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CONTENTS Exam tasks and skills in the lessons are highlighted in blue
` Learning to Learn (p. 6-8)
| Grammar focus > sats focus

oe lifestyles 1 Alternatives (p. 10-11) Continuous. 2 It’s A Dog's life (p. 12-13)
Warm-up (p. 9)
Vocabulary: adjectives about Vocabulary: routines; lifestyles Vocabulary: routines; multi-part verbs time to think
Listening: people's lifestyles Grammar: Present Simple, Present Listening Strategies: prediction about photos
Speaking: about lifestyles Reading: a magazine interview Function: Preferences (/iegotiating)
Pronunciation: words/sounds that give you
Speaking Strategies: describing and talking

Nee nara ou 7a 4 His Or Hers? (p. 18-19) 5 Life On Alpha (p. 20-21)
Warm-up (p. 17; Vocabulary: housework; feelings Reading Strategies: prediction
Listening: a radio programme Reading: a magazine article (matching questions and
Vocabulary: homes; furniture Reading: dialogues
Reading: adverts Grammar: Present Perfect(1) paragraphs)
Speaking: about your home Pronunciation: irregular 3rd forms Vocabulary: common verbs: do, go, have, make
Speaking: talking about routines

MODULE 3 Heroes. 7 Lifesavers (p. 26-27) (matching 8 Campaigners (p. 28-29)
Warm-up (p. 25, Reading: a newspaper story Vocabulary: campaigns; causes and issues; multi-part verbs
Vocabulary: character and personality titles and paragraphs) Continuous Listening Strategies: true/false questions

adjectives Grammar: Past Simple, Past Pronunciation: sentence stress
Listening: character description Pronunciation: past forms Function: opinions (negotiating)
(matching) Speaking; giving opinions; agreeing, disagreeing (negotiating)
Speaking: about film characters
M0DULE 4 Chattenge 10 Champions (p. 34-35) 11 Nothing Is Impossible (p. 36-37)
Warm-up (p. 33) Reading: a magazine article (matching topics and
Vocabulary: jobs Vocabulary: opinion adjectives paragraphs)
Speaking: about jobs and challenges Reading: a magazine article Reading Strategies: working out meaning
Grammar: Present Perfect (2), Vocabulary: multi-part verbs; wordbuilding
Past Simple Speaking: about recent events

MODULE 5 Celebration> 13 Wacky Weddings (p. 42-43) 14 Parties (p. 44-45)
Warm-up (p. 41) bulary: weddings; school rules
Vocabulary: celebrations Vocabulary: parties; multi-part verbs
Listening Strategies: getting the Listening: dialogues (matching) Function: advice (giving information); congratulations
general idea Reading: an internet page (matching Listening: a radio programme (true/false questions)
Listening: celebrations (matching) Speaking: giving advice and congratulations
Speaking: about your last celebration titles and paragraphs)
Grammar: modal verbs: must, mustn't,
ì
have to, don’t have to, needn't, can, can’t
Warm-up (p. 49)
+ Vocabulary: food; food adjectives 16 Eating Out (p. 50-51) 17 What's Cooking? (p. 52-53) paragraphs;
Reading: a restaurant guide (imatchina) Vocabulary: food; common verbs: get
Speaking: about healthy diets Grammar: comparatives and superlatives Reading: a magazine article (matching titles and
multiple-choice questions)
Reading Strategies: multiple-choice questions

MODULE 7 Money 19 Sad Millionaires (p. 58-59) 20 Money Matters (p. 60-61)
Warm-up (p. 57) Reading: a magazine article (true/false Vocabulary: shops and banks; adjectives for products;

multi-part verbs
Vocabulary: money verbs questions) Reading: a questionnaire
Listening: people's attitudes towards Grammar: some, any, no; much, many, Listening: a radio programme (multiple-choice questions)
Function: shopping (asking for and giving information)
money (matching) a lot of; a little, a few Pronunciation: rising intonation (sounding polite)
22 Inventions (p. 66-67) Speaking: roleplays
MODULE 8 Gadgets
Warm-up (p. 65) Reading: quotations 23 Adverts (p. 68-69)
Vocabulary: gadgets and machines Listening: a radio interview Vocabulary: opinion adjectives; -ed, -ing adjectives
Speaking: about gadgets Grammar: predictions: will and going to Reading: magazine adverts
Pronunciation: short forms of will Reading Strategies: identifying facts and opinions
Speaking: asking for information

Communication Workshops, a Language Powerbook @. 37)
Culture/Literature focus Vocabulary: lifestyle adjectives; multi-part verbs; wordbuilding
3 British Lifestyles (p. 14-15) (Culture)
Vocabulary: fractions; good friends and false friends Grammar: Present Simple and Present Continuous; time expressions and
Reading: a magazine article (true/false questions) word order
Comparing Cultures: lifestyles
Listening: a song: The Streets of London’ by Function: expressing and describing preferences; describing routines
Ralph McTell, Skills Corner: Reading - true/false

6 Communication Workshops (p. 22-23) Vocabulary: homes; furniture/items found in homes; collocation © . 8-12)
Writing: a personal letter (informal linking) Grammar: Present Perfect; contrasting the Present Perfect and the
Listening: a survey (inultiple-choice questions) Present Simple
Speaking Strategies: groupwork Writing: linking: and, but, because; punctuation; a personal letter
Speaking: doing a group survey Skills Corner: Speaking - photo description
Pronunciation: intonation for questions Review: Present Simple, Present Continuous and Present Perfect
Review Modutes 1 & 2 (o. 24) Pronunciation: /n/and /¡n/.
Vocabulary: describing character; collocation; wordbuilding ©. . 13-17)

9 William Shakespeare - Hamlet (p. 30-31) Grammar: Past Simple and Past Continuous
(Literature) Function: expressing agreement and disagreement; expressing opinions
Reading Strategies: sequencing Skills Corner: Writing - note/memo
Reading and Listening: a story (sequencing;
true/false questions).
Vocabulary: wordbuilding

Language Problem Solving 2 (p. 32): Articles a/ an/ the and No article Vocabulary: jobs; multi-part verbs ©. . 18-22) Ì
œ 27-31)
12 Communication Workshops (p. 38-39) Grammar: Present Perfect and Past Simple
Writing: linking: suddenly, later; punctuation; an application form
Listening: an interview Skills Corner: Listening - multiple choice
Function: opinions (negotiating) Review: Past tenses: a, the or no article
Speaking Strategies: preparing for discussions
Speaking: a discussion about people you admire {Exam Zone (p. 23-26): Use of English; Speaking; Reading; Listening

SRE ns Se ores Maran (ame inher) Mà han
Vocabulary: celebration; collocation; countries and government
Review Modules 3 & 4 (p. 40) Pronunciation: /9/, /ð/, /J/ and /(J/ Grammar: modal verbs: must, mustn't, have to, don’t have to, needn't,
15 Scotland (p. 46-47) (Culture) can, can’t
Reading: tourist information (true/false questions) Function: giving advice
Comparing Cultures: celebrations Skill Corner: speaking roleplay (relating events)
Listening: a song: ‘Auld Lang Syne’ by Robert Burns

Language Problem Solving 3 (p. 48): Adjectives Vocabulary: food; compound words; get + preposttions’ 9. 32-36)

18 Communication Workshops (p. 54-55) Grammar: comparatives and superlatives; (not) as... as... “@ x
Writing: linking: before, first; punctuation; describing an event
Writing: short email messages (listing questions) Skill Corner: Listening - matching
Listening: party dialogues Review: modal verbs; comparatives and superlatives

Function: requests (/iegotiating)
Pronunciation: showing surprise, asking for repetition Vocabulary: money; multi-part verbs; words that mean the same ©. . 37-41)
Speaking: party dialogues Grammar: there is/there are; some, any, no; much, many, a lot of; a
Review Modules 5 & 6 (p. 56) Pronunciation: word stress little, a few
Function: shopping and bargaining
21 John Steinbeck — The Pearl (p. 62-63) Skills Corner: Speaking - photo description
(Literature)
Reading and Listening: a story (sequencing)
Vocabulary: multi-part verbs

Language Problem Solving 4 (p. 64): all/none, both/neither, another,
other, the othel, the second
24 Communication Workshops: (p. 70-71) Vocabulary: gadgets and machines; -ed, -ing adjectives (p . 42-46)
Vocabulary: adjectives and adverbs Grammar: predictions: will and going to
Writing: linking: also, too, either; punctuation; an announcement
Listening Strategies: identifying factual mistakes Skills Corner: reading - multiple choice
Listening: a radio advert Review: determiners; will and going to
Writing: an advert (a short writing text) (addition)
Exam Zone (p. 47-50): Use of English; Speaking; Reading; Listening
Speaking: sales talk
and Writing
Review Modules 7 & 8 (p. 72) Pronunciation: sounds /œ/ and /e/

> Grammar focus
| Skills focus

MODULE 9 Communication 25 Mobile Fever (p. 74-75) 26 The Box (p. 76-77) adjectives
Warm-up (p. 73) Reading: a magazine article (identifying Vocabulary: TV programmes; opinion
Listening: people communicating facts and opinions) Reading: a TV guide
Vocabulary: multi-part verbs; Grammar: Zero and First Conditional Listening: a discussion programme

communication Function: opinions (negotiating)
Speaking: about TV and radio
MODULE 10 The Web
Warm-up (p. 81) 28 Online (p. 82-83) 29 Virtual Tourism (p. 84-85)
Vocabulary: the Internet Vocabulary: sources of information Reading: a web page (imatching topics and paragraphs)
Reading: afactfile Reading: a questionnaire Reading Strategies: matching topics and paragraphs
Speaking: about the Internet Grammar: Second Conditional Vocabulary: common verbs: do, make
> ‘Speaking: about your ‘ideal’ future Speaking: asking for/ finding out information
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MODULE 11 The Sea 31 Round the World (p. 90-91) 32 Going Overseas (p. 92-93)
Warm-up (p. 89, Reading: a magazine article Vocabulary: reasons for emigrating; multi-part verbs
Listening: sea sounds; description of Grammar: Present Perfect (3) Listening Strategies: listening for specific information
leisure activities Listening: a radio interview; a dialogue
Vocabulary: leisure activities; adjectives Function: reacting to/making suggestions (negotiating;
obtaining/giving information)
MODULE 12 Mountains 34 Winter Sports (p. 98-99) 35 Everest (p. 100-101)
Warm-up (p. 97) Vocabulary: winter sports Vocabulary: geography; expressions with
Vocabulary: weather Reading: encyclopedia extracts prepositions/adverbs
Listening: a description (matching headings and extracts) Reading: a magazine article (true/false questions)
Speaking: about the weather Grammar: the Passive Speaking: asking for/ finding out information

MODULE 13 Dance 37 Performance (p. 106-107) 38 Cool Britannia (p. 108-109)
Warm-up (p. 105) Listening: a radio interview
Vocabulary: dances Grammar: future arrangements and Vocabulary: clubs
Listening: dances; (matching) intentions Listening Strategies: multiple-choice questions
Reading: a questionnaire Speaking: about going out socially Listening: a radio programme (multiple-choice questions)
40 In Concert (p. 114-115) Pronunciation: unstressed words
MODULE 14 Music Vocabulary: concerts

Warm-up (p. 173, Reading: a concert review (matching Function: asking for/giving/refusing permission; talking
Vocabulary: musical instruments; titles and paragraphs)
musical styles Grammar: question tags about permission
Listening: musical extracts Pronunciation: intonation
Speaking: about music | 43 A Street Scene (p. 122-123) 41 Rap (p. 116-117)
MODULE 15 Pictures Reading: a museum brochure Vocabulary: urban problems; compound words
Warm-up (p. 121) Grammar: relative clauses Reading Strategies: completing gapped texts
Vocabulary: paintings Speaking: about art Reading: a magazine article (completing texts with
Listening: descriptions of paintings sentence gaps)
(matching reasons and preferences) 46 Shelters (p. 130-131) Speaking: talking about music
Speaking: about paintings Vocabulary: survival
Reading: a report 44 Photography (p. 124-125) questions)
M0DULE 16 Buitdings Grammar: reported requests and orders Vocabulary: photography; multi-part verbs
Warm-up (p. 129, Speaking: reporting events Listening: a radio interview, (multiple-choice
Vocabulary: buildings and materials Function: describing scenes
Listening: descriptions of buildings Pronunciation: stress for new information
Speaking: describing buildings Speaking Strategies: talking about photos
Speaking: about photos

Ỉ 47 Dream Houses (p. 132-133)
Vocabulary: houses; American and British words; position
Reading: book extract: The House on Mango Street’ by
Sandra Cisneros
Reading Strategies: self-assessment
Speaking: asking for/finding out information

Student Activities (p. 137) Writing Help (p. 138-141) Grammar Summary (p. 142-144)

Communication Workshops, HÀ Language Powerbook (p. 51-55)
Culture/Literature focus

27 Radio Days (p. 78-79) Vocabulary: communication; multi-part verbs; wordbuilding
Reading: a magazine article (Culture) Grammar: subject/object/possessive pronouns; possessive adjectives; Zero
Comparing Cultures: radio listening habits and First Conditional
Listening: a song: ‘Radio Ga Ga’ by Queen Function: showing agreement/disagreement; giving an example
Skills Comer: Reading - matching

Language Problem Solving 5 (p. 80): Adverbs Vocabulary: the web; collocations with make and do (p. 56-60)
Grammar: First and Second Conditional
30 Communication Workshops (p. 86-87) Writing: linking: as well as, also, too; punctuation; describing a city
Writing: an internet page (addition) Skills Corner: Writing (formal letter)
Listening: phone calls (‘rie/‘alse cuestions) Review: Zero, First and Second Conditional; adverbs
Function: telephoning
Speaking Strategies: telephoning Vocabulary: water activities; adjectives; wordbuilding (p. 61-65)
Speaking: making phone calls and taking messages Grammar: too+adjective; not+adjective+enough; Present Perfect (with
Review Modules 9 & 10 (2 88) Pronuầciation: the sound /r/ for and since); Present Perfect and Present Simple
Function: making suggestions
33 Edgar Allen Poe - The Maelstrom
(p. 94-95) (Literature) Skills Corner: Reading - matching
Reading and Listening: a story (sequencing)
Vocabulary: worcbuilding

Language Problem Solving 6 (p. 96): Present Perfect, Present Simple Vocabulary: weather; multi-part words; wordbuilding; mountains (p. 66-70)
and Past Simple Grammar: The Passive (p. 75-79)
36 Communication Workshops (p. 102-103) Writing: linking with time words; punctuation; editing a letter
Writing: a formal letter of enquiry (listing) Skills Corner: Writing - short text (Email)
Review: Present Perfect, Past Simple and Present Simple; the Passive
Reading: brochure extracts
Exam Zone (p. 71-74): Use of English; Speaking; Reading; Listening
Listening: a dialogue (‘ruc /false questions) and writing

Function: requests (obtaining/giving information) Vocabulary: dances; adverbs; compound words; music
Grammar: question words; Present Continuous for personal
Speaking: 2 foleplay arrangements; be + going to for intentions; Present Simple for fixed

Review Modules 11 & 12 (p. 104)Eu) arrangements
Pronunciation: sounds /a:/,
Function: asking for, giving and refusing permission
39 Ireland (p. 110-111) (Culture) Skills Corner: Speaking- photo description
Reading: a magazine article (matching titles and
patagraphs; true/false questions)
Vocabulary: multi-part verbs
Comparing Cultures: music and dance
Listening: a song: ‘Don’t Say You Love Me’ by The Corrs

Language Problem Solving 7 (p. 112): Time clauses Vocabulary: musical instruments and styles; compound words (p. 80-84) |
Grammar: question tags
ae Communication Workshops (p. 118-119) Writing: linking words: although, however, but; punctuation: commas;
riting: a letter to a magazine (contrast linkers) correct spellings; an email
Skills Corner: Reading - matching
nen a class presentation Review: Present Simple and be + going to; question tags
Function: a class presentation
Vocabulary: painting; multi-part verbs; words that mean the same; (p. 85-89)
Speaking Strategies: giving a class presentation opposites
Grammar: relative clauses; relative pronouns: who, that, which, where,
Speaking: a class presentation whose
Review Modules 13 & 14 (p.120) Pronunciation: sounds /d/ and /t/ Function: describing scenes and pictures
Skills Comer: Listening - true/false
45 Oscar Wilde — The Picture of Dorian
Gray (p. 126-127) (Literature)
Reading and Listening: a story (true/false

questions; multiple-choice questions)
Vocabulary: multi-part verbs

Language Problem Solving 8 (p. 128): Prepositions Vocabulary: architecture; things found in homes; American English (p. 90-94)
48 Communication Workshops (p. 134-135) Grammar: reported requests and orders spelling; an email
Listening: a tour guide Writing: linking: reason and result; punctuation; statements
Skills Corner: Speaking - roleplay
Writing: describing a house (linking so that) Review: relative pronouns; prepositions; reported
Reading: museum brochure extracts
Speaking: a discussion based on photos Exam Zone (p. 95-98): Use of English; Speaking; Reading; Listening

Speaking Strategies: expressing yourself fluently and writing

Review Modules 15 & 16 (p. 136) Pronunciation: sounds /1/ and /i:/ Progress Tests (p. 99-106)
Wordbank (p. 107-114)
Mini Grammar (p. 115-128)

A Starting Off 3 Match the module titles with the topics.
Example 1-c
1 Read the questionnaire and think about your Look through the book. Which module interests you
answers. most?

What Kind of learner 4 Look through the book again. Match the
are your features (1-5) with the descriptions (a-e).
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1 How do you like learning Language Problem Solving
in class? Review
Working alone. Writing Help
Working with a partner. Grammar Summary
Working in groups. Mini-dictionary

a guide for writing tasks
N Do you feel nervous when a short grammar reference
you speak English in class? a dictionary with important words from the
o o No, | am always relaxed. lessons
Sometimes, when | speak in a focus on difficult grammar areas
front of the whole class. revision of language from two modules
c Yes, | always feel nervous.
5 In pairs, test your partner about this book.
Example Who is in the photos on page 34?

w What helps you to remember 1 /2//0 a (films and stories, real heroes)
words and phrases? 2 tomes b (restaurants, food trends)
ocm When | see them.
When | hear them. 3 Heroes ¢ (lifestyles, pets, life in the UK)
When | see pictures of them. 4 Challeros d (mobile phones, TV, radio)
5 Celestion e (dancing, nightclubs)
x How often do you think 6 Food f (houses, housework, life in space)
about grammar? 7 Money g (jobs, sports, disabilities)

0 ơo Only when | do grammar 8 Gadgets h (architecture, survival, dream houses)
exercises. reading or 9 Communiction 4 (machines, inventions, adverts)
When | am when | am 10 The Ned j (weddings, parties, festivals)
writing. 11 The bea k (winter sports, Everest, holidays)
Sometimes 12 Mountaine l (paintings, photography)
speaking. 13 Dance m (surfing the Internet)
14 Magic n (millionaires, banks and shops)
2 Work in pairs. Tell your partner about 15 Z2/02# 0 (sailing, emigration)
yourself. 16 Buildings p (styles, concerts, rap)
Example I like working in groups. And you?

B Words 2 Read the text. List new words that:
1 you didrt have to understand to
1 Read the Strategies.
answer the questions
Reading StratUsineg tghe iMine i-discti:onary = 2 you guessed the meaning of
© Try to guess the meaning of new words first.
© Don’t look up all the new words - only those you need to correctly
answer the questions. 3 you had to look up in your
Before you look up a word, decide if it is a noun, a verb, an
adjective, etc. Look for that part of speech in the dictionary. Mini-dictionary.
If there is more than one definition, use the context to help Then match the underlined words in
you decide. ; the text with these definitions.
Finally, check that the definition fits with the use of the
word in the text. like preposition
a in a similar way to something or
Language Si, § ~ Some animals, (1) like dolphins or bees, have
ways of communicating, but only humans (2) like someone
using language for fun. Some chimpanzees have ae b for example
«2..,__ learnt sign language but they can only copy ® 3 like verb
ee ; language - they don’t really communicate. § ¢ to find someone or something

Human language probably started between ”“ - pleasant
40,000 and 50,000 years ago when people started
to live and hunt together. However, those people 3 Now answer these questions about
didn’t speak very well - they could only use the text.upwnr
their voices (3) like small babies. km 1 Give two examples of animals that

q .Today, we know about 4,000-5,000 7 z *®Z2-— can communicate with each other.
uM in the world. But there are probably 2 Why are humans different?
languages we haverft discovered yet. How do chimpanzees use language?

more that # When did language begin?
How many languages are there in
the world?
4 Write down new words from these
two pages (in your vocabulary book or
on cards). Include this information:

spelling
hunt
part of speech
verb
definition
to catch and kill animals
example
They hunted animals for food.

Remember to use the Mini-dictionary
‘in every English lesson.

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C Grammar 4 Look at these ways of organising grammar
notes. Choose a grammar area from Exercise 2
1 Complete the sentences with these words, and organise your own notes.

00 nà ow a learning, can, I, important, use, went 1 Tables

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to London last year.
Vocabulary books very useful. 1/You/We/ They live wa small flat.

We English at the moment. lives | Pe
fee He/she (It)
always write down new words. NEI eee
6 My father speak English quite well.
2 Lists

2 Match the grammar words in the box with the Tereguar veros: linfinitive/past)
words in Exercise 1. seelsaw
awelaave
adjective, modal verb, Past Simple, personal
pronoun, Present Continuous, Present Simple, 3 Timelines
the verb to be

3 How well can you use the grammar in the box (Past Simple)
above? Use the box to give your answers. T arrived on Tuesday.
Example adjectives - ** (I can use them, but I NOW
sometimes make mistakes.) PAST. % AAA^XXA^*^xr—UTURE

Tam staying on the coast.
(Present Continuous)

*** T can always use this structure with no 4 Examples with translations
mistakes.
I carmot understand German..
** Tan use it but I sometimes make mistakes. Non Capisco il tedesco.
* T can’t use it very well. I can understand English.
Capisco l’inglese.

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© read a magazine interview and an article

listen to a TV programme and a song #
© describe and talk about photos and lifestyles; A

practise expressing preferences

© read magazine articles

© learn more about present tenses and -ing forms.

Look at the photos. What kind of 7
lifestyle (occupation, free-time Ẳ
activities, etc.) do you think Kelly
and Matt have? Use the Key Words
and the Mini-dictionary to help you.

ple I think Matt's life is very busy.

KEY WORDS: +2 -_ *
active, bofinq, busy,“creative, dangerous,
energetic, exciting, interesting, peaceful,
relaxing, stressful, tiring

2 Listen to Kelly and Matt. Copy an
complete the table with these words.
ambulance driver, Australia, climbing,
collecting tickets, diving, jogging,
London, going to football matches,
playing chess, surfing the Net, university

student, watching TV

From

Matt

Were your guesses in Exercise 1 correct?

> Work in pairs. Use the Key Words to
talk about Kelly and Matt's lifestyles.

‘ample ¡
Kelly's lifestyle is dangerous because ...
Yes, but it’s very ...

+ Imagine the lifestyle of your dreams.
Write five sentences about it.

e I'm a rock guitarist. I have a very
beinit lifestyle. I travel all over the world.

2 Work in pairs. Ask your partner about
his/her dream lifestyle.

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Before you start

1 What kinds of things do you do every day? Use the
Key Words and the Mini-dictionary to help you.

KEY WORDS: Shy
buy food, do the haiework: get up early, go to bed late,
go to school/work, have breakfast, have a shower, play
music, travel by bus/car, visit my friends, wash my hair,
watch TV, phone/text my friends

wn -2 Read the interview with the eco-protester. Life In The Trees I'm in the eco: protesters’ ‘camp in Burnham
Answer these questions. Give reasons.
Wood. It’s starting to rain. Most of the
Do you agree with the eco-protest? protesters. aren’t working; they’re sitting
Would you like to live in the eco-camp?
How is your life different from the life of the around a wood fi Danny, the leader of the
eco-protesters? 5 ‘protest, is Cutting some wood but he agrees

Presentation to answer some questions.

3 Complete the sentences about the eco-protesters, What are you doing here in the wood?
using the Present Simple and the Present Continuous. Well, we're not on holiday! We belong to a
Use the Grammmar Summary, page 142 to help you. protest group and this is the camp’s second
10 year. The council want to build Kixury houses
PRESENT SIMPLE here and we're trying to stop them. This
1 Danny to a protest group. wood is a thousand years old and it has
2 They a big meal in the evenings. important wildlife.
3 ‘_____ Danny eat meat?” ‘No, he i 4
4’ they like living in the camp?’ ‘Yes, they 4 Do you like life in the camp? >
5 Danny go to bed late. 15 It's not easy. But we like it because we're 4
6 They watch TV! :

lose to nature. We get up early and we're
Present CONTINUOUS “ always busy. We do the ‘housework’ and
7 Danny building a treehouse.
8 They _____ sitting around a fire. different jobs in the camp. We sleep in the
oO” it getting cold at night?’ ‘Yes, it ___! treehouses. “
10 ‘_____ they getting ready for summer?’ ‘No, they ___/
11 Danny _____ asking questions. 20 Are you getting ready for the winter?
12 They building boats. Yes, at the moment I'm building a new
treehouse. It’s getting cold at night up in the
trees and I hate that!

4 List three things that the protesters do every day 6 Find sentences 1 and 2 below in the text.
and three things they don’t do. What tense does What tense is used? Which meaning, a or b, is
Danny use to talk about them? correct?

5 Match the sentences (1,2) to the rules (a,b). = on om ¬ He is cutting some wood.
Find more examples in the text for each use. He has an axe in his hand right now.
1 We sleep in the treehouses. He cuts wood a lot.
2 We like it because we're close to nature.
At the moment, I’m building a new treehouse.
The Present Simple describes: 3 I’m busy with the treehouse right now, while
a an activity we do regularly (e.g. every day) we're talking. most days this
b a present state, a feeling or an opinion. I’m busy with the treehouse
month.
10

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What do you do when you're not 8 Practice
§ 25 working? -

8 Look at the pairs of sentences below. Decide which of the two
In the evenings, we have our big people (in brackets) could say each of the sentences (a or b).
meal. We don’t watch TV, of 1 a ‘I don’t watch TV’ b ‘I’m not watching TV!
course. We preter playing music
and talking anyway. We don't go (a student busy with homework/Danny the eco-protester)
to bed late. 2 a‘T’m working at a restaurant’ b ‘I work at a restaurant!
What do you eat?
We're vegetarians — we don’t eat (a waiter/a student on a holiday job)
fish or meat. Every day, someone 3 a ‘Ttravel a lot’ b ‘I’m travelling a lot!
goes to get fruit and vegetables
from outside the supermarkets in (a student on a gap year/an airline pilot)
the town. At the end of the day,
they throw away perfectly good 9 Complete the dialogue. Put the verbs in brackets into the
food. It doesn't look very nice but Present Continuous or the Present Simple.
it tastes fine!
40 Do you ever leave the camp? Sue Could you turn the TV down? I 1_____ (try) to read my book.
I don't go out often. Occasionally, Tom OK. What 2 (you read)?
I go to a friend's house in the Sue It’s about a journalist. She 3 (work) for the BBC. I’m at
town and have a hot shower and the part in the book where she 4 (interview) people
wash my hair. I love that! about The Mafia.
45 What do the local people think? Tom That's interesting. Who 5 (she interview)?
Most of them agree with us and Sue She 6___ (talk) f@ a man who has got lots of information
they bring us food and clothes. about Mafia families. She ?______ (not like) him very much but ...
They want to keep this wood, ` Tom Sorry, can you smelt anything? 8 (something burn)? -
Sue No, it’s just the neighbours. They 9____ (often have) a
7 Match the sentences (1,2) in barbecue at the weekend ... Oh, no! 1 10___ (cook) sausages
Exercise 6 with the rules (a,b) for supper! They 14 (burn)!
below.
The Present Continuous describes: 10 Use the cues in brackets to write one sentence in the Present
a an activity happening now, at the Simple and one in the Present Continuous.

Example 1 Mark repairs cars. He's taking dancing lessons.
time of speaking
b an activity happening for a limited Mark is a mechanic. (repair cars/take dancing lessons)
2 Mary is a businesswoman. (have a meeting in Rome/work in
period of time but not necessarily
now. Paris)
<> Grammar Summary 1, page 142 3 Natalie is an athlete. (run regularly/train for the Olympics)
4 Peter is a postman. (deliver letters/have lunch)

11 Which of these time expressions do we usually use with the
Present Simple and which with the Present Continuous?
at the moment, every morning, never, now, occasionally, often,
once a week, rarely, sometimes, this week, usually

12 Personalisation Write five sentences to describe how close you
are to nature. Use the time expressions above and the Key Words.

KEY WORDS:
eat fruit and vegetables, eat meat, eat organic food, go for walks,
grow plants, have a pet, recycte paper/glass/metal, spend time in the
countryside, use a car, walk or cycle to school, watch TV

Now work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer questions.
Example A How often do you go for walks in the park?
B I go every weekend.
A Do you recycle glass?

Before you start FUNCTION FILE

EH Bob and Tina, two poodles, 1 Answer these questions.

1 Have you got a dog? If not, woutd you like one?
2 Which of the dogs in the photos would you

prefer? Why?
2 Your Culture How popular are dogs in your
country? What other pets are common?
3 What kinds of things do you do at least once a
week? Use the Key Words and the Mini-dictionary
to help you.
KEY WORDS:
do a lot of work/exercise/a project
go for a walk/(somewhere) in a car/swimming/to cafés
have a haircut/chocolates/a meal in a restaurant
spend all day outside/time alone or with friends

Listening

4 Read the Strategies.
LISTENING STRATEGIES: Predictior
e Before you listen, read the questions. Try to guess

the answers.
© Use the pictures and your general knowledge to

help you. (e.g. Sheepdogs aren’t usually pets, they
usually work outside.)
Use the Strategies. Which of the things in Exercise 3
do you think the dogs in the photos do regularly?
Example I don't think Bob and Tina do a lot of exercise.
I think Rover spends all day outside.

QO 5 Listen to two interviews from a TV programme and
check your predictions.

Liteetyles

AKING STRATEGI ing and talking
about photos
Look at the photo. Think about the situation, the
people, where they are and what they are doing. i
Tf you don’t know a word, think of another way
to say it, e.g. This person works with sick animals
(=a vet).
Use words and sounds that give you time to think
(see Exercise 9).
Don’t worry if you repeat words or phrases,
© 6 Listen again. Copy and complete the table. e.g. He loves working ... working with me.

12 Work in pairs. Use the Strategies and take turns
to describe photos A and B. Then ask and answer the
questions below. Ỉ
exercise do do?

7 Complete the Function File with these words. Photo A |
can’t stand, don’t like, enjoy, hate, likes, loves, © What animals work with people? i
prefers, quite likes, © Is it cruel to train animals to do work? Why or why not?
© Would you like to work with animals? Why or why not?
Preferences
They 1______ going there. Photo B
H2... 2 going in the car. © Do some people spoil their pets? How?
They 3______ spending © Have you got a pet? Tell your partner about it.

time on their own. © If not, would you like a pet? Why or why not?
Bob4_—— chỉcken.
Tina 5____ roast beef.
My dogs really6 —— swimming.
He7 ————— playing with one of them.
He8_ working with me. {
FUNCTION FILE Vocabulary: Multi-part Verbs (1)
n
() Now listen and check your answers. 13 Look at these sentences from the interviews.
Underline the multi-part verbs and try to guess their
8 Game Use the words from Exercise 7 to write meaning. Use the Mini-dictionary to help you.
eight sentences about you. Write each sentence on 1 When they get up, I give them breakfast.
a different piece of paper. 2 What do they get up to during the day?
Example I love going to parties. 3 When we get back home, I always have a cup of tea.
Now work in groups. Mix up the pieces of paper. 4 Rover gets on with the cats.
Take turns to read one sentence. The others guess
who wrote it. 14 Now replace the words in italics with the
multi-part verbs in Exercise 13.
QO 9 Listen to Rover's owner again. Which of these 1 Ido my homework when I return from school.
words and sounds does he use to give himself
time to think? I'm friendly with my neighbour - we have a lot in
common.
~ er, right, um, well, you know, you see 3 I get out of bed late at weekends.
4 What do you do when you're out with your
@ 10 Pronunciation Listen and repeat the friends?

expressions.

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CULTURE FOcUS

Words. TH ae CE OETHE UNS| ie sào(@fSUS WũS Ïn |
75%, 80%, 32%, 66%, 53%, 33%, 50%, an ers = we take q lơổ Ee
26%, 39%, 25%
Let’s start with some good news. Traditional family and home life is ˆ
KEY WORDS:
a third, a half, a quarter, two-thirds,
three-quarters, four-fifths
about a quarter, just under two-fifths,
nearly a third, (a little) over half

2 Which of these statistics about the — people live longer nowadays. The changing. In fact, nearly a third of 3s
UK do you think are true? bad news for the government is that the population lives alone and there
1 On average, women live ten years it has to pay out more in pensions. are fewer marriages nowadays. Each
On average, people live for 78 years 5 year, almost a quarter of a million
longer than men. (75 for men and 80 for women) — in babies are born in England and
2 75 per cent of men between 55 and 1911 it was only 52! Is it because Wales to parents who are not 40
we have a healthy lifestyle? Maybe. married to each other — that’s 40%
64 are overweight. More people see smoking as a of the total. Women are having
3. Over two-thirds of women go to health hazard; only a quarter of the 10 children later and 29 is now the
population smokes compared to half average age for having a baby.
work. 30 years ago. People eat more fruit Young people are staying with their 4s
4 Nearly a third of the population live and less fat but about three-quarters parents longer than before, mainly
of men and two-thirds of women because it is expensive to get a place
on their own. between 55 and 64 are seriously 15 to live.
5 Over three-quarters of the population Overweight.
The proverb ‘Early to bed, early to
get up before 8 a.m. during the
week.

Reading More people work than ever before rise’ seems a good description of the 50
— 79% of men and 69% of women British lifestyle. On weekdays, most
3 Read the article and check your have jobs. And people earn three people get up before 8 a.m. (77%)
guesses to Exercise 2.
times more in real terms than 50 20 and go to bed before midnight
years ago — but the difference
4 Read the article again. Answer between rich and poor people is (81%). Main meal times are from 8
these questions.
a.m. to 9 a.m. (breakfast), at 1 p.m. 55
(lunch) and between 5 p.m. and
bigger. The most important growth
area for jobs is in computers. Young 9 p.m. (dinner).
+ wn - Why are people living longer? people certainly see qualifications as 25 What do people do in the evenings?
What job area is growing fast? with important to get a good job. The Are the Brits a nation of couch
Why are young people staying UK is percentage of 16-18 year-olds in
their parents longer? education went up from 35% to potatoes? On average, they watch 60
Why do some people think the TV for 25 hours a week. Children
a nation of ‘couch potatoes’? 55% in the 1990s. And did you and teenagers watch less TV than

know, the British work the longest 30 25-44 year-oldsbu,t spend five times *
5 Did any information about the UK hours per week in Europe? That’s an longer on computers, mainly playing
surprise you? average of 45.7 hours for men and computer games. The biggest 65
40.7 hours for women.
Internet users are the 16-24
year-olds — on average, they are
online for four minutes a day.

Vocabeldy: Good Friends” ond Song The Streets of LondonƠI + 0 R Bà
Friends’ Before you start

6 ‘Good Friends’ are words which look 1 Read the background
similar in English and your language and information. Has folk music
mean the same. ‘False Friends’ are words changed in your country?
which look similar but have a different
meaning. Find words in the text that are Ralph McTell
similar in your language. Are they ‘good’ or
‘false’ friends? BACKGROUND: FOLK MUSTC
Example official - good friend ‘Traditional British folk songs were about life in the country
or at sea. With the Industrial Revolution,
Comparing Caltaree communities changed and folk music changed, too.
Many modern folk songs are about the lives of working
Compare the lifestyle in the UK with the. people in cities. The Streets of London, by Ralph McTell,
lifestyle in your country or another is about old people in London.
English-speaking country.
© Decide what information you want to Listening

find out (e.g. eating habits, car owners, ©) 2 Listen to the song. Put the verses in the correct order.
life expectancy, etc.). [A] Have you seen the old girl who walks the streets of London
© Look for the information in books Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags?
and on the Internet and make notes. just keeps right on walking
Weblinks: her home in two carrier bags.
the USA: www.fedstats.gov ht café at a quarter past eleven
Australia: www.abs.gov.au Same old man sitting there on his own
Canada: www.statcan.ca Looking at the world over the uy of his teacup
Use your notes for a group discussion.
© Work in groups. Tell the others what you nan outside the seaman's mission
have found out. the ribbons ‘that hewears?
© What are the main differences in
lifestyles? vl bie you something to make jouBence your mind.
3 Work in groups. Discuss these questions about the

song.

Who do you think the singer is ‘talking’ to?
How do you know that the first old man is poor?
How do you know that he is lonely?
How do you know that the old woman is homeless?
Why do you think the second old man wears ‘ribbons’? 36

Language Problem Solving 1

oN aA uFwne-ing forms rò Grammar Summary, page 142 4Ð Œ SƠ hwneExample 1 Many people are afraid of flying.
1 Match the sentences (1-8) with the rules (a-d) Many people are afraid ...
below. Computers are useful ...
Working with animals is very relaxing. My brother is bad ...
Tm not afraid of meeting dangerous animals. Children get bored ...
I love being so close to nature. Dogs are good ...
I'm trying to grow vegetables in my garden. I'm tired ...
I often go cycling because the countryside is A lot of teenagers are interested ...
beautiful here. Who's responsible ...
A friend from the city is staying with me for a Gloves are necessary ...
week to have some rest.
I'm good at finding mushrooms in the forest. 5 Complete the dialogue at a campsite with
When I was young, I didn’t enjoy getting up so the -ing form of these verbs.
early.
ik ve; meet, ‘spend, use
a -ing form after a preposition
b -ing form after a verb o > => What's. the best place for the tent?
€ -ïng form as a subject of the sentence Well, avoid 1_pudting it near the river; it’s very
d -ing form as part of a tense form wet down there.
OK. I love 2___ in the countryside, don’t

you?
Yeah, but.I miss 3 with my friends.
Do you mind # the cooking?
2 Translate sentences 1-4 above. What are the No, I quite enjoy 5 on a camp fire.
differences between your language and English? rao> I prefer §@______ a microwave - it’s much easier.

Oh, where's your sense of adventure? I bet you
(Bidse the cues to write sentences. can’t imagine 7 without a TV. And I
Example 1 Sailing is good fun. bet you hate 8___ a week without your
sail/good fun mobile phone.
cumb mountains/dangerous That's true. I quite like 9______ new people
play outdoor games/healthywCoOnaunRWwne - but I can’t stand 10 ‘on the ground!
sunbathe/a long time/dangerous
do exams/stressful enjoyable 6 Work in groups. Take turns to say sentences
jet-ski/noisy and expensive about each topic using the verbs and an -ing form.
meet friends/enjoyable How many sentences can you make?
swim in the sea/in the UK/not always
watch TV/popular VERBS AND EXPRESSIONS + -ing
avoid, can’t stand, enjoy, hate, imagine, like, love,
(4 tompiete the sentences (1-9) using the correct not mind, miss, prefer
prepositions and -ing forms. Use the table below
to help you. đ sport  television © music © fashion school
® cinema @fishing

ADJECTIVES WITH PREPOSITIONS + -ing Examples sport
-rafraid of necessary for I don't like playing sport. My brother doesn’t mind it.
~bored with responsible for We both prefer watching it.
tired of
different from +usefulfor/in
good/bad at}

interested in»

Tn Hus module you NI...

© read a magazine article and a letter
© listen to a radio programme and a survey
© talk about homes, routines and do a survey
© write a personal letter
© learn about the Present Perfect

KEY WORDS: detached house,
bungalow, cottage, house,
flat, semi-detached
terraced house

A two-storey — with ạ
small garden in a good

area. Three bedrooms and a
large living room. Parking

in the street.

KEY WORDS: 2, Aluxury
armchair, bedside table, cooker, fifth-
dishwasher, fridge, microwave,
shower, sink, sofa, toilet, 1n
wardrobe, washbasin,
washing machine London with
views of the

Thames. Two
bedrooms and

a balcony.

A lovely three-
edroom gt With
a large garden in a
beautiful village.

) 4 His Or Hers?

Before you start 4 Who is speaking in the family dialogues (1-4)?

1 What jobs do you do at home? Use the Key a the parents ca parent and the children
Words and the Mini-dictionary to help you. ba child and a parent da brother and a sister

KEY WORDS: Housework n 1 A Why is the dog looking at me like that? Has he
clear the table, do the cleaning, do the cooking, do DIY, ”= > => mm had his walk today?
do the gardening, do the ironing, do the shopping, Well, I haven’t taken him out. I think Mum and
do the vacuuming, do tfie washing, do the washing-up, Dad have.
iay the table, look after the children, look after the pets, And his bowls empty. Have you fed him?
make the beds, tidy my room Of course I have. He's eaten all his food!

& 2 Listen to a radio programme and complete the Look at those dirty dishes. You haven’t done
table with the results from a UK national survey. the washing-up!
No, but we've cleared the table and tidied the
dining room.
A Mmm, it looks very tidy.

3 A Her room’s a real mess. And she hasn’t made
her bed.

B But, Mum, she hasn't had time to tidy it.
A True, and she looks tired these days.
B Ye$- shes had three exams this week.

4 A That's a lovely smell, John. What have you made
for dinner?

B I've made your favourite - mushroom soup.

3 Your Culture What do you think the times are Presentation J
for men and women in your country?
5 Look at the examples of the Present Perfect in the
table. Complete the gaps with these words from the
dialogues in Exercise 4.

45 not(hasn't), have (‘ve), have not (haven't)

PRESENT PERFECT Negative
Affirmative 1/You/We/They 3
1/You/We/They 1 done the washing-up.
cleared the table. eaten it. He/She/It 4 made
He/She/It 2 her bed.

Yes/No questions Short answers
5_ I/Wou/we/they Yes, I/you/we/they6__`
fed him? No, 1/you/we/they haverrt.
Yes, he/she/it has.

7 he/she/it had No, he/she/it hasn't.
his walk today?

Wh- questions
What 8 you made for dinner?
What has he made for dinner?

6 Which 3rd forms of the verbs in the table are
regular (-ed) and which are irregular?
Find more 3rd forms of verbs in the dialogues in
Exercise 4. What are their infinitives?

7 Look at the dialogues in Exercise 4 again.
Give a reason in the Present Perfect for each
situation in the table.

Situation Reason
The dog's looking at her. He hahsad w histwalk.
The dog's bowl is empty.
The dishes are dirty. 12 Complete the interview with an inventor in
The dining room looks tidy. his house. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present
Her room’s a real mess. Perfect.
She looks tired.
There’s a lovely smell.

8 Are the situations in the table about the >œ»œ Right, let’s look at some of my inventions.
present or the past? Do the reasons describe 0h,1 (you invent) a lot of things?
actions in the present or the past? Yes, I have. My favourite is this domestic robot.
Choose the correct words in italics to complete the That noise means that it 2 (start) cleaning.
rule for the Present Perfect. B Can we go on a tour of the house?

A Of course. As you can see, I 3 (not do)
We use the Present Perfect to talk about actions anything but the lights 4 (come on)
that are happening now/happened in the past automatically.
when we want to show that they have results in Oh, that’s brilliant.
the past/present situation. rPup>w BBC 1. [This is the BBC news ...]
<> Grammar Summary 2, page 142 Who 5 (turn on) the TV?
T have. It works by voice control. Watch ...
Practice Channel 4. [And now the football results ...] 1
6 (now switch over) to another channel.
9 What are the infinitives of these irregular 3rd B Incredible.
forms? A The windows 7 (close) because it’s getting
been, broken, built, come, done, drunk, eaten, fed, cold.
gone, had, left, lost, made, met, put, seen, spent, B What's that noise?
taken, won A That's my wife. She 8____(just come) in
through the automatic front door. She 9__
(be) shopping. Would you like to meet her?

® 10 Pronunciation Listen and repeat the 3rd forms ©) Listen and check your answers.
‘in Exercise 9.
13 Work in pairs. Student A: Say how you're
11 Use the cues to complete the mini-dialogues feeling. Student B: Find out the reason. Use the
with the Present Perfect. Key Words to help you and add some of your own.

» Brother Dad is angry. Example
I'm really happy!
Sister Yes, he (lose his mobile). >>> Why? Have you passed your exams?
No, I haven't. interesting?
" Son Why are you so happy? . Have you met someone
Yes, I have.
Father I. (repair the car at last).

w Sister My new Gameboy doesn’t work.

Brother (you put the batteries in)? KEY WORDS
Feelings: angry, annoyed) excited, happy, pleased, sad,
a Brother Where is my calculator? tired, worried

Sister Don’t ask me. I (not see it). Reasons: break the video, buy new clothes, fail my

u o Son There's a horrible smell in the kitchen. driving test/exams, get a phone call/text from a friend,
Mother Well, you . ____ (not put the have an argument with a friend, lose my mobile phone,
rubbish out). lose a tennis game, meet someone interesting,
pass my exams, steep badly, watch a good film,
win a camera

Before you start
1 Read the Strategies.

READING STRATEGIES: Prediction
¢ Before M you read a text, look at the pIpcicttuurreess with

Read the title and first two or three lliineess of the

Try to guess what the text is going to be about.

Use the Strategies. What d i
article is about? ee

a life in tthhee fautounre ếà life on a space station
E Ltánont life on other planets

Reading

mm. 1< 2 Read the article and check your prediction.
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T000) 0c) orbits 386 kilometres abowe about’this new home 1n the sky.
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norma flies away! “The astronauts don't haye to Boric onic
because it bouc what tO cat because they NASAïS website: www.1a54-6OY: you
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their menu for every meal.
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