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Use words from both the crossword in Ex 1 and the table below to describe the people in the pictures.

Then, describe your classmates

Tom is in his late 40s Hes of

medium build, and is bald

with a dark complexion

He's got a beard and a

moustoche

We can form adjectives by adding various

nouns and verbs.

Adjectives ending in -ful, -ish, -ible,

-(en)ing describe sb or sth as having

expressed by the noun or verb.

success - successful child - childish

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a Read the riddle and try to answer it Look at the key, Were your guesses correct?

Why doesn't Joy olwoys toke the lift to the 10th flaor?

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q u e s t i o n s

1 What tense are the verbs in the first two

captions? What does this tense describe?

2 What tense are the verbs in captions 5 and 6?

W h a t d o e s t h i s te n s e d e s c r i b e ?

3 What time exoressions are used with these

two tenses?

4 Puthetakes(caption2) in the present continuous

What spelling changes do you notice?

Underline the correct tense

1 A: This week we are having/have extra

B: Well, I visiVam visiting my family in London

3 A: What time does the film start/is the film

s t a r t i n g ?

B : A t 8 3 0 ! W e ' d b e t t e r h u r r y because i t

t a k e s / i s t a k i n g a l o n g tr m e t o g e t th e r e

4 A : O u r E n g l i s h t e a c h e r i s m a r k i n g / m a r k s o u rprojects right now

Filon-continuous verbs

a Put the verbs in brackets in the presentsimple

or presentcontinuous { a) | (think) about

play video games (in the afternoon)

r go to the cinema (on Sunday)

o play football (on Saturday) help around the house

o watch TV (in the afternoon) visit friends (at the weekend)

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Choose the correct particle

1 A: Could you get on/through the phone to

J a c k a n d a s k h i m to c o m e h e r e ?

B : Y e s , o f c o u r s e l ' l l c a l l h i m r i g h t now

2 A : She a l w a y s l e a v e s w o r k e a r l y I d o n ' t k n o wwhat she gets on/upto

B : O h y o u don't need t o w o r r y a b o u t her

3 A: Could I get off/back to what I was talking

a b o u t ?

S u r e l S o r r y I i n t e r r u p t e d y o uExcuse me How do I get to the post office?You need to get off/on at the next stopand the post office is across the street

Seffi tennee tna msfnrmreti*r'lsComplete the second sentence so that itmeans the same as the first Use no more thanthree words

L a u r a h a s a n a p p o i n t m e n t w i t h t h e dentisttoday

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party next week

b How does the meaning of these verbs

change in each case?

Form questions, then answer them

1 What /your / is / drink / favourite?

2 What / leave / school / time / do / for / you?

3 Which / like / most / the / school subject / you / do?

4 H o w / y o u / free / s p e n d / t i m e / d o / y o u r ?

5 W h a t / you lweekend / a r e / t h i s / d o i n g ?

Advenbs of freq*r*naey

a Fill in the correct adverb of frequency

often rarely sometimes

atways never usually

Read the whole text and the questions below

carefully Choose the best answer, A, B, C or D

According to the text, some giants

A are not very strong

A They are friendly

B They are nasty

C T h e y a r e h e l p f u l

D They are scary

What have scientists found?

A l a r g e s k e l e t o n s m i l l i o n s o f y e a r s o l d

B very large bones

C proof that giants never existed

be very cruel lrish giants arepleasant creatures, English giantscan be very evil and Welsh giantsare clever

In Germanic and Scandinavian tales, giants

or trolls can be either friendly and helpful or nastycreatures, but they are always frightening They cantake the form of any animal they choose wheneverthey like and people believe that they cause storms,hurricanes and even earthquakes We see them living

in castles or under bridges where they force travellers

to pay money to pass American folk tales describehow Paul Bunyan, a giant lumberjack who makes lakesand rivers whenever he wishes, creates the Black Hillsand the Grafu Canyon He is a symbol of strength andenergy

Are giants simply fairy tale characters? Scientistshave found gigantic skulls and huge jaws which theysay belopg to giants who were on the earth half amillion years ago Moreover, there are many stories ofsightings of mysterious giant creatures Many peoplebelieve that there is a giant human-like creature, theYeti or Abominable Snowman, living somewhere in theHimalayas Others talk of Bigfoot, a large, dark, hairygiant with enormous feet, that lives somewhere in theCanadian wilderness They say it is at least 2.2 metres

t a l l Giants fascinate people and appear in many stories,old and new, but the mysteries of certain giants such

as the Yeti mav be more than iust a fairv tale

4 Can you think of a similar folk tale in yourculture? Write a short paragraph about it.

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: You will hear someone talking

about body language Read the

statements 1-5 and try to guess

the correct answer (A-C) Listen

and check

1 We use non-verbal communication

when we

A remain silent

B send messages with our body

C are interested in others

C differs from country to country

Looking into people's eyes

after work so you can forget all about her?

Yeah, OK Wtrat's on?

Erm well, there's a comedy called Forever Friends

Oh, perfect!

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H o p e w e m e e t againLooking forward to

h e a r i n g f r o m y o u See you tomorrow

B : Y e s , i n d e e d IA: Well, Mr Williams, it was nice to meet you

B : : , t o o , M r S m i t h

Read and check Now take roles and continue the dialogue

That's it! I've had enoughlWtrat's the matter, Kate?

It's Jane - my so-called 'friend' at work She's sodishonestl She's always telling lies to get me into trouble.Realll4 But she looks so sweet!

Exacflyl Just because she's got big blue eyes and curlyblonde hair, everyone thirks she's an angel - but she's not!

Oh, come on Don't you think you're being a bit mean?She's always very friendly to me

I(ate: Of course she is She doesn't want you to see how evilshe is She's always doing terrible things and thentelling everyone that it's all my faultl I'm fed up with itlAdam: Oh dear Listen, why don't we go and watch a film

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Read the rubric and underline the key words

(i.e words which tellyou what to write about)

What kind of text are you asked to write?

This is part of a letter you received from an

,, English pen-friend

In your next letter, please tell me all about your bes

friend What does he/she look like? What is he/she

like?

Write your letter

3 Read the letter Tonia wrote and complete the paragraph plan.

Which of the two girls in the picture is Tomiko?

oear sergio,

ffi," rtrant you for your letter rm sorry I didn't answer earlier, but

I wcs very busy with my end of term exams

3 tn your last letter you asked me about my best friend Her

name's romiko and she is quite good-looking She is tz years old,

with brown eyes and shoulder-length dark hair the first thing you

notice about her is her height! She is quite tall for her age, very

slim and fit she loves wearing casual clothes such as jeans and

trainers

fu romiko is sociable and outgoing She loves chatting on the phone

with her f riends and taking part in team activities, especially sailing

and volleyball Her strongest point is her sense of humour She

manages to make us laugh even in the most difficult situations

ff;p ronniko is a very special person who means o lot to mel we

be as diff erent as chalk and cheese, but we are inseparable and

nothing is more fun than being togetherl

f wett, that's all for now what about your best friend? write

back and tell me all about him!

LOVE,

I o n r a

P l e a s e w r i t e s o o n a n d te l l m e a l l y o u rnew5

D r o p m e a l i n e a n d te l l m e a l l y o u r n e w s Thanks ver,i ni.rch for your letter

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Linking words and phreses

When we describe p e o p l e w e c a n u s e a v a r i e t y

o f l i n k i n g w o r d s a n d p h r a s e s t o j o i n s e n t e n c e s

t o g e t h e r a n d m a k e our piece o f w r i t i n g m o r e

i n t e r e s t i n g

Gerald has got fair hair He's got blue eyes

Gerald has got fair hair and blue eyes

Kelly is a pretty girl She's got long curly hair

Kelly is a pretty girlwith long cuily hair

Bob is a handsome man He is in his mid-thirties

Bob is a handsome man who is in his mid-thirties

George is tall He is well-built

George is both tall and well-built

o When we describe people's character we can

Sue is easygoing Sue is confident

Sue is easygoing and (also) confident

Sue is easygoing and confident as well

O p p o s i n g q u a l i t i e s

Markis cheerful He can be unreliable attimes

Mark is cheerful but he can be unreliable at times

Mark is cheerful On the other hand/ However, he

tends to be unreliable at times

Join the sentences using' and, who, with, both,.,

appearance (Aj?

o eyed o fisted o hearted o looking o minded

o working o aged mannered

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R e a d t h e r u b r i c a n d u n d e r l i n e t h e k e y w o r d s

U s e y o u r answers i n E x 7 , a s w e l l as the plan

in Ex 3, to write your letter,This is part of a letter you received from an

E n g l i s h p e n - f r i e n d ,'' ln your next letter, please tell me all aboutyour neighbour.What does hehhe looklike? What ishe/she like?

Write your letter (80-100 words)

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a Find six adjectives in the snake

Use the adjectives to complete the sentences, as in

t h e e x a m p l e W h i c h j o b s can you see in the pictures?

a Fill in the blanks with the words below

traditional rush industrial quiet seasrde busy local crowded

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b Write two more adjectivesthat form collocations withthe words below Use thecollocations from 2a & b towrite sentences about theplace you live in

M y li f e has c h a n g e d a l o t s i n c e I m o v e d h e r e It's a(n) 1) city with lots ofnoise I find it difficult to qet used to its2) streets the traffic ,,,,.,,,,,,4.:.,.,.:,aa,:::,:;,,:::::l:a ::t.:l:l:;.:;:::::,:::

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The people in sentences 1-4 all live in the same

block of flats but they work in different places

in the city Look at the map and then write

how they get to work, as in the example

Tamara works at the local library To get there,

she turns riEht, qaes along CIxfard Rosd, then turns

right #g*in int* Bridharn streer The librsry is on her

left, between the restaurs.nt and the dnffits

Ruth works as a waitress To get to the caf6,

Complete the text with the correct form of the

verbs: take, arrive, leave,travel and go How do

you travelto and from school/work?

S t e v e u s u a l l y 1 ) t o w o r k b y b u s H e

2 ) h q , t a t 8 a m a n d 3 ) ' a t t h e

office at 9 am Sometimes, he 4) ' " ' ' " the train

to avoid the rush hour traffic At 5 30 pm he

s) the office and 6) "' ' home on I

t h e b u s l f t h e w e a t h e r r s g o o d ' h e s o m e t t m e s

7 ) h o m e o n f o o t '

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Match the words with their prefixes to form

antonyms Use the antonyms to complete the

sentences 1-4

Bridge $treet

ffiridh*r'n $tree*

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lf you are responsible for sth you must be sure it gets done

lf you are responsible to sb you must do what thisperson tells you to do

You need to be careful of sth/sb that/who mav be harmful

or dangerous to you

You need to be careful with sth/sb you may harm ordamaoe

M r s M u r p h y i s r e s p o n s i b l e c l e a n i n gthe offices every day

Y o u n e e d to be careful t h a t v a s e ,It's very fragile

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1 Jake has never worked on a farm before He's

Put the words in brackets in the appropriate form

complete a travel writer's impression of two towns

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R o m e a n d C e r v i a a r e t w o p l a c e s i n l t a l y w i t h s t r i k r n g

d i f f e r e n c e s F i r s t o f a l l , R o m e i s 1 ) ( b i g 1

'l than Cervia There are 2) (large) roads

(crowded) than Cervia.

(little) traffrc Also,Rome i s

Hi Ben, Greetings from Puerto Vallarta, one of the friendliest and most charming beach destinations in the world! I'm having a wonderful time here In fact, it's the best holiday I've ever had.

I'm staying in one of the most luxurious hotels on the coast and I'm spending most of my time swimming and sunbathing on the beachl Puerto Vallarta has a tropical climate, with over

300 sunny days a year, so it is much warmer than back home In many areas of Puerto Vallarta you feel like you are taking a step back in time The city has all the modern facilities a visitor could ask for, but still keeps its unique Old Mexico charm.

The most exciting day I've had so far was when I went horse riding in the jungle The trip was more thrilling than I had imagined and I ended up taking hundreds of pictures!

Well, that's all from me! Have to go now See you in a week.

Love, Sarah

a Read the email and underline five superlative and two comparative forms

b Which endings do we use to form the comparative and superlative of one-syllable adjectives?

c How do we form the comparative and superlative of adjectives that have more than two syllables?

1 What's(good) restaurant in your town?

2 What's ( b e a u t i f u l ) p l a c e i n y o u r to w n ?

t h a n in 3 W h i c h is

(busy) street in your town?

4 What's(bad) food you've ever eaten?

5 Are you( t a l l ) o r( s h o r t ) t h a n y o u r b e s t f r i e n d ?

6 W h i c h i s

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a Read the exchanges and underline the

correct words in bold

There is no point trying/to try to find a

p a r k i n g space in the city centre on a

B : I k n o w what you mean There's n o t h i n g I

enjoy more than having/to have a nice

l o n g l u n c h b r e a k

b Complete the sentences about the members

of your family Use -lng or fo forms

M y f a t h e r c a n ' t s t a n d

My mum prefers

My brotherAister hates

M y a u n V u n c l e q u i t e likes

My grandma/g randpa enjoys

My cousin looks forward to

Semtenee transformatiems

Complete the second sentence so that it means

the same as the first Use no more than three

1 H e ' s so bossy! | d o n ' t k n o w how she puts

C a r i b b e a n T h e r e i s n o p o i n t to try to call me My mobile

p h o n e i s o u t of order The sandy b e a c h e s a r e th e

l i t t l e t c s t y d r i n k s

What is the story behind youridea to start a fruit drinkscompany, Richard?

We took our fruit smoothies to sell

at a music festival and put up a signsaying "Do you think we should give

up our day jobs to make smoothies?" Customers

threw their empty juice bottles into either a bin

marked YES or a bin marked NO The YES bin filled up

so fast that we went into the fruit drink business

What makes your company different from any other

drinks company?

First of all, our fruit and yoghurt drinks are 1OO% fresh,

natural, and delicious We deliver daily because they

only last about as long as a bottle of fresh milk Plus,

we have a special banana-shaped phone in the office

that customers call to give us their opinion on our

products We also keep in direct contact with all the

shops that sell our drinks, from the big supermarket

chains to the small corner shops

What about your staff - how do you keep them

happy?

We want our employees to enjoy coming to work

Each member of staff gets a mug with his or her name

on it and all our employees go to lunch together so

that they can get to know each other We also love

organising staff weekends where we do fun things like

snowboarding

Why do your delivery vans look like cows?

Well, cows are healthy and natural and so are our

drinks, so why not? They even moo instead of beep

when you honk the horn!

Do you have any advice foranyone who is thinking of

starting their ownbusiness?

Always listen toyour customers/

believe in yourproduct and rnakesure that it is abusiness you enjoy,

D t o m a k e p e o p l e t h i n k a b o u t t h e i r h e a l t h

2 H o w d o e s R i c h a r d f e e l a b o u t th e d r i n k s h emakes?

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b) The Lord of the Rings is my favourite film

3 A : D i d y o u have any trouble finding the

office?

B : a ) N o , the directions w e r e v e r y c l e a r

b) Do you know where the office is?

4 A : Excuse m e H o w do I get to Prince S t r e e t ?

B: a) lt's a busy streeil There's a huge

So, this is your new office It's fantastic

Yeah, it's great, isn't it?

Cool! You must be over the moon aboutgetting this promotion Do you get paid alot more as well?

Mike: Yes, but to be fair, I work longer hours now,and my new position is more stressful

John: You know what you need? A secretary!

Mike: That's not a bad idea, actually

John: I know someone who would be interested.Mike: Really? Wtro?

John: You're looking at him!

Mike: Wtrat? You? Working for me?

John: Why not? I'm reliable, I'm efficient and I'myour best friend What more do you want?Mike: But you're a painter You don't knowanything about being a secretary

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do you think the listening passage will giveyou about Greg and pam? Discuss in pairs

b Listen and mark each statement (/) yes if it

is correct or (X) No if it is incorrect Wereyour guesses correct?

" y e s N o "

I 1 Greg hasn't decided what to do' after university f] E

i, 2 Pam has finished medicalschool t] I

3 Pam likes some things about her joO E E

| 4 Greg thinks that being a doctor is

1 W h o do you think the man in the picture i s ?

2 W h e r e d o y o u th i n k he is?

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Read the rubric and underline the key words/phrases What

words/phrases can you think of related to the word 'city'?

This is part of an email you received from your English

f r i e n d

My family and I have just moved to Cambridge It's green, verypeaceful and I like it a lot!What is the city you live in like? Do youenjoy living there?

N o w w r i t e a n e m a i l to H e l e n , t e l l i n g h e r w h a t t h e c i t y y o u

l i v e in i s li k e a n d i f y o u e n j o y li v i n g t h e r e o r n o t

Let's look eloser

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city girl ond I love it'

f, Borcelonais never boring'There

ore lots of cinemas' theotres' cof6sond restouroHts' Whot I enioy the most' though' is the seo' ond themusicions performing in the streets during summer'

M I guess I could talk about Borcelono for days'Why

don't You comeand spend your summer holidoys with my family and me?Write bock ondlet me know

Toke care,Christina

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Look at the main body paragraphs in the letter

in Ex 2 Underline the topic sentences Does

the information that follows further develop

the topic sentences?

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What do you expect to read in paragraphs

starting with the following topic sentences?

Can you think of other topic sentences to

4 T h e view from the hill is very nice

5 The weather is very bad

6 l t i s a nice shop but the service i s v e r y b a d

1 What is your city/town/village like? Thinkabout: location - attractions - shops -

t r a n s p o r t - nightlife

2 Do you enjoy living there? Why (not)?

location: is situated/is located in (the)

n ort h/so uth/easVwesVon th e n o rt h/so uth/easvwest coast of /in the centre/hearVmiddle of attractions: fantastic funfair; ancient temples;

b u s y m a r k e t ; s a n d y b e a c h ; m e d i e v a l c a s t l e ; e t c

s h o p s : m o d e r n s h o p p i n g c e n t r e ; l o v e l y a n t i q u esnops; etc

t r a n s p o r t : c o n v e n i e n t p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t , m o d e r nmetro, etc

n i g h t l i f e : d a n c e c l u b s ; f a s h i o n a b l e / p o p u l a rrestaurants; trendy caf6s/theatres; etc

Read the rubric in Ex 1 again Use youranswers in Ex 6 to write your email to yourEnglish friend (80-100 words) you can use theparagraph plan in Ex 2 to help you

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Earth Call I n 9

Fill in the blanks with words from the list There

is one word you don't need to use

climate scientists rainforest wildlife polluted o extinct global

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pictures below

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reduced fish stocks n animal extinction ,::r The dodo is one of the best known g)

arr pollution water pollution

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M a t c h th e p r o b l e m s i n E x 1 a w i t h t h e

solutions (a-f) Then write sentences.

o r g a n i s e t r e e - p l a n t i n g c a m p a i g n s

b a n fi s h i n g i n s o m e a r e a s

create more national parks

use filters on factory chimneys

use fewer aerosol sprays

fine factories that pollute the seas rivers and

l a k e s

d Smoke from factories leads to air oollution We

should use filters on factory chimneys

Now use the phrases in Ex 3a to completethe sentences 1-6

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c Answer the questions

Which of the animals i n E x 4 a a r e m a m m a l s ?

o What do a snake and a crocodile h a v e in

c o m m o n ?

o What do a parrot and a peacock have in

c o m m o n ?

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a Fill in the gaps with words from the list

fish dogs rat r bee bird crocodile

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l ' m a b u s y o n T u e s d a y s I w o r k i n

t h e morning a n d I h a v e E n g l i s h c l a s s e s i n t h eafternoon

b Choose three idioms and write sentencesabout yourself and the members of yourfamily using them

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Take used aluminium cans 1) to/at the recycling centre

D o n ' t throw away y o u r old magazines S h a r e t h e m2) to/with friends

Prevent your local beach 3) from/of becominq a dump

b Add three more tips to the poster on how

we can help the environment

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rcd*r-a Study the table Then, combine the words1-3 with over-and under-to form newwords

W e a d d over-lo beginning o f w o r d s to express

t h e i d e a o f ' m o r e t h a n n o r m a l / u s u a l 'Bill often stays in the office till late in the eveninq Heworks overtime

We add under- to the beginning of words toexpress the idea of 'less than normal/usual' youcan't vote! You are underage!

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I was glad io hear that you have just finished

o"rt""ioooortumty for you to come and vtsit

me

your course This is theLet me tell You about what

lH: :ffij:'ffi pretty werl here rn Austrarra, r have been workrns

for rhe Koara project

tnQueenslandstncelastmonthandlhavealreadylearnedSomanythingsaboutthese

lovelycreah;res'Canuouo",,"u"t}rattherrpopulattonhasdroppedbyg0%inlessthana

decade? Thrs is n""uur" people rruue aest oyiJ,n""

natural.habitat by cutting dornm thetrees to build houses ;;;;, The staff of the Koala Prolect

have been trl'rng to save the

koalas and their rrurrtuifor more than 15 u"urr no*,

and helping them is a wonderful

expenencel ^r 1 ^+ h^ l,nnur if vo.l t can vistt

I have to sign off nowl Write back soon and

let me know if you ca ]-.,Ove'

ilJTlff" ptcture, vou can see mv favourite koalal Isn't rt cute?

Fill in the gaps with the present perfect or the

presentperfectcontinuous form of the verbs in

away from home before

7) (you/visit) the local museums yet?

H i s t o r y M u s e u m

a y o u / e v e r / d r i v e / a c a r ?

b H o w lo n g / y o u / s t u d y / E n g l i s h ?

c What's/the worst film / vou / ever / see?

d How many years / you / live / here?

have heen/have Sone

1 Teresa has been/gone to the shops, but she

w i l l be back s o o n

2 | have never gone/been to Africal

3 "Where have you been/gone all day?" "l

have gone/been at the university "

4 l ' m afraid Mr Smith is not here He's been/

g o n e to the bank

Hrrmr c#trrefrtfiei'r

1 | a m looking f o r a jo b for the last t w o w e e K s

2 Nobody has seen Laura for last Sunday

FhrasaI verhs: run

Choose the correct particle

1 Actors always run over/through their linesbefore they go on stage

Complete the second sentence so that it

m e a n s t h e s a m e a s th e f i r s t Use no more thanthree words

a How do environmental posters try to

persuade us to support the environment?

Read the instructions for reading short texts

Number the boxes so that the instructions

follow a logical order

o n s h i n y t h i n g s

S u n l i g h t c a n d a m a g e

t h e c o n t e n t s

You may bearrested if you

b u y s o u v e n i r s

w i t h w i l d a n i m a l s

o n t h e mYou may bearrested if you

b u y s o u v e n r r s

m a d e o f a n i m a lparts

S o u v e n i r s m a d e

o f a n i m a l p a r t sare risky for your

h e a l t h

Answer the questions

Which of the texts ('l-5) suggest possible

d a n g e r ?What might happen if you don't payattention to notices 1, 4 and 5?

Which notices encourage you to help agood cause?

Explain the words in bold in the answers A-C in

Ex 3a, You can use your dictionary Then, usethe words in sentences of your own

$-Esftemfimg & Spemk$rng

Cmnfimg fmr t$r* p$mr"lmt

a Are you a friend of the Earth?

Read the checklist and circleYesor No

b Now write sentences, as in the

example

l've watched a few wildlife programmes

recently, but I haven't tried to recycle things

at homeyet,l've

ffieemn"mimg a member

a Read the phrases in the box What do you

expect the dialogue to be about? Readthrough and check, then choose phrasesfrom the box to complete the dialogue

Cou,€d

t1y !r44 me a 0ittk more aSout Tourorynishtion?

tllat can t do to fie.€p?

I wou(4 &ke to Secone a memSer of

How mutrl does memSerstitp cost?

Can I iave

four ndme and address ?

A: Excuse me Would you like to make a small

donation to MOm?

W e l l , m a y b e but, em., I) ?

Certainly! MOm is an environmental .r

organisation that studies and protects the 5

Mediterranean Monk Seal, which is in danger

of becoming extinct

B: Really? I had no idea Is that because of

pollution?

A: Actually, it's mainly due to overfishing Many

seals get caught in fishing nets

H o w awfull So 2) ?

How about becoming a member of MOm?

I'd love to, but I'm a student and I don't think I

can afford it By the way, 3) .?

Well, there are different types of membership,

but, as a student, you can become a member for

just $20 a year Then you will receive an

information pack about MOm's activities, your

membership card and regnrlar newsletters

f20? That seems reasonable I'll do that, thenl

1 to give to a charity or an organisation

2 'l can't pay for it'

3 to no longer exist

4 'l didn't know about it'

5 not too high (for prices)

c You are thinking of becoming a member of

an environmental organisation called'GREEN PLANET'

What questions wouldyou ask about it?

FubEEe spffiffikiffi#

You will hear someone giving advice aboutspeeches and presentations Try to guess whatthe missing words are Listen and check

Successful Speeches & Presentations

PrepareYou won't feel 1)

picked up litter from a beach or the countryside? yes/Nohelped an animalthat was sick?

yes/Notried to avoid buying non.recyclable

encouraged your friends/famify

to do the above? yeVNo

a n d

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ffi*ttEmp startmd

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We'Etf r"ng {a f,etter giwirng meuws}

Read the rubric and underline the key words What should you include in your letter?

Y o u h a v e ta k e n p a r t i n a s p e c i a l ' C l e a n u p o u r t o w n ' c a m p a i g n W r i t e a l e t t e r to y o u r E n g l i s h

p e n - f r i e n d t e l l i n g h i m / h e r a l l a b o u t it I n y o u r le t t e r y o u s h o u l d :

sdy when, where and why the event took place

describe what people did and how you helped

Let-s Hmmf;q e[*sen

a Read the letter and put the topic sentences (1-3)

in the right par:agraphs There is one extra

sentence you do not need to use

1 We worked in small groups

2 In the beginning, I didn't know which group to join

3 Last week there was a cleanup campaign in my town

2

H i M i k e ,

ffi* How are you? I've heard

great! Actually, l've also

rubbish into different bags for the recycling process lt was

pretty hard work, but very rewardingl

f,j.;tlu You should come and visit our town now that it's nice

I , r "

Introduction(Paru ^1,) Opening remarks,

reasonfor writing

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b Complete the letter plan

0pen i nE/elosing renrarks

a Which of the expressions below are

opening remarks and which are closing

remarks? Mark the sentences (O) for

opening or (C) for closing

I look forward to hearing from you

T h i s i s ju s t to let you know that

b Choose expressions from the box to give

Mike's letter a different beginning and a

different ending

Linkers

4 a Read the letter in Ex 2 again and find:

a word that links similar ideas

o a word stating the reason for something

a word that shows sequence

b Now use these linkers to join the sentences

o explain w h a t t h e p r o j e c t i s a b o u t say what your duties a r e

c W e work in small groups d o i n g a v a r i e t y o f

The clean-up campaign was a great success

I lrpg:ortinq ss nf eir(es

We managed to pick up all the litter in the town centre andpaint over allthe graffiti We've also

sea turtles r endangered s p e c r e s need our protection make sure turtles breeo babies survive

watch turiles o protect them hunters patrol beach make sure turtles safe

o gather e g g s nests o take them to specialhatchery release baby turtles into ocean stay wtt expenence l t l e In tt n y

s e a s i d e v i l l a g e eat local d i s h e s learn

We picked the plastic bags out of the water

We picked up all the tin cans on the beach

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Put the words in the right column,

then make sentences, as in the

example

stylish shops and cafes

white sand and crystal clear waters

Egypt, with its ancient monuments, is

idealfor a sightseeing holiday

sunscreen - Jor sun Protecttonbockpock - easier to corrg aroun

4 i l t i

Y

sunscreen

Wentkrsr

Find 12 words related

to weather Use them

2 I n 1 4 9 2 , C h r i s t o p h e r C o l u m b u s w e n t o n h i s

f i r s t a c r o s s t h e A t l a n t i c O c e a n

3 T h e f r o m B r i g h t o n t o L o n d o n t a r e sabout 1lz hrs by tratn

t o f i n d the lost city of Atlantis

3 L a s t May we went on a(n)

1 She was fed up because she had no one to play with

b Underline the correct word I to form words with the opposite meaning il- is added

: to words beginning with l, in is added to words

1 | can't believe you liked the concertl lt wac <^ r) >e beginning beginning with r and im' is added to the words

with m, b or p.

b o r e d / b o r i n g t - : "- -:

2 The service in the hotel was very disappointed/

disappointin g 7 Use the prefixes il,, im-, in- or ir- to form the

3 My boss is quite satisfied/satisfying with my opposites of the following adjectives Then,

4 A n n is not interested/interesting i n sports a t p a t i e n t

1 l ' m sorry, b u t I c a n ' t meet Vou at g:00 lt's

y o u r sister t o c o m e home by herself

1 My dad travels to work He

t r a v e l

n a m e s m t s s t n g

There are some

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ffirmrsxffimr irs E'-$se

i ' | r ' r i l | { l : ' ' l i i , ' i i i ] l ' l j i i i i i 1 ' t i ' l t , i t l l i i l i d ! ' : ' i t ' ] j ] ] I i ] r | i i i i , l l : i i i i a ; : ] : : : ] , : | ] l ] l j t i ] l i l ] l l ; i i l j i i ] ] l ] : l

3{uropb 9o6{e,

T{b,e {,ie,w ,ewd $fc.e,Wo,wse

One day, while a lio

over his face and *: *ur sleepmg, a mouse ran

cryingfor betp rt said:,,If you ,o"* _u ,rl, I wiil

repay your kindness.,,The

lion laughea anA set itfree,Weeks

later, some hunters caught the lion

and tied him up.As the lion *r, o"rr_"io, h"lp,

the mouse appeared,,cut the

ropes with his teeth and

:, Last Saturday, my sister and I 1) (catch) the

aa,

3 9 o ' c l o c k t r a i n to G l a s g o w W e g o t a s fa r a s D u m f r i e s, , ! when the train 2) (b r e a k ) d o w n W h i l e w el* 3) (wait) for the mechanics to arrive and fixl:i the train, we 4) (decide) to take a walk

' s i d e The area was so picturesque

L I I I U U U I I L I I C L U U I I L I V

,:,: '

+ h r + i n c + n r A ^ f ^ ^ i q 6 n n t n G l : c a n r , y r n r o 5 \

I (spend) the rest of our weekend there!

3 Complete the sentences in your own words.1

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a Fill: usedto or would.In which sentences canyou use both?

1 M y g r a n d f a t h e rlunch every afternoon

< l a o n : f t o r

2 H e t a k e k a r a t e l e s s o n s w h e n

h e w a s 1 5 y e a r s o l d

3 W h e n I w a s y o u n g , | p l a y t h eguitar every day

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b Use the prompts below to write sentences

about the habits you had when you were

seven

summer holidays after school

at night at the weekends

on Sunday mornings

When lwas seven, I used to spend my summer

holidays in my fathels hometown

Liffiflqens

Join the following sentences, using buf,

because, when, thenand os

H e f e l t anxrous H e c o u l d n ' t find his hand

few came round/out

Sandra comes across/up as being a very kind

t " -j*i rl lo.*-.1'.*-i

In Barrow, Alaska's nofihernmost village far above

t h e A r c t i c C i r c l e , 1 4 ) s u n d o e s n ' t s e t fo r g 4days!

SemRen'lem ta'm r*sfmriffi mtimmsComplete the second sentence so that itmeans the same as the first Use no more thanthree words

1 While I was tidying my desk, I found an oldtravel guide

While I was tidying my desk, I came

As a student, she travelled abroad every year

W h e n she was a student, s h e travel abroad every yearTony got stuck in traffic so he missed his flight

T o n y missed h i s f l i g h t h egot stuck in traffic

S h e i l a h a d a car accident o n h e r way to the

i:t:" gxpensg-s, excursions

boarding our yacht for dinner

Days 9.14: Duringthe night we weigh

,,.a::a;:.'.r, ailt ' t)"'." ', a,t:

You will see theArnazon rainforest, aswell as the Galapagoslslands and historicOuito, Alltravel

Day l5r We flyback to Quito anddepart for home or go

2 a festival programme? brochure?

b Read the title, and the first sentence of the

introduction What kind of holiday do you

think is being advertised?

Read the text and mark the statements

below true (I) or false (F)

Use your dictionary to find the meanings of

the words in bold Then, write sentences using

them

Would you enjoy a holiday like the one

described in the text? Why (not)?

and most meals are included in the price

When it's time to depart, we motor back upriver for a fligh

to Quito and an overnight stay at the Hilton Colon QuitoDinner is on you tonight

Day 7r Quito We spend the day sightseeing in the oldes;city in South America lt is also a centre of learning, and itsuniversity dates from 1586 You will have the opportunity tcexplore Quito's peaceful squares and many museumsincluding the Museum of Anthropology and the MunicipaMuseum of Art

Day 8r Fly to the Galapagos lslands Make sure to dressfor: the warm weather! There we meet our guide and head fo'the Santa Cruz mountains by coach We will see many plan'species, visit two lava sink holes, and enjoy lunch at a cosLcountry restaurant After lunch we search for giant tortoisesThen we're off to the Hotel Galapagos to unwind and sa"hello to marine iguanas In the afternoon, we,tour AcademiBay by boat and have a little time to hang out before

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L3stmnfrmg & $p*ekfrmg

Trmwefi frmfmrmmtfims"r

a Read t h e f i r s t exchange i n the dialogue.

W h o is the man (B)talking t o ? W h y do you

t h i n k he has called? R e a d a n d c h e c k A: Good morning, sir Can I help you?

B: l) flights to vienna.

A: Wtren would you like to travel?

B: Thursday morning I'm flying one way

A: 2) There,s a flight at

08:15 and another at I I:4S.

Sor4r, did you say 0B:15?

3 ) 4) how lonq the flight is?

Yes it takes 2 hours and t0 minutes

l'd like a ticket for

I'd like to book a

room for (5th and

W " W * W

1.9vrn ,rair:gold]tiofills ; l?rlory .sauna room

The car park is important to me because I need ro kcpn

my car safe

Cmmpf,mf,nfimg

3 Choose the correct response: a or b

1 A: I'd like to complain about the roomservice lt's so slow

B : a l'm afraid there,s no record of that

H o w do you find the laundry s e r v i c e ?

a lt's very good indeed

b l t ' s at the end of the hall, s i r l'm sorry, madam, but breakfast is only

s e r v e d b e t w e e n 8 : 3 0 a m a n d 9am

a That's outrageous !

b l ' m so terribly s o r r y Excuse me There are no towels in our room

a O h ! That's t e r r i b l e , i s n ' t it?

b l ' m sorry l'llsend s o m e u p im m e d i a t e l y

ConfirmingJust a moment, l'llcheck

Right, l've got thatYes, that's rightSorry, that's notcorrect

o f T V while on holiday

Tracey's hotel room wasn't very clean

Tracey will not go to the same place

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Writimg {a st*ry}

Getting started

Read the rubric What could the most

important event be? Who can the main

characte(s) be?

f Your English teacher has asked you to write

f a short story entitle d A Holiday to Remember.

i fne best stories will be published in the

" school magazine

Let's leok closer

The paragraphs in the story have been mixed

up Put them in the right order Which

paragraph contains the most dramatic event

(climax event)?

Sequence of eventsList the events in the story in chronologicalorder Which words/expressions helped you toput the events in the right order?

Complete the sentences using the verbs inbrackets in the past simple or past continuous

2 W e w a n t e d t o g o o n h o l i d a y , w e d i d n ' thave enough money

3 T h e y p u t t h e i r s u i t c a s e s i n t h e c a r s e toff for the airport

4 J a n e t r i e d to l i f t th e b o x , it w a s fa r to oneavy

l-l One nigbt I was d.riting along tbe raad'

uben I noticed tbat there uere no more signposts

Sudd,enly,I real'ised, tbat we uere lost.There uere no

lights anywh ere, so I stopped th e camper van for th e

night

trn Afier a wbile, a boat arcivecl and pwlled us

back to tbe beach,A couple of bowrs later we were

home, safe and sound,! From then on,lDe d,ecided'

to stay in a botelfor our bolid,ays

ren I was sick and, tired, of going to the san'te

place every year, so last year my family an'd I

d,ecid.ed to trattel arownd Britta,nv for two weeks

in a camDervan,

w e d e c i d e d t o

Dn The following day, I woke up and tbe

camper 1)d.n uas mwing by itself We Luere

floating on the sea! I calJed "for bnh

immediately.Meamwbile, my wrfe uas trying i

to stop ua,terfi'om cowting into tbe caml)er

van

Time Linkers

5 Rewrite the following sentences using

appropriate linking words

First, After that, Then/Next, tmmediately, While,

T h e following d a y A s s o o n a s , In th e end,

M e a n w h i l e , F i n a l l y , S u d d e n l y , A f t e r a w h i l e

1 | called the police Dave tried to catch the thief

lcalled the police Meanwhile, David tried to carcn

Kate looked everywhere for her keys She

f o u n d them under h e r bed

We checked into the hotel We went to our

r o o m and unpacked

H e f e l l fast asleep H e w o k e up early and

drove out to the lake

T h e children p l a y e d i n t h e sea T h e i r p a r e n t s

r e l a x e d o n t h e beach

Your turn

f Your English teacher has asked you to write

i a short story entitle d A Day to Remember

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4

Eeginnings/Endings

To start a story you need to think of

- the main character(s)

- time of yearlweather

- place the story takes place

- what the main characters w e r e doing

7 Look at the picture and the prompts and write

the beginning of a story entitled "ADayto

Remember" Include all the points mentioned

above

To end a story you need to think of

- what happened i n t h e end

- how the characte(s) felt

':i, 1i,

a.a:

;i ' llli'

;lil'l I i lli

ffi

ililt '

'lf 1

(Paru l) IVho taas/uere tbe main

cbaracter(s)?

bere tuere tbey?

IX/ben did tbe story take place?

Wbat were they doing?

Main Body(Paras 2-3) Wbat bappened? Iist tbe events in

tbe order tbey happened and theclimax event

Conclusion(Para 4) Wbat happened in tbe end?

How did the characters feel?

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b Use words fromobjects beloq;

*mek

It's rleat

T l"iii,i,il't !'l'; r''i{"l'

c -

1 white T-shirt

2 d e n i m j a c k e t

3 j e a n s

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9 socks

Sheila is wearing a denim jacket, a whiteT-shirt, a pair of bluejeans and a pair of boots.

7I

Take a look in your wardrobe and complete

Look at the items on sale and their prices and

write the amounts in full

Complete the following exchanges with the

opposites of the words in bold

1 A: ls this bag too plain?

I When somone is in line, for something they are likely

I to set it

i l f s o m e t h i n g i s o n thetine,you m a y lo s e i t o r h a r m jt] a s a r e s u l t o f w h a t y o u do or the situation y o u are in

i lf someone steps ouf ofline, they disobey someone or1

I b e h a v e i n a n unacceptable w a y

Fill in the blanks with the correct phrase

1 The soldier was punished because he steppeo

2 | found this great website and I bouqht a

T h e s e trousers are too long Can you

t h e m for me, please?

I t ' s a narrow r o a d b u t i t i nsome places so that cars can pass each other

M y t i e i s to o tight Can you i t ,

4ry '% for the party

We must be back before 4 pm

Y e s v o r r c a n h r r t v o u m u s t n ' t m a k e a

tt:,+,,

' i'f11,;,,a.,'-,,, ,1 1r"i'

difference between them ?

2 Which verb expresses absence of necessity?

a You are the owner of a caf6 You have just

hired a new waitress and you are talking to

h e r a b o u t h e r d u t i e s a n d o b l i g a t i o n s F i l l i nthe gaps with must/ mustn't/haveto/don'thaveto

You start work at 8:45 every afternoon,

S o n i a D o n ' t fo r g e t th a t w e o p e n a t n i n e , s o

y o u 1) b e la t e

D o | 2 ) w e a r a u n i f o r m ?

shoes Being a waitress means that you

When he was 6, my father couldWhen she was four, my mother couldn't When he was a student, my father had to Now write sentences about yourself, usingcould, wosn't able to and had to, Use theprompts below

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2

B :

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MBck*rug assunrptiorcs

cold/hot)

(excited/scared)

Requests: cen" esuld" rfiay

Write questions for the followinq

your best friend

a if you can visit him/her later

tonight

b i f y o u can go with him/her t o t h e cinema

Toolemmugh

4 lerry doesn't need any help He can look forlafter himself

$cntemee tra msfmnnTffi tEsrxsFor each sentence, complete the second sentence so that itmeans the same as the first one Use no more than threewords

I t h i n k h e is th e shop assistant, b u t l ' m n o t sure

;ffi (at work/on holiday) ( c h a l l e n g i n g ) !

4 A : A n d y , h a v e y o u tried your new tracksuit o n ?B: Yes but it looks better on Timmy! lt's

a Read the title of the text What do you expect to read? Read the text and check.

b Underline the topic sentences in the main body paragraphs of the text Which paragraph:

1 e n c o u r a g e s y o u to ask w h a t p e o p l e w a n t ?

2 g i v e s a d v i c e a b o u t b u y i n g g i f t s for people y o u know well?

3 t e l l s y o u what to avoid?

4 h e l p s y o u with buying g i f t s for people y o u h a v e n ' t s e e n f o r a l o n g ti m e ?

@ Sometimes, it's much easier to just ask people what they want Children will be

hoppy to tell you but adults tend to be a little less direct In that case, try to

find out what other people give them and get them something related to their

hobbies or interests

@ ,lt*oyt make sure that the presents you buy can be retumed Never buy

gifts from a shop that has no refund or exchange policy If you are buying

through the Intemet, find out what options you have if the product is not

satisfactory

@ Personally, whenever I don't know what to get someone, I buy them a gift

voucher This way, the person in question can choose their own gift and you will'

have gained the reputation of being the pe(ect gift giver

1 lf you know how to choose presents, you don't need to read this article

2 Most people find it easy to shop for presents

3 T a k e p e o p l e y o u know well shopping t o b u y th e m th e i r g i f t

4 l f y o u d o n ' t s e e a p e r s o n v e r y o f t e n , b u y a g i f t t h e i r fa m i l y w i l l I i k e

5 C h i l d r e n s a y w h a t p r e s e n t s t h e y w a n t

6 A d u l t s d o n ' t a l w a y s t e l l y o u w h a t th e y w a n t f o r a p r e s e n t

7 D o n ' t b u y a n y t h i n g t h a t y o u c a n ' t ta k e b a c k t o t h e s h o p

8 B u y i n g g i f t s from the lnternet s h o u l d b e a v o i d e d

9 A gift voucher is an award given to perfect gift givers

@ Choosing a gtft for someone you spend a lot of time with is relatively easy Simply payattention to what they look at whenyou go shopping together

(9 ,qna whst about those you don't see very often? Simply ask their friends or family for advice.They are the ones who know best what tke person is interested in as well as what they want orneed

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b What birthday present would you buy your best friend/a distant cousin of yours? Why?