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Acknowledgements

Illustrations by: Mark Duffin pp 8 (objects, camera etc), 12 (taxietc), 16,25, 31,33 (newspaper and car), 55; Mark Draisey pp 4,18,26,27 (pocket money etc), 28 (boy and dog), 30,33 (T-shirt and boy),39,52; Rob Hancock pp 8 (word snake), 12 (word snake); TimKahane pp 3,28 (infinite etc), 32,34,35,38,40,42,43, 51; GavinReece pp 8 (restaurant puzzle), 19,27 (Olympic sports), 36,44,48,54,56; Darrell Warner pp 9,17,25,33 (basketball), 41,49

We would also like to thank the following for permission toreproduce photographs: Corbispp 14 (C.Andrews), 21,22(Bettmann), 46 (Hulton Archive); Getty Images/The Image Bankp 45 (L.Mason/Split Second); Getty Images/The Telegraph ColourLibrary pp 4 (A.Shah), 20 (D.Allan); PhotoDiscpp5, 7, 10, 11, 13,29,39, 50, 53

Let's remember!Grammar

Irregular verbs: past simple

^^Complete the conversation.

Tara Did you go (you /go) to the cinemayesterday afternoon, Joe?

Joe Yes, I did. (1)(I / go) with Emma and Billy.

Tara What (2)see)?

Joe (3)

(you /

(we / see)a science fiction film called Al.

(4)at home yesterday?

Tara No, I didn't. (5)

(you / stay)

(I / meet) your sister in town and

(6)shopping together.

Joe (7)a lot of money?

Tara Yes, (8)

(we / go)

(she/spend)

(she/do).

(9) (she / buy)a lot of clothes.

Joe What other things

(10) (she / buy)?

Tara (11) (she/not buy)anything else.

Joe You mean, (12)(she / not get) my birthday present!

Tara No, she didn't. (13)(she/forget)!

Past continuous

^^ What were they doing at five o'clockyesterday? Complete the questions and

Was she doing her homework at 5pm?(do)

No, she wasn't. She was swimming.(swim)

he(watch)

No, he _

a film on Wat 5pm?

the guitar at 5pm. (play)

:. I

they cola at 5pm? (drink)

No, they

hamburgers, (eat)

the dog in the park at5pm? (run)

No, it . Itthe kitchen, (sleep)

in

she(make)

No, she . Shein the garden, (read)

a cake at 5pm?

Past simple with ago

tffc Rearrange the words to makesentences.

The / two hours / exam / Maths / ago. /started

The Maths exam started two hoursago.

1 left / The boys / half an hour / house /ago. /the

2 met / She / two weeks / her / ago. /boyfriend

3 months / Scotland / ago. /two /visited / We

Comparative and superlative adjectives

tf^ Compare three boxers. Write sentenceswith a comparative adjective and than.

Name

Jake

Age

24

21

26

Weight

102kg

106kg

99kg

Wins

16

31

4 ago. / arrived / 1 / the restaurant / at / anhour

Sam/young/Jake

Sam is younger than Jake.

1 Jake/old/Don

Past simple and past continuous

dPfe Complete the newspaper article. Usethe past simple (4 verbs) and the pastcontinuous (4 verbs).

______ . £MB • MB • ^ •••••••••iiiitfflanijanmiifliiiiiHiiiiiirini iMttiianiiiHuiHmniaim 3&~

Frank finds anew friendJim Jenkins is

responsible forthe

chimpanzees at London Zoo. While Jim

^/V/n^(give)thechimpanzeestheirfoodon

Saturday morning, one of the animals opened.

(open)the door and (1) (go)

outside. There were a lot of people outside so the

chimpanzee (2) (run) down

the street and into the park. A young boy called J

Frank (3) (read) a book in the

park. He (4) (lie) in the sun and J

he (5) (eat) some chocolate, f

(sit) down

i

The chimpanzee (6).

next to him. Frank was very happy to see the

chimpanzee and he (7) (give)

it some chocolate. When Mr Jenkins arrived,

Frank and the chimp (8) ____

(play) together!

-

2 Sam / heavy/Jake

3 Jake/good /Sam

tffeNow use not as ... as.

Jake is not as young as Sam.

1 Don

2 Jake

3 Sam

Jake.

Sam.

Jake.

^fc Write sentences about the boxers. Use thesuperlative form of the adjectives.

e!4 good young heavy j

Jake is the oldest.

will and going to

tfjjfc Choose and underline the correct formof the verb.

A I'II / 'm going to buy some clothesnow. Do you want to come with me?

B No, thanks. I'\\_ I 'm going to see youlater.

1 A I'm hungry.

B VIII 'm going to get you a sandwich.

2 A I've forgotten my book.

B Here, I'm going to I 'II lend you mine.

3 A What will you I are you going to doon Saturday evening?

4 B I don't know yet. Perhaps \'ll /'mgoing to watch a video.

5 A Will you /Are you going to playfootball this afternoon?

6 B No, we'll / 're going to seeManchester United play.

7 A Would you like coffee or tea?

B I'll/ 'm going to have tea, please.

8 A Look at those black clouds! I'm sureit'// / 's going to rain.

B Let's run!

jffjlp Match the sentences (1-5) with theuses of will and going to (a-e).1 You look tired. I'll make the dinner, d

2 We're going to stay in a hotel by the

sea. _

3 Do you want an ice-cream?' 'No, I'll just

have a drink.

4 Look! Fantastic! He's going to score a

goal!

5 In the future, there'll be computers in

every home.

a) a prediction about the future

b) a plan or intention

c) an instant decision

d) an offer of help

e) a prediction about something you cansee or hear

Present perfect (affirmative andnegative)

^jTTfc Complete the sentences.

She's made an enormous pizza, (make)

I haven't seen my boyfriend this week,(not see)

1 We(not go)

2 He

3 They,

4 She_(save)

5 .He

_to Australia.

the Queen, (meet)

_ a lot of CDs. (buy)

a lot of money.

that book, (not read)

Present perfect (interrogative)with ever

^ft Write questions with ever.Then write short answers.

you/go to Paris? X

Have you ever been to Paris?

No, I haven't

1 they / eat Chinese food? /

2 they/play golf?/

3 he / met a famous footballer /

4 you / climb a mountain? X

vocabularyMethods of transport

tfjfr Match the definitions with the words inthe box.

motorbike bicycle trainboat lorry plane

It has got two wheels. It is very clean.bicycle

1 It flies. It carries a lot of people.

2 It has got two wheels. It is very fast.

3 It is very big and it travels on the road,

4 It is very long and it travels on land,

5 It travels on water.

In the restaurant

|fc Complete the conversations. Use thewords in the box.

wine fruit juice soup main coursechicken saiad ice-cream starter

Waiter Would you like a starter, madam?Woman Yes. For my starter, I'll have a

glass of (1) ,please. Then for the main course.

I'd like the (2) .And for dessert, I'll have an

(3) .

Waiter What would you like, sir?Man For my starter, I'll have a bowl of

(4)

(5)

. Then for the

, I'll haveroast beef.

Waiter What would you like to drink?Man We'll have a bottle of

(6) , please.

Buildings

eRead the sentences in order andcomplete the map of the town.

The museum (1) is opposite the cinema.The supermarket (2) is between the cinemaand the bank (3).The car park (4) is behind the supermarket.The bookshop (5) is opposite the bank.The church (6) is next to the post office. Thechurch isn't opposite the bookshop.

Describing people: personality

4Ffc Complete the sentences. Use the wordsin the box.

modest vain shy choorful generous

Sara's always smiling and laughing. She'scheerful,

1 Ed's nice but very quiet.

He's

2 Pete's very clever but he never talksabout himself.

He's

3 Katie shares her things with other people.

She's

4 Clare always talks about how wonderfulshe is.

She's _______

life after school

Complete the sentences. Use Alisonor 77m.

is going to university inSeptember.

Life after school-Alison

1 I'm in my last year atschool here in Bristoland I'm studyingMaths and Spanish.

5 Most of my friendsare going to go touniversity next September, but I don't wantto go this year. I enjoy studying but I'd liketo take a year off and travel around the

-Q world. I especially want to go to SouthAmerica. I've never been there and itwould be a fantastic opportunity topractise my Spanish. I definitely want togo to university but I haven't decided what

15 subjects I'll study. I hope I'll have a betteridea when I get back from my travelsnext year!

hasn't decided what to studyat university.

next year.

summer.

will decide what to study

is going to work in the

Life after school -Tim m . :. ,j .

20 My favourite subjects , ;at school are Latinand Greek. I'd like to JBcontinue studyingthem when I leave

25 next summer, but my parents want meto choose more useful subjects. They sayI'll never get a job if I study ancient Greekand i think they're probably right! I'd liketo become a journalist when I finish

so university, so I've decided I'll study Englishor Geography. Before I go to university inSeptember, I'm going to find a job for thesummer here in London. I want to earnmoney and have a seaside holiday on the

35 Mediterranean.

Alison is studying in Bristol.

1 wants to travel for a year.

2 would like to study Latin andGreek.

wants to practise Spanish,

wants to be a journalist.

tflfrFind words or phrases in the text withthese meanings.

final (line 1) last

1 like (line 8)

2 great (line 12)

3 return (line 16)

4 work (line 27) _

5 very old (line 27)

H! Study the notes. Then complete thetext about life after school.

What I'm doing studying Art and Historynow at school in GlasgowWhat I'd like to take a year offdo after schoolWhy? travel around the worldWhat I don't go straight to universitywant to doWhy? to practise my EnglishWhat I'd like to become an architectdo in the future

At the moment I'm studying Art and

History at school in Glasgow. After

school, I'd like to (1)

because (2)

I don't want to (3)

because (4)

In the future, I'd like to

(5)

Puzzles|ft Find and circle the methods of

transport.

^^ Complete the puzzle

O

Where do you find these objects? Labelthe pictures with the words in the box.

bank church cinema librarypost office railway station

supermarket- !

library

| Write the names of the objects.

g a l i d t i m a r a c edigital camera

1 c u s b r i I o a n

2 p o l t a p t o r u p e c m

3 I o b e m i e h n o p

4 t e t c a s s e y a p r l e1

5 p c e r o n i h m o

New York, New York!Read the conversation. Then completethe sentences. Use Tom, Jet, or Meg.

It's early evening and Jet and Tom arewaiting for Meg in Central Park.

Jet Has Meg ever been to the parkbefore?

Tom No, never. Oh, look! There she is.Hif Meg! Over here!

Meg Hi! Sorry I'm late. I took a wrongturning and I got lost!

Tom Would you like a drink now? It's onme.

Meg Yes please, I would.Tom Let's go to that place which is near

the lake.Jet Can I carry your bag, Meg?Meg No. I'm OK, thanks. It isn't heavy.

Whose are those?Tom They're Jet's. He goes everywhere on

his rollerblades.Meg Cool! Guess what? I saw another film

star this morning! That's two in oneweek!

Jet Who did you see?Meg The woman who was in The Hours.

I'm sure it was her.Tom Nicole Kidman! You're joking! She's

the most beautiful person I've everseen!

Tom and Jet are in Central Park.

1 Tom and Jet are waiting for .

2 is late.

3 offers to buy Meg a drink.

4 The rollerblades belong to .

5 saw a film star this morning.

CommunicationPossession: whose?

^P Complete the conversations.

A Whose rollerblades are those?B They're Eve's.A Whose bike Is that?B It's my sister's.

1

2

3

A

B

A

B

A

B

magazines

my mum's.

computer

our parents'.

limousine

Leonardo's.

Offers and replies

^^ Write conversations. Use Can I... orWould you like... and the sentences inthe box.

No thanks. I wouldn't,No. I'm OK thanks. Sure! Thanks. L

¥os please. I would:

I /buy you a drink?/A Can I buy you a drink?B No. I'm OK thanks.

you/a drink? /A Would you like a drink?B Yes phase, I would.

1 I / get you some biscuits? /

B

2 you/a sandwich? X

A

B

jtfjjffTUOB

GrammarPast simple

tffc Complete the sentences.

Last week we attended (attend) a talk

about jobs. Different people (1)

(come) and (2) (talk) about their

jobs. A woman who creates computer

software (3) (show) us some

great games. My friend Luke (4)

(ask), (5)' (you create)

any of the games?' 'No/ she (6)

(tell) Luke. 'I (7)'

1 he / break his leg? (his nose)

(not

make) any of these games. But I have made

many others.' Luke (8) (say), 'I'd

like to do that job because I don't want

to go to college.' He asked, 'How

(9)' (you learn) to

make games?' 'I (10) (go) to

college for three years!' said the woman.

Present perfect

^Ete Write questions and answers. Use shortforms.

they/visit Seattle? (San Francisco/twice)

Have they ever visited Seattle?

No, they haven't. But they've visited SanFrancisco twice.

2 you / eat / dolphin meat? (whale meat /once)

3 she / meet / your dad? (my mum)

4 you and Bill / give / a talk in Spanish?(a talk in French)

jfllWrite five true sentences about yourexperiences. Use some of the verbs inthe box.

use be eat not meet see not visit

I've used a laptop computer.

Past simple and present perfect

flfpfc Complete the rules. Use the past simpleor the present perfect.

1 We usea specific time in the past.

2 We use

to refer to

to talkabout experiences and to connect thepast to the present.

uniil 10

^p Complete Kelly's letter.

Apartment JH

Central Park Avenue

New Vork

IS December 2001

Dear Carmen,

I arrived, (arrive) in New Vork last Wednesday

and I haven't Stopped (not stop) since -then!

I'm staying with my aunt. She (I)

(•take) me -to see a lot of places in the last

three days. Vesterday we (2) (visit)

ihe Guggenheim Museum. I (3)

(never see) such an enormous museum! It

W (be) an exhausting day!

The day be-Fore yesterday, u;e (S) __ „__

(see) a musical on Broadway. A/ly aunt thinks it's

fantastic and she (6) (go) to see

it si* times! I'm afraid I (7)

(not think) It was very good but I

£8) , (not tell) her!

The only thing I don't like are the evenings. We

(9) .—— (not go) to a club once and

* £'G) — (not meet) anyone my own

age. But my aunt is 82 so it's not surprising!

Love from,

Kelly

Relative pronouns who and whichlthat

|Q| Study the definitions. Then completethe rules.A microwave oven is a machine which/thatcooks things quickly.

A journalist is a person who writesnewspaper articles.

A whale is an animal which/that lives in thesea.

1 We use the relative pronoun who for

2 We use the relative pronoun which or

that for or .

rfjh Complete the definitions. Use who orwhich/that.

A Ferrari is a car which costs a lot ofmoney.

1 A vet is a person works withanimals.

2 A dishwasher is a machine _washes dishes.

3 A sound engineer is a personrecords music.

4 Kangaroos are animalsin Australia.

only live

tffcWrite definitions.

a watch/machine/tells the time

A watch is a machine which fells the time.

1 a mechanic / person / works in a garage

2 Nike / company / makes trainers

3 a space shuttle / machine / travels intospace

4 cats / animals / sleep a lot

5 e-mail / technology / uses the Internet

Vocabulary

British English and American English

^fc Find and write the American Englishwords.

fall

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Write labels for the pictures. Use theAmerican English words in the box.

cookies elevator chips €ab subwaygas candy

cad

m

tffcWrite the British English words.

fall autumn

1 freeway

2 movie

3 apartment

4 gas

5 vacation

6 chips

7 candy

8 subway

9 sidewalk

10 movie theater

Choose and circle the American Englishwords.

theatre

center colour

theater favorite

centre

tffc Change the British English words toAmerican English words.

Buddy and I live in the centre center of

town. His (1) flat's on the (2)

ground floor and mine's on

the (3) first floor . There isn't

(4) a lift so we've got to use

the stairs. I haven't got a car so I usually

take the (5) underground to

work. When I'm late, I call a (6) taxi. In the

evening, I often go to the (7) cinema

. Cowboy (8) films

are my (9) favourite

Built 12

1.3Los Angeles: My kind of town

Read the text about Los Angeles. Then choose and write thecorrect topic for each paragraph. Use the topics in the box.

The beach scene A cultural centre Something for everyoneAmerica's second biggest city A multi-cultural city A glamorous reputation

Hamour ftiJ^He^SA

Los Angeles, on the United States west coast, is oneof the most exciting cities in the world. With around 3.8million inhabitants, it is the second biggest city in theUnited States.

LA has built its reputation on the glamour of the filmindustry in nearby Hollywood. On the Hollywood Milepavement there are over 2,000 pink stars with the namesof famous film stars. Beverly Hills, with its fabuloushouses and expensive shops, is home to the rich andfamous.

£&Read the text again. Then write answers.

1 How many people live in Los Angeles?

2 Where do the rich and famous live?

3 Where do half of the population of LAcome from?

4 What is in the Getty Center?

Nearly half the population of LA came originally fromLatin America. There are aiso many Asian residents,including Japanese and nearly half a million Chinese.This creates a fantastic mix of different languages,cultures, fashions, and food.

LA is famous for its theme parks like Universal City andDisneyland. But it is an important cultural centre as well, ithas 80 theatres and nearly 300 museums and artgalleries. The most important is the Getty Center whichhas one of the world's most expensive art collections.

LA has got some fantastic beaches. Some, such asMalibu, are world-famous because they are the locationfor well-known films or TV series. Others are great forsurfing and attract fashionable young people.

So - whether you are a surfer looking for excitement, acinema fan hoping to meet a star, or a film actor lookingfor a place to live - you will find that there is something foreveryone in the glamour capital of the USA,

Find words or phrases in the text withthese meanings.

approximately (paragraph 1) around

1 more than (paragraph 2)

2 well-known (paragraph 2)

3 almost (paragraph 3)

4 a lot of (paragraph 3)

5 too (paragraph 4)

6 wonderful (paragraph 5)

7 a person who likes films (paragraph 6)

5 Why are some LA beaches world-famous?

4

Writing about places

dfa Write the adjectives in the correct lists.

attractive defk new targe blacktourist beautiful old glass awfui

modern small white

Quality

attractive

famous

(1)

(2)

Colour

dark

grey

(8)

(9)

Size Age

tiny ancient

tall historical

(3) (5)

(4) (6)

(7)

Material Type

stone seaside

(10) holiday

(11)

f& Write sentences.Bath is a city in the west of England,(historical)

Bath is a historical city in the west ofEngland.

1 The city is on a river, (beautiful)

2 Bath is a tourist destination, (popular)

Building sentences

3 Bath has a lot of buildings, (beautiful, old)

4 There are some Roman baths in Bath,(famous)

Rearrange the words to make sentences.Put the adjectives in the correct order(quality, size, age, colour, material, type).

building/an/in London./is/old/Westminster Abbey/attractive

Westminster Abbey is an attractive, oldbuilding in London,

1 famous / Big Ben / a / clock. / big / is

2 tourist / The London Eye / popular /attraction, / i s / a

3 is / There / area / industrial / in the east. /an

^fe Complete the sentences. Put theadjectives in the correct order.

My favourite holiday place is Brighton(holiday, favourite)

1 Brighton is adestination, (popular, tourist)

2 It is an

resort, (attractive, seaside.large)

3 Brighton has abuilding called the Brighton Pavilion.(old, beautiful)

Your writing task

tf& Write five true sentences about yourfavourite holiday place. Include someexamples of adjectives + noun.

My favourite holiday place is..,

unit! 14

Grammarte Complete the conversation. Use the

past simple or the present perfect.

A (1) (you ever visit)an English-speaking country?

B Yes. (2) (I be) tothe USA twice.

A When (3) (you go)?

B (4) (I go) there twoyears ago. And you?

A (5) (I never go) to

the USA but (6)

(! visit) Canada. (7)(I spend) last summer there.

B (8) (you stay) longin Vancouver?

A No, I didn't. (9)(I not have) time.

^fc Complete the definitions. Use who,whose, or which/that.

1 A waitress is a womanworks in a restaurant.

2 A camera is a machinetakes photographs.

3 George Orwell was a writer

books include NineteenEighty-Four.

4 A kangaroo is an animalonly lives in Australia.

5 A lift is a machinecarries people up and down.

6 A tweenager is a person _is between ten and thirteen years old.

Vocabulary|B| Complete the table.

British English American English

biscuits (1)

pavement

(3)

(4)

queue

sweets

shop

(8)

(9)

holiday

petrol

(2)

chips

cab

(5)

(6)

(7)

elevator

movies

(10)

(11)

CommunicationJl Complete the conversations. Use the

words in the box.

Would They're I would my friends'Can I Whose

1 A flat is this?

B It's

2 A get you a drink?

B Thanks. Yes.

3 A you like a biscuit?

B Yes please,

4 A Whose DVDs are those?

B my brother's.

Graded exercisesComplete Jane's e-mail to her bestfriend. Use the past simple.

T 0 sue.harris@metoo.com

From; jane.richards@spacenet.com

Date: 16 July 2002 ~

subject; holidays

m

Hi Sue!

Well, it's holiday time at last! I'm havinga fantastic time this week. Yesterday,I sfayed(stay) in bed until 11am.I (1) (watch)TV all afternoon,then I {2} (go)to a disco until midnight!

On Saturday, I (3)swimsuit but I (4)_

(buy) a new_ (not go)

swimming because the weather(5) (be) awful. Instead, I(6) (meet) a friend and we(7) (spend) the afternoonplaying computer games.

My brother Clive (8) (start) hisholiday job on Monday. He's a waiter in acafe. I (9) (take) my friendsthere onTuesday. Clive (10)(not like) that. He (11)(not speak) to us so we (12)(not stay)!

Write back soon with all your news!

Bye for now,

Jane

Complete the conversation. Use thepast simple or the present perfect.

A ever go/the theatre?Have you ever been to the theatre?

B Yes, I have.A see/any plays by Shakespeare?

0)B Yes, I have.A Which plays/you/see?

(2)

B I / see / Hamlet and Macbeth

(3)

A Where/you/see/them?

(4)B In London. And you? see / any plays by

Shakespeare?*

(5)A No, never.

Write definitions.

A pilot is a person who flies a plane.

Franz Kafka was a writer whose booksInclude The Metamorphosis.

A microwave oven is a machinewhich/that cooks food.

1 A doctor

2 Aldous Huxley

3 A digital camera

4 Dinosaurs

5 A waiter

unit! 16

Read the conversation. Are thesentences true or false?The friends are meeting again at theirfavourite diner.

!***? ! |

Bud How do you like New York, Meg?Meg It's fantastic. Everyone's so friendly.Bud Has Tom shown you the sights yet?Meg We've already been to a lot of places,

but I haven't visited the Statue ofLiberty yet.

Bud Would you like to go with me? Howabout Saturday?

Meg I'd love to, but I'd rather go onSunday.

Bella Hi I I'm sorry I'm late. I've just finishedmy gym class.

Meg Let's have an ice-cream. They're onme.

Bud I'd prefer a juice, please.

Meg has been in New York for a month.True

1 Meg has already visited the Statue of

Liberty.

2 Bud invites Meg to go with him on

Saturday.

3 Bella has just come from her gym class.

CommunicationPreferences

tfjte Complete the conversations. UseI'd prefer or I'd rather.

A Would you like some juice?B No thanks. I'd prefer a cola.

1 A Would you like to have lunch at one?

B No. have lunch now.

2 A Would you like some pasta?

B No. a steak.

3 A Would you like to watch a video?

B No. to go out.

4 A Would you like to come with me?

B No. go alone!

Apologies

| Complete the conversations. Use thephrases in the box.

really sorry do apologizesorry apologize

A That's my pen!B Oh, I'm very sorry.

1 A Hey! Don't do that!

B I do

2 A You've taken my magazine!

B I'm.

3 A I was using that pen!

B I

4 Meg offers to buy them ice-creams.

17 m

GrammarPresent perfect with for and since

tffc Complete the rules. Use a period of timeor a point in time.

tf& Write true answers. Use for or since.

1 How long have you studied English?

I've studied English for/since

1 We use for with

2 We use since with

tffc Complete the time expressions. Use foror since.

since Sunday

for two hours

2 How long have you been at your school?

3 How long have you known your bestfriend?

4 How long has your family lived here?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

last year

a few months

last Wednesday

weeks and weeks

the summer

the past two days

1999

a long time

six o'clock

ten years

uPresent perfect with just, already,yet

|B| Write sentences about the pictures.Use/ust.

He/break/a glass

He has just broken a glass,

&fa Write sentences. Use for or since.

I / have / my scooter / two months

I've had my scooter for two months,

1 He / play / in the team / a year

2 She / not see / her sister / the summerholidays

3 We / win / two matches / John becamecaptain

4 They / be / good friends / a long time

1 she / finish / her lunch

2 he / become / captain

3 she / win / the race

unit 2 18

Write two sentences about the peoplein the pictures. Use already and yet.

He/buy/a ticket

He has already bought a ticket

He/see/the film

He hasn't seen the film yet,

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1 She / do /the shopping

She / not make / the sandwiches

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2 He / change / his clothes

He / not brush / his hair

3 They / start / the match

They / not score / any goals

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4 He/tidy/ his room

He/not make/his bed

^Q^ Oscar and Martine are preparing for aparty. Complete the conversation withalready or yet.Martine Have you bought the drinks yetl

Oscar No, but I've (1)prepared the food.

Martine And have you organized the

music (2) ?

Oscar I haven't chosen the CDs

(3) but I've

(4) checked theequipment.

Martine And have you tidied the kitchen

(5) ?

Oscar No, I haven't! And you? Whathave you done?

Martine I haven't done anything

(6) !

Adverbs of manner

rfhAre the underlined words adjectives oradverbs?

He can run very fast.

He's a fast runner.

1 He is a hard worker.

2 He works hard.

3 I don't play chess well.

4 I'm a good player.

5 The story ends happily,

adverb

adjective

6 The story has a happyending.

^^ Complete the sentences about you, yourfriend, and your family. Use adverbs.

1 I don't sing

2 My friend speaks English

3 My mother drives

19 unit 2

2.,3Vocabulary

Feelings and emotions

tftepind eight adjectives.

H S A A V E J S 0d) £ D___E N DH D G I L M A X YA F R A I D L U SP R Y E M W O B RP E N V I O U S TY S T U P D S F RL A T P R O U D MR D J H A F E C U

Hpfc Write the nouns.

fciencodne confidence

1 nyev

2 esalyujo

3 ganre

4 sesdasn

5 ispanshpe

6 epdir

7 afre

Complete Isabel's letter to her bestfriend. Use the words in the box.

. •. , .afraid angry confident envious

happy proud

Hate.} PaerfuLAuekfarkf

New Zealand

7 hprll 3.OO3.

Dear &sa,

&uess what? JVe been bungeejunking! I'm so proud of m/self!Before the jum/>, I didn't fee) at aJJ(/) — . , In faet, I u/asreally (a) _ . Zt M>tts a

fantastte feeling, hut I w/asC3) __ to be. hacJk on theground!

My brother's really {Y) ________ ./As ivanfe^ to jury^? but he's tooyounq. My a^1 u/as (5")u/ten I tolrf hem. He says it's uerydangerous. But it's too late now!

Love,

Isabel

4OE Write true, short answers.

1 What makes you feel happy?

2 Have you ever felt jealous?

3 What are you afraid of?

4 When was the last time you felt angrywith someone?

unit 2 20

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Famous Americans

Read the biography of Abraham Lincoln. Then choose and write thecorrect topic for each paragraph.

The American Civil War A very great man A poor childhoodFreeing the slaves A world of injustice

! . - . - - : ' ' ' . • " . '

AbrahamLincoln - anAmericanhero

1 Most Americans believethat Abraham Lincoln wasone of their greatest presidents. But thesixteenth President of the United States of

5 America came from a poor home. He wasborn in 1809 on a small farm in Kentucky. As achild, young Abraham didn t go to school. Hestudied hard at home and eventually he wentto university and became a lawyer.

15 attitudes were changing in the north andmany people wanted to free the black slaves.

Abraham Lincoln became President of theUnited States in I860. He was opposed toslavery, immediately after his election, the

»o Civil War between the northern and southernstates started. It lasted four years and manypeople died. Lincoln was a great leader andhe changed American history when he ledthe northern states to victory.

25 His other great achievement was the abolitionof slavery. On 1 January 1863, he signed theEmancipation Proclamation which declaredslavery to be illegal. Millions of black peoplebecame free. But they did not win the same

30 rights as white people until a hundred yearslater.

10 Lincoln grew up in a society of injustice anddiscrimination. In the southern states of theUnion, all black people were slaves. Thesepeople suffered terrible injustice from thewhite people who bought and sold them. But

On 14 April 1865, only ve days after the end ofthe war, Lincoln was at a theatre in WashingtonDC when an actor shot him. He later died inhospital. Today, the people of the USA seeAbraham Lincoln as a great national hero.

qtfepind these pronouns in the text. Whatdo they refer to?

He (line 5) Abraham Lincoln

1 them (line 14)

2 It (line 21)

3 they (line 29)

4 He (line 34) _

jS&Read the text again and correct themistake in each sentence.

Abraham Lincoln was born on a big farm.

Abraham Lincoln was born on a smallfarm.

1 In the northern states of the Union, allblack people were slaves.

2 The Civil War lasted five years.

3 On 14 April 1865, only five days beforethe end of the war, ..

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Writing about films and books

4^ Read the model paragraph. Then chooseand circle the correct topic (A-D).A The characters

B Why this is my favourite bookC The story

D The author

MODELPARAGRAPH

My favouritebook is

The Hound of theBaskervilles. Thestory is about theterrible secret ofthe Baskervillefamily. A strangedog kills Sir CharlesBaskerville near his country house.The local people are very frightenedand they call this terrible dog theHound of the Baskervilles. Theybelieve that the animal will kill again.Sir Charles's nephew does not believethe story of the strange dog. He asksthe world-famous detective, SherlockHolmes, to discover who really killedhis uncle. The story is exciting,dramatic, and very frightening.

Study the notes for another paragraph.Then choose and write the correcttopic from the list (A-D) in Exercise 1.

Topic:

creator of world-famous detective,Sherlock HolmesThe Hound of the Baskervilles 1902

his longest most famous bookDoyle born Scotland 1859

studied medicine, became a doctorvery popular writer, became 'Sir' Arthurin 1902died 1930

Building paragraphs

rftft Complete the paragraph about theauthor of The Hound of'the Baskervilles.Use the notes in Exercise 2.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the creator

of world-famous detective, Sherlock

Holmes. He wrote (1)

It is (2)

Conan Doyle (3)

He (4)

and

He (5) and

He (6)

Your writing task

rfh Study the notes about the characters ofthe book. Then write a paragraph aboutthem.Main character: Sherlock Holmesfamous detective

address: 221 b Baker Street, Londonworld's best detective, only investigates verystrange events, such as the secret of theBaskervilles

very clever, sees things that other peoplecan't see, always studies facts and smalldetailsalways succeeds

Other important character: Doctor WatsonHolmes's faithful friend & partner

admires Holmes very muchhelps Holmes with all his investigationshelps him discover the Baskerville secret

The main character in the book isSherlock Holmes...

unit 2 22

Complete the sentences. Use for orsince.

1 I've lived here three months.

2 We've been good friends 1999.

^^ Complete the table.

3 She's studied English

4 He's had extra lessonsweeks.

5 They've worked hard _o'clock this morning.

6 Have you been home .

four years.

_ the past six

(2)

(4)

eight

June?

tfte Rearrange the words to makesentences.

1 finished / yet. / his exams / He / has not

2 your parents / met / Has / yet? / she

3 already / We / that film. / seen / have

4 I /a new school./started/just/ have

5 ordered / yet. / our meal / have not / We

tf& Complete the sentences. Change theadjectives to adverbs.

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Adjectives

proud

jealous

angry

happy

sad

Nouns

(1)

envy

<3)_

confidence

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8) fear

Communicationtffc Complete the conversations. Use

I'd prefer or I'd rather.

1 A Would you like to learn Spanish?

B No. to learn Italian.

2 A Would you like a piece of cake?

B No thanks. asandwich.

3 A Would you like to go camping?

B No. stay at a hotel.

4 A Would you like to watch the footballmatch?

1 He drives very

2 They worked „

3 He answered _

4 She shouted _

5 We get up _

(fast)B No. to see a film.

.(hard)

_ (polite)

(angry)

(early)

6 The story ended (tragic)

> Graded exercisesWrite the adverbs. Then complete thesentences.

Complete Rosy's e-mail. Use for, since,just, already, or yet.

bad

a) beautiful

b) early

c) sudden

d) fast

e) rude

f) loud

g) hard

h) tragic

i) good

badly

I can't understand his English because hespeaks badly.

1 I arrived late because my scooter

stopped.

2 I don't like the story because it ends

3 The teacher was angry because Tim

interrupted her .

4 She speaks German very

5 Her exam results are good because she

worked really .

6 I always get up onMondays.

7 Lots of people come to her concerts

because she sings .

8 He woke the baby up when he spoke

9 He crashed into a tree because he was

driving very __ .

a mT 0 liz.read@youandrne.corn

From: [ rosy.dean@dreamnet.com

Date: [ 3 October2002

Subject: [ news from Bristol

Hello Liz,How are things? Sorry I haven't written foralong time but I've been very busy(1) 1 August when we came to live inBristol. I've (2) started my new schoolhere.That was last week and I've (3)made a new friend. Her name's Sara and she's(4) come here too!My brother hasn't started university(5) so he's still at home. My sisterhasn't returned from the US (6) ' .She's been there (7) nearly a monthnow. Mum's worried that she won't come back!We haven't had any news from her(8) two weeks.Have you given Joe my new address? I haven'theard from him (9) . I hope he hasn't(10) forgotten me and found a newgirlfriend!

Love,Rosy

Write true sentences. Use the presentperfect.

know (someone) / since

I've known my best friend since March.

1 already / study (something)

2 speak to (someone) / since

3 just / do (something)

4 already/finish (something)

5 not do (something) / yet

6 not see (someone) / since

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