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V verb phrases
P third person -s
Coffee Freeways
American cups of coffee are very big! A I prefer the roads in the US. The freeways
small cup of coffee in the US is like a large are very fast, and in California they have a
cup ofcoffoe in Australia. Ifyou're in a lot of car lanes. It's really easy to drive from
hurry, you go to a drive-through and buy one place to another.
coffee from your car. It's so easy!
Theme Parks
State Parks Theme parks are very popular in the
California has 278 state parks, and they US, and we live near the Great America
are beautiful. On the weekends, I bring my Theme Park.
family to a state park in my area. We explore My children like
the forest, find small animals, and the rides and
enjoy the tall redwood trees. water slides.
Sometimes the
Malls Iines for the
I love shopping, and in the
rides are long,
US, the malls are very big.
but that's OK.
People walk around and shop
We need rest!
for hours. US malls have
many different stores, and the Red Robin
salespeople are friendly Red Robin is
and help you find things. a restaurant
that has great hamburgers.
Fall I don't eat meat, but I like the french
I love the fall weather in
fries and lemonade at Red Robin. I think
the US. A good fall day in
the fried cheese sticks are fantastic, but
California is cool, but not
sometimes they aren't on the menu. Maybe
too cold. I also love the trees.
that's because they aren't very healthy!
They change from green to
yellow, red, and brown.
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4 READING 5 LISTENING
a Read the text. Match the headings (A-D) to the paragraphs. ·ti i;I <',~ Listen to the three speakers talking about
Britain. Answer the questions with H (Hannah),
A Enjoy your dinner. L (Lina), or J(Julianna).
B Shopping on the street
C Traveling is so easy!
D We can find that for you.
Who ... ?
Carly Hamilton is American, but she lives 1 doesn't like the food 0-
in Seoul, South Korea. Here are some 2 Ii kes eating food from many different countries 0
things she loves about living there. 3 likes the atmosphere at work
1 _ _ _ _ __ 4 likes the parks c
In South Korea. the customer is really important. When
5 thinks the traffic is terrible
you walk into a store, the salespeople greet you with 6 chinks chat people are nice to foreigners LJ
a smile and say, "Hello." As you shop. they ask you if
you need help. If you can't find something you want.
the salespeople try to find it for you. They want you to
be happy. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
2 _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ Learn th ese words and phrases.
I love restaurants that serve South Korean meat. It's so love ! ''
delicious. The servers grill the meat. and then they cut rain
it for you! They also serve banchan-little side dishes of buy (opposite sell) h;.: 1
vegetables. The servers are very busy in South Korean call ' .
restaurants. They don't talk as much as servers in the
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US, but they make sure that you have a great meal!
feel : . :
need .111d·
3 - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -
There are so many places to shop in South Korea! People pay ·f"~?'
sell things like clothes and jewelry on the street. There prefer l't! 1:1·
are shopping booths in the subway stations. too! When I
take the subway to work. I often buy a pretty bracelet or
necklace because they're so cheap. It's really nice!
4 _ _ _ __
The transportation
system is great here!
It's easy to get around
because there are signs.
and a lot of them are in
English! You can use your
cell phone on the subway
here, too. You can't do
that in the US!
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What do
you do?
1 VOCABULARY jobs
a Order the letters to make words for jobs.
1 ACTEHRE T _ _ __
2 ROCAT A _ __
3 T RIEWA w_____
4 AXTI RREDIV T _ _ _ _ D _ _ __
5 PTIREONICEST R _ _ __
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guess the jobs.
4 PRONUNCIATION /'Jr/ 6 READING
a 2 15>)) Listen and repeat the words and sounds. a Read the article. Match each text to a photo. What do
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the three people do?
~ bird nurse thirty her work journalist
~~ /) far/
ur, ir, and er usually = /<Jr/ when they are stressed.
l UNIFORMS ·
b 2 16>)) Listen. Which word doesn't have the /<ir/ sound?
thirsty d irty thirteen tired
FOR OR AGAINST?
2 earn here prefer service
3 Thursday sure t urn Turkey
c Practice saying the sentences.
I prefer Turkish coffee.
Journalists work all over the world.
Shirley is thirty on Thursday.
5 SPEAKING ·
a Complete the phrases with a verb from the list.
do (x3) eat go listen read use ~ watch Three people say what they think ...
1 Our uniform is OK. I like the colors, gray and red. The only
During the u ·J things I don't like are the tie, because it's difficult to put on.
and the skirt, because I prefer pants. I think uniforms are
walk to work / school
a good idea. Everybody looks the same, and it's easy to get
_ _ a computer at work / school
dressed in the morning - I don't need to think about what
_ _ in English to wear.
_ _ in a cafe or restaurant
::Z Our uniform is dark pants and a white nylon top. kind of
_ _ housework
like a nurse's uniform. We can't wear anything over the
On the wccki:nd uniform. so it's cold in the winter. and it gets dirty very
_ _ TV in the morning easily because it's white. I'm not against uniforms, but my
music
to
. uniform just isn't practical!
_ _ housework
homework
13 Our uniform is very simple - a dark blue jacket and pants
and a white Shirt and tie. I like it. it's nice and com orta~
so I'm happy to wear it. And I think it's important that
I
_ _ to the movies
people c.an see where we are when they need help.
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I like to work: it fascinates me.
I can sit and look at it for hours.
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b Complete the job descriptions with a verb from the list. c Write -er or -or.
1 soccer playcr 4 hairdress__
W6fk earn speak drive have work travel wear
2 manag___ 5 doct__
3 teach__ 6 lawy __
:;l +1J ::~j~ inside and ovtside during the day or at night.
.··'·:::r~: ·.'·' ··
.. ......... ~ a car and sometimes I walk along the street. d Complete the sentences with these words.
:m :::.:.t<ldrff1 .. :JJf. .. a lot of money. 1• ... a uniform.'"
a an et for in retired unemployed
:~:~1:5~;fjj:~~:9ffi8~:4ltli acomputer, or outside with other people. 1 He studies economics --1lL school.
~;i::·:·)~;\..;;;~;:~;/\?;;:r::::.~~l¥~~ch ~nd spanis.h and 1sometimes . 2 My brother is engineer.
.;;;;;;;;·.~::·:· . ,·;.;· :·;·. :. : ;.....· ·:-:·: t-o:d1U€rent countries. I don't wear a uniform.
~:::::!:: :-.-..:;:~::·:::::· ....: . . . .;. ~· ... :··. ·_
·. - . 3 We work _. an American
;::~:::::l~'-'. ............... '•'·" ... :·...,.;.. fW.jit newspaper."
·::i:;:;:;:,..:.;:;,;·: e:·:·;· ·::;·:·:···· :-·· ;·: -.· ··::~••;·~· - ::: :·: company.
3 ,., "lw~~r·~ voifo~m.and 1work with other people. 1" a 4 I don't have a job. I'm -·--·-
..'·~bllege degree, t>vt I don't 9 a lot of money. 5 Paola is__ receptionist.
.'.'. .... I W6~-d!!£jngJhe day or at night, but I don't work outside. 6 My grandparents are 75. They're
;;;;;.:.,:~::.~:.,:,.:.,.,, .:.'.:;:;.;.;:::t?:·:·'•tli a hospital."
7 They w o r k - - - - - - - a factory.
c Match the descriptions to a job.
D D D
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a journalist a nurse a police officer
e Complete the words. c ~five more words with /'Jr/ and write them
in the chart.
1 jacket 2 sh_ _ __ 3 t _ _ __
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d
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~~ Listen and check. Then listen
again and repeat the words.
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4 LISTENING
4 sk_ _ __ t _ _ __ 6p _ __
a .~ Listen to a contestant on a quiz
show.and~ his job.
2 GRAMMAR simple present [1]
administrative assistant dentist flight attendant
a Complete the questions with Do or Does. lawyer nurse receptionist veterinarian
1 Do you work in an office?
b ~~~ Complete the questions with the
2 your parents speak foreign languages? verbs in the box. Then listen again rnd check.
3 your sister drive?
4 you have a college degree? earn have make speak travel wear work
5 your mother work?
1 Do you make things?
6 James travel a lot? 2 a college degree?
7 your father earn a lot of money?
3 foreign languages?
8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ theywearauniform?
4 a uniform?
9 Ann walk to work? 5 for your work?
10 you work on the weekend?
6 _ a lot of money?
b Complete the questions with does, do, is, or are. Then match 7 with other people?
the questions to the answers.
1 What does she do? [£] a He's an actor.
2 What they do? D b In a restaurant- she's a waitress. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
3 he an architect? 0 c She's a doeto[.
Learn these words and phrases.
4 What you do? D d No, they're lawyers.
5 they police degree . 'J1"j1i·
officers? D e I'm a hairstylist. jacket · J3a:;kJ:
6 Where she work? D f No, he's an engineer. pants . p<~m~.
7 she a student? D g They're pilots. skirt ~i..,)r t
8 What he do? D h No, she's a teacher. comfortable 'kl\mft~bl'
foreign (languages) 'br;m'
earnmoney ·Jrn mi.ni·
3 PRONUNCIATION l'Jrl
It depends. 'Jt d1'prnd,~.'
a Underline the stressed syllable.
1 arJchi~ect 5 jourJnaJlist 9 reJce*ionlist
2 den~ist 6 rnojdel 10 solJdier
3 enlgilneer 7 mulsilcian
4 teaJcher 8 pillot
b ~ Listen and check. Then listen again and
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repeat the words.
What kind of movies
do you like?
l LISTENING
a Kevin and Samantha want to meet a partner on the Internet. d 2 18 >)) Look at the higfiTiglitE:I phrases in
Read their profiles and look at their photos. Then cover them and the conversation. Listen and repeat them.
say what you can remember. Do you think they are a good match?
<;;;,evin is 28. He lives in New Jersey...
Practice the conversation with a partner.
p Showing interest . J
When you have a conversation, react to what .
your partner says. Use Me too. Really? How
Search K~vi • interest ing! What about you? etc.
I ama Man
.
. Age: 28 e 2 19 >)) Listen to the second part of the
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Looking f0< Women
Uves in: New Jersey
conversation. Do you think they want to
' Age
.. Ukes: movies, music
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K I _ _ this place.
S Me too. Where do you _ _ in New Jersey?
K In Edison. Near the mall. I _ _ with my mother.
S Really?. What do you _ _?
K I'm a teacher. I teach chemistry.
S Chemistry? How interesting.
K Yes, it's a very interesting job. What about yJ)Ul
S I'm a journalist. You _ _ the movies, Kevin.
What kind of movies do you _ _?
K Science-fiction movies. I _ _ Star Wars.
S Oh.
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K Do you _ _ Star Wars?
2 GRAMMAR word order in questions 4 SPEAKING
a Cover the conversation. Put the words in order to make
the questions.
want you do drink a
_ __ _ _ _ _ ?
2 in New live Jersey you do where
_ __ _ _ _ ?
3 movies like kind you of what do
_____________ ?
b > p.128 Grammar Bank 3C. Learn more about word
order in questions and practice it.
3 VOCABULARY & PRONUNCIATION a Imagine you meet a new friend online, and you go out
for coffee together. Look at che prompts and write
question words; sentence stress
eight questions.
a 2 21 >)) Listen and repeat the question words and Where do you work?
phrases. How is Wh- pronounced in Who? How is it Who is yourfavorite sinBer?
pronounced in the other question words?
?
TV shows 1 read
from the list in a.
languages
What phone do you have?
I have an iPhone.
car ~ospeak
study ti
What kind of music
2 old are you? play
movies
22. have
food
3 brothers and sisters do you have?
I have two sisters.
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4 do you prefer, Saturdays or Sundays? TV show
Saturdays. Who restaurant
your favorite
What I singer
S do you have English classes?
On Mondays and Wednesdays. ~ actor ti
6 _ of movies do you like?
r like old Japanese movies. b Work in pairs with a student you don't know very well.
7 do you live? A Ask B your first question.
Downtown. B Answer the question. Give more information if you can.
8 's your favorite actor? A React to B's answer.
Tom Hanks. B Ask A your first question.
9 _ do you like him?
A What kind of~
Because he's very good-looking! music do you like? ( B I like classical music,
~specially Mozart.
c 2 22>)) Listen and check.
A Really? fvte to~
d Listen again and repeat the questions. !:.Qpy the
r.11)'.'.thm.
~hat phone do you have? 5 WRITING
e Work in pairs. A ask B the questions. B give your own > p.111 Writing A personal profile. Write a profile
answers. Then change roles. of yourself.
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c Underline the stressed words. b Read the article again. Match the headings
•' ':;:::;::::~:.- ,•,: "":n::~:·:: ' o A-D to the paragraphs 1-4.
:.. , :··=;~ A WM.t do yciu do? ::, :.. :..
A No secrets on Facebook
t:<~ ·~. _b)'t11 ~~gctor. :..
:\:: g:· ..:=A ·: y,!t}_er~ d"O ypv work? B Popularity is dangerous
L >A} ~:Jwortdn a.nospitat
·:·!· -: ·-:.: ····::: :-:-:
C Too 1nnch information
D What does he really feel?
d .~4~ Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat
· the sentences.
5 LISTENING
a ~~-~ Max and Jessica meet in a
4 READING restaurant for dinner. Listen to the
a Read the article. Is Facebook good for your love life? conversation. Are they a good ,:natch? _ __
when it finishes too, because you change It back to "single" again. Really? ·'rdi·
40 Who's your favorite (actor)? ,'hn.: ~·.1r le; v.-ir:-11 '
You get a lot of messages from boys, but this isn't good for your How interesting! :;:,:o mt1~1~t lJ
relationship. When your friend sees you writing to so many other Whataboutyou? 1\»;,lt ';,l•<>,;t ;·u·
boys, he feels worried. And that can mean the beginning of the end.
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G prepoflions oft rie (at in on) and place (at in, to)
V everyday activities What do you do
P linking and sentence stress in t he evening?
2 PRONUNCIATION
linking and sentence stress
r------------------
1p Connected s peech
i Remember, when people speak, they
I usually link words together. Sometimes ico is a chef and has his own restaurant, the Blue Jar.
I three linked words sound like one word, He lives in Chile with his wife and her three children,
! e.g., I getupat seven. I aged 16, 12, and 9.
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a 2 38i)) Listen and write five sentences. 6:30 a.m. I get up and make breakfast for the children. Then I
have breakfast - a coffee and cereal - and I read t he
sports section of t he paper.
2 ~-------------- 7:15 a.m. I go to the market to buy fruit and vegetables for
3 the restaurant.
4 ~-------------~ 8:4Sa.m. When I get to the restaurant, I check the rese rvations
s and my emails and plan the special menu of the day. I
have my second cup of coffee.
b 2. 39 l)) Listen a nd repeat the sentences. 10:30a.m. I start cooking. The radio is on, a nd we a re ousy with
Copy the rh}'..thm.
I get..,up_yt seven.
j breakfast orders, but we also have to prepare t he
food fo r lunch.
12:00 p.m. I check the tables and have my third coffee.
I take~a shower. 1:30p.m. Suddenly everyone arrives at t he same time a nd the
1gotowork.
I have_y sandwich for lu nch.
l get homeJt six.
I restaurant is full (on a good day). I start t o s hout
instructions at the chefs a nd waiters. We make lunch
for 85 people in about an hour and a half.
I have pizza for dinner. 2:45 p.m. I come into the restaurant and talk to the customers
and ask if they are happy with the food. I'm really
I go co bedJt ten.
hungry now.
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What_a life! 3:30 p.m. Finally, I have lunch. I don't enjoy 1t very much because
I don't have time t o relax.
d 2.40>)) Listen to Amelia, Nico's 16-year-old 4 GRAMMAR prepositions of time
stepdaughter, talking about her day. Fill in (at, in, on) and place (at, in, to)
the blanks with a word, a number, or a time.
a Look at some sentences from Amelia's day.
e Look back at the text and the information in d . Whose day do you
think is more stressful, Nico's or Amelia's? Why? 5 SPEAKING & WRITING
a Work in pairs. Interview your partner about
a typical weekday with the questions.
What time I get up?
r
What do after work or school?
--------- ----------]
:--p-· -When
--- -- --- -
- - --
you can't be exact
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4:00 p.lh. After lunch, I go back to the kitchen and plan the food b Who do you think has a more stressful day,
for the evening menu. you or your partner? Why?
5:30 p.m. I go home to be with the family for a couple of hours.
The children do their homework and I make their dinner.
c >-p.112 Writing A magazine article. Write
7:30 p.m. I _go back to the restaurant, which is full again, and I
about your favorite day.
check that everythi119 is OK.
10:00 p.m. I go home and take a shower. Then I collapse on the
sofa with a sandwich.
11:00 p.m. I go to bed, reaoy to start again the next day.
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- . . '. --.-"'"':"~~~-;~~~~·l;~1'~~~~"'~~~,~~-,- ,~,-'-<:
. '
Three o'clock is always too late or too early
for anything you want to do.
b @ t h e correct preposition.
1 I take a shower@)/ on/ at the morning. Many people think that students have a very easy life.
2 They go on holiday in/ on/ at August. We ask two, Elena and Yejoon, about their typical day.
3 My sister studies economics at/ in / to college.
4 My brother goes to bed in/ on/ at midnight.
5 Do you work at/ in/ to a hospital? "I 1~to a college in Texas in the US, so _,--::;:;~?_.. ···~::::;:~
.•.•.• •.•.j
•• :::;:~:~:~
2
6 We have English classes in / on / at Tuesdays I don't live at home. Every day, I •
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c Match the words to make phrases. b ~tsJ:.;·~m Listen again. Number the activities in the
have D a work order M'ark does them.
2 go D b emails
ITJ Mark starts work at 7 p.m.
3 check D c dressed
D He goes to bed. ·
4 do D d to school
D He goes to the gym.
5 get D e breakfast
D He goes home.
D He has a hamburger or a pizza.
3 PRONUNCIATION linking and sentence D He watches TV or checks his emails.
stress D Hegetsup.
a Mark the connected words in each sentence.
D He has breakfast.
4 LISTENING
a @..'. ~~ Listen to an interview with Mark.
Answer the questions.
l What does he do?
2 Does he like his job? _
3 When does he work? _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __
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V verb phrases What are
p /JJ/ they doing?
They're
having a party.
Noisy neighbors
h h cl
Sometimes it is difficult to love your neighbors,
especially when they make a lot of noise. These
are some things people do that cause problems.
0 They .. ve 'lot y p t
0 Their ch· dre .• +n t n·e
0 Th 'Y ., v 'T'v o lo v
LJ Tli y pay o
0 Thev olav muc, c..tr n t
ro
Are you a noisy neighbor?
Do you live in a house or an apartment?
Do you have neighbors...?
a upstairs
b downstairs
c next door
Are your neighbors...?
a very noisy
b noisy
c not very noisy
Which of the things in a do they do? Do
they make any other noises?
Are you a noisy neighbor? Which of the
things in a do you or your family do?
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2 GRAMMAR present cont inuous 3 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING 10/
a 3 3l)) Look at the picture of the apartment a · 3 6 i)) Listen and repeat the words and sound.
building. Why do you think the couple in
apartment 5 can't sleep? Listen and check. singing dancing going doing
singer studying language wrong young
b Listen again and complete the dialogues thin k bank pink thanks
with verbs from the list.
b In pairs, point and ask and answer about the people in the
arguing crying doing getting going
apartment building.
happening having saying shouting (x2}
What's he doing? ) ( ~:_·~playing the guitar.
Man Are you awake? ~ ~tare they doing?
Woman Yes. What's that noise?
c >- Co mmunication Spot the differences A p.102 B p.107.
M They're _ _ a party downstairs. Describe the pictures and find eight differences.
W Again! What time is it?
M 12:00. 4 LISTENING
W Who's ? a 3 7>)) Look at the photo and read about Rebecca Flint. Then
M People on the street. From the party. listen to her talking about noise rules where she lives. Does she
W What's _ _? Why are they ___? think they are a good thing or a bad thing?
M I can't hear.
W Are they _ __ ?
M No, they aren't . They're ___ goodbye.
Switzerland
Excuse me! We're trying to sleep. It's 1:00
in the morning!
The sound of
wi~zerlan.d h~s very
M Oh, no. Now the baby next door is _ _ !
W What's the time?
M It's 5:00.
S strict ant 1-n o1se
rules, especially
for people who live in
apartments. Rebecca
W What are you _ __? Where are Flint, a British woman
you _ _ ? who lives and wor ks
in t h e Swiss tow n of
M I'm _ _ up. I can't steep with that noise.
Ch u r, tells us about a life
wit hout noise.
c Complete the sentences.
GJ They _ _ having a party in apartment 8.
(I) _ _ they arguing? b Listen again and complete the sentences.
3 No, they _ _ arguing. They're saying
goodbye. D u rin g t he week
d Read the rule and~~~)he right word.
I She can't _ _ _ _ _ between 12:30 and 2:00 p.m.
2 She can't without headphones
We use the present continuous (be+ verb+ -ina)
or _ _ __ _ after IO p.m.
to talk about now/ every day.
3 She can't take a _ _ _ _ _ or a _ _ _ _ _ after 10 p.m.
e >- p.132 Grammar Bank SB. Learn more
about the present continuous and practice it. On Saturdays
4 She can _ _ _ __ , but it can't be loud after lO p.m.
f 3 5>)) Listen to the sounds. What's
happening? Write six sentences. O n Sund ays
5 · Shecan't _ _ _ _ _ furnitureorputa on
the wall.
6 She can't _ _ _ _ _ the washing machine.
c Do you think these are good or bad rules? Why (not)? Do you
have any similar rules in your country? What happens if you
make a lot of noise late at night?
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upstairs (opposite downstairs) \p ,;t~n:
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.and
repeat the words. complain · k;m1 pkm;
apartment building ;~ t;m: m:mt b1id111
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ntinuous?
V the weather and seasons LookI
P places in New York City
- -- It's raining!
It always
rains here.
Oh, it's really crowded up here! Let's stand over there. Those people are
moving (move).
This is great. Everybody (take) photos, too. Look, that's Central Park.
Where? Oh, yes. I can see it. Where's the Brooklyn Bridge?
It's over there. And look at Yankee Stadium. A baseball game is on!
How do you know?
Because the stadium lights _ (shine). The lights only _ _ __
(shine) when there's a baseball game on.
_ _ __ (love) the view of the Hudson River with the Statue of Liberty
and Ellis Island.
Me, too. Go and stand there. I (want) to take a photo of you.
OK. Make sure you get the Chrysler Building, too.
I think it (start) to rain. Oh, yes, look. It {rain).
It always (rain) when we're sightseeing!
And it's windy, too. Let's go back inside.
c Read the conversation again, and focus on the verbs shine and rain. When do
we use the simple present? When do we use the present continuous?
d > p.132 Grammar Bank SC. Learn more about the simple present and
present continuous and practice them.
e > Communication What do you do? What are you doing now?
A p.103 B p.108.
WRITING
a Arc social networking sites, e.g., Twitter or Facebook, popular in your
country? What kind of people use them? Do you or your friends use them?
b > p.113 Writing Social networking. Write Facebook posts to say what you
are doing on vacation.
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I'm leaving because the weather is too good.
I hate London when it's not raining.
]=: ;\~\~;hatafe you dorng here? b Complete the sentences with words in the box. What's
:-:·: ...:n_;~'.M'.or>,"C·ijtjon. lsightsee /~ . the weather like?
:~f \\ :c~;:yol) ~l1C? cloudy cold foggy flet raining snowing sunny windy
\ .:-~ ·NQ~:~·havt{ctiriner / I'm having dinner right now.
·:f ·i :Wh~~e ~~he~··
_:=:.:.:.,=-= ·i-n·~ac~itin?
usually go I are they usually going
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7 It's _ _ _ _ _ __ 8 It's _ _ __ __ _
3 PRONUNCIATION places in New York City
a Underline the stressed syllable.
1 Ro ckefe:tler Center
2 Yan:kee Stadium
3 E:llis lsiland
4 St. Pa trick's Ca the:dral
5 Grand Central Terminal
6 the Broo:ktyn Bridge
7 the Sta,tue of Li ber,ty
8 Washing ton Square Park
4 READING
Read the guidebook extract about things to do in
Denver. Write T (true) or P (false).
1 The Molly Brown House Museum is outside the city. .E..
2 Molly Brown is famous because she is an actress.
3 You can see clothes from one of Molly's trips.
4 You can see the city very well from Red Rocks Park.
5 You can use a camera in the park.
6 The theater at Red Rocks Park is very small.
7 Glennwood Hot Springs is in the center of Denver. _
8 One pool is big.
9 The water is different in the summer
and the winccr.
S LISTENING
~G~~~ Listen to the descriptions of places
to visit in Victoria, British Columbia and write the
number of the tour.
Which tour do you need to take if you want to ... ?
A see some old Asian art D
B learn about insects D USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
C see some animals and play sports D
D listen to music m Learn these words and phrases.
E have a drink and take a swim D building L.
F see a place that is famous because guidebook . 1,:h ,;;.
of a movie D
G see a lot of books D parks
H learn about a famous Canadian D statue · 11
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V high numbers Is t he US bigger
P far/, sent ence stress than Mexico?
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)i- Communication Quiz Night A p.105 B p.110.
Play Quiz NiBht.
Q Who is the best quiz contestant in
the country?
6 READING
A Ken Jennings
a Read about three quiz shows. Do you have the
same or similar shows in your country? Do you In 2004, Ken Jennings, a 30-year·old software engineer, 1..wo.a
enjoy them? more games than anybody in US quiz show history. He 2
a 74·game winner on Jeopardy! and won over $2.5 million!
b ow read about Ken Jennings. Why is he the
best quiz contestant in the country? But Jeopardy! 3 _ not the only quiz show he appeared
on. In 2008, Ken, cor µeted on Are You Smarter Than a 5th
c Read the article again and complete it with Grader? He 4 _ _ all the questions except the last one
a verb from the list in the simple past. because he wasn't sure he 5 the answer. He didn't win
and had to say, "I'm not smarter than a 5th grader."
answer ask be become get
give know play wffl Ken was never a contestant on Who Wants to Be
a Mil/ionalfe?, but he was an "expert"- a person
d With a partner, look at the with a lot of knowledge. When contestants needed
lug ·gh.t@words in the texts help, they 6 Ken.
related to quiz shows and guess
In 2011, Ken 7 _ _ Jeopardy! again. But this
their meaning.
time he competed against past Jeopardy! rn t:iJ.Qr
e Would you like to be a contestant Brad Rutter and Watson, an IBM supercomputer.
on a quiz show? Which one? In a two·game match, Watson ti both Ken and
Brad. Ken was second and 8 $300,000,
_ _ to a charity.
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Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Albert Einstein, German scientist
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3 Brazil is wetter than Argentina. : ~ I
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Argentina - - - - · · - - - - - - -- - - - -
4 January is longer than February.
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tree fish bird egg phone bike
February _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ ---
better
5 A laptop is more expensive than an iPod. --- --- - -- --- --- ---
AniPod _________________ ----- ---- --- --- --- ---
6 Fridays are better than Mondays.
Mondays ---·····-- _____ - - - - - - - -- - - b ~ Listen and repeat.
7 A stove is hotter than a refrigerator.
A refrigerator -------·------····- __ _
8 Spanish is easier than English.
English _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Listen and underline the 5 LISTENING
stressed words.
~':~~ Listen to a conversation between a couple talking
I A pencil is cheaper than a pen. about two cities with the same name. Write T (true) or F (false).
2 China is bigger than Japan.
1 More people live in Birmingham, UK than Birmingham, US. I.
3 The kitchen is dirtier than the living room.
2 Birmingham, US is bigger than Birmingham, UK.
4 An apple is healthier than a cookie.
3 Birmingham, US is greener than Birmingham, UK.
5 Canada is colder than Mexico.
4 Birmingham, US is older than Birmingham, UK.
6 Everest is higher than Kilimanjaro.
5 Birmingham, US is wetter than Birmingham, UK.
d ~~ Listen again and repeat the 6 Birmingham, US is hotter than Birmingham, UK.
sentences. Copy the ~thm .
1 Elephants have brains that are bigger than any 3 When the American Medical Assodation studied the
other land mammal. The expression "an elephant never number of people in)UJ'ed in traffic accidents in the US,
forgets" suggests that the bigger an animal's brain is, they got a surprise. They discovered that there were
the better that animal can remember things. Animal more dangerous car accidents on Tax Day. Tax Day is
researchers discovered that this is actually true for ... · every year around April 15. People in the US are busy
elephants! These animals can remember details about ··:·.around this time! ..·.....
.· areas of land as big as 1,200 square miles! . .
:":. ~ . ·.'. '":·;·:· ·:·4 Experts have different opinions about margarine
:"·" ··L There are 12 countries in South America includ!ng ." · · · and butter, and there is a big arg0ment·about which
Argentina and Brazil~ It has an afe1 of 6,888,062 ··· one is better for you. The truth is that margarine today
square miles and its population is over 371,090,000. Is better than It was in the past because producers use
North America includes Canada and the US, but it also a different type of vegetable oil. Butter still contains
contains the countries of Central America. It covers a lot of animat f.at. Marg~rino today contains tess fat
an area of al:lout 95,401,198 square miles, anct its :':' :: .. wh'iC:tl° makes it heaftfjjer butter. than . ...
populatl<in is almost 529 milllori:: Thls makes 'it bfgger · · · ·::·:~·:::~::::::=:-. ·...·: ··
than SQu\h Amerka.
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VOCABULARY places and buildings
a Complete these famous tourist sights with a word from
the list. Do you know what countries/ cities they are in?
Trafalgar _ __ 4 Edinburgh _ __
2 The Golden Gate 5 The Rocky _ __
3 Wall _ _
b 5 2>)) Listen and check.
4 Tiananmen Square
3 PRONUNCIATION consonant groups 5 SPEAKING & WRITING
a 5 6 l)) Listen and repeat the adjectives in 2 c. a Work in pairs.
A Imagine you are a tourist in your tmvn (or nearest big
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town) who only speaks English. Ask B, who lives in
the town, questions 1-5. Get as much information
as you can.
B You live in your town. A is a tourist who doesn't speak
b 5 7 l)) Listen and repeat these superlatives.
your language. Answer his f her questions (1-5).
the most expensive the most exciting the oldest Explain everything very clearly and give as much
the most beautiful the smallest information as you can!
c > Communication Cities quiz A p.105 B p.110. Then change roles for questions 6-10.
Complete the questions with superlative adjectives.
Then ask and answer the questions with a partner. What's the ~~st ) ( I think Griffth Park.
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beautiful par~
5 What / wet place/ world 1 Where can you visit different stores?
- - - - - - ------------ ,_ _ _ _ _ _ ? At a shopping mall .
6 What /dry desert/ world 2 Where can you see paintings?
___________________ ? lnan _ _ __ _ _ _ __~----
7 What / common native language / world 3 Where can you get a train from?
____________________ ?
From a --------- - - -
8 What / cold place / world 4 Where can you buy a stamp?
_ __________________ ? Ata _ _ _ ______ _ __ __
S Where can you talk to a police officer?
c @ t h e correct answer to the questions in b. Ata _ __ _ _ _ _ _____ _ ~
la~ 6 Where can you buy clothes for all the family?
b Europe Ata _ _ _ __ __
c South America
7 Where can you leave your car?
2 a The Atlantic At a ...... ___ _
b The Pacific 8 Where can you speak to a local politician?
c The Indian Ocean In the _ _ _ _ _ __
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b Complete the puzzle. Can you find the hidden word? 5 READING
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a Read the text and write T (true) or F (false).
2
1 Ulm Munster is the world's biggest church.
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2 You can sometimes see the mountains from
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the top of the church.
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j6 I i 4 Construction of the church took over 500 years. _
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18 l 6 It's very expensive to visit Ulm Munster.
19 I b Guess the meaning of the highlighted words.
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Check in your dictionary.
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Ulm Milnster in Germany is the tallest church in the world.
The tallest part of the church is the steeple, 'i'fhlch is
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52S feet hig}l and contains 768 steps. From the top ............,,.
()f the cnur<;t1. there is a ¥iew of the. city.' and
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·. Out.side the city wal{s. 1-k>Wever. the inhabitants oj the . . · :{ :;
city decfded tMt they wanted a new cburch in th~ town · W .1~
3 PRONUNCIATION consonant groups center. and they agreed to pay f<>r the bUJldlng. ...
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Construction of the church began lo 1377, butt~ btiilding':· ·:~f B
wasn't completed.uottl May 31, 1890..Attil'St, the w°* ...-. t: ::r
I It's the cheapest place to live. was difficult because tbe heaviest part$ fell down ~~? :iJ t~
2 It's the highest mountain in the world. th~ bUj(ders had to repair them. Then constniction'..........
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3 He's the healthiest person in the family. stoppoo from 1543 to 1917 for potltical reaso11s. · ·= =···=, if ll~
4 It's the prettiest town in the country. Tod9y, touri.sts tan visit the church eve!Y.day of the
5 It's the most difficult language to learn. year. tn the winter. the church ts Qpen from 9 a,m. ·
6 It's the most polluted city in the area. to 4'45 p,m. and the churchfs open in ~he summer!1
months from 8 a.m, to 7'.45 p.IJl, Admission to mi!
7 They're the most attractive couple I know.
the church is free, but the price Qf dimb!ng the.;.. f
8 She's the most intelligent person in the class. steeple ts el for adults and €2 for children. · ::1~~;~;~f
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a .~,k:{.~;m: Listen to a radio interview with a travel writer.
What is his book called? _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
b ~~ Listen again. Complete the sentences. Learn these words and phrases.
1 Uluru is the music in the world. accidents ';' :, S,•'c' ); ·
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7 The shortest runway in the world is _ _ _ __ feet long.
G be going to (plans), future time expressions What are
V vacations
P sentence stress
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d Would you like to go CouchSurfing? Why (not)? Would you repeat. Make four true sentences about your plans.
like to have a stranger stay in your house? Why (not)?
3 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING 5 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING
sentence stress vacations
a 5 13>)) Listen and repeat the highlighted phrases in 2b. a Complete the vacation phrases using a verb
Copy the tlzy.thm. from the list.
I'mgQing to travel around the US. go have see stay show
b > Communication What are you going to do? A p.105 B p.110.
1 _ _ in a hotel/ with a friend J for a week
Interview a partner about his/ her plans.
2 __ somebody around your town / city
3 the sights
4 READING 4 _ _ by train (bus, plane) J back home
5 __ a good time / nice meals
a Read Iria's blog about her CouchSurfing trip. Did she have
a good time? b In pairs, plan a vacation. You are going to
b Read the blog again. Then cover it and answer the questions visit three citiei; on the same continent. Your
from memory. vacation can be a maximum of ten days.
What color was the desert in New Mexico? Answer the questions:
2 Where were the big, beautiful houses? • What cities are you going to visit?
3 Which state didn't have much ta do? • Where are you gomg to stay?
4 What information did she have in case things didn't work out? • How arc you going to get there?
5 What was a problem she had? • Hm' long are you going to stay in each city?
6 How did she feel before meeting a host? • What are you going to do in each place?
c Read the blog again and look at the iighlig Wil verb phrases. r -- -- -,
With a partner, say what you think they mean. j) Making suggestions I
L Let's (go to ...)
Why don't we (go to...)?
I prefer to (go to...)
That's a good idea. :
I had fun CouchSurfing through the US. Every stale c Change partners. Tell each other about your
had something interesting to see. In my opinion. the
vacation plans.
best states were New Mexico and Rhode Island. I
loved the desert and its -.-..~ "" We're going to go to South America - to
pretty. brown colors rn New Buenos Aires, Rio, and Montevideo. We're
Mexico. I also enjoyed the gorng to CouchSurf because we don't have
Spanish history there In Rhode Island, much money. ..
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Here, lnterRail travelers say why they love lnterRail so much.
4 I'm going to see the sights.
5 We aren't going to go by car. . Angela Bowman, (23, the US)
6 I'm not going to stay in a hotel.
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~-'.Lt )~ Listen again and repeat the sentences. : Amsterdam - Hamburg - Berlin - Warsaw - Krakow - Prague
CQpy the ~thm. !- Vienna - Budapest - Zagreb - Split - Mostar - Sarajevo -
[_~_:~grade
I love lnterRail because you can go where you want, when
4 LISTENING
~ you want! When we started our trip, we had an idea of
a ~~~~· Listen to four speakers talkin g about ~ where we wanted to go, but as we traveled, we got new ideas.
their first experience CouchSur fing. How many ~ Changing our plans was easy - you can stay an extra night
people did n.Q! enjoy the experience? _ __ or two if you like a place, and if you don't like it, you can go
somewhere else. The lnterRail pass gives you real freedom.
b ~-l~.:~~ Listen again and match the speakers
tothe sentences A-D. i~i
Speaker I D Speaker 3 D ~
Speaker 2 D Speaker 4 D ~ ! Amsterdam
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Bonn - Stuttgart - Salzburg - Ljubljana - Split - !I
A CouchSurfing gave me the chance to make friends. ~scara - Ban - Corfu - lgou_~~-~~!sa - Patras - Athens _j ~
B CouchSurfing helped me with my work. One of the best things about lnterRail is that you get cheaper, •"
f>.
C My host was also my tour guide to the city. or even free travel on ferries as well as trains. l traveled to Split ~
D My second experience CouchSurfing was better m Croatia and then took the ferry to Pescara in Italy. Then I ~
than the first. traveled by lnterRail to the south of Italy and then took the ~
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ferry to the Greek island of Corfu. It was fantastic! You also get ·~
discounts on hotels, tourist attractions, and a lot more.
5 READING ~'.
a Read the text. Answer the questions with A (Angela), 1~ Sofia Valenzuela (26, Mexico)
J(Jay). S (Sofia), or T (Tomo). .~
l Which person made new friends while traveling? D~ · Paris - Versailles - Epernay - Blois - Angers - Lyons -
, Chamonix - Nice - Monaco - Ventimiglia -· Pisa - Florence -
2 Who spent very little on accomodations? D
3 Who used his or her Inter Rail pass on another l_~erugia .-: Assisi - Rome_:_~~-le_s_ _
form of transportation? D In six weeks, I met so many new, interesting people and
4 Who was traveling abroad for the first time? ot made friends from all over the world. It's a cheap way to
~~
S Which person found it easy to make new plans travel too, especially if you take the night trains - I saved 1
a lot of money on accomodations this way. I really want to ~
while traveling? D go InterRailing again!
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Innsbruck - Venice - Sienna - Lucca - Pisa - Florence -
couch • ., ~· Cannes - Monaco Nice - Figueras - Rosas - Barcelona -
Paris - Antwerp
roommate - -- - -- •..:
ahosc ti0 .t .. This was the first time I'd left Japan, and I loved it. InterRail "~
create a profile !-.. 1 ,·;i ~ ·1~1 ·.'uiad is safe and easy for first-time travelers. I got an InterRail J
recommend (things to do) 1.;k..i'uic.nd. Global Pass so I could take as many trains as I wmtt:cl. I
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Have a good trip! :.,:-, :: ~· ,.J 'tnf" saw many amazing places, and learned a lot about Europe's ·~
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Things didn't work out.
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1
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3 GRAMMAR be going to (predictions)
a Look at these two sentences. Which one is a plan?
Which one is a prediction?
l She's going to be very lucky.
2 She's going to go on vacation next week.
PARTl
"Come in," said a voice. Jane Ross opened the door and
b >- p.142 Grammar Bank lOC. Learn more about be
BoinB to (predictions) and practice it.
went into a small room. There was a man sitting behind
a table. c Write four predictions, about the weather, sports,
"Good afternoon," said Jane. your town / coun try, and you. Use I think .. ·BoinB to ...
"I want to see Madame Yolanda, the fortune -teller."
" Madame Yolanda isn't here today,'' said the man. I think it's going to snow tonight.
" But don't worry. I'm going to tell you about your d Compare your predictions with a partner. Do you agree?
future. What questions do you want to ask?" Jane
looked at the fortune-teller. She couldn't see him very
well because the room was very dark. 4 PRONUNCIATION the letters oo
PART3
rp The pronunciation of oo
oo can be pronounced l<i (e.g., book /buk/) or /u/
He turned over the second card. (e.g., spoon /spun/). use your dictionary to check the
"Hmm, a house. A new house. You're going to move, pronunciation of new oo words.
very soon, to another country." Be careful, room can be pronounced 1rurru or 'rum/.
"But my friend works here. He can't move to
another country." a 5 20>)) Listen to the two sound words. Can you hear
"Let's look at the next card," said the fortune-teller. the difference in the vowel sound?
He turned over the third card.
"A heart. You're going to fall in love."
"With who?" asked Jane.
"Let me concentrate. I can see a tall man. He's very
attractive." b s 21 l)) Listen and write the words in the right column.
"Oh, that's Jim," said Jane.
"Who's Jim? Your friend?" afternoon book choose c ok food good
"No. Jim's a man I met at a party last mont~. He's an took moon school soon spoon too t ook
actor, from New York. He says he's in love with me. It
was his idea for me to come to Madame Yolanda." c 5 22 l)) Listen and check.
"Well, the card says that you're going to fall in love
with him." d Practice saying the sentences.
"Are you sure?" asked Jane. "But what about my Good afternoon. It's too soon!
boyfriend?" Look at the moon! Is the f ood g ood?
"Let's look at the fourth card," said the fortune-teller. He's a good-looking cook.
PARTS 5 SPEAKING
The fortune -teller stood up. He turned on the light.
At that moment, an.old woman came in. "So, what Role-play fortune-telling.
happened?" she asked. A Look at the ten cards in 1. Secretly, number the cards
"It was perfect! She believed everything," said Jim. 1- 10 in a different order.
"I told you, I'm a very good actor. She was sure I was a B Choose five numbers between 1 and 10.
fortune-teller!" A Predict B's future using those cards.
He gave the woman $100.
"That's Jane's $50 and another $50 from me. Thanks
B Ask for more information. Then change roles.
very much, Madame Yolanda. Bye." A I'm going t.o tell you about y~ur future. ~:)ur
Madame Yolanda took the money. The fifth card was first card 1s a star. You're going to become
still on the table, facedown. She turned it over. It was famous. You're going to be on TV...
the plane. She looked at it for a minute and then she
shouted:
0 Great ! What show?
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"Wait, young man! Don't travel with that girl - her
plane is going to ..." 6 s 23l)) SONG Fortune Teller J'
But the room was empty.
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Love cannot save you from your own fate.
Jim Morrison, singer with The Doors
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3 PRONUNCIATION the letters oo ~;;;_ p~~-~,
l choose school ./
2 book soon ~
·;: In tasseography, the fortune-teller uses tea leaves to ~
3 food moon ;:: predict the future. You drink a cup of tea and leave
4 good cook ·l a small amount in the bottom of the cup. Then you
,j;. move the tea around the cup three times, cover it with r
5 took spoon
l a saucer, and turn it upside dQWn:. The fortune-teller ~
6 look too " looks at the shape the tea leaves make For example,
b ~ Listen and check. Then listen and repeat.
a bird means that you're going to have good news. .Xf
4 READING
~n crystallomancy, the fortune-teller uses a glass ·::}:
ball. She places the ball on the table between you and
a Read the text. Match the headings to the paragraphs. her, and looks into it for a long period of time. At
first, the ball looks dull and cloudy, but then it clears
1 Give me your hand 3 How do you like your tea?
and images start to appear. The fortune-teller uses
2 Let's play cards 4 What's inside the ball? .:~'
these pictures to predict your future. For example, ....
a nurse means that you're going to be sick.
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b Read the text again and write T (true) or F (false).
1 The easiest way to read tarot cards is to use c
four cards. In tarot reading, the fortune-teller uses a special pack -~
2 An image of a nurse means bad health. of tarot cards to predict the future. There are 78 cards
3 A strong heart line means you're going to find love. in the pack, and there are different ways of using .J
4 A shape of a bird means bad luck. them. The quickest is to lay three cards on the table .~
c Guess the meaning of the hig~J~.gh~ed words. Check in from left to right. The cards represent the past, the (
your dictionary. present, and the future. The fortune-teller turns ovher ~
5 LISTENING
the cards and says what they mean. For example, t e #
:n means that you're going to become famous. l
~-~"'j) Listen to Pete and Amy's conversation
a Chiromancy is also called palmistry and it's when !,'.~
about the psychic Uri Geller. Was his trick
the fortune-teller studies the lines on the palm.of ·~.
with the spoons real?
your hand to predict your future. There are four ::·:
major lines on the hand: the life line, the head line, ·:=:
the heart line, and the health line. For example, · \:
a st~ong heart line means that you're going to find ~
the right partner and be happy in your life. ·::J
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b ~-; . . . }t'. Listen again and write T (true) or USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
F{talse).
Learn these words and phrases.
1 A lot of people watched Uri Geller in the past.
soon "ll''
2 Pete and A my see a video of the trick.
be lucky h1 hf..1·
3 Amy doesn't believe the trick at first.
Comein! k\rr, :.:
4 Uri doesn't use a normal spoon.
get married " 1~ · •.fill
5 Uri doesn't speak during the trick.
move to another country '11 .. '. tu ;.c• ,,1;)1 ~- \'l: "'
6 Today, Uri doesn't appear in public.
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EXERCISES: WILL
Remember:
+ I will go to Paris.
- I won’t go to Paris.
? Will I go to Paris?
- ~.~.~.~:, ------
It's December and it gets dark at about
3 p.m., which is depressing! There's a lot of
snow right now, but all the buses and trains
b Read two biogs on a travel website, about people's first are running perfectly, not like in my country
impressions of two of these cities. Which two are they? where everything stops when it snows!
c Read the biogs again. Answer with the names of the cities. The houses
All the houses are painted in pretty colors,
W here ... ? like red, green, and blue. And many houses have a yellow
I do people eat a lot of salt and sugar and blue flag. Inside, the houses are decorated beautifully
2 do TV shows have subtitles with a lot of flowers and modern wooden furniture.
3 are the days very shore in winter The people
4 do a lot of people have bad habits when they drive People are friendly and polite, but formal. They dress
fashionably but.casually, and of course, you see a lot of
5 is the city safer than the writer thought
very blond women here. You also see a lot of men who
6 are the houses colorfully painted are taking care of very young babies. Everybody speaks
7 do you see men taking care of young children English really well, maybe because a lot of the TV is in
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8 do people speak very slowly English with subtitles.
d Find words in the biogs that mean: LISTENING & SPEAKING
Kare a 5 30 >)) Listen co Jemma talking about the third
Para 1 _ __ adv at this time city. In general, is she positive, negative, or neutral
Para 2 _ _ _ noun the office where the leaders of an about it?
organization work
Para 3 _ _ _ verb close with a key b Listen again. Then, with a partner, complete
Jemma's sentences.
2 GRAMMAR adverbs
a Look at the h lgfilig hte<l adverbs in the biogs. Answer the
People spend a lot of time in 1 . People who
questions. 2 go out to have 3_ _ _. They don't have it
What two letters are added to an adjective to make an adverb? in their 4_ _ __
2 Which adverb is the same word as the adjective? When people go out in big groups, s_ _ _ _ _ __
all sit at one end of the table and 6 _ _ _ _ _ __
3 Which is the adverb from Bood?
at the other.
4 Which three adverbs are describing other adverbs?
b Now look at the highlighted adverbs again in Kate's first Women here talk very 7_ _ _ and very a_ _ .
paragraph. Complete the rules with before or after. Women dress 9_ __ _ __
1 Some adverbs describe how people do things.
They go _ _ the verb or verb phrase. There's a myth that the Spanish don't 10_ _ _
2 Some adverbs describe another adverb (or adjective). _ _ _ , but I don't think it's 11
They go _ _ the adverb (or adjective). People have a 12 _ _ lunch break, but they leave
work very 13 _ _ _.
c )-- p.144 Grammar Bank llA. Learn more about adverbs
and practice them.
c Answer the questions in small groups.
d 5 27>)) Listen and say what is happening. Use an adverb.
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You can fall in love at first sight with a place as with a person.
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1 beau!tiifullly 4 dan1geJrous!ly 7 per!fectjly
2 carejfully 5 faJshiojna!bly 8 poilite:ty
3 caisu·a~ly 6 in;cre di:bty 9 un!hea~thi:ly
b ~i'.~~ Listen and check. Then listen and repeat the adverbs.
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a Read the text. Match the headings A-D to atmosphere culture socializing fascinating
the paragraphs. hospitality architecture expect
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A The Mexican wav , oflife Before she went to Mexico City, Christina didn't know much
B Feeling at home abroad about Mexican - - - - -- -
C My first impressions 2 She didn't the city co be so beautiful.
D Not what l expected 3 She was very impressed by the in Mexico City.
4 She liked the colors and the wonderful of
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the city.
The of the Mexican people is warm and
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welcoming.
Mexican people like with their friends
and family.
Christina Hornick, from the US. came to Mexico 7 Christina finds the Mexican culture _ __ _ _ __
for the first time three years ago. She now lives in
c Guess the meaning of the highlighted words. Check with
Mexico City where she is a teacher.
your dictionary.
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You always remember your first impressions of 5 LISTENING
a new country. When I first came to Mexico City,
I didn't know much about Mexico at all. I didn't ~~.~~: Listen to two people talking about where they
know anything about the cultil~; I didn't think live. Answer the questions.
the food was very different from American food, Speaker 1 Toronto, Canada
and I expected the weather to be similar to North 1 Where don't people usually go
Carolina in the US-maybe even warmer! But on the weekends?
when I got there, I discovered how wrong I was.
2 How do people normally dress
2 _ _ _ _ _ __
during the week?
It was summer, and it was warm, but not 3 Why is Toronto's nickname
hot. In fact. the temperature was about 70 "Hollywood North?"
degrees Fahrenheit. My first impression was
that Mexico City was more beautiful than I
Speaker 2 Reykjavik, Iceland
expected. I spent a lot of time looking at the
incredible ah:hitectu;re, The city was so colorful l 4 When do people go to
swimming pools and hot tubs?
and had a wonderful at.IJlQSphere. I saw pink,
yellow, and red houses. The trees were colorful 5 What are there very few of in
too with pink and purple flowers. the Icelandic countryside?
6 How many people are there ... ?
3 ·--------- in Reykjavik
Mexican people are very friendly. A lot of
in the second-biggest city
Mexicans can speak a little English, and some
speak it very well. I speak Spanish pretty well, 7 What kind of things do
but when I make a mistake, my Mexican friends Icelandic people make?
don't mind. Mexican people are very Msp~tabl~
and they love to socialize -get together, eat, USEfUL WORDS AND PHRASES
sing and play music. At parties. there is often Learn these words and phrases.
a lot of delicious, homemade food to eat. And
a foreigner '1 .n:1"'r.
there is often very loud music which makes it
myth .;;.;q
hard to hear people!
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friendly people, great public transportation, and incredibly wk:· .d:Jb!i
uelkious food. In Mexico City. the summers are 1 dress (well) · 'r• •
warm, and the winters are cool. It's great weather I astrongaccent '.:111_1 '.Lb,:1;t
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for long walks in the nearby canyons. Mexico
has mountains, lakes. beaches, and rivers. It has J first impressions .:,~·:·l ....., !!':..:1~1·:
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Do men and women
use the Internet in
the same way?
I the Internet
a Do you ever visit any of the websites 'o n this page, or
websites like them? How much time do you spend a day
on the Internet? Do you use it mainly for your work/
studies or for pleasure?
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2 SPEAKING & LISTENING 3 GRAMMAR articles
a With a partner, look at some things that people do a Complete the email with a , an, the, or - (= no article).
on the Internet. For each one, say if you do it often,
sometimes, hardly ever, or never. Sent Friday, July 8 4:16 PM
To: Carola Whitney
Subjoct: Re: Hello!
<;;_often send emails for work. What about you?
Hi Carola,
Thanks for your email. I would really like to write to you and
practice my English.
I'm i_ student at Buenos Aires University. It's
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2_ _ biggest university in Argentina. I'm studying 3_ _
medicine. I live in Buenos Aires with my grandmother,
4 _ _ my mother's mother, because my family lives in
things women
t hings you do
usually like
first thing in
doing (but
t he morning
men don't)
.,.. things you did
last night
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I had a life once...now I have a computer.
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a Read the article. When did the World Wide Web begin?
b Read the article again and number the events in the order
they happened.
0 Tim Berners-Lce developed a new computer language.
0 Americans opened an agency to develop new technology.
0 They put the new language on the Internet.
OJ The Russians sent a satellite into space.
0 The World Wide Web made the Internet available to all
computer users.
0 The network changed its name to the Internet.
0 The agency developed a network to connect computers.
0 Berners-Lee and a colleague used the new language to write
a new program.
5 LISTENING
· ro find out when the World Wide Web began,
we first need to look at the Internet. The
a 1~·!.~~:U- Listen to four speakers talking about how origins of the Internet go back to the space race
they use the Internet. Match speakers 1-4 to the thing they of the 1950s. After the Russians sent the satellite
do most often. Sputnik into space, Americans wanted to develop
. . .their ow~. technology further, so they set up ARPA ·· ··
Speaker 0 uses a social network.
.. :- the Advanced Research Projects Agency. Thfs .
Speaker D plays games.
:agency found a way of connecting computers, ":·;:
Speaker D does a job.
which they called ARPANET. In 1974, they ch!'l~ged
Speaker D talks to family and friends.
its name to the internetwork or Jnternet for short:
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b . ~ ,..·. Listen again and match the speakers to the
In 1980, a scientist at CERN, tfte European .:
sentences A-0.
Organization for Nuclear Research, wrote a'. ·
Speaker 1 D Speaker 3 D computer program so that he and his colleagues ·:
Speaker2 D Speaker4 D could share their research, The scientist's name ..
was Tim Berners-lee, and his software was called.. :: ·
A This person often puts photos on the Internet.
ENQUIRE, At first, only scientists at CERN could ·
B This person likes his/ her job.
use the program, whkh contained a new c.ompt.tter ·· : . "
C This person uses the Internet to relax.
language called hypertext. Then, in 1991, he and
D This person saves money because of the Internet. a c:olleague wrote a more advanced version of thE!
·"::: program which made hypertext avail~ble over the
· Internet. This was the beginning of the World Wide
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES Web, as we know it. Th~ first website and web
: : server was info.cern.ch. Today. there are more : ': :,·: '
Learn these words and phrases.
advice . _
than 227 million websites cantaini11g over ....·
65 billion web pages.
both 'c •
password (".: · '· 'r~• Over two billion people now use the Internet,
which is nearly a third of the world's population. ·:
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V irregular past participles
P sentence stress
B I the movie.
you _ ___ the movie?
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1 What is 've? What verb is seen from?
2 Change the three sentences in the chart to third
person singular (He or She).
3 Lucy says, "I've read the book." Do we know when
she read it?
d >- p.146 Grammar Bank 12A. Learn more about
the present perfect and practice it.
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2 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress d Complete the Verb column with a past participle from a .
Verb
a 5 46>)) Listen and repeat the dialogue. Copy the
~thm.
1 Have you • your homework?
2 I'm sorry, I've • your name.
A Have you seen The Hobbit? 3 Have you ever • a photo of an actor?
e No, 1 haven't. 4 Ann's • on vacation. She's going to be away
A Have you read the book? for three weeks.
e Yes. 1have. rve read it twice. 5 Have you • to Mike about the party?
6 I've never • that jacket. It was a big mistake.
b Write down the names of three more movies 7 Jim's • in love with an Argentinian woman.
from books. Ask and answer with a partner.
8 Oh, no! f've • my glasses.
Have you seen... ?) ~es, I have. I e Cover the Verb column. Can you remember the sentences?
~ No, I haven't.
Have you read the book! l
7 in a movie (appear)
8 left
9 sung b Stand up and move around the class. Ask Have you ever.. . ?
questions with 1- 7. When somebody answers Yes, I have,
10 spoken write down h is or her name and ask What movie was it?
11 taken c 5 49>)) Listen to three people answering one of the
questions from a . Which question is it?
12 worn
d Listen again. Complete the chart for each person.
b 5,47>)) Listen and check.
Which movie? How many? Why? j
c S 48>)) Cover a. Listen and say the simple past 1
and past participle.
>))be ~as I were, been 2
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Films should have a beginning, a middle, and an end
- but not necessarily in that order.
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b Write sentences with the present perfect.
8 leave !
1 she / read / The Help '
She's read The Help 9 sing
2 we / not see / this show 10 speak
We haven't seen this show
11 take
3 my parents / fall asleep
12 wear
4 Adam / appear / in a movie
b Use past participles from the chart in a to complete
the sentences.
5 I f not speak to an actor
I Have you ever karaoke?
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3 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress b Read the article again and choose a, b, or c.
1 Jodi Picoult is ...
a ..~· Listen and underline the stressed words.
a alawyer.
b a writer.
c a doctor.
2 Anna's parents had Anna because ...
a they wanted another child.
b they wanted to save their daughter.
b &.~~ Listen again and repeat the sentences.
".cQpy the rll.xthm. c they wanted another girl.
3 ... dies at the end of the book.
a The healthy sister
4 READING b The sister who was sick
a Read the article about a movie adaptation of a book. c The brother
Did fans prefer the ending in the book or the movie? 4 ... dies at the end of the movie.
a The healthy sister
b The sister who was sick
c The brother
S ... of the people who voted didn't think the ending was important.
a 77%
b 133
c 103
5 LISTENING
a ~~ Listen to a radio program. Who wrote the
·tWObOoks?
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made no difference to them.