unit 4 Life online

Vocabulary 3 Correct the sentences.

Nouns and verbs: the internet

1 Complete the nouns with the
correct letters.
blZg

1 nst nt m ss g ng

2 p rs n l w bp g

3 m l

4 f l sh r ng He searches games online every day.

5 ch t r m
3P [WLd^ RLXP^ ZYWTYP PaP]d OLd
1 I created you some photos yesterday.
6 m ss g b rd

7 nl n g m
2 Do you like messaging personal webpages?
8 d wnl d

9 s rch ng n
3 I only post files legally.
2 Write nouns for the definitions.
You play this on your computer with other
4 I’m sharing with a friend in our favourite chat room.
people.
ZYWTYP RLXP
1 A place where you can speak to your friends
4 Answer the questions. Write complete
online.
sentences.
Do you play games online? What online games do you play?
2 This is like an online letter.
4 [WLd ¿BZ]WO ZQ BL]N]LQ_À bT_S Xd NZ`^TY
1 Do you prefer calling friends on your mobile, texting or
3 You can leave online notes for your friends
chatting online? Why?
here.

2 What type of things do you download?

4 This helps you to look for information.

5 This is like an online diary. 3 What do you think of instant messaging?

6 Something you take from a website, for

4 Do you know anybody who’s got a personal webpage? Who?
example, music or films.

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 Grammar Present perfect: regular and irregular
verbs
Present perfect: affirmative and negative
3 Rewrite the sentences using the present
1 Choose the correct words. perfect.
I ’ve / ’s created a webpage for my parents. We don’t spend much time online.

1 You hasn’t / haven’t emailed me before.

BP SLaPYÀ_ ^[PY_ X`NS _TXP ZYWTYP
1 I don’t play games online.
2 My teacher has / have visited my webpage.

3 Viv and I have / has shared a lot of files.

2 He emails his cousins in the USA.
4 She haven’t / hasn’t posted a message here.

5 I haven’t / hasn’t chatted online before.

3 You sell things online.
6 He ’ve / ’s blogged about his football team.

7 My grandad hasn’t / haven’t used the internet.

4 She doesn’t visit educational websites.
2 Write sentences using the present
perfect.
5 They put a lot of information online.

6 I don’t download music files.

4 Write sentences about you, your family

and your friends. Use the verbs in the box and
the present perfect.
we / download / the new Melendi album
create a personal webpage play games online
BPÀaP OZbYWZLOPO _SP YPb 8PWPYOT LWM`X email friends use a search engine blog share files
1 Tom / not create / a personal webpage
8d Q]TPYO^ LYO 4 SLaP N]PL_PO L [P]^ZYLW
bPM[LRP
2 I / play / some new games online 8d [L]PY_^ SLaPYÀ_ [WLdPO RLXP^ ZYWTYP
1

3 she / join / an online chess club 2

3
4
4 fifty people / log on / to our website
5
6
5 I / not message / my friends today

6 your mum / not use / this search engine

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 Vocabulary 3 Write words for the definitions.
Small and useful tools which are often
Website contents: interests electronic.

1 Find eight more words. Write the RLORP_^

words below. 1 Something that people with problems need.

O H A D V I C E S I
H O M E W O R K H F 2 Star signs, for example Scorpio and Capricorn.
A R A D G Q E R O F
J O K E S U S G P A
3 Friendships, often romantic.
A S D E G I T A P S
D C O S K Z O D I H
V O G L A Z R G N I 4 Stories which make you laugh.

I P V A M E S E G O
S E P T I S T T H N 5 New and popular styles of clothes.
E S P E G O S S I P

SZ]Z^NZ[P^ 6 Famous people.

7 Opinions about new DVDs.

8 Informal writing about people and social events.

2 Complete the headings on the website.

Website contents
1TWX ]PaTPb^ (1)
4 Answer the questions. Write
r Twilight on DVD r New Top 40 albums
r New Pedro Almodóvar movie r Madonna concert in complete sentences.
Madrid Where do you read music reviews?
(2) 4 ]PLO X`^TN ]PaTPb^ TY XLRLeTYP^
r Interview with Paris Hilton
1 What are your favourite games and who do you
play them with?

(3) (4) 2 When do you go shopping and what do you

r Win a holiday for r Paris, Milan, usually buy?
two in Ibiza! New York

(5) 3 Have you ever done a quiz? When? What kind

r WAS £1,299 NOW £999!
of quiz was it?

(6)
r You and your friends 4 Do you know any good jokes?

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 Grammar 3 Write questions using the present perfect.
Charlie / make / what / ?
Present perfect: questions BSL_ SL^ .SL]WTP XLOP*
1 Order the words to make questions. 1 my sister / see / they / ?

have / where / this evening / you / been / ?

BSP]P SLaP dZ` MPPY _ST^ PaPYTYR* 2 you / why / give / me this card / ?
1 you / this book / ever / read / have / ?

3 he / read / which / blog / ?

2 computers / you / which / used / have / ?

4 they / the teacher / email / ?

3 has / brought / Cristina / any money / ?

4 has / what / cooked / he / ?

4 Read the answers. Then complete the
questions. Use the present perfect form of the
bold verbs.
5 they / visited / have / ever / your personal webpage / ?
Have dZ` aT^T_PO 5ZSYÀ^ bPM^T_P*
Yes, I have. I visited John’s website this morning.

1 Who ?
2 Complete the dialogue using the present I don’t know. I haven’t seen anyone take your laptop.
perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
2 Has ?
Hugh Welcome to London! 3LaP you ever aT^T_PO
No, he hasn’t. My dad’s going to create his new
Europe before? (visit)
webpage next week.
Kelly Yes, I have. Twice.
3 Where ?
Hugh Which cities (1) you in? I’m not sure. Maybe they’ve gone to the library.
(stay)
4 Have ?
Kelly Valencia and Berlin. Yes, they have. They downloaded the film this
morning.
Hugh (2) your husband ever
Europe with you? (visit)

Kelly Yes, he has. He came to Valencia with me.

Dictation
Hugh What (3) the best thing about 5 4.05 Listen and write.
Europe? (be) Anna
Kelly The culture and the languages. Chris

Hugh Who (4) you on this

visit? (see) Anna
Kelly I’ve seen Lady Gaga. She’s on tour here.

Hugh (5) you fun? (have) Chris

Anna
Kelly Yes, a lot of fun! But it’s hard work. I’m tired!
Chris

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 Reading 2 Read the text again. Write true or false.
Jaime Ramírez is good at English. _]`P
1 Read the text. What can you do on the
British Council’s island in Teen Second Life? 1 Jaime has got problems with pronunciation.
Tick () the box. 2 He spends more time online than doing homework.
a homework c play games in English
b learn about problems in other countries
3 TSL is only for teenagers.

4 Jaime’s avatar spends euros in TSL.

Teen Second Life
5 Jaime plays games on the British Council’s island.

6 Jaime’s favourite thing about TSL is the games.

3 Read the text again. Find the words in the

text and choose the correct definitions.
score remember a fact / get points in a test

1 virtual not real / nearly

2 avatar online character / money

3 improve lose something / get better at something

Jaime Ramírez has never scored under eight or
nine points in an English test and his spoken 4 social connected with people / connected with
English is amazing. But Jaime has never spent animals and avatars
more than fifteen minutes doing his English
homework. In fact, Jaime spends at least three
hours a day online. So why is Jaime so good at
4 Answer the questions. Write complete
English? His secret is TSL – Teen Second Life. sentences.
TSL is a virtual world for thirteen to seventeen- Does Jaime spend a long time online?
year-olds and it’s free to join. In TSL, teenagers
DP^ 3P ^[PYO^ L_ WPL^_ _S]PP SZ`]^ L OLd ZYWTYP
from around the world have their own avatar.
Avatars can go shopping and spend money – 1 How much does it cost to join TSL?
‘Linden dollars’ – in the shops. They can make
friends and play sports. They can even join a band
and play music! 2 What can avatars do in TSL?
How has TSL helped Jaime Ramírez to improve
his English? ‘There are a lot of places in TSL where
you can improve your English,’ explains Jaime.
‘The British Council has a special island in TSL
and I spend most of my time there. They don’t 3 Why does Jaime like the Global Kids Island?
give English lessons, but there are games and
competitions in English. I also like the Global
Kids Island, where I’ve learnt a lot about social
and world problems, all in English. The best thing
about TSL is simply chatting to players from other 4 What does Jaime like best about TSL?
countries. I think anyone who wants to practise
their English should log on to TSL!’

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 Writing 2 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box.
Language point: comparisons
as less more than like
1 Choose the correct words.
Maths is XZ]P difficult than geography.
My friends aren’t as interesting as / more
interesting as celebrities! 1 My laptop was more expensive your
computer.
1 Eating at home is less expensive / like expensive
than going to a restaurant. 2 London isn’t as beautiful Seville.

2 Picasso is as famous as / more famous than my art 3 My mobile phone is yours.

teacher.
4 Gossip is interesting than horoscopes.
3 An email is like / less than an online letter.

4 Emailing is faster than / as fast as sending a letter.

5 The UK is warmer than / isn’t as warm as Spain.

Task
3 Read the notes about the people’s opinions.
Then complete the comments.

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Are illegal downloads killing music?
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meha^WhZ (2) . I think this is (3) . Bands
?bb[]WbZemdbeWZ_d]3ij[Wb_d] need (4) . They
(5) to make music. Illegal downloading is as
bad (6) stealing.

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(8) when people buy music.
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ced[o companies. (10) a CD of course, but I
cki_Y_Wdi%dej][jckY^ced[o (11) with my friends all the time. I don’t think
that’s a problem.
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4 Do you agree or disagree with the opinion
below? Write your own comment for an internet
forum.
Chatting online is better than talking on the phone.

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 Progress review
My evaluation
How much do you know? Do the exercises and then circle your own evaluation.
4 YPPO _Z _]d _ST^ LRLTY 4 NZ`WO OZ _ST^ MP__P] 4 LX SL[[d bT_S _ST^ 4 NLY OZ _ST^ aP]d bPWW

Grammar Present perfect: questions

Present perfect: affirmative and negative 3 Rewrite the sentences as questions.

1 Sally has created a personal webpage.
1 Complete the sentences using the present
perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
2 They haven’t shared any files.
1 She to the website. (not log on)

2 We the new chat room. (visit)

3 You’ve sent me the same file twice.
3 I my email address. (not change)

4 You some new messages. (post)

4 He hasn’t sold the business.
5 He the internet today. (use)

6 Harry any films. (not download)

5 We’ve used that laptop.

Present perfect: regular and irregular

verbs
My evaluation:
2 Complete the table with the verbs in the box.

eat begin create write drink chat put Translation

spend visit blog
4 Translate the sentences.
Regular verbs 1 I’ve never created a personal webpage.
Infinitive Past simple Past participle

2 Who has done this quiz?

3 Have you ever used this gadget?

Irregular verbs
Infinitive Past simple Past participle 4 He’s never seen a celebrity.

5 Which horoscopes have you read?

6 She hasn’t posted a message here.

My evaluation:

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 Vocabulary Communication
5 Translate the words. 6 Look at the table and answer the questions with the
Nouns and verbs: the internet words in the box.

Nouns No, never. No, never. Yes, once. Yes, twice.

blog Yes, a few times. Yes, a lot of times.
chat room
download message blog
email Alba no x2
file sharing Pilar x 50 x5
instant messaging (IM) Toni no x1
message board
1 Has Alba ever messaged anyone?
online game
personal webpage
search engine 2 Has Alba ever blogged?
Verbs
blog
3 Has Pilar ever messaged anyone?
chat
create a personal webpage

4 Has Pilar ever blogged?

download
email
message people 5 Has Toni ever messaged anyone?
play games online
post a message
6 Has Toni ever blogged?
search
share files
Website contents: interests
7 Complete the dialogues.
advice
celebrities Jack What’s the (1) ?
competitions Anna You’ve given my seat to Carlos!
fashion
Jack I’m really (2) . I didn’t (3) that it
film reviews
was yours.
gadgets
gossip Kate Have you (4) chatted online?
homework
Max No, (5) . What (6) you?
horoscopes
jokes Kate Yes, I have, a (7) times.

music reviews Tom I didn’t (8) to post that message. Sorry.

quizzes
Sam You must remember to read before you post!
relationships
shopping Tom Don’t (9) . It won’t (10) again.

My evaluation: My evaluation:

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 Grammar reference unit 4
Present perfect: affirmative and negative Present perfect: regular and irregular
Afirmativa Negativa
verbs
I’ve searched. I haven’t searched. En los verbos regulares, la forma del participio pasado
You’ve searched. You haven’t searched. coincide con la del past simple. Consulta las reglas de
He’s searched. He hasn’t searched. formación (-ed past simple) de la página 84.
She’s searched. She hasn’t searched.
En el caso de los verbos irregulares, no hay normas fijas:
It’s searched. It hasn’t searched.
a veces, las formas del participio pasado coinciden con
We’ve searched. We haven’t searched.
las del past simple, pero otras veces no. Por eso hay que
You’ve searched. You haven’t searched.
They’ve searched. They haven’t searched. aprendérselos de memoria.

En la forma afirmativa, las formas contractas ’s/’ve siguen al Infinitivo Past simple Participio pasado
pronombre sujeto en la lengua oral. Las formas completas El past simple y el participio pasado coinciden
(have/has) se utilizan en los textos formales. have had had

En la forma negativa, las formas contractas haven’t / hasn’t Todas las formas coinciden
se utilizan tanto en la lengua oral como en la lengua escrita. put put put
Las formas completas (have not / has not) se utilizan en los Las vocales varían: i œ a œ u
textos formales. begin began begun
No hay que confundir la forma contracta de has (’s) con la El participio acaba en -n o -en
de is (también ’s). break broke broken
Usos
El present perfect se utiliza para hablar de experiencias que Excepciones
hemos vivido (o no hemos vivido) en el pasado. Consulta la lista de verbos irregulares de la página 128.
I’ve created a website. = He creado una página web.
I haven’t visited that chat room. = No he visitado esa zona de
Present perfect: questions
chateo.
Interrogativa
El present perfect nunca se utiliza para describir algo que
Have I / you chatted to him? Where have I / you been?
sucedió en un momento concreto del pasado, sino para
referirse a hechos que no sabemos cuándo sucedieron, o Has he / she / it chatted to Who has he / she / it seen?
us?
bien ese dato no tiene importancia.
Have we / you / they chatted? Why have we / you / they
stopped?

Usos
El present perfect se puede utilizar para preguntar acerca
de experiencias pasadas. Las preguntas pueden incluir
ever, que significa “en algún momento de tu vida hasta este
preciso momento”.
Have you ever played a game online? =
¿Alguna vez has practicado un juego online?

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 Grammar practice unit 4
Present perfect: affirmative and negative Present perfect: questions
1 Write sentences using the present perfect. 3 Write questions using the present perfect.
I / not email / you where / they / travel to / ?
4 SLaPYÀ_ PXLTWPO dZ` BSP]P SLaP _SPd _]LaPWWPO _Z*
1 she / create / a great webpage 1 who / take / my box / ?

2 we / not cycle / to school 2 which / films / you / see / ?

3 he / not study / French 3 what / you / buy / ?

4 it / not save / the files 4 where / she / live / ?

5 I / use / that gadget 5 which / books / you / read / ?

6 they / not log on / to your webpage 6 why / Tim / sell / his laptop / ?

7 you / join / the club

4 Write questions using the present perfect and
have you ever. Then answer the questions.
fly in a plane?
Present perfect: regular and irregular
verbs 3LaP dZ` PaP] ÊZbY TY L [WLYP*
DP^ 4À aP ÊZbY TY L [WLYP ZYNP Z] _bTNP  9Z 4À aP
2 Complete the sentences using the present YPaP] ÊZbY TY L [WLYP
perfect. 1 blog?
He SL^YÀ_ QPW_ well. (not feel)

1 You all my chocolates! (eat)

2 chat online?
2 They a lot of DVDs. (sell)

3 I to the USA. (not travel)

4 She Kylie Minogue. (meet)

3 buy a laptop?
5 We an essay. (not write)

6 It two hundred files. (copy)

4 download music?
7 You any money. (not make)

8 James on a plane. (fly)

9 We five kilometres. (run)

5 create a personal webpage?
10 Laura mango juice. (drink)

11 My cousins on the internet.

(not chat)

12 I all my money. (spend)

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 Pronunciation bank
Unit 4: Vowels 2 2.20 Listen and underline the stressed
syllable. Then listen again and repeat.
1 2.03 Listen and repeat.
1 sensation

7
2 description
drank drunk
3 action
began begun
4 conversation
ran run
5 destruction
rang rung
6 organization
sang sung
7 nation
swam swum
8 repetition

2 2.04 Listen and circle the word you hear.

1 rung / rang Unit 6: Weak forms
2 ran / run
1 2.31 Listen and repeat. Notice the weak
3 swum / swam forms U!
and %!.
4 drank / drunk






























!

!
1 You shouldn’t go to the sports centre today.
5 sang / sung








!





























!









!
6 begun / began 2 The new students have to wear the green uniform.




















!

!
3 I must go to the library.
Unit 5: Nouns ending in -tion

















!





!
4 She has to do the homework later.
1 2.19 Listen and repeat.
1 audition
2 2.32 Circle the weak forms U!
and %!.
2 situation Listen and check.
3 competition
Some parents want to send their children to
4 congratulations single-sex schools, but the majority of British
teenagers go to mixed schools. Students have to
stay at school until the school-leaving age, which
is sixteen.

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 Vocabulary bank unit 4
Build your vocabulary: verb and noun collocations
1 Match verbs 1–5 to the nouns a–e. 2 Complete the text with the words in the box.
1 score a shopping friends hours laptop points rock group shopping English
2 make b a band
Like most people, I turn on my WL[_Z[ to play as well as to
3 go c points (in a test)
study. At weekends, I go to my favourite chat rooms and I chat.
4 join d your English Sometimes I spend (1) online and I often make
new (2) . My mum goes (3) online
5 improve e friends
and my sister has joined a (4) which she found on
a webpage at her university! When I want to improve my
(5) , there are a lot of great websites with
vocabulary games and practice exercises. I usually score
more (6) than my sister!

Extend your vocabulary: personal details

3 Match the words in the box country nickname password first name(s) postcode
with the pictures. Then translate. email address surname(s) town / city address / street
1 É]^_ YLXP^

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