New inside out intermediate students book

Sports Useful phrases Giving advice about complaints or injuries Reading 1 Read Mike's blog.. Present perfectsimple & continuous I've known her for afew Complete the table with these exa

0 Getting toknow you () Keeping in touc Questions with prepositions Subject

0 Howp ople @ Three eople talking ab ut keepin questio s Adverbs of frequency

Anecdote: A friendwh is () Thatwasthe Thisisnow 0 Extra Using a dictionarydifferent fromyou Useful phrases: Meeting friends 0 Fractions and percentages

0 Exciting experiences () deadmike.c m 0Presentperfectsimple Past simple

0 Sp rts ~ Threepeople talking ab ut andcontnuous Comparatives and

Anecdote: Atime wh n @ Two people talking aboutsports 0 Gradable an n n-gra a le adjectives

excitingsituaton Useful phrases: Giving ad ice ab ut 0 Extra Adjectives: explorng synonyms

oDescribing a city!town complaints or injuries 0 Into ation to showstrong feelingsm~Story

0 Firsts @ Two peopletalkinga out their 0 Family.Relatio ships DescribingCharacter

page 20

m ~ Informal letter @ Sixpeopletalking ab ut their ideal 0 Extra Sounds andspelling

() What's your ty e?

Useful phrases: 'Lessdirect' la g age

Review A

page 28

Pages 28, 29: Grammar I Vocabulary I Pronunciation review

Pages 30, 31: Reading & Listening Writing &Speaking • Song:You've Got a Friend

b en to

m ~ Lettersof thanksand apologies

Useful phrases: Inviting; makingexcuses

o Phrasal verbs.Future forms

Pro ouns:anybody, somebody, etc

oFestivals.doandmake. Parties

oExtra Phrasalverbs

o Connected speech:gonna, gotta, wanna

Food 0 Describing food ~ Some factsaboutchocolate Quantity expressions. used to!wouldEating

0 Eating habits @ An interview withap rson who 0 Partitives: a bar of, a bowl of etc.Childhood

page 40 Anecdote: Yourchildhood haseten someunusu l food

Descrbing food.Taste and texture

m ~ Letter of complaint Useful phrases: Ata resta rant: register 0 Wordstress

6Time 0 Time-keepin () Testyourattitude totme-keeping 0 Prepositions oftime Modals of

Pages 56, 57:Grammar I Vocabulary I Pronunciation review

Pages 58, 59:Reading &Listening Writing & Speaking • Song:It's My Party

o V b patterns Passive structures

• Adjectives to describe clebrities.Crime Headline lan uage

• Extra Verb patterns

8 (11) Describing aplace

G Extract 1 from The Beach

G Extract 2 from The Beach

G Bondi/Portinatx beach~s

• Two people discussing a friend'stravel web page

G Coast to coastUseful phrases: Asking forand givindirectons

o Modals ofdeduction Pat perfect

• Geographical locatio Describingplaces Fixed expressions: now or never, take it or leave it, etc

• Extra Dictio ary labels

G English names for famousgeographical features

o Men and women

o Boo s, films and musicAnecdote: A film you enjoyed

(11) Abook review

8 (11) Film review

G Men and women: survey

G Men and women: survey results

• Seven co versations ab ut books,films and music

G MrNiceGu

G Book choice

G Pride and Prejudice: syn psisUseful phrases: Giving your opinio

o Reported statements and questions

• Books Films Music ed and ing

Anecdote: Someb dyoumet for the first timerecently

8 (11)Describing a person

G Children's descript ns of a mother

• Children defining things

G Lies, white lies and psych logists

• TVinterview with 'push parents'Useful phrases: Describing objects

G Aco versation ab ut aRollin Sto esgig

G Poem: f - fromaH Davidson advert

ley-G Ageism turned me into aliar

• Conversatio between awoman and

aman ab ut age

G Three situatio s and dilemmasUseful phrases: On the telephone

G How Iget dressed

• Four people talking about theirfavourite clothes

G Extra t from Come Together

• Two friends talking ab ut a TVprogra me, Ten Years Younger

G Mornin routinesUseful phrases: Small talk

o D inin relative clauses Realcondiionals (first conditional).Indirect questions

• Phrasal verbs Chid ood Verb-nouncollocations Proverbs makeand let

• Extra Word famiies

G Wordswith silent letters

o Unreal conditionals (second and thirdconditionals) Wishes and regrets

• Adverbs of attitude and manner Age

• Extra Idiomatic expressions

• Extra Exploring meanings

G Sounds and spellin

GrammarQuestion forms Tense review Adverbs of frequency

VocabuLaryF endship expressions

UsefuL phrasesMeeting friends unexpectedly

Speaking & Reading

1 Write down the names of three people who are important to you:

a) a relative; b) a friend; c) a famous person

Ask a partner about the people they have chosen Find out as much as you can

2 Read the questionnaire about the American actor, David Schwimmer According tohis answers, which of these famous people is the odd one out?

Dostoevsky Sophia Loren Mahatma Gandhi Martn Luther Kin

Leonard da Vinci Charlie Chaplin Michael Jackson

David Schwimmer was born in New York and grew up in Los

Angeles He appeared as Ross Geller in the popular TV show,

Friends He's also a stage actor and a film director.

When were you happiest?

Before I realised my parents, sis'ter

and I were all mortal

What is your greatest fear?

Besides death? Standing on stage

in front of thousands of people,

forgetting what happens next, but

knowing I'm supposed to be doing

it Also, being in the ocean alone

and feeling something large brush

against my leg

What is your earliest memory?

Diving off a piece of furniture and

onto my parents' bed

What or who is the greatest love of

your Life?

The theatre

Where would you Like to Live?

Near the ocean, one day

What is your guiltiest pleasure?

Pizza and television, hopefullytogether

Who would you invite to your dreamdinner party?

Dostoevsky, Sophia Loren, MahatmaGandhi, Gene Kelly, Martin LutherKing Jr, Leonardo da Vinci, CharlieChaplin, Cole Porter, Sade, my family,

my friends, my lady and a translator.When did you Last cry, and why?Three days ago, when I saw thefilm, La Vie en Rose. It reminded mehow brief our time is here, and howwonderful it is to fall in love

Is it better to give or to receive?

I am always happier giving, rather

than receiving, a gift - and happiest

when I give anonymously

What song would you Like pLayed atyour funeral?

Don't Stop 'Ti/ You Get Enough byMichaelJackson

3 Work with a partner Look at the questionnaire and discuss what David Schwimmersays about the following subjects

a) The theatre It's the greatest love of his l e.

b) The ocean c) Gifts d) Pizza and television e) La Vie en Rose f Love

4 Choose the five most interesting questions from the questionnaire and think aboutyour own answers Work with a partner and compare your questions and answers

Speaking & Grammar

1 Work with a partner Match the beginnings (a-l) with the endings (1-12) of thesequestions

Question forms

Wheredoes hecome from?

Has he been here long?

What was he doing?

Who saw him first?

b) How many 2 music do you listen to?

) Wh t d 3 been to an En lish-speaking country?

c a oes

d) Are 4 you doing at this time yesterday?

e) How often do you 5 do you come from?

f Wh t do 6 you last go onholiday?

) Wh t k· d f 7 you studying for any exams at the moment?

h) HowIong 8 brothers and sisters have you got?

i) Have you ever 9 do you admire most?

k) Wh ta were 11 h ve you been learning English?

PresentPast

3 Questons sometimes end in a preposition, for example questions a and g

in the Q&A above Rewrite these questions in the corre t order

a) learnin / En lish / What / you / for / are / ?

What are you learning English for?

b) are / at / you / sort of things / Wh t / good / ?c) kind ofthings / What / in/ are / interested / you / ?d) mo ey / you / on / do / spend / most / What / ?e) clubs or groups / What / to/ b long / you / do / ?f) Wh t / a out/ kind of things / you / d / worry / ?g) lunch / you / usu lly / Who / have / d / with / ?h) in / you / d / confide / Wh / ? ;(~

4 Look at these questions and answers In which question is Who th subje t?

a) 'Who do you confide in?' '1 confide inJohn.'b) 'Who confides inyou?' 'John confides in me.'

Do you use the auxiliary do when Who, What or Which is the subject?

6 Look at these sentences Write questions with Who.

a) Je ny talks themost d) Beckytexts me themost

b) Tomalways remembers my birthday f) Rickhas known methe longestc) Brad wears thebest clothes

2 Match each percentage with the equivalent fraction.

d) . e)

h)i)j)

The average young p rson has94 / 48 numbers intheir mobile phone

Onaverage, young people communicate regularly onlne and face-to-face with

5 / 53 friends

The group wh hasthe largest numb r of friends aregirls / boys aged 14-21.

Ofall the people surveyed, those who spend the most tme online (31 hours perweek) are women / men aged 22-2

Over half of young people said that they like messaging because they can talkabout more things than face-to-face / i's cheap

The top messaging topic is work or school/gossip Technology has resulted in young people having more / fewer close friendships

Technology hasreplaced / improved face-to-face interaction

Technology makes young people happier / more stressed

59% / 29% of young pe ple prefer television to their computer

U NIT ID

I'm on the phone

all the ti me

Theycontact me

from time to time

Heuses Skype now and

again

Listening

1 Three people (Adam, Carole and Sharon) were asked, 'How doyouusually contact your friends?' Guess their answers and completetheir responses with the words in the box

I emais letters online phone Skype text

Adam'I(1)_ from time to

tme I usually speak othe (2) Ic eck my(3)_ twice aday.'

Sharo

'I never send (7)

I (8) all the time.Idon't often speak on the(9) I'm always(10) _ '

Carole'I check my (4)_once a week Iuse(5) now and again

Irarely write (6)_nowadays.'

2 @1.04-1.06 Listen and check your ideas for Exercise1.How many ofth se tences aretrue foryou?

normallyregularly

Not oftenhardly ever

Look at the sentence below Decide which adverbs in th table n rmally go inposition Aand which ones normally goin positon B

1 A contact my friends b phone B

Posi ion A: always,

Guess which a verbs from the table would make these statements true for yourpartner Rewrite the sentences with the adverbs you have chosen

a) He/She writes letters

b) He/Sh listens to classicalmusic

c) He/She is late for appointments

d) He/She remembers friends' birthdays

e) He/She goes tothe theatre

£) He/Sh buys c ocolate

Ask your partner questons to check your ideas

' D o yo u e er write l e tt e r s?' 'How oft en do you lis t en to clas ical music? '

1 Look at the photos of Tina and Will at university and Tina and Will now Discusswhether you think the following statements are true or false

a) Tina and Will had similar interests when they were at university

b) They chosesimilar careers when they finish d their studies

c) Theyhave similar jobs and lifestyles now

Read the article and check your ideas

Tina and Will met when they were both studying at the same university Threeyears later, we contacted them and asked them to take part in a survey to findout how many people had stayed friends Here is what we found out

'How did you meet Will?'

'I firstmet Willwhen Iwas looking for someone to share the h use I wasrenting Iput an advertisement in the local newspaper, and he answered i.When we met, we clicked straightaway, and I told him he could move in.''What was it like living with Will?'

'Itwas fun We soon found out that we had alot in commo and quickly becameclose friends Wehad the same ide s about politics and other less importantthings like cooking We also liked the same music, an that's important whenyou're sharing ah use Wefell out a couple of imes about the housework Willthinks I'm untidy, but I think life's too short to worry about things like that.''What happened when you left university?'

'When we graduated three years ago, we went our separate ways, and sinc thenour lives have been very different I went back tomy home town and got ajob

as a producti n assistant for art exhibitio s I ove myjob but I'm living with myparents because I'm not earning very much Willthinks I'm crazy, because money

is very important to him now, but I get alotof satisfactio from my job He'searning alot of mo ey, but he doesn't have time to spend with his family Ourlifestyles are so different now that when he comes for the weekend we have alau h, but we d n't have very much to talk about.'

'What kind of relationship did you have with Tina at university?'

'Tina and Igot on very well together When we first met, we hit it off

immediately and we ended up sharing a house for nearly three years We had ourups and downs but we had the same attitude to the important things in life, andthe only thing we argued ab ut was the housework I'm a Virgo, so I'm vety tidy,wheres Tina's the opposite I don't think she ever found out where we kept thevacuum cleanerl

'What did you do when you left university?'

'When I left university, I moved toLondon and got a job in afinance compan

I have towork long hours and I do 't reall enjoy what I'm doing but Ie rn avery good salary I'm very ambitio s and Ienjoy spen ing money on CDs, clothesand anice car.Tina's working reall hard as well, but she's n t earning much Idon't understand why she's doing it.'

'Are you still in touch with one another?'

'Our lifestyles are very different now, sowe've drifted apart We still talk on thepho e, and when Igo down to visit her, we have a lau h Ik ow she'll always

be there for me.'

2 Underlne the correct name

a) Tina I Will was looking for someone

to sh re thehouse wih

b) Tina I Will is avery tidy person

c) Tina I Will livesat home now

d) Tina I Will has awell-paid job.e) Tina I Will loves her/his job.f) Tina I Will has anice car

1 Complete these expressions to talk about friendship from the article on page 8

a) 'we liked one another assoon aswe first met' =we clic ed / we hit it

b) 'we had similar interests' = we had a lot

c) 'we got to know one another very well' =we became _

d) 'we argue ' =we fell

e) 'we became / have become more distant from each other' =we went our separate / we've drifted

f) 'we enjoyed one another's compa y' =we got on _

g) 'we had good moments and bad moments' = we had our

h) 'I know 1can count on her when 1need a friend' =I know she'll always be

Look again at the text and check your answers

2 The following is a summary of Tina and Will's friendship Put the lines of thesummary in the correct order

Dmet They became close

Dseparate ways and they've drifted

Dfriends and got on

I T ] Tina and Will hit it

Din common Now they have gone their

ooff immediately when they first

Dout and they sa that they are still

Dthere for each other

Dapart They haven't fallen

Dwell together They had a lot

3 How many friends have you stayed in touch with from:

a) primary school; b) secondary school; c) university? Compare with a partner

Speaking: anecdote

1 @ 1.07 Listen to Antonia talking about a friend who is different from her and look atthe questions Which two questions does she not answer?

1 In Paris

2 Backgrounds, tastes,

personalities, looks

2 You're going to tell your partner about a friend who is different from you

• Askyourself the questions in Exercise 1

• Think about what to say and howto say it

a) What isyour friend's name?

b) How long have you knowneach other?

c) Where did you meet?

d) Why did you become friends?

e) Inwhat ways areyou different?

f) What doyou have in common?g) Hav you ever fallen out?

h) How often doyou see oneanother?

i) What sort of things do you do together?

j) When was the last time you saw

your friend?

•.Antonia'sfriend Match the questions with the answers (1-8) Listen again and check

UsefuL phrases

1 01.08 Listen to three conversations between friends Are the following statementstrue or false?

a) Cathy meets her friends by chance

b) The friends are all in a hurry

c) Cathy makes plans to meet her friends again

What have you been up to lately?

(1) I haven't done a lot really./ Not a

lot, really What about you?

(2) Oh, I've been doing this and that./

Oh, this and that

Look, I must dash - I'll give you a call.

Hello, stranger!

Cathy! How's life?

Great! What are you up to these days?

(3) Oh, keeping busy, you know /

Oh, I'm keeping busy, you know

You must come over for dinner some time

That would be lovely Better get back to

the office See you

Hi How are things?

Fine What about you?

(4) Oh, things are pretty good /

Oh, pretty good Are you doing

anything special at the weekend?

(5) No, just taking it easy / No, I'm

just taking it easy

Me too

Look, I'm afraid I can't stop Take care

Greetings

Saying things are OK

Asking for news

Saying you're in a hurry

Goodbyes

How's it going? a) How's life? b)

Not bad c) d)

What have you been up to lately? e)

Look, I must dash f) g)

I'll give you a call h) i) _

Vocabulary Extra

1 Work with a partner What kinds of

information about words can you find

in agood dictionary?

Look at this dictionary page and

discuss the questions

a) How many different words are

d fined?

b) Which words aremore freque t

the red words (egfriend) or th

black words (egfrigate)?

c) Which words do you alread know?

d) Which words are c mpletely new

to you (you've never seen them

before)?

e) Which new words cany u

understa d

f) In your opinion, which new words

would be most useful to learn

fresh air

6 y f ee l fr es h yo u hav e a lot of e ner gy

= REF R ES H ED

7 fre h flow e r s h ave b ee n rece ntl y PICK ED

( =t a ken fr o m th e pl ace th a t h ey w ere

g rowin g in )

8 f esh wa t e r is wa t e r in l a kes a nd r ve r s that doe s not co nt a in an y sa lt PHRAS E fresh fr o m /out of sth i f s om eo n i s

f es h from a p art i c ul a r pl ace o r situat i on , the y ave r ece n y co m e f o m th e r e: H e was just a kid fresh out of l aw school.

- fr shne ss nou n ( u ).-;I, fresh 'air n n [ul the ai r out s id e that s n i ce

• to br ea th e - + BRE A TH freshen I freJ(.)nl v e r b [T Itom a k e somethin g fre s h er, cl ea n e r, or m o r e a ttra c t ve: She quickly freshened her make-up.

PHRASAL VERBS , fr e shen ' up t o w ash your hand s and fa ce a nd m a k e your lf cl e aner

a nd tidier ,fr e e s th ' upsame asfreshen: Fr eshen u

yo ro o m withacoat of paint.

fresher !'fr J. noun [ ClBritisha student in their fi st year at univ e rsity

freshly !'f eJli l advrecen y freshman I'freJm,nl ( plu r al es hmen I' fi'eJ m ;m J ) n oun [ c lAmericana F'RES H ER

f eshwater I fr Jwo: 1 adj Jiving in water

th at does not contai n s lt fret I ret verb [ to worry a b ut something continuo s l y

fretfull 'f etJ (a) 1/ ad j so m e o e wh is fretful

i s worri e d and unhapp y

Fr i abbrev F r id ay

fr i ar l fra, 1 no u n [ C l a m a n w ho i s t y pe of MON K ( = a memb er of a Chr is tian r e I i g iou s communi y)

f ic t ion l rlkJ(a)n l noun [ U ) 1 di sag r ee m e n

The e is some f r ic t ion between the vario s

d epartments in the organiza o , 2 the fact

th a t on e s urf ace r ub s aga in s t ano th e r Friday I" f a ld e l nou n[ C / U ) ***t he da y a ft e r

T ur s d ay a nd b e fo S at u r d ay: Let's go swimming on Frida y. +We usual y meet on Frida ys (=eve r y Fr ida y) +My birthday i s

on a Frida y this yea r

fridge I n : l no u [Cl*a pi ece of e quipm e nt that i s u se d f o r st or g f o od a t o w

t e m pe r a tur es = REFR I GERATOR , fr i dge- ' freezer no [ C lB ri s h ama c hin e th a t consi s t s of a FRIDGE a nd a F REEZER ~ icture

of m i n e. +I 'm h aving l u nc h w ith an old

f ri en d ( = som e on e who has b e n a friend for a long tim e ), +M a y I i ntr oduc e P ete r Flint a ve r old f r iend of t h e fami l y + She

ha s a wid e ci rc l e o J "fr i e n ds ( = roup of frien d s) +Th ey us e d to b efriends ( = with eac h o th er) +Th e ma de f r ien d s wi th the

c hildren next door (=started to be t heir friends).

2 Match the following dictionary

abbre iations/symbols with their

meanings

a) abbrev\ a verb

d) noun [C] abbreviation

e) noun [U] transitive verb

f) verb [I] a je tive

g) verb [T] opposite

h) sb/sth countable n u

i) intransitiv verb

Find an example of each abbreviation

or symbol on the dictionary page

a) abbrev - Fri, abbrev Frid y

Words often used with fri end

A d jectives often used with friend

• be s t clos e , d ear, g od, great, l ifelo n , o ld ,

tr u st e d + FRIEND: s om e one who y ou kn o w

ve r y w el friendly I' fre n (d)li l a dj**

1 s om eo n e w h o is frie n dly is always

pl e sa n t an d h el p f ul t owar d s o th e r peo p le ' * UN FRIE ND LY: He will be remembered as a kind friendly person. +The local people were very fr i e ndl y tow a r d s us.

- + S MP AT H ET IC

2 you are f e n l y with someone yo u are

th e i f rien d : Janet and I used to e ver fri e ndl y. +Doctors shouldn ' t get toof ri e ndl y with their patients.

- e n l y I e n ( d ) su ffi x1 use d f o r s h owi n

th a t s om e thin d oes n t h ar so m e thin

el s :wildlifejriendly farming metho s + env ir onmentally jriendly cleaning mate ials

2 suit a bl e fo r a pa rt ic ul ar t y e of p ers on:

c hild j r iend l y restaurants

friendship I re (d)Jlpl no [C/U]*a relation s hip b e t wee n p eople w ho are

f ends: Wha t ever hap p ened I di d not w a nt

to l ose S ara h' sriendsh i p +his friendship

wi t h a l o ca l bu sinessman +S e form e d a close friendsh i p with V era Bdt to i n ,

fries I ralZl noun [plur, l] F ENC H FR I ES

fr i eze Ifri:zl noun [C l a lin e o f decoratiop around th e wall s of a r oom or building

fr i gate I'fn go t nou n [C l a mall fa s t ship that

is us d b y a n avy

fr i gh t Ifr aM n n [sin~ula rl l a s udd e n stro

f ee li g of b e i ng a fr d :H e was shakin with frig +Kelly cried out in frigh t

frighten I' fra lt (,) nl v er b I T ]*t o m a k e someon e f ee l af r aid = s ARE : The thou t Of war frig ens m +ltfrightens me haw quic y chi dren grow up these days +

fri gh ten s b in t o d o ing sthodverts that frighten people into buying expensive security equipment

PHRASAL VERB ,frighten sb / sth a ' way or ,frighten

s b/ s th 'o t o make a e rso n or a ni ma l so afr a id that th ey r u n away

frightened I'f ra l t( )nd l adJ*feeli n g or

s n ow in g f ear= scARED: The puppy looked cold an frightened. +Bruckner was watching him with wide frig tened eyes + The 's nothing to be fri g ht e n e d about •

I ' ve always been fr tg e1U! d of snakes +

+(t hat ) was frightened that he might see us.

+ fr i ght en to d sthNow he is frightened

t ogo out at night

• F rig h tene d desc r ib es h ow you fee l am

f r igh t en of spide r +She l o ok ver y fri g t ened.

• Fri g t en i n d es c rib t hing s or s itua ti ns that m a e yo u f ee l f rig ht e d: T he (ook on h is

fa c was fr igh t ening • t wa s a ver y

fr ig h tening expe r ience.

frightening I ' fr al t( a) nIQI adj*m a king you feel a f a id ; nerv o s, or w o r e d: a

fri g ht e ni n no i selthought / ex p erience + It

w as s upp osed t o be a h orro r f lm but i t was n 't ve r f rig t ening +it fri g ht eni n that p eople li k him ge t e l ected.

-fr ig hten i n gly adv

3 Refer to the dictionary page and discuss

these questions with your partner From the MacmilLan Essential Dictionary (reduced to 85%)

a) How ma y phrasal verbs arethere?

b) Wh t arethe eight most frequent adjective collocations forfriend?

c) Which ofthe following grammar patterns isnot possible?

I ' m fri g hten e d about" I ' m fright e ned of" I'm frighten e d that"

I ' m fri gh tened to , I ' m frightened with,

d) Identify the seven words with theletter combinaton ie,Which three

of these vowel sounds - l aI l , l e / l : l eI l , I~ / I - arepossible ways of

pron uncin ie?

Write an example word foreachofthethre sounds

e) Wh t isthe difference b tween frightened andfrightening?

4 Check your own dictionary How does it give the kinds of information

discussed on this page?

Ad rena I i n

Grammar Present perfect simple Past simple and continuous Comparatives and superlatives

Vocabulary Gradable and non-gradable adjectives Sports

Useful phrases Giving advice about complaints or injuries

Reading

1 Read Mike's blog Choose the bestdescription of his attitude towards skydiving

a) Mik never wants to gosk diving again

b) Mik c n't livewithout sk diving

c) Mike thinks skydiving is too dangerous

dead mike

I've just done my first jump since the accident that

nearly killed me just over a year ago As I was lying

in hospital after the accident, I wasn't feeling glad

to be alive Instead, I was wondering how I could

5 possibly live without skydiving again

It all started one evening after another typical

nine-to-five day I was sitting at home thinking,

'There has to be more to life than this,' when an

advert came on the television 'Try skydiving,' it

10 said The next day, I called my local skydiving

centre and booked my first jump At the end of

a day'straining, I signed a document to say that

I understood I was taking part in an activity that

could end in serious injury At that moment I

1 wondered if I was completely mad

I will never forget my first jump Five of us

walked to the runway and got into a tiny plane I

was beginning to feel nervous, but the others were

chatting and joking, and I st rted to feel more

20 relaxed It was a beautiful, cloudless day and the

sun was just going down

We climbed to 11,000 feet, andthen the trainer opened the planedoor Suddenly, it was time to jump, and as

2 I pushed myself away from the plane, my mindwent blank

Words cannot describe the rush of adrenalin

I experienced while I was free-falling At 5,500 feet Ipulled the cord, and the parachute opened immediately

30 Suddenly, everything was silent and peaceful Twice Ishouted, 'This is absolutely incredible!' It was the mostamazing four minutes of my life

From the first jump, I was hooked I started spendingevery free moment I had skydiving It became my

35 reason for living, and nothing else mattered

Things were going really well Then disaster struck

on my l,040lh jump Another skydiver collided with myparachute I fell and hit the ground at about 30 mph Ibroke both legs, my right foot, left elbow, right arm, my

4 nose and my jaw I lost 10 pints of blood, 19 teeth and

25 pounds of fat I was lucky to survive

People who have never experienced skydiving willfind it hard to understand that my only motivation toget better was so that I could do it again All I can say

45 is that for me, skydiving is life, and life is skydiving

2 These sentences summarise Mike's story Correct the factual mistake in each sentence.a) Mike was reading a neTNspaper one evening wh n he saw an a vert for skydivin

Mi k e was wa t c h ing the t e l evision .

b) Amonth later, hephoned the sk divin c ntre and booked ajump

c) After aweek's training hewondered if hewas c mpletely mad

d) Hisfirst ump was unforgettable Itwas a beautiful, cloudless morning

e) When hejumpe out of theplane he was c nscio s of everything

£) Afterhisfirst jump he stopped thinking about sk divin g) On his1,0 0th jump heh d an accident because hisparachute didn't open

h) Henearly died Hismotivation to get better was sothat he could see his family

3 Have you ever done a parachute jump? Would you consider doing a jump? Choose aresponse from the box and tell your partner

U NIT 2

With 'gradable' adjectives

a) 'Thisis good!'

With 'non-gradable' adjectives

b) 'Thisis incredible!'

1 Which a verbs c nyou use tocomplete sente ce a?

2 Which a verbs c nyou use to complete sente ce b?

3 Which adverb ca you use in both sente ces?

4 Which sentence did Mike use to describe his first parachute jump?

2 Find pairs of adjectives in the box that have similar meanings List them in the tableunder the appropriate headings Use your dictionary if necessary

aRgfJ astonished boiling cold dirty exciting exhausted fascinatn

filthy freezing frighte e funny -Affieus gorgeous hilarious h t

interesting pretty surprised terrified thrilling tire

Non-gradable

furious

3 Combine adverbs from Exercise 1 with adjectives from Exercise 2 to make five sentencesthat are true for you

The l as t t i m e I we n t to Madrid wa s in August, and i t wa s absolut e ly boilin g - o ve r40d eg r ees !

1 @1.10Listen and repeat the exchanges Copy the intonation

a) 'It's very cold.' 'Cold? It's absolutely freezing!'

b) 'She's very funny.' 'Funny? She's absolutely hilario s!'

2 @ 1.11Listen and respond to more prompts

a)'It's very hot in here.' 'H o t ? It ab s olut e ly b o ili ng! '

Make up similar exchanges Use adjectives from Vocabulary Exercise 2 above

Speaking

1 Imagine you are in the following situations What emotions would you feel? Use words

in the box or your own ideas Tell a partner

a) Going on arollercoaster at the fair

' I' d fee l ne r vous ' O h , I 'd f ee l rea lly exci t ed

b) Galloping on a horse

c) Being stuck inatrafficjam

d) Being stopped by the police

k) Taking an exam

2 Work with your partner How many experiences do you have in common? Which

Present perfect

simpLe

We've swum with doLphins

She hasn't been to ALaska

Have you ever ridden

acameL?

Yes,I have

No, I haven't

UN I T 2

Choose the correct meaning of ever: a) usually; b) always; c) in your life

Exercise 1

Yes, I have Yes,I do No, I haven't but I'd like to No, Ididn't

No,never, and I wouldn't liketo

Use each time expression only once

Which of the twelve possible sentences ina-d are true for you?

Listening

Have you ever What were you doing? What happened?

2 When you tell a story, which tense can you use for each of these functions:

a) introduce a new topic; b) give the background; c) talk about the main events?

asyou can

Past simple and

continuous

He was playing rugby

when he fell heavily on

his left leg and twisted

his ankle

The stages of a story

1 Introduction

1 Complete the rule with simple or continuous.

Thepast (1) con ti nuous is almost always used incontrast with the past (2) You

use thepast (3) todescribe a 'lo ger' activity that was inprogress when other

past events h ppe e You use thepast (4) todescribe sin le, completed actions

- usu lly the main events of a story

2 Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous.a) We (move) moved h use several times when I (be) a child

b) Myparents (meet) wh n they (travel) _ abroad

c) I (have)_ asmall accident while I (learn) todrive

d) Wh n I(wak up) thismorning, thesun (shine) e) Whie I(walk) to work, I (bump into) an old friend.f) I break) my leg once while I(play) football for the school team.Are any of the sentences true for you?

a) 'What was the situatio ?' 'Adog attacked me.' V

b) 'When did it happen?' 'Afewmonths years ago.'c) 'Where were you?' 'In the garden.'

d) 'Who were you with?' 'My older brother.'e) 'What were you doing?' 'Playin tennis.'f) 'What happene ?' 'Someon kicked theb l thro g a window.'

g) 'What happened next?' 'I climbed ov r thefenceand saw adog.'h) 'How did you feel?' 'I was v ry surprised.'

i) 'What were the c nsequences?' 'I climbed back over the fence with theb ll.'

j} 'What happene in theend?' 'My brother never found out a out the football.'Listen again and change the incorrect answers

2 Stories are often told in five stages Put the headings below in the appropriate places

to show the five stages of lake's story

The summary of lake's story

Have I ever told you about thetime adog nearly attac e me?

2 It was a few years ago.Itwas the weekend and itwas summer The sun was shinin

and we were playing football We were using my older brother's football

3 We were having alaugh, when suddenly one of my friends kick d theb ll over the

fence.I had to climb over the fence.An e ormo s dog was runnin towards me

4 I've never been so frightened in my life!Iwas absolutely terrified

knew about the football

3 You're going to tell your partner about when you were in a dangerous or excitingsituation

• Ask yourself thequestions inExercise 1

U NIT 2

1 Work with a partner List the sports in the box in different groups according to the

criteria a - f.A sport might belong to more than one group

athletics badminton baseb l b sketball boxing bungee jumping

c clin fishing football golf horse-riding icehockey judo karate

kite surfin rock climbin ru b running sailing scuba divin

sk tn skiin skydivin snowboardin surfing swimming

tabletennis tennis volleyb ll windsurfing

a) Water sports fi s hin g ,

b) Teamsportsc) Indoor sports

b) Sports you d d) Sports you don't like

1 1.16-1.17 Listen and guess which sports Toby and Kateare talking about

Comparative and

superlative structures

He'sslightly taller than me

She's much more mature

Eekl fat happy

relaxed sad

1 For most o e-syllable adjectives and some two-syllable adjectives, you a d e / est

2 For on -syllable adjectives which end ino e vowel +o e consonant you double the

consonant and add

3 For two-syllable adjectives which end iny , you replace y with _

4 For most other two-syllable adjectives and forall three-syllable adjectives, you use

I(2.4 million)

a) Football is much more popular than rugby.

b) isslightly more p pular than c) _ isjust asp pular as

f) _ isb far themost popular sport in the world

c) _ isjust as as f) isby far the_ in the world

Speaking

questions with your partner

Where is

• thenearest ski resort? • the most difficult street to park in?

• thenicest swimming pool? • the most fashion ble clothes store?

• thebiggest football stadium? • thetallestoldestmost famous building

• thebest-equippe sports sh p? • thebest sh p to fin En lsh books?

UsefuL phrases

A: How did you get that black m?

B: I wa playing cricket yesterday,

and the ball hit me in the face

A: You'd better put abag of ice on it

It looks terrible

c: Why are you limping?

D: I've got a twisted ankle

C: Oh dear It looks really painful

E: Did you have a good swim?

F: It was O at first but then I got

cramp and I had to stop

E: Oh, that's horrible Yo 're probably

dehydrated _

11

G: My feet are killing me I've got

terrible blisters

H: _ And then you should wear

2 Read the conversations again Match the following useful phrases with the appropriate

conversations

1 You'd better put abag of ice on it a

2 You need to drink more water

3 You'd better gotothehospial

4 You need toput some cream on it imme iately

5 Youreally sh uld lie down and keep your leg up

6 You need toput some plasters on them

1.18 Listen and check

4 Work with a partner Discuss what advice you would give to these people

a) Ithink my nose isbroken

b) Mywrist is swolle - Ithink I've twisted it

c) Mytwo front teeth areloose

d) I've got aterrible headach e) A wasp has stung me on myneck

£) I've hurt myback.Choose one injury/complaint Write a short conversation like the ones in Ex rcise 1.Practise your conversation

Vocabulary Extra

Adjectives: expLoring synonyms

Look at the table below In each column, crossout the word that is not

usually a synonym of either important ornic e.

important Im'p:J: mtJ adj ***=

big essential key main major

n cessary significant top

nice /nals/ adj ***=fin good great kind

lo ely pleasantsympathetic wonderful

Make a similar diagram for important.

Cross out the adjective that is not possible in each sentence

a) Th presid nt isthemost influential / landmark politicia in

my country

b) Global warming has very few far-reaching / senior effects on

the environment

c) Traffic congestion is amajor / top problem inmy city

d) The world wide web was the most main / significant inventio

of th 2 th century

e) 1945 was a/anhistoric / groundbreaking year in thedevelopment

of my country

f) It's major / vital that we find a cure for can er

Which of the above statements do you agree with?

4 Complete each sentence with an appropriate synonym ofimpo r ta n t

or nice

a) Mymother is a/an person

b) Wehad really weather on holiday

c) Mybest friend always wears clothes

d) I had a time last weekend

e) Myfav urite restaurant serves food

f) It's that I dev te more time tolearning vocabulary

Tick the sentences that are true for you

Words you can useinstead of importantImportant i s a v ery ge n r al wo r d H ere a r e so m e

w ord s w ith m o r e s p ec i f ic m ea n i n gs th a t so d mor e n tur a l a nd a ppropri ate in p art i c ul a r

s ituati o s.

people

achie me tsl discoverie

thin s th t are importa because you must ha e or do them

influ entia l , l eading prominent , s enior, top

key , h istoric ,

l and m ar k, m a j o r

m a in, m o m e to u

cr i t i ca l , m ajo r sig nifi cant

essential , necessary ,

u rge n t vita l

Words that you can use instead of nice Nice i s a v ry gene r al w ord H e r e a r e some w ords with mo r e s ec i f i c mea n in g th a t sound m ore

n tu r a l a nd a p r o ria t e i n p a rti c ul ar sit u ations people ea sy - go i n , ea sy to get

on with , fr ie ndly, good fun, kind , l o e ly , s w ee t

h lp f ul ki n d.

tho u htf ul good , gr ea t l ove l y,

m a rv ellous wonderf u l something th t

happens or something that you do

f a nta s tic , g r ea t l o el y

Relationsh ips

Grammar Dynamic and stative meanings Present perfect simple and continuous

Vocabulary Family Relationships Describing character

Useful phrases 'Less direct' language

Reading

1 Look at the photographs What do you think the relationship is between the peopleand the people in the photos that they're holding? Discus with a partner

Read the article and check your ideas

'These are my twins On the left is Ben, and on the right is Tony, both aged five Ben is

looking at the camera but he looks quite serious, and Tony's laughing and messing about

They're identical twins, but Ben takes after me, and Tony takes after his father They're like

chalk and cheese, and I think this photo really shows that It's my favourite photo of the

boys, and I carry it in my diary all the time now:

'I keep this photo on my desk at work, because it makes me smile every time I look at it

It's a photo of my wife,Jenny, on a beach in Croatia about sixor seven years ago I

remember it was just after breakfast, and she was sitting with her face in the sun We werethe only people on the beach, and it was a nice moment I like it, because she isn't frowning

at me for once:

'This was taken a couple of months after I met my girlfriend She's an actor too, and we

were working on a television series We were playing the part of a couple, so it wasquite

interesting on the set! I have lots of photos of her on my phone, but this is the only one

with both of us in it I think everyone has photos on their phone these days:

'Ananda is a child in India who I'm sponsoring through Action Aid,and this is the first photo

I ever saw of her I carry this photo, because she isn't smiling in it Every photo I' v seen

since I started sponsoring her shows her smiling To me, this photo is precious, because it

remirids me of why I'm sponsoring her:

2 Read the article again and match each person with their reason for carrying the photo.a) 'It makes me smile: Bru ce

b) 'It's the only one I have of us together:

c) 'It's my favourite photo:

d) 'It reminds me of why I'm sponsoring her

Whose photo do you carry around with you and why? Tell your partner

Dynamic and stative

meanings

Dynamic meaning

(Use simple or continuous

forms

He usually smiLes all the

time but he isn't smiLing

I'm thinking of getting a

new one (dynamic: th ink

= plan)

1 Look at this sentence from the article on page 20 Match each example of l ook (1and2)with the correct meaning Then answer the questions

'Ben(1)islooking a t th e c a me ra but h e(2) looks q uite serious

l ook=tohave aparticular appearance l ook=todirectyour eyestowards somethinga) Whic example ofl ook(1or2)describes an action - something 'happens'?

b) Which example ofl oo k(1or 2) describes a state - nothing 'happens'?

c) Ca you use continuous te ses with verbs wh n they describe a state?

2 Complete the descriptions using the present simple or the present continuous

a) Sh (look)l oo k slikea kind woman Sh (not be) related to the child in the

photo The child (come) from India

b) He (pose) with his girlfriend They (seem) very happy together.c) Sh (smile) and (show) _ us aphoto of her twin boys

d) He (hold) aphoto of his wife.It(emind) him of alovely holiday

Match the descriptions (a - d) with the people (1-4) on page 20

3 Do these verbs describe actions or states? Underline the correct verb forms

a) I think / 'm thinking photos of friends and family are / are being important

b) I have / 'm having lots of photos on my pho e

c) Photos remind / are reminding me ofspecial occasio s.d) I hate / 'm hating photos of me

e) People think / are thinking that I look / 'm looking likemy mother

f) I think / 'm thinking that I take / 'm taking after my father

Are any ofthe sentences true for you?

3 Refer to the people in your diagram in Exercise 2 and complete the following task

• Underline the people wh livenearest to you

• Cros out thepeople who you seeleast

• ~ thep rson who ypu sawmost recently

• Put a asterisk * b the oldest person and two asterisks * * by the youngest

• Put a tick V next totheperson who you get on best with

4 Tell your partner about some of the people in your diagram

your firsthomeyour first date

y ur first dance

your first friend y ur firsthero your first crush

y ur first lo e your firstEn lish lesso your first kiss

your first holiday your first broken heart

2 Choose three 'firsts' and tell your partner about them

' I r e memb e r my fir s t hero - /onny Wilkinson H e kicked th e w innin g point s fo r En g land in th e

2003 Rugby World Cup final It was '

Reading & Listening

1 Read about these first dates In your opinion, which relationship has the best chance

of success? Why? Tellyour partner

Bill It was love at first sight for Ruth and me, which was

lucky because we met for the first time on our wedding

day! A radio station was running a competition called

'Two strangers and a wedding', and I won the title of 'Most

Eligible Bachelor' Ruth was one of 300 single women wh

offered to mary me! The first time we spoke to one another

was when I proposed to her on the radio with 50,000

people listening It wasn't exactly intimate, but she said

yes anyway My mother was not amused - in fact, she told a

newspaper that she wa sh cked and appalled But we knew

we were doing the right thing

Clare I've finally found the man of my dreams Wehave so much in

common We laugh at the same things and we talk for hours There's

only one problem We've never met Stan lives in Canada, and I live in

Scotland

We got in touch through an online datin site In the first week, Ihad about twenty-five responses, but nobody I was particularly interested

in Then, two months ago, I received an email from this guy in Canada

He sounded interesting, so I decided to wrie back Soon I found myself

rushing back home after work to check my emails Stan made me laug

He challenged my opinions We talked about everything, and I just knew

this one was different I'm really excited, becaus we've decided to meet!

2 Complete the sentences with Ruth a d Bill or Clare and Stan.

a) sp k to one an ther forthefirsttime on thera io

b) met on their wedding day

c) are sure they ared in the right thin d) live in different cou tries

e) starte writin to each oth r two months ago.f) haven't actually met yet

3 1.20-1.21 Listen to Ruth and Clare talking about the relationships one y ar later

Which relatonship didn't work out? Why?

U NIT 3<;

Present perfect

simple & continuous

I've known her for afew

Complete the table with these example sentences (a-c)from Ruth's story

a) 'We've been together for ayear now.'b) 'We've been trying tolive a normal life.'c) 'We've decided to move away from o r home town.'

1 A continue or repeated action

that starte in thepast and is

stll happe in now

2 As t ate that started in thepastand continues now

Present perfectcontinuous

3 Afini s h ed ac ti on that happe esome timein thepast (Yodon't say when.)

Present perfectsimple

Present perfectsimple

2 Underline the correct verb form What does the verb describe in each case Refer tothe table in Exercise 1 and discuss your ideas with your partner

a) I've learnt / 've been learning En lish forthree years

b) I've had / 've been having the samehairstyle since I was a teenager.c) My sister has gone out / has been going out with the same guy since university.d) I've been / 've been going to London three tmes

e) I've known / 've been knowing my best friend for over ten years

f) I've stopped / 've been stopping using onlne dating sites They don't work!Are any of the sentences true for you?

3 Make questions using the present perfect simple or continuous

a) ever / cry / at the cin ma? d) How long / hav / your watch?

Have you ever cried at the cinema? e) How many times / go / to theUSA?b) How ma y times / travelb air? f) How long / go/ to the same dentist?c) ever / read / the samebook twice? g) ever / own / a pet?

Ask and answer the questions with a partner

'1 likea man who can

look after me.My ideal

man has to be athletic,

hardworking,

down-to-earth, reliable

a d romantic:

'Well,I'm quite shy and

sensitive SoI'm usu lly

attracted towome who

areoutgoing and

self-assure '

'1think the most

important thing is a good

sense of humo r and

akind heart My ideal

partner iswitty, gen ro s

and tho ghtful:

'1couldn't live with amiserable, narrow-mindeperson Th person 1share

my lfe with has tob

c eerful, broad-minded

a d optimistic:

'I'm lookin foragood-lookin , kind,

faithful partner who cancook really well:

'My ex-partner wasbig-headed, d mandingand selfcentred Sonext

tme I'd like someon

mo est easygoin andconsiderate:

3 What qualities do you look for in your ideal partner? List the six most importantqualities Find someone else in the class who has chosen the same qualities

1 1.23 Listen and repeat the words Underline the stressed syllable for each word.a) loyal c eerful faithful impractical

b) interesting sociable miserable c nsideratec) ambitious d manding creative intelligent

2 1.24 Look again at the words in Exercise 1 Circle the word in each group that hasmore syllables than the other words Listen, check and repeat

Reading & Speaking

score means

1 The quality you admire most in 5 On a Saturday night, you're most Mostly a: your ideal partner

a) artis c talent a) at the op ning of a new art gallery artistic type is sensitive,b) ambitio b) making important newwork creative, confident an

e) sense of humour d) at home reading anovel

Mostly b:your ideal partner

2 In a relationship it's important e) in a crowded bar or nightclub. isthe career type. The

a) givee ch other space wearing sociable, seri us and hardb) respect each other's career a) black clothes working but sometimes dul

activities c) sports clothes Mostly c:your ideal partner

down-to-3 Your favourite place for dinner 7 On television you most like earth, reliable, easygoing

and optimistic but can be

demandinga) atrendy new restaurant a) foreign films

-can talk 8 Which phrase best describes you? minded but can be e) a crowded place with lo d music a) I do 't like following the crowd. headed

big-4 Your ideal weekend is b) I liveto work Mostly e:your ideal partnera) going to ajazzfestival c) Myidea of heaven is sle ping in isthe party type The partyb) sh pping in designer boutiques atent in the middle of nowhere type is cheerful, funny,c) walking in the mountain d) I love agood argument sociable and outgoing butd) going tothetheatre e) Life'stoo sh rt to stay at home sometimes selfish.

c) Millyismore critical than Rita.

2 Read the conv rsation Match the highlighted phrases (1-9)with their more directmeanings ( a - i) below

MiLLy: So what do you think of Liz's new man?

Rita: John? He seems nice I don't really know (1) He wasn't very taLkative

MiLLy: WeLL, (2) he's a bit shy And (3) Liz tends to dominate the conversation, desn't she?Rita: Yes, I suppose so. But when John did say something, (4) it wasn't particuLarLy

interesti ng MiLLy: Oh dear (5) You can be so mean

Rita: I'm not mean - just honest

MiLLy: But (6) he's not bad-Looking, is he?

Rita: He's OK.Isn't he a bit young for her?

MiLLy: Young? (7) Liz isn't exactLy oLd

Rita: That's true But she Looks oLder than she is

MiLLy: Yes, I know what you mean But she's so LoveLy - she deserves someone reaLLy speciaL.Rita: ActuaLLy, (8) she can be rather difficuLt

MiLLy: ReaLLy?

Rita: Yes, (9) she can be a bit bossy

MiLLy: Oh dear Why can't everybd be perfect, Like us?

Rita: And so modest Ha, ha!

a) itwas b rin 4

b) You're horriblec) Lizisy ung

d) He was very quiete) she's c ntrollin

f) h 's under-c nfidentg) sh 's impossible

h) Liztalks too mu hi) he's good-lookin

4 Match the comments (a - j) with their less direct versions (1-10)

a) Shenever sto s talking ~ 1 Sheisn't particularly /exactly p lite

b) Therestaurant was awful 2 He tends to get up rather late

c) He prefers older wome 3 They're n t particularly /exactly friendly

d) She's rude 4 Shec n bea bit talkative

e) He's big-headed 5 Therestaurant wasn't very/p rticularly good.f) They're unfriendly 6 Shec n loo abit tire

g) He never getsup beforemidday 7 They're n t particularly /exactly poor.h) Sometimes sh looks exh usted 8 He tends to go out with older wome i) They're well-off 9 She wasn't particularly /exactly h lpful

j She didn't help me at all 10 He's not particularly /exactly modest

Vocabulary Extra

Saythe words in the box.Look at the phonemic chart and find the

symbols for the v wel sounds in red

beige /bel:) checkltj'ekJ

mouthImau81 rin Inl]1

jump I<B mpl mother l ' mAo ' JI

sho ISopl year I ' JI

the vowel sounds are in the same order as they appear in the chart

2 Saythe fiv words beginning with h ea in the dictionary e tracts

What do you notice about the pronunciation of the letters ea?

pronunciation of the letters ea There are two words for each sound.

Check your answers in a dictionary

3 Saythe se en words ( bo ug ht - wa r m ) in the dictionary extracts Which

about the spellings?

Connect the words according to their vowel sounds Check your

4 Readthe six words (economical - politician) in the dictionary e tracts

How is the main stress indicated? Underline the stressed syllables in

a) an economical econ mist

b) a philosophical phiosopher

c) a political politician

5 Lookat the phonetic transcriptions for six words from Units 1-3.Say

the words and complete the spellings Check in a dictionary

Review A

1 Complete the sentences Us ab o t, at , n, on, w ith.

a) What sports are you good ?

b) What have you spent the most money ?

c) Who were you having dinner _ yesterday?

d) What kind of music are you interested ?

e) What sort ofthings do you wor,ry ?

2 Complete the questions for these answers

a) 'Who Loves cooking?' 'My father loves cooking:

b) 'What ?' 'Isawthenew GeorgeClooneyfilm:

c) 'Wh _ ?' 'I spoke to my brother yesterday:

d) 'Who ?''Josh gave her that watch:

e) 'Which ?''She chose the red car:

f) 'What ?''Aparcel arrived this morning:

3 Write the sentences in the correct order

a) at home / work / 1/ usually

I usually w ork at home.

b) 1/ from tme to time / travel abroad

c) come / 1 / hardly ever / tomy En lish class

d) 1/ a hat / all the time / like wearin

e) often / 1/ b car / come to school/don't

£) 1/ very fast / always / walk

4 Complete with the past simple, present perfect or

present perfect continuous form of the verbs

Yes.We (4 go) to Egypt a few years ago,

and we (5 do) a camel trekintothedesert

Wow! What (6 be) that like?

Wonderful We (7 sleep) under the stars

1 (8 never see) anything sobeautiful in

all my life What about you?

Oh,1 love horse-ridin 1 (9 do) _ it since

1 was ten years old My grandfather (10 teach)

5 Underline the correct form of the verbs

Last year a group of friends (1)invited / wereinviting me to go skiing with them They (2) were /were being very experienced skiers, but 1 wasn't so

1 (3)had to / was having to go to boring ski school

every day, while the others (4)had / were having a

good time up in the mountains One day, after my ski

lesson, 1(5)decided / was deciding to meet them at

the top of the mountain While 1(6)went / was going

up in the skilift 1(7)started / was starting to feel

really nervous, but i wa toolate 1 was at the top

of the mountain, an there was only one way to

get down!

The sun (8)shone / was shining, and everyone(9)talked and laughed / was talking and laughing

aswe started to skidown Suddenly, one ofmy

friends (10)shouted / was shouting, 'Look out!',

because 1(11)went / was going towards a group of

trees.1 (12)tried / was trying to stop, but 1 couldn't

and when 1(13)fell / was falling down into the snow,

o e ofmy skis (14)came / was coming off and(15) hit / was hitting me on the head 1(16) spent /was spending the rest ofthe week in hospital Great!

6 Complete the sentences with the words in the boxand the correct form of the adjectives

by far the most most f fiH €l :: l not as

slightly the

a) I'm 1.60metres tall.Diis1.80 metres She's (tall)

muc h t a ll er than me

b) Russia is (big) cou try inthe world

c) 1 don't likemy new bike It's (good) as

myoid one.d) Sk diving is (excitng) thing I've ever done

e) Thisbook is (easy) than the lastone but not much

£) What isthe (popular) sport in the world?

7 Spot the mistake! Cross out the incorrect sentence

1 a) Didyou go sh pping yesterday?

b) Have you been shopping yesterday?

2 a) Who does like chocolate?

b) Wh likes chocolate?

3 a) They met while they tau ht together inSpain

b) They met while they were teachin together

6 a) I've known Olivia for two years

b) I've been knowing Olivia for two years

1 Replace the underlined words with the expressions

in the box

clicked straightaway drifted apart

got on wellTNith have falle out

have a lot ncommo

a) Have you always enjoyed the compa y of your

sister?

Ha ve y o u alway s g ot on w e ll wi t h your sis t er?

b) Jo and Robargued and aren't friends anymore

c) He likes football Sh likes readin They don't

really have simiar interests

d) Th y got divorced because over the years they

found they had become distant fromeach other

e) Don and Iliked one an ther the very first time

we met

2 Match the gradable adjectives (a - j)with their

equivalent non-gradable adjectives (1-6)

d) I need to wash the car.It's absolutely

e) I'vebeen working very hard, and I'm extremely

j) sk n

k) t_nn_s1) sn wb rd_ng

m) b_sk tb_ll

n) _ _ h ck_yPut the sports in Exercise 4 into these groups

a) Sports you can play wi~h a partner badm i n t o , .

b) Water sports

c) Sports you play inateam

d) Sports you do up in theair

e) Sports you can only do outside inwinter

online d ting love atfirstsight meet

pro osed relationship split up with

the woma ofhis dreams

Four months ago,Ro (1)s plit up w ith his girlfriend,

Ja e, after four years together Rob felt lonely.He

wanted to start anew (2) , but it was difficult to

(3) a yon in the small town where he lived So

h decided to try (4) During the first week fiv

wome emaile him,but one woman, Rosa, sound dlike (5) They arranged to meet, a d, assoon as

Ro saw Rosa itwas (6) After only two months

together, h invited Rosa out to a romantic resta rant

and (7) toher

7 Underline the correct word

a) Jill is very considerate / confident She always

e) Leedidn't giveme any ofhis chocolates He's soimpractical/selfish

f Ken didn't tell mehe'd won that big prize for his

book He's very modest / arrogant, isn't he?

1 Look at some words from Units 1-3.Saythe wordsand add them to the table

answeF appointment athletics extremely

fiendship mobile normally often

p rsonal really rememb r similar

some o y theatre together

2 Underline the stressed syllable in each word

Reading & Listening

1 Read about five young people who share a house talking about each other Who is

each person's favourite housemate?

Pete 'I suppose the person in the house I get on best with is Ned Wehave a lot in common We like the same sort of music - we both playthe guitar We have the same sense of humour We're the same age and

we have the same friends We've known each other for three years, but itfeels like we've known each other all our lives Ned's a good-looking guy,

and women love him.'

Alicia 'I've lived in the house for four years I get on well witheveryone Grace and I are good friends Ned and Pete are really nice butthey're like schoolboys Pete thinks women love Ned, but it's just nottrue Ned thinks he's really good-looking, but it's not true either I think

Leo is the greatest He's so cool He's my favourite, although I don't seemuch of him, because he's always away surfing or skydiving He's anaction man.'

Ned 'It's a great house We're all friends Pete and I are really goodmates We laugh about the same things Leo's really funny, but you can'treally have intelligent conversations with him The girls, Alicia and Grace,are good fun Alicia has lived here the longest I think Alicia may beinterested in me and secretly, she's my favourite Pete likes Grace, but Idon't think Grace feels romantic about Pete I'm probably more Grace'stype than Pete.'

Grace 'I love the house and I love the people who live in it I've been

here for nearly a year Maybe because we're the only two girls in thehouse, I'm close to Alicia I really like Leo, although he's hardly everthere Ned and Pete are like kids Ned thinks he's great, but the only onewho agrees with that is Pete Ned is big-headed, but Pete is so sweet.And he's generous, intelligent and sensitive And don't tell anyone, but 1think he's really good-looking He's my real favourite.'

leo 'I've lived in the house with the others for two years now It's a coolhouse We never fall out I'm really happy there Alicia is my favourite

- she's like our mother.'

2 Read the article again and underline the correct

words

b) Pete thinks Ned isconfident / arrogant, whie

Grace thinks Ned isconfident / arrogant

c) Grace / Alicia has lived in thehouse lo ger than

a yone else

d) Leo spends the most / the least time in the house

e) Ned thinks Leo isamusing / intelligent

£) Grace likes Pete / Ned

g) Leo gets onbest with Grace / Alicia

alo g time

c) Grace has a boyfriend called Dan

d) Ne sayshe's interested in Grace

e) Petetold Ned he was meeting Grace

£) Alicia is interested in Ned

Writing & Speaking

g) I'm really looking forward tohearing from y u c) Are your emails mainly work-related or personal?

d) Doyou ever receive unwanted emails?

h) I'm sending you the latest photos

• Than them for their email

1) Thanks foryour email

• Youhave some exciting news abo t an ther

• Send a photo wih your email

• Youwent to dinner aty ur friend's house

• Thank y ur friend for the meal

• Send some p otos with the email

.

C D Hi Leo,

much snow in the mountains?

about it until I saw them in town I waswalking down the High Street when I saw

hands across the table! When I asked Alicialater, she said they've liked each other forages! I couldn't believe it.Did you know?

I'm thinking of asking Alicia out I'm sure

( § ) All the best, Ned

Reading

Think of a festival you know orhave heard about How much doyou know about i?a) What isthen me ofthe festival? d) Wh t do you k ow about itshistory

b) Wh n does it ta epla e? e) How d people celebrate?

c) How long does itgoon for? f) How d es the festival end?

Read this article about a big Spanish festival and find answers to the questions above

bonfires fesfWal firecrackers fireworks parade procession statues

traditional dress

Las Fallas takes place in March and goes on for a week The main feature of the

(1) festival is the enormo s lifelike (2) which are burnt inhuge (3) on the

last day Theincredibly loud (4) that go off every lunchtime in the city centre

make Las Fallas the n isiest festival in the world There is also a spectacular display of(5) in the park at midnight One ofthe highlights ofthe festival is the (6) ofgirls and boys in (7) They (8) thro gh the city centre, bringing flowers for

the Virgin Mary

VocabuLary & Grammar

The nine phrasal verbs in the table are from the article on page 32 Find them in thetext and match each one to a word or phrase in the box with the same meaning

Transitive

Not separable

get down to somethin

look forward to something

get over something

Separableput something on

2 Which of these sentences is grammatically incorrect? Cross it out

a) Youcan look the word up in adictionary.b) You can look it up in a dictionary

c) Youcan look up the word ina dictionary

d) Youcan look up itina dictionary

Complete the rule with a l ways , s o meti m es or never.

When the object of a separable phrasal verb is a pronoun (m e,you, it,etc.),it

comes between the verb (look) and the particle (up)

3 Put the words in brackets in the correct order to make phrasal verb sentences

with pronouns

a) 1 hate clearing up the mess after I've had a party (I hate / it / clearing / up)

I hate clearing it up.

b) When my boss has aparty, 1look after her child~en (I/ after / look / them)c) 1 sually try on several outfits before 1 go to a party (I/ try / on / them)d) 1 always want toturn the music down at parties (I/ want to / down / turn / it)

e) It's difficult to come up with ideas for presents (It's difficult to / them / with /

come up)f) I'm looking forward tomy next birthday party (I'm / to / looking forward / it)

U NIT 4

Listening

1 Think about last New Year's Eve Work with a partner and ask and answer these questions

below are true or false

a) New Year takes place i n e a r l y J anuary

b) Just before New Year,p ople c l ean the i r h ou ses to swee p away bad luck

c) Somepeople alsoput up red decorations to fri g ht e n a w ay bad l uc k

d) Th traditio al New Year's Evedinner isP e kin g du c

e) People usu lly sp nd New Year's Eve with th e i r f r iend s

£) On New Year's Evepeople stay in and watch t e l ev i s ion

g) At midnight o New Year's Evepeople s e t off fir e works and f ire crack e r s.

@ 1.30 Listen to Hua and check your ideas Correct the statements that are false

3 Work with a partner Rewrite the statements in Exercise 2 with information aboutNew Year's Eve celebrations in your country

2 Complete the questions with the correct form of do or mak e.

Ask your partner the questions

3 Work with a partner Decide whether the nouns in the box collocate with do orma k

Use your dictionary if necessary

Choose six collocations and write an example sentence that is true for you for each one

I ha ve n ' t mad e any arran ge men t s for N ew Y e ar ' s E ve y t

Have you got any plans for

the weekend?'

A spontaneous decision:

will

'No, I haven't I think I'll

call Jan and see if she's free:

An intention:

(be) going to

'Not yet I'm going to call

Jan and see if she's free:

An arrangement:

present continuous

'Yes,I have I'm having

lunch with Jan onSaturday:

1 1.31 Read and listen to Part 1of aconversation between two flatmates

No, work's fine Da v id hasn't rung, and

we're supposed to be going to a partytonight What are you doing tonight? Do

you fancy coming to the party with me?

I' l o e to, but (1) Steve's coming round,

an (2) we're going to plan o r summer

holiday

Oh, well, what am I going to do?

I know - (3) I'll phone James

2 Three diferent ways of talking about the future are highlighted in the conversatiori

Which form is used to talk about

a) a sp nta eous decision (you speak at the moment you decide to do something)?

b) a intention (y u speak after you have already decided todo something)?

c) an arrangement (youspeak afteryou have already arra ged todo something)?

3 Read Part 2.Underline the most appropriate future form

James: Hello

Sandy: Hi, James, it's Sandy What (1) will you do / are you doing tonight?

James: Nothing! Wella tually, (2) I'll meet / I'm meeting A x and Suzy in town, but

Sandy: Do you fancy coming to a party? Alex and Suzy can come too

James: Yes,that sounds great (3) I'm meeting / I'll meet them at the Star Bar at 8.30

Sandy: OK,(4) I'll see / I'm going to see you there Bye ( P uts the phone down

(5) I'll go / I'm going to the party with James

l oe : Good idea

Sandy: And next time I see Dav i d (6) I'm telling / I'm going to tell him the relationship is

definitely o e r

lo e : Hmm (7) I'll believe / I'm believing that when Isee it

1.32 Listen and check

4 Complete Part 3b putting the verb in the most appropriate future form

loe: Hello

David : ' Is Sandy there, please?

l oe : Yes, hold on a moment - I (1 get) _ her for you It's David

Sand : Oh, hello, Dav id.

D av id : Look, I'm really sorry I didn't c ll earlier, but I'm still at the office and

Sandy: Oh, that's all right - I forgot you were going to ring anyway

David: Listen, I'm afraid I can't come to the party, I (2 h av e ) _ dinner with some

Speaking & Reading

1 Work with a partner Discuss when and why people have the following types of party

• ah usewarming party • an 18t h birthday party • anofficeparty

• a farewell/eavin party • a surprise party • a fancy dress partyWhat other types of party canyou think of?

2 What do you think makes a good party? Write a list and agree on the three mostimportant'ingredients'

Read the article and find out how many of your ideas are mentioned Doyou agreewith the other ideas?

H6W t6 tJ1r6w tJ1e

A t he me Fancy dress can be a great ice-breaker, but only if

everybody dresses up So if you want your guests to dress up,

make it clear when you send invitations Nobody wants to be

the on dressed asagorilla, if everyone else is in their most

glamorous party clothes

home, you need to push back the furniture and change a few

light bulbs Soft lighting isimportant to get people in the mood

- and it makes them look better too Balloons, candles and fairy

lghts al add to the party atmosphere

party, and make sure you invite some party animals to get the

dancing started and some good mixers who'll mingle with the

guests Try to avoid inviting ex-partners or people who dislike

eachother for other reasons

warm welcome wil make them feel special They'll also nee

somewhere to put their coats

worse than running out of food or drink And don't forget to

stock up onthe chopped carrots to keep the vegetarians happy

VocabuLary

Musi c First, you'l need somewhere to da ce So

make sure that sofa is out of the way Next you'll

need a good variety of music- something for everyone

You may be into old hardcore acid house techno rave

music, and it's your party so you can do what you

like, but you may find that nobody else is dancing

Games Are you overtwelve? So stop it

Three golden ru l es

1 Delegate! You can't do everything You'll needfour helpers: someone to meet and greetthe guests; someone to take careof the bar;

someone to take careof the food; and someone

to do the music

2 Don't worry about the mess! It's no fun for partyguests to see the host running around holding adustpan and brush

3 Enjoy yourself!

1 Find words or phrases from the article above to complete the descriptions

a) You can a k people todress up infan c dress foryour party

b) You are a ~ when you goto aparty

c) You receive an i from somebody who wants you to go to their party

d) You try tocreate a good a to getpeople in the mood foryour party

e) You m sothat y u can talk to asman people as possible ataparty.f) Yoush uld g your guests with a warm welcome when they arrive atyour party

g) Youare the h when y u throw a party

h) You canuse ad _ and brush toclear up the mess after aparty

UN I T 4

Mum:Dylan:

Mum:Dylan:Mum:

Is that you, Dylan? You're late Where have you been?

(1) Nowhere / Anywhere

But you're an hour late!

OK,I went to the park

(4) Nothing! / Anything! Stop asking questions

What do you want for dinner tonigt?

(5) Anything / Everything I don't c re

We could try that new Chinese restaurant (6) everyone / someone says it's greatOK

-Good Now,what did you do at school today?

questions Which question does he not answer?

a) Whose party was i? 1 Itwas a fancy dress party

b) Wh did sh have aparty? 2 Atleast seventy.c) Wh t sort ofp rty was it? 3 AtMaggie's house

d) Wasthere atheme? 4 Every ody dressed up as something

f) How ma y people were there? 5 Itwas fantastic

g) How man p ople did you know? 6 Myfiend Maggie's

i) Wh t was themusic lke? 8 Because she was moving abroad

k) Did you stay until the end? 10 Yes, alot

• Ask yourself thequestions in Exercise1

• Think a out what to say and how to say it

U NIT 4

UsefuL phrases

1 1.38 Read and listen to Rose speaking to four friends Which friend

doesn't she know very well?

a)Rose:

Ian:

Rose:Ia

Do you fancy coming to the cinema tonight?

Yes, good idea What are you going to see?

The new James Bond film

I'd love to but I'm working tonight

Oh, what a shame

I know What are you going to see?

The new Bond film

Oh, I've heard i's really good

-the best one so far

Are you doing anything tonight?

No, why?

I'm going to see the new Bond film

Do you fancy coming?

No, I'm afraid I can't I have to get up

really early tomorrow Why don't you

Yes, that sounds great What's on?

Well, I was thinking of seeing the new

James Bond film

Great What time do you want to meet?

2 Read the conversations again Look at the highlighted useful phrases Find:

a) three ways of inviting somebody todo something

b) two ways of accepting an invitation

c) two ways of refusing an invitation

d) one way of asking some o y ifthey are free to go out

e) o e way of sounding disappointe

4 Workwith a partner Write a conversation based on the situatio below

• Student A: You want to meet up with Student B and go somewhere

Make at le st three suggestions

• Student B: You do 't want to go anywhere with Student A.Make excuses

VocabuLary Extra

PhrasaL verbs

1 Work with a partner Decide which particle in each list does not

gowith ta k toform a phrasal verb Cross it out

a) a out after in o u

b) apart at down off out

c) back o er through to without

Check in the dictionary entry Tick the phrasal verbs you know

2 Complete the table with the dictionary entry for each phrasal verb

in the box

I don't take after my mum Sorry,I take it back

The pla e istaking off Wh did you take him on?

He took to them immediately We've taken itup

Intransitive Transitive (separable) Transitive (not separable)

take aft e r s b

Where does the dictionary put the object (sb/ s th) when the phrasal

verb is:a) separable; b) not separable?

3 Many phrasal v rbs have both literal and idiomatic meanings

Underline the idiomatic meanings of these phrasal verbs

a) take back: return sth you have bought / admit that you said sth

wrong

b) takedown: write sth / dismantle a structure

c) takein:understand and remember sth / allow sb to stay inyour

house

d) take off:remove clothing, etc / aircraft: start flying

e) take out: get sth official from a bank, etc / remove sth from a

pocket, etc

f) ta eup: fill space or time / start doing sth new

Check your ideas in the dictionary extract

4 Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from Exercise 3

a) I'm a nervous flyer: I don't mind taking off but I hate landin

b) I usualy travel insurance wh n Igo abroad

c) I'm going to jogging one ofthese days

d) When I realise that I'm wrong ab ut somethin , Ialways

it

e) I find thatexplanations inEnglishare sometmes difficult to

f) If I don't some notes inclass,Icann ver remember wh t

the lesson isabout

5 Look at the.sentences Decide which alternative is not possible in

each case Cross it out

a) People say Itake after my mother / father / dog

b) Mycareer / business / car never really took off

c) I've never ta en outarent / mortgage / bank loan

d) Recently,I've ta en towearing a suit / walking to work / having

a baby

e) I'd lik totake up swimming / sleeping / yoga

PHRASAL VERBS ' ta ke , af t e r sbto lookorbehave

like an older relative

, take sth a ' par t to separate an object into its

, take sth ' b ck 1totake something that you

have bought back tothe shop because it is

broken or notsuitable 2toadmit that

something that yousid was wro g: I ' m sorry - [ take it bac

, take sth ' down 1toseparate alarge structure

into its pie e 2to wrie information o a

piece ofpaper: The police took down our add r esses an d phone numbers.

,take sb 'in 1to alow someone to stay inyour

h use ory ur country 2 be taken i nto be

tricked so that you believe something that

isn t true

,take sth 'in 1tounderstand and remembersomething that y u hear or ead: I'm not

su r h ow mu ch of his explana t ion she took

in.2to make a piece of clothing more

narrow or more tig t so that it fitsyou

,take ' off 1if an aircraft takes off,it leaves

the gro nd and starts to fly* 'L AN D2to

become suc essful or popular very fast He business has r ally taken off 3i n fo r ma lo

leave aplace suddenly

, take sth ' off 1to remove a pie e ofclothing

from y ur body*'P U STH O I2to spend a

particular amount of time away from work:

I ' m taking Monday off to go to London.

, take ' on s t h to develop a particular character

or appearance: Our website istaking on a new look.

,take st h 'out 1to remove something from a

place: H enry took out his wa ll et 2togetsomethin officially: When you t ake out

i n s ur ance, read t he sma l pr in t

,take sth 'out on sb to treat someone badlybecaus y uare an ry, upset, or tired,

alh u h it isn t their fault

,take (sth) 'over to begin to do something thatsomeone els was doing: Jan e took o ve r a s director afte R icha r d retired.

, take sth 'ove r to take control ofsomethin ,

especially another compan

, take sb ' through sth toexplain something to

someone in detail

' take t o sth tostart doing something as a

habit: R ec e ntly he ' s taken to wearin g a cap.

' take to sb/sth tobegin tolike someone or

something: I took to Jo n immediately.

,take ' up s t h tofillaparticular amount of

space or time: Th e efiles take up a lot of disk space

, take st h ' u tostart doing something

regularly asa habit, job, or interest: C hris

Grammar Countabl e and uncoun t able nouns Quantity e x r ession s used to / would

Vocabulary Partitive s Food Taste and te x ture

Useful phrases At a r estau r ant: regi s ter

Reading & Speaking

J i ~ e !Io u a choc o late add t c t ?

Do you think ab utchocolate severaltimes a day?

Do you usually eatsomechocolatebeforemidday?

Ina cafe,when y ur friends order coffee,doy uusually order a hotchocolate?

Is chocolateyour favourite icecream flav ur?

Doy uhavea favourite bar of chocolate,for example:Mars,Kit Kat, etc

Canyou name more than ten ty es of chocolate bar?

Doy ufind itpainful to sharey ur chocolatewith other people?

Doy ueat at leastsix piecesof chocolate per day?

Could you live without chocolate?

are true or false

Chocolate trivia

1 Chocolate isgood for you

2 White chocolate isn t real chocolate

3 Chocolate contains 'happy chemicals

4 Dark chocolate ishealthier than milk chocolate

S Apiece of chocolate is a good treat foradog

6 Americans are the world's biggest per capita chocolate consumers

7 The average person will consume 10,000 chocolate bars ina lifetime

8 Afiftygram bar of chocolate contains thesame amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee

9 American and Russian space flightshave always had several bars ofchocolate on board

10 In Alfred Hitchcock's film,P s y ho , chocolate syru wa used for blood in thefamo s

shower scene

3 Look at the first statement from Cho c olat e tr ivia Replace c h oco l a t e with each word in

the box to make new statements Use plural forms if the words are countable

C hoco l ate i s good for you - + Chi ps ar e go od f or yo u

Effip crisp fish fruit milk salt sleep sugar travel vegetable