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EVERYDAY ENGLISH Excuse me, please LISTENING @ Ce Ask and answer the questions. 1 Do you tke going away forthe weekena? We 2 Where do you like going? & : 3 What do you tke doing there? 4 yx 2 4 Doyou like Boing at or with family " \ { and friends? 7 wos fgg WH. my t b Gp Answer the questions about Picture a, 0 ne 1 Where ate these people? gyn ju.sngiv 2 Whatare they dong? alt Anos © ODED Listen to Part Me USEFUL LANGUAGE sony answers in 1b. th im on day Saying excuse me a) isten HR x, Om cor, UR) 07.13) Listen U3ea dh Saeny @ Match 1-2 with meanings 2-P- nts to say there's a problem, ae i Part 1 again and answer 1 Ercuseme, pleast 2 shewa csomeore ts ll D cxclse me, but.@& b She wants t0 25 2 What does isa doto Jayden? 3 How doesdayden react? Cinta Se fe Is angry. He is embarrassed, AA i 1d 2in 2a, Notice how the ciation Listen to 1 an : : apie ‘Vin 1, but goes down and then up WA in say when .. , d 2 in 2a. What do you s | ¥ orcas teacher you don't understand sonféthing tudentis in front of the dou 1 Wheres ssa traveling 2 Sls Neda Cut you want to tll your you want to leave the room but another st @ QUAL Listen to Part 2. Underline the correct eta | 4 Very, realy, and socan all be added to the cal 1 Issa/ eae a window seat. | expression J’m sory. Do you say the =o : 2 (ssa, Jayden didn't check the seat words before or after sorry? ‘your seal, | 3 tssa( Tyg CCS cli aint se UHM Match 1-5 with a-e. Listen and 1. I'm so sorry | bumped into you. é 't feel well, ) 2 tim really sorry I'm late, C b ina meeting, | = lim sorry I dicin'tanswer yourcall.v¢_s'ssed my bus, 4 I'm sorry | didn't come. OL é ands were Wet, 5 I'm very sorry | broke your plate..\_ e a'tsee you. ' Check (¥) the correct replies when people they're somy, 1 thats ight. 4 use me, please, 2 (that’s ox. 5 Don't worry, 3. [No problem, short conversations. Listen and check. a [2] ANo problem. They all look the same, [7] AExcuse me, but I think that's my coat © [g] Bisit? tm so sony | took the Wrong one. jr 8 ‘ADon't worry. The seat numbers are hard to read ‘| e B Oh, I'm sorry. | thought this was Number 35, £ [A Bxcuse me, but think thisis my seat. § QUAM Put sentences a-c and d- in order to make two h © in pairs, Practice the two conversations in 28. 74 ——=_£:£:: —E=— * UNIT7 p PRONUNCIATION Emphasizing what we Say UAB Listen to the sentences in 2e. Noti gtress on the underlined words, -°* Notice the 1. Tm so Sort | bumped into you tim geally sorry I'm late, 3, Fm sorty| didn't answer, 4. 'm sony | didn’t come, 5 I'm yery sorry | broke your plate, SPEAKING 4 Cp Workin pairs, Use the dialogue map to make . conversation in a coffee shop. Take turns being Gm, ., + (say hello ms > Respond a 4 : Cian) a oe offer congratulations iM Thank A ¢ GR Practice saying the sentences in 3a. == e f b ©) in pairs, practice conversations like the one in 5a, but with different reasons for being a ae late. Take turns being A and B. | 69 CONVERSATION SKILLS Showing interest Why are So, very, pest answer. 1 We don't want the other Person to hy 2 Wewant to soud more sorry, S2”7/ clearly. | and really stressed? Choose the 3, We want to speak loudly, ee a ODAB Listen to Part 3. Are the sentences true or false? 1 Issa and Jayden are both on their way, to Fort Worth 2 ssa is visiting a friend in Dallas, 7 3. Jayden went to college in Fort Worth b Look at these parts of the conversation from Part 3. Two words aren't correct. Replace them with the words in the box. Great! Reali? g Dallas? ). I went to college there. ISSA Myr s there, | po to see her every” : JAYDEN Oh, te Listen again and check your answers. © Why do they say Great and Really? 1 to say something is true to show they are interested ~~ MA SAU aU ae aE Poe wai ak) ROU ea ca ce SKILLS FOR WRITING Itreally is hard to choose GUSPEAKING AND SPEAKING AND LISTENING = ; ind of family D al u want to stay Faw You want to sty with a homestay fa y oe era partner. would/ou like to stay ee ‘Check (/) three id a vein st 1 LWAuiet and friendly lives near : 2 Dfriendly and fun é fives downtown 3 4 [Biwith young children 7 has Wi-Fi (with no children 8 [Jhasno TV = i bb Gp Read the profiles of two Auckland homest@y families. Which a HOMESTA TAY family would you like to stay wth? Why? oe FAMILY] PROFILES ©UEED Alejandro talks to his friend Just about which fry to stay with in Auckland, Does Justin tll Alejandro whic family to choose? c (v) the activities that are true (OTF! Listen again. Check for Alejandro. 1 Lenioys gardening 2 [likes watching sports 3. [ullikes listening to pop music 4 [Jwants to play rugby 5 [Jloves going to the beach Joe and Annie Philips 6 [Jwants to study lot 7 [likes playing soccer NAME 8 Clwants to have fun orn CHILDREN Jacob (8), Ben() and I think the Which family is good Phils family is good PETS no pets because they lke | LIKES swimming, surfing, goin the movies, listening \ fe sports r music | | 4 rine near a bus station Peter and Sharon CHILDREN out of the hous® PETS Sam, our old cat gardening, 0 for watching all sports LOCATION. downtown - you cat to school F Q READING 7 gp i801 ih the Conway ancfo deci i ue is email to them. Check (v7) the rn n he writes to them, to ask about their house 1 fo tell them about all the sports he likes 2 g tell them about himself to explain how much he wants to study ead the email again. Number the ) information in the order you find it, ggjnis future plans his hobbies gris family’s jobs his hometown subject Homestay pear Mr. and Mrs. Conway, name is Alejandro Martinez, and | come ‘7 Merida, in the Yucatan province of rexico. Thank you for offering to be my pomestay family when I'm in Auckland, jam 21 years old and study biology in college, tive wth my family in Merida. My father is abusinessman, and my mother is a doctor, nave one brother and one sister. They're college students, too. inmy free time, | like playing football {think you say “soccer” in New Zealand) and meeting my friends. | like watching different kinds of sports with them, while 'm in Auckland, | really want to study hard and improve my English because | want tobecome a research biologist after | finish college. | want to study birds. I'd really like to work in a country like New Zealand ~ | know that you have a lot of very interesting birds there. I'm looking forward to meeting you when larrive. Best wishes, UNIT WRITING SKILLS Linking ideas with after, when, and while the word in each sentence that's different from Underline Alejandro’s email. 1 Thank you for offering to ymily while I'm in be my homestay-fa Auckland. es ’ 3 |wantto become ar [finish college. research biologist when | finis! 3. I'm looking forward to a a arrive. “When in Auckland, | really want to study hard. Ook at the sentences in 3a and complete the rules wi ui jete the rules wit words in the box. = ete after beginning while 1 We use when and {dbs to connect two activities that happen at the same time 2 Weuse when and CNA. to connect wo activites that happen atdifferenttimes, 3 If the linking word is at the bauer Por the sentence, we use a ‘comma ( , ) between the two parts Underline the correct words. There is more than one possible answer, 1 After/ When / While | finish my English class, I'd like to go to Canada for a vacation 2 I'd like to go skiing in the mountains after / when / while I'm on. vacation. 3 often play basketball with my colleagues after/ when / while | finish work, 4 After / When / While | watch a game of football, | usually want to play a game myself. 5 My English improved after / when / while) was in Sydney. G3 SPEAKING AND WRITING a Make a list of English-speaking countries you know. b Gp Which country in 4a would you like to visit? Why? eer Vdliketo Ike worm (peal are Roi places. friendly.” ¢ “ian an email about yours: 'f to a homestay family in that ountry. Take notes about © your age + free-time interests «study / job + family + what you'd like to do in that -ountry d Write your email. Check (v° 2ach box. Start the letter with Dear ‘Say thank you Say who you are Talk about study / work / fre~ time Talk about your family Say what you want to do in the country Include /’m looking forward ... Finish the letter with Best wishes Use after, when, and while to link your ideas Switch emails with another student and check the ideas in 4d. with answers a-e. fa Thanks. I'l cay when | get h b Yes, please, ¢, get some from ATMEL 1 a pet! downtown She's fine, | 3 Have? in a © GRAMMAR 4 poyeu want mK om et ——SaS—S eee your coffee? d_ No. She got ma @ Complete the text with the simple past affirmative or 5 Hows Susiez_ tast year, negative form of the verbs in parentheses. You can get the Paul alah (ca) a tax, butt “diet (come, s0 he get in a-e in 3 with meaning 3 took (take) a pus to the airport. The plane 4_(4105 (be) b Match the wor late, so he SUL... (wait) for three hours at the airport. The below. eon Pi, weather fe) bad, so the plane 7L.svs (land) ina =a 3 tra . Cory different city. He rive) at his hotel at 10 p.m. The 2 receive () 4 arrive SF receptionist Yalu, (ask) Fim, “Did you have a good trip?” ere “No, |! Jsta(Prave) a good trip. It was terrible.” Lg. Read the story and answer the a} ing, Richard ®got another b Write questions about a trip to Mumbai to match the ae x arene Oe woman named Blanca. tt sai 1 When? | went there last November. we 2 are Non your bank, put tina When did you go there? ; , s ato Moron 2 How? I traveled by Air India from London) ot sp bag, and then aan foward ae 3 a good time? Yes, | had a very nice time ee Sail When you “get aan 4 Where? | stayed in a hotel by the ocean. “Ys sb D office and leave the B20 f ai i s 5 Howlong? only stayed a week eal wert iP Y — tsayor things could get Be for you. 6 hot? Yes, it was about 35° Gelsius. Richard knew this wasn't a joke —in fact i was very serious. ened veal 4 us, ¢ story (2-€) to meanings 1 ws G2 Work in pairs. Choose a place you've visited and ask and answer the questions in 1b. Ask more questions. 1 What do you think happ 2 Match the.word get in th > ei }A Oe. 2 Maton the piirases in thé box with a similar phrase 1-5 below. d Write sentences about what Clare likes doing. Use the words in the box and a verb + -ing. taxi get an email joves likes doesn't mind doesn't like hates eet 1 “Chinese food is fantastic!” ae to the airport Clare loves eating Chinese food. che train get to school 2 *Inever listen to Mozart.” a ; 3. “I sometimes take the subway. Its OK, but it's not great." \ 4 get to work OW Ny 4 “I don't want to watch baseball its bor 24 § get your coat 5, “| speak French well ~ its a nice languz get the ~ ay, @ Write four sentences ahout your life, Use Sess from 3d. © VOCABULARY a Complete the transportation words. Inever get a taxi to the airport. ay 4d OP b " 4 Veil a partner your sentences in 3e. How si b Change the adjectives into their opposites so that the sentences are correct. 1. The bus was almost full, There were only three people ont. empty 2. I don’t like the subway because the stations are so clean, 3 I couldn't sleep on the train. It was so comfortatie= 4. The new train to the airport is very $46w— only 15 minutes 5 He's a very-safé driver. He never looks in the mtfror\ 7 . ai By. Talk about past trips 6 $100 for a ten-minute trip! That's very ch Talk about what | like and dislike about transportation Ligurdor Q 4 Write an email about myself

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