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Family Stages of life Family celebrations Relationships Spending time togetherSocial networks Matching specific Expressions with mind Family and relationships page 6 People and society

Family Stages of life Family celebrations Relationships Spending time together

Social networks Matching (specific )

Expressions with mind

Family and

relationships

page 6

People and society

Multiple - choice ( listening for specific information )

A foreigner in Britain

True / false

Colourful personalities Matching ( general ) Adjectives ending in-ingor- ed

Appearance Personality People and society Feelings and emotions

Society and politics page 16

Rooms , furniture and equipment Describing a home

Housework Your neighbourhood Renting a home

Living the high life Gapped text

Phrasal verbs with look

Living on a houseboat True / false

A new house Multiple - choice ( listening for detailed understanding )

Home

page 26

Boarding schools True / false The future of education Multiple-choice ( listening for detailed understanding )

Learning at home Multiple-choice Easily confused words

School subjects

Parts of the school School life Language learning After - school activities Education system

Collocationswith do, make and take

School

page 36

Teenage jobseekers Multiple-choice ( listening for detailed understanding )

Work issues True /’ false

Ready for a change?

Matching ( specific ) Phrasal verbswith give

Jobs Part - time jobs Types of work Looking for a job Professions Employment

Work

page 46

Dangers of online finance

True/ false Living on a budget in the UK Multiple-choice ( listening for detailed understanding )

Family finances Saving and banking Shopping and payment

Goods and services

Advertising Making a complaint

Tricks of the trade Gapped text

Expressions with get ;negative prefixes Money

page 56

Heart to heart Gapped text

Phrasal verbs with take

Diets

True / false Healthy eating at school Multiple-choice ( listening foi detailed understanding )

Daily routine

Nutrition and diet . Illnesses and injuries Treatment

In hospital Fitness and exercise

Holidays gone wrong

Multiple - choice ( listening for detailed understanding )

Christmas journey

True / false

Types of holidays Accommodation Travel and tourism In a hotel

Means of transport

Travel problems Travel collocations page 76

Cookery competitions offer ' feel - good'

moments

Gapped text Phrasal verbs withturn

Underwater photography True / false

Books and teenagers

Multiple - choice ( listening for detailed understanding )

Hobbies and interests Art

Culture and free

time

page 86

Literature Cinema Cultural events and festivals The media

Should I watch more sport on TV ?

Multiple-choice Verbs used in sport

Sporting experiences

Multiple - choice ( listening for specific information )

A teenage athlete True / false

Sports

Sports verbs Athletes , venues and equipment Extreme sports

Useless inventions

True / false

Everyday technology Instructions Problems with technology

Kennedy Space Center Multiple-choice

Expressions with take and go

The future of the world ' s endangered species

Writing Speaking Use of English

Family and relationships Conversation

A friend' s birthday Role - play Family relationships Picture description

Spending the holidays with a friend Informal email

Talking about your plans

A visiting relative

Grammatical multiple-choice cloze

Language review: present and future tenses ; verb patterns

Social trends for young people

Lexical multiple-choice cloze

Language review :verbs with prepositions

People and society Conversation Raising money for charity Role-play

Helping othersat work Picture description

School-leaving dilemma Forum post

Making a comment

Fashionable moves

Lexical multiple- choice cloze

Language review : prepositions of time and place

Fashion bloggers

Grammatical multiple- choice cloze

Language review: articles

Renting a Rat Informal email Language review : talking about the past ; indefinite pronouns Giving advice

Tiny homes

Lexical multiple-choice cloze

Language review : countable and uncountable nouns ;

expressing quantity

Homes Conversation Flatmates Role-play Living in a city or a village Picture description

Gender roles in the home

Grammatical multiple- choice cloze

School and learning Conversation

A language course in Britain Role - play

Places in a school Picture description

Exams and homework Forum post

Expressing your opinion

Fighting sleep !

Lexical multiple - choice cloze

Language review : linking words - contrast, reason and result

Student exchange

Grammatical multiple-choice cloze

Language review: there and it as the subject

Work Conversation Summer jobs for students Role - play

Types of jobs Picture description

Working at a summer camp Formal email

Applying for a job

Cabbies

Grammatical multiple - choice cloze

Language review : perfect tenses

From an outsider to aninsider

Lexical multiple-choice cloze

Languagereview: both , either and neither;each and every

another and other

Money and happiness Conversation Holiday souvenirs Role - play Shopping online or at a shop Picture description

Faulty goods Formal email Making a complaint

The history of taxes

Lexical multiple-choice cloze

Language review : linking words - time , sequence and

addition

Online shopping

Grammatical multiple- choicecloze

Language review: the passive;have something done

Habits and health Conversation

In a health shop Role - play Healthy holidays Picture description

Keeping fit Informal email Making suggestions

Flu advice

Grammatical multiple-choice cloze

Language review : zero , first and second conditional

Diet and exercise

Lexical multiple- choice cloze

Language review : possessive forms

Travel and education Conversation

A weekend trip to Scotland Role-play

Sightseeing in a city Picture description

Travelling experiences Blog post

Discussing a problem

Getting lost in Rome

Lexical multiple-choice cloze

Languagereview: so and such ; in order to / so as to

Greek holiday

Grammatical multiple-choice cloze

Language review : third conditional

Culture and free time Conversation Going out Role-play Free - time activities Picture description

Entering a talent contest Formal letter

Replying to an advertisement

Benefits of leisure time

Grammatical multiple - choice cloze

Language review: modal verbs-ability, obligation and

permission

Fans don' t like to pay

Lexical multiple-choice cloze

Language review : reflexive pronouns

Sports and education Conversation Joining a gym Role-play Extreme sports Picture description

Fitness and exercise at school Forum post

Suggesting solutions to a problem

Spectator sports

Lexical multiple- choice cloze

Language review : comparatives and superlatives ;tooand

enough

Fitness fads

Grammatical multiple- choice cloze

Language review : reported speech

Science and technology Conversation

Problems with technology Role-play

Sending a message Picture description

A technology course Formal letter Making an inquiry

Dinosaurs

Grammatical multiple-choice cloze

Language review:relative clauses

Connected cocooning

Lexical multiple-choice cloze

Language review : question tags

Peopleand nature Conversation Nature reserves Role-play Animals and people Picture description

A beach cleanup campaign Blog post

Green living

Lexical multiple-choice cloze

Language review: modal verbs-speculation and probability Expressing your opinion

Predicting earthquakes

Grammatical multiple-choice cloze

Language review: indirect questions

Independent External Evaluation Practice Test ppl95 - 207 WordlistРРІ74-194

Writina bank DD ! - 173 Quiz answers n167

Учніповиннівиконатинаступні п'ятьтипів завдань під час

екзамену:

• завдання ззиборомоднієї правильної відповіді;

• завдання навизначенняправильності/неправильностітвердження;

• завдання навстановленнявідповідності;

• завданняназаповнення пропусків утексті;

• завдання відкритої форми з розгорнутою відповіддювідповіднодозапропонованої комунікативної ситуації(лист,електронний лист,примітка, листівка,есе,розповідьабо стаття).

Завдання1. Учні слухають6 коротких аудіозаписів

Для першихтрьохзаписівпропонується запитання та

три картинки(А,ВтаС).Учні слухаютьаудіозапис тавибирають картинку,яка є відповіддюназапитання Для

наступних трьох записів надаються3запитаннята Зваріанти відповіді(А,В або С).Учні слухаютьаудіозаписи

тавибираютьправильну відповідь.Вміннятанавички,якіоцінюються:розуміннянаслухзагальноїінформації таосновноїідеї

Завдання 2. Учніслухають текст більшоїтривалості(монологчи діалог),до якого пропонуються5тверджень,івирішують,правильнівоничи хибні.Вміннятанавички,якіоцінюються:розуміннядетальноїінформаціїна слух.Завдання 3. Учніслухають аудіотекст більшоїтривалості(монологчидіалог),до якого пропонуються5запитань.Учні вибирають правильний варіант відповіді(А,В або С)

назапитання.Вміннятанавички,які оцінюються: розуміннядетальної інформації наслух.

Плани на майбутнє,Вибір професії(розділ5).

Навколишнєсередовище(розділи3та12),Життявангломовнихкраїнах(розділ 4), Подорож(розділ8),

вУкраїнітаВеликобританії(розділ8),Традиції тазвичаїв

УкраїнітаВеликобританії(розділ 9),Видатні особистості

вісторії такультурі України таВеликобританії(розділи

9та11),Історичната культурна спадщинаУкраїнитаВеликобританії(розділи 9 та 11), Музеї та виставки(розділ

9),Кіно тателебачення(розділ 9),Права людини(розділ 2),Міжнародніорганізації (розділ2)

Освіта(розділ4), Шкільнежиття(розділ 4),Шкільніпредмети(розділ4),Система освітивУкраїнітаВеликобританії(розділ4),Іноземні мови в повсякденному

житті(розділ 4).

Кожний розділпочинаєтьсязпрезентаціїтатренуваннятематичноїлексики.Вкінціпідручниказнаходиться

для самостійноїроботи.Цей матеріалможе допомогти

підготуватися до шкільних розмовних тестів.Такожвін

забезпечуєхорошу практику дляучнів,якізбираютьсяскладати міжнароднііспити занглійськоїмови

Розмовний банкукінціпідручника включаєнайбільш

кориснівирази та фразивідповідно домовногорівнятасфер використання.

Також вкінціOxfordExam Trainerвизнайдетеповнийзразокекзамену,який можевикористовуватисяяк пробнетестуванняпідчаспідготовкидоЗНО

in your own life?

yourdrivingtest

from exercise 3.

1 'Congratulations! It's agirl.'

2 'Ihopeyou'll both havealong andhappy life

together.'

3 'I'vebought you a house-warming gift.'_.

4 I've neverfelt thiswaybefore.'

5 'Have a happyretirement!'

6 'Good luckin your new'career!'

10 buy

©Howoften doyou spend timewith thepeople

inyour life?What doyoudotogether?

1 It's celebrated onthelastday ofthe year.

3 Yourgrandmother'smotherisyour g

g

4 Youruncle'schildrenareyour c

5 Yourbrother's daughter is your n

6 Ifyourfatherremarries, hisnew wife is your

2 It'scelebrated on 315tOctoberin theUSA,BritainandCanada.Childrendress upasghosts and witchesand

askfortreatssuchassweets

3 It's a daywhenchildrengive their dadspresentsandcards

4 It's celebrated on 24thDecember

5 It's apartygiven for a womanwhoishaving a baby

Her friends bringpresents

6 It's anAmerican celebration thattakes placein the

autumn.Peoplegettogetherwith theirfamilies

andeataspecialmeal includingroastturkey

s

7 If youhaveamale child,heisyour s

8 Youruncleismarriedtoyour a

9 Ifyoursister has thesamemother asyoubuta

differentfather,sheisyourh

Stagesoflife

Match the verbs ( 1 - 10 ) with the words ( a - j ) to

make phrases that describe different stages of life

7 It's aholiday whenpeopleinsome countries give

andreceivechocolateeggs

6 F A M I L Y A N D R E L A T I O N S H I P S

V O C A B U L A R Y

Relationships

6 Match the phrasal verbs in bold ( 1 - 7 ) with their

definitions ( a - g ).

1 Doyoueverfalloutwith your brothers or sisters?

Work in pairs Discuss the questions.

Whichpiecesof adviceabout relationships in

arenot?

2 Howoftendo yougettogetherwithyourwhole

family?

3 Whodoyougeton withmostin your family?

Whodoyougeton with least?

4 Do youprefertomakeupquicklyafter afamily

argument?

5 Howoftendo youget intoanargumentabout

politics with family members?

6 Whodoyou takeaftermostinyour family?

7 Whodoyoulookupto most?Why?

Spending time together

the box.

| play go ( x 2 ) hang text visit chat eat rent work

eachotherathome

out (e.g.in the gym)

out attheshoppingcentre

intotown out (e.g.inacafeorrestaurant)

online throughSkype

onthegamesconsole

outoftown

a DVD orBlu-ray

Work in pairs Discuss the questions.

234

a becomefriendswithsomebodyagain

b respectand admire *

c meetsocially

d argue andstopbeingfriendlywithsomebody

e lookor behave like anoldermember of yourfamily

f become involvedin something

g have a friendly relationship with somebody

Work in pairs.Take turns to ask and answer the

questions from exercise 6

8 Read the relationship advice Complete the

sentences ( 1 - 7 ) with the words and phrases from

the box.

5678910

OWhatareyourfavouriteactivitiestodo with

yourfamilyandyour friends? Why?

©Isitgoodtohavea large family?Why?/Whynot?

withyourfamilyorfriends.

date jealous break up go outwith fall in love

< It's easier to_ with somebody if you

don'thave tolook themin theeye,sodoit by phone

G It isn’tagoodidea to

somebody much youngerthanyou.The age

difference maybecome aproblem in the future

0 Tryhardnotto

it'sromantic,but itisn’t verywise.

If your boyfriendorgirlfriendis very

itmeanstheyreallylove you

To buildupa true

understand your friend,even whenyou think they’re

doing somethingwrong.

,youshouldavoid

isapark

atfirst sight

-,alwaystryto

з R E A D I N G

Matching(specific)

1 Work in pairs Look at the pictures ( 1 -2 ) and

discuss the questions.

OHow do youthink the peopleare feeling? Why?

0How muchtimedoyouspendon social networking

sites? Whatdoyoupost,shareortalkabout?

©How important issocial networkinginyourlife?

Why?

2 Read the texts ( 1-5 ) about social networking.

Answer the questions.

1 What advantages and disadvantagesofsocial

mediaare mentionedinthetexts?

2 What advice do thetextsgive about usingsocial

media?

Socialnetworkingwebsitesaregrowingand

changingall thetime.Althoughyoungerusers

mightnot staywithone siteforlong,theystill enjoytheconcept,andalotoftheirdailycommunication

with friends takesplaceonsocialmediasites.They

postphotos,exchangenews,postwheretheyare

havingcoffeewith their friends,and share theirfavouritemusicand videos It’ senjoyable,andit

makespeoplefeelgood

with their definitions ( a - g ).

3 Read the exam strategy and the texts again Make

a note of the main points of each text.

to texts ( 1 - 5 ) There are two choices you do not

В reportingonlineabuse

C theimportanceofqualityoverquantity

D thepositiveaspectsofsocial media

E theimportanceof face- to -facecontact

F negativefeelingsassociatedwithsocialmedia

G meetingyouronlinefriends foracoffee

a peoplethatyouknow butnotverywell

b unexpected things that happen together withwhat wasintended

c idea,basic principle

d what youfeelwhen somebody elsehassomethingyouwant

e beingunableto stopdoing somethingharmful

f feeling uncomfortable or shy in an

awkwardsituation

g doingactivitiestogetherwithothers

OWhatadvicewould yougiveonusingsocial

mediasafely?

0Do youagree thataface-to-facemeetingcanbe

moreuseful thanusingsocialmedia? Why?

8 F A M I L Y A N D R E L A T I O N S H I P S

HannaKrasnova,anauthorof a studyon

social networking from Berlin'sHumboldt

Universitysays, 'We weresurprisedbyhow many

people havea negative experiencefrom social

networking,withenvyleavingthem feeling

lonely,frustratedorangry If youspend toomuch

timelookingatfriends'postsand pictures-with

theirhappygraduations,wonderfulholidays

abroadandperfectparties-you maystart to

wonderwhat’swrongwith you.’

Q What canyoudotomakesuresocial mediaremainsapositive experience?Probablythe

mostimportantthingisnot tospendtoomuchtimeonyourdigitallife.‘Atthe endoftheday,

nothingcanreplace face-to-faceconversationand

interactions,’saysone writer.‘It’sbettertoget

togetherwithfriends,gooutfor ameal,or sitandchatinperson When you’rewitharealperson,

it'smucheasiertounderstandwhat’s going onandwhat yourfriendshipreally means.’

Envy of others’perfect livesisn' ttheonly

negativeaspect.Bullying,other people sharing

atseeingtheworstphotoeverofyourselfposted

for all the worldtosee,can all be negativeside

effects ofusingsocialmedia.Thereisalso the

issueofonline addiction,which leaves many

peopleunabletoswitchoff their devices for

morethanafewminuteswithoutsufferingfrom

intense anxiety

Q Anotherpointtokeepin mindisthatyourfriends

onsocialmediashould be real friends,notjustacquaintances.Youshould only‘friend’peopleyourespectandgeton well with.Inthe end,just

likeinreal life,the numberoffriendsyouhavedoesn' t matter.It’sthequalityof the people close

toyou-evenonsocial media-thatisreally

4 change(somebody's)mind

5 cometo(somebody's)mind

7 Complete the sentences ( 1 - 7 ) with words from

exercise 6.

1 Kelly is verypopularinthe community and has

,butI'mnotsure shehasanyclosemany

friends

2 'Ialmostdiedof

onstageasIwas getting my diploma!

whenItrippedand fell

ofthis medicationareheadaches

3 The

and feelingsick.

4 I didn' tfeelany.

beautiful house.Ijustthoughtwhatalotofwork it

mustbe

a itdoesn't matter

b consider; notforget

c formadifferentopinion

d inmyopinion

e haveanewthought

10 Complete the sentences ( 1 - 5 ) with the correct form of the expressions from exercise 9 Use each expression only once.

1 Whencrossingthe roadintheUK,youshould

thatpeopledrive on theleft

2 'I'mafraidIforgottoring James abouttheparty.'' I'lldoit.'

3 IthoughtIwantedtostudy abroad,butnow Ihave

whenIsaw her huge,

toplayingcomputergamesisa

6 Tomakea newrestaurantsuccessful,youneedan

5 A(n)

.If people don'tseethatit'sinteresting

newanddifferent,theysimply won'tcome

because onepersonhassomuchpowerover the other

Expressions with mind

8 Find the expression keep in mindin the text.What

social mediaisn'ta good thing.

whenI saytheword

5 What

'friendship'?

L I S T E N I N G

True/false

0How often doyougettogether with your

wholefamily?

©Whatisthe occasion? Whatdo youdo?

©Do youenjoyspendingtimewithyourfamily?

a sisterand brother

b teacherand student

in exercise 4 What information do you need to

listen for to decide if each statement is true or false ?

iargue busy family pretty sound time

1 I'mgoing towards the endofNovember-just in

forThanksgiving.important time

6 I'mjusttoo

eventintheUSA.

withmy brother.

todomycollege work.

Work in pairs Discuss the questions.

fTilft ') ’»Listen to the text For

statements ( 1 - 5 ) choose T if the statement is true

according to the text, F if it is false.

1 Lukeinformedthe universityabout

his plans.

2 Lukeisalittlenervous about taking

such a longtrip

3 Elaina has some problems when she

spends timewith her family

4 Lukegetson wellwithhis sisters.

5 Elaina advises Luketoapplyfora job

where sheworks.

OLookatthe photo above.What celebration

does itshow?

©Howdoyouthink thepeople are feeling?

©What traditional dishesdo people in Ukraine

eatata similarevent?

OAre there any specialcustomsassociatedwith

this kindof celebration?What are they?

©Whatwouldmakethecelebrationperfectfor

you?

©What other celebrationsbring the whole

familytogether?

F A M I L Y A N D R E L A T I O N S H I P S

presentand futuretenses • verbpatterns

Choose the correct verb forms to complete the

sentences ( 1 - 8 ).

1 Ican'treally help you now, ' m doing/do my

mathshomework.

2 Whatare you doing / do you doonThursdays

after school? Weneed / are needing your help.

3 Thistermweare reading / read crimenovelsin

ourafter-schoolbookclub.

4 Ican’ tgooutwithyoutonight.Myparents

will celebrate/ are celebratingtheirwedding

5 Lookatthosedarkclouds.Itlooks likewe

are having / are going to have astormsoon

seveno'clock.

7 Look,there’sThaichickencurryonthe menu

IthinkI have / ' ll have that.

I'vealways wantedtobeadoctor.

( 1 - 10 ) choose the correct answer ( А , В , C or D ).

A visiting relative

Mumhas just announcedthatAuntCaroline

tostaywithusfor afewdaysattheendof the

month.AuntCarolineis my mum’syounger sister,andtheyhavealways been quite close,despite

2 somedifferences intastesandlifestyle.I’mnotentirely surehowIfeelabouther visit.Shecanbe

with, especiallynowthatIJ older.WhenIwas

4 child,Iusedtostaywithher in hercountry

houseduringthesummerholidays.Thatwas always

a perfect time,andIlookbackons visits withgreat pleasure.AuntCaroline6 meclimbthetrees

in her gardenandexplorethewoodsonmy own.

We alsosharedaloveofedibletreatsof allkinds,

includingextravagantpastries and cakes.Butshe

doesn’tseem7 thatI’mnotachildanymore,and

shegoes on treating meliketheschoolgirlIonce

no longer enjoy-and I’ll have9

in ordertoavoidlookingungrateful.Mum says Imust meetAunt Carolineatthe stationon Saturdaymorning.Perhapsonceshe,0 mynewly-acquired

drivingskillsshe’llrealizethatI’mallgrownup now,

andhopefully she willbehave accordingly.

1

2 Complete the sentences (1 - 5 ) with the verbs in

brackets in the correct forms.

1 Imanaged (finish)theprojectdespite

(have)problems with mycomputer

restaurantbutitseems

3 You don' thave

show,butyoumust

online.

4 Mikestopped

his way backhome.

5 My injury was sobadthatIdecidedtogive up

(play)football.

thatI’m thrilled8

3 Read the exam strategy Choose the correct

answer ( A - D ) to complete each sentence ( 1 - 5 ).

The words in bold will help you

1 After _myhomeworkIwentoutfora run.

A finishedВ finishing C tofinish D finish

2 Thatwas bestpartyIhaveever beento!

C an

В am being Chavebeen

CtheBa

A they В their C them D they're

4 Youdon'tneed everyone youknowtothe

party.

A inviting В invited C invite D toinvite

5 Trainticketsare cheaper lateatnight,soIthinkI

at 11 p.m.insteadof9p.m.

A leaves В willleave C amleaving D left

11

L I S T E N I N G U S E O F E N G L I S H

Multiple-choice(listening for detailed

verbs with prepositions

Work in pairs Discuss the questions.

Complete the sentences ( 1 - 5 ) with the correct

prepositions.

1 He applied ajob in a recordstore

2 Ioften dream becomingarockstar.

3 She complained _the room serviceatthehotel.

4 Janwassuffering aheadache whenIsaw him

5 Couldyou please fill theapplicationform?

OWhat do you knowaboutyourfamily's own

history? How farbackdoesitgo?

©Wouldyou liketolearnmore about your

ancestors?

( A , В or C ).

Grammar reference page 130

1 Whatdoes the speakersayabouthergreat

-grandfather?

A Hehadno interest in his familyhistory.

В Herefusedtotalk about hisfamilyhistory.

C Hehad littleinformationabout hisfamilyhistory.

2 Whendid the speaker’sancestorsprobably first

movetoLondon?

A during World War II

В in the19th century

C afterhergreat-grandfatherwasborn

3 Whatistrueaboutthe speaker?

A Shehasonly one sibling.

В Shehasnosiblings

C Shehas several siblings.

4 Wheredid thespeakerfindsomeofher newly

discovered relatives?

A inAustralia

В inLondon

C in the Englishcountryside

5 What doesthe speaker plantodo afterher

wedding?

A continueherresearchwithherhusband

В movetothe UK

C visither husband’sfamily

speakers used in exercise 2 Then ask and

answer them in pairs.

1 Whendidyourfamily firsts

where you live today?

2 How manyfirstc

thechildren ofyourfather'sor your mother’s side?

3 Haveany membersofyourfamilym^

anothercountry?Wheredidthey go?

4 Where wouldyou gofortheh

dreams afteryour wedding? Why?

5 Do youhavebrothers andsistersorare you an

child?Whichdo you thinkisbetter?

Lexical multiple-choice cloze

(1 - 10 ) choose the correct answer ( А , В , C or D ).

Social trends for young people

At what age doyouhopetoleave home? Most youngpeople1 of independenceandlivingontheirown,

buta 2014reportfrom Eurofoundsuggeststhatmore

andmoreyoung peoplein Europeareliving with their

parents2 they areatuniversity,andsometimes intotheir late twenties

Slovenia leads theway,with85%of18-29 yearolds

still living in theirparents'home, but thecountrythatsaw the3 dramaticchangewas Hungary.In2007,

40%of young peoplelivedwith theirparents,andthatfigurewent4 to76%in2011.

Thereare many reasonsforthis.Theglobalfinancialcrisis of2008hityoungpeoplethehardest and the

5 canstillbeseen today.Manyyoungpeoplecomplain6 having difficultiesin finding well-paidjobs.Furthereducation isnow moreexpensive7

scholarships and other forms of financial helpareless

generousthantheywere.Therealestatemarket is alsosuffering8 _ the impact ofthecrisis because peoplehaveless moneytobuyproperty.All of thismeans

young people simplycan’taffordto9_ outofthe

familyhome.However,although the situationis far fromperfect,manyyoungpeople saidlivingathomehelpsthem10 up moneytobuy their own placein thefuture.

W R I T I N G

informal email:talking aboutyourplans

celebrating holidays in English - speaking

countries ? Complete the quiz

Work in pairs Write more details about the point that Anna has only briefly mentioned in the email.

Find the errors with prepositions in the sentences ( 1 - 8 ) and correct them.

1 I'mplanningtoleaveinFriday morning.

2 Thedinnerstartsfortwohours

3 We arehavingapartyinhome

4 Theyhaveinvited me ontheEasterholidays

EasterBunnywill leave for them.

P It istraditionaltoexchange kissesunder

0 MaundyThursday isthe Thursdaybefore

on

5 Were youatthepartyon lastnight?

6 I'mgoinginthe mountains insummer.

7 Are you coming innextMonday?

8 Herhouseis inthecornerof mystreet

Check the quiz answers on page 167.

Work in pairs Read the exam task below and the

email written by Anna , an exam candidate Discuss

the questions ( 1 - 2 ).

1 Does Anna'semailinclude all theinformation

needed?

2 Whichpointsarediscussedindetail?Underlinethe

relevantpartsinthe email.

You are spending Christmasat

toyour friend in England,inwhich you describe:

theplacewhereyou are staying,

whatpresentsyou areplanningtogive

Write an emailofatleast 100 words.Start youremail

inan appropriate way.

E X A M S T R A T E G Y

A

•При написанні електронного листа недостатньо лише зазначити всі пункти екзаменаційного завдання-

необхіднододатибільше інформації щодо кожного пункту.

Read the exam strategy and the points in the exam

task in exercise 6 Think about what you could

E X A M T A S K

YourBritishfriendinvitedyoutoherhouseforEaster.Write anemailtoher,in which you:

explainwhyyou can't accepttheinvitation,

describe howyouandyourfamilyspend Easter,

invitehertospend Easteratyour home.Writeanemail ofatleast 100words.Start youremailin

anappropriate way.

E X A M T A S K

Ж

Dear Sara,

How are you? Are you looking forward to Christmas?

Guess what? I ’m atmycousin Kate ’ s houseinthesouth

oftheUSA now.There are only four days left before

Christmas so everybody is busy.Kate's family have

already decorated the Christmas tree.Herfatherisin

I ’ ve got a special present for Kate-a beautifulleather

handbag.I hope she ’ ll like it.I ’m also going to get

something for her parents and brothers

Whatare your plans for Christmas?

ПHave youwrittenatleast 100words?

Haveyou checkedyour workforgrammar,

vocabulary and spelling mistakes?

13

S P E A K I N G

Conversation

Work in pairs.Ask and answer the questions about

family and relationships.

1 Whatmakesagoodrelationship?Describeagood

relationshipyouhave.

2 Isitbettertohave alotof friendsorafew? Why?

through asocial networkingwebsite?How?

4 'Familyisnotan importantthing.It'severything.'

(MichaelJFox)Do youagree?Why?/Whynot?

5 Howcanparentshave good relationshipswith

theirteenagechildren?

6 'Withmyfriends,Iwant toenjoy myself,nottalk

aboutmyproblems.'Do you agree? Why?/Whynot?

Partyat aclubCost 14.50perpersonLocation:in thetown centreHowtoget there:busor onfoot

Role-play

three party celebrations ( 1- 3 ) and do the role - play

task.

The situation

Youandyourgroup of friendsareplanningto

celebrateafriend's birthday in aweek'stime

The task

Lookatthe options 1,2 and 3 anddecide whichtype

ofcelebrationisthebest.Discusseachoptionand

Work in pairs.Look at the pictures ( A - В ) which

to compare and contrast the pictures.Include

therelationships betweenthepeople,

whateachperson can enjoy inthe

relationship,

how therelationshipsbetweenthese

peoplemight changeinthefuture,

yourpersonalexperienceofthese

relationships, eitherin yourown

familyorinotherfamilies

Location : near tne town « мш

Howto getthere: bus ortaxi

3BowlingCost 8.50per person

Location:3 kmfrom thetown centreHowto get there taxi

** * * * *

14 < l jF A M I L Y A N D R E L A T I O N S H I P S

R E V I E W

4 Complete the sentences in the mini dialogues ( 1 - 6 ) with one word in each gap.

1 Complete the gaps ( 1 - 7 ) with words from the box.

There are two extra words you do not need.

Iborrow yourBeyonceCD?

,I'llbring ittomorrow.

aunts babies cousins nieces parents relatives sisters

Mymotherhastwoyounger2

waiting.

?AnnaandChrishave

3 X Have you_brokenup

6

married.

5 X We've just

Y

2 Complete the sentences ( 1 - 9 ) with the missing

_! Are they in hospital?

5 Read the text about our relationships through life.

Some words are missing from the text Choose the best word ( a - k ) for each gap ( 1 - 9 ).There are two

extra words you do not need.

2 Alison hasalotofa

close friends

.Hisgirlfriendcan'teven

3 Jasonisterriblyj

lookatanybody else.

4 Chrisinvitedhisgirlfriendonad

the whole familyatmyparents 'home.

6 The atmosphere wasruinedwhen myfather

andUncle George g

argumentaboutpolitics.

toan

The relationships thatarereally central to our lives

constantly change1

entire worldconsistsof2

anoldersiblingortwo When parents set3

aplay date with another toddler , we don ' t actually play

together , justside4

and relatives also appearinour reality . We realize that we are connectedtothem - but we don ' t quiteunderstand

5 whatway .Thenwe begin discovering friendshipsin theplaygroundorin kindergarten . Our

relationships don ’ t really start9

or later . Teenagers also begin to wonder about theirroles

in society . The school years end , and we enter adult life .

We move outof theparental home . We establishourown independentlives. We get married , havechildren- and we watch thesameprocess again from the outside .

wegrow older . First ,the

parents , and maybe

with

a big

і

side . The extended family

her 18thbirthdaywithahuge

7 Melissac

party.

8 Manypeopleprefer c

goingoutwiththem

9 Juliadoesn'tloveher boyfriendMarkanymore.

They're going tob

2 Doyouoften fall offwith yourfriend?

theirfriends as their boyfriend or

theirownfriendships yet .Romantic

adolescence—

3 Wehaveapartynextweektocelebrate the end of

theschool year

4 Let’s hurry up.Thefilmis startingatseveno'clock

5 There aremany unpleasantsideeffectsthis therapy.

8 Goandhelp yourbrotherwith thatbox;it'stooheavy

andhewill dropitanysecond.

15

People and society

Personality

V O C A B U L A R Y

with their opposites ( a - h ).

stim taH handsome moustache brown wrinkles

in his/her early/mid/late twenties tattoo curly plump

long shirt medium-height medium -built wavy

overweight skirt blond elderly expressive straight

young pretty short middle-aged blue beautiful

thin good-looking T-shirt scar dark attractive

green freckles beard trousers fair bald shoes

6 Match the adjectives ( 1 - 8 ) with their similar meanings ( a - h ).

one of the people in the pictures ( 1- 5 ) Student B:

Guess the person.Swap roles and repeat

V O C A B U L A R Y

Read the situations ( 1 - 6 ) Which adjective from

feelings in each situation? Some adjectives can be

used more than once.

1 getting 100%inyourEnglish exam

3 losing your newmobile phone

4 missing the last episode ofaseriesyou'vebeen

watchingon TV

5 telling somebodyyourbest friend’sbiggestsecret

6 winning aholidaytotheCaribbean

Society andpolitics

about Ukraine? Discuss in pairs.Match the words in bold in the sentences ( 1 - 4 ) with their definitions ( a - d ).

1 Does yourschoolor college everraisemoney

forcharity?Whatdotheydo?

2 Doyouthink celebrities shoulddonate moremoneytocharity? Why?/Whynot?

3 Wouldyouever be a relief worker?

Why?/Whynot?

4 Howmuch aid do you thinkgovernments

should sendtocountriesthat have had

b tocollect moneyfora particularpurpose

c apersonthathelpspeoplewhoare in trouble or

difficulty,e.g.duringa naturaldisaster

d togive moneyor goodstoaperson ororganization

Work in pairs Discuss the questions from

exercise 11.

anthem border citizen nation population

1 A personwhoisamember ofa

particularcountry.

2 The line thatdividestwocountries.

3 Acountryorallthe people in acountry.

4 The officialsongofacountry.

5 Thetotal number of peoplein acountry.

Complete the questions ( 1 - 8 ) with words from the 13 Work in pairs Discuss the questions ,

box.

appearanceis?

©Whatshouldanideal friendbelike?

©What annoys you about otherpeople?

political parties general elections vote

population head Prime Minister currency

Members of Parliament ( MPs )

OWhenwasthe lasttimeyou were really worried

orhappy? Why were youlike this?

0What do you think theminimum votingage

shouldbe?Why?

ODescribe acharityeventyoutookpartin or

have heard of

R E A D I N G

Matching(general)

Work in pairs Choose a person in the pictures ( 1 - 4)

clever.

2 Work in pairs.Describe yourself to each other and

weaknesses.

I ' m quite a patient person because I don ' t get

a bit lazy.I don ' t like working too hard.

vitality People who like red don’t

3 Read the exam strategy.Then read the texts in

always think about other people’s

feelings and tend to blame others

for their problems.They enjoy giving

4 E X A M T A S K Read the texts Match choices ( A - H ) to orders and expect everyone to listen

A Tolerantandcaring

Pink symbolizes love and beauty

2

В Romanticandshy

People who prefer pink are very

C Demandingandunfair

sensitive and often have an

D Strongandbossy

H Focusedandhard-working They can be very gentle and loving

and they want others to treat them

in the same way.

What'syourfavouritecolour? Isthearticle right

about your personality?

18 P E O P L E A N D S O C I E T Y

A УШ

Wordsin context

You can find some of the words in the texts.

5 honest

7 relaxed

8 boring

7 Findthe verb blamein the texts. What preposition

do weuse after blame?Write the appropriate preposition for each verb ( 1 - 6 ).

2 If you areambitious andhard-working,youwill

reachingyourgoal.

Julieif youneed

3 Youcan always

helpwithyour problems.

4 I hopeyouwill

your work.Iwasonly tryingtohelp

5 Whydoyouairport now?Their flightdoesn'tarrive forthreehours.

otherpeople

problems,evenwhen they're obviouslyherfault

3 If you like green best,it means that you

admire truth and honesty.You have a

is wrong.You are sociable, gentle and

kind,too.Sometimes this means that

other people take advantage of you

-they will ask for your help because they

know you won't sayno.

appearing mysterious,but they also like

to be in control.They often have big

goalstoachieve,but they liketokeep

them secret- they don't like sharing

Yellow is the colour of happiness and

imagination.People who choose yellow

are good- natured and joyful They

love to laugh and have a good sense

of humour.They enjoy challenges and

need to learn new things because they

tend to get bored very quickly

criticizingme

leavingforthe

Adjectives ending in-ingor-ed

9 Choose the correct adjective to complete the

sentences (1 - 6 ).

1 Kidscanbe abitannoyed/ annoyingwhentheyaskthesamequestionagainandagain.

2 Helookssomuchmorerelaxed / relaxing nowthathe

has a less stressful job

3 That film was really bored /boring . I don ' t think I ' ve ever been so bored / boring in my life!

4 Herparentswereveryexcited /exciting when they

heard shewas goingtostudyinEngland.

5 I'msorry youdidn' tsee your friends.That'sreally

L I S T E N I N G

3 Whattypeofsnack woulda shypersonchoose?

Multiple-choice(listening for specific information)

4 Whichsporthastheboydecidedtotakeup?

A tobuildastatue toher.

В tochangethenameofastreet.

C toname alibraryafterher.

exercise 5 to the definitions ( a - f )

b show something whichwasnotobviousbefore

c meetsomeone whoisarriving from elsewhere

d showingstrongemotionsorfeelings

e makesomeone angry andupset

f decideto starta new activity

( 1 - 6 ) with the correct forms of the phrases from exercise 6

1 Sheisa veryenthusiasticsupporterofequalrights

forwomen.

2 Theyshowedforthefirsttimetheplansforthe

newcity hall last week.

3 All oftheseinterruptionsaremakingmereally

angry!Ineedtofindaquieterplacetowork

4 Mybrotherwants to start playingsquash.Hereally

needstogetfit.

5 Our MP'sofficeissosmall andcrowded thatonly twopeoplecanmeetwith himatatime

6 I'dbetter leavenow-1 needto meetPaulatthe

stationatseven o'clock

C football

A hockey

( A - C ).In what ways are they different ?

Listen to two people discussing the

1 What is Susan tryingtodecide?

2 Whichtopdoes she choose? Why?

exercise 5.Describe the options ( A - C ).What words

do you expect to hear about each of them ?

фііМ»Listen to the speakers.For questions ( 1 - 6 ) choose the correct answer

( A , В or C ).

1 Whichpictureshows Stella?

2 Whichitemdoesthe boysayhe can' tlive without?

f2 AP E O P L E A N D S O C I E T Y

U S E O F E N G L I S H r

( 1 - 10 ) choose the correct answer ( А, В , C or D ).

E X A M T A S K LANGUAGEREVIEW

quickly as the thingswe wear.

Fora while,2 everyone in thesportsworldwas

doingamovecalled the Dab.TheDabiswhen, youputyour headintothecurveofone arm

while throwing the other armoutbehind you.It

originatedintheAtlantahip hop scene,butwas

3 popularbyCamNewton,anAmericanfootball

starwhoused themoveduringhismost

4 season.Then,in Europe,French footballerPaul

Pogbadidit5

- the pitch eachtimehe scoreda

goal.Soon enough everyonewasDabbing

Butnow it's over,orverynearly.Newtonand

is6 a little embarrassingtoperform themove.ArthurMalone,anexpertonsocialcrazes,saysthatthisisthetypicalprogression.'Whena crazestartsout,it iscooland everyonewantsto 7 in,butwhen youseeolder people likenewsreadersand

college footballcoaches doingit,itstarts to

become less8 It'sexactly thesamewithfashionormusic.'In other words,what wascoolissuddenly9 , and if youseeyour grandpadoing

theDab on thegolfcourse whenhe takesagood

shot, youknowit'stimeto10 ontothenextcooltrend

theevening and we'll

5 Hefinished theproject

6 Areyou goinghome

7 Canyou hear me? I'm

Ishouldbe in Glasgow

_ twoweeks.

Christmas?

.thetrain now.

_halfpastten.

5 years’.time,studentswillbe using

schoolinsteadoftextbooks.

8

tablets

' Ч Grammar reference page 130

Lexical multiple-choice cloze

sentences ( 1 - 5 ) and choose the correct answer

to complete them You need a different word to

complete each sentence.

В interested C appealing D confusing

Вboring Cflat

Вturn Cmove

4 Paul decidedto up guitarlessons andstart a

band

Alotofhisfriendswantedto inwhenPaul

decidedtoformarock band.

A join

5 The main character the bookisaspecialagent

calledRick Smith.

Mark tripped andspilledhis juice myEnglish

L I S T E N I N G r U S E O F E N G L I S H

Work in pairs.Discuss the questions.

articles

OWhatproblemsdoyouthinkpeoplehave

whenthey visit aforeigncountry?

©Doyouhave anyfriends or relatives living

2 The Town Hallisthe / -tallest building in ourtown.

3 The/ -happiness meansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople

4 The / -skyis getting verydark.It'sgoingtorain.

5 He has lived in the/a United Statesformany years,

butheisstilla/ -Britishatheart.

Work in pairs What problems could you have with

language water taps crossing the road food weather

living in the UK Read the statements in exercise 4

information to listen for.

Grammar reference pages 130 - 131

Grammatical multiple-choice cloze

( А , В , C or D ).

E X A M TASK-<

4 E X A M T A S K ( ф ) ) 1.07 Listen to the text For

statements ( 1-5 ) choose T if the statement is true

according to the text, F if it is false.

Fashion bloggers

1 The speakerwas hit by a car once.

2 HethinksthatEnglishpeople

speakveryfast

3 Hefacedanunexpected problem

with taking a shower.

4 HequitelikesBritishfood.

5 Oneofhisfavouritedishes looks

unattractive.

speaker used in exercise 4.

If you want to be a successful fashion blogger, the first thing you have 1 is write.Thatsounds really obvious , but so many people claim they ' d like to be 2 bloggerwhile not actually writing a single word!So, first of all, readeverythingyou can find about your chosen topic , study 3 blogs, and then practisewritinguntil you feel comfortable with your tone

and style.Above all,be yourself.Don ’ t try to copy other people because you 4 sound natural and convincing.If you want your blog

to stand out, decide on 5 unique ‘voice ’ andmessageand then stick to it.

Thinklong and hard about the visuals you featureinyour blog.

6 the words you write are important , people are just as interested in seeing pictures of the styles you are describing.Also rememberthat7 photos are protected by copyright , so you may need to ask for permission to use them.

Finally, keep blogging Thereare far too many intriguing blogs that have been forgotten 0 only a few posts.Maybe the blogger lost interest , or perhaps they didn’ t get manyvisitson

9 blog and simplyranoutofenthusiasm.It takes a long time

tobuildupanaudience,sodon ’ t give up after a few posts.Just keepon10 and you may become a star blogger too!

run over dumb terms tough disgusting opposite

1 Iknowitlooks.

tasty.Just try it.

2 It tookme six monthstocometo

livingin adifferentcountry.

3 Wedon' t meetoftenbecausewe live on

but it'sactuallyreally

with

sides of thecity.

4 It maysound_

water taps?

5 You needtolookrightand leftwhen you cross the

,but how doyouusethese

road, otherwiseyoumayget

Then compare your ideas with another pair.

language crossing the road food weather

22 P E O P L E A N D S O C I E T Y

W R I T I N G

•Уважно прочитайте екзаменаційне завдання.

Спробуйте своїми словами виразити ідеї екзаменаційного завдання

• Переконайтеся, що ви не повторюєте речення

екзаменаційного завдання дослівно.По можливості використовуйте свої власні ідеї.

• Не забудьте розкрити всі пункти екзаменаційного завдання.

Read the exam strategy Then read the exam task in

exercise 4 and answer the questions ( 1 - 5 ).

1 Whoistheauthor ofthepostyou're respondingto?

2 What do youknowabouthim/her?

3 Why did he/shewritethepost?

4 What advice orsuggestionswould yougivehim/her?

5 What informationdo you needtoincludeinyour

text?

You have seen thefollowingposton anInternetforum.Write apostwith yourcomment,inwhich you:

expressyouropinionabout Niki'ssituation,describe similarexperiencesyou have had,

say what you thinkNikishoulddo.

Write aforumpostofatleast100words.Start yourpost

EXAM TASK

Leaving secondary school and taking the final exams

is a really big deal Ourparentsoften celebrate it by

giving us coolpresents, My parents said they would

buy me a new tablet if I got into university So,I 've

been working really hard for thepasttwo years! Then

some kids in our school started a campaign They want to persuade parents that instead of buying us

expensive school-leavingpresents,they should donate the money to charities Is it fair that I should give up on

my well-earned reward? Will I just seem selfish if I say anything ?

Niki , 18

Work in pairs Discuss the questions.

OHowdo studentsinUkrainecelebratepassingthe

finalexamsatsecondaryschool?

0Howdo youfeelabout these traditions? Arethere

anythat youwouldliketochange? Why? How?

’

)Do youknow ofanysimilar traditionsinother

Use the words from the box to complete the

phrases ( 1 - 6 ) that you can use to express your

opinion and to give advice.

Writing bank page 173

Check your work.

Have youwrittenaboutallthreepoints inthe task?Haveyou madeyouropinionclear?

Have youusedappropriatelanguageforgiving

advice?

Ifyouusedany ideas orwordsfromNiki'spost,did

youmakesurenot tocopythingswordforword?Haveyouwrittenatleast100words?

Haveyouchecked yourworkfor grammar,

vocabulary and spelling mistakes?

ask better feeling honest ought view

isthat .._me,I thinkthat

23

S P E A K I N G Charity 1

What it does:

andmedicine.It also finds

accommodation for them

Why it needs to do this:

3 ‘Youngpeopleshouldn'tbecomeMembers of

Parliament.'Do youagree? Why?/Whynot?

Charity 2

4 Do you feel youbelongtoyour city,townor

What it does:

village?Whatmakesyou feel this way?

It provides clean drinkingwater!

5 'Goingtolive inanothercountryisalwaysvery

forpeople.

difficult.' Doyou agree? Why?/Whynot?

Why it needs to do this

6 Do you plantovotein thenextgeneralelection?

Millions ofpeopledo nothaveWhy?Whynot?

access toclean drinkingwater

become illanddie

Indifferent countries inAfrica

charities ( 1 -4 ) and do the role - play task.

andhasaskedeachclassto voteforoneofthe

It provides guide dogsfor

Choose a charitythatyouwantyourclassmatesto Guide dogshelp blind people

havemoreindependence.support.Discussthereasonsforyourchoice and what

Aguide dogcankeep you

youwillsaytoyourclassmatestopersuadethem

safe inabusystreet.

In Ukraine.

3 Work in pairs Look at the pictures ( A - В ) which

turns to compare and contrast the pictures.

What it does:

how eachperson helpsotherpeople inhis/her job, shortholidays.

whateachpersonmightenjoy inhis/her job, Why it needs to do this :

what qualitieseachpersonneedsforhis/herjob Manyfamiliesget stressedbynot

24 2 J P E O P L E A N D S O C I E T Y

R E V I E W

4 Tina wouldn'tliketobe a politician even though

sheisinterested in politicalissues,( but )

Tinaisinterested in

Choose the correct word in each sentence ( 1 - 5 ).

1 Maggieiskeen in/ on/ aboutsailing;shespendsall

herholidays on aboat.

2 Atruefriend willalways be loyal / secure/ reliable

toyou.

3 Doyou mind / stand / annoygettingupearlyinthe

morning?

4 IhatetalkingtopeopleIdon' tknow well.I'mtoo

astonished /envious/ shy .

5 LittleJimmyismadof / about / with football.He

wants tobecome another Messi

2 In each of the dialogue sets (A - C ) , match the

questions ( 1 - 3 ) with the correct responses ( a - c ).

tobeapolitician.

4 Complete both sentences ( a - b ) in each pair ( 1 - 3 ) with the same missing word.

moneyfor homelesspeople.

b If youwant tosay something,pleaseyourhand

2 a Therewas nobellso I

and waitedforsomeonetoopenit.

b The driver who

days agowillappear incourttoday

3 a Mike sayshewants tostudylawtobecomea

judge,but I wouldn't

b I'mnotgoingto

isagainst thelaw

5 Read the article about a prison.Choose the best answer ( А , В , C or D ) for each gap ( 1 - 8 ).

onthe door

downa cyclist afew

A

1 Couldyou help me?

2 Did you sendoutthe invitations?

3 Did you havetotell him thetruth?

a Sorry,Icouldnlt.

b Thatcouldn' tbe helped,

c Icouldprobablytry.

himseriously

partin anythingthat

В

[ 1 Andwhatdoeshedo?

2 What'shedoingthissummer?

3 Howdoes he likeit?

a He enjoys living inabigcity,

c Heworksas atranslator.

A groupof citizens from thecityof Blainsvillehas

1 complainedtothe local government aboutthe treatment ofprisonersat2 localprison.The

of theprisonsystemto educate andhelpinmates

to findtheirplaceinsociety.Theyclaim there

4 _beno justicewhenprisonersaretreated

5_ _.The debatehasdrawn supporters and

opponentson bothsides.LocalresidentMichael

Paynesays, ‘When you* do timefor acrime

you've committed,it isn'tsupposedtobeapaid

vacation!It'ssupposedtobeyourwell-deserved

7 I agreethat it isimportantthatprisoners

should learn their lessonwell - but notenjoy8

.

ittoo much.’Itiscertainlynot aneasyquestionto decide -what doyouthink?

C

1 Are you goingtoFloridathissummer?

2 Canyouseethatmonumentinthesquare?

3 This signistoofaraway.Ican' treadit.

a No,thebusisblockingmy way

b Yes,I'm lookingforwardtoit.

c NeithercanI.Let's go overand seewhatitsays.

3 For each of the sentences ( 1 - 4 ) , use the word in

brackets to complete the second sentence so that

it has the same meaning as the first one Do not

change the words in brackets.

1 Mysonbehaved badlyso Ihadtopunishhim

2 Apolicemanstopped herinthestreet.She was

crossing when the lightwas red while)

Apoliceman stopped her

7 Apunish В punishing Cpunished

D punishment

8 A learn

when thelight was red

3 Gracehas the rightto vote,but shedoesn'ttake

partin elections,( even )

Gracedoesn'ttakepartin elections Вtolearn Clearning D learnt

to vote

25

V O C A B U L A R Y

Work in pairs

terraced shutters drive enormous detached

ODo you liveinthecountryorinthecitycentre?

doorbell attic semi - detached bungalow renovated

Wouldyou liketomove?Why?/Whynot?

mansion balcony cosy cottage cluttered staircase

0Would you liketomovehouse?Why?/Whynot?

chimney spacious ceiling cellar impressive palace

©What's yourfavouriteroom inyourhouse? Why?

terrace garage villa

Parts of a

words may fit into more than one category

bed cooker lamp bookshelf washing machine

1 Ourhouse is very

doortoletthemknow I'darrived.Study

toletmoresunshine

intothe room.

Work in pairs Describe the pictures ( 1 - 3 using

words and phrases from exercise 2 and

prepositions from the box.

kitchenwithplentyofroom

4 It's a very

fora largetable andchairs

.Itisn' tbigbutit’sbright

and warm,so it'sreallynicetolivethere.

5 Herflatis really

on next to infrontof behind in between under

above opposite

o

There is a coffee table in the middle of the room.

V O C A B U L A R Y

k

Max and an estate agent with the missing words ( 1 - Ю).

6 Match the verbs from the box with the words or

phrases ( 1 - 10 ) to describe housework.

make clean ( x2 ) do ( x 3 ) throw away lay

agent's.Max Hello.I'mlooking foran u

liketofurnishiton my own.

like?

three bedrooms,please

gMax Wedon'tmind whatfloorit is

flat I'dtheshopping 6

thewindows 7

the ironing

thefloors

the dusting_thetable_therubbish

closetothe park.It’s on thefirstfloor.It has a

heating,

OHowoften do you do the ironing ? Who throws away the rubbish in your house ? f kitchenand c

soit'sniceandwarm inwinter.

Woman It's £800permonth.Therea r e t

theflatatthemoment,but they're leavingat

the end ofnextmonth.

?

in

©Never! I hate ironing.

My brother usually does it.

Max That soundsgood.

welldiscuss when you can goandhave alookatit.

Max Thankyou verymuch

Work in pairs Take turns to answer the questions.

OHowwouldyoudecorateyour idealbedroom?

©Whatkindofhousewouldyoumostliketolive

in?Why?

©Doyouenjoyanytypeof housework?Which?

If youdon’ t,whynot?

and

Yourneighbourhood

8 Complete the sentences ( 1 - 6 ) with words from the

box.

fully furnished old town countryside hometown

1 Iliveinasmall

country.It has about 300 residents

2 Wedidn'tlike the city any more,so we bought a

bigplaceintheThe houseislarge,but it's inbadafraid.It needs alotofrepairs.

3 WhenI finish universityinLondon,I'm goingto

gobacktomygoingtoopenasmall cafe

4 Harryisastudent -he's renting avery smallplace

onthetopfloor ofaten-storey

Small? It's

Hedoesn'thavetobuy any tables or chairs

oranything.

5 Myparentssold theirapartmentinthecitycentre

Nowthey liveina

nicehousewith a garden,buthavetocommute to

work every day.

6 Welivein atall,narrowmedieval houseinthe

historicaltakingphotos,but weloveit.

in thesouth of the

with alot ofanimals.

I'm

©Would youprefertoliveinthecityorinthecountryside? Why?

©Whatarethe disadvantagesofrenting aroom

insomebody else'shome?

©Whatare theadvantagesofstayingwith your

parentswhileatuniversity?

whereIgrew up and I'm

! Atleastit's

andmovedtothe

area.Alotoftouristswalkpast,

27

R E A D I N G

Gappedtext

Work in pairs Discuss the questions.

OWhatisyour neighbourhoodlike? What do you

likeaboutit? Whatwould you change aboutit?

0Do you livein ablockof flatsor in ahouse?Which

oneisbetter,doyouthink?Why?

©What are the advantagesofliving in yourarea?

What arethe disadvantages?

OWould you prefertolive somewhere else?

moving to a sky - high residence.

Onescientificallyprovenadvantageis thatthetopflooriswarmer inwinter.Heat rises,so if you're in acold climateyou'llprobably paylessforthe heating bills.Just turndownthe thermostat and let thedownstairsneighbours keepyouwarm.Also the higher up you live, the brighteritis,soapartfrom

yourflatandkeep theheatingbillsevenlower.Ofcourse,

anadvantage in winter canbecome a disadvantage insummertime.Your placemay feellikean oven,while thoseliving onlowerfloorsarefeelingcool.

Butthereisanother advantage.Ifyou'relookingforpeace andquiet,atop-floor flatmaybe the best choice.Atleast2

stompingaround over your head, orearlyrisersfallingout

ofbedat5a.m.The downside of thisisthat you havetobe

carefulnot tomakemuch noise yourself.You'd be surprisedwhat your downstairs neighbourscanhear,3

hoovering thefloorsat a timewhen your neighbours may still

be soundasleep.

.

, lettinginthe sunlightwillhelpwarm

Choose the correct answer ( A - D ).

Whatistrueabouttop-floor flats?

A It'sdangeroustoliveinthem

В They are lessexpensivethan other flats

C Youcanheareverything that your neighbours do.

D Noteveryone wouldfeel comfortablelivingin

the one which best fits each space ( 1 - 6 ) There are

A so thinktwicebeforestartingtoexercise

В giving you a lighter,morecheerfulspace

C whichcanincreaseheatingandcoolingcosts

D inthe caseofthe building catchingfire

E where solid groundismanystoreysaway

F youwon' thear the sounds of adultsand children

G providing more privacy and peaceofmind

H that makes the lowerfloors ideal forthem

Onemore plusofliving high up isthe factthat youaresaferfrombreak-ins.Mostburglarsarelooking fora quick way

in andoutandA Living higherupcan protectyou

fromother dangersaswell.For example,floods-whichcandefinitelyaffectlowerfloorsandsometimes cause extensivedamage-willneverreachyourplace.Onthe other hand,

5 ,itwillprobablybe moredifficult foryoutoescape,and rescuers mayhaveahardertime gettingtoyou.There is one more thingtoconsider beforedecidingtolive

ina top -floorapartment.Peoplewho sufferfromafear of

heightsmightnot want tolivetoohigh up.Youmaythinkyou'llgetusedtoit,butthereissomeevidence thatpeoplewholiveinplaces6 tendtosuffermorefromanxiety

thanthoseonthe lower floors.And what'sthe pointof having

a great viewifyou'reunabletolookoutofyourwindowsbecauseofyournervousness?

4

28 3

Phrasal verbs with look

4 Read the article again What advantages and

disadvantages of top - floor living does the author

does it mean ? Match thephrasal verbs with look

with their definitions ( 1 - 6 ).

Pros

DOWN ON

_Cons.

hotter in summer

AFTER

5 Work in pairs Compare your lists and discuss.

1 trytofindinadictionaryorotherreference

2 watchoverand takecareof

3 disapproveoforconsidertobe of lowquality

4 investigate

5 admire andrespectsomebody

6 trytofind

8 Complete the sentences ( 1 - 6 ) with the phrasal verbs

with look from exercise 7.Use the correct verb forms.

Would you liketoliveonthetopfloor? Why?/

Whynot?

Wordsincontext

6 Work in pairs Look at the highlighted words in

the article.Discuss their meaning and use them to complete the sentences ( 1 - 6 ).

1 Jemmaisafairlycalm person,but she does suffer

fromclosedspaces.

2 We're thinkingofmovingtothe

1 Idon'tknow why sheneighbours.For some reason,shethinksshe'sbetterthantheyare

her

when sheis insmall, 2 I mymobilephoneforan hour

beforeIfinally foundit!

the USAisThe White HouseinWashington,DC

4 Jasonhasneverbeentothemountainsbecause of

his fearof

5 Afterthestorm, therewas somuch

her older sister.In

thematterof the

totheir house thattheyhadto

moveoutfor severalweeks.

6 Therehave beenanumberof

inmy block recently;myneighbour actuallyhad his

TVandcomputerstolen.

I

True/false фи »1»Match a word ( 1 - 8 ) with words ( a - h ) to

Listen again to check your answers.

Work in pairs Do the role - play task.

h frommodern life

What could betheadvantagesand disadvantages

of livinginthe followingplaces:a caravan,anold

mansion,ahouseboat,alogcabin,abeach hut?

are tryingtosellit.Trytopersuade StudentВ

tobuy your boat

talking about living in a caravan Before you listen ,

read the sentences ( 1 - 2 ) and try to predict if they

are true or false.

Student B: You are interestedinbuying ahouseboat but arenotsurewhetherit isthe

rightmoveforyou.Ask Student A about theprosandconsofliving on the boat.

5 Listen to the text and check your ideas

from exercise 2 Were your predictions correct ?

text , F if it is false.

statements ( 1 -5 ) choose T if the statement is true

according to the text, F if it is false.

EXAM TASK

T

1 Somepeople whochoosetolive

on ahouseboatwantalessstressfulwayof life.

2 The speaker found thehouseboat

extremely smallcomparedtoher

flat.

3 Youcan'tgoonlineonBenand

Lizzie'shouseboat.

4 Thereisafeeling ofisolation when

youlive on ahouseboat.

5 Motionand weather causedamage

tohouseboats

U S E O F E N G L I S H

4 Read the sentences ( 1 - 2 ) from exercise 3 with

answers ( A - D )

1 While Iwasdoingmy homework,mybrotherhis favouritecomedyseries.Icouldn't concentrate

because hewaslaughing allthetime

A watched В waswatching C hadwatched

D usedtowatch

2 I’mafraidthereis we can do now.We'vetried

everythingandnothing hasworked.

A nothing В everything C something

D anything

( 1 - 10 ) choose the correct answer ( А, В , C or D )

talking about thepast •indefinitepronouns

Complete the sentences ( 1 - 6 ) with the correct form of the verbs in brackets Use past simple ,

1 George (finish)hisgeography

homework,andthen

biology project

2 Mandy_whileshe

(start)todo his

(break)herarmyesterday

З Iwas stuckinatrafficjam,soby the time I

(get) toschoolthe classes

in their home Thisstatementgot a mixed response . Some

peopledefendedthePrimeMinister , 3 . that a traditional split of who does which jobs makes for a happy marriage .

4 _ said that ' heavy' jobs are more suited to men and

lighter jobs to women . But some people 5 the idea that therearemale and female roles .Ina modern world wheremenand women both go out to work , there shouldn ' t be

6 gender - defined housework roles , argues Alison Smith ,

a women 'srights campaignerfromLondon ' We have moved

onfrom7 days . Beinga womandoesn ’ t make you a better cook and being a man doesn ' t make you better at

8 _ the bins out , ’ Smith says ‘ People should do the jobs they like , and then the other jobs , theones no one9

well, peopleshoulddo them together . That is 10 makesforasuccessful, modern marriage.’

4 While I.

brother

(study)for myexams,my

(play)video games.

5 WhenIgothome, Irealisedthat I

(leave)my keys inmy school locker.

(students/wear)uniformsin public

schools100 yearsago?

6

2 Complete the pronouns in the sentences ( 1 - 4 )

1 Did you go any

2 I’velooked for the tickets

can'tfindthem.

u Grammar reference pages 132-134

Grammatical multiple-choice cloze

EXAM STRATEG 4

виключіть всі явно неправильні.

Read the exam strategy Then read the sentences

( 1 - 2 ) and decide which two options ( A - D ) are

incorrect in each sentence

1 WhileIwas doing myhomework,mybrother

newepisode ofhis favouritecomedyseries

A watched В waswatching C hadwatched

U S E O F E N G L I S H

L I S T E N I N G

Multiple-choice(listening for detailed

countable and uncountable nouns • expressingquantity

Work in pairs Discuss the questions.

OHave you and yourfamily always livedinthe

samehome? Ifnot,where didyou live before?

Whendidyoumove?

©Do youthinkit'sdifficulttomovetoanew

home? Why?/Whynot?

4 Tom hasn' tgotmany/much thingstodo today.

5 Wehavefinishedthe all/whole projectintwodays

6 Willittakemany / muchpainttofinishthiswall?

Listen to the text.For

( A , BorC ).

1 What did the speakerknowabouthisfamily'snew

housebeforeseeingit?

A Itwasinabeautiful setting.

В Itneededsomerepairs.

C It had been damaged in adisaster

2 What was the speaker'sfirstimpressionofthehouse?

A Itlookedas he hadexpected

В Itwasfarworsethanhehad imagined.

C Hewas immediatelyattractedtoit

3 How did the speakerandhissisterfeel aftertouringthehouse?

A Hecouldn'tunderstandwhy theyhadbought it.

В He thoughtit was agooddecisiontobuyit.

C Hewas disappointed in the final result.

Work in pairs Discuss the questions.

Grammar reference page 135

Lexical multiple-choice cloze

( 1 - 10 ) choose the correct answers ( А , В , C or D )

Tiny Homes

Althoughtinyhomesare currentlybeingpraisedas

arevolutionarynew lifestyleoption ,the1 has beenaroundforas longas humanshavebuiltsheltersfor

themselvesandtheir families Atinyhouseisoftendefinedasa homeof 40squaremetresorless,either

onwheelsor on a permanentfoundation,soit is2smaller than anaverageflat.Tiny homes3 all of the

necessary amenitiesto makethem suitable for full-timeliving,althoughat firstitmaynotseem4 to includefull bathroomsandkitchensinsuchasmallspace.Thetrulyrevolutionary aspect of thetinyhomemovementtoday,however,isthatpeoplearedecidingtheir largeflatsandRouses.Instead,theyarechoosing a compact alternative whichreducestheir

environmental8 , requiresmuchlesscleaning

andmaintenance,andencouragesthem to get rid of

unnecessarythings Iftheychoose a houseon wheels,

italso7

theywant.

We'llseeiftinyhomesarejustapassing trend,and

whetherpeoplewill find them

familiesgrow One9 isthatmanyplacesnow offer

tinyhomesasholidayrentals,so anyonecantryout

atinyhouse beforedeciding10 such abig lifestylechange

to5

themtomove fromplace to placewhenever

toliveinastheir

oHaveyouandyourfamilyeverdoneany kindof

work on yourflatorhouse? What did you do?

©Whatjobswould youhire somebodyfor,and

which would you doyourselves?

8 Aeasy Вexpensive Csafe

W R I T I N G

5 Wheredo you thinkhe/she should choosetolive?

6 What advicewould yougivehim/her?

another pair Agree on the best suggestion.

YoureceivedthisemailfromyourAmericanfriendMitch,who'sgoingtospenda yearinLvivstudyingatuniversity WriteanemailtoMitch,inwhichyou:

explainwhereUkrainianstudentsusuallylivewhile

theyareatuniversity,

tellhimhowyoufeelaboutsharing aflat,

Writean emailofatleast 100words.Start your emailin

an appropriate way

E X A M T A S K

Work in pairs.Discuss the questions.

OWheredo youngpeople usuallychoosetolive

whentheystartuniversity? Dotheylive with

theirparents?Do theysharewithaflatmate?

Do theystayin a hallofresidence? Do they

move inwith relativesnearby?

©Whataretheadvantages and disadvantagesof

eachoption?

©Where wouldyouliketolivewhenyouleave

schoolandstartworkor university?Why?

ж

Hi ,

over I ’ ve found a furnished flat I like near the

one bathroom , but there ' s also a separate toilet .

The only thing is I ’ m not quite sure I ’ ll be able

to afford it on my own . Do you think it would be difficult to find someone to share it with? Do

college students here often share a flat?

The landlord says he wants me to give him an answer by the end of next week . Please let me know what you think . Should I go for it or keep

looking for something cheaper ? Take care!

Mitch

Work in pairs.Imagine that a friend has found a

great flat to rent , but the rent is too high.Discuss

the following suggestions , and put them in the

order of how useful they are

borrowmoneytopaytherent

П negotiate a betterpricewith the landlord

advertisefor a flatmate

look forsomething cheaperelsewhere

yourown suggestion

Writing bank pages 168 - 169

Does youremailanswerallyourfriend’s questionsfromhis email?

Haveyouofferedsome useful suggestions andadvice?

Haveyouwrittenatleast100words?

Haveyou checked your workforgrammar,

vocabularyand spelling mistakes?

Work in pairs Read the exam strategy and the exam

task in exercise 5 . Answer the questions ( 1 - 6 ).

1 Who are you writingto?

2 Whatisyour relationship?

3 Whatdoes Mitchaskyouradviceabout?

problem?

<3jsn

^ 33

S P E A K I N G

Picture description Conversation

3 Work in pairs.Look at the pictures ( A - В ) which show two different types of place where you can live.Take turns to compare and contrast the pictures Include these points:

what people enjoy about living in eachtypeof

place,

the reasons people leaveeachtypeofplace,

thetypeofplace youwouldliketolivein in the

nextfive years.

homes.

1 Describeahomethatyoulike(notyourown).How

old isit?Whatroomsareinit? What are theylike?

Whydoyou likethishome?

2 Do youlike spendingyour free timeathomeordo

youprefergoingout?Why?

3 'Everyone needstheirown bedroom.'Doyou

agree? Why?/Whynot?

4 Ifyoucouldchange one thingaboutyour home,

whatwoulditbe?Why?

5 'Moving houseisgoodbecauseitbrings

opportunitiesto meetnew peopleanddonew

things.'Do you agree?Why?/Whynot?

6 What wasthe last thingthat youboughtforyour

home? Wasitagoodthingtobuy? Why?/Whynot?

Role-play

task.

Youandyourfriendaregoingtoshareatwo-bedroom

housein Oxfordfortwoweeksin thesummer.You

havetoagree and decidewhich bedroomyouwill

each have.You areaskingeach otherquestions about

each bedroom,i.e.thesize(singleordouble),the

location(whichfloor),thefurniture,thedecoration

and how much therentis.

Student A: Read aboutBedroom1below.Prepare

reasonsforyourchoice.Askyourfriend(Student B)

questionsaboutBedroom2andmakenotes.Answer

yourfriend'squestionsaboutBedroom1.Tellyour

friend whichbedroomyouwould liketohaveand

why.Listentohis/her choice andfinally agree on

whichroomyouwill each have.

Answeryour friend's(Student A)questionsandask ,

him/heraboutBedroom1.Preparereasonsforyour

choiceand tellhim/herwhichbedroom you would

liketohaveand why.Listentohis/herchoiceand

finally agree on which room you willeach have

Bedroom 1

single roomin the attic, up twoflights of

stairs

garden view, quiet , single bed, chest of

drawers, small table , chair,blue walls,wooden

floor, mirror ,no pictures

£60 per week

R E V I E W

4 Complete the sentences ( 1 - 8 ) with words from the box.Some of the words can be used twice There

Match the words ( 1 - 8 ) with the words ( a - h ) to

make expressions to describe homes.

2 Cross out the word in each sentence ( 1 - 7 ) that

does not complete it correctly.

1 There'sasmallgardenbehind / between / in front of

my house

2 The Johnsons haveabig fireplace inthestudy/

bathroom / living room

3 Ialways havetopay theflat / bills/ rent atthe

beginningofthe month.

4 Please look up/ remind/ find all thedifficult wordsin

a dictionary.

5 Afterbreakfast,Maggieputtheplatesandcups in

the sink/ dishwasher / rug .

6 Allthe windowswere quitesmallandhadno

shutters/ curtains/ tenants .

once a week.

3 For each of the sentences ( 1 - 6 ) , use the word in

brackets to complete the second sentence so that

it has the same meaning as the first one Do not

change the words in brackets.

1 My family movedintothis house 25 years ago

I take do place sign floor have make

upyour mind-do youwant todo thedusting or the washing up?

2 Icouldnotliveonthetop_

flats.I have a fearofheights

3 It's abeautifulroom,withasoftcarpeton the

1

ofablock of

4 We'retouring BeverlyHillstodayandwant to

picturesofhouses of Hollywoodstars.

istooexpensive,so I'm

5 Getting my ownsharing aflat withtwootherstudents

6 Myroommateneedshalfanhourto

showereveryday -it's very annoying

7 IlikestayinginhotelsinAfrica-theyyourbed foryouand decorateitwith flowers

8 Thebuilding was completelyempty;therewasno

a

of life there

5 Read the article about Beverly Hills , a wealthy area

in California, USA . Write the missing words ( 1 - 9 ).

Use only one word in each gap.

Beverly Hills is just a few minutes ' drive from the

centre of Hollywood and is wealthiest neighbourhoods in the USA . It ' s filled with rich and famous people and , if you visit , you ' ll find glamour and luxury . You ' re2

likely to see limousines and Ferraris parked

the world.

Beverly Hills is a relatively flat area south

4 Sunset Boulevard . For the more

spectacular mansions are far away in the hills.

3 Thisismyfirststayin afour-starhotel,( never )

visit Beverly Hills want

to see a Hollywood star or any other celebrity.

The problem is , if you start wandering around

foot , you ' re likely

in afour- starhotelbefore

4 My neighbours areonholiday,soI'vebeentaking

careof theirdogforthepastweek, (after)

My neighbours are on holiday,so

the residential areas7

a police officer to

to be stopped

find out what you ' re doing there . It ' s probably

You ' ll be driven down the avenues , stopping at

you ' ll get .

thepastweek.

5 Theystartedrenovating their kitchen in Juneand

it'sstillnotfinished,( have )

June.

6 Jake stillhastothrow awaytherubbish, (yet)

Jake

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V O C A B U L A R Y

It ' s Polly' s first day at school Answer her questions

( 1 - 9 ) with names of parts of the school.

1 A Where canIfinda dictionary?

OHowdo you think the students are feeling?

0Whatdo yourememberabout yourfirstday

1 It's the studyofenergy andmatter,andthings

suchaslight,sound,heatandelectricity.

2 You canlearnaboutcolour,shadingand

perspectiveinthissubject

3 It'sthestudyoftheworld'ssurface:its

climate,countries,populations,etc

4 It involves playinginstrumentsand

learning about rhythm,etc.

5 Youlearn about thepastin this subject,

e.g.lifeduringWorldWar II.

6 Inthissubject youcanfindouthowtouse

the Internetandhowto createwebsites

7 It'sthe studyofplants,animals and

humans.

8 It'sthescientificstudyofthestructure

ofsubstances.

Match the verbs ( 1-8 ) with the nouns ( a - h ) to

describe school activities.

a When studentsstopworking for awhile,

b Anofficialdocument studentsget attheendoftheschoolyear.

c Somethingyouwritein.

d Somebody you studywith,

e A listofstudents'names,

f Something thatcontainsinformation aboutyour

subject.

g The person who's in chargeofa school,

h Whenparentscometothe schooltodiscusstheirchildren’sresults.

V O C A B U L A R Y

6 Read the email and choose the correct words ( 1 - 14 ).

1 0 Fill in the gaps ( 1 - 10 ) in the article about schools

in the UK with words from the box.

Youknow, life at university inEnglandisn’t easy.Ihave

to'do /такеa lot of project work , and I have to2 absent 1

attend alot of classes and3 do / makenotes Sometimes,

Ihaveto*give/ getapresentation inclass.However , I think

I 'midoing / making progress.Ihope so! Asyou know,I

6 did/ gotverybadlyinlast year ' sexams.In fact ,17lost /

failed twoexams ,andI had tosretake / remake themin

classes , and I ’ m going to10make / prepareforallmyexams

with all my books ,”remaking / revisingeverythingI ' ve

learned.Hopefully , one day , I ’lluget / make my degree!

By the way , did Itell you? Two studentshave already

ufallen / dropped outofmy coursethisyear.And one

student has beenaskedto leavethe universitybecause he

^ cheated / attendedinan exam.He wrote all the answers

onhisarm!

See yousoon!

Jenny

private single - sex nursery primary secondary

college comprehensive vocational mixed grammar

In Britain,very youngchildren go toschool.Then,when theyare four or five years oldtheygo to2

goonto3 _

is aschool for childrenaged11-18,that you don’thavetopay forandyou don'thavetopassan

examto getinto.A5school.This means youhave topassan examto

gothere.Parents have topay fees for their children

to goto6

_school.At the age of 11,theyschool.A4 school

school isa selective

schools.Someschoolsare

sotheyare for boys or for girls only,

.Whentheyare

16,pupilstake their GCSE examinations.Whentheyare18, theydoA Level examinations.At16,

theycan leave school and go to work,ortheycan

go toa9

can do traditionalsubjectsas well as,0

trainingsuch as learningtobecomea mechanic or

a beautician.

but most schools are

of furthereducation.Herethey

Language learning

Complete the sentences ( 1 - 5 ) with words from the

Work in pairs and describe the Ukrainian education system

We start school when we are

bilingual grammar fluent dictionary skills

1 Youcanlookupunfamiliarwordsina

2 Listening,reading,speakingandwriting are

communication

3 The rules ofalanguagearecalled the

4 Ifyou speaktwolanguagesverywell,you are

Collocations with do,make and take

Choose the correct verb in each sentence ( 1 - 8 ).

1 Haveyou ever done/ made a language course

abroad?Didyoulikeit?Wouldyou liketogo on a

languagecourse?

2 Wouldyou take/ makeagap yearbeforeyougoto

university? Why?/Whynot?

3 Would you liketoтаке/ do a degreeinmediastudies? Why?/Whynot?

4 Whatwas the lasttestyou took / madeat

schoollike?

5 Whendo youusuallydo /такеyourhomework?

6 Isitagood ideatodo /такеanyrevisionthe nightbefore anexam? Why?/Whynot?

7 Howoftendo youmake / take a break when you are

studying?

8 Do you enjoy making/doing projects in English?

Why?/Whynot?

Work in pairs.Take turns to ask and answer the questions in exercise 12.

5 Whenyoucan expressyourself without difficulties,

inthatlanguage.you become

After-school activities

8 Match the verbs from the box with the words or

phrases ( 1 - 6 ) to describe after - school activities.

You can use a verb more than once.

do practise play organize go

in aband

voluntary worksport

OWhichof theactivities have youdone?

©Which of the activitieswould youliketodo? Why?

numberof Britishparentswho choosetohome-educate theirchildrenfromthestart.

WespoketoErin Morgan,who chose home-schoolingfor herchildren.‘Wetookourchildrenout of school whenmysonJosephwassixanddaughterLilywaseight.Therewere noproblems

with teachers and neither of the childrenwasbeing bullied-infact theywerequitepopular- buttheyweresimplybored.Withlarge class sizes,little money and other problems,it’sdifficultforteacherstogivesomechildren theindividualattentionthey need.’

QWhich classroomsituationisclosesttoyour

ownschoolexperience?

QWhich one do youthinkisthebest

environmentforlearning? Why?

choose the correct answer ( А, В , C or D ).

1 The writersaysthathome-schoolinginBritain

A isaseriousproblem.

В only happenswhenchildrenare unhappy

atschool

C must start atavery young age

D isbecomingmore common

2 Whichofthefollowing isnota reason whyErin

decidedtohome-school her children?

A Theclasseshadtoomany students

В Herchildrendidn' t getonwith otherstudents

C The teacherscouldn'tgive thestudents enoughattention.

D Herchildrenwerenotinterested in thematerial

3 What does thewordTh/s'inparagraph 3referto?

A Lily's swimming lessons.

В Joseph'smusicclasses

C Lilyand Joseph'safter-schoolactivities.

D Theparents'meetingswith otherhome

-schoolers.

-schooling in exercise 4.Answer the questions ( 1 - 2 ).

1 Who isErinMorgan?

2 What wasErinworriedabout?

3 Read the options ( A - D ) for the questions ( 1 - 2 )

from exercise 2.Choose the correct answers Are

1 A Aparentwhoisplanningtodo home-schooling.

В Anexperton home-schooling.

C Aparentwhoisteachingher childrenathome

D An adult who was home-schooled.

2 A Herchildren wouldnotmakefriends.

В Herchildren wouldn' tlearnenough

C Shecouldn'tteachthemmusic

D Her children would be bored.

Words incontext

6 Find the highlighted words in the article Match the words with their definitions ( 1 - 6 )

1 organizedina strict manner

2 writtenoutlineofwhat needstobe studied

3 designedfora specificpersonordone withonepersononly

4 become an acceptedpartofa group

5 schedulewhich givestimesfordoingthings

weaker

7 Complete the sentences ( 1 - 6 ) with words from

exercise 6

‘Whenwe started home-schooling,I was worried the children

wouldn’tfit insocially,sothey haveafew organized activitiesa

week.Josephis learning thetrumpetandplays in a band.Lily

goestoballet classes andthey both have swimming lessons.

Thismeans they learn skills and enjoy the company of other

childrenatthesame time.Inaddition,1belongtoa home

-schooling networksowe oftengettogether for trips with other

home-schoolers.’

‘We don’ thaveasettimetable,but negotiate whatwe’re going

todo every day.Morningactivitiesinclude using thecomputer,

writing,spelling, reading,maths and science.Afterlunch,we

generally choose somethingmorecreativelikeart, sewingor

gardening.Ihavetoadmit thatsome activities are more popular

than others,butin my view, it’simportantto getthrough every

subject in orderto geta good general education.’

'Peopleaskwhathappens when home-schoolersget tosecondary

school age.Ihavefriendswithteenagechildren andmostofthem

navedecidedtofollowasyllabusandtakeGCSEexams.Thishas

meanta moreorganized day,but theyoungpeople still takea

greatdeal of responsibility for their own learning.Oneboy1know

зplanningto stophome-schooling when he is16,doapart-time

collegecourse andthen go ontouniversity.’

‘Whatevertheage of yourchildren, home-schoolingisachallenge,

tut in my opinion theworstthingtodo isto turnthe home into

aformalschool.Learningshould befun,and children andyoung

people needtofeel happy in ordertoachieve.’

atprimaryschool

1 Jack experienced somebecause he was so muchshorterthantheother students

2 Wedon'toffer_ artclasses.Peoplejustgettogethertopaintanddiscuss their work.

3 Susanwas muchbetteratFrenchthanthe otherstudents,sotheschool arranged

for her.

4 Afterbeing home-schooled forsixyears,ittook Celia a

atthelocalsecondaryschool

for this classrequiresstudentstoreadeightnovels andwritefourpapers.

8 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences

(1-7).

1 The best lesson you can teach/ learn your students is

howtofindtheir owninformation.

2 If youwanttobegoodatanextremesport,you need

alot ofpractice/ practise

3 Would you borrow/ lendmeyoure-reader so I can

read a newbook?

4 Becarefulwhatyou say- heisverysensible / sensitive

tocriticism.

5 Youshouldn'tlend/ borrow more money than youcan

easilypayback

6 The best thingIlearned / taughtfromthat class wasthat Ireallycanunderstand maths.

7 Sharing yourflatwith someone is a very

sensible/ sensitivedecision if you needtosave money.

9 Work in pairs.Discuss the questions.

4 AccordingtoErin,Lilyand Joseph...

A especiallyenjoythecreative activities.

В candecidewhat activitiestodoeachday.

C willnottake GCSE exams.

D willgotoa regularschool whenthey're 16.

5 Why did the authorwritethe article?

A To convinceparents todohome-schooling

В To warnparentsabout theproblems with

5 Work in pairs.Discuss the questions.

O hatare the advantages and disadvantagesof

home-schooling?

© natsubject(s)couldyoulearnmoreeasily

withindividualteaching? What subject(s)

would bedifficulttoteachathome? Why?

OIsthereaskillyoucouldteach?Isthereaskill

you'dliketolearnwhenyou'reolder? Why?

©Howmuchtimedo youspend practisingEnglish outside school?

I /

L I S T E N I N G

True/false Complete the sentences ( 1 - 8 ) with the words that

the speaker used in exercise 4.

Work in pairs.Discuss the questions.

assembly canteen homesick independent put on routine sort out supervise

OWhat do you think a boarding schoolis?

©What are the differences between boarding

schoolsandregular schools? 1 Iusedtogotoan primaryschoolandI

was very happythere.

2 The atmyschoolis verycrowdedat

lunchtime,soit'shardtofindaseat.

3 Thereisa regular morning

myschool.

4 Goingfora run inthemorningbeforeschoolis part

of my daily

5 At ourschool,weendof everyschoolyear.

arockconcertatthe

Read the exam strategy and the statements ( 1 - 2 ).

Underline the key words that tell you what

summer camp withoutmyparents

7 Wehavean Englishtest nextweek.Ineedto

mynotesbeforeIstartrevising-they’re

1 Thespeakerandherfriendswere

2 Shesaw herpetswhen herparents

cametovisitheratschool

)*85»Listen to the text For statements ( 1 - 2 )

in exercise 2 choose T if the statement is true

according to the text , F if it is false Correct the

false information.

in amess!

8 Thereare alwaystwoorthree teachersto

students during final examsatmy

school.

( 1 - 8 ) are true for you ? Compare with your partner.

statements ( 1 - 5 ) choose T if the statement is true

boardingschool.DiscusswithGroup2.

Group 2: Make a listofthe disadvantagesofattending

a boardingschool.Discusswith Group 1.

1 Charliewashomesickwhenhe

startedboardingschool.

2 Studentshavebreakfastintheir

roomsat7.30a.m.

3 Someteachers are availabletohelp

studentswith theirhomework.

4 Theschoolorganizes a lotofsocial

events.

5 Charliedislikessharinga room.