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Changing
Places
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 BEFORE READING
1 Match the sentences with the pictures and tick the boxes.

a /t's exciting work.

b lt's different every day.
e lt's dirty work.
d You can make a lot of money.
e You can walk down the street and people don't look at you .
t You don't make much money.
g People always stop you in the street and want total k to you .
h lt isn't very exc iting.

2 Would you like to change places with someone tamous tor a day? (They live your
lite and you live their lite tor 24 hours.) Who would you like to be? Why?

Every morning, Hal gets up

at seven o' dock. He feeds
Freddie, his dog. He eats his
breakfast. Then he gets on
his bicycle and goes to work.

feed to give th ings to eat to

someone or something
 Hal works at the zoo. He watches the visitors This is Tim Hawkins. Tim is a famous actor.
carefully. They can look at the animals - but
they can't go near them or feed them.

Nothing changes
from day to day.
'Nothing exciting
happens in my
life,' thinks Hal.
'I know that man, ' people
think, when they see Tim.
They stare at him in the
street. Sometimes they run
after him. Tim does not have a
normallife and he is unhappy.

Por his next movie, Tim wears

glasses. His face is very different in
Sometimes at night, Hal has a glasses. It's not Tim Hawkins' face
wonderful dream. He is famous and On the weekends, Hal and many people do not recognize
he has an exciting life. Then he gets up meets Sophie. Hal wants him. Now Tim wants to wear glasses
in the morning and he is Hal again. to marry her soon. all the time.

zoo a pl ace whe re you can see
animals from different countr ies
animal a livin g bein g th at moves; a
dog or a cat is an an im al
dream pictures that you see in your
head when yo u are sleeping
famous when many people know
about someo ne
marry to ma ke someone your
husba nd or wi fe
actor so meone who is in a fil m
stare to look at someone or
something for a long time
normal usual , not differ ent
movie a story that is on film
glasses you wea r t hese in front of
your eyes to help you see better
recognize to see someone and to
know who it is

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 One morning, Hal gets up. Later, Hal is eating
'Today isn't different from a sandwich when
yesterday or the day befo re thatl' TimHawkins
Hal thinks. Then he remembers walks in. Tim
something. In two days, he must stares at Hal, and
marry Sophie. He feels nervous. Hal stares at Tim.

'What!' Tim says. 'Who are you?'

'I'm Hal Tanner,' Hal says.
Tim looks at Hal and thinks for
a minute. 'I have an idea, Hal
Tanner. Let's have sorne fun. Let's
change places for the afternoon.'

When Hal gets to the zoo, a movie crew is

there. They are making a movie - with Tim
Hawkins! The crew are filming. Hal watches 1\ll right,' he says. He gives his clothes
for two or three minutes. He is very excited. to Tim, and he takes Tim's clothes.

nervous a little afraid film to use cameras to make a movie idea something that you think place where something is
crew a number of people who are fun someth in g that you like doing clothes people wea r these
all working together and that makes people laugh

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READING CHECK 2 Use the words in the wordsnake to complete
the sentences.
Match the sentences with the pictures and tick
the boxes.

Hal Ti m
a He works in a zoo. [i1' D
b He's a movie star. D D
e Nothing exciting happens in his life. D D a Everybody ~ee:ogY\ i Z-:es . Tim Hawkins when they see him .
d He wants to marry Soph ie. D D b People . . ... at him in the street.
e He's unhappy because he doesn't have a normal life. D D e Every morning Hal .... . . . . . o • ••• • Freddie, his dog.
f He's making a movie at the zoo. D D d Soph ie wants to . . .. Ha l.
g He watches the crew working on a scene. D D e Tim is . . ... . . .. . in Hal's zoo one day.
h He's eating a sandwich when the two men meet. D D f Hal has a very . . life.
He says, 'Let's change places.' D D g Hal has interesting . ...... .. at night.
He says, 'AII right'' D D h In his new film Tim wears . ........ ... .
Hal must marry Sophie in two days and he feels
WORD WORK
j Tim has an interesting . . . . when he sees Hal.
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
k Changing places with somebody can be a lot of . . . o •• • • •

clothes GUESS WHAT

What happens in the next chapter? Tick two boxes.
a Cats and dogs are .. 0Y\i~C\.ls ..
b Hats and shirts are .... ..... . a O Hal is nervous before he starts to act.

e The White House and Big Ben are . . . o •• o •• • • • • • buildings. b O Hal isn 't á good movie actor.

d X-Men and Matrix are e O Tim is a good zoo worker.

e Gwyneth Paltrow and Leonardo DiCaprio are .. d O Hal and Ti m change back that evening

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Suddenly, a zoo worker comes
in. 'It's time to go to work, Hal,'
the worker says to Tim.
brush to move your ha ir
sure when you feel that something
is true
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Everybody is looking at Hal now. At frrst he feels nervous.
Tim is happy, too.
'Good morning, Hal!' the zoo
workers call to him.
Then Hal's boss comes to speak
'This is easy!' Tim says. 'Who is Hal to him. 'Tanner, you must go
and who is Tim? Nobody knows.' to the monkey house,' he tells
'Our mothers can't say, I'm sure!' Tim. 'Can you work there for
Hallaughs. an hour, please?'
/
scene a part of a movi e that happens monkey an animal, usually with a
at one time long tail
boss a person who te lis workers
what todo
 Tim Hawkins lives an exciting life, Hal thinks. Later, Hal and Tim meet. They must change
their clothes again. Tim has many things to
do that night.
'Yo u are on a TV tall{ show at five o' dock,'
Hal tells him. 'Then you have a party later.'

'I don't want todo those things!'

Tim says. 'You do them. You be
Tim Hawkins. You can do it!'
'I can be Hal Tanner,' Tim says.
'Let's do it for one more day.'

Tim loves Hal's job because nobody

recognizes him. This is a normallife, he
thinks. And these monkeys are wonderful!

job work talk show when famous people agree to say 'yes'
answer questions on TV
party when people meet to have fun

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 READING CHECK
2 Use the words in Activity 1 to complete these sentences.
Put the sentences in the correct order. Number them 1-8.
a O A zoo worker ca lis Ti m 'Hal'.
b O Ti m goes to th e monkey house.
e O Hal and Ti m agree to change places for one more day.
d O Hal t ells Tim ab out a TV t al k show and a party that eve nin g.
e [!] Hal and Ti m change their hair.
f O Everyone looks at Hal in th e movie.
g O The crew says nice things to Ha l.
h O Hal's boss com es to spea k to Ti m.
a Ti m doesn't want to be on a t 01 ~ ~QQ_~ orto go toa P ____ .
b Hal's b ___ says to Ti m; 'Go to the monkey hou se 1'
e Ha l and Ti m b ___ _ th eir ha ir up and down.
d Tim likes th e m ______ .
e Ha l and Tim a _ _ __ to change for one more day.
f Hal likes Tim's j __ .
g 'Who is Tim and who is Hai?' says Tim.
'Our mothers can 't say, l'm s ___ 1' laughs Ha l.
h The crew laves th e s ____ with Hal in it.

WORD WORK GUESS WHAT

Find eight more words from Chapter 2 in the TV. What happens in the next chapter? Tick two boxes.

S X J P
R E E A
S B 1 R
U O D T
R G E Y
a O Freddie likes Tim. b O Ha l doesn't like Tim's girlfriend.
E H A A
C E N E
1 X Z G
S O P R
~~~~~~~~
Y J Y
y

e O Tim likes Soph ie. d D Ti m helps when there is an

accident in the zoo.
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 cA(¡.pte~ tA~ee
Hal finds Tim's house.
'This is wonderful!' he says.

Hal tells Tim everything about Hal

Tanner. He tall(s about his dog
Freddie and his girlfriend Sophie.
Tim tells Hal everything, too.

They agree to meet at an old

building near Hal's house at six
Hal meets Tim's girlfriend.
o' dock the next evening. Then
'She is beautiful,' he
they can change clothes again.
thinks. He lil(es being a
movie star. This is better
than all his dreams!

Tim tricl{s sorne people, but he 'Sophie is a very nice

doesn't trick Freddie. girl,' thinks Tim.
Por Tim, this is easy. He has 'Who is this man?' thinks Freddie. 'I He likes the idea of
many different roles in movies. don't recognize him. He's not Hal.' making a life with her.

girlfriend a woma n that a man trick to make people think that

laves star a famous person
someth ing is true
role one of the people in a movie

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 Being a movie actor helps Tim The people climb down from
with Hal's job. Tim can climb the sky tram. Tim helps them.
very well because he makes a 'I love climbing,' he thinks.
lot of action movies. There ~nd I love helping people.'
is an accident with the sky
tram at the zoo and Tim climbs
up to help the people in it.

In Hal's job at the zoo he works with

people. He must be a first aid worker
sometimes. Now, the film crew is
filming an action scene in the desert.
One of the crew has an accident and
she isn't breathing.
'I can help!' says Hal, running to her.

climb to go up usin g yo ur hands accident som ethin g bad that desert a place whi ch usually has
and feet happens no water
action where a lot of exc it ing things
sky tram a train that trave ls hi gh up breathe to move air in and out of
happen
first aid givin g help to people before your body
16 a doctor ca n come
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 READING CHECK 2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences.
Match the big, black words with the people or things.
a They are filming in the ....4~-~~r.t .
a '1 don't recognize him.' ~ 1 Tim's house b Help her' She can't ...

b 'This is wonderful'' 2 the sky tram e Tim is in lots of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . movies.

e 'S he is beautiful.' 3 Freddie the dog d Sophie is Hal's .. .... . . . .
d Ti m climbs up to help the people in it. 4 Tim's girlfriend e Tim can't .. . Freddie the dog.

e She isn't breathing. 5 Sophie f Hal likes being a movie . . .. . . . . . . . .

f He likes the idea of making a home 6 one of the crew after she
g Tim has many different .. ... . ..... in the movies.
with her. has an accident h Tim can .. . very well.
Hal sometimes does . . .. work at the zoo.
WORD WORK Th ere's an .. ... with the sky tram at the zoo.
1 Find words from Chapter 3 in the dogs.

f S

b f ____ a __

e br h e

d r
GUESS WHAT
i a ___ _ _
What happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes. Ves No

a Hal and Tim change back again. D D

b Hal and Ti m speak on the phone. D D
e t ae e Tim marries Sophie. D D
d The poi ice run after Ti m. D D

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 Soon, David, Sophie's brother, comes
to get Hal for the wedding practice.

Tim goes back to Hal's house and calls

his cell phone. Hal has the cell phone
with him. But there's no answer.

wedding the time when two people
marry
cell phone a phone that you can
practice when you do something
carry with you
befare it happens because yo u want
todo it we ll

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 At the wedding practice that evening, Tim must be Hal.
Tim goes to his house. He Usually, Tim runs
climbs over the gate. from people. N ow he is
But the police see him. running from the police!
'Stop!' they shout.
'Oh, no! I don't want
anyone to see Tim Hawkins
in these old clothes!' thinks
Tim, and he runs away.

dinner when you eat a lot with lots

of people on an important day gate a door in a garden wall hide to go where no-one can see you
police men and women who stop
people doing bad things

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READING CHECK
.
Use the words from the movie·makmg scene on page 24 to complete
Correct seven more mistakes in this chapter summary. the sentences.

eveY'\iY'\9 When ou ha ve a . ce\ lphoY\e . yo u can phone peop~e when yo u want.

lt's the~efore Hal marries Sophie. Tim waits for Freddie but he never comes. a
b Be f oreYyou do something important for the first time lt s a good Idea to have
some.
Ti m is getting nervous. He ca lis Hal, but Hal doesn't answer the door. Then Hal's brother, e The . . . . · · · · · · want to find the killer. .
d My father's forty today and we're having a blg .. . . . . ..· . for him tonight.
David comes to get him. In the desert it's sunny. The crew waits to film . Everybody listens e Where can 1.. . · · · · · · · · .... ? 1don't want people to fmd me.
f 1can 't go into the garden. The . . . .. . .. . isn't open.
to Hal when he says '1 must leave'' Ti m leaves when someone is looking, and goes to his g Are you going to Tony and Sarah 's . .... . ... . . . ?

house. But then the poli ce see him there, and he must walk away from them . GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick the
boxes.
WORD WORK
a Hal . ..
1 D leaves the desert with the film crew.
2 D leaves the film crew in the desert.
3 0 phones Sophie.

b Hal takes Tim's Jeep and drives . .

1 0 to Tim's house.
2 0 across the desert.
3 0 to his wedding.

e Sudden ly . . ·
1 0 Hal sees Freddie.
2 0 the police stop Hal.
3 0 the Jeep stops.

d Hal's cellphone rings. lt is .

1 D Tim.
2 D Sophie.
3 D David.

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 When nobody is looking, Halleaves.

The film crew is getting ready.

They are going to film a big scene.
'You don't understand,' Hal says.
'I must leave. It's very important!'

When the film crew runs after Hal, he

hides. He wants to get back to Sophie.
He must get back for his wedding.

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'I can drive home across the
desert in that,' thinks Hal.

Hal gets in Tim's Jeep and drives

away. He disappears into the night.

map a picture t hat shows where gas gaso lin e or petrol; cars need th is
Jeep a small car that ca n drive
wher e there ar en't any r oads th ings ar e, like street s, towns, river s, t o work
or countries ring the noise of a bell
disappear t o go away suddenly
lost not knowing where you are
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 It is Tim on the phone. 'Where 'I want to come bacl<:,' says Hal. 'Oh, no!' thinks Hal. Just then, a trucli: arrives.
are you?' Tim asks Hal. 'Why 'But I'm lost. Where amI? Where 'Today is my wedding.' There are farm workers in it.
aren't you here?' are they filming the desert scene?
Do you know?'

'No. I don't know!' says Tim.

'Someone always drives meto the
filming in the morning and bacl<:
home in the evening. But please
get here quickly! I like Sophie, but Suddenly, Tim's cell phone goes
I don't want to marry her!' dead. 'Tim! Tim!' Hal cries.

go dead to stop working truck a kind of car for carryin g problem someth ing that makes yo u
th in gs or people feel bad
farm a piece of land for animals or
growing plants
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READING CHECK e Sudden ly the cel l phone . . Hal can't ca ll Tim.

Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
filM crew
a When the~run after Hal, he hides.
f Good friends help you when you have a ...
g 'Can you see the next town on the . . . . . . . . . . . . ? lt's ten kilometres from here.'
h There were apple trees and lots of animals on the .

b Hal runs across to Tim 's Jeep.

e He drives away into the hills.

d The Jeep stops slowly

e Soph ie phones Hal.

f When Hal asks 'Where am 1?' Ti m can tell him.

g Tim wants to marry Sophie

h Some zoo workers take Ti m in their truck.

WORD WORK
Use the words from the picture to complete these sentences.

f!l!lp
GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Match the first and second parts of
these sentences.

a David, Sophie's brother . 1 in a wedding dress.

b Sophie arrives ... 2 comes to get Ti m for the wedding.
a Hal drives away in Tim's ... . )~~? ... 3 in the farm workers' truck.
e Tim says . . .
b 'The phone is . . . Can you answer it?' 4 'Which one of you is Hal Tanner?'
d Hal arrives .. .
e 'Where are we? 1don't know' We're . . ........ t' 5 marries Hal.
e Sophie says .
d 'The Jeep isn't working. lt needs some ... . .. . 6 'Stop everything!'
f In the end Sophie .
 CA.to.pfex sí~ Tim and David go to the front of Sophie comes in when the music
the church and stand there. begins. She is beautiful in her
wedding dress.

It is the day of Hal' s

wedding. The wedding

A lot of people are

here for Hal and
Sophie's wedding, and
they are all strangers
to Tim. David,
Sophie's brother,
comes to get him.
'It's time to go, ' David
says.

guest peopl e that yo u as k to a stranger a pe rson you don't kn ow church Christian peo pl e go here music people li ste n or dance to thi s
weddin g ora pa rty to pray

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 Everyone stares at Tim. Suddenly, they hear a truck, and then music. It's When Sophie opens her eyes again,
coming from outside. Hal and Tim tell her everything. The
two of them are talking at once.
'Stop!' Sophie says. She gets up and
looks at Hal and Tim. 'Which one of

Tm Hal,' Hal says. 'I'm sorry I'm

late, but the desert is very, very
big - and without a map, I-'
'Stop!' says Sophie, and she
laughs. 'You're here now. That's
the important thing.'
So, in the end, Sophie marries
Hal, and Tim is a guest at the
wedding.

Sophie sees Hal. She looks Later, at the party, everyone is very excited to see Tim
at Tim, and she looks at Hal Hawkins, the famous actor. Of course, Tim likes that. Hal is happy, too,
again. Then she faints. because he is with Sophie, and he can be Hal Tanner again.

outside in the open - not in a faint to fall down suddenly because

building som ething bad happens to you

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 WORD WORK
READING CHECK
Write the sentences to make a summary of Chapter 6. Use the words from the picture to complete these sentences.

a ~ comes to get 0J for the wedd ing

D~v.id . comes. to . g~t .Ti m .for .the. .-..;.~edd.iD~} · ..

church mUSIC
•

faints
b ~ is wearing a beautiful ~ .

.
. .. . .... .. . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. ..
.

~
e Sudden ly
u says 'Stop everything''
a Lots of .. . .S}Y.es+s . .. come to Ha\ and Sophie's wedding .
b All the people there are . .
e Sophie and Hal marry in a .
. . . . . . to Tim.
. ... ... .
d When the . . . . begins, Sophie comes in.
d Then peop le hear a t hrough the wind ow.
e Soph ie . . . . . . . . . when she sees Tim and Ha\ in front of her.
f The peop le at the wedding sudden ly hear the farm workers' music . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .

e The ~ doors open and rf.iiir¡j.

~
comes in with some
GUESS WHAT
What happens after the end of the story? Choose from these ideas or add
your own.

a D Hal and Sophie go to see Tim 's next movie.

and in front of her. b D Hal and Soph ie go to Tim's wedding

f fee ls ill when she sees
- e D Hal writes a book: Changing Places.
• • • • • • o • • •• o • • •• ••• • • • •• • d D Tim makes a movie: Changing Places .
e D

~ ~
~and u
Hal stops working at the zoo.

g ln theend marries
goes to the wedding. t D
gD
.. .... . . ... . . .. . . .. . . . . . h D .. .. ... .. ... .... .. .... .. .. . .

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 2 Now choose a famous person and fill in the table for you and them.
Project A Changing Places
1 Ana García is changing places with Penelope Cruz for a week.
Use the table to complete her 'Changing Places' project

~"<'a
----García
tlsaa/1¡¡, Your life Your famous person's life

• with my family in • in a hotel in Hollywood

Valencia in Spain • American food
• Spanish food • make a movie in the day
what/do every day?
• go to school in the day • meet lots of boys
• do homework • go to lots of parties what/do evenings?
• watch TV in the evenings at night

--------------------------------~ 3 Use your table to write a 'Changing Places' project.

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My name is Ana García. 1usually live ... .. . .. . . . .

1usually eat .
• • •••• o • •• • • ••••
* • • • • • •
1

1
1
0/umgínp Plates
1 My name is
1 1usual ly live . . . . . . . .. . . . .... . . . . . . .. . . .... .. . . .. . . .
---~

.. .. . .. .. .. . . . .
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 1usua lly eat . 1
1usually go 1 1usua lly go ... . . . . . . . .. ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . .. . 1
1usually do . o.. . .. ... . . . . .. ... . . 1
. in the evenings. 1 1usua lly ........ . 1
and. 1 ............ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . .. . . . . .. in the evenings. 1
This week l'm changing places with Penelope Cruz. : This week l'm changing places with ... .. . .. 1
l'm living in a hotel in Hollywood. 1 .. ... . .. . .. .. . .. .... ... . . .. .. . . ..... . . . . ..... . . . .. ... . . . .. 1
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • o •• • ••
•••• • • o • • • • • • • o • • • • •• • •
1 ......... . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . . . 1
..... .. . . . .. . ... . . . . . . .. .. . ... .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . .. .. ... .. ... . . ... .... . . . ..... . . . . . .. .. . . . . . ... . . . .. 1

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 2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the words in the box.
Project B Describing a scene
across away from behind in in front of
1 Here is a scene from Tim Hawkins' latest movie - Desert Dog. In the movie Tim into next to on over through under
Hawkins is Bron Pearson - a famous policeman. Write the verbs correctly to
complete the description.

In this scene Bron a) .1.S yisitiY\S) . (visit) the zoo with the beautiful Russian a Hal is sittin g _ . ~li s bicycle.
policewoman Raissa Guliyeva. They b) . . . (look) ata desert dog Freddie is __ him.
in the zoo. lt e) . _ (have) a big mouth and lon g legs and it
d) _ _ _ (be) a killer. At the moment it e) _. . (sit)

under a tree and f) . . (sleep) in the sun. In the movie desert

dogs g) __ . . (be) im portant and expens ive anima ls. There b Hal is sitting . . Tim's jeep_
. _. (not be) more than five in the world today_ Behind Bron He is driving off the road and .
h)
. (can) see the zoo boss - Zach Ponsonby- a the desert
and Raissa we i) _
very bad man He j) _. __ (want) to se ll the desert dog toa Bolivian
zoo. The boss of the Bolivian zoo k) _. . (talk) to Mr Ponsonby on
his cellphone. A littl e girl - Trudy Goodshoes -1) _. . __ (stand) next
(listen) to him. e Sophie is standing ____ _. _ . Tim _
to Mr Ponsonby, and she m)_ .
Hal's brother is _ . _them.

d Freddie is . . __ the table and

Tim is coming .. ___ _the door.

e The sky tram is going _. _.. __________ the zoo.

The truck is driving _. _. _.. __ .. the zoo.
Sorne people are walking __ __ _
the zoo.
3 Here is another scene from the movie Oesert Oog. Write a description.
Use the words in the box to help you. GRAMMAR CHECK
Adverbs of frequency
afraid box driver hungry plane tree We use adverbs of frequency, such as always, usually, often , sometimes, and never,
to talk about how often we do something. Adverbs of frequency usually come
before the main verb but after the verb be . Ha/ is sometimes bored.
always Ha/ always gets up early.
usually Ha/ usual/y eats a sandwich for lunch.

often Tim often meets famous people.

Tim sometimes wants to have a normallife.
sometimes
Exciting things never happen to Ha/.
never
1 Choose the correct words to complete the texts about Tim and Hal.
People a) often/~recognize Tim in the street because
he's a movie star. They stare at hím, and they b) always/
sometimes run after him, too' Tím isn't happy when people
do that. Tim e) never/always meets normal people because
all of his fríends are famous, and he d) often/never stays at
home in the evenings beca use he goes to TV tal k shows and
parties. Tim 's life ís e) never/usually very excítíng, but he
isn't happy. He f) often/never wants to live a normal lífe.

Hal g) often/always gets up at seven o'clock because he

starts work at eíght. He h) always/sometimes goes to
work on hís bícycle because he doesn't have a car. Hal is
í) sometimes/usually very ti red after work because there
are a lot of anímals at the zoo, but he likes hís job. After
work he j) often/always meets hís gírlfríend Sophíe, but
he doesn't see her every day. Really excitíng thíngs
In this scene Zach Ponsonby . .. k) sometimes/never happen to Hal, but he 1) sometimes/
never has a wonderful dream at night. In the dream he is famous, but then he wakes
up, and he is Hal Tanner agaín.

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 GRAMMAR CHECK GRAMMAR CHECK
Have: affirmative and negative Modal auxiliary verbs: must

We use have/ has (for he, she, and it) to talk about possession. We use must + infinitive without to total k about strong obligation.
1have an idea. In two days, Ha/ must marry Sophie
Ha! has the ce// phone with him. Later, Ha/ and Ti m meet. They must change c/othes again.
To form the negative, we use don't / doesn't (for he, she, and it) + have.
4 lt's the night before Hal's wedding. Who must do these things? Use sorne of the
Tim doesn 't have a normallife. people more than once.
To make questions, we use do/ does (for he, she, and it) + have. We reuse the
auxiliary verb in the answer. Ti m the farm workers Hal Tim and Sophie

Do you have a girlfriend. Hae Yes, 1do. Tim and Hal Sophie the film crew

2 Write sentences with the correct affirmative or negative form of have. a act in Tim's film
a Ti m 1 a dog ca ll ed Freddie .. T ir.".. Q()f?S.~ ~+. . 1-\0:-t~ ..0. Q()~J <:;.0.\.l~ci . Ir.e.d<:\.i.~... ...\:+0.\. XY'\4S.+. .o.cJ. · '~· . Tir.".'.s..fi.l m.
b Sophie 1 a boyfriend b run from the police
e Ti m 1 a jeep .
d Hal and Sophie 1 famou s friends . e wear a wedding dress
e Tim 1 a beautiful girlfriend
f Hal 1 a job at the zoo d leave the desert
g Sophie 1 glasses
h Hal and Tim 1 dark hair e phone Hal
Hal and Sophie 1 a normallife
j Ti m 1 a brother ca ll ed David ... f change their clothes again
k Hal and Sophie 1 big houses .

3 Write questions and short answers.

g go to a wedding practice

a Tim 1 an exciting life?

.. .D.9E:S..Tir."..1-\0:-t~ ..0.~ ..e)(~iJi.~g . Lif f?? ... Yes he does.
.. . . ... . . . ).... . . .. . .... . .. . . . .
h take Tim's car

b Sophie 1 a role in Tim's new film?

film a big scene with Hal in the desert

e Tim and Hal 1 blue eyes?

arrive at the wedding in time

d Hal 1 a bicycle?
k drive Hal to the church

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Verb + infinitive or - ing form lndefinite pronouns: people and things
We use the gerund {- ing form) after verbs, such as finish, go, and /ove. We use indefinite pronouns to talk about people and things when we don't say who
Let's finish filming this scene. or what exactly. The ending - one means the same as - body.

We use the infinitive with to after these verbs: want, wou/d like, need, forget, people things
remember, and learn. someone/somebody something Somebody recognizes Tim - Freddie'
Ha/ wants to marry her soon. no one/nobody nothing Tim /oves Ha/'s job because nobody recognizes him.
We can use a gerund or infinitive with to after sorne verbs, such as like and begin. everyone/ everybody everything Ha/ te/ls Tim everything about Ha/ Tanner
1/ike helping people. 1/ike to help people.
6 Choose the correct words to complete the texts.
5 Match the parts of the sentences. Who says these things? Write Hal or Tim. Hal wants to leave the desert. He te lis a) _!!Jl-8111!1everybody in
a l like . h~lpiV)g _ .p~_<?pl~ , . [!Q] .Ti.m .. the film crew, '1 must leave.' But b) nobody/someone listens
b 1 lave being .. . 0 .... .... . to him so he takes Tim 's jeep. e) Everyone/Somebody looks
e 1 can go ... 0 .... ..... for Hal, but they can't find him . Later, Hal is driving through the
d 1 want to wear . .. 0 ....... desert. '1 don't recognize a thingt· he thinks. Suddenly the jeep
e 1 need to . .. 0 ........ . stops because it needs gas. Hal is late for his wedding, and
f Sometimes 1 would like 0 .... ..... he can do d) nothing/something about it. But then he sees
g l lave .. . D .. e) nothing/something. lt's a truck. Maybe f) nobody/
h 1 don't want anyone . 0 .. ... ... somebody in the truck can help him?
Don't forget .. . 0 .. .. .....
j 1 like Sophie, but . .. 0 ..... .. .. Normally g) no one/everyone knows Tim because he's a
k 1 can't leave befo re they .. . 0 .. .. ... .. famous movie star. But now he's got Hal's hair and Hal's
1 Remember ... 0 .... .... . glasses, and h) somebody/no one recognizes him. He's
standing in the church and i) everybody/nothing is looking
1 arrive at the church on time . 7 finish filming the scene. at him. He can't marry Sophie: he must say j) something/
2 glasses all the time because people 8 to feed my dog Freddie. everyone quickly. Suddenly he shouts 'Stop k) everything/
don't recognise me. 9 to see me in these old clothes . someonet This can't happent' 1) Everyone/No one stares at
3 living in Tim's house. 10 hel¡;¡ iRg fJefl¡:J ie. him because they don't understand . Suddenly they hear
4 to meet me tomorrow near my house. 11 a famous movie star for a few days. m) everything/something outside the church . n) Someone/
5 to have a norma l life. 12 1don't want to marry her. Nobody opens the door. lt's Hal ... or is it?
6 driving in Tim's jeep
 GRAMMAR CHECK GRAMMAR CHECK
Possessive forms Question words

We use possessive adjectives to talk about possession. We use question words, how, what, when , where, which , who, and why in
information questions.
1 my
Why are you wearing those old clothes.':! Which one ofyou is Ha/ Tanner ':!
yo u your
Where does Hallive':! Wh o does Tim change p/aces with':!
he/she/it his/ her/ its
we our 8 Complete the questions with the question words in the box and match them with
they their the answers. Use sorne question words more than once.
Ha/ brushes his hair up. She is beautifu/ in her wedding dress.
Where Which How What Why When Who
We use 's and ' to talk about possession with nouns and names.
We use 's with singular nouns and plural nouns without -s, and ' for most plural a . \lv'f:IE?Y\ . does Ti m go to the wedding practice? GtJ
nouns.
monkeys - Tim is working in the monkeys' house.
b .. do Hal and Ti m want to change places? D
Tim - Tim 's house is very big
e . does Hal usually work? D
We can use 's or ' for singular nouns and names ending in -s.
d ... .. does Hal think about Tim's li fe? D
Tim Hawkins - Tim Hawkins' new movie is called Desert Dog V
e ... . recognize s Ti m in Hal's clothes? D
Tim Hawkins - Tim Hawkins 's new movie is called Desert Dog. V
f ... does Hal leave Tim's jeep? D
7 Complete the text with the correct possessive form. g .... . does Hal get to the wedding? D
Sophie can hear the farm workers a) . .... - ~ . .. .. music. When she opens b) .. h . . happens when Sophie sees Hal and Ti m? D
eyes, two men e) ............ faces are staring at her. But which one is d) . .. .. .. ...... person does Sophie marry? D
boyfriend Hal, and who is e) .... .. new friend?
Hal te lis f) .. . . . ... . . . . girlfriend all about Ti m and g) .... adventure together. 1 Hal leaves it in the desert.
'But 1don't understand,' says Sophie. 'Tim Hawkins doesn't wear glasses.' 2 lt's really exciting.
'1know,' says Hal. 'Tim is wearing h) .. . glasses.' 3 She marries Hal.
'But where are i) . ..... . .... . wedding clothes?' 4 Tbe ¡;¡igi::Jt sefepe 11 61'3 vveddi1 1g.
'Tim's wearing j) ..... .. .... . clothes and these are Ti m k) .... clothes,' says Ha l. 5 Beca use they want to have sorne fun.
'But why are you late for 1) . . .. wedding?' 6 She faints .

Hal tel ls Sophie all about m) .. . .. drive through the desert in Ti m n) . . . ..... jeep. 7 In a zoo.
'Wel l, you're here now. That's the important thing,' says Sophie. 'And welcome to 8 Hal's dog, Freddie.
o) ... wedding, Ti m' Come and meet p) .... . ..... . brother David.' 9 Sorne farm workers drive him to the church.

'1know q) ..... .. .... . family,' says Ti m. 'Remember the wedding practice last night.. .1'

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 Changing Places
Hal works at the zoo every day and his life isn't
exciting- until he meets Tim.
Tim is a movie star. He has a difficult life, and he
is unhappy - until he meets Hal. ·
But when they meet, and agree to change places,
interesting things start to happen. And, by
changing places, the two men learn what is truly
important in their lives.

lllustrated by Thomas Sperling

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