Ca Ea tL ee) SL & Pronunciation page 64 7 Eco © Climate change ‘© Climate March “© Subject questions, Dynamic and Protests © Environmental issues @ Four people talking about why they _stative meanings. Future forms Environmental © Writing a report are protesting {© Climate change. Opinions. ave Issues © Volunteer work © Welcome to Africa Volunteers and have got Volunteering {© Linking sentences @ Two conversations about volunteering _ Focus on have and have got with because, as, Language for Lite: On tne telephone Word stress: words ending since, Making written Life Skills: Socal responsibilty Intion suogestions How green are you? page 72 S Education © School subjects @ Runaway... andjoin the circus! @ Permission and obligation Schools Anecdote: Your favorite @ Andy talking about his favorite school (Could / had fo). should and Families school subject subject must for advice Social change © Changes in society @ College days: The generation gap __ Education and training ‘© What makes a perfect _ @ Two generations taking about Focus on words used with partner changes in society education © Meet the parents © Word stress: schoo! subjects @ Aman meets his girfriend's parents (© Top Five: Ways To Be the Perfect Partner Language for Life: Giving your opinion Life Skills: Giving advice: Education Options page 80 9 Smile © Smiling {© Your Special Smiles ‘© Verb patterns. for and since. Character © Describing character Different smiles Present perfect: simple and © Vacations @ How happy are you? progressive © Things and places @ Thailand: The land of smiles (© The face. Character adjectives. you know @ On vacation in Thailand eee Listing points. picasa cus on verbs + ing-form or Beet Cea ong tenes Writing a travel blog Le Sls:Calecting formation: Senter stress page 88 Review © ages 88, 89 Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review Pages 90.91 Reading & Listening. Writing (paragraphing) & Speaking page 92 iO Lifestyle © Lifestyles (© Secrets toa iong life (© wil. Future time clauses after Longevity (© Health spas © Atelopnone inquiry wine, if, as soon 3s used to Health © Food andcooking © Eggplant dishes {© Collocations. Food and cooking, Food ‘Anecdote: The healthiest _@ Josh talking about the healthiest, Cars and driving Cars person you know person he knows Focus on words used with Cars © Your First car riving Anecdote: Your dream —«@ Patti's dream car @ Vowel sounds and spelling car Language for Life: idioms with food Life Skils: Self-knowledge: Do you have a healthy lifestyle? page 100 11 Animals © Animals {© Your attitude to animals {© Defining relative clauses. Unreal ‘Animals © Characteristics @ Three people talking about animals _concitionals Pets (© Moral dilemmas they like/slke © Animals. Adjective + People Anecdote: Your pet / © Three stories about animals preposition. that A pet you know © People talking about thelr pets Focus on that (IO Linking: giving @ Mandy talking about her friend's pet @ Homophones (bare/bear) examples. Giving opinions Language for Life: Polite requests Life Skills: Giving opinions: Animals: Use or abuse? page 108 12 Incredible © Strangecoincidences _@ Incredible but true (© Past perfect. Passives. will and Coincidences © Best or worst hotels The Worla's Most Unusual Hotels ‘might for future possibilty Bulldings Anecdote: The most © Curro talking about the most © Collocations with do, get, 90, ‘The weather incredible building you've incredible building he's ever seen hhave, make, and take. Predictions ever seen |@ North Pole weather forecast ‘The weather: © The future © Predicting your iter Focus on collocations with do, Language for Life: Exclaiming See re aranicre Life Skills: Achieving goals: In Five Years Page 16 Review D Pages 1,17 Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review Pages 118, 119 Reading & Listening. Writing (narrative linkers) & Speaking Palrwork Student A page 120 Pairwork Student B page 125 - Grammar Extra page 130+ Audioscript page 154 Phonetic symbols page 166 Irregular verbs page 167READING —————— == Sasa VOCABULARY Contemporary reading — aes + Vocabulary is presented in texts have been adapted sees ee a meaningful context and is and graded to suit each related to the topies in the level, They have been ss unit. selected not only for their : Clear pictures to help Janguage content but acquisition also for their interest and There are practice activities appropriacy. The texts are = = to expand your knowledge ‘supported by recordings. = of particular lexical sets and that wil give you opportunities to use the new vocabulary in social exchanges, You will also listen and repeat the words before ‘manipulating words in real social contexts PRONUNCIATION SPEAKING Pronunciation work on You will have plenty of particular areas of sound, ‘opportunities to speak stress, and intonation is throughout the unit using integrated into every unit. language learned. GRAMMAR + Here you willexplore new srammatical structures that have been contextualized in the reading /isteing sections You wll focus on the way language works. ‘brief summary ofthe ‘grammar points provided in the margin, The Grammar Extra pages atthe back ofthe + Language is explored in Student's Book extend realistic and meaningful explanations and provide practice exercises. further practice + You wll use target fanguage in controlled and personalized practice LISTENING The lstenings include texts specially written for language learning - dialogues, conversations, monologues. They were carefully ‘designed to develop reablife listening skills a) RitVOCABULARY EXTRA The Vocabulary Extra pages ora atthe end of every unit The Language for Life recycle the hey vocabulary items taught in the unit. section gives you a _ Portable toolkit of This provides an activated functional language. Here beable cae : se of vocabulary. you notice how language ismare than just form, You will see language in fun, engaging social situations. {ure sxinis Developing lite sils alongside language skils is an essential requirement ‘to meet the demands ofthe contemporary world, American Inside Out Evolution has a Life Skills section in every unit. Life ‘Skils present activities in order for you to reflect on and discuss the skills necessary for social and work situations in today's world REVIEW — Cone There are Review Unis in the Students Book. They review the new structures and vocabulary taught in the previous teaching units,‘There is one pairwork for every unit which offers further speaking practice. ad Eira} GRAMMAR EXTRA The Grammar Extra pages atthe back of the Students Book provide a summary of the new grammatical structures s well as, eatra practice. ‘The Workbook provides ‘review ofall the ‘main points in the ‘Student's Book, plus Name Pronunciation work, and a writing program. EEStudent's Components Inside Student's Book with access code to Digital Student's Book Inside Workbook with access code to Digital Workbook Inside Pen eae eee * Click on “Digital Resources”. « Follow instructions to activate your code. gomilan educationLISTENING 1 © 102 Listen to two people talking about their names. Underline the four names you hear for each person. The man ‘The woman Benjamin Ben Benji Tree Big Ben Maria Anna-Maria. = Mumu = Mimi Baby 2 Complete these sentences with the words in the box. een one a His parents call him Benjamin. 4 Her__callher Anna-Maria. \exican friends old friends b His call him Tree. e Her____call her Maria. ashes © His___call him Big Ben. Her___calls her Baby. VOCABULARY | © 103 Listen and repeat the words in the box. aunt boyfriend brother brother-in-law cousin daughter father girlfriend grandfather grandmother half-brother half-sister mother nephew niece sister-in-law son stepfather stepmother uncle 2 Complete the table with words from Exercise 1. Where possible, add the first name of a person from your family as an example. Tell your partner about some of the people in your family. Male Female eg UC? bayfriend aN Seba Doge PEC a brother = Paco Se 3. Work with a partner. Look at your names in Exercise 2 and discuss these questions. a Which names are typical in your country? » Which name is the most unusual? © Which name do you like best?ee Tuer Cree enna Pier eur ag ico CS Peer ae etn eae een READING 1 reason? Tell a partner. a. Your parents named you after a relative. b They named you after a place. cc They chose an unusual name. d_ They named you after a famous person. How did your parents choose your name? Was it for one of the reasons below or for a different e Your name is religious. { Ithasa special meaning. g Your parents simply liked the name. 2. Read the post. Which of the reasons (a-g) is not mentioned? Jennifer Ellis Hiall, just an update on our new baby! She's doing really well hr home from the hosptal last week and forthe frst ime we sleep lst right Yay! arguments about 52 here oar sto i Hop) Theis he problem. hypaets aed mes gancmaher, Jenny, Jennifer fs our family name. My brother and his wife have three boys and they avert going to have ary more cin. So, we need to keep this name in our family. And think Jennifer He ‘Well, not so quick — Noah doesn’t agree! He thinks Confusing to have two Jennifers inthe house. My partner is Noah because his parents are religous, and picked a name ‘tom the bible. And they think our baby should also have a bibcal name — maybe Rub or Eve. These are rice names, but m not sure they are right. {albo wantto choose someting tals special o Noah and me, and nat ust choose names that ar rom a book \Wecoudrame her ater apace wee - but Fm not sre Toy Eis isght. And tke China but a ood idea to {use ay place names rom thor! So, what should we do? Name her after my eave, pick religious name, aris there anather opion..? oD Like @ Share © comment 3. What name would you choose for a baby GRAMMAR | Match each highlighf@d verb phrase in the article wit We brought - elmple past 2 Write the negative form for each sentence and name a Hike rock music. q I don’t lke rock music. (simple present) e »_ I'm reading a good book right now. I'm going to have some coffee after class. f Check (V) the affirmative or negative sentences which are true for you. a {like rock music. // Idon't like rock music. 3. Write the question form for each sentence and the short answers Yes and No. Ask your partner the questions. a Doyou like rock music? Yes, Ido, / No, | don't. .. Leo Richardson Glad the baby is doing welll My parents named me after Leonardo DiCaprio — so ‘maybe you can name the new baby after a famous person? | know you tke Taylor Swit...) Like Reply “1 Caia Smith Jen — please don't do what my parents ‘Sa! They wanted an unusual name, so they chose a oman goddess. Thanks, guys. I's no fun having a ram like this. No one can say or spel it Like Reply -@ 1- or a baby boy? eet ha tense. Ere ear ‘Simple present: doftoes Present progressive: the tense. I went out last night, I've been to Peru. I can play the piano. am/are/is, Present perfect: have/has Simple past: dic Future (be) going to: am/are/is, =PRONUNCIATION 1 © 104 Listen and repeat the vowel sounds: /u/, /i/, /a/, /3r/, /2/. 2 © 05 Listen and repeat the names in the table, 2 /u/ e —— Then label each qroup (ae) with the correct. June Bert Charles. Eve Dawn vowel sound (/u/, /i/, /a/, /3r/, /2/). Luke Pearl Robert Dean ‘Shaun Sue Kurt Holly Pete. Paul LISTENING 1 © 105 How well can you remember names? Study the pictures of nine people below and listen to their names. Don't write them down. 2 Listen again and check. Who remembered the most names? Do you have any special techniques for remembering names? try to repeat the name in my head, VOCABULARY 11 Look at the pictures above. Complete the descriptions of each picture with the correct name and number. a _Toby(5) _ has a shaved head. He's very good-looking. b ____~ has short, straight hair with blond highlights. has dark hair and green eyes. has short, gray hai, has dark brown eyes and long hai has long, blonde hair. She's very cute. has long, red hair. She has a beautiful smile. has dark, curly hair. has oray hair and a gray beard O16? Listen, check, and repeat. -zarea0 2 Complete the table with words and phrases from Exercise 1. Hair length Haircolor Hairstyle Eyes Opinion Other achavedhead dark straight green very good-looking abeard 3 © 108 Listen and repeat the words in the box. Then add them to the table in Exercise 2. abeard beautiful blue fair handsome amustache atattoo wavy + RRR ators SPEAKING | Work with a partner. Describe people in the class and guess their identity. rae eee See ura) rs tae? Demure 2 Write short descriptions of thr a people you know. Tell your partner about them.READING 1 Read this top five. Match the headings (a-d) with the appropriate screen. a Looks tikes: b_ How do you spelt it? ¢ Drawa picture! d_ Repeat! fe Ask! TOP FIVE FUN: 5 Ways To Remember A Name When you hear a name for the first time, try to make connections with the person in front of you. Who or what do they look like? Does Jo look like a doctor? Does Lola look like a lion? Is Sid a bit ike a snake? Whatever the conneetion, i's going to help you. Next time you see Lola, you are going to think lion and then ... “An, Lola the lion. ‘Agood plan is to repeat the person's name. Over and over and over again. Say itin your head, and then out loud. Say it right after you've been introduced to the person. Use the person's name in conversation. “Great to meet you, Mar “Mary, good to see you.” Don't say it to much, of course. or ‘Ask the person you have just met to spell his/her name. As they spellit out (M-A-R...), visualize the letters in your mind. Or imagine you are writing the letters down. This is going to help you remember the name. Of course, if the person's name is Bob or Jo, you might want fo try another method ...You can also try to imagine the person's name written across his/her forehead. A big sign on their face! ‘Another way to remember a name is to draw a picture in your mind. What does Bea sound like? Yes, a bee. So, in your mind, start drawing a big bumblebee. ‘What does Lily remind you of Of course. A flower! Draw a flower in your mind Hf everything fails, then don't be afraid to give up ... and just ask. Its much better to be honest and tell the person you have forgotten. It's much more ‘embarrassing to get someone's name wrong, So, deep breath, and ... “I'm so sorry, but what's your name again?” 2 Discuss these questions with a partner. a Which of these techniques have you used for remembering names? Which of these techniques could help you remember new English words? © What other ways can you think of to help remember and learn new English words? GRAMMAR 1 Look at the words and phrases in the box. Write N for nouns or noun Phrases and A for adjectives or adjective phrases. eee look(s) + adjective: You look tired. A |friendly [Na banker intelligent. shy Jook(s) like + noun: She looks like a student. a doctor very young middle-aged stressed about sixty [_]Mexican a waiter a student a retired police officer rich What type of word do you use after look(s)? What type of word do you use after /ook(s) like? 2 Write a sentence to describe each person in the nine pictures on page 10. Leave a space for the name. looks about fifty and pretty friendly. He looks like a banker. Ask your partner to complete each sentence with the correct name. urs [agREADING 1 Which of the following language learning tips do you follow? Tell a partner. 2 Read as much as possible. b Speak as much as you can in class. © Buy a good dictionary. a Have a good reason for learning English. 2 Read the Q &A with an En she mention? Dr. Sally Haines is a best-selling author and an associate professor of English. fe Write down and review new language. * Watch English movies or TV shows. 9 Visit English-speaking countries. h expert, Dr. Sally Haines. Which of the tips from Exercise 1 does Dr. Sally Haines What's your best tip for language learners? ‘There's a lot of advice for leamers, but it can be confusing. So, lity to keep it very simple, For just about everyone, learning a language Is about communication ~ so my best tip is very easy. Speak! When did you last study a language? I try to study a new language every year. This helps me understand what it’ ike to be a language learner. What does a language learner need? | also try to visit the country where they speak the language. This is something recommend to everyone leering a language. Where do you go when you visit a new country? | always vist social places - cafés, restaurants, hotels, bars ~ and practice my new language. I's not always pertect, but i's {great to bo in a real-ife situation and ty to communicate, What do you enjoy about working with language learners? There is $0 much | enjoy I's great to see my learners growing in confidence. And | love it when learners continue to learn English outside of class when they watch English movies or TV shows. Also, using a dictionary is very important What kind of English dictionary do you recommend? ‘Any! It doesnt matter tits print or digital, a dictionary isa very valuable too! for an Engish leamer. To be an advanced leamer, you need to learn over 5,000 words - that’s why a dictionary is 50 useful What other language learning tips can you think of? Write a list and compare with a partner. SPEAKING 1 Replace the suggestions or your own ideas. a What do you enjoy| on TV / reading / doing in your free time) When old you lst Fe@STBOBKIRIERGISN? (go What kindof RGRAY dancing / buy a DVD / drink fruit juice) words and phrases to make five new questions to ask a partner. Use the (watching. What's your fBMHORY lke? (house / city or town / family) do you have? (computer / car / job) @o (on vacation / do your shopping / have lunch) 2 Ask your partner your questions from Exercise 1. What is the most interesting thing you've learned about your partner? 7GRAMMAR 1 Look at the table and match the questions (a-d) with the correct answers (1-4). 8 What are the blue worés?——._1_(euliary verb + subject | Have they arrives? b What are the red words? 2 subjects What does “nephew © What is the word order for statements? 3. auxiliary verbs ee ¢ What is the word order for questions? 4. subject + (auxiliary) verb Statements Cresicas Question forms Is she hungry? You are left-handed. Are you left-handed? Your mother can speak English. Can your mother speak English? You have been to Peru. Have you been to Peru? Yourname means “first child.” What. does yourname — mean? Ask a partner the questions in the table. 2 If necessary, rewrite these sentences with do, does, or did to make correct questions. @ Youplay the guitar? Doyouplay the guitar? Where your mother come from? b You sleep well last night? Have you been to California? © Can you drive? {What's your favorite color? Ask your partner the questions. 3 Rewrite these questions in the correct order. (DON'T ask your partner the questions!) a you/are/ old /How? How old are you? © political party / vote / Which / you / do / for ? b in life after death / Do / believe / you ? £ you / many / boyfriends or girlfriends / How / © do/ much / earn / you / How ? had / have ? you / ever / Have / broken the law ? Work in small groups. Decide which questions it is OK to ask ... © in your English class. © at work © in your family. © never! © with your best friends. SPEAKING: ANECDOTE 1 © 102 Listen to Brad talking about somebody who is important to him. Underline the answers he gives. 8 What's this person's name? John Carter / Carl Johnson. What does he look ike? He has short dark / long curly hair. © When did you meet him? At college / When we were five years old. 4 Where does he live? Near San Diego / In Los Angeles. e a © What does he do? He's a teacher / a doctor. « f How often do you see him? Every weekend / In the summer. ne ‘9. Why is he important to you? We have the same interests / He knows me so well. h_ What are his best qualities? He's a really good listener / He's very funny. | What don't you like about him? He's always late / too busy. |} When did you last see him? On my birthday / Last weekend, 2 You're going to tell your partner about a person who is important to you. © Ask yourself the questions in Exercise 1. © Think about what to say and how to say it. © Tell your partner about a person who is important to you. icLANGUAGE FOR LIFE 1 © 10 Listen to a conversation between two friends (Adam and Beth) discussing the weekend. Match the conversation with picture 1 or picture 2. Bers) emir 2 Oli Listen to another version of the conversation. Does Beth sound more interested this time? 3 ©? Listen and repeat the expressions Beth uses to show that she's interested. a. Really? e Wow! That's great. b Dothey? £ I've never heard of it. ¢ That sounds interesting, 9. Oh, no! That's terrible. That sounds great. ‘Adam: Did you have a good weekend? Beth: 4 Not bad. How about you? : [had a really good dinner on Saturday night. 5 peep ses atte arse serene And it wasn’t expensive. We had appetizers, Yes, we went to a new place in town — an entrée, dessert, and coffee, and it only cost Edamame. $25 each, 2 6 ‘They have a Japanese chef from Tokyo. I know. Unfortunately, when we got back 3 to the car, we had a parking ticket. And the food is fantastic ~ they make their Beth: 7 own sushi. Yes. It's the best sushi I've ever tasted. 4 Complete the conversation with the expressions from Exercise 3. Check your answers and practice the conversation. 5 Work with a partner. Write a conversation about your last weekend. Include as many of, the expressions as possible. LIFE SKILLS: Cultural Awareness 3. What English names do you know? Decide on What's in a Name? the best names for these people. 1 Work with a partner. Explain what your name means, name for 2 Look at these names, meanings, and an actor nationalities. Which ones do you know? asinger a Rel 1 “craftsman” | Ethiopian _@ politician b Virat 2 “warrior” fi Swedish a sports star c Abeda / 3 “brilliant” li Chinese awriter 6 Ana 4 “bear” iv Indian acelebrity e Bjorn 5 “grace” vv French an English teacher { Fabrice 6 Tn vi Mexican arock band 9 Hal 7 vil Japanese ‘fh Dieter 8 vill German ; : " 4 Compare your name choices to Ce your partner's. (© 103 Listen and check your answers. LIFE SKILLSFamily and other relationships 1 Complete the table. cas food ‘@ grandson granddaughter nephew niece c grandmother dagreat-grandfather great-grandmother e uncle aunt f cousin brother-in-law sister-in-law h mother-in-law i stepfather j half-sister k exwite twin 2 Work with a partner. Discuss these questions and compare your answers. a Whois your oldest relative? Who is your youngest relative? b Which side of the family is bigger: your father's side or your mother's side? © What are your neighbors like? Do you know all your neighbors’ names? d_ How many close friends do you have? Who is your best friend? e Who are your favorite co-workers? Are there any co-workers you don't like? Focus on names 1 Underline the correct word. My friends call / name me “Chip.” My letters / initials are CJP. seance Definition Your children’s children Your brother's or__'s children Your parents’ parents Your grandparents’ Your parents’ and sister Your aunt's or uncle's children Your wife's or husband's brother and Your wife's or husband's father and mother Your mother's second husband or your father's second wife The children from your father's or mother’s second relationship ‘The man or woman who you are divorced/separated from A brother or sister who was born at the same time as you don't know the meaning / sign of my name. My parents identified / named me after my grandmother. I'm married, but | use my maiden / feminine name at work. My sign / signature is very difficult to read. Check (7) the sentences that are true for you. 2 Complete the form in as much detail as you can. Title: Initials: ‘were, oe First name Maiden name: (Givenrname) Middle name(s): Nickname: ‘Second name) Last name: Signature: ‘Family named Full namIII) The world VOCABULARY 1 Look at the three pictures. Would you like to live in any of these places? Why? Why not? Discuss with a partner. 2 © Listen and repeat the words in the box. Which of these things can you find in the pictures? abeach abridge acanal acastle acathedral ~— acchurch_—_a fountain high-rise buildings ahill library ~~ amosque © amuseum the gcean a park ‘parking lot a shopping mall a square a statue 3. How many of the things in Exercise 2 can you find near your schoo!? Put them in the right order on this line. ¢ > Nearest Furthest awayLSet C ee Denice Sea eer an tes Ne Ce eee an ee Ce eRe eee POT ae ee Rea acy LISTENING 1 © 1h Listen to Paulo, Armelle, and Luigi talking about the three places in the pictures on page 16. Match each speaker with a picture. Who likes living where they live? Who doesn’t? 2 Use the adjectives in the box to complete Paulo's, Armelle’s, Oring clean crowded — exciting and Luigi's descriptions. humid polluted romantic small 2 .~acity that's so big and exciting e wits such a__ city. b_. it's too hot and £ wit gets very noisy and__ «the air is fresh and g_ .. the canals are so dirty and _ «find it so dull and h_ ..my city is too___ for alll these people. Listen again and check your answers. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 1 Look at the sentences with so and such a/an in Exercise 2 in the Listening section. Complete the rules. ena 2 You use___ +a negative or positive adjective for emphasis. its romantic. b Youuse ___ + a negative or positive noun phrase for emphasis. such + noun phrase Is a romanti 2 Use so and such a/an to complete the email. Is the person happy or unhappy? eee To Ann Jones Subject: Fantastic vacation This is (2) such a beautiful place. We're (2)___ lucky with our hotel.’ realy close to downtown, and the staffis (3) _ friendly. Our room is nice and clean, and we | have (4) __a fantastic view ofthe city Thee ae ots of good restaurants and bars, and they (5) ___cheap I's (6) _an intresting cy. The museums and art galleries are great, and we're going to vst the royal palace tomorrow t's (7) exciting! We're having (8) good time — we don’t want to come home. 3 Change the email in Exercise 2 to make it sound negative. This is such an ugly place. We're 4 Look at the sentences with very and too in Exercise 2 in the Listening very + adjective/adverb section. Complete the rules. Me were very lt out we caught our train 2 You use___ + an adjective or an adverb to emphasize something. 2 b Youuse + an adjective or an adverb to show that there is a problem: too adlectivefadverb We were too late (so we something is excessive or more than necessary, missed our train). 5 Complete the sentences with very or too. ‘a Myneighbors are___ quiet. Inever hear them, b_ I can't walk to work. My office is_ far from my house. © | take the bus to work, It's__crowded, but | usually get a seat. @ It's___ hot in the summer, but fortunately my office has air-conditioning. e Time goes quickly, and | never finish my work. {I want to move into the city, but I can't because apartments are__ expensive. Check (/) any sentences that are true for you.GRAMMAR | Match each question with the most appropriate response. a How's the weather? 1. It’s a mixture of old and new. Countable b_ What are the stores like? 2 They're really friendly. commana © What are the people like? 3. They're too expensive. Siyrties & What's the architecture lke? 4 It’shot and humid. a person/people 2 Complete the table with the nouns in the box. pene: weather movietheater nightie park person public transportation restaurant traffic traffic Singular form Plural form Countable or uncountable? movie theater movie theaters countable nightlife - uncountable Work with a partne 8 How do you make plural forms of these nouns: store, bus, church, city, country, leaf? b Which countable noun in the table has an irregular plural form? © How do you make plural forms of these nouns: man, woman, child, foot, tooth? iscuss these questions. 3. Work with your partner. Note down the names of two cities or villages you know well. Ask each other questions about the places you have noted down. What's the nightlife like? It’s great! There are lots of bars and clubs. VOCABULARY & PRONUNCIATION 1 Complete the following sets (A, B, and C). Underline the stressed syllable In each word. A B c Country Nationality Country Nationality Country Nationality ‘Cuba a E Eqyptian China c M. Mexican Italy jets vile Vietnamese gore Brazilian ‘Hungary H. pe Portuguese Argentina [auase? onan Canadian Japan J. © 116 Listen, check, and repeat. What do you notice about the word stress in each set? 2 Write down six other countries you know and their nationalities. Mark the stress. Which countries would you most like to visit? Tell your partner. SPEAKING | Work in small groups. Do you agree with these statements? Argentinian beef is ea Uke? ene the best in the world 2 Write similar statements which you all agree on. Combine a nationality with a noun from the box (or your own ideas). beer chocolate coffee -—colleges__—_ fashion Pena food men movies nightlife perfume eect! rock music soccer players women — watches Compare your statements with other groups. iEREADING & VOCABULARY 1 Read the reviews. Which of the places would you choose to stay in on vacation? Explain your choices to a partner. reviews tuto Cpe Tom Lae & 8 — We had a good time at this hotel. We booked a deluxe room and it was fine for us. 4 | <&o Ina deluxe room, there are two beds, a TV, a desk and some chairs, and a couch | ‘The bathroom has a very large bathtub and a great power shower. It’s too bad we only | had a garden view, and no balcony, because there is a nice path through the trees to the beach. The city feels a million miles away, but all the top tourist attractions are only a 20-minute drive away. pamelafox Five Seasons Santa Barbara | Soto We're here on our honeymoon ~ and we got an upgrade to... the presidential suite! (Oh, wow, you have to see this place ~ it's bigger than our apartment! There's a hallway, a dining room, a small kitchen, TWO bedrooms and THREE bathrooms! It's so lovely — lisa22 there are lots of lights and lamps. There are great views of the ocean from the balcony, |/don’t want to leave! Sheriden Cancun toe We're having a great time. We have a suite so the family can be together ~ there's a living room, which has a couch that turns into a double bed, and one bedroom. ‘There is also a HUGE flat screen TV, so the boys are happy watching sports! We can rachell01 enjoy eating at one of the six restaurants, and | can have a treatment at the spa. Nice place for a relaxing vacation! ‘Turbury Gold Resort f, ~ : Please don’t book a standard room. There is one small bed and no table. | € In the bathroom, there is only a sink and shower ~ the toilet is down the hallway! > And some rooms don’t have a window! |'m glad there is lots of nightlife around tommydoe here, and big shopping malls, so we do not have to stay in the hotel. 2 Read and complete the table with words and phrases. Hotel rooms Rooms Furniture deluxe room bedroom bed 3 Write a review about a hotel you have stayed in. uz |agReading 1 Complete the following descrip! \n of a country. Use the nouns in the box. Everything’s wrong here! They do everything wrong here! They eat way too much (1) meat and they eat it at 1:00 p.m. Yesterday we went out to dinner at and we had trouble getting a table! At 1: half-full! They smoke too many (2)_. They drink lots of strong (3)__., and a lot of (yee ‘They spend too many (5) inthe sun and they certainly don't get enough (6) _. One Saturday night we went to a disco at 2:00 a.m, and were surprised to see that there were only afew (7) on the dance floor. Then the DJ arrived at 3:00 a.m. and the party began! There are way too many (8) in the cities, and there's too much (9) everywhere! ‘They do everything wrong here, but the quality of life is great, and people really know how to enjoy themselves. | don't want to go home! 2 Which country do you think it is? Could it be your country? Why? Why not? GRAMMAR Quantity expressions 1 Complete the headings for each category (A, B, C) with countable or uncountable. With countable nouns ‘A:With__nouns B: With__nouns —_C: With__ and _nouns How many people? ? too many, lots, alot, How many? How much? not enough bec lueacpap ty (way) too many (way) too much a lot (of) hot enough DeamenY Dee eee) With uncountable nouns (only) a few (only) a little How much traffic? too much, a let, lots, 2 Underline the correct quantity expression in each of these sentences. not much, a ite, not enoug Idon't eat much / many bread. I don't eat much / enough vegetables. b leat a few / lots of fruit, € leat a lot of / a little cookies. © I drink way too much / way too £ I don't drink enough / many water many coffee. Rewrite the sentences so that they are true for you. 3. Use the table to ask your partner questions about a city they like. Try to quess what city it is. ‘Add your own nouns to make different questions. Nouns Is there much nightlife pollution traffic public transportation archit ‘Arethere many beaches bridges parking lots shopping malls libraries ccture Is there much nightlife? Not much. ‘Are there many beaches? Lots. Way too many! + Ca, aaVOCABULARY 1 Complete the labeling of the compass. a North North-east South-east 2 Match the descriptions (a-d) with the cities on the maps (1-4). a It’s central. ¢ It’son the west coast. b It’sin the east. d It’sin the south-east. The USA Colombia Great Britain The USA > (USINTISRident ApageTO)|/ Student B: pagers SPEAKING: ANECDOTE 1 ©. Listen to Emma talking about the best place she has ever visited. Read the questions and check (V) the ones she gives information about. a Where is the place? @ How many times have you visited the place? L] b When did you first go there? fh When was the last time? ag Were you on vacation? | What do you like most about this place? [) Where did you stay? J. Are there any things you don't like about] What was the room like? this place? What did you do there? k Would you like to live there? Why? Why not?L_] goo0008 2 You're going to tell your partner about the best place you have ever visited. © Ask yourself the questions in Exercise 1. © Think about what to say and how to say it. © Tell your partner about the best place you have ever visited, RrLANGUAGE FOR LIFE 1 ©)is Listen and read the conversation. What nationalities are Josh, Matt, and Erica? Josh: Matt, this is Erica. Erica: | live in New York, but I'm originally from Matt: Nice to meet you, Erica. England. Erica: Nice to meet you, too. Matt: Oh, where exactly? Matt: You're not American, are you? Where are Erica: small town just outside Manchester. you from? Matt: Manchester? Is that near London? No, Manchester's in the north. And where are you from? Matt: Well, Ilive in New York, too, but I'm actually from Los Angeles. Josh: Hey, I'm from LA, too. Which part of the city are you from? Santa Monica, not far from the airport. Oh, great. My family lives in Hollywood. Wow, really? No, I'm kidding. They live in the south. Near South Beach. Match each person with one of the maps below. Put a cross (%) on each map to show exactly where each person comes from. 3. Complete the expressions with the words in parentheses. a Where you from? (are) Where are you from? £Ilive in New York, but I'm from Los Angeles. b_ I'moriginally England. (from) (actually) ¢ Where? (exactly) 9 Which part of the city are from? (you) d Assmall town outside Manchester. (ust) Not far the airport. (from) Manchester's the north. (in) | They live in south. (the) 119. Listen, check, and repeat. 4. Write a conversation between you and a partner about where you come from and where you live now. LIFE SKILLS: Prioritizing What to do...? 1 Read the tweet. Work with a partner and complete the table with your own ideas about your city/town. ‘Twitter etter Name of plact Bob Denny @iraveltopthrees 2m Place togo Cost (high/low) Time (long/short) We're looking for new city recommendations {or our new travel website tell us the top three places to 90, eat, and stay. Email me at bob@travetopthrees.com 2 Repeat the same exercise for places to eat and places to stay. MACMILLAN LIFE SKILLSPlaces 1 Match the places in the picture with the words. att gallery _6_ museum Ea castle _— parking lot = church —— shopping mall library — square iaaet mosque ___ theater 2 Think about the last time you were in some of the different places in Exercise 1. Ask a partner. When was the last time you were in an art gallery? I'mnot sure, Maybe when | went to Mexico City afew years ago, Adjectives 1 Look at the adjectives to describe cities. Decide which are positive and which are negative. Positive: beautiful, ... Negative: boring, beautiful big boring crowded _—_ dirty dull exciting expensive fabulous. interesting modern noisy _polluted romantic spectacular 2 What are the five best adjectives to describe your town or city? Compare your answers with your partner. Furniture 1 Match the pictures with the words. toilet 4 desk __ shower lamp __ bathtub couch _ rg eee eae sink a o g a ‘sa = RR, “BS | B Focus on like 1 Match the uses of like (a-f) with the example sentences (1-6). Uses of like Examples 2 What + be + somebody/something + like 1 We like going out every Saturday night. ssking for a description | like cooking, but I don't like doing the dishes. b verb + like 2 I really like Harry Potter. 've seen all the movies. = similar to somebody/something | don't like her very much and she doesn't like me. © like (+ this/that) 3 She looks like her mother. They have the same eyes. = in this or that way It's plastic, but it feels like leather. like + noun/pronoun 4 “What's your new teacher like?” “He's really nice.” = somebody/something pleases you “What was Boston like?” “It was great.” © like + ing 5 “Would you like a drink?" “Yes. I'd like a glass of cold = enjoy an activity water, please.” f would like + noun 6 Click on the “send'" icon, like this. = want something Cut the paper into squares. No, not like that, like this! 2 Write your own example sentence for each use of like.Love LISTENING © 120 Listen to Walt and Betty talking about their relationship and answer the questions. ‘2 When did they first meet? b When did they get married to each other? Walt fifty years ago Betty fifty years ago Betty and Walt now 2 Write He, She, or They in these sentences about Walt and Betty's story. They first met in Annapolis and dated for three months. ~~ moved to different places and lost touch with each other. ____ was married to another person for forty-eight years. ___ got divorced after thirty years of marriage. went to Annapolis with her grandson and visited all the old places. ___ thought about Walt and wanted to find him. ____ wrote a letter to the local newspaper. had a cousin in Annapolis who told him about the letter. “met soon after that and moved in together. got married = fifty years after they first met! Listen again and check your answers. VOCABULARY & SPEAKING 1 Complete the expressions in the sentences below with the words in the BOX. sont gore, because I sghtly disagree. Lam against. get have live lose love ‘The best age to_aet_ married is twenty-five for women and twenty-seven for men, The main reason for getting married is to__children. big difference in age isn't a problem for a couple if they are in It’s a good idea for a couple to__ together for a few years before getting married. It doesn't matter if children __ touch with one of their parents. 2 Work in small groups. Discuss the statements in Exer Cue) ¢ 1. Use the expressions in the box.ee ea etn inker Poa Relationship expressio Oyen Thini VOCABULARY Tor 1 Match each of the verb phrases in the box with an appropriate picture (a-d). with somebody Put the stages if you think it's necessary. ‘a You get married, b You flirt with somebody. © You call somebody. You have a crush on somebody, have a crush on somebody You move in together. You have children. You meet the parents. You date somebody. have a fight move in together of a relationship in a logical order (a-l). Add or take away stage: You have a fight. You kiss. You split up. You fall in love. Compare your ideas with a partner. GRAMMAR || Write the affirmative and negative simple past forms of the verbs in the box. Simple past He went to Annapolis. He didn't go to Delaware. be can get go have flirt kiss like meet move study want Did he go to Chicago? ‘Yes, he did. No, he didn't. be-was/were, waon't/weren't 2 Write true sentences ~ affirmative or negative ~ with the verbs in parentheses. 2 My mother and father (meet) at college. 4. 1(Qo) skiing last winter. b My grandparents (get) married in a church, fe I(study) German at school. © Ihave) a big breakfast this morning, £ Ibe) very busy yesterday. Make questions and ask your partner. Did your mother and father meet at college? No, they didn’t. EM Grammar Extra 3, Part 1 ises. PRONUNCIATION 1 Complete these irregular verb sets. Label the past forms in each group (1-3) with these sounds: /ae/, /e/, bh 121 Listen, check, and repeat. 1 2 3 Infinitive Past: _/c/ __ Infinitive Past: Infinitive Pas keep kept begin e bring brought mean a_meant, drink q e bought b met ring rang catch ' 2 Add the verbs in the box to the correct groups in the table in Exercise 1. fight read sing—sleep swim —_—_ teach 12 Listen, check, and repeat. Fun asLISTENING 1 Read about a TV game show called Get Personal and answer these questions. a Who are the two people playing Get Personal tonight? b How much is the prize money? © How can they win? ee Aa c ea ne) PI personal i Bad CO ee ace See ed Coen ey eae So aac ieee in separate studios. He asks them the same questions about how they first met, and Ce eee ee Watch OTV at 8:30 tonight and find out. 2 © 123 Read the questions and answers in the table below. Listen and choose the answers (a, b, or c) that Rosie gives. Questions Rosie's answers Dave's answers 1 How did you first meet? 2 She was a nurse. He was a patient. b She was a patient. He was a nurse. v(® She was a doctor. He was a nurse. a. Early morning. b Early afternoon. vie © Early evening, a b 2 What time of day was it? 3. How was the weather? The sun was shining. It was raining. vie It was snowing. 4 What were you both She was wearing He was wearing . wearing? 2 awhite coat. 2 blue pajamas. ire b agreen uniform. green pajamas. © anightgown. © awhite coat. 5 Who spoke first and a “How are you feeling?” what did they say? b “I'm going to throw up.” vie © He said: "I feel terrible.” 3 Listen to Dave answering the same questions. Circle the ¥ if he gives the same answer as Rosie. Circle the % if he gives a different answer. How many points did Rosie and Dave score out of five? 4. Think about your closest friend. How many of the questions from Get Personal could you answer? Discuss with a partner.GRAMMAR 1 Look at these extracts from Bobby Brown's interview with Rosie. Answer | was the questions (a-d) with Simple past or Past progressive. | was working as a nurse, and Dave came into the hospital for an operation. Yes, it was raining when | arrived at work. What were you wearing when you saw each other for the first time? a b ce What tense is used for the verbs come, arrive, and see? Simple past, What tense is used for the verbs work, rain, and wear? Which tense describes something that was in progress when another event happened? Ged You were He was She was it was We were They were Were you working? Yes, Iwas. No, | wasn't. working, Which tense describes an event that happened at a particular moment inthe past? 2 (TUTE student Atpagei2t Student 8: page ize 3 O12 Look at the pictures (1-5) and listen to the recordings. Work with a partner. Write sentences about Jake and Fiona to describe the five situations, 1 4 Jake was taking a shower when his cell phone rang. Cees READING 19 June_6:45 p.m. 1 Complete the story with past progressive or simple past verb forms. Predict the ending of the story. BCB New Croc How we met: A Love of Horror! “How I (1) met my husband is a funny story. Three years ago, he (2 tweet) —_ that he (3 move) _and he had lots of horror DVDs he wanted to give ‘nay. At the time, we (4 not follow) ‘each other on Titer, but a friend showed me his tweet. lam a huge horror movie fan, $0 | (5 agree) to come and pick up the DVDs. They (6 wait) ___on the front porch when | got to his house, but he wasn’t at home. | tweeted to say “thank you". He (7 reply) and asked me out for a coffee. He's a writer, s0 he said he (8 write) ___ book and he wanted to interview me for it. 1 (9 meet) him, and he asked me all sorts of questions about my business. [At the end of the meeting he then ‘asked me if | would lke to go out for dinner with him any other day. | had to laught | really thought he wanted 10 interview me and that was it. After ‘we were seeing each other for a few months, I (40 ask) him when he was planning to write the book © 126 Listen and check your prediction.