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Tiberio > Catherine McBeth > Michele Crawford 4 macmillan | Z A eSucationContents ee = Freetime + Articiesand quantifiers + Discussing learning styles poz activities * Present continuous with + Asking and answering about free time + Adiectives presentand future meanira) activities + Geographical Adjectives: comparative» Talking about present, past and future features ‘are superative Forms actions «= Pest simple be + Comparing and describing places + Technology ‘Present simple (aos) __@ Discussing the impact of technology + Phrasal verbs: © love, (das?) like, enjoy, on ourlives communication "don’t mind, hate sng * Talking about habits end routines ‘= Past simple (ll forms) Expressing likes and dislikes Describing past events © Theweather © Pastcontiuous allforms) Describing the weather and natural = Natural + Past simple and past disasters disasters Continuous ‘Asking and answering about past and thelr actions in progress consequences + Sharing higntening or dangerous exoeriences + Adventure # Present perfect (ll forms) _« Describing extreme activities sports and ‘Present perfect and past __« Asking and answering about exciting activities simple experiences we have had + ed and ing + Exoressing feelings ad ‘+ Contrasting actions that happened at specific san unspecified ime Consolidation A (Units 3-3) poaagas = ‘+ Jobsandchores _* Going to (ali torms) * Discussing part-time jobs and ways = Money and = Wil li forms) @) to mate money shopoing ‘+ Future time causes + Talking about future plans and intentions + Discussing shopping habits ‘= Making spontaneous decisions + Science + wil (all forms) (2) + Discussing scientific and technological + Space travel + Adverbs: comparative and advances superiatve forms Making predictions about the future * Zero conditional and frst Comparing life today and in the future conditional * Describing scientific facts and possible actions n the future ‘* Globalissues «Indefinite pronouns + Discussing slobal issues ‘ 1 Chizenship: ‘+ Haveto {had to lltorms) Talking about unspecitiee objects or ‘word families people (fours and ‘+ Telking ebout humanitarian actions: sareaive) + Expressing past and present obtigation and lack of necessity Consolidation B (Units 4-6) pp82&83 Irregular verbs p:20 Beem eyCoa BUILD YOUR SKILLS ad Eoeteeta as +» Reading: Skills and allies, 04 '» Reading: An online debate, °9 LUstening: My favourite app, pat ‘© Reading: A book review, p12, ‘© Reading: A profile, p21 «= Listening: Mysteries of the Earth, p23 Reading: A magazine erview, p24 # Reading: A website article, 33, «Listening: Helen's Antartic challenge, 935 «= Reading: News reports, p36 Reading: A biog, p47 « Ustening: Live from Camden Market, p49 «= Reading: A comic strip, p50 + Reading: An infograpl p59. « Listening: A visit to 2 museum, poo += Reading: A blog post, p62 + Reading: An NGO web age, pri Listening: Good causes, 273 Reading: A magacine article, P74 Listening & Speaking: Inviting someone out, 95 Reading & Listening: An orline forum, p24 Listening & Speaking: Making 2 complaint, pis Writing: A product review, px6 write ib yight! Adverts of degree (not ven: abi quite, vers really) + Reading & Listening: News extracts, p26 ® Listening & Speeking: Reacting to events, p27 Writing: A fictional narrative, 028 \niethe oF wight! Sequencing words and ‘expressions (one day, soon, (by) then, later, ‘nthe end) + Reading & Listening: Arotice, p38 + Listening & Speaking: Moking an emergency calle99 + Writing: Slog posts, pao ‘nite ot ight! Linkers (becouse and so) «Reading & Listening: Aiagazine eticle, 052 « Listening & Speaking: Asking fora favour, P53 + Weiting: An informalletter sa Write oF ight! Pronouns Gulbject object pronouns) Reading & Listening: Instructions, p64 « Listening & Speaking: Making suggestions, P65 ‘Writing: An opinion essay, p66 \virive i¢ right! Linkers of contrast (On the one hond and On the other hand) Reading & Listening: An election leaflet, p76, * Listoning & Speaking: Persuading people, prr © Writing: A biography. 978 Write right! Connectors of time and sequence (in, after, at the age ofa when hejshe wos... since thea, .. ars later) pts ‘Teke part ina debate, ppi8819 1» Progress Check p17 ‘= Workbook 282-89, Report anatural cisaster, pp30831 +» Progress Check p29 ‘= Workbook pp90-95 Create a radio programme, pp4ek4s + Progress Check p42 +» Workbook pp96-s0: PR Become an entrepeneur, ppséis7 + Progress Check ps5, 1» Workbook ppio2-i07 Design 2 prototype, pp6siiey + Progress Check p67, Workbook ppi08-113 Give a speech fora cause, ppaoaa «= Progress Check pr9 1» Workbook ppri4-119A good start Reading Skills and abilities ‘1 Read the article about different learning styles and complete Rosie Brandon's tips with the names of the teens (Sam, jenny and Ron). Just as we are different in the way we look, we are Discover your es lp Pere a easy but discovering our learning style can help us to 1 ty, Bem re Teor anne learning style Wepre () .., youre a tactile learner. You should do practical work. You learn better when you do group projects, give presentations and do experiments. itis @ good idea to write notes by hand and teach a friend when you study. You should take active study breaks ~go for a walk, do some exercise or dance. (2)..., you'te a visual teamer. You should make notes in class. When you study at home, draw charts or mind maps ‘and use colours. You should use lists end break information into categories, and add colourful headings. (@) .., youre an auditory learner. It's a good idea to record your notes and listen to them. You should study with classmate, so you can talk things aver. Create rhymes or songs to remember concepts, Dan't listen to music when you study-it distracts you! 2 Describe the three types of learner and say two 5 In pairs, ask and answer to find out your things each type can do to learn better. classmate’s learning style. Use phrases from the box and your own ideas. 3 Answer. 1 What type of learner are you? Why? enjoy presentations make summaries 2 According to Rosie Brandon, what should you enjoy teamwork —_hightight information do to learn better? understand experiments use colours 3 Inyour opinion, which tip is going to work take active breaks draw diagrams best for you? @ Do you usually study alone? Think of useful strategies for learning English @ vex, 140, and make a list on the board as a class. Wi are the best strategies according to your learning style? @ Can you remember images?Listening & Speaking Inviting someone out 41 Before you watch the video > Look at the photo and make predictions. Where is Ben inviting Chloe to? 2 QWD watch the video and listen for general ideas > Answer. 4. Where is Ben inviting Chloe to? 2 Can Chloe come? 3, What do they arrange to do? 3 QBD Watch the video and listen for details > Complete the conversation. Hi, Chloe! Hey, I'm having a (2) .. party this weekend. Would you like to come? It’s on (2) ... evening at (3) .. o'clack. Oh, what a shame! Are you free on (5) .. ‘Maybe we could go (6) Lot's say (8) ...'m having lunch at my (9) ~-» ‘$0 | probably won't be back until then. Great! See you there. I'll (11) .. you if 'm going to be late. 4 Speak > Role play in pairs. 4. Role play the conversation in Exercise 3. 2 Role play a new conversation. Use events from the box. 3 Change roles. a barbecue adence party a fancy dress party apizza party That sounds great! I'd love to. When is it? I'm really sorry but ('m busy on Friday. I'm going to my (4) ... engagement party. Yes, Saturday's fine. Shall we meet at (7) ...? OK, that's fine. How about meeting at the bowling alley in (10) ...? OK, no worries. Have a great time on Friday! Keep it 601m," ——y— Underline these expressions in the conversation. Would you like to come? That sounds great! 'm really sorry but 'm busy on... Are you free on... ? Maybe we could... Yes, .. (time ar day) is fine. How about meeting at...? Great! See you there. Remember to use them to invite someone out or to accept an invitation 5Vocabulary Present continuous Free time activities 4 Complete the table. Use short forms where possible, 4 QBN match. Then tisten and check. ‘ Affirmative and negative 10 a tomusic Ve 2hangout —_b water sports / yoga fa 3 chat ¢ video games / volleyball He/She/it |’ __| playing. 4 play d with friends You / We / They l 5.0 e online iV 6 watch f to parties / shopping = ; 7 listen g TV / films / football matches 2 Where |____[he / she /it 2 2 Inturns, ask and answer about the activities [are [you / we / they you usually do in your free time. 'S Complete the conversations with the present hottie: you wantin ree time? F @ Wher do you usualy do m your tree time continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Use ® J usvally listen to music snd chat ontine. short forms where possible. 4A: Hello. Can | speak to Harry, please? Grammar B: I'm sorry. He's notin, He. (play football Articl an " at the club. rticles and quantifiers 2 A: .« (Ben / g0) to his grandparents’ house 3 Complete the sentences with the words from this weekend? + He... train) fora football match the box. You can use each word more than once. B: No, he. 8A: Where's Lara? Is she at the gym? a an the alotof any some B: Yes, she... She ... (do) yoga any howmuch — how many 4 A: ... (they / go) to the cinema on Friday? vers B: No, they ... They... (have) a pizza party. 1 It's my birthday next week and | want to ~ 5 A: Hi, Jane. It's me, Greg. have ... party at my house. | want to invite .. B: Hi, Greg. How are you? What ... (vou / do)? friends! ‘A: J. (study) but! ... (not study) physics, 2 I'mnot doing ... exercise these days. | should 1... (do) some maths exercises. And you? g0 to ... gym and start ... new sport. 3 Do you have ... plans for this weekend? There's... interesting film at... cinema, ‘4 There were ... people at the party! We had .. great time! 5 I'm looking at... photos of a fancy dress arty. Do you want to see them? 6 A: ... money did you spend on that video game? B: | only spent £4 because | had ... discount coupons. 7 A: Do you need ... special equipment to do parkour? B: No, you don't need ... equipment. 8 A: ... invitations did you make? B: About 20 but | want to make ... more, G Which sentences or questions from Exercise 5 9 A: .... Sandwiches did you buy? refer to the future? B: | didn’t buy ... sandwiches. | bought a big cake!Vocabulary Adjectives 4 QUID Classify the adjectives. Then listen and check. Vocabulary Geographical features 5 Complete the table with names of places in your country, boring scary —_ fantastic ariver adasert | dangerous terrible exciting a mountain an ocean sad funny amazing awaterfall alake pressive beautiful Tea an + - . —_ - ——__— rite sentences about places you know using interesting comparative and superlative forms. Grammar Adjectives: comparative and superlative forms 2 Complete the table. Aconcagua is the highest mountain in my ‘ountry. I's also the highest mountain In Americal Grammar Past simple - be Comparative | Superlative 7 Complete the table. Short adjectives safe safer ‘the safest / He / She / It high | = funny. igh __ — You /We/ They |___/weren't | Short adjectives ending in -y = Gizauestione funny [funnier the funniest Tasha Taher di Why funny? dry | you / we { they “Long adjectives - = beautiful |more beautiful [the most beautiful & Complete the conversations with the past intefestiay simple form of be. regular 1 A: Did you watch TV last night? good [better —‘[thebest Bs Yes, | did. | saw an action film. The special fa effects ... great and the music ... cool, a @ Write sentences using the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. 4. New York City / London (modern) 2 villages / cities (quiet) 3 Brazil / Canada (hot) 4 the USA / the UK (big) 4. Write sentences using the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 4 Vatican City / country in the world (small) 2 Burj Khalifa / building in Dubai (impressive) 3 Atlanta / has / airport in the world (busy) 4 Singapore | city to live in (expensive) 5, Rio de la Plata / river in the world (wide) 2 A: ... the film good? Bs It... (not) very scary and the actors ... (not) very good. 3 A: Did you like the book? B: No, | didr't. It... long and boring. 4 A: ... you at the cinema yesterday? B: No, I at home. 5 A Did you use the travel guide during your trip? B: Yes, I did. It very useful Write sentences about a place you visited, a "film you saw or a book you read. Use the past simple of be and adjectives from Exercise 1. 71 Vocabulary Technology “1 Do the quiz. What's your score? Do you agree with the results? Coa ra CONTACT HOW DIGITAL IS YOUR LIFE? 1 What do you always carry with you? a) My mobile phone. & —_b) Mymobile phone and earphones. > {can't live without music! © My mobile phone, my earphones and a charger, of course! 2 What do you usually do when you get home from school? a) | spend about an hour on social media - Instagram, for example. | write comments and view my friends’ posts ) I turn on my games console and play video ‘games for ebout an hour or more. ©) Ido my homework, play a sport or practise a hobby. 3 What do you usually do when you do homework? 2) | usually upload files to the cloud to save them or share them with my class, ) | multitask: I do my homework as I listen to music or watch TV and chat with friends. ©) When | do my homework, | usually silence ‘my mobile phone. 2 QED Listen and repeat the words in blue, Then find a word for each of these definitions. 1a set of information on a computer 2 platforms such as Instagram or TikTok where people interact online 3 online services where you can keep and access information 4 2 device for downloading books and reading them on screen 5 a device for listening to music without disturbing other people 6 a video on the internet that gives instructions ‘on how to do something 7 content that people publish on the Internet ‘4 What do you mostly use YouTube for? 2) To follow youtubers and watch fms and concerts, 5) To watch online tutorials when I need help to study. ©) In fact, | don’t use YouTube very often. 5 Which of these technological inventions are important in your life? a) Laptops or computers - how did people live without them in the past? ) E-readers, | love reading! With an e-reader you can download books and read them anytime! ©) Apps, definitely | just can't live without them! Soa 8 apiece of equipment used for providing 2 battery with elec S In pairs, share your answers to these questions. 4 Which of the words in blue are things that you own or use? 2 What do you use them for? @ Theres a games console at home but { don't use it very often, @ Really? | have one 100 and | use it all the time! WB > p&gReading An online debate 1 Before you read > Look at the website quickly, What is the debate about? How many people express their opinion? Who are they? Should mobile phones be banned at school? Doe eater oa Cone hung ies eens Deg ete eed) you use it for? Does it help you learn? Here are some personal experiences that provide arguments for and against the use of mobile phones in class. ee Eran ee ery Wien | was in las, | always checked my phone and jookes to see what my friends were saying. |couldn'thelp itt Al Pf Kow, we can’t use mobile phones § B® atschootanymere. This i what happened. Last yee, at my school n Gloucester, England, we answered a survey and 73% of students said they checked socal ‘media constantly, and more than ral said they wanted to contol their use f social networking sites. So four students organized 2 digital detox week. Duringthis week, 4oo students and thet teachers crt use any mobile devices at home or at school no phones tablets or laptops. Our school work improved curing the experiment bacause \we werent distracted by our mobile phones. We keote record of ut feengs during that week. My fine jess ‘wrote, ‘itisnt as hard as lexpected end even sleep betes" Hannah agrees, ‘con't mind giving up instant messaging and enjoy talking more with my fiends dung break” ‘ost pariclpants felt ess stressed and realized they hed more fre time while they weren't using mobile devices. As a result, my school banned mobiles al day for 13 to 23-year olds and 14 10 6-year olds can only use them at lunchtime sarah,s6 ern People worry that mobiles are a big distraction at school, but | disagree ~ they can be realy creative inthe classroom. It's not the technology that’s bad. I's the way that people use it. Right now I'm taking an intensive course {at a School of English in London and we use cur mobiles, alot in class. We use dictionary apps whenever wre want ‘and we use online maps to find places. We also de internet research for collaborative projects and students share documents on the cloud. We use our mobile phone cameras a lot too. We don't take notes while the teacharis writing ~ we just take pictures of the board. Un Monday mornings, when the teacher asks, ‘What did you do at the vreekend?’, we show our pictures and videos, We also sometimes record our answer Personally. | ike asking Siri (the voice-activated software ‘on my mobile phone) questions. I's a great way to improve pronunciation because Sirl doesn't understand if! say things incorrectly! Obviously students shouldn't use mobiles to cal friends in class, read and answer personal messages or cheat in tests, but otherwise | think they are a great educational tol. Meus ® » i . Katsumis35 Should mobile phones be banned at schoo! Se ears Soeur? 2 Read for general ideas > Answer. 4 What was the survey at Sarah's school about? 2 What happened during the digital detox week? 3 Can Sarah use her mobile phone at school now? 4 What is Katsumi doing in London? 5 Can he use his mobile phone in class? 6 What shouldn't he use his mobile phone in class for? eee ee hed at S Read for details > Find in the text: 1 Five benefits of the digital detox exoeriment at Sarah’s school. 2 Eight uses of mobile phones at Katsumi’s School of English, Give your opinion What's your vote? Explain,Grammar Present simple: affirmative, negative and questions = Love, (don’t) like, enjoy, don’t mind, hate + -ing USE A Analyze these sentences from the text on page 9. Underline eleven more present simple verb forms. Do you use your mobile phone in class? What do you use if for? Does it help you to learn? | don’t mind giving up instant messaging, {enjoy talking with my friends more during break. ‘We use online maps to find places. We don’t take notes. We just take pictures of the board. ‘We show our pictures and videos. ‘We also sometimes record our answers. \ like asking Siri questions. Siri doesn't understand if say things incorrectly! B Look at the sentences in Exercise A again. Find and write an example for each rule. We use the present simple... * totalk about habits or routines: ‘* with adverbs of frequen: *# with love, ke, enjoy, don’t mind and hate: 4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1 We sometimes in class. 2 |.» (like / watch) tutorials on my tablet. (use) our mobile phones 3 She always.... (listen) to music on her mobile phone. 4 He.... (enjoy / play) video games after school. 2 Complete the questions with the present simple form of the verbs in brackets. 4 Howoften.... (you / check) social media? 2 What apps... (they / use) a lot? 3 How often... (you / use) your phone? 4 ... {he / do) online searches at school? FORM C Complete the table, Affirmative: 1 /Nou / We / They _| send esasees He / She / It [Reese | Negative 1/You/ We / They | don’tsend He/She/it __|____send | ™°SS28°S Yes/No questions a sees Louder send | messages? ‘Short answers = = Yes, Af ge ror te do. _”_|he / she / it |e “| ho, LZyoul we / they | I * [he / she / doesn't. Wh- questions = ‘What / Where / I/you / we / When /Why/ they | read? How often I he / she / it D Read these sentences and choose the correct option to complete the rule. He loves using his mobile phone in class. She hates running out of battery. We use -ing forms of verbs / the present continuous after love, like and hate. “ B Free practice > Choose words from each box to write sentences that are true for you. usually sometimes never watch tutorials / films on my laptop chat with friends follow youtubers post videos / photos do online searches spend time on social media play video games upload ies tothe cloud (always ofte "4 Free practice > Write three sentences about what you love, like, enjoy, don't mind, don't, like or hate doing in relation to technology. eye nonVocabulary Phrasal verbs: communication 1 Read the text. Which app can you use to communicate with friends? How did we live No MUL AT There's an app for everything! Here are some of our favourites... Shazam Want to know what song is playing? To find out, Just hold your phone near the music and get the name of the song and the artist. This useful app was set up in 2002. Kaspersky QR Scanner Use this app to scan OR codes and log on to websites on your smartphone. This safe app also alerts you when a suspicious link is found. iTransiate This is a great translation app! You can also took up words in the integrated dictionary. Its offiine mode allows you to use this app on holiday without roaming charges! OnmyWay You don’t need to turn off your phone when driving, This app automatically activates when you start criving. Get paid to drive without texting and text oF call back any friend later when it’s safer! Say It: English Pronunciation Look for hundreds of words on the Say Jt app. Then turn up the volume and practise your pronunciation ‘on the move! WhatsApp Send free text and multimedia messages with this app! You can catch up with your friends on Whatskop messenger 2 Read the definition, ( phrasal verb: a phrasal verb consists of two. or three parts ~ a verb + a particle or a verb + a particle + a preposition. The meaning of a phrasal verb is different from the verb on its ‘own. Compare these examples: Jusually set the table at home. | You can set up your own business, vetb +a particle fmt 3 Find phrasal verb 4 startusing a computer system. 2 search; try to find something. 3 try to find a piece of information in a list. 4 phone someone again later. 5 talk to Someone you haven't seen for some time. 6 discover; learn about. 7 start something (a business, a product) 8 make the volume louder. 9 stop a device from working temporarily. 4 QI listen, check and repeat. the text that mean... "5 Choose the correct options. Then write answers that are true for you. 4 How do you usually find out / call back Information for your homework? 2 Which dictionary do you use to set up / took up words in English? 3 Do you log on / turn off your mobile phone when you come to school? 4 When do you usually catch up with / turn up friends? LEARNING TO LEARN To leam phrasal verbs, write example sentences in your folder. It's easier to lear phrasal verbs when you see them in context. Listening My favourite app 6 OID Listen to two friends talking about apps. Which three apps do they mention? 7 ODD Listen again, Choose the correct answers. 4 The first app gives you links to... a radio and TV programmes. b downloads and videos. 2 The first app... a istree, b costs £2.99. 3 There are ... songs in the Shazam database. a more than 10 million b 100 milion 4 Elena downloaded her app because... a she was bored. b it helped her to prepare for an exam. 5 Elena used her app every day when she was... a onthe bus. b at school. 6 Elena’s app has also got... a Links to English b games and songs. quizzes. a,Reading A book review 4 Before you read > Look at the title and the picture on the book cover. In your opinion, is the book about a family who moved to another country or a family who didn’t use gadgets for some time? The WINTER of Our DISCONNECT ‘By Susan Maushart ‘The amazing story of a family who gave up all their electronic gadgets and learnt that ‘real life’ can be fun! hen Susan Maushart told her familly, Were going to live without electronic gadgets for six months, hier children Suacy (14), Bill (15) and Anni (16) didnt believe her. But it wasn'ta joke, Susan was tired of all the technology that dominated the family home. There were ‘gadgets everywhere — mobile phones, laptops, Pods and games consoles When her children got back home from school. they did the same thing day afer day: they ‘wen! 10 separate bedrooms and communicated with friends hy text or social media but they didn't realy tale toeach other at all. So ‘The Experiment’ began; six months without gadgets inside the home, When Sussy Bll and Anni got back home from schec!, they turned off their mobile phonse and they cin t tum on their computers to catch up with friends, How did it go? Well, Susy found it very hard at first and she went to stay with frionde. But gradually they all got used to it and even, started to like 1 2 Read for general ideas > Answer. 1 What decision did Susan make and why? 2 What did her children think at First? 3 How did Sussy react? '4 What did Anni and Bill enjoy doing? 5 Was the experiment a success? 6 Does Sam recommend the book? Why? S Read for details > Write T (True) or F (False). Justify your answers with sentences from the text, 4 All of Susan's children were teenagers. 2 They didn’t have many gadgets. 3 During the experiment, they could use gadgets at their friends’ houses. 4 They didn’t spend much time together during the experiment. 5 The children thought that the experience was worse than they expected. Anni enioyed cooking Bill started playing the saxophone again ani Sussy came home when they told her that life wasn't so bad afer all. They shared ‘moahtimes again, had long conversations and slept better They read books, went to the cinema together and played board games with {heir friends. In the end, they all agreed that it was muel better than they expected. ‘Do younged a digital detox? Then this is a great book for you. read ittast week and [ really enjoyed it. Some parts were very finny Taughed out loud! & Review by Sam, 14 DID YOU KNOW? In South Korea, there are free digital detox. ‘camps for teenagers who can’t put down their mobile phone and use it for 7 hours a day or more. When they arrive at the camp, they hand intheir phone and start a 12-day detox. Atthe camp, they participate in games, arts activities and sport events, and they meditate for 30 minutes before sleep. COMPARING CULTURES Have you gota lot of gadgets? Does technology dominate your home? Do you share mealtimeswvth yourfamiy? Doyou havelong)) conversations? Do you spendtime together?Grammar Past simple: affirmative, negative and questions USE A Analyze these sentences from the text on page 12, Underline eight more examples of the past simple, Her children didn’t belie They went to separate bedrooms. So ‘The Experiment’ began. When Sussy, Bill and Anni got back home, they turned off their mobile phones. They didn’t turn on their computers to catch up with friends, How did it go? Anni enjoyed cooking. ‘Sussy came home, B Tick the time expressions we can use with the past simple. * yesterday © two years ago * when they got home from school + last night + now * last week O O t) i) oO O 1 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (9 Gu Phexe) contract or payras-yourgo mele phone ‘when you were my age (2). ft) my mum recenty She Jaighed out oud Mobile hones did est when [was yourg! ‘she @) .. Gopi). There was only one telephone nthe house | ‘an old green landline, When someone. (4) . (phone) all the family ‘could hear your conversation, When | (6)... (meef) a French boy ‘ona school hollgy | called him every two weeks. |(6).. fave) ali of fhe minutes because inemrational cals were very expensive. Skype or inetant meseaging (J). hot exis) then’ Ss 2 Write questions using the past simple, Then answer using the information in Exercise 1, 1 Jane's mum / meet a boy in Spain? 2 she / call him every two weeks? 3 international calls / cost a lot of money? q Skype / exist then? FORM © Complete the table. Affirmative 1/ You / He / She / tt/We/They —_|"2me Negative 1/ You / He / She / It) We / They Yes/No questions i Ifyou / he / she / | it/ we / they eon Short answers Yes, 1 / you / he / she / Ne / we { they ‘didn't Wh- questions How / When / Vyou/ he/she {| 45 i> Where /Why _—| it/we/ they Look at the sentences in Exercise A again and answer, | didn't 1 Enjoys a regular verb. What is the past simple ending for regular verbs? 2 Comeis an irregular verb. What is its past simple form? E Classify the verbs from Exercise A and the past simple verbs in the text on page 12. regular verbs irregular verbs believe—believed 3 Free practice > In turns, ask and answer about the Maushart family and their experiment, @ Did the expertment oct cie weeks? @ No, it didn't. It lasted six months. COMPARING LANGUAGES In English, past simple forms are the same for all subjects. What about in your language?Build yourskills Reading & Listening An online forum 4 Before you read > Look at the online forum. What kind of store is Bosonova? How many posts are there? What do you think they are about? BOSONOVA HI-TECH STORE Log in | Register Your basket Go to checkout ‘OUR COMPANY Leo About us. Our brands Insurance { protection Returns policy 2 Read > Match the devices and the problems with the people. 1 Ava) a b c a e f 2leo()() 3Melisa mobile camera laptop e-reader the fiash doesn’t work the battery doesn't last very long the volume doesn’t work very well Give your opinion Choose your favourite Bosonova gadget. ‘Then answer the questions. 1 Which gadget did you choose? 2 Why did you choose it? LOGIN | REGIS ea | bought a Bosonova 360 laptop last week. Everything was fine until | tried to listen to music - | can’t turn the volume up very high. I's areal shame as | enjoy listening to music when I do my homework. Any suggestions? My mum got me a Bosonova TX mobile phone for my birthday. The phone is awesome, but when | use the camera, the flash doesn’t work! Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Anybody else had this problem? My sisters and | got Bosonova e-readers last year. Six months later their batteries only last a couple of days! Is it normal to run out of battery after two days? | use it every day, so maybe that’s why? 3 QND Listen to three types of phone calls. in what order do you hear them? Write s,2 or 3. a Alandline call b Amobile call © Arecorded message 4 OID Listen again. write T (True) or F (False). Calla 1 The line was busy. 2 The speaker suggested calling back later. Call2 3 Lucy answered the phone. ‘4 Lucy and Kerty are schoo! friends. Call3 5 Simon was busy when Dan called. 6 Dan wants to go shopping this afternoon.Listening & Speaking Making a complaint 1 Before you watch the video > Look at the photo and answer, Where is Chloe? Who works in the shop? Whois the custamer? 3 2 @BID watch the video and listen for general ideas > Answer. 1 What problem does Chloe have? 2 When did she buy the product? 3 What does she want? 3 QD watch the video and listen for details > Complete the conversation. Hello, can | help you? Oh dear. What's the matter with it? OK, Have you got the receipt? Would you like to exchange it for a (4) ... one? problem with it ‘Yes, | bought this (1) ... yesterday but there's a Ym not sure but it doesn’t (2) ... properly. Yes, (3) ... itis. No, I'd rather have a refund if that’s OK. Yes, of course. Here you are. No worries. 4 Speak > Role play in pairs, 2 Role play the conversation in Exercise 3 2 Role play a new conversation. Use ideas from the box 3 Change roles, a You can’t hear anything in the right ear of your new earphones. b When you try to turn on your new tablet, nothing happens. € The screen of your new mobile phone was broken when you took it out of the box. Thanks for your (5) .». « Bel Keep it s0ims! ——+y—- Underline these expressions in the conversation. | bought this .. but there's a problem with it. it doesn’t work properly. 'd rather have a refund if that's OK. Thanks for your help. Remember to use them to make a complaint.——. Writing A product review 4. Read the product review. Complete the table, www.gadgetsreviewedu.com Magic 5 tablet _ Positive | Negative GadgetsReviews4u.com Magic 5tabletReview * * * * * | recently bought a Magic 5 tablet and in ‘general I'm very hapay wath it It looks really nice and the softwere works vary well. Here are some of the pros and cons, Itis very easy to set up, it quite light (only 240 g) and it’s @ great gadget for checking social mecia and reading e-books. | watched several films and the screen resolution was impressive. My favourite thing is the voi function. It works really well. 2 Read the ‘Write it right!” section. Write it vight! —_$y¥— We use adverbs of degree to modify adjectives or adverbs. ute isnt very hae _ tsabtt looks really + notvery abit quite very really B Underline six more examples of adverbs of degree in the review, 4 Complete the sentences with adverbs of degree and your own ideas so they are true for you. The computers at my school are... My classroom is ur school is English is... pune by Jason Thomton For mo, the main disadvantage is that it’s WAFI only, so it isn’t great for trips. Alsc there’s only one camera (8 MP) and it's a bitslow, especially when you use Skype. Plus, it only has 32 GB storage. In conclusion, | think thet the Macie § is very good value. It’ a bit expensive compared with other tablets but i's better as well | really recommend itt 5 Look at the review again. Answer, 1. How many paragraphs has it got? 2 What is each paragraph about? Writing task — Plan > Choose a mobile phone, a games console or another gadget and make notes to answer: What is he gadget? When did you buy it? Was it easy to set up? What are the pros and cons? Write > Write your review. Remember to: * use vocabulary from this unit. * use adverbs of degree. ® write four paragraphs: 3) an introduction, 2) the pros, 3) the cons, 4) why you recommend / don't recommend it. Check > Check your writing.Progress check Grammar Present simple Vocabulary Technology 4 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. earphones app the cloud charger e-readers online tutorials 4. My mobile phone is running out of battery. Hove you gota__? 2 Alotof people don’t like E They prefer paper books. 3 lalways use WhatsApp. It's my favourite ‘on my mobile phone. 4 When | need help with maths exercises, Iwatch 5 ——____is a useful tool because you can save your files on the Internet. 6 When | listen to loud music with my , | can't hear anyone speaking tome. Phrasal verbs: communication 2 Use the words from the boxes to form phrasal verbs and complete the sentences, catch call find back for off look set turn out up (x2) 4 Lalways use Instagram. It's great to with friends. 2 Can you help me to phone? | can't find it anywhere. 3 I'm sorry but Brenda isn’t here right now. Can you later? 4 Can you please go online and who invented the first computer? 5 Jason, your mobile phone! You can't study and text friends at the same time! 6 Can you a laptop? | bought 2 my mobile new one and | don't know how to do it. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 4. This app. (give) information about the songs you're listening to. It. (show) the artist and the album. 2 |___(not post) personal details ‘on social media. 3 She videos on YouTube. 4 We (do) internet research for projects. 1 5 points: Love, (don't) like, enjoy, don’t mind, hate + -ing 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (use) her tablet to watch 4 She_________ (love chat) online. 2 He (hate lose) files. 3 He (not like run) out of battery. Past simple 5 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets, ‘One day, the Maushart family stopped using gadgets and (1)__ (start) anew life, When the experiment (2) (begin), Sussy (3) (g0) to stay with friends. The children (4) (not like) the idea at first but they enjoyed it in the end. The family (5) {not use) laptops at home. They (6) (have) dinner together and they (7) (sleep) much better. ‘S Complete the questions with the correct present ‘or past simple form of the verbs in brackets. 4 Howoften____ (he / check) emails? 2 Where (you / buy) that tablet? 3 —__(she / always carry) her laptop?PROJECT 1 To learn useful words to express your views, read this conversation and answer: How many people discuss their views? Who changes his/her opinion? Who does not change his/her view? Teacher: How do you choose to communicate with a friend if you had a problem with him or her? Is it better to send a message, speak on the phone or talk personally? Who would like to start? Ben: —_Me! In my opinion, it’s better to text. It can be hard to talk face-to-face agree. It's not easy to meet up with 2 friend if you had a problem with him or her. | also think it's 2 good idea to send a message. For me, a short initial text can help start a friendly conversation. Ron: Well, I don’t agree, You can't really understand someone if you can’t see their face. I think it’s better to meet up. Carla: Perhaps you're right. It's easy to misinterpret a written message. IF you look at someone in the eye, you can realize if they'e telling the truth. Steve: | still think instant messaging is better. Personally, | solve problems with my friends this, way. 2 Classify the words in green. Toexpressan | Toagree To disagree To change your | To insist on your opinion opinion opinion think 3 Sit in groups of six. Select a topic to discuss and choose your side. There should be three students for each side, so if necessary, toss a coin in order to have three proposers (your answer is ‘Yes’) and three opposers (your answer is. ‘No’) in each group. Topic A Should young people control their use of social media? Topic B Should homework be banned at schools? Topic C Should 16- to 18-year olds get part-time jobs? iie Ss. — ~~ e three proposers sit together to brainstorm The three opposers do the same 4 Sit in two groups of thre: ideas to support thei take note: gument Here are some questions to help you support your side of the debat Topic A Topic B Topic C Do young people spend too | What are the positive / What are the advantages / much time on social media? | negative aspects of doing disadvantages of getting a homework? job? What are the positive / negative aspects of social Does doing homework help _Isit possible to find a balance media? students learn? between schoolwork and paid work? Does social media make Do students have time to young people feel stressed? | do homework after school? | Does a job help you became Or does it make them feel Does it interfere with their more responsible? Or does happier? hobbies? it make you neglect your studies? to sit in front of the classroom in a semi-circle and he end of the debate, Groups take turr discuss their topic. The rest of the students listen and, at vote on which side made the most convincing argument. TIPS FOR A POLITE DEBATE Be a good listener. Do not interrupt. Be respectful of others. * Do not peaknet over athers,Vocabulary The weather 4 QED Listen and repeat the words to describe the weather. What’s the weather like today? sunny cloudy Aaa foggy Grainy windy S>snowy -y wet dry « lightning . cold (2-149) warm (a5-24°C) | hot (25~40°C) @¥athunderstorm <> ard |S astorm 2 Lookat the photos and the icons. What's the weather like in these cities? (n Tokyo, it cold and there is a thunderstorm, ws B Look at the photos in Exercise 2 again and 5S Read about the weather in Sydney, Australia. answer. In which city. ‘Then change the words in red so the sentences 1 isthere a thunderstorm? are trus for your cliy or town: 2 can you enjoy the sun? In spring, it’s usually sun’ 3 do you need to wear warm clothes? In summer, it’s very hot and windy. 4 do you need an umbrella? in autumn, it’s sometimes rainy ay 5 can lightning hit you? In winter, it's usually warm and th @ In turns, ask and answer about what you do in different kinds of weather. LEARNING TO LEARN What do you do on rainy days? To learn new words, you can write: @ (usually ctay at home and watch TV. And you? * related words together: sur samy * opposite words in pairs:Reading A profile er eee 11 Before you read > Look at the title and the photo in the ‘Did you know?” section. Guess: What kind of dog is Temper? What is the weather like where he lives? people after avalanches and save His ovmer, Andrew Hennigh, started training him to become a search-and-rescue dog when he was ony saven waoks old. To introduce him to the snowy conaitions, andrew skied down the mountains with the puppy inside nis jacket. Later, when Trempet was learning how to search, Andrew hie things Under the snow for him to find, and Tremper was very good at finding them. Today, Andrew and Tremper work at a ski resort ear Lake Tahoe in Nevada, USA. tis Andrew’s job to ake sure conditions for skiers ond snowboarders are safe. But when an avalanche happens, it is Tremper's job to find them. They patro! the mountain together daily. When Andrew is skling down the mountain, Tremper runs between his logs to protect himselt from other skiers. Sometimes he 2 Read for general ideas > Answer. 1. Why isn’t Tremper an ordinary dog? 2 How did Andrew train Tremper? 3, Where do Andrew and his dog work? 4 What is Andrew's job? 5 What is Tremper's job? 6 What did Tremper find after an avalanche? DID YOU KNOW? A dog's sense of smell is 4o times stronger than a person's, Dogs can recognize a human scent inthe air, even halfa kilometre away. That's, why they are so good at finding people after disasters. One search-and-rescue dog can do the work of about 30 human searchers! Se glove and throws it to Tremper to carry it down the ‘mountain. Its his last job before getting home. ‘Once at home, Tremper gets hie fovourite reward — a.game with Andrew. Tremper is not just Andrew's work partner, but his best friend too. | wouldn't be doing this job if | didn’t have Tremper’ Andrew says Andrews very proud of his dog and describes him as true hero. Cne day, they were searching together for {skier after on avalanche. They were going down one side of the mountain. Were they looking inthe right place? Andrew dich't know but rremper was s60n going to tel The situation was serious. A bilzzard was ‘moking it dificult to see and time wos running out. Suddenly, Tremper's head went down into the snow nd he started digging, He knew somebody was there. Thrae metres under the snow, he found the sker ~ alive! & Read for details > Complete the sentences, 4 Tremper began training when he was weeks old. 2 Andrew and Tremper together daily 3 Tremper .. down the mountain when his owner skis. 4 He also rides in the... 5, He is ready for action even when he's having... 6 When he gets home at the end of the day, Tremper's... is a game with his owner. 7 Once Tremper found a man ... metres under the snow. the mountain Give your opinion Andrew says, ‘I wouldn't be doing this job if | didn’t have Tremper.’ Why is Tremper important in Andrew's life?» Grammar Past continuous: affirmative, negative and.questions. A Analyze these sentences from the text on page 21. Underline five more past continuous forms. ‘Andrew and Tremper were searching together fora skier. They were going down one side of the mountain. Ablizzard was making it difficult to see. Were they looking in the right place? Time was running out. When Tremper was learning how to search, ‘Andrew hid things in the snow. BB Tick the correct option(s) to complete the rule. We use the past continuous to talk about: ‘* completed actions in the past.) + actions in progress in the past.) 4 Complete Tom's email with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. From: [Ton 5 Hi, Emma! ‘Something really strange happened to me today. 111). (wal home from schoo! and suddenty lots Cf apples started fling oul of the sky. IL). ran) apples! Where (3)... they / come) frorn? | went home and told my mur and brother but thay said |)... (not tel) the truth. But that evaring, my mum and dad ().. (watch) the news on TV fend they hears the story. Noboay knowe why the ‘apples fell cut of the sky but they dl See you soon, Tom 2 Write questions and answers. itrain? / snow # Was it raining? No, wing 4 Tremper search for a snowboarder ? / a skier 7 2 the man ride in the chairlift? / ski down the mountain 7 3 Andrew look for the man alone ? / with Tremper / 4 Tremper and Andrew go up the mountain ? / down / 5 Tremper have fun ? / work # FORM © Complete the table. Affirmative [He / She [It You / We / They Negative I/He / She / it You / We / They were weemt sting. Yes/No questions Was [I /he/she/it skiing? you / we / they Short answers [he [she /it Lyou / we / they No, ithedshe Fit * [yous we /they | werentt. Wh- questions was, Yes, Ifhe/ What Where / | | she / it : When / Why | you /we/ learning? — they D Complete the diagram. To form the past continuous, we need: Free practice > In turns, ask and answer about what you were doing at the times given in the box. Ask other questions to find out more. 6 o'clock this morning 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon 9g o'clock last night 10 o'clock in the morning last Saturday @ What were you doing at 6 o'clock this morning? @ | was having breakfast, @ What were you drinking?Vocabulary we 2 PPRenes Natural disasters and their consequences 1 QIN Match the photos to the words in the box. Then listen, check and repeat. Do any of these natural disasters happen in your country? TIES MI Tiingmom eee We were staying at a hotel near the beach when we heard a noise. It was a tsunami! We were safe but there was a big flood in the town and a lot ‘of people lost their homes. Harry USA We were skiing in the mountains and sudcenly, there was an avalanche. We had a lueky escape but the Lost month, there was a hurricane in my town, The winds were very strong. A tree fell down on our car and it wos badly damaged. My mother lost consciousness ‘ond | was badly hurt Samantha, Dominican Republic earthquake () flood) avalanche (_) tsunami hurricane 2 ©ND Read and listen to the posts. Complete the table with notes. What happened | What happened to people? to things? hurricane earthquake | avalanche tsunami flood -B Write sentences about a natural disaster or an accident you heard about. Use some of the words in blue from Exercise 1, There was a flood in Cérdoba. Some. people. lost their homes. My family and | were sate snow blocked our way. We got lost and it got dark. Jean, France Last yeor, there was a big flood in my city and tne water covered the streets. My family ond | took shelter ino community centre because our house was badly damaged. Mark, Germany During the earthquake last week all the houses and buildings were shaking. Some of hem collapsed, Others were badly damaged. | ran to take shelter but | fell and broke leg. Luckily | recovered quickly. Mateo, Chile Mysteries of the Earth 4 OID Listen to a TV programme about natural catastrophes. Which natural disasters are mentioned? 50D a In which countries are there big earthquakes? 2 Why don’t we always feel earthquakes? 3. Where do some tsunamis start? 4 What do birds sometimes do before a natural disaster? fen again. Answer.WB >pe2 Reading A magazine interview 1 Before you read > Look at the photos of jay and his house after an earthquake. Can you guess where he was when the earthquake happened? Earthquake ™Christchur Pras men nan aioe ein cueoo cue! Pee Cree eee eg nme What were you doing when the earthquake happened? Twasn't at school that day because Twas ill, Iwas sitting on my bed when [heard a terrible noise and my house started shaking What did you do? At school, we often have earthquake drills, so we know what to do in an emergency. I knew it was an earthquake, 301 got down on the floor between my bed and the wall That was the safest place. I stayed there for a couple of seconds while the house was shaking. TT 2 Read for general ideas > Answer. 2. Where was Jay when the earthquake happened? 2 What happened to the wall of his bedroom? 3 What happened to Jay? 4 Who helped him? 5 Did he move to a new house? Why? Why not? @ Read for details > Choose the correct options. 1 Jay tied to escape / protect himself. 2 He knew / didn't know what to do in an emergency. 3 He fell about two / ten metres. 4 Atree / Bricks fell on top of him when he was lying on the ground. 5 He now lives in the same / a different area. 6 He goes to the same / a different school. What happened next? ‘The wall of my bedroom collapsed and I fell out of the house! | fell about ten metres, from tho second floor of the house into the front garden! Were you hurt? Fortunately, I wasn't badly hurt.1 was really lucky. How did you feel? ‘Scared! Lots of bricks fell on top of ‘me while I was lying on the ground Our next-door neighbour is a firefighter and he rescued me from under the bricks, My mum was 30 happy I was alive! How did your life change because of the earthquake? Well, we moved to a new house because our old house was badly damaged. N's in a different area but Igo to the same school. And it's only got one floor, s0 I fee! a bit sater! COMPARING CULTURES Do earthquakes ever happen in your country? If yes, where? Do they happen fi often? What natural disasters happen in y your country? ) Give your opinion ~ Are students lucky or unlucky when in-person classes are cancelled for long periods of time due to pandemics or natural disasters? Explain.Grammar Past simple and past continuous A Analyze these sentences from the text on page 24. Underline three more past continuous verb forms and circle three more past simple verb forms. What were you doing when the earthquake agpened?> Iwas sitting on my bed when | heard a terrible noise. | stayed there for 2 couple of seconds while the house was shaking. Lots of bricks fell on top of me while | was lying on the ground. B Complete the rule with past simple and past continuous. ‘We can use the past simple and the past continuous in one sentence. We use the for the action in progress. ‘We use the for the action that occurs during the action in progress. 4 Write sentences about Jay’s family using the past simple and the past continuous. 4 His mum / cook / when / she / hear a shout 2 His brother / eat / when / the lights / go out 3 Somebody / shout, ‘Earthquake!’ / while / Jay's sister / talk with her fiends 4 His grandparents / watch TV / when / some books / fall off the shelves 5 The ground / move / while / his dad / walk down the street 2 Complete Jack's email with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. From: [i —— sae id Hi, ingriat We're having lots of adventures on our hotday, While we (1)... (stay) at a campsite near a river, wo Q) ... have) a tenible experience. There (3) .. be) a flood while we (4)... (Sleep). When ‘we (5... (eke up), our fost (6)... (gat) wet. Hope you're having @ good summer! Jack FORM © Look at the tables and complete the rules. Iwas sleeping || heard a noise. Lypast when | |, past simple continuous Theard @ noise was sleeping. Lypast simple | while | Ly past continuous © We usually use when + ‘+ We usually use while + 1D Compare these sentences and answer. | fell while | was running down the stairs. While | was running down the stairs, | fell. He was sleeping when the storm started, When the storm started, he was sleeping. 1 Where in a sentence can we write the clause starting with while or when? 2 What do we need when we write it at the beginning ofa sentence? "B Free practice > In pairs, ask and answer about an emergency you experienced. Use words from the boxes and follow these questions as a guide. 4. What were you doing when it happened? 2 What happened next? 3 Were you / other people hurt? 4 Did you recover quickly? 5 How did you feel? feally very quite abit scared lucky frightened cold COMPARING LANGUAGES, Translate these sentences. J was reading when the lights went out. The lights went out while I wes reading. How do you say when and while in your language?Eee aa * Build your skills Reading & Listening News extracts 11 Before you read > Lookat the photos and read the head! PrN ss. What do the three news extracts have in common? a Snow was still causing problems all over the im STUDENTS country today, But in the north of England some scudents were celebrating. ‘They were happy the weather was bad. “This is great! Now, | can go and play snowballs with my friends, said Jessica Watson, a Year-8 seudent from Durham, SNOW DAYS * terday, schools in the northeast of the USA 3 ‘esterday, schools in the northeast of the Ue EU ae closed in preparation for a historic blizzard. ‘No one benefits when classes are cancelled. Students don't learn as much and teachers have to adjust their lesson plans and give homework in advance, said school superintendent Robert Danes, Parents arent happy either because make-up days at the end of the year spoil their holiday plans. ‘Students and teachers at Grange Secondary School in he village of Hepforth near Dundee slept at school lastnight because heavy snow was blocking the roads. ‘We had to sleep on the floor — it wasnt very comforiable,’ said 13,yearold Jamie Banks. But it wase' all bod. ‘The teachers le! us play games on the school computers,’ Jomie added 2 Read > Match the headlines to the news. 4 QD) Listen to.a weather report. Answer. extracts. 4 What place is the report for? 3 Read the extracts again and answer. a: Whats the weather Niet Where. 5 OND Listen again. answer, 1 did snow block the roads? 2 did students play computer games at school? 3 are there make-up days when schools close? 4 were students celebrating? 5 do teachers give homework when schools close? 6 did children play snowballs? 1 Which means of transport were affected by the weather? 2 What did the police ask people to do? 3 Is the weather going to be worse?Listening & Speaking Reacting to events 1 Before you watch the video > Look at the photo of Lucy and Chris and make predictions. 4 Whois telling the news? 2 Who is surprised by the news? 3, What can the news be about? Hi, Chifs! Guess what happened (a). during the storm. Well, Iwas (2) ... when | heard a loud noise. A huge tree fell down in our street! Itfell in our @) No, luckily everybody was OX. We were all (4) because of the awful weather. Well, 've got some (6) ... news too! A reporter from the local TV station came and interviewed us about what happened. I'm going to be on TV (6) ...! 4 Speak > Role play in pairs. 4 Role play the conversation in Exercise 3. 2 Role play anew conversation. Answer the questions in the box to invent the news, 3 Change roles, a What happened? b when did it happen? © Why did it happen? |. Was anyone hurt? 3 QM watch the video and listen for details > Complete the conversation. WB>p9q 2 QED watch the video and listen for general ideas > Answer. 1 Was there a storm or a hurricane? 2 What happened in the girl's house? 3 Was anyone hurt? don't know, what happened? What was it? No way! That's terrible news. Was anybody hurt? Great, I'm really pleased about that. Wow, that’s (7) .«! I'm definitely going to watch it. Keep it 01m! ——_4+— Underline these expressions in the conversation. | don’t know, what happened? No way! That's terrible news. I'm really sorry / pleased about that. That's amazing! Remember to use them to react to news.a” Writing A fictional narrative 1 Read the story. What happened to Rosie and James? oma” LOST! (1)... my friend Rosie and I the mountains. The sun was shinin ig when we set (2) ... the weather change sie cd. It was very foggy and it impossible to find our way. (3) .. we were an : lecided to go for a walk in James 2 Read the ‘Write it right!" section. Write it right! ——— =e Te so} We use the following words and expressions to show the order in which events happened. One day, Sam wo ‘and went nn Soon ‘or breakfast Then he went back to the c: By then hic family were eatin Later they ail went to the In the end, they stayed at the beach until 10 p 3 Complete the story with the words in bold From the ‘Write it right? section. Read the story again and answer the questions about sequencing words and expressions. 4 Which expression often goes at the beginning ofa story? dad but my phone wasn't dark and we were cold and frightened. Suddenly, we heard the sound of a helicopter very lucky! It was coming to rescue us! Everything was all right (5) Next time, we're going to che before we go for a walk in the mountains, Thad my mobile phone in my bag, so I tried to phone my working, (4) ... it was getting We were . but we learnt our lesson, ok the weather forecast 2 Which expression often goes at the end of a story? 3. Which expression is often followed by the past continuous? 4 What tense do we usually use with the other words? 5 Rewrite the sentences. Put the words in bold in the correct position. More than one answer is. possible. 4. She Soon was tired, so she sat down to rest. 2 Sam didn't want to go on the trip but he in the end enjoyed it. 3 | was feeling by then hungry because it was lunchtime. 4 It went cloudy and it started then raining, Writing task, 1» Plan > You are going to write a fictional narrative about a dangerous situation. Make notes to answer: ‘* Where were you and who were you with? ‘* What were you doing? © What happened? * What happened next? * What happened in the end? Write > Write your story. Remember to: * use vocabulary from this unit * use the past simple and the past continuous. * use sequencing words and expressions. ‘* write three paragraphs: 1) an introduction, 2) the main part of the story, 3) the end, Check > Check your writing.‘WB > pos, Progress check Vocabulary The weather 1 Look at the photos and complete the words. a There's ab, - Ise and windy. B When the storm started, we (5) oe shelter in a cave. On our way back, jack tripped and fell but he wasn’t badly (6) 2 ish____and We had a lucky (7)______. Soon we were d___inthedesert. @) ______athome. 8 points Z Grammar att a: Past continuous e , 3 Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. ak (you / sleep) yesterday Wea at 10.00 pm? : (watch) TV. Natural disasters and their consequences (they / listen) to you? 2 Complete the texts with the words from the box. (they / do)? (olay) video games. (she / wear) her new took damaged fell lost hurt escape safe collapsed B: Yes, she She (carry) her new handbag too! Past simple and past continuous @ Write sentences. Use the past simple and the past continuous. 1 the wall / collapse / while / they / run out Last year, there was an earthquake in my town, Alot of people (1) their homes 2.1/have / a bath / when [1 / hear / the noise because many buildings (2) : —__— ‘Our house wasn't badly (3) ___ but. 3 when / the earthquake / happen / we / have / atree (4) down on our car. lunch What did you already know about the topic of this unit? Y What did you learn by working c e _ Se ae SLATE | Total Score: [30 points — en aree ae ra a —aN ae ee ore ee arr ea ee ca” 1 Look at the photos and describe what you can see. Then match the photos to four disasters from the list. 4 Earthquake and tsunami, Chile, 2010 4 Flood in Venice, Italy, 2019 2 Earthquake and tsunami, Japan, 2021 5 Bushfires, Australia, 2029-2020 3 Hurricane Matthew, Haiti, 2016 2a. Work in pairs. Search online and choose a natural disaster to report on. You can choose from the list in Step 1. Tips to do your online search: ¥ To find information about a natural disaster from the list, write: © [natural disaster] [place] [time], for example, earthquake Japan 20:1 ¥ Some reliable sites are: vwyw.bbc.com — wwwucnn.com —_ wwwibritannica.com ¥ To find information about ather natural disasters, you can write: © recent natural disasters inthe world Q the worst natural disasters in history3 Make notes of the information you find. Choose some photos for your report. Find a map that indicates the location of the natural disaster. Try to find information to answer some of these questions: 1 Exactly when and where did the disaster 8 Who helped the people affected by the happen? disaster? 2 How long did it last? 9 Did any countries send search-and-rescue 3, How strong or powerful was it? teams to help? 4 How many people died? 10 Did any organizations send food, clothes or 5 How many people lost their homes? any ather kind of aid? 6 What other damage did it cause? 31 What would you do to help after a disaster 7, What did the local people do after the disaster? such as this one? NOW CHOOSE! 4 Prepare a digital presentation. 4 Make a poster on card. Include a diagram or fact file with key Include a diagram or fact file with key information. information. Include photos and a map indicating Draw a map indicating the location of the location of the disaster. the disaster. 5S Show your presentation / poster and report on the natural disaster to the class. 6 After listening to all the reports, say which natural disaster surprised or shocked you the most. Explain. Rebuilding after hurricane Matthew in Haiti3 Vocabul: ary Adventure sports and activities 1 QED Listen and repeat the words in blue, Which activities would you like to try? EXTREME EXPERIENCES Take a chairlift, top of a mountain and go mountain biking at high speeds. Be part of a team and go sailing across the ‘Atlantic Ocean on a sailing boat 2 Complete the table with the words in blue. can you do the sentences and In my country, Where in your country (or other places you know) Doa base jump froma | Do kite surfing, be high cliff oF from one of | up in the alr and then the tallest buildings in | go boom against the the worl! water several times. Do white-water rafting | Climb a very high and experience the | mountain. How about biggest rapids inthe | Aconcagua in the Andes? Do parkour and jump over walls, trees and sailings in a big and exciting city. Ride a BMX bike, do tricks and take part in international competitions. De oe a eC n Cae CeO teers Go ona roller coaster ride. You can try the fastest rolier coasters in the world! Go down a water slide and fall freely at about 6 mts per second. 4 In pairs, talk about the activities you would like to try. Use phrases from the box to react to your classmate’s ideas. @ Ia like to take a chairlift to the top of a mountain snd then go wn raountaln biking! That sounds fun! 'd like to go salting and. activities in Exercise 1? Write compare them with a classmate. you can do white water rafting down the Atuel river in Mendoza, That's very scary! Really? | wouldn't like to try that! Metoo! That sounds fun! Sounds dangerous!co WB > p96 Reading A website article 41 Before you read > Take a quick look at the website. Then guess Yusra’s dream and Darius's problem. YUSRA MARDINI FULFILLS A DREAM ‘asra Marsio\ has alnays loved swimming and her dreams came trus when she took part in the Re Olympics in 2016 ‘year before har Olymple appearance, Yusra's house in Syria was destroyed in the evar. Yusra and her sister, Sara, decided to flee their country and go to Germany with group a relugees. They walked unt thay reached Turkey and then they got on a boat to get to Greece, Sudderiy in the midele ofthe Aegean Sea, the boat's engine failed, and Yusra, ara and two other rafugoes swam beside the boat for three anda half nours to push to dry land, saving the lives of twenty people Yusra was only 17 years old atthe time Yusra has lived in Germany since 2015 and she hasn't returned to Syria yet. But she has gen several speeches around the world. She has been to London, New York, Toko and ether important cites. Sho nac became a voice forall refugees ané an example of determination. She has alse written her autobiography. ‘Yusra has never wanted tobe a hero she has atways wart to swim, She continues training in the pool, and, although her dreams of competing at the Olympics have already come tre, she ard her coach are now determined twin a medal DARIUS GLOVER OVERCOMES ADVERSITY Have you ever had a serious accident? If you have, you might be inspired by the story of Darius Glover, People say I'm inspiring. To me, I'm just riding a dirt bike,’ says Darius, who started riding ditt bikes when he was 7 years old and was paralyzed from the waist down ina motocross accident when he was 15, Dairus has faced many challenges since he had the accident, When he was in bed and his doctor told him ‘You'll never walk or ride again’, Darius replied ‘You're ‘wrong’ because he was determined not to give up the sport he loved. His dector was only partially right. Darius has used a wheelchair since he had the accident, but he hasn't given up riding, Two years after the accident, he was taking part in races again. His best friend Daniel helped him build a specielly-modified dirt hike that Darius has learnt to ride without using his legs. He naw competes at the highest level of motocross ~ the X Games and Loretta Lynn's, the biggest amateur race in the motocross wort. ‘When | heve a stressful day, I get an my bike and everything goes anay,’ he says. He thinks there Is no reason to be scrry for him Because ho wakes up every day and does the things he wants, As Darius says, ‘Adversity isnot the end, it's just the beginning’ @ Read for general ideas > Write Y (Yusra) or 3 Read for details > Answer, D (Darius). 2... has.a disability but is still happy. 2 ... takes part in swimming competitions. 3 ...i8 a refugee living in Germany. 4... takes part in motocross races. 5... had a problem on a boat. 6 ... saved the lives of twenty people at the age of 17. 7 «had a serious accident at the age of 15. 4. Why did Yusta decide to leave her country? 2 What has she done to help refugees? 3, Why was Darius’s doctor only partially right? ‘4 Who is Daniel and what did he do? Give your opinion Is Darius Glover an optimist or a pessimist? Why?. Grammar Present perfect: affirmative, negative and.yes/No questions A Analyze these sentences from the text on page 33. ine eight more present perfect forms. She hasn't returned to Syria. She has given several speeches. She has been to London, She has become a voice for all refugees. She has also written her autobiography. Have you ever had a serious accident? Darius has faced many challenges. He hasn't given up riding. He has leamt to ride without using his legs. B Choose the correct options to complete the rules. We use the present perfect to talk about present / past actions that have a connection with the present / past. Sentences in the present perfect say / don't say when the past action happened. 4 Write the past participles. Use the verbs from Exercises A and C, and the ones from the box. tidden done {__ taken become: have: give: be: 2 Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 4 Yusra ... (not write) a novel. She ... (write) an autobiography. 2 Darius ... (not take) part in the Olympics. He ... (take) part in the X Games. (Yusra win) an Olympic medal? No, she... 4 ... (Yusta and Darius face) difficult challenges? Yes, they... 3 FORM Complete the table. Affirmative 17 You / We / They have / "Ve | appeared | on Tv. He /She/it |___/'*s | Negative I/You / We / They | haven't He / She / it Yes/No questions Have | 1/you/ we / they [he / she / it Short answers Yes, / No, he/she/it_ | Hyou/ we / they | ven. has. / D Complete the diagram. To form the present perfect, we need: i FC sast parce E Look at the table. Then choose the correct options to complete the rules. “participate have break broke Regular verbs: past participle forms are / aren't the same as past simple forms. Irregular verbs: past participle forms are always / sometimes the same as past simple forms, "3 Free practice > Write sentences about the things that you, your family or friends have or haven't done. Use verbs from Exercise 1. I have won a competition. My brother has done white-water rafting.WB > p96t97 Vocabulary -ed and -ing adjectives 41 Read the text. Who is Helen Skelton? What is special about her? Life for the TV presenter Helen Skelton is certainly not (1) bored / boring. She's already run the 125 km ultra-marathon in Namibia, so no one was too (2) surprised / surprising when she decided to travel 3,000 km down the Amazon by kayak. Was she (3) worried / worrying about the sharks and caimans? No, she wasn't (4) frightened / frightening of the wildlife, She hed a more (5) embarrassed / embarrassing problem: a bruised bottom! She has also participated in a celebrity boxing match. ‘She found it very (6) tired / tiring but she won! So what's next for Helen Skelton? A (7) relaxed / relaxing time at home before planning her next trip? Not likely! She's already (8) excited / exciting about her next adventure. She is always planning one! — @ Read these rules. Then choose the correct Worden betel LEARNING TO LEARN Pay attention to the verbs we often use with ed adjectives: be, feel and get. Irn tire * We use -ed adjectives to describe how people feel at a given moment. im Interested in He! * We use -ing adjectives to say haw people, situations or things are 11s an Interesting person Her life ght now fed in the omning ied when [ run a lo nteoeetng? Listening 3 QDI Listen and repeat the words in blue Helen’s Antarctic challenge in the text. 4 Make sentences about Helen, worried about... frightened of... | excited about... Helen 5 Complete the sentences so they are true for you, 1 | sometimes feel worried about... 2 I'm usually tired when Ive .. 3 | think the most exciting sport is, 4 I feel embarrassed when 5 I feel very relaxed when © QI Listen to aTV programme about Helen's adventure. Choose the correct options. 1 Helen and her team went to the North / South Pole. 2 They went there to raise money fora charity / Helen's TV programme. 7 QD Listen again, write 7 (True) or F (False). 1. Helen and her team took 20 days to travel 800 km across Antarctica 2 Helen used skis and an ice bike. 3 She took 60 kg of clothes and equipment with her. 4 She wrote a blog during her trip 5 Sport Relief started in 2012.WB > poe Reading News reports 4 Before you read > Look at the headlines. What is the problem or who is in danger in each case? ee BE el Girl, 15. rescued from fire Firefighters have rescued a teenage gil from a house fire in the Forest Grean area of Nottingham, They went to the. scene at 11 o'clock last night efter a neighbour called 929, ‘Sally Webb, 15, is in hospital but ahe isn't baoly hurt. She hhas some minor burrs. ‘it was a very trghtening experience,” aly Said, ‘Ive never beon so temnfied in my life. But the firefighters wore amazing and | want to thank them all." 2 Read for general ideas > Why are these people or things important in each story? Complete the table. Patrizia and Oberdan Cosimi Pat Askwith Ahelicopter Firefighters Aneighbour The police Atoy tiger qu: ‘SHOP RECEIPT SAVES ITALIAN. TOURISTS FROM DISASTER A ielicopterhas rescucd two Italien tourists from a beach in Devon. A rescve team quickly went to the beach after they received an emergency call {rom a shop assistant, Pat Askwith, The tourists were walking on sme ost When the tide came in. They didn’t know the emergency _ Phone number. But they had a receipt from a local shop, 89 they phoned the number vwaritten on it, Patrizia ond TIGER ALERT! Police have ended } ahuge security ‘operation to close the M27 motorway and catch a tiger, ‘The security operation started in the afternoon after several people called 999 and reported a tiger near the motorway ‘We've just received a report that the tiger isn'ta real tiger, Thermal cameras have revealed that it's a life-size toy! a police ‘spokesperson said. tis our job to protect the public and take all reports seriously, so we immediately took action We haven't identified the owner of the ‘uger yet! the spokesperson added, 3 Read for details > Answer. When did the firefighters rescue Sally Webb? What does she think of the firefighters? Why did the Italian tourists need help? Who did they call for help? What did they do after the frightening experience? When did the security operation to close the M27 motorway start? 7, Why did the police take action immediately? aueune COMPARING CULTURES What emergency services are there in your atea? What number do you call for help in your country? Have you ever called for help? Have you ever seen the emergency services inaction? 4 Give your opinion Which news story surprised you the most? Why?