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A General objectives

What are your personal objectives for this year?

a To improve my speaking skills

b To improve my listening skills

c To improve my reading skills

d To improve my pronunciation

e To improve my writing skills

f To improve my range of vocabulary

Other?

B Language experiences

Complete the sentences / choose the correct options

a I’ve been studying for years

b I’m good at but I need to

c I’ve studied abroad / in a language academy /

at school / at work / other

d I’ve lived in an English-speaking country (name

of country: ) for years

e I find listening / speaking / writing / English

pronunciation / reading difficult

C Language objectives

Complete the sentences

a I would like to learn how to

a I listen to songs in English

b I travel to English-speaking countries and

practise English there

c I read books / magazines / newspapers / online

news sites, etc in English

d I watch films in English

a I use English in my job

b I sometimes have meetings / make telephone

calls / write e-mails in English

c I sometimes travel to English-speaking countries

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g I mostly deal with non-native English speakers

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a Developing speaking fluency

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e Working on new vocabulary

f Doing writing activities

g Playing language games

Other?

Self-Assessment

Use as many of the words as you can to write a short paragraph

describing the last interview you went to.

2 Interview analysis

Read over the news interview Then, complete the table Marketingy

manager Polly Jones is talking about developments at the castle

where she works.

Interviewer: So, what are you doing to increase visitor numbers to

Cranberry Castle?

Polly: Well, for a start, we’re organising a big Medieval

Festival this summer It’s going to be great for

families There are going to be entertainers, jousting

tournaments, sword fighting demonstrations, and

lots of food and drink We’re targeting families, sothere’ll be lots of fun things for kids too For example,we’re going to have a bouncy castle, and there’ll be aspecial Wizard’s Magic Show

Interviewer: I also hear that you’re opening a shop.

Polly: That’s right It will be open all day, and it’s going

to offer all sorts of souvenirs for visitors, includingpictures, posters, postcards, replica swords and even toys for the kids We’re also opening a restaurant.Customers will be served on long, wooden tables

by waiters and waitresses dressed in Medievalcostumes And they’ll be entertained by Jesters asthey’re eating the traditional Medieval food

Interviewer: Anything else?

Polly: Oh, yes Next month, we’re also inaugurating

our special season of plays, The Cranberry CastleSummer Theatre Special These will take place inthe open-air theatre every Thursday and Saturday evening Thursday night will be a special discountnight for students and pensioners Saturday is aimed

at families We’re putting on a wide variety of plays,including Shakespeare dramas, and medieval comedyshows for the kids

Interviewer: Very interesting I look forward to coming along to

the Medieval Festival this summer

Polly: We’d love to see you here!

1 Name of the castle

2 Medieval Festival events / details

3 Special things / events for kids pp

4 Shop items to be sold

3 Question-answer matching

Match the questions (1 to 6) to the answers (a-f) Then, answer Q Q g g

the questions yourself.

1 Where have you been living for most of your life?

2 What did you do the last time you went out at night?

3 What would you like to be if you hadn’t chosen your

current career?

4 If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

5 What’s your favourite sport and why?

6 What’s your biggest regret?

a. New York City There’s so much to do and see there!

Plus the food is great!

b I went to a restaurant with some friends, then to the

cinema to see a late-night show

c A lawyer.

d Turning down this job I was offered in Melbourne last

year I think it would have been a great experience

e Miami, Florida.

f Probably basketball because it’s so fast-paced and

exiting, and you never know who’s going to win till the

very last minute

4 Verb tenses

Complete the sentences Use the tense indicated in brackets.

1. I (hear) a really good song (Past Simple)

2 We (decorate) our house for the party

(Past Continuous)

3 He (finish) all the washing up by the

time we left the table (Past Perfect)

4 She (meet) someone who could help

you (Present Perfect)

5 The car (make) in Germany (Present

Simple Passive)

6 This film (set) in Italy (Past Simple Passive)

7 They (play) darts all night (Present

Perfect Continuous)

8 I think I (call) him to find out what’s

happening (Future with will)

9 Helen (be) here in twenty minutes.

(Future with be + going to)

10 If you go, you (have) a good time (First

Conditional)

11 If we (have) enough time, we would

reply to all the letters (Second Conditional)

12 The ceremony (held) at the Town Hall.

(Future Passive)

5 Question time

Answer the questions Invent where necessary.Q

1 What are your plans for the summer?

2 What did you do last night?

3 What books have you been reading lately?

4 What did everyone else think of your last “brilliant”

idea?

5 What are some of your proudest achievements?

6 Where would you like to be in five-years’ time?

7 Where would you like to travel to one day? Why?

6 Vocabulary Write 4 more words for each word group.y

1 Architect, builder, construction

2 Yoga, Tai Chi, meditation

3 Press conference, journalist, paparazzi

4 Three-course meal, home-made food, haute cuisine,

5 Agency, audition, role, director

6 Piano, concert, composer

7 Anecdote analysis Read over the anecdote Then, answer the questions y

Readers’ stories » The rude waiter

We went to this really unusual restaurant the other day Itwasn’t that busy, and we were in a rush, so we were keen

to get seated and served as quickly as possible Anyway,

we waited a bit but the waiter didn’t come over, so wefound a table ourselves A few minutes later, there was still

no sign of the waiter, so I started looking around, trying

to catch his eye, but every time I seemed to be about to get his attention, he looked the other way After aboutfive minutes of that, we decided that we’d had enough

so we got up to leave, but just as we were about to go out the front door, the manager appeared out of nowhereand asked us what the problem was We told him whathad happened and he went to get the waiter Seconds later, there was this full-blown shouting match going onbetween them Eventually, the waiter stormed off and themanager came back “I’m really sorry about that, he’s a bit temperamental at times If you stay, we’d be happy to invite you to a free bottle of wine.” OK, we thought, so wewent to sit down A minute or so later, the waiter came over and threw a menu down on our table and mumbled,

“I’ll be back!” It was just incredible how rude he was, but

it was also actually quite funny to watch – like somethingout of a TV sitcom Anyway, we enjoyed watching theworld’s rudest waiter, and the food was great Of course,

we didn’t leave a tip!

1 Why did they want to get served as quickly as possible?

2 Who appeared at the front door as they were leaving?

3 What did the manager and waiter do?

4 What did the manager offer them as compensation?

5 Why did they enjoy their time at the restaurant?

6 How much did they leave as a tip?

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1 Film descriptions matching

Write a movie title from below next to the mini-film descriptions

(1 to 9)

1 A superhero has to save his city from a criminal

mastermind

2 A husband and wife discover that they work

for competing contract killing agencies

and that their next targets are each other!

3 A girl from Kansas gets swept up in a

tornado and finds herself in a mystical land

4 The son of a Mafia boss reluctantly takes over the

family business

5 An orphan boy who’s living with his aunt,

uncle and cousin discovers that he’s a wizard

6 Three men retrace their steps to find the missing

groom after a crazy Las Vegas bachelor party

7 A magical nanny, and her flying umbrella,

transforms the lives of an unhappy British family

8 A private detective who becomes involved in a

dangerous scandal, with Faye Dunaway as the femme

fatale

9 A lonely young boy helps an alien stranded on earth

find his way home

Vocabulary: Story telling

Language structures: Present tenses

Useful expressions: Describing a film;

Asking questions about a film

Think about it!

What makes these films interesting stories? What are some of the best films you’ve ever seen? Why were they so interesting? Have you ever thought of an idea for a film? What was it?

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What are some of your favourite film scenes? Why do you like them? What makes a good film scene? What are some of the mostfrightening scenes you’ve seen in a film? What are some of the funniest film scenes you’ve ever seen? How important is the script

in a film? Have you ever seen a film with a really bad script? Why was

it so bad? Which actors / actresses do you enjoy watching? Why?What are some of the most exciting scenes you’ve seen in a film?

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Vocabulary: Story telling

1 Photo matching

Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the pictures (a-f) What do the g

expressions with get mean? t

1 They got stuck in the cable car.

2 She got angry when she saw all the mess

3 He was having difficulty getting out of the parking f

space

4 Can we get some food to take out? t

5 He got a real shock when he saw how short my hair

was!

6 Get on with it! You’ve been working on it for ages! Y

2 Questions & statements matching

Match the questions or statements (1 to 6) to the answers (a-f) Q Q g

1 Did you get lost on your first day there?

2 Good news! I just got promoted!

3 Sandy and Jeff have decided to get married!

4 She took it all, but I’ll get my revenge one day.

5 He got pretty upset when he heard about it!

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6 So, what can I do to get you to change your mind?

a Nothing I’ve made up my mind and that’s it.

b I can imagine!

c Yeah, the map they gave us wasn’t clear at all Y

d I can’t believe she did that!

e That’s great! So, what’s your official title now?

3 Blog analysis Read over the description of the famous film scene Then, answer g g y y

the questions.

My favourite film sceneOne of my favourite scenes is from the film

Falling Down (1993) The movie is directed by Joel

Schumacher and stars Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall Douglas plays the part of William Foster He’sseparated from his wife, and gets fired from his job as

an engineer in the defence industry One day, whilst driving in Los Angeles, he gets stuck in a traffic jamand decides that he’s had enough So, he gets out of the car, and heads off across the city, trying to get tohis daughter’s birthday party on time Along the way,

he gets caught up in a series of incidents One of thebest scenes takes place in a fast-food restaurant Fosterwants to get some breakfast but he’s a bit too late

“I’m sorry, we’ve stopped serving breakfast but we are

on the lunch menu now,” says Sheila, the checkoutgirl Foster won’t take no for an answer and tells Sheila

to get the manager Rick turns up shortly afterwards,but he can’t get Foster to change his mind “Rick, haveyou ever heard the expression, ‘The customer is alwaysright’?” Foster asks Eventually, Foster loses it He gets

a gun out of his bag and holds people in the restauranthostage as Rick gets Foster his breakfast

1 Which film is the scene from?

2 Where had William Foster been working?

3 Where’s he trying to get to that afternoon?

4 Why can’t he get some breakfast?

5 What does he do in the end to ensure he does get his

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Language Structures:

Present tenses

The Present Simple

We can use the Present Simple to describe habits,

permanent states, facts and customs We often use

the Present Simple with adverbs of frequency (always,

sometimes, never, etc.) Typical time expressions with the

Present Simple include: every Friday, on Mondays, once a

week, twice a month, in the morning, at the weekend For

example, “He never takes the car to work.”

The Present Continuous

We can use the Present Continuous to talk about

activities in progress, temporary situations, or changes

that are taking place over a period of time We often use

time expressions such as right now, at the moment and

now We can also use the Present Continuous for future

appointments at specific times For example:

a) She’s travelling around the world.

b) He’s living in a hotel until he finds a new flat

c) He’s seeing the doctor next Friday

The Present Simple Passive

We form the Present Simple Passive with is/are and a past

participle We form negatives with isn’t / aren’t and a past

participle For example, “The packages are sent by post.”

The Present Continuous Passive

We form the Present Continuous Passive with is/are

being + a past participle For example, “The shoes are

being made in this factory.”

Remember, we generally use the Passive Voice when we

want to focus on the object of the sentence The person

who performs the action (the agent) is either unknown

or not important For example, “The televisions are

produced in a factory near here.”

1 Picture description matching

Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the pictures (a-f) Then, write

three of your own sentences to illustrate the difference between

the present simple and the present continuous

1 He usually goes to work by bus, but he’s going by car today

2 She usually has cereal for breakfast, but she’s having

some toast this morning

3 She usually has a sandwich at his desk for lunch, but

she’s eating out for a change today

4 She usually watches TV at night, but today she’s

reading a book

5 They usually play basketball on Saturday morning, but

today they’re playing football

6 Sally normally wears her hair in a ponytail, but today

she’s wearing it down

2 Sentence completionComplete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous In some cases, more than one answer may be possible

1 She (speak) to the general manager right now

2 We (not usually have) the class on Fridays.

3 He sometimes (call) us at the weekend

4 I (not often go) out on Wednesday night.

5 The machine (make) a terrible noise –

can’t someone turn it off?

6 The car (run) quite well now after I took

it to the garage

3 Fluency practice

Answer the questions

1 Is unemployment going up or down right now?

2 What’s the weather like today?

3 How often do you go to the cinema?

4 What are you thinking about right now?

5 Where do you usually go for your summer holidays?

6 Where are you having lunch today?

7 Are you getting all your work done on time these days?

8 How long does it take you to get home from work?

4 Gap fill Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets Use the Present Simple Passive or the Present Continuous Passive In some cases, more than one answer may be possible

1 The pictures (usually / display) in glass

frames

2 The songs (not often record) in this studio

3 They (tell) to reduce their expenses

4 More and more cars (produce) in this

factory

5 The poems (not sell) individually.

6 (they / show) the video right now?

UNIT 1 Story time! GRAMMAR

Present Simple

always, on Friday,

every day, etc.

He jogs in the park at the weekend

He doesn’t do much during the summer

Present Simple Passive It is produced here

They aren’t taken out during the day.

Present Continuous

now, right now, at

the moment, every

5 Website completion

Complete the website text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets p

Use Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses (both active and

passive) In some cases, more than one answer may be possible

Paris by her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed

And, 72-year-old Queen Elizabeth II

(2) (holiday) in Balmoral

Castle – the Royal Family’s estate in

Scotland But what (3)

(happen) next will shake the nation.

News (4) (arrive) that

Princess Di and Dodi Fayed have been killed in a Paris

car crash The nation goes into shock These dramatic

events (5) (take) as inspiration for this film

by Steven Frears

The Queen is unusual because the Queen herself is

still a living monarch, yet she (6) (play)

by an actress, Helen Mirren Mirren does a fantastic

job and is utterly convincing Martin Sheen (7) plays the

part of Prime Minister Tony Blair Much of the movie

(8) (concern) with the tensions between

these two characters, each with their own political and

personal agendas

Meanwhile, there’s a stark contrast between the British

public, who (9) (mourn) the loss of their

Princess, and the royal family who remain on holiday in

Balmoral As the flowers and wreaths left at the gates

of Buckingham Palace start to pile up, Blair, with the

support of Prince Charles, (10) (try) to

convince the Queen to return to London Will she go?

The Queen is a fascinating insight into the relationship

between power, privilege and tradition

6 Joke analysis

We often use the Present Simple and Continuous to tell storiesJ y

or jokes Read the joke below Then, choose the correct ending

(a, b, c, d or d e)

Paper destroyer

nIt’s Oscar’s first day at his nnew company He’s

estanding in front of the papeer shredder looking

pconfused “Need some helpp?” says a man walking by

“Oh, yes, please,” says Oscar “How does this thingOh, yes, please, says Oscaar How does this thing

work?”

a

“It’s simple,” the man says, taaking the report from

Oscar’s hand and putting it into the shredder

a .what time is the meeting?

b .why do I have to do it?

c .where do the copies come out?

d .who has to pay for them?

e .how does it work?

Your turn!

Write out a short joke Use present tenses.

7 Film matchingWrite a movie title next to the film descriptions (1 to 6) Whichg

present tenses can you identify in the descriptions?

1 Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) is on the run after stealing

money from the place where she works After drivingthrough the night, she stops at a motel That night, creepymotel owner Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) pays her avisit Directed by Alfred Hitchock

2 This action-comedy is directed by Martin Brest.

Charles Grodin plays Jonathan “The Duke” Mardukas,

an accountant being chased by the FBI, the mafia andbounty hunter Jack Walsh (played by Robert De Niro)

3 A wrongfully-imprisoned banker and a fellow prisoner

try to escape from jail The film stars Tim Robbinsand Morgan Freeman, and was directed by FrankDarabont

4 This American drama is about George Bailey (James

Stewart) After deciding to commit suicide onChristmas Eve, his guardian angel, Clarence Oddbody(Henry Travers), appears and makes George

think twice The film was directed by Frank Capra

5 Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) lives a lonely life as a

nightclub owner in Casablanca, Morocco But thingstake a turn for the better when a former love interest,Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman), returns out of the blue.Set during WWII, the film was directed by MichaelCurtiz

6 A teenager from Mumbai is accused of cheating

in the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?The film was directed by Danny Boyle and LoveleenTandan, and starred Dev Patel and Freida Pinto

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Student A

You’re going to describe a film Use the film information

below, or choose another film Add as much information

as you can Give details of any interesting scenes in

the film Do not read from these notes When you’ve

finished, answer any questions that Student B may have

Then listen to Student B’s presentation and ask about

Witness

Amish boy Samuel Lapp and his mother, Rachel, are on

a trip to Baltimore after the death of her husband They

stop off at Philadelphia At the station Samuel goes to

the toilet While he’s in one of the stalls a brutal murder

takes place He sees the killers, but they don’t see him

Petrified, Samuel silently locks the door and waits for the

men to go But one of them gets suspicious and Samuel

can hear him outside the door Samuel quickly crawls

under the stall and manages to escape The police officer

in charge of the investigation is John Book He’s a hard

but honest cop Will they find the killers?

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A young, single woman in her thirties called Bridgetg J yy

Jones lives her life in fear of the dreaded question,

“How’s your love life?” She’s desperate to settle downwith the right man One day, she decides that she’s got

to change So, she makes a list of resolutions, whichinclude going on a strict diet, no smoking and nodrinking Soon after this, Bridget finds herself dividedbetween two men: Mark Darcy, a brilliant lawyer, andDaniel Cleaver, her boss Daniel and Bridget start arelationship after an exchange of e-mails, but Mark Darcykeeps turning up when she’s least expecting it WillBridget find true love?

Describing a film

1 It starts off with gg

2 In one of the scenes

3 It takes place in

4 They soon realise that

5 In another scene

6 It’s directed by and it stars

7 Most critics seem to agree that

8 One of the best things about it is

Asking questions about a film

1 Where does it take place? g q

2 What’s it about?

3 Who’s it directed by?

4 Who stars in it?

5 What are some of the best things about it?

6 How was it received by film critics?

7 What do you like/dislike about it?

8 Would you recommend seeing it? Why?



Film description

Activity type: presentation & discussion

Remember!

You must do the Reading and Listening

activities in Learn Hot English magazine

1 Mistake quotes

Complete the “mistake” quotes (1 to 6) with the words from

below Which quote do you like the best? Why? Discuss your

ideas with a partner

interesting, wisdom, mistake, nothing, life, faster

1 “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn

.” John Powell

2 “Making mistakes simply means you’re learning

.” Weston H Agor

3 “Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience

and ” Phyllis Theroux

4 “The greatest mistake you can make in

is to be continually fearing you will make one.” Elbert Hubbard

5 “Never say, ‘Whoops!’ Always say, ‘Ah,

.’ Anonymous

6 “If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working

on hard enough problems And that’s a big

.” F Wikzek

Vocabulary: Mistakes

Language structures: Past tense review

Useful expressions: Describing reactions; Follow-up questions

Think about it!

When was the last time you made a mistake? What happened? When

was the last time you said something you shouldn’t have said? What

happened? What’s your philosophy with regard to mistakes?

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Vocabulary: Mistakes

“Avoid PFO (Premature Formation of

Opinion) at all costs.” Anonymous

1 Speech bubble matching

Match the words in bold in the sentences (1 to 6) to the

definitions (a-f)

a Ignore something

b Say that someone else is responsible.

c Say or do something silly/bad by mistake.

d Think about something carefully from start to finish.

Have you ever

1 ignored someone’s advice?

2 failed to make contingency plans?

3 failed to communicate an idea properly?

4 given up too early?

5 failed to prepare yourself sufficiently for something?

6 spoken before thinking?

7 been guilty of re-inventing the wheel?

8 failed to read the warning signs?

For example: We ignored their advice and ended up losing

lots of money.

3 Story analysis Read the story Then, write T (true) or F (false)

Graffiti error

A British MP’s anti-graffiti crusade landed him in serious trouble Mike Jones hired a team of specialist cleaners and spent several hours cleaning off a piece of art that he had mistaken for graffiti But it was in fact

a specially-commissioned piece of street art that had cost the local council more than £30,000 The work

of art had been painted in a studio and later installed

in a train station Ignoring the advice of an aide who claimed that she’d heard that it was in fact a work of act, Jones invited a local television station to witness the act However, while the over-zealous MP and his team of cleaners were in full swing, a police car arrived and arrested Jones “I just don’t know what to say Now they’re calling me a criminal I wasn’t aware that

it was a work of art I was just trying to draw attention

to this problem,” the MP explained as he was led away

by detectives

1 Mike Jones mistook the work of art for a piece of

graffiti

2 The work of art had been produced for free

3 It was exhibited outside a library

4 Jones had invited a local television station to film

Think about it!

What lessons have you learned from your mistakes? What’s the most embarrassing mistake you’ve ever made? What can mistakes teach us? Do you think that mistakes are an important part of learning? Why? What do you do when you make a mistake? What’s the best way to avoid making mistakes? How do you react when you realise that you’ve made a mistake? Do you think you make more or fewer mistakes than the average person? Why?

2 You can’t blame

other people for

your mistakes!

3 I wasn’t

aware of the

situation!

5 I knew what they

were doing but I

Language Structures:

A Past Tense Review

The Past Simple & The Past Continuouss

We use the Past Simple for actions from the past that we p

consider remote For example: “I saw an interesting film

last night.”

We use the Past Continuous to refer to actions that were

in progress at some point in the past For example, “He

was working late last night.”

We can use a Past Simple action to “interrupt” a Past

Continuous action in progress For example, “While we

were eating dinner, someone knocked on the door.”

The Past Perfect

We form the Past Perfect with had + a past participle.

The Past Perfect is often used to describe an action

that occurred before another action from the past

For example: “By the time I arrived, Brian had already

prepared the food.”

We form the Past Perfect Passive with had been + a past

participle For example: “All the food had been eaten.”

1 Post-it note matching Match the Post-it notes between flat mates (1 to 6) to the pictures (a-f) g

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He didn’t walk to work.

Past Simple Passive She was given the prize /

She wasn’t given the prize.

Past Continuous We were working /

We weren’t working.

Past Continuous

Passive The rooms were being cleaned / The rooms weren’t

being cleaned.

Past Perfect He had seen the film before.

/ He hadn’t seen the film before.

Past Perfect Passive She had been paid a lot of

money / She hadn’t been paid a lot of money

Past Continuous We were working /

We weren’t working.

Past Tense Time

Expressions last night, yesterday, a week ago, three months ago, on

Friday, in June

Hi, I couldn’t find any socks

so I borrowed some of your yours Hope you don’t mind! -

Sophie, I had some friends round last night Mark slept in your bed Hope you don’t mind I think your sheets are still clean I’ll check.

I went out for the day and forgot to close your bedroom door Somehow, my dog got in and ripped up your passport, birth certificate and a few other documents that you’d left on your bed SORRY!

Hi! -I hope you had a nice

holiday You’ll be back by now and see that I’m no longer living in the flat Sorry but something came up and I had

to leave I’ll send a cheque for the rent Promise!

q

Hi! Did you take that money I left

on the kitchen table last night?

I can’t find it anywhere

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2 Fluency practice

Answer the questions Invent where necessary Answer with full y p

answers

1 What were you doing at 9pm last Friday?

2 Where were you going when I called you?

3 Who were you talking to when the alarm went off?

4 What were you playing when we arrived?

5 Who were you discussing the project with when the

news came in?

6 What were you doing when the police officer stopped

you?

3 Sentence completion

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in p

brackets Use the Past Simple Passive

1 They (rob).

2 It (keep) clean at all times.

3 The book (not publish).

4 (the car / park) outside the

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in p

brackets Use the Past Continuous Passive.

1 The rooms (paint).

2 The floor (not clean).

3 The office (not redecorate).

4 (the man / rob) when the police

Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs inp

brackets In many cases, more than one answer may be possible

Imogen: So, what’s the biggest mistake you’ve ever made?

Sebastian: Well, before I (1) (set) up my own

business, I was working as a builder for a few years

On my first job out, I(2) (end) up

burning down a £5-million mansion

Imogen: Wow! How did you manage that?

Sebastian: Quite simply really I (3) (work)

on the roof when one of the machines I was using

suddenly exploded There (4) _

(be) sparks everywhere, and I think one of them

must have landed on a wooden window frame

Within seconds, the whole side of the building was in

flames Some of the guys below (5)

(try) to put it out with buckets of water that they (6)

(find) in the stables

Meanwhile, someone (7) (call) the

fire brigade They arrived about 30 minutes after the

fire (8) (start), but by then it was too

late and the blaze was more or less out of control

Eventually, I (9) (help) off the roof by

some fire-fighters who (10) (set up)

a ladder against the house As I (11)

(take down), I could see the how the house was

burning away It was beautiful in a strange sort of way, although tragic too as it was from the 15thcentury In the end, we just stood there watching as

this magnificent building (12) (burn)

to the ground Luckily, no one was hurt Since then, I’ve heard that they’ve

rebuilt it

Imogen: OK Thanks for that

6 Website analysis Read over the story Then, answer the questions.y

Management errorBritish businesswoman DReynolds received a nasty when she turned up for wojust recently Ms Reynolds

36, found that all her staff walked out on her Disaffe

at the Willings Paperworksplant had been going on f

a long time, but Ms Reynohad failed to react “I justturned a blind eye to it becdidn’t have the time to deit.” But staff weren’t prepa

be so complacent They semet one Saturday mornindecided to leave without n

“She never listened to us, andalways blamed us for her mistakes,” said one ex-member of staff “She preferred to put profits ahead of people, and this is where it’s led her.” Meanwhile, MsReynolds promised to take note of the message, andshe says that she will try to learn from her mistakes.But none of the staff has so far agreed to go back

1 What did Ms Reynolds find when she got to work?

2 Why hadn’t she dealt with the problems before?

3 How much notice did staff give before leaving?

4 What reasons for leaving did they give?

5 What has Ms Reynolds promised to do as a result of

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Task

You’re going to exchange stories with a partner Use the story below, or prepare your own Make notes and practise telling your story without referring to the notes Tell the story as if it happened to you Invent any more details that you need Then, get into pairs and take turns telling your story without referring to your notes Afterwards, answerany questions Then, listen to your partner’s story and ask him/her questions

Student A’s story: Building Disaster

Incredibly, my house was pulled down while I was aty gg

work I was living near a university They wanted to

expand, and offered me $80,000 for the property (even

though it was worth a lot less), but I didn’t want to sell

As a joke, a couple of students placed signs next to my

house saying “University Property” That same day, and

completely coincidentally, some builders turned up

They had been given orders to demolish a house just

next to mine, but not mine Anyway, they saw the sign

and thought it was the house they had to pull down So,

when I got back from work that day, I saw that my house

had been reduced to a pile of rubble! I’m currently trying

so I took them to my taxi so they could wait there inthe warm When the fire brigade arrived, they asked mewhere the victims were I pointed to my car But before

I could explain that my taxi had not been involved in the

crash, they took out their axes and started cutting theroof off, without asking the survivors if they could simplyget out through the doors My taxi was completely destroyed Now, I’m trying to convince the insurancecompany that I didn’t make up the story

Describing reactions

1 It was all a bit surreal.gg

2 My only real option was to

3 Without realising it, I’d

4 They left me with few options but to

5 The only thing I wanted to do was to

6 My initial thought was to

7 I couldn’t believe what was happening

8 I was just numb with shock.

Follow-up questions

1 How did you feel then?p q

2 What was your initial reaction to that?

3 What was the most frustrating part of it?

4 What made you do that?

5 What did you try to do to prevent it from happening

again?

6 What action did you take as a result?

7 Where were you when that happened?

8 Had you been in a similar situation before?



The mistake

Activity type: information exchange

Remember!

You must do the Reading and Listening

activities in Learn Hot English magazine

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1 Ridiculous insurance excuses

Match the sentence beginnings (1 to 6) to the endings (a-f)

Which excuse is the most ridiculous? Why? Discuss your ideas

with a partner

Extracts from insurance forms reporting

driving accidents

1 “I didn’t think the speed limit…

2 “I started to slow down but the traffic was…

3 “On my way home I drove into the wrong house and

collided…

4 “My dog is very possessive about the car, and I had

difficulty persuading him to give…

5 “I was at a roundabout and I didn’t know what to do

In the end, I just…

6 “On my way to work this morning I drove straight

into…

a …with a tree I don’t have.”

b …a bus that was 5 minutes too early.”

c …the steering wheel back to me.”

d …applied after midnight.”

e …closed my eyes and drove forwards.”

f …more stationary than usual.”

Vocabulary: Insurance

Language structures: Perfect tenses

Useful expressions: Giving an update; Asking for an opinion

Think about it!

Have you ever filled out an insurance accident form? What was it

for? What do people normally write on insurance forms? What’s the

most ridiculous excuse you’ve ever heard?

Vocabulary: Insurance

1 Insurance words matching

Match the “insurance” words in bold (1 to 8) to the definitions (a-h)

1 I took out a new insurance policy

2 The premium for this car insurance policy is quite high

3 After the car accident, she put in a claim for her wrist injury

4 I’ve got a third-party fire and theft insurance policy

5 They had to pay the excess

6 You didn’t read the small print!

7 There’s a loophole in the contract

8 I’ve got a fully-comprehensive insurance policy for my car

a The part of a contract that contains hidden clauses

which are often printed in small type

b A contract between an insurance company and the

policyholder to pay money in case of an accident

c An insurance policy that will cover you for everything

in a third party policy, as well as reimbursing you for

any damage to you or your own vehicle, etc

d A demand for payment by a policyholder after an

accident or the loss of something

e The amount a policyholder must pay the insurance

company for insurance cover

f An amount of money that the policyholder is

expected to pay for any repairs or medical costs It is

usually about 200 euros

g This will cover you for injury to others, or damage to

other people’s property

h A piece of text that’s ambiguous and could be

interpreted or used to avoid paying for something

2 Advice analysis

Read over the advice Then, answer the questions

Hidden dangers with

insurance policies

Here are some of the things you need to be aware of

when choosing an insurance policy

Beware of salespeople who want you to take advantage

of the “special deal” that’s available only if you buy today

Be especially wary of deals with extremely low

premiums Once you have the policy, read it carefully

and check the small print for any hidden loophole

Also, find out what the insurance excess charge

is, and beware of discount cards offering 15% off

doctors’ visits and hospital stays They may sound like

a bargain, but the savings these insurers are offering

may only apply to very specific treatments

Find out whether it’s a “family policy” or a “named

insured-only” policy Family policies cover all the drivers

in the home, while “named-insured only” policies cover

only drivers explicitly named on the policy

Also, be clear about what type of insurance is being

offered Is it third party only or fully-comprehensive?

And finally, find out about getting repairs done In

some cases, using parts not made by the vehicle’s

manufacturer could make the policy null and void

1 Why should you check the small print?

2 Why should you be wary of deals with 15% off for

hospital stays, etc.?

3 What’s the difference between a “family policy” and a

“named insurance-only policy”?

4 What could make the policy null and void?

3 Poster analysis

Read the information on the poster Circle the thing that you have

at home Then, answer the questions without referring back to the information

Are you safe at home?

a screen in front of the fireplace?

all medicines locked away?

your bathroom free of electrical devices? .emergency numbers by the phone or on

the fridge?

a fire extinguisher at home?

safety latches on the cupboards?

covers over the plugs if you’ve got small children? .brackets on tall furniture to prevent it

from falling?

a cover for your swimming pool?

Make sure your home is safe Click here for more information on protecting yourself and your family

What should you

1 have in your bedroom?

2 put on the stairs?

3 have in front of the fireplace?

4 do with all your medicines?

5 fix onto tall furniture?

Your turn!

Write an e-mail to a friend Tell him/her about an insurance claim you put in for a loss or damage to something

UNIT 3 Safe & sound! VOCABULARY

Think about it!

Do you usually get travel insurance when you go abroad? Why? Why not? Have you got a life insurance policy? Why? Why not? Do you have house insurance? Why? Why not? Are the contents of your home insured? Why? Why not? Do you think pet owners should have to get third party insurance? Why? Why not? Do people in your country need private health insurance? Is this a good idea? Why? Why not? Have you ever had to file an insurance claim? What was it for? What’s the most important type of insurance to have?

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Language Structures:

Perfect tenses

We use the Present Perfect Simple to refer to actions

that have happened some time before now, without

mentioning exactly when For example, “I’ve been to

Paris.”

We can use the Present Perfect to say how long

something has happened For example, “I’ve had this

car for ten weeks.” (I’ve still got it.)

The Present Perfect & Past Simple

When we want to specify when, where, why, etc

something happened in the past, we can use a past tense

verb For example:

A: Have you ever climbed a mountain?

B: Yes, I have I climbed a mountain last summer with a

few friends

The Present Perfect Continuous

We form the Present Perfect Continuous tense with

have / has been + a gerund (verb + -ing) We use the

Present Perfect Continuous tense to refer to incomplete

actions that have been in progress up until (or close

to) the moment of speaking For example: “She’s been

waiting for a long time.”

Now, compare these two sentences:

a) Jenny has been writing a book.

b) Kate has written a book.

In sentence “a” (in the Present Perfect Continuous) Jenny

has been working on the book but she hasn’t finished it

yet – it’s an action in progress – an incomplete action In

sentence “b” (in the Present Perfect Simple) the action

has been completed – the book is finished –

it’s a completed action

1 I’ve dropped my glasses in the street and I can’t find them.

2 I’ve just bought a new camera, but I can’t see how to

change the battery Could someone come round to help?

3 My pet pigeon was having difficulties breathing, and

now it seems to have fainted

4 I’ve just missed my bus Could someone come over

to give me a lift home?

5 I haven’t slept for two days and I’m feeling a bit

drowsy Could someone bring me round some sleeping tablets, or come to read me a story so I can get to sleep?

6 I’ve had this spot on my face for a couple of days

Could you send a doctor round to check up on it?

1 We (read) six pages so far

2 They (read) the report, but they haven’t

finished it yet

3 They (write) 49 pages of the report

4 She (paint) the house all weekend, but

she’s only finished six rooms

5 They (paint) the whole house pale blue

and it looks great

6 We (think) about going away this

weekend, but we haven’t made up our minds yet

3 Fluency practice

Answer the questions Answer affirmatively and invent if necessary

1 Have you been reading a good book lately? How

many pages have you read so far?

2 Have you been receiving many e-mails recently? How

many have you received today?

3 Have you been doing much exercise lately? What

have you done this week?

4 Have you been doing any decorating at home? What

have you finished decorating so far?

UNIT 3 Safe & sound! GRAMMAR

Present Perfect Simple

have / has + past

participle

She’s just arrived

I haven’t finished it yet

Has he arrived yet?

She hasn’t been living here.

Present Perfect Passive

have / has been +

past participle

She has been given the money

They haven’t been told where

it is

Have they been given the books?

Time expressions

for + period of time

since + specific time

They’ve known her for 10 years.

She’s had that bag since May.

I’ve been working here for nine

months.

Other time expressions with Present Perfect Tenses

today, this morning, this afternoon, this week, this month,

this year, so far, recently, before, yet, still, just, already

4 Conversation completion

Complete the conversation with the words from below Use Present p

Perfect tenses In some cases, more than one answer may be

possible Two insurance underwriters, Courtney and Scott, are

discussing insurance policyholders and possible payments to them.

Courtney: How’s the Saunders case going?

Scott: Well, we (1) (look) into it We think it’s a

possible case of insurance fraud As you know, the client

(2) (put) in a claim for the loss of a

camera, a laptop and €2,000 whilst on holiday However,

she (3) (not produce)any police reports,

and on questioning, she showed signs of nervousness

Courtney: What about Brown?

Scott: Her dog has attacked a neighbour, and now she’s being

sued We (4) (discuss) it with her It seems

that she has legal protection, but not any pet insurance

We (5) _ (turn down) her claim

Courtney: And Brett?

Scott: She (6) (default) on her mortgage

payments She has mortgage protection insurance,

but there’s a clause in the contract that says there’s an

insurance excess of €2,200, so we don’t have to pay

out anything until next month She (7)

(inform) of this and has requested a meeting as she

wasn’t aware of the clause in the contract

Courtney: What’s happening about Smith?

Scott: Yes, well, he (8) (have) some

problems with his house as it was flooded during

the recent storms He has house insurance, but he

(9) (not renew) his flood insurance

protection, so he isn’t liable for anything

Courtney: And the Branch case?

Scott: She’s got some tenants who’ve been defaulting on

their rent payments She’s got landlord’s protection

insurance, but it expired a few days ago Her claim (10)

(reject)

Courtney: Excellent Good work!

Nouns + prepositions

There are lots of useful expressions in English that are formedp p

by a combination of a noun + a preposition For example:

Access to = They don’t have access to clean water.

Advantage of = They took advantage of our situation f

Authority on = She’s an authority on the subject

Decrease in = There’s been a decrease in the number of

crimes of this nature

Experience in = He’s got a lot of experience in it.

5 Sentence completion

Complete the sentences with the words from below Then, p

use any of the noun + preposition expressions to write three

sentences of your own.

money security warnings type problem system

plant attacks

1 Information about = We asked for some information

about the new

2 Intention of = We have no intention of paying them

the they’re demanding

4 Notice of = No one took notice of the

5 Protection from = This will provide you with

protection from any hostile

6 Reduction in = There’s been a reduction in the

number of crimes of this

7 Responsibility for = She has responsibility for

at the firm

8 Solution to = It’s a solution to the

6 Website analysis Read over the text Then, answer the questions Afterwards, see if y

you can identify any examples of nouns + prepositions.

How to avoid

ID theft!

Always shred any documents with personal information

on them before throwing them out Thieves oftenrummage through bins in the hope of finding any confidential information

Make sure your computer has an up-to-date anti-virusand firewall system installed, and keep your operating system and software applications updated to ensureyou’ve got protection from viruses

Only enter your credit card details on secure sites, orwebsites that you’ve used before And don’t reply to any e-mailsdemanding information about you or your current status.Don’t send your password by e-mail, or give it overthe phone to someone claiming to be from the bank And never click on links embedded in e-mails that aresupposedly from an official organisation

Avoid file sharing as this gives other people access to yourhard drive If you do use one, make sure you disconnectyour computer from the internet when you aren’t using it.Avoid giving away too much personal information onsocial networking sites Your date of birth, names of schoolsattended, phone numbers or the names of your parents andrelatives are often required to verify an identity, and thieves can use this information to access your bank account.Create complex passwords using a combination of numbers, upper- and lower-case letters, and keyboard symbols Also, change your passwords regularly, use adifferent password for every website, and if you need to jotthem down somewhere, write them in code To be extra safe, you could use a program such as Password Safe tocreate an encrypted username and password list

1 Why should you always shred any documents before

throwing them out?

2 Why should you keep your operating system updated?

3 What type of e-mails should you not respond to?

4 What should you never do with your password?

5 What should you do after using a file sharing website?

6 What should you avoid doing on social networking sites?

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Student A

You work for an insurance company and you’re going

to exchange information about insurance policyholders

First, read over the information about your insurance

policyholders (see below) Then, decide what you’re

going to do in each case When you’re ready, take turns

explaining each case Give your opinions on what

should be done, and ask for advice Then, listen to your

partner’s descriptions of his/her cases and offer advice

Student B

You work for an insurance company and you’re going

to exchange information about insurance policyholders.First, read over the information about your insurance policyholders (see below) Then, decide what you’regoing to do in each case When you’re ready, take turns explaining each case Give your opinions on whatshould be done, and ask for advice Then, listen to yourpartner’s descriptions of his/her cases and offer advice

Student A’s clients

She put in a claim for the loss of a digital camera and a

computer whilst on holiday She had travel insurance

Oscar Smith

His house was flooded during the recent storms

He had house insurance but it didn’t include flood

insurance

Amelia Saunders

There was a leak from her bathroom that affected the

downstairs flat and destroyed some of the furniture in

her own house She had house insurance, but it had

expired two days before the incident

Student B’s clients

Madeline Brown

Her dog was involved in an incident with a neighbour.She’s being sued She didn’t have pet insurance, but shedoes have legal protection insurance

Lydia Brett

She’s defaulted on 3 of her mortgage payments She hasy

a mortgage protection insurance policy

Ellis Talbot

He recently took out a loan The bank obliged him totake out a life insurance policy to ensure the debt is paidoff He has defaulted on four of the payments The bank

is demanding we pay

Georgina Branch

She rented out her house and took out landlord’sg

protection insurance Her tenants haven’t paid any rent for the past six months

Giving an update

1 We’ve decided to pay their medical costs.g g p p

2 We’ve been investigating the claim.

3 We’ve turned down his claim for

4 We’ve decided to approve her claim for

5 We believe that she’s filed a bogus insurance claim.

6 We’ve raised her insurance premium by 25%.

7 X has been told that

8 A few issues have arisen with regards to

Asking for an opinion

1 What do you think?gg

2 What would you do in this case?

3 Would you pay for their medical bills?

4 Would you reimburse them for it?

5 Do you think they deserve it?

6 Do you think it could be a case of insurance fraud?

7 Should the excess be deducted from the claim?

8 Are there any loopholes we can take advantage of?

Insurance claims

Activity type: information exchange

Remember!

You must do the Reading and Listening

activities in Learn Hot English magazine

UNIT 4 Crime & punishment

Vocabulary: Crime

Language structures: Modal verbs

Useful expressions: Being hard on people; being soft on people

1 Crime quotes

Read over the quotes Which ones do you like? Which ones do

you agree with? Why?

“I came from a real tough neighborhood Once a guy

pulled a knife on me I knew he wasn’t a professional,

the knife had butter on it.” Rodney Dangerfield

“To have once been a criminal is no disgrace To

remain a criminal is the disgrace” Malcolm X

“The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only

the critic.” G.K Chesterton

“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.”

Honore de Balzac

“You wanna get rid of drug crime in this country?

Fine, let’s just get rid of all the drug laws.” Ron Paul

“The common argument that crime is caused by

poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.”

H L Mencken

“Despotism is a long crime.” Victor Hugo

“Organised crime in America takes in over forty

billion dollars a year and spends very little on office

supplies.” Woody Allen

“He who does not prevent a crime when he can,

encourages it.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“Punishment is the last and the least effective

instrument in the hands of the legislator for the

prevention of crime.” John Ruskin

Think about it!

What do you know about any of the people who said these things?

Have you read any of their books / seen any of their films, etc.?

Which people from this page are famous in your country? Why?

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Vocabulary: Crime

1 “Stealing things” list

Look at the list of things below Which ones would you “take”g g g g

without feeling guilty? Why?

2 Article analysis

Read over the article Then, answer the questions.y

Things we think it’s

OK to steal!

According to a recent

survey carried out by

paintballing.co.uk,

there are some things

that people think it’s

all right to take As

part of the poll, 1,000

adults were asked

what they felt was

acceptable to steal

without feeling guilty

Top of the list were hotel “freebies” such as shampoo,

soap, towels, razors, hairbrushes and bathrobes, with

93% believing that it was “all part of staying at the

hotel”

Next on the list was unsecured internet, with 88%

saying they’d have no qualms about accessing a

neighbour’s network if it wasn’t password-protected

This is followed by restaurant condiments, with 55%

feeling that it was perfectly acceptable to walk off with

sachets of ketchup and mustard as they’d “already

paid for them in the price of the meal”

At work, 27% felt it was OK to take home officestationery, with 22% also thinking there was nothing wrong with helping themselves to a colleague’s tea,coffee or biscuits

Out shopping, 17% felt it was all right to eat mix sweets as they were going to buy some anyway.Eleven percent saw nothing wrong with taking the

pick-and-odd extra apple at the supermarket fruit counter after

weighing their fruit Ten percent thought it was

OK to weigh expensive food items (such as avocadoes)

as cheaper ones (like tomatoes) And 8% said theywouldn’t feel guilty for walking off with pens or pencilsfrom shops such as IKEA as it was a form of publicityfor the company as the pens had their logos on

Finally, three percent admitted to having taken homepark flowers to decorate the house or to give as gifts to friends or relatives

What would you take without feeling guilty?

What percentage of people think it’s all right to take…

1 …unsecured internet?

2 …restaurant condiments?

3 …office stationery?

4 …a colleague’s tea or coffee?

5 …an extra apple at the supermarket?

6 …park flowers?

3 Parts of speech

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words inp

brackets

1 He was charged with accessing his neighbour’s

(security) internet connection

2 It’s totally (acceptance)!

3 She was found (guilt) of the crime

4 It was described as the (perfection) crime

5 Personally, I don’t think there’s anything

(wrongly) with it

6 You have to (weight) the pros and cons

Flowers (from a park)( p )

Think about it!! hin nk k ab k a ab bou out ut it ut t it! it! t!

Th TT

Is it safe to walk outside after dark where you live? Why? Do youalways lock your house? What about your car? Do you think gun control is a good idea? Why? Do you think police officers should be allowed to carry guns? Why? What effect would the legalisation of narcotics have on crime rates? What can be done to prevent crimes? What can we do to protect ourselves from criminals? What kinds of crimes are increasing? Why? How dangerous is your city? Is internet piracy a crime? Why? Why not?

Debates.com

Language Structures: Modal verbs

We often use modal verbs to give our personal opinions

or impressions of situations and events For example,

“We should send them an e-mail to let them know what’s

going on.”

We can also use modal verbs for a variety of functions:

making suggestions, giving advice, talking about

obligation, expressing possibility, etc For example:

a) Shall we go to the cinema? (suggestion)

b) It might rain later (possibility)

For example, “If there’s time, we should visit the museum too.”

And we can use passive structures with a modal verb +

be + a past participle For example, “The concert could be heard about four kilometres away.”

1 Picture description completion Choose the correct words to complete the sentences

2 Matching

Match the questions (1 to 6) to the answers (a-f)

1 Do you think they might want us to change it?

2 Could you see much from where you were standing?

3 Do you think they should give themselves an hour to

6 How do you think they must be feeling right now?

a Yes, but not before 6pm

b Not really There was this guy with a hat in front of me

c Probably It wasn’t really what they were looking for

d Pretty pleased with themselves After all, they came

2nd out of 50

e Yes, I was, but only with a couple of minutes to spare

f Definitely because traffic is terrible at that time of the

UNIT 4 Crime & punishment GRAMMAR

They can’t juggle.

Past ability I could ride a bike when I was

four / I couldn’t see it very well

Future ability I will be able to do it

tomorrow. / She will be able to see you later

/ They shouldn’t go outside / You ought to leave now

Suggestions We should go to the party /

They can stay at our house /

We could go to the cinema

Obligation She must tell us about it / They

must arrive early / They have to finish it on time.

No obligation /

necessity

You don’t have to leave / You needn’t leave

Prohibition He mustn’t speak like that /

You can’t sit there

Offers / permission I could lend you some money. /

Shall I open the window for you? / Could I sleep here tonight?

Guessing /

deduction

It could be a book / It can’t be

a CD / It must be from him

Opinions I don’t think that would be a

good idea

I can’t imagine that they would want to go there

1 I could / should

swim quite well when I was younger

2 I won’t able / be able to

lift that suitcase by myself

5 I think

you might

have / should get

a new car

6 We not might / might not

have time

to do it

3 We weren’t able / can’t able to

get to the meeting

on time because of the traffic

4 Could / Needn’t

you take a photo of us standing next to the statue?

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3 Helpful advice

Read over the sentences below (1 to 6) and give advice, or offer top

help For example:

A: I’m just so tired.

B: You should go to bed.

1 I haven’t got any money left in my bank account.

2 We’re running late.

3 They’re having a party on the second floor.

4 I’m exhausted.

5 I’m really angry.

6 I’ve got to give a presentation tomorrow morning

4 Sentence completion

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.p

1 He ought / should be here by now.

2 You can’t / need be serious!

3 He should / must be French t

4 That can’t / ought be the right answer.

5 This had / might be the one we were looking for t

6 She ought / can’t be the only person responsible for t

this

5 Conversation completion

Choose the correct words to complete the conversation p

Artist’s agent Mollie is talking to Ryan (a representative from a

record label) about a music contract

Millie: So, we’ve had a quick look over the contract and there

are a number of points that need discussing

Ryan: For example?

Millie: Well, the duration of the contract for a start

You(1) need/can’t possibly expect us to accept that t

it’s forever There (2) must/couldn’t be some kind

of time limit And the number of live performances per

year is excessive There’s no way that my client is going

to (3) can / be able to fit in with that And three major

tours is a joke, surely We couldn’t possibly agree to

that

Ryan: OK Anything else?

Millie: Yes, lots You (4) must/can’t expect us to accept your t

demands for 40% of all gross revenue The highest we

could possibly go is 15%, and you (5) need/should

seriously reconsider the stipulation for 5 videos per

album That’s out of the question That (6) must/

shouldn’t be reduced to one per album The recording t

of two albums is another sticking point That (7)

mustn’t/should be reduced to one, and the 6 guest

and TV appearances (8) must/can’t be reduced to a

maximum of 3 respectively

Ryan: Is that all?

Millie: The advance (9) might/can’t be acceptable if you

were to increase it by 20% and specify that it’s

non-refundable – i.e we (10) can’t/needn’t pay it back t

if it isn’t covered by money generated from record

sales The rest appears to be fairly standard, although

we (11) might/shouldn’t come back to you on a few t

other points once we’ve been over the contract in more

detail

Ryan: OK I think I get the gist of what you’re saying Give us a

few days and we’ll see what we (12) can/should do

Millie: OK We’ll see what you can come up with.

6 Opinions on crimes Read over the situations (1 to 5) and the comments below Which p

ones do you agree with Write three comments of our own using modal verbs.

What do you think?

Read over the situationsand send us your comments!

1 A 44-year-old managing director of a paper factory

has been selling confidential information to abusiness rival

2 A 34-year-old, single mother of four has been

claiming benefits and working at the same time

3 A 24 year-old man was caught writing graffiti on a

bridge

4 An 92-year-old woman was arrested and handcuffed

after a security guard saw her placing several bars of chocolate in her coat pocket

5 A 38-year-old man was involved in a traffic accident.

Witnesses say he was writing a text message on hismobile phone at the time

Readers’ comments

northturton 03:51pm The managing director

should be sent to prison!

red_dragon 03:30pm They should let the

single mum off She was only trying tofeed her kids!

The_Ranter 02:55pm The graffiti artist

should be made to clean it all off!

brookmeyer 02:40pm People who text

behind the wheel should be banned fromdriving for at least 7 years

Ihnick 02:02pm The elderly woman can’t

have realised what she was doing

Your turn!

Write up a news report explaining in detail the incident that one

of the people from the previous activity was involved in

Being hard on someone

1 He should be sentenced to (six-years) in prison.gg

2 She should have her licence taken away

3 He should be banned from driving for

4 They should be made to

5 He should be fined at least

6 I’d make him

7 I’d get her to

8 They should have to

9 They should make an example of him.

10 They have to send her to prison as an example

to others about the consequences

Being soft on someone

1 I’d be inclined to let her off because gg

2 I wouldn’t be too hard on him because

3 If you think about it

4 You’d have probably done the same if you’d been

in that situation

5 I don’t really think she did anything that bad.

6 I’d probably let her off with a caution.

7 He should be given a bit of community service at

the most

8 I definitely wouldn’t send her to prison.

You’re going to discuss what punishment would be appropriate for each of the situations below Decide whether youwant to be hard or soft on the people (see language below) When you’re ready, discuss your ideas as a group or ing gg pp pp ppp p ypairs and try to come to a decision on what to do for each person pp p (p ( gg gg )

A 21-year-old man stole a car from outside a nightclub and later sold it

A 46-year-old man stole £1500 from a local charity

A 17-year-old boy is accused of driving 200kmph in a 50kmph zone

A 39-year-old woman has been found guilty of selling several stolen computers

A 23-year-old man is accused of attempting to bribe a police officer after he was caught robbing an elderlycouple.3 yy

A 32-year-old woman was caught smoking marijuana in the street

A 28-year-old man is accused of illegal street gambling in central London

A 19-year-old girl is accused of littering in a public park

Punishment time

Activity type: discussion

Remember!

You must do the Reading and Listening

activities in Learn Hot English magazine

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1 Sandwich matching

Write the name of a sandwich from below next to each

description (1-10)

1 Sandwich bread, slice

of cheese, grated cheese, slice of ham, milk/cream/

béchamel

2 Tuna fish, sweet corn,

tomato, lettuce, bread, mayonnaise

3 Bread, chicken breast,

bacon, tomato, mayonnaise, gherkin pickles

4 Pita bread, tomato,

onion, fried balls of chickpeas, tahini sauce

5 Thinly-sliced loin steak,

onions, provolone cheese, ketchup

6 Bacon, sandwich bread,

brown sauce

7 Tortillas, strips of meat,

hot sauce, lime juice

8 Prawns, mayonnaise,

sandwich bread

9 Sandwich bread, butter,

chips, salt, vinegar

bacon, lettuce, tomato

Vocabulary: Food

Language structures: Future tenses / Verbs and prepositions

Useful expressions: Outlining plans; Asking questions about plans

Think about it!

Which of the sandwiches from this page have you tried? What did you think of them? What’s your favourite sandwich? Why? What do you like to have on bread?

Club Sandwich

Philly Cheesesteak Open sandwich

Croque monsieur Nachos

Falafel pita sandwich Chip butty

Tuna salad sandwich BLT (bacon, lettuce, tomato)

Bacon butty

Put the recipe instructions in the correct order.p p g g

There may be more than one answer.

SGordon Ramsay’s Beef SStew

1 tablespoon of tomato pppurée

1 tablespoon of crème fraaîche (or sour cream)a

500 mls of beef stock and two tablespoons of mustard

A few glugs of red wine vvinegarv

A handful of fresh thymee and a handful of freshe

Stir well

b First, heat the olive oil in a large pan Add the

onion, garlic, and thyme to the pan and cook over a

medium heat until the onions are translucent Set

aside on a plate 1

c Now it’s ready, you can sserve it with bread! s

d Then, sauté the mushrooooms until they’re soft Set

them aside on the same plate

e Once it’s simmering, adddd in all the other

tingredients that were sett aside Continue stirring for

suntil it’s browned on all ssides Set aside

3 Useful cooking verbs

What do the following verbs from the recipe mean? g

information about what each person or organisation is doing.

Ethical Eating

More and more people are g

concerned about the conditions of livestock animals And many are supporting ethical eating campaigns

including several celebrities

Paul McCartney has been an active promoter of vegetarianism since he stopped eating meat in the mid-1970s.

Paul and his daughters, designer Stella and photographer Mary, started their

“Meat-free Monday” campaign to encourage people to give up meat once a week.

Celebrity TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has started a campaign called Chicken Out! He wants to make the public aware

of the terrible conditions that some factory-farmed chickens live

in He is also highlighting the health benefits of eating free-range chicken meat.

Jamie Oliver, another celebrity chef, has been involved in a similar project, but this time focusing on pigs The Save Our Bacon campaign has shown the public some of the horrendous practices used in intensive pig farming He has also questioned how nutritious the meat from these farms actually is.

Actors Greta Scacchi and Richard E Grant, and film director Terry

Gilliam have appeared in ads to promote the film The End of the Line (2009), which looks at the fishing industry and the devastating

impact of overfishing.

The organised social movement Fair Trade is trying to help farmers

in developing countries The aim of Fair Trade is to ensure that farmers and producers are paid a decent price for their goods or labour Goods or products that meet the Fair Trade standards are given a Fair Trade tag Celebrities supporting this cause include Brad Pitt, Bono and Matt Damon.

Your turn!

Write up the instructions on how to make one of your favourite dishes.

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What’s your favourite restaurant? Why do you like it? How many times a week do you eat out? Do you prefer to cook at home or toeat out? Why? Is there any kind of food that you avoid eating? What? What do you think of organic food? Do you think it’s important toknow where your food comes from? Why? What are some major concerns with regards to the food industry in your country? What do you think of fast food?

Person / organisation Campaign / film Objective

1 Paul McCartney

2 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

3 Jamie Oliver

4 Greta Scacchi, etc

5 Brad Pitt, etc

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Language Structures:

Will

We can use will for predictions (not based on any evidence), l

future plans, and spontaneous decisions For example:

a) I’ll have a glass of water, please.

b) I think we’ll probably leave on Friday

Be + going to + an infinitive

We can use future forms withg g

be + going to for future

plans and predictions based on evidence For example:

a) She’s going to take us to the airport

b) Look at that black cloud It’s going to rain.

The Present Continuous

We can use the Present Continuous for future plans or

appointments at a fixed time and/or place, often with

another person For example:

a) I’m playing tennis with Molly at 6 pm.

b) He’s seeing the dentist next Monday at 3pm.

See the resource section for more information on

future tenses.

1 Sentence completion

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of any verbs of p

your choice.

1 They’ll probably lunch at home today

2 I know you’re busy so I won’t you for long

3 I’m a song in a concert later this evening

4 Are we going to the holiday from the usual

website?

5 The train from platform 6 in two minutes,

so you’d better hurry!

6 We aren’t tennis tonight at 6 pm

7 They’re over for dinner this evening

8 We aren’t going to here for them, are we?

9 They’re the meeting at 5pm

2 Photo matching Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the photos (a-f) g

1 Don’t worry, I’ll do the washing up Sit down and relax!

2 I’m going to work in a marine park over the summer.

3 They’re planning to leave in about an hour.

4 I think I’ll probably stay at home tonight I’m tired

and I’ve got to get up early tomorrow

5 We’re going to a party later if you want to come along.

6 The train leaves at 6pm, so we’ve got enough time.

3 Text message analysis

Read over the text messages Then, answer the questions without g g y

referring back to them How much can you remember?

Picnic tomorrow at 2pm in the park Are you coming along?Bring a starter, main course and dessert if you don’t mind –

we’ll bring the drinks AMY

About the dinner party Just so you know, Amy’s a vegetarian,and Jeff’s lactose intolerant, so no dairy products or cheese

- – but apart from that , we’ll eat anything, we aren’t fussy!

We’ll bring a bottle of wine ELLIE

Hi James, if you’re going to the shops, could you get a fewthings for the party: two kilos of potatoes, three 2-litre bottles

of water, a large bag of lemons and some charcoal for thebarbecue Give me a call if you’re struggling with all the bags

and I’ll come and pick you up from the station! MIKE

Hi Beth We’re going to the cinema tonight if you fancy coming along We’re meeting at 6:30pm in front of thecinema Jack got tickets for the latest Tom Cruise film You’ll

have to get your own if you’re coming ELLIS

1 What time are they having the picnic?

2 What’s Ellie going to bring to the dinner party?

3 What does James have to get from the supermarket?

4 What does Mike offer to do for James?

5 What will Beth have to do if she wants to go to the

cinema?

4 Fluency practice

Answer the questions Use full answers and invent where necessary.y p

Future time expressions

next week / next month / next year / in two hours /

very soon / tomorrow / in 2020 / in May / at 4 pm /

tonight / later / tomorrow afternoon /

this weekend / at the weekend

Will + verb l We’ll see her tonight.

Passive form They’ll be paid later today

Be going to + verb I’m going to see her later

Passive form She’s going to be shown

around the factory later on g g g g

1 Are you going to go on any interesting trips in the

near future?

2 Do you think you’ll have to wash the dishes tonight?

3 Are you going to move house any time soon?

4 Do you think it’ll rain tomorrow?

5 Are you going to give a presentation next week?

6 Do you think you’ll watch anything on television later

this evening?

7 Are you meeting anyone after work today?

8 Are you seeing the doctor next week?

9 Are you playing tennis with anyone at the weekend?

10 Are you going to any conferences this month?

5 Announcement analysis

Read over the announcement for a new restaurant Then, answer

the questions

COQ AU VIN!

A new chain of restaurants coming

to a town near you!

We’re proud to announce the opening of the first

Coq au Vin restaurant, a chain of ethical restaurants

for the health-conscious, environmentally-concerned,

sophisticated customer

The very first restaurant will be officially opened next

Friday 21st May by Lady Emma Witheringspoon at 18:30

in Edmonton, West Sussex:

100-seat dining area

Luxurious gardens with outdoor seating available

We guarantee fresh, nutritious high-quality produce:

Free-range chicken, beef and pork

Fresh vegetables from local farms

Organic produce grown in our own gardens

We can also cater for weddings, conferences, business

meetings conventions with our 200-seat conference

hall, adjoining hotel with en-suite rooms, and pleasant

surroundings in the heart of the English countryside

www.coqauvin.com Follow us on or

1 When will the restaurant be opened?

2 Who are they hoping to attract to the restaurant?

3 How many people will they be able to seat in the

dining area?

4 Where will they be getting their vegetables from?

5 What’s the maximum number of people who could

as it’s also known, which is a type of fermented tofu

The Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is another great place for street food “Catibias” are little fried pasties filled with meat, cheese and vegetables

Plantain fritters are fried plantains that are served with ketchup And “yaniqueques” are fried, crunchy cornmeal tortillas Most popular are “chulitos” and

“chimichurris” Chulitos are deep-fried mini-rolls with meat (usually beef) inside “Chimichurri” (not

to be confused with the “chimichurri” sauce in South America) is a hamburger topped with shredded cabbage and a delicious sauce

1 What are “catibias” filled with?

2 What’s the hamburger from the Dominican Republic

topped with?

3 Where can you go for some “lo mai gai”?

4 What’s “lo mai gai” wrapped in?

5 What are “bao” filled with?

Restaurant ideas

Outlining plans

1 The menu will include g p

2 The restaurant is going to be located in

3 We can also cater for

4 The restaurant is going to have

5 We’re planning to have

6 All staff will be

7 The food will be

8 Our main aim is to

9 We’d like to be able to

Asking questions about a plan

1 What type of customers are you hoping to attract?g q g q p

2 What kind of food will be served?

3 What other services will you provide?

4 Where will you be sourcing your food from?

5 How much do you think you’ll spend on ?

6 How much is it going to cost to ?

7 What’s your budget for ?

8 What type of people are you hoping to attract?

9 What sort of decor are you going to have?

You must do the Reading and Listening

activities in Learn Hot English magazine

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1 Country images

Look at the words below Which countries do you associate with

them? Match any of the words to at least six countries

cricket, hamburgers, crocodiles, double-decker buses,

punks, a pint of beer, surfing, a mounted police

officer, a red letterbox, castles, hot dog, skiing,

green countryside, wine, football, Guinness, the

Queen, curry, ice hockey, basketball, cathedrals,

churches, cheese, statues, pubs, lakes, highways, big

trucks, flags, chips, the beach, mountains, bagpipes,

Christmas on the beach, bicycles, mountains, Safaris,

boat races, husky sleighs, baseball, fireworks, white

water rafting, skating on lakes

Vocabulary: Travel

Language structures: Relative clauses

Useful expressions: Describing a place;

Asking questions about a place

Think about it!

What other products/images can you think of for the countries you

have identified? Which images don’t seem to be representative of

any country? Which images are associated with your country?

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Vocabulary: Travel

1 Picture matching

Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the pictures (a-f) What do the g

adjectives in bold mean?

1 The city is bustling during the week, but quite quiet at t

the weekend

2 The street was so crowded that it was hard to walk

down it

3 The harbour area is thriving now it’s been renovated g

4 Some of the buildings in the old quarter are a bit

run-down, but they’ve got a lot of charm.

5 The views from the top of the castle are stunning!

6 The village is full of quaint little houses and a t

picturesque little church

2 Adjectives

Circle six adjectives that could be used to describe your countryj

or an area in your country

exciting, fascinating, touristy, dangerous,

progressive, deserted, forward-thinking, agreeable,

interesting, grimy, run-down, convenient, bustling,

polluted, cosmopolitan, historic, boring, dirty,

peaceful, tranquil, fun, hilly, mystical, picturesque,

romantic, dynamic, expensive, charming, noisy,

hectic, dull, bustling, vibrant, over-crowded,

stunning, cosy, delightful, elegant, freezing, boiling,

magical, contaminated, trendy, historic, spacious,

quaint, grey, impressive, majestic, sweltering,

dusty, fashionable, spectacular, smart, industrial,

lifeless, huge, busy, rolling, impossible, compact,

multicultural, exotic, tiny, green, spectacular,

outgoing, varied, rewarding, complicated, friendly

3 Country adjectives

Complete the table with the correct words Which countries are iny y j j

the UK?

4 Website completion Complete the website text with the correct forms of the words inp

brackets

Ayers Rock

If you’re looking for an (1) (excitement)

experience and a chance to see one of the wonders of the natural world, then you’ve got to go to Uluru KataTjuta National Park in Australia to see Ayers Rock Read

on and find out all about this magical, (2)

(mystic) place in the heart of the Australian desert.

Ayers Rock has an (3) (overwhelm)

presence It’s (4) (basic) a single piece of

rock that rises 348 metres from the desert floor The sides are almost vertical and it’s a bit like a loaf of bread standing up in the middle of the desert Its colours

are truly (5) (spectacle) During the day, it

has an orangey-red tinge to it This is made even more

incredible by the (6) (rise) and setting sun,

when it turns purple The rock is about 70 million years

old In the past, it was a (7) (lonesome)

island in the middle of a lake, with waterfalls streaming down the sides after storms

If you’re (8) (fitness), you could try to climb

the rock It takes about one hour to get to the top

It’ll probably be the most strenuous thing that you doduring your trip to Australia There’s a sign at the base

of the Rock that asks you NOT to climb it, but most

people (9) (ignorance) that Go prepared.

Take a good hat, lots of water and a (10)

(strength) pair of shoes If you’re (11) (frightening) of heights, forget it!

For the less (12) (adventure), there’s a

nine-kilometre walk around the rock This takes about threehours For the really lazy there is a twenty-minute walk

from the base of the Rock to Mutitjulu, which is a (13)

(seclusion) water pool near the rock

Your turn!

Write a description of somewhere to visit in your country dddd

1 America / USA 10 China

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Which part of the world would you like to travel around? What do you like/dislike about travelling? Which places have you travelled to

so far? How many times have you travelled outside your country? Where have you been? Who do you like travelling with? Where domost tourists go when they visit your country? What do you like to

do when you get to a new city? What do you always take with you when you travel?

Language Structures:

Relative Clauses

Identifying relative clauses (also known as “defining

relative clauses”) help us to identify the noun We

generally use the relative pronouns who for people, and

that or which (more formal) for things For example:

a) This is the report that took so long to write.

b) She’s the person who got the job.

Non-identifying clauses are used to provide extra

information about the noun This information is not

essential for identifying the noun In these cases, we use

who for people and which for things (the relative pronoun

that can’t be used) For example:

a) My sister, who works in London, is having a party

tomorrow

b) The car, which I took to the garage last week, is

parked outside

When the relative pronoun (who/that) refers to the object

of the verb in the relative clause, the relative pronoun is

optional (i.e you don’t have to use it) For example:

a) We met some people = “people” is the object of the

verb “met”

b) The people (who) we met are over there

In this case the relative pronoun who is optional because

it’s referring to the object (people) of a verb (met)

See the resource section for more information.

1 Sentence completion

Add letters to complete the verbs in the sentences

1 The document, which I finally managed to fi_ _ _ _

last night, is on the table

2 The chair, which you were si_ _ _ _ _ on a minute ago,

3 The file, which I was tr_ _ _ _ to send you, got lost in

the mail

4 The car, which I had bor_ _ _ _ _ from my brother,

suddenly broke down

5 The song, which I dow_ _ _ _ _ _ _ last week, is one of

my favourites

6 The shirt, which my aunt g_ _ _ me for my birthday,

has already got a hole in it

2 Photo matching Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the photos (a-f) Can you identify the relative pronouns?

1 This is the city where I grew up

2 The computer that you’re using isn’t connected to the

printer

3 These are the packages that arrived for you last week

4 She’s the woman whose dog bit me as I was walking

Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun (that, which,

who, where, etc.) Put the relative pronoun in brackets in cases

where the relative pronoun is optional

1 He’s the man called me about the interview

2 This is the house I grew up

3 That’s the shop I bought the computer

4 This is the place the hurricane passed through

5 Do you know the man lives down the road?

6 Those are the people we talked to yesterday

4 Fluency practice

Answer the questions with your own ideas

1 Is there anyone who you really admire?

2 Is there anywhere that you’d never go back to?

3 Are there any goals that you’d like to accomplish by

the end of next year?

4 Is there a car that you’d really like to buy?

5 Is there anyone at the place where you work who you’d

like to invite to your party?

This is the car which was

involved in the crash

Where (for places) This is the room where

we sit and chat and have coffee

Whose (for

possession)

This is the man whose office

is on the top floor

Which

(for non-defining

relative clauses)

The company, which my

sister and I set up, is doing really well

Which (to refer to

a previous clause –

used after a comma)

I had a really bad day, which

ended even worse

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5 Interview completion

Complete the interview with the correct relative pronouns (who,

that, where ) In some cases, more than one answer may be

possible Jessica is talking about her time in Australia

So, where did you go?

I went to Australia last December to travel with my

boyfriend (1) is Australian

What did you expect it to be like?

I imagined it to be hot of course! But what surprised

me most was that the places (2) we

visited were so green, especially in Victoria

Where did you go exactly?

First, we flew to Perth for a couple of days, then on

to Adelaide (3) we stayed with family

friends Then, from there we drove to Melbourne At one

point, we were on the fantastic “Great Ocean Road”,

(4) runs along the side of the sea We

also went into a tropical rainforest area called “Beech

Forest”, which was a real contrast to the coastline

What were the best things about being in Australia?

It would have to be the beach and the outside sea

pools These are natural, in-land pools (5)

don’t have any sharks or crocodiles in them in theory

There’s a great one called Wylies near Coogee beach

I loved going there with my sister in the afternoons

I also loved the Fruit & Veggie bars (6)

you can buy all sorts of really healthy food The banana

smoothies are delicious

Did you meet many people?

Oh, yes We backpacked around and stayed in hostels

(7) it’s really easy to meet people,

although having an Aussie boyfriend did help, too

How were the people different?

The people (8) we met were more

laid-back than the English They’re the type of people

(9) don’t get phased about anything –

they’re really happy-go-lucky

What was the funniest thing that happened to you

there?

Well, I didn’t think it was that funny, but my sister,

(10) was with me at the time, thought

it was hilarious Anyway, I was trying to learn how to

boogie board, but every time I tried to catch a wave,

I would get dragged out to sea The lifeguards, (11)

were watching from the beach, had to

jump in a couple of times to rescue me

Fronting

We can increase the amount of information we add to a

sentence by placing some of this at the start of the sentence

a) An adjective: Famous for its exquisite cuisine, this

area of France is well worth a visit

b) A preposition: At 600 metres above sea level, the

island is covered in a lush green vegetation

c) A present participle: Lying 40 kilometres out to sea,

the island sees little in the way of

d) A time phrase: No sooner had she left than the

alarm went off

Look through the previous article and identify any examples of fronting

6 Tourism information analysis Read the information about the interesting place to visit Then, answer the questions Afterwards, identify any examples of fronting

VISIT FLORIDA!

See what the sunshine can do for you!

Things to do in and around Florida:

Cumberland island

Only accessible by boat, Cumberland island is a unique nature reserve in Georgia just near the Florida state line Measuring just 17.5 miles long by 3 miles wide, Cumberland is mostly undeveloped, with no shops, street lights, roads or public transport With so much of Cumberland Island designated

a National Park (about 80% of the island), only

300 visitors are allowed on it every day John F Kennedy, Jr and his late wife, Carolyn Bessette, chose Cumberland Island for their secret wedding in 1996 With windswept dunes and miles of empty beaches, there are several species of wild animals living on the island, including armadillos, deer, turkeys, shorebirds and wild horses Eating mostly marsh grass, the horses reportedly originated from domestic stock released on the island in the early 1900s

One of the most famous sites on the island is Dungeness A grand mansion that was once home to American industrialist Thomas Carnegie, Dungeness now lies in ruins after a suspected arson attack in 1959

1 How can you get to Cumberland island?

2 How many people are allowed to visit it every day?

3 Who got married there in 1996?

4 When were the horses brought to the island?

5 What happened to Dungeness in 1959?

Your turn!

Design a poster for a place of interest in your country

UNIT 6 Travel away! GRAMMAR

Prepare a presentation on your country (or an area/region in your country) and the things you can do there Use the prompts below to help you think of ideas After presenting your ideas, answer any questions Then, listen to your partner’s presentation Finally, ask him/her questions

Visit my Country!

Describing a place

1 It’s an area of outstanding beauty which has g p p

2 It’s got some beautiful beaches where you can

3 The area is renowned for its X, which is

4 The main city, where X is, offers

5 There are towns where you can

6 It’s got an X that you can

7 It’s got a fantastic museum where you can

8 You’ll meet lots of people who are

Asking questions about a place

1 What is there to do at night? What’s the nightlife like?g q g q p p

2 What would you say the five most important things to

do there are?

3 What would be on your list of top ten things to do or

see there?

4 When’s the best time to go?

5 What sort of weather can you expect at that time of

the year?

6 Are there any museums that are worth visiting in the

region?

7 What’s so special about ?

8 Where’s the best place to get ?

9 Where do you recommend we stay while we’re ?

Cities, towns &

You must do the Reading and Listening

activities in Learn Hot English magazine

UPPER INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014

1 Saving money

Read over the following tips for saving money Which ones do you

think could work? Can you think of any more? Discuss your ideas

with a partner

Change your light bulbs for energy efficient ones

Cook more meals at home to save on restaurant

costs

Only wash your clothes when the washing machine is

full

Dry your clothes on hangers or clothes lines rather

than using a clothes dryer

Rent or download films rather than going to the

cinema

Before buying something, shop around to get the

cheapest deals

Move your money around different banks to take

advantage of high interest rates

Buy cheaper cuts of meat

Invite friends over for dinner/drinks rather than going

Language structures: Gerunds & infinitives

Useful expressions: Making recommendations;

Countering an argument

Think about it!

Do you do any of the things from this page? Are they effective? What

are your top tips for saving money? How careful are you with your

money? Give details

Match the sentences (1 to 7) to the graphs (a-g) In some cases,

more than one answer may be possible

1 Food prices have been rising steadily

2 Prices have fallen dramatically

3 House prices shot up last month

4 Share prices have been falling

5 Prices have remained steady

6 Share prices have bounced back

7 The cost of living has levelled out

2 Money matching

Match the words in bold in the sentences (1 to 6) to the

definitions (a-f)

1 She asked for a €5,000 loan

2 They gave us a €120,000 mortgage

3 I’ve got debts of more than €10,000

4 I withdrew €100 from the cashpoint machine

5 They charged me 8% on my €6,000 overdraft

6 The pound-to-euro exchange rate is 1.1634, so you’ll

get about €116 for £100

a Money the bank lends you to buy a house

b An amount of money the bank lends you

c The rate at which one currency can be exchanged for

another

d To take money out of your bank account from a

machine in the street

e An amount of money your bank allows you to take

out when there’s no more money in your account

f Money that you owe the bank or other people

3 Sentence completion

Complete the sentences with your own ideas Invent if necessary

I do my annual tax return every

Every month, I get bills for and I save about

My monthly mortgage payments are

I have savings of / I have invested some money in

My monthly expenses are approximately

Last year, I managed to pay back a loan worth

I recently lent some money to

Once, I had to borrow some money so I could

4 Bank poster analysis

Read the information on the poster Then, answer the questions

BankULike

The bank that cares about you and your money!

The bank that likes to talk!

Open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, except Tuesday ONLY €40 annual fee for your debit card

Just €1 per transaction

Loans: 12% interest rate for loans of up to €6,000 Sign up for online banking for just €14 a month! BankULike offer a fast, efficient, reliable service We aren’t the cheapest, but in business, you get what you pay for!

“BankULike are up there with the best of them.”

Jennifer McNaughton, small business owner

For more information: www.bankulike.com

Follow us on or

1 What are BankULike’s opening times?

2 How much do they charge for each transaction?

3 How much interest do you pay for a loan up to €6,000?

4 How much does it cost to use the online banking service?

5 What does Jennifer say about banking with BankULike?

Your turn!

Write an e-mail to a friend saying why he/she should or shouldn’t sign up with the bank you have an account with.

Think about it!

How do you keep track of your finances? What do you do to control your spending? Where’s the best place to keep savings these days? What rate of income tax do you pay? Do you think it’s fair? What do you like/dislike about your bank? What changes would you make

to the economy if you were the president / prime minister of your country?

UPPER INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014

Language Structures:

Gerunds & infinitives

Infinitives

Some verbs are followed by another verb in the infinitive

(a verb with to) For example:

a) They offered to help us.

b) She managed to finish it by herself.

Here are some verbs that are followed by an infinitive:

agree, ask, choose, tell, decide, hope, offer, plan,

help, learn, manage, promise, seem, want, threaten,

pretend, aim, appear, arrange, attempt, choose, fail,

intend, mean, prepare, refuse, threaten

Some verbs require an object or object pronoun (me,

you, him, her, us, them) before the infinitive Verbs that

follow this pattern include: get, ask, encourage, advise,

expect, order, remind, want,teach, tell For example:

a) She told us to leave.

b) They encouraged her to participate.

We also use the infinitive after some expressions with

It + an adjective For example: “It’s easy to do.”

We can form negatives by placing not before the

infinitive For example: “She asked us not to make too

much noise.”

Gerunds

Other verbs are followed by a gerund (verb + -ing) For example:

a) They enjoyed seeing you.

b) They finished working on it earlier than expected.

Here are some verbs that are followed by a gerund:

avoid, consider, enjoy, finish, imagine, mention, don’t

mind, miss, can’t help, deny, discuss, involve, practise,

resist, risk, can’t stand, admit, delay, suggest, quit,

propose, postpone, spend (time)

We also use the gerund after prepositions In some

cases, the preposition may be part of a phrasal verb For

example: “She ended up leaving early.”

See the resource section for more information.

3 They promised (finish) it on time.

4 They completed it by (work) overtime.

5 I agreed (visit) them sometime in

October

6 I can’t help (think) that we’ve made a

terrible mistake

7 They ended up (buy) the green one.

8 It may appear (be) wrong, but I can

assure you it’s the right one

9 She should check the oil before (set)

Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the photos (a-f)

1 I hope to get away to the beach sometime next week.

2 I really enjoy working here.

3 She managed to learn the whole poem by heart.

4 I spent a lot of time working on the car.

5 I quit smoking six years ago.

6 She refused to pay for the damage that she’d caused.

3 Fluency practice

Answer the questions Answer with complete sentences and invent where necessary.

1 Did you ask anyone to help you with anything last

week? What was it?

2 Did you promise to do anything for anyone last

month? What was it?

3 Have you arranged to meet anyone after work this

week?

4 Have you spent much time trying to resolve a

problem recently?

5 Have you ever thought about setting up a business?

What type of business?

6 Do you enjoy working in your current job? Why? Why

not?

7 Have you proposed making any changes this month?

What were they?

8 Is there anything that you try to avoid doing? What is

it?

9 Do you need to speak to anyone urgently in the next

24 hours? Who? Why?

10 Have you ever considered moving to the country?