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1 Let's talk
1A Make a good impression
andPresent
Perfect
Preview1 Past
Simple

VocabuLarycommunicating

with PastSimpte
Grammar time expressions

a) Use these prompts to make questions with J,,ot. Use
the Past Simple or Present Perfect.
r / learn / English for a long Limel
Haveyau been leaning Englishfot a long tine?
2 How oicl / be / {hen / have / first English tessoD?
3 / see/ any films in English recentlyl
a when / be / the last time / speak/ Engljsh otttside class?
s / have to / wnte an]'thing in English l:st month?
6 / ever / read / a rovel that was written jn [nglish?
7 How long / come / this school?
( n a e v o r o e e nt " a - r g . n c . r s o

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b) work in ta'r. {lL and dnswcrrhc qLrc*lionr.
Ask follow up questions. Check in LanguageSummary I

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and PresentPerfect
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Vocabulary
communicating
a) Tick the words/Dhrases
in bold vou kno*.
check new worin {l1ii.*l prrz.
a) lt's essenlialto mak€ €ye contact when you re
speakrngto someone.
b) On average,I comc iDto contact with abour
t'renty people a dat

on rhe whole,$'omengossipmorerhannen.
In general.nen butt in rnorethanwomen.$.hich
$,onen lind very annoying
11)ou overhearpeoplehaying a row in pultic,
you shouldlnlervene.
Politiciansgenerallywitter on wirhout ever
questions.
answeringthe in(erviewer's
d Elderl,vpeoplehavereason1()grumblc aboul lhe
youth of roda).
h) Adulrsspendnore rime chardng on rhe phone
!)

i) Coupleswho conskntly bicker shouldsplit up.
t WbniencLal up men asolren as men chal up
b) Tick the sentencesyou agree with. Then change

the other sentencesto make them true for you.
pehaps it s not essentialto nake eyecontact,but it
nightseen rudeifyou don't.
c) work in pairs. Compare ideas. Do you agree?


1A

Listening
andGrammar

'HelpwithGrammar

a) Think of someone (not nr your class) wlm is popular. $lite live
personal qualitjes that 'nake hilnlrcr popdar.
b) work in pairs. Tell your partnerabout the peEon you chose.
Are any of the personal qualities the samel
c) /\greeon rhe rhreemosr important qualities.l-ell the class.
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a ) r . , ' o h a r . r hb eo o k c o r L r r n dr r a dr h . " ' r ' , u , r r { t . \ \ 4 r d Jr i J r h ,
durhdrarJ his Dublilhcr!rniliall\ rhinLrl'('ul rlrr b(','l'l
Hotu to Win Ffien& an lInf enec
Peal2, ffrst publishcd in 1937, has
become an all-timc intemational
best-seller The frst print run was
limited to 5,000 copics, which w.ls an
indication ofhow small a rcadership
the author and the publishcrs were

erpectirg. However, tiom thc very
beginning the book's runnway success
meant the publishers had difficulty
keeping up with dcmand.

b):.,:il! i,Listen to '\"", Sy,Deanand Amy at their book club
meeting. which of Car'regieb suggestionsdo they ntntion?

ser Preview.
p6.
a) Look at dresesentences.
Are they
talkilg aboul a definite time in the
past or time up to and including
no$l which v€rb form is usedl
1 I ve boughrquirea le$ seltlelp
booksoter the past1e\!montlls.
2 l !e readabour t50 pagcsso tar.
3 During the lasl couplcof wceksI've
actuall)beentq,ing oLrtsomco[
C.rrnegie's
suggesLiorls.
4 Uf unril no$l,I'vc ncverreallyhad
an) contacLwith the guy in the
tickeLoffice
b) Underline the finlr c)eressior in
eachsentencein 5a).
c) SometimesFe caDusc the Present
Perfector the Pd-stSnnplcwith th€
snmetime expressi0n.Compare

thesepairs ofsentences.$'h)' did
SpeakerA usc the PastSnnple?Why
did SpcakerB use the }\esent
1 a I told at leas(ien pcople.rboLrr
il
at \i.ork ihis veek the5peaker
cansiders the working week
B he told ar least len people aboul
ir at work ihis n'eek. ilre .'pea*er
cansiders th e wa rki ng week
A I read ]t durjng rhe sunrmer
holidays.
s l'vc read a lot ofbooks durilg
A 5j!!!! ,\nn suggested rhis one,
I ve read a couple oI his other

c) Listen again. Ansser these questions.
r a) Why did ,\nn suggestthc book to Lhegroup?
b) Why wasnl she very impressedwith iL al liist?
2 a) Does Sy usuali,vread books Lik€ thisl
b) \4ricl of CarnegielspoiDts does h. strongly agreewrlhl
3 a) Did Dean expect to erlov the booh?
b) \\'ly does he talk about his triend, John?
a a) \\'hich of Carnegiet suggestidls .iid Am_vtry out?
b) Ho$, did rhe nran in tlie ticket officc r.actl
d) work tu pairs. which of Carnegie's suggestions do you think is
the most imponant and whyl

B I ve read lors ofhis boolc sla!!
l've becn une ploye.l.

A As soon .rs t linished reading Lt,
I gave ir Io my bro(her.
B As soon as I'vc finishcd rcadLng
it, ]\n going lo gile lt 1o n\'

d) Check in

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wh\ r/r h\ norr
tcrb r,',nrspo\tiblt'1
a) rr. r'orrr
I 5pokel'vespole, to him lhjs noming.
I5al'veree, her during the last [e$'inonths.
l ll caLiyou as sooDas sh? arived/ s affived.
She .amel s beenhere a lot last month
During lasLnight! pertonnance. severalpeopLe
walke,l/ have waLkeda lL
e There hare lxen a loL ol changcssince I wofftedl'veworled
r
2
3
a
s

7 Once I mel've mef her. I reall] Likcdher.

s I ve been skiing ts'ice since I Jal'ves€e, you last.
b) Work in pails. Compare answels.

Reading
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a) \ ork in prrlr. t,i\c (umplet ol $har tou torr*id,l
to bc eoodand bad.cNicc in \hop. r(traurdnr\'cr(
b) Read dre article. wlry do very fnendly, chany shop
assistantsnnd waitressesannoy the sriter?
Corect
c) Readthe anicle again.Tick the true sentences.
1
2
3
a
s
6

The writer wasin a hurfy $hen sli€ $enl inlo the shop /
SheNondered\aht the shopassjstant!behaviourhaclupseth€r
Shecnjoyedlhe fooclshehad at rhc rcstaurant
Shetold the waitresswhal shethoughLof lhe lood.
sludieshavethe samevie$'.s hers
No psvchological
nho serc nalurally
Shelvoul.lDl objectto assislants
{riencll}.

a) Look at the lfods/phrases nr bold in ihe articie
what words are missingfrom eachphrase?
b) w]1at trues of word canwe miss out in inlornal
'Titten and spoken English?
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$ork in goup. ard di.(arr rhe\cquc*riun'
\{ould you have respondedto the shop assistanland the
xaitress nr the sane $.a,vas the \ariier of the a(iclel lf so.
shy? Il nor, rfial would you have s.rid?
How \ould you describe thc sefvice in sliops and calas
in ).oLrrcountry? Has il cliaDgedover the tearsl
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a) Write thre€topics you woutd lil€ to talk about,e g

b) work in pait. S*ap papers.Chooseone of your
panners topics and \wite six questions to ask himAer.
Howmanyfilns haveyou seendu ng theLastslxnonths?
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\\orl in I,:'i'..Tak( rurn\ ro a\r lnLran\wcr!oul

t a f l n (r ! q u e . r i o r . f t l l r h c c l a . . o n t t h i n g v o u \ c l , a r n r
about youf panner.

that
TENDAYS
AGo,onthewayto a meetingremembered
There
wasa chemist's
acfoss
lowonfacecrcam.
wasrunning
ihefirstcreamsaw
theroadsoI ranin andgrabbed
.Havinq
lhegirlattheilL,srnifg
a goodday? asked
blissfuly.
"Um,
yesthanK,'
lrepled.
'Thal's
great."
olerthejarard made
Sheranthescanner
eyecontact.
'Beenshoppinq
all morning?'
mydary,lsimply
thelimelo takelrerthrough
Nothaving

went"[4mm.
"Yeah?
you" Shetod methetotaland
said,So,got
Lucky
planfled
for thisafternoon?
anything
'0h,yo! know' said,a$/are
of tirnetickngby.'Ths and
that."
thnkrgabout
thegI
onmywaylfoundmyseli
AsI hunied
Whyd d t
lhadjuslexperenced.
of niceness
andtheamount
notto chatback?
0rwas
makemefeelsobad?Wasit impolite
lwas
bt asrude?
lrendlressin itswayevery
ths sonof pushy
when meta fewishfriend
remndedoflhs altefthemeetng,
perfectly
Theywere

dsglstng.
for !nch.I hadthef shcakes
'Everything
your
thewaitress,
meal?"asked
allrightwith
nterrrpt
rg ourconversation.
What
esecoudlhavesadevenf d wanted
Fine,lsaid.
e
t0? t mghthavemademynewirenduncomfortab
lihought
aboutmannerc.
0nthewayhomethatafternoon
Lmean
nowwe
bywhLch
Asa soce! wedonotlakemanneE
o " b / e t o w do , , . a ' 9 " , . o / . ot o r , 1 .l [ ] o J o o o i o ' 0 d

ahead
ol yo! jssureto etthedoors
bankorshopthepersonlust
your
facel\rlddle-aged
nef dve ntodsabed
swingbackin

not
ln
the
r
seats
onlhebuspretendng
spaces,
teenagers
slump
woman
stand
nginfrontofthemAndyet
to notcethepregnant
it'sobvlous
onlheHghstreet
by
thatFakeNce,aspractsed
is
mycasherandthewatress,
too.li has
ontheincrease
overused
become
a highly
weapon
afd yoLcant
mafketng
nto
any
shop

witholt
wander
person
rusnngup
someperKy
andsayng,'H Needany
help?'YoLsrniebackthrough
"Justlookiflg,
grilied
teeth,
thanks.'
Appareatly
some
psycho
studies
have
ogical
thatf theassistaft
ifeais
shown
youasa Jrendtherc's
a
- lhe
psycho
ogca effect
clstomerw|retumOrwi
they?Other
studies
suggest
that

technique
is aturnoff
thissales
Pehaps
thesolutons to
people
whoare
appojnt
genufe! intefested
in peope
notthosewhoaretnined10be

fromthe,rdeperdrr
Adaoled
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Friends - the new family?
andphras€s
Vocabularyprepositions
wrat andit clauses
Grammar cleftsentences:
Reviewtime expressions
with PastSirnple

QUICKREVIEW...
aboutyoursetfusingthese
Writetrueandfalsesentences
so/ar;thisweek,duringthelastfew daysl
timeexpressions:

upuntilnow,assoona, in thepastfew months.wotkin
pairs.Take
turnsto tell eachotheryoursentences.
sentences
aretrue.
cuesswhichof youapartner's

Help
withGrammar

Listening
andGrammar
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Clcft senteDces.lividc a messageirto tlvo parts. using
wlat or it clauses.They caDlocus atteniion or ne\
nore important or coDtradictory infonmtioD.

r l r c . t r h e m e a n i n go l r h c p h r a . e r r r h o l d . l h e n $ u r L i n
p.r\ arra (Dscussrncsc qucsnons.
r As a rul€, do you rend Io unburden youis€lf to fri€Dds
o r t o r n e m b e r so l l o u r l a N i l y l
2 ! \ - n J l " r r . b r - - n c n o fn o r r . - ! h o r d r e . - r r u
unload fieir Norries on to orher peoflel
3 Broadl!,spsaLi4. do aduhs in )'our couniry lrottle rp
rhcir feeliDgsor let lhen oull
4 Do )'ou think. in the main, rhat ieenagerswould mther
con{id€ in thcir prrenrs or rheir friends?
;

: . Notice tlle underlined expressions.which are uscd
ro nrake generalis.tions.

(tcan get a bitnrcssed byv/ark.)what tdo if tget
stressed is talk ta ny friends- (Dcw iDfomiatioD)
(tget on well with my parents.)Hawever,it's my
ftiendsthat ttalkta if thave a prcbLen.

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mi,rrcrausrs
a) Look at this elample .rnd answer the
(We'lLhave
a d nk andtalkaftetwards.
) what wetatk
abautisnt deepandneaningfu!,though.
1 Underlinethe clausethat giles nelv inlonnation
in tlie cleft sentence.
2 \\ihicli verbloins the tvo cLauses?
r . JL , - - , " - - J n a . L r J ! $ r . n . , : r J u t .

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'tb

tocus on , $41ole serLence \re can use
ilnd ldPfers ... .

(t4endan't unLoadon to other people.)

a) $brk i]l pairs. \\'}o would yor expect men. women
a teenag€rslike the onesin the photosto confidein:
a) their friends?b) both lriends and lamily? c) somebody
b)

Listen and check.

c) Listen again.Tich the rrue sentences.Correct the false

\\tcn we use1']r.r, hl,, hos., hcn.1ihcl",
etc.insteadofwlmr,we usualhusean e\pressio|
suchasd p.,-sor1,
lh€rudsor.
etc.,with or withoutthe
Aperson (who) Itend ta canfidein isnyhairdresseL
/I CLAUSES

r Da\e and his liiends tend to talk aboulod) seriousrssues
2 DNlethinltsnrcnDuke fricD.lsruth peoplewlo enjo-rrhe
3
a
s
6
7
3

HcLenseesher lriendsevcrydav
Helen's{rjenclsarever-rpatient$ath her.
AndrcaLrlrslsher hlir.lrcsserto be discfeet.
Andrcaenjoyslisrennrgto hcr haidrcsseriprobtems.

areaboutevcrycla)'events.
Most ol Alci-sconversarions
Alcx conlidesin peopleof his oNn agc

d) work in pairs. $trich things that th€ speakcrs talked
about do yrcuidcnti\ withl Do you think peopleconl'ide
in each other about different things at different agcs?

b) Look ar these cleft sentenceswith tt. Ansuer
a) tt'd probablybe n) parenb who ltl talk to firsL.
b) lt wasD't until he brohe up wLth his grrllricnd
that ny hairdresserstarLedlo conlidc in r..
r Du.. lr..p. l..r n pir"L,. ,
lo r.
th€ il clausc or in Lhenho/lhdr clausel
2 \Vhar lerb tollows it?

c) Checkin

tl lo.

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a) t omplcre.cnrenceb,.o ir ha\ rhc \.r'nc
merning as senten(ca).

a) Lucy\comingro helpmeout.
b) Th€reasonLu.y:scemiDg
i5to helpme9at .
al A[t€r leaving ny ]asljob, I began to sork

b )l r . . .
3 a) Youshouldwrire a letter and reluseto par:
a aJJol rot the problem.Ir'sTim.
b) lt! ...
s a) I {anted to speakro Ben.
b) lh€ person...
5 a) This is what happened.I forgotthe nap.

b)ffiffi I-istenandcheck.
c) Listen again and practise.
TherebsonLicys ciningis b heh ne .ht.
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a) Conplete the following sentencesabout yourself.
1
2
3
4
5
6

what I find feally boring ... .
1r: . . . rhar reaily irrirares me.
]t wasnt until ... .
The year that ... .

What anuses me ... .
A place I really love ... .

b) work in groups. Say your sentences. Ask lbllow

Reading
andVocabulary
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a) $orl,in pair.. Makca li'r ol-thr dilfcrenrnlcr
ol triendsyou couldmectat drflcrtnLlife. e.g. school friends. Wlll they always be
b) what do you think'fnendship overload' neans?
In what ways might it be a problem?
c) Read the article. Does the writer agree with your
ideas in 6b)?
d) Read the article agatu. Answer these questions.
1 Wht arefamiliesoftenDo longerxvailableto do
lhe thingsthet usedto?
z I n $ h J r $ d ) - d n t , . . t ' l c l r ! ' i r g l u , r. l. li \ r . .
lamilyl
r c , . o r o i n S r o r h c \ 1 ,{ h . r . r . * ' u a ' l J \ l u r i
lriends?
a why do peoplethesedaysseemto haveso many
morefriendsthan before?
s \\&.aldoesrhel\1itersayaboutsomeof thepeople
6 \\rhy doeslhe writer suggesta realtriend is oDe
you hardlyeversee?
e) Work in pahs. Which of the opinions in the

article do you agree or disagree with? Give reasons.

OIdcollegefriends,Internetchatroommates,
work colleagues,
neighbours... we collect
ftiends as if they're going out of fashion,says
Mory KIIIen

|F p d.op5. .n:n.w.."ro.loLe"n.moreoeLcre
p o b . t d l u . o d o b . d o r p b r o r . r , 1 e tb a .
I
ona regulaT
basis,
suchasconfdant,
babys
tterandsomeone
to
watchtheTVvr'th,havegonefofgoodlloreoftenthannot,we
now vetoofarawayfor thisto bepfactical,
whlchmeans
that
peoplewe
ouffrlendsthe
actualycomeacross
mostrcgulary
- haveto hep !s olt Naiuray,theyhaveto beon the same
wavelength
aswell,butlivng nearby,
havn€ kidsat thesarne
schoo and so on meansthat we tend to havea lot

in common.
Tl'rls
ls whytheyoftenendupassubsttule
famy,
ejtherbychance
or on purposeL
Butwhataboutthefrendswearcnotsocloseto?There
was
a timewhenpeopletendedto havea smal€roupof 'best'
frendsandtl'rena second
d vision
ol toventy
or moreffiends
!4/e
acquircdaong the way Theycouid be peope $/e were
ongoodtermswth atwork,andsincea B.itsh25 yearoldhas,
onaverage,
experienced
threedfferentjobs,
thatsoonaddslpl
we madefriends
wth themat schoolor universiv
Or perhaps
peopewe
and kepl in lolch Maybethey are nelghbours,
knowthroughhobbies,
nightc
lbs or ho days,or eventrends
of friends
At timeslt feelsaslf the nlmbercin thesecond

d vision
ale
olt of controaswetfavemorcandrnove
lobsoahouses
Setung
- eitherbychoce or outof necessity
y frequenty
ncrcaslng
lt
soundslngrateflr,but manyof us havecolectedtoo many
friends
andwth ony somanyhoursn thedayit's rnpossib
e to
keepin contacrwith al of them So,let'sbe honesthere
Perhaps
onein fiveof ourirendships
s pureyema, or text
basedYoLr
likeeachothelbutrealist
caly thefr endsh]p
isnot
goingto astin thelongrun Another
peope
you
fifths the
only
phonebut bareyevermeet Nextarcthe frendsyoudo see
justout of habitFnaly,the astt\ /o fifthsaresplt
sometrnes,
betu/een

thepeopeyouseea lotin phases
andthoseyousee
regllarlywhch ncldesomeyoLrlike
a lot essthan
someolthe
peope youony speakto onthephone,
butwhohappen
to ve
vefycloseAddto thislot yourpartner\fflends,yolr !'/ofk
colea8ues
andlheparents
of yol.rf
chlldrcns
fr ends,andyolte
your
soonfeellngout of
depth.t's a hugecommitment,
the
knd thatcankeepyo! awake
at nght.
The Amercanscal t 'obllgation
ovedoadllts the very
21'{ent!ry condtion
of co ecting
fiendsasif our ifedepended
onlt andlhenworrying
howon earthto keeptrackof themall
flaving
somanyfrlends
ismakngusmserab

e andfunnlyenough
it3 yourrcalbestfriends
thatwon'tpLrtpaessure
on youto see
thembecause
theyknowthat le s stessfuenoughalready!
ln fact,t couldbe arguedthat peahaps
the defnitonof a
rcalycosefrend s oneyouhardly
eversee!
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1B
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a )r o , n n l ( rr,h . , , , , r , , r , \ $ i r h o n c u , r s , '
prcPosrnons.
1 W h o i s t h e l i i e n d . y o uh a l c I n o s r
2 D . . ^ ' ,1 , .
u,,I'url, r)
) .,1
l
o l . l s c h o o lo r c o l l e g c r i e o d s ?
3 \\ihar kincl ol things do I.,u do
hahit, bnr i\,hich you sould likc Lo stop
doingl
Do you rve. do rhings
phascsrnd
rh.n siot !llogelle-l

$rhal sfo(s do )ou do
a rcgular

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lrhal clothes di.] you usc Lo wcar but ivhich
lasfionl
l. \hat sulrjecl htryr )ou ahrays fclt
)our dcfrll
ila\t )ou c\ef bfol(cLrsomcLlling

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b) \\i)rk in pairs. Ihke turns to ask and
anslvcrthe qucstionsin 8a).Ask follow-up

HelpwithVocabulary
I4Nkca nolc ol sordyplrases rogci}er$ilh i|eirfrcposiii
an.l tr) to L.Nrtrrhcm tdcliunls ol rneantrrg.

rs

a ) | o o k J r r l ' , p h r r . - r n r h , r , ' r , l m a r ' . I l r r r 1 , . ' k: r rr h ,
E
- "jt
t l , m { . I n t ' o l d r n r h , r r r r , l r . r h . k r h , i , m , J , , , , , Fi n
context then match thfln to delinitions I 6.
thc samc rvavcleni:Llr
pru ln)sc

nhascs
r n . r o n gr u n

vour.rcpul
i
z
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s
6

r n t L n L n r r r l \ tr o l b ) a c c i d c n r
s o m c t L i l l g . - o ud o o l i e n , q i r | o n r l h i n k i n g a b o u ri i
a l t c r a r e r y l c f g t t r ) p e r i o do l r i n r e
s i L hs i r n i L a!fi c s s / o P i n L o i r s
for shorL.irrgular pctorls
i v i t h o u t r h c k n o \ l e d g f o r s k i l l s l o d e a lw i l h s o i n e l ] r i n g

b) l{ilch thesevords/phrases to thc prepositiurs nr thc
lvord map. I here is someftncs morc than onc possible

Tick the scntcnces you agrce $ith. Change
thc othcr scntcnces to makr: them true for
you- Thcn complctc sentences 7 and 8
*ith your ost idcas.
1 W h a t _ r o u ' r el o o k i n g f o r i n a l r i c n d i s
someoneivho is ycry diflerenLlo von.
2 Y o u n e e dr o h a v ci n t c r e s l si n c o . r m o n i l
a lri.ndshipis io lasr
3 Irriends lrc pcotlc {ho will always stick

up lor )ou, $nrarcler hlppens
a l b u c a n r r c a l l vh e j u s l l r i c n d s w i t h
sornconc of rhc otposite sex.
s A real fri.nd is somco.c $4ro \ill tcll )ou
t h c r r u r h c l c n i { i l - ss o e l h j r g y o u d o n t
6 Wonren lbnn closer IrjerdshLpsr}[n mer.
7 1 1

. , \ , , . .$ 1 , .\ru Ll,, r \ (
@ u 1* , " r . i " , - , . { , r .D
written and give reasons.

b) Tell thc class three Lhings that you
agreed on.
! o l , o l % . f i oI n q e . ) B o o dl q n
a regllarbasis touch average common contact
c) $brh iD pairs. Look at the phrases fron! 7b) in blue in
rhc afliclc. \vhat docs cnch phnsr neanl

d) Check n1

pl17

sy;;,r&",';" "i ""a,h"i

"!hatw€tendto betooln8 for
whorsloyatand
.. ,
i issomeone
:/...''''*..'.*....

1C

Favourite sayings

QUICKREVIIW ...
Write five sentencesusingphraseswith ir, on and
outotWork in pairs.Sayone of your sentencesbut
Yourpartnersaysthe
don't saythe preposition(s).
sentencewith the correctpreposition(s):
A / m...
good terns... nyinlaws. B I m on good termswith

VocabuLarysayingsj
iaioms
ReaL
worLd erplainingand
paraphr.sing
Reviewpreposiuons
andphrase

lf yaufly with thecrcws,
yau get shatwith thecrcws.

a ) \ 4 a r ( ht h c I i r . r h J l f o f . a ) i n g .l - d r o r h .r l
endingsa)-h).
1 RoDrcwasnt - ---\
2 Dorlt makc a

6 lnglge brain
7 Noihitig !cnture.l,

\

a) belore mourh.
b) builL rn a da)l
c) ic,thurg g,tt1ed.
i) loudrr than \or.ls

a"a

t) ctrLL
ot a nolchill

b) \\brk in pairs. Compare an$v€rs. what do
) o u r h i n k r h . . a ) i n g . r r ( d n l ( h c c l .i n
p117.

G)

c) Choose a saling from your country ltow
uould you e).plain what it means to a British

l-isten io l'ive peoplc talknrg about
a)
sa)ings that the,vlikc. Put the saynrgs in
picturcs 1 ll in the order thcy talk nbout them.
b) \\brk in pairs. Try to Dratch the satings to

r lbu shouldni wona abont rhings that might or
nrighr not happen in rhe tutur..
2 l t \ i m p o r r a n tr o . h o o s e r h . r i g h r p e r s o nf o r r h c
righl aclivii-x
3 t t ! p o i n l l c s sd o n r gs o r n c l h i n gv o u r s c l f i f v o u
k n o \ s o m c o n e! v | o c a n c l oi I l o r v o u
a Il lou .ri! wilh ! bad cro$d,Ion ll be jlrdged
llrc srnif \'al !s rhe cro\rd.
s i f ) . , d o n r o l l p e o p l ee n o L r g lm o n e . -r o d o a
. i o b .) o u \ o r l g e r r h e b e s rp c r s o n .
c) Listen again. Chcck y
d) $i)rk in pairs. $1 ch ()1the sa) irgs in 1a)
aDd 2a) do yotr like the best and whyl Tell tlre

W*[(

\ N o ok

hro"F

r - . \
Le* crossthat b dge
whenwecone to it.


1C Real Worlcl

..

@

\!'hen \\.e neecl to clariq: simplit) or cxplain
somedringse haveaLreadtsai.l.ve oft€n
usephuses vhich si$ial tl) thc listener tliaL
we are gonrg to sa,vthe samc thing agaiDin

a) ri

in lne gapswith h.lt or whi.ft.

1
2 ADcl
3

Bv
5
6

means .
sinpl),4tlsL?basicall)'
illthis/thal ne:ns is ...
I nican by thal is ...
I mean...
I ' m t r ) i n g t o s a yi s . . .

b) Fill in dre gaps with these words.
that sirnply other way
1 To pur it
2
is ro sa): ..

3 Or to lur it aDothcr
4 In
ivor.ls,...
c) Look at R1.4, p148. List€n agair and
Dotice how the speakers explah and

paraphrasetheir ideas.
d) check in t ili!f,:j pl1e.

a) Fill in the gaps with one ivord.
Then natch r-6 with endings a)-0.
r
l'rn tryiDg to sav is rvc should
Wiet
2 S|cs qujre a closed person. What I mean
rhlt is you can never t€ll
3 There are roadvorks on the nororr!a),.
basjcall)'neans
a This is a diffi.ult situatur. by

@
-

\uu areaoi A ru nla\ a.ramccrllrJ 8l,l/. li.r€,,ro

r $ o r c a m rp l a \ i r F r h c g a m ea I d a r r . u t r I h ( , j I c * r i o r F .
1 What is the gane about?
2 What does cach persoDon the fiist teanr have io dol
3 what does the second tean have to do?

s W'e Lrrgenllvneed to reducc our costs.
ln orher
6 lL'sa hard-clrivcback up s,vstern,or to
p tir ...

b) Work in paiE. Which do you think is the tme delinition
of the Australian expression 'She'll be apples'?

a) $,har shes rhurking.
b) you h.rvc to allow an extra hour for
d it ensuresihar )ou son't lose rlut!

a

c) :: lr:li Listen and check.
on

$brk in two groups. Group A, try to guessthe meannE of
idioms I 3. Group B, try to guessthe meaningof idions a){).

d) cross that brjdge Nhen {e coDe to it.
e) to think about ir rnore careliLl)l
f) we have ro nrake some people reclun.lant.

1 rave about sornetbing

b) work nr pairs. Take tlrns to say a
4 a l .D o \ o r h a \ c r h ,
cornplcte.tnrr'nr.lrom

@

C-"p e

Group B
a) be up Io. soncthiDg
b) tllk shop
c) call it a day

' p108. Group B : p]l]

Follos the instructions.


1 Review
l8,

LanguageSummary'1,p117

a ) R e n l a c e . f i e . $ o r d ri n b o l d w i r h
rhe\c$ordvpnm\e\. u\c rne
corecr form ofthe verb. ;::;.,:,j!

-t
6,

-,,,, .
rill in rl,( eap\.wirhrhr'(,'nr(r
Use the Past simple or dr€
PreseDtPerfect. There is

sometimes more than one
possible answer'

-bave-a-row bicker overhear
comeinto contactwith chai
buu in
r Do ),ou often hear peopiear€drs
in publicl havt galow
2 Do you lhink it'.srude t.
interrupt when soneone!
Lalkins?
3 Do you ever talk in a ftiendly
and informal rvay ro stranger
when youre on public tunspo ?
4 Du\ot (ro$d_',o,,tl,'\ o
.on,,nu.,lltarsuc abotrr
unimporlanl lhings:
s Do )'ou mcet and commnnicate
with many English speaking
people olra day-to clay basis?
6 Have you ever accidcntally
hearil people talking about you
or a person you knol\.?

The flar above miner.t"5bee4
(be) empiy eler stuce I
(nove) in six
1
months ago. But a lew peopLe
(see)ir recentll

1
And lhree more peoPle
(alreadycome) to
1
see it this morning. I
I
(bump into) one of
them as I xas Sojng out. Sh€
"
/\ork in Dub"i
.'; i;; i,'i "" vrr'
ipp,r. rr'
trn unlrl o$ 'hc
(a1va)'spreter) s'orking abroad
(recentlv
but she '
otfer) a grealiob here '{n)NaI
this is the first tjme she
(rry) to buy a flat. I
1
hope she gets it. Then alter she

rakerurnsroask
b)workinpairs.

li,;;" ;;; ;;.,.'.til:,:',,:.]'"

l-6 in la).
andan\$crqucsrn'n<
a) or b).

thoos(
__; rhe
_ - be*renJine.
9'
;l o r
c a c h* n r e n c e .
I Did yotrgo ro ro.L te.rirah
2 Hav€you be€nro anv rock
Itstivals
4 in rh. lJ.l i$ m.nl\'r

,l
dll
V

,
t h,'urc rhc roncrr prcpo.irion..
r NIy sister ancl I dont hale nuch
z t.rn o,/out o/very good renns
wirh all my neighbours.
3 My brorhers dog is complerel)
on/autaf caitrol
a She lives in thar areaour o//,
necessit)',not becauseshe
likes ir.
s Are you slill orl1, touch wilh
your ex-girllrjend?
6 lt ma\. seem hard no$! but
our o/i, the long run you ll
see the benefits

@

t o m p h r c r h c ' e ' d \ i n 8 < w i L ho n c
l

Rome $asrl builr iD a

z once bLtrtn r\LE
, ^.,'""' -....
than xor.ts.

"

louder

.

.oji,#l*";.: ,.:;.:;

'"

5 Nothnigventured,nothing

-Re-rite these sentencesto
---,-; -- ---;---.,;- -in bold
i-,,
emphasise
the words

6 krrer...

sraninsqirhrhcqord.
bra(kei<.

rnannever.

1 tamleryclose to my old€r
sisrd. 1t he Derson)
, ^" ^"..^" ,^,"^,,- ,,.,,,. '^..

,?#,T.'"'il:fi:."@M

:';;:T::."'a This morniry
.t t'.e ..r..t'""..t,o"

4l
@)

'rn.

job.

.,.1
rn( loD

5 r r€adthee of hisbooks

th")'.1t.1)
\ { € $ L ' r ! . ' l n n ' i,h,

r 1y1',,

,, ,
,llr

a Shet tred be'alse sh€

didnl go ro b€d urril
) a.m.(Thereason)

:
!
:
:

cardescoediile,erlwdvs
of
communicating.

::

andthepast
Fesenl
Iusins
:iY:::1i,":,.:
a varietv
oftimeexpressions

I didnl starl ex€rcising

;;;

, ;;;;;;

iii

a) TicL the things you can do
in rngli.rr.

6 rv€ r€ad{o.' of his books

. ;:;;;'.;;;;;;;;i..;

a) lastsumner.
b) dunng th€ lastfew weeks.

7 tr reall, annovsme whtn
peoptecalk during a film

:
i

tcanunderstand
anartice in whichthe
pointol view
wrilerexpresses
a specific

7 wher l'ye soldmy ca.
" *rr.r, i ".ra -r.1.

"l Lii".t "*-p*t. **p-,.

- lY'U $abroughrtrnin
3lulie
scorland(ft)

i:

lcanusevarious
structures
toemphasse
important
ornewiniormation.

b) l just usedpublic transport.

,,,r

lcanusec rcurnlocul
onandparaphrasn
lo clarf]whaiI rnean.
b) What do you need to study again?

seeco-nou
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Writing
Accurate
coNNEcTING

WoRDS:
addition
hornoPhones
SPELLINC:
FiI nr the gapswith theseconncctirg {ords/phrases.
Sometimesthereis morc than one possibleanswer

Preview 2
@ *rut,ur.rorrrt
a) Find and correct one mistake in each sentence.
Sonetimes thefe is more than one possible answer
p121.

{ffipprro.
a l s o a s w e l t w h a t s m o r c b e s i d e st o o n o t o n l y

r

5he! becn runnnrg the companv since r\_o\.embcr
Shc'.sgor thr.e children ro look lftcr,
{ 1 , , . , . . or. \ , r. r r \ l , 1 , r , . . " r
Thc problcnr w. ver. ser vas exrrernel) di*lculi Io
\. Ll',l I J\ r'L h ir, l. d. l
The ira$ic is r,rall) heal at rhis rirnc ol da): The
roads are
extrenreh icr: so bc careful
The lillage is
remote but totall,vinaccessible

2

3
4
s

l h . ! r B . r s l , - r \ . . . , . . 1 h i , ,. o , r u , i - g r \ r . 9 .
concert next nonth.
lll love to go and se€ rhat shoq'who everlone!
talklDg about.
That! the ca[6 at vhere we mel ]ast rime.
Haveyou met the wonan her daughlerbabisits for us?
Do )ou kno! the man q'hose his house \as broken

6 I'n1meetiDg MicluelJones who isJoining our tinn
7 I didnt buy his Latestbook, IhaI was unusual tor me.

6 I hrlen1 gol .rnv changeon me
o $ e n r e n r o n c yl r o n rl a s i I i m c .

ffi$RBprre.
trp ct'** tt* -**t spellins.
I think it! lie. brodler whoselLvho'r
Lhedifticuh unc
iD that faniil):
hn not cntirel).con'inccd therellhey'rcup for fie
3 ue miitht o/'ve forgottcrl mv urbiLe nunber

it:s not uusuaL for lou ta liorycr you rc/yau owtr
\\t rnrst makc sur€ that the,! chcck iD theyielthelr

a) Read the extmct from a stuclenti rvorh. Correct

the underlined mistahes using connecling ivords oI
addition. There is more than one possible answer
b) Find and correct five common spelling mistakes.

l'v€9ol tuo {'te^dr itr pa'4.ddr url(oI'vebeetrf€dlly
doseto lor urclL ol my life. WL,+ | like r\os+aboal
+he$ is h,ur k^d thly a/e. 1A!.!s!1,I cah t/d, theh
- tl€/e +[e l.ihdo{ pople yol{eelyoucan
cou^plgtely
plorc ap ot dtryti$e o{1ke day d^a Ngh1 if yoa rc€d
*o talk aboutyou'reproblem.
are J-'ss and olivid. l ie u^igla*o+losr
tl,.ey're nnuaes
cohlocl fbr o wkile bdt ohe{ u€ seeeack othe/ h s !s
i{u€'ve ^everbeehopa,.t.l+'sJessurkose
n^yoldest
btr+
fried - ',reohlyn^et0lividLlhetrwew€^++ocollege

b) In which of the corected sentences can the
relative pronoun be leli out?

@

ADIFCT
cnlole.c rtro r.ror.r-cRADABLE
vEs;ADvERBs
( h o o . c r h e ( o r r e c r a J i e c r i r el o r r a r h a d r e r b .
'
rpl20.

They may both be possible.
suE

I saw a progmmme on crocodilcslan night. Ii $as
\ery 1interesting/fascinai ng.
BEN l'd be absolutely ,rcared/terified ill sa$, ane
suE Me roo. What I was.xldemely 3amazetl/surprised
b) is how fast the).cal ruD.
caRL Ar€ you going to th€ conce( lonighr?
KEN No, it! really ady'tculrlLrpoJsirle
lbr lne ro get ro
CARL I could give )'ou a lift.
KEN Thats very kind, but lm also fairly stiredl5harered
so I'll gile it a niss, I think.

aro rasrlenrrcrcrrs
@ vrne+rivo
Fill in the gaps with the corect form of these verbs.
t t€ \€rl'Fiflgrc.g.Briri,rg)or a pa.r pdrricifle,c g.
pI22.
wntfen).
Jljgh+enwrit€ leave spoil bore open buitd try
r \ \ . f o u n Jr h . o , " . p c . n e i \ r ' g d u l n r r h . l
fijghte4inq..

5

People
earlyshoulddo so \'ery quiedy
nespit"

very hdct, I didnr finish lhe job.
Shecanl resist
her grandchjldren.
\ , c o r Jn t sr J , h em . u " l r h r - q i r . h r . l o r

8

The castle,
tu the tenrhcenturt',isjusr round
the corDerirom {'here we'restaying.
That repo ,
bv Ted,is on m) desk.
Karenwassoon
out of her inind by th.

2
3

oll+l"reeof us luve a[,roys90+o^ really$rellto9e1l!€r
l*tunE ure'reverysqpo'.tiv-'10 €d.[o+L!r,dlsoad
l'm d!te/$i^ed h€v€rio losecodact urtt[tku i^re


2 Remarkable!
Exceptional people
...
QUICKREVIEW
partner
sayings.Your
of four English

Workin pairs.Civethe beginning
themandexplains
whattheymean:A we'llctossthatb dge....
comptetes
B We'llcrossthatbidge whenwecometo it. Whatthisneansis....

Vocabularyintensifying
adverbs
Crammar relativeclauses
with
Reviewsayings

Reading
andGrammar
Gt

al \\i'rk nr Dairs. Look at thc titlc
ard rntruducuon. Inlnt ol
questions you rvould like to ask
about Kim Peek.
b) Rcad the anicle to see if ).our
qreslrons \'ere answerecl.
c) Read the anicle again. Tick the
correct sentences. I'hen conect
the mistak€s.
I Kini Pcck is la0rous lor his
appeardncein a $ell knom filn.
2 Llis cxtraodinary brain has sdll
not been lully explaincd
3 Llc is unlble to look alrer himself

on a day Loa Kinls parerB have ahvays
followe.Lniedicrl advice about
5 ile has alsays been exrrernel,v
friendh'and ouLgoing.
6 fun thinks that \lorldng $,idr
people on the filn $,asverl goocl
d) N{atch these meanings to thc
vo.ds nr bold in the anicle.
2
3
+
5
6

frjghtentug
at rhe sarneLinc
r'atches carcfullv
a sal of'alkng
nroves qulckl,v

e) Work in pairs. Discuss thesc
ls a person'sinlelligcnce
dctennined belorc bi{h?
]s acadcnic brilliance more
irnportant iD lilc than emotional
int€lligeDce,or belng creatile or

Kim Peekwas labelled 'mentally deficienf at birth. By the age of four,
he was readingencyciopedias

for fun.Todayhe can play the piano like
Mozart and recall any fact from more than 9,000 books.
r f h . r c j r ! r n r c L \ i n g f a D i l i a La b o u L
I this man in dre horellobby s.ho
is mutteriDg n) himselfabouLairlines
and hea\y sno\{. He givcs a bcllow
oflaughter md people turn round
in surprise,then s'nilc as ihcy
recognise the shuffling gail and iarge
bespectacledhcad ofKim Pcck.
Somelhing ofa local hero here in Salt
Lake Cily it's Kimlslifc on which an
Oscar-winningfilm n'as based.nanl
Mdr i{as a film about an autistic'
savant*nith asroundingmathe
matical skills,although Kim himself
is developmentallydisabled,not
autistic.Most savnntspossess
remarkableerltrertisenr oneto thrcc
subjects;Kim, an experr in atleasl
rs different subjects,is knoln as a
mega savanl,alrhoqhhe has alor
in comrnon sith RatnMan, such as
the lightnnrgspeed at $'hich he caD
Recentlydubbed 'the living Googlcl
no onc in the sorkl is thought ro
possessa brain quite like Knn Pccks.
As sxD as hewas born il was
immediarelv clear hc Nas diffcrcnt.
His head rvasso huge that his neck

musclescouldnl suppon it and a later
brain scan revealedhehad one solid
brain hemisphcrc instead of t$(). It is

possiblethat, becausethe nvo sjdes
of the brain were unable to comm
unicate with cach oth€r, ihe brain
may have turned into one megaconrputcr Ho\,cvcr this is one of
nany theories,none of which have
The aralj/sis ot Kim'sbrain does,
hoNever cxplaiDthe rcason for his
severemoior deticiencies.ll€ is
looked nfter by his father, Fmn, on
rrhonl lre totallt' d epends.8 r -yearoid Fran, alttroughnol in Llleb€st of
health hinrself,lakes care ofhis son
fL l'time, helpilrg him to wash and
dressand chccking on him in the
night. Doctors b€lieveit is Frans
unconditional lovc and bclicfnr his
son that are paril_vresponsiblefor
Kirnlsexceptionalbrilliance.Ho('cvcr
it ob\iorElyruns iDrhe fhmily; (inr
alsr has abdher and a sister,
both ofwhom, along wiih l-ran
hims€ll are €xceptionallycleverand
arc classcdas gcniuscs.
When Kim ilas a child, docLors
adviscdputting him in an institutioD,
at which pointhis parents tookhim
homc instcad and introduccd him t.)

books. Byfbur and a half, although no
school would accept him, he had
sought out encyclopaedias,atlases


2A
HelpwithGrammar
seePreview,
pl5.
G- t

a ) I , o o k a r h , . c p a i h o l \ c n r c n c e . . w l , k rhc n r ( n . , .I o r , I i n
, dclrpair i. an crJmplcol arm,,r h,rmal.u*uall) $ri cn
English? tr) less formal, usually spoken EDglish?
1 ]le is looked atier by his taLhcrFun. on whom hc roial\'
2 lle is lookcd afier bf his tather Fran. who he totally dependson.
1 lt! Kim\ lile on which an Oscrr-wnnirg tiln was bascd.
2 ltt Kimt life that an Oscar-winniru filn was baseclon.
b) Fill in the grps in this rule \r'ith the corect words liom the
pairs ol sentencesnr 2a).
,i' hi nore tonnal, usually rd(len Engiish.lrlo chaDgesto
J l r ,| . I r , | . . i i . n 1 n d r l . r r . . r ' ! c : r o
c) Look at this sentence and choose the correct answer tu the
ruLe.
f-_
r h i si s o n ea l n a n y t h e o t i p s( n o n e a l w h i ' h ) h a v e v e rb e e np r c \ e d .
Detennn€rs (bot,r,d/1.on., n.ithcr. nosl, mnl], crc.) coDlbiDe$1th
.twl'i.l' or.tw,D,, h noD defining reladveclauses.Thcy rcfcr to
wofdvphrrses in t epr€ylousclause/the
fo|awing clause

Kinisa Laca!hero in hishome town.
and tclephone directories,all of which
he menorised.It has rcccndy bccn
disc.,veredLhaLeach otKims eyescan
read a scparatcpagc sirnultancously,
takirgiLLstten seconds,ralher than
the avcragcthrcc Drirrutcs.Thesedays,
he spendsmost aflernoonsin the local
library u,hcrc hc is a Duch l{Ned figufeltt hard to hold a conversation$ith
Kinr,$'hoscmind flits tu)m one subject
to anotherllith conlirsingspeed.
Phtsicallv,he can be a litde intimidathg.
A big man, he risessuddenlvout ofhis
chairto distributebear hugsi his mild,
kindly lather keepsan eye on him and
tries to explain lvhat he's talking aboot.
However although Kim is charming and
!fiectionate, h€ hasn t alwa,vsbeen
sociallycoDfidcnt.lIDtil a chance
meeting \\'ith the screenwriter led to the
mahng of ndin Man, Kimseldomdared
look ano ther person in rhe face. Ihr'as
Dustin Hoffinan, the actor who played
Ki h the lilm, r\'ho urged lr-ranto take
Kim out irlto the Norld. The way in
lvhich socialcontacthas transformed
Kim'slife is inmeasurabie.It has
developedin him a marked scnscof
humourand he lovesmeetingpeople."ll

is only since,?l],1Mdn ihat Kims mind
becamecodn€ctedto his hean," says
llran. No$'I drink his heafi is even
biggerdlan his brain."
,\dapredlronrthe sr,.lal Tblp-Araflr
06/02/05
'rriisi.

= ha\in8 a nre.tal condiin,n that mak s
|coplc!n$le b communicarewell
'rzk,r = sdmeoN sho has ur$1al abilitles or

:. : When we are speakiDginformall,v Ne can use borJro/lh.n.
dli.trire'n. etc.: liis is dn. oJnan) th.o,i€s noncol Lhtn hare be.n
d) Change the infomal phrases in bold nr these sentencesto
a more formal written style. Ckck $nth the phrases in blue in
the article.
1 Krm also has a brcther aDd a sister,who are both exceplioDally
2 He had sought out €ncycitryaedias,atlascsand relephone
directories ard m€moris€d th€m all

e) Checkin

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neutircrhc plua.e.in bold u{"g r ltrepo\irion
and Bli, h o, htn,,.

2
3

5
6

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pl2l.

This is the nane that h€ was knoM by.
Thisis the nane bywhich he wa' known.
She should coDsult the students \yho she is responsible {or.
He embarked on a lonsjourne,v which he ncver returned from.
Mahi€r is the composer rhat he is always associat€d with.
l\n impressedby the speed thaa he runs rt.
_Ihe
atist evenruall,vllDished rhe picrure that he'd b€€n

t.tnti*

r h ( \ cI w o c l a u . e .u. \ i n c o l h , r , , h o , , t B l , o n l

She had lols ot ideas,but most of then rere nnpractical.
She had lots ofideas, nost ofwhich were inpracticaL.
2 She has two children, but D€ither o[ tlieD look hke her.
3 Tim inteniewed severalpeopl€, who vere all unsuitable.
She gave me tour tops. but I only wore one of thern.
5 There were ody r$o flights that dat but the)'nere both lull.
I sludied Cerman ai school, but remember nonc ofi1.


2A

adverbs
VocabularYIntensifying

Listening
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i-

a) t-ook at the photo of Tommy
McHugh,a builder who becamea
painter- what do You think of his
paintings?
Lister to the Iadio
b) m
programme WhY did TommY
become a Painter?
c) Listen again and complete these
sentenceswith one word
1 Tomny hadnt doneanYPainling
.--.
at all until he reachedhis
his nind to a
2 He compares
bubbles
....., which generates
ful of ctative ideas
3 After lealing hospital, Tommy
and his wife receivedno
4 Tommy! life changedwhen
MarionKalmustold him that he

pl5.
seePr€liew,
a'

.Y

a) Which adverbdoes!a! 8o with theseadjectivesor verbs?Checkir

ffiprzo.
i
2
3
4
s
6
r
e

{jay ...
LlEry/tharaughlyhealty
trustrated it
I'd be deeply/strangly/tofally
lr:shighLy/vividly/extrenet(un)likely that
believethat
r ttrcnglytimlylhighly
regrer .
I bitterlyldeeply/Perfectty
disappoinled when
1 wasbitterly/uftetLy/extl€mely

agree
I canPletely/entirely/highty
I vnidt/di.t;4 tt)/Pete '! , nenber "

b) Use five of the adverbs and verbs or adjectives in 6a) to make tme or
false sentencesabout your life and views.
s) work in pairs. Take tums to say your sentences Guess which of
your partner's sentencesare false.

Changesto the temporallobe
people.s
tend to increase
As well as painting,manyPeoPle
with Tomny's condition tend to

Think of someonewho you think should win an award for being
erc€ptional. It could be somebody famous or a person you know.
Write {ive reasors why he or sh€ should win it.
lfinly believeny cousinJuliashouldwin the awatd.Shewasill for a while
neitherofwhichputher off startingherownbusiness
andmadercdundant,

Being very productive can often
.....
resuhin rvork ot variable
AlthoughTonmy! litesPanis
uncenanl,he regardshis lile as an

a) work in goups. Take tums to rell each other about the person you
have chosen. Try to be as persuasive as possible Then vote for the

person you think shoBld win the arflard.
b) Tell the class about Ge person your group voted for'


Memorable places
Vocabut.ry adjectivewordorder
Crammar participte
clauses
ReviewreLative
clauses
with
prepositions;
intensifying
adverbs

...
QUICKREVIEW
Thinkof two famous
peopleandtwo famou5ptaces.
write descriptions
usingrelative
clauses
with prepositions,
and
if possibLe.
intensifying
adverbs
Workin pairs.Swappapers.
Yourpartnertriesto gue5s
whoor whatyou'redescribing:

A lthoroughlyenjoyvisitingthis
Spanish
city,in whichyou can
find aaudi'sfamouscathednl.
B lsit Barcelona?

Beading
andGrammar
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work in pairs.which three
to vou when choosinsa
holiday. and why?
;

the toudst facililies

.:
ii
r
q

the local culLure
the accornno.Latron
the cost of thc holid,y
the Dighttif€

a) R€ad the anicle. Why did
the \witer fall in love with
Kerala?

b) Read the anlcle aganr.
Answer these qu€stions.
1 \\rlry did the xriter choose
januar)' to vjsjt Keralal
2 \\'lut did lhe wriier lind
surprising about Keralal
3 what docs the wriler
predict will happen ro
a which is the best way to
travel iflou lvanl Io see
&e 'feal Kerala?
s \\'haL is unusual abour rhe
$,ay people lish in Cochinl
6 \\,lx) are sdre lanous
p e o p l er t l r a c l e dt o K e r a l a l
c) work in pairs. h which
place, if any, har-e you 'lost
your heart'? What made it so
rvondertul? How would you
spend a perfect day there?

Its incredlbly
beautifuland
hypnouc,
with
lushvegetation,
whitebeaches
andvividly
gfeencountryside.
Entirecommunities

live
alongthe canalsand agoofs,whichstretch
over1,900km,ractingas a vital meansof
comrnunication
betweenremotevilages
andcrowdedtowns.n orderto avoidtlre
monsoon
season,
i went n JanLrary
At that
timeofyearthe weatheris greatandyou
guaranteed
arenormally
warmdaysand
cooler,comfortable
nights.
tdldnt expectto fnd it stillsounspoi
glventhatit'srelatively
c oseto coa.People
don'tseemto haveworked
outyettlrat
is a ot nicerandmuchiesstouristy.
Kerala
So
youfeelasifyou rediscoverlfg
somewhere
entirelynew likeyou'reon a totaly different
planet.
nowthatit'sbeen
However,

fominatedoneof ivationalC.eagraphic
s SO
must-see
destinations
of a ifetime,
its ony a matterof t mebeforeal this
nowchafges.

clusterof islands
surro!ndedby a network
of riversandlakes,Cochifis hometo a
uniqueculture.There'sextraordnaryfishifg
on the coastthere;peopehangfromtheir
boatsintothewaterafd pickup fsh wlth
theirteeth,beforechucking
themlnto
go to a
enormous
nets In the evenings,
restaurant
andtry thewidevarietyof fsh
Keraa is so famousfor rcaughtlocally
everyday, t's alwayswonderfulyfresh.

A PERFECT
DAY

lwo!ld probably
wakeuparound
10a.m.

andtuckintoa delicious
hd an breakfast
of
pancakes
with lotsof currypowderThen'd
taketo the backwaters
for threeorlour
hours.Lateron,4havinghad an indulgent
lunch,l'd ie n a hammock,
sippingfresh
coconutrnilkthrouSha strawandreadinS
a
goodbook.I mighifollowin the footsteps
of
the Holylvoodstars,who corneto Keralain
searchofAyurveda,
the naturalIndian
healthcare
whichdatesbackmorethan
3,000years.Thetreatments
lse herbaloiis
madefromthe exoticspicesthatareso
WHATSHOULDN'T
I MISS?
pentifulhere sPouredvery slowlyacross
,Gliding
Takea t p alongthe backwaters.
your
forehead,the oil feelslike a cow is
silentlyalongin a canoe,youget to seea

you;tlrismaysoundrevolting
licking
but is
r!ral Kefalapreserued
throughthe agesand
very
actually
enjoyabe
and
is
supposed
to
pass
competelyhiddenfronrthe road.You'll
good
people
be
for
sutferlng
from
the
localsdoifg their aundryin tlre river,
andstrainsof rnodernife.
schooteachers
takingcasseson the banks stresses
aftersupper,
totallyreaxed,ld lreadfor
afd so on,whichis an enchanting
bed,puttingon an eyemaskn orderto
experience.

tvtake
sureyoutakelotsof
avod seeinganyof tlre loca spidersl
batteries
for yourcamera.
A stopoverin the
fascinatifg
capital,cochln,is a so a must A
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pl5.
se€Preview,
a

Somepardcipleclausesgive more
infonnation about a verb or idea in a
sentefte. They are olter usecl to make a
piec€of $dting more raried and

a) Look at participle clauses l-5 in
bold in the anicle. Which one uses
a) a present parriciple? b) a Past
participle? c) a pe ect ParticiPle?
b) Comparea)-e) with r-5 in the article
what gammatical changesoccur when
we use participle clauses?

Cameface to face with
nassive, 1Oo-yearold
tortoisesandswimin the
clear,tropical watercof
the Aalepagoslslands

... so $ey act as a vital neans o[
communicalion betweenremote
villagesand crowded towns
While you glide silently along in
a canoe, you get to se€ a rural Kerala
prese ed thro gh the ages.

c) Becatrseits caughtlocallyever,vday,
its alwaysx onderfullyfresh
lunch, l'd
d) Aftcr ltl had an induLgent
in
a
hammock.
lle
€) lf itt pouredv€D sloNlyacrossyour
forehead,dre oil teelslike a coi{ is
licking you.

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tt'""" r""tences. Use the conect participle folm.
r EvenatterI had readihe insrructions.I still couldnl understaDd

n"\{rlt.

ho$' to use lbe canera
Evenhavingrcad the instructions,I still .ouLdn't work out how to
use the camen.
2 Now lhat I have spoken to then, I ie€l much happier about the

c) Match the words in bold in a)-{) nr
3b) to meanings 1-4.

I
a
s
6

1 cause 2 result 3 coniition 4 tirne

l J r d n * a n r r ^ J r \ e r J. , ' d I , J l l . d . ' r r '
As I fljcked through his addrss book, I noticed somethirg strange
As he cones lrom Brazil, hes Dot used to such cold veather
You'll annoy people it you talk like that.

Listening
d) Cbeckin .: :r' P122.

R€Eaite sentencesl-5 using the words
1 Not knornng my say round Kerala,
I head€dstraightlor the Toudsl
hrtomation otlice.(because)

2 The rain wasvery heav)'at that lime o[
year.causinsloodiDg everrvhere (so)
3 Visitedout of season.Keralais not full
ot tourists.(i0
a Havingsa\.edup for ages.Laurenlinallv
$'entoui and bookedher night (alter)
I came
s Surtillglhroughlhe channeLs.
acrossa teaLlygoodprogrannteon
IDdia.(whil€)

lct
-

u) " "t " :- -j I ool ar rhc phorosand caption'and chccl anv
new words. Then listen to two conversations. Did Bruce enjoy
his holiday in the Galapagoslslands? Did Melissa enjov her
holiday in lreland?
b) flfii! t-isten again. rick the conect sentences
Then cora€ct the mistakes.
lslandsarejust ott the coas!of Ecuadol
1 The Calapagos
on his o$n.
2 Brucewent !o the Galapagos
3 He remembe$the islandsasbeingvery green
4 The warm seaswerea big attractionfor him
5 lle wasvery impressedby the $'ildlite {here
c) ifl.,{.i;i Listen again and answer th€ questions.
1 why had they decjdedto go to lrclandon holldayl
2 why did M€lissadecideto sta,viD this house?

3 Ho$,]ongdid it lake to get Io the house?
a whar wasthe weatherlike $'hen theyarnved?
5 whal wasthe problemwirh rheir localbeach?
d) which of th€se plac€s would you like to go to? whv?


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Put these words in order to make
desc ptive phrases.
1 idyllic / seas/ lvlediteranean / rhe
/ rvqtoise the idyllic, tuquoise
Medkeffanean seas
z leather / a(n) / box / old /
3 modern / vibrant / the / capiral /
spmwling
a that/ French / tine /old /rine
s snall/ t4ir'.entury/a/ castle
6 suede/ that / tacke! / expensive/
7 Welsh / energetic/ sheepdog/
youns / a(d
e arnchair / velvet / aor) /
uncomfortable / antique

o

Join the extra information in
brackets using a relative clause
and/or Nith, and or in.
a delighful Victorian couage (six
bedrooms, quieLarea)

a delightful Victoriah cottage with
six bedrcoms in a quiet area
a spacious,modern flat (well
decorated,in€xpensive)
a classicround necked sweater
a funnli {e11Ndtten
contenporary dmma (ongnral,

r

When descnling a noun, there js ar order that adjectiles usualy lolo$r
Notice that opinions come b€fore tac|s. the general betore fie speciftc.

opinionI size

9-1'jffii -

I "e"

I cotouri orieini materiat
i
---' *._----:..*-i;ftt
lil;;";
...^..-iyllT.*-i-" -Gd--i;i;;r.-

;[^-l--ftili |il;;*l
-_ --1-----F;;;;;;
loot;i*,iirii-;";;G:-'--'|- ---i- *-i';ili
;;;J f;;;"e*
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ul r *k r, rhe.c.adjectiv(.
in bold. Do rhcydesc'ib€opinio".5izc.
rge. corour.ongrn or mar€naLi
1
2
3
a

br€ath-taking, high, snow'capped peaks
d€licio[s, Thai, frch and coconut curries
qtravagant, while, marble bnildings
pictnre-book,medievalltalian villages

b) Look at theseexamples.When speakingwe try not to put too
many adjectives in front of the noun. How do we avoid dotug this?
tuther sLtlpiA-bohing,
clunsy birdsuitl blrc feetand longnecls
chamtng, rustic cottagesin stone
.blictousTtni cirries, 6'thi.h$e'e) nude oI Jishand oconut

c) checkin {,ffi p120.

a scrutty young wnter (dark hair
an ltaliaD sporls model (meraliic

Think about a place dlat you have
beer to that you eitlrcr love or
hate. Write as many adjectives as
you can to desc be ita) work in groups. Take turns to

describe your place. Ask followup questions.
Ihe first tine I visitedthiscity I rcaLIy
dblikedit becauseit wasso noisyand
chaotic,with a lot of ttaffic and
b) Tell the class about the best or
worst placeyou heard about.


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2C
Work ir pairs. l-ook at the photos and read the websiteexrncrsWhich areas or cities \rould you lik€ to visit? Put them in order.
Then tell the class.

a) ::r..1:,Listen to Kate talking about rJre
diversity oI what EDglandhas to offer as
a holiday desftration. Make notes on any
additionalinformation shegivesabout
the placeson rhe map.

a) Look at ihe words/phmsesfi bold in the extracts.
Match them to thcsemcaDiDgs.
a) bcautiluLcountrlsidc

Real World

b) work in pairs. Comparenotes.Then
lister again and check.

c) bus\'
d) cncrgetic ancl exciilng

b) Look agah at thc rast of Lnglandand SouthwestEnglaDd
extracts.Underlinethe adjecdvesthe writer usesto make the
areassound interestingand attractive.Tick the (nes you knon:

| irrrn ro harr ralUnt dh,,ur(iric\
an.t iird. why is tood in EnAlandso

@

c) Chcck new rvords/phrases
in.:ir' ::: p120.

Work in pairs. Tell eachother about
threepeopleyou know well who woukl
choosedifferent kiDds ofholidays.
Which of the placcsKate talk€d about
would you recomncnd for cachperson
and lvhy?

a)
Lister to ICrteJohDsoD,
r'ho work in tourism.
Wlr.tt is the main poinl she is 'naknrg about o\-erseasvisitors
to Englandl Wllat do these nunbers rcfer to?
2/.4million 3.5million 2 million 1.7million 1.2million

a) work on your.oun Ihink of firc

Irac.\ a \ t\ttor \nuukt \rr tu appnctalc
the variety your counlry has to offer
Think about ho*' you can tell other
peopleabout theseplacesin an
nrterestingand inlormativc way.

g,
b) woik in pairs. Compar€answers.Did any figxressurpriseyou?

lrr :': . TheWestlvlidtand{
appealliesin bothits
timetessness
andnrodernjty.
it is krownasthe'H€artof
Engtand:
TheculturaIdiversityandvibrancyof Bjrmingham
reftecta verydjfferentErglandto the oneof Shakespeare's
Stratford-upor'Avon.
Don'tmissthe ste€pyvjltagesof
Warwickshjre
and Herefordshjre
or the beautyof the Cotswotds.

RealWorld.
',

llyou have ever been Lo (Bath). you ll
kDoN {'hy I inclu.led ir in ny list of
'must
see places.

'rb
my mind il-s one ot dle (bcst places)
in rhe counlr),/anywherein tbe ivorld.
ADd tou tusl have to go to (York).
1l itls (sports) you re alrer/Dro. ...
You can t hea/do be(er rhan (go to
(]ornwall)

b) Work in groups. Take rurns to tell
eachother about the placesyou chose.
Say why you chose dem and what knds
ofpeople would enjoy then. Ifyou are
from the same country', did you choose
the samcplaces?Ifnot, why?

Extension
With its
miLes
uponmitesof unspoitt
beaches,
meanderjng
rivers,
ancientwoodlands
and,of
course,the NorfoLk
Broads,
this
regionhasa uniquecharacter.

Chooscthreeofthc placeson your list

nnd Mitc a short pi€ceabout each,in
the style of the websiteextracts.

i

on p-t06. Folow the insiructions.

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LanguageSummary2. p12A
6 I .
believe that llle
mproves as you ger oner.
regret som€ C)1
7 |..
the things t'vc done in ny life.
agreewith my
3 I
country! polic)' on gre€n issues.

Fill in the gaps wilh one of these
phrases.
5y{ti.hboth of whom
noneofwhich on whose
a l l o f w h i c h w i t hw h o m
for which afterwhom
@

r rhe dare Oyrylich... all bills
must be pajd is the 30rhof (he
2 The person
i discussedthe issue denled
all kno$4edge.
3 ive got tlvo srst€rs, .....
are younger tn:n me.
4 There are seren llanf'Polter
. . I ' v er e a d
books,
5 You have all been very co..... lm
operative,
grarelul.
deeply
My favourile singer is Kylie
Minogue.
.. my
daughter Nas named.
I am gratetul to Jack Terry
researchI largelv
depended tor this book.
I bought nyselfsix computer
ganes. .....
reduced by 10%.

riese 5cntenc( s r,\ith x
a) co-p!.te
present pJrucrpre.a past pamcrfLe
or a pefect participle.
1

fal94. in moderaLion,
chocoLateis good lor you.
2
........-.in restauran6 all
week, Lucy prefeG 1o cook for
hersell at the {'eekends.
3
......such a big lunch
earlier that day.I dldnt feel like
any o'nner.
4

the fi]n three
.........
times alread).she decided io
give it a miss.
s
......her ex-boylriend
approaching,she ran and hid.
6
.....hom a distance.
she looks lik€ a 2O-year-oldl
7

bitte y

When I x'as 14, m) parenG went
on holiday tor a seek and I was
sen! to sta,viD a(n) lbig beautiful,

old house in ihe coLrnlrywilh
some distant relatives.My cousin
Ljndals best trie
was a(n)
,16-y€ar-ol.l attractive girl
cal1edAnna. who had rwide
emexald-grcen eyes
cxtaordinary
and adark shiny long hair. I
remember wonderful evenings
charting around the swooden
round kitchen table. The tollowing
summer, t s'ent back theftr again,
but ADna had faller in love wilh
a(n) 6ltaliatr tall dark-haired
pilot, so I had no ch:ncel I was
only 15. but 1 telt lile would never

FiI in the vowels in these
adjectives which are used to
describe plac€s. ir'r !: ir
1 nsp ll
2dvrs
3 (l
nt

4vbrnt
5 r gg_d
6 no

..... out loud, the
poernsoundedmuch belter
. .... rne repon so
quickll I misseda io1ol

Fill in the sapswith these
inre,rsifyin; ;d.l€.bs. I:r.,ia
i!e?6r

. .... rhe inslructions
Iwice, I began to assernble

Read the story. Tick the goups of
adjectir-€s l-6 that are in the
correct order Corect the goups

vividly entnely

I get dJep{}l husrratedwhen
Iln stuckin a tra iclarn.
rememberny
L..
tirsr day at school.
I alwaysleel
when my couDtry
dlsappointecl
losesan inporlant lbotball
agreethat Den
l
.

and \aornenshouldhaveequaL

deepty highly firmly comptetely
Ir!
. unlikell that
l'll everlearnanotherlanguage.

Sivc
10
. .... the chance,
t cl love to lean ho$, to ski.
11
. . . . . .t h e j o b t o F r e d ,
she imrnediately regre(ed her
12

-....nysell an extra
da} I should be able {o finish
I h ei o b .

b) Work in pairs. Re$ritc
sentcnces l-12 in 3a) using i/,
berause, afer. etc. Ilake any
othcr necessary changes.
lfit is eaten in moderation,
chocalateis good fotyou.

a) Tick thc thfigs you can do
in trnglish.
in a

I candefine
andqiveexiranformalion
lorrnaand nformal
way
using
I canemphaslse
verbsandadjectives
a range
of appropriate
adverbs.
of delailin a complex
canidentitpoinis
newspaper
anrce.
I canwriteconcise
descriptions
using
ctauses.
c0mptex
paces
lcandescibe
indetailusng
accurate
adjective
order.
b) what do you need to study again?

t-:tt!E!.

Accurate
Writinq

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CONNECTINC
woRDs:
time ('1J
PUNCTUATION:
apostrophes
FiI nr the gaps*'ith thescconncctingsr)rds/phmses.
Sometimesthcre is more rhan one Dossiblcanswcr.

mffipl2l.
the moment assoonas fllst eversince originally
from then on while as afterwards then meanwhile
1

I mer him l decidcd he \!as Lhenan I Nas going

2

h e c a m et o r h c s c h o o lh e - sb e c nn o r h i n gb u r

3 Thc cotrage{as
nsed !s a posr ofiice. bul ir was
c o n l e r t e d . h u n d r e cile s , g o .
a I boughLa Dcs. compuler lasr monih.
I\'c had
nothing but troublc wirh iL.

s I caught a glimpsc oJ Src!.
I vas huqjng doxn
6 I acccpted their inlilaliorl ro supper

Adcl one or two apostrophes to each ol these semences.

$ffiffi p12r.

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a) Tick the correct sen(ences.Then corecl

p125.
r A I Dee.lan eye resi.
B 5odo1.
2 a I didnl kDo\a rhere was sugxr in rhjs.
B No, nor I did.
3 Look. Here rhe doctor comes
4 Look. Here rhey come.
5 She'sa doctor, isnl she?
5 Have you any idea where are ny glasses?
7 Do you remernberwhar did rhey say
about taking viramin C?
3 Which doctor is rLam I seeing?
e I donl know $har is his problen.
10 I won.ler s'hal his diers like rhcsedays.
11 He asked me am I Llking any exrra

, I rcgrcucd

He bcgaDaskiDgthc boss rbout his plans.
Le
rcaliscd thc nisrake heil nu.lc and changedrhc sul,jecr qurctrl):
I sl]l anxnrush q.aiting Ior Llle call
. I lried ro ger
on $ith nnne work. bllt kepr looking ar Lhc cl{rck.

1
2
3
a
5
6
7

SUB]ECT
ANDVERBINVERSION

Thcrcs r lor o[ nNd on r]re cars Nhccls
,{rc you .rbsolLrtcl}slrrc irs noL hcFl
Britains nlost popular pcrs arc cats.
I rcalll caut rcncDber its nrnre
whercs lhc srudents collee bdrl
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underltued$.ords/phrases
ttsnrgconnecringwords ofrine.
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b) Find and conect six misrakesin the use olapostrophes_

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I sad ve'1rLe
oelause
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so beaLrliful
and lheresnowhere
elselike il in lhe ehtire
wofld. 16G!_!i!!e fo! cor e oul ot lhe sfation yoo see a the
boat'sgoirg Lrpard downlhe GrandCaral,which@hhibutes
io if's tarry4ale
al osphere.I ihink tk ore of Eurcpes
nosi
romanlicciiies. I ?at_.ji!!liwenftherewith my parenrswner
lwas ten, and I've beengoiirgiheferafie|wards,
{or the tast
20 years.+$$[4i]e l'n goingalohgin lhe riverbLrs,I stl
can't stcp lookingal lhe funlaslicbuildirlg'swhichtirlethe
carals. lk' uniqlearchitecfur€
ftakesVenicea reatoper-a[
rnlseomlI sa{terwards
lovewanderi,rg
arolrd the refrow
sheek ard goirlgwindow-shopping.

b) Re$Tite these sertences using rhe
words in brackets.
r where are the nail scissors?(you know)
Doyou know where the nai!scissorcare?

2 A i havent been able to.onracr Harry
B I havent either (neirher)
3 Wha( afe you planning to do &is
veekend? (he ask ne)
a Does he still lvork wirh Megan? (l
s A John sanrs ro lind anotherjob.
B I €o docs, roo. (so)
5 Look. Thc traffic warden. (here cone)
7 $ftere do you work? (is rhis)
a Where does he lnel (l not know)
9 When can he come? (he wanl know)
1 0 what wouldJlll likc for her birthdayl