1 READING &

LISTENING EXTRA
ELEMENTARY UNIT 1 4 1.1 Zoe is at the Lost Property Office.
Listen to the conversation and answer the
1 Read the list of objects. Which objects DON’T people usually
questions.
carry in their bags? Which objects do you have in your bag
today? What else do you usually carry in your bag? 1 What object is she looking for?
2 Does she get it?
umbrella cat mobile phone wallet sunglasses keys
reading glasses notebook mountain bike laptop 5 Listen again and complete the form.

2 Read an article about the things people lose on public LOST PROPERTY
transport in London. Answer the questions.
Type of transport:
bus 
✓ train  underground  taxi 
Number of service: 1
Date and time: November 10, 18.15
Object lost:
umbrella  phone  laptop  bag 
✓
other 
Description: 2
If bag, contents: 3
Date of return: November 11, 12.45
Signature: Zoe Mack

6 Look at the extracts. Complete the questions

LOST PROPERTY with a word from the box. Who says these
extracts, Zoe or the man in the office?
Every day millions of people travel around London on buses, trains
and in taxis. And every day lots of people lose things on their trip! sure describe this help What colour
When it rains, they leave their umbrellas. In winter they forget their
hats. In summer they lose their sunglasses. Lots of people forget their 1 Hello, can I you?
phones. And some even lose their laptops! 2 Can you your bag, please?
Some of these things are lost forever. But not all of them. Every day, 3 Is your bag?
public transport workers take more than 600 lost objects to the Lost
Property Office. They keep the things at the office for three months 4 ‘s in the bag?
and wait for their owners to come and find them. 5 What is the notebook?
So, what do people lose? A lot of people lose books, wallets and keys. 6 Are you this is your bag?
Other passengers leave their supermarket shopping. Some people
forget some very strange things! Do you know one person forgot their 7 1.2 Listen and check.
cat! And another person lost their mountain bike! And the strangest
thing of all? One person forgot a large toy dinosaur. It was 1.80m tall! 8 Match Zoe’s answers a)–f) with the questions
How can you forget something like that? in Exercise 6.
a) A notebook, my diary, some reading
1 What things do people normally forget? glasses …
b) I can’t remember …
2 Where can they go to find them? c) It’s big and blue and it has a photo of
London on it.
3 Which objects in the article are not in the list in Exercise 1? d) No, no, it isn’t.
e) Yes, please. I’m looking for my bag.
f) Yes, yes I am!
3 Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T) or
false (F)? Correct the false sentences. 9 Work in pairs. Act out the conversation
1 People lose different things at different times of year. between Zoe and the man in the Lost
2 People always lose small objects. Property Office.
3 All of the objects are cheap.
4 All the things that people lose go to the Lost Property Office.
10 Choose a new object from the list in
Exercise 1 or from the article and act out a
5 These things stay in the office for about twelve weeks. new conversation at the Lost Property Office.
6 People lose a lot of strange things, but they never lose
animals.

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LISTENING EXTRA
ELEMENTARY UNIT 2 5 Find the phrases in the box in the article.
Then match them with their synonyms 1–6.
1 Look at the list of jobs. Which job or jobs would you like
to do? Why? nine out of ten all year round
just as happy in the town centre
gardener florist chef teacher sports instructor
five days a week special occasion
nurse hairdresser tourist guide
1 90 percent
I’d like to be a chef. I love cooking!

2 Read the title of the article. Why do you think gardeners 2 equally happy
and florists are so happy in their jobs?
3 a happy time like a birthday, wedding, etc.
3 Read the article and check your answers in Exercise 2.
4 in the middle of the town
4 Read the article again. Who talks about the following:
Dave (D), Chloe (C) or both (B)? 5 Monday to Friday
1 having a small business
2 loving their job 6 twelve months a year
3 making a place beautiful
4 the different seasons of the year
5 working at weekends
6 2.1 Listen to Jon talking about his job.
Is he a gardener or a florist? What does he
6 working with plants
like most about his job?

Gardeners and florists are the happiest workers 7 Listen again. Complete the sentences.
View comments 1 Jon works but he loves it.
2 He starts work at every day.
3 He goes to the flower to buy
fresh flowers.
4 The market opens at .
5 Jon loves the and the smells
in the market.
6 He likes to have a and talk to
the people selling the flowers.
7 He says that people use flowers to say a lot
of things.
8 Some people want to say sorry, some
florist
people want to say and a lot
A new survey puts gardeners and florists at number one in of people want to say .
the happiness league. But what makes them so happy?
Nine out of ten gardeners and florists say they are happy in their 8 Number these actions in the correct order to
jobs. That compares with four out of ten office workers. We asked show how Jon starts his day.
them why.
I open my shop.
‘I love my job! I spend all day in the open air, all year round, I go to the flower market.
seven days a week! I love watching the plants grow and
change from spring to summer to autumn.’ I have a coffee.
Dave, gardener, Brighton I get ready for the day.
Being in contact with nature and working outdoors are two very I go to my shop.
important things for gardeners. Florists’ jobs are a little different.
They don’t work outdoors, they don’t grow the flowers, but they 9 Write five actions you do every day to start
are just as happy! your day.
‘I have a small flower shop in the town centre. I work five days
a week and sometimes at weekends. I love every minute.
I love flowers and I really like helping people decorate a hotel
10 Share your list with a partner. Ask your
partner what time he/she does the things
or a restaurant or a special place for a special occasion.’
Chloe, florist, Edinburgh
on the list, and any other questions you
want to ask.
So, if you want to be happy at work, get a job as a gardener or
a florist!

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ELEMENTARY UNIT 3 5 3.1 Listen to two friends, Tania and Josie,
doing the quiz. Make a note of Tania’s answers.
1 Work in pairs and discuss. Who do you usually
What are Tania’s results: mostly As, mostly Bs or
spend more time with, your friends or your family?
mostly Cs?
What do you usually do together?
Question 1: A  B  C 
I live with my family, so I spend more time with them.
We watch TV and eat together every day. Question 2: A  B  C 
Question 3: A  B  C 
2 Read the quiz and choose the best answer for you,
A, B or C. 6 Listen again. Choose the correct answer.
1 What is the relationship between Tania and Josie?
Friends or family? a) They are sisters.
Which are most important for you? b) They are best friends.
Do our quiz and find out! 2 Who answers the questions?
a) Only Tania.
1 It’s Sunday afternoon. Who do you want to spend b) Both Tania and Josie.
the afternoon with?
3 How does Tania answer the questions?
A My family – I never see them during the week.
We often go out together on Sundays. a) With no hesitation.
B My best friend – it’s no competition! The two of b) She changes her answers a couple of times.
us always spend all our free time together! 4 Do you think they enjoy the quiz?
C No one. I like to be alone. Maybe I can take my a) Yes, they think it’s fun.
dog for a long walk.
b) No, they think it’s a bit boring.
2 Where would you most like to be on a rainy
Saturday?
A At the cinema with my family watching a new
7 Read the extracts a)–f) below. Which question is
movie.
Tania answering? Write the number 1, 2 or 3 next
B At the mall with my best friend, having a coffee to each extract.
and looking round the shops. a) I don’t get to see them that much
C At the sports centre, working out in the gym, during the week
or in the swimming pool.
b) the same thing I always do I guess …
3 How would you like to spend your next birthday?
c) Well, here, I guess
A I’d like to have a big party at home and invite all my
family and friends! d) well, with you of course!
B I’d like to go out to a restaurant with a small group e) what we usually do!
of very good friends and then go dancing. f) with you and some other friends
C I’d like to go away for the weekend and visit a new city.

Click here for your results.

8 Look at the words in bold in Exercise 7. What do
they refer to? Choose an answer from the box.

3 Compare your answers with a partner. Did you get Josie (x2) at the mall have a big party
Tania and Josie Tania’s family
mostly As, Bs or Cs? What do you think this says
about you?
9 Here are two more questions from the same quiz.
4 Read the three interpretations of the results (1–3) Write three options for a), b) and c). Read the
and match them to the headings (A–C). Do you results again in Exercise 4 to remember what the
agree with the interpretation of your results? three letters mean.
A Mostly As B Mostly Bs C Mostly Cs Who do you usually talk to when you have
a problem?
1 You are a quiet person. You like your own company. a)
You are independent and you usually do things on b)
your own. But remember, we all need friends and
c)
family sometimes!
2 You are a real family person! You love to spend How much time do you spend with your family
time with your family. They are the most every week?
important people in your life. But remember, it’s a)
good to spend some time with your friends, too. b)
3 You share everything with your best friend. That’s c)
great, but don’t forget that there are other people
in the world, too!
10 Take it in turns to answer each other’s questions.
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LISTENING EXTRA
ELEMENTARY UNIT 4 4 What do these adjectives describe in
the messages? Read the messages
1 Work in pairs and discuss.
again and check your answers.
1 Do you know anyone who has a new flat or home? Is it very
1 lovely
different from their old home? What is it like?
2 great
2 What would you like to change about where you live at the moment?
3 really small
2 Look at the first message in a short chat conversation between 4 second-hand
two friends, Jo and Ben. What’s the conversation about? 5 new
a) Jo has got a new flat. 6 big
b) Ben wants to see Jo’s new flat.
c) Jo wants to see Ben’s new flat.
5 Look at the phrases in bold in the
messages. What do they refer to?

JoJo
Hi Ben! I hear you’re moving to a new flat. Where are you going?
6 4.1 Jo is visiting Ben’s new flat.
What’s the flat like? I can’t wait to hear all about it!
Listen to their conversation. What
does Jo like about the flat?

3 Read the rest of the conversation. The messages are not in the 7 Listen again, tick the names of the
correct order. Put them in the correct order. rooms and furniture that you hear.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Rooms:
hall
A JoJo kitchen
What furniture are you giving away? We need a new sofa! ;) living room
bathroom
B JoJo bedroom
Perfect! See you tomorrow! study
dining room
C Ben96
Well, actually we want to get a smaller sofa. You can have
Furniture:
1
our old one if you want. And what about a kitchen table? bed
There’s a breakfast bar in our new flat so we don’t need 2it. sofa
table
D Ben96 chairs
Yes, we’re moving next week. The flat’s lovely. It’s in the middle of shower
town. 3It’s got a rooftop terrace and great views. But it’s really small.
We can’t take all of our furniture. Do you know anyone who wants bath
some second-hand furniture?
8 Work in pairs.
E JoJo 1 Draw a simple floor plan of Ben’s
Wow! That’s fantastic! Yes, can we have 4them both? When can we new flat. Remember to include
come round to pick 5them up? Is tomorrow evening OK? all the rooms and furniture from
Exercise 7.
F Ben96
2 Take it in turns to repeat the
Yes, 6that’s perfect. Or we can bring them to you. My dad’s hiring
a big van to help us move. We can use 7that to bring the sofa and conversation between Jo and Ben.
table around to your place. Is that OK? Use your floor plan to help you.

9 Draw a simple floor plan of your own.

Describe it to a partner.

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ELEMENTARY UNIT 5 3 Read the text again. Number the actions a)–g) in
the correct order. Two actions happen at the
1 Work in pairs and discuss.
same time.
1 When you eat outside, do you usually cook your
a) make a fire
food outside or bring a picnic from home?
b) dig a hole
2 When you eat outside, what kind of food do you
c) prepare the food
usually eat?
d) eat!
2 Read the text and answer the questions. e) wait for the fire to get hot
1 What is a hāngi? f) put the food in the hole
2 When do people have hāngis? g) wait for the food to cook
3 What kind of food do they eat?
4 Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).
Correct the false sentences.
1 This is a new way of cooking food.
2 It takes a long time to make the food.
3 You cook the food on an open fire.
4 There are a lot of different kinds of food.
5 You put the hot stones in the box with the food.
6 The food doesn’t smell very good.

5 Would you like to try hāngi food? Why/Why not?

6 5.1 Listen to Sarah talking about

Thanksgiving, a traditional family celebration in
the USA. What is the most important thing about
this tradition?
Hāngi – a
barbecue 7 Listen again and complete the summary using
the words in the box.
underground!
together cooking vegetables important
A hāngi is a traditional Māori* barbecue. It’s an old, family turkey Thursday
old tradition and people in New Zealand prepare
hāngis on special family occasions. Thanksgiving is an 1 family celebration
in the USA. It takes place on the fourth
It takes five to six hours to prepare a hāngi. 2
in November. People travel from all
The first step is to dig a large hole in the ground. over the country to be 3 and spend the
Then you build a big fire in the hole and put some day 4 and eating. The main food is
special volcanic stones** in the fire. The stones 5
with 6 . All the
stay in the fire for two to three hours. The stones 7
help with the preparations.
need to be very, very hot to cook the food.
While the fire is burning, the rest of the family 8 Think of a special occasion in your country where
prepare the food. There’s fish, chicken and families come together. Answer the questions.
lamb as well as potatoes, cabbage and other 1 What is the occasion?
vegetables. The food goes into large metal 2 When does it take place?
boxes. When the fire stops burning, you put 3 What do you do?
the food boxes in the hole with the hot stones 4 Do you eat any special food? If yes, what?
and finally you cover the hole with earth.
After two to three hours of very slow cooking, 9 Work in pairs. Talk about the special occasion you
the food is ready to eat. When the boxes come chose in Exercise 8.
out of the hole, the smell is just fantastic! After all
the hard work and preparation, everybody is very
hungry and the food tastes absolutely delicious!

** the native population of New Zealand

** stones from volcanoes can stay hot for a long time

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6 READING &
ELEMENTARY UNIT 6
1 Who was your favourite teacher at
school? What was his/her name?
How old were you? What can you
remember about him/her?
2 Read the descriptions on the web
page. Do the teachers sound nice?
Are they like your favourite teacher?
Forum: World Teacher’s Day
On World Teacher’s Day we asked our readers to
tell us about their favourite teachers. Here are
some of your answers.
‘My first teacher was Mrs Davies. I was four years
old. She was tall and had long dark hair. I went
to a small village school and she was my teacher
for three years. I can’t remember what she taught
me, but I can remember her smile. She always
smiled!’
‘My favourite teacher was Mr Morgan. He taught
me science at secondary school when I was about
13 or 14. He had grey hair and a big beard.
He always looked very serious but he had a great
sense of humour! He loved science and he loved
teaching. He was the best teacher I ever had.’
‘Dani was a Spanish student. He was 21. He came
from Madrid and he was a language assistant at
our school for a year when I was 16. He was great
fun. He told great stories and showed us photos
and videos of his life in Madrid. I loved his classes
so much I decided to study Spanish at university!’
Do you have a story about your favourite
teacher that you can share with us? REPLY 
3 Match the sentences 1–6 to the
teachers. Write A for Mrs Davies,
B for Mr Morgan or C for Dani.
1 wasn’t a qualified teacher.
2 was a primary school teacher.
3 was a secondary school teacher.
4 and were funny and made
their students laugh.
5 was always happy.
6 came from another country.
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LISTENING EXTRA
4 Look at the descriptions again and find the verbs in the table.
Complete the table with the past form of the verbs.
Infinitive Regular + -ed Regular + -d Irregular Past form
ask ✓ asked
have
go
teach
smile
look
love
come
tell
show
decide
5 6.1 Listen to one of the teachers from Exercise 2 talking
about his/her first class. Which teacher is it?
6 Listen again and answer the questions.
1 How many students were in the class?
2 How many children were in the school?
3 How many classes were there?
4 How old were the children in the teacher’s class?
5 How long did the teacher stay at that school?
6 How many children are there in the school where the teacher
is teaching now?
7 Complete the extracts using the words in the box. Listen again
to check.
big different difficult funny little small
1 It was a very school.
2 … one for the children, from four to seven, and
one for the older children, from eight to eleven.
3 They were very sweet. And so ! I loved them!
4 A four-year-old child and a seven-year-old child are very
.
5 It was in the beginning
6 Now I teach in a school.
8 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about your
first school.
1 Where was your first school?
2 How many children were there in the school?
3 How many children were there in your class?
4 How long did you stay at the school?
5 Did you like it? Why/Why not?
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LISTENING EXTRA
ELEMENTARY UNIT 7 4 Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Correct the false sentences.
1 How many of the questions can you answer about your
1 There are two cities in Germany that are
hometown?
bigger than Munich.
1 How many people live in your town?
2 Berlin, the capital of Germany, has more
2 How old is your town?
visitors than Munich.
3 How many tourists visit your town every year?
3 The city is not very old.
4 What is your town famous for?
4 The Englischer Garten is the biggest
2 Read the city guide and answer the questions in Exercise 1 park in Europe.
for Munich. 5 The most popular drink is beer.
6 People eat Weisswurst in the morning.
3 Read the guide again and complete it using the numbers in
the box. 5 Would you like to visit Munich? Why/
Why not?
#4 3.7km2 12th 12 (midday) 1972 600 million litres
6 7.1 Listen to Lorna and Carl talking
about Munich. Choose the best summary
CITIES IN NUMBERS

MUNICH
of their conversation.
1 Lorna and Carl talk about their weekend
together in Munich.
2 Lorna tells Carl about the food in Munich.
3 Carl asks Lorna a lot of questions about
her weekend in Munich.

7 Listen again. Tick the topics Lorna

talks about.
the weather
the food
the buildings
skiing
ice-skating
the museums
Munich is the capital of Bavaria, in the southwest of
Germany. It is famous for its beer, white sausages and
the parks
great quality of life. Find out a little bit more about the the white sausages
city with our special ‘city in numbers’ guide.
8 Match the extracts to six of the topics
in Exercise 7.
• It’s the 3rd largest city in Germany and the 1 biggest
city population in the EU. It has 1.3 million inhabitants. 1 It was great fun.
2 No, we didn’t go to the mountains, we
• It has 70 million visitors every year and it’s the most popular stayed in the city.
tourist city in Germany. 3 That was my favourite!
4 The best thing was the breakfasts.
• It’s #1 for quality of life in Germany and 2 for quality 5 They were really beautiful in the snow.
of life in the world.
6 Yes, it was. Very cold! It snowed on
• The city dates back to 1158. Friday night.

• In 3 it was home to the Olympic Games.

9 Think about a town or city you visited
recently. What did you do there? What
did you like about it?
• The Englischer Garten is one of the largest city parks in Europe at
. It’s bigger than Central Park in New York.
10 Work in pairs. Ask each other questions
4

• The city is famous for its beer and its sausages. More than about the town or city you chose in
5
of beer are made in Munich every year. The famous Exercise 9. Ask questions about the
weisswurst (white sausage) is everybody’s favourite breakfast topics in the box.
food. If you want to eat some, remember, you must eat it
before 6 . food weather sports other activities
buildings parks

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LISTENING EXTRA
ELEMENTARY UNIT 8 4 Look at the second half of the poster
(The solution?). Which of these
1 Where do you usually go
things do you do regularly? Is it easy
shopping: a) at the local shops,
to shop in local shops in your
b) in a supermarket or c) at a
neighbourhood?
shopping centre. Why?
5 8.1 Listen to Ross. He works for

buy
the Buy Local campaign. Is he happy
with the campaign at the moment?

6 Listen again and answer the

local
questions.
1 When did he start working with the
campaign?

2 Why did he join the campaign?

The problem?

• centres
Big supermarkets and out-of-town shopping
are growing all around the country.
3 Why did his friend’s shop close?

• every
People are driving out to these centres in the car
weekend.
4 What’s special about the new
car park?
• They aren’t shopping in their local shops.
• Small shops are closing in the town centres.
5 How did they help older customers?

• Local people are losing their jobs. 6 What is his friend doing now?
• Town centres are slowly dying.
The solution? You! 7 A Match the extracts a)–f) with the
questions in Exercise 6.
• What can you do? a) His shop closed. It was very sad.
• Buy your bread from the local baker’s every day. b) We talked to the local authorities.
• vegetables.
Go to your local market for fresh food, fruit and
c) It was Christmastime, I remember.

• the
Walk to the shops – it’s good for your health and
environment.
d) The shop is open again and it’s
doing much better than before.

• less – shop more often.

Buy e) Then a new supermarket opened
out of town.
f) It makes a big difference.

B Listen again and check.

You know it makes sense:
for you, for your town, for the planet! 8 Work in pairs or small groups.
Draw up a list of advantages and
disadvantages of shopping at an
2 Look at the poster. What is it trying to do? out-of-town shopping centre or
1 describe an out-of-town shopping centre supermarket. Think about the things
2 ask people to use their local shops in the box.
3 give people information about their local shops prices time parking choice
fresh products friendly service
3 Look at the first half of the poster (The problem?).
Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 There are more big supermarkets than in the past.
9 Look at the list you wrote in
Exercise 8. Do you think it’s better
2 People walk to the out-of-town shopping centres. to shop in small local shops or at an
3 People don’t go to the small shops near their homes. out-of-town supermarket? Why?
4 There are more small shops in the centre now.
5 Small shops are not doing well.
6 Town centres are doing very well.

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LISTENING EXTRA
ELEMENTARY UNIT 9
1 What forms of public transport do you have
in your city? Which is the quickest? Which is
the cheapest?
2 Read the guide to public transport in
Lisbon. Tick the information that is included
in the guide.
times
number of lines
names of stations and stops
prices
tourist information
history
Getting about in
LISBON
your online guide to public transport
Metro
Lisbon’s metro runs from 6.30a.m. to 1a.m. It has
4 lines and 55 stations and it covers the whole city.
Trains run every 5 to 8 minutes. It is the cheapest
and quickest form of transport to and from the
airport. More
Trams
There are five tramlines in the centre, south and west
of the city. They take passengers to areas of the city
where buses do not go. The times are different for
each line. Some stop as early as 9p.m., others run later.
The old trams in the centre of town are very popular
with tourists. More
Buses
The bus lines cover the whole city, including the airport.
There are services all day and all night. There are
143 bus lines in and around the city. More
Ferries
There are three ferry lines. They connect the south side
of the river to the town. Ferries cross the river every
twenty minutes. The first ferry leaves at 5.20a.m. and
the last ferry arrives at 1.20a.m. Not all the ferry lines
have the same times. More
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3 Read the guide again and answer the questions.
1 Which form of transport runs through the night?
2 Which form of transport has the smallest number of
lines?
3 Which form of transport has the largest number
of lines?
4 Which form of transport goes where other forms of
transport can’t go?
5 Which two forms of transport connect the city with the
airport? ,
6 Which form of transport connects two separate parts of
the city?
4 Read the guide again and find the verbs in the box.
Write sentences about public transport in your town
using at least three of the verbs.
run cover take stop connect cross leave arrive
Buses don’t run at night in my town.
The local bus lines cover most of the town and the area around.
5 9.1 Listen to three people talking about public
transport in Lisbon. Tick the forms of transport each
person talks about.
metro tram bus ferry
1
2
3
6 Listen again. Match each person 1–3 with the
journeys a)–c).
a) from home to work
b) from work to the airport
c) from home to the main station
7 Look at the phrases in bold in the extracts. Which are
describing a) the location of public transport or b) the
duration of the journey?
1 The nearest metro station is just two minutes from my
office and the trains are really regular.
2 It never takes me more than half an hour.
3 There’s a good bus line on my street that goes directly to
the station.
4 It takes about 20 minutes.
5 I walk to the ferry station, it’s ten minutes from my house.
6 It takes about 40 minutes in total.
8 Think of a journey you do regularly. It may or may not
include public transport. Write two or three sentences
describing your journey. Use the expressions in Exercise 7
to help you.
9 Compare your journey with a partner.
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LISTENING EXTRA
ELEMENTARY UNIT 10 4 Which part or parts of California would you like to
visit? Why?
1 What do you know about California? Think about
the topics in the box. 5 10.1 Listen to a weather forecast for California
weather cities sports famous places in January and complete the table for today.
famous people food temperature conditions

2 Read a short tourist leaflet about California. Which

Los Angeles (LA) 20° warm, cloudy, rain
later in the day
topics from Exercise 1 does it talk about?
San Diego

Welcome to California! San Francisco

California is a big state. Its coast covers 900 miles
(1,400km) from the border with Mexico in the south Sacramento
to the border with Oregon in the north. It has so
many different places to see and visit. There are
the famous cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco Snow Valley
of course, but there’s also a lot more.
In the south you have the beautiful sandy beaches
in San Diego. Travel up the coast and you can
see spectacular cliffs and visit the world-famous 6 Listen again and complete the sentences.
redwood forests, with some of the tallest trees in 1 It’s a pretty typical day here in
the world. In the interior you can find Central California.
Valley, famous for its wines, the Mojave Desert and
the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. 2 It’s dry and sunny in San Diego, perfect weather
The climate is really different, too. It’s hot and dry for a picnic.
in the desert, warm and sunny on the beaches and 3 In the north, it’s with a maximum
cold and snowy in the mountains. You only need to temperature of 14 degrees.
travel a short distance and the weather changes
completely. In winter, it’s warm and sunny in LA.
4 It’s going to keep raining for the next
But just an hour and a half away by car, it’s snowing days.
in the mountains. If you want, you can swim in the 5 In San Francisco it’s cloudy, but there’s no
sea in LA in the morning and ski in Snow Valley in at the moment.
the afternoon.
6 Skiing conditions are perfect in the .
California, it really has something for everyone –
all year round! 7 It’ll at night on both Saturday and
.

7 What’s the weather like in your country in January?

8 Work in pairs. Answer the questions about your

home state or country.
1 What kind of geography is typical? Are there a lot
of different places?
2 What places do tourists usually visit? Do you like
going there, too?
Los Angeles 3 What is the weather like in summer? Is it very
different from winter?
4 What is the best time of year to visit?
3 Read the leaflet again. Match the places 1–4 with
the things a)–h).
1 San Diego a) sandy beaches
2 up the coast b) desert
3 Sierra Nevada c) high cliffs
4 in the interior d) hot and dry
e) skiing
f) snow
g) tall trees
h) warm and sunny

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ELEMENTARY UNIT 11 3 Complete the gaps in the article 1–4 with the
sentences and questions a)–d).
1 When was the last time you had a cold? What did
a) And a lot of doctors agree.
you do to get better?
b) Both things will help you feel much better.
2 Read the article about some homemade c) How does it work?
treatments for a cold. Which treatments would d) So get in the kitchen and remember to add that
you like to try? spice!

4 Find words in the article to complete the lists below.

Eat yourself better! Kinds of food and drink:

chocolate , , ,
, , ,
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,
Symptoms of a cold:
Have you got a cough and a runny nose? Do you a cough , ,
think you’re getting a cold? Well, the good news is,
you can eat yourself better! Here are some 5 Did you know about any of these cures already?
delicious food cures for you to try. Do you know of any other traditional cures for
a cold?
Let’s start with my favourite: chocolate. Yes, believe
it or not, chocolate can help cure your cold!
6 11.1 Listen to a doctor talking on a radio show.
1
What problem is she talking about? How many
solutions does she suggest?
Well, dark chocolate, it seems, helps stop a cough.
So, if you’re coughing a lot, help yourself to a nice bar
of chocolate.
7 Listen again. Tick the solutions she mentions in the
list below.
Count sheep.
A lot of different cultures believe that chicken soup
Count your breaths.
can help you when you have a cold.
2
Count from one to twenty.
Look at your phone.
So if your nose is running and you have a sore throat,
Switch your phone off.
have a bowl of lovely, homemade chicken soup!
Don’t look at your phone.

Milk, honey, lemon and ginger are also useful in 8 Complete the advice. Use the words in the box.
fighting a cold. You can drink hot milk with honey,
can difficult Don’t easier important most
or a delicious cup of lemon and ginger tea.
3
1 It’s very to relax.
2 You count your breaths.
If you like spicy food, then this next one is for you. 3 When you’re relaxed, it’s to go to
It seems that eating hot, spicy food, for example sleep.
an Indian curry, can help your body fight a cold. 4 I think the important thing is to
4
switch off your mobile phone.
5 look at your phone for half an hour
before you go to bed.
6 It’s sometimes, but it always helps!

9 Do you think Dr White’s advice is good advice?

Do you have any other advice to offer?

10 Work in pairs. Look at the common problems below.

What advice can you give these people?
1 I feel very tired in the morning.
2 I get very stressed when I have exams.
3 I want to do more exercise but I don’t have enough
time.
1 You should go to bed earlier.
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LISTENING EXTRA
ELEMENTARY UNIT 12 4 Complete the results with the words in the box.
Do you agree with the results for you and your
1 Read the title of the quiz. What do you think your
partner? Why/Why not?
result will be? Why? Do you like doing quizzes like
this? Why/Why not? adventure comfortable dangerous list never
not other places plane
2 Complete the gaps in the quiz 1–4 with the
phrases a)–d).
a) a live volcano Mostly As You are definitely very 1
at home! You’ve probably 2
b) a sunset from a beach bar
tried an extreme sport in your life and
c) how to cook Indian food you’re 3 going to start now!
d) to the Caribbean on a sailing boat

3 Work in pairs and do the quiz. Make a note of

Mostly Bs You are a traveller and an explorer, but you
leave the more extreme adventures to
your results. 4
people. You’ve probably
been to a lot of different 5
QUIZ
but you’re not interested in jumping out of
a6 any time soon!

Mostly Cs You love 7 ! You’ve probably

tried a lot of 8 sports already
and you’ve got a long 9 of
adventures you still want to try!

5 12.1 Listen to two friends, Isaac and Alexia,

talking about the questions in the quiz. Who is
the most adventurous, Isaac or Alexia?

6 Listen again. For questions 1 and 2, write the

alternative answers that Isaac and Alexia suggest.
For questions 3 and 4, write the answers they
choose.
Question 1:
Are you a lover of adventure or Alexia:
do you prefer the comforts of home? Isaac:
Try our quiz and find out! Question 2:
1 You’ve booked a holiday on a cruise ship. Alexia:
Where are you going? Isaac:
A on a tour of European cities Question 3:
B 1 Alexia:
C to Antarctica on a scientific research project
Isaac:
2 You’ve won a free course. Which course do
you prefer? Question 4:
A 2 Alexia:
B paddle surfing in the Mediterranean Isaac:
C extreme skiing in New Zealand
3 Which of the following places would you most
7 Look at the quiz again. Think of at least one more
like to visit? alternative option for each question.
A a luxury spa centre
B an ancient Mayan temple 8 Work in pairs and compare your options. Which
C 3 option do you prefer now? Why?
4 Which view do you think is the most beautiful?
A 4
B a city from its highest tower
C the view from the top of a tall mountain that
you’ve just climbed
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ELEMENTARY 7 UNIT 5
ANSWER KEY 1 hard 2 5a.m. 3 market
4 4.30a.m. 5 colours 6 coffee 2
UNIT 1 7 different 8 thank you, I love you 1 a traditional Maori way of cooking food
underground/barbecue
1 8 2 on special family occasions
1 I go to the flower market. 3 fish, chicken, lamb, potatoes, cabbage
Objects people don’t usually carry in 2 I have a coffee. and other vegetables
their bags: cat, mountain bike 3 I go to my shop.
2 4 I get ready for the day. 3
5 I open my shop. 1b 2a 3 c, e 4f 5g 6d
1 umbrellas, hats, sunglasses, phones,
laptops, books, wallets, keys, shopping 4
2 the Lost Property Office UNIT 3 1 False – This is a traditional way of
3 hats, books, supermarket shopping, a cooking food.
toy dinosaur 4 2 True
3 1C 2A 3B 3 False – You cook the food in a hole.
4 True
1 True (hats in winter, sunglasses in
summer)
5 5 False – You put the box on the hot
1A 2B 3B stones.
2 False – they also lose large objects like 6 False – The food smells fantastic.
Mostly Bs
a laptop or a bike
3 False – laptops and mobile phones are 6 6
expensive 1b 2a 3b 4a Families come together to eat and cook.
4 False – some things are lost forever
5 True – three months 7 7
6 False – one person le" a cat a1 b3 c2 d1 e2 f3 1 important 2 Thursday 3 together
4 8
4 cooking 5 turkey 6 vegetables
7 family
1 her bag 2 yes a Tania’s family
5 b
c
have a big party
at the mall
UNIT 6
1 85 d Josie
2 big, blue with a photo of London on it e Tania and Josie 3
3 notebook, diary, glasses f Josie 1C 2A 3B 4 B, C 5 A 6C
6 4
1 help 2 describe 3 this 4 What UNIT 4 Infinitive Regular + -ed Regular + -d Irregular Past form
5 colour 6 sure ask asked
2
✓
The man ✓ had
have

8 c go ✓ went

3
teach ✓ taught
a4 b5 c2 d3 e1 f6
smile ✓ smiled
1D 2A 3C 4E 5F 6B look ✓ looked

UNIT 2
4
love ✓ loved
come ✓ came

3 1 flat 2 views 3 flat

5 flat/sofa 6 van
4 furniture tell
show ✓
✓ told
showed
Gardeners are happy because they work
outdoors and are in contact with nature, 5 decide ✓ decided

florists love flowers and like helping

people.
1
2
the sofa
the kitchen table
5
Mrs Davies
4 3 Ben’s new flat
1C 2B 3C 4D 5B 6D
4
5
the sofa and the table
the sofa and the table
6
1 20 2 40 32 4 4 to 7 5 5 years
5 6
7
tomorrow evening
the van
6 200
1 nine out of ten
2 just as happy 6 7
3 special occasion 1 small 2 little 3 funny 4 different
the light, the views, the bedroom and the 5 difficult 6 big
4 in the town centre use of space
5 five days a week
6 all year round 7
6 Rooms: kitchen living room
bathroom bedroom study
He’s a florist. He enjoys helping people get Furniture: sofa table shower bed
the message right.

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UNIT 7 UNIT 9 UNIT 12
2 2 2
1 1.3 million times, number of lines, tourist information 1d 2c 3a 4b
2 over 800 years old – it was founded
in 1158 3 4
3 70 million 1 bus 2 ferry 3 bus 4 tram 1 comfortable 2 never 3 not 4 other
4 beer, sausages, the quality of life 5 bus, metro 6 ferry 5 places 6 plane 7 adventure
8 dangerous 9 list
3 5
1 12th 2 #4 3 1972 4 3.7km 2 1 metro 2 bus 2 tram, ferry 5
5 600 million litres 6 12 (midday) Alexia
6
4 a3 b1 c2 6
1 True Question 1:
2 False – Munich has more visitors than 7 Alexia: a cruise around the Greek
Berlin. (‘Munich is the most popular 1a 2b 3a 4b 5a 6b islands/Croatia
tourist city in Germany.’) Isaac: a cruise along the coast of Turkey
3 False – The city is over 800 years old. Question 2:
4 False – It is ‘one of the largest parks’.
UNIT 10
Alexia: a German course
5 True
6 True 2 Isaac: a Portuguese course
Question 3:
weather, cities, sports, famous places
6 Alexia: c (volcano)
3 3 Isaac: b (temple)
1 a, h 2 c, g 3 e, f 4 b, d Question 4:
7 Alexia: c (mountaintop)
the weather, the food, skiing, ice-skating, 5 Isaac: a (sunset)
the parks, the white sausages temperature conditions

8 Los Angeles (LA) 20° warm, cloudy, rain

later in the day
1 ice-skating 2 skiing
San Diego 20° dry, sunny
3 the white sausages 4 the food
5 the parks 6 the weather San Francisco 14° cloudy, dry
Sacramento 14° rain

UNIT 8 Snow Valley 3° cold and sunny

2 6
1 January 2 beach 3 colder
2
4 two or three 5 rain 6 mountains
3 7 snow, Sunday
1 True
2 False – People drive to the out-of-town UNIT 11
shopping centres.
3 True
4 False – Small shops are closing.
3
5 True 1c 2a 3b 4d
6 False – Town centres are slowly dying. 4
5 Kinds of food and drink:
chocolate, chicken soup, milk, honey,
Yes
lemon, ginger, tea, curry
6 Symptoms of a cold:
1 18 months ago a cough, a runny nose, a sore throat
2 His friend’s shop closed.
3 A new supermarket opened and people 6
started shopping there. How to get to sleep. Two solutions.
4 It’s free if you spend money in the local
shops. 7
5 They have a van that takes the count sheep, count your breaths, switch
shopping to their homes. your phone off, don’t look at your phone
6 His shop is open again.
8
7 1 important 2 can 3 easier 4 most
1c 2a 3e 4b 5f 6d 5 Don’t 6 difficult

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