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Grammar and Vocabulary Vv Lesson C Digital Workbook Everyday English - Functional language (online, mobile): in common, everyday situations. Listening and Speaking Vv arr ienion Lesson D Digital Workbook Integrated Skills ~ Practice of all four (online, mobile): skills, with a special emphasis on writing. Reading and Writing Review Extra practice of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Also a "Review your progress’ section for students to reflect on the unit. Vv UU eed Additional practice Further practice is available for outside the class with these components. Digital Workbook (online, mobile) Workbook (print) Components COR Cee CCT ECR ee ee CCC] Audio * Mid- and * Digital Workbook (online) Ceneaee tee o (print) eae Nee Rear Cor eeact ares eyHUT EE Unit 1 Talk Gotting started Talk about communication 1A Tal abou friendship and Subject and abject communication questions Cm Friendship and Eom 18 Describe experioncesin the —~Presentsimple and_—Gradable and Word stress: extreme present present continuous extreme adjectives. adjectives JC Gie and respond to opinions Word groups Gwving end responding to opinions 1D Writes guide Review and extension Wore practice WORDPOWER yoursel/ Unit 2 Modem Iie Getting started Talk about tne workplace 2A Takcabout oxporionces of work Present perfect and Work. Prosont pertect and pest simple and tabsing past simple 2B Talk about technotcgy Present perfect Technology Sentence stress: main verb/ ‘and present perfoct aueliary vero 20 Moke and respond to suesestons 20. Write.an email giving nes Review and extension More practice Sentence stress WORDPOWER fook Moking and spending to suggestions Unit 3 Relationships Gottng started Talk about 3A Tak about afiereshio sonshigs Narrative tenses 38 Talk about families 30 Telastoy used to usualy 30 Write about someone’ fe Review and extension Wore practice Relatonshies Linking sounds Multiword verbs Sentence stress: multi word verbs Stress in word groups WORDPOWER have Teling a soy Unit 4 Porsonality Getting stated Talk about people 4A Describe people and their abilities, Madals and phrases of Ability Stress with modal verbs ability 48 Describe elirgs Articles Pesonalty adectves 4 Ofer and ask tor helo Intonation in question tags Offering and asking for help 49. Wrte an informal online advert Review and extension Mire practic WoRDPOWER sand such Unit’ 5 The natural world Getting started Talk about endangerea animals. 5A Takk about the future Fuaure forms Enviromental — Sound and speling: @ issues 5B Tak about i'and when Zoro ard test The natural world Consonant clstere condiiionals BC Give reasons, results and Voiced and unvciced consonants Giving reasons, examples resus and examples 30 Wiite a discussion essay Review and extension Wore praciice WORDPOWER problemContents a=a Tree monologues: Ortine Ace: Bute they ‘Tings yu nave done ecety frendsnpe rea fends? fice: Can you realyleama Leaning en enguage lonasnge 22 hous? ‘tbe tows shop Ging and responding to ions, Using me core reer eS Contato: earning ocabury Aric: What kind oleamer oy flaming vocebulary «gue ae fovieliaegs nee oe armours feo show neaaty Arce: Netto est ntoow Wok and raning xporionoes Tso nat Oy 360? seennocey use A problem Marg and repondina to GEE sugestons Scunding sympa CAIEENSTESS oF peased ciate We anges Anmaicbeita reviob Life changes fo efrel ema feking new oration fate 60 years and Tresor ofa enh 1,000 es How word game brevet unaly cope together Tie monokeue: Benga bun te Tn les Fay vedtore Amahe React to wt people sy, SEE Telinga sto ida asd Conversation great randsarnts Anema tout how A merere your fi aera peatandoments net Der bngime Resi show. sucessful people Ace: When wil be famous? Becoming succesful al someting Two monolcgues: personally types Atle: Why the world needs Describing a person Introverts Asking for help Question tags; Ottorng and asking 5 ae Pies Three monologues: websites Three online adverts Things people use the Internet for An informal online advert ‘The language of aovers Conversation: an environmental Web page: The Whitley Fund Predictions about the future project for Nature Interviews inventions inspired Ace: Animals have adgpied The best place to experience by nature osurvive evenyiere natural beauiy Talking about gossible jobs Giving e2z0rs, resuts ond examples, Giving yours ire to thin tees Monologue: rescuing whales ‘An essay about water polation A quiz about whales A discussion essay Organising an essay) Signposting languageGotting started Talk about atforont cuturos 8A Talk about advice and rules. Mocels.of obligation Compound nouns Word stress: compound nouns Deseribo food Comparatios and Doscribing food ‘Sound and spoting:/j/ and it supetlaives 80 Ask forand sive Sounding interested Asking for and siving recommendations recommendations 6D White a review of a restaurant cr cate Review and extension Wore practice ce Getting started Talk about idea uses 7A Describe building Mocals of deduction Buildings Modal verbs: final t/ and ial! sounds 7B Desctibea town or ely Quantifers Veits and Sentence sess: verbs prepositions ‘and prepostions TC Make offers and requests and esk Sounding polte Meking offers and for permission requests and asking, {or permission 7D Write a note with useful information Review and extension Voie practice WORDPOWER over Getting started Talk about an interesting news story 8A Talk ebout podcasts Reported speech Sharing information Sound and speling./al and ki 8B Tak about what cther people say Verb patterns Reporting verbs BC Generalse and be vague Sound and speting:/h! anc iw Generaising and being vague 80 White an email summery of anens sory Review and extension Vite practice WoRDPOWER in /on + noun Gottng started Talk about stcct entertainers 9A Talk about fins and TV ‘The passive -€d/ ing adjectives. Sound and speting fnal -edin adectves 98 Give oxta information Dafiningarcnon. Mio; Word: Relative clauses: pausing; efinig relative clauses bulldig (nouns) Word stress 8 Recommend and respond Showing contrast Recommending to recommendations and responding to recommendations 90 Write an arioks Review and extension More practice WoRDPOWER see, look at, watch, hea, listan to Gotting started Talk about ciforent kinds of opportunites. 108 Talk tout new things it wculd Second conditeral Sport, Ajciives Sentence stress: woud bbe good to do and precesitions 108 Talk about imagined past events Third conditional Expressions with Sentence stress: wouldand have do, makeand take 106 Telk cbout possiole problems and Sounding sure and unsure Taking about possible reassure someone problems ang reessuring someone 100. Write an email with advice Review and extension_Wore practice OWNER Easily confused words SaaS TEP ee SBT nn aa a TEContents ‘Three monologues: culture shock Radio shore voncing machinos in Jopan A soecial aft ‘Three monologues: special occasions Four monologues: describing, buildings Conversation: comarng ile in a town and a city Visiting a frien’ family Conversation: @ holiday in Frida Article: Culture shock? There's Describing different cuures an app to deal with that Blog: Hungry adventures Describing a special met ‘Asking for end giving, ns recommendations; Expressirg surprise Revicns ofa café Places to go out Two reviews ostve anc negative langueee; Adverbs Web poze: A more persona! Describing buildings place © stay Web page: Five reasons ‘Talking about where you tive way small tonns are better than cles Making offers and requests and coast asking for pormission; Imagining peoples feeings Article: Top fie things to do... A recent holiday ‘A note with useful information ‘mand around Mam, Foros, Arete Offering choices Podcast: Pod-cr-ped Interview: fake reviews ‘Ajob interview Monologue: a news sony Article: Thinking of making a podcast? Just give ita ty Giving opinions about podcasts Arlcie: The estaurant that Descibing experiences using wasn't there reporting verbs Generalsing; Being vague ‘Anes siory ‘ic travel ‘An email about a news story ‘Summarsing information Conversation: film trailers “Three monologues: musical experiences Planning an evening out “wo monologues: lve music Arlcie: To binge or not to binge: Recommending a fim or TY . programme Atco: The three best music A musical e«erence festiva’s you ve probebly never heard of Recommending and respond Asking someone to wail [an article atout a form of entertainment Contrasting ideas; The structure of an aticlo ‘Ablog abut staying at heme Live vs recorded music Conversation: tying new actives Mokinga merriage oroposel ‘Monologue: volunteering Taking new opportunibes ‘Aico: Searching for ‘A past event that mads Ife better serenciply Tekin about possible problems ‘and reassuring someone; Changing the subject, ‘Avweb page about volunteering Volunteering ‘An email with advice Emais giving advice Aouising a course of actionThis page is intentionally left blank.ee Uae Ree ELE) CeO eee uc Eee Dee ne On UCL Don a GETTING STARTED you think th1 A WHO LIKES MY POSTS? ; G3 SPEAKING AND VOCABULARY Friendship and communication 2 @p Discuss the questions. 1. How do you usualy meet new people ~fae ‘online? Why? 2 Are our one friendships diferent from your other ‘nendships? How? 3 What kinds of things do you tak about online? I this dierent rm mest of your ace-o-ace conversations? Why / Why es? loface or 'b Match the words in bold in sentences 1-6 with efinitions a-f 1 [7] Social media is 2 great ay to get in touch with old {ends you havert seen in awh 2 [Is really dificult to express your felings onine because you can't look people in the eye. 3 [1 When her brother, Mike, was in hospital, Susanna reached out to al his fonds to come and vit him. 4 [it's easier to Interact with people onlina bacause you can think about what you want to say before you ware it 5 C1] With good fiends, you often dont have o put how YoU fel inta words, becouse you just understand cach ether 6 [11 t's not a good idea to give your opinion in an online clscussion because is witten. Ifyou change your ‘mind, you can't go i of what you wate a to communicate with and react toa person or people b to say or wnte what you think or believe about something to contact Someone by phone, email ar text message 1 to try to communicate with a person or group of people usually to help or inva them to talk about your emotions ta oxplain a fooling using language © lq Do you agree with sentences 1-6? Why / Why not? 1d > Now go to Vocabulary Focus 1A on p. 133. eee Peet ol Proecn eel) READING Read the article and find out if it has similar ideas to the onas you talked about in 1. BUT * THEY ‘You've probably heard it before, haven't you? ‘Facebook and Instegram friends aren't the same as the real thing,’ People ‘rom goneratione that didn’t arovr up with online friendships ‘eriticse younger adults who say they have a lat of online friends, They don't think friendships that are made online ere as real or as meaningful as face-to-face ones. But It looks ike. they may be wrong, Rasearchers at the University of California have come to ‘the conclusion that online friendships have the same qualities, as those in the real world, na study, the researchers looked at exchanges between oniine frends and observed the same, kinds of behaviours that ex:st in face-to-face frinndships. Online fiends share experiences and interests, express their feelings and reveal things about themselves. Sometimes they offer each other practical help, and they can keep each other, company at any time of the day or night. Another way that face-to-face and online fiendships are similar is that they teke time to develop. You can't just ‘go online hoping to finda friend — it's not as simple as thet. Excerts say that you need to build online friendships cerefuly, and they offer the folowing advice: Join a ciscussion or community that talks about something you're interested in. GS Make sure it's an app or website where you can exchange ideas and information ~not one where you just follow what other people say. SWrite a clear and honest profile of yourself. Make it interesting and use a friendly tone. & Don’t expect to find a friend immediately — it can take time. ‘And when you do find a friend ... Bi axs sniras ono step ata trney but mave sive you stay, inteuch. & Share things about your life, but not very personal things, and try to bulld trust,lb Read the article again. Are the sentences true (7) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences, 1 Some older people don't think online friends are ‘rue friends. 2 Researchers say there are many differences between face-to-face and online friendships. 3 Online friends can be available to interact with day and night You will find online friends very quickly. 5 To help an online friendship develop, share some details about yourself and your life. Here's a checlist of questions you can ask yourself as you explore the world of online friendships: 1 Isit easy to use the app/website? a 2 Is this a community | want to join? LJ 3 Are there people | want to communicate with? (_] 4 Am| interested in replying to posts? U 55 Aro the posts friendly and honest? . Do other people ike or roply tomy pose? LI] UNITT © im Discuss the questions 1 Do you think the advice in the article is good? Wy Why nat? 2. What problems can happen as result of online friendships? What are the benatts? 3. Doyou think people express tt feelings mare or ess carefully online? Why? 4 Do you thinks easier to find someone you have ‘something in common with in the real world or ‘online? Why? EVGRAMMAR Subject and object questions 4 Look at the questions and answers. The main verb is in bold. Underline the correct words in the box 1: What do experts say cbout making friends online? A: You neod to build iriondships carefully 2G: Who thinks online friendships aren't real? {Rs People from generations that cidr't grow up with nine friendships, bb Are the questions below subject (S) or object (0) questions? 1 Cy Who cio | give this to? 2 7 What happened to your tea? 3 7] Which ofthese books do you want to borrow? 4] Who gave you the tewors? 5 which car uses iess peor 6 CF] What aid he say to your ¢ 35 Now go to Grammar Focus 1A on p. 144. d Make subject (5) or object (0) questions with the words below. You may need to change the verb or add do, does or did. 1 Who call you / yesterday? (3) 2 Who / you / lst / text? (0) ‘3. What /you and your friends / talk about? (O) -4. What / make / you and your friends / laugh? (S) 5 Which of your fiends / you f see / every day? (0) © What / post / last / make / you laugh? (S) 2 Cl Ask and answer the questions, Try to ask follow-up questions.UNIT LISTENING 2 ly Discuss the questions. 1 Do you think online friends can become face-toface frends? Hon can this hapoen? 2 What are tne advantages and disadvantages of thi in friendship? b OWED You are going to hear Kris, Alex and Kelly jk about online friendships. Listen and put a name with each photo. i. a ¢ @MEA Listen again and complete the information in the chart. Friend's name Common interest Met~ yes What have they done together? Which of the three speakers would you like most 2s an online friend? Why? © SPEAKING a Tick (V) the things you have done recently. Make notes about the experience. [met someone new face to face [met someone new online (met someone face-to-face who you first met ontine [)rmet an ald trend you hadnt seem ina tong time Co posted a strong opinion on social media or @ discussion board Ciposted a video story on social media LD .cteated a playlist of your favourite music D3started a new jobicourse b Look at the experiences your partner ticked and write three questions to ask them. Met someone new Who was it? Where were you? What did you talk about? © Ask your partner about their experiences. Try to ask follow-up questions.1B I'M USING AN APP ra FOR LEARNING ENGLISH bannee dit SPEAKING ce lp Read your sentences to each other. Do you agree with each other's ideas? ly Look at photos a-d and discuss the questions. GERMAN12 UNIT READING @ Read Cen you really learn a language in 22 hours? Quickly and answer the questions. 1 What is Memrise? 2 Why is Jon Foster using it? 3. How much hes he learned? b Read the article again and choose the correct answers for questions 1-4, 1 The writer wants to learn Lingala because he loves now tanguages wants to talk withthe people who speak it © wants to ty Manns 2 Ed Cooke wants learners to a enjoy leering more b improve quickly © do more vocabulary practice 3 A‘mom' is 2a digtal plant that you water a translation ofa new word picture that helps people remember new words Can you really learn a language iv 22 hours? I've never been very good at languages. 4. Where do the mems come from? 1 Ed Cocke creates them. 1b. Users can create mems for themselves and other usar. Every user creates mems only for themselves. © Match the words in bold in the article with meanings 1-8 below. esting better Changes a word from one language into another what someone wants fo do learned something 20 that you remember it exactly something dificult that tests your ability able to communicate trealy and easily to make someone remember something do something again OL eer pes nei 1d Gp Have you used or would you like to use Memrise? Why / Why not? We all know that people learn better pba a nC Crab beta Jon Foster reports on an app that makes CTT ay a CoC Le La But next month, Im traveling toa remote area of Central Africa and my goal isto know enough Lingala — one of the local languages - to have a conversation. wasn't sure how! was going to do this ~ until discovered a way to spend just few ‘minutes, afew timesa day, learning all the vocabulary fm going to need. ‘Tobe honest; normally when I geta spare moment at home; I go on Facebook o7 play games on my phone. But at the ‘moment. Im using those short breaks for something more useful fm learning a foreign language. And thanks fo Memrise, theapp fm using, t feck just ike a game. ‘People often stop learning things because they fee! they're not making progress or because it all feels ike too much hard work’ says Ed Cooke, one of the people who created Memris.’Were trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is something youd want todo instead of watching TV" ‘And Memrise is fun. I's 2 challenge it gives you a few new words to learn and these are'seeds thet you plantin your ‘greonhause: (This represents your short-term memory.) When you practise the words you water your plants'and they grow. When the app believes that you heve really remembered a word. it moves the word to your garden: You get points as your {garden grows, so you can compare yourself to other Memrise users. I want to get a high score and go to the next level. And if| forget tolog on, the app sends me emails that remind me to water my plants ‘The app uses two principles about learning. The firsts that people remember things better when they link them toa picture inthetr mind, Memrise translates words into your own language, butit aso encourages you to use“mems =images that hhelp you remember new words. You can use mems that athar users have created or you can create your own. memorised ‘motele, the Lingalan word for'enaine, using a mem | created —| imagined an old engine in a motel room. ‘The second principles that we need to stop after studying words and then repeat them again later, leaving time betweon study sessions, Memrise helps you with this because it's the kind of app you only use for five or ten minutes a day. tye learned hundreds of Lingelan words with Memrise. know. this wont make mea fluent spaaker, but | hope Ill be able to do. ‘more than just smile and nod when I meet people in the Congo. ‘Now, why am stil sitting here writing this? Ineed to goand water my vocabulary!UNIT GRAMMAR Present simple and VOCABULARY Gradable and present continuous extreme adjectives @ Match present simple sentences a-c with @ QTE You will hear four short conversations about learning uses 1-3, languages. Which conversation is about someone who ... ? a When I get a spare moment at home, | normaly 1. is having pronunciation problems £0.0n Facebook or play games on my hone. 2 has been practising another language a lot. © I know this wont make me a fluent speaker. 3. doesn't have good leering material © People learn bette i they enjoy leering 4 is very good at learning languages. We can use the present simoe: DE i a uae aied tine Fee poray mt b ©DGEA Listen to the conversations again, What word do you hear? (contence _) 2 to tak about habits and routines (sentence 1 fm OK, but 'm really red exhausted. 3 with slate verbs — verbs about thoughts (eg, 2 I'm trying to, but this book's absolutely bad / useless nderstant), fesngs (eB, want) and possession «3. THALS absolutely emazing/ good. | can only speak one language. (exg., own) (sentence), 4 Ws very hare! impossible. I'l never get it right b Match present continuous sentences a-c with © Underline the word that comes before each adjective. Does it uses 1-3. make the meaning weaker or stronger? a V'm learning a foreign language. Now, why am | stil sitting here writing this? © Young people are spending more and more time d Read about gradable and extreme adjectives. Complete sentences 1-6 with a word to make the meaning stronger. playing video games. + With some adiectives (good, bad, dificil, we can Wie can use the present continuous to talk about: tse nords like very, reallvend extremely to make their 1 actions in progress at the same time as speaking/ meaning stronger (e., His oronunciation is realy good. wrting (sentence —_) The exam was extremly dificult) 2 actions in progress around (before and after the ‘Other adjectves already havea strong or extreme time of speaking/writing (sentence —_) meaning (2, perfect, useless), We can use words 3 changing situations (sentence like realy or absolutely before these adjactives to ad emphasis (e.g., Her English i absolutely perfect). © Complete the rule about how we make the present continuous. 1 Online dictionaries are oten set subject +am/___/ is + verb + 2 That cake's norman 3 I think Anna's confident. 4 | went for a swim in the river and the water was. ‘reezing rammar Fi np. 14a, 4 3D Now go to Grammar Focus 18 on p. 5 There are only seven houses in my village — i's. tiny. 5 She's an) important figure in word pots. © Gly Make questions with the words below. Then discuss the questions. € DD Novr go to Vocabulary Focus 1B on p. 134. 1 you/ think / you / communicate / well in your own, longuoge? 2 How often / you / hear / foreign languages where SPEAKING you Iver 3 you/ think / you / have / a good memory? @ Gy Talk about learning a foreign language. Use the 4 What /help/you / earn / English grammar? Questions below. S What / you / think / about / right now? © What do you want to be able to do with English? 5 you/ prepare / for an exam at the moment? ‘What level of English do you hope to reach? 7 more people /leern / languages in your county How often do you revise what you have learned? than before? ‘= How often do you watch or road things in English? ‘= How often do you communicate with native speakers? £ 5D Communication 1B Gp Student A: Look at the» picture on p. 127. Student B: Look at the picture « on p. 129. Follow the instructions on the page. ‘What are you doing atthe moment to learn English? ‘Ave you having any problems with English at the moment? b Report back to the class about what you found out.14 ee 1€ EVERYDAY ENGLISH “eo GB LISTENING Discuss the questions. 1 Doyou enjoy meeting new people? 2 Doyou usually decide what you think of someone from ¢ frst impression? Or do you get to krow them fist? b Gp Look at the photo above. What do you think the customer is buying? ¢ GM ODER Watch or listen to Part 1 to check. d BMODIBI Watch or listen again and underline the correct answers. 1. Becky is buying flowers because she's going to someone's house/ getting married. e doesr' went roses because 1e doesn't ike them / they're too roma 3 She fikes/ doesn't ike the tulps. 4 She wil buy flowers in another shop/ come ack later, © Look at the photo below right and answer the questions, 1 Where are the people? 2 What are they doing? MR ODIBA Watch or listen to Part 2 to check, g WKODIA Watch or listen again and answer the questions. 1. What wil happen tothe bookshor? 2 What problem wil this cause for Rache? 3 What s Mark's advice? 4. What does Rachel say happenes at work? Well, if you ask me... © USEFUL LANGUAGE Giving and responding to opinions 2 @LIRE Listen and complete the sentences with one word Well, in my roses are aways a good option, 2 something lke tulips might be beter. 3 | its going to be impossible with another forist’s in the samme stteet. 4 Well, if you ne, i's not worth worrying about until we know for sure b Put the words in the correct order to make more formal phrases for giving an opinion 2 as/as/ concerned / fer / I'm © Look at five ways of respandin Does the speaker agree (A) or disagree (D)? 1 LA! know what you mean, but 2 [| know exactly what you mean. 3 L)r'm rot so sure about that. 4 Litrat’ rignt d Tick (7) the sentences you agree with. Change the other sentences so you agree with them, 1 LJ Engiish is an easy language to learn. 2 Liltts difficult to communicate with older 3 Ci First impressions are important vi 2g Give your opinions from 2d and respond.@ QUEM Listen to these sentences. Notice where the speaker pauses to make the message clearer. 1'm really worried. Jo phoned today with some bad news. b OUIBED Listen to this similar sentence. Does the speaker pause? Vm really worried | won't make enough money. © Look at the conversation. Write // where you think the speakers pause. Rachel Oh, I'm sory, love, 'm just bit worried. Jo phoned today and said thatthe old bookshop is going to be turned into anther florists, Mark The bookshop on the corner? | didn't know they'd sold i Rachel Me neither. But wnat am | going to do? Its hard enough already to make money, but I think its going to be impossible with another florist’ in he some street. d OUEA Listen and check. CONVERSATION SKILLS Using me too/ me neither @ QUIBM Listen and underline the correct words. 1 Matk The bockshop on the comer? | didn't know they. sold it Rachel Me fon/ neither 2 Mark Hey, don't worry about it. Let's just forg about work. Persorally | need a relaxing evening! Rachel Mo to0/ nether 11 We use Metco and Me neitierto say we agree or areinihe same siuztion, 2. Weuse Me co alte: a postive sentence 3. Weuse Me neitherafter a negative sentence. b Complete the exchanges with appropriate responses. 1 Al need a nice cup of tea 8 Aldor B__ {A| wasn't invited to the wedding, cally like watching foctball 4. Am looking forward to the party. 8 [AI don't really eat chocolat. 8 AAI hate going out in the rain, UNIT GULISTENING a Gp Look at the photo. What is happening? What do you think will happen next? b GM ODED Watch or listen to Part 3 and check your ideas, ¢ Gig Discuss the questions, 1 How would you fet in Becky situation? 2. How would you feelin Rachel’ situation? 3. Have you ever mede bad fist imeression? TASPEAKING Think of an example of: + good way to meet new people +a good nay io make a goed frst impression +a good topic of conversation with someone you don't krow well + a good reason to dislite someone yout just met (Zl Discuss your ideas in 6a. IFyou ask mo, the best way to make a good impression i 0 use peoples rames alo. Im not so sure bout thet ‘% UNIT PROGRESS TEST ere ue You can now do the Unit Progress Test.16 ane Different ways of learning referring pronoun 1 D SKILLS FOR WRITING i GB SPEAKING AND LISTENING What do you think are some good ways to learn new vocabulary in English? Talk about the ideas in photos a-e or your own ideas. b OTBEEI Listen to Maria and Gilberto talking about learning vocabulary. Are you more like Maria or Gilberto? ¢ OTDEE Listen again and answer the questions. 1 What system does Maria use for learning vocabulary? 2 What system did Mare’s sister use? 3. Does Gilberto think either system will work for him? Why / Why nat Read the descriptions of each style, What kinds of learners are Maria and Gilberto? prefer to leom by seeing ‘or reading things. They need to see new information writen down, AUDITORY LEARNERS They prefer to learn by listening to new information They also like o folk about the new things they've learned, They prefer io learn by doing something, They don’t like siting still for very long alk about what kind of learner you are and why, READING @ Read What kind of learner are you? on p. 17. Answer the questions. 1 Which of Marie's ideas is mentioned? 2 Does the article talk more about understanding new information or remé b Read the article again. Make notes about the key study techniques for each learning style visual auditory = KingestheticUNIT ©) WRITING SKILLS Introd purpose; referring pronou @ Look at these sentences from the article, Circle the words or phrases in the underlined parts which introduce the purpose in each sentence. 1 Inorderto find the most useful nay to lear new information, tsa good idea to think about the Kind of tarner you ae 2. Knowing your learning style helps you study ? i more effectively, so you remember what you. Different people learn in different ways. In order to have leaned more eas find the most useful way to learn new information, 3 Toleamn new formato, ryt think of on ‘sa good idea to think about the kind of learner you image in your head. cre: visual, auditory or kincesthetic. Knowing your bh Underline other examples of purpose words/ learning style helps you study more effectively, so phrases in the article. you remember what you have learned more easily. Remember, you don’t ust learn when you study ~ € Jain the sentences using purpose words! advice can also be useful for learning at work or phrases. More than one answer is possible your free time. 1 I wre the new words in @ vocabulary notebook | remember them. VISUAL LEARNERS 2 | pracise pronunciation. | record myself saying words on my phone, 3-| write grammar rules on a piece of paper Irhelps to study in @ quiet place so that you can aa ‘concentrate. To learn new information, try to think of {unerstend them better, {an image in your head, or make a diagram to highlight Look at sentences 1-3 in bold in the article Dee : if pe oot he lente | = (@) and underline the correct words in the rules. Reon Gan wher eu eka oe ED® 2 Thisand these refer to ideas aready mentioned! aoe now dea b In sentences 1 and 3, this refers back to ono word/ a complete idea, © We sometimes put a noun/ an aujective after thisand these, Going fo lecture is & good way for you to learn, Read your notes aloud, then cover them and iry to say them {again from memory. Also, ity fo use new words when WRITING A guide youl tolking folpecole li youlare iat fon oes Avracle eke win Ou"? fy angyer hese questions about the extracts in 3a 8 What information can TuneSpater tll you about a sore? ; . Sea en aaa erties 1 ich vets te tout afte rings ou do) ad hich 8 What kinds of photos does Luke think are funniest on fare about states (ts wey things ore]? Crazy Faces? Di 1 Do you use any apps like the anes useful are they iss the questions 2 Would you ike to use any of the apo cones? Wry? ve just installed the ‘ThingsToDo app. It's so easy to use — which is really Important when you've got a lot of things to do and not much time! You just create a list and then add items to it, Once a week it sends you a lst everything you've done. I've been so busy lately and this app has really helped me! I've only been using itor three weeks and I've already done 30 things on my lst Have you heard about SkyWatch? It's great. You just point your phone at the night sky and it tells you the names of the stars. You can also type in the name of a planet and the program tells you where to look for it up in the article? Which ones? recently? inthe article? Which u My favourite game at the moment is Balloon Pop. You select groups of coloured balloons. and pop thom. 've been playing it on the bus every day because | always want to get {o the next level ~ it's very addictive! of lve always been oon on photography. Ie been taking photos since | was twelve, when | got my frst camera. So Imagegram is a great app for me. You can use different ‘effects to make photos look diferent, like old-fashioned photos or with brighter colours. Then you can store them online and share them with your friends Paul Which sen wih non? Which verbs are a rate. After the workout, you c ences shovr how long something has co a repeated actly that started Activity Tracker is a great app for running. You just press the start button when you begin your workout and the app records your speed, distance and heart n then upload your information to social networking websites and compare with your friends. I've never found an app as good as this befor.UNIT 2 © 3D Now go to Grammar Focus 2B on p. 146, GISPEAKING d Complete the sentences with the present perfect or present @ You are going to find out which of your Perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets. classmates use the mast technology. 1 | this phone for three years. (own) Think of six questions to ask about what |_— for my own name online. (never / search) people have used recently. Use the topics 3 |__TVal dey. (veten) below or your own ideas. 4 |__— for anew tebet, but | havent got enough money yo. save Up) on _ 5 |_—the same phone fora few years non, but | con't want to buy @ ‘2pp5/ mobile phones video games new one. (have) the Inernet social networking sites © OLED Pronunciation Listen to sentences 1-3. Is the stress on - 'ave you beon on Instagram in the main verb ((M) or the auxiliary verb (AY? Se aay 1 This app has realy helped re. 2 ve been using it more and more. b 2. I've been playing it on the bus. =p Use your questionnaite to interview different people in the class. Who has used the most and least technology recently? Now think about your own technology use. Could you be addicted to technology? f @BEBA Listen again and repeat the sentences. Are the sentences in 3¢ true for you? Change the false sentences so that they are true for you. Tell your partner about your sentences. Ive just downloaded ‘TuneSpotter. If you hear ‘a song you like but you don't know what it is, you can use this app. It identifies the name of the song and the singer. And if you Bl like it, you can buy the song really easily. I've had it for a week, and I've been using ita lot StopApp is a really useful app and I've been recommencing ito ail my friends. If f00 many eps are open on your phone, your phone can be really slow. This app turns them off, which can make your phone faster. Ana a Ive been using Crazy Faces a lot recently. Its very silly, but i's fun. You just take photos of your friends and then you can change their faces. You can make them look older or younger, taller or shorter, and you can add beards, moustaches and glasses. I've seen alt of photos where people have put baby faces con adult bodies and they make ‘me laugh every time! ‘Luke20 GB LISTENING 8 la Talk about a problem you have had recently. What was the problem? Did you solve it? How? Look at the photos. What has just, happened? ¢ GK OMEN Watch of listen to Part 1 to check. 1d © What do you think Rachel and Becky will do next? € EMODAR Watch or listen to Part 2. Do 2y mention eny of your ideas? f GROW watch or listen again. Are the sentencas true (7) or false (FY? 1 en is stil working. 2 removing the SIM card might ho'p. 3. Becky is worried atout losing all her phone numbers. 4 Backy bought the phone very recently. yas gol insurance. 6 Rachel heard on the redio about using 1 dry phones. hi 26 EVERYDAY ENGLISH Could you take it back to the shop? USEFUL LANGUAGE Making and responding | © Gp Take turns to as for advice and make sugzestions, Te eu ee Rot cere See to suggestions Choose the correct words. 1 Have you tried turning’ turnit off and on again? 2 What about taking/ take the SIM card out and drying it? 3 Could you taking’ take it back tothe shop? 4 Can you claiming! claim on your insurance? You couks trying try tat WHOL Watch or listen to Part 2 again and check your answers to 2a. Complete the responses with the words from the box give idea why worth 1 AHow about just leaving i unt it dries out? Bil ia ty, What have | got to lose? 2 AWhy don't you ty drying it with a hair dryor? B That's a try, but wouldn't the heat darmage the phone? 3 AShall we phone Mark and see ithe has any ideas? B Yes, not? He might know what to do 4 Alet's goto the phone shop and ask for advice B That's 2 great They should be able to help, What solutions can you think of for these problems? Make notes. 1 You missed your bus home and the next one is in an hour. Its raining. 2 You don't have any ideas about what to buy your friend for the birthday. 3. You've salt coffee on your shirt and you have an important meeting in 20 minutes ‘4. The battery in your phone is fow and you need to make an important callin an hour©} LISTENING a Zip Look at the photo Who do you think Becky is talking to? b BK ODA Watch or listen to Part 3. Does the phone work now? Why / Why not? CONVERSATION SKILLS Sounding sympathet or pleased 1 Rachel Becky Rachel off and on again? | hoge | haven't lost all my contacts. | haven't saved them anyahere ele. Onno, —____. My phone's working, That rice trick worked. Thats I'm really ‘to hea tha Hows the phone? Not good. The screen's frozen, | Have you tried turning it Becky Rachel 3 Bocky Rachel 1b Look at the completed conversations in 4a, Which phrases sound sympathetic? Which phrases sound pleased? © 2p Toke turns to say sentences 1-6 below. Respond, sounding sympathetic or pleased. Then ask for more details. Ive ost my phone. 2 tye found a new place to live. 3 My ear hos broken down. 4 Ios woken up very carly this morning. © tebeen offered @ great now job. 2 OTERE Listen and complete the conversations. Listen to these sentences. Underline the stressed syllables. 1. Have you tried tuning it off and on again? 2. What about taking the SIM card out and drying it? 3 Could you take it back othe shop? 4 Can you claim on your insurance? We usually put stress on the words which are important for our message. Which syllables do you think are stressed in these sentences? 1 Icanttfind my phone! 2 My computers broken. I've lost all my work! 3 Ihave a very annoying colleague at work ~ no complains about everything, 4. Vn eally worried. | nave a big exam tomorrow. 5. My car has been making a strange noise recent | hope there isn't a problem, (QTPAB Listen and check. Then practise saying the sentences, SPEAKING Think of a problem you have or might have (e.g., with a colleague, your studies, a car, your computer). Make notes about the problem 5 Gl Take turns to explain your problem and make ‘suggestions. <% UNIT PROGRESS TEST eee eae You can now do the Unit Progress Test.28 eri 20 SKILLS FOR WRITING Sakata I'm going to look for a new job GD SPEAKING AND LISTENING READING ‘@ What changes would you like to make to your life? Make notes about one of the topics below. {your jab the flathouse you live in the town/city you live in your free-time activities your studies your friends Ip Talk about the changes you would like to make to your life. Give reasons. © QUZAA Listen to two friends, Tania and Lin, talking on the phone. What two changes is Tania thinking about? d OTZRB Tania writes an email to an IT company in Singapore called PaySNG. Listen to the conversation again and complete the application email Application Dear Sir/Madam, I'm wrtting to enquire about the possibility of working for your company. 'm an application software developer. I've been * for my current ‘company for just over 2 now, but I'd like a change. I'm good at °___ thinking and | have excellent + skills. In addition, also have a positive °___ towards my work and my colleagues. | don't speak Mandarin, but I'm very interested in 6 ‘and would love the opportunity to live and work in Singapore. I'd be interested in any information you can sand me. Please find my CV attached, Yours faithfully, Tania Sampson © Gp Ask and answer the questions. 1. How common is it for peopie from your country to work abroad? 2 What are the main reasons they go? + etter work = acultural experience ‘opportunities language learning + more monoy = other reasons Read Tania's email to Lin about Singapore and answer the questions. 1 Has Tenia got good o° bad news? 2 When does she hope to see Lin? bb Read the email again and answer the questions. What 6d Terie do the dey after the interven? What kind of apps wil she crete in he new ob? Wil sha oniy work onthe company’s currant products? Does tne company pay wei? Besies seeing Lin, what would Tania Ike 10.60 in Sirganore? ‘Singapore!!! HiLin, I'm somy | haven't been in touch for the past few days, but it’s been a very busy time. (On Monday, | had a job interview with PaySNG, the IT compeny in Singapore that | emailed. Then the next day, Thad to do a practical test. 'You won't believe this, but they've just rung to offer me a job! ‘The work sounds really interesting ~ they want me to work on developing apps that can be used for making mobile payments. “And what's really exciting is that they also want me to think of ideas for new products. The job offer is very generous. Apart from giving me a good selary, they're also going to pay me a bonus if I do well. And they'll pay for my flight and help me with accommedation when | arrive. But the best thing is that I'm going to live in Singapore! Besides seeing you, I'm also looking forward to learning Mandarin. Everyone at PaySNG speaks English, of course, but I'd lke to be able to talk to some of the local staff in their preferred language, if that's Manderin. I've always wanted to leam a second language well, and I'm sure I'l beable to do it when I'm living there. ‘We'll have to meet when I get there, so you can show me around Singapore. | haven't booked my flight yet, but I let you know when I'm arriving, | can't wait to see you. TaniaWRITING SKILLS Aciding new information 4 Look at bold phrases 1~3 in the second email. Why does Tania use them? Choose the correct reason, 1 to surnmarise her news 2 to introduce new information 3 to show she is very busy Rewrite phrases 1-3 in the second email using the words in brackets 1 (wl nover) (ritant) (mest amazing) © Put the words in the correct order and add the necessary punctuation to make sentences. 1 but Ive / believe this / bought a house /you'l never is/ more amazing / what's even / the location 3 it wasnt/ thing is that /too expensive / but the best @ Read sentences a-c and underline the correct words in the rules below. | have excellent problem-solving Skil. in addition, I also have a positive aitude towards my work © Apart from giving me a good salary, they're also going to cay me ‘bonus i | do wel. © Besides socing you, 'm also looking formar to learning Mandarin. '+ We can use phrases ike in addition (to), apart from and besides ‘when we want to ‘emphasise | acd information. ‘+ We use them at the 7heginning/ end of a sentence. '+ We use in adaiton (fo) in more formal w'ting. + After apart from and besides, we use an “infinitive form -ing formor 6 noun. ‘= In the other part of the sentence, we can use and / also to ‘emphesise that we are adding information, UNIT 2 @ Read the sentences. Which words/phrases in bold mean as well as and which mean except for? 1 They're going to pay all my expenses apart from meals. 2 par rom my travel expenses, they'e also going to pay for my meals 3 Besides seeing you, I'm also looking fomard to learning Mandarin, 4 I've done everything | can to prepare, besides learning Mandarin f Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets, Write two sentences if necessary. There may be more than one possible answer. 1 Ihave a degree in software development and have a diploma in interactive media design. Gn addition) They! cay for a hote! when | arrive and theyil pay the first month’s rent ona fat. (apart from) 3 They're going to gve mea return airfare now, and they're going to pay for anather return airfare in the middle of my contract, (besides) WRITING An informal email Imagine you have some exciting news Choose ane of the topics below or your own idea. Make notes about extra things you can say about this news. 1. You've won a tip to a tropical island. (How did you win i When are you going? What have you been doing to prepare?) 2 You've just gat a nevr job. (What's the job? Why did you apply?) b 2p Compare your ideas with 2 partner. © Write an email to a friend explaining your good news. Use phrases to introduce Rew information, if possibie, and try to use the present perfect and present perfect continuous. Work in pairs. Read your partner's email. Is their news similar to yours? Do they use phrases to add information correctly?Review and extension 3) GRAMMAR 4 @p Underline the best answers. Then ask and answer the questions. 1. What job did you want/ have you wanted odo when yo were ache? 2 How long have you used /have you been using this book? 3. How mary emails have you wnttan/ nav you boon writing today? 4. Have you ever fos / been lose your phone? 5. How long have you known /have you been knowing your coleagues oF classmates? Have you taken / Have you been taking your Griving test yet? Compiete the text using the present perfect, present perfect continuous or past simple. {you / ever | imagine) what it's Ike to be a ‘successtul game designer? That's my goal 1___ always / ove) playing games. In fact, | (play) video games since I was just three! (leave) school at 18 and studied computer at university. Then | (work) ora software company. |° _____ (develop) some useful kil there, but itwasn't the right job for me. Then, six months ago, | got an internship at a gaming ‘company. it doesn't pay very much, out |’ (@lteady / gain) 2 lat of experience 1*___ (world on an idea for a game in my free time for the lest six months. When i's ready, I! present it to my ‘company. | know il be a success. VOCABULARY 2 Complete the words. 1 We have 722 p —______ sat this company. Some of them have worked here for along time. 2 We have two — 5 forthe job. We need to choose ore. 3 Schools should teach p— I skis, tke ‘cooking and driving, 4 He's got great p___b__m-s__v__gstil. My uncle had a long ——e— rin the army, b Match the words in the box with definitions 1-5. app bronser icon text message username 1 a software program that allows users to find and read Information on the wet. 2 a word that you use along with a secret password to lg in to a website 3a computer program designed for one purpose 4a small symbol on 2 computer screen that you point fo and cclek on with 3 mouse 5 something you wite and send from one mobile phone to another —_ WORDPOWER /ook @ Match questions 1-8 with answers a-h. 1 L1 What co employers usually look for? 2 [1 Dis you see John’s oice? CO wnat does ‘disconnect’ mean? [ What are you looking at? (5) How do you fee! about your trio to Mascon? (G1 wnat co you think of my new smartwatch? Look out! Dian you see that bicycle? C1 Are you coming to the meeting tomorrow? It looks good, Can | ty it? | don't know. Look it up online. No, [nave to look after some customers. dim really looking forward toi. ‘Someone who s rellable and hard-nerking No! It came out of nowhere! 8 No, we didr’t look around the building. fits an adver fora sales job b Match the phrases in the box with definitions 1-8, ook + adjective look after someone/something ook at someone/something look around (somewhere) ook for something/sameone look forward to something look outlook (something) up try to find feel excited about a future event ‘check @ meaning ot other fact in @ book or ontine explore seem be careful watch be responsible for © Complete the sentences with the correct form of lock and @ particle (after, up, etc.], if necessary. Sometimes, more than one answer is possiole. 1 Do you tke trees, flowers and other plants? 2 Have you ever a factory? 3. Doyou know enyone who! 4 Where do you usually Do you often 2 job at the moment? new Englsh words? 8 your sister's children? 6 What are you to doing this year? 7. Does the weather g00d today? 8 In what situation would you shout 2p Discuss the questions in 3c. How well did you do in this unit? Write 3, 2 or L for each objective. 3 =very well 2=well 1 =not so well I CAN talk about experiences of work and taining talk about technology make and respond to suggestions write an email giving news. olo|ojob Complete the 1 My oldest f 2 My closest friend is 3. When I'm old, 1 stil be fiends wit Ip Talk about the people in your answers in b. 3132 3 A SHE HAD MOVED THERE 20 YEARS EARLIER GB SPEAKING AND VOCABULARY Relationships 2 Gp Write down the names of three people you know welll and show them to your partner. Ask and answer the questions about each person. 1 How long have you known this person? 2 When dig you meet? 3 How often do you see each other? 4 What do you do together? Match the words in bold in sentences 1-7 with the definitions a-g. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer. 1 Cliy stand nave a at in common, bute Son he the 2 Ci get on well with most of my fami, but | don ike my aunt vety much, Cthave a good relationship with ny cousin, Were more tke fiends Clithins you reaty gett know poople wal whan you goon hokday wath tem, Clivost ot my ends eome fram the same background 2s | so. We a ew pin the same neighbouriond anc went to the same chock 6 Lilet very good at keeping in touch wth ends when they ove fer avey (lity cngest ends wth someone met when | was eet years 0 2 to find out what someone is realy Ihe 'b ta s00 or contact someone often © {0 be interested in the same things d. to have someone as 2 friend © to lke someone and enjoy being with them F to.grow up in the same kind of family andor social group to find it easy to be with someone © Use the correct form of the words and phrases in bold in 1b to complete the sentences. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer. 1 |_____ with my bother, but not 2s wel with my sister 2 My with Jachie goas back to whien we were at primary school 3. My mother and | ott love sport, so we __and have penty to tak about 4 | sil _____ with fiends fram school on sociel media 5 When I went to university, |_______a lot of new peocle, 6 My friend Melissa and I dont______~ she comes from a rich part of the city and I come from a poor one. 1 most of my colleagues, but not such a good one with my boss, © Which sentences from 1b are true for you? Change the others so they are true, Tell your partner. PRONUNCIATION Linking sounds Iva senience, when ane word ends in 2 consonant sound and the next word stars ith 2 yonel sound, we oflen link these words. We say them without any pause between the words. Learn to talk about a friendship We eens 2 QUE Listen to the sentences. Can you hear the linking between the words in bold? 1. We don't have much_jn common. 2 I et_on with most_of my fori 3 Fm net very good. at keeping_ in touch, bb Underline the words you think will be linked in this way (consonant sound + vowel sound), 1 Helin love with my husband the moment | ‘saw him 2 Kate lives in the USA, but ve keep in touch online, 3. My friends and I have a very silly sense ‘of humour, 4 I don't think a shared background is important, 5 My relatives are al very close ¢ TEMA Listen and check. Then practise saying the sentences, © READING Look at the headline and the photos in the article on p. 33. Answer the questions. 1 What do you think isthe relationship between these two peopie? 2 How co you think they met? 3. How do you think they became fiends? 4 Where might they be in these photos? b Read the article and check your answers, © Read the article again and answer the questions, 1 Why did Spencer stop playing the game with Rosalinc? Why did he start again? 2 Whois Amy Butler? Why is she important in this story? 3. How long did Spencer and Rosalind meet for in Florida? Was their meeting a success? Why / Why not? 4 Whal kind of reaction was there on social media when Spencer posted his photos? How dic Rosalind feel about this? 5 Choose all the words below thet describe Rosalinc’s attitude towards life calm open-minded — prejudiced old-fashioned positiveWhat do a young rapper, a retired woman and an online word-game ‘app have in common? Not much, you might think. In fact, they are at the heart of an incredible true story of friendship. ‘Spencer Sleyon, a New York rapper in his early twenties, and Rosalind Guttman, an elderly woman living a thousand miles away in Florida, are two people who would seem to have very litle in ‘common. And yet the pair became good friends. How did their unlikely relationship begin? ‘The answer is that they got to know each other online, but not through social media, as you might expect. Their friendship began completely by chance when they both started playing a popular ‘word-game app on their mobile phones. ‘The two played each ather almost every day and soon they also began chatting on the app. Rosalind talked about her life in Florida and Spencer spoke of his plans to move to New York and follow a music career. They soon discovered that they were not only perfect gaming partners, but they also got on really well, even though they came from such Gifferent backgrounds. ‘Aiter some time, though, Spencer decided to delete the app. He was looking for a job in New York and his life was getting too busy. He just didn't have time to play any more. But before ne stopped, he asked Rosaling if she had any advice for him. ‘Shoot for the stars,’ she told him. ‘Whatever you want out of life, just go grab it!” Ater he had been in New York for a few months, Spencer found he did actually have a itle free time, He decided to reinstall the app and he and Rosalind started playing again. Then one day Amy Butler, the mother of one of Spencers friends, overheard a conversation Spencer and his friends were having. He was telling them about his friendship with ‘an 81-year-old woman who lived in a retirement village in Florida. Amy thought it would be a great idea to arrange a meeting between the two. Soon, she and Spencer were flying down to Florida to meet Rosalind, ‘The meeting was a great success. Spencer and Rosalind found that they {got on just as well face-to-face as they did online. They only spent one day together - they had lunch in a restaurant and Rosalind showed Spencer around her neighbourhood. But when Spencer posted photos of their meeting on social media, they quickly went Viral and received more than a milion likes. Several newspapers even reported the story of how the pair had become friends. Rosalind said she hrad enjoyed the meeting, but she wasn't sure why it had become such a big story. She felt that it was quite naturel that they should have a good relationshio and there wasn’t anything unusual about it. ‘And what happened next? Well, Spencer and Rosalind are stil playing the word game online, but now they have a new way to keep in touch ~ they've become friends on Facebook.