English File Student's Book and Workbook A2/B1 Pre-intermediate Christina Latham-Koenig Clive Oxenden Jerry Lambert Paul Seligson with Michael Duckworth Paul Seligson and Clive Oxenden are the authors of English File 1 anc English File 2GRAMMAR 8 A Aro you? Can you? Do you? _Did you? 10 B The perfect date? word order in questions present simple 12. € The Remake Project present continuous 14 Practical English Episode 1 calling reception 16 Workbook File 1 © speakers OF SPANISH Vocabulary: dating and relationships; more clothes Pronunciation: question words; clothes ~ problematic sounds. Listening: Personality end physical appearance VOCABULARY ‘common verb phrases describing people: ‘appearance and personality clothes, prepositions of place PRONUNCIATION the alphabet final -s and -es and i 24 A OMG! Where's my passport? past simple: regular and irregular verbs 26 B That's me inthe picture! past continuous 28 .€ One dark October evening 30 Revise and Check 182 32 Workbook File 2 ‘time sequencers and connectors Q sreaxers oF SPANISH Vocabulary: at, in, on;teling stories Pronunciation: past simple verbs: weren't Listening: My profile picture holidays prepositions of time and place: at, in, on verb phrases regular verbs: -edendings ‘weak forms: was, were word stress: 38 A TripAside be going to (plans and predictions) 40 BP your calendar! present continuous (future arrangements) 42 °C Word games defining relative clauses 44 Practical English Episode 2 at the restaurant v restaurants 46 Workbook File 3 © speakers oF SPANISH Vocabulary: airports; verbs + prepositions Pronunelation: and ¢; silent letters Listening: Scrabble airports ‘verbs + prepositions, e.g. arrive in paraphrasing the letter g ‘silent @GRAMMAR VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION ‘54 A Who does what? Present perfect + yet, just, housework, make or do? _—the letters yand j already 56 B In your basket present perfect or past simple? shopping cand ch 58 C dgreatweokend something, anything, nothing, adjectives ending ed and), ete. -ing ¥, and sl 60 Revise and Check 3&4 62 Workbook File 4 speakers oF SPANISH Vocabulary: -ed and -ing adjectives Pronunciation: 5), and /); cand ch; -ed and -ing adjectives Ustening: Shopping 68 A I want it NOW! ‘comparative adjectives and types of numbers - - adverbs, a5...88 . oe - 70 B Twelve lost wallets superlatives (+ ever + present describing a town or city sentence stress a ne Peters) _ - _ . = 72 C-How much is enough? quantifiers, too, (not) enough —_health and the body inl 74 Practical English Episode 3. taking something back to ashop _v shopping bela "| 76s Workbook File 5 @ speakers oF SPANISH Vocabulary: adjectives; health and the body Pronunciation: consonant clusters; health ~ problematic sounds Listening: My city 84 A Think positive - or will/ won't (predictions) opposite verbs “I, won't negative? 86 “B i'llalways love you ‘will won't/ shail (other uses) word stress: Oo a __two-syllable verbs 88 C The meaning of dreaming review of verb forms: present, modifiers the letters ea past, and future 90 Revise and Check 586 92 Workbook File 6 speakers OF SPANISH Vocabulary: verb + back Pronunciation: a, 0, linking; contractions Listening: Alove storyGRAMMAR VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION ‘A First day nerves Uses of the infinitive with to verbs + infinitive: try fo, weak form of to, forget to, 100 “B Happiness is. uses of the gerund (verb + ing) verbs + gerund 1 102 C Could you pass the test? have to, don’t have to, must, ‘adjectives + prepositions: stress on mustn't afraid of, ete. prepositions 104 Practical English Episode 4 going to apharmacy _v feeling ill 106 Workbook File 7 Q speakers oF SPANISH Vocabulary: work: happiness Pronunciation: Us rhythm and stress Listening: Learning English and Spanish ‘114 _A Should Istay or should | go? should ful and fu! 116 B Murphy's Law if + present, + will infinitive nig verbs: homophones a (first conditional) _ — 118 C Who is Vivienne? possessive pronouns ‘adverbs of manner reading aloud 120. Revise and Check 788 122 Workbook File 8 Q speakers oF SPANISH get; more confusing verbs; books and storytelling tion: should and shouldn't Murphy's Law 128 A Beware of the dog if past, would + infinitive ‘animals and insects word stress = (second conditional) _ 130 "B Fearofnet present perfoct + forand since words related to fear, sentence stress : eS __ phrasos with forand since 132 C Scream queens present perfect or past simple? biographies word stress, @ 134 Practical English Episode5S —_askinghow to get there _v directions 136 Workbook File 9 @ speakers oF SPANISH : time expressions; biographies sntence stress; and Listening; Celebrity biographiesGRAMMAR VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION Boo eee 144A Into the net expressing movement - expressing movement word 146 B Early birds word order of phrasal verbs phrasal verbs linking the passive people from different countries 150. Revise and Check 9810 152, Workbook Fi Q spencers oF SPANISH Vocabulary: sports; countries and nation Pronunciation: word stress7is/, Listening: Unusual jobs os Hf 158 160 162 Twinstrangers.net 80, neither + auxiliaries similarities and differences (0) and. 164 Practical English Episode 6 on the phone 165 Workbook File 11 Q speakers OF SPANISH Vocabulary: school Pronunciation: used to/ dan use to; noun sufties 0 nether + alas Tine eT eee 74 A Unbelievable past perfect, zm the liter! 176 B Think before you speak reported speech ‘say or tell? double consonants 178 € Thenglsh Fle qle—_auestions without auxiliaries reson cf question words question words 180 Revise and Check 11812 182 Workbook File 12 @ speakers oF sPANISH 1 expressions with say and tll he etter fl Trivia Quiz question words 188 212 Grammar Bank 250 Irregular verbs 199 Writing 236 Vocabulary Bank 251 Appendix 206 252 Sound Bank> Course overview English File” Welcome to English File fourth edition for speakers of Spanish. This is how to use the combined Student's Book and Workbook with Online Practice, in and out of class. fourth ester Engl VEY) Cee es The Student’s Book contains all the language and skills. The Workbook contains exclusive Grammar, Vocabulary, you need to improve your English, with Grammar, and Pronunciation practice for every lesson. Practise the Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and skills work in every File. Practical English for every episode, and do the Can you Also available as an eBook remember...? exercises every two Files. Use your Student's Book in class with your teacher. Use your Workbook for homework or for self-study to practise language and to check your progress.ea Teva Look again at Student’s Book language you want to review or that you missed in class, do extra Practice activities, and Check your progress on what you've learnt so far. (ove Cee ea) pace ec Use the Online Practice to learn outside the classroom SOLU SEES and get instant feedback on your progress. Pern x Prac ACTIVITIES AUDIO VIDEO RESOURCES. LOOK AGAIN PRACTICE CHECK YOUR PROGRESS SOUND BANK Speakers of Spanish Extra online activities for every lesson to practise the key areas of Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Listening skills that speakers of Spanish need. And download the Vocabulary and Grammar Pocket Book, with notes, examples, and translations, specially developed for speakers of Spanish. ~ englishfileonline.com Courseoverview [iEAre you? Can you? Do you? Did you? a wy 1 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING common verb phrases a Complete the questions in Getting to know you with a verb. b @1.2'Listen and check. ¢ | @iUB Listen and repeat questions 1-6. Copy the rhythm and intonation. d Have a conversation with your partner. Ask and answer the questions in the questionnaire. After you have answered a question, ‘return’ it to your partner. Where ae you from? ) (I'm from Poznan Poland. And you? Where are youftom? 7 What do you i | 2Where were youborn? 8 What time do you Where do you__? up during the week? Do you __inchouse 9 Where do you usually ora fiat? lunch? Do you any 10 What time do you usually brothers and sisters? tobed? Do you 1 Where did you English before? 12 Can you languages? Which? any pets? [{D ‘Returning’ a question any other Vm at When you're having a conversation, you often ‘return’ questions, that is ask somebody the same question that they asked you. You can do this by: 1 saying And you? or What about you? 2 repeating the question, but stressing yOu, ©. ‘A Where are you from? B I'm from Rome. Where are you from? What kind of music do you to? What TV programmes or series do you 9 Do you any sport or exercise? What? What kind of books or magazines do you 2 How offen do you to the cinema? What did you weekend? lostCc ~, \ 2 GRAMMAR NA a b c 8 word order in questions Look at the highlighted phrases in questions 1-6. Tick (/) the three correct questions. Rewrite the incorrect questions. 1 Can youplay a musical instrument? 2 Where works your father? 3 Were you at this school last year? 4 Is there a supermarket near here? 5 Have you cereal for breakfast? 6 Wherewent you for your last holiday? @ p.212 Grammar Bank 1A Look at the two groups of, questions. What are the missing words in the second questions? PRESENT = goto a gym? What ~ sleep well? How many h = play games on your phone? “ What games < ~like watching sport on TV? we ‘What sports. a ( i PAST ? d Did you... ~ go to bed late last ni What time = cook lunch or dinner What ~ go fora walk at the weeker Where ~ see a good film last week? What film 2 ~ buy any clothes last month? Wht Stand up and ask different students the t question until somebody says Yes. Then ask the second question. Continue with the other questions, asking different students. Do you drink alot of tea or coffoo? ) fos! drink alot of coffe How many cups do you drink a dey? CThree or four. 0 a — 3 PRONUNCIATION the alphabet \ 2.1.6 With a partner, say the groups of letters. Then listen and check. ABCD EFGH WKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ D The alphabet The letters of the alphabet are pronounced with vowel sounds, like’ egg, but C = b @1.7 Look at the sound pictures. What are the words and vowel sounds? Listen and write the words. wa? £ & B\Y] 1 train |2__|3 4 5 6 7 A \p _/F Ss) 4 _ — _— Hoc PlL _ U Lo |p T/_ Zz w — i— vIN ¢ Add these letters to the correct column. EGJKMORQXY vi d @1.8 Listen and check. Practise saying the letters in each column. @ )@ Communication Alphabet quiz A p.188 B p.194 \___/Ask and answer the questions. (Mnich country’s security service is called the FBI? @ SPEAKERS OF SPANISH Go online for extra Pronunciation > question words ISTENING & SPEAKING 2 @Ibg, Listen to extracts from six conversations. Write the letters and numbers you hear. 1 frst name: Wayne 4 emaik 2 posteode: 5 surname: 3. phone number:-9 1-91, "YJL6 address: b Now listen to the conversations. Match 1-6 to lations a-f. 7 © 2 buying something d giving a student directions 1b checking into ahotel_ &¥ giving a class some information % c trying to get help f artiving ata restaurant € Interview another student and complete the form. (ters yourtisiname? Soe eranewitetoaon) IIE. 1 VOCABULARY & READING describing people ¥ Ptinysen ‘to three women describing their fathers. Which one is Charlotte, the woman with her father in the two photos? b 2 Listen to Charlotte again. What adjectives does she use to describe her father's height, hair, weight, and smile? © @p.236 Vocabulary Bank Describing people Now read the article about Charlotte and her father Clint. Find the information about Clint. his age hisjob his marital status his personality his perfect partner @ Read the article again and answer the _/ questions. \ 1. Why doés Charlotte want to find Clint 2 partner? 2 How do we know that Charlotte and Clint are close? 3. What was dating ike when Clint was young? 4 How does Clint find dates now, and how has Charlotte helped him? £ Lbok at the two highlighted words in the article. Which word describes...? 1. a person who makes you laugh 2 a person who you can have a good time with g Do you think Charlotte is the best person —t6 help find her dad a date? Why? (SPEAKERS OF SPANISH Go online for extra Vocabulary > dating and relationships The perfect date? \/ So, how was the date? ? \\ You probably think this is a parent asking the question to their child “+ Bur many children are now helping their single parents find love, too. (Clint Bouches, @ 62-year-old businessman from Reigate, Surrey, got divorced ten years ago. His daughter, 26-year-old Charlotte, dogsn't ‘want her dad to end up alone ~ her murn remarried five yeats ago, and Chatlotte has @ boyfriend, Charlotte and Clint are very close. They often go out together in the evening, they're planning a trip to India for later in the year, and they're both Bruce Springsteen fans. But Charlotte thinks that Clint needs a new partner, and he agrees, ‘My dad is the perféct man,’ she says. ‘He's warm, he's generous, he knows how.to look after a woman, how to treat a woman, He's a gentleman. He's always the one who pays on dates, He's romantic and he's fun. I don't mind spending Friday and Saturday nights 15. with my dad and that says a lot ~I'm only 26. Dating in the 2ist century is very different ftom when Clint was young’ Internet dating has changed everything, I's difficult now just to walk over to a woman and ask her "Can [buy you a drink?” he says. ‘Before, when you met people face to face, there was sometimes a “spark”, a fecling of romantic destiny - you don't get that from someone's profile picture Charlotte wrote Clint's dating profile for an online dating website. Clint would like to meet a woman who works, preferably ‘8 businesswoman. Someone who's independent, but funny and 25 clever. He has had several dates, but-none af the women were right for him. He and Charlotte are still ooking, ‘I'm always hopeful, he says. ‘Ireally believe that sooner or ater I'm going to find ‘the one” Adapted fiom the British press2 GRAMMAR present simple a Complete the chart. V/you/we/they | he/she/it Ineed a new He partner. anew partner. E]| don't want my [She dadtoendup | want her dad to alone. end up alone. [Hl What kind of What kind of person _ person you want to meet? | he want to meet? b Tick (V) the correct sentences. jl A They often go out together. B They go out often together. 2 AHe always is the one who pays. B He's aluays the one who pays. ¢_ @ p.212 Grammar Bank 1B NN . 3 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING _ more clothes __ 7 3 GRAMMAR present continuous Look at some sentences about the painting and photo. Complete them with He's, She's, or They're. ‘wearing yellow and blue clothes. wearing a cap. pouring milk from a bottle. pouring milk from a jug, __ looking at the milk. standing near a window. Circleithe correct form of the verb, present continuous or present simple 1 Inthe photo the man isn't wearing / doesn’t wear a cap. 2 People often wear are wearing aprons in the kitchen. © p.212 Grammar Bank 1¢ ‘The REMAKE PROJECT was the idea of Canadian artist Jeff Hamada, He asked readers of his website to remake ‘@ famous work of ot as a photo. Hundreds of people sent Photos to the project and the photos appeared in blogs, In Newspapers, and in a book7 4 USTENING ‘a You're going to listen to an art expert talking about ‘ Ver \ jeer and The Milkmaid. Look at the painting again. With a partner, try to answer the questions. 1. What century did Vermeer live in? a 15th b 17th © 19th 2 Where was he from? a Holland b Germany ¢ Russia 3 What kind of things did he usually paint? a everyday scenes b portraits of rich people € trees and flowers 4. What is the milkmaid probably making? a butter b bread ¢ a pudding 5. How many of Vermeer's paintings exist today? a4 b34c30 & Why was the painting expensive to make? a Because it’s very big. b Because some of the paints were very expensive, €-Because he rented an expensive studio ‘b_O/1.28) Listen and check your answers. Udokeaé 1-6. What can you remember about them froin the expert's talk? Listen again and make notes. 1] Delft It’s a city in Holland. Vermeer was from there. 2 light coming through windows 3 hig wife, his daughter, and his servant 4 Girl with a Pearl Earring 5 the mitkmaid’s apron ._,6 175 Dutch guilders 5 VOCABULARY prepositions of place a Now look at the photo again. Complete the sentences with a word or phrase from the list. above behind between in infront of in the comer in the middle of nextto on (x2) onthe left of under 1 The young man is in_ the kitchen, 2 There'sa table him 3 the table there are some eags, some bread, and some strawberries. 4 The breadis __ the table. I's ___the. eggs and the strawberries. There's a board __ the bread. _ the man, there's an old washing machine. There's a window the photo. of the room there's a sink and some cleaning products. 9 There's. flower __ 10 The sinkis thewall___the sink. the window. b @ii.29 Listen and check. Then cover the sentences and look at the photo. Ask each other where the man and the things are. Where's the man? (He's in the kitchen. He's behind the table, a 6 SPEAKING ‘D Describing a picture (a painting or photo) ‘When we describe a picture, we normally use There is / There are to say what's in the picture, and we use the present continuous to say what the people are doing, e.9. There's a table with some bread on it: The woman is standing next tothe table. a @ Communication Remakes A p.188 B p.194 Describe your paintings and remakes. (My painting is by Vormeor. t's cal b_ Insmall groups, ask and answer the questi ns. ‘+ Which of the three ‘remakes’ in this lesson, os do you think is the best? Why? * Is there a painting you know that you would like to remake? ‘= What pictures or posters do you have on the wall in your bedroom or living room? + Do you have any favourite painters or paintings? Who or what are they? Why do you like them? * What famous painters are there from your country? Bo you like any of their paintings? * Do,you (or did you) paint or draw? What kind of things? $0 online to review the lesson | MEMPractical English 1 important than answers. ? Did you Nancy Willard, American writer GRAMMAR word order in questions ‘Girclethe correct form. ‘Does your sister have Your sister has a job? 2 Hello, 'ean /can [help you? 3 Where were you /you were born? 4 Do the children want / Want the children a drink? 5 Did you see / Saw you the football match on TV lastnight? 6 What does do your boytriend / does your boyfriend do? 7 Where she learnt / did she learn to speak English? 8 What time do you get up / get you upin the morning? Re-order the words to make questions. 1 do/do/ parents / what / your What do your parents do? 2 girlfriend / student /is /a/ your 3 what / at / you / do/ the / weekend / do 4 out/how / you / go / often /do 5 did / go / last / where / you / Saturday 6 a/ did /time / nice / you / haved Write questions in the present or past simple. 1 Where do you live (you / live) 2 What _ (you / dolastright) 3 What (TV series / you / watch) 4 When (your birthday) 5 Where (you / from) & Where (you / go / on holiday last year) 7 What kind of books (you / read) |,3 PRONUNCIATION the alphabet “a Ciiclaithe letter with a different vowel sound. 2GVR 3N BF 4H PJ 5x SK 6M co Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the letters. ¢ Complete the alphabet qui Go online for more practice iEE > , Bn ve tor sven The perfect date? iain {_VOCABULARY describing people 2 GRAMMAR present simple a Gross-out the word which can’t be used with the bold a_ Complete the conversation with the present noun. simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1 hair red curly straight tall 0 ur parents live 2 eyes blonde big blue -brown oo _——_.your parent together? (live) 3 man thin short long overwoight 'B No, they don't. They're divorced now. 4 woman medium height slim beautiful bald /’ b Order the letters to make words that complete the 2 A _____ouisa to marry |sentences. her boyfriend? (want) ‘<1 Thanks for paying for dinner ~that was very alc fre yoors pesto generous __(enersuog). , 3. A What's the weather like where you live? 2 Sarah's really __(nynfu). She makes me laugh. B [trains a lot in the winter, but it _. 3 Sam's very (rdfyinei). Everybody likes him. often in the summer. (not. 4. John never does his homework. He's very _ - rain) aky. 5 Imogenis a {eervic girl. She'll do well in her 4 A What does José do in the evenings? exams. B He _ __ alot of TV. (watch) 6, That was a very (dinukn) thing to say. ERA your sister 7 David is quite intelligent, but sometimes he says really roe {upd things. B_ No, but she speaks English and Italian. 8 Paula is really ___—_—_(hsy) - she doesn't like. F j meeting new people. wa you Monday to ? 9 Laura's usually very (ivetq) ~ she doesn’t talk Friday? (work) very much, B Yes, and | usually work on Saturdays, too. ¢ Complete the sentences. 7 A How often do you play tennis in winter? 1 Does your boyfriend have brown eyes or B We nS very often bblue__ eyes? because it’s cold and wet. not play) 2 Tanya's dad doesn’t have any hair. He's b - 3. Jamie's new girlfriend is really e. she loves & A Does your sister like living in Italy? meeting new people. B Yes, she ~it-(love) 4. My dad never shaves. He has ab. anda 5 What does your sister look | __? is she tall and blonde, too? 6 When Jake was young, he was very th_ __ but now he's a bit o 7. My dad is really h. -w. —he starts work at 7.00 and gets home at 6.00. 8 imnot my sister. | don't say much, but she's very t in fact she never stops talking, 9 George isa very s. student —he works hard and wants to do well 10 Dan is really m, he never pays for anything 18b_ Rewrite the sentences with the words in brackets in the correct place. Use contractions where possible. \ 1 My dad lives alone and he does not go out. (often) My-dad lives alone and he doesn’t often go out. 2 You are too old to get married. (never) 3 Candice sees her boyfriend. (every day) 4 Alice meets people on the internet. (sometimes) 5 Its fun to go ona date. (always) 6 | see my wife these days. hardly ever) 7 Igo out during the week. (never) ¢ Complete the text with the correct form of the words from the list. \~ earn geton have live notcome notlike notsee prefer share study want work I'm very different from my boyfriend, Jamie. Jamie *works ___asavet,andhe? _ quite alot of money. I'ma student, and I$ music at university. 14 to be a music ‘teacher when [finish. Jamie® alone in a small house in the country, and 1° a flat with some friends in the city centre. We often? parties in our flat, but Jamie ® ___. He's quite shy, so he® _ being with other people. I'm quite extrovert, so 1 being in a group. 1 Jamie very often because he's usually busy. But when we're together, we always # really well. Some people say that ‘opposites attract, and for Jamie and me, it’s true. ‘4 Write questions about you and your best friend, Anna. 1 a What / you / do? What do you do? What / Anna / do? What does Anna do’ _ Where / you / lve? b Where / Anna / live? Who / you live / with? Who / Anna /live with? you / like going to parties? Anna / like going to parties? you/ be shy or extrovert? ‘Anna / be shy or extrovert? Think about a good friend. Write a paragraph about the differences between you. Use the text in € and the questions in d to help you. 3 PRONUNCIATION final -s and -es Eircléithe verb with a different final sound. 3— 4% fz! hal 5 6 zebra zebra knows | runs | leaves teaches, rains starts dresses | cooks drinks | likes goes washes uses b @}.2 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the words. (€ Go online for more practice 9Ss The Remake Project saga ly -. of place 1G present continuous BV cot 1 VOCABULARY clothes, prepositions a Complete the words. aod 4 sh ae ul 10 dr_ss 4 b \Match Sescpton 110 to aj. 1. They keep your hands warm, This is ike a shirt, but for women, They keep your feet warm, This keeps your neck warm. You wear these in your ears. People often wear this to a job interview. You wear these when you go to bed. 2 3 4 5 You wear this on your head. 6 7 8 9 You wear this under your trousers and top. 10 People wear these shoes to the beach, blouse suit earrings flip-flops e-gloves aoce f hat 9 pyjamas h scarf i socks J underwear ‘Aman paints with his brain, Michelangelo, italian painter and sculptor ENTE € ‘Look at the photo, a remake of van Gogh's painting [The bedroom. Complete the sentences with a \\_/ preposition from the list. above behind between infront of — next toon onthedeft under 1 There's painting of a man on the le f the painting of the woman, 2 There are some clothes the bed. 3 There’sachair____the bed and the table, 4 There's a small cup the two jugs a the table, 5 The two pillows on the bed are each other, 6 There's amirror__ the table. 7 The chair by the bed is _____ the window. 2 PRONUNCIATION /a/ and /av/ a Write the words in the chart. cardigan fashion prefer sandals shirt skirt sweater third trainers trousers T- prefer b @i.2 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the words.3 GRAMMAR present continuous a Complete the conversation with the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions where possible, ‘A What ‘are you doing _(you/ do), Stefan? BI? look) at some paintings online. | want to buy a poster of one for the living room. A My sister? (do) an art course at the moment. Perhaps she can paint something for us. B Um...perhaps. But look at this one it's. really beautiful. It's by Vermeer, and there's 2 girl who. 4 (wear) a blue and yellow scarf on her head and 4 big peat! earring A I'm not sure. She © (not / smile). B I know, but that makes it more interesting A OK. Ifyou like it, order it. My sister can paint something for the dining room. b Complete the sentences with the ‘present simple or present continuous form of a verb from the list. Use Y* contractions where possible. drink drive lke live rain sh € Look at the picture. Complete the questions with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in brackets. p study wear 1 We fike this painting very 1. What is____ the man on the bench reading __ (read)? much ~ it's really interesting, 2 What the boys under the tree __ (olayl? 2 Charles always to 3 What the woman on the left (01? work. 4 What she (wean? 3 Shhhh! The children 5 What the woman on the right (wear)? 4 We can't play tennis today. 6 What she (carry)? te 7 What the runner (wear)? 5 Fiona four cups of 8 What the man under the tree (doy? coffee every day. 6 Kathy always jeansat_ Answer questions 1-8 in «. home. /) The man on the bench is reading a newspaper. - 7 They can't come to the theatre because “ 2 The boys are oe they for the exam 3 The woman on the left —____ tomorrow. 4 . 8 Myparents inabig 5 _ house in the country. é _ _ 7 as 8 @ Go online for more practice | [@ Go online to check your progress. elPractical English Hotel problems calling reception 4 CALLING RECEPTION a Complete the sentences with a word from the list. bother have ‘s put send this 1 thave 2 problem with the wi-fi 2 __ you through to IT. 3m somebody up right now, 4 I'm sorry to _ you. 5 Hello, is room 315, 6 There — a problem with the shower. b_ Complete the conversations with sentences 1-6 from a. 1A Hello, reception B Hello. 'This is room 315 A How can |help you? B? ‘There isn’t any hot water. o> Thank you 2 A Hello, reception, B Hello, this is room 315 again.*___ but there's one more thing. A. How can |help you? ad I ean't get a signal A. I'm sorry, madam. B Thanks. ise the Practical English phrases I'm sorry, madam. _ rie Match problems 1-4 to offers ad. 1 Ihave a problem with the wifi 2 This room is very noisy. 3 I want to talk to the manager. 4 There's no water in my minibar. 2 I'l see if we have a quieter one. » Il send two bottles to your room right now. Hh putyouthroughto HE d Ill ask her to call you. SOCIAL ENGLISH Gircléthe correct words. 1 What's your room like? Do you have a good Giew look? 2 It’s great to be / be here. 3 You can/ mustbe realy tired. 4 I want/ guess you'e right 5 I's great to see you, too / two 6 By the way / On the way, Martha wants to see you while you're here. Complete the conversation with the missing words. 1. A Welcome to New York B Thanks. It’s great to be here. 2 A Doyouhaveag _ B Yes. | can sce the Empire State Building from my window. 3. A It’stime to go. Youm_ b _ really tired. Big __ you're right. 4AB t w ___, it's great to see you again. B Yes. It's great to see you, t__Can you remember...? 1 ( GRAMMAR Gircléthe correct form. 1 It’s great to see you! But what you are doing /are you doing here in London? 2 Dan really likes that restaurant, but | think not / don’t think the food's very good. Excuse me, can!/1 cam sit here? Don't worry about Anna. She's always / She always is lat. My dad's a teacher. What does /do your parents do? ‘Ask Jamie to help you. He works / workin IT, so he's really good with computers 2 VOCABULARY rele\the word that is different. 1 long curly straight slim hair height beard moustache stupid lazy unkind generous kind behind above between boots trainers jeans sandals bracelet earrings tights necklace 3 PRONUNCIATION circlé)the word or letter with a different sound. computer 1 shirt trousers sweater cardigan 2 university work curly painter 3A BCD eo 4 meals clothes balls dates me | 5 likes washes uses watches SF snake 6 concerts hats glasses coats 4 GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY \_/Read the article. Gircléla, b or c. THE INVISIB Liu Bolin isan atist from China whois now famous *__ countries all over the world He's called the “nvsible Man because in his pictures its very hard to see him. Liu? in Shandong, China, in 1973, He studied atthe Shandong College of At, and then he went to the Central ‘Academy of Fine rts in Beijing He? and works in Being, but he *__travels to other countries and he's shown his workin Asia, Europe and America. In this phot, Liu °___ infront of some logs. He's inthe © of te photo, and if you look carefully, you can see his "___ and jacket Liu’s photos can take ten hours to prepare. He chooses a place {to stand, and then his assistant *__im paint bis clothes and his face. When everything is ready is assistant takes the photo. “The results are amazing — sometimes people who are ® past him inthe street don't know that he's there LGu's work is popular because it's diferent and fun, but his ‘work also has a'°___message: he wants people to think about the world aroundthem. 1 under bin € on 2a wasborn b wasfrom —¢ isbor 3a live b living ¢ lives 4 a hardlyever bb often © never Sa standing bb stands € isstanding 6a middle left © front 7 @ shorts b trousers sweater 8 a ishelping —_b helps helping 9 a walking —b walk walks 10 a serious b generous ¢ funny (@ Gocnline to check your progress) [EBwent Where | toParis did you go\| with some for your last\\ fiends: holiday? CET i, READING & LISTENING ‘a \Read the title and the introduction to a story. ___ Which of the four things do you think is the worst ~ to lose when you're on holiday? b_ Read the story sent by a reader to an online magazine. What did Stuart lose? Did he find it? Read the story again. Then cover it and correct the bold information.® 1 Stuart went to the Alps with his family Stuart went to the Alps with his friends, 2 One day, they went cycling, 3 It took three hours to get to the top of the mountain, 4 They had a snack at the top of the mountain, 5 6 ‘The view wasn’t very good. Stuart wanted to take another photo, but he couldn't find his camera, 7 He went back up the mountain with one of his friends. 8 They spent an hour looking for the phone. 9 It started to get warmer. 10. He found his phone in his bag, 1 His friends were angry about it. d Listen to a recording sent to the magazine. What did Marta lose? Did she find it? Listen to Marta's story again. Answer the questions. 7 When did it happen? 2 Where did Marta want to go on holiday? Why? 3 Why did she fly to Brussels? 4 What happened at the gate in Brussels airport? 5. How did she feel? 6 What did the policeman say? 7 Where did she fly in the end? What happened there? f Have you ever lost anything important on holiday? What was it? What happened? Passport, tickets, money, phone Last year, went on holiday to the Alps with a group of friends. One day, we climbed a mountain - well, itwasn’t really a climb, butit was a long walk ~ and it took about two hours to get to the top. When we.got there, we had lunch, The view was amazing - we could see the sea in the distance. We took photos and just sat in the sun fora while, Then we went down again, and when we got back to the car, | wanted to take another photo, but | couldn't find my phone - it wasn't in my bag. | thought ‘Oh no! It's probably at the top of the mountain, where we had lunch.| decided the only thing to do wa to go back up the mountain to getit, because | didn’t want to leave my phone up there. My friends said ‘OK, but you can't go on your own’, so in the end we all went up again, which was another two hours. When we got to the top we spent about half an hour looking for the phone, but we couldn't find it anywhere, Then it started to get colder - it was now late afternoon - so took my jacket out of my bag, ‘and... my phone was in my jacket pocket! [felt terrible, and really stupid! My friends were very “nieé about it, But they never let me forget it!2. GRAMMAR past simple: regular and irregular verbs u a Write the past simple form of these verbs. Are they regular or irregular? Check in Stuart's story. 90 get elim want be / think decide y say —— (f B spend \ son feel 5 b_ Complete the negative verbs, Then check in Stuart's story. a vk really a climb, but it was a long walk 2 Iwanted to take another photo, but | find mmy phone | 31 want to leave my phone up there ¢ How do you make [) and [Min the past simple...? * with was/ were * with could * with other verbs 4d @p.214 Grammar Bank 2A wo PRONUNCIATION -ed endings 02.3 Listen to three sentences from Marta’s story in’. What regular verb do you hear in each -sentence? os b @2.4 Listen and repeat the sounds and sentences, ty = Bh os iid/ We missed our flight. , arrived atthe airport We phoned our friends, She invited us to stay. Ineeded a new passport. 'P Regular past simple verbs | ‘The -ed ending is usually pronounced |) or «i, e.g, booked, arrived. We only pronounce the @ in -ed when there is at or ad before it, e.g, wanted, ended, - © Say the past simple of these verbs. In which ones is -ed pronounced /i? e ask call check decide happen | start_stop thank want__ rent d @2.5 Listen and check. eo SPEAKERS OF SPANISH ‘a amlina ine avtra Pronunciation > naet eimnla varhe 4 NOCABULARY holidays y ys booked a hotel Yo In one minute, write down five things you like doing when you're on holiday, eg. walking in the mountains, exploring a city, going to museums. Then ‘compare with a partner. p.238 Vocabulary Bank Holidays Ali SPEAKING 2.9 Listen to four conversations. Complete the phrases that B uses to show that he / she is interested in what A is saying, [B Useful language for showing interest |” 1 A Lwent to New York last week. 8 Did you like i? 2 A The weather was terible~ itrained every day. | B Oh !What a What did you do? 3A We went to a show in the West End. B 1 What show was it? 4 A | lost my phone on the first day. __1 How did you Listen again and repeat. Copy B's ‘interested’ intonation. Look at Your last holiday. What are the questions? J 6 What / do during 7 Where / go? 2 When / go? the day? 3 Who / go with? 7 What / do in the evening? 4 Where / stay? What / like? 8 shave a good time? 5 What / the weather ike? / have any problems? Think about your answers to the questions. Work in pairs. Ask your partner about his / her last holiday. Show interest in what he / she says, and try to ask more questions. Then swap roles.Adapted from the Brivsh press READING Look at the photo by the famous French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, and answer the questions. Say why. 1. Whet decade do you think it's from? 2 What time of year do you think itis? 3 What do you think the couple are looking at? 4 What does the woman have in her pocket? What do you think it's for? b Read the article. Were your answers in a right? ‘The Guardian newspaper has a weekly feature called That's me in the picture, where people describe famous photos they were in, This photo was sent in by Jane Rangeley. ‘was wodlang for an advertising agency. That summer, [went on a I 1972, [was living in London, I was in my eatly twenties, and os fr -amping holiday with my parents in the south of France. One night, went toa nightclub on the beach end I met. young Frenchman, and ‘we folin love. When I got home, Iimmedistaly started looking for jab in Paris, He was at university there —he was studying medicino, In the 10 end, [found a job as a secretary with UNESCO, and I went to live there. We lived together for six years. On Sundays, we often went fora alk, and one of our favourite places was the botanical gartens.Ithad 4200, and Ioften put some bread in my pocket to give to the animals. “:20e were walking in the gardens one Sunday in autumn when we {5 stopped because a lot of maize was coming ftom one of the trees. There ‘was an owl there, maybe escaped from the 200, and some litle birds were attacking it. leiso noticed a man with a camera. When we started walking again, I said 'Why was that man taking photographs of us? | naw ow that Cartier Bresson ofven waited in parks in Paris 20 for the perfect photo opportunity. The following year, ono of my boyfriend's friends saw the photo in a magazine. Before Irenurned to Lontion, I phoned the magazine end Igot Cartier-Bresson's phone ‘number. I as vary shy, but called him, He was very ftiendly, and he ‘sont me a copy. Yeats later met him and he signed the photo for me Tove this picture. Tt was a happy time for me. And although my French boyiriend and I broke up in the end, we're stil in touch ¢ Read the article again and answer the questions. 1 What was Jane's situation at the beginning of the story? 2 Where did she meet the Frenchman and how did this, change her life? 3 What did they often do on Sundays? 4 Why did they stop in the gardens and what did they see? 5 How did Jane get a copy of the photo? 6 Why is this photo important to her? Is there a photo with you in it that you really love? Describe it. Why do you like it so much? We were What | walking in were you \ the park VOCABULARY at, in, on a Look at the sentences from the article. Complete them with at, in, or on. 1» 1972, Iwasliving "London, 2 He was © university there ~ he was studying medicine. 3 Ln Sundays we often went for a walk 4 We were walking !s._ the gardens one Sunday du. autumn, 6 @p.239 Vocabulary Bank Prepositions Do Part 1. ¢ @Communication at, in, on A p.189 B p.195 ‘Answer the questions with a preposition and atime or place. Go online for for extra Vocabulary > at, in, on———————————————————— 3 GRAMMAR past continuous ¢ Listen again. Are was and were stressed or unstressed? a_ Read two sentences about the article in 1. In 1972, Jane was living in London and she was working foran _-—- SENG Listen to Anya talking about advertising agency. 7 = ‘the photos. Label the photos 1-6 in the When Carter-Bresson took the photo, Jane and her boyfriend order she describes them, SERMERIG at an ove in 9 tree Listen again and check. What else can Look at the highlighted verbs. Which verbs describe...? you remember about each photo? 1 an action in progress ata specific moment in the past (@ SPEAKERS OF SPANISH 2_the situation at the beginning of the story Go online for extra Pronunciation and Listening 5 weren't & @p.214GiammarBank 25 © @2.13 In pairs, listen to the sounds and write a sentence “ 5 SPEAKING & WRITING using the past continuous and the past simple. \ a Talk to a partner. Give more information (They were playing tons when t started to rain ~ifyou ean 1 Do you post photos on social media sites like Instagram or Facebook? What kind of photos do you post? If not, how do you 4 PRONUNCIATION & LISTENING weak forms: was, were share photos with friends and family? 2 Doyouhave a ph ground on Look at six photos from Anya's Instagram page. Which person ee eee ae to whoor do you think is Anya? Who do you think the other people are? what's it of? What's the story behind ? / @N"Wisten to six sentences, and complete the missing 3 Pothtest apy photos eae words. What was happening at the time? 1 my frst term at university 4 Do you have a favourite photo of yourself 2i with him in the Easter holidays. 18a child? Who took it? What were you 3 We a music course. wearing? Is there a story behind it? 5 She wok ye mnooltogerter b @p.200 Writing Describing a photo Powe hh he olesscum Write a description of your favourite le a champagne, and Roz the hard work! photo 256 posts 131 followers 187 following Glossary punt n and v a long, fat Bost, which is popular in Oxford and Cambridge © Go online to review the lessonBecause Wry | hewanted didthe tosseher Du wait for again Honnah? GRAMMAR time sequencers and connectors a You're going to read a story called One dark October evening. Look at the photos. What do you think the story is about? \ 8 Read the story once. Then complete it with a word or phrase from the list. Listen to the story and check. After that One evening in October Suddenly The next day Two-minuteslater When Hee ‘met Jamie last summer, It was Hannah's birthday nd she and her friends went to a chub. They wanted to dance, but they didnt like the musie, so Hannah went to speak to the Dj. “This music is awful? she said. ‘Could you play something else?” ‘The Df looked at her and said, ‘Don't worry, [have the perfect song for you.” | Two minutes later _he said, “The next song is by Pink. Is called Get the Party Stared and it’s for « beautiful girl over there who's wearing a pink dress’ Hannah know that he was playing the song for her 2 4 Hari and her friends lef the club, the [DJ was waiting for her at the door, Hi, Pm Jamie, he said to Hanna, “Can I see you again?” So Hannah gave him her phone number “the 4_Jamic phoned Hannah and invited her to dinner. He took her to a very romantic French restaurant and they talked all evening. Although the food wasn't very good, they had a great time. }:5 BN Jamie and Hannah saw each other every day. Every evening when Hannah finished work they met at 5.30 in a coffee bar in the high street. They were madly in love. 5 Hannah was at work. As usual she was going to meet Jamie at 5.30. It was dark and it was raining. She looked at her watch. It was 5.20! She was going to be late! She ran to her car and got in. ‘At5.25 she was driving along the high stre fast because she was in a hurry. * Sic across the road. He was wearing a dark coat, so Hannah didn’t see hhim at first. Quickly, she put her foot on the brake... She was going very¢ With a partner, read the story again and answer the questions. 1. Why did Hannah go and speak to Jamie? Why did Jamie play Get the Party Started? ‘What happened when Hannah left the club? What was the restaurant lke? Where did they go every evening after that? What was the weather ike that evening in October? Why was Hannah driving fast? Why didn’t she see the man? d_ From memory, complete the sentences from the story with so, because, or although. Then check in the story. 1. She was going very fast she was in a hurry. 2 the food wasn'tvery good, they had a great time. 3. He was wearing a dark coa Hannah didn't see him at frst. e © p.214 Grammar Bank 2C 2} complete the sentences in your own words. Then «compare with a partner. 1 Wo fallin love on our frst date, Two months later. 2 went to bed early lastnight because 3. The weather was beautiful, so we decided 4 eos really cold lastnight, and when | woke up this morning 5 Although we cid play well nthe final 6 | wes driving along the high street listening to the radho, Suddenly. 2 PRONUNCIATION word stress PD Stress in two-syllable words Approximately 80% of two-syllable words are stressed on the first syllable. Most two-syllable nouns, adjectives, and adverbs | are stressed on the frst syllable, e.g. mother, happy, madly. However, many two-syllable verbs and prepositions or connectors are stressed on the second syllable, e.g. arzve before. a Underline the stressed syllable in these words from the story. aco after agein along although awhl becouse birthday evening invita perfect quickly Go ~~ “@BAD Listen and check. Practise saying the words. are cortner i < Witlra partner, invent a sentence using two or more of the words in a. (After diner, we walked home across the park VOCABULARY & SPEAKING verb phrases Make verb phrases with a verb from list 1 and a phrase from list 2. All the phrases are from the story. invite somebody to dinne: 1 invite > along the high street have somebody your phone number drive song meet across the road give. ina hurry take ina coffee bar wait for somebody be the club (very late) play. somebody to dinner leave somebody to a restaurant run a great time Cover list 1. Try to remember the verb for each phrase. @2.16 Listen to the story of Hannah and Jamie again. Work in pairs and use photos 1-6 in 1 to re-tell the story. Try to use connectors and the verb phrases in 3, A You're Jamie — tell the story for photos 1-3. B You're Hannah - tell the story for photos 4~* (‘met Hannah last summer, It was her birthday, and she came to the club with some friends. & ‘SPEAKERS OF SPANISH Go online for extra Vocabulary > telling stories in the past © VIDEO LISTENING There are two different endings to the story. Have a class vote. Do you want to know the happy ending or the sad ending? 2.21 / 2.22 What do you think happens in the ending you have chosen? Watch or listen once and check. Then watch or listen again. @ Communication If you chose the happy ending, answer the questions in Happy enciing p.189. If you chose the sad ending, answer the questions in Sad ending 9.198. © Go online to watch the video and review the lesson ) METI1«2 Revise and Check G IRAMMAR Cire, b, orc qi 1 __‘any brothers or sisters? ‘@ Have you b Doyou c Doyouhave 2 __) d_ Read the text in ¢ again. Complete the questions. 1 When did they decide to go away for the weekend? Four years ago. 2 Where to go? Portugal 3 How __ the apartment? They booked it online. 4 What time ___ atthe airport? At two o'clock. 5 What at check-in ask for? ‘The woman asked for their passports. 6 Where inthe end? They went hom 2 PRONUNCIATION -ed endings a Circle the verb which has a different -ed sound. 1 walked asked (ented) 2 argued wanted stayed 3 booked started decided 4 arrived invited phoned 5 waited cooked watched b_ @2.1 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the words.3 VOCABULARY holidays a Complete the phrases. 1 go 2 go 3 aflight 4 go camping a - swimming ‘ 4 z E = A on bgo at 7 — ina ‘onthe 10 go night hotel for the weekend b Complete the sentences with an adjective. 1 We loved our room. It was very comfortable. 2 The weather was warm and s every day. 3 There were a lot of people on the beach. It was very cr 4 The hotel was on a busy road, so it was really n 5. The staff in the hotel were very unh, ‘and sometimes quite unfriendly. 6 There wasn't much in the apartment. It was very b_ Itdidn't even have a fridge. 7 The other people on the trip were very fr__. We made some good friends. 8 The town was | “All the houses had flowers on the balcony and were painted different colours. twas dl all day, so we couldn't sunbathe. "P10 The apartment was very | = it was full of expensive furniture and very comfortable! ¢ Look at the chart. Write the questions and Lucy's answers. [Last year's holiday Lucy 7 mina | 1 Where / you go Greece | On my last holiday, | went to. Where did you go? I went to Greece. 2 How/you/get there ‘plane | 3 Where /you/ stay — Thotel | - | _ ___| _ | — 2 4 How long / you/ stay ten days | | ‘5 What / you / do "went swimming | - 6 What / be / weather lke "sunny ns | d Write sentences about your last holiday in the You column in ¢. Come]4 VOCABULARY at, in, on ‘a Complete the sentences with prepositions of time: at, in, or on. 1 This photo shows me in Berlin in really cold 2 Henri Cartier-Bresson was born died August 2004, 3 We have an exam _ Monday moming 4 We never get any sndw the winter. 5 Ourflightis leaving __ Wednesday _ 9:30 the evening and arriving 12.00 Thursday. : 6 In the UK, offices are closed _ __New Year's Day. 7 Thate driving night, getting up early the morning, and working weekends, 8 __ Easter, we went to Greece, and we'e going again __ the summer, probably the last two weeks uly February ~ it was 1908, and he ‘Christmas and b’ Complete the sentences with prepositions of place: at, in, or on. 1. We took some great photos at _ the party. 2 I can't read books __ the bus or _a car. 3 We want to put some shelves __ the wall__ the living room. We're going to put all our old books _— the shelves. 4 My family are from Ireland, but we live ___ New York, the TIth floor of a tall building, Ill meet you __the station. The children all sat__ the floor. 7 They spent the morning __ the museum and then went fora walk the park. & | met my boyfriend __ school oo € Complete the phrases with at, in, or on. 2 at_work b 1948) c __Amsterdom d __9* May ¢ __ Saturday and Sunday f __the bus stop 9 the table h 715 That's me in the picture! A good photograph is knowing where to stand. ‘Ansel Adams, American photographer d_ Match the beginnings of the sentences 1-8 to the endings in ¢. 1. I think Jen's birthday isd. 2 Between 9.00 and 5.00, my dad's usually 3 Lusually get up _. 4 The office is closed 5 Icome from Brussels, but I live 6 My grandfather was born 7 I saw you yesterday. You were waiting 8 There's a letter for you. | put it__ 2 GRAMMAR past continuous a Complete the sentences with a verb from the list in the correct past continuous form. do get notlive notrain walk work 1 Amy was walking in the park at 10.30 yesterday. youand Jack ____in the same office when you frst met? 3 Why didn't you answer the phone last night? What 2 ait ____when I left home this morning, 51 in Prague in 2017, 6 I dropped my passport when | _ into the taxi. b Write sentences with when. Use the past simple and past continuous. 1. Tommy / fall off his bike / cycle home Tommy fell off his bike when he was cycling home, 2 Mark /talk on the phone / get a text 3 The children / play computer games / the visitors, arrive 4 We /have a barbecue /it start to rain 5 I/write a report / my computer crash¢ The police are at an art gallery because someone stole a famous painting at 5.30 yesterday afternoon. What were the people in the pictures doing at the time? Write sentences. 1 clean Gallery 6 ‘ Iwas cleaning Gallery 6, 4 wash the coffee cups 5 count the money 6 What were you doing at 5.30 We 1 yesterday? i w PRONUNCIATION weak forms: was, were a Read the sentences. Are was and were stressed or unstressed? Write S for stressed and U for unstressed. 1. My mum took this photo when we were travelling in Malaysia. _U_ 2 We met our new neighbours yesterday ~ they weren't very friendly. 3 What were you doing when I phoned you? —_ 4A Was Matt at home last night? _ B No, he wasn't. A Itwas a great party, B Wasit at Kim's house? __ A Yes, it was There were lots of people at the supermarket. — 6 b 2.2 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the sentences.Cen sand connector One dark October evening CEES (ASE 4 GRAMMAR time sequencers and connectors a Complete the text with phrases from the list. Eircléithe correct ending, a or b. 1 Although James was very late, (@ his boss didn’t say anything, his boss got very anary. 2 I got up late, so 2. I didn't have time for breakfast. b I didn't hear the alarm clock 3 The tickets were really expensive, but 4 | decided not to buy one. b I decided to buy one. 4 Laura ran to the station because a she was late b she missed the train 5 Although my flatis small @ I need a bigger one. b it’s perfect for me. After that One-summer Suddenly The next day Two minutes later to Lima and then travelled to a town near Machu Piechu to spend the night. ? ‘One summer _, |decided to travel to Peru. | ‘mountain to visit the monument. | was quite tired university as me.°_ leached the top! , Isawa man who was at the speak tome, and he was just as surprised as | was. hhad.a great summer, and we carried on seeing each other, when we got home. infact, we got married two years later, and we now have a beautiful daughter called Beth. 1 we decided to travel togeth siclimbed the ____ he came overto The drivers the most dangerous part of the car ‘Leo Campion, French humourist when flew er. We ¢ Complete the sentences with a word from the list. although (x2) because but (x2) so (x2) Thad a great holiday in Egypt. I called the police. 1 Ididn’t have time, so | didn’t have any breakfast. 2 Itwas really hot, 3 | don’t really like Ryan, | went on a date with him. 4 The door to my flat was open, 5 6 Mandy cancelled her credit cards find her purse. 7 We wanted to go for a meal after the cinema all the restaurants were closed, Mark has 2 lot of money, he’s really mean. __ she couldn'tPRONUNCIATION word stress Write the words in the chart. aerose after again along although awful because before belhind birthday evening hurry invite perfect quickly summer |across wevonkuns «2.5 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the words. VOCABULARY verb phrases Match the sentence halves. Jamie and Hannah met _d_ a _her to dinner. He played bb forher at the doo: She left © agreat time. He waited sd inaclub. She gave € toa nice restaurant He invited _. the club very late. He took her ——g.assong forher. They had fh him her phone number, stressed | 2 Second syllable stressed | Complete the sentences with a verb from the list. ‘m driving gave invited left played ran waiting 1. We had a great night at the club, and we only le at about five in the morning 2. Sally was alone in the restaurant, but | think she wes for somebody. 3 Oliver liked Helena, so he dinner. 4 Ican't talk now because | 5 When | saw Harry, he was high street in his new car. 6 Lara spoke to the Dd, and he her favourite song. 7 The cat across the road, but | stopped the carin time. 8 Jane wanted to stay in touch, so! her ‘my phone number. her to ina hurry, ___ along the ‘Answer the questions about you. Write full sentences. 1 When was the last time someone invited you to dinner? 2 How often do you leave home late for work / class? 3. When you go to parties, do you usually have a good time? 4 Where do you usually meet your fiends? 5 Have you ever waited more than an hour for somebody who was late? © Go online for more practice | { @ Go online to check your progress 7TripAside *- SEIT iplans and predictions 1 VOCABULARY airports When was the last time you went to an airport? Was it to travel somewhere or to pick up or drop off someone? (b Look at the airport signs and match them to the words and phrases below. B. artivals A) bag drop baggege reclaim ©) check-in sreustoms departures Hi gotes its ‘passport control security check terminal Etzalley “c @23.1 Listen and check. Then cover the words and look at the signs. Say the words and phrases. © d @3.2 Listen and write six places where you could _hear these announcements or conversations. Cum ike PRONUNCIATION the letter g a Look at the word baggage. How are gg and ge pronounced? 4.) Doors opening Put the words from the list in the correct row. gate foggy forget guide large village engineer agent guest region emergency begin gift general guarantee organize f ow Bion ¢ @3.3 Listen and check. Practise saying the words. When can g be pronounced id3/? SPEAKERS OF SPANISH Go online for extra Vocabulary and Pronunciation > airports; g and ¢ ee 3 20 restaurantzaind then *_< READING & LISTENING Read the article about TripAside. Do you think it’s a good idea? No more boring stopovers — go on a guided tour! Few things are more depressing than spending hours in an airport terminal waiting for a connecting flight. There you are, siting in the departure lounge watching the clock, or" 1 —__ And the most frustrating thing is that outside the airport:there isa foreign city which you'd really like to look aroung, full of great tourist attractions, restaurants, and shops. But you don't to leave the airport, because * ‘and wil miss your flight. Frenchman Emmanuel Rozenblum and his ister were ona stopover at Warsaw's main airport three years ago. But? 0 they decided to go into town. “We left the airport on our own, says Mr Rozenblum, “but we didn't know which bus to take, and They caught their flight, and ® Millions of air travellers make stopovers every year, so Emmanuel thought he could organize short guided trips into the nearest city oF countryside. His idea is that a guide picks up the travellers at the airport, takes them quickly around the sights and toa In March 2015, ha andl business partner Anna Veyrene started their ‘stopover tours’ business, called TripAside, inParis.’. 1s _, and today it has expanded to Frankfurt, London, Brussels, Rome, and Madrid. Now other small companies are offering similar tours worldwide, from Beijing to Moscow. So, next time you have a long stopover between flights, © book a tour! Adapted from the British pressb_ Read the article again and complete it with the missing phrases A-H. 8 don't ust go to sleep at the airport B Itwas an immediate success C the experience gave Emmanuel the idea for a new business D looking around the duty-free shop for the eighth time E they really didn’t want to spend eight hours waiting for their connecting flight F we wore really stressed about getting back in time G guarantees to get them back to the airport in time for their connecting flight H you're terrified that you won't get back in time ¢ Look at some words and phrases from the article related to air travel. What do you think they mean? stopover (AmE layover) cofinecting flight ‘depazture lounge duty-free shop air traveller nm. ~~ 7 - d 934 Listen to a traveller meeting his guide at an airport. Which city is hein Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Correct the F sentences. 1. Jake isn't very tired - 2 He hasn't been to Europe before. 3 His next fight is to Lisbon. | 4 He's travelling to a conference: /~ 5. He doesn't know anybody there.“ 6 7 8 The tour includes visits to historic sites" He isn’t planning to buy anything for himself. ‘They don't have time to stop for lunch. 9 The weather forecast isn't very good. 10 He's looking forward to the tour. "~ f Have you ever had a long stopover at an airport? Where were you? What did you do? 4 GRAMMAR be going to ~ plans and predictions) a @3.5 Look at these sentences from Jake and Anna's conversation. ‘Complete the gaps with a form of be going to + verb. Then listen and check. . vw atek © ata conference. . 2 We . contre 3 And then we the Forum 4 probably anything, . 5 it very hot? ott __a fantastic day. tothe b In pairs, decide if sentences 1-6 are plans or predictions about the future. 7 Nike Pon or Pr precition. ¢’ @p.216 Grammar Bank 3A “d 5@ Communication What are your plots? A p.189 B p95. Ask each other about your plans. > SPEAKING a_Work a partner. Imagine you work for TripAside and you're planning a tour for people who have a stopover at your nearest airport. They arrive at 9 a.m. and need to be back at the airport at 3.30 p.m. Discuss these questions. ‘+ What are you going to see, and in what order? ‘+ Where and when are you going to have lunch? * What time are you going to leave to get back to the airport? + How are you going to get to the town or city centre? b Present your plan to the rest of the class, and listen to theirs. Then vote for the best one.Put it in your calendar! SE 1 READING & SPEAKING 2 VOCABULARY & PRONUNCIATION a Read the quiz and choose your answers. verbs + prepositions; linking a Look at two extracts from the quiz. Complete the b Compare answers with a partner. missing prepositions ¢ @Communication How organized are you? p.189 1 ...you are usually the first to arrive the Calculate your score and read the results. restaurant. 2. ..your friends always need to wait you d_ Compare your results witha partner. Do you agree with them? Do you know anybody who is b © Re very organized or very disorganized? ‘ @3.} Read the information in the box. Then listen “Nand ‘write six sentences. 39 Vocabulary Bank Prepositions Do Part 2 D Connected speech Remember that when a word which ends in @ consonant sound is followed by one which begins with a vowel sound, the words are linked, i. pronounced as one word, e.g. Let's talk about ‘your problem. This can make it difficult to @ When you have lots of things to do,... understand the individual words. ‘a youwrite them on a piece of paper or a Postit note. © B youkeep them in your head. 1 (5 words) © € you put them in your phone, diary, or calendar. 2 5 (5 words) — 3 (4 words) ~ @ when you go shopping,. 4 (6 words) a you sometimes have a lst. , <= (5 words) © b youalways have a list. O68 I rors) O © you decide what to buy when you get there. i d_ Practise saying the sentences. @ SPEAKERS OF SPANISH phere ret nest ends Go onlin for extra Vocabulary > verb + prepositions O a your friends sometimes arrive before you. Ob you are usualy the fist to arrive atthe restaurant. 3. LISTENING © your friends always need to wait for you. selleae = @ @3.9 American academic Jake Bevan has © Wen you go on holiday,... »~ arrived in the UK for a conference. He phones an is e ex-girlfriend, Sarah. Listen to their conversation. Eb racks ay te ein, Kove \Wihat's the only time they can meet? Write meet get there. Sarah in Jake's phone calendar on the right. areca be aed eta pockiog b Listen again and complete the celendar with the appointments from the list. There are two you -G € you look through your wardrobe and pack the don’t need. night before you go. ee = 90 to conference party , © When you travel by plane or train,... have dinnior with Mark O @ youattive at the airport or station a long time have lunch with David bbefore you really need to be there. give my talk “Ob you usually arrive at the recommended time. ge to talk on climate change O € you leave home at the last possible minute. have breakfast meeting ¢ @3.10 Listen to Jake and Sarah. Do you think a ‘they're going to meet again? Why (not)?| 4 GRAMMAR present continuous € Work with @ partner. Look at Jake’s phone and ask (future arrangements) and answer questions. ‘@ @2.11 Listen and complete five extracts from the What's Jake doing a 6.15 in the morning? ) conversations between Jake and Sarah. Do they 0 (He's having a breakfast meeting. < all refer to a) the present or b) the future? a sings 1 I'm ‘to London from Wednesday to Friday. 5 SPEAKING W Weed 2 I'm dinner with Mark Taylor. 3m my talk at 2.00. \ a 2.13 Tisten to a conversation. Then listen again 4 Are you anything on Saturday? ahdrepeat it sentence by sentence. Try to copy the 5 We're _on Saturday. _._ speaker's intonation in the highlighted phrases. b @p.216 Grammar Bank 3B 1A Would you like to go out for dinner? B Idlove to. A Are you free on Thursday? B Sorry, I'm going to the cinema. ‘A What about Friday? What are you doing then? B Nothing. Friday's fine. ‘A OK. Let's go to the new Italian place. B Great! Practise the conversation with a partner. Complete your calendar with different activities, for three evenings next week. 4 [1 | | 7 | 18 “uredey |Wednosiay | Thueday | Fay | Saucer fecha [i d_ Talk to other students. Try to find evenings when you are both free and suggest doing something. ‘Write it in your diary. Try to make an arrangement with a different person for every free evening. you free on Tuesday evening?) (Sorry, Im studying for an exam ¢ about Wednesday? What are you doing then? ) WRITING © p.201 Writing An informal email Write an em about travel arrangements. (© Ge online to review the lesson )Word games 1 READING & LISTENING T G d 3.14 Victoria is a contestant on the show. She has passed on six letters, and she has 90 seconds left. Listen to the last six definitions. When you hear ‘ping’, write the word, 1 Ener a Doyou like playing word games like Scrabble or doing crosswords? Look at the letters at the top and bottom of this lesson. How many words of four or more letters can you make in three minutes? b_ Read about a game show. Is there a similar show in your country? Have you ever seen it? 1. What is the aim of the game? 6 ¢ Read the text again. Then cover it and answer the questions. 2 How long do contestants have to say all the words? 3 Whatis the example definition and word for the letter A? © 3.15 Listen and check. I ; 4 What happens if the contestant doesn’t know the answer? cM TE 5 How does the contestant win the prize? Go online for extratistening EEE O1oO@ in this game there is a wheel with 25 letters of the alphabet (not incluging 'X). The aim of the game is fo complete the alphabet wheel by saying the correct word for each letter in five minutes, ‘The presenter gives the contestant definitions for words starting with the letters, for example. 'A~ the place where you catch a plane’ = ‘Airport’ To start the game the presenter reads a definition for c word which begins with ‘A.and the contestant has to quicky say the word. If the contestant can't think of the word, he or she says "Pass’. When a contestant passes or gets a word wrong. the presenter goes on to the next letter. ‘The presenter continues round the wheel t0Z, then starts from the beginning again. The presenter repeats the definitions that the contestant passed on oF got wrong, until five minutes is up. Ifa contestant gets all 25 words right, he or she wins the prize,NN, ee 2 GRAMMAR defining relative clauses Look at three of the definitions Victoria heard in the show. a Complete them with who, which, or where. 1 Itdescribes a place there are a lot of people. 2 It’s an adjective for a person ___ doesn’t like studying or working. 3 It’s thing you use in an airport to help you with your b @p.216 Grammar Bank 3C 3 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING paraphrasing 2 What do you usually do if you're talking to someone in English and you don’t know a word that you need? a. Look up the translation on your phone. bTiy.to.mime the word. “c Try to€xplain what you mean using other words you know: b 2.17 Complete the useful expressions with these words. ‘then isten and check. me example kind like opposite similar somebody something somewhere Useful expressions for explaining @ word that you don't know: 1 Its who shows you round a city or a museum. 2 it's ____which we use to pay, instead of cash. les ___where people go when they want to send a parcel or a letter, M4 tsa of fruit. It's long and yellow. 5 It's the of expensive, 6 It's a sweater, but it has buttons, 7 Its toa wallet, but it’s for a woman, 8 It'sa verb. For __, you do this to the TV when you've finished watching something, What are the words for definitions 1-8? Complete the definitions for these words. DJ It’s somebody. anart gallery it’s somewhere. a camera It’s something a passport It's kind of. sunbathe For example, you do this. & curly {t's the opposite 1 2 3 4 5 Play A to Z with letters A-E. Think of a word which begins with each letter and write a definition for each word. Then work in groups of three or four. Start with A, and read your definition. Do the other students know the words? Dd Ss. ({t begins with . t's a person who. 4 PRONUNCIATION silent e [D Sitente eat the end of a word is normally not Pronounced, but it usually changes the sound of the vowel before it. When a word ends in silent e, the preceding vowel sound is usually the same as that letter of the alphabet, e.g sit ‘i, site cls, fat ot, ate Mont Look at two definitions. What are the. words? How does the pronunciation of the first word change when you add an e? 1 It’s thing which you wear on your head 2 It’s. vero which means the opposite of ove. b Look at some more pairs of words. How do you pronounce them? not note plan — plane bit bite cut cute ¢ @2.18 Listen to the definitions for three more similar word pairs. Try to write the words. tal 2a -b = -b , 3a d_ How do you pronounce the words below? * 2 @ = dite & @ @3.19 Listen and check. (@ SPEAKERS OF SPANISH Go online for extra Pronunciation > silent letters 5 SPEAKING ‘@ Communication Split crossword A482 B p.195 Ask your partner for definitions to complete your crossword. What's swo across?) (i's place where. ‘aniline ta review the laseon | MEREat the resta 2 3.20 Watch or listen. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). 1 The New York office is smaller than the London office. 2. Barbara isthe editor of the magazine. 3. Rob has never been to New York before. 4. Barbara is going to have lunch with Rob and Jenny 5. Holly is going to work with Rob. & Holly wants to go to the restaurant because she's hungry. b Watch or listen again. Say why the F sentences are false. Practical English mt V restaurants VOCABULARY restaurants a~Do the restaurant quiz with a partner. RESTAURANT QUIZ What do you call...? the book or list which tells you what food there is the three parts of a meal the person who serves you the piece of paper with the price of the meal extra money you leave if you are happy with your meal orwith the What do you say if you want a table for four people when the waiter asks you what you want when you are ready to pay Watch or listen and check. AT THE RESTAURANT a @3.22 Cover the conversation on p.45 and watch or listen. Answer the questions. 1 What do Jenny, Rob, and Holly order? 2 What problems do they have?~ b’ Watch or listen again. Complete the You hear phrases. You hear You say Are you ready to. Yes, please 2 Gon get you something | No, thankyou, fd Toe tht | ke the ture with | green salad. ‘And for you, si i Rave the steak please Would you like that | Fries, please. with fries or a baked How would you like your Well done. steak? Rare,t or well done? Nothing'for me. ‘OK. And to _2 Water, please. or sparkling? Sparkling. ‘The tuna for you ma'am, | I'm sorry, but and the steak for you, | asked fora green | salad, not fries. «No problem, me it Excuse me, Yes, sir? Sorry, | asked for my steak well done and this is rare. Vm really sorry. | i? itback to the kitchen, © @9.23 Watch or listen and repeat the You say phrases. Copy the rhythm. d_ Practise the conversation with a partner. ei In pairs, role-play the conversation. A You are the waiter / waitress. You begin with Are you ready to order? B You are in the restaurant. Order a stesk or tuna. A Offer B fries, a baked potato, or salad with the steak or tuna B There is @ problem with your order. Explain it to the waiter / waitress. A Apologize, and try to solve the problem. f Swap roles. 4 oe HOLLY AND ROB MAKE FRIENDS a 3.24 Watch or listen to Rob, Holly, and Jenny. Do they enjoy the lunch? b_ Watch or listen again and answer the questions. 1. What's Rob going to write about? 2 How does Holly offer to help him with interviews? 3. What does she say they could do one evening? 4 What's the problem with the check? 5 Why does Jenny say it's time to go? 6 Do you think Jenny wanted Holly to come to lunch? [{B British and American English check = American English bil go ¢ Look at the Social English phrases. Can you remember CS Jacy of the missing words? British English @ Social English 1 Holly tell me, 2 Rob Well, to with, 3 Reb Do youhave any 2 4 Rob That would great. 5 Jenny we have the check (ill), please? 6 Jenny Excuse me, | think there's a 7 Jenny OK, t0 90. 3.25 Watch or listen and complete the phrases. How do you say them in your language? Then watch or listen again ‘anid repeat the phrases. e Complete conversations A-G with Social English phrases 1-7. Then practise them with a partner. A Yes, it’s getting late, 8 ‘We had two glasses of wine, I'm really sorry. I'l go and not three. change it. c We want to go to 2 good Mimmo’s in Park Avenue _ pizzeria. _ is great. . D Let's go the theatre tonight. | Yes. E So what was wrong with | my room was tiny. your hote!? Then the wi-fi didn't work. F Would you like coffee or No, thanks. a dessert? G _howlong are you staying here? Until Friday. CAN YOU...? order food in a restaurant explain when there is a problem with your food, the bil, etc. ‘ask what somebody is going to do today (© Go online to watch the video, review the lesson, and check your progress.Th, TripAside PROP ISEESISIo 1 VOCABULARY airports a Complete the words with the missing vowels. 7 trm_in_t 8d pirtiors b Complete the sentences with a word from A and a word from B. a a a bag reclaim baggage control gate check “passport drop security number 1 We can get a trolley in baggage reclaim when we pick up our bags. 2 Ifyou have scissors in your hand luggage, you'll hve problems at the 3 When I got to at my photo quickly 4 Indepartures, the big screens show your departure time and they only looked 5 We've printed our boarding passes, so we just need to find the _ to leave our suitcase. Vd ike to be able to fi. Then | wouldn't have to wait in airport security lines. slim Mortis, American baseball player © Complete the text. Last summer, flew to New York with my boyfriend. The fight left from “Terminal___a, and my brother dropped us outside the building. We went inside and looked for the *L totake usupstairsto'd ___. We left our suitcases atthetb dr 1 and then we went to the®g____toboard our plane. We had a good flight, but we were very tired when we landed in New York. There was a long queue at®p. ¢ __,and they asked usa lot of questions. Finally, we went to7b r____topick up our bags. We needed a ®tr this time because of all our suitcases. Nobody stopped us atc 50 we went straight to “a . where our friends were waiting for us. 2 PRONUNCIATION the letter g a Girclaithe word with a different sound. Bre 1 suggest _beggege (Jogging g gil 2 change guess forget BB ines gta age ose BA sre ogy ge Bis Sauget gueet region irs ate age ages b @3:1 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the words. € Tick (V) the sentences where all three g sounds are the same. 1 We organized a big party for the guests v 2. k's not usualy foggy in Germany in August. 3 This s one of the largest villages in the region 4 | forgot to get George a gift. Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the sentences.