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Student's Book
Kathy Gude & Michael Duckworth
OXFORD
Unit
7
l:o",,,,unk~/on
Reading and Vocabulary
Grammar 1
Thel~l\~
The present Slmple aoo
R: M.tciling h""dio&5: «)mprehen'>ion quesllon~
Ex2Im training: Matej]jng h"adin~ 10 parllgrilphs
V, Verb', ,ay.,olt.l(J<:ok or lr/r>
the presenl
Conlln~
IListening and Speaking
<;<;ning the message
L: Telepoone m=se'; .~.lcI,ing: HOle-toking
Ex.1m Il3inilll: M.ldling
The mea~lns of words; Ameri«ln E"gli~h and British Engli3h
F: T,lIu ng abou t rooming: Aski ng lor in forma li 011
~,
4
6
&
Z The bigti",e
SUcces$
,R: Choosing a title: Tru~ or f,ise: Multiple cboice
'Eam lnlnlng: Reading lor specifi< inlormation:
Multiple Iholce
Y: Opposite mecninss: Word 10rm~tiQn
The pas! simple and
the JM~1 conl,nuous
P: ,IV, Idl or Jld'
A !!IC\(Y b rea kl
Le fl\!eOf f~[>e: Compleling f)()!\.",\
Exam t"'ining: True or t~l5e
P; SI ressM words
~: films
F: upr""ing smferenee~: M
Page 16
16
18
20
3 Ho",e Qnd.,-u",ily
Wild chlld
'R: Reading lor gener.ll meaning: Mi~ing Sf.Olenc.es
Ellam O1llning: Rl:3ding lor g<'nrralllleaning: Missing
sentenlb
V: Phra..
Comparath-e; ~nd
lUjl('r1<'lti,-es
L: frueo,f~lle
Pag~
4
F:unlly relatlomhil»
Ex:!.m II
P:
s:
lal~
Word<,(r~
Understanding a(IYcrli.\cmcn~
F: P~ooading; Making m~nsernen15
ma~
P3ge 30
30
J.l
34
• BodYQndsoul
The troth aboull~lIng alnld
R: Mdl( Iling h&~dings; (omp,cl1cn~on QUe5Iions
bam lraining: Matching heading, to paTagl;lph>
v-. SyronYffi\: Alljecti"e:\ wilh -cd and -irtg;
E:<tl\'R1eadje\liw,>
The prc:
Taking (are of YOIlOeIl
~ MulliplNhoicc qUCj(ions
E.um t",'"ing; Multiple-choice que,lions
S-o!lftdblte>: II~el hn~
S: food: Likes ono disl ik~: S.~lin8 up a ,nJ,' lJJ(
F: Talking dboUllikl1 and dillikl'S,~ PcrW~ding olhm 10
Page 42
42
44
46
5' The lIVorldahead
fJ
'I: Nounl: EO\'iron'Tl\'ntal problems
FUllue 10rl11s
A
L:
P:
S:
f:
.\ lYelIlher 'IOI1'c3sl:
~gree
M~I(hillg
Silenlll'tIC'S
GJeen living: MJlcim: predictiom: l;)lkinS .]IXM Ihe futllre
PlJllning and fllJkil1l, ~rr.'w'rn~n:~
P:lge 56
~6
58
60
Ii 'Nel/Vhorlzons
A golden oppor1unlty
R: True or IIlIS/1
V: OP~le:\: What's Ill<' diflcrcnce': \\\)nh wnnl~-"~
The prcscnl pcrl.xl
conlinuous
SUt'ihl31
l: Completing nOI0:-5; Mal(hin~
~ounoblle-l: Pure 11,0,,,-;
~: finding J p;)l1timc job
f: Giving ad\,jc~and 'cspondi~g: E~c1k1I1gjI13 irl!olnl
70
7Z
The past perlect
Glan' stride!
L: 5eflltnu, Ulmplclion: Trueo, lal~e (and error wm.,\T1on)
Eum t.-.inini' Scnl~n(e completion
S: Talkingaboullrce lime
SaundbUtl: I "ani 10 ~,..ak Irer
witl1\\llrk
P~ge
68
68
let'\. '~Yisc Unill 5 and 6
:{1
7.A sportingll-,e
The JomaiGlII boblleilh ltam
It: P1ed,cting conlcnl: (omprthell"iion qU('\lion>
V: woros
Pllge 82
82
M
8~
If Strange but true
Ghoslly figu res
It: Tme or (JI,e; MIlKhing information: Ulmp,chenslOll
(o~dirionafl
The (,llling cow
L: True or IJI~ land mo,
P: saTtlS: (.ood luck Jnd baclluck, Gi",ng an "((Qunl
f: r)i\(~~ing lopj<:>; Moklng )'Qur slory more rlll~r61jng
96
98
Qu~ions
():3m Ir'alning:
Maiming inform~tion
v: II'h"1'\ Ihe differencc'; Ncg;llr.", pfcfixe"
Page 94
94
'm'iJiThi
9 Ogtosee the
",,"orld
"n unuiu.allour of London
R: CompleTing information: MIlI(hing
V: Verb, and phldS<ll \-elb>; TrIlvcI nouns: WOrdS
COIlnec1ed "'i\h loa>'t1
Reponed spCC(h
I,qud onO denl
l; Mnoun~~l~nt'i;NOINakin~, .\Iulliple-dloke
s:
questions
Planning" holld.!y: l\ooiOng a holiday: lcllinst someone 'haUL a hGllddy
Page 108
108
110
112
70.,..ilestones
fhe legal age
R: True or lo!se; Matching
Eum trainin&, Ke',' \\'O,d5
V: Ph r:l '" IWlbl: Preposi\ io n' and rjm~
The ,O
lime for a ch~nge
L: PrediCling concem: Mulliple choice
Exam training: Multiple (hoice
s: Tu'ni~g point5
12t1
122
lZ4
R: ,eading; V: YO
, (ulture focus/Grammar 2
history of English
or !,Iol) be oble to
• (Of I, (Oll't
o
Writing
Word focus
Reading for pleasure
Writing an informal emall
DiExam trainillt Informal emails
Verbs
love story
by Erich Segal (",told by Rosemary Border)
\l'ord~
lOIlne
learning a language
Languago and ~lioll~lities
Messages and notes
12
Srilish cinema
Writing a biOlJ3phy
6: ~J1irlel
A~r'sl[je
15
OppOlile meanillgl
Success
Types of movies
Show business
The audience
Meanings of make
A man of the se.s
24
26
27
In the USA
, Relath-e pronouns
Wrlllng a sludent mag;uine article
A\'ery special day
Phra~ with ditterent mNnings
Phralal velbs (onne
Family relationships
The _
33
40
· 'ng in the extreme: Alaska
• T e pmenl perfecl or the past simple?
Wrlllng an Informallemr
News from hospit.,1
50
S)'nol1'Jms
Adje
Parucf lhe
y
A balanced diel
MNnings of do
52
Writing a posturd
Wish \'Ou \\'('re- llele
NOU05
11 wea~1 fOIt'(w
'~cial diY'
South Africa: Kruger National Park
" muse musltl'/, haw /0 and Ix: not o/Iowa! /0
by Ouisline Lindap
diary 01 Adrlan Mole
by Sue lown","d
Fnnktnstcln
by Ma'Y Shdky (relOld by Palrick Nobes)
53
Aghost In love
by Mi(had Dean
Geographical fNlUI~
The environment
67
&:IU(Jlllon UK style
" ·ll1g (orllls
Writing a letter 01 appliation
and a CV
I need a jobl
Opp4»il~
What's the diHc,€nce?
The thirty-nine iteps
by John Budlan [rei old by NICk Bullard)
~tJrtill8 OUI
Ex,lffiS
.,
Phr3~,1
I<:/M wilh look
76
78
Wrltl ng an artlde
Sport.s for Ihe family
" IP01tS lepar,
Sports, plal'tll and pl~c~
Alh'erbl and adjc<,ivcs
Whal' Ihe difference?
Free-lime aC1;vi';<1
JaJo.'s trial
bY Vemon Scan nell
A' girl called Gor den
byQ;r"id Batoon
90
92
93
\\'h.'l,'~
" should. ought co and shouldn't
Wrlllng a story
Ghosts
lhe difference'
Prefixes
Dexr,bing pe1)ple
The hound of the Baskervlllcs
,
by Arthur wnan Ooyle (retold by Patri(k Nobcs)
100
102
104
105
Wri,lng a ~mj.formal email
liolidJy1
Enm lnlalng; Scmi'!olm
Tr3\'l'1 nOU05
onckrful plaus
14
V~rbs
and ph~S3I \'erbs
Three men In a boat
by I~roffie K, jerome (retold by Diane Mow.lJj
&in&3 tourist
Geltingaround
116
118
119
WritIng and Informal letter
Mirwit.1liQn
Phrasal vc/b,
Prepali!iorll and lime
Meanings of get
lobs and employmcnl
Huddtbeny Finn
D\' Malic: Twain (rClold hy Oiane l.1owalQ
The last IIVOTd
How much do you know about langlIages?
1 What languages do the people in lhe~e counlries
speak?
a Belgium
b Argenll1lCl
c Auslrali(l
2 Which three 01 these longu~ges each have more than
300 million weakers l
',I
.~
a Hifldi
b English
c Chinese
d Spclnish
e Arabic
f French
g
Russi~n
3 How milny languages are there in the world?
a 60
b 600
cover 6.000
4
Reading
Z
Look ae the picture in the arti
article and see if you wer~ right
,\~'{~)"d':'~"'I"lng
....
\\1'
:.' \""" :.
!
!
..IrMatching headings to paragraphs
Wr,eo you er-atell head ings IQ pMagraphs, don't JUS[
1001< for the same words in the h~{Hjiflg and (he
l>iHllgrdphs. Insttild, think aboul the meaning of [he
whole paragraph.
3
Match headings a-f to paragraphs 1-6 of the article.
a
b
c
d
What communities can do _6_
fhe number of langudges in danger _ _
Thr IClst speaker Df his languilgt _ _
TIle most important reason why languages are
dyinRoul _ _
e language~ and natural distlsler)
_
f What happens when languagcs die
_
Read the article again and answer the questions, using
your own words.
What does Maluenndi \hinkwe can do about hiS
loneliness)
2 Whal is going to happen in Ihe nexl 100 years?
) Why do languages dre?
4 WhalLOn people do to ')
Vocabulary
Ve.rb5
5 find verbs 1-6 in
the article and match them to their
meanings a···f.
1 change
a damage something completely
2 disappear
3 destroy
4 s\Jrvive
b
5 save
6 care
e stop existing
be iIlIHe-'5led
become different
\;YI: oket' a diFficult evt:nt
d SlOp somelhing dying
c.
6 Choose three of the Ioe
about the readi!l~ •
''1
something
. e three sentences
say, talK, speaK or tell?
7 Complete these sentences with the correct form of say,
talk, speak or telf.
1 He i.. lonely becau_'>e he has nobody to _ _ to,
2 He is the Idst and only person in Australia who G:ln
___ his Aboriginal language.
3 'It's S3d,' he _ _ , 'but there's nothing we can do
about it now.'
4 The exper1s _ _ us that out of Ihe world's 6,000
languages, 3,000 wi 11 disappear in th(> nexl 100 years.
sentence~ using soy, talk, speak or tell.
means '10 know a language'.
means 'ID have a conversation with',
is used 10 Rivc information to someone
is used to describe someone's actual words,
8 Complete the
___
___
___
___
9 Choose the correct verb
to complete the sentences.
1 He said / £Old. 'I wanl to dance.'
2 I said / told him thal it was loo late.
3 What did she soy / lell to him?
4 He speaks / talks three languages.
5 She likes 10 50eak / talk about herself
luerindi (<1 name which means 'R.unning Water') is
ely because he has nobody to talk 10, bul his loneliness
n't chan'ge - h is the Irlst person in the world \,vha can
'. ak his Aboriginal language. 'It's sad,' he says, 'but
re's nothing we can do about it now.'
Exper who study languages say Ihat Ihere are 51 other
. guages with just one speaker left - 28 of them in
slraJia. The~e languages are so dose 10 dying out that
. ody can g
'. years,
There are many reasons why languages die oul.
metim'es natural distlstQ(S such as earthquakes, floods or
unicanes suddenly q~troy small groups of people who
. e in far awa.y pla€es. Sometimes the weather changes and
:. ere isn't en ugh f~0d, and s0metimes strangers bring
~ w diseases.
But disasteJ:s like these are not the biggest danger, and do
:- t tell us why l,anguages are diSclppearing faster Ihiln ever
. fore. The 'Teal problel11 comes from £he big world
.anguages !luch as EngHsh, Spanish, Portuguese and
::rench. T~
·ngl.lages. to $u!,liv~,
= There are lhings,that small communities can-do to ave a
.anguage, but tl\ey -neecl time and money. First, people need
:;') record the I~nguage and write· it down, Then they need
: 1 train t~~l)~(s, and wrile grammar book, dictionaries
and books .f6~','schooJs.
We should car~abol.lt languages that are in danger just a
.';e should care about -rare plants and animals. ''''Then a
.'lllguage .di.es out it is not like. when a civilisation such as
:_:,e andenr Greeks 01' Egyptians die. They leave behind
_uildings like the: py~ids in Egypt and the Parthenon in
Greece - there is always soJ)'lething to show that they were
::lere. But a spoken lan:guage leaves nothing behind - when
:: dies, there is only silence.
il
lot
Look at the pie.tures which show different ways of learning
a language.
Describe:
• who is in the picture.
• where they are.
• what they are doing,
Which of the activities in the pictu res do you do?
Which of the activities in the pictures do you think are most
helpful for learning Cl language?
Can you think of other activities 10 help lea rn Cl language?
Grammar
J' .'
The present simple and the
present continuous
>-
P134
The present simple and the present contlnllOUS
1 Look at these symbols. can you say where they are used?
Uses
1 Look at th~e uses of the present simple and
:-) ;-)
pre5enl continuous. Look again at verbs 1-8 in
the text and find an extlmple of eal;h of tile
uses.
:-( =-0
Present simple
2 ~1.1
Tanya is giving a
1
pre~cnli\tion
to a class at her
school. Listen 10 the beginnin~ of her presentation and
en<' ou,. ["":}I,'s), CourSe,
'p"qje.ct ",Vely
terM.
tU.e
S'p'1.nd
o.ne
lear",'n3 a.bevt Sc:>Me-tJ,;":} « ./';t
;','e"'0:3(y,Ph,'c.s/
1
,
les.son a
f.
-n,;S
sue), C
tl'!""'"
E:JY;d:c-.n
~.
It,JI,,'e;'' aSed SMdl,p,"c.iuN!S and
5 a change that takes place Qver a period of ti me
f:0,
sylYlbols.
_,y:o ••
f
_tv,.·,·,··.. .J'~ ·~-=:-~.~~:.~...,.-".....
f~rms
..
2 Write sentences in the positive, negative and
what tense is u~d in the fim gap?
What tense is IJsed in the second gap?
queslion forms.
Present simple
3 Read the rest of Tanya's presentation ami choose the
positive _~_--e_--------
Negative rn~t don't do d pro;~t-t tvert term.
correct form of the verbs.
?
Question
Present continuous
Positive She'6 doing a prl?,ject this term.
Negative
Question
rz
1-"...-",,, not0 du.ys, there ('ife t,"/>1eS '01'e'1 «.Je ,PN>./'e,. to
eCH'7/>T"nicate ot
7/','05 ,...;eel:
tI,e
3
o$
beCLWSe
they />Tea'1, eVen i-/' the.;
d,'.,<'-/'erent lan;juc
L,<:2P%iqj /;,fe the
lJO/>TC",
f.
<'h7bols
-y'
aM
I.c..onS
th;":js
;Con$
C
tl1ey
,People
c~.s •
rec.0jn,'St!1
rl!?--C
re?reSer.( -
SY/>1bols a.nd ,"Cons to
~~4f~~:W-
'r
Sores
01' e <1ft1l'les o-/,rhe/>1.
t~ colours ;/1 a set 01" trc?l'.,r,e
c(
X
f!-~teS...LCi.-"!E!.~--,L..!'.'LU.a:i~~t.£
d,·-/'.,<'erent cot
S,PeaJ;- a
L'2q,,f_L..&-~
~ra,n t and
s,//>160Is, excej7t tile« tllo/ c.
I'cr efO/>T?/e., the SiJ"S .rev-
';U~-'>e55. ~ce.
-
C.cPr;;~~5 ~'"
*,."d I q=.
~ :c..,;
:--......._ _
»-~ c ~,c- -~
"r<=
Cin<;:'
yoa~'3 «dc-tits
I-{~ 00",<1'd
's, c
-"";'5 sa" th"" Y=''5
~. :: _:;:~ c=-- ~ ."..:~ ~ ~.r,d 'Cons is -N:J.,'r/y
er -: :;:~.. -..:-_ .:::_ : ~~ but /Jaw
"(£'~~.....f2!:!1~
<'!}Cl yeu <:
nro"e C
1"""l.0 Yet
trOh7
a b,'t /;,fe
tl-,-=;,. Symbcls.
Lthe.¥-L~ 6e.~',g~"!J
h ..s .:-<11
CY''''-'Y6ody ;;
C.O/>1e
a,re ,'nrpo,-t<:i,r,t
,
tile Ma,;" CUSCCU>1erS .,ror
th.$.
a(
I;/:e n«t,'onc
I,'j!rcs. 777eY 're "Se/'al
lulw:t
"Se
?
;;:J.9-L.J:~cLo,'!?8 a 'prer./.ec-t on />1odet'1 SY/>1bO(S, anrl the clmrt
VQ~L/~I:...L-¥9-«.~e~~ng
Sy/>Tbolo$ <
are
f:
Present continuous
3 something that is happening at tk moment of
speaki ng
_
4 something (hal is only temporary
~.
"
d;/,;/,. .,.ent.
SystRMS d' 4->,.;t;":}1
Wf! 2
<-<.Je
~
Ihi.lt hilpper,s (esulady
2 something that is permanent or alway,; true
fill in the gaps.
As 'p(lrt
som~thins
S
.: c."" "':::; _
$W~*"".
.....J.
, hat do
the-~
me-an?
1 We use the present simple, not the present continuous,
with adverbs of frequency (always, often, usually,
Match 1-6 to a-f.
1
Pe1ra comes from Hungary.
a
b
2 Petra is coming from
Hungary.
3 Joanna works at
McDonald's.
4 Joanna is working at
McOonald's.
5 My brother doesn't
watch 1V.
6 My brother isn't
watching TV.
c
She's the manager
there.
He's doing his
h0 mC"IA'ork,
He prefers reading
sometimes, rarely, never).
I a/ways use symbols in my text messages.
John never uses them.
2 There are a number of verbs that we do not normally
use in the continuous form. Here are some of the most
books.
cl
common ones:
She was born
there.
believe belong 10 dislike hate have know
like love own need think understand
e She has a job
there for a month.
J don't
She's on the
train right now.
ne. pre-$ent $imp\e or the pre~ent
GOl1til1uous?
WhiGh te-n$e?
7 Complete the sentences using Ihe present simple or
Underline the corred form of the verbs to complete the
sentences.
present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 My sisler often _ _ (send) texl messages 10 her
friends.
2 At the moment, I _ _ (learn) to use a new computer
program.
3 Symbols _ _ (become) more and more mmmon in
adve r1 isi ng.
4 I _ _ (nOli own) a mobile phone at the moment.
S I usually _ _ (understand) Ihe symbols I see in other
countries.
6 How many symbols _ _ (you / hav~) on your mobile?
7 John never _ _ (send) me emails or text messages.
8 Red sometimes _ _ (mean) 'danger' or 'stop'
9 _ _ (you J know) whallhis symbol meanQ
10 This mobile phone _ _ (belong) to my sis-Ier.
1 let's go to Phol1ela nd. they sell lore selling mobiles
reall\, cheaply at the moment.
2 My computer's broken so I use I om using mv brOlher's
until I get it fixed.
3 Ela is Polish. She comes J is coming from Warsaw.
4 I get I am getting more and more worried about giving
my presentation tomorrow.
S Every summer MCDonald's spend lore spending extra
money on adverlising ice ((eilm.
6 My {riends design / ore designing their own website.
11 looks great.
7 Many people ore working / work in lhe computer
industry.
8 Hey, don't leave without me l I come I am coming right
now.
ut$tions and ntga1ives
and negative sentences.
1 symbols I more I Me / common / becoming'}
b~,omin9
Let's activate
€>t-Ghal1ging informa1iol1
Put the words into the correct order to make questions
Are, symbols
more tommon?
8 Work with a partner. You are going to interview each
other about things that are always true, and things that
are true at the moment. First, write some questions 10 ask
your partner. u~ these topics to help you.
2 don't I symbols I like I people I some.
•
•
•
•
•
•
3 am not I a project/l I this term / doing.
4 companies / spend / do /
understond what yOll mean.
Cl
lot of money I on advertising?
l.anguilgrs
family
friends
books
mu~ic
sport
5 looking I you / are / at I the chart?
Exampfe
6 different I learning / you I about I are / symbolsJ
speak any languages?
Arc you slvdyiflg any langoages ot the moment?
00 YOlf
9
Interview your partner.
-
'Getting the IDessoge
3
a a {)drty _ _
b an evellll)g out
1 Match the verbs in A to the nouns in B,
A
B
send
a message
make
leave
dial
phone
2
(If)
Look at the pictures, which show dilferenlways of
sending and receiving messages. Which ways of sending
messages do you use? Use these words 10 help you.
'\' mobile phone 0 computer" sign I,wguage
~ deaf
texl message • email
Note--la\(ing
4
t(J1.J.
listen again and complete the missing
information. You may need to listen twice,
~ending
5
~.,..,.~~~~~~-~~--
I;;'"
mt-5sagt5
You ,He going to send a message around the whole class.
•
The teacher whispers a meS<.iage 10 the first sludent.
fhe first studenl whispers the ~lTle message 10 the ne-XC
)ludenl, and ~o on.
•
The last student tells (he class what he/she thinks the
Q
Listening
_
c homework
_
d an apology _ _
a number
5OmeOl1e
a phone call
~,.l lislen 10 people givir'lg or taking three messages.
As you listen, mat(h the messages 1-3 to what each one is
about a-d. There is one answer you do not need.
message is,
J!D("~~lnl,."
~~:;\~'<:
\\'1'
Matching
When you do a matching task, read the information
carefully before you lislen. Thi nk aboul the kind of
words you might hear.
~
"
f:
Message from: 4------------------------------.- ~"--~t
Message for: 5
..
._:>- ~
1
Number to call:
6.
. ...__ [
- - - - - -....1
~.
':'.....m-~~4"~-;.
u
~
~_~~~
eaking
!\SKin9 for information
eaning of words
10
erican Engl ish and British English sometimes use
:-"ferent words to mean the Same thing. Do you know
"ich of these words are American and which are British?
c'evator ,~ lift
0
bathrobe ~ dressing gown
(;Iv.
Read the dialogue. Then listen and fill in the gaps.
.....
.,
",
'0,
Asking questions and understanding the answer
do you know where the library is?~
Maria 1
Jane It's in Burundi Street
?
Maria 2
Jane B-U-R-U·N-D-I.
Maria
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?
3
Go past the school, la ke the first right and it's
opposite the bus station.
_
Maria Sorry that was a bit fast, 4
Could you repeat it more slowly?
Jane
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p\a'1
11 Work with a partner. Use the dialogue box in 10 to help
you.
Student A
A~k wilere 1h-e bus
.statlqn 'i~.
A'S~
SttJ'sent B to ~p'ttU
,the street nam~.
QI.J
Read the dialogue. Then listen and fill in the
Tell Stud:em B the time,
gaps.
~_W1l~
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Talking about meaning
'elevator'mean?
Jim 1
'lift'. J
Jane I'm not sure. 2
_ _ _ _ _ what 'bathrobe' 1
Jim
Yes.
ver,y,:q,uief'l¥.
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'dressing gown'.
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12 Work in different pairs. Imagine that one of you is a
stranger in your lawn. Practise similar dialogues to the
one in 11. Ask about:
Work with a partner. You each have three American
English words. Use the wordlist on page 141 to find oul
what tlley mean. Du not lell your partner.
Studcn t A
." faucel (;' Hash Iighl
Student 8
0
4
billfold
vest " pantyhose " drugsiorc
Nuw ask your partner what their worns mean. Use the
dialogue box in 710 help you.
Do you know any other British English and American
fngl ish words wh ich are different?
•
•
•
the nearest cinema I disco
the name of a good doctor / denlist / hairdresser
interesting sights to see in your town
L~
'I look al the frequenUy asked questions (FAQ~) on this
web page. Can you guess any of the answers?
2 Read the text and see jf you were right.
How many words are there in ~;rglish?, ,',
There are about 300.000 entries in the Oxford 'e/fglisl1"""S:<::"\~
Dkriollary. HoweY~.r, there are ma1.Jy,sciel1tin~'al~d,techn'icl~,ii\;\:::;
words thllt are not in the dictionary (for cxampl~;:'tbere are:';s:%;
over a million types of insect). An educated, English sp~a'~,~r
only uses about 30,000 words.
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What's the longest word,in ~ngl;sh,l
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Accordi'ng to the Oxford Ell1!lish Dic-tioll(ll'J', it..hi'th~ lUlme
for a lung disease caused by breathing iu dail,gerollS 'di.lsl,aJ;ld '
is pl1el/mmlolltlralnicros(:Qpicsilicovolcatl~aon.iosi.~.
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What's the most common letter in S"glish7;.',(·, ,\\\ ,
The Leu.e( 'e' is used more than any ~ther. Ernest Wii:ght was" . ',:\?
very interested in this fact, Md wanted 'lp see if it wa$'pO~~ible ,.\'
to COlllllU11lic
He wasn't able to write very much! In the ei~d~ he \\'role'a':'i'oo~"
page novel, Gadsby. wilhout llsing any words COnl,ajning the"\\\)~.:\,;:
letter 'e'. Sadly. It was not a great suceess, but h~rc~i~,a bit of it'; ,:'.,:,~:
A glorious jidl m0011 Sl/il'N/cl'oss {/ sky without Cl cJoud.,
A crisp Ilight ail' has lolks tII/'!/ing lip coal eoffal's and
kids hopping lip and dOlYlIjor )VC/I'll/Ill.
Talking about your country
Why do ,people learn English 7
It's tbe top' language for traV'el and tourism, and
is, used in- business -and science. At the moment,
80 'p~r, cent of the world's Internet sites are in
English, but this wili·fall when more countries
,start using their own language.
1 Do you know where your language comes from?
2 Are there any foreign languages that are very
imilar to your language? Where do people speak these?
3 Do people outside your country speak your language?
Where?
4 What foreigll j~nguages do did most people
leam a: scrJO' "'0." ;r ~fe past?
5 \~h;:~ ?-~_2~f: '10 -::-~ :,L"SiS use when they
r-.::. ... -
6
s ': --:: -~ -:
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language of (he country you
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Grammar 2
an, can't or (not) be able to >- P134;
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and can't
tan, um'f or (not) be able to
5 Complete the sentences using can, can't or (not) be
able to.
" ark with a partner. Ask and answer questions about the
wivities in the pictures using can and can't.
1
I always learn a few words of the language when I go
abroad. It's nice to _ _ speak to local people.
',e use can and can't to refer to th ings we are (not) ab le
to do.
2 I'm sorry, (an you please repeat that? It's very noisy and
Example
Con you play squash or tennis?
::! I can play tennis, but I can't play
squash.
3 I'm going la take extra French lessons because I wa nt to
I _ _ hear you.
4
_ _ speak to people when I'm on holiday.
It's great using the Internet. You _ _ learn a lolof
new expressions.
5 If you go to Australia for two years, you will _ _
speak English really well by the time you come back.
6 Why don't you ask your leacher to recommend a book?
She may _ _ help you.
7 I'm very sorry, bul I'm afraid that I _ _ come to the
lesson next week.
8 People who work in the tourist industry usually need to
_ _ speak more than jusl one language.
9 I have never _ _ swim. I hate deep water.
10 She _ _ play the piano since she was six years old.
6 Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions using can,
can't or (not) be able to and these prompts.
you / speak more than Iwo languages?
2 you / pronounce
1
pneumonoLlIt ro microscopicsilicavo/ca noconiosis?
3 will you / come 10 my party next week?
4 you / lend me a dictionary?
5 you I go on holiday next year?
.';'"1
Let's activate
or be able to?
-Plan~
~ _ 'letimes it is not possible to use con because it has no
- nitive, perfect or future form. We have to use be able to
- 5.ead. We usually use can if possible.
7 Work with a partner. You are going to tell each other
about your plans for the future. Write a list of five thi ngs
that you can't do at the moment but you will / might be
able to do in the future. Use these ideas to help you.
•
•
look back at the text on page 10 and find the example of
be able to that completes th is sentence.
4nd in the future even more Europeans
1
2
, Y brother _ _
I want to _ _
One day I will _ _
He might _ _
I'd like to _ _
lot of people _ _
many English people _ _
~ot
Finish the sentences using your own ideas.
•
•
•
it.
look at the two columns below. In which column is it
possible to use can after all the words? In which column
do we need to use be able to after all the words?
for the future
8
drive a car
read a novel in English
finish this coursebook
go to university
visit the moon
Tell your partner about your plans.
Example
J can 'r drive 0 cor, but I might bp. able to when I'm older.
Distant ,,.iends
1 Look at this Iist of ways of keepi ng
in touch with friends.
Studying the sample
2 Look at this web page and answer the questions.
1
2
3
4
5
What is an e-pal 7
Whal is the aim of Ihis websi~e?
How much does it cost?
How do you join?
What will you get back in return?
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Hi and welcome 10 e-pals-online, the place to meet new friends from all
over the world. If you're new, send us an emai! telling us about yourself,
and we'll post it on the site. Then just sit back and wait for replies from
your new e-pals contacts.
3 Read the email that Anna has sent about herself to the e-pa{s-online website.
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~ letters" chatrooms
1 Which of these do you use to
contad your friends7
2 What do you lik€ or dislike about
the<;e?
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1 Hi
2 My name's Anna Slefansd6ttir, and I come
from Iceland. I'm 16 years old and I live in
Reykjavik.
3 There are four of us in my family - me, my
mum and dad and my brother Henrik, who
is 13. My mum is a doctor and.my father wo rks in a bank.
4 HEmrik· and I both go to the same school here in Reykjavik. It's
a really nice place, and I've got some very good friends. My
favourite subject is Geography - at the moment we're stUdying
the rainforest, Which is fun. I also like Art and English. 1don't
like Maths_ I find it extremely difficult!
5 In my free time I like to play tennis, and in the winter I go
skiing. Apart from sport, I love walching TV, going 10 tho
movies and listening to music. My favourite group is Sigur
R6s. I think they're absolutely amazing.
6 I want to meet people from all over the world, so please send
me an email if you'd like to be my a-pal.
7 All the best.
Anna
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, Informal em ails
,'. en you're writing an email to a friend, there are no
les about how you should start or finish. Emails to
: .ends are usua Ily like in{ormalletters. but they don't
-;.Ne to be.
Norma\ and
strong or 'extreme' adjectives when we are talking or
writing informally. Arrange the adjectivei in two columns,
then answer the questions below.
• good fantastic terrible. brilliant. amazing
• incredible. nice. pleasant bad .. unpleasant. awful
I'd
Rewrite th~e sentences using short forms where possible.
1 My brother has not got a car but I have.
2 .. Jack is not coming to the party. is he?
.. Yes, he is. I have just had Cl te>.1 from him.
3 I am buying her something I know she will like.
4 I am emailing you because my phone has run ouL
5 .. Are you Swedish?
• No, I am not. I am Fjnlli~h.
Normal
Extreme
good
fantastic
bad
f~rriblt
1 Which type of adjectives (Cl/1 you use with adverbs like
very or exlremely?
2 Which type of adjectives can you use with adverbs like
absolutely)
3 Which type of adjectiv~ can you use wilh the advefb
really?
writing
hen w~ write to friends, we use informal language that
i like the language we use when we are talking. We of1en
se short forms (e.g. I'm) instead of long forms (e.g. I om).
Find the answers to these questions.
1 How many short forms (Ire there to the emaiP What do
they mean7
2 What are the short forms of the following? Sometimes
there is more than one answer.
you are
it is not
[hey have not
she will
we would
they are
he has
you will not
3 Each of these short forms has lWO meanings. What are
they?
she's
a4iutives
7 Some adjectives are stronger than others. We often use
'. atch the parts of Anna's email to the notes below. The
-rst one has been done for you.
_ Details about the school
_ Rasic information about Anna
_ Opening
_ Family details
_ Closing
_ Request for a reply
_ Hobbies and other interests
teps to better
..-: ntrac.tions
e~treme.
8 Find examples of adjectives used with these adverbs in
Anna's email.
Writing an informal email
Understanding the
9
tas~
Read the instructions in 11 and answer these Questions.
1 Whal is the purpose of the email?
2 whal kind of information would people walll [0 know
aboulyou?
3 In real life. what information should you not pur in an
email like thi$? Why?
P'anning
10 How many paragraph~ will there he in thf. emdi]? What
will each paragraph be about?
Writing
11 You want to find an e-pal on the Internet, so you have
decided to write to the website. Write an email
introducing yourself and asking people to write back.
Write the email (120-150 words).
c.hec.~ing
12 Read though your Hnished email, and check carefully that
you have:
• used the presenl simple and present continuous correctly.
• used short forms where appropriate.
• used adverbs like really, etc. and included one or two
extreme adjectives.
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Extensio
1 Complete the newspaper headlines using these verbs.
l-angua9e.f> and nationa\itie-f>
5 In pairs, answer these questions.
There is one extra verb.
save" survive" care. destroy" disappear
Q
Q}We musf
languages now!
. . .~...
small
1 What countries are the closest neighbours to your
country?
2 What nationalities are the people who live in these
countries?
3 What languages do they speak?
4 What nationality are the people who live in the
countries in the list below?
5 What languages are spoken in these countries?
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what is
happening to small languages?
• The Netherlands • Brazil. The United Kingdom
l\ Portugal. The United States of America .' Switzerland
.. Austria. canada l\ New Zealand '" Ireland
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if.·'/.q,,·~"AnyJ; ..I'.":'r',..·
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Can languages with only
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ten spea kers
Mef>~age.5
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and note-f>
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6 Complete the story using these words. Sometimes more
Wordf> {..onne.c.ted ~ith ntud'fin9
2 These verbs and nouns are all connected
than one answer is possible.
.. dialled .. phone call. make
• phone • ring
with studying.
Fill in the missing words.
.:\.,
Werbs
~
left. answerphone
Nouns
\,
Mudent
study
revise
practise
Someone
a message on my 2_ _
yesterday while I was out. It said, 'Hello. I've got some
good news for you. You've won the lottery. 3_ _
repetition
memory
translation
0900 454545 to gel your prize. Congrtllulationsr'
I couldn't remember buying
learn
a lottery ticket, bllt
I
decided to ~ _ _ the phone call anyway. I 5 _ _
the number carefully, No one answered, but there
3 Use two verbs and two nouns to talk about your
language study.
~arnin9
1_ _
was a message. 'Welcome to the lottery-line,' it said.
'Follow these instructions to daim your prize.' The
a \anguage
voice went on and on, with long instructions about
4 complete this text about language learning using the
different numbers to 6 _ _ for different names. I
words in 2. The first letter or letters are given to help you.
suddenly realised. It was a hoax - there weren't any
'l."\\",.. ..i.
,':~i:t~w
prizes. just a long 7 _ _ thall had to pay for, And
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to' " :st~ a
lang~~ge
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P_
your Er:lglish as mu~ as possible write to. a penfriend, watch TV and films in
English, listen to pop music and read
magazines in English.
Try to 3 1_ _ about ten new words each
2
,week.
./!$I"lf you don't hear what your teacher says, ask
him/her to 4 r_"_ it.
Sometimes it can help to 5 t _ _ new words
i,nto Y0ur own languag~.
~ , Always,6 r ~ before a test.
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when I got my phone bitl, I was right - it cost £1 per
minute!
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Underi>tandin9 the i>tor'f
1
Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F).
Oliver studied at Radcliffe University.
2 Jenn ifer had seen Oliver in the library before.
3 Oliver and Jennifer did not get on well when
1
they first met.
4 Oliver did not li ke the bui Idi ng his grandfather
had given to Harvard University.
5 jennifer had no idea who Oliver really was.
6 jenn ifer did not fi nd Oliver attractive.
Voc.abu\af'{
2 Find words
in the story whic.h mean the opposite of the words below.
• noisy· short (i n height) • friendly' im polite' open i ng
• proud· warmly
Talki ng about your reactions
1 If you were jennifer, would you go for coffee with OEver?
2 What do you think happens to Oliver and jennifer in
the end?
Success
1 Match the words in A to their opposites in B.
A
B
success
Door
lose
give
failure
rich
win
receive
5 Read the rest of the text to sce if you were right.
lEXGlIft elY6lnlng )
r
V
2 Discuss which two of these things are most important in
achieving success.
.. family" appearance ~ Ilard work ., 1l:'3cher
" l'aleOl or ability" luck
2
3
4
S
title for it from 1-5.
1 The disadv
3 Going nowhere fast
~
4 Life as
d
celebrity
5 A question of luck
Michelle Williams's parents wanted her to become an
actress.
Michelle won an award with her perlormance in a ~Im,
Daniel Green's teachers had no faith in him.
All you need to succeed is luck and natural 'talent
You will wOfk harder if you get something (n retu rn for
you r effort.
So, what is the secret of success? How can you make your
dreams come true, and become a movie star, or start a
successful business? Our article looks at two people who
have found the answer.
At fourteen, Michelle Williams was just (l teenager Uying
with her family in a smal.l town in Montm)i'l., USA, whose
ambition was to become an ach"css. Against her p
and become ,1 stock broker, Michelle left high school when she
IQ was fifteen to pursue an acting career. But finding good acting
jobs was not easy. She once told a reporter how, during a
difficult period, she tried to make a living by sell.ing ice cream
- but did not do very well: 'I tlte more than T sold,' she
admitted. BUI she never gave up her dream.
15
First, she played small parts in television shows for a few
years, but her talent w'as eventually discovered when she was
18. The makers of a new teenage soap opera, D(lwson~~ Creek
gave her one of the main roles on the show. After that, it was
only a question of time before she fOlUld fame in the movies.
2
a child, has succeeded in becoming a respected Hollywood
actress - and some critics are already saying that she will be a
great star of the future. In 2005, she won Cl Golden Globe
award, and was e\'en nominated for iln Oscar for her
;c; outstanding performance in Brol,t?back Mountain - the film
which introduced her to her husband, fellow actor Heath
Ledger.
Wht-, ~:--::ear-old Daniel Green started sending samples of
his O~'.-:, .:~.:::hing designs to fashion shops, only he believed
:; tha: ~t .:: :-:';';i c.dtien' his dreaQl. His teachers thought he
\''-~-:''::= :-t., e- -;,:> i:.::1.'.-where at all! But by the time he was 22, he
c.h·,,"':'~- :-..=.': :-..)?,:cact"s with 30 shops. He spent many months
=-:<=-;: :- ~=.:5. ~\..., ~(Jrwince more than a hundred leading
I
4 Read the first few lines of the article and choose the best
Reading for specific information
Look through the text quickly lo ~nd specific
information. When you see the information you are
looking for, read that part of the text more (arelully.
6 Read the artide and decide if these statements are true
or false. Correct the incorrect statements,
3 Look at thl:' photos of famous successfu I people and
answer the questions.
1 Do you know the people and why they are famous?
2 Which of I'he things in 2 do you think were most
important in achieving their success?
3 Whose success do you lhink is the most impressive? Why?
Reading
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Multiple choice
Read the first part of the Question and each possible
answer before you make your choice.
Read the example lirst, then choose the correct answer, a,
b or c.
Example
he,. parents ... wanted her to ... become a sfock
bro~e.r.. 5.0;. ;lis' incorrect bet(luse she left school and became
an;actress'cigainsl her parents' wishes,
.
.
b earned a living by making ice cream.
The text says she tried to make a living by s~lIjn8 ice cream,
it says tlo(hing about l1'lald"g it. so b is incorrect.
c atlended high school.
The text says she left lligh school when slle was fi/leen 10
pursue on octing career, so before this decision she was a
high"school student. So, c is the wrrect answer.
1
0ppo5ite meanings
8
Find adjectives in the text which mean the opposite of
these words.
, easy" ignored ~ insignificant'" tiny
strong ( ashamed
r>
negative
9 Write sentences using three of the adjectives you fou nd in
the text.
Before Michelle started her acti Iig career, she
a worked with her father as a stock broker.
1~e:tex~,siiys
Vocabulary
What did Michelle achieve when she was 18?
a She got her first job in a television show,
b The makers of Cl soap opera offered her a leading role.
c She met her husband on the set of a movie.
2 The author of the article believes that people who (Ire
successful are those
a who have luck and naturaltalenl.
b with the most rime.
c who work hard 10 achieve their goals.
3 What do~ This' refer ro in the last sentence?
a worki ng hard
b achieving your dream
c giving yourself Cl reward
1panies to buy his products, so he could open an enormous
op himself, ilnd sell all the best fashion brands there. Today,
shop, the Brand Centre, makes millions of pounds each
er.
So, what do these two young people have in common? It is
t hard to see what their secret was. Hard work, a la! of
ication, and a positive belief in their own talents.
Whatever your dream is, the secret is to aim high and never
o:op. People who have got to the top are not simply the ones
-~o had luck, and they do not believe they can succeed only
:--ecause they are naturally good at something. They put in the
- urs when they need to, word hard and work well. They also
~. to get better all the time instead of just worrying about their
'eak points. So, follow their example, and be proud of your
; :hievemenls. When you do well, always re\-\.'ard yourself with
= 'reat: watch a movie after a hard day's work, or buy yourself "
. me new clothes when others praise your effort. This will
spire you to achieve even more!
Word formation
10 look at the text and find nouns which are formed from
these adjectives.
,-, successful
;' dedicated
ambitious. famous
talented " ItlCky
~
hard-working
11 Complete the sentences using one of the nouns or
adjectives in 10.
1 Daniel Green is very
. He wanis la have a shop in
every city in Europe by the time he's 30,
2 My brother is a wonderful singer. He is really _ _ .
to win Cl million pounds on the
3 You need (l lot of
lottery.
4 I'm really tired. Climbing up that hill was _ _ ,
5 Daniel is a very _ _ businessman. He has achieved
what he dreamed about.
6 Jenna is _ _ to her job: she works hard every day,
(lnd puts in th extra hours when she has to.
7 Kate Winslet is il great actress, who found inter ational
_ _ in the film Titanic in 1997,
Describe the photos. What kind of success does each of
them show?
What would you like to achieve after you leave school?
Js success important 10 you? Why? I Why not?
Does success mean the same as happiness? Why? I Why not?
_
_ _ •.•
~
_.
_,
' _ ........ r_.·
_
Grammar 1
The past simple and the past
~gular
continuous
7
1 In pairs. look al the photo and an~wer the qLJenion~.
1 00 you know who lhis is?
2 What hdnd~ or "SiIl8er~ do YO\I like?
3 Did tiny of them ~~ 111heir t.afl'i"rs when (hey wc're very
VOImg?
and irre.9u\ar v8rbs
Complete the text abol1t Bjork, using the Yerb~ in brackets
in the pa~1 ~imple. which verbs are irregular?
1
AI{hough her band Kukl _ _ [record) two illbum~
clOd 2_ _ (go) on a lour of Europe, Blork only rea Ily
;_ _ (become) world fdmOIJS with lhe )u~(jr(U 1)l's,
an Icdane! ie band. Rrilish Clnd flmeriGln r
4 _ _ (play) lheir r'ir~l single ancl _ _ (make)
them a lJ(Jpuh:lr allernalive band in bolh (Ollntries. The
SUgarclJbe~ 6_ _ (haVC) a number of llil5, but in l~J
Bjork 7_ _ (breil~) up wilh her hllsband Clnd
(move) 10 London with her SOil. While ~he WAS
living in london, she ? _ _ (choose) a new style for
B
her work. Working \Vilh ~everal olg-mnne producefJ, ~h~
(begin) work on a hou5emusic inHl)en(ed
album, Debut, which 11 _ _ (be) a massive suc(c:.':>s,
and 12_ _ (sell) very well in 1I1e US ano lJK. Her
creatiYily and success haS!'1'1 slopped ",ill) music though.
She 13 _ _ (star) in and 14 _ _ (write) the 'i'ore ror
lhe musical OonCf~r in the Dark and 1S _ _ (win) the
besl acHes) award at Cannes ror her rolE' ill it.
10 _ _
p.. radio programme
2 ~Z,1
Bjl:lrk.
listen to part of a radio programme about
tceland'~
most famolls
mll~ician,
and fill in the
missing verbs.
The past simple Clnd the past
Forms
Bjork
1
She ' _ _ her firsl album when she was jusl11 years old.
10 the next eight year5 she 2_ _ in three bands.
In 1981. she }_ _ on
Cl
TV programme, Rock in
Reyk/ovlk.
3 Look at the verbs in 2. They are all in the past simple.
How do we form the past simple of regular verbs?
"Pron unl.iati 0 n
4 Complete the sentences using it/, Idl or IId/.
1 When a regular verb ends in t or d (e.g. start, recorrft. tl1e
.et! ending is pronounced _ _ .
1 When Cl regular verb ends in another ~und. the -cd
ending is pronounced _ _ or _ _ .
5 look ill the VNbs in 2. Are they pronounced IV, Id,'
or Itd/ ?
6
~u look at these verbs and decide if they are
pronounced lv', Id/ or Ild/. Then listen and check.
• wanted
invented
walked
~ lurned .. ended (.
believed
jumped
Write lhe negative and
qLJe~tivn
forms.
Past sImple
PoS'ilive fZ4djo Maliolls e/(Jyed ,heir first 5In~/f..
Neg
Queslion
_
Past continuous
Posilive Silt} W(J6 liVing in London,
Negalive
Question
_
_
Usu
Z complete 1 and 2 with the explanations a-d.
We use lhe pasl simple _ _ and _ _
Z Wc use the pasl (ontinuous _ _ and
1
_
a ror
b for an action which happened at a parrfcular
lime in [he past
c for <10 action which was taking plate wllen
Jnoth€r in1errupled it.
d lor actions taking plilce one after ilnotll~r in
the past
Cast simple or past c.ontinuous?
Here are some facts about Briti5h rock blind Rad iohead.
Complete the senten~s using the past simple or paS"(
conti nUOU5 form of the verbs in brackets.
9
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1:t'
1 The five members met while they _ _ (study) at
2
3
4
5
6
Complete this paragraph about a new I>and by putting the
verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
When the band i _ _ (gel) together, they
2 _ _ (not / be) worried about being compared to
secondary school.
They first _ _ (call) lhemselves On A Friday and they
_ _ (play) in a pub in Oxford.
The band then _ _ (have) to stop while the members
_ _ (linish) their education.
They _ _ (change) their name to Radiohead in 1991.
They _ _ (stop) touring in 1995 because they _ _
(record) their second album The Bends.
While the band _ _ (tour) i1'l2000 Ihey _ _ (take)
their own tent to play in.
other bands.
11
3 _ _ (not / matter) to them
because even then they
4__
(grow) up in France, he
~
I.
I'~
~
like different types of music, however. When
5__
~
~
(make) music
which was very different from anyone else's. They all
Mark
•~
6__
(like)
v.
'f.
to listen to rock music like The Police and U2. Paul
(grow) up in Spain. When he 8 _ _ (learn)
7__
t~
~l
tt.
to play guitar, he used to listen to bands like
f<
Metaliica and Led Zeppelin. Since becoming part ot
the band, they have been able to meet some of their
heroes. Anna 9 _ _ (meet) Sting at
a party but
admits she 10 _ _ (can / not) think of a single
thing to say to him!
Let's activate
Information
e~{,.hange
10 Work with a partner. One of you is Student A and the
other is Student B. Follow the instructions. Student B:
look at page 152.
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Complete the text using the past simple and past
continuous.
MichaeI
1_ _
(have) breakfast yesterday morning when
the post 2_ _ (arrive). He 3 _ _ (listen) to the radio
'i
'I::.
at the time so he " _ _ (not / hear) the postman ring
the bell. His mother 5 _ _ (bring) him an officiallooking letter a few minutes later. He 6_ _ (open) it,
wondering what it
7_ _
when he
(read) it and
8_ _
(can) be. Imagine his surprise
9_ _
(find) out that his
application to enter the young musician's talent
competition had been accepted!
Student B's story is called 'Sarah's phone call'.
Find out what happened by asking these questions.
1
Where was Sarah when she got the phone call?
:2 What was she doing? Why?
3 Who phoned her?
4 Why was she phoning?
5 What did Sarah do then?
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..la lucky break"
3 ~l..
You are going to hear two actors, Georgina and
Danny, who wurk in TV adverts. Before you listen, decide
which of these words they might use to descrihe their
job5.
1 In pairs, answer the questions.
1 Do YOl) like adverts 7 Why? / Why not?
2 look (It theS€ TV adverts. Whill do you think they are
ddvertising?
~
glamorous" fun ,. tiring
0
embarrassing
0
exciting
Now listen. Which words did you hear?
4 listen again and complete the notes,
Age now: - - - - - - - -
How he felt filming his first scene:
Age now:
_
How she telt filming her first scene:
Listening
r.;~~m""lnl~
True or false
"
2
Read each st"remenl very carefully before you listen.
Only part of the statement may be true.
Pronunciation
5
«;;2,)
~1.5 lislen and underli ne the two w()rds in this
sentence which are stressed.
My favourite advertisement on the television is an a
listen to sarah and Luke talking about TV adverts
and decide if these statements are true or false.
tor trainers.
6
rQl.~ Listen to these sentences and underlin€ the word
that is stressed.
1 The advert~ are lerrible.
2 Why aren'llhere more ildverts on liV?
3 Do anDrs really enjoy appearing in TV ads?
Now say the sentences. Stress the words you underlined.
Vocabulary
7 Complete the sentences using these verbs.
Q
1 Luke likes the chocolate advert.
2 5ara11 thinks 1111 adverts are good.
3 LUKe thinks some adverts are funny.
4 Sarah can't understand luke's 'iense of humour.
5 Many actors appear in TV advens in the'l( C
@)
listen to " see. hear
~ watch
1 I _ _ uhal TV ;Wor on my way to schooL
2 Don'~ turn of! the 11/1 I _ _ the footbalL
3 Can you _ _ that noise? wtlat is it?
4 Do you _ _ CDs when you study?
10 ~2.7
Speaking
fi\m$
8 In pilirs. answer the questions.
Expressing preferences
laura Which film should we go and see?
Adam 1
go and see Serenity. What
abOllt you?
laura 2
see A Good Year thiln Serenity.
I don't like science fiction films
Adam I'm sure 3
Cosino Royole 4
_ _ _ _ _ A Good Year. They say it's very
good .
laura OK, let's go Clnd see Casino Royale then .
1 Ilow often do you go to the cinema?
2 Do you prefer to walch tilms at Ihe (inern
3 11 you watch a film in a foreign language, do you prefer it
dubbed into your own language. or with subtitles" Why')
4 What kind of films do YOll prefer? u~ these word.. to hdp you,
... romantic films action films thrillers
" science fiction films <' historical epjcs comedies
.. animated films 0 horror films
9 look at the pictures and read the descriptions of these three
films. Which film looks the most interesting? Why? What do
the numbers in the brackets mean, do you think?
.
Picture house
,
.
Daniel Craig stars as special agent James
Bond. His '!Jery first mission is to play a poker
game against the dangerous terrorist banker,
Le Chiffre, and win his millions. During the
mission, Bond meets and falls in love with a
beautiful woman, played by Eva Green - can
he win the money, and can he save the
woman he loves? Definitely worth seeing.
~ ~~.~~ .. Y~~~.U?L
l
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see. Use the dialogue box in 10 to help you.
~2.8
Read the di
gaps.
Making suggestions
Adi2m 1
for something to ea! belore the
film?
Laura Good idea. 2
to that new cafe?
But J
after the film, sl1all we?
Adam OK, see you later.
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13 In pairs, suggest what
10 do before or aher the film.
Use these pictures to help you.
.
Oscar-winner Russell Crowe shows his
sensitive side in this gentle romance. He
plays a successful businessman who inherits
a beautiful farm in the south of France. Here,
he meets a young French woman, and he
discovers a different way of life. What's more
important: money or happiness? Now he
must decide if he wants to start a new life.
Beautifully filmed, It is recommended for fans
of romantic films.
.~~!::~'!~r.!.?!.
.
11 In pairs, discuss which film in 9 you would prefer to
12
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Read the dialogue. Then listen and fill in the
gaps.
_
There is a mysterious girl on the spaceship
Serenity. She escaped from a government
hospital, and now a special agent wants to
get her back. Captain Reynolds and his crew
of small-time criminals face terrible enemies
to try to save the girl, and maybe save the
galaKY, too. Fantastic special effects, and
plenty of humour. An absolute must for sci-fi
fans!
.
14 You went to see a film last night with a friend, but the
evening was not a success. Take it in tu ros to ask and
answer questions. Say:
•
•
•
•
•
which film VDU went la see.
how much it (Ust to get into the cinema.
how you felt ",bout the film.
what you did after the film.
why the night au I was such a failure,
'1 Work with a partner. Choose two paragraphs from the text
I
each. Read your paragraphs and make notes about the
decades they describe.
Talking about your country
_"
1
Who
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.~./':•• :'"'''J,",'''~'';O:;O:~.''''-;O''J';J...'''''''''''_'
are the great film stars and directors in your country?
2 How important are TV and films in your home?
3 What is your lavourite film? Why?
2 Close your books and tell your partner what you learned
abollt the decades in your paragraphs. Then open your
books again and read the whole text.
-.:-
, - ~I'
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British cinema
.
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·A· 'history of British cinema
.
~.
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';: :i':,:'BI~~ history of British cinema ove.r: the last fony or flfty·years i~ olle
.:' i'eif"t~pS.·.:i11d downs, successes and failures. Here "re jusr a few of thent
,me. "swii!u1ng siities'
'T.lle 19605 w~s ~ great decade
for British filM, the(l~' \.....l.S worldwide
. j/ltert~~~t in Ekltish f.1Shion, youth culture ~llld the English. British
dircCt0liS s~ilrted llwking fil11ls shQwing"Swinging London' such as
A.Hard Day~~ lVig!Jr ~t.1rrjllg the Beatlcs, and A[fic sta~'ring Michael
Cajne, :IS a workiJlg-c1(1Ss cockJl(·y. This attracted money fi·OIl;J. lhe
.Un:it';d States into British dnema. The first lames Bond film in 1962
,""'::: ,: was the beginning of onc of the Illo~r succ'essful st:rics of films ill
:: ,19:' B.ri~i~b. Cinel~f<\ hi8,tory.Euf9pean directors li.k~ the young Polish
.""" , . director R.oman Polaliski (lame to 'Hollywood. England',
:<":' '"
The ~ad seventies.
In tht~. 1970s, everything changed. The Americans spent too much
tlloney 011 making tihns"h3(1 scvt:ral box-office f.'1ilurts and went back
·to Amgr.ic'l, Iclivlog the British cinenUl industry without any money.
<'15'· Big B':itish flhn c;olllp:lIlics ~vcn starred plltting mon.ey into American
. . fi"Im~.
'
." ': The mixed:elgl1ties
i
.:: Toht'. 98Qs saw 'the success of fJ.ms Hke Chariots of Fin', and the great
:eliic Cell/dilL Howt7vei, th~~ story ofBricish cin.ema in the 19805 W;l$
,reallY" o.bput 'the, rela!ionship benveen c;:incma' and TV. TV Ch,lIlIlelS
'.. ' :!o started Pl1tti1ig OlO1)9Y int<> the film iudJlstry and ~ven Ill
. rda'tionship between the cinema and rile TV industries - bur others
,sllid tli;lt rheal:t:iv:al' of
the. <'nd of r!le CinCrl1;l.
.
. TV 'mc::ant
'.
~ . ,:The SOC.C8sSfui nlpfit(es
.
....': .':: ,'~Ii ~he. 1990s·, F(li~J" Weddin;l?s. ,1.11(/ el Hmel"lll hit the big screen and was
(ii.·:~, f:!" y,~~:):. suc:cessfl~laround th~ world. Thh. was ~~)llowed' by big hir~ like
'.. S/Id(n,g.DIJOI>, nle Pufl. Monrr. and Noumg tit/I. Some people cl:nmed
drat' Brjti~h, cinenl,a w~ oack.
.
. :.t
:l'}~~''''-''>" ~{, .-~'
" :::,'
- .', .
l;" :'. The.'2fst ceIitt!ry , '.
.
t~ '.J~ .~t0~1JY o;':tpi.f)ig, b:lockb!Jstet films
that arc made in Britain ,toda}~ sllc:h
", '!'·:k;~aS Bi!ly 7~(lj<)l, lo.ok British ;illdsound'Brirish, bur -are acru.1Uy mad~ by
\,,:)':31J fyme:riciiJ. lilon'ey audoften:&y Al.ne!ican directors. The hllge~' successfiil
i'.,;·:,,;.::Bd@1,ti.llll.adtlpta~oi:J~ 9f~e Bridgel JOlles novels star Renee Zellwegcr;;..' (t"'jin ~iie'~,i~n.p1ayi.n~'theEnglisl~!lero'ine. The 'question is, is there
~:.{}\. .•: 3:J.:qrth~ilg that}~:in truly be called t!le Hr~t:lsh fi!m industry aIp{ tilOre?
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Grammar 2
Articles
~
a. an or the?
P13S
the or no article?
1 Look at these words from the text. Look back at the text
to see how they are used and match them to the
explanations of their use a-(.
5 Look at these sentences and answer the questions.
a I went to see a film on Saturday.
b I went to see the new science fiction film on Sat urdilY.
Do we know anything about the film in a?
Do we know anything about the film in b?
1 the United Slates (line 8)
2 the Englj~h (line 4)
Amr.rica (li ne 14)
Now complete the rules using the or a. Use the examples
~
above to help you.
We use _ _ when a countable noun is mentioned for Ihe
We usually use the la talk about people who live in a
cou ntry.
b We usually use the for the plural names of cou !)hies.
c We do not usually use an c3r1ide for the singu lar name<,
of countries,
Cl
first time.
We use _ _ when we know which thing we mean.
2 Match these words from the text to the explanations of
Iheir use a and b.
1
the
~rst
James Bond
him (line 9)
2 tilms (line 15)
a Wc use the when the listener knows which thing we
mean or there is only one of something.
b We do not use an ar1icle when we ore talking about
things in general.
3
Complete the sentences using the or no article.
1 _ _ Unitt:d Slates was the liHgesl single market lor
films.
2 _ _ America is still all enormous market tor films.
:I
America n director, Steven Spielberg, i" very
successful.
4 _ _ European direc!Ofs Lame 10 'Hollywood,
England'.
5 _ _ British u~d to be a nalion of cinema-goers,
6 _ _ ~lm Chariots of Fire was very popular.
7 _ _ films like A/fie, which Me successful, are alien
made again.
8 _ _ success of films often depends on _ _
director.
4 Read the conversation Clnd correct the mistakes.
Sometimes the is not needed and sometimes the
is missing.
Sue I saw best film I have ever seen last night.
Brad , Was it that new science fiction film?
Sue
No. I can't stand the science fiction films. It was Cl
thriller.
Brad Oh, no! I don't like the thrillers.
Sue
But this one was different. II was set in the Brazil
and it was about Cl young girl who gets mixed up
in a robbery by mistake,
Brad It doesn't sound very interesting to me!
Sue Well, if you don't believe me, why don't you go to
see it for yourself!
6
Rewrite these sentences using a, an or tile where
nec~ary.
1 British make fewer films than Americans.
2 Film 'A.I.' is Steven Spielberg film.
3 Many famous Indian films are made in Murnbai.
4 What was last film you saw?
5 French make lot 01 films.
6 Film stars make lot of money.
7 Which is biggest studio in Britain)
8 Movie slars usually live in big houses,
~
1
star's lire
3
Match the paragraphs with these headings:
_ Movie career
_
1 How ottcn do you go to the cinema wiLlI friends?
2 What was the last film you SolW?
3 Who is your favourite film actor or al1rrss7
4 What i5 the best film that they were in?
_
Inlroduction
_
Other interest5
4 Look back at lhe differenT words and phrases that are
used for t;:llking about time in the bio~raphy. Complete
the sentences about Charlize Theron, using the wordli
below.
Studying the sample
Read this biography of a famou$ actress,
2
Early (I(eer
In pajr~, amwer the qu~tiQn~,
n~·,
.~
when .. before
1:
1
1
:-1
'1-
'Il
after
in' al
1 Ch.>rlizl;' Idt home _ _ the age of 12.
2 _ _ $he was 16, she left boarding school.
3 She lravelled [0 Italy _ _ 1991.
4 _ _ sl1e started acting, she worked as a mQdel.
5 _ _ she appe
Steps to better writing
t>re.t>o5ition~
Time.
5 Wh
preposition.
Ju Iy 8 o'clock r, 199,~
Ju Iy 4th last Tuesday
midnight
last ..... eek
ize Theron
BIOGRAPHY
2.15
Sunday last year. Dec:ember
this morning the 19805
2005 Christmas Day Friday
I
1
In ...
on .'.
at .. _
- (no preposilion)
in O'fob·er
on Monday
at
yt6terday
-
Charlize Theron was born in 1975 in the small
town of Benoni in South Africa. She grew up on
a farm near Johannesburg and went to boarding
sChODI wh en sh e was 12.
2 Allhe age of 16, after she won a modelling
competition, she travelled lO Italy. She worked as
a model before travelling to America, where she
staf1ed her acting career.
3 Her first important film was The Devils
An'vacate with AI Pacino and Keanu Reeves, and
then she starred in the action-packed remake of
The IraliC/n Job with Mark Wahlberg and Edward
Norton In Monster, she changed her
appaarance completely and she played the part
ola serial ~iller. The film was a big hit i:lnd she
won an Oscar for Best I\(;{(ess,
4 SnQ is now a major HollywDOd star, but "lw has
time for otherthings. She wor1
groups in her native South Africa.
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6 Complete the sentences with
1f1.~
on, at or with no
preposi tio n.
rhey're sl10wing lots of Charlize's films ,
this week.
The Dcvjl''j Advocate, her first big film made
was on TV
IOni8111.
3__
yesterday and Monster
~Ianing 5 _ _
2_ _
1997,
is on TV ~ _ _
8.20.
They're going lo show more films 6_ _ December lOO.
We'll get the chaoce to see The Cider
HOU5E
Rules 7_ _
December 15th.l\nd then ~ _ _ Christmas Day, there's
The l1alian Job, which is a remake of the one Ihey originally
made back 9 _ _ 1969.
~e.que.n£.e.5
Wrilin9
7 Look at the different ways we can make the order of
events dear.
9 Write a biography of the actor Daniel Craig (in 120-150
wards).
She lived in
New York
and after that
and then
she lived
After
rl
living
she moved
to LA.
in New York,
she moved
to LA.
and after that
and then
after + past
simple
after + -ing
form
Rewrite these sentences in two ways using the words in
brackets.
1 She worked in Italy for a yeaL She went 10 AmeriQl.
(and ofter lhot)
_
(ofter + -ing)
_
2 Shp. gol io New York. She went to ballet school.
(and then)
(after -I- past simple)
_
_
3 She injured her knee. She gave up ballet.
(and (hen)
(ofter + -ing)
4 She moved to lA She got a part in a TV show.
(and ofler t!)(Jt)
(after -1- past simple)
_
_
_
_
Writing your biography
Unde.r~tandin9
the.
ta5\(
and planning
8 You <:an us~ the following notes to plan il biography. Look
al the '2151 Centu ry James Bond factfile' for information
about Daniel (rdig's lif~ and work. can you find
information about each of the points in the work plan
below?
1 Introduction
• basic information about the person, what they are
famous for, when and where they were born, went 10
school, elc.
2 Early cnreer
• give derllils of things like university. drama school, ete.
• details 01 early work. SUCC(5)C<; and failures
3 International success
.. details 01 work that made this person lamous
internationally
• details or whill the per)(Jn is doing now or is
rlanning to do
4 Other interests
• information about other things that the person does
or is interested in
BO'_~_March 2. '1968 in Ch~sler. England.
Home rown: Prescot. --_..
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School near Liverpool.
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Age 16: moved 10 London~~~~~;;~Trained at GUildhall (aCII~g-;;-h~l):"~i;li991-~
Firs! acting roles: part in the TV series Our Frienqs ;;;~~
North
Other small parts.
Big fllmS~L~,-a-C-:-fi-oft-:-7i-om--b-R-81-'cJ,-er-(2001), Lay~r Cak;--'
(2004), Munich (2005).
-'--------Rays/e, first shown
Biggest Role: as James Bond in Cas/no
14 November 2006.
Hobbies: fishing. painting, exploring quiet places In the
~ntry.
C.hU\(in9
10 look carefully back at your work. Check that:
• you h
• you have used after ... lInd ofter lhot, ere. correctly.
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