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b ying a car changing ab b 's napp first words a free bus passlearning to swim leavin h me retiring school trips or exchanges b Think of other important life events associate with each s

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" People's sel image, clothes

" E x tra Informal letterEa"Wr ing a shortbiogra hy

> Four peopletalking about memorableevents

Twopeoplemeeting ina coffee sh p

Interview with some are ts

Interview witha oyfrie d

Co versation between bo friend and

girlfriend

@ Conversaton between boyfr nd and

his girlfrie d's parents

@ An au pairtalkin a out herexp rie ce

Useful phrases: Sh wing some n around

y ur ho se

o Tense review soandne i her.

Question tags.Indirect questo s

G Collocationstodo with appera ce.Wordformation:prefixr e.

Anecdote: Your most

teasured possession

@ Threepeopletalking about thei most

teasured possessio sUsefulphrases: Shopping Explainin

o Re orte speech Unreal conditionals

G ha v , m ak e, t a k collocations.Metaphor

4) Personal chale ges: MoonWalk

G Word formation:prefixself-;suffixes

able / ibl e.Collocations inate t

o w ill , wo uld &u sedtofor present andpasthabits.Verb patterns (2)

G Guessing from context.Collo ations

A man talkin a out the worstwaiter

G Parts of the bo y.Body collo atons

Foodcollocations Guessin from

Cl) Extract fromNotes From A Big Country

b Bill BrysonFive peopletalking about theirfavouriteb ach

Threepeople talking about theirholidays

Cl) Every postcard tells a storyCl) Never again!

~ Two peopletalking aboutholday

romancesCl) Gonefishing

Useful phrases: Advic andrecommendatio s

o Reporting verbs with orwithout directobjects.Past mo als of obligation.Articles

(!) Beach holdays Re orting verbs Wordformaton:suffxes Jul, i sh andless

Spoken discourse markers

G Pronunciatio of thein place names

" Dating and relationships

" 'Thelaw ofattraction'

Anecd te: Th most positive(or negative) person youknow

mG Writingadescriptio ofaperson

Five people say wh t theythink makes

a face attractiveCl) Is beauty inthe eye of theb holder?

~ Threep oplediscussing cosmeticsurgery

Cl) Surgery changed mylifeCl) Your dream partner infiveminutes!

@ A radio programme about 'Th law ofattraction'

Useful phrases: Body idioms

o Passivere ortstructures have / get something d ne.Unrealconditionals:altern tives toif

(!) Appearance andcharacter.Compoundadjectives.Word building

" Artand paintings

" Inventions

G Extra Narrative

m GWritingastory

Cl) Wheretogo to see a masterpiece

@ Aradio documentary on Stonehenge

@ A museum guide describin three of

Frida Kahlo's paintingsCl) Frida Kahlo

@ Interview withTrevor BaylisCl) Dream invent n

Useful phrases: Explaining how

something works

o Past modals ofd duction ook, seem, app ar

(!) Describin places.Time expressio s

Colocatio s Wordfamilies

" Logos and a verts

" Celebriies and themedia

Cl) Bonfire of theBrands

@ A marketing e ecutve anda eadteacher talking aboutadvertisinCl) Commercial breakdown

@ Discussion about truth and accuracy

intabloidsCl) Licen eto Sel

Useful p rases: Using emotivelan uage

o Relative cla ses Emphasis (cleftsentences)

(!) look atandsee.Sales andMarketing

collocations.Spo en discoursemarkers Collocations inatext(!) E x tra Collocations

G Stress incleftsentences

o Future formsreview Future tmeclauses afterwhen, if

(!) Educatio islikely to, is expecte to

Colloquialexpressio s Exaggeration

G Abbreviatio s andacro yms

Cl) Theearthshelter and thelighthouseDescribing what a roomsaysaboutaperson

Cl) A miner's breakfast: extract from Sons and Lo ers

Three people describ breakfastfrom

(!) Extra Get it right

I m pressions

Grammar Verb structures Auxiliaries Indirect questions

Vocabulary Collocation Word formation Clothing

Useful phrases Talking about appearance

Iused to work / I'd work

Listening & Reading

1 ,1.01-1.04 Listen and match the speakers, Alec,Belinda, Chris and Da a, with thephotos (a- d )on page 4

It made a huge impression on me

be aus, when Iwas a kid, I always(1 think) used to think I hope I(2 live) _ long enough to see aman on the Moon Sowhen it(3 happen) - I don't know

how old my son was, but I said to

to get there early to get a good

place, so we (2 wait) sinc

six o'clock in the evening Then, at

midnig t the fireworks (3 explode)_ across the sky I (4 neversee) anythin so spectacular

I (5 feel) proud to be an

Australian

What (1 annoy) _ me is peoplewho think the royal family hadsomething to do with Diana's death

It was a tragic accident That's what

I (2 believe) anyway I wasnever a big fan of Diana, but sheraised a lot of money for charity, and

I (3 think) she was a goodmother to those boys I just hopethe press can leave them alo e andnot hound them as they hounded

their mother

It wa the first time I (1 visit)_ an Asian country It was

so different Iwa amazed at howmany people there were After theGames (2 finish) _ ,we (3 do) some sightseeing The GreatWallwa definitely my favourite It'sthe most incredible thing I (4 ever

se)

3 Write down three memorable events that have been important

• in your own life

b) I had / I've had / I used to have breakfast wih Ben thismorning

c) I'm talking / I've been talking / Iwas talking to Cath just beforethe lessonstarted

d) I like /I'm liking / I'd like Da a lot- he's o eof mybest friends

e) I've learnt / I've been learning / I'm learning En lsh fora out the same number

ofyears asErica

f I've gone / I've been / I've been g ing out to dinner with Fra k lots oftimes.g) I've alrea y met / I already met / I'd already met Ginabefore Ijoin d this class.h) I was having / I used to hav / I'd hav a friend caledHarry, b t we've lost to ch

wih each other

2 Choose five sentences from Exercise 1and change the names to make the sentencestrue foryou Read your partner's sentences and find out asmuch as you can about thepeople they mention

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VocabuLary

1 What do you notice most about a person when

you meet them for the first time? Look at the ideas

in the box below and discuss with a partner

clothes eyes fac hair h ndsh k

2 'Collocation' refers to the way that words form

predictable relationships with other words Look

at the alternative adjectives (a-h)and cross outthe adjective which does NOT form astrongcollocation with the noun Useyour dictionary ifnecessary

a) designer / lmmd clothesb) shiny / bright eyesc) round / circular fa ed) spiky / pointy haire) strong / firm ha dsh k

f charming / fairmannerg) heated / warm smieh) profound / deep voice

'Younever get a second chance tomake afirst impression:

3 Match the nouns from Exercise 1to the adjectives below to make additional strongcollocations

Which of the characteristics described above or in Exercise 2 would you findappealing / unappealing? Tell your partner

Listening

1 1.05 Listen to a man and a woman who meet in a New York coffee shop Answerthe questions

a) Where arethey from?

b) Wh t arethe doing in New York?

c) Wh does the conversatio sto ?

3 Have you ever 'put your foot in it'- accidentally said something that was

embarrassing or that annoyed someone? Or have you been with someonewhen they 'put their foot in it'? Tell your partner

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Auxiliaries (1):

so / neither (nor)

'I went out lat night:

lI''So did I:

1 Work with a partner Make ten sentences based on the information in the table on

page 6 Use and so , or and neither , or but as appropriate

a) The man isEnglish and sois the woma

2 Use the sentence beginnings to write some sentences which are true for you andwhich you believe are also true for your partner (Do not check with your partner yet.)a) Iwas b rn d) I used to g) I've never been to

b) I'm not used to e) I've got h) I'd like to

c) I'm interested in f) Ican't i) I hardly ever go

I was born in the 1980s / was born in a hospital / was born in this city / was born etc

3 Work with your partner Go to the Additional material on page 128

1 Work with your partner Look at the examples from the conversation on pag 6 and

match the information in columns A and B to explain the form and use of question

tags

1 Sorry, but you're English, aren't you? 2 It isn't very busy here today,is it?

positiv statement ~ asking a real questionnegative statement negative question tagrising intonation asking for agreementfalling intonation positive question tag

2 Choose the correct question tag for each statement Is each question tag more likely to

be said with a rising or falling intonation?

a) It's a bit c illy to ay,isn't it? / is it?

b) I'm late again, isn't it? / aren't I?

c) The traffic was dreadful, isn't it? / wasn't it?

d) You haven't been waiting long,isn't it? / have you?

e) Nobo y's away today, isn't it? / are they?

f) You do 't have Mik Smith's phone number, isn't it / doyou?

Grammar Extra

Speaking: anecdote

You are going to tell your partner about a person who made a big impression on you

• Ask yourself thequestions below

• Think about what tosa and howto sayit

• Tellyour partner about the person

a) Who was this person? A teacher? A boss? A member ofyour family '"

b) What washis/her name?

c) Wh n and how did you meet him/h r?

d) How oldwere you? How oldwas he/she?

e) What wereyou doing at this time? What was he/she doing?

f) How did you get to know him/her?

g) Why did he/she make such a big impression?

h) What did you learn from him/her?

i) Wh t ish /sh doing now?

j) When was the last time you sawhim/h r?

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re prefixmeaning agai n:

used with many verbs, nouns

and adjectves: rear ange,

rebuild, reconsid , reconstruct

rediscover, redo, redraft,

re-examin , reinvent relocate,

remake, reorganise, repackage,

resc edule, rethink, reunite,

a) Madonna isan exceptionally talented singer,actor and writer

b) Mad nna isa talented business woman who's brilliant atsellin h r image.c) Mad nna istoo old to wear a leotard, and should retiretothe country

h) Isit likely that she'll soon retre ?

Vocabulary

1 The article on Madonna talks about her reinventing and repackaging herself Crossout the word o each line which does not form a new verb with re,according to theWord formation panel

a) c a ge / d / invent / p ckage d) c nsider / contemplate / examine / think

b) arran e / organise / prepare / schedule e) cop / draft / word / write

c) build / construct / erect/ make f discover / find / locate/ unite

2 Look up words with the prefix re (meaning again) inyour dictionary Tick the words

you know or can understand easily Choose three more to learn Write your ownexample sentences

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a) Pop icon

Her career is older than most of her fans, andsome may say

that, now in her fifties, it's time she slowed down a dleft the

stage to younger performers But the truth isthat Mado n

5 still puts on an amazing show, and her tours continue to

sell out

She's had more top ten hits thanElvis Presley an isthe

most successful female recording artist in history.To say

that Madonna is a celebrity is an understatement: she's a

1 veritable pop icon

b)

So how did she reachiconic status?The genius of Madonna

is in the way she manages her image andmarketstheglo al

super-brandthatis Madonna It was her geniustorealise that

15 marketing was the key to her success aslo g ago as1979,

whichwas when sheregistered 'Madonna' as atr demark

Madonnahas always beena brilliantconsolidator of

trends, picking upo a existing look an making it her

own.Think backon her career t mayn t be the songs

20 you remember first n rthe films, n r the videos It'smuch

more likelythatyou'l recallher career as a series of images:

Madonna in lacy gloves, bare midrif an b ngles;Madonna

as Marilyn insatin; Madonna asEvita;Madonna as geisha,

dominatrix, cowgirl and mystic earth mother It'sno wonder

2 that she's known as the queen of reinvention nfact sh

prides herself on an ever-evolving look, style and sound Sh

even called one of her world tours the 'Re-invention tour'

c)

But behind all the masks, who is the real Madonna?

30 Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was born in1 5 in

Michigan and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, the thirdof

six children Her mother died when she was six.At school

she was bullied because she was different Ina interview

forVanity F air, she explains: 'Ididn't fit in withthe popular

3 group Iwasn't ahippie ora stoner, soIended upbeing

the weirdo Iwasinterested in classical baletand music,

Glossary

tre n un [C}: di ection in fa hio

ma k noun [C}: cover to disguis your face

bullied adj: fr ghtened b older or str nger chi dren

weirdo noun [C}: strange person

me n adj: cruel or unkind

a dthe kids were quie meanif you were different Iwasone of those p ople that people were mean to.'Madonnalaterhitch iked to New York with $35 in herpocket where a sh rt struggle was followed by a swift

40 ascentto stardom She began to bleach her dark hair, andthe 'materialgirl' was born- she had her first mainstreampop success withH oliday in1984 and has never lookedback Over hercareerto date, she has produced animpressive catalogue ofalbums, world tours, videos, feature

45 films,documentaries and books.d)

Meanwhie,h rpersonallife has not stood still.She had her

frstchild,L urd s, with fitnesstrainer CarlosLeon in 1996

F uryearslatershe had met and married British film director

50 GuyRichie and ha a son, Rocco The couple adopted a

thirdchild,David Banda,fromMalawi, attracting criticismfromsome peoplewh felt that Madonna h dusedherwealth a dfame tofast-trac the adoption Madonna andGuydivorced in 2008

55 e)

Botho andOff-stage,Madonna isno strangertocontroversy: over the years, she has shocked people withher ch ice ofclothes, son titles, religious imagery and, attheMTVmusicawards in2003, a lingering kiss with Britney

60 Spears.The QueenofPop is wellaware of the importance

ofkeeping her name in the headlines and,ever themarketing ge ius, she knows exactly how to do it

fl_

Butshe isn't readyto relinquish her share of the limelight

65 yet.At anage wh nmany wealthy pop stars would opt toretire gracefulytotheir country residence, put on a few kilosandgivethe young ones a chance, Madonna comes backagaina d again,repackaged, new and improved In her ownwords: 'Iwant more, more, more.I'm not stepping down,

70 I'mstepping up career-wise There's no exit plan.'

swift adj: quick fast-track verb [T]: make sth happen quickly relinquish verb [T]: give sth up

limelight no [U]: public at entio

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1 Look at the photos and answer the questions

a) How would you describe the image each man istryin to achiev : cool,professional, trendy, casual, sporty, etc?

b) Wh t kind of image do you find mostleast appealng?

c) Do you think me aremore image-conscious these days than in thepast?

2 1.07-1.10 Listen to the way each man describes his personal style to ajournalist

Inwhat order does the journalist speak to the men?

b) Who couldn't live without his trainers?

c) Who wants people to notice his clothes?

d) Wh b u ht something pink rec ntly?

e) Wh just wears clothes he feels comfortable in

f Wh hasn't cha ged his style for years?

g) Wh thinks it's important to make a good impression

h) Wholikeshis jeans and T-shirts tobe clea and neat?

Tryto answer the same questions with the names of men you know Tellyour partnerabout the men you have noted down

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1 The journalist on page 10 used indirect questions to interview the four men

Complete the table by writing some ofthe questions she asked Check theRecordings on page 144if necessary

a) Wh t image are you tryin to achieve? - +

b) Are you aware of fashion? - +

c) What do you wear to go out in the ev ning? - +

d) What doyour clothes say about you? - +

e) Doyou care about your image? - +

f) Doesyour appearance affectyour life? - +

g) What was the last thing you bought? - +

Could you tellme wh t imag e you're tryin g to a c hieve?

Do you think that ?

Do you mind tellin me what ?I'd liketo know wh t

Wouldyou say that ?I'd liketo know wh ther

Do you know wh t ?

2 Workwith a partner What are the main differences between direct and indirectquestions? Discuss the following

a) word order b) do / does / did c) i wh e th e r d) formality

3 Complete these indirect questions Then ask your partner

a) Where is the cheapest clothes shop in town? Doyou kno w ?

b) Are cheap clothes good value for money? Doyou think ?

c) Where isthe best plac to buy jeans? Where do you think ?

d) Have you eversewn abutton o a shirt?r d l ke to know

e) How much mo ey would you sp nd on a leather jacket? Doyou mind t e llin g me ?f) How man p irs oftrainers have you got?Could you tell m e ?

g) Do clothes and fashion matter to you Would yo u s ay ?

Use the indirect question beginnings towrite three more questions toask

expressions are similar to ones in your language?

a) Tomis very funny.He's always c ming out with

amusing off-the-cuff / off-the-sleeve remarks

b) Richard is very lazy.Heneeds tobelt down /buckle down soon ifhe wants to do an thing with his life

c) Julie is very clever She's as bright asa button /

as bright as a zip and always comes top inexams

d) Ann is very borin She always belts / collars me atparties soI have to listen to all her problems

e) Harry is very careful Heknows how totighten his belt /tighten his buttons when hehasn't got much mo ey

f Zoeis very open Sh wears her heart on her hem / on her sleeve

so you always know wh t she's feeling.Which descriptions could you use to describe people you know?

Tellyour partner

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1 @ 1.12 Listen tothe conversation and answer the questions

a) Where are Rose,Ian and Mike?

b) Wh t aretherelationships between them?c) Wh does Mikemeet at the bar?

2 Match the useful phrases (a-f) used in the conversation with their function (1-6)

a) Calm down 1 I'm going to tellyou something surprising

b) You're so annoying 2 I think you're angry

c) Yo 're soeasy to wind up 3 You make me angry.d) Itcan't beh r 4 I'd like you to continue speaking

e) You'll never guess 5 I'm sure it isn't her

f) Yo were saying 6 I think you believe things too easily

Who said the useful phrases (a-f ) ? Write Rose, Ian or Mike next to each expression.

Listen again and check

3 Work with a partner Complete more useful phrases (a-j) from the conversation totalk about people's appearance Use the phrases in the box

a very cha ged so in the

spittin image that smie

look anything looking womathat 'Noman the same

a) Look atthat woman over there

f I'd recognise anywhere

g) She's got distinctive smile.h) That woman bears absolutely _ toGwyneth Paltrow

i) Isaw this amazing- walkin

towards me.j) I didn't recognise h r.She's much

4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,using the word in brackets

a) I look exactly likemy father - +I'm the spitting imag e of him (image)b) Our e es are identical - +We'v (same)

c) His way ofwalking is unusual - +He has (distnctive)

d) I lookvery different from my mother - + I don't look (lke)e) Sh looks c mpletely different fom therest of the family.- +She bears _ (esemblance)

f) Shewas an extremely attractive woman whe she was younger - +She (amazing-

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InformaL Letter

1 Work wih apartner and

discuss these questions

c) Did you/he/she ever meet

this pen friend?

2 Read this letter from Ling

Chun to her pen friend,

Hanna West Do you think the

language isappropriate? If

not, wh not?

3 The underlined words and

expressions (1-16) make the

letter very formal Replace

thes words and expressions

with these more informal

c) anything else you think I

should know about you

d) PS Hope you like the photo!

k) I'm really sorry I haven't

written back sooner,

Singapore21st April 2009

Dear Hanna,

(1) Withreferenceto your letterof 12thApril, (2) I would be pleased

to acceptyour offerof becoming your new pen frien

Firstof all (3)I should ap logise for thedelay inreplying to your letter,but (4) I havebeen extremelybusy with work I'm a trainee lawyer and

have been revisin formy finalexams

(5)Iwould be grateful if you could tell me more about you,your

family, what kind of music youenjoy, what you do inyour freetme

and (6) any other relevant information

I'm from quite abigfamily.(7) It consists ofthree children - two girls

and aboy.I'm number three in thefamiy and o ly I live at home now

with my parents My elder sister has just had ababy, and my brother

got married lastye r.(8) Iregret toinform you that I haven't gotan up-to-date photograph of

us all together,but (9) Ienclosea photo ofme and my sister taken atmy

brother's graduation I've put thenames (10)on the reverse side so you

know who's who

(11)Incidentally,I agree with what yousay about email.It.s very

convenient but perhaps it'sn t the bestway for me to improve my

En lish, because n b dy bothers about punctuation orspelling!

(12)Inconclusion, (13)Iam delighted to be in touch with you and(14)I look forward tohearing fromyou again as soon as possible.(1 ) Yo rs sincerely,

Ling

Ling Chun(16) Enc:1 familyphotograph

Are there any other things in the letter that you would change in order to

make it more informal?

4 Write a letter introducing yourself to a pen friend Include information

about the following

• Your family

• Your work/ studies

• Theplace where you live

• What you would like to know ab ut your pen friend

5 Exchange letters with another student in the class and write a reply,

answering his orher questions

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Generations

Grammar Verb patterns (1) Adjective structures

Vocabulary Sayings Social register

Useful phrases At home: showing someone around your house

Reading & VocabuLary

o - D D- D

Do the followinJ tasks

a) Match each ofthese important life events with a stage in the chart

b ying a car changing ab b 's napp first words a free bus passlearning to swim leavin h me retiring school trips or exchanges

b) Think of other important life events associate with each stage.c) Decide which isthebest age or stage tole rn a foreign la g age

2 Read the article on page 15 about Viv Groskop's experiences of school excha g s.Answer the questions

a) How man e cha ge students did she stay with and where were they from?b) What arethe reasons shegivesforthe success of the exch nges?

c) Wh t happened to each of her excha ge relationships over time? Wh ?

3 Look atthe highlighted words and phrases in the article Categorise them underthe headings in the table There are five words or phrases in each column Use yourdictionary if necessary

4 Use a word or phrase from Exercise 3to complete the comprehension questons

a) Wh t will Viv Grosk p doifher childre show any for languages? Why?b) Which of the lang ages sh learnt are now a bit ?

c) Which exchange student's p rents were older and their two children?

d) Why were the and Spanish girlsdisappointed in the English nightlife?e) Why were Viv and Axelle atAxelle's wedding?

f Who is Viv'smother stll with?

5 Work in small groups Discuss the following questions

a) Wh t aretheadvantages and disadvantages of schoolexch nges or study trips abroad?b) Do you agree that 'immersion isthe only way tolearn'? Wh ? / Why not?

c) What arey ur own school-age experiences oflearnin languages?

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la difference!

In many ways, I am the uLtimate

poster-glrL for the schooL exchange

From the age of tweLve and for the

next six years I exchanged visits at

5 Least twice a year with my French

pen friend AxeLLe Perron from Angers;

at fifteen, Iwent to stay with my

German exchange, Frauke Schoon,

near Bremen; and at sixteen I started

10 a Spanish exchange with AmaLia

Muiioz Ruano in SaLamanca By the

age of eighteen, I had a degree of

fluency in aLLthree Languages

Which just goes to show that

1 when a schooL exchange works, it

really works If my chiLdren show any

aptitude for Languages whatsoever, I

wouLd not hesitate to send them to

Livewith host famiLies in their teens,

1 because immersion is the onLy way

to Learn ALthough my Spanish and

German is now a bit rusty, in the case

of French the experience gave me

fluency for Life

1 But beyond the Learning

opportuni es, the reaL reason these

exchanges worked for me is because

I reLished my escape from ruraL Life in

Somerset And I Loved the exoticism

3 of my new friends AxeLLewas sLim,

beautifuL and, at the age of tweLve,

had fabuLousLy bLow-dried hair Frauke

was taLL,sporty and earnest AmaLia

was quiet, sweet and had a secret

It heLped that aLLthree famiLies

were extremeLy amusing The Germans

were joLLy,smothering oLder parents

who doted on their two chiLdren and

4 never stopped trying to make you eat

cake The Spanish were a Large, Loud

extended famiLy, aLLof whom werecomicaLLyshort - except for AmaLia'sbrother, who was, inexpLicabLy,

45 about seven feet taLL.The father inthe French famiLy, Alain, had a verywiggLy moustache which he used to

exceLLent effect

As I grew oLder, fauLtLines deveLoped

50 in my exchange reLationships FraukeaLways got on better with my motherthan she did with me, and withAmaLia I had the opposite probLem: Iwas not reaLLycooLenough for her It

5 didn't heLp that the Spanish exchangegirLs were aLLhip and urban, used toeating tapas at 10.00 p.m and then

going out dancing untL 4.00 a.m

The prospect of trying to get into

60 the Studio Nightclub in YeoviLwithour fake ID, to dance on the stickcarpets and get home for an 11.00

p.m curfew was somehow not so

exciting

65 EventuaLLy, even my wonderfuL

friendship with AxeLLesoured We

grew apart during our university years,and I never forgave her for hoLding

what happened to AmaLia I Like tothink that she is still out partying

curfew n ou n [C ] : a t i me by w hi c h y ou mu s t b e hom e

rash ad j de s cribe s s th done t oo qui c k l y w it out th o ht

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1 Work with a partner Look at the three photos and discuss the questons

a) What do you think the parents' jobs or hobbies are?b) How do you think these teenagers fe l a out their parents?

Read the article and decide which of these parents you would least like

to have

ALEX COURTLEY finds it difficult

to see the funny side of his

father's job His father, Paul, is

better known to his fans as Corky

1 At first dread d myfriendsfinding

o twhat he did, but eve tuallye eryo n

Myd dis alwaysclowning around

20 Hesings outloudwhenwe go shopping

and he's always whistling

I usedtowish hewasn't Corky,but

Ineverwanted him to havea borin ,

ordin ry job inan office.'

2 KAYLEIGH ROLLS is thirteen years old, a difficult age to have an embarrassing parent Her mum is the club mascot for Cardiff City Football Club.

3 Kayleigh says:'Even though she

wears a bird costume, ev er y on e knows

it'sour mum underneath She hastowear a realysilyBluebirdcostume andfoolaround to entertain the crowd

35 Once,she wentove r tomyMathsteacherwh wasin thecrowd and

shook hishand.Then sh took her birdhead offand said, 'I'm Kayleigh'smum!'

I just wanted the ground to open up and

4 swallow me 'm one of the ball girlsforthe club, andour mum lov es tochase

me around the ground Itryto run away

asfast as Ican, but sometimes shecatches me and makes me cuddle her

4 in frontofthe wh le crowd

Sh does causeus alotofemb rrassment, but life isnever dull,and sh 's our mum, and I thinkwe'relucky to have her.'

50 GINA CLARK cannot believe that her mother, a singing and piano tutor by day, performs as singer and film star Cher in her spare time.

55 Gina says: Everyone round hereknows

mymum as Cher, but it's a nightmare

i she'sperforming ata clubwh n I'mthere, because a lotof people lookat

mewhile she'sdoingh ract,and we're

60 so different.Shel o e being in thelimelight,whereasIcan't stand being thecentre of attention Cher is known for

her outrageo s clothes, andsoMum'sgot some incrediblelittlese -through,

65 al-in-one blac body stockings in lace

that cost a fortu e I find it embarrassing

to see her in her Chercostumes, but

at leastwhen sh 'snot Cher,sh lo ksmore normal in jeans and casu lstuff

7 Iha ve to admit, mymum is gorg o s,andshema ages to stayin sha e

wih ut spending afortune oncosmetisurgery

2 Answer the questions about the article

a) Who enjoys b ing in the limelight?

b) Who forced his son to join in his act?

c) Wh h tes being the centre of a entiond) Who makes her da ghter cuddle her in public?

e) Who att mpts to run away from her mum as fast as she canf) Who really didn't want his friends to find out wh t his father did?

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Verb patterns (1)

verb +to -i nfinitive

I didn't want to dance

verb +obje t +gerund

Iwatched her dancing

verb +o ject +infinitive

without to

She made me dance

1 Look at the underlined verb patterns in the article and in Exercise 2 on page 16

Record the different verb patterns in the appropriate boxes below

2 Workwith a partner Look at twenty more common verbs and verb phrases in the

box Categorise them according to the five patterns outlined in Exercise 1 Some verbs

can belong to more than one category Use a dictionary if necessary

aim allow arra ge ask

e courage h lp h p let

urge warn (not)

decid expect finish

spend time teach tell

avoid can't afford

(not)mind offer

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets

a) My famiy always avoids (talk) a out politics or religio b) Myparents always encouraged me(save) mo ey fora rain day

c) I do 't mind (lend) money to my brothers and sisters

d) My father ta g t me (drive) e) My parents always let me (stay out)_ tillaftermidnight

f) When I've finish d (study) Iwant to go travelling

g) I'd rather do something activethan sp nd my time (sit) athome(watch)_ TV

h) I ho e (start) _ a family ofmy own o eday

4 Work with your partner Match the sentence halv s to make

sensible pieces of advice for parents with teenagers

a) Yo sh uld h lp them keep th ir rooms tidy

b) Yoush uldn't let th m totake drugs

c) Yo sh uld ma e them smoke

d) You should tellthem not to resp ct their elders

e) Youshould warn them n t tokeep fit.f) Youshould enco rage th m toplay their music tooloud

g) Yoush uld askthem not todowell atsc oolh) Yo sh uld ex ect them tob leve everythin they hear

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SingLe voweL sounds

Pronunciation & Vocabulary

1 @ 1.13 Listen and repeat the twelve single vowel sounds in English and theexample words

2 @ 1.14 Listen and repeat these sayings about family and friendship Write the correctphonetic symbol for the vowel sound in each underlined syllable

a) Chgrity begins at home 1' & 1 h i d) Birds of a feather flQck together

b) Blood is thicker than wgter e) Two's company Three's a crowd

c) Home is where the heart is f) One good turn deserves anoth~

3 Match the sayings (a - I>in Exercise 2with their meanings (1-6)

1 If someone does you a favour, you should do them a favour in return

2 People of a similar type often spend time with each other

3 Look after your family and friends first

4 Two people can be happy together A third can get in the way

S Wherever your loved-ones are, that's where your home is

6 Family relationships are the most important

4 Which of the sayings in Exercise 2 do you like best? Are there any similar sayings inyour language? Discuss with a partner

Speaklng & Listening

1 Work in groups Which of these points do you think parents would consider

important I not important in their son or daughter's future partner?

He or she should

• be clean and smartly dressed • have a good job / good job prospects

• be from a good family background • have the same religion astheir so /

• be about the same age as their • be the same nationality as their son/

• have good academic qualifications

2 @ 1.15 Listen to Sarah's parents talking about how they feel about meeting theirdaughter's boyfriend, Andy, for the first time Are the statements true or false?Correct the false statements

a) Sarah's parents don't know anything about Andy

b) Sarah has had a lot of boyfriends.c) Her parents have met all of them

d) They don't think many of Sarah's boyfriends have been good enough for her.e) Sarah ended her relationship with Jeremy because her parents didn't like him.f) Sarah's parents think that Andy is a serious boyfriend

3 Choose the correct verb form to complete these sentences from the conversation inExercise 2

a) We're looking forward to meet / meeting Andy at last

b) It's difficult to know / knowing with Sarah really - she changes boyfriends likeother people change their socks

c) I think it's essential for him to come / coming from the same kind of background.d) It's very important for him to have / having some kind of qualifications

e) He needs to be / being a strong character to stand up to Sarah.f) The poor chap is unlikely to last / lasting very long

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2 Underlne the items in the box that Andy says might make a

b d impression on Sarah's parents

his age hisjo his education his red hair his religion

1 Look at these extracts from the conv rsations with Sarah's parents and with herboyfriend Underline the correct preposition in each extra t

b) Jeremy.Lovely chap We were impressed of / to / with him

Wh 1TIakes each of these statements?

2 Complete these sentences with prepositions from the box You can use eacpreposition only once

a) Werethere any school subjects you wereparticularly hopeless _ ?b) If you could befamo s, wh t would you lik tobefamo s ?

e) Isthere an thing you're allergic ?f) Wh t kind of sp rts are you interested ?

h) Isthere an thin you are particularly optimistic or pessimistic _ ?

3 Think about three different situations On a piece of paper write down how you feelabout each one Use sentence structures from the table or your own ideas

It ' s embarrassi n t o see m y paren t s d n c i ng. OR

I find i t embar r ass in g t o see my pa re nt s d an cin g

It's

Itisn't

difficultembarrassingeasy

b ringirritatingamusing

to look at photos of myself as a child

to talk about relationships with my parents

to discuss p litics with my parents

tosee my parents dancing

to annoy my brothers and sisters

tovisit relatives

I find it

Idon't find it

4 Foldyour piece of paper and give it toyour teacher Then follow the instructions

• Take one of the piec sof paper with the sentences writte by an ther student

• Askquestions tofind out which student it belo gs to Use the following questionstructure

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Reading & Listening

1 Read the two conversations: the first between Sarah and AndYi the second between

Sarah's parents and Sarah and Andy Choose the most appropriate options (a, b orc)

to complete each conversation

1 a) The door's open b) Do come in c) Enter

2 a) thank you - that's very kind of you b) greetings c) cheers - that's great

3 a) what's the matter b) how's it going c) how are you

4 a) totally shattered b) absolutely exhausted c) completely full

5 a) What've you been up to b) What do you do c) What's thematter

6 a) hurry up b) relax c) chill out

7 a) Do you want b) Would you prefer c) Are you looking forward

8 a) Anyone b) Whatever c) I don't mind

9 a) I can't help it b) I'm afraid I don't know c) No idea

10 a) rather old b) on its last legs c) elderlyConversation 1

Sarah arrives at Andy's flat and knocks at the door

Andy:

Sarah:

Andy:Sarah:

Hello!

Hiya (1) The door's open!

Here, I remembered to bring you that CD

Oh, (2)

So, (3) ?All right but I'm (4) Why? (5) ?

Nothing - it's just that I didn't finish work until five o'clock this morning

Oh right Well, you'd better just (6) this evening (7) to watch TV,

or shall I go and get a DVD?

(8)_

Do you know what's on TV tonight?

(9) Rubbish as usual, I should think

Oh dear, you are in a bad mood You're not nervous about meeting myparents, are you?

No - why should I be? But I am a bit worried about the long drive

-my car's (10)

Oh well, let's worry about that tomorrow Come on - make me a nice cup of tea.Conversation 2

Sarah and Andy arrive at Sarah's parents' house

Mum: Hello Welcome (1) Do come in.

Sarah: Mum, Dad, this is Andy

Parents: Nice to meet you

Andy: Nice to meet you These are for you - Sarah says they're your favourites

Mum: Oh (2) And (3) , darling?

Sarah: I'm (4) , actually

Mum: Oh dear (5) ? Have you been working too hard?

Sarah: Oh no, nothing like that - it's just a long drive, isn't it?

Mum: Yes, of course You must sit down and (6) , both of you (7) coffee or

tea, Andy?

(8) Whatever's easiest.How many miles is it exactly?

Oh, (9) The journey's taken us five and a half hours, but my car is (10)

Oh yes, I always take the M4, followed by the A34, except during the summer when Itend to avoid motorways and go through Winchester on the backroads

Mum: Well, we're not going to talk about roads all day, are we? Now Andy, what exactly do

you do? Sarah tells us you're in the music industry

Listening & Speaking

a) Nora felt positive about her trip to En land

b) She was worie a out English food

c) She was h ping forh t weather

d) Her host famiy didn't liketalking ab ut personal matters

e) They ma e Nora feel at home

[ ] Iknew there were lots of things Iwould have to get used

D on talking ab ut the weather all thetme So Iwas surprised when I met my English

family forthefirst time and they gave me abig hug and the asked me

D a out tryin new things, especially fish and c ips!Also,I hate hot summers, so Iwas dreamin

r n to when Idecided to goto En land and stay with a family.But I was

looking forward

D ofthetypic l English grey days I was abi worried

D with th la g age atfirst- Icouldn't understand anything! But the family

ma e me feel

D a out the reserved British c aracter I'd heard that British people objected

D at home, and i was definitely thebest way toimprove my English In a family

situation, you have to sink or swim It's as simple asthat

D in turning En land into ahot country! I had problems

D to experiencing anew culture I'm n t dif c l when it comes to food, so

Iwas excite

D to talking ab ut a ythin personal but insisted

D about my famiy, my work and even myboyfriend The other surprise was theweather - I think global warming has succeeded

a) I've always dreamt of d) I do 't o ject to

I 've al w ay s dreamt of learning to fly. e) I always insist on

b) I'm looking forward to f) I've never succeeded in

c) I worry ab ut

Speaking: anecdote

• Askyourself the questions b low

• Think about what to say and howto say it

• Tellyour partner about somebody's h me you have stayed in

a) Whose home did you stay in? A relative's? A friend's? A homesta family's?

b) Wh n did you stay there and how long did you stay for?

c) Wh t was thepurpose of your stay?

d) How did you get there?

e) Who lived in the h use and what were they like?

f) How did their lifestyle differ from yours?

g) Wh t was th h use / your room like?

h) Wh t were the best /worst moments of your stay?

i) Would you liketo stay there again? Why? / Why not?

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Useful phrases

1 @ 1.20 Listen to Jill Brown showing her new au pair, Marie, round her house Answerthe questions

a) How many children does Jill Brown have?

b) Which is Jill's favourite room?

c) What colour are the bathroom walls?

2 Listen again and number the rooms in the order Jill shows them Which three rooms doesshe not show?

Marie's bedroomthe dining room

the bathroom Ben's bedroom Jill's bedroomthe kitchen the living room the study

3 British people often apologise, even when there doesn't seem to be any reason to Whatwas Jill referring to in each case below?

a) It's not very big d) Excuse the mess

b) I hope you don't mind e) Sorry about the pink walls

c) I'm afraid is broken

4 Match the two halves of the useful phrases that Jill uses to welcome Marie

h) If there's anything you need, just 8 me Jill

@ 1.21 Listen, check and repeat

5 The useful phrase beginnings can be used in a variety of ways to welcome somebodyinto your home Cross out the option which is inappropriate in each case

a) Let me introduce you / help you / entertain you / take your bags

b) Did you have a pleasant journey / trip / flight / surprise?

c) Make yourself at home / comfortable / scarce / a hot drink any time

d) Help yourself to tea and coffee / the computer / my money / an extra pillow

e) You must call me Jill / tell me if the dog annoys you / get up at6.30 a.m /

ask me if you need anything

6 Draw a plan of your home on a piece of paper and then 'show' your partner round yourhouse, introducing any other people or pets that live there

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VocabuLary Extra

1 Work with a partner Discuss the following questions

a) What does it mean to 'know' a word

b) How man words doyou think y u 'know' inyour lan uage?

c) How many words doyou think you 'know' inEn lish

Word frequency

It is aremarkable fact about all languages

(not just English) that they consist of

a small number ofvery frequent words,

and alarge number ofvery rare ones

Asthe graph shows, th hundred most

frequent words in Enlish make upaout

45%of most texts Moreimportantly, the

7,500 most frequent words make up well

oer 90% ofeerything we read This is

important for languae learning because agood working knowledge of these 7,500

commo words provides avaluble basis forunderstanding what weread and hear

1 2 00 7500

m ost mos t most

fre q nt fr eq u t r e qu t

a) What isthemost fequ nt word in the English la guage?

b) Wh t percentage oftextisma e up of the most common 100words?

c) I you know the2,500most common words, wh t percentage Qf

most texts canyou understand

d) Ifyou want tou derstand over 90%of all texts,how ma y of the

most common words doyou need to know?

3 Most common words have more than one meaning Look at the

dictionary entry for w o rd and answer the questions

a) How many main meanings ofw ord asa noun areliste ?

b) What isthe third most common meanin ofword?

c) Wh t isthe meaning ofw ordwh n i isuncountable?

d) How man different phrases with word are liste ?

e) How ma y phrases are you familiar with?

4 Work with your partner When might someone say the following?

a) 'Tell usinyour own words how it happened:

b) '1 don't know the words tothis:

c) Td just liketo say afew words:

d) 'Can 1 have a quick word?'

e) 'Keep it to yourself Youknow how word spreads:

5 Underline the correct verb to complete some common phrases

a) Just sa / tell the word

b) 1 always hold / keep my word

c) 1won't hear / see a word against him

d) Don't put / throw words into my mouth

e) Hav / Takemy word for it

f) Wordsfail/lose me

6 Checkyour own dictionary How does it show information about word

frequency? How does the entry for word differ from this extract?

word ' /w3 : d/ noun***

1 uni t of l a ngu a g e 4 n ews/ in fo rm a t io n

2 t hi n gs s b s ys/si n gs 5 of advic e / pr aise etc

3 h rt co nver sa ti / talk + PHR A SES

1 IC) a single unit of written or spoken lan age: T he

first wo r d that ma ny babi es s p ea k is 'Mama'+C an you

read the words o n t hi s pag e?+Th e Latin w o rd fo ratabl e

is 'mensa '

2 words Iplural) someone ' s words are things that they say: I was remembering th e words of m y o i d fr i e nd + i n

your own words Tell us in y our o w n wo rd s h ow t h e

accident happened 2a used about the words of a son ,

ra er t h an the music : I can hu m th e tun e, b ut I d on ' t

know t h e word s ~ EA T M A 2

3 ( singular) a s h ort conversation or discussion , usuall

w i h u t other peop l e listening: w a nt a word ( with sb)

D av i d wants a quiet word w ith you _ •have a wo r d (wit h sb) Can I ha ve a quick word with you ?3a [ C ) a sh rt

s p eec h o a par t ic ar subject: +about /o n L e t me soya word on th e subject of security.+ say a few words (;give

a s h or t speec h) I would just like to say a few w o rds about our guest.

4 [ singular / U] n ews or i nformat i o about someone or

s om e thin g: We ' ve h a d no word from B rian y e t. + end word ( se nd a message) H e sent word that th e y had

arriv e d sa f ely.+ word spreads W ord of the incid e nt sp r ad

qui c kly

5 [ C) [ usua ll y singu l a r ) i f so m e on e g i ves you a wor d of

s om e t hi n s u c h as adv i ce, praise, or warning, t h ey

a dvi se, p r a i se , or warn yo u: A w o rd of advice - don't take anything Gina says too seriously.

PHRASES from the word go f o m t h e t i me when

s om et hing starts: We expected business would siart slo wl y ,

b ut f r om t he word g o we w e re really busy.

give/say the word to give someo n e an order to do

so m e thing: A l l you ha v e to do is say the word , and I ' l leave.+Wh e n I g iv e th e wo r d , start the ma c hi ne

give (sb) your word to promise to do somet h ing: Yo u

gave me your word that you wouid look after th e m

have/exchange words ( with sb ) to have an argument

w ith someone: Tom and I ha v e alr e ad y had wo rd s about

th a t today

keep your word to do what you promised to do:She

aLways keeps h e r word

in a word used for giving the shortest answer possible ,

w it ho u t ex pl aining a n ything: 'Did you li k e V in ce?' ' I n a

my word or upon my word old - a sh i oned u sed for

s h owi n s u rprise o r ange r not have a good word for to th in k that someone or

so m e th ing i s not ve r y good:He never s e em s to hav e a

goo d word for me.

not hear a word (sa i d ) against or not h e r a b a d wo r d about u se d for emp h asizing that yo u t h i nk someone or

s om e thin g i s extre m e l y good: Jan won ' t hear a w o r d against hi m

not hear/understand e tc a ( single ) wo r d used for

e mp has i z in g th at so m eo n e d oes n ot hear / u derstand

e t c a n thin g t h a t yo u say to th em: J ane could hardly

und e t and a word M ervyn sa i d + 1 do n 't believe a sin g l e

wo r d h e t old m e

not in so many word s used for say in g th at someone

s ys somet hin g in a very in d i rec t way: ' Did he say h e

wa s u nha pp y? ' ' Not in so many wo r ds.'

put in a (good) word for sb to t e ll s om eo n e about the

g o d q ual es t h a t a p art i c ul perso n h as, usua l ly in

o rd e r to get an a d vantage fo r h at person: H e promi se d

to put inaword fo rmewith the boss.

put word s into sb' s mouth to c l aim that someone has

sa id a part i c ul t h i n , a l h oug h t h ey have not said it ,

o r t h ey did no t mean w h at you say they meant: H e

accused th e interv ie w e r of puttin g w ords into h i s m o uth

take sb at their word to do something as a result of

w h at someo n e has said, even though they may not have

m eant exact y w h at they s id: H e said h e didn ' t min d

what w e did , and w e took him at his w ord

take my word for it used for emphasizing that what

y are s y i ng is complete l y true: Tak e m y w o rd f or i ,

she still lov e y ou !

too Jor words used for emphasizing a particul qua l ity that someone or something has: If he f ath e

came to pi c k h e r up , that w o uld be too e mba r assi n fo r

wo r ds!

word for wor d if you repeat something word for word, you r epeat it exactly as someone else said it or wrote it:I swear that 's what h e said , w o rd for word.

( the ) word is t ha t used for telling someone what other peop l e h ave sai d about something: Word is that h e

latest book is t h e b es t yet

word of mouth communicat i on that cons i sts of

co m ments tha t peop l e make to each other in an

in f or m a l way , n ot formal commu ni cation such as news repo rt s a n advert i se m e n ts: The book be c am e a

worl d wide b est·seller , lar g ely by word of mouth +Mo s t of our customers hear abou t us by word of mouth.

words fail me s pok e use d f or e mph as i zing th you

a r e ve r y p l ease d , s u r p r se d , or a n r y words to that effect u se d for r e por t n t h e genera l

m eanin g o f wh a t s om eo n e h as sa id, rat h e r t h an t h e i

e x ac t wo r d s:H e to l d me , 'Go aw a y , ' o r wo r ds to that effect

your word (of honour) a s in cere p r o mi se t h at you make:

I give you my word of honour this will never happen a g ain.

~ DIRTY ! GOOD l , LA S T WORD

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Grammar Reported speech Un r eal conditiona ls

Vocabulary hav , mak , take collocations Metaphor Money e x r e ssions

Useful phrases Shopping : money e x pre ssi on s ; e x plaining w hat yo u wa n t

Reading

1 Read the article and explain the links between the following

a) JohnSutter - aprivate empire - disillusionb) James Marsh ll- a sawmill- h lfthe sizeand shape of apeac) Presid nt James Polk- the gold rush - the'Forty-Niners'

GOLD FEVER

1848, when goldwasdiscovered in

California, John Surrerwas alread

o e of the wealhiest people inthe state

1 of Am icans had seen San Francisco had

just a fewhundred residents Surrerbuilt

trickle would become aflood, adeluge of

20 humanity that would destroy hisdream

Bythe end ofthe year, whispers of a

goldstrikehad drifted eastward across

35 rhe country - but few easterners believed

ituntil President Jmes Polkmade a

wih others from theirtowns to form joinr

stockcompanies They said their goodbyes

and streamed west- rho sands of youngadventurers willingtotake a chance on

gold:a yearof paininrerum for aliferime

of riches.They were alled'Forty-N ers'

becausetheyleft home in 1849 When they

would return was another marrerentirely

Byearly 1849, gold feverwas anepidemic Bythe end of 1850,Surrer's

grand empire had completely collapsed

Surrerdid not have gold fever.He wanted

6 had the best opporunity to capitalise on

the discovery of gold nevereven tried

Jmes Marshall and ab ut twenty men to

the American Riverto build a sawmill

25 It wasnearly complere \v en a glint of

somerhing cau ht Marshall's eye Later

he wrote, '/reached my hand down and picked it up; it made my heart thump, for / 5

was certain it was gold The piece was about half the size and shape of a pea Then / saw another.'

businessmanopportunist

conservative dreamer

risk-taker visionary

Can you use any of these words to describe people you know? Tell a partner

about them

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1 1.22 Listen to the story of Sam

Brannan - the first gold rush

millionaire What is the connection

between the items in the photo of

the Forty-Niner and Sam Brannan's

fortune?

2 Work with a partner Match the

sentence beginnings (a - j ) with the

sentence endings (1-10) to retell the

story of Sam Brannan

1 all the picks, sh vels and pans

2 the laws of supply and demand

3 a succ ssful businessman in California

4 the market for picks, shovels and pans

S hisfortune and his health

6 the only store near the gold fields

7 an unnoticed death

8 a gap in the market

9 $36,000 injust nine we ks

10 up an down the streets sh uting 'Gold, gold, '

1 Loo back through the article on page 24 to complete these verb-noun colloc tions with

ha ve , make and take.

a) ' B u t h e h d n o

b) ' J am es P o lk mad e a _ '

c) ' tho usan d s of youn g a d ve ntu rers w i lin g t o tak e a _ '

a) Ialways make a when I cook

b) I don't understand my dreams They never make _

c) The president ofmy country took _ two years ago

d) Ialways have _ finding somewhere topark near here

e) I don't take in coffee or tea

f) In my job Ihave a totwenty-ive days' holiday per ye r

Choose five other collocations fom Exercise 2 that you think would be us ful for you.Write example sentences for them Use a dictionary if necessary

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deluge noun [singular]: a ery

heav fal of rain ~ a huge

~ a large number of people

moing together

c) 'They said their goodbyes and west - tho sands ofyoung a v nturers willn

You're in a good mood today Any particular reason?

Yes,there is actually I've decided to become a

millionaire

Well,if you can (1) spare a coupLe of minutes, I'll

tell you

Oh, OK - but just five minutes or else I'll be late

for work

Right I've got this idea for a website

weeks Please just have a look at these plans, then

tell me what you think

Hm, yes, interesting There's

going to find the money to

do it?

Ah, well, I was rather hoping

Well, I can't tell you untilI've had time to (9)

you've certainly got a good idea Veryorigin

Yes,you could be right Look, I've got to go now,

told anybody else your idea?

No, not yet

Well, don't I think you've realy got somethinghere

expressions based on the same metaphors in your language?

a) Do 't rush decision-making Always take time to things over

b) Thedifficult thing ab ut exams isthat you always out oftme

d) It'sb st to read serio s books They giv you for tho ght

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Reading & Grammar

1 Work with a partner Discuss the following questions

a) When was the last time you splashed out (spent a lot ofmo ey) on clothes, on ameal onapre ent, etc.?

b) When did you last feelguilty ab ut spending money?

c) What isthe most extravagant thing you've ever do e?

2 Read anewspaper report about a nineteen year old called Christopher Townsend

Wh did he have to pay his mother £68.70?

Christopher Townsend, had

a strange way of showin

concernwhen his mother went

5 intohospital He soldher car

without her knowledge an used

themo ey to splash o t onan

extravagant champagne h lday

forhimself and his girlfriend at a

1 five-star hotel in Paris

Reported speech

Itold her wewere having

a partythe foLLowing

Saturday

Isaid she could come

She asked me who else

I had invited

Townsend, 19, received£6,000forthe carwhen hetook it toagaragenear hishome in LittleDibden, Wiltshire.Although the

1 carwasregistered in hismother'sname, hetold people in thegaragethatshehad gone abroad and hadasked him to sell the car

said that they were going to Paristhe following weekend and that

25 he'd booked aluxury suite in afive-star hotel, she askedhim how

hecould afford i Hetold her that

hehad inherited a sum of moneyfromhis gran father who had

30 died a few mo ths previously

Theteenager appeared in courtyesterday, charged with theft

Hismother, Mrs Hawkin, toldreporters that prosecuting him

35 had been thehardest thing she'deverdone.She saidthather sonhad apologised,but that she stillhad noidea why hehad done it

Theyoung con-man is now

40 serving sixmonths' communityservice and has been ordered topayhismother £68.70,the totalamo nt shehas spent on publictransport since she has been

45 without her car

3 Look through the newspaper report again and underline examples of reportedspeech Then answer the questions (a - e )by writing what each person probablysaid in direct speech

a) What did Christopher Townsend say to the people in the garage? 'My mother's g on e

abroad Sheb) What did he s y to his girlfriend? '1 asurprise for_ We Paris

weekend 1c) What did she askhim? 'How?'d) What did he sayto her? '1 a sum of mo ey from my grandfather He '

With the£6,000in his pocket

20 he then phoned hisgirlfriendandtold herthat hehad arranged asurprise for herbirthday When he

4 Work with your partner Find examples from Exercise 3 and the newspaper report ofthe changes (a - d)that usually occur when speech is reported

a) Tensechanges: ha s g o ne a b roa d - 7h d go n e a b road

b) Word order changes (questions):

c) Pron un changes:

d) Time reference changes:

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1 Underline the correct word to complete this explanation about the schwa l ' d l sound.

The schwa l 'dl is the most common (1) vowel Iconsonant sound in English Itisparticularly common in (2) stressed I unstressed short words likea , the, as , for and you r

Stressed syllables within single words are (3) never I always pronounced with a schwa

2 Read the sayings about money and underline the vowel sounds that are pronouncedusing a schwa

a) Money makes the world go round e) Watch the pennies, and theb) There's no such thing as a free lunch pounds take care of themselves.c) Put your money where your mouth is f) The love of money is the root of allevil.d) In for a penny, in for a pound

@ 1.24 Listen, check and repeat

3 Which of the sayings in Exercise 2 do you like best? Are there any similar sayings inyour language? Discuss with a partner

1 Work in small groups Think about the questions (a-ft.Then discuss your answers.a) It's impossible to have too much money - do you agree?

b) Would you prefer fame or fortune?

c) Were you given or did you earn pocket money as a child?

d) What was the first thing you saved up for and bought yourself?e) If you Emlld buy yourself a skill or a talent, what would it be?f) What can't money buy?

@ 1.25 Listen to Patti, Eric and Lee Are any of their answers similar to yours?

2 Who talks about the following things? Put P for Patti, E for Eric orLfor Lee

3 Patti, Eric and Lee then answered two more questions Underline the correct alternativefor each highlighted money expression in their answers Who do you think gave eachanswer?

Question 1: Doesit matter if a wife earns more than her husband? How would youhandle it?

a) 'I would feel like afailure if my wifeearned more than I did

It's a man's job to earn

a life I living, and a

woman's place is in thehome.'

b) 'It wouldn't worry me c)

I know lots of couples

where the woman isthe

main breadwinner I

breadbasket In fact,iwould be really good

to have a wife who wasloaded Ifull up!'

splash out I across on afamily holiday.'

b) 'Well, I certainlywouldn't save orinvest it - I'd probablythrow I blow it on

a new music systemand some massivespeakers.'

'I think I'd be tempted

to get anew computer.Mine's getting abitslow.You ca get

Unreal conditionals

If I'd bought it on my

credi c rd, I'd still be

paying for itnow

b) I Iwere single with no kids and no

c) If I didn't behave well,

3 I'd want fame instead of ortune.d) If I'd known that they would become

e) If I had tochooseone sp rt I couldn't

Discuss these questions with a partner

a) How many clauses do conditional sentences have? Canyou put them ina y order?b) Which two sentences talk about realsituations ( rea l condi t iona l s)?

c) Which three sentences talk a out hy othetical situations (unreal conditional s )?

d) Whicha xiliary verb appears in the main cla se ofall the unreal conditio als?

2 Look at the table below and explain what happens to the verb form when you movfrom a real situation to a hypothetical one

I'm not single

It's not raining

I've been saving

I left home late

If I were single,I'd want fame instead of fortune

If it were raining, I'd have come here bycar

If I hadn't been saving, Iwouldn't beable to go on holiday

If I hadn't left home late,I'd have arrived here on time

In modem English all the following if-clauses are grammatically acceptable

-e cept for one Which one?

a) IfIwas sin le, c) If Iwas a child, e) If I was you,

b) If Iwas rich, d) I Iwas English, Work in groups Discuss the following

situations

I y u govern d your country

a) where would you build your palace?

b) what laws would you change?

c) wh t new laws would you bring in?

d) what would you sp nd most money on?

e) what would you taxf) what would you ba ?g) who would you appoint asyour ministers?

h) wh t would you have name after you

4 Complete the sentences to make them true for you Discuss your sentences withyour partner

a) If I'd been born inadifferent country,

b) IfI'd been born amember ofthe opposite sex,

c) I I'd ha famo s p rents,

d) I I'd started learning English earlier in my life, e) I I'd listened to my parents' ad ice when Iwas younger, f) If I hadn't cometo this English classtoday,

Grammar Extra

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Reading & VocabuLary

1 Work with a partner You are going to read about a man who sold his life o eBay.Before you read, discuss the following questions

a) For wh t reasons might some o y want to sell their life and then start a new one?

b) If you were sellin your wh le life,wh t sort ofiems would you include?

c) How much money would you expect to get?

IAN USHER has sold his whole life on eBay, including

opposite direction to me, I have thought of packing i

5 all in Home, job, the city I live in But actually going

through with it? That takes guts

Step forward Mr lan Usher, who has sold his life on

eBay The British-born 4 -year-old sold his house in

Australia (three-bedroom), car (1989 Mazda 929), kite

10 surfing gear, hammock, spa, motorbike, jet ski, BBQ,

DVDs, ob (as arug store shop assistant in Perth),

PlayStation and friends

Yes, Melanie, Em, Paula, Marty, Baxter, Kndy, Karen,

Dazz and the others were included in the deal

Ush r walked off with only his passport and wallet in

his pocket to 'get on the train, with no idea where I am

going or what the future holds for me'

So why on earth did he do it?

20 'I have ha enough of my lie! I don't want it any more!

You can have i if you like!' was h w he explained things

on his website, www.alife sale.com

'I am still not sure whether this is inspired madness,

complete foolishness, or just some sort of mid-life

25 crisis,' he said

Of course, at the root of it allwas a girl

He 'met a d maried the best girl in the world' (she's

sale of a life - is his attempt to start afresh

Cynics could argue that he is after the book dealthe movie money or just a short spell inthe spotg t offame

in the past have profited John D Freyer sold his lifein

2001 (item by item, rather than as a job lot) Then he

sold the book of the sale of his life - Al l M y U fe Fo r

Sale.

4 The starting price for Usher's life was $1 Within twominutes the first genuine bid was made, at$200 T e

sold after sixty-six bids for $399,300.00 AUS (about

2 Decide whether the sentences are true or false Correct the false sentences.

a) Not many people would consider selling their whole life on eBay,but Ian Usher did it

b) His friends weren't included in the price

c) He left with only his passport and wallet in his pocket

d) He knows exactly what is going to happen next for him

e) The main cause of his decision to sell his life was his separation

f) The sale is his attempt to begin a new life

g) Some people say that he is hoping to get a book or film deal

h) He decided to sell things item by item rather than everything together

Find words or phrases in the article that mean the same as the underlined wordsabove You may need to change the form of the words or phrases

a) Not many people would consider selling their whole life on eBay, but fan Usher went thro gh with it.

3 If you had to sell your whole life, what would be the one possession you'd try tokeep? Tell a partner

Listening

1 @ 1.27-1.29 Listen to three people talking about their most treasured possessions.Match the possessions (a-c)with the notes about the stories (1-3)

a) Chris' camera b) Katie's mobile phone c) Heather's neckwarmer

1 expensive - GPS - addresses and numbers - three hundred people

2 vintage - South Africa - bargain - tax - family photos - 70th birthday

3 saved life - avalanche - over face - mouth and nose - breathe

2 Work with your partner and try to reconstruct the stories using the notes in Exercise 1.Listen again and check

Speaking: anecdote

You are going to tell your partner about your most

treasured possession

• Ask yourself the questions below

• Think about what to say and howto say it

• Tell your partner about your most treasured possession

a) What is your most treasured possession?

b) What's it made of?

c) How old is it?

d) How long have you had it?

e) Did somebody give it to you or did you acquire it yourself?

f) What special significance does it have?

g) Did it belong to somebody else before?

h) Does it remind you of a particular person? Who?

i) Does it remind you of a time, a place or an event in the past? What?

j) Where do you keep your treasured possession?

k) Who will you leave it to when you die?

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f Thisisatimewh n y u have to push the boat out

a) They're much too expensive

b) They're alttle too expensiv

c) They're not expensiv enoug

Put John's words in the correct order

1 Iwant a (much) bigger diamond ='I was hopin fors li h t y / s om e thin g / s p ar k l y / m o r e

2 I want something (muc ) cheaper = 'I suppose, I was thinking ofl t e / pri ce y /

s om e thin g / ess / a.

4 Usethe prompts torewrite the following requests in less direct language

a) Iwant something less tight (Iwas looking for / alttle)

b) I want more comfortable trousers (I'd prefer / slightly)

c) I want something more fashion ble (I'm lookin for / slightly)

d) I want something more formaL (I'd like / alittle)

e) Iwant asmarter pair ofsh es (Iwas looking for / slightly)

f Iwant aless colourful jacket ( was wo dering ifyou might have / slightly)

5 Work with a partner Tell your partner about the following

a) shops iny ur cityth t are out of the average person's price range

b) the kind ofthings yo 'd splash outon if you could afford to

c) the last time you pushed theboat out and bought anexp nsive giftfor someon

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D es cription

1 Read this descriptio of an imaginary day in the life of a very wealthy person

Complete the descriptio using appropriate linking words and expressions from the

box Use each word and expressio only once

The first thing I did (1) Iwokeupin myfav urite house

breathtaking

this morning was to admire the/ viewfommy bedroom window

a(2) I did an hour's exercise with my perso al fitnes trainer(3) my housekeeper prepared my breakfast la(4)

a bath, Ispent some time with my secretary and told herto sendcheques to all the charities I support riI(5) I wasleaving thehouse, a special delivery arrived It was a parcel from Paris.ID

I didn't get tothe airport (6) midday,so Iinstructed the

pilot to use our fastest plane and take me to my favourite city

m(7) the flight, I had lunch and looked at photographs of mylast holday.IJ (8) we'd landed, I contacted a friend who hasjust finished making her film and arranged to meet herfordinner later

[!II spent the rest of the afternoon doing what I love doing most m(9) I met my friend at the restaurant I was starving, so Iordered all my favourite things onthe men 0(10) we wereleaving the restaurant, I spotted somebody I'd always wanted to meet

nIt wasthe perfect end to a perfect day

2 Insert the adjectives and adverbs from the box into the description in appropriate

places Use the words in the order in which they appear in the box Compare your

ideas with a partner

breathtakin vigorous lux rious extremely efficient huge alight close

latest absolutely

3 Imagine that this is a description of how a day might be in your life if you were very

wealthy Add the following details using your own ideas Exchange descriptions with

other students in the class

Steps lead down from the g a r d en t o th e w h i e IJ Describe your last holiday

sands of my p rivate beach a nd i n th e d is t a nce [!I Describe your friend

I can see do l p ins playing in t h e deep b lu e se a. m How did you spend the afternoon?

ID What was in the parcel?

4 Choose one of the titles below and write a description Use all the linking words

from the box in Exercise 1and add adverbs and adjectives to make your description

more interesting

Aday in my life as a secret agent A day in my life as a famous sports personality

Aday in my life on adesert island A day in my life as the leader of my country

5 Exchange your description with other students and choose the most interesting

description in the clas

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Review A

1 Underline the correct alternative

1(1) 've had / had some great experiences in my life,

especially sinceI (2) 've been working / worked asa

d ctor h re in Africafor the last ten years I

(3)'ve met / am meeting some wonderful people,

and (4)have travelled / was travelling to some

amazing places

One date I will never forget is 1 January 2000 It

(5)was / has been one of the most important days of

my life!My wife,Cassie,and I (6) were living / lived

in South Africa.Cassie (7) expected / was expecting

o r first baby,but theb by was late.We (8) has been /

h d been in hospital for two days, and we (9) are /

were feelng very tred and fed-up All our friends

and famiy (10) were / h ve been out celebrating the ~

new millennium, but Cassie and I (11) were having

to / had tosta insid , just waiting Our son,Tom,

wasborn just after midnight Ic uld hear the

fireworks outsid , but Ididn't care! I (12) had never

seen / never saw an thing asbeautiful as my new

baby son

2 Match the sentences (a-ft to the responses (1-6)

a) I'm not interested in politics

b) Ican speak Arabic

c) I really enjoyed thenew James Bond film

d) I'venever seen a Shakespeare play

e) I'veb e to New York

f I'd love tovisit China one day

1 Sohave I 2 Neither am I 3 So would I

4 Neither have I 5 So did I 6 So can I

Give true responses to sentences a-f.Compare with

d) You do 't live in Paris, you?

e) You haven't been tothis class before, you?

f Let's goand have a coffee, we?

Write the questions in the correct order

a) what / you / tell/ is / me / Could / time / it ?

b) is/ Do/ station / know / where / the / you ?

c) you / today / think / it / to / Do / rain /going?

d) asandwich / you / I/ wh ther / can / buy /

Do / here / know ?e) coffee/ you / think / is / the / Where / do /place / to / hav / a / best ?

Complete the conversation with a gerund orato-infinitive

Len: Would you mind (1 help) me, Kay?

Kay: Sure What's the matter?

Len: Sara's asked me (2 go) with her to Spain.Kay: That's great, isn't it?

Len: Yeah, but I can't afford (3 have) a holidaythis year I was hoping (4 spend) some time(5 work) this summer to payoff my loan

Kay: Oh, I see

Len: Mum's offered (6 lend) me the money, but Ican't borrow money from her again! She helped me(7 buy) my car

Kay: Well, I don't mind (8 lend) you the money.Len: Really? Wow Thanks, Kay You're a really great sister.Kay: Yes But I'll expect you (9 pay) it bak soon

Len: No problem, sis!

6 Write the sentences in reported speech

a) 'I've got an idea to make some mo ey,' said Jerry

Jerry said that

b) 'I've been thinking about it for a lo g time,'

he added

He added thatc) 'I want to open a shop,' he said

He told me thatd) 'Can I borrow some money?' h ask d

He asked me ife) 'I promise I'll pay you back within five years.'

c) If I (win) a million pounds I (not keep) all the money.I (give) alot ofitaway

d) When I was a child, ifyou (not have) the

money for something, you (not buy) i

e) If Julie (know) about Paul's past, sh(not marry) him But it's too latenow

f) If I (be)_ you, I (get) rid ofthat old car

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d) Afterth floods, they h d to build the

bridge again

5 Complete the text with the correct form of have, make and take.

Louise had been running a small business fortwo

y ars, but had been (1) difficulties for sometime.Her bookshop should have been (2)

money, but it wasn't Infact,thebusiness was(3)_ a loss Louise was desperate, and she knewshe had to (4) action She almost gave up andsold the busin ss, but sh decided she wanted to(5) ago at saving thebooksh p, so she asked abusiness advisor forhelp The advisor visite Louise'sshop and spent two days talking to lo al people and(6)_ notes He realised that people didn't know

about theshop, and advised Louise to (7) a look

at ways of getting the shop noticed Louise (8) his advice She painted the shop bright red and putadvertising up allover town Now thebookshop(9) a fortune and Louise isd lighte

6 Complete the sentences with the words in the box

I blown breadwinner load d peanuts rainy

a) She was after her lottery win

b) I've got some money put aside for a day.c) His wife's the and he stays ath me and

looks after thechildren

d) His suit was a bargain Hepaid for it

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

advantages appearance businessman

decision desig er embarrassing everythinimpression memorable relationship

spectacular talented

Underline the stressed syllable

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Cha Ilenge

Grammar Narrative te n s e s F u ture co n tinuous a d future perfect

Vocabulary Wor d form a tion Co ll ocat ion s Ph rasa l v rbs

Useful phrases Common ailments; showing sympathy; recommendation s and advice

1 Look at the photos of Ben Saunders on page 37 and discuss the questions

with a partner

a) What sort ofexp ditio s doyou think he ta espart inb) What arethe potential dangers h may face on these expeditio s?

c) What reasons might hehave forg in on these expeditions?

2 Sentences a - e are from the article Match them to the appropriate places (1-5)

in the article

a) I'm a solutely average • Ben Saunders b) Sothat's one of thelessons I've figured out alo g the way

c) There are, asBensays, 'no maps left tobe drawn'

d) Everything that could gowrong did gowrong

e) Meet Ben Saunders: adventurer, athlete, motivatonal speaker

self- prefix relating to

yourself: usedwith many

nouns and adjetvs:

self - be l ief self-c o s cious ,

sel f - d i sciplin e , se e mployed ,

self -e s t eem

able / ible suffix somethin

that can be do e: used

with manyverbs to make

adjectives: ac essi b le , d a ble ,

edib l e , enjo ya b le, re asonable ,

u nbearabl e

3 Are these sentences are true or false?

a) Ben isn't planning an immediate trip back to the Arctic (p ragraph 1)

b) British explorers areallexcessively wealthy (paragraph 2)

c) Ben's first exp ditio wasbadly organised (paragraph 3)

d) They didn't actually reach theNorth Pole,sothere was n press coverage

(paragraph 3)e) After hisfirst expeditio , he got a contract to write ab ok (paragraph 3)

£) It's Ben's absolute con iction that themore you stretc yourself, themore yo can

achieve (paragraph 5)

g) Be isexcited that his Antarctic exp dition might be achievable (paragraph 6)

h) Be says that y u have to be esp cially talente tod these ty es of expedition

(paragraph 7)

4 Ben talks about 'self-belief' and expeditions that are 'doable' Look at more examples

of words formed with the prefix s e lf- and the suffix a bl e /ibl e , in the Wordformationpanel Complete the sentences

a) I fe lvery wh n Ispeak English to a native speaker

b) I do 't like working forother people - I'd rather b _

c) I have afriend who sufers from low even tho g she's very successful

d) I ne er goto ex e sive restaurants Iprefer places where the food isgood but

prices are

e) Irecently sp nt avery evening with my id sc o l friends

£) Ic n't stand thesummer Ifind theheat and humidity _

5 Look up the list of nouns and adjectives with the prefix self- inyour dictionary Tickthe ones you know or can understand easily Choose three more to learn Write yourown example sentences

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Ben Saunders:

o :::J Ben, at the age of twenty-three, was the youngest

man to skisolo to the North Pole He dragged a 180

kilogramme sledge over 1,420 miles through Arctic conditions

described by NASAat the time assome of 'the worst since

5 records began' This year, as well as planning an imminent

return to the Arctic, Ben plans to ski solo from the Antarctic

coast to the South Pole and back in the autumn, carrying

all his supplies on his sledge - 1,800 miles, 200-odd

kilogrammes, minus 40 degrees Centigrade

10 Thisis a fundamentally pointless thing to do 'Arctic

explorer' isn't much of a job title when a tourist can pay

$22,000 to do the same thing in a cruise ship 'I 2 I

But we do st l have adventurers in Britain They tend

to be either obscenely rich - Richard Branson - or to

15 have convinced us that, somehow, their endeavours and

achievements have emotional significance for the rest of us

- Ellen McArthur

Well,Ben Saunders isn't rich He was'fired from the only

sensible job I e ver had' after persuading the firm to sponsor

20 his shambolic first expedition: I 3 IWewere attacked by

a bear I got frostbite in my toe Westarted running out of

food It wa just desperate Andwe

didn't get to the Pole, we didn't get

there, so we had no media interest

25 No one heard about it: no

book deal, no speaking,

no nothing I was so

miserable:

('Sorry, attacked by a bear?' 'Menaced but you never

30 really know if they're going to have a go or if they're justbeing inquisitive:)

'Environmental scientists in Canada said i was impossiblefor me to get to the Pole in 2004 I said 'No, it's still OK,and I can still get there: and I did Self-belief, I se it as

35being a bit like a muscle - and I'm slpping into motivational

speaking mode now - but it's my genuine belief that themore you stretch yourself the stronger it gets Andthereverse istrue: if you never do anything that's uncomfortable

or risky then your self-belief gets weaker I 4 IThe thing

40 that I've stretched and tested, more than any part of myphysiology, is my self-belief:

'My Antarctic expedition is just about doable, just feasibleand that's what is exciting to me If Iknew it was possible,

if I knew I could do it without too much bother, Iwouldn't

45 be interested: Why? 'Personally I'm fascinated by the humanperformance element to it Not that long ago, running amarathon was seen as the pinnacle of human endeavour, andnow I wouldn't be that surprised if my mum said she wasgoing to run one next year:

50 People's horizons are changing 'I'm not particularly gifted,I'm not genetically freakish in any sens, I 5 I I've justchosen this one goal to pursue and I 've been dedicated to it.That's it And that's the thing that intrigue me: with enoughtraining and enough determination, enough focus and

5 preparation, how far can we go? And I don't thin

I've found out yet:

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1 Work with a partner Do you think these facts about polar bears are true or false?a) Polar bears hibernate in winter

b) They don't usually eat seals.c) They are the largest land-based carnivores in the world

d) If you meet a polar bear, you need to stay quiet and make yourself as small as possible.e) They can move at nearly fifty kilometres per hour

@ 1.35 Ben Saunders and his colleague, Pen Hadow, met a polar bear on a North Poleexpedition in 2001 Listen to the first part of their story and check your answers

2 Discuss the answers to these questions with your partner

a) How many people went on this expedition, and who was navigating?

b) Why did Ben stop, turn round and look back along his tracks?

c) The year was 2001, but which month of the year was it?

d) Where had they practised what to do in case they met a polar bear?

e) How did they intend to deal with the polar bear?

f) What happened when Pen pulled the trigger on his shotgun?

3 Discuss what you think happened next

a) What did Pen do? b) What did Ben do? c) What did the polar bear do?

@ 1.36 Listen and check your ideas

4 Read and listen again to extracts from the climax to the story Which tenses are usedfor the verbs in bold?

The bear (walk) towards us Pen (reload) the gun so Pen (be) is now halfwa throug

our supply of ammunition He (pull) the first trigger he (walk) around his sledge

I (remember) thinking, 'Wow, Pen's gone mad He's going to get eaten What (do)?'

5 Complete these collocations from the story

a) I couldn't quite f out what wasn't right.b) I shouted at Pen and our bear drill swang into a c) There was no w we could outrun the bear

d) Pen was in ch of the gun.e) Pen 1 the gun closed the barrels, pulled the trigger

f) He said, 'The gun's stilli 'g) Everything went into s motion

h) I couldn't even u the zip on the sledge.Check your answers in the Recordings on page 147 Choose the three most usefulexpressions for you to learn Write your own example sentences

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1 Match the sentence endings (a-d)with the correct meaning (1-4).

I got home yesterday and my father

a) made dinner 1 'Making dinner' happe ed before I gothome

(a single complete actio )'Making dinner' happened after Igot home

'Making dinner' happened before, while a d

after I got home

'Making dinner' started before Igot home

(an action that was in progress but was n tnecessarily completed)

3

d) had been making dinner.Name the tenses used in the sentence endings (a-d).Write the negative and questionforms Use each tense to make true statements about different situations when yougot home yesterday Tell a partner

Work with your partner Look at the sentence beginnings (a- e ) based on BenSaunders' polar bear story In each case, choose the ending that best describes thefacts of the story

a) Ben Saunders was just 23and

b) When Ben and Pen met thepolar bear,

c) When Ben looked backalong his tracks,

d) They had a'bear drill'which

Grammar Extra 4,-.

he hadn't been onapolar expedition

he didn't go on a polar expe itio

they had been travelling for aday

they travelled for a day.the polar bear walked towards him

the polar bear was walkin towards him

they had pra tse inac r park in the UK

they had been practising inac r park in the UK.the polar be r had walked away

thepolar bear walked away

Speaking: anecdote

1 Work with your partner Discuss which of the following challenges you think isthemost daunting How many of these challenges have you had to face?

• taking part in a race or a competition • travelling abroa o your own

• doing an audition for a part in a play • cooking ameal for lots ofpeople

• performing on stage (acting, singing, etc.) • asking some o y out o a date

• givin a speech or a presentation • meeting your boyfriend or

• taking an exam or a driving test girlfriend's parents

• attendin a job interview

2 You are going to tell your partner about a time whenyou did something challenging

• Ask yourself the questions below

• Think about wh a tto sayand howto say it

• Tell your partner about your experience

a) What did you do?

b) Why did you decide to do it?

c) Wasityour first time?

d) How did you prepare for it?

e) What were you most afraid of?

f) How did you feel while you were doing it?

g) Did anything go wrong? What?

h) How did you feel afterwards?

i) Wasit aschallenging asyou thought it would be?

j) Would you do it again?

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a) MoonWalk?

The MoonWalk is a power-walking

marathon set up by Walk the Walk, a

charity that raises money for breast

5 cancer all over the world Participants

always wear decorated bras, and that

includes the men!

b)_

As you can see, I'm not a health freak,

10 but for the MoonWalk I need to be in

good general health, so I'll be working

on my stamina and general fitness

levels I'll be going to the gym four

times a week, doing a combination of

1 cardio, aerobics and strength-training

c)

I'm the type of person who likes

chips with my chips, and so I'm a bit

worried about the diet Apparently,

20 carbohydrates are crucial for keeping

energy levels up when you're trainingfor a marathon, but they have to

be the right carbs I'll probably besupplementing my diet with protein

25 drinks and vitamins

During the MoonWalk, it's important

to maintain blood sugar levels, so I'll

be eating energy bars, bananas andother fruit snacks at regular intervals

30 Of course it's also vital to stayhydrated, so I'll be drinking plenty ofwater along the way

d)

Power-walking gear is very similar to

35 running gear: light clothes that allowthe air to circulate and your skin tobreath I'll definitely be investing in agood pair of trainers Although power-walking doesn't put as much pressure

40 on the joints as running does, it's still

essential to have the right supportfor the soles of your feet and yourankles Most of the heat from yourbody escapes from your head, so I'll

45 be wearing a hat And like everybodyelse, I'll be wearing a decorated bra.e)

Any exercise is a huge mental challengefor me It's a constant battle for me to

50 stay motivated enough to keep upwiththe training I need to visualise myselfreaching the finishing line hopefullynot on my hands and knees

Also, in the back of my mind I need

55 to remember the reason for doing this:when I've completed this MoonWalk,I'll have contributed a sum of money

to a very good cause, and that's whatwill keep me going

2 Choose the correct collocation in these comprehension questions Look back at thearticle, if necessary

a) Which good cause does the Moon Walk earn / raise money for?

b) What will Claire be doing to improve her general fitness / health levels?c) How will she be supplementing her diet / food?

d) Why will she need to eat snacks at constant / regular intervalsduring the walk?

e) Why will she be investing in a good pair / set of trainers?

f) What will be at the back of her brain / mind when she is doing the Moon Walk?

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