SECOND EDITION aera ENGLISH FILE (Online Practice } AN } \ Christina Latham-Koenig Clive Oxenden yA Paul Seligson GZ OXFORDAmerican ENGLISH FILE Christina Latham-Koenig Clive Oxenden Paul Seligson pau elgsonandciveOrenden ae the ag coauthrs of OXFORD Engish Fie 1 and Engish Fle 2 UNIVERSITY PRESSContents Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation 4 A Whereare you from? ‘word order in questions ‘common verb phrases, vowel sounds, the spelling and numbers alphabet 6 B Charlotte's choice simple present describing people final-s/-es appearance and personality 8 C Mr.and Mrs.Clark andPercy present continuous clothes, prepositions of place and lv! 10 PRACTICALENGLISH Episode 1 Hotel problems 12 A Right place, wrong person simple pastsregular and imeguler verbs vacations regular verbs ed endings 14 B Thestorybehind the photo past continuous prepositions of timeand sentence stress place: at, n, on 16 © Onedark October evening time sequencersand connectors verb phrases, word stress 128 | REVIEW AND CHECK 182 20. A Plansand dreams be going to plans and predictions) airports sentence stress and fast speecn 22 B Let'smect again resent continuous future verbs+prepositionseg. sounding friendly arrangements) artivein 24 © What'sthe word? defining relative clauses expressions for paraphrasing: pronunciation in@ like, for example, et. dictionary 25 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 2 Restaurant problems 28 A Parents and teenagers present perfect + yet just, housework, makeor do? y/ and ks! already 30. B Fashion and shopping present perfect orsimple past? (2) shopping and ch 32 © Lost weekend something, anything, nothing, etc. adjectives ending edand -ing ou and iv 34 | REVIEW AND CHECK 384 35. A Notime for anything comparative adjectives and adverbs, time expressions: spend time, sentence stress asuas ete 38 B Superlative ities superlatives (Fever present perfect) describingatownorcity word and sentence stress 40 C Howmuchistoomuch? quantifiers, too, not enough health and the body infu fa and 42 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 3 The wrong shoes 44 A Areyoua pessimist? will / won't (predictions) opposite verbs th won't 45. B rilnever forget you will / won't (decisions offers, verb + back word stressi promises) two-syllable verbs 48 © Themeaningof dreaming review of verbfoims: present, past, adjectives * prepositions the letters ow ‘and future 50. | REVIEW AND CHECK 586Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation 52 A Howto. uses ofthe infinitive 54 B Being happy uses of the gerund (verb +-ing) 56 © Learmalanguageinamonth! have to, don’t have to, must, ‘must not, can't 58 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 4 At the pharmacy verbs + infinitive: try to, forget tovete ‘weak form of to, linking verbs + gerund the letter’ ‘modifiers: tte bit), really etc. sentence stress 50 A Idon'tknowwhat todo! should if present, will+ base form {First conditional) 62 B Ifsomething can go wrong, 684 C Youmust bemine possessive pronouns 165. | REVIEW AND CHECK 7a get Juan, sentence stress confusing verbs linking ‘adverbs of manner sentence rhythm 68 A. What would you do? i+ past, would + base form (Second conditional 70 B tvebeenafraid of tfor years present perfect * forand since 72 © Borntosing 74 PRACTICALENGLISH Episode 5 Getting around present perfect or simple past? (2) animals word stress phobias and words,elatedtofear sentence stress biographies ‘word stress, ri 78 A Themothersofinvention passive 78 B Could do better usedto 20 © Mrindecisive might 182 | REVIEW AND CHECK 9810 verbs: invent, oiscover et. 1,-e0, sentence stress ‘school subjects used to/ didnt use to ward building: noun formation diphthongs 24 A Badlosers ‘expressing movement 85 B Areyouamorning person? word order of phrasal verbs 88 © What acoincidence! 90 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 6 Time to go home 50, neither + auxiliaries sports, expressing movement sports phrasal verbs linking similarities sentence stress, eV and 92 A. Strange but truet 84 B_ Gossipis good for you 95. © The American English File quiz 98 | REVIEW AND CHECK 11812 past perfect reparted speech ‘questions without auxiliaries 100 Communication 126 Grammar Bank 111 Writing: 118 Listening 150 Vocabulary Bank verb phrases contractions: had hadnt say or tel double consonants 164 regular verbs 166 Sound BankG word order in questions V common verb phrases, spelling and numbers P vowel sounds, the alphabet 1A Where are you from? 1 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING common verb phrases 1 HOME AND FAMILY + Where you from? + Where you born? + Where do you 2 + Doyou ina house or an apartment? + Doyou any brothers and sisters? + Doyou any pets? 2, JOB / STUDIES to? + can you + Where did you ‘any other languages? Which? English before? ; 3. FREE TIME ‘+ What kind of music do you to? + Doyou ‘a musical instrument? Which? + What TV shows do you 2 + Doyou ‘any sports? Which ones? + What kinds of books or magazines do you 2 ‘* How oftendo you to the movies? + What did you __last weekend? a Complete the questions with a verb. ¢ Inpairs, ask and answer the questions, Can ‘you find at least one thing from each section that you have in common? we vein tne b @2}) Listen and repeat the Free Time questions. ‘Copy the rhythm. Sentence stress Remember that we usually stress the important words ina sentence (the anes that carry important information) and say the other words less strongly, 2.2, Where are you from? What do you do?2 GRAMMAR word order in questions a Reorder the words to make questions I born where your parents were ? 2 where from teacher our is ? 3 name 4 did last you go how you do spell ? night out? b> p.126 Grammar Bank 1A. Learn more about word order in questions and practice it. ©. Stand up and ask different students the first question until somebody says yes. Then ask the follow-up question. Continue with the other questions, asking differenc students De you dink lot of coffee? ) ¢ Yes, ido, How mary cupsof caeedoyoudink?") (Fre cpsa dy. Present | drinka lot of coffee (or tea)? How many eups...? | g0 to bed early during the week? What time...? {spendalong time on Facebook every day? How long...? Past [have a big breakfast today? What go somewhere nice on Saturday? Where...? [sea good movie last week? What movie...2 2S 4 SPELLING & NUMBERS 479) Listen and write six first names. b> Communication What's his name? How do you spell it? A p.100B p.103. © How do you say these numbers? 3330 76 100 150 375 600 1,500 2000 10500 4 @p)) Listen and write the numbers. 1 Gate 3 Tel 2 miles 4 Population: imo 3 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds, the alphabet 4 @5)) Look atthe sound pictures, What are the words and vowel sounds? Listen and check. a? aes ‘an 1b > p.166 Sound Bank. Look at the typical spellings of, these sounds. © Add these letters to the circles. F L EGHIMORWXY A = = 8 4 63) Listen and check. Practice saying the letters in each circle € Ask and answer with a partne Do you usually get in touch with your friends by phone, email, or Facebook? Do you have an iPod or MP3 player? What kind? Do you often watch DVDs? What kind? Do you watch ESPN, CNN, or MTV? Do you have any friends from the US or the UK? _ Inerview your partner and complete the form. firstname last name address phone number email ‘Online Practice 5G simple present V descri P final -s/-es Charlotte’s choice 1 VOCABULARY describing people a @9)) Listen to aman describing his gielfriend and check (7) her picture. a ak = BLL b_ Listen again. What two questions does Luke's friend ask him? How does Luke answer the second question? DD What dows se ok ike? Whats she tke? What does she lok tke? Tele sbout het sppearance (sthotal short? whet coer hor docs she have Witte foie tale ster peso sisi Asano ends se sy © > p.150 Vocabulary Bank Describing people. 2 READING a Who do you think knows you better, your mother (or father) or your best friend? Why b_ Read the introduction and the first paragraph of the article. 1 Whatis the idea of the experiment? 2 Who is Charlotte? 3. Who are Alice and Katie? 4 What do Alice and Katie have to do? Then what happens? © Now read what Charlotte says. With a partner guess the meaning of the highlighted words and phrases. Cover the text. Can you remember? What does Charlotte like doing? Whats she like? What kind of men does / doesn't she like? Who does she think is going to choose better? Why? people: appearance and person: ike good books. He doesn't like sports. MO eC OTe i , ret Wiig Auta Tani t friend? In our weekly experiment, single people who are looking for a partner ask their mother and their best friend to help. his week's single person is Charlotte Ramirez, fear-old web designer. Her father is, Argentinian and her mother is American. She lives in San Francisco, and she doesn’t have a partner right now. Her mother, Alice, chooses a man she thinks is perfect for her daughter and her best friend, Katie, chooses another. Then Charlotte goes on a date with each man, Which one does she prefer? Ge ee ener bt ore like staying at home with a good book,” says. Charlotte, “I'm very friendly and sociable and I get along well with most people. I think I have a good sense. of humor” “What kind of men do I ike? Well, I like interesting men who can make me laugh. Physically, I prefer men with a really nice smile who are taller than me. And I don’t usually like men with beards! | like men who are into literature and art, and classical music.” “I'm not sure who is going to choose better for me. Both my mom and my best friend know me very well. Maybe Katie could find me a guy who is physically more compatible, but my mother has known me for longer!GRAMMAR simple present From memory, try to complete the sentences, using the simple present What kind of men I Like? usually like men with beards. 1 She havea partner right now. 2 She ‘ona date with each man, 3. Which one she prefer? 4 5 In pairs, answer the questions. 1 Which letter do you add to most verbs with he,she, andi? 2 How do the verbs below change with he, she, andit? watch study | go] have 3. Wharauxiliary verbs do you use to make questions and negatives with...? & I{you} we] they b he] ske [it > p.126 Grammar Bank 1B. Learn more about the simple present and practice it Can you remember the kind of men Charlotte likes and doesn't like? Look at the photos of Alexander and Oliver. Find out about them. Communi Alexander and Oliver A p.100 B p.103. Alexander Which man do you think is better for Charlotte? Why? LISTENING @14)) Listen to Charlotte talking about what happened when she met Alexander. What did she think of him? Does she want to see him again? Listen again and write down any adjectives or expressions that Charlotte uses to describe his appearance and personality. @15)) Now repeat for Oliver. What does Charlotte decide in the end? Do you agree with her? 5 PRONUNCIATION final -s /-es a 16) Listen and repeat. SF ote SP esta hal She likes eats He works with his parents. He has brown eyes. She wears jeans, She relaxes with boxes of chocolates. He uses glasses to read. BD Pronunciation of final -s/-es: verbs and nouns The final -s is pronounced is ori, The difference is small ‘and x. The final -es is pronaunced jz! after ch, c.g sh s, Bb. 17) How doyyou say the he she |i form ofthese verbs and the plural of these nouns? Listen and check. verbs: choose cook go live stop teach nouns: boy class date friend language parent 6 SPEAKING & WRITING a Look at the form below and prepare to give this information about your friend Pee ‘or a partner Nome Personality. + Relationship Single Divoreed Separated = Age pe Likes ‘Appearance Dossn't ike 1b Workin pairs. Ask and answer about your people. Compare the information. Do you think the two people are compatible? Comat his (her) name? © > p.111 Writing Describing a person. Write a description of a person you know. 7 18) SONG Ugly. =zG present continuous V clothes, prepositions of place P Jo/and iar Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy “© VOCABULARY clothes Look atthe pictures. What are the models wearing? Match the words and clothes. boots pants shict shoes skirt top > p-151 Vocabulary Bank Things you wear. PRONUNCIATION 9) and /or! @201) Listen to these words and sounds. Practice saying them ieee woligns 2 if wi shire skirt shir Look at the highlighted letters in the words below. Which sound do they have, 1 or 2? actor chemistry first painter third artive imagine world attractive instrument problem prefer @21)) Listen and check. > p.166 Sound Bank. Look at the typical spellings for these sounds. Askand answer the questions with a partner. What clothes do you usually wear... + at work | college / school + when you go outat night + when you want to relax on the weekend What's the woman doing? She's standing. infront of the GRAMMAR present continuous Look at the painting on page 9 by artist David Hockney (1937-). In pairs, describe the man and the woman. + What do they look like? + What are they wearing? + What are they doing? Underline the correct form of the verb, present continuous or simple present. 1 Inthe painting the man isn’t wearing | doesn’t wear shoes. 2. Insome countries women often wear | are wearing hats to weddings. 3 Inthe painting a white carsits is sitting on the man’s knee, 4 My son usually sits s sitting at che back ofthe class so that the teacher can't see him. > p-126 Grammar Bank 1C. Learn more about the present continuous and practice it Look at the pictures on page 4. What are the people wearing? What are they doing? LISTENING © 24)) Look atthe painting Mrand Mrs Clark and Percy on page 9 and listen to the audio guide. Focus on the people and things in the painting as they are mentioned. Listen again. Mark che sentences T (true) or F (false). 1 Perey is the name of the cat 2. Mr.and Mrs. Clark made clothes for famous people. 3 The painting shows thei living 4 The painting is very small 5 Celia is pregnant in che painting 6 Ossieis putting is fet into the rug because he is cold 7 The position ofthe couple in the painting is unusual 8 The open window isa symbol of the love between them. 9 Thecatisasymbol of infidelity. 10 Celia and Ossie later got divorced, 11 Celia doesn't like the painting. 12 Ossie Clark died in 1995.VOCABULARY prepositions of place Look at some sentences that describe the painting. Complete them with a word or phrase from the list. in@2)_ on (2) under infrontof behind between rexttto onthe ight on theleft inthe middle the room, and the man is 1 There are two people 2 The woman is standing siting 3 of the painting, the man and the woman, there's an open window. 4. Awhite caris sitting the man, 5 There'sarug the man’s chair, 6 There's a telephone the Floor the man’s chair 4 the telephone there's a lamp. 8 the woman there's a table, and a vase with flowers it 4)25}) Listen and check, Then cover the sentences and look at the painting. Say where the things and people are. SPEAKING O bescribing a picture (a painting or photo) When we describe a picture we usually use: + Theres / There aretto say what i in the picture, eg, There isa table and a vase with flowers init. There are two people. + The present continuous to say what the people are doing, e., The woman is standing and the man is sitting. ‘+ Sometimes we combine There is and the present Continuous, eg, There is a woman standing near the window. a > Communication Describe and draw A p.1008 p.106. Describe your picture for your partner to draw. 'b_Insmall groups, ask and answer the questions. 1 Which of the three paintings in this lesson do you prefer? Why? 2. What pictures or posters do you have on the wall in your bedroom or living room? 3. Doyou havea favorite painting? What? Can you describe it? 4 Doyou havea favorite painter? Who? Doyyou (or did you) paint or draw? What kinds of things? ‘Online PracticeHotel problems @¢ INTRODUCTION Look at the photos. Describe Jenny and Rob, (©26)) Watch or listen to Jenny. Number the pictures Da & 1-6 in the order she mentions them. ] . Watch or listen aga and answer the questions. 1 What does Jenny do? 2. Where did she goa few months ago? 3 Who's Rob Walker? 4 What did they do together? 5 What does she think of Rob? 6 What's Rob's oneneg 7 How longis Rob g New York? ive quality? ing tobe in ao | Arr2 @4 CALLING RECEPTION a ©27)) Cover the dialogue and watch or listen. Who does Rob call? Why? 1b Watch or listen again. Complete the You Hear phrases. J) You tear |Yousey) Hello, reception, Hello. This is room 613. How can! you? There's problem with the air-conditioning. Itisn't ‘working, and i's very hot in my room. tim sorry, sit, nm somebody up tolookatiitright now. Thankyou. Good reception. Hello. sorry to bother ‘you again, This is room 613. How canthelp you? Ihave a problem with the Wii. can't get a signal Timor, sir n youthrough tof. Thanks. © @28)) Watch or listen and repeat the You Say phrases. Copy the rhythm, ru ‘A There's a problem with the air-conditioning. B Tllsend somebody to look att. /U= | will. We use + verb to offer to do something, Practice the dialogue in 2b with a partner. © fa Inpirs, role-play the dialogue. AA (book open) You ate the receptionist. B (book closed) You area guest. You have two problems with your room (thinkeabout what they are). A Offer to do something about B's problems, You begin with Hello, reception £ Change roles, 3 @4 JENNY AND ROB MEET AGAIN a 2)) Tharevening Jenny goes tothe hotel to meet Rob, and they go out for something to eat, Watch or listen and ‘mark the sentences T or F. 1 Rob says he doesnt like the hotel 2 Jennyis going to show him around the city tomorrow 3 Barbarais Jenny's boss. 4 Robis hungry 5 les fourin the morning for Rob. 6 They're going to meet at eleven 7 Jenny thinks that Rob is going to get lost. 1b. Watch or listen again, Say why the F sentences are false, © Look at the Social English phrases, Can you remember any of the missing words? Social English phrases Jenny Here you atlast. Rob it's tobehere, Jenny Do you have a view? Jenny Barbara's forward to meeting you. Jenny You be really tired. Rob I guess youre Rob By the Jenny It's to see you, too. 44. 30)) Watch or listen and complete the phrases. € Watch orlisten again and repeat the phrases. How do ‘you say them in your language? B conyou.2 tell somebody about a problem (eg. na hotel) offer toda something ‘greet friend who youhavent seen far along time CIG simple past: regular and irregular verbs. V vacations P regular verbs: ed endings Right place, wrong person 1 VOCABULARY vacations a Inone minute, write down five thin; like doing when you're on vacation, e. relaxing, going t0 museums. Then compare with a parener. b> p.152 Vocabulary Bank Vacations. ¢ Inpairs, interview your partner with the vacation questionnaire. Ask Why? My perfect summer vacation Which do you prefer...? ‘going abroad or going on vacation in your country: going by car, bus, plane, or train going tothe beach or going to acity staying in a hotel (or apartment) or going camping, tanning, going sightseeing, or going for walks hot, sunny weather or cool, cloudy weather going with friends or going with your family 2 READING & SPEAKING a Work in pairs. A read about Joe’s vacation. B read about Laura's vacation, Find the answers to questions 1-5. 1 Where did he J she go on vacation? 2 Who did he / she go with? 3. Where did he | she stay? 4 What was the weather like? 5 Why didn't he J she enjoy the vacation? b Now tell your partner about the vacation you read. Use questions 1-5 to help you. © Read your partner's text. In pairs, guess the meaning of the highlighted words and phrases. Whose vacation do you think was worse? Why? d_ Have you ever taken a vacation that you didn’t enjoy very much? What happened? Where did you goon. Vacation? _ Iwent to Costa Rica with some friends. The place is perfect, the weather is wonderful, but. you're with the wrong person, a vacation can bea di Joe 28,a flight attendant Last October, went on vacation to Thalland for two weeks with my girfriend, Mia ‘The vacation began well We spent two days in Bangkok and saw the Floating Market and the Royal Palace. But things ‘went wrong when we left Bangkok. | ‘wanted to stay in hostels, which were basic but clean, but Mia sai they were too uncomfortable. So we stayed in very expensive hotels. | wanted to experience the local atmosphere, but Mia ust wanted to go shopping. thought knew Mia wel, but you don't know a person until you travel wth him or her. It was awfull We argued about everything For our last four days we went to Ko Chang, a beautiful island. It was, like being in paradise. The weather was beautiful and the beaches were ‘wonderful, but we just sunbathed without speaking. We spent our lastnight baackin Bangkok, and we met some travelers from Australia, They were really friendly, and Mia started flrting with one of the boys. That was the end. : When we arrived at OHare International i ere RCE agen yw Sloe o> MN. ee et er ak dece of toe bot when ot travel with him ome! giant show them to anyone. or her 99 Laura 26,anurse I'd love to go back Last spring, my best friend Isabelle and to Costa Rica one I booked a vacation in Costa Rica. Werented _day..but without a smallhouse fora week with afantastc view Linda, 99 of the ocean At the last minute another friend Linda, asked if she could come, too, We felt sorry for her because she had problems with her boyfriend, so we said yes Costa Rica was magical andthe weather was perfect, butte vacation was a gsastr for one simple reason Linda was so cheapl She has a good jo so shes not poor, but she just dt want to pay for anything, When we went sightseeing, she didnt want to go onary cruses or do any nature activities that cost money, When we went ona zipline tour, she Complained that it was too expensive. When we went to have lunch or diner, she alvays wanted to goto cheap restaurants ‘orshe bought a sandwich and att in the house, But the night Tinvitedher and isabelle out on my birthday, she chose the ‘most expensive things on the menu! The worst thing was that although isabelle and! paid forthe house, Linda never once bought usa coffee ora snack {dove to go back to Costa Rica one day..but without Linda3 LISTENING a ©34)) Youare going to listen to Mia and Linda talking abour their vacations. First listen to Mia. Does she agree with Joe about the vacation? b Lis en again, What does Mia say about. ..? 1 her relationship with Joe before they went 2 the places where they stayed 3 talking to other travelers 4 photos. 5 going on vacation with a boyfriend € @35)) Now listen to Linda, What's her opinion of the vacation? Then listen again. What does she say about...? 1 Costa Rica 2 wharthey did there 3. the cost of her vacation 4 hernext vacation d_ Who do you sympathize with most, Joe or Mia? Laura or Linda? 4 GRAMMAR simple past: regular and irregular verbs @ Whatis the simple past of these verbs? Are they regular or irregular? Check your answers in Joe’s text. go begin spend leave want be I stay think know argue sunbathe take b Now underline the simple past(#lverbsin Laura’s text. What are the base forms? ¢ Find and underline ewo simple past =Iverbs in the two texts. How do you make(=Jand 7 in the simple past...? + with normal verbs + with was wore + with could 4 >p.128 Grammar Bank 2A. Learn more about the simple past and practice it 5 PRONUNCIATION regular verbs: -ed endings a @37)) Listen and repeat the sentences. Ad We booked a vacation. We walked around the town, We sunbathed on the beach. We argued about everything. We rented a house We decided to break up. 1b. Say the simple past of these verbs. In which ones ised pronounced /id/? arrive ask end invite lke lave need park start stay © 38) Listen and check Regular simple past verbs Remember that we don't usually pronounce the ein -ed. The -ed ending is usually pronounced or id. The difference between these endings is very small We only pronounce the en -ed when theres at ora d before it, eg, wanted, ended. With these verbs -ed= 6 SPEAKING Look at Your last vacation below. What are the questions? 'b Think about your answers to the questions. YOUR LAST VACATION 1 Where / 90? 2 When / 0? 3 Who / go with? 4 Where / stay? 5 What / the food like? 6 What / the weather like? 7 What / do during the day? & What / do at night? 9 / have a good time? 10 / have any problems? © Workin pairs. Ask your partner about his | her vacation, Show interest in what he | she says and ask for more information. Then change roles. Useful language for showing interest =! Really? Wow! Fantastic! Great! etc. [=] Oh, no! How awfullete. [7] Was it expensive? Why? What happened? etc. CIEEG past continuous V prepositions of time and place: at, in, on What was P Sentence stress happening? Pome People were waiting for the The story behind the photo “= READING Look ata photo that news photographer ‘Tom Pilston took in 2008. What do you think is happening? Read Tom's description of what happened on the night he took the phoro, Were you right? Read it again and answer the questions. 1 Why did Tom Piston go to Chicago? Why couldn't he take a photograph of Obama? What was the weather like? Where did he take this photo? Where could the people see the election results? 6 Was he sorry that he couldn't go inside the center? What happened when Obama won? wanted to photograph Barack Obama and his family in the Convention center, but when I got there | discovered that | didn’t have my press pass and I couldn't go inside. | walked around the park outside the center. although it was November, it was a warm night, O: INovoribar A arived chicago ate n EE evening. | Why do you think the photographer thought The atmosphere was wonderful. When | took this photo, everybody his photo was better than a photo of Obama was looking atthe TV screens waiting forthe election results. Some iMiudltr Do you apres people were quietly holding hands and smiling - others were tense = and nervous. They felt that it was their moment. Suddenly, | realized that this was a better place to be than inside. | was watching Obama's victory through the faces of all these people, African, Hispanic, Chinese, GRAMMAR past continuous White, At about 11 o'clock the results were announced, and everybody Look atthe highlighted verbs in an extract Went crazy. People started laughing, shouting, and crying. But when Obama made his speech they all became quiet and emotional. There promthe tere Do shey describe actions chat was only one place to be on the planet that night ~ and | was there. happened...? a after he took the photo bb atthe same time as he took the photo 3 VOCABULARY 2t, in, on When | took this photo, everybody was a Which preposition do you use before...? looking at the TV screens waiting for the election results. Some people were quietly 1 adate(e.g., November 4th) holding hands and smiling ~ others were 2 atime (eg, 11 o'clock) Sages cores. 3 the morning, the afternoon, etc. 4 aroomor building (e.g, the convention. > p.128 Grammar Bank 2B. Learn more ate) about the past continuous and practice it Check youranswers toa in the text. What preposition do you usewith...? (@41)) In pairs, listen tothe sounds and rake sentence using the past continuous and the simple past. 1 amonth (eg, January) 3 home, work, school 2 the weekend ier € > p.153 Vocabulary Bank Prepositions. Do part | (when storteato rain 4 > Communication at, in, on A p.100B p.106. Answer the questions with a preposition and a time or place.4 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress a 43) Listen and repeat the dialogue. Copy the rhythm, ‘A Where were you at six o'clock inthe evening? 8 Iwas at work. ‘® What were you doing? B Iwas having meeting with the boss. b_ Inpairs, take turns answering the questions about yesterday, SPEAKING & WRITING ‘Talk to a partner. Give more information if you can. 1 Do you havea photo you really like? Who took it? What was happening atthe time? 2 Doyou upload photos to Facebook or other Internet sites? What was the last photo you uploaded? 3. Doyou havea photo as the screen saver on your computer or phone? What is it of? 4 Doyou havea favorite photo of yourself asa child? Who took it? What was happening when they took it? What were you wearing? Do you have any photos in your bedroom or living room? What are they of? 6:30am. 11:00am. lunchtime 400 p.m. 00pm. 10:00pm. midnight 6 Doyou know any other famous historical photos? where were yout 630 ) (jas et home iaesann Who or what are they of? inthemoring? ) \ b> p.112 Writing My favorite photo. Write a description What were you doing? ) of your favorite photo, 5 LISTENING a Look ata famous photo that was on the cover of many magazines around the world in the 1960s. Where do you think the people are? What do you think is happening? b_ Read the beginning of a newspaper article Why do you think itis called “The image that cost afortune”? 44») Now listen wo the woman in the photo talking about it. Were you right? Listen again. Choose a, b, or 1 In 1968, she & wasn't interested in polities b wasacommunist © wasan anarchist 2 She loved the atmosphere because all the students were fighting for we. eG cost a fortune a peace b democracy freedom 3 She was sitting on a friend's shoulders fa because she was tired b totake photos © sothat she could see better 4 She was carrying the flag because Canes ‘was born in 1940. She was the a. she wasa leader in the demonstration ‘granddaughter of Count Maurice de Bendern, a rich Rig greeter ber aristocrat who owned a lot of property in Paris and Mb i wish bee ‘Monaco. Although he had other grandchildren, the Count poe decided to leave all his money to Caroline. “I never knew 5 Her grandfather died six__tater. ‘why says Caroline. “Perhaps because | was pretty.” He paid a days b weeks c months for her to go to very expensive schools in England, and he hhoped that she would marry well, pertiaps a member of a European royal family. But Caroline was a rebel, She went to New York and worked there fora short time as a model. Then, in 1968 when she was 28 years old, she returned to Paris € Doyou think she is sorry that she was in that photo? Online Practice J 15time sequencers and connectors V verb phrases P word stress Why was she going wery fast? Because she was in a hurry. One dark October evening 1 GRAMMAR , annah met Jamie in the summer of 2010. time sequencers and connectors Itwas Hannah's 21st birthday, and she and her friends went to club. They wanted to dance, but they didn't ike the music, so Hannah went to speak to the DJ, “This music is awful,” she said. “Could ‘you play something else?” The DJ looked at her and said, “Don't worry, Ihave the perfect song for you.” a (045) Read the story once. Then complete it with aword or phrase from the box. Listen to the story and check. After that Thenext day One evening in October Suddenly TWwominutestater When {Two minutes later he said, “The next song is by Scouting For Girls It's called Blue As Your Eyes, and it's for a b_ With a partner, answer the questions. beautiful girl who's dancing over there.” Hannah knew that the song was for her. ® Hannah and her friends ‘Why did Hasina go end speakto Jemiee left the club, the D) was waiting for her at the door. “Hi, 1 2 Why did Jamie play Blue As Your Eyes? T'm Jamie,” he said to Hannah. “Can I see you again?” So 3 What happened when Hannah left the club? Hannah gave him her phone number. rey Wiha tras thesteseaeane les 2 Jamie called Hannah and invited her to dinner. 5. Where did they go every evening after that? He took her to a very romantic restaurant, and they talked 6 What was the weather lke that evening? all evening. Although the food wasn't very good, they had 7 Why was Hannah driving fast? a wonderful time. + Jamie and Hannah saw 8" Why dian rehavese the ina each other every day. Every evening when Hannah finished work, they met at 5:30 in a coffee shop on Bridge Street. € From memory, complete these sentences from the They were madly in love. sony with so, beac aihongh Ten check with : pene ee eee y to meet Jamie at 5:30. It was dark and it was raining. She 1 Shewas going very fast___ she wasina hurry Looked at her watch. Itwas 5:20! She was going to be late! 2 the food wasn't very good, they had a She ran to her car and got in, At 5:25 she was driving along wonderful rime. Bridge Street. 3. He was wearing adark coat Hannah didn'see She was going very fast because she was in a hurry. him at first aman ran across the street. He was wearing a dark coat, so Hannah didn't see him at first. Quickly, she > p.128 Grammar Bank 2C. Learn more about time Sea ee sequencers and connectors and practice them, @ Complete the sentences in your own words. Then compare with a partner. 1 They fellin love on their first date. Two months later. 2. Iwent to bed early last night because 3 The weather was beautiful, so we decided. 4 Iewas really cold that night, and when Iwoke up next morning, 5 Although we didn’t play well in the final game. 6 Iwas driving along the fre listening to the radio, SuddenlyPRONUNCIATION word stress O Stress in two-syllable words Approximately 80% of two-syllable words are stressed on the first syllable. Most two-syllable nouns and adjectives are stressed on the first syllable, eg, mother, happy. However, many two-syilable verbs and prepositions or connectors are stressed on the second syllable, eg. arrive, behind, before. a Underline the stressed syllable in these words from the story. alcross aflter algain allong although awful belcause birth|day evelning in\vite perlfect se|cond b @a9)) Listen and check VOCABULARY verb phrases Make verb phrases with a verb from box 1 and a phrase from box 2. All the phrases are from the story invite somebody to dinner SPEAKING & LISTENING a Read the story of Hannah and Jamie in 1 again. b_ Inpairs, use pie res 1-5 to retell the story. Try to use connectors and the verb phrases in 3. 1 imite have 2, along Bridge Street oe somebody your meet ‘email/phone number give song take ‘across the street wait inahurry be inacoffee shop play for somebody leave the club very late somebody to dinner somebody to a restaurant a wonderful time b Cover box 1. Try to remember the verb for each phrase. ©. There are two different endings to the story. Take a class vote. Do you wane co listen to the happy ending or the sad ending? 4. 50, 51)) Whatdo you thinkis going to happen in the ending youhave chosen? Listen once and check €_Listenagain. Ifyou chose the happy ending, answer the questions in}> Communication Happy ending p.101. I you chose the sad ending, answer the questions in» Communication Sad ending 108. )s2)) SONG Blue As Your EyesGRAMMAR Girels) a, bor 1 any brothers or sisters? a Hiveyoub Doyou ¢ Doyouhave 2 lastnight? a Where you went b_ Where did you go © Where you did go 3 My brother a docsn'tlike 4 Her parents a has b haves SI tomusicwhen I'm working. a neverlistenb don't never listen 6 Inthe picture the woman a wears b wearing ¢ iswearing 7 A What____?B I'mlooking formy keys, a youaredoing b doyoudo ¢ areyou doing 8 She'sin college. She history a 'sstuding b 'sstudying ¢ studying 9 We to Bangkok last August. a were went c did go 10 Isaw the movie, but! i. a didn'tliked b don’tliked © didn’tlike 11 When [got home, my parents. a weresitting b wassitting c weresiting 12 What ___at 11 p,m? You didn't answer my call, a youweredoing b youwasdoing wereyou doing 13. She couldn't see him because she her glasses. a wasn't wearing b didn'twear ¢ didn’t wearing 14 Wewenttothe movies -wedecided togo forawalk, a After b Then c When 15 Wehada greattime, __ the weather wasnt very good. aso. b because ¢ although soccer. bdontlike ¢ doesn't likes small business. © have ¢ listen never ablue dress. ‘onthe sofa, VOCABULARY Complete the phrases with a verb from the list. book do drive invite leave look play stay take wear 1 A Whatdo you ? B I'madoctor. 2 A What does she ike? B She's tall and slim. 3 She doesn't usually jewelry—only her wedding ring. 4A Did you any photos? B No, [didn't 5A Wheredidyou___?B Inasmall hotel 6 Didyou_____ your flights online? 7 A Les yourparentstodinner. B Good idea. 8 A Areyou goingto there? B No, we're going to takethe train. 9 A Goon! Askthe DJto oursong! B OK. 10 A Whattime do we need to home tomorrow? B About 7:00. Our flight is at 9:00. 1b Complete with at, in, or on. 1 The meetingis March 13th, 2A Where's Mom? B She's 3. Hewasborn 1989. 4 A Where's the dictionary? B it’s the shelf in my room, 5 Mark's not back yet—he's still 6 It’savery quiet town, especially night. 7 Wewent vacation to Bangkok last year. © Circle) the word chat is diferent. the kitchen, school I straight long blond beard 2smart lazy generous funny 3 friendly cheap stupid unkind 4 dress skirt rights tie S socks gloves. sneakers sandals 6 necklace bracelet ring scarf 7 windy foggy dirty sunny 8 basic dirty uncomfortable luxurious PRONUNCIATION a the word with a different sound. Qn ey 2 SS shire shorts work curly 3 fizi chooses languages lives glasses 4 GB weivhe height — kind night 5 Ey arrive along actor about b_ Underline the stressed syllable. 1 tallkaltive 2 musitache 3 preifer 4 disigusiting 5 comfor'talbleCAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? a Read the newspaper article once. Does the journalist think that taking photos in museums isa good thing or bad thing? b_ Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). 1 The journalist saw tourists taking photographs of ‘works of rt in Rome and New York. 2. When he first saw people taking photos in the MOMA, he didn't understand what they were really doing 3 Then he realized that the photographers were not looking atthe paintings. 4 They were taking photos because they wanted to look atthe paintings later. 5 Lateracouple asked him totakea photo of themin front of a painting. 6 He suggests two possible ways of solving the problem, © Lookat the highlighted words in the text. Guess their ‘meaning from the context. Check with your teacher or with adictionary. go, in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome ~a erowd of people standing around Michelangelo's Pita, taking photos with their eameras and cell phones, Then last week I saw it again at the Museum of Modern Art (the MOMA) in New York City {At first, wasn’t too worried when I saw people photographing the paintings. t was a litle irtating, but that was al. It didn't make me angry. Then the sad truth hit me, Most ofthe people ‘were taking photos without looking atthe paintings themselves. People were pushing me, not because they were trying to get better view of the art, but because they wanted to make sure that no one blocked their photo. Was it possible that maybe they were taking the photos so that they could admire the paintings better when they got home? This was very improbable. They ‘were not there to see the paintings, but to take photos to prove that they had been there Ts first time {noticed this phenomenon was a few years ‘Then it got worse. Now people were taking photos oftheir partners or friends who were posing next to, or infront of some ‘of the most famous paintings. Neither the photographers nor the person they were photographing had looked atthe art itself, although I saw that sometimes they read the label, to make sure thatthe artist really was famous. Atleast nobody asked me to take a picture of them together, smiling in front of a Picasso! | think that photography in museums should be banned, but 1 also have a less drastic solution. I think that people who want to lake a photo of an exhibit should be forced to look at it first, for atleast one minute ‘Adept fo Meret Bern's tice in The san CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE? 4)53)) Onthe street Watch or listen to five people and answer the questions. VAP Justin Joanna Jeanna_—‘David ‘Yoni 1 Justin a looks like his mother b looks like his father © doesn't look lke his father or his mother 2 Joanna's favorite painting is of a alandscape b aperson c ananimal 3 Jeanna’s last vacation was a. shortand stressful b long and fan © shortbut good 4 David a takesalot of photos b isinalotof photos © hasa lot of photos on his phone 5 Yoni says a he enjoyserying at the end ofa movie b hethinks movies with a sad ending are more realistic © henever watches movies with a sad ending CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH? Do the tasks with a partner. Check (/) the box ifyou can do them, Can you...? 1 [_] ask and answer six questions about work j studi family, and free-time activities 2 [_] describe the appearance and personality of a person you know well describe picture in this book and say what is happening, what the people are wearing, etc 4 [_Jaskand answer three questions aboura recent vacation 5 |_| describe a favorite photo and say what was happening when you took it 6 [_| say three true sentences using the connectors so, because,and although WRC Short movies A photographer "WDED Watch and enjoy the movie. Cm (ETbe going to (plans and predictions) - What are V airports you going to P sentence stress and fast speech aothere? pm going to teach English. VOCABULARY airports LISTENING @ When.was the lasttime youwere a Lookat the three travelers in the picture. Who do you thinkis...? at an airport? Was itto travel somewhere (where?) orto meet someone (who?)? + going to work abroad foran NGO (= non-governmental organization) + going to see an ex-partner + going to do a photo shoot in an exotic place b Lookat the airport signs and match them to the words and phrases below. What are their plans? Dani (L. Bageage checkin [Baggage claim checkin (J customs oe Cl oepartures We spent a morning in the departures area last Coates week asking people about their travel plans. Elevators: LE Passport controt ‘b @55)) Listen and check your answers to a. Then listen again and complete terminal the chart. LO Restrooms Where to? | Why? Other information Di cart Olivia € @S4)) Listen and check. Then cover the words and look at the Matthew symbols. Remember the words and phrases. iy3 GRAMMAR be going to (plans and predictions) 4 (56}) Look at these sentences from the airport interviews and fill in the blanks with a form of be going to + verb, Then listen and check, 1 English to young children. 2 Howlong there for? 3 It’s winter in Australia now, so pretty cold, 4 youat the airport? 5 Imsure a great time, b_Inpairs decide if sentences 1-5 are plans or predictions about the future. Write PL (plan) or PR (prediction). © > p.130 Grammar Bank 3A. Learn more about be going to and practice it. 4 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING sentence stress and fast speech (58) Listen and repeat the sentences. Copy the shythm, 1 Whatareyou going wodo tonight? 2 Are yougoing woseea movie? 3 rmgoing wocookameal foryou 4 ithinkisgoingtorain, 5 Wearen’t going « havea vacation this year. Fast speach: gonna ‘when people speak fast they often pronounce going to as gonna gana, eg. What are you going to do? sounds like What are you gonna da? b 590) Listen and write six sentences © Communication What are your plans? A p.101 B p.106. Interview each other about your plans. 5 READING a Whatis your nearest airport? What's it like? What can you do there while you're waiting for a flight? b_ Read anarticle about the top airports in the world Whichis the best airport(s)ifyou...2 1 havea medical problem ‘would like to see a movie want to playa sport or exercise 1 your dog for the weekend about getting lost want to wash your clothes ‘would like to See the city between fights Singapore Changi Aiport B orchid garden eyed ¥ me URI REL or many people airports longtines FFsrcestctetinadas treapaxcnd enon longer wait if your flight is delayed. But there are some porte where you can actually enjoy yoursel Allgood ports have excellent facies for business people and children, free W-FL restaurants, cafes, and stores. But the best airports have much more SINGAPORE CHANGI AIRPORT is paradise for flower lovers because it has an indoor orchid garden! Italso has a rooftop swimming pool and a free sight-seeing tour for people who have at least five hours to wait for their connecting ight. Ifyou ke computer games, you'll never be bored at HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — there are dozens offre Playstations allover the terminals! I's also good for people with no sense of direction — there are “Airport Ambassadors” inred coats, who help you to get from one place to another. INCHEON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT isthe placetto relax. You ‘cangotto the hairsalon and have beauty treatments ora massage. Sports fans can also play golf atthe airport's 72-holegolfcourse! MUNICH AIRPORT helps to keep passengers entertained with ‘260-seat movie theater and non-stop movies. There is also free coffee and tea nearall te seating areas, and lots offre ‘magazines and newspapers. you worry about yourhealth and like to be near medical services atalltimes, OSAKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT in Japan Is the perfect place to wait because ithas dentist and doctor offices. And for people wth animals, there is even apet hotell Ifyou don'thave time to do your laundry because of your busy schedule, drop itofFat the VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL, AIRPORT cleaners before you have to board your fight. Then pick up your clean clothes when you get back fram your trip. Look at the highlighted words and phrases related to airports and guess their meaning Role-play with a partner. A imagine you are at one of these airports and your flight is delayed for three hours, B calls you on your cell phone. Tell B where you are and what you are going to do. Then change roles. Do the same with other airports. @60)) SONG This is the Life 2G present continuous (future arrangements) V verbs + prepositions, e.g, arrive in sounding friendly Let’s meet again 1 READING & LISTENING & 61) How do you say these dates? Listen and check. May3 August 12, 2012 6/22 2/5 July 20,1998 December 31 b_Benand Lily are old friends from college. Read their ‘ebook messages and number them in order. 1 Lily Varnelt Great. 'm going to book my tickets tomorrow, and then I can let you know my flight times. Ben West OK. Why don't you call me closer to the date, at the end of April? Then we can set a day and atime to meet. | know a great restaurant. Lily Varnell 1 Hi, Bent No news from you for ages. How are things? Are you still working atthe University of San Francisco? Ihave a conference there next month, and | thought perhaps we could ‘meet. 'd love to see you againt Lily. Ben West It depends on the day. 'm going to fe} Los Angeles one day that week, but it's not very far I'm coming back the same day. 'm sure we can find a time that’s good for both of us. ly Varnell from May 3rd to the 7th, but | don't know my travel arrangements yet. What are you doing that week? Are you free any time? . Ben West Lily! Great to hear from you. Yes, I'm still at the university here and it's going really well ~ San Francisco is a great city to live in, When exactly is the conference? Lily Varnell Wonderfult | can't wait! When are youleaving? on Monday, andi come pack on day ‘© Read the messages again in the right order. Why does Lily get in touch with Ben? What are they planning odo? 4 Match the highlighted words and phrases to their meaning. foralongtime 1 2 definite plans for the future 3 continue to be 4 maybe 5 the two 6 to decide something (eg, day | date) © @e2) Lily calls Ben and leaves hi and complete her flight information Geka eee ‘YOUR RESERVATION NUMBER IS: ISCS2L amessage. Listen Going out: Flight JBY4587 Date: Depart Boston at 12:10 pim ‘Arrive San Francisco at Going back: Flight JBY4588 Date: San Francisco at Boston at 9:10 p.m. Depart Arrive Hotel reservation: Shc nights at Hotel2 GRAMMAR present continuous (future arrangements) a. Inpairs, underline five present continuous verbs in the Facebook messages. Which two are about now? What time period do the other three refer to? b_ 631) Look at three extracts from the rmessage Lily leaves Ben. Can you remember the missing verbs? Listen and check 1m from Boston on JetBlue. 21m in San Francisco at 2:40 p.m. 3m at ahotel near the € > p.130 Grammar Bank 3B. Learn more about the present continuous for future arrangements and practice it. 4 65}) Lily calls Ben when she arrives athe hotel Listen to the conversation. What day do they arrange to meet? € Listenagain. Complete Ben's calendar for the week seeing Paul £ Cover the calendar. Work with a partner and test Your memory. What's Ben doing ) (He's seeing Paul. What's ‘on Sunday? he doing an Monday? § (66) Listen. What happens when Ben and Lily meet? 3 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING sounding friendly 671) Listen to another dialogue. Then listen again and repeat it sentence by sentence. Try to copy the speakers’ intonation, [A Would you like to go aut for dinner? Tdlove to, ‘Are you free on Thursday? Sorry, m going ta the movies. What about Friday? What are you doing then? Nothing. Friday's fine. Ok. Let's go to the new italian place, Great. e>o>rare Practice the dialogue with a partner. Try to sound friendly. ‘Complete your calendar with different act ities for three evenings. Talk to other students. Try to find days when you are both free and suggest doing something, Write it on your calendar. Try to make an arrangement with a different person for every night. ‘Are you free on Friday evening?) (Yes, 1am. * vyevenneee Ces, tdtove to, oe Would you tke to go to the movies? VOCABULARY verbs + prepositions Look at things Lily and Ben say. What are the missing prepositions? 1 Iedepends__ the day: 2. P'marriving San Francisco at 2:40 pum. 3 Paulinvited me dinner ages ago. > p.153 Vocabulary Bank Prepositions. Do part 2 (Verbs + prepositions). Complete the questions with a preposition. Then ask and answer with a partner. 1. What do you usually ask 2 Who do you think should pay 3 Whodo you usually speak something? 4 Doyou spend more money 5 Doyou think it's possible to fall meeting them face-to-face? if you goto a cafe with friends? the meal on a first date? when you're worried clothes or __ gadgets? Iove___ somebody without WRITING > p.113 Writing An informal email. Write an email about travel arrangements, Ca6 defining relative clauses V expressions for paraphrasing: like, for example, etc. What's a P pronunciation n'a dictionary gym? What’s the word? ttsaplace where you can 1 LISTENING 3 VOCABULARY paraphrasing a Do you like playing word games like ‘a What do you usually do if you're talking to someone in English Scrabble or doing crosswords? Look at the and you don't know a word that you need? Scrabble letters on the page. How many words of four or more letters can you make in three minutes? a Look up the translation on your phone, b Trytomime the word. © Try toexplain what you mean using other words you know. b @2)) Listen to the introduction toa TV . game show, What's the Word? How do you play the game? @6)) Complete the useful expressions with these words. Then listen and check. © @3i) Now listen tothe show. Write down, exemple kind Uke opposite | simiar he i somebody something somewhere 1 Useful expressions for explaining a word that you 2 don’t know: 3 Lies | a person who works ina hospital 4 5 2 Irs J athing that we use for everything nowadays, 3 es J aplace where people go when they want to 6 buy something d- @4)) Listen and check your answers. 4 Itsa of gadget. 5 Iesthe of dark, Ties to intelligent = 8 For .youdo this to the TY, Word? and complete them with who, that, 1 aDJ Iessomebody... or where. 2 amare gallery Is somewhere. R 1 le’ssomething people use ro speak 3 acamera It’s something toanother person. 4 anelevator It’sakind of. 2 Isaplace people go when they 5 sunbathe For example, you do this, ‘want to go shopping. 6 curly It’s the opposite 3 Iessomebody works in hospital b_ Read sentences 1-3again. Whendoweuse 4 SPEAKING who, that, and where? > Communication what's the word? A p.101 B p.106. Play a game © >p.130 Grammar Bank 3¢. Learn more and define words for your partner to gues about defining relative clauses and fartiathern ® .READING Read the article. How many ways does it mention to create new words? What are they? Look at the highlighted new words, What do you think they mean? Match them to the definitions below. 1 nayoung man whois going out witha much older woman, 2 to send a message using a cell phone 3 ‘na person who works in a coffee shop 4 feeling angry because ofthe traffic or another person’s driving 5 coffee with hot milk naplace where you can also have very ‘good food Can you explain the meaning of these other words from the text? emoticon totweet Pod togoogle WiFi ringtone smartphone PRONUNCIATION pronunciation in a dictionary Look at two dictionary extracts. What do the abbreviations mean? search ‘sort look carefully because you are trying to find sb or sth busy Pbizi/adj ocupado adj 3 sb 4 sth Look at the phonetic transcriptions in a. How do you pronounce the words? ina dictionary This symbat () shows stress. The stressed syllable is the one after the symbol “The Sound Bank on p.166 can help you to check the pronunciation af new words, DD checking pronuncai @7)) Look carefully at the pronunciation of the words below. Practice saying them correctly. Listen and check, Do you know what they mean? YouTube /yutub! keyboard Fkibard zoom um! 4 gadget 5 message 'mestds/ 6 hacker /haekari in 3 months 'veryone knows the English language is changing. Every three months, the OED (Oxford English Dictionary) publishes updates to its online dictionary. One recent update contained 900 new words, new expressions, or new meanings for existing words. But where do they all come from? New words are created in many different ways. We can make a new word by combining two words, lke gastropub (gastronomy + pub) or emoticon (emotion icon), Sometimes we put two words together in a new way, for ‘example, road rage or boy toy. ‘We also find that nouns can change into verbs. Take the ‘word text. Text was always anoun (from about 1369, according to the OED), but it is now very common as a verb, to text somebody. Other new words already existed, but with a different meaning, For example, tweet was the noise that a bird makes, but now we use it more often (as a ‘verb or a noun) for a message that people put on the social networking site Twitter ‘Another way in which we make new words is by adopting” words from foreign languages, like barista or {atte (imported from Italian when coffee shops became really popular in the US in the 1990s). ‘Alot of new words come from the names of brands or ‘companies, for example, we play music on an IPod and we google information. We also need more general words to describe new technology or new gadgets: WI ‘and smartphone are some recent examples. The invention of new words is not a new phenomenon. ‘The word brunch (breakfast ~ lunch) frst appeared in 1896, newspaper (news + paper) in 1667, and English speakers started to use the word cafe from French) in the late 19th century. The difference now is how quickly new words and expressions enter the language and how uickly we start to use and understand them. CULATER, | Pre Tnly Sri a ES (Online Practice )Qe) Watch or listen. Mark the sentences T (crue) or F (false). 1 The New York office is smaller than the London office. 2 Barbara isthe designer of the magazine. 3. Rob has never been to New York before. 4 Barbara is going to have lunch with Rob and Jenny. 5 Holly is going to work with Rob. 6 Holly wants to} because she's hi b Watch or liste the F sentene to the restaurant Restaurant problems VOCABULARY restaurants Take the restaurant quiz with a partner. What do you call..? 1. the book or list that tells you what food there is. the three parts of a meal the person who serves you the piece of paper with the price of the meal extra money you leave if you are happy with your meal or with the service What do you say..? 1 if you want a table for four people 2 when the waiter asks you what you want 3 when you are ready to pay @¢ AT THE RESTAURANT (291) Cover the dialogue and watch or listen. Answer the questions. 1 Whatdo they order? 2 What problems do they have?b_ Watch or listen again. Complete the You Hear phrases. \)YouHear You Say) epi _? No, thank you. I like the tuna with a green salad. ‘And for you, sir?_ilhave the steak, please, Can get you something to with? Would you ike that with fries ora baked 2 Fries, please, How would you like your steak? Rare, or Well done. welldone? Nothing For me. (0K. And ta 2 Water, please. or sparking? Sparkling. The tuna for youms'am, and Im sorry, but asked fora the steak for you, green salad, not fries. No problem. rt it. Excuse me. Yes, if? Sorry,| asked for my steak well done and this is rare. Tim really sorry. i it back to the kitchen. ‘American and British English (French fries = American English chips = British English € @10)) Watch or listen and repeat the You Say phrases. Copy the rhythm. Practice the dialogue with a partner. © fait In pairs, role-play the dialogue. A Youareiin the restaurant, Order a steak or tuna, B Youare the waiter/waitress. Offer A fries, baked potato, or salad with the steak or tuna. You begin with Are you ready to order? A There is problem with your order. Explain itto the waiter waitress. B Apologize, and try to solve the problem. £ Change roles. 4 @4 HOLLY AND ROB MAKE FRIENDS ~ ra a @11)) Watch or listen to Rob, Holly, and Jenny. Do they enjoy the lunch? 'b Watch or listen again and answer the questions. 1 What's Rob going to write about? How does Holly offer to help him with interviews? What does she say they could do one evening? What's the problem with the check? Why does Jenny say it's time to go? Do you think Jenny wanted Holly to come to lunch? O American anaeritishEntish check= American English bill= British English © Look atthe Social English phrases, Can you remember any of the missing words? Social English phrases Holly tell me, Rob. Rob Well, to with, Rob Do you have any 2 Rob That would great. Jenny ‘we have the check (bill, please? denny Excuse me, Ithink there's a Jenny OK, togo. 4 @12)) Watch or listen and complete the phrases. € Watch orlisten again and repeat the phrases. How do you say them in your language? Boomer order food ina restaurant explain when there is a problem with your food, the check, etc. ask what somebody is going to do today ‘Online Practice EaG present perfect + yet and already V housework, make or do? P iy/and ids! Parents and teenagers 1 READING @ Lookat the definition of teenager. How do you pronounce it? Do you have a similar word in your language to describe a person of that age? * tinerdsan! a person who is era | Read the article about some annoying habits. Write P if you think the sentence isa parent talking about teenagers, or Tif you think i isa teenager talking about his /her parents, Teenagers have annoying habits — but so do their parents! (WFotow) ftrealyannoysme Josh Lopes = : ‘They come into my room without knacking and then are surprised to see things they don't really want to know about. ‘They just keep onitexting when I'm teling them something really important and they say, "Yeah, yeah | heard you." Of course they didn't. Have you cleaned up your room yet? Yes, Ididit this morning. 2 VOCABULARY housework, make or do? @ Look again at the highlighted phrases from. the text. Which three are connected with housework? b> p.154 Vocabulary Bank Housework, make or do? 3 GRAMMAR present perfect + yet and already @ @15)) Look atthe pictures. What do you think the people are arguing about? Listen and check. 1 “Anthony Sah Hon ‘They always pick up the remote and changelthe’channel. when I'm watching something really interesting, IslaMay ov0may ‘They leave their room in a terrible mess and then roll their eyes when | ask them to‘eleanit ike Donovan Soins ih They never pickup dity clothes or wet towels from the floor. They think some elves come later and pick them up! Seah Vine Osaaivig ‘They say no before I've even finished explaining what | want to do. Dave Win Svincs ‘They tell me to doithe’dishes and then complain that | put things in the wrong place in the dishwasher. ‘Sam domes Sauamee Whenever | need to call them, their cell phone is either turned off or the battery is dead, Compare with a partner. Do you agree? Look at the highlighted verbs and verb phrases. With a partner, say what you think they mean, Do any ofthe parents’ or teenagers’ habits annoy you? Which ones?Listen again and complete the dialogues with a past participle from the list. ‘asked done dried finished looked seen 1A Have you seen my yellow sweater? Icant find. B_No,Ihaven't. Have you inyour closet? ‘A. Ofcourse have. What's that under your bed? B_ Oh,yes. remember now. Iborrawedit. 2A Why aren't you doing your homework? B Ivealready it. A Really? Wher? B. I diditon the bus this afternoon. 3A Have you yet? B Almost. ‘A. Ineed the bathroom now. B But haven't ‘my hair yet. ‘A. Well hurry up then. 4) A iWealready you to get a plate for that sandwich. |just cleaned the floor, ‘you know. B_ OK.Qops- too late. Sorry! Look at the first two questions in dialogue 1. Are they about...? a. aspecifictime in the past b anon-specific time (ie, sometime between the past and now) Underline the sentences with yet and already in dialogues 2-4, What do you think they mean? > p.132 Grammar Bank 4A. Learn more about the present perfect and practice it @10)) Listen and make the #isentences negative and the = sentences affirmative ))ve finished. C shaven finshed. J)ithasntrained. (ts ain )ythasntraned. (i rained 4 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING /y/ and (ds! a @19)) Listen and repeat the picture words and sounds. yacht jaez b @20}) Pucthe words inthe right column. Listen and check. Then listen and repeat the words. just yet college yellow change teenager use uniform year yoga enjoy beautiful jacket young bridge argue €. Practice saying these sentences. Jim has joined a judo class. Have you worn your new uniform ye? > Communication Has he done it yet? p.101. © @21)) Listen. Say what's happened 5 LISTENING @22)) Listen tothe first part ofa radio program about teenage caregivers. Answer the questions. is of responsibilities do helpers have? @23)) Now listen to the rest of the program. In what way are the ewo teenagers unusual? Do they feel positive oor negative about their lives? © Listen again and answer with A (Alice), D (Daniel), or B (both of them), ermotheramassage angry with his/her fiend ut without his/her phone Do you know any teenagers like Alice and Daniel? What do they do? Online Practice J 29present perfect or simple past? (1) Have you V shopping everbeento P cand ch that store? Yes. bought this shirt there. Fashion and shopping ¢ Read the interview. Fill in the blanks with A-F. 1 READING a With a partner, write down the names of three fashion designers. What nationality are they? Do they design more for men or for women? What kinds of things does their company make? AA Labsolutely hated dressing asa man. B really understand how women want to feel. © My boyfriend at that time was very lucky. D My feet were killing me! E The only things | enjoyed there were art and sewing, F They are so chic, and their sense of color Isso natural to them, b_ Read the introduction to an interview and look at the photos. Do youllike the clothes? _ Look at the highlighted words and phrases related to fashion and ° shopping, and guess their meaning, LINDKA CIERACH isa fashion designer. She makes very exclusive clothes for women. She has made clothes for many celebrities including members of the British royal family, for example Kate Middleton and Sarah Ferguson, whose wedding dress she designed, and actresses like Helen Mirren. DID YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE A DESIGNER? Not at all! When I was at school I had problems reading, and later I was diagnosed as dyslexic. 1 After school Took a secretarial course and then I got a job at Vogue magazine. [loved it, and there I realized that what I wanted to do. was design clothes, (WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE LIKE YOUR CLoTHEs? Being a female designer has many My customers leave the studio feeling like a million dollars! advantages. @ WHAT NATIONALITY DO YOU THINK HAS ‘THE BEST FASHION SENSE? Probably the Italians. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A COSTUME PARTY? Thate costume parties, But Lean remember one, when I was te, WHAT DID YOU GO AS? My mother made me ane my younger sister dress asa bride and bridegroom Twas the bridegroom! 4 HAVE YOU EVER MET SOMEONE WHO WAS WEARING EXACTLY THE SAME ‘OUTRIT AS YoU? Never, thank goodness! Prmlucky because Tan choose from a large selection of our collection each season! HAVE YOU EVER FALLEN BECAUSE YOU WERE \WEARING VERY HIGH HEELS? ve never fallen, but once I had to take off my shoes in the middle of a reception at the House cof Lords! § ‘WHAT DID YOU DO? Tyvalked out into the strect in bare feet and jumped into a taxi! HAVE YOU EVER DESIGNED CLOTHES FOR A MAN? Yes, Thave. WHEN WAS IT? Te was when I was studying at the London College of Fashion, I designed my first men’s wear collection ~ shirts, pants, and leather jackets. © He didn’t need to buy any clothes that year! Glossary bride / bridegroom 3 woman ‘man on the day fer his wedding The House of Lords the second house of the British Parliament2 GRAMMAR present perfect or simple past? w echoing inhumane apattne degree Lindale? A Wideicgunaheesetbnrs. igeeliocenmnatn. Tindall Wheeden vermeil ection tharbegiawith Hovey b >p.132 Grammar Bank 48, Learn ‘more about the present perfect and simple past and practice them, 3 LISTENING a @26) Listen to four people answering the question Have you ‘ever bought something that you've never worn? What did they buy? Write 1-4 in the boxes. (There is one item you don't need.) coat some sports clothes askire some pants ashire b Listen again, What was the problem with the clothes? Write ~4 in the boxes. This person... bought something online, bt didn’ like the clothes when they arrived, [bought the clothes roo quickly and later didn like them. wanted to look likea famous singer, butlooked like another. Ly suddenly didn't need the new clothes anymore. © Have you ever bought something that you've never worn? What wast? 4 VOCABULARY shopping 27) Listen to some sentences from the listening. Fillin the blanks with one word. With a partner, say what the highlighted phrases mean. 1 Tremember when Iwas in the -room I thought they looked amazing 2 1_iitonebay. 3 Thate clothes shopping, and Inever__thingson. 4 Ididn'thave the receipt, so [couldn't__ it back. 5 Well, Phoughtit___froma website that has, cheap deals. b> p.155 Vocabulary Bank Shopping. 5 PRONUNCIATION cand ch a How isc pronounced in these words? Put them in the right row. ‘account auction city click clothes creditcard customer decide nice proceed receipt SF sat b_@20)) Listen and check. When isc pronounced IW? ¢ @3») How is chusually pronounced? Listen and Girel@) the two words where cis pronounced differently. How isit pronounced in these words? change cheap checkout chemistry chic choose d Practice saying the words inaand c. 6 SPEAKING a Complete the questions with the past participle ofthe verb. 1 Haveyouever (uy) or__(ell) anything on eBay? What? Did you pay or get ‘good price? 2 Haveyou ever (buy) something online and hada problem with it? What was it? What did you do? 3 Hayeyouever (lave) an argument with salesperson? What was it about? 4 Haveyouever (ry) toexchange something without the receipt? Were you sucessful? 5 Have you ever accidentally _ (take) something from a store without paying? What did you take? What happened? 6 Haveyou ever __ (buy) shoes without trying them on? Did they fit? 7 Have you ever (get) tothe supermarket checkoutand then found you didn't have enough money? What did you do? 8 Haveyouever __ (lose) your credit card? Where did you lose it? Did you get it back? 1b Ask other students question 1. Try to find somebody who says Yes, Ihave. Then ask him or her the simple past questions. Do the same for questions 2-8. CaG something, anything, nothing, etc. V adjectives ending -ed and -ing P ey, ou, and iv Lost weekend 1 LISTENING @ @32)) Listen toanews story about Steve, How did he spend his weekend? b Listen again and answer the questions. What does Steve do? What floor was his office on? What happened when he first pressed the elevator button? How did he try to get help? Where did Steve's wife think he was? How did Steve get out of the elevator on Monday morning? How did he feel? What is Steve going to do every day now? ¢ Have you (orhas anyone you know) ever had a similar experience? What happened? 2 GRAMMAR something, anything, nothing, etc. a @33)) Look at three sentences from the story, Can you remember the missing ‘words? Listen and check. 1 pressed the button again, but happened, 2 The police couldn't find him. 3 They called the emergency number and ‘came and repaired the elevator. b_ Complete the rule with people, places, or things. 1 Use something, anything, and nothing for 2. Use somebody, anybody, and nobody for 3 Use somewhere, anywhere, and nowhere for ¢ > p.132 Grammar Bank 4C. Learn more about something, anything, nothing, etc.and practice them. id you do anything on the weekend? No, nothing. I didn't do’ anything. 3 PRONUNCIATION (;, jou, and is! £ @ egg. phone up a What sound do the pink letters make? Write a,b, ore 1 [1] Nobody knows where he goes. 2 [| Somebody's coming to lunch. 3 Li tnever said anything 4 £1 Fvedone nothing since Sunday. 5 [_| Don'ttell anybody about the message. 6 C1 There's nowhere to go except home. b_ @35\) Listen and check. Practice saying the sentences. © @36)) Listen and answer the questions. 3) What did you buy? C nothing | didn’t buy anything. 4 READING ‘a Read the article once. Whatis the best summary? People who answered the survey have boring weekends. b People who use Facebook have more exciting weekends, © People sometimes don’t ell the truth about their weekend. b Read the article again. With a partner, choose a,b, orc. 1 The survey has shown that 25% of people... a have very exciting weekends. b lieabout their weekend. © goout ona Saturday night. 2 30% of the people they interviewed. a needed to go to work on the weekend, hada very tiring week. © didn't want to go out on the weekend. 3 Some people don’t tell the truth about their weekend because... their real weekend is very boring. bb they don't want to make their friends jealous. © they forget what they have done. 4 Social networking sites make people a spend more time on the computer. b try to make their lives seem more exciting, € bemore truthful about their lives. © Doyou think a survey of your friends, family, and schoolmates would have similar results?WHAT DID YOU [3N0NY DO ON THE WEEKEND? The next time a friend or co-worker tells you about their amazing weekend, wait a minute before you start feeling jealous — maybe they are inventing it al! four invents details about their weekend because they want Io impress thei fiends. When they ae asked, “Did you have a good weekend?” they don't like to say that they jut stayed at home and watched TV because it sounds, boring. So they invent the detals. The most common le that peopl told was “I went out on Saturday night,” when really they didnt go anywhere. Other common lies were “I had a fomantic dinner,” “I went toa party,” and "l went away for te weekend.” \ 2's = In fact, in the survey, 30% of people who answered the uestions said that they spent their weekend sleeping or resting because they were so tied at the end of the week. Another 30% said that they needed to work or study on the weekend. Psychologist Corinne Sweet says that people often don't tell the truth about their weekend "because we don't want to feel that everyone else is having a better time than us, if we have had a boring weekend doing housework, paperwork, or ust resting after a tiring week at work.” She also believes that networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter may be encouraging Us to invent details about our social lives. “People can create an illsion of who they want to be and the life they want to lve," says Corinne, “and of course they want that life to seem exciting.” 5 SPEAKING a Look at the questions in b. Plan your answers. Answer them truthfully, but invent one answer to make your weekend sound more exciting. b_ Interview each other with the questions. Try to guess which answer your partner invented. LAST WEEKEND Friday * Did you go anywhere exciting on Friday night? Saturday * Did you do anything around the house (cleaning, etc.) on Saturday morning? * Did you work or study at all? * What did you do on Saturday night? Sunday * Did you go anywhere nice on Sunday? + What did you have for lunch? + Did you do anything relaxing in the afternoon? 6 VOCABULARY adjectives ending -ed and -ing a Lookat these two adje and tiring in line 19. W' feel? Which one describes things and s b_ @37)) Cirelo the right adjective in questions 1-10. Listen and check. How do you say the adjectives? tuations? Do you think Sundays are usually bored { horing? Are you bored {boring with your job or studies? What kind of weather makes you feel depressed | depressing? 4 Why do you think the news is often depressed | depressing? 5. What activity do you find most relaxed | relaxing? 6 Doyou usually feel relaxed {relaxing atthe end of the weekend? Why (not)? 7 Whats the most interested | interesting book you've read recently? 8 Whatsports are you interested interesting in? 9 Are you excited | exciting about your next vacation? 10. What's the most excited | exciting sporting ever watched? event you've © Askand answer the questions with a partner. Give more information if you can. 7 @3e) SONG If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 3 ‘Online PracticeGRAMMAR Girels) a, bor 1 How long a doyougo b areyougoing c youare going to stay in Turkey? 2 I think rain tonight: a it’sgoing b itgoesto ¢ it'sgoingto 3 They to get married until next year. a arent going b don'tgo ¢ notgoing 41 to the movies after class this evening, ago b amgoing c goinggo 5A What time tomorrow? B At8:00, a youleave b doyouleaving c are you leaving 6 He'sthe man lives next door to Alice. a who b that © where 7 Isthatthestore sells Italian food? awho b that © where 8A yourbed? B No,I'mgoingto doit now. a Have youmade b Have youmake ¢ Hasyoumade 9A Has Annearrived __? B No, but she's on her way. a yet b almost ¢ already 10 already seen this movie! Let’s change channels. a We're b Wehaven't_c We've nA been to Africa? B No, never. a Haveyouever _b Didyouever c Were you ever 12 A When those shoes? B Last week. a doyoubuy b haveyoubought ¢ did youbuy 13 Pvenever this coat. Ie'stoo small. awear b worn © wore 14 There’ atthe door. Can you goand open it, please? a something b someone ¢ somewhere 15. Idon'ewant to eat, thanks. I'm not hungey. a nothing b anything © something VOCABULARY a Complete with a preposition. 1 Wearrived San Diego at 7:15. 2 Tmcoming! Wait __me. 3. What did youask__, meat or fish? 4 A Areyou going to buy the apartment? B Idon'tknow. Irdepends the price, 5 How much did you pay those shoes? 1b Complete with make or do. 1 the dishes amistake yoga ¢ Complete the missing words. 1 Diner's ready. Could you please s 2 Tileook if youdo the d 3 Where are the changing rooms? I want totr 0 this sweater. 4 Ifyou wantto take something back to a store, you need tohave the r 5 These shoes don't f__me. They're too small 6 The flight Miami is now leaving from g____12. 7 Ifyou havea lot of luggage, you can find ac there, 8 First, you nced to goto thech where you get your boarding pass. e International flights depart from'T (0. There aree___tothe second and third floors. AGnerete 1 This exercise is really bored | boring. 2 Inever feel relaxed | relaxing the day before Igo on. vacation. 3 Iewasa very excited / exciting game. 4 Jackis depressed { depressing. He lost his job. 5 Are you interested | interesting in art? the table? desk PRONUNCIATION a Gireld)the word witha different sound just Monday something socks nowhere clothes. worry go earch chemistry cheap choose customer center city nice SEZ acter change enjoy yet b Underline the stressed syllable. 1 alrrilvals 2 olppolsite 3 teenlagler 4 dellilveley 5 alrrange|mentCAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? @ Read the article. What were thieves stealing in a) Sweden b) Denmark? Answer the questions below. 1 Whe lid the first robbery take place? 2 Who were the thieves and whatdid they steal? 3. Who helped the police to solve the crime? 4 How long does it take to get from Malmo to Copenhagen? 5. Why were robberies taking place in both cities? 6 Did the police catch the thieves? 7 Why is it easier to steal from many stores these days? 8. Whyis itnot a solution to ask Danish shoe shops to display the left shoe? 1b Lookat the highlighted words or phrases in the text, Guess their meaning from the context. Check with your teacher or witha dictionary. Shoe stores discover matching crimes edi nal detects Ike Wallner nd Gis Sites Tinos et bt coy alll Set pol war come coe eae sree pe ene eee a The fs IE ok pace na shopping malin ald ee nc Pe ore Seale eee are eee wih ifpated wih ighshoct were wor $1400 Eiaer eee ee eee ee roe nee at aed Fee re ea enter tech ces vere A in pea ete ae ee Stace we ino that Dinh sores dpa he rig See et ein eee Brag ae pea eee eens oes foils er bene onion es trom Copenhagen, wich bas Ml hundied sre and ae ee eee ate eee ieee ee arise erence reer er 2 ih oes own at shoc dare obi facet peter eT tee eee ene eg ee ee Teor Vane eT eee Tens ine ng ing Dace cee ian desl tase mr ai wartgene A ie Seana CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE? (2)39)) On the street Watch or listen to five people and answer the questions. AGERE Paul Gujot Elie Elise Justin 1 Paul went tothe airport a togetaplaneto London b togetaplaneto Frankfurt © tomeeta friend from Frankfurt 2 Tonight Gurjoi a seeing a movie b going toa Chinese restaurant © meeting an old friend 3 Billie ironing, a hates b doesn'tmind ¢ likes 4 The shoes Elise bought online a were the wrong size b neverarrived © were a beautiful color 5. Last weekend Justin a. wentoa party b bought a movie online © relaxed atthe beach CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH? Do the tasks with a partner. Check (/) the box ifyou can do them, Can you...? 1 [_] talkabour three plans you have for next month using going fo, and make three predictions 2 [_] say three arrangements you have for tomorrow using the present continuous 3 | explain what the following three words mean, using expressions for paraphrasing: aathief b ashoppingmall ¢ ashoe 4 (_] say three things you have already done or haven't done yet today 5 [_] aska partner three questions about his/her experiences using ever. Answer your partner's questions 6 [_] say three sentences using something, anywhere, and nobody ‘Short movies Shopping in the UK ‘WED Watch and enjoy the movie, ‘Online Practice JB 35)G comparative adjectives and adverbs, as..05 V time expressions: spend time, etc. P sentence stress 1 READING & VOCABULARY time expressions a Read anarticle about living faster and match the headings to the paragraphs. No time for Snow White No time to write No time to wait More time on the road No time for Van Gogh No time to stop People in cities around the world walk 10 percent more quickly than they did twenty years ago. Singapore, a world business center, is at the top ofthe list for fast walkers, 2 In the US, there is a book called One-Minute Bedtime Stories for children. These are shorter versions of traditional stories, especially ‘written for busy parents who need to save time. 3 People aren't as patient as they were in the past. If the elevator takes ‘more than 15 seconds people get very impatient because they think they're wasting time. It’s exactly the same when an. Internet page does not open immediately. 4 ‘Written communication on the Internet is getting shorter and shorter and using more and more abbreviations, like BRB (be right back) or NP {no problem). Twitter only allows you to use 140 characters, and now a new social networking site has a limit of just ten words, 5 Even in our free time we do things in a hurry. Twenty years ago when people went to art galleries, they spent ten seconds looking at each picture. Today they spend much less time — just three seconds! 6 Our cars ate faster, but the traffic is worse, so we drive more slowly. The average speed of cars in New York City Is 9.3 miles per hour. We spend more time than ever sitting in our cars, feeling stressed because we aren't going to arrive on time, Yes, we need b_ Read the article again. One paragraph contains an invented piece of information. Which one is ic? © Look athe gle sime expressions and guess thei a Inpeinscoverhc tw ano atthe paragraph headings in a. Can you remember the information in the text? Have you noticed any of these things happening where you live? Look ata questionnaire about living faster. In pairs, ask and answer the questions. Answer with often, sometimes, or never and give more information, QUESTIONNAIRE How fast is your life? Do people tell you that you talk to quickly? 2 Do youget impatient when other people are talking? 3 Are you the first person to finish at mealtimes? 4 When youare walking alonga street, do you feel frustrated when you are behind people who are walking more slowly? 5 Do youget irritable if you sit for an hour without doing anything, eg, waiting for the doctor? 6 Do youwalk out of stores and restaurants if there isa line? > Communication How fast is your life? .101. Read the results. Do you agree?2 GRAMMAR comparative adjectives and adverbs, as..as Look atthe following words from the text. Are they adjectives, adverbs, or both? quickly fast busy patient bad slowly stressed Gincle) the right form, Check (/) if both 1 Life is faster | more fast than before. 2 ‘Trafficin cities is more bad | worse than it was. 3. Everybody is busyer [busier than they were five years ago. 4 Weare more stressed |stresseder than our grandparents were 5 Wedo everything more quickly | faster. 6 People aren't as patient as /as patient than they were before © > p.134 Grammar Bank SA. Learn more about comparatives and as...as and practice them. 3 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress ‘The is! sound Remember! Unstressed words like a, as, and than have the sound s, and -eris pronounced ar 4 @av)) Listen and repeat the sentences. Copy the rhythm and ery to get the sound right 1 1'm busier tana year ago. 2. My life ismore stressful thanin he past. 3 work harder shan before 4 twalk and talk faster. 5 Vimnotas relaxed as! was a few years ago. b Are any of the sentences true for you? 4 SPEAKING Think about how your life has changed over the last 3-5 years, Read the questions below and think about your answers. 1 Do you spend more or less time on these things? Say why. workingorstudying sleeping getting towork/ school cooking sitting in traffic shopping talking to friends eating meeting friends using your phone being online Using your computer 2 Do youhave more or Less free time? Why? 3 What don't you have time for nowadays? What would you Like to have more time for? b_ Answer the questions with a partner. Whose life has changed more? 5 LISTENING a You're going to listen to an expert talking about how to live your life more slowly. Look at her five main tips (= good ideas). Guess what the missing words are. 1 Whatever you are doing, ust try to Example: 2 Make a list of three things that are Example 3 Don't try todo Example: 4 Sitdownand do Example 5 Benear and enjoy it for you, at the same time. for halfan hour every day Example: b 42) Listen and check. Then listen again and write one ‘example for each tip. € Are there any tips that you think you might use? Why (not)? (ni e Practice ) 37V describing a town or city What did you P word and sentence stress think of Rio? 5B Superlative cities It’s the most beautiful city "ve ever been to. 1 GRAMMAR superlatives (+ ever + present perfect) ’ Look tthe photos of five US cities, What do you know about them? I Have youbeeno any of them? Read the article. With a partner guess which city from a goes in each blank. Travel survey gives its verdict on American cities. jew York City isthe dirtiest city in the US, says a |¢€7vavel ally can ts | survey by travel website, Travel and Leisure, butt Washington. 0. is the most stylish city and thas the best musicals, ‘According to the survey, travelers say thal 1 has the best museums. is the friendliest city has the most aggressive drivers has the best architecture, is the cleanest city transform your life, and these are a few of the trips that can make it happen. says a Travel and Leisure editor. Look at 1-S in the survey in b. Think about your country or continent: Which cities would you choose? Look at the bold superlative adjectives in the survey. How do you make the superlative of...? 1 aone-syllable adjective 3 athree-syllable adjective 2 atwo-syllableadjective thatendsin-y 4 good and bad > p.134 Grammar Bank 5B. Learn more about superlatives and practice them, PRONUNCIATION word and sentence stress Underline the stressed syllable in the bold adjectives. ‘What's the most beautiful city you've ever been to? What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought? 1 2 3 Who's the most impatient person you know? 4 Who's the most generous person in your family? 5 What's the most frightening movie you've ever seen? 6 What's the most exciting sport you've ever played? What's the most interesting book you've read recently? 8 What's the most romantie restaurant you've ever been to? 2)44)) Listen and check, Listen again and repeat the questions. Copy the rhythm, Which words are stressed? Work with a parmer. A answer question I with a sentence. B ask for more information. Change roles for question 2, etc. ‘The most beautiful city 've ever been to is Rio de Janeiro.) (When aid you go there? ~< 23 READING & SPEAKING a Read the article. In pairs, answer the questions. 1 What are the three tests? 2 Doyou think they are good ones? 3. Which city do you think will be the friendliest / most unfriendly? All big cities are unfriendly — or are they? ig cities often have a reputation for being rude, unfriendly places for tourists, Journalist ‘Tim Moore went to four cities, London, Rome, Paris, and New York City, to find out if this is true. He went dressed asa foreign tourist and used three (not very scientific!) tests | to sce which city had the friendliest and most polite inhabitants. The three tests were: 1 The photo test ‘Tim asked people on the street to take his photo (not just one photo, but several with his hat, without his hat, etc). Did he find someone to do it? 2 The shopping test Tim bought something in a store and gave the salesperson tao much money. Did the person sive back the extra money? 3 The accident test ‘Tim pretended to fall down on the street, Did anybody come and help him? b> Communication The friendliest city A p.102 Bp.107 Cp.110. Read about what happened in London, Paris, and Rome. 4 LISTENING & @45)) Now listen to Tim Moore talking about what happened in New York City. How well does New York City do in each test? 1b Listen again and answer the questions. The photo test Who did he ask? What did the person say? ‘What happened when he asked for more photos? The shopping test Where was the souvenir store? What did he buy? How many people did he buy souvenirs from? Did he get the right change? The accident test 8 Where did he use the ai 9 Did anyone help him? 10 What did the man say? cnt test? € ‘Think about the nearest big city to wher Imagine you used the three tests there. What do you think would happen? Is ita friendly city? 5 VOCABULARY describing a town or city a Think about how to answer these questions about where you live, Compare with a partner. * Do youlive ina vilage, a town, or acity? + Whereis it? + How bigis it? + What's the population? + What's it lke? ia b> p.156 Vocabulary Bank Describing a town or city. 6 WRITING > p.114 Writing Describing where you live. Write a description of the place where youve. 7 @43)) SONG Nobody Does It Better 3 ‘Online PracticeG quantifiers, too, not enough V health and the body watch too fu fav, and ie much TV. How much is too much I don't spend enough time in the sun, 1 SPEAKING 2 READING & LISTENING a With a partner, answer the questions below. a Read the article once. Does it change what you think about your answers to the questionnaire? DIET & LIFESTYLE QUESTIONNAIRE Read thearticle again. Look at the highlighted words owe dinkatied lommavenciowuitikaied felaed to health and she body Match hem to picture What kind of coffee? What time do you drink your last cup (Gedefinitioay of the day? a inthewinter b inthe summer 3 6 when you're on vacation 4. nounit covers the outside ofa person's body Do you always wea sunscreen? 5 verbo stop something from happening Do you playa lato video or cmputer games? What are 6 oun something that makes you unwell your favorite ames? How much time doyou spend a week 7 aj feeling worried or nervous playing them? How often do you eat chocolate? What kind of chocolate ines ynen Everything BAD a is KefeXe}s) for you b Do you think any of your habits are unhealthy? COFFEE Reenter scopofcores helps ro wake you pin the morning, but several studies show that drinking coffee helps to prevent some illnesses lke diabetes and Parkinson's disease, Experts say that you can safely drink three cups of espresso during the day, but if you drink too much coffee itcan make you feel anxious or keep you awake at night SUNLIGHT spending along time in the unis dangerous and can ge you Sin cancer. Buton the other hand, not spending enough time in the suns also bad fo you because sunlight helps us to produce vitamin D. This vitamin isimportant forstiong bones ana healthy immunesystem,andit aso makes ‘people feel happier. Nowadays, many people dorit get enough Sunlight because they wear sunscreen all the time especialy on Their faces. However, don't spend too ong inthe sun ~ 5 minutes ‘day without sunscreen isahealtry amount and not at midday COMPUTER GAMES ‘ou probably worry about how Thudhitime you oF your children waste playing computer garnes But n fact some studies show that these games can help us learn Important skis, seers that computer games stimulate the ‘brain and that people who often play them are probably better p.134 Grammar Bank SC. Learn more about quantifiers, t00, and not enough and practice them 4 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING Uni, ful, fav, and fel a Cross out the word with a different pronunciation. up |enough much mone busy 4) boot | few should too food GB site try diet tie tke egg | many any healthy water 1b @s4)) Listen and check. Practice saying the words. © Ask and answer the questions with a partner. Say why. Do you think you read enough? Not really. ‘only read school textbooks, not for pleasure. Do you think you...? read enough eat enough fruit and vegetables play enough sports or exercise enough drink enough water have enough free time eat too much fast food spend too much time online spend tao much money on things you don’t need @ work or study too many hours have too many clothes do too much housework: get too much homeworkThe wrong shoes @¢ ROB HAS A PROBLEM VOCABULARY shopping Do the quiz witha partner. 1. What four letters do you often see in clothes that tell you the size? 2 What do the letters mean? 3 What's the name of the room where you can try on clothes? 4 What's the name of the piece of paper a salesperson gives you when you buy something? 5 How do you say these prices? £2599 75p $45 15¢ €12.50 a @)55)) Watch or listen to Rob and Holly and answer @ TAKING SOMETHING BACK TO the questions. vero ASTORE 1 What reason does Rob give for why heisn'tin shape? 2 Why does he find it difficult to eat less? a @57)) Cover the dialogue and watch or listen, Answer the questions, How docshe keep ftin London? Why doesnt he doth same in New Yok? 1 Whats the problem with Robs sneaker? How does fnny keep 2 What does he dosnt end? What does Holly think about this What does Holly suggest that Rob could do? What does Rob need to do first? O American and British English sneakers = American English; trainers = British English store = American English; shop = British English b @s6)) Look at the box on making suggestions. Listen and repeat the phrases. O Making suggestions with Why don't you..? ‘A Why don't you get a bike? B That's a good idea, but 'm only here for a month, ‘A Why don't you come and play basketball? B That's agreat idea! fala Practice making suggestions with a partner. A You have problems remembering English vocabulary TelLB. B Make two suggestions. A Respond. Ifyou don't think it’s a good idea, say why. Change roles. B Youarea foreigner in A’s country. You have problems meeting new people,b_ Watch or listen again. Complete the You Hear phrases. 2) You Hear |YouSay) Can help you, sir? Yes.Do you have these in an eight? Justa Ill go and check, Here you are, these are an eight. No, thanks. m sure they be Do you want to them or” fine. How much are they? ‘Theyre $83.94, Oh,itsays $72.99. sales taxof 9, sure, Cant help you? Yes, bought these about half Yes, but there's an added Oh, OK.Do you take MasterCard? ‘an hour ago. Yes, remember. Is there a Yes, tm afraid they're too smal What ‘are they? They're an eight. But take a UK eight Oh, right. Yes, aUK eightis aUS nine. Do youhave a pair? Nl go and check. Just a minute. tm but we don't have these in anine, But we do have these and they're the price. Or youcan Uh. take this pair then, havearefund. please, No problem. Do youhave Yes, here youare, the 2 eriliant. ro ? ‘We often use a pair to talk about plural clothes, e.g., a pair of shoes, (256) Watch or listen and repeat the You Say phrases. opy the rhythm, Practice the dialogue with a partner. ff In pairs, role-play the dialogue. A You're a customer. You bought some jeans yesterday. ‘They're too big. B You're asalesperson, You don’t have the same jeans in A's size. Offer A a different pair ora refund. You begin with Can I help you sir] ma‘am? Change roles. B You're customer. You bought some boots yesterday. ‘They're to0 small A You're asalesperson, You don’t have the same boots in B's size. Offer B a different pair or a refund. You begin with Can Ihelp you, sir] ma‘am? 4 @¢ ROB DECIDES TO EXERCISE a 59) Watch or listen and Girele)the right answer. 1 Rob went to Boston | Brooklyn. 2 He shows doesn’t show Jenny his new sneakers, 3 Jenny goes running every morning | evening in Central Park. 4 She wants to go running with him at 6:45 | 7:45. Rob thinks it’s too early j lar. ‘They agree to meet at 6:45 | 7:15. Holly thinks Rob has | doesn't have alot of energy b_ Look atthe Social English phrases. Can ‘you remember any of the missing words? Social English phrases Rob Have you _ ‘good day? Jenny Oh, you -Meetings! Jenny Why. you come with me? Rob Can we: itabit later? Rob ‘seven forty-five? Jenny ‘makeit seven fifteen, © @60)) Watch or listen and complete the phrases. Watch or listen again and repeat the phrases. How do you say them in your language? B conjou.r make suggestions to do something take something you have bought back to the store arrange a time to meet somebody CaG will / won't (predictions) V opposite verbs P ll, won't 'mtaking my driving test today. You'll fail GA Are you a pessimist? 1 VOCABULARY opposite verbs a With a partner, write the opposites of these verbs. win buy remember turnon start 7 b_>p.157 Vocabulary Bank Opposite verbs, 2 GRAMMAR will/wor't (predictions) a Lookat the cartoon, Which fish is an optimist? Why? Are you an optimist ora pessimist? b_Lookarthe phrase book app. Read the You Say phrases. Then write the A Pessimist Says responses. He wont pay youback. Theyilbelate. You won't pass. leain, They'Ulose. "You won't understand a word. You wont find a parking space. You'll break your leg © @3)) Listen and check. Repeat the responses. Practice in pairs. A (book open) read the You Say phrases. B (book closed) say the A Pessimist Says responses. Then change roles, e Lookat the A Pessimist Says phrases again. Do they refer to the present or the future? £ > p.136 Grammar Bank 6A. Learn more about will { won't and practice them. g Imagine now that you are an optimist. With a partner make affirmative predictions to respond to the You Say sentences in the phrase book. + 1 Itllbe agreat evening. ») 3 PRONUNCIATION 1, won't a @5)) Listen and repeat the contractions. Copy the rhythm. rt tbe tate be late for work, Youll Youllbreak Youll break your leg. Shell Shellmiss She'll miss the train real Ieteain Ie rain tomorcow. Theyll —They/lfail They/l fll the exam. b @6)) Listen. Can you hear the difference? A coon vane vanro pas © @7)) Listen and write six sentences, ar (ou Say Dee 1 We'e having the party in the yard, = Mileain 2.1m taking my driving test this atternoon, 3'm taking my first | _ skiing lesson today. | 4 Ive lent James some |__ money. | 51'm going to see a movie |_tonight in English, | 6 Our team is playing in the championship game tonight. = | 7 We're meeting Anna | _and Danie! at 7:00. 8 We're going to drive to the city tonight,4 READING a Read anarticle about the actor Hugh Laurie, What two things do Hugh Laurie and Dr. House have in common? ~¥ APESSIMIST-PLAYS A PESSIMIST Dr, House who is « pessimist. plays him, is @ pessimist, 100. Lurie never thought that House, M.D. wos going fo be a success. Even after seven seasons, he sl feels pessimistic ‘about it. He said in a recent interview, ‘IF we do a bod show next week, they'll say, ‘That's it. No more.’ Il ust sop. om, of course, someone who is constantly expecting «plane to drop on my head, ifnot today then tomorrow.” Like Dr. House, Lauri is also « talented musician and is passionate about the blues. He recently went lo New ‘Orleans to record an album in which he plays 15 of his favorite songs. But of course, he doesn't think that people will ike it, ‘When he was asked on a TV show why he was s0 pessimistic about life, Laurie said it was because he is Scottish. "I definitly think that’s where it comes from. Because of his reputation as a pessimist, people always talk to him about positive thinking. He says hat complete strangers come up to him on the sireet and say, “Cheer up, itll never happen! b_ Read the article again, Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Say why. 1 Hugh Laurie always thinks the worst will happen, 2 He thinks they will make many more seasons of House, M.D. 3 He doesn't chink his album will be successful 4 He thinks that Scottish people are optimistic 5 People often try to make him feel happi © Have you seen any episodes of House, M.D? Doyoulike...? a the character b theactor LISTENING & SPEAKING 83) Listen to the introduction toa radio program Why is positive thinking good for you? Try to guess the missing words in these callers’ tips, Caller 1 Liveinthe Caller2. Think Caller 3. Don'tspend a lot of time reading the or watching the on TV Caller 4 Every week make list of ll the -norin the ‘thoughts, not negative ones. that happened to you Caller Trytouse speak to other people. 9») Listen and check. Listen again. Write down any exera information you hear. Which tips do you think are useful? Do you have any tips of your own? Ask and answer with a partner. Use a phrase from the box and say why. Which of you is more optimistic? ARE YOU A POSITIVE THINKER? Do you think... + youllhave a nice weekend? + youllpass your next English exam? + youll get a good (or better job in the future? + youll get an interesting email or message from someone tonight? + youll meet some new friends on your next vacation? + youlllive to be 100? + youllget tothe end Of this book? ‘thik postive Shnk postive ‘think postive Responding to predictions hope so. / hope not. I think so. / I don't think so. Idoubt it Maybe. / Perhaps. Probably (nob. Definitely (not) Doyouthink youll) / Ihope so. think the weather rave anice weekend?) \ will be good and.