American English File 2 (2nd edition) Student book

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SECOND EDITION

Online Practice

Christina Latham-Koenig
Clive Oxen den
Paul Seligson

OXFORD


-_'1.Stina La tham -Koenig
- -:e Oxenden

_-= Seligson

and C~ve Oxenden are the original co-authors of
! and English File 2

OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS


Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronuncia

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8

C Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy

J>pelll~8

=-=--'-----".
--.",_ ... _-~~.~~-

present continuous

ana numbers

---~

ctothes, prepositions of place

;) and ;)r

10

PRACTICA L ENG LISH Episode 1 Hotel problems

12

A Right place, wrong person

simple past; regular and irregular verbs

vacations

regular verbs: -ed endings

14

B The story behind the photo

past continuous

prepositions of time and
place: at, in, on

sentence stress

16

C One dark October evening

time sequencers and connectors

verb phrases

word stress

18

REVIEW AND CHECK 1&2

20

A plans and dreams

be going to (plans and

airports

sentence stress and fast
speech

22

B let's meet again

present continuous (future
arrangements)

verbs + prepositions e.g.,
arrive in

sounding friendly

24

C What 's the word?

defining relative clauses

expressions for paraphrasing:
like, for example, etc.

pronunciation in a
dictionary

26

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 2 Restaurant problems

28

A Parents and teenagers

present perfect + yet and
already

housework, make or do?

y and d3-

30

B Fashion and shopping

present perfect or simple past? (1)

shopping

c and ch

32

C Lost weekend

something, anything, nothing, etc .

adjectives ending -ed and -ing

Ci ,

34

REVIEW AND CHECK 3&4

36

A No time for anything

comparative adjectives and adverbs,

time expressions: spend time,

sentence stress

as ... as

etc.

superlatives (+ ever+ present perfect)

describing a town or city

38

B Superlative cities

p~edictions)

on·, and

A

word and sentence

stress

2

40

C

42

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 3 The wrong shoes

44

A Are you a pessimist?

46

quantifiers, too, not enough

health and the body

,\ , U , 'al , and ' I:

will ! won't (predictions)

opposite verbs

'11, won't

B I'll never forget you

will ! won 't (decisions, offers,
promises)

verb + back

word stress:

two-syllable verbs

48

C

review of verb forms: present, past,
and future

adjectives + prepositions

the let ters ow

50

REVIEW AND CHECK 5&6

How much is too much?

The meaning of dreaming


How to...

la Being happy
Learn a language in a month!

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

uses of the infinitive

verbs + infinitive: try to, forget
to, etc.

weak form of to, linking

uses of the gerund (verb + -fng)

verbs + gerund

the letter i

have to, don't have to, must,
must not. cant

modifiers: a little (bit), really, etc.

sentence stress

should

get

01 and . u , sentence stress

if + present. will + base form

(first conditional)

confusing verbs

linking

possessive pronouns

adverbs of manner

sentence rhythm

if + past, would + base form
(second conditional)

animals

word stress

present perfect + for and since

phobias and words related to fear

sentence stress

present perfect or simple past? (2)

biographies

word stress, i:)r i

Jlll..ACTlCAl ENGLISH Episode 4 At the pharmacy

something can go wrong....

$

lIfou

must be mine

FVW AND CHECK 7&8

~t

would you do?

Ye been afraid

of it for years

30mto sing

.....enCAl ENGLISH Episode 5 Getting around

"';"he mothers of invention

passive

verbs: invent, discover, ete.

f, -ed, sentence stress

Could do better

used to

school subjects

used tal didn't use to

might

word building: noun formation

diphthongs

A 3ad losers

expressing movement

sports, expressing movement

sports

!

word order of phrasal verbs

phrasal verbs

linking

so, neither + auxiliaries

similarities

sentence stress, ." \} and 0

past perfect

verb phrases

contractions: had/ hadn't

IS Gossip is good for you

reported speech

say or tell?

double consonants

t

questions without auxiliaries

review

review

c

. Ind ecisive

"IIEW AND CHECK 9&10

.i:re you a morning person?
A

hat a coincidence!

nCAl ENGLISH Episode 6 Time to go home

Strange but true!

"'"'le American English
~quiz

._EEWW AND CHECK 11&12

126

Grammar Bank

164 Irregular verbs

150

Vocabulary Bank

166 Sound Bank

3


G word order in questions
V common verb phrases, spelling and numbers
P vowel sounds, the alphabet

What do
you do?

1 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING common verb phrases
1 HOME AND FAMILY
• Where

you from?

• Where

you born?

• Where do you

?

• Do you

in a house or an apartment?

• Do you

any brothers and sisters?

• Do you

any pets?

2 JOB / STUDIES
• What do you ....

_ _ _7

• What school / college do you _ _ _ to?

• Doyou _ _ _ yourjob7

• Can you

?

• What year _ _ _ you in?

any other languages? Which?

• Where did you

English before?

3

FREE TIME
• What kind of music do you

to?

• Do you ___ a musical instrument? Which?
• What TV shows do you

?

• Do you _ _ _ any sports? Which ones?
• What kinds of books or magazines do you

?

• How often do you _ _ _ to the movies?
• What did you

a Complete the questio ns with a verb.

c

last weekend?

In pai rs, ask and answer the ques tio ns. Ca n
find at lea sr o n e rhing fro m each sec tion
rhar you have in comm o n?

YOll

b

1 2 »)) Listen and re pea t the Free Time questi o ns.
Copy the rhy.thm .

p

..

0e in
live

Sentence st ress
Remember that we usually stress the important words in a sentence
(t he ones that carry import ant informat ion) and say t he other words
less st rongly, e.g., Where are you from? What do you do?

the city.


2 GRAMMAR word order in questions
Reorde r the words co make questions.

3 PRONUNCIATION
vowel sounds, the alphabet
a

born where you r parents we re ?

1: where fro m teacher our is ?
3 name your how you do spe ll ?
4 did last YOll go ni ght out ?

1

>- p.126 Gramma r Bank lA. Learn more about word
order in questions and practice it.
e Sta nd up and as k different stud ents the first questi o n
unt il somebo dy says yes. Then ask the follow-up
question . Co ntinue with the other qu es tion s, asking
di fferent stud enrs.

5») Look at the sound pictures. What a re the words
and vowel sounds? Listen and check.
"

2

'3

'4

I ld~ ? j
b

16

5

&e

7

~ as ~

> p.166 Sound Bank. L ook at th e typical spe llin gs o f
these sound s.

c Add these letters to th e circles.

Do you drink a lot of cOffee!l 0es, I do.

E G H J M 0 R W X Y

How many cups af coffee do you drin~ 0ve cups a day.

A
K

Present
, drink a lot of coffee (or rea)? How Olany cups ... ?
I go to bed ea rly durin g the week? \Vhar time ... ?
I spend a long rime on Facebook every day? How long... ?

ti1

B

Z

V
T

c

?
P

&l)

Past
I have a bi g brea kfast toda),? \Vhar ... ?
I go somewhere nice on Sa turday? Where ... ?
I see a good movie las t week? \Vhat movie ... ? .....

.,

s

N

D

Q

aS

u

~

d

16 ») Liste n and check, Pract ice
say ing th e letters in each circle,

e

Ask and answer with a panller.
Do you usually ger in much w irh your friends by
pho ne. email, o r Facebook?
Do you have an iPod or ~IP3 player? What kind?
Do you often wa tch O\' Os? \Vh ar kind?
Do you wa rch ESP0J, C1\'N, o r \-IT" ?
Do YOll have any friends from the lJS or rhe UK ?

4 SPELLING & NUMBERS
a
b

c

17 ») Listen and wri te six first names.

e

Inrer view your panner and compl ete the fo rm ,
Student information

> Communication What's his name? How do you

first name

spell it? A p.lDO B p.106.

last name

How do you say these numbers?

address

13 30 76 100 150 375 600 1,500 2,000 10,500

d
2

8») Listen and w rite th e numbers.

phone number

Ga te _ __

email

miles

3 Tel: _ __
5 $'- - 4 Population: _ _ __

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G simple present
V d escribing people: appearance and personal ity
P fi naL-s / -es

I like good
books.
He doesn't
like sports.

1 VOCABULARY describing people
a

9») Listen ro a man descr ibing h is girlfriend and
check (.I) her picrure.

b Listen aga in. \Vhat two quest io ns does Luke's friend
ask him? How does Luke answer the second question?

P

What does she look like? What is she like?

What does she look like? = Tell me about her appearance
(Is she tall / short? What calor hair does she have?).
What is she like? = Tell me what kind of person she is
(Is she friendly? Is she shy?).

c

>- p.1SO Vocabulary Bank Describing people.

2 READING
a \Vho do you think knows you bener, your mother
(or father) or yo ur best friend? \Vhy?
b Read t he int rod uction a nd the fi rst paragrap h of
the article.
\V har is the idea of the experiment?
2 \Vho is Charlotte?
3 \V ho are Alice and Katie?
4 Whardo Alice and Katie have mdo?Then what happens?
c Now read what C harlotte says. With a pa rt ner guess
the meaning of the highli ghted words and phrases.
d Cover the text. Can you remember?
What does Cha rlotte like doing?
2 What's she like?
3 What ki nd of me n does I doesn't she like?
4 \Vho does she think is go ing to choose bener? Why?

..

In our weekly experiment, single people who are
looking for a partner ask their mother and their best
friend to help.
his week's single person is Charlotte Ramirez.
a 25-year-old web designer. Her father is
T
Argentinian and her mother is American. She lives in
San Francisco, and she doesn't have a partner right

now. Her mother, Alice. chooses a man she thinks is
perfect for her daughter and her best friend. Kat ie,
chooses anot her. Then Charlot te goes on a date wi th
each man. Which one does she prefer?
I love going to the movies, but J often feel
like staying at home w ith a good book," says
Charlotte. " I'm very friendly and sociable and I get
along well with most people. I think I have a good sense
of humor."
"'What kind of men do I li ke? Well, I like interesting
men who can make me laugh. Physically, I prefer men
with a really nice smile who are talle r tha n me. And
J don't usually like men with beards! I like men who
are into literature and art. and classical music."
,

,

" I'm not sure who is going to choose better for me.
Both my mom and my best friend know me very
well. Maybe Katie cou ld find me a guy who is
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phYSically more compatible, but my mother has "7"7
known me fo r longer!


3 GRAMMAR simple present

5 PRONUNCIATION final-s / -es

a From memory, try to complete the sentences
using the s imple prese nt.

a

2
3
4

5

16 )) Listen and repear.
!.nake

She
have a parrner right now.
She
o n a date with each man.
Which o nc
she prefer?
What kind of men
Il ike?
usually like men wi th beards.

zeb ra

She li kes cars.
, He work s with his parents.
He has brown eyes.
She wea rs jeans.

She relaxes with boxes of chocolates.
He uses glass es to read.

b In pairs, answer the questions.
\Vhich lener do you add to most ve rbs with
he, sIte, and it?
2 How do the verbs below change with he, she,

P

Pronunciation of f inal -s I -es: verbs and nouns
The final-s is pronounced ~ or 'z. . The difference is small.
The final -es is pronounced 'IZ, after ch, c, g, sh, 5, Z, and x.

andi£?

watch I stlldy I [Jo I have
3 \Vh ar auxiliary verbs do you use to make
questions and negatives with ... ?
a 1/YOII / lVe / 'hey bile / she / it

c

b

17 )) How do you say rhe lie I she I it form o f these verbs and th e
plural of these nouns? Listen and check.
ve rbs: choose cook go live stop teach
nouns: boy class date friend language parent

>- p.126 Grammar Bank lB. Learn more
about the simple presem and practice it.

d Ca n you remember the kind of m en
C harlotte likes and does n 't like?

6 SPEAKING & WRITING
a

e Look at the photos o f Alexander and Oliver.
Find out about them.
Communica t ion
Alexander and Oliver A p.l00 B p.106.

>-

Look at th e form below and prepare to give this info rmation
about your friend.

Do you have a friend who is looking for a partner?
Help him / her find one!
Name
Relationship

Personali ty

+

Single
Divorced

Separated

Age
Job

Likes

Appearance

f Which man do you think is better for
C h arlotte? Why?
Doesn't like

4 LISTENING
a

1 14 )) Li sten to Charlotte talkin g about
what h appened when she met Alexander.
What did she think of him? Does she want
to see him again?

b Listen again and wrire down any adjectives
or express ions that Charlotte uses to
descri be hi s appearance and personality.
e

llS )) Now repeat for Oliver.

d \Vhar does C ha rlotte decide in the end ?
Do you agree wirh her?

WI§;;;W

b \Vork in pairs. Ask and a nswer about your people. Compare the
information. Do you think the two people are compat ibl e?
0hat'Shis (her) name?

c ... p.lll Writing Describing a person. \Vrite a desc ripti o n of a
person you know.

7

18 »))

SONG Ugly JJ
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G present continuous
V clothes, prepositions of place
P /01 and fori

What's the
woman doing?
She's standing
in front of the
window.

1 VOCABULARY clothes

3 GRAMMAR present continuous

a

a

Look at the pictures. \Vhat are the models
wearing? Match the word s and clothes.

o boots
o pants
o shirt
o shoes
o skirt

Look at the painting on page 9 by arti st Da vid Hockney (1937-).
In pairs. describe t he man and the wo man .
\Vhat do they look like?
• \Vhat are they wear ing?
• \Vhat are th ey doing?

b Underline th e correc t for m of the verb, present continu ous or
simple present.

o top

In the pa intin g the man isn't lI'earitlB J doesll 't wear shoes.
2 In some cou ntri es women often wear J are wearin8 hats to wedd in gs.

3 In the painting a white cat sits J is sitti1lg on rhe man's kn ee.
4 My son usua lly sits I is sittitl8 at the back of the class so th at the
teacher can't see him.
c ,... p.126.Grammar Bank le. Learn m o re about the present
cont inuous and practice it.

b

~

p.1Sl Vocabulary Bank Things you wear.

d LOQk at the pictures on page 4. What are the people wearing?
\Vhar are they doing?

2 PRONUNCIATION 1:>1 and l"drl
a

1 20 »)) Listen to these word s and sou nd s.
Practice say in g them.

~ computer

bracelet card igan
jacket necklace

v,

2

~ bird

shirt

sk irt

4 LISTENING
a

24 »)) Look at the painti ng Mr arid Mrs Clarkalld Percy o n page 9
and listen to the audio gu id e. Focus on the people and things in
t he pai ntin g as they are mentioned.

b Listen again. Mark the sentences T (true) o r F (fa lse).

T-shirt
2

b Look at th e hi gh lighted letters in t he wo rds
below. \Vhich sOllnd do t hey have, I or 2?
actor chemistry first painter third
arrive imagine world attr'active
instrument problem prefer

c
d
e

-

21» ) Listen and check.
~ p.166 Sound Bank. Look at the typical
spelli ngs for these so und s.

Ask and answe r the questions with a panner.
\Vhat clothes do you usually wear ... ?
at wo rk J college J school
when you go out at night
when you wa nt to relax on th e weekend

3
4

5
6

7

8
9
IQ

11
12

Percy is the name of th e car.
Mr. and Mrs. C lark made clothes
for famous people.
The painting shows their living
room.

The painting is very smal l.
Celia is pregnant in the painting.
Ossie is purr in g hi s feet into the
rug because he is cold.
The pos ition of the couple in the
pa inrin g is unu sual.
The open wi ndow is a sym bol of
the love between them.
T he cat is a sy mbol of infide lity.
Celi a and Ossie later got divorced.
Ccl ia doesn't like the painting.
Ossie Clark died in 1995.


5 VOCABULARY prepositions of place
3.

Loo k at so me sen tences t h at descr ibe the pa inti ng.
Com plete them wi th a word or phrase fro m the list.

.6 SPEAKING

P

in (x2) on (x2) under in front of behind between
next to on the right on the left in the middle

I T here are two people _ _ __ the room.
, and the ma n is
2 T he woman is standing

sini ng _ _

3
4
S
6

7
S
b

of the pai nti ng, ____ the man and the
woma n, there's an open window.
A whi te car is sitt ing
th e man.
T here's a ru g
the ma n's chair.
There's a te lepho ne
the fl oor ____ the
ma n's chair.
the telepho ne there's a la mp.
the woman there's a table, and a vase with
fl owers
ir.

25 »)) Listen and check. T hen cover th e sentences
and look at t he pai nt ing. Say where the things and
people are.

a

Describing a picture (a painting or photo)
When we describe a picture we usually use:
There ;s / There are to say what is in the picture, e.g.,
There is a table and a vase with flowers in it. There are
two people.
• The present continuous to say what the people are
doing, e.g., The woman is standing and the man is sitting.
• Sometimes we combine There is and the present
continuous, e.g., There is a woman standing near
the window.

>- Communication Describe and draw A p.lDO B p. I 06.
Desc ribe your pi cture fo r your pann er to draw.

b In sma ll gro ups, ask and answe r th e quest ion s.

2
3
4
5

\Vh ic h of th e th ree paintings in thi s lesso n do you
prefer? \Vhy?
W har pictu res or pos ters do you have on the wal l in
your bedroom or livin g room ?
Do you have a favo r ite pai min g? \V har? Can you
desc ribe it?
Do you have a favor ite pai nter? \Vho?
Do you (or did you) paint or draw? \Vhar kinds ofr hings?

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Hotel problems
1 !E~ INTRODUCTION
a Look at the photos. Desc rib e Jenny and Rob.
b

26 »)) Watch or listen to Jenny. N umber the pic[U res
1-6 in the order she mentions them.

c

Watch or li ste n aga in and answer th e questions.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

What does Jenny do?
Where d id she go a few months ago?
Who's Rob Walker?

What did they do together?
What does she think of Rob?
What's Rob's one negat ive quality?
How long is Rob going to be in
New York?

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2 !E~ CALLING RECEPTION
a

3 !E~ JENNY AND ROB MEET AGAIN

27 »)) Cove r th e di alogue a nd wa tch or liste n. W ho
does Rob call? W hy?

a

ma rk t he sentences T or F.

b Watch or listen again. Co mplete the You Hear phrases.
)1) You Hea r You Say
Hetlo, reception.
How can 1_ _ _ you?

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

0

Hello. This is room 613.
There's a problem with
the air-conditioning. It isn't
working, and it's very hot in
my room.

I'm sorry, sir.

I'll

somebody up
to look at it right now. Thank you.

Good _ _ _ reception . Hello . I'm sorry to bother
you again. This is room 613.
I

c

c

28 »)) Watch o r liste n and re pea t t he You Say
ph rases. Copy the ~t hm .

o I'll
1'/1 = I will . We use /'1/ + verb to offer to do something.

d
e

d Pract ice the d ialogue in 2 b w ith a partner.
~

.a

In pa irs, role- play the d ialogue.

A (book opcn) You are the rece ptio nist. B (book cl osed)
You are a guesr. You have two problems with your room
(think abour whar they are). A O ffer to do somethin g
about B's problems. You begi n with Hello, reception.

Look at the Social E n g lis h p h rases. Ca n you
remember any o f the m iss in g word s?
Social English phrases
Jenny Here you
at last.
Rob It's
to be here.
Jenny Do you have a

view?
Jenny Barbara's
forward to meeting you.
Jenny You
be really tired.
Rob I guess you're _ __
Rob By the _ __
Jenny It's _ _ _ to see you, too.

I'm sorry, sir.
you through to IT. Thanks.

A There's a problem with t he ai r-conditioning.
B I'lt send somebody to look at it.

Rob says he does n't like the hotel .
Jenny is goi ng to show him around the city tom orrow.
Ba rbara is Jen ny's boss.
Rob is hu ngry.
It's four in the morni ng fo r Rob.
T hey're goi ng to meet at eleven.
Jen ny thinks th at Rob is go ing to ge t lost.

b Watch o r liste n agai n. Say why the F sentences
are fa lse.

How can I help you? I have a problem with the
Wi-Fi. I ca n't get a signal.
I'll

29 ))) Th at evening Jenny goes to the hoeel to meet Rob,
and they go out for somethin g to eat. Wa tch or listen and

30 )))

Watch or listen and complete th e phrases.

Watch o r listen agai n and repeat the ph rases . How do
you say them in you r language?
•

Can you ... ?

D

o
o

tell somebody about a problem (e.g., in a hotel)
offer to do something
greet a friend who you haven't seen for a long time

f Change roles.
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G simple past: regu lar and irregular verbs
V vacations
P regu lar verbs: -ed endings

1 VOCABULARY vacations
a

b

c

In o ne minuce, write do wn fi ve things you
like doin g when you're o n vacatio n, e.g.,
reiax illB,Bo j"B to musellms. Then compare
w ith a pa rtner.

>- p.152 Vocabulary Bank Vaca t ions.
In pairs, inter view your partner with th e
vacation ques tionnaire. Ask Why?

My perfect summer vacation
Which do you prefer...?
going abroad or going on vacation in your country
going by car, bus, plane, or train
going to the beach or going to a cit y
staying in a hotel {or apartment} or going camping

tanning, going sightseeing, or going for walks
hot, sunny weather or cool, cloudy weat her
going with friends or going with your family

2 READING & SPEAKING
a Wo rk in pairs. A read abo ut Ioe's vacat ion.
Bread abo U[ Laura's va cation. Find th e

answers ro qu estio ns 1- 5.
\Vhere did he I she go on vacat io n?
2 Who did he I she go with ?
3 Wh ere did he I she stay?
4 \Vh at was rh e wea th er like?
5 \V hy didn 't he I she enjoy the vacation?
b Now tell your partner about the vacat ion
you read. Use qu estion s 1- 5 to help you.
c

..

Read your pa rtner's text. In pairs, guess
th e mean ing of th e highlighted words and
phrases. \Vh ose vacation do you rhink was
wo rse? \Vh)'?

d H ave you eve r
taken a vacatio n
th at you didn 't
enjoy very much?
Wh at happened?

Where did

The place is perfect,
the weather is wonderful,
but if you're with the wrong person, a vacation can be a disaster...

Joe

28, a flight attendant

Last October, I went on vacation to Thailand
for two weeks with my girlfriend, Mia.
The vacation began we ll. We spent two
days in Bangkok and saw the Floating
Market and the Roya l Palace. But things
we nt wrong when we left Bangkok. I
wanted to stay in hostels, which were
basic but clean, but Mia said they were
too uncomfortable. So we stayed in very
expensive hotels. r wanted t o experience
the local atmosphere. but Mia just wanted to
go shopping. I thought I knew Mia well, but you don't know a person unti l
you travel with him or her. It was awful! We argued about everything.
For our last four days we went to Ko Chang. a beautiful island. It was
like being in paradise. The weather was bea utiful and the beaches were
wonderful, but we just sunbathed without speaking . We spent our last night
back in Bangkok, and we met some travelers from Australia. They were really
friendly, and Mia started flirting with one of the boys. That was the end .
you don't know a When we arrived at O'Hare International

ee

person until you
travel with hi m

Airportthe next day. we decided to break up.
I took hundreds of photos. but when I got

home I didn't show them to anyone.

or her"

Laura

cc I'd love to go back
to Costa Rica one
Last spring, my best friend Isabelle and
day... but without
1booked a vacat ion in Costa Rica. We rented
a small house for a week. wit h a fantastic view
Linda. "
of the ocean . At the last minute another friend,
26, a nu rse

Linda. asked jf she could come, too. We fe lt sorry for her because she had
problems with her boyfriend, so we said yes.
Costa Rica was magical and the weather was perfect. but the vacation was
a disaster for one simple reason: Linda was so cheap! She has a good job so
she's not poor, but she just didn't want to pay f or anythi ng. When we went
sightseeing. she didn't want to go on any cruises or do any nature
act ivities that cost money. When we went on a zipl ine tour, she
complained that it was too expensive. When we went to have
lunch or dinner, she always wanted to go to cheap restaurants
or she bought a sandwich and ate it in the house. But the night
I invited her and Isabelle out on my birthday, she chose the
most expensive things on the menu! The worst thing was that
although Isabelle and I paid for the house, Linda never once
bought us a coffee or a snack .

I'd love to go back to Costa Rica one day...but without Linda .


3 LISTENING

S PRONUNCIATION regular verbs: -ed endings

a

a

34 »)) You arc going to listen to M ia and
Linda talking about rhei r vacations. First
listen to Mia. Does she ag ree w ith Joc about
the vacatio n?

37 ») Listen and repear the sentences.

~ tie

1b

b Listen aga in. What does Mia say about ... ?

1
2
3
4

her relationship with Joe before they went

(he places where they stayed
talking to other trave lers
photos

5 goi ng on vaca tion wi th a boyfriend

c

\Ve booked a vaca ti on.
We walked around the town.
\Ve su n bathed on the beach.

dog

\Ve argu ed about everything.
\Ve relUed a ho use.

I \Ve decided to break up.
b Say the simple past ofrhese verbs. In which ones is -ed
pronounced IId/?
arrive ask end

35 »)) Now listen to Linda. \Vhat's her

op inion ofthe vacation? Then li sten again.
\Vhat does she say about ... ?
Costa Rica
:2 what they did there
3 the cost of her vacation

c

invite like love need

park start stay

38 )) Listen and check.

P Regular simple past verbs
Remember that we don't usually pronounce the e in -ed.
The -ed ending is usually pronounced I or ,d . The difference between
these endings is very small.
We only pronounce the e in -ed when there is a t or a d before it,
e.g., want ed, ended. With these verbs -ed = Id .

4 her nex t vacat ion

d \Vha do you sympat h ize with most, Jac or
\rlia? Lauraor Linda?

6 SPEAKING
4 GRAMMAR simple past: regular
and irregular verbs
a

a

Look at Your last vacation below. \Vhat are the ques tio ns?

b Think about your answers co the questions.

\Vh m is the si mpl e past of these verbs?
Are they regu lar or irreg ul a r? Check your
answers in Joe's text.
go _ _

spend _ __

begin _ __
leave _ __

wa nt
sray _ __

be _ _ I__
rhink _ __

know

argue _ __

s unbathe _ _ _

take

YOUR LAST VACATION
1 WMr<- / !l o?
:L Wh<->1- / !l o?
3 Who / !l0 with?
q. WMr<- / stAY?

5 WhAt / th<- food Like.?
10 WMt / the. weAtMr Lik.<-?
7 WhAt / do d.... rioy tM dAY?
8 WMt / do At oU!l ht?
q / MVe A!l0od tiWJ.<-?
10 / MVe A>1-Y probLeww?

b Now u nde rline the simp le pasr ffi verbs in
Laura's text. \Vhat are the base forms?

c Fi nd and unde rline [WO s im ple past G verbs
in the [WO texts. How do yo u make B and
in rhe sim ple past .. . ?

rn

wit h normal ve rbs
with was I were
with could
d

>- p.128 Grammar Bank 2A. Learn more
aboU[ the sim ple past and practice it.

c

\Vork in pairs. Ask your parmer about
his I her vacation. Show interest in what
he I she says and ask for more information. Then change roles.

P

Useful language for showing interest
Really? Wow! Fantastic! Great! etc.
Oh, no! How awful! etc.
Was it expensive? Why? What happened? etc.

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G past continuous
V prepositions of time and place: at, in, on
P sentence stress

What was
happening?

1 READING
a

Look at a photo th at news photog raphe r
Tom Pil sto n took in 2008. \Vhat do you
think is ha ppc nin g?

b Re ad To m's dcsc riptio n o f wh at happe ned o n
the night he too k the photo. We re you right?

c Read it aga in and an swe r the qu estio ns.
Why did Tom Pil sto ll go to Chicago?
2 \Vhy couldn't he take a photograph
of Ob a m a?
3 Wh at was the wea th er like?
4 Wh ere di d he take th is photo?

5 \V here could th e people see the
electi on res ul ts?
6 Was he sorry th at he co ul dn't go
ins id e the ce nter?
7 What happe ned when Obama won?

n NQVember 4th, I arrived in Chicago late in the evening. I
wanted to photograph Barack Obama and his fam ily in the
convention center, but when I got there I discovered that I didn't
have my press pass and I couldn't go inside. I walked around the park

O

outside the center. Although it was November, it wa s a warm night.

d Why do you think the photograph er tho ught

The atmosphere was wonderful. When I took this photo, everybody
was looking at the TV screens waiting for the election results. some

people were quietly holding hands and smiling - others were ten se
and nervous. They felt that it was their moment. Suddenly, I realized
that this was a better place to be than inside. I was watching Obama's
victory through the faces of all these people, African, Hispanic, Chinese,
white. At about 11 o'clock the results w ere announced, and everybody
went crazy. people started laughing, shouting, and crying. But when
Obama made his speech they all became quiet and emotional. There
was only one place to be on the planet that night - and I w as there.

hi s ph oto was better than a pho to o f Ob a m a
him sel f? D o you agre e?

2 GRAMMAR past continuous
a Look at dle hi ghlighted verbs in an ex trac t
fro m th e text. D o they descri be acrio ns th at
h appened ... ?

a after he rook th e photo
b at the sa me time as he took th e ph oto
When I took this photo, everybod y was
looking at the TV screens waiting f or th e
election results. Some people were quietly
holding hands and smiling - other s were
tense and nervous.

b

> p.128 Grammar Bank 2B. L earn m or e
about th e pa st co ntinuo us and practi ce it.

3 VOCABULARY at, in, on
a W hic h pre posi tion do you use befo re ... ?
I a dare (e.g., November 4rh) _ _

2 a tim e (e.g., 11 o'clock) __ _
3 the mornin g, th e afternoo n, etc. _ _
4 a room o r buildin g (e .g., the conve ntion cente r) _ _

b C heck yo ur an swers to a in the text. \Vhat pre pos iti o n do yo u
lI se w ith ... ?

e

41 ))) In pairs, listen to the sounds and

1 a month (e.g .. Janua ry) _ _
2 th e weekend

make a se nte nce usin g the pa st continuous
and th e sim ple past.

( ,~,~? were playing tennis
~n

it started to rain.

c

3 ho me. wo rk , sc hoo l _ _

> p,153 Vocabulary Bank Prepositions, D o parr I .

d ~ Communication at, in, on A p.lOO B p.106. A nswerth e
questio ns w ith a pre positio n and a ti me or place .


4 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress
43 »)) listen and r epea tthe dialogue. Copy the

a

6 SPEAKING & WRITING
a Talk to a partner. Give more information if you cao.

~t hll1.

Do yo u h ave a photo YOll really like? \Vha took it?
What was happening at rh e tim e?

A Where were you at six o'clock in the evening?
B I was at work.
A What were you doing?
B I was having a meeting with the boss.

2 Do you upload photos ro Facebook o r other Internet
s ires? What was the la st photo you upload ed ?
3 Do you have a p ho to as the sc ree n saver on your
compu ter or phone? \Vhat is it of?

b In pairs, take turns answering th e ques tio ns about

yesterday.
6:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

lunchtime

6:00 p.m.

10:00 p.m.

midnight

Whe~e were you ,at 9:30

4 Do you have a favorite photo of yoursel f as a child ?
\ Vho too k it ? \Vhat was happen in g when they too k it ?
\Vhar were you wea rin g?

4:00 p.m.

5 Do you h ave any photos in your bedroom o r li ving
room? Whar are rhey of?
6 Do you know any oth er famous hi srorica l phoros?
\Vh o or w h at are they of?

) ( I was at home.
In the mornmg~

'2--

.!.1

What were you dOing

b

~ p. 1l2 Writing

l-1y favorite photo. W r ite a desctipti on
of your favo ri re photo.

5 LISTENING
a

Look at a famous photO that was on the
cover of many magazin es around rhe world
in the 19605. \Vh ere do you think th e
people a re ? \Vh ar do you think is happening?

b Read the beginning of a n ewspaper anicl e.
\Vhy do you think it is called ;'Tlie imaBe tllat
cost a fortune"?
c

44 )) Now listen to the wo ma n in the photo
talking abo ut it . \ Vere YOll right?

d Li s ten aga in. C hoose a, b, or c.
In 1968,she __ .

2

3

4

5

a wasn't interested in politics
b was a communist
c was an anarchist
She loved rhe atmosphere because all the
sru denrs were fig hting for __ .
a peace b democra cy c freedom
She was sitting on a friend's shoulders __ "
a beca use she was tired
b to take photos
c so that she could see better
She was carrying the flag because __ .
a she was a leader in the demon stratio n
b so mebod y gave it ro her
c she brought it wit h her
Ilet grandfather died six __ later.
a days b weeks c month s

e Do you think she is sorry that she was
in th at phoro?

aroline de Bendern was born in 1940. She was the

granddaughter of count Maurice de Bendern, a rich
aristocrat who owned a lot of property in Paris and
Monaco. Although he had other grandchildren, the Count
decided to leave all his money to Caroline. "I never knew
why," says Caroline. " Perhaps because I was pretty." He paid

C

for her to go to very expensive schools in England, and he

~

~
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~
~

hoped that she would marry well, perhaps a member of a
European royal family. But Caroline was a rebel. She went to
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~
New York and worked there for a short time as a model. Then, -

in 1968 when she was 28 years Old, she returned to paris...

Qnlinc Prl!niu~

f

G time sequencers and connectors
V verb phrases
P word stress

Because she
was in a hurry.

1 GRAMMAR

annah met Jamie in the summer of 2010.

H

time sequencers and connectors
a

It was Hannah's 21st birthday, and she and her

friends went to a club. They wanted to dance,
but they didn't like the music, so Hannah went
to speak to the DJ. "This music is awful," she said. "Could
you play something else?" The DJ looked at her and said,
"Don't worry, I have the perf ect song for you."

45 »)) Read the story o nce. Then complete it with
a word or phrase fro m th e box. Liste n to the story
and check.
After that The next day One evening in October
Suddenly Tue miAI:JEes-ta.fef When

1 Two

minutes Later he said, "The next song is by Scouting
For Girls. It's called Blue As Your Eyes, and it's for a
beautiful girl who's dancing over there." Hannah knew that
the song was for her. 2
Hannah and her friends
left the club. the DJ was waiting for her at the door. "Hi,
I'm Jamie," he said to Hannah. "Can I see you again?" So
Hannah gave him her phone number.

b With a partner, answer th e questions.
1 Why did Han nah go and speak to Jamie?
2 Why did Jamie play Bllle As YOllr Eyes?
3 What happen ed when Hannah left the club?
4 What wa s the restaurant like?
5 Where did they go eve ry evening after th at?
6 What was the weather like th at evenin g?
7 \Vhy was Hannah drivin g fast?
8 Why didn't she see the man?

,

c From memory, complete these sentences from rhe
story with so, because, or althou(jh. Then check with
the story.
I She was going very fast ___ she was in a hurry.

2 _ _ _ the food wasn't very good, they had a

wonderful tim e.
3 He was wearing a dark coa t, ___ Han nah didn't see
him at first.

d :.- p.128 Grammar Bank 2C. Learn more about [irne
sequencers and connectors and prac[ice [hem.
e

_ _ _ _ Jamie called Hannah and invited her to dinner.
He took her to a very romantic restaurant, and they talked
' all evening. Although the food wasn't very good, they had
a wonderful time. 4
Jamie and Hannah saw
each other every day. Every evening when Hannah finished
work, they met at 5:30 in a coffee shop on Bridge Street.
They were madly in love.
_ _--,._ ' Hannah was at work. As usual she was going
to meet Jamie at 5:30. It was dark and it was raining. She
looked at her watch. It was 5:20! She was going to be late!
She ran to her car and got in. At 5:25 she was driving along
BrIdge Street.
She was going very fast because she was in a hurry.
, a man ran across the street. He was wearing
a dark coat, so Hannah didn't see him at first. QUickly, she
put her foot on the brake ...
6

Complete the se ntences in your o'\vn words. Then
co mpare with a pa rtner.
2

3
4
S
6

They fell in love on their first date. Two months later ...
I went re bed ea rly last night because ...
The weather was beautiful, so we decided ...
It was really cold that night, and when
I woke up next morning ...
Although we didn 't play well in [he
final game ...
I was driving along th e freeway
listening to th e rad io. Suddenly...

. -.
.....

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: r~~

.
,.....
...
,..., '
. ...;, . i
,

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--

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.:..

/

. I'"..

""..
,",\
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/

,

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......... .
/

/

,,...

-.,

2 PRONUNCIATION word stress

P Stress in two·syUable words
Approximately 80% of two-syllable words are
stressed on the first syUable.
Most two-syllable nouns and adjectives are
stressed on the first syUable, e.g., mother,
happy. However, many two-syUable verbs and
prepositions or connectors are stressed on
the second syllable, e.g., arrive, behind, before.

4 SPEAKING & LISTENING
a

Read the story ofHannah and Ja m ie in 1 aga in .

b

In pairs, use pic[U res 1-5 to retell the story. Try to use connecto rs
and the ve rb ph rases in 3 .

a Underline rh e stressed syllable in these
words fro m rhe sto ry.
alcross al iter alga in allong
at!though aw llul be lcause birth lday
eve lning in lvite per llect selcond
b

49 ))) Listen an d check.

3 VOCABULARY verb phrases
a Ma ke verb phrases wi th a verb fro m box 1
and a phrase from box 2. A 11 the phrases are
from the story.
invite somebody to dinner

1

invite

have
drive

meet
give

take

2

along Bridge Street
somebody your
em ail/phone number

a song
across the street

wait

in a hurry

be
play

in a coffee shop

leave

the club very late

run

someeedy-te-dinnef

for somebody

somebody to a restaurant
a wonderful time

b Cover box 1. Try to rem em ber the verb fo r
each phrase.

c T here are two d iffe rent endin gs to t he story. Ta ke a cl ass vore. Do
you wa nt to listen to the happy ending o r the sad ending?
d

50,51 »)) \Vhat do you thi n k is goi ng to happ en in the end ing
you have chosen ? Li sten o nce and check.

e

Lis ten aga in . If you chose th e happy endi ng, an swer the questions
in> Communication Happy ending p.LOl . If you chose the sad
ending, answe r th e ques ti on s in ~ Communication Sad ending
p.109.

5

152 )))

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GRAMMAR

4 A Did you ___ any photos? B 0, I didn 'r.
SA Wheredidyou ___ ? B In asma llhorel.

@ a . b , or c.

6 Did you ~ your flights on linc?
7 A L et's ~ yourpa re m stodin n e r . B Good idea.
8 A Are you going to -=...:....- t he re?
B No, we're goi ng to take the train.
9 A Go on! Ask the DJ to ~ our song! B OK.
10 A What time do we need to ~ home tomorrow?
B About 7:00. Our flight is at 9:00.

any brothers or siste rs?
a Have you b Do you c Do you have
2 ___ la st night?
I

a Where you wem
b Where did you go
c \Vhere you did go
3 My broth er ___ soccer.
a doesn't like b don't like c doesn't likes
4 Her paren ts ___ a sma ll business.

1
2
3
4

The meecing is ___ Marc h 13th .
A \Vhere's Mom? B She's
the kitchen.
He was born
1989.
A Where's the dictionary?
Bi t's ___ the shelf in my room.
S Mark's not back yet- he's still ___ school.
6 It's a very quiet tow n , especia lly ___ ni ghr.
7 We wem _ _ vacat ion to Bangkok last yea r.

a has

5

6
7
8

b haves c have
to music when I'm work ing.
a never li ste n b don't neve r li sten c liste n neve r
In the picture the woman ___ a blue dress.
a wears b weari ng c is wea rin g
A \Vhat ___ ? B I'm looking for my keys.
a you are doing b do you do c are you doin g
She's in coll ege. She ___ history.

b Complete with at, in, o r 0 11.

c @thewo rdth ati sd ifferem.

a 's sruding b 's st udying c studyin g
9 We ___ ro Bangkok la st August.
Cl

we re

b we nt

1 stra ight

2 smart
3 friendly

c did go

10 I saw th e movie, but I ___ it.

11

12
13
14

15

a didn 't liked b don't liked c didn't like
on rhe sofa.
When I got home, my parents
a were sirring b was sitting c we re siti ng
What
at 11 p.m.? You didn't answer my cal l.
a YOll were doing b you was doing c were you doing
She cou ldn't see him because she
her glasses.
a wasn't wearing b didn't wear c didn't wear in g
We went to the movies. ___ we decided to go for a walk.
a After b Then c \Vhen
We had a great time, ___ the weather wasn't very good.
a so

b because

4 dress
5 socks

6 neck lace
7 windy
8 basic

blond
generous
stupid
rights
snea kers
ring

beard
funny
unkind
t ie
sa nda ls
scarf

foggy
dirty

dirty
uncomfortable

sunny

luxurious

PRONUNCIATION
the word with a different sound .

a @

?

E

G

2

~

sh ir t

shorts

3

'IZI

c hooses

languages li ve"

4

~

weight

heigh t

c although

V

~

VOCABULARY
a Co mplete th e phrases with a ve rb from the list.
book do drive invite leave
look play stay take wear

A What do yOll ___ ? B I'm a docrer.
2 A \Vhat does shc ___ like? B She's tall and slim .
3 She doesn't usua llY·1 ~ ewelry-only her
wedding rin g.

long
lazy
cheap
skirt
gloves
bracelet

~
U nd erline the stressed sy llable.

5
b

a rri ve

a long

1 ta l ka tive

3 pre fer

2 mus tache

4 dis gus ting

work

curly
glasses

kind

n igh t

actor

about

5 corn for ta ble


CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a

Read the newspaper article once. Does the journalist
think that taking pharos in museums is a good thing or
a bad thing?

~ CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE

PEOPLE?
1 53 ») On the street \Vatch or li ste n to five people
and answer the questions.

b Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or
F (false)

2
3
4

5
6

The journalist saw rourists raking photographs of
works of art in Rome and New York.
\Vhen he first saw people taking photos in rhe MOMA,

he didn't understand what they were really doing.
Then he realized that the photographers were not
looking at rhe painrings.
They were raking phoros because they wanted to look
at the paintings later.
Later a couple asked him co take a photo of rh cm in
front of a pai nti ng.
He suggests twO possible ways of solving the problem.

c Look at the high lighted words in the text. Guess their
meaning from the context. Check with your teacher or
with a dictionary.

Justin

Joanna

Jeanna

David

Yoni

Ju st in ___ _

2
3

4

5

a looks like hi s rnorher
b looks like his father
c doesn't look like hi s father or his mot her
Joanna's favo rite painting is of ___ _
a a landscape b a person c an ani mal
Jeanna's last vacation was
a short and stressfu l
b long and fun
c short but good
David
a takes a lot of photos
b is in a lot of photos
c has a lor of photos on his phone
Yoni sa)'s ___ _
a he enjoys crying at the end of a movie
b he thinks movies with a sad end ing are more realistic
c he never watches movies with a sad ending

he first time I noticed this phenomenon was a few years
ago, in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome - a crowd of people ...
standing around Michelangelo's Pier&., taking photos with
their cameras and cell phones. Then last week I saw it again
at the Museum of Modern Art (the MO MA) in New York City.
At first, I wasn't too worried when I saw people photographing
the paintings. It was a little irritating, but that was all. It didn't
make me angry. Then the sad truth hit me. Most of the people
were taking photos without looking at the paintings themselves.
People were pushing me , not because they were trying to get

a better view of the art, but because they wanted to make sure
that no one blocked their photo. Was it possible that maybe they
were taking the photos so that they could admire the paintings
better when they got home? This was very improbable. They
were not there to see the paintings, but to take photos to prove
that they had been there.

T

Then it got worse. Now people were taking photos of their
partners or friends who were posing next to, or in front of some
of the most famous paintings. Neither the photographers nor
the person they were photographing had looked at the art itself,
although I saw that sometimes they read the label, to make sure
that the artist really was famous. At least nobody asked me to
take a picture of them together, smiling in front of a Picasso!

CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
Do the tasks with a partnet_ Check (.1') the box if YOll
can do them.
Can you ... ?

o

2

0

3

0

4

0

5

0

6

0

ask and answer six questions about work I stud ies,
family, and free~time activities
describe rhe appearance and personaliry of a
person you know well
describe a picrure in rhis book and say what is
happening, what the people are wea rin g, ete.
ask and answer three questio ns about a
recenr vacation
describe a favorite photo and say what was
happening when you rook it
say three true sentences using the connec tors so,
because, and althollBh

~ Short movies A photographer
VIDEO

Watch and enjoy the movie.

I think that photography in museums should be banned , but I
also have a less drastic solution. I think that people who want to
take a photo of an exhibit should be forced to look at it first , for
at least one minute.
Adapted from Marcel Berlln'S article in The Guardian

Online Practice


G be going to (plans and predictions)
V airports
P sentence stress and fast speech
I'm going to
teach English.

1 VOCABULARY airports

2 LISTENING

a

a

\Vhen was the last t ime you were
at an air port ? Was it to travel
somewhere (whe re?) or to meet
someone (w ho?)?

goin g to wo,rk abroad for an NCO (= non-governmental orga ni zation)
going to see an ex-partner
go in g ro do a phoro shoO[ in an exot ic place

b Look at the airport sig ns and
match th em ro the words and
ph rases below.

[J

What are their plans?
What are their dreams?

Arrivals

o
o
o
o
o

DeQ2,[tures

o

;'levators

Baggage check-in
Baggage claim
Check-in

.-I

Customs

We spent a morning in the departures area last
week asking people about their travel plans.

D Gates

CJ Passport control

o

o

Terminal

-

b

55 )) Liste n a nd chec k your answers to a . T hen listen aga in and compl ete
the chart.

Restrooms

D Cart
c

Look at the three t ravelers in the picrure. Who do you t hink is ... ?

54 »)) L isten and check. Then
cover th e words and look at the
symbols. Remember che words
and phrases.

Why?

Where to?

Other information

Olivia

-

Matthew

Lily
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3 GRAMMAR
be going to (plans and predictions)
a

56 J)) Look a t these senre nces fro m the air po rt
im er vicws a nd fill in th e blan ks with a fo rm o f
be [Joi ll8 to + verb. Then li sten a nd check.

1
En gli sh to youn g children .
2 How lo ng
there for?
3 It 's w inrer in Aust ra lia now, so _ _ _ _ _ __
pretty cold .
4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you at the air po rt?
5 I'm su re _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 great ti me .

or many people airports are a nightmare -long lines
when you check in and go through security and an even
longer wait if your flight is delayed. But there are some
airports where you can actually enjoy yourself. All good
airports have excellent facilities for business people and
children, free Wi~Fi, restaurants, cafes, and stores. But the
best airports have much more ...

F

b In pairs dec ide if se ntences 1- 5 arc pla ns or predi ctions
about the futllre. Wr ite PL (pl an) or PR (prediction).
c

>- p.130 Grammar Bank 3A. Le arn mo re about
be BoillB to a nd prac tice it.

SINGAPORE [HANGI AIRPORT is pa rad ise for flower lovers
beca use it has an indoor orch id garde n! It also has a rooftop
sw imming pool and a free sight-seeing tour for people w ho
have at least five hours to wait for their connecting flight.

4 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING
sentence stress and fa st speech

If you li ke computer games, you 'll never be bored at HONG
KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - there are dozens of free
Playstations all overthe terminals! It's also good f or people
with no sense of direction - there are "Airport Ambassadors ~
in red coats, w ho help you to get from one place to another.

58 »)) Li sten a nd repe a t the se m ences . Copy th e

a

.r.h.x.t h m .
What m )'ougQing ro do tonight?
Are yOll gQing to see a movie?
3 ['m gQing to cook a meal for you.
4 I think its gQing ro rain .
2

INCHEON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT isthe place to relax. You
can go to the hairsalon and have beauty treatments or a massage.
Sports fans can also play golf atthe airport's 72-hole golf course!

S We aren't gQing to have a vacation thi s year.

)C' Fastspeech: gonna

MUNICH AIRPORT helps to keep passengers entertained with
a GO-seat movie theater and non -stop movies. There is also
free coffee and tea near all the seating areas, and lots of free
magazines and newspapers.

- _

When people speak fas t they often pronounce going to
as gonna '''g;)nal, e.g., What are you going to do? sounds
like What are you gonna do?

59 »)) Li ste n a nd w rit e six se ntences .

b

c

If you worry about your health and like to be near medical
services at all times, OSAKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT in Japan
is the perfect place to wait because it has dentist and doctor
offices. And for people with animals, there is even a pet hotel!

> Communication What are your plans? A p.IOI

If y ou don't have time to do your laundry because of your busy

B p. 107. Ince rview eac h othe r about you r plan s.

schedule, drop it off atthe VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT cleaners before you have to boa rd your flight. Then
pick up your clean clothes when you get back from your trip.

5 READING
a Wh a t is your nea rest a irport? \V hat 's it li ke? \Vhat
ca n you do t here while you're wa iting for a fl ight ?

c

b Read a n a rt icle about tn e top airports in t he world .
Which is th e best a ir port(s) if you ... ?

Look at t he highlighted word s a nd phrases related to
a ir ports and guess t heir meanin g.

d

Role- pl ay w it h a pa rtner.

2
3
4
5
6
7

have a med ical problem

would like to see a mov ie
want to pl ay a spo rt or exercise
need to leave your dog for the weekend
are worr ied about genin g lost
wa nt to wash your clothes
woul d like to see the c ity bet ween fl ights

A imagine YO ll are at one of t hese airports and your fl igh t
is delayed for th ree hours. B ca ll s you on yo ur cell phone.
Tell B where you are and what you are goi ng to do. T he n
change roles. Do the same with other a ir ports.

6

60 ))

SONG This is the Life -"
Online Practice


G present continuous (future arrangements)
V verbs + prepositions, e.g., arrive in
P sounding friendly

1 READING & LISTENING
a

When are
you leaving?

c

61 1)) How do yo u s ay these dates? Li ste n and chec k.

d Match t he highlighted words and ph rases to
t heir mea nin g.

August 12, 2012
December 31
2/ 5
July 20, 199B

May 3

6/ 22

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b Ben a nd Lily a re o ld f riend s fro m coll ege. Rea d their

2
3

Face book messages and nu mber th em in order.
_

Home

4

Profile

tomorrow, and then I can let you know
my flight time s.
Ben West

OK. Why don't you call me closer to the
date, at the end of April? Then we can set
a day and a time to meet. I know a great
restaurant. ..

Lily Varnell

DJ Hi, Ben! No news from you for ages. How are

62 )}) Lily ca ll s Ben and leaves him a message. Li ste n
and com plete her fli ght info rm at io n.

Thank you for booking with

Going out: Flight JBY4587
Depart
Arrive

Hotel rese rva tions:

lily Varnell

know my travel arrangements yet. What are
you doi ng that week? Are yo u free any time?

Ben West
lily! Great to hear from you . Ye s, I'm sti ll
at the uni v ersity here and it 's going really
well - San Francis co is a great city to li ve
in. When exactl y is the conference?

Lily Varnell

D Wonderful! I can't wait!

Depart
Arrive

Date: _ _ __

Boston at 12:10 p.m.
Sa n Francisco at

Ben West

D It's from May 3rd to the 7th, but I don't

JetBlue

YOUR RESERVATION N UMBER IS: 15CS2L

Going back: Flight JBY4588

Los Angeles one day that w eek , but it's
not very far - I'm coming back the same

day. I'm su re we can find a time t hat 's
good for both of us.

I

e

things? Are you still w orking at the University
of San Francisco? I have a conference there
next month, and I thought perhaps we could
meet. I'd love to se e you again! Lily.

D It depends on th e day. I'm going to

D

for a long ti me
defi n ite plan s for rhe future
I conti nue to be
_ _ _ maybe
____ th erwo

5
6 _ _ _ to decide some thing (e.g., a day I date)

Lily Varnell

D Great. I'm going to book my tickets
D

Read the messages aga in in th e r ight o rder. W hy does
Lily ge t in rouch w it h Ben ? \Vh at are th ey plann ing
to do?

Date: _ _ __

Sa n Francisco at _ _ __
Boston at 9:10 p.m.

Six nights at Hotel _ _ __


2 GRAMMAR present continuous
(future arrangements)

3 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING
sounding friendly

a

a

b

In pairs, underline five present COminUQll5
\'erbs in the Facebook m essages. \Vhich [WO
are about now? \Vhar time period do the
othe r three refer to?

A

B
A
B
A
B
A

63 ))) Look at three ext races from rhe
message Lily leaves Ben. Ca n yo u remember
the mi ssing verbs? Listen and check.
1 I'm
2 I'm

c

67 »)) Listen to another dialogue. Then li ste n again and repeat it
sentence by sentence. Try ro copy the speakers' intonation.

from Bosto n on JetBlue.

Would you like to go out for dinner?
I'd love to.
Are you free on Thursday?
Sorry, I'm going to the movies.
What about Friday? What are you doing then?
Nothing. Friday's fine.
OK. Let's go to the new Italian place.

B Great.

in Sa n Franci sco at 2:40 p.m.

at a hotel near the
3 1'111
convention center.

b Practice the dia logue wit h a panner. Try ro sound friendly.

>- p.130 Grammar Bank 38. Learn more

c Complete your ca lendar with different activities fo r three evenings.

about the present canti nuou s for [mufe

Monday

Wednesday

Fnday

Tueaclay

Thursday

Saturday

Sunday

arra ngements and practice it.

d

65 )) Lily ca ll s Ben when she arrives at the
hotel. Listen to the co nversation. \Vhar day
do they arrange to meet?

e Listen again. Complete Ben's ca lendar for
the week.
Sunday ~.__

..

seeing Paul

d Talk to other students. Try ro find days when you are both free
and suggest doing something. \Vrite it on your calendar. Try to
mak e an arrangement with a different p erson for every night.
Are you free on Friday evenin~ 0es, I am.

Monday 3

Tuosday4 _

_

_

_.

_

Would you like to go to the moviesQ 0es, I'd love to.

"l

VOCABULARY verbs + prepositions

a Look at things Lily and Ben say. \Vhat are the missing prepositions?
1 Irdepe nds __ rheday.
2 I'm arr ivi ng __ Sa n Francisco at 2:40 p.m.
3 Paul invired me __ dinner ages ago.

WeOneSdayS

b
Thursday 6

> p.153 Vocabulary Bank Prepositions. Do part 2 (Verbs +
prepositio ns).

c Complete the questions with a preposition. Then ask and answer
with a parrner.
Friday 7

2
3'

f Cover the ca lendar. \Vork with a partner and
test your memory.

What's Ben ~o~ng ') (H~~~ seeing Paul. What's
on sunda~ ~ doing on Monday?
g

66 »)) Listen. \Vhac happen s when Ben and
Lily meec?

4

5

\Vhat do you usually ask __ if you go to a cafe with fr iends?
\Vho do YOll think should pay __ rhe meal on a first dare?
Who do you usually speak __ when you're worried __
something?
Do you spend more money __ c1orhesor __ gadgets?
Do you rhink ir's possible to fall __ love __ somebody withour
meeting rhem face·to·face?

5 WRITING

>- p.113 Writing An informal email. \Vrite an email about travel
arrangements.

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G defining retative clauses
V expressions for paraphrasing: like, for example, etc.
P pronunciation in a dictionary

What's a

gym?

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1 LISTENING

3 VOCABULARY paraphrasing

a

a \Vhat do you usually do if you're talking to someone in English
a nd yo u don't know a word th at YOll need?

Do you like play in g wo rd ga mes li ke
Scrabble or doing crossword s? Look at t he
Scrabble letters o n th e page. How many

a Look up the translation on your phone.
b Try to mime rhe word.
c Try re explain wha t you mean usi ng other words you know.

words of fo ur or mo re lette rs ca n you make
in three minutes?

b

I

c

~2 )) Listen to the introduction to a TV
game show, Wltat's tile Word? How do you
play the ga me?

b

example kind like opposite similar
somebody something somewhere

2 3 ))) Now listen to the show. \Vrire down

the six words.

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I
2 _ _ __

3 _ _ __

5 _ _ __
6
4 ))) Li sten and check your answers.

2 GRAMMAR
defining relative clauses

b Read sentences 1-3 aga in. \Vhen do we use
wlio, that, a nd where?

R

3 a camera It's something ...
4 an elevator I( 's a kind of...
S s u nbathe For exa mple, you d o thi s ...
6 curly It's th e op posite ...

A

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4 SPEAKING
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Comm un ication What's the word? A p.lOl B p.107. Play a game
and defin e words for your partner to guess.

>- p.130 Grammar Bank 3C. Learn more

U. S,

E

1 a DJ It 's somebody.. .
2 an art gallery It's somewhere.

It's something
people use to speak
to another pe rson.
2 It's a place
people go when they
want to go shoppin g.
3 It's so mebody ____ works in a hospit,aI.

about definin g relative clauses and
practice them.

Useful expressions for explaining a word that you
don ' t know:

c Comple te t he defi nitio ns for th ese wo rd s.

a Look at three se ntences fro m What 's tile
Word? and co mplete th em with wlio, rlwt,
o r where.

c

--

I It's
I a perso n who works in a hospital.
2 It's

I a thing that we use for everything nowadays.
3 It's
I a place where people go when they want to
buy something.
4 It's a ___
of gadget.
S It's the
of dark.
6 Ir 's ____ light, bur you use it to desc ribe hai r.
7 It's
ro intelligent.
8 For
,YOll do this to rhe TV.

4 _ _ __

d

6 )) Complete the useful expressio ns wi th these words. Then
listen and check.

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