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UNIT VOCABULARY GRAMMAR FUNCTIONS

A good start ∙ Free time ∙ Articles and quantifiers ∙ Discussing learning styles
pp4–7 activities ∙ Present ∙ Asking

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continuous (with and answering about free
∙ Adjectives present and future time activities

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∙ Geographical meaning) ∙ Talking about present, past and

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∙ Adjectives: comparative future actions

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features
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and superlative forms ∙ Comparing and describing places

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∙ Past simple – be

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∙ Technology ∙ Present ∙ Discussing

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1 Hi-tech simple (all the impact of
pp8–19 ∙ Phrasal forms) technology on our lives
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verbs:
communication ∙ love, (don’t) like, enjoy, ∙ Talking about habits and routines
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don’t mind, hate + -ing ∙ Expressing likes and dislikes
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∙ Past simple (all forms) ∙ Describing past events

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2 Wild ∙ The weather ∙ Past continuous (all ∙ Describing the weather and natural
weather ∙ Natural forms) disasters
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pp20–31 disasters ∙ Past simple and past ∙ Asking and answering about past
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and their continuous actions in progress
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consequences ∙ Sharing frightening or dangerous
experiences

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∙ Adventure ∙ Present A .
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3 To the perfect (all
limit sports and forms) ∙ Asking
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adjectives

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Consolidation A (Units 1–3) pp44&45

a∙ c ∙ Going to (all forms) ∙ Discussing

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4 Money Jobs and part-time jobs and ways
pp46–57 chores ∙ Will (all forms) (1) to make money
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Money and ∙ Future time clauses ∙ Talking about future plans and
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shopping intentions
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∙ Making spontaneous decisions
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5 Today and ∙ Science ∙ Will (all forms) (2) ∙ Discussing scientific and
tomorrow ∙ Space travel ∙ Adverbs: technological advances
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comparative
pp58–69 and superlative forms ∙ Making predictions about the
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∙ Zero future
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conditional and
first conditional ∙ Comparing life today and in the
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future
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∙ Describing scientific facts and
possible actions in the future
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6 A better ∙ Global issues ∙ Indefinite pronouns ∙ Discussing global issues
world ∙ Citizenship: ∙ Have ∙ Talking
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to / had to (all about unspecified objects
pp70–81 word families forms) or people
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(nouns and ∙ Talking about humanitarian actions
adjectives)
∙ Expressing
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past and present
obligation and lack of necessity
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Consolidation B (Units 4–6) pp82&83

Irregular verbs p120

skills builder (Turn your book upside down to find fast finishers activities for every unit.)

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 PROJECT,
READING & LISTENING BUILD YOUR SKILLS PROGRESS CHECK
& WORKBOOK

• Reading: Skills and ∙ Listening & Speaking: Inviting someone

abilities, p4 out, p5

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∙ Reading: An online ∙ Reading & Listening: An online forum, p14
debate, p9
∙ Listening & Speaking: Making a complaint, p15 PROJECT
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∙ Listening: ∙ Writing: A product review, p16


My favourite Take part in a debate, pp18&19
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app, p11
∙ Progress Check p17
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∙ Reading: A book review, p12
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Adverbs of degree
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(not very, a bit, quite, very, really)

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∙ Reading: A profile, p21 ∙ Reading & Listening: News extracts, p26
∙ Listening: ∙ Listening & Speaking: Reacting to events, p27 PROJECT
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Mysteries of
∙ Writing: A fictional narrative, p28


the Earth, p23 Report a natural disaster,
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∙ Reading: A magazine
pp30&31

∙ Progress Check p29

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Sequencing words and
interview, p24
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expressions (one day, soon, (by) then,
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later, in the end)

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∙ Reading: ∙ Reading & Listening: A notice, p38
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article, p33
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& Speaking: Making an
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Helen’s emergency call, p39
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∙ Writing: Blog posts, p40
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Antarctic challenge, p35 pp42&43
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∙ Reading: News reports, p36
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Linkers (because and so)
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Live from Listening & Speaking: Asking for a favour, p53
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Camden Market, p49 Become an entrepeneur,
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Writing: An informal letter, p54
∙ Reading: A comic strip, p50 pp56&57

∙ Progress Check p55

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Pronouns (subject and
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object pronouns)
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∙ Reading: An infographic, ∙ Reading & Listening: Instructions, p64
p59
∙ Listening & Speaking: Making suggestions, p65 PROJECT
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∙ Listening: ∙ Writing: An opinion essay, p66

A visit to a Design a prototype, pp68&69
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museum, p61
∙ Progress Check p67
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∙ Reading: A blog post, p62
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Linkers of contrast
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∙ Reading: An NGO web ∙ Reading & Listening: An election leaflet, p76
page, p71
∙ Listening & Speaking: Persuading people, p77 PROJECT
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∙ Listening: Good causes, p73 ∙ Writing: A biography, p78

Give a speech for a cause,
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∙ Reading: pp80&81
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A magazine
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Connectors of time and
article, p74
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sequence (in, after, at the age of..., when
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he/she was..., since then, ... years later)

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 A good start
Reading
Skills and abilities
1 Read the article about different learning styles and complete Rosie Brandon’s tips with the

names of the teens (Sam, Jenny and Ron).

Discover your Just as we are different in the way we look, we are

different in the way we learn. Studying isn’t always
easy but discovering our learning style can help us
learning style to study more easily. What learning style do you
have? Read and find out!

I remember I love listening to music and I’m an active

information when playing musical instruments. person and I
I see it. I enjoy I remember information when

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enjoy exploring.

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analyzing diagrams. I usually I prefer listening to explanations with my hands, doing

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remember how the information instead. I enjoy experiments and observing
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Jenny, 17 people – I like social events

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(1) ... , you’re a tactile learner. You should do practical work. You learn better when you do group projects,
give presentations and do experiments. It is a good idea to write notes by hand and teach a friend when
you study. You should take active study breaks – go for a walk, do some exercise or dance.

(2) ... , you’re a visual learner. You should make notes in class. When you study at home, draw charts or mind
maps and use colours. You should use lists and break information into categories, and add colourful headings.

(3) ... , you’re an auditory learner. It’s a good idea to record your notes and listen to them. You should study with
a classmate, so you can talk things over. Create rhymes or songs to remember concepts. Don’t listen to music
when you study – it distracts you!

2 Describe the three types of learner and say 5 In pairs, ask and answer to find out your


two things each type can do to learn better. classmate’s learning style. Use phrases from
the box and your own ideas.
3 Answer.

1 What type of learner are you? Why? enjoy presentations make summaries
  

2 According to Rosie Brandon, what should enjoy teamwork highlight information
  

you do to learn better? understand experiments use colours
  
3 In your opinion, which tip is going to work take active breaks draw diagrams
  

best for you?
Do you usually study alone?
4 Think of useful strategies for learning

Yes, I do.

English and make a list on the board as

Can you remember images?
a class. Which are the best strategies

according to your learning style?
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Listening & Speaking
Inviting someone out
1 Before you watch the video > Look at the photo and make predictions. Where is Ben inviting Chloe to?

2 02 Watch the video and listen for general ideas > Answer.

 
1 Where is Ben inviting Chloe to? 2 Can Chloe come? 3 What do they arrange to do?
 
   
 
   
 
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Hi, Chloe! Hey, I’m having a (1) … party this
weekend. Would you like to come?
That sounds great! I’d love to. When is it?

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It’s on (2) … evening at (3) … o’clock.
I’m really sorry but I’m busy on Friday. I’m
going to my (4) … engagement party.
Oh, what a shame! Are you free on (5) … ?
Yes, Saturday’s fine. Shall we meet at (7) … ?
Maybe we could go (6) … .

Let’s say (8) … . I’m having lunch at my (9) … ,
so I probably won’t be back until then.
Great! See you there. I’ll (11) … you
if I’m going to be late.
OK, that’s fine. How about meeting at the
bowling alley in (10) … ?
OK, no worries. Have a great time on Friday!

4 Speak > Role play in pairs.

1 Role play the conversation in Exercise 3.

2 Role play a new conversation. Use events
Underline these expressions in the conversation.

from the box.
3 Change roles. Would you like to come? That sounds great!
I’m really sorry but I’m busy on…


a barbecue a fancy dress party Are you free on… ? Maybe we could…
Yes, … (time or day) is fine.

  
a dance party a pizza party
How about meeting at… ? Great! See you there.
  
 
Remember to use them to invite someone out or
to accept an invitation.

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 Vocabulary Present continuous
Free time activities 4 Complete the table. Use short forms where

possible.
1 03 Match. Then listen and check.

 
Affirmative and negative
1 go a to music
I ’m / ’m not



2 hang out b water sports / yoga



3 chat c video games / volleyball He / She / It ’s / playing.
4 play d with friends

  
5 do e online You / We / They / aren’t

  
6 watch f to parties / shopping Wh- questions
7 listen g TV / films / football
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Where he / she / it ?
2 In turns, ask and answer about the


  

activities you usually do in your free time. are you / we / they
What do you usually do in your free time? 5 Complete the conversations with the

I usually listen to music and chat online.
present continuous form of the verbs in

brackets. Use short forms where possible.
Grammar 1 A: Hello. Can I speak to Harry, please?

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B: I’m sorry. He’s not in. He ... (play) football
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at the club.
2 A: ... (Ben / go) to his grandparents’ house

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the box. You can use each word more than once.

B: No, he ... . He ... (train) for a football match.

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B: Yes, she ... . She ... (do) yoga.
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4 A: ... (they / go) to the cinema on Friday?


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1 It’s my birthday next week and I want to B: No, they ... . They ... (have) a pizza party.

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have ... party at my house. I want to invite
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... friends! B: Hi, Greg. How are you? What ... (you / do)?


2 I’m not doing ... exercise these days. A: I ... (study) but I ... (not study) physics.


I ... (do) some maths exercises. And you?

I should go to ... gym and start ... new

sport.
3 Do you have ... plans for this weekend?

There’s ... interesting film at ... cinema.
4 There were ... people at the party! We had

... great time!
5 I’m looking at ... photos of a fancy dress

party. Do you want to see them?
6 A: ... money did you spend on that video


game?
B: I only spent £4 because I had ... discount


coupons.
7 A: Do you need ... special equipment to do



parkour?
B: No, you don’t need ... equipment.

8 A: ... invitations did you make?

B: About 20 but I want to make ... more. 6 Which sentences or questions from Exercise 5



9 A: .... sandwiches did you buy? refer to the future?

B: I didn’t buy ... sandwiches. I bought a



big cake!

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Adjectives Geographical features
1 04 Classify the adjectives. Then listen 5 Complete the table with names of places in

 

and check. your country.

boring scary fantastic a river a desert

dangerous terrible exciting a mountain an ocean
sad funny amazing
impressive beautiful a waterfall a lake
a beach a sea
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6 Write sentences about places you know
interesting

using comparative and superlative forms.
Aconcagua is the highest mountain in my
Grammar country. It’s also the highest mountain in
Adjectives: comparative and America!
superlative forms
Grammar
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safe safer the safest

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was I / he / she / it


Long adjectives
Why funny?
more the most you / we / they
beautiful
  
beautiful beautiful
interesting 8 Complete the conversations with the past

simple form of be.


Irregular adjectives
good better the best 1 A: Did you watch TV last night?


B: Yes, I did. I saw an action film. The special
bad


effects ... great and the music ... cool.


2 A: ... the film good?

3 Write sentences using the comparative form


B: It ... (not) very scary and the actors ... (not)

of the adjectives in brackets.



very good.
3 A: Did you like the book?

1 New York City / London (modern)



2 villages / cities (quiet) B: No, I didn’t. It ... long and boring.
4 A: ... you at the cinema yesterday?



3 Brazil / Canada (hot)



4 the USA / the UK (big) B: No, I ... . I ... at home.
5 A: Did you use the travel guide during



4 Write sentences using the superlative form


your trip?

of the adjectives in brackets. B: Yes, I did. It ... very useful.


1 Vatican City / country in the world (small)
9 Write sentences about a place you visited,

2 Burj Khalifa / building in Dubai (impressive)

a film you saw or a book you read. Use

3 Atlanta / has / airport in the world (busy)
the past simple of be and adjectives from

4 Singapore / city to live in (expensive)
Exercise 1.

5 Río de la Plata / river in the world (wide)

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 1 Hi-tech
Vocabulary
Technology
1 Do the quiz. What’s your score? Do you agree with the results?

HOME NEWS QUIZZES BLOG REVIEWS CONTACT

HOW DIGITAL IS YOUR LIFE?
1 What do you always carry with you?
a) My mobile phone.
b) My mobile phone and earphones.
I can’t live without music!
4 What do you mostly use YouTube for?
a) To follow youtubers and watch films and concerts.
b) To watch online tutorials when I need help to study.
c) In fact, I don’t use YouTube very often.

c) My mobile phone, my earphones
5 Which of these technological inventions are

and a charger, of course!
important in your life?

2 What do you usually do when you get home from a) Laptops or computers – how did people live
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my friends’ posts. c) Apps, definitely. I just can’t live without them!

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3 What do you usually do when you do homework? 3 a=3 b=4 c=2
4 a=4 b=3 c=2

a) I usually upload files to the cloud to save them or
5 a=3 b=2 c=4

share them with my class.
b) I multitask: I do my homework as I listen to music 10–12 You like to find a balance

or watch TV and chat with friends. between technology and real life.
c) When I do my homework, I usually silence 13–16 Technology is your friend.

my mobile phone. You enjoy a digital life.
17–20 You really love gadgets.
You’re a true technology fan!

2 05 Listen and repeat the words in blue. 7 content that people publish on the

 
Then find a word for each of these definitions.

Internet
1 a set of information on a computer 8 a piece of equipment used for providing a

battery with electricity

2 platforms such as Instagram or TikTok

where people interact online
3 In pairs, share your answers to these questions.
3 online services where you can keep and


access information 1 Which of the words in blue are things that

4 a device for downloading books and you own or use?

reading them on screen 2 What do you use them for?

5 a device for listening to music without

disturbing other people There’s a games console at home but
6 a video on the Internet that gives I don’t use it very often.


instructions on how to do something
Really? I have one too and I use it all
the time!

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An online debate
1 Before you read > Look at the website quickly. What is the debate about? How many people

express their opinion? Who are they?

Should mobile phones be banned at school?

Mobile devices are such a big part of everyday life
now, but should they be used at school?
Do you use your mobile phone in class? What do
you use it for? Does it help you learn? Here are
some personal experiences that provide arguments
for and against the use of mobile phones in class.
Read them and then vote in our online poll!

When I was in class, I always checked my People worry that mobiles are a big
phone and looked to see what my friends distraction at school, but I disagree –
were saying. I couldn’t help it! they can be really creative in the classroom.
Now, we can’t use mobile phones at It’s not the technology that’s bad. It’s the

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school anymore. This is what happened. way that people use it.

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they wanted to control their use of social networking sites. maps to find places. We also do internet research for collaborative
So four students organized a digital detox week. During this projects and students share documents on the cloud.

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week, 400 students and their teachers didn’t use any mobile We use our mobile phone cameras a lot too. We don’t take

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devices at home or at school – no phones, tablets or laptops.
Our school work improved during the experiment because we
notes while the teacher is writing – we just take pictures
of the board. On Monday mornings, when the teacher asks,

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‘What did you do at the weekend?’, we show our pictures

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our feelings during that week. My friend Jess wrote, ‘It isn’t as and videos. We also sometimes record our answers.

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hard as I expected and I even sleep better.’ Hannah agreed,
‘I don’t mind giving up instant messaging and I enjoy talking
more with my friends during break.’
Most participants felt less stressed and realized they had
more free time while they weren’t using mobile devices. As
a result, my school banned mobiles all day for 11 to 13-year
olds and 14 to 16-year olds can only use them at lunchtime.
Personally, I like asking Siri (the voice-activated software
on my mobile phone) questions. It’s a great way to improve
pronunciation because Siri doesn’t understand if I say
things incorrectly!
Obviously students shouldn’t use mobiles to call friends in
class, read and answer personal messages or cheat in tests,
but otherwise I think they are a great educational tool.

What do you think? VOTE NOW!

Should mobile phones be banned at school?

Yes, including breaks. Yes, but only in class. No, because they’re a useful tool for learning.

2 Read for general ideas > Answer. 3 Read for details > Find in the text:


1 What was the survey at Sarah’s school 1 Five benefits of the digital detox


about? experiment at Sarah’s school.
2 What happened during the digital detox 2 Eight uses of mobile phones at Katsumi’s


week? School of English.
3 Can Sarah use her mobile phone at

school now?
4 What is Katsumi doing in London? Give your opinion

5 Can he use his mobile phone in class?
What’s your vote? Explain.

6 What shouldn’t he use his mobile phone

in class for?

UNIT 1 9
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Present simple: affirmative, negative and questions
Love, (don’t) like, enjoy, don’t mind, hate + -ing

USE FORM
A Analyze these sentences from the C Complete the table.


text on page 9. Underline eleven more
present simple verb forms. Affirmative
I / You / We / They send
Do you use your mobile phone in class? messages.
He / She / It
What do you use if for?

   
Negative
Does it help you to learn?
I don’t mind giving up instant messaging. I / You / We / They don’t send
messages.
I enjoy talking with my friends more He / She / It send

   
during break. Yes/No questions
We use online maps to find places. I / you / we / they
   
send messages?
We don’t take notes. Does he / she / it
We just take pictures of the board. Short answers
We show our pictures and videos.
Yes,
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We use the present simple...
• to talk about habits or routines: D Read these sentences and choose the

correct option to complete the rule.
 

• with adverbs of frequency: He loves using his mobile phone in class.
She hates running out of battery.
 

• with love, like, enjoy, don’t mind and hate: We use -ing forms of verbs / the present
continuous after love, like and hate.
 

1 Complete the sentences with the correct 3 Free practice > Choose words from each box


form of the verbs in brackets. to write sentences that are true for you.
1 We sometimes … (use) our mobile phones a

in class. always often usually sometimes never
 
 
 
 
2 I … (like / watch) tutorials on my tablet.

3 She always … (listen) to music on her b
watch tutorials / films on my laptop

mobile phone.
 
4 He … (enjoy / play) video games after school. chat with friends follow youtubers
 
 
post videos / photos do online searches

 
2 Complete the questions with the present spend time on social media
 
play video games upload files to the cloud

simple form of the verbs in brackets.
 
1 How often ... (you / check) social media?
4 Free practice > Write three sentences about

2 What apps ... (they / use) a lot?

what you love, like, enjoy, don’t mind, don’t

3 How often … (you / use) your phone?
like or hate doing in relation to technology.

4 ... (he / do) online searches at school?

10 In pairs > pp85&87 WB > pp84&85
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1 start using a computer system.
Phrasal verbs: communication

2 search; try to find something.

1 Read the text. Which app can you use to 3 try to find a piece of information in a list.

4 phone someone again later.

communicate with friends?

5 talk to someone you haven’t seen for

some time.
How did we live
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6 discover; learn about.
A without them?

7 start something (a business, a product).

8 make the volume louder.
There’s an app for everything!

9 stop a device from working temporarily.
Here are some of our favourites...

Shazam 4 06 Listen, check and repeat.

 
Want to know what song is playing? To find
out, just hold your phone near the music and 5 Choose the correct options. Then write

get the name of the song and the artist. This answers that are true for you.
useful app was set up in 2002.
1 How do you usually find out / call back

information for your homework?
Kaspersky QR Scanner
2 Which dictionary do you use to set up /
Use this app to scan QR codes and log on to
websites on your smartphone. This safe app
look up words in English?

3 Do you log on / turn off your mobile

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phone when you come to school?
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iTranslate 4 When do you usually catch up with /

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driving. This app automatically activates when you
start driving. Get paid to drive without texting and
text or call back any friend later when it’s safer!
Listening
Say It: English Pronunciation My favourite app
Look for hundreds of words on the Say It app.
Then turn up the volume and practise your 6 07 Listen to two friends talking about
pronunciation on the move!

 
apps. Which three apps do they mention?
WhatsApp 7 07 Listen again. Choose the correct answers.
Send free text and multimedia messages with

 
this app! You can catch up with your friends 1 The first app gives you links to…

on WhatsApp messenger. a radio and TV programmes.


b downloads and videos.


2 The first app…
2 Read the definition.

a is free. b costs £2.99.





3 There are … songs in the Shazam database.
phrasal verb: a phrasal verb consists of two

a more than 10 million b 100 million
or three parts – a verb + a particle or a verb




+ a particle + a preposition. The meaning of 4 Elena downloaded her app because…

a phrasal verb is different from the verb on a she was bored.


its own. Compare these examples: b it helped her to prepare for an exam.


I usually set the table at home. 5 Elena used her app every day when she was…

You can set up your own business. a on the bus. b at school.




6 Elena’s app has also got…
verb + a particle

a links to English b games and




songs. quizzes.


WB > p86 UNIT 1 11
 Reading
A book review
1 Before you read > Look at the title and the picture on the book cover. In your opinion, is the book

about a family who moved to another country or a family who didn’t use gadgets for some time?

The amazing story of a family who gave up all their electronic
and learnt that ‘real life’ can be fun!
W hen Susan Maushart told her family, ‘We’re
going to live without electronic gadgets for six
months,’ her children Sussy (14), Bill (15) and Anni (18)
didn’t believe her. But it wasn’t a joke. Susan was tired
of all the technology that dominated the family home.
There were gadgets everywhere – mobile phones,
By Susan Maushart
gadgets
Anni enjoyed cooking. Bill started playing the
saxophone again and Sussy came home when they
told her that life wasn’t so bad after all. They shared
mealtimes again, had long conversations and slept
better. They read books, went to the cinema together
and played board games with

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their friends. In the end, they all

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got back home from school, they did the same thing agreed that it was much better
day after day: they went to separate bedrooms and than they expected.
communicated with friends by text or social media but

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I read it last week and I really

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found it very hard at first and she went to stay with Review by Sam, 14
friends. But gradually, they all got used to it and even
started to like it!

2 Read for general ideas > Answer.

DID YOU KNOW?

1 What decision did Susan make and why?
In South Korea, there are free digital detox

2 What did her children think at first?
camps for teenagers who can’t put down

3 How did Sussy react?
their mobile phone and use it for 7 hours a

4 What did Anni and Bill enjoy doing?
day or more. When they arrive at the camp,

5 Was the experiment a success?
they hand in their phone and start a 12-day

6 Does Sam recommend the book? Why?
detox. At the camp, they participate in

3 Read for details > Write T (True) or F (False). games, arts activities and sport events, and

Justify your answers with sentences from they meditate for 30 minutes before sleep.
the text.
1 All of Susan’s children were teenagers.

2 They didn’t have many gadgets.
COMPARING LANGUAGES

3 During the experiment, they could use
Have you got a lot of gadgets? Does

gadgets at their friends’ houses.
technology dominate your home? Do you
4 They didn’t spend much time together
share mealtimes with your family? Do you

during the experiment.
have long conversations? Do you spend
5 The children thought that the experience
time together?

was worse than they expected.

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Grammar
Past simple: affirmative, negative and questions

USE FORM
A Analyze these sentences from the C Complete the table.


text on page 12. Underline eight more Affirmative
examples of the past simple.
I / You / He / She /
came home.
Her children didn’t believe her. It / We / They
They went to separate bedrooms. Negative

So ‘The Experiment’ began. I / You / He / She

didn’t home.
/ It / We / They

   
When Sussy, Bill and Anni got back home,
Yes/No questions
they turned off their mobile phones.
They didn’t turn on their computers to I / you / he / she
come home?
catch up with friends. / it / we / they

   
Short answers
How did it go?
Anni enjoyed cooking. Yes, I / you / he / she .

   
No, / it / we / they didn’t.
Sussy came home.
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and answer.

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2 Come is an irregular verb. What is its
 


past simple form?
1 Complete the text with the correct form of


the verbs in brackets.
E Classify the verbs from Exercise A and the

(1) ‘... (you / have) a contract or pay-as-you-go mobile past simple verbs in the text on page 12.
phone when you were my age?’ I (2) … (ask) my mum regular verbs irregular verbs
recently. She laughed out loud! ‘Mobile phones didn’t exist
believe – believed come – came
when I was young!’ she (3) … (reply). ‘There was only
one telephone in the house – an old green landline. When
someone (4) … (phone), all the family could hear your
3 Free practice > In turns, ask and answer
conversation. When I (5) … (meet) a French boy on a school

about the Maushart family and their
holiday, I called him every two weeks. I (6) … (have) a limit experiment.
of five minutes because international calls were very expensive.
Skype or instant messaging (7) ... (not exist) then.’ Did the experiment last six weeks?
No, it didn’t. It lasted six months.
2 Write questions using the past simple. Then

answer using the information in Exercise 1. COMPARING LANGUAGES
1 Jane’s mum / meet a boy in Spain? In English, past simple forms are the same

2 she / call him every two weeks? for all subjects. What about in your

3 international calls / cost a lot of money? language?

4 Skype / exist then?

WB > pp86&87 UNIT 1 13
 Build your skills
Reading & Listening
An online forum
1 Before you read > Look at the online forum. What kind of store is Bosonova? How many posts

are there? What do you think they are about?

BOSONOVA HI-TECH STORE LOG IN REGISTER

COMPUTING TV & AUDIO PHONES CONTACT US YOUR ACCOUNT CUSTOMER FORUM

Log in / Register I bought a Bosonova 360 laptop last week.

Your basket
Everything was fine until I tried to listen to music
Go to checkout
– I can’t turn the volume up very high. It’s a real
shame as I enjoy listening to music when I do my
homework. Any suggestions?
Ava REPLY

Search by category
Computers & office My mum got me a Bosonova TX mobile phone for
my birthday. The phone is awesome, but when
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Sound systems

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OUR COMPANY Leo REPLY

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About us
Our brands
Insurance / protection
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Returns policy

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after two days? I use it every day, so maybe that’s
why?
Melisa REPLY

2 Read > Match the devices and the problems 3 08 Listen to three types of phone calls. In

 
what order do you hear them? Write 1, 2 or 3.

with the people.
1 Ava 2 Leo 3 Melisa a A landline call





b A mobile call
a mobile camera


c A recorded message

b laptop



c e-reader 4 08 Listen again. Write T (True) or F (False).

d the flash doesn’t work

 
Call 1

e the battery doesn’t last very long
1 The line was busy.

f the volume doesn’t work very well

2 The speaker suggested calling back later.

Call 2

Give your opinion 3 Lucy answered the phone.

4 Lucy and Kerry are school friends.
Choose your favourite Bosonova
Call 3

gadget. Then answer the questions.
5 Simon was busy when Dan called.

1 Which gadget did you choose? 6 Dan wants to go shopping this afternoon.


2 Why did you choose it?

14 WB > p88
 Build your skills
Listening & Speaking
Making a complaint
1 Before you watch the video > Look at the 2 09 Watch the video and listen for

 
general ideas > Answer.

photo and answer.
1 Where is Chloe? 1 What problem does Chloe have?

2 Who works in the shop? 2 When did she buy the product?

3 Who is the customer? 3 What does she want?

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3 09 Watch the video and listen for details > Complete the conversation.

 
Hello, can I help you? Yes, I bought this (1) … yesterday but there’s
a problem with it.
Oh dear. What’s the matter with it? I’m not sure but it doesn’t (2) … properly.
OK. Have you got the receipt? Yes, (3) … it is.
Would you like to exchange it for a (4) … one? No, I’d rather have a refund if that’s OK.
Yes, of course. Here you are. Thanks for your (5) … .
No worries. Bye!

4 Speak > Role play in pairs.

1 Role play the conversation in Exercise 3.

2 Role play a new conversation. Use ideas
Underline these expressions in the

from the box.
3 Change roles. conversation.

I bought this … but there’s a problem with it.
a You can’t hear anything in the right ear
It doesn’t work properly.

of your new earphones.
I’d rather have a refund if that’s OK.
b When you try to turn on your new
Thanks for your help.

tablet, nothing happens.
c The screen of your new mobile phone was Remember to use them to make a complaint.

broken when you took it out of the box.

Resource Centre UNIT 1 15

 Build your skills
Writing Magic 5 tablet
A product review Positive Negative

1 Read the product review. Complete the easy to set up Wi-Fi only

table.

www.gadgetsreviews4u.com

GadgetsReviews4u.com
MOBILE PHONES TABLETS LAPTOPS GAMING PHOTO/VIDEO

Magic 5 tablet Review  by Jason Thornton

I recently bought a Magic 5 tablet and in For me, the main disadvantage is that it’s
general I’m very happy with it. It looks really Wi Fi only, so it isn’t great for trips. Also,

nice and the software works very well. Here
are some of the pros and cons.
It is very easy to set up, it’s quite light (only
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there’s only one camera (8 MP) and it’s a bit
slow, especially when you use Skype. Plus,
it only has 32 GB storage.

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340 g) and it’s a great gadget for checking In conclusion, I think that the Magic 5 is very
social media and reading e-books. I watched
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2 Read the ‘Write it right!’ section.
It’s great for trips. (for + noun)
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Adverbs of degree 5 Look at the review again. Answer.

1 How many paragraphs has it got?
We use adverbs of degree to modify

2 What is each paragraph about?

adjectives or adverbs.

It’s quite light. I’m very happy with it.
– It’s a bit slow. It looks really nice. +


not very a bit quite very really
Plan > Choose a mobile phone, a games
  
  
console or another gadget and make notes to
answer: What is the gadget? When did you buy
3 Underline six more examples of adverbs of it? Was it easy to set up? What are the pros and

degree in the review. cons?

4 Complete the sentences with adverbs of Write > Write your review. Remember to:

degree and your own ideas so they are true • use vocabulary from this unit.
for you.

• use adverbs of degree.

1 The computers at my school are … . • write four paragraphs: 1) an introduction,

2) the pros, 3) the cons, 4) why you recommend /

2 My classroom is … .

don’t recommend it.

3 Our school is … .


4 English is … . Check > Check your writing.

16 WB > p89
 Progress check
Vocabulary Grammar
Technology Present simple
1 Complete the sentences with the words 3 Complete the sentences with the correct


from the box. form of the verbs in brackets.
earphones app charger e-readers 1 This app (give) information

the cloud online tutorials about the songs you’re listening to. It
1 My mobile phone is running out of (show) the artist and the album.

battery. Have you got a ? 2 I (not post) personal details

2 A lot of people don’t like . on social media.

They prefer paper books. 3 She (use) her tablet to

3 I always use WhatsApp. It’s my favourite watch videos on YouTube.

on my mobile phone. 4 We (do) internet research

4 When I need help with maths exercises, for projects.
/ 5 points

I watch .
5 is a useful tool because you Love, (don’t) like, enjoy, don’t mind, hate + -ing

can save your files on the Internet. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct

6 When I listen to loud music with my form of the verbs in brackets.

, I can’t hear anyone 1 She (love chat) online.

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speaking to me.
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of battery.
Phrasal verbs: communication
l is h / 3 points
2 Use the words from the boxes to form
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phrasal verbs and complete the sentences. 5 Complete the text with the correct form of

the verbs in brackets.
catch call find
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look set turn out up (x2) gadgets and (1) (start) a new
 
 
 
1 I always use Instagram. It’s great to life. When the experiment (2)

with friends. (begin), Sussy (3) (go) to stay
2 Can you help me to my with friends. The children (4)

mobile phone? I can’t find it anywhere. (not like) the idea at first but they enjoyed it
3 I’m sorry but Brenda isn’t here right now. in the end. The family (5) (not

Can you later? use) laptops at home. They (6)
4 Can you please go online and (have) dinner together and they (7)

who invented the first computer? (sleep) much better.
5 Jason, your mobile phone!
/ 7 points

You can’t study and text friends at the
same time! 6 Complete the questions with the correct present
6 Can you a laptop? I bought

or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

a new one and I don’t know how to do it. 1 How often (he / check)

/ 6 points emails?
2 Where (you / buy) that

tablet?
Reflect and share! 3 (she / always carry) her

What did you already know about laptop?

the topic of this unit? / 3 points
What did you learn by working on Total Score: / 30 points

this unit?
What questions do you still have? UNIT 1 17

PROJECT Take part in a debate

1 To learn useful words to express your views, read this conversation and
answer: How many people discuss their views? Who changes his/her opinion? Who
does not change his/her view?
Teacher: How do you choose to communicate with a friend if you had a problem with him

or her? Is it better to send a message, speak on the phone or talk personally? Who
would like to start?
Ben: Me! In my opinion, it’s better to text. It can be hard to talk face-to-face.
I agree. It’s not easy to meet up with a friend if you had a problem with him or her.

Carla:
I also think it’s a good idea to send a message. For me, a short initial text can help

Steve:

start
a friendly conversation.
Ron: Well, I don’t agree. You can’t really understand someone if you can’t see their face. I
think it’s better to meet up.

Carla: Perhaps you’re right. It’s easy to misinterpret a written message. If you look at

someone in the eye, you can realize if they’re telling the truth.
Steve: I still think instant messaging is better. Personally, I solve problems with my

friends this way…

2 Classify the words in green.

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To express an To agree To disagree To change your To insist on your
opinion
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In my opinion… I also think…

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3 Sit in groups of six. Select a topic to discuss and choose your side. There
should be three students for each side, so if necessary, toss a coin in order to have
three proposers (your answer is ‘Yes’) and three opposers (your answer is ‘No’) in
each group.

Topic A Should young people control their use of social media?

Topic B Should homework be banned at schools?
Topic C Should 16- to 18-year olds get part-time jobs?

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4 Sit in two groups of three. The three proposers sit together to brainstorm ideas
to support their argument and take notes. The three opposers do the same.
Here are some questions to help you support your side of the debate:

Topic A Topic B Topic C

Do young people spend What are the positive / What are the advantages /
too much time on social negative aspects of doing disadvantages of getting a
media? homework? job?

What are the positive /
negative aspects of social
media?
Does social media
make young people feel
stressed? Or does it make
them feel happier?
Does doing homework help
students learn?
Do students have time to
do homework after school?
Does it interfere with their
hobbies?
Is it possible to find
a balance between
schoolwork and paid work?
Does a job help you
become more responsible?
Or does it make you
neglect your studies?

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their topic. The rest of the students listen and, at the end of the debate, vote on

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• Be a good listener. • Do not interrupt.
• Be respectful of others. • Do not speak over others.

UNIT 1 19
 2 Wild weather
Vocabulary
The weather
1 10 Listen and repeat the words to describe the weather. What’s the weather like today?

 
sunny cloudy foggy rainy windy snowy wet dry lightning
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
cold (-1–14°C) warm (15–24°C) hot (25–40°C) a thunderstorm a blizzard a storm
 
 
 
 
 
2 Look at the photos and the icons. What’s the weather like in these cities?
It’s sunny / cloudy / hot.

In Tokyo, it’s cold and there is a thunderstorm.
There is lightning / a blizzard.

Today 10 am Today 11 am Today 1 pm

ATHENS LONDON MADRID

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3 Look at the photos in Exercise 2 again and 5 Read about the weather in Sydney, Australia.


answer. In which city… Then change the words in red so the
sentences are true for your city or town.
1 is there a thunderstorm?

2 can you enjoy the sun? In spring, it’s usually sunny and dry.

3 do you need to wear warm clothes? In summer, it’s very hot and windy.

4 do you need an umbrella? In autumn, it’s sometimes rainy and foggy.

5 can lightning hit you? In winter, it’s usually warm and there are storms.

4 In turns, ask and answer about what you do
LEARNING TO LEARN

in different kinds of weather.
What do you do on rainy days? To learn new words, you can write:
I usually stay at home and watch TV. And • related words together: sun, sunny
• opposite words in pairs: sunny ≠ rainy
 
you?

 
20 WB > p90
Reading
A profile
1 Before you read > Look at the title and the photo in the ‘Did you know?’ section. Guess: What
kind of dog is Tremper? What is the weather like where he lives?
Tremper, the snow dog
Tremper is not an ordinary dog. He is a member
of Mount Rose Avalanche Dogs – a search-and-
rescue team in the USA – and he trains daily to find
people after avalanches and save lives.
His owner, Andrew Hennigh, started training him to
become a search-and-rescue dog when he was
only seven weeks old. To introduce him to the snowy
conditions, Andrew skied down the mountains with
the puppy inside his jacket. Later, when Tremper
was learning how to search, Andrew hid things
under the snow for him to find, and Tremper was
very good at finding them.
Today, Andrew and Tremper work at a ski resort
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is Tremper’s job to find them. They patrol the
mountain together daily. When Andrew is skiing
down the mountain, Tremper runs between his legs
to protect himself from other skiers. Sometimes he
2 Read for general ideas > Answer.
1 Why isn’t Tremper an ordinary dog?
2 How did Andrew train Tremper?
3 Where do Andrew and his dog work?
4 What is Andrew’s job?
5 What is Tremper’s job?
6 What did Tremper find after an avalanche?
DID YOU KNOW?
A dog’s sense of smell is 40 times stronger
than a person’s. Dogs can recognize a human
scent in the air, even half a kilometre away.
That’s why they are so good at finding people
after disasters. One search-and-rescue dog can
do the work of about
30 human searchers!
rides in the chairlift! But even when he is having fun,
Tremper is ready for action because an avalanche
could happen at any time. At the end of the
workday, Andrew and Tremper patrol the mountain
together one last time. Then Andrew takes off his
glove and throws it to Tremper to carry it down the
mountain. It is his last job before getting home.
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Once at home, Tremper gets his favourite reward –
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a game with Andrew. Tremper is not just Andrew’s
work partner, but his best friend too. ‘I wouldn’t be
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Andrew is very proud of his dog and describes him as
a true hero. One day, they were searching together for
a skier after an avalanche. They were going down one
side of the mountain. Were they looking in the right
place? Andrew didn’t know but Tremper was soon
going to tell. The situation was serious. A blizzard was
making it difficult to see and time was running out.
Suddenly, Tremper’s head went down into the snow
and he started digging. He knew somebody was there.
Three metres under the snow, he found the skier – alive!
3 Read for details > Complete the sentences.
1 Tremper began training when he was ...
weeks old.
2 Andrew and Tremper ... the mountain
together daily.
3 Tremper ... down the mountain when his
owner skis.
4 He also rides in the ... .
5 He is ready for action even when he’s having ... .
6 When he gets home at the end of the day,
Tremper’s ... is a game with his owner.
7 Once Tremper found a man ... metres
under the snow.
Give your opinion
Andrew says, ‘I wouldn’t be doing this
job if I didn’t have Tremper.’ Why is
Tremper important in Andrew’s life?
UNIT 2 21
 Grammar
Past continuous: affirmative, negative and questions

USE FORM
A Analyze these sentences from the text C Complete the table.


on page 21. Underline five more past
continuous forms. Affirmative

Andrew and Tremper were searching I / He / She / It

skiing.

   
together for a skier. You / We / They were
They were going down one side of the mountain. Negative
A blizzard was making it difficult to see. I / He / She / It
skiing.

   
Were they looking in the right place? You / We / They weren’t
Time was running out. Yes/No questions
When Tremper was learning how to search, Was I / he / she / it
Andrew hid things in the snow. skiing?
   
you / we / they
Short answers

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I / he / she / it was.
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you / we / they .

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No,

   
 

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1 Complete Tom’s email with the past

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I / he /

continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

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What / Where / she / it
   
learning?
From: Tom When / Why you / we
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Hi, Emma!
Something really strange happened to me today. I
(1) ... (walk) home from school and suddenly lots D Complete the diagram.

of apples started falling out of the sky. It (2) … (rain)
apples! Where (3) … (they / come) from? To form the past continuous, we need:
I went home and told my mum and brother but
they said I (4) … (not tell) the truth. But that evening, -ing form
my mum and dad (5) … (watch) the news on TV / of a verb
     
     
and they heard the story. Nobody knows why the
apples fell out of the sky but they did!
See you soon,
Tom
3 Free practice > In turns, ask and answer

2 Write questions aswers. about what you were doing at the times
it rain ? / snow given in the box. Ask other questions to find

out more.
Was it raining? No, it wasn’t. It was snowing.
 
1 Tremper search for a snowboarder ? / 6 o’clock this morning
5 o’clock yesterday afternoon

a skier
2 the man ride in the chairlift ? / ski down 9 o’clock last night
10 o’clock in the morning last Saturday


the mountain
3 Andrew look for the man alone ? / with
What were you doing at 6 o’clock

Tremper
this morning?

4 Tremper and Andrew go up the mountain ? /
I was having breakfast.

down
5 Tremper have fun ? / work ✓ What were you drinking?


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Vocabulary
Natural disasters and their consequences
1 11 Match the photos to the words in the box. Then listen, check and repeat. Do any of

these natural disasters happen in your country?
 
a b We were staying at a hotel near the
beach when we heard a noise. It was
a tsunami! We were safe but there
was a big flood in the town and a lot
of people lost their homes. Harry, USA

We were skiing in the mountains and c

suddenly, there was an avalanche.
We had a lucky escape but the
Last month, there was a
snow blocked our way. We got lost
hurricane in my town. The
and it got dark. Jean, France
winds were very strong. A tree
fell down on our car and it
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hurricane

of them collapsed. Others
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were badly damaged. I ran to
take shelter but I fell and broke
2 12 Read and listen to the posts. a leg. Luckily, I recovered

Complete the table with notes.
 
quickly. Mateo, Chile

What happened What happened

to people? to things?
hurricane Listening
earthquake Mysteries of the Earth
avalanche 13 Listen to a TV programme about
4

tsunami natural catastrophes. Which natural
 
flood disasters are mentioned?

5 13 Listen again. Answer.

3 Write sentences about a natural disaster or

 

an accident you heard about. Use some of 1 In which countries are there big
the words in blue from Exercise 1.

earthquakes?
2 Why don’t we always feel earthquakes?
There was a flood in Córdoba. Some

3 Where do some tsunamis start?
people lost their homes. My family

4 What do birds sometimes do before a
and I were safe.

natural disaster?

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 Reading
A magazine interview
1 Before you read > Look at the photos of Jay and his house after an earthquake. Can you guess

where he was when the earthquake happened?

Earthquake
in Christchurch
A few years ago, a terrible earth-
quake happened in the city of
Christchurch in New Zealand. It
killed 185 people but Jay Watson
had a lucky escape.

Reporter What were you doing when the earth- Reporter What happened next?

Jay The wall of my bedroom collapsed

quake happened?

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and I fell out of the house! I fell about


Jay I wasn’t at school that day because I
was ill. I was sitting on my bed when
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between my bed and the wall. That next-door neighbour is a firefighter
was the safest place. I stayed there for and he rescued me from under the
a couple of seconds while the house bricks. My mum was so happy I was
was shaking. alive!
Reporter How did your life change because of

the earthquake?
Jay Well, we moved to a new house be-
cause our old house was badly dam-


2 Read for general ideas > Answer.
aged. It’s in a different area but I go to

1 Where was Jay when the earthquake the same school. And it’s only got one

happened? floor, so I feel a bit safer!
2 What happened to the wall of his

bedroom?
3 What happened to Jay?
COMPARING CULTURES

4 Who helped him?

5 Did he move to a new house? Why? Why not? Do earthquakes ever happen in your

country? If yes, where? Do they happen
3 Read for details > Choose the correct often? What natural disasters happen in

options. your country?
1 Jay tried to escape / protect himself.
2 He knew / didn’t know what to do in

Give your opinion

an emergency.
3 He fell about two / ten metres. Are students lucky or unlucky when
4 A tree / Bricks fell on top of him when he in-person classes are cancelled

for long periods of time due to

was lying on the ground.
5 He now lives in the same / a different area. pandemics or natural disasters?
6 He goes to the same / a different school. Explain.


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 Grammar
Past simple and past continuous
USE FORM
A Analyze these sentences from the text C Look at the tables and complete the rules.


on page 24. Underline three more past
continuous verb forms and circle three I was sleeping I heard a noise.
more past simple verb forms. past when past simple
continuous
What were you doing when the
earthquake happened? I heard a noise I was sleeping.
I was sitting on my bed when I heard a past simple while past
continuous
terrible noise.
• We usually use when + .
I stayed there for a couple of seconds


 
while the house was shaking. • We usually use while + .


 
Lots of bricks fell on top of me while I
D Compare these sentences and answer.
was lying on the ground.
I fell while I was running down the stairs.

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A .
While I was running down the stairs, I fell.
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He was sleeping when the storm started.

past continuous.

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1 Write sentences about Jay’s family using the 3 Free practice > In pairs, ask and answer about


past simple and the past continuous. an emergency you experienced. Use words
from the boxes and follow these questions
1 His mum / cook / when / she / hear a shout
as a guide.

2 His brother / eat / when / the lights / go out

3 Somebody / shout, ‘Earthquake!’ / while / 1 What were you doing when it happened?


Jay’s sister / talk with her friends 2 What happened next?

4 His grandparents / watch TV / when / 3 Were you / other people hurt?


some books / fall off the shelves 4 Did you recover quickly?

5 The ground / move / while / his dad / 5 How did you feel?


walk down the street
really very quite a bit
2 Complete Jack’s email with the correct form

of the verbs in brackets. scared lucky frightened cold

From: Jack

Hi, Ingrid! COMPARING LANGUAGES

We’re having lots of adventures on our holiday.
While we (1) … (stay) at a campsite near a river,
we (2) … (have) a terrible experience. There
(3) … (be) a flood while we (4) … (sleep). When
we (5) … (wake up), our feet (6) … (get) wet.
Hope you’re having a good summer!
Jack
Translate these sentences.
I was reading when the lights went out.
The lights went out while I was reading.
How do you say when and while in your
language?

WB > pp92&93 In pairs > pp91&93 UNIT 2 25

 Build your skills
Reading & Listening
News extracts
1 Before you read > Look at the photos and read the headlines. What do the three news extracts have in

common?

UNLUCKY 1
Snow was still causing problems all over the
STUDENTS country today. But in the north of England
SPEND NIGHT IN CLASSROOM some students were celebrating. They were
happy the weather was bad. ‘This is great!
Now, I can go and play snowballs with my
friends,’ said Jessica Watson, a Year-8 stu-
dent from Durham.

SNOW DAYS 2
Yesterday, schools in the northeast of the USA
DOES ANYONE BENEFIT? closed in preparation for a historic blizzard.

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SCHOOLS CLOSE
AS BLIZZARDS CONTINUE
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Students and teachers at Grange Secondary School
in the village of Hepforth near Dundee slept at
school last night because heavy snow was blocking
the roads. ‘We had to sleep on the floor – it wasn’t
very comfortable,’ said 13-year-old Jamie Banks. But
it wasn’t all bad. ‘The teachers let us play games on
the school computers,’ Jamie added.

6 did children play snowballs?

2 Read > Match the headlines to the news


extracts. 4 14 Listen to a weather report. Answer.

 
3 Read the extracts again and answer. 1 What place is the report for?

2 What’s the weather like?

Where…

1 did snow block the roads? 5 14 Listen again. Answer.

2 did students play computer games at

 
1 Which means of transport were affected

school?

3 are there make-up days when schools by the weather?
2 What did the police ask people to do?

close?

4 were students celebrating? 3 Is the weather going to be worse?


5 do teachers give homework when schools

close?
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 Build your skills
Listening & Speaking
Reacting to events
1 Before you watch the video > Look at 2 15 Watch the video and listen for


 
the photo of Lucy and Chris and make general ideas > Answer.
predictions.
1 Was there a storm or a hurricane?

1 Who is telling the news? 2 What happened in the girl’s house?


2 Who is surprised by the news? 3 Was anyone hurt?


3 What can the news be about?

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Hi, Chris! Guess what happened (1) … during I don’t know, what happened?
 
the storm.
Well, I was (2) … when I heard a loud noise. What was it?
 
A huge tree fell down in our street! No way! That’s terrible news. Was anybody hurt?
It fell in our (3) … .
 
No, luckily everybody was OK. We were all Great, I’m really pleased about that.
(4) … because of the awful weather.
 
Well, I’ve got some (5) … news too! A Wow, that’s (7) … ! I’m definitely going to
 
  
reporter from the local TV station came and watch it.
interviewed us about what happened. I’m
going to be on TV (6) … !
 
4 Speak > Role play in pairs.

1 Role play the conversation in Exercise 3.
Underline these expressions in the

2 Role play a new conversation. Answer the
conversation.

questions in the box to invent the news.
3 Change roles. I don’t know, what happened?

No way! That’s terrible news.
a What happened? I’m really sorry / pleased about that.

b When did it happen? That’s amazing!

c Why did it happen?
Remember to use them to react to news.

d Was anyone hurt?

Resource Centre UNIT 2 27
 Build your skills
Writing LOST!
A fictional narrative (1) ... my friend Rosie and I decided to go
for a walk in the
mountains. The sun was shining when we
1 Read the story. What happened to set off but (2) … the
weather changed. It was very foggy and

Rosie and James? it was impossible to
find our way. (3) ... we were lost.
I had my mobile phone in my bag, so I trie
d to phone my dad
but my phone wasn’t working. (4) ... it was
getting dark and we
were cold and frightened.
Suddenly, we heard the sound of a helicop
ter. We were very
lucky! It was coming to rescue us!
Everything was all right (5) ... but we lear
nt our
time, we’re going to check the weather fore lesson. Next
cast before we go
for a walk in the mountains.
James

2 Which expression often goes at the end of

a story?

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2 Read the ‘Write it right!’ section.
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1 She soon was tired, so she sat down to rest.

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2 Sam didn’t want to go on the trip but he

© in the end enjoyed it.

Sequencing words and expressions
We use the following words and
expressions to show the order in which
events happened.
One day, Sam woke up early and went
swimming…
Soon it was time for breakfast.
Then he went back to the campsite.
By then his family were eating.
Later they all went to the beach.
In the end, they stayed at the beach until
10 pm.
3 Complete the story with the words in bold
from the ‘Write it right!’ section.
4 Read the story again and answer the
questions about sequencing words and
expressions.
1 Which expression often goes at the
beginning of a story?
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3 I was feeling by then hungry because it
was lunchtime.
4 It went cloudy and it started then raining.
Plan > You are going to write a fictional narrative
about a dangerous situation. Make notes to
answer:
• Where were you and who were you with?
• What were you doing?
• What happened?
• What happened next?
• What happened in the end?
Write > Write your story. Remember to:
• use vocabulary from this unit.
• use the past simple and the past continuous.
• use sequencing words and expressions.
• write three paragraphs: 1) an introduction,

2) the main part of the story, 3) the end.
Check > Check your writing.
WB > p95
 Progress check
Vocabulary
The weather
1 Look at the photos and complete the words.

–5°C

1 There’s a b .

It’s c and

windy.
When the storm started, we (5)
40°C
shelter in a cave. On our way back,
Jack tripped and fell but he wasn’t badly
2 It’s h and (6) . We had a lucky

d in the desert. (7) . Soon we were (8)
at home.

/ 8 points

3 It’s f
Grammar
Past continuous

and r .

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Natural disasters and their consequences


at 10.00 pm?
2 Complete the texts with the words from the box.

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B: They (play) video games.

3 A: (she / wear) her new


dress?
B: Yes, she . She


(carry) her new handbag too!
/ 10 points

Past simple and past continuous

4 Write sentences. Use the past simple and
Last year, there was an earthquake in my

the past continuous.
town. A lot of people (1) their 1 the wall / collapse / while / they / run out
homes because many buildings

(2) . Our house wasn’t badly


2 I / have / a bath / when / I / hear / the noise
(3) but a tree

(4) down on our car.


3 when / the earthquake / happen / we /

have / lunch
Reflect and share!


What did you already know about / 6 points

the topic of this unit?
What did you learn by working on
Total Score: / 30 points

this unit?
What questions do you still have? UNIT 2 29

PROJECT Report a natural disaster

1 Look at the photos and describe what you can see. Then match the photos to
four disasters from the list.
1 Earthquake and tsunami, Chile, 2010 4 Flood in Venice, Italy, 2019


2 Earthquake and tsunami, Japan, 2011 5 Bushfires, Australia, 2019–2020


3 Hurricane Matthew, Haiti, 2016

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2 Work in pairs. Search online and choose a natural disaster to report on.
You can choose from the list in Step 1.

Tips to do your online search:

To find information about a natural disaster from the list, write:
[natural disaster] [place] [time], for example, earthquake Japan 2011

Some reliable sites are: www.bbc.com www.cnn.com www.britannica.com
  
  
To find information about other natural disasters, you can write:
recent natural disasters in the world the worst natural disasters in history


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3 Make notes of the information you find. Choose some photos for your report.
Find a map that indicates the location of the natural disaster.
Try to find information to answer some of these questions:
1 Exactly when and where did the disaster 8 Who helped the people affected by the



happen? disaster?
2 How long did it last? 9 Did any countries send search-and-rescue



3 How strong or powerful was it? teams to help?

4 How many people died? 10 Did any organizations send food, clothes



5 How many people lost their homes? or any other kind of aid?

6 What other damage did it cause? 11 What would you do to help after a



7 What did the local people do after the disaster such as this one?

disaster?

NOW CHOOSE!

4 Prepare a digital presentation. 4 Make a poster on card.

• Include a diagram or fact file with key
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• Include a diagram or fact file with key

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shocked you the most. Explain.

Rebuilding after hurricane Matthew in Haiti

UNIT 2 31
 1 Hi-tech
Vocabulary Grammar
Technology Present simple: affirmative,
1 Find ( ) 11 more technology words.
negative and questions
Love, (don’t) like, enjoy, don’t

U T G A M E S C O N S O L EX E mind, hate + -ing
C L O U D S I T M L O S P AP V
3 Rewrite the sentences and questions using
L A C H O R G E R U C P O QH A

the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
O P L O K F A Q P M I E H CO P
D M A N B I P F O O A A N OE S 1 (you / think) social media is a good invention?

C O U L E L P K N V L R E SD G Do you think social media is a good invention?

 

O B D I P E S P E I N P S O C Y 2 How often (your brother / play) video games?
M I F E O S R O S L I H E C H B

P L O N L I N E T U T O R I A L

T E M J A R U K A E W N E A R E 3 Sandra (always / download) the newest

I P C E P A S T S R O E A L G R apps on her mobile phone.
N H H D T F O U E A R S D M E A
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1 My parents gave my sister and I a new sentences. Use love , like , don’t

games console for Christmas. mind or hate .
 
 
 
 
We can’t stop playing! store files use carry a watch
on the apps charger films on a
2 My brother stores backups of his cloud tablet

on the . Alex

3 Thanks to we can My brothers

meet a lot of old friends. My
grandmother
4 I always take my to bed. I love
You

reading before I sleep.
5 I use my to do my homework. It’s 1 Alex likes storing files on the cloud.
 



very useful because I can use it in any room 2


of the house. 3


6 My brother is watching an 4



on how to make a chocolate 5


cake. 6


7 My is running out of 7



battery and I forgot my at home. 8


Can I borrow yours? 9


8 When I go jogging, I put on my 10



84 and listen to music all the way. 11


 Extra Grammar Practice
Present simple: affirmative, negative and questions
Love, (don’t) like, enjoy, don’t mind, hate + -ing
A Complete the sentences with the correct B Complete the sentences with the present

simple and an -ing form.

present simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 We always use (use) mobile phones, 1 I hate using (hate / use) headphones

 
 

 
 
because they give me headaches.

tablets or laptops in class because we do
2 He (not like / send) written

 
 
(do) a lot of online research.

messages. He (like / send)
2 I (not watch) much TV, but
voice messages.

I (play) games on my 3 She (enjoy / watch) music

console every day. videos after doing her homework.
3 They (not take) notes on 4 They (not mind / turn) off

their notebooks. They (take) their mobile phones because there isn’t an
pictures of the board. internet connection at their school.

4 Siri (not understand) what C Read the answers carefully and complete the


I say if I (not pronounce) questions.
1 Does your teacher show videos in class?
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correctly.

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all the time. I only (use) my No, I definitely don’t want to do that

mobile during break.

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7 He
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he (not use) his mobile phone. to do research for his homework?

8 She (hate) running out of No, he doesn’t use it much because he

battery so she always (carry) doesn’t have a good internet connection at

her charger with her. home.

In pairs Student A, look at this page.

Student B, go to page 87.

A Complete the questions and answer about B Answer Student B’s questions. Compare your

answers. Who is more addicted to technology?

you. Then interview Student B and write his/
her answers in the second column.

Yesterday, did you… You Student B

(1) … an online search?
charge your (2) … ?
use your mobile phone
to (3) … a photo?
(4) … any YouTube videos?
(5) ... any instant
messages?
UNIT 1 85
 Vocabulary Grammar
Phrasal verbs: communication Past simple: affirmative, negative
5 Write a phrasal verb from the box for each
and questions

definition. 7 Complete the tables. Then circle the irregular verbs.

log on look for look up call back Infinitive Past Infinitive Past
  
 
 
  
  
catch up with find out set up believe believed had
  
  
turn up turn off
turned was / were
  
1 try to find information on line: come laugh

look for did begin
 


2 start a business, a product, etc: make logged on
think set up

expect go


3 contact someone by phone later:

8 Write questions. Then answer.



4 update information with friends: 1 Sarah / go / cinema / yesterday? (theatre)


Did Sarah go to the cinema yesterday?

 


5 disconnect a device for some time: No, she didn’t. She went to the theatre.

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2 John and Henry / play / football / Sunday? (rugby)
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from Exercise 5.

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yesterday? (lemon pie)
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4 your brother / go / excursion / yesterday?
3 You can
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(last week)

topic on the Internet today but you have to

be careful and check the sources.

4 Many people use social media like
9 Complete the conversation with the correct

Facebook to old friends

form of the verbs in brackets.
from school. Felix: Where (1) did you go (you / go) last week?
 
 

5 I always my mobile phone Alfred: We (2) (go) on an


an hour before going to bed. adventure holiday.
6 You can to websites directly Felix: Why (3) (be) it an


on your smartphone using QR codes. ‘adventure’ holiday?
Alfred: Because we (4) (not use)

our electronic gadgets for the whole week!
Felix: (5) (you / like) the experience?

Alfred: Not much. We (6) (not watch)

films and we (7) (not play)
video games.
Felix: What (8) (you / do) then?

Alfred: We (9) (have) long chats and

(10) (observe) nature.
86 Felix: Not so bad then!

 Extra Grammar Practice
Past simple: affirmative, negative and questions
A Complete the sentences with the correct past 2 on holiday with his family?

          


simple form of the verbs in brackets. Yes, he did. He went with his parents, his
1 We spent (spend) our holidays in a sister and his two brothers.
 
 

cabin. 3 outdoor life?

      
 
   

2 Every day, we (get) up early Yes, they did. They went for walks every

and (go) for walks. morning.
3 We (have) chats at dinnertime. 4 their mobile phones?

      
 
   

We (not watch) TV. No, they didn’t. The internet connection
4 My sister (make) great cakes was very bad.

that everyone (enjoy). 5 a good time?

      
 
   

5 My brother (bring) fire wood Yes, they did. It was a quiet holiday but they

from the forest. He also had fun.
(cook)!
C Read the answers carefully and complete the
6 My mum (read) books.

questions. Use the words in the box and any

.
7 At night, we (play) cards. other necessary words.

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form of the verbs from the box and any other They travelled by car.
necessary words.
4 ?


have spend go enjoy use They stayed in a cabin.
  
 
 
  
  
  
5 at night?
Did he spend his holiday on the beach?

1

They played cards.
  
  

No, he didn’t.

In pairs Student A, go to page 85.

Student B, look at this page.

A Complete the questions and answer about B Interview Student A and write his/her answers


you. Then answer Student A’s questions. in the second column. Compare your answers.
Who is more addicted to technology?
Yesterday, did you … You Student A
(1) … games on a console?
use your mobile phone
to (2) … a short video?
(3) … online?
(4) ... online tutorials?
(5) ... Instagram or other
social media?

UNIT 1 87
 Reading
A timeline
10 Read the timeline and underline the phrasal verbs.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF SOCIAL MEDIA
1997 2001 2004 2005
Sixdegrees.com was Wikipedia, the online A student at Harvard Three co-workers
the first recognizable encyclopedia, began. University, Mark from PayPal set
social media site. You can now find out Zuckerberg, created up YouTube, the
Users could upload lots of information in Facebook. Now, now famous video-
profile pictures and about 300 different millions of people use sharing website.
connect with others. languages. this social networking
site.

2016 2010 2009

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Douyin launched Kevin Systrom Mobile apps became The American Jack
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audio and video
send more than 500
million tweets a day
short dance, lip-
M a to share photos and messages. around the world.

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sync or other talent
videos. And millions
of other users look
videos. Today many
private users
and businesses use
for and imitate these it as an advertising
videos. platform.

11 Read again and choose the correct options. 12 Read again and answer.


1 You can find out / set up lots of information 1 What was Sixdegrees.com?


in Wikipedia.

2 Millions of people can log on / catch up 2 Who created Facebook?


with friends on Facebook.

3 Twitter started in China / the USA. 3 Where can you find information on places


4 We can post very long / short messages and people?

on Twitter.

5 You can upload photos / videos on 4 What can people do with WhatsApp?


Instagram and TikTok.

6 TikTok is very popular around the world / 5 What do businesses use Instagram for?


only in China.

6 What can you do on TikTok?


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Speaking Writing
Making a complaint A product review
13 Read the conversation and complete it with 15 Read the product review and complete the


the correct options. Then practise it in pairs. table.
Assistant: Hello, can I help you?

Susan: Yes, I (1) this
I recently bought an e-reader and I am

e-reader yesterday but there’s a very happy with it. It looks really nice
problem with it. and it is easy to use. Here are some of
Assistant: Oh dear. (2) with it? the pros and cons.
It is very easy to set up. It is quite light

Susan: I’m not sure – it (3) (less than 250 g) and you can keep it in

properly. your pocket because it is small. It is a
Assistant: OK. Have you got the great gadget for reading e-books. The
screen resolution is impressive. You

(4) ?
can read in bright sunlight. My favourite
Susan: Yes, here (5) . thing is the voice function. You can

Assistant: Would you like to (6) listen to audio books. And the battery

it for a new one? charge lasts one month!
For me, the main disadvantage is
Susan: No, I’d rather have a that it is a bit slow when you download

(7) , if that’s OK. books. And, sometimes, the texts
Assistant: Yes, of course. Here
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change size on their own!

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In conclusion, I think that this e-reader

(8) .

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is very good value. It is a bit expensive
Susan: Thanks for your help!
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compared with other e-readers but it is

Assistant: No worries! better as well. I really recommend it!

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Susan: Bye!

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1 a bought b found c made

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2 a what the b what c what’s the

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3 a doesn’t work b works c don’t work
Gadget






4 a receipt b recite c recipe






5 a they are b is it c it is






6 a return b exchange c combine When you bought it






7 a fund b pay c refund






8 a are you b you are c you have
Pros






Cons

Why you recommend /

don’t recommend it

16 Use the table in Exercise 15 to write the

review of another gadget, such as a mobile
phone or a games console. Swap the reviews
with a classmate and check.

14 Work on similar conversations with a Bonus practice

classmate.
a Your smartphone does not keep the Choose some of the gadgets you use every
day and explain what you do with them.

ringtones.
b Your laptop does not start.

UNIT 1 89
 2 Wild weather
Vocabulary Grammar
The weather Past continuous: affirmative,
1 Find and circle 13 more words related to
negative and questions

weather conditions. Complete the sentence 4 The Watsons had a really busy day yesterday.
with the remaining letters.

Write questions about what each of them was
doing. Then answer.

8.00 am – 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm –

12.00 pm 4.00 pm 8.00 pm
work at travel to
Mr Watson
the office Sydney
prepare travel to
Mrs Watson
luggage Sydney
study for attend do
Jane

.
exams lessons homework

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My sister H doesn’t Phillip
do attend do
shopping lessons homework
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
walking to school on days.

is he
Buddy

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2 Write the words from Exercise 1 in each sleep eat sleep
(their dog)

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column, according to your preference.

ill a n 1 Mrs Watson / sleep / morning?

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Was Mrs Watson sleeping in the morning?

a c
 

No, she wasn’t. She was preparing her luggage.
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2 Jane / study / morning?









3 Buddy / sleep / evening?









4 Jane and Phillip / attend lessons /

3 Choose the correct options. afternoon?

1 My father doesn’t like driving when it is foggy /


windy because he can’t see the cars ahead of

him. 5 Phillip / do homework / morning?

2 I love riding my bike on snowy / sunny days.


3 Yesterday, the weather was hot and foggy /


sunny, so we spent the day on the beach. 6 Mr and Mrs Watson / do shopping /
4 A lot of snow fell during the thunderstorm /

evening?

blizzard last night. We can’t walk to school
today.

5 Don’t forget your umbrella! It is windy /

7 Buddy / run / afternoon?

rainy today.



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 Extra Grammar Practice
Past continuous: affirmative, negative and questions
A Complete the sentences with the past C Read the answers carefully and complete the


continuous form of the verbs from the box. questions.

pack check watch leave have go sit

 
 
 
 
 
 
When the fire alarm rang at the hotel…
1 Two German tourists were having
 
 

breakfast.
2 Some children up the stairs.

3 A young businessman his

emails.
4 An old lady the hotel. 1 What were you doing when it started

  
  

5 Some girls their clothes. to rain? I was walking in the park.

6 A man and his dog in the 2 their bikes when they had

         

lobby. the accident? Yes, they were. They were
7 I TV in my bedroom.
.
riding to school.

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rs S
B Rewrite the sentences in Exercise A. Make 3 Where when the

them negative.
e
         

h
storm started? They were going to the
1 Two German tourists weren’t having breakfast.
b l i s supermarket.
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2 4 for a man?

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3 No, he wasn’t. He was searching for a boy.

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4 5 What when the lights went


         
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5 out? She was watching TV in the living room.


6 6 when the firefighters


         

7 arrived? Yes, he was. He was sleeping in his


bedroom.

In pairs Student A, look at this page.

Student B, go to page 93.

A Ask Student B questions to find out if the
underlined information is true. Correct the
mistakes.
We were climbing a mountain when Sandy
suddenly tripped and fell. She was lying
unconscious near some rocks and she was
badly hurt. I ran to the nearest shelter
because I didn’t have a mobile phone and
made an emergency call. The rescue team
came two hours later and took Sandy to
hospital. She’s now quickly recovering.
B Read the text and answer Student B’s
questions.
We were walking in the countryside when we
got lost. Luckily, a farmer found us. He knew
the area well, so he took us to his farm. ‘The
teens weren’t well prepared because they
didn’t have any maps,’ he said. ‘Hikers should
have maps and wear warm clothes,’ he added.

What were you doing when Sandy fell?

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 Vocabulary Grammar
Natural disasters and their Past simple and past continuous
consequences 8 Choose the correct options.

5 Find five natural disasters and write them below Yesterday morning (1) was / was being cloudy

the photos. Which disaster is not in the photos?
and warm. My husband and I (2) were having /
HU AV EA I E CH b had breakfast in the kitchen when we
 
UN UA IC KE TS AN (3) were hearing / heard a strange noise.
AL RR RT AN HQ FL We realized that a storm (4) was starting / were
D AM E OO starting and the back door (5) were banging /
a banged. At that moment, the TV was on and
the newsreader (6) was talking / talked. He
(7) announced / was announcing bad weather
conditions for the whole day, so my husband

d and I (8) were deciding / decided to work from
hurricane
home. A strong wind (9) blew / was blowing all
  

c day long. Oscar, our small cat, (10) disappeared /
was disappearing the whole morning. We didn’t
know where he was. Do you stay at home on
stormy days?

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9 Write questions about the text from Exercise 8.

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Then answer.

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6 Write a natural disaster from the table in
1 What / weather / yesterday morning?

Exercise 5 for each description.

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What was the weather like yesterday morning?
hurricane

ll
1 : there are strong winds;

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It was cloudy and warm.
  
  

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trees and sometimes houses fall
c
 

2
a
: there are high waves; then
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2 What / you / do in the kitchen?

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there is a flood

3 : buildings shake and


people run for shelter 3 What / you / hear?
4 : a lot of snow falls down


the slope

5 : the water level rises and

4 Why / the door / bang?

covers houses and cars

7 Use the phrases from the box to write three


sentences about natural disasters and their

consequences. 5 What / newsreader / announce?

were shaking quickly recovered took shelter

 
 
heard a noise lost their houses got lost

 
 
fell down collapsed badly damaged 6 Where / you / decide to stay?
 
 

1





2 7 What / happen / to your cat?





3




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 Extra Grammar Practice
Past simple and past continuous
A Complete the sentences with the past simple or B Rewrite sentences 1–5 from Exercise A. Make

the first part negative and then use your own

past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
ideas to add an affirmative sentence.
1 They weren’t skiing down the mountain when

it started to snow. They were riding in the
chairlift.


2




3




1 They were skiing (ski) down the mountain 4
 
 



when it started (start) to snow.
 
 

2 My mother (cook) while 5



I (wash) the car.

3 We (watch) a horror film
C Read the answers and complete the questions.

.

A
when the window (bang).

1 What were they doing when lightning struck?
.
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4 I (hide) under the table

They were doing their maths homework.
e

h
while the house (shake).

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2 when he fell off his bike?
5 He (do) his homework

P
He was going to the supermarket.

n
when the lights (go) out.

i ll a 3 to when I saw you this

m
6 When the sun (come) out,

ac
morning?

I (work) in the garden.

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I was talking to my friend Jo.
7 She (see) the accident

4 when I saw her at the

while she (wait) for the bus.

shopping centre?
8 When Sally (arrive), we
She was buying shoes.

(get) ready to go out.

In pairs Student A, go to page 91.
Student B, look at this page.

A Read the text and answer Student A’s
questions.
We were walking along a path in a forest when
Sandy suddenly tripped and fell. She was
lying unconscious near some rocks and she
was badly hurt. I ran to the nearest shelter
because my mobile phone battery was dead
and made an emergency call. The rescue team
came immediately and took Sandy to hospital.
She’s now slowly recovering.
B Ask Student A questions to find out if the
underlined information is true. Correct the
mistakes.
We were hiking in the mountains when we got
lost. Luckily, an experienced climber found
us. He knew the area well, so he took us to a
safe place. ‘The teens weren’t well prepared
because they didn’t have any maps,’ he said.
‘Hikers should have maps and wear bright
colours,’ he added.

What were you doing when you got lost?


UNIT 2 93
 Reading
A magazine interview
10 Read the interview. What does Mrs Fromm do?



Tree struck by lightning
Last week, there was a terrible thunderstorm near New York City.
A tree fell down in a school yard after being struck by lightning.
Today we are interviewing Mrs Fromm, ICT teacher at that school.
Reporter: What were you doing when the

thunderstorm started?
Mrs Fromm: We were preparing presentations.

Reporter: What did you do?

Mrs Fromm: Well, I went on working. I didn’t want to
scare the children.
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Reporter: What happened next?

Mrs Fromm: It was raining heavily when lightning

he

struck a tall tree in the yard. It fell down
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noisily. It hit the wall of the classroom

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and one of the windows broke.

ill a n Reporter: Was anybody hurt?

Mrs Fromm: No. We walked fast to the music room.

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Luckily, the door to the classroom was

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Reporter: How did you feel?

Mrs Fromm: To be honest, I was scared. However,

I was happy to see that all the children
 
were OK.

11 Read again and complete the sentences. 12 Read again and correct the wrong information.


1 Mrs Fromm and the students 1 Mrs Fromm was sleeping when the



when the thunderstorm thunderstorm started.

started.

2 It was snowing heavily when lightning
2 The lightning struck the tree while

struck the tree.


.

3 Luckily, the door blocked.

3 The tree blocked the door to the classroom.


4 Mrs Fromm felt because




the students were OK. 4 Some of the students were hurt.


5 Mrs Fromm was not afraid of the

thunderstorm.

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Speaking Writing
Reacting to events A fictional narrative
13 Read the conversation and choose the 15 Read the story and choose the best title.


correct options. Then practise it in pairs. a Horror! b A good lesson

 
Maggie: Hi, Rachel! You won’t believe what

(1) happened / was happening last
day in a small
night in my street. My brother John and I were on holi
The day
Rachel: Tell me! What happened? I definitely village and decided to go for a walk.
. Suddenly, a
was cloudy but it was not very cold

want to know.
really scared.
Maggie: Well, we (2) had / were having thunderstorm started and we were
se. While we
We took shelter in an abandoned hou

dinner when we (3) heard / were
d to shake and
were waiting there, the earth starte
hearing a loud noise.
Rachel: What was it? n. Luckily, we
part of the roof of the house fell dow

Maggie: A tree fell down in our garden while
were not hurt but

my father (4) came / was coming in.
Rachel: I can’t believe it! That’s (5) terrible / I was scared and started to cry.
e message to
When my brother was sending a voic

bad news. Was your father hurt?
se. It was
Maggie: No, luckily the tree didn’t hit him. Mum, we saw a light in front of the hou
e so happy to
Dad. He was looking for us. We wer

Rachel: Great, I’m really pleased to hear that.

.

Maggie: And the good news! A reporter
see him!
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from the local TV station came and

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interviewed us about what happened. We promised to tell
I’m going to be on TV tonight.
is e
Mum and Dad about
h
uKatbel
Rachel: Fantastic! I’m going to watch it. Now our plans next time.

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you are going to be a celebrity!

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14 Think of another incident and work on
similar conversations in pairs. Include
vocabulary from page 92 (disasters) and use
these questions: What happened? When did
it happen? Why did it happen?
16 Read the text from Exercise 15 again.
Find and underline the answers to these
questions.
1 Where was the writer and who was she with?
2 What were they doing?
3 What happened?
4 What did they do?
5 What happened next?
6 What happened in the end?
17 Write a fictional story about a dangerous
situation. Use the questions from Exercise 16 to
make notes.
Bonus practice
Imagine what you and other people at school
were doing yesterday. Then write sentences.
1 The headmaster/mistress / at 10.00 am
2 You and your classmates / at 8.30 am
3 Your maths teacher / at 11.00 am
4 You / at 12.00 pm
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