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Objectives Word 6 Building: Food & drink Language structures: The Present Simple Passive / The Past Simple Passive 43 7 Art Fun Objectives Word Building: Art Language structures: The Present Perfect Passive / The Past Simple Passive 50 8 Protest Power Objectives Word Building: Protests Language structures: Future forms / Clauses of timequestions 57 Self-Assessment 64 TERM 65 1 Progress Test ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 4 Personal experiences Language structures: The Present Perfect a Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com INTERMEDIATE INDEX Page Unit 9 10 11 12 '3 '4 Fun Time! Objectives Word Building: Free-time activi ti es & spo rt Language structures: Modal verbs Political Play Objectives Word Building: Politics Language structures: Reported speech Social Splash Objectives Word Building: Socialising Language structures: Features of conversational En gl ish Product Promotion Objectives Word Building: Products Language structures: Gerunds & infinitives Fashion Fun Objectives Word Building: Fashion & clothi ng Language structures: Relative cla uses Help! Ob jectives Word Building: Charities Language structures: The Present Perfect Continuous & Quan tifiers 74 81 88 95 102 Transport Time Objectives Word Building: Giving d irec tions & '5 trans port Language structures: Zero Conditionals / The First Conditional & Adverbs What a Disaster! Objectives Word Building: Disasters Language structures: Perfect Modal Verbs / Intransitive & Transitive verbs 109 116 Self-Assessment 123 TERM 1 Progress Test 124 Resource Section Evaluation 126 Irregula r Verbs '40 Answers 127 Punctua tion 142 Audio scripts '33 Pas t Ten se verbs '43 Phon etic Table 139 Pronunciation '44 ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotengfishmagazine.com 5 UNIT mCetting started Welcome to the Hot English English Unlocke.d! (Intermediate level). n Table completion Complete the conversation with the words from below. Read the text. Then, complete the table below. Hi, I'm Harriet ,?o~'t WOITJ' too mud, about making ml~.es". Even nalive speakers grt things wrong when speaking. It happens when you're talking fut and ~'ng to communiute a mess.age. The .mporUnl thing is ~ng able to COlTKt 1~rselr, ~nd ~ng abk! 10 idtntify an1 mistakes In you r written won. 1am 11 companyJ 1from 11 are IlliJ 1born 1 Grant. I'm 32 years old. I'm Australian and I live in Sydney. Hello! I'm NigeJ Jean: Nick: Jean: Nick: Jean: Nick: Jean: Greg: Jean: Greg: Bailey. I'm Scottish and I live in Jean: I'm a stockbroker. I work at Silvermanaz.Smiths. At the weekend, I go swimming and surfing. Edinburgh. I'm 29 yea rs old. I work in a restaurant as a chef. I also play the guitar in a band. Once or • • twice a month we do concerts in bars and pubs in the city. It's great fun! Greg: Jean: Greg: Hi, Nick. Hi, Jean. How (1) you? Fine, thanks. And you? 1(2) fi ne, thanks. Jean , this (3) Greg. Pleased 10 meet you, Greg. Pleased to meet you . So, Greg, where are you (4) ? Well , t was born in England, but I was brought up in the States. What about you? I was (S) in Canada, but I've lived in Ihe UKfor most of my life. Interesting. $0, what do you do? I work in a computer software (6) --.".-,.,-_ . And you? I'm working as a lawyer for an international law fi rm. I've just... [fades out] n Matching - useful questions Match the questions (1 to 6) to the answers (a.f). What time do you get up during the week? D 2. What do you usually have for breakfast? 0 3. How do you go to work? D 4. What time do you leave work? D 5. What do you do in the evenings during the week? D 6. What do you do at the weekends? D 1. Hi, I'm Lauren Bramwell. I'm 28 years old. I'm from England, but I'm flving in Singapore at the moment. I'm a journalist and I travel a lot. I love skiing and sailing. a. By bus. b. I usually watch a bit ofTY. c. About six in the evening. d. About seven in the morning. e. A bowl of cereal and some toast. f. I play tenn is. go to the cinema, meet up with friends ... n Verb tenses Complete the sentences. Use the tense indicated in brackets. 1. He (live) near here. (Present Simple) 2. They often (playl tennis. (Present Simple) ]. She (not eat) at home during the week. (Present Simple) 4. They _,---.,---_ _ _ _ (watch) a film. (Present Continuous) 5. He _--=----,_---,__ (not listen) to the song. (Present Continuous) 6. We _--=----,_---,__ (workl in the office. (Present Continuous) 7. She.-oc----;-,-----_ (be) at a party last night. (Past Simple) 8. 1.~======~ (walk) home last night. (Past Simple) 9. We (not see) her in the park. (Past Simple) EN GLI SH UN LOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 6 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com n Question time [J E·mail comp'letion Answer the questions. Complete the e-mail wIth the corred form ofthe verbs in brackets. • What did you have for dinner last night? • What didJou watch on TV last night? • Where di you go last weekend? Use the Past Simple. • •• • When was the last time you went to the cinema? • What did you see at the cinema? To: Sll~ • What music did you listen to last week? • Who did you have lunch with last week? -- • • • Jessica@yahoo.com Re: fanta stic weekend Hi Jessica, How's it going? We're staying in a villa in the country. It's fantastic. We (I) Igo) for a walk th is up) early and morning. We (3) 12 kilometres! Then, we (4) our sandwiches on the of III Pictu re ma tching Match the words (1 to 8) to the pictures (a·h). Can you think of any more "office" words? 1. Desk 0 2. Computer D ). Printer D 4. Photocopier 0 S. Telephone D 6. Bookshelf 0 7. Filing cabinet D 8. Bin I wastepaper bin I trash can (US English) 0 a mountain. We 151 - , - - (leave) soon afterwards because it was a long way back. We 161 --- (get) home at about 6pm. What did you do at the weekend? Let me know. Speak soon, b 1'1 Telephone dialogue Read the dialogue. Then, answer the questions. Julian: Britney: Julian: Britney: Julian: Britney: Julian: Your turn! Use the words to describe your office. Write three sentences. For example: There's a photocopier on the first floor. / There 's a filing cabinet next to my desk. n Vocabulary Write 4 more words for each word group. 1. Germany, Brazil, France ... 2. Swimming, tennis. football .. . ). Teacher, journalist, manager.. . 4. Hat, trousers ("pants" in US Engl ish), socks, shorts ... 5. Supermarket, theatre, cinema, dothes shop ... 6. Rice, sugar, honey. potatoes ... 7. Washing machine, dryer, microwave oven. MP3 player... Britney: Julian: Britney: Julian: Britney: Julian: Britney: Hello? Oh, hi. This is Britney. Is Julian there, please? Speaking. Oh, hi, Julian. lt's Britney. How's it goi ng? Not too bad. What can I do for you? I was just wondering whether you had Stephanie's mobile phone number? Yes, I think so. Hang on a minute. Yes. here it is, it's 60S 448 )09· I' m sorry I didn't get that. There's a lot of noise here. Could you repeat it, plea se? Sure! It's 60S 448 )09. 605 «8 ]oS? No, that's a nine at the end: 60S «8 ]09. Oh, OK. Great. Thanks a lot. See you soon. Bye. Bye. Who answers the phone? Who is calling? 3. Whose number does Britney want? 4. What is the number? 5. Why can't Britney hear very well? 1. 2. ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 201) www.hotengfishmagazine.com 7 UNIT 11 Film Fun Ob jectives tell a story using these tenses, pronounce third·person verb endings n Film taglines Complete the film taglines* with the words from below. corned 1. II blood 11 screaming] 1man 1 Ialone I "A rom antic . With zombies." Shaun of the Dead (2004) 2. "Oh yes, there will be ,---_ _ _ ." Saw 2 (ZOOS) 3. "The last man on Earth is not I Am Legend {2007} " 4. "If Nancy doesn't wake up , she won't wake up at all." A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984J s. "The first casual ty of war is ." Platoon (1986) 6. "The mission is a ." Saving Private RyQn 1'998) 7. "Does for rock and wha t The Sound DJ Music did for hills." This Is Spinal Tap (1984) "Tagtine Afilm tagline is a short phrase that's used to promote a ~Im. It's part of the overall mar\(eting strategy for the movie. Think about itl Have you seen any of the films from this page? What did you think of them? Which of the taglines do you like best? Why? How would you translate these taglines into your own language~ Do you know any other film taglines? What are they? ENG LI SH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 8 10 minutes lan on!in~ article, a ,~cIed reader, etc.), and IIst~n for 10 mmutes (a In 'h;s unit, 'I0u'II learn how to... ...write about a film using the Present Simple and Present Continuous, 1innocence 11 roU With i~st2o minutes a d~1, you c~n re~l~ Improve your Erlglish. R~~ for Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com YouTu~ video, the news, )'OUr favourite TV senes, etc.). You'll SOOn notice the differnK:e! ~ WORD BUILDING UNIT n Film Fun Vocabulary: Film descri pt ions n Film matching 6. The book was so that I couldn't even bring myself to open it. 7. Dickens' book Great Expectations is one of the _ _ _ _ _ of English literature. Match the film genres (1 to 91 to the films (a-i). 1. 2. Action-adventu re film 0 Film nair 0 3. B-movie D 4. Romantic comedy (rom-co m) S. Horror film 0 Your turn! 0 Use the words to write two sentences about films or books you've seen or read. 6. Comedy O 7. Historical drama 0 n Film review 8. Biopic D 9. Science· fiction film 0 Read the film review. Then, write T (true) or F (false). FilmFantastic.com Reviews» » Notting Hill •• » Notting Hill (1999) is a romantic comedy , that stars English actor Hugh Grant and American actress Julia Roberts. Il' s directed by Roger Michell and it was a huge box office success. In the film, bookstore owner William Thacker (played by H ugh Grant) falls in love with glamorous supersta r Anna Scot! Oulia Roberts) and starts a relationship with her. But the big question is, can it last? With an excellent soundtrack and a wellwritten script, the film has some great moments. It's shot on location in Notting Hill (London). and I'd definitely recommended it. - n Descriptions Read the definitions of the words. Then, complete the sentences (1 to 71 with the correct words. • Fictional: a "fictional" character or story has been invented. "Non-fictional" books are based on real people, facts and true stories. • Classic (noun): a "classic" is a book which is well-known and considered to be of a very high literary standard. • Gory: a ~gory " film, computer game, scene or story involves a lot of blood or killing. • Tedious: boring and dull. • Entertaining: if something is ~entertaining", it is enjoyable and fun to read. • Moving: if something is ~moving", it makes you feel sad. • Implausible /unconvincing: not believable / not realistic. 1. 2. 3. 4. S. It was a light but novel that was perfect for the summer holiday. The characters in the story were totally _,----,-__ and I found it hard 10 take any of them seriously. It was a disgusting film with a lot of _ _ _ __ death scenes. It was a account of a banker from Croydon who gets abducted by aliens. The story was extremely and made me feel a bit depressed. The film was made in 199.9. 0 It stars Rowan Atkinson. 0 3. It was directed by Julia Roberts. 0 4. Hugh Grant plays the part ofWilliam Thacker. S. He falls in love wi th a Russian princess. 0 6. The film was shot in Notting Hill. 0 1. 2. 0 Think about itl Films What are some of your all-time favouri te film? What genre of films do you like? (horror, comedy, romantic, action·adventure, film noir, science fiction, etc.) Who are some of your favourite actors/ actresses? Why? Who are your favourite directors? Why? What are some of the best films you've seen recently? Do you li.e watching films in their original language? Why? Why not? Which English· speaking actors/actresses are fairly easy to understand? ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotengfishmagazine.com 9 ~ READ UNIT n Film Fun & RESPON D n Pre-reading look at the names orille TV shows. Which ones do you like? which ones have you watched? Discuss your ideas with a partner. IBoardwalk Emiilii] IThe Sopranos 11 Rome I IHouse M.D· II The Tudors I Downton Abbe ICSI: Miami 11 The Borgi3SJ IBand of Brothers I The Sim sons ICriminal Minds I n Reading I Do you think TV is more or less popular than it was in the past? What types of programmes are people watching these days? Think. Then, discuss the issues with a partner. After this, read the article once to compare your ideas. n Reading 11 Read the article again. Then, try to complete the sentences without referring back to the article. 1. American teenagers are watching more TV than they did _ _ __ years ago. 2. Americans prefer to watch _.,-_-: TV rather than online programming. 3. Teenagers are _ _ _ _ likely 10 remember an ad. 4. American teenagers watch aboul _ _ _ _ hours of TV a day. 5. The people who watch Ihe most TV are the 6. shows are often in the list of the top 10 most popular programmes. WHO WATCHES TV TH ESE DAYS? or years, experts have been predicting that people wilt watch less and less TV. However, recent research shows that it's F actually more popular than it was ten years ago. But why? Some of the facts are truly surprising. They show that American teenagers actually watch 5% more TV now than they did five years ago. Also su rprising is the fact that US adults watch far more online video than their teenage children. Teenagers spend about three hours a month watching online 1V compared to the five and a half hours spent by young adults (18 to 24-year-olds). Interestingly, Americans are using their televisions to watch live TV rather than DVDs or ontine programming. In fact, 92% of American TV viewing is for live programmes (particularly news shows). While 32% of US homes own a DVD recorder, only about half of them use it to record programmes. There were some interesting results on advertising, too. They found that teenagers are 31% less likely to remember an ad than an adult. However, teenagers appear to like advertising more. In fact. once an ad has caught their attention, they' re 44% more likely to remember it than an older person. So, how much television are they watching? American teenagers sit in front of the TV for about three hours and 20 mi nutes a ENG LI SH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 10 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotenglish magazine.com d ay. which is quile a lot but less than their equivalents in Italy, Poland, lebanon , Ireland. Indonesia and Venezuela ... and considerably less than the world's leading teen couch potatoes: the South Africans, who spend over five hours a day in front of the bm:! And what are people wa tching on TV? Research suggests that teenagers and adults like a lot of the same shows, which include dramas such as House, and talent contest shows such as American Idol. However, teenagers d on't watch as much sport o r current affairs programmes (such as the news) as their parents. Over in the UK, the most popular shows include Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor. In fact, the final of The X Factor attracted the most viewers for a si ngle show in 2010, with over 17 million people watching it. Reality shows such as I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Hue are often in the top 10, as are d ra mas such as the long-running soa p operas EastEnders and Coronation Street. Finally, sport pulls in a big crowd . Apparently, 17 million people watched England get beaten by Germany in the 2010 World Cup. More than those who watched the final! So, it looks as if the future of television is safe. However, although there are more channels than ever, the question remains: why is it so hard to find anyth ing worth watchi ng? 0 UNIT n Film Fun ~ WORD LINKING Language Structures: The Present Simple al Present Continuous Affirmative I go. You go. He goes. She goes. It goes. We go. They go. Negative I don't go. You don't go. He doesn't go. She doesn't go. It doesn't go. We don't go. They don't go. Interrogative Do I go? Do you go? Does he go? Does she go? Does it go? Do we go? Do they go? The Present Simple We often use contractlons with the Present Simple: don't = do not; doesn't = does not. We can use the Present Simple to describe regular facts, habits and regular actions. We often use adverbs of frequency (always. sometimes, never, ete.) to describe how often we do these things. For example, "She often goes to the gym on Fridays." Typical time expressions with the Present Simple include: every Friday. on Mondays, once a week, twice a month, in the morning. at the weekend. For example: "He goes to the cinema about once a month." We can use question words (what, when, where, why, etc.) with the Present Simple. For example. "What do you usually do at the weekends?" Please see the Resource Section for more information. a III Fact file analysis Fact file Name: Kiera Bennett Age: 31 Nationality: Canadian City of residence: Hong Kong Occupation: accountant Favourite genre offilm: horror I science· fic tion Hobbies: tennis. windsurfing, snowboarding Plans for this summer: a beach hol iday in the Caribbean 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. What's her full name? How old is she? Where is she from? Where does she live? What does she do? What types of films does she like? Your turn! Write a Fact File card about yourself, a colleague or a friend. n Sentence completion Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple. 1. The film (star) an unknown French actor. 2. The director (not want) to shoot the scene outside. 3. The soundtrack (include) songs by famous artists. 4. _ _ _ you (think) they'll like the 5. he (want) to get a drink? 6. They (not like) this one. mm' Affirmative I'm working. You're working. Negative I'm not working. You aren't working. Interrogative Am I working? He's working. He isn't working. Is he working? She's working. She i$n't workmg. Is she working? It's working. We're working. It isn't working. Is it working? Are we working? We ~ren't wor mg. They're working. The)?ren't wor mg. Are kPU wor mg? Are worthel in ? The Present Continuous We often use contractions with the Present Continuous. For eKample: I'm = I am; you're =< you are; he's =< he is; she's =< she is; it's = it is; we're =< we are; they're = they are. The negative forms are: isn't = is not; aren't =- are not. We can use the Present Continuous to talk about activities in progress. We often use time expressions such as right now, at the moment and now. For eKample, "She's talking to him right now. n We can also use the Present Continuous la refer to temporary situations or changes that are taking place over a period of time. For example, uThe rate of unemployment is coming down. n We can use the Present Continuous for future plans, often at a fixed time and with a specific person. For example, "I'm playing tennis with her on Friday at 7pm." ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com 11 UNIT n Film Fun n Picture description look at the photos. What can you see? Make four sentences using the Present Continuous. For example: The people in picture one are wallcing. ~ WORD LINKING Mason: Anyway, Bruno (6) has / is having this great idea : Guy will kill Bruno's father, and Bruno will kill Guy's wife. That way, no one will ever find out who did it (in theory, of course). At first Guy (7) thinks / is thinking it's a joke, but Bruno is serious. l ater, Guy (8) isjinding out / jinds out that his wi fe has been murdered. Now, Guy is a suspect and he (9) has / is having to escape from the police. Rebecca: So, what (101 happens / is happening in the end? Mason: Ah, well, you'll have to see the film. I wouldn't want to spoil it for you. Your turn! Write a film review. Use the Present Simple and Present Continuous where possible. n Film proposal analysis Read the film proposal. Then, answer the questions. Afterwards, see if you can identify any examples of the Present Simple or Present Continuous. Why are these tenses being used? n Ouestion word completion Com~ete the questions with the correct question words. 1. A: are they dOing? B: Playing basketball. 2. A: do they live? 8: In Los Angeles. time does she get to work? 3. A: Film proposal: My Summer Hi Frankie, How's it going? Here's a summary of the film script I've written. It's called My Summer and it's the story of a university student. Emil, who gets a job at a cafe in a quiet seaside town in northern France. B: Abou t lOam. 4. A: does the aeroplane leave? B: In twenty minutes. S. A: are they complaining? B: Because they're angry. 6. A: are they having the meeting? B: In room number 87. n Sentence completion Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Continuous. The television presenter _-,------,-,_ (Interview) the guest. 1. 2. The singer (not sing) any of his well· known songs. 3. The police officers _ _-::-;;:-_ (arrest) the crim inal, 4. The doctor S. The cleaners 6. The flight attendant passenger her food. (talk) to the patient. (not clean) the office. (bring) the 13 Conversation Choose the correct options to complete the conversation. Rebecca: So, what's Strangers on a Train all about? Mason: Two men, Bruno and Guy (I) are travelfing / travel on a train. They (2) sitting / are sitting opposite one another. After a while, they (3) start / starting talking. Guy is a professional tennis player and he (4) wants / is wanting to get divorced from his wife so he can marry a senator's daughter and start a career in politics. Bruno, on the other hand, (S) is thinking / thinking about killing his father so he can inherit the family fortune. Rebecca: Interesting. Emil wants to work as a criminal profiler. He enjoys observing people, and keeps a diary of the customers who come to the cafe. They include tourists and local characters from the small town. He tries to guess where they live and what kind of hobbies or habits they might have. One day, a strange man comes into the cafe. He looks familiar, but Emil isn' t sure where he's seen him. Eventually, he remembers: the elderly man is a famous gangster who has recen tly been released from jail after serving a twenty-year sentence. The man comes back to the cafe every day, and soon the two of them become friends. But one day, the elderly man tells Emi l an incredible secret: he's ... {to be continued] 1. 2. 3. 4. S. 6. What's the name of the film? In the film. where is Emil working? What does he write in his diary? Who are the customers? What is Emil studying to be? Who is the strange man? [J Fluency practice Answer the questions. Invent answers in order to answer affirmatiyely. • What do you do? • What are you doing at the moment? • What clothes do you usually wear to work? • What are you wearing at the moment? • Where does your brother/sister/aunt, etc. work? • What is he/she doing at the moment? ENG LI SH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE lZ Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com e TRACK1A e TRACK1B LISTEN & RESPON D ~ PRONUNCI ATION PERFECTION Talking about a film! Pre,.$ent simple third-person verb endings n Pre-listening Match the actors whonave appeared in Woody Alien films (1 to 6) to the photos (a.f). Which films have they appeared in? 1. Penelope Cruz There are three ways to pronounce Present Simple third·person verb endings. I'J 2 . Diane Keaton 3. M ia Farrow 4. Meryl Streep S. Michael Caine 6. Owen Wilson The /s / sound (after unlloiced consonant sounds*): a) laughs: She laughs a lot. bl works: He works here. c) stops: The train stops here. [] The / z / sound (after voiced consonant sounds): rolls: He rolls the dice. b) rain s: It rains a lot. cl roars: The lion roars. d) lives: She lives here. a) 13 The / I Z/ sound: a) washes: He washes it once a week. b) wa tches: He watches it every day. cl raises: It raises the temperature. III Now listen and repeat these sentences. I!J Listening I a) You're going to lIsten to someone who is talking about the Woody Alien film Midnight in Paris. What do you think the film is about? Think. Then, listen once to compare your ideas. cJ n Listening II listen again anachoose the correct answers. 1. The film writer in the movie is in Paris with his wife / fiancee. writer. / S/ He speaks French. / Z/ It rain s here a lot. / I Z/It closes early on Fridays. I] Now listen and write the sentences you hear. '. ~~~ 2. J. a novel/an autobiography. 3. His fiancee and her family realty lilce / don't lilce Paris . 4. Some people take the writer to a party / restaurant. S. The writer meets the author Charles Diclcens / Scott Fitzgerald. 6. John Cusaclc /Owen Wilson plays the part of the 2. He wants to write bl 4· *Unvoiced consonant sounds An unvoiced consonant sound doesn't create a vibration in your throat. For example, if you touch your throat and say "kiss", you won't feel a vibration from 'he / k/ sound. A voiced consonant sound creates a vibration in your throat. For example, if you touch your throat and say "very", you'll feel a vibration from the /v/ sound. ENGLI SH UNLOCKE D! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com I3 e TRACk lC ~ LANGUAG E-TO-GO UNIT n Film Fun Learn these Useful Sentences. Suggestions: 1. Llslen to the sentences and repeat them until you can say them fluently. 2. Study them for a couple of minutes, then cover them up and try to re-write them in the right·hand column. 3. Write translations of the sentences. Later, read over the translations and try to write them In English (without referring to the original versions). 4. Listen to a sentence. then try to write it out on a piece of paper. 5. CUI oul the table to carry with you and learn while you're on the bus, train .. ,. It's directed by Roger Michell and it stars Hugh Grant. ,-+-- 2. It was a 3. The film stars an unknown French actress. 4. The soundtrack includes songs by famous singers. 5. She likes horror films. 6. him is falling. She's about it. 9· now. He wants to start up a business. '0. 11 . thinking about developing a new one. We don't think it's the i 8. 12. one for us. He doesn't want to participate in the project. '4· in the end? ,6. need to find out what's What time do you usually get to work? '7· ,8. We don't know what to think of it He doesn't really like living there. zo. , --_._._-------------------------------------------_ ._-._._.. _-------------------------------------------_. ~ \}tU En..lish words tvfl"I 111 to learn 10 i (i'ou'lI have \tarnt 70 , day. In one wbo" and in a yea' .In 11 month,aTheuaverage , SnUS" " .. p'''''' O'Itf l 'OOO:~ vocabula l1 of about hasan atU So it won'ttaie you d ~~::'a l~ !\1 most important terms in EnglIsh. ·,',00 Put ticks in the boxes: .1.1.11can do it well! .1.11 can do it quite well! .11 need to work on it! ~~ Congl'3tulations! You've completed a unit. Now you can ... Write about a film I've seen. Write a film review using the Present Simple and Continuous. Understand text about television. Understand a conversation with two people talking about a film. Write a fact file card about myself or a friend . Pronounce Present Simple third.person verb endings. the EN GLI SH UN LOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 14 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl Z013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com UNIT rI Mobile Mania Objectives In 'h;s unit, 'I0u'II learn how to... ...make collocations, use the past simple to tell an anecdote, identify parts of a mobile phone, pronounce past simple verb endings List~ninl is the key to lanl uap learning. So, listen to Enl lish as much as you canl Just ten '!'inutes a day is enOlJlh to really help you Improve your listening ability. n Text messages Translate the mobile pnone text sentences. Use the "Key" below to help you. There are irregular spellings that you will have to correct. I'll cu @ 6. UJ Wot ru doing 2nite? W Send it 2 me. [3J Will b bak @ 4. [AJ Can't come bc I'm biz'Y. [5J I can't c it. [i] The test IS ez. [JJ The film woz gr8. ill Mike n Bob r coming 2nite. [9J Key @.at 4 '" for, four 2:0 to, too, two u .. you be - because wozcwas r ", are Have u got a tenis racket? IiQ] We'll w8 4 'You. llil b. be ( · see n- and Ru comin_9 b'Y car? l!!I Think about it! Do you prefer to text, (aU or send an e-mail? Why? What was the last text message you sent? who did you send it to? Did you use any abbreviations? Which ones? Have you ever sent a text message in English? What did you write about? How often do you send text messages with your mobile phone? ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Pu blishing Sl 2013 www.hotengfishmagazine.com 15 UNIT n Mobile Mania Vocabulary: the phone n Labelling label the parts orthe phone. Use the words below Imenu ! Iscreen I i') i') I keyp~ Il) Ianswer button I Iend·call button I (4) ~ WORD BUILDING Who is calling. ,. congratulate someone? ..,-_-;-:-_,2. ... to say that they'll talk about it on Monday? 1. ... to 3. ... to ask how someone is? _--:;---:.,-; 4- ... to say that they'll see one another at the weekend? S. ... to offer to help? ,..--_.,..-__ 6, .. .to give some bad news? _ _ _ __ Your turn! ~) n Collocations Add the words from below (or any others) to form collocations. Then, make three sentences with any of the expressions. a mobile hone Ia DVD pfu'iJ Ia mobile phone battery] I a text messagil l an .. mail ll a message 11 a call 1li&p}IEnglish Publishing SL2D1) www.hotenglishmagazine.com )) e TRACK "" e TRACK .8 LISTEN & RESPON D ~ PRONUNCIATION PERFECTION Asking about travel experiences! Word linking n Pre-reading rJ Answer these questions on you r travel experiences: • Have you ever been to any of these countries: France, Italy. Spain, Japan, Moldova? • Have you ever flown business class? • Have you ever been on a long train journey? • Have you ever been on a ship? • Have you ever been on a bus trip? D listening I You're going to listen to someone who's carrying out a survey. What's the gift that the man gives the woman at the end? n listening 1I listen again. Then , answer these questions. 1. Has the woman been to Japan? 2. Is the woman's husband from Kent? 3. Does the woman's husband like foreign food? •. Has the woman been on a train journey that takes about a day? 5. Has the woman ever been on a cruise ship? 6. Has the woman been on a bus trip that lasted a day or two? When we speak naturally, the final consonant sound from one word often merges Uoins) with the first vowel sound ofthe following word. For exa mple: aJ about it = abou tit b) on it = 0 nit c) for it = fo rit dJ e) f) eaten it = eate nit heard of it = hear do fit given it = give nit Now listen to these sentences. Notice howthe word sounds merge. Mark this on the page: aJ We've paid for it. bJ They've eaten it. c) She's already sent it. I] listen and repeat these sentences. Where does the word linking occur? aJ I've never heard of it. b) She's given it to Ben. c) They've forgotten about it. r!l Now listen and write the sentences you hear. 1. 2. 3· 4· --------------------------5· ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 34 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com 9 TRACIC4C ~ LANGUAG E-TO-GO UNIT !'I Let's get personal! Learn these Useful Sentences. Suggestions: 1. Listen to the sentences and repeat them until you can say them fluently. 2. Study them for a couple of minutes, then cover them up and try to re·write them in the right·hand column. 3. Write translations of the sentences. Later, read over the translations and try to write them In English (without referring to the original versions). 4. Listen to a sentence. then try to write it out on a piece of paper. 5. Cut out the table to carry with you and learn while you're on the bus, train .. 1. Have you ever lost your wallet or purse? 2. ever fallen down in J. I once fell down in front of more than 4· Has she ever won a prize? 5· She won a prize in last year's 6. I've worked abroad in several different countries. She hasn't bought the car yet 8. He still hasn't 9· We hal/en't the walls. our minds 10. She's already ordered the paper for the printer. 11 . 12. I haven't had time to look at it 15· eaten here before? 16. No, I've never eaten here. '7· So far, we haven't like. 18. famous? ___ 1 _. _____________________________________________ 1 __ I once met a famou s person in the supermarket. 20.._ 1 _ .. _____________________________________________ •, ~ \J*[U .... a .... be to listen fOf gb> - f>~ ~' Remem I . f what ~\e are understanding 0 eI d'ffitult to hear ",ing. It's ex\Ttm 1 .~..t... word _ not ndefS\and tytl1 $I"IS":;n native. sptalter'i do that. Put ticks in the boxes: .1.1.11can do it well! .1.11 can do it quite well! .11 need to work on it! ~~ Congl'3tulations! You've completed a unit. Now you can ... Make collocations with verbs and other words. Use the present perfect to talk about a "to do" list. Understand a text about lost objects. Understand a recordinf with a woman talking about her trave experiences. Use the ~resent'perfect to write a short profile of myself. Identify connected speech in sentences. ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing SlZ013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com 35 U NIT n Event Planning! Objectives In this unit, you'll 'earn how to ... ... use compara tives to compare events, use dauses of contrast, make collocations with verbs and other words, identify the schwa sound !,,!prove your !pta.i~s with n World fairs Read the information about the fairs. Then, write a letter IA·EI next to each statement (I to s). Intemational trade fairs A: Mobile World Congress (Barce lona, Spain) This is the world's largest exhibition for the mobile phone industry. The 2012 event took place in February. B: Tokyo Motor Show (Tokyo, Japan) This is a biennial show in October-November for cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles. c: Paris Air Show (Paris , France) This is an international trade fair for the aerospace industry. The main purpose is to demonstrate military and civilian aircrah to potential customers. 0: Games Convention (Le ipzig, Germany) This is an annual video game event that was first held in 2002. Along with the Tokyo Game Show, it's one of the biggest shows of its kind in the world. E: Fra nkfurt Book Fair (Frankfurt, Germany) This is the world's largest trade fair for books. It's held annually in mid-October. Representatives from book publishing and multimedia companies attend. Which fa;r" . . . .is all about cars and vehicles? 0 2_ .. .is an annual event for the video games industry? 0 ), ... is for the mobile phone industry~ D 4. ... has demonstrations of military and civilian aircraft? 0 S' ... took place in February in 2012? 0 6. ... is a trade fair for publishers? 0 7. ... is for the aerospace industry? O 8. ... takes place every two years? 0 1. Think about it! Have you ever been to a trade fair? Which one? What did you do I see I learn there? Have you been to one of the trade fairs mentioned on this page? When? What did you see? Which one would you like to go to? Why? What are some of the most importantlrade fairs in your country? ENGLI SH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE )6 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglish magazine.com S1mulblleOlJs repttlllOn ~. Using audio filts,. stIect a phrase Of' sentence in English. Then, as the audio is playing, try '? ~.1It the words at exactly the same lime as the spta":r. This is also a great '!"y for,memorising langulIgt and for ImproVing your pron llndation. UNIT n Event Planning! ~ WORD BUILDING Vocabulary: Trade fa irs n Trade fair matching SUNDA r l 'hH MAr WESTON FARM Match the words (1 to 8) to the descriptions (a-h). 1. 2. J. 4. S. 6. 7. 8. ijust off the M48) Exhibitor ~ Attendee 0 Stand D Venue D Name ta gQ Brochure U Freebies I Free stuff 0 Business card 0 Find the perfect pet for you and your family. Plus ... • PET C AOOMIN C. • PET CARE ADVICE . • FASHION PAAADE . Visit WWW . PET. FAIR . COM a. A company I organisation I person that has a stand in a fair. b. The place where the fair takes place. c. A card with personal and company contact information on it. d. A piece of card/plastic with you r name on it. e. A member of the public who goes to Cl show/fai r. f. A booklet with information about a company. g. A table where a company displays its goods. h. The free things a company gives away· complimentary gi ft s. 1. 2. n Trade fair poster analysis Read the information on the posters. Tnen, answer the questions. 3. 4. s. 6. When is the Business Fair? Where can you go for more information about it? What time does the Careers Fair end? Who can you con tact for more information? Where will the Pet Fair take place? What time does it start? Your turn! Design a poster for a trade fair (real or invented). n Trade fair brainstorm Think of as many types oftrade fair as you can in just two minutes. liPiifiliJ Ia careers fai, l[ip,opertyJili] [ili/1guagifiliJ n Collocations Add words to the expressions to create more collocations. 1. Attend ... a business fair, a conference ... 2. Take place ... in a business centre, in a castle ... 3. Take place ... inJuly, in the morning... 2014 Careers Fair Wednesday 20th November loam -7pm Venue. East Leyden Field House • Online ca reers tests. • CV assistance. • Career planning with a professional. For more inronnation. e·mail careersrai r@hotm ail.com 4. Hand out... a business card, free material... S. Talk to ... a potential customer. .. 6. Explain ... how something works, where to get something... 7. Demonstrate ... how something works... 8. Exchange ... business cards ... Think about it! Trade fairs Have you ever worked on a stand in a trade fair? What was it like? Who did you talk to during the trade fair? Did your company get any interesting leads? What happened as a result? Which trade fair would you like to go to? Why? Have you ever hosted an event or party? How did you organise it? Has your city or country ever hosted a major event? b ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com 37 • Two fairs for a fun day out! n Pre-reading You're going to read .ibout trade fairs: The Frankfurt Book Fair, and The Sydney Royal Easter show. What do you think you can do two famous or see there? n Reading I Read the article once to compare your ideas from the Pre-reading task. n Reading II Read the article OIgain. Then, answer the qu~tion s. 1. For how many years has the Frankfurt Book Fair been taking place? 2. How long does It last? 3. How many exhibitors are there? 4. What did the book The joy of Chickens wm? s. How long does the Sydney Royal Easier Show last? 6. When did It begin? 7. Who organises it? 8. How many visitors does it attract? Books. Cars. Farming. Pets... there's a trade fajr for just about everything. Trade fairs are mostly for industry profess ionals, but many are interesting for non-professionals too. Here are two trade fa irs you might like to go to. The Frankfurt Book Fair The Frankfurt Book Fair is the largest book fair in the world. It's been taking place for over 500 years - ever s ince Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the town ofMainz, which is close to Frankfurt. lbe fair, which lasts five days, attracts over 7,000 exhibito rs from over 100 countries and more than 286.000 visitors. lbe first three days are reserved for industry professionals, bringing together publis he rs, writers, film -makers, librarians, "TV producers. printers. multimedia companies - just about anyone who might have anything to do with creating. making, adapting and selling books. The general public can visit on the last two days. Apart from the stands with information on the latest books, there are lots offun events too, such as cooking demonstrations and d ance performances. And every year, there's the Bookseller/ Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, which is a humorous award fo r the most unusual book titles . Previous winners have included Tile j oy of Chickens by De nnis Nolan, Highlights in Ihe Histot'}' of COliC rele by c.c. Stanley, and Bombproof Your Horse by Rick Pelicano and lauren Tjade n. EN GLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 38 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl1013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com Th. Sydney Royal Easter Show There are several important agriculture trade fairs around the world, but one biggest is the two-week Sydney Royal Easter Showwhich is also the largest event in Australia. The show began in 1823 and was organised by the Agricultural Society of New South Wales to help promote rural industries. Today. the show attracts over one million visitors annually. As well as exhibits of agricultural machinery, there are livestock contests. horse riding competitions and arts and crafts events. There's also an enonnous fun fair. a farmyard nursery (where you can touch and hold baby ducks, chicks, goats and lambs), a wood chopping competition , a dog show. a demonstration of rodeo riding, a Hollywood Horror show, and performances by Country & Western stars. Why not fi nd out which trade fairs are held in your country? You' re sure to have a great day out. 0 UNIT n Event Planning! ~ WORD LIN KING Language Structures: Comparatives & Superlatives / clauses of contrast 4. This is the queue I've ever had to wait in! There are various words and expressions that we can use for comparing things. Here are a few of them. Comparatives a) This book is longer than the other one. b) That chair is more comfortable than this one. n Sentence completion Use comparatives and superlatives to complete the sentences. She's the (tall) person in the office. This is the (short) story. 3. Her hair is (long) than Mike's. 4. This room is (big) than the other one. 5. Are you _______ Iyoung} than your sister? 6. Th is film is (good) than the fi rst one. 7. That's the (impressive) painting in the gallery. 8. Are you the (young) person in your family? 9. Do you think this mm is _ _,--_ _ __ (interesting) than the other one? 10. That's the (boring) film ever. 11. She's the (intelligent) person I know. 1. Superlatives 2. a) ihis is th e longest book. b) That is the most comfortable chair. as ... as a) This book is as lon g as the other one. b) That chair is as comfortable as this one. not as ... as a) This book isn't as long as the other one. b) That cha ir isn't as comfortable as th is one. too + adjectives too many (countable nouns) , too much (uncountable nouns) a) This book is too long. b) There are too many chairs., There's too much sugar in this food. Adjective + enough: "This book isn't long enough." n Trade fair analysis Read the information about the two trade fairs. Then, tick VI Yes or No complete the speech bubbles with the words from below. Meinz Book Fair Size: 10,000 sq met res Age: started 3 years ago Ibest I lkIig~ Iworst I[I@IIg] Visitors: 40,000 Exhibitors: 800 enough + noun : "I think there are enough chairs." 11 Speech bubble completion Du ration: 3 days 1. It was probably the ::-_ _.,---;;-: meal I've ever had! It was horrible! 2. It's the Cost: €2,500 per stand picture I've ever seen! It's amazing! 1· That was one of the most films I've ever had the misfortune to watch! ,..,., :;- Trandt Book Fair 8,000 sq metres . started 7 years ago IVi,,;tOl'S: 20,000 II[~x~~~:::~~:7400 days €800 per stand The: Me:inzjair... 1. ... is older than the Trandt fa ir. 2. ...doesn't have as many visitors as the Trandt fair. 1· ... doesn't last as long as the Trandt fair. 4· ... doesn't cost as much as the Trandt fair. 5· ...is more expensive than the Trandt fair. 6. ... covers a larger surface area than the Trandt fair. ). ... has more visitors than the Trandt fair. 8. .. .lasts for longer than the Trandt fair. Yes No DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com 39 UNIT n Event Planning! n Fluency practice ~ WORD LINKING [J Answer the questions. • What are some of the best books you've read recently? • What are some of the best places to visit in your city? Trade fair review Complete the trade fair review with the words from below. • Where's the best place to eat out in your city? • What are some of the funniest films you've seen recently? • What's the most expensive restaurant you've ever been to? _. - • What's the longest trip you've ever been on? • What are some of the most interesting documentaries you've seen lately? Clauses of contrast Property Fair review We can use clauses of contrast to compare and contrast things. For example: Hi, everyone, 3) She's rich but she lives in a very small apartment. b) Although she's rich, she lives in a very small I went to the Property Fair yesterday - or the 15th International Trade Fair for Commercial Property and Investment - to give it its full title. apartment. cl Even though she's rich, she lives in a very small apartment. d) She's rich . However, she lives in a very small apartment e) Despite being rich, she lives in a very small apartment. inotice the use of the gerund -ing] f) In spite ofthe fact that she's very rich, she lives in a very small apartment. I J J J {1' ._---,--;-;- being mainly for co,"nmciiall investors, it's for ind ividuals who are i to buy a ,.,:crld There's information on opportunities all over the world, but this year were focusing on Black Sea resorts in Bulgaria. Izl it isn't as well·known as some of the other major property fai rs, it's certainly one of I n Word choice Choose the correct options. He's really shy but / in spite of he loves acting. z. Even though / Despite being elderly, she still does all her own gardening. 3. Although / Despite it's hard work, I really enjoy it. 4. We don't usually employ people with no qualifications. However, / In spite of this candidate does have a lot of experience. 5. I can't remember what happens in the film even though / however I've seen it before. 6. In spite of/However the difficult conditions, she managed to reach the top of the mountain. 7, I usually go on holiday in July but / despite this year I'm going in June. 8. I don't like this dress even though / but I chose it myself! 9. But / Although we argue sometimes, we're still really close. 10. It's a good offer. However, / Even though we still need to discuss it before we accept it. 1_ the biggest in terms of space. In fact, it's one of the largest fairs in the world, taking up more than 64,000 square metres. This year's fair was even more {3} _ _ _ _-,---__ than last year's with 16,000 visitors, (as opposed to 14,000 last year). There were also more exhibitors there (1,500) and hundreds of stands. It's property fairs also one of the 14} (it's been held every year since 1977!). Although I got there quite early, it was already really busy. The problem is that it's so big you just don't know where to start. If I go again, I'll definitely plan it not really having more. Anyway, Is} a plan, I did manage to speak to a few people about buying a holiday home. The great thing is that prices this year have definitely dropped and they're a lot (6) c--,--,-:----. However, you have to look hard 10 find the bargains. All in all, I'd recommend this fair. It's close to the airport (a lot closer than the other major property fair either in London), and it isn't as (7) - only (15 per day as opposed to (30 in the London - four one. Plus, it lasts a lot (8) days as opposed to just two. Oh, and I'd definitely recommend going during the week and in the afternoon as it's a lot quieter then. ENG LI SH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 40 Copyright Hot English Publishing SLZ01) www.hotenglish magazine.com e TRACICSA e TRACICSB LISTEN & RESPON D ~ PRONUNCIATION PERFECTION Festivals from around the world! n Pre.!istening look at the words and pictures below. Can you think of any festi· vals associated with these things? The schwa sound: lal rJ The schwa sound l a/ is an unstressed weak sound. It occurs in many grammar words such as prepositions and articles when we're talking naturally: a, the, to,/or, than, of, an, can... . For example: aJ bJ as l az /lt isn't as good as the first one. the If:Ja llt's the best one here. Remember, we use the / bi :/ before words with a vowel sound: the orlly Orle, the %rm, the egg... The schwa sound can also be found in some words with more than one syllable. For example, you can hear the schwa sound at the end ofthese words: sugar I brother I governor The schwa sound also appears in many comparative forms. Notice the schwa sound I a I at the end of these words: taller NOTE: In US English the schwa sound is used less frequently. n Listening I listen to the article once to compare your ideas from the Pre-listen· ing task. Which word from the Pre-listening task isn't mentioned? n Listening 11 listen to the article again. Then, write the name of a festival from below next to each statement. l1fu'~J I SIlvan's feslival ll Salurnalia Thanksgiving:) Okloberfest Yule I 1. 2. ). 4. S. 6. I I smaller I shorter I bigger I later 11 I I It's celebrated in the US. Festival goers dance around a Maypole. It's a famous beer festival. It was in honour of the god Saturn. A log is burnt. There are often bonfires. [J listen and repeat these sentences. Notice the schwa sound in the parts marked in bold. aJ This is the longest book. bJ That's the most comfortable chair. cJ dJ This book isn't as long as the other one. That chai r isn't as comfortable as thi s one. 13 Now listen and write the sentences you hear. 1. 2. 3· 4· --------------------------- ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com 41 9 TRACICSC UNIT n Event Planning! ~ LANGUAG E-TO-GO Learn these Useful Sentences. Suggestions: 1. Llslen to the sentences and repeat them until you can say them fluently. 2. Study them for a couple of minutes, then cover them up and try to re-write them in the right·hand column. 3. Write translations of the sentences. Later, read over the translations and try to write them In English (without referring to the original versions). 4. Listen to a sentence. then try to write it out on a piece of paper. 5. CUI oul the table to carry with you and learn while you're on the bus, train .. 1. It's held in London every three years. ,-+-It first took I 2. J. 1999· That was one of the best meals I've ever had. 4. They were some ofthe most amazing photos I've ever seen. 5. a bit too much salt in it i ' 6. for all of us. I don't think there are enough chairs for everyone. the other one? I know. of the most impressive paintings here. was one of the most boring films I've ever seen. oftheir best 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. a doubt! It doesn't last as long as the other one. 14. It has a lot more visitors than the other fair. 15. she's rich, she lives in a small Even though they like it, they probably won't buy it. 16. 17. 18. We managed to finish the game in spite of the rain. 20. , --_._---------------------------------------------_ ._--_._.. _--------------------------------------------Put ticks in the boxes: .1.1.11can do it well! .1.11 can do it quite well! .11 need to work on it! ~~ Congratulations! You've completed a unit. Now you can ... Make collocations using verbs and other words. Use comparatives and clauses of contrast to compare events. Design and write the text for a poster for a traae fair. Understand a recording about several dif· ferent festivals. Understand a text about two fairs. Identify the schwa sound in speech. w EN GLI SH UN LOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 42 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com UNIT mEat up! Ob jectives In 'h;s unit, 'I0u'II learn how to... ..,identify items offo ad, use the passive to describe a process, use the past passive to write about a restaurant, pronounce forms ofw as and were ~ctise writing to devdop YOU~:tUigt 5.,115. Use the Leec method' Co." '" Cop" Chedc. Firsi, (~ a ptece oft!rt fa RnltnCe IN' two IN' a sh~ Piragraph). LooIc at il for a couple ~ m'nut~ Then CO¥tf it and try 10 C it out aga,m wo~ for word. Finally, et!?' your VtrslGn against Iht original. n Drinks analysis Write the name of a drink from below next to each description of the ingredients (1 to 7). 1Gin and tonic 11 Chocolate milkshake 11 Bloody Mary] 1Martini 11 Irish colfee 11 Hot chocolate ll1i!>jjji] 1. Warm m ilk, chocolate powder. cream. 2. Chocolate or vanilla ice cream , half a cup of whole milk, four tablespoons of chocolate syrup. 3- Rum. mint, sugar. lime juice and soda water. 4- Gin, tonic water and a slice of lemon or lime. 50 Gin, vermouth and a green olive. 6. Irish wh iskey, hot coffee, fresh cream and brown sugar. _ _ _ _ _.,---_ _ _---,7. Vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice plus some Tabasco, salt and pepper to taste. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Think about it! Have you tried any of the drinks from this page? Which ones do you like? What are some of your favou rite drinks or cocktails ? What soft drinks do you like? Which alcoholic drinks do you like? Why? What drinks are popular in your country? ENG LI SH UNLOCKE D! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglish magazine.com 43 UNIT [J Eat up! Vocabulary: Food & drink n Food matching ~ WORD BUILDING n Coffee ranking Ran kthe types of coffee in order of preference '''1'' is your favourite). Match the items offood (1 to 10) to the pictures (a·j). 1. Watermelon D 2. Bunch of g.@pes D 3. Raspberry U 4. Kiwi D 5. Spinach 0 6. Peas D 7. Cucumber 0 8. Onion D 9. Garlic 0 10. Red/green/orange pepper D D Food challenge See how many items orfOOd you can think orin just two minutes. n Shopping dialogue Read the diafogue:t"hen, choose the correct answers without referring back to the text How much can you remember? Assistant Nigella: Assistant Nigella: Assistant: Nigella: Good afternoon, how can I help you? I'd like some carrots, please. How much are they? Ninety pence a kilo. OK. I'll have half a kilo, please. Here you are. Anything else? Yes, I'll have half a kilo of those apples over there, too, please. Assistant Here you are. Nigella: And a kilo of bananas, please. Assistant: OK. Nigella: And I'll have Cl kilo of those grapes, please. Assistant: Great. Here you are. Anything else? Nigella: No, thanks. Assistant: That's three pounds fifty, please. Nigella: Here you are. Assistant Thank you . And here's your change. Have Cl nice day. Nigella: Thanks, bye. 1. The carrots are 19 / 90 2. Nigella asks for Q kilo / pe nce a kilo. half Q kilo of carrots. J. She wants Q kilo / halfQ kilo of apples. 4. She buys Q kilo / half Q kilo of bananas. s. She buys Q kilo / half Q kilo of grapes. 6. The total amount is three pounds fifiy / two pounds Think about it! Food & drink What do you have to drink with your breakrast? What do you drink during the day? Do you drink much coffee? How many cups a day? What do you usually have for lunch? What do you drink when you're having lunch? What do you like to drink before you go to bed at nightr Are there any special drinks from your country? What's the most unusual food or drink you've ever had? fifteen . ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 44 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com ~ READ & RESPON IS FAST FOOD REALLY THAT BAD? H spending more and more on fast food. But why? n Pre·reading look at th@listorrast100d items below. which ones do you like? Why? Can you think of any more? Icheeseburge.!!.J cur _ I I I I I mOon wi [tkIigh;11J!il ham bur e" kebabs iua ImillI • ·, ....,.how ....~."'" if"""" .~·.. ... 'muu\II.nuediWt •~"""~-,....",,,, ,.;o.;e, -1oMfttoip • perood ollome ........ ""'-ch Iheoe ~1 ....... iI __ " ......ch-, ... --. .-. .... ......... "If you want to eat well and cheaply, simply buy lots of basic ingredients, then cook in bulk. Afterwards, you can freeze any leftover food and eat it later," says Molly Bates of Birmingham. ''If)'OU buy a double quantity of mince, )'OU can c:c::w::Mo: it all together, then separate it into t'Y.O. Add chilli beans and chilli to one half and make chilli coo came, and use the _haWfo< ~ ",b"W" Many fast food chains are adapting their menus to appeal directly to middle-class families. McDonald's, for example, has started using ffee.range eggs and organic milk, together with fruit and vegetables for children's Happy Meals. And most chains are offering good discounts 10 attract customers. In London, for example, more than 25% offast food purchases are made with a promotional voucher. - the recipe is practically the same arrywYin&"b- ~ov thd""ed _ b,.~.m ~ ••• w........... ted ,,, ........ .,. oomed-Ona" ....,""'.ry'". .00' • _whowlb .. to"- ...... ~ look..., (oIIen in photoI) W,....·pop_" .boa.. oIchom.,.'.... ._, for _plot. ,.... open ~ by taUnt: "", tho ctlt. As ,.... 101,.,. • dead bocIy M· •• _ w,. NEnglish as Read and listen to as ::= to improve. yOl.l un. lt'sdth!l~art1l6, listen to You can rea on In l'I serieS. YouTube songs watth fiI~s, r m;t1ess. vi~ ... the optIOns are , Put ticks in the boxes: .1.1.11can do it well! .1.11 can do it quite well! .11 need to work on it! ~~ Congl'3tulations! You've completed a unit. Now you can ... Identify parts of speech. Understand an e·mail from someone who's working for a charity. Und~rsta nd Understand a recording of a conversation between a patient and a doctor. services. a text about the emergency Use the present perfect continuous to describe activities in progress. EN GLI SH UN LOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 108 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com Identify connected speech in sentences. UNIT mTransport Time Ob jectives In 'h;s unit, you'll learn how to... ...ask for and give directions, use the first and zero conditionals to identift Don't worry about making miru kes _ it's ~lI l»ort of the learning process. The most Important thing is to read and listen a 101 so 100 gd a fed for the language. Then, you can start cOlTKting yourwlf. possible courses of action, use contractions in speech n Forms of transport Tick the forms of transport you use at least once a week. Put a circle around the ones you use sometimes. Cross out the ones you never use. • Car D • Bus D • • Aeroplane 0 HelicQ.I?ter 0 • Train U • Underground 0 • light railway 0 • ship D • Taxi D • Ferry 0 • Motorbike 0 • Scooter 0 • Bicycle D • Van D • Lorry I truck 0 Think about it! which forms ortransport do you use most freq uently? What do you use them fo r? Which ones do you prefer? Why? How often do you walk to places? What do you like/dislike about usi n~ the car? Have you used anyother forms of transport? Which on es~ ENG LI SH UNLOCKE D! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com log ~ WORD BUILDING UNIT In Transport Time Vocabulary: Giving direction s & transport n Giving directions Match the sentences to the icons. Read the artKle. Then, write T (true) '" F (false) next to each statement London Transport There are lots of ways to get around London. Go straight on until you come to ... 0 1. n Online article analysis 2. Turn left into (Gordon Street). 0 3. Turn right at the next road. 0 4. Take the (second) turning on the left. D D Identifying places on a map Look at the map andComplete the sentences • The Underground The Underground (also known as the Tube) is one of the oldest underground tra in systems in the world! You can get just about anywhere in London on the Underground . • Walking Central London is great for walking as many landmark locations are closer than you might think. For example, the Tube stops between Covent Garden and Leicester Square are just five minutes' walk apart! with the correct prepositions or words. 1. 2. The hospital is The toy shop is restaurant to the hotel. the bookshop and the 3. The post office is on the corner of Pine Street and :;,-_--:-_--, Street. 4. The train station is ~;;-::==~th:e~police station. 5. The police station is on Street. It's next • Bicycle Cycling is also easy in London . You can rent a bike from one of the many cycle-hire shops, or you can pick up a "Boris bike" (named after London's Mayor, Boris Johnson). Simply swipe your credit or debit card, grab a bike and off you go. Best of all, it's free for the first 30 minutes. to a bar. • Taxi London taxis (black cabs) are fast and efflcient. If the yellow taxi sign at the fronl is illuminated, the cab is available for hire. There are no additional charges for items of luggage. • Bus London is famous for its red, double-decker buses (with an upstairs and a downstairs). A famous politician (William Gladstone) once said, "The best way to see London is from the top of a bus." One of the most famous double·decker buses is the Routemaster. These buses are open at the back and you can jump on and off. CUCK HERE FOR MORE INFOftMAnON to n Asking for directions Write out directions to go from one point on the map to another. n Personal travel Another word for the Underground is the Tube. 0 The writer doesn't recommend walking in London . 0 3. The first 30 minutes of a Boris bike is free! 0 4- Tax i drivers charge extra for luggage. D 5. Some of London's buses have two floors. 0 1. 2. Answer the questions. Remember to say by train / car / bus, ele. and on foot. How do I would you go from your house to ... ? • • • • • • • • • • ... work? ... the shops (for something small)? ... the shops (for a lot of shopping)? ... your friend's house? ... your parent's house? ... London? ... the beach? ... the mountains? ... New York Ci ty? ... the train station? Your turn! Write a s art paragraph describing transport in your city. Think about it! Do you like travelling by air? Why? Why not? What's the transport system like in your town I city I country? Do you think the government should invest more in public transport or road construction? Why? What would you do about transport in your country if you were president? ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 110 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com ~ READ & RESPOND n Pre.reading Match the forms oftransport (1 to 8) to the pictures (a-h). 1. 2. A fishing boat 0 A sailing boat 0 3. A catamaran 4. A rowing boat s. A snow 6. A 12 WAYS TO TRAVEL I ROUND THE WORLD. W hat's the best way 10 travel around the world? Of course, that depends. If you want to do it quickly, then you'll need to go by aeroplane. But if you want to make it fun, you should do what Charlie Boorman did. n Reading I Read the article once and answer this question. What is unusual about charlie Boorman's trip in the television series By Any Means? n Reading 11 Read the article again and answer the following questions. What form of transport did If you like motorbikes, you may have heard of Char lie Boorman, who is an actor, traveller and world famous motorbike enthusiast. He's been all over the world on a bike. In 2004, he and his best friend, film star Ewan McGregor, rode from London to New York via Europe and Asia - The Long Way Round, as their hit TV series was called. In 2007, he and Ewan set off again , this time riding The Long Way Down. from Scotland to Cape Town, South Africa. However, Charlie doesn't only love motorbikes - he's a fan of lots of different types of transport. In fact, ifit moves, Charlie will try to ride il, sail it, fly it o r drive it. Th is was demonstrated in 2008 when Charlie travelled from Wicklow in Ireland to Sydney, Australia, by any means of Iran sport except a plane. Char!ie take... 1 • .• .in 1. 3• 4. 5. Burma? ...from Ireland to Liverpool? .. .from Dover to Calais? .. .from Dubai to Mumbai? .. .from Wicklow 10 the Irish Sea? 6. .. .in Nepal? 7. .. .in China? 8. .. .from Malaysia to Singapore? 9. .. .in Delhi? The series, called By Any Means , was a big hit on British TV. One of the aims of the trip was for Charlie to travel by as many different forms of transport as possible... and he was very successful. He managed to use 112 different types of transport, and he only had to catch a plane once (after a natural disaster in Burma made other ways of travelling impossible) . Can yo u th ink of 11 2 different forms of trans port? If you can, you' re a genius. In fact , Charlie used lots of different types of cars, boats, and bikes and each one counted as part of the 112. For example, Charlie took a fishing boat from Ireland 10 Liverpool, a small sailing boat from Dover to Calais, a catamaran from Venice to Croatia, a cargo ship from Dubai to Mumbai, India. a rowing boat along the Ganges, and a yacht from Indonesia to Darwin, Australia. And these are only some of the examples of the ways he travelled on water. Of course, Charlie Boorman also got to ride lots of different motorbikes. In fad , the journey began with a bike ride from Wicklow to the Irish Sea. He also rode motorcycles in India, Cambodia and Australia, where the journey ended with CharHe riding into Sydney with a big gang of Australian bikers. There were also lots of more unusual forms of transport on the journey. Charlie rode an elephant in Nepal and horses in Australia. He flew by balloon in China and helicopter in the Himalayas. He rode a snow mobile and a ski tube in the Snowy Mounta ins of Australia and he was also Ihe first man to wakeboard from Malaysia to Singapore. One of his favourite vehicles was a tuk·tuk - a three·wheeled motorised rickshaw that he rode in Delhi. In total, the trip took 102 days and Charlie and his crew travelled through 24 countries. The journey was such a success that in 2009, Charlie set off again, th is time to travel from Sydney to Tokyo "by any means". The TV series and the book should be out soon! 0 ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com lll ~ WORD LINKING UNIT In Transport Time Language Structures: Zero Conditionals n Mini-dialogues completion Affirmative if it rains, we take an umbrella. 3. 4. 5. 6. If there's enough time .... D If I can't find the car keys. we ... D If you leave the window open •... D If you bring your camera, you'lI be ... D We form the Zero Conditional with if + a verb in the Present Simple tense, and another Present Simple verb. For example, "If you open the window, it gets cold in a. b• c. d. e. here." f. ... it'lI get really cold. ... cook the food inside. ...we must visit the museum too. ... can make you a sandwich. ... able to take some photos. ... won't be able to go by car. We use the Zero Conditional to talk about th ings that n Word choice Match the sentence 6eginnings (1 to 6) to the endings (a-f). Negative If you press that Interrogative If they arrive vutton, the light {ate, do you get ongry? doesn't come on. always happen and that are always true. For example, "If you heat the butter, it mells.~ 1. Ifit rains while we're having the BBQ. we'II ... D 2. If you're hungry, I. .. D Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. If you will tell / tell me what the problem is, I'll be 1. able to help you. The First Conditional We form the First Conditional with if + a Present Simple verb, followed by a clause with will + an infinitive (without "to"). For example, "If you go by train, it'll be much 3. quicker. " 4. Affirmative if it rains, we'll take an umbrella. Negative Interrogative If you press that If they arrive button, the light (ate, will you get won't come on. ongry? not get / won't get to the ai rport in time for their night. If you press this button, the machine stop / stops working. If you call / will call them now, you'll be able to speak to them about it. If she goes by car, she will get / get there a lot more quickly. If he bU)I / buys two of them, he'll get a discount. 2. If they don't leave now. they 5. 6. n Ideas completion Complete the sentences with your own ideas. We use the First Conditional to talk about things that will probably happen in the future if certain conditions are met. For example, "If you don't tell her, she'll be angry." We can also use modal verbs (can, should, must, etc.) with conditional structures. For example. "If you leave it here, someone might steal it." • • • • • • If I have some free time tomorrow, I'll probably ... If I go shopping tomorrow, I'll probably buy... If I go out tonight, I'll probably eat al. .. If I get offered a better job, I'm sure I'll.. IfI'm hungry before lunch. I'll probably .. If I have time this week. I can ... ENGLISH UN LOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 112 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com UNIT mTransport Time n Fluency practice ~ W ORD LINKING n Instant message analysis Answer the questions. What will you do if .. • ... it rains tomorrow? • ... yaur boss tells you to go home early next week? • • ... you're offered a job abroad? ... yau run out of money before the end of the month? • • ... there's a tramc jam on the way home? ... yau feel sick later on? Read the instant messages and write either 5 (Shelly) or B (Brandonl next to each question. Afterwards, read through the messages again and see if you can find anyexamples of conditionals or adverbs. How many can you find? ... d .,. 63 % ' " ~ • ... you can't find your wallet? ~ Shelly: Hey, Brandon, what do you think of the new hign·speed train link between weysh and Benton. I'm all for it! o> Adverbs We form many adverbs by adding the end ing -Iy to an adjective: slow- slowly; polite-politely; careful-carefully. Brandon : If they go ahead with this, it'll put the country in even more in debt. If we upgrade the existing road to accommoda te a high.speed bus lane, we'll savl:j huge amount of money. Buses aren't so bad. Adverbs of manner show us how somebody does something. We generally place the adverb after the verb. For example, "They were walking slowly." There are several irregular adverbs: good- wel1;fastJast; hard·hard Shelly: People will be able to travel much more comfortably and quickly between the two places. They're reliable, modern and reall efficient. The construction work will helft create jo s in the road· bUilding industry and it' I increase trade between the two cities enormously. The new line will be able to take freight from the coast in Weyshore directly to Bento n, and if they extend the high·speed lines to othe, c;t;es ;n the count')', then they'll be ~a to take goods anywhere really qUickly and qui e cheaply. Think what that will do for trade! n Table completion b Complete the table by writi ng the adverbs from the following adjectives. > Brandon: If we invest this money in other pW!ects, it'll have a bigger impact on employment. e've got hospitals, roads and schools in urgent need of renovation. Also, the train line will go Ihrou~h the national park, which will be a disaster for t e wildlife there. 0 Shelly: Just think - you could be on the beach in 2 hours. If they Duild the line, it'll cut travel time between the two cities by u~ to th O ours! ~ Who ... . .. thinks the high·speed train line will help create jobs? D 2 . ... would like to invest the money in other p!Qiects? D 3. ...thinks it'll put the country in more debt? U 4. ... is unha.EPY about the line going through a nature reserve? U 5. ...thinks it'll be good for trade? 0 1. 130 fast [l Word choice Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1. She told us to lift iL .. aJ carefully bJ careful 2. She works really... a) quick bl quickly. 3. They spoke to us... a) really nicer bJ really nicely 4. He was driving ... aJ dangerous bl dangerously 5. The program is updated ... al hourly bl by hour 6. The meetings are held ... aJ monthly bl in a monthly 7, They were eating ... al noisy bl nois ily 8. She d;d ,eally... a) good Your turn! Write an e-mail to someone trying to convince him/her ofthe benefits of a course of action. b) well ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com 113 9 TRACK1SA 9 TRACK15B LISTEN & RESPON D ~ PRONUNCIATION PERFECTION The benefits of trams! Contractions n Pre·]jstening rJ What are the pros and cons of having a tram network in a city? How do they compare to other forms oftransport? Make notes. D Listening I According to the information in the recording, are trams good or bad for cities in general? n Listening II listen to the information again. Then, answer the questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. How many people can trams transport at a time? How many can a bus carry? What does the speaker say about the doors? Where are the ticket machines? Why are they more flexible then tra ins? Why are they more reliable than buses? What happens to road traffic during the week where tram lines are installed? listen and repeat these common contractions. a) I'm, you're, he's. she's, it's, we're, they're b) I've, you 've, he's, she's, it's, we've, they've 1'1/, you'l/, h"I/, sh"I/, ",,'1/, th,y'l/ cl Remember. He's can mean he is or he has. She's can mean she is or she has, And it's can mean it is or it has. I] Listen and repeat these sentences with contractions, What are the full forms? a) b) c) dJ e) f) I' ll talk about it later. She'll do it if she's got the time. We'll go if it isn't too late. I've never heard of it. She's eaten here before. They've had enough of it. III Now listen and write the sentences you hear. 1. 2. _______________________________ ENG LI SH UNLOC KED ! INTERMEDIATE 114 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com 6 TRACklSC UNIT mTransport Time ~ LANGUAG E-TO-GO Learn these Useful Sentences. Suggestions: 1. Listen to the sentences and repeat them until you can say them fluently. 2. Study them for a couple of minutes, then cover them up and try to re·write them in the right·hand column. 3. Write translations of the sentences. Later, read over the translations and try to write them In English (without referring to the original versions). 4. Listen to a sentence. then try to write it out on a piece of paper. 5. Cut out the table to carry with you and learn while you're on the bus, train .. 1. 2. cold in here. time, we can visit the castle. 3. 4. If you bring your camera, you'll be able to take some photos. don't leave soon, you'll be late. 5. 6. I'll see if I can in time. IfI'm hungry before lunch, I usually have a little snack. :-+-'- buy both ofthem, you get a discount 11 . 12. her. They were walking quite slowly. '4· She went there IS· as she could. 16. eating quite slowly. '7· a bit too fast 18. i well to the news. ___ 1 _______________________________________________ 1 ____ She spoke slowly so they'd understand her. 20. 1 _ .. _____________________________________________ _, ~ \}tU • • h our friends. This Talk in [ngl'S'd:~~ yoUTspeaking wmhelp you U ~lse fluenq. The more yo you'll be. speaking, the better Put ticks in the boxes: .1.1.11can do it well! .1.11 can do it quite well! .11 need to work on it! ~~ Congl'3tulations! You've completed a unit. Now you can ... Ask for and give directions. Use first and zero conditionals to discuss several courses of action. Writ~ my CIty. Understand a recording on the pros and cons of trams. Understand a text about a round·theworld trip. Use contracted forms of words. a short paragraph on transport in ENGLI SH UNLOCKE D! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com 115 UNIT ~ What a Disaster! Objectives In this unit, you'll 'earn how to ... ... create useful col/ocations, write Q short story about something that went wrong, use peifect modal verbs to reflect on the past, identify weak sounds n Annoying Things Tick the things you find annoying. Which one is the most annoying? • • • • When you hold the door open for someone and they just walk through without saying "thank you". 0 When you're in the cinema and there's someone who just won't stop talking. 0 When you're in a rush and someone in front of you is driving really slowly. 0 When someone shows up more than an hour late for a dinner you've prepared . 0 • People who sit in parked cars with the engine running. • People on a train or bus who have loud conversations on their mobile phones. 0 When you're walking in the street and someone in front of you suddenfy stops. 0 When you're watching TV and someone changes the channel without asking. 0 Someone who stands in front of the TV and starts talking to you when you're watching your favourite show. [] • • • Thinkabout it! Have any of these things ever happened to you? What did you do? What other things annoy you? What annoys you at work? What annoys you at home? What do you do when you get annoyed? ENG LI SH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 116 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com Downl~ E'nrlish.language audio files 10 ~r MP} player and lislen 10 these while ~u 're ~!.ing, shopping, driving, tnI~elHng, relUIng. tic. This will help you dtYtIop an ear for the Inguage. ~ WORD BUILDING UNIT Irn What a Disaster! n Online story analysis Vocabulary: disasters Read the story. Then, choose the correct answers. n Photo matching Match the sentences (1 to 8) to the photos (a·h). 1. He slipped on the ice. 0 -.s--- - She dropped the vase. 0 3. He burnt the dinner. 0 4. She got lost. 0 2. S. He put petrol in a diesel engine. 0 Today's topic: disasters. Write in with your stories. 6. She spilt some red wine on her shirt. 0 7. He lost his wallet. 0 Live demo disasters 8. She ripped her skirt. 0 I' m a computer saleswoman and I orten go to technology trade fairs. As part of my job I have to do live demos of software programs. Over the years, quite a few things have gone wrong. For example, about two years ago, I was doing a live demonstration of a new com puter in fron t or about 200 people when it burst into flames. Another time, I was demonstrating this voicerecognition software. As part of the demo. I had to dictate a letter for the compu ter to write out. Bu t everything went wrong. " Dear mom comma" I said, but the computer wrote out, "Dea r aunt,". Then I told the computer to "fix aunt," at which point the words "let's set" appeared on the screen. "Delete that!" I ordered. but the word "so" popped up_ By this time the audience were in hysteriCS. I then ordered the computer to "delete select all" but then more words appeared. Eventually, the message read, "Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer dE/lete select aiL" What a disaster! fb ~teult GrltvtJ 1. 2. 3. 4. n Useful expressions Add words to any five verbs to create new collocations. Then, write three sentences with any of the expressions. • M iss a... plane, train .. . • • Burn ... yourself, food .. . Drop ... an expensive vase ... 6. • Scratch ... a car, a pair of glasses ... • Lose ... a wallet, a passport ... • Crash ... a car, into Q tree ... • • • • • • • • Arrive late to ... an appointment, Cl meeting... Buy something ... that breaks, you don't really need... Fall down ... in public, in front of the audience ... Rip ... a pair ofjeans, a shirt.. . Spill... a drink an your shirt .. . Stain ... a carpet, a sofa ... Get... wet, tired, stuck in a lift, lost in a city... Forget... to cancel an appointment, back-up a document ... For example: Iforgot to 5. ~. What does Rebecca often go to as part of her job? al trade fairs bl conrerences When was she demonstrating the new compu ter? al about three years ago bl about two years ago How many people were watching the live demo? al about 100 bl about 200 What happened to it ? al She dropped it. bl lt burst into flames. What was she demonstrating when the other incident occurred? al some voice- recognition software bl a new type of smartphone How did the audience react ? al They seemed to enjoy it. bl They walked out in anger. Your turn! Write a short story about someth ing that went wrong. Think about it! Personal disasters Have you ever missed a fli~ht? What happened? Have you ever broken anything expensive"? What was it? Have you ever arrived late to a meeting or interview? Why? Have you ever fallen down in public? What happened? Have you ever spilt something down the front of your shirt? Where were you? When was the last time you got lost? Where were you? What happened in the end? say goodbye to her at the party. ENGLISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.holenglishmagazine.com 117 D Pre-reading Answer the following questions. Discuss your answers with a partner. For each affirmative response, explain what happened? Have you ever... 11 • ... called someone the wrong name? • ... told a Joke that went down really badly? • ... wronglyaccused someone of something? • ... said somethmg you shouldn't have said? • ...s.lId something then regretted I1 immediately afterwards? • ... sald something In private that was later repeated In public? • ... been caught listening in to a private conversation? D Reading I Read the article once and compare your Wembarrassing moments" from the Pre·reading activity to the ones in the ankle. Whose are worse? n Reading 11 Complete the sentences with the correct words. 1. Gordon Brown was talking to a voter GETTING WRONG ... BIG STYLE. ave you ever said somethi ng then regretted it immediately afterwards? It's nothing unusual, and even some of the most powerful people on earth do it. H Take the case ofGordon Brown . Remember him? He was the prime minist er of the UK until the 2010 elections. He made a famous gaffe. Towards the end of the campaign, he found himself talking to potential voter Mrs Gillian Duffy. After a few seconds of friend ly cha t, Brown said, "Very nice to meet you," and hopped into a waiting car. And that was the end of the in terview... or so it seemed. called ... 1. He didn't realise that he had a on hiS shirt. }. He described Mrs Duffy as a sort of woman. 4. Brown sent an e·mail to labour activists saying that he was 5. Brown once confused Reese Witherspoon with Not realising that he still had a microphone pinned to his shirt. Brown began talking to an aide, with journalists outside listening in . "That was a disaster they should never have put me with Ihol woman fMrs Duffy] . Whose idea was that? It's just ridiculous ... " And when asked by the aide what Mrs Duffy had s aid, Brown is heard to reply, "She's just a sort of bigoted woman." Whoopsl Not the most intelligent thing in the world to say... especially as reporters were still recording what Brown was saying. Of course, Brown later cla imed that he was " morti fied ~. He even paid Mrs Duffy (65) a visit to her house in Rochdale to apologise, and sent an e·mail to labour activists to say he "profoundly" regretted his comments. ..... GLOSSARY ..... .......,"'........ '" 1ocI_ """'" ",",",,-,.... "~I~ .....!Job oh .. """" ........... _ 1 • ....... '" pI.MOd _ i n Ikot poopIt .,..,., ..... _ ~ But th is isn't the fi rst time that Brown has put his foot in it. In another incident, Brown confused American actress Renee Zellweger (of Bridget Jones' Diary) with fellow actress Reese Witherspoon (of Legolly Blonde). Reese Witherspoon was a guest in parliament as part of her work as a global ambassador for cos metics firm Avon and their campaign against domestic violence. During the visit, Brown told baffled M Ps that he was very grateful that "Renee" Isicl Witherspoon was leading the campaign. He also said he recalled fondly how Miss "Witherspoon" (sic] had spoken at a memorial service for film director Anthony Minghella, at which Brown had been a guest. This was all very charming, but for the ENG LISH UNLOCKED! INTERMEDIATE 118 fact that it was Renee Zellweger who had spoken al the service, not Reese Witherspoon. O Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl1013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com ~ poriDd '" b .... "' ..... to ct...".. ftO. ........- ...._ ....... __ *. • poIO[...]... We can use the Present Continuous for future plans, often at a fixed time and with a specific person For example, "I'm playing tennis with her on Friday at 7pm." ENGLISH UNLOCKED! 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