Workbook Clive Oxenden Christina Latham-Koenig Paul Seligson OXJFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Paul Seligson and Clive Oxenden are the original co-authors of English File (pub 1996) and English File (pub 1997) OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 198 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 USA Great Clarendon Street, Oxford 0x2 6dp UK Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam oxford and oxford English are registered trademarks of Oxford University Press © Oxford University Press 2008 Database right Oxford University Press (maker) No unauthorized photocopying All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate copyright clearance organization Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the ELT Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer Any websites referred to in this publication are in the public domain and their addresses are provided by Oxford University Press for information only Oxford University Press disclaims any responsibility for the content Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Publisher: Laura Pearson Managing Editor: Anna Teevan Project Editor: Maria A Dalsenter Design Director: Robert Carangelo Project Leader: Bridget McGoldrick Manufacturing Manager: Shanta Persaud Manufacturing Controller: Eve Wong ISBN: ISBN: ISBN: 978 19 477434 978 19 477435 978 19 477436 Printed in China 10 98765432 Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank all those at Oxford University Press who have contributed their skills and ideas to producing this course And very special thanks from Clive to Maria Angeles and Lucia and from Christina to Cristina for all their help and encouragement Christina would also like to thank her children Joaquin, Marco, and Krysia for their constant inspiration Additional grammar exercises by: David McKeegan Designed by: Amanda Hockin Cover design by: Jaclyn Smith The publisher and authors are grateful to those who have given permission to reproduce the following extracts and adaptations of copyright material: p 21 San Francisco Hotels, Castle Inn as shown on www.san-francisco.hotels-nb.com © 2004 AllRez.com, powered by Nota Bena Co Reproduced by permission of Sergey Artemov, Nota Bena Co.; 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Are you a party animal? 40 Who knows you better? What makes you feel good? 42 At the Moulin Rouge How much can you learn in a month? 44 The Devil’s Dictionary 10 The name of the game 46 12 At a department store Right place, wrong time 13 If something bad can happen, it will 49 A moment in time 15 Never smile at a crocodile 51 Fifty years of pop music 17 Decisions, decisions 53 One October evening 19 What should I do? 55 21 At the pharmacy Where are you going? 22 Famous fears and phobias 58 The pessimist’s phrase book 24 Born to direct 60 I’ll always love you 26 I used to be a rebel 62 I was only dreaming 28 The mothers of invention 64 30 A boat trip JEM From rags to riches A 31 hate weekends! 67 A Family conflicts 33 How old is your body? 69 Faster, faster! 35 Waking up is hard to 71 The world's friendliest city 37 "I’m Jim." "So am 1." 73 39 On the phone At the airport At the conference hotel Restaurant problems c Lost in San Francisco Practical English Practical English Practical English Practical English © Practical English Practical English Practical English Practical English 48 57 66 75 What a week! 76 Then he kissed me 78 Today is the first day of the rest of your life Anonymous GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER b Write questions Be careful with the tenses Does _ your sister speak Korean _ ? Match the verbs and nouns (your sister I speak I Korean) Where _ ? (you I live) What ? (music I your brother usually I listen to) Is _ ? (he I meet I them tomorrow) Why _? (you I your homework now) Where _ ? be born • J- (they / go / on vacation last year) a TV, the news How often _ ? b a language course, the bus listen to c two brothers, a big family play d homework, your job read e f take g the guitar, sports watch h English, Spanish • music, a CD • J in La Paz, in Bolivia 10 have Did _ ? (you / read / the newspaper yesterday) a magazine, the newspaper speak go (you / go / movies) Student Book p.126 Grammar Bank 1A on vacation, to the beach VOCABULARY numbers, times, dates Continue the series nine, ten, eleven , twelve fifteen, sixteen, _ , _ forty, fifty, _ , _ GRAMMAR word order in questions a Put the word into the right place in the question are Where you from ? are ninety-eight, ninety-nine, _ , _ first, second, _ , _ tenth, eleventh, _ , _ Who you live with ? Thursday, Friday, _ , _ What type of TV programs like ? you morning, afternoon, _ , Did you to this school last year ? Are you to study at home tonight ? go November, December, _ , _ going 10 five after five, ten after five, _ , What are you thinking ? about Who you talk to at the party ? did Who you usually e-mails to ? send CLASSROOM LANGUAGE PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds the e a Write the opposite instructions a Circle the letter with a different vovre’i - Instructions Opposites Work on your own Work in pairs Stand up S down Ask the question A the question Turn on your phone T o _ your phone Speak English D speak Spanish _~ : b Order the words to make sentences la/ weekend I good I Have Have a good weekend page / it / Which I is ? birthday airport fourteen brother forty instrument - -—— - - - Wednesday late / Sorry / I’m 10 university More Words to Learn name / / spell / your / you / How ? please / you / that / repeat / Could ?• pronounce / How / you / that / ? copy / Can have / a /1 / please ? does / mean / What / “phone” ? c Look at the pictures and complete the instruction verbs Write translations and try to remember the words Word Pronunciation (the) date noun /deit/ foreign languages noun /'foron 'laer)gwid3iz/ test noun /test/ traditional adjective /tro'dijnl/ unusual adjective /An'yu3uol/ introduce verb /intro'dus/ try verb /trai/ another determiner /o'nAdor/ (have) in common /in 'kamon/ What kind of ? /wAt kaind ov/ Translation Can you answer these questions? Where are you from? What you do? ci ch cr co co co Study Link _ What languages you speak? What are you going to tomorrow? What did you last weekend? GWwB MultiROM the Student Book p.144 Vocabulary Bank Study Link www.oup.com/elVamericanenglishfile/2 J A tree *r:end s someone who is there for you when he sb a odd prefer to be somewhere else i -merican comic book writer H ■ '/■ / VOCABULARY family and adjectives c Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box a Complete the chart cT work bring not like not s ee not have not set up set alons father mother i - live stay not get have I My mother uncle I in a bank, and she niece I I I J I I brother-in-law son | I she's very hardworki wife ! she often _ i i i i i i i i i b Complete the opposites —► talkative shy —► quiet laptop home and i i i i i i i _ sc: work after dinner I ~► generous —► friendly hardworking —► _ _ i i i i My father's unen I no ne 6° the same time as ~ i i i i i i i i i i at ne I in bed till 9:00 ! Student Book p.145 Vocabulary Bank dder than me He's really My brother is tv\ i GRAMMAR simple present i into computers He ‘ a job with a computer company We the same interests at all - i a Write negative sentences he _ sc i i I like Hong Kong I don't like Hong Kong i i i My grandfathe I ? n I I She works in the city although we 11 _ I i He has red hair You look happy i i i i L 12 Student Book p.126 Grammar Bank IB We usually go out for lunch. They have lunch at one in PRONUNCIATION -sendings b Complete the questions with or does a Circle the verb with a different sound at the end When the banks open and close? this bus go downtown? this store stay open late? your sister work in that shoe store? works lives leaves runs knows teaches Which supermarket you usually shop at? laughs does dresses starts rains cooks washes thinks likes misses your parents like shopping there? (watches^ relaxes More Words to Learn b Underline the stressed syllable talkative generous quiet Write translations and try to remember the words family nephew daughter Word Pronunciation unfriendly serious funny single adjective /'sujgl/ choose verb /tjuz/ exercise verb /'eksorsaiz/ READING prefer verb /pri'far/ a Read the article and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false) each /itj/ at least /ot list/ for example /for ig'zaempl/ (go on a) date /deit/ I’m sure /aim Jur/ the opposite (of) /6i 'apozot/ c Practice saying the words in a and b Twenty-five percent of American university students live with their parents Few students share a house or apartment with other students Translation _T_ _ It’s easy to decide who to share with _ Sharing a home is always a good experience _ : , , • ■ 7.^ ’ The questionnaire helps you decide who to share a home with < ■ T.7 ■/■■/'7 , -:'/ '//.■■'/ ■'/,.—:'7- k/M,'//■// ■■//■: /„/',■ 77 : "ij 7.7/-7 ■" '.’/ii '/,, '■ :■■ .■■ V,,.7?/" Can you answer these questions? Do you have a big family? How many brothers and sisters you have? b Match the sentences a-f in the questionnaire with these adjectives Do you get along well with them? What does your best friend do? generous T unhealthy messy _ hospitable sociable _ active _./r _ ■■ ■’■■ 7.4, ■■,-., , ■■■' f-;,.//;.,./., ! What kind of person is he or she? MultiROM Study Link | www.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2 VOCABULARY the body Complete the crossword PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds a Write the parts of the body in the chart — V legs toes back teeth arms heart hands knees head dr J teeth b Practice saying the words GRAMMAR present continuous Your thinks, remembers, and makes decisions You use your for smelling flowers You have two - they can be blue, green, brown, or gray Some women color their red or pink Adults have 32 , babies don’t have any Clues down J You have ten _ on your hands You use them for touching things You open and close your when you speak You can smile with it You have two at the ends of your legs You can kick with them Most people have on top of their heads 10 You have one on each side of your head Without them your sunglasses would fall off! Student Book p.146 Vocabulary Bank nose c > a Read the museum guide’s description of the painting on page Write the verbs in the present continuous As you can see, it Jsrafmng: (rain) in this picture, and most of the people _ (carry) umbrellas The two children on the right are the artists daughters They _ (play) with a ball, and their mother (the artist's wife) _ (watch) them closely On the left of the picture, a young man and a woman _ (sit) at a cafe table They _ (not I talk), but I think they're happy together In the middle of VOCABULARY prepositions of place Look at the picture on page Complete the sentences with these prepositions behind in the middle on the right under next to on the left The woman in the middle doesn’t have an umbrella The girls are playing with a ball The man and woman are drinking coffee They are sitting a table umbrella The woman the children is their mother The girls are standing each other the picture is a woman She _ (not / smile), and she doesn't have an umbrella What8 _ (she I do)? Maybe she _ (wait) for her boyfriend She 10 _ (think): "He's late, and I 11 _ (get) cold and wet." b Complete the sentences with the simple present or present continuous form of the verbs in the box watch travel go need study take More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words Word Pronunciation art gallery noun /art 'gaehri/ artist noun /'artist/ painting noun /'peintirj/ picture noun /'piktjbr/ poster noun /'poustor/ favorite adjective /'feivrot/ draw verb /dro/ (at the) back /baek/ (at the) front /frAnt/ famous (for) /'feimos/ Translation Can you answer these questions? i|J What are you doing now? What clothes are you wearing? Is it raining? Don’t turn off the TV! I ’m watching it They in Africa every summer I have a test tomorrow, so I hard When does it usually rain in your country? What you usually in the evening? MultiROM Jack always the train to work A Where you _ ? B To play tennis I to use the computer now! Student Book p.126 Grammar Bank 1C Study Link | wvwv.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2 GRAMMAR defining relative clauses VOCABULARY explaining words a Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences Complete the sentences for explaining words That’s the theater tall It’s the o pposite I need a cell phone apple It’s a k John’s the only person sleepy It’s s to tired I love the program boots They’re shoes, but they cover your legs That train is the one nervous It’s h you feel when you have a test Hollywood is the place sweat For e , you this when you feel hot The directors are the people dentist Ifss who takes care of your teeth There’s the cafe hospital It’s a p of short of fruit where you go when you’re sick a that also takes photos b that goes to Boston PRONUNCIATION using a dictionary c that has the best coffee a Match the words to their pronunciation d who can fix the printer waiter /'wotor/ e who make the business decisions water /'weitar/ kitchen /'kit Jon/ chicken /'tjikon/ ninety /nain'tin/ nineteen /'nainti/ homework /'hoomwark/ housework /'hauswork/ Austria /□'streilya/ Australia /'□stria/ A painter is someone paints pictures sandwiches /'saenwitjis/ A dictionary has good examples is sunglasses /'sAnglaesiz/ Mexico /'meksikoo/ Mexican /'meksik^n/ f where we saw Hamlet g where lots of movies are made h that’s on after the news b Complete the sentences with who, that, or where This is the church _ where we got married She can’t find the key opens this door The Louvre is the museum you can see the Mona Lisa very useful A The bakery I usually buy bread is closed today b Underline the stressed syllable in the words in a B Don’t worry I know a supermarket has really good bread I’m looking for a store sells postcards Study Link ■ Student Book p.126 Grammar Bank ID c Practice saying the words VOCABULARY verbs More Words to Learn Complete the sentences with the past participle of these verbs Write translations and try to remember the words Word Pronunciation name create write design record use invent make base discover ballpoint pen noun /bolpoint 'pen bikini noun /bi'kini/ bulletproof vest noun /'bobtpruf vest/ diapers noun /'daiporz/ dishwasher noun /'difwafor/ light bulb noun /lait bvlb/ stockings noun /'stakiijz/ vacuum cleaner noun /'vaekyum klinor/ white-out noun /waitaot/ windshield wipers noun /'windfild 'waiporz/ Translation Study idea The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was designed _ by engineer Joseph B Strauss Sometimes you can remember new words by visualizing them in your mind Look at the words in More Words to Learn and try to visualize the objects I was after my grandmother Gold was in California in 1848 Copper and tin are to make bronze Many different characters were by Shakespeare Can you answer these questions? Telephones weren’t until the late 1800s Where were you born? Most cakes are from flour, eggs, sugar, When was your apartment building or house built? and butter Who was your favorite movie directed by? How many languages are spoken in your country? Many of the Beatles’ songs were at Abbey ''W' WfoHiW Road Studios in Tondon The Lord of the Rings was by Tolkien Which company was your cell phone made by? | MultiROM 10 Many characters in novels are on real people PRONUNCIATION -ed a Circle the past participle with a different -ed sound Complete each sentence with one word I'll it tomorrow if I time /id/ /id/ If I you, I wouldn't buy that house I might _ go out tonight I'm very tired named checked appeared rained discovered You _ drink coffee at night - you won't sleep changed separated based started produced How _ have you lived in this city or town? (painted) pretended played directed missed How many movies Alfred Hitchcock make? I to smoke but I quit last year b Practice saying the words O Disposable diapers invented by a woman Study Link | www.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2 BUYING TICKETS Reorder the dialogue, 1-10 BART - Bay Area Rapid Transit A Round-trip, please How much is that? A Thanks Oh, can I get anything to eat on the train? A Can I have a ticket to Boston, please? A Good And what time does it arrive in Boston? A Here you are When does the next train leave? B That’s $104 B It gets there at 12:15 B Yes, there’s a snack car with snacks and drinks B In ten minutes BART ticket machines will accept nickels (five cents), climes (ten cents), quarters (25 cents), $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills Some ticket machines will accept credit cards for a minimum of $20 transaction B One-way or round-trip? SOCIAL ENGLISH Complete the dialogues A I’m really poking GENERAL INFORMATION forward to our vacation B Me too! A Could you t a photo of us, please? B Yes, of course Are you r ? Say “cheese!” A You like chocolate, don’t you? B Yes W you ask? A Oh, no reason I just w _ READING When bringing luggage on a BART train, please try to keep aisles clear by storing your luggage under your seat Some trains have space by the doors for wheelchairs or bikes You can store your luggage there, but please keep it within your control at all times SERVICE HOURS In many cases, BART service extends past midnight Individual station closing times are coordinated with the schedule for the last train, beginning at around midnight SPECIAL TICKET TYPES BART Blue - for frequent travelers $45 / $60 tickets a Read the information and circle the correct answer You can /(can’t) buy a $10 ticket by credit card BART Red - 62.5% discount You can I can’t use bills in the ticket machine 62.5% discount for persons with disabilities and children to 12 years old, $24 ticket costs only $9! You can store luggage under I in front of your seat Note: children and under are FREE! You can I can’t take bicycles on BART trains BART Green* - 62.5% discount Many stations close before I after midnight 62.5% discount for senior citizens 65 years and older, $24 ticket costs only $9! A nine-year-old child can buy a $48 ticket for $18 / $30 You have to I don’t have to pay for a three-year-old *Please note: When using BART Green Discount Tickets, seniors are required to carry proof of age child Senior citizens who want a discount must I don’t have to carry an ID b Underline five words or phrases you don’t know Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation I GRAMMAR something, anything, nothing, etc PRONUNCIATION /e/,/oo/,/a/ a Circle the correct word a Write the words in the chart I called twice, but anybody /(nobodv) answered sofa Sunday seven nothing don’t close home study button anything Do you know anything I anyone about this meeting? Listen! I think somebody I anybody is upstairs help no best go stressful lunch never something He couldn’t find his keys nowhere I anywhere — We didn’t know someone I anyone at the party Daniel has something I anything to tell you V I’m sorry, I can’t anything I nothing about that seven so fa J Sunday We need to find somewhere I anywhere to stay We don’t have anywhere I nowhere to put it b Look at the picture Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false) b Practice saying the words VOCABULARY adjectivesending in -ed and -ing Complete the sentences with an adjective ending in -ed or -ing I’m t ired - I’ve had too many late nights! Going to a spa on weekends is so r _ This movie is really b _Turn the TV off She’s very d _She just lost her job Nobody is dancing There isn’t anybody behind the bar There’s nothing to eat _£ I’m reading a really i book That was a really ex game Working ten hours every day is very t _ We always feel very r on vacation The dancer on the left doesn’t have anything on her feet There isn’t anywhere to sit 10 The news right now is all very d _ Someone is talking on a phone 11 He’s very i in archaeology The man on the right is saying something to the woman Mom, I’m b ! I want to go out 12 The dogs were very ex to see us when we came home Student Book p.140 Grammar Bank 8A 67 READING What are your favorite times? And what times don't you like? Readers share their views X don't like my job It's really boring, so I hate i Sunday evening The thought of going to work the next day is awful x X I can't stand _ in the north It's More Words to Learn dark, wet, cold, and depressing Write translations and try to remember the words I don't like3 _much, I'm afraid Word Pronunciation Everybody eats too much, watches too much television, day off noun /dei of/ and spends too much time with their families, and elevator noun /1 sloveitor/ kids noun /kidz/ I think it's the worst time of the week After a relaxing exhausted adjective /ig'zostod/ weekend, I hate getting up on _ , latest (movie) adjective /'leitost/ nobody ever gives you anything you really want X with five days of work ahead of me admit verb /od'mit/ I like exist verb /ig'zist/ X I'm a teacher, so I love _ so (tired) adverb /sou/ Sometimes I don't go anywhere Instead I just stay at except preposition /ik'sept/ home - it's so relaxing to have two months when you on my own /an mai oon/ Translation don't have to think about work X There's a park near my job, and I usually go for a walk there at _ The fresh air helps me get through the day Study idea Be careful Sometimes words have several meanings Use your dictionary to find other meanings for so and admit X I always enjoy7 _ It's a new start, and you can decide to live your life differently But I never do, of course mi Can you answer these questions? a Complete the text with these times J Does anybody in your family live abroad? Have you bought anything today? the holidays Monday morning New Year’s Eve the winter Sunday evening summer vacation lunchtime Is there anywhere to go swimming near where you live? Do you know anyone who speaks more than two languages? a Have you gone anywhere on vacation this year? b Underline five words you don’t know Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation Study Link liWtWlnl Study Link | www.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2 Old age is always 15 years older than I am Bernard Baruch, American political adviser , • • ■ , r- ■ < , ■ ■■■ yiL Zy ■ ■■■ VOCABULARY b Circle the correct word or phrase for each sentence Complete the sentences with these words verdict calendar close social free skin diet producer water stressed 1 I can’t pay I don’t have (enough money) / money enough This apartment is tiny! Do you think it’s enough big / big enough for both of us? Tariq is a music _ producer We use a to find out what day and date it is We couldn’t go sailing yesterday There wasn’t enough wind I wind enough fm not relaxed I’m very _ I only have two or three friends This coffee isn’t enough hot / hot enough What is the doctor’s on Tariq? I know a few I a little words in Arabic Tariq doesn’t have much time I speak a few I a little Chinese My is fairly healthy I eat a lot of fruit May I ask you a few I a little questions? My life is great! I go out a lot Could I have a few I a little more coffee, please? You should always drink lots of _ If you can wait, we’ll be there in a few I a little 10 My doesn’t usually get sunburned minutes 10 Can I have a few / a little time to think, please? GRAMMAR quantifiers, too, not enough Student Book p.140 Grammar Bank 8B a Match the sentences I can’t drive a car yet d I can’t sleep PRONUNCIATION /a/, /u/, /at/, /s/ a Write the words in the chart I’m very full Can we spend the night here? I can’t find my homework My bag is really heavy I’ll never learn to drive now I’ll never finish this test on time a There are too many questions b I ate too much c There’s too much paper on my desk, d I’m too young e I’m too old! f I’m too tired to drive home b Practice saying the words g There’s too much noise h I have too many books in it I READING More Words to Learn a Read the newspaper article and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false) Write translations and try to remember the words American children are fatter than they used to be _T_ Children don’t see a lot of food advertisements _ Children get less exercise than in the past _ Children are overweight because they eat too much food Children are overweight because they aren’t getting enough exercise _ _ Word Pronunciation diet noun /'daiot/ skin noun /skin/ sunscreen noun /'sAnskrin/ close (friends) adjective /kloos/ fresh adjective /freJV irritable adjective /'irotobl/ tense adjective /tens/ It’s important for young children to have a healthy diet _ go wrong /goo roij/ Parents should eat meals with their children _ play squash /plei skwajV Translation Playing on computers isn’t very good for children _ b Look at the highlighted words What you think they mean? Check your dictionary 'J Can you answer these questions? Do you eat enough fruit and vegetables? Do you think you have too much work? Do you drink too much coffee or soda? fj How much chocolate you eat? How many cookies you eat? MultiROM dren's health It's official - American children are getting fatter According to a survey published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, in 2003-2004 more than 17 percent of American children aged 2-19 were overweight And since then, the problem has gotten worse More recent health surveys have found that at least 20 percent of all American children are now overweight WHY? Children watch too much television, and they see twelve food advertisements for every hour of TV they watch They get less exercise, play sports less, and spend more time watching videos or playing computer games than they did in the past The problem isn't that children eat too much food, or the wrong kind of food - together as a family if possible Cooking with children is also a good idea, to teach them the importance of good food A lot of children don't like i vegetables, but even a few WHAT CAN WE DO? vegetables every day can help So how can we help our improve their diet children develop a healthy And instead of driving our attitude to food and exercise? children everywhere, we Well, parents should try to help children eat healthy food when i should encourage them to they're still young - we need to I walk or bike We should make exercise interesting and exciting give children good habits at an for them Playing soccer in the early age This means, for park is much better for children example, giving children fruit, than playing on the computer not candy, and eating meals though of course it's better to eat healthy foods than too much fat The real problem is that too many children don't get any physical exercise Study Link I www.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2 Woke up, got out of bed, dragged a comb across my head John Lennon and Paul McCartney, British songwriters VOCABULARY phrasal verbs My parents are trying to _ smoking a Complete what the people are saying in each picture Which word did we need to _ in the dictionary? Please the form and return it to me later 10 Ugh! _ that garbage - it really smells! Student Book p.153 Vocabulary Bank GRAMMAR word order of phrasal verbs a Circle the correct phrases If both are possible, circle them both Please (^jfout thisvfonu) / Your father’s asleep Don’t wake him up I wake up him! We got at 6:30 up I got up at 6:30 You won’t remember it if you don’t write it down I write down it Why don’t you put your clothes away I put away your clothes? Oh no! I forgot lQ_pick_up_ our passports _ the music - it’s too loud! Please _ all your clothes now! You can _ me at 212-3456 _ me my bag! It’s awful! _ it to the store b Complete the sentences with these verbs fill out take off give up go back look for look up throw away turn on turn up wake up Every morning I turn on my computer and check I’ll call you back I call back you later b Rewrite the sentences with a pronoun Change the word order if necessary Can you turn up the TV? Can you turn it up? Could you pick up your clothes? ? - • I’ll give your book back tomorrow _ _ _ _ • Will you please look up his address? ? _ -— - • my e-mail Please don’t _ me too early Did you throw away yesterday’s newspaper? _ • ? tomorrow I’m tired! I’ve been sick, but I think I’ll _ to work tomorrow He gets along with his sisters very well Remember to _ your shoes when you go inside I lost my glasses Can you help me _ them? Student Book p.140 Grammar Bank 8C The TV is too low it 71 PRONUNCIATION /g/ and /d3/ More Words to Learn a Write the words in the chart Write translations and try to remember the words vegetables great energetic immigration allergic generally glass regular READING a Read the article Fill in the blanks with these phrasal verbs get into turn on put up get up sit down stay up Word Pronunciation alarm clock noun /oTarm klak/ gene noun /d3in/ research noun /ri'sortj/ active adjective /'sektiv/ allergic adjective /o'lord3ik/ energetic adjective /onor'd^ntik/ ready adjective /'redi/ discover verb /dis'kAvor/ because of /bi'koz ov/ instead of /in'sted ov/ Translation get along Can you answer these questions? b Underline five words you don’t know Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and Are you good at waking up in the morning? pronunciation What's the first thing you turn on in the morning? Where you look up words that you don't know? If you're planning a trip, where you find out Allergic to ca,tnpitig ? about flights and hotels? When was the last time you took something back to Seven reasons not to spend your a store? weekend in a tent MultiROM o Even if you _ really well with your husband or wife, after a day in a tent, you won't speak to each other for a week Q The people next to you have a much bigger tent, with a barbecue and a TV They _ late enjoying themselves while you're trying to get to sleep o It always rains, and everything gets wet - you, your tent, your sleeping bag, your clothes, and your food o You always think you put up your tent in the best @ A sheep tries to _ your tent with you, but fails However, a hundred insects have already successfully gotten into your tent Q After a bad night's sleep, things are no better when you _ possible place After the first night, you realize that it was in the morning No coffee, no tea, no newspapers, and the people in the worst possible place - on sharp rocks! the next tent7 _ their TV again © Your tent is so small that you can't stand up and you can't _ All you can is lie in your sleeping bag The only good thing is that it's very cheap But of course it's cheap - nobody would pay much for this www.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2 There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins Josh Billings, American comedian GRAMMAR so, neither + auxiliaries VOCABULARY similarities a Complete the conversation with words from the box Complete the text with words from the box ftffi so neither would were as both (x2) like neither so (x2) similar A Hi, Sue What are you doing on Saturday? B I’m going to that lecture on “finding out about your family.” A So am _ I I’m not sure how much we’ll learn though B _ am I But I want to learn more about my great-grandparents A _ I Mine were born at the end of the 19th century! B So _ mine Did they live here? A Yes, they did I’d love to find out more about other members of the family, too B So _ I Let’s go together I’ll pick you up at eight In our family, we all look fairly similar | have A OK See you then dark hair and dark eyes and _ my b Respond to the statements Use So or Neither parents and brother and sister My brother and I love dancing sister3 _ have big noses, and my mouth So I is exactly the same _ my sister's I hated our school uniform I think I look _ my mother - we are — -— —— —— • _ pretty tall We also like and dislike the I don’t have any money same things I love old books and _ _ • does she; I don't like sports and _ does I’m not sure what the answer is she People often think we're sisters, not mother • and daughter! I can play the guitar • PRONUNCIATION word stress I’ve only been there once a Underline the stressed syllable in these words _ — • I would love to go to Australia - — - I went camping last year ■ identical political adopt investigate baby personality student medical exercise 10 romantic • Student Book p.140 Grammar Bank 8D b Practice saying the words b Underline five words you don’t know Use your dictionary to check their meaning and pronunciation READING a Read the interview and mark the sentences T (true), F (false), or DS (doesn’t say) Michelle is 18 years old _F Catherine and Michelle are always together More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words Word Pronunciation beliefs noun /bi’lifs/ twins noun /twinz/ wood noun /wud/ (be) adopted adjective /a'daptid/ amazing adjective /o'meizig/ convinced adjective /kon'vinst/ Catherine Orr is 19 and enormous adjective /I'normos/ is a non-identicai twin identical adjective /ai'dentikl/ She tells us about her vote (for) verb /vout/ relationship with her reunited /riyu'naitid/ They have the same hobbies Catherine always knows how Michelle is feeling They like the same movies They live in the same city They’re good at all the same things Catherine doesn’t like having a twin sister Translation sister, Michelle • ;■ -O; z yj Are you the same or different? Can you respond to these people? How you think it is different being a twin? I think it's very different We've What were the best things about being a twin as a child? And now? "I like going on vacation." "I don't speak Russian." H "I love the weekend." been through exactly the same things: the same birthdays, the You have someone who knows you almost as well as "I don't know what to tonight." same parties, the same first day at school, the same evil you know yourself, someone who is experiencing all the "I want to speak English well." math teacher same things as you Now it's Do you think you and Michelle are more similar than ordinary sisters? J Study Link MultiROM great because we have almost exactly the same memories She is my memory sometimes Definitely If I don't like a movie, then neither does she We pick up the phone at the same time to call each other What were the worst things? People called us "the twins" I've worked for this company If I get sick, so does she as if we were one person I hated that, and so did ten years Do you get along well with Michelle now? Yes, I see her about once a week, although it doesn't make much difference if we see each other or not We always know how the other is feeling I think it's hard not to be close when you have known someone your whole life Complete each sentence with one word How many movies Quentin Tarantino made? Michelle Some people also used to save money and buy one birthday present for both of us! Also Michelle was good at sports and I was terrible - that was difficult for me U | didn't to like jazz, but now I love it The Sherlock Holmes books were by Arthur Conan Doyle JU We didn't on the weekend We stayed at home The doctor said that I drink too coffee |Tj It's very cold today Put your coat A I love Paris B I! Study Link I www.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2 V/ w'/- On the phone Practical English ’ 4- MAKING PHONE CALLS READING Match the beginnings and endings a Read the text Which sentence is the best summary? Who’s d I’m sorry I’ve Can I speak Just a moment, I’ll British and American English are almost exactly the same The most important difference between British and American English is the vocabulary Travelers don’t have problems understanding British and American English I’m sorry The Don’t worry, Hello? Is Could I leave I’ll call American and British English If you've learned British English and you're traveling in the US, or if you've learned American English and you're traveling in Britain, you'll notice some differences An obvious difference is the accent, a put you through, b line’s busy c that Claudia? d calling? but most travelers find that they don't have too many problems with this There are some grammatical differences, but they shouldn't make it to difficult understand people or to communicate That leaves differences in vocabulary, which can cause misunderstandings Sometimes the difference is only the e a message for her? spelling, for example, in f I’ll hold travelled, and in American English center, color, and traveled But g back in ten minutes h got the wrong number, to Claudia, please? SOCIAL ENGLISH Circle the correct words British English is completely different in sometimes the word fries b highway vacation j a car park b chips c flat d holiday had a wonderful time round-trip ticket e lift f moton/vay j g nappies apartment h petrol stand in line i post 10 one-way ticket j postcode k queue (v) zip code diapers A Oh no! B What’s / How’s the matter? Cheers / Health! To us! A We’re going to work together! B I’m not /1 don’t believe it and Can you match the American and British words? mail amazing? British American English, and it's a good idea to be prepared Thanks for all I (everything) I’ve Look at the sunset Isn’t that / there centre, colour, and 11 parking lot return ticket 12 subway 13 elevator m single ticket 14 gas n underground What you mean / mean you? b Underline five words or phrases you don’t know Make sure you can say them in American and British English 75 (II ( A' GRAMMAR past perfect c Make the two sentences into one Use the past perfect and the simple past in each sentence a Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in parentheses I drank a lot of coffee Then I couldn’t fall asleep I I couldn't fall asleep because I had drunk a lot of coffee My plants were dead because my neighbor hadn't watered them, (not water) He grew a beard After that, she didn’t recognize him She _ because _ I couldn’t get into my apartment because I I didn’t send her a birthday card After that she didn’t speak to my key (forget) me for a week The teacher was angry because we She _ because _ _ our homework, (not do) We left the door unlocked Then the thieves got in easily The man lent me his newspaper after he The thieves because _ it (read) I forgot my library card Then I couldn’t take any books from They got to the theater after the movie the library (start) I _ because _ b Write questions in the past perfect d Circle the correct verb A I saw Oceans Thirteen last weekend i When I introduced Sue B you I see it I before I I i and Tim at my party, Had you seen it before7 A I finished The Lord of the Rings last week I met /(hadmet) before B you I read it I before _ o I they were sure they ? A My parents were in Thailand last month I They finally discovered I I had finally discovered I they were I had been B they I be there / before ? _ • | on the same vacation tour I the year before A We ate sushi last night B you I eat it / before r ♦ ? I was looking for my cell phone i I I yesterday morning, but I couldn't I A Carlos flew a plane last week I B he / fly one I before _ O ? find it I was sure I didn't lose I I hadn't lost it, because I I saw / had seen it twenty i minutes before Then I realized ; that I left / had left it in my I pant pocket, and I put I II I had put my pants in the I I washing machine! I c c” /acauon ur e — i stopped before we hit it, but my sister hit I heard / had heard a the windshield and cut her head We took her to the hospital ■ strange noise in her house I I I went / had gone to I I I I look, and I found that someone 10 broke I More Words to Learn had broken into the house Write translations and try to remember the words Luckily, he (or she!) 11 already left / had already left | when I got there, and they 12 didn't steal / hadn't stolen I I much - just the TV i I I _ _ _ _ - _ I Student Book p.142 Grammar Bank 9A PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds a Write the words in the correct group week asked name behave sit hospital hit gave fast last people screamed Word Pronunciation highwav noun /‘haiwei/ porter noun /'porter/ ticket noun /'tikot/ arrest verb /o'rest/ behave verb /bi'heiv/ commit a crime verb /ko'mit o kraim/ jump verb /d3Amp/ rob verb /rub/ scream verb /skrim/ snore verb /snor/ Translation week Can you complete these sentences with the past perfect? I passed the exam easily because b Practice saying the words H I didn't want to see the movie because The teacher was angry with me because VOCABULARY adverbs fj I couldn't take any photos because I wasn't very hungry because Complete the stories with these words luckily unfortunately accidentally immediately (x2) strangely suddenly (x2) Study Link MultiROM r i i i L www.oup.com/elVamericanenglishfile/2 j Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last Remy de Gourmont, French writer GRAMMAR reported speech “Are you a new student?” a Complete the reported speech Direct speech He asked me _ Reported speech ■| 1 live in a small She said she apartment M don't like it much I'm studying English Zzved in a small apartment 35 33 He told me he She told me she “Have you been here long?” He asked me _ “Where your parents live?” “What are you studying?” “Where did you go to high school?” - o 51 55 He told me he I've been to New York haven't read the paper woke up really early 33 33 “Are you interested in computers?” “What’s your phone number?” She said she c Write what the people said He said he He asked me if I wanted a drink “ _Do _ you want got home at 11:00 33 She told me she a drink?” They said that they didn’t like their boss “We _ our boss.” o won't forget 33 He said he I said that I would talk to him later “I _ to you later.” We told him that we could take him to the station b Change the questions from direct speech to reported speech “We _ you to the station.” She said that she hadn’t been here long “I _ here long.” I asked him what he would next “What _ you next?” He told me that he didn’t want to go to the party “I _ to go to the party.” You said that you’d wait for me “I _ for you.” “Would you like a coffee?” He asked me if I wanted a coffee Student Book p.142 Grammar Bank 9B VOCABULARY say, tell, or ask? More Words to Learn a Circle the correct words Write translations and try to remember the words Word Pronunciation bride noun /braid/ hold verb /ho o Id/ let (somebody) know verb /1st noo/ shine verb /fain/ whisper verb /‘wispor/ almost adverb /'olmoost/ tight adverb /tait/ by your side /bai yor said/ Translation I said /(told) the salesperson I was very unhappy with my new TV “Where’s the swimming pool?” she told / asked She said / told that she would meet me at 7:00 p.m Can you report what these people say? "Do you want a drink?" He told / asked me if I would go out with him “I’m really sorry,” said I told Jill The taxi driver asked I told me if I wanted a receipt b Complete the sentences with said told, or asked We told our teacher that we would be late J S3 a "I don't like the music." "Do you live in the city?" "I'm a student." "Can I drive you home?" Study Link MultiROM for class You you’d be there at lunchtime FILES I you that the computer didn’t work We him if he wanted to go to the movies with us 8&9 Complete each sentence with one word I knocked at the door, but _ answered He me he would be late I the receptionist if there were any messages for me O You eat too _ fries and cookies Don't wear your shoes in the house Take □ A I didn't my homework last night B Neither _ I PRONUNCIATION rhyming verbs We arrived too late The game _ ended a Circle the two verbs that rhyme in each group The room was empty Everybody had _ home (broke) woke) thought wrote lost stood - paid said meant - cried wore caught tore He asked me _ I wanted to dance with him should made preferred tried My father said that he _ very angry with me heard lived sold b )' _:‘ ce saying the verbs Study Link www.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2 \ y/ k y\ A\i/rv—z ks ... 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