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2nd edition | Student's Book Premium Mickey Rogers Joanne Taylore-Knowles Steve Taylore-Knowles Concept development: Mariela Gil Vierma Level 2 UNIT 3 IN THIS UNIT YOU © foo engage fer aling about A_ Where would you like to go on vacation? 5 Number the pictures in order of preference. h advice for ingjto the UK. someone talking about his/her travel plans £0 write 2 biog abouts travel B [9 Work in pairs or small groups. Talk about which vacation you would like to go on and why. A: I'd lke to go on an African safari because I love animals. 8 Really?! think safaris are scary! LIFE Learning ways to eStimate dfgitess SKILLS STUDY SANE) Tickets, money, passport! i Tee &_[B)10 Listen and match the words to the pictures. Darian La suitcase La passport La drivers license Li tickets Disurscredn Disunglasses Da wallet La guidebook Ja toothbrush B [4 choose the top five essential things in Exercise A to take on a summer vacation. Then compare your answers in pairs. A: I think a toothbrush is essential. Well, you can buy a toothbrush, but youlr passports essential if you want to go to a different country! nn fers A [11 Listen to the first part of a conversation. Check the place where Alison is going on vacation. B {J Listen to the rest of the conversation. ‘Write Alison's travel essentials in two lists below. Compare your answers in pairs. Things she already has Things she needs to buy © Answer these questions about the conversation. Then listen to the whole conversation again and check your answers. 4+ Is Alison going on vacation with a tour group? 2. What two short tours is she going to do? 3° Who organized Alison's trp? How? 4 How did she pay for the trip? D [work in pairs. Talk about a vacation or trip you are planning. Tell your partner what things you need to take. ‘What things do you already have and what things do you need to buy? A conversation below. Where do you think the men are? Paul tweas: Yeah, | guess so. | can camy the bags, but can you go up the Paik No, dofi't worty. | can do it, and can carry | NOTICE! my backpack myself. Itisn't very heavy. Leek atthe werds in lucas: OK, but don't hurt yourself bold. What words come Paik Don't worry, I'm fine. before -selfor selves? B ANALYZE Read the conversation in Exercise A again. Form Complete the table with examples from Exercise A. aie ee UI Bre LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Listen to the ).uess we have to cary our suitcases ourselves. There isn't ariyone to help. staits by yourself, or do you need help? I can take the bags up and then come back to help you. Subject pronains Reflexive pronouns Singular i 1 bm you @ Bp he © himself she "herself it itself Plural ; we ioe you yourse\ves they F themselves Function Match the functions 1 and 2 with the examples A and B. We: We also use reflexive use reflexive pronouns Pr pronouns in the expression when the subject and the object of the senteré® are the Sayre i to indicate without help from another person. 4 ar ae | can carty my suitcase myself. to mean alone. | bought myself a birthday gift. eee at PRACTICE Circle the correct pronoun to complete the sentences. I made me / myself cake! Do you want me to help you / yourself? My brothers going to camp by hin /hinselt, Sometimes people hurt them / themselves on adventure trips WATCH OUT! Please call us / ourselves when you arrive. ¥ Lured myself. Look. | painted this picture | / myself. My sister wants to buy her ticket her / herself. This computer program automatically updates it / itself X \Burnedme. [now you Do IT Work in groups. Discuss these questions. What things can you do yourself when you travel, and what things do you ask other people to do for you? Do you like traveling by yourself? Why or why not? ‘What is something that you were recently able to do yourself, without help from another person? Tickets, money, passport NERS 7 oO Pronouns/and words like this, that, here, there, these, and those can replace noun phrases and even entire sentences. Read the sentences that come before a pronoun fo help you identify what the pronoun refers to. pat POC Cc tet A Read this article and check the sentence that best expresses the main idea. 0 Americans afé very interested in British culture. ©) There are some differences between the U.S.A. and the UK. BLOG AROUND Many people trom the U.S.A. and allover the word 5 THE WORLD wikmaciunocucinaemavocng ga eRe there, sore are some tips, dreamers! AR MCE Bring comfortable walking shoes. Believe me, you TIM fg trips ’ are going to need them. In London, when you ask people how far something is, the answer is always “about a five-minute walk.” Do not believe them. The British are all world-class speed walkers. Americans, a subway is not a subway. If you go down some stairs next to a sign that say's SUBWAY, you are simply going to go Under a street and back up to the other side of it. You are not going to catch the next train to Piccadilly Circus. If you want to get a train to go there, look for the London Underground sign. Of course, subway tunnels under streets are a very good idea +» because'the British drive on the wrong side of the road! When you cheek into a hotel, ask for a short lesson about the bathroom No two of these in Britain are the same, | usually have to look around for Several minutes before | can figure out how to flush the toilet. And | can almost never operate the shower without « instructions..J-once had to get out of a shower in Oxford and go downstais to askethe hotel receptionist how to turn it off. There is actually @ postcard called The British Bathroom, with everything on itfabeled to help tourists! ‘Seriously, though, if you ate going to travel to the U.K., or to any ' other foreign country, sfiend some time learning about it before you go. Your trip will be much more fun and less stressful! B Find the pronouns listed below in the text. Who or what does each one refer to? Choose the correct option. 1 there (paragraph 1, ine 3) )_alloverthe world ——_)“the U.K. 2 the USA 2 them (paragraph 2, line 5) a) the shoes by Weople a walkers 3 it (paragraph 3, line 11) ) the subway by théuinderground 2) the street 4 these (paragraph 4, line 17) «)_hotels by lessons. bathrooms 5 it (paragraph 4, line 23) «downstairs by the hoteleceptionist 9/"the'shower c¢ [work in pairs. Find the pronouns below in the text. Read the sentence containing the pronoun and the previous sentence. Say who or what the pronoun refers to. 1 They (paragraph 1, line 2): 2 them (paragraph 2, line 7): 2. there (paragraph 3, line 13) 4 it (paragraph 4, line 23): @ D Circle the correct completion for each statement. Then look back at the text to check your answers. 1 /According to the writer, the British walk very fast / slowly. 2° The American word for trains that go under streets is underground / subway. 2 Unthe U.K, a subway is a train / tunnel 4 The)iiter thinks British bathrooms are similar to / different from bathrooms in other countries, ‘A. Complete the phrases with the correct words in the box. ctlenge checkin (find mike pack rent take (<2) 1 a reservation 5 acar 2 money 6 a restaurant /a museum 2 your suitcase 7 attain /a bus to the aiport ‘ a tour 8 —__ ata hotel / at an airport B [J Work in pairs. Discuss which activities from Exercise A you should do before you travel and which activities you should do after you arrive. A: Ithink its a good idea to rent a car Before you travel. 8: Why? You can do'irwihen you arrive. A: Yes, butits often cheaper to rent before you travel. 6 Cena B Cy A. Read the blog. What was unusual about this travel experience? Fe OL NTI ecerty spent io wes in bau Taand. Te capital, Bangtok, has THE WORLD ‘séyeral amazing markets, such as the enormous Chatuchak weekend market, Where you can buy tragitional Thai clothes and handicrafts. One day, | was Thailand looking at silk blouses in.one-f the thousands of stalls in the market, and if | wanted to try on @ blouss. The vendor spoke only alittle English, and of course, | don’t speak Thai at-all! | indicated that | wanted to try on the rR blouse, but she said no, At that moment, a Thai woman was walking past the stall. She stopped and said to. me,“'ll help you.” She convinced the vendor to let me try onthe blouse, and I bought it. But here's the amazing part! We started talking, ai it tured out that we bot live in a very small community near San Antonio, Texas. That was a bigleoincidence, but that's not all. It also turned out that she ows my favorite Thal restaurant! So that is how | met the owner of Thai Spice in San Antoriio, Texas, in the middle of the city. of Bangkok (population 9 million), in the middle of @ market with thousands of stalls and thousands of people! To get to the Chatuchak market in Bangkok: take the Skytrain (BTS) to the Mochit station (five-minute walk from there). Yann EY) ~ Neme® Sas B_ Choose a place you visited or that you know well and make some notes for a blog entry like the one in Exercise A. Use the questions below to help you. Where did you go? When did you go there? 2 What experiences or places wete especially memorable? Why? 3. What information do you want to include for other travelers? © Now write your blog entry. “Post” it on the wall in the classroom. Tickets, money, passport! i5iii=agaa rf TOM CTS CUM AUT RC & [§)4@ LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Listen to the conversations below. ® Where do you think each one takes place? Conversation 4 ‘Cah we check in, please? Certainly, May I see your passports, please, Yes. Here you ar. Thank yOu. Shall | order you a meal for the flight? Man-/_.Yes, vegetatish, pleas’. Oh, and could | have ‘a window seat? ‘Woman: fiivery sorry, sip l'm afraid you can’t change seatsnow. The flight is full (Ok, well. Never mine Conversation 2 Mes: Can | help you with your bags? They look heavy. Women: Oh, thank you. That's very kind. May | have the bill, please? Men: Certainly, madam. Women: And could | ask you something? Man: OF course. Woman: Can you call me a taxi to the airport? Mes: No problem. I'll call one now and ask the driver to wait outside, Women: That would be great. Thank you. B ANALYZE Read the conversations in Exercise A again. Form Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. We always use ... withrmodal verbs. 2) the base form of a-verb Function Choose the correct option(2) to comiplete the sentences. Then complete the grammar table with examples from Exercise A. 1 Weuse can, could, and maywith | or we to 2) ask permission.) "make a request. 2 Weuse can and could with you to 1) ask permission. &)_makelarequest. 9 3 Weuse For we with can and will to 9) ask permission.) make areqest. = @) by the infinitive with to NOTICE! Find and underline could, may, and can in the conversations. What form is the main verb of the sentence in? make an offer. fake an offer. lake an offer. “help 4 Weuse to deny permission and refuse requests: a cant b) couldn't oC wouldét Permission Requests Offers “ fw oy check in, please? call me a taxi? ‘you with your bags? 6 —___ ask | @—__ “<2 __( ta) call one now and you something? have a window seat,pléase? ask the driver to wait outside, o—__ see (10) a your passport? have the bill, please? © PRACTICE Complete this conversation using WATCH OUT! modals of permission, request, and offer. In some cases, there is more than one correct answer. */ Can you give ussanother room key? ‘1 Excuse me, May Tse your phone? X May you help me With my suitcase? X Willwe please have some miste towels a drink? Tea? Coffee? Hazel: Good morning. (1 I see some information about trips to Japan, please? Lar: Yes, of course, We have several brochures, but @ you complete this questionnaire first? Hazel: OK. @) I sit here? Lar: Yes, of course. | (4) move these books for you Hazel: Oh, and (5) use your pen, please? I don't have one. Lae: Of course, Now, ) I get you Hazel: No, I'm fine, thanks. b [Now You Do It Work in pairs. Look at the situations below. Ask and answer questions for these situations using modals of permission, request, and offer. + (Yourard’at the train station and would like help with your suitcase, + Youi/frienihis thirsty, and you want to get them a drink, + You ate in a taxi and want to go downtown. + Your friends’are having a party and you can bring some snacks. + You arélin 4 caféyand would like to see the menu. J ORT ICN > Choose a few positive and negative short responses that you can use when people make requests or ask permission to do something. Memorize and practice them so that you're ready to use them at the right moment. A Look at these pictures and Oo match them to the correct questions. 1 May Isithere, please? 2 Can | close the window, please? 2 Could you tell me where the gas, station is, please? 4 Could you turn down your music, please? B Look at these responses for each question above. Check the responses that are possible. 1 Dsure. Om sorry, | can’t DCertainly: 2 [Go ahead. Dives, of course: Softy, but'l’d rather you didn't. 3 [Go ahead. Disorry, | don’t know. Dves)sire. 4 DOF course. No problem. Dt'msorryyou can’t. ¢ [J Work in pairs. Take turns making requests and answering them. A: Could luse your pen, please? B: Sure, go ahead. ) (EAA A. [14 Listen and choose the word you hear each time. Then practice saying the words. self/ shelf sort / short see / she sip/ ship sign / shine sock / shock so/ show B f)15 EG work in pairs. Practice the tongue twister. Listen and check. ‘She sells seashells on the seashore. Tickets, money, passport! iki ESTIMATING AND GUESSING '* Understand what you need to estimate or guess. * Do some simple calculations. * Compare your estimate to other data. A Read this extract from an environmental textbook. Follow the instructions. Carbon footprint Your carbon fovtprintishw much carbon dioxide _tivaina big house. Is smaller whan you use public (CO2) gas you produce in your everyday life, This transportation (like buses and trains) to get around, comes from things Such as traveling, cookingvand when you use a bike, or when you recycle clothes and heating your home:Yourcarbon footprintis Bigger, _furture. Travel of any kind makes up the largest part of for example, when you drive your car a lot, €8pecially a person's carbon footprint. To get a basic idea of the if you usually drive to schéolor work by yourself(t's ‘size of your own carbon footprint, check the activities also bigger if you take a lot offlights, or when you: that you do below. Bigger carbon footprint ge onalotof foreign vacations travel by car/taxi cook with gas/oil buy food from large supermarkets live in a large house Smaller carbeff footprint ‘go on vacation closet6 home travel by bus/train/bieyele cook with electricity buy food from local markets live ina smallhouse ‘or apartment B In order to estimate your carbon footprint, you need to'do some simple math, Follow these instructions from the Be Greener website. BE GREENER Do you want to get an idea of how big your carbon footprints? You can get a pretty good idea just by analyzing your travel and ‘transportation habits. You ed to estimate how many meters you travel per year using different forms of transportation. Here are some examples to help you: ® QO MEGAN WATKINS, 25, OFFICE MANAGER Megan's total estimated travel for lastiyear: Megan estimated how much she KM used cars and taxis in a week Then she calculated 9195 9=: ‘m her total for a year: eee sax enaclscd, 90 601K by plane last year Then she estimated how much she used buses and trains in a week KM Then she calculated her total for a year and divided it by two, because ‘you produce less carbon dioxide when you use public transportation. > My total estimated car and taxi BE kilometers are this yer. My total estimated air kilometers are this year. My total estimated bus and train kilometers are this year Remember to divide the total by two. Finally, add your estimates 1-3 ‘together to obtain a total estimate, My total estimated travel is peer year. ¢ [work in groups. Compare the estimates you made in Exercise B. Based on transportation use, who-has a large carbon footprint? Who has a small carbon footprint? ‘A: | think | have a small carbon footprint. | only drive about 3,200 kilometers per Jan J almost never fly, so maybe 1,000 kilometers for that. What about you? 2B: lalso think mine is small. almost always D [Everyone can do something to reduce their carbon footprint. Match the topics (1-5) to the things you can do (a-e), and tell your group what you could do to reduce your carbon footprint. 1 Vacations 2) Use buses and trains 2 Food ¥) Don’t go by plane. 2. Getting around Don't drive by yourself, Share a ride. 4 Electricity 4) Always turn off the lights. s Driving ©) Don't buy things that arrive in your country by plane. | could use buses and trains more. REFLECT ... How can the skill of estimating and guessing be Useful fo you in Work and Career cand Self and Society? A Complete this conversation with words in the box. (8 points) Linge) The cn) eckpack drivers licerise guidebook map passport sunscreen tickets wallet ~ for our vacation in Morocco arrived yesterday. I'm so excited! Sarai-Me, too! But I'm notréady yet. What do | need to bring? lisa: Well, you definitely need e) ____. Morocco is really sunny! sa Liss: Well, az OK+And what should-l;pack my clothes in? I'm taking a (3) 2 _-<° _ to carry everything in because it's easier than a suitcase. Good idea. I'm going ta bring a , too, so we will know what to see. Great! And | have a6). so we know where to go when we're driving around. ‘Oh, yes, | forgot we were renting @ Gar, | guess I need my (6) ___. What else? My money is in'mny (7) 50 Lwon't forget that. Use: Don't forget your (@ ______ You'll need it to get out of the country. Complete the phrases with the correct verb. (7 points) Is there a bank near heré where | can <= some money? We can a trainto the airport) (6 vonyquick ‘When we get to Italy, we're going to S- a.car and drive to Rome. Did you___a reservation for the hotel?) After we arrive and at the hotel, we can explore the city! In Egypt, its nice to_____\.a tour of the pyramids. We need to ‘our suitcases the day before we leave, Co NA Sut travel essentials andtravel, Sections 1 and 5 on pages 30 and 33, A SCORE: ns A léxive pronouns and modal of permission, offer, and request. Sections 3 and 7 on pages 31 and 34 Complete the sentences with the correct pronoun in the box. (8 points) her herself him himself myself them themselves yourself - My dad burned while he was cooking, and we had! to take - to the hospital, Do you ever buy a birthday gift? I do. I love shopping for ony birthday! My grandparents are getting old, and they can’t really take care of-____ now, $0 my brother and | help _____ on weekends. 7 Can you help my sister with that suitcase? Its too heavy for Choose the correct option to complete the questions and sentences. (7 points) _ Could / May you pass me the salt, please? 5 Could you/ we have’ Will / Can |help you with something? No, I'm afraid you couldin't/ can't. =“ Please will / may use your bathroom? 6 May/ Can| give youa lfthome after work? Can you / move these chairs for me, please? € MACMILLAN Macmillan do Brasil -

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