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on rhe whole, $'omen gossip more rhan nen. In general nen butt in rnore than women $.hich $,onen lind very annoying
11) ou overhear people haying a row in pultic, you should lnlervene.
Politicians generally witter on wirhout ever answering the in(erviewer's questions.
d Elderl,v people have reason 1() grumblc aboul lhe youth of roda).
h) Adulrs spend nore rime chardng on rhe phone
i) Couples who conskntly bicker should split up. t Wbnien cLal up men as olren as men chal up
b) Tick the sentences you agree with Then change the other sentences to make them true for you. pehaps it s not essential to nake eye contact, but it nightseen rude ifyou don't.
c) work in pairs Compare ideas Do you agree?
a) Use these prompts to make questions with J,,ot Use the Past Simple or Present Perfect
r / learn / English for a long Limel
Haveyau been leaning English fot a long tine? How oicl / be / {hen / have / first English tessoD? / see / any films in English recentlyl
a when / be / the last time / speak / Engljsh otttside class? s / have to / wnte an]'thing in English l:st month?
6 / ever / read / a rovel that was written jn [nglish? How long / come / this school?
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VocabuLary communicating
Grammar time expressions with Past Simpte
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a) Tick the words/Dhrases in bold vou kno*. check new wor<ls/phrases in {l1ii.*l prrz.
a) lt's essenlial to mak€ €ye contact when you re speakrng to someone
b) On average, I comc iDto contact with abour t'renty people a dat
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Listening and Grammar
a) Think of someone (not nr your class) wlm is popular $lite live personal qualitjes that 'nake hilnlrcr popdar.
b) work in pairs Tell your partner about the peEon you chose. Are any of the personal qualities the samel
c) /\gree on rhe rhree mosr important qualities l-ell the class.
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a) Look at drese sentences Are they talkilg aboul a definite time in the past or time up to and including no$l which v€rb form is usedl 1 I ve boughr quire a le$ seltlelp
books oter the past 1e\! montlls. 2 l !e read abour t50 pagcs so tar. 3 During the lasl couplc of wceks I've
actuall) been tq,ing oLrt somc o[ C.rrnegie's suggesLiorls.
4 Uf unril no$l, I'vc ncver really had an) contacL with the guy in the tickeL office
b) Underline the finlr c)eressior in each sentence in 5a).
c) Sometimes Fe caD usc the Present Perfect or the Pd-st Snnplc with th€ snme time expressi0n Compare these pairs ofsentences $'h)' did Speaker A usc the Past Snnple? Why did Spcaker B use the }\esent
1 a I told at leas( ien pcople.rboLrr il at \i.ork ihis veek the 5peaker ca nside rs th e wo rki ng week
B he told ar least len people aboul ir at work ihis n'eek ilre 'pea*er ca nsid ers th e wa rk i ng week A I read ]t durjng rhe sunrmer
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s l'vc read a lot ofbooks durilg A 5j!!!! ,\nn suggested rhis one,
I ve read a couple oI his other B I ve read lors ofhis boolc sla!!
l've becn une ploye.l
A As soon rs t linished reading Lt, I gave ir Io my bro(her
B As soon as I'vc finishcd rcadLng it, ]\n going lo gile lt 1o n\'
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b):.,:il! i,Listen to '\"", Sy, Dean and Amy at their book club meeting which of Car'regieb suggestions they ntntion?
c) Listen again Ansser these questions
r a) Why did ,\nn suggest thc book to Lhe group? b) Why wasnl she very impressed with iL al liist? a) Does Sy usuali,v read books Lik€ thisl
b) \4ricl of Carnegiels poiDts does h strongly agree wrlhl a) Did Dean expect to erlov the booh?
b) \\'ly does he talk about his triend, John?
a a) \\'hich of Carnegiet suggestidls iid Am_v try out? b) Ho$, did rhe nran in tlie ticket officc r.actl
d) work tu pairs which of Carnegie's suggestions you think is the most imponant and whyl
d) Check in t l l
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@ a) rr r'orrr tcrb r,',nrs po\tiblt'1 wh\ r/r h\ norr
r I 5pokel've spole, to him lhjs noming I5al'veree, her during the last [e$'inonths l ll caLi you as sooD as sh? arived/ s affived a She amel s been here a lot last month
s During lasL night! pertonnance severalpeopLe walke,l / h ave wa Lked a lL
e There hare lxen a loL ol changcs since I wofftedl've worled Once I mel've mef her I reall] Likcd her
s I ve been skiing ts'ice since I Jal'ves€e, you last b) Work in pails Compare answels
Reading
d t - a ) \ o r k i n p r r l r t , i \ c ( u m p l e t o l $ h a r t o u t o r r * i d , l t o b c eood and bad.cNicc in \hop r(traurdnr\' c r ( b) Read dre article wlry very fnendly, chany shop assistants nnd waitresses annoy the sriter?
c) Read the anicle again Tick the true sentences Corect
1 The writer was in a hurfy $hen sli€ $enl inlo the shop / 2 She Nondered \aht the shop assjstant! behaviour hacl upset h€r 3 She cnjoyed lhe foocl she had at rhc rcstaurant
a She told the waitress whal she thoughL of lhe lood. s No psvchological sludies have the same vie$'.s hers 6 She lvoul.lDl object to assislants nho serc nalurally
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a) Look at the lfods/phrases nr bold in ihe articie what words are missing from each phrase? b) w]1at trues of word can we miss out in inlornal 'Titten and spoken English?
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\{ould you have responded to the shop assistanl and the xaitress nr the sane $.a,v as the \ariier of the a(iclel lf so shy? Il nor, rfial would you have s.rid?
How \ould you describe thc sefvice in sliops and calas in ).oLrr country? Has il cliaDged over the tearsl
TEN DAYS AGo, on the way to a meeting remembered that was running low on face crcam There was a chemist's acfoss the road so I ran in and grabbed ihe first cream saw
.Havinq a good day? asked lhe girlat the ilL, srni fg blissfuly.
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'Thal's great." She ran the scanner oler thejar ard made eye contact.
'Been shoppinq all morning?'
Not having the lime lo take lrerthrough my dary,lsimply went "[4mm.
"Yeah? Lucky you "
She tod me the totaland said, So, got anything planfled for this afternoon?
'0h, yo! know' said, a$/are of tirne tick ng by.'Th s and that."
As I hunied on my way lfound myseli th nkrg about the g I and the amount of niceness lhad jusl experenced Why d d t make me feelso bad? Was it impolite not to chat back? 0rwas th s son of pushy lrendlress in its way every bt as rude? lwas rem nded oflhs altef the meetng, when met a fewish friend for !nch I had the f shcakes Theywere perfectly dsglstng.
'Everything allright with your meal?" asked the waitress, nterrrpt rg our conversation.
F i n e , l s a i d W h a t e s e c o u d l h a v e s a d e v e n f d w a n t e d t0? t m ght have made my new irend uncomfortab e
0n the way home that afternoon lihought about mannerc. As a soc e! we not lake manneE bywhLch Lmean now we
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bank or shop the personlust ahead ol yo! js sure to etthe doors swing back in your face l\rlddle-aged nef dve ntodsabed spaces, teenagers slump ln the r seats on lhe bus pretendng not to notce the pregnant woman stand ng in front of them And yet
it's obvlous on lhe H gh street that Fake N ce, as practsed by my casher and the wa tress, is on the increase too li has become a highly overused mafketng weapon afd yoL can t wander nto any shop witholt some perKy person rusn ng up and say ng, 'H Need any help?' YoL srnie back through grilied teeth, "Just lookiflg, thanks.'
Appareatly some psycho ogical studies have shown that f the assistaft ifeais you as a Jrend therc's a psycho og ca effect - lhe clstomerw| retum Orwi they? Other studies suggest that this sales technique is aturn off Pehaps the soluton s to appojnt people who are genu fe! intefested in peop e not those who are tnined 10 be
Adaoled from the ,rdeperdrrt 29tA4tAA @ a) Write thre€ topics you woutd lil€ to talk about, e g
b) work in pait S*ap papers Choose one of your panners topics and \wite six questions to ask himAer. How many filns have you seen du ng the Last slx nonths?
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t a f l n ( r ! q u e r i o r f t l l r h c c l a o n t t h i n g v o u \ c l , a r n r about youf panner.
(9)Friends - the new family?
QUICK REVIEW
Write true and false sentences about yoursetf using these time expressions: so /ar; this week, during the last few daysl up until now, as soon a, in the past few months.wotk in pairs.Take turns to tell each other your sentences. cuess which of youa partner's sentences are true.
Listening and Grammar
@ r l r c t r h e m e a n i n g o l r h c p h r a e r r r h o l d l h e n $ u r L i n p.r\ arra (Dscuss rncsc qucsnons
r As a rul€, you rend Io unburden youis€lf to fri€Dds o r t o r n e m b e r s o l lour laNilyl
2 ! \ - n J l " r r b r - - n c n o f n o r r - ! h o r d r e - r r u unload fieir Norries on to orher peoflel
3 Broadl!,spsaLi4 aduhs in )'our couniry lrottle rp rhcir feeliDgs or let lhen oull
4 Do )'ou think in the main, rhat ieenagers would mther con{id€ in thcir prrenrs or rheir friends?
; : Notice tlle underlined expressions which are uscd ro nrake generalis.tions
a) $brk i]l pairs \\'}o would yor expect men women a teenag€rs like the ones in the photos to confide in: a) their friends? b) both lriends and lamily? c) somebody
b) Listen and check.
c) Listen again Tich the rrue sentences Correct the false
r Da\e and his liiends tend to talk aboul od) serious rssues 2 DNle thinlts nrcn Duke fricD.ls ruth people wlo enjo-r rhe
3 HcLen sees her lriends evcry dav
a Helen's {rjencls are ver-r patient $ath her. s Andrca Lrlrsls her hlir.lrcsser to be discfeet.
6 Andrca enjoys lisrennrg to hcr haidrcsseri probtems. 7 Most ol Alci-s conversarions are about evcrycla)'events. 3 Alcx conlides in people of his oNn agc
d) work in pairs $trich things that th€ speakcrs talked about yrcu idcnti\ withl Do you think people conl'ide in each other about different things at different agcs?
Help with Grammar
Clcft senteDces lividc a message irto tlvo parts using wlat or it clauses They caD locus atteniion or ne\ nore important or coDtradictory infonmtioD (tcan get a bitnrcssed byv/ark.)what tdo if tget stressed is talk ta ny friends- (Dcw iDfomiatioD)
(tget on well with my parents.)Hawever, it's my ftiendsthat ttalkta if thave a prcbLen
Vocabulary prepositions and phras€s Grammar cleft sentences: wrat and it clauses Review time expressions with Past Sirnple
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tocus on , $41ole serLence \re can use ilnd ldPfers
(t4en dan't unLoad on to other people.)
\\tcn we use 1']r.r, hl,, hos., hcn.1ihcl", etc instead ofwlmr, we usualh use an e\pressio| such as d p.,-sor1, lh€ rudsor etc., with or without the
Aperson (who) Itend ta canfide in isnyhairdresseL
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b) Look ar these cleft sentences with tt Ansuer
a) tt'd probably be n) parenb who ltl talk to firsL b) lt wasD't until he brohe up wLth his grrllricnd
that ny hairdresser starLed lo conlidc in r r D u l r p l r n p i r " L , , l o r I I n
th€ il clausc or in Lhe nho/lhdr clausel \Vhar lerb tollows it?
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a) Look at this elample rnd answer the
(We'lLhave a d nk and talk aftetwards ) what we tatk abaut isn t deep and neaningfu!, though.
1 Underline the clause that giles nelv inlonnation in tlie cleft sentence.
2 \\ihicli verb loins the tvo cLauses?
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@ a ) t o m p l c r e c n r e n c e b , o i r h a \ r h c \ r ' n c
a) Lucy\ coming ro help me out.
b) Th€ reason Lu.y:s cemiDg i5 to help me 9at
al A[t€r leaving ny ]asljob, I began to sork
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3 a) You should wrire a letter and reluse to par:
a aJ Jol rot the problem Ir's Tim. b ) lt ! .
s a) I {anted to speak ro Ben. b ) l h € p e r s o n .
5 a) This is what happened I forgot the nap.
b) ffiffi I-isten and check.
c) Listen again and practise.
The rebson Licy s ciningis b heh ne ht.
@ a) Conplete the following sentences about yourself.
1 what I find feally boring 1r: rhar reaily irrirares me ] t w a s n t u n t i l
4 The year that What anuses me A place I really love
b) work in groups Say your sentences Ask lbllow
Reading and Vocabulary
@ - a ) $ o r l , i n p a i r M a k c a l i ' r o l - t h r d i l f c r e n r n l c r o l t r i e n d s y o u could mect at drflcrtnL < t a g r r o f y , ' u r life e.g school friends Wlll they always be
b) what you think'fnendship overload' neans? In what ways might it be a problem?
c) Read the article Does the writer agree with your ideas in 6b)?
d) Read the article agatu Answer these questions. 1 Wht are families often Do longer xvailable to do
lhe things thet used to?
z I n $ h J r $ d ) - d n t , t ' l c l r ! ' i r g l u , r l l \ i r lamilyl
r c , o r o i n S r o r h c \ , { h r r * ' u a ' l J \ l u r i lriends?
a why people these days seem to have so many more friends than before?
s \\&.al does rhe l\1iter say about some of the people
6 \\rhy does lhe writer suggest a real triend is oDe you hardly ever see?
e) Work in pahs Which of the opinions in the article you agree or disagree with? Give reasons.
merning as senten(c a).
OId college friends, Internet chat room mates, work colleagues, neighbours we collect ftiends as if they're going out of fashion, says Mory KIIIen
| F p d o p n : n w " r o l o L e " n m o r e o e L c r e I p o b t d l u o d o b d o rp b r o r r , e t b a on a regulaT basis, such as confdant, babys tter and someone to watch the TV vr' th, have gone fof good llore often than not, we now ve too far away for this to be pfactical, whlch means that ouffrlends - the peoplewe actua lycome across most rcgulary - have to he p !s olt Naiura y, they have to be on the same wavelength as well, but liv ng nearby, hav n€ kids at the sarne schoo and so on means that we tend to have a lot in common Tl'rls ls why they often end up as substtule fam y, ejther by chance or on purposeL
Butwhat about the frends we arc not so close to? There was a time when people tended to have a smal €roup of 'best' frends and tl'ren a second d vision ol toventy or more ffiends !4/e acquircd aong the way They couid be peope $/e were on good terms w th at work, and since a B.itsh 25 year old has, on average, experienced three dfferentjobs, that soon adds lpl Or perhaps we made friends wth them at school or universiv and kepl in lolch Maybe they are nelghbours, peope we know through hobbies, nightc lbs or ho days, or even trends of friends
At times lt feels as lf the nlmberc in the second d vision ale Setung olt of contro aswe tfave morc and rnove lobs oa houses
ncrcaslng y frequenty - either by cho ce or out of necessity lt sounds lngrateflr, but many of us have colected too many friends and w th on y so many hours n the day it's rnpossib e to keep in contacr with al of them So, let's be honest here Perhaps one in five of our irendships s purey ema , or text based YoLr like each othel but realist ca ly the fr endsh]p is not going to ast in the long run Another fifth s the peope you only phone but barey ever meet Next arc the frends you see sometrnes, just out of habit F naly, the ast t\ /o fifths are splt betu/een the peope you see a lot in phases and those you see regllarly wh ch nc ldesomeyoLrlike a lot essthan some olthe peop e you on y speak to on the phone, but who happen to ve vefy close Add to this lot your partner\ fflends, yolr !'/ofk colea8ues and lhe parents of yol.rf chlldrcns fr ends, and yolte soon feellng out of your depth t's a huge commitment, the knd that can keep yo! awake at nght.
The Amercans cal t 'obllgation ovedoadl lts the very 21'{ent!ry condtion of co ecting fiends as if our ife depended on lt and lhen worrying how on earth to keep track of them all flaving so manyfrlends is makng us m serab e and funn ly enough it3 your rcal best friends that won't pLrt paessure on you to see them because they know that le s stessfu enough already!
ln fact, t could be argued that peahaps the defniton of a rcaly cose frend s one you hardly ever see!
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prcPosrnons.
1 W h o i s t h e l i i e n d y o u h a l c I n o s r
2 D ^ ' , , u , , I ' u r l , r ) ) , 1 o l l s c h o o l o r c o l l e g c l r i e o d s ?
3 \\ihar kincl ol things I.,u
hahit, bnr i\,hich you sould likc Lo stop d o i n g l
Do you rve rhings phascs rnd r h n s i o t ! l l o g e l l e - l
$rhal sfo(s )ou a rcgular lrhal clothes di.] you usc Lo wcar but ivhich
l a s f i o n l
l \hat sulrjecl htryr )ou ahrays fclt ) o u r d c f r l l
ila\t )ou c\ef bfol(cLr somcLlling
b) \\i)rk in pairs Ihke turns to ask and anslvcr the qucstions in 8a) Ask follow-up
Tick the scntcnces you agrce $ith Change thc othcr scntcnces to makr: them true for you- Thcn complctc sentences and *ith your ost idcas
1 W h a t _ r o u ' r e l o o k i n g fo r i n a l r i c n d i s someone ivho is ycry diflerenL lo von Y o u n e e d ro h a v c in t c r e s l s i n c o r m o n i l
a l r i n d s h i p is i o l a s r
3 Irriends lrc pcotlc {ho will always stick up lor )ou, $nrarcler hlppens
a l b u c a n r r c a l l v h e j u s l l r i c n d s w i t h sornconc of rhc otposite sex
s A real fri.nd is somco.c $4ro \ill tcll )ou t h c r r u r h c l c n i { i l - s s o e l h j r g y o u d o n t Wonren lbnn closer IrjerdshLps r}[n mer 1
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E " j t a ) | o o k J r r l ' , p h r r - r n r h , r , ' r , l m a r ' I l r r r , ' k - : r r rh , t l , m { I n t ' o l d r n r h , r r r r , l r r h k r h , i, m , J , , , , , F i n context then match thfln to delinitions I
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v o u r r c p u l
i r n t L n L n r r r l \ t ro l b ) a c c i d c n r
z s o m c t L i l l g - o u d o o l i e n , q i r | o n r l h i n k i n g a b o u r ii : a l t c r a r e r y l c f g t t r ) p e r i o d o l r i n r e
4 s i L h s i r n i L a f ! i c s s / o P i n L o i r s s for shorL irrgular pctorls
6 i v i t h o u t r h c k n o \ l e d g f o r s k i l l s lo d e a l w i l h s o i n e l ] r i n g b) l{ilch these vords/phrases to thc prepositiurs nr thc lvord map I here is someftncs morc than onc possible
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a regllar basis touch average common contact c) $brh iD pairs Look at the phrases fron! 7b) in blue in rhc afliclc \vhat docs cnch phnsr neanl
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b) Tell thc class three Lhings that you agreed on
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(12)1 C Favourite sayings VocabuLary sayingsj iaioms ReaL worLd erplaining and p a r a p h r s i n g
Review preposiuons and phrases Q U I C K R E V I I W
Write five sentences using phrases with ir, on and outotWork in pairs Say one of your sentences but don't say the preposition(s) Your partner says the sentence with the correct preposition(s): A / m good terns nyinlaws B I m on good termswith
a ) \ a r ( h t h c Ii r r h J l f o f a ) i n g l - d r o r h r l endings a)-h).
c) ic,thurg g,tt1ed i) loudrr than \or.ls
t) ctrLL ot a nolchill
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lf yau fly with the crcws, yau get shat with the crcws.
1 RoDrc wasnt - -\ a) belore mourh Dorlt makc a \ b) builL rn a da)l
6 lnglge brain Noihitig !cnture.l,
b) \\brk in pairs Compare an$v€rs what ) o u r h i n k r h a ) i n g r r ( d n l ( h c c l in p 1
c) Choose a saling from your country ltow uould you e).plain what it means to a British
a) l-isten io l'ive peoplc talknrg about sa)ings that the,v likc Put the saynrgs in picturcs ll in the order thcy talk nbout them b) \\brk in pairs Try to Dratch the satings to
r lbu shouldni wona abont rhings that might or nrighr not happen in rhe tutur
2 l t \ i m p o r r a n t r o h o o s e r h r i g h r p e r s o n f o r r h c righl aclivii-x
3 t t ! p o i n l l c s s d o n r g s o r n c l h i n g v o u r s c l f i f v o u k n o \ s o m c o n e ! v | o c a n c l o iI l o r v o u
a I l l o u r i ! w i l h ! b a d c r o $ d , Ion ll be jlrdged llrc srnif \'al !s rhe cro\rd
s i f )., donr oll people enoLrgl mone.- r o d o a i o b ) o u \ o r l g e r r h e b e s r p c r s o n
c) Listen again Chcck y
d) $i)rk in pairs $1 ch ()1 the sa) irgs in 1a) aDd 2a) yotr like the best and whyl Tell tlre
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@ a) ri in lne gaps with h.lt or whi.ft.
sinpl),4tlsL?basicall)' means ADcl illthis/thal ne:ns is
I nican by thal is B v I m e a n
I ' m t r ) i n g t o s a y is
b) Fill in dre gaps with these words that sirnply other way
1 To pur it
2 is ro sa): Or to lur it aDothcr I n i v o r l s ,
c) Look at R1.4, p148 List€n agair and Dotice how the speakers explah and
paraphrase their ideas. d) check in t ili!f,:j pl1e.
\!'hen \\.e neecl to clariq: simplit) or cxplain somedring se have aLreadt sai.l ve oft€n use phuses vhich si$ial tl) thc listener tliaL we are gonrg to sa,v the samc thing agaiD in
1
a) Fill in the gaps with one ivord Then natch r-6 with endings a)-0 r Wiet l'rn tryiDg to sav is rvc should S|cs qujre a closed person What I mean
rhlt is you can never t€ll There are roadvorks on the nororr!a),
basjcall)'neans a This is a diffi.ult situatur by
s W'e Lrrgenllv need to reducc our costs l n o r h e r
6 lL's a hard-clrivc back up s,vstern, or to p t i r
a) $,har she s rhurking
b) you h.rvc to allow an extra hour for d it ensures ihar )ou son't lose rlut! on d) cross that brjdge Nhen {e coDe to it e) to think about ir rnore careliLl)l
f) we have ro nrake some people reclun.lant b) work nr pairs Take tlrns to say a
c o r n p l c t e t n r r ' n r l r o m a l D o \ o r h a \ c r h ,
@ a - \uu are aoi A ru nla\ a.ramc crllrJ 8l,l/ li.r€,, ro r $ o r c a m r p l a \ i r F r h c g a m e a I d a r r u t r I h ( , j I c * r i o r F What is the gane about?
2 What does cach persoD on the fiist teanr have io dol what does the second tean have to do?
b) Work in paiE Which you think is the tme delinition of the Australian expression 'She'll be apples'?
c) :: lr:li Listen and check
$brk in two groups Group A, try to guess the meannE of idioms I Group B, try to guess the meaning of idions a){).
1 rave about sornetbing
Group B
a) be up Io soncthiDg b) tllk shop
c) call it a day
(14)- t - , , , , l ,
l , a ) R e n l a c e f i e $ o r d r i n b o l d w i r h , r i l l i n r l , ( e a p \ w i r h r h r ' ( , ' n r ( r @ ) t h , ' u r c r h c r o n c r r p r c p o i r i o n r h e \ c $ o r d v p n m \ e \ u \ c r n e
corecr form ofthe verb ;::;.,:,j! Use the Past simple or dr€ r NIy sister ancl I dont hale nuch PreseDt Perfect There is
-bave-a-row bicker overhear sometimes more than one z t.rn o,/out o/very good renns
come into contact with chai possible answer' wirh all my neighbours
buu in The flar above miner.t"5bee4 My brorhers dog is complerel)
(be) empiy eler stuce I on/autaf caitrol
r Do ),ou often hear peopie ar€drs (nove) in six a She lives in thar area our o//, in publicl havt galow months ago But a lew peopLe necessit)', not because she
2 Do you lhink it'.s rude t (see) ir recentll likes ir
interrupt when soneone! And lhree more peoPle s Are you slill orl1, touch wilh
Lalkins? (already come) to your ex-girllrjend?
3 Do you ever talk in a ftiendly see it this morning I lt ma\ seem hard no$! but and informal rvay ro stranger I (bump into) one of our o/i, the long run you ll when youre on public tunspo ? them as I xas Sojng out Sh€ see the benefits
4 D u \ o t ( r o $ d _ ' , o , , t l , ' \ o " / \ o r k i n D u b " i
o n , , n u , l l t a r s u c a b o t r r ' ; i ; ; i , ' i " " v r r ' i p p , r r r ' @ t o m p h r c r h c ' e ' d \ i n < w i L h o n c u n i m p o r l a n l l h i n g s : t r n u n l r l o $ ' h c
s Do )'ou mcet and commnnicate (a1va)'s preter) s'orking abroad l Rome $asrl builr iD a
with many English speaking but she ' (recentlv
people olra day-to clay basis? otfer) a grealiob here '{n)NaI z once bLtrtn r\LE Have you ever accidcntally this is the first tjme she
hearil people talking about you (rry) to buy a flat I , ^.,'""' - louder or a person you knol\.? hope she gets it Then alter she than xor.ts.
b) work in pairs rake rurns ro ask li,;;" ;;; ;;.,.'.til:,:',,:.]'" " .oji,#l*";.: ,.:;.:; '"
a n d a n \ $ c r q u c s r n ' n < l - i n l a )
,l - 5 Nothnig ventured, nothing
1 Review Language Summary'1, p117
dll Re-rite these sentences to t h o o s ( r h e b e * r e n J i n e a ) o r b ) V - - - , - ; - - - - - ; - - - - , ; - - i - , ,
; ; _ - 9' emphasise the words in bold 6 krrer rnan never.
l o r c a c h * n r e n c e s r a n i n s q i r h r h c q o r d I D i d y o t r g o r o r o L t e r i r a h b r a ( k e i <
2 Hav€ you be€n ro anv rock 1 tamleryclose to my old€r
Itstivals sisrd t he Derson )
4 i n r h l J l i $ m n l \ ' r , ^ " ^ " ^ " , ^ , " ^ , , - , , , , , ' ^
:';;:T::."'- ,?#,T.'"'il:fi:." @M
a This morniry 1y1',, th")'.1t.1) , , ,, , : a) TicL the things you can do t t ' e r t ' " " t , o " ' r n r \ { € $ L ' r ! ' l n n ' i h , l l r ! i n r n g l i r r
job a Shet tred be'alse sh€
d i d n l g o r o b € d u r r i l : c a r d e s c o e d i i l e , e r l w d v s o f , ) a.m (The reason) : c o m m u n i c a t i n g
r n ( loD
I didnl starl ex€rcising
5 r r€ad thee of his books ;;; , ;;;;;; iii : I :iY:::1i,":,.: Fesenl and the past
6 rv€ r€ad {o.' of his books ;:;;;'.;;;;;;;;i ; ,,,r : usins a varietv oftime expressions
a) last sumner 7 tr reall, annovs me whtn : tcan understand an artic e in whichthe b) dunng th€ last few weeks peopte calk during a film i wriler expresses a specific point ol view
7 wher l'ye sold my ca - lY'U i lcan use various structures to emphasse " *rr.r, i ".ra -r.1 3lulie $abroughrtrnin : important or new iniormation. "l Lii".t "*-p*t **p-, scorland (ft)
l c a n u s e c r c u r n l o c u l o n a n d p a r a p h r a s n g lo clarf] whai I rnean.
b) What you need to study again?
see co-nou @l[!1.
(15)Accurate Writing
coNNEcTING WoRDS: addition S P E L L I N C : h o r n o P h o n e s
FiI nr the gaps with these conncctirg {ords/phrases. Sometimes there is morc than one possible answer
{ffipprro.
a l s o a s w e l t w h a t s m o r c b e s i d e s to o n o t o n l y 5he! becn runnnrg the companv since r\_o\.embcr Shc'.s gor thr.e children ro look lftcr,
{ , , , o r \ , r r r \ l , , r , " r
Thc problcnr w ver ser vas exrrernel) di*lculi Io \ L l ' , l I J \ r ' L h i r , l d l The ira$ic is r,rall) heal at rhis rirnc ol da): The roads are extrenreh icr: so bc careful
The lillage is remote but totall,v inaccessible
trp ct'** tt* -**t spellins ffi$RB prre. @ cnlole.c rtro r.ror.r-cRADABLE ADIFCT vEs; ADvERBs
a) Find and correct one mistake in each sentence Sonetimes thefe is more than one possible answer
p
r l h ! r B r s l , - r \ , h i , , o , r u , i - g r \ r concert next nonth
2 lll love to go and se€ rhat shoq'who everlone! talklDg about
3 That! the ca[6 at vhere we mel ]ast rime
4 Have you met the wonan her daughler babisits for us? s Do )ou kno! the man q'hose his house \as broken I'n1 meetiDg MicluelJones who isJoining our tinn I didnt buy his Latest book, IhaI was unusual tor me b) In which of the corected sentences can the relative pronoun be leli out?
( hoo.c rhe (orrecr aJiecrire lor rarh adrerb They may both be possible ' rpl20
suE I saw a progmmme on crocodilcs lan night Ii $as \ery i nte re sti ng /fasci nai ng
BEN l'd be absolutely ,rcared/terified ill sa$, ane suE Me roo What I was.xldemely 3amazetl/surprised
b) is how fast the) cal ruD
caRL Ar€ you going to th€ conce( lonighr?
KEN No, it! really ady'tculrlLrpoJsirle lbr lne ro get ro CARL I could give )'ou a lift
KEN Thats very kind, but lm also fairly stiredl5harered so I'll gile it a niss, I think
Preview 2 @ *rut,ur.rorrrt
6 I hrlen1 gol rnv change on me o $ e n r e n r o n c y lr o n r la s i I i m c
I think it! lie brodler whoselLvho'r Lhe difticuh unc iD that faniil):
hn not cntirel).con'inccd therellhey'rc up for fie ue miitht o/'ve forgottcrl mv urbiLe nunber it:s not uusuaL for lou ta liorycr you rc/yau owtr \\t rnrst makc sur€ that the,! chcck iD theyielthelr
3
a) Read the extmct from a stuclenti rvorh Correct the underlined mistahes using connecling ivords oI addition There is more than one possible answer b) Find and correct five common spelling mistakes
l'v€ 9ol tuo {'te^dr itr pa'4.ddr url(o I've beetr f€dlly dose to lor urclL ol my life WL,+ | like r\os+ aboal +he$ is h,ur k^d thly a/e 1A!.!s!1, I cah t/d, theh cou^plgtely - tl€/e +[e l.ihd o{ pople yol{eelyoucan plorc ap ot dtry ti$e o{1ke day d^a Ngh1 if yoa rc€d *o talk about you're problem
tl,.ey're nnuaes are J-'ss and olivid l ie u^igla* o+ losr cohlocl fbr o wkile bdt ohe{ u€ see eack othe/ h s !s i{u€'ve ^ever beeh opa,.t l+'s Jess urkose n^y oldest fried - ',re ohly n^et 0livid Llhetr we w€^+ +o college btr+ oll+l"ree of us luve a[,roys 90+ o^ really $rell to9e1l!€r l*tunE ure're very sqpo'.tiv-' 10 €d.[o+L!r,dlso ad l'm d!te/$i^ed h€v€r io lose codact urtt[tku i^re
@ vrne+rivo aro rasr lenrrcrcrrs
2
8
Fill in the gaps with the corect form of these verbs. t t € \ € r l ' F i f l g r c g B r i r i , r g ) o r a p a r p d r r i c i f l e , c g. wntfen) pI22.
Jljgh+en writ€ leave spoil bore open buitd try
r \ \ f o u n J r h o , " p c n e i \ r ' g d u l n r r h l fijghte4inq
People early should so \'ery quiedy nespit" very hdct, I didnr finish lhe job. She canl resist her grandchjldren.
\ , c o r J n t s r J , h e m u " l r h r - q i r h r l o r
The castle, tu the tenrh centurt', isjusr round the corDer irom {'here we're staying.
(16)2 Remarkable! Exceptional people
QUICK REVIEW
Work in pairs Cive the beginning of four English sayings.Your partner comptetes them and explains what they mean: A we'll ctoss that b dge B We'll cross that bidge when we come to it What this neans is
Reading and Grammar
Gt al \\i'rk nr Dairs Look at thc titlc ard rntruducuon Inlnt ol questions you rvould like to ask about Kim Peek
b) Rcad the anicle to see if ).our qreslrons \'ere answerecl
c) Read the anicle again Tick the correct sentences I'hen conect the mistak€s
I Kini Pcck is la0rous lor his appeardnce in a $ell knom filn Llis cxtraodinary brain has sdll
not been lully explaincd
3 Llc is unlble to look alrer himself on a day Lo<lay basis
a Kinls parerB have ahvays followe.L niedicrl advice about ile has alsays been exrrernel,v
friendh'and ouLgoing fun thinks that \lorldng $,idr
people on the filn $,as verl goocl
d) N{atch these meanings to thc vo.ds nr bold in the anicle
2 frjghtentug at rhe sarne Linc + r'atches carcfullv a s a l o f ' a l k n g nroves qulckl,v
e) Work in pairs Discuss thesc
Vocabulary intensifying adverbs Crammar relative clauses with
Review sayings
Kim Peek was labelled 'mentally deficienf at birth By the age of four, h e w a s r e a d i n g e n c y c i o p e d i a s f o r f u n T o d a y h e c a n p l a y th e p i a n o li k e Mozart and recall any fact from more than 9,000 books.
ls a person's inlelligcnce dctennined belorc bi{h? ]s acadcnic brilliance more irnportant iD lilc than emotional int€lligeDce, or belng creatile or
r f h.rc jr !rnrcL\ing faDiliaL a b o u L I this man in dre horellobby s.ho is mutteriDg n) himselfabouL airlines and hea\y sno\{ He givcs a bcllow oflaughter md people turn round in surprise, then s'nilc as ihcy recognise the shuffling gail and iarge bespectacled hcad ofKim Pcck Somelhing ofa local hero here in Salt Lake Cily it's Kimls lifc on which an Oscar-winning film n'as based nanl Mdr i{as a film about an autistic' savant* nith asrounding mathe matical skills, although Kim himself is developmentally disabled, not autistic Most savnnts possess remarkable erltrertise nr oneto thrcc subjects; Kim, an experr in atleasl rs different subjects, is knoln as a mega savanl, alrhoqhhe has alor in comrnon sith Ratn Man, such as the lightnnrgspeed at $'hich he caD
Recently dubbed 'the living Googlcl no onc in the sorkl is thought ro possess a brain quite like Knn Pccks As sxD as hewas born il was immediarelv clear hc Nas diffcrcnt His head rvas so huge that his neck muscles couldnl suppon it and a later brain scan revealedhe had one solid brain hemisphcrc instead of t$() It is
possible that, because the nvo sjdes of the brain were unable to comm unicate with cach oth€r, ihe brain may have turned into one mega-conrputcr Ho\,cvcr this is one of nany theories, none of which have
The aralj/sis ot Kim's brain does, hoNever cxplaiD the rcason for his severe moior deticiencies.ll€ is looked nfter by his father, Fmn, on rrhonl lre totallt' d epends r -year-oid Fran, alttrough nol in Llle b€st of health hinrself, lakes care ofhis son fL l'time, helpilrg him to wash and dress and chccking on him in the night Doctors b€lieve it is Frans unconditional lovc and bclicfnr his son that are paril_v responsible for Kirnls exceptional brilliance Ho('cvcr it ob\iorElyruns iDrhe fhmily; (inr alsr has abdher and a sister, both ofwhom, along wiih l-ran hims€ll are €xceptionally clever and arc classcd as gcniuscs
(17)2A Help with Grammar
see Preview, pl5.
Kinisa Laca! hero in his home town
and tclephone directories, all of which he menorised.It has rcccndy bccn disc.,vered LhaL each otKims eyes can read a scparatc pagc sirnultancously, takirgiLLst ten seconds, ralher than the avcragc thrcc Drirrutcs.These days, he spends most aflernoons in the local library u,hcrc hc is a Duch l{Ned
figufe-ltt hard to hold a conversation $ith Kinr, $'hosc mind flits tu)m one subject to another llith conlirsing speed Phtsicallv, he can be a litde intimidathg A big man, he rises suddenlv out ofhis chair to distribute bear hugsi his mild, kindly lather keeps an eye on him and tries to explain lvhat he's talking aboot However although Kim is charming and !fiectionate, h€ hasn t alwa,vs been socially coDfidcnt lIDtil a chance meeting \\'ith the screenwriter led to the mahng of ndin Man, Kimseldomdared look ano ther person in rhe face Ihr'as Dustin Hoffinan, the actor who played Ki h the lilm, r\'ho urged lr-ran to take Kim out irlto the Norld The way in lvhich social contact has transformed Kim's life is inmeasurabie It has developed in him a marked scnsc of humourand he loves meetingpeople "ll is only since,?l],1 Mdn ihat Kims mind became codn€cted to his hean," says llran No$'I drink his heafi is even bigger dlan his brain."
,\dapred lronr the sr,.lal Tblp-Araflr 06/02/05
'rriisi = ha\in8 a nre.tal condiin,n that mak s |coplc!n$le b communicare well 'rzk,r = sdmeoN sho has ur$1al abilitles or
G t - a ) I , o o k a r , dclr pair i an crJmplc ol arm,,r h,rmal r h , c p a i h o l \ c n r c n c e w l , k h r c n r ( n , I o r , I i n u * u a l l ) $ r i cn
English? tr) less formal, usually spoken EDglish?
1 ]le is looked atier by his taLhcr Fun on whom hc roial\' lle is lookcd afier bf his tather Fran who he totally depends on lt! Kim\ lile on which an Oscrr-wnnirg tiln was bascd ltt Kimt life that an Oscar-winniru filn was basecl on b) Fill in the grps in this rule \r'ith the corect words liom the pairs ol sentences nr 2a)
,i' hi nore tonnal, usually rd(len Engiish lrlo chaDges to J l r , | I r, | i i.n 1nd rl.rr r'!c: ro
c) Look at this sentence and choose the correct answer tu the ruLe
f-_
r h i s is o n e a l n a n y t h e o t i p s ( n o n e a l w h i ' h ) h a v e v e r b e e n p r c \ e d Detennn€rs (bot,r, d/1 on., n.ithcr nosl, mnl], crc.) coDlbiDe $1th twl'i.l' or.tw,D,, h noD defining reladve clauses Thcy rcfcr to wofdvphrrses in t epr€ylous clause/the fo|awing clause
: : When we are speakiDg informall,v Ne can use borJr o/lh.n dli.trire'n etc.: liis is dn oJnan) th.o,i€s nonc ol Lhtn hare be.n
d) Change the infomal phrases in bold nr these sentences to a more formal written style Ckck $nth the phrases in blue in the article
1 Krm also has a brcther aDd a sister, who are both exceplioDally He had sought out €ncycitryaedias, atlascs and relephone
directories ard m€moris€d th€m all
e) Check in p l l
@ n e u t i r c rh c p l u a e in b o l d u { " g r ltrepo\irion a n d B l i , h o , h t n , ,
2
This is the nane that h€ was knoM by This is the nane bywhich he wa' known
She should coDsult the students \yho she is responsible {or He embarked on a lonsjourne,v which he ncver returned from Mahi€r is the composer rhat he is always associat€d with l\n impressed by the speed thaa he runs rt
_Ihe
atist evenruall,v llDished rhe picrure that he'd b€€n
@ t t n t i * r h ( \ c Iw o c l a u e u \ i n c o l h , r , , h o , , t B l , o n l
She had lols ot ideas, but most of then rere nnpractical She had lots ofideas, nost ofwhich were inpracticaL She has two children, but D€ither o[ tlieD look hke her Tim inteniewed several peopl€, who vere all unsuitable She gave me tour tops but I only wore one of thern There were ody r$o flights that dat but the)'nere both lull I sludied Cerman school, but remember nonc ofi1
(18)2A
Listening
'@ a) t-ook at the photo of Tommy i- McHugh, a builder who became a
painter- what You think of his paintings?
b) m Lister to the Iadio programme WhY did TommY become a Painter?
c) Listen again and complete these sentences with one word
1 Tomny hadnt done anY Painling at all until he reached his . . 2 He compares his nind to a
, which generates bubbles ful of ctative ideas
3 After lealing hospital, Tommy and his wife received no 4 Tommy! life changed when
Marion Kalmus told him that he
Changes to the temporal lobe tend to increase people.s
As well as painting, many PeoPle with Tomny's condition tend to
Being very productive can often resuh in rvork ot variable . Although Tonmy! litesPan is uncenanl, he regards his lile as an
VocabularY Intensifying adverbs
see Pr€liew, pl5.
a' a) Which adverb does !a! 8o with these adjectives or verbs? Check ir
.Y ffiprzo.
i LlEry/tharaughlyhealty {jay . 2 I'd be deeply/strangly/tofally trustrated it 3 lr:s highLy/vividly/extrenet (un)likely that 4 r ttrcnglytimlylhighly believe that s I bitterlyldeeply/Perfectty regrer
6 was bitterly/uftetLy/extl€mely disappoinled when r I canPletely/entirely/highty agree
e I vnidt/di.t;4 tt)/Pete '! , nenber "
b) Use five of the adverbs and verbs or adjectives in 6a) to make tme or false sentences about your life and views.
s) work in pairs Take tums to say your sentences Guess which of your partner's sentences are false.
Think of someone who you think should win an award for being erc€ptional It could be somebody famous or a person you know. Write {ive reasors why he or sh€ should win it.
lfinly believe ny cousinJulia should win the awatd Shewas ill for a while and made rcdundant, neither ofwhich puther off starting her own business
a) work in goups Take tums to rell each other about the person you have chosen Try to be as persuasive as possible Then vote for the person you think shoBld win the arflard.
(19)Beading and Grammar
@ work in pairs which three to vou when choosins a QUICK REVIEW Think of two famous
people and two famou5 ptaces. write descriptions using relative clauses with prepositions, and intensifying adverbs if possibLe. Work in pairs Swap papers. Your partner tries to gue5s who or what you're describing: A lthoroughly enjoy visiting this
Spanish city, in which you can find aaudi's famous cathednl.
B ls it Barcelona?
holiday and why?
; the toudst facililies : the local culLure ii the accornno.Latron r the cost of thc holid,y q the Dighttif€
a) R€ad the anicle Why did the \witer fall in love with Kerala?
b) Read the anlcle aganr Answer these qu€stions
1 \\rlry did the xriter choose januar)' to vjsjt Keralal \\'lut did lhe wriier lind
surprising about Keralal what docs the wriler
predict will happen ro a which is the best way to
travel iflou lvanl Io see &e 'feal Kerala?
s \\'haL is unusual abour rhe $,ay people lish in Cochinl \\,lx) are sdre lanous
p e o p l e r t l r a c l e d to K e r a l a l c) work in pairs h which place, if any, har-e you 'lost your heart'? What made it so rvondertul? How would you spend a perfect day there?
Vocabut.ry adjective word order Crammar participte clauses Review reLative clauses with prepositions; intensifying adverbs
Memorable places
Its incredlbly beautifuland hypnouc, with lush vegetation, white beaches and vividly gfeen countryside Entire communities live along the canals and agoofs, which stretch over 1,900 km, racting as a vital means of comrnunication between remotevi lages and crowded towns n order to avoid tlre monsoon season, i went n JanLrary At that time ofyear the weather is great and you are normally guaranteed warm days and cooler, comfortable nights.
tdldn t expect to fnd it stillso unspoi glven that it's relatively c ose to coa People don'tseem to haveworked out yet tlrat Kerala is a ot nicer and much iess touristy So you feelas ifyou re discoverlfg somewhere entirely new like you're on a tota ly different planet However, now that it's been
fominated one of ivational C.eagraphic s SO must-see destinations of a ifetime , its on y a matter of t me before al this now chafges.
WHAT SHOULDN'T I MISS? Take a t p along the backwaters ,Gliding silently along in a canoe, you get to see a r!ral Kefala preserued through the ages and competely hidden fronr the road You'll pass locals doifg their aundry in tlre river, schooteachers taking casses on the banks afd so on, which is an enchanting experience tvtake sure you take lots of batteries for your camera A stopover in the fascinatifg capital, cochln, is a so a must A
cluster of islands surro!nded by a network of rivers and lakes, Cochif is home to a unique culture There's extraord nary fishifg on the coast there; peope hang from their boats into the water afd pick up fsh wlth their teeth, before chucking them lnto enormous nets In the evenings, go to a restaurant and try the wide variety of fsh Kera a is so famous for rcaught locally every day, t's always wonderfuly fresh. A PERFECT DAY
l w o ! l d p r o b a b l y w a k e u p a r o u n d 1 a m and tuck into a delicious hd an breakfast of pancakes with lots of curry powderThen 'd take to the backwaters for three orlour hours Later on,4having had an indulgent lunch, l'd ie n a hammock, sipping fresh coconut rnilk throuSh a straw and readinS a good book I mighi follow in the footsteps of the Ho lylvood stars, who corne to Kerala in search ofAyurveda, the natural Indian healthcare which dates back more than 3,000 years The treatments lse herbaloiis made from the exotic spices that are so pentiful here sPoured very slowly across your forehead, the oil feels like a cow is licking you;tlris may sound revolting but is actually very enjoyabe and is supposed to be good for people sutferlng from the stresses and strains of rnodern ife.
after supper, totally reaxed, ld lread for bed, putting on an eye mask n order to avo d seeing any of tlre loca spidersl
(20)2 8
se€ Preview, pl5.
a Some pardciple clauses give more infonnation about a verb or idea in a sentefte They are olter usecl to make a piec€ of $dting more raried and
a) Look at participle clauses l-5 in bold in the anicle Which one uses a) a present parriciple? b) a Past participle? c) a pe ect ParticiPle? b) Compare a)-e) with r-5 in the article what gammatical changes occur when we use participle clauses?
so $ey act as a vital neans o[ communicalion between remote villages and crowded towns While you glide silently along in a canoe, you get to se€ a rural Kerala prese ed thro gh the ages
Came face to face with nassive, 1Oo-yearold tortoises and swim in the clear, tropical waterc of the Aalepagos lslands
d) Cbeck in : :r' P122.
c) Becatrse its caught locally ever,v day, its always x onderfully fresh
d) Aftcr ltl had an induLgent lunch, l'd lle in a hammock.
€) lf itt poured v€D sloNly across your forehead, dre oil teels like a coi{ is licking you.
c) Match the words in bold in a)-{) nr 3b) to meanings 1-4.
1 cause result coniition tirne
@ n"\{rlt tt'""" r""tences Use the conect participle folm.
r Even atter I had read ihe insrructions I still couldnl understaDd
ho$' to use lbe canera
Even having rcad the instructions, I still ouLdn't work out how to use the camen
2 Now lhat I have spoken to then, I ie€l much happier about the I l J r d n * a n r r ^ J r \ e r J , ' d I , J l l d ' r r '
a As I fljcked through his addrss book, I noticed somethirg strange s As he cones lrom Brazil, hes Dot used to such cold veather You'll annoy people it you talk like that
Listening
l c t - u ) " "t " :- -j I ool ar rhc phoros a n d c a p t i o n ' a n d c h c c l a n v new words Then listen to two conversations Did Bruce enjoy his holiday in the Galapagos lslands? Did Melissa enjov her holiday in lreland?
b) flfii! t-isten again rick the conect sentences Then cora€ct the mistakes.
1 The Calapagos lslands are just ott the coas! of Ecuadol 2 Bruce went !o the Galapagos on his o$n.
3 He remembe$ the islands as being very green 4 The warm seas were a big attraction for him 5 lle was very impressed by the $'ildlite {here c) ifl.,{.i;i Listen again and answer th€ questions. 1 why had they decjded to go to lrcland on holldayl 2 why did M€lissa decide to sta,v iD this house? 3 Ho$,]ong did it lake to get Io the house? a whar was the weather like $'hen they arnved? 5 whal was the problem wirh rheir local beach? d) which of th€se plac€s would you like to go to? whv? R€Eaite sentences l-5 using the words
1 Not knornng my say round Kerala, I head€d straight lor the Toudsl hrtomation otlice (because)
2 The rain was very heav)' at that lime o[ year causins loodiDg everrvhere (so) 3 Visited out of season Kerala is not full
ot tourists (i0
a Having sa\.ed up for ages Lauren linallv $'ent oui and booked her night (alter) s Surtillg lhrough lhe channeLs I came