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Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-61439-9 - Messages Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Meredith Levy Frontmatter More information © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-61439-9 - Messages Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Meredith Levy Frontmatter More information Vocabulary and Pronunciation Module People and places Grammar and Expressions Unit Getting together ● Describing the present and the past Verbs + prepositions in Whquestions Present continuous ● Expressions: contradictions ● Relative clauses with who, that, which Present simple Pronoun one/ones Verbs + prepositions Postcards Words with some and every ● ● ● Pronunciation: stress and intonation ● Life and culture: Welcome to Liverpool! ● Flats and houses Friendship Nouns and adjectives describing personal qualities ● ● Listen to a guessing game Read a questionnaire about friendship Understand new words ● Life and culture: Poem ● Listen to biographies of famous people Read holiday postcards Skim and scan a text Communicative tasks ● Talk about a picture Write about famous people in the past Make a conversation at a café Write a postcard R E V I S I ON Unit Friends and neighbours ● ● ● ● Expressions: asking for clarification Review Module New horizons Listening and Reading skills Grammar check Unit All in the mind ● ● ● ● ● ● Study skills : Spelling ● Past continuous and past simple used to ● Expressions: expressing surprise ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Pronunciation: /ə/ How’s it going? : Progress check Fears and fantasies Dreams Link words Pronunciation: /j/ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Coursework : Who’s who at Greenside? Listen to three conversations about coincidences Read a magazine article about dreams Identify the topic of a text ● ● ● ● Unit Journeys ● ● ● must/mustn’t, have to/don’t have to Comparative adjectives Passive (present simple and past simple) ● ● ● ● ● Expressions: making travel arrangements On the road Travelling Prepositions of movement ● Pronunciation : stress in sentences ● ● ● Talk about where you live Tell the class about yourself and your neighbourhood Play a guessing game Write about yourself and friendships in your life Life and culture : Haunted Britain ● Listen to a song Read an account of a journey around the world Scan a text for information ● Life and culture : Journey into slavery ● ● Talk and write about coincidences in the past Describe yourself when you were younger and compare with a friend Describe things that you imagine or worry about Write a description of a dream Write and act a conversation at a travel agent’s Describe where things are/were made or produced Write a journal about a journey Module Changes Review Grammar check Study skills: Guessing what words mean How’s it going? : Progress check Coursework: Conversation with Grace Lawson Unit In the news ● ● ● ● ● ● Unit Attachments ● Present perfect with for and since Present perfect with superlative adjective + ever Superlative adjectives give + direct and indirect object ● ● ● Review ● ● ● Topics in the news Yellowstone Park Pronunciation: /s/ + consonant ● ● ● ● Personal possessions Living abroad still, any more Pronunciation: / / /ɔ / Expressions: time expressions Grammar check ● ● ● Listen to news headlines on the radio Read a magazine article about a volcano Understand the main idea of a text ● Expressions: offers and suggestions ● Present perfect + just, yet, already been and gone Present perfect and past simple its : possessive adjective so that ; such a/an that Study skills: Homophones Listen to an interview with a surfing champion Read an interview with a boy who has lived all over the world Skim a text for the general idea ● ● ● Life and culture: Non-stop news ● ● ● ● ● Life and culture : New Zealand How’s it going? : Progress check ● ● ● ● Write an email to a friend or relative with your news Discuss what you have and haven’t done Write a radio report Write about recent events for a school newsletter Give details about your background Talk about your favourite possessions Describe important things and events Write an account of personal experiences Coursework: Reviews Map of the book © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-61439-9 - Messages Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Meredith Levy Frontmatter More information Vocabulary and Pronunciation Module Talking points Grammar and Expressions Unit Celebrations Listening and Reading skills First conditional with if and unless The future with will and going to ● ● Expressions: I hope so/not I guess so/not ● Pronunciation: final /s/ and /z/ ● might and may when in future sentences should/shouldn’t Second conditional ● Verbs and nouns that go together ‘Sales talk’ because, so ● ● ● ● Special occasions Invitations and replies Verbs with look ● ● ● Communicative tasks Listen to a song Read invitations and replies Scan a text for information ● Unit Secrets and lies ● ● ● ● Module Living together Review Unit Groups Expressions : responding to opinions Grammar check ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Expressions: requests and responses ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Expressions of quantity Question words Subject and object questions ● ● ● ● Expressions: expressing preferences Module Just imagine! Review Unit 11 Challenges Grammar check ● ● People in groups A wildlife commentary too and enough ● ● ● Pronunciation: /ŋ/ /n/ Listen to phone calls making requests Read a commentary for a TV wildlife programme Use pronouns and possessive adjectives ● Unit 12 Happy endings ● ● ● Expressions: Neither I So am I Reported speech say and tell whose Review ● Expressions: everyday expressions Grammar check Grammar index ● Listen to a TV quiz programme Read a review of a book Recognise facts and opinions ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Pronunciation: silent vowels How’s it going? : Progress check Adjectives describing feelings In the mountains Adverbs Listen to a story about a terrible night Read a story about an extraordinary experience Guess meaning from context ● ● Listen to a song Read three jumbled stories Follow the sequence of a story Pronunciation: vowel sounds ● Talk about events in the future and when they might happen Talk about what’s right and wrong Write an imaginary ‘sales talk’ Describe people’s likes and dislikes Interview a friend for a TV show Write and act a telephone conversation asking someone to something Write a description of teenagers in your country Talk about things you’d like to change Prepare and ask questions for a quiz Write a review for a school magazine Coursework: The ads page Life and culture : Gandhi Words connected with money Sending messages Phrasal verbs Describe special occasions Talk about superstitions Write about and discuss plans for a celebration Write and reply to an invitation Coursework : Letters Life and culture: Make Poverty History ● ● ● ● Life and culture : Romeo and Juliet ● Food The fast food industry Adjectives ending in -ed/-ing Study skills: Preparing and giving a talk Past perfect must, can’t, might, could for speculation ● How’s it going? : Progress check ● ● ● Life and culture: The code talkers ● Unit 10 Food for thought ● ● /ei/ Study skills : Preparing for tests and exams Verb/preposition + -ing form -ing form and to + verb want/ask/tell someone to something ● Listen to a discussion on the radio Read an article about a ‘con man’ Predict the topic of a text ● Pronunciation: /ai/ ● Life and culture: The number 13 ● ● ● ● Pronunciation: stress in sentences, weak forms ● ● Study skills: Learning English on your own Communicative functions index ● Wordlist ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Describe a situation in the past and how you felt Imagine what different situations are like Write a short story Report what people say Make a conversation at a party Write and reply to a message Life and culture: Keeping in touch How’s it going? : Progress check Phonetic symbols ● Coursework: Sports news Verb forms and irregular verbs ● Map of the book © Cambridge University Press Songs www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-61439-9 - Messages Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Meredith Levy Excerpt More information People and places In Module Steps and you study Life and culture Grammar ● ● ● ● ● ● Describing the present and the past Verbs + prepositions in Wh- questions Present continuous Relative clauses with who, that, which Present simple Pronoun one/ones Vocabulary ● ● Verbs + prepositions Flats and houses so that you can ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Talk about a picture Write about famous people in the past Contradict someone Make a conversation about going out with friends Talk about where you live Describe people and things Ask for more information Play a guessing game Expressions ● ● Contradictions: Yes, he is! No, he hasn’t! Asking for clarification In Step you read ● ● Three postcards A questionnaire about friendship Welcome to Liverpool! Poem Coursework Part Who’s who at Greenside? You write about people who work at your school Find out more about the people who work at Greenside C P erhaps you’re reading this article in the canteen, while you’re eating your lunch This month we’d like to introduce you to the person who does all the cooking His name’s Del Stanley Del trained to be a chef in London and he came to Greenside College two years ago He says ‘I like using fresh, local food if I can It isn’t always easy to find things that everyone likes – teenagers are very unadventurous when they choose their meals!’ A lot of p most imp mends th at the end are clean to-five job work in th some free got a blac so that you can ● ● Write a postcard Express your opinions about friendships study ● ● ● ● Words beginning with some and every Nouns and adjectives describing personal qualities Skimming and scanning a text Understanding new words © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-61439-9 - Messages Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Meredith Levy Excerpt More information What’s it about? Coursework Our school magazine What can you say about the pictures? Now match the pictures with sentences 1–4 The sun’s going down and everything looks beautiful He works in a shop that sells newspapers and food He’s wearing a hat and coat We live in a flat on the first floor In Book you study ● a magazine written by students at Greenside Community College so that you can ● make an English magazine for people at your school a Your Coursework has got six parts: Part Who's who at Greenside? You write about people who work at your school Part In conversation with Grace Lawson b You talk to an old person in your neighbourhood and write a short interview Part Reviews You write a review of a book, film or TV programme Part Letters to the editor You write a letter for a magazine letters page c Part The ads page You make adverts to put in your school magazine Part Sports news You write a report about a sporting event d © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-61439-9 - Messages Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Meredith Levy Excerpt More information STEP 1 In Step you revise ● describing the present and the past so that you can talk about a picture ● write about famous people in the past ● Share your ideas Describe the painting What are the people doing? What you think of the painting? The woman is laughing I like it, but I think it’s a sad painting Revision Reading Idols of the 20th century a Look at the painting and read the description Find at least: three verbs in the present three verbs in the past The name of the painting is Nighthawks: Boulevard of Broken Dreams It’s by an Austrian painter called Gottfried Helnwein It shows a scene in a diner in the USA during the 1950s Outside, the street is dark and empty Inside, three people are sitting at the counter, a woman and two men A waiter is standing behind the counter The man in the middle of the picture is wearing a blue suit and tie He doesn’t look very happy The woman on the right is laughing and talking to the man next to her, but he isn’t listening The four people in the picture are all famous American stars from the 20th century The man in the blue suit is the actor Humphrey Bogart Bogart was born in New York At first, he acted in the theatre, but for many years he wasn’t successful Then he started working for the Warner film studio and, at the age of 40, he finally became a star He made more than thirty films Two of his most famous films were The African Queen and Casablanca Bogart died in his sleep at his home in Hollywood in 1957 b Listen to the first paragraph and follow in your book Then find these things a nationality a country two jobs two things that people wear c Listen to the second paragraph and follow in your book Then copy and complete the fact file Fact File Humphrey Bogart, actor, 1899 – Born in: Worked for: Most famous films: Module © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-61439-9 - Messages Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Meredith Levy Excerpt More information Listening Biographies Read the two fact files Then listen to the biographies of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley Write the missing information in your notebook Fact File Marilyn Monroe, actress, 1926 – Born in: Los Angeles name: Norma Jean Baker Worked for: Century Fox Most famous film: Some Like It Fact File Revision Describing the present and the past Look at the painting and complete the description of James Dean On the left, there (be ) a tall, good-looking young man (wear ) a dark coat and a scarf He looks sad and He (not talk ) to anyone He (be ) the lonely He famous American actor James Dean (be ) born in Indiana in 1931 At first, he James Dean (act ) on television and, four years later, he (become ) a film star But Dean only (make ) three (die ) in a car accident in September 1955 films He scarf, –1977 Born in: Tupelo, Mississippi Played the from the age of Worked for: RCA Most famous hits: Jailhouse Rock, 10 Be Cruel, Suede Shoes Writing Elvis or Marilyn Use what you know Choose either Elvis Presley or Marilyn Monroe Describe what he/she is doing in the picture Then use the notes in your fact file and describe his/her real life Unit © Cambridge University Press Revision Try this! How many words for clothes you know? Elvis Presley, singer, 195 www.cambridge.org STEP Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-61439-9 - Messages Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Meredith Levy Excerpt More information In Step you study ● verbs + prepositions in Wh- questions ● present continuous ● contradictions: Yes, he is! No, he hasn’t! Presentation Who are we waiting for? a What can you say about the photos? so that you can ● contradict someone ● make a conversation about going out with friends Key vocabulary Verbs + prepositions a S Complete the sentences with the prepositions in the box You’ve got three minutes! about at for from to b I’m often late in the morning because I have to look for my things I like looking my friends’ photos I don’t often think the future I don’t come this country I was born abroad When I’m with my friends, we often talk films and music I don’t like waiting people when they’re late In class, I usually talk my English teacher in English My father and I argue football Listen and check b What about you? Which of the sentences in 1a are true for you? Work with a friend and tell him/her at least three things about yourself I don’t come from this country I was born in Close your book and listen to the conversation What are Danny and his friends doing this evening? Danny and Nadia live in Liverpool They’re in a café and they’re waiting for their friends What’s the time, Nadia? It’s nearly half past seven So who are we waiting for? Clare and Luke Luke’s always late No, he isn’t! Yes, he is! I’ll phone him Luke, where are you? We’re waiting for you DANNY: Here’s Clare! Hi, Clare CLARE: Hi! Sorry I’m late Who’s Nadia talking to? DANNY: Luke He’s late too And he’s got the tickets CLARE: No, he hasn’t! I’ve got them They’re in my bag NADIA: Hi, Clare We must go It’s half past seven DANNY: What about Luke? NADIA: He’s meeting us outside the cinema in ten minutes DANNY: OK NADIA: What are you looking for, Clare? CLARE: The tickets I can’t find them DANNY: You’re joking! CLARE: Hang on! No, we’re OK They’re here, in my pocket DANNY: NADIA: DANNY: NADIA: DANNY: NADIA: Module © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org ... experiences Coursework: Reviews Map of the book © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-6 143 9-9 - Messages Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Meredith... and irregular verbs ● Map of the book © Cambridge University Press Songs www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-6 143 9-9 - Messages Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and...Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-6 143 9-9 - Messages Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Meredith Levy Frontmatter More information Vocabulary