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Getting around —~ ——, eon ce Comparatives and jay visits Lucknow 974 ce 8 aetrermatonnpaceyos —“Alpeatves 7s Movin tse 97. xPLoneS peaking pes visit © correct yourself and THEY 9 compare ways.ot traveling _- Woeabulary Reading other people © buy a travel ticket Using transport p75 75 Cnnctiestnd AMEE DES: @ chock and summarise Getting information 9’ information Target activity Prepositiensof movement Speaking Buy a ticket pr Seng atound Across cultures Buying a ticket p73 roe RSE Transport culture Pronunciation ‘Wittiog and sen eg! ‘Look again ‘Santonce strecs and /afp76_MJowrnay you tke p77 Spelling and sound Double consonantsGoals Getting together * for International Fim Week ge2 6 tacabut fms Jovan Ki messes neue: .@ find information in a cinema 2 eS * fener LUstening Rates repent Jnana chose afin 83g write thank-you el sie eit JonandKimsespone cies 9,ntte=tharkeu note eee ‘Afi night pe toa aon tute sass Vania Target activity Reading the phonemic “ ere a Ae neta enn iremmeetae ||) Es eaag ee eee Seid ‘Look again Spelling and sounds: 9 Journeys cormert P Balnda tthe aeport pt ah © check in and beard a fight Sam's journey p24 -EXPLONESpeaking = tellasiory ‘@ ask questions to develop, set talk about a journey ‘Reading 2 conversation Hail Atraraerstalepr2 gre aac ofa paen ae aaa comersation Describe a journey uta journey p24 a an sirport pt ‘Across cumures Tela story 9P3 Sema ae ook again c Speling and sounds ng Listening and reading Keyword aie fire you OK? Marc at the pharmacy p#9 =a tat about heath PAPLONEWriting ie ‘buy things in a pharmacy [: iy Boe: @ write an email or note: feels Home remedies p100 8 Undorstane instructions on See ceaiesenID | case ehtne f pioz {Independent learning Learning callcetons Tarpet sewn ‘Speaking ences Role play Ate pharmacy 099 Leal again <3 onants and Rernaisfor cols p10!” Sptling and sounds: af Experiences ieee en Happy toay, ve never. p16 € tatk about experiences ‘The people behind the places ENPLORESeaking F380 soy what youve never dane p08, p12, p27 (9 start and foi = and always wanted to do \ ‘conversations in different nikabout places you've been to ee eis gi re Se ape Nw youseento- pice Rerosscaftures oS ‘Advice about restaurants p110 Your experiences cetneatncnd Se osime rp MRS ee ve always wanted to... p107 Places youve ben p10? Writing Things youve never done p07 Reading Meyword realy Choices Keep your brain in top S_{ © aire opinions onion pls ExPLOREWeing Pages talk about hopes ane plane vite profile ora ages taik about hope and pla © wit profitek (© make decisions networking website Listening Barry Cox plté Time expressions Weekend in La Mauricio p718 {ndonendont tearning Your liestyle p15 tes ee Game Hopes and plans p11? _angveges? ‘Look again <> Speling ane counde: Silent consonants Aetvtes pages 122-130, Grammar reterence and practice pages 131-142, Vocabulary reference pages 143-147, Sorimts pages 148-159Every unit of this book is divided into sections, with clear, practical goals for learning, 2.1 goals The first four pages of the unit help you build your language skills and knowledge. These pages include speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation activities. They are followed by a Target activity which will help you put together what you have learned The Explore section of the unit begins with a Keyword, which looks at one of the most common and useful ‘words in English. It also includes either an Across: cultures or an Independent learning section, and then an Explore speaking or Explore writing task, The Explore section gives you extra language and skills work, all aiming to help you become a better communicator in English and a more effective learner. @W, _The Look again section takes another look at the target language for the unit Regd Betengyou to rview and exiond your earning, Sometimes you will also find this recycling symbol with the goals, to show when 2 particular goal is not new but is recycling language that you have met before This symbol shows you when you can hear and practise the correct pronunciation af key language, using the audio CD. €s The e-Portfolio DVD-ROM contains useful reference material for all the units, as well as self-assessment to help you test your own learning, and Wordcards to help you test your vocabulary learning. You can do more practice by yourself using the Self-study Pack, which includes a workbook and interactive DVD-ROM. eg eT Tan ikteI The DVD-ROM contains video and over 300 interactive activIntro goals Enea Hi, my name’s Anna 6 oto, asta, tm tom ‘Hi, my name's Anna. I'm from the ‘Moxico. [ speak Spanish, English, United States, from Sen Francisco, Pesta ee ae and I speak French and Arabic. e ” 6 Hello, my name's Andrew and 'm from Wales and I can speais fi some French, some Japanese Hi, my name is Claudia. and some Hungarian. I'm from Austria, My home y town is Graz. I's quite small. I speak German of course, a bit of French, Russian and English, a6 * My name is Sameh and 1 aa ‘Hi, my name is Anri. eS T'm from Japan. I speak os, TEXTE 1 a €MED Listen to the introductions. Number them in the order you hear them Countries and b Find and underline: languages a 1 six countries. The United States, In Switzerland, they 2 eight Languages. French, speak French and ¢ €EED Liston to check. Then repeat the words. @ German \ Sorry, how much? Sorry, when? 6 a Write five sentences with a name, place or number in them, For example: 4 Sorry, where? + your favourite café, park or hotel Sorry, who? «the price of something + where a friend is now 5a Inpairs, complete the conversations with My new shoes were $45.95. Sxgressicns:from:2;:3:and:4, b Work in pairs. A, say your sentences. eo: & yea B, ask questions to check the information Uppoata ——___ Sorry, what time? » Sony? My favourite restaurant 4 3pm. with Doctor A Uppeat 's Lemongrass. ‘enman. 8 Oh, OK.4 Sorry, which yi? in ____| restaurant? f Doctor Fenn Seana? (Comongrass.} Ag 2’ [isthatin Ditchling Road?) bb Practise the conversations, \ o Then change roles.Look again <> Review Extension 1. a Complete the profile of Alvaro with the correct form of be, past or present, 6, aro is my mand Ho Taian ona he*___ 35 years old. He * an Malian teacher in Scotland for eight years from 1994 to 2002. We‘ __ teachers in the same college for a couple of years. We § in Italy now and i suilla teacher, but Alvaro” He® lawyer now. b Write a short profile like this about someone you know well. € Look at another student's profile, Ask questions to find out more. (Were you at university together? ae [ No, we were in the same office. beni Se ese sels Oe 2. a Which of these words are about family (F1? Which are about work (WI? colleague W architect. brother lawyer sister boss wile office manager husband teacher father son marketing assistant mother accountant daughter b Say what you remember about students in the class. I think José Carlos is a builder. He's a husband, | think, and a father: Z PUREE ee 3. @ Complete the questions from the Intro unit. 1 What's your name? 2 are you from? 3 languages do you speak? 4 do you spell your surname? 5 's your email address? b In pairs, think of four more questions to ask a person in your class. © Ask and answer all your questions. (What tanguages do you speak? ge Turkish, and a bit of English 4 a Look at the letters of the alphabet. Which are vowels? Which are consonants? aeiou bedfghikimnpqrstvwxyz bb Complete the words from this unit with vowels 1 university 4d ghtr 2 shp ssstnt 5 n__ghb rs 3g rlfr__nd 6 jist ¢ CRED Listen to check. Find six more words from Unit 1. Write a test like 4b for a partner. @ In pairs, do each other's tests. NOTICE really, very, not very 5 a Look at the sentences from the interview with Rob Lewis. Can you remember the three jobs? Iwas at work by 6.00 am every Saturday and Sunday. That was really difficult. © the job was bo Iewas very hot in there, too. 9° Itwas okay but it wasn’t very interesting. Look at the interview on p12 to check. © Choose three jobs on p145. Write three sentences about each job with really, very and not very. Ws very . Itisn’t very Ws really Listen to each other's sentences. Can you guess the jobs? eens ee eee Se eet ec Theos reo2.1 goals I miss my frients PSN 1a Find these things in pictures A-D. 8 sun snow rabbits food bb Read the quotes. Can you guess who misses each thing? Complete the sentences, ° 'm from Canada but [live and work in Japan, When I'm in Japan, vray from home, [really miss the in winter and my brother, Scott Carly, from Canada ij MG icon 11m away trom home, teal miles my mote and may teie Tao insite Senenbettene yas hal rom Sudan +6 ” ‘When I'm not at home, I really miss the , Imiss my friends, 46 and especially I miss my dog. *] wis oa aban, Paula, from Argentina Se ” = Angharad, from Switzerland 5 ¢ €HED Listen to check. When I'm away 2 What do you miss when you're away from home? from home, | really miss the seafood. 3 Read the email. Ee 2 Where's Carly? i Carly, Where's Scott? ee My fight arrives at Tokyo Narita airport at 9am on Friday. | would you tke anything from Canada? Phone me! | Scott 4 a GHED Listen to Carly and Scott on the phone. Tick (/1 the things they talk about, newspapersWZ] magazines] acamera{]_ boots] awinter coatl] two books] a rucksackl] 'b CRED Listen again. What's Scott happy to bring? What's he not happy to bring? © Read the script on p149 to check,Would you like 1 Make short conversations from the offers, requests and answers. Which answers ‘can you use with offers? Which answers can you use with requests? Offers and requests — Offers Answers : ox. ‘ould you tike | S0M® magazines? Would you tke | saything from home? All right. rere w» | No, sorry Requests No, thanks, eal Yes, of course. Calg) | Use your old rucksack? Yes, please. Ron No problem Could you | BFIRg my winter coat? No, I'm afraid not. fcantase sew éevonary | 2 Make more offers and requests. [ves of course. } Ofters * some books * anewspaper + something to eat * a drink Requests * use your dictionary » have your email address * spell your name + open the window 3. a Write a, an or some. 7 e* 2 some books glass of apple ___ magazines, acup of coffee apple juice sandwich 7 Newspaper g orange oranges clothes b ¢HED Listen to check. Complete the rules in the box. a,an and some a or_an_=1 ___=2,3,6, Use before a vowel [a, ¢, i, 0, ul. Use before a consonant lb, ¢, d, EXEUNEEMEN) 4 a Look at the words in 3a. Which words have two syllables [coff-ee]? Word stress 1 Which have three syllables [news-pa-per]? Where's the stress in each word? cOff-ee, news-pa-per, 'b (IED Listen to check. Practise saying the words. 5 a Work in A/B pars, Read the situations below. 1. You're frends. A, you live abroad. 2 You'e colleagues I's lunchtime, B, you live here. You visit A next week. A, you go to a shop to get lunch. B, ask A what he / she wants from here. ‘Ask B what be /she wants from the shop. ‘Atoll B wht you want. B, tell A wnat you want fom the shop b Have conversations in the two situations.Sofasurfing 1 When you travel, do you stay in hotels? with friends? on campsites? somewhere else? 2 Read the introduction to the website Sofasurfing.com. Is it for people who: 1 want to travel / stay at home? 2 have / don't have a lot of money? 3 want to stay with old friends / make new friends? Would you like to meet people from different cultures? Do you want fo see diferent parts of the world? On Sofasuring.com you can read people's profiles, emaill hem and go and stay in their homes. You can stay on @ sofa or spare bed for one or two nights or weeks and its free. Join Sofesuifing com, make friends around the world and start your adventure today! 3 a Read the profiles of Melek and Fiona. What do they have in common? Think about work, languages, interests and travel plans. | Melek Fiona | Female 31 Female, 21 | SESE Im an architect Pm from Turkey: | Ispeak turkish, English and a bi of | German. 1'm intorosted in music, ootbalt and cinema, Ima music student I'm from telanc, | speak Engish and Fronch, I'm intorested in music, dance and meeting people from ther cultures Ii ike to go to China Sweden and the USA, want fe lean languages want to get « good joo and tecen salsa. ive ina small house with my bxother kan. We hove: {vo in a fat on my own. thas o spare room with @ {@ nice wing room with o big, comfartable sofa, spare bed, so friends offen stay with me. My home town is Istanbul's beautiful and i has ols ‘My home town is Dubin. ts a great piace and it has of things fo see and do We lie near the centre, lots ofnice cafés and clubs. My family is very tionally Erkan speaks English, too. My ‘My family ives in Golwoy, but my father often comes ‘othr lives in the same street. She Cooks dinner for Us hte for work. He stays with me and takes me to nice at the wookondl restaurants 1d like to go to Cuba ond lelanel No smokers, please, Phone or ernail fst Emoil me b Compare your ideas with a partner,Present simple: positive sentences ane aie eoeG@ag Seat ty Rey At Fema at HiMolok |, you, we, they | speak English and French 1 3 5 We 7 Friends often ina small house. b €ED Listen to check. @ Read verbs brackets. anice living room, with me 4 a Complete the sentences in the table with these verbs. speak spoaks stay stays have has 2 Erkan speaks English, too. ive lives he, she, it 4 My mother 6 it 8 He in the same street lots of nice cafés and clubs. with me. na’s reply to an email from Melek. Complete the email with the “Thanks for your emai, Here are the answers to your questions. Yes, Dublin "has (have) great museums and parks ~ alot of tourists * musicians and bands. Visitors really * Kildare, a city near Dublin. Sne ‘Anyway, see you soon, Fiona 6 a Write five sentences about you and your fa Use have, live, speak and stay. Grammar reference ‘and practice, p134 (etay) with me and they You say you want to go out of Dublin and see more of Ireland. Well, my sister Kathy {(eay) you can stay with her for a tow days. (ike) it (si) the National Museum of Ireland on Kildare Street. The city also * Alva) and © have) lots of good (enjoy) the music here. My spare room's small, but friends often work) in ly, three true and two false. | ive ina big house with my parents. My sister lives with her husband. bb Listen to each other's sentences. Guess which are false, I'm interested in ... 41a What can you remember about Melek and Fiona? Cover their profiles and make Interests and wants, Tal 2 sentences. interested in [music cinema dance __football Melek would like togoto [Cuba China Sweden Ireland the USA Fiona wants to learn salsa get goodjob __ learn languages b Look at the profiles again to check. a Think about 1 things you are interested in 2 things you want to do / would like to do: b Write a profile like Melek’s or Fiona's for the Sofasurfing website. ‘a Read other students’ profiles. Choose two people to talk about, bb Tell a partner about the two people. and Kuba’s also interested in Magda and Kuba are interested in Languages Review Extension Ee SEE 11 a Add do, does, don’t or doesn’t to the questions and & a €HED Read and listen. Notice how we say ch, ch answers. and sh do 14 How many days a week you work? Au ‘il don't Three days. | work on Thursday or Friday. each watching she fishing Where you go out to eat? We often go out. My husband loves cooking {HED Spelicheck. Close your book. Listen to eight You go out on Friday nights? words and write them down. No, never. | like going into town at night ® 2x You enjoy your job? ® Well, usually, but | ike it at the moment. b Complete words from this unit with sh, ch or tch 3. -& Whal time the supermarket shut? 8 Sorry, | remember. At six, | think. ae oo Nec 4 Yougo tothe gym at the weekend? w : Pate 8 On Saturdays, yes, but it open on Sundays. Pasar i ae : nye = 4 relation ips 8 ma B B d Check your spelling on p150. b Ask each other the questions. Answer with your own ideas. Drain Cee 5 a Complete the sentences from conversations in unit 3 with at, on and in. 2a Make ait of al the activites you remember > Sind at a WSbhiand my fant wn G. come to my flat . playing football, dancing... 2 Friday evening, | go shopping for food. b Take turns to mime an activity. Watch and guess 2 ace eee atseane snegstiey: 4 and Seollal, January or February. € In pairs, ask and answer questions about the 5 I guess | go to bed one or two b Read scripts (HED and (ED on p149-150 to check. Then add the expressions in 5a to the table. Do you like playing football? | a ee ee a When do you | on in a ae ‘onMonday in 2008 at the weekend CAN YOU REMEMBER? Unit 2 - Offers and requests S_mipaleirt-bwithia-t to make.questions. € Tell each other what you usually do at different Can you open — that dictionary? times. Use expressions from the table. 1 a 2 Would you like to go —— b__ the window? 3 Couldyouget mea workbook, please? 4 Canluse your surname? 5 Could you spell Aer Self-assessment A Would you like £ fora coffee? Can you do these things in English? Gircla)a number b Ask and answer the questions. CeCe Le eee eee a (ten youapee wenden es 7 Yes, of coursk 2. NY ror ain rete Tet ee) Seen)4.1 goals fetaeaboutpastevents Pun Singular Plural thing things “year years cassette cassettes university universities “company companies [person people Technology firsts 1 Talk about the questions. 1 Do you have a mobite? What do you use it for? 2 Doyou use a laptop? How big is it? What do you use it for? 3. Do you have a personal music player? Where do you use it? 2 a Look at the pictures. Do you think these sentences are true or false? 1 Mobiles, \aptops and personal music players were inventions of the 1970s. 2. They were all very expensive b Read the article to check. etetes Acosta 0 ecm on Tolle The first laptop The fist! laptop wos the GRID Compass. British man, Wiliam Moggridge, made iin 1979 for GRID Systems Corporation. I wos 5 kg ond hod a 340 kilobyle memory Il was very expensive, abou! 9,000, but the US government liked the small computer and bought o lot of them. NASA used « GID Compass on the Space ‘Shuttle in the early 1980s, ‘The first personal music player A GermanBroalon, Ancecs Pavel, made the Stereobelt in 1972. It had headphones and used cassetes. Pave! wanted people have music everywhere ‘hey wenl. He met ditectos of elecronics companies and they listened fo the ‘Stereovet but soid,"Peope dort wont fo wear headphones and listen fo music ‘in publio? So Pavel never sold his ideo, but his personal music player nos the fist Sony Walkman was he second, ond people loved it 3. Read the article again and complete the notes. The first personal music player Name: Inventor: Year:{ Well, cameras are very different now, They're very small and EU Past simple verbs VOCABULARY Past time expressions: 3 used a computer? 4 bought a CD? 5 music online? é fal camera? Baw 4 a Think about the first time you did the 4 Mobiles, laptops and music players are very different now. What other things are different from twenty or thirty years ago? How are they different? Talking about the past 1a Find the past forms of these verbs in the article. regular (-ed] irregular 1 use_used 7 make made 2 work gould 3. like 9 cost 4 want 10 have 5 listen Tice & love 12, meet 13 say 16 sell b HED Listen to check. @ Practise saying the past forms. 2 Complete the paragraphs with the past forms of these verbs. use work want listen go cost have make buy meet Mogeridge about $9,000 but for GRID Systems Corporation. His laptops 2 we American government * them and them on the Space Shuttle. to some electronics companies and he to the personal stereo but said it was a bad idea because it? headphones. They said no one". to listen to music with headphones. Pavel the Stereobelt in 1972. He* the directors. They ® 3. a FEED Listen to Sang-mi. Is she good with new technology? b (RED Listen again. Answer the questions with expressions from the box. last week last month last year a ] 1993 in 1998 in 2003 sixmonths ago _six or seven years ago about 25 years ago When was the first time Sang-mis 1 hada mobile phone? 2 senta text message? things in 3b. What expressions can you use with in, last and ago? b Tell each other when you first did the things. € Do you use the same technology now? Are you good with new technology? Sana-mifrom South Korea talks about technology in her liteGoing away 1 Ask and answer the questions. Things for a trip 1 How often do you travel? 2 Do you go on business trips? other trips? 3 Do you like flying? driving? taking the train? 2a Match the things on the list with 1-12 in the picture. Cemembac ey waqhases one adidcess bck mobile map and. direcnons icles Papen b HED Listen to check. 3 a Make list of things you take with you when you: * go out for an evening with friends. * go to work, school or university, * go away for a week. b Compare with a partner. 4 What things do you sometimes forget when you go out or travel? PSN Sang-mi works for an engineeringcompany Sa in Seoul, Korea. She Listen to Sang-mi talking to Mick, her assistant, about a business trip. 1 Where does she plan to go? 2. What day does she plan to come back? travels 3 lot in hor job. b HED Listen again. Write down three things Mick gives Sang-mi for her trip.PRONUNCIATION Sentence stress 1 Past simple ‘a HED Listen to Sang-mi talking to Mr Donovan in Seattle. Write T (true) or F (false) next to each sentence. 1 Sang-mi's flight was very comfortable.) 2 “The office-varen tary easytofind:C1 3 Mr Donovan's directions weren't very good. [_] 4 Sang-mi enjoyed the meal in the restaurant. [_] bb €ED Now listen to Sang-mi's conversation with Tom, her husband Answer questions 1-4 again 2 (HED Read and listen 1 Here's your ticket 2 Yés, the méney’s in the packet with the tickets. 3 Your diréctions were véry géod. 4 Itwas gréat, thank you. We had a lavely meal. 5 have anew client! b Which words do we usually stress, Aor 8? ‘A information words, for example nouns lticketl, verbs ltravell and adjectives (good) 8 grammar words, for example and, the, in € Practise saying the sentences with the correct stress. © Did you have a geod time? Match the questions and answers from Sang-mi’s conversations. 1. What did you do last night? a No, Ididn't, You know I hate flying 2 What did you think of the b Yes, thanks. Your directions were restaurant? very good. 3. Did you have a good journey? © Iwent out for dinner 4 Did you find the office OK? d__Itwas great, thank you. We had a lovely meal. 2. a Complete the questions and answers in the table with did and didn’t. \@ ° What did you do tast night? went out for dinner. iS you have a good time? | Well, | like the restaurant. oo havea good journey? | Yes, b HED Listen to check. Put the words in order to make questions. have / good /a/ you / weekend / Did ? did / What / do / you fat the weekend ? on Saturday / you/ go/ did / Where ? you / Did /out/ go / last night ? get up / What time / did / this morning / you ? watch / you / this morning / Did / TV? for breakfast / What / have /you / did ? go / you / to bed / tast night / What time / did ? e@voanens TE 4 a Look at the questions in 3 and think of three more questions. b Ask and answer all the questions, Did ee id you have a = od weekend?) Yes: | did. It jena weemenc{ was very nice, Xe 2Target activity EESAMSTNING 1 Read about Onyinye and look at the photos. Talk about an important event What differences between Nigeria and Scotland do you think she will talk about? 2 HED Listen to Onyinye andGircls)the right words, 1 Onyinye moved when she was five / fifteen Onyinye was born in Nigeria years old. but grew up in the UK. Sh 2. She says everything was difficult / different UAE ieee ot 3. She remembers /doesn't remember the first | moving to Scotland when she time she saw snow was a child 4 She enjoyed / didn’t enjoy playing in the snow, og 3 Which expressions are about good experiences? Which are about bad experiences? Arend Which can be about both? Good and bad experiences Wtwasreally exciting interesting difficult Itwasvery | boring strange agreattime ots of fun aterrible time jane alovely ime avery bad time & a Write down one or two important events in your Ue, For example, when * got married + moved into anew house or flat + went off tfip * hada baby * gotanewjob + metan important new person. * started school / university /a new course b Think about each event. When did it happen? last month, many years ago Where did it happen” at work, in Tokyo, in 2 club . What happened? We got married, We met... How was it? It was exciting, [had a terrible time 5 ASK and answer questions about each other's events, So, when did you get married? z twas three years ago. } ena 5Keywortl frave 1 Putthe words breakfast lunch abath acat ameal abreak iwo brothers something to eat adigital camera asandwich a shower alot of friends aniceflat_ameeting adrink acoffee alesson a conversation the correct group. | Possessions Activities Food and drink Relationships have a new car have a party have dinner have abig family breakfast 2. a Talk to other people in the class and find someone who: | 1 has a big family {Do you have a big famil 2 has breakfast after 10 in the morning. SY 3 hada conversation online yesterday. r 4 sometimes doesn't have a lunch break. What time do you 5 Nasacet have breakfast? 6 often has tong meetings at work. e b Compare your information. 3° Talk in pairs. When was the last time you had: 4 abad morning? [\hada terrible 2 allong journey? 3. agreat night out? karomning on 4 aterrible weekend? 2" Why? What happened? | 5 _anice meal ina restaurant? ———__— a What happened? Independent learning Self-study eR IDGe Erin: || a Think about these things. Answer the questions about your an English studies. reading writing speaking listening pronunciation vocabulary grammar 1 Which do you like working on? 2 Which don't you like? 3° Whichare the most important for you? b Compare your ideas with a partner. 2 @ Match these self-study materials with pictures A-F. @,. Adictionary The English Unlimited e-Portfolio The English Unlimited Self-study Pack The Internet Books Magazines in English 'b Do you use these self-study materials now? Which ones would you like to try? lyse...) (Idon'tuse..) Td like to try ae pid Rene oaneNe1 Read the emails between two friends. ees Answer the questions, 1 Where did Judy 90? What three things did she do there? 2 What did Mari’s daughter do? 3. What's Maris other news? Goal Hi Mari, How are you? | hope you're well. We're fine | enjoyed Thailand. it was my first trip so it was teally exciting. The hotel and the food were wonderful. We had some bad weather but ‘we went swimming in the sea most days. We also went on a boat trip and visited the Rose Garden, We had a lovely time. | \We plan to visit my sister in Melbourne in be yeee September, What about you? Do you have any wo travel plans? Love, Judy | sudy, 2010 8 Hi. It's good to hear from you. Glad you enjoyed your tip toThalan. No, we have no travel plane, Mayen 2 a Cover the emails. Make sentences. = iia i the autumn, i ae ~ z for ie Our news: Life is busy, as usual. My daughter Miki § wen io = drei yan euart ‘moved to France last month. She got a job in a bank i Venom Sg Coe ‘hore and likes it. We bought a new car —a silver Toyota, i Ree © joe well Ws great, | started French lessons two weeks ago. its f Hiesehee ree | very dificutt but the teacher and the other students are realy nice b Read the emails to check, j ‘That's all for now. Hor ar from you soon, ‘¢ Which sentences in 2a can you use to natal Hope to: Rearront pei 90 start an email? Which can you use to | Best wishes, Mari finish an email? 3. a Canyouremember the past verbs? 1h my first trip. 4 a Punctuation Cover the emails. Add full stops (.), 2 The hotel and the food wonderful question marks (2) and CAPITAL letters to these 3 We some bad weather. sentences 4 We swimming. § Wane ference! ‘we also went on a boat trip and visited the rose m Asie job ie bank garden we had a lovely time we plan to visit my ewe ene sister in melbourne in september what about you 3 Frenet econ do you have ary travel plans bichienyaurarenarswiaanale b Check your answers in Judy's email. € Look at the underlined words in 3a. What other = § Plan an email to another student. Make a list of words can you use? things you did recently. Iwas my second /third trip. ” = 6 a Write the email and give your news. 'b Read each other's emails. Ask questions to find out more. (2 yo anon ony wn na)Look again <> Review 1. a Read the questions. Add them to the table. 1 What did you study at university? 2 Does your family have a pet? 3 Canyou play the piano? question auxiliary subject verb “word verb [What time aid you get home? b Write three more questions to ask another student, Ask and answer the questions. ¢ Write the negative sentences in the table. 1 She doesn’t enjoy watching TV. 2 can't get up early in the morning, 2 Mycamera didn’t cost a lot. subject auxiliary verb verb+n't {I didn’t see my family last weekend. d Talk in pairs and write three more negative sentences that are true for both of you. (erence ed 2. a HED Listen to Andrew's story about the first time he went swimming. Answer the questions. 1 When was it? 3 Whowas he with? 2 Where was he? 4 How did he feel? 'b Read the script on p151 to check. Underline the past verbs. ¢ Think about the first time you did something. When was it? Where was it? Who were you with? How did you feel? d Talk about your experiences. Ask questions to find out more. —— | first went to the cinema [ 20 years ago. What film was it? eg PRUE EN Ee ne eae e activities 3. a Which activities go with the highlighted verbs? computer games awalk restaurants films family the radio books shopping 1 watch TV 5 read newspapers 2 listen to music 6 play the drums 3 godancing 7 see friends 4 goto parties 8 go fora coffee b Talk about when you do the activities. in the evening Extension 4 a CHED Read and listen to these words. Notice the two different sounds, pi I things the thanks these Bb Add the words from this unit to the correct group. think that bath toothbrush ‘© €HED Spelicheck. Close your book. Listen to eight, words and write them down. other d Check your spelling on p151 Deemed 5 a You use ordinal numbers as adjectives and for dates, Match the numbers with the words. Pavel’s personal music player was the first. [1st] Sony's Walkman was the second. (2nd) On April 3rd, he went for 2 walk in New York {April the third or the third of April) ninth twelfth seventh thirty-first twenty-third sixth eighth sixteenth twenty-seventh tenth twentieth fifth fourtir 4th fourth 9th 20th 5th 10th 23rd bth 12th 27th 7th 16th 31st 8th b Write down three important dates for you. Ask questions about each other's dates. (1 ancory 25 your bina? puoi | _——_—_ [ No. it's my mother's birthday. ) Peery Can you do these things in English?irclo)a number eo ee Oe errr ene aYour space an ry oa POET Places Vocabulary reference Places, p143 Place to place 1a Find six of these things in pictures A-D. an airport abeach abridge a bis stop alarm aforest ahospital alake amarket amodtorway motintains ariver_aschool thesea atrdin station b €@ESB Listen to check. @ 2. a How far are the things in 1a from where you are now? Talk in groups. b Compare your ideas with other groups. 3 Read the article about José Luis and Lawrence. Where do they live and work? I live here but | work 800 kilometres away José Luis arcia, a father of four from Argentina, lives in a small vill the mountains, It’s safe and quiet ~ a in great place for my wife and kids’ the province of San Luis but works in Buenos Aires, 800 kilometres away “1 grew up in my village and [ love it here but the good jobs are in Buenos Altes,” he says. “I have to travel for fourteen hours on the bus on Friday and Sunday nights but it’s OK. I don't want to live in Buenos Aires, It's an exciting place but it's quite polluted and parts of it can be dangerous. The village is on the Chorrillos river, near a2 ‘There are more and more people like José Luis all over the world. Many people now live and work in very different places as cities become more expensive. Lawrence Wood, English businessman, works in London but lives in another country. He flies to London on Monday mornings and flies back to Malta on Thursday evenings, where his wife Samantha and two young children live in a fam apartment in Paceville, “Our new place in Malta is next to the sea, and bigger than our house in London; says Lawrence. “We have a beautiful view of the Mediterranean, | it’s five minutes from the kids’ school and seven kilometres from the airport. “The flying’s OK. I's three or four hours but I only do it twice a week”= Describing places r — | really like la Boca n Buenos Aires oi EE Prepositions of place Eu Where do you live? LT i tvein Cheng (heres thar JSS a Read again. Answer the questions about José Luis and Lawrence. How long are their journeys? 1 2 How many times a week do they travel? 3° When do they travel? 4 What do they have near their homes? 5 Who do they live with? 6 Why do they live and work in different places? 5 Doyouknow anyone like José Luis or Lawrence? Do you live near the place where you work or study? 6 a Find the opposites of the adjectives in the article, boring / exciting / dangerous / cheap ugly/ noisy / (clean b EBD Listen to check. @ a Think of five places you really like or don’t like. Why do you like or dislike them? 'b Listen to each other's ideas. Give your opinions about the places you know. Use the words in 6a. Where | live 1 a Complete the sentences with the prepositions. in qo" from on next to near José Luis Garcia The village is ur new place in Malta is Is five minutes the lives, ‘a small village in the province of San Luis. the Chorrillos river, the mountains, the sea, is’ school, b 2 0k at the article to check. Which groups of expressions go with in? Which expressions go with on? 4 avillage atown acity thecitycentre the county the north / south of Argentina the east / west of the city Ilive... the road to Mendoza ariver the metro line flat anapartment a house ‘the ground floor the tenth floor 3. Write five or six sentences about where you live, work or study. 4 a Think about your answers to the questions. 1 Where do you live? Do you like it? Why? / Why not? 2 Where do you work or study? Do you like it? Why? / Why not? 3 Where would you like to live, work or study? bb Ask and answer the questions.Carole’s flat 1 Look at the pictures of Carole’s flat. What rooms can you see? abathroom abedroom adiningroom akitchen allivingroom a study 2. a Match the things with a-q in the pictures. aa abath acompiter acioker a cupboard citlery a drawer | afridge atoaster plant ashelf asdla a wardrobe washing machine bedclothes plates pots and pans towels bea ¢ Look at the pictures and test each other. D Listen to check. @ 3. a €HZD Listen to Carole. What's her favourite room? What does she do there? b Read the script on p151 to check. 4 Ask and answer the questions. 1 What rooms do you have in your home? 2 What's your favourite room? Why? House-sitting 1. Look at the definition and answer the questions. pouse.sit haan si/ verb to stay 1 Do you ever house-sit for friends or family? in Someone's home when they Do they house-sit for you? are away to keep it safe: My Iriend always house-sits for me 2 Doyou think house-sitting is a good idea? wierier kane Why? / Why not?Estelle from Spain's inthe UK for an English course. Her friend Carole wants Estretts tohousessit for her EUG Theres, there are 2 HED Listen to Carole and Estrella. Match parts 1-4 of their conversation with the things they talk about. the kitehen (Z]. the tving room [J the bedroom [1] things near the flat [1 3. a Can you remember the answers to these questions? What's in the fridge? Where are the extra bedclothes? ‘What's the problem with the computer? How often does the big plant need water? Are there any shops near the flat? 6 Isthere an internet café? b (ED Listen again to check 4 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. microwave yoghurts computer shops OVDs ° |e There's a computer in the living room. Is there an internet café? There's / There are a couple of ' inthe | Are there any shops near here? fridge. eo | | snared Teere ma eieent ‘Yes, there is. / No. there isn't. | °° ‘Yes, there are. / No, there aren't. There's no? There are no‘ near here. 5 Girclsthe correct words. 1. There are no radios / a.couple of radios in the house. One's in Chery's room. 2 There area lot of eqgs/na eggs in the fridge, so please use them. 3 There's no/.a microwave in the kitchen. It's a bit old but its OK. 4 There are a (ot of plates /2 plate in this cupboard — on the top shelf 5 There's a towel / 2 couple of towels in the wardrobe. They're for you. é c 8 There's no/ a computer in the flat, but there's an internet café on the corner. “Is/Are there any pens in that drawer?” “No, there isn’t / aren't.” "Is / Are there a washing machine in here?” "Yes, there is / are.” FENUNEIGEN) § a Can you remember which words are usually stressed in sentences, 1 or 2? Sentence stress 2 8 a You're going to house-sit for afi 1. information words: nouns [bed), verbs (walk), adjectives (big) 2 grammar words: there, fs, are, in, on, the b Guess the stressed words in the sentences in 5. There are a couple of radios in the house ¢ GEE Listen and read the script on p151 to check. @ Practise saying the sentences. 5, find: CEGNCEOEM 7 a Inthe sentences in 5, find: ect 1. nine expressions with in: in the house, 2 two expressions with on b Write five sentences about your home for a house-sitter, Use these and your own ideas. * food and cooking + washing clothes + towels and bedelothes * plants * pets * useful things near your home There’s a microwave in the kitchen. snd. Decide what questions you want to ask. Is there a...? Are there any...? Where’s...? Where are... Can |..? bb Talk in A/B pairs. You're both in A's home. B is the house-sitter. ¢ Change roles and talk again.Target activity i Rent a room PSATININGN 1 — Read theawerts, which placeis best for someone who: 1 doesn’t smoke and has a car? 2__ doesn’t like noisy places and doesn’t have a car? 3 doosn’t have furniture? http://www. dublincapitairentals.com =a: tsi) Lita UVES 0) o oe @ ‘Oxmantown Road, Dubiin 7, Collins Avenue West, Dublin 9, Hazelwood, Dubiin 9, North Dublin North Dublin City North Dublin City, Apartment to let - €135 weekly Single bedroom to let - €100 weekly Room to let ~ €600 mont! Single studio apartment with toil Share 3-bed house with two women. Students only! Furnished single and shower. Quiet house. Near Looking for males or females. room on 10th floor. Own bathroom. Phoenix Park, on main bus route. Modern, non smoking. Parking Shared living room and kitchen Rent includes central heating, Included. 4.3 km from city centre. Near Dublin City University. Available: from 8 February Available: immediately ‘Available: immediately Contact: Max, 01 355 01 26 Contact: € Kerrigan, 0868 58 75 77 Contact: Jess Keyes, 087 259 08 62 or 2 Find words or expressions in adverts’A-C re ee which mean: Adverts for © 1 money you pay tolive somewhere cent rooms 2. forcone person-s 3 system for making a place warm ae 4 ~men/ women -m tt ready to live in = a = now, without waiting = with bec, wardrobe, chairs et ‘only for you = ©. for you and other people - s o °e ESCM «93 FHA Listen to-Alicja calling about one of the rooms. Which one is she interested in? 4 a Match the questions and answers. 1 Does the room have its own Yes, its five minutes from the bus stop. bathroom and kitchen? b» Yes, any time after six. 2 Is there a washing machine? It hasabathroom with a shower, but Is itneara bus stop for the city youlll share the kitchen. centre? 4 Yes, it’s inthe kitchen, and there's a 4 Is heating included in the rent? dishwasher. 5 Cantseethe room thisevening? Yes, it's'a hundred euros a week for everything, except the telephone. bb ¢2E2D Listen again to check. mos 5 a Work in A/B pairs. ‘A, you're interested in the apartment on Oxmantown Road. B, you're interested in the room in Hazelwood Think of four questions you want to ask about the flat or apartment. b A, phone B. B, look at p14 and answer A’s questions. © Change roles. B, phone A. A, look at p128 and answer B's questions.