1A SHE IS AN INSPIRING

WOMAN
1 GRAMMAR Review of tenses 2 VOCABULARY Character adjectives
a Underline the correct words to complete the text. a Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 Don’t be so motivated / stubborn / ambitious ! You know
The other day, I was walking down the street when I what I am saying makes sense.
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have seen / was seeing / saw Sam Carter, you know, 2 Ethan is very sensitive / inspiring / passionate. He gets
the famous film director. I was really excited because upset when the teacher corrects him in class.
he 2has been / is / was one of my favourite directors for 3 Margarita is a really inspiring / sensitive / arrogant woman
ages and I watch his films all the time. ‘What 3is he and an example to everyone.
doing / does he do / has he done here?’ I thought to 4 Susan is motivated / optimistic / passionate about
myself. There was only one way to find out. Sam 4went / basketball and trains every day.
5 He’s rude and sensitive / determined / arrogant – he thinks
was going / has gone into a café, but I stopped him
he’s better than everyone else.
before he got inside and said, ‘Hi, Sam!’ He smiled at
6 If you are motivated / self-confident / pessimistic, you do
me and we started to talk outside. Me and Sam Carter!
things because you really want to do them.
He always 5is looking / looks / has looked so serious in
photos, but he’s a really friendly guy. In the end, Sam b Complete the crossword puzzle.
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invites / has invited / invited me for a coffee. Then he
1 2 3
told me why he was in town. His film company 7made / L O Y A L
4 5
has made / were making a new film and they have lots
of new faces in it, just ordinary people, but they need 6

some more.

‘How about you?’ Sam asked. ‘8Did you watch / Have 7

you watched / Are you watching any of my films? Do you

want to be in one?’ I was so shocked, I 9have dropped / 8
was dropping / dropped my cup on the floor! The hot
coffee went all over Sam; he screamed and ran outside.
I lost my big chance!

Across
b 01.01 Listen and check. 1 showing firm friendship or support
6 not listening to people’s opinions or changing your mind
c Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the 8 thinking about the future in a positive way
verbs in the box: present simple, present continuous, Down
present perfect, past simple, past continuous or past 2 wanting to be successful
perfect. 3 making a decision and not letting anyone stop you
4 easy to hurt or upset
come do not finish get not have 5 people have a good opinion of you
meet produce remember work write 7 having no experience and expecting things to be all right

1 John is working in a small marketing agency at the

moment. 3 PRONUNCIATION Sound and spelling: e
2 you ever anybody famous?
3 A What you ? a How is the underlined letter e pronounced in each
B I’m a student. word in the box? Complete the table with the words.
4 Shakespeare plays and poetry and
thousands of words in English come from them. concerned desert desire dessert helpful identity
5 Our friends for dinner, but they had to prefer prizes revise sensitive service slept
cancel because they were ill.
6 Not many people her well now. Sound 1 /ɪ/ Sound 2 /e/ Sound 3 /ɜ:/
7 He was rich and famous, but he many (e.g., determined) (e.g., respected) (e.g., serve)
friends.
8 The game yet, there are five minutes to go. concerned
9 Things slowly worse in the
office now that Mrs Andrews has retired.
10 Eva was very happy with the design samples that Tom b 01.02 Listen and check.
.
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1B ARE YOU FINDING IT
DIFFICULT?
1 GRAMMAR Questions 2 VOCABULARY Trying and succeeding
a Underline the correct words to complete the a Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.
conversation. There is one extra phrase you do not need.
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FABIO Hi, there. You have / Have you got five minutes?
GABRIELLA Sure. 2What / What did you want to talk to me drop out give up keep to keep it up
about? manage to try out make an effort
FABIO Well, I’m doing a triathlon next month. 3Didn’t /
Weren’t you read my post?
GABRIELLA No, I haven’t seen it. A triathlon, wow! 4What for? /
For what? It sounds really tough!
FABIO It’s not easy, yeah, swimming, cycling, then
running.
GABRIELLA 5What / Which of those is the most difficult? 1 Sandra decided to 2 José wants to
FABIO All of them! Er, 6weren’t / didn’t you a good make an effort to go to a new
swimmer once? the gym every day. recipe for lemon cake.
GABRIELLA Yeah, once. What are you looking at me like 7that
for / for that ?
FABIO Do you think 8could you / you could coach me?
GABRIELLA I don’t know 9whether / what I’ve got enough time.
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Can / Shall I think about it and phone you later?
FABIO No problem. That’s great! I’ll swim a lot faster
3 We really need to 4 Charlie told his kids to
with your help.
fast food. .
GABRIELLA Who 11knows / does know ? You might win!

b 01.03 Listen and check.

c Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1 a / want / do / marathon / to / you / run ?
Do you want to run a marathon? 5 The Smiths didn’t 6 It won’t be easy to
2 to / this / going / is / do / why / she ? assemble this diet.
their kitchen table.
3 the / register / who / competition / need to / for / doesn’t ?
b Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.
4 giving / why / our / aren’t / tickets / they / us ?
give up have a go keep to keep it up
5 of / which / to do / would you / the challenges / like ? make an effort manage to drop out try out work out

1 I’d like to have a go at snowboarding, but I’m afraid

6 have / the most / ever done / you / difficult / what is / thing ?
of falling and breaking something.
2 If you of the course, you won’t be able to
7 for / did / hard training / what / this / we do / all ?
work in your dream job.
3 If you this training programme, you’ll get
8 the / happened / of / what / at / end / the game ?
back in shape.
4 Laura applied for a new job, but it didn’t .
9 have / think we / of / a chance / you / do / winning ?
She didn’t have the right qualifications.
5 My car is in the garage and I don’t know if they’ll
10 your / who / website / designed ?
repair it by Monday.
6 Ben went sailing with me twice and he’s terrible at it, but
he doesn’t want to .
7 Your writing has improved a lot this term, so
.
8 Would you like to the new version of the
software?
9 I know Jade isn’t interested in the project, but she could at
least to get involved.

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 1C EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Don’t touch the food!

1 CONVERSATION SKILLS
Breaking off a conversation
a Tick (✓) the best way to break off the conversation.
1 Sorry, but now.
a ✓ I really must go
b I have to finish
c there’s nothing else to say
2 Speak to you soon.
a I’ve got nothing else to say.
b Are we finished?
c Got to go.
3 OK, .
a I look forward to speaking to you
b see you tomorrow
c that’s enough
4 , Irena.
a Talk to you later 2 USEFUL LANGUAGE
b Tell me again Explaining and checking understanding
c We’ll speak about this
5 . Can you phone later? a Put the excerpts in the correct order to explain how to
a This is not convenient. take a good photo.
b Who’s speaking?  Always remember to keep still. If the camera moves
c Can’t talk just now. about, you get a bad photo.
6 Well, I must .  Is that clear? Do you want me to explain any of this again?
a leave  But whatever camera you buy, read the instructions
b run carefully. Make sure you know what your camera can do.
c end Have you got that?
7 Bye, nice . 1 You don’t need to get a very expensive camera. These
 
a conversation have a lot of functions you just don’t need. Do you
b talking to you understand what I mean?
c day  Another thing to remember is to take your time. Only real
professionals can take good photos in a hurry.
8 Must be now, but thanks for calling.
 When you take a photo, the most important thing is the
a away
light. Basically, the more light, the better, so choose the
b there
right time of the day and place. Do you get the idea?
c off

b 01.04 Listen and check.

3 PRONUNCIATION Rapid speech

a 01.05Listen. Tick (✓) the sentences where you
hear the final /t/ of the underlined words.
1 I must go and see her soon.
2 The nurse said I must eat less bread.
3 We’ve got to have more help.
4 Sorry, you can’t take one with you.
5 Haven’t any of the people arrived?
6 Sarah said she didn’t do the homework.
7 Claudia has been there, hasn’t she?
8 The shop might open again.
9 We can’t use our phones here.
10 Children mustn’t play ball games.

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1D SKILLS FOR WRITING
I really missed my phone all day
Face-to-face texting
1 READING A lot of people think that technology brings people
closer together, but I’m not so sure. People spend so
a Read the article. Are the sentences true or false? much time texting and looking at screens that they
1 The woman has the same opinion as most other people. hardly ever speak to one another. This made me
2 She has noticed an imbalance in communication. think, and I decided to do a little experiment.
3 The experiment involved the couple not communicating for a day.
One day my husband and I decided not to speak to
4 It was a positive experience for them.
each other at all. We could email, text, etc., but we
5 Technology has made us forget our priorities.
couldn’t actually communicate in spoken words.
6 We don’t need technology.
So, at breakfast, he sent me a text to ask if I wanted
any more toast and I replied that I didn’t, but I
b Read the article again and tick (✓) the best ending for wouldn’t mind another cup of tea.
the sentences.
We both thought it was funny at first, but things got
1 The purpose of the first paragraph is … .
more complicated as the day went on. For example,
a ✓ to explain the writer’s motivation
a friend phoned me about a special party she was
b to compare different types of communication
organising. I had to text my husband for about 20
c to introduce a theory about communication
minutes to discuss everything.
2 The main rule of the experiment was that they … .
The whole thing made me appreciate that nothing
a had to communicate as little as possible
can replace face-to-face communication – talking to
b couldn’t say anything to each other
each other. Communication may be easier because
c needed to explain things very simply
of technology, but people aren’t machines. We
3 The point about breakfast is that … . sometimes forget that simple things are often the
a making meals involves technology most important in life.
b it was an amusing situation
c everything was so simple
4 The rest of the day showed that the experiment … .
a needed to continue for longer 3 WRITING
b only worked until a friend got involved
c was not as easy as they thought a Imagine that for one week you had to walk or cycle to
5 She texted her husband to discuss … . get around rather than use a car or public transport.
a plans for a party Write an article about your experience. Use the notes
b the effectiveness of the experiment and your own ideas to help you.
c her friend’s communication problems
6 The conclusion is that … . Introduction: how you usually get around, your feelings
a the experiment was mostly a failure about walking / cycling vs. cars / public transport
b  technology has changed relationships between people
c speaking is still an effective kind of communication
Your experience: good things (exercise, see interesting
things, cheaper)
Your experience: difficulties (takes longer, bad weather,
2 WRITING SKILLS dangerous?)
Organising an article Evaluation: walking / cycling better in some situations,
a Read the tips (1–8) for writing an article. should use cars / public transport less
Is the advice good or bad? Tick (✓) the correct box.

When you’re writing an article … Good Bad

1 plan the structure of your article before you start writing it. ✓
2 write the article in your own language first, then translate it.
3 write short paragraphs with one or two sentences.
4 include questions to engage the reader.
5 use a dictionary to find interesting words and phrases.
6 use linking words and expressions to join ideas.
7 evaluate ideas – write what you think about them.
8 check your writing when you have finished.

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 UNIT 1
Reading and listening extension
1 READING b Read the article again and tick (✓) the correct answers.
1 Nick’s parents knew he would be born without arms and legs.
a Read the article and tick (✓) the statement that a true b ✓ false c doesn’t say
matches Nick’s attitude about his own body. 2 Nick was sometimes unhappy when he was at school.
1  It’s more difficult living without arms and legs now than a true b false c doesn’t say
when he was younger. 3 Nick could swim when he was just 18 months old.
2  His physical condition means he is generally worried a true b false c doesn’t say
about trying new things.
4 Nick uses a mouse to operate a computer.
3  He gets on with his life, even though he has no arms
a true b false c doesn’t say
or legs.
5 Nick uses the toe on his foot to play a sport.
a true b false c doesn’t say
6 The stadiums where Nick speaks are full.
Have you ever thought about what it might be
a true b false c doesn’t say
like to live just a single day without being able
to use your hands or legs? This is everyday life c Write a paragraph about an outstanding person you know
for Nick Vujicic, who was born without any limbs. or have heard about who has helped others. Remember
However, Nick doesn’t let his condition stop to include:
him – he regularly takes part in sports, he has • what the person does and why you are impressed by this
travelled all over the world and he’s also happily • any difficulties the person has had in their life
married with a young child. And unlike many • how the person has helped other people.
able-bodied people, he can even swim and surf.

Before Nick Vujicic was born, his parents had no idea that he
would go on to have any medical problems – none of the medical
checks had shown a problem. However, when he was born,
it was clear that his life would be different from that of other
babies. Growing up would not be easy. His parents decided
to send him to a neighbourhood school, where he would use
a wheelchair and where there were people available to assist
him. The experience was difficult, but Nick feels it was the best
decision his parents could have made because it gave him a
sense of independence. Unsurprisingly, when he was at school,
he sometimes felt depressed and lonely and was sometimes
bullied. But he always had the support of his loyal friends and
family, and these people made him determined to overcome
many problems. He even went on to study at university, where
he earned a degree in financial planning and real estate.
What surprises many people is just how optimistic Nick can be
and how many different things he has managed to do. Much of
this is down to his parents. His father put him in the water for
the first time when he was 18 months old so that Nick would be
self-confident enough to swim when he was older. He has one
small foot which he can use to help him move around in the
water. He is able to operate a computer by using the toe on this
foot to type, something he learned to do when he was just six
years old. And when he plays golf – yes, he even plays golf – he
is able to hold the golf club under his chin.
A big part of Nick’s life now is giving motivational talks. He
travels around the world and has shared his inspiring story with
millions of people, speaking to audiences in packed stadiums.
Nick’s message is that you should never give up and that people
should love themselves even when they fail.

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 Review and extension
1 GRAMMAR
Tick (✓) the correct sentences. Correct the wrong sentences.
2 LISTENING 1  I write this letter to complain about the service.
I am writing this letter to complain about the service.
a Listen to Michael and Sarah talking about
01.06
2 Take any train. They all go there.
Frane Selak, who some people have called the
3 She lived in that town since she was a child.
unluckiest man in the world. Put the events in the order
4 Have you ever heard from her again afterwards?
they happened.
5  I was having a shower when the water turned cold.
a plane crash a car accident 6 I don’t know Tom. How is he?
a bus crash being hit by a bus 7 Why you didn’t tell me?
winning the lottery a car falling off a mountain 8 What is the currency in Thailand?
1 a train crash

b Listen again and tick (✓) the correct answers. 2 VOCABULARY

1 What happened to Selak when he was in the train crash?
a He was very seriously injured. Tick (✓) the correct sentences. Correct the wrong sentences.
b ✓ He had an injury. 1  There are determined subjects everyone should study.
c He wasn’t injured. There are certain subjects everyone should study.
2 What is true about the plane crash that Selak survived? 2  Don’t mention it to Laura. She’s quite sensible about it.
a Several other people also survived the crash. 3 The mayor is very respective in this town.
b He escaped through a door after it crashed. 4  The president gave a passionated speech about crime.
c He was helped by a problem with the plane. 5 I’d love to have a go at diving.
6 I’ve got a plan, and I’m going to keep to it.
3 What was the cause of the bus crash?
a the weather
b the speed of the bus 3 WORDPOWER make
c a technical problem with the bus
4 What is true about the first incident with a car that Selak had? Match sentences 1–7 with responses a–g.
a  He was not driving the car when it developed a problem. 1 a Shall we go by car or walk?
b The car exploded just after he got out. 2 Why is it taking him such a long time to decide?
c  Flames came into the car from the engine while he 3 I’m really afraid of your dog.
was driving it. 4 Can’t you just follow the instructions?
5 Why did his car go off the side of the mountain in the later 5 How can I stay in a place like this?
accident? 6 Can you read that sign?
a He was hit by a lorry. 7 What are the flowers for?
b He hit a tree and lost control. a It makes no difference to me.
c He had to change direction to avoid a lorry. b He can never make up his mind.
6 Which of the following sentences is true about when Selak c It’s only trying to make friends.
won the lottery? d Just make the best of it.
a He often played the lottery at that time. e They don’t make any sense.
b He occasionally played the lottery at that time. f I want to make up for being late.
c He had never played the lottery before. g No, I can’t make out what it says.
7 What is Sarah’s opinion of Selak’s story?
a She is sure it’s true.
b She is not sure if it’s true.
c She is sure it’s untrue.
8 What does Michael say about Selak?
a He thinks that Selak is probably telling the truth.
REVIEW YOUR PROGRESS
b He thinks that Selak is wrong to invent stories. Look again at Review Your Progress on p. 18 of the Student’s
c  He thinks it’s strange that Selak gave away his Book. How well can you do these things now?
lottery winnings. 3 = very well   2 = well   1 = not so well

c Write about a time when you were very lucky or I CAN …

unlucky. Use these questions to help you: discuss people I admire
• What was the situation? What were you doing? discuss a challenge
• Why were you lucky or unlucky?
explain what to do and check understanding
• How did you feel?
• Was anybody else with you? How did he or she feel? write an article.
• Do you think this happens to a lot of people?
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