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. Personallife . Adjectivesfor o Gi vi ng
description @ opi ni ons
o Relationships
. Social
Meeting up networking
page 4
Life choices
page 10
@
Study abroad
page 16
rights
Shopping
page 22
Free time
page 34
Getting around
cage 52
-"t
. Personallife . Food: . Orderingfood o Eatingout
- I F
adjectivesfor
description
V
types of diet
Eating out restaurant
cage 64 meals
5 Look at the words below. Write a (+) or a (-) sign to indicate which
are positive and which are negative.
Gulture a good mate (*) strict a parn
Traditionally,
the relaxed a reallaugh understanding
word'mate'wasusedby
mentotalkabout male 6 Listen to six speakers describing people. Choose a word
friends.
Today,it isused from 5 for each person.
byteenagers ofboth
sexestotalkabout male Person1: aptin Person4:
andfemalefriends. Person2: Person5:
Person3: Person6:
PERSONALLIFE
relationships
Speaking:discussing Phrase
bank
...a girlfrommyclass
...a mutual friend
1 Listen to four dialogues. Match them to classmates
the photos. neighbours
Dialogue1 - oneof myparents'
Dialogue2 - friends
Dialogue3 - .,.someone I know
fromfootball/judo/
Dialogue4 -
theorchestra
2a Putthe
dialogue in the
correct order.
Write a number (1-8).
Anna: Peter?This is Clare.Clarestudiesat Yorkwith Danny.
Peter: Me? I'm his brother.-
Peter: Peter.So are you one of Danny'sjudo friends?-
Glare: No, I'm not reallyinto spor1.
Clare: What about you? How do you know Danny?-
Clare: Hi, nice to meetyou too. Sorry,I didn't catch your name ...
Peter: Hi Clare.Niceto meetyou. -
Anna: Clareand Dannyareon the same course.-
2b Listenand check.
l'moneof his...
Pronunciation
et
leil
Listento the
wordsandnotethe
/erl sounds.
Readthewords,
Howwouldyou
pronounce
them?
4 f,l Wort in pairs. Tell your partner about three people you know. neighbourlazy
Use phrases from 3 to describe your relationship. play pain
Listenandcheck,
5 f,l Write a dialogue introducing your partner to another friend
of yours. Practise the dialogue in pairs.
PERSONALLIFE
Phrase
bank Listening:socialnetworking
technophobe
on
click
goto Do you or your friends use any of these social networking sites?
setup lf not, which do you use?
create
upload
join
confirm
account
mv I
register
button
socialnetworking
site Eullbber
email
address
question
security
password
questionforum
interaction
social
bebo
profile
online
PERSONALLIFE
opinions
language:
Functional Phrase
bank
What's youropinion
o n. . . ?
Complete the sentences from the interview about social Couldyoutellus
networking using expressionsfrom the Phrase bank. something about...?
PatrickHammond basedherein London- Patrick
is a childpsychologist Doyouconsider
up-to-datewith things likesocialnetworking? yourself to be...?
that? you
Whatdo think
2 Right,that'sthe Ofcom study.So Patrick
about...?
3 So 60% of youngpeopleand only 17% of adults-
Howfardoyouthink
problem?
that's...?
4 I supposeyou'reright.OK,so that?
5 Richard,can I bringyou in at this point- childrenand
socialnetworking?
PERSONALLIFE
opinion
Finaltask askingsomeone's
Par^ent-
leachen
Meetings
Do you
consi deryour
son to be...
{ Look at the cartoon. Try to predict how the teacher's questions might end.
Listen and check.
2 Match the questions to the answers. Does the parent (P) Pronunciation
or teacher (T) ask each question? e)
... checkhe has done his
Questions
Whattypesof things...? a
homework? a Readthequestion below.
How oftendo you ...? b ... lettingteenagersorganize Doesit require anopen
theirown time? response or a yes/ no
What'syour opinionon ...? c . . .d o y o u t h i n kI c o u l dd o t o
response?
changehis routines? lsyourpartner a good
student?
3 1 1 Listen again and check your answers. b ? Listento the
question.
Doesthe
4 D Wort<in pairs to interview a partner about their opinions. riseorfallat
intonation
Decide who is Student A and Student B then read your roles. theendof thequestion?
Student A Student B
You are the teacherof a You are the parentof a student
studentwho doesn'tstudy who doesn'tstudyenough.
enough.You haveto ask the Youwant to defendyour
parent'sopinionabout the son/daughterbut you don't
issuesbelow.Prepareyour want to appearirresponsible.
questions. Prepareyour responses.
lssues
Possiblyrestricting
accessto the internetat
hometo certainhours
Possiblylimitinguse of
electronicgames
Possiblyrestrictingtime
he spendswith friends
PERSONALLIFE
Vocabulary
1 Read the adjectives in the list and divide them into positive and
negative qualities.
dependable hard-working lazy messy organized
outgoing quiet relaxed strict unreliable
...a girlfrommyclass
Pronunciation ...a mutualfriend
classmates
neighbours
5 Underline the /er/ sound in sentences 1-4. oneof myparents'
1 I want to createa social networkingaccount. friends
2 My friendsand I use Myspaceto organizepafties. ...someone I know
3 I've nevermet anyonethroughspeeddating. fromfootball/judo/
theorchestra
4 I've got 80 friendson Facebook.
technophobe
6 Listen and check. clickon goto
setup create
uploadjoin
Functionallanguage confirmanaccount
registerbutton
7 Put the words in the correct order to make questions. socialnetworking
site
emailaddress
a to / Do / yourself/ consider/ you / be ... / ? question
security
b about / Could / tell / us / you / something... / ? password
c opinion/ your / What/ on ... / 's / ? questionforum
d do / you / What / about ... i tnini.t I socialinteraction
onlineprofile
I Complete the questions in 7 with these phrases.
Doyouconsider
a restrictingthe hoursthat teenagersspend on the internet yourself
tobe
b the differentways you use computers youtellus
Could
c peopledownloadingmusicand videos something about.,,?
d computer literate Howfardoyouthink
that's
...?
9 p Wort in pairs.Taketurns to ask and answerthe questionsin 7. youropinion
What's
on...?
Whatdoyouthink
about...?
PERSONALLIFE
leavingschool
Vocabulary:
A levels
apprenticeship
Listen to three 17-year-olds.
vocational
training
Use their names to complete
sixthform
fufthereducation the descriptions.
sandwich course 1 is a sixth former.
workexperience 2 is doing a trainingcourse.
vacancies 3 is a school leaver.
placement
stayon
2 Which of the people in 1 mentions ...
enrolon 1 a sandwichcourse?
applyfor 2 a degree?
takeon 3 work experience?
WORKING LIFE
Speaking:talkingaboutchoices Phrase
bank
aft
Latin
Read the school subjects in the Phrase bank. Which are Greek
compulsory and which are optional for you? citizenship
ICT
2 Listen to two friends Alex and Rhona compare their school PE
experiences.Complete the table for them. maths
biology
physics
Who Alex R hona chemistry
technical
drawing
studiesninesubjects? history
history
of music
studiesfour subjects?
French
is studyinghumanities? businessstudies
healthstudies
wantsto take businessstudies? theBritish
system
humanities
sciences
3 Are the statementstrue (T)or false (F)?
1 Rhonathinksthe Britishand Spanishsystems
are similar.-
2 Alex has officialexams this year.-
3 Thereare compulsoryA levelsubjects.-
4 Maths,physicsand chemistryare compulsory
for Jimena.-
4b Listenand check.
R:oK,takemyfriendJimenaforexamp|e.She'sdoing-So
she had to take maths,physicsand chemistry... no choice,they're Pronunciation
e)
compulsory... but then she can eitherdo biologyor technicaldrawingplus ns'
Initial
one more
a Readthephrases aloud.
A: And you? Which are you doing?
Howdoyoupronounce
R:oh,|'m-atscience;lwanttobea-schoo|teacher, thewordsin blue?
so|'ve-forhumanities.lhadtodoGreek,Latinandhistory,and
then I could choosebetweenFrench,ICT and historyof music. a businessstudies
A: OK, so which did you choose?
degree
theSpanish system
R: French. typeofjob
a specific
A: French!You're-! She'sdoing health
studies
6 f,l newrite the dialogueso that it is true for you and a friend. b Listenandcheck,
Havea conversationwith your partner.
Example:You know my friend Javi? Well, he's taking ...
WORKING LIFE
Phrase
bank Listening:careersadvice
A levels
apprenticeship
vocational
training Listento an interviewbetweena careersadvisorand a sixth
sixthform form student.Answerthe questions.
furthereducation 1 Why does the advisorask Taraabout her interests?
sandwich course
workexperience 2 What kind of careerdoes he think would suit Tara?
vacancies
placement
2 Listen again and choose the correct answer.
1 Tara...
a doesn'tlike any subjectsat school.
b likessome subjects,but not others.
c likesall her schoolsubjects.
2 Tara...
wants to buy a video camera in
the future.
b doesn't have a camera now.
c is savingto buy a better camera.
3 fara ...
a wants to do vocationaltraining.
Gulture b wants to look tor ajob after school. ,
{c{ffimb c knows her parentswant her to go
A careersadvisor
to university.
helpsstudents
decide
whattodoafter 4 Mr Lee asks Tarato ...
secondary
school, a make a decision.
b go home.
c come back to talk about it some more.
WORKING LIFE
Functionallanguage:advice Phrase
bank
Howareyougetting
o nw i t h. . . ?
Look at the words and phrases in the Phrase bank. l'museless at ...
Complete the table with the expressions. You should do...
I thinkl'vehad
Asking for information Saying what you like or Making suggestions e n o u gohf . . ,
what you're good/bad at It'sa good ideato ...
o Ho-wale yru qttt*g a a What doyoulikedoing
J inyourfreetime?
m *tth? a a
l'mreally into...
Maybe something like..,?
l'mquite good at ..,
Reacting to a suggestion Giving advice Saying something is not
a good idea
Sounds 0K
I wouldn't recommend ...
o a a
a a
Whydon'tyouhavea
thinkabout
it?
2 Gomplete the sentences so they are true for you.
1 I'm quitegoodat -*----*,.-".-,..*
.
2 My bestfriendis reallyinto.-"--"-**
3 so I'm not studyingit this year.
I'd had enoughof --*----------"-*
4 - ".-(a profession),you should
lf you want to be a -*.*"----"*"
5 lf you'reinto --"*-- (a sporl),it's a good ideato
wffi#qffi$ffiffi$-{Fffi 13
Finaltask an interuiew
D Wort in pairs. Read the advert. When you finish, close your
book and tell your partner what you remember.
$urneeds
Cam[
WORKINGLIFE
Vocabulary
1 Write the words in a logical sequence. There may be more than
one possible answer.
1 sixthform universityprimaryschool work secondary school
',..uilat;.',t:;1"n,
,,,rr,,u-,,,, !;ffiil, #j:r't['[^'it:,[i|nr;ttii't, fi-,1*m',,t,iv'n;.
-r,6r;.ftniry4;11 1 5
ff)
meetnewpeople
Vocabulary:
bookinga course
feelhomesick
learnaboutanother 1 Listen to a student describe her study trip
culture to England.Which four things from the Phrase
missfriends bank does she mention?
different
food
tooexpensive 2 lmagine you are going to study abroad.
Complete the online registration
hallofresidence form using words from the Phrase bank.
shared apartment
hostfamily
halfboard
fullboard
self-catering
It's as easyas A, B,C.Choosefrom one of the following
registration accommodationoptions:
enrolment
fee
deposit A Manystudentspreferthe (1) option,
balance becauselivingin an Englishhomegivesyou first-handexperience
coursefees of Englishlife.
grant B Forthe studentwho prefersa lessintensivetime,the
(2) optionon a universitycampusis ideal.
CThe moreindependentstudentmay prefera (3)
Althoughthis is moreexpensive,
manyenjoythe freedomit brings.
With A or B you canchdosefrom the followingcateringoptions:
(4) (allmealsprovided)or (5)
(breakfast/evening mealonly).
OptionC is (6)
3 lmagine you are going to study in Brighton and you want to know
more about accommodation options. Which of speakers 1-4 would
you talk to?
Pronunciation
Q)
lsl and $/
sounds
a Listenandidentify
thewordyouhear.
show/ so
share i Sarah
signi shine
see/ she
S#FIffiOLLNFffi
Phrase
bank Listening: phonecalls
understanding
level
test
nativespeaker
spofiing
andcultural 1a Javi is going to call
activities a languageschool.
guidedtours Read his questions.
daily
tirnetable Which could he
flexible answer by reading
ootional the adverl?
conversation
classes
businessEnglish 1b Listen and
English
survival answer the rest of
generalEnglish the questions.
youngrearnerscOurse
2 Listen again and choose the correct answer for each question.
Whichcoursedoes the receptionistrecommendfor the caller?
a BusinessEnglish
Culture b YoungLearnerscourse
c SurvivalEnglish
Briqhton
isalso
knownasLondon-by- d GeneralEnglish
the-sea.
because somany What does the receptionistsay about the lengthof courses?
Londoners
livethere
and a Most studentsstay for a month.
commuteto workbvtrain, b Studentscan study for as long as they want.
c You haveto stay for at leasta week.
d Courseslast most of the summer.
What'sthe timetablelikefor studentsat the school?
a lt's completelyflexible.
Pronunciation
Q)
b The afternoonis optional.
c lt's dividedequallybetweenmorningand afternoon.
/J', /
d Studentshavethreehoursof class in the morningand two hours
a Listento the in the afternoon.
words.Whichhave What are the accommodationoptionsfor students?
thesound lctl?
a They must stay with a host family.
hourhall abroad b The schoolorganizesthe student'spreferredoption.
-boardfour
half
c Most studentsstay with a familyat first and then go to the hall of residence.
b ' Listen
againand d Studentscan choose wherethey want to stay.
repeat
thewords.
3 Which of the courses in the Phrase bank would be useful
for you?
SCHOOL LIFE
Functionallanguage:phonecalls Phrase
bank
cefiainly
HowcanI helpyou?
Copy the table into your notebook. Then complete it using the Howmany hoursof
expressions in the Phrase bank. ciassesarethere
perday?
Offering to help
Glarifying what the
C onfi rmi ng l'minterestedina
customer wants group class.
. What would you liketo oWhat type of courseare .Yes, of course 0K,sure.
know? you interestedin? o Whatabout social
a a
a - doyou
activities
o
a haveanything
likethat?
Explainingwhat you want Asking for information Ghecki ng
Whatabout the
o I was phonin gfo r s o me . C a n y o u te l l me somethi ng .All the teachersare native cOurses onoffer?
informationabout your aboutwherethe schoolis? speakers,right? Couldyoutell mehow
s c hool. a a
much.., costs?
a
a
o
a
a
a
4 p Wort<in pairs. Decide who is Student A and Student B. Use the Culture
Phrase bank to help you complete the task. yourself
Toidentify
onthephone inEnglish,
or
tocheck theidentity
ofa
Student A Student B usethethirdperson.
caller,
You are a receptionistin You are a student.You want to
It'sMaria.
a languageschool.Think calla languageschoolto enquire
about the servicesand facilities aboutthe following: l-amR*ana
your schooloffers.Answer . The cost of generalEnglish ls thatJohn?
StudentA's questions. courses *reyeu-+snn+
. Thingsto do in the area
. Typesof courseavailable
Callthe receptionistat the school.
fr.-&w'ffi.
ffiw.wfrff#trbi*, 19
Finaltask talkingaboutpriorities
1 Read the facilities and services a language schoot offers. Which are the most important?
i
dalXrlsouh/ ttu
broara,u,t
/ L J
Strategy
wil\ access youdiscuss
When
witha paftner,
priorities listen
-
',1': rlliillrl::':1-;:rl
'l
tothereasonstheygivefor
acws.otts
goodpublictransport theirchoice giving
before
youropinion.
nativespeaker
teachers
bGatgdin a nigcily
:i)
SCHOOLLIFE
Vocabulary
1 1:lislen to the words and write each one in the correct column in
the table.
Phrase
bank
apprehensive
excitedrelieved
meetnewpeople
feelhomesick
learnabout another
culture
missfriends
2 Work in pairs. Add one more expressionto each column. food
different
tooexpensive
hostfamily
Pronunciation hallofresidence
shared aparlment
3 2 Listen to the words and write them under the correct headings. halfboard
fullboard
study fashion attention course English session
self-catering
registration
lsl Il enrolment fee
depositbalance
coursefees grant
ofStudies
Director
member
hostfamily
student
language
language
school
Functionallanguage receptionist
6 D ln pairs,practisethe dialogue.
t#rue
ffi run* ucd,mtmh hmrmm
$-eav[mg
ffiWffimpfrmmde 21
the highstreet
Vocabulary:
shopassistant
window-shopper
Label the people in the Pictures
manager
customer on this page. Use words from
storedetective the Phrase bank.
shoplifter
2 1 Listen to four dialogues.
newsagent Where do they take Place?
outlet
factory Use words from the Phrase bank.
stationer Dialogue1 is in a
chemist
Dialogue2 is in a
supermarket
poundshop Dialogue3 is in a
postoffice Dialogue4 is in a
foodshop
health
conveniencestore 3 Complete the sentences using the words below. Listen and check.
PICKERINGS
Gulture STOREGUIDE
'w"
a shopthat
InBritain, Third Floor:
sellsverycheap coffeeshop
toys
household itemsis furniture
calleda poundshop.
canbebought
Bargains
forabout
here t1.
::.::.:llJ'::J:,o
kitchenware
sports
FirstFloor:
women'sclothing
menSwear
Language children'sclothing
note GroundFloor:
accessones
audio
!-r
-:Z
perfumery
shop store
Lower
cashpoint ATM GroundFloor:
food hall
22 SOCIAL LIFE
Speaking:askingfor information Phrase
bank
rift
escalator
1 Find words in the Phrase bank to label the photos. point
meeting
checkout
t-l soundquality
weight
design
memory capacity
special
offers
card
credit
cash
lighterheavier
m0reexpensrve
cheaper
smallerbigger
moretraditional
moremodern
Read the definitions. Find a word in the Phrase bank for 1-5.
1 Get your moneyback in notesand coins. ""-
2 A pieceof paperconfirmingthe priceof a productand the time and place
whereyou boughtit.
3 A promiseto repairor replacea productthat is faultywithina periodof time.
,,',,'1/40;
You are going to listen to the first part of a radio programme
about consumer rights. Decide if the statements are true or false.
Give reasons to support your answers.
1 Paufrepresentsthe fnterestsof shoppersand shop workers.
2 Paulthinksthe mainproblemis that consumersare ignorantof theirrights.
W,,iWffi,
FS{*,{;t:fu,u^
Functional
language:complaints Phrase
bank
Thisproduct isfaulty.
What's wrongwithit?
Write expressions from When I turnit on
the Phrase bank for each nothing happens.
category (1-4) below. Itdoesn't doanything.
1 Waysof explaininga problem(x4). I can'thearanything.
2 Suggestionsfor possiblesolutions
(x4). It couldbethebattery.
3 Sayinghowyoufeelandwhatyou want(x4).
Tryrebooting it.
Thisisn'tgoodenough.
abouta problem(x2).
4 Enquiring I wantsomething done
aboutit.
2 You are going to listen to a Whatseems to bethe
person say the same word in five problem?
different ways. Choose an adjective Wecansendit offto
from the box to describe the way in berepaired.
which it is said each time. Wecangiveyoua
creditnote.
bored surprised doubtful amazed interested Noreally, I'dlikemy
money back.
I'mreally nottoohappy
about this.
1 4
2 5
3
SOCIAL LIFE 25
Finaltask makingacomplaint
1 Work in pairs. Choose Option 1 or 2 then decide who is Student A and B.
Read your tasks.
2 Use the Useful language box and the Phrase bank on page 25
to write notes for a dialogue. Garry out the task.
Option I
Student A Student B
You bought a phonetwo weeks You are an experiencedsales
ago. lt doesn't work and You want assistant.Your boss has instructed
a cash refund. you not to give any cash refunds.
. Makea list of the problems. o Make a list of the options you can
. Think how to start the offer to avoid giving a refund.
conversation. . Think how to start the
. Decidehow politeto be. conversation.
r Decidehow politeto be.
Ask the shop assistantfor a refund.
Student A Student B
You bought a comPuterrecentlY,but You work in a shop. Some comPuters
you droppedit and it doesn'twork have been returnedwith software
properly.You want to returnit and problems.However,it is unusualfor
exchangeit for anotherone. computersto be damagedwhen
o Are you goingto tell the truth? customersbuy them.You can onlY
exchangea computer if You are sure
o Think how to start the
it was damagedwhen the customer
conversation. boughtit.
o Decidehow politeto be. o Make a list of questionsyou can
Ask the shop assistantfor an ask to decideif the customeris
exchange. tellingthe truth.
o Think how to start the
conversation.
. Decidehow politeto be.
Useful Strategy
language a Remember, whenspeaking wecanexpress ourmoodby:
WhatseemstobetheProblem? o thelanguageweuse
. theintonation
weuse
There'sa problem
with...
. thebodylanguage weuse
work.
It doesn't
b When doingyourtask,trytothinkabout:
Howcanlhelpyou?
. howyoulookattheotherspeaker
l'd likea cashrefund,please. . theintonation
youuse
Canyoucallthemanager, Please? o whetherto use'please'and'thankyou'
. howdirect yourlanguage is
r whatyoudowithyourhands andarmswhileyouspeak
26 SOCIAL LIFE
Vocabulary
1 Add three more words from the Phrase bank to each list.
1 typeof shop:supermarket
2 departments:menswear
3 thingsin a shop:bag
Phrase
bank
shopassistant
window shopper
2 Co^plete the advice for shoppers below with words from the manager
Phrase bank. customer
storedetective
Whenyoubuyaproductinashop,a|waysaskforandkeepthe(1)-.This
shoplifter
hasthedateonitwhichhe|psyouca|cu|atetheperiodofthe(2)-'which
is normallysix monthsto two years.lf the productis faulty,you are entitledto a
newsagent
(3)--_- for the full priceyou paid. lf the productworks but you don't like it,
factoryoutlet
youcan'ta|waysgetyourmoneybackbuttheshopmaygiveyouan(4)- stationerchemist
for a similarproductor a (5) - - which you can use to buy somethingof supermarket
equalvaluein the sameshop. pound shop
postoffice
healthfoodshop
Pronunciation convenience
accessories
store
kitchenware
3 Listen to the words and identify the one you hear in perfumery
each pair. Practise saying the words with your partner. foodhall shelf
would/ good full/ fool pool/ pull should/ could to school/ two schools receiptpricetag
aisle trolley
cashpoint
Functional
language lift escalator
meeting point
4 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. quality
till sound
a problem:
1 Explaining weightdesign
a motor/the / | / iI's / Ihink/ . memory capacity
b not / lt's / properly/ working/ . heavier
c p r o b l e m/ w i t h / T h e r e ' s / s o u n d/ a / t h e/ . cheaper bigger
More traditional
2 Explaininghow you feel and what you want:
Moremodern
a h a p p y/ l ' m l t h i s / r e a l l y/ t o o / n o t / a b o u t / .
b l'd / back/ like/ money/ my / . guarantee
c refund/ actually/ a /Well / l'd / like/cash / . note
credit
3 Offeringsolutions: checkout
cashreflrnd
a note / can / give / a / We / you / credit/ .
exCInanqs
b off / repaired/ send /We / can / it / to / be / . receipt
c exchange / y o u l W o u l d / l i k e/ a n / ?
Thisproduct isfaulty.
5 Read the task box and write a dialogue. What's wrongwithit?
When I turnit on
nothing happens.
Task Thinkof somethingyou bought recently.Thinkof something Itdoesn't doanything.
that might go wrong with it. I can'thearanything.
Write a conversationbetweenyourselfand a shop assistant. Itcould bethebattery.
Use the Phrasebank to help you. Tryrebooting it,
Thisisn'tgood enough.
I wantsomething done
about it.
Whatseems to bethe
problem?
4 Listen to two more students describe photos A and B. How are their descriptions
different from the first student's? Use the ideas in 2 to help you.
Student A Student B
Describephoto 1. Describephoto 2.
Describethe placeand speculate Describethe placeand give an
aboutwhat mightbe happening. opinionaboutit.
Phrase
bank Vocabulary:assessment
attentive
dedicated
disappointed
jubilant
ovenruhelmed
stressed
assessment
continuous
mock exam
coursework
grades
mark
average
re-take
revision
Look at the pictures. Use words from the Phrase bank to describe
the people.
3 Use words from 2to complete the text. Listen and check.
Qualificationsin Britainused to depend completelyon exam performance,but
now more coursesare assessedon a mix of (1) , done over
time, and exams. In some subjects,up to 4O%o of the final mark comes from
(2) of assignments.Studentswho get nervousdoing exams
have welcomedthis change,becausethey feel that their (3)
Gulture is betterthan their exam results.
"#
A level
InBritain, A levelsare very importantfor getting into furthereducation,so it's common
results
rangefromthe for schoolsto have (4) in Januaryto givestudentsa
highestgrade,
A. tothe chanceto practisebeforethey do the realthing in June. No-one wants to
lowestgrade,E.lf youfail do (5) , and many universitiesrequirespecificA level
yougeta U(unclassified). (6) to get onto a course,so many studentsspend much
of May and earlyJune doing (7)
Foradmissiontothebest
students
universities,
needto getthreeA*or 4 Answerthe questions.
Agrades. I How importantis continuousassessmentin your school?
2 Doesyour school have mock exams?
3 Do you preferto be evaluatedby courseworkor by exams?
4 Do you study throughthe term, or leaveit to last-minuterevision?
46 SCHOOL LIFE
i Completethe definitionswith words from the Phrasebank.
is a reducedversionof a text writtenin your own words.
/. a'l is a pieceof work you do at homeand then give in to
, c ur t eac h e r.
'you copy anotherperson'swork withoutaddingyour own ideasto it, you
it. This is commonwhenstudentscopy textsfrom the
rternet,but beware,manyteachershaveprogramsto checkon this.
-o makerevisingfor examseasier,studentsshouldregularly
:reir notesthroughoutthe year.
is what studentsdo whenthey writedown the mainpoints
cf a spokenpresentation as they listento it.
Culture
,Vhenyou searchfor information in an organizedway on the internetor in a
brary,you a subject.
':::,:
a..t :',i:: .:: L ;i i
Phrase
bank
notes
detailed
Listening:studyskills
points
bullet p Wort< with a partner. Read study skills 1-6. Which three are most
mindmap
colour-coded important? Use the Useful language to discuss.
notes 1 a good varietyof lT skills
2 organizingyourtime
optional
activities 3 effectivereading
note-taking
4 usingthe internetcritically
visual
learners
5 abilityto plan and write good essays
6 good note-taking
' l - 1 . l r i :
ufuthnr 14'dtst'
3.**__-___-* 4. ___***
6 Which of these have you tried? Which works best for you?
48 sffiHmffit fl-ilFH
Functional publicspeaking Phrase
language: bank
...youallknowwhat
I meanbythat,
Find and write examples from
you?
don't
tfie audioscript on page 104 of
...don'tforget
ways in which the speaker ... Following these
simple
justifieswhy she is talkingto tips
the audience. It'seasy
rlsesrhetoricalquestionsto check ...I'mheretoday
understanding of importantideas. Remember
uses imperativesto illustrate Andfinally
examplesof desirableaction, Thefirstthing
u s e st h e p h r a s e ' l t ' se a s y. . . ' t o Thenextthing
introducea problem.
useswords like 'some' and
'others'to talk about people's
preferences.
i;i
iit
dois thorough
(2) Youneedto don'tforget'
*tl*y:rnet' but
nt*A*-nO
research'
;:T'Tffi;il; *oideastoo"l1lffi Pronunciation
e)
tospend somuchti*:::::,T*lt-Jl?: H
to
t'ime do this
liis:t lel
ffi ffi'ue
[:iflil'l:: Hil - is to PIan:thinkwtrat*:1, a Readandlisten
to thesentences. Note
and best
how the lelsound?
$,m;i;il;,,"y
(5) ------
- it't imPortant l'mhereto helpyou
to or$anizeit' - studybetter.
ano
tostart nniffi'l!:'-lll*,1|'-":t5l;
il;'::::'ll":JHit-
lffi'ffiHffi tlt-Tiltll.-r,
vour
'lppott
You'll
havetothinkfast
andworkhard.
t'vio
conclusion' Trynottoworrytoomuch.
-
quotations (6) -, Youhavechosento doa
rrrJ':l*lin:T.:?il:
$lmo'<
rhar rrom'
* comes
t'ime-
difficult
subject.
It'seasytoforget
the
-.leave
Vourseft lt 1T:: simplestthings,
b Listen
againand
tH,,ttfi;uinsTi*T:: je)< amediocre practise
pronouncing
tnetifferencebetween
canmakeall
thelelsoundin'to'.
one'
essayanda $reat
SCHOOLLIFE
Finaltask givinga presentation
2 Read the index cards. Write a presentation about one of the skills.
Use expressionsfrom page 49.
s?eedread/.ry
ttrt
Yos'aard ilrtes ''
* reurd Ywr Ynt
. ya;r1f*dM,Ifr?
, #j-Y-aF - slor.tryn
1 _ * _ * /repa,re,ure{|,researcA.
i, tttc d*uh, {t{4tr retmrcet
ili't4zftr T.uesti^ows
" inwltn thu aud,imu,
* /ra^ct:tscX, dm't ruf.frun n^eet
kte? u,lnlr tftk @
"
3. _" -_-"'""""**"_"
""_
50 ffimHffiffit il-tFffi
hcabulary
I Explainthe differencebetweenthese pairs of words
I continuousassessment/ exams
2 review/ revision
t detailednotes/ bullet points
a exafir / mock exam Phrase
bank
t grade / average mark
attentive
dedicated
2 Write words from the Phrase bank for definitions 1-4.
exhausted
I an essayor piece of work for your teacher jubilant
2 b do an exam again after you have failed it ovenruhelmed
t b copy someoneelse'swritten work and say it is your own relieved
I summarizingthe content of a presentationwhile listening
stressed
continuous
assessment
mock exam
3 Gomplete the sentences with the correct form of a word from the coursework
Phrase bank. grades
lf you copy anotherstudent'swork you are - it. average
mark
is a usefulthing to do whileyour teacheris explainingthings in re-take
class,that way you don't forget it. revision
t Our teacher has us three essaysto do this week!
note-taking
I I like doing school projectsbecauseyou get lots of time to them on
the internet.
summary
assignment
5 | find it difficultto reducea lot of informationto simple ideas,that's why I hate research
doing plagiarize
a ]t's a good idea to the contentsof each unit of work in your book review
when you completethem.
detailed
notes
points
bullet
Pnonunciation indexcards
mind map
I Hentify the words which are homophones and write an alternative successful
revision
spelling for each one under the correct heading. speedreading
presenting
a project
wd cake meat fish see ate eye chair passed
inclass
tro one four six whose yes star no which
You allknowwhatI
mean bythat,don't
you?
Don'tforget
Followingthesesimple
tips
It'seasy
I'mhere today
Remember
Andfinally
Thefirstthing
Functionallanguage Thenextthing
-J-he
regulations for roadusersin the Parkingin the UK is strictlycontrolled.
I U Ka r ec a l l e d t h e( 1 ) - . Prohibitedareasaremarkedwith a
Britishteenagers canapplyfor a doubleyellowline.lf you parkin these
(2)-- to drivea car under areasyou couldget a (4)------*.
a d u l ts u p e r v i s i ownh e nt h e ya r e1 7 . Bicycle usersshouldalsobe awarethat
Howeveltheywon't qualifyfor a cyclingon the pavement is prohibited.
(3)- unless theypassthe lf the policeseeyou'doingthisyou
theoretical and practicalpartsof c o u l dg e t a ( 5 )- .
a drivinotest.
M
4 Complete the transport collocations with words from the box.
same number
extra final
of syllables as
syllable
infinitive
stuil*j,
SOCIAL LIFF
bank
Phrase nding directions
Llst&ntng=Ltmdersta
destination
taurist
spa
7 Read the map then listen and label the
hotspring
photos of places in Bath.
ficmans
arr,hlte*ture
rfrt-|3*1.J1115
Eali*n*s
dire*ting
i* i.; ri:,i nfr:rmalt* rt
*iiice:
0range
Grove
=t
(D
aTD
tt
ct
=
ct)
Er
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54 SOCIAL LIFE
language:
Functional directions Phrase
Carry
bank
onstraight
acrOss
Read the examples of types of expression normally used for When yougettothe
giving directions. bridge
imperatives
Turnleft
Leatte the s.taftnn, takz t/r* t4cofld. /eft
Take thesecond left
imperatives + preposition of 6o r,tratlht a,h*a.^d,,
You'll seetheriveron
fu{liw tlu roa^d. yourright
movement roun^d.to tfu ri4ht
Gostraight ahead
expressionsto describe You'|,/sn tfu rwer z-rLyzur rtqht, X's
locations
It'sonthecorner to
yourleft
Thatbrings youto
2 Write two more examples from the Phrase bank for each GoupSouthgate
category in 1. Leave thestation
Follow theroadround
3 Complete the tourist officer's directions with the words below. totheright
GostraightupManvers
-.rcSS take the first right the road round Street
r , ' our r ight go straightup turn left Keep oninto
straight
StallStreet
You'll seea bigjunction
Visitor Hi, I want to get to the PostalMuseum. onyourright
Tourist officer OK, well you need to out of the station It'srightoppositeyou
and then into Southgate.
Yisitor Firstleft into South ...
Tourist officer No, first right.OK, then you Stall Street.
Yisitor Store Street?
Tourist officer No, Stall Street- S-T-A-L-L.
Yisitor OK, Stall Street.
Tourist officer Go straightahead, WestgateStreet and
Upper BoroughWallsuntilyou come to New Bond Street,
whereyou turn left and follow Pronunciation
QD
Visitor Sorry,New ...?
Correctivestress
Tourist officer New Bond Street.Turn left and follow the road round and
then take the first right into GreenStreet.The museum's a Listento how
on the cornerwith BroadStreet. wecorrecterrorsin
understanding. This
OK, terrific,thanks.
is calledcorrective
stress.
Irlo,
firstright.
4 ' Listen and check. Pay attention to the corrective stress.
No,StallStreet.
NewBond
Street.
5 p Vou are going to practise giving information and
correcting errors. Read the task boxes and take turns b Listenagainand
to complete the activities. repeat.
Student A Student B
Turnto page 105. Turnto page 106.
Followthe instructions. Followthe instructions.
soctAL [-rFE
Finaltask givingdirections
1 Read the strategy then listen to speakers A and B
asking for directions. Which speaker uses a simpler style? Strategy
lnnatural conversation,*Mn''
2 Order the words to make two simple requests for it'softenunnecessary
to use
directions. Which speakers in 1 could have used complex sentences.
Use
these questions? intonationandwordslike'hi',
'excuse me'and'please'to
t h e / t e l l / a i r p o r t/ H i / y o u / c a n / w a y /f a s t e s/tt o / m e / t h e/ ?
polite
sound andfriendly.
t h e / p l e a s e /s t a t i o n/ l s / w a y / t h i s/ t r a i n/ t h e / t o / ?
Student A
1 Youare in the Pradomuseum.Ask Student
B for directionsto the Puertadel Sol.
2 You are in the Thyssenmuseum.Ask
StudentB for directionsto the RetiroPark.
Student B
1 You are in the Pradomuseum.Listento
Fargue
StudentA then give him/herdirections. det Retiro
2 Youare in the Thyssenmuseum.Listento
StudentA then give him/herdirections.
Remember,StudentA is a foreigner.Make
sureyou:
o use expressionsto describea location
o use imperativesso that the directions
are clear.
4 anotherschool
so#tAt ttFffi
bulary
@rrect the underlined words to make the sentences logical, ,,-
Affific wardenteachesyou to drive.
lh.r should neverjump the subway.
A speed limit is a place where only buses can travel.
When you pass your drivingtest you are given a provisionaldrivinglicence.
Phrase
bank
lhr may get a cvcle lane if you cycle on the pavementin the UK,
buslane
jam
traffic
lfse the expressions in the box to complete the text. you may need
pedestrianizedarea
b change the form of the verbs.
subway fine
zebra crossing
highway code
fulldrivinglicence
rted (1)-__- when I was seventeenand a half.The (2) provisionaldriving
quite easy becauseyou can study that on the computer,and I passed that first licence
but I found the practicalpart much more difficult.I (3) for the first parkingticket
ist after my 18th bifthdayand - | failed. After that, though, my dad helped traffic
warden
td<ing me out to practise. I was pretty scared at first, but the extra practice made
ftel more confidentand when I took the test again last month, I passed.I was
right-hand
drive
! | receivedmy (a) this morning,so driversbeware! confident
drivers
dangerousdrivers
driving
instructor
unciation speedlimit
jumpthelights
3 s"v the words in bold in 2. How many syllables do they have? roadrage
7 Read the phrases used to compare and contrast photos. Match the beginnings
to an appropriate ending.
1 Inthefirstpicturewe canseeX ... a an importantdifferenceis ...
2 Thephotoon top is of X ... b whereasthe photo at the bottom ...
3 Both pictures... c are photosof people
4 I n b o t h. . . d caseswe can see ...
5 They'requitesimilarin that ... However, e whereasin the second ...
Student A
You are goingto describethe
photoson this page.
Compareand contrastthe photos.
Describewhat you can see and how
you thinkthe peoplearefeeling.
Student B
You are goingto describethe
photoson page 105.
Compareand contrastthe photos.
Describewhat you can see and how
you thinkthe peoplearefeeling.
Preparetorr,
cel"elrtty
i t i
i l L - _
&
& Answer the questions about the words in 1.
1 Whichword means'famousPerson'?
'admirerof famousperson'?
2 Whichword means
'popularbook'?
3 Whichword means
4 Whichof the musicexpressionsdescribesa band with
limitedsuccess?
Whichexpressioncould you use to describeLost or CSI?
A c
Negativeeffect
Negativeeffect
60
Read points 1-6 below then listen to the speaker in 4 again. Number the points in the
order in which she mentionsthem.
a goodexample to theyoung
famewithouteffort
a sourceof pleasure
goal
an unrealistic
a declinein qualityof TVandmagazines
usingyourfameto helpotherpeople
Read the connectors in the table. Write a headingfor each column of the table using the
phrasesin blue below.
to aia, paurtts
L
Student A
Preparea speechabout the proposalabove.
Whenyou'reready,giveyour speech.
Student B
Listento StudentA's speech.Checkif he/she...
o givesargumentsfor and againstthe proposal
. usesexamples
. usesconnectors
61
Prepareto,rr
do a profect
Look at the
photos of people
campaigningto
change society.
What do you think
they want to do?
2 i Listen to two people talking about a TV programme about campaigners for social
change called Battlefront.Choose the best answer.
1 The projectstarted... 4 One campaignerwanted...
a on TV. a to ban smoking.
b in schools. b to stop peopleusingmp3 players.
c on the internet. c to reduceroad accidents.
d in London. d to ban cars.
62
Useful
language
Explaining yourideas,
reasons andobjectives
0Lircampaign iscailed ...
Wethought thiswouidbea
goodideahecause ...
Webelieve thisis a very
impodant issue because "..
Wethinkthiswiliappeal to
lwho?) because ..
4 Read the project. Ghoose one of the following issues for Oug r o ailst o . , .
your project or another subject you feel strongly about. Through thiscampaign we
a i mt o . , .
in yourlocalarea crueltyto animals
sportsfacilities
people's
,,'oung rights education junkfood violentcrime Talkingaboutthedifferent
aspectsof yourplan
5 f,l Wort<in groups. Present your project to the class. Weplanto usea variegof
Use the Useful languageto help you. techniquessuchas.".
Someofthedifferent
aspectsofthecampaign
include...
asX,we'regoing
Asrryell to
Thecampaign is inthree
p h a s efsi r:s t , ,s. ,e c o n. d. . ,
andfinally..
Thecampaign willstarV
conclude with...
Vocabulary:food
cookies
curry
juice Look at the photos and label them using
freshorange
fishandchips words from the Phrase bank.
darkchocolate
2 Read the adiectives in the box. Are they
balanced generally positive or negative? Use one to
exotic describe each of the foods in 1'
healthy
processed acidic bitter greasy sicklY sPicY
hot
locally-produced 3 Read the words in the Phrase bank. Write ...
rich
vegetarian 1 Oneantonymfor eachof wordsa-c ...
a home-made
acidic b mild
bitter c low-fat
sprcy Two words that describewherefood comes from
2
greasy
sickly 3 Threewords that describetypes of diet
64 PERSONAL LIFE
Speaking:talkingaboutfood Phrase
bank
fastfoodrestaurant
1 Read the questions. Think of one more question about food. takeaway food
I Do you normallyeat home-madeor conveniencefood?
toosweet
2 lf you eat out with friends,wheredo you go? toobitter
3 Haveyou evertried Englishfood? What was it? toogreasy
I Do you know any vegetarians? toospicy
Pronunciation
eil
/B/ and/g/
sounds
a Listento the
words.Whichhavethe
/d3l soundandwhich
havethe/g/ sound?
allergy greasy
juice vegan
b Readthewords.
Whichhavethe/d3l
soundandwhichhave
thelglsound?Listen
andcheck.
vegetariangluten
burger sausages
PERSOruALLIFffi
bank
Phrase fest fc*d Y*stffiurent*
Lawt#ming:
niil
;ngEtrgi.l;t"17ggy
Fat li
Which of the words in the Phrase bank would you associate with...
thi'ci;g;.'
ririve . a fastfood restauranl o a standardrestaurant
irrcs
v'g\i';':-tr,) ffi Read the sentences about the history of conveniencefoods.
;''i:'ii_:,?,i Try to guess the missing information.
',:iAiit"i
:|:t_:gi?]il
i"e','<.e
;:l.ti
't"'irt:i
ir'l"j , c D o n a t do' sn $ h a do n e
I n t h e U Si n t h e m i d - I 9 5 0 sM
portionsizefor its frenchfries:that sizewascalled
(r)
Sin
(21
(3)
:1'"' :.:1*:i',*3:'iil::l'eT
sizesof fast-foodportionsin Europeare
than thosein the UnitedStates.
cotain London,Rome,and
Dubtinis ontya (6) intheUS.
& Read the menu. Listen and tick the items the customer orders.
Language
e burger regularfries chickennuggets
E
lrte* megaburger largefries cola- regular/large
m*$.1s
chickenburger extralargefries dietcola- regular/large
;::Enqli*i"t, ';,t*ntau:l,/
t-:s*
:.iii:';,t*r'J t"* wings - regular/large
orange
fefinns tAlk baconcheeseburger chicken
e.snal:rr Itmitecl
:,h,ti-tl.
salad
chicken onionrings water
arncunt rf rnmething tn
eei*r drrnk, e.g.,
rner{,1 Ene}/rattans,
''ltleus*\hr:vtor'Js
partians anl,servlngs 5 I Listen again and decide if the statements are true or false.
t"ct"a.l* abr:tf,\h* 1 The customerwantsto eat in. --_
stanrJarri tz*r)euant"iti
es 2 The customerpays with a t20 note
ntI*r*'i*;r;*:1u7 3 The customerasks for mustard.-
r*,sl,a.t-iYari'it'
4 Eachpersonpays for their own food
5 Beforethe meal,they playedbasketball._*
66 PEHSONALLIFE
Functionallanguage:foodorders Phrase
bank
checkingtheorder
sharingoutthefood
giving
anorder tothe
customer
to pay
offering
ordering
refusingmoney
Gulture
InEnglish,
theword
cheersistraditionally
usedto
toastorcelebrate
something,
oftenwithalcohol.
Today,weusethewordto
saythank you,especially
whenreceivingfood.
Language
note
Read the groups of expressions in the table below. Write a heading l'll getthis.
for each one using words from the phrase bank. It'sonme.
Mytreat.
@
o I'd liketwo bacon . Do you want any frieswith . Hereyou go.
cheeseburgers. that? o Here you are.
.Actually,give us some o A n d to d ri n k ?
onionr ings . .Would you likethose
. Could I havesome drinksregularor large?
ketchup,please? .Anything else with that? Pronunciation
ed
Consonant
clusters
oSo that's a bacon oWhat do I owe you? . My treat - you can pay a Readthewords.
cheeseburgerfor you. anotherday.
.And yourswas a chicken
Listenandrepeat.
sandwichwith water. excuseme breakfast
drinks baked
beans
actually exactly
2 Find synonyms in the table for the foilowing phrases...
b Readthesewords
1 It's on me. 4 Takeyour food, please. andpractisesaying
2 what would you liketo drink? s romato sauce,please. them.Listenandcheck
3 How much does this cost? 6 would you likechips?
yourpronunciation.
vegetables
sandwich
3 f,l wort<in pairs.one of you works in a fast-food restaurant,the orangesbiscuitscrisps
other is a customer.Taketurns to makefood orders.
PERSONALLIFE 67
Finaltask orderingfood by phone
, :::r 'r
. .,: 1:.,;;i-ii
+
Strategy
ARCO'S
i:.i
i'ttutF:
by phoneis easier
Speaking
TAKE AWAY if youcanpredictwhattheother
person isgoingtosayorask,This
PIZZA SMALL REGULAR FAMILY gives youtimeto prepare
responses.
Pepperoni L3.99 L4.99 L5.99 dothese
a Whatresponse
Mediterranean L4.49 L5.49 L6.49 questions
require?
Four seasons L3.99 L4.99 L5.99
Four cheeses L4.49 L5.49 L6.49 1 lsthattraditionalordeep
Seafoodspecial L4.99 L5.99 [.6.99 pancrust?
2 Andisthisforhome delivery
Extra toppings 50p each: ortocollect?
mushrooms, olives, pepperoni, ham, cheesd
Side orders: b lf youdon'tunderstand a question,
green salad L1.49 garlicbread L1.49 chicken wings Ll.99
make than
thisclearrather
Drinks: guessing whatwassaid.
cola 99p lemonade 99p orange juice 69p
apple juice 69p sparkling water 99p
sliEd:nil
:i5!Y.-l.fj
pffiffismruAl-HFffi
Vocabulary
1 Ghoose the word that does not belong in each group and say why.
I bitter tasty greasy sickly
2 rich large extra-large enormous
3 balanced fast food healthy low-fat
a nuts vegetarian fries chocolatebars Phrase
bank
2 Listen to the definitions and choose the correct word. fishandchips
curry
have a sweet tooth
juice
freshorange
cookies
I
darkchocolate
balanced
2 exotic
3 healthy
1 processed
5 hot
6 locally-produced
rich
vegetarian
sausages
Pronunciation
toosweet
3 Find the group of consonants in each word and practise toosickly
saying them. toobitter
ketchup mustard cheeseburger sausages toogreasy
toospicy
4a Find these words in the phrase bank. How do you ...and
saucer
pronounce them? pepper
...and
...and
fork
'regjule(r)/ ...and
chips
I'ormd3d3u:s/ I ,ved3dteerien/
...and
kidney
,'sosrdSz
I lpre'djurst/ /'gri:si/ ...and
butter
...and
eggs
4b Listenand check. ...and
cream
...and
mash
,..and
twoveg
Functionallanguage bitl
5a Put the words of this dialogue in the correct order. cheeseburger
eatin
G u s t o m e r c h i c k e nH/ i ,/ t o / I ' d / a / s a l a d / l i k /e e a t / s a n d w i c h / i n . drivethrough
fries ketchup
Assistant sure,/brown /you/want/ or / white/ do/ bread/? regular
waiter
Customer p l e a s e/ . / B r o w n , mustard
Assistant else/ Anything/ that / ? / with takeout
Gustomer Could/cappuccino, / have/ a / | / please/ ? starlertip
fizzydrinks
Assistant l s / o r / a / r e g u l a r l c a p p u c c i n/ o? / l a r g e l t h a t
maincourse
Gustomer please/./Regular,
Assistant please/ . / t4.59 / OK,/that's checkingtheorder
Gustomer are/ . / Here/ youlThanks / . dividing
upthefood
giving
things
5b Listenand check. to pay
offering
ordering
refusingmoney
6 f,l eractisethe dialoguein 5a in pairs.
70 WORKING LIFE
Speaking:payandconditions Phrase
bank
shopassistant
skiinstructor
Readthe jobs in the Phrasebank.which onesare commonjobs newspaper boy/girl
for young peoplein your country? shelfstacker
barman/barwoman
fastfoodattendant
pizza person
delivery
clerical
assistant
waiter
Language
note
-*--/
job
holiday vacation
work
Totalkaboutourwork,wesay:
I'ma shopassistant.
nnsnefassistant
WORKING LIFE
Phrase
bank Listening: jobs
summer
auparr
lifeguard
petrolpumpattendant
camp counsellor
earnmoney
getworkexperience
learnto beresponsible
workina team
2 Read the words in the box. How do you say them in your language?
Job1
Jobtitle:
forPost:
Requiremeiii
72 WORKIHGLIFE
job enquiriesLanguage
language:
Functional
note
Weuseformallanguage
to
enquire jobsinan
about
interview
situation
@
youtellmeabout
Could the
payandconditions?
Phrase
bank
youtellme
Could
aboutthepayand
1 Read the Language note and Phrase bank conditions?
to complete the table below. Whatkindofqualities
would
andskills
theideal
candidate
Informal questions Interview questions have?
Whatdoesthejob
What do you haveto do? o
involve?
What type of person do you need to be? o
Canyoutellme
Do you haveto work long hours? o
somethingaboutthe
What'sthe moneylike? o
hoursofwork?
WORKINGLIFE
aboutjobs
information
Finaltask exchanging
1 Work in pairs.Prepareto ask someoneinformallyabout a iob.
Write8-10questions.Usethe notesbelowto helpyou.
o gtrett.
2b Think about what this job involves. Use your questions from 1 to help you.
4 f,l ttow work in pairs againto discussthe pros and cons of differentprofessions.
Decidewho is StudentA and StudentB, then readyour roles.
Student A
You are goingto ask StudentB abouttheirjob.
Use the questionsyou wrote in 1 to help you. Listento theextractfrompage72.
notgreat,butyourfoodand
money's
arefree.'
mmodation
Student B howthespeaker
Notice attempts a negative
to balance
Turnto page 105.Chooseeitherjob A or job B commentwitha positive
point.
Trytodothiswhen
to talk about. askyouabout
people schoolorwork.
Readthe Strategybox and try to give balanced
answersto StudentAs questions.
74 WORKING LIFE
Ubcabulary
I Listenand classifythe words you hear.write them in the
correct groups.
Phrase
bank
responsibility
authority
team member
Owner
leader
spendingmoney
saveupfor
job
paft-time
night
shifts
job
Saturday
job
holiday
cashinhand
National
Insurance
contributions
tax
Pronunciation shopassistant
skiinstructor
2 Listenand circle the word you hear. newspaper boy/girl
shelfstacker
1 walk work barman/barwoman
2 bought Bert fastfoodattendant
3 SAW sir pizza person
delivery
4 born burn clerical
assistant
waiter
5 bored bird
6 four fur lifeguard
camp counsellor
3 D Worf in pairs.StudentA says one of the two words in 1. petrolpump ndant
StudentB points to the word. theme parkattendant
aupair
earnrnOn8y
Functionallanguage getworkexperience
learntoherespcnsible
4 Dean has a summer job taking family groups on tours at an
wcrkinateam
aquarium. Complete the interview about his job.
youtellme
Could
Question kind/ qualities
andskills/ need? aboutthepayand
Dean need/ knowaboutmarinelife;have/ passtests. conditions?
Question What/ job/ involve? Whatkindofqualities
Dean Work/ public;work / team. andsklllsareyorl
looking
for?
Question Work/ hours?
Whatdoesthejob
Dean OK / 10-6. involve?
Question Money? Canyoutellme
Dean Quitegood; greatexperience. something about
the
hoursofwork?
5 D Worf in pairs to practisethe diatogue.
3 i Read the text and complete it with the words in the box.
Listen and check.
76 SCHOOL LIFE
Speaking:reallyusefulexperiences Phrase
bank
a realeye-opener
a once-in-a-lifetime
Find two expressions in the Phrase experience
bank that match the definitions. ...yourattitude
I a uniqueor veryrareevent ...somethingcount
2 dramatical
ly informative ...adifference
...yourviewofthe
world
...acontribution
...yourperspective
on
life
volunteering
thirdworld
workexperience
Language
Pronunciation
Qd
/e/ sound
a Readthesentence
2 Look at the photos. Match what the people are saying fromexercise 3.Listen
to each photo. to howtheunderlined
1 'l'm on a workingholiday
in Australia.' wordsarepronounced.
'l'm back-packingroundAsia.'
2 I decidedto takeg year
3 'l wantedto getsomeworkexperience beforemy degree.' outandcometoAustralia
4 'l wantedto spendsometimedoingvoluntary work.' beforeI staftstudyingto
bea vetnextautumn.
3 Listen to the people talking about their gap year experiences. b Readthesentence
Write the speaker's name on their photo. belowandunderline the
wordsyouthinkhave
4 Write words from the Phrase bank that collocate with the verbs. lhelel sound.
I'mgoingto dobusiness
studiesnextyearsoI was
change make
reallypleased togetajob
in anadvertisingagency.
c Listenandcheck,
5 E Wort in pairs to discuss what you would like to do on a gap
Practise
reading the
year. Use the ideas below and expressions from 4.
sentencepaying
o how you wouldspendyourtime attention
to the/e/
o whereyou would go sound.
o how you would financeyour year
a what you think you would learnfrom the experience.
SCHOOLLIFE
Phrase
bank
I t ' sa g r e a t a d d i t i o n t o y o u r C V
a n d w i l l h e l p y o u s t a n do u t i n t h e
job market.
{
''h Yo u can i mprove your
, l a n g u a g es k i l l s .
Raquel Cdnoaas isfrom
Madrid. Last year she
studied at the Galuay-
Y o u ' l l m e e t p e o p l ef r o m a r o u n d Mo.yo Institute of
the world. Tbchnology (GMIT) in
Gahpay, Ireland.
It's a chanceto discovera new
c u l ture and get a more i nternati onal
perspective.
Y o u ' l l l e a r na l o t m o r e t h a n j u s t
th e subj ectyou study at uni versi ty.
SCHOOLLIFE
yourexperience
Finaltask highlighting
1 Listen to two people in job interviews
talking about the value of their gap years. Strategy
Which speaker is better at highlighting When youwanttopersuadesomeone ofthe
the positive aspects of their experience? givespecific
valueofyourexperience, examples
orevents
ofactivities yourpoint.
tosupporl
2 Read the arguments for taking a year out.
doing
1 "You can make a differenceby
voluntarywork."
Z,'lt changesyour view of the world.,,
6 "Practiselanguagesand learnnew
ones.,,
study'"
8 "Take abreakfrom academic
5 D Wort<in pairs. lmagine you are in a job interview. Decide who is Student A and
Student Bnthen read your roles. Change roles and repeat.
Student A Student B
You are the employer.Ask the candidateabout You are the job candidate.Chooseone of
their gap year. the optionsbelowand think how you can
'sell'the valueof your experienceto your
Use elicitingtechniquesto exploretheir
experience. potentialemployer.Rememberyou can include
argumentsfrom 2.
Option 1 - You spent three monthsin the USA
as a classroomassistant,helpingto teach
Spanishin a primaryschool.
Option 2 - You spent three months as a ski
instructorin the Pyreneesand three months
teachingsurfingin Tarifa.
Option 3 - You worked on receptionin your
uncle'shotelfor six months,then went to the
beachfor a month with your friends.
80 SCHOOL LIFE
Vocabulary
1 Match the words to make expressions.
1 a once In a a year
2 a real b year out
3 defer c your degree
4 gap d eye-opener Phrase
bank
5 take a e lifetimeexperience
hitchhiking
inter-railing
2 Use your answers to 1 to complete sentences 1-5. backpacking
1 WhenI was 18,I spenta yearon a sheepfarmin Australia.
lt wasa
2 Workingin a hospitalas a volunteerlast summerwas a journeytravel
I didn't realizehow stressfulit is. travellingtrip
Are you are a sixth former? Fed up with studying?Don't give up your dreams
of a universitycoursepermanently. for ayear. break defer
4 "l took a betweenschool and university.l'll neverregretit,
employment
I learnedso much."
gapyear
lifeexperience
It's not just studentswho when they need a change.
school-leavers
Adultsdo too.
takea yearout
volunteering
3 Gorrect the mistake in each sentence.
1 My brotherspent lastyear doing auto-stopround Europe. A difference
2 Travellingis a very good way for young peopleto put off new experiences. A contribution
3 I don't like packbacking- it's verytiring. makesomethingcount
yourattitude
4 My cousinworkedas a volunteeringin India. yourviewoftheworld
yourperspective
onlife
a once-in-a-lifetime
Pronunciation expenence
a realeye-opener
4 Underline the schwa sounds lel inthe sentences, then practise volunteering
saying them. Listen and check. thirdworld
1 | had a Saturdayjob all the way throughsixth form, and I worked in a factory workexperience
for threemonthsto save up for the trip.
studvabroad
2 Goingto study at a universityin anothercity and findingsomewhereto stay
e*changeprogramme
there is a realchallenge.
EuropeanUnion
3 | think it's brilliantto havethe chanceto livein a differentcountry. cultural
exchange
4 ft's incredible,you go into a marketand you realizeit's huge. lt's reallyeasy to residence
student
get lost. university
course
teaching
styles
hands-onapproach
Functional
language
Andit mustbecheaper
5 Compare and contrast one of the pairs. thanhere
Andthefood,I
1 going on holidaywith your parents/ going on holidaywith friends
suppose.
2 /travellingby plane
inter-railing Forexample?
3 spendinga holidayat the coast/ spendinga holidayin your familyvillage Tellmeaboutthe
markets.
you
Wasthereanything
didn'tlike?
fare
firstclass British English American English
outward journey
period left luggageoffice
return
travel-card railway
student
ti me ta b l e
tube/Underground
tram
a2 $OCIAL LIFE
iI
non-stopservice
stopping
service
mainline
station
journey
time
railcard
ticket
machines
transporl
system
overground
scheduledstops
oftravel
direction
destination
London
Underground
SOCIAL LIFE
Phrase
bank
CITYOF
Natio +o
6b
RaiLway
Museum
BridgeStreet
Yo 2i
Ra q
Culture ?*
o
&,,
|e9\teer
,4u tisten to Maria booking her trip to York. Answer the questions.
York
Maria'sbusleavesat ... 4 Mariathinkstheyoungperson's
a half past ten. travelcard ...
b n i n eo ' c l o c k . a is an exampleof how
expensivethingsare in the UK.
c halfpast nine.
b wouldsaveher moneyon her
H e rj o u r n e yw i l lt a k e . . .
trip to York.
a under5 hours.
c wouldonly be of interestto her
b between5 and 6 hours. if she livedin the UK.
c over6 hours. 5 The bus leavesfrom bay ...
S h ed e c i d e st o b u y . . .
Language a a singleticket.
a 3 .
note b a returnticket.
b 13.
c 30.
c an openticket.
Functionallanguage:reseruations Phrase
bank
l-
aisleseat
window seat
fonruard-facing
seat
plafform
bay
stop
book
reserve
single
return
openticket
off-peak
rushhour
SOGIAL LIFE
Finaltask bookinga triP
2 p Worf in pairs. Decide who is Student A and Student B. Read Task 1 and do the activity.
Student B
Student A You work at a visitors' information
centre.
You want to get from London to Bath tomorrow
morningand returnthe followingTuesdayafternoon. Readthe transportinformationon
. page 106 beforeyou start.
You want to know the differenttravel options for train
and coach before buyingyour ticket. Rememberto use the correct
intonationin any questionsyou ask.
Preparequestionsabout times and prices.
Read the strategy box.
Task2
Student B Strategy
You want to get from Manchesterto York tomorrow When preparing toaskquestions
morningand returnthe followingWednesdayafternoon. travel,writetheseheadingsandleave
about
You want to know the differenttraveloptions for train space tonote theanswers.
and coach beforebuyingyour ticket.
Destination
Preparequestionsabout times and prices.
Read the strategy box.
times
Train
Coach times
Leaves from
Student A Prices
You work at a visitor informationcentre. Look at the Afteryouhavenoted downtheinformation,
transport informationon page 106 before you start repeat it backaloudsothatthepersonyou
Rememberto use the correct intonationin any arespeaking tocancorrectanyerrors.
questionsyou ask.
86 SOCIAL LIFE
Vocabulary
Read the words and classify them. Write them in the
correct groups.
SOCIAL LIFE 87
Prepare to rrr
describe a photo
Oral exarn. Describing photos.
1 Look at the photos and read the task. How would you answer it?
3a Listen to another student answering the task. What does she say when she
doesn't remember the word for something?
3b Listen to the second speaker again and decide if the statements are true or false.
Give reasons to support your answers.
1 Thespeakersaysthatthe firstdifference is aboutwhenthe eventsaretakingplace.-
2 Thespeakerthinksthefirstphotocouldbe of sometypeof industrial action
3 Thespeakerthinksthis is an effectivewayof gettingwhatyouwant
4 Thespeakerthinksthe peoplemightfeelsatisfied in the secondsituation.
-
5 Thespeakerseesa simifarity in the objectiveof the two groupsof people.-
6 Thespeakerwouldchooseto be in the secondsituation. -
4 Read the words for talking about events. Write them under the appropriate headings.
a get-together a greatatmosphere a weddinganniversary backingsingers
an amazingper-formance candidates differentgenerations fans
get back in touch a grandstand a home crowd an invigilator a supportband
a stadium keep an eye on the time nervoustension play an encore
* ' " _ _ _ ' - . - - - - I
Student A
You are goingto describe
the photoson this page.
Talkaboutthe similarities
and differencesbetween
them.Say how you think
the peoplefeel in eachone,
and whichsituationyou'd
preferto be in and why.
Student B
You are goingto describe
'106.
the photoson page
Talkaboutthe similarities
and differencesbetween
them.Say how you think
the peoplefeel in each one,
and whichsituationyou'd
preferto be in and why.
Prepare torrr
haveaformaldebate
1 D loot< at the pictures.Work in pairs to discusswhat you can see.
3 Now listen to the second part of the description and complete statements 1-3
usingwords from the box.
rebut(x2) state restate sum up the team'sargument
I The first speakerson each team take turns to their team's argument.
2 The second speakerson each team take turns to their teams argument,
and the opposingteam'sargument.
3 The third speakerstake turns to but they don't the other team's argument.
90
Fleadthe task box.
Think about how you
feel about the motion.
r
t-l'l'
't";
t fI
t
L
6
Prepareto,rr
do a profect
1 D loot<at photosA-C of some traditionaleventsin Britain.
Work in pairs to compareand contrastthe photos.
2 Listen to three people talking about the events in the photos and
answer the questions.
Which eventdo they What were the other Did the speakerenjoy it?
describe? peoplelike?
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
3 Listen again. Write A, B or C to indicate which photo sentences 1-7 refer to.
1 Clothesplayedan impodantpart.
2 There'sa spiritualside to the event.-
3 It has connectionswith the past.
4 The eventhappensat a particulartime of day.-
5 Therewas a spoftingelementto the event.
6 Socialstatus was important.-
7 Therewas a musicalelementto the event.--
4 E ln pairs,answerthe questions.
1 Whicheventwould you most liketo attendand why?
2 What traditionalevents haveyou been to in your country?
3 What did you likeor dislikeabout them?
4 Do you thinkjt is importantto maintaintraditions?Why/whynot?
M
5 Read the words to describe what is happening in
photos 1-3. Write 1, 2 or 3 to indicate which photo
you associate with each word or phrase.
amateurtheatregroups buskers
camping cosy venues trophy
international
championship knockouttournament
main stage street performers-_-- support act
to headline_---* top level players
Section Page
DVDworksheet1 Leavingschool 95
DVDworksheet2 Leavinghome 96
DVDworksheet3 Appearances 97
DVDworksheet4 Freetime 98
DVDworksheet5 Transport 99
DVDworksheet6 Eatingout 100
DVDworksheet7 Gettinga job 101
DVDworksheet8 Gapyears 102
Examtips 103
activities
Communication 104-106
Wordlist 107-111
94
DVDQuiz=Leavingschool
Didyouknow?
Around80%of university
students
intheUKliveawayfromnomb.
Thisisconsidered partoftheuniversity
animportant experience.
Watchtheepisodethencomplete
the qriz,
S Section 1
1 How longare most UK degreecourses?
2 How muchtimedo studentson a degreecoursesuchas nursingspenddoing
work experience?
S Section 2
3 What is the nameof Ed'sfriend?
4 What does Ed'sfriendwant to studv?
5 WhatA levelsis Ed doing?
6 What industrydoes Ed want to work in?
O Section 3
7 In whichcityis Emmastudying?
I How longhas Emmabeenat university?
9 Completethe phraseEmmausesto saythat
givesyou moreindependence:
university
'You'reverymuchyour
...'
1OWhatoccupationdoes Emmawantto do
whenshefinishesuniversitv?
DVDQuiz=Leavinghome
Didyouknow?
50%ofyoung
InBritain, women home
leave bytheageof21,
and50%ofyoungmenleave
homebytheageof23.
ffi Section 2
3 Whichcityis Oliviastudyingin?
4 How does Oliviadescribethe processof lookingfor a placeto live?
5 Why doesthe girlapologize for the kitchen?
6 How manypeoplecurrentlylivein the house,and how manyaregirls?
7 Whichfivetypesof billdo the peoplein the househaveto pay?
ffi Section 3
8 How manyboys livein Adam'sflat?
9 Who owns Adam'sflat?
what routinedid the peoplein Adam'sflat haveon Sundays?
1O In the firstsemester,
96
DVDQuiz=Appearances
Didyouknow?
markets
Street areverypopular
placestobuynewandsecond-hand
intheUK.London's
clothes CamdenMarketisoneofthemostpopular
visitor
attractions, 100,000
withapproximately people
visiting
it each
weekend.Some ofthemostpopular onsalehereareforteenage
clothes
members ofalternative
sub-cultures
suchasgoths
andcybergoths.
Watchtheepisode theqriz.
thencomplete
ffi Section 1
Accordingto the DVD,why do some peoplehavea distinctivedresssense?
ls it becausethey.,.
a wantto blendin?
b are unconventional?
c want to be comforlable?
What is the occasionwherethe peoplearewearingformalclothes?
@ Section 2
3 Whatjob is Ed'sinterviewfor?
4 What is wrongwith the firstsuitthat Ed
trieson?
What 'specialoffer'doesthe salesmantell
Ed about?
How muchmoneydoesEd spendin
the shop?
@ S"ction 3
7 Why is Surinawearingahat?
8 What kind of blackskirt is she wearing?
9 Surinasaysshe likesto mix different
c o l o u r sa n d . . .
1O How manypairsof high-heeled shoes
doesSurinaown?
DVDQuiz:.Freetime
Didyouknow?
music
Glastonbury which
festival, isheldnear in
Glastonbury
istheworld'slargest
England,
south-west musicfestival.
open-air
anarea
Itcovers ofover3.5square andaround
kilometres,
people
170,000 attend every
Year.
ffi S"ction 2
g Why do Rubyand Oliviawantto do somethingspecialthisSaturdaynight?
4 Whichtwo filmtypesdoes Rubysuggestthey go and see?
5 What can you do at the BasementClub?
6 Whatdo theydecideto do in the end?
7 Wheredid Ed see DJ MixitPlaY?
'.h S"ction 3
8 WhatfourthingsdoesZoe enjoydoingin herfreetime?
9 How oftendoesZoe go to bellydancingclasses?
1OWhat doZoeand herfriendsusuallydo whentheygo out together?
98
DVDQuiz=Transport
Didyouknow?
IntheUK,it'scommon people
foryoung tolearn to
drivewiththehelpofa memberoftheirfamilyora friend,
thanpaying
rather These
forlessons. 'accompanying
mustbeover21andhave
drivers' afulldrivinglicence.
the qriz.
Watchtheepisodethencomplete
S S"ction 1
1 Whichyoungpeopleoftenlearnto driveas soon as they are17?
2 Whichyoungpeopleare morelikelyto use buses?
@ Section 2
3 Why doesn'tEd driveto work?
4 How longdoesthe traintaketo get to Marston?
5 Doeshe haveto go on morethan one trainto get there?
6 Why is it a problemfor him that the lasttrainleavesa|22.45?
7 How does he solvethis problem?
S S"ction 3
8 WhathasWilliambeendoing
for 25 years?
I Why can't you ridea full-power
motorbikein the UK whenyou're1B?
1O Whatis William'sfavouritemotorbike,,.
a a HarleyDavidson?
b a Yamaha?
c a Triumph?
99
DVDQuiz=Eatingout
Didyouknow?
ThefirstChinese
restaurant
intheUKopened inLondonin
1907,Today,
therearemanythousands
ofthem,andnineout
oftenLondoners
eatmoreforeign
foodthanBritish
food!
ffi) S.ction 2
3 Whatdrinksdo Ed, Rubyand Oliviaorder?
4 Whichcoursedo theydecidenot to eat?
5 How does Ed want his burgerto be cooked?
6 What does Oliviahavefor dessert?
7 How does Rubywant to payfor the bill?
@ S"ction 3
8 WhattimedoesJuliaeat lunch?
9 Why do Juliaand herfriendslike
to eat in pubs?
1O Whichtwo types of takeawayfood
does she usuallveat?
100
DVDQuiz=Gettingaiob
Didyouknow?
maydopaidwork,butthey
IntheUK,13-16 year-olds
workformorethan12hoursa weekduring
mustn't termtime.
C Section 2
3 Whatthreeresponsibilitiesdoesthe job of hotelreceptionistinclude?
4 Whichthreeplaceshas Ed workedin previously?
5 What part-timejob is Ed currentlydoing?
6 Whatexampleof Ed'swork doesthe interviewer ask him to describe?
7 Whatis Ed's 'dream'?
C S.ction 3
8 How long has Matt beena videoeditor?
I What doesn'tMatt likeabouthisjob?
1O Whatthreemainqualitiesare neededto
do Matt'sjob?
101
DVDQuiz=Gapyears
Didyouknow?
a quarter
Around ofUKuniversity takea gapyear
applicants
before - though
goingto university thisfigurehasfallenslightlyin
years,
recent probably
duetoworseningeconomic conditions.
theqtlz.
Watchtheepisodethencomplete
@ S"ction 1
Whichof theseactivitiesis not paft of the gap yearexperience.,.
a full-timestudy?
b paid work?
c travel?
d voluntarywork?
What placesare givenas examplesof whereyoungpeopleoftengo travelling
duringtheir
gap years?
@ Section 2
3 What is Oliviadoingtomorrow?
4 What does Ruby'smum want her
to do soon?
5 What made Ed dislikeeducation?
6 What disadvantageof takinga
gap yeardoes Oliviamention?
Why is Ruby'smum not very keen
for Rubyto do a gap year?
T S.ction 3
I What countriesdid Katework in
duringher gap year?
9 How does Katethinkher gap year
has changedher as a person?
1O What bad experiencesdid Vinay
haveduringhis gap year?
Exarntips
Didyouknow?
Inyourexam youmaybeasked to...
. givepersonal aboutyourself
information
. describea photo
. discusstheadvantages 0fa proposal
anddisadvantages
o debate anissue0rgiveyouropinion
aboutit
o telltheexaminer a pastexperience
about inyourlife
o givea presentation
about
something you
thatinterests
'ExamTime'
ffiWatchtheepisode
1 Read the tips below and answer the questions.
Tip 1 Tip 2
Giving personal information Discussing the pros and cons of a
When givingpersonalinformation,try to proposal
makethe informationas completeas possible. Remember:
Comparethe followinganswers. 1 Use the secondconditionalto describe
Student A: I'm from Cadiz... it is a city a proposalor recommendation, e.g.
inSpain. A swi*nilry pool mooll,be,yent ail, t think
h* of u,ssit.
Student B: I'm from a smallvillageabout / stndpntsunull,
ten kilometresfrom Cadiz in the south of 2 Use the presentsimpleto talk about an
Spain.l've livedin Cadizfor two years existingsituation,e.g. / dnn'ttill4k tw wed,
from Sevilla.
but I'm originally ,rLnrouwrVuter in scluoLbeutuo wedan't
hnlg tit'xt, to u,rot/tpru.
3 Use the third conditionalto talk about
Tip 3
Describing a photo
Remember:
1 Describewhat you can see usingphrases
such as In thz pluto t/tttp,i*/t:lwe,aro ...
2 Describewhat you thinkis happeningin
Tip 4
the photo by saying fh,e,cil'lfuwarulaoking
Goncluding your description of
at w uruy'*er.
a photograph
3 Speculateabout what might be
Remember:
happening/havehappened/be about
Thal ,t4iahtharu setn Giveyour personalpoint of view or reaction,
/ J
uttql*et. unal.t ftefw to bsan a*tat rathu tfi^ana'
Outiltfoi'tmate! I'rn rtnt at a/,1,,auti,us!
103
activities
Gommunication
Audioscript, exercise 8, Audioscript, exercise 1,
page 31 page 49
iil OK, well I'm from Londonand maybeI'm a bit Good morning,and welcome.I'm AliceHo'.',:
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biased,but for me, it'sthe bestcity in the world. your headteacher,and I'm heretodayto gi.3 ^'ti*
some adviceabout study skillsas you starl - :-':
What makesit so great?There'sso manythings sixth form.
that it's difficultto know whereto staft.
One of the maindifferences is that in the six:-
To start with, I think Londonis a very historic form you havefewer subjects,but hopefully
city,a lot of significantthingshappenedhereand these are thingsthat you personallyare mor3
thereare lots of greatplacesto visit if you want interestedin and havechosento study,You'
to know more about London'spast.Two places havemoretime to spendon eachof them,b;
I'd reallyrecommendare the Towerof London, you'llalso haveto work moreindependently.
wherethey usedto imprisonand then execute
famoustraitors,and Shakespeare's Globetheatre This meansthat time management- is ever-,:'-;
wherethere'sa fascinating exhibitaboutlifein clearwhat I meanby time management? - is
'16th very important.Make a note of deadlinesanc
the century.
planyour work accordingly, Use liststo tick c=
But London'salso a very moderncity, it's been assignments- homework,exercises,essayS3-'l
the hometo manynew trendsand fashionsin so on - whenyou finishthem,and remembe'
the 20th and 21st centuries,for examplethere's that it's betterto study and reviewon a regua'
some amazingmodernarchitecture, as well as basisthan to leaveit all to revisionjust befor-e
greatclubs and venuesif you want to listento the exams.lt's easyto leavethingstillthe las:
the latestsounds. minute.Rememberthat in the sixthform you'
also haveopportunities to do otheroptional
AnotherreasonI love Londonis that it's a activities,get a part-timejob or learnto drive-
verycosmopolitan city - the peoplewho live as well as havinga busy sociallife.The bette'
in Londoncomefrom all overthe worldand you organizeyour time,the morethingsyou' :*
some districtsare stronglyinfluencedby other a b l et o d o .
cultures.You can also try food from many
differentcountries. Effectiveresearchis a very importantskill.Nc",
what do I mean by effectiveresearch?Well.\i-a
I alsothink Londonis a brilliantplacefor l'm talkingabout is organizedstudy.lt's easy'
tourists- thereare so manyfantasticmuseums to waste a lot of time, and it's also easyto ge:
and famous placesto visit,and of coursethe distractedwhen usingthe internet.Try not to
shopping'sgreat.Go shoppingin the department downloadpage after page- be selective.lt's a s:
storesin OxfordStreetor visitthe marketat impodantto rememberthat not everythingor :-
CamdenLock. internetis true - pageslikeWikipediaare crea:3:
throughcollaboration, and no one checksthe
Are thereany negativepoints?Well,if you don't contents.Tryto read,thinkcriticallyand then
likethe busy,fast-movingrhythmof a big city, take notes.lf you do this,you'llbe expressing
then Londonmay not be for you, and likeany big your own ideasratherthan someoneelse's.
city thereis quitea lot of congestion,streetcrime
and some placesit's betternot to go. Note-takingis in itselfa very importantskill.
There'sno one correctway to do this - you
But for me, there'sno placelikeit. As the English haveto find what suitsyou. Some peoplewrite
authorSamuelJohnsonsaid,'Whena man is detailednotesusingfull sentences.Others
tiredof London,he is tiredof life.'And I simply note key words or writethe most impodant
haveto agree. information usingbulletpoints.Morevisual
learnersmay preferto use mind maps. lt does- :
matter.The importantthing is that it works
for you and providesa summaryof the main
information whichyou can usefor revision.
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Exercise 5, Fage 55 Exercise 4, page 74
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Student A Job A
Turn 1 Title:Taxidriver
. Yourpersonaldetailsappearbelow. o autonomous- you can arrangeyour own
James Martin workinghours
32 Fleet Avenue o lou earn accordingto your effort
London SW 1 3PT o no boss or companyto take any of the
o Listencarefullyto StudentB, he/she money
must check your detailsand correctany . opportunityto talk to lots of people
informationthat is wrong.
o longworkinghours
Turn 2
o stressfuldrivingconditions
. Checkyour padner'spersonaldetails.
o not well paid once you've paid for petrol,
This is what you think they are.
Linda Barker car maintenance
14 King Street West o occasionaldangerfrom strangepassengers
Bath BA4 6FD
o Go througheach lineslowly.Remember
to check by askingquestionslike So your
name'sLinda...Barker...? Job B
Title:Photographer
o creative,artisticjob
r independent work
o interestingenvironment
o lack of job security,no regularincome,
no sick pay or holidaypay
. a lot of the job isn't glamorous
. a lot of waitingaround
o lots of competitionfrom other
photographers
Student B
Compareand contrastthe photos.Describewhat you can see and how you think the peopleare feeling.
Exercise 5, Fage 55
Student B
Turn 1 Turn 2
. CheckStudentAs personaldetails. . Now StudentA is goingto check.
This is what you think they are. This is your name.
James Marvin Lindsay Parker
31 Fleet Road 14 King Street East
London SW4 3CT Bath BAO6FB
. Go througheach Iineslowly,checkinge.g. o ListencarefullywhileA checksyor-'
So your name'sJames Marvin...? detailsand correctany informatiorla
he/shehas wrong.
Trains
to Bathdepartfrom
londonpaddingto Piccadilly
YorkdepartfromManchester
Morning
departures 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00etc
Morning
arrival 10.59 11.24 11.59 12.24etc dePartures
Morning 8.55 9.26 5-r-
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platform 11
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Return
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arrival
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Student B
Talkabout photosA and B. Discusstheirsimilarities and say how you think:-*
and differences
peoplefeel.Whichsituationwouldyou preferto be in?
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Wordlist
Unit 1 securityq uestion/sr'kjuereti Unit 3
,kwestJ(e)n/n
Describing people set up /,set 'np/ phr v
Study abroad
can't stand /,ko:nt 'strend/ balance /'brelens/ 11
>i'>:<>:'
social interaction/,seufl rnter'rekJn/
n
depressive/dr'presrv I adj coursefees /'kcls .fi;zln
socialnetworkingsite/,seufl
emo /'i:meul ad1 'netws:kr4sart/n deposit I dt'pozttl 1't'':'
f un-loving /'fnn,lnvrq/adj differentfood / drfrent 'fu:d/
technophobe/' tekneufeub/n
goth /go0/ n enrolmentfee /rn'reulment,fi:/ n
upload/np'leud/v
hard-working /,hold'ws:krq/adj'r' feel homesick/,fi:l 'heumsrk/
heavy l'heviladj r"t' full board /,ful 'bc:d/n
intense/rn'tens/&dj *"i'
Unit 2 )ir
grant I gru^ntl Il tr>ir
introvertl' rntrevsftln Leaving school half board/,ho:f 'bcrd/n
nate lmert/ n't"1' A levels I'er.Ievlzln hall of residence/,hc:l ev 'rezrdens/n
apply for le'plat f3'l u ':"i'i'
messy/'mesi/ adj host family/'heust,fremli/n
outgoing l' aut,geunllladj apprenticesh ips /e'prentrsJrps/ n pl learnabout anotherculturel.Is;n
(be)a pain/,(bir)e 'pern/ ebaute,nrde 'klltje/
>:<):(>i<
degree I dt' grll It
(be)a reallaugh/,(bi:)e rrel 'lcf/ enrolon /rn'reul ,on/ v meet new people/,mi:t njur 'pipl/
(be)not reallybotheredabout / (bi) furthereducation/,fa:deedju'kedn/n miss friends/.mrs 'frendzl
not rreli 'boded ebautl placement/'plersment/n registration /,redgr'strrJn/n'i' i'
(be)quite keen on /,(bi) kwart 'kirn q ualifications/,kwohfi'kedenz/t1t' >i< >ir
self-catering /,self k efiarr1l
onl recruit/rr'kru:t/v '"' sharedapartment/,Jeede'pc:tment/n
(be)reallyinto /,(bi) neli 'rntu:/ sandwichcourse/'srndwrd3 ,kc:s/n too expensive/,tu: rk'spensrv/
relaxed/rr'lrekst/adj ':' school leaver/.sku:l 'li',vezln
reserved kt' ze'^vdJadi sixth form /'srks0.fc:m/n Language schools
skater/'skefte/n sixth former/'srks0.fc:me/n airporttransfer/'eepc:t,trrensfs:/ n
sporly /'spc:til adj stay on /,ster'on/ phr v businessEnglishI'b:.r,nes,r4gld/ n
strict /stnkt/ adj 'rr' take on /.terk 'on/ conversationclasses/konve'serJn
understanding /,nnde'strendr4/ adj trainingcourse/'trernr4,kcls/n .klq:srzln
unreliable/,nnrr'larebl/adl ':' vacancies/'verkensizln \' dailytimetable/,derli 'tarmterbl/n
vocationaltraining/veu,kerJn(e)l Directorof Studies/de.rekteev
'trernr4/n 'stndrz/n
Discussing relationships
classmate/'klqrsmert/n work experience/'ws:k rk,spreriens/ n flexible/'fleksebl/adj r":'
a girl from my class/e ,gs:lfrem mar generalEnglish/'d3en(e)rel,rr3gld/n
'klqrs/ School subjects (be)good for /,(bi) 'gud fcl
judo /dgurdeu/ art lutl n (be)a greatway of /,(bi:) e grert
a mutualfriend/e ,mju:tJuel'frend/ biology/bar'oledgi/n 'i' 'wer
ev/
neighbourl'netbeln >k tr>k businessstudies/'brznes.stndrz/n group class/'grup ,klors/n
one of my parents'friends/,wnn ev chemistry/'kemrstri/n 'i"' guided tours l,gardtd'tuezln
mar ,peerents'f,rendz/ citizenship l'srtrzn[rpln'1' a homelyenvironment /e ,heumli
the orchestra/ dil 'c:krstre/n 'Ft' Frenchlfrentfl n rn'varrenment/n
someoneI know from (football) Greek lgritU n host family member/'heustfremli
/ snmwnn ar ,neu frem ('futbc:l)/ healthstudies/'helO.sttdlc,ln ,membe/n
history/'hlst(e)riln *:>k>i< intensivecourse/rn'tensrv,kc:s/n
Social networking historyof music/,hrst(e)riev languageschool l'lnqgw:d3,skurl/n
'mju:zrkl n
account/e'kaunt/n >r'*r< languagestudent/'lre4gwrd3
acronym /'rkrerum/ n humanitiesftrjur'mre netizl n pI ,stju:dent/n
click on /'khk ,on/phr v x ICT/.arsi:'ti:/ n leveltest /'levl ,test/n
confirm/ken'fs:n/ v tr>kt< Latin /rlretrn/n most of all /.meustev 'c:U
'r'
create lk,ril'efi/ y r<>i<>i: maths /ma0s/ n nativespeaker/,nertrv'spi:ke/n 'i'
'i'x
email address /'i:merl e,dres/ n >i'>i'>i' opt for l'opt ,fc'^lphrv optional/'opJnel/adj 'r'
go to I'geu ,tu:lphr v option l'op[nl n t'>kt'
outing I'auttqln
join /d3cml v t<>ki< PE/,p i :' i l n personalspace /,ps:snel'spers/n
limit /'lrmrV v t'>k>li physicsl' frzrksl n'1":' receptionist/rr'sepJnrst/ n ':'
netspeak /'net,spi:k/ n primary /'pralmeri f 1y >i<>">''< self-accesscentre/self rkses
online profile /,onlarn
'preufarl/
n sciences/'sarensez/ n pl ';"i"i' .sente/n
password /'po:s,ws:(r)d/ n 'k the British/Spanishsystem/de 'bntr! socialprogramme/'seuJl
'sprend
question forum /'kwestJ(e)n ,fc:rem/ n ,srstem./n ,preugrrem/n
register button /'redgrste ,brrtn/ n technicaldrawing/ teknrkl 'drc:r4ln sportingand culturalactivities/
restrict /rr'strrkt/ v 'k{' ,spc:trqen,k r.ltJ(e)relak'tlettzl
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survivalEnglish/se'vaIvl,rlgld/ n consumer lken'sjulmgf 11>"<
>i<'i< headquartersof organizations
T het hingI l i k ea b o u t.../6 e ,0 r4a I consumer protection/ken,sju:me and businesses/hed,kwc:tezov
'lark ebaut/ pre'tekJn/n rcrgenalrzerJanz end'btznosez/
'preJe/n
wifi access/'watfat ,rekses/ n credit note /'kredtt ,neut/n high pressure/,hat
young learnerscourseI Snq'lz'nez damagedgoods /,dremrdgd i nternati onal communicat ions hub /
'gudzlnpl rnte,nreJn(e)l ke'mju:rukelJ(e)nz
kcrs/n ,
duty /'dju:rif n '''i''"1 h,rb/ n
Unit 4 exchange /Iks'tJernd J/ v1
,"i""'
>i'>i<
localpublictransportnetwork/,leukl
'netwglk/n
exchange /rks'tJeIndS/ v ,pnblrk,trornspc:t
Shopping faulty l'fc:ltil adj multicultural population/
accessories/ek'seserlz/n'i"i' guaranteel,gnren'tit/n )'"i' mrrltr,kt ltJerel popju'leIJn/n
aisle/arll n >:r
>t:
>i' rangeof leisurefacilities/,reInd5er'
manufacturer l,mnnju'frektJeref 11
ATM(AmE) /,eItir'em/n >i:>i<>i: '1e3efeslletlz/
policy /'polesi/ 1
cash point(BrE) /'kreJ,pcInt/n poor service/,pcr'sg:vIs/ rushhour l'r,r[,aueln
chemist/'kemlst/n ':"i'
receipt/rrrsi:t/fl , 'i"i' seat of centralgovernment/,si:t ev
conveniencestore/ken'vilniens >i<>3t< 'gnvnment/
recordings ht'kc'^dtgzfn ,sentrel
,stc:/n rights lraftsl n ;:r:::::: a selectionof universities and
customer/'krrsteme/n t'>i"' colleges/e sI,lekJnev ju:nt,v3lsetrz
electricalappliances/I,lektrIkl
e'plarensez/ n
Unit 5 en'kohd3ezl
sportingvenue/'spc:tr4,venju:/n
factoryoutlet /'frektri ,autlet/n Describing a photo varietyof entertainmentoptions/
'lalts/
food hall/'fu:d .hc:l/n amazinglightsle,mevtq
'JoP/n ve,raretiev,ente,ternment
healthfood shop / hel0 furd behind lbt'hatndlpfep'i"i"i' 'opJ(e)nzl
'aItem/n booing/'bu:r4/n
householditem/,hausheuld
kitchenware/'kItJen,wee/n
manager /'mrenrdge f v1
>::>t'<>!'<
breathtaking scenery/,bre0teIkI4
'si:neri/ Unit 6
newsagent n
/'nju:z,eIdSent/ car horns I'kq'^.hcnzl n Leisure activities
/pe'fiu:meri/n
perfumery chanting/'tJo:ntI4/n aerobics/ee'reubrks/n
post office/'peust,DfIS/n ':"i' cheering/'tJrerIr3/ n athletics/a0'letlks/ n 'j'
pound shop /'paund ,Jop/n crowded /'kraudld/ adj 'i' badminton/'bredmrnten/n
exciting/rk'saltI4/?dj ':"i'
>:"'>:<
price tag /'prals lngl n bar lboj^l11
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take part in /,terk 'po:t rni phr v junk food /'d3n4k ,furd/n congestionchargelken'd3estJ(e)n
take up /,terk 'rrp/phr v the media/,6e 'mildie/n *** ,tJordg/n
tenpinbowling/,tenprn'beuh4/n obesity/eu'bi:seti/n cycle lane/'sarkl ,lern/n
track ltrnU n *>F>F product placement/'pmdrrkt dangerousdriver/,derndgeres
weighttraining/'wert ,trernr4/n 'drarve/n
,plersment/n
work out /,ws:k 'autl phr v stimulatedebate/,strmjuleltdl'beft/ d rivinginstructor/'drarvr4
yoga l'jeugel n rn.strnkte/n
Unit 8 drivinglessonsl' dralr1,lesenz/n
Unit 7 Studying drivinglicence/'drarvrr3,larsens/n
drivingtest /'drarvr4,test/n
Advertising assess/e'ses/*t'
finelfaml n""*
ad lndl n assignment/e'sarnment/n'?*
full drivinglicence/ful 'drarvr4
adveftisel'ndvetatzl v 4'* attentiveI e'tentl l ad1
.larsens/n
advertisement/ed'vs:trsment/ n xx averagemark /,av(e)rrd3'mo:k/n
fully-qualified driver/,fuli,kwnhfard
advertiser/' ndvetatzeln balanceof exams and coursework/ 'drarve/n
advertising agency l,a,dvetarzr4 ,brelensev rg1&mz en'kc:sws:k/
'erdgensi/n give way l,gtv 'wet/
bulletpoints/'bulrt ,pcrnts/n
highwaycode /,harwer'keud./n
brand namel'brrnd.nerm/ n * classlklo:s/ n ***
jump the lights/,d3nmp6e 'larts/
(advedising) campaig n /(,redvetatztq) colour-codednotes/.k rle keuded
'neuts/ learnerdriver/,ls:ne'drarve/n
krem'pem/n **x
L-plate /'elpleftl n
be catchy /,(bi) 'kretJi/ condenseyour notes/ken,densje
no entry l,neu 'entri/
classifiedad /,klresrfard'red/n 'neuts/
one way street/,wnn wer rstri:t/n
commercial/ke'ms:!/ n * continuousassessment/ken,trnjues
parkingticket /'pc:kr4 ,trkrt/n
commercialbreak/ke,ms:fl 'brerk/n e'sesment/n
pavement(BrE) /'pervment/n**
consume/ken'sju:m/v ** coursework/'kc:s.welldn
pedestrianized area/pe,destrienarzd
consumer/ken'sju:me/ n *** dedicated/'dedr,keftrd/adj " 'eerie/n
consumption/ken'snmpJn/n *t' detailednotes/,di:terld'neuts/n
provisionald riving licence/pre,vrgnel
encouragebrand loyalty/m,k rrrdg d isappointed/,drsa'pcrntrd/ adj * 'drawrq larsens/n
.brrend'lcrelti/ distraction/dr'strrkJn/ n x
right-handdrive /,rarthrend'drarv/n
flyer l'flarc/ n evaluate/r'vreljuert/v **
road rage /'reud ,rerd3/n
get an idea across/,get en ar,dre flexible/'fleksobl/adj xx
roundabout/'raunde.baut/ n*
e'kros/ frequencyof exams/,fri:kwensiev
sidewalk(AmD /'sard,wc:Vn
hoarding/'hc:dr1/n tgtznmzl
jinglel'dgqgU n speed limit/'spi:d ,hmrt/n
gradeslgretdzln**
subway/'srrb,we/n
launch llcntl v *** homeworkassignment/'heumws:k
traffic jam l'trnfrk dgrem/n
logo /'leugeu/n * e.sarnment/n
traffic lightsl'trrfrk,larts/ n pl
make an impact/,merk en 'rmprekt/ internetresearch/,rntenet'ri:ssltfln
jubilant/'dgubrlent/adj traffic warden I'trnfrk.wc:dn/ n
the (teenage)market/6e ,(ti:nerd5)
'mq:krt/ n zebracrossingl,zebre'krosrrl/n
mind map /'marnd ,mrep/n
online advert Lonlatn'redvg:t/n mock exam /'mok ;gznml n
pop-up /'pop,np/n note-taking/'neut,terkrl/n
Directions
poster/'peuste/n *x architecture/'otkrtektJe I n **
optionalactivities/,opJnelr,k'twetrzl n
galleriesltgnlerizl s *t'
produce/pre'dju:s/v *{<* overwhelmed /,euve'welmd/adj
producer/pre'djulse/n *>l'* hot spring/,hot 'sprrr3/n
plagiarize l' plerd3erarzl v
museums lmju;'zi;emzln *o"4'
product /'prodrrkt/11t<** research/rr'ss:tJ;'ri:ss:t! v **
production/pre'dnkJn/n *** Romans l'reumenz/n
re-take l'rjttetU n
spa /spc/ n
promote lprdmeutl v'k*'l' reviewlrt'vju;lv ***
promoter/pre'meute/n * tourist destination/'tuerrst
revisionlrr'vt3n/n **
promotion/pre'meuJn/n *** destr,ne{n/n
speed reading/'spi:d ,ri:drr3/ n
tourist informationoffice/.tuerrst
raise brand awareness/.rerz brrend stressed/strest/adj
rnfemedn 'ofis/ n
e'weenes/ summary/'snmeri/n **
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite/
slogan/'sleugen/n * timetable/'tarm.terbl/n **
ju:,neskeuwsrld 'herrtrdgsart/n
sponsor/'sponse/n r' uniform/'jurufcrm/ n *{'
sponsor/'sponse/v ** visual clues /yr3uel 'klu;z/ n
sponsorship/'sponsejlp/n * visuallearners/,vr3ueltlslnezln
Unit 10
visualsltvr3uelzln Describing a photo
Advertising and health work independently /,we:k balding/'bcrldr4/adj
controversial/,kontre've:fl/adj *'r mdr'pendentli/ chubby cheeks/,tJnbi'tJi:ks/n
devastating/'devesteftr4iadj * cropped ll<ropt/ adj
be directed at /bi de'rektedretl Unit 9 curly hair/,ke:li 'hee/n
exploit/rk'splcrt/v x* curvy l'kzxil adj
On the road
be exposedto /,bil rk'speuzdtu/ elderlyI' eldelil adj ** x
bus lane/'bns .lern/n
fast food /,fo:st 'fu:d./n * freckles I'frekelzl n
confident d river/,konfid(e)nt
influence/'rnflu:ens/v *{<* 'drarve/n (be)in her teens /(,bi:) rn he 'tilnzl
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'furd
(be)in his early/middle/late twenties/ locally-produced /,leukli fast food attendant/fo:st
'twentizl
(,bi:)rn hrz ,z'.lil,mrdl/,lert pre'dju:st/adj e,tendent/n
laughterlines/'14:fte,larnzlnpl nuts /nnts/ n'i"t' footballcoach /'futbcrl ,keut! n
middle-aged/,mtdl'eIdgd/ adj t' processed/'preusest/adj free admissiontickets/,fril ed'mr,--
nrole/meull n't' rich hfil odj 'i"i";' trkrts/ n
'pepe/n 'wsrk/n
overweight/,euve'wettl adj salt and pepper/,sc:lten full-timework /,fultarm
piercing/'presr4/n sickly/'srkli/ adj get work experiencelget,we:k
scar /sko:/n ': spicy /'sparsi/adj rk'spreriens/
shoulder-length /'Jeulde,le40/ adj steakand kidneypie /,sterken krdni holidayjob (BrE) /'holeder,d3ob :-
'patl n hourslauazln :::::':::
slim /slrm/ odj ':":'
straight lstreft/&dj':":' strawberriesand cream/,strc:b(e)rrz kitchenworker/'krtJen,ws:ke/n
tattoo ltn'tu:l n en 'krirm/ n leader |tIidel n
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defer ldr'fsil v passport control /,po:spc:tken'treul/ n grandstand/' grrend,strend/ n
a real eye-opener/e ,rrcI period return/,preriedrr'ts:n/n great atmosphere/,greft 'retmesfie/
'areup(e)ne/ n plane lplem/n *** home crowd /.heum 'kraud/n
gap year l'gnp jre/ n railcard/'rerl,ko:d/n invigilator/rn'vrdgrlefieln
hitchhikingl'hfiJ,hatkry/n railroad(AmD I'rerl,reud/n keep an eye on the time /,ki'p en pr
inter-raiIing /' rnta,rerhq/n rail-travellers' informationcentre/ on 6e 'tatml
journey/'dgsr(r)niln *** ,rerltrrev(e)lez rnfe,medn'sente/n nervoustension/,nsves 'tenJrVn
life experience/'larf rk,spreriens/n railway(BrD l?etlwet/n *** play an encorel,plet en 'o4kc:/
make a contribution/ merk e schedule(AmD /'Jedju:Un *x public examination/,pnbhk
kontn'bju:Jn/ scheduledstops /,Jedju:ld'stops/n rgznmr'nedr/ n
make a difference/,merk e 'drfrens/ southbound/'sauO,baund/ adj sporting event /'spc:tr4r,vent/n
make somethingcount /,merk snmOr4 stoppingservice/'stopr4,ss:vrs/n stadium/'sterdiem/n *
'kaunt/ street car (AmD /'strirt ,kal/n support band /se'pc:t,brend/n
a once-in-a-lifetime experience/e studenttravel-card /,stjurdnt wedding anniversary/'wedrrl
'trrevlkord/ n
rwlns rn e ,larftarmrk'sprerians/n n
renr,vs:s(e)ri/
school leavers/sku:l li:vezl subway (AmE) /'srrb,wer/n
take a year out /,terk e jre 'aut/ ticket machines l'ttkrt me,lilnzl n Having a formal debate
third world /,0s:d'wg:ld/n timetable(BrD /'tarm,terbU n *x Affirmative speaker/e,fs:metrv
train ltrem/n *,i<* 'spi:ke/n
travel/'trnv(e)U v ***
travelling /'trrev(e)h4i tram (BrE) ltrnml n Against/e'gensflx*r'
trip ltrrpln *** transport system /'trrenspc:t,srstem./
n argueagainst/'o:gju:e,genst/
volunteering/,volen'trerq/n tube (BrE) /tju:b/ n ** content/'kontent/n *>F*
work experience/'wg:k rk,spreriens/
n tube station /'tju:b ,sterJn/n debate ldr'beft/n ***
Underground (BrE) /'nnde,graund./n debating/dr'bertr4/n
Erasmus For lfc'l ***
cultural exchange/,krrltJ(e)rel Reseruations j udgel $t.,d3/n * * *
rks'tJemdg/n advancebooking/ed,vorns'bukr4/n manner/'mnneln ***
EuropeanUnion/juerepi:en aisleseat /'arl .si:t/n marks/ma:ks/n ***
junjen/ n bay /ber/ n ** matter l'mnte/n ***
exchange programme /rk,stJerndg book/buk/ v ** motion/'meuJn/n x**
'preugrrem/n forward-facing seat /,fc:wed,fersrrl Negativespeaker/,negetrv'spirke/n
'si:t/n presentan argument/prr,zenten
hands-on approach lltnndz'on
e,preutfl n internet rate /rrntenet,reft/ n 'orgjumenV
student residence/,stjurdnt off-peak /,ofpi:k/ adj sPeaker/'sPi;kezln ***
'rezrd(e)ns/n one way (AmD /'wnn ,wer/ n speech/spi:tfl n ***
study abroad/,strdi e'brc:d,/ open ticket /,eupen'trkrt/ n team ltim/ n ***
teaching styles /'tirtJr4 ,starlzln platform ltplnt,fclm/ n **
universitycourse/ju:nr've:seti,kc:s/n reserveln'zg'xl v ** An event in Britain
return (BrD lrttts:nln *** amateurtheatregroupsl,nmete'Orete
Unit 14 round trip (AmE) /,raund 'trrpl n gru:ps/ n
rush hour l'rn[ ,aueln buskers l'brckez/ n
Travel single(BrD /'srygUn *'t' camping/'krempr4/n *
arrivalshall /a'rarvelz hc'^lln
stop/stop/n** cosy venues/,keuzi 'venju;zl n
baggagecheck (BrD I'brgrd3,tjek7 n
telephonebooking/'tehfeun ,bukrr3/ n headline l'hedlan/ v
baggage reclaim area/,bngrd3
validateyour ticket /,vrehdertje(r) internationalchampionship /
rirklerm 'eerie/n 'trkrt/
rnte,nreJn(e)1'gfrempienlp/ n
bUS-/bdsi/rT t<a*
window seat /'wrndeu .sift/n knockouttournament/,nokaut
coach /keut! n **' 'tuenement/n
destination/,destI'nedn/n *x
direct service/dr.rekt 'sg:vrs/n
Unit 15 main stage /,mern'sterdg/n
street performers/'stri:t pe,fc:mezln
direction of travel /dr,rekJnev Describing a photo
'trevU n support act /se'pc:t,nkt/ n
amazing performance / e,metzrg
top level players/,top levl 'plerczl n
eastbound /' i:st,baundl adj pe'fcrmens/
trophy l'ffeufi.ln **
larelfeol n ** backingsingers/'brekr4,stqez/n
'ferryltferrl n * candidates /'krendrderts;
'klcs/ ,krendrdets/n **ti
first class/,fs:st adj *
inrrney time /rdgs:ni,tarml n conceft /rkonset/n **
left fuggageoffice (AmE) /left 'l,rgrd3 d ifferentgenerations/,drfrent
ofis/ n d3ene're{anzl
rnainlinestation /,mernlarn'sterJn/n family celebration/,fremli
rnn-stop service/,nonstop'sg:vrs/n sele'bredenzln
qrtward journey /,aufwed 'dgs:ni/n fans lfnnzl n *x
overground/'euve,graund./n get back in touch l,getbr,k m 'tnt!
O16tercard /'crste ,kord./n get-together lt get,tegede/n
111
7 E ln pairs, decide which of the things in 6 are positive aspects of city life, which are
negative and which are irrelevant? Write your answers below.
pasi*i,to *jottuu
I
1
James'uses expressions to do the following things. Write one
example from the audioscript on page 104 for 1-6 below.
Show his personalconnectionwith the city.
Useful
language
,&
2 Ask rhetoricalquestions.
0K,wglll'r:"r
fr*mh*r***
3 Suggestthingsto do in the city. l'malsitbrased
4 Introduceargumentsin sequence W*at"
makn* rtx* gr*nt?
5 Use a quotationto supporthis opinion
Ar*t.**r*anyri*ga\rs*
6 Giveconcretereasonsto suppod an opinion r$Jtnt"f
i
-{wrs
I Match expressions for linking ideas to their more informal {:la***I'dr*aii'g
art: .. "
r*totT1ffi*nil
equivalents.
'{ttrir:entrir'rll**r}tr*m tr?'n'1
Formal linking expressions Informal linking
rlitt*,r*r,t {:J}\-n1]i{
|t* Y1g{{1.
expressions
I first of all a I alsothink h* urhr: t;:z::
*tsbfnr-;lixl:
mi'*:,*r i;a.i,;l
.".
2 additionally b are thereany negativepoints? "Tr::
3 moreover c but for me sl*rtv'titl:,it'* ".. ?'r:l
it,f,Atg* . . . &"1tt;*l,t gff:nt"
&.f";
4 in terms of disadvantages d to staft off with
*lti*st**r*'gitu*v*n*es
5 however,in my opinion e anotherreasonis {*TrT,*i}
l** "". fzrt*{i:*r
i 1*v*tt"i*. ..
I S Which of the linking expressions in 9 do we use
in spoken language?
Task
A Prepane a speeck r;atl*d'What" rnak*s my city/tcwnlviltage gr*at^'
C Listen to the *ther speeches. Who presents the rn*st c*nvln*ing arguments?
Prepare
to..,
do a profect
f,oeli"ten to three people talking about a weekend break.
Number the photos in the order you hear them.
t
2 (tt4e
We asked each person the following
Listen and note their answers.
5 D Worf in pairs. Discuss which type of trip you would prefer and why.
32
6 D ln pairs, talk about holiday activities in your town or city that
visitors could do. Which are the most interesting?
Culture
Snooker- asimilar
e
gameto pool- anddarts
5 @ U"ten againto the speakersin 4. Whichspeaker(1-S)...
i.rd{ir*n{iF
1 likes being able to do the sport when and where they want.
2 has tried differentvarietiesof the same activity._
areverypopularin Britain. 3 plays a team sport. -
Impoftant
cham pionships
andtournaments 4 sees the activityas a way to relaxwith friends._
are
broadcast
to huge 5 took up an activityto get fit. _
audiences
on
national
television. 6 which of the activitiesin the Phrasebank are popularin your
country?Do you do any of them?
PERSONAL LIFE
Speaking:talkingabouthobbies Phrase
bank
takesomething
up
picksomething
up
1 Look at the graphs of the most popular sports and exercise signupforsomething
activities for 16-24-year-olds in Britain. Predict which activities stickatsomething
are among the top five for men and for women. giveupsomething
s-ooker/pool football cycling workingout takepartinsomething
S,';;mming aerobics running
bar
2 fit u"t"n andcheck Whatactive 16-24-year-oldsdo in Britain s court
Y track
your predictions. Men s
(r pool
9 gym
3 Write a verb phrase from workingout Ir pitch
the Phrase bank for the cycLing tt
swimming c. m0untains
definitions. running park
Registerfor a course darts ci
weighttraining a,
or activity. tenpinbowting s:,
Stop doing somethingyou hockey (,.
3
1
havedone for a periodof time.
Start doing a new activity.
Learnwithouttoo
much difficulty. swimming
10 20
Women
30
Percentage
40 itr.
P'
o
fi,,
El"
n
fi
Language
note
Weusetheverbpractise
e
whenweworkat tryingto
Persistin tryingto snooker/pooI s improve thewaywedo
do something. c
6 Participatein an activity.
cycLing a things,e.g.
tenpinbowLing
footbatt
c I'mstudying thepianoand
{ iceskating practise
4 !F3 Listen to someone badminton
p
tt
I everyday
describing a sport. 10 20 30 40 50 d I playtennisa coupleof
Gomplete the speaker's Percentage t1 timesa week,I'vebeen
column of the table. Young mF.qere more likel', to have parlicinated in practisingmyserve.
W h e n :l t o o k i t u p . . .
PERSONALI-IFE
Phrase
bank Listening:invitations
Doyoufancy ...
meetingupwith...?
going
tothecinema?
going
to a gig?
playing
pool/snooke#
dafis?
Useful
language
rt
Whenaskingaboutwhat 1 ffi U"ten to two dialoguesin which peopleare makingplansto go
filmsareshowing
atthe out together.Answerthe questionsfor each dialogue.
cinema,weask
What'san? dialogue 2
Whentalkingaboutthe
period
inwhicha filmis What is the invitationfor?
showingatthecinema,
Are both speakerskeen to go?
wesay
It cameoutlastweek.or Do they make an arrangement?
It hasn'tbeenoutlonq.
PERSONALLIFE
Phrase
bank
Functional I waswondering if you
language:making fancied
cinema
going tothe
tonight?
arrangements Are you
Saturday
free on
night?
I wondered if you
1i56lisfsn again to the beginning wanted to90...
of the two phone conversations What's on?
from page 36. ln your Could wemakeit a
notebook write ... littlelater?
lsthereanything
two differentways to ask to sPeak elseon?
to someone.
l'llgiveyoua calllater.
one way to ask for the name We'll callforyou
of the callerand one way around 7.
to answer. 0hyeah, niceone.
two ways to say you are going Great.
to passthe phoneto someone. Mmm, maybe.
Well, l'llsee.
Copy the table in your
notebook. Gomplete it with
expressionsfrom the Phrase bank.
Student A
Youwant to go out with
StudentB. Trysuggesting... Pronunciation
QC
. goingto watch a sports match Elision
. goingout for somethingto eat a riszListento the
questions.
Inconnected
speech,somesounds
disappear.
$r#nt B
-,::'t
Doyouwantto
ru mindgoingout with gobowling?
3l-r:*-: A but you want to suggest...
. ::ferentactivity Doyoufancy
meetinglater?
. ::{erenttime
b rlpzListen
again
andrepeat.
1 = Practisereadingyour dialogue.
ffi'ffi^#" v ti:t,
+!;;ifihfi#b-1,,.'i'^,'ir 37
Finaltask makingadate
Speakeasy
Whetheryouraim is to makenewfriendsor asksomeoneout on a date,your
canbe a reatchallenge.But don'tworry,just try someof
first conversation
the sdvicewebsffe psychoLogistSamantha's simpletips,andyou'tl be onyour wayin no time.
I Listenandask questions
OtherpeopLe you
tiketo knowyou'relistening.By beinga goodlistener,
in them andthe thingsthey Like.
let othersknowthatyou are interested
2 Keepit equal
Remember, retationshipsare aboutcompromise. Youhaveto find
somethingthat you bothwantto do. Don'tgiveintofriendswho always
wantyou to do what they want.
3 Givea compliment
Everyonelovesan egoboost.Noticingsomething you Likeaboutsomeone
and sharingit with him or her is a greatwayto start a conversation.
4 Turn off thetechnology!
lf you'reconstantlycheckingyour voicemai[,
text messagesor listening
to an MP3playeryougiveother peoplethe message thatyou're
unavai[ab[e in them.
or uninterested
1 f,l Worf in pairs. Read the webpag, then close your book and tell your partner what
advice it offers.
,,rra'
2 {At,ti"ten to someonetrying to make a date,then answerthe questions.
1 What does Davedo right,accordingto the adviceon the webpage?
2 What errorsdoes Davecommit,accordingto Samantha'stips?
3 D Vou are going to ask someone out on a date. Ghoose who will be Student A
and Student B.
Student A
You are goingto ask StudentB out on a date.
Strategy 4e
Using just
Y o us h o u l d. . .
. ask about how he/shespends their free time. Readextracts 1 and2 fromthelistening in 2,
o try to show a genuineinterestin what you hear. Matchthemto usesa andb.
o use Samantha'stips to movethe conversation 1 I wasjustwondering,a Toindicate that
on to the key question. doyouwantto do something is inconvenient
something later? orimpossible.
lnviteStudentB out on a date. 'only'orto
2 Well,it'sjustthat b Tomean
I hadsomething thatsomethi
indicate ng
elseplanned. isoptional.
Student B thatanofferyoumakeis
to helpyouindicate
UseTusf
You are potentiallyinterestedin StudentA as andtodecline
optional anunwantedinvitation.
a partnerfor a date. However,your decision
dependson whetherhe/she...
. showsgenuineinterestin you.
. has similarfree-timeintereststo you.
. proposessomethingthat soundsfun.
Rememberto turn down studentA if you are
not satisfied!
PER$ONAt LIFE
Vocabulary
1 From the list of activities in the Phrase bank find ...
1 three team sports.
2 a wintersport and a water sport.
3 four activitiesyou would do in a gym.
4 two activitiesyou would do in a park. Phrase
bank
basketball
2 Write five words or expressions from the Phrase bank to describe
cyclingskiing
this sequence of events workout aerobics
start an activity- enrolon a course- learnwithoutdifficulty- continuetrying- weight
training
stop doing something badminton
squashswimming
3 Substitute the expressions in bold with percentages and the hockey
word approximately. martial
afts
ScreenTime
Pilatesspinning
yoga dafts pool
Just under a third of teenagershavetheir own computerand four out of bowling
tenpin
ten havetheir own camera.Nearly half of the studentsinterviewedsaid they
running
watched DVDsat least once a month, and one in five watches everyweek.
A little over three-quarters of the respondentssaid they connectedto the
internetdaily,and almost all of those we surveyedsaid they watchedtelevision
takesomething
up
picksomething
up
every day.
signupforsomething
stickatsomething
Pronunciation giveupsomething
takepartinsomething
4 Write the words under the correct headings.
bar court track
teenagers students DVDs watches three-quarters respondents pool gym pitch
mountains park
/s/ lzl hzl
Day*tstanr:y...
m*eting upwith., ?
g*ingtc thecinsma?
gaingtc a glg?
playingpocllsncnk*rl
darts?
language
Functional Areyoufreeon
Saturday night?
5a Make complete sentences to create a diatogue using the I wondered if you
prompts below. wanted to go.
Mike you / free/ Saturdaynight? What's happening?
Anna why? What's on?
Could wemakeit a
Mike wonder / tancy/ go out / pizza?
littlelater?
Anna mmm / not fancy/ pizza lsthereanything else?
Mike Chinese? l'llgiveyoua calllater.
Anna good idea We'llcallforyou
Mike 8 o'clock? around 7.
Anna make / later?
0hyeah, niceone.
Great.
Mike 8.30? Mmm, maybe.
Anna great/ call/ you /then Well, l'llsee.
adveftisement
c0nsumer
promotion
products
1. __"_ 2. __**_-_ 3. *--"------*--_
40 WffiHKIT*ffiLf;Fffi
adverts
Speaking:discussing Phrase
bank
makes animpact
t getsanideaacross
+/poRead 1-5 below then listen to five conversations. Number the
iscatchy
descriptions in the order in which you hear them. raises
brand
1 Two peoplediscussinga promotionon a web page.--*- awareness
2 Two peopletalkingabout a TV advertisement. encouragesbrand
loyalty
3 A group of peoplewho work in an advertisingagency
4 A commercialfor a healthsupplement.
5 A universitylectureon advertising.
:\
e
a
J
Language
note
Publicity
istheinterest
or
thatpeople
attention give
toa thing,person
orevent.
a lot of
Heattracted
badpublicity
afterthe
newspaperscandal.
isthebusiness
Advertising of
to
trying persuadepeople
to
'Designedby artists,built by robots, buyproducts orservices.
1 Can you completethe slogan,
Theylaunched
an
2 What'sthe nameof the healthproduct? important
advertising
campaign.
3 What needsto be done to improvethe jingle?
4 J0lhaf,isfrhe,ft\i$r ,irlacrtan+cl;n'.aa$eqiqtbcr+a guect ,[A$9?--
5 Whattwo types of advertisingfrom page 40 is the agencygoingto use?
3 Write synonyms from the Phrase bank for each of the criteria for Pronunciation
et
a good advert. A good advert ...
1 communicatesa message. leul and lol sounds
2 has musicor a song that sticks in the memory. a ffi,Listento thewords
3 persuadesexistingcustomersto continueusingthe product. andnotethe/eu/ and
4 causesa strong effect on customers. lol sounds,
5 familiarizespeoplewith a product. zone sOng
Saythewords. Underline
4 p Wort<with a partner.Complete the sentences below using your the/eu/ or lolsound.
own ideas. Work in pairs to practise the dialogue. radio sloganlogo
A Haveyou seen that new advert? login pop-upposter
B Whichone? ,fi$..3i
l-istenandcheck.
A The one with the - | think it's reallycool.
'
B Oh yeah,the one with the slogan
WffiffiKIruffiIIFH
bank
Phrase andhealth
Listening:advertising
fastfood
junkfood
obesity 1 Readquotations 1 and 2from the book FastFood Nation.
controversial Match them to A and B below.
devastating 'Chililren
$oendflboutseuen
exposedto nour$a dar,150daysa yealin
at
directed
exploiting scho0l. hourcnaucin
Those
influence mGRa$t[eenlaruely
Iteeof aduGtli$ing.'
fullstop 'Eight-year-olds
a bigdeal are
prettyclear consideredideal customersl
obvious they haveabout 65 years of
purchasingaheadof them.'
A a potentialopportunity
B a wasted opportunity
Gulture @
v$qffi-" 2
Thebook FastFood What do you think the
wasfirstpublished
Nation listening is going to be about?
lt soldmore
in200'1. than a diet in modern society
1.4million inthe
copies b what childrendo at school
USA.Amajordocumentary c the frustrationsof marketing
filmbasedonthebook executives
wasmade in2006.
d the financingof educationin the US
Thebookcontinuesto
debate
stimulate about 3 @ U"ten to the radio
affects
howadvertising programme.Gheckyour
thehealthofconsumers. answerto 2 then decide if
the statements below are true or false.
Correct the false sentences.
The listeningexplainshow advertisingbecamea part of US school life as a
way of increasingchoicefor schoolchildren.-
2 Parentswere involvedin the negotiationswith advertisers.-
3 The advertswere shown on school buses,in sports groundsand in
Language the school.-
note 4 A largepercentageof advertisingin schoolsis for junk food. -
Theunderlined words 5 Criticsworry that the advertisingcampaignscould have dangerouslong-term
emphasize howstrongly consequencesfor students.-
youfeelabout something.
Howdoyousaythemin 4 Work in pairs to answer the questions, then check your answers
yourlanguage.
with another pair.
l don'tagree with 1 In what ways could the campaignbe consideredpositive?
bulllightingfullstop.
2 What are the two main argumentsagainstthe scheme?
I don'tthinkgraffitiis 3 Doesanythingsimilarhappenin your country?
sucha bigdeal,
I thinkit'sprethfflear 5 D Oo you think advertising in schools is a good idea?
thatdrink-driving is Discuss in pairs. Use the Lan'guage note to help you.
wr0ng.
It'sobvious thatpeople
prefera relaxed life.
42 WORKING LIFE
Functional prosandcons
language: Phrase
One
bank
ofthemost
controversial
Read the words and expressions in the Phrase bank. innovationsinrecent
Find examples to complete post-it notes 1-3. yearswas...
Those infavour ofthe
1 2 project,..
Critics
argue that...
usedin theoPening
hro ohrases fourphnsx Supportersofthe
tuindicate
di:'u"ion usedh
pwiiiruiri*iJ n'
tiliri""' lh'
T:ri;;;;; oPinions i,'io!ffi scheme say...
uredirrerent Buta moremajorarea
ofconcern is...
Thebenefitsare
obvious
Butopponents point
3 w: outthat...
totalkabout
,.,hasbeen afocus
fourPhrasesused forargument and
withthescheme
iioatrt associated controversyfor
some time
Thereareveryreal
fearsthat...
There'snodoubt
have
thatfacilities
improved
17-,
2 '1{f Listen to a speech discussing the pros and cons of product
placement advertising. Answer the questions.
1 What are the argumentsin favourof productplacement(thepros)?
2 What are the argumentsagainstproductplacement(thecons)?
3 What is the speaker'sopinion?
Pronunciation
eD
3 fl Worf in pairsto discussthe task. Usethe phrasesin 1 and Sentencestress
your own ideas to write a speech about the pros and cons a Readtheopening
of the proposal. sentence of a speech.
Whichwordsdoyou
thinkwill bestressed?
Thsk There is too much advertisingof violent toys in the media.
Remember to lookfor
Advertsfor these toys should be banned.Discuss.
thekeywordsin the
sentence.
Oneofthemostsubtle
4 ffq Li"ten to someonegivinga speechabout banningthe
formsof modern
advertisingof violenttoys to children.Doesyour opinion isproduct
adveftising
coincidewith the speaker's?Why/whynot? placementinfilms.
b ,1}f$
Ustenandpractise
sayingtheline,using
lk
thesamepronunciation.
WORKIf'|GLIFE 43
Finaltask givingaspeech
w,f&ffi#ry,wftw&ffi
fi_#wM
Vocabulary
1 Find the odd one out and explain why.
1 a hoarding,a jingle,a poster
2 an advertiser,a sponsor,a consumer
3 a slogan,a classifiedad, a pop-up
Phrase
bank
2 Write the verb forms of each noun. Mark the stressed syllables for
the nouns and the verbs. brand
name
banner
1 product
logopop-up
2 consumer slogan
3 advertising classified
ad
4 sponsorship sponsorship
5 promoter
c0nsumer
t: adverlisement
3 1&&Listen to the definitions and choose the correct word
products
from the list. promotion
consumer flyer jingle launch logo own-brand slogan
Definition 1 makes animpact
Definition 2 getsanideaacross
iscatchy
Definition 3
raises
brand
Definition 4 awareness
Definition 5 encouragesbrand
loyalty
Pronunciation fastfood
junkfood
4 Write the leul or lol symbol next to words 1-5 below according controversial
to their pronunciation. devastating
exposedto
1 opponents directed
at
2 poster exploiting
3 pros
4 cons ...hasbeena focus
5 open forargument and
controversy for
some time
Those infavour of
Functionallanguage theproject...
Critics
argue that...
5 Write words from the Phrase bank for each of the definitions 1-3. Supporters ofthe
1 Peoplewho don't like something scheme say...
2 Peoplewho do like an idea Buta moremajorarea
ofconcern is ...
3 Somethingthat is liked by some and dislikedby others.
Thebenefits are
obvious
6 Work in pairs. Ghoose a topic. You have one minute to think of the Butopponents point
pros and cons. Then give a speech to your partner on the topic, outthat..,
using the expressions from the Phrase bank. Oneofthemost
wearingschooluniform controversial
usinga bicycleto travelin your city innovations in
recent years was...
finishingthe schoolday at 2.30
Thereareveryreal
spreadingholidaysmoreevenlythroughthe year insteadof havinga long fearsthat...
summerholiday
There'snodoubt
thatfacilities
have
improved
WORKING LIFE 45
Prepare torrr
gruean oplnlon
p Worf in pairs. One of you think of ten reasons for living in a
city. The other, think of ten reasons for living in a village.
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