(ETI ings apsering row ad around row. GEL present continuous affirmative and negative, questions (CEETTEN hotsehoia chores everyday tasks @ Warm-up a Talk about the pictures with a partner. What can you see? Where are the people? b Do you work hard? Yes,Ido! GSometimes. No, I prefer to have funt * BA Conversation a 20: Listen and read. Hello, Robert. It's Megan, Are you busy? : Oh hi, Megan. I'm, er ... filling out an application form, actually I'm applying for a part-time job. 2 Really? That's great. I'm really pleased you'r finally looking for work. Hey, what's that noise? Aaa» Robert: Er, I'mlistening to the radio. It are you doing these days? How’s the job going? Megan: Oh, it’ pretty tough, actually. I'm working hard an long! It’s not easy being a hotel receptionist, that’s for sure. Robert: I guess not, Well, I need to finish this application, It's taking ages think, Anyway, what elps he playing a game right now. He isn't applying for a job. She's taking a break ‘Whit are you doing these days? Megan: Maybe I can come over and help you with it. I'm only two 1m working in a hotel. blocks away. It's my lunch hour so I'm taking a break, He's looking for a job, Robert: Oh, right. Well, 'm not sure, Gana Oe Megan: Don't worry. It’s no trouble. See you in five minutes! b Practice the conversation with a partner, BY vere£3} Vocabulary a Write make or do next to each activity. Then match b © Exchange a b each activity with a picture. make _acup of coffee 5 the ironing the laundry 6 the cleaning the dishes 7 the bed acake 8 dinner E 1 3 4 Ask and answer questions with a partner, As What's he doing B: He's making a cup of cofee “D200 Listen and complete the conversation. Then practice with a partner, A: Hello, it’s me. 1 ? rey) B: Hi. I'm doing the How about you? A: Well, 'm3 . but it’s not very good. Is Helen there? B; No, She's * z A: Oh, OK, How about Rober? B: Yes, he’s here, but he’s 3 in his room right now A: Wow. He's working very hard § B: Yes, he is. Maybe you can call back later. A: Sure. No problem. Use these words to make more conversations. Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 1 What's up? 1 Are you doing anything? 1 Are you busy? 2 dishes 2 cleaning 2ironing Communication 3 watching a movie 3 listening toa CD 3 playing a computer game ag 4 shopping downtown laying golf A taking a bath Sere 5 working 5 doing his homework 5 studying English 6 this week 6 this semester 6 this month Grammar activities, p.108 _) 2.0 Pronunciation, p.114 5 1 What's happening?BUA sCtaew ity sy efesib a © Language in action With a partner, talk about this picture. ple. ive in apartments A: This man is watchir B: Yes, and that woman is making clinner What's happening? is i i ANN TN - NA iT i Student A: Make true or false statements Student B: Close your book. What can you remember? A: A man is watching TV. B: True. A: A woman is taking a bath ‘Aman is taking a batha from New Zealand, ut whats hi ‘in her life these days. Check (/) the topics she talks about. Qexams friends sports Dhobbies boyfriend O parttime job 208 Listen again and answer the questions. 1 Why is Kim studying very hard right now? 2. What team is she playing for in college? 3. What's her part-time job? 4 Why is she working weekends this month? 5 What is she learning to do? & Speaking ‘a Complete the questionnaire. Then interview a partner and take notes. Your partner Are you going out with friends a lot? ‘Are you studying hard? ‘Are you playing a lot of sports? ‘Are you working part-time? Are you eating well? Are you sleeping OK? Are you looking for a job? Are you reading any good books? Are you learning to drive? Are you enjoying your life? b Make a group and compare your results. Who has a life similar to yours? A: Tm not going out with friends a fol because T'm studying very bard, B: Really? Well, I'm studying hard, too! 7 What's happening? [ZYErste Listening ski istening for details 206 Listen to two telephone conversations. Write the name of each person under a picture. a Claudia Jane Mark Paul b (D206 Listen again and write T (true) or F (false) for each statement. 1 __ Jane is watching a movie on TV. 2 __ Paul is makin 3 ___ Claudia is making a cup of coffee. is working downtown a cake. Vocabulary Everyday tasks a Complete the phrases using these verbs. SESE SIE GO Fx ke Unblock vacuum m_——y 1 _chaage a lightbulb 2 ____ out the garbage arom 6 a plug b Ask and answer questions with a partner. ™ meer A: What's he doing? B: He's changing a lightbulb. 8 the sink a 1 Whats tppening?Reading vanes Stille cpesdreacia Hil Tne having a wonderful time here ite Tokyo. Fie staying syge wilt the Kikuuchifaumnily. Theyre great: Tw sitting inthe living roonc and the children are with me. Theyre playing a hew computer game! As you know; Tne studying at a language school here. Th enjoying the classes because tin learning a lot about Japanese culture, Un studying hard, but it's difficult, I cas speak Japanese OK, but 1 cant read or write it: Anyway, the food is good and. tin eating a loti The only problene is the weather, It's veally hot aid hounid here in August! Lots of love, Julie BS. Tine sending you a photo of Tokyo. ©)207 Quickly read the letter and check (v) your answers. Yes No Don't know Julic is enjoying hertime in Japan. QQ 1 2 She's staying in a dormitory. aaa 3 etary are two children in the Kikuchi family aaa Writing a letter on vacation 4 She is playing a computer game right now Greetings. Dear... 2 Begin your letter. Im baving a wonderful time bere in .. 3 Say where you are. I'm staying with friends. 4 Say what you are doing right now. Right now I'm oo oo oo 5 She's studying English, 6 The language school is near her home ‘The classes are not easy for her 8 Japanese food is hei 9. She likes the weather 10 She oocco ooooo ovooco {5 t0 speak to Joanne 5 say what other people (for example, your friends or family) are doing. My friend Bob is. / My sister is 6 Add more information. T'm visiting lois of great places I'm enjoying Finish your letter. See you soon, / Lots of love, 7 What's happening?Warm-up a Talk about the pictures with a partner. What can you see? Where are the people? What are they doing? b Who do you like to spend time with? 2 my family O my friends the people I work with A my boyfriend / girlfriend Bi Conversation a ©)zo8Listen and read. Jo: Ley, Kevin. Can I have these CDs, please? Kevin: Sure, Jo. Hey, what’ this? You don't like jazz! Jo: I know. It's my brother’s birthday tomorrow, so they're a present for him. Anyway, are you enjoying your new job? Kevin: It's OK, I guess. I need the money Jo: You don't sound very happy about it. Are you sure you'te OK? Kevin: Well, i's my boss Jo: Oh, no. What's he like? Kevin: He's not very friendly, And I work hard all day, but he doesn’t do anything. He's terrible! Jo: Oh. That’s too bad. Er, what does he look like? : He's fairly tall and he has glasses. Why? Because | think he’s standing behind you. 2 What? No w You're kidding, right? b Practice the conversation with a partner. 8 People describing peoee EID 60 ie at ot ie CEESTIEND adjectives of appeorance end character Peer rs What's he like? He's not very friendly. What does he look like? fairly tll and he has glasses. Grammar reference, p.109ED Vocabulary a Complete each phrase with be or have. t have — straight black hair 7 tall andl thin 2 short brown hair 8 Jong blond 3 middle-aged 9 ily short 4 a 10 curly red hair 5 medium height 11 bald 6 a mustache 12 elderly b Use some of the words and phrases in exercise a to talk about the people in the pictures. Zak bas a beard. I thinke he's tall and thin ¢ Which of these character adjectives describe | people you know? Tell a partner. generous. hard-working kind lazy outgoing polite serious shy ‘ Rache Suresh I think my father is serious and hard-working, eel © Exchange a ()210 Listen and complete the conversation. Then practice with a partner. A: What's your like? B: He's? id very $ Tike him a lot A: Really? What does he look like? B: Well, he's + ind he has A: Is he“ B: Yes, he is. Why are you asking all these questions? A: Because [ think that's him over there. He's waving at you! b Use these words to make more conversations. Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 5 1 brother 1 bestfriend 1 boyfriend 2 friendly 2 shy 2 polite 3 interesting 3 kind 3 hard-working 4 medium height 4 fairly shor ital 5a mustache 5 curly brown hair 5 short black hair 6 middle-aged 6 ie 6 goatl-looteing SuisatihtioMh EV th ela Brrr) SC 2.1 Pronunciation, p.115 8 People© Language in action Look at the pictures. With a partner, take turns to describe a person. Can your partner guess who you are describing? This person is young. He's fairly short. He bas short blond bair and a beard. He’s fairly thin. Ithink he's shy because Challenge! ‘Think of someone you know well (¢.g., a family member / best friend / roommate). Describe his or her appearance and character to your partner, hes c a 8 PeopleG Listening a 212 Listen to Ruth, from the U.S., describe her family. Which picture shows Ruth's parents? Go to the Digibook to watch er oom a b ()222 Listen again and write T (true) or F (false) for each statement. 1 ___ Ruth has two sisters. 5 __ Her mother is not very outgoing 2 __ Her father is hard-working, 6 ___Her mother is kind, 3 __ He has a difficult job. 7 __ Ruth talks to her mother about her problems. 4 __ He isn’t very generous. 8 ___ Ruth thinks she looks like her mother: @ Speaking a Think of a famous person (e.g., a singer / an actor / a politician). You can choose someone from your country, or perhaps from another country. Make notes. Appearance Age Height Hair Eyes Character b Describe the person to a partner. Can your partner guess who it is?EXPANSION Listening Skill: Listening to descriptions a <) 213 Listen to the conversation and identify ‘the people in the picture. 1 _p Lisa — 3 __Robert 6 __ <) 213 Listen again and complete the sentences. 1 Robert is fairly but very Ken ist 3 Kenis but very Vocabulary Adjectives of appearance and character a Complete the chart with these adjectives. bald blond curly elderly fair long medium-height medium-length middle-aged overweight short straight tall thin wavy well built young Age Height Body type Hair b Add un-, im-, in-, of dis- to make the opposites of these adjectives. 1 6 friendly, 2 7 __ honest Challenge! 3 __sensitive 8 __ patient 4 kind 9 __ dependent 5 __ polite a 8 PeopleReading ‘Skills Understanding the main ideas To: Juliana From: Clare Subject | About met = Dear Juliana, Tm writing to tell you a little about myself. I’m 19 years old, and I’m a student at City College in Wellington, New Zealand. Do you know Wellington? I’s the capital, and a great place! ‘Anyway, I'm fairly short and thin, and I have short dark hair. I can't send a picture now because I'm writing this in class! T think P'm friendly and outgoing, but my friends say I'm lazy! What about you? Please write and tell me about yourself! Best wishes, Clare 24 Read Clare’s e-mail to her new friend and answer the questions. 1 Who is Clare writing to? 2 Why is she writing? 3. Where is she writing the e-mail? b Write T (true), F (False) or D (don't know) for each statement. __ Clare and Juliana are best friends — They are the same age ___ Juliana likes Wellington. —— Clare has short dark hair. ___ Clare says she’s lazy. __ Clare thinks she’s friendly. Study guide 1 2 3 4 5 6 Writing an e-mail about yourself 1 Write the topic in the subject line About met Begin your e-mail Dear + name Hi/Hello/ Hey + name, I'm writing. Describe what you look like. T'm fairly tall ... Lhbave short dark hair... Describe what you are like. I think I'm friendly / outgoing ... Finish your e-mail. That's all for now ... Please reply soon! 8 PeopleWhat can you see? Where are the people? What are they do b What do you like to do on Friday nights? Tell your partner. A go out with A stay home, relax and have a quiet night in Bi Conversation a Daas Listen and read. Emily: Andrew: Emily: Andrew: Emily: Andrew: Emily: Andrew: Emily: Andrew: Emily: Andrew: Emily: a Talk about the pictures with a partner. nds and have fun Hi, Andrew, How's it going? You're looking well od. How about you? nt now, Its my birthday on Saturday Hii, Emily. Thanks. Yeah, things are pretty Oh, Pm really busy i Great! Do you have any plans to celeb You bet | do! I'm meetir and then we're havin, fiends at ico’s in town on Friday yarbecue at my place. Do you want to come? Td love to, but [ can't. I'm playing basketball on Friday. ‘There's a big game and I can’t miss it Too bad. How about urclay? What are you doing for your birthday? my parents in the evening. We're going to an Italian restaurant for dinner hi Yes, 'm going out with Sally and Jil, P'm seein, Are you doing 2 in the alteroon? Well, would you like to meet up earlier? I'm not doing yything in the morning Actually, that's a good idea. Why don’t you come over around lunchtime? You can help me tidy up after the party! + Oh, right. That's not exacily what f Be there around twelve, and don’t forget to br me a present b Practice the conversation with a partner. 9 Having fun rn (Een soctal arangements present continuous for plans making invitations time expressions rest, etc fre time activities (236) ‘Are you doing anyth We're having 4 barbecue in the evening Do you want to come to the barbecue? Would you like to go 10 a restaurant? [id love to, but I can't. Pax playing basketball Sorry, but Pm studying tonight Grammar reference, p.110Vocabulary a Match each activity with a picture, 1G gotoa movie theater 20 gotoa ball game 3.Q__ go out for dinner 4 gotoa nightclub 5.0___gowaconcen QO a picnic oO a party b Check (/) the things that you like to do on weekends. Tell a partner. G9 Exchange <) 247 Listen and complete the conversation. Then practice with a partner, A: Em! next Friday. Would you like to come? B: Oh, I'm sorry, but I can’t, 'm2 on Friday A: Oh, no. That's too bad. B: Well, are you doing anything * > A: tim? in the morning, but 'm free in the afternoon, B: OK, Do you A: Sure, Id love to. That sounds great 1105 7 b Use these words to make more conversations. Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 1 having a barbecue 1 having a picnic 1 going to a concert Communication 2 visiting my parents 2 playing basketball 2 going to a ball game Crosses 3 next Saturday 3.on Sunday 3 tomorrow ca 4 studyie 4 playing golf 4 doing the housework RE SOLS 5 go out for dinner 5 go swimming 5 go to the movies Grammer activities, p.140 > ae Pronunciation, p.145 as 9 Having fan©) Language in action ae on 00pm, se0a sowie a Plan a fun week with a partner! Choose eight activiti Wadnestay Decide what day and time to do each activity, then write x pa ! the details in your appointment book. Te A: Would you like to see a movie on Tuesday night? am pm. Br Sure. How about eight o'clock? Dc Friday | b Work with a different partner and take turns am pm, making invitations, Can you fill your appointment book? Are you doing anything on Tuesday night? cae so : Yes. Lim seeing a movie. B: Well, how about Wednesday? Sa am pm Challenge! Make a group. Ask and answer questions about your plans. Who has plans similar to yours? A: What are you doing on Saturday? B: I'm playing golf in the morning, What about you? 33) 9 Having funa ©) 21e Listen to Ayden, a student at Bilkent University, Turkey, talk about his plans for the week. Answer the questions. L Why are the students in Ayden’s class having a party on Friday nigh? 2 What sport does he love to play? 3. What music does he hate? b (as Listen again and complete Ayden’s appointment book. “WON studying oa ia TUE WED Pinal pam. ~ 90 oukto ‘with Erdal | THU Go to the Digibook to watch . the video for this unit 3 Speaking ‘a What plans do you have for the near future? Make notes. Include three things that are not true. After this class: Tomorrow: Next Tuesday Next weekend: b Tell a partner your plans. Can he or she guess which activities you are not doing? A: After thts class I'm playing baseball wtih Simon. B: That's not true! You're not playing baseball with Simon. As Yes, Lam! Then tonight I'm going out for diriner with 9 Having funListening Skill: Listening to phone messages a \)220 Listen to three telephone messages. Number ‘the messages in the order you hear them (1-3). ‘WHILE YOU WERE OUT WHILE YOU WERE OUT From: Dave Dy, Message: Het havin 0%. this afteriionn. Be there around. otlock. 3 oO b G) aaa Listen again and complete each message. Vocabulary Free-time activities a Write each leisure activity under a picture. gobowling geeesping goforadrive gomountain biking go tothe beach see a play b Write the correct verb, go or have, for each activity. 1 __toa nightclub 3 2 __toaball a barbecue 5 __a party out for dinner me 4 __ toa concert 6 __toamovie theater. 8 __a pienic € Invite a partner to do the activities. A: Would you like to go io the beach on Saturday afternoon? B: Id love tol /1'm sorry, but Learnt. U'm playing basketball a 0 Hring fonReading Skill: Identifying the topic c "subject: | i Dear Helen, Hi Martin, j ‘Would you like to go to a concert on | The new James Bond movie is showing next Saturday? I have two tickets for Las week. Do you want to go? | think I can get Ramblas = they yea ofeat Spanish rack free tickets because my friend works at the group. They're piaying at the Union Hall | dowitayn: Pladce reply asip; | movie theater. How about next weekend? Simon | Nobu Hello Pat, Hi isa, How are you? Are you studying hard? James wants to go to a ball game on Friday I’m having a party on Sunday night night, but I hate baseball so T'm not going! It’s my birthday! Would you like to Do you want to go out for dinner? Maybe we come? Please say yes! See you then! go to the new Italian restaurant on Park Avenue? Lenny Mandy an a ©)221 Read the e-mails and match each one with a subject. 1 Sunday at $00 pm. 2 Do you like rock? 3 How about pizza? 4 Free movie tickets! b Write T (true), F (false) or D (don’t know) for each statement. 1 __ The tickets for Las Ramblas are expensive. 2 __ It's Lenay’s birthday on Sunday. si Fi y Tecra Cts 3 __ Helen is working on Saturday. uk Jos 4 Pavis studying hard these days Writing an invitation to a friend 5 __Nobu's friend is an actor reese 6 __ Mandy is watching baseball on Friday es Make the invitation, Would you like to ... , Do you want to go to a movie / have dinner / come to my party? Add some details (¢.g., the place, time). at my house, on Saturday night Finish your e-mail. Best wishes... , See you thent 9 Having fun4 Review 3 / Speaking a With a partner, take turns to flip a coin. Heads = move one circle. Tails = move two circles. Answer the question for the circle you land on. seats, N/a se ee describe someone's end Ne copeannce, ge weekend? Pos Cain + il their plans for this Jn like in your family? r evening. Tell your partner. Describe a “ Name three a famous person. Can adjectives to your partner guess Jam describe someone's Invite your who it is? character. partner to go Nene eS y cut one night J *ee-time activities ” you enjoy. & noxt week. b 22 Listen to the example. Then make a group of three and take turns to choose a topic, Try to speak for as long as possible. Use the prompts to help you. Your classmates can ask you follow-up questions. (everyday tasks you do regularly (What things? ‘ (what your family is doing right now (Think Chores? When do you do them? Do you like doing \ about each member of your fomily. What are \ \ they doing? Where?) ) ae! i 2 ( someone you know well (Think about a friend ) (what's happening in your life these days (Think ) / about your home, your friends and your work or \ i ‘or someone famous. Describe their appearance \ college life.) 2 of A ind character.) 3 ee a Sa ee a your best friend's character and appearance ) - hi k ike? f 2} { everyday tasks you hate (What tasks? Why do (What does his/her hair look like? Is he tal/short?} Talk. Bie sourhoce carne shamaivran io yeitanthena) NET) / \ about... (what you are doing this evening (Are you busy? | nr B: Wow! How long we A: 6 I came back 7 2 you there? b Use these words to make more conversations. Conversation 1 Conversation 2 1 Russia 1 India 2 went to. 2 visited 3 museums 3 temples 4 freezing 4 really hot 5 Thailand 5 Dubai 6 Two weeks GA few days T three days ago 7 last Sunday _—— Gsunbathe on the beach Ugo scuba diving 8 __Ogo whitewater rafting Ubuy souvenirs 9 __Ogo ona guided tour 2went on 3 guided tours, 4 cloudy and humid 5 California 6A month Ta week ago | Grammar activities, pA12 © 22y Pronunciation, p.115 Stree Sr ert)Ra Language in action With a partner, talk about the things Naoko, José, Lance and Tina did (/”) and didn’t (x) do on their last vacations. A: On her last vacation, Naoko went to France. B: That's right. She stayed in Paris for a week. A: es, and she visited the Louvre Museum. MienELLE'S. RESTVRANT Student A: Make true or false statements. Student B: Close your book. A: José went to Vancouver for three weeks. B: That's wrong! He went for two weeks.a ©) 228 Listen to Manuel, from Mexico, talk about his ‘summer vacation. Draw his route on the map. b QD 22s Listen again and complete Manuel's journal. London: sate Big ied Buckingham Palace (but didict see the) Paris: visited a lat of. J wont to the ofthe Eifel Tower Lucerne: went. sc the mountains Florence and Rowe were great IK Venice 1 bought alot af Innsbruck: bad a. guided. Soun:a___ on the Rhine (but fell acteep') Pir a geoR ica Avustordain: ate a lot of Puma on CML Speaking a Think about a vacation you remember, Write notes, A vacation | remember Where was it? When was it? Who were you with? What was the weather like? Write threetthings you did. Write two things you didnt do, b Tell a partner about your vacation. Twent to Barcelona two years ago. I went with my family. The weather was. € Make true or false sentences about your vacation. What can your partner remember? A: Twent to Maelrid. B: That's wrong! You went to Barcelona,EXPANSION Listening Skill: Ordering events ©) 229 Listen to Michael talk about his last vacation. Number the activities in order (1-6). bought souvenirs —_ went hiking in Colorado ~ sunbathed on the beach went on a guided tour lew t6 Miami went to museums 1 3 __ passport 4 tent 6 __money belt first aid kit 8 camera b Match each item above (1-8) with a definition. Challenge! You can ke a lot of pictures with this ‘You sleep in this when you go camping. Read the dehnitions inlexereise by Work with a partner. Can your partner remember the item you are describing? ‘Take turns. ‘A: You sleep in this when you go camping. B: Er... a tent! You show this wher ‘This is a safe place to put your money ‘These protect your eyes when it is very sunny you enter a foreign country You use this when you have an accident _ This helps you when you are lost You wear these on your feet in bot weather ¢ Match the phrases to make sentences. You can see a show 4 ata night market 2. You can go trekking b in a z00, 3 You can go shopping ¢ in the mountains 4 You can go snorkeling d ina theater 5 You can see a Jot of animals © inthe sea 10 VacationReading Skill: Reading for opinions Travel biog se ego fatma7 4blog.com (ecu, Day 4 Well, here J am in Rio ... finally. The flight from Istanbul took over 26 hours (changing in Dubai). Terrible! 1 am so tired Day 3. What a fantastic city! I’m having a great time. The people here are really friendly. We hed a guided tour around the city on our first morning. It's a really big, busy, noisy place. I love it! In the afternoon, some people went to Ipanema beach, but I went sightseeing and visited the National History Museum and the Imperial Palace, Yesterday, we went to THuca National Park and took 2 train ride through the forest. Day 7 I'm in Buzios now. After the noise of Rio, it ‘was good to have a lazy day and relax by the beach yesterday. It wasn't crowded at all. This morning, we went on a boat with a glass bottom to see all the fish, and I tried scuba diving for the first time. Day 10 I arrived in Iguazu two days ago. We flew here on a small plane ... exciting. The hotel Isn't so good, but the trip to Iguazu Falls was wonderful. The tour guide gave us a lot of interesting information as we walked along the river. Tomorrow, it’s my flight homet a ©)220 Read Fatma’s travel blog about her vacation in Brazil, How did she enjoy her trip? Write T (true) or F (false) for each statement. __ She enjoyed the journey to Rio. __ The flight to Iguazu was boring, he went fo Ipanema beach in the afternoon. She didn’t like the hotel in Tguaz. L 3.__ She thought Buzios was very busy The tour at Iguazu Falls was interesting, b Who or what do these words describe? amazing busy fantastic friendly wonderful Rotem tc Writing a description of a trip 1 Write a heading My tip 10 Coina 2 Make notes of your experiences. 3. Write a paragraph for each place you visited, and give opinions. wont to Boijing. The people wore really friendly ... The Great Wall was amazing! 10 VacationGED itestones in tite : ae questions, i Wh questions CELTERP lite events a Talk about the pictures with a partner. What can you see? Who are the people? b Think about where you lived when you were a child. What was it like? Cit was great. I really liked it. QItwas OK, I guess. Q It was tersible. 1 hated it! B conversation a G) 231 Listen and read. Todd: Hey, that jewelry is really interesting. Where did you get it? Jenny: Yes, it's beautiful, isn't it? Ivs Mayan, You know, from Mexico. Todd: Oh, right. Did you go there on vacation? Jenny: No, actually 1 lived the ‘Todd: Really? You lived in Mexico? You didn’t tell me that. When did you move the Jenny: When I was around nine, I guess. My father got a job there, so .. Todd: Tell me about Mexico. Did you like it? Jenny: Yeah, it was great, We stayed in Yucatén, in the south. The people are really friendly, and the food was amazing! Todd: When did you move back to the States? We came to San Francisco when Twas, er ... 14 c with my family for five years. So, which do you prefer, there or here? think | prefer it here. Oh really? Why’s that? Because t you here b Practice the conversation with a partner. 11 Life stories Where did you When did you move there? Did you like i Grammar reference, p.112© Vocabulary a Match each life event with a picture. 1 _A be bom 2 __retire 3 __grow up 4 __getajob 5 __ geta divorce 6 __ have children 7 __fall in love 8 __ graduate from college 9 ___ goto high school 10 __die 11 __ gotocollege 12 __ get married b Close your book. How many life events can you remember? Write each one in order. be born, grow up @3 Exchange sa Listen and complete the conversation. Then practice with a partner. Where was ! born? He was born in 2 ind Why did he become famous? Because he * : Did he get married? Yes. He got married * and had 6 iidren. A: When did he die? B: I think he died in? PR PR RE Use these words to make more conversations. Conversation 1 1 Mozart 1 Steve Jobs 2 Austria 2 San Francisco 31756 31955 4 wrote great music 4.was head of Apple Inc 5 in 1782 5 once 6 six 6 four 717M 72011 Grammar activities, p.112 _) 2.34 Pronunciation, p.115 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 1 Akira Kurosawa 2Japan 31910 4 made great movies 5 in 1945 6 two 71998 Communication Estes rsd Ere 11 Life stories8 Language in action With a partner, ask and answer questions about Carole’s life. Where was she born? How old! was she when she. ? What did she doin. ? California 1939 to New York, 1943 1957 to Yale University / 1958 / Business 11963 / Ford Motor Company vacation Europe / summer 1962 1962 James / 1967 Leon / 1972 to London 1976 Emma / 1981 Challenge! Student A: Make true or false statements. y Student B: Close your book. A: Garole was born in California. B: True. A: She graduated in 1958. 2012 WW) 11 Life stories235 Listen to Steve talk about life in Canada after Answer the questions. 3 & 1 2 Did Steve want to move to Cai Which college did he go to? Why did Vancouver scem similar to Taiwan? la with his parents? »)235 Listen again and circle the correct answers. When was Steve born? 21978 b 1988 1998 How old was he when hi a19 b20 C18 Why dlid his parents want to move there? a to start a new life b to begin a new business to retire ‘What did he do after he graduated from college? a he returned to Taiwan. b he went on vacation c he got married =F Where did he get a joh? ) the Digib aatacollege bata Chinese radio station oa cat a computer company What happened two months ago? ahe gota new job bhe hada son che gota divorce family moved to Canada? 3 Speaking a Complete the questionnaire. Then interview a partner. Bs Ehey oh mB rye’ Your partner ‘When were you born? Where were you born? Where did you grow up? What high school did you go to? Did you have a favorite teacher? What was your favorite subject? Who was your best friend at school? What sports did you play? b Make a group. Exchange information about your partner with your classmates. What similarities can you find? A My partner, Amy, was born in 1993. B: Oh, yes? Where was she born? 11 Life storiesLife stories bout the famous actress, Audrey Hepburn. 2y Hepburn — movie star! in 1984 got married urents gotadivorce _____ hada son, named Sean to study dance 1961 made Breakfast at Tiffany's moved to gota divorce became famousinthe 1969. again play Gigi 1970 hada son, named Luca ‘won an Oscar for the 1982 gota divorce movie Roman Holiday 1993 died in Vocabulary Life events a Complete each conversation with the correct response, Congratulations! Happy birthday! That's great, Did you get a raise, to Great! But you can't drive my car! Wow. That's amazing, Forty years! That's nice. think they make a great couple, Good for her: Is ita boy ora girl? 1 A: It's my birthday today/ B: Congratulations! Happy birthday! A: I got a new job yesterday. A: Margaret is pregnant, 4 A: Tpassed my di this morning Bi A; Sue and Ben got engaged last wi A: Its our 40th weddin anniversary b Practice the conversations with a partner. | 11 Life storiesReading Skill: Reading for detail Kate Middleton Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born on January 9, 1982, in England, Her father, Michael, worked for an airline and her mother, Carole, was a flight attenclant, In 1984, she moved with her family to Amman in Jordan because her father got a | job there. Catherine, or “Kate” as everyone called her, went | to a school there from the age | of three. | in September 1986, the Middletons returned to their home in the village of Bucklebury, England, This is where Kate grewrup. In 1987, her mother started a mail-order company selling party items. The company became very successful and the family became multi-millionaires. Kate studied hard at school and played a lot of sports. She especially enjoyed hockey and tennis, She left school in July 2000, and took a "gap year’, spending time in Italy and Chile, In. 2001, Kate went to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, 10 study History of Art. [twas here that she first met Prince William, They became friends and soon fell in love, She graduated in 2005 and worked for her parents’ company, Party Pieces. She also had 2 parttime job in London ata clothing company Kate and William got engaged in October 2010, while they were on vacation in Kenya, and on April 29, 2011, they were married at Westminster Abbey in London, Over two billion people around the world watched the wedding, Her official ttle became the Duchess of Cambridge, but everyone still calls her Kate. 237 Read the biography of Kate Middleton's early life and complete the timeline. 19821984 1985-2000 2000-01 2005 2010 born moved to started-—sreturned eft traveled to. went io graduated got ‘got school wo —_& University of witha = ___—martied — St Andrews degree in b Answer the questions. 1 Why did Kate's family move to Jordan? 2. What were Kate's favorite sports at school? 3 Where did she meet Prince William? 4 How old was Kate when she got married? 5, How many people watched the weddit Study guide Writing an autobiography 1 Say where and when you were born, Twas born in Brasilia in 1992. Say where you grew up. I grew up in a neighborbood called 3 Say when and where you started school. Istaried school... , Fwent 10 Add some more important events. My brother was born in 1996. We moved to Rio when 1 was 11 J graduated from bigh scbool in I got a job in... LI Life stories 75Hopes and intentions ; TERIA: an» ‘going to for intentions rant to/mould like to CHETEDD fe goats Sen a Talk about the pictures with a partner. What can you see? Where are these people? Whar are they doing? b Do you know what you want to do with your life? av ar I have no idea at allt Bi Conversation a ()2a8 Listen and read. T know exactly what I want to do. Wve some ideas, but I'm not sure Michael: Hey, Raymond. What are you doing? You can't play baseball! No, but I'm going to learn. 1 want to be a professional You? A professional baseball player? Oh, please Hey! I'm serious, One day I'm going to be rich and Peeters thd famous. What are you going to do with your life? Michael: Me? I'm going to travel around the world. I want to go to What are you going to do with Africa, Latin Americ ee eae That sounds really expensive. Where are you going to get world. the money? He wants to be a baseball player. Michael: Well, when you're a rich and famous baseball player, Mecubs eo garcecod| maybe [can ask you for money. Grammar reference, p.113 you can ask! b Practice the conversation with a partner. 12 Hopes and intentionsVocabulary a Write each word or phrase next to the correct verb. abroad 4 good job all your exams early fast food in good shape money to drive weight find save wy 1 3 travel 4 give up 6 retire los 9 Iearn b Match each phrase (1-9) with a picture. ¢ Ask a partner about his or her hopes for the future. As Do you want io save money? B: Yes, I'm going ton A: Are you going 1o pass all your exams this year? B: im not sure, but Twant tof © Exchange a ©)2.0 Listen and complete the conversation. Then practice with a partner. ‘A: What are you going to do! B: Twantto? A: Are you going to B: Yes. And I'm going to* What about you? A: Td like t0 5 B: Sounds great! b Use these words to make more conversations. Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 5 I next year 1 over the vacation 1 after graduation 2 go to colle: 2 travel abroad 2 find a good job 3 study hard 3 go to Europe 3 work hard 4 pass all my exams 4 visita lot of museums 4 save a lot of money Cele etry 5 be ina band 5 see my relatives in Florida 5 learn to drive Braet Cos cer oLEte rammar activities, p.113 _)2i Pronunciation, p.115 12 Hopes and intontionsHopes and int © Language in action With a partner, talk about the hopes and dreams of Gary, Paula, Celia, and Richard. Challenge! Student A: Make true or false statements. Student B: Close your book. What can you remember? A: Gary’s going to give up fust food. B: True. A: Paula’s going to live in Spain.She's talking about what she hopes to do after graduation. Listen check (/) the topics she mentions. 1 Qhealth 3 Dfriends 5 Gtravel 2Owork 4 marriage 6 money b ©) 222 Listen again and complete the sentences. 1 Lucy is going to take her final exams next sy 2 Then she'd like to___ rn 3 She wants to be a : 4 She's going to in the summer. coer 5 Shey sping to\___ Micky next year, the video for this unit 6 Mick's going to and take care of the children. Speaking a Think about your future. What hopes and dreams do you have? Complete the My Life Goals questionnaire. NA ecom cry Next summer I'm going to After T complete this course Ya like to Next year I want to Are you going to... Yes No Maybe study hard and pass all your exams? o oO oO get a job in a big company? o U go travel abroad a low oO Oo a ‘work hard and be rich? og Oo oO ‘get martied before you're thirty? ry oO o live in a foreign country? oO oO o save money to buy a house? a oO o be famous? o oO o have children? o oO o b Interview a partner, What are you going to do next summer? ¢ Make 2 group and compare your results. Does anyone have life goals similar to yours? aspect tau A: Next summer, Abmed’s going 1o travel abroad. He's going to go to Singapore. B: Really? want to go to Singapore, too.Listening Skill: Listening for intention ©) 243 Listen to Nick and Kathy talk about what they want to do after graduation. Write T (true), F (false) or D (don’t know) for each statement. Nick... 1 is going to go traveling, 2. is going to look for a job. 3 wants to work in a big company. 4 wants to buy a new car Kathy ... 3 is going to travel abroad alone 6 is going to finda job in a school. 7 wants to get married, Vocabulary Life goals a Complete each conversation with the correct response. Oh yee? How many hide de youvand Good for you. I'd like to work for my Twoukdn't. I's not worth the expense. Really? I'm thinking of applying, too. No way! That doesn’t appeal to me at all! ‘That sounds like a great adventure! too. 1 A; Iid like to have a big family one day B: Oh, yest How many kids do you wast? 2 A: I'm hoping to get into college next year. B 3 A: One day I'm going to be my own boss! B: 4 A: I'm going to spend my year off in Tasmania, B: A: Td like to have a sports ear B: 6 A: Would you like to be famous? B: b Practice the conversations with a partner. 12 Hopes and intentionsReading Skill: Speed reading an 1 A rset i. How are yout Ave joying life tn shanghalt Whee’ | lle peers “le your Letter. t's nice Th writing to tell you about seme things t hope todo after Sp heh from you Leoant to travel abroad, like you, and visita lot of Shanghai is great and Vr different countries. ns going to learn. Spanish because Larank having a Lot of fun here. The is 5 ri 5 students ave very friendly and go t0 Latin, America, asd Tin. going to improve ny English, she wweacheris aod, ta < soe late . f 2 weather is good, t00. cod Lu £001 Te going to travel aroun for tix orcs, and then. Tue Tt ata, Aneta Ad yo ol going to come back aid find a great job t dont went to bea ee a tha j eth b to visit Mexico? It’s may favorite eC Ree wet har). Cat £90 country (the food is wonderful!) 44. a big company, Ti like to work in. Tokyo because Thave a lot Please send me a postcard. of friends here. As you know, its fairly expensive, 0 Te going olive with my fuscly at fart, but then LA like to share an Wd Like to come to Japan again, but I'm going to travel around eer trend 720 fsa 7 here first. tts a big country and Anyury, that’s my news! How about you? When are you going there's a Lot to see! to visit Japant ah oe Keep in touch, ee | THisha a Q)2ss Quickly read the letters and answer the questions. 1 Where does Nobuko live? What is Trisha’s job? Where is Trisha now? Why does Nobuko want to learn Spanish? How long is Nobuko going to go traveling for? What is she going to do when she returns to Japa Where would she like to live? Is Trisha going to visit Japan again? aoe . Writing a letter to a friend 1 Greetings. Doar... Start with a general comment. How are you? I hope you are fine Say why you are writing Tm writing to tell you about some things T hope to do in the future. Explain your ideas. Twant to /T'd like to/T'm going to .. 5 Finish your letter. ‘See you soon, / Best wishes, aw b Read the letters again and check your answers.Speaking a With a partner, take turns to flip a coin. Heads = move one circle. Tails = move two circles. Answer the question for the circle you land on. Name three important events ‘in your life, Tell your partner about a job you hated. Do you think guided tours are fun? Give reasons. What job would you like to have five years from now? Name three things you did last week. Tell your life story! I was bora in. Name three things people do on vacation, Tell your partner about your hopes for the future. b © 245 Listen to the example. Then make a group of three and take turns to choose a topic. Try to speak for as long as possible. Use the prompts to help you. Your classmates can ask you follow-up questions, your elementary school days (Where were you?) ‘a great vacation you remember (Where was it?) How old were you? Did you enjoy your time?) ) Why was it great? What did you do2) (a ‘your plans for the year ahead (Think about pe an important event in your life (When was it? (What happened? What was the result?) " where you live, your family, your studies, or your work.) 7 [the place where you grew up (Where was it? When were you there? What was it ike?) Po eee anemia i a goal you want to achieve (What is your goal? Ts it easy or difficult to achieve? How are you going fo achieve it?) ‘things you like to do on vacation (What do. ‘you like to do? Who with? Why do you like | doing them?) ks qu what you are going to do this weekend (Are \ you staying in or going out? Where? Why?) somewhere exciting you would like to go (Where would you like to go? Why? When would| \ you like to go?) ) the life of an elderly relative (When were they born? What are the important dates and changes in their life?) ‘your favorite place for a vacation (Where is it? Why do you like it? When do you go?) ' sport you enjoyed playing as a child (Which sport? When did you play it? Who with?) Review 4tenet gency | 246 Listen to these conversations. Choose the correct answer to each question. Conversation 1 1 Where did Penny grow up? ainHong Kong binChina ein Singapore din Taiwan 2 Mow old was she when her family moved to Los Angeles? a7yeap old bil yeasold ©14 years old 19 years old 3 Could she speak English when she arrived in the U.S? @No, not at all, b A lithe © Yes, but with a lot of mistakes. d Yes, her English was very good. 4 What part of life in the USS, did she find difficult? athe culture bthe people ethe traffic d the weather 5 Did she like Los Angeles when she first arrived? Yes, she loved it. bItwas OK, cNot really, d No, she dida't like ita al Conversation 2 1 Where is Greg working? ainapostotfice Binabank cina supermarket dina convenience store 2 Why is he saving up? atobuyacar bto pay forcollege et getanew TV dto go on vacation 3 Where does he want to go? Burope bia Africa ¢ found the U.S. to South America 4 Where is Claire going to visit next summer? afRomeznd Paris b london and Rome clondon and Paris d Paris and Madsid 5 What do they decide to do? Awork together bstucy together ctrwvel together d save up together anguage check thoose the correct answer to complete each sentence. Skills check 1 We __a great vacation last summer adidgo bwenton edidntgo dhade't ‘Complete the chart. Nad eae 2 One day 1o have a bout because I love the sea Jean... 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