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ENGLISH ee l SN Intermediate Workbook Png 1 (pub 996) and Enlsh Fe 2 (pus 199) UNIVERSITY PRESS BD F004: foto pleasure? 4 D> stow down, you move too ast “ a I you really want to win, cheat 7 & Ee pldnel) diferent worlds a a) ‘We are family 10 &) Job swap 50 AD Introductions Pracnes Exes 15 Bd Mestings PRACTICAL ENGuSN 53 Bd vocsing: “ a ata ee saeanries sa BD coanging your tite ” > see tem, get ona plane 37 BD facto sn 20 Direct ahero 60 BD inthe ofce racreaExcust 23, Breaking news Pracment Excisn 63 & Modern manners u ‘AD ‘Can we make our own luck? 6 a by appearances n a ‘Murder mysteries 0 @ Wat first you don’t succeed, ... 30 a ‘Switch it off 70 (@Q Renting a fat Pracrica, ENcusw 33 (Dy Everything in the open Pracricar Encust 73 a Back to school, aged 35 u basen = Dinan idea ors. 7 DD sin iene 0 a ‘A visit from a pop star Pracricat Ewcust 43 1 READING The two biggest bestsellers in any bookshops are cookbooks and diet books. eR Rm cht eg a Read the text. Mark the sentences T (True) or F (False). 1 Americans eat more fruit than any other food. FE 2. Cocoa drinks are good for your health. 3 People are buying more soy drinks. s 4 People are buying less pasta 5. Nuts are good for you, seriously Most people (lieve? that health is very important and, because of this, many are tying to eat more healthily. For example, people in ‘the UK are eating less salt and more low fat margerine and milk; fruit is now America’s second- favourite snack and Japan is (euitently) promoting cocoa because it is a heathy alternativet0 soft drinks like Coca Cola. These changes in eating habits are also having an effect on the food market. (Global sales are increasing for soy drinks and drinkable yoghurts more than any ‘other food and sales of bread, pasta, and cereals are growing, much more slowiy. People are also becoming more interested in fresh fruit and vegetables and ‘farmers’ markets! are jetting) more popular throughout Europe. When they ‘can, people often Joptifer ‘natural ‘goodness, and they're buying more products that are healthy, ike fruit, salads, and nuts, They are also buying products that help to IBFGIEEE the environment, ike ‘organic vegetables. So its dear that things in the food world will never be the same again The cookbooks tell you how to prepare food and the diet books tell you how not to eat any of it. ‘Andy Rooney, US humorist b Match the igHIighREG words to a word with a similar meaning below. 1 worldwide think —slobal becoming 5 2 3 4 5 choose 6 a substitute for 7 getting bigger a 8 look after, keep from danger ¢ Complete the sentences with the Highlightd words from the text. 1 Many vegetarians eat soya as an alternative 10 meat. 2 Some people that all ready-cooked meals are unhealthy. 3 The number of people buying organic vegetables is many countries. 4 The UK government is. studying how to encourage people to change their eating habits. 5 In the US and Europe, many children are ___ fatter because of their bad diets. 6 Many people a change in diet because it makes them feel better. 7 A balanced diet can help to you from illness. 8 Unhealthy eating is now a __ problem: not just in the US and Burope. 2 GRAMMAR present simple and continuous; action and non-action verbs a Complete the sentences with the present simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 She ___goes to the gym three times a week. (go) 2He at home today. (work) 3 —____ you usually late? (get up) 4 They usually big meal in the evening. (not have) 5 What _____ you__ tonight? (do) 6I going out to restaurants (love) 7 [can't play tennis this weekend: I to the ‘mountains with my family. (go) 8 She _— low fat products very often. (not buy) 9 Could you turn the music down, please? 1 to watch TV. (try) 101 guilty when I eat chocolate. (feel) D Correct any mistakes in the [igh phrases. Tick (7) the correct sentences. 1 (RGOSSRERVEBTERE at the moment. 2 (IERROWINGERLIAGOUE, bur i's very expensive. Llove eating out 3. (DSVGWHEEORAAE the man in that photo? It’s our old maths teacher, 4 Nowadays people SIOWERINGBAVIRE) more for healthy foe, = eee en 5 Can you answer the phone? (IIIS on my mobile. 6 'msorry, Idon't understand. WiiE@OSTniS WORE meaning —_______ _ 7 You look worried. WitSF= Posing abSne 8 I'm not sure if we're going skiing this weekend. (MGSMEBERRAAG] on the weather, — 9 (EBKIRK| that people today eat too much unhealthy food. 10 (SHETAGESHECGHIE) with us tonight because she’s tired. ELDLLD Student's Book p.130 Grammar Bank 14 3 VOCABULARY food and restaurants a Complete the sentences with a word from the list. home-made meal raw steak takeaway meat frozen 1 His __ diet __ is terrible: he eats too many sweet things. 2 Strict vegetarians don’t eat —___ 4 _— vegetables have more when they are cooked. food but I don't have much time 4 Llove to cook. 5 She likes her well done. 6 T'm very busy so I often just buy a ‘meal and heat it up in the microwave. 7 Our biggest of the day is usually lunch, 8 She doesn't like Mexican food because itis too 9 Our typical Sunday lunch is roast of especially like the wings. 10 We often buy Chinese or Indian food. food on Fridays — either b Label the pictures. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation _| Translation bowl noun Poool/ “pe dish noun ‘afl a fat_noun [Mev ae honey noun Phanid portion noun soup moun stew noun Student's Book p.144 Vocabulary Bank 4 PRONUNCIATION /u:/ or //; silent letters a Circle the word with a different sound. uy 8 By a! food | sugar | biscuit spoon | mousse | fruit ook) | butcher | juice | would b Write the words. 1 /'vedstable/ vegetables 4 /"biskit 2 /'seman/ 5 jgav’ 3 /natfi ¢ Cross out the silent letters in each word in b. Use the phonetics to help you. 1 vegitables d Practise saying the words in a and b. ‘Student's Book p.157 Sound Bank 6 tfokloy —____ wholemeal adjective |/' eat out_verb hheat up verb LISTENING ED Listen to a man talking about whether young people ‘eat more or less healthily than ten years ago. Tick (7) what the man says. 1 Young people today eat healthier food than they did ten years ago. 2. Young people today eat less healthy food than they did ten years ago. U 3 Young people today eat the same food that they did ten years ago. [ED Listen again and mark the sentences T (True) or F (False), according to the speaker. 1 Young people know more about food now. pete 2 People were more worried about their appearance ten years ago. gee 3 Young people try not to eat too much fat ‘0 too many carbohydrates now. zea 4 Young people eat more fruit and vegetables now. oe '5 Young people abvays eat junk food when ‘they go out. << 1G Listen again with the tapescript on p.75 and try to ‘guess the meaning of any words that you don’t know. ‘Then check in your dictionary. EZ muitinom www.oup.com/elt/englishfile/intermediate 1 GRAMMAR past tenses Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets, Use the past simple (e.g. I went), past continuous (e.g. I was going), or past perfect, (eg. Ihad gone). 1 [was waiting. (wait) to play tennis yesterday when my partner (call) me to say that he (not can) come because his car (break down). 2 Ireland (beat) England yesterday. England (win) 1:0 in the first half but Ireland (score) two goals in the second half. 3. Wewere late. When we (finish) their lunch and they as (sit) in the garden having coffee. (arrive) everyone 41 __ (run) to the station but the six o'clock train____ (already / leave). The station (be) empty except for three people who (wait) for the next train. sit (start) raining when he (walk) to work, He (stop) a taxi because he ___ (not wear) a coat and he (not have) an umbrella. 6 They (drive) to the airport when they suddenly (remember) that they & (not turn off) the central heating. ‘fale — (not recognize) many people at my old schoo! reunion because everyone (change) a lot in twenty years. 8 The match {already / start) when we (turn on) the TV. Scotland (lose) 1:0 and they (play) very badly. ‘Student's Book p.130 Grammar Bank 1B TCA ORV t 1 Serious sport is war minus the shooting George Onwel English writer 2 VOCABULARY sport a Read the definitions and write the words. 1 the people who watch a sport spectators 2 the person who is the leader of ateam 3 the person who is in charge of ateam = c__ 4 what players do before they start playing w. up 5 if you do a lot of exercise, you will ... get £ 6 the place where you play tennis tennis c 7 the person who controls eg. football match fica sol 8 the place where you ski skis_ 9 what professional sports people have to do every day t 10 the place where athletes run _athleties tr__ b Complete the newspaper report with the correct form of a verb from the list. getinjured play score beat win (x2) draw lose World Cup Latest Last night, Germany thanks to a penalty taken 1_beat ___ Spain 3:2 in | by their captain, Franz their World Cup qualifying | Muller. This was the match. At halftime, the | second consecutive match Germans 2 against Germany that 2:0. But Spain >___| Spain had 6 ‘wo goals in the second | Spain's goalkeeper, Luis half and it looked as if Gonzalez, 7_____ in they were going to the warm-up before the 4__2:2. But in| game and couldn't the final minute Germany | § in the 3_____the match} match. Student's Book p.145 Vocabulary Bank 3 PRONUNCIATION /o:/ and /3:/; word stress a Circle the words with the /o:/ sound. shirt move Gor) shorts shout court knew sport hole ball Sircle the words with the /s:/ sound. Tear) year world first sports itl goal word worst. course ¢ Write the words in the correct group. Use your dictionary to check champion international marathon _ referee final celebrity basketball disadvantage recognition facilities spectators athletics Stress on Stress on Stress on, Ast syllable | 2nd syllable _| 3rd syllable champion Practise saying the words in a, b, and c. ELDITD Student's Book p.158 Sound Bank 4 READING a Before you read, can you answer questions 1-3? Read the first paragraph to check. 1 The Olympic Games are a 1,000 years old. 2,000 years old. 3,000 years old. 2. The Olympic Games started in © Egypt 3. The Olympic Games are named after a Greece. b Italy. aagod. baplace. c ariver. OLYMPIC HISTORY are PI GAMES HAVE A LONG ities mniel ag Raes3 BACK TO ANCIENT STINE WERE ORGANIZED PAmeh Na NN Td ag HEIR LOCATION, HENCE THEIR NAME OF lena CANS Clmpicathetes had to | Seven types of events took place be male, of Greek in the stadium, including nationality, and not SIaVeS tunning, discus, javelin, long They promised to compete in an_| jump, wresting, and boxing honourable way and follow | There was also chariot racing the rules but some athlete sit | and horse nding in the cheated. If caught, they had to “hippodrome- pay a large ffi and this money ‘The Olympic Games ‘was used to pay for statues! of | [qj s became a ai sports Zeus, which werelocatedalong | oartnme nna tree the ros a esau ‘Theodosius | finally decided to therameot thet nea | Tees ny ee base. To getto the stadium, the | 4p after more than 1,000 years atineshadawakpaal | renee eae he DOU they wee pena Gradually the site dsoppearednd was foanten Hower nthe ier, srvesoga wor aly (PEVBRIED the ruins of Olympia ano tren dooce Oka nd insgne the past glory of the Games. Uniike the modern Olympics, which currently Includes 35 sports and nearly 400 (AVBRES!, many of which are team sports such as football and basketball, the ancient Games ‘only included individual events. b Now read paragraphs A-C and match the More Words to Learn (ighlightéd words to their meaning. Write translations and try to remember the words. 1 races or competitions =o OE Pronunciation ‘Translation 2 little by litle ——— ater noun | Pka'al , 3 money you have to pay when you do cheat noun and something illegal —— verb Asie! 4 models or figures, usually ofa person crowd noun | /kraud/ 5 very important and / or large ——— jockey noun | dsoki/ 6 to prohibit something race noun reas) 7 people who belong to other people sword noun | /soxd/ and work for no money ——— __TWcommentator 8 a place or location stir noun: ‘his'vis"komantertal 9 uncovered ———— ban verb Soen/ aise 10 a stadium where horse racing protest verb Ipra'test/ aes ee: retire verb Jn'taral © Tick (7) the sentence that best summarizes each Paragraph. Paigapnn ISTENING 1 Cheating athletes could not compete in the ancient Games. Qo 2 Cheating was strictly punished in the ancient Games. 3 Only a few special people could compete in the ancient Games. Paragraph B 1 The events were very limited in the ancient Games. 2 The ancient Games took place in two different places. 3 There were fewer events than today and no team sports, Paragraph C 1 The ancient Games were banned because Cnr they were of a bad quality. Qa 2 IW difficult now to imagine the glory of the ancient Games. 3 The ancient Games disappeared but people «can visit the ruins today. EXNLD wwwoup.com/etyengishfile/intermediate EN All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. We are family 1 VOCABULARY family, personality a Complete the sentences with a family word. 1 Your mother’s brother is your —_uncle__. 2 Your grandmother's mother is your 3 Your uncle's son is your 4 A girl who has the same mother as you but a different father is your ___. 5 Your husband’s (or wife's) brother is your 6 ‘Two people who are together are a 7 Your husband’s (or wife's) mother is your 8 Your grandfather's grandfather is your _____. 9 Your mother’s new husband is your _ 10 A child who doesn't have any brothers or sisters is an b Write an adjective of personality for each comment, 1 ‘Tm going to beat him ifs the last thing I do? 2 “Take your time ~ I can wait. competitive 3 ‘Idontt like working. I prefer to sit and watch TV? 4 ‘No problem. You can depend on me? 5 ‘I really love seeing my mum and we always give each other a big hug? =e 6 ‘Thave a lst of all the possible films wwe can see, where they're on, and the time they start? 7 ‘Oh great! A party! I love being with my friends? - 8 ‘Idon't want to go to the party. I hate meeting new people? 9 ‘Tunderstand exactly how you feel? 10 ‘Right. John, go and buy the food. Maria, tidy the room. (ELZILIDD Student's Book p.146 Vocabulary Bank Fis line of Anna Karenina’ by Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer © Write the opposite adjectives, Use a negative prefix if necessary. ldever __stupid _ 5 friendly 2 honest 6 kind 3 talkative 7 patient 4 generous _______8 selfish 4 2 HOW WORDS WORK each other or reflexive pronouns? Complete the sentences with each other or a reflexive pronoun, Tout myself when I was cooking last night. ‘My father and I never understand F We're going to paint it . Itwill be cheaper. He looked at 1 2 3 4. My sister and her husband aren't talking to A. 5, in the mirror as he went in. 6 ‘You work too hard, John. You never have any time for ‘The lights in the office tum __ off. automatically. 3 READING a Read the article and mark the sentences T (True) or F (False). 1 Chris often spends all day in the sea. BS 2 Chris and Kirk don't get on very well 3 They both spend a lot of time by the seaside, _ 4 This was the first time that Chris had ever been windsurfing, ‘3 5 Chris is going to carry on windsurfing, as 6 Kirk often sees his parents. — 7 Kirk got better at drawing during the day. __ wants to repeat the experi b Look at the ighlighf€d words. What do you think they mean? Check with your dictionary. ce. My Dad spends most of his fee time drewing. He goes on long walks and always takes Sketchbook with him. | ‘thought it would be interesting to see if had any of his talent! (On the day we went out we walked along the diffs above a beach. We each had 9 sketchbook and we were drawing ‘as we went along. | hadn't done any drawing since | was at primary school, so it was diffcul to start with. Dad wes S| giving me advice all the time, and | did {ots of drawings but | couldn't see any ligirovement by the end! My Mum said she liked them, but I think she was just being kind. (EOI We're a very cose family. There | | really enjoyed the experience, but | won't I definitely go for a walk with Dad are alot of similarities between me and | fSKBIUP. windsurfing - my time is too | again, but | don't think Il take any kerk and we both ike being outside. He's | precious for another big hobby, But Iwas | drawing stuff - fm never much more acve than me, of course - | surprised at how much | like it. But the but he's 20 and Fm 52, so that’s not best thing about the weekend was sharing surprising! | spend alot of time walking on | time together with my son. pee pte ate el Dad and | are really close, We get Too eae dy seks cr | EGE Dadar eral close eo 's usually nthe sea windsurfing, and he | But because 'm away at university and | Sen spend ol. dey doing tt. only see Mum and Dad every two or We never been windsurfing, but | Fee sea cortthone thought it would be good to ty Onthe | ih chance to do tinge day Kictock me out it was feity warm | vets, but the sea was quite Tough — not great conditions for «beginner! We went to 8 beach near Land's End in Comwal 1 borrowed an old WEtSit which was 2 bt smal and tight. Kk swam in the sea next to me and showed me how to [balan on the board, and how to keep the sail verical. twas exhausting! going to be an artist! GRAMMAR future forms Complete the sentences with the correct future form 5 We some friends after work tonight. of the verbs. ‘meet (an arrangement) 1 Uin-going to travel. around the world after my studies. 6 on a diet after Christmas. travel (a plan) go (an intention) 21 at a friend's house next week because 7 Look at the traffic! I don’t think we on they're painting mine. stay (an arrangement) iting, arrived prediction) 31 the dinner tomorrow. 8 Hasn't he come yet? 1 him and see make (a promise) what has happened. call (an instant decision) 4 That looks very heavy. it for you? 9 out tonight? we / go (a suggestion) I carry (an offer) b Complete the dialogues with the correct future verb 5 PRONUNCIATION word stress form of the verbs in brackets. a Underline the stressed syllable in these adjectives. 1 charming 5 moody 8 sociable 2 responsible 6 impatient 9 aggressive 3 imaginative 7 ambitious 10 disorganized 4 unfriendly b Practise saying the words in a. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation | Translation age gap noun Jerds gp) generation noun | /dseno'reifn/ i kids moun (inf) | Akid2/ shape noun ‘esp! | lose adjective klaus! | cool adjective (inf) (kul) | bite verb 1 A feel quite tired this evening. blame_verb Poleun/ B Don't worry. ‘Il make _ (make) us some make np (after.an dinner and you can get to bed early. argument) verb |/meik apy | a A Thanks. (I/ lay) the table now or PINE ye ai fpmefd | = wait until dinner is ready? 2A Have you heard from the garage yet? icra B Oh, Idon’t think the car __ (be) ready until Friday, at the earliest. EJ Listen to a man talking about how position in the A ({/ call) them and check? boy Spier adear peor, 3. A Would you like to play tennis with us tonight? 1 oldesthild C] 3 youngest child C] B [can't-1 (go) to the cinema. 2 middle child (| 4 only child U ‘A That's pity. What (you / do) El Liston again and Wrest te eaectives bensekts on Friday evening, then? deere te res 4. A Have you organized your summer holidays yet? Himself not spoile ake op B Yes, We ___ (spend) two weeks touring i a . one ae we don’t know the exact dates poe S ‘A Wow= that (be) great! Leena anny ese cates a ed 5 A Your exam results are terrible, What iene Ores (you / do) about it? 1G Listen again with the tapescript on p.75 and try to B I promise 1 (work) much harder Paprapepse lp rideeiar bong next year. MuitiRom Student's Book p.130 Grammar Bank 1C 12 | www.oup.comyelt/englishile/intermediate ee sical iy 1 MEETING PEOPLE Complete the dialogue. Receptionist Hello, can 1'___help__ you? Hleanor _I'm Eleanor Hope, the new Sales Manager. Receptionist Ah yes, Mr Fell’s expecting you. Please go in. MrFell It's? to see you again, Eleanor, 3 to Berlin. Hleanor Thank you, Mr Fell I's a great city. MrFell It certainly is. You've Axel Pulz, my assistant, haven't you? Eleanor —_Yes. Hi, Axel MrFell And, let mes__you to Katherine Mercer, our European Marketing Manager. Eleanor 6. do you do? Katherine How do you do? We've 7, alot about you. Eleanor —_Al good, I hope! MrFell And is Ann Harris She's our new graphic designer. Eleanor Great to? _____you, Ann. ‘Ann ‘And you. Did you have a good 1©___ from Paris? Eleanor Yes, did, thank you. 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH useful phrases Match the sentence halves. 1 Iwas wondering [€] 4 It won't o 2 Well,youll 5 Whydon'twe What a 6 thave 0 take long to find a flat. to get back to the office. what kind of person the new boss will be. lovely restaurant! soon find out. get a coffee? aonnoe PRACTICAL ENGLISH 3 READING a Read the first paragraph and complete the headings with verbs from the list. Be Keep Learn Dress Tips for your new job 1 __Be_ positive i] 2 appropriately [| 3 people's names C1] 4 questions a ‘You probably won't remember everyone's name by the end of the ‘first day, but you should learn the names of every member of your ‘team as soon a5 possible. EW Especially in the first days and weeks of a new job, get to work ‘early and dont leave before your colleagues. ET ts important to come to work every day. Unless there's an ‘emergency, or you are definitely not well enough to work, you should try to get to work every day. When a man tells you he got rich through hard work, ask him ‘Whose?’ Don Marquis, US writer 1 VOCABULARY money a Complete the sentences with the correct verbs, 1 I don’t have any change; can you _lend_me two euros? (lend / borrow) 2: 1_______ my money on that books it was very boring. (caved / wasted) 3 Leant__ a new car~I'm broke. (afford / pay) 4 The restaurant 1us too much for our meal. (cost / charged) 5 When can you_____ the money I gave you? (owe / pay back) 6 She a lot of money in her new job. (earns / wins) 7 Ineed to ____ some money from the bank to buy a new car. (lend / borrow) 8 When my aunt died I £5,000. (inherited / invested) b Complete the advertisement with words from the list. tax save mortgages take-out loans salary cost charge “Why QB should bank with = South &West plc CE CUTS Current account - open a current | Personal __ - we can account and get a card you can lend you money for that new car, use to 1_ftake out _ cash from ‘a holiday, computer ... up to a ‘our many cash machines or when | maximum of €5,000. shopping. And if your company 7. do you need to pays your? directly | buy or build a house? We can into the account, we don’t help you finance your new home 3______ you anything for at one of the lowest interest rates the account or forthe debit card. | on the market. Term Deposit account - if you want tot money, © | RIS ‘why not use our deposit account? | Do you think you pay too much ‘The typical interest rate is 5.25% | 8 ____to the ‘and, if you keep over €2,000 in ‘government every month? Why the account, it won't rot talk to our specialists - they 5___ you anything. ‘can help you pay less. Student's Book p.147 Vocabulary Bank ¢ Complete the sentences with the correct preposition. 1 My sister borrowed £500 _ our parents. 2 Would you lend money —___ your bestfriend? 3 Whose tur is it to pay the drinks? 4 I don't spend much money dlothes. 5 You can pay ___cash or credit card. 2 READING a Read the website and choose the best word(s) for each space. 1 her is) their 2 asks makes lets 3 eachother another _ themselves 4 makes does becomes 5 coin note cash 6 have j earn 7 afford pay buy 8 fill in fillup fill 9 month bymonth monthly 10 wait wait for waiting b Read the website again and tick (7) the best summary. 1 If you're a member of ‘TradeSWAPs, you can get paid for your skills. Oo 2 If you're a member of TradeSWAPs, you don't have to pay as much for jobs as non-members. a 3 If you're a member of TradeSWAPs, you can cooperate with other members. J whats TradeSWAPs> Imagine two people, Mark and Laura. Mark is a ‘qualified plumber, and needs to find an accountant todo! his __ end-of-year accounts. Laura is a ‘qualified accountant, and wants a new bathroom. ‘The TradeSWAPs website ? ‘them get in touch with >__and exchange their skills. How is TradeSWAPs different from just joning a ional? Money is valuable, and we all need more of it for holidays or a new car or house. What 4 ‘TradeSWAPs different is that it a ‘money-free’ system for the exchange of skils, There's no need for bank loans, credit cards, or 3. Is a win-win situation ~ Mark gets his accounts done, and Laura gets a new bathroom, and no money changes hands! Why you should s____ TradeSWAPs We want to make your life easier by giving you access 10 professional people who want to exchange skills with you. So if you have a job that needs doing, you don't have to wait until you can ? you can get it done today! How to join Just click here and # ‘our online form, which asks for your personal details and a list of your professional skills. You'll need to pay a small %___ subscription, and you get access to ‘our complete database of fellow professionals. When ‘you need help with anything from building work to legal advice, enter your request and 10 ~ it's as simple as that. an email 3 GRAMMAR present perfect and past simple Circle the correct answer. 1 My best friend Gnherited)/ has inherited a lot of money last month. 2 We have used / used the same bank for the last ten years and don't want to change. 3. Have you paid / Did you pay back the money yet? 4 I took / have taken €100 out of the cash machine this morning. 5 Have you ever had / Did you ever have problems with a friend about money? 6 I’ve called / I called the bank yesterday and they are going to give us the loan. 7 The company hasn't given / didn’t give us a pay rise last year 8 When did she borrow / has she borrowed the money from you? 9 We only parked / have parked the car an hour ago but they've charged us for two hours! 10 Ihave never owed / never owed money to the bank. b Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets, 1 A Howlong___you your camera? (have) cm B Not long. 1 it about 2A1 shopping at the new mall on Saturday. you there yet? (go, be) B No,I__ time yet. you anything? (not have, buy) 3 A My parents ____each other for 55 years ~ since they were eight years old! (know) B Where they 2 (meet) A Atschool. They in the same class. (be) 4A Jim ___anew digital TV. It \ ry him a fortune. Gust / get, cost) B Really? 1__he ____any money. (think, not have) ABU yon WOOLF He €10,000 on the lottery last week. (not hear, win) you your homework yet? (do) B Yes, 1___ — it this morning, on the bus to school. (do) Student's Book p.132 Grammar Bank 2A 4 PRONUNCIATION numbers a Circle and say the correct number. 1 [$2399] (ewenty-three dollars ninety-nine)/ ‘twenty-three point nine nine dollars four and a quarter / a fourth cight hundred forty and nine / eight hundred and forty-nine 4 [EBD] one thousand five hundred / ‘one thousand and five hundred 5 (3) 6 [05 ba fr) six point seven three / six point seventy-three oh five / nought point five two halves / two and a half b Write the numbers in words. 1 €7.50 seven. euros fifty ae 2 £999 3145 sec ital Sai Bk 4% paral RE 5 My gts 6 3,842 ee een 7 $2,500,000 807% More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word _—_—_| Pronunciation _| Translation belongings noun Pov'loniye! F toothpaste nowt /'tu:Operst/ wealthy adjective Fweldil a give away (money; etc.) verb Jory a'wer! i give up (e.g. smoking) ae PE aww Apt ‘own verb found set up (e.g. a business) verb Iset api throw away verb Trou owe _| turn up (= appear, arrive) verb ftsin_ap/ ec ah apart from Jo'past from/ aL EE] Listen to a man answering some questions about ‘money. Number the questions in the order that the rman answers them. ‘A Have you bought anything on the Internet ‘recently? What? Ly} B Have you ever been robbed? What happened? =|) C Have you ever lent anyone money? What happened? u 1D Have you saved up for something recently? ‘Why (not)? U E Have you ever lost your wallet / purse? ‘What happened? a F Have you ever sold anything on the internet? Why (not)? uo (G5 tisten again. What are his answers? Listen again with the tapescript on p.75 and try to ‘guess the meaning of any words that you don’t know. ‘Then check in your dictionary. Study Link BON www.oup.com/elt/englishfile/intermediate 2 ‘Only can change my lif. No one can doit for me. Caro! Burnett, US actress & comedienne \ BJ Carma 1 GRAMMAR present perfect continuous with for / since a Write the words and phrases in the correct column. sixyears 1992 Friday _ the last three days ages alongtime Christmas _ Ilast saw you months and months he was.a child for since po 3A Dinner isn’t ready yet. B What a (you / do) for the last two hours? A 1___ (prepare) the vegetables! b Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1 A Haven't you finished yet? B No. I'm exhausted! 1___ (clean) the house for hours! 2A Have you finished that report? B Not yet. f____ it for three days. (work) on. 4A He doesn’t look very happy. B No, he — Labs ai se (eryh td repair his computer all morning, 5 A Why are you moving? B We (think) of moving for a long time. This house is too small. ¢ Circle the correct form. If both forms are possible, circle them both. 1 How long have you Gnown)/ been knowing your boyfriend? 2 She's gone / been going to the same hairdresser for years, 3 They've worked / been working in that bank since 2003, 4 He's slept / been sleeping since three o'clock! 5 How long have you lived / been living here? 6 They've looked / been looking for a new flat for ages. 7 How long have you had / been having your bike? Student's Book p.132 Grammar Bank 2B 2 PRONUNCIATION sentence rhythm a Underline the words you would normally stress in each sentence. 1 How long has he been teaching here? 2. She's been learning Arabic for five years. 3 He's been working as.a tourist guide since he left here, 4 They've been travelling around Europe for two months, 5. We've been waiting for your phone call, 6 What has she been doing since she moved to Peru? 7 P've been cleaning the house all morning. b Practise saying the sentences in a, 3 READING a Read the article and tick (7) the best summary. 1 Lucy went to Ghana to learn how to play football. C1) 2. Lucy went to Ghana to help children and get to know the country. a 3 Lucy went to Ghana because she wants to be a professional football coach. b Read the article again and mark the sentences T (True) or F (False). 1 Lucy was worried about being a female football coach. Pr 2 She had problems with discipline. 3 The football club she worked with was vwell equipped. 4 She had plenty of free time during the day. = 5 The heat was always a problem for her. 6 She was completely happy with her job. = ¢ Match the Jhighlightd words to the correct definition, 1 satisfying rewarding 2 tohavea short sleep a 3 without shoes or socks 4 aperson who does something without being paid 5 investigating 6 incredible, very good 7 from the country, not the town. 8 the noun from poor "7 MY AFRICAN EXPERIEN Lucy Mills writes without Thins, but ther pasion There 20 many Hecurgng_ "He Se at amag, For experiences available that | had ea ee a ee rads mt ee a Ay gp year Having aay played “=e om PARE sports, and especialy football, | The weather was boiling so 1 ‘thought teaching children to play coached early in the morning and in football in Ghana (organized by Gap Sports Abroad) sounded different and annazing. Inaly 1 though that gi football coach might not be respected, bout a5 soon as | got to Ghana | realed that | was wrong. | worked ‘wih the Young Schweppes Fotball {hb in Nungua, a poor ara inthe cy of cr. | coached under-12, under 14 and under-17 boy from the evening to avoid the midday sun, bat after a wile | dit mind the heat any more During the dy went home to SH0028, sunbathe, or read on the balcony, oF loked round markets or went 10 the beach, owed Ghana because fs hidden beauty, and. the warmth and frendiness ofthe people Beng 2 \Noluntee is sometimes realy hard oor Mal families. The training because you get the feeling that pitch was a dusty patch of nd, and what you are doing snot enough, taxis and goats wed to cross the but iis very HeWariig both for pitch ducing matches! Many of the yourself and forthe chiéren you * Many tudertsin the UK ake aya’ break between ishing univesty and slang work Tey ten tovel abroad during this ‘p ye 4 VOCABULARY strong adjectives @ Complete the adjective for each picture, More Words to Learn ‘Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation | Translation _ apes noun Jerps! social life noun Psoufl tart /twartst gaid/ tourist guide noun fal the tube (= the London Underground) noun deep adjective 1 She's terrified __. 4 They'ref__. 2 He'sb. 5 She'sf _ 3 Hess 6 Its b Complete the’sentences with a strong adjective. 1 Can I borrow your coat? I'm __freeaing 1 2 A Is James's flat big? B Big? It’s 3 The weather's been ____ _1 It's 300 square metres. all week! It hasn't stopped raining. 4 I've been working hard all day. 'm _ 5 Can I have another cake? They're 6 The film was ___! We loved it. 5 PRONUNCIATION sounds a Match the words to the correct sound. ltiny @) 3great [] 5 exhausted 2 furious [] 4 boiling “6 starving) a b c 4 e f [9] | aw ah b Practise saying the words in a. Student's Book p.15@ Sound Bank iIbtreated adjective | Al ‘tited/ rs wwivial adjective [Perio | apply for (a job) verb _| /a'plax fal ca rescue verb | Preskjus! = take time off verb (teik tam of! LISTENING EI Listen to a woman talking about some of the topics in ‘exercise 4 on Student's Book p.25, Number the topics in the order she mentions them. ‘A a cub she's a member of oO B something she's learning to do the make of car she drives O D a sport she does U E an important possession OU F afriend of hers LU L) Uisten again and complete the sentences. 1 Oxford is good for cycling because the roads are 2 She likes cross-country sking because you dont see ‘many —____. +3 She met her friend from Norway on a mountaineering 4 Her most important possession is. 5 The British Mountaineering Council gives members 6 The problem with her caris that itis [Gy Usten again with the tapescript on p.76 and try to ‘guess the meaning of any words that you don’t know. ‘Then check in your dictionary. EXD Multirom www.oup.com/elt/englshfile/intermediate ‘A good traveller has no fixed plans. a0 Teu,Toost philosopher Race to the sun 1 READING a Read the text and find the answers. b Look at the [highlighted words in the text. What do you think they mean? Match them to the correct definition. 1 a place where traffic can be stopped by officials 2 go down 1 Which airline is more expensive, LAB ot AeroSur? checkpoint. 2 What’ the cheapest way to get from the airport to the city centre? 3 What's the best time to travel on a Flota bus? eae 4 Can you travel intercity on a Micro bus? 4 mpstmmpgriant a 5 What are the three disadvantages of travelling by 5 a thing you can choose ~ lorry? 6 Can you get anything to eat on a tren expreso? 6 things carried by plane, ship, or train 7 arranged to happen at a particular time 7 Why is tren rapido a strange name for this kind of train? 8 there for you to use Getting around in Bolivia NSS EBON Nes anette How you choose to travel in Bolivia largely depends on how much time and money you have ~ the more money, the less time you need to spend travelling! Uoyd Aereo Boliviano (LAB) has frequent fights between many large cites within the country. A LABPass allows you four fights between the main ces. ‘You can also fly AeroSur which has better service but higher prices. The main air terminalis La Paz El Ato atpor. You can get a bus or tal into the centre of La Paz ~a taxi will cost about $6-10, the bus is only about $0.50. as Fotas, the long distance buses, are generally newer, in better condition, and ‘travel the lit roads, Reserve a ticket liadvanice, and pian to travel by night (on the very long routes so that you can sleep. Smaller buses are called buses and travel the secondary routes. The smallest buses are micros, and they do the local routes. IF you went to travel very cheaply, you «an catch a ride on 2 tony (cain), but be prepared for a slow and uncomfortable trip. Same lorries have scheduled departures and will accept reservations, but you can aso wat for one at police leiecipoins outside some towns. Tip! For smaller buses and ones, dress warmly. The high aitude means thatthe temperature can FOB very low at night ‘The best train is the ferrobus, not ahvays (Blalable, but tis fast, usualy reliable, ‘and comfortable. You can buy tickets up to a week in advance. Next, the express train, known as tren expreso. These have first and second dass seats, and a dining car. The third pion is the tren répido (the fast train), which int fast at all ast stops at every station. The fourth train is the tren mito (the mixed train), which caries passengers and [Gamgol. Because it is so cheap, if regular, many of the potest travelers use this to transport themselves, their luggege, and ther ‘animals. 2 HOW WORDS WORK how long + take Complete the sentences and questions with words from the list. get (22) takes (x2) take (x2) took (x2) Jong (x2) 1 In general, the London Underground _takes. about five minutes from one stop to the next. 2 How does it__to get to the centre by. (Frland) | (New Zealand) car 3. Itusually him forty minutes on the bus. Nsodin |OOG |@ | OG 4 The train a long time to arrive last It's healthy, ° eo | eoeo Saturday because it was snowing. 5 How does it youto home in Ws cheap. oo ° oo the evening? 2 ; Ws sale, e OS |\OGe 6 It____ me twenty minutes longer toto work yesterday because of the traffic, Ws easy to getto. | €> eo |o , s Ws elo 3 GRAMMAR comparatives and superlatives sere © G6 |660 a Correct the mistakes in the [Highilightéd Ws sunny, Ooo |o So phrases. aa 1 I think tennis is TORBTEREHEIAS golf to watch Gta Oe |e oo on TV, __-more exciting than 2 In the UK coaches are (WEHUNOREGhEAp than the train, 3 She's wearing (RESaMESKIFTIAR! you. 4 My mother ivesislowlienthaiy my father. 5 Do the British work (aSihiif@EeAs) the ‘Americans? 6 My brother is a bit (taleriehainl 7 Paulo is (HOSERREEMIERE student in my class. 8 Today is RHGIHOtESHGAY of the year. 9 This is [RHeWORSEREStALRARE I've ever been to. 10 It was (@IRROHEIBOFIN journey T can remember. b Write sentences with information from the survey. 1 Helsinki / exciting / of the three destinations Helsinki is the least exciting of the three destinations. 2 Wellington / healthy / of the three destinations 3 Rio de Janeiro / cheap / Helsinki 4 Wellington / not / dangerous / Rio de Janeiro 5 Helsinki / easy to get to / Rio de Janeiro 6 Wellington / relaxing / the three destinations 7 Wellington / sunny / Helsinki 8 Helsinki / not / have / tourists / Wellington Student's Book p.132 Grammar Bank 2C 4 VOCABULARY transport and travel Complete the sentences and definitions. 1 where you pick up your suitcase ater a flight baggage reclai 2 where you wait for a train 3. you get this when you park illegally 4 Atthe checkin desk they give you a boarding 5 you need this to travel on a train, bus, or plane 6 The speed the UK. 7 what a car needs in cities is often 30 mph in not diesel 8 the opposite of take off 9 avverb which means ‘go from one place to another’ 10 the place where you board your plane 11 bags, suitcases, ete. 12. you can have a window seat or an__seat Student's Book p.148 Vocabulary Bank 5 PRONUNCIATION sounds a Match the words to the correct sound. cycle, aisle, fine [€] 5 public, rush, luggage 6 coach, motorway, road [_] 7 railway, gate, take off (1 8 travel, crash, carriage 1 2 seat, speed, reclaim (] 3 fast, park, card = [] 4 limit, ticket, trip = 12] '/) fe] 1B TQ) |e] * b Write the words. 1 May 4 Novif 2 /dga:ni/ 5 [skuste/ __ 3 Mhelmity ¢ Practise saying the words in a and b. Student's Book p.157 Sound Bank More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word | Pronunciati anslation Exit (sign) noun |/eksw | ferry noun eril = scenery noun security noun | /s'kjuorati/ service station noun | /'saims'stexfn/ tunnel noun | /tanl/ convenient adjective |/kon'vimnion/ —_| whole adjective | hood! Paha ej ET Listen to a woman talking about aspects of dangerous driving. Tick (/) the subjects she talks about. 1 The speed limit for motorways should be 100km/h. | 2 Cydists are as dangerous as car drivers. u 3 Slow drivers cause as many accidents as fast drivers. {| 4 Drivers shouldn't use any kind of mobile phone. (_] 5 Speed cameras don't stop accidents. 0 EF Listen again and answer the questions. || Why is it dangerous to talk on the phone? 2 Why is it really dangerous to send text messages? 3 How do slow drivers cause accidents? 4 What do cyclists often not do? '5 Where do some cyclists cycle? Gi Listen again with the tapescript on p.76 and try to ‘guess the meaning of any words that you don’t know. Then check in your dictionary. study Link POO PrN tt 11 eee ‘Complete each space with one word. ED Where your sister work? Ey When | got home t realized 1 ‘mobile at work. EA The phone's ringing. B | answer itfor you? a ‘you put the car in the garage yet 2 Ei she's Gi His new fim wasn't as good learning Spanish fr three year. — the last one. EXEELD wivw.oup.com/elt/englishfile/intermediate ax Rites 1 REQUESTS AND PERMISSION a Complete the requests with the correct form of a verb in the list help send call take use work 1 Do you think you could _swork this Saturday? @ 2 Can you give mea tomorrow? oS 3 Could I your computer this afternoon? Mine’s not working. 1] 4 Would you mind mean email about that? o 5 Isit OK if I Friday of? =) 6 Would you mind me with this report? b Match the requests and responses. a I'm sorry, but we really need you. b I'm sorry but I need it. What's wrong, with yours? ¢ Sure. What time shall I phone? d I'm afraid I can’t just now. Maybe Joe can help you. € Of course not. f Yes, of course. Shall I come in at ten o'clock? 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH useful phrases Complete the dialogues. 1A Have you found a job? B No, haven't s____ looking yet. 2. A Do you like The Rockets? Who? I've never b of them. Can I speak to Miranda, please? Ja minute. Il call her. A B A B 4A Pm really tired. B L___me get you a cup of tea A H___ do you like your new job? B Not much, But I haven't been there long. 3 READING Lay Cai te mee |} www.webwork.org/survey SU ee eis) X) MELEN As I understand it, gossiping is just talking about someone behind their back ~ which can’t be good. It divides people. [1] AARON Gossip is great and in my office it travels even quicker than email. (7) GRAHAM Gossip is fine providing it's not about you! (STEPH A good social atmosphere is important. However, gossiping can damage people's careers - and there's no way of knowing if its true or not. (1 30SEPH In my opinion people are paid to work, not to swap stories. (J) LUKE I am the only man in an office full of women and the constant boring gossip is a real problem. They spend ‘the whole day chatting and I find ft hard to concentrate. Read the text about office ‘gossip’ (when people talk about other people and personal things at work). Tick (/) the people who say gossip is OK and put a cross (X) next to the people who say it’s bad. b Complete these sentences with names from the website. 1 __Steph_ 2 cit 3 a 6 says that office gossip can endanger people’s careers. thinks that women gossip too much. thinks that gossip can make people separate into groups. says that people shouldn't be paid for chatting to thinks that gossip isa very fast way of communicating thinks that gossip isn’t a problem as long as you're not the one being talked about. When a man opens the car door for his wife it's either a new car or a new wife. Duke of Edinburgh, husbond of Queen Efzabeth |! orien 1 READING ¢ Complete the sentences with the fhighlightéd words. a Read the text. Mark the sentences T (True) or 1 Alot of modern technology is designed for individual F (False) use, forexample_ iPods. 1 Americans are ruder now than 20 years ago. r 2 talking aly 6a Wi saabiles soe 2 People are ruder in the country than in cities. people also interrupt conversations to take a call 3. Most people said they speak loudly on their mobile 3 Mobile phones are very useful »they can phones in public places ~ also be very annoying. ee iad i Ne 4 We should all improve our manners everyone can live together more happily. 5 People are more stressed now than years ago Pitan He joadtanr na be phone! 6 On Amtrak trains there is a carriage reserved for not everyone uses it every day. mobile phone users. Underline five other words or phrases. Use your b Look at the [iighlight@d words. What do you think dictionary to look up their meaning and they mean? Check with your dictionary. pronunciation. PRET TTT IC ‘The fast, high-tech lives of Americans have had a big effect on American society. Bad manners and behaviour have become typical in our hurried world, from angry Me rer Many Americans believe that | manners. Computers, Pods, and ramets have got worse and |mobile phones take us any from official figures confirm this. Ina | face-to-face contact, aswell as recent survey, nearly 70% said that | also being very annoying in public people are ruder than they were | places. ‘Al ofthese things result in 20 0F 30 years ago. This is true of | a world with more stress, more both large and small towns, chances for people tobe rude to although 74% of those living in| each other, said Peter Post, an Cities said that people have instructor on business manners. become ruder, compared with But what can we do about it? 67% in rural areas. However, few | Some people would lke to see 2 people believe that they have bad | railway cariage reserved for ‘manners themselves! mobile users, soithat the rest of For evample, only 9% in the us can travel in peace and quiet. questionnaire admit they have | In fad, one American train ever used their mobiles in public | company, Amtrak, has banned ina loud or annoying way. |mobile phones in one carriage of Mapa ame 12h |(otie trains, whichis called a technology for our changing “Quiet Car’ 2 GRAMMAR must, have to, should (obligation) a Circle the correct option. If both are possible, circle them both. b Correct any mistakes in the IgG phrases. Tick (V) the correct sentences. 1 My motheris a nurse and SORES HGER weekends. ‘she often has to work 2 SOUHINSVERTER. You look exhausted. 3 In the future E(SHEMGNRESESSEAK English and Chinese. 4 (DOVOwVEROMERE a suit and tie at work? 5 (MWSEEEAPERTLERT yesterday as I didn’t feel well. 6 NGRGGRTERSNEOTRHR hee. no parking? 7 (APNOEA Lina ook me tothe airport. 8 (PRSPIGTERREREAREWEE their mobiles when they are talking to someone. Student's Book p.134 Grammar Bank 3A 3 VOCABULARY mobile phones Complete the sentences. 1. If you want to send a message to someone, you can text them. 2. When you call somebody and they are already talking, the line ise — 3. When you finish a phone call you h___ up. 4 Ifyou want to call someone, you first have to 4___ their number, by pressing some keys. 5 The sound your mobile makes when someone calls you is ar ‘i 6 Ifyou phone someone and they don't answer, you can ae later. 7 You must remember tos _ 0. your ‘mobile when you go into a theatre or concert hall. 8 If you call someone and their mobile isn’t on, you can leave am | 9 Ifyou use your phone when you are driving, you must use a‘h £__' phone, 10 If you want to dial a number quickly, you can use sp dialling. 4 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress, phonetics @ Underline the words which you usually stress in these sentences. 1 You must take your passport or identity card when you go to Italy. 2 We should call the restaurant to book a table, 3 You mustn't park your car on the pavement. 4 Children shouldn't watch more than two hours’ television a day. 5 Do you really have to work on Saturda 6 You don’t have to be a member to play at this club. 7 We had to buy a new car last month, b Write the words. 1 menoz/ manners 4 "bz! a 2 /'masnt/ 3 /fodny 5 mauban/ 6 /'mesids/ ¢ Practise saying the sentences in a and the words in b. Student's Book p.157 Sound Bank More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation _| Translation guests noun Igests! disgusting adjective | /dis'gastin/ mad (crazy) adjective| Imed/ complain (about sth) verb ‘kom'plein/ do (sb) a favour verb pour (a drink) verb step on (sb's foot) verb swallow verb Arens'lert/ translate (into) verb ahve a tite EF] Listen to a man talking about using mobiles phones. ‘What does he think? 1 He doesn't mind people who use mobiles in public. (| 2. He hates people who use mobiles in public. 0 [Listen again and complete the sentences. 1 think you should —_ from ‘other people when you'e talking on a mobile. 2 It doesn't really ‘me, but some people find it very 3 As ‘know, you mustn't use a mobile nace. 4 Switching off your mobile in class is just 5 I suppose people —— butit can be very to listen to! GF Listen again with the tapescript on p.76 and try to guess the meaning of any words that you don’t know. Then check in your dictionary. EXD Multirom ELQELD www .oup.com/eltfenglishtfile/intermediate With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and I'm 60. Jock Nicholson, US actor Judging by appearances 1 READING a Read the text. Match each emoticon to the correct description. Turn the book to the right to see the faces! 1 47D O 2B) O 5:+){-~o 3){( O 6 &-) a bald © wearing glasses b big nose f with a beard ¢ withamoustache g_ straight hair curly hair h with along beard. b Match the highlighted words in the text to the synonyms and descriptions. 1 to substitute replace 2 put information in a newpaper or on TV to make people buy something in place of, in preference to — 4 simple aise 5 connected with money 6 magazines with picture stories roe 7 letters, signs, and symbols used in writing — 8 the way that something is done ood » ¢ Read the text again and mark the sentences T (True) or F (False). Emoticons represent human emotions. Tr Emoticons should be read from left to right. You should always draw the nose first. — ‘A newspaper used symbols as faces in the 1950s. __ ‘Kaomoji’ are Japanese comic books. 4 Asian emoticons are read from right toleft, Some computer programs automatically delete emoticons. a 8 It’s a bad idea to use emoticons in more formal messages. eh Emoticons The word emoticon comes from a combination of ‘two words: emotion and icon and it is a sequence of (@haracters that is intended to represent a human face and its appearance or emotion. The Bias form contains eyes [ +], perhaps the nose [ - ], and the mouth, which can be happy [ ) ] cor sad [ ( ]. People also add hait, beards, glasses, etc. depending on the situation. In the West emoticons are written from left to right, so the hair or eyes are normally first, followed by a nose and then the mouth. If you put your head on one side, towards your left shoulder, you can recognize them more easily. An early example of using text to represent a face appeared in the New York Herald Tribune in 1953 to \duvertise the film Lili: “Today ~ You'll laug} You'll cry :( You'll love <3 Lili, People from East Asia often use a style of emoticons known as verticons (vertical + icon) or ‘kaomoji’ in Japanese, which literally means face letters. You can recognize these emoticons ‘straight on’, i.e. without ‘tuming your head to one side. The Styl of these faces is similar to the style in Japanese anime and manga (Comic books . Nowadays people often use emoticons in email messages but people shouldn't use emoticons in more formal situations. One reason is because some programs automatically feplaGel emoticons with ‘mages. For example, one man was discussing his department's (Finaiial plan by emai with his boss. He wrote 402(k) in his email {k= £1,000), but the software automatically replaced (k) with a pair of lips giving a big kiss, and that’s what his boss saw linstead)oF 401(1): 2 HOW WORDS WORK look or Took like? Correct any mistakes in the [ighlighitéd phrases. Tick (/) the correct sentences. 11 168K) my older brother. We're both tall and dark. —look like This [OGKSIKE 2 nice hotel. 3. You ISB happy. Have you had some good news? 4 He's 35, but he [GGKSURIRG older. 5 That shirt [6K awful. Take it off 6 What's the matter? You [OGIIGKE worried. 3 VOCABULARY describing people ‘a Complete the sentences. 1 No, I don’t think he’s 48. He's only in his early forties, around 41 or 42. 2 Your hair is over your eyes. You should ask your hairdresser to cut your f 3A What does he | B He's tall, with blond hair, and quite like? good looking. 4 He had very little hair for years but now he is totally b_—___ 5 No, we're not fat, but we're both going on a diet because we're a bit o___ 6 He’ in his m -fifties ~ probably about 54 or 55. 7 When she was young she had red hair, butit’s completely g _ now that she's in her sixties, 8 She wears her hair in a pony t 9 She's very tall and s____. She looks like a model. 10 My brother's hair isn’t straight, it’s long, and w. b Complete the police descriptions according to the pictures. WANTED! Our first suspect is male, in his 1__late __ twenties or 2 irties, medium > (about 1.7m) and 4, because he ‘often goes to a gym. He has ya SS which is very 7 He has a$____ ° hair, in colour. anda ‘The other suspect is female, in her mid-10 ‘or possibly younger, perhaps 21 or 22. She is 1! (about 1.4 m) and a bit © She has '9. hair that is '5 Hf you see either of these people, you shouldn't approach them because they are very dangerous. Please contact your nearest police station. in colour. GLZNIELD Student's Book p.149 Vocabulary Bank 4 PRONUNCIATION -eigh, -aigh, and -igh ‘a Circle the word with a different sound. cel & & &! overweight | sight tight bright eighties | might | straight | high light | neighbour __height | weigh b Practise saying the words in a GQTNLELD Student's Book p.158 Sound Bank 5 GRAMMAR must, may, might, can’t (deduction) a Complete the sentences with must, might / may, or can't. 1 They must __be very happy ~ they've just won the lottery. 2 She __ new boss ~ she’s too young! — be the 3 It__bea Roman plate, but I'm not sure. 4 That___ same man —he looks be the completely different! 5 Look. He be the doctor. Open the door. 6 I don't know where Jim is, He beat the gym. He sometimes goes there after work. b Complete the sentences with must, might / may, or can'tand a verb from the list. be(x3) come earn feel_—shave rain 1 You've been at the gym all morning. You must be tired! Be today. Those clouds are quite dark. four children ~ she’s only twenty! 4 Jane failed her final exams, She awful! 5 T'm not sure where Juana is from. But from her accent I think she from Peru or maybe Ecuador, 6 John’s in hospital? That true. Isaw him this morning and he was fine. 7 He _____ a lot of money if he can afford a Mercedes. 8 I don’t know who that man over there is but he Gina’s husband. He's too old. Gina told me her husband was in his thirties. Student's Book p.134 Grammar Bank 38 More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word ___| Pronunciation | Translation _ research noun ints! | wig noun Lawg/ | embarrassed adjective |/im'barast/ | hideous adjective | /hudias! masculine (opp. feminine) adjective | /‘maeskjolin/ proud adjective fpravd/ ios vain adjective /vern/ expect verb ‘nk'spekt/ makean effort verb __ /metk an ‘efat/ renew (a passport) verb fev nju: a Tht EJ Listen to someone describing two famous people and ‘answer the questions. 1 Whereis the man from? 2 How oldis he? 3 What does he lok ike? 4 What does he do? '5 Where is the woman from? 6 How old is she? 7 What does she look ike? 8 What does she do? ED Listen again to check your answers. Who do you think ‘the two people are? [Gi Listen again with the tapescript on p.76 and try to ‘guess the meaning of any words that you don't know. ‘Then check in your dictionary. ETD Muitirom wwww.oup.com/elt/englishfile/intermediate 29 C If at first you don’t succeed, ... 1 GRAMMAR can, could, be able to Name: Susan Philips Date of Birth: 23/05/71 Qualifications: | 0 Degree in German with | Marketing (1994) © Masters in Business Administration (1999) Work Experience: (0 1989-1991: Trainee and operator with IBM, London. 10 1994-2000: Assistant then Marketing Manager, 18M Berlin. 2 2000- present: Managing Director, DVB Marketing Services Ltd, London. Other Skills: 10 Intermediate computer programming: 1990 0 Typing certificate: 1993 © Spanish ~ basic certificate: 2001 1 German (fluent) 2 Driving ticence:T will be taking my | driving test next month } Hobbies & Interests: © Sport, especially tennis and badminton 1 Learning languages ~ I hope to start Russian classes next October / a Complete the sentences with the correct form of can, could, or be able to. 1 Susan __can__ play badminton, 2 She ___ type when she started working for IBM Berlin. 3 She speak Italian. 4 She write computer programs since at least 1990. 5 She'd like __ speak Russian. 6 She _speak Spanish when she was with IBM London. 7 She drive a car very soon. Failure isnot felling down, Failure is fling down and not getting up again. Richard Nixon, former US President b Circle the correct form. If both forms are possible, circle them both. 1 He Gan) Gable t3) cook really well because he used to work in a restaurant. 2. To work for this airline you must can / must be able to speak English fluently. 3 I'm really sorry I couldn't / wasn’t able to come to your party last Saturday. 4 Ifit doesn't rain, we can / welllbe able to go to the mountains tomorrow. 5 I've been so busy Ihhaven’t could / haven't been able to call him yet. 6 1 used to can / used to be able to speak a bit of Russian but Tve forgotten it now. 7 Ifwe had a bit more money, we could / would be able to buy a better car. 8 Ihate not ean / not being able to tell my boss what I really think of him! 9 He could / was able to talk when he was only eighteen months old. 10 Can you / Will you be able to help me tomorrow? 11 F've never could / never been able to dance very wel. 12 To live in the country you nged to can / be able to drive. Student's Book p.134 Grammar Bank 3C 2 PRONUNCIATION sentence rhythm; sounds a Underline the words you would normally stress in these sentences. 1 She wor't be able to come tonight. 2. I've never been able to play chess well. 3 She can ski better than me. 4 We weren't able to find the restaurant. 5 Ill be able to meet her family on Saturday. 6 We can't understand a word he says. 7 We could meet in the centre of town. 8 I'd like to be able to travel more often. b Match the ighilightéd words to sounds 1, 2, and 3, b Read the ten tips again and mark the sentences T (True) or F (False). 1 2 3 Bo oy ual, 1 Ifyou have an injury, you should stop running. _T. 3 SS 2 Buy a pair of new running shoes especially for the race. = 1 He fl play the piano. 8 3 You shouldn’t run far the day before the race. 2 1 Bt hear what you're saying. Spend the day before looking round the city. 3 Where i we sitt 5 If you don't have a shower on the day of the race, 4 My brother Gai swim, but 1 (ai you may become dehydrated. 5 She'd like to be able to ski, but she (am. 7) 6 Have a rest every five miles or five kilometres. = 6 What languages (Gall she speak? 7 It’s a good idea to start the race fast and then slow down, ¢ Practise saying the sentences in a and b. 8 You shouldn't eat alot the day before the race. __ ‘Student's Book p.158 Sound Bank 9 You should drink a little water at regular intervals. 10 Don’t arrive too early for the start of the race. __ 3 READING a Read the ten tips about running in a marathon, Which give advice for before the race? 2.___ Which give advice for during the race? 1. Split the race into ‘chunks’ in your mind. Concentrate on each five- mile or five-kilometre section, so that you feel you are making progress. Instead of running 26 miles, you just have to run five miles five times! of my \\ es Run at a steady pace that you is know you can maintain. Don't set PUNY WY, Lien os m too fast, yout suffer later You've done your training ~ ce Eat a large balanced dinner in mipeod fare torditie racks the big race, Two or three miles preparation forthe race. This will not affect your energy reserves and could include protein, carbohydrate, Mercere oo (op ne itwill relieve any pre-race nerves you and some fat: Arice dessert would be help you succeed in any big iy be fecing fie. No alcohol Se Babies perenne ro Don't drink too much during the Be determined to finish, Your the whole dey before the race race. You should sip water at mind needs to be as song as sightseeing or shopping. It's easy todo every stop but not too much, Never ty your body! Don't give up unless you that atthe big city marathons lke London glucose supplements ifyou haver't used have an injury. ‘oF New York, especially ifyou go with them before in traning. 2g) Checkall your sear carly tree Deeg on oor Re ie iret: ‘or four days before the race. Then Have a shower the moming of the race carefully and arive atleast youll now you havent forgotten ‘marathon. This removes body oils _helFan hour before so you have time to anything, Don't wear any new gear, and helps the body stay cool, whichis warm up propery ‘especially shoes, impottant to prevent dehydration. 4 VOCABULARY -ed / -ing adjectives a Correct the incorrect adjectives. 1 I didn't know anyone at the party so it was very (Bead. boring _ 2. He was very [iS@5BOITE! when he failed. 3 Working in a shop is very [fii 4 This match is very (@Reiteal. 5 She felt very [ERIGRFASSIAG| by her mistake. 6 I can’t go by plane ~ I'm FIGHTER) of flying. 7 Are you iStGRESHAG) in foreign films? —__ 8 He felt [ROSH because he couldn't speak the language. b Circle the correct answer. 1 She didn't know they were planning a party for her birthday and was very Gurprised)/ surprising, 2 My grandmother gets terribly tired / tiring if she does too much, 3 It's very worried / worrying as we haven't heard from him since he went to South Africa. 4 Apparently their holiday was very bored / boring. 5 You must be excited / exciting about your new job. 6 Tell me more about your time in New York — it's very interested / interesting. 7 ‘The news today is so depressed / depressing. 8 I felt so embarrassed / embarrassing when I couldn't remember her name, 5 HOW WORDS WORK so Match the sentence halves. Twas very late for work @ Iwas so tired Ym frightened of flying I was so disappointed with the restaurant) I didn't want to speak to anyone Oo I was so worried about the exam. so T always travel by car. (that) I studied until 3.00 a.m. (that) I went straight to bed. s0 T took a taxi. (that) I never went there again. so [turned off my mobile. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation _| Translation Awerv! amazed adjective determined adjective properly adverb | /'propali/ carry on_verb Ukeeti onl give up (= stop trying) verb igny ap! improve verb manage to (do sth) verb scream verb take up (a hobby) verb eR Eat 1 Can you cook? 2 Have you ever taught anyone to cook? 3 Are you good at it? 4 When did you start to learn? 5 What's your favourite recipe book? 6 How did you learn? 7 How often do you cook? 8 Was it easy or difficult to learn? D1 Listen again. What are his answers? [GF Listen again with the tapescript on p.77 and try to ‘guess the meaning of any words that you don’t know. Then check in your dictionary. 2D matszom | Merk apy a i i & ? | é # i i OODUOILIC Cr ti Complete each space with one word. HEB We had my car Bi How three years now. have you been living in Iran? Ei ttsthe beautiful city I've ever been to. You touch that! ts dangerous. El She __ be forty! She only looks about thirty, Gi Fé love to be _ to play @ musica instrument. www.oup.comyelt/englishfle/intermediate 3% \ petit a flat Practicat ENGLISH 1 HOW TO GET THERE Complete the dialogue. A How doIiget to the Pompidou Centre? B The best 2w. is to take the metro, Line 1 How many 3s. is it? Five or six. I can't remember exactly. Do I have to 4c. lines? No. It’s direct. Where do I get 0. ‘At Chatelet. You can walk from there. How long does it §t_? About half an hour. How 7f is the metro from here? were r> ere hee About 15 minutes’ walk. But I can give youa #1. ‘A Thanks. 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH useful phrases ‘Match the sentences. 1 Sowhat do you think of it? ‘What's it like? oo8 It’s pity there isn't a lift. It’sa long way from your office. 2 3 4 5 Ican't wait to see it 6 Are you on your own? q o000 Tl call you back. But it’s near a metro station. like it! I think I'm going to take it. It's small but very nice. No, I'm with the owner of the flat. OK. Speak later. That's true, but the exercise will be good for me. sg You can come with me tomorrow. 3 READING re) ‘The best way to get around is on fot or | itis on fot, particulary to fel the by metro, atleast until you become atmosphere change lightly as you go familiar withthe bus routes. Free maps | from arrondissement to arrondissement. ‘are avalable atthe Gare du Nord railway | However, driving in Parison for the station and other metro or train stations, | brave or mad. The easiest way to get a ‘Buy Paris Par Arrondissement (the taxi in Parsi to find a rank at tran and Parisian AZ) from any ofthe kiosks at-large metro stations. The white ight on ‘metro entrances This useful litle ook | the roof indicates the taxis free. You lists every street by arrondissement ont have to tip taxi divers but they (dist) and has maps with dear appreciate it if you round up the fare. telerences. And you can aays ak the | Final, several companies offer river locals for directions, ofcourse. ‘ours down the Seine. K may bea touristy The Pris meta is easy to use, dean | way to get around but it’s fun. and fast. Follow sot forthe exit and correspondance to change lines. Buy 8 carmel of en tickets to save money and stamp your ticket inthe machine before you get on. The bus is also a great way to travel wih a view, once you ar familiar with the routes, Remember to stamp (composter) you tickets inthe machines just after you get on. Cental Pai is compact and the est way to get to know a Read the text and answer the questions. 1 What is the best way to get around Paris when you first arrive? 2 Where can you get a free map of the city? 3 Which book should you buy when you arrive? 4 How can you save money on your metro tickets? 5 What do you have to do when you get on a bus? 6 Why is it good to walk around central Paris? 7 Does the writer recommend driving in Paris? 8 How do you know if a taxi is free? 9 Is it necessary to give taxi drivers a tip? 10 What can you do on the Seine? b Underline five words or phrases you don’t know, Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation, mn ‘We don't need no education. Pink Floyd, Another Brick in the Wel” \AJ Back to school, aged 1 VOCABULARY education Complete the crossword. ‘Clues across > 3 You to speak a foreign language. 7 The study of computers is called technology. 8 A period of time that the school year is divided into. 9 The way of controlling pupils’ behaviour. 11 The opposite of pass a test / exam. 12 Mark for an exam (eg. A,B, or C). 14. The person whose job is to teach in a school. 16 After primary school you go to school. 19 A plan of classes, days, and times. 20 Pupils usually have to __ homework. 21 Everybody waited anxiously for the exam —_. 22 The opposite ofa state school. Clues down 4 1 To read or study to prepare for an exam. 2 Another name for a test. 4 The study of numbers, etc. 6 A school which has lots of rules is st_. 9 University graduates have ad. 10 The subject in which you study novels, plays, and poetry. 13 A school where you sleep is a school. 15 The subject in which you study chemical substances, 17 For example, to copy in a test. 18 The school for very young children (e.g. 1-3 years). EXTIZED Student's Book p.150 Vocabulary Bank 2 PRONUNCIATION /\/ or /juz? Circle the word with a different sound. t | (A) jus (Guy much computer | student funch | study result_| university | uniform pupil usually number subject b Underline the stressed syllable. 1 university 5 behave & primary 2 revise 6 discipline 9 professor 3 exam 7 secondary 10 religious 4 uniform ¢ Practise saying the words in a and b. Student's Book p.158 Sound Bank 3 READING a Read the article and find the answers to these questions as quickly as you can. 1 Is information technology more or less important in education than before? —_more__ 2 Where does the word ‘blog’ come from? 3 What is a ‘blog’? 4 What are blogs used for at universities? 5 What does ‘WIKI’ mean? 6 Who puts the information on this kind of website? 7 Why do students need to be careful if they use ‘Wikis’ when they study? 8 What is Wikipedia? b_ Underline five words or phrases you don't know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation, 4 GRAMMAR first conditional and future time clauses + when, until, etc. a Match the sentence hglves. 1 She won't pass her exams 2 IILhave to go toa new school 3 She won't start primary school 4 Tthink Pll go on holiday 5 As soon as I get home 6 Her parents will get her a present Ooooags a after I finish my exams. b iif she gets good marks. ¢ T'm going to do my homework. unless she revises more. until she's four years old. f when my parents move to Doncaster. bb Circle the correct answers. More Words to Learn ® if 1 Hell study history at university (®)/ until he gets good Write translations and try to remember the words. grades, Word ‘Translation 2 She won't start the class as soon as / until all the pupils behaviour_nown Pe are quiet. bell noun | Poe qi - 3 Ul probably talk to my teachers before /if choose my canteen noun _| Pk rife exam subjects. effective adjective | i'fektrv! ipa, uae 4 Well have to wear a uniform when / after we go to slightly adverb |/'slautli) 2 secondary school. do up (your coat) | = verb [dur ap/ | 5 I won't leave early unless / if the teacher gives me permission. punish verb___|/'pantf/ Sui ds Wes bomreek Kk] i pocm sa the pecthotee eee 7 Hote really disappointed if) unkews be fas his exam 2-0 evar packs St ce | finally adverb | /famali/ 8 She won't go to secondary school until / as soon as she’s 11 years old. « compleethesenences wih ecore form ote verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or future 1 Listen to. woman talking abot schools and education. (will | won't). Ti (7) the two statements she is responding to. 1 If1_don’t write_ the date in my diary, 1_ULforget — it. 1 Private schools are usually better than (not write, forget) state schools. Lh 2 you______the exam again if you eT NER oO ait it? (take, fail) 5 Git stdy better without boys inthe das oO 31 __ my homework as soon as this 4 Boys study better in a mixed dass. 0 programme — . (do, end) Ed istenapnn, complete the reasons she sves. 4 Unless her marks ____very good, she 1 t's betterif all children _______stualy medicine. (be, not be able to) 5 He_____ home until he __ at 2 Its _____ forthe parents. university. (not leave, finish) Sits: for the children to 6 WhenI _____ my results | ________ you rare CS see apd eae es immediately. (get, call) H ; Ca eee 71 ___and see you before 1__ to 5 Were ret boys think its. England. (come, go) 8 We late unless we __. 6 Girls generally than boys. (bealinnry 9D) [Gi Listen again with the tapescript on p.77 and try to 9 Until I __ to my teacher |___ ‘guess the meaning of any words that you don't know. what subjects I’m doing. (speak, not know) ‘Then check in your dictionary. 10 You _theexamifyou more. EET multinom (not pass, not revise) Student's Book p.136 Grammar Bank 44 Ea wwwow.oup.com/elt/englishfile/intermediate 4 Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave and grow old wanting to get back to. In an ideal world... 1 GRAMMAR second conditional a Correct any mistakes in the Jighlighit@d phrases. Tick () the correct sentences, 1 (IESE BEERHEVOB, she'd have to move to France. Ifthe got the job 2 Td help you this weekend EGBA, but I can't 3 They wouldn't sell their house, SESOHESHE (GHEE « million euros. 4 ERERSESTMNENEHOHSOTAUEH, he wouldn't work so hard, but he loves it. 5 Td save a bit more money {iWEREVOH. 6 If Tcould choose my job, [RINBEIaOurnalise. 7 ELAR ERARCSRMERIAREAL, V4 travel more, but they're too young at the moment. 8 Wedd go to the cinema more often, b Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the first or second conditional. 1 If didn’t need the money, I wouldn't work on Saturdays. (not work) 2 1_____you at the airport if you tell me what time the flight arrives. (meet) 3 Ifyou're late again, you ‘your job. (lose) 4 Ifshe ‘so selfish, she would have more friends. (not be) John Ed Pearce, US journalist Se you if you won the lottery? (retire) 6 Well be very surprised if they this year. (get married) 7 If there were more car parks, there 50 much traffic. (not be) 8 You'd meet more people if you_____ more often, (go out) 9 If Thave more time next year, I another language. (learn) 10 If Thad more time, another language but I'm too busy. (learn) Student's Book p.136 Grammar Bank 48 2 PRONUNCIATION word and sentence stress a Underline the stressed syllable. 1 armchair 7 garage 2 chimney 8 cottage 3 residential 9 inhabitant 4 detached 10 suburbs 5 terraced 11 dishwasher 6 balcony 12 apartment b Underline the words you would normally stress in these sentences. 1 Ifyou went to classes, you'd learn to swim in two months, 2 I wouldn’t work if T didn’t need the money. 3 Ifyou went to bed earlier, you'd feel better. 4 She'd phone if she couldn't come. 5 We'd get there quicker if we took a taxi. ¢ Practise saying the words in a and the sentences inb. 3 VOCABULARY houses a Complete the description with words from the list. washbasin dishwasher sink centre walls gate armchairs village shower garden garage bathroom. cofiee table path bedrooms This is a wadlional cottage, with thick stone 1__walle located in a quiet 2 — although itis only 40 km from the city 3 Iehas a large 4___allaround the house. From the garden 5 a wide & leads up to the front door. it doesn't have a 7. but there is. usually no problem with parking, The living room is small but comfortable. tis furished with a sofa, two 8 —and 2 in the centre of the ‘oom, There are lage glass doors that lead into the back | garden. The kitchen is modem, with a new cooker, fidge, and 10 Ithas a double 1 and lots of space for storing dishes, food, etc. There is also a small 12 ‘on the ground floor, with a toil, 3 and 1, The main bathroom, however, is on the first floor, as well as three 15 ‘one double, and two singles. b Complete the sentences. 1 I live in a small town of 100,000 inhabitants. 2 John lives on the fourth f and there's no lift. 3 Be careful of the st. s when you go out of the front door. You might fll 4 Wellive in a lovely r area. The only problem is that there's no bus service. the ch 6 We used to live in at house and we could hear every word the neighbours said. That's why we later bought ad house! 7 She went out onto the b to see what was happening in the street. 8 A lot of people live in the s and get a bus or train into the city centre every day. 9 We need to repair the r because when it rains, water comes into one of the bedrooms. 10 We much prefer living in the c to living in the city. Student's Book p.151 Vocabulary Bank 4 READING a Read the article and tick (7) the correct sentence endings. 1 Grafton New Hall... has just been built. b will be built in the future, uw will never be built. } 2. The house is unusual because ... a. it’s so big. b it’'sso modern, o its design is very strange. } 3 The architects are famous for .. their country houses in England. { b their town houses in Japan. Oo winning a competition. o 4 The four wings a are used at different times of day. Oo b have enough room for four families. Oo ¢ all have natural light, (5) 5 The master bedroom is designed .. a tobe light all day. ( b tobe light in the morning. Oo ¢ to be light in the evening. im 6 The furniture needed for Grafton New Hall ... a will cost more than the house. Oo will depend on who buys it a will cost less than the house. English country house I may look like a iGhif starfish, but in fact it’s on artist's impression of Grafton New Hall, the futuristic winner of a Royal Insitute of British | -Acchiock competion fersmiédern feito house. It was designed by Ushida Findlay architects, botter known for lf@aRedEFR| town houses in Tokyo. | Ws on RBA, building which Is unlike any other in England, The house is designed to look as if | it's growing out of the ground; it is very low, and will be clmost i5¥8iBIB from o distance. Inside, the differences continue. The house has four ‘wings, and each wing has a different role ~ sleeping, | cooking and eating, relaxing, and enteriining fiends The wings are designed to be used at different mes of day, according tothe position ofthe sun. The main bedroom faces the sunrise, the ving | spaces will be lit by the midday sun, and the | swimming pool area faces the sunset. | But so far Grafion New Hall only exiss as architectural plans and an ats!’ impression. The house will not be built unl someone offers to buy i. It will cost about £4 milion to build, and will be very expensive fo furnish. How much money is spent depends on who buys il and whether it ends up as a technologyfiled James Bond home or 0 AIGIMGIE hideaway. The most | likely buyers might be Manchester United footballers, [= stots, or UBEHHIH] businesspeople, b Look at the ighilight@al adjectives. What do you think they mean? Check with your dictionary. ¢ Now match the words to their definitions. 1 very rich super-rich 2 very unusual 3 very big 4 very modern 5 impossible to see 6 with very litle furniture or decoration 7 with no dividing walls More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words, Word (paint) brush noun Pronunciation | Translation Pte tee T entrance noun | Pentrans/ patio noun S'peetion/ shutters noun lSataz/ extraordinary adjective | /ik'stra:dnri/ huge adjective Awan ‘stozri/ Psperfas! | Ro'raundid bau! adjective spacious adjective surrounded by eT EE] Listen to a man talking about his dreams. Number the topics in the order he mentions them, Aspot [] Ctravel [] € abilities () Bwork [] Dhome [| F cars OU EF Listen again and answer the questions. 1 Where would he go? Why? 2. What car would he choose? Why? 3 What sport would he like to be beter af? Why? 4 What job would he do? Why? 5 What would he learn to do? Why? 6 What kind of house would he buy? When would he go there? [GF Listen again with the tapescript on p.77 and try to guess the meaning of any words that you don't know. ‘Then checkin your dictionary. uitinon EMTETD worw.cup.com/eli/englshfile/intermediate

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