word order in questions ‘common verb phrases, ‘vowel sounds, the alphabet 6 EE] Whoknows youbetter?. 16 E Rightplace, wrong time _past simple regular and irvegular verbs holdays -edend
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Paul Seligson
Pre-intermediat Student's Book
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4 EY Who's who? word order in questions ‘common verb phrases, ‘vowel sounds, the alphabet
6 EE] Whoknows youbetter? present simple — family personality adjectives third person and plural
10 E] TheDewis Dictionary defining relative clauses (a person ‘expressions for paraphrasing: "pronunciation ina dictionary
who thing which ) like, fr example, ec
12 PRACTICAL ENGuISH Atthe airport
13 Wemnng Describing yourself
14 Revise & Cueck What do you remember? What can you do?
16 E) Rightplace, wrong time _past simple regular and irvegular verbs holdays -edendings,irregularverbs — _
18 [J Amoment in time past continuous prepositions of time and place: lại
on
20 [Fifty years of pop {questions with and without auxiliaries question words, pop music wand
22GB) One October evening so, because, but although verb phrases thelettera
25 Wairinc The story behind a photo
26 REVISE & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do?
28 EY Where are you going? §——_ going to, present continuous ‘Took (aftr, for, etc.) sentence stress
30 Ed The pessimist’s phrase book il / wont (predictions) ‘opposite verbs contractions (wil/ won’),
o/anđ/a0/
32 BH fllalwaysloveyou will | won't (promises, offers, verb + back word stress: two-syilable words
34 By Iwas only dreaming review of tenses: present, past, verbs + prepositions sentence stress
and future
36 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Restaurant problems
37 Wemng An informal letter
38 Revise & Ceck What do you remember? What can you do?
40 EÑ Fromragstorihes present perfect (experience) +ever, — dolhes
2 EE Family conflicts present perfec simple verb phrases
just, already
“comparaives s 0s/less than tmeexpressios:spendtime, sentence tress
46D] Theworld's friendliest city superlatives (+ ever «present perfec) opposite adjectives word stress
48 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Lostin San Francisco
49° Werntnc Describing where you live
50 Revise & CHeck What do you remember? What can you do?
52 EJ Areyoua party animal? uses of the infinitive (with fo) verbs + infinitive wordstrss
54 [What makes you feel good? verb + ing verbs describing emotions “ing
56 [J Howmuch can youlearn fave fo, don'thave tf, must, musin’t modifiers: abit, realy, tc sentence stress
58 [J Thename of the game expressing movement prepostons ofmovement sport pepodiom —
61 Warn Aformal e-mail
62 Revise & CHecx What do you remember? What can you do?
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64] Hfsomething bad can //+prssettwi/+in0nive confusing verbs Jong and short vowels
happen, it will (frst conditional)
6 [Never smile ata crocodile if past; would infinitive animals stress and rhythm
68 (Decisions, decisions may / might (possibility) ‘word building: noun formation sentence stress, ion endings _
70 [] Whatshouldldo? — should / shouldn't get _/ol, sentence stress
72 Practicat ENGUISH Atthe pharmacy
73 WRHNG Writing toa friend
74 Revise & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do?
76 EE Famous fears and phobias _present perfect» forand since guessing meaning from context ‘Av, and Jaw, sentence stress
present perfect or past simple? biographies word stress
82 [) Themothers of invention passive verbs: invent, discover, etc — -ed, sentence stress
84 Practica ENGUSH A boat trip
85 Wairinc Describing a building
86 REVISE & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do?
86 EÑ Lhateweekendst something, anything, nothing, etc adjectives endingin-ed and -ing Jel, fool, and [nl
90 LE] Howoldis your body? quantifiers, (00, not enough, heath and ifestyle: wear ‘ai, uh, au, es finking
sunscreen et
22 _[@ Waking up ishardto do word order of phrasal verbs phrasal verbs Ig/and/as/
9% P] Tmiïm/Soaml“ “0J neifher + auxiliaries similarities ‘vowel and consonant sounds,
sentence tress
96 PRACTCALENGUSH On the phone
s7_ Warne Giving your opinion
$8 Revise & CHECK — What do you remember? What can you do?
100 EY Whata week! adverbs: suddenly immediately, etc revision of vowel sounds,
104 Hl Grammar
(Quick grammar check foreach File
106 Ml Vocabulary, Pronunciation
Quick check of vocabulary, sounds, and word stress
Communication
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This shows you where to find extra material for
std more practice and revision,
156 Sound Bank
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G word order in questions
V common verb phrases, lssroom language
1 INTRODUCING YOURSELF
a Introduce yourself to all the other students Try to remember their names — nel om Hi tm — Nice to meet you
b Can you remember? Does anybody in the class hav
+ avery short name + the same name asa famous person + ‘the same name as another student
+ aname that’s difficult to spell from your country
2 GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER
a Complete the groups of questions 1-5 below with a verb
b (14 Listen and repeat the FREE TIME questions Copy the rhythm
€ In pairs, ask and answer the questions Se inte cate mnie Can you find two things you have in common?
Do you _ any brothers and sisters? Do you any foreign languages? Which?
4 THE FUTURE
Where are you going to after the class? What are you going to this weekend?
Đo you a musical instrumen†2 Which? 'Where did you _ English before?
Do you any sport or exercise? What?
What books or magazines do you ?
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3 GRAMMAR word order in questions
1 from are you where?
2 watch you do TV?
3 to music you what kind of listen do?
4 English where you before did study?
5 are do what you weekend going this to?
b © p.i26 Grammar Bank 1A Read the rules and do the exercises
LISTENING & SPEAKING
“12> Listen and choose a or b
Peek ee
1 What day of the week is the exam?
a Tuesday b Thursday
2 What day is it today?
a Sunday
b Monday
ees
3 What’ the time?
4 What time does the class start?
eee
5 When was the woman born?
6 What day does he want tickets for?
7 What number is the house?
8 How much are the flowers?
In pairs, ask and answer the questions
What day is it today?
What days do you have your English class?
What time does the class start and finish?
What's the time now?
When's your birthday?
What's the date today?
What's the number of your house or flat?
‘a Can you remember the questions? Re-order the words 5 CLASSROOM LANGUAGE a Complete the teacher’s and student's phrases
b_ © p.144 Vocabulary Bank Classroom language
6 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds,
the alphabet
a How do you pronounce the letters of the alphabet below? Use the sound pictures to help you
K
NUS (CC Lệ:
b Complete the alphabet chart with these letters
We G2 f | Rigo:
¢ Practise saying the letters of the alphabet
d Listen to your teacher Write the words
e Play What does it mean?
What does ‘awful mean? Se
How do you spl i0 Samet
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G present simple
V family, personality adjectives
P third person and plural -s
1 VOCABULARY family and adjectives
a Can you remember these words?
Do the puzzle in pairs
1 The opposite of thin or stim is
2 Your brother's wife is your
3 Your sister's daughter is your
4 Your mother’s brother is your
5 Your aunt's children are your
6 The opposite of fair is
7 The opposite of short is
8 Your brothers, sisters, cousins, ete are your
b What's the“ mystery word `?
¢ © p.145 Vocabulary Bank Adjectives Do part 1
2 READING
a Who do you think knows you better, your family
or your friends? Why?
b Read the introduction to the article
1 Who is Richard?
2 Who is Danny?
3 What do Richard’s mum and Danny try to do?
4 What does Richard have to do?
Now read what Richard says Mark the sentences
T (true) or F (false) Correct the false ones
1 He sometimes travels with his job T
2 He’ friendly and extrovert
3 He likes music and parties
4 He prefers women who are shorter than him,
5 He likes women who talk a lot
6 He doesn't talk to his family about girls
7 His mother doesn’t think he’s good at choosing girlfriends
Guess the meaning of the (highlight@a! words
or phrases
Who knows you better?
He likes films
He doesn’t smoke
Who knows you better, your family or your friends?
In our weekly ‘test’ single people who are looking for a partner ask their mother and their bestfriend to help Their mother chooses one partner and their best friend chooses another
‘The test is to see who can choose the best partner!
‘This week’s single man is Richard Taylor, a 26-year-old musician from Southampton His mother Meg chooses one girl, and his best friend Danny chooses another Then Richard goes on a date with each girl Which girl does he prefer?
Who knows him better, his mother or his best friend?
Who chooses the right girl for him?
Richard Taylor with his mother Meg and his friend Danny
st usuaty work in England but sometimes! work shout too When T'm not working I like going to the cinema and eating in nice restaurants I'm not very sporty and I don’t do any
exercise, but at least I don't smoke
1 think I'm open and friendly ~I getion'well with most people — but I'm sometimes quite shy too For example,
I don't like going to parties I prefer to meet friends individually or in small groups
{like intelligent, funny women who make me laugh, and
‘ideally who love music Physically I prefer women with dark
‘hair who are not taller than me And I like women who are good listeners
‘Tm sure that my friend Danny knows me better than my family
‘because we often talk about gifriends and the problems we have
‘don't usually talk to my family about that kind of thing My mum always says that I look for the Wrong kind of girl but that’s what mothers always say!
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‘Complete the questions about Richard a 15) Listen and repeat
@ Where — ? He ple he pane: |
In England and abroad, | + vài an
nae aoe * She does exercise
No, he doesn’t He isn’t very sporty jal He relaxes at night
5 What kindofwomen_ — ? = rel |
Intelligent and funny ones SHES ee
¬ No, he doesn’t n {DUE SESSA SG SI b How do you say the he// she / it form of these verbs?
© p.126 Grammar Bank 1B Read the rules and = = =—
How do you say the plural of these nouns?
Cover the text In pairs, try to remember five things about Richard
He lives in Southampton d_ 48) Listen and repeat the verbs and nouns
book friend girl language niece parent pary
Look at the photos of Claire and Nina
6 SPEAKING
a Work in pairs, A and B Think of a person you know well, a family member or a friend, who is single You are going to tell your partner about him / her Look at the chart below and prepare what you are going to say
« NAME?
* AGE?
* JOB/STUDIES?
HIS FRIEND'S CHOICE
© Communication Claire and Nina A p.108 B p.112
Who do you think is more Richard’s type? Why? ee SCAU BREE RINGS
Listen to Richard talking about what happened * SMOKES?
when he met Claire and Nina Does he like them? -
* DOESN'T LIKE?
‘Now listen again and write down any adjectives
or expressions that Richard uses to describe ire and Nina, b A describe your person to B
B listen and ask for more information Do you know anybody who would be a good partner for this person?
Who knows Richard better, his mum or Danny? Then swap roles
Are you surprised?
Claire Very friendly Nina Very attractive
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V the body, prepositions of place
P vowel sounds
a Look at this painting Do you like it? Why (not)?
b Label the woman's face with words from the box
ear eyes hai lips mouth neck nose
¢ © p.146 Vocabulary Bank The body
In pairs, how many words can you remember
in two minutes?
2 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds
a Look at the sound
and sounds?
ictures What are the words
b | 47 Put the words in the correct columns
Listen and check
“eyes head hear heart
nose shoulders smell stomach touch
arms bite ears
¢ © p.is7 Sound Bank Look at the typical spellings
for these sounds
At the Moulin Rouge
The woman on the right
is wearing a hat
3 GRAMMAR present continuous
a Lookat the painting At the Moulin Rouge In pairs, ask and answer the questions
What clothes are the people wearing?
What are the people at the table doing?
What are the two women at the back doing?
What are the two men at the back doing?
Describe the woman on the right What do you think she’s doing?
6 One of the people in the painting is the artist,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Which person do you think he is?
| think the artist isthe tall man who is sitting between the two womer
b Underline the correct form of the verb
1 In the picture the men wear / are wearing hats
2 In Britain women often wear / are wearing hats
at weddings
3 Karina usually sits / is sitting at the front of the class
4 Today she sits / is sitting at the back
¢ © p.126 Grammar Bank 1C Read the rules and do
the exercises
4 LISTENING
a 18 Listen to a guide in an art gallery talking about At the Moulin Rouge Answer the questions
1 What was the Moulin Rouge famous for?
2 Who did Toulouse-Lautrec include in his paintings
and posters?
3 Which person is Toulouse-Lautrec?
4 Why do some people think he liked painting the
dancers?
b Listen again Write the numbers of the people next
to their names
Toulouse-Lautrec
His cousin Gabriel His friend, a photographer
Jane Avril, a dancer
La Macarona, a dancer
La Goulue, a singer
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5 SPEAKING b © Communication Describe and draw A p.108
a Match the prepositions with the pictures Bp d 12, Describe your picture for your partner
to draw
co CHE ce Grete cadet ¢ In small groups, ask and answer the questions
2 Do you have a favourite painter? Who?
3 Do you have a favourite painting? What?
Can you describe it?
4 What pictures or posters do you have on the wall
in your bedroom or living room?
d Look again at the paintings in this lesson (here
nd on p.108 and p.112) Which one would you ose to have in your house or flat?
- 6 1 SONG Z Aintgotno -1gotlife
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V expressions for paraphrasing: like, for example, etc
P pronunciation in a dictionary
The Devil's Dictionary
1 READING
a Look at the dictionary definition What do you think the missing word is?
‘a person who puts metal in your mouth
| and takes coins out of your pocket
b Read the text once Where is the definition from?
A different kind of dictionary
ROSE BIERCE Was a1Sth-century American author and journalist
A lis most popular book is probably the Devil's Dictionary, written
between 1881 and 1887 Bierce’s dictionary does not contain
‘normal definitions — his definitions are funny and cynical For example,
in a normal dictionary, the definition of dentist is ‘a
kind of doctor who looks after people's teeth’ But in
the Devil's Dictionary, the definition of a dentist is ‘a
person who puts metal in your mouth and takes coins
‘out of your packet Today on the Internet you can find
many websites with more modem versions of the Devil's Dictionary
\
¢ Read the text again and answer the questions
1 Who was Ambrose Bierce?
2 What is the normal definition of ‘dentist’?
3 Where can you find modern versions of the Devil’s Dictionary?
d In pairs, think of normal definitions for these words or phrases
abank aboringperson thebrin astar afriend aseret
‘e Now match the words / phrases in d to these cynical definitions
———_ Ra person who works all her life o become famous and then
‘wears sunglasses so people don't recognize her
is something which
‘you only tell one person
is somebody who talks about himself when you want
to talk about yourself
‘A dentists a person who looks after your teeth,
2 GRAMMAR defining relative clauses
a Read the definitions in 1e again When do
we use who, which, and where?
b © p.126 Grammar Bank 1D Read the
rules and do the exercises
¢ Tella partner about three of the things below Say why
+ a person who is very important to you + a famous person who you like a lot + something which you couldn't live without + a thing which you often lose
+ aplace where you'd like to go for
a special evening + aplace where you were very happy when you were a chil
is somebody who dislikes the same people as you
fsa place where you
‘can borrow money only if you can show that you don’t need it
is something which starts working when you get up in the morning and stops working when you get to work or school