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CONTENTS
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Unit
1

2

3

4

5

Film Fun Obj ectives Word Building: Film
Language structures: The Present Simple &

descriptions
The Present Continuous

Mobile Mania Obj ecti ves Word Building: Describing people
Language structures: The Past Simple

That's Unusual! Obj ectives Word Building: Prepositions of movement
Language structures: The Past Continuous

Let's get personal Objectives Word Building:

15

22

29

Event Planning! Objectives Word Building: Trade fairs
Language structures: Comparatives & Superlatives / clauses of contrast

Eat up! Objectives Word

6

Building: Food & drink Language structures:
The Present Simple Passive / The Past Simple Passive

43

7

Art Fun Objectives Word Building: Art Language structures:
The Present Perfect Passive / The Past Simple Passive

50

8

Protest Power Objectives Word Building: Protests
Language structures: Future forms / Clauses of timequestions

57

Self-Assessment

64

TERM

65

1

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Language structures: The Present Perfect

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INDEX
Page

Unit

9

10

11

12

'3

'4

Fun Time! Objectives Word Building: Free-time activi ti es & spo rt
Language structures: Modal verbs

Political Play Objectives Word Building: Politics
Language structures: Reported speech

Social Splash Objectives Word Building: Socialising
Language structures: Features of conversational En gl ish

Product Promotion Objectives Word Building: Products
Language structures: Gerunds

& infinitives

Fashion Fun Objectives Word Building: Fashion & clothi ng
Language structures: Relative cla uses

Help! Ob jectives Word Building: Charities Language structures:
The Present Perfect Continuous & Quan tifiers

74

81

88

95

102

Transport Time Objectives Word Building: Giving d irec tions &
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trans port Language structures: Zero Conditionals / The First Conditional &
Adverbs

What a Disaster! Objectives Word Building: Disasters
Language structures: Perfect Modal Verbs / Intransitive & Transitive verbs

109

116

Self-Assessment

123

TERM 1 Progress Test

124

Resource Section
Evaluation

126

Irregula r Verbs

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Answers

127

Punctua tion

142

Audio scripts

'33

Pas t Ten se verbs

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Phon etic Table

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Pronunciation

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n Table completion

Complete the conversation with
the words from below.

Read the text. Then, complete the table below.
Hi, I'm Harriet

,?o~'t WOITJ' too mud, about making
ml~.es". Even nalive speakers

grt things wrong when speaking. It
happens when you're talking fut and
~'ng to communiute a mess.age. The
.mporUnl thing is ~ng able to COlTKt
1~rselr, ~nd ~ng abk! 10 idtntify an1
mistakes In you r written won.

1am 11 companyJ 1from 11 are IlliJ 1born 1

Grant. I'm 32 years

old. I'm Australian
and I live in Sydney.

Hello! I'm NigeJ

Jean:
Nick:
Jean:
Nick:
Jean:
Nick:
Jean:
Greg:
Jean:
Greg:

Bailey. I'm Scottish
and I live in

Jean:

I'm a stockbroker.
I work at

Silvermanaz.Smiths.
At the weekend, I
go swimming and

surfing.

Edinburgh. I'm 29
yea rs old. I work in a

restaurant as a chef.
I also play the guitar
in a band. Once or

•

•

twice a month we
do concerts in bars
and pubs in the city.
It's great fun!

Greg:
Jean:
Greg:

Hi, Nick.
Hi, Jean.
How (1)
you?
Fine, thanks. And you?
1(2)
fi ne, thanks.
Jean , this (3)
Greg.
Pleased 10 meet you, Greg.
Pleased to meet you .
So, Greg, where are you (4)

?
Well , t was born in England, but I was brought up in the
States. What about you?
I was (S)
in Canada, but I've lived in Ihe
UKfor most of my life.
Interesting. $0, what do you do?
I work in a computer software (6) --.".-,.,-_ . And you?
I'm working as a lawyer for an international law fi rm. I've
just... [fades out]

n Matching - useful questions
Match the questions (1 to 6) to the answers (a.f).
What time do you get up during the week? D
2. What do you usually have for breakfast? 0
3. How do you go to work? D
4. What time do you leave work? D
5. What do you do in the evenings during the week? D
6. What do you do at the weekends? D
1.

Hi, I'm Lauren
Bramwell. I'm
28 years old. I'm
from England,
but I'm flving in
Singapore at the
moment. I'm a
journalist and I
travel a lot. I love

skiing and sailing.

a. By bus.
b. I usually watch a bit ofTY.
c. About six in the evening.
d. About seven in the morning.
e. A bowl of cereal and some toast.
f. I play tenn is. go to the cinema, meet up with friends ...

n Verb tenses

Complete the sentences. Use the tense indicated in brackets.
1. He
(live) near here. (Present Simple)
2. They often
(playl tennis.
(Present Simple)
]. She
(not eat) at home during
the week. (Present Simple)
4. They _,---.,---_ _ _ _ (watch) a film.
(Present Continuous)
5. He _--=----,_---,__ (not listen) to the song.
(Present Continuous)
6. We _--=----,_---,__ (workl in the office.
(Present Continuous)
7. She.-oc----;-,-----_ (be) at a party last night.
(Past Simple)
8. 1.~======~
(walk) home last night. (Past Simple)

9. We
(not see) her in the park.
(Past Simple)

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n Question time

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E·mail comp'letion

Answer the questions.

Complete the e-mail wIth the corred form ofthe verbs in brackets.

• What did you have for dinner last night?
• What didJou watch on TV last night?
• Where di you go last weekend?

Use the Past Simple.

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• When was the last time you went to the cinema?

• What did you see at the cinema?

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• What music did you listen to last week?
• Who did you have lunch with last week?

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Re: fanta stic weekend

Hi Jessica,
How's it going? We're staying in a villa in the country.
It's fantastic. We (I)
Igo) for a walk th is
up) early and
morning. We
(3)
12 kilometres! Then,
we (4)
our sandwiches on the
of

III Pictu re ma tching

Match the words (1 to 8) to the pictures (a·h). Can you think of any
more "office" words?
1. Desk 0
2. Computer D
). Printer D
4. Photocopier 0
S. Telephone D
6. Bookshelf 0
7. Filing cabinet D
8. Bin I wastepaper bin I trash can (US English) 0

a mountain. We

151 - , - - (leave) soon

afterwards
because it was
a long way
back. We 161

---

(get) home at
about 6pm.
What did you do
at the weekend?
Let me know.
Speak soon,

b

1'1 Telephone dialogue
Read the dialogue. Then, answer the questions.
Julian:
Britney:
Julian:
Britney:
Julian:
Britney:
Julian:

Your turn!
Use the words to describe your office. Write three sentences.
For example: There's a photocopier on the first floor. /
There 's a filing cabinet next to my desk.

n Vocabulary
Write 4 more words for each word group.
1. Germany, Brazil, France ...
2. Swimming, tennis. football .. .
). Teacher, journalist, manager.. .
4. Hat, trousers ("pants" in US Engl ish), socks, shorts ...
5. Supermarket, theatre, cinema, dothes shop ...
6. Rice, sugar, honey. potatoes ...
7. Washing machine, dryer, microwave oven. MP3 player...

Britney:
Julian:
Britney:
Julian:

Britney:
Julian:
Britney:

Hello?
Oh, hi. This is Britney. Is Julian there, please?
Speaking.
Oh, hi, Julian. lt's Britney. How's it goi ng?
Not too bad. What can I do for you?
I was just wondering whether you had Stephanie's
mobile phone number?
Yes, I think so. Hang on a minute. Yes. here it is, it's 60S
448 )09·
I' m sorry I didn't get that. There's a lot of noise here.
Could you repeat it, plea se?
Sure! It's 60S 448 )09.
605 «8 ]oS?
No, that's a nine at the end: 60S «8 ]09.
Oh, OK. Great. Thanks a lot. See you soon.
Bye.
Bye.

Who answers the phone?
Who is calling?
3. Whose number does Britney want?
4. What is the number?
5. Why can't Britney hear very well?
1.

2.

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UNIT 11 Film Fun
Ob jectives

tell a story using these tenses, pronounce third·person verb endings

n Film taglines

Complete the film taglines* with the words from below.

corned
1.

II blood 11 screaming] 1man 1

Ialone I

"A rom antic

. With zombies."

Shaun of the Dead (2004)
2. "Oh yes, there will be ,---_ _ _ ." Saw 2 (ZOOS)
3. "The last man on Earth is not

I Am Legend {2007}

"

4. "If Nancy doesn't wake up
, she won't
wake up at all." A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984J
s. "The first casual ty of war is
." Platoon (1986)
6. "The mission is a

."

Saving Private

RyQn 1'998)
7. "Does for rock and
wha t The Sound DJ
Music did for hills." This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

"Tagtine
Afilm tagline is a short phrase that's used to promote a ~Im.
It's part of the overall mar\(eting strategy for the movie.
Think about itl
Have you seen any of the films from this page? What did you think
of them? Which of the taglines do you like best? Why? How would
you translate these taglines into your own language~ Do you know
any other film taglines? What are they?

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In 'h;s unit, 'I0u'II learn how to...
...write about a film using the Present Simple and Present Continuous,

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UNIT n Film Fun
Vocabulary: Film descri pt ions
n Film matching

6. The book was so
that I couldn't even
bring myself to open it.
7. Dickens' book Great Expectations is one of the
_ _ _ _ _ of English literature.

Match the film genres (1 to 91 to the films (a-i).

1.

2.

Action-adventu re film 0
Film nair 0

3. B-movie D
4. Romantic comedy (rom-co m)
S. Horror film 0

Your turn!

0

Use the words to write two sentences about films or books
you've seen or read.

6. Comedy O

7. Historical drama 0

n Film review

8. Biopic D

9. Science· fiction film 0

Read the film review. Then, write T (true) or F (false).

FilmFantastic.com
Reviews» »
Notting Hill •• »

Notting
Hill
(1999) is a
romantic
comedy
,
that stars
English
actor Hugh
Grant and
American
actress
Julia
Roberts.
Il' s directed by Roger Michell and it was a huge box
office success. In the film, bookstore owner William
Thacker (played by H ugh Grant) falls in love with
glamorous supersta r Anna Scot! Oulia Roberts) and

starts a relationship with her. But the big question is,
can it last? With an excellent soundtrack and a wellwritten script, the film has some great moments. It's
shot on location in Notting Hill (London). and I'd
definitely recommended it.

-

n Descriptions

Read the definitions of the words. Then, complete the sentences
(1 to 71 with the correct words.

• Fictional: a "fictional" character or story has been
invented. "Non-fictional" books are based on real people,
facts and true stories.
• Classic (noun): a "classic" is a book which is well-known

and considered to be of a very high literary standard.
• Gory: a ~gory " film, computer game, scene or story
involves a lot of blood or killing.
• Tedious: boring and dull.
• Entertaining: if something is ~entertaining", it is
enjoyable and fun to read.
• Moving: if something is ~moving", it makes you feel
sad.
• Implausible /unconvincing: not believable / not
realistic.
1.
2.

3.
4.
S.

It was a light but
novel that was perfect
for the summer holiday.
The characters in the story were totally _,----,-__
and I found it hard 10 take any of them seriously.
It was a disgusting film with a lot of _ _ _ __
death scenes.
It was a
account of a banker from
Croydon who gets abducted by aliens.
The story was extremely
and made me
feel a bit depressed.

The film was made in 199.9. 0
It stars Rowan Atkinson. 0
3. It was directed by Julia Roberts. 0
4. Hugh Grant plays the part ofWilliam Thacker.
S. He falls in love wi th a Russian princess. 0
6. The film was shot in Notting Hill. 0
1.

2.

0

Think about itl Films
What are some of your all-time favouri te film? What genre of films
do you like? (horror, comedy, romantic, action·adventure, film
noir, science fiction, etc.) Who are some of your favourite actors/
actresses? Why? Who are your favourite directors? Why? What are
some of the best films you've seen recently? Do you li.e watching
films in their original language? Why? Why not? Which English·
speaking actors/actresses are fairly easy to understand?

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UNIT n Film Fun

& RESPON D

n Pre-reading
look at the names orille TV
shows. Which ones do you like?

which ones have you watched?
Discuss your ideas with a
partner.

IBoardwalk Emiilii]

IThe Sopranos 11 Rome I
IHouse M.D· II The Tudors I
Downton Abbe
ICSI: Miami 11 The Borgi3SJ
IBand of Brothers I
The Sim sons
ICriminal Minds I
n Reading I
Do you think TV is more or less

popular than it was in the past?
What types of programmes are
people watching these days?
Think. Then, discuss the issues
with a partner. After this, read
the article once to compare
your ideas.

n Reading 11
Read the article again. Then,
try to complete the sentences
without referring back to the
article.
1. American teenagers are
watching more TV than
they did _ _ __
years ago.
2. Americans prefer to
watch _.,-_-:
TV rather than online

programming.
3. Teenagers are
_ _ _ _ likely 10
remember an ad.
4. American teenagers
watch aboul
_ _ _ _ hours of TV
a day.
5. The people who watch
Ihe most TV are the
6.

shows are
often in the list of the
top 10 most popular
programmes.

WHO WATCHES
TV TH ESE DAYS?
or years, experts have been predicting
that people wilt watch less and less TV.
However, recent research shows that it's

F

actually more popular than it was ten years
ago. But why?

Some of the facts are truly surprising. They
show that American teenagers actually watch

5% more TV now than they did five years ago.
Also su rprising is the fact that US adults
watch far more online video than their teenage
children. Teenagers spend about three hours
a month watching online 1V compared to the
five and a half hours spent by young adults (18
to 24-year-olds).
Interestingly, Americans are using their
televisions to watch live TV rather than DVDs
or ontine programming. In fact, 92% of
American TV viewing is for live programmes
(particularly news shows). While 32% of US
homes own a DVD recorder, only about half of
them use it to record programmes.
There were some interesting results on
advertising, too. They found that teenagers
are 31% less likely to remember an ad than
an adult. However, teenagers appear to like
advertising more. In fact. once an ad has
caught their attention, they' re 44% more likely
to remember it than an older person.
So, how much television are they watching?
American teenagers sit in front of the TV
for about three hours and 20 mi nutes a

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d ay. which is quile a lot but less than their

equivalents in Italy, Poland, lebanon , Ireland.

Indonesia and Venezuela ... and considerably
less than the world's leading teen couch
potatoes: the South Africans, who spend over
five hours a day in front of the bm:!
And what are people wa tching on TV?
Research suggests that teenagers and adults
like a lot of the same shows, which include
dramas such as House, and talent contest
shows such as American Idol. However,
teenagers d on't watch as much sport o r
current affairs programmes (such as the
news) as their parents.
Over in the UK, the most popular shows
include Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor.
In fact, the final of The X Factor attracted the
most viewers for a si ngle show in 2010, with
over 17 million people watching it. Reality
shows such as I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out
of Hue are often in the top 10, as are d ra mas
such as the long-running soa p operas
EastEnders and Coronation Street. Finally,
sport pulls in a big crowd . Apparently, 17
million people watched England get beaten
by Germany in the 2010 World Cup. More
than those who watched the final!
So, it looks as if the future of television is

safe. However, although there are more
channels than ever, the question remains:
why is it so hard to find anyth ing worth
watchi ng? 0


UNIT n Film Fun

~ WORD LINKING

Language Structures:
The Present Simple al Present Continuous
Affirmative
I go.
You go.
He goes.
She goes.
It goes.
We go.
They go.

Negative
I don't go.
You don't go.
He doesn't go.
She doesn't go.
It doesn't go.
We don't go.
They don't go.

Interrogative
Do I go?
Do you go?
Does he go?
Does she go?
Does it go?
Do we go?
Do they go?

The Present Simple
We often use contractlons with the Present Simple:
don't = do not; doesn't = does not.
We can use the Present Simple to describe regular facts,
habits and regular actions. We often use adverbs of

frequency (always. sometimes, never, ete.) to describe how
often we do these things. For example, "She often goes to
the gym on Fridays."

Typical time expressions with the Present Simple include:
every Friday. on Mondays, once a week, twice a month, in
the morning. at the weekend. For example: "He goes to

the cinema about once a month."
We can use question words (what, when, where, why,
etc.) with the Present Simple. For example. "What do you
usually do at the weekends?"
Please see the Resource Section for more information.

a

III Fact file analysis
Fact file
Name: Kiera Bennett
Age: 31
Nationality: Canadian
City of residence: Hong Kong
Occupation: accountant
Favourite genre offilm: horror I science· fic tion
Hobbies: tennis. windsurfing, snowboarding
Plans for this summer: a beach hol iday in the Caribbean

1.
2.

3.
4.

5.
6.

What's her full name?
How old is she?
Where is she from?
Where does she live?
What does she do?
What types of films does she like?

Your turn!
Write a Fact File card about yourself, a colleague or a friend.

n Sentence completion

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets. Use the Present Simple.
1. The film
(star) an unknown French actor.
2. The director
(not want) to shoot the scene
outside.
3. The soundtrack
(include) songs by famous
artists.

4. _ _ _ you
(think) they'll like the
5.
he
(want) to get a drink?
6. They
(not like) this one.

mm'

Affirmative
I'm working.
You're working.

Negative
I'm not working.

You aren't
working.

Interrogative
Am I working?

He's working.

He isn't
working.

Is he working?

She's working.

She i$n't
workmg.

Is she working?

It's working.
We're working.

It isn't working.

Is it working?
Are we working?

We ~ren't

wor mg.

They're working. The)?ren't
wor mg.

Are kPU
wor mg?

Are
worthel
in ?

The Present Continuous
We often use contractions with the Present Continuous.
For eKample: I'm = I am; you're =< you are; he's =< he is;
she's =< she is; it's = it is; we're =< we are; they're = they are.
The negative forms are: isn't = is not; aren't =- are not.
We can use the Present Continuous to talk about
activities in progress. We often use time expressions
such as right now, at the moment and now. For eKample,
"She's talking to him right now. n
We can also use the Present Continuous la refer
to temporary situations or changes that are taking
place over a period of time. For example, uThe rate of
unemployment is coming down. n

We can use the Present Continuous for future plans,
often at a fixed time and with a specific person. For
example, "I'm playing tennis with her on Friday at 7pm."

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UNIT n Film Fun
n Picture description

look at the photos. What can you see? Make four sentences using

the Present Continuous. For example: The people in picture

one are wallcing.

~ WORD LINKING
Mason:

Anyway, Bruno (6) has / is having this great idea :
Guy will kill Bruno's father, and Bruno will kill Guy's
wife. That way, no one will ever find out who did it
(in theory, of course). At first Guy (7) thinks / is
thinking it's a joke, but Bruno is serious. l ater, Guy
(8) isjinding out / jinds out that his wi fe has been
murdered. Now, Guy is a suspect and he (9) has / is
having to escape from the police.
Rebecca: So, what (101 happens / is happening in the end?
Mason: Ah, well, you'll have to see the film. I wouldn't want to
spoil it for you.

Your turn!
Write a film review. Use the Present Simple and Present
Continuous where possible.

n Film proposal analysis
Read the film proposal. Then, answer the questions. Afterwards, see
if you can identify any examples of the Present Simple or Present
Continuous. Why are these tenses being used?

n Ouestion word completion

Com~ete the questions with the correct question words.
1. A:
are they dOing? B: Playing basketball.

2. A:

do they live? 8: In Los Angeles.
time does she get to work?

3. A:

Film proposal: My Summer
Hi Frankie,
How's it going? Here's a summary of the film script
I've written. It's called My Summer and it's the story of
a university student. Emil, who gets a job at a cafe in a
quiet seaside town in northern France.

B: Abou t lOam.

4. A:

does the aeroplane leave?

B: In twenty minutes.
S. A:
are they complaining?

B: Because they're angry.

6. A:

are they having the meeting?
B: In room number 87.

n Sentence completion

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in
brackets. Use the Present Continuous.
The television presenter _-,------,-,_ (Interview) the guest.

1.
2.

The singer
(not sing) any of his well·
known songs.
3. The police officers _ _-::-;;:-_ (arrest) the crim inal,

4. The doctor
S. The cleaners
6. The flight attendant
passenger her food.

(talk) to the patient.
(not clean) the office.
(bring) the

13 Conversation
Choose the correct options to complete the conversation.
Rebecca: So, what's Strangers on a Train all about?
Mason: Two men, Bruno and Guy (I) are travelfing / travel
on a train. They (2) sitting / are sitting opposite one
another. After a while, they (3) start / starting talking.
Guy is a professional tennis player and he (4) wants / is
wanting to get divorced from his wife so he can marry a
senator's daughter and start a career in politics. Bruno, on
the other hand, (S) is thinking / thinking about killing
his father so he can inherit the family fortune.
Rebecca: Interesting.

Emil wants to work as a criminal profiler. He enjoys
observing people, and keeps a diary of the customers
who come to the cafe. They include tourists and local
characters from the small town. He tries to guess
where they live and what kind of hobbies or habits they
might have.
One day, a strange man comes into the cafe. He looks
familiar, but Emil isn' t sure where he's seen him.

Eventually, he remembers: the elderly man is a famous
gangster who has recen tly been released from jail after
serving a twenty-year sentence. The man comes back to
the cafe every day, and soon the two of them become
friends. But one day, the elderly man tells Emi l an
incredible secret: he's ... {to be continued]
1.
2.
3.
4.
S.
6.

What's the name of the film?
In the film. where is Emil working?
What does he write in his diary?
Who are the customers?
What is Emil studying to be?
Who is the strange man?

[J

Fluency practice

Answer the questions. Invent answers in order to answer
affirmatiyely.
• What do you do?
• What are you doing at the moment?
• What clothes do you usually wear to work?
• What are you wearing at the moment?

• Where does your brother/sister/aunt, etc. work?
• What is he/she doing at the moment?

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Talking about a film!

Pre,.$ent simple third-person verb
endings

n Pre-listening

Match the actors whonave appeared in Woody Alien films (1 to 6)
to the photos (a.f). Which films have they appeared in?

1. Penelope Cruz

There are three ways to pronounce Present Simple third·person
verb endings.

I'J

2 . Diane Keaton
3. M ia Farrow
4. Meryl Streep
S. Michael Caine
6. Owen Wilson

The /s / sound (after unlloiced consonant sounds*):
a) laughs: She laughs a lot.
bl works: He works here.
c) stops: The train stops here.
[]
The / z / sound (after voiced consonant sounds):

rolls: He rolls the dice.
b) rain s: It rains a lot.
cl roars: The lion roars.
d) lives: She lives here.
a)

13
The / I Z/ sound:
a) washes: He washes it once a week.
b) wa tches: He watches it every day.
cl raises: It raises the temperature.

III
Now listen and repeat these sentences.

I!J Listening I

a)

You're going to lIsten to someone who is talking about the Woody
Alien film Midnight in Paris. What do you think the film is
about? Think. Then, listen once to compare your ideas.

cJ

n Listening II
listen again anachoose the correct answers.
1. The film writer in the movie is in Paris with his

wife / fiancee.

writer.

/ S/ He speaks French.
/ Z/ It rain s here a lot.
/ I Z/It closes early on Fridays.

I]
Now listen and write the sentences you hear.

'. ~~~

2.

J.

a novel/an autobiography.
3. His fiancee and her family realty lilce / don't lilce Paris .
4. Some people take the writer to a party / restaurant.
S. The writer meets the author Charles Diclcens /
Scott Fitzgerald.
6. John Cusaclc /Owen Wilson plays the part of the
2. He wants to write

bl

4·

*Unvoiced consonant sounds
An unvoiced consonant sound doesn't create a
vibration in your throat. For example, if you touch your
throat and say "kiss", you won't feel a vibration from

'he / k/ sound.
A voiced consonant sound creates a vibration in your
throat. For example, if you touch your throat and say
"very", you'll feel a vibration from the /v/ sound.

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UNIT n Film Fun

Learn these Useful Sentences. Suggestions: 1. Llslen to the sentences and repeat them until you can say them fluently. 2. Study them
for a couple of minutes, then cover them up and try to re-write them in the right·hand column. 3. Write translations of the sentences.
Later, read over the translations and try to write them

In

English (without referring to the original versions). 4. Listen to a sentence.

then try to write it out on a piece of paper. 5. CUI oul the table to carry with you and learn while you're on the bus, train ..

,.
It's directed by Roger Michell and it stars Hugh Grant.
,-+--

2.

It was a

3.

The film stars an unknown French actress.

4.

The soundtrack includes songs by famous singers.

5.

She likes horror films.

6.

him
is falling.
She's

about it.

9·

now.
He wants to start up a business.

'0.
11 .

thinking about developing a new one.
We don't think it's the i

8.

12.

one for us.

He doesn't want to participate in the project.

'4·

in the end?
,6.

need to find out what's
What time do you usually get to work?

'7·

,8.
We don't know what to think of it
He doesn't really like living there.

zo.

,

--_._._-------------------------------------------_ ._-._._.. _-------------------------------------------_.

~

\}tU

En..lish words tvfl"I
111 to learn 10 i (i'ou'lI have \tarnt 70 ,
day. In one wbo"
and in a yea'
.In 11 month,aTheuaverage

, SnUS"
" .. p''''''
O'Itf l 'OOO:~ vocabula l1 of about
hasan atU So it won'ttaie you
d
~~::'a l~ !\1 most important
terms in EnglIsh.

·,',00

Put ticks in the boxes:
.1.1.11can do it well! .1.11 can do it quite well! .11 need to work on it!

~~ Congl'3tulations! You've completed a unit. Now you can ...
Write about a film I've seen.

Write a film review using the Present
Simple and Continuous.

Understand text about television.

Understand a conversation with two
people talking about a film.

Write a fact file card about myself or a
friend .

Pronounce Present Simple third.person
verb endings.

the

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Objectives

In 'h;s unit, 'I0u'II learn how to...
...make collocations, use the past simple to tell an anecdote, identify
parts of a mobile phone, pronounce past simple verb endings

List~ninl is the key to lanl uap learning.
So, listen to Enl lish as much as you canl
Just ten '!'inutes a day is enOlJlh to really
help you Improve your listening ability.

n Text messages
Translate the mobile pnone text sentences. Use the "Key" below to
help you. There are irregular spellings that you will have to correct.

I'll cu @ 6.

UJ

Wot ru doing 2nite?

W
Send it 2 me.
[3J

Will b bak @ 4.
[AJ

Can't come bc I'm biz'Y.
[5J

I can't c it.
[i]

The test IS ez.
[JJ

The film woz gr8.

ill
Mike n Bob r coming 2nite.
[9J

Key
@.at
4 '" for, four
2:0 to, too, two

u .. you
be - because
wozcwas

r ", are

Have u got a
tenis racket?
IiQ]

We'll w8 4 'You.

llil

b. be

( · see
n- and

Ru comin_9 b'Y car?
l!!I

Think about it!
Do you prefer to text, (aU or send an e-mail? Why? What was the
last text message you sent? who did you send it to? Did you use
any abbreviations? Which ones? Have you ever sent a text message

in English? What did you write about? How often do you send text
messages with your mobile phone?

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UNIT n Mobile Mania
Vocabulary: the phone
n Labelling
label the parts orthe phone.
Use the words below

Imenu !
Iscreen I

i')
i')

I keyp~

Il)

Ianswer button I
Iend·call button I

(4)

~ WORD BUILDING
Who is calling. ,.
congratulate someone? ..,-_-;-:-_,2. ... to say that they'll talk about it on Monday?

1. ... to

3. ... to ask how someone is? _--:;---:.,-;

4- ... to say that they'll see one another at the weekend?

S. ... to offer to help? ,..--_.,..-__
6, .. .to give some bad news? _ _ _ __

Your turn!

~)

n Collocations
Add the words from below (or any
others) to form collocations. Then,
make three sentences with any of the
expressions.

a mobile hone Ia DVD pfu'iJ Ia mobile phone battery]
I a text messagil l an .. mail ll a message 11 a call 1li&p}I~p'ing sound 11 a voicemail messaC!J
• Turn
• Turn

I switch on ... a mobile phone, a DVD player...
I switch off.. .

• Send ..
• Receive .. .

• Delete .. .
• Write .. .
• Make .. .

• Pick up .. .
• Answer.. .
• Leave ...

n Voicemail messages

Read over the voicemail messages. Then, write a name (Palnc.,
Susan I Oylan) next to each statement

Voicemail message 1
Hi, it's Pat rick. Just calling to ask how you are. Your sister

told me that you'd been ill all weekend. Let me know if I
can get you anything. Get well soon! Bye,

Voicemail message 2
Susan here, I'm just calling to say that we didn't get the
contract I'm afraid. Disappointing news I know but we
just couldn't reach an agreement. Anyway we can talk
about it on Monday. See you then,

Voice mail message 3
Hi, it's Dylan. I was just calling to say congratulations!
Jackie told me you got the job, I'm really pleased for
you. I know how much you wanted it. Anyway we'll
celebrate properly when I see you at the weekend. Bye!

Think about it! Mobile phones
Who did you call on your mobile phone yesterday? Why? DidJ'"

make any emergency calls on your mobile last year? Why? Di you
call for any takeaway food last week? What did you order? Did you
send any text messages yesterday? Who to? Have you saved any new
numbers to your address book recently? Whose numbers were they?
Have you ever lost your mobile phone~ Have you ever called a wrong
number? What was the last photo that you took with your mobile
phone? What do you do with the photos on your mobile phone?

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UNIT n Mobile Mania

..

~ READ

,

..

& RESPON D

...

••
, I

,

•

•

Six unusual mobile
phones stories!
as anything unusual. strange o r
funny ever happened to you and
your mobile phone? He re are six
stories from the news involving mobiles.

H

n Terror alert

Frank lones' wife died unexpectedly from a
heart attack at the age of 69. According to
Frank, Sadie always had a mobile with her.
So, as a last act of kindness, Frank buried
Sadie with her mobile phone. But soon
after the burial, Frank started receiving text
messages from Sadie, with words that only
Sadie would use! Spooky!

A DELTA Airlines flight fTom Istanbul

10 New York made a forced landing in
Dublin after a passenger found a device
plugged into the e lectric shaver socket in
the toilet. The passenger thought it was a
bomb and reported it to the flight crew, who
told the captain. Alarmed , the pilot made
an emergency landing. later, Irish police
discovered that the " bomb~ was another
passenger's mobile phone. There are plans
to introduce signs on planes to remind
passengers not to charge thei r mobiles in
the toilet. Very sensible!

Read the article once. Were

n Download nightmare

n Phone find

any of your ideas from the
Pre-reading exercise mentioned
in the stories?

A British couple bought a new mobile and
what they also thought was an unlimited
data transfer plan. Shortly after buying the
phone, the husband started downloading
episodes of the comedy series Friends.
Unfortunately, the phone continued
downloading while his wife went on a

business trip to Germany, where the
roaming charges are much higher. The
bill? £10 ,000. He could have boughl all ten
seasons of the show on DVD for less than

Emma Schweiger of Janesville (Wisconsin)
found a mobile phone in a packet of crisps
once. The blue and silver Nokia phone
contained aT-Mobile SIM card inside, and
grease stains on the outside. nle shop
where she'd bought the crisps said they'd
investigate but Emma never heard back
from them. However, she was offered a
replacement bag of crisps. How kind!

£50!

Andrew Cheatle was playing with his dog
on a beach in England when his phone
slipped out of his pocket. He only realised
this after he got home later that day. He
returned to the beach, but he couldn't find
the phone anywhere. However, a week late r,
someone called Andrew's girlfriend from
the missing mobile phone. Glen Kerley
of Worthing (West Sussex) had caught a
2s-pound fish and fo und the phone inside
the fish. He took the SIM card out and put
it into a d ry pho ne, and found Andrew's
saved numbers. Incredible! 0

II Ghost texts

n Pre.reading
Think of six things that can
happen 10 a mobile phone.

n Reading I

n Reading 11
Read the article again and write
a name next to each question.
Who...
1• .. .found

a mobile phone

in a packet of crisps?
2 • •..Iost

his phone on the

beach?
3. ... investigated the case
of a missing phone?

4. ... plugged a mobile
phone into the electric

shaver socket of the

plane's bathroom?
5. ... received a text

message from his late
wife?
6. ... downloaded episodes

of the comedy series
Frierlds?

n Stolen phone
For most of us, lOSing om mobiles would be
a minor disaster. But it's less of a problem
if your father happens to be a police officer.
When Michael Meehan, the Chief of Police
of Berkeley (California) , discovered that
his son's phone had been stolen, he sent
10 officers to investigate. The chieflater
defended his actions, claiming that any
member of lhe public would have received
the same level of service. Yeah. right!

B Lost & found

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UNIT n Mobile Mania
Language Structures:
The Past Simple
Affirmative
J worked.
You worked.
He worked.
She worked.
It worked.
We worked.
They worked.

Negative
I didn't work.
You didn't work.
He didn't work.
She didn't work.
It didn't work.
We didn't work.
They didn't work.

Interrogative
Did I work?
Did you work?
Did he work?
Did she work?
Did it work?
Did we work?
Did they work?

~ WORD LINKING
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

to close / they / the window / forgot
last night / got wet / the noor
heard / the noise / she
the room / to / showed /1 / them
the meeting / on Friday / was /1 / thought

n Sentence completion
Complete the sentences with the correct forms ofthe verbs in
brackets. Use the Past Simple.
1. We
(see) a great film last night.
2. She
(buy) me a new sh irt.
3. I
(not want) that one.
4. He
(take) a great photo of us all
together.

s· Tnh~eY:'=====tn~ (eal) ,lIlhe food.
6. I _

We often use contractions with the Past Simple: didn't =

did not.
Typical lime expressions with the Past Simple include:

last week / last month !'ast night I an hour ago I three
days ago I in the past I yesterday

We use the Past Simple to refer to actions from the past
that are complete and remote. For example, '" gave it to

(not like) the song.

7. -,-_ _ you -,_ _ _ _ (hm) that?
8. What _ __ they _ _ _ _ _ (lhink) of the
story?

n Mobile phone stories

Read the stories. Then, answer T (true) or F (false). Afterwards,
look through the story and find some examples ofthe Past
Simple. Why is this tense being used?

him last week. ~

We add -cd at the end of regular Past Simple verbs, but
there are many important irregular verbs that you will
have to learn: see·saw; do·did, etc. For example. "I saw her
at the party."
We use was/were for the past of the verb to be; and could
for the past of can. For example:
a) She was in the car.

b) They couldn't see it.
We can use question words (who, what, when, where,
why, etc.) with the Past Simple. For example, "Who did
you see there?"

Lost!
Just last month, I was in Copenhagen with some
friends when I got lost. After lunch on our first day.
we went Sightseeing around the centre. As we were
walking through the streets, J popped into a restaurant
to go to the toilet. I was only in there for a minute or
so, but when I came out my friends weren't there.
r tried calling them on my mobile but the battery
was dead and I didn't have any money with me, so I
couldn't use a phone box. Eventually, r had to spend
the afternoon on my own, until we all met up back at
the hotel.

tt c""tits

n Matching

Embarrassed!

Match the questions {1 to 6} to the answers (a.f) .
1. What time did he finish the work? D
2. How did she get home? 0
3. Who did they give the money to? D
4. When did you go there? Last year? 0
S. Why did they leave so quickly? D

6. Where did she go for her holiday? D

Last week. I was in the theatre with a colleague from
work. About half·way through the show, my mobile
phone started ringing. Everyone in the theatre could
hear it and turned round to see whose phone it was.
Annoyingly, J couldn't find the phone in time to turn it
of( Then, a few seconds later, it made a loud beeping
sound - the noise the phone makes when someone
has left a message. It was so embarraSSing.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

No, four years ago.
Australia.
About 9pm.
Michelle.
By taxi.
Because they had a plane to catch.

n Order

Put the words in the correct order.
there / we /Iast week / went
2. 1/ the food / burnt

3. cut / she / her finger
1.

tt J.Jut

1. Charles was in Paris. D
2 . He went into a bar so he

could go to the tOilet. 0
3. After coming out. he couldn't find his friends. D
4. He couldn't call his friends because his mobile phone
battery was dead. D
5. In the other story, Juliet's mobile phone started ringing
while she was at the cinema. 0
6. Later, the phone made a loud beeping sound. 0

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n Sentence creation

~ WORD LINKING

Create as many sentences as you can in the Past Simple in just two
minutes. Use the Past Simple forms of the verbs below. Use both
affirmative and negative forms.

work, walk, talk, speak, eat, prepare, fix, take, catch,

drink, live, drive, get, give, go, keep, sell, show, watch,
listen, run, call, learn, think, make, wake, drive
[l

Story completion

Complete the news stories with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets. Use the Past Simple.

The most expensive download of all time
A mobile phone company recently (1) --,-----,_ _ _---,.
(charge) a subscriber $66,000 for down loading several
iJlms from the interne! via his mobile phone. The man
(2)
(use) a service that supposedly
(31
(offer) "unlimited downloading".

Your turn!
Write a short story involving a mobile phone.

n Fluency practice

Answer the questions.
• Did you drive anywhere yesterday?
• Did you go out last week? What did you do?
• Did you watch anything on TV last night? What was it
like?

• Did you meet anyone new last year? Who?
• Did you go out to a restaurant last mon th? Wh ich
one?
• Did you get any phone calls this morning? Who from?
• Did you buy anything new last month? What?
• Did you visit any interesting websites last month?
Which ones?

However, he hadn't read the contract properly. One of
the clauses {4}
(state) clearly that the
maximum you could down load was 600 megabytes
(MB). After receiving the bill. the man
(s)
(appeal) against the charges.

Mobile phone saves man in death fall
A thirty·year·old man (6)
(have)
a miraculous escape after an accident. He was
driving along a mountain road when the car
(7)
(fall) 100 metres down a mountain
side. Amazingly, he survived, although he was
unconscious. His partner reported him missing, but
police (8)
(not know) where he was.
Two days later, he woke up and called the police with
his mobile phone. He told them where he was. He is
currently in hospital. "Without my mobile phone, the

police would never have found me," the man
19)
(explain) .

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LISTEN & RESPON D ~ PRONUNCI ATION PERFECTION
7 excuses for lost mobile phones!
n Pre·)jstening

look at the list of words below. What possible connection do you
think they could have with lost or damaged mobile phones?

~ ~ 1• toilet 11 • cruise ship 11• beach 1

Listen the article once to compare your ideas from the Pre·
listening task.

n Listening II

Read the article again. Then, answer the questions. Who ...
... dropped his phone rrom a tree?
... had his phone stolen by a monkey?
... Iost his phone inside a cow?

... blew up his phone?

{See t e resource section for 0 more detailed explanation.]
There are three ways of pronouncing regular past simple verb
endings.
The It I sound (for verbs ending in unvoiced consonant

n Listening I

3.
4.
5.
6.

of regular past

rJ

I. monkey ll ·no,.n I ~

1• ... nushed his mum's phone down the
2 • ... had her phone stolen by a seagull?

T.he~rOnU{1ciation

Slm everbs

toilet?

sounds*J:

aJ watched: She watched it.
bJ laughed: I laughed a lot.
cJ worked: He walked home.
d) dropped: She dropped it.
e) washed: He washed the dog.

[]
The I d I sound (for verbs ending in voiced* consonant sounds):
aJ informed: They informed us.
bJ rained: It rained a lot.
cJ lived: She lived here.
d} showed: He showed it to us.

B

The l id l sound:
aJ wanted: I wanted the red one.
b) needed: I needed two.

III
Write It / , Id l or l id l next to each sentence according to the
pronunciation of the past tense verbs. Then, listen to check your
answers.
1.

2.

He nnished the work. D
They cleaned the house. D

3. She liked it. D
4.
5.
6.
7.

They planned it all. D
She lived in New York. D
They needed to talk. D
We arranged the meetingD

*Unvoiced consonant sounds
An unvoiced consonant sound doesn't create a
vibration in your th roat. For example, if you touch your
th roat and say "kiss", you won 't feel a vibration from
the Ikl sound.
A voiced consonant sound creates a vibration in your
throat. For example, if you touch your throat and say
"very", you ' ll feel a vibration from the Ivl sound.

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UNIT rJ Mobile Mania

Learn these Useful Sentences. Suggestions: 1. Listen to the sentences and repeat them until you can say them fluently. 2. Study them
for a couple of minutes, then cover them up and try to re·write them in the right·hand column. 3. Write translations of the sentences.
Later, read over the translations and try to write them In English (without referring to the original versions). 4. Listen to a sentence.
then try to write it out on a piece of paper. 5. Cut out the table to carry with you and learn while you're on the bus, train ..

1.

He left a voicemail message.
,-+--

2.

What time did he finish the work?

J.

Who i

4·

to?

We went there last week.

5·
6.

8.

When I came out, I couldn't see them.
We met

9·

at the hotel.

10.

I couldn't find the phone.

11 .

She downloaded the files.
,-+--

12.

to walk to work.

We didn't have time to see it.

'4·
15·
16.

He drove to work because there was a bus strike.

'7·

She woke

18.

w.

had a shower and then left for work.
about

there, but decided not to.

___ 1 ___
_______________________________
Did ' you
get any phone calls this morning? __ __________ 1 ____
20. 1 _ .. _____________________________________________ _,

Put ticks in the boxes:
.1.1.11can do it well! .1.11 can do it quite well! .11 need to work on it!

~~ Congl'3tulations! You've completed a unit. Now you can ...
Identify parts of a mobile phone.

Understand a recording about some
excuses for losing mODtle phones.

Und.erstand a text about mobile phone
stones.

Pronounce regular past simple verb

endings.

Use the past simple to write or tell a story. Make collocations with verbs and nouns.

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UNIT n That's Unusual!
Objectives

In 'h;s unit, 'I0u'II learn how to...
...use prepositions of movement, use the past continuous to talk about
actions in progress in the past, identifY key words in sentences

n World famous mysteries
Write a name from below next to each description (1 to 8). What
do you know about these mysteries? What possible explanation
could there be for them?

Loch Ness Monsler 11 Sloneheng~
1The Nazca Lines 11 The Moai of Easier Island 1
1The Bermuda Triangkl l The Abominable Snowman 1
1Allanlis 11 The

1.

It's an area in the Atlantic Ocean where a

number of ships and planes have disappeared.

2.

It's a legendary large underwa ter creature that
many people believe lives in a big lake in Scotland.

3- It's a large creature like an ape that some
people say they have seen in the Himalayas.
4- It's a prehistoric circle of stones in southern England.
So It's a mythical lost city that was supposed

to have disappeared under the sea.
6. They're a series of gigantic images
carved into the ground in Peru,
7. They're enormous ancient stone
human ngures with large heads.
Think about it!
What else do you know aDout these mysteries? Are there any
unsolved mysteries from your country~ What are they? Do you like
reading aDout mysteries? Why? Why not?

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UNIT n That's Unusual!
Vocabulary: Prepositions of movement

~ WORD BUILDING
n Article analysis

Read the online blog post. Then , answer the questions.

n Matching
Match the sentences with verbs of movement (1 to 7J to the
pictures (a·g).
1. The cat went up the box. 0
2.

Mystery.com

..s--- -

The cat went down the box. 0

J. The cat jumped onto the box. 0
4- The cat jumped off the box. D
50 The cat got into the box. D
6. The cat moved away from the box. D
7. The cat went around the box. D

Mysteries ))

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The Mary Celeste
On 4th December 1872,
sailors from the ship
the Dei Gratia noticed a
strange vessel drifting in
the Atlantic Ocean. After
getting close enough, they
climbed aboard and looked for any signs of life, but
they couldn't find anyone. The ship, the Mary Celeste.
was completely empty. Where were the crew? What had
happened? No one was sure, but over the years there
have been a number of theories. Some say that the
captain of the Mary Celeste fought with the crew and
that they all died, or that pirates kidnapped and killed
the crew. Others say that there was a terrible storm
and that everyone fell overboard. There was even a
theory that aliens took the captain and crew up to their
spaceship. But in the end, the most probable theory
was the following: the ship was carrying 1,700 barrels of
alcohol. At some point, the captain smelt fumes from
the alcohol and panicked. Thinking that the ship was
about to explode. he ordered everyone into the lifeboat
and they all rowed away as fast as possible. Of course,
the ship didn't explode, but by then it had drifted too far
away and they couldn't get back on.

Of course, the truth remains a mystery!

1.
2.

3.

n Sentence completion
Complete the sentences With prepositions of movement.
1.

She took her feet

4So
6.

When was the Mary Celeste discovered?
Who did the sailors from the Dei Gratia find on the
Mary Celeste?
According 10 one theory, what did aliens do to the
captain and crew?
How many barrels of alcohol was the ship carrying?
What did the captain think might happen to the ship?
What did the captain and crew do as a result?

the table when the

boss walked in.

They kepi walking
the hill until they
got to the top.
J. The man tried to catch the dog. but it ran
2.

Your turn!
Write about a mystery (either real or invented).

:c-----;;---,-- from him.

4- She walked _ _ _ _ _ to the bottom of the

Think about it! Prepositions of movement

mountain.
S. After three months of living in the country, we moved
to the city.

Have share prices been going up or down recently? Why? Have
house prices been coming down? Why? Why not? Have you ever
been back to the house where you lived as a child? What was it like?
Are you thinking of moving away from the area where you live? Why?
Why not? Have you ever jumped onto a bed or sofa and broken it?
When? Where? What happened?

6. He jumped

the bed and fell asleep

immediately.

7. As he walked
the room, everybody
jumped out and shouted, "Surprise!"

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That's unusual!

Five amazing coincidences

ife is full of coincidences - strange
things that happen to us that we just
can't explai n. Bu t some coincidences
are more unusual than others.

L

You're going to read
some unusual coincidences.
First, look at the five titles of
the stories. What do you think
they're about?

n Reading I

Read the article once to
compare your ideas from the
PrHeading activity. which
story is the most unusual?

n Reading II
Read the article again. Then,
write a story title next to each
statement.
1. Something she found
in a shop was actually
hers.
2. They both led similar
lives, even though they
were separated at birth.
]. It happened during the
1930s.
4. He found something
that belonged to a
friend while he was in
London.
5. Someone fell onto him
as he was walking down
the street.
6. A man who was playing
poker was accused of
cheating.

li The Baby
Mr Joseph Figlock was walking down a

street in Detroit during the 19}OS when a
baby fell from a window. Figlock caught the
child and neither were harmed. A year later,
the same baby fe ll from the same window
onto Mr FigJock as he was passing beneath.
Once again. both of them survived.

li The Book
American novelist Anne Parrish (1888·
1957) was looking through some books in a
shop in Paris once when she found one of
her favourites: }Clck Frost and Other Stories.
She picked it up, showed it to her husba nd
and told him about the hook she'd loved so
much as a ch ild. Her husband opened it
and found the fo lloWing inscription on the
inside cover: "Anne Parrish, 209 N. Weber
Street. Colorado Springs. ~ It was Anne's
very own book.

n TheCame
In Ame rica in 1858, Robert Fallon was shot
dead during a game of cards. The other
players said that Fallon had won his $600
by cheating. However. none of the other
players were willing to take the unlucky
$600. So, they found a new player to
take Fallon's place and gave him the dead
man's money. Within a s hort time. the new
player had turned the 5600 into $2 ,200

in winnings. Soon aftenvards, the police

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arrived. They ordered the new player to
give the original 5600 to Fallon's nea rest
relative. Incredibly, it turned out that this
new player was actually Robert Fallon's
son, who hadn't seen his father for seven
years!

!"I The Brothers
Twin brothers, lim Lewis and lim Springer,
were separated at birth and adopted by
different families. Both famili es named
the boys James, or lim fo r short. Both
boys grew up not knowing that they had a
brother, but both trained as police officers,
and both were good at mechanical drawing
and carpentry. later, they both married
women called Linda, both had a son (one
of whom was named lames Alan and the
other lames AlIan), and later they both
divorced their wives and married other
women called Betty. Oh, and they both
owned dogs called Toy.

nThe Friends
In 1953, American television reporter
Irv Kupcinet was in London to cover the
coronation of Elizabeth 11. He was staying
at the Savoy Hotel. In one of the drawers he
found some items that belonged to a man
called Harry Hannin - a basketball star with
the famed Harlem Globetrotters, and also
a good friend of Kupcinet's. Two days later.
Hannin sent Kupcinet a letter. He said that
while he was staying at the Hotel Meurice
in Paris. he'd found a tie with Kupcinet's
name on it in a drawer in his hotel room .
Now, is n't that amazing? 0


UN IT n That's Unusual!

n Instant messages analysis

Language Structures:
The Past Continuous
Affirmative
J was working.

Negative
I wasn't working.
You were
You weren 't
working.

working.
He was working. He wasn't
working.

Read the instant messages. Then, answer the questions.

Interrogative
Was I working?

63 % ' "

Were you

Chloe: What were you up to last
night? I tried calling about 9pm but
there was no signaT.

working?

Was he

working?

She ~as

She wasn't

workmg.

working?

It was working.

It wasn't working.

Was it working?

wor ing.

We ldere

We fieren't
wor mg.

wor ing?

Thekwe,e
wor mg.

The~ weren't
wor mg.

We,~ th'(l'
wor mg.

workmg.

~ WOR D LIN KING

Was she

We,~

Owen: Dinner party with some friends.
I must have swi tched the phone off.
(

we

Owen: Not too good - I burnt the main
dish. I was chatting to the guests and
I'd for~otten all about it! Luckily, I had
some rozen pizzas in the freezer.

We often use contractions with the Past Continuous:

wasn't ,. was not; weren't .. were not.
We form the Past Continuous with was / were and a verb
+ -;ng, For example. "He was reading the book."

Chloe: LOll Very funny! Hey, I was
talkin~ to Ben about ~oing out
tonig 1. Do you feel h e coming?

We use the Past Continuous to refer to an action that was
in progress at some point in the past. For example, "She

was working on the project at 8pm."

Chloe: How did it go? }.

Owen: I think I'm going to pass-

< I need some sleep.

We can use the Past Continuous to refer to an action
that was in progress in the past. For example, "She was
listening to music while she was working."

( Chloe: We were thinking about going to the cinema. ~
-( Owen: What time?

Chloe: We're meeting at 8pm outside
the Odeon in the high street. Film
starts at 8.15.

11 Matching
Match the questions (1 to 6) to the answers (a.f).
What was wrong with the DVD player? 0
2. What was the saleswoman trying to selJ you? 0
3, What were you doing when I called? 0
4. What were Kate and her friends doing last night? 0
s. Why didn't you answer the door? 0
6. Where were you going this morning? 0

)

1.

a. I couldn't get the DVD out.

b. To the shops.
c. I was sleeping on the sofa.
d. A subscription to a pay·per·view TV channel.
e. Because I was wearing my pyjamas.
f. They were eating out in a restaurant.

-{ Owen: OK. See you there! )
(

1,
2.

n Ordering
Put the words in The correct order to complete the sentences,
writing I she I an e·maill was
2. weren't I we I television I watching
3. was II1 arguing I him I with
4. making I they I dinner I were
5, the phone I was I Ne!! I using
6. tennis I were I you I playing

3.
4.
5.
6,

Chloe: Great! }.

What was Owen doing at 9pm last night?
Who had he invited to his place?

Why couldn't he answer the phone?
Why did he burn the main dish?
Where's Chloe going tonight?
What's Owen going to do?

1.

Your turn!
Write an instant message dialogue between two friends. Say
what you were doing last night.

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