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1 Vocabulary Link Applying to college

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A Read the posti ng on the website. Then answer . with a partn er.
the que st10 ns
1- W hat is l<ento 's probl em? . . od? Why or why not?
2. Do you th ink Sergei 's advice is go ·
·

Stu den t Foru me ,o le: Choo elne, a colle e,e

• . P . .
I m trying to choose a college. My family wants me . rsity or waseda University. _
to go to Tokyo U~i~e Thousands of people apply
They're two of the best colleges in Japan, but there'
s a lot of competiti~n . t f work to get ,nto these
to these schools every year, but they only admit
a coup_le of hundr~d. Its ~I 1Oh~rd decision and I need
schools. And I'm not even sure I want to go to colleg
e right now! Its area Y
some help!
-Kento (Tokyo, J1pan)
H.1, Kento: Some students get accep
ted to a school but they •re not rea 11 Y rea dy for university. Here's
my recommendation: . ' ge
After graduation from high schoo
skills, or apply for an internship• for a year. Later, l, stu dY abroa d and improve your Ihangua h
when you're ready for college, you can s ow ow
your "year off" prepared you for university. Good
luck!
-Sergei (Moscow, Kussia)

•inter nship: ajol:,, usually done for a short t ime,

In which you learn al:,out {I certai n type of work

B Com plete the chart with a word in blue from

A. Then use the corre ct form of a word in the
chart to comp lete the sentences below .
-.... --r........ .. - , •
~
Verb
r.711\ :-rhe-~ufttxe~- • . •;; . J .., . .~
-!on; •a,tlon, •ltl9n, and -s,on
Noun litll, change ~erb$ into·n'ouns. · ~
admission graduate +-i~ln = graduatigJJ_1;.'.
1 '
(to/fo r)
• ! ,J~ "'., ..'!.t · t•
application · recommendr+-ation = recommendation
compete I" .. ~ \ ~ 'J~

, compete + ifion·= comp_eti1fM:, '

,·
I,,.
decide
graduate
r ecommend
decit;Je t ,fiOO. ~_deci ~·- _ ;/
~~. ;... ..--
1. My broth er __ __ __ _ from Oxfor d Unive
rsity last year.
2. If you want to go to IES Language School,
you can __ __ __ _ on line, or
they will mail a(n) __ __ __ _ to you .
3. These days, there's a lot of __ __ __ _
for jobs. For one job, we
interv iewed over 100 peop le!
How many uniwDities ·
4 . Leo got into Harvard and Yale, but he can 't are you going to (or"dia . ·
_ _ _ _ _ which unive rsity
is bette r. you) apply to1 Dicljw ,
5. Wesl ey Col lege __ __ __ _ students
~et into them? C'
twice a year- you can enter in ¥~'t r ·,.
Can yo1i recommemt- _ ·· ·
,

Augu st or January. a good place to study

6 . I'm new to t his nei ghbo rhood . Can you ___ English?
___ _ a good place to eat? ' ..

56 LESS ON A· Starti ng out

i .. -
 If
I
Listening Not your typlcal school

A You're going to hear an interview b dO think

Stratton Mountain School . . a out a special school. Look at the profile below. Why you
is special? Tell a partner.

B A student is going to talk abou th

use only one word per blank. t e school below. Listen and complete the profile.

cD 1
rrack 34
School Proflle
~=:e • 21

Name: Stratton Mountain School (fo r st ud ents ages _.....,.___ to

Where: Vermont, USA

Students: Most a r e - - - - - - and snowboarders.

After graduation, many compete in the Winter _ _ _ _ __
A typical day at Stratton:
7:00 A.M .: _ _ _ _ __

8:00 A.M. to _ _ _ _ __;· Students are in _ _ _ _ __.

.
12:30 to 5:00 P.M .: Students have
,-----~

lafl' ...
C Review your notes in B. Then tell a partner: Why is Stratton an unusual high school?

◄ >)) D Reaq sentences 1-3 below. Then listen again. Choose the correct answer for each one.

1. A coed school admits . . . 2. A dorm is a type of student . .. 3. A school's alumni are . . .

CD1
Track 35 A: boys only. A: activity. A: graduates from the school.
B: girls only. B: housing. B: students r.iow at the school.
C: both boys and girls. C: training. C: teachers at the school.

Do you tbipk-~~tton is
Pronunciation Reduced pronunciation of going to .an interesting school?
·'WhY'!>~ w.hy not?
A Listen to the sentences. Notice the reduced pronunciation of going to in
each sentence.
CDl
Track 36 1. I'm going to apply to three colleges.
2. He's going to clean the house next week.
3. We're going to study together for the big exam .
4. They're not going to finish in time.

◄>)) B Listen to the sentences and write the missing words you hear.
1. ______ meet them before 3:00. 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ call us tomorrow.
co,
Track 37 2. _ _ _ _ _ take a vacation this summer. 4. attend Harvard University.

f& C Take turns saying the sentences in A and B with a partner.

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 4 Speaking Look on the bright side, ' tn er.
. with a par
◄ >)) A
the questions
Listen to the conversation . Then answer
. · What? .
CDl 1. Tom 1s unhappy about something . . H ns·s advice.
Track 38
er? Underline a
2. How does Hans make Tom.feel bett ·
•de" means?
3. What do you th ink "look on the bright SI

Hans: Hey, Tom . How 's .1t going

• ·th the college
WI
applications?
f I

Tom: So-so. I didn 't get into McGill University. hools?

I to any other sc .
Hans: Really? Sorry to hear that. Did you app Y
Tom: Yeah , three others .
.
l Hans: And?
Tom : I got into all of them.
Hans: Well, that 's great!
Tom: Yeah , but I really wanted to go to McGill.
h Is accepted you.
Hans: Well , look on the bright side-three other sc 00

Tom: Yeah, I guess you're right.

Hans: So, which school are you going to attend?
Tom: I'm not sure. Maybe I'll go to Queen's University.

la
-5 B Practice the conversation with a partner.

Speaking Strategy
Useful Expressions: Offering another point of view

I didn't get accepted to McGill University.

Look on the bright side .. .
Well, the good news is .. . three other schools accepted you.
Look at it this way .. .
Yes, but on the other hand . ..
(Yes, but) then again .. .

A Read the problems. The problem A positive point of view

For each , add one
You applied to two English schools: one 1. You got accepted to a good school.
more "positive" point of
in the UK and one in Australia . You really
view to the chart. wanted to study in the UK, but only the 2. - - - - - - - - - - - -
school in Australia accepted you .

You're invited to a party at the beach . You're 1. You can meet new people.
not sure if you want to go. You're worried
you won't know many people. 2. - - - - - - - - - - - -

B Choose one situation from A . With a partner, create a short conversation like the one in Speaking.
use the Useful Expression s in your dialog .

I& C Change roles . Use the other situation and repeat B.

58 LESSON A • Starting out

~Language Link
6 Plans and decisions with e,-, going to and wlll
A Read t hese corwersa t io ns Th
· en com plete sentences 1 and 2 belo w.

I got acce pted to college.

,..mmar class .
Ana:
Yuri : 1 wa nt to regis ter for th e gr"'
Pa blo: Cong ratul ation s! class Is full .
Advisor : I'm sorry. That
OK . I'll regl5 ter for the writing cla ss,
then .
Ana: Thar:ks. l'rn goin g to atte11d Yuri :
McGill Univ ersit y In the fa ll.

1. Ana uses be goin g to to talk abou t . 2. Yuri uses will ('II ) to talk abou t ·

0 a. a sudd en decision □ a. a su dden decision .

0 b. a plan she already made. Q b. a p lan he already made.

a partner.
th to or will. Then check your answers with
B Com plete e sentences with be goin g
in the fa ll.
l . 1 grad uate from high school in June .
Then I _ _ _ _ _ _ atten d college
and watc h TV.
Wa it. 1know . . . 1_ _ _ _ _ _ read
2. I'm bored and don't know what to do.
3. Wa iter: \/I/h at wou ld you like today?
_ have the chicken and rice, please.
Cust om er: Let's see ... I _ _ _ _ _
visit Paris from July 1 to Ju ly 14.
4 . I boug ht my ticke t last mon th. 1- - - - - -

5. A: This box is too heavy!

B: Wait! I _ _ _ _ _ _ help you.

goin g to with a part ner.

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C Read wha t these new stud ents are plan
ning to do. Make sentences using be (not)

0 major in law Q live in student housing

0 live at home
0 apply fo r scho la rshi ps 0 live in the dorms 0 study together
[J go to a large university Q work part -time
0 stud y business
Carloe; ie; going to live at hom ,. Ha'e
not golna to appl~ f11r u hql11ehtpe,
Wh11t abpqt you? ~ t ve y~1,1r fu..t wt ttl!UlJ
tw ~~ ol ()J' W.Qf~?

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 Con1111unication Find someone w ho ·''
., R ad the answers.
e's fut ure plan:i , e Th en complete• · 1
A The t we questions in
qu es t· the ch art ask about someon &ti\
11
101"1 w t" be go ing
to. Chee I< answer s wit h a pa rtn er,

I
.,. Yes, 1am . / Maybe./
N~, I ~
yes / no questions
·- - -- -
study English this su ~~
---~--- 2. _
·-I' m go ing to take a trip -......
\
~ wh- questions

Read the questions on

What
do aft er graduation?

heel< (
.

ti ) the activities you're

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B the lef t side of the chart
. In the "Me" column,
pla nn ing to do in the c
future. Then add your
own question.

Ar e you go ing to ...

Me Classmate's Question Answer
name
gra du ate fro m high
school or co lle ge soo When . . . ?
n?
tak e a trip somewhere
this summer? Where ... ?
go ou t this weekend?
stu dy aft er class Wh o .. . ?
tod ay ? Wh at . .. ?
tak e a tes t in English
(lik e the TOEFL) soon? Which ... ?
keep stu dy ing English
aft er this session? Where ... ?

C Int erv iew yo ur classm

ates. For each questio
n, find a dif fer en t perso
name. As k an oth er qu n wh o answers yes. Wr
es tio n to ge t nw re de ite the classmate's
~ails.

( Yoe, lam )
( N ex tm on t~
Ar e you going to gra du When are you going to
ate
fro.m c;o ilege c;oon1 0ra,h1a~1?

la D Lo ok at the answers
you go t in C. Wh ich on
e was the mo st intere
,.. sting? Tell the class .

60 LE SS ON A. Sta rtin
g ou t
/s tu de nt Life

abulary Link
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1 Voc
A Read about these two Peoi-.i ri..11

1 What Is each person p

2 Whi ch person has more of

1
Ont of this• days .. .

"'e. en 8'rt~w ~ the qve~tl·oM With a p0rtner.

lari,
"rig to do rri t he future'> W ~1 P n 1~ h~ or sh~ pl;iJnnlng W
. . ·
?
do It ·

a def1ri1te plan about his or her future?

I'm going to 1rat1u1te t he day

8
~ er t omorrow. I'm flrilefilng
'. 9chool, tlut I've lll'hdy fot
late ofpl1tte fot, tAtt ""-9.
Thie summer,_... ,.... f'ffl
f°"'tt o_... ,_ ... ....._
Nhoelexam. Ne1<t yeaf\thopf
toenter.,.....echodl,_,
Carmen ' eomed11, I 11.,.
8 Comp lete the chart with the blue time expressions in A.

Future Time Expressions

Talk about a defini te (specific) time Talk about an lndeftnlt• (unc .,..,., ....,
tomorro w
eoon
the _ _ _ _ __ lnafewday9
lnttia,_ _ _ _ __
In two hours/ days! _ _ _ _ _ _ I months ( years
next week/ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ __

this / spring / fall / winter eom eaa yl~- ---- --

_ _ _ _ _ _ graduation I school/ work

Comp lete the sentences. Then check your answers with

a partner.
C
1. If today is Thursday, the day after tomor row is _ _
_ _ __
home at _ _ _ _ _ __.·OO.
2. It's 2:00. You say, "I'll be home in two hours. " You'll be
3. It 's May. You say, "I'm going to graduate next June."
This means you 're going to gradu ate
next mont h/ in 13 month s.
means you're going to gradu ate next month /
4 . _!j'.s May. You say, ''I'm going to graduate this June." This
in 13 months.
t
5. Your friend says, "We should have coffee on~ of
the.se days." He or She is/ isn't makin g an appoi ntmen
w it h you.
you are/ aren't going to Jamai ca very soon.
6 . If yo u tell a friend , "I'm going to Jamaica in a few days,"

Tell a partne r.
D Are you going to do any of these things in the future? When?
have children take a trip somew here see my friends
compl ete this English class

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2 Listening Career Day
are for these activities?
A .
Look at th e p hotos . Wh at are th e peopl e doing?
How do you prep

II

a written exam

◄ >)) B , •·
You re going to hear an ad for Career Day. Read the questions. Th n listen and check the correct answe
e rs.
I
CD 1
Track 39
1. Who is Career Day for? O
students O
tea~hers parents O
0 O child O job
t; 2. W hat is another word for career? school

◄>~) C Listen to Jeff, a speaker at Career Day, describe a process. Put the steps in order from 1 to S.
Then complete the sentence.
CD 1
Track 40
_ _ _ take a written exam _ _ _ take final exams _ _ _ go to school for four months
_ _ _ take training courses _ _ _ take a physical exam

Jeff is going to be a - - - - - ~
Jeff completed all the
steps ii). C. Whi~.step
3 Reading An opportunity of a lifetime would be the hardest for
you?Why?

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A The people below are talking about Stephanie . Read what they say.
What do you think Stephanie is going to do this summer? Share with a partner.
---- ---- ---
After s·he finlsheS' her
She's going to travel alone for six
months. It's a great opportunity! .

This is a perfect job

( Mrs. Lee, mother ) for her. She loves to
take photos and meet
new people .

( Mr. Lee, father )

( T0mmy Fla11r,;-;boy frle~

B Now read the web page . Was yo ur guess about Stephanie 's summer plans correct?
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\ 62 LE s so N B • A fter grad uation

 NEWS
UPDATE
PHOTOS
CONTACT US
We now have a Wlnnarl Sta h
and won tha top prlta· she': anle Laa from Vancouver Canada answered our qu11tton1
college graduation, Stepha ~olng to be our youth trav~I raporta'r In Europe I Awe1k after '•
st
her experiences for our w ~del arts her ~Ix-month travel adventure. She'll wrH• about
our questl·ons:
Do you have any lnte
Yes, I do. Two years arnauonal
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or Ink wab1lte. Hara were 1oma at Stephania'• an1W1rs to

travel exparlano a1ld • ! does this tell us about you?

and worked in the fa ~o, s~ent the sum~er In Hong Oi t staye~ with_ my grandmot~er
self-sufficient-I canmdily bh~smess. I also visited Africa last ydar,J~think this show~ that I m
O
, Af..i I went t T: t mgs on my own-and that I'm no( a"fraftt··.,,ot new experiences.
,n uca 0 ·
mo'tlntai~ ln Af , :zan_ia. The highlight was climbing Mount~KitlmanJaw. It's the highest
.._ top. l rnade it ~~ctt· e climb was very hard. Two people turned ~~t~ befo~~ they reached the
""" a e way! ©m.ce I start ~o_mething, I never give ul.•-~•~' , ~~, ....
~hat ~o you thlnk_"':'ill..be lblfhJtid.a&ttJ\a~ ob? ', ., /;r·. . . . . _. . . . ~. ~
1
m ,go•~~ to _be ~l~1t1~g\~ver is couotri,es where~pf0,J}J&..sp~c1k1l~ s of'differ~~ '.l~ gu~ges $0
commun:tcatmg Y/.1~~ oth~ ~.,.rqig,~} be,gjf,fieyl\ s..~1111etj1¥re·s:.1~.peak some Fre-hqll.and ~rman,
a~d Enghs~, of ~~J.J r.~~. .1·II als~o H·e-,tr~ihni w,ihia1r,~rrs!,t~y'i\ r ar:iy places s~flff SttJe that
will help ..I rm a1~, sure that st>on~r or1ater, 1 1]m~~inti (d 1fni~~t .famUy and fnends. Ifs
AormaL But I als0 know fr,01;n ~~perie'l:lte·t rn1t tlM'sfeeffngwl11f1t~ ·s4specially when you
meet new people. · ·
Why should we choos·e you? ; ·-
Because I love to travel a11d r,meet new J:>8©1Dle. I'm als0 a frla~d worker a't,<t
wm have no trouble f~lilill1J rrep0frts @n time. I'm alwa~s \Jery punctuf.U

C Find a word or phrase in the text that has the same meaning as the words below.
1. independen t _ _ _ __ 3. speaking _ _ _ __

2. quit _ _ _ __ 4. lively, with a lot of energy _ _ _ __

D Complete the sentences about Stephanie's new job with words from th~ box.
(You will not use all the words .)

, punctual school reporter translator .

Afr ica
Europ e Pop ular talking to website ..
photograph ing
\.. 1. 1.,ook at answer 4 in
D. What other reasons
1. Stephanie Lee is going to spend her summer i n - - - - -
is Stepbanie perfect for
the jQb?
for a - - - - -
2 She's going to work as a - - - - -
l -Would yo1,1 lju to do
3. The hardest part of the job w ill probably b e - - - - - new people. Ste~'s jobtWif.gr
wl\y;notl -
. . feet for the job because she's v e r y - - - - - ,t-•,t-
4. Steph anie 1s per

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4 L an~uagc Link
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I to and will
• I
Predictions wi th b• gong f rure), Look at the pictures
ues ses about th e u , arid
A People use b e going to irnd w/11 to make pre dictions ~th be going to or w/11.
2
rea d th e c-a ptloM . Th en co mplete sentences 1 and
"Look! That truck 1
g·o1ng to go throug;
I'm sure that red llghtf"
you're going to be
very successful.
or
I'm sure
you'll be very
successful.

r h t dent's future, so he can use

1. In picture A, the man Is making a general prediction about t es u
_ _ _ _ _ _ or _ _ _ _ __
. or very soon, so we use
2. In picture B, we can see that the action is happening now .
_ _ _ _ _ _ but not _ _ _ _ __

th
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B The senter:ices below all make predictions. Complete eacti with be going to, will, or bo
Then explain your answer choices to a partner.
'

1. Liam did really well in college. I'm sure he _______ get a good job.
2. I think you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ like this movie. It's a comedy and you like funny movies.
3. The score is 5 to 1 and there's only one minute left in the game. Our team _______ lose for sure.
4 . Scientists now believe there _ _ _ _ _ _ _ be nine billion people on Earth by the year 2040.
5. Look at those dark clouds. It _ _ _ _ _ _ rain soon.
I

C Study the information in the chart. Then read the predictions below.
Do you think each one will happen? Why or why not? Tell a partner.

Making predictions about the future

Leo studied hard. he's going to/ he'll ~tl\e tes~; .

I'm sure/ I bet
Mona didn't study. she isn't going to/ she won't pass t.he -t bt,
• It 's common to use I'm sure and / bet to make a prediction you are certain abe.ut.
• Use probably or maybe when you aren't 100% sure about your prediction:
He'll probably pass the test.
She probably won't pass the test.
Maybe we'll find a cure for cancer someday.

1. We 'll find life on other planets. the near futur ,

2. Scientists will cure diseases like AIDS and cancer. c>n other p
3. Newspapers and magazines will disappear.
All information will be online. Really7 Mayl7e 11;'.II happen,
11ut- not l.n the n,ar f.uturo •) ··

64 LE s so N B • After graduation
~
S Writing My life now and In th e f uture
My Life Now and in the Future
Right n~~~ I'_m !_aking an English class.
_ I'm_Y!orkin9 port-time at a cafe.
A u se the topics belo w or 0 nes of You .
n . b
wri te a out wha t you are doin 9
r own . First, ._!J ive at home with my parents and two
. now. Then write
abo ut you r futu re. Use be bro!_~rs. I have a boy friend.
ma ke p red ictions . go,n g to and will to
__ Someday, I' "l9_oing to . get married and
Ii~ in a house by the ocean. Sooner o~
fam il y jo b travel
schoo l later I'll .. .

,,
love life

Exc han ge pap ers with a . • ·11 e true ?·

B Par tner· Do you t h'ink you r part ner' s pred1ct1ons w1 com

,,
6 Communication
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A Rea
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d this prof ile of Prince w ·ii
With a part ner make
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·
1 1am.
.
Predicting the future

some predictions abo ut his future.

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d~e d 9 -lu~nui;y_ er~s~i~t,y_
v:§. ~n~dgr~e~wlsL,;i!dnLES~c~o~t l.,,a..,_n=d=· -
t ~. .JA
y-'a~t~ S!!;
__s.c hoo li.ru1_._:_ ......f!H~e -'a~t~t~ewnl9
grad uati on , he also
He stud ied art hist ory . Afte r
in Chi le,
live d and worked for a sho rt time
of Afri ca. He is now a pilo t
Bel ize, and par ts
with the Roya l Air Forc e.
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c.!:
.§. g_poQ;r~t~s;L,c__.liJln& !J!d:a;iun:i&gu ru , Jh~o~c:.nk,s;e.:1-v.,_._- - -
g Qb:y_,_
:yg
u__
_ Hob bies t!!eL l!,.!;o~v~e~s:.. . .s:
: _ _.JH
nin . He like s to
swimming , skii ng and run
list en t ·
He i s s riva te he is stro n -
Per son alit

Som eday , he's prol,al,ly going to l,e ou5_,

I !,et he'll mar ry ·som eon e fam
the King of England:
too , like a movie star .

ile.
B Now com plet e your own personal prof
__ ; ::
_ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sch ooli n_g_!_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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- - - - - - - - -- ---
---- - - - - - - - - -- - -1 1
-- - - - - - - - - -- -
Hob bies ~: - - - - - - - - -
j;
- -- - -- - - - - - - -- -- -
Per son~ ~ l ty 1 - - - - - -

I thin k you're going to get a goo djol ,

e predictions
I& C Exch ange profiles with a partner. Mak
abo ut your part ner's job, travel, school, family, and someday. And you'll pr.obal,ly also
...

love life .

CJ! Check out the Wor ld Link video. ~ Practice your English online at http ://e
lthe lnle. com /wprldllnk

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