about? BB Match questions 1-7 in Exercise 2A with answersa)-g). a) Oh, English of course because it is international 2 ) Yes. was always interested in diferent cultures ©) Mostly my pronunciation I don't feet confident about it 4) I review afew words every day and write ‘example sentences, €) A few years ago on my frst trip abroad. Not really. But | wish! had leamnt English carter. 8) Websites mostly, for online news. And sometimes magazines about films. BAB). Listen and write the questions you hear. 1 B Listen again and repeat, paying attention to ‘the intonation,PS aT 4A D12 Listen to three people answering the {questions below. Write their answers. Which language did you learn? How did you learn it? Which? How? Maria ‘Ahmed Jessie B Listen again and answer the questions. 1 Which country outside Europe did Maria visit? 2 Whatis her job now? 3 Where did Ahmed move to? 4 How did he communicate to start with? '5 Why does Jessie think British people don't learn other languages? {6 Which country did she lve in fora while? © Read the extracts from the recording, What do you think the words and phrases in bold mean? Match them with meanings a)- 1... they were really keen for meto learn English 2 It was aculture shock 3 living in Beirut always felt very cosmopolitan. 4 But did some part-time Dutch lessons 5... we arent brillant at learning new languages. 6 | picked it up in my day-to-day life 2) a feeling of confusion when in a new and different country by extremely inteligent or skilled © for only part of a day or a week «) very interested, wanting to do something very much €@) to learn informally without lessons by exposure 4) having people from different parts ofthe world WRITING EMAILS OF INTRODUCTION; LEARN TO. WRITE FORMAL AND INFORMAL EMAILS 5 A Read the purposes of two emails. Which email needs to be formal? 1 Introduce myself to a member of my host family in Spain before | visit. 2 Introduce myself as the new chairperson of the ‘Teachers’ Association, BB Read the emails and underline the correct alternatives. ‘To: psanchez@yochoo.6s Subject: it From: davielagjones@hitmil com "Hi Pilar/Dear Madam Pilar, 21am writing to greet you,/How are you? As you know, Im going to stay with you this summer. Ihave decided to/thought fd send an emai to introduce myself. My name's Daniela, but my friends call me Danny, and | hope you wl too. fm eighteen years old and at university here in Manchester, studying Business and Economics. ve ‘gotlots of hobbies. Ilove horse-riding, swimming, listening to musi, and I also pay the ft. My favourite hobby, though, is dancing, “am particularly keen or/really ke samba and salsa [can't wait to stay/look foward to staying with you in Spain, though my Spanish isn’t very good! ‘Hopel de hope to hear from you soon. Danny ‘To: membership@taas.com Subject: Inoductions From: hatqust@tsu.edu "Dear membersiHello everybody, "Y'm writing to say hi am writing to introduce myselt ‘As many af you know, willbagin in the role of chairperson ofthe Teachers’ Assocation of Amen State atthe end ofthis month, would like to take this 9 really wantto outline my major plans for ‘the Association over the coming year |/am a maths and physics teacher. |have been in the profession for over forty years ina varity of roles: toacher, administrative assistant, head teacher and school inspector. [My first priority sto increase membership. Inthe last sixyears we have seen a decrease of almost 30% in ‘ur number. have various proposals for achieving this, which "tall you about wil explain during our firstmeeting next month. "Fook forward to working with you allSee you al soon "allthe bost/Yourssincorely, Jacqueline Hatquist © Read the instructions and write an email (120-150 words). You are going on an adventure trp for students of English. You willjoin ten other students from all over the world on a one-month tour of india. The tour will include cultural visits and twe hours of English lessons every day, Write an emai of introduction tothe other students.VOCABULARY RELATIONSHIPS 1 A putthe words inthe box into categories 1-4. employee fiancée fiancé classmate pupil boss teammate godfather godmother member 1 Person you work ith 2. Person who tudes with you 3 Person you are closet (almost fay 4 Person you do a hobby with 5 Complete the sentences with the words in Exercise 1A, 1 This isMarianna, my matried nest yea. We'e getting 2 Daveis my Were both in Year 12 at okethorpe High School. 3 She asked her for some time off work, but he said no. 4 ima ‘of a swimming club. We meet ‘twice a week atthe sports centre. '5 Luisa got 100% in her exam. She's the best in my class, 6 Het an of GEO Foods. He's been there for sixyears, 7 When | was bor, my father asked John, his best fiend, to be my 8 Leticiais my basketball eam, ‘Wie play in the same 2.A Undetine the stressed sable inthe words in italics 1 He was an employee here. 2 Ihade wonderful mento, 3 Al puis weara uniform 4 ie were team-mates fryers 5 Have you met my fiancée? 6 Tato your porter. 1 She's my godmother. 8 That dub sfor members ony 1B (1.3 Listen and check. Then listen and shadow the sentences (say them at the same time). TIN REVIEW OF VERB TENSES 3 Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1A: Ineed a holiday, but flights __ (be) always expensive at this time of year. B: That’strue, but | (find) a cheap flight to Mexico on the net yesterday. 2 he Grace (win) the lottery last week! B: That'sright.She (sleep) when her brother called to tell her. 3&1 (not lite) Footbal B: Why —__you me earlier? The tickets cost £70 each! 4% —_you ‘hear about the accident ast week? B: Yes, the boys Street when a motorbike hit the car Sk you (need) somewhere to stay? | have a spare oom. B: No, its OK.1 (stay) with my sister. ra (read) a novel called The Luminaries atthe moment. B: Oh ys. found itso boring that | (not Finish it. 7 As like an earty start 0 sixevery morning. (not tel) (drive) along Court (get up) at B: Me too. | always. (eave) the house by seven, 8A: John! Are you ready? We (wait for you! B: OK, here lam! Sorry about that, |____ (look) for my hat! | couldnt find it anywhere. 4 Match beginnings a) and b) with endings i) and i, 1a) Doyouuse the computer i b) Ae you using the computer? i) need it fora few minutes i) Oris everthing done by phone? 2 a) She tries towork b) She's trying to work i) so please be quit. i) on her book for two hours every day 3 a) Itdoesntt snow b) Itisat snowing, i) muchin New Mexico, i) so wecan go out now 4 a) What are you doing ) What do you do 1) foraliving? i) now? Do you want to go fora coffee? 5 a) He was playing squash ) He played squash 1) forthe team lastyear iy when he broke his ankle5 A Do you think statements 1-4 are about men or ‘women? Who said them: men or women? 1 They do things first, and think about the risks later. 2 They remember useless information. 3 They notice when something is dity or needs replacing. 4 They always remember birthdays and anniversaries. Read the text below and check Write the name of the person who makes similar statements to the ones below. 1 Menhateto say I don't know’. _Alsha 2 Men cannot multitask’ they can only concentrate on one thing at atime 3 Menare very direct when they need something. 4 Women are more fluent than men when they speak, ‘5 Women are more maternal; they understand what is .go0d for young children. 6 Women have better memories for dates than men. 1D Find words in the text to match definitions 1-5. 1 the ability to see the position, size or shape of things (paragraph 2) 2 giveyou the tools or abilities that you need (Garagraph 2) 3 more or toa greater degree (paragraph 3) 4 not closely (paragraph 5) '5 natural abilities or feelings that make people ‘and animals know something (paragraph 7) VOCABULARY PLUS COLLOCATIONS 6 complete the phrases with go, tke get or do. Use ‘each verb three times. 1 _get_ajob 7 grey 2 off coffee 8 hera favour 3 partinaquiz 9 responsibility 4 some research 10 angry 5 myhomework 11 ___up the guitar 6 fon with people 12 fora walk ‘Men and Women - What They Say About Each Other (@ Te batte of he sees has probably been going on since the {rst caveman et his det dishes onthe foo ofthe cave. A subject of andlass decussen has inspred a milo jokes and atoles and amost as many Bock, @ However, recent study tls us that mon and worran rely o tirkcitlzenty. Our bans ere bul na iret way, The rsuits of tho study suggest that mon havo beter spat ercation ching, bal sports), whie womens brains equ ‘hem bette forremembaing words and speaking fue (@ The scentsts examinod anya smal part ofthe brain, and thoy say tat ure research reeds tobe done. Hare at chatone ‘we have done some les scentio esearch, We asked people, “What ae tho dfleences etwoun the sexes?” Hare aa ther What women say about men @ Wen rerember useless iformaton, lke how fast an ‘aeroplane can go, even # hey never y one. (Heather) lfyou ssa man a question, hel avays have an arsine, ‘ven ft the wrong one. isha ‘Men do things fst, and thnk about ‘he sks iter (Cardy) ‘Men cannot watch sport on TV and ta to women at ‘he same tre. (a ° ‘What men say about men (@ ¥en know that common house spiders areit as dangers asraftesnates, Darel Men can dive without locking al themseles inthe mor ‘ever ten cones. Ron) Men can watch whole fm without inteping Yo as, Who ishe?' Whats he j00?'‘Doos he ke he?” Ae) Wher men want something, they ask rt instead of making ‘a corrment distant related othe subject and hopng thee paring wil guess what th ea subj. (Gay What men say about women (@ Wernen couch invent weapons that Kl, ory weapons that ‘make you fel rely gui until you say sony. (Kent) \Wilo mon speak n sentences, women speckin paragraphs (Sera) Women are hapoy to own twenty CDs, wilermen ned 200 See Women order slag then oat tha mans chips. Kazoo) \What women say about wornen @ Werner have natural ntnets about what & dangerous for ‘abies. (Lind) ‘Women notice when setting is dy or needs replacing (Car CChiy women can understand othr women.) Weren havea clench ther beans: we remember Dirthceys aed anniversaries easy. i yOVOCABULARY INTERVIEW ADVICE A Match 1-8 with a)-h) to make advice. 1 Don'tavoid eye 2 The most important thing isto be 3 Make sure you show 4 You must arive on 5 Shake hands 6 Make sure you dress 7 Don't always answer 8 Before the interview, do 2) some research about the company. b) briefly. Try to give a full response. ©) smartly Maybe wear a suit. 4) contact. Look at them during the interview €) enthusiasm, Smile and ask questions. 4) firmly with your interviewers. £8) prepared. Think about what they wll sk you. fh) time. Don't be late! FUNCTION ‘TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF 2 A Add the vowels to complete the conversations, Conversation 1 AsC__Id |_sk a q__st__n? B: Sure, Go ahead. ‘A: Will this type of project become common? B: In my _p_n__n,architecture will become more environmentally friendly Conversation 2 AThe or ac pl. fF thngstdLk tsk B: OK. ‘A: How do you see your future in our company? B:Frm_, th m_st_mp_rt_nt th_ngistokeep developing and learning the job. Conversation 3 Athy aq ny B: Yes? Go ahead, [A: Alot of people criticised you because ofthe cuts in funding for education. Did you ever think about resigning from the government? B: One th_ngtd_k_ t_s_y _s th tcompared to other governments, we invested alot of money in ‘education, Conversation 4 ‘A: Earlier, you mentioned your latest film. _n | _sk youb thw? B: Yes, of course. ‘A: Was it dificult not being the star? B: Id h_v_ t_ sy yes! Inmy last four films| always had the biggest part 1B Match pictures A-D with conversations 1=4 in Exercise 2A TTR) USE TWO-WORD RESPONSES 5 Gircle the correct option to complete the conversations. 1 A IsitOKifI checkmy emails? B:__ That’ fine. )Goahead —b) That'right —_¢) understand 2 A: Are you interested in free medical insurance? B How dol sign up? a) You're correct.) Yes, definitely «) No problem 3. A: My dog isill, so can’t come to work today. B: —__Will you be in tomorrow? 2) You're correct.) Please continue ¢) | see 4A: Hi, Nazic Im going to be about fifteen minutes late. B:___Theresno hurry, a) Yes, definitely b) Thats right) No problem 5 A: Ican'ttravel in June ~ my wife's expecting a baby. B: _ Well make sure theres no travel until at least August. ‘)lunderstand b)Go ahead) You'e welcome 6 A: Do you liveat 105 West Smith Road? B: Yes. = 4) That's right b) No problem ¢) You'e welcome 7A: Thankyou so much for letting me use your motorbike. B: __ bid you have fun? 1) Yes, definitely b) see You're welcome 8 A: Excuse the interruption. 'm just showing Me Liu the classrooms. B: Oh, OK.So, students, turn to page 33. a)Isee Bb) Yourewelcome Please continue 9A: Are you able to work next weekend? B:__ We need to finish the project, dont we? {a} Go ahead Ofcourse) understandVOCABULARY TYPES OF STORY 1 A Add vowels to complete the words to describe types of story. 1 Cr_m_films range from Hitchcock {her Vertigo to Gone Gi 2 The Theory of Everythingisab__p_cof the scientist Stephen Hawking. 3 The most succesful ever nt_sy film series is The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit 4 Lenjoy all lm genres, particularly historical or pd dem. 5 Begin Againis ar_m_nt_c ¢ m dyabouta ‘woman who goes to New York to workasa musician and meets a man who changes er life 6 The Wiard of Orisa classic childrens “dvr story. 7 2012, one ofthe biggest Hollywood ds. str films ever made, shows the end ofthe world as we know it.The special effects ae truly spectacular. 8 The Hunger Games sone ofthe best ever _ct_nfilms 9 The Satof the arthisad_c_dr_m_about the life of Bazan photographer Sebastioo Salgado. Which words in Exercise 1A could be used to describe these films? 1 In What if, man falls in love with his bestfriend but doesn't think he can tell he. 2 San Andreas is based on what would happen if there was an earthquake in Los Angeles. 3 Nowhere Boy talks about john Lennon while he ‘was at school and art college in 1950s Liverpool 4 World Wor Zs set some time in the future when a virus has turned much ofthe world’s population intozombies. 5 Die Hard stars Bruce Wills as a policeman battling against terrorists {6 Murder on the Orient Express: When his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder when the body of ‘one ofthe passengers is discovered. GRAMMAR PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE 2 Underline the correct alternatives. 1 A: Ive never been/didn't goto Hollywood. B: Haven't you? went/ve been there last year. 2 A: How many films have you acted/did you actin sofar? B: Ive acted/acted in seven films up to now. 3A: He's only twenty-two years old, but he travelled/has traveled all around the world. B: Which countries did he vsit/has he visited? 4 A: She has wonwon four Oscars for her performances. hat’ right. She has won/won an award for Best Actress last month, '5 A: They have lived/ved in California for twenty years Bs When did they moverhave they moved to Texas? {6 A: Have you been/Were you here long? 8: rs Yes. arrived/have arrived over an hour ago. We've been married/were marted for forty years now, B: Do you remember the day we've mev/met? 8 A: Did you enjoy/Have you enjoyed the film? didn't haverhaver't had time to watch ityet. 3 Rewrite the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the correct form of the words in capitals. 1 I met Ella ten years ago. KNOW Ella fr ten years 2 She went to Mumbai four weeks ago. BE She In Mumbai for four weeks. 3 They started the business in 2009. WORK. They together since 2009, ‘4 We moved into the house six months ago, LVE We this house for six months. 5 This is my third visit to London. GO ' three times, 4 4 ©)2.1 Listen and complete the conversations. 1A: Have you been here before? B: Yes, Naples afew times, 2 A: Have you had time to see the museum yet? B: No, time, 3 A: Did you find your hotel OK? B: Ves, the hotel without any problems 4 As Have you got your guidebook? B: Oh n0.| itin my room, 5 A: Have you had any lunch? B: Ves, eaten 6 A: Have you enjoyed your stay? B: Yes, ‘wonderful time. 5 Listen again and shadow the answers.VOCABULARY PLUS PREPOSITIONS 5 Underline the correct preposition to complete the sentences, 1 lee you at/on/n lunchtime, 2 We often cook outside at/ivon the summer, 3 | start work at 830a.m.at/on/in Monday. 4 try not to go out alone at/on/in night. 5 Just heard it at/anfin the radio. {6 At/Oniin the end, we decided to take a tax T Im sory.| took your coat at/by/in mistake. 8 Please be quick We'e at/by/in a hutry. 9 Walt there. ll be with you at/on/in a moment. 10 We found the museum completely at/bylin chance. 11 mafrald Mr Reeves is away at/on/in business. an help? 12 Nobody wanted to come with me, so went at/on/in my own. A What do you know about James Dean? Are the statements true (T) or false (F)? 1 James Dean became famous for his role in the film Rebel Without a Cause. 2 He died in a car accident when he was just twenty-one years old, 3. He was speeding in his car at the time of the ‘accident. ‘4 When he was younger, he nearly died ina motorcycle accident. 5 His favourite drink was whisky. 5 Read the article on the right and check your answers. Correct the false statements. Circle the correct option to answer the questions. 11 Why do people come to Hollywood? a) Becauseit’s dangerous. ») To follow their dreams. ©) To meet other actors 2 Why was James Dean nicknamed America’s Rebel?” 2) He played a teenager in the film Rebel Without 9 Cause 'b) He was friends with another actor, Ronald Reagan, ©) Teenagers respected his rebellious atitude. 3 What did he do before he arrived in Hollywood? 2) He performed dangerous stunts on television by He raced motorbikes ©) He worked in a restaurant. ‘4 Why did Dean argue with his father? 2) His father caught him drinking whisky. ») He crashed is fathers car His father didnt want him to be an actor. FOREYE R YOUNG THE HOLLYWOOD HERO WHO DIED YOUNG “eames ft ive forever; live as if yatdetnaron! a The dream is the same for everyone: actors, dancers, singers i-makrs. They go to Hollywood ooking for money, succes feand power And mary comet Hollywood as young people, barely out of their teens, But llwood cn be a dangerous place, and same of Hollywood's heroes even lose their lives because of it. But although he de young, they ate heros frevey immortased in tn hoy. Onesuch ero was James Dean. Dean onc said Dream as. eee ive as if eu eee nc 25 3 youn man James Dean gui became 2 star ne im bel outa Cavs, Dean showed teenage angst tits best, andhe cptred the word with his easual sve an rebelious atte. was an atte that he held both on-screen and off, and teenagers ‘everywéhere found a hero they could both respect and amt, Son, he was more popular than even his an Screen ido Maren Brando, nd be was nidnamed ‘America’s Rebel’ by Ronald Reagan, ‘Aways the rebel Dean was fad of nathing. Before 4 ‘becoming famous, he worked as a : coe atv show, Dea loved his ea a sive Porsche $80 Spyder, ant was in thiscor tat on September 30, 1953, Deon ase an ed om ines was ety eu ‘years old. Even though his career in Hollywood was: hecnly made te fins he made 2 sting iy ‘on everybody who watched him, and even on 7 Thee are many myths about lames Dean, of them are true. James Dean loved speed. Witenes {younger he had a moter accent and lost is wo ‘ro teeth People assumed tht Dean was speeding athe time is ar cash ~hehadbeen stopped by pai for jing just two hours earlier. But experts now believe Dean was traveling at 55 mph, and thatthe accident _was just unlucky.As a young man, Dean was a rebel at fame He nas Bo St of fathe’s hse when they shout Dean wanting an acting cae rather than a Caterina. And finaly onscreen James Dean shown geting inti et dng why btn Ws ure dirk ws cole DD Find words or phrases in the text to match efinitions 1-5, 1 stllvery young/in their early twenties (paragraph 1) 2 made famous fora long time (paragraph 1) 3 opinions or behaviour which are against authority (paragraph 2) 4 an opinion or feeling about someone/something that you have fora long time (paragraph 3) 5 thought something was tue (paragraph 4)PSN Read the introduction toa radio programme. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)? 1 A‘flashbulb memory is a memory ofan important event. 2 Youdo not usually remember small details with a flashbulb memory, Do you remember where you were when an important event ‘occurred? Can you remember who you were with? Then you may have whatis called ‘lashbulb memory. In 197 two ‘psychologists, Roger Brown and James Kulick, used the term ‘tlashbulb memories’ to tak about geople’s recollections of the John F Kennedy assassination. ey suggested tha, ike @ ‘cameras flashbulb, when a truly shocking event happens, the brain ‘takes 2 picture’ ofthe moment when you leam about the event. This enables us to remember, sometimes in great wijuideapren © Underline the correct time linkers to complete the reports. D Write a short news report (80-120 words) describing a recent ‘news event in your country.Welt TO NG ‘SAY/TELL 1 complete the sentences with the correct form of say or tell 1 President Obama _a joke and everybody laughed. 2 The manager called to___ she was sorry about what had happened. 3 |stillcant believe that he__me such a big lie. 'm furious with him, 4 Someone once__mea story about that. 5 Listen. Why don’t you just_what you mean? 6 ‘As Jodie walked past the table, the young man looked up and elo aoa ireNT TELLING A STORY 2 Underline the correct options to complete the story. “This happened when/All of a sudden | was snowboarding ‘witha few friends in ttaly. ‘Before long/Wel, most of ‘he group were really good skiers, ‘sofin the end one day we went to the top ofthis diffcutt run, ‘in the beginning/Anyway, the feld was ful of fresh snow and in the middle a tree had falen down and was covered in snow. it made a perfect jump, so soon everyone was queuing up to perform tricks, Wel/Before fong it was my tum, Wel | went as fast as possible and jumped up ready to do a back fp. But | forgot to bend my knees. *"So/The next thing | knew. | was pointing down, ike an arrow. | went head-first into the snow, right up to ry waist, My legs were sticking up in the air and I couldn't move, ‘inthe end/Before long, they had to dig me out. *Anyway/All ofa sudden, we've all laughed about it ever since. LEARN TO SHOW INTEREST 3 Complete the conversation with the words inthe box. what Really no then amazing happened Oh kidding You'll never guess what happened to Mukul B: No. What happened? ‘A: Wel, ou know he's working asa taxi diver to help pay for his medical studies B: Yes, know. A: Anyway, he took a family who were on holiday from Italy in is taxi. And one of his passengers was a seventy-two-year old grandmother B: Yes, so what! ? ‘A: Wel, she left her handbag, with more than $21,000 of the family’ travelling money, some very valuable jewellery and some of their passports, inthe back of his tax B:Oh® You're» 50,4 did he do? A Wel, he looked inthe bag to see who it belonged to. BrYes, ‘A: And he found an address that was fifty miles away. So, he drove all the way there. B: And what happened ® ? A: Wel, there wasn one in. Bear, ‘A: Sohe left a note and his telephone ‘number. And when the family called him, he went back and returned the bag, Br! ? ‘A Yes. As you can imagine, the family were overjoyed and they offered him a reward, Bs How much? ‘A: don't know. He didn't take it. He said he couldn't accept it. He was just happy that hed done the right thing, B: | dont believe it. That's reallyRI TAR ee SITIO LANcuace A Complete the sentences. 1 Sarah uses alot of {and informal words when she speaks ~ she’s typical teenager. 2 Ithought he was British -his English isso good he sounds ikea 3 His story was weitten well but the wasn't good — he made lots of spelling mistakes. 4 wish I were ! te must be great to speak two languages from childhood! 5 Uvingina country isa great way to learn the language. 6 The teacher was impressed by her how easily she spoke. and TEL avestionrorms 2 A Complete the interview ques verbs as the answers. A: Who! Zi 8B: | work fora small publishing company called Calinet. ‘A: What type of things = z B: Ido alot of things ~ some editing. contacting authors. ‘A: What problems » B: I deal with problems concerning the manuscripts: mistakes, wrong length, wrong style. A: When working there? Br I started working there in 2007. a the job? B: Yes, do enjoy it. ts great. ‘A: So why ® for this job? B: | applied because it’s a great company. © [E)RL1 Listen and repeat the questions with the correct intonation. SITET ReLATIONsHiPs 3 A Match the sentences with the people in the box. classmate boss team-mate mentor employee partner 1 Please finish this report for me by tomorrow morning 2 ‘tan, can | borrow your pen? I forgot to write my name on my homework: 3 ‘Come on! Together we can win this game! 4 ‘Let look at this together; | can give you some ideas’ 5 ‘Ihavea meeting in the office with my manager 3 6.00", 6 ‘Well split the costs 50/50, OK?" B Mark the stress on the words in the box. (EEEINEGM REVIEW OF VERB TENSES 4 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense to complete the introduction toa speech. Hello, everybody! My name is Shane Towers. 1" (be) a teacher, but at the moment " (take) a year off to finish my Masters Degree.|? (notstart) ‘working with children untit 2005, but now! 2 (love) it, Today im going to talk about Theatre of the Oppressed |first* (see) the name when |* [look] through some articles for my degree. |” (read) an article about drama in education and suddenly thename* ump) out at me: "Theatre of the Oppressed: In my country the theatre? (aot be) usualy for or about the oppressed; t's for rich or riddle-class people, |" (want] to find out more .. PTT TENATUEN couocarions 5 Complete the sentences with go, take, get or do. Use the present simple or the past simple. 11 did alot of esearch before |__got__my degree. 2 Ayear ago she upanew hobby: acting. ‘Then she part in her fist play. 3 Lastnight we some work on the proposal and then we fora meal, 4 Canyou me a favour? Can you help me to this test? 5 You ‘after your father. | hope you don't Brey when you're twenty-five, too! 6 Eventually off Jane because she always angry for no reason. RTCA interview apvice circle the correct option to answer the questions, 11 How should you dress before an interview? a) messily b) briliantly —¢) smartly 2 How should you shake hands with someone? a) nicely b) firmly heavily 3 When should you arrive for an appointment? a) ontime ) quickly Plate 4 What shouldn't you avoid in an interview? a)foot contact b) head contact ¢) eye contact 5 What should you do before an interview? ‘a) some research b) ajob 9) the washing 6 What should you show in an interview? a) your Cy b) your photos ¢) enthusiasmaT ES yd ia] GENTS TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF Read the conversation between lan and his boss, John, Which lines are correct? Which have an extra word? John, could to aska question? — | 4_to J OF course, What would youliketo | 2 know? There are but a couple of things. 4: Yes, go ahead. ‘1am have a query about the website. Yes. You know it isnt finished yet? an Ito askyou when it wil be finished? Jk Wsforme, the most important | 8 thing isto get it right. E Lunderstand, but when will tbe ready? 1: ld have realy to say, websites have 10 been abig problem for this compary. |: In the my opinion, they've been the | 11 biggest problem. But when will it be ready? : One thing dike fortosay is that 12 ‘we are working hard on the website, ‘Soyou don'thave a date? Bb J: Er... n0.Somy, 4 [EETINEGEN use TWo-WoRD RESPONSES 8 put the words inthe bores into pars to make ‘two-word responses. Then complete the conversations with the correct responses. of_poblen welcome nurse no yute 1A: Thankyou so much. B: ; 2 A: Sorry about that. 8: 3A: Can leave early, please? B: ahead comrect_see | go youre 4 As think the answers Pars B 5 A: Can Itell you what happened? B . 6 A: couldi't come because | was il ight thats please understand continue 7 A: Isyourname John Brown? ==. 8 A: Sorry didnt Finish it Bt. 9 A: So, | was telling you about B: RISIETIOENNA TYPES OF stony; THE NEWS 5 Complete the descriptions of films with the words in the box. fantasy fugitive demonstrations strike biopic science earthquake period thriller violent crash attack disaster comedy 1 This describes the life of Cesar Chaver, the leader who organised a workers’ s0 that people could work under fair conditions. 2 This psychological tells the story of ‘who hides from the police while trying to prove that he is innocent. 3. This is a very funny romantic that tells the story of two people who fallin love when their cars ‘on asmall road 4 This fiction film describes what happens when aliens planet Earth, attempting to destroy everything. 5 This childrens begins when a hole ‘opens up in the ground after an ‘and a giant, friendly creature comes out to rescue everybody. 6 This movie tells the story of a ‘stoim that destroys the ct, 7 This ‘drama tells the story of women Fighting forthe vote and their onthe streets of London in the early 1900s, TERETE PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE 10. Read the phrases in italics and correct the ones that are wrong, 1 The Berlin Wall has fallen in 1989. Have you been to any of the Caribbean islands? | started work at 6a,m, but | still haven't finished. ‘What time have you gone to bed last night? 1s so dry here. It hasn't rained for weeks. Did you hear about Casey? He's broken his legt ‘Van Gogh hasn't sold many paintings during his lifetime. 8 You're a good guitar player. Have you played for long? LL DARA Listen and tick the sentence you hear. 1 a} stopped. »b) Ive stopped 2 a) We madeit. by We've made it 3 a)Hehelpedme. —_b) He's helped me. 4 a) They killed it by They've killed it 5 8} You worked hard, _b) You've worked hard, 6 a) thanked her b) Ive thanked her.RI Te Tea PEE prerosiions 12 complete the diary entry with the correct prepositions went * run in the morning while listening to some music * Eminem. ‘hate running * ‘the winter, especially “ Monday morning. It's too cold Unfortunately, Kim is away * business: ‘and only gets back late * right, 80 Thad to run” my own. was hard work running six miles, But | did it" ‘the end. Had breakfast ” ‘and managed to get to work Problems with the bus so 1 wert * ‘rain, which was quicker. chance, heard the radio thatthe new fim Roger Graves, an old friend of mine, was coming out June. Its about a ‘man who runs every morning and hates itt hurry time. FEET NARRATIVE TENSES 13 Complete the sentences with the past simple, past perfect or past continuous form (positive or negative) ‘of the verbs in the box. Use each verb once. tunon finish eat [listen wear go ‘open do leave stay 1 She went to Hotel Suena Vista, but | in Hotel Primavera! 2 As Bilal closed the door, he realised he the keys in the ca. 3 Yannick to music when someone knocked on the door. ‘4 When I got to work, I saw that | black shoe and one brown shoe! 55 When we arived, it was cold because Dad the heating. 6 Bella started the course last year, but she it 7 Goa was new tous because we before, Iwas too hot so! the window. 9 The police want to know what you between 630a.m, and 7.00a.m. yesterday. 10 The food tasted horrible, so we it there RISTSTIOMNNM say/re. 14 A Complete the phrases with say or tell, 1 jokes ‘hello! awhite te sorry stories what you mean, 8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of phrases from Exercise 14A. 1 When | was young, my father always before we fell asleep. 2 Most comedians ‘makes you laughi 3 explained that | didn’t mean to break the window! 1 1 4, She isn't very friendly, is she? She never when I see her in the street. 5 He did't wantto make her cry so instead of telling the truth he 6 Instead of talking for hours around the issue, why don't you just ! but his face alone GUNGUIONY TELLING A story; sHowing INTEREST 15 Underline the correct alternatives, ‘A "Happened this/This happened when | was on holiday in Portugal last year. There were three of us renting thisold, scary house inthe countryside. It was miles from anywhere B: So what *hoppened/did happen? ‘A: Wed had a really nice evening. My fiend is good cook and shetd made this lovely meal, so we were feeling very content and fll. in anyway/Anyway. that night, just after wed all gone to bed, we heard this kind of scratching sound atthe door. “To/in the beginning, we ust thought it was the wind and ‘we went to sleep and forgot about it. But then the following night, the same thing: scratch, scratch at the door. B: “But no/Oh no! ‘A: ‘Well/Very well, we were alli separate rooms but ‘ofter/before long we were al sitting together in the living room, really scared. "50/50 on we talked and talked, trying to work out what to do B: And what aid you do/you die? ‘Ak: “Final/ Finally we decided to get a knife or another ‘weapon and go outside together to see what it was. "The next thing/The near thing Lknew, | was at the front of three frightened girls, carrying the kitchen knife and about to unlock the front door. B: "Dear/Oh dear! A: Itwent really quiet again. And then, al of “the sudden/a sudden, there was the scratching sound. B: So what “happened then/then happened? A: | opened the door and a cat jumped back and ren off into the night. Al that panic and "frfin the end int was just a cat B: Tha’ really "funny/funt ‘A: Wellyes, we all laughed afterwards, but it was very scary atthe time!fo xeg Circle the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 Jose is ~ he speaks Spanish and Engl 4) monolingual) bilingual ¢) multilingual 2 Where last summer? a)have you gob) doyou ga «) did you go, 3 What music ? a) doyoulisten b) youlisten to «) doyou listen to 4 Who you with this homework? a)helped b) did help ¢) was helped 5 she lke pasta? a)ls b)Does «Do 6 Im anovel a) writing b)bewriting ¢) already written 7 What between 400pn.and 430pm? 2) did you dob) were you doing) you were doing 8 Weare of atennis club, a)teammatesb) partners ¢) members 9 They ina concert 2) did b)tookplace took part 10 Can you ? a) make me favour 6) domea favour «do ime favour 11. Youhave excellent ‘and lear quickly a) learning strategies _b) learning styles 6) learning systems RI research before | started the project. a)didaB)tooksome «did some Bi about this topic. a) could question —b) aska question query 14 Wity don't you and tell your stor? a) go head b) be ahead «go forward 5 ‘me, the most important thing i to be honest. 8) By b) For havea According 16 v7 18 9 a 23 5 tT ES) ea love films about the future, especially a)fiction science) science fiction ¢) period drama We totaly yet a) didnt gob) not have been Paul last night? a) Were you see b) Did you see ¢) Have you seen (haven't been What toyour halt? a)have youdone b)youhave done e) youd Idd want to work mmyown. ain blon aby She Fired the gun mistake aby bon dat He realised he Janine before a) met b) wasmeeting «had met ‘The alarm went off while we : a)sleep ) were sleeping «had slept | was nervous because | a speech before, a) wasn't giving b) didn't give) hadnt glven When hes she did't know who Iwas. a)had met b)was meeting «met ‘The kidnappers wanted a milion dollars for each a)hostage b) fugitive flood That boy is always, les. a) speaking b) saying ¢ telling Ifyoudid something wrong, you should —__somry. ask b)say o)tell all the rain came down, a)inthe end b) very sudden ¢) of a sudden That's impossible - you Joking! a)musttobe b) mustbe «) must 730y EN Qoe a ORGANISATION Match 1-5 with a)~e) to make sentences. 1 Willyou be ableto meet 2 Wel m ready! Shall we get 3 Doyou think shes going to put things 4 My son always gets 5m going to use my time 2) started and open the meeting? b) distracted when he's doing his homework ©) off? She already has alot of work to do «) wisely and check my luggage while 'm waiting forthe tax. €¢) the deadline on this job or will you be late? Match the sentences in Exercise 1A with the responses below. Complete the responses with the ‘words in the box. ahead prioritising multitasking leave waste 1 Don't worry. nish. dont usually time, 2 Tell him to finish it all then it won't be such a problem. 3. don't think so She probably wants to get itdone fast and she is pretty good at 4 Good idea as we have limited time. like to start by ‘our most important tasks. 5 Yes, better not to things tothe last minute or you'll miss your fight. 3.1 Listen to three people talking about planning things. Who thinks he/she: 2) isa procrastinator? b)isa good planner? ©) plans too much? oftimeand rns Listen again and circle the correct option. 1 Whereis Ruth planning to stay? a) incity hotels ») inyouth hostels ©) imhostels and cheap hotels 2 What does she plan to do in Lodz? 2) go out and find artwork ) doacity tour «) shop inthe city centre 3 What has Kieron done to prepare for his trip? 8) packed his sports bag, ) booked his bus ticket ©) written a list of things to pack 4 What does he think he wil forget? a) his bag, his boots | ©) thetickets 5 What type of party is Amber organising? 2) a beach party fora diving group b) a birthday party ata swimming poot ©) abirthday party with diving 66 What does Amber enjoy about her job? a) arranging large events b) scuba diving ©) meeting new people Match the underlined words and phrases in extracts 1-5 with meanings a}-e). 1 mafraid | have to organise things in massive detail 2... you see them as you wander around the city. 3 Im going to sports tournament next week 4... weve made it to the final matches. 5 | think planning comes naturally tome. 2) walk around slowly in a relaxed way with no specific purpose b) be successful in or achieve something, ©) do something easly without learning it 4) a competition with different matches leading to winning team ) large amountCo WRITING ‘THE FUTURE (PLANS) MESSAGES; LEARN TO USE NOTE FORM 3 Underline the correct alternatives to complete the G A Match messages 1-6 with situations a)-f). conversation, ‘A ‘Do you go/Are you going anywhere this weekend? B: Yes, we "re going/'l go up to Edinburgh to see some of the sights. ‘That's nice. Where are you going/might you to stay? Bs | don't know yet. | shaver'm going to have a look online later, {Ive got some friends in Edinburgh. They !imight/are going to have some space. give/ ‘mgoing to give you their number. Bs Thanks, That's great. What about you? "Do you do/ Are you doing anything exciting? ‘No, | think "Ilspend/"m spending the weekend watching DVDs, 4 Complete the email, Use the present continuous, will/might or be going to. There may be more than ‘one possibilty. HiRes (you/do) anything atte wenkend? ‘Bayou want ta come out wth us? Danny and * (Go out) on Saturday night. nous be great iFyou could come. We (uy) one of the restaurantsin Trastevere ~ really nice round there, (One ting we've plannediewe* i) Lpwitha few people from the course for adPik fst in Pazza Santa Maia.Do youknowt? We: (te) ouside Cate Marzo from about 630, you wantto Jpinus Imnotaure how ate we (belt anyone stil has enough energy atthe endothe evening. 2 Ditnend of mine (play) atthe Gio Music Restaurant, sowet (go)thereanddancea bi afterwards. We'lseeTow tings £0 (call) youtomarowto see what your plane we Speak soon, Siva 5 A (32 Listen to the sentences, Which words are. stressed? Circle the option you hea. 1 a) They/re going to play squash ) Theyre going to play squash 2 a) lim going to buy anew phone 1) tim going to buy new phone 3 a) She's going to spend aweekin Greece 1) Shes going to spend a week in Greece 4 a) He isnt going to eat anything 1) He isnt going to eat anything 5 a) Are you going to walk tothe station? 1) Are you going to walk othe station? 6 a) He's going to change is job, 1) He's going to change his job B Listen again and repeat. Focus on the ‘pronunciation of going to in fast speech. cae) | ae se — message. will call 1g again later. Denti Area Ee £0 rebooie 2a) abrother leaving a message for his sister 'b) amother leaving a message for her son ©) asecretary leaving a message fr his/her boss 4) acolleague leaving a message for other colleagues €@) ason leaving a message for his mother 4) aperson leaving a message for self as areminder B Which words have been deliberately left out ofthe ‘messages? Rewrite the messages in full. C Write notes for these situations. 1 Toyour boss: Tell him that Mr All telephoned and that you have arranged for them to meet at Mr Al's office tomorrow morning at 9a. 2 To your brother: Invite him out to the cinema this, ‘evening. 3 To your colleague: Say that you have gone home and will be back in the office tomorrow,Read the text and choose the best heading. 2) Famous inventions b) Man and the planet ~ whats next? €) Science inthe future: discoveries Read the text again and answer the questions, 1 Where has space travel taken us? 2 What kind of energy will we produce? 3 How will we control the locks and lights in our homes? 44 What can American scientists already do? ‘5 Why will skin and bone grown in a laboratory help people? {6 Why do some people disagree with space exploration? \ ‘We novr take tables, mobile communication and other types of new technology for granted. We can speak to fiends on the other side ofthe word asf they ‘were in the same room and see ther faces on _messaging systems, Space travel s no longer unustal as we explore Mars and beyond. Medical science has Doduoed new ways of curing dsease and helped bulld robotic hands. Inthe last fifty years, technology has changed the world heyond recognition. Leading cients belive that technology wil continue to change our lives {significant ways So what can we expectin the next 20 years or 20? tye wera dare or at . ‘the world around us * Scientists believe toreieigreil diye kiear gia Seong aes rio on ea Site wl dec nergy adn np ‘Houses themselves will become ‘smart’ with water, O cs ml des oe Ea four phones.» ‘We already have the technology tocontrol locks lights and alarms via phone apps. These ‘ill become normal as people use their mobile devices toturn on heating or airconditioning and check security from miles away or even other countries, ‘Wo will continue to se technology to communicate. Ie slikey that broadband will become so sophisticated ‘we will be able to project images of our friends ike holograms when we talk to them. Scientists in the USA hhave already found a way to project 3D images using sensors, mirrors and video conferencing pods Complete the text in Exercise 1 with the following. sentences, Write the correct letter in gaps 1-5 «@) We wil no longer need to be physically present to control what happens in our homes. ) Some people would prefer technology to be used differently, ©) Of course at the moment the equipment is large and inconvenient. 4) These changes will make life easier for people but villoffer other advantages too, ¢)Itishard to believe that only afew years ago computers were not an everyday part of life, Find words in the text to match definitions 1-4, 1 important (paragraph A) 2 clever and complex (paragraph D) 3. damage toa part of the body such as a hole or cut (paragraph €) 4 searching for and finding out about a place (paragraph F) But they beliove that th technology will eventually be good enough and small enough for people to use every day and people will be able ro project an {mage of themselves to wherever they want ~ a business ‘meeting for example @ Medicine will continve to improve Doctors willbe able to grow skin, bone tse and even organs in laboratories to help ropair wounds. As scientists understand more about human genes they will be able to cure or prevent ilnesses by using this knowledge. @ OF course not everyone is impressed by these evelopment. © In fact many people believe that science should only be used to prevent hunger, war and disease, and the money spent on computers, space exploration and weapons shouldbe used to improve the ‘world as itis nowVOCABULARY FUTURE TIME MARKERS 5 A Complete the predictions with the words inthe box. term next future in time short 1 Inthe near__future tm going to travel around, Europe. | just need to save a bit more money. 2 The economy is weak now, butit wil improve in the long. 3 Inthe term we expect our profits to Increase by about 3 percent. 4 I'm planning to get marred to my boyftiend ‘ayear or two, Then well start a family 5 inten years | hope to be a dactor ‘working with children somewhere in Africa, 6 mstarting a new job month. Ifall goes welll keep working for the company until retire 5 Which predictions are about things that will happen soon? Which are about things that wil hhappen more than three years inthe future? CIN ‘THE FUTURE (PREDICTIONS) G Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same ‘meaning as the first sentence. Use the words in capitals. 1 There's a possibility that | will study in Spain. MAY | may study in Spain, 2 Where do you plan to stay? WILL, Whee 3 Willyou speak to Ted tomorrow? GOING Are 4 Janine probably won't pass her exam. UNLIKELY Janine 5 The weather forecast predicts a storm. GOING. There's 6 He has a chance of becoming the champion. COULD He 7 Scientists wil probably find a cure for cancer one day LIKELY Scientists 8 I dont think well be able to attend the meeting. May we 9 There isn't time for us to go shopping. WONT we 10 There's an opportunity to meet next week COULD We : ? Complete the text with one word in each gap. Contractions are one word. ‘THE FUTURE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING Inthe future we» going tosee more and more people using technology to learn languages. There wil software that gets computers to read texts aloud and vanslate them, And we ” ‘only talk onthe computer, we wil iso talk with the ‘omputerin any language we choose. Wie wil also begin to understand the importance of the five senses in language education and researchers and publishers are likely look at childrens toys for inspiration. Musics going” play an increasing rolein language learning Short texts and ‘phrases wil beset to music and this wll help students to remember the words just a The A, 8 CSang helps children (eam the alphabet. Textbooks may’ ____unrecogrisable when ‘compared to today’s books. They wll come with ‘microchips that produce smels and sounds. Soif we are learning the wore bread, when we touch that part of the ‘page it will smell of read. we are leaming the word cry, when we touch the word it” make 8 crying sound. At fist, these books likely to be expensive, ‘but market economics wil dive prices dovm. So get ready for fun and games while you eam another language ~ these changes could happen sooner than you think! VOCABULARY PLU: IDIOMS 8 Underline the correct alternatives. “Tatways put my Hfot/hand nit when speak 10 people Socialising ie realy not my cup of Pe oa es iy tide ei real dose to my *head/heart, butlm qute shy with strangers” joined the ‘mouse/rat ace last yar when Ibecarne project manager. Ihave to keep my *ear/eye on three or four projects at the same te, We're always ‘sworingtunning aginst the clockand quite often we workrun out of time. My fiend sald was constantly rmulteaskng and he *kicked/hit the nai on the head ~ theres always something toda, “Ithought an online course would be a °piece/bt of cake, but soon found myself in colt wate Iwas really feu. | work hard but, lets oce/ayet, sometimes ‘that st enough. Solasked for some advice from another guy He was an Astudent and he gave mea "foot/hand with one of the assignments and passed the course”FUNCTION DEALING WITH MISUNDERSTANDINGS ‘1 Putthe underlined words in the correct order to. complete the sentences. 1 tried to call you but wrong it number was the 2 Sorry! realise didnt! it was your birthday! 3 He was late because date he wrong the got. 4 didn’t know it was you ~ recognise didnt voice your '5- We emailed but in fact different was at person with the same name. 2 (F)3:3 Cover Exercise 3. Listen and match pictures ‘A-Cwith conversations 1-3. LEARNTO REFORMULATE 3 Listen again and complete the conversations. Conversation 1 ‘A: Hello? 'm trying to Find my lost luggage. Br Ah, OK. 'A: My bags went missing in Montevideo in Uruguay, after a ight from Curitiba, Brazil BE you say that * 2 Montevideo? {i flew from Curitiba to Montevideo and my bags went missing. Have you reported it already? A Yes, the name is Anders Kleeburg. 'B: Hang on, Could you? anders... ? Ackleeburg, Kre-eb-urg, the last name? Conversation 2 A: OK. so cricket. So this isthe bowler, OK? He runs up and bowls atthe batsman. BS exactly do you”. abowier A: A bowlers the person with the ballin his hand, OK? ‘And he ties to get the batsman out. Get him off the field, B: Do you mean to* batsman with the ball? : No! Conversation 3 ‘A: Did you read this?! About popcorn. In 1948, two “American scientists found some popcorn in a cave in New Mexico and dated it. It was over five thousand 2What’s he tres to kill the years ol. B: I didn’t” any of that. Are you talking about popcorn? ‘A: eal, its an ancient food. Popcorn is thousands of years ol. Bs don't what you're ‘You mean the popcorn we ate in the cinema yesterday i thousands of years old! ‘A: No! Popcorn in general, People have eaten it for thousands of years 4 put words nthe correct order to complete the conversations. Conversation 1 ‘A: I'm afraid you have to wear a tie in this nightclub, 8 we /cant/ saying /in/youre/ <0 /come Conversation 2 ‘A: The show starts at nine otlock. B: you/ at /it/ starts / didnt / ten / otlock//say /? Conversation 3 ‘The pass mark for this exam is seventy percent. B: what /falled / mean / so /we /you /is Conversation 4 ‘A: Ths type of car Is twice as expensiveas the other B: me/ do / costs to / that /tell/ you/ it / mean / €50,000/? Conversation 5 ‘Ak: No other team can catch us. B: the / words, / we/ in / are / other / championsWelI TONG PERSONAL QUALITIES 1A Complete the words about personal qualities. 1 He won the election because he is a e People enjoy listening to him talk 2 Susar'sh, Py ature helped her through university, when she had to study alot. 3 Timstarted atthe bottom of the company, but hewasa He knew that one day he ‘would be the manager ofthe whole organisation 4 Lucysa very g L She listens to people and then decides what's best for everyone todo. 5 He hates to lose a race, Hes very & 6 | ind it dificult to make decisions. a bit 7 Youneed to be more creative and think ° t b 8 They area group of very m students. They are keen to work hard, 9 Being a racing driver, Anton has to be a a t He isnt afraid of danger B Find words or phrases in Exercise 1A which have the opposite meaning to 1-8 1 makes decisions easily 2 not interested in competing with others lazy thinks the same as everyone else doesn't communicate well ‘not good at organising a team of people doesn't like dangerous situations rot interested in becoming successful CTI MUST/HAVE TO/SHOULD (OBLIGATION) 2 Match sentences 1-10 with sentences a)-j). Then undertine the correct alternative. 11 We don't have to/shouldn't wear @ uniform at work You shouldnt/have to stay up all night studying. | think you should/mustn® talk to your boss. You don't have to/mustn' drink and drive. | think he mustnt/should start his own company. "Nurses have to/should work long hours. You don't have to/mustn' cheat during the exam. | must/don't have to leave at 4 oclock. You should/don't have to apologise for his behaviour. 10 We should/must remember to book the tickets todey, a) He's very ambitious, b) You need to find out why he shouted at you. It wasn't your fault. 4) You'l be thrown out of the college. €) We can wear whatever we want. 4 Itl be too late if we wait until tomorrow, 28) It’ against the law. fh) Otherwise Fl miss my train, 1 You't be too tired tomorrow. }) It’s no good if you want a nine-to-five job. 3 Correct one mistake in each sentence. 1 You must to tell him as soon as possible. 2 I've finished this exercise. What | should do now? 3. The clients don't has to come tothe office. We can meet them at the restaurant. 4 | shouldn't to tel you this, but the boss is leaving ‘on Monday. 5 Dowe have wear a uniform? 6 Everybody must leaving the bullding by 6pm. 7 She have tobe at work by 7.30am. 8 | think you should to check what time the film starts 9 You don't must use a mobile phone in the classroom, 110 We have wait until the IT man comes to fx the system,Sas 4A Look at the pictures. What qualities do you think {are important for these jobs? Wet T CONFUSING WORDS 5 A Complete the conversations with the wordsin the box. 1B 14.1 Listen to six people talking about their jobs. Match pictures AF above with speakers 1-6. Listen again. Who says these things? Write the number of the speaker next to each statement. 1 You have to be organised and have a ‘good memory, too, 2 And you need to pay attention to detail. 3 You shouldn't get stressed too easly. 4 You have to.care about the people youre looking after 5 You always have to be on time. 66 And you have to be able to work well under pressure. 7 You must be very accurate and observant. 1 8 You have tobe able to stay calm. job work remember remind forget leave hear listen fun funny 1 & Ohno, to that ts ining and don't have an umbrella B: Why not? Did you itat home? 1 Yes, i B: Here, Use mine 2B Canyou ime to pos that letteron the way home? 8: Sure. just, to bringit with you 3A: Did you have a good night lastnight? B: Yes itwas realy We danced unti ‘two in the morning, but today | fel terible. 4 A: Igot the by the way. B: Congratulations! That's brillant news ‘A: Yes, 'm so excited. Finally m going to earn 8 proper salary B: That's great, Well done, 5 A: Ive got to goto ow. see you later B: Yes, don't we're meeting Chaz at 730, ‘A: Dontt worry Il be there 6 A: Didyou the joke about the scarecrow? B: No. ‘As He won an award for being outstanding in his fel. B: That'snot even B Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 5A 1 Canyou ‘me to call my brother later? Ws his birthday 2 Did you ‘about that couple who won millions of pounds en the Euro lottery? 3-Idon't get paid enough. need to get a new 4 Were having a meeting tomorrow morning, Dont H 5 really enjoy my. I find it interesting, and the people | work with are good 6 He's so He always makes me laugh,ream 108 NI GHTARE, 1 Ios adverse asthe bestjbin the word Andi 4 That cid’ lene much tie for surf, seg or sir eaxing certainly locked good You would be pai ($189,000 and ejoyng the sa ews, Archon he cid get the chance tty ‘or scmonth) tau sand aim, The job came with ‘outhis water spor things dt ys go we. 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Ben ound hineel wekingseven days aweek andup _Hamiton Wand Ben was icky tonineteen houra dy. He hada busy schedule of events. tosunie tpattond with promotional events, presscanorrcrs, Hower he sins that he tring course and achninisvetve ces. "thes been “aisclhinbal tanaeaay very buy, busier than most people woud hiveimagined, fac Tours Qucorland is aedeenainy bsierthan hadimaginedM-Soutbalto —_Gfeynghimaron conta, reporters when he nshed his contac. ‘nde wil alo write a book 3 Infect, dings siz months, Ben vated rnetyexote shouths experiences, locations, made fony-seven video cares and gave more ‘than 250 media interviews ~indading achat with US TVhoet Oprah Winfey. He alo posted more than 75,000 word in sity sopsrate blogs, uploaded more than 2000 photos and "weet more than 730 ines. Ben Southall got a ‘dream job’: looking after Hamilton Island, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The article describes how the job turned into a nightmare. Which ofthese problems do you think it wll mention? loneliness free time feeling bored problems with animals illness money other Read the article to see if you were right. Then answer the questions, 1 What three things help to make the job ‘the best job in the world’? 2 Why was the job not as ‘idea’ asit seemed at first? 3 What happened to Ben towards the end of his contract? 4 What is he going to do now? populer Tick the things which Ben did as part of his job. 1 gave speeches 2 made video diaries 3 managed a big team of people 4 gave interviews 5 attended press conferences 6 learneda new language 7 met politicians 8 wrote anovel 9 wrote a biog about his experiences 10 learned to surf and sal Find words or phrases in the text to match definitions 1-8, 1 alarge house by the sea (paragraph 1) 2 aplan that includes a lot of things to be done in a short time (paragraph 2) 3.-meetings at which someone answers questions asked by people from newspapers, television, ee, (paragraph 2) 4 activities involved in managing the work of a company or organisation (paragraph 2) 5 posted a comment using the website Twitter (paragraph 3) 66 have an opportunity (paragraph 4) taken very quickly (paragraph 5) 8B very, very much (paragraph 6)VOCABULARY EXTREME ADJECTIVES 4- Complete the sentences with the correct word. 1a) I thought the show was briliant/boiing. 1) Is the heating on? Its biliant/biling in here. 2 a) Have you heard the news? isnt reibl/furious? 1) Alte trains were delayed | was teriblefurious 3.) [invite you round, but my apartment is delcious/tiny 1) Have you tried these salads? They're delciousltiny 4 a) leant doit i's exbausted/impossibe! 1) 'mgoing home. 'm exhausted/impossible. 5 a) Itsa(r fascnating/enormous story of naval history. 1) $50,0001 Tha’ a(n) foscnating/enormous amount of money! GRAMMAR USED TO, WOULD 5 complete the paragraphs, Use one word for each gap. used work fora big company. | 2 te werk long hours and? ‘The people in the office are really good fun and itis such a relief not to be out of any more, My new boss isin * of the whole marketing department and she « it really well. She has lots of, really interesting business ” and. ‘encourages us f0 try and do the same. The only problem now is that | still arrive late for work all the time. 1 hope I don't get" : Let me know how you're getting on at work. Speak soon. Becca 1a) aninterview 6) ajob © awork 2 a) working b) attempting «) competing 3 a) salary b) money ¢) holiday 4 a) work b) salary employ 5 a) control b) charge) lead 6 a) works by is 9) runs 7a) thoughts) ideas, ©) posts 8 a) interview b) boss © fired 5 Use the phrases in Exercise 1A to complete the sentences. 1m lucky to work there ~ lots of people to getiobs there. 2 Would you prefer to earn a high something interesting? 3 Myboss, andit's growing every day. 4 He behaved so badly 'm not surprised that he was ordo 5 Thate itwhen Ihave to doan. nervous. 6 My cousin has been out of. She doesn't have any money. ~1get for ages. the business very successfully FUNCTION REACHING AGREEMENT 2 Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box. ‘ot sure that agree suggest we think about seewhatyoumean see things that’sa good idea How about ifwe Thats fine A: The way! the first thing we need todo is update the website Br Yes, But we haven't ‘decided what information to put there A: Lknow. |? what should be on the site and then decide who's going to work nit. BS byme cline actually. | think we need to lookat the finances fst. We don't know how much money we can spend on the website yet. Ble but Fm not sure what todo.” decide what ‘we would like frst and then look at how much it will cost? : Fine, That sounds good to me, LEARNTO MANAGE A DISCUSSION 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. fon x2) all_recap to up 1 Let's focus the main problems and talk about the est if we have time. 2 OK, but first of we need to look at the notes from the last meeting, 3 Moving to the next point. What are we going to do about salaries? 4 Soylets ‘on the main ideas we've ‘discussed and then wel stop for lunch. 5 think we need to come back the decision to relocate, what we've talked about,Lym 13073 FERMI THE FUTURE (PLANS) ‘A Circle the correct option to complete the sentences, 1 Imworking hard sothat|___the deadline 2) meet bdo find 2 Let's started and not waste time a) make by get 3 usually prioritise a) tasks btime 0 job 4 hope you arent going to @) put by place ©) stop '5 Concentrate please! Dont. a) been beet have 6 Who invite? a)willyou 8} willyou going to «you might 7 Peter fifty on Saturday! Vis being ‘is going tobe 6 might be 8 a Thai cury.'m expecting about twenty people. 4a} mgoing to cook B) will to cook 6) Im cooking at the start of the day off doing that! distracted. RISE TIUENTM ORGANISATION; FUTURE TIME MARKERS 2 A. complete the sentences withthe words in the bot meet gets _multask last get dstracted of 1 always try to__meet__my deadtines and finish my work without delays. 2 My fiend usually eaves things til the minute. 3 Canyou get your homework done ahead time if possible? 4 She isa great manager. She always meetings started on time, 5 Don't waste with small jobs ~focus ‘on the most impartant ones, 6 llketo things done as wellas possible, 7 He is really easily. from the main task. 8 Ifyou can your time wisely, you wil get more done, 9 Ifyou have small children, you have to learn to and do several things at once. 10 I don't know which tasks to project. this 2B Underline the correct alternatives, 1 Wel like to buy our own house in a term/year or two, 2 In the ong term/year, I think she made the right decision 3. Ted like to start my own business at some point in the future, but that will be a short/ong time from now. 4 In the short/long term, over the next few weeks, we ‘want to see business improve, 5 In ten nert/years'time, | hope to be a surgeon. 6 Next/Years’ manth, we will celebrate twenty years of marriage, TENET THE FUTURE (PREDICTIONS) 3 Undertine the correct alternative to complete the text. THE FUTURE OF DRIVING ‘So, with improvements in technology and people becoming more and more environmentally aware, what is the future ‘of motorised transport? We asked some ‘experts for their opinions. ‘Matthew G - car salesman, USA “Wonestly? | think things ‘aren likely to/are going to change alot, People ‘may/might not ike i, but ‘governments *may/aren’t going fo introduce more laws and taxes to ‘punish’ people who use their ‘own cas instead of public transport. This is going {ofisot going to force people to leave thei cars at home and some people might even sell their cars. It already happening and Ithinkin the future this, ‘rend "won't to/s likely 10 continue Jan M— bus driver, UK “think the future wil ihely be very diferent. Yehicls could ton’ need people to drive them. I think they fare going/may have robot drives, $0 people like me will have to find different jobs. think we “are going to/may not see more and more ‘ities begin to use buses like this. There "might/ ‘couldn't be fewer jobs for lorry drivers, t00, a5 ‘companies wont have to pay people to transport their products?PEERY inioms 4 Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use igioms which include the words in capitals. 1 Its easy CAKE Ws 2 Hewat in trouble, WATER Hewas 3 std something really inappropriate, FOOT ‘put 4 tsan issue which is very important to me HEART Ita issue whichis 5 Heleft his jobin the ctyto goand become a coffee farmer RAT He decided to leave and become a coffee farmer. 6 Could you help me sort out these papers? HAND Could you sorting out these papers? 7 Lam trying to lose weight. FACE TTma bit too heavy at the moment. 8 don't really like R&B music. TEA R&B music isnt 9 like to follow what's happening in politics. EVE ike to whats happening in politics, 10 Imafraid we have no more time. RUN Imafraid we've s GENGISN DeAuinc wr MISUNDERSTANDINGS; REFORMULATING 5 Complete the conversations with the words in the box. saying mean catch get other repeat what say exactly lost 1 A: The picture dates back tothe sixteenth century when it was BI didn't any ofthat. 2 A: So, you take the third turning on the right, go straight on for 200 metres, turn lef, take the fies ight again and is straight in front of you. im sorry. You've. me. Ifyou dont have a pink stripe on your ticket, then Im afraid staff are not allowed to let you B: Apologies, ut im afraid I don’t what you're saying 4 A Werhad a very minor incident involving your new cat B: What cdo you mean? 5 A Weare sorry to report that al rains have been B re cancelled. Do you 10 say we cant travel today? aT Pe) Tee ve come to collect a parcel for Mr Wainwright. Cen you that again? There's one stop-over, for twenty-four hours, in Bahrain Could you. the last thing you said? This desk is now closed. So youre that we need to move to another desk? Im afraid you need to vacate the premises. B: So you mean is we need to go? 10 A: We anticipate inconveniences along the route. B: In ‘words, were going tobe late, Ree BRP VOCABULARY Gag 5 Complete the words in the sentences, 1 He always wants to win. He's very co . 2 Partof being a good le is being able to listen to people. 3 It’s one of the most am films 've ever seen. I's very moving, 4 have to goto bed as soon as possible. m absolutely ex '5 To bea successful entrepreneur, you need to be a ri ta 66 I'S minus ten degrees outside. I's Fe ' 7 itsafa story, really interesting, I's about aman who 8 | love my job, but | should be earning a much bigger sa He was always telling the bo and in the end, he got - 10 Im very nervous, because I've got to go for tis job in ‘tomorrow. 11 | can'tbelieve how angry he was. He was absolutely fu 12 Im sure shell do well in her new job. She's very ha M0. what to do 7A. Put the words in the box into the correct place in the table according to the stress pattern. ‘amazing salary tasty competitive successful leader interview furious delicious boiling difficult. freezing exhausted impossible [00 00 ‘amazing salary 00 (000 5 [D)R2A Listen and check.R2 | REVIEW LEE TEE nustiavero/sHouo REGIE use to, wouo (OBLIGATION) LOA complete the text with used to or would and the verbs in ‘8 Complete the sentences with the correct brackets. Where both used to and would are possible, use would. form of must, have to or should, Use the FIVE YEARS AGO information in brackets to help you ei a eae canara 1 Milo write the ten- Caren ya Ti oor) aa teacher thousand-word essays fois course. | alse and aly ‘Gay rane course at (is necessary) Shiversty They nate on the rack a air sco, ae tidy up the house, | thellien® (ls) on tees ith end Ate Jennawillbe home scon. tsa good | sui hy lo) uring iting the ea al ating Je ‘Eis opal a Hla mangec ant plage Bat when Gog her idea) ‘became the fami decided om ark he UK. 3 You park her. You't get afine (obligation not todo this) © Read about Greg and Emily’ life now. Then complete sentences 4 You pay For cre. 1-6 with usedto or would They actually think we 2 Wve__howthis machine ‘ think about going somewhere else. The way works, Please can you show me again. ime we spend every dey nthe office. Why 3 Itsin my bag which 've ‘we do something different to celebrate? inthe car Thats good How ifwe goona 4 Younever towhattm trp somewhere? saying B: Yes. Or we could do a course together. There a place where you 5 Somy; the music's too loud. cant can go and make chocolates, or bake bread or something Ike that ___ you stim nat” that’s good idea. 1 we 6 Ganyou me to stop at focus on things we al enjoy doing, ike sport. the bank on the way home? about spending a day playing gol? 7 always laugh this stories, He's so Golf dont think so. OK. think we = to focus on whether we havea {8 Why dort you come with us tothe party of some kind or go ona trip somewhere restaurant? It should be B Which phrases are used to give opi toa suggestion or idea? ns? Which are responsesfo xeg Circle the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 Hi Jake, What this evening? a) you doing) are you doing) will you doing 2 mnot sure. [think stay at home and study. a) wilt b) might) going to 3 We Italy for our holidays. We love it there, a) are going to b)will go «) might going 4 Lalways want to things done as ‘quickly as possible. hate time wasting. a)have b)make ¢) get 5 hate doing my banking so 'm very easily a) prioritised by distracted) changed 6 Hes changing his job in & month or a)term by year) two 7 | thinkt wll be better for everyone in the long a)year b)term time 8 Look at the sunshine! You great time at the beach a) regoingto 6b) telikelyto «) may 9 We ever see him again, a) arentlikelyto b) may @) wont 10 Yes, we're working against the to finish in time, a) pressure b) life ¢) clock 11 Iwas really late home even though my dad told me ‘not to be. min really water. a) dark b)hot dirty 12 Wedon't know much about him, He’ a dark havea a)horse b) dog «fish 13. She's very lazy. The boss told me to keep an ‘om her and check shes working a)sign b)note ceye 14 tm sorry did't you were busy. a) recognise) remind erealise 45 afraid didn't that. Can you say itagain? ajcatch Bb) take edo 16 v 18 19 20 a 2% 25 30 tT es Tee S Andréis vey He wants to sell his designs all over the word a) lazy b)ambitious «indecisive Francoise isa good People really listen to what she has to say. arisktaker b) listener ¢) communicator The doctor said | take these pills a)hasto b) haveto «)havenit to Help yourself to anything you want. You ak a)don'thaveto by haveto must Its @ wonderful Henjoy ita lot a) work b) study ¢) job I cant believe how big yourkitchen is. Its aytiny by big The interview was the job, a) briliant b) awful «) exhausting ‘When told my boss, he was a) furious b) terrible <)impassible As children, we play atthe bottom of the garden, a) used b)useto My mother a) used to ifwe workasa done faster. a) boss b) businessman) team More than a hundred people had to for a single job. a)compete b)decide ©) get fred The way see we need to start again a)point b) things €) idea That's OK me, aon b)at aby Ithinkwe need to sum we've learned. ajup bon dat ©) enormous lnever get would lve in the mountains. b)useto would well get the job what 30GRAMMAR cS 7 je} MA os = je) Zz g LISTENING L.A D)5.1 Listen to Mia, Tom and Owen answering, ‘the following questions. Write M (Mia), T (Tom) oF ‘0 (Owen) next to the question they answer. 1 How has your country changed in the last thirty years? 2 Is the world getting better or worse? 3. How has your life changed in the last thirty years? © Circle the correct option to complete the sentences. 41 Mia thinks that thirty years ago a) lifewas simpler 1) the pace of life was faster ©) people were happier 2 Mia thinks that email puts pressure on people because a) people's computers crash ') emails sometimes don't artive ©) weare expected to givean instant response 3. Tom says that Beijing has grown because people ') don't have as much money as before ) came from around the world to get rich 2 came from all over China to make money ‘4 Tom says that life in the countryside 4) has changed enormously because of new technology b) will never change because they do nat have ‘access to technology ©, has not changed that much, but people have more technology 5 Owen says that lving conditions around the world 2) are improving, even though many people are stil ving in terrible poverty b) are terible and are going in the wrong direction are not improving, and more and more people ae living in poverty {6 Owen thinks that there are 4) fewer wars than before, but weapons are getting more dangerous 'b) more wars than before, and weapons are ‘getting more dangerous ©) the same number of wars as before, and weapons are getting safer © Listen again and check. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES 2 Complete the conversation with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. ‘A: [ove my new digital camera. It was (expensive) my last one, but the pictures are much * (good) quality andits? (eas) to use. Bs But its much * (big).tsntit 5 (eawy) to carry around with you? As Actually, it was one of (light) ‘models in the shop. Although you can get ‘ (smal and (cheap) Cameras, they're not as good as this one, 3 Underline the correct alternatives. WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE GADGET IN THE KITCHEN? My favourte gadget in te kitchen isthe dishwasher. It’s "mucha lot more faster than me at washing up. ‘The problem is that 'm geting a slighty litle bit lazier Yuri ‘The toaster Morning iy fr/slightly the best time of the day forme. enjoy arelaxng breakfast. And toasts ‘alot/more tastier than bread. love it Katia | don't cook very much, because I'm too busy. have a microwave, which find makes it>morela biteasier Now, | eat slighty lite farbeter than id before, Nguyen VOCABULARY TECHNOLOGY 4A Underline the correct alternative. 1 He's six months old, He's been to the doctor to get his genetic engineering/vaccinations. 2 Weare running out of coal, so the government is looking at new ways of making electrcity/ computer networks. 3 The governments planning to build new nuclear power/genetic engineering stations, but many people are worried that they are too dangerous. ‘4 The company has just invested thousands of dollars in its new computer network/antibiotcs to improve communication between employees. 5 It sounds like you've got a chest infection. I think you need some solar power/antibiatics. 6 NASA has decided to restart its communications satelltes/space travel programme and try to send people to Mars. 7 They rode their commercial aeroplanes/motorbikes right up through to the United States and Canada. The trip took several weeks.BB Match words in italics from Exercise 4A with definitions 1-8. 1 The science of changing the genes of alving thing, 2 The energy created when you split or join two atoms 3 Drugs used to kil bacteria and cure infections 4 Power cared by wires and used to make ights and machines work 5 Exploration ofthe area beyond Earth where the stars and planets ar 6 Machines that are sent into space and travel around the Earth, sending radio and television signals Energy from the sun, {An injection given to someone to protect them from a disease 5 A Putthe wordsin the correct column according to the pronundation ofthe underined eter a roplanes solar vaccinations fev make | // apple AJ polar “ontibiotcs space B [B)52 Usten and check. Then listen and repeat. WRITING AN ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES ESSAY; LEARN TO USE DISCOURSE MARKERS G A Look at the task below and the notes a student thas made. Tick the advantages and cross the disadvantages. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of studying English online, as opposed to in a classroom. J 1 flexibility ~can study where and when you want, don’ hhave to travel to a school 2- lack of interaction with your eacher or students 3 more choice ~ can choose o skip pats ofthe couse, focus on other pats 4 Trproblems ~ need to be confident with how the technolgy works have good connections tothe discipline and time management —have to stay motivated (6 materials are technologically advanced ~ use a variety of multimedia materials B Look at the two plans, A and B, for the essay. Which is better? Why? Plan A. ‘Many people now study English online. There ae lois ‘of goa materials on the internet for doing this. As the technology improves, more and more people will ry ‘online learning. ‘But there ae some problems, toa Online learning is boring because you are on your own It's ficult to be motivated. ‘My opinion - 1 have tied online materials and they are ‘very good. But going to a class is a better way to improve ‘your English PlanB Introduction: Improvement in technology means many people are now ‘choosing to study English onlin, not in classrooms. Advantages: ~ increased flexibility ~ increase choice of materials Disadvantages: lack of interaction with teacher and students + ificulty with motivation and discipline = TT problems conclusion: ~ Online courses offer students more choice and flexibility, but are more impersonal. + Language is about communication, so face-to-face interaction with people ina classroom is a better way to learn + Online courses might be a good way to supplement your learning, © Look at the essay one student wrote. to use any discourse markers to link the Rewrite the essay, including discourse markers from the box where you see an asterisk (*). (One of the main advantages is that ‘Another disadvantage is The problems that However, (2) In my opinion, And another thing, With the improvement in technology, many people are now choosing to study English online, rather than inthe classroom It's easy to see that there are many advantages ‘wonline courses, * There are also disadvantages. * When you study online, you have increased lexibility to study when you want to and where you want ta You have an increased choice ofthe materials you want to study, Decause you can choose them yourself. * When you study online, there is a lack of interaction ‘with your teacher and students. * You might find it dificult to say motivated and be disiplined with your ‘stuaies. * You might experience computer problems, ‘which make your study dficut, * Online courses offer students more choice and flexibility, = They are more impersonal. As language {is about communication, face-to-face interaction with ‘people ina classroom is a better way to learn.VOCABULARY INFORMATION ‘1 Cross out the alternative which is not possible in each sentence. 1 The class had a really good debate/discussiowreply about the environment 2 He's sure he’ right soi you disagree with him, he will argue/quarreVinquite about it 3 You should try to respond tofargue/reply to emalls as Quickly as possible. 4 I questioned/looked into/inguired cbout renting a car, but it was too expensive. 5 My brother and | always argued/quarelled/replied about everything when we were young. 6 Ive always wondered about/questioned/querrelled this man’s mativation. 7 The look nto/research/investigation was a waste of time; we found no solutions. 8 His newspaper column debates/inquires/discusses the issues ofthe day. 2 Add the mi ig letters to complete the text. WHO GOES FIRST? Everyone involved in medical research is eventually faced with a difficult “qu______: ‘who will be my guinea pig? Who will be the first person to try this new medicine before we know ‘fit works? Iwe'l__i__ the history of drug testing, we find that many researchers not only de___ this issue, but that a few have a surprising *re___; they use themselves as guinea pigs. ‘When scientist Jonas Salk was “in___ 1 new polio vaccine in the 1950s, he tried the drug on himself, his wife and children. it worked. Someone later “in____about wito held the patent (the right to sell the medicine). Salk’s Sse ___ showed his character: he wo. ‘why anyone wanted to make ‘money from something that the world needed. TIN QUESTION TAGS: 3 Underline the correct alternative. 1 You're from France, aren'tyou/weren't you? 2 She broke a world record, hasn't she/didn' she? 3 They haven't seen us, have they/haven't they? 4 Don wont tell anybody, does he/will he? 5 That house looks nice, isnt it/doesn't it? 6 We didn't see that film, did we/saw we? T It hasn't rained for months, hasit/have it? 8 Youwill come tomorrow, won't you/will you? 9 The shop doesn't open at 6a.m., willit/does it? 10 You stopped smoking last year, didn't you/you didn't? 4 read the stuations and write questions, Use the correct question tags 1 Youthink your rend isin tove You eal ike Mary dant ou? (eal tke / Mary) 2. Youeave the cinema laughing together. That fm 2 fe fanny) 2 Your ends younger brothers going to boron your ca. He 2 (notcrash theca) 4 Youleave the football stadium aftr a boring match tt 2 (not be / very good / game) 5 You say goodbye to your friend atthe airport, Youwil 2 (write /tome) 66 Youwant to check that your friend got home safely last night You 2 (not miss /the last bus) 7 A tourist thinks you speak French. You 2 (speak / French) 8 Youhave lost your watch. You 2 (not see / my watch) 5 A ead the comersations Which responses are fetuine questions (here Speaker B really does row the answer? 1A Have you met Vink parents? B: Oniyence Thee docs are they? 2. Theta coudin the ty. Be Hho beaut day, tit 2. Are you looting forthe cso? B: You hve seenthem have you? 45: Have you read umpa Lahis new book? Be Yeah shel a great wer iit she? 5: ve gotmy final exam tomorron B: Youlpass wont you? 6 think this the wrong adres, Bs Yes, weVe made a mistake, havent we? 5 [D)53 Listen and check Then listen again and repeat the responses. Use the same intonation inthe question tgs.A Read the introduction to the article. Which {questions can you answer? Which can only be answered by experts? | NEVER KNEW THAT! What is worse for you: boredom or stress? Why is sea air good for you? Ifyou throw water into the air during the Russian winter, will it come back down as ice? What three foods should you take to a desert island? People love trivia In 2005, @ book called Does Anything Eat Wesps? was a surprise hit. It was @ collection of questions and answers from readers ‘of a magazine called New Scientist. We at Lynx Mag decided to come up with our own questions ‘and then we asked a panel of experts for answers. +o winpoan as B Read the rest of the text to find the answers. 41:You are going to stay on a desert island for several months and you can only choose ‘three foods to take with you. Which do you choose, and why? Broccoli, walnuts and orange juice. Broccoli has 8 chemical which helps detoxify your liver. Its also a superfood, Walnuts have protein and plenty of healthy fats. Orange juice isa source of clean water, and the orange contains Vitamin C, Dr Leah Morecombe 2: What's worse for you: boredom or stress? Boredom. Stress can have benefits Weightlifting is a type of stress. So are other sports and pressures at work. All ofthese are 9004 for you in small doses. Boredom means you have no purpose in life, and no dose of bboredomis good for you. _ Or Samran Naipaul 3: Why is sea air good for you? Itism't particulary. It gota reputation for being good for you in Victorian times because there was so much unhealthy smog in big cities. Dr Robina Whitman 4: Why do flies like rotting food? Flies like rotting food because soft environments provide perfect conditions for breeding. When a fy’ eggs hatch, the larvae live in and eat the rotting food until they grow to adult flies. Dr Kelvin Marsh If you throw water into the air during the Russian winter, will it come back down as ice? Itdepends where you are in Russia and what the temperature is at the time. But, potentially, yes. At a temperature of 30 small amounts of water will tum into ice almost immediately. Immanuel Kanevsky © Complete the questions forthe answers. 19 helps detoxify your liver” A Broccoli 2 QWhatdoes the writersay ‘st can be good for you, while boredom can't. 3. @ Who thought sea airwas ‘AcThe Victorians. 4 QWhat creatures live in and ? ‘Ac Fly larvae. 5 QAL-30°C, when will a small ? ‘A: Almost immediately, 1D Find words in the text in Exercise 68 that match ‘meanings 1-5. 1 remove dangerous chemicals or poison from something (paragraph 1) detouly 2 measured amounts of something that you experience at one time (paragraph 2) 3 unhealthy air thats full of smoke and pollution (Garagraph 3) 4 going bad; becoming soft and useless (paragraph 4) ‘5 when an egg breaks and a baby bird, ish or insect ‘comes out (paragraph 4) VOCABULARY PLUS WORD BUILDING: ADJECTIVES ? Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets. THE PNEUMATIC TYRE: HOW DID IT START? John Dunlop, a Seottish vet, was (response) for one of the world’s great inventions. Dunlop's young son kept falling off his trieyele because the bumpy streets were * (hope) for eyeling. Dunlop thought of a (create) solution: filling the rubber tyres with air: This, he realised, would be an *_(ease) way to make the tricycle ‘more stable, He was right: it turned out to be avery (effect) solution. Lots of cyclists copied the idea and the air tyre became very ® (success). French ear makers realised it was a * (value) idea and produced air-filled car tyres, The tyres also became very * (profit); Dunlop Tyres is still a huge company today.VOCABULARY PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS A Complete the sentences with the words in the box. ‘memory switching crashed sort work print down order recharging fixing 1 Im on the motorway and my car's broken 2 Myphone isnt working The batteries need 3 We can't use the machines here because they'e out of 4 Can you call the maintenance department and tell ‘them that the photocopier needs? 5 Mitstill doesn't work, try itoffand on again. 6 dont believe it! My laptop’ just again! 7 Have you got ancther pen? This one doesn't ‘any more. 8 Don't worry about that now later. 9 OK First, youl better save the documents onto a stick, 20 Ive got a copy on my computer. Do you want me to you a copy? FUNCTION POLITE REQUESTS itout 2 A D)54 Listen to eight conversations. What does the person want each time? Match pictures A-H with conversations 1-8, 1 [B)54 Usten again. Complete the conversations with one word in each gap. 41 Be Excuse me, you tell me the way to the swimming pool please? B:Yes.of___Ican. You keep going ths way, until you get to the traffic lights. Then, 2 A Hello.Do you wiat time the bank ‘opens? B: Imnot just ask someone, 3. A: Do you want us to bring anything? B: That would be great. Could bring Some salad, and maybe something for dessert? A Yes, course. Anything else? B: No, that'll be fine 4 A Couldyou ‘me with my bags? Bm can’. ve got my hands full 5 Ac Would you mind the door for me? B: OF course ‘There you are. ‘A: Thankyou. That's very kind. 6 A: Couldyou ‘me what time the show starts? 8: me have a look The afternoon ‘Show starts at 3pm. A: Thanks very much, 7 A: Would you coming to get me from the station? B: OK, Wait outside and I'l be there inten minutes. 8 A: Do you know, there’ a post office near here? B: Yes, is —there's one just along this toad, LEARN TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS 3 Put the words in the correct order to make responses, 1A: Would you mind saying that again? B: of / not / no,/ course TARA SHOWS] Feeding the Penguins Spm, Feeding the ToLiewsem fy 2 A Doyou know how to get there? B: sure./not /Im /look./ me / have /a/let 3A: Could you phone Tilly for me? B: course /yes,/of 4 Ae Could you Finish doing this for me? Bs can't /L/ afraid /'m 5 A: Could you take these folders for me? B: I/yes /canVOCABULARY -ING/-ED ADJECTIVES L.A Underline the correct alternative. 1 Inthree days we cycled 250 km. t was really exhausted/exhausting. 2 Everyone is very woried/worying about losing their jobs. 3 The instructions were so confused/ confusing that no one understood them. 4 Iwas annoyed/annoying because the class was cancelled again, 5 The car was travelling ata ffightened/ frightening speed. 6 | felt emborrssed/emborrassing about how untidy the house was. 7 He was totally confused/confusing by the tax form, £8 Im going to have a nice, relaxed/relaxing bath. 9 Im not relly sotisied/satisfying with the way he cut my hat 10 We were so frightened frightening by the film we didn sleep very wel B Find adjectives in Exercise 1A to ‘match definitions 1-8, 1 feeling fear 2 angry orirtated 3 very tiring 4 content, pleased '5 unclear or dificult to understand 6 feeling uncomfortable and shy 7 unhappy and nervous 8 calming, helping you to rest 2 A You are going to read an article about why people get angry, and what happens. ‘Before you read, number the events in the ‘box according to categories 1-3 below. 1 Reasons 2 Consequences. 3 Solutions You start to shout. 2 You're irtated with someone. You throw things around. You do physical exercise You're frustrated about something, You feel tense, You try meditation, People citcise you. Youdlistance yourself from the situation BB Read the article and check, TAKE CONTROL We all know how it fels to got anary. Sometimes anger i mild when you'te just initated with someone. But at other times “anger can be more extreme, with explosive rages. You start to ‘haut and throw things arcund, You lose contl. Your blood pressure incresses, your heart races and you can‘ think about ‘ything else, Sut what exactly fe anger? ‘Anger is anormal response to asituaton where you fel you {ate being attacked, veated una, let down by others, hurt or rejected. Anger can help you to defend yoursel, deal vith the problem and let others know how you feel But anger can also ‘cause problers you aivays lose control, people might star to ‘void you. Friends and coleagues may be afraid of your temper ‘and leave you alone. Getting angry might make you feel beter, ‘ghing you energy and making you feel ike you're in conto But it might also leave you feeling hurt and misunderstood. Als, ‘geting angry doesn't usually solve the problem, ERE 1 Work out what makes you angry - You need to understand what situations meke you angry Ist when people ‘make comments about your work or citcise you? si that you get angry when youte frustrated and cant do the things you want? Do you get angry when youre tired? Understanding what makes you angry can help you to deal with the problem. 2 Understand the signals Learnt identify the signs that yout geting angry. Do you start to shout and feel tense? Do you pace about the room? You need o recognise your oun ‘Signs before you can change your behaviou 3 Take control of your mind and body ~ Ty taking 2 step back and distancing yourself from the situation, bath physically and emationaly Check your breathing and take Some deep breaths to slow you down and calm your heartbeat. ‘Ask yourself am | overreacting? um listening te what people ae saying? Can you finda way to be assertive rather than aggressive? Try to speak calmly rather than shout. Ty the’ it worth test. Askyoursl, Wil it eally matter in one month, ‘one year” Do some physical exercise, tke going fr arun ora ‘wim.Or tr some meditation or listen to music. whatever helps to calm you down, NOILOWA ((& ~ 3 complete the statements with Information fom the article 1 When you get angry your bloodpressure and yourheartspeeds up 2 Being angry about something can help others to how you feel. 3: Getting angry isnot usualy 0 good wey to probes 4 Ws good ideo to understand what. ooh 5 you recognise the signs that you are geting angry then youean starts your behoiut 6 When you are angry. you shuld yt, yours from he station Deep wl ep to calm your heartbeat 8 Try to speak rather than shout, ‘make youCTT REAL CONDITIONALS 4 A Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1 When Marianne (find) 3 job, she (eave) home. 2 Thomas (Get a promotion fhe (work harder 3 iF people (exercise) regulary they tend to Give longer 4 liwe (eave) carly enough, we (ris) the trafic 5 We (tar) the meeting as soon as everybody (be) here. 6 ifthe music (62) loud, people always (ance) 7 When the weather (be) good, we usually (ead outside. 8 Iyou (use) sun cream, you (not get) burned when we go sailing 5 For each sentence in Exercise 4A, decide if the situation is general (what normally happens ~ zero conditional) or specific (a possible situation in the future first conditional). 1 specific first conditional ee 8 5 Tick two correct sentences. Correct the wrong sentences. will IF 1nd the book, | { send ito you If you will goto England, you willimprove your English Filtellhim you called when Iwill see him, Ifyou give the plant too much water, twill de If they arive early, willyou to ask them to wait? If you will come to the party tonight, wil you bring a friend? 7 When | go to Krakow, | usually will see my aunt 8 | always call my sister when there’ a problem. 9 She will getangry if you will say that! 10 1 go to the doctor tomorrow if feel worse. ele ENT MULTI-WORD VERBS G A Circle the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 Dont forget to when you've finished. a) clickon B takeoff @) logoft 2. She's mybest friend. We really wel 2) get off by getover —¢) geton 3-1 used to love Indie musi, but then | it a) wentoff ——-B) goton logged off. 4 lots of diferent outfits, but didn't like any of them. a) tried off BY dressed up tried on 5 Youhave to ‘your shoes when you go inside. a) logoff by tke oo) dress down 6 He's neatly forty. t's about time he i © got on a) settled down b) went off. 7 Canyou ? | cart ead what it says at the bottom of the screen. a) scrollon by scrollover_@) scroll down 8 don’t lke going into bars on my own. 'm worried someone will ty to ‘a) getonwithme b) chat me up 9 settle down with me B Complete the multi-word verbs witha suitable partici. 1 Td love to settle and have children. 2 Unfortunately, | dont get with his mother very well. 3. Avery good-looking young man started to chat me the nightclub. 4 think he went ‘me when he met my family! 5 Why dont you try will realy suit you. 6 Scroll cur contact details 7 Doyou mind if take boiling in here, 8 Sort, didnt realise you needed the computer. ve just logged this shirt? I think it to the top of the page to find my jacket? ItsVOCABULARY VERB-NOUN COLLOCATIONS. A Complete the sentences with a verb from Box A and a ‘noun from Box B. A watch jump hold get raise do cut 8 sale queue money hair experiments programme seat The scientists in our lab alotof to find cures for common illnesses. 2 Did you that about UFOs on TV last night? 3 If you don't get to the show early, you won't a 44 The shop manager decided to a ‘of last year’s products, 5 Excuse me, you can't the Lots of people are waiting. 6 | asked my sister to. ‘my because | couldn't afford the hairdresser 7 We're tying to the Animals. Our targets €10,000, GRAMMAR HYPOTHETICAL CONDITIONAL: PRESENT/ FUTURE for Save 2 Rewrite the sentences using the second conditional. 1 Joe goes to bed at 2am. He feels tired all the time. IfJoe didn't go to bed at 2am, he wouldnt feel tired _ all the tr 2 She doesn't play for the team ~she isn't fast enough, she 3 We can't drive to your house because we don't have We 4 Ihave a supportive family. My life is so easy. My life 5 Iid love to buy that house, but I don't have the money. i 6 {'m so lazy.| don't write to my friends. Il lazy. 7 You don't water your plants regularly. They look dry! Ifyou 8 Tom and Dave never help in the house. Their mother doesn't ask them, They 9 | work on Saturdays. can't come to the barbecue. i" 3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Use would or the past simple. If you could choose any three things, what three things "would make (make) your life better? We asked this question to the public. Henrik, 25, from Sweden, said, ‘I really 2 (have) a chance to change three things, they ® {be) the environment, poverty and peace. My priority? |* (introduce) new laws to save the planet.” Lulu, 30, from Edinburgh, had different ideas. She said, My fe couldn't be better, but if 5 (have to} change something, 6 (change) the colour of my curtains = they're a horrible grey!" lly, 16, from London, said, ‘OK, if ‘ (be) able to change three things, first thing: © (be) Prime Minister, Second thing: |” (make) rch people pay more tax. Third thing: 1 (not let) people smoke cigarettes because they give you cancer’ Brigitte, 19, from Germany, immediately said, ‘More money! If" (be) richer, Zi (not have) t6 work in this stupid shop! I could spend my days painting, which is my real dream!” 4/4 (516.1 Listen and write the sentences you hear. ‘Write contractions as one word. 1 (words) 2 (8 words) 3 (1Oowords) aot words) 5 (9 words) 6 (@words) 5 Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the rhythm and the contractions.LISTENING 5 A D162 Listen to the introduction to a radio programme. What isthe topic? B Look atthe picture. Which people do you think are ‘potential victims’? Why? © [F}6.3 Listen tothe rest of the programme and check. Listen again and complete the notes. No. benwse dogs ore_unprediciable POTENTIAL VICTIM? | ean a mutie phone w Toure ong 9 te concentrating othe ma, nt 7 Twente didn 4 Pnalenving coche spurte money 5 Woman manic _ tenuce of er postive does = 6 Wig maui be ing a fee ond ve esnuee rue munber couple avin ta oe ofthe tet if yo te anythin WRITING ‘AN EMAIL OF ADVICE; LEARN TO QUALIFY WHAT YOU SAY 'G A Read the problem and choose the best summary. 2) Kathy doesn't want her friend to apply fora job because it is Kathy's dream job’ ') Kathy's fiend is angry because they both want to apply forthe same job. 9 Kathy wants the same job as her friend, but she is worried their friendship will end if she gets it oy Last week my colleague and best fiend Mariela saw a jb advertised inthe paper. She told mei’ her ‘dream {ob and she intends to apply for it. Unfortunatly, i's ‘also my dream job and I really want to apely. | have more experience than Marila and would probably have ‘better chance of getting the jo. Buti got, t would rain our friendship. Should | apply? And if do, should tell Maile? Kathy © Put the paragraphs in the correct order to make an email of advice Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3: Paragraph & Dear Kathy ‘A. How would you fal you int apply, she di, sho {othe jd and you spent the rest of your career in the same job bored and unhappy’? Orhow would You fee if, because of her getting this new job {which you aint appt for) she ost dally contact, with you and your Rlendhip eke up anyway? ‘Wouldn't that be much worse than both of you ‘appving and supporting each other? B | know that close rendships can be nined because ‘one perscn becomes more successfulthan another Ithappens all the time, anc nt ony in Hollywood or ‘on Wall iret. But tis is no reason for you not to ‘chase your creams, Final, here are afew questions foryou. © 1 she knows this, then thats the end of your problem. Al you have todo is be honest with her ‘and tell her that you want to appy. Then see what ‘he says. sheis realy angry, pathags she isnt ‘Uh a good fend. were you, | woud aso ‘support her application as much as you can Maybe ‘offer to read through her GV and her application Iter I she gets an interview, give her a ‘good luck’ ‘ard and buy her a new pai of earings to wear on the day. I's possible that neither of you wl get the Job, but tel her youl be happy if ether of you gets. OK. s0,you work together and are best frends, too. “This means that Marla probably knows how you {eel about yourjob and, in al kenood, a's knows, {your plans for your career. nal probability, she Tealses that this job is your cream job, too. Read paragraphs C and D again and undertine six words/phrases for qualifying what you say. The ist has been done for you. 1D Read the problem. Write an email of advice (180-200 words). In.one month, an od fiend of mine is geting maried. He told me the date neery a year ago. Unfortunaily, |orgot ths date and | have now booked a holiday with my new gfiend on exactly the same day. I can't change ‘the dates ofthe holiday because my gitend can only have this one weak of. Her boss says she can't change ‘the date. [really don't know what todo. Help! StefVOCABULARY LIFE EVENTS 1A Complete the sentences with the words inthe box. split lost pass won bought accident degree offered place promoted engaged failed 1 Did you allyour exams? 2 Samhad an at work and had to goto hospital 3 My boyfriend gets on so well with my boss that he even hima jobt 4 Ate you going to apply fora at University? 5 Lizand Tony have been they still aren't marred, 6 Tom his job at the factory. TI my driving test six timest 8 My parents ‘up when | was three. 9 for years, but she ‘an intemmational dance competition. 10 Helen got to manager. 11 He’ gota in physics 32 Last year they a house on the beach in Braal © Match 1-6 with a)-f) to make phrases. 1 pass a) anaccident 2 get ) your job 3 win ©) witha partner 4 have 4) a competition 5 lose ) promoted 6 splitup f) exams GIVING NEWS, 2 A ()6.4 Listen and match conversations 1-8 with situations A-H. UTD 0-CITY 4) (eal 5 Cross out one unnecessary word in each sentence. Then listen again and check Bad news, asm afraid. I'm sorry for to have to tell you, but we lost the match. Ive got some good unfortunately news for you. I'm araid of fv got some bad news. ‘There's something who I've got to tell you You'll never guess what is happened, Its unfortunately, we were burgled lastnight. Ive got something for to tellyou. TT) RESPOND TO NEWS: 3 Complete the words in the responses, 1 A: Ive ust passed my motorbike test! BC Thats news, 2 i Mace’ had an accident. B: Thats t 1m really, to hear that 3A ve just won the race! BW. d That's er) 4B: He was attacked outside his house. B: Thats a, ! Do they know who did it? 5. Amazing! ve just found €100 in an old coat pocket BH______you?Youl_ thing! 6 A: Unfortunately, he didn't get a place at university. B: Thats a sh Tim sorry to hear that. 7B: | Just bumped into Samantha on my way here. B: Youre} | What's she doing here?