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Lucy: I can go first, My name is Lucy Patterson. [just started afew weeks ago, I'm an assistant copywriter. fm from New York Rose: And what do you like to do in your free time? Luey: Well, [ike to watch old movies, and I'm taking a yoga class. And I sometimes bake cupcakes, Rose: ‘Thanks, Lacy. What about you, Nick? Nick: Well, I'm from Brighton, England. I like to surf, and 1'm learning to fly small airplanes. I don't like to bake cupcakes. $8) 3 Work in groups. Practice the conversation. = * Work in pairs. [ntroduce yourselves to each other. Tell your partner three interesting things you like doing in your free time. My name is __. Pm from —_ ike to_. What do youtiket0.d0 | west about you? in your free time? give some information about my life.a VOCABULARY: Personal information (@) 1 Liste and repeat. 1. I'm retirad. It's nice to 2. I'm self-employed. | love 3. Irecently got a promotion have free time, but | miss ovrning my own business! at work, and now I'm a my co-workers, ‘manager. | supervise five ‘employees. 4, unemployed. |hopeto 5. 'mwidowed. My husband 6, We're engaged. We're find ajob soon. was a wonderful man, getting married next summer. ontine Practice hy 2 Which words in Activity | describe occupations? Which describe marital status? Write the words in the chart. Then add your own words. Occupations Marital status retired 2. Use the words in Activity 2 to talk about someone you know, Then share your story with a partner, Go eee ees Circle the correct word to match the phonetic spelling. 1, Jwerk/ walk work 4, jhard/ head hard 2. yw) you your 5. Jork/ think thank 3. Jnow/ know now 6. /diz/ this these Pee > >> Now I Gan... tatk about occupations and marital status.G GRAMMAR: Present simple and present continuous eee eur ese | Where does she live? regular activities i | He surfs. | Aeon actions happening during a period of time (this month, this semester, this year) ‘She lives in Rio de Janeiro. m | What does he do in his free time? 1m taking five classes. How many classes are you taking this semester? ‘Who are you texting? actions happening at this moment Pm texting my manager. 1. Look at the conversation on page 2. Circle the verbs in the present continuous, 2 Put the verbs into the correet tense to make sentences, Example: He usually works indoors, This week he's working outdoors. He / usually / work / indoors. This week / he / work/ outdoors. Right now /1/ eook/ dinner. 1/ usually /not cook / dinner. He / usually / take the bus/to work. He / drive /to work /today. 1b 5:00am. / Alex / get up /now. He usually / get up /at 730, I/ usually / wear /a suit. This week /1/ wear / jeans. 2 Write the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses. (A) 4 Liston. Were your answers to Activity 8 correct? partner. What do you have in common’? 1. usually 4. right now 2. want, 5. wearitoday i 3. (not) like 6 not/this week use the present simple and present continuous. >>> Now I can. Online Practice ieee ‘Some verbs describe states, not actions. We don’t usually use these verbs in the present continuous. need, want, think, believe, know, ike, prefer, love I need to talk to him today, NOT Frvneeding: 1. A: 1_'mgcing _ (go) to the store now. We 4 __ (need) some bread. B OhL (think) the store (close) at 4:00 on Sundays. 2 A: ‘The manager __ (want) to talk to Katrina, but 1 (not know) where she is. B. [____ (believe) she (eat) lunch right now. She usually (go) to lunch at 12:30. BAL (make) coffee now. (you/vant) some? | Be No, thanks. 1___ (not like) coffee. I (prefer) tea. @ 5 Nate seniences about yuri. Use these words and phuase, Then share you sentences with >>The blue words in the readings are challenge |) READING AND WRITING fonds Goto Oxtod Laie o prac thar, G) 1. Read an tisten. Why is een porson studying Spanis Ms. Medina’s Spanish Class e a Hello, everyone. iy name is Ms. Medina, and Illbe your Spanish | teacher this semester. To help me plan our classes, could you please tell me alittle about yourself and yout reasons for studying Spanish? I'm excited to meet you all next week! Hil My name is Amy. Right now I'm a stay-at-home mom. Um taking time off from my career as a pharmacist to spend time with my kids while they/te young, ‘When they'e all in school, | plan to go back to work, maybe parttime. fm trying to keep my skills sharp so tll be easy to get a job when I re-enter the workforce. | want to improve my Spanish so | can ‘communicate better with our Spanish-speaking customers. 1 Hello, my names Bob. | worked at the same company for 30 years, but now m retired. Im realy enjoying all my free time! spend a lot of time with my grandchildren, and I travel quite abit. {im studying Spanish because I want to meet locals when I travel to Spanish-speaking counties Hi, everyone. 'm Sandra. live with three roommates. We'te friends from college, and we have a great ‘time together.!'m unemployed at the moment. Last month | got laid off rom my job because my company 1 downsized. 1m looking for a new job, and | think Il be more employable if speak another language. Hi, my name i Eli. self-employed, and | work from home. | make jevclry, and I elit at local shops and online. Working from home is peaceful, but | get lonely sometimes. 'm engaged to a great woman from Chile She's luentin English, but ned to speak Spanish so lcan communicate better wth her family. Hi. 'm Louis. fm a manager at a software company, so fm pretty busy. fm divorced. My kids live 20 with me on weekends and with my ex-wife during the week. Im not studying Spanish for any special reason..| just love learning languages, andit’s a good way to meet nevr people. 2 Who do you think said each sentence? Write the correct name, 1. We're going to visit chem in the spring, Tim planning to visit Mexico and Costa Rica next year, T miss them when they're not here e don’t go out much these days because Pm pretty broke. 5. It’s fun, but sometimes they drive me crazy. 3 Write a paragraph to introduce yourself to your English class. Answer some of these questions: © Whatis your name? * Who do you live with? © What do you do? * What do you want to do in the future? © Where do you work/study? © Why are you studying English” >>> >> Now I Can... writeabout my tite,8 YOUR STORY: Get to know the group. (4D) 1 Read and tisten to the story. Which people do not work in the cafe? Hil My name is Sarah Ramiro. Pa student from | Brazil My family stl tives there, but my parents, are coming to New York soon. My friends Cindy and Ryan Gaskell own this cafe, Cozy Cup. They have two children, Melanie and Russell, Melanie is a student, and Russel looking for ajob. that’s Jordan Morris, cleaning that table. He works inthe cafe parttime, He's Australian, and he wants to be an actor. His gttriene’s name is Lucy Patterson. Lucy's my best friend, She's a copywriter at an advertising agency. She changed jobs last year because she didn’t like her boss. Here she is with Peter Colombo and Matt Mortis. Peter and | are dating. He's the one with dark hair. He's a sales manager. Matt is Jordan's brother. He just graduated from college, and works asa photographer's assistant. Ryan: Hi, Lucy. How are you? Lucy: Hi, Ryan. I'm OK, but!'m glad it's almost Friday. Ryan: Are you doing anything this weekend? Lucy: Jordan and Lare visiting my parents. They ‘moved to a beach town a couple of months ‘ago. They have a beautiful house by the ocean. Ryan: That sounds nice. Lucy: Yeah. We wanted to go last Saturday, but Jordan had an appointment, 50 we're definitely going this weekend, ‘Agent: Jordan Mortis? Look, we're shooting a ‘commercial this weekend, and one of the actors is sick. Are you available? Online Practice ey Read and listen again. What is the relationship between each pair? 1. Cindy and Ryan 4. Russell and Melanie 2. Peter and Sarah 5. Matt and Jordan 3. Lucy and Jordan (@)) 3 Use the story to complete the expressions, Everyday expressions—Future arrangements vos in the box. What tense is used? Listen and ‘aed ‘My parents are to New York soon. " Are you doing ____ this weekend? GW) 4 Wort wien a partner: What are you doing at these times? We _____ visiting my parents. We're definitely __ this weekend, © this evening © on Friday © over the weekend © next week > NOW CAM... tateapout tute plans.REAL-WORLD LISTENING: The fashionable milliner 1. Look at the picture, What kind of business is this? 2 Watch or listen and complete the sentences about Jessie's business. Use the words in the box. TG | src Korea makinghats —hercompany —_ self-employed __ unemployed Jossie is a hat maker. She's ___. She used to work for a fashion company, but before that | she was___. She went back to school and started She. 2009. Heer hats sell well in and she wants to expand her business to “The best thing about being self-employed is being my own boss.” (@)) 3. Watch or listen again. Mateh the words you hear with the definitions. ere 1. mnilliner a. difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability —— 2 studio b, aroom where an artist works, —— 3. financial ¢. aperson whose job is making hats —— 4. employee . a person who is paid to work for someone —— 5. intern ¢. astudent getting practical experience in a job } —— 6 challenging £ connected with money 4 Work: What k groups. [lave you ever thought of starting your own business? nd of business would you like to start? (@) c1As5: Find someone who has tee ofthe some | interestenspete nobles, or ater sctvites ou What are they? When does he/she do these things? ‘ONLINE: Tella partner about someone from your social network, What three interests in sports, hobbies, of ‘other activities do you share? Why does he/she enjoy doing these things? When and where does he/she do them? You can share a picture or a short video clip. - ope ee > Now T Gan... talk about someone who owns a small business.UNIT NETWORK Go to Oxford Learn to record your voice in the conversations on pages 8 Go to Oxford Learn to watch video about a motivational Network! Go online to find ‘someone who has had ‘something unexpacted happen to him/her in the past month. Share on page 13, Things happen. Online Practice CONVERSATION: Something unexpected happened. 1. Look at the picture. What do you think Russell is doing? @)) 2 Read and listen. ee Sarah: Hi, Russell. [s this your apartment? I didn’t know you moved. Russell: Oh, hi, Sarah. Yes, I've lived here for three and a half ays, Tm still unpacking. Sarah: Congratulations. Can you give me atom? Russell; Td love to, but something unexpected happened, Sarah: Oh, really? What was it? Tto0k these boxes out to the trash, and I got locked out. Well, why don't you call the building manager to let you in? Russell: Twill. [just need to remember my apartment number. W) 2 Work in pairs. Practice the conversation, §P) 4 Work in pairs. Talk about a time something unexpected happened to you. Then, explain how it made you feel, ‘Something unexpected happened. Well, __. What vias it? talk about something that happened.Bo VOCABULARY: Expressions with get ston and repeat get + adjective get +noun get+ past participle 1. get hungry 3. getatext (receive) 5. getlost g 2. get ready 4, get home/get to work 6. get locked out 2 Complete the sentences with an expression with get Use gotting + ... or gat + We often use get with the comparative of an 1. Salim was sick last week, but he's adjective to talk about a changing state: gesting better _ slowly. get better'worse 2 1___tneyostorday ndiny ‘et oevfauletes 3. I'm sorry. | can't talk now. I'm toRoot Isluneh ready yor? ‘Those dak cloudsare—_____ thnk its going to xin son, 6. forgot to bring my GPS, 501 on my way othe pari (MS Work with a partner: Ask and answer the questions. 1. What time do you usually get to work or school? 2. How long does it take ou to get ready in the morning? 3, What time of day do you usually get hungey? 4, How many texts do you get every day? >>> >> NOW I CaM... use expressions with get.G GRAMMAR: Present perfect with for and since Sree ec Time haveorhas Subject | lived here? How long : hey Inaried? i been 1S) A mmanried she ‘ February. Online Practice 1. Look at the conversation on page 8. Underline the statement in the present perfect, 2 Circle the correet answers. 1. They has / have been married for/ since 2009. 2. Mark has / have had his job for/ since five years. 3, Ella has been / is locked out of their apartment for/ since an hour. 4, Wehave / has been in class for /since 3:00, 5. Llive/ have lived here for / since a long time. 6. Lhas / have studied here for/ since 2011. 3 Look at the statements in Activity 2. ite a question for each statement L. How long havetheybeenmarried = 2 Howlng 8. How long 4. How long 5, How long - 6 Howlng Ask and answer the questions from Activity 3 with a partner, a ee Work with a partner. Tell the life story of a friend or family member: Include information about: + where they live + how long they have lived there + when they got married © what they do use the present perfect with for and since.(5) READING AND WRITING )) 1 Read and listen. What did the gint do? How did the man react in each version of the story? Did you have a good day yesterday, or was it another day THE 90/10 SECRET sitensometrin went rong? ryouhave one dae day tor eG another, you need to learn the 90/10 secret. i At breakfast a few weeks ago, Jack’s daughter, Emily, spilled a glass Cf milk on Jack’s pants. Jack got upset. He yelled at his daughter, and she started tory. “Why did you yel at her?” said his wife. “Why did you put the glass on the + edge ofthe table?” replied Jack angrily, as he went upstairs to get changed. Because she was upset, his daughter didn’t get ready for school in time, ‘and she missed her bus. Jack had to take Emily to school, Because he was ina hurry, he forgot his computer. He was 40 minutes late for work-and 2s soon as he got there, he had to go home to get his computer. It was a bad te start to the day, and it didn’t get any better. ‘A few days later, Jack read an article about the 90/10 secret. The sectet is: ‘Ten percent of life is what happens to you, You can't control it. The taffic's bad, you lose something, somnebody spills coffee on you. That’ life. Things happen, and you have to deal with them, 1s Ninety percent of life, however, is how you react. Jack’ bed day started because he reacted badly. Remember that the next time that something bad happens to you! Since Jack learned about the 90/10 secret, his attitude has changed. DIDIT HAVE TO BE A BAD START ‘The next time Jack’s daughter spilled her milk on Jack at breakfast, this is what happenect Jack smiled and said, 26 “It’s OK. Accidents happen. Don't worry.” He went upstaits and got changed. When he came down, Emily said, “Bye, daddy” kissed him, and ran out to get on her bus. Jack did't have to take her to school. He picked Up his computer, kissed his wife, and they both left for work. He got to work early, and he had a great day. Online Practice 8 tereerentib ies 2 Number these events in the correct order for t rst part of the story. _— a Emily missed the bus. —— f. Jack got to work late. —— b. Jack went home for his computer, —1L & Emily spilled her mitk. —— €. Jack took Emily to school hr. Jack got changed. —— 4 Jack got upset. —— i. Emily cried, —— ©. Jack argued with his wife. —— J. Jack yelled at Emily. (MH) 2 Tella partner about an event in your life when you reacted badly. iat pene a S Hawalayouseset? | have to go to work. = It's necessary. + What were the consequences? He had to go home again. = It was necessary. He didn't have to take Emily to school. = It wasn't necessary. Did it have to be a bad start? = Was it necessary? 4 Write anew version of your story using the 90/10 secret >>> >> Now I Can... tate about an event in my life.(©) YOUR STORY: Lucy gets the wrong idea. (49) 1 Read and ti jen to the story. Why is Lucy unhappy? Cindy: Hi, Lucy. Do you want to order something? Lucy: Cotfee’s fine. I'm not really hungry. Cindy: You took a lttie down, Lucy: I guess I'm just upset about the weekend, Cindy: Did you go to your parents’ house? Lucy: | did, but Jordan had an audition. tm getting a little tired of these changes inplans. indy: Oh, by the vray, | think Jordan left this here. 1's obviously not his. 's it yours? belongs toa woman, Lucy: No, it’s not. Mine is here. indy: Hmm, | wonder whose itis then, Lucy: Me, too, Jordan: I'm glad to see you. I'm so sorry | couldn't make it to your parents’ last weekend. Did you have a nice Lucy: We had a good time, but we missed you. Jordan: | hope I can go next time... Oh, where did Hi, Cindy. Sorry I'm late. Has it been busy? you find that? Cindy: Not too busy. Why are you late? Lucy: Whose is it? | gota callback on that audition! had over Jordan: Mine actually. ! need it for a part ina the weekend. They wanted to see me again, ‘commercial. | Find a woman’s wallet and fora different part, save the day! indy: That's great. You should go tell Lucy. Lucy: Oh. Online Practice 4 (A) 2 Read and listen again. Answer the questions. ome. Why is Lucy upset at rst? 4. Why is Jordan late for work? 2, Where was Jordan last weekend? 5. Who does the wallet belong to? 3, What did Cindy fina? (4) 3 Use the story to complete the expressior cvs — Lisien and check sin the box. Everyday expressions—Possessions It’s obviously not (HD) 4 Work with a partner. Talk about what you should do Isit when you find a wallet iin No, it's not. to awoman. here. talk about possessions. #>>B REAL-WORLD LISTENING: You can do it! man talking lo? What do you think he is saying? 1 Look at the pictures. Who is ti @ 2 Watch or listen to the report. What advice does Josh give people? Check [¥ the things Josh says. C1 See apsychologist in college. _-_([] Manage your schedule. CO Keep a positive attitude. (1 Bea role model for others. 1 Foeus on your problems 1 Fina someone you can talk to. “It means everything to me to know that I had a positive impact on someone's life.” ontine Practice in. Check if the statements Josh would probably agree with ) 8 Watch or listen aga (11. Motivational speakers are only effective in small groups. (C1 2 Yourattitude can have a major effect on your life (G8. When bad things happen, it's important to make a plan 114. Technology doesn't always help people manage their time. (C15. There is no connection between motivation and physical health. C16. You should only talk about your problems with a psychologist. QW) 4 Work in groups. Do you agree with Jost to someone who wanted to live a happler Ife? vice? What advice would you give IN CLASS: Find someone who has had something unexpected happen to him/her since the last English lass, What happened? How did it make him/her feel? ONLINE: Tella partner about someone from your social network. What unexpected thing happened to him/her in the past month? How did he/she react? You can share 4 pleture of this person. good advice.UNIT ROT a ien anit lg Goto Oxford Learn to record yout voice in the conversations on pages 14 and 18. Go to Oxtord Learn to watch video about the Alhambra in iad Cn Network! Go online to find someone who has stayed ata luxury hotel, Share on page 19, Buildings everywhere! Online Practice fy CONVERSATION: What’s it like? 1 Look at the picture. Where do you think Lucy and Jordan are going? 4) 2 Read and listen. "Sarah: Lucy: Sarah: Lucy: Saran: Jordan: Saral Hii, Lucy. Hi, Jordan, What are you doing here? We're going to visit, Russell's new apartment, Have you been there? Yes, [ have. The apartment is right near a subway stop, so it's very convenient. Oh, that’s good. How many rooms does it have? Just one. It's very small and dark. If a basement apartment. ‘Oh, I see. Is it nice and quiet? iber I said it was close to a subway 'S also close to the subway! Not exactly. Reme stop? That means fh) 3 Work in groups of three, Practice the conversation. fM) 4 Work in groups. Describe your home. Ask and answer three different questions. What's your home like? Really! How many ’svery___. ey rooms does it have? describe my home.B VOCABULARY: Describing housing (4) 1 Listen and repeat. 2. spacious 4, ina quiet location 5. light 6. dark ostine Practice (H) 2 Work with a partner: Ask each other about the places you live Use the words and expressions in Activity 1 Examples: Do you live in an apartment? What floor is it on? Is it spacious? Is it comvenient for... enue eerie 1. How many syllables does each word have? 2 a. quiet __— e. building —— b. furniture —— Ff. apartment —— & location —— g. spacious —— 4. kitchen —__ h. convenient ~) 2. Listen and repeat. Were your answers to Part 1 correct? >>>>> Now! can.. describe housing.(©) GRAMMAR: Articles (eee neue dae ae eed The apartment is in a five-story building. NOT Apartment in five-story buildings It’s close toa subway stop. 1. A singular noun usually has an indefinite article _[@lan) or a definite article (the. 2. We use the indefinite article (0/07) for something that is nat specific. It's ina convenient location, 3. We use the definite article (:he) for something specific: | They're buying a new house, The house is neara park. @) when we have mentioned a thing before It's close tothe King Street subway stop. on the fifth floor the tallest building b) when there is probably only one ©) with ordinal numbers and superlatives Online Practice 1 Look at the conversation on page 14. Underline the definite articles. Citcle the indefinite articles 2 Complete the story with the correct articles (a, ar, or the). Andrea and Adam are going to __2_party. ____party is in __ apartment on_____ fifth floor of ___ apartment building. 1° in area that they don’ know, so its taking a long time to find it, Unfortunately, _ elevator is out of order, so they are walking wp stairs. Andrea likes parties, but she isn't happy because she's wearing new shoes. She bought them in store atthe mall, They were —_____ most expensive shoes in store, 1 but they aren't very comfortable, ‘They're outside ____ apartment now, but_____party isn't tonight. Adam got 1% date wrong—it’s next Saturday. Andrea isn’t wearing ___shoes now because i 3 ‘she's throwing them at Adam! & Choose three more examples of the in Activity 2. Match each example to a rule above (@, b, oF 0 the + noun rule grannies >> > Now CALM... use definite and indefinite articles. ——6 READING AND WRITING (4) 1 Read and listen. What is Sofa Surfing? Sofa Surfing | Do youlovetotravel butdon'twranttobreak thebank? Try Sofa Surfing! Post your profile on our website. Tell us about yourself, your interests, and your home. Travelers who want to visit your ity will contact you. You can get together jst for coffee, meet s fordinner oryou can glve visitors a tour of your city. You can even invite them to stay in your house or apartment! When you travel to another city or country, get in touch with @ Sofa Surfer that area. Sofa Surfingiisa great way to meet people while saving money on hotel costs. Says Sofa Surfer Belinda Pereira of Brasilia, Brazil, “Sofa Surfing w has been the best experience of my life. 've hada wonderful time seeing the world and getting to know some really interesting, friendly people. And | haven't spent too much money! ve also had a great time showing visitors my city” 5 Dan Jones Here's an excerpt froma | 24, male typical Sofa Surfer profile: Mantes live by myself in downtown Miami, in a 1-bedroom, 1s-bathroom apartment. The apartment is in a really conveniant location. I's light and sunny, and the view is beautiful. You can use the ¥ bathroom 1s (ithas.a shower, but no bathtub], and you can sleep on the couch inthe living room. My place is Four blocks away fram the Performing Arts Center. You can take the bus to South Beach—it takes about 35 minutes. The subway is a three-minute walk from here, and I'm two blocks away from some popular ‘Miami nightclubs. | work during the week, but I'l be happy to show people around on weekends. A. ‘two-night stay s ideal, but longer may be possible. | look forward to meeting you soon! 2 Online Practice ty 2 Match the blue words and phrases from the text to a word or phrase with a similar meaning, —— 1. breale the bank a. give a tour 2. travelers b. contact —— 2 get together .. Dan's apartinent _— 4. getintouch 4. visitors —— 5 myplace . spend too much money 6, show people around £ meet 3 Write your profile for the Sofa Surfer website. Include this information. * Describe your apartment or house. * Describe your ighborhood, * Where can the visitor sleep? * Will you show the visitor around? Where will you go’ + How long can the visitor stay? >> >>> Now I Can... write about my home and neighborhood.(©) YOUR STORY: The Ramiros arrive. (4) 1 Read and listen to the story. Who is checking into the hotel? Receptionist: Good evening, Welcome to Hotel DeLune. Do you have a reservation? Mr. Ramiro: Yes, our name is Ramiro. Receptionist: A double room for six nights? Mr. Ramiro: Yes, thats correct. Ms, Ramiro: Is that a non-smoking room? Receptionist: Allour rooms are non-smoking. You'llbe inroom 608. coud have a creditcard please? Mr Ramiro: Yes, hee you go. Receptionist: Si, could you check that is correct and sign it Mr. Ramiro: Yes, ofcourse. Receptionist: Breakfast i serve from 7:00 o 10:00 in the restaurant, Do you need any help with your uggagez Mr Ramiro: Unfortunately, no. The airtine lost our bags. Receptlonist: 0h, n0! The stores are closed now, but ican send up two toothbrushes. Mrs, Ramiro: Ob, thank you. That would be great information Mrs, Ramiro: Hello, Sarah... Yes, we're at the hotel all checked in. The flight? It was fine, but delayed. The airline lost our luggage. Do you think you could bring us some clothes? We can't go shopping until tomorrow. Mrs, Ramiro: Welt, a least we'll be comfortable tonight. ‘Mr. Ramiro: | just hope we get our clathes before my big meeting tomorrow. Name ‘Type of room Number of nights Room number Problem (@) 2 Read and listen again. Complete the form. “@) 3 Use the story to complete th Everyday expressions—Checking into a hotel su expressions in the box. Who says each one? Listen and check. Do you have a “ | A______ room for six nights? (WD 4 Work with a partner. Role play esata noonit checking into a hotel, Student A is the receptionist. Student B is checking in, Breakfast is from Do you need any 10 to 10:00. ith your luggage? >> Now I can... cheeB REAL-WORLD LISTENING: The Alhambra 1 Look at the picture andl the map. What co you know about Spain?” What do you know about its history? @) 2 Wateh or listen to the report. Check [Zf the best deseription of the Alhambra. (3 The Mustim sultans built tin the 1800s (CD twas built by people of different religions in the 1300s. The Islamic rulers in Spain built it over hundreds of years, Online Practice Watch or listen again, Circle the correct phrase to complete the descriptions, of each part of the Alhambra. 1. Poople ... in the Comares Palace. 3. ‘The Hall of the Ambassadors. a. lived together peacefully a. isthe most formal room of the palaces. b. came to visit the sultan b. isthe office of the sultan’s diplomats. ©. created the Alhambra’s tile work is still a popular market, 2, ‘The Court of the Fountain of the Lions. a. isa great example of [slamie architecture b. is based on a fountain in Paris. ©. isa great place for musie and traditions. Work in groups. Talk about an interesting building you know. What can you see there? What is the atmosphere like? sf IN CLASS: Find someone to tell you about the nicest hotel he/she has visited or stayed at, What are three things that made the hotel so special? ‘ONLINE: Tell a partner about someone from your social network. What luxury hotel did he/she stay at? Where ®? Describe three Features that make this hotel better than other Hotels. You can share a picture of the hotel, >>> >> Now [ Can... tatkabouta famous place. ply eeUNIT Seeing old friends SAU eT -nanieel 1g Go to Oxford Learn to record your voice in the conversations on pages 20 CONVERSATION: How have you been? 1 Look at the picture. What do you think Jordan and Yuka are talking about? @) 2 Read and listen, Go to Oxford Learn to watch “Yuka: Hi, Jordan. How have you been? ‘video about finding an old Jord: OK. I just ran into someone from my old acting class She has a big part in new movie. Yuka: Wow! That's exciting! Jordan: Yes, and she thinks [ need to change my image. [ need anew look so that people will notice me. Yuka: Really? So, are you thinking of changing your hairstyle? Jordan: Actually, I'm thinking of shaving my head. Do you think J would look good? ‘Yuka: Well... people would definitely notice you! eancielgaenre anna #) 3. Workin pairs. Practice the conversation. someone who has seen or met a femous person, Share WW) 4 Work in pairs. Talk about seeing an old friend. Say three things ‘on page 25. that your fi end was surprised about. Hust ran into someone Reaiye what) They were surprised from ‘that!__. did they say? talk about seeing an old friend.(2) VOCABULARY: Phrasal verbs 4) 1 Listen and repeat. Check [¥f the phrasal verbs you know. 1 2, catch up (ith) O 3. throw out None Sees 114. take off Os. wrmup 6. turn down i omuine Practice | 2 Write the phrasal verbs from Activity 1 next to the correct Pe | definition below. Some phrasal verbs have more than | 1. remove one meaning, | 2. put: something in the trash can Tara tein cxieals aaa a0 3, make loucler (a’TY, music, ete) sienttnalse NANAK 5. share news with someone you haven't talked to recently | 6. see someone you weren't expecting 10 si fi) 2 Asicand answer the questions with a parmer 1. Do you ever run into your classmates outside of class? Where? 2, Have you caught up with any old friends recently? Who did you see and how did you catch up (phone, social networking, in person)? 3. What do you take off first when you get home? 4. What was the last thing you threw out? p> > NowIcan. use some common phrasal verbs.G GRAMMAR: Separable and inseparable phrasal verbs eeu cue ee ed Exon Etna Phrasal verbs have two parts: a verb and a particle. Common | verb particle | particles are: in, on, off. up, over, out, up, and down. catch up. ‘Most phrasal verbs are separable. The verb and particle Please turn up the music. can be next to each other or they can have an object between them. or Please turn the music up. ‘Some phrasal verbs are inseparable. The verb and Iran into an old classmate last week. | the particle must appear next to each other. Nor Online Practice 1. Look at the conversation on page 20. Underline the phrasal verb, 2 Label each phrasal ver’ in the box separable (S) or inseparable (1). See page 122 for a list of some | ‘common separable and inseparable verbs. Then complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs. turn up catch up (with) take off run into throw out turn down, 1. Could you please —_ the musie? I'm talking on the phone. 2. Let's go out for lunch, Td love to you, 3. Doyou mind if] ___the volume? I can’t hear it very well, 4, Please __your shoes in my house. 5. Could you please __ the trash? 6. [______ an old friend at Linda's patty. I was really surprised to see her! 3. Rewrite the sentences from Activity 2 with separable verbs in another way. Cirele the verb and the particle in each sentence, Could you pleaseEGpthe music@omRy im talking on the phono. 1 2, 3B 4 imeem cerns » Listen, Circle the word with a different vowel sound. = 1, down out, throw 2. look up put 3, there here year 4, find sit pick 5. turn work over use separable and inseparable phrasal verbs. }> > Lm6 READING AND SPEAKING Ces ee > >>> Read and listen, What do Paul and Helen think about each other's lives? @ <> @ Paul Gale: Hey, Helen! Remember me? Iran into Kelly Murphy (we were all in math class together?) the other day, and she told me you were living in Montville live here too! So, what have you been up to since high school? Helen Sanchez: Paul, its great to hear from you! | hope youre doing well.A lot has happened since high school. traveled around the world for a yeat after graduation. Fst | went to Colombia, where | worked asa server in a restaurant. Then, |ived in Australia fora while end wotked on a farm, Next, | went to Beijing, where I did some freelance web design. Finally went to Hong Kong. was pretty good at Spanish and Chinese by then, sol gotajob asa translator at a multinational company, fell in love with a co-worker and stayed in Hong Kong for three Yeats, After my boyfriend and | broke up, left my job and came back tothe States. Now ma singer in a band, so were on the road a ot. r’sreally exhausting! Anyway, enough about me.. what's been going nin yourlife? . as = Paul Gale: Wow, you've had an exciting life! | haven't done much, really. After high school, | went to college. Then, I got ajob at a software company, and Ive worked there ever since. I've Fl been married for three years. Pretty boring, huh? Helen Sanchez: Not boring at allt sounds relaxing..1m starting to want a lifelike yours.

> >> Now I Can... talkabout reconnecting with old friends. Pe eeREVIEW Units 1-4 Circle the correct word or words to complete each sentence. Vocabulary Ene 1. Mike is retired / self-employed / unemployed. He likes being his ‘own boss. 2. Maria and Luis ate engaged /married / widowed. They are going to have a small wedding. 3. We can leave soon. We're getting lost / hungry ready to go 4, 'msorty to hear you're sick. |hope you get hetter | worse | closer soon. 5. We have a large family, so I'm looking for a spacious | convenient | attractive apartment, We need a lot of room. . Susan works at night and sleeps during the day. She wants an apartment on the first floor / in a quiet location | with lots of light. 7. Vm trying to study. Can you turn up | turn down / throw out the television? 8. Iran into / caught up with / took off an old friend today, but we didn’t have time to talk. B | Grammar talk about occupations and marital status (page 3) use expressions with get (page 9) describe housing (page 15) use some common phrasal verbs (page 21) 1. He usually és working / work / works outdoors but not today. 2. What are you doing | do you do | did you do now? Can you go out for coffee? 3. Students these days are knowing / know | knows a lot about technology. 4. Pve lived in Mexico City for J since / in 1998. Have / Hes / Does he known Ning for a tong time? G. We've moved five times since tomorrow / 2001 / three years. 7. Vm looking for a {an the new apartment. 8. He lives ona / an / the tenth floor of his building. 8. AJ An The nicest house in this town is on Main Street. 110. This bag is full of trash. Will you throw it out / out it throw / throw out it for mez 11. Lisa's having lunch with Elena today. She wants to catch up with her | catch her up with | catch up her with. 12, When do you get the bus off | get off the bus | off the bus get? use the present simple and present continuous (page 4) use the present perfect with for and since (page 10) use definite and indefinite articles (page 16) | use separable and inseparable phrasal verbs (page 22)C Reading (@) 1 Read and listen to the blog. What are Hannah and Ada Our First Apartment eee ¥ airftiend, Hannah, and | ate engaged. We're M getting married next month. We need to find a new apartment that’s big enough for both of us and all our stuff. We both have to like it, too. Finding the right 5 apartment is not easy. Hannah and I love each other very much, but we are very diferent. Our differences make it hard for us to agree on an apartment. For example, Hannah gets up early in the morning to get ready for work in an office. Not me. fm a self-employed musician and 1¢ set my own schedule. | usually wake up around 9:00. By then, she's already been at work for an hour! Because Hannah goes to bed eatly, she wants @ quiet location for the new apartment. But | went to live in a more exciting neighborhood. | ike to walk around the neighborhood and see who | run into. Also, Hannah ‘wants to live on one of the higher floors, but Ilike living near the street. For one thing, | dor't have to walk so farto take out the trash, We agree on some things. We want a two-bedroom apartment so we can use one as a home office. Then, we can set 20_ it up with desks and bookcases and our computers. Hannah and realy like big kitchens. We both enjoy cooking, but think lke eating more then she does We always have alot of fresh food around, so we need a big refrigerator, too. Weld abo like a large living room because we both have a lt of stuf. | have several musical instruments, Hannah has a lot of books and other things she has collected since she graduated from 25. college. f we dont find an apartment with a lot of closets, | guess we can throw out some of our stuf. have some clothes | haven't worn for at least five years. Anyway, ifwe can just find the right apartment, | think the marriage will be easy! 2 Read the story again. Does the information des Write the correct letter. ibe Hannah (H), Adam (A), or both (B). 1. ___wants/want a big apartment. 6. has/have a lot of stuff, 2, ____gets upyget up carly in the morning, 7 —— needs/nced a big refrigerator, 3. ____isfare getting married. 8, likes/like to cook. 4, __works/work in an office, 9. __ wants/want to live on a high floor. is/are self-employed, 10, __ wants/want a home office, 3 What do you think Adam and Hannah's perfeet apartment will look like? Wi a description.GET CONNECTED Understanding online Pye e- Cog The Internet makes it possible for millions of people around the world to see the personal information of others. With a few clicks of the mouse, you can find someone’s birthday, his or her favorite movie, the kind of cereal he or she eats, and even some embarrassing photos. There ate some important things to think about when you Ce post your personal information online. > Colleges and universities frequently check social networks before they accept new students to see the kinds of things students do in their free time. > Employers often search on Facebook or other networks for the people who are applying for jobs at their companies. They want to find more information about the applicant. >» Marketers use information from the Internet to send users ads. Users can get ads on a social media site, or marketers may even call users on the phone or send e-mails, > Criminals may look for victims online, For example, if users post announcements about when they will be away on vacation, thieves can rob their homes. People who use social networking sites need to protect their privacy so they will have fewer problems. Most networks have privacy settings. These are some things the user can usually control: >» who sees your posts » who sees your photos >> who can “tag” or identify you in photos Look at the Web pages on page 29. They show the privacy settings for two social networks. What is similar about them? What differences do you see? Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions. 1. What social networks do you use most often? 2. What are your privacy settings now? Do you want to keep them the same or change them?BEC cee Laure Control your privacy Other connections You can decide who you want tosee your Control what gets shared with websites, ‘comments, photos, and updates, games, orother applications. editseitinos Who can see your profile? Photos and content Public Friendsand family Other Manage your identity in photos, comments, ° ° ° andother information. exit setings Keep in touch Just say no Control how you contact people Ifyou don’t want someone to see any of youknow. —editsettings your information,justsayno, editsattings | Social Network B Profile and privacy & Your profile + Relationships + Soatch results You can decide which relationships ‘Anyone can search foryour profile yOu want tobe shown on your online profile + Public profile information + Headlines You choose who can see your You can decide whose comments information: everyone, groups, you will see in your headlines lis. only certain people. + sharing anes ies iovoe ane rem + Groups co see who you are sharing, You can put people in groups and then decide what each group can se. Look at the privacy settings in the chart below. Check [2 who you would want to allow to do these things. Friends of Who can, Everyone Friends Hanna Noone see your profile information? ‘see your comments and posts? ‘see your photos? tag you in photos? Interview a partner about his/her privacy settings. Check [2] his/her information in the chart. Are any of your settings the same? Friends of Who can... Everyone Friends "Yanna Noone see your profile information? see your comments and posts? see your photos? tag you in photos? | understand and change my online privacy settings.UNIT Congratulations! pean nirol tg ‘Goto Oxford Learn to record your vo “conversations on pages 30 and 34. online Practice ry CONVERSATION: |’m going to run a marathon. 1 Look at the picture. What is Matt doing? <@)) 2 Read and listen, © Lucy: Hi, Matt. I didn't know you were a runner. a Go to Oxford Learn to watch video about bungee jumping ‘in New Zealand. Yes, I try to run ever Good for you. Are you training for something? ¥ Wow! I'm impressed. Have you ever run one before? 's. 'm going to run a marathon next month. Yes, I ran my first marathon last year Congratulations! That's a great achievement, Thanks. What about you? Do you r Tm not much of a runner, but you could say I'm a marathon shopper! 3 Work in pairs. Practice the conversation, Notderk Ga orne fina ‘someone who has achieved ns, Talk about three interesting things you did Speen 4 Workin pais Talk bout three interesting things you did ‘winning an award. Share on penyeat page 35. Hook a trip/got a new job/ That's interesting./Congratutationst/ got a new car last year. Wow! Tell me about it talk about interesting things | did last year.B VOCABULARY: Achievements G@] + Read anatisten Have you done any of these things? 1. win an award 2 3. climb a mountain 4. write a book 5. get a promotion 6. get good grades (f) 2 Match cach statement with the correct response. Then practice them with a partner: —— 1. 1 got good grades this y C a, That's great! What's your new job? _ 2. Iwrote a book last year b. Congratulations! What was i for? —— 8. 1 got a promotion at work. cc. Really? What's it about? 4, Tran a marathon last weekend. 4. Wow! What was your time? —— 5. Last summer I climbed Mount Everest. e. Really? Did you study a lot? —— 6. Twon an academic award last semester: {That's amazing! Did you reach the top? ~”) Listen and repeat. What happens to the -ed before a consonant? oe 1. He climbed mountains. 2. He reached the top. 3. They studied for the test, 4, She received the award last night. pp > > >> Now I Gan... tatkabout achievements.>> GRAMMAR: Present perfect and past simple RUE essai eee Present perfect The present perfect shows a connection between the past a1 vet Have you finished your book yet No, thaven't. Ihaven’t finished my book yet. ‘ever and never Have you ever run a marathon? Yes, I've run three marathons. fer run a marathon. rye known them for five years. Jorand since They've lived here since 2010. anne Weusethe past simple for Iran @ marathon last year. completed actions. talicae teers Hom at work. Online Practice 1 Look at the conversation on page 30. Underline the verb in the present perfect. Circle the verbs in the past simple. 2 Complete the seniences with the correct form of the present perfect or past simple. Use the words in the box: get finish win take climb run 1. Last weekend we _____ Baxter Mountain, 2 1 writing my book yet, 3. They _____a wonderful vacation last summer. 4. you ever _an award? 5. 1__five miles this morning. 6. She __ never ____apromotion at work. 3 Work with a pariner. Ask and answer questions with have you ever: Example: A: Have you ever climbed a mountain? B: Yes, [have. A: What mountain did you elimb? ‘© climbed a mountain * gotten lost ‘+ met someone famous, ‘+ traveled to an interesting place © hada pet > NOW I Gan... use present perfect and past simple.(5) READING AND SPEAKING 1 Read and listen. What was Jeremy Lin's achievement? Why were people surprised sion by his suecess? WANT TO WIN? aan It tan take along time to become an overnight success. Just ask Jeremy Lin. Inthe 2011-2012 season, Lin lost his job as a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) twice in 15 days. Most teams thought Lin wasi/t good enough to succeed in the NBA, but Lin changed 5 their minds. ‘Asa substitute forthe New York Knicks, Lin played only afew minutes ‘each game. Some games, he did't play at all The Knicks were having a bad season—1 losses in 13 games, Then two of the teams best players got injured, so the coach asked Jeremy to play Jeremy 1» surprised everyone. He scored 25 points, and the Knicks won! In the next game, Lin scored 28 points, and the Knicks won again Ina thitd steight victory Lin scored 23 points and made ten assists. Lin was now a superstar! Fans and teammates were very impressed with his modest personality and terrific passing, 1s New York’snext game was against the mighty Los Angeles Lakers and their star player, Kobe Bryant. People were afraid that Lin might fall Instead, he scored 38 points, four more than Bryant, to lead the Kicks to another victory. With Lin, the Knicks won seven games in row. In is fist five games asa starter, Lin scored 136 points, an 20 NBA record, People loved Lin's underdog story, He studied at Harvard University, and no Harvard graduate had playedin the NBA in more ‘than $0 years. Aithough he led his California high school team 10.2321 record and a state championship win, colleges with big 25 basketball programs didn’t give Lin a scholarship. “just thinkin order for someone to understand my game, they have to watch me ‘more than once,’ Lin told the New York Times, “because fm not {going to do anything that’s extra flashy” All he does is win, = 2. The coach put Jeremy in the game because was angry at two other player 2 Read the statements, Mark them true (T), false (F), or don’t know (DK). 1. Jeremy got fired two times. ‘The fans loved Jeremy. Jeremy doesn’t pass the ball very much, Jeremy had a dog, 6, Jeremy was a very good basketball player in high school HY) 3 Work with a partner. Write cen questions to ask Jeremy. Then take turns asking andl answering the questions. You ean use these question starters + What did you..? + Whendid you? Howlongdid.? + Doyou.? + Whathaveyou.2 + Are you.2 + Have youever.? + Why doyou.? ask about someone's experiences. Paha p>>>> NowIcan. pi —(2) YouR STORY: Lucy feels down. () 2 Read and listen to the story. How does Lucy feel? Why? Ryan: What's the matter Lucy? Lucy: It seems that everyone's lifes more exciting than rmine right now. Ryan: Well, Jordan is very busy with his new acting job. Lucy: Apparently it’s going well. ’'m very happy for him. But don't see him very much Ryan: I'm sure that will change once things settle down. Lucy: And it isn’t just him, Sarah’s parents arrived last night fora long visit. yan: Cindy tells me they may be opening a business here. Lucy: Yes, Sarah's very excited about it. And I hear that Melanie gol into a graduate program near here. Ryan: Yes. We're very proud of her. Lucy: And, of course, Russell moved inta a new apartment. It seems like 'm the only one doing the same old boring things. Ryan: But your jo is stil pretty new. | thought you liked it Lucy Io. really lke my boss, Rose. But she hasn't given me ‘much responsibilty | stil feel ike the new kid inthe office. Ryan: Cheer up! 'm sure there's something interesting around the corner for you, too. Rose: Lucy, | have something Pd like to talk to you about. Read and listen again. Match the person to the information. 1. Jordan a hasa new apartment. —— 2. Lucy b._ is excited about the visit 3. Melanie is very busy with a new job. 4, Russell likes her boss —— 5. Sarah eis going to go to graduate school. ©) Liston to the expressions in the box | Everyday expressions—Reporting information cose and repeat “ nme It seems (that)... | hear (that)... 4 Use the expressions in the box to write the. © Apparently. | understand (that answers to the question sto get a degree in journalism), 1. Why is Melanie going to graduate school? 2. Whyis 3. Why are 4. Why does Lucy look so nervous? (Rose wants to talk to her) upset? (She's bored with her life) ‘aral's parents visiting for such a long time? (They really like the city) 5 Underline the examples of the past simple in the story. Cirele the example of the present perfect. > > Now I can... report infomation. eee a eee ne