Opendoors 2

OPEN DOORS
OPEN DOORS
Student’s Book 2
NORMAN WHITNEY

Unit 1. WHO’S THAT BOY?
A. PRESENTATION
1. Kate and her friends live in London. They are talking about their summer
holidays.
Mark’s family have got a caravan. They travelled round Scotland.
Becky and her mum stayed with some relations at the seaside.
Paul’s grandparents invited him to Ireland. His hobbies are birdwatching
and photography. The weather was terrible − it rained all the time.
2. Kate and her parents were in Spain this summer.
Becky: Can we look at your photos, Kate?
Kate: Yes, sure.
Becky: Oh! Who’s that boy?
Kate: Oh, er, I can’t remember. His name was Tim, I think, from
Manchester.
3. Paul: Did you like the food in Spain?
Kate: Yes, I did. I liked it a lot.
Paul: Did your mum and dad like it?
Kate: No, they didn’t. They just wanted English food. They asked for fish
and chips all the time!
Paul: Look! There’s that boy again!


4. Kate: This was a party on the beach.
Mark: Kate! You and that boy are dancing together. You don’t like
dancing!
Kate: Yes, I do - sometimes.

Kate’s mum: Kate. There’s a letter for you. It’s from Manchester.
Kate: From Manchester? Tim!
Mark: Hmph! Kate never wants to dance with me!
Comprehension
1. Who was each postcard from? Write the names in your notebook.
Example: Mum and Dad don’t like the food but I love it.
Bye for now, Kate
1. May aunt and uncle have got a fantastic house near the beach.
Love, ______
2. The weather’s really bad but I’m having a great time!
See you soon, ______
3. We stopped at Loch Ness but we didn’t see the monster!
All the best, ______
4. There’s a girl from same hotel. She’s a really good dancer.
More news later, ______
Communication: Talking about permission
2. Listen and repeat
Becky: Can I go to the disco tonight?
Mum: Yes, you can.
Becky: Can I stay until 2.00 A.M.
Mum: No, you can’t.


Now ask and answer with a partner
Go to a party at the weekend
Have a CD player
Go to England for a holiday
You choose!
Talking about ability
3. Work in groups. Ask and answer.

Can you? …
− say the English alphabet, forwards - and backwards
− say ‘hello’ in three languages
− continue the numbers: 2 4 7 11 16…
− name the odd one out in this list: 18 4 9 36 27
You choose!
Learn this!
Use can to express
− permission: You can go to the disco but you can’t stay until 2.00 A.M.
− ability: I can speak English but I can’t speak Chinese
Pronunciation
4. Listen and repeat
The letter ‘e’ is pronounced

The letter ‘e’ is silent

Wanted

Lik(e)d

Hated

Ask(e)d

Decided

Rain(e)d

Listen and repeat. Put each word in the correct group.
1. invite

2. lived
3. added
4. talked
5. danced
6. painted
7. waited
8. stayed

B. GRAMMAR
THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR VERBS
1. Learn the forms
Affirmative: They played tennis yesterday.
Negative
Full form: They did not play football yesterday.
Short form: They didn’t play baseball yesterday.
Interrogative
Q: Did they play basketball yesterday?
A: Yes, they did. Or: No, they didn’t.
2. Complete the rules in your notebook. Use play, played, did, didn’t.
Affirmative = the past simple form ______
Negative = ______ + the base form ______
Questions = ______ + the base form ______
3. Complete the conversation. Use
Watch(ed)


Did(n’t)
Helen: Did you _____ TV last night?

Andy: yes, I _____. What about you?
Helen: No, I _____ I _____ a video.
4. Look at the pictures and write six true sentences about Helen and
Andy.
Helen played tennis on Tuesday.
Andy didn’t visit his Uncle Hoe on Wednesday.
5. Practise the dialogue. Then ask and answer other questions about
Helen and Andy.
You: Did Andy visit his Uncle Joe on Tuesday?
Partner: Yes, he did.
You: Did Andy and Helen play tennis on Thursday?
Partner: No, they didn’t.
Spelling
6. Complete the past simple forms. Pay attention to the spelling.
Visit

Visited

Stay
Invite

Invited

Arrive
Study

Studied

Hurry
Stop

Stopped

Prefer
7. Put the verbs into the past simple tense.


Helen invited Andy to her house last Friday. Andy (1 arrive) at seven
o’clock. They (2 decide) to go to the sports centre. Helen (3 want) to
play table - tennis.
Helen and Andy (4 stay) at the sports centre until ten o’clock. ‘What do
you want to do now?’ (5 ask) Andy. ‘I’d like a hamburger, (6 reply)
Helen.
They (7 finish) their hamburger at half past ten. It was late! Helen (8
hurry) home. Her dad was really angry. Now Helen can’t go out in the
evenings.
The past simple tense of the verb ‘be’
8. Complete the table.
Affirmative

Negative

I/ he/ she/ it

Was

Wasn’t

We/ you/ they

Were

Weren’t

9. Listen and repeat. Then ask and answer about other times and days.
Girl: Where were you at 8.00 p.m. last Friday?
Boy: I was at the cinema.
Girl: Who were you with?
Boy: My friend, Mike.
You choose!
Study skills: Asking for help
10. Listen and repeat. Then ask and answer about other English words.
− How do you spell ‘travelled’?
T-R-A-V-E double L-E-D
− How do you pronounce this word?
You pronounce it ‘barbecue’.


C. VOCABULARY
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
1. Match the hobbies with the pictures. Then listen and repeat the
correct answers.
Basketball
Pop music
Fishing
Photography
Computer games
Windsurfing
Climbing
Cycling

2. Listen. Complete the sentences and choose the correct answers.
1. Jane’s hobby is ______, because
a) she’s keen on all kinds of sport
b) her friend is also interested in it
2. Kevin is keen on ______, because
a) he likes being outdoors
b) his dad is also interested in it
3. Maria’s hobby is ______, because
a) she likes the view from the top
b) she’s keen on fresh air and exercise
3. Read about Ewa and answer the questions.
1. What are her hobbies and interests?


2. Which one is her favourite?
3. Why?
‘My name’s Ewa and I come from Krakow in Poland. I’ve got a lot of
hobbies, and interests.
At school I play hockey and volleyball and I sometimes go swimming
with my friends. I’m keen on foreign travel and meeting people. I want to
go America, especially Hollywood, because I’m very interested in
movies and I enjoy reading about famous film stars.
My favourite hobby is pop music because I like dancing. My favourite
singer is George Michael. I like him because he is really good-looking,
and he sings well.’
4. Write about your hobbies and interests. Include a photo!
Learn this!
+ noun

+ verb with -ing

I like sport

I like playing sport

She’s keen on computer games

She’s keen on playing computer games

He’s interested in boats
English across the curriculum: Geography - countries of the world
1. Can you do the quiz?
Each sentence describes a different country. Identify all six countries,
complete the tie-breaker, and you can win a fabulous round-the-world holiday!
1. It is the home of spaghetti!
2. The official language of this South American country is Portuguese.
3. In this country you can see the famous Taj Mahal.
4. The capital of this country is Canbera – not Sydney.
5. Montreal and Lake Winnipeg are in this country.


6. This country elected Nelson Mandela as its first black president in
1994.
Tie-breaker
Now complete this sentence in no more than 25 words:
I would like to travel round the world because
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
2. Put the answers to the quiz in the correct continent.
Africa _________

North America _________
Europe _________
Australasia _________
Asia _________
South America _________
How many more countries can you add to each continent? Work with a
partner.
3. Can you name this country?
This country is in Africa. It is very big, and the population is about 50
million. The climate is warm and dry in the winter, and very hot and dry in the
summer. The main geographical features are a large desert, the River Nile,
and a fertile delta at the mouth of the river.
The main industries are agriculture, tourism, and textiles, especially
cotton. The country is famous for its ancient history, for the pyramids, and for
the Suez Canal. The main language is Arabic, and the main religion is Islam.
The capital city is Cairo, in the north east.


4. Write a similar text about another country. First make notes, and then
change your notes into sentences. Can your classmates name your
country?
Continent
Population
Climate
Industry
Famous for
Language
Capital

D. SKILLS WORK

PEOPLE FROM OTHER LANDS
1. Listen to the girl in the photograph. Choose the correct answers.
1. Her name is
a) Ling
b) Mei 11
2. She comes from
a) China
b) Singapore
3. She lives in
a) city
b) the countryside
4. She lives near
a) the sea


b) a river
5. The climate is
a) hot and dry
b) hot and wet
6. She lives in
a) a house
b) a flat
7. She lives with
a) her parents, one sister and two brothers
b) her mum, two sisters and one brother
8. Her hobbies and interests are
a) fashion and pop music
b) travel and fashion
2. Imagine you are a boy or girl from another country. In your notebook,
make notes about your new identity.

My new identity
My new name ...........................................................................................
My country ................................................................................................
The place where I live ..............................................................................
The climate ...............................................................................................
My house ..................................................................................................
My family ..................................................................................................
My hobbies and interests..........................................................................
3. Interview one of your classmates about his or her new identity. Take
notes. If necessary, ask for help with spelling and meaning.


− What’s your name? How do you spell that?
− Sky diving? What does that mean?
− Where do you live? Can you say that again, please?

PROGRESS DIARY 1
Grammar
1. Change the sentences into the past simple tense.
Kate likes Spain.
Kate’s parents don’t like the food in Spain.
Does Kate like the boy from Manchester? Yes she does.
2. Complete the dialogue.
Use the past simple forms of the verb be.
Paul: Where ______ you last night?
Becky: I ______ at the disco.
Paul: No, you ______.
Mark: Yes, she ______! We ______ dance there together.
Vocabulary
3. Name the hobbies and interests.

THE TRAVEL SONG
Listen and complete the words of the song with the correct city. Use
Athens, Bangkok, Canberra, London, Madrid, Moscow, Paris, Rome, Tokyo.
Monday in (1) Athens
Tuesday in (2) _________
Wednesday in (3) _________
Thursday in bed!


Let’s fly to (4) _________
Then (5) _________
Let’s go to (6) _________
And rock rock rock!
He likes (7) _________
She likes (8) _________
They like (9) _________
We all like home
Communication
4. Which dialogue is about permission? Which dialogue is about ability?
Can you read Chinese?
No, I can’t.
Can we climb the wall?
No, you can’t.
Pronunciation
Complete the table. Use wanted, invited, travelled, lived, decided, rained.
the letter ‘e’ is pronounced

the letter ‘e’ is silent

Wanted

In unit 1:
I liked _________________________________________________
I didn’t like _____________________________________________


Unit 2. A WEEKEND AWAY
A. PRESENTATION
1. In his letter, Tim invited Kate to visit him in Manchester for the weekend.
Becky: What did your parents say, Kate? Can you go to Manchester?
Kate: Yes, I can. Mum and Dad know Tim and his parents. They met
them in Spain. And Tim says that I can bring a friend.
Becky: Oh, right.
Kate: So, why don’t we go to Manchester together!
Becky: That’s a great idea. Can I go, Mum?
2. Becky’s mum said yes, so on Friday afternoon Kate’s dad drove the two
girls to Euston Station, in London.
Becky: So is Mark busy this weekend?
Kate: Er, I don’t know. I forgot to ask.
Becky: But you always go out together, don’t you?
Kate: Not always. Mark’s a good friend, that’s all.
3. On Saturday, Tim, Kate and Becky went to Alton Towers, by bus. They paid
their entrance fee, and bought a map.
Kate: Shall we go on the Rapids first?
Tim: Yes, that’s a good idea.
Later…
Kate: That was great! I got really wet. Are you OK, Becky?
Becky: No I’m not. I feel dizzy. And look at our sandwiches!
Tim: Come on - let’s go on the Corkscrew next!
4. Tim: This is great!

Kate: We’re upside down!


Becky: I hate it. I feel terrible. I’m going to be sick!
Comprehension
1. Tim wrote a letter about his weekend. Arrange the sentences in the
correct order.
1f) Last weekend, two friends from London came to stay.
a) It was great fun, but we got really wet.
b) On Saturday we went to Alton Towers.
c) Next we went on the Corkscrew.
d) First, we went on the Rapids.
e) Kate and I loved it, but Becky felt sick!
f) Last weekend, two friends from London came to stay.
Communication: Asking for and making suggestions
2. Listen and repeat.
Kate: What shall we do now?
Tim: Let’s go on the Big Wheel.
Kate: OK.
Becky: What shall we do next?
Tim: Why don’t we have a hamburger?
Becky: Ugh! No, thanks.
Now ask and answer with a partner
The Big Wheel
A Coke
A hamburger
An ice cream
The Corkscrew

The Black Hole
Home
The Rapids
You choose!
Talking about obligation and prohibition
3. What do these signs mean? Decide in pairs. Use must or mustn’t.
1. Silence
2. Keep off the grass
3. Please do not feed the animals
4. No flash photography
4. Work with a partner. Imagine you have a zoo park or school. Agree on
the rules.
You must ______________________________________________
You mustn’t ____________________________________________
You can _______________________________________________
Learn this!
Use must to express
Obligation: You must go to school.
Prohibition: You mustn’t eat in class.
Pronunciation
5. Listen and repeat.
/s/

/z/

/iz/

Parents

Towers

Buses

Headaches

Rapids

Sandwiches

Maps

Girls

Houses


Listen and repeat. Put each word in the correct group.
1. sports
2. friends
3. beaches
4. boys
5. boxes
6. caps
7. horses
8. books
9. dogs

B. GRAMMAR
THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
1. Learn the forms.

Affirmative

Sam and Judy went to Oxford last week.

Negative
full form

They did not go to Liverpool.

short form

They didn’t go to Liverpool.

Interrogative
Q: Did they go to Manchester?
A: Yes, they did, or No, they didn’t.
2. Match the base forms with the past simple forms.
Base form

Past form

Buy

Drank

Choose

Met

Drink

Drove


Drive

Felt

Eat

Won

Feel

Bought

Get

Got

Go

Saw

Have

Ate

Leave

Chose

Meet

Wrote

See

Had

Win

Went

Write

Left

3. Write the conversation. Use the correct past simple form (affirmative,
negative or interrogative) of each verb. Make any necessary changes.
Judy: I (1 go) to the cinema last night.
Sam: What you (2 see)?
Judy: The Exterminator.
Sam: You (3 like) it?
Judy: Yes, it (4 be) great. I (5 buy) the book too
Sam: Ugh? I (6 like) the film!
Judy: Why not?
Sam: Because it (7 be) very violent. I (8 leave) before the end!
4. Listen to Sam and Judy. What did they do yesterday?

went shopping for clothes
bought a new cassette

Sam

Judy

v

x


wrote a letter to a penfriend
saw a film at the cinema
had a Chinese meal
5. Check your answers with a partner. Ask and answer.
You: Did Sam go shopping for clothes yesterday?
Partner: Yes, he did.
You: Did Judy?
Partner: No, she didn’t.
6. Imagine you won a competition last month. Your prize was a free trip
to a place of your choice, and a chance to meet a famous person of your
choice. Copy and complete the notes about your prize.
Last month I won a competition. The prize was a free trip to a place of
my choice.
I chose (1) _________ I went last Friday for the weekend. The plane left
at (2) _________. Naturally, I travelled first class. On the plane, I ate (3)
_________ and I drank (4) _________.
I stayed at a five star hotel. On Saturday I went shopping and I bought a
(5) _________.

On Sunday I met (6) _________, and we went to (7) _________
together. It was fantastic!
7. With a partner, ask and answer questions about your weekend.
1. Where _________ go?
2. When _________ leave?
3. What _________ eat?
4. What _________ drink?
5. What _________ buy?


6. Who _________ meet?
7. Where _________ go?
Study skills: Recording new vocabulary
8. Look at the students’ vocabulary books and answer the questions.
* Jorge from Mexico
Great estupendo
Fun diversion
It was funny Fue muy
* Serra from Turkey
Suitcase =
Sick =
Suggestion =
1. Who writes translations?
2. Who draws pictures?
3. Who uses English definitions?
4 Who includes useful sentences?
Which method(s) do you use?
Suggestion!
Experiment with different ways of recording new vocabulary.
Choose the system that works best for you.

C. VOCABULARY
METHODS OF TRANSPORT
1. Listen to six people. How does each one travel to work?


On foot
By helicopter
By bike
By boat
By bus
By car
By plane
By motorbike
By train
By underground/ tube
2. How do these people travel to school or work?
1. Dorothy
I live on a small island off the coast of British Columbia. There’s no
school on the island, so I go to a school in Vancouver, on the mainland.
It takes nearly an hour to get there, because I go _________ but I don’t
mind. I like the sea and it’s a very peaceful way to start the day.
2. Andrei
I live in Romania, in the countryside. My school is about a one kilometre
away from my home. My sister goes to school by bike every morning,
but I haven’t got a bike, so I go _________. It only takes about fifteen
minutes, and it’s good exercise.
3. Sally
I live in Los Angeles, but I work about 100 kilometres away from my
home. So I fly to work every day! I don’t go by plane, I go _________.

It’s expensive, of course, but it’s quick, and anyway, my company pays
for it.


3. John lives in London. Change his picture composition into words.
It is only ________ from my ________ to my ________. I usually go
________. There is often a lot of ________, so it can be quite sloe. I
usually leave home at ________, and get to school at ________. The
journey home is always terrible. Sometimes it takes ________! And it
cost a lot of money. I pay ________ each way. That’s ________ a week!
4. Create a picture composition about your journey to school. Ask your
classmates to change the pictures into words.
Did you know?
In Japan, about 18.5 million people travel by train every day

English across the curriculum: Environmental studies: traffic and
pollution
1. Listen to the radio programme.
Answer the questions.
1. How many vehicles pass Hyde Park Corner in London each day?
2. What was the record number of vehicles in one day?
3. In which year was that?
4. What was the world record for a traffic jam?
5. In which country was it?
6. In which year was that?
2. Read the letters. Which letter is about
1. the advantages of private cars?
2. the problems when you travel by car?
3. the effects of cars on our environment?

3. In groups, make a list of the advantages and disadvantages of cars.
Use the words and ideas in the letters to help you.
Speak out!
Your chance to express your views on the issues
that concern you. This month, cars…
A. Yesterday we drove to my grandmother’s house in Cambridge.
Normally it takes about an hour and a half. But yesterday there was a terrible
traffic jam - we didn’t move for two hours. It’s crazy! There is just too much
traffic on the roads.
Karen Harris − London
B. In my opinion, cars have a lot of advantages. You can start your
journey when you want to, and you didn’t need to get to a station or bus stop.
Also, you can carry more things with you in a car. When I leave school, I’m
going to take driving lessons and buy a car. Cars are an important part of
modern life
David Best − Southampton
C. The world’s oil is disappearing because of cars, and they produce a
lot of dangerous carbon dioxide. In some big cities you can’t breathe properly.
I think we should ban private cars from cities.
Gina Clarke − Liverpool

D. SKILLS WORK
A TERRIBLE WEEKEND IN YORKSHIRE
1. Read Linda’s story and match each picture with the correct paragraph.
English Homework
Linda Mackenize
Class 10B

A disastrous weekend!
1. Last December our Geography teacher, Mrs. Taylor, took us to
Yorkshire on a school trip. She wrote to some hotels but in the end she
chose the local youth hotel. The weekend was a disaster!
2. We left Liverpool at 8.00 a.m. on Saturday morning. Mrs. Taylor drove
the school minibus. The journey took hours! We finally arrived in York at
11.00 p.m. Then I started to rain…
3. We woke up early on Sunday morning and looked outside. We could
see the river. The water was very high. We went downstair for breakfast,
but the kitchen in the hotel was flooded. There was water everywhere.
4. Then at luch-time, one of the boys fell into the river. Luckily, Mrs.
Taylor heard his shout and swim out to help him.
5. Sunday afternoon was terrible too. Two girls hired bike and rode into
the centre of the city. But what did they do? They stole some sweets
from a shop. So then the police came! Mrs. Taylor was furious!
6. We returned to Liverpool on Sunday evening. We were cold, wet and
tired. Never again!
2. Listen to three of the people from the story. Who is talking?
The boy in the river
Linda
Mrs. Taylor
One of the girls with bikes
The police man
3. Read the story again and find the past simple forms of these irregular
verbs.
Base form

Past simple

Can

Could


choose

………….

come

………….

drive

………….

fall

………….

go

………….

hear

………….

leave

………….

ride

………….

steal

………….

swim

………….

take

………….

wake up

………….

write

………….

PROGRESS DIARY 2
Grammar
1. Chance the sentences into the past simple tense
Tim goes to school by bus.

Becky and Paul don’t go to school by train.
Do you go to school by car, Kate?
No I don’t.
2. Complete the chart of irregular verbs.
Base form
Come
Drive

Past simple