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B Complete the questions with phrases from the box. download music play online games send emails shop online surf the Internet write a blog Do you prefer to 1 for clothes or go to a shopping mall? 2 send letters or _? 3. write a journal in a notebook or ? 4 or face-to-face with another person? 5 or buy CDs? to find information or use the library? © Choose one of the questions from Exercise B and write your answer. Explain why. I prefer to go toa shupping mall to buy clothes because tcan try them on. unit 4Ces chat surfed went ‘come check | stay find ia studied | download B Read the information in the table, Complete the sentences and questions. st dyad keystore? ae chat wit friends? Va 4 [buy any books? gaya eV write a blog? x x study English? Vv Vv ai 1 Bruno ____ online with friends yesterday: LO ies blog. 1% He cid’t went to schoo! today. 3. Vanessa online with friends yesterday. a 4 She some books online. 5 A: Bruno________any books online? B: ___,he —___ om Vanessa a blog? B: she 7 ‘A: Did Bruno and Vanessa English online? B: __, they © Now complete the survey in Exercise B for you, Then write three sentences about what you did and didn't do online yesterday. D Complete the e-mail with the correct form of the verbs from the box. | become do. lay Hi, Sandy, fi Guy(1) came over to my house last night and we (2) the Internet. We (3) ____— this fantastic Web site and we (4) all kinds of free games online, 1) ‘awesome! And how are you? What did you (6) last night? Sorry! didn't (7) _ time to talk. ‘See you Monday, Tom© Vocabulary: describing reactions _____ a A Circle the adjective that best completes the sentences. 1. You dropped my laptop! I’m really ... about it, 5 Nancy heard the terrible news, She's ... by it. a) angry —_b) surprised a) angry) shocked 2 My new computer can download files really fast! 6 Our dog broke his leg, My son is very ... about it. Vm... atit a) excited —_b) upset ) upset Bb) amazed seats : 7 [found a new Web site for chatting online. 3. You loved your car, but you sold it! I'm ... by it. Vm very... init a) surprised b) worried a) interested b) angry 4 Tbought a new laptop yesterday, I'm so... about it, 8 think I flunked my test. 'm very ... about it, a) excited —b) angry a) surprised b) worried {BD tisten to people talking about events in the past. How did they feel about it? Write the event and an adjective to describe their reactions. 1 aed See ree et 4 a © Reading: pronoun reference —— {A Complete the sentences with the correet pronouns for the words in hold. 1. My sister and I went to our first pop concert when we were twelve had ages te 2 Bemie and her family had vacation in Japan went in Apri and the weather was wonderful. 3. Julia and Dan invited Sarah to their housewarming party gave some flawers and a big frying pan. 4 Anna sent an e-mail to David. wrote in her coffee break. B Read Julia's text about an event she went to recently. What do the pronouns in bold refer to? When they published the last Harry 1 a) the book Potter book, our local book store had a ) the book store big party with special food and games. { went (1) there with some friends. (2) We dressed up as characters in the books and got prizes. The next week our 3a) the newspaper b) the characters picture was in the local newspaper—you ) the picture can see (3) it here! They started seling the book at midnight and everyone 4a) the book started reading (4) it immediately. b) midnight (6) unit a 7]© Grammar: past progressive, | —_—_——$—______________ ‘A Complete the sentences with the simple past or past progressive form of the verbs in parentheses. 1 Sumiko (live) in England when she (corite) her first book. 2 We ______ (get) the idea for our restaurant while we (travel) in Mexico. 3 While Adriana (study) in the library, someone _ (tea!) her cell phone. 4. Sarah and Mike (clean) the house when they ___ (find) a large box of old letters from their grandmother. 5 When Joanna (meet) her husband, she (study) to be a doctor. 6 While! (research) online, 1 ___ (find) a good Web site for meeting, old school friends. B There Is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct Corn 1 Twas chat online when I heard the crash. XC What you were doing when | called you? v 2 We didn’t go out while it were raining 3. Julianne and Kate were have dinner when they heard the news, 4. Did you living in France when you started French lessons? eo Communication strategy: asking follow-up questions —= ‘A Complete the conversations with questions from the box. ‘And what about you? Cool. Did you like it? Yeah? Where? Really? Why? What were you doing? Oh, yeah? How come? 1A: What were you doing in Japan? 4A: We went ona great vacation to Spain last B: Twas studying judo, summer. aR B: Oh,I didn’t have time for a vacation last year. B: Yes, I did. It was great. A 2. A: Where were you living last year? B: B: I was living in Canada B: In Vancouver, 3. Ar This time last year I was living in New York Ci ‘As Iwas playing in a jazz band.ever, A GBB) Listen to Emily talking about a key event in her life. Answer the questions. 1 What key event is Emily describing? 2 Where did it take place? 3. How did she feel before the ceremony? 4 How did she feel later? 5 How does Emily keep in touch with z her high-school friends? B Think about a key event in your life. Write notes about it. Key event: 1 Where was it? 2. What was I doing? 3 How was I feeling? (before) (uring) __ (after) 4 Why wasit important? ¢ [fm] Use the information from Exercise B to write a paragraph about an important event in your lite. remember when A day I can never forget is the day when .. This event was important to me because When | remember this event today, | feel .Down, Time A Read the clues and complete the crossword with words to describe feelings. 5 Down f 1. Jane got a diamond necklace for her birthday. She was... d. 3. Martha got 100% on her English exam. i E She wasa... ig yr 4 Reiko saw her friend on TV. | She wase ...d. i 5 Ricky's girlfriend doesn’t want to see him again. Heis u ...t 7 Someone crashed into Dan's bicycle. He wasa ... y. Across ‘We saw news on TV about a plane crash. We were s...d Eric couldn’t find his wallet and his keys. He was w ...d. 6 Sam's girlfriend wasn’t online last night. He was d...d. B Find the words that rhyme. seme nine hide game. 1 It’s not different—it's the | 2 Wsabike and you can | 3. You're very happy—you feel It’s the number after eight—it's 4. They're small animals—they're Teen t. You can’t find this if I - They're not horrible—they’re © Read the sentences aloud. Can you hear the rhymes?© Vocabulary: adje ‘A Write the adjectives from the box in the correct column of the table. es for describing the arts ‘amazing dull incomprehensible incredible. modem new popular silly strange terrible unusual wellliked B Circle the correct adjective to complete the sentences. 1. really liked the latest James Bond movie. The action scenes were a) incredible. b) silly, 2 Idon’t understand this kind of art. What does it mean? It’s a) incomprehensible. b) well-liked. 3. This kind of video art is new and interesting. It’s very a) dull b) modem. 4 Many people thought the art exhibition was amazing, It was very a) well-liked. >) dull 8. Inever go to horror movies. They're not interesting, actually they're very a) silly. D) popular. 6 This artist makes sculptures out of recycled car tires. It's definitely .. a) terrible. b) unusual. a Grammar: comparatives with as ... as/not as ‘A Write the words in the correct order to make sentences. (~ ee , 1 art galleries / aren't / Museums / as / as / interesting 2 isn’t / easy / a5 / Painting / photography / as 3. TV shows / as / aren't / movies / interesting / as 4 dull / hip-hop / Country music / as / isn’t / as @ wmaB Complete the sentences with the adjective in parentheses and as ... as or not as... as. 1. horror movies (Y) / action movies (/¥) (interesting) Horror movies are_not as interesting as action movies: a 2 opera (7) / rock music (7) (exciting) Opera is _ 3. classical music concerts () / operas (Y) (expensi Classical music concerts are 4 modern art (7) / classical art (/V) (well-liked) Modern art is 5 photography (/) / painting (/) (difficult) Photography is 6 online games (/) / video games (VV) (popular) Online games are 1 Rock music CDs are expensive as pop musi CDs. Bp tisten ana check (V) the adjectives you hear in the conversation. istening: identifying speakers’ opinions ——_———————— Cl amezing CT boring — ) unusuat LI aunt CF modem LI incredible LI sity funny Listen to two friends talking about a movie. Circle T (true) or F (false). 1. The man liked the movie. TF 2. The woman liked the movie. oF 3 The man doesn’t like comedies. T OF 4 The man thinks comedies aren’t as good as action movies. T OF 5 The woman says the movie is as good as the director’s last movie. = TF© Vocabulary: cultural activities - A Match the sentences with the two best endings. Write the numbers. 1 Id like to see a) LJ photography. 9) LJ the movie theater. 2 I'd like to learn about by) L) a dance class. g) LJ architecture 3 I'd like to join o J anart club, hy CI) amovie. 4. I'd like to take .. @) LJ abook club. i) CD) alanguage course 5 I'd like to go to oD) a musical j) L) amuseum. B Write what these people are going to do using phrases from Exercise A. 1 Helen would like to learn how to take excellent pictures with her digital camera She's going to 2. Yvonne would like to spend more time reading. She's going to 3. Mike wants to leam salsa, He's going to 4. Hiroshi wants to meet other artists. He’s going to e Grammar: superlatives A Complete the table with the superlative form of the adjectives. Dr Eg DS Eh good strange ee ese Crevir aL pa ie : happy | ce =| fat interesting beautiful | important B Read the information in the bar chart. Then complete the sentences on the next page with the ‘superlative form of the adjective in parentheses. Culture survey of 25 students in our class photography: 3 Ma) a“ kt oi popu Siem) of music do you think is ieucka rac interesting Ee) painting 1000 tens san 7 Nmiineie cooking: 4 arava Yous: 9 oe© Writing: linking sentences A Going to the theater is the Least popular (popular) free time activity for these students ‘These students think that pop music is the __ (exciting) kind of music, ‘These students think that action movies are the (boring) kind of movies. ‘These students think that classical music is the (exciting) kind of music ‘These students think that comedies are the (interesting) kind of movies. These students think that sculpture is the (difficult) kind of art. Watching TV is the (popular) free time activity for these students. ‘These students think that dance is the (fun) kind of class. Complete the sentences about art and entertainment in your f country. Use the superlative form for each of the adjectives from | Photography isthe most easiest kind of ar. the box. You can use each adjective more than once. iv exciting funny good famous popular Lost is the most popular TV show. 4 actor. is TV show. 5 writer, Ee eee ippen iN eetee eee eee im eUeee eee sport. Match to make complete sentences. Phone calls can be expensive so 2) it helps you feel more relaxed and happier. Music is important because a b) Igo to the gallery once a month. Hove modem art so 6) prefer to send text messages. Foreign movies are well-liked because 4) they are a great way to learn another language. B Complete the conversation with because or so. Pamela: Why weren't you at art class last night? Mike: (1) went to the theater with my family. It was my sister’s birthday. ‘She loves musicals (2) we went to see Mary Poppin: Pamela: Ah, interesting! Was it good? Mike: It wasn't as bad as I remembered it, but I really wanted to come to class 8) we had a sculpture lesson yesterday, right? Pamela: Actually the teacher was ill a we all went to the gallery. Mike: Cool! ila)pover.o A Read Max's opinion about MP3 players. Then answer the questions. eve 9x2 TT Topic: Inventions as a symbol of culture Comment: pos | think the MP3 player is one of the most amazing inventions ever. It's smaller than a cell phone, and all my favorite music is stored on it (1,000 tracks!). | use my MP3 player to listen to music almost everywhere. | listen to it in the car on my way to work. Then I listen to it in the office, | using the earbuds, so it doesn’t annoy anyone. Then | head to the gym and listen to it while I'm working out. And | listen to it again on the way home in the cer, It's great when you travel by train or bus, too, because it creates a feeling of personal space around you. You don't hear annoying conversations of people around you, and you don't fee! irritated if the train is late. | think this invention really had a big impact on our lives and the way we listen to music. — Max Comment: posted Ma 1. What is the MP3 player for? 2 Where does Max use his MP3 player? 3. Do you think MP3 players are a usoful invention? Why or why not? B Choose an invention that is popular in people's lives now. Write three adjectives that describe the invention. Write a paragra Important invent is popular now because it is, | think this invention changed the way we... This invention is important in moder culture because ..mind Strategy E Strategy: ) Learn other word forms of the "same word family. A Look at the examples. Notice how the word endings change the meaning of the words. act—actor write—writ art—art music—mus B Complete the missing words. Use your dictionary to help you. 1. This person paints pictures. A p. a 2. This person writes books, Aw________ 3. This person makes sculpture. A s_ 4 This person takes pictures. A p, This person designs fashion clothing. A d_ 6 This person sings songs. As_____ ‘This person studies science. As. 8 This person works in polities. Ap © Write the words in each group according to the ending. Then add more W “er -ist C E -or -ician T T Seer crrug as < . - * Lear other words of the same word family. watz @)Tickets, Money, Passport! e Vocabulary: travel essentials a fil) Listen and write the words. Check the spelling in your student's book or dictionary. Things to take 1 eee ay 2 Gs amie 8 aan 4 9 5 10 B Complete the sentences with words from Exercise A. 1. You need a to brush your teeth. 2 Youneed a to enter another country: y 3. Youneed a to rent and drive a car. 4 You need ___ to get on the plane 5 Youneeda to find the best places to visit. 6 Youneed a to keep your money in. © Choose two essential items for each trip from the items in Exercise A. 1 aclimbing trip in the Andes You need ___ and 2 abeach holiday in Thailand You need and 3. a tour by car of famous cities in Italy ‘You need and Unit 3© Gramma: possessive pronouns and whose ESFneas aasaseseHen=as"nsnsnnse A Underline the possessive adjective. Gircid\the possessive pronoun. 1A: Is this your suntan lotion? 3. A: Are these your tickets? + No, it's Cou B: Yes, they’re mine. Are these her sunglasses? 4 At Is this our guidebook? B: No, I think they’re his, B: No, I think it’s hers. B Complete the sentences with the possessive pronoun and the correct form of the verb be. 1. That's my camera It Sine 2. That's Anna's wallet esau 3. Those are Richard's sunglasses. They __ 4. These tickets are for me and Chris. They 5 That car belongs to Gina and Frank Ie This is my map. Ik 7 These are your guidebooks. They © Write the words in the correct order to make questions. Then circle the correct answer. 1 are / Whose / these / tickets /? fae eee eee B: They're my / mine. 2. sunglasses / those / Whose / are / ? A B: They're our / ours. 3. is / wallet / Whose / that / ? B: It’s her / hers. 4 Whose / this / is / guidebook /? As eee Bs: It's their / theirs. D There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it. 1. This is hers suitcase 4 Those are mine keys. 2 Who'sbagis this? = __ 5 Whois this jacket? 3. Are these your? pasasessine 6 These are yours tickets e Vocabulary: travel - ‘A Complete the sentences with words from the box. 1 Weneed to some money. Where's the bank? pack checkin rot) 2 Where can a good restaurant? et ed 3 Youshould ____ a flight reservation before you go. E 4 Don't forget to your suntan lotion and sunglasses. 5 Canwe a car at the airport? 6 What timecan we for our flight?B Complete the sentences with the correct form of verbs from the box. take change check In. find geen make © pack rent SI ways to plana stress-free vacation! Before I (1) __ vacation, Iusually buy a guidebook sad Hubs aBER ng 1 go online to (2) a cheap plane ticket and i) @ hotel reservation. It’s sometimes cheaper to @) a car online, too, After that, I go to the bank to (5) some money. It’s good to have some cash in the local currency, but I often use my credit card when I travel ‘Then I make a list of things to (6) in my bag. This usually includes a guidebook and a map, and of course, my passport Tusually (7) bus or a train to the airport, because airport parking is very expensive. When I get to the airport, I (8) at the ticket desk as soon as possible. After that, [can relax with a cup of coffee until my plane takes off. © Reading: pronoun reference $< A Read the ads. What does each pronoun in bold refer to? Write your answers below. eve aries 999 A Different Pie —~_— 2) Looking for an unusual vacation? Search our site for fun ideas for your next tri Tree house weekend sad | Experience an incredible weekend in one of our beautiful tree houses. They are made of natural wood and bamboo so they blend into the local | environment. You can see birds and animals come close to you, and you can take pictures of them, You can also hire one of our guides, He'll make sure you have an unforgettable vacation Ice hotel Enter an amazing world of snow and ice, Everything in this hotel is made cf ice—including the walls and the furniture! The restaurant has ice chairs They re not for decoration—you can sit on them and eat dinner at ice tables fi wagical hotel is open only from December to April. Then It disappears until next year 1 Tree house weekend They them He __ 2. Ice hotel They _ them at Fit nit 3eo Grammar: modals of permission and request ——— A Circle if the person is asking for permission (P) or making a request (R). 1 May I see the menu, please? POOR 2. Can you help me with my suitcase, please? p oR Pea X% May you tell me the time, please? 3. Could I borrow your cell phone, please? POOR y ¥ 4 Can you show me the way to the station, please? P oR B Write the words in the correct order to make requests. Then match to where you think each one takes place. 1 have / tickets / please / Could /1/ two /? a) ina supermarket 2 May / cell phone /I/ my / here / use /? b) in the subway 3. 1/ get / please / olives / of / Could /200 g /? ©) ina book store 4 pay / by credit card / Could /1/? 4) ata hospital © Communication strategy: responding to requests ——EE A Read the responses and write P (positive) or N (negative) in the boxes. LI sorry LI No problem. DO, co (right) ahead. Vd rather you didn’t. O) sare (1 tm afraid not. Sorry CO Certainly Oot course B Gi) complete the conversations with expressions from Exercise A. Then listen and check. 1 A: Can I borrow your newspaper? ee I'm still reading it. May I sit here? Sure. a Could you open the window, please? ‘The window is broken, Can you help me with my bag, please? Seer eee No problem.jen to Ivana and Alex talking about their vacation. Circle T (true) or F (false). 1. Ivana and Alex went to Barbados for their vacation last yea. = TF 2. They went sightseeing and visited lots of museums, 3. They didn’t go to the beach. 4 Ivana likes beach vacations. 5 6 Alex doesn’t like sightseeing, 44445 soos They agree to go somewhere different next year 8 GB) Listen again and write each person's ideal vacation activities. 1 Alex's ideal vacation activities: 2. Ivana’s ideal vacation activities: © Think about your ideal vacation. Write notes about it. Location Who with? ‘Travel essentials to take Ideal vacation activities < A D [li Use your notes from Exercise C to write a descriptio Cre ‘My ideal vacation location is would love to go to... because becauseDown, Time A Follow the lines to find out who owns which items. Write the words. 7 ait could Happen to Anyone! e Vocabulary: good and bad experiences A Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs from the box. win x2) lose have see find fall—miss 1 My team the race last Saturday. We were all 50 excited, 2 Mike an accident. He crashed his car last week. 31 my fitness club card, I had to pay for a new one. 4) We were ten minutes late. We the train 5 I _____ the competition for best cake! I am so happy. 6 Imade a lot of mistakes. I my test 7 We waited outside the movie studios and we Angelina Jolie. 8 looked everywhere for my keys and then Pack Host the last bus home. v i them in the washing machine! B Complete the questions with the correct verb. Then match the sentences to the correct answer. 1 Did you fail. your test? a) I don’t know. In the park, I think. 2 Did you your cell phone? b) Yes, I fell on the stairs. 3 How much did he on the lottery? ©) Yes, she overslept. 4 Did Jenny the plane? 4) About $2,000! 5 Did you anaccident? ‘e) No, I got 98%! I passed. 6 Where did you _______ your wallet? ) Yes, it was under my bed. eo Grammar: present perfect—ever/never ‘A Complete the table. Verb Cee VerbWrite the words in the correct order to make sentences. eaten / ever / you / Have / sushi /? We / visited / never / France / have the lottery / never / I / have / won never My Name Is Earl She / seen / has / Then match them to a response. a) (J thave, but only 50 dollars by LJ thave. It’s delicious. o CJ she hasn't? Wow! Ilove that show. a) L_} No? What about Germany? Write the questions using the prompts and then write your own answers. A: Have you ever missed a plane ? B: No Lhaven't you / lose / your passport you / win / a competition A: iabuadaausesseseeseeseeraieeseut) B: you / write A: B: ea 5 you / have / anaccident A B 6 you / catch / a fish A B: oor X Ihave never saw a giafte. unit 4 ®Se Listening: identifying speakers’ opinions 6 Vocabulary: feelings A EB) isten to the conversations. Do the people agree or disagree with each other? Conversation 1: agree / disagree Conversation 3: agree / disagree Conversation 2: agree / disagree Conversation 4: agree / disagree B [EQ] Listen again. Write the phrases from each conversation that express the speaker's opinion. don't think... Uknow. —Ithink ... (x2) In my opinion No way! Personally,1... Yes, that's true. Conversation 1: A: Conversation 2: A: Conversation 3: A: Conversation 4: A: A Match the situations to the feelings. 1 Danni got 98% on her university entrance exam. a) embarrassed 2 Ididn’t understand anything because he talked too fast b) uncomfortable 3 Ilost my way and it was getting dark ©) exhausted 4 Stan ran 11 kilometers without stopping 4) proud 5 I couldn't remember my cell phone number, ©) scared 6 Thave to make a speech in front of the whole school tomorrow. 9 confused B FE) isten to the conversations. Answer the questions, ey need Ty What happened? How did the ‘speaker feel?oe Grammar: present perfect—How long/for/since ‘A Complete the table with expressions that go with since or for. Use words from the box. Se ee eae Sen eras B Rewrite the sentences using the present perfect. 1. The last time I went to a concert was three 4 Itis three months since they moved into their months ago. new home. Thaven’t __been toa concert for three months ‘They've 2 The last time Karen went to the U.S. was ten, 5 [bought this MP3 player in August. years ago. A Ive Shoham’ 6 We got our cat two years ago. 3. Istarted to study Chinese four years ago. Weve — We Watch out! Cte lve inthis town for tree yeas. ¥ © Complete the sentences with the present perfect and for or since. 1. A: How long Tina and Damian (own) their car? three years 2. Maria feels sleepy because she (ot have) any coffee 9 o'clock. 3. Iimvery hungry. I (not eat anything last night! 4 My brother is coming to visit us tomorrow: We (not see) him five years, 5 A: How long Fabio (Play) basketball? B: he was four, 6 Teresa teaches yoga at the community center. She (teach) there two years. oe Writing: linking sentences a RR ‘A Complete the sentences with or, and, because, or but. 1 T'venever eaten Thai food, —__ I would like to try it. 2. Peter has lived in the Caribbean for three years, __ henever wants to move. 3. I'mreally embarrassed. | failed my driving test ___ I couldn't park. 4 [think he is a musician, ____ maybe he is an actor. I'm not sure, B Complete the sentences with your own ideas. 1 Ilike to and 2 Iwould like to because 3. often but 4 Iwantto , or-Uver i to you , ‘A Match the topics with the paragraphs. Then complete the survey. 1 [1 tmissed a plane. 2, C1 twent bungee jumping * EXPERIENCES We asked our red {t their unusual experiences. Here's what they said 66 \, was horrible. | was coming home from a trip, and someone stole my passport ond wallet on the bus to the airport. | couldn't get home. | waited in the cirport for my parents to send me some money, but it took two days for the money to arrive. I've never felt so exhausted in my life, I was the worst trip I've ever had, but 'm more careful now. a Cc) 46 1 was in Canada in 2009. It was one of the most ‘exciting things I've ever done. We climbed up a mountain and walked onto a very high bridge. twas 150 meters high and there was a river below. When | looked down, | was really] ‘afraid. But | closed my eyes and jumped. It felt like flying itwas really amazing, I'm proud | didi, and | hove more confidence, but | haven't done this again since 2009. IB {ell us about your experiences and we'll publish the best ones in our next issue. What happened? pthread wn ore Howl You fal Have you done it since then? Where did it happen? The most unusual experience | have ever had was when | Ive never fate tat experience because That's an experience that | will amays remember becausemind Strategy [istrategy: ‘A Write the words from the box in the correct circle or circles. Learn nouns that often go with speci anaccident abus alas s-competition driving test good time job aperson tran anargument’ © anexam__first place some money some problems the lottery yourwallet_ your way fail miss \ lose ~ a competition win a competition B Add words of your own to the circles in Exercise A. Use your dictionary. erga + Lean nouns that often go with specific verbs. + Leam other word forms of the same word family.words to describe music — @ Vocabutar, ‘A FB) Listen to the words. Write them in the correct column. Check your spelling. rey ei) B Complete the sentences with adjectives from Exercise A. can’t get that song out of my head. I's really Ican’t stand heavy metal. It’s very Their last album wasn’t good. In fact, it was __ It’s the same beat and melody over and over again. I's ‘We saw an amazing new band last weekend. They're __ Can you bring that new CD to the party on Saturday? It’s really ove the lyrics in his songs. They're so In my opinion, classical music is for older people. It’s too 6 Grammar: present perfect vs. simple past A Are the sentences in the present perfect (PP) or the simple past (SP)? 1 I went to the Coachella Festival last year. 3. saw them play in Madrid in 2008. 2. I've seen Radiohead five times in concert, _ 4 I've heard the new album, and it’s so great. B Read the conversation. Complete the sentences using the present perfect or the simple past and the verbs in parentheses. ‘As (1) Have you ever played — (play) ina band? B: Yes, 1 (2) _ 1) ___ (play) ina band when I was in high school A: Cool. (4) you enjoy) it? B: Yes, 1(5) We (6) _ (wiri) many competitions. A: And (7) youever __ (be) to a music festival? B: Yes, 1(8) 19) ____. (0) to Glastonbury in the U.K. in 2009. It (10) (be) awesome. XX I have never wrote a song. v uni se Vocabulary: words to describe music A [BB Listen to the words. Write them in the correct column. Check your spelling. eer Ded B Complete the sentences with adjectives from Exercise A. 1 I can’t get that song out of my head. It’s really 2 [can’t stand heavy metal. It’s very =: 3. Their last album wasn't good. In fact, it was : 4 It’s the same beat and melody over and over again. It's _ 5. Wesaw an amazing new band last weekend. They're 6 Can you bring that new CD to the party on Saturday? I 7. Llove the lyrics in his songs. They're so ___ ieee 8 In my opinion, classical music is for older people. It’s too EERE EEE EEE EEE 6 Grammar: present perfect vs. simple past $e A Are the sentences in the present perfect (PP) or the simple past (SP)? 1 I went to the Coachella Festival last year, 3. Isaw them play in Madrid in 2008. oe 2 I've seen Radiohead five times in concert. alolales 4 I've heard the new album, and it’s so great. B Read the conversation. Complete the sentences using the present perfect or the simple past and the verbs in parentheses. A: (1)_Have you ever played (play) ina band? B: Yes, 1(2) 12) (play) in a band when I was in high school. A: Cool. (4) you (enjoy) it? B: Yes, 1(5) We 6) __ (win) many competitions. A: And(7)________ youever _ (be) toa music festival? B: Yes, 1(8) 10) (0) to Glastonbury in the U.K. in 2008. 110) (be) awesome. CI have never wrote a song, v unit 8€ Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative form of the modal in parentheses. 1 You (should) buy concert tickets online because they are sometimes cheaper. 2 You (should) play music very loud on your MP3 player. It’s bad for your ears. 3 You __. (tad better) find out if your parents like country music before you buy this CD for them. 4 You should) listen to your MP3 player when you are having dinner with your girlfriend. 5 You ___ (ought) make a video of your band and put it on YouTube™. 6 You (had better) play loud music at work. Your colleagues could get upset. © Communication strategy: starting and ending a conversation fil) Listen to the conversations. Complete them with the conversation starters. 1A aot B: Yes, this music is great for dancing | 2A B: It’s cool! This band is so good live. 3 A: B: Yes, I have. Isaw them last year. You ought to buy their album. a A B: Yes, Ihave this one on my MP3 player. It’s really catchy! | B Bi) Listen to the conversations. Are the people starting or ending a conversation? Conversation 1: a) starting a conversation _b) ending a conversation Conversation 2: a) starting a conversation _b) ending a conversation Conversation 3: a) starting a conversation _b) ending a conversation Conversation 4: a) starting a conversation _b) ending a conversation 6 Vocabulary: musical genres ee ‘A Unscramble the words to find the names of different types of music. 1 slogep 4 nutycro 2 ulesb = 5 cnade eRe 3. yevah lemta qe eee 6 ufknB Write the name of the type of music under the pictures. Use words from Exercise A. © Reading: prediction ‘A Look at the picture and the headline in the article. Answer these questions before you read the article. 1 What do you expect this article to be about? 2 Frets mt tie td appt egeaaychsng,Rbet Pat, seemed togter wth th tonal ok mtg tls en Koe nan Trt Pals Son as sl er i200 er non fe Genny vas, Rock fans may find the music quiet compared to Robert Plant's usual syle. Plant's rough Voice adds expressive harmony to the romentic country sound of Krauss's fiddle and vocals. By combining two uniquely different voices and styles of music, they have developed an ‘unusual fusion of folk, rock, and counts. You shouldn't miss their next concert! What kind of music do you think the article is about? nusual Duo Explores New Musical Directions Here's what some of our readers havo said about the album Raising Sand: You realy ougiht to check this resome, [ate to say i, but I Zep 1th Brian, London, Woe folk, and that Ido and at first 1 ried hile though, ly buy this.” Rosario, Los Angeles Read the article in Exercise A to check your predictions. Then circle T (true) or F (false). ‘The musicians played hip-hop music. Rock fans were surprised by the musi The music was expressive T F The album won six Grammy Awards in 2009. TF ic TF 6 Rosario says people should buy thealbum. TF T OF 7. Rosario loves folk and country T F TOF 8. Brian thinks that the music isn't as good as Led Zeppelin's TOF unit § (2)we eye AGB Listen to Mona talking about her musical influences. Complete the table with infor about Mona, her parents, and her friends. eg Dy rn ‘Type of music Singers One Charlie Parker and Bruce Springsteen and | | Where do they listen to music? B Complete the table with information about your musical influences. SO Rg ar ‘Type of music Singers or bands Where do you they listen to it? ¢ fim] Write a paragraph about your musical influences and preferences. Use your information from the table in Exercise B and the sentences in the Writing tutor to help you start. Writing tutor My favorite type of music is. Hove to listen to... because. | usually isten to... when/while | amIEEREEEEED Placido Domingo isa famous singer of w (jazz C0 opera C1 rock negie Hall is a famous concert hall in which city? city in the U.S. is famous for jazz music? Teeieage C1 san eranciseo 1 new orleans (EEE) av) mccartney wasa member of which band? ( theeeaties [] the Rolling stones |] the Doors rap music first become popular? 1950s LJ 1970s [J 19905 James Brown was a popular singer of which kind of music? CT tock C1 jazz T funk IEEE which famous awards are given to the best musicians every year? oscar® [] Nobel EEE Which of these musicians produced the album Graceland? CT) robert Plant [J pautsimon [J pavid ayrne (EEE) 2yoncé was a member of which grt band? The Spice Gils Grammy® The Pussycat Dolls [_] Destiny’ Child in 1998, 2003, 2005, and 2006? (1 sennifertopez [J shakira [1 suanes IEEEEETD +1ow many words connected to music can you find? (Each word = 1 point) clo|N|clE Ri Tiwivly T{alz|Blviv i Z/A|HIN DG i ale|1}s|s U >|n|nlo n| Unité) Living Spaces Vocabulary: objects in a house A Write words for at least three objects in each of the rooms. Check the spelling in your student's book Bid) uisten to a realtor showing a client around a house. Check the items they mention. CO armchair J bathtub bed J cabinets [J closet coffee table [J dining table dressing table nightstand J refrigerator sofa shower stove U1 toitet Lit Grammar: direct and indirect objects A G@iciOthe direct object. Underline the indirect object. 1 We bought hec (Turkish ra 4. She gave the house keys to us. 2. Tsent you a postcard 5 I bought my girlfriend some flowers. 3. They showed me their new car, 6 Olivia offered them some coffee. ®B Circle the correct option. 1 We bought them / for them a coffee maker. 4 Michiko sent me / to me an e-mail 2. [showed our holiday pictures thent / to them: 3 Can offer you / fo you a ride? 3. Paula sold us / to us some cakes. 6 Please give the homework her / to er © Replace the underlined phrases with a pronoun. 1 We sold our house to Bet is wife, 4 They sent a greeting card to Matt. We sold our house to ther. = 2 We bought a gift for Julia and Anna. 3. They showed the new computer room to our class. 3 He gave some flowers and DVDs to Emma. © Listening: understanding instructions and processes AE Listen to tne instructions. What is the basic purpose of Maureen's advice? a) to create a stylish room —_b) to create positive energy 0) to create more space B Ei) Listen again and match to make complete sentences. 1 Empty 2) your shelves 2 Sort ay your closet 3. Throw away ©) boxes to organize small objects. 4 Store €) things up on hooks. 5 Organize ©) winter clothing. 6 Use £) clothes into three bags, 7 Hang 8) old clothes °o Vocabulary: household chores a ‘A Complete the sentences with prepositions from the box. You can use the prepositions more than once. 1 Could you take the trash, please? 2. Remember to clean _ after you finish cooking, OK? i 3. Did you throw my old magazines? 4 Hang _____ your coat here. 5 Please put these CDs after you listen to them. 6 Could you pick these old papers off the floor? 7 Why don’t you give your old clothes to charity?B Complete the paragraph with the correct form of verbs from the box. (clean hang pick put take throw) Welcome to ve Vartha SS problem page aay a Dear Martha, My roommate is very messy! Just look at this picture of her room! She rately (1) up the kitchen. Talways wash the dishes. I (2) ‘out the trash every week, but she never does it Her room isa complete mess. She never 8) up her clothes at night, and she doesnt (4) way her books and papers. She never (5) away her old newspapers and magazines. She doesn't even (6) up her clothes and i =u | books off the flor! I leave her notes telling her paioe | what ro do, but she ignores them. Perhaps you should have a talk with her Some Please tell me what I can do! people are naturally like this and are completely Chloe oblivious to those around them. | Martha 6 Grammar: separable phrasal verbs with direct objects ———— A Circle the verb. Underline the preposition. Draw a rectangle around the object. 1 We @aBome new shelvequp. 5 Gina gave the books away 2 I cleaned the kitchen up yesterday. 6 Hang thom up right now! 3. We threw away those old chairs 7 He took the boxes out last week 4. I put them away this moming. 8 They picked up their clothes B Rewrite the sentences using a pronoun for the underlined phrase. 1 Don’t forget to put away the milk! 5 Do you usually give away your ald books? Don't, forget to put it away. — 2. You should throw away those old newspapers. 6. They don’t always remember to take out the trash. 3. My roommate always cleans up the kitchen. 7 Can you put away those CDs , please? 4 Don’t forget to hang up your jacket @ ume© Check (V) the correct sentences. Rewrite the incorrect sentences. 1A: Where's your jacket? B: Thung up it, 2. Did you put your books away after class? 3 Do you throw away old clothes or give away them? 4 A: Can you clean the kitchen up? B: I cleaned up it yesterday. 5 Who usually takes the trash out? 6 Don’t put your papers on the floor—pick up them! © writing: identifying paragraph structure A Read the paragraphs. Match the topic sentences to the paragraphs. ev3e ea MAKING FRIENDS ONLINE as a Seo 1,You can meet people around the world who share your interests even if you live thousands of miles apart. You can learn ‘and practice languages with people from other countries. You can make friends and get to know their opinions on books or music, or even get involved in groups that help the environment or protect animals, ‘2 Meeting people online can be good for shy people who don't feel confident about making small talk at partes, or starting conversations with new people. They feel ‘more comfortable talking online because they can take more time to think about what to say, without having to deal with difficult social situations. ‘3 There are people who use the Internet for crime. People can lie and pretend to be someone they are not. You have to be careful about giving away personal information ike your creditcard details, shone number, or address. ‘@) Even though the Internets a great place to meet peopl, you stil have to be careful 'b) Some people find it easier to make friends online than inthe real world. ©) Going oniine is one of the most popular ways ‘of meeting people and making new frends.‘Over _ it you"™"™= A Read the description. Check (V) the picture it describes. What do you think this person's job is? ] My office is peaceful and quiet. The walls are cream and their color has a calming effect on my work. | keep my desk neat and always put books back on the shelves after Ive finished using them. | can't plan out my stories if my desk is messy. My chair isa birthday git from my wife, and | lke ita lot. It’s realy comfortable The big plant by the window makes the room more relaxing and cozy. | have a wonderful view through my window, and when I can't think of anything to write, | stand by the window and look atthe yard B Think about your ideal room for work or study and answer the questions below. Then decide on the best sequence of ideas for your paragraph and number the sections. Bee 1 where is it? DO what furniture does it have? . What colors are the walls and curtains? LJ What can you see from the window? 4 ] What do you like about it?muy our nal - past events, e.g., what we did last weekend. pon us, or what has changed us. A Think of something you want to write about. Look at the Ideas below to get you started. * Describe an impor this decision? Why was it important? t decision that you made recently. How has your life changed because of * Describe an important experience that you have had. How did it affect you? Why was it important? = What or who has influ use of them? ‘ed your personality the most? How has your life changed b * Describe something you have learned or studied recently. How has this new knowledge or skill helped or changed you? Start writing in your journal and write for about five minutes. Don't stop to read or correct mistakes. © Read your journal entry again. Did you use past tenses correctly? Did you link sentences using and, but, because, so, and or? Did you use pronoun references correctly?A Question of Taste © Vocabulary: tastes and textures A Complete the sentences with words to describe taste and texture. 1 Sugar isn’t sour. It's : 2 Hot pepper sauce isn’t bland. It’s 3° Lemons aren't sweet. They're 4 Crackers aren’t mushy. They’re debate A B Write as many adjectives from the box that you think best describe the taste and texture of the food items. cruncty creamy salty sweet sour bland spicy greasy mushy juicy») 1 apple crunchy, orange cheese donuts French fries 2 3 4 5 steak 6 7 lasagna 8 cake Listen to these people tasting different types of food. Write the words that describe each food. What is the mystery food? Volunteer 1: description mystery food Volunteer 2: description _ mystery food Volunteer 3: description mystery food Volunteer 4: description mystery food 6 Grammar: too/(not) ... enough/really/very eS ‘A Write the words in the correct order to make sentences. 1 creamy / enough / not / The / dessert / is 3. not / toast / is / crunchy / enough / The 2 is / The / sauce / spicy / too 4. The / ice cream / sweet / is / too © vowsB Rewrite the sentences using too. © Rewrite the sentences using not ... enough. 1 This soup isn’t hot enough. 1. These oranges are too sour. This _ soup (cold) These : (sweet) 2. This sauce isn’t spicy enough. 2. This chicken is too dry. This (land) This 7 (juicy) 3. This lemonade isn’t sour enough. 3. These vegetables are too soft. This (sweet) These (crunchy) 4 These French fries aren’t crunchy enough. eT ‘These —__. (musiy) 1X This coffee isnt enough not v © Vocabulary: containers A Label the pictures with the name of the food and the correct container from the box. ze jar bottle package box can bag 1 4 5 6 B Complete the phrases with the ¢ EB) Kate and Pippa are planning a picnic. correct container. Listen and write their shopping list. La of ketchup a) bag —-b) box. —o)_ bottle. Food for the picnic 2a ___ of cereal [Link] of potato chips a) can b) bottle «) box 3a of flour a) bag bd. can —o) bottle 4a of soda a) box by bag) can a of jam 5 a) jar by box —o) bag 6a of cookies = | a) bottle _b) package ©) canoe Grammar: How much/How many and quantifiers ‘A Complete the questions with How much or How many. Then circle the correct option. 1 A: ______ flourdo youneed?—B: Ineed a few / alittle 2 oranges do you want? B: I want feww / a little. 3A: rice do you eat? B: Leat afew / a little ak soda do you drink? —B: drink a few / a litle. 5 A: _____ cookies did you eat? B: Late alot of / alittle cookies. 6A milk did you drink? B: I drank few / lols of milk. B Read about these people's intentions to improve their diet. Complete the blanks with less or fewer. Heath and kind Magazine 5 TIPS FOR A PERFECT DIET Here’s what some of our readers are doing to improve their diet: 1 I want to lose weight, so eat fat ‘and sugar every day. 2 Giving up cookies and chocolate is impossible! But a least I'm eating cookies and chocolate now. 3 Iiryto use __cil when | fry vegetables. 4 I'm trying to drink cups of coffee— just one or two a day. 5 I'm going to drink soda. ‘€ Complete the questionnaire with much or many. Then answer the questions with true information about your diet. Diet Questionnaire Questions Answers: How ‘meals do you have in a day? Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner How snacks do you have between meals? How ‘sugar do you putin your tea or coffee? How lasses of fruit juice do you crink a day? oo H — How cans of soda do you drink a week? How fruit do you eat 3 day? How Cookies do you eat a week? 7 How do you want to improve your diet? Write one sentence | want to Cer C1 don't drink many tea v© Reading: pred A Look at the title of the article and the picture in Exercise B. What do you think it is about? jon I think the article is about B Read each paragraph and circle one option to predict the topic of the next paragraph. Then read the next paragraph to check. Beach Barbecue For visitors to New England in the summer, there's, nothing better than a traditional clambake. The tradition of the clambake came from the Native Americans who taught the Europeans how to steam clams, corn, potatoes, and other kinds of food, using rocks and a wood fire. The traditional methods for making a clambake are still used today. 1 [think the topic of the next paragraph is... a) how to make a clambake. b) the history of the clambake tradition. The traditional method for preparing a clambake is to start by digging a hole in the sand. People then put large stones in the hole and build a hot fire on top. The fire needs to burn for a couple of hours so the stones get really hot. While the fire is burning, you can prepare the food. 2. [think the topic of the next paragraph is... a) how to prepare the fire, b) how to prepare and cook the food. A traditional clambake usually includes clams and lobsters, potatoes, and corn, When the rocks are very hot, you need to put some seaweed onto the rocks. Then put the food on top and cover with more seaweed. The steam from the seaweed helps to cook the food. It takes about two hours. When the food is ready, the chefs ring bells. - 3. [think the topic of the next paragraph is... a) how they eat the food. _b) how to put out the fire. Everyone gathers around the fire. The smell of the seafood and the wood is fantastic! Each guest takes a plate and takes some of the food, and then they go and sit together on the beach and eat. Some clambakes continue until midnight with music and dancing. It's an experience you'll never forget. oe Communication strategy: explaining what you mean ‘A Match the descriptions to the pictures. A sO cl D 1. It’sa type of fruit. It looks like an apple. It’s red and yellow on the outside, and inside it has a lot of juicy seeds. 2. It’s green, it's like a pear, but inside it’s very soft and not sweet. You can prepare it with salt and lemon juice. 3. It’s like a potato, but it's orange, and you can fry it in butter or bake it in the oven 4 It’s kind of Japanese food. It’s made with rice and seaweed, and it usually has fish or vegetables inside it."Cver to Match the pictures to the speakers. you AEB) Listen to three people talking about the most unusual food they have ever tasted. B EB) Listen again and complete the table. Name of food ete Think about the most unusual food you have ever tried. Answer the questions. 1 What did you eat? Country where people Adjectives they use to describe it Did they like it? D {i} Use your answers from Exercise C to write a paragraph about your unusual food experience. Wy) 2 Where did you eat it? 3 What did it look/smell /taste /feel like? 4 Did you enjoy it? The mast unusual food I have ever tasted is Iwas in‘A Underline the odd one out. 1 Which food is not a fruit? banana apple orange 2 Which food is not made from milk? cheese yogurt pasta 3 Which one is not a fish? tuna salmon herring 4 Which one is not vegetarian? beans ketchup spaghetti B Choose the correct answer. 1 What kind of food do people eat in China to celebrate the New Year? a) eggs b) noodles © carrots 2 What kind of food do people eat in the U.S. on Thanksgiving? a) turkey b) beef ©) fish 3 On New Year's Eve in Spain, people eat a) watermelon. b) oranges. ©) grapes. 4 People in England eat Yorkshire pudding together with a) beef b) toast. ©) cream. 5 What kind of food is caviar? a) frogs’ legs) sharks’ teeth ©) fish eggs 6 Parmesan is a type of cheese made in a) Canada. b) France ©) Ttaly. 7 Sushi is a kind of Japanese food made from fish and a) noodles. dy tice. ©) bread, 8 In Japan, people often eat steamed rice with a pickled a) cherry. b) lemon. © plum. 9 In Mexico, a special sauce for chicken called “mole” is made with ... a) chocolate.) seafood. © curry. 10 Chili is a kind of spicy stew made from meat, chili peppers, garlic, and a) oranges b) onions. ©) broccoli ane esLove and Romance dating e Vocabular, ‘A Match the sentences to the descriptions. We're going to Will you have get married! | dinner with me? | A c 1 C1 He's asking her out 20 3 They're breaking up. ‘They're dating. Complete the conversation. Then listen and check your answers. A: Did Mike and Rachel (1) 2 Thaven’t seen them together recently B: Yes, Mike's (2) with Judy now I think they just (3) B: No, they met ona (4) about a month ago. The next day, he (5) | her ____ again, and the rest is history That's great news! [hope they'll be happy! © Grammar: phrases of preference A Circle the correct option. 1. Would you like see / to see a movie tomorrow? 2. I'd rather not eat / not to eat dinner too early 3 Would you prefer go out / to go out to a restaurant or stay home? 4. I'd like go / to go toa party on the weekend. Would you rather have / to have Mexican or Indian food tonight? 6 We'd prefer cook / 0 cook dinner at home. | C14 rather not to see a movie tonight, v Idon’t want to see you anymore! 5 LJ] she’s going on a blind date. C: Really? They haven't known each other that long, right®y Tl wear a red scarf so that you'll recognize me. This is my new girlfriend. 4 Ld they gotengaged. B Write the words in the correct order to make sentences. 1 1 /to/ go / would / like / to / a party 2 to / Would / like / you / to / go / dinner / out / ? 3. would / tonight / not / go / rather / We / out 4 home / prefer / you / Would / to / eat / at /? 5 not / eat / prefer / Italian / would / to / food / I 6 go / Would / rather / you / a movie / to /? G)iais© What would you like to do on your first date? Write questions using the words in parentheses. Then write true answers. 1 gotoamovie 4 go toa dance club A: Would you prefer to go toa movie __? (prefer) 2 (rather) B: would 2 talk ina café 5 talk about music AD 2 (like) A 2 (prefer) B: 3 meet with a group of friends 6 invite your date home to meet your parents AL 2(rather) A 2 (ike) B: B eo Grammar: negative yes/no questions - A Respond to the statements using negative yes/no questions and the words in parentheses. 1A: Steve is going out with Mary. B: snthe going ont withLaura (Laura) 2. A: Mike was in our computer class. B 2 (math class) 3. A: My sister is going to Las Vegas next week. B: 2 (Los Angeles) 4A: I'd like to go out to dinner tonight. B: 1 (see a movie) 5 A: Carol broke up with James yesterday. Br 2 (ast month) 6 A: Weshould leave at six o'clock. B: cr) 7 A: Marta met her boyfriend in Thailand, B = ——? (Japan) B Complete the ad with the correct negative auxiliary verbs from the box. a Haven't Don't Isn't Wouldn't Aren't <2,Valentine ‘Dinner Date © Hse Singles Club! ee you like to meet the woman or ‘man of your dreams? v ————______ wou fel lonely wi Friends ong out ona date? wa en we ao ’ You tired of staying home alone 2 3 on the weekend? ———_—_—_—_ 40u waited lon. "ahi peron to share your ie with. tn rte v it time to change your life around? 4 5 Co X Are not they going to get engaged soon? v Join Our Valentine Dinner Date Singles Club!‘© Complete the questions with the correct negative form of auxiliary verbs from the box. does would did was are Idon’t think I've met Dave before. you meet him at Fiona’s dinner party last Saturday? A B 2A: Did you know Julio’s dating Diana? B A Really? he going out with Maria before? 3. A: Let's goand have a coffee before the movie. B: _____ you rather eat dinner first? 4 A: Gina and Takeo have been engaged for a year B: Oh, yes? they getting married soon? 5. A: Did you hear? Beth is breaking up with Simon. B: Why? she want to go out with him anymore? 6 A: [guess Victor's going out with Julie now: B: Wow, he going out with Sara, too? © writin: identifying paragraph structure A The sentences from two paragraphs are mixed up. Identify the sentences that go with each topic. Write the paragraph number in the box. ‘Topic sentence 1: Female elephants give birth every three to four years. ‘Topic sentence 2: Elephants have a vegetarian diet, @ ms a) b) o a ° 9 8) h) O O They usually have one baby, and sometimes, very rarely, they have twins They are plant eaters (or herbivores) that eat a variety of plants such as trees, grasses, and shrubs. They eat all parts of the plant, including the roots, leaves, and bark The mother carries her baby inside her for 22 months, Their favorite foods are figs and mangoes, but they particularly like tree bark because it contains essential minerals and nutrients, ‘They use their trunks to pick up small items and rip branches from trees, and they also use itlike a straw to drink water. The baby elephant weighs about 100 kg at birth and is over 75 cm tal. Itneeds to drink its mother’s milk for about 18 months, Male elephants can eat up to 300-600 pounds (130-260 kg) of food each day and can spend between 12-20 hours eating@ Listenin, A You are going to listen to a lecture about the Eastern Brown Pelican. First, read these statements and circle T (true) or F (false), 1 Pelicans reproduce once a year. The female lays only one egg ‘Only male pelicans build the nest. Male pelicans do not incubate the eggs. Baby pelican: 6 Only female pelicans can feed the babies, understanding instructions and processes can talk to their parents from inside the egg, B EBB) Now listen to the lecture and check your answers to Exercise A. eo Vocabulary: get + adjective A Match the situations to the consequences. 1 Manuel saw a spider. 2. Pete felt il. 3. Martina broke her favorite vase. 4 Henry had nothing to do. 5. Yukiko had no food to eat. 6 Adéle ran a marathon. 5) » ° a ° 6 She Bae as got mad, He got bored, He got scared. She got hungry She got tired, He got sick. B Complete the conversations with questions. Use get and a word from the box. mad married scared sick onery 1A: We forgot to take food with us on our trip. Bi Didyougebhungry 2 A: We were camping and we heard a big bear outside our tent. Thad a date with my girlfriend on Friday and I forgot all about it. We ate some berries and plants, but they weren't good My son had a bad cold and had to stay at home for four days. A: Martin and Anita went to Las Vegas last weekend. a)Vveryo ‘A Read these people's descriptions of their first date. Complete the table. eve e922 On ny first date, I went to a Chinese restaurant with a boy from school and we ate noadles it was very difficult to eat them with chopsticks, so I got shy and nervous, and only ate half o food in the end. He yes, but ona first date, I'd prefer to eat Mexican food or pizza. ( e "t seem to mind though, 2 and I got bored, and I think she did, too. We didn’t go a first date. (Tak r after that. I'd rather go to a concert or a club for How did they feel? [What did they do on their first date? What would they prefer to do ona first date? Bete REESE eee ES eee en EEE eee eee REE eeeeee ety B Make notes about the first time you did something, for example, your first date, your first dri lesson, your first visit to a foreign country. "Was it a good experience? Why or why not? | What did you do? | How did you feel? ¢ [il Use your notes in Exercise B to write a paragraph about your experience. Tl aways remember the fist time | have never forgotten the fist ime | . Ba aNmind Strategy St Organize words or phrases into a logical sequence. ‘A Write the phrases in the diagram in a B Now put these events in a logical sequence. logical sequence. ask someone out breakup get engaged = apply for ajob get a job get married get together again get promoted go to an interview 0 on ablind date go out with someone ) graduate from university pass your exams retire from your job t “ i na * Organize words or phrases into a logical sequence. + Leam other word forms of the same word family. + Lea nouns that often go with specific verbs.