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py Choices

Starter

Unit

“

Vocabulary

1 a) Complete the phrases

b) Which of the activities

above do you do:

(> Listen and circle the correct answer

Kevin Love is

He plays basketball for

Ä Huntington High School B_ Lake Oswego High School

C American Christian School After school he usually goes to

C basketball practice Kevin's team practices

A five days a week B four days a week

C three days a week

In his free time, he loves

A painting B readingbooks C_ horseback riding

Herald His column is about new movie and DVD releases, and

reviews or interviews with famous actors Philip 3)

(have) a busy life

On weekdays, he 4) (get) up at 7:30 am He 5) (start) his day with a big breakfast

and then he 6) (go) jogging for half an

hour Philip 7) (not/drive) to

work He usually 8) (catch) the bus or train He always 9) J (arrive) at work early He 10)

(make) a cup of coffee, then

(sit) down to read /

In the evening, he 14) (walk) his dog and then he 15) (cook) dinner After dinner, he usually

(Surf) the Net

In his free time, Philip 17) oe (love) going for long walks in the countryside

Philip loves his job so much “I like the people | work with, and the pay is good,” he 18) (Say) “Yes, | feel very happy with my life at the moment.”

2 Circle the correct item

1 Mike is a very good student, isn’t .?

2 She can play tennis but she skate

A can B can't C does 3 favorite subject is math

6 DoLizand her family live here? No, they

7 Betty isn’t with She’s in the yard ì

are you from?

B: I’m from Portugal

are you leaving?

B: Because I have to do my homework

Writing

Read the letter that Alex sent to his new

pen pal and put the paragraphs in the

ur Hội, pen pal

[cl y] Well, that's all about me Write

back and tell me about yourself

ke

: Liz, is 17 and very pretty We live in a large

_ house about half an hour from downtown

2 There are members in his family

3 Hes younger than his ( 1€

4 Inhis free time, he play:

e We use a comma to separate a list of items

¢ We use a question mark after interrogative sentences

¢ We use an exclamation mark in sentences

which express strong feelings

5 Where's the car ?

6 There are lemons carrots apples and bananas

in the basket

7 This cake is delicious

8 Ann goes to work by bus

Vocabulary

Match the adjectives to their opposites

Then complete the sentences

quiet c unhelpful

4 | excited d_ boring )} huge e unfriendly happy f bored

helpful g small modern h old

I can’t stand life in the city It’s too „à£3 L.a6y,

My school has 2,000 students It’s J WG

I'm going to the theater tonight | feel ¢

He failed the exams He feels :

Tom doesn't like the movie He finds it he,

I'm so uu Let's do something fun

Dana is very Lucy lives in Lancaster, a town in the countryside

Grammar

2 Put the verbs play, cook, do, visit, meet, go,

eat, fly in the present progressive to complete the sentences

1 I'm happy! »’m flying home tomorrow

2 Sam Jane this evening

3 Momsin the kitehen She dinner

4 They

5 Joe with his friends on Saturday evening

6 Julie is in her room She her homework

and rude to everyone |

3 Write questions using the present progressive

1 you/make/a cake/at the moment?

» Are you making a cake at the moment?

2 your father/read/a book/now?

4 Put the verbs in parentheses in the simple

present or present progressive Justify your answers

Dear Steve, Greetings from Corfu! This is a wonderful place Mary and | 1)» are having (have) a wonderful time here We 2) ee (not/do) much sightseeing Every morning

we 3) (swim) in the sea, but today | 4) (relax) by the pool drinking delicious fruit juice while Mary 5) (windsurf) She 6) (enjoy) it a lot What about you? 7) you/study) hard for your exams?

The weather is perfect here It's hot and sunny What's the weather like back in Montreal? 8) „ (rain)? I hope it isn’t too cold

See you when we get back Good luck with your exams!

Match the words (1-6) to the definitions (a-f)

Then use them to complete the sentences

James looks like a se LOUFISE

with his shorts and camera

Joan is a very

The bomb will

Being a doctor is

doctors save people’s lives

All houses near the sea are

This person saves people's lives

This person informs the public about world

events

This person performs in movies and theater

This person serves people in restaurants

This person works at a school

That's the store | buy my clothes

They enjoy watching movies make

a_whose paintings

Jamaica is always win

[BI_] tisais wearing b competitions

T1 ] Beth is the

fa) I like reading

which are about

fashion

where people

adress

artist drive on the left

BL) England is one |d_ whichis very expensive

of the e whoare friendly

and polite

where they often spend

their summer vacation countries

magazines

with Dear + person’s first name In the first paragraph,

we write our opening remarks In the main body

paragraphs, we write the information in detail In the

last paragraph, we write our closing remarks We end our email with Love/Yours, + our first name

Read the email and fill in: and, also, but, or or

Dear Catherine,

| Hi! How's everything going? Thanks for your

email 1) the lovely pictures of your place

{2]] Madrid is a beautiful place in the center of Spain

There are many impressive sights to see such as the Palacio Real 2) the Prado Museum as well as

wonderful stores 3) huge shopping centers

The people are very friendly 4) helpful It is easy to get around as there is convenient public transportation Like most big cities, Madrid has its problems It can be noisy with heavy traffic,

| don’t mind I’m a city girl and | love the hustle and bustle of the city

[3 | ] There are a tot of things to do here There are

lots of theaters, museums, clubs, and discos to choose

from You can 6) 0 to a restaurant to eat

delicious Spanish food

IHRI | guess | could talk about Madrid for days Why don’t you come 7) stay with me for a few days

even a week? Write back soon!

There is litter in the streets There is some

pollution in the city as well as litter in the streets,

We use but to join opposing ideas It is ve

busy Hike it Itis very busy but | like it

We use or to join alternative ideas We can go

by plane We can go by train We can go by plane

5 Which of the sentences below are O

(opening remarks) or C (closing remarks)?

Hi! How are you?

Have to go now

How are things?

That's all for now

In informal emails we use informal language An

informal email should include:

© everyday vocabulary / had a great time Thanks

for the invitation etc

¢ idioms, phrases /t was a piece of cake Drop mea

line etc

° short forms can’t, don’t, I'll, etc

© no use of a subject and auxiliary verb Hope you

like it instead of | hope you like it Have to go now

instead of | have to go now

Studying hard for your exams? instead of Are you

studying hard for your exams? etc

6 Check (/) the informal phrases Then find

more examples in the model email in Ex 1

1 lam looking forward to your letter

Write back soon

2 Hope you can make it

| hope you manage to come

3 Love, Alex

Yours sincerely, Alex Bronson

4 Sorry for the delay

| would like to apologize for the delay

I'm sending you some pictures from Los Angeles

Hope you like them What about your city? Where

is it? What can someone see and do there? Has it

got any problems? Do you like living there?

Read the rubric, look at the underlined words, and answer the questions

This is part of an email you received from your American pen pal:

1 What are you going to write?

2 Whois going to read it?

3 Which of the following should you include in

Write your email to your American pen pal

(50-80 words) In your email answer your

pen pal’s questions and invite him/her to

visit you Use the plan below and the email

in Ex 1 as a model

Hi! How’s everything going?

see

restaurants, etc.) come and visit you

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3 Complete the sentences with: complete, guard, take care of, uniform, formal occasions, protect

1 A trip to Paris is never Without 4 Anurse wears a at work |

visiting the Eiffel Tower 5 Ihavea suit, but | only wear it on | 2_ Dontworry about me, Nick | can sinus ì saa myself 6 Soldiers the

3 Always wear a hat to your Palace

Ị

Reading

Read the text Then mark the

sentences 7 (true) or F (false)

and take care of the Queen, change over

The ‘Changing of the Guard’ takes place at 11:30 every day in the summer, every

coats and tall, furry hats A marching band, which plays traditional military music,

accompanies the new guards to their posts

1 Buckingham Palace is where the Queen of England lives

2 The sentries guard the Tower of London

3 The ‘Changing of the Guard’ takes place at 11:30 every day in the winter

4 The ceremony lasts for about 45 minutes

5 The soldiers wear blue coats and tall, furry hats

That's a good idea

Two tickets to Vermont, please

2 Listen to a dialogue between a

commuter and a ticket agent For questions 1-4, check A, B, or C You will

hear the dialogue twice

The commuter wants (a) +

A one-way ticket B_ two round-trip tickets

C three round-trip tickets The passenger wants to go to

A New York

B New Jersey

C Boston The tickets cost

Where to

Rhode Island One-way or round-trip : Round-trip please How much is it

: That's $30.00 please : Here you are

WE SEE CALIFORNIA ON THE TELEVISION AND IN MOVIES ALL THE TIME, BUT WHAT IS IT REALLY LIKE? IS IT ALL SUN AND FUN? GEORGE TELLS US ALL ABOUT LIFE IN CALIFORNIA

Some people think that everyone in California is tall, blond, and thin That isn’t exactly true California is

an international place full of different kinds of people from all over the world There are families from China, Europe, Africa, Mexico, Japan, and many other places California borders Mexico, so 35% of the people who live there speak Spanish

Hit the stores!

Rodeo Drive is the place to shop in California It is where the rich and famous like to shop It is full of expensive designer clothes and jewelry stores Tourists love to visit Rodeo Drive too, as they hope to see Angelina Jolie or maybe Will Smith doing their shopping

Hooray for Hollywood!

Lots of successful actors and actresses live in Beverly Hills, a few minutes drive from downtown Hollywood

They live in luxurious houses and go to film premieres and parties Hollywood is not as much fun for everyone, though Many people move there to try and become famous Most of them work as waiters or store assistants waiting for their big chance, but others can’t find a job and have to go back home

Complete the sentences

with words from the list:

calm, excited, surprised, tired,

terrified, bored, worried

Ít was late at night Tỉna was very

§ and she wanted to go to bed

2 Ben opened his birthday present lt was an

ˆ_ MP3 player He was really

| a spider in the bathroom

4 Tom couldn't go to the park because of the

rain and he had nothing to do He was very

đã whe sie saw

5 Linda was when she came back

from work and saw that the children weren't

party We thought sles was on vacation

Match the phrases Then complete

roar

wave waters

the surface

loud crystal clear huge gasp for reach terrible aT) Suddenly, we heard a

and saw a huge bear coming towards us

2 dill heard her mother screaming before a

SH HH Hee swallowed her

3 Hi Never forget that day at the bank when

two men with QUIS CAME IN, It was a

4 When they reached the beach, they ran

Staight into the e.ec

decide 10 feel 15 look

Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct

form of the simple past

Label the natural

phenomena in the pictures

terrible nightmares about drowning

The strong winds tases AWAY

everything as they tasted through the town renee climbed the stairs

The bridge across the river has because he was so tired

sasoifraskE away in the heavy floods 10 1 seers ~~ forgot the

John quickly grabbed Susan’s hands and it's her birthday today

Grammar 1 He turned on the lights as soon as / until \

Choose an appropriate adjective from the 2 She left for work until / after she finished h

list, turn it into an adverb and complete the breakfast

Sentences: ted fash FAB BAN EY, 3 Kim waited as soon as / until it got dark

careful, slow, terrible, complete, good

4 He was sleeping when / after the bell rang

Cinderella married the Prince, and they lived 5 | was tired when / so | went to bed early

ever after 6 We spent a week in Venice so / and then we

can't eat anything right now 7 Ann was about to leave when / after h

He didn't sleep last night arrived i

Please, drive 8 She took a bath as soon as / and then sti

She always gets up 9 Robert waited until / so he saw the trả

You must run to catch the bus leaving

passed the exam 10 They went out until / after it stopped raining

When writing a story we first decide on the type of story, the plan,

nd the main characters In the first paragraph, we write where and

when the story took place, who the main characters are, and what

appened first In the main body paragraphs, we describe the events

the order they happened, leading up to the climax of the story We

use appropriate time words (as, when, etc,) In the conclusion, we

describe what happened in the end and how the character(s) felt

[A[_] Betty grabbed onto a rock

Betty fell down the mountain Betty shouted loudly

[BE ] Betty went up to the

Read the story and put the

paragraphs in the correct

_ order Then answer the

ew was really amazing! There were beautiful, wild

ers everywhere, so Betty decided to stop and take

L] Betty walked down the path, when suddenly she

the ground shaking She started falling down the

Betty always wanted to go to the Swiss Alps and

she was finally there There were a lot of interesting

le in her group and the tour guides were very rienced and friendly Betty couldn't believe she was

from the city at last! -

_ What type of story is it?

Who is/are the main character(s) in the story?

How did Betty get lost?

What happened to Betty when the ground started shaking?

Who saved Betty?

si 6 How did Betty feel in the end?

F Betty decided to take some photos

The ground started shaking

We use joining words, such as and, but, because, so, and when to connect ideas and sentences, These words help

the reader follow our story

Jane put on her coat She left the office,

Jane put on her coat and left the office

It was very cold She walked quickly to

the bus stop

It was very cold so she walked quickly to the bus stop

2 Ben didn’t go to Ann’s party He

was out of town that weekend (because)

3 It was very late Sue took a taxi

back home (so)

4 Meg phoned Helen She wasn't

To start a story

To start a story we need to think of the following:

¢ the main characters

¢ the time of year/weather

¢ the place the story takes place

* what the main characters were doing

Look at the picture and the prompts and write the

beginning of a story entitled “A day to remember”

Include all the points mentioned above

To end a story we need to think of:

¢ what happened in the end

¢ how the characters felt

Now, look at the picture and the prompts and write an ending Write what happened in the end and how the main character felt

_ | Main Body (Paras 2 & 3)

- | Conclusion (Para 4)

Read the rubric Then answer

the questions in the plan

You have decided to enter the

short story competition in you

school magazine The story is entitled ‘The most frightenin day of my life”

¢ Where were they?

¢ When did the story take place?

© What happened? List the events in the order they happened and the story's climax

¢ What happened in the end?

© How did the characters feel?

7 Now use the plan and write _ˆ | your story (100-150 words) }

| Fill in: fight, entertain, spend, Read the traditional Irish story and complete the

| 1 protect, overcome sentences about the text and his

Many years ago, Jack told his mother he wanted to leave home and

find work His mother gave him her blessing and sent him away On his journey, kind Jack saved a trapped donkey, a dog from hunters, and a rooster from a hungry fox

Tired after a busy day, Jack and his new friends slept in a forest During the night, the rooster noticed a light in the distance He thought it was dawn and crowed loudly However, it was a candle in

a house Jack and his friends walked to the light and discovered a

thieves’ den, filled with a good lord’s jewels Jack ordered the

animals to make noise The animals happily made noise, which

frightened the thieves and made them run away scared

The lord arrived the next day Jack greeted him and told him what happened Honorable Jack gave the lord his gold and silver back The lord trusted Jack because of his honesty and made him his new helper Jack brought his mother to live in the lord’s castle, and they all lived happily ever after

the High Kings

Complete the sentences with

storyteller, giants, adventures,

warriors, tales, values, characters

1 Alegend is a story about famous 2 Of his journey, Jack

eople from the past and the

_ 2 Stories not only entertain people

tick told us some fascinating

about his 3 hotel/the/as/left/raining/he/soon/started/as/it

4_ the/she/put on/and/coat/stood up/her/left/office

Listening () You will hear a radio program about

safety during an earthquake Listen and complete the missing words

If you’re indoors,

© getunder-a desk, table, or other 1) +

© stay away from glass 2) .- and doors

¢ if you’re in an office building, don’t use the

¢ don’t stop near or under buildings or

2 Circle the correct item

1 A: [heard a strange noise

B: a Oh! Why?

b_ Really! What was it?

2 A: a What on earth was it?

b Was anyone hurt?

Complete the dialogue with sentences

from the list

¢ What on earth was it * Oh my goodness

¢ What is it ¢ | had quite a shock j

¢ You'll never guess what happened to me Ỉ

Iwas at the door of my house

carrying bags from the

supermarket when | heard a noise

: Oh dear! What did you do then?

: | climbed up the orange tree The

bear came towards me It started

shaking the tree!

5) sua

Were you hurt?

: No Suddenly, two men came with

a net and a jar of honey They

managed to catch the bear and

s the blanks 1-8 with the corre Match the phrases: Then fill 7 late in the afternoon They unpacked their things and

went out for a walk It was dark when they came back

phrase

They were ver tired, so they went straight to bed

ess

YE ae M 8 Kar spears

The two sisters were asleep when Helen heard a

cme, [TL ] haunted 3 nersiipp

1%, vere She woke up right away She

“{2L ] strange b clothes

and lit a candle that was on a

3) next to her bed Jane was fast asleep,

d_ house so Helen 4) and slowly went downstairs

Street Leave as soon as possible! I don’t want to get P 8

angry!” Helen was so shocked that she ran upstairs and pulled Jane out of bed When Jane asked what

happened, Helen said, “It’s a 8) vessel We can’t

7) Join the sentences using: when, but, as soon

2 ' as, then, as

hn was about to pay the taxi driver He alized his wallet wasnrt in his bag

relaxing, vacation, impressive

Amazing Seottish Highlands

_ Enjoy 1) VIEWS,

thick forest: mounts walks

and the lovely, 2) atmosphere of the historic Inchrie Castle Inn

Don't miss the chance to visi

this city’s most 8)

i sights and some of the world’s

most famous attractions

museums ~ galleries — vaults — theme parks

hotel — theater — cruise — camping

Find and circle six words related to vacations

Complete the sentences using these words

2 The in Paris were wonderful

3 It's the end of May and the w is very warm

4 There's not muche this town - just one movie

theater and a couple of pubs

5_ At our camp there is a wide variety of sporting a

such as swimming, sailing, and windsurfing

(do) lots of things! We

(already/visit) the Art Gallery and Glasgow

| Science Center, but we 6) (not/visit) the Museum

of Transportation yet We 7) (not/try) any traditional

| dishes so far, but we're having dinner in a local restaurant tonight Glasgow is also great for shopping | 8)

(buy) lots of souvenirs and gifts for everyone!

| hope you're having a nice time, too! See you soon

Enjoy an evening under the Arctic night sky in an

atmosphere you'll find nowhere else; in a unique

drive-in snowmobile theater 1) it or not,

it's built entirely of snow It is located in Arktikum

Gardens on the banks of the River Ounasjoki and

temperatures rarely 2) , 50 the snow never

3) Visitors can arrange to visit the Arctic

Show and Ice Theater on snowmobiles without

having to 4) Ice lanterns, a large snow

2 Fill in the blanks with: drive-in, tourist,

warm, actual, local, entire, popular

1 Have you packed clothes? Remember

that you didn't last time and you were cold!

THe .u0 arctic movie theater experience was

amazing

Have you tasted this

with dried reindeer meat

Julie saw the movie at a

theater

The ice theater is a popular attraction

Punta Cana is a vacation destination for

American tourists

What is the

sue SNACK? It’s made

ize of a show screen?

They are tired They

(study) all day

Randy (work) here

for 10 years

Party all morning

How long (he/play)

basketball for the Lakers?

Theater in Lapland

4 Choose the correct word

1 We've ever/yet/never been abroad

2 Brian has just/since/for bought tickets for

the Arctic Show and Ice Theater

3 Dakota has lived in Venezuela since/for/

already six months -

4 \|have yet/ever/already finished packing my suitcase

5 The children haven't been to a summer

1 A: » Have you seen (you/see) Jerome lately?

B: Yes, we > met (meet) him two days ago

2) Av cassseccirs (she/live) in Egypt

for a long time?

B: Not long She (go)

there four months ago

to Life Time Fitness before?

We write informal letters to people we know well, for

example, friends, relatives, etc We start an informal

letter with Dear + person's first name The first

paragraph includes our opening remarks and the

reason we are writing In the main body paragraphs,

we give information about the subject of the letter We start a new paragraph for each topic In the last

paragraph, we write our closing remarks We end the

letter with Lots of love/Best wishes, + our first name

1 a) Read the letter and put sentences A-E in

the right paragraphs

> There are a couple of things we haven't done

yet

That's all for now

How are you?

We've visited many places so far

E The weather is gorgeous here

Dear Janet,

Lam sorry I haven’ t written to you, but I’ ve been

away on vacation So, | am writing from beautiful Paris

to let you know how I’m doing

[2L] It’s hot and sunny and I am having a fantastic

time Ron and L are staying at a lovely downtown hotel

We’ ve been here since Monday and we’ ve already done

lots of interesting things

[3L ] Last Tuesday, we went to the Eiffel Tower The view

Jrom the top was breathtaking! On Saturday, we went on a

boat trip down the Seine River It was great We’ ve taken

lots of pictures so far We've also been shopping at the

Galleries Lafayette — I ve bought lots of clothes

[4L ] We haven’ t visited the Louvre yet, and we haven”t

seen Notre Dame We’ re going tomorrow I think I'll love

it We’re also going to visit

the Pompidou Centre

[5L ] We're coming back

next Sunday, so I'll see you |

then

Lots of love,

Sandra

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2 Join the sentences using: but, and, so, when

3 a) Read the theory box

Opening/Closing remarks Opening remarks in informal letters may include:

Closing remarks in informal letters may include:

b) Read the letter carefully again and

match paragraphs 1-5 to the headings

(A-E) below

what they haven't done yet/future plans {

places visited - what they have already done

reason(s) for writing the letter

place they are staying/weather |

when they are going to return ị |

mỡnœ>

1 The food was really tasty the service

was excellent

2 Sorry | haven't written to you,

been very busy with work _ t

3 I've taken a lot of pictures to show you |

4 Welike going sightseeing |

most mornings visiting museums and l

galleries

lve

¢ anapology for a delay in writing/replying to

their last letter

d_ the reason why we are writing

e the reason why we must end the letter

f greetings to the person's family/friends

g wishes, a promise (e.g., to write again soon),

b) Match sentences 1-8 to points a-h from the box

[T[_ ] Thanks for your letter | really enjoyed it

[2L ] | promise I'll visit you as soon as | come back

BL] I'm sorry it took me so long to write to you, but

[4L] How are you? | hope you are feeling better

[5L ] Send my love to your family

fel | Please write soon and tell me all your news

I'm writing to you to let you know about my vacation

in India

Well, that’s my news for now

4 Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense

Greetings from Barcelona

_ The weather is lovely here so

_ most of the time outdoors

Ỉ ị TÔ Jin cụ (stay) is small, but breakfast

cee (come) last Monday and we

(see) many interesting places so far

(go) to Nova Mar Bella

Peach where we 7) spend) the whole day

_ swimming and sunbathing Yesterday, we 8)

(join) the crowds at the city’s most famous event, Festival del

(take) so many pictures!

sso Museum Then, we 14)

nd) the rest of the day in the old town | think w

sun (have) a great time

kind of things will you include?

This is part of an email you

received from your American

pen pal Write your letter to your pen pal

Well, that’s all for now Please write back to me and tell me

about your vacation

Love, Matthew

b) Use the Useful language and

your own ideas to write a letter

to your American pen pal to tell

him/her about your vacation (100-120 words)

Useful language weather: lovely, sunny and bright,

warm and pleasant, cold and rainy, etc

accommodations: luxurious hotel,

room with a lovely view, great

facilities, etc

location: is located/situated in (the)

north/south/east/west coast of /in the center/heart/middle of etc

attractions: fantastic carnival, ancient

temples, busy market, sandy beach,

medieval castle, etc

stores: modern shopping center,

lovely antique shops, etc

transportation: convenient public

transportation, modern subway,

traditional buses, etc

nightlife: dance clubs, fashionable/ popular restaurants, trendy cafés/

theaters, etc

MAb

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[A] Visit this forest and see creatures

from the Earth’s past! Explore the trail

in the woods and discover dinosaurs

waiting for you Try to find out how

gi many T-Rex live there!

Too scary? Don’t worry, kids can have fun with rabbits, horses and feed some lambs! There are also fun activities, including race cars, a golf course, and a large children’s playground

Of course, kids have their own area and a Pirate Ship with water guns! If

you get hungry there’s plenty to eat,

like fast food, cold drinks, and ice cream! Join in the fun there!

At Disneyland, the fun never ends

You can walk through the adventures

of all your favorite cartoon heroes First

stop, Main Street, USA See how life

= was for your grandparents and ride

the Disneyland Railroad Adventureland is the place

to go for excitement Critter Country has many special rides, but Splash Mountain is the most famous Fantasyland will make your dreams come true and you can be the star!

At which theme park (A, B, or C) can you

play with animals?

eat fast food?

see what life was like many years ago?

the chance to visit

Form nouns from the verbs below

attract create

impress

amaze

excite collect

Everyday English 8 What last night at 7 o'clock?

A didhedo B were he doing

Complete the exchanges C was he doing

+ I'm afraid I can’t * love to * How about 9 Eddie is the boy lives across the street

¢ Would you like * That sounds s Lets A which B who C where

A: to go to the 10 She the dishes when the phone rang

A was washingB is washing C washed

11 She seen him for a long time

Ai 3Ì eeeeee A haven't B hasn't C has

al Thursday night?

B: 4) se | haVe to work | 12 They watched TV they had dinner

B: 6)I'd but | have to

3 ©) Listen and fill in the missing

spend some time with my family Sorry inf ii

information

Grammar

2 Circle the correct answer

1 Sheis on time She’s never late ` looking for something exciting to do this summer?

A ever B always ¢ interested in adventurous experiences?

: 2 He his homework right now Don't distract COME TO

him CAMPELL'S

A does B doing C is doing AIVENTURE

3 Have you been to Vancouver? SUMMER l

A never B ever C yet OM a las a

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iss J

THIRE S NŨ STOP FUN!

mi camping with us this weekend?

A Youcome B Doyoucome

C Are you coming * G02) & SAILING s VISIT A FAMOUS 3)

i s 60 SCUBA DIVING + 60 HIKING IN THE.4)

5 Sandy piano lessons every Friday

A has B ishaving C have

-They at school yesterday Two-week session $ 6)

A didn't B weren't C wasnt ¢ Four-week session $ 7)

They left an hour information, call us at (526) 397-4138

A since B ago C yet isitwww.camp i

00N1|

Read wea 1 Soe es _— around

the pool to keep safe

can save your life if you are in danger

2 Circle the correct word

1 Aleaflet giving instructions

2 To listen to someone carefully

A display attention B pay attention

3 Apain in the stomach

6 Aspecially chosen place

A designated area B pool

accident last week and 3) (have to) stay

in the hospital for a couple of days

Two weeks ago, I 4) (start) taking swimming lessons because I like swimming a lot

(fall) down The lifeguard

(help) me to stand up, but I

10) (not/can) walk He immediately

11) (all) for an ambulance In the

meantime, he 12) (put) an ice pack on

my leg

My leg 13) (be) in a cast for about

two weeks I’m feeling a little better now, but I still can’t go swimming

So, that’s all for now Write back soon and tell

1 You can read the newspaper

8 ‘Friends’ is one of the most popular

Vocabulary

Use the words to complete the blanks in

the sentences below

¢ horoscopes ¢ headlines * soap operas

¢ editorial ¢ advice column ° forecast

sitcoms ¢ forums

when you want an answer to your problems

2 Some continue for many years

with the same actors

3 The editor wrote an interesting

in today’s newspaper

4 Kelvin always reads the

what his week will be like

5 The plane crash is in the

of all the newspapers today

6 Online are good places to

exchange ideas with people around the world

7 Did you see today’s weather

Jody Brown, age 6, is 1)

recovering, rescue, ran, saved

Real-life Drama

in the hospital

onight after causing 2) this morning

at her home in the country She was playing in

the yard when a scorpion stung her She started

iS €aming and her parents quickly came to the

The scorpion 4) off and,

w the scorpion,” said her her, “but it was gone.”

‘FLYING OBJECT CHASES MAN’

Steve Burns 1) (ride) his bike

in the park, last Saturday afternoon, when he

(see) a shiny round object

above the trees At first, he 3)

(think) it was a balloon, but as he got closer,

sideways “As I 6) 7 (try) to get away, it 7) (follow) me,”

he later told reporters Another man also

8) (see) the object while

he 9) (Walk) his dog

ee ~

4 Join the sentences using when or while

1 He was studying The phone rang

2 | was reading the newspaper John was

washing the car

3 We were jogging in the park | lost my walle

4 My brother was surfing the Net | was talking

on the phone

t,

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Vocabulary

Underline the correct word

The glass fell off/down the table and broke

| like lying/laying on the beach in the summer

The baby started crying/crawling when he

was six months old

Do you know who owns/belongs this dog?

The car was badly damaged/broken

Grammar

Put the verbs in parentheses in the past

perfect or the past perfect progressive

Pat sau (already/leave)

when we got home

her bedroom all day yesterday

He was soaking wet because he a

se (WaAlK) in the rain

Choose the correct answer

David planned/was planning/had been planning to move to a new house for a year

before he was able to do so

He had been leaving/had left/left by the time

The rain stopped Then, | went outside (after)

» | went outside after the rain had stopped

The guests left the party Then, we arrived,

(already when)

Sam ate his lunch Then, his mom came home, |

(by the time)

William did his homework Later he played

video games (before)

Listening

() Listen to a news report about a man who saved a couple from drowning and

answer the questions ~

The crash happened

A yesterday afternoon

B this afternoon

C this morning

Where did the crash happen?

A The Fairyland River B_ The Maryland River

C The Marie Grand River The two people in the car were

A Mr and Mrs Harrison

B_ Mr and Mrs Harris

C Mr.and Mrs Erickson

The man who saved the people was

A walking his dog i B_ swimming in the river a)

C riding his bike al

The crash happened because

A the driver was speeding

B_ the car hit the wall

C there was no sign

News reports are pieces of writing

about events that have happened

recently and are interesting to the

‘| public (e.g., natural disasters, accidents,

ỹ ‘political events, sports events, etc.)

When we write a news report we use

formal language We avoid words that

describe feelings (e.g., awful, bored,

‘unbelievable, etc,), unless these are the

comments of people involved in the

event Therefore, we try to present the

facts as they happened, without

unnecessary details

News reports should consist of:

* a short headline that catches

the reader's attention;

¢ an introduction that gives

information about the time,

i place, and people involved;

* amain body that might be two

or more paragraphs long and

describes the event in detail;

* a conclusion that includes

people’s comments on the

event, actions to be taken, and

: future developments

Tenses used

Innews reports we use past tenses to

give a description of what happened

We use the past progressive to give

‘background information and_ talk

‘about actions that were happening for

awhile We use the simple past for

| actions that interrupted other actions

The birds were singing and people

vere flying kites (Past Progressive —

bathing when the tsunami hit the

ve (Past Progressive/Simple Past —

Hons interrupted by another action)

Just after takeoff

> Ten people are in the hospital after their plane 1) early this morning just after takeoff

> When the plane took off, the sun 2) and there was no

wind The pilot was flying over the city 3) the weather quickly changed

> The pilot made an attempt to control the plane, but while he

6) to land, the right wing hit a tree and the plane 7)

> Luckily, all of the passengers and the crew 8) to escape and no one was seriously injured Police are now investigating the cause of the fire

1 A wascrashing B crashed C crashes

2 A shone B shining C was shining

3 A when B where C while

5 A caught B catches C were catching

6 A trying B was trying C tried

8 A manage B_ managed C were managing

b) Circle the number of the paragraphs which match

(eg, the, a), pronouns (eg., our,

their), or auxiliary verbs (e.9., is, does, did), and the key words begin with a

capital letter The verb must be in

the simple present for past events

or full infinitive for future events

A police dog caught a thief after he stole millions of dollars from a bank > Police Dog Catches Thief

“Laptops are not safe for children,”

experts are claiming — Experts Claim Laptops not Safe for Children The Eurovision song contest will take place on March 28th + Eurovision to Take Place March 28

2 Change the sentences into

5 Hamilton will not take part in

the Grand Prix race this year

Use the words to complete the blanks in the text

crashed witness ¢ arrested » drove into

speeding seriously injured * swerved s wrong side

* recover * around the corner

school bus The police 9)

say the baker will 10) - n

this morning when a

off the road and

who saw the

car hit him as it 3)

his bakery A 5)

of the road and almost 8)

a) Read the rubric and answer the questions Who is

going to read the report? What will the report be

about? What kind of things will you include?

: Your teacher has asked you to write your own report about

car accident for the class newspaper The best report will |

: receive a prize

b) Use the report in Ex 3 as a model and write your report Use the prompts to help you

two/hospital/after/man lose control/speeding car

driver/not pay attention/come around corner/wrong side

of road

swerve/avoid hit lady/cross the street/crash into grocery

store Ỉ

hero He founded the British Scout Association in

1908 In those days, scouting was only for boys aged between eleven and eighteen Today, boys and girls

from five through twenty-five can join one of the many different scout or guide groups

sports like canoeing and rappelling They learn to work

together, achieve their goals and help other people

| like magazines with q

questions about music

which millions watch

colors are gray and

years old, the Cub Scouts when they are eight, and the Boy Scouts when they are ten Girls can join the Rainbow Guides when they are five, the Brownie Guides when they are seven, and the Girl Guides

when they are ten At the age of fourteen, both boys

: and girls can join the Explorer Scouts

Grammar 4) ow

Being part of the Scouts or Guides gives young people

the opportunity to learn many valuable lessons while having plenty of fun and adventures They also learn

the importance of the Scout motto: Be Prepared

_ Form adjectives from the words in

Parentheses

_ (Wonder) movie

That little dog is quite

Itwas very

_ to go through that red light

4 Most girls like glossy,

A Scout and Guide Groups

B_ The Scout Motto

C The History of Scouting

(color) D Activities and Adventures

Vocabulary

1 Match these words then use

them to complete the sentences that follow

we When they are very funny

2 ‘The Young and the Restless’ is one of the

3 Complete the dialogue using the phrases There is one extra phrase

: Oh, great My favorite soap opera is on tonight

Do you feel like watching it?

: Soap operas? 1)

: OK, what about the documentary on PBS?

ioe?) ee 2°93) seas

: [think there’s a game show on CBS

2 Match the speech bubbles to the TV programs

do Susan, please come back!

| don’t know what to do

now!

B: No, James It’s over and| |, won't come

Z——

A: Think now and tell

me which box you

B: | don’t know | think)

Box number 2

A: How do you feel now that you are famous?

B: fell I don't have a zg palate life Fe AnyMores

What's it about?

* Great, | love the excitement of

| guessing the correct answer

® What's on after that?

Match the words then use them

to complete the sentences

adi ¿A_ campus

\B hits - /C courses

\D_ industry experience

4 Our college has its own radio

working while you are a student

3 | enjoy listening to that station

because it doesn’t play just the

sists DUE Old hits

5 _People who study

at college often work at local

_ radio stations to get experience

Complete the sentences using

the verbs

s run ®entertain * review

s present s break s make

1 There are many different radio

programs to people

2 The movie critic will

movie

3 You need many people for a

radio station to smoothly

4 Tonight a famous singer is going

to the show

5 You should take care of the

equipment so it does not

4 Use the simple past or the past

time | awar ht|a prize

4 Complete the sentences with

2 Match to form collocations

OL) Iisten # ‘the Net | will, going to, or present , h

send b pictures progressive

fay] talk d Rö#ñigSSaú@S 1 oo I don't

- now, |

[6] | watch f to friends and family 2 David (leave)

3 Look at those dark clouds! It

(rain) very soon

4 "I can't do this exercise!” “OK, |

(help) you."

3 Use the words/phrases to complete the text

(ETRE own language ) @ay of thinking fain people

GED 5 “It's raining heavily.” “I

nternet “ Websites) - (take) my umbrella

€omputer literat) (áccesỳ (people/fly)

in special cars in the future?

Most people take the 1) for granted, but in J Uthink SteVe suse

fact, there are many people around the world that are not (win) the race

2) because their countries are poor and they 8 | : (meet) | 3) to buy all the equipment that they need to Mary tonight at " 8:00 Would you) “ee

4) Another problem that exists is that most 5) are in English so the people who can’t read or like to come?

write in English need to have 6) to sites written in 9 Gaby sve

their 7) It is also important to 8) (probably/be) here at 7:00

and help them understand that they need to change 10 Why are you wearing sneakers? | ;

their 9) vee and accept the new 4

Vocabulary

Match the words to make phrases Which

picture does each phrase match?

atmosphere, save, intelligent machines,

robots, famine, polar ice caps, clone

In the future, scientists will be able to create

Tiidicsieoneiaiiaisnsinnsannes that Will dovall the

work for us

Energy is produced when the

ses blows and the wheel turns

New kinds of plants will be able to resist

Ti iNGgHũghgi3lLigdasiiinasuarễ and grow bigger

When you change a plant's

sa.ausseăuy VOU CaN Change the way

It's not too late to

some animals from extinction

If the rain hadn't / doesn’t stop, we

wouldn't have / won't go to the beach

Write sentences, as in the example

| don’t have an umbrella and it’s raining

> wish! had anumbrella

It’s too cold

| didn’t study enough for the test

I'm in Italy, but | don’t speak Italian

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Writing

© Opinion essays

Opinion essays express our opinion

on a topic They are usually formal in

style

In the first paragraph, we introduce

the topic and state our opinion

clearly To grab the reader's attention,

we can speak to the reader directly by

making a strong or surprising

statement or by asking a question

such as: “Have you ever thought

about what school will be like fifty

years from now?" In the second and

third paragraphs, we present our

arguments, We also write reasons or

examples to support our view In the

fourth paragraph, we write the

opposing view In the last paragraph,

we restate our opinion using different

words and sum up our arguments in

support of our opinion

Useful joining words/phrases

2 Tolist In the first place,

arguments | Firstly, To begin

4 Togivethe | Onthe other

opposing hand, Another

view argument

against, However

5 Togive For example,

examples/ such as, In other

How will schools change?

Firstly, students in the schools of the future will sit at special

work stations in the classroom 1) Secondly, robots will

move around the classroom with cameras 2) Finally,

students will do their tests online, 3) .!

How will homework change?

Firstly, when school finishes each day, the students will take their laptops home with them 4) and talk with their friends Secondly, they will get messages on their screens, 5) Finally, parents will get emails from teachers 6) i

ee

so they can do their homework

so they will find out their grades instantly

so they will never forget to do their homework

so they can monitor which students are not doing their work

so they will know how their children are doing

F so they will each have their own computer to work on

Read the rubric and match viewpoints 1-3

to their reasons/examples (a-c)

You have had a class discussion about the

following statement:

Students will learn faster and have more fun

{studying with their laptops at home

Mavens

(| Young people enjoy using their computers,

[| Plenty of information can be found on the Internet

3 LÌ Everyone today needs to be able to use a

Computers are used by thousands of teenagers

in their free time

There are so many websites with news,

interesting facts, and even music

Match the following three topic sentences

to the three texts

a Computers make teaching easier and faster

ñ b Using a laptop at home is a good way to

contact your teacher or other classmates any

_ time of the day

| ¢ Computers stop young people from making

friends

oT] Students can email their homework to their teacher

and receive an answer right away They can also chat with

Other classmates and help each other with their homework

Each student has their own computer so they do not have

(0 stare at the whiteboard and write everything down quickly In

Addition to this, they do not lose their notes, as they can save them

on their computers

Young people do not go out any more, but instead

| they prefer to stay indoors and play video games or work on

their own As a result, they do not have the opportunity to

/ Meet new friends They also become less sociable and do not

_ learn how to be part of a team anymore

2) To begin with/Moreover, fast food contains a lot of salt and fat As a result, people who eat fast food usually put

on a lot of weight

3) To sum up/In addition, fast food can cost a lot of money 4) For example/However, people spend three times more money on fast food than they would spend on

homemade food

5) However/Thirdly, ordering fast food saves people

time and energy 6) In other

a words/All in all, they pick up the phone and order a meal without having to

do the shopping and cooking themselves

7) Lastly/In conclusion, | believe that people should not eat fast food very

Read the rubric Then put a check or a cross next to the correct statement

: Your teacher has asked you to write an essay

: giving your opinion and reasons to support

* your views on schools in the future

¢ Introduce each argument in a separate paragraph

¢ Use topic sentences for each paragraph

¢ Write in an informal style

¢ Refer to opposite views in the introduction

¢ Give reasons and examples in the essay

* Give your opinion again in the conclusion Now write your essay about what you

think schools will be like in 100 years’ time

Vocabulary

1 Match the words to make phrases Then

match the phrases to the pictures Which is

Your average American teenager now wants to own

anything and everything that the world of technology has got! It is fair to say that almost all teenagers in America own at least one high-tech gadget A recent report found the following facts:

~ 80% of teenagers own an MP3 player and 60% — own a PC

- TVs are very popular, it seems, with 80% of teenagers possessing their own television

- Watching movies at home seems to be very popular with teenagers, as 40% own a DVD player -

— A lot of teenagers spend time talking on the | phone and sending text messages, with 50% owning a cell phone 4 Finally, 30% of teenagers in America spend hours” playing with their own game consoles !

€2 Listen to Susan talking to Mary about

a robot dog For questions 1-5, check A, B,

orc

2 The robot can do the following tricks:

[A[_] sit, stand, jump

it, stand, lie down

sit, stand, fetch

3 With his radar the robot can

{[AL ] fly through the air

land on an exact spot identify where something lands

[A[_] he doesn’t bring back balls 1

he doesn’t know what to bring back

he brings everything back 2

What percentage of teenagers in America have |

their own computer?

What do 40% of teenagers in America own?

5 The robot took the lady’s

4o lAL]5ag [BI_] glasses shoe 4

What is the most popular high-tech gadget?

What do half the teenagers own?