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LESSON 1: WEATHER

VOCABULARY

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PRACTICE

Exercise 1:

Exercise 2:

Exercise 3:

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LISTENING

Exercise 1: (🔉 1.1) Listen to the weather forecast then write the words to fill
the gap

Exercise 2: Look at the picture then

prepare a weather forecast and present.

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SPEAKING

Answer these questions then work in pair.

1. What's the weather like in your country each season?

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1. What type of weather do you like best?

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LESSON 2: CITY LIFE

VOCABULARY

Exercise 1: Choose a bold word in the text above to match with the appropriate
definition.

1. become unable to move or go anywhere

2. want to go somewhere or do something

quickly

3. no place to leave the car

4. long lines of cares that are not moving

5. very tired

6. place to leave a car

7. causing a lot of worry

Do you enjoy the night

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Exercise 2: Write the opposite.

Exercise 3:

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Exercise 4: Read the text above and name the advantages and disadvantages on
the table. What else do you think about it?

Advantages Disadvantages

LISTENING

Exercise 1: 🔉2.1

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Exercise 2:

SPEAKING

Ask and answer these questions with your partner:

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LESSON 3: COUNTRY LIFE

VOCABULARY

Exercise 1: Cover the page above. Complete the advantages and disadvantages
about living in the countryside:

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Exercise 2: Complete the dialogues and practice with a partner:

LISTENING
Exercise 1 🔉3.1 : Where do they live and do they like living there!? Why
or why not?
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SPEAKING

DEBATING TOPIC: Where do you prefer

living: city or countryside.
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LESSON 4: A HEALTHY BODY

VOCABULARY
Keep fit

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Discussion: What is the common lifestyle of people in your country? Do you

love playing sports? What do you do to keep fit? (Note: Use these words
above to answer.)

Listening (🔉4.1)

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VOCABULARY
Health and diet
Exercise 1:

Exercise 2: Read the sentences 1-3. Which definition of diet in Ex1 applies
to each sentences.

Exercise 3:

Exercise 4: ( 4.2)

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Collocations are
words that are
often found
together. Using
them in speaking
will make your
English sound
more natural.

PRACTICE
Q1: Do you have unhealthy habit?
Q2: What ways do you try to stay healthy?
Q3: Is it easy to keep fit where you live?
Q4: What do you think is more important: eating
healthy food or doing exercise?
Q5: What are the benefits of playing a sport?

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FINAL PROJECT

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LESSON 5: HOBBIES
WARM-UP

1. Think and write different ways to say “like/ dislike”

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VOCABULARY
2. Read the statements and decide if they express positive, negative
feelings or indifference about each activities.
a. I’m keen on photography. _____________
b. I can’t stand board games. _____________
c. I’m crazy about playing computer games. _______
d. I don’t mind cooking. ________________
e. I’m fanatical about playing cards. _______
f. Going to the theatre? I can take it or leave it. ____
g. Going to gigs not my kind of thing. ___________
h. I detest being stuck in a traffic jam. ___________
i. I adore reading comics. ____________________
j. They loathe doing the housework. __________
k. Waiting in queues drives me crazy. _________
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3. Use the phrases above to talk about how you feel about various pastimes
(can use the words that are out of here). Pay attention to your pronunciation
travelling crafts shopping woodwork

eating out going for a walk playing the guitars tennis

camping swimming learn English dancing

4. Interview your classmates, fill their information in the table then talk
about them.
Name Age Jobs Family Hobbies

5. Complete the text below. Words that form collocations are in italics.

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1. Reading
about character opening page-turner set
The novel I'm reading at the moment is a real [1] _______________. I just can't put it
down. It’s [2] ___________ in Renaissance Italy and is [3]_____________ young
women who are forced to become nuns because they’ve brought shame on their families
for various reasons. In the [4] _________ chapters, for example, a [5] __________ falls
in love with her music teacher and the family don't approve.
2. Music
charts concert gigs live lyrics taken up tunes
I’ve just [1] ________ the piano. It was after a [2] __________ I went to that inspired
me because the pianist was so talented. I love [3] __________ performances, though
usually I'm more into [4] ___________. I went to see my favorite band the other week,
actually. What I like about them is their thoughtful [5] ________ and catchy [6]
___________. Of course, the band write their own music unlike the manufactured
groups you see so much these days. They always reach the top of the [7] __________
but l think is more down to marketing than talent.

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using 4 the collocations in these text.
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7. Work in pair to discuss the following questions:

1.What hobbies or interests do you have?

2.Do you require any special equipment
for your hobby?
3.Why do you think people have
hobbies?

8. (🔉 5.1) People are talking about their interests. Listen and check
two suitable hobbies for each person.
1. Scott 3. Joe
◻ surfing the Internet
◻ gardening
◻ sports
◻ birdwatching ◻ hiking
◻ hiking ◻ music
2. Christine ◻ surfing the Internet
◻ music 4. Amy
◻ birdwatching
◻ gardening
◻ hiking
◻ cooking ◻ reading
◻ sports
◻ surfing the Internet
Listen again. What is one activity each person likes doing? Circle the correct answer.
1. a. enjoying nature
b. hiking 3. a. surfing the Internet
c. sitting in a coffee shop b. exercising
2. a. birdwatching
c. playing the guitar
b. visiting the countryside
c. getting together with friends 4. a. learning something new
b. going to parties
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LANGUAGE: FREQUENCY
1. The phrases below express frequency. Put them in order from the
most frequent to the least frequent.

Once a fortnight Every single day

Every other day Several times a year
Every Tuesday Twice a year

2. Practice talking about things you do and how often you do them.
You can change some of the phrases above to make them true for you.
Tip: Using phrases, rather than just single words, to express frequency will
impress the examiner. Instead of “occasionally” say “every now and again”
Eg: I occasionally play tennis = I play tennis every now and again.

GRAMMAR PRACTICE
*Present perfect

(+) S + have/ has + PP…

(-) S + haven’t/ hasn’t + PP…
(?) Have/ Has + S + PP…?
⇒ Yes, S + have/ has.// No, S + haven’t/
hasn’t

*In addition: We CAN use the present perfect with unspecific expressions such
as ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc.

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Read the rules and complete the example sentences.

We use the present perfect:
1. to talk about something that began in the past and continues now.
Complete the gaps with the present perfect and “for” with a period of time, and “since”
with a point in time.
I _______________ (live) in Granada _________ over ten years and have no plans to
move. I love it here.
2. to talk about something that happened at an unspecified time in the past.
Fill the gaps with already, ever and never.
Have you __________ been bungee jumping? - No, _________ . Have you?
I’ve _______ told you. Don't borrow my clothes - you don 't look after them!
3. to give up-to-date news without specifying when it happened.
Note that if we give more details, we usually change tenses.
The government __________(announce) that a number of libraries are set to close over
the next year.
4. to show the present result of something that happened in the unspecified past.
I can't go out with you because I _____________(lose) my wallet. (I still don 't have my
wallet now)
5. with unfinished time periods.
Note that with finished time periods we use past tenses, even if a finished time period is
implied but not stated, for example if we are talking about somebody no longer alive.
[The time is 10.30 am] Poor me. I ______________(not have) a break this morning.
[The time is 6.00 pm] Poor me. I _____________(not have) a break this morning.
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FINAL PROJECT
Describe a hobby you enjoy

You should say:

How long you have been doing it

How often you do it

What benefits you get from it

Explain why you enjoy it

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LESSON 6: NEIGHBOURS
VOCABULARY
WARM - UP
A Work in pairs and discuss.
1. Do you know your neighbors? (Yes/No/ Not Really)
2. How long have you known them?
3. Do you get on well with them?

VOCABULARIES
A Describing characters and personalities

generous honest clever

sociable talkative helpful

bad - tempered selfish hard-working

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B Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

honest boring clever
sociable modest
mean helpful selfish
bad-tempered generous

I think only
I’m friendly and about myself
enjoy being with I donate thousands of and I don’t care
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I always tell the I often angry

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my achievements and
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possessions
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especially money

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5. Laura’s a……………………………….person. I like helping people
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SPEAKING
A Fill in the blanks with the given words.
1. I…………………………..…………my neighbours – they are
very friendly and supportive • invite
2. I prefer to ……………………………………………so I don’t ask
the neighbors personal questions. • get on well with
3. I sometimes ……………………. my neighbour over for
coffee. • disturb
4. My neighbour has pets but they never ……………………
me. • nosy
5. We …………………………………with our neighbors
immediately. • ignored
6. He is quite ……………………so he often asks his
neighbours about their lives. • made friends
7. My neighbour …………………………………He’s always
complaining. • gets on my nerves
8. My neighbour ………..…… me for years. Now we have a
chat all day. • mind my own business

B Work with a partner. Ask and answer some questions below.

1. How well do you know your neighbours?
2. What kind of neighbors do you want to make friends with?
3. What kind of neighbors don’t you like?
4. Do you often invite your neighbor over for a drink?
5. Do any of your neighbors have a pet? Have you ever had a pet problem with them?

LISTENING
A Listen and fill in the blanks (🔉6.1)
A: I’m .......................... and tired of the noisy neighbor upstairs.
B: His music is so loud.
A: Let’s talk to the apartment ……………………………… again.
B: He’s not going to do anything.
A: Then we should move.
B: But the rent is……………………here.
A: Well, we have to ………………….. between cheap rent or a quiet
apartment.
B: That’s a tough choice. (Youtube – Lesson 26:
Noisy Neighbor)
A: No, it’s not. We can find another cheap place.
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GRAMMAR
QUANTIFIERS
C Circle the correct answers

D Discussion

1. Do you agree with the advice above? What else makes a good neighbors?
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READING

A Read the conversation below between Henry and his neighbor Tom.
Henry: Hi Tom, long time no see. How’s it going?
Tom: Good! It's great to see you again. Where did you go?
Henry: Well, I flew to Australia to visit my son for three months.
Tom: It sounds great.
Henry: Yes. But it's good to be home again. What have you been doing lately?
Tom: Oh, nothing much. I've been working in the garden these past few days. And I’ve had
my house painted.
Henry: You’re so hard-working. Have you lived in the same house since you arrived here?
Tom: No, first we rented a condo in downtown Denver. Then we moved here four years ago.
I love this neighborhood.
Henry: Yes, my wife Jane and I love this neighborhood, too. It’s so convenient that I don’t
want to move.
Tom: And how long have you lived in your house?
Henry: We've only lived here for five years.
Tom: That's strange, it seems like you have lived here longer than that.
Henry: No, we moved here in 2017.
Tom: How time flies!
Henry: I have to agree with you on that. I can't believe I've been retired for more than 10
years!
Tom: Really? You don't look a day over 60!
Henry: Thank you. You're a great neighbor!
Tom: No, really.
Henry: Well, I have to get going. Work is waiting for me. Have a good day.
Tom: You, too. Glad to have you back in the neighbor!

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FINAL PROJECT
Over to you
Write about neighbors and take a short video to present (Homework)
• Do you like your neighborhood? What do you like about it?
• How well do you know your neighbors?
• What kind of neighbors do you want to make friends with?
• What kind of neighbors don’t you like?
• How do you think neighbors can help each other?

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LESSON 7: HOLIDAYS
VOCABULARY
SIGHTSEEING HOLIDAYS
A Things to see

Places

B Tourists Activities

C Practice
Exercise 1: Tick (✔) the words which refer to religious places.

castle church ✓ cave beach fountain mosque

statue market cathedral temple place museum

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Exercise 2: Complete the email with the given words in the box

market lost places crowded

sightseeing go out have a look round

HOLIDAYS BY THE SEA

A Beach Activities
Match the pictures with the phrases about vacations

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What kind of accommodation do you prefer? Why?

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LISTENING

A Listen and fill in the blanks (🔉 7.1)

Man: So, how was your trip?

Woman: Oh, it was ………………………! Holiday of a lifetime.
Man: You went to Venice, right?
Woman: No! ………………….. did you get that idea? We went to Pisa and Cinque Terre.
Man: What’s it like around there?
Woman: Oh, it’s ……………….…………, especially on the coast. There are some really nice
towns and you can swim and ……………………….. and walk in the hills if that’s your thing.
Man: Did you speak any Italian?
Woman: No, not really. They get a lot of …………………………… around there, so they’re
used to speaking ……………………….
Man: Bet the food was good though.
Woman: Oh, you can’t even imagine. You even eat when you’re full just because it
………………………….. so good.
Man: Did you bring back any …………………………….? some nice wine? olive oil? an Italian
boyfriend?
Woman: No, of course not! Don’t be cheeky!

SPEAKING Let’s take a look at some questions below, these questions

will help you think about your last vacation:

Tell me about 1. Where did you go?

your last vacations 2. When did you go?
3. Who did you go with?

4. What did you eat?

5. Where did you stay? 9. Did you buy any souvenirs?
6. What did you do during the day? 10. Did you enjoy your last vacation?
7. What did you do at night? 11. Would you recommend that place that
8. How long were you there? you visited? Why or Why not?

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FINAL PROJECT
Over to you
Write about your last vacations and take a short video to present
• Where did you go?
• What places did you visit during your stay?
• How long were you there?
• Did you have a great time during your last vacation?
• Where would you like to go next? Why?

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LESSON 8: SPEACIAL EVENTS

VOCABULARY
WARM - UP
A Work in pairs and discuss.

1. How many festivals are there in Vietnam? What are they?

2. Which festivals do you like most?

VOCABULARIES
A Activities during Tet Holiday

Preceding Day
(23rd – 29th of the 12th Clean Go shopping
lunar month) the house

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New Year’s Eve Visit Enjoy a

(30th of the 12th ancestral reunion dinner
month lunar month) graves
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Set off
Make offerings firecrackers
to ancestors and fireworks
New Year’s Day

Give Go to the temple

lucky money and pagodas
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Day 2 – Day 7 Visit relatives and friends

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Practice

Exercise 1: Work with a partner. Ask and answer some questions below.

1. What do you often do to prepare for Tet?

2. What do you often do during Tet Holiday?
3. What traditional foods do you have during Tet?
4. Do you often travel during Tet?
5. Is Tet important to you? Explain Why?

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the given words in the box

Vietnamese people use Lunar calendar. It is based on the cycles of moon. Before
the New Year, people ……………………… their house to clean away the bad luck from
the old year and ……………………….. their house with peach blossom, apricot
blossom and kumquat. On New Year’s Eve, people have a special ………………….
They cook traditional foods like Bánh Chưng (steam square cake), Xôi (Sticky rice),
Chả Giò (Vienamese sausage), Canh Măng (dried young bamboo soup),…. On New
Yearbamboo soup), Mứt (candied fruits), etc. After dinner, it is time for
firecrackers. People set off ………………………….to scare away any bad spirits. On
New Year’s Day, people put on new clothes. People greet their parents and
grandparents. Children get ………………………..inside red envelopes. People watch
the lion and dragon dance and wish everybody a happy and healthy New Year.

lucky money clean firecrackers dinner decorate

B Zodiac Symbols Chart

What is your zodiac animal sign?

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C Lunar New Year Taboos

Exercise 1: Match the taboos below with suitable reasons.

1. Enter Vietnamese’s house when ┆ A. as people think ink in the squids

you haven’t been invited by the host ┆ is black, duck is stupid and shrimps
on the 1st day of Lunar New Year.
┆ remind that you will move back-
wards like them.
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B. because Vietnamese believe that
2. Sweep on the 1st day of New Year ┆ the first visitor of a family in new
┆ year determines their fortune for the
┆ entire year.
%@*! 3. Argue, swear and say ┆
bad things. ┆ C. since it symbolize sweeping the
┆ lucky away

4. Eating squids, duck meat or ┆ D. It is forbidden to say bad things

shrimps on Tet ┆ because it can bring them an
┆ inharmonic year
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Exercise 2: What else should we avoid doing on Tet Holiday?

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GRAMMAR EXPRESSING THE REASONS

Conjuctions Usage Examples

because To give the reason of something
that is important for the listener.
as/ since To give reason like because, but
with as and since, the reason
should already be known by the
listener.
for To introduces a new reason to the
listener as because does. For-
clause cannot be used in the
beginning.
Because I woke up late, we
missed the bus.
As we lost the final game,
we couldn’t qualify for the
semi-final.
I had to stay at home and
finish my assignment – for
the deadline was soon.

Note: When we want to emphasize the reason, we use the because clause at the end.
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FINAL PROJECT
Over to you

Write about your Tet holiday and take a short video to present
• What do you prepare for Tet Holiday?
• What should you do/ avoid during Tet Holiday?
• Do you enjoy Tet Holiday?
• What are the differences between Tet in the past and the present?

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LESSON 9: CLIMATE CHANGE

VOCABULARY
WARM - UP
A Work in pairs and discuss.

1. Is the environment a big concern in your country?

2. How has the environment in your region changed since you were a child?

VOCABULARIES
A The causes

Write True (T) or False (F)

1. Global warming and climate change are linked.
2. Greenhouse gases are needed to support human life
3. The excessive use of fossil fuels doesn’t affect the environment.
4. The effects of climate change include drought, floods, illnesses.
5. We should act now to stop global warming.

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B The solutions

Match the bold words 1 - 5 with their meanings.

a. use it badly
b. gas and electricity
c. working well and not wasting energy
d. don’t waste
e. put a new tree in the ground

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SPEAKING

LISTENING (🔉 9.1)

1. Listening and write the missing words (burn – warm – gases)

What are actually the causes of global warming?
The pollution. The burning of natural resources such as coal and oil. When
we…………………enough of them, the……………….…they release…………..…the Earth

2. Select the correct answers:

What will happen if global warming continues into the future?
• If the temperature continue/continues to rise, the polar ice will melt/melts.
• If the ice melt/melts, the sea levels rise/will rise
• If the sea levels rise/will rise, the climate changes/ will change.

3. Listen and write the missing words

What will the result of all that be?
• If the climate changes, there will be …………….….in some areas, and not enough
rain will fall on others.
• This will have a serious …………….on agriculture

Do you think we will be able to slow global warming?

• I think we probably will if we use cleaner sources of ……………….such as solar power.
• It’s ………………and almost unlimited.

Are governments going to do anything about this problem?

• They’re going to ………………the number of cars and introduce cleaner fuels, because
cars are big polluters.
• They’re also going to close all the dirty factories and produce……………… in a cleaner
way.
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GRAMMAR
TYPE 1 CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Usage

Type 1 conditional sentences are used to talk about real and possible situations.
Here we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will /can / may +
infinitive in the result clause.

Examples
• If I am hungry, I will get something to eat.
• If you are hungry, you can eat an apple.
• If it rains we may get wet.

Exercise
• If it …………………. (rain), we ………………… (cancel) the match.
• If I ……………….. (get) a promotion, I ………………… (buy) a car.
• If she ………………. (be late), we …………………. (go) without her.
• If you ………………. (ask) more politely, I ………………… (buy) you a drink.
• If you …………………. (not behave), I ………………. (throw) you out.
• If he ……………….. (win) the first prize, his mother ……………… (be) happy.
• If he ……………….. (get) proper medical care, he ………………. (survive)
• If the drought ………………… (continue), plants and animals ………………… (perish).

FINAL PROJECT

Over to you

Give your opinions by answering the questions below:

1. Which of these factors most contributes to current climate change?

2. What are some things ordinary people can do to protect the environment?
3. What does each individual need to do to protect the environment?

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LESSON 10: Making plans

WARM-UP
1. Draw a line to match the pictures with the words below.

shopping center birthday party cinema ice skating bowling

2. (10.1 🔉) Listen and circle the best word to complete these sentences.
a. It’s Jack’s / Gemma’s / Makayla’s birthday next week and they are planning a
surprise celebration.
b. They decide to go to the cinema / ice skating / bowling.
c. They are going on Friday afternoon / Saturday afternoon / Sunday afternoon
d. They are going to meet in front of the bowling place / cinema / ice rink.
e. They are going to meet at 3 / 4 / 5 o’clock.
f. Gemma isn’t going to tell anyone / is going to tell Jack / is going to tell their friends.
3. Listen again & complete the conversation below. Role-play to practice with your
partner.
Makayla: (1) _____________________________
Gemma: Yeah, maybe … Are there any good films on at the moment?
Makayla: Mm … there’s that one comedy, Lucky Break. Gemma: Oh, no … we saw
that last week. It’s really not that funny.
Makayla: Oh right. Erm … (2) _____________________________
Gemma: Mmm, no … Jack doesn’t like ice skating.
Makayla: Well, what does he like?
Gemma: Well … he likes bowling … What about bowling?
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Makayla: Yeah. That's a great idea. Everyone likes bowling.

Gemma: OK.
Makayla: (3) _____________________________
Gemma: How about Saturday afternoon?
Makayla: All right. (4) _____________________________
Gemma: Let’s meet at the shopping center in front of the bowling place.
Makayla: OK. (5) _____________________________
Gemma: Erm … 3 o’clock?
Makayla: OK. That sounds great! (6) _____________________________,
Saturday afternoon, in front of the bowling place.
Gemma: Yeah, that’s a plan! I’ll tell the others.

Discussion
Have you ever had a surprise party? How do you usually celebrate your party?

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STRUCTURE
To talk about the future, we can use “will” or “be going to”
Will + infinitive Be going to + infinitive

We use "will" when we decide to do something We use "going to" to talk about a planned
at the time of speaking. activity for future.
Julie: There's no milk.
Julie: There's no milk. John: I know. I'm going to go and get some when
John: Really? In that case, I'll go and get some. this TV programme finishes.

A prediction based on something we can see

A prediction based on opinion:
(or hear) now:

I think the Conservatives will win the next

The Conservatives are going to win the election.
election.
They already have most of the votes.

1. Practice: complete the sentences with “will’ or “be going to”

a. A: We don’t have any bread. B: I know. I______________(buy) some.
I took some money from your purse.
b. A: We don’t have any bread. B: Really? I______________ (get) some
from the shop then.
c. A: Why do you need to borrow my suitcase? B: Because
I____________(visit) my mother in Scotland next month.
d. A: I’m really cold. B: I________________ (turn) the heating on.

2. Write sentences for situations. Discuss with your partner to find out more
information. *For example:
a. What you do after the class today
A: I’m going to move to Poland.
b. What you do in your next holiday
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Find phrases in bold to match

Are you a PLANNER or a with the definitions below. Then

make sentences with the words.
PROCRASTINATOR?
a. Not pay attention to the things you are

Do you plan your day or do you supposed to be doing

prefer to see what happens? b. Delay (a job)

When you have a job to do, do you: c. Put jobs in order of which is the most
1. Generally do things ahead of time or leave important
things until the last minute?
d. Spend time doing things that aren’t
2. Prefer to get started on a difficult job or put
off doing difficult jobs until later?
important
3. Tend to get distracted easily and waste time or e. Complete tasks
use your time wisely and get things done? f. Do lots of different job at the same
4. Write to-do lists and prioritise tasks or prefer
time
to multitask?
g. Do things in advance
h. Begin a job
i. Be careful with your time
*Do you think it’s a good idea to write to- j. Do jobs just before the time they need
do lists? to be done
*When was the last time that you left …….?
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FINAL PROJECT

Write and talk about your plan or arrangements with other people in the

near future

You should say:

What is the plan?

Who is involved?

How do you communicate to make arrangements?

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LESSON 11: Communities

COMMUNITIES

*What would you do if you had to

start a new community?
Think about these questions below:
a. Where would it be?
b. Who would live there? Would it be large or small community?
c. What laws would be there?
d. What type of government would the community have?
e. What special customs would be there? How would these bind the community together?

1. Listen to two people discussing the first three questions above. What do they
decide for each question?
2. (11.1) Listen again and tick the key phrases that you hear.
❑ I’d probably choose…
❑ I’d go for a place that …
❑ It’d need to be somewhere…
❑ They’d need to be able to …
❑ The most important thing would be ….
❑ Ideally, there would be…
More Bigger &
Speaking united? stronger?

1. Think about your community.

What would make it: Increasingly
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2. Work in pairs and plan your community. Present your ideas to

another pair.

TRIBE
Vocabulary
Quickly guess the meaning of the words below
tribe isolated remote customs survive bind

a. Form a strong connection between people

b. Continue to live normally even when there are great problems
c. Something that people in a particular society do because it’s traditional
d. A group of people with the same race, language and customs
e. Far away from other places (or a person who is lonely and can’t meet other
people)
Speaking
1. Watch a video and answer the questions
a. When visitors arrive in Atuna, what must they do?
b. What do the community leaders tell Bruce?
c. What happens during a “community fish drive”?
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2. Discuss the questions

a. Do you think it is good that Bruce visited Anuta? Why/ Why not?
b. Would you like to visit this place? Why/ Why not?
c. Can the modern world learn anything from places like Anuta?

FINAL PROJECT
Write and talk about the tribe that you visited (or that you want to discover

in the near future)

You should say:

Where is the tribe?

What did you see/ do there?

What impressed you most? Why?

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LESSON 12: Transport

VOCABULARY
Write the words under the correct picture
aerial tramway plane taxi truck

coach motorbike air-balloon fire engine

train bike (bicycle) double-decker bus carriage

Travelling around

*Tell a short story related to transportation (try to use the bold words above)
Ex:
Last week, I went to Cat Ba - Hai Phong to visit my grandparents. I paid 120.000 VND
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12.1 Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentences.

1. We were late, so we had to get / catch a taxi.
2. You mustn’t ride / drive a motorbike without a helmet in the UK.
3. She told him to get in / get on the car and fasten his seat belt.
4. The journey / travel to the airport takes half an hour.
5. Trains to the airport travel / run every half hour.
6. The pilot didn’t want to drive / fly the plane in such bad weather.
7. They left a bit late and lost / missed the bus.
8. I see that train fares / tickets are going up again.
9. You mustn’t speak to the bus pilot / driver when he is driving.

ARE YOU
10. We mustHAPPY WITH
get off / out TRANSPORT?
the bus at the next station / stop.

Where I live buses are not very convenient (1) ; the nearest
bus stop is half a mile away (2). And when I do get the bus,
I often have to wait in a queue (3) for about twenty
minutes, and then three come along at the same time!
People are always complaining about (4) the bus service,
but where I live it’s good. I’ve got a bus stop round the
corner (5) and buses run every ten minutes for most of the
day, and they’re usually reliable (6).
I. get the train to work. Trains are expensive – a return (7) to
London is 40 pounds – but I’ve got a season ticket (8), and that
makes it cheaper. However, if I miss (9) my train, I have to wait
half an hour for the next one.
Guess the meaning of the bold words
e. Stand in a line
a. Very near
f. The distance from a place
b. Don’t catch
g. Near or easy to use
c. You can trust them
h. A ticket you can use many times within a
d. A ticket for a journey to a place & back
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12.2. Complete the sentences.

1. I wasn’t happy with the service, so I made a complaint .
2. Where I live, the public transport is not very __________ because the nearest bus
stop is two kilometres __________, and there are no trains at all.
3. The train station is just round the____________ from where I live.
4. Buses are not very___________ . Sometimes they come every five minutes, but
other times you have to wait for forty minutes.
5. When I got to the bus stop there was a long __________ of people.
6. Train fares are crazy: a__________ to Glasgow costs more than two singles.
7. People are always__________ about the buses, but I don’t think they’re that bad.
8. I use the trains every day for work, so I’ve got a ________ ticket.
9. Your train is going to depart from ____________ six at 10:25.
Over to you
Answer the questions about transport in your country.
1. Are trains more reliable than buses?
2. Are return tickets usually twice the price of a single?
3. Is where you live convenient for public transport? Why? / Why not?
4. How often do you take a taxi? Why, and where do you go to?
Listening
A man arrives at Heathrow airport. He needs to get to his hotel.
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FINAL PROJECT
Your opinion about the public transport in your country

You can say:

Is the public transport popular in your country?

How is it? Are there any problems related to it?

What solutions do you suggest to make it better?

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LESSON 13: On the road

VOCABULARY

1. You can’t pass another car _______________

2. The driver is not legally permitted to make a U-turn _____________
3. The sign that lets drivers know they are leaving a one-way street and going onto a
street with traffic going in the opposite direction ___________________
4. When approaching this regulatory sign, drivers must slow down and yield the right-
of-way to pedestrians or vehicles coming from the other direction _____________
5. You are not permitted to enter the road_______________
6. This sign alerts drivers that the path they are traveling leads to a dead
end_________________
7. This sign alerts drivers that they are approaching a crossing where schoolchildren
will cross the street _________________
8. This is a warning sign indicating road workers are on or near the route
__________________
9. This sign lets you know the maximum or lowest legal speed at which vehicles must
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ON THE ROAD
Finding the ways
Yesterday, I got lost (1) on my way to (2) the airport. I decided to use side roads and
go via (3) the village of Pensford, but I took the wrong turning (4) just before I got
there, and I ended up (5) in a supermarket car park. Fortunately I was able to ask
someone the way (6), and a very kind woman directed (7) me to the A38, where I
could then follow signs for the airport.

(1) didn’t know where I was (5) found myself in a place I didn’t expect to
(2) while I was going to (the airport) be in
(3) go through somewhere to get to a destination (6) ask how to get to a place
(4) corner where one road meets another (7) told me how to get to a place

Have you ever got lost? Let’s talk about it

An accident
I saw an accident this morning on the main road into
town. A pedestrian – a young boy – stepped off the
pavement and into the road just as a car was approaching.
The driver braked, but the car swerved and crashed into __________
a parked car on the opposite side of the road. Fortunately
the driver wasn’t injured but both cars were quite badly
damaged.

__________ __________

__________ __________

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Practice: Complete the text below

I was on the main road into town today and I saw an ___________. I was
___________ a roundabout when the guy behind tried to ___________ me and the
driver in front of me. He was driving too fast – over the __________ limit – and he
lost control of the car. He had to ___________ to avoid a car on the other side of
the road, and in the end he __________ into a tree. The car was badly
_____________, but to my surprise, the man got out of the car with no
_____________ at all.
Over to you
1. Do you have a speed limit on motorways? If so, what is it?

2. Do drivers usually stop for pedestrians at pedestrian crossings? If not, why not?

3. Have you ever seen a traffic accident?

4. How can traffic accidents be prevented?

Listening
Listen and write the missing words to complete the text below.
I ____________ how many accidents I’ve had in my life. I’ve had a few serious ones
where I’ve ended up in ____________ . Traffic accidents are the worst. They’re always
painful. I ____________ had too many work-related accidents. I suppose that’s because
I do ____________ work and that’s not so dangerous. Most of my accidents are those
around the house. I’ve lost count of the ____________ of times I’ve hit my thumb with a
hammer. I’m also really good at standing up and ____________ my head on something.
I’m not as bad as my friend ____________ . He’s a real accident looking for somewhere
to happen. Almost every time we meet, he has some story to tell about his ____________
accident. He’s ____________ unbelievable. I think I’d be very ____________ if I were
his mother.

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FINAL PROJECT
Write and talk about an event that you’ve ever met on the road.

You can say:

What was the event?

What happened?

What can you learn from that event?

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LESSON 14: Travel

WARM-UP
Match the holiday types on the left with their descriptions on the right.

1
What type of holiday do you prefer? Let’s talk about your last holiday
TRAVEL (part 1)
Vocabulary
Complete the words or phrases below. Check the meaning of them
board number crew card control luggage

reclaim free baggage building desk locker

1. departures___________
2. excess______________
3. check-in____________
4. hand_______________
5. terminal____________
6. duty_______________
7. flight_______________
8. overhead____________
9. boarding____________
10. cabin______________
11. baggage____________
12. passport____________
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Speaking
Work in pairs. Discuss and answer these questions
1. What’s the place where the airline staff check your ticket?
2. Who are the people that travel on a plane?
3. What do airline staff weigh at the check-in desk?
4. What’s the piece of paper they give you at the check-in desk?
5. What do we call the place you’re travelling to?
6. What do airport staff do at passport control?
7. What do we call the place where you get on the plane?
8. What do you call the bags that you can take on the plane with you?
9. What’s the part of the airport where the plane takes off and lands?
Over to you
Answer the questions. If you don’t fly very much, ask someone else.
1. What is the best part and the worst part of the flight?
2. When do you often have delays, and why?
3. What do you usually do on the aircraft during the flight?
4. What’s the first thing you do on arrival?
5. Do you ever have anything to declare when you go through customs?
Listening

(14.1) People are travelling. Listen and match the conversation 1-4 with
situations a – d. Then discuss “What problems do they talk about in each
conversation?”

a. Crime in a city
b. The journey to Heathrow airport
c. Travelling in the north of the country
d. Arriving at the airport

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TRAVEL (part 2)
Vocabulary
1. Match 1-10 with a – i to complete the sentences. Make new sentences
using the phrases (1-10)
1. Watch out for a. when you take trips into the jungle
2. Make sure b. you find out how much the journey is supposed to cost
3. Don’t … (or else) c. watch out for groups of young children on the streets
4. You’d better d. the taxi drivers who tend to hang around outside the
5. If I were you, airport
6. Be careful e. I’d allow about an hour or a half
7. Don’t forget to f. don’t think the water
8. Whatever you do g. leave plenty of time
9. You need to h. get in until you’ve agreed the price with the driver or else
you could…
i. to remember to hold on to your handbag
j. take your malaria tablets

2. Find the mistakes in the sentences below

a. The most important thing to remember is not going out alone.

b. If I were you I’ll bring waterproof clothes.
c. Make sure if you wear a helmet and protective clothing when you ride a
bike.
d. Be carefully when you’re on the main roads. They’re always very busy.
e. Don’t forgetting to keep your luggage with you at all times.
f. Whatever you are do, don’t buy food from the street sellers. It’s terrible.
g. Watch out for people try to sell you fake watches.
h. You’ll better leave your valuables in the hotel.

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Speaking
Work in pairs and role-play the situation
You are a tourist. You want to go on a tour in Australia Outback. Ask
for advices (you can change the location to wherever you want to go)
Ex:
A: Hello! I’d like some information about going into the Outback.
B: Yes, sure.
A: First of all, what animals do I need to be careful of?
B: ….
A: What special clothes/ equipment do I need?
B: …

Change roles and role-play the situation

You work in a diving centre. A customer would like to go snorkeling on the reef.
Give advice
Ex:
A: Hello! How can I help you?
B: Ya, I’d like to go snorkeling on the reef. Can you give me some advice,
please?
A: Of course. You should wear a T – shirt so you don’t get sunburn.
B: ….
Suggest:
• Don’t touch the coral. You might break pieces off.
• Take an underwater camera to take photos.
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Listening
1. Listen and write “TRUE” or “FALSE”

a. The Bristol train is at 20.12

b. First class is at the back of the train.
c. Passengers for Oxford are delayed by 8 minutes.
d. The Paris flight is EV318.
e. People in the front of the train carriage can get out easily at Liverpool
Street.
f. The back doors won't open.
g. Liverpool Street has lots of other underground lines.
h. Redbridge is the last stop.

2. Match the numbers with the information

9 3 13 8

a. The number of stops before Bristol Temple Meads.

b. The number of minutes delay to the Bristol train.
c. The new platform for the Bristol train.
d. The gate for the Paris flight.

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FINAL PROJECT
Write and talk about your latest trip/ journey

You can say:

Where did you go?

How did you get there?

What did you see/ do there?

Was there anything special that you couldn’t forget?

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