English file pre intermediate students book

English file pre intermediate students book English file pre intermediate students book English file pre intermediate students book English file pre intermediate students book English file pre intermediate students book English file pre intermediate students book English file pre intermediate students book English file pre intermediate students book English file pre intermediate students book English file pre intermediate students book English file pre intermediate students book English file pre intermediate students book English file pre intermediate students book

Contents Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation A Where are you from? word order in questions common verb phrases, spelling and numbers vowel sounds, t he alphabet B Charlotte's choice present simple describing people: appearance and personality final -s I -es c present continuous clothes, prepositions of place Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy ;:~ a nd 1:1: 10 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode Hotel problems 12 A Right place, wrong person past simple: regular and irregular verbs holidays regular verbs: -ed endings 14 B The story behind the photo past continuous prepositions of time and place: at, in, on sentence st ress 16 c t ime sequencers and connectors verb phrases word stress 18 REVISE AND CHECK 1&2 20 A Plans and dreams be going to (plans and predictions) airport s sentence stress and fast speech 22 B Let's meet again present continuous (future arrangements) verbs + prepositions e.g arrive in sounding friendly 24 c defining relative clauses expressions for paraphrasing: like, for, example, etc pronunciation in a dictionary 26 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode Restaurant problems 28 A Parents and teenagers present perfect +yet, just, already housework, make or do? j and d:y 30 B Fashion and shopping present perfect or past simple? (1) shopping cand ch 32 c something, anything, nothing, etc adjectives ending -ed and -ing c, 34 REVISE AND CHECK 3&4 36 A No time for anything comparative adjectives and adverbs, time expressions: spend time, etc sentence stress as as One dark October evening What's the word? Lost weekend ~~~.and 111 38 B Superlative cities superlatives(+ ever+ present perfect) describing a town or city word and sentence stress 40 c quantifiers, too, not enough health and t he body ·' , u: , 'a l , and c 42 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode The wrong shoes 44 A Are you a pessimist? will I won't (predictions) opposite verbs 'II, won't 46 B I'Ll never forget you will I won't (decisions, offers, promises) verb+ back word stress: two-syllable verbs 48 c review of verb forms: present, past, and future adjectives + prepositions the letters ow 50 REVISE AND CHECK 5&6 How much is too much? The meaning of dreaming 52 Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation A How to uses of the infinitive with to verbs + infinitive: try to, forget to, etc weak form of to, linking uses of the gerund (verb + -ing) verbs+ gerund the letter i have to, don't have to, must, mustn't modifiers: a bit , really, et c mus t, mustn't 54 B 56 C Learn a language in a month! 58 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode At the pharmacy 60 A I don't know what to do! should get 'tW and /u:', sentence stress 62 B If something can go wrong, if+ present, will + infinitive (first conditional) confusing verbs linking 64 c You must be mine possessive pronouns adverbs of manner sentence rhythm 66 REVISE AND CHECK 7&8 68 A What would you do? if+ past, would+ infinitive (second conditional] animals word stress 70 B I've been afraid of it for years present perfect+ for and since phobias and words related to fear sentence stress 72 c biographies word stress, /:J:I 74 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode Getting around 76 A The mothers of invention passive verbs: invent, discover, etc If , -ed, sentence stress 78 B Could better used to school subjects used t o / didn't use to 80 c Mr Indecisive might word building: noun formation diphthongs 82 REVISE AND CHECK 9&10 84 A Bad losers expressing movement sport s, expressing movement sports 86 B Are you a morning person? word order of phrasal verbs phrasal verbs linking 88 c What a coincidence! so, neither+ auxiliaries similarit ies sentence stress, \)/ and /1.)/ 90 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode Time to go home 92 A Strange but true! verb phrases contractions: had/ hadn't 94 B Gossip is good for you reported speech say or tell? double consonants 96 c The English File quiz questions without auxiliaries revision revision 98 REVISE AND CHECK 11&12 Being happy Born to sing present perfect or past simple? (2) past perfect 100 Communication 126 Grammar Bank 164 Ir regular verbs 111 Writing 150 Vocabulary Bank 166 Sound Bank 118 List ening G word order in questions V common verb phrases, spelling and numbers P vowel sounds, t he alphabet What you do? I'm at university VOCABULARY & SPEAKING common verb phrases HOME AND FAMILY • Where you from? • Where you born? • Where you ? • Doyou _ in a house or flat? • Do you any brothers and sisters? • Do you any pets? JOB I STUDIES • What you ? • Where you • Doyou your job? • Can you ? • What school I university you • What year to? you in? _ _ any other languages? Which? • Where did you English before? FREE TIME • What kind of music you _ to? • Do you _ _ _ a musical instrument? Which? • What TV programmes you • Do you ? any sport or exercise? What? • What kind of books or magazines you • How often you • What did you a Complete the quest io ns w ith a verb b l)) Li ten a nd repeat the Free Time que tio n Copy the ~tbm p - • c to the cinema? Last weekend? In pair , a k and a n wer the questio ns Can yo u fi nd at lea t one t hing fro m each section wh ich you have in common? Sentence stress Remember that we usually st ress the important words in a sentence (the ones that carry important information), and say the other words less st rongly, e.g Where are you from? What you do? ? e live in the city centre GRAMMAR word order in questions PRONUNCIATION vow el sounds, the alphabet a Re-order the words to m ake questions I born where your parents were fro m teacher o ur is ? , ) name yo ur how yo u spell did last you go night o ut ? ? a S l)) Look at the sound pictures What are the words and vowel sounds? Listen and check b > p.l66 Sound Ban k Look at the typical spellings of where b ? ~ p.l26 Grammar Bank lA Learn m o re about word o rder in questio ns and practise it c Stand up and ask different s tudents the first ques tion until o mebody ays yes Then ask the fo llow-up questio n Continue w ith the other questions, ask ing different students Do you drink a lot of coffee!J the e sound s c Add these letters to the ci rcles E G es, I How many cups of coffee you drink!l_ ve cups a day J M H z R W X Y A B "o~ K Present I drink a lot of coffee (or tea)? How many cups ? I go to bed early during the week? W hat time ? I spend a lo ng time o n Facebook every day? How long ? v D~ T p ~ Past I have a big breakfa t today? What ? I go somewhere nice o n Saturday? Where ? I see a good film last week? What film ? c F L l s N D Q - ~u ~ d l)) Li ten and check Practise saying the letters in each ci rei e e Ask and answer w ith a pa rtn er • Do you norma ll y get in touch with yo ur friends by phone, email, o r Facebook? • Do you have an i Pod o r \rl P3 player? What kind? • Do you often wa tch D\ "Ds? What kind? • Do yo u watch the BBC C N o r :VIT \ '? • Do you have a ny friends fro m the U K or the SA? e SPELLING & NUMBERS a b Student information l)) Listen a nd wr ite six firs t names ~Communication What's his name? How you spell it? A p.lOO B p.l06 d miles surname 2,000 10,500 l)) Listen and w rite the numbers l Gate first name address c How you say these numbers? 13 30 76 100 150 375 600 1,500 Interview your partne r and complete the fo r m £ _ _ Tel : _ _ Population: _ _ phon e number email G present simple V describing people: appearance and personality P final -s I -es I like good books He doesn't like sport VOCABULARY describing people a 9>)) Liste n to a man describin g his gi rlfriend a nd tick (.I ) her picture b Listen aga in What two questio ns doe Luke's frie nd ask him? How does Luke answer the second questio n? p c What does she look like? What is she like? What does she look like?= Tell me about her appearance (Is she tall I short? What colour hair does she have?) What is she like?= Tell me what kind of person she is (Is she friendly? Is she shy?) >- p.lSO Vocabulary Bank Describing people READING a Who you think knows you better, your mother (or father) o r your best friend? Why? b Read the introductio n and the first parag raph of the article c What is the idea o f the experiment? W ho i C harl otte? Who are Alice and Katie? What Alice and Katie have to do?Then what happens? ow read what C rlotte says With a partne r gue the meaning of the highlighted words a nd phrase d Cover the text Can you remember? What does Cha rlotte like doing? What's she like? W hat kind of men does f doesn't she like? W ho does she think is going to choose better? Why? In our weekly experiment, single people who are looking for a partner ask their mother and their best friend to help his week's single person is Charlotte Ramirez, a 25-year-old web designer He r father is Spanish a nd her mother is English She lives in Brighton and she doesn't have a partner at the moment Her mother, Alice, chooses a man she thinks is perfect for her daughter and her best friend , Katie, chooses another Then Charlotte goes on a date with each man Which one does she prefer? T I love going to the cinema, but I often feel like staying at home w ith a good book,' says Charlotte 'I'm quite friendly and sociable and r get on well with 'most people I th ink I have a good sense of humour.' 'What kind of men I like? Well, I like interesting men who can make me laugh Physically, I prefer men with a really nice sm ile who are taller than me And I don't usually like men with beards! I like men who a re into literature and art, and classical music.' ' I'm not sure who is going to choose better for me Both my mum and my best friend know me very well Perhaps Katie could find me a guy who is physically more compatible, but my mother has A known me for longer! GRAMMAR present simple PRONUNCIATION final -s I -es a From memory, try to complete the sentences using the present simple a 16 >)) Listen and repeat I She have a partner at the moment She on a date with each ma n Which one she prefer? W hat kind of men I like? usually like men w ith bea rds ~ s nake She like cats He work)) SONG Ugly J' G present continuous V clothes, prepositions of place P /of a nd 13:/ What's the woman doing? She's standing in front of the window VOCABULARY clothes GRAMMAR present continuous a a Look at the pictures What ar e t he models wearing? M atch the wo rds a nd clo thes • What they look like? • What a re theywea ring? • What a re they doing? D boots D shirt D Look at the painting o n p.9 by the British a rt ist D avid H ackney (1937-) In pairs, describe the m a n a nd the wom a n shoes b Underline the co rrect form of tbe verb, present continuous or D skirt present simple D top D trousers c In the painting the man isn't wearing f doesn't wear shoes In the UK women often wear f are wear ina big hats at wedd ings In the pa inting a white cat sits f is sit tina on the ma n's knee My son usually sits f is sitting at the back of the class so that the teacher can't see hi m > p.l26 Grammar Bank lC Learn mo re about the present co ntinuous and practise it b > p.l51 Vocabulary Bank Things you wear d Look at the pictures o n page What are the people weari ng? What are they ing? PRONUNCIATION fgf and 13:/ a l >)) Liste n to these words and sounds Practise saying them ¥ \ shirt skirt T-sh irt b Underline the stressed syllable in the words below Which sound they have, o r 2? actor cinema firs t painter third arrive fash ion world university picture working prefer c d 21 >)) Liste n a nd check > p.166 Sound Bank Look at the ty pica l pellings fo r these sound s e a 24 >)) Look at thc pa intingofMr andMrsC/arka nd Percyon p.9 and li sten to the aud io guide Focus o n th e people and things in th e pa inting as they are m e ntioned b Liste n aga in Ma rk the sente nces T (true) o r F (fal se) I tro users trainers co mputer sandals sweater cardigan ~ bird LISTENING Ask and a nswer the questio ns w ith a pa rtner What clothes you usually wea r ? • at work / uni versity/ school • when you go o ut at nig ht • when you want to relax at th e weekend I Percy is the name of the cat MrandMrsCiark m adeclothes fo r famo us people The painting shows their li ving room The painting is qu ite sma ll Celia is pregna nt in the pa inting Ozzie is putting his feet into the carpet because he is cold The positio n o f the couple in the paintin g is unu ual The open window is a sym bol of the love between them The cat is a symbol of in fide li ty 10 Celia and Ozzie later got divorced 11 Celia doesn't li ke the pai nt ing 12 Ozzie C la rk d ied in 1995 Housework, make or do? HOUSEWORK MAKEORDO? a a Match the verb phrases a nd the pictu res VOCABULARY BANK W rite rnake o r next to t he pictu res a course _ _ _ a mista ke _ an exam / a n exercise / homework _ _ _ a noise _ _ _ a phone ca ll _ _ _ housework _ _ _ fri ends clean the floor the ironing _ _ _ lunch J di nner the shopping the washing the washing- up lay the table (opposite clear) make lunch make the beds pick up d irty clothes (from the floor) put away your clothes take out the rubbish tidy your room b 13>)) Liste n a nd check c Cover the phrases a nd look at the pictures Say the phrases _ _ _ sport J exercise _ _ _ plans b c 14>)) Lis ten a nd check Cover the phrases a nd look at the pictures Say the phrases d Talk to a pa rtner • • • • W hat ho usework you usually do? What have you done today? Who does the most housework in your fa mily? Do you argue about housework in your fa mi ly? Give examples W hat housework you hate doing? W hat don't you mind doing? Is there any housework you like doing? ~ p 28 Shopping VOCABULARY BANK IN A SHOP OR STORE a Match the words and pictures cha nging rooms checkout customer receipt shop assistant I take sth back trol ley f basket try sth o n b 28 >)) Li ten a nd check c Cover t he words and look at the pictures Say the word s p fit or suit? If clothes don't fit you, it means they are the wrong size (e.g too big, too small, too tight, too loose} If clothes don't suit you, it means they don't look good on you ONLINE a Read the tex t about shopping online Then complete it with words fro m the li st account ,·!.;;wnt auction :d,Jn basket 'hu:- 1.:11 checkout t.fck< ot delivery d1'll\ ,I item a1t;-~mf payment 1m;-~n size '· website Shopping online When you are shopping online, first you go to the 1website The first time you use a site you usually have to create an _ _ _, where you give your personal details You then choose what you want to buy, and click on each 3_ _ _ If you are buying clothes, make sure you get the right or ! Everything you buy goes into your shopping bag , usually at the top right of the page When you are ready to pay you click on 'proceed to then have to give your '.You address where you want them to send your things, and give your details, for example your credit card number and expiry date Many people today also buy and sell things online at _ sites like eBay b 29 >)) Lis ten and check ~ p.31 - VOCABULARY BANK Describing a town or city WHERE IS IT? HOW BIG IS IT? a Look at the m ap T hen read the description ofR eading a nd S the correct words o r phrases Reading is a town in the sout h I north of England, on the River Thames I the Sout h coast It is about 40 miles east I west of London It is a small I medium sized I large town and it has a population of about 250,000 It is famous for its music fest ival, which is one of the biggest in t he UK b 2)46 >)) Listen and ch eck WHAT'S IT LIKE? adjectives to describe a town or city WHAT IS THERE TO SEE? a Put th e wo rd s in the r igh t colum n a M atch the adjectives a nd sentences 1- east!€ "- cathedral -,ot:dr church J :tJ department store l I p• ' I 1:1111 ~t _, market 1 mosque '1 hk shopping centre I )J "l t;) museum "' palace town hall l n statue t lu temple Opposite bo rin g •n:ruJ crowded '~ exciting , 1d tdl d angerous cmd3,1r;:J-, mod ern 111 Religious buildings Places where you can buy things Historic buildings and monuments castle noisy ""'" polluted p.1'lu:t1 I There are a lo t of ba rs and clubs w ith lo ud music T he air is very d irty T here are too many people T he build ings were all b uilt quite recently T here's nothing to Yo u have to be ca reful , especially at ni ght I b Match these ad jectives w ith their o pposites in a clean k h.11 empt y t exeffirtg "\atl interesting trc-.tnj/ old - 1ld quiet k q 11 safe "'-' f 47 >)) Listen a nd check your answers to a and b b d Cover th e w ords a nd loo k at the sentences c c R em ember the adjectives and t heir o pposites >)) Liste n a nd check W hich of the places in a a re there f a ren't t here in your cit y? ( !,here's a cathedral and some churches ~e isn't a castle the bus a class los e lu:z a match your [Jlasses bring hnn take L'lk an umb1·ella your dictionary sth back f rom holiday your childre11 to school b c look for dol :>: your [Jlasses ajob your glasses ajob say -.u son y hello something to sb te ll t a joke a lie so111ebody something lend 1d mo11ey to sb borrow hn "'0 money from sb find ',und >)) Listen a nd check Work w ith a partner A say a ve rb, B say a possible t in uat io n A Wait~ ~ IIJ sang 'sa:o' sung ,IJ.I eaten 'i:tn sit "'' sleep ,IJ:p sat -.pent spent stand ,ta:nd stood ·\tod st ood steal -.tt:l stole t;'I(JII stolen swim "" 1111 swam "''a:m swum ,,, 'm take tctk t ook tok taken 'te1k.:ln teach tJ.tf taught t '\'.t tau g ht tell tel told l;'l(lld told think 011)k thought 0.1:1 thought throw threw thrown Or:1on ate fall h:l fell kl fallen 'f:>:bn feel fi:l felt fdt felt find famd found fly fl.ll flew 1'1 1:-~'qct forget r ond lost shut J't eat i:t t.ll "e' ln~t / found flown fl~n forgot h'ynt forgotten f:1'gntn get 'ge got gnt got give ·gl\ gave '