aT aoe tel CH THE GOOD,THE BAD PWR ‘ome people just get lucky. There were the neighbourhood friends in the USA who turned out to be a long-lost brother and sister, There was the man whose house caught fire and who was saved by his neighbour, wha scaled a wall, climbed through a window and beat off smoke to reach the victim, And there are all those tales of people who rescue their neighbour's cat, fight off burglars, or do the shopping for their elderly neighbours. But there are plenty of bad neighbours, too: people who refuse to repair broken fences, let their cigarette smoke drift into your kitchen, ‘or knock on your door to tel you there's a strange car parked outside (probably your guest’s) or to remind you to mow the lawn, In life's lottery, you can only hope you get the Good Guys maving in next door. Here are a few of your stories: the good, the bad and the strange neighbours you've had. [My neighbour keeps his yard full of action figures. He has so many that they cover the grass. He's in his fifties, so | find it very odd, but he's always cheerful and happy so we haveno complaints. Mary Perlmutter | was expecting a problem with my neighbour because | have a tee with branches that hang over their fence. One day they knocked on the door and gave me a huge apple pie that they'd baked. Then they said, "This is made from the apples on your tteel We hape you enjoy it." We've been friends ever since. max24 >My neighbour has a steam engine in hi garden | think he was a historian or something like that. He keeps itn excellent condition and ets the local kids play ont, RGH [My upstairs neighbours hang their washing from the windows oftheir flat. The Clothes drip doun onto our washing because we live below them. So one day the mother came down and suggested that we do our washing on Mondays and Thursdays and she does hers on Wednesdays and Saturdays, We tried itand it worked perfect! Paulina |My downstairs neighbours have lots of partes during weekends. 'm hal-deaf but leven | can hear the noise. | complained once, so they invited mein. | efuse. I'm eighty-three, At my age I can’t dance lke | used to. Vince 5 A Discuss with other students. 1 What type of things do good neighbours do? 2 What type of things do bad neighbours do? B Read the text. Are any of your ideas in it? C Work with a partner. Which of the five stories from the public describe good neighbours? Which describe bad or bizarre neighbours? Which could be more than one? 6 what do you think the following words/expressions mean? a) long-lost (paragraph 1) 4) mow (paragraph 2) b) scaled a wall (paragraph 1) e) action figures (paragraph 4) ©) drift (paragraph 2) f) steam engine (paragraph 6) CLINE QUANTIFIERS 7 A Read sentences a)-f) from the text. Circle the words that describe quantity. a) My downstairs neighbours have Gots oPparties b) But there are plenty of bad neighbours too ©) Here are a few of your stories. d) We have no complaints. ) There are all those tales of people wio rescue their neighbours cat. f) He has so many that they cover the grass. B Of the words you circled in Exercise 7A, which of them ... 1... mean a large number/amount? 2... mean a small number/amount? 3... means none? 4 .... two quantifiers can only be used with countable nouns (things we can count)? [> page 142 LANGUAGEBANK G Circte the correct alternatives. How to be a good neighbour If someone moves in next door, introduce yourself. If they're new to the area, they'll probably have Ja litte/a lot of questions, e.g. how much/many times per week the ‘rubbish is collected. Getto know them and give them ‘a bit/plenty of information about yourself. If you do “all of/a lot of gardening or if your kids sometimes make too ‘much/rany noise, let them know. Some families have ‘several/plenty pets. Dogs can be noisy, and cats sometimes wander into neighbours’ gardens or homes. Ifit ‘happens only a few/little times, that’s OK, but if it happens "a lor/much, it’s problem. People who say they never have *much/many trouble with their neighbours are usually good ‘communicators. It’s easy: tell them news and events. ‘Tell them beforehand about your parties. Or, better still, invite them! Ifthey're partying with you, will they complain about the noise? *8Nonel/No! B Do you agree with the advice? ‘What else makes a good neighbour?9A Work in pairs. What features where you live do you like/dislike? Use the photos below to help you. Make notes about the following: + things you tke 4 beautiful city centre with lots of trees and parks + things that are nice but not essential 4 good local supermarket + things you hate graffition the buildings B Think about your neighbourhood. What would make it: + more beautiful? + better for your health? + more interesting? + safer? + more of a community? Id really ike to see a good shopping mall, where people can meet. My neighbourhood would be healthier if there was less traffic congestion in the mornings. © Compare your ideas in groups. Were CIOWNYAPLUS COMPOUND NOUNS 10 A Read sentences 1-4 about local features. Find and underline a compound noun in each sentence. 1 Ilive next to the main road, so it's a bit noisy. 2 There's a wonderful bookshop near where | live. 3 There's a lovely public swimming pool by my house, and it's free for children. 4 Where | ive is good for window shopping but too expensive to buy anything! B Match the compound nouns in Exercise 10A with patterns a)-d) below. a)noun+noun —_¢) verb + noun b) adjective + noun d) noun + verb speakout TIP Compound nouns combine two related words. The first word gives us more information about the second, 8, shoe shop history teacher, paper bag, What other words make compound nouns with shop, teacher and bag? Compound nouns can be written as one word, two words or with a hyphen. Use a dictionary to check 1.1 A Which words complete these compound nouns? 1 jam 6 sports] lights city 2 park Thigh Se rel oremey 3 centre 8 semidetached [int terowd t 4 super 9 housing outdo | — int 5 primary 10 duty-free tangage t— git | — ‘Bill STRESS PATTERNS: compound nouns. Listen to check your answers. Then think about the stress patterns. Which word is usually stressed: the first or the second? Listen again to check C Discuss. Think about the place where you are studying now. Which of the compound nouns does ithave nearby? [> page 155 VOCABULARYBANKTHE INTERNET Work in groups. Look at the picture. Which type of website would you use to: 1 find out what is happening in the world? 2 booka holiday? 3 contact friends? 4 show your holiday pictures? 5. meet the partner of your dreams? 6 7 8 9 your wedding video? find out w find out al ether a new film or book is good? uta big company? share facts about yourself? 10 read and write opinions about anything and everything? 11 read or write factual information al 12 find information quickly? atopic? Rank these types of website in order of Importance for you. Which are the five most important? Which are the two least important? Compare your ideas with other students. Listen to three people talking about their online communities and answer the questions. 1 What does Speaker 1 use her website for? 2 What does she put on the website during ‘a gig (aconcert)? 3 What does Speaker 2 write for his blog? 4 Why does he use Instagram? 5 What does Speaker 3 say is ‘probably one of tl best uses’ of Facebook? 6 What does he like most about Facebook? Work in pairs. Listen to each speaker again. When the speaker finishes, take it in turns to use the words and phrases below to explain what the speakers say. Speaker 1: band promote new: reach thousands Speaker 2: food blog review restaurants photos Instagram different dishes 2,000 Speaker 3: work from home stay in touch parties blanket invitation phone calls family photo, letters photos share Discuss the questions. 1 Do you think websites are real communities? 2 What are the benefits of online communities? 3 Are there any dangers or problems in spending. a lot of time in online communities?