READING 1 Look at the photos. What is your first impression of these people? What adjectives could you use to describe them? ‘ating | friendly | boring | serious | cheerful funny | inteligert | cool | confident | easy-going Discuss the photos in pairs. Silos Ee a cheerful person because she's smiling Use the adjectives in Exercise 1 and other adjectives to describe people you know. Give reasons. My bother is very casy going He deesu't get angry very often. 4 ‘Read the responses to.an online survey quickly. Write the name of each person under the photos. DERG Read and listen to the responses again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Correct the false information. 1 Mrs Marconi has a dangerous job. 2 Sheisn'tvery popular with Ba’ friends 3. Mr Denalelson has @ problem controlling his students 4 Jacob thinks Mr Donaldson willbe famous cone day. Alex's grandmother isolder than she looks. Gwon thinksit's importantto enjoy life. Oliver'saunt hada car acciden: x Oliver’suncle changed after the accidentWEO DO YOU ADMIRE MOST? Jackie, 14 I Sofe Marconi, ry friend Bia's mum, is probably the mast amazng person | know. She's aso extromoly bre. She's a wildlife photographer and are ‘vavels to s0me cf the mos: dangerous places on Earth ‘o take photos of he wor's rast endangered animals. She's just Gone back rom Papua New Guinea, haven't ‘seen ber photos yet, bit | bat they're artazing. She's quire famous and she's already been on TV. Although she spends quite a bit of time away from home, she's alse a really coo! mum, She's really charming and all of Bias frends think sho's fab. Bie’s really lucy to have sucha geal mum, vacob, 16 Gne of my heroes is Mr Donaldson, our music toacher, First of ll, he's @ brliant teacher, Ho's realy laid-back bul we all respoct him, and ro one ever messes abou: in his cass. He's 50 ereétive and nos different ways to get us intorestod 1 hie iesaone, He's alsc a really amazing auiter player -1 maanhe is seriously talerited, Ho's in a band. They haven't macke any fezordings yet. but they've aleavy attracted lots of interest and I'm sure they're aang lo be famous one day. Iil-be realy happy ‘or hin, but | hogs it doesn’t nanpen Too s90n. | don’t want to lose my teacher! i. = Me Alex, 15 The person |_admirs more than anyone ie” iy yrendinother Gwer. She's 78 and looks just amazing. Many oeoole think shes ry mother when they see us together: But she doesn t just fook young, she is yourg. Sho's one of the most aofi¥e o2ople | know, She sponds a lot of her time Going thines for charity, For examele, she’s ystdone a parachute ume telyaiss money for = cfilotens charty in India. & parachute junipl At her age! She cus a popive penn, sthaye seeing the good in ctrer peonle. ‘Li's for iving,’ she tells me. hope | have that mudh lif in mo wren Im her age. Oliver, 17% The greatest person! know is my uncle slack, He and my aunt Alice nad the perfect Ife: good Jobs, 2 lovely house and thveo young chidren, Then ore lay their fe changed forever. My aunt had a terrble car accident It eft her in a wheelchair. From thal day cn, my uncle hes devoted nis time to jooxing efter her and tne family, But navo naverheard him complain. e's stil ‘te same lovely aerson he always was. | know Iie is hard for him but hes aways 90 cheerful with a huge smile cn fis face. He's such a werm person - someane you want to spend :ime wits 6 RGIAMWNTA There are eight words in bold in the texts. Match the words with these meanings. Write the words. 0. isalways doing things _ acti 1. isusually happy G isveryeasy-going a 4 has very original ideas ‘ looks for the good In all situations 5 isvery good at doing something 6 Goesnt get scared easily CB severy easy to ke 7 Complete the sentences with the words from Exercise 6. 0 Why are you se cheerfiul today? Have you had some good news? 1 He stoodup inthe front of the whole schooland read out his poem. He was really 2 She's very _and it’s easy to see ‘why she’s got so many friends. 3 He'sco he's a bit lazy. 4 Have youseen him doing balet? He really isa dancer. that some people think 5 Ifyou wantto work n advertsing, you need to be and come up with really good ideas. 6 Mydadis really around the house. He's alway’ cooking or fixing things for workingin the garden. 7 He'shad areally dffcultlife but he's really about the future. THINK VALUES Human qualities 1 Think about someone who is not famous but who you thinkiis special. a Think of three adjectives to describe them. b Think about why you chese these adjectives, Make notes, 2 ERENT Tell your partner about the person you admire, BMRAMMARK RE EEE aS EE EE ee ee ee nae ee ; wi wit . Present perfect with just, afready Se and yet 1 Complete the example sentences with just, |Raxky tisk — things to.dio already and yet. Then complete the rules with + make cake themtsslng worst 22 send out bvikabions 1 She's____come back from Papua New Guinea, a peibven ows 2. Theyhaven't made any recordings» __, but eee: they've ___attracteda lot of interest, v4 cheose. wlaats bo \5 decorate. tom RULE: Inthe present periect, we often use 2)G buy, dvinks . in negative senterces ard questions to ‘lk about something thathasnt happened bt that whe exeect tw haspe soon I he sertence, 1 Hehasn’t made the cake yet 4. Use your Imagination to answer the questions. . -empphasise that something happenex aoe Use the present perfect and just in each one. 1 Whyis Mum so angry? Because Dad's just crashed her car. Why is Colinso sad? ‘Why is your face so dirty? What's Liam so seared about? Why is Danaso excited? Why are you smiling? sething has boon dene especies. It usually goes ile Frishedsooner tha before the past par 2. Match the pictures and the sentences. Write 1-3 in the boxes. 4) He's just finished his panting 2 He's already sold the painting. 5 Tick (/) the things you have already done. 3 He hasn't finished his painting yet. eco = ere ee eee Coane we ee ECT ee tare bs ) Peery nr See teers x 6 Work in pairs. Ask each other questions. Have you started a blog yet? 5, lve alread doe that, Have you? No, thaver't done that yet 14LISTENING 1 CDI Listen to-some people playing a game called Mystery Guest. How many people are playing? z 2 ECEBINM Listen again. Foreach question there are % three pictures. Choose the correct picture and put atick (/)in the box below it. 1 What does Wills mystery guest do? aly 8 c 2 Niven ildayateny question? B cin ca ae 4 What does Kik's mystery guest de? ° Eat Work in pairs. Answer the questions, Then listen again and check. Whois Wills mystery guest? What adjectives dees Will use to describe him? Whois Kiki's mystery guest? What adjectives does kiki use to describe her? 4 Work in pairs. Play Mystery Guest. Ladies ave gentlemen, my quest is He/She hes won / played / recorded / helped Wi THINK SELF-ESTEEM Personal qualities 1 Acinquain isa short, five-line poem.Read the cinquain and complete the rules with the words inthe list. Kiki Charming, creative Sings — laughs — loves Talented A beautiful voice adjectives | three | verbs someones name | adjective On the first line write ! ‘On the second line write two # the person. (On the third line write three ? the person likes doing. (On the fourth line write another * On the fith line write @ description of the personin just ‘wards. . 10 describe to show what 2 Writea cinquain about: 4 your partner or best friend b your herotS ere Tene: PECVECW CHUPGEEY, Which of the children is a genius at these things? ‘Write the names. ee 7 1 Work in pairs. At what age did you learn todo these things? 1 art a © read ‘+ play «musical instrument SHOE 2 © caw © speak a foreign language smareeriiee _ 4 languages earned to read when | was .. OnE eTTy 4 feed the programe preview agun and answer What writers cid Mari enjoy when he wasthees? What languages dees he know? How much will aniel get for writing each book? How many instruments does Samantha play? How many weeks isthe show on for? Who will the show have interviews with? 2 What other things have you learned in your life and when did you start to do them? When | was seven I karned how te cook an omelette, Britain’s Smartest Kids his fst Doo whon he was just five ‘and wha has just signed 0 £50,000 contrast wilh a pubishing house to write thres novels, Then there $ 12. yoarold Samantha Price, wha slorted piane lessons wren sno was three. Along with the piano, she now also plays Ihe calla, clarinet and classical guiter, She Fos already payed wilh three top European orchestras. And how about ten-year-old Jorcian Welsh? She frst picked up c-oaint brush before she could wak. Sne nos Over the naxt six weeks we will soe. what it's that makes these anildren so special, We will ne oul how and hile other children were just starring their ABCs, three. yeorole Mark Swallow was already reading shakespeare ane Charles Dickens. By the age of saven he was speaking fluent French ard German ond stucying 8a! Latin ond Greek. Now. of the age of 12, Mark has jus! slared! o university degree in English lierature. Mark and other child geniuses will be the subject of o new documentary series wnicn toxes © lock inlo Ihe lives of thes remarkable c*ilgren ana their families, In the programmes we wil meet children like eight-year. old Daniel Manning, who wrote cleagy had an exhibition of her peintings in one of London's top art gollsties and hos jus! wan a major prize for one of her paintings, when iheir parents knew they were ditferent and epout the changes Itmace Ie theirtamily ite. We will hear fem the children about their hopes ane! plans for the fulure. Thste are also interviews wilh Siohi gen uses, some who v gone on fo great things and others whe decided Ihey wanled to return 10. amore noma fe Cre SyPPR R IVE EVEZN TR Present perfect vs. past simple 1 Look back at the review on page 16. Which questions can you answer witha specific point intime? Then complete the rules with present perfect or past simple, 1 When did Daniel write his first book? 2. When did he sign a £60,000 contract? 3. When dil Samantha startpiano lessons? 4 When did she play with orchestras? RULE: When we talk abouta specific pot in | time in the past, we use the | When we don't refer toa specific point in time, wwe often use the 2 Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the past simple and the present perfect of the verbs. 0 visi a |_have visited Greece more than 20 times. b ifirst visited Greecein 1998. 1 win a He____already three gold medils,and he hopes to win more. b He a geld medalin the 2012 Olympics 2 meet a My mum alot ofinteresting people inher life b Mymum____ Prince Harry ten years ago, 3 do a Mum, 1 my homework, Can | go out? bl all the things on my to-do list before lunch! 4 record a They__theirlast album two years ago, b They_ more than 20 albums so fat. 5 live a We_ in Samos for three years when Iwasa teenager. bb We're living in Austria now, but we 'n many different countres. 6 sign a She_____just anew e-publishing compary. b She___ the contract for her first book on her 1éth birthdly. contract with VOCABULARY Collocations 1 Geel 1. Which ofthese can you sign? a acontract b an autograph 2. Which of these things can you write? aanovel —b apary € asong 3 Which of these things can you do? a agoodtime b adegree 4 Which of these things can you win? cl) all the correct answers. lesson « something « an exhibition asprze , b acompettion 5 Which of these can you make? a friends b acake « homework & Which of these can you miss? aafuture —b yourfamily —¢ the bus 2 What verbs can go before the six words you didn’t circle in Exercise 12 Write at least one verb for each word, 3 ‘Talk to other people in the class, Ask and answer questions and complete the table, Have you ever... ?Whet happened? Who did you ask? What was the pocm about? Wht dd you win? Find someone Who? | Details who hi asked someone for an | woiten apoem, had an interview. atte —-——— eas ue Le ‘wona prize macie a cake. missed atrain or a => WRITING : Write a short passage about someone youhave admiredforsometime.Include _¢ howlong you have known them. i eh * whatyou admire about them. iLock at the photes and anwar Se quetars [CEREEE Now read and listen to the photostory. Check your answers. pen LIKE Have you read this? Th: café in the park. Saturday afternoon, OLIVIA That's fantastic. Who's going to dothe big ‘opening cgremony’? RYAN ‘the mayor probably, She always does shop LUKE Hey, Lknow. They should get Paul Nomis) RYAN Yeah! He's a great footballer! He plays for ‘United now, buthe grew up round here. openings and conferences, ha‘ sorcofthing, |. @LVia. Buthe doesn'live toundhere any more _| MEGAN ‘they should get somebody mote He's a hig sarnaw. Let'sfaceit, hewor'twantto important open alittle parkcate LUKE Whact More important than thé mayoc? RVAN Yeah, you're probubly ig LUKE Come an, there has to be somebody! OLIVIA Look, the mayaris going to open the park café, and that's thet. RYAN I guess you're right. No one spectal ives MEGAN Are you sure? LUKE What do you mean? MEGAN Know what, guys? I've just thought ‘ofsomeone very’ special, and he's justthe person for the job. mes RYAN Whatabout Paula Mayberry? , OLIVIA The actress from the soap opera, what's it called... Linden Street? RYAN Yes. ‘MEGAN But why her? Did shelive here once? RYAN No, don't think so. I'd justlike w meethor. |' Workin pairs. Discuss what happens next in the story. Write down your ideas. We think the boys go ana talk to Paul Norris, the footballer. 4 (CRESH Watch to find out how the story continues, 5 Complete the sentences with the words in the list. Megan | the headmaster | the girls | Mr Lane “Olivia | the boys | the girls Megan doesn't tall her idea to Megan shares heridea with Olvia ofers tohelp i, + The gis gotosee The boys fellow _ ‘The mayor thanks Olivia's special person is... PHRASES FOR FLUENCY Find the expressions 1-6 in the story, Who says ‘them? How do you say them in your language? 1 sathatsortofthing, Ryan 2 Let’sface'it,. 3. Idon't thinkso. 4 «..and thats that. ‘Ste you sure? 6 Krowwhat? 2 Complete the conversations with the expressions in Exercise 1 TA That new gir, Sally ~she likes you! B No)! A? 21have a feeling she likes you alot. B_No.She never smiles at me, And she criticises me let, doesn't laugh at my jokes, 3 2A Oh,yougot wrong again! B Iknow.* __, 'm no good at computer games As 2We just reed a rest Lets go and watch some TV, BOK, but! don't want top thisgame again, OK? Fmuseless atit,® Ledger Ciel) Intonation and sentence stress Go topage 120. <)} adi sical :| WordWise i | Phrases with just 1 Look at the sentences from the unit. Choose : the correct meaning of justin each one. ; 1. She's just come back from Papua New Guinea, 2. He wrote his irstbook when hie wayjust five. | 3. She's 7Bandlocksjust amazing |_| «only b ashorttimeago © realy 2 What does just mean in these sentences? 1 Don't be angry; It's just a joke. 2. lyejust seena fantaste flim 3. It's cold today. The weather is just awful 4 No food, thanks ~ Justa drink, 5 She's just had some bad news. 3. Match the questions to the answers. 5 4 How many spoons of sugar : would you like? ih |: > WhariciJane get here? a 3 3. What do youthink of Beyones? |_| ‘a She's just arrived. b She's just great. ie Justone [iostbook page 3 9 FUNCTIONS Offering encouragement 1 CEERI Watch the video again. Listen for sentences 1-5. Who says them? Why? 1. That sa greatidea 2 You should definitely do it. 3 You've got to make thishappen. 4 Mlhelp you if you want. 5 Let's go and speak to some people. Good causes 2 GEIBGES! Work in pairs. Student A: goto page 127, Student B: go to page 128. Use the sentences from Exercise 1 to do the role play.