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Home sweet home (HOUSE ANO Home} 14-23 Tommy RAINS RAMMAR What do theydoallday? ‘| Present simple, present Skim ‘continuous, stative verbs r Quantifiers ‘Accommodation available Past simple and past Understanding text type continuous used 0 and would Multiple choice ers coed i posnaly Neneh es Collocations with adjectives 1 Words connected with the house ‘and home Phrasal verbs | Word patterns 7 Shop till you drop! ‘On the road (TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT) 26-35 Giveitago (NEW EXPERIENCES) 936-45 In good health animal lives _ ‘Modals():abilty, obligation, Gea) Locating information advice permission pag-s7 | Truelfalseinot tated Modals @):possbilty, | E probability, certainty. | A piece of cake! “young sta ofthe kitchen Relative clauses (F000 AND DRINK) Identiying smnonyens ‘ticles 58-67 Multiple choice (SHOPPING AND SERVICES) Asense of style (FASHION) 80-89 Progress check Units 7 and & Grammar and vocabulaty / Exam sid | Q Playing to win (PORT) 92-101 10 Allin good fun! 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Future perfect CIHENATURALWORLD] || Undersancloginstnctions Modal prect piaeis3 Mulple choice Progress check Units 11 and 12: Grinior and vocabulary Exam slap EAS Words connected with studying Phrasal verbs | Idioms for education and learning Words connected with natural habitats Phrasal verbs Adjectives and nouns smmar feference:p 148-160 __ IS Nero p iao-001 ‘Vocabulary eference p 161-168 Bo Writing reference p 169-174 regular verbs reference p 175| Talking Toot ela yi || Starting and ending aletter/an | [interview | ena ‘Rieier7an emai) Om | ‘Saying were things are Result clauses ‘Asking questions Photo task Ashort message || choosing positive and — peas review Z i Explaining Hes and dies Describing personal experience Discussion ceransformation’ __Ashortmeszage Ome = Talking about habits in fers Using narrative tenses ‘| Interview) | Eee [Astory| | own | Describing stuations and actions Making suggestions Photo task ut Atte /An email J] Asking questions 5h Using direct speech — j || Discussion! | iAstory} 1 Ow | | Predicting missing information Discussing alternatives ~ingandinfinitves Writing descriptions Gap fill Collaborative task Sentence transformation _ Astory omQis Talking about other people terview| Giving opinions Ashort message! Selecting elevant information Listening and responding ‘wish and ifonly Describing how to do something Gap fill Discussion Open cloze Anarticle ; Ome ae a [Understandingimpiction | Expresing uncertainty | Using given information | [Multiple choice (extracts) ‘Photo task) S| [Ashort message] Orme Thinking logically Ss Reaching a decision ‘Auniliary verbs Giving reasons ‘True/false/nat stated Collaborative task Open cloze ‘Anessay + Speaking test videos + Optimise your grammar worksheets + Optimise your vocabulary worksheets + Say itright pronunciation worksheets * Culture and CLL worksheets * Class and Workbook audioGD tn pairs or as a group, add more words and phrases to the categories for describing people. ‘air and facial | long, dark-haired, moustache hair Face and ‘blue eyes, pale skin, freckles ‘complexion ‘Height and build | tall, thin, muscular “Appearance and | friendly, serious, fashionable personality (xan si) Skimming © Skimming is reading quickly to get the general meaning of a text. (O When you skim, move your eyes quickly over the text without going back, Focus on the general idea and don't worry about words you don't understand. ‘Which words and phrases in Exercise 1 can you use to describe yourself? GBD Read the text quicidy and then choose T (True) or F (False) for the statements. 1 Forensic artists usually draw pictures of people they know very well TIF 2 Their pictures often help the police do their job. TIF 3. They sometimes draw people from along time ago. TF 4 Computer programs can help them get the picture right. TIF 5 Toa forensic artist, ‘curly hair’ and ‘wavy hair’ are exactly the same thing. = T/F 6 Forensic artists rarely draw faces TF v ini eis A Multiple ch © When you are not sure of an answer, cross out the answers that are definitely wrong, © When you are left wth two possible answers, read them again carefully and check the relevant part of ‘the text. Then make your final choice.Karen Jacobs works as a forensic artist. Karen, what is ‘forensic artist’? What do you do all day? Insimple words, draw people! For example, the police contact me when a {uliness sees someone commita crime, listen to the description ofthe criminal and fuin the description nto a picture. So, forensic artists help catch criminals? In away, yes! Do you know who Lois Gibsons? She's in the Guinness Book of Word Recordsas the world’s most Success forensic artist. Her pictures help catch lots of criminals ~ over 1300 of them so fart Do you only draw criminals? No | also drew historical figures. do lots of work forTV programmes and museums. At the moment, fm working onaTV documentary about ancient Egypt. We're making drawings and 3D models ofthe pharaohs Is fscinating! Do you use a pencil and paper? Yes but we aso use computers These dys. technology is developing very quicky It’s Teall useful and there are some great computet programs we can use. When a witness says 2 person wears glasses, for example, we ca bring up on screen diferent styles of glasses forthe witness to choose from, Se What skills do you need for your job? Forensic artists do need good drawing ski of course, bt they also need good people sil We often work with people who are upset so we help them remember clearly and give us enough detail Pethaps the witness says the criminal has carly hai. We ty to find out exactly what they ‘mean by'curly’ For example is wavy’a better word? A forensic artist also needs to be an expert in diferent hairstyles > What do you know about faces? Faces obviously change as we get older. But thisis interesting: the face ofa shy person changes differently to the face ofa lively, sociable persont And do you know which part cf your face continues to grow al through ‘your life? Your nose! 1.01 Read the text again. For questions 1-4, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. 1. What does Karen Jacobs do regularly? A She helps Lois Gibson solve crimes. B She meets criminals and draws them, € She listens to police officers describing criminals. D She draws pictures of criminals and people from ‘the past Karen says she sometimes uses modern technology to A find pictures that match someone's description, B find pictures of real people online. C design different types of glasses. D have video calls with witnesses Good people skills help @ forensic artist to A draw more artistic pictures. | B learn about different hairstyles | C communicate better with witnesses i D not get upset while they're working i ‘What advice might a forensic artist give to someone | Interested in the job? Find out what criminals | B [ Make sure you visit | | often look like, then a library to read | sake all your drawings about the history of | | {00k like that. hhairdzessing | | ‘Try to be lively and D | Learn about how | sociable so that faces change and find | | ‘criminals are happy to outhow technology | | tell you what they know can help you. i @® complete the sentences with highlighted words or phrases from the text. 1 When you something, on a computer screen, you make it appear 2A {is someone who sees something happening, such as an accident ora crime, 3 Ifsomeone is, good at something. 4An isa person who knows a lot about a subject. 5 When you something something else, you make the first thing become something different. 6'To “is an informal way of saying to become older’ 7 If something is it extremely interesting, 8 Someone who is, or annoyed they're very is sad, angry THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME Choose a person you know and thinkabout how their appearance might change in the | future, Describe them as they might be in ten years'time > Workbook Unit Reading, pages 4-6 Grammar in context Find these verbs in the text on page 5 and match each one with a description. 1 Tdraw people! __ 2. At the moment, I'm working on a TV documentary about ancient Egypt. _ 3 Forensic artists do need good drawing skills, of course... __ 4 Perhaps the witness says the criminal has curly hair. __ 5 These days, technology is developing very quickly. 4) a situation or action happening at the moment ‘b) a changing situation ¢) a stative verb d)a habit, routine and permanent situation. ) the emphatic present simple ‘© Weuse the present simple for general truths and facts, habits, routines and permanent situations, ‘© We use the present continuous for descriptions of pictures, actions happening now and ‘temporary or changing situations. © Stative verbs are not usually used in the present Continuous. Common stative verbs include: believe, hate lke, need, et. . © Some verbs can be stative or action verbs, depending on the meaning: Sam has red hha. (state) Samia is having a haircut at the moment. (action) } See Grammar reference, Unit 1, page 148 GD Look at the picture and choose the correct word or phrase. | rmes end (2) | hes Lis hating tor. ; Oe 0 | tis. isa picture of my friend Emma She. lives 18 ing wear | He Soe ena. Smiles. /_Enuma's sili. in the. pictuce. and | thats nck unisuel she (W clays seems 115 clings seeming hoppy jeedly and socieble, but she "| @® Look at the picture and put the verbs into the correct form, Use short forms where possible. ©) Look at the two pictures again and ‘waite questions using the words and Dhrases given. Example: Which gitl/ wear / pink top Whick lis wearing a pink top? 1. Who / have / long hair gasses. Ase, Paulina ()________ (uot /smule) as ‘much as Emma. She) often / seem) very serious, but in fact she(6) (have femphaticf) | agrestsense ofhumourand() 4 ra fle Bites ie) (ivear)a green top. Paulina (9) | soshe(to)___ swearing her cycling helmet. Paulina’ inthe same cassas | Exava me, bc he 1) (rot / lire) near me, Right now, Limagine Pea) fonts something on YouTube. D Workbook Unit 1: Grammar 1, page 6, exercises 1,2 (laa Zetec 2 Emma / smile /in the photo 3 either of them/seem /shy 4 Paulina / usually / ride / a bike to school 5 Your own question: @® wm pairs, ask and answer the questions in Exercise 3. Use your imagination where appropriate. a]Words connected with personality GD 102 Write a word from the box in each gap to complete the definitions. Listen and check. creative | curious | dependable | friendly generous | negative | polite | popular serious | shy | unreliable ‘Someone who is 1 is not enthusiastic about something. is imaginative, artistic and talented. wants to find out and learn about things, doesn't do what they say they will, is someone you can trust and rely on. __is pleasant and helps other people. i liked by lots of people. gives a lot of their time to people. behaves in a very nice way. 10 __is very careful and doesn't laugh alot a is nervous and embarrassed around people. GB) mm pairs or as a group, discuss the difference in meaning between each pair of words in bold. 1 a friendly / popular person 2 agenerous / polite person 3 aserious / shy person Nouns with -ity /-ness @®) 103 Fina four adjectives in the box which do not make nouns ending in -ity. ‘Write their nouns in each gap. Listen and check. creative | curious | dependable friendly | generous | negative personal | polite | popular reliable | serious | shy D Vocabulary reference, page 162 P Workbook Uni ©) complete the words in the sentences. 1 Iwas surprised by my best friend's negativ. ‘when I told him I wanted to live abroad when T'm older, 2 Idon't find it easy to talk to new people because of my shy, 3. They're twins, but Susie's personal is totally different from Annabel's 4 My friend, with Corey is one of the ‘most important relationships in my life. 5 Thanks to the genero, of your parents, we've bought some new equipment for the school’s art room. 6 Just out of curio_ why did you Choose to get that hairstyle? Collocations with adjectives GD <))104 Match 1-6 to a-fto make collocations. Listen and check. 1 big a) awake 2 fast b) voice 3 feel ©) time 4 wide d)asleep 5 long e) trouble 6 deep ) small Fill the gaps in the text with collocations from Exercise 5. My best friend Leah's in (1) _ ‘again! ‘The problem is she's so unreliable. She promised to babysit her neighbours’ kids, but turned up half an hour late, Then, when Mr and Mrs Ghadie got home, the kids were (2) and playing, and Leah was (3) ‘on the sofal Mr Ghadie shouted at her in his (4) _ FI tend called her iresponsible, Leah said it made her ©). Thope she's learnt her lesson, but I don’t think they'll ask her to babysit again for a very (6) Lookat the adjectives in exercise 1 again. Think about which three are the most important qualities ina friend for you. Vocabulary page67,enmckest.2 (7)GD mm pairs or as a group, think of different situations where people introduce themselves or other people. Example: Meeting a new teacher for the fist time Understanding the situation (When you're doing a listening task, it's important to understand the general situation. OAs you listen, ask yourself these key questions: Who's talking? Who are they talking to? Where are they? What's the general topic/situation? BD 1105 risten to people speaking in four different situations. Make notes to answer the questions for each situation. Situation 1: 1 Who's taking? 2 Where are they? __ 3 What ae they talking about? Situation 2: 4 Where are the boy and the gist? Situation 3: 5 Where would you hear someone say this? Situation 6 Where would you hear someone say this? v Criniavowh Multiple choice (extracts) © Look at each picture before you listen and think of ‘words and ideas you might hear. For example, in Exercise 3, picture 1A, you might hear computer or internet, etc. ‘© Remember that you will probably hear about the ideas in all three pictures. For example, in question 1. youll hear something about computers, something about dancing and something about being a nurse. But Jared only wants to do one of those jobs. > Workbook Unit 1: Listening, page 8, exercises 1, 2,3 h)1.06 Listen to longer extracts of the conversations. For each question, choose the correct answer, 1. What job does Jared want to do when he's older? 3. What does Robert have at the moment? Ten GB W106 Listen again and check your answers. & “uink(| RESEARCH ‘]cuiruae | teaaw [me ) Doa class survey. Find out: whatjob each person wants to do when theyte older. ‘what job their parents/guardians do. what pets they have. if they like going to parties. if they like watching videos online.Grammar in context “Look at these sentences from the audio in the Taioning lesson on page 8. Decide if the word or phrase in capitals can replace the word or phrase in bold. Write ‘yes’ or no’. 4 Both my parents work. (BOTH OF) 2. Tdon't know most people here. (Most OF) 3, You can win alot of money on every question — ifyou're clever! (GACH OF THE) ‘4. Not all of you will know who Josephine is. (NOT ALL) {@ We use quantifiers to tlk about numbers and amounts. ‘©. Common quantifiers include: al, both each, enough, ‘every itl lots of many, most, much, some, etc. © After each and every (but NOT each ofthe}, We can use a singular countable noun: Every ‘student in my class is 14 years old. ‘After some quantifiers, including ail (of the), both (ofthe), each ofthe, lots of the), many (ofthe), and most (ofthe), we can use a plural countable noun: Many teenagers are shy. After some quantifiers including tle and much, We can use an uncountable noun: haven't got ‘much money on me. Quantifiers with of the take a plural verb: Most of the boys have short hair. The exception is each of the, which takes a singular verb: Each of the girls ‘has long hair. ‘With some quantifiers, you need to use a diferent grammatical structure depending ‘on the meaning. For example, al= generally (All people breathe air), all (of) + the = specific lloF the people in my class havea mobile phone). B See Grammar reference, Unit 1, page 148 GD choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences. 4 Every girl / girls in our class have / has a sister or brother. 2 Fach of the student / students in our class ave / has a social media profile. Sue's got an earring in each / every ear. ‘Most / Most of artists are very creative people. ‘My cousins are visiting us at the moment! We're taking both / both of them to the zoo tomorrow. @®) write sentences about the cartoon using the words and phrases. Example: all of / man / look / very serious AlLof the men look very serious 1 both / police officer / wear / uniform 2. all/ man / stand up 3 most/man/ tall 4 woman / look carefully at / every / man 5 woman / look carefully at / each of / man 6 woman / talk to / both of / police officer WD write a word or phrase from the box in each gap. a | alot | bot | enough | every of | others | some OOOO OOOO When you see someone's face, do you know who that person is? ()__face is different. and (@)___ us can recognise someone from their face. Well, no —not if you've got‘prosopagnosia’, which is also called face blindness. Most (3)__ the people with face blindness have 2 problem ina particular part of their brain. (4)__ of them have it from birth, and (5) develop itafter an accident or illness. But they (6) hhave the same disability: they can't tell who someone is by looking at their face. For example, a woman goes to ‘meet her friend. There are two people waiting ~ and they 0 look exactly the same to her! There's no medical treatment for the condition, but there are things people with face blindness can do. These include ‘ying to memorise everyone's voice, body language and body shape. That usually gives them (8). information to work out who someone Workbook Unit Grrnmar2,page7.evecies1.2.3. (9)(2) © watch the Talk2Me video and answer the questions. 1. What is Jamie's favourite drink? 2. How long have Angus and Jamie been friends? 3 Is Maddy’s drink bigger than Jamie's? (D © Watch the video again. Underline the phrases in the Phrase expert box that you hear on the video. PHRASE EXPERT Yes, ve (studied English) for... | My favourite (subject/sport)is definitely/probably... | Well, (she's its... | Idon't havea lot of free time, but... | fd say im (fiendly / quite tall) ©) m pairs or as a group, answer the questions, 1. How much personal information do you put on social media, such as Facebook? 2. How do you feel about answering personal questions about yourself? g about yourself Speaking exams often include personal questions, 50 you need to be able to talk about yourself and ‘your life family, friends, studies, ete. O At the startof the speaking exam, the examiner will ask you about facts such as What's your surname? and Where do you live? It'sfine to give. / very short answers to these kinds of questions: Its Topes./lve in Moscow. (© For other questions, you need to say more and give full answers. For example, ifthe question is How would you describe your personality?, dor't ust say I'm friendly. You have to give longer answers to show you can speak English well, (40) > Workbook Unit 1: Speaking, pages 8-9, exercises 1,2,3 } C107 Listen to two students answering these questions. Tick the answers which are an appropriate length. Nisha | Alfie 1 Whats your sumame? 2 How do you spell that? 3. Where do you live? ‘4 Do you study English at school? 3 Do you like it? © What's your favourite school subject? 7 What do you enjoy doing in your free time? @ Tellme about your best friend, Interview ©. Don't memorise long answers because you might not answer the examiner's questions correctly. However it’ fine to lear one or two sentences to talkabout typical subjects GB Look at the questions in Exercise 4 and think about your answers, Make notes if necessary. In pairs or groups, ask and answer the questions in Exercise 4.GBD ma pairs or as a group, ask and answer the questions. 1. What jobs do robots help us do? 2 Do you think machines or robots can be cleverer than a human? Do they have feelings? Phrasal verbs consist of a main verb followed by a particle - an adverb (look up), or a preposition {look into), or both (look up to). ©The meaning of a phrasal verb is often different from the meaning of the individual words, e.g. you Jook up into the sky, but when you look upa werd in ‘adictionary, the phrasal verb ‘look up' means'find! or try to find, not put your eyes up: ‘© Think of each phrasal verb as one piece of ‘vocabulary, eg. you might write in your notebook: look up = (try to) find. © Phrasal verbs with turn are often connected toa changing situation. © Phrasal verbs with look are often connected to 1g something - literally or metaphorically. @®) waite the correct form of turn or look in each gap. Use the words in italics to help you. If you aren't sure, ask yourself if the action is connected to a changing situation or seeing something. 1 You can, up curious facts about body Janguage/human personalities online 2 off the TV and do something creative! 3 Ifyou, over there's a brilliant short story on the next page. 4 Asa babysitter, you're responsible for _ after someone else's kids. 5 How do caterpillars _ into butterflies? 6 ___on the TV! CSI: New York is starting, 7 Ymreally, _forward to going to ‘Nadine's party next week. 8 Scientists are blindness in the brain. into what causes face Quickly read the text in Exercise 5, ignoring the gaps and answer choices. Choose the best option that includes the main points of the text. a) Are machines and robots cleverer than humans? b) What do most people think about modern technology? ©) Is it possible for machines and robots to think and feel? J) Read the text again. Which gaps test your knowledge of phrasal verbs? SVoatolay eiennc, page ia? P WoabockUnN lngigeh be pape ommatzaa i Multiple-choice cloze © Before you lookat the possible answers, quickly read the whole text to get a general idea of what its about. © Fill the gaps you're sure about first. Then go back to the gaps where you're not so sure. © Ifyou're not 100% sure, make a guess. Dor't leave any gaps blank. ; Choose the correct word to fill each gap. Do computers have personalities? ‘Think about your computer, or your mobile phone. It is definitely ‘clever’in some ways, but it doesn't feel sad when you (1) ___it off. It doesn’t look (2) __to you using it again. It can't feel any emotions when you tum it (3) _ again and start using it.In other words, it doesn’t have a (4) __. ‘Humaris have ‘consciousness’.TThis (5) __ that ‘they can think and feel. But can computers? Curiously scientists are looking into it! (6) _of them think that technology can become ‘conscious’. ‘They say: Maybe the internet can already think, How would we know?’ Others think it not (7) _. ‘They believe that only things that are alive biologically can have consciousness, In the future, if our computers turn (8) _ conscious machines, will they become more creative ‘than humans? No-one knows. But it makes you think, doesn't it? 1Amake Btun Cdose ‘iD change 2 Around Biorward Cover D up 3 Aon B out Caway — D down 4 A reliability B negativity C popularity D personality 5 A believes B recognises C means seems 6 Aal BEach CBoth D Some 7 A polite B possible C personal D generous BAover Binto Cafter DupGD) tn pairs or groups, answer the questions. 1. What's your family like? 2 How are some families different from others? Starting and ending a letter / an email t's important to start and end your email/etter in the appropriate way. © You need to think about what you want to say and the correct style to use. © Read the extracts and decide if each one belongs at the start or the end of a letter/ email. Then write a word from the box in each gap. Be careful with capital letters! anyway | best | dear | soon | thanks 1 start/end Hi Simon, 80 much for your email. It wes great to hear from you! Well done on passing your French exam last week! 2 start/end _—____ Ihave to go now as 've gotto ‘do my homework. Write I | Jen 3 start/end Uhope that helps! Let me know what you decidel | Althe =; Ey Poms aay fo getyour peter fom Toya. looks like you had a fantastic holidayl GB Read this letter. In pairs or as a group, answer the questions. Dear Laura, Thanks for your eter, Congratulations om passing your swiramting test! Your school project ilies sounds interesting. In some countries, the family is mun, dad and ovo kids, But here sin my country, fais are bi. For example, in my family, my grandparents, uncles, ‘aunts and cousins allie in the same bung. 8 often crazy, but its never boring! We do sometines argue and [pls bu usualy we have os of fn together hope that helt Let me know ifyon need any mare information, And wish me luck beaise Ive gta piano exam next week! Bye for now! Love, 7 | Sasha 1 What two things did Laura definitely say or asic inher last letter to Sasha? 2. What two things will Laura probably say or ask in her next letter to Sasha? 3. Which paragraphs of Sasha's letter give you the ‘answers to questions 1 and 2? TMS OuN | Aletter / An email IFyou're writing to a friend or close family ‘member, your letter/email should be friendly and conversational. It shouldn't be formal, ike an essay. © It’sfine to use exclamation marks in informal writing, 5 also fine to use contractions (cant, havent, etc), and informal words and phrases (eg. often crazy in my family).‘Look at this writing task and make notes to answer the questions. 1 Apart from the information in the extract, what news did your friend give you about their life? (Use your imagination!) ‘This is partof a letter you received from an English friend. For ny project at school I have to write about someone from sadiferent country and the groups they fel partof want to write about you! What diferent groups ofpeaple do you 2 Which groups will you talk about? Try to ‘mention atleast two. feelyou belong te, for example: group of lose friends, class at ema school family, sports tear, orchestra, band or acting/dance ne een Ud pronp, ete? Which group de you prefer? 4 Apart from helping your friend with their Fr project, what news will you give your friend “Write your letter about your life? (Use your imagination!) @® Plan Make a paragraph plan. - ‘Part Purpose ‘Useful phrases ‘My notes: ‘First line ‘greet the person you are Dear... Hi. writing to ‘Paragraph 1 | thank the other person for their | Thanks for your letter, It was letter and refer to apiece of news | great to hear from you. I'm glad they wrote about YOU. Congratulations om Well done on... Paragraph 2 | refer to their project say which | You asked me about... groups you belong to sounds interesting! For me, Think the groups I fel part ofare Paragraph 3 | say which group you prefer and | love .. most because. Tlove explain why being part ofall of them, but . Paragraph 4 | say youhope ithelps offerto | Fhope that helps? Let me know help further and mention ‘you need something about yourlife.or | wish me luck because .. something you're going o do soon | Next time, tll you about Closing asiethem to reply and/or say | Write soont expressions 1 | goodbye Bye for now! Closing express friendship, etc Tove, Lots of ove, Best wishes, expressions 2 ‘Yourname | firstname Check Before you hand in your letter, complete this checklist. GQ Write write your letter in an appropriate style. Write about 100 words. Cradtentv} ‘© tre followed my paragraph plan 1 © (ve used my imagination to mention thing about my lf. © Wve used my imagination to mention something about _“ometningaboutmyle, my fiend’ fe © te started and ended my letter the ight way. © te given them the information they need fr theirproject. | C) Ive checked my grammar and spelling. P Writing reference, page 173 Workbook Unit 1: Writing, page 10, exercises 1, 2,3, 4 and Progress check 1, page 1113.“READING. daasenoeere In pairs or groups, answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you. ‘apartment/Alat (on the ground/first/second/ etc. floor) | block of flats | cottage terraced/semi-detached/detached house 1 What kind of place do you live in? What's your neighbourhood like? 2 What do you like and dislike most about where you live? Understanding text type ‘© Ifyou understand what type of text you are reading (2 notice, an advertisement, etc), ithelps you understand what the text says. D Look at the design of the text to help you choose ‘the correct type. Does it look like something on a noticeboard or something on a phone screen, etc? 4 “Look atthe texts n Exereise 4 and match them to the text types: There are hwo text, types you dontneed. Tet ajanemail ‘Text 2__ )an invitation Text3__ ©) a magazine advert Text 4__ ad) anote ‘Text 5 __ ) a reminder f) anotice a) a text message GB Read the texts'in Exercise 4 quickly and answer these questions. 1 Why are Adriana and Natasha away from home? 2 Do they decide to rent the flat in the advert? Multiple choice © For questions like 3 and 4 in Exercise 4, i's a good idea to ignore the answer choices at fist. © Think carefully about the question and try to answer it by reading the text. Then, look at the answer choices and see which one matches your ‘own idea. f none of them matches your idea, read the text again carefully.Ch) 108 Read the texts and choose the correct answers. 1 People staying in these rooms have to ‘A wash their own clothes. B cook their own food. buy their own furniture. 2, What does Natasha have to do? ‘A make an appointment to see the rooms. B tell Adriana when she can see the rooms, go and read the advertisement for the rooms. 3. Why has Natasha written the text? ‘A to tell Adriana which bedroom lamps to buy for the rooms. B to check if she needs to buy any bedroom lamps for the rooms. to ask Adriana to see if there are any bedroom lamps in the rooms, 4 What should Adriana’s mum do? A. send something to Adriana, B buy something for Adriana. Keep something for Adriana 5 Natasha and Adriana want their guests to ‘A make food for the party. B say if they wil be at the party. invite other friends to the party. (Secret wud eseseesseeeesueae 12345678 1 Find a word that means places to live or stay: above 1 and 8. ‘Take the second letter and write it above 6. ‘Take the seventh letter and write it above 7. 5 Find a word that means things to eat and drink: ‘Take the eighth letter and write it above 5. you move into a new place to live: ‘Take the second letter and write it above 2. ‘What do you think the secret word means? GS Fotiow the instructions and find the secret word. ‘Take the fourth and fifth letters and write them above { 3 Find a word that means dirty clothes that need washing: 4 Find a word that means someone you live with in the same flat: — 0 6 Find a word that means a kind of party you have when ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE Two furnished bedrooms in local fail flat available. All meals and cleaning, but not laundry, included, Would suit foreign students attending local ‘summer school. 16:12 Workbook Unit 2: Reading, pages 12-13, exercises 1,2,3,4 [15Grammar in context Choose the correct words to complete this sentence. Then find the sentence in the note on page 15:t0 check your answer. Explain your choice. I___ past the noticeboard when I. the perfect accommodation advert! a) walked, saw b) was walking, was seeing ©) walked, was seeing 4) was walking, saw Choose the correct word or phrase. ‘We moved / were moving house last year and T really like our new neighbourhood. 2 Tlooked through the window. It rained / was raining hard and I didn't have an umbrella! 3 In the 19th century, most houses didn't have / ‘weren't having bathrooms. 4. My parents invited / were inviting all the neighbours to a house-warming party. 5. While we were in London, we visited / were visiting Buckingham Palace 6 Dad decorated /was decorating when he accidentally kicked the paint can over. ‘Write sentences about what each person was doing when something else happened using the words and phrases given. she / putting up a poster / the phone / ring they / play a video game / the Lights / suddenly / go off 2 — he / do homework / the party upstairs / begin 3 — ‘we / walk home / it / start to rain ‘We use the past simple to talk about single actions, permanent situations, habits and facts in the past. © We use the past continuous to talk about actions in progress and ‘temporary and changing situations in the past. ‘© When an action in progress is interrupted by another action, we use the past continuous for the first and the past simple for the second: was watching TV when my friend phoned me. © In stories, we use the past continuous for background information: The sun was shining, The birds were singing. We use tHe past simple for the main events D See Grammar reference, Unit 2, page 149 lopened the door and left the house. @®) complete the text using the verbs in brackets in the correct form. EETROUCH HOUSE ‘When one Japanese couple (1) a) their new home, they (2) {have} ‘an incredible idea. Why not have glass walls and make a completely transparent building? It sounds crazy, but that's what Sou Fujimoto Architects {3)____ (build) for them in Tokyo. The architects say that ther inspiration (4) {come} from trees. They (5) (create) a building on many floors, connected by stairs, ladders and wooden steps. While they (6)_____ (design) the building, they soon (7) (realise) that the people in the building would need some privacy, so there are thick white curtains that can be pulled across the glass walls. ‘Most ofthe ime, though, anyone walking by can see ‘exaeily whal the people inside are doing. No doubt the ‘neighbours (8) (Find) it litle strange otWords connected with the house and home (GD Ch): complete the picture with the words and phrases inthe box. Listen and check. Phrasal verbs @® \)110 complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box. Listen and check. doup | movein | move out pulldown | putup | rentout settle in | tidy up 1 1didn't ike this house when we first ____but now Love itl 2. When we moved house, it took me a long ‘time to make friends and 31 my bedroom when I found some old comics I didn't know Ihad! 4 Come and stay for a few days! We can —___you__in the spare room, 5 You could. your flat __—While you're on holiday and make some money. 6 Jake couldn't afford the rent so he had to 7 Ican't believe they're going to the house I was born in! Tellbe gone forever! 8 My parents bought an old house so they can, it and, make Wt attractive again ‘attic | balcony | basement | ceiling | chimney | dining room fence | garage | hedge | livingroom | roof | study ‘Write the correct form of a phrasal verb from Exercise 2 in each gap to complete the diary entry. stu Ocrosen 50, we're in our new house! fantastic | was realy sad to ()___ of the old house, ofcourse, but veal lke swhere we are now. We (2) here two days ago and we met the neighbours yesterday. fe at home already and (3) very quickly. We still have to unpack and then (4) the mess, but I ove it here! Word patterns 1.11 Choose the correct word or phrase. Use the words in italics to help you. Listen and check. 1 ts worth visiting / to vista new neighbouzhood before you buy-a house there Tin not keen for/ om living on the 20th floor of a block of flats! T think that your happiness depends from / on where you lve Told you tidying /to tidy your room up and ts stil a mess! We had to stop the neighbours from / with playing loud music! ‘When we moved house, my parents made me have / to have the smallest bedroom! SAY IT RIGHT Resource centre: Unit 2 Stress in compound nouns D Vocabulary nce, pages 162-163 Workbook Unit 2: Vocabulary, pages 14-15, exercises 1,2,3 (47 |‘Match the homes to the countries in the box. Say why you think houses in these countries might be like this. Mongolia | the Philippines | Tunisia ° a i v 1 2 3 Predicting (© Predicting means asking yourself before you listen i. what you might hear. | ‘O With multiple-choice questions, you should read the questions and options before you listen, and 5 ask yourself what you might hear for each option tobe correct. Ustening, page 16, exercises 1,2, 3,4 Multiple choice ‘You are going to listen to an interview with an expert on houses around the world. Read the questions in Exercise 4 and decide if these predictions are T (True) or F (False). ‘The interviewer is going to tell us the expert's name is Leyla, TF ‘The expert is going to talk about the time she stayed in a yurt. TF ‘The interview will mention stilt houses before houses in Tunisia. j TF She is going to talk about weather or safety in Tunisia, TWF ‘The interviewer is going to ask her what her future plans are TE ))1.12 Listen to the interview and check your answers y Tio vA 9 Remember that the questions are in the same order as the answers that you will hea. you miss an answer, don't get stuck on that question. Move quickly onto the next one, or you'll miss the answer to that one too. You'll hear the listening task again, so don’t worry if you miss an answer the frst time. })1.2 Listen to the interview again and choose the correct answers. ‘Why did Leyla frst become interested in houses? A She moved to another country. B She trained as an architect. © She saw a programme on TV. ‘How did she feel when she stayed in a yurt? A surprisingly comfortable B alittle afraid C nervous but excited People sometimes build houses underground in ‘Tunisia to keep A safeiat night. B cool during the day C warm during the winter, Stilt houses are popular in areas where there is A aproblem with animals. B alack of space. C ots of water. In the future, Leyla would like to A visit houses in more countries. B build her own unusual home. C study other types of buildings.Grammar in context Read these sentences from the audio in the listening lesson on page 18 and then decide if the sentences are T (True) or (F) False. Tused to want to be an architect. 4 This refers to a feeling in the past. 2, She still wants to be an architect, Twould often watch programmes about unusual buildings on television. 3. This refers to a habit in the past. TF 4 She still often watches programmes like that, T/F {Zi REMEMBE g We can use used to and would to talkabout past habits: When Iwas young, lused to/ would tidy my room up every day. . We can use used to (but not would) to talk about past states: / used to like living here but now I don't. For negative statements with used to, we can use never used to or didn’t use to: There never used to/ didn't use to be so many houses around here. For questions with used to, we use did ... se to ...?: Did they use to live next door to you? T/E TE See Grammar reference, Unit, page 149 GD choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. In some sentences, both answers are correct. 1 Iremember that my father would / used to read tome every night. 2. Gemma would often / often used to cycle to school from her fat before she moved. 3. Where would you / did you use to live before you moved here? 4 Twould / used to love playing in the park near our house 5 There wouldn't / didn’t use to be so many flats sn this area when Iwas very young 6 How would you / did you use to get to school ‘when you were litle? WD complete these sentences for yourself. Then compare with a parmer and expand your answers, Use your imagination if necessary. ‘When Iwas younger ... 1 my family and Tused to 2. my grandparents would 3 Inever used to ‘but Ido now! 4 Tused to. but now dont ®) write the correct form of would or used to in each gap to complete the text. If there is more than one correct answer, write both answers. (9 rresntoniyace | was chatting to Mum earlier about when she ‘was a teenager She (1) share ‘a bedroom with her sister and it sounds. very diferent from my own room. They (@)__have so much technology. They @) listen to music in thelr room, but they (4). have a computer or TV. And they definitely 6 have a compute in thelr room! (6) get bored? Mum says ‘not She (7), invite her friends round and they @) chatand have fun. That’ just the same today! What did houses and flats use to be like in your country? How were they different from houses and flats today? Workbook Unit 2: Grammar 2, page 15, exercises 1,2 [19ioedlastoon (5) © watch the Talk2Me video and answer ‘the questions. | ())1.13 Listen to a student describing a (ore emer the photo looks like. Don’t worry if your 2. How old was Angus when he used to bake with drawing is very rough! nee ees (2D © waten the video again. Underline the phrases in the Phrase expert box that you hear on the video. PHRASE EXPERT onthe left | ontheright | atthetop | atthe bottom | inthe foreground | inthe background | totheleftright ofthe... | i abovelbelow the... | nearthe... | behind/ | (Compare your drawing with a partner's. Are the same things in the same places? Write pane ie where these things are in your pictures. 1 red lamps 2 plant @®) w pais or as a group, answer the questions. 3 green cushions t 4 rug Photo task © Start by describing the most important details. What is it photo off Start by saying Thisisa photo of (agin her bedroom /a boy playing tennis). © Say as much as you can about the main subject, of the photo. Then describe other objects, such as ‘what isin the foreground or background, @ Look at this photo and think about it for a 1. Describe what you can see in the photo, few moments. What can you say about it? 2 What do you like or dislike about this bedroom? Saying where things are (O We often need ota about where diferent objects are in a photo. (© Use expressions such as on the left/right and at the top/bottom of the photo. Be careful to use the correct prepositions. (© Objects near the camera are in the foreground. Objects far away from the camera are in the background. v (GD take turns to describe the photo. Speak for at least one minute. (20) > Workbook unit 2: speaking, pages 16-17, exercises 1, 2,3,GD mu pairs, ask and answer the questions. 1 Describe what you can see in the picture. 2 What do you think life is like on a houseboat? Can you think of any positive or negative points? We can use so, such, such a, too and enough to show the results of a situation or action, So, such and such a are often followed by a that clause which explains the result. The weather isso bad that they closed the motorway. Is such bad weather that we can't go out in the boat today. Tom's got such a oud voice that can hear hin from across the street! We use too when there is more than is necessary. It too dark to.go in the atic. Take a torch! We use not + adjective + enough to mean‘less (adjective) than is necessary’ Jo isn'told enough to drive. Too and enough are often followed by a full infinitive or for + person/noun, ‘Sunbathing on the balcony is too hot for me in the summer, Too always refers to a negative result. To talk about a positive result, use a positive word such as very, really, extremely tc. Its really interesting to read about extraordinary houses around the world. See Grammar referance, Unit 2, page 149 Choose the correct word. Its so / such a lovely day. Let’s go for a picnic. 2 ‘There are so / such many of us in my family that we need a large house. 3. Our house is so / such small that Ihave to share room with my brother. 4 It’s so / such an expensive house that I don't think we can afford it 5 Our houseboat goes so / such slowly that you can chat to people walking on the path! 6 There's so / such a lot of rubbish in the canal these days that it's really unattractive. 1 [think life on a houseboat would be 2 Itwouldn't be 4 You wouldn't have GD) choose the correct phrase to fill each gap. For each one, decide if you agree and give reasons using so, such, too or enough where you can. for me. a) to0 boring by boring enough ©) s0 boring forme because I prefer to have more space. a)so comfortable _b) comforlable enough ©) to0 comfortable 3 You’dbe__in the winter to enjoy the experience. a) cold enough 1) so cold ©) too cold for all your things. a) enough space —_b) such space ©) so space 5 You would move around to make strong friendships. a) such a lot ) so much .) too much Sentence transformation © Read your completed sentence to make sure it makes sense and sounds correct. © fitdoesn't, think about it again. ©B zere are some sentences about a boy who lives on a houseboat. Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use no more than three words. 1 His life on the houseboat is so great that Charlie never wants to live anywhere else Charlie has such on the houseboat ‘that he never wants tolive anywhere else, 2. Charlie isn't old enough yet to drive the houseboat, Charlie is sti to drive the houseboat. 3. Sometimes the weather is so bad they can'tleave the houseboat! ‘Sometimes they have leave the houseboat! 4 Charlie has to make sure they have all the wood. they need for heating. Charlie has to make sure there__to heat the houseboat. 5 They don't have space for many things because the houseboat is very small ‘The houseboat is ‘space for many things. ‘that they can’t that they don't have > Grammar reference, page 150 P Workbook Unit 2: anguage in Use, page 17, exercises 1,2,3 [21 |In pairs or as a group, answer the questions. 1 How do you usually communicate with your friends when you're not together? 2 Why might you write a short note to a friend? Asking questions O When you aska friend questions, you dontt need to be very polite. However, when we aska friend to do something for us, we are usually more polite than when we just ask for information. (© Learn a few simple ways of asking questions politely, such as Would you mind ing ...2and Could you ...? ‘Look at this writing task and the note and then answer the questions. ‘You are moving house soon. Write a note to your | friend Elie. In your note you should: + tell Ellie where you are moving house. + say how you feel about moving house. + askEElie to help you get ready. Write 35-45 words. Hi Elle! We've moving housel We've not going fa, just ‘ovo miles away to another par of town. fel sad about leaving my old bedroom but excited too! Would you mind helping me pack? U've got so much sufi Let me now Bye! Becky 1 Where does Becky write about the first point in the task? 2 Where does she write about the second point? 3. Where does she write about the third point? @®) Read the question that Becky asked Ellie and tick other questions she could use instead. sad ab lrg ny oe bedi te doo! Would you mind helping me pack? Ive got s0 such stuff Lek mek a) Can you help me get ready to move? ‘b) Do you think you could help mie pack? «) You help me get ready to move? €) Do you help me get ready to move? €) Could you help me pack my things? £) Will you help me pack my things? oo00000 v OH EA A short message © Inthis task the frst word of each point (tll, say, ask) tells you what to do, © Make sure that you follow the instructions carefully. A : Look at this writing task and the email and underline two mistakes. Rafael also | misunderstand one of the instructions. ‘Which one? Your fiend Lewis recently moved to another town. Write a short emailto him. In your | email you should: + say how you feel without Lewis. i + ask about his new home. } + tell him when you can vist him. Write 35-45 words. To: Lewis From: Rafael HiLewis, It's quiet here without you! | miss you! Everyone says hello. What your new home is like? | hope you have nice neighbours and new friends. You ‘can come and visit me at the end of June. What are you think? Bye! Rafael |Plan = Make a paragraph plan for the task in Exercise 4. Part Purpose Useful phrases ‘My notes ‘Opening | sayhello. “Hi Lewis! Dear Lewis, Firstpoint | sayhowyoufead — |Tmiss you without Lewis It’s boring/quiet/lonely without you. Second point |askabouthis new | .. your own bedroom? home gota garden? ‘Third point | telThimwhen you | im July/August ete ; can visit him in the summer, etc. Closing say goodbye ‘Bye for now! See you! Bye! (GG Look at this writing task. For each point 1 first point you are given, tick the phrases you might 4a) Itell ou about leaving my old home use in your note. One phrase in each point p)t'm a bit sad to be leaving ‘s 7 c) I feel sad when I think about ... nwntouwocuae } 4)'m happy about leaving You have just moved house to another town or city. 2 second point Write a card to your friend Jess. In your card you should: a) One thing I love about the new house is + tell Jess about leaving your old home ‘b) love the fact that. + say what you like most about your: c) It’s great to be living ... rehome €) Tsay you what Tike most. + tstlestovistyou aos Write 35-45 words. a) Why don’t you visit ...? byDo you want to visit? ©) Doyouvist.2 €) Would you Ie to vst. onoo0 ofO00 OOOO Plan Make a paragraph plan for the task in Exercise 6. Part Purpose ‘Useful phrases ‘My notes ‘Opening say hello “Hi Jess! Dear Jess, First point | tell Jess about leaving | felt unhappy/sad. happy memories your old home Second point | say what youlike most | wonderful garden, big bedroom, friendly about yournew home _| neighbourhood ‘Third point [ask Jess tovisityou | next month in the summer/winter, et . Closing ‘say goodbye Bye for now! See youl Byel BD Write do the writing tasks in exercises 4 and 6. Write 35-45 words in each message. @® Check Before you hand in your writing tasks, complete this checklist. raat) ‘© te kept within the word tit | © Wve checked my spetng and grammar. © ve covered al the points fom the tasks. © ‘reused my own words n some places. } Writing reference, page 169 > Workbook Unit 2: Writing, page 18, exercises 1,2, 3 and Progress check 2, page 19 2(@D choose the correct word or phrase. 1 Every Saturday my friends and I meet / are meeting at a pizzeria in the town centre. 2 Why do you ery /are you crying, Maria? What's wrong? 3. My sister don’t / doesn’t like onions but Ido, 4 How often do you play / are you playing video games? 5 I'm not knowing / I don't know where my red T-shirt is. i (@® Put te verbs into the correct tense, past simple or past continuous. 11 (look) for my sunglasses when I (find) the book Tost last year. ~ 2 Alfie (not / go) the party because he (feel) il. 3 What (we / tall about when Jim (come) in and interrupted us? GB) Match to make sentences. 4 Every __ a) magazines was too expensive. 2 Both of the _ ») the boys in my class have short hair. 3 Each of the © eitl in my class has long hair 4 Allof__ 4) are shy at first 5 Lots of people __ €) bikes were old. © tra word or phrase in bold is correct, put a tick, If it’s incorrect, rewrite it correctly on the line. Tuse to read comics, but don't anymore, ‘When I was young, we would played in the park for hours after school Did you use to live in Germany? ‘Would you have long hair when you were a teenager? Inever used to like mushrooms but I do now, omens © write so, such, too or enough in each gap. ; 1 Itwas hot that I couldn't sleep! e 2 Are you old. to drive a car? - 3 Thisis ‘a good book. You should read it! 41m ‘tired to watch this film. I'm going to bed! 5 Thaven't got, money to buy a‘new bike. GW choose the correct word. 1 Tm looking forward / ahead to your party on Friday 2 Ournew neighbours moved in / up next door yesterday. 3 Can you put me up / in for the night after the concert? 4 [didn't now that word 50 I looked it over / up in a dictionary, 5 She was a wild kitten, but she's turned into / onto a very friendly eat. 16 a a5)4 6 Mum, please stop Dylan to make / from making so much noise! 7 What I usually do at the weekend depends from / on the weather 8 It’s not worth to see / seeing that film ~it's not very good! ‘9 My dad’s really keen on trying / try new dishes. He's a great cook! 10. Mum makes us tidy / to tidy our bedrooms every evening. (GD) Wette a form of the word in capitals in each gap, Lindas go a warm and kind : My with Adam is very important to me Youneed alotot todesign T-shirt, find ithard to meet people because of my ‘Thankyou so much for your amazing Saying please and thank yow is an example of (@® waite a word from the box in each gap. attic | balcony | big | deep | fast | hedge | wide ‘Maddie's _asleep on the sofa, Don't wake her up! ‘Mr Baxter, our English teacher, has got a really__voice. Twoke up tired, but had a shower and then felt__awake. ‘The ‘outside the front window has grown too high. You can’t see out of the window now! Tmin trouble because I forgot to do my homework. ‘My brother's room is in the at the top of the house. 7 Having a_i our flat means we can sit outside in the summer. Dana's totally__~ you can't trust her to be there at the right time. i PERSONAL FRIEND CREATIVE SHY GENEROUS RELY POLITE ar x (_[exam Jsmnts Tick the statements that are true for you. Re\ Ten... | stim an interview to get the general meaning Ci understand the general situation ina conversation tare about myseir (C1 understand some phrasal verbs and use them in multiple-choice cloze activities use the correct style to start and end a letter /an eal (5 taentity aitterent text types (predict content in an interview say where things are in a photo understand result clauses and use them in sentence transformations 7] use me corect language to ask questions politely in a short message ‘the unit if you need more help. Unit/page Unit 1 p4 Unit 1 p8 Unit 1 p10 Unit 1 p11 Unit 1 p12, Unit2 pis ‘Unit 2, p18 Unit 2 p20 Unit2 pat Unit 2 p22GD tm pairs or as a group, make a list of as many different means of transport as you can. ‘Take turns to describe a means of transport without saying what it’s called. The class have to guess what you're describing. ‘Example: t§ like a bus but more comfortable, It's. often used for long journeys. (coach) GB Read the text quickly. In pairs or as a group, answer the questions. 1 What is the Hyperloop? 2, Have they started/finished building it yet? 3. Why will itbe better than taking a train? Understanding difference © There are many ways to say the same thing. For ‘example, It gets its energy from the Sun means the same as It solar powered. (© With true/false and correct/incortect tasks, you have to decide iftwo things mean exactly the same thing ornot. © Look outfor small differences. For example, tonly «gets some ofits energy from the Sun means something different from it’s completely solar powered. G] Look at the extracts from the text and then read the sentences below. Explain why the sentences are incorrect. In sc-f, spaceships fy across the universe at the speed of light. In real life, however, that’s impossible, 41. Humans have already invented spaceships that travel at the speed of light. In fact, a team of scientists and engineers have | already started to build it. 2 They have finished building the first Hyperloop, Travelling by Hyperloop, it will oly take about 30 minutes to go, for example, from Los Angeles to San Francisco in the USA. That's half the time it currently takes by pan. 3. Today, it takes about 30 minutes to fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco.ee 3 Turning Scifi travel into reality! by Ben Hudson, aged 13 sare you eer dreamt of traveling really fast, ike people don science-fiction films? In sci-fi, spaceships fly across the universe at the speed of ight. neal if, however, tha’ impossible. Yes, humans Fe flown in person planes that go faster than the speed of red but most panes today ae unable to travel that ast, and trins ard cars ere even love. ‘As prt of our class project on travel and transport, I've found out shout eally exiting new means of transport called the Hypetanp t ‘sounds like something out of Star Wars — but it might be reality soon. infact a team of scientists and engines have already started to build it It's Soler powered, vironmental friendly, safe, affordable fet! The mentor ofthe Fyperioop i Elon Musk, He thinks it wil ini travel oral of us. think he ight be ight True/false © Before you look at the statements, read the text quickly for gistto get general idea of whatit’s about. © Foreach statement, find the place in the text that talks about something similar. © Read that part of the text carefully and look for any negative structures or meanings. © Decide ifthe text means exactly the same as the statement (‘correct’) or means something different from the statement (incorrect) ))1.14 Read the text again. Decide if each statement is T (True) or F (False). 1 These days, most aeroplanes travel faster than the speed of sound. TE 2 ‘The Hyperloop first featured in the ‘Star Wars fms. TE 3 Engineers will start to build the Hyperloop soon, vr | | 4 Ben says that he has met Elon Musk TE 5 Hyperloop trains will travel nearly as fast as the speed of sound, TE 6 ‘The quickest trains today can go about 4,200 km per hour. TF 7 Vibranium is one of the characters in the Captain America stories. TIE ‘The Hyperioop is perfect for journeys Tonger than 1,600 km. 9 L's kely that Musk will be able to find the money he needs to bulld the Hyperloop. ‘Ben is looking forward to finding out more | about the Hyperioop. TF = E=HYPEREO D> Workbook Unit 3: Reading, pages 20-21, exercises 1,2,3,4 27 ‘So how will the Hyperioap work? Imagine along tube on stilts, or ‘ong legs, connecting two cities. The passengers wil sitin a specially- signed capsule, and there wil be three capsules per train. Magnets, vill push the train down the tube at a speed of up to 1,200 kilometres per hour Tha’ almost the speed of sound! Tay, the fastest trains in ‘the world only travel at about half that speed. The capsules need to be relly strong. The engineers are planing to use a special material made of carbon fire, ich they've decided t0 call 'vbrenium’. Have you heard that name before? Captain America’s shield is made of vibranium inthe superhero comics! They chose the name to show the material is extra strong ‘Teveling by Hypeloop it will ont take about 30 mints to go, for example, from Los Angeles to Sen Francisco inthe USA Tha’ haf the time itcurenty takes by plane. However, the Hyperioop won't take us to the other side ofthe world Its designed for journeys of 1.600 klometres ‘or less. For longer journeys, taking a plane wil stil eke less time, Scientists have been working on the HypelGop idea for several ears and there's stil ats of work to do. The frst Hyperloop may cost around 65 bilion to develop. Tht sounds like lot, but Musk has been involved in other successful projects and he's already experienced in raising milions of dois | really hope the Hyperloop isa success, and I'm looking forward to hearing more about it over the next few years, Who knows? Maybe well al be travelling by Hyperioon when we're older! S Write a highlighted word or phrase from the text to match each definition, 1 not expensive 2 athousand million a shorter way of saying ‘science fiction’ i people who travel on transport not bad for the environment at the moment faster than the speed of sound. completely change THINK ||RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | me if | What do you think of the Hyperloop? Which cities in your country would you connect with | the Hypetloop?Grammar in context Read the sentences below. Write a ‘word or short phrase in each gap to complete the sentences and then find them in the project on page 27 (© We use the present perfect simple fora situation that connects ‘the past and the present - when the specific time it started in the past isn’t mentioned. Compare: [booked the tickets yesterday. to check your answers. (specific time in the past - past simple), Ive already booked the tickets. Fi eee (already = before now - present perfect). oF travelling really fast? ‘Sometimes the situation began in the past and Is still true (She's been 2. As part of our class project on travel {a tour guide for three years.) and sometimes its already finished (She ‘and transport, hasn't been to Spain before). . found out about a really exciting new We use the present perfect continuous to emphasise the continuing ‘means of transport, nature of situations (Have you been thinking about your next holiday?). 3 Scientists have__on We often use the words for, since, already, yet, ever, never and still with the Hyperloop idea for several years. the present perfect simple, and for and since with the present perfect, 4 Musk —__been continuous. involved in other successful projects, |) D See Grammar reference, Unit 3, pages 150-151 GD choose the correct word or phrase. WD) Pat ine verbs into the correct tense, past 1 They've booked / been booking a lovely resort simple, present perfect simple or present by the sea. perfect continuous. 2 haven't heard / been hearing of the Hyperloop. 3. Have you stayed / been staying at that campsite before? 4 I've written / been writing this article about ‘unusual holidays for hours and I still haven't finished / been finishing! ‘Write a word from the box in each gap. already | ever | for | since | stil | yet Pe Z mae a The) to London? if 1 ve had my bike three years. {you / probably / travel) 2, Bie has loved skateboarding __she ‘on the London Underground, the third longest metro was little system in the world Even if (3) 3 don't need a new bike helmet-I've {you / not / be) to London, (4) got one. {you / probably / hear) fit. Read on Tor some fun facts 4 We haven't decided where we're eye the Tube, isthe oldest metro in the world! It fas your Dad got his new car ___ includes the tunnels ofthe Metropolitan Railway, 6 Have you been to the USA before? which 6) open) back in 1863, In other words, passengers @), (travel) under London on the Tube for more than © Did you know that the Underground, also known as Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given in the correct form. Use the present 150 years perfect simple or continuous. @ The Tube (7) {change} alot over 1 Dan got his motorbike four years ago. (have) the years. Lots of stations (8) Dan (open) since 1863, and lots () ahi is ae HT Oa Mae {close including the Tower of London (dosed in 1884), ae © Inthe past 4 hours, more than 3 milion people 3 This willbe my frst time staying in @ hostel ()____iget on) and off an (not / stay) Underground tain 1 © A final fun fact. No-one (11) 4 We started waiting for you at one o'clock! (wait) (actually / count) ther, but scientists we (12) (aleulate) that about halt a milion mice live in the tunnels of the Underground! 28 Workbook Unit 3: Grammar 1, page 22, exercises 1, 2,3,Words connected with holidays GD 61115 choose the correct word to complete each definition, Listen and check. 1 full/ package holiday: a holiday where fights fod cccommodation are included in te peice 2 eruis / voyage: a holiday on board a big sip 3 camp / camping trip: holiday where you sleep inatent 4 guided tour / view: when an expert shows you founda tourist attraction 5 Job / business trip: when someone travels as part of tel jab 6 school rip / journey: when students visit a place away from school ‘Write a word or phrase from Exercise 1 in each gap. 1 My mum went on a_ work. 2. Have you ever been on a ?Its exciting to wake up in a different port each day. 3 Ltyou visit the Acropolis, take a to learn about its incredible history. 4 My grandparents have just booked a two-week ‘to Portugal. 5 Our class is going on a National Museum next week, 6 Wewentona last year but it rained every day and all my clothes in the tent got wet. to Ireland for to the Workbook Unit 3: Vocabulary, pages 22-23, exercises 1,2,3 (28&) In pairs or as a group, answer the questions. ‘What problems can people experience when they travel or are on holiday? 2 Have you ever been on a journey or holiday ‘where something has gone wrong? What happened? How did you feel? v Listening for feelings and attitude © Sometimes, listening questions ask you how someone feel or felt about something, © Remember that you're listening for ideas, not specific words. For example, someone who is ‘disappointed’ might say | thought it would be a lot better than it was. True/false © Remember that youll hear the recording twice, so don't worry if you can't work out the answer to all ofthe questions the first time, © Ifyou still aren't sure the second time you listen, make a guess. Don't eave any answers blank. ))1.19 You are going to listen to two people talking about journeys they've been on. Decide if the statements are T (True) or F (False). Gemma was annoyed when they tld her about the delay. re Gemma was impatient to find out what the Read the statements and choose the option. situation was. TIE that best describes how the person felt. 3 Gemmavwas uncerain which shop look around frst, we 7 ycoudn'tbelove thatthe guide 4 Daniel was worried he couldn't carry his prevented us from faking photos! pies TF 5. Gemma is angry with Daniel for making a)surprised—_b) uncertain amistake a 6: Daniel was plegsantly surprised by what | they gave him. TF] 2 Lexpected the guided tour to be ess atts cn interesting, but it wasn't. GB <))129 Listen again and check your answers. ayimpatient _b) disappointed Shr nists ad G Remeeeswaiv aaa ) & tocomplain SS He [RESEMNGHT|CORTRE ELEM a) annoyed) worried “ When was the last time you were: annoyed, impatient, Cee ED) uncertain, woried, angry, pleasantly surprised? a) angry ») impatient } Workbook Unit 3: Listening, page 24 exercises 1,2,3Grammar in context ‘Read these sentences from the audio in the listening lesson on page 30 and then decide if each noun in bold is countable (C) or uncountable (U). 1 They told me to keep listening for information about the flight. _ 2 Ttook two huge suitcases with me 3 I've never carried so much luggage on holiday before! 4... they said they had bad news and good news for 5 Infirst class, as you may have heard, you get delicious food 6 ... the meals we had were fantastic Ramen ‘Countable nouns can be counted and havea singular and plural form: one suitcase, two suitcases. Uncountable nouns only have a singular form. They re often abstract ideas (truth, information, etc), materials ron, glass, water, wood, etc) and collections (umiture, luggage, baggage, money, et). To talkabout one objectin a collection, we can use piece of, sheet of, item of, etc, eg. asheet of paper, two pieces of furniture. Some nouns are both countable and uncountable, Often, this is because the word refers toa substance/material ora thing that's made of that substance: Thats made of glass. (uncountable) and There are thre glasses onthe table. (countable). With countable nouns, we can use: (a) fe, fewer, ‘many, anumber of With uncountable nouns, we can use: (a) itl, less, ‘much, an amount of We can use alot ofand lots oF with both countable and uncountable nouns, D-See Grammar reference, Unit3, page 151 ‘Write was or were in each gap to complete the sentences. Use the words in bold to help you. 1 There __ a lotof luggage in the car. 2 There a lot of guidebooks in the library. 3. Some of the ideas about the Hyperloop exciting! 4 Some of the information about the London ‘Underground ‘very interesting. 5 Jan's advice to read the online hotel reviews. 6 The news about the delay annoying. Write a word from the box in each gap. Use six words. There are three extra words which you do not need to use. ‘amount | few | fewer | less | little Tots | many | much | number How times did you change currency on your trip round Eastern Europe? ‘The guide didn’t give us about how they built the castle. 7 ‘You need a huge of time to travel round the world! information ‘We bought of souvenirs and presents at the airport. Ive brought __luggage for the trip ‘than I thought. people have ever stayed in an ‘underwater hotel GB ta word in bold is correct, put a tick. Add } an -s onto each word which needs it. Every hotel provides ) accommodation _forits guests. But some hotels ae much stranger than others. Here are some ofthe weirdest (2) place to stayin the world [tthe Palacio de Sal.in Bolivia, the whole hotel is made of, )salt___— even alte ( furnture__! Ifyou like art, then Benesse House in Japan might be the perfect hotel for you. Guests sleep In a museum and gallery, surrounded by expensive () work __ of (6) art___and sculptures. Ifyou're more interested in (7) transport ___, then you Would enjoy staying at Hotel Costa Verde in Costa Rica, where 2 fullsize Boeing 727 aeroplane s part ofthe hotel. Interestingly, there are several underwater hotels in the world. At Poseidon Undersea Resort in Fiji the hotel is 12 (8) metre below the surface ofthe (@) water__ Its like steeping in an aquarium. Guests also have access toa small submarine ~ but of course you need lots of 0) money__to stay there! > Workbook Unit 3: Grammar 2, page 23, exercises 1,2,3. [31Collaborative task (HD © watch the Taik2Me video and answer the questions. 1. What has Safi done in her first week in Portugal? 2. Who wants to go to: the zoo, the shopping centre, ‘the museum? 3. Why cant Safi goto the museum? (BD © watch the video again. Underline the phrases in the Phrase expert box that you hear on the video. PHRASE EXPERT think they should... | Maybe / Perhaps they should/could... | ...might bea good idea | would be (useful) | How about...? | What do you think about ...? @® wm pairs or as a group, look at these photos and answer the questions. 1 What are the people in the pictures doing? 2. What equipment do you need to do these things? (© We often use modal verbs and conditional forms ‘to make suggestions, e.g. They could choose X, X might be a good idea, X would be useful We can add perhaps or maybe too, e.g. Perhaps they could choose... (© We can also make suggestions by asking questions, eg. What do you think about... How about...? @) ci)1.20 Read the task in Exercise 7, Then Iisten to students doing the task. Make notes to answer the questions. 1 Which things do they say might be a good idea? 2 Which things do they say aren't a good idea? 32) D Workbook Unit 3: Speaking, pages 24-25, exercises 1, 2,3, What ior) think about...? GB 120 risten again. Write down the phrases that the students use to make suggestions. Collaborative task © Ifyou don't understand what your partner says, don't panic! Ask Do you mean ...? orask them to repeat what they said, © Ifyou don't know the word for something in the pictures, use other words to describe it,e.9. lt protects your head when you're cycling. © You can also ask the examiner to repeat a question or instruction ifyou don't understand it. GG ook at the pictures in Exercise 7. In pairs or as a group, discuss what each object is called and used for. In pairs, do the task. A boy is leaving his school because his family is moving to another town. The students in his class want to buy him a present, They know he likes skateboarding, cycling and football. Talk together about the different presents they could give him and then decide which one is best.In pairs or as a group, answer the questions. 1 How do you prefer to travel around where you live? What are your favourite and least favourite ways of travelling? . 2 Which means of transport have you never been in/on? Rane © Ifyou aren't sure which particle to use in phrasal verbs, remember that particles aren't random. They contain meaning - usually @ metaphorical meaning. © For example, up sometimes means'more! or ‘increase! (eg. speed up, turn up the volume) and sometimes means collect (eg. pick up, pack up). © Upand in sometimes mean arrive’ or‘appear' (e.g tum up, show up, check in, drop in) © Offis sometimes connected to the idea of ‘departing’ or'leaving' (e.g. set off, take off,drop off © Downis sometimes connected to the idea of ‘failing’ and’stopping'(e.. close down, break down). © Outs sometimes connected to the idea of something removed from where it was'or‘with nothing left (e.g, take out, go out). Choose the correct word. Use the words in italics to help you. ‘We were all late for school because the bus Droke down / out / up. ‘Mr Jones asked the taxi driver to speed off / down / up because he was late for work If we set up / off / away at 7 am, we'll get there around lunchtime. Tlove the feeling of a plane taking up / off / down / out, My neighbours have just turned in / up / off in their new car, ‘When we get to the airport, we'll check in / up/ down and then have lunch. In the morning, Mum drops me off / away / out outside my school, Dad usually picks me out / up / off from school in the afternoon. Quickly read the text in Exercise 4 and answer these questions. 1. What kind of transport is the Transition? 2. How far can it fly? 3 Atthe moment, how many people can travel in the Transition? Open cloze © Iftheres a verb immediately before the gap, ask yourself if you need to write particle to makea phrasal verb. © ftheres a particle (off, up, etc) immediately after the gap, ask yourself if you need to write a verb to. make a phrasal verb J) Write one word in each gap to complete the text. ‘The Transition For years, people (1) cars that can fly- With a flying car, you set e) ‘fom home in your car, speed ° and take (4) _— into the sky. ‘Now, a company from the USA (5) created the Transition, a two-seater plane that can also drive down a road ‘With the Transition, you won't need to spend hours (6) _ in at a busy airport. ‘Imagine leaving home and turning (7)__ ina completely different city 400 kilometres away a couple of hours later. ‘The Transition will be able to fly a distance of ‘about 800 kilometres, It's currently designed for ‘wo passengers, although the company is working ona model for four people. If you're interested 6) ‘nding out more about the ‘Transition, have a look at their website, > Vocabulary reference, page 163 Workbook Unit: Languagein Use page, evcrses 23 (33)In pairs or groups, answer these questions. Look at the photo. Why would people visit this place? What can you do there? 2 What's the strangest or most interesting tourist attraction you've ever visited? Read this review. In pairs or as a group, answer the questions. 2 é é t € £ Do something different at Athens Clue! | een on solving ve you on holiday in Athens? Are you keen on soli Ar yo Zo Athene clue is the experience for You! Clues to escape from inside a mysterious room. It's @ race against time and it's great fun! ‘The entry costis €15 per player, which is expensive ~ 3 worth it Its not easy, though. Some of the clues Dut te wo ard. You need to speak English welland Yyou should go in & group of at least two people ‘Athens Clue is perfect for teenagers and adults, but younger children might find it too difficult! Ifyou like Ghallenges, I'd recommend it Se e . oe 1 What’ the tourist attraction called? Where is it? 2. What can you choose from? 3 What do visitors do there? - 4. How much does it cost? 5 Is the review generally positive or negative? 6 What positive points are mentioned? 7 What negative points are mentioned? unt ferent senatog, where you nd an ove 2 1 Pp Choosing positive and negative points O Ina review, you should describe the things you liked (positive points) and the things you didn’t like (negative points. O Before you start writing, make a list of the most important positive and negative points. It's fine to have more positive points than negative points, or ‘more negatives than positives, or a balance. I's up toyou! $5} 1m pairs or as a group, discuss whether these people would enjoy visiting Athens Clue. Give reasons for your opinions. 1 T'mon my own in Athens today. 2 Ive got four teenage kids who are very competitive. 3. My cousins are four and eight years old. 4 There are five of us, We don’t want to spend more than about €40 today. 5 My friends from Russia are visiting ‘They don't all speak English very well. Onmmsa oun Areview © Reviews should be interesting to read, so use an appropriate style, Usually, this s the same style as an article in a magazine. It shouldn't be as serious as an essay, butit shouldn't be as informal as a letter toa friend, © Itsfine to use short forms (youre, isnt etc), and to address the reader directly (Are you on holiday in Athens),Look at this writing task and make notes to answer the questions. ‘You have seen this notice on a website for teenagers. REVIEWS WANTED We're looking for reviews of tourist attractions all round the world. ‘Could you write us a review of a tourist attraction where you live? Include information about what and where it is, what you can do there, ‘and how much it costs. Explain why you would or wouldn't recommend it. ‘What is it? ‘Where is it? ~ ‘What can you do there? ‘How much does it cost? Positive points: ‘Negative points: Plan Make a paragraph plan. i i | i | Part ‘Purpose Useful phrases ‘My notes H ‘Title ‘make the readers want to ; read your review by giving it an interesting title : Paragraph 1_| give basic information about | Are you on holiday in ..? : the attraction (what/where | you might want to. : itis) ] Paragraph 2 | give more detailed ‘There, you car. information about the Visitors can also attraction, include relevant i positive and negative features | One problem, however is that One excellent feature is Paragraph 3 ; Paragraph 4 | say who,if anyone, you'd | It's (not) perfect/ideal for .. ; recommend itto Ta (definitely) recommend it to. 2 @@ Write write your review in an appropriate style. Write about 100 words. Check Before you hand in your review, complete this checklist. Gheckli © Wve ven my review an intresting tte ‘© rveincuded all the information fom Exercise 4 © etied to interest the readersandusedthe © Ive followed the paragraph pl tight style. in Exercise 5, © Wve checked my speling and grammar D Writing reference, page 171 P Workbook Unit 3: Writing, page 26, exercises 1, 2,3, 4 and Progress check 3, page 27 35