Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Close-Up B1+ Unit 1
Close-Up B1+ Unit 1
”
B Complete the sentences with these words.
classmate colleague enemy flatmate foreigner idol peers
1 stranger
My and I have been living together for six months. We get along really well.
2 Unfortunately, teenagers often give in to pressure from their
3 A(n) in the ofiice can sometimes also be a good friend.
4 I hate it when a thoughtless _ misbehaves in class — I’m here to learn!
5 Jane doesn’t like you after you lied to her. I think she’s become your worst
Read the quotes below and explain what they mean. Do you agree with them?
• ’The only way to make a man trusMorthy is to trust him.' (Henry L. Stimson)
• ’With money in your pocket you are wise, you are handsome and you sing well too.’ (Proverb)
• ’Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.‘ (Oscar Wilde)
• ‘The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.’ (Shirley MacLaine)
8
C Complete the sentences using the Present
Simple or the Present Continuous of the verbs
in brackets.
Present Simple & Present Continuous 1 This quiz on personality you’re doing
A Discuss which present tense we use when we talk (sound)
about the following situations: interesting.
9
A Listen to this dialogue and answer the three questions ’
below. The answers are shown as pictures. Write a, b or c.
1 What was the original price of the kitchen?
2 What price did the woman suggest for the kitchen? @
3 What price did they finally agree on?
@
a
b
You will hear eight short conversations. After each conversation, you will be asked a question about
what you heard. The answer choices are shown as pictures (a, b and c). Circle the letter of the correct
answer. You will hear each conversation only once.
1
2 6
3 7
10
A. Work with a partner and answer these questions.
• What kind of a personality have you got?
• What do you like best about your personality?
• Do you prefer to be in big or small groups?
B. Look at the following words which describe people‘s personalities and match them to the descriptions.
1 caring @ 4 ambitious @
2 artistic @ 5 sporty @
2 adventurous @ 6 amusing @
If you want to get fit, I recommend playing a lot of sport. I play tennis and basketba|| every day, and I love it. I‘d
advise you to do something you think is (un though.
b She paints beautiful pictures and takes amazing photographs. Perhaps she should consider organising her own
exhibition at the local community centre.
I’m not very (it really, but I do enjoy a challenge. I try to avoid sport. My (riend suggested that I hike through
Pembrokeshire in Wales. I’m going next year and I‘m really excited.
d. He really wants to succeed in life! The first option for him is to go to university and study marketing and economics
The second option is to get a job with a good company and work his way up.
e. My recommendation is that you volunteer at an animal shelter. They always need he|p and they‘ve never got
enough money to pay for staff. You’d enjoy it and you’d be helping animals in need.
I think you should meet my (riend Marian. She‘s the funniest person I know. She does some stand-up comedy and
her stories are really entertaining. We should go and watch her one evening soon.
Ltsef-ml €xprcssions
Recommending
I think the first/second option is
best because...
It’s better to ... than...
I’d advise you to ..
My
recommendation/sug
gestion
is that ...
Prepositions
C Complete the sentences with these prepositions. Some
prepositions can be used more than once.
at in of on to with
1 You really shouldn’t shout your mother.
2 My boss said he has great confidence me.
3 I hope my new diet and daily exercise will have a positive
effect me.
4 I don’t want to be associated John any more.
He’s a nasty person.
5 Gary is getting engaged Lucy even though
they have very little common.
6 James is old-(ashioned. He doesn’t approve
women paying their share of the bill.
i
Articles
A Read the sentences and underline the articles. Then
answer the questions.
a. Red is a colour.
b. Red is the colour of blood.
Which sentence talks about something in general? @
2 Which sentence talks about something specific?
@
Match the idioms and phrasal verbs with their
meanings.
1 get on well with
2 have loads in common with Q a look forward to SOmething happening b
3 get on somebody‘s nerves
haye the same tastes and interests as c
4 be into
really like, be a fan of
5 be dying to/for
d. have a good relationship with
6 be a natural at
7 hang out with e. be someone‘s favourite person or thing
8 be someone’s number one I annoy someone
g. be extremely good at
B Read the writing task and answer the questions below.
h. spend leisure time with
Hi Nuria,
How' are you? I’m Lyndsay — your new penpal. My English teacher gave me your profile.
Guess what? We've got loads (l) common. For a start, we were born on the same day
— 17th October! Isn’t that amazing? Also, just like you I‘ve got two older sisters! They are great in general,
but sometimes we get (2) each other’s nerves - especially when we ‘borrow’ each others' clothes!
Do you get on well (3) yours?
My mum and dad are cool. Dad’s got a clothes shop which sells all the latest fashions. Mum’s a layer, so she’s
always very busy. What do your parents do?
The things that I like doing most are gymnastics and listening to music. I do gymnastics three times a week
and I train really hard, but I love it. I’m hoping to win a medal at the district championship this year. As for
music, I’m really (4) Justin Beiber. Are you a fan*
Well, that’s all for the moment. Write soon. I’m dying (S) find out more about you!
Take care,
Lindsay
Look again!
D Read the model letter again and tick the things the writer
has done.
1 explained who she is
2 written about similarities between her and Nuria
3 given information about her immediate family
4 mentioned only one thing she likes
5 written in a cheerful tone - .. .
6 included addresses ,
Over to you!
G Read the writi ng task and make a paragraph plan for your letter. When you write a letter to a penpal,
Remember to include some colourful idioms and some phrasal you should show an interest in him or
verbs to make your letter more friendly and interesting. her by asking a few questions. These
Your English teacher at school has arranged |oenpaIs for all the students questions sound more natural if you
put them at the end of a description
in your class so that you can practise writing in English. VVrite a letter
of your own. For example, if you write
to your new penpal introducing yourself, your friends and telling your about your parents, you can ask about
penpal about your favourite school subjects. (120-180 words) your penpal’s parents immediately
afterwards.
I,tse{nl €Xprcssions
Asking generally about the reader Asking about likes/dislikes
How are you? Are you a fan of ...?
What have you been up to lately? Are you into ...?
How are things in . . .? Are you interested in ...?
What gets on your nerves?
Asking about family and friends
What are your What’s your number one ...?
brothers/sisters/mum and Asking about school
dad/best friends like? Who’s your favourite teacher?
How many people are there in What’s your best/favourite subject?
your family? Which subjects are you taking this year?
What’s it like being an only child? Are you good/a natural at ...?
Where does your best friend
live? Do you get on well
with ...?
Have you got a lot in common
with ...? How old is/are ...?
How long have you been best friends? 15,
What does ... do for a living?
What is ... job?
Australia
Napoleon Dynamite
d One of the funniest films I‘ve ever seen is called Napoleon Dynamite. It‘s about
an awkward teenager living in a small farming town who tries to (it in with his
(1) idols / peers, but he has no confidence (2) for / in himself and isn‘t popular
with his (3) classmates / flatmates at high school.
He’s got a crazy (amily life, too, which has an (4) object / effect on him. He lives
with his grandmother, who has a pet llama, and his (5) skinny / pretty, computer-
crazy brother who spends all his time online. There’s also Uncle Rico who is
totally embarrassing and who Napoleon doesn‘t want to be associated
(6) with / by.
Napoleon’s life is uneventful until Pedro shows up. He‘s from Mexico and he‘s
the only kid in school with a moustache, but he and Napoleon have something
(7)on / in common — they‘re both outsiders. When Pedro decides to run for
class president against the most popular girl in school, Napoleon uses his unique
(8) skill / signal to help him win. What does he do? You’ll have to watch to And
out!
5
Your \I\forld
The people love visiting foreign countries. Did you know that in 2009, 880 million
people travelled abroad? A most popular destination was the Frarice, with
74.2 million visitors! Second was United States with 54.9 million. Of the top ten
destinations, five were in the Europe, making it the most visited continent in world.
In second place was Asia and Pacific Ocean region.
A United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) releases the figures three
times the year. The figures are important source of information about international
trends for those involved in tourism.
c angers d to
da
d angered
B Complete the text b y writing one word in each gap.
.7
Your tVorld
Same or different?
How different are males and females? In terms of (1) and character, is it true that PERSON
women tend to be more (2) than men or that men are generally more THOUGHT
(3) . than women? Is it also true that while men have greater physical AGGRESSION
(4)than women, women can handle pain better than men? To answer these questions, we need to STRONG
look first at the way young children develop.
Girls often learn to (5) earlier than boys, and at the age of six they are (ó) able SPEECH
to sit stilI for much longer periods of time than boys.
This is something that schools and (7) often don’t understand and USUAL
(8) is often given to boys for being ’naughty’ when they are just behaving TEACH
naturally. PUNISH
During their school years, girls tend to be more (9) in areas like spelling and languages, TALENT
but boys (10) do better in maths and science. The challenge for schools is to find a balanced GENERAL
approach that will suit all students.
thinking
Tanya becoming a
magazine editor.
7 Tom bites his nails; it’s annoying.
habit
Tom‘s got , he bites his nails.
8 This green shirt is nice, but the blue one is nicer.
like
B Read the writing task and then decide if the statements are true (T} or false (F).
Your English teacher at school has arranged pen|oals for all the students in your class so that you can practise writing in
English. Write a letter to your new pen|oal introducing yourself and your family and talking about your favourite films.
1 You have written to the person before.
2 Your letter will be friendly in tone.
3 You will write about something you enjoy.
4 You don‘t expect a reply.
Hi Matilda,
Ask oboui the renderrind How are you? h/ty name’s Maria and I’m your new penpal. My English
introduce (outset( briefly. teacher gave me your profile.
@e{io some{fii go«£we I‘m really excited about having a penpal from Australia! I‘ve got relatives who
irw+Cor›vii fiefeAder s live there and I’m going to visit them next year. Maybe we can meet, too! I‘m
dw+me,{o someti (1) a single / an only child, but I see from your profile that you‘ve got three
oboiWm/8er. brothers. Wow! (2) What’s / How‘s it like living with so many boys? Do they get
on your nerves? "
T*&oboñieoief My parents own a restaurant in our town. They‘re usually really busy during
members the summer because we get a lot of tourists here, so I help them out. What
‹›f/o«r0omi)^ (3) do your parents do / are your parents doing for a living?
&iscuSs The fi|rhs Nov like. I’m really (4) about / into cinema. I like most sorts of films, but I think
romances are silly! My (5) best / favourite films are ’The Godfather’ and
‘Napoleon Dynamite’ — they’re very different, of course, but I love them
both. Do you like those films?
Well, that’s (6) all / everything for now. Please write soon and tell me all
id The lefter and sign off.
about yourself.
Take care,
Maria