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Grammar and Expressions

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

Listening and Reading skills

Communicative tasks

Module 1 Present and past

R E V I S I ON

Unit 1 Connections

Questions and answers Present continuous and present simple

Countries and nationalities Language Using numbers

Expressions : greetings and introductions

Past simple Past continuous and past simple

Listen to a song Read a magazine article about the English language Understand the main idea of an article

Pronunciation: weak forms //

Verbs describing actions Adventure Link words

Life and culture : What a mixture!

Ask questions when you meet new people Talk about yourself and your friends Describe someone you know Write a report about your class

Unit 2 Past events

Expressions : giving and accepting an apology

Pronunciation: intonation in questions

Listen to a story about a lucky discovery Listen and complete a form Read a short adventure story Guess meaning from context

Write and act a conversation about events in the past Interview a friend about a discovery Write a short story

Life and culture : Journeys and explorers Coursework: Home life

Review

Grammar check

Study skills : Your coursebook

Progress check

Module 2 Descriptions

Unit 3 People

Comparatives and superlatives (not) as ... as

Expressions : asking for a description

Adjectives describing personality The Internet Opposites: un- + adjective

Listen to a personality test Read a Web page Use pronouns and possessive adjectives

Write a description using comparatives and superlatives Describe people's personality Write a Web page about yourself

Pronunciation: stress in words

Places School Uses of get

Life and culture : The British

Unit 4 Places

Suggestions Expressions of quantity: too much/many, (not) enough, a lot of

Pronunciation:

Expressions : responding to suggestions

Listen to someone talking about a place Read an article about a Japanese student's day Scan a text for information

Plan a day out with friends Describe a place you know, and things you like and don't like there Write about a typical day

/k/ /p/ /t/

Life and culture : Australia

Progress check

Review

Grammar check

Study skills : Thinking about learning

Coursework: Getting around

Module 3 The future

Unit 5 Goals

Present continuous used for the future The future with going to The future with will and going to

Sports clothes Competitive sport Adjective/verb + preposition: good at/worry about

Listen to a talk about a cycling trip Read an interview with a young athlete Skim a text for the general idea

Pronunciation:

Expressions : shopping
First conditional The future with will and might will/won't + probably

/ai/ // / /
At the table Artificial intelligence Compound nouns: coffee maker

Life and culture : The history of the Olympics

Listen to a song Read an article about artificial intelligence Identify the topic

Talk about future plans Talk about the future and make offers Make a conversation in a shop Interview a friend and then write about him/her

Unit 6 Choices

Expressions : polite requests

Pronunciation:

Life and culture : Journey into space

/e/ /ei/ / /

Make a conversation in a restaurant Describe things that aren't certain and things that are probable in the future Write about future plans Make predictions about life in the future

Review

Grammar check

Study skills : Making a vocabulary notebook

Progress check

Coursework: Shopping in London

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Grammar and Expressions

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

Listening and Reading skills

Communicative tasks

Module 4 Your world

Unit 7 Achievements

Present perfect Present perfect and past simple The infinitive of purpose

Using a machine The environment

Pronunciation:

/i/ // //

Listen to a radio advert Read a newsletter about a campaign Understand the main idea of a text

Expressions : I think so. / I don't think so.

Present perfect + ever and never + just + for and since

Life and culture : Saving Gwrych Castle

Listen to a student describing important people in his life Read a biography of a rock band Guess meaning from context

Talk about things you've done this week Write and act an advert Make a conversation about using a machine Write a letter about a campaign

Unit 8 Experiences

Outdoor activities Music Prepositions of time

Expressions : time expressions with for and since

Pronunciation: Stress in words

Life and culture : A poem: What has happened to Lulu?

Describe your experiences Talk about present situations and how long they have continued Write a description of a person you know Write a biography

Review

Grammar check

Study skills : Learning to listen

Progress check

Coursework: Useful information

Module 5 The way its done

Unit 9 Getting it right

have to, don't have to, mustn't should, shouldn't Expressions : thanking people and responding to thanks
Present simple passive Past simple passive

Illnesses and injuries Customs Adverbs

Listen to two friends following instructions Do a quiz about customs around the world Identify the topic

Pronunciation:

/s/ //
Materials Animated films Parts of speech

Describe rules at your school and your ideal school Talk about problems and give advice Write about customs in your country

Life and culture : Mardi Gras

Unit 10 Where is it made?

Expressions : expressing a reaction

Pronunciation: weak forms /wz/

Listen and identify mistakes Listen to a song Read about animated films Use pronouns and possessive adjectives

Describe where things are made or produced Write a general knowledge quiz to do with the class Describe a film you know well

/w/

Life and culture : Living in an international world Coursework: Mini phrase book

Review

Grammar check

Study skills : Speaking

Progress check

Module 6 The way we live

Unit 11 Talking

Reported speech Say and tell Question tags

Expressions : asking for clarification

Relationships On the phone Verbs that describe speaking Punctuation marks

Listen to an argument Read a story from the Internet about a telephone conversation Skim a text for the general idea

Life and culture: Central Park

Interview people about teenage life and report what they said Check information about a friend Write a conversation using the correct punctuation

Pronunciation: intonation in question tags

Words from American English Synonyms

Unit 12 New beginnings

used to Second conditional Expressions : saying goodbye

Pronunciation:

Listen to a song Read some extracts from an encyclopaedia Scan a text for information

// //

Describe your past and changes in your life Talk about imaginary situations Write an essay about your country

Life and culture : Living in the past

Progress check

Review

Grammar check

Study skills : Checking your work

Coursework: Entertainment

Grammar index

Communicative functions index

Wordlist

Phonetic symbols

Verb forms and irregular verbs

Songs

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In Module 1 Steps 1 and 2 you study Grammar

so that you can

Questions and answers Present continuous and present simple Past simple Past continuous and past simple

Vocabulary

Countries and nationalities Verbs describing actions

Expressions

Greetings and introductions Giving and accepting an apology

Ask questions when you meet new people Greet and introduce people in different ways Describe nationality and say where people come from Talk about yourself and your friends Talk about events in the past Say that youre sorry Describe events in the past that are interrupted by other events

FRENCH

Present and past

Life and culture

What a mixture! Journeys and explorers

In Step 3 you ... read

so that you can

A magazine article about the English language A short adventure story

Write a report about your class Write a short story

study

Numbers Link words Understanding the main idea Guessing meaning from context

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Coursework 1
Part 1 Home life
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Whats it about?
What can you say about the pictures? Now match the pictures with sentences 14. 1 The Grants always have coffee and toast for breakfast. 2 He made a spear to catch the fish in the lake. 3 Why is Ana crying? 4 Amelia Earhart was flying to Australia when her plane crashed. a

Coursework
My guidebook
In Book 3 you study a guidebook for visitors to an English-speaking country so that you can make a guidebook for an Englishspeaking visitor to your country Your Coursework has got six parts:

Part 1 Home life

You write about home life in your country. b

Part 2 Getting around

You write about interesting places in your country.

Part 3 Shopping in London

You write about shopping in your town or in your capital city.

Part 4 Useful information

You write some useful information for a visitor to your country. c

Part 5 Mini phrase book

You write a mini phrase book for a visitor to your country.

Part 6 Entertainment
You write about entertainment in your country.

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STEP 1
In Step 1 you study questions and answers greetings and introductions so that you can ask questions when you meet new people greet people introduce people

1 2

Share your ideas

What can you say about the photo? Where are the boy and girl? What do you think theyre saying?
Theyre in a park.

Reading and speaking

Where do you come from?
a Which questions do you
think the boy is asking? Choose eight questions from the list. 1 Whats your name? 2 Why are you laughing? 3 Where do you come from? 4 Have you got any friends here? 5 Do you live in Mexico City? 6 Are you all right? 7 What do you think of London? 8 What are you doing in England? 9 Do you play tennis? 10 Whats the matter?

b Complete the conversation with questions from 2a.

JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY:
a

Are you all right?

No, Im not.
b

Im homesick.
c

I come from Mexico.

d

No, I dont. I live in Veracruz.

e

Im studying English. Im staying with a family here.

f

I like it, but I sometimes feel a bit homesick.

g

Revision

No, I havent.
h

Ana. Pleased to meet you, Ana. Im Jay, Jay Sayer. Er ... do you fancy an ice cream?

Listen and check.

c If you have time, practise the conversation between Jay and Ana.
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Grammar revision Questions and answers

Complete the questions with is/are, do/does, has/have.
Is Ana Mexican? Yes, she is. she happy? No, she isnt. Jay and Ana in the park? Yes, they are. they both speak English? Yes, they do. Does Ana come from London? No, she doesnt. she like London? Yes, she does. she got any English friends? No, she hasnt. Ana and Jay got an ice cream? No, they havent. Where Why Ana live? In Veracruz. she crying? Because shes homesick.
1a, 2a

b Match the expressions with the

explanations. How do you say these expressions in your language? 1 Hi!/Hello! How are you? 2 Nice to meet you. / Pleased to meet you. 3 How do you do?
a This is a formal greeting. You

Practice
a Put the words in the right order and make questions.

can use it when you meet an adult for the first time. b You often say this when you see a friend. c You say this when you meet someone for the first time. Its friendly but it can be formal or informal.

Remember!
How do you do? isnt really a question, and the response is How do you do?

1 Are Jay and Ana old friends?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

old / Ana / are / friends / Jay / and ? they / where / are ? Mexican / Jay / is ? English / got / friends / Ana / any / has ? she / homesick / is ? from / she / where / come / does ? studying / whats / Ana ? Veracruz / live / Jay / does / in ?

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Key pronunciation
Weak forms //
Listen and repeat the sentences.
1 2 3 4

b Now ask and answer the questions in 4a.

Are Jay and Ana old friends? No, they arent.

How are // you today? Where are // you from? How do you /dj/ do? Where do you /dj/ live?

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Key expressions Greetings and introductions

a Read and complete the dialogues.
This Mrs Jones, the head teacher.

Writing and speaking

Meeting people

Hi, Jenny. How you today?

This is my friend Tom.

Use what you know

Imagine youre meeting an English teenager for the first time. Work with a friend and make a short conversation. A: Hi! Im David. Whats your name? B: My names Max. Nice to meet you, David. A: Where do you come from, Max? Practise your conversation.

Revision

How do you do, Mrs Jones? How do you do? I fine, thanks. Nice to you, Tom.

Listen and check.

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STEP 2

In Step 2 you study countries and nationalities present continuous and present simple

so that you can say where people come from and their nationality talk about yourself and your friends

Key vocabulary Countries and nationalities

a Match the countries with the nationalities.

Country Poland

Nationality Polish

Polish Australian Italy French Argentina British Greek American Britain Canadian Mexico Spain Japanese the USA France Argentinian Poland Australia Spanish Greece Mexican Japan Canada Italian

Listen and check.

b S Can you add any more countries and nationalities to your list?
Youve got two minutes!

c What about you? Say your country/town and nationality, or talk

about your favourite star.
My favourite star is Johnny Depp. I think hes American.

Remember!
We use a capital letter for the names of countries, nationalities and languages. I live in Japan. Im Japanese. I speak Japanese and English.

Key grammar
Present continuous and present simple
a Look at the examples and
complete the explanations.
At the moment, Anas sitting in the kitchen. We use the present to talk about actions in progress at the moment. The Grants always have coffee and toast. We use the present to talk about habits, or things that are generally true.
1, 2

Presentation What are they doing?

a Think of at least two questions about the photo, then ask a friend your
questions.

Close your book and listen to the text about Ana. Whats she thinking about? When shes at home in Veracruz, Ana usually starts the day with some chilaquiles and a hot chocolate. She always has breakfast with her sister Clara, and they talk about their plans for the day. Now, of course, everythings different. At the moment shes sitting in the kitchen with her English family, the Grants. Shes having a cup of coffee and a piece of toast. The Grants always have coffee and toast for breakfast. Its raining outside and the Grants are talking about the weather again. But Ana isnt listening. Shes looking at the rain and shes thinking about her sister, at home in Veracruz.
1 2 3 4 5 6

Listen again and follow in your book. Ask and answer the questions. What does Ana usually have for breakfast? Whats she having today? Is she talking to her sister? Does her sister live in Veracruz? What are the Grants doing? Whats Ana doing?

b Look at the text again

and find at least two more examples of the present continuous and the present simple.

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Listening and speaking Song

a
Listen to the song. How many times do you hear the word jeans ?

b
1

Listen again. How many of these things are mentioned? 2 3

Practice
a Complete the sentences with the present continuous
or the present simple. 1 The Grants often talk (talk) about the weather. 2 Ana (not talk) to her sister at the moment. 3 Ana (not like) tea. 4 At home in Mexico, she usually (have) hot chocolate for breakfast. 5 The Grants (live) in London. 6 The weather isnt good today. It (rain). 7 Its 7.30 am in London and Ana (get up). But in Veracruz its 1.30 am and Clara (go) home after a party. 8 Clara (send ) her sister a text message nearly every day. 7 8 9

Speaking Who is it?

Use what you know
Describe someone in the class. Use the present continuous and the present simple.
Hes wearing a black sweater. He plays a lot of volleyball.

b S What about you? How many true sentences can

you write about yourself, using the present continuous and the present simple? Youve got two minutes!

At the moment, Im writing a sentence in English. I like music and swimming.

Try this! How many days of the week can you write using these letters? You can use each letter more than once. W T U N A H E O Y D M C N R F S

Can your friend guess who it is?

Is it Hugo? No, it isnt.

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STEP 3

In Step 3 you read a magazine article about the English language practise using numbers

so that you can write a report about your class

Share your ideas Learning English

Why is English a useful language? Think of at least three reasons.
Its an international language.

Reading
a Read the text. How many of your reasons can
you find?

ENGLISH WORLDWIDE!
This month we look at how the English language brings people together.
Mohammed is Egyptian. Hes learning English at school. About 750 million people learn English as a foreign language. They use it in their job, when they travel abroad, or when they want to understand English films or songs.

Portuguese 2% Italian 4% Chinese 4% French 4% Spanish 5% German 5% Japanese 8% English 57% Korean 2%

id you know that a quarter of all the people on Earth speak English? Thats 1.5 billion people!
This is Tara. Shes from New Zealand and English is her first language. About 450 million people speak English as a first language in countries like Britain, the USA, Australia and New Zealand.

English is the main language in international business, in science and technology, in sport and pop music. For example, nearly 70% of the worlds scientists read scientific texts in English. On the Internet, over 60% of home pages and about 85% of emails are in English. Language is a key to the outside world. It helps you to connect with other people. At the moment, about a billion people are learning English, so you arent alone!

Other 9%

The languages of Internet users

Sandro is from Puerto Rico but now he lives in New York. His first language is Spanish, but he speaks English too. Thirty-six million people in the USA come from Latin America. They learn English as a second language because they live in an English-speaking country. About 375 million people across the world use English as a second language. In India, for example, there are over 350 different languages, so people often use English to communicate with each other.

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b Comprehension check
Listen, and read the text again. Then match 17 with ag and make sentences. 1 English is the first language of 2 There are three hundred and seventy-five million 3 There are three hundred and fifty 4 For thirty-six million Americans 5 Three quarters of a billion people 6 Seventy per cent of the worlds scientists 7 About eighty-five per cent of emails
a b c d e f g

Word work Numbers

a Match the words on the left with the figures
on the right. 1 a thousand 2 six thousand 3 a million 4 one and a half 5 two point seven five 6 seventy-five per cent 7 one and three quarters 8 four and a quarter
a b c d e f g h

2.75 1,000 41/4 75% 6,000 13/4 1,000,000 11/2

different languages in India. learn English as a foreign language. four hundred and fifty million people. are in English. Spanish is their first language. speakers of English as a second language. can read texts in English.

b Write the underlined words in figures.

1 8,000
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

c Reading skills Understanding the main idea

1 What is the topic of the text? a culture b language c countries 2 What do you think is the main idea of the

Eight thousand people. Three quarters of the class. Five and a half years. Nine point two litres of water. A quarter of the population. Sixty per cent of television programmes. A million dollars. Eighteen per cent of the worlds scientists.

text? Read the beginning and the end again, then choose the best answer.

c Test a friend Write a number in words.

Can your friend write it in figures?

Its about ... a all the different languages in the world. b English as an international language. c English people all over the world.

A: Three million, two hundred and sixtyeight thousand, nine hundred and one. B: 3,268,901
Remember!
We use a hyphen in: seventy-five ninety-two

Writing guide Writing a report

Think of a title and write the date.

Statistics about our class 5th October

Speaking and writing About my class

Use what you know
Ask your friends about using English, for example: Do you think English is useful? When do you use English? Have you got any English-speaking friends? Do you watch films in English? With your teacher, choose three or four questions to ask the whole class. Put the answers on the board, then write a report. Follow the Writing guide.

Introduce your report.

We asked questions about using English. These are our results.

Start each new fact on a new line.

Two people in the class have got an English-speaking friend. Three quarters of the class watch films in English.

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In Module 6 Steps 1 and 2 you study

Life and culture

Grammar

so that you can

Reported speech say and tell Question tags used to Second conditional

Vocabulary

Relationships Words from American English

Expressions

Asking for clarification Saying goodbye

Talk about relationships Report what other people say Ask if something is true or not, or ask for agreement Ask for clarification Talk about differences between life in Britain and the USA Describe things that happened in the past but that dont happen now Say goodbye Talk about imaginary situations

Central Park Living in the past

Coursework 6
Part 6 Entertainment
You write about entertainment in your country.

In Step 3 you ... read

so that you can

A story from the Internet about a telephone conversation Some extracts from an encyclopaedia

Write a conversation using the correct punctuation Write an essay about your country

study

Verbs that describe speaking Punctuation marks Synonyms Skimming Scanning

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Whats it about?
What can you say about the pictures? Now match the pictures with sentences 15. 1 He isnt in a very good mood, is he? 2 Mr Grant said Charlie never did anything to help. 3 I didnt use to drive to work. 4 Goodbye. Thanks for having me. 5 If you were a koala, you'd need 22 hours sleep. b

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In Step 1 you study vocabulary for relationships reported speech say and tell so that you can talk about relationships report what other people say

STEP 1

Key vocabulary Relationships

a S Match the sentences with the pictures.
Youve got two minutes! 1 My brother really annoys me. 2 I get on well with my parents. 3 Dont argue! Turn that music off now! 4 Theyre having a row. 5 Kelly is Taras closest friend. 6 I love my dog and my dog loves me. We love each other. 7 I spend a lot of time with my friends. Listen and check. Practise the sentences.

Listen and read the article about teenagers in Britain. Are you surprised by the results of Jane Barkers study?

Talking to

b What about you? Make at least one true

sentence using the key vocabulary.
My brother and sister dont like each other!

todays teens
by

Presentation
They said they werent rebels
a
Listen to three British teenagers and follow in your book. Are they like teenagers in your country?

Jane Barker

Are todays teenagers really lazy, rude and unhelpful? I talked to forty teenagers and their parents. I wanted to find out if they got on well.

Gemma

I dont think Im a rebel. I dont often argue with my parents. In fact, my mums my closest friend. People think teenagers are lazy, but Im not lazy. I work hard at school and Ive got a weekend job too.

Most of the teenagers said that they werent rebels. For example, Gemma, aged 14, said that she didnt often argue with her parents. She said her mother was her closest friend. Sixteen-year-old Dave told me that he certainly wasnt lazy. He said that he worked hard at school and he had a weekend job too. Several teenagers told me they werent happy at home, but they also said their families were important to them. Donna, aged 15, said that she couldnt talk to her parents about problems because they didnt understand her. But she said it didnt worry her because she didnt spend much time at home!

Dave

I cant talk to my parents about problems. They dont understand me. But it doesnt really worry me, because I dont spend much time at home.

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c Match 15 with ae and make true sentences.

1 2 3 4 5

Dave said that Dave told Gemma said she Several people told Jane they Most of the teenagers said

Jane he wasnt lazy. that they werent rebels. werent happy at home. didnt often argue with her parents. e he worked hard at school.
a b c d

Practice
Complete the sentences. Use the right form of say or tell. 1 What did Gemma tell you? Did she anything about the weekend? 2 She me that there was a party on Saturday. 3 Did she you where it was? 4 She she thought it was at Petes. 5 But Pete me he wasnt having a party.

Key grammar Reported speech

Complete the examples and read the explanation.
Direct speech Present simple k I work hard. We dont argue. am/is/are k Im not lazy. Theyre important. has/have got k Ive got a job. can k I cant talk to them. Reported speech Past simple He said (that) he worked hard. She said (that) they argue. was/were He said (that) he wasnt lazy. She said (that) they important. had He said (that) he could She said (that) she a job. talk to them.

Listening Dont be so rude!

When we report what someone said, we often change the present tense to the past tense. We sometimes use that in reported speech, but we often omit it. He said that he worked hard. or He said he worked hard.
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a b

Listen to the conversation. Why is Charlies dad angry? Listen again, then say what happened.
Charlie said he always Charlie offered to

4 5

Practice
Write sentences with He/She/They said ...

1 She said she was fed up.

1 2 3 4

Im fed up, she said. Were going away, they said. I dont know, he said. Ive got a new car, she said.

5 6 7 8

I can speak Chinese, he said. I look like my sister, she said. I dont often go out, he said. We love each other, they said.

Writing and speaking

What did they say?

Use what you know

Think of at least one question about teenage life in your country. Work in a group and ask everyone your question.
Do you like school? Yes, I love it! No, I dont.

Key grammar

say and tell

Complete the explanation with say and tell.

She said (that) it didnt worry her. Gemma told Jane (that) she liked her mum. Donna told her (that) she wasnt worried. We use the verbs ..... and ..... to introduce reported speech. We use ..... when we say who we are talking to.
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Note the answers, then report your findings to the class.

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STEP 2

In Step 2 you study question tags Pardon? Could you say that again? What does ... mean? so that you can ask if something is true or not, or ask for agreement ask for clarification when you dont understand

1 2

Share your ideas

What can you say about the photo? Does Charlie look happy? Do you remember what happened in Step 1?
Charlies in a bad mood.

Presentation He isnt in a
good mood, is he?
a
Close your book and listen to the conversation. Whats the matter with Charlie? Its Tuesday evening. Anas talking to Charlie and Penny Grant. Theyve just finished their dinner.
ANA: Youre going out this

evening, arent you? CHARLIE: No, Im not. ANA: But you usually go to karate on Tuesday, dont you? CHARLIE: Yes, I do, but Im grounded. ANA: Pardon? Could you say that again? CHARLIE: Im grounded. It means I have to stay at home. Dad said I couldnt go out this week. ANA: Oh, I see. MRS GRANT: Its your fault, Charlie. You didnt clean the car, did you? And you werent very polite, were you? CHARLIE: I know! Dont worry. Ill hang out with the cat. Ill have a great time, wont I? MRS GRANT: Oh dear. He isnt in a very good mood, is he? ANA: No, he isnt. Penny, what does hang out mean? MRS GRANT: It means spend time with someone. Anyway, why dont we see whats on TV? ANA: OK. We can hang out together, cant we?

Listen again and follow in your book. Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences. 1 Charlies going out this evening. 2 Hes going to karate. 3 He cant go out at all this week. 4 It isnt Charlies fault. He wasnt rude. 5 Charlie doesnt really think hell have a great evening. 6 Charlie wants to stay at home. 7 Everyones in a bad mood. 8 At first, Ana doesnt understand the expression hang out. 9 Ana and Mrs Grant are going to spend the evening together.

Key grammar Question tags

a Read the explanation and complete the examples with the
right tag.
We use a negative tag after an affirmative sentence. We use an affirmative tag after a negative sentence.
Youre going out, arent you? He isnt in a very good mood, is he? you? You werent very polite, I? Ill have a great time, we? We can hang out together,

In sentences in the present simple and past simple, we use do/dont, does/doesnt, did/didnt in the tag:
You go to karate on Tuesday, dont you? You didnt clean the car, you?

We usually use short answers after sentences with question tags:

Youre going out, arent you? Yes, I am. / No, Im not.
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b How do you say these tags in your language?

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c Test a friend Write a sentence with a question tag, then

write it again but leave a blank. Can your friend say the complete sentence?

Its Wednesday today, .....

Its Wednesday today, isnt it?

Try this! Write the sentences. AN ASI NTHEK ITCH ENIS NTS HE? THE YWAN TTOW ATCHT VDO NTT HEY?

5 4
Practice
a Match sentences 19 with
question tags ai. 1 Charlies had a row with his dad, 2 His dad was very angry, 3 Charlie cant go to karate, 4 Hes fed up, 5 He went to karate last Tuesday, 6 He doesnt want to stay at home, 7 Ana likes learning new words, 8 She didnt understand hang out, 9 Ana and Penny are going to watch TV,
can he? didnt he? hasnt he? wasnt he? e arent they? f did she? g isnt he? h doesnt she? i does he?
a b c d

Key expressions Asking for clarification

a How do you say these sentences in your language?
Pardon? Could you say that again? What does it mean?

b Put the sentences in the right order, then practise the conversation.
Its difficult to explain. Have you got a dictionary? I said I was feeling a bit stressed out. Pardon? What does stressed out mean? Im feeling a bit stressed out today.

Key pronunciation Intonation in question tags

a
Listen and repeat the sentences. 1 Youre going out this evening, arent you? Here, Ana isnt sure. Shes asking a question, so her voice goes up. 2 He isnt in a very good mood, is he? Here, Mrs Grant isnt really asking a question. Shes sure, so her voice goes down. Youre going to hear five dialogues. Listen and then repeat the question. Does your voice go up (h) or down (x)?

Speaking Finding out about a friend

Use what you know
Work in pairs. Make a conversation about your partner using question tags. If youre sure, your voice goes down at the end. If you dont know the answer, your voice goes up.
A: B: A: B: A: B:

b Now work with a friend and

choose at least three sentences from 4a. Make dialogues like this.
Charlies had a row with his dad, hasnt he? Yes, he has.

Your names Celine, isnt it? Yes, it is. You live in , dont you? Yes, I do. Youve got two brothers, havent you? No, I havent.

Take it in turns to ask and answer. If you didnt hear clearly, or you didnt understand, use expressions from 5a.

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STEP 3

In Step 3 you read a story from the Internet about a telephone conversation study verbs that describe speaking revise the names of punctuation marks so that you can write a conversation using the correct punctuation

Reading
a Reading skills Skimming

S Read the text quickly. Youve got one minute!

Share your ideas Telephone talk

How often do you use the phone? Who do you usually ring? What do you talk about?
I use the phone nearly every day.

Now answer these questions. Dont look at the text. 1 This is a conversation ... a on television. b on the phone. 2 The boy and girl in the conversation ... a know each other. b dont know each other. 3 Who makes the phone call? a The girl. b The boy. 4 The boy ... a tells the truth. b doesnt tell the truth. 5 Choose two adjectives to describe how the girl feels at the end of the conversation. happy upset nervous angry tired

Wrong Number
Last Wednesday night I was watching television when the phone rang. Hello? I said. It was a girls voice at the other end. Can I speak to Ben, please? Theres no one called Ben in our house. It was probably a wrong number but I was bored. I replied, Im sorry, he isnt in. Do you know what time hell be back? she asked. I think hell be home about ten. There was a long silence. Is that Steve? My name isnt Steve either. This was definitely a wrong number. So I replied, Yes, it is. Can I take a message for Ben? Well, he said he was staying at home tonight and he asked me to call him, she said in an irritated voice. I replied, Well, he went out with Karen about an hour ago. He said he was coming back at ten. A shocked voice said, Whos Karen?! The girl he went out with. I know that! I mean, who is she? I dont know her last name. Look, do you want to leave a message for Ben? Yes. Tell him to call me when he gets home. She was really angry now. Sure. Is that Jennifer? She exploded. Whos Jennifer?

Well, hes going out with Jennifer at ten. I thought you were Jennifer. Sorry. It was a mistake. I think Ben has made the mistake! Tell him that Alice called and Im very upset and ask him to call me. I smiled and said, OK, but Becky wont like this ...

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b Comprehension check
Listen, and read the text again. For each sentence write T (true), F (false) or ? (the text doesnt say). 1 The girl on the phone is called Alice. 2 A boy answers the phone. His name is Ben. 3 Alice wants to speak to a boy called Steve. 4 Alice has got the wrong number. 5 The boy pretends his name is Steve. 6 Alice says that Karen is her friend. 7 Jennifer and Karen are sisters. 8 The boy is serious, but the girl is joking.

c Now answer these questions.

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When did the conversation take place? Why didnt the boy tell the truth? What do you think is the relationship between Ben and Alice? How many different girls did the boy mention? Why was Alice upset? At the end of the conversation, how did the boy feel?

Word work Verbs for speaking

a Choose one of the verbs from the box to complete these
sentences. Use the right form of the verb each time.
ask
1 2 3 4 5

shout

reply

tell

say

speak

talk

How many different languages can he speak ? Dave her if she could telephone him. Donna me she was very worried. I asked Charlie why, but there was silence. He didnt . My sister was very angry. She I hate you! and ran out of the room. 6 Sorry, could you that again? 7 Ana and her mother get on really well. They always about problems together.

b Test a friend Write another sentence for 3a. Can your friend
say the complete sentence?

Can you ..... me the time, please?

Can you tell me the time, please?

Writing guide
Punctuating a conversation

Writing and speaking

A conversation

Note the way we punctuate conversations: Is your name Ben? I asked. No, he answered. Its Steve. Thats strange, I said. I thought it was Ben. We usually start a new line when a different person is speaking. The main punctuation marks are:

Use what you know

Write this conversation using the right capital letters and punctuation. thephonerangandmariaansweredithelloshesai dhelloisthathannahaboyaskednoitisntmariare pliedithinkyouvegotthewrongnumberohsorryt hevoiceattheotherendsaidthatsoknoproblem mariatoldhimgoodbye How many capital letters, full stops, commas, question marks and inverted commas are there in your conversation? Work with a friend and compare your results.

. full stop ? question mark apostrophe capital letter d D capital

, comma ! exclamation mark inverted commas small letter d d small

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Choose the right tags. 1 Jodies bought a guitar, a isnt she? b didnt she? c hasnt she? 2 Youre stressed out, a dont you? b arent you? c havent you? 3 They dont want to come to the party, a dont they? b do they? c doesnt it? 4 Tony wasnt angry when you rang, a wasnt he? b was he? c is he? 5 Well be able to have a holiday this year, a wont we? b cant we? c will we? Complete the conversation with the correct form of say or tell. A: So, what did you 1 John when you saw him? B: I 2 him I didnt want to see him again. A: Really! What did he 3 ? Was he very upset? B: He 4 me he was sorry. He 5 that it wasnt his fault. A: Oh, he always 6 that! Did you have a big row? B: No, but I wont go out with him again. Dont 7 anyone at school. A: OK. I wont 8 a word. Read the text and choose the right word for each space. Simon is one of my 1 friends. I get on 2 3 with him and we a lot of time together, but me, especially when he doesnt sometimes he 4 for long were soon listen to me. We never 5 a lot. good friends again. In fact, we help 6 I hope well always be friends. 1 a nearest b closest c worst 2 a good b nice c well 3 a take b use c spend 4 a annoys b explains c admires 5 a argue b rebel c explode 6 a each time b each one c each other

Rewrite these sentences. Use tell and indirect speech.

1 Nigel told Jason that he was very lucky.

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Nigel / Jason: Youre very lucky. Veronica / Gary: I work as a waitress three days a week. Mum / my brother and me: You cant watch TV tonight. Charles / his wife: Theres nothing to eat in the fridge. Mark / Jane: Im not playing tennis tonight. They / their teacher: We arent confident about the exam.

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Rewrite these sentences. Use direct speech.

1 Im very tired, Tom said.

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Tom said he was very tired. Tina said she was having a party on Saturday night. I said I didnt feel very well. They said they got on well with each other. Brian said he loved adventure films. Helen told Frank she couldnt go out with him.

Complete the conversation. Choose from ah. A: Could you turn the computer off? That game is very loud.
B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A:
1

I said, Could you turn the computer off?

2

No, youre not! Youre reading.

3

Thanks. Oh, look, youve got an error message.

4

It means theres a problem. Click on open and Ill have a look.

B: 5 A: Click on open. OK, lets have a look. a b c d e f g h

Im reading the instructions. Ill turn the sound off. Pardon? What did you say? It isnt my fault! Could you say that again? Click on ... No, I cant turn it off. Im using it. I dont read! Oh, what does it mean? Thanks for helping me.

How do you say these sentences in your language? 1 Im really fed up Im grounded. 2 Why is Peter in a bad mood? 3 Tammy and Karin hang out together a lot. 4 Im really stressed out today! 5 Dont get angry. I said I was joking. 6 Well have a great time, wont we?

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Central Park
Central Park, in Manhattan, is a popular place for people in New York to meet, hang out and have fun. New Yorkers say that the 843-acre park is their own front garden, where they can relax and escape from the noise of one of the busiest cities in the world. There are lots of things to do in the e park. You can play games, go jogging, cycling, horse-riding, or rollerblading, or simply sunbathe on the grass. You can visit the Metropolitan Museum, and theres even a zoo! There are 58 miles of paths to explore, but dont worry if you get tired; you can have a rest on one of the 9,000 benches. . There are outdoor concerts and plays and, if you want something to eat, there are some great restau urants, like The Tavern on the G reen. Central Park is famous all over the world and around 25 million people visit it each year.

Life a cultu nd re

Think of a big park that you know. What can you do there?
, the park However, hasnt always been so popular. When it opened, in 1858, only rich people used it. Poor people said it was too expensive to get there. When transport became cheaper, the park became more po opular and, in 1926, the first playground was built. But in the 1960s and 1970s the park became dirt ty and dangerous, so people didnt want to go there. Then, in 1980, an organisation called The Centr ral Park Conservancy took control and everything changed. They spent millions of dollars on the park k. They planted trees and added a lot of new attractions. Now there are 21 playgrounds and theres even a skating rink. It costs $20 million a year to look after Central Park, but most people agree that its worth it.

Task Read the text and these sentences. For each sentence, write T (true), F (false) or ? (the text doesnt say). Correct the false sentences.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 There arent many gardens in New York. You cant take bicycles into the park. Central Park is a good place for families to visit. There are animals in the park. More tourists than New Yorkers use the park. Its nearly sixty miles from one end of the park to the other. You have to be rich to go to Central Park. The park was more popular in the past than it is today. In the 1970s people were afraid of going into the park. The Central Park Conservancy spend a lot of money on the park.

ABOUT NEW YORK

New York was originally called New Amsterdam. When the British took the city from the Dutch in 1664, they renamed it after the Duke of York.

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