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1 Looks Lexis: description Work with partner Read the information below and label the photos a) Will's got a shaved head He's got a gold chain b) Belen's got wavy brown hair c) Simon's got very curly hair d)Jem's got spiky hair and blond highlights e) Sue's got dark hair and blue eyes f) Albert's got short grey hair g) Gus's got dark brown eyes and short hair h) Carla's got wavy fair hair and brown eyes She's very pretty i) Zainab's got dark medium length hair She's got a lovely smile j) Nancy's got short curly hair She's very sweet Read the sentences in again Write words and phrases under the following headings Hair length Hair style Hair color Eyes Other Opinion a shaved head wavy brown blue a gold chain very pretty Add more words and phrases from the box to the headings in 2.Which words you usually use: a) for women and men; b) for women only; c) for men only? long straight a moustache beautiful a beard handsome green black blond a tattoo earrings glasses red good-looking a bracelet Work with partner Describe the people in the class and guess their identities For example: A: She's got long, straight hair and brown eyes She's got gold earring and a bracelet B: Luisa A: Yes, that's right Lexis: look(s) like Work with a partner Match the people on page with the family relation (a-e) a) a father and his son d) a mother and her daughter b) a father and his daughter e) a brother and sister c) a mother and her son Compare you answers to with the other students in the class Use language in the box to justify your ideas I think Jem / Will … looks like Albert They've got the same smile / nose … They've both got short hair / small ears … Listen and check your answers to Think about your family Complete the following sentences so that they are true for you Compare your sentences with a partner a) I look like _ because we've got the same _ and … b) I don't look like _ because we haven’t got _ and … c) My father looks like _ because they’ve both got _ and … d) My mother looks like _ because they've got the same _ and … e) _ look / looks like _ because … Lexis: Clothes Look at the photograph of Stuart Tick (v) the items in the box that you can see Listen to an interview and underline the correct information Do you know anyone like Stuart? a) He's got 35 / 50/ 350 shirts c) He's got 50 / 115 / 150 pairs of trousers b) He's got 100 / 200 / 300 suits d) He's got 25 / 100 / 125 pairs of shoes Lexis Work with partner Underline the correct verb to complete the sentences a) I always get dressed / get clothed before I have breakfast b) At the weekend I usually wear / dress jeans c) I always take out / take off my shoes before I go in to my house d) I never put on / put in trainers to go to work or school e) I usually change out / change into casual clothes in the evening f) I always try up / try on clothes before I buy them Which sentences in are true for you? Compare your answers with a partner LANGUAGE TOOLBOX The Oscars Present continuous I'm talking You're talking He's talking She's talking It's talking We're talking They're talking Listen to a commentator, Ross White, describing people as they arrive for the Oscar ceremony There is one mistake in each picture Listen and note down the mistake Compare your answers with a partner Match the verb phrases in column A with the noun phrases in column B Who is doing each action according to Ross White? Listen again and check your answers A a) b) c) d) e) Close up B her hand her car her fans a beautiful blue dress the big stars I'm waiting for She's wearing She's getting out of She's waving to He's holding Complete these Yes / No questions and short answers with a pronoun and the correct form of the verb be a) b) c) d) e) f) Are you wearing jeans? _ you sitting next to a window? _ your teacher standing up? _ the traffic making a noise? _ the birds singing outside? _ you having a good time? Yes, I am _ _ _ _ _ No, I'm not _ _ _ _ _ 10 Listen, check and repeat Work with a partner Ask and answer the question in Language reference: present continuous You use the present continuous to talk about activities in progress now Question Are you waving? Is it raining? Are the birds singing? Short answer Yes Yes, I am Yes, it is Yes, they are Short answer No No, I'm not No, it isn't No, they're not Compare the meaning of the present continuous and the present simple ‘What are you doing? ‘I’m preparing my lessons.’ (in progress now) ‘What you do? ‘I’m a teacher I work in a school.’ (true all the time) Reading & listening Reality Read this true story about Glenna's experience with dreams and reality Answer the questions a) What kind of list did Glenna write? b) What kind of pictures did she put in a photo album? Glenna's dream book o ne evening I attended a seminar and heard a man speak He explained that the mind thinks in pictures, not in words He said that we can make our dreams become reality We just have to follow six easy steps Make a list of things that you want in your life Imagine pictures of the things that you want in your life Cut out pictures from magazines of the things on your list Put your pictures in a photo album Wait for your dreams to become reality Remember, there are no impossible dreams So I thought about what I wanted in life and I wrote a dream list After that, I cut up old magazines and arranged pictures of my dream list in a photo album Then I sat back and waited My dream list I want to meet a goodlooking man I'd like to have a traditional wedding I want to have flowers in my house every day I'd like to wear diamond jewellery I' like to visit an island in the Caribbean I want to live in a beautiful new house I want to be successful in my job Read the story again Match the things on Glenna's dream list with the pictures a-g 11 You are going to listen to more of Glenna's story Did Glenna's dreams come true? Work with a partner Listen again and mark the sentences true of false Correct the false sentences 1) She met her husband in California 2) She met him at work 3) He gave her roses every day 4) His hobby was collecting diamonds 5) They had a traditional wedding 6) They went to Hawaii for their honeymoon 7) They moved into a new house 8) Glenna told Jim about her dream book before they got married 9) She left her job How many things from Glenna's dream list are on your dream list? Compare with a partner Reality TV Lexis: TV programme 12 You are going to listen to extracts from eight different types of TV programme Number the types of programme in the order in which you hear them What types of programme you like / hate? Discuss with a partner be going to A game show A documentary The news A soap opera A sports programme Reality TV A chat show The weather You are going to read and listen to an interview Daniel, a TV presenter, is talking to Lynne, the winner of Big Brother, about her plans for the future Use the phrases in the box to complete the conversation You can use the phrases more than once I'm going to are you going to I'm definitely not going to we're going to you're going to LANGUAGE TOOLBOX (be) going to + verb I’m going to talk You’re going to talk He’s going to talk She’s going to talk It’s going to talk We’re going to talk They’re going to talk D: Lynne, congratulations How you feel? L: Oh, great I feel fantastic I’m so happy D: What’s the first thing (1) you’re going to when you get out? L: (2) have a big party for all my friends I missed them so much D: Ah What (3) _ with the money? L: Well, (4) _ give some of it to charity, and with the rest (5) _ buy a house for my mum D: So, which of your Big Brother housemates (6) _ see again? L: There are some people I’d like to see again, and there are two people (7) _ see again I think you know who they are D: Yes, of course That was really horrible But your hair looks ok now L: Yeah, well D: Anyway, Lynne, the question everyone wants to ask You and Eddie became really good - er - friends in the House So (8) _ see Eddie again? L: Well, I don’t know Yes of course (9) _ see one another But we don’t know what’s going to happen D: What advice would you give to future Big Brother contestants? L: Don’t it! No, I’m only joking Be yourself and be patient It’s very boring in there D: Finally, what are your future plans? L: Well, first (10) _ go out and spend some money Then I want to start my singing career (11) record a CD Actually, I’d quite like to be a television presenter D: Oh – well, good luck! 20 Listen and check your answers Work with a partner Each of these good intentions has one word missing Re-write each sentence with the word in the correct place a) I'm going more exercise (to) I'm going to more exercise b) I going to save money ('m) c) I’m to spend more time with my family (going) d) I'm going book my holidays earlier (to) e) I'm going to arrive late for appointments (not) Which of the good intentions in you have? Discuss with a partner Close up Want to, Would like to, Hope to Re-write the sentences so that they make sense a) b) c d) e) I world travel to around want the married to I get want don't lots like have of I'd to children be to famous wouldn't I like hope before fifty I I'm retire to I want to travel around the world Tick (v) the sentences that are true for you Compare with a partner Work in groups of three Choose five pictures (or draw your own in box l) and tell your partner how they represent your dreams Language reference: future forms want to , 'd ( would) like to, hope to (be) going to You use these structures to talk about your dreams or desires for the future You use (be) going to talk about your future plans and intentions We want to visit India next year One day, I’d like to climb Mount Fuji in Japan My sister hopes to continue her studies in the USA I'm going to have a big party for all my friends We aren't going to stay for a long time Are you going to visit your parents this weekend? I have a dream Song I have a dream, a song to sing 22 Use the words in the box to complete the song Then listen to the To (1) me cope with anything song and check your answer If you see the (2) of a fairy tale good good wonder help future right darkness reality right You can take the (3) even if you fail I believe in angels, Something (4) in everything I see Choose the most appropriate word / I believe in angels phrase to complete the statements When I know the time is (5) for me below Compare your ideas with a partner a) I’ll cross the stream – I have a dream 10 I have a dream, a fantasy It’s a positive / sad / romantic To help me through(6) song b) And my destination makes it worth the while I think the song is great / okay / Pushing through the (7) still another mile not bad c) I often / sometimes / never listen I believe in angels 15 Something (8) in everything I see to songs like these I believe in angels When I know the time is (9) for me Complete the sentences with words I’ll cross the stream – I have a dream from the song I’ll cross the stream – I have a dream a) I had a bad d _ last night b) I have a particular song that I s _ when I’m happy c) I have to c _ with a lot of Abba From Sweden, Abba was the most popular pop band in the world in the late 1970s and early 1980s problems in my job d) When I was a child, I had a favourite fairy t _ e) I b _ in miracles f) I can see s _ good in everyone Which sentences in are true for you? Compare with a partner Reading Things Work with a partner and match pictures a-j with the words in the box an address book glasses a glove a handbag money a pet (snake) a TV remote keys a mobile phone a wedding ring The items in are the top ten things British people are most likely to lose Which you thing are the top three things? Discuss with a partner Work in small groups Refer to Top ten things in and discuss the questions a) Which things have you got with you now / at home / at work or school? b) Which things you often lose / sometimes lose / never lose? c) When was the last time you lost something? What happened? Work with a partner Read the article and answer the questions: a) What is Lost Property Office? b) How can you contact the Lost Property Office? c) Is there a similar office in your country? Lost Property Office Listening If you travel by taxi in Lodon and leave something in the taxi, you may possibly find it in the Lost Property Office Property that is found in a London Taxi is handed in at a London police station and forwarded to the Lost Property Office Property can take up to working days to arrive at the Lost Property Office You can enquire whether your property has arrived at the Lost Property Office in one of the following three ways: You can enquire in person by visiting the Lost Property Office (near Baker Street Underground Station) between the hours of 08:30 and 16:00, Monday to Friday You may make a telephone enquiry by telephoning 0845 330 9882 between 08:30 – 16:00, Mondays to Fridays You may make a written enquiry by either: - Posting or faxing a letter - Completing the on-line form 23 You are going to listen to a phone conversation between Judy and a Lost Property officer Judy lost a bag yesterday Which bag did she lose (a, b or c )? Complete the questions that the Lost property officer asks in Use the words in the box Listen and check your answers What How Is there What kind Can What's a) b) c) d) e) f) What colour is it? _ it made of? _ you give me some more information? _ big is it? _ anything in it? _ of bag is it? Work with a partner Imagine you lost your own bag Write a conversation between you and a Lost property officer Act out your conversation in front of the class The schwa /ə/ 25 Listen and repeat these chants What all the vowel sounds in red have in common I'm younger than my teacher I'm younger than my doctor I'm younger than my neighbor They're not as young as me! I'm taller than my sister I'm taller than my brother I'm taller than my mother They're not as tall as me! Are any of the lines in the chant true for you? Use words from the box or your own ideas to make a chant that is true for you Say your chant to the class short / shorter poor/ poorer old /older fast / faster low / lower quiet / quieter happy / happier rich / richer luck / luckier Close up: Comparatives & Superlatives Complete the quiz GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ lead gold iron is heavier than , but is the heaviest Venus Mars the Earth .is further from the Sun than , but is the furthest Christianity Buddhism Islam is an older religion than , but is the oldest Russia Canada China .is bigger than , but is the biggest a rocket engine a jet engine a diesel engine is more pwerful than , but is the most pwerful Rio de Janeiro Singapore Cairo .is closer to the equator than , but .is the closest Write the comparatives and superlatives of the adjectives Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives Nice …………… Quiet …………… …………… Slim …………… …………… Hot ………… ………… Curly ………… ………… Lucky ………… ………… Good ………… …………… Bad ………… ………… Expensive …………… ………… Confident …………… ……….… Work with a partner Combine comparative adjectives from with nouns in the box - or your own ideas- and think about things you'd like Example: I’d like softer and shinier hair a bedroom a father a house · · · a boyfriend a car a girlfriend hair a job a mother a computer holidays neighbours Write two true sentences and one false sentence about things you'd like Exchange your sentences with your partner Guess which of your partner's sentences is false Discuss your ideas Here are some more general knowledge questions - Putting the adjectives in brackets in the comparative or superlative Answer the questions with a partner What is (high) mountain in the world? What is (big) island in the world? Which elephant has (big) ears, the African or the Indian elephant? What country has (large) population in the world? Which animal is (fast), a cheetah or a lion? What is (ancient) monument in the world? What is (intelligent) animal in the world? Turn to page 28 to see tthe answers Language reference: comparatives & superlatives All one-syllable and some two syllable adjectives Adjectives ending in a consonant or 'e' older - older than - the oldest nice - nicer than - the nicest adjectives ending in a single vowel followed by a single consonant big - bigger than - the biggest Adjective ending in 'y' happy - happier than - the happiest Reading Irregular adjectives good - better than - the best bad - worse than - the worst far - further than - the furthest Adjective that have two or more syllables interesting - more interesting than - the most interesting Expensive - more expensive than - the most expensive Negative comparisons ( not as …as) I’m not as tall as my father The most valuable things in the world I'm not as tall as my father Work with a partner You are going to read an article about a dress that belonged to Marilyn Monroe Guess the answers to the questions Then read the article to check How tall was Marilyn Monroe? a) metre 54 b) metre 68 c) metre 82 How old was she when she died? a) 36 b) 42 c) 50 In what year did she wear the dress at John Kennedy's birthday celebration? a) 1955 b) 1962 c) 1968 How much did she pay for the dress? a) $ 3,000 b) $ 7,000 c) $ 12,000 How much did a collector pay for the dress in 1999? a) $765,000 b) $942,000 c) $ 1,150,000 Happy Birthday Mr President … In May 1962, Marilyn Monroe sang ‘Happy Birthday, Mr President’ at John Kennedy's birthday celebration in New York She wore a skin-tight dress made of silk and covered in 6,000 beads It cost her $ 12,000 Her hair dresser said' Marilyn was amazingly beautiful that night, like a vision 37 years later, Christies of New York held a ' Private property of Marilyn Monroe ' auction 1,500 items of Marilyn's property were sold, including the famous dress When Christies looked for a model to wear the dress at the auction, they were surprised to find that the metre 68 actress was very Lexis: big numbers slim ‘One of the smallest mannequins we found in the United States was still not the correct size for the Happy Birthday dress', they said ‘Marilyn was much smaller than people realized' When a collector bought the dress for $ 1,150.000, it became the most expensive dress in the world The buyer said that it was cheaper than he expected He was prepared to pay $ 3,000,000 ' I stole it ', he said There are few photos of Marilyn singing ' Happy Birthday, Mr President ', but it was her last memorable public performance She died three months later at the age of 36 What is the most you usually pay for: a) a pair of trainers; b) a pair of jeans; c) a formal dress or pair of trousers; d) a jacket or a coat; e) a pair of shoes? Compare your answers with a partner 26 Say the numbers below Insert and into the numbers where you need to Then listen check and repeat a) 6, 112 sixty- six thousand, one hundred and twelve b) 4, c) 5, 000 d) 7, e) 1, 18, 387 f) 4, 8 27 The numbers in were the highest prices ever in dollars for: a bikini; a watch; a pair of jeans; a film costume; some pop star clothing; a boxing 10 Reading Write the questions for the answers below Example Read the magazine article and choose the best title a) Advertising on the net b) Getting rich on the net c) Surfing the net Read the article again and tick (v) the information that you can find in the text a) Amazon has customers all over the world b) Jeff Bezos is visiting his companies in Europe c) His family were the company’s first customers d) He started the company with his family’s more than 25 million How many customers does Amazon have? a) 8,000 How many _ b) $ 300,000 How much _ _ c) The first years Which years _ d) Through word of mouth How _ e) Under 40 How money e) Customers liked the Amazon website f) The company began with only ten staff g) Amazon now sells many different things h) Amazon closed one of its offices in 2001 i) Jeff Beros wants to travel into space Have you ever bought a book or a CD on the internet? If the answer is ‘ yes’ you probably bought it from amazon.com Amazon has more than 25 million customers in 150 countries around the world The company employs 8,000 people The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, set up the company with $ 300,000 that he borrowed from his parents Five years later, the company sold $ 1.6 billion of books, and Time magazine chose Bezos as its person of the Year But this was only the start Online selling is a difficult business and most companies not succeed For Amazon, too, the first years were difficult, but Bezos did not give up Why has Amazon been so successful? At the beginning, Amazon had no advertising New customers heard of the website through word of mouth They returned again and again because their experience was so positive It’s a friendly site, payment is easy and the books arrive fast Amazon continues to grow You can now buy DVDs and videos, mobile phones and computers, clothes, toys and wine Bezos and the company are worth billions of dollars Bezos is not forty years old yet What does he want to next? ‘ I would love to go into space,’ he says The last thing that he bought from Amazon was a book about rocket design 53 Drive Grammar Rearrange the words to complete the questions Example English have lessons often you How often you have English lessons? a) best friend is old your ? How b) does it homework long take to you your ? How c) book did for much pay this you ? How _ d) class are in many students there your ? How e) far from home is school your your ? How Answer the questions in exercise Example I like game shows and documentaries a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Complete the questions for the answers below Example What size you take? a) The lesson starts at nine o’clock What _ b) The nearest bus stop is 500 metres from my house How _ c) I can run 100 meters in 15 seconds Write your answers to the questions in exercise How Example Three times a week a) b) c) d) e) d) I go to a technical school What e) I’ve seen six Jame Bond films How Complete the questions with How or What f) It take me two hours to drive to the beach How Example What kind of TV programmes you like? a) _ long does it take you to get to work? b) _ sort of food you prefer? Pronunciation c) _ many different countries have you visited? d) often you go shopping ? e) size shoes you take? f) time you get up in the morning? g) old is your school? Listen and repeat Listen and tick (v) the numbers that you hear a) 8th f) 5th b) 4th g) 2th c) 9 th h) 10 10th d) 6th i) 7th e) 3rd 54 Vocabulary Look at the treasure map below and circle the correct word to complete the instructions Start at the old lighthouse and walk across / along / over the coast to the rocks Climb (a) across / down / over the rocks and go (b) along / into / up the forest Walk (c) down / over / through the forest until you come to a river Continue (d) into / out of / along the path that follows the river and go (e) into / out of / past the waterfall A little later, go (f) across / pass / up the river when you see some rocks Walk (g) down / into / through the hill on the other side, to the church at the bottom Go (h) along / into / past the church and come (i) along / out of / over the back door The treasure is under the tree Complete each sentence with a verb from the box drive get have set take turn Example Go along this road and take the second right OK? a) I always off very early when I take the car to work b) I hate it when I stuck in the traffic c) Slow down! I don’t want to an accident d) The park? Go out of the shopping centre and _ left It’s about 500 metres e) Why they on the left in England? Circle the correct alternative Example I really like driving on the country roads / streets in the north of Scotland a) The street was closed because of road lights / works b) The traffic is very slow during the rush hour / time c) There was a big traffic block / jam in the city centre d) You can drive at 120 kph on the motorway / pavement e) You can’t indicate / park on the yellow lines Writing One word in each group has a spelling mistake Correct the mistakes Example access accident across accountant a) difficult office surfface traffic b) allowed brilliant dellete generally c) fammily programme slimmer swimming d) appointment poppular shopping stopped e) earring interresting married terrible f) assistant impossible passion vissited Fill each gap with the letter c or s Example concert a) dan _ e h) senten _ e b) exi _ ting i) exer _ i _ e c) expen _ ive j) twi _ e d) so _ iety k) univer _ ity e) mou _ e l) web _ ite f) re _ eive m) wor _ e g) sen _ e n) _ _ enery 55 Listening Sarah Hello Cover the recording script opposite and listen to a telephone conversation Put the pictures in the correct order Sarah Pete, where are you? I’ve been worried Pete Sarah, hi It’s Pete Pete I’ve got a bit of a problem Sarah Why? What’s up? Pete Well, I set off early, but it was the rush hour and there was a lot of traffic It took me thirty minutes to get to the shopping centre Then, the traffic lights near the shopping centre weren’t working I was stuck in the jam for about half an hour Sarah Half an hour? But you’re three hours late, not one hour! Pete I know, I know I got out of town and got to the motorway, but, guess what? Roadworks! There were roadworks for about ten miles, and it took me about an hour to get off the motorway Sarah Oh, no I told you not to take the motorway Pete Yes, I know, but Anyway, I got off the motorway I knew I was late, so I was driving quite fast But then there was a really slow car in front of me and she was in the middle of the road so it was difficult to overtake I can’t stand it when people that Sarah And? Pete And so I decided to overtake, and Sarah And? Pete Erm, I had an accident There was a car coming the other way and I didn’t see it Sarah Are you all right? Pete Yes, I’m fine And the other driver is fine, Listen again Are the following sentences true afraid we need a new car (T) or false (F)? a) Pete began his journey early too But the car is Well, the thing is I’m T b) There was a problem with the traffic lights near the shopping centre Sarah Oh no! Pete Yes, but that’s not all Sarah You mean there’s something else? Pete Er, yes, the other driver was a policeman c) Pete is one hour late Sarah Where are you now? d) He was on the motorway for two hours Pete I’m at the police station e) He drove fast when he go off the motorway Sarah How awful! f) Pete and Sarah need a new car Pete Sarah? Can you come and get me? The g) The other driver broke her leg address of the police station is h) Pete overtook a policeman 56 Justice Grammar Write sentences in the past continuous Example What / Jeremy / look at? What was Jeremy looking at? a) How / he / feel? _ b) What / he / wear? _ c) What / he / hold? _ d) What / his friends / sing? _ e) What / his friends / hold? _ Look at the picture opposite of Hermione’s boyfriend, Jeremy, (see student’s Book page 74) and answer the questions in exercise Use the words and phrases in the box a black jacket the clock ‘ Happy Birthday’ his mobile phone angry their wine glasses Example He was looking at the clock a) _ b) _ c) _ d) _ e) _ Look again at the picture of Hermione’s boyfriend, Jeremy, and answer the questions Example Was Jeremy drinking? No, he wasn’t a) Was Jeremy having a good party? b) Were his friends smoking? c) Were they looking at the clock? d) Was Jeremy’s girlfriend sitting next to him? e) Was Jeremy making a phone call? What you were doing yesterday at these time? a) 05.00 am _ b) 09.00 am _ c) 1.30 pm _ d) 6.00 pm _ e) 9.00 pm 57 Vocabulary Writing Circle the correct phrases Complete each sentence with a word from the box about from in off outside to with Example He went out with Hermione for four months a) I got a postcard Hermione b) Lady Moon found out _ her husband’s affair c) She drove the lover's house d) His car was parked _ her house e) She left some bottles the centre of the village f) She cut the arms and legs of his suits Complete the table adjective angry good independent late quick surprising terrible adverb angrily Write the correct word Example He did the exam extremely badly (bad /badly) a) He is a very _worker ( slow/ slowly) b) One day / that evening, an old witch was looking at herself in the mirror She was feeling very sad because nobody loved her (a) At first / Then, she had a marvelous idea She took her magic wand and changed herself into a beautiful princess (b) Finally / The next morning, she was walking near her house when she saw a handsome prince He was sitting near a pond and (c) at first / one day, he did not see her But the witch called to the young man and he turned round ‘Come to my house ', said the witch, and the prince followed her, but he said nothing (d) A little later / Last year, they arrived at her house She said to the prince, ' I want to be your wife Will you marry me?' The prince didn’t reply All afternoon, she repeated her question, but the prince never spoke (e) One upon a time / That evening, the witch asked her question for the final time Still, the prince said nothing (f) Finally / Next, the witch could stand it no more She took the prince's face in her hands She looked him in the eyes, and (g) a year later / then she kissed him on the lips Rewrite the end of the story, adding full stops, question marks and capital letters suddenly there was a flash of light and the prince disappeared in his place was a horrible green frog where was her beautiful prince the witch was furious but she was also hungry she decided to have a delicious dinner of frogs' leg in a cream sauce Her bedroom is very clean and (tidy / tidily) c) They sang ' Happy birthday ' very ( loud / loudly) d) Hermione's boyfriend was with her ( furious / furiously) e) They are _ married with three children (happy / happily) Complete the sentences so that they are true for you a) I always _ very carefully b) I sometimes _ quite late c) I can very well d) I _ very quickly 58 Reading Read the story again and choose the best title Read the story and put parts a) - d) in the correct order a) b) c) Guilty or not guilty Unhappy married Wrong number Answer the questions a) b) Why did the gangster want to call his wife? _ Who answered the phone? _ c) Why was it not possible for the wife to come to the phone? _ d) How did the gangster feel when he heard about his wife? _ e) What did the servant next? a There was a moment's silence Then, the servant replied, ‘yes, sir.’ ' And when they are dead, come back to the phone.' ‘Yes, sir.’ Five minutes later, the servant returned to the phone ‘They're dead, sir.’ b One day, an important gangster boss was working late in his night club in Palm Springs He decided to call his wife to say that he was going to be extremely late A servant answered the phone.' Get me my wife,' ordered the gangster ' I'm afraid it's not possible, sir,' replied the servant c ' Good,' said the gangster.' Now take the gun and throw it in the pond in the garden.' ' But, sir,' erplied the servant nervously,' we haven't got a pond!' ' That’s 865 405878, isn't it? Asked the gangster d 'What you mean " It's not possible"?' shouted the gangster angrily.' Get her immediately!' ' I'm sorry, sir, but she id her lover,' said the servant The gangster was furious He thought for a moment and said quietly,' Listen to me carefully Go to the cellar, you her me? In the cellar, there is a plastic bag There is a gun in the bag Take the gun, go upstairs and kill them Kill them, OK?’ _ f) Why did the gangster think that he had the wrong number? _ Pronunciation a) What were you doing? b) I was making a call c) Who were you ringing? d) I was ringing a friend e) Why were you calling f) I was feeling so sad g) What were you saying? h) I said I was leaving i) Who were you leaving? j) I said I was leaving you! Listen again and repeat after the recording 59 Extreme Grammar Find eight past participle in the word snake and write the infinitives of these verbs in the spaces below Put the words in the correct order to make questions and answers Example made shoes were Where your ? Where were your shoes made ? a) b) a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) know _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Circle the correct verb form c) d) e) in made Portugal They were dinner is served time What ? at eight It's o'clock served usually are formed How passive verbs? a and are be formed participle past They with _ Put he verbs in brackets into the past simple passive The Poseidon Palace is an underwater hotel near Aruba in the Caribbean It built / was built ten metres under the water and a submarine (a) takes / is taken the guests to the hotel When they (b) arrive / are arrived, they (c) take / are taken to a beautiful bar The walls (d) make / are made of a special glass and there are stunning underwater views Champagne (e) serves / is served before the guests (f) show / are shown their rooms One night at the Poseidon Palace (g) costs / is cost $650 Example Neuschwanstein Castle was built ( build) for King Ludwig II Bavaria a) Luwid _ (call) ‘the only true king' of the 19th century b) The castle _ (design) by a theatre designer c) All the latest technology _ (use) d) It _ (finish) in 1881 e) Ludwig (kill) in an accident five years later f) Later, the castle (open) as a tourist attraction 60 Label each symbol with a word from the box Vocabulary Complete the picture puzzle use the words in the box to help you cliff desert fields rainbow star cloud fog rain snow storm sun wind planet volcano Read the weather report and complete the map with the symbol from exercise It will be a cold, cloudy day in Dublin today, with a possibility of rain later in the afternoon In the south around Cork, the day will start off foggy However, the fog will soon disappear and it will be sunny later with temperatures of around In the west, near Galway, it will be very windy, with a possibility of storms For Belfast and the north, it will be extremely cold with temperatures below zero and snow in the middle of the day Pronunciation Listen to the recording and read the poem at the same time Keep in time with the beat The guesthouse was built in one day And everyone wanted to stay It was all made of ice And was terribly nice, But the next day it melted away 61 Listening Cover the recording script opposite and listen to part of a radio programme Which picture shows what they are talking about? Invervier Our guest today is Naomi Goodall Naomi was the only British woman in this year's Yukon Quest The Yukon Quest is a 1, 000- mile race from Canada's Yukon Territory to the centre of Alaska It is perhaps the most difficult race in the world Naomi - what is it like? Naomi Hard, very hard We cross mountains and volcanoes, glaciers and ice fields And it's dark Seventeen hours of every day in the dark - it's because it's so far north Interviewer And cold, I imagine Naomi Cold? It's really freezing We're in the Arctic Circle and the race starts in February Temperature is sometimes 40 degrees below zero You cannot imagine how cold that is But for the dogs, it's not a problem Interviewer Dog? You have dogs to help you? Naomi Yes, of course The dogs all the work A human can't it on their own Interviewer I'm sorry I thought you ran Listen again and complete the information a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) The Yukon is miles long It begins in the _Territory It finished in the centre of _ It is dark for _ hours every day The temperature is sometimes _ degrees below zero There are dogs in the team Naomi finished in _ position in the race The first prize in the race is Naomi No, no, no The dogs all the work We have a team of 12 dogs, and they pull us on a sled The dogs are huskies and they 're Arctic dogs Interviewer Oh, right Naomi , you came twelfth in this year's race Were you happy with that? Naomi Yes, I guess so It was my first time the most difficult part of the race is Eagle Mountain and I had some problems with my sled I lost a lot of time For next year, I've got a better sled Interviewer Naomi, one last question Why you it? Naomi Why? Because of the money The winner gets $30,000 No, no, seriously Because it’s beautiful Because there’s nothing more beautiful The moon and the stars and a desert of ice And you and the dogs You have to see it to believe it Read the recording script to check your answers 62 Writing Look at the results of a survey Then read Part of the report below and complete the text by choosing the best place 63 Now look at the graphs for the second part of the survey and complete part of the report Use the phrases from Part to help you Review Circle the correct alternative Lady Helen Stockwood has sat / was sitting at home and she (a) has read / Grammar was reading a letter from her husband Complete the table infinitive past simple past participle break broke _ bought _ eaten find sold spoken teach woke worn write she was really furious Her husband (b) was having / had another affair and, this time, the marriage was finished He (c) wanted / has wanted to leave her! Lady Stockwood wanted revenge and she (d) has looked / was looking for an idea she looked at the letter again Complete the conversation using the verbs in the box did Was didn’t ’ll was wasn’t ’ve were ‘I (e) have never loved / was never loving you.’ it said.’ I want a divorce – was were now! You can have the house and you can keep the paintings But sell the A: B: A: B: Where were you last night? I (a) playing bingo Bingo? I (b) never done that It was my first time, too I (c) know how to play A: (d) _ it difficult? B: No, it (e) it was easy A: Anyway, who (f) _ you go with ? B: I (g) _ invited by Janie A: Janie? What (h) you doing with her? B: That’s a secret I (i) tell you in a few days Write the contracted forms of the verbs Example I have never been to Egypt I’ve never been to Egypt a) She has bought a new computer b) I will retire in ten years c) sorry – I was not listening d) I will not get any younger I will not get any younger e) It is pronounced differently in America f) I have got a bad back Rolls Royce and send me the money That’s all I want Suddenly, Lady Stockwood (f) had / was having an excellent idea She (g) telephoned / was telephoning her friend Suzy ‘Suzy ‘she said, ‘(h) Have you ever wanted / Were you ever wanting a Rolls Royce? ‘Oh, yes,’ said Suzy,’ (i) I’ve always wanted / I was always wanting one.’ ‘Well,’ said Lady Stockwood.’ I’m selling one Five pounds!’ 64 Complete the short form answers Example Have you ever met anyone famous? Yes, I have a) Did it rain yesterday? Yes, it Match the questions in box A with the answer in box B A a) b) c) d) e) f) Have you ever seen the Pyramids? How far is the airport from your house? How will you find a job? Was it raining when you arrived? What is your snowboard made of? What were you doing this time yesterday? g) What’s the weather like in the autumn? h) Why you use a personal organizer ? b) Is English spoken in your country? No, it _ c) Were you working yesterday afternoon? No, I _ d) Was your mobile phone made in Finland? Yes, it e) Has your teacher ever been ill? No, she f) Did you go to school yesterday? No, I _ g) Were you sleeping when I telephoned? Yes, I _ Rearrange the words to make questions Example countries have How many visited you? How many countries have you visited? a) does get How it long school to take to you ? b) kind like music of What you ? c) about thinking were What you ? d) happen think What will you ? e) are How much paid you ? f) a holiday last the time was When you had ? B To remember my friend’s birthdays No, I haven't How about you? It’s quite near About twenty minutes in the car I was watching a film on TV Is was good No, it was cloudy, but dry I’ve no idea A sort of plastic I think Dull and windy, usually And quite cold I might find something on the internet Correct the mistake in the sentences below a) Do you works in an office? b) They sometimes are watch TV in the evening c) He often go sailing in the summer _ d) You can’t to smoke in here _ e) I’ve got too many work _ f) There are a lot men in class _ g) My house isn't enough big _ h) I hardly go ever to the theatre _ i) I’d like find a new job _ j) How far your school is from the nearest shops? _ k) She’s visited New York three years ago _ There is one word missing from each sentence below Insert the missing words Example How long does it take to you get up in the morning? a) How often you read the newspaper? b) I feeling very tired yesterday c) I taught to drive by my parents d) I think will go to the cinema tomorrow e) She never been to another country f) What sort car have you got? 65 Vocabulary Circle the correct alternative Put the words in the box in the correct category There are four words for each category across along cliffs clouds desert desktop field file fog glacier indicate motorway mouse overtake past rain screen snow through traffic Computer words _ Driving words: _ Geographical words: Prepositions: across Weather vords: Example Go over / through the bridge and turn right a) He usually drives along / out of the river b) I always eat my food very slow / slowly c) I might / will be 36 on my next birthday d) It was very raining / rainy yesterday e) Our apartment is in the third / three building after the shops f) Please be very careful / carefully with those scissors g) Tomorrow will be cold and fog / foggy Fill each gap with a word from the box about about on out to Combine a word from box A with a word from box B to make compound nouns a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) mobile credit traffic rush night dinner tour single Use the compound nouns in exercise to complete the sentences Example a) He works as a _ in Thailand b) I got stuck in a _ on my way to work c) I’d like a _ with a view of the sea, please d) Some friends came for a _ at our house last night e) There’s always a lot of traffic in the f) We’re going to a _ this evening Do you want to come? g) You can pay by _ or cheque for in on A friend told me about a website called Friends Reunited I wanted to find (a) _ where my old school friends were I sat (b) _ at my desk in front of the computer I clicked (c) the Explorer icon and connected (d) the internet I found the site and logged (e) I typed (f) _ my name and some information (g) _ my life I looked (h) _ the name of my old school and found quickly And then I saw the name of my first girlfriend card club guide hour jam party phone room Give me a call on your mobile phone when you arrive down Complete each sentence with a word from the box They all contain expression using get colder home revenge rich stuck touch Example Did you get stuck in the traffic? a) I always buy lottery tickets because I want to get b) I want to get in with some old friends c) she was angry with her husband and wanted to get her d) The weather will get tomorrow e) What time you usually get _ after work? 66 67