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How many words for fat members can you think of? Write as many 5 you can in one minute. How ean you learn about your family’s past? Write down the different ways in your notebook. Then, quickly read the text. Are your answers the same? C Read the text about family history and match the headings below with the correct sections in the text. A Your tun g B Whatis genealogy? © Research and records] Meet the iAtford Focus from parents to children that determines how they look generation: the people of about the same age in a particular farnly ancestor: peison related to you who lived a long ime ago What makes you who you are? Part of the answer is in your family’s JE aCaEeEsaeaan (Oa cue Coeur hie Renn clea coas Decl, When you look inthe mirror, do you see your father’s smile? Maybe you fake after your mother or look like a grandparent? That's because of DNA. Our DNA contains genes that make each person in the world different - no two people look, think or act the same. We pass down our genes through generations. Scientists Y _cantestyour DNA to find out which F _partot the world your ancestors were from, 2. Your familys history may be a mystery to you, but there's a nay to find out is about it. It’s called genealogy, and its the study of the people you are related to, Genealogy helps you put together your family history It starts with the relatives you know, such as parents and grandparents, and then you can learn about ancestors who lived and died before you were born,| _D Read the Exam Close-up. Then read the Exam "Task below and underline the key words in es Reading the stion first cading the exam question fs EKA Task | Mreitgocd ideo to read the exam sentences very Look at the sentences below about studying your carefully before you read the text. ‘ family history. Read the text to decide ifeach © Underline the key words in each statement so } sentence is correct or incorrect. Write T (True) or you know what information you need to look for. F False. ‘Then read the text quickly so you know what it 1. We look the way we do because of the is about. genes in our DNA. o + Read the text again and look for words and phrases in the text that are similar to the word ‘you underlined in each exam sentence + The statements are in the same order as the information in the text. 2 ADNA test can show where in the world our ancestors lived 3 You can find out the number of relatives you have in a DNA test. 4 Genealogy isthe history of our past and present E Now complete the Exam Task. Use the words you family members. underlined to help you. 5. Relatives who are alive could have F information about ancestors. oo Oo Find the underlined words in the text and think about what they mean. Then circle the correct meanings below. 1. take after: to follow somebody / to be like somebody 2 look like: to have a similar appearance / to see things you enjoy 3. pass down: transfer to / respect the next generation 4 relative: family member / close friend 5 find out: to take outside / to discover or learn 6 look for: to be similar to /to try to find 6 A family tree shows how you are related to other people in your family 7 Acdotective can help you to find information about your family 8 Its possible to buy old newspapers at some libraries. 9 Public records tell you when people were born. 10 The toxt says that websites can help you find information about your ancestors 3. Itisn’t difficult to learn about your past. You can i begin by asking your relatives questions about ‘your ancestors. While you are talking with family members, take notes. This helps you organise any information you get. Make sure you write down any names, dates or places people mention. Then you can draw a family tree with your name at the top. Then you would add all the relatives from ‘you to your great grandparents so you can see how ‘everyone is related. ooaoaqaana 4. If there any blank boxes in your tree it’s time for some detective work! Many people begin ata library where they can look for family names in old newspapers. Public records are usually a very good thing to look at too, They have information about births, marriages and death certificates too. Some records show when people moved to a country, Sometimes, records tell you where people went to school and what their job was. You can also search the Internet. With every bit of research you do, you are discovering your family’s history. Hfyou could choose someone famous tobe inyourfamiy, | Ideas Focus ‘who would you choose and why? eas = Ifyou could go back in time, which one of your ancestors ‘would you like to meet? Why? / Why not?| Family Ties Vocabulary A Match the definitions with the members of the family. Your mum's mother. Your brother's or sister's daughter. Your uncle's and aunt's children Your brother or sister's son, Your mother's sister. Your father’s wife if he marries again. eonRens aunt niece step-mother grandmother nephew cousins Complete the sentences using two of the words in each group. 1 height stim tall Peter has always been very; hhe was 1.98m when he was 14 years-old! He's also quite ‘even though he eats a lot 2 weigh overweight build ‘Annabel nd Claire have got the seme —_____ They aren't very tall and they're botha bit 3 beard blonde straight Hove your son's curly isvery and dark. 4 elderly middle-aged young Sunday was boring! We spent it with our ‘grandparents end our —— parents hair. Mine Complete the text with these words. young kind easy-going height elderly hard-working nervous weigh Elephants: animals of higher intelligence Elephants are interesting enimals because they are very sociable and family is important to them. They can grow to a (1) of over 3 metros and usually (2) Normally they are quite relaxed and (3) but sometimes they can get (4) looking after (8) elephants. They are also quit clever and (6) and slow down and help feed @_—___ or ill members of the family group. These qualities and the fact thet they are so strong and ()____is why people want to protect them and the land they live on for the future. 2 \deas Focus | . 5 about 3,800 kilos. animals, when they are Is family important to you? Why / Why not? ‘Do you think young people can lear things from elderly mergers of their family? Why? / Why not? hard-working jealous generous My auntis a very person. She ‘gives money to people in need. She's also very and spends lots of time helping at the care centro. relax honest nervous My cousin Jack is very to do more exercise to help him He needs unkind easy-going scruffy Granddad is very and he always dresses in — lazy clever reliable Jack isn't very —___. something he forgets. He's vary though and does very well at school. and fun-loving, clothes. Ifyou ask him to doRead the sentences below. Match each sentence with one use of the Present Simple. ‘Water boils at 100°C. His parents work at a bank. We have a dance class next week. The English drink a lot of tea. habits and repeated actions [] permanent situations scientific facts future actions based on ‘timetables and schedules] Be careful We often use adverbs of frequency with the @ Present Simple. They go aiter the verb be but before all other main verbs. B Read the sentences below. Match each sentence with one use of the Present Continuous. You are always intorrupting me! What are you doing at the weekend? Iam saving up for a car. The baby is crying! It must be hunary Families are becoming smaller and smaller these days. actions happening now temporary situations future plans annoying habits changing and developing situations in the present QO Stative Verbs © Read the sentences below and underline the verbs. 1. Peter hates his new school. 2 He understands the problem now. 2. These flowers smell wonderful 4 Who owns the blue car outside? Complete the rule with the Present Simple or Present Continuous. ‘We don't use some verbs in continuous tenses. They are called stative because they describe states and not actions. To talk about the present, ‘we use these verbs in the tense. Some verbs can be both stative and action verbs, but with a different meaning. How does the meaning of think change in the sentences below? 1. They think that having a fot of children is fantastic. 2. They are thinking of moving house this year. °) Grammar Focus pp.161 & 162 (1.1 to 1.4) Choose the correct answers. Quiet Williarn! Why so noisy this morning? @ are yoube bare you being Who's that? |__her name. ‘a ‘mnot remembering b don'tremember Irene with hor cousin for a few weeks. a lives b isliving Granddad isn’t feeling well. He later today. a ‘seeing b sees Tony his grandfather. 2. is looking like looks like ‘Mum and Dad always us with them on holidays. a take b are taking Bob and Sue ___ to their aunt Maisie's house every weekend. a are going b 90 Why children are jealous of each other? a do you think bare you thinking the doctor Complete the text with the correct Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Identical twins 1(t)___ think) that identical twins are fascinating. They (2) — thave) the same DNA, but they've got different fingerprints and they often have different personalities too. My sisters Katy and Sandy (3) _____ {bey identical twins, and my. parents and | (4) —____ (not / kno) which twin is which most ofthe time. In fact, thoy 6 (always / play) tricks on us, which is not funny! They (6) __ (wear fferent clothes every morning, so we know who is who but then they (7) _____ (sometimes / change) clothes later just to confuse us. There is only one thing that helps us tell who is who: Katy (8) ___(spend) a lot of her free time reading books, but Sandy (9)____thate} reading. She often complains about it, saying Katy (10) (cead) again!"1 Farnily Ties Listening A Look carefully at the pictures below. What can you see in each one? 1 al fe Exam Task ‘There are six questions in this part, For each question, there are three pictures and a short recording, Circle the comtect picture a, b or 11 Which giel is her sister? Look at the pictures in A again and match them to these questions. 1 Where did the woman meat her cousin? [7] 2 Who does the man’s niece take after? (] 3. How does the man’s daughter spend her free time? (] {HERD Now listen to the three conversations and circle the correct answers (a, b or ¢) in Task B. Read the Exam Close-up. Then read the Exam Task below and study the pictures carefully. Write notes about the differences, similarities or connections between them. 2221) Now complete the Exam Task. {02 Now listen again. Exam up Identifying differences * Before you listen, read the question for each set of pictures fst end underine any key words. ‘+ Then look at the pictures carefully and make sure you understand them, * It’s important to identify the differences between them before you listen, Where do Sophie and her family live now? fa] [al [b) le] LONDON |gRiGHTON|| oxFORD 2. Who are the neight When will they have their picnic? fal b) [i] erm (st 3 What time will the boy leave? What did the boy think of his friend's father? [al [p] [ 2:88) lalSpeaking) A Work with a partner and answer these questions. + Doyou come from a big or small family? © What do you enjoy doing with your family in your free time? B Look at the photos in the Exam Task. Then write 1 (photo 1), 2 (photo 2) or B (both photos) next to the words below. a pets a f jeans a b boardgame [] g garden oO parents = h outdoors O) children o i indoors = [J e findy = j relaxed =O right background nextto behind left foreground on Inthe I can see some trees. The father and son are sitting the sofa The girl with long, blonde hairs her mum. i there is @ mother and daughter. The teenage boy is the white dog. ‘The boy in the striped T-shit is on the ‘The father with the dogsis on the 1 2 3 4 Inthe 5 6 7 Read the Exam Close-up and then work in pairs to complete the Exam Task. Use the Useful Expressions to help you. Exam Task ‘Student A looks at photograph 1 and describes what he or she can see. Student 8 listens. Then student B describes photograph 2 and student A listens. Would you prefer to live in a big family / small family? Why / Why not? Do parents nowadays spend encugh time with the children? Why? / Why not? Useful Expressions Describing photos lying onthe oor. Ican see... Inthe foreground / background Thetes white | ‘There are four. He's behind / in front of / next to/on the right Hes wearing. | | She's... tall, sim good-looking He/ She's got... long, derk hair They look... relaxed / happy /eas Complete the sentences about the two photos in the Exam Task. Use the words in the box. Exam Describing in detail + Inthe exam, look at the photo for a moment before you start speaking, + Try and describe the photo in as much detail as possible ~ think about what you can see in the background and foreground. * Use adjectives to describe people and things, e.g. what they are wearing, their personality, ete. * Use prepositions to say where things are in the photograph. up Ideas Focus °| islam Valles) Vocabulary Collocations & Expressions A Complete the phrases with keep, fall, pay, get and have 1 2 compliment/ a visit 2 a diary /asecret 3 a family / sympathy 4 —__ married / divorcd 5 inlove/ to pieces B Complete sentences 1-10 with collocations and expressions from A. 1. I'm not ready for children now, butI'd love tohave____________ina few years. 2 Shhh! You mustn't tell anyone about it! Can youkeep 3. I don't think Ill ever fall — again. My divorce was very upsetting, 4 My husband paid me ___________yestarday. He said | looked lovely. 5. Tomand! want toget____________ as soon as possible. We love each other. 6 I'dneverkeep____________. My sister might read it! 7 Have some __ Pete; your brother has just lost his job. 8 If they can't sort out their problems soon, they may get a 9 Why not pay Grendma________, Tom? She'll be pleased ta see you. 10. itis dificult not to fall ________ when someone close to you passes away. C Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions from A. 4. After 20 years, Susie's parents are Naturally she's very upset. 2. Sam's father loft his mother. Sam's worried that she'll Ree eed oes Sj ___-_slorof er children of separated or divorced parents. 4 My grandmother's house is near here; let's her : 5 Mum, do you remember what it was that made you ——_______ with bad? 6 Pam, can you __? Good, come here and I'll whisper it in your ear. 7. Alot of my friends __; they write in it every day. 8 My sisteris ____at the end of the month = she's having a very unusual wedding, 9 ‘Do you plan to_when you grow up?" ‘Lwant a big one with five children!” 10. My boyftiend __ today; he said | was very clever! ©. Ideas FOCUS | + Do you think ts better to have a family when you are young? Why] Why not? ‘= Doyou think people can only really fallin love once in their ves? Why? / Why not? Do you think its a good idea to keep a diary ¢0 you can look at it when you are old? Why? / Why not?Gravina 1. Grenddad told us a story about our ancestors. 2 Each country has its own traditions. 3 Information about our genes comes from our DNA, 4 5 Amother feels great love for her children ‘An aunt of mine gave me this picture. booo00 B Circle the correct words to complete the rules. 4 Countable / Uncountable nouns refer to separate items, They can be singular and plurel, We use an article (a/an/the) before singular countable nouns. 2. Countable / Uncountable nouns refer to things that cannot be counted or abstract ideas. These nouns do not have a plural form, Some nouns can be both countable and uncountable depending on their meaning. How is the meaning of hair diffarent in these sentences? 1. Mysister washes her hair every day 2 Ohno! There are dog hairs all over the sofa D Complete the table with the words below. alotof akiloof anumberof any afew alittle lotsof many much some , ‘Only Uncountable | Both ies eateral Remember that some plural €@ countable nouns don't end in ~s, and that some uncountable nouns do end in-5 Children are usualy Fiendly. The news is very good! nly Countable E Write the words in the correct column. G Complete the dialogues with a, an or some. advice food generation information mirror 1 A: Can | have orange, please? People maths family research tradition B: Ofcourse! Countable TT] 2 A: What's that, Dad? B: its ___old watch that Granddad gave me. 3. A; saw cool audio equipment in a shop this morning. B: Oh, did you buy anything? 4A: Mum wants to make apple pie, but there are only two apples. Br Oh, well Il go and buy F Chocolate and time can also be countable and 5 A: What did you get for your birthday? uncountable depending on their meaning. Write ea i 4 | got__ delicious chocolate and a sentence for each meaning, peck 6 A: Could Ihave ___ milk? -_ Br Oh, there isn't any lat. oo 7. A: Did you buy —__present for your grandmother? cess gSSaa ESSE B: Yes, Ibought her italian bag 8 A: Do you want ___ sugar in your tea? No, thanks. asst greatFamily Ties Using abbreviations We often use abbreviationsin notes and postcards. These are the most common: ‘+ morning and afternoon ~ am and pm + people's tities ~ Mrs, Mr, Miss, Ms, Dr ordinal numbers ~ 10th (tenth), 40th (fortieth) parts of the language ~ e.g. (for example), etc (etcetera, Le. (that's to say) some countries - USA, UK, UAE in addresses - Rd (road), ‘Ave (avenuel, St (street) A. Rewrite the sentences below with abbreviations in your notebooks 1. look ike my mother’s side of the family; that's to say, my grandmother, my aunt and my cousins. 2. It’s mum's thity-fith birthday next week. Carol lives in the United Arab Emirates. Please bring food. For example, fruit, sandwiches or hotdogs. I'm seeing Doctor Andrews at four o'clock in the afternoon, Mister Jones says lessons start at eight forty-five in the morning, Sixty-two Greendale Street, London, United Kingdom. Buses leave at ten in the morning, eleven in the morning, twelve in the morning, etcetera, B_ Read the writing task below and answer the questions. You are preparing for a special family occasion. Write an email inviting one of your relatives to the party. In your invitation, you should: say what the invitation is for © say when the party is say who is coming (35-45 words) 1. What do you have to write? 2 Who will read it? 3. Why are you writing? C Read the example email and underline the abbreviations. Hi Uncle Sam, How are you? We're having a surprise party on Saturday 11th April at 6pm because it's Dad’ Seiilat Gom be ad's SOth birthday, All the family are comi I ane NB, as well as Dad’s ' hope you can come too. Let me know, Love, Rashidaoos 1 agreeing Read the example email again and tick (i) the things Rashida has included. details about the food Qo 2 thereason fortheparty [] 6 told the reader to keep a secrot o 3 the time the party starts [] 7 asked the reader to reply to the invitation [] 4 the date of the party [] 8 _informel expressions o E Match the items to make a plan. 4 Greeting ‘@ Give the reason why you are writing 2 Paragraph 1 b Love, Rashida 3 Paragraph 2 € Ask the reader to reply to your invitation, 4 Paragraph 3 Ask about the reader. 5 Poragraph 4 © HiUncle Sam, 6 Signing off £ Give more details about the party. ! F_ Read the Exam Close-up and the Exam Task. Then make a plan. Exam ‘G Now complete the Exam Task. Remember to | include all the important information. Exam Task You have done very well at schoo! this year and your parents want to have a party to colebrate. Weite an email to a friond to invite them to the party. In your email you should: + ‘tell your fiend why you are emailing + sive information about the party (time, place, date) © ask your friend to reply (35-45 words) Including all the information ‘+ Make sure you read the exam question caretully. *+ Underline the information you need to include in your writing, + When you have fnished, reed the exam question again and check you have included all the points in your note — ‘Useful Expressions \ Inviting ‘Writing about special Youte invited to events Can you come? celebration Iwantto inviteyouto.... guests invitation Asking for a reply Let me know ifyou can special occasion surprise party Tellmeifyoucancomeor ae but they make terrible coffee! {i Wh bright 8 The quality of vogetables you can buy con \ variety — from market stall to market stal 9 had a of vanilla, chocolate ane C Complete the text with the correct form of the words. strawberry ice-cream for dessert. | The Hummingbird Bakery | Do you like sweet things? Love sugar? Dream about chocolate? if you | do then The Hummingbird Bakery’ in London is the place for you. These shops are ful ofthe most delicious and (1)_____ coLour ccupeakes you can imagine. These (2) treats are so TASTE iq popular thet there are now three branches of the bakery in London with a fourth planned for next year. Tho fist bakery opened in 2004 | after a group of Americans couldn't find (3) ‘Americen- TRADITION | __ style cupcakes anywhere in London, They decided to make their own and sell them. It certainly proved to be a great (4) -! DECIDE I ‘Those who visit the bakery will definitly be spoilt or (5) | CHOOSE But the favourite with the (6) _is the ‘Red Velvet Cupcake’. CUSTOM This isa delicious (7) ___ of bright red vanilla cake with cream MIX cheese and chocolate on top. The newest shop to open in London isin (8) decorated with (9) -coloured cupcake art and alarge TV BRIGHT screen showing the bakery’s 50 different (10) of cakes. VARY So if you're in London and you didn't have a dessert at lunchtime, why | Soho. itis TREND. | | not drop by and try the delicious delights the Hummingbird Bakery has | 10 offer. eis) CO. 3s Ideas FOCUS | + iisdiftcut foryou to decide what to have when you ere ‘in a restaurant? Why? / Why not? * Do youlike to taste new things? Why? / Why not?CANINA —______can be used to talk about states or repeated actions in the past, but ‘an only be used to talk about repeated actions in the past. It cannot be used to talk about past states, be used to & get used to © Look at the sentences and answer the que! 4, am getting used to eating healthy food. 2. lam used to eating healthy food. ‘a Which sentence refers to something that is already usual or familiar? [] b Which sentence refers to something that is becoming familiar now? [-] _D Complete the rules with be used to and get used to. © We use ___. + verb + -ing or @ noun to talk about actions or states that are usual or familiar. We use + verb + -ing or @ noun to talk about actions or states that are becoming familiar to us. 163 (2.3.& fy macs E Tick (V) the sentences where the words in bold can be replaced with would. 1. My mum used to give us croissants every Sunday morning. [7] ‘These chocolates used to cost much less. oO Did you use to like vegetables when you were younger? We used to have picnics at the beach every weekend. QO | didn’t use to own a fridge, but now | do. a David used to eat a lot of rice when he lived in China oO o oO (Our cat Max used to hide its food in the garden. Did Susan use to be slim when she was at university? F Choose the correct answers. 1. |__-having bread and cheese for breakfast: a amused to b used to © am getting used 2. My cookery teacher be a chef. a Is getting used to b isused to € used to 3. __ preparing food when you lived at home? a Did you use to b Are you getting used to. ¢ Were you used to 4 Jessica loved India, but she the spicy food. a didn’t use to b couldn'tget usedto cused to 5. Maria and Natalie __ the lunches at their new school's canta a are getting usedto bused to € get used to 6 watching his weight? 2 Did Ted use to b Is Ted used to € Is Ted getting used 7 |_eating anything | wanted bafore | went on a diet. a was used to b amgettingusedto sc _usedito help your mum set the table? a Didyougetusedto Did youuse to Were you used toOrdering adjectives + When you have two or more adjectives before 2 noun, remember +0 put thom in this order: opinion (delicious), size (tiny), age (old, shape (square), colour (purple, origin (German) and material (sil. + When you have two adjectives of the seme kind before a noun, put and between them and put them in alphabetical order (black and white). A\ Tick (/) the correct sentences and then correct the order of adjectives in the wrong ones. 1 The waiters were wearing blue nice uniforms. Se eee eee eee 2. We sat at a big round table by the window. Poeev Herre Eee eee eee eet 3. Have you been to the Chinese fantasticnew restaurant? 4 Please change this dirty old tablecloth! ae 5 The walls are decorated with modern interesting pictures, __ 6 There were lovely fresh flowers on the table. Seo eee 7 \recommend our tasty little pizzas. eee eee B It’s worth a try if you're thirsty and hungry. iH B Read the writing task below and then decide if the statements are T (True) or F (False), You recently had a meal in a new restaurant. Write a review of the restaurant for your schoo! magazine giving your opinion and saying why you would / wouldn't recommend it. (100 wards) 1. You should write about some food you enjoyed. oO 2 The review is for people the same age as you. Oo 3. The review can be either positive or negative. Qo 4. You should say why you liked or didn't like the food. G 5 You need to say if you think other people should go to the restaurant. [] CC Read the example review and complete it with the adjectives in brackets in the correct order. = Gino's: a good choice for hungry shoppers ‘Are you bored with (1) (grey / tasteless) ____ fast-food? Next time you are hungry, why net pay a visit to the (2) (tain / new) restaurant, Gino's? | wes shopping last weekend when I saw the (3) {colourful / modern) ______ restaurant in the city centre, s0 | decided to try it. had a (4) thealthy / smal) __ starter of grilled aubergine and chicken pasta for my main. The aubergine was (5) (tasty / sweet) — —and the pasta was delicious. Gino's is ain) (6) (easy-going / small) _ restaurant with (7) (ed / lovely / cotton) tablecloths, trondy pictures, and (8) (young / friendly) waiters. I's the pocfect place for lunch for everyone!Useful Expressions Recommending Ihighly recommend | wouldnt don't recommend... Its the perfect place cafe / restaurant for. Itsthe worst food Adject Complete the plan for the example review with Beene Hectives for ooo00 be 1D restaurants these descriptions. Soe & ‘a Describe the meal you ate. (Paragraph 1 overcooked =] arty o bb Give your opinion of the restaurant colourful 5 trendy gd andmake a recommendation. []__—_-Paragraph 2 dalicious bright g € Give details about the restaurant. [] Paragraph 3 healthy [old-fashioned =] | di Introduce what you are reviewing. [] Paragraph 4 | unhealthy expensive o é bland (stow ol F Read the Exam Close-up and the Exam Task. Do you need | processed (D)_ unfiiendly | to write a positive or negative review? tasty Onde a eless G Read the Useful Expressions and write P (positive) or N Lae (negative) for each one. "H Complete the Exam Task. Remember to make a plan before you start and to think about different adjectives you can Use in each paragraph. Exam up Exam Task Making your writing interesting + Ibis a good idea to use lots of different vocabulary in your writing to make it more interesting. + When you are planning n the exam, think about the words you can use to describe people, places or Write a review of the restaurant for your school things. cribe people, pl magazine. Give your opinion and say why you 7 : : + Try to use lots of different adjectives and not the wouldn't recommend it to others. (100 words} ba det hibelidly You recently ate at a new restaurant but you were very unhappy with your meal.Before you watch A How much do you know about olives? Look at the statements below and write T (True) or F (False). 1. Green, black and brown olives each come from a different type of tree. [] 2 The olive branch is a symbol of peace. o 3. Olive trees are easy to recognise a While you watch B_ Watch the video and see if your answers for A are correct, C Watch the video again and circle the words you hear. In fact, most people wouldn't know / recognise an olive tree. Some trees have been alive / lived for thousands of years. If people want to end 2 war, they are said to ‘offer an olive tree / branch’ You can make a kind / type of tea from the leaves. To produce the best liquid / il, olives are collected and processed once they have become black. & They're very important / valuable for vitamins and their oils are very healthy. After you watch D Complete the summary of the video below using these words. account associated assume carries evidence incorrect live produce ‘On the Greek island of Naxos, olives grow in meny sizes and colours. Many people (1) —______ that they come from different kinds of trees, but this is 2)_____. Green olives are young and black ones are older. It is usually the black olives that are processed in order to (3) il Greek olives (4) __ for alot of the world's olive production. Olives have been an important part oflife in Greece for many thousands of years. For example, in ancient stories of gods and goddesses, Eirene, the goddess of peace, (5) —____an olive branch. Today, around the world, the olive branch is stil (6) _________with peace and the end of wars. Olive ail is also said to have remarkable health benefits. There is even a that those who use it (8) longer. ° Ideas Focus | + boyouand yourfamily eatalot of olives, or use a lot of live oi? Why? / Why nox? «What other foads do you know that have health benefits?Cirele the correct words. 41 Do you want to have / get a large family when you are older? My sister pay / keeps a clay, but she won't et me read it We should pay / get a visit to the new Iaian restaurant in town My cousin getting / kecping marrod inthe summer. Suzie was so upset when she dropped her father's birdy cake. She fell/hed to pieces. Can you have / keep a secret? I'm in love. The meal was so delicious that my mother paid / got the chef a compliment. David's met a wonderful gir and they've got / fallen in love ‘Complete the word groups with these words. fry look like maincourse middle-aged plate reliable sweet unkind f “1 young elderly pees 5 boil grill | 2 jug bowl eee eae eee 6 similar take after 3 dessert starter, | 7 tasty solic | 4 generous honest 8 lazy nervous | ' i } | i C Complete the sentences with both words. 1 decide decision 4 custom customary a Vicky can never make a a Its___tooffer a visitor a cup of, about what to order in a restaurant. tea or coffee when they arrive. b Canwe what to eat for lunch b Thereisa___here of cooking today? special vegetables on Christmas Day. 2 choice choosy 5S bright brighten ‘@ My mother is vory________ about Light colours ‘what meat she buys. and make it very relaxing the restaurant b ‘There's not much_____on the menu, is b There isavery________ightin the there?” she said. kitchen. 3 mixture mix 6 variety vary a His hamburger was a_______ of fied a There area of pizzas to i meat and eggs put between bread, ‘choose from. b Would you like to_______ the b The restaurant tries to the chicken with the rice? menu every day. D Complete the sentences with these prepositions. ater down for like out My father is looking __________a cousin in Australia. Itake. my mother; | have her sense of humour, Do you think she looks ___ her older sister or her grandmother? We're tying to find ‘more about our femily tree Traditional storis are passed from generation to generation. onene iS ceseitastiticomtntmeneere |Grammar i ‘A. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple, the Present Continuous, the Past Simple or the Past | | \ Continuous of the verbs in brackets. 1 You (always / eat) with poe (be) disgusting! You your mouth open! 21 (iiss) my favourite cookery programme on TV last night. What time (it/ start? 3. Shelly ___________{not/ see) her parents very often, but she oe (often / visit her grandparents, 4. A three-course meal at Mama Mia_____ (cost) ebout £45 per person. 5 Weall (know) that fruit and vegetables oe) : very good for us, but we / eat enough each day? & Mum (make) pizza for lunch when she. (realise) | that she (not / have) any cheese. We trav) sandwiches instead | ac (think) of cooking chicken on Sunday. What. (you think)? 8 Bil__ not /be) a chef, but he (work) at a restaurant in town at the moment. 9 Pete and Lucy (spend) last weekend with us. i 10 ee (the children / enjoy) the party on Saturday? i 41 Sam. thave) eight sisters! | (have) only got one. i 12 Carrie (go) to the doctor's yesterday and he i (tell) her about the importance of a well-balanced diet. B Circle the correct words. 1. found an / the information about olives on the Internet. 2. Physics is are my brother's favourite subject at school 3. Please buy some cheese and any / some bread when you're at the supermarket. 4 There are a number of / 2 lot good restaurants down by the sea j 5 Puta little / few olive oil on your salad and it wil taste delicious. | 6 I'd like a sandwich and a can / cup of coffee for lunch, please. | 7 How much / many spaghetti do you want? | B Men enjoy / enjoys cooking lots of chefs are men. C Complete the second sentences so that they have a similar meaning to the first sentences. Use the words in bold. 1. We don’t eat out during the week any more. used | We during the week. 2 Sooner or later your new school won't feel so strange. get Sooner or later, you_____________your new school. 3. Cooking for lots of people is nothing new for Geoff. | Geof - Bo for lots of people. 4. Tammy didn’t eat meat when she was younger. use Temmy —_________ meat when she mas younger 5 Looking after a small baby is something new for my sister and her husband. not My sister and her husband after a small baby. 6 Mum used to read me stories when I was young. would Mum me stories when | was young,Reading: Vocabulary: ‘Grammar: Listening: Speaking: Writing: multiple-choice questions, understanding text typ environment-related words, prepositions, reading a multip! text fir: present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, articles gap fill, thinking about the answers fst talking about the environment, listening to instructions, opening discussions informal email, planning your work, friendly openings & endings,Reading A. Work with a partner. What do you usually read? Look at the ideas below. Which ones do you read the most? books ‘ebooks magazines text messages newspapers notices and posters websites blogs adverts, postcards Look at the ideas in A again. With a partner, decide if the information you read in each ... + gives facts + entertains the reader * is educational * gives personal opinions Read the text quickly. Where could you read this type of text? What type of information does it have in it? Read the Exam Close-up. Then read the Exam Task and underline the key words. E Now complete the Exam Task. Coral polyps are truly the animals that helped make the world. For millions of years, tiny coral polyps have been building underwater cities. The polyps create something called limestone which they then live on top of There are huge amounts of limestone under © the ocean in islands and mountains. These limestone islands and mountains are called coral reefs. Some reefs are bigger than anything people have ever made. The |) Egyptians used it to build the Great Pyramids. We have used limestone to build many buildings, and crushed limestone is used to make cement. Perot oe ara Beto keene eae Living coral reefs are amazing ‘cities beneath the sea’ that are full of life. The reefs develop well in the warm oceans near the Equator. Among the world’s most colourful places, coral reefs are full of brightly-coloured fish. Reef fish are an important food source for humans and many are caught for food around the world, The Biggest of Them All ‘The Great Barrier Reef, in Australia, is the largest reef in the world. It is 2,000 kilometres long. Over 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and approximately 4000 types of mollusc live in, on and around the reef Each year, thousands of visitors come to see this remarkable world beneath the waves, However, there are rules — visitors can only visit 5% of the reef. In this way, they can still enjoy the reef while it remains protected for future generations Threats to Coral Reefs In recent years, a number of dangers have threatened coral reefs and the life that depends on them. One of the biggest threats is an illegal way of fishingUnderstanding text types «+ Identifying the type of texts in an exam ean help you understand the information init. + Read the text quickly to find out what kind of text it is, e.g. a review, a notice, a letter, etc. and the type of information it has init + Then read each paragraph carefully, one at a time. What, ch paragraph about? What information does the s want you to know? Try to answer these questions Beeanounteins before you read the next paragraph Be aie of rock + Use the title and any headings in the text to help you. Which statement about coral reefs is NOT true? 7 ae 3. They are en important source of fish 5. Which is tho bast summary ofthe tox? See ere en eet dees a Polyps are very important because they create the rock € They are usvelly found in deep ocean waters. pi iar porn besos they Seek They can be larger than man-made things. ‘new as limestone, 's used to build things, bb The coral refs are natural wonders that are in dangor ‘4 How is the Great Barrier Reef protected? : a Only small part of the reef can be seen and we should do everything we can to save them, pat does the writer want to do with this text? riein the reader give advice on conservation “ d_ acvertise a place to go onholiday Bs FS vsitore. The fish from coral reefs are very beautiful and you can b_ Just 5% of visitors are allowed to see it. see them in aquariums around the world. c Visitors must be very strict. There are many different ways to catch fish but some of The reet is not open every year them are not safe for the environment. . One of these statements about the 5 Word Focus \ Reef is not true. Which one do you coral polyp: small animal that lives inthe sea think itis? Discuss your answers. limestone tock that s made of calcium ao 1 itis a World Heritage Site ‘cement: 2 giey powder that is mixed with sand and 2. Itis the world’s largest coral ref system. Beecemalcgonctete 3. Itis one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World Equator: en imaginary line drawn around the Tridel of the earth 4. It can be seen from outer space. ‘molluse:an animal that has a soft body andi often covered witha shell stun: make unconscious and unable to move fora short time that explodes bombs in the water to kill as many fish as possible. It kills most living things and causes great damage to the reef’s structure. Fishing with an extremely dangerous chemical called yunide is another threat to ree, particularly in the Philippines, Fishermen put this poisonous chemical into the reef water because it stuns the fish and they can’t move. They catch the fish easily and then sell them for big money to aquariums or restaurants. The chemical they use kills coral polyps, and causes large areas of the Reasons for Hope H reef to die. ‘Threats to coral reefs are serious, but there is reason to hope that they will survive. Coral reef conservation can help these tiny coral polyps, which have survived natural threats for millions of years, to rebuild the damaged reefs that so many ocean creatures and plants depend on. Water pollution also damages reefs. In addition, warmer ‘water in the oceans has been causing many areas of reefs to turn white. Biologists are worried that further \Warming may damage coral reefs even more. aoe pa cteess i protechct lise Hom touret? “Why? Why not? Siri ecactuteson ooch de Yu tank care see fom, euterspace? Hi eSqo} Vocabulary A Label the pictures with these words. eave cliff ‘coast glacier pond rainforest stream" valley B Read the text in the box and find Wrat's new? the words to help you match 1-8 mehbaow. Every day we read or hear how humans are creating climate change by ‘burning fossil fuels in huge power stations instoad of using renewable energy, 1 fossil ao a habitats such as solar power. The news is full of stories of how people are destroying 2 conservation [7] b energy natural habitats and putting animals and insects in danger of extinction. 3 dimate = FJ ¢ change However, there is some good news scientists are still making new discoveries 4 natural QO fuels in the darkest parts of our rainforests, caves and coasts. We know of about two 5 solar Oe areas million species in the world, but there are probably another eight million kinds of & power [| stations animals and insocts that we don’t know about yet. 7 endangered [] —-g_ power However as scientists discover these new animals and insects, they already know 8 renewable [) species there are endangered species. Mary countries have setup conseriaton soce te create safe places for them to lve and be protected from humans. | =a NSStiienieninind i © Match each sentence 1-8 with the a They help to give animals and insects in danger of i sentence a-h that logically follows it. extinction a safe place to live. He 41 (Renieweble ereray i very Tinportart. b The temperature of the earth and sea has gone up i eet o 7 by about 1°C in the last 100 years. H 2 Humans are using all the planet's fossil fuels quickly. [] Cone Ga geal | 3. Many people think climate change is a big problem, ["] a ee 7 os ieee ee sy ae ee Cuenanisnerey Ere Men ciel tain : ther, 5 An animal's natural habitat is the place where it lives. [1] : ce pare ee coe be easier a oe & Many animals re on thelist of endangered species. []_ ffs imporsant that we don't destroy the and they 7. Solar power is available everywhere. [] g We gett from the sun end itis very easy to use. 8 Power stations are often huge. ["] htt took millions of years for oil, coal and gas to form and we are using thom up too fast. ° Ideas FOCUS } + Glaciers are meting and ranforests aro boing destroyed be: Do you agree thet it’s all our fault but we can’t do anything to change the situation? Why? / Why not?ead the sentences. How do we form the affirmative and negative in the Present Perfect Simple? “4 The scientist has won many prizes: The students have just completed 2 project con the environment. I can’t show you how to use the camera because | haven't read the instructions 4 ve lost my map of the rainforest. Match each sentence with one use of the Present Perfect Simple. {actions that have just finished (] experiences and achievements (_] actions that happened in the past but have results that affect the present [_] actions that happened at an indefinite time in the pest (5) | pBe careful Remember that we use the Past Simple to describe {@ actions that began and ended in the past, but Wwe use the Present Perfect Simple to deseribe completed actions when we don't know or don't mention when they happened. E Choose the correct answers. 1. Many explorers have to the North Pole. a go b been © going 2. Nobody is here. They have to find new species in the rainforest. a gone b been © going 3. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay got to the top of Mount Everest —_. a since 1953 Kate has been studying endangered species a fortenyears b sincetenyears ¢ tenyears 5. He has bean collacting fossils he was a student. 4 a for b ago ¢ since G or the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets. Icebergs ‘The word ‘iceberg’ probably comes from the Norwegian word isberg’, which means ‘i almost 60 years ago € for almost 60 years Present Perfect Continuous € Read the sentences. How do you think we form the negative of the Present Perfect Continuous? 11 Heis sunburnt because he has been walking on the beach 2. We have been recycling for many years. 3. The explorers have been travelling through the jungle for ten months. D Match each sentence with one use of the Present Perfect Continuous. for actions that began in the past and are stillin progress or have happened repeatedly until now [_] bb for actions that happened for a period of time and have finished, but that have results that affect the present (] to emphasise how long actions have been in progress for [] Be careful We don't use the Present Perfect Continuous when ‘@ we mention the number of times an action occurred or when we mention specific quantities. We use the Present Perfect Simple. eke eC) F Circle the correct words. 1. Animal conservation became / has become more important inthe last 100 years 2 Climate change caused / has caused many laciers to mett. 3. The Giant Panda has been /was an endangered species for yoars. The puppy has been dtinking / drank milk from a bottle for two months 5 The fishorman has been catching / has caught 50 kilos of ish since yesterday. 6 The scientists haven't finished / haven't been finishing their research yet. Complete the text with the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Continuous mount Every year about | 10,000-15,000 icebergs form around the world. Although modern ships know where icebergs are now, in the past | icebergs (1) (62) ona of the biggest dangers in the sea. The famous Titanic. | (2) {(sink) when it hit an iceberg in 1912 and many people (3) —___(die). | Because of this accident, thirteen countries (4) ___ ~ (form) the International Ice Patrol in 1914, ' This organisation (5) (Give) information to ships about icebergs ever since. | Biologists (6) iceberg melts, nutrients go into the sea. Recontiy, scientist (7) —— icebergs is full of plankton, fish and other sea life. Scientists (8) ‘One of the biggest icebergs (9) It was 295km long and 37km wide! (study) icebergs for a long time to find out how they change sea life, When an (show) that the water near (notice) the way icebergs fal to pieces when they are in warmer waters. (break) off from the Ross ice Shelfin Antarctica in 2000» The Wonders of Nature Listening A. Look at the notes below before you listen. Which of the missing words will NOT be numbers? Say what you think those words might be. The average length of a Great White Shark is ‘The biggest shark ever found was__kg, Great Whites are infact not all white, but mostly 1 metres. 2 3 4 AGreat White Shark has got approximately — 5 6 teeth, Its fastest speed is. = ~ is the Great White Shark’s most important sense, kilometres per hour, ee eee D 2031) Now listen and complete the Exam Task. Exam Task You will hear an interview with a scientist who studies sharks. For each question, fll in the missing information in the numbered space, Wildlife Watch shark investigation Number of people who died from shark attacks in 2008. (1) Number of different (2) of shark. Reason why sharks bite: to find out (3) about objects. ‘Sharks probably don’t usually eat humans because humans have too ‘many (4) Approximately (5) Many sharks are now (6) sharks are killed by humans each year extinction, E 231 Now listen again. 36 B_ ICI Now listen and complete the notes in A, C Read the Exam Close-up. Then think about the words which ‘could go in each gap in the Exam Task. Exam up Thinking about the answers first * ies a good idea to understand ‘what type of information you need to complete the gaos bofore you listen + Read the words before and after each gap and ty to think of the type of words or numbers whick could complete the gap. + Then listen and write the exact same words or information you hear + Ineach gap you will normally need to write between one and three et vrords. i 7 (ESEein 2) fork with a partner and answer these questions. vis our planet in danger? jow do people damage the environment? + How mary endangered species do you know of? © Make 2 lst in your notebook. B BIGA Read the Exam Close-up. Listen and complete the instructions for the Exam Task below. ing to describe a situation to you committee is trying to decide what its students could do to help the environment. Talk together about Listening to instructions things the students could do and + In the exam, listen to the instructions carefully —— which project would be and make sure you understand what you have to talk about. + Ifyou aren't sure or you are nervous, you can politely ask the examiner to repeat the instructions. Match the verbs 1-5 with words a-e. Then find * Start by talking about the first picture then discuss Frain the Exam Task. each one before making a decision. 4 stat [] a mbbish and litter on the beach my 2 recycle b posters for a campaign eee : 1 ee rin | _____f Useful Expressions |, Be Gearup Cd aschoolblog Opening discussions Se eee cane | Shalwestcwthths..7 Tobeginwath | : | Latsbegin/startbylookingat.. Letsmoveonta.... ‘| © D Now work in pairs to complete the Exam Task. tof. ‘Shall we talkabout ... now? | Use the Useful Expressions to help you. Pee ere Exam Task cleaning up the beach a campaign. protect the environment writing a schoo! Blog * Are z005 2 good or bad idea? Why?/ Why not? Should you help to protect the environment? Why / Why not? © we don't protect the environment, what do you think will happen in the future?(efter / across) __ years of something take action (on / onto) something for (between / over) 20 years 90 from here (to /in)______ there get for / from) _this to this appear (in / into) something fd, * Bofore you complete a multiple-choice text, get (during / onto) something a is important to read all the text first. (on / at) ____ the moment * Make sure you understand what the text is about before you start to choose the correct answers. When you have chosen the answers, go back a and read the text again and check that it ——B Complete the sentences with the correct propositions. Pastas! turn (at / into) __ something 10 (before / on) ___ something happens in into to over at onto before from 1. We need to protect the rainforest ‘The stream goos from the top of the mountain disappears. the bottom of the valley. 2 Ihave been using solar power for Species from the rainforest have appeared decade now. Twelve years in fact. people's garden ponds. 3 Iniceland, you can explore anything Bacteria on animals can get caves to glaciers. our hands 4 They are turning this land | can't tak right now; I'm very busy. conservation area. the moment. © Read the Exam Close-up and then read the Exam Task text. How could the ‘Great Garbage Patch’ be dangerous? D Now complete the Exam Task. Remember to read the text again when you have finished. Exam Task What a load of rubbish!! Ive difficult to believe that (1) years of people Irs not all bad news though. (8) __ the moment, a conservation working hard to fight pollution and take action (2)___group are investigating if the 100 milion tons of waste can be the environment, we still have a long way to go before turned (9) fuel and used in a positive way, we succeed Let's hope they take action (10) the ‘plastic soup’ now Oceanographers have discovered a huge ‘plastic before it gets any bigger! soup’ made from rubbish floating in the Pacific Ocean. This sland of rubbish has been growing slowly for (3) — 60 years and is now so big it goes from California (4) Hawaii and nearly to Japan. It contains everything you could imagine, (5) __ plastic bags to children’s toys and even plastic swimming pools! The ‘Great Garbage Patch’ as it’s sometimes called, causes lots of problems. One of these is the chemicals it produces in the sea. These chemicals and small pieces of plastic are now appearing (6) —_ fish, and ‘obviously, this means the plastic-filed fish could get 7) — our dinner plates! after ‘around between over in outside b about b b b for b to b b b b b above after At instead of behind Ideas Focus | + De youthink we should recycle 100% ofour household waste? Why? / Why not? behind On into during SeavousunaGi) WANA G uns in bold, Which words fore 1-4? ave can be a dangerous place. fe trees inthis forest ae very old felontist at this university nas scientist has worked here for anyon “Pollution is a very serious problem "6 Have you ever seen whales in the sea? B Match the sentences in A with the descriptions below. Which sentence has... a anoun used for the first time and then mentioned again? [|] a specific plural noun? (] 2 specific uncountable noun? ["] ‘plural noun with a general ‘meaning? (_} a singular countable noun with a general meaning? |] 9 uncountable noun with a general meaning? [_] C Complete the rules with a / an or the. + We use the indefinite article e with singular countable nouns with a general meaning or when we mention them for the first time. We use the definite article __with countable and uncountable nouns with a specific ‘meaning or when the noun has already been mentioned We don't use — or E — with plural nouns or Uneountable nouns with a general meaning. Be careful We always use: © 2/ anwith jobs. She is a biologist. the with instruments, unique nouns, names of rivers, deserts and mountain ranges. She plays the violin The Earth is round. fe loves the Rockies. No article with proper names. Js James here? Skit) D Complete the sentences with a, an, the or -. 1 There is 40 years old John is teacher millions of people speak Chinese. He plays ___ piano very wel so his parents want to buy him piano for his birthday. Sahara Desert is huge. In__ 80 expeditions. moon is round and it orbits _ Earth | saw octopus in the sea. __ octopus had eight ‘arms’. Everyone should try to help poor. There is Times about Alps. 11 Hove music | don’t lke at al is __ elephant in the zoo. elephant is nearly Jacques Cousteau became famous for his article in music, but — jenn, E Complete the text with a, an, the or -. Angel Falls ‘Ata height of 979 metres, Angel Falls is (1) highest waterfall in the world. Iti situated in (2) ‘Auyantepui Mountain in Venezuela. Because of its location deep in the Venezuelan rainforest, nobody in @ ‘outside world knew about Angel Falls until 1935. However, () local people called, (5) Pemones, knew about t for thousands of years before that. Its name in (6) Pemon language is Kerepakupai Merd, which means ‘waterfall of the deepest place’ In 1935, 7) American pilot, Jimmie Angel, was fying his plane ‘along (8) Carrao River when he discovered the falls, He went back in 1937 and tried to land his plane on top of the fells, but (9). wheels of the plane got stuck in mud. Ange! and the three other passengers had to walk down from (10) _ top of the falls on foot. tt took them 11 days, but (11) __ people ll over the world leamt of his adventure and the existence of (12) ___ waterfall. He became (13) __ legend, and the falls wore named after him. Thirty-three years later, (14) _____ helicopter lifted Jimmie Angel's plane from the mountain and today itis in front of (15) airport at Cuidad Bolivar in Venezuela Sadly, Jimmie Ange! was hurt very badly while he was landing (16) __ aeroplane on 17th Apr (17) Panama, He died eight months | ashes were scattered over Angel Falls3 The Wonders of Nature Including useful expressions + When you are writing an informal letter cor email there are useful phrases and expressions that can help to make your writing natural I's a good idea to learn these expressions so you can use some of them every tne you wean nfm letter + You can start your letter or email using friendly greetings and questions, e.g. Hil, Hello, How are you? How are things? How is it going? + You can end in a friendly way too, e.g. Bye, Bye for now. Se you soon, Speak 0 you leter. That's all for now. Write soon! ‘+ There are other expressions you can use in informal letters and emails, e.g. Sorry for not answering your last email. t's great to hear from you! I really miss you! Write back soon and tell me all about it.I love reading your emails. Good luck! i To: Alicedhotmai.com From: [email protected] Subject: Hi 4 Hi Alice! How are things? It's great to hear from you. | really miss you! That's an interesting project your teacher has given you. Why don't you write about the special day we had at school a month ago? Everyone made or gave things to sell. There were cupcakes, bread, pizza, books, pictures and clothes. Our families came and we had a party It was fantastic. We made £1,600! We gave all the money to help protect honeybees. A jot of the natural habitat for boes has gone because people have built houses and roads on it. We need to save the bees! Good luck with your project. Please write back and tell me about it. Byel Charlotte B Read the writing task below and then answer the questions about it in your notebook. i ‘This is part of an email you got from a friend in England. i (Our teacher has asked the class to write about the things people do to help protect the planet around j the world. | want to write about what people do in your country. Can you send me some information? Now write an email to your friend. (100 words) 11 What type of text do you have to write? «3. What does your friend need? | 2. What will tbe about? 4 Willitbe formal or informal? |the information you need to include. + Read the exam question carefully and underline the key points. ‘+ Decide what information you are going to write in each paragraph ~ make notes. + Check you have included all the points in the exam question in a logical order. 4g. describes an avent in the past. 4 gives information about how people help to Planning your work + Before you start writing in the exam, think about 1 Bagge protect the planet a Useful Expressions Information about the environment. o sriendly openings “¢ Friendly ending with informal expressions. [] Hi “Friendly opening, asking about the reader. [] Hello How are you? How are things? How isit going? It good tohear rom you! ‘Useful phrases relly miss your Exam Task Hove reading your emails. ocd luc! Sorry fornot answering your last emai Friendly endings Complete the Exam Task. Remember to "make a plan before you start. sis part of an email you got from a friend in England. We are all making posters at school about renewable energy around the world. | want to make mine about renewable energy in your country. Can you send me some information about it? Bye for now. See you soon. Now write an email to your friend giving some information about renewable energy in your country. (100 words)Before you watch [A Look at the photo and discuss these questions with a partner. s + Would you pay money to dive with sharks? Do you think feeding sharks should be banned? © Which animals do you think bite more people every year: dogs or sharks? While you watch B > Watch the video and decide if these statements are T (True) or F (False). 1. People don't want to pay @ lot of money te dive with sharks.) 2. Kethy enjoyed diving with sharks. a 3. Jeff Torode encourages the tourists to feed the sharks. ad 4. You are more likely to be Killed by a bee than by a shark. o 5. Bob Dimond is worried that sharks are becoming afraid of people. ] 6 Tiista was surprised by how calm the sharks wore a After you watch Complete the summary of the video below using these words. bite confuse creatures horror inaccurate negative realise think Many tourists go to places like Floride, Hawaii and the Bahamas to dive with sharks, Of al the a) ° Petia the sea, thoy are the most interesting to some people. Attracting sharks by feeding them used to be common. However, in 2002, there wore a large number of shark attacks con humans. Many people felt (2) at these attacks, and they gave sharks avery | 8 mage. Feeding sharks was then made illegal in Florida and other places. Nonetheless, the idea that sharks kill alot of people is (4) Each year snakes kill trore people and dogs attack more people than sharks do. Mos shark attacks ae just one quick o- “The shark rarely tries to eat the person. Researchers (© ______— that sharks sometimes a humans withthe other apna ‘types of animals they usually eat, such as seals and fish. The shark will (8) —__ that it hhas made a mistake and leave. Soeec a) Poe ©, Ideas Focus | - Do you think sherk tourism should be encouraged in pplaces thet have sharks? Why? / Why not? © Doyyou think i's important to protect the sea and the animals init? It so, what can people do to help preserve them? Why? / Why not?Special Relationships worrying about new words relationship related words, phrasal verbs Telative clauses: defining &non-defining temporals true/false, listening for similar words relationships, problem solving, considering advantages & disadvantages, Giving advice story (1), thinking of ideas, organising a story / ideas, describing peopleReading A. Look at the dogs in photos 1-3. Which ones do you think are ‘working’? B_ What sort of work can dogs do? Work in pairs and list as many jobs as you can think of in your notebook C Read the article about the relationships between humans and dogs. What reason does the writer give for the growing number of domestic dogs? Word Focus ae suspicious: describes an action that makes you feel that something is wrong or illegal sniff to smell something physical disability: a physical illness or injury that makes it difficult for someone to do the things that other people do. | rubble: the broken bricks stone, etc that are eft when a bul falls down A Food sniffer dogs Jacques is one momber of the Beagle Brigade, a group of beagles that work at international airports in the United States. Their job is to smell and find lilegal fruits, vegetables and other foods in luggage and mail, These foods sometimes bring insects and iseases which could be dangerous for plants and animals. The beagle calmly sits down next to anything that smells suspicious. The dog's human partner then checks for illegal The friendship between humans and dogs possibly began 14,000 years ago. Perhaps wild dags became interested in human foods. Why beagles? They're friendly rubbish, or humans took the puppies of wild dogs and trained and cute, so thay don't scare people them to be obedient pets and helpers. When humans choose the as they snif through the crowds. parents of dogs, they can create a wonderful variety of dogs with More importantly, beagles have an plenty of talents and many different looks. Here are four examples astonishing nose for food, The Beagle Brigade can tind food in luggage and of ‘a dog's life’ in the human world, packages 245; DREStEEE B Treated like a queen Some dogs live in luxury, Tify, a lovely Maltese, is one of these. Her owner, Nancy Jane Loewy, treats her like a queen. She caretully prepares Tify’s meals of meat, fish, chicken and a variety of fresh vegetables. Titty also eats yoghurt and biscuits after dinner. Loewy's husband has a very good Job and her two sons are away at tniversity, so she has the time and money to treat Tifty extremely well, and she truly anjoys doing it. ‘| want to ive her the healthiest, most wonderful lite possible for as long as possible,’ she says.{ the Exam Close-up. Then read the Exam Task nd underline the key words. . ______.. Exam Task Worrying about new words tne sentences below about dogs. Read the text to decide if each * When you are reading a text, . ig correct or incorrect. Write T (True) or F (False). | ear ory) when el ae € | iS Vocabulary that you don't know, Wild dogs have existed for approximately 14,000 years. a inencnba tern tateceon | 2 Humans are responsible forthe different kinds of dogs inthe world.) for you to understand every “ Allairpors in the United Statos use beagles to check forfood. word to find the answers to the “ik Some foods are not safe because they can carry sicknesses. oO questions BME or cockadl meals, not normal day foo + Inyour own language, when you BL 625 borne cooked meals, rot normal dog food a see a new word, you can find the | 6. sessie doos'thep the pation in hostel a noe daoecan 7 Senice dogs cen do simple tasks for people who cannotwak. [J around it. Do the same with SAR dogs use thelr sense of smell to find people who are lost.) English @ Doas that love to chase a tennis ball do not need rewards Go 40 It's possble that one day there will be no more wolves. oO E Find the adjectives below in the text and then match them with the meanings 1-6, : dangerous astonishing lovely strong obedient beneficial listens and does what you say not good for you can move heavy things _: very nice, beautiful ‘g00d for you very surprising C Animal carers Jessie is a whippet that visits very sick children in hospital. She shows them her love and gives the children a chance to exercise. When they feel down, Jessie makes them happy, Jessie helps patients like young Lukas Parks to stay strong during their time in hospital ‘There are many different kinds of animals that help people. We train ‘service dogs' to help people with physical disabilities. The best known service dogs are guides for the blind. But four-legged friends perform other roles too. They can learn to open and close doors, turn lights on and off, pick up objects from the floor and even pull wheelchairs. D Doggie detectives Search-and:-rescue (SAR) dogs use therr amazing noses to fnd people. Hercules, an Alsatian, can smell tiny clues that people leave wherever they 90, These include bacteria, small pieces of clothing and hairs He has found missing hikers and has searched through rubble after ‘earthquakes and other disasters. SAR dogs must be strong, obadiont, athletic and smart. Most ofall, they must love to play. Trainers look for dogs that go crazy over a favourite toy, such as a tonnis ball Those dogs will do any job ifthe reward afterwards is playtime ‘As workers or pats, dogs are certainly beneficial to humans in many ways. They have a special piace es ‘men’s bestfriend’ and this has ©" helped dogs to aurvive n our world, Wolves and wid dogs have nearly disappeared trom the earth, but the number of pets and working dogs * continues to increase, because of ther special relationship with humans. Bo yeu know anyone whe has an animal helper? Do you think it's right to let animals work for humans? Why / Why not?Vocabulary A. Match to, with, of and on with the words below. B Complete the table with words in A. in love / agree / angry noes rely / keen / concentrate: i jealous / ashamed / proud: listen / similar / belong: C Complete the text with some of the words from A. A relationship that breaks the ice Explorers started to go to Everest in the early 20th century and needed to (1)____on local people to give them information about the mountain. The Sherpas live on and around the Himalayas and are very (2)_______of the mountains. They can also breath the thin air because they live so high up. Many explorers are very (3) of this ability because Sherpas can climb Everest more easily than ‘most Western climbers. However, Western climbers a) to what the Sherpas say about the mountain because they want to get to the top and back down again safely. Ifa Sherpa says it’s not a good day to climb then explorers usually (6) — with them. Even though ‘mountain explorers aren't (6) _____ to their Sherpa guides and they don’t have much in common, they often become life-long friends after a climb because know they couldn't have done it without them, D Complete the sentences with a verb or adjective from B. 1. Jamie is really to his sister Louisa. They both have blonde hair and blue eyes. 2 "Be quiet! |can‘t__ on my homework with so much noise!” \ 3 We're very___ of our son Daniel. He's | done very well in his exams. 4 I think Susie is really on Alex. She's always smiling at him in class. 5 “Do these shoes___ to you?" 6 My uncle is very —__ and dirty 7. My grandmother has to. help her with the housework, 8 She doesn’t __with making animals work. She thinks it's unkind, of his car. Its very old on my mum to ‘Do you ever get jealous of other people? Why?/ Why not? De you think its good to rely on other people for help? Why? / Why not? ‘Do you agree that people should never be ashamed of their family? Why? / Why not?e sentences and underline the relative atctitiose, which, thet’ where and [at sthe shop where my neighbour works “| think people who/that speak three languages are 4 “Ts that the man whose dog saved the litle girl? Did you like the poster which/that | bought you? Complete the questions below with the words “you underlined in A. Which of the words you underlined in A refers to people? refers to things? shows possession? d_ refers to a period of time? —_ @ rofers to 3 place? € Read the sentences below. How is the meaning different? 1. The ball which/that is over there is mine. 2 The ball, which is over there, is mine a Defining relative clauses give essential information about who or what we are talking about. |] b_Non-defining relative clauses give extra information about who or what we are talking about This information isn't necessary for the sentence to make sense. Its separated from the rest of the sentence by commas. |] Be careful Remember that in a defining relative clause that @ can be used instead of who or which, but in a non- defining relative clause that cannot be used instead of Who oF which, Slama E Circle the correct words. 1. That's the woman whose / who son won a prize. 2 Have you seen Dad's keys where / which I left on the sofa? 3 Can you remember the name of the hotel when / where we stayed last year? 4. Summer is the time when / who everybody likes to © relax by the sea 5 The teacher is talking to the boy whose / that always looks scruffy at school. & Where isthe girl which / whose computer is broken? F Use the prompts to write sentences in your notebooks. Use who, which or where. 1. mobile phone / something / we use to cal friends 2 cinema / place /we watch films 3. 200/ place / we see animals 4 teacher / person / teach young people 5 gorilla / animal / lve in Africa 6 doctor/ person / make people feel better 7 pool / place / we go swimming 8 camera / sornething / we use to take photos. G Complete the text with which, when, where and whose. Use one of the words twice. An unusual relationship ‘Most people love dogs, but you don't often find orangutans that are in love with them too! However, Suryia the orangutan is the exception. He and his dog friend, Roscoe, are two animals ay friendship is unique, Suryia and Roscoe live at the Myrtle Beach Safari, (2)___is a 50-acre nature park, in South Carolina, USA. In 2008, (3) — Surya was riding on an elephant with the director of the safari, a lost dog suddenly came out of the woods. Suryia jumped off the elephant and ran to the dog. They started playing together and have been best friends ever since. Now they go to the pool in the the park, (4) they swim and play around. Suryia holds Roscoe by the tail and Roscoe pulls him around the water. Suryia takes Roscoe for walks around the park and even gives him his monkey biscuits This Friendship, (6) is very unusual, has made many people around the world smile.Listening A. Do these words express positive or negative emotions? Write P (positive) or N (negative). respect someone [] _ be jealous Qa feelashamed [] arguewith [1] trust someone []_ feelletdown be angry (1 beimpressed = bbe proud 1 bedisappointed [] B_ IL" Listen to four people talking and match them to how they feel. Speaker? [] a feels angry b fools let down Speaker2 [] a isdisappointed b has argued with someone Speaker3 [] a respects someone b is proud of someone Speaker4 [] a feels ashamed b is jealous of someone © Read the Exam Close-up. Then read the Exam Task below and think about the words you might hear. D 42007 Now listen and complete the Exam Task. Look at the six sentences. Exam Task You willhear a boy called Danny and a git called Cathy talking about ciferent people in their family Decide # each sentence is Exam up Corrector incorrect. Write T (True) or F (Fase). Listening for similar words + You won't hear the exact words that you'll read in the exam question. i + Try to listen for similar words and phrases that describe how people fee! and think. Cathy's dad isn’t interested in his children’s problems. «© Read the exam questions and try to j Catay sometimes feels embarrassed when she talks think of some similar words before you about her problems. start to listen. 6 Cathy hasn't got very good maths exam results. 11 Danny has a good relationship with his younger brother. Cathy identifies with Danny's problem. Danny's sister doesn’t support him very much. 0000 0 oO 2 Now listen again.aking jork with a partner and answer these questions. Useful Expressions Giving advice iflwere him, fd I think it would be better to ... because ... Perhaps he shoul... then he. He should als... Irealy thinkits beso... because Tobe honest, I. ‘Are you a sociable person? » Do you make an effort to be popular? ‘Do you have a good relationship with your © friends / family / neighbours? Read and listen to 1-6 below. Which gives " advice, gives orders or makes suggestions? "Write A (advice), O (order) ot § (suggestion) for each one. 1. Don't stay up late! You've got an exam ‘tomorrow at 8 am. 2. Iflwere you, I'd tak to your mum. She usually F knows what to do. Exam up Considering advantages & disadvantages + Look at the pictures and iston carefully 0000 0 3 They must clear up the room before they leave. tote serinerio kul foe 4 I think it would be better if he said sorry to her. information as you can about the situation. 5. Shall we invite Marta to the party next week? '* Think about the advantages and 6 He shouldn’t waste so much time playing video cisadvantages and talk ebout each option Be sornes all day a before you decide on tho best one. ‘+ Remember, there are no right or wrong CC Read the Exam Close-up. Then look at the Exam Task answers 50 you can say what you think, below and decide what you think the problem is. Exam Task ‘Your friend Mark has been invited to a party the night before an exam. + What is the problem? * What are the options? + What are the advantages and disadvantages of each option? Ifyou had a problem with one of your friends, would you speak to him / her aboutit? Why?/ Why not? What's more important to you: your education or your friends? Why? ‘Do you ask for advice when you have a problem? Why? / Why not?Match the phrasal verbs 1-8 to their meanings a-h. put someone down [] letsomeone down [>] get on a disappoint someone spend time relaxing be critical of someone Use the phrasal verbs in A to complete the second sentences below. Use no more than three words. 11 He wants to invite Julia on a date. He wants to 2. Billy stopped being Helen's boyfriend because he moved to another city Billy moved to another city so he — Helen 3. Ihave respect for my father because he's reliable, honest and very clever. My father is reliable, honest and very clever so | eae him. 4 Everyone is friends with her, but 'm not She's friends with everyone, but I don't with her. 5. I spend a lot of time relaxing in the park with my friends. i — in the park with my friends @ lt. 6 Alter the argument, it took Joe and Fran a long time to forgive each other It took Joe and Fran along time the argument. 7 Why do you always say I'm stupid and lazy? You criticize me all the time! Why do you say 'm stupid and lazy. 8 I won't ever disappoint you again, Dad. I'm very sorry. —. Dad. I'l never happen with after all the time? You always rm so sorry | again. C Complete the blogs about teen 1 look uptosomeone [] a invite on adate 2 hang out Cb have respect for 3 make up C1 « stop being a girl or boy friend 4 asksomeone out [] like, be friends 5 break up (Je forgive each other ‘ f 7 g 8 h ea —+ problems with phrasal verbs from A. Missing my friend My friend and | used to) really well, bt last waek, she told me that she wanted to make new friends, We used t0(2)__ together all the time at my house, but now she's just unkind and wants to (3) me — all the time by saying | look scruffy and I'm overweight. ~ Nobody to talk to | always try to talk to my older brother ‘about my problems because | really | (4) ——___him.When | askhim | something, though, he always sayshe's busy | | and I fee! like he's (5) | me—____ because I don’t have anyone else to talk to. What should Ido? Shyguy100 ~ New girl in town 16) with my girfriond last week and now she keeps texting me and asking to (7) ——. The problem is, | meta girl at karate class and | think Yd ike to(8)—______ "her | What should | tll my ex-girlfriend? Ideas Focus ; . Do you think it's important to make up after an argument? —— Why? / Why not? * Who do you look up to? Why? + Do you think its important not to let people down? | SS Why? / Why not? —CAUDAL Ter 3 A, Read the sentences and underline the verbs after the words in bold. 4 Michael will call as soon as he has any news. 2 When we go to Italy, well visit our cousins 2 Illwait until you have finished your dinner 4. Check that you have your passport before you leave. 5 Please call me the moment the manager arrives. B. Read the sentences again and answer the question below. ‘The sentences above all talk about the future. Are the words in bold (temporals) followed by future tenses or present tenses? C Complete the rules. ‘Temporals are time expressions, When we use them to talk about the future, they are followed by 2_______ tense, nat a future form. Be careful When we want to emphasise that one action finishes before another starts, © we use the Present Perfect Simple. You can go out and play when you've tidied your room. (oul tidy your room fist and then youll go out and play.) o ircle the correct words. 4. Hliclean as soon as / unt the painters have left 2. When Ifinih / will finish university il travel the world 3 By the time / After Jenny arrives, the birthday party will be over. 4 til text you the moment the postman wll deliver / delivers the parcel 5 Iwon't come home until/ the moment I've found my best friend @ present! 6. Harry’ parents wil buy a new car after they vil save / have saved up enough money. © Complete the sentences with before, by the time, until, or as soon as. Use each temporal twice. Janet gets home, the flowers will be there. _ he goes on Facebook, he'll tun on the computer | get home, I'll walk the dog. | ____he gets his pocket money. He'll buy a new game The food will be all gone You can watch TV Il turn off all the lights ____ you get another bike, Ill drive you to school. _ your father gets home from work. is time for lunch, __ I eave the house. l @vourens Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. 1 Ill buy a new laptop when 2. I'lllearn a new sport as soon as 3. ll go on holiday after 4. I'll do my homework before 5 6 Fl go out as soon as VM call youthe moment i st4 Special Relationships Learning 6 ig Organising a story he '* Most stories have a beginning, middle and end. * The beginning of a story introduces and describes the people, place and tine ofa sor. +The middle section ofa story usally describes the action or the things that happen to the people orn the place in a sory. + The middle section of a story can have several psragraphs so the writer can describe more action. Ths is where the writer sometimes includes something surprising or unexpected, + The end of a story explains the action or events in a story or it can leave the reader with a question or mystery. A. Use the words to complete the sentences, Suddenly.../In the end.../ Meanwhile... Once upon a time... / At first... Ill started. there was a beautiful princess named Louiso a few years ago, on the first day of Summer. . she thought she was still asleep. , there was a bang! » the others were still looking for @ way out. nobody won the prize. ooeenae Read the writing task below and answer the questions about it in your notebooks. Your English teacher has asked you to write a story. Your story must have this ttle A true mystery (100 words) 1. Hes the teacher given the first line of the story? 2 What does your story need to be about? Read the paragraphs of the example story and put them in the correct order. a Molly looked atthe eat and read the name on its colar Yes, it was Toby! The eat that belonged to her when she was six years old, Her old phone number was on the collar, Molly was walking home from school one day. It was a bright sunny day and Molly a tal clever gil from Manchester, was relaxed and she was thinking about the weekend, © Read the oxample story again and write T (True) or F (False). The gid. 1 is scared of cats a 2 hasn't writton about a mystery. [] 3 knew that Toby was dead. — [] 4 Toby was ten when he died. 52 © Suddenly, Molly started to run. She was scared. Toby can’t be here! No, because Toby is dead. He died 10, yoars ago. Before Molly turned into her street, a cat suddenly appeared in front of her. It was a beautiful black cat,Complete the sentences by using the words in the "Useful Expressions box. Useful Or 4 ttisso- Winter is defintely here Describing people i 2. Sorry, 'mso_____.. The traffic was awful tall/short 3. My friend is very ___. She could be a model. slim / overweight 4. My audition is tomorrow. Iam —____ kind / unkind 5 I can't wat for my party this __. friendly untiendly clever stupid © Read the Exam Task below. What has your teacher young /old already given you? easy-going / nervous Exam Task scared mapey = . Describing placetime : Your English teacher has asked you to write a story 4 i rhas morning / lunchtime / afternoon / evening \ Your story must begin with this sentence: earl A girl was walking home one day. clean dirty i] (100 words) cold/ hot early /ate Read the Exam Close-up and think of some ideas for a beginning, middle and end for your story. Read the Useful Expressions. Are there any words you can use in your story? Add them to your notes. +1 Now complete the Exam Task. ¢ Exam up & ‘Thinking of ideas + Bofore you start writing a story in the exam, its a good idea to think of i lots of ideas frst. ‘+ Write notes about who could be in your story and the place he / she could be in Think about the words you can use to describe the people and the place in your story Note down some ideas for the middle ofthe story. What happens? Is there something surprising and unexpected? Think about how you can end your story with an explanation or a mystery.Before you watch A Match each dog to one of the statements below. 1. This dog pulls people through the snow. J 2 Thisis the animal that all dogs come from. ["] 3. This dog finds illegal items in luggage. a 4. This dog herds sheep. o While you watch B > Watch the video to see if your answers in A are correct. C Watch the video again and circle the words you hear. 1. The story of man and dog isa complicated / complex story that goes back thousands of years 2 Dogs interact with / relate to humans in a variety of ways. 2. Dogs have a sense of smell 1,000 / 10,000 times more powerful than our own. 4. Over the years, the wolf became the gi domestic pet we know as the dog. 5. Was ita hunting partnership / relationship? 6 It’s.a partnership that’s likely to carry on / continue for many years to come. fed / talented After you watch D Complete the summary of the video below u: these words. beneficial partnership domestic talent illegal obedient unknown variety Dogs and humans have had a(n) (1) —_ yoars. Dogs have many skills, which they use to help humans in ln) (2) of ways, Dogs have very powerful noses and they have a great Ge finding lost people and also (4) Eis rarely fang to do as they are told, How and why humans and dogs first began interacting i stil @ a years, the wolf has slowly changed into the (7) 3) to both humans and dogs. for thousands of for smelling things. This makes them good at —__—__items in people's luggage. The most importent thing about dogs is that they are very (5) . However, we do know that over thousands of dog we have today. However the relationship began, nowadays, its clearly Did you grow up with » do Do you consider yourself an animal lover? Why?/ Why not? [eJabeagle inthe home? Why?/ Way not?Circle the correct words. ‘The Chinese government is giving more land for conservation / endangered areas for pandas. This book is a great source / research of information on polar expeditions. Archaeologists found a cave / glacier with ancient paintings on the walls. Wind and solar power are forms of renewable / beneficial eneray. 5 The wide use of fossil / endangered fuels is causing them to run out. 6 They are building a new solar / power station not far from my house. 7. Ifwe want to save the panda, we must focus on the conservation / pollution of its natural habitat. 8 9 Many endengered / conservation species will eventually become extinct. Water flows down this stream / coast in spring after the snow has melted. 10 New ideas / threats are being considered to protect our wildlife FEA. Many coral roofs have damaged / survived for millions of years. ee ‘My grandfather has a physical / suspicious disability. B Complete the sentences using these words. ashamed astonishing beneficial complicated domesticated embarrassed obedient protected suspicious talented 1. Our dog isnot always as__________as we would like him to be. 2 always get__________when my grandmother starts kissing me all the time. 3 Itis____ how many new species have been found in these deep waters. 4 Mollyis a very ________singar and dancer, but she wants to be a conservationist. 5 The Bald Eagle in America used to bea specias, but nowrit is doing well 6 The situation is______by the fact that they haven't spoken to each other for years 7 Dogs and cats have been ___________ for so long, that no one knows when it happened. 8 Malcolm was_________of himself for destroying the bird's nest. 9 Jeremy's behaviour is a bit___________latoly. What do you think he's up to? © 10 Planting trees can be very__________ to the environment. C Complete the sentences with the correct preposition. "1 Myteacher is a wonderful person and we all look _____to him. | argued _____ my mum this moming and now | wish | hadn't Don't forget to turn _ the heating when you leave. Simon decided to ask his classmate_____on a date. She asked her family for help, but they let her You should apologise and make _____after the argument you had. They must be friends as they hang together al the time. You shouldn't rely other people all the time. 8e more independent. They argued when they first met, but now they get ___really well. Jason thinks he's cleverer than everybody else and is always putting us 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0A Compl © the sentences with the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Continuous or the Past Simple of these verbs. begin cause do finish increase rise study take the effects of pollution on plants for years. _ measures to limit sea pollution by passing new laws 1. The team of biologists. 2 The government in 2000. 3. Overfishing some species to become extinct over the years. 4 Ecotourism to become popular when | was at university 5 The use of fossil fuels________________ the amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the past few years. 6 The scientist research on coral roofs since he left university 7 Sea levels gradually in the last 10 years. 8 The journalist —_ writing an article on the Amazon a month ago. Circle the correct words. ‘A/ The | - North Pole is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean He can speak many languages, but he can't speak the /-/ an Arabic. Is very important to eat -/ a / the breakfast in the morning. | don’t know why -/2 / the people like ice climbing. ls very dangerous. “There is @ volcano on the island. A//- / The volcano is not active. Billis a / an / the architect who built that modern hotel. twas his dream to go to a/ the / - Himalayas. “They didn’t go by @/-/ the bus. They used their car. Hopefully, an /-/ the environment will be saved from any more damage. i 10. Nowadays, the / a /- computers help significantly with scientific research. wavanauna C Choose the correct answers. 1 My best friend, __ parents travel lot, feels very lonely at home. a who her b who & whose 2 Turning 21 is the time — people should think about their future. a which b that © when 3. We can’t continue our research until he us some information, a hasgiven will give © is giving 4. The doctors won't tell us anything about Grandma's health __ they see the test results. a until b when € bythe time 5 Please call me as soon as the babysitter a leaves b willleave is leaving 6 people realise the damage we have done to our planet, it will be too late. a Alter b Bythetime — ¢ Until 7. The dog we found on the street is very friendly, so we took it home. a where b that © who 8 Thisis the restaurant the wedding reception was held. a which b where thatwll, be going to, future, plans & events, future predictions multiple-choice questions, understanding technical or specific words talking about homes, general conversations, expanding on the topic, talking about a topic informal letter, replying to a letter, using informal language , accepting/tejecting invitations, responding to news, making suggestionsReading A What kind of problems can buildings have? Who fixes them? Match the problem (1-5) with the person (a-e). the bathroom light doesn't work a b there is water under the é kitchen sink _ storm damaged the roof the house is really dirty the walls are a boring colour builder cleaner electrician painter plumber Work with a partner. You have a problem in your home. Tell your partner what the problem is. Your partner tells you who to call for help. The living room ceiling is wet. You need a plumber!uiekly read the adverts 1-5 below and fecide where you might find each one. |) Eliminating answers Bathe Exam Close-up. Thon read the |) + Reed she tex fat and ink bout whee they Baga se below and underline the | + Then read and undetine the key words inthe answer options. + Lock for similar information to the words you a _Exam Task underlined in the text. Fook at each ofthe texts. What do they say? Choose «you can find any similar information for one of ‘the correct letter a, b or ¢ the answer options inthe text, you can eliminate it ‘* Check the information for the options you didn't Eipthe advert says that : eliminate and choose the one which answers athe lift in the building doesn’t work. the question. bb the bus stop is next to the shops. you can't have animals in the flat. ce s 2 a Helen doesn't want to buy a brown sofa. 4 Why has Jody urtuen the omatit b_ Helen isn’t sure if Tim will like the sofa. 7 S ee a opinion sbour the hotel ¢ Helen has got half of the money for the sofa. ted or a re 3 a. Allareas of the gym are open from Monday. So eneoes Secchi ten __b_ Mombers should not go to the gym at ieee oe the weekend. a Show the plumber where the money is. P< The problem with the swimming pool is Ask the plumber to fix the bow inthe sink. not serious, € Check tho plumber's work before he gives him the money. Pee a ~ Word Focus -- Ply ee "urgent: needs attention very soon New 2-bedroom 3rd floor fat, inataepery Ipefore anything else | next to bus stop and close to + inconvenience: situation that shops Tim, causes problems ora delay mat the furniture shop historic important in history [200 2 week They've got the sofa —— Available from Ist July sve've been looking for No lift / athalf price but not brown OK wi bi'sels black. Is bro you? | don't mind. Carl: 0401276894 Joe’s Gym Important notice for members! swimming root soved on Sata q fi The plumber will ve there at four o'clock to fit the sink, have left the money for him onthe kitchen table under the bowl, Please mace sure the sinkis Ok before you pay him! Dad From: Judy To: Dina Hi. Are you stil interested in going ‘to Dublin with us? I need to book the rooms tomorrow. ‘We're staying in this beautiful historic building. Here's the link: wow.princesshotel.com It’s great, isn't it? ‘AN other aveas of the a7 spon aa wrcsl. ogive for any mpienca, R. Sma Doyou get on well with your neiahbours? Why? /Wy not? * Do you think the city or the countryside is a better place fora teenager to grow up in? Why? / Why not? 1°. Ideas Focus5 A Place to Call Home A. Labol the pictures with these words, block of flats bungalow castle cottage detached house semi-detached house tent terraced house © Circle the odd ones out. 1 bedroom —garden—_bathroom 4 ceiling roof keys 2 lit 3rd floor ground floor 5 garage sofa bed 3 toilet sink fridge 6 living room kitchen wall > Choose the correct answers to complete the sentence: 11 When we go camping, I'l rely on you to put up the a tent B ceiling € torraced house 2. My sister's going to move into a of flats in the West End, a lift b block © garage 3. The great thing about a walls with anyone. house is that you don't share any a terraced b semi-detached ¢ detached 4. You can s20 the castle on the cliff out of my bathroom —_ a sink b window © bungalow 5. When I get older, I'm going to buy a lovely __with a stream in the garden. a cottage b kitchen © 3rd floor 6 Mum, you look tired I'l tidy the for you. a fridge b ceiling € living room 7 "Dad! Can you help? | can’t open the __ door a keys b garage bed 8 Your plumber did a great job. Your new looks lovely. a roof b garden © sink | * What would your ideal home be like? Would you want to live in a house with all of your fiends? Why? / Why not? | Ideas Focus | -CAIDA Read the sentences and look at the future forms. Write (A) for affirmative, (N) negative or (Q) for question. 4. The architect believes he will finish the new building next month. [] Tidy your room or | won't let you go out. [] He will become rich one day. (] You can rest. I'l do the cishes. [7] Her son will be 21 tomorrow. (_] you please open the window? (_] Vm sorry! | won't ever lie again! [] Nowson Match the sentences in A with the uses of the Future Simple below. to ask someone to do something [] 10 offer to do something [] for promies CT for threats [7] for future facts C] for predictions (when we don't have proof) [] after verbs of opinion (think, believe, expect, suppose, be sure, etc) and with words lke probably and maybe [_] © ne an oe Be careful || Remember, a future tense cannot be used with temporals such as when, after, until, the moment and as soon as, even i the main clause contains a future tense. Instead, we use a present tense. Read the sentences below. How can you make them negative? 1. They're going to build a block of flats here next year, 2. That wall is very safe. Its going to fall down, 1D Match the sentences in C with the uses of going to below. 2 future plans. [] bb predictions based on present evidence. [7] Esyaeuneec eee) E Use forms of will or be going to to write an ‘example sentence for each of the points below. 1. a future prediction 2. apromise 3. athreat 4 an offer to do something 5. an opinion about the future 6 a sudden decision wae TU | OT) Wi ry F Complete the sentences with the correct form of will or going to and the verb in brackets. 1A: I've finally decided what to putin the new living room. B: Really? What ___ (you / putin there? 2. A: Look! it has started to rain Oh, {you / close) all the windows, please? 3. A: Doyou know your plans for next week? Yes. We (work) on the new roof of the terraced houses. :: Sammy, look what you've done! Ym sorry, Mum. I promise {not do) that again. : Those litle boys are too close to that cif! Yes, they ___ (fall ff the edge! Have you finished decorating your new cottage yet? No, but I'm sure |____ finish) very soon, Did you clean the floor for me? No, we forgot but we :: How old is your brother? (cur) nine next Sunday. (clean) it this afternoon. PPEPererer Tom Complete the sentences using ideas of your own. Use will or be going to. ficlithdeseeee eee eee 2 Be carefull That door —__— 3. ‘Ohno! 've broken a glass’ ‘Don't worty. | 4 We've got plans for the weekend. We —____ I promise Tidy your bedroom now or |_—______ oo_ A Place to Call Home ww Listening A Label the pictures with these words. bamboo" brick “concrete” etling! "steel" straw B a1) Listen and read sentences 1-5 and choose the best definition for the underlined words. 1. Many buildings came down, crushing a in people. ‘2 people were pushed and fell out of buildings things fell on top of people and they couldn't escape 2. One technique is to reinforce concrete with steel ‘a make stronger

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