C Read the text. Put in seven missing apostrophes (').
My best friends names Leo. Hes got a lovely
wife, Klara, and they both work as actors in
films and on television programmes. They live
in an apartment in Moscow and have two
children, Vera and Nikolay. Veras at school and
she lives with them. Nikolay, Veras brother, is
single and he lives and works in St Petersburg.
Hes got a small apartment there. Leo likes
talking, but Klaras a quiet person, and very
kind.
My best friend's name's Leo. He's got a lovely
wife, Klara, and they both work as actors in
films and on television programmes. They live
in an apartment in Moscow and have two
children, Vera and Nikolay. Vera's at school and
she lives with them. Nikolay, Vera's brother, is
single and he lives and works in St Petersburg.
He's got a small apartment there. Leo likes
talking, but Klara's a quiet person, and very
kind.
 ACTIVITY.
Write about two people, a friend and a family member. Write 45-65 words
for each.

This is an example

MY BEST FRIEND LEO

My best friend's name's Leo. He's got a lovely wife, Klara, and
they both work as actors in films and on television
programmes. They live in an apartment in Moscow and have
two children, Vera and Nikolay. Vera's at school and she lives
with them. Nikolay, Vera's brother, is single and he lives and
works in St Petersburg. He's got a small apartment there. Leo
likes talking, but Klara's a quiet person, and very kind.
My friend Jane's got a new job in an office. She really likes
it because the job's interesting and the people are very
friendly. The work's quite difficult but Jane's intelligent and
doesn't have any problems with it. She gets home late
every night but she doesn't work on Saturday. We usually
go shopping in the afternoon and see a film in the evening.
VOCABULARY: TIME EXPRESSIONS

1 A Match the time expressions 1-5 with the examples a)-e).

1 every day a) on Fridays

2 once a week b) in June and December
3 once a month c) Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc.
4 twice a year d) at 8a.m., lp.m. and 6p.m.
5 three times a day e) on the first Saturday of every month

B How often do you do these activities with friends? C Work in pairs and compare your answers.
• go to a cafe, a restaurant or a club
I do sport with my friends once a week. We play
• go to the cinema or a concert
. football on Sunday morning.
• go for a walk or do some sport
Alicia and I go to a café every day after school.
2 a. Listen to a phone call between Ron and Max. Which thing in Exercise 1b do they talk about?
• go to a cafe, a restaurant or a club
• go to the cinema or a concert
• go for a walk or do some sport

Answer: the cinema

B Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.

1 Ron doesn't like his new job.

F Ron likes his new job.
2 Ron likes all the people in his office.
F Ron doesn't like all the people in his office.
3 Ron wants to meet Max tonight.
T
4 They agree to meet. No. He doesn't show any interest in Ron's new job and he doesn't
F They don't agree to meet.
C Is Max a good listener? Why/Why not? ask Ron any questions. His voice doesn't sound interested (he has a
very flat intonation).
 M = Max R= Ron

M: Hello?
R: Hi, Max. It's Ron.
M: Oh, hi. How are you?
R: Fine, thanks. And you?
M: OK.
R: Uh, well, I'm at my new office -you know I've got a new job.
Uh, the people are very friendly ... Hello, are you there?
M: Yes. Yes, I'm still here.
R: ... and the work's really interesting ... Er, hello, are you there?
M: Yes. R: Oh. And, well, it's not perfect. I haven' t got my own
office and my manager isn't very friendly ... Are you there? M:
Yes, I'm here.
R: Anyway, are you free tonight?
M: Yeah, I think so. R: How about going to the cinema? I'd like
to see the new Jennifer Lawrence film.
M: Jennifer Lawrence ... Ah, wait, I'm busy. Sorry.
R: Oh. OK, well, maybe next time.
M: Yeah, see you. R: Bye.
3 A- 3.6 Listen to a phone call between Ron and Amy. Complete the note below with the
information you hear.

B Is Amy a good listener? Why/Why not?

Is Amy unfriendly?
Is she like Max?
Yes, because she asks Ron
questions and responds to
his comments in a friendly
way. She shows interest in
him.

half past five

the ABC cinema

six o'clock