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Unit 1
Unit 1
1A
present
Eating in...and out
simple and continuous, action
and non-action verbs V food and cooking
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P
PRONUNCIATION
meat?
truit salad onions pasta pear tomato the symbol tells you
that a sound is long?
cake cookie
Federico Fellini
CRY.
3 LISTENING & SPEAKING
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Read the Your food profile
APARTY a
questionnaire. What do you think the
wthout bold words and phrases mean?
of,
b) two of, c) more than two of? Is when the liver is most as 6.30
efficlent at dealing with alcohol.
he 4 br More good times for
your body
st 5 mu Ideally, you should get up when the sun rises.
3 When we see
6 lu dayllght, we stop producing the sleep hormone
start getting ready for the melatonin and
e Answer the day ahead.
questions with a partner. Do yoga o go for a walk
before breakfast.
1 Do you believe all the information in this
Do important tasks at l1.00a.m., when
article? Why (not)? Give Welghtifting sessions are best done at your brain is working best.
your own experience.
examples from muscles are strongest. midday that's when your
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SPEAKERS OF SPANISH
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times a year
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d Make questions to ask your partner with the
present simple or continuous. Ask for more
information.
On a typical day
What/ usually have for breakfast?
/drink fizzy drinks, e.g. Coke? How many glasses /
drink a day?
Where/normally have lunch?
What/ usually have for lunch during the week?
TaTTuKá
KpruK nauaia / ever cook? What / make?
/ prefer eating at home oreating out?
Atthe moment/ Nowadays
11 / take vitamins or food supplements at the moment?
t r y to cut down on anything at the moment?
TpiqT H P /need to buy any food today?
want anything to eat right now?
E , f a t t r n E
T t h e diet in your country/ get better or worse?
M YYLuC1. eiaoye
a t a ka
Kanapy Kau,
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7 SPEAKING
Iwrote down recipes which I wanted to cook
for the family in a Read statements 1-6 and decide if you agree or
disagree. Think of reasons and examples.
Do you agree?
1 Good service is more important than
good food.
2 The best chefs are usually men.
3 Everybody should learn to cook at school
4Cheap restaurants always serve bad food.
5 Waiters should earn a good salary and tips should
be banned.
6 Italian food is the best in the world.
1B
OmS
Modern families
seeing your
grandparents
this weekend?
1 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING family d Read the questions and think about your ans
Then ask and answer in pairs or small groups
a Talk to a
partner. What's the difference
between...?
Do you have a big family? Who do you live wit
1 a father and a parent
How often do you...?
2 a mother and a
stepmother have a meal with your family
3 a brother and a brother-in-law
4 a stepsister and a half-sister go out for a meal or to the cinema, etc. with a
5
family member
a
grandfather and a great-grandfather see your extended family
6 an adopted child and an only child
7 Do you spend more of your free time with famil,
brothers and sisters and siblings or friends? Why?
8 your immediate family and your extended family Are there any members of
b Read the article about modern British family life. In
your family who you
have very little contact with? Why?
pairs, try to complete the gaps with the numbers What do you and your family mainly argue about'
from the list. Do you ever
argue about phones or tablets?
2 10% 14% 17% 30 32 40% 45%
Politely refusing to talk about something
c1.14 Listen and check. Are there any statistics Occasionally, you may be asked a question that
in the article which you think would be very you feel uncomfortable answering.
Respond
politely with I'm sorry, Il'd rather not talk about that
different in your country? Why?
75% of people
families,
are
and 17% with their
happiest with their
The average family
friends.
of families have one child, has 8
have tw0, and 15% have rows each day,
and the most
three or more.
common cause
11% of families have stepchildren. is children or
On average Women get teenagers refusing
married at 4 to put down their
and men at phones or tablets.
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2 GRAMMAR future forms 3 PRONUNCIATION &SPEAKING
sentence stress
a 1.15 Listen to three conversations
between different family members.
Match them to cartoons A-C. What are
Sentence stress
In spoken English, we stress the 'content' words - the words
the people talking about? in a sentence which carry the information. We don't stress
the other words. Being aware of this will help you to speak
A with a natural rhythm and understand spoken English better.
a 1.20 Read the sentence. Do you think the pink words are
stressed or unstressed? Listen and check.
I'm going to look for a job.
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VOCABULARY adjectives of
personality
a
Complete the opposite adjectives in I'm the youngest,
so I'm rebellious.
sentences 1-5.
Opposites attract
A they grew up between older and younger brothers 1 How old were they?
and sisters 2 Where were they?
3 What bad thing did they or their sibling do?
A it's easier for them to break the rules -
D they are given everything they ask for twin brother called James, and we used to fight
(1a havea
lot when we were teenagers. One day,
E they have always been the baby of the family
Sister Parrot
tly line 3-where you are in your tamily, and your parents
names
bedroomooked everywhere
cried window line 4 three things you like
line 5-something you are afraid of
b 1 . 2 5 Listen to the stories. Were your b p.187 Writing A description of a person Write an
predictions correct? email describing a friend.
Remember the spelling rules, e.g. living, studying, getting. I think this music's
W e also use the present continuous for future arrangements (see 1B). great. non-action
=
(opinion)
won't
future forms: present continuous, be going to, will / will/ shall+ infinitive
be going to + infinitive
future plans and intentions 1.16
My sister's going to adopt a child.
Are you going to buya new car or a second-hand one?
I'm not going to go home for the holidays. It's too far.
predictions 1.17
Barcelona are going to win. They're playing really well.
Look at those black clouds. I think it's going to rain.
.We use be going to (NOT will / won't) when we have already decided
to do something. NOT Mysister will adopta chile.
.We also use be going make a prediction about the future,
to to offers.
instant decisions, promises.
have evidence (e.g. we can see black clouds). facts, suggestions
especially when we some
predictions, future
finstant c e c i s i o n
present continuous: be + verb+ -ing 1 I'l have the steak.
are pramse
won't tell anybody w e r e you
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future arrangements I'll carry that bag for you.
Lorna and Jamie are getting married in October. You'll love New York! (predicton
Richard's office. Next year Christmas Day will
be on a urEcE
We're meeting at 10.00 tomorrow in
Jane's leaving on Friday and coming
back next Tuesday. (future fact)
with your homewcr
2 Shall i help you
We often use the present for future arrangements.
continuous Shall we eat out tonight? (sucgester
between the present continuous and be
There is very little difference
and often you can use either.
1 We use will / won't (NOT
the present simple) for
arrangements
going to tor future plans/ decision. instant decisions, promises,
and offers. NOT
have made a
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be going to shows that you
We're going to get married
next year. eary thatbagferyou
have made the also use will / won't for predictiors, ag
the present continuous emphasizes that you .We can
will win, and to tak about future
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I think Barcelona
arrangements.
October 12th. (= we've booked the church) facts, e.g. The election will be on 1st March
We're getting married on
to travel
continuous with verbs relating and we for offers
We often use the present 2 We use shall (NOT will with l
leave, etc. and suggestions when they are questions
come, arrive,
arrangements, e.g. go,
on Thursday.
tomorrow and leaving
He's arriving
future form.
Complete B's responses with a
correct
b
correct form. Tick () the s e n t e n c e if A What's your mother going to do about ner car
a Circlethe
both are possible. second-hand one. buy
Friday of term.
last
B She's going tobuy a
The (will bey is being on the to yOu. Piease stay
Oucn.
exam
for Sunday lunch? 1 A l'm going miss
6 a tropIcal fruit, which has a yellow and 1 We don't need tinned tomatoes, we need fresh ones.
red ski arnd is yellow inside 2 Are there any
peas in the freezer?
3 I don't like
fish, so l never eat sushi.
a sea cfeature with a hard shell and 4 Hannah's on adiet, so she's bought some yoghurt
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e Match the phrasal verbs in bold in questions 1-3 2 PRONUNCIATION short and long
to definitions a-c.
vowel sounds
1 Are there any food or drinks you'd like to cut down
a Write the words in the chart.
on?Which one(s)? c
2 Have you ever tried to cut out any food or drinks
beef carton chicken chocolate cookie
completely? Which one(s)?
crab cucumber jar mango peach pork
3 Where do you usually go when you want to eat out? sausage squid sugar tuna
prawns
What do you usually have?
1 beet
2
3
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3 GRAMMAR present simple Complete the sentences using the correct form
and
continuous, action and non-action verbs a verb from the list.
a
Complete the sentences with the present simple believe not belong drive play not recognize
or
continuous form of the verbs in brackets. not sleep sound not use
1 I sometimes
feel tired after lunch. (feel) I'll call you when
2 We 1 Ican't talk now, I'm driving .
b Correct any mistakes in the highlighted phrases. 3 why/ you/ study English
Tick () the correct sentences.
1 like your jacket. Is it new? 4 you/ think English is easy
2 Something is smelling good. What are you making? x 5 you/ enjoy the classes at the moment
Somethingsmells good
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3 That cake is looking delicious. Did you make it? what/you/ usually do after the class
7 This soup tastes quite spicy. What's in it? Right now, I'm doing my English homework
8 I'm loving all kinds of vegetables. There aren't
any I don't eat.
a Complete the sentences with a family word. ambitious anxious honest independent
insecure patient rebellious self-contident
selfish sensible spoilt stubborn
me.
spoilt
2 1 find it very hard to relax. Sometimes I lie awake at
night for hours worrying about things.
h -S
10 Your brothers and sisters are your s 11 'Excuse me. You dropped some money. Here it is.
11 Your grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins are your
12 I'm not sure if Jess is my friend or not. She says she
e family.
12 Your brother's or sister's son is yourn_ is, butI don't really know'
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Complete the
sentences with sen
Read the sentences and complete the crossword witn e
sensitive or sympathetic. sensible,
missing adjectives. I
1 Don't be so didn't mean t
make you cry.
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2 GRAMMAR future forms
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a Complete the sentences with the correes
N
form of the verbs or phrases in bold.
G
1 he/ look for (an intention)
My brother hates his job.
He's going to look for a new one.
2 honest 9responsible
3 mature 10 sociable
4 reliable 11 friendly
5 sensitive 12 kind
6 ambitious 13 patient
7 imaginative 14 selfish
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b Complete the conversations with the correct future form of the verbs in brackets.
3 A What time
you
B1 the six o'clock train. (get
A you a litt to the station, then. cve
4 A What
you tonight? (ao
B to the cinema with some triends. (go
A What film.
you ?see
B The new Star Wars film.
A Oh, l've seen
it. You, it! (love)
EA
5 A you do the washing-uD? (he
B OK.1 andyou can cry. But please be caretulwith tfe
glasses. (wash)
A Don't worry.
anything! (not break)
them
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them on
b1.3 Listen again and repeat. Copy the rhythm.
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