Tiếng Anh và mức độ quan trọng đối với cuộc sống của học sinh, sinh viên Việt Nam.Khi nhắc tới tiếng Anh, người ta nghĩ ngay đó là ngôn ngữ toàn cầu: là ngôn ngữ chính thức của hơn 53 quốc gia và vùng lãnh thổ, là ngôn ngữ chính thức của EU và là ngôn ngữ thứ 3 được nhiều người sử dụng nhất chỉ sau tiếng Trung Quốc và Tây Ban Nha (các bạn cần chú ý là Trung quốc có số dân hơn 1 tỷ người). Các sự kiện quốc tế , các tổ chức toàn cầu,… cũng mặc định coi tiếng Anh là ngôn ngữ giao tiếp.
t% CENGAGE Learning AMANDA MARIS INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES vk com/ engl i s hl i br ar y CONTENTS 01 M Y FIRST C L A S S 02 FEELINGS P.10 03 TIME OFF p.16 04 INTERESTS P.22 05 WORKING 06 GOING SHOPPING P.34 07 SCHOOL AND STUDYING P.40 08 EATING p.46 09 HOUSES P.52 10 GOING OUT p.58 11 THE NATURAL WORLD p.64 12 PEOPLE I K N O W p.70 13 TRAVEL p.76 14 TECHNOLOGY p.82 15 INJURIES A N D ILLNESS p.88 16 NEWS A N D EVENTS p.94 LIFE P.4 P.28 AUDIOSCRIPT p.101 ANSWER KEY p.113 CONTENTS MY FIRST CLASS G R A M M A R Question formation С Nick is t h i n k i n g of doing a course at a n international language centre A Write questions that you might ask another student at the beginning of a new class Complete his questions to the receptionist Use the correct form of the verbs i n brackets What/name? Whatfyymw name[...]... not up to it I feel (exhaust) after that journey 4 A: Only ten people turned up to my party I don't think I've ever been so (embarrass) B: That's a shame It's very (annoy) when people let you down 12 OUTCOMES В Six parts of the article 'How food affects mood' have been removed Write the correct letter (a-f) i n the gaps i n the article a Research also suggests that the right foods b that activate when... 5 A: Would you like to meet up some time this weekend? B: (kind / of you to ask us go t o London / every weekend.) 6 A: Can you help me w i t h my homework? В: ( П О / SOrry go OUt / this evening.) 14 OUTCOMES 02 Vocabulary Builder Quiz 2 (OVB pp6-8) DEVELOPING WRITING A letter - giving news A Rani has just started university Complete the letter to her parents with the words i n the box pretty sorry... clock tower IF M O N E Y 13 Miss the on Fridays and Saturdays with stalls a l l the High Street You'll find everything from cheap and tasty snacks to local souvenirs at bargain prices DON'T 14 1 5 16 OUTCOMES DEVELOPING CONVERSATIONS Recommendations K i m is talking to her Mexican friend, Felix, about a possible holiday Write the correct letters for the missing lines i n the conversation There is one... happened? B: Well, I expected a nice relaxing week, but I spent the first night at the police station my I took loads of photos but then I my on the last day It's just so disappointing A: Oh, what a shame! 18 OUTCOMES П Q Г_П Speaker 4 Speaker 5 D L_l PRONUNCIATION Same sound or different? A Are the letters i n bold the same sound (S) or different (D)? 1 The hotel sounded wonderful / The terminal was so crowded... w i t h a good book, I think Language note weather adjectives When describing the weather, we often use adjectives in pairs It's going to be cold and windy The weather on holiday was hot and humid 20 OUTCOMES What are you doing at the weekend? Vocabulary Builder Quiz 3 (OVB pplO-12) С Circle the correct forms i n italics 1 A: Where are you going I do you go on holiday this year? B: I'm not sure In... staying / exams / studying / in / my) B: Why on earth would you want to do that? A: Only joking My ideal night out is going and then (going / watch / clubbing / bar / football / to / a / the / to) 22 OUTCOMES on the computer a ride on my bike go + •iilli^^isilijii L rollerblading tennis shopping go for + GRAMMAR Frequency (present and past) A Complete the questions w i t h the answers Use the present... It's still quite painful, с For just a few months It's very relaxing and I feel better for it d For about six months I ran four times a week e For years off and on She started when she wasjust four 24 OUTCOMES В Find and correct a tense mistake and a time expression mistake i n each conversation 1 A: t+rave riding lessons since last summer I've-been-Камл^ В: Really? I fell off a horse when I was a kid... just so And the out 5 A: Are B: No, beat is so , I can't get it of my head you into rock music? it doesn't do much for me It's a bit I like something and relaxing - a nice bit of Vivaldi or Debussy 26 OUTCOMES Until quite recently people were happy to go along to a music shop, look through the CDs and maybe buy one or two But since the development of the Internet, the music scene is unrecognisable from... moments, but I expected computing to be more fun than this e in inspecting hotels for a travel company, f something like 50 hours a week g into the film industry I worked my way up from the bottom 28 OUTCOMES 1 I'm in the sales I'm the rep of the north-west 2 I'm the warehouse manager I deal with prepare the orders for delivery and all the admins 3 I work in the account department I'm responsibility... staff / can / use computers t o send personal emails?) B: Yes, but not too often Everyone is supposed to be working 7 A: (you / have t o / work weekends?) B: Yeah, we do Usually about once a month 30 OUTCOMES С It's Katie's first day i n her job at a law firm She's talking to Nicole, the head of HR Choose the correct forms N: Morning, Katie Oh, I see that you're wearing trousers and a top Actually,