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2 }Read the conversation and put the verbs in the appropriate forms

A: Feeling depressed about a new academic year?

B: No, why? I’m glad to see everyone again! And you?

A: I wish we had one more week for a free summer life

But, yes, it’s nice to see everyone again

3: ) = (yout find out)

about the new timetable?

about it next Monday the earliest

B: I think we are in for a busy year Well, life is tough

And we need to concentrate on the lessons We can’t put studying off Not any more

A: Right And do you remember the fun we (3) (have) last year?

B: Yeah, it was a nice time It started when Andy (4) _ (appear) in our class

He stirred our life and made it busy and exciting

A: He arranged the English Club, all by himself! Then he (5) ————————— (wrife) to an

American school and (6) (suggest) doing projects together We were doing some

Geographical projects at that time

B: And Americans were a great help! They (7) _ (provide) us with some absolutely

unique information about the American continent and sent us some samples of minerals from

their school museum

A: Our Geography teacher (8) _ (impress) when she saw the presentation

She asked us to repeat it several times for junior students, and even (9) (invite)

her colleagues from other schools to see it

And do you know why Andy knows English so well?

A: He’s just keen on it And he (10) (learn) it since he was seven

Not a bad result, yeah?

4 UNIT 1

3 jListen to three teenagers talking about their experiences on the first day at school and make notes

in the table (see Ex 11 p 11 in Student’s Book)

oot

The best thing on

the first day

The worst thing

on the first day

4 ) Write down the questions you could ask a newcomer in your class Use Present perfect

Example: see our gym with gymnastics equipment

Have you seen our gym with gymnastics equipment?

1 meet everyone in the class

{ to make life complete to concentrate on studies _ lack of independence _lack of free time

¡ toknoweveryone anelective subject _ to focus on the subject towritetests _ to be lazy

extracurricular activities to be stressed out _ interesting lessons _to broaden your horizons

| to cheat at test to waste time confusing schedules _ to acquire knowledge and skills

| tobe disappointed with something to provide students with necessary knowledge and skills

6 )Complete the essay about what school means to you Write about:

how you feel about school in general

the part of school life you enjoy most

what makes you feel unhappy or anxious about

if your school provides you with a good start for adult life or not

to feel positive / negative about something Though I like it in general, I sometimes feel

I also want to mention to school is

Id like to avoid Some people believe that is more important

Tm not very happy about We learn how to study

It gives us life experience We all agree that

about school and school life as an expert

7 jListen to the second part of the conversation (see Exs 28-29 p 16 in Student’s Book) and

a) write down the psychologist’s advice under the following headings;

b) put a tick (V) by the tips you follow and a cross (X) by the ones you never do Work with a partner and find out whether his / her habits are similar to yours

8 |Complete the dialogue with the words and phrases below Act it out

| whatever you say my major i

An elective course?! In addition to all our

subjects?! Well,

No, don't And take it easy

We just have to take one more elective course

this term And this means two more hours in the I never

classroom every week

Do they mean they want us to stay in school till night? Or even round the clock? When do

they think we are going to

I feel it’s time for some good news

help We are very lucky as the lecturer has come

only for several months to

I don't know But it makes no difference to you, Not exactly, but Do you happen to know

in our English lessons

Next week, I guess

UNIT 1 7

.9 jComplete the đialogue according to the instructions Act it out

No, there's a list we have to choose from

Here it is Economics, Information

Technologies, Basics of Accounting,

American English, Basics of Law, Interior

Design, Translating and Interpreting, English

Contemporary Prose, Creative Writing Does

anything seem appealing?

You don't want 6 đa Than Tin which hase

been suggested Give some reason why

‘Well, I think I a do

Name one of the subjects ond give some

reasons why it could be interesting for you

Ask your partner’s opinion

‘Accept your partner’ argument Suggest

that he / she should choose

[ Name a subject you would like to do Độ hãi

| why and try to persuade your partner to

accept a choice

Either accept or reject your partner's

choice Give your reasons

If your ane is accepted, suggest going to the

Head of the school to find out more details

about the course (how long it is, who is going > ~

to run it, when it starts)

If your choice is rejected, suggest talking

about it some other time Set the time and

the place for the next meeting

Respond to your partner

10 Imagine that you need to do an elective course in your school You may choose the subject from the

~ dialogue above or make your own choice Write what subject you would like to do and justify your

choice Use the following questions as guidelines

* What subject should be taught in your class as an elective course?

+ Why do you find it interesting / exciting / useful for your future career / good to develop your

UNIT 1

Useful language:

to have a passion for to find something inspiring

to fall under the spell of Egyptology / English T’ve always wanted to learn

Literature / Fine Arts, etc I like reading information in the original

to read as widely as possible on the subject The main argument for / against

1) Find the odd word out and circle it

a) shirt, trousers, shoes, uniform, tie, socks, jacket, trainers, belt

b) handbag, umbrella, earrings, bracelet, belt, ring, boots

c) trainers, boots, sandals, T-shirt, tennis shoes, wellingtons

d) trendy, handsome, beautiful, outrageous, fashionable, smart, elegant

2 |Complete the sentences using the phrases in the box or your own ideas

te ee oe eee ————— —————¬

i very expensive clothes casual clothes too many accessories

1 I like it when people wear

ie

3 Work in two groups Students from group A read Text A (see Ex 40-41, p 19 in Student’s Book)

~~ and fill in the information in the following table Students from group B do the same with Text B Form pairs A-B and ask each other questions to fill in the remaining column in your tables

Did the parents support the idea?

|| What arguments did they give to

support their opinions?

UNIT 1 9

11| Match the words and the pictures Make up sentences with each of the words

striped checked

plain

dotted flowery

12) Match the pictures with the appropriate advice you could give the people there

13 |Respond to the letter as if Julia were your good friend

Hil

Tm on holiday now and will be able to come to see you in a couple of days

I can stay at your place for a week or so, if you don't mind it of course!

I dontt feel like dragging lots of luggage with me, so could you give me some idea of what clothes I should take to feel neither sweaty nor cold?

What kind of weather are you having? And what stuff could you

recommend me to have to be appropriately dressed for any occasion?

See you very soon,

2 Listen to the radio programme (see Ex 67, p 26 in Student’s Book) and tick the kinds of sports

~~~ students would like to learn in PE (Physical Education) lessons

rc

| basketball | | dance ice skating |

I wish my best friend were

4 )Match the sentences on the left with the appropriate translations on the right

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leader of the team as he knew

about sandboarding more

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G I don't do boxing as it’s

dangerous and one can get

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5 ja) Sort out the ideas from the boxes in Ex 85, p 32 in Student’s Book and put them in

~~two columns b) Add more ideas of your own

6 \Write down the expressions you've got in Ex 89, p 34 in Student’s Book Make up three sentences

with any of them

UNIT 1 15

th Complete the dialogue according to the guidelines

I didn’t see you in our PE lesson today Where Ì

were you? es

I didn’t feel like going there And I told the

teacher that I was unwell, so she let me miss

You can put it like that if you like But don’t

give me away Don't get any idea about it!

Don't worry I’m not going to tell the teacher or

anybody else about it But why do you always look |

for excuses to miss PE? After all, it’s your health

; Say about the first reason why you miss the

lessons: you don’t believe that PE lessons can

help look fit and attractive

Either agree or disagree and emphasise the idea

that regular sport helps avoid health problems and |

that’s why helps people look more attractive

boring, and youd rather do karate / long

jumping / etc Say why

Say if you find it realistic or not for a person who

avoids sport on a regular basis Suggest jogging

} every morning together as the first step to a more

demanding sport

Either accept the idea and thank the partner,

or reject it and invent some appropriate

8 3) Read an extract from an eye-witness report and fill in the gaps with the most appropriate

~~ alternatives

16 UNIT 1

Jimmy objected with (4) › but I sensed that he

was very scared I approached them and demanded to know

what (5) One of the guys said that

he knew me as he (6) my photo in the local

newspaper They mocked at me calling me the Chess King

and threatened that they (7) _ the chessboard

on my square head, if I didn’t clear off at once Naturally, ị

had a chess kit with me and it stuck out of my rucksack

It is true that I (9) the title of the Chess King

when I won the regional chess competition However,

the guys probably didn’t read the newspaper regularly

Otherwise, they would have been aware of some other

competition — the regional karate tournament — after

which I was entitled to wear the black belt 1 a) noticed b) was noticing c) had noticed d) had noticed

2 a) obviously b) particularly c) unexpectedly d) surprisingly

3 a) asking for b) demanding c) declaring đ) claiming

6 a) saw b) has seen c) had seen d) would see

7 a) will smash b) would smash c) have smashed d) had smashed

8 a) enthusiastic b) awkward c) concerned d) indignant

9 a) was awarded b) awarded c) award d) would be awarded

9 | Write a letter to your local authorities about the sports facilities necessary for your local

~~ community Make sure you sound polite, constructive and convincing

Write about:

e the sports facilities your community has; and promote the idea that it’s not enough for people who live there;

* some sport / sports which you or other local teenagers would like to do on a regular basis;

« the sports facilities you need to practice the sport / sports

Dear Sir or Madam

Please let us know about your decision whatever it is We would be glad to help and to take part in

construction works if needed

Faithfully yours,

(your name) UNIT 1 17

2) Listen to the teenagers talk about their music

preferences and match the names of the pop

stars with the speakers (see Ex 94, p 36 in

3 )Listen to the recording again and fill in the third column in the table above (see Ex 95, p 36 in

Student’s Book) Then write if you share the speakers’ opinions or not

4 jCreate a word web using the words from the box in Ex 96 p 36 in Student’s Book Some

expressions may be used in several categories

5 jAgree or disagree with the statements

1 People who like classical music generally have a good character and never commit crimes

.6 }Complete the sentences

1 If playing a musical instrument were a compulsory subject in the school curriculum,

If somebody asked me to join a rock group,

If I were invited to a classical music concert,

7 Ĩ Make up emphatic sentences with focus on who did something (see Ex 108 p 39 in Student’s Book.)

Example: Tim / invited / to the concert, / not Jessica / who / It was / me

It was Tim who invited me to the concert, not Jessica

1 James / told / me / It was /about the time of the meeting / who

2 you / who / It was / insisted on buying those tickets!

3 your help and support / needed / It was / I / who

3) Read the statements and write if you agree / partially agree / disagree with them Give some

arguments or facts from your life experience to support your point of view

1 All people should listen to classical music whether they like it or not Every school should

have classes in classical music

4 Tastes in music inevitably change as the person gets older and more mature

20 UNIT 1

ead two opposite opinions on pop music Write

a paragraph to explain how you feel about pop music You can support one of the opinions below

or present your own opinion if yours doesn’t agree

with either of them

Is listening to pop music bad taste?

If a person prefers pop music, it speaks of their Ifa person listens to pop music, it doesn’t mean

bad taste Unlike classical or folk music, pop songs that he or she has bad taste It’s true that pop

don't make people think and don’t evoke any music doesn't stimulate mental activity, but it’s

and are aimed at teenagers When I hear pop people feel relaxed, and enjoy life Yes, you can

songs, it makes me think of hamburgers or hot experience strong feelings when listening to an

dogs Listening to junk music is like eating junk exquisite classical symphony, but you can never

11 | Creating lyrics is easy! Use the scattered lines and make up two verses of four lines each

~~ Match your verses with the pictures The first lines are given in bold

m—————

lyrics construction set

k Tn m Hooking at the screen

2 Vas Tve created anew y sensational website!

1— _ Ican’t manage so many different tasks and activities at the same time It’s utterly impossible!

— There's nothing impossible there If you say that you are (1) _ enough to

handle your life yourself, you have to be responsible and able to plan your time

2 — Allan looks a bit down What’s wrong?

he was talking about time management To talk about planning time, when he’s never on time himself!

3 — That new café looks nice, doesn't it? Have you been there?

— Yes They've opened it in (3) _ to local demand, as people need a place where

they can have a quick and cheap lunch

4 — What nation do you think is the most punctual?

— Idon't know Germans, I believe, do everything on time, and they tend to plan everything

in advance A German friend once told me that careful planning is a part of their national

Ss :

5 — I’ve bought a CD with a computer game I think Julian will be glad to have it as a birthday

present

— Im not sure He does (5) arts very seriously, and prefers physical exercise

to sitting in front of the monitor

4 j Answer the questions and give some reasons to explain your choice

1 What would you do if you had one extra hour a day?

“answer | Ftosuppress _ tofocus |

| assignment interruption | | to waste to evoke

3) Read about what Alex had planned to do the next day (see Ex 133, p 47 in Student’s Book) and

~~ complete the sentences following the example

Example: miss tennis class — prepare for the biology test

Alex missed her tennis class to prepare for the biology test

1 call Nick — ask how to do maths homework

UNIT 1 : 23

8 )Write five sentences about your day (see Ex 134, p 47 in Student’s Book) Use clauses of purpose

Example: J always spend about an hour in front of the TV to relax after school

10 | Fill in the gaps with one of the alternatives below

I was only six when my Mum (1)

me to school Most of my schoolmates were over seven that’s why she worried about me However, I

(2) _ to be a.-good mixer and got on very

well with everyone I suspect that I owe my popularity with

the schoolmates and later with the colleagues to my gift for

martial arts I (3) _in karate since five and

still practice it regularly I (4) _in karate competition in Moscow and in Tokyo in the 90s Naturally, it's not easy now (5) the sport regularly,

as I have a nine-to-six job, and a pair of little kids, who

(6 ——— — — lots oftime and care too Along with

that I took up a university course a couple of years ago, as

I needed to update my qualifications It resulted in having all my Saturdays (7)

by lectures and seminar preparations To do everything on time, I schedule my day very carefully

I have a special agenda for my university and it helps keep track of exams and long-term

assignments In spite of the busy life style, I never (8) _aboutt it People don’t need relaxation if they enjoy what they do

24 UNIT 1

1 a)bring b) brought c) had brought đ) has brought

2 a) appear b) appeared c) have appeared d) had appeared

3 ay b) was c) ve been d) d been

5 a)do b) to be done c) todo d) to be doing

6 a) require b) requires c) requiring d) is required

11 Write the following activities in the appropriate columns Complete the list with some more

activities you happen to be engaged in

reports, or projects « doing sports

e deciding on what to put on for school e taking care of younger brothers or sisters

e dressing up for a party ¢ cooking lunch for yourself

e buying a gift for friends or parents

It takes a lot of my time

When someone asks me / calls me After that

1 jListen to the words from Ex 3 p 54 in Student’s Book Put them into the following categories

according to their pronunciation pattern

fq a captivating smile A We say so if we enjoy listening to something extremely interesting

and it holds our attention

and we usually remember it for a long time

D We say so if the place we are looking at makes us feel surprised and

takes our breath away

4 awesome food

E We say so if something tasty and possibly unusual makes you feel

impressed and very pleased

2)Write short paragraphs to answer the questions Give some đetails about the film, job, place

1 Which of the films you’ve ever seen do you find the most fascinating?

3 Which place you've ever seen can you describe as a stunning place?

4 jFill in the gaps with the appropriate options below ; ( What am I like?

kưG Jim: I’m wondering why people know so little about their roots nowadays

They don't care much about their identity

Tony: What do you mean by identity? I don’t understand what this word

actually means (1) a lot, it’s definitely in fashion

at the moment, but I reckon that (2) people who

use it don’t know the exact meaning Is it the same as recognition?

Jim: No, not exactly Recognition is closer to (3)

When you (4) _——————————— recognition, people will recognise

you on the streets, as a famous person

Tony: And identity?

Jim: Identity is how you identify yourself What in your own eyes makes up your personality?

What things are very important to you? (5) _ you from other people?

Tony: Could it be things like nationality, the language, or tastes in music?

Jim: Anything For different people identity means different things

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Tony: And what's your identity?

Jim: I’m a man of the world, (6) I value my roots I speak three languages:

Russian as I live in Russia, English — as this is the foreign language I study at school, and

Ukrainian — as my mum and grandparents (7) ————————————— Ukraine All the three

languages add to my identity I would be a different person if I (8)

communicate with the English-speaking Internet community, or if my grandma

(@) ————————— me Ukrainian folk tales when I was a little kid So ’'m a cosmopolitan

who values different cultures

Tony: I see And what's my identity?

Jim: _ It’s only you who can say it

Tony: Can I say that it’s the town I was born in? Its environment did a lot (10)

my personality Or rock music that I play and that means a lot to me?

Jim: Yes, certainly You can identify yourself as a rock guitarist from Lille Sounds OK to me

1 a) Itusedto b) It's used c) It got used to d) It uses

2 a) most b) more c) little d) less

3 a) popular b) be popular c) become popular d) being popular

5 a) What does differ b) What differs c) What did differ d) What would differ

8 a)cant b) am not able c) weren't able to d) hadn't been able to

9 a) doesn't tell b) didn’t tell c) wouldnt tell d) hadn't told

10 a) construct b) to do c) to shape d) to build

5 ja) Tick the things which are important for your identity Write them in accordance with their

~~ importance (start with the most important item) Add some of your own ideas if any

city / town / village you live in

{It’s t {it's awesome i | It’s pretty |

How to play the game: | fascinating | | that j | sily to |

three noughts or crosses (vertical, diagonal or | Its | 5 |

horizontal) | |reasonable ' | unbelievable |

points starts the game [It’s puzzling | | It’s — ] Sits original |

Then the other player takes the go Ifthe sentence ===

is grammatically wrong, Player 1 can't put the sign

in the box and the other player gains some advantage through that

3 The game stops when one of the players manages to complete the line

1} Fill in the gaps with the words from the box Fee rg ra mg te

2) Put “plus” in the box if the activity / pastime helps unite the family Put “minus” if the activity

usually spoils family relationships

cooking family meals

having family meals

doing school homework together

doing the shopping

eating out

hiking, fishing, cross-country cycling

taking care of pets playing computer games gardening / working in the kitchen garden

3) 'Write a short paragraph about an activity which can spoil family relationships Explain why you

4 )Read the following extract from Jessica’s letter and give her some advice about a possible way to

improve the situation

| love everyone in my family, and they are very nice to

me However, there’s something that troubles me a

lot and makes me feel a kind of disadvantaged The

point is that there's no sense of family in our house

We never fight with each other, and there are no family

rows We try not to get on each other's nerves, but we

never do anything together Everyone is preoccupied

with their own business Mum normally does some

cooking, looks through some papers or discusses

something with her colleagues on the phone Dad

either watches TY or upgrades his car My brother, who

is eight, draws something or plays computer games

As for me, | just feel bored and lonely To conceal it |

pretend to be very busy with my homework, or go out

even when | don’t feel like doing it at all

Is it the same in other families? If you happen

to have some ideas on how to help us, I'd really

appreciate it What could we do together to feel that

From my personal experience

T can say that

I can honestly say

It’s easier / better to

It can be interesting to different

generations

To involve everyone in + -ing

I suppose everyone will enjoy

Why don't you arrange ?

You can try + -ing

It will give you a feeling

If it doesn’t work

Leave it as it is

UNIT 2

Dear Jess

5} Read the notes Mike has made about his brother Peter (see Ex 32, p 64 in Student’s Book) and

“~~ rewrite them using can / could or was able to / will be able to You may add some details or

comments

6 } Listen to the recording from Exs 37-38, p 64 in Student’s Book and write down some examples of

“™ the embarrassing situations the speakers talk about

2 3 a) Work in pairs Find out some information about your partner in order to present him or her to

~~ the class as a wonderful person to study with Ask you partner questions to fill in the table below

Write about your partner's general abilities in the left column, and about his or her achievements

in the right column

general abi ties ee 1 particular r achievements

(can do) 5 (be able, / manage to do)

Some ideas to ask about:

Can you cook anything special?

Can you plan your time for a week / month ahead?

Can you admit your own mistakes?

Have you ever taken part in any contest / competition? Have you ever come first /second / third in a competition?

Have you ever managed to beat your own laziness?

Have you ever had disappointing results in some school subject / in sports? Did you manage

to improve the situation?

b)* Nominate your partner for some title and write about it Follow the guidelines in the table

Be positive and don’t forget to compliment the person you are writing about Present your essay in class

Some ideas for nominations

“Practical and Wise” “The most helpful person”

prove that the person She / He can

fits the nomination | Only the family and close friends know that

| Several years ago

| Along with being a talented dancer, she / he is very hardworking and ambitious

| | The most difficult thing for any person is to beat his own fears / bad habits

| It’s not easy for anyone but he / she ae tO

| Compliment and | I must say that we are really lucky to have this person in our class There’s no

for further success | I wish Ihad his strength / determination / ability / willpower / sense of humour _

of UNIT 2

2 }Complete the sentences with appropriate forms of the words in bold

1 John was (1) _ (bring) to the police and had to answer a lot of (2)

(embarrass) questions about his family, his in-laws and even about his very distant relatives

2 I’ve seen my cousin's little son recently He’s rather naughty, but he has such a (3)

(charm) smile that nobody ever punishes him for misbehaviour

3 Everyone in the room was (4) _ (fascinate) by Mum’s performance I'd never heard

her play the piano so beautifully

4 When Jim was (5) (inform) that he had to explain everything to the parents’

committee, he felt rather (6) (scare) He hated talking in public, especially in

such a formal situation

5 Allan wasn't particularly (7) _ (interest) in the subject of the lecture He felt rather

(8) (bore) and sleepy in fact

3) Complete the following table

a) Make notes about things that make you happy, sad or bored and complete the first line of the tabl:

(see Ex 44, p 66 in Student’s Book)

b) Listen to the teenagers answering the same questions (see Ex 45, p 66 in Student’s Book) and

complete the rest of the table

c) Ask your classmates about happy / sad moments they would like to share (see Ex 47 p 66 in

Student’s Book) Complete the table with this information

Use:

tohaveawalk to play computer games to shout atsomeone to cheer someone up |

to hang about with friends _to travel to stay in to see musicals / films I

43 Complete the table with some of the benefits and drawbacks of living in an extended family

(see Exs, 51-53, p 67 in Student’s Book)

6) Fill in the words from the box Change word forms if necessary

| bonus enable afford experience residence pastime {

a oa ms a ee oe ited

Most people enjoy travelling, but not many people can (1)

to travel as much as they want to However, travelling is not necessarily

an expensive (2) _ The Exchange Homes Programme,

for instance, (3) _ people to cut down travelling expenses

tremendously The core of the programme is the following

If you want to see Spain, all you need to do is find someone in Spain who would like to see the place where you live Then you swap your

houses The person whose (4) _ is in Spain will be living

in your place for free, and you'll come to their place Living like a local, in a real house and not

in a hotel is a (5) _ It allows you to see the country from inside and enjoy lots of

things which full package tourists normally don't (6) _———————atall

7 Work in small groups and write an e-mail

a) You want to arrange a summer holiday for your family You've found

out about The Exchange Homes Programme You need to

1 Decide which of the available houses / flats is the most appropriate

for your family

2 Write an email to the owners of the dwelling you’ve chosen in order

to suggest the exchange Describe the advantages of your flat and ask questions to make sure that their house suits the needs of your family

a traditional three bedroom cottage

a nice garden not far from the coastal line

contact: Mr and Mrs Johns

eight bedroom cottage near the coast

contact: Mr Pearson

a nice and cozy flat in the centre of the city three bedrooms — =

regular buses to the beach

nice restaurants nearby contact: Miss Buckley

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Your flat:

You live in a flat not far from the city centre The flat is quite large:

three bedrooms, a big living room and a kitchen You have all modern

conveniences and there's a very nice view of the city from your balcony

The weather is fine in summer, there are lots of places to see, that’s why

the city is popular with tourists (Add any scolle if needed.)

Your family: mum, dad, granny, you, twins

you: prefer independence and don't want to share you room with anyone (twins especially);

can sleep on the veranda if it’s big enough to put an

air bed, and if there are no Se at ae

| dad: doesn’t care much about a place to mum: hates chilly bedrooms, will make fuss stay in as long as 5 GYERYOuE is Hới ¡ if there are DU ng with hot water

| twins: six-year-olds, would be ideal to have a separate room for |

them Swings, merry-go-rounds somewhere nearby could be very |

| helpful to keep them occupied fe (eae epee ee eee ee Fy

Ss" granny: sleeps with windows open wide, |

| that’s why can’t stand noisy streets |

to suppress a conflict to sound natural

to cope with disagreements a fake smile |

to look for a solution to heat the conflict

to speak in a funny voice

2 | a) Agree or disagree with the following advice Give your reasons

How to deal with a conflict

Ifyou feel that the conflict is unavoidable, you'd better suppress

your feelings as long as you can Just pretend that you don’t see

that people around you feel uneasy, or irritated, or are just

getting mad If someone suggests looking into the situation

and talking it through to find a possible solution, avoid it at

all costs Give them a smile (it’s not a big deal that the smile is

fake) and hope the situation gets better all by itself

b) Complete the sentences with your own ideas

3 | Complete the following table

a) Listen to the people talking about their attitude to family disagreements (see Ex 64, p 70 in

Student’s Book) and complete the first two lines in the table

b) Listen to the recording again (see Ex 65, p 70 in Student’s Book) and complete the third line

3 How do you cope with a

difficult situation in your

4) Complete the table with the correct form of the words (see Ex 71 p 72 in Student’s Book) You may

find some words from the texts in Ex 65

‘5 }a) Fill in the gaps with the infinitive or -ing form

a feeling that something was wrong

The bike was very old and wasn't worth (3) (repair) However, I couldn't afford

(4) (buy) a new one at the moment, so I needed (5) (get) that one to

a working order somehow

“Don't worry, everything is all right, but I've got something (6) (discuss) with you:

“OK”; there was no point in (7) (ask) for more detail as Joanna would never have

told me anyway She was a rare girl who preferred brief face-to-face conversations to

(8) (talk) on the phone

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Joanna was sitting at McDonald She was about (9) (start) the third helping of

fried potatoes when she saw me

“You risk (10) _ (get fat)”

She gave me a little smile and said nothing

b) Fill in the gaps with the appropriate options below

“OK, what’s that? I don’t have much time (1) _

“You could be more considerate to your little sister!” Joanna

favourite in the family She was very well aware of that and

“What's up? A row with Mum?”

“No, it’s not a row It’s some (4) i

And Dad supports her too They are both against me I want

“Stop Go where to?”

“You know that it has been assumed from my birth that (6) I leave school, Iam to

go to university to become an economist”

“Yeah, and now it’s the right time to think about it as school (7) » isn't it?”

“But I don’t want to go to university Not now I’m not sure I’m the right kind of a person

wrong for me Ï want (9) _— university”

“What would you like to do instead?”

“Work and travel I could work as an au pair or as a waitress, or as a secretary in some other

country I need some life and work experience before I’m able (10) : a career choice

But mum and dad don't want to listen to my reasons! And you? Are you with me or not?”

It was not an easy question to answer

2 a)is b) has always been c) had always been d) will be

3 a) to treat b) to be treated c) being treated d) treating

4 a) misunderstanding b) understanding c) misbehaviour d) behaviour

5 a) to convince b) convincing c) to be convinced d) convince

6 a) soon b) as soon as c) until d) till

7 a)ison b) is up c) is down d) is over

8 a) to make b) to do c) making d) doing

10 a) todo b) to make c) doing d) making

6 Tick the statements you agree with Choose one of them and explain why you share that

~™ point of view

Parents and children often have different values

All parents wish their kids well

Parents have got much more life experience than young people

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It's difficult to decide on your career right after school Young people need to work for

a while to gain some life experience

Other people can’t say what's good and what’s bad for a young person

Every person should learn from their own mistakes

Parents cannot advise their children because they belong to different generations

Parents are not aware of what's going on in the contemporary world

Parents and children are from different planets and can never reach a compromise

7 \Read the following opinions and choose one you agree with Write an answer to the question

1 Sas

- oe — ~~ —

_ 'When you leave school,

( you should decide what

\ choose You should do know life better: Do

) _ it yourself There's no < what they tell you to

{ point in listening to your = do

\ parents’ advice - ‘Ne

It’s safer to rely on your parents, as they

Don't ignore your parents’ opinion Their ^ advice couldbevery < Wf

( make the final decision a

8 } Complete the table (see Ex 81, p 75 in Student’s

9 Listen to the Browns (see Ex 87, p 76 in Student’s

~~ Book) and write down the arguments for / against

parents choosing friends for their teenagers

Dear Miss Short

10 | When studying in a language school

abroad, you found yourself in a rather difficult situation

Read the information below and write

an e-mail to your tutor Jane Short

e@ You are doing a very intensive exam

course, so you need to concentrate on

your studies

® You are not happy with your progress

e The host family are very noisy people

e They have blazing rows almost every night

@ When they have their arguments, they slam doors all over the house and

shout at each other

e The teenage son plays music very loudly and very late at night

© The daughter’s friends come on

motorbikes and keep them roaring under the windows

© You feel miserable and want something to be done about it

1) a) Match the remarks with the responses

| 1 Tm dying for that awesome jacket we saw T a Forget it I’m sure they ‘ve already ‘made up

| Hee I wish I could afford to buy it with each other They always do

|b This thing has been handed down within

4 Did you see Jim’s new girl-friend yesterday? _ d Ifyou feel so strong about it, you can take

up a summer job and it'll solve the problem

She looked a bit weird, didn’t she?

loud arguments in front of the school

1

|

eet

| 5 Iheard your little siblings having some very | e I did! The view was stunning! ‘And ev every

i

A times of medieval wars

[6T enjoyed the tour to the old castle Did you? | f Ifyou start out to be so irritable, welll end up

\ with a row I'm afraid

Thate learning new English words It’s so

| boring and monotonous

2 | What can make a good birthday present for a teenager? Tick the category if you would like to get

rs something like that as a present In the right column write some comments according to the modei

| trendy clothing T would like to get new jeans and trendy boots But I would

like to choose them myself as my parents don’t share my taste

3) Work in pairs Think of a present for your classmate Complete the birthday card with the

information about the present In the card:

« describe the present

« explain how useful it’s going to be for the birthday person (you don’t need to be very

serious about it)

Dear i

Happy Birthday and many happy returns of the day! It’s great that you

are in our class and we are very proud to be your friends

We would like to offer you this wonderful thing as a birthday present

practical and useful it can be used to / as

it looks awesome it will enable you to

4 | Complete the table

SS

a) Read the question and write your answer in the left column (see Ex 93 p 79 in Student’s Book)

b) Listen to the teenagers speaking about their attitude to marriage (see Ex 94 p 79 in Student's

Book) and complete the rest of the table