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going?

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nestaurant

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problems

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to riches

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GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER

b

Match the verbs and nouns.

Write questions. Be careful with the tenses.
1

Does

your sister speak

Korean

(your sister / speak / Korean)

2 Where
(you / live)
What
(music / your brother usually / listen to)

4Is
(he / meet / them tomorrow)

s Why
(you / do your homework now)

6 Where


a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j

1 beborn A

2do

to
4 play
3
5

listen

tr
tr
tr

read

6 speak tr
/ take


Ll

8 watch tr

9go
I
l0 have tr
2

(they / go / on vacation last year)

TY the news
a language course, the bus

two brothers,

a

big family

(you / read / the newspaper yesterday)

a magazine, the newspaper

on vacation, to the beach
the guitar, sports

N


in La Paz,in Bolivia

are

?

do

3 What type of TV programs do like

4 Did you to this

school last year

6 What

are you

thinking

?

7 Who you talk to at the party

?

?

5 Are you to study at home tonight


you
go

?

going
about

?

8 Who do you usually e-mails to ?

Student Book p.t26 Grommor Bonk tA
numbers, times, dates

Continue the series.

music, a CD

?

2 Who you live with

@D

3 VOCABUTARY

English, Spanish

a Put the word into the right place in the question.

are

8 Did

homework, your job

GRAMMAR word order in questions
1 Where/you from

7 How often
(you/go/movies)

ten,

1
2

nine,

3

forty,

4
5
6
7
8
9


ninety-eight, ninety-nine)

10

eleven

,

twelve

fifteen, sixteen,

fiftn

first, second,

tenth, eleventh,
Thursday, Friday,

-,

morning, afternoon,
November, December,
five after five, ten after five,

did
send

-


I


4 CLASSROOM TANGUAGE

5 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds, the alphabet

a Write the opposite instructions.

a Circle the letter

Instructions

own.

3 Ask the question.
on your

down.

D_

o_

your phone.

H

G


M

N

x

K

P

V

C

P

S

a
o

(E

I

R

I)

F


K

U

speak Spanish.

b

Order the words to make sentences.

Underline the stressed syllables in these words.

I

alphabet

6 tonight

Have q good weekend.

2 birthday

7 airport

it / Which / is

3 fourteen

8

9

1alweekend/good/Have

2

page /

4 forty
5

3 late I Sorry / I'm

€.9

A

the question.

phone. T_

5 Speak English.

"E

Work in pairs.

SA-

2 Stand up.

4 Turn

ffiH# ? Gr
f' _tr

Opposites

1 Work on your

with a different vowel sound.

Wednesday

brother
instrument

10 university

More Words to learn

4 name / do / spell I your lyou / How

Write translations and try to remember the words.
Word

5 please I you I that / repeat / Could

Pronunciation

the) date noun


6 pronounce / How I

7

copy

I

Can I have

you I that / do

/'fcren

test

Itestl

raglltional adjective

I a/ I / please

unusual adjectite

ntrodtce

8 does / mean / What / "phone"

try


verb

verbs.

have) in common

What kind of ...?

rilp"",*-*-r

€t
1

cl

2

cr_

3

co

@UED

imtre'dus/

le'ntt6erl


/m'komen/
/w,,tt karnd ev/

iffi,

S
fl

where are you from?

ffi
ffi
ffi

Wtrat languages do you speak?

'-=;-'
4ch
5co
6 co-

i,tn'yuguel/

Can you answer these questions?

Y=---

-.)

/tre dr.[nl/


\---/

lA\

'lae4gwrdgrzr

Itrarl

verb

agother determiner

Look at the pictures and complete the instruction

ldettl

foreisn lang.uagss noun
noun

Translation

What do you do?

wrrat are you going to do tomorrow?
Wtrat did you do last weekend?

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the


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A true friend is someone who is there for you

when he

/

she would prefer to be somewhere else.
Len Wein, Americon comic book writer

I VOCABUTARY family and adjectives

c

the chart.

a Complete

d

?

Father


mother

bring
not

not

have

like

not get

My mother

uncle

t

not

up

stay

not

-

she often


Complete the opposites.
talkative

,

shy

)

generous

)

friendly

)

@

works

3-

4

-

her


5ome more

work after dinner.

s
the same time as my mom - he oMy fathe/s unemployed, so he

in bed

My brother is turo years older than me. He's really
into computers. He

2 GRAMMAR simple present

company. We

Write negative sentences.
1 I like Hong Kong.

at

till 9:00.

Student Book p.t+s Vocabulary Bonk

She works

have

laptop home and


auiet

-)

hardworking

get

she's very hardworking, and

wife

3 He

do
live

about 7:00 in the evening

son

2

work

get along

home until


2

brother-in-law

a

see

in a bank and she

nlece

b

Complete the text with the correct form of the
verbs in the box.

he

I don't like Hong Kong.

7-

a job with a computer

8-

s-

the same interests at all


-

sports, but I love them.

My grandfather and I to

in the city.

really well,

each other very often

has red hair.

-

he

in Texas.

4 You lookhappy.
5 We usually

6 They

\,Vhen

2
3

4

do

does.

the banks open and close?

this bus go downtown?
this store stay open late?

your sister work in that shoe store?
5 \A4eich supermarket you usually shop at?
-

6

your parents like shopping there?

-

Student Book p.tze Grammar Bonk tB

have lunch at one.

Complete the questions with do or
1

r@


go out for lunch.

I

PRONUNCIATION

a Circle the verb

-s endings

with a different sound at the end.

S%rzS%rz
works

lives

Ieaves

runs

knows

teaches

laughs

does

dresses


starts

rains

cooks

6*h;

relaxes

washes

thinks

likes

misses


b

c

More Words to learn

Underline the stressed syllable.

I


talkative

4 generous

7 quiet

Write translations and try to remember the words.

2

far"illly

5 nephew

8 daughter

Word

Pronunciat 1()n

3

unfriendly

6 serious

9 funny

single adjective


/ sqgl/

choose verb

It[wl

exercrse yerb

/'ekssrsarz/

prefer verb

E!rr!

Practice saying the words in a and b.

4 READING
a Read the article and mark the sentences

T (true)

or F (false).
1 Twenty-five percent of American university
students live with their parents.

2 Few students

T

share a house or apartment


with other students.

3 It's easy to decide who to share with.
4

each

htlt

at least

/et list/

for ex44nple
(go on a) date

lfer ry'zirlmpll
ldefil

I'm sure

larm

he opposite (of)

Translation

lurl


l6i'tpazetl

Sharing a home is always a good experience.

5 The questionnaire helps you decide who to
share a home with.

6 Roommates who are similar

are usually huppy

living together.

Match the sentences a-f in the questionnaire with
these adjectives.

d
2 messy tr
3 sociable tr
1 generous

4 unhealthy

I

5 hospitable

tr

6


active I

Can you answer these questions?

ffi 0o you have a big family?
ffi now many brothers and sisters do you have?
ffi Oo you get along wellwith them?
ffi What does your best friend do?
ffi Wnat kind of person is he or she?

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A man paints with his brain, and not with his hands.
Michelongelo, ltalion pointer ond sculptor

I VOCABULARY the body

PRONUNCIATION vowel

Complete the crossword.

sounds

Write the parts of the body in the chart.


legs toes back teeth arms
heart hands knees head

b

Practice saying the words.

5 GRAMMAR present
Clues across ->

your
7 You have two
5 You

for smelling flowers.

use

-

they can be blue, green,

brown, or gray.

8 Some women color their
9 Adults have 32
Clues down

0


red or pink.

babies don't have any.

-,

1 You have ten

on your hands. You use them

for touching things.

-

3 You open and close your

when you speak.

You can smile with it.

4 You

have

two

at the ends of your legs.

You can kick with them.

6 Most people haye

t0 You have one
Without

@

on top of their heads.
on each side ofyour head.

them your sunglasses would fall off!
-

Student Book p.tco l/ocobulary Bank

continuous


4 VOCABUTARY

Read the museum guide's description of the
painting on page 8. Write the verbs in the present
continuous.
As you can see, it

t

most of the people

raining (rain) in this picture,


is

Look at the picture on page 8. Complete the sentences

with these prepositions.

behind in-+hffiiddb
on the right under

and

(carry) umbrellas. The

2

tvyo children on the right are the artist's daughters. They

3-

(play) with a ball, and their mother (the

artist's wife)

4-

-

(watch) them closely. on the


left of the picture, a young man and a woman

s-

(sit) at a cafe table. They

e

_

(not

/

talk), but I think they're happy together, ln the middle of

the picture is a woman. She

z_

(not

and she doesn't have an umbrella. What
(she

/

do)? Maybe she

boyfriend. She


11-

e-

to-

/

s_

(think): "He's late, and

ffi
2 They

7y11

4 lack always

it.

I

hard.

the train to work.

A Where
B To play tennis.


6I

so

Word

Pronunciation

arl gallery noun

lorl 'qeleri/

artist noun

i

oaintins. noun

/'perntr4/

oicture noun

/'prktJer/

Doster noun

i

fuvorite adjective


I'ferratl

draw verb

ldrcl

at the) back

/bnkl

at the) front

lfrrnll

famous (for)

in Africa every summer.

3 I have a test tomorrow,
5

'm watching

1 The woman in the middle doesn't have an umbrella.
2 The girls
are playing with a batl.
3 The man and woman
are drinking coffee.
4 They are sitting

a table umbrella.
5 The woman
the children is their mother.
6 The girls are standing
each other.

Write translations and try to remember the words.
I

go need study take

1 Don,t turn off the

you

on the left

More Words to Learn

(wait) for her

(get) cold and wetl'

travel

next to

smile),

Complete the sentences with the simple present or

present continuous form of the verbs in the box.

wat€h

prepositions of place

Tianslation

'ortrst/

'poustor/

/'fermes/

Can

you answet these questions?

S
[!
S
fl

Wtrat are you doing now?

ffi

Wtrat do you usually do in the evening?

Wtrat clothes are you wearing?

ts it raining?

When does it usually rain in your country?

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MuriRoM

?

-

to use the computer now!

@EE
-

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What is a rebel? A man who says no.
Albert Comus, French writer

2 VOCABUTARY

I GRAMMAR defining relative clauses

a

explaining words

Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences.

Complete the sentences for explaining words.

theater
2 I need a cell phone
3 |ohn's the only person
4 I love the program
5 That train is the one
6 Holly,vood is the place

I

1 That's the

W

I
tr
tr
tr
tr
7 The directors are the people tr
8 There's the cafe
tr


1 waiter

g where lots of movies are made.
h that's on after the news.

2

She can't

find the key

3 The Louvre

is the museum

paints pictures.

-

B

Don't worry. I know

I usually buy bread is

a supermarket

@!

a store


sells postcards.

Student Book p.t26 Grammor-Bonk tD

-

who takes care of your teeth.
where you go when youre sick.

lnatn'tinl
I'natntil
/'hoomwerk/
/'haoswerk/
/c strerlye/
/'cstrie/
/'sanwrtJrs/

sunglasses

/'sa.nglesrz/

Mexican

b

l'wcterl

/'meksrkou/
/'meksrken/


Underline the stressed syllable in the words in a.

c Practice saying the words.

has really good bread.

7 I'm looking for

you do this when you feel hot.

6 sandwiches
7 Mexico

bakery
closed today.
-

,

/'tJIksn/

5 Austria

has good examples is

The

but they cover your legs.


you feel when you have a test.

chicken

Australia

A

shoes,

/'krtJan/

housework

you can see

very useful.

6

to tired.

2 kitchen

4 homework

the Mona Lisa.

5 A dictionary


of fruit.

/'werter/

nineteen

we got married.
opens this door.

4 A painter is someone
-

P?osite of short.

water

3 ninety

Complete the sentences with who, that, or where.

church where

o

3 PRONUNCIATION using a dictionary
a Match the words to their pronunciation.

where we saw Hamlet.

1 This is the


lt's the

2 apple It's a k3 sleepy It's s
4 boots They're I
5 nervous It's h
6 sweat For e
7 dentist It's sB hospital It's a p

a that also takes photos.
b that goes to Boston.
c that has the best cof[ee.
d who can fix the printer.
e who make the business decisions.

f

tall


4 READING

b

a Read the definitions and complete them

Underline five words you don't know. Use your
dictionary to look up their meaning and
pronunciation.


with

these words.

Laptops

A

friend Eating
A pedestrian

The afternoon
Your boss

An antique shop

More Words to learn
Write translations and try to remember the words.
Pronunciation

More

de&**tf;ak$

i

author noun
/defe'nrJn/
(on the) Internet noun


I'tnternr.tl

pooular adiective

I'popyalerl

is a person who gets other

people to do all the work.

2

/ken'tern/
is the part of the day when
we worry about what we
didn't do in the morning.

/rk splem/
mime verh

recognize uerb
is somebody who has
found a place to park

their

car.

I'rekagnatzl


Study idea
To remember new words, you need to test your

memory.
are small computers that
were invented to make

1 Cover the Translation column and look at the words
in English. Say them in your language.

business people work at
home. on vacation, and

2

when they're traveling.

Cover the Word column and look at the translation.
Say the words in English.

3 Test yourself again on the other new words in this

is a shop where the things
for sale are very old, and
the prices are very modern.
Can you answer these questions?

6
is the person who is early


for work when you're late,
and late when you're early.

ffi Wtratt awoitei?
ffi Whafs a librorli?
ffi What's a dictionorf?
ffi What's an umbrello?
ffi Whats journalist?
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a

is something that children
do betuveen meals, but
not during them.

is a person who knows

you well, but likes you
anyway.

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I

5 READING


AT IMMIGRATION

Complete the dialogue with these words.

is tra.re+ifl€ long in enjoy purpose
with vacation it's where
Your passport, please. Thanks. Where are you

t

traveling

B

I'm on

A I

see.

into busy Chinatown. Go up

z-

Hong Kong.

s-

expensive Nob Hill, and then

continue onto South Market
and the Mission District, with
their many nightclubs. San
Francisco is famous for its

of your visit?

4-

How s

- capital of cool

from?

B From China.I live

A What's the

San Francisco

,

are you staying in

-

Facing the Pacific Ocean to the
west and San Francisco Bay to
the north and east, it's famous

for its hills with their fantastic
views of the Bay, and its
beautiful bridges. lt's a perfect
base for a vacation, close to
Napa Valley, home of the

the US?
B Just a week.

A

6-

B

In San Francisco, 7

are you staying?

some friends

of mine.
A
B

A

8-No, eWell, to--

California wine industry and

a few hours' drive from scenic

this your first visit to the US?

-my third. I love it here.
your

stay,

Mr.

Lake Tahoe.

The best way to explore San
Francisco is on foot. Walk slowly

Lee.

through North Beach, with its
relaxed European charm, then

2 SOCIAT ENGLISH
Reorder the dialogue,

relaxed lifestyle, and it has
some of the most incredible
nightlife and wonderful food
anywhere in the United States.
San Francisco is a popular
place to visit any time of the

year. Summer is the tourist
season, so prices are higher,

lines are longer, and finding
a parking place is nearly
impossible. The best months
for weather are between
mid-September and midNovember, but you'll have a
great time whenever you go.

I to 10.
a Read the text once. Would you like to

visit San Francisco?

b Answer the questions.

A No, thanks, I'm fine. Are you ready to go? tr
A Longl Twelve hours.
tr
A Greatl Let's go!
W
A I'm fine.
tr
A No, I'm OK. I always sleep on planes.
n
B How was the flight?
B Sure. My car's outside in the parking lot.
B Wow, you must be really tired.
B Hello, Tom. How are you?

B Would you like a coffee or anlthing?

T
tr
T
tr

l

1 What can you

2

to the north, east, and west of San Francisco?

Is it a good idea to drive around when you visit?

3 Which are the

4

see

best two areas for music and dancing?

Give three reasons why summer isn't the best time to visit.

5 Which month has the best weather?

Cover the text. Can you remember five reasons to visit San

Francisco?


A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it.
Robert )rben, American editor

t VOCABUTARY vacations
a

2 GRAMMAR

simple past: regular and

irregular verbs

Write the phrases.

a

Write the simple past of these verbs in the correct
column.

beeome

arriye
see

remember

do stay hate


talk

have

begin break
spend walk

argue

arrived

became

Write negative sentences.
1 We studied in Japan. (not in Korea)
We didn't study in Korea.

2 They
2

qo_-

7 go

3

go

8 go

-a

at night

a- -

photos 9

4

5 buy

10 go

1 Wear lots of warm clothes -

-atahotel
f reezing

11's

degrees Celsius is hot, but 40"C is

3 My

uncle was a nurse. (not a doctor)

4 I slept badly. (not well)

-


Complete the sentences with a weather word.

2 Thirty

spoke Portuguese. (not Spanish)

6

so swimmins/sailins

I

5 My mother enjoyed the book. (not the movie)
outside.

b_l

s_.
4 I can't see anlthing. It's very f_.

6 He took

the change. (not the receipt)

3 We can't go skiing. There's no

5

A Is it sunny?

B No, it's c-.

6 It

doesn't usually

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7 You were late. (not on time)

8 She called her boyfriend. (not

r-.-

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much in the summer.

p.ru

Vocobulary Bonk

her parents)


Complete the text with the simple past form of the
verbs in the box.

Write these irregular simple past forms in the
correct circle.


argue rent have go

eaught wrote &a+ -€rlrre -rea+ bought
saw broke gave drove said went drank

not

know drive fly

be

sat

made

-*.caught

{@'

'ffi"

wrote

read

t''

'o*


HMT

had

came

I

went to the United States
with my boyfriend. We 2to San Francisco
and 3to
a car. Then we a
en years ago, I

More Words to Learn

Arizona to visit the Crand Canyon, and then Las Vegas and
Los Angeles. We

We

s-

6-

Write translations and try to remember the words.

a fantastic timel

Word


Pronunciatiton

together for

awful adjective

I'cfll

-

fantastic adiective

/frn tastrk/

furious adjective

/ fyories/

great adjective

lgrefil

fabulous adjective

/'febyeles/

miserable adiective

l'mrzarebll


terrible adjective

/'terebl/

wonderful qdiective

/ w.tnderfl/

each other very well at the time, but

we got along very well. We
ten days, but we only

7

8-

once

when we

got lost! We got married after that, and we are still together.

l

d

Read the text in c again. Complete the questions.


I \,Vhere

?

San Francisco.

there? Ten years ago.

with

verb

/brerk .rp wr0/

ffrom)

verb

/r skerp/

break up
3

a good time? Yes, they did.

4

along well? Yes, very well.

escaDe


5

How manv times

GUU@
5

?

Only once.

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Can you answer these questions?

PRONUNCIATION regular and irregular

a Circle the verb that has a different -ed sound.

I talked

kissed

2

wanted

played

3 loved


hated

decided

4 waited

listened

stayed

traveled

Translatiton

verbs

ffi Where did you go for your last vacation?
ffi nowdidyougetthere?
ffi Where did you stay?
ffi Dia you have good weather?
ffi oia you have a good time?

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Photographs are pictures taken to please the family and bore the neighbors.

Edmund Volkort, Americon sociologist

I

G

RAMMAR

c

past continuous

Complete the text with the correct form of the
verbs in parentheses.

a Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous.

II

was sleeping (sleep) on my friend's sofa when his
mother came home.

*..''
m
ffi,

K

(you / talk) about when I came in?


2

\Mhat

)

He didn't call you because his cell phone

1.,.-1. --....-

(not / work).

4 They

(live) in Sydney when their first

child was born.
5

['m sorry,

6 We

(you / watch) that program?

(walk) along the beach when we saw

a snake.
She


(not / drive) when the car hit the

tree. I was.

8It

Last summer I

t went

(go) to Los Angeles to stay

with my cousin for a few weeks. One afternoon we

2-

(have) lunch in a nice restaurant in

a

3_

fashionable part of town when my cousin

(get) a call on her cell phone and went outside to talk.

(snow) when they arrived in Beijing.

Write sentences with when.Use the simple past and
past continuous.

They / play tennis

I start I rain

They were playing tennis when

While she

s6-

4-

(talk) on the phone, I suddenly

(notice) a man in a black hat who

(sit) at the neK table. lt was the actor

zto take a chance. So I got up and 8_
Johnny Depp! He was alone, and I

it

started to rain.

(decide)
(go) to his

table. "Excuse me, could I have my photo taken with
you?" I asked. He


2 He lbreak / his leg / ski

10-

e-

(say) yes, so

I

tt_
by and gave her my camera. She tz(stop) a waitress who

(pass)

(take) the

photo of Johnny and me. I thanked them both, and then
The boys I fight I their father /
come home

I returned to my table. When my cousin

(come) back, I t+-

13_

(smile). "Why are you


Iooking so pleased with yourself./" she asked.

A dog / eat I mysandwich / I /
/ in the park

"l had my photo taken with Johnny Deppl'
sleep

'lohnny Depp? Where is he?"
"He's sitting over there. Look!"
She turned around to look and then started to laugh.

/ study / in the llbrary I
the fire / start
We

"That's not Johnny Depp!" I ts

man in the black hat - he 16_

@

(look) at

the
i

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i


2

VOCABUTARY ot, in, on

a Place. Complete the sentences

1 We'Il meet you at

the wall and a photo

the table by- my bed.

work.

home. She's

- sugar
6 There's some

the- top shelf

the cabinet.

-

the park.


balconv noun

/ balkeni/

exhibi
bition noun

/ekse'brJn/

the news noun

l6a

tone noun

Rio.

-

- for a walk
the lake and then went

7 They swam

-

wzl

/stocin/


wedding noun

/'wedr4/

a ttack verb

la'trkl

shou t verb

llautl

mmediately adverb

/r'midictli/

u.ckily adverb

/ lnkeli/

Time. Complete the sentences with at, in, on, or
nothing.

uddenly adverb

/'s,tdnli/

1 Let's meet next Saturday at 3:00.


study

8 There's a post office

the end of this block.

-

2 I hate driving

night, getting up early

morning, and -working

3 Our flight

is leaving

weekends.

the

1

-

- Monday at7:30

the


- noon Tiiesday.
- afternoon.
4 We have a test- Friday
the
- offices are closed
5 In most countries, banks and

2

evening and arriving

6 Computers were invented
7

3

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PRONUNCIATION /e/ and larl

a Underline the stressed syllable

Look at the Pronunciation column in More Wordsl
to Learn. Remember that this mark (') = the stress
is on the next syllable.

-l

Underline the stressed syllable in the Word
column. Practice saying the words.


words.

write

Can you answer these questions?

ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi

What were you doing at 8:00 last night?
Wtrat were you doing at 6:00 this morning?
Wnat were you doing at 9:00 this morning?
Was it raining when you got up this morning?
Wnat were you doing an hour ago?

@f@

MutriRoM

in these words.

I fam6Ds

4 around

7 happen


2 similar

5 dramatic

8 memorable

3 later

6 photograph 9 woman

I

i

1

i
l

Remember to underline the stress when you
down new

the 20th century.

Albert Einstein was born - March 14,1879 in
- 1955 in the US.
Germany, and he died
We went to Acapulco - March, and we're going
again the summer.-


@@

idea

-

New Year's Day.

5

ronuncla
iation I Transla tion

Word

- Recife, but we live
4 My family is from
5 She's not

Write translations and try to remember the words.

my car.

my room I have a poster

- my parents
of

with at, in, or on.


the bus stop.

2 I often listen to music

3

More Words to learn

Circle the leland /erlsounds in the words in a.

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Music can change the world because it can change people.
Bono, leod singer of U2

I VOCABUTARY music, question words
a Match the music to the dictionarydefinitions.

How do you pronounce the words?


rap opera jazz
heavy

I

metal blues

b

Complete the questions with these question words.

\Mhy \Afhere Which \,Vhen
What

(x2) Whose

How many

Who

How long

punk

Punk

lp,rqkl n Rock music
that is played in a fast, loud, and aggressive
way. It was very popular in the late 1970s.


ld3rzl n Astyleof
music invented by African-American
musicians in the early part of the twentieth
century. It has a strong rhythm and often
involves improvisation. Famous musicians
include Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday,
and Miles Davis.

Were

was Queen's first concert?

In London.

kapl n Atypeof

5

was it?

music in which singers don't sing but speak
the words quickly, in a rhythmic way.

In 1972.
was in the band?

Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, |ohn Deacon, and Brian May.

4


l'operel ,x It's like

a

real name was Farrokh Bulsara?

play in the theater, but people sing the

Freddie Mercury's.

words.

member of the band was most famous?

5of very loud

/hevi 'metl/

n

Freddie Mercury, the lead singer.

Atype

top-ten hits did they have?

rock music, with lots of guitars

and a strong beat.


Twenty-four.
did they stay together?

-

lbluzl n Atypeof

Twentyyears, from 1971 to 1991.

music developed by African-American
musicians in the southern United States.

It is slow, often

sad, and

was their biggest hit?

Bohemian Rhapsody.

with a strong

rhythm.

happened

in

1991?


Freddie Mercury died.
10

is their music still popular?
Because Queen wrote good rock songs.


2

GRAMMAR

questions with and without auxiliaries

a Circle the correct question.

1@

\,Vho did Yoko Ono marry

a Circle the words

in

1969?

@

b Who Yoko Ono married in 1969?
2 a Which Spice Girl did have red hair?
b Which Spice Girl had red hair?

3 a Who does Madonna live with?
b Who lives Madonna with?
4 a When broke the Beatles up?
b When did the Beatles break up?
5 a rvVhich member of Queen was born in Zanzibar?
b Which member of Queen born in Zanzibar?
6 a Which instrument did Jimi Hendrix play?
b Which instrument played Jimi Hendrix?

draw

b

huppy

c

1 Guy Richie.

E

2 Freddie Mercury.

T
tr
tr
tr
T

4


Aprll1970.

5 Iohn Lennon.
6 Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice).

Who

painted The Last

with the /w/ sound.

write saw wash
white who one

quickly
two

which when hair
hands light hour

why

Practice saying the words in a and b.

Write translations and try to remember the words.
Word

Pronunciation


leadsinger noun

/lid

lvrtcs noun

/'hrrks/

plane crash noun

/plem kraJ/

Doems noun

I'poaemzl

tBn noun

Supper

tht

More Words to learn

Write the questions for the answers.
1

and

Circle the words with the /h/ sound.


@

Match the questions in a to these answers.

3 The guitar.

PRONUNCIATION /w/

5

I

Leonardo daVinci painted The Last Supper.

lsarnl

/dr'lrJes/

become yerb

/br k.tm/

deserve verb

ldr'zervl

l[erl
lm fnktl


in fact

2 When

srqer/

delicious adjective

hare verb

Tia nslal ron

Kurt Cobain died in 1994.

3 Which band

?

Bono belongs to U2.

Can

4 How manv
The Lord of the Rings won 11 Oscars

in 2004.

5 Who
Peter fackson won the Oscar for Best Director.


6

\A4rere

Maria Sharapova was born in

Russia.

you answer these questions?

ffi Wtrat kind of music do you listen to?
ffi When do you like listening to music?
ffi Who wrote your favorite song?
ffi now often do you go to concerts?
ffi Who's the most popular singer in your country?

@MutriR&M

7 When
Eric Clapton wrote the song Tears in Heayen in 1991.

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Leo Compion, French humorist

I GRAMMAR
a Circle

so, becouse, but, olthough

2a

the correct words.

h.'s66EGiD

b It was raining,

/

c

very generous.
They wanted to play soccer, but it was sunny /

3a
in Egypt, although I can / can't

The hotel was fabulous, but it was a little expensive /

-


lot.

Complete the sentences using because or so and the
correct ending.
1 I didn't have any breakfast

because

wallel,
3 I called the police
Maria lost her

boring,
5 Iohn wanted to learn Chinese,
6 I didn't go out with him
She thought the book was

@

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concert was very

3 He asked her for

her
5 He took her to
6 They saw
7 They fell
4 He invited


b

f

5 PRONUNCIATION

b

Linda was very late,

c

because she was very late.
she ran to the station.

Linda ran to the station, she was too late
and missed the train.

-

-

E
tl
tr
tr
tr
tr
tr


2 He played

c she stopped reading it.
d I didn't have time.
e she canceled her credit cards.

I a Linda ran to the station

they sold

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1 |amie and Hannah met

class.

Look at each group of sentences. Complete each
sentence with so, because, but, or although.

popular,

2 VOCABUTARY verb phrases
a Match the phrases.

I
I
tr
I
tr


the door to my apartment was open.

they

all the tickets.

a I didn't like him.
b he took an evening

_

the tickets were very expensive, they sold

c The
-

I went on a date with ]ohn, although I don't really like

4

The tickets were very expensive,

them all in an hour.

very nice.

2

we couldn't go out, we had a really nice


b

a

we stayed home.

managed to sell them all in an hour.

speak Arabic.

him / like him

it was

afternoon at home.

snowing.
a great vacation

_

raining.

1 Although Jim has a lot of money,

I had

We stayed home last Sunday


a a romantic restaurant.
b to dinner.
c in love.
d in a club.
e each other every day.

f

her phone number.

g

her favorite song.

Cover the right-hand column. Can you remember
the sentences?

the letter o

Circle the word with the same sound as the picture.

titl

ffib H#

,Hr.
d-

take


date

awful

late

rain

panic

ran

woman

accrdent

fast

dance

man


4 READING

More Words to Learn

a Read the story. Number the paragraphs

in the


right order.

A nasff

Word

Pronunciation Translation

Dl

I'did3etl

noun

club noun

lkltbl

dark adjective

ldorkl

perfect adjective

I'perfiktl

follow verb

l'fqloal


asain adverb

le'gtn/

madly (in love) adverb

I'mzr,dlil

that evening she found

gvsry determiner

that her jewelry wasn't in

each other

I'evril _
/itJ ,r6er/

I'm afrakl

/arm e'frerd/

experxerIce
[]

Write translations and try to remember the words.

My grandmother didn't

notice anything at first,
but when she went to bed

the usual place. And then
she remembered

the girls and called the
police. They were very
sympathetic, but I don't
think they'll ever catch

Can you answer these

the girls.

E

&X Wty do you think it's important to learn

My grandmother had a tenible experience last weekend
She's 82 years old, and she lives by herself. l've always

told her to be careful when she's answering the door
because you never know who's outside.

ff

questions?

"What are you doing up there?" she shouted, and the girl

said, "Can I use your bathroom, please?" My grandmother

languages?

ffi WhV are you learning English?
ffi Oo you think English is a difficult language to learn?
ffi Would you like to learn another language?
ffi ls your language easy for foreigners to learn?

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Mutrinom

said yes and didn't worry about it, although the girl was
upstairs

for ages. She gave the girl in the kitchen a glass of

water. Then the second girl came downstairs, and they left.

E

My grandmother thought they looked like nice girls, so she

Complete each sentence with one word.

invited them in. They looked around the living room, and
then one of them said, "Can I have a glass of water,

ffi Where


please?" so my grandmother took her into the kitchen.

While they were in the kitchen, she heard the other one

run upstairs.

Il

Anyway, she was at home last Sunday. At about 4.00 in
the afternoon, she heard someone knock at the front door.
She opened the door, and there were two girls outside,

about l0 or

"0ur

11 years

old. "Hello," said one of the girls.

parents are going

to buy a house like yours, in this

your parents live?

eat meat. He's a vegetarian.
W n.
you looking at?

ffi What
works with me.
ffi She's the woman
she go last summer?
ffi Where
you
Wtrat
doing yesterday al7:30"t
ffi
Homlett.
ffi n wno

B

Shakespeare.

ffi

are poor, they are happy.

area. Can we take a look at your house, please? We want

to see what it's like."

-they
Look at the highlighted words. What do you think
they mean? Check your dictionary.

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CAIIING

RECEPTION

5 READING

Order the words to make sentences.

Read the Internet ad and mark the sentences

1

or DS (doesn't say).

is

/ room I 724lThis

This is room 724.

2

very / My / cold / is / room


3

problem I a I

4

isn't / working I The I air-conditioning

with/ TV/

chicken I have I please

the / There's

T (true), F (false),

1 The Castle Inn is in the center of San Francisco.
2 It is near major tourist attractions.
3 It is very comfortable.
4 It is cheaper in winter.
5 The staff can tell you all about San Francisco.
6 Guests have to pay for parking.
7 The hotel has a restaurant.
8 You can't smoke in any of the guest rooms.

T

/ Can I I I a I


sandwich

6

fruit I any I Do / juice I have lyou / fresh

2 SOCIAT ENGTISH
Complete the phrases. Then match the
parts of the dialogue.

1 Did you sleep w ell z
2 Hare things?
3 Ware the plans
fthis evening?
4 Tis Alex Lopez.
5 It's tto go.
a
b
c
d
e

tr

tl
tr
tl
t]

We're going out for dinner.

OK. Where are we going now?
P
Yes,

thanks. I was very tired.

They're fine.
Nice to meet you.

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s


The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleonor Roosevelt, Americon first lody

b

I GRAMMAR going fo, present continuous
a Complete the sentences

put

I

shave

with going to + a verb from the box.


not jump

They're going to play

p+ary

tennis.

not

eat

not

rain bry

Complete the text with the present
continuous form of the verbs in
parentheses.

stay

2It
,'\

fr,ryy-fb-{t#
- z'-\ (

ffirr


--

0CI

Welcome to Adventure House, home of

the best active vacations in the world. Let

3 Where

me tell you what we have planned for you

that?

in the next few days. On Monday morning

t 're going (go) sailing. Then in
(take) you
the afternoon,l2you

on a bicycle tour of the surrounding area.
You need to rest well on Monday evening,
because the following morning we

3-5 How long

(climb) to the top of Oak

Ridge! After that, there is a change of


that car.

plans: You

4-

(not windsurf)

as it says on your schedule. lnstead we

s-

(have) a volleyball

tournament. That will be fun, l'm sure.
Then on Wednesday morning we

6

(go) to a mountain village

called Palmo. Thursday is your last day

with us, and I zthe whole cake!

i surprise activity for you.

(plan)


a
I


Circle the correct verb form. If both forms are

PRONUNCIATION

Ittl,loal, htl

possible, circle them both.

1 I'm sure 'm going to

Circle the word with the same sound as the picture.

/ I'm passing all my exams

m@

this vear.

2 A Do you have

B

Yes,

any plans for this Saturday?


rm

I'm going to spend / I'm spending the day with

c}{

3 Do you think it's going to be / it's being sunny

./

!:Jr '\ y

tomorrow?

=J

It's Wen's birthday on Friday. He's going to have /

@

He's having dinner with a few friends.

fi'

,--a

5 We don't need to run. We're not going to miss /

7 A Vrrhat's the weather forecast for


b

Saturday?

B It's going to be / It's being warm and sunny.
fast.

/\

,-q

A Where are you going to go I are you going tonight?
B To the movies.

8 She drives too

vou

Tuesday

month

come

own

short

hotel


house

move

tonight

improve

look

';iliz

We're not missing the train.

6

|une

lL_!_Jl

my cousins.

4

put

honeymoon doctor

Practice saying the words.


More Words to Learn

I'm sure she's going to have /

Write translations and try to remember the words.

she's having an accident one day.

Pronunciation I Translation

Word

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2 VOCABUIARY

p.lrtl Grommar

Bank sA

anDafi

/ook

Complete the sentences with these expressions.
I'm looking for ... I'm looking through ...
['m looking forward to ...


lou'perl

noun

oervous adjective

/'nerves/

improvs verb

/rm'pruv/

everything pronoun

l'evri9ryl

unlll

len'ttV

as

conjunction

well

laz wel azl

as


/fer er Jcrt tarm

my glasses.

for

2

seeing you next weekend.

It depcnrls

J

my notes because there's

my own (apartment) imar oun/

I'm looking

1

for

photo

a

a short time


too expensive

test this afternoon.

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a birthday present

for my

sister.

going on vacation next week.

the ads to see

anything interesting.

if

there's

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ffi Wnat are you going to do this weekend?
ffi Where are you going on vacation this year?
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won't (predictions)

2 VOCABUTARY

opposite verbs

Complete the dialogues with will I won't
and these verbs. Use contractions.

Write the opposite verb in each space. Be careful
correct verb form.

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wrn

they'll
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the game.

iose

pass

I'm sure she'Il

it 'll snow

- use the

the exam.

?

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I

remembered
her name.

enough. But I think

2

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Well

5

They're going to

6

Canyou

home at 6:00 in the morning.

Come on. You
Iate for

school.

the painting today.

B You're right.

turn on
the radio, please?

over 50 e-mails yesterdayl

Could you

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English in Canada.

got

7I

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learn

lend

Could I

dark

some money, please?

Oh no! I

in half an hour.

me some money?

lost
my car keys.

Oh good! I


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- or you
harder
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your

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Cross out the wrong word in each group.

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not

won't

come


problem

positive

open

hope

'XY
want

no

optimistic
hot

stop

father

program

Practice saying the words.

close

it hard.