_Making friends TUT ay Pe BRUCE CeCe ee SCC SE ROLES SUR COLAC AC UO CRC Se BSCS UR UES mau Seer ar kama Mere 130 DUE SRW LU ue SOC Ue CSE um Cee See mrsGetting to know you How well do you | your new classmates? QUESTIONNAIRE or 2k LIFESTYLE Ed 1. What's your name? 1. Are you a full-time student? your neighborhood? 3. Do you live alone or with your family? 3. What are your friends like? 4. Do you have any brothers or sisters? 4, Do you and your friends get together a lot? 5. Where are your parents from? 3. What do you do when you get together? “about, pair work Use the questionnaire to interview each other. Write your partner's answers. Then tell the class one interesting thing about your partner. “Marcella has seven brothers and sisters.” 2 Speaking naturally Stress and intonation = Do you have a srokname? ‘Are you from a big fSmiy? What do you do forftn?\ Yes, People call ne Sy. Yes. are foufes. potatoes. ice the stress on the important A @ Listen and repeat the questions and answers above. Not on the stressed word. content word. Notice how the voice rises, or rises and then falls, B Pair work Ask and answer the questions. Give your own answers.SS ___3 Grammar_Simple present and present of be (review) @ Are you from a big family? What's your name? Is it Leo? Yes, | am. 'm one of six children Yes, it is. My name's Leo Green No, I'm not. There are only two of us. No, it's not, My name isn’t Leo. It's Joe. ‘Are you and your friends full-time students? | Where are your parents from? Are they from Peru? Yes, we are. We're English majors Yes, they are. They're from Lima No, we're not. We'te part-time students. No, they're not. My parents aren't from Peru. Do you have any brothers and sisters? ‘What does your brother do? Does he go to college? Yes, | do. | have a brother. Yes, he does. He goes to the same college as me. No, | don't. I'm an only child No, he doesn't. He works at a bank Do you and your friends get together a lot? | Where do your parents live? Do they live nearby? Yes, we do. We go out all the time. Yes, they do. They live near here. No, we don't. We don't have time. No, they don't. They don't live around here, A Think of a possible question for each answer. Compare with a partner. 1. A What's your favorite colov? 5A z B Red. B We usually go out to dinner or see a movie. 2A 1 AGHA 2 B No, I'm not. I have one sister. B No, they don't. They don't have time. 2A toned a B No, Idon't. I don't drive. B No, [hate mornings. I'm not a morning person. 4A 7 BA 2 B He works ina store. B Well, Ihave a part-time job. I work Saturdays. B Pair work Ask and answer the questions. Give your own answers. ___ 4 Listening and speaking What's the question? A @ Listen to Tom's answers to these questions. Number the questions 1 to 6. (| ‘Do you have any pets?” “What's your favor e Mons nit a ‘shi N audit LJ THA eBay ~ [| “What do you do on C] “When co you spend ie i “Do you go out alt |_| weeknights?” | with your family?” | on weekends?” > B Group work Choose one of the questions, and tell the group your answer. Then answer a follow-up question from each person in your group. “How do you spell that?” “My favorite name is Jennifer.” wp “Why do you like that name?” “Do you have a favorite boy’s name?”1 Building language_ A @ Listen, What do these friends have in common? Practice the conversations. A Dogs are so noisy, and A Idon't watch much television. A ‘Tove shopping. Ican shop _ they always wreck things. 8 No, Idon'teither. for hours! Too bad I can't I'm just not an animal A Imean, I watch pro football. afford anything new. lover, I guess. B Yeah, I do too. But that’s B know. I can't either. B Well, I'm not either. I'm about it. T'm broke. allergic to dogs and cats. A Yeah, Lam too. iii _ Poa B Can you complete the answers? Use the conversations above to help you. @ 4 I'mnota football fan. @ 4 Love shopping. © 4 I can't havea pet. BYm either. BI too. B Ican't __2 Grammar_Responses with too and either @ 'm allergic to cats. | wateh pro football. can shop for hours! Lam too. I do too. | can too. P'm not an animal lover. I don’t watch much television, | can't afford anything new. I'm not either I don't either I can't either People also respond with Me too and Me neither (or Me either). A Respond to these statements using f00 or either Ts Then practice with a partner. People actually say Me either 1. Iwatchalotof TV. I do too. 4. I'mnota sports fan. more often than Me neither. | 2. I'm allergic to some foods. 5. I don’t have a pet. = Me either. 3. I can’t afford a new car. 6. I can shop all day. HE Me neither. Toate | bout > B Pair work student A: Make the statements above true for you. Student B: Give your own responses. “Ldon't watch a lot of TV.” “I don'teither.” @ “Really? | watch TV all the time.”a ee ___ 3 Building vocabulary A Brainstorm! How many words can you think of for each topic? Make a class list. B Complete the chart with your favorites from the class list. Compare with a partner. ‘Then tell the class what you and your partner have in common. weekend activities TV shows clothes | sleep late I 4 i A I sleep late on the weekends. i . B Ido too. => “We both sleep late on the weekends. ‘About C Complete the sentences with your likes and dislikes. Then tell your classmates your sentences. Find someone who feels the same way. Who has the same tastes as you? My likes and dislikes Classmate who feels the same way 1. Iean't stand. (type of TV show) 2 loften (end activity) 3. Nove towear iter of clothing) 4.!don'tiike too much. (color) S.Imnota______ fan. (sport) 6 Ihae ype of food) “1 can’t stand soap operas. How about you?” “I can't either.” See page 10 for a new way to log and learn vocabulary. ___4 Vocabulary notebook Webs of words s\ =arting a-conversation A. Which topics can you talk about when you meet someone for the first time? Check (/) the boxes below. 3 your salary your family the weather Someone's appearance a ay your health ‘where you live your problems things you see around you at & © Now listen. What are Eve and Chris talking about? —S = eS = we es Te eC UCR a Sa Le Od a lot of people out here tonight. Se em Pas Reda ea Pee EA a ED aaa VEC Eve Actually, no, but my brother's in the band tonight. UTA eee OL Nice to meet you. I'm Eve. Notice how Eve starts a conversation with a stranger. She talks about the things around them, like the weather and the club, and asks general questions. Find examples in the conversation. work Think of a way to start a conversation for each situation. Compare with a partner. Then role-play the situations. Continue each conversation as long as you can. You meet someone new at a party. The food is really good. “This food is delicious!" It's a very hot day. You're just arriving at a new class. You're in a long line at a movie theater. It’s a cold day You're working out at a new gym. The music is very loud. You're in a new English class. You meet som ne during the break, san 6. You're at the bus stop on a beautiful day. Someone arrives and smiles at you.Unit 1 Making friends 2 Strategy plus Youcanuse [Nid You can also use actually to actually [eCeny “correct” things people say or think. to give mee A So, you're American? or surprising 8 Well, actually,’ from Canada. information. cers Eee UT ery ‘Actually is one of the top 200 words. A Match each conversation starter with a response. Then practice with a partner. 1. [like your jacket._A_ 2, Do you come here by bus? _ 3. Is that your newspaper? —__ 4, Do you like this class?__ 5. Do you live around here? _ 6. Boy, it’s warm in here. . Actually, I feel a bit cold. Yeah, I actually look forward to it. No, I walk, actually. It takes an hour. Thanks, It's from Peru, actually. 's not. Go ahead and take it. Yes, right around the corner, actually. Um... actually, no, meees > B Pair work Start conversations using the ideas above, Use actually in your responses if you need to. “1 like your watch.” “Thanks. It was my grandfather's, actually.” 3 Listening Sally’s party A © Listen to six people talk at Sally's party. Which conversation starters are the people responding to? Number the sentenci “Gosh, the music | “Mmm. The food really is loud, huh?” _| looks good.” a - “Are you a friend __| “This is a great party: a ives 1) ‘is tme, oris it “1 don't realy know really hot in here?” — anyone here. Do you?” B © Nowlisten to the complete conversations. Check your answers. What do you find out about Sally? 4 Free talk Me too! ‘See Free talk 1 at the back of the book for more speaking practice.Eee) CO) 1 Reading A Which of these are good suggestions for social conversations? Check (/) the boxes. Then tell the class. (Don't look at the other person. Have some good topics to discuss. Keep quiet when the other person is talking. || Talk about yourself a lot. Ask questions that start with what, where, how, o when. B Read the magazine article. What does it say about the suggestions above? Do you agree with all of the ideas in the article? 4 Don't be boring. Don't just say, “Yes” or “No” when you answer a question. Give some interesting information, too. 5 Don’t talk all the time. Ask, “How about you?’ and show you are interested in the other person, too. People love to talk about themselves! ~— Do you like to meet new people? Do you like to talk, Se ae or cnieen ele can help you improve your conversation skills. Have some topics ready to start a conversation. Say something about the weather or the place you're in. Talk about the weekend - we all have something to say about weekends! 6 Ask information questions. Ask questions li “What do you do in your free time?” or “Wha Make the conversation interesting. Know kind of food do you like?” Use follow-up questions) about events in the news, Read restaurant and to keep the conversation going. But don't ask too movie reviews. Find out about the current music many questions - it’s not an interrogation! scene or what's new in fashion or sports. Be positive. Negative comments can sound Be a good listener. Keep eye contact and say, rude. And if you don't want to answer a “Yes,” “Hmm,” “Uh-huh,” “Right,” and personal question, simply say, “Oh, I'm not sure “Tknow.” And say, Tcan answer that,” or “I'd rather not say.” “Really? That's interesting.” Smile! Everyone It encourages loves a smile. people to talk Just be relaxed, smile, and be yourself.Unit 7 Making friends C Look at the article again. Find these things. Then compare with a partner. 1. an interesting topic of conversation 2, an example of an information question 3. a suggestion you would like to try 4. a question to show you're interested in the other person 5. something you can say to show you're listening, 6. something to say if someone asks you a difficult question 2 Speaking and writing How to improve your... A Pair work Brainstorm ideas for each topic, and make notes. How te improve your English | Hew to improve your study skills How to improve your social life | Ge out. Be friendly. | “Take up a sport or hebby. a Sa ee ee —— B Choose one of the topics above, and use your ideas to write a short magazine article like the example below. Io) How to Improve Your Social Life Do you feel lonely? Do you want to make new friends? Here are some ideas to help you. 1. Be friendly. Talk to people at school and work. Smile and say, “Hii, How are you?” to new people. 2. Gooutalot. Go to coffee shops, bookstores, clubs, and sports events. Try to start conversations with people around you. | x a Punctuation | * Use a CAPITAL letter to start a sentence. | * Use @ comma (,) before quotation | marks (¢ %) and in lists * Use a period (.) at the end of a | statement and a question mark (2) atthe end of a question } 3 Talk about it Friendly conversation Group work Discuss the questions, Find out about your classmates’ conversation styles. Do you ever start conversations with strangers? Are you a talkative person? Do you think you talk too much? Are you a good listener? Are you usually the “talker” or the “listener” in aconversation? What do you like to talk about? What topics do you try to avoid? yvrvyyy Y Do you think it's odd when a stranger talks to you?_Growing_up. Uae ne CRU) Ce CSS CCS UR TS OS Cl RUSS ROR CLLR LC SUA A SRL UU SOL SE CE oe Le Se SR ULL C RA a ae DR RU LC thoes ero Un ac ae LU ROS Ta © atime you got into trouble? your first close friend?Ramon That's a great baseball shirt, Ling. Are you from Seattle? Ling Um, kind of. | lived there, but ! wasn't born there. Ramon Oh, yeah? Where were you born? Ling In Sao Paulo, actually. Ramon Sao Paulo? Brazil? Ling Yeah. My parents were born in Hong Kong, but they moved to ‘Sao Paulo in 1986, just before Iwas born. Ramon Wow. How long did you live there? Ling Until | was six. Then we moved to the US. Ramon To Seattle? Ling Yeah. We lived there for ten years, and we came here to San Francisco about three years ago. Ramon Huh. So did you grow up bilingual? Ling Well, we always spoke Chinese at home. | couldn't speak English until | went to school. And actually, I-can still speak a little Portuguese. A iis Where was Ling born? Where does she live now? Practice the conversat44 B Can you complete the sentences? Use the conversation above to help you. 1. Ling’s family left Hong Kong __ 1986. 2. Ling lived in Sao Paulo__six years. 3. Her family stayed there__she was six. 4. They moved to Seattle, ___ they came to San Francisco. 5. They moved to San Francisco three yearsA Complete the sentences with time expressions so they, are true for you. Then compare with a partner. 1. Learned to ride a bicycle in_198@ _, when_Lwas seven. 2. My best friend was born ago, in 3. [played a musical instrument for____, until ; 4. Lwent to elementary school until__, from to : 5. My family last went on vacation together in__., when 2015 ="Twenty fifteen” B Complete the questions. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner. 1. Where your mother born? 4, you and your best friend ever fight? your father born there, too? you ever get in trouble? 2. Where you grow up? 5, Who took care of you when you little? you born there? your mother have a job? 3. Who your best friend in school? How long you best friends? What did you do? Did you have fun? A @ tisten and repeat the questions above. Notice the ways of saying did you. B © Listen and complete the questions about your childhood vacations. ‘Then ask and answer the questions with a partner. When you were a child, ... 1. Didyon____? 4, Howlong did you 2. Where did you 2 5. Didyou 3. Whodidyou____ 6, Whatdid you1 Building language A @ Listen. What languages did these people study in school? What languages did you learn in school? All the students in my high soho! had to take English — it was required. And | needed English to get into my university. (Tokyo) I took Spanish last year, and most of my friends did, too. There are a lot of Spanish speakers around here, so it’s kind of useful. (Los Angeles) Figure “Hout 1L. Most / Most of my friends are fluent in English. 2 Grammar_Determiners @ General Specific ‘All. children learn a language. | All (of) the children in my town take English. All of Most Canadians need French. | Most of the people in my office know French. Most of Some students take Spanish. | Some of the students in my class take Greek. Some of ‘Afew people are good at Latin. | A few of my classmates got As. Afew of No students like exams, None of my friends failed the exams, None of But Alot of people speak English well, | Alot of the people in this city speak English. Alot of them. 1, ______ my friends studied English in junior high school. junior high school students take English. B Circle the correct expression to complete these sentences. Are they true for you? ‘Make true sentences using determiners. Compare with a partner. Well, years ago, most people learned Russian and only a few people took English. I studied both. (Warsaw) A lot of my classmates dropped French after ninth grade. Almost all of them — except me. But then later, some of them had to take evening classes because they needed it for work. (Lagos) 2. Afew// A few of people in my city know Russian. Ue People usually say everybody and nobody, not all people 2. Today employees need a second language for their jobs. or no people. f my friends speak two languages. 3. _____ college students major in languages _____ the colleges here teach several different languages. 4 students take two languages in high school. In my class, us studied two languages. 463 buHaINg vocabulary a A © ‘isten and say the subjects. Can you think of other subjects and categories? ’ - Which subjects are you interested in? Tell the class. geometry algebra caleulus B Complete the chart with different subjects. Then compare with a partner. gecgrarhy jurvey What were your best subjects? A Class activity Complete the questions with different subjects. Then ask your classmates the questions. Keep a tally of the answers. If you are still in high school, talk about last year. mo =o Did you study _ chemistry ? (a) CL Were your classes hard ? J | Were you good at CJ J Dityou enjoy? —_ Did you get good grades in 7 CL] oe yourate__? LIL B Tell the class your results. What interesting information do you learn? “Most of us studied chemistry. Only a few people were good at physics. . . .” abulary notebook | hated math! See page 52 for a new way to log and learn vocabulary. 471 Conversation strategy Correcting things you say A Can you think of possible ways to complete these replies? A How old were you when you moved here? «A Who took you to school on your first day? 8 Iwas seven. Actually, no,!was ____. 8 My mom. No, wait, my______ took me. Now listen. What does Ben remember about his first day of school? Ben Look at these old photos. My mom sent nS eM Le CO ee tne a ee naa] CO ge ce Ben Not really. Well, I remember my first day a CA ee the day, but I remember on the way home | missed my bus stop. ma a eo eae na ts Le Le Well, the teacher, | mean, the bus drive ee ee ed everything, and he took me home. Re ee ee ee ae BU Xt/e Notice how Ben corrects the things he says with expressions like ‘these: Well; Actually; No, wait. Find examples in the conversation. “No, wait... . | was only four.” B Match the sentences with the corrections. Then compare with a partner. 1. I don't remember anything about my childhood. ea Actually, no, Twas 11 when I quit, 2. [started gymnastics when I was five b. Well, they were OK, but I was always sc 3. Thated s ‘ c. Well, most of them, not all of them. 4. Lived with my grandparents for a year. __ d. No, wait. [was six. 5. [played piano until I was ten e. Well, actually, I remember a few things. 6. All my friends were very nice. f. No, wait. Actually, it was two years. > C Pair work Tella partner three things about your childhood, but make a few se mistakes. Correct the information with Well; Actually; or No, wait oll:& OUAGIEGY Pils 1 ital) Youcanuse/ meant [CQUDIacar correct yourself when you MAMMA say the wrong word or © RAALeacel name. This is just one use of / mean. words. Use the words on the right. ‘Mean is one of the top 100 words. About 90% | When you were a child, . 1. Did you read a lot of cartoons, I mean, cemic pocks _? stuffed animals 2. Did you have a motorbike, I mean, a @ checkers 3. How often did you visit your parents, Imean, your friend 4. Did you go skiing in the winter, I mean, ? mountain bike 5. Were you afraid of cats, I mean, skating 6. Did you have an imaginary classmate, I mean, 2 Y comic hooks 7. Did you collect animals, I mean, dogs 8, Were you good at playing chess, mean, ? grandparents B Pair work Ask and answer the questions. Continue your conversations. “Did you read a lot of cartoons, | mean, comic books?” “Yes, | did. My favorite was...” Listening and speaking _/ don’t remember exactly... 3 A @ Listen to people talk about their childhood memories. Underline the words they correct. Write the corrections on the lines. When I was three, we moved to another city for a few years. four 2. I played softball until I was in sixth grade, and then I got interested in other sports, like football. 3. My mother made clothes for me and my brother. One time, she made me some dark blue shorts. They were awful. 4. Imet my best friend in 1996. We were in high school together. 5, All the kids teased me in school because I had an unusual name. But one kid was really nice to me. B Pair work Take turns telling memories of growing up. Ask questions to find out more information. “1 got into trouble one time.” “Oh? What did you do?” etalk _In the past » See Free talk 5 for more speaking practice. 491 Reading ; : 50 A Brainstorm the word teenager! W. at do you think of? Make a class list. en aed Did you enjoy being a teenager? It was mostly OK, but I had some difficulties, like everyone else. When you're a teenager, you're unsure of yourself ‘What were the fashions then? was a teenager in the '80s, and so the clothes were very colorful. I was a fashion rebel, though — I always wore black, and I wore a lot of cheap silver jewelry. Often I wore vintage clothing, What kind of music did you listen to? ‘My tastes were varied ~1 was a classical violinist, but ! listened 0 punk rock and new wave music. I had all my “weird” cassette tapes, and I was never without them, . . . . . What's your best memory from your teenage years? 1 guess it was a trip I took every summer with ‘my youth group. It was a time to travel, be with lose friends, and be away from my parents. And your worst? T think going to school was the worst, I'm not a social type, and it gave me all kinds of anxiety, What's one thing you remember about school? I remember that everybody tried to be different, but they tried to be the same, also, What was your favorite subject? My favorite subject was psychology. I loved analyzing my friends, Were you ever in trouble? Why? 1 got detention lots of times because I was late for school every morning, but I never ‘got in real trouble, How did you spend your free time? Actually, I spent a lot of time driving around in friends’ cars, honking at people's houses as wedroveby. also spent time reading, Playing with my dog and cat, or tormenting my younger sister. What do you miss about your teenage days? NOTHING! Except my jeans size. What's one piece of advice you would give to today’s teenagers? Get off your computer, and turn off the TV!ew C Add these missing sentences to the interview with Jennifer. Write the numbers in the spaces. I tried my best to look different. @ _ Ihave no idea now why we did that! @ _Lhbardly ever listened to the radio. @ _ {2s always happy to get home, though. ‘ © And you'e always trying to fit in 2 Listening_A long time ago @ Listen to Colin talk about being a teenager in England many years ago. Complete the sentences by circling a, b, or ¢ 1. Colin was a teenager a. in the 40s. b. in the '50s. c. in the '60s. 2. He quit school when he was a. 13. b. 14. ce. 15. 3. His first job was a. ina factory. b. inastore. . ona farm. 4. His main interest was a. music. b. buying clothes. c. watching TV. 5. Hismain regretisthathe a. spentalotofmoney. b. didn't take classes. c, didn't have fun. 3 Writing An interview A Write five interview questions to ask a classmate about when he or she was younger. Leave spaces for the answers. 1. Dia you get along with your parents? 2. Were you a good student? B Exchange your questions with a classmate. Write answers to your classmate’s questions. rr Linking ideas: except (for), apart from We agreed on most things except for the car. We didn't agree on much apart from my best | triend. They liked her. 1. Did you get along with your pavents? Yes, | did. ] wes busy, so ! didn't see them much. We agreed on most things except for the car. We had a lot of fights about that. C Pair work Now read your partner's answers. Ask questions to find out more information. 51