N@Uesrr cn: MICHAEL MCCARTHY JEANNE MCCARTEN HELEN SANDIFORD WORKBOOKisd sais ina hurry 1. Craigis a careful driver. 2. Lucia always arrives early. _ Craig is a veclless Aviver, 7, Tamara plays tennis badly, 8. Joe and Kay are dressed inappropriately.Unit 7 The way we are _2Mynewjobl email =) | Hidana, y | started my new job teday! But can you believe it? | almost slept late. My alarm clock always | goes off automatic “automaticaly, but today it did't ring. Luckily, | woKe up ea! | I chose my outfit very careful / carefully because | wanted to dress nice / nicely for my first day. ‘And | didn't want to anive late /ately, so! eft home early, | always get impatient / impatiently | and stressed when the traffic is slow / slowly, And then there are al those reckless / recklessly drivers! Anyway, | made it to work with no problems. My boss seems relly serious / seriously. He likes everyone todo their work proper / properly, and he feels strong / strongly that everyone needs to get along good / well. There was a lot to learn, but || he patient /patiently explained all my responsibilities. The job is very similar to my old one, but they |= dothings ait diferent / differently nee He alo inroduced me to eveyone I's hard toemenber | all my co-workers’ names, but | need to learn them quick / fast. | Anyway, the day went by quick / quickly, and t'm back home row. meal ied, but lcan'twalt to go | i back to work tomorrow, Cho __3 Are you fast? Grammar! A Complete the answers with an adjective or adverb, Sometimes more than one ‘yocatuiay | ansiver is possible. 1, A Are youa fast reader? No, actually, read very __slowly _ Do you think you're lazy? No, actually, 'ma__worker. Do you have difficulty remembering names? I don’t think so, | remember names very. 4. A Do you eat your meals quickly? B Yes, 'ma__ eater. 5. 4 Are youa good singer? B Well, no, People say I sing 6. A Are you good at sports? B Yes, | play most sports reo ae B Write true answers to the questions in part A. 1. Yes. lam, |vead everything very quickly. a 3. 4 5. 6.cla | Personality and characier _____1 What are they like? 2 Aboutyou, mar; Complete each question with the opposite of the adjec B Complete the sentences with the words from part A. My aunt likes to paint. She has creative ideas and is incredibly__talenteA _ Ellie is totally _____.. She can never find her car keys and is always losing her cell phone. My friend Steve is extremely down-to-earthand ____. He gives useful advice Billis really ___. He isn't shy at all. ‘My dad bought me a laptop computer for college. He’s very kind and__ like that Maxis usually good about completing his work. He's fairly =; Alice is pretty laid-back and She never gets upset about anything My little sister never shares anything. She’s so ex PR ee NS e given. vocabulary | Then write true answers. . Are you honest or_Aishonest_? _ I'm lsat Lalways tell the buth, . Is your doctor friendly or Is your best friend reliable or__? Are you organized or? Are you patient or__? __ eee Are your neighbors considerate or___1, Brian’s not talented at all. a, He sings, dances, and acts, (B) He can’t sing, dance, or act! 2, Jennifer's extremely generous. a. She gives a lot of money to charity. b, She gives a little money to charity. 3, My sister is incredibly smart, a. She's the best student in her class, b. She does fairly well in school, 4, Amir is so funny. a. His jokes don't make me laugh at all. b. His jokes always make me laugh. 4 About you 2— ‘Then add a second sentence about yourself. Unit 7 The way we are Samantha is fairly outgoing a. She never goes to parties. b. She sometimes goes to parties. My math teacher is really helpful. a. She gives great explanations. , She sometimes gives bad explanations. Adam is pretty laid-back. a, He gets upset about everything. b. He doesn’t get upset about most things. . Jack is completely inconsiderate. a. He never helps his family around the house. b. He sometimes helps his family around the house. Use the expressions in the box to write true sentences about someone you know. not impatient at all ~ pretty reliable ‘airly easygoing incredibly friendly really practical very honest My older brother's pretty veliabble, | think I'm pretty unveliable, L 2, 3. 4,{ Canversation’ ©The people in this office don’t work very hard. Look at the picture, and write Llrategies' hat each person is always doing. 1. Jedd i Jeayi wh 4, Kayo 2. Reba . 5, Yasmin 3. John » 6 Chad _____2 Individual habits. 1 Write a response to each statement with always and a continuous verb. Use the expressions in the box, buy things cancel plans help people —_lose stuff _tell jokes 1. ( Beth is so unreliable. ) { 1 know. she’s always canceling plans! 2. { Matt is incredibly disorganized. (That's forsure, 7 X 3.{ Elizabeth is very funny.) (That's tru. a - 4. { Theresa isnt practical with money. | You're right. 5. ( Kenny is generous with his time, }{ Yeah, heis,4 About you ynplainis, complaints == Complete each conversation with always and a continuous verb. Then add at least to the response when appropriate. L Sam My sister hardly ever talks to my friends when they come over. She ’s always doing (do) something else. I mean, she says “Ili,” but that’s all. Fatema Well, ___sheisn’t rude to them 2. Jody \ast year, my roommate in college ______ (borrow) my books and stulf without asking. Pam That's too bad - ‘itsounds like she was really inconsiderate, 3. Sandy My last boss was really nice but completely disorganized. She ____(caneel) meetings at the last minute. Natsuko Yeah, ____ it's hard to work for somebody like that. 4, Daniel My brother___ (listen) to his MP3 player. He's always got his headphones on. Sarah Well, his music isn’t loud. 5, Alejandra (never see my kids these days. They (go) to their friends’ houses to play basketball or baseball or something. Diana Well, you know, __ they're interested in sports. A lot of kids just play computer games all the time. Complete each sentence with true information. Use always and a continuous verb. 1. When I waslittle,_lwas always eating candy 2 2. My friends and 1 3. Thave some bad habits. I 4. My best friend Ss — 5. My parents 6, My favorite teacher in high school 7. Myneighbor ‘ Unit 7 The way we are___4 Star qualities | A Read the article. Circle the two adjectives that describe actor Aishwarya Rai Little-known facts - saat in each column. ‘amous) accomplished | inconsiderate generous arrogant influential down-to-earth univiencly talented seffish beautiful nice Atshwaryo Rai THE QUEEN Aishwarya Bal is the Queen of Bollywood, India’s version (of Hollywood and the film capital of the world. With over 18000 Web sites devoted to er, she is India’s and possibly the workds, best-known actot Yet, perhaps surprisingly, Rai stil ives at home with her parents ‘Aishwarya Ral wasborn in Mangalore, india, on November 1, 1973.She was raised in atraditional, | middle-class family. When she was four her family ‘moved to Mumbai (Bombay), where she still lives today, Ral started modeling for fun when she was in colege | studying architecture. She also received many offers to act 4 However, her first priority was ‘school, so she said no to all ‘movie offers. Then in 1994, at the age of 21, Rai won the title of Miss World. oon after that, she accepted her first movie re. ‘Now an accomplished actor, Rai won Filmfare’s Award for Best Actress for her role in ‘lum Dit De Chuke Sanamin B Read Rai’s biography again. Then correct these false sentences. with her pavents 1. Aishwarya Rai lives oypherseHin Mumbai. 2. Rai was born in Mumbai 6 Rai makes movies in four languages. 3, Rai started modeling in high school. 7, Rai has a statue in Cannes, France. 4, Rai studied acting in college. a oF BOLLYWOOD 5. Rai won the title of Miss World when she was 19. Rai feels that it’s important to be beautiful. 2000..She also started in Bolywood’s most. successful intemational blockbuster, Devdas. Rai acts in five different languages: Hind, Kannada, Tamil Urcu, ‘and English In 2008, Ral wes in The magazine’ list ofthe 100 most. fluential people in the world, and it's easy to see why, She the frst Bollywood star to be a juror at the Cannes Fim Festival in France, lo appear in Roling Stone magazine and to be on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Rai is also the first Indian woman to have a stalue in London's wax museum, Madame Tussauds. Aishwarya Rais one of the most beautiful women in the World Dut when Oprah Winfrey asked her about her beauty, she simply sald “Beauty is as beauty does” meaning that what you do is more important than how you look, Tiss perhaps why Rai created a charitable organization calle the ‘Aishwarya Rai Toudation, which helps women, children, the ‘elderly, and animals. Her philosophy is very simple: to beimportant, but it's important to be nice”called can be started was born and raised accomplished at the age of Midori Goto Midori Goto is an incredibly talented violinist. She was born and vaisea in Oska, Japan. She ______ studying the violin with her mother, and ier seven, she gave her first public performance in Osaka, Studying musi very demanding, as well as rewarding. When she was only 10, Midori moved to New York City to study music at the Juilliard School, She also attended the Professional Children's School for her academic B Write a short profile about someone you adm ! | | Mark the boxes below to rate your progress. [M = 1 know how to 2 use manner adverts and adectives correctly (use regular and irregular adverbs | use adverbs to make adjectives and adverbs stronger | Clad prefixes to adjactives to make opposites name atleast 12 adverts name at least 15 personality adjectives need to review how to... Unit 1 The way we are studies. By the time Midori turned 1 and had performed with the New York Philharmonic. Midori is also very generous. In 1992, she created an organization Midori & Friends that provides free music education for children in city schools, re. to these pages in the Student's Boo! use always and a continuous verb to describe in use at /east to point out the positive side of a situation wwite a short profile about sa idual habits 6suis Hopes and dreams __4 Have you or haven’tyou?, = {ame} A Read the “to do” list. What things have you done? What things haven't you done? Write true sentences using the present perfect. 1, Lheven't Aviven a spevts caw, J shubad phelegsaghy 2, Levee! gene sts Prat sled Cure 3. Laver t leaned o seesal leguonge osel_Ward sure 9g 3 4, Lhavea't fhe bay Habel e 8. Tl win on qward B Complete the sentences using the present perfect and the expressions in the “to do” list in part A. Use the negative form where necessary. 1. Len i " \ce or twice. Heloves to drive. 2, My sister colt bee pee ty many times. We love the snow. } 3. My brothers _1, One speaks Mandarin and one } speaks Cantonese, 4, We haure!'/ seta bhe bag Malai —__, but I really want to go to India one day. } 5, Myteacher_has sluded sebgpashy —Z—. She takes beautiful travel photos. 6. Soland Rhea Droste bemwalea be eonage before, but they hope to go next year. 7, Gary_heg! poet sind He's afraid of the water. 8. Megan a for being the school's fastest swimmer.Unit 2 Experiences mia?| Write sentences with the present perfect. 1. My teacher (go / many times) to the United States. My teacher's been te the United States many Humes. o. v 0 ited States many times. 2. My boss (ski / several times) in the Swiss Alps. 3._T(always / want) to go on a roller coaster. 4, My neighbor (never / go / before) to Canada. 5. My parents (see / five times) the movie Dr. Zhivago. 6. My brothers (try / once or twice) Vietnamese food. uit you Seegco ieee _ _ Answer the questions with true information. Add a frequency expression where necessary, 1, What's something exciting you've done? I've gone skydAivi 2. What's something scary vou've done? 3, What's something boring you've done in the last month? _- 4. How many times have you been late to class recently? 5. What country have you always wanted to visit? 6, What kind of food have you never tried before? 7. What movie have you seen several times? nUnusual experiences 1 Have youever...?2 [Gramaér! Complete the conversations with the simple past or present perfect. 1. A _Have youpver_gone _ (go) cliff diving? B No, thw’ «It sounds too scary! Di _—_4you_de 7 (da) ive A Yeah, tt gave 46) last weoend. B Wow! You're brave. How . (be) i? A Itwas incredible! 1 Lvey _—tlove) it. - ae A Lhe “rover -tavet (travel) alone. How about you?_~ B No, but! we alway sure it’s exciting, 4 [think so, too. Do-you know my friend jill? she ‘ck, ao ahiking trip alone last year. hue spale($peak) to her about it last week, (wand) to, 'm 2 I know, 3.A hue yor'ever teed “ (try) horseback riding? , ys B Yeah. l actually (do) itonce several a o years ago. ¢ A Really?_dd_you__Lthai_ Tike) itt B No, not really. {t_beea. tba very scary. A Ob, too bad. I go all the time. T gella (get) really good. 7 = Dd ~ you do — ae last weekend? } 4 Myo pod ik lee ake arideina hot-air balloon! _hwe __ yotever_ben ~ (be) in one before? = A No, Thaveat Ad Foe ns ea it? B Yeah, we Yl aes ) every minute! It was amazing! 12orno? | Complete the questions with the simple past or present perfect form of the verbs in the box, Then answer the questions with true information. break eat vgo have lose S ride = visit. = win 2, lave you ever bara —yourleg?s . t buwea't becky e b. 3, Weve youever_“0" _aspeliing contest? Hot haven‘! una Unit 2 Experiences 1. Dia you 3 to the zoo yesterday? _No,| didn’t go to the z00 yesterday, we Was a corte, 4, Did you_e abike to school yesterday? No, £dido!t vurbfe ¢ grand pork [ZL sure 8, Did _you_vist* _yourgrandparents last summer? Me C dude ya bye greed pareachy 6. dove youever bd abadcold? ts Tt taal <7 dad of. ae 7, Sid you__hove _ a big breakfast this morning? 8, Hove youever_hs! —yourwallerz Wo Chase’? + your walle (t you = 2 im Use the cues to write questions in the simple past or present perfect. Then write true answers, 1. (try any new foods / on your last vacation) Did you try any new foods on your last vacation? Yes. did. | tried oysters, They're delicious, 2, (ever / hike in the mount 3, (see a lot of movies / last summer) 4. (ever / walk across a tightrope) 5. (ever / find someone's cell phone) ae 6._(over / forget a friend's birthday) 13___1 Tell me more! —__ aw, ee i Complete the conversations with the responses in the box. _ Strategies, - Cool. Do you have a favorite place? That sounds great. How do you get there? | I've heard her tests are hard. How did you do? ‘That's too bad. Did you study? Oh, that sounds hard. Did you finish? v Yeah, | am, Do you want to come? 1, Jake Hey, Alex! Are you going surfing this weekend? Alex Yeal lew, Do you want te come? Jake Well, I'm working this weekend, And, actually, Tve never surfed before. = Alex Really? I started surfing three years ago, _, Jakel Alex Yeah, | like to go to Cove Beach. Have you heard of it? Jake Yeah, Uhave, but Ive never been there, Alex You should come sometime. [can teach _/ you the basics. Jake Alex Tusually drive. You can ride your bike there, but it’s a bit far, Jake Allright. Tell me the next time you're planning to go. 2. KEWon Hi, Erin. You look upset. What's wrong? Erin_L just took Mrs. Chen's English test. Ki Won Erin Tdon't think Tdid ian wall KiWonl > Evin Yeah, | studied x KiWon Erin Well, it was both. There were 30 wiultiple-choice questions and an essay question! KiWon Erin Yeah, [finished it, but I didn’t have time to check my answers. Ki Won Well, maybe you did better than you think! 4Unit 2 Experiences __2Did you? | Complete each conversation with a response question to show interest. 1. A Lwenton a roller coaster last weekend. 5. A Ttidemy motorcycle on the weekends. B _Dia you? That sounds like fun. 8 Di ys *_ I've never ridden a motorcycle. 2, A love going to the movies! 6, A Ive broken my arm twice. Deo ws Let's go sometime! Ty jo.2_ That's too bad. 3. A¥won first prize in the art contest! 7. AAG years old today! Dyye that’s wonderfull cal Happy birthday! \ Un really afraid of both snakes and spiders. 8, I've seen the new Tom Cruise movie 20 times. Dee _wai_Lam too. B Did yw' tshe your favorite actor? ___3 Extreme sports _ a oisey Respond to these statements with a response question. Then add a follow-up question to ask for more information. 1. [inthe summer, love to go hang gliding. | (Be yeu? bit scary? fe + 2. { 1've gone scuba diving several times. | [ | St 3 (Last spring, went dep-sea fishing. es | 4. [tmapretty good windsurter | ) F \ 5. { labsolutely love sailing. ae 6. [I started surting last year |_) 1516 Travel blogs Gisele Gisele ‘TravelJoe Re: Finally here! ‘Gsele's Blog | We arrived yesterday morning in Puccn, in Chile's Lake District. We're exhausted from traveling, but Puctn seems like a | fun placa, and we'l stay here forthe next few day. Today we rented a canoe and went swimming in the lake. There's ‘also an active voicano nearby — you can see it from the lake. I's relly cool ta see smoke coming out ofthe op! (ur hotel is reat. I's right inthe middle of town, and ithas a café where a lt of {people come tu hang out, There area lt of travelers here because it's cheap and {Ete food is good. we mei some pepe from Canada lst night. They've been tothe + -matonal park where we plan to go next, so we got lots oF useful information fom them | We haven't decided where to stay in Torres del Paine National Park, Has anyone ever "en there? I it better to camp or stay inthe refugios? | Posted January 25, at 9:57 a.m. | The refugios are nice places to stay. They're like lodges - some even have cafeterias — but | think camping Is a. good 1 option this time of year. The refugias will be too crowded. | was at Torres del Paine in February two years ago, and the ‘weather was perfec for camping. Good luck! Posted January 26, at 10:24 p.m. | Last day in Pucén ‘Today we went horseback riding to see some waterfalls. | was worried about falling off the horse, but it was OK. ‘We saw some scenery that you can't see on foot, and it was spectacular. ‘Tomorrow we leave for Torres de! Paine. I'm so excited ~ I've always wantad to go to Patagonia! Thanks for {the info, TravelJoe. We brought our tents along, just in case. 1 Posted January 28, at 819 p.m. | Wow! + We just sgent a week in Torres del Paine. We did the “W,” which is @ five-day hike ‘that zigzags through the park. We stopped To camp each night along the way. Fortunately, it dint rain, was amazing! We sew pink flamingos and a quanaen, wich isan anime ‘that looks like a furry horse with a llama’s head. The mountains were awesome. | didn’t ‘want to leave. Tonight we stay in Santiago, ad then itso the airport and home Posted February 5, at 4:45 p.m, B Read the blog again. Then answer the questions. 1, When did Gisele arrive in Puc6n? She awvivea in Pucdn om Januery 24, 2 Ways hnghere ponylap wih yale 3. What did the Canadians tell her about 4, Why does TravelJoe think she should camp in Torres del Paine?| T 5. Howlong does it take to do the “W" hiked 6. Where did Gisele sleep in Torres del Painsfortunately, unfortunately, ox amazingly. ortunately, ... . saxo alc Mey A Read Ian's blog entry about his trip to Belize. Complete the sentences with (OOO. tan Blog an | We were very ted when we got off fe us, anueo(valely ir | was already contest — ¢ Taking an exciting trip + Having afun picnic + Trying a new activity Belize City, but_Portunately , our host was there to meet. reat my hag aor wat Wo tena i and headed tor Maya Mountain Le Biya Zan, ng Ny when we got to the lodge, my luggage ee ning, We st ott on our fst tp. ‘The mountain road was narrow and curvy, | —_tor Junertt| fr driver drove carefuly. Our first stop was at a big waterfall, Y 4 , it was raining when we got there, snes ‘the bus. Our next stop ws atthe cle loon Poo It wes ht, so everyone went wining dirt have my bathing suit with me, so | couldn't go. The views ware so beautiful that took alt ef pictures. [28> | Tim not usually @ good photographer, but asa zt) bp my pictures were great nor Wale Ss TEE B Write ablog entry about one of the following experiences. Use adverbs like fortunately and amazingly to show your feelings about what happened. O Ons, ae log = Unit 2 Progress chart Mark the boxes below to rate your progress. ([4 =1know howto... [7] = I need to review how to... to these pages in the Student's Book. use Do you?, Did you?, Are you? or Have you? to show interest 1g use the present perfect with regular and irregular verbs 12 and 13 use the present perfect to say what | have and haven't done 13, 14, and 15 | C7 ask and answer questions beginning with Have you ever... | 14and 15 use the simple past to answer questions in the presert perfect | 14 and 15 name at least 12 irregular past participles 13, 14, and 15 keep a conversation going by showing interest 16 7 7» Human wonders | That’s expensive! Complete the questions with superlatives. Then match the questions with the correct pictures and information below. 1, What's _the west expensive (expensive) musical instrument ever sold? _ 2. Which country has (long) school year?__ 3. What sport has (fans) in the world? __ 4, Who's (young) number-one classical artist?_ 5. Where's (smal) house in the world? _ 6. What's _ (famous) statue in the United States?___ % (tall) hotels in the world? ___ 8. What's (fast) carin the world? ___ The Burj al-Arab Hotel’ | Almost 4 million )* Millions offans | The Thrust $8G.can go in Dubaiis321 meters people visitthe Statue | around the world | up to 1,227 kilometers _ (1,060 feet) tal. of Liberty each ye watch soccer, (763 miles) per hour. Welsh soprano Charlotte 2) —— Church was only 12 years a ‘The QuayHouse in Conwy, | “The Lady'Tennant” old when her album, Voice Chinese children ‘Wales, is 3.09 meters high violin by Antonio: ofan Angel, soldovertwo goto school 251 by 1.8 meters wide (10 feet__—_‘Stradivari sold at auctis million co inthe UK, | daysa year. high by 5.9 feet wide). for over $2 million. 18. unit 3 Wonders of the world re is! = — 2, a; 3 About you == eee! -_ 4 This airplane is so big. # Yeah. I's___the wiggest____airplane I've ever been on. A It’s very easy to get to the airport by subway. B Yes. The subway is way to get there. A This restaurant isn’t really expensive at all. B I know. It’s restaurant in the city. A This subway is very crowded. B Itsure is, It's always subway line, A That's large cruise ship! B it’s the Queen Mary 2. It's cruise ship in the world. A That guy over there is very thin. B You're right. He's person I've ever seen. A This is a pretty good price for these pants. B Yes, itis, Actually, I think this store has___prices in the mall. . A This is a nice gallery, but the new exhibition has some really bad paintings. B Yeah. They're some of ___ paintings I've ever seen. Grammar} Complete the questions with superlatives. Then write true answers. L 3. Where's _the cheapest (cheap) place to go shopping around here? the cheapest place to go shopping is downtown, And where’ (bad) place to go shopping? Which neighborhood has ____ {nice} restaurants? What (quiet) neighborhood in your city? What's (amazing) building you've ever seen? Whats (busy) steetin your eity? os What's nderrful) city you've ever visited? . Where can you buy___ (delicious) pastries in your city? 19<4 Natural wonders L , Pas of the earth a A Look at the pictures, and complete the puzzle. Then write the answer to the question below. 6 B Complete these sentences with the words from part A. 1. The Grand _Cawyen __ in Arizona is 1,600 meters (5,249 feet) deep in some parts, 2, The Pacific is about 10 times larger than the Arctic. 3. K2, the second highest in the world, is 8,610 meters (28,250 feet) high. 4, In the Sahara __, temperatures can reach 54 degrees Celsius (130 degrees Fahrenheit), . Angel Falls in Venezuela is the highest in the world, ou Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines is an active -Ielast erupted in 1991. 20paso Unit 3 Wonders of the world Look at the pictures. Complete each question with How + adjective. Then write the answers. 1. Q Hew wide are the Khane Falls on the Mekong River? A They'ee 10.8 kil ja 2Q is the Amazon Rain Forest? A ae can it get in Antarctica? A $$ 40 is the Mississippi River? A [raniner'| Write How: questions based on the guidebook page. Then answer the questions. 1. Q Hew long is the Waikato River? A _Ie’s 425 kilometers | = NP ee A = 3.Q a [ im Now Zetec ————————_| | atest rout 4 ‘Mount Cook ~ YT [tit metre it____4 Really? { Conversation | Complete the conversations with the sentences in the box. ‘salegies | Itrreally was. ig. sbatagies | It'sure does. 1, Danielle I think Hawai'i is one of the most interesting states in the US. Mark Yeah it really is. Did you know more than one third of the world’s pineapples are from Hawai'i? Danielle No, | didn't! T know it has eight major islands, though — all from volcanoes. Mark Yeah, and it has some of the best surfing beaches. ‘They get the highest waves there. Danielle 3. Chika Kacie Chika Kacie Chika Kacie ~ Yeh, it realy is. It sureis. Really? | didn't know that. They really are. Pete Pete Iknow. The weather was terrible last weekend. Twanted to go tothe beach, but it was too cold. So what did you do? Well, I stayed home and watched DVDs. ‘That doesn’t sound like much fun. I hear next weekend's going to be warm and sunny. We should go to the beach then. - Let's plan on it! We really should, | Maria Mount Sorak in South Korea is so beautiful, especially in the fall, Pete You're right. Have you ever hiked there? Maria Uh-huh, I've hiked there several times with my friends. Maria Yeah. I especially love the waterfalls. ‘They're the best.Unit 3 Wonders of the world __2.The best and the worst) === | Complete the conversations with superlative adjectives for emphasis. A Chichén Itza in Mexicohas__the codlest (cool) Mayan ruins. Have you ever been there? B Yeah, Thad (good) time climbing the pyramids. 2. A The food at that restaurant was (bad)! B Tknow, but at least the waiter was nice, 3. A How was your weekend? B Wonderful! We went to (incredible) lake and rented a boat. We just sailed around forhours! 4. A Have you ever hiked the Appalachian Trail? B No, unfortunately, Thaven't, But I hear it has (amazing) scenery. __3 Jt really is the best! You're camping with your friend. Write responses with really or sure to show you are a supportive listener. Then add a sentence using a superlative adjective for emphasis. i It sure fels good to be on vacation } [ tesure dees! dnd comping ws olest iAea! 2 { Our hike yesterday was great. ) L BS _) 3. { We should go swimming in the lake today.) (== 4, [it's sonnice to bein the country, } { __4 About you _ a tion | Write true sentences about your last vacation or special day. Use superlative ! adjectives for emphasis. Iwent _te Cesta Rica, ana | think their beaches have the softest sand Istayed Tsaw PEN Imet Tate Lvisited ee 23| A Look at the topics below. Then read the article, and write the number of the paragraph where the topic is explained in detail. 3 the driest weather __ the strongest winds ___ the most time zones ____ the most ice __ the smallest population —__ the most daylight __— the farthest south the coldest temperature a) ‘Antaieees la the c coldest, windiest, and drieat | continent on Earth, It’s the fifth largest of the © © world’s seven continents. A layer of ice almost || 5 kilometers (3 miles) thick covers the island in ‘some places. In fact, 90% of the world’s ice is © in Antarctica, = _ 2 The westher in Antarctica is the coldest on arth, The lowest temperature ever recorded, _ -89.2 degrees Celsius (1286 degrees Fahrenheit), was in 1983 at the Vostok Station, afvold Russian research base. At the South ole, the temperature varies from -35 degrees Celsius (Gi degrees Fahrenheit) in the midsummer te -70 degrees Celsius (-94 degrees Fahrenheit) in the midwinter. 3 ee an only me world’s coldest continent but also the driest place on Earth. | Sometimes called the world’s largest desert, it gets about the same amount of rain each year as the Sahara Desert, Antarctic winds are the ‘strongest on the planet, reaching up to 320 ‘lometers (189 railes) per hour. fey AMAZING 2 a a roouda ‘South Pole, ‘Antarctica is eerie south of any. Sane ‘The South Pole gets six months of aaa daylight from September through March. Then. it gets six months of nonstop darkness. And because it's so far south, Antarctica covers the most time zones - all of them! 5 Explorers first visited Antarctica in 1821. Then in 1899, a Norwegian explorer set up a research, station on Antarctica, and for the first time, people could live there. Now there are about 60. research bases there, set up by many different. ‘countries. The population of Antarctica grows. from about 1,000 in the winter to about 4,000 during the summer. It has the smallest population of any continent. Vostok Station B Read the article again. Write T (true) or F (false) for each sentence. Then correct the false sentences, its wi 1. Antarctica is the world’s seventrlargest continent, _F_ 2. 90% of the world’s ice is in Antarctica. _ 3. Antarctica gets more rain than the Sahara Desert. 4, Antarctica’s six months of nonstop daylight begins in March, __ 5. About 1,00 people live in Antarctica during the summer. __Unit 3 Wonders of the world The dry facts te - [Wiltiag} A Read the facts about the Sahara Desert, Combine each pair of sentences to form one sentence, Othe Serara Desert is the largest desert inthe world, We covers 93 lomete's of land in North Altica. = 1. The Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the weld, covers 4,| willion sauewe Kilometers of lana ix Noth Africa. B Write four to six pieces of information about your favorite place. Then combine the facts to make sentences. ancien. ims ; ey I fark the boxes below to rate your progress. ~—~S*S*«~CST Tee gO Da | =tknowhow to... [7 =! need to review how to... tothese pages in = I | the Student's Book. © "| Cluse the superlative form of adjectives | 22 and 23 | use the superlative with nouns 22 and 23 j (J ask and answer questions using how + adjective 24 and 25 | name § human wonders 21, 22, ane 23 “]name 5 natural wonders 21, 24, and 25 “use short responses with really and sure to show I'ma 26 supportive listener 25a20) Family gripes Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs in the box. change = do. help read use clean do play stay, watch 1, Jeff When I was young, my parents never let me_watch_TV. Paul Really? Why not? Jeff They wantedme __ books and my imagination, not just watch TV. Paul My parents were pretty easygoing about watching TV. Jeff What do you mean? Paul Well, they just made me my homework first. ‘Then could watch all the TVI wanted. 2, Liz Theard youbroke your arm. What happened? Kaya My grandmother asked me __alightbulb in the ceiling fan. I lost my balance and fell off a ladder. Liz Ouch! What did your doctor say? Kaya He told me home for a week Liz Yeah. And you should get someone younext time. 3. Kyle Thate Mondays! Naomi Me too. They're the worst. Kyle Yeah, Monday is when my mom has me____the entire house. Naomi Really? By yourself? My brother always helpsme___my chores. Kyle Well, my litte sister never helps. My mom just lets her video games all day! Naomi That's not fair! 26Unit 4 Family He uipes and grumbles = mar | Complete the sentences using the words given. 1. My brother loves anchovies, 5, My daughter is always on her cell phone. He can't_get we to tyy one . She always (get try one) ‘want /pay he bil) 2, My father is pretty strict, 6. Mymom never has enough time to cook. He always 4 She often we (have 7 come homeeanly) Gsk/ prepare dinner 3. My parents want me to be a pianist. 7. Mykids don't like to clean. ‘They . ‘They rarely Timake practice every day) help 7 wash the dishes) 4, My sister is always watching TV, 8, My grandfather can't hear very well Shenever Healways Tei have the remote) {all speak Touder Complete these sentences with true information. My parents wantme _te go te a veally competitive college My best friend often asks me ‘Our English teacher sometimes has us Talways tell my friend Tcan't get my family members ——— Parents shouldn't let their kids NOOR ee My friends help me 8. Ican't make my parents28 “aunt brearanamonet vimmediate Laiece] CEE] 6 (Dreptew] (stepdaughter) cia) 1. Mysister, Melissa, is the most talented member of my _ivmediate family. She's a great musician. 2. My mother's sister, Jessica, is my __aunt__. I'm Jessica's favorite 3, Jessica’s husband, Max, ismy mother's__and my. 4, Max and Jessica's son, Evan, is my 5. Evan is my mother's only 6. My parents got divorced when I was 12. My father later married Helena. She's es 7. My father and his second wife had twin boys, Keith and Noah. They're my 8. With Helena, Keith, and Noah, I grew up ina family. 9. Helena has a daughter from her first marriage. Her name is Kristen. She's my father’s 10, My___ «Irene, is the oldest member of my extended family. She's my grandmother's mother.Unit 4 Family ite When I was a kid,... Complete the conversation with used to or would and the | verbs given, Sometimes more than one answer is possible, Tia Hi, Mom. What are you looking at? Mont I'm looking atsome old pictures from when I was a kid Tia Cool. Who's this boy? Mo: That's my friend Jay. He used to live next door to me, ive) We would spend every day togetherin the summer. ‘Gpendt Tia Really? Doing what? Mom We____ toride bikes. Tomy We ____ our lunches and spend the ‘bring? whole day riding in the woods Tia Cool. What else? Mont Well, we fishing, and my mom whatever eo (always cook) fish we caught, Fia Itsounds like you had a lot of fun, Mom We did. We __an old black-and-white TV, and we aver (ware horror movies all the time. Tia Black-and-white TV? You mean you didn't have a color TV? Mom No, we didn’t, And we didn't have remotes, either. Tia Wow. | can't even imagine! 3Aboutyou a cc Are these sentences true or false for you? Write T (true) or F (false). Then correct the false sentences. When Iwasa Tused to go to the movies on Saturdays. | didn’t use to go te the movies on Saturdays. | would flay with wy \probher. 2, __ Ourneighbors used to have « pet rabbit, 3. __ Tused to hate pizza _— Myparents used to make me go to bed before 9:00, 5, __. Lused to ride my bike to school every day. —— My family used to live in a small house in the country.Read the news items. Then write your opinions using the expressions in the box. don’t think’ I think It seems to me (that) Ifyou askme, — It seems like The percentage of obese children and adolescents has doubled in the last 20 years. 1, Rye chil A adel don’ ‘is day { 90% of British teens learn no foreign languages after the age of 16. 2, Surveys show South Korean teens get a new cell phone every 16 months. Most Japanese high schools don’t allow their students to hold part-time jobs. The United States has the world’s highest divorce rate. LIRR = aE ll Canadians are now sending 3.4 million text messages per day, or a total of 95.5 million every month. 6. aodFollow the instructions and complete the conversations. Use the expressions #5) in the box. Absolutely. /T agree with you. That's true Defiritely Oh, | know. You're right 1. Bruno I think there's a lot of pressure on young couples these days. You Lagree vith you. Cell Bruno you saree) Bruno ‘They work longer hours and still don't make much money. _ fall brano youre in definite agreement.) 2, Salma Ifyou ask me, our teachers give us too much homework. You Inever have any time to spend with my family, Tell Salma you'e in absolve agreerment) Salma And we never get a break. We even get homework over school vacations. You Trail Salma she'eriahe) UID eens ee (ial Clara fer information is true) Clara It's terrible when families don't invite elderly relatives to live with them, You 3, Clara It seems like a lot of elderly people live alone. ‘Teli era you ow) _3.Don't you agree? eee ne a = | Your friend is telling you his or her opi 1. {1 think kids need cell phones these days. | [ pedinitely, I think they've good ix am emergency. | ion. Agree and give an appropriate response. . {you ask me, movie tickets cost too much. } [tt seems to me that people eat too much fast food. } = | . {I think everyone should learn a second language. | { . | | don’t think peoole take enough vacation time. | 31Childhood memories ____1 Gripes froma househushand g| A Read the blog. What kind of blog is it? “academic — [inews ipersonal — _i travel @oo Mario's Blog a ii Posted by Mario at 3:57 p.m. help me around the house, no matter how much Inag them. Their dothes, shoes, and schoolbooks are all ver the place. Tonight, their cousins are coming for dinner. My brother and sisterin-law are bringing ther five kids cover here so they can go out for their anniversary. Can you imagine? Eight kids in the house! in addition, my aunt wants to come over so she can see all her great-nieces and great-nephews, And she always asks me to make het favorite dessert - Mardi Gras cake ~ that takes atleast two hours to prepare, To top it all of, tonight is my wife's tennis club party, so I have to do all the cooking and cleaning by mysel. It seems to me that my wife could stay home and help out - just this once. She's always going to some activity. Sometimes it's a co-worker’s birthday, sometimes it’s her book club, and other times its her gym class. | guess | don't mind, because fm a homebody, but she used to help cook and clean more. She would do the grocery shopping, and then she'd get the kids to ptch in and clean up while she started dinner for us. Lately, she's been too busy. And tonight, the living room is @ mess, and dirty dishes are piled up in the sink. i ou ask me, i's too much for one person to do. | know, .. I call my stepbrother and have him help. ll ask my mother to make the cake at her house while | go grocery shopping, And maybe my aunt will help with the cooking. Afterall, i’s all in the family, right? B Look at the words and expressions. Find them in the blog, and choose the correct meaning. nag_b a.talkloudly_b. ask repeatedly _c. laugh quietly 1 2. great-niece____a. your favorite niece b. your niece's mother _¢. your niece's daughter 3. to top itall off ____a. the final and worst problem is _b, fortunately _¢. one good thing is 4. homebody ___ a. someone who doesn't like to go out b. ahousckeeper _¢. a personal chef 5. pitchin___ a.goand play _b. cook c. help out © Read the blog again, Then answer the questions. How many children does Mario have?_He has thee childven, How many of Mario's nieces and nephews are coming for dinner? Who used to do the grocery shopping? Why is Mario upset with his wife this time? What is Mario going to do to get ready? vee eessons learned : ‘{Writog| A Read the journal entry. Then complete the sentences with the expressions in the box. Inthose days Nowadays Today When | was a kid March 8 J just bought some lemonade from some kids on the corner near my apartment. It with my brother We'd set up a stand in front of our house and séll the lemonade to and we drank more lemonade than we sold. the lesson that experience taught me — don't drink your profits! | don't think we ever made ary money, but it sure was a lot of fun. we have | air-conditioning, but | still ike a cold cup of lemonade on a hot day. a ae B Write a journal entry about a childhood memory you remember clearly. ‘Use the expressions from part A. | | | Unit 4 Progress chart Mark the boxes below to rate your progress. iv, 90 ba 1 =I know how to... I need to review how to... to these pages in the Studant’s Bo “use let, make, nave, get, want, ask, tl, and help 34 and 35 “use used fo and woul to ‘lk about memories | 38 and 37 Cl name at least 15 family members (36 give opinions with expressions tke / think an it seems to me 38 39 | 1 use expressions tke absolutely, exactly, and you're ght o agree Wiioa | use ime markers to write about the past andthe present brought back so many memories), fused to mate lemonade people walking down the street, __________, we didn’t worty about money, vt still remember Unit 4 Family life —2 33_1 A hag ani ij] Lookat the pictures, Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box. Some expressions are used more than once. a bag of aboxof acarlonof —_a package of abottleof acanof — ajarof 1. Inthe United States, you can buy 2. In Thailand, you can buy _abettle of milkor_________milk _ curry paste or _________curry paste. Okan 24 3, InJapan, you can buy ____ 4, In Australia, you can buy —___ crackers or crackers. asparagus or asparagus. 5. InColombia, you can buy _____ 6, In France, you can buy coffee or__ coffee. soup or______ soup.Unit 5 Food choices jat did Selena buy? — | Look at the picture, Write what Selena bought at the grocery store. jaw of dives Jotoralittte? 8. “Gremmer| Carl is doing his weekly grocery shopping. Circle the best quantifier to complete each of his thoughts. Hmm .. . we only have a few /@little)cheese left in the refrigerator. I guess I'll get some more. And there's notmany / not much butter left, either, so T'l get some of that, too, don't think that there are many / much oranges left in the fruit bowl, and I know my roommate likes bananas, so I'll get both. He's such a picky eater. Te eats very few / very little vegetables, but [should get afew / alittle cucumbers, ai least. Um... the ice-cream section .. really want to eat fewer / less ice cream, butmaybe Ican buy light, fat-free kind with fewer / Jess calories in it, Well, I think that’s all I need... . 4 About you “Grammay Complete each sentence with true information. Use a quantifier from the box onan 4 and a food word. The quantifiers may be used more than once. afew fewer very few 1 alittle less very little 1. There are_very few apples _inmy refrigerator. 4. Tm eating _____________these days. in my cupboard. 2. Tury to eat __ every day, 5. There’ 3, Thad____yesterday. 6. 1eat__thantusedto. 4.repared foods seria Mecsas cases B nay ‘There are ten ways to serve foods in the puzzle. Find the other nine, Look in these directions (>), /| Cross out the food that is the least likely to go with the preparation, ‘Then replace it with an appropriate food. L cheese smoked { turkey bread fish, me fish 3. grapes 4 rice Taw {ke cream. boiled {cee steamed ik vegetables potatoes pizza 5. rhoodles 6. noodles = 7. cabbage fried yogurt barbecued i beef pickled { onions \ chicken lamb cheese 36jo.much rice What's the problem? Complete the sentences with too, too much, too many, or enough. 1, Martha got_teo much rice and not_exough_meat. 2. Sheila ate cupcakes! She often eats____dessert. 3. This coffee costs ! Ws expensive. ‘Taro drank the sour lemonade fast. The soup's not hot ; And there's saltin it. 6, Alice didn't take the turkey out early . Now she won't have food for dinner. Grammar | Complete the questions with foo, too much, too many, or enough. jy Then write true answers. 1, Do you cat a lot of snacks ~do youcat_tge many _? _Leak theee macks a day. 2. Do you eat vegetables every day? 3. Do you ever feel _ full after eating a meal? = = 4, Do you exercise__~at least twice a week? 5. Do you eat__ for lunch so you don’t need a snack later? 6, Do you ever eat meals __quickly and fee! sick? 7. Do you drink__water~atleast 2liters? 8 Do you think youeat__fried foods?Whatever you're having. Complete the conversation with the expressions in the box. either one is fine whatever you're having either way is fine _/ whichever is easier for you Brent I'm going to cook dinner tonight, so what would you like? Chicken or steak? Imani Well, you're the cook, so_whi wis easier Por you. Brent No, Lwant you to choose. I got to decide last night's dinner menu. Imani Well, you know, I really like both, so —_ Brent OK. ’ll cook the chicken. How do you want it tonight? Fried or grilled? Imani Oh, I'm sure whatever you cook will be delicious. Brent OK, V’ll grill it, Now, what do you want to drink? Imani Oh, _______. You know me, anything is fine. Brent Well, you're certainly easy to please! Imani I try. Imagine you are at a friend’s house. Respond to each question appropriately to let your friend decide. Friend Do you want to eat out or get takeout later tonight? You Oh, | Aowt cawe, Whatever you prefer, Friend OK, let’s go out, Do you prefer Mexican or Indian food? You ee Friend Well, | know this great Mexican restaurant. I'l make reservations. 7:00 or 8:00? You — Friend Oh, let's make it 7:30. Now, should we drive or take the subway? You Friend Well, driving is easier, so should we take your car or mine? You Friend Allright. I'll drive. Now, would you like something to drink? Tea? Coffee? You 38Unit 5 Food choices OK for now. Use polite refusal expressions to complete the conversation. Peggy Would youlike some more iced tea? Nora No, thanks. Maybe later. I've got enough here. Peggy Gosh, there were allot of fries here. [ still have some left. Would you like afew? Nora __ Fim trying to cut down on. things like fries. You didn’t have much salad. Take some of my carrots. Peggy, You know, they have the best chocolate cake here. You should try some. Nora L’'m trying to eat less sugar, too. Peggy Oh. Well, are you going to have coffee? Nora 's have some... "| Respond to each question by politely refusing or letting the other person decide. 1. {Let's have some ice cream. Would you like vanilla or strawberry? Ex Either one is fine, whatever you've having. x Fm getting hungry. Do you want something to eat? ———_—— = 'm going to bake a pie. Do you prefer apple or peach? VOT dl my treat! Would you like Italian or Thai’ 2 5. 'm taking you to lunch today40 The world’s favorite snacks = |____1 Food alternatives A Read the article. Circle the helpful foods and products that are mentioned. Did you know that you have a personal beauty spa right in your refrigerator? And did you know that for easy fet es around your home, you simply need to look at your grocery list for help? Here are some ways to make your groceries do double duty. Hair and face care Brighter eyes Were you up all night studying for a test, and now it's morning, and your eyes are tired and puffy? Take a few slices of a cold cucumber, and place them over your eyes. Leave them on for about 5 to 10 minutes. Good-bye puffiness, good morning bright eyes! Clearer skin Uh-oh. You've got a date this weekend, and you just woke up with a pimple! Take a litle toothpaste — not too much ~ and put it on the pimple. Leave it on for at least 5 minutes. Repeat daily if necessary, By Saturday night, your date won't notice a thing! Lighter hair Do you want some summer highlights and can't afford a hair salon? The next time you're going out in the sun, squeeze some fresh lemon juice into a bowl, and comb. it through your hair. Fix-it projects Water stains Did you leave a cold glass of water on a wooden table overnight, and now there's a ring on it? You can't make it disappear, but you can lighten it considerably — with toothpaste. Mix equal parts toothpaste and baking soda, and then rub the mixture into the wood with a damp cloth. Wipe it off with a dry cloth. Clogged drain Is your shower drain clogged, and now the water's taking a long time to go down? Mix equal parts sat, baking soda, and cream of tartar, and then pour it down the drain. Follow wih boiling water. Leave it overnight. Pest remedy Insect bites One thing about summer you can't control is the bugs. But you can stop them from biting you. White vinegar will deter some pests. Pour some vinegar onto a cloth, and wipe over your skin. The smell goes away after the vinegar has dried, but the bugs won't like the taste of the vinegar. Reapply often. B Read the article again. Then match the two parts of each sentence. 1, For puffy eyes, A 2. ‘To get rid of pimples, __ ‘Tolighten your hair, __ To treat a water stain on wood, _ Tounclog a drain, To deter biting pests, 3 4 Se 6 reeoge wipe vinegar on your skin. put baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt i rub toothpaste and baking soda ont. place cucumber slices on them. comb lemon juice through it. puta little toothpaste on them.“There are so many international restaurants in New York, you'll never get bored with the same old food. There are many ethnic ‘ateries in Manhattan, particularly downtown, ‘tedlewe 34th Sereet. ifyou like Middle Eastern food, you can get falafel at Rainbow Falafel, just off Union Square, Ifyou're craving Korean food, ‘for example, like, and such as. Unit 5 Food choices | A Read the brochure for a food tour of New York. Add for example, like, and such as to introduce examples. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Food Adventures SS ee eee (beef barbecue), head to Koreatown, between 32nd and 34th Streets, If youre dying for treats from Argentina, —_—___ empanadas, Gauchas on First Avenue is for you. Get the idea? So, if you need something different, or something from another culture, downtown Manhattan is a food-lover’s dream. B write a brochure or an article about special foods, crafts, or souvenirs in your city or country. Give examples of what you can eat or buy using Unit 5 Progress chart Mark the boxes below to rate your progress. To review, go back “%=Iknow howto... 7 = I need to review howto. .. to these pages inf 7 _ the Soden’ Book. J Grammer | <6 quanitiers Ikea litle, a few, very littl, very few, etc. 44 and 45 | use f00, to0 much, too mary, and enough 47 f tak about fod using expressions lke a ar ofa an of, a bor of, ee, | 43 and 44 ' ame at least 8 different ways of serving food 46 i tion | | respond to questions by letting another person decide 148 i (use expressions like No, thanks. I'm fine to refuse an offer politely | 49 Vp an nc use for example, ike, and such as to introduce exarnples 51 in a4