Discuss:Doyouknowanymysterystories?What’sthestrangestthingthat’severhappenedtoyou?
What’s in this module?•Amazingnames•Twoaccidentsinoneday!•Amountainadventure•Bio:GregLeMond•ThecreatorofHarryPotter•Shortstorycompetition:Avisitorin
theattic
2Module
Believe it or not!
Where can you find the following in this module? Go through the pages and find the pictures.
a
b
c
d
e
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A. Listen and read. Then, answer the question below. Choose a, b or c.
Wheredoyouthinkthistextisfrom?a.ahistorybookb.amagazinec.abookaboutfamouspeople
Read1
wasbornon21July1969,thedayNeilArmstrong
and‘Buzz’Aldrinwalkedonthemoon.Hisfather
likedAldrin’snamesohestartedcallingBilly,‘Buzz’.Funnyname,eh?
Atschool,Billy‘Buzz’wasverygoodatMathsandScience.Hebecame
interestedinspacetravelandreadbooksaboutitinhisfreetime.Heeven
wantedtobecomeanastronaut.Today,heworksataplanetarium.
Amazing names
‘Buzz’ Aldrin: walked on the moon in 1969
Billy ‘Buzz’ Kingsley
Pablo Lopez wasborn
inthesame
cityPicassowas
bornin,Malaga
inSpain.Butthe
amazingthingis
thatPablowas
bornon8April
1973,theday
Picassodied!
Butthat’snotall.
Pablo’smotherwascrazyabout
Picassoandshenamedherson
afterhim.Well,notexactlybecause
Picasso’sfullnamewasPablo
DiegoJoseFranciscodePaula
JuanNepomucenoMariadelos
RemediosCiprianodelaSantisima
TrinidadRuizPicasso!WhenPablo
wasayoungboy,hewasinterested
inArtandhadlessons.Hespent
hisfreetimedrawing.Hecould
drawquitewellbutnotlikePicasso.
Today,he’sanArtteacher.
Picasso: one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.
Painting: Woman wearing hat (1936)Painting: Woman wearing hat (1936)
In the past2a
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NOTE•ThePastSimpleofbeiswas /
were.•ThePastSimpleofcaniscould.
A:Wherewereyoulastnight? B: Iwasatmycousin’s house.Yousee,Icouldn’t sleepsoIwentthereand weplayedcomputergames.
Grammar2
Have you got memories from when you were five years old? Talk in pairs.
Speak4
Listen and tick (3) the sound you hear.
Pronunciation3
1. This personwasbornin1969.
2. Twoastronautswalkedthereforthefirsttimein1969.
3. Billy‘Buzz’wascrazyaboutthis.
4. Billy‘Buzz’wantedtobecomeone.
5. PabloLopezwasbornthere.
6. Picassodiedthat year.
7. This personhadaverylongname.
8. PabloLopezdidthisinhisfreetime.
B. Read again and find the information that refers to the words in bold.
affirmaTivE
I/You/He/She/It/We/You/Theywalked went
NEgaTivE
I/You/He/She/It/We/You/Theydidn’t(didnot)walk
didn’tgo
quEsTiONs
DidI/you/he/she/it/we/you/theywalk? go?
Past Simple
Foralistofirregularverbsgotopage131.
TimE ExprEssiONsyesterday
lastnight/week/year,etc.
in1999,etc.
twodays/monthsago
walked/t/ listened/d/ started/d/
needed
watched
enjoyed
worked
painted
called
helped
What were you interested in? I was interested in...Could you read / write / ride a bike? Yes, I could. / No, I couldn’t.Did you have friends / a pet? Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
1. A:Whereyou(go)lastnight?
B:I(notgo)anywhere.I(stay)
athomeand(read)magazines.
2. A:I(notcan)cometothepartyyesterday.
you(have)agoodtime?
B:Yes,wedid.NadiaandJames(be)
there,too.We(dance)allnightand
also(eat)somegreatfood.
3. Whenmyfather(be)young,he
(can)playfootballverywell.He
(want)tobecomeafootballplayerbut
he(become)aPEteacher.
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
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Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the words in the box. Then, listen and check your answers.
Vocabulary1A. Look at the picture. What do you think
happened to Phil? Listen to the dialogue and find out. Then, read it out in groups.
Read2
Nat Phil!What’sthematterwithyou?Didyou
haveanaccident?
Julie Yeah!Whathappenedtoyou?
Phil Well,believeitornot,Ihadtwo
accidentsyesterday.
Julie Two?Buthow?
Phil It’salongstory.YesterdaymorningIwas
ridingmybikeinthepark.Suddenly,I
sawtwodogs.Theywerechasingacat.
Nat And?
Phil Well,Ifelloffmybikeandbrokemyarm.
Nat Ouch!Butthedogsweren’tchasingyou.
Phil Iknow,butI’mafraidofdogs.
Nat Ohyeah,Iforgot.
Julie Whataboutyourhead?
Phil Well,laterintheafternoonwewere
drivinghomefromthehospitalwithmy
mumandwecrashedintoacar.That’s
howIhurtmyhead.
Nat Pooryou!IsyourmumOK?
Phil Yeah,she’sfine.Shewaswearinga
seatbelt.
Julie Weren’tyou?
Phil No,Icouldn’t.
Myarm
reallyhurt.
treebananabikearmbrokewall
1.Jessicaslippedona
skin,felldownandsprainedher
ankle.
2.Brianjumpedoffa,
felldownandhurthis
andhisback.
3.Tinafelloffher
andhurtherknee.
4.Nigelcrashedintoa,
hithisheadandhis
wrist.
I had an accident2b
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Grammar3
Iwas havingdinnerat8o’clocklastnight.Itwas rainingandSamwas walkingintheforest.
Past Progressive1.Thedogschasedhim.
2.Hecrashedhisbike
intoatree.
3.Hebrokehisarm.
4.Hewasinacar
accident.
5.Hehurthishand.
B. Read again. Which of the following happened to Phil?
Put a tick (3) or a cross (7).
When did the accident happen? It happened two years ago.Where were you? I was in the park.What were you doing? I was rollerblading.What happened? I crashed into a tree.Did you hurt / break / sprain anything? Yes, I hurt my head.
Talk in pairs. Think of an accident you had. Τhen, ask each other questions about your accident.
affirmaTivE NEgaTivE quEsTiONsI
He
IHe
I
heShe was eating She wasn’t(wasnot) eating Was she eating?
It It itWe We weYou were eating You weren’t(werenot) eating Were you eating?
They They they
Write5Write a short paragraph about the accident you described in activity 4. I had an accident...
Speak4
1.LastnightmysisterandI(watch)TVin
ourbedroom.Suddenly,wesawsomethingatthewindow.
It(move)andwewereafraid.Then,we
sawourcat,Pinky!
2.A: HowdidJohnbreakhisleg?
B: Well,he(chase)hisdoginthegarden
andheslippedandfell.
3.A: Whydidn’tyoutakethedogforawalk?
you(play)computergames?
B: No!I(notplay)computergames!
I(do)aGeographyproject.
Complete with the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
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Read1
Nightmare on Mount Aconcagua
A. Read the title of the text and look at the pictures. What do you think happened? Listen, read and find out.
Last week a team of eight climbers climbed to the top of Mount Aconcagua
in the Andes. However, while they were climbing down, something terrible happened. The weather changed.
“We were climbing down when I saw a snowstorm coming,” says Jim Thorne, the climb leader. “It’s every climber’s nightmare.”
He wanted to get his team back to base camp quickly but it was very difficult. “Everyone was tired and cold and was walking very slowly. Don’t forget we were carrying backpacks,” says Thorne.
They arrived at base camp two days later. “When I saw base camp, I was very happy. But when I looked back and saw that there were only six of us instead of eight, I couldn’t believe it!” says Thorne.
Unfortunately, Thorne and the others couldn’t go back to find the two missing climbers because the snowstorm was very bad.
“Were they lost? Were they hurt? Were they alive or... dead? I didn’t know. I just sat and cried,” says Thorne.
1.Alltheclimbersclimbedtothetopofthemountain.
2.JimThorneandtheotherclimbersgotlostinthe
snowstorm.
3.JimThornesaid,“Itwaseasytogettobasecamp.”
4.Sixoftheclimbersdidn’tgettobasecamp.
5.Thorneandtheotherswentbacktofindthemissing
climbers.
B. Read again and write T for True or F for False.
What an adventure!2c
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B. Adverbs of mannerShe’saterriblesinger.Shesingsterribly.
They’reverygoodartists.Theypaintwell.
adjEcTivEs advErbsnice
carefulnicely
carefullyhappyterrible
happilyterribly
irrEgul ar advErbsadjEcTivEs advErbs
goodfastearlylate
wellfastearlylate
hard hard
A. Past Simple - Past Progressive Time clauses (when, while)WhileIwas listeningtomusic,mymumcamehome.
Iwas walkingintheforestwhenitstartedraining.
WhileTedwas studying,Susanwaswatching TV.
1.Itwasn’teasytoclimbdownthemountain.Itwasreally.
2.Unfortunately,whenwefoundthelostclimberhewasn’talive.Hewas.
3.Janehadanearlyclassthismorningbutshewasandherteacherwasn’tveryhappy.
4.Itwasn’tagoodideatogoclimbingyesterday.Therewasastorm.
5.Tim’soldcarwasreallyslowsoheboughtanewcarandit’svery.
Vocabulary2Complete the sentences with the opposite of the words in bold. Use the words in the box.
lateterribledifficultfastdead
Grammar3
Listen to an interview with one of the lost climbers on Mount Aconcagua and tick (3) Neil, Dennis or both.
Listen41.Whilehewaswalking,hefellandsprainedhisankle.
2.Hewaslostinthemountains.
3.Hedidsomethingamazingforafriend.
4.Heisn’tattheinterview.
5.Whilehewasplayingfootball,hebrokehisleg.
Neil Dennis
1.WhileI(clean)myroom,
I(find)myredT-shirt.
2.I(eat)asandwichwhenAndy
(come)intothekitchen.
3.I(read)thenewspaperwhenmy
cat(jump)onmyhead.
4.Don(climb)upamountain
whenhe(fall)downand
(break)hisleg.
5.Thechildren(play)inthegarden
whiletheirmother(cook).
6.WhileDaniel(sleep),thebaby
(start)crying.
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
1.Thisportraitisbeautiful.Judycanpaint
really.
2.Mariausuallyhasanearlyclasson
Wednesday.Shewakesupvery
.
3.Johnisaquiet student.Healways
studies.
4.Thistreeisn’teasytoclimbbutmy
sisteralwaysclimbsit.
Complete the sentences with adverbs. Use the adjectives in bold to form adverbs.
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1.WherewasGregLeMond
born?
2.WhatracedidLeMond
winin1986?
3. Whendidthehunting
accidenthappen?
4. Whydidn’tLeMondrace
aftertheaccident?
5. Whathappenedin1989?
6.Howmanytimesdid
LeMondwintheTourde
France?
B. Read again and answer the questions.
A. Read the title of the text. What do you think ‘comeback’ means? Now, listen and read the text. Why has the text got this title?
Read1
G regLeMondwasbornin1961inCalifornia,USA.Asateenager,heusedto
gocyclingtoclearhisheadsohecouldstudybetter.HesoonstartedwinningracesagainstoldercyclistsandbecametheyoungestpersontojointheUSOlympiccyclingteam.Later,in1986hewonthefamousTourdeFrance.
Then,in1987,somethingterriblehappened.LeMondusedtogohuntingwithhisfamilywhenhevisitedhishometown.Duringahuntingtrip,LeMondhadanaccidentandalmostdied.Luckily,
doctorssavedhislife.Hespentthenextfewmonthsinandoutofhospital.Itlookedlikehiscyclingdayswereoverforgood.
In1988,LeMonddecidedtostartcyclingagain.Inthebeginningitwasn’teasyforhim.Whenheracedinthe1989TourdeFrance,everyonethoughthewouldhavelittlesuccess.Unbelievably,hewon!Thatyear,healsowonthe‘SportsmanoftheYear’award.LeMondwontheTourdeFranceagaintheyearafter,placinghisnameinsportinghistorybooksforever.
An amazing sporting comeback
GREGLEMOND
Amazing people2d
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Use the answers to the questions in activity 4A to write a short paragraph about J.K. Rowling.
A. How much do you know about J.K. Rowling? Guess the answers to the questions below. Then, listen to the first half of a radio programme and check your answers.
Write5J.K. Rowling is a famous ......
Vocabulary2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
awardraceluckilyforeverdecidedsuccess
1.Mygrandfatherto
travelaroundtheworldwhenthedoctors
toldhimthathehadcancer.
2.Natashalovedpaintingfromanearlyage.
Shewonherfirst
whenshewas12.
3.Ianfelloffhisbikeyesterday.He’sinalot
ofpainbut,,he
didn’tbreakanything.
Grammar3
Iused toplayfootballwhenIwasachild.(=Idon’tplayanymore)Wedidn’t use tosleepintheafternoonwhenwewereyoung.DidAndyuse tohaveapet?
Listen4
Β. Now listen to the rest of the radio programme and write T for True or F for False.
1.J.K.Rowling’sfirstcharacterwasHarryPotter.
2.ShedrewthepicturesforastorycalledRabbit.
3.ShestudiedFrenchatUniversity.
4.ShehadtheideaforHarryPotteronabus.
5.YoucanreadHarryPotterbooksin60languages.
Used to
• What does she do? a.She’sawriter. b.She’sanactress.
• When was she born? a.In1956. b.In1965.
• Where was she born? a.IntheUSA. b.InEngland.
• What’s she famous for? a.HarryPotterbooks. b.HarryPotterfilms.
• When did she win her first award? a.In1997. b.In1987.
Complete the sentences below. Use used to and the verbs in the box.
1.Shehergrandparents
everyweekendbutnowshevisitsthem
onceamonth.
2.JuanlivesinPerunowbuthe
therewhenhewasyoung.
3.A: you
campingwhenyouwereyoung?
B:No,wedidn’t.
4.Whenmymotherwasateenager,
she atasupermarket.
Today,she’sadoctor.
5.A: Kate
fairhair?
B: No,shedidn’t,butshedoesnow.
workvisithavenotlivego
4.Shellyisagoodcyclistbutshedidn’twinthe
.
5. I’mnotgoingtobeaway.
I’llbebackintwoweeks.
6.A:Whydidn’tyoucometotheparty?Itwasabig
andweallhadagreattime.
B: Well,itwasalongwayfrommyhouse,andmy
parentscouldn’ttakemethereorcomeandpickmeup.
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Vocabulary1Match the pictures 1-5 with the situations a-e. Then, listen and check your answers.
Read2 A. Look at the picture that the writer of the story drew. What do you think the story is about? Listen, read and find out.
a.Yesterdaywasmybirthday.WhenIgothome,Ifoundabig
presentonmybed.Iwassurprised.
b.LastweekendmyfriendandIwentcamping.IntheeveningI
foundasnakeinmysleepingbag.Iwasshocked!
c.Lastnighttherewasaterriblestorm.Iwasfrightened.
d.LastSundayIwenttoarestaurantwithmyparents.Some
peopleweredancingsomyfatherdecidedtodance,too.
Whenhestarted,Ifeltembarrassed!
e.YesterdayIenteredacompetitionandwonticketstoa
concert.I’mveryexcited.
It was a warm summer’s evening. Sam was looking
for his grandfather’s old violin. He was very excited! He wanted to take it to a second-hand shop to sell
it and get some money. So, he went up to
the attic to find it. The attic was dark and creepy. Sam
was scared but he wanted to find
the violin. He was looking in an old
wardrobe when he heard a strange noise.
It was coming from behind some boxes
near an open window. Sam went near the
boxes and suddenly, he saw two big eyes!
He was frightened and screamed!
As soon as Sam’s mum heard him,
she ran up to the attic. She turned on
the light and they both saw something
amazing. A beautiful white owl was sitting
on Sam’s grandfather’s violin!
S H O R T S T O R Y C O M P E T I T I O N
1.WhydidSamgototheattic?
2.Whatwastheatticlike?
3.WhatwasSamdoingwhenheheardthenoise?
4.Whydidhescream?
5.WhoheardSam?6.Whatwasin
theattic?
B. Read again and answer the questions.
A visitor in the attic !
1 2
3
4 5
It’s a mystery!2TOP SKILLS
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1.Thewomanheardastrangenoise.
2.ShewaswatchingTV.
3.Sheranoutside.
4.Sheopenedthefridge.
5.Shesawamonkey.
6.Shesawsomethingatthewindow.
7.Sheranupstairs.
8.Shewenttothepolicestation.
TOP
TIP When writing a story,
use adverbs like suddenly, luckily, unfortunately. Also, use linking words like:
•butIwasscaredbutIwentintotheforest.
•because Benturnedonthelightbecausehecouldn’tseeanything.
•so ItwasgettingdarksoTinawenthome.
•when IwasrunningintheparkwhenIslippedandfell.
•while WhilewewerewatchingTV,weheardastrangenoise.
•as soon as AssoonasIsawtheowl,Iscreamed.
It was Sunday afternoon and Gary was sitting
in his living room...
Listen to a woman talking to a police officer and tick (3) which of the following happened.
Listen3
Write5A. Read the tip and circle the correct
words in paragraphs 1 and 2.
1.LastSaturdaymy
friendsandIwent
onadaytriptoBlue
River.While / As
soon aswewere
fishing,itstarted
raining.Luckily /
Unfortunately,we
didn’thaveany
umbrellaswithus,
but / soweleft.
Β. Look at the comic strip on page 113. Find a title for it and then write the story.
2.YesterdayeveningIwas
walkingintheforest.
Finally / Suddenly,I
heardanoisebehindme.
Ilookedandsawtwo
yelloweyes.As soon as /
WhileIsawthem,Istarted
running.When / While
Igotoutoftheforest,
Istoppedandlooked
behindmeagain.Istarted
laughingbut / becauseI
sawacatwithyelloweyes!
Speak4Work in pairs. Go to page 113.
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E. Complete the sentences below. Use used to and the
verbs in the box. havebelive
1.WhenIwasachild,Iafraidofsnakes.
2.PaulainParis.NowshelivesinRome.
3.Dianeshorthair.Now,herhairislong.
SCORE
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F. Complete the sentences with adverbs. Use the adjectives in brackets to form adverbs.1. Myfatherdrivesvery(careful).
2. Mygrandmothergetstired(easy).
3. Janecandrawvery(good).
SCORE
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CommunicationG. Complete the dialogue with the sentences a-e.
a.Well,whenIwasclosingthewindow,Islippedandfell.
b.It’salongstory.c.Luckily,therewasn’tanyoneoranythingthere.d.What’sthematterwithyou?e.Itwascomingfromthelivingroom.
Tina Hi,Bill.(1)
Bill Ibrokemyarm.
Tina Buthowdidithappen?
Bill (2)LastnightIdecidedtostayathome
becauseitwasraining.Suddenly,Ihearda
strangenoise.(3)
Tina Whatdidyoudo?
Bill Well,IwasfrightenedbutIslowlywentin
thereandturnedonthelight.(4)
Tina So,whatwasit?
Bill Therain.Awindowwasopenandtherewas
wateralloverthefloor!
Tina Water?Andwhataboutyourarm?
Bill (5)
Tina Pooryou!
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VocabularyA. Circle the correct words.
1.Jackhadacaraccidentandhurt/sprainedhisback.
2. Luckily,alltheclimbersweredead/alive.
3. Itookataxihome.Mydadcouldn’ttake/pickmeup.
4. LastweekIancouldn’twritebecausehehada
problemwithhiswrist/ankle.
5. Iwassleepingwhensuddenly/howeverIhearda
strangenoise.
6.WhenTomheardthathisgrandmotherhadcancer,
hewasembarrassed/shocked.Hecouldn’t
decide/believeit!
7.WhenIwasachild,Iwasveryinterestedinspacetravel
andIwantedtobecomea planetarium/an astronaut.
8.Lisacrashed/changed intoatree!
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GrammarB. Complete with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
1.WaltDisney(be)bornin
1901and(die)in1966.
2.A:Howyou
(break)yourankle?
B: I(fall)offmybike.
3.Bruce(notcan)runvery
fastwhenhewasfiveyearsold.
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C. Complete with the Past Progressive of the verbs in the box.
cleanwatchhavechase
1. MarthaTVuntillatelastnight.
2. YesterdaymorningImyroom.
3. youlunchwhenI
calledyou?
4. Thechildrenacatinthegarden
whenIarrivedhome.
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D. Complete with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
1. Brad(read)amagazinewhen
thebaby(start)crying.
2. Whilewe(walk)intheforest,
we(find)anowl.Itwashurt.
3. I(scream)assoonas
I(see)thesnake.
SCORE
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40ToTAL SCore
talkaboutpasteventsandaccidents narrateastoryandwriteaboutpastevents
talkaboutpasthabits
usethePastSimpleandthePastProgressive
describemyfeelings
talkandwriteaboutfamouspeople
Now I can...
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