A Personal change 41 Vocabulary Personal goals ‘A ~) Match the words and the pictures. Then listen and check your answers. a. get a credit card d. lose weight g. save money b. join e gym ©, make more friends _h. start a new hobby c. learn an instrument. passa test i. work / study harder a. [B} 7 B Pair work Which things in Part A are easy to do? Which are more difficult? Why? Tell your partner. “it’s difficult to learn an instrument. It takes a long time!” 2 Language in context I'm making ithappen! seepage r116 ‘A. #) Listen to three people talk about changes. Who’s learning something new? for the answer. My friends and | are starting our | joined a gym last month to I hated taking the bus to work, ‘own band next year. |can sing, lose weight. | only want to lose aso | saved money to buy a bike. but I can’t play an instrument, couple of kilos, but I'm finding Now I ride it to work every day, so I'm taking a class to learn the it difficult. But I'm making some and | feel a lot healthier and guitar. new friends, so that's good. happier. — Leonardo ~ Mark SD B Talk about a change you made.C} I'm happy to hear that! 2 ‘1 Interactions ERP ene ee iacaed ‘ A Do you ever see old classmates or friends around town? What kinds of things do - you talk about? 3 a B 4) Listen to the conversation, What’s changed for Emily? ’ Then practice the conversation. See page 7-118 for the anewer ¢ > SG ‘ Hey, Emily. Long time no see. Emily: Well, I'm playing guitar in a band. - + Oh, hi, Joe. How are you doing? I'm really enjoying it ‘ Fine. Well, actually, | didn’t pass Joe: That’s wonderfull what kind of - my driving test ~ again, That's three music? % times now. Emily: Rock. We have a show next week. < Emily: That's too bad. Do you want to come? I'll email you Joe: Yeah, | wanted to drive to the the information. beach this weekend, So, what’s Joe: Thanks. I'll be there! few with you? ee C +) Listen to the expressions. Then practice the conversation again with the new expressions. 7 Reacting to bad news Lea eee ® That's too bad. That’s wonderful! ‘ That's a shame. ’ That’s great to hear! ‘ ¥'m sorry to hear that, I"m happy to hear that! a D Pair work share the news below and react appropriately. ; I'm learning German. | lost my wallet. | bought a car. I won two concert tickets. | failed my math exam. _I'm going to travel to London. | have a part-time job. _'m not sleeping well. | broke my foot Vm planning to get a pet. 18ume | 2 Listening Sharing news j A Look at the pictures in Part B. Where are the people? le answers. page T-119 for pos: B *) Listen to four people share news with friends. What news are they talking i about? Number the pictures from 1 to 4. G +) Listen again. Correct the false sentences. Then compare with a partner. 1. Mark has some free time in the afternoons-and-evenings. mornings 2. Lucia is saving her money to buy a festaurant. computer 3. Jeff is taking the train because his new car is not running very well. bus 4. Wendy and her cousin had a terribte time in Rome and Florence. wonderful > 3 Speaking Good news, bad news . A Complete the chart with some good news and bad news. (Don't use true news!) > k a: a > z x ° B Class activity Share your news. React appropriately. : ‘A: Hi, Mariko, What’s new with you? B: Well, I'm going to Paris next week to study French. ‘A: That’s wonderfull B: What's new with you? ’ C Group work Share the most interesting news you heard. 1.can react to good and bad news. a n9 “ DedCe} 1 think 11 get a job. 41 Vocabulary Milestones A Complete the chart with the correct milestones. Then listen and check your answers, 2) graduate from high school ent an apartment na a start a career -buyahouge _ getmarried graduate frombighscheol retire = __ entanapartment _startschool _____ —_starbacareer _ B Number the milestones from 1 to 9 in the order they usually happen. Then compare with a partner. Answers may vary. See chart for possible answers. 2 Conversation 1'li go traveling. A 4) listen and practice Tim: Hey, Craig. How are you doing? Craig: Oh, ti, Tim. 'm fine. What's new with you? Tim: Well, 'm graduating from college this summer. Craig: That’s wonderfull What do you think you'll do in September? Tim: | think I'll go traveling with some friends. Craig: That sounds fun, but it won't be cheap. Tim: Yeah, so | may get a job this summer to pay for the trip, B 4) Usten to the rest of the conversation. What's new with Craig? Seepage T-120 for the answer. 120 @) 4) 43 2) 40 7s) a) + 4. 4\ 4 t a ne~~ 3 Grammar Will for predictions; may, Pra td aes bobbbbbovUFLLEUVEBUBUUEUYU vr Veo re beovUL vULBLYU e eae a ee Le ‘What do you think you'lldo? Predictions Possibility I think I'l go traveling with some friends. Idon’t really know. Imay get a job. J won't get a roommate. | 1m not really sure. | might buy a pet. Doyou think you'll get a roommate? Yes, ll get one soon, No. | won't get a roommate this year. | A Circle the correct words. Then practice with a partner. 1. A: Do you think you'll buy a house next year? B: No. | don’t have enough money, But Ill /(Cmay)rent an apartment. | don’t know. 2. A; What do you think you'll do on your next birthday? B: I'l /CrmighDhave a big party, but I'm not sure, 3, A: When do you think you'll retire? B:((7D/ 1 may retire at age 65. Most other people do, }0 you think you'll buy a car this year? B: No,(_won’by/ | might. | don’t have enough money for one. 5. A: Do you think you'll get married after college? B: I'm not sure.(V'l)/ | may get married someday. B Pair work Ask and answer the questions in Part A. Answer with your ‘own information 4 Pronunciation Contraction of will »~) Listen and repeat. Notice how these pronouns + will are contracted into one syllable. "i you'll he'll she'll we'll they'll g My future A Write an idea for each of the things below. 1, an important thing to do: 2. an exciting thing to do: 3, an expensive thing to buy: 4, an interesting person to met B Pair work Ask and answer questions about the things in Part A. Use will, may, or might and these ‘A: Do you think you'll start your career this year? B: Yes, think I wil | have an interview ths week. | tle Weetang mort nant next week this year G Keep talking! Go to page 152 for more practice. J.can make predictions about the future. @ 121iD Dreams and aspirations 4 Reading « A\ Look at this quote. What do you think it means? “A life without dreams is like a garden without flowers.” - Gertraude Beese 122 B Read the article. Check (/) the best ttle. CO Baseball Team Raises Money in Harlem CG How to Get Baseball Equipment ————— ‘Two years ago, high school students Michael Pinsky and David Connor read fan article in a newspaper about a school in Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City. The school had a baseball team, but ‘no money to buy balls, team uniforms, or other equipment. Michael and David had an idea. They decided to help the team get money for the equipment they needed. So the two boys started a project to raise moncy for the baseball team. They called the project “Home Runs for Harlem.” They placed boxes in stores to collect money for the team and sold bracelets with the words “Home Runs for Harlem” on them. ‘Their plan was to give all the money they collected to the school to support the team. Michael and David's project was a great success. They raised over $9,000. The team bought the equipment they needed: gloves, baseballs, and bats. The schoo! also used some of the money to pay a baseball coach, @ Students Raise Money for Baseball Team Dream Comes True for Harlem Teacher After the school in Harlem received the ‘money, Michael and David spoke to the students at the school, and David ‘explained why this was a dream come true. “It's not just about me,” he says. “It's for other people. It's for the community. E “I just hope they have a fun time playing baseball, and if they can have the equipment, then that just helps out,” says David. David and Michael now plan to raise money for other baseball teams in Harlem. For their passionate and inspiring efforts to support school baseball programs, | the two teenagers were New Yorkers | Of the Week on one of New York's } news stations. E They spoke to students in Harlem. —G_ The school received baseball equipment. 3_ They created “Home Runs for Harlem.” —1_ David and Michael read about a school. D Group work Have you or your school ever you do it? Do you remember how much you le again. Number the events from 1 t0 8, —4_ They sold bracelets and collected money, —Z_ The school hired a coach. —5 They raised over $9,000. —2_ They decided they wanted to help. raised money for something? How did falsed? Discuss your experiences,une a4 2 Listening An interview with an athlete A.) Listen to an interview with Suzanne, a marathon runner, Check (J) the two dreams she’s achieved. to run marathons ' Mito go back to school Cito win the Chicago Marathon Dito run all the big marathons B 4) Listen again. Circle the correct answers. This is Suzanne's fifth /Geventh)marathon. ‘She won /Gidn’t wintthe Boston Marathon. She finished first /(ast)in her first race in high school. At age@9)/ 43, she decided to make some changes in her life. ‘The most difficult thing for her was the @raining)/ stress. onone 3 Writing A dream come true A Think of a dream that came true for you. Answer the questions. © What was your dream? Why was ita dream for you?» How did your dream come true? B write about your dream. Use the model and your answers in Part A to help you. ‘My Dream My dream was to study Mexican cooking in Oaxaca. | loved to cook, but | wasn't a very good cook. So | went to Oaxaca to study Mexican cooking. | took a two-week class. It was a dream come true. Now | can make great meals. Who knows? J might become a chef someday. © Group work share your writing. Ask and answer questions for more information. 4 Speaking Dream planner A Complete the chart with a dream for the future. Then add three things you'll need to do to achieve it. 3. B Group work Tell your group about your dream and how you'll achieve it. ‘A: My dream Is to start my own business someday. B: That's a great dream. How will you make it happen? A; Well, first I'll go back to school. Then I'll get a job to get some experience. ae ee ee ee ee ae ees eS eee , ‘can discuss my dreams for the future