I LEAD-IN I

0 1 Look at the pictures and read the words. Which of these activities do you do every day?
Write five more activities you do every day.

get up exe rcise work st ud y

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catch th e bus wa tch TV go onl ine rela x w ith fri end s

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go to bed have breakfa st

O2 In pairs, compare your answers and talk about what time you do each activity.
I VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING I
Read the sentences about a boy who is doing a language course in the UK.
03 Choose the best answer, A, B or C.

O Ping _ _ at 7:30am every morning and ha s breakfast wit h his host family.
Answer: A
A get s up B stands up C stays up
1 At 8:3 0am , he _ _ the bus to his language sc hool.
A goes B catches C travels
2 During the day, Ping st udi es Engli sh and _ _ to hi s classmates.
A laughs B chats C tells
3 Everyone speaks English in hi s class becau se the students all _ _ from differen t
countries around the wor ld .
A arrive B live C come
4 After Pin g finishes schoo l at 3:00 pm , he often _ _ some sightseeing in th e city
with his friends.
A does B makes Chas
5 In the evening, Ping relaxes with his host family, _ _ TV or goes on line.
A watches B sees C look s

O In pairs, read and discuss the questions.

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1 Do you do any of the activities in Exerc ise 3?
2 What time does yo ur sc hool, co llege or job start and finish?
3 What do yo un g people like to do in the evenings in your country?
I READING: CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER I
05 You are going to read an article about the daily life of three teenagers from different countries.
Skim the text once qu ickly. Underline the activities that you do in your daily routine.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

Three college students from around the world
tell us about their daily routine
NINA NORWAY
I live in a village on Norway's Atlantic coast. I get up at
7:30am and wa lk to college. Classes begin at 8:30am
and f inis at 3pm. After that, I go to one of the college
clubs . These are not very expensive and there are lots to
choose from . I do athletics and footbal l but you can also
do things like folk dancing and cross-countr y skiing.
When my parents come home from wo rk, my dad
makes dinner and we all eat together. After that, my
mum takes me out for a driving lesson. I've got my test
soon and I need to practise!

I'm from a small town in Queensland Most people in

Australia live near the coast, but we live on a cattle
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farm in the centre of the country. I get up at around
7am and have breakfast. My mum teaches at my
college, so I usually go with her in the car instead of
taking the bus. Co llege starts at 8:30am and finishes
at 4pm. When I get home, I help my dad on the farm
for a few hours. In the evenings, I try to watch TV but
I'm usually too tired. I go to bed at about 10:00pm.

MICHAEL BRAZIL
I live in Rio de Janeiro. I get up at 6am and catch a
bus to college at 6:30am . Lessons sta rt at 7:20am .
We have a break at 9:50am and then stuay unti
12:30pm. I get home at about 1:40pm. After that,
I often go to the beach with my friends to swim in
the ocean or play beach vol leyball, but I sometimes
also just stay at home to sleep or study. In the
a
evenings, I cooR inner for CQY fa mily, then we
watch TV or listen to the radio before bed . I switch
off my light at about 10pm .

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[Q}§D Read the article again and the sentences. Choose the best answer, A, B or C.
In this kind of exam task, there
o Who finishes studying before lpm? Answer: _ 13_ is often information about the
A Ava B Michael C Nina question in more than one
text. Look at the information
1 Who works with a member of the family after college? _ _
in green. Think about why B is
A Ava B Michael C Nina
the correct an swer here.
2 Who goes out in the car in the evenings? _ _
A Ava B Michael C Nina
3 Who gets a lift in a car to college most mornings? _ _
I I TIP Look at the
A Ava B Michael C Nina
inform atio n in yellow in the article
4 Who prep ares the even ing meal for the family? _ _ about family members. Which one
A Ava B Michael C Nina answers the question correctly?
5 Who pays to do extra activities in the afternoons? _ _
A Ava B Michael C Nina
6 Who finds it difficult to watch TV in the evenings? _ _
A Ava B Michael C Nina
7 Who lives a long way from th e sea? _ _
A Ava B Michael C Nina

I GRAMMAR AND SPEAKING I

Read the Grammar box. Then, match the questions 1-3 with the answers A-C.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group4

Present simple Regular verbs Verbs ending Verbs ending in Verbs ending in
I in -s, -ch, -sh, -x consonant -y -o, -ss, -ch, -sh

I/you/we/they get up early watch TV try hard go, wash

mes hard i;Oe hes
he/she/it ... I gets up early watches TV
l
c.

Adverbs of frequency
Never Sometimes Often Usually Always
0% 100%

1 What do we use the present simple for? A -s

2 Why do we use adverbs of frequency? B to talk about every day routines and
habits
3 What do verbs for he/she/it end in? C to say how often we do so met hin g

In pairs, find examples of the verb groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the Lead-in and Reading in
Exercise 5.

Now, you are going to speak about the magazine article in Exercise 5.
Read the task and make notes about what you could say. Then, in pairs, do the task.

• Work in pairs A and B.

• Student A, close your book. Student B, make se ntences about Ava, Michael or Nina.
For example: ~he hcJs: brecJkfas:t cJt 7:00 elm. or ~he goes: to clubs: cJfter college.
• Student B, can you say who Student A is talking about?
• After 5 minutes, swap roles .

UNITOl
I READING: SENTENCE COMPLETION I
Read the information about the daily routine of a student at a UK university.
Complete the text using the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

Dan usually 1 _ _ _ _ _ __ (get up) at 8am, 2 _ _ __ _ _ _ (have)

a shower and 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (eat) breakfast. After that, he always
4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (get) his books ready and then
5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) to his lectures until midday. He usua lly
6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (return ) home and 7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (make)
lunch for himself at about 12:30pm. Then , he someti mes
8 _ _ __ _ _ _ (watch ) a bit of TV. At about 3pm, he often
9 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (meet) a friend for coffee. At 3:30pm, they
sometimes 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) to the library together. Dan
always 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (stu dy) for a few hours and then at
around 6:30pm he 12 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) home. He usua lly
13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (cook) dinner for him -se lf and his flat mates.
In the evening, he sometimes 14 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (exercise) at
the gym or goes for a run. After that, he rela xes in front of the TV or
15 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (see) his friends. He never goes to bed
early, but usua lly 16 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) asleep at
around midnight.

I WRITING: DESCRIBING A DAILY ROUTINE I

Look again at the info rmation in Exercise 10. Write about your
daily routine and t he activities you do everyday. Look at the highlighted
wo rds in Exe rci se 10 to see
I sometimes do the laundry. I never make dinner. My brother often takes out the bins.
how often Dan does his
activities.

I READING: MATCHING I
Read the text and mat ch the phrases that have similar meanings.

I often help a lot around the house and I usually help my mum do the laundry. My
brother is lazy and he never washes his clothes. He always leaves them in a pile on his
bedroom floor. In t he evening after school, I always tid y up my room. I put things away
and get my sc hoolbag ready for the next day. My dad so metimes washes up after dinner.
We don 't have a dishwasher at the moment because our old one broke down, so he has
to clean the dishes by himself. My sister likes cooking, so she often helps mum make
lunch and dinner. She prepared a delicious meal of roast chicken at the weekend.
Sometimes my brother puts the rubbish out, but he usually just leaves it by the back
door instead of taking it out to the bins. We all usually try and help and do t he cleaning.
When the housework is done, we always rela x and watch TV.
1 do the laundry A take out the bins
2 tidy up B prepare a meal
3 wash up C wash the clothes
4 make lunch/ dinner D put things away
5 put the rubbish ou t E do the housework
6 do the cleaning F clean the dishes

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I WRITING: A DESCRIPTION I
Look at the two pictures showing Julia Grant, a volunteer on a science project.
Using the pictures, write a description of Julia's daily routine. In your description,
you should:
• begin like thi s: Julia Grant is 21 years old and works as a volunteer on a science project
in Fiji. Every morning, she ...
• write what activities she does and what tim e she does them .
• use seque ncing words: After that .. . / Next ... / Th en . ..
• use adverbs of frequency.

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In pairs, compare your texts about Julia Grant. Help each other to correct any
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mistakes with spelling, grammar or punctuation.

I LISTENING: MATCHING I
Read some information about a website offering student exchange programmes.
15 Decide if the sentences are true Tor false F.

Spend a term or a whole year in another country

1 How long
Stay with a host family and go to a local college. Learn all about the culture, and
does a term normally last at
maybe learn a new language. Make new friends and have a great time. You need to
sc hool? It 's less than a year.
pay for flights and take some pocket money, but that 's all. Host families
are not paid. All they ask is that you help with jobs around IP What shou ld

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the house and join in with family students bring with t he~
activities.
Go to student_exchange.com M.I TIP What does
and explore our website to learn more! 'join in with' mean?

1 All stud ents spend at least a year abroad. T F

2 Host families give studen t s pocket mon ey during th eir stay. T F
3 Students should do housework and be involved with family activiti es. T F

UNITOl
 You are going to listen to two friends, Carlos and Jack, talking about a student
exchange trip. Listen and decide which countries Carlos and Jack come from.
02
Listen again . What activity does each member of Jack's family like doing?
For questions 1-5, write a letter A-H next to each person. I IP Jack says he likes
02 Person volleyball and basketball, so the
Activity
answer to this question is 'team
0 Jack 1-l A cook in g sports'. Notice that the answer does
1 Jack's brothe r B going to th e gym not always contain the wo rd s yo u
2 Jack 's sister C taking care of the garden hear, but the meaning is the same.
3 Jack's mum D doing art
I IT Be careful! You hea r
4 Jack 's dad E repairing things something about the gym, but it isn't
5 Jack 's grandmothe r F reading books the correct answer here.
G shoppin g
INI TIP Pay attention for
H playing team sports words with similar meanings. What's
a similar word to 'fi xing'?
In pairs or small groups, talk about the student exchange trip in Exercise 17
and ask and answer the questions.

1 Would yo u like to go to another country to stud y?

2 If no, why not? If yes, which country would you go to?
3 What do yo u like doin g at home? What do yo ur friends and members of your
family do?

I SPEAKING: TALKING ABOUT YOUR DAY I

Read the task . What would you say? Spend two minutes thinking about what
you could say and make some notes . In pairs, compare your ideas . Yo u shou ld wr ite on ly short
words or phrases. If yo u

Describe what yo u usually do on an average day. write full sentences, and

then read them out, you
You sho uld say: will lose marks.

• w hat you do.

• who you do it with .
• whe re you do it.
Explain what yo u enjoy most about your day and why.
The first three points are
factual. Do n't worry if you
Now, read and do the task. can't think of anything to say
that is tru e - you can invent
• Work in pairs.
something if yo u need to.
• Student A: speak for 1-2 minutes about you r day.
• Student B: as yo u li sten, write yes or no beside se ntences 1-6.
1 Th e talk is easy to underst and. _ _
2 The speaker often pauses and hesi t ates. _ __
3 The speaker stays on th e topic of th e question. _ _ _
4 Th e talk is too lon g. _ __
5 The talk is too sho rt .
6 The talk is interesting. _ _ _

Swap roles. Student B, you speak for 1-2 minutes about your day and Student A, you
listen. Show your feedback to each other and discuss how you can improve.
UNIT /01

Match the digital times with the times in words.

1 05:15 A It's five past ten.

2 08:20 B It 's ten to nine.
3 06:45 C It's ten past nine.
4 14:30 D It 's twenty past eight.
5 20:50 E It's quarter to seven.
6 09 :10 F It 's twelve o'clock.
7 15:35 G It's five to five.
8 10:05 H It 's quarter past fiv e.
9 12:00 I It 's twenty-five to four.
10 16:55 J It's half past two.

Unscramble the letters in brackets to complete the text.

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When I get up in th e morning, the first thing that I do isl _ _ _ _ __ _ (avhe)
a shower. I th en go to the kitchen and make breakfast. After breakfast, I
2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (bhusr) my teeth. Th en I 3 _ _ _ _ __ _ (emte) my friends
and we 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (chact) the bus to the college. At college, we study all day,
but we have a break for lunch at 12 o'clock. At four o'clock, we
5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (vlaee) the college and 6 _ __ __ _ _ (og) home by bus.
In the eve nin gs, I usually 7 _ __ _ _ _ _ (cwaht) TV, unless I have a lot of
homework. I always 8 (od) my homework in the evenings. At night,
I always 9 (og) to bed and (lO) _ __ _ _ _ _ (lafl) asleep
straight away.

Complete the table using the words in the box .

a mess the cleaning th e beds dinn er some homework

the laundry a noi se the shop ping the hou sework lunch

Make Do
 Complete the email using the words in the box.

walk leave have finish get up

catch go out w ork meet live

•••

Hi Sam,

I'm having a great t ime here in France. I'm learning lots of French. My host family are very nice.
They l _ _ _ _ _ __ in an apartment in an area ca lled Pantin, and they both
2 _ __ _____ as journalists. They 3 _ _ _ _ __ _ very early in the morning
and 4 _ _ _ _ _ __ t he house before me. 15 _ _ _ __ __ breakfast at about
8am and then go to the language school. I usually 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ __ there, but if I'm late
I 7 _ _ _ __ _ _ the bus. Lessons at the school 8 at 4pm and
we can go home. The other students are very nice and I have made lots of new friends . We
9 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a~er sc hoo l in a cafe or 10 _ _ __ _ _ _ in the evenings to the cin ema .

Harry

Complete the sentences using the third person form of the verbs in brackets.

1 My dad _ _ _ _ _ _ __ (wash) his car every weekend.

2 Jim (watch) too much TV.
3 Adrian 's baby (cry) a lot.
4 My brother is good at chess and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (practise) every day.
5 Olga ________ (go) jogging most evenings after work.
6 Tom 's wife cooks and Tom _ __ _____ (do) the was hing up.
7 Anna _ _ __ _ _ _ (catch) the 253 bus to college each morning.
8 Nadia _ _ __ _ _ _ (relax) by doing yoga .
9 I think our teacher _ __ _ _ _ _ (give) us far too much homework.
10 My brother (switch off) hi s li ght at about midnight.

Read the sentences and underline the correct answer.

1 My brother works / work for a computer compan y in the city.

2 My friends and I often play / plays basketball together at the weekends.
3 I go to a college where everyone study / studies differe nt languages.
4 My grandparents come / comes from a small village in German y.
5 In Britain, most school students wear / wears a uniform .
6 In the evenings, I like / likes to chat to my friend s on line.
7 In my family, only my sister gets up / get up before 6am.
8 I have / has a dance class every Wednesday evening.
9 My friend is good at baking and make / makes amazing cakes.
10 My lunch break begin/ begins at 12pm and finish / finishes at 12:45pm.
Reorder the words to make correct sentences.

1 the / my / room / friend / tidies

2 play / I / the / football / weekend/ at

3 a / to / lunch / I / sandwich / for / take / college

4 si x/ past/ up / wake / I/ at/ half

5 every / his / my / checks / minutes / brother / phone / five

6 in / I / a / have / evening / shower / the

7 try / 9pm / to / I / studying / before / stop

8 every / go / to / months / I / the / dentist / si x

9 my/ the / housework / of / does / father / most

10 visit / at / I / my / the / family / weekends

Complete the email using the words in the box.

shouts work open s work enjoy start

fill clean take tidy tells finish gets

I have got a new job It's in a supe rm arket and I 1 _ _ _ __ _ _ the re every
1

Saturd ay. I 2 _ _ _ _ __ _ at 8am and the sho p 3 _ _ _ __ _ _

at 9am . I4 _ __ __ _ _ the shelves with food pro ducts and
5 th e shopping baskets by the entrance.
I6 th e fl oors and 7 _ _ _ _ _ __ at the checkout.
My manager is very nice. She 8 _ __ _ _ _ _ me what to do and never
9 _ __ _ _ _ _ . Th e othe r workers are rea lly frien dly, too. We
10 _ _ __ _ _ _ three brea ks a day and 11 _ _ _ _ __ _ at 4pm .
It's hard work because the shop 12 _ _ _ _ _ __ very busy, but I rea lly
13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it.