Special Edition , ;

Intermediate
Student's Book

Liz and John Soars

OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS
CONTENTS LANGUAGE INPUT
', UNIT GRAMMAR VOCABULARY EVERYDAY ENGLISH
1 It's a wonderful world! Auxiliary verbs What's in a word? Everyday situations
p6
do, be, have p7 Parts of speech and meaning I need to make an
Naming the tenses Spelling and pronunciation appointment.
Present, Past, Present Perfect p7 Word formation A medium latte, please.
Questions and negatives Words that go together Have here or take
What did you do last night? Keeping vocabulary records away?
Cows don't eat meat. p7 p12 p13
Short answers
Yes, I did. p8

Present tenses Positive and negative Making small talk

2 The working week Simple and continuous
p14 adjectives It's such an old city,
What does she do? p14 hard-working p19 isn't it?
State verbs Free time activities Oh, good.
like, know, understand pIS go cycling Really?
Passive a recipe, to peel p20 Have you? p2I
People are employed ...
I'm being served. p17
How often ... ?
hardly ever
twice a year pIS

3 Telling tales Past tenses Spelling and pronunciation Giving opinions

p22 Past Simple and Contin uous good /god/, food Ifu:dl Did you enjoy the
He put his hand in his pocket and pulled male, mail football match?
out a coin. p23 l u:! tooth truth juice p25 It was really boring! I
Past Simple and Past Perfect fell asleep and missed
I didn 't laugh at his joke. the only goal. p29
Why? Had you heard it before? p24
Past Passive
A Farewell to Arms was written by
Ernest Hemingway. p27

Stop and Check 1 Teacher's Book

4 Doing the right thing Modal ver~s (1) - obligation and Nationality words Requests and offers
permission Japan the Japanese Could you ... ?
p30
have (got) to, can, be allowed to Spain the Spanish Would you .. . ?
Children have to go to school. Countries and adjectives Can I ... ?
I can stay at my brother's house. Greece Greek I'll ...
We're allowed to wear jeans. p31 Italy Italian p36 Shall I ... ? p37
should, must
We should take traveller's cheques.
You must write to us every week. p33

Future forms The weather Travelling around

5 On the move going to and will It's sunny. Using public transport
p38
I'm going to buy some. sunshine Requests in a hotel p45
I'll get a loaf p39 The sun's shining. p44
Present Con tinuous
We're playing tennis this afternoon. p39

Questions with like Describing food, cities, Signs and sounds

6 I just love it! What's he like? and people Dry clean only
p46
What does he look like? fresh Just looking, thanks.
What does he like doing? p47 polluted p53
Verb patterns sophisticated p52
I enjoyed meeting your friends. Collocations
I just wanted to say thank you. fresh food
You made me feel welcome. p49 historic cities
elderly people p52

Stop ana Check 2 Teacher's Book _

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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
READING SPEAKING LISTENING WRITING pI02

'Wonders of the modern world' Information gap - a UN Goodwill My wonders - three generations Correcting mistakes (1) - finding
- amazing technological and Ambassador p9 give their ideas about the and correcting language mistakes
scientific achievements plO Discussion - what's the most wonders of the modern world in an informal letter pI 03
important invention? pl2 pl2

'Charles, Prince of Wales' - the Talking about you - how often do Who earns how much? Letters and emails pI04
private and public man pIS you do things? pIS How much do different jobs pay?
Project - interviewing someone pl7
about their job p 16
Talking about your free time
activities p20

'Two writers' - the lives of Agatha Information gap - 'An amazing Classic novels - people talk about A narrative pl06
Christie and Ernest Hemingway thing happened!' p2S their favourite books p2S
(jigsaw) p26 Describing a book p28

'A world guide to good manners' ­ Talking about rules and Come round to my place! ­ For and against piOS
how to behave abroad p34 regulations p32 entertaining friends in three
Roleplay - starting a new job different countries p36
p33
Discussion - what advice would
you give a fore ign visitor?
p34

'My kind of holiday' - a travel agent Arranging to meet p41 A weather forecast p44 Making a reservation pl09
talks about his holidays p42 Discussion - your ideal holiday
p42

'Global pizza' - the history of the Talking about popular food and New York and London ­ A description (1) pllO
world's favourite food pSO popular places to eat pSO An English couple talks
Discussion - restaurants, cities about living in New York; an
and people you know pS2 American gives his impressions
of living in London (jigsaw)
pS2

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 LANGUAGE INPUT
NIT GRAMMAR VOCABULARY EVERYDAY ENGLISH
7 Just the job! Present Perfect Phrasal verbs On the phone
pS4 Present Perfect versus Past Simple Literal or idiomatic? Can I take a message?
I've worked there for five years. She looked out ofthe window. Would you like to hold?
I worked for the BBe. pSS Look out! p60 p61
Present Perfect passive Separable or inseparable?
Two Spanish novelists have been awarded turn on
the Nobel Prize for literature. pS7 turn it on p60

Conditionals Base and strong adjectives Making suggestions

8 Just imagine! First conditional good wonderful Let's go shopping!
p62 If I see Anna, I'll tell her. p63 tired exhausted p6S Why don't you ask your
Second conditional Modifying adverbs parents? p69
If I had £5 million, I'd buy an island. very tired
p64 absolutely wonderful p68
Time clauses
When we get there, we'll give you a call.
p63

Modal verbs (2) - probability Character adjectives Agreeing and disagreeing

9 Making connections must, could, might, can't reliable So do If
p 70 It could be a duck. sociable Neither do If p77
You must be very worried. p 70 easygoing p76
must have, could have, might have, can 't
have
It could have been her suitcase.
She must have been on holiday. p73

Stop and Check 3 Teacher's Book

Present Perfect Continuous Likes and dislikes Making the right noises
10 Special interests Present Perfect Simple versus Continuous adore Agreement, sympathy,
p7S He has been practising the test for the loathe pS4 pleasure, and surprise
past five years. p7S Brilliant!
Questions and answers You didn't! p8S
How long have you been learning
English? p78
Time expressions
She's been living in Paris since she got
married. pSO

Indirect questions Verbs and nouns that go Informal English

11 If you ask me, .. , I wonder if you could help me. together What do you say we
p86 I don't know what time the banks close. whistle a tune break for lunch?
p86 lick an ice-cream p93 What's up? p93
Question tags Idioms
I've got a meeting this afternoon, hold your breath
haven't I? p88 hit the roof p93

Reported speech Ways of speaking You know what they

12 Telling it how it is Reported statements suggest, advise, admit, deny say ...
p94 She said that she was a student. p9S p97 Cliches
Reported questions It's not the end of the
I thought she worked in an office. p9S world.
Reported requests/commands Rather you than me
I asked her what was happening. plOl
I wondered if there'd been an accident.
p97

Stop aljld Check 4 Teacher's Book

Tapescripts pl20 Grammar Reference p134 Pairwork activities plSI

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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
READING SPEAKING LISTENING WRITING
'Dream jobs' - two people describe Discussion - what's in the news The busy life of a retired man ­ An email of application p 112
their jobs (jigsaw) today? ps7 a man talks to his grandson
ps8 Roleplay - interviewing someone about life since retirement p6l
about their dream job ps8

'Philanthropists round the world' Discussion - what would you do Three charities - who they are From notes to writing p1l4
- rich individuals giving money with £5 million? p6s and what they do p68
to help poorer people p66 Discussion - what charities
would you support? p68

'The man who planted trees' Quiz - what type of person are Optical illusions - two people talk A description (2) p1l6
p74 you? p76 about a set of optical illusions
Discussion - what size is the p70
perfect family? p77 Brothers and sisters - two people
talk about their families p77

'The beautiful game' - football past Your feelings about football and Things I'm passionate about ­ Writing a biography p1l7
and present p82 its place in the world p82 five people talk about their
Things you feel passionate about passions p84
p84

'How well do you know your Information gap - Finding out The forgetful generation ­ Words that join ideas p 118
world? You ask ... we answer!' about Zinedine Zidane p87 a radio programme p92
p90 Stories of forgetfulness p92

'Tales of dangerous journeys' ­ Exchanging information ­ She didn't say that - spotting Correcting mistakes (2) pl19
remarkable journeys made by two comparing the journeys of inaccuracies in five
famous leaders (jigsaw) p98 Hannibal and Mao Zedong conversations p96
p98 Tell me your fears - three people
Discussion - people and their talk about what they're afraid
phobias plOO of plOD
The psychologist's view - a
psychologist explains phobias
and their treatment plOO

Irregular verbs pls7 Verb patterns pls8 Phonetic symbols pls9

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 Tenses • Auxiliary verbs • Short answers • What's in a word? • Everyday situations

STARTER
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
Tenses and auxiliary verbs
Make questions with you from the
sentences.
Answer the questions in the quiz.
I come from Scotland. (Where?)
Where do you come from? DO Listen and check.
2 I was born in Amman in 1984. (Where? When?)
3 I live in Abu Dhabi. (Where?)
4 I've got two brothers and asister. (HOW many?)
5 I'm studying English because I need it for
my job. (Why?)
6 I've been studying English for three years.
(How long?)
7 I've been to Egypt, Turkey, and France.
(Which countries?)
8 I went to Canada three years ago. (When?)

2 Ask and answer the questions with

a partner.

Ghere do you come from?

( ~1ere were YOU,.b_o_r_n_?_ _ _ _...... r.:I What doesn't a

When did the modern R:I vegetarian eat?
In Al Kharj, a Olympic Games start?
city near Riyadh. What does www.
a 1806 b 1896 c 1922
• stand for?
A How long does it
3 Tell the class about your partner. ~ take for the sun's rays IIPI Where were glasses
Waleed comes from LeballOlI. He was borll ill to reach the Earth? . . invented?
Sidoll ill IQgS, but 1I0W he lives ill Beirut. a 8 minutes a Mexico
b 8 hours b Italy
C 8 days c China
K:'I What was Neil r:1 How many times
I!I Armstrong doing when ~ has Brazil won the
he said in 1969, 'That's one World Cup?
small step for a man, one
giant leap for mankind.'?

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 GRAMMAR SPOT : PRACTICE
Negatives and pronunciation
1 Which questions in the quiz contain the following tenses?
Present Past Present Perfect Correct the information in the sentences.
Simple Simple Simple 1 The sun rises
Present Past Present Perfect The sun doesn't rise in the
in the west.
Continuous Continuous Continuous 2 Cows eat meat.
Present Simple Past Simple 3 Mercedes-Benz cars
passive passive
are made in Canada.
2 Which tenses use the auxiliary verbs do/does/did to 4 Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1989.
make the negative and question? S The Titanic was sailing to Southampton when it
Which tenses use the auxiliary verb have? sank.
Which tenses use the auxiliary verb be? 6 The Pyramids were built by the Chinese.
~ Grammar Reference 1.1-1.3 pp134-135 7 We've been in class for five hours.
8 We're studying Arabic.

2 In groups, write some general knowledge questions. DO Listen and compare. Notice the stress and
intonation. Practise saying the sentences.
Ask the other groups.
Talking about you
2 Complete the questions.
1 A What do last night?
B I stayed at home and watched television.
2 A What kind of books like reading?
B Horror stories and science fiction.
3 A ____ ever been to the United States?
BYes, I have. I went there last year.
A ____ like it?
B Yes, I really enjoyed it.
4 A What the teacher ?
B He's helping Hassan with this exercise.
S A your father do?
• Where was the Titanic sailing to when B He works in a bank.
it sank? 6 A Why do your homework last night?
a Southampton b Rio de Janeiro c New York B Because I didn't feel well.
I Which language is spoken by the most 7 A What doing next weekend?
people in the world? B I'm going to a wedding.
a Spanish b Chinese c English 8 A you a TV in your bedroom?
m Why didn't dinosaurs B No; I haven't. Just a computer.
W attack humans? IDI Listen and check. With a partner, ask and
a Because they were vegetarian. answer the questions about you.
b Because they became extinct
before humans were on the earth. is or has?
c Because they didn't run fast enough.
~ How long have people been
3 IDI Listen to the sentences. They all contain's.
Write is or has.
W sending emails?
1 _is_ 3 5 7
a since the 1960s
b since the 1970s 2 4 6 8
c since the 1990s

Unit 1 • It's a wonderful world! 7

MAKING CONVERSATION
Short answers

1 DO Listen to the breakfast

conversation. How does Elliot feel?

Dad Good morning! Did you

have a nice time yesterday?
Elliot Yes.
Dad Do you want breakfast?
Elliot No.
Dad Have you had any coffee?
Elliot Yes.
Dad Is Toby coming round
tonight?
Elliot No.
Dad OK. Are you leaving for
school soon?
Elliot Yes.

2 mI Listen to a similar conversation.

What are the differences?
3 Complete the conversation.
Dad Good morning! Did you have
a nice time yesterday?
Elliot Yes, · I went round
to Toby's house.
Dad Do you want breakfast?
Elliot No, , thanks. I'm not
hungry.
Dad Have you had any coffee?
Elliot Yes, · I don't want
any more, thanks. GRAMMAR SPOT
Dad Is Toby coming round
We use short answers in English conversation because yes or no on its
tonight? own can sound impolite. It helps if you can add some information.
Elliot No, . He's going out
for dinner with his family.
Dad OK. Are you leaving for school
soon?
Elliot Yes, · As soon as I've
finished this exercise.
2 Reply to these questions using a short answer. Add some information.
lID Listen again and check. Do you like cooking? No, I dOIl't. But' like eatillgl
Have you got any brothers or sisters?
4 Close your books. Try to remember Is it cold out today?
the conversation. Are you working hard?
Did you go out yesterday evening?
Have you ever been to Singapore?
~ Grammar Reference 1.4 pUS

5 og Listen to the questions. Answer using a short answer, and add

some information.

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PRACTICE
Conversations

1 Match a question in A with a short answer in B and a line in C.

A B (

1 Do yO" like st"dying English? ~ No, I haven't. It's freezing.

2 Is it a nice day today? Yes, lam. ~ -It's my favourite subject.
3 Have you seen my pen? Yes, I do. I couldn't afford to.
4 Are you staying at home this evening? No, I didn't. Do you want to come round?
5 Did you go on holiday last summer? No, it isn't. You can borrow mine if you want.

lID Listen and check. Practise the conversations with a partner.

2 Read the class survey and add two questions of your own. Stand up! Ask three students the questions and
complete the chart. Remember to add some information in your reply.

Class Survey 3
1 Have you got a computer at home? 0 0 0
2 Are you interested in any sports? 0 0 0
b\
3 Do you do any exercise?
It Did you watch TV last night?
0 0 0
0 0 0
5 Have you been to another country? 0 0 0
6 Are you going to do anything after class? 0 0 0
7 0 0 0
8 0 0 0

Getting information

3 The United Nations invites famous people from all over the
world to be Goodwill Ambassadors. Work with a partner.
You each have different information about Henri Bernard,
a writer, who works for the UN.
Ask and answer questions.
Student A Look at plSl.
Student B Look at plS2.

In Lyon, France. How many books has he written?

Unit 1 • It's a wonderful world! 9

 READING AND SPEAKING
Wonders of the modern world

Match each topic in A with two items in B.

A B

International travel solar system

airlines
Medical science competition
online
The Internet corn
health care
Agriculture drug abuse
penicillin
Space travel famine
galaxies
The Olympic Games abroad
website

2 Read the text about the wonders

of the world. Write a topic from A
in the paragraph headings 1-6.
1 Answer the questions.
1 What has changed because of the
Internet? What will happen with
the Internet?
I don't believe that today's wonders are similar in
2 What has happened in space
exploration since 1969? kind to the wonders of the Ancient World. They were
3 What is the most noticeable result of all buildings, such as the Pyramids in Egypt, or other
better health care? architectural structures. Over the past 100 years,
4 X:= the number of people who we have seen amazing technological and scientific
travelled abroad in the nineteenth
achievements. These are surely our modern wonders.
century. What does X also equal?
5 What are the good and bad things
about the Olympics? 1
6 What point was Jonathan Swift
It is everywhere. More than two billion people use it, and the number of
making about farmers and politicians?
people who are online increases by 100 million every year. In 1994 there
7 'Weare still here!' Why is this a wonder?
were only a few hundred web pages. Today there are billions.
8 What do these numbers refer to?
It has revolutionized the way we live and work. But we are still in the
11010 millionafew hundred 1969 early days. Soon there will be more and more interactivity between the
~llions of people 47 four 1709 50 user and the website, and we will be able to give instructions using speech.

Talking about you 2

4 In groups, discuss one of these questions. In 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped out of his space capsule onto the
surface of the moon and made his famous statement: 'That's one small
• What are your favourite websites? step for a man, one giant leap for mankind'. Since then, there have been
• When did you last travel by plane? Where space probes to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and even to the sun. One day, a
were you going? space observatory will study how the first stars and galaxies began.
• Are there any stories about health care in the
So far, it seems that we are alone in the universe. There are no signs
news at the moment?
yet that there is intelligent life outside our own solar system. But who
• What sporting events are taking place now or knows what the future holds?
in the near future?

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3 6
Surely nothing has done more for the comfort and In 1724, Jonathan Swift wrote, 'Whoever makes two blades
happiness of the human race than the advances in health of grass or two ears of corn grow where only one grew before
care! How many millions of people have benefited from serves mankind better than the whole race of politicians'.
the humble aspirin? How many lives has penicillin saved? In Europe our farmers have done this. In 1709,
Average life expectancy worldwide has risen dramatically
whole villages in France died of hunger. Now
over the past 100 years, from about 47 years in 1900 to
in Europe, we can't eat all the food we produce.
about 77 years today.
If only politicians could find a way to
it with those parts of the world wh
4 there is famine.
We are a world on the move. Airlines carry more than 1.5
billion people to their destinations every year. It is estimated 7 We are still here!
that, at anyone time these days, there are as many people
travelling in aeroplanes as the total number of people who The last wonder of the modern
travelled abroad in the whole of the nineteenth century (but I world is simply that we are still h
have no idea how they worked this out!). We have had nuclear weapons for
over 50 years that could destroy
the world, but we haven't used
5 them to do it. This is surely
It is true that they are now commercialized, and there is the greatest wonder
greed and drug abuse. However, it is a competition in which of all.
almost every country in the world takes part. Every four years,
for a brief moment, we see the world come together in peace
and friendship. We feel hope again for the future of mankind.
 LISTENING AND SPEAKING VOCABULARY AND
My wonders PRONUNCIATION
What's in aword?
l1li Listen to three people from the same family
saying what they think are the wonders of the modern
These exercises will help you with your vocabulary
world. Complete the chart.
learning.

Parts of speech and meaning

These sentences all contain the nonsense word uggy.
Is uggy used as a verb, an adjective, a noun, or an
adverb? How do you know?
1 I like carrots, peas, and potatoes, but I don't like
uggy.
2 There was a lot of snow on the road.
Unfortunately, I uggied on some ice and crashed
into a tree.
3 When the rain started, they went uggily back into
the house.
4 After an uggy day at work, with meetings and
phone calls all day, I was ready for a quiet
evening.
Can you guess what uggy means in the four
sentences?
Which real English word goes in each sentence?
What is the What's good Are there any • hurriedly • skidded • hectic • broccoli
wonder? about it? problems?
Samir televisiol1 Spelling and pronunciation
2 In these groups three words rhyme, but one is
Jad different. Work with a partner and read them aloud.
Underline the word in each group which has a
different vowel sound.
Marw.an ~ Phonetic symbols p159

1 l ui or lu: /? good food wood stood

2 Ii:! or Ie/? bread head read (present) read (past)
2 Work with a partner. Which of these inventions do you 3 l eII or l ei ? paid made played said
think is the most important? Mark them for the rn 4 I A! or I;;}u/? done phone sun won
most important to [K! for the least important. 5 /e;;}1 or II;;}!? dear hear bear near
6 13:1 or h :/? work fork walk talk
D the computer D nuclear weapons
D the car o the space rocket IIIl!J Listen and check. What do you notice about
English spelling?
o the television o the mobile phone
o the aeroplane o the space satellite 3 Here are some of the words from exercise 2 in
phonetic symbols. Read them aloud, then write them.
3 Work in groups offour. Work together to agree on the 1 /fu :d/ 5 /ri:d/ _ __
three most important inventions. Which has changed
2 Im';)/ 6 /w3:k/ _ __
the world the most?
3 /studl _ _ __ 7 Ifgun / ____
4 Talk together as a class. What other machines, 4 /perd/ _ __ 8 /W':xk/ _ __
inventions, or discoveries would you add to the list?
mIl Listen and check.

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Word formation EVERYDAY ENGLISH
4 Write different forms of the word employ using Everyday situations
the suffixes in the box.
I -ees -able -ed -ment -er I 1 Work with a partner. Where could you hear the following
lines of conversation? Who is talking to who?
1 Express International is a very good 1 I need to make an appointment. It's quite urgent.
employ_ _ - they pay well and they're very I've lost a filling.
good to their workers. 2 A medium latte and a muffin, please.
2 Our company has over 500 employ_ _ .
3 I can't make the meeting. I'm stuck in traffic.
3 I've had a part-time job for six years but I'm
4 Can you put in your PIN number and press 'Enter'?
looking for full-tim e employ_ _ now.
5 Sparkling or still? And do you want ice and lemon in it?
4 Where are you employ_ _ at the m oment?
5 He hasn't had a job for years and has no 6 I don't think you've met Greg. He's joining us from our
qualifications - I don't think he's really New York office.
employ_ _ at the moment. 7 How many bags are you checking in?
8 The lift's on your right. Would you
Words that go together like someone to help you with
your luggage?
5 Match a word in A with a word in B. 9 Please hold. Your call is
important to us. All our
II II operators are busy at the
strong carefully moment, but one of
them will be with you
full-time coffee shortly ...
sports part 10 There are still tickets
drive a sweater for the Arsenal match
but this Saturday's
take star game has sold out, I'm
tryon job afraid.
2 Match a line from exercise
Keeping vocabulary records 1 with a reply.
a [1J Just the one.
6 Discuss how you can keep vocabulary records.
b 0 Never mind. We'll start
• Do you have a special notebook or do you record your
without you and brief you
vocabulary electronically?
later.
• Do you write a sentence with the new word?
c 0 Hello. Good to meet you. I've
• Do you write the translation?
heard a lot about you.
What about pronunciation?
dONo, thank you. I'll manage.

o My notes
records I' reb :dzl noun
e 0 That's fine. We'll have two, please, one adult, and one
child.
f 0 H ave here or take away?
a written note of something g 0 Oh no! I can't remember my number for this card.
• I keep vocabulary records. Oh what is it?
Translation = w~ h 0 If I have to wait any longer, I'll go mad!
o Sparkling, please. Ice but no lemon.
record In 'b:dl verb
to write down or keep information
o We have a cancellation this afternoon. 2.45, if that's
electronically OK?
• I record my vocabulary electronically IIIiI Listen and check. How does each conversation end?
3 Listen again. Pay attention to the stress and intonation.
Practise some of the conversations with your partner.

Unit 1 • It's awonderful world! 13

 Present tenses • Free time activities • Passive • Numbers and dates

STARTER
Look at the pairs of sentences. Which one is correct? Why?
1 They have a young son. 3 Oh no! It rains! 5 Don't turn off the TV! I watch it.
They're having a young son. Oh no! It's raining! Don't turn off the TV! I'm watching it.
2 He speaks six languages. 4 We're thinking maths is boring. 6 English speaks all over the world.
He's speaking six languages. We think maths is boring. English is spoken all over the world.

MY FAVOURITE DAY OF THE WEEK

Present tenses - states and activities

Look at the photos.

What do the people do? What are they doing?
In pairs, ask and answer questions.
What does Adam do? He's a schoolboy.
What's he doing? He's doing his homework.

2 011 Listen to them talking about their favourite day

of the week. What is it? Why?
Adam's 1'avourite day of the week is ... because he ...
3 Listen again and complete the sentences.
1 _ _ _ _ with my parents during term-time.
2 I ._ _ _ _ day today.
3 ... it work at all. Time by.
4 The restaurant redecorated at the
moment ...
S I because it's challenging, but I
_______ surfing.
6 The boards in South Africa.
7 We rarely at the weekend ...
8 Now we're lambing, so we , either.
What else can you remember about each person?
Adam likes being with his friends all the time.
4 Work with a partner. What is your favourite and least
favourite day of the week? Why?

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 I

GRAMMAR SPOT

What are the tenses in these sentences? Why are they used?
I have two lessons on a Monday.
I'm having a bad day today.
Find more examples, active and passive, in 12.1 on p12l.
2 Which of these verb forms is right? Why is the other wrong?

I like I my job. I know I we're very lucky.

I'm liking I'm knowing
Some verbs are rarely used in continuous tenses. These are
called state verbs. Underline the five state verbs in the box.
love understand work want enjoy cost need learn

3 Adverbs of frequency (a/ways, never) answer the question

How often? Find examples in T2.1 on pU1.
~ Grammar Reference 2.1 and 2.2 pp135-136

PRACTICE I What's your ~ackgrouHd?

Questions and answers I'm 46, and I'm divorced. I have two kids, who I see once a
fortnight. I live in Devon, in the south-west of England. I'm a
Read about Dave, the police officer from p 14. Which police officer. I've been in the police force for over twenty years.
question goes with which paragraph? I love my job, but my passion is surfing.
How often do you go surfing? What do you think of your job? 1

What's yetlr baei<gretiflEl? Do you have a business? I work different shifts. The morning shift starts at 5.00, and I
can't stand that because I have to get up at 4.30. My favourite
Why do you like surfing? What hours do you work?
shift is 2.00 in the afternoon till midnight because I get home
What's your favourite day of the week? about 12.30. What's good is that I work ten hours a day for four
lID Listen and check. days, then have three days off.

2 Complete the questions about Dave. Then ask and 3 I - - - - - - - -- - - - - ­

~
My job is extremely busy and very hard. But I like it because it's
answer them with a partner. challenging, and I never know what's going to happen. I like
Has he got al1Y childrel1? Yes, two. working in a team.We look after each other and work together.
1 Has .. . any children? 6 What .. . think . . . while .. . surfing?
2 How often ... them? 7 Where . . . next month? 4 1 1
My work is very stressful, so I surf to get away from it all. It's just
3 Why ... morning shift? 8 .. . business doing well? me and the sea, and my mind switches off. I concentrate so hard
4 How many hours ... ? 9 What ... on Sunday evenings? on what I'm doing that I don't think about anything else.
5 What ... like about his job?
I I
IDI Listen and check. 5 I go surfing whenever I'm not working. Sometimes I'm on the
beach before 7.00 in the morning. I go all over the world surfing.
Talking about you Next month I'm going to Costa Rica, and in the autumn I'm
going to Thailand.
3 Make sentences about you using the prompts in the box.
, visit frieHds as ofteH as , caH. 6 I've got a surf school. I teach all ages, from kids to pensioners.
The business is doing well. I'm also opening two shops that sell
· . . as often as I can. · . . once a fortnight. surfboards.The boards are made in South Africa. They're the best.
· . . eight hours a day. · . . one evening a week. I n ,
· . . when I'm on holiday. · .. twice ayear.
· . . on a Sunday. I hardly ever . . . 7 I like Sundays best of al l. I work as a lifeguard all day, then
around 6.00 me and my mates barbecue some fish. Fantastic!
I always ... · .. whenever I'm not working.
I've been all round the world, but when I look around me, I think
there's nowhere else I'd rather be.
4 Talk to a partner about you. Tell the class about
your partner.
 Simple and continuous

011 Listen to two people talking about who's who in

The Office. What are their names? What are their jobs?

@] Simon ." Accountant

o Edward \ Human Resources (HR) Manoger
DAndy r-- Managing Director (MD)
o Jack Personal Assistant (PA)
o Matthew Information Technology (IT) Manager
o Christina Soles Director

2 What are the people doing? What are they wearing?

Simon's sitting at the top of the table reading something.
I-Ie's wearing ajumper.
lID Listen again. What comment is made about
each person?
Simon shouts a lot, but he listens as well.

3 Matc.h a job from exercise 1 with a job description and

a current project.
The MD is responsible for running the whole company.
Currently, he is ...

Job description Current project

is responsible for running the buying new hardware
whole company making bookings for a conference
makes appointments and visiting new customers in China
arrangements
recruiting new staff
negotiates prices and contracts
runs an IT support team discussing plans with the Board
is in charge of budget and cash flow preparing afinancial report
looks after employees

4 Work with a partner. Read the conversation aloud.

A What's your job?
B I'm a Human Resources Manager.
A So what do you do exactly?
B I look after the employees and their training.
A And what are you working on at the moment?
B I'm recruiting and interviewing. We're trying to State and activity verbs
find new staff for our office in Paris.
6 Are these sentences right (.I) or wrong (X)?
5 Make similar conversations using the jobs in exercise 1. Correct the wrong sentences.
Choose another job, for example, doctor, journalist ... 1 I'm not wanting an ice-cream.
2 Are you understanding what I'm saying?
3 I'm enjoying the course. It's great.
4 I'm thinking you're really nice.
5 What are you thinking about?
6 I'm not believing you. You're telling lies.
7 I'm knowing you're not agreeing with me.
S She's haVing a lot of money.

16 Unit 2 • The working week

Active and passive LISTENING AND SPEAKING
7 Read the statistics. Choose the correct form, Who earns how much?
active or passive. Do any of the statistics
surprise you? Work with a partner. Look at the chart. Discuss which job
you think goes with which salary.
STATISTICS ABOUT JOBS Who earns how much in Britain? *
AND MONEY IN THE UK
£120,000
1 Nearly half the population (29m) £22,500 £1 million
involve / are involved in some form Doctor Footballer
of empLoyment. £105,000 Senior Director Nurse £12,500
2 20% of the workforce
Teacher Supermarket cashier
employed / are employed by the state.
3 The average worker pays / is paid £11,000 Police officer Pilot £65,000
£27,000 a year. Lavvyer Farmer
4 The average worker pays / is paid £32,000 £750,000
£250,000 in tax in his or her Lifetime. £36,000
S Women earn / are earned on average * The average annual salary is £27,000.
17% less than men for full-time work.
2 You are going to hear two people discussing the chart.
6 Children give / are given lID Listen to Part 1. Answer the questions.
on average £7 a week pocket money.
1 Which jobs do they discuss?
7 The average househoLd spends / is spent Which salaries do they agree on?
£70 per week on transport. 2 Complete the sentences. ~

S 75% of British households They think a doctor earns either £ _ _ _ or £ =­

They think either a or a earns £750,000.
own / are owned a car.
They think a earns about £65,000.
3 What comment do they make about ... ?
• doctors • footballers • senior directors • pilots
8 Put the verbs in the present passive, simple
or continuous. 3 lID Listen to Part 2. Answer the questions.
1 'Can I help you?' 'I'm being served (serve), 1 Who do they think are the lowest earners?
2 How much do they think farmers earn?
thank you.'
3 Do they agree about a teacher's and a police officer's salary?
2 A lot of manufactured goods 4 What is the woman's final point?
(make) in Asia.
3 'Why are you getting the bus?' 'My car SPOKEN ENGLISH Giving opinions
(service).' Notice the ways of expressing an opinion.
4 Nearly 50% of the food we buy Ireckon .. . I'd say.. . Isuppose ...
(import). 2 Are these ways of agreeing or disagreeing?
5 The banking industry in the UK Ithink so too. Definitely. Iknow what you mean, but .. .
(situate) in London. I'm not so sure. Actually, . . . Absolutely.
6 service ) What do we mean when we say .. . ?
(include) in the bill? Could be. Maybe, maybe not. Possibly.
7 The hotel is closed while the bedrooms
(modernize).
8 Footballers (pay) far too
much money.

Unit 2 • The working week 17

 READING AND SPEAKING
Charles, Prince of Wales

What are the names of the people on

the balcony? What is the relationship
between them?
2 Work with a partner. Write down what
you know about Prince Charles. Compare
your ideas as a class.
He 's about 60.
He's heir to the British throtle.
The life ofa
3 What do you think occupies most of
his time? Write a number 0-5 next to
each activity, 0 = not at all, 5 = a lot.
!:J earning a living
hard-working
!:J hunting
[J entertaining
o travelling
future 7\ing
o performing royal duties
His eccentric habits are known to the world ,
D being with his family but the Prince of Wales has every reason to
feel content. A man with wide interests
4 Read the article. Answer the questions
after each part. and deep passions, he is finally happily
married. DANIELLA KENT reports.
Part 1
1 What gives you the impression that Charles is
extremely wealthy?
1 pRINCE CHARLES is often portrayed
2 What happens to his staff if they do well?
as bad-tempered and spoilt. There are
What happens if they don't?
stories that every day seven eggs are
Part 2 boiled for his breakfast so that he can find
3 What is the routine when he entertains at one that is cooked just the way he likes it.
Highgrove and Sandringham? His toothpaste is squeezed onto his
toothbrush for him. And his bath towel
4 What is the private side of Prince Charles? is folded over a chair in a particular
Part 3 way for when he gets out of his
S What are some of his public duties? royal bath.
6 What good deeds does he do? He has an enormous private staff ­
secretaries, deputy secretaries, press
Part 4 officers, four valets, two butlers,
7 'Prince Charles has everything'. What does he housekeepers, two chefs, two
have? What doesn't he have? chauffeurs, ten gardeners, an army
of porters, handymen, cleaners and
8 What is Duchy Originals? What is happening
maids. They are expected to get
to it? What does it sell?
everything right. When HRH
9 What title will Camilla have when Charles (His Royal Highness) feels they ­
is King? have performed their duties well,
10 In what different ways is Charles referred to? they are praised in a royal memo.
future Kill9 Prillce of Wales ... But if they have made mistakes,
they are called into his study and
told off. The Prince can get so
angry that he has been known
to have tantrums, throwing
things and screaming with rage ..'
18 Unit 2 • The working week
 VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING
Free time activities

What do you do when you aren't working?

Make a list of what you do in your free time.
go on the Net play golf go for a run

Who do you do it with? Where? Tell the class.

2 What activities can you see in the photos?
Which of them ... ?
• do you do alone, or with another person
• do you do at home, or in a special place
• needs special clothes or equipment

3 Which of these things go with the activities?

a drill arecipe
planting serving an ace
the sales asleeping bag
a racket ascrewdriver
scoring a goal a bargain
zoom keeping fit
sweating meditating
wearing a helmet atorch
concentrating weeding

4 Complete the diagram about cooking with

words from the box.
boiling to chop equipment ingredients
to mix acasserole dish a saucepan eggs
herbs and spices minced meat
an oven baking
roasting afood processor
olive oil to weigh

5 Choose an activity that you are interested food preparation

to peel
in. Draw a similar diagram and choose the
categories. Fill it in.
6 lID Listen to John talking about his
hobby. Make notes under these headings.
• Favourite hobby
• Where and when he does it
• Clothes and equipment
• What he likes about it
• The best bit

7 Work in small groups. Use the headings

from exercise 6 and your diagram to talk
about what you like doing in your free time.

20 Unit 2 • The working week

 .
The private and public man
2 Charles is eccentric and he admits it. He talks to trees and plants. He
wants to save wildlife, but enjoys hunting, shooting, and fishing. He
dresses for dinner, even ifhe's eating alone. He's a great socializer. Poets,
explorers, writers, broadcasters, philosophers, and politicians all eat at his
table. Arriving at Highgrove, his family home, on a Saturday afternoon,
guests are entertained in the height of luxury. They are then sent on
their way before lunch on Sunday.
The Prince also entertains extravagantly at Sandringham, one of the
Queen's homes, at least twice a year. There are picnic lunches on
the beach, and lavish dinners with organic food from Highgrove.
Conversation is lively, but the heir to the throne has to be careful what
he says, because he knows too well that anything he says in private may
be repeated in public.
The future monarch that we don't see is a man of great humour, who
cares passionately about the state of the British nation. He is madly in
love with 'his darling wife', which is how he refers to Camilla in public.
He is also devoted to his two children, William and Harry. He spoke
of his delight at William's marriage to Catherine Middleton in 2011,
calling her 'the daughter we never had' .

...
Jl dutiful life
3 Together Charles and Camilla perform royal duties, both at home and
abroad. He attends over 500 public engagements a year. He visits
hospitals, youth groups, charities, and business conferences. He hosts
receptions to welcome visiting heads of state ' and VIPs. He travels
abroad extensively, as an ambassador of the United Kingdom, 5 Now you have read the article, have you
representing trade and industry. .
changed your mind about any of your
Charles works hard to promote greater ,understanding between answers in exercise 3?
different religions, and is patron of the Oxford Centre for Islamic
Studies at the University of Oxford. He is also President of the Prince's Vocabulary work
Charities, which are active in promoting education, business, the
environment, and opportunities for young people. The group raises Which of these adjectives are positive and
£110 million annually. After the floods in Pakistan in 2010, the Prince which are negative?
started the Pakistan Recovery Fund, to raise money for health,
education, and reconstruction . hard-working - positive
Rare ',verkiRg bad-tempered

'*'
spoilt eccentric old-fashioned
sociable cautious passionate
Everything except the top job frustrated successful well-intentioned
Since his second marriage, Prince Charles has everything he wants
except, as Diana (who was killed in a car accident in 1997) used to call
it, 'the top job'. Yet despite not being on the throne, he has worked hard Give an example of Charles' life or
to accomplish so much. He is concerned about the state of the country behaviour that illustrates each adjective.
he loves, and shows his frustration that governments do little to tackle hard-working - J./e performs a lot of royal duties,
those problems about which he feels so strongly. and does charity work.
The Prince of Wales has his own food company, Duchy Originals. It
originally sold biscuits, but is now expanding to become one of Britain's
best-known and most successful organic brands, with over 200 different
products, including food , drinks, and hair and body care products.
Charles, well-intentioned, hard-working, conservative and old­
fashioned, continues to do his duty as he sees it. But he is no longer
alone. One day he will be King, and his darling Camilla will be HRH
The Princess Consort.
Unit 2 • The working week 19
EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Numbers and dates

406
Say the numbers. 128
15 50 72

90 19 850 36 1,520
247 100,000
5,000 2,000,000
DB Listen and practise.
2 Say the numbers.

Money
£400 SOp € 9 .40 € 4 7 .99 ¥5,000 $100

Fractions
7/8

Decimals and percentages

6.2 17.25 50% 75.7% 100%

Dates
1995 2020 1789 15/7/94 30/10/02

Phone numbers
01865-556890 800451-7545 919 677-1303

lID Listen and practise.

3 IDI1J Listen to the conversations. Write the numbers you hear.
1 fifteellth 4 _ __ _ _ _ _ __
2 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3
DODD DODD DODD DODD
Discuss what each number refers to with a partner. The 15th is a date.
4 Work with a partner. Write five numbers that are important
in your life and explain why.

Unit 2 • The working week 21

 Past tenses • Passive . Spelling and pronunciation . Giving opinions

STARTER
A FOLK TALE
Past tenses
Match the sentences and pictures.
1 When Saad arrived home, Nour
1 Look at the pictures. They tell the story of two brothers going out into the
cooked dinner.
world to seek their fortune. What can you see? What do you think the
2 When Saad arrived home, Nour
was cooking dinner.
story is about?
3 When Saad arrived home, Nour 2 Read the story on p23 and the phrases below. Complete the story with the
had cooked dinner. phrases a-f.
What is the difference in meaning? a were seeking their fortune
b had never seen anything so beautiful
c were walking through some woods
d When the man had gone
e was carrying a heavy old sack
f had become bored with life
IBI Listen and check. What do you think is the moral of the story?

22 Unit 3 . Telling tales

 GRAMMAR SPOT 1 : Pronunciation

Which tense is used in these two sentences? Which verbs are 3 Work with a partner. Write the verbs from the box
regular? Which are irregular? in the chart according to the pronunciation of the
He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a coin. -ed ending.
'Take if, said the man, and walked off into the woods.
~ decided pulled looked answered
Find more examples in the story and underline them.
pOinted walked opened shouted smiled
2 What are the tenses in these sentences? What is the
difference in meaning? It I Idl IIdl
The old man smiled when the boy took the jewel.
The old man was smiling when the boy took the jewel. stopped
The old man smiled when the boy had taken the jewel.
3 Find an example of the Past Simple passive in the story. I
~ Grammar Reference 3.1-3.4 pp137-139 DO Listen, check, and practise.

ONCE, there were two brothers who (1) _ _ in their small were asked again. 'I do' shouted the older brother, and took the
village, so they decided to go out into the world to seek their jewel.
fortune. As they (2) , they saw an old man. He was dressed The old man smiled and pointed to his sack. 'Now, who will
in rags, and (3) _ _. help me carry this to the next town ?' The older brother said
The old man stopped and asked the boys where they were nothing, but the younger brother bent down to lift the sack.
going. They told him that they (4) _ _. 'I can help you', he 'Take it with you', said the man, 'and everything that's inside it.'
said. He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a golden coin. 'I can't', said the boy, 'it isn't mine.'
'Whi ch one of you wants this?' he asked. 'Take it, and say that it was given to you as a gift: said the man,
'I do', answered the older brother immediately, and took it and walked off into the woods.
from the old man. The man then pulled out an enormous jewel. (6) , the boy opened the sack. It was filled with precious
The two brothers (5) _ _. 'And who wants this?', the boys jewels and coins.
 PRACTICE
What was he doing?
Majid works for MicroSmart Computers in
Abu Dhabi. Read about what he did yesterday.

6.30 got up
6.45 - 7.15 packed his suitcase
7.30 - 8.30 drove to the airport
9.20- 10.15 flew to Muscat
11.00 - 12.45 had a meeting
1.00 - 2.15 had lunch
2.30 - 4.15 visited Dot Com Enterprises
5.30 - 6.15 wrote a report at the hotel
8.00 .- 8.45 had dinner
9.00 - 11.00 relaxed and watched TV

2 Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about what

Majid was doing at these times.
What was he doing at 7 o'clock
17.00 a.m. 8.00 am. 10.00 a.m. 11.30 a.m. yesterday morning?
1.30 p.m. 3.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m. 8.30 p.m. 10.00 p.m.

011 Listen and check.

3 Write a similar list about what you did yesterday. What were you doing at 7 o'clock
Ask and answer questions with your partner. yesterday morning?

Had you heard it before?

4 Work with a partner.
Student A Read a statement from your box.
Student B Answer with the correct response from your box.

STUDENT A STUDENTB
1 I didn't laugh at his joke. Why? Had you left your passport at home?
2 Were you surprised by the ending of the book? Why? Had you heard it before?
3 I went to the airport, but I couldn't get on the plane. That's a pity. Hadn't you stayed there before?
4 Iwas homesick the whole time Iwas living in France. Really? I didn't know he'd been married before.
S The hotel where we stayed on holiday was awful! Really? I thought you'd met them before.
6 I met Hassan's parents for the first time last Sunday. No, because it's based on a true story.
7 My grandfather had two sons from his first marriage. That's really sad! Had you never lived abroad before?

IDI Listen and check, then listen and repeat.

5 Choose two of the conversations and continue them.

Why? Had you heard it before?

No, I hadn't. I just didn 't think

it was very funny, that's all. Really? I thought it was hilarious!

24 Unit 3 . Telling tales

I
I An amazing thing happened! VOCABULARY
~ Spelling and pronunciation
6 Roy and his wife, Wanda had an amazing story to
tell about their holiday. Work with a partner.
Student A Look at piSl. lID Listen and repeat these words. What do they tell you
Student B Look at pIS2. about English spelling and pronunciation?
good Igudl food Ifu:dl blood IblAdl
road Ir~ud / rode /r;:mdl rowed Ir:md/

Words that sound the same

2 DD Listen and write the words you hear. What do they
have in common? Compare with a partner. Did you write the
same words?
3 Read these words aloud. Write another word with
the same pronunciation.
1 male mail 6 week
7 Wanda is telling a friend, Sara, what happened.
Work with a partner. One of you is Wanda and 2 blew 7 hole
the other is Sara. Continue their conversation. 3 piece 8 pair
4 where 9 allowed
S Hi, Wanda. Did you have a good holiday?
5 caught 10 weight
W Oh, yeah, we had a great time. But I have to
tell you - the most amazing thing happened! 4 Write the correct spelling of the words in phonemic script.
S Really? What was that? 1 Ipi:sl Peace is the opposite of IwJ: /_ _ __
W Well, Roy and I were at the beach . . . 2 I'm not I~laudl to Iwe'dl m ake- up.
lID Listen and compare. 3 I'd like a Ipe;)1 of Iblu :1 jeans, please.
4 I IWJ: I the same socks for a Ih~u1! _ _ __
Discussing grammar Iwi:kI - - - -
8 Complete the sentences. Check your answers with 5 I had to /wertl ____ in the rain and I /b: tI
a partner. Discuss the differences in meaning. - - - - the !flu:1 - - - - -
1 When I arrived at the barbecue, they _ __
eating burgers. Spelling
When I arrived at the barbecue, they _ __ 5 Read these words aloud. Which two words rhyme?
eaten all the burgers.
2 We thanked our teacher for everything she
1 8
2 some
m ove
home
Cil~V
come
_ _ _ doing to help us pass the test.
3 dear fear pear
We thanked our teacher for everything she
_ _ _ done to help us pass the test. 4 lost most post
5 meat cheat great
3 He told me that they staying at the
Carlton Hotel. 6 boot shoot foo t
He told me that they _ _ _ stayed at the 7 eight weight height
Carlton Hotel before. 8 blood wood flood
4 _ _ _ you learn Italian when you went to 9 flower power lower
Italy? mI Listen and check.
_ _ _ you already learned Italian when
6 These words have the same vowel sound but different
you went to Italy?
spellings. Spell the words.
5 Shakespeare write Hamlet? lu:1 t~th tr_u_th j_ _ce thr
_ _ _ Hamlet written by Shakespeare? IJ:I c_ _ t d__ n w fl
13 :1 __th w_ _ld b_ _n f_
le~1 t f_ squ_ _ th

Unit 3 • Telling tales 25

READING AND SPEAKING
Two writers
" CHRISTIE
AGATHA MARY CLARISSA
Who are or were the most famous writers CHRISTIE is possibly the world's
in your country? most famous detective story
writer. She wrote 78 novels, and
2 You are going to read about the lives of her sales (4 billion copies of
Agatha Christie and Ernest Hemingway. her novels) outnumber those of
Discuss these questions. William Shakespeare. However,
• Why are they famous? behind her 4,680,000 words was
• Wholt nationality were they? a painfully shy woman whose life
was often lonely and unhappy.
• Which century were they born in?
• Do you know the names of any of their works?
HER EARLY LIFE
• Do you know anything about their lives?
She was born in 1890 in Devon,
3 The sentences below appear in the texts. the third child of Clarissa and
Try to guess which sentences go with Frederick Miller, and grew into
which writer. Write C (Christie) or a beautiful and sensitive girl.
,., (Hemingway). She didn't go to school but
was educated at home by her
1 0 was educated at home. parents. Her father taught her Christie, but the marriage was
2 0 had wanted to become a soldier, but mathematics through stories unhappy. It didn't last and they
couldn't because of poor eyesight. and games, and her mother divorced in 1926. It was a very
encouraged her to write her own difficult time for her, as her
3 D's stories have ingenious plots, and stories. Unfortunately her father much-loved mother had died
keep the reader guessing who the died in 1901 when she was 11, earlier that year. Agatha suffered
murderer is until the very end of the and both she and her mother a nervous breakdown and one
story. were grief-stricken. night she abandoned her car and
4 In the 1930s, D became a war When World War I came in 1914, mysteriously disappeared.
correspondent in the Spanish Civil War she became a nurse in a hospital She went missing for eleven days
and World War II. dispensary, which proved very and was eventually found in a
useful to her in her later career. hotel in Harrogate, in the North
5 In 1954, 0 survived two plane crashes. Many of the murders in her books of England. Agatha desperately
6 D went missing for eleven days and were carried out by a clever use wanted solitude and felt bitter
was eventually found in a hotel in of drugs and poisons, showing towards the media because the
Harrogate, in the North of England. how much she had learnt about newspapers had given her a
them as a nurse. hard time over her breakdown
4 Work in two groups. and disappearance. She was
Group' A Read about Agatha Christie. HER LIFE AS A WRITER determined never to let them
She wrote her first detective enter her private life again.
Group' B Read about Ernest Hemingway.
novel, The Mysterious Affair at
Check your answers to exercises 2 and 3. Styles, in 1920. In it she HER FINAL YEARS
introduced Hercule Poirot, the She enjoyed a very happy second
Belgian detective who appeared marriage to Max Mallowan, an
in many subsequent novels. Her archaeologist, who she met in
other main detective was an Baghdad and married in 1930.
elderly spinster called Miss Her detective skills were a help
Marple, who was based on to him in his excavations in Syria
Agatha's grandmother and her and Iraq. By successfully staying
circle of friends. Christie's stories out of the media's spotlight,
have ingenious plots, and keep she ultimately found happiness
the reader guessing who the with her beloved husband. Her
murderer is until the very end of best novels were written after
the story. 1930, and she continued writing
until 1973. Christie was awarded
HER PERSONAL LIFE England's highest honour, an
In 1914, at the beginning of OBE, by the Queen in 1971. She
the war, she married Archibald died peacefully in 1976.
 5 Answer the questions about your person.
1 Where and when was he/she born?
When and how did he/she die?
and worked as a journalist for the 2 Did he/she have a happy family life?
Star newspaper. He learned a lot, 3 How did his/her parents playa part in
but left after only six months to his/her career?
go to war. 4 What do you think were the most
important events in his/her early life?
HEMINGWAY AND WAR 5 How did war playa part in his/her life?
Hemingway was fascinated by 6 How many times was he/she married?
war. He had wanted to become 7 Which of these dates relates to your
a soldier but couldn't because writer? What do they refer to?
of poor eyesight. Instead, in the
First World War, he became an 1901 1914 1917 1918 1920
ambulance driver and was sent 1926 1928 1930 1940 1954
to Italy, where he was wounded
in 1918. After the war, he went
to live in Paris, where he was 6 Find a partner from the other group and
encouraged in his work by the go through the questions in exercise 5.
American writer Gertrude Stein. What similarities and differences can you
In the 1930s, he became a war find between the two writers?
HIS EARLY LIFE correspondent in the Spanish They were both borll ill the lIilleteellth celltury.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY was one of Civil War and World War II. Christie had a very happy childhood, but
the great American writers of the Many of his books were about Hemillgway rail away from home twice.
twentieth century. He was born war. His most successful book,
on 21 July 1899, in Oak Park, For Whom the Bell Tolls, was
,
Illinois, the second of six written in 1940 and is about the
children. His family was very Spanish Civil War. Another novel, GRAMMAR SPOT I

strict and he ran away from home A Farewell to Arms, is about the
What tense are these verbs?
twice . His father taught him futility of war.
hunting and fishing. Ernest Agatha Christie was educated at
caught his first fish at the age of HIS PERSONAL LIFE home.
three, and was given a shotgun Hemingway's success in writing A Farewell to Arms and For Whom
when he was twelve . was not mirrored by similar the Bell Tolls were written by Ernest
Hemingway's love of outdoor success in his personal life. He Hemingway.
activity and danger showed in his married four times . His first
later career as a war Find more examples in the texts and
wife divorced him in 1927. He
correspondent. At school, he was underline them.
immediately married again and
good at English and wrote for the moved to Key West, Florida, 2 Complete the sentences with the
school newspaper. He graduated where he enjoyed hunting and auxiliaries was, were, or had.
in 1917, but he didn't go to fishing, but he also suffered
college. He went to Kansas City a Christie's novels show how much she
from depression. This wasn't
__ learnt about poisons as a nurse.
helped when, in 1928, his father
committed suicide. Hemingway's
b Miss Marple _ _ based on Agatha's
health was not good and he grandmofher.
had many accidents. Two more c Hemingway __ living in Paris when
marriages failed. In 1954, he he met Gertrude Stein.
survived two plane crashes. In d Both Christie and Hemingway __
October of the same year he honoured in their lifetime.
was awarded the Nobel Prize ~ Grammar Reference 3.5 p139
for literature, but he was too ill to
receive it in person.

HIS FINAL YEARS

His final years were taken up with
health problems. He began to lose
his memory and he couldn't write
any more . On Sunday, 2 July
1961, Hemingway killed himself
with a shotgun, just as his father
had done before him. Unit 3 . Telling tales 27
 LISTENING AND WRITING
Classic novels

1 Work in groups. What was the last book you read? What was
it about? Why did you read it?
Do you have a favourite novel? Do you prefer modern stories
or stories written a long time ago (classics)? Do you think
the classics can be relevant to people today?
2 Look at the list of books. Which do you know? Which do
you think are classics [C] and which are modern novels [M]?

o Great Expectations ( ) o The Count of Monte Cristo ( )

o The Kite Runner ( ) o Portrait of a Spy ( )
D The Accidental Tourist ( ) D Frankenstein ( )
o War of the Worlds ( ) o To Kill a Mockingbird ( )
D The Grapes of Wrath ( ) o Small Island ( )
3 DB Listen to four friends chatting about books.
Tick (./) the titles in exercise 2 that they mention.
What do they say about them? Discuss with your
group, then with the class.
4 Write some notes about a book that you like. Use the
questions to help you. Discuss your notes with a partner.
• What's it called? • Where does ittake place?
• Who wrote it? • What's it about?
• Who are the main characters? • Why do you like it?
5 Use your notes to write a paragraph about the book that
you chose.

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EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Giving opinions

What do the underlined words refer to in these sentences?

a It was really boring! I fell asleep and missed the
only goal!
afootball match
b I didn't like his first one, but I couldn't put his last one
down. It was so exciting, right up until the last page!
c Ii was excellent! The room was great, the beds were
really comfortable, and the view from the balcony
was fantastic!
d I thought 11 was very interesting. I took a lot of notes,
and he gave us some useful handouts, too.
e I think they spoil them. They always give them
whatever they want.
f It was a nice break, but the weather wasn't very good.
g They were delicious. John had tomato and mozzarella
and I had tuna and sweetcorn.
h I love i1! It's got six gears, and it's brilliant on the
motorway.
1 Match questions 1-8 with opinions a-h in exercise l.
Did you like the hotel? @]
2 Did you enjoy the football match? D
3 Did you like your pizzas? D
4 Do you like Malcolm Baker's novels? D
5 What do you think of Jim and Anne's children? 0
6 What was your holiday like? 0
7 Was the lecture good? 0
8 Are you happy with your new car? o
IIJI!J Listen and check. Practise the questions and
answers with a partner.
3 Write down some things you did, places you went to,
and people you met last week. Work with a partner and
ask for and give opinions about them.
 Modal verbs 1- obligation and permission • Nationality words • Requests and offers

STARTER
Look at the sentences.

~~:uld
1 Write the negatives.
go. 2 Write the questions.
[ must 3 Write the third person singular.
have to 4 Which verb is different?

TE ENAGERS AND PARENTS

have (got) to, can, and be allowed to

lID Listen to Sam and Liam, aged

14 and 15. What are some of the things
they like and don't like about being a
teenager?
2 Complete the sentences.
1 You go to work.
2 You pay bills.
3 You go out with your
friends.
4 I always tell my mum
and dad where I'm going.
5 What time get back
home?
6 You buy whatever you
want.
7 Adults worry about
paying the bills.
8 1hey always do what
they want.
9 We bring mobile phones
to class.
3 Liam talks about his parents. What are some of the things they
have to do and don't have to do?
10 I go. I do my
homework. j./is mother has to ...
j./is father ...
1m Listen and check. Practise saying
the sentences.

30 Unit 4 • Doing the right thing

 GRAMMAR SPOT
I
PRACTICE
1 Which two sentences mean the same?
Discussing grammar
am allowed to Put these sentences into the negative, the question,
I can stay at my brother's house tonight. and the past.
have to
1 Henry can swim.
Which sentence expresses obligation? Which sentences Hellry call't swim. Call Hellry swim? Hellry could swim.
express permission? 2 I have to wear a uniform.
2 Complete the sentences with have to or don't have to. 3 She has to work hard.
4 He can do what he likes.
Children go to school.
S We're allowed to wear jeans.
Millionaires work.
You go to England if you want to
Talking about you
learn English.
In England, you drive on the left. 2 Look at the chart. Make true sentences about you and
3 Have got to and have to both express obligat ion. your family.
Have got to refers to an obligation now or soon. / dOll't have to do the cookillg.
It's often reduced to gotto I'9 Dt~1 when we speak,
especially in American English.
I've got to go now. Bye!
\ A
I
B C
go to work.
,: My parents have to get up early.
~ Grammar Reference 4.1 p140
My mother has to go shopping.
My father don't have to clean my room.
My sister doesn't have to do the cooking.
My brother had to take out the rubbish.
My grandparents didn't have to do the washing.
My husband/wife do the washing-up.

Compare your sentences with a partner.

3 Complete the sentences with 've got tal 's got to and a line
from C in exercise 2.
1 Where's my briefcase? I _ _ _ _ __
2 Look at those dirty plates! We _ __ _ __
3 Noor and Latifa don't have any food in their house.
They _ _ _ __
4 John needs to get an alarm clock. He
_ _ ____ tomorrow.
S I haven't got any clean socks. I
6 The chefs ill, so the waiter _ _ _ __ ___ .
DO Listen and check. Practise saying the sentences.
4 Work in groups. Talk about your college.
• What are/were you allowed to do?
• What aren't/weren't you allowed to do?

Unit 4 • Doing the right thing 31

 Signs PLANNING A TRIP
5 What do these signs mean? Use have to/don't have to, should and must
can/can't, or (not) be allowed to.
lID Antony and his friend George are going to
travel around Asia. Listen to them talking about their
trip. What two decisions do they make?

g A dmission i
[~.
~
Summer Exhibition
Adults ~ !
Children ~ '
passport

No parking
8am-6pm Mon-Fri
2 Practise the conversation.
A I can't stop thinking about this trip.
G Same here. I spend all my time just looking at maps.
A What do you think? Should we take cash or
traveller's cheques?
G I think we should take traveller's cheques. It'll be safer.
A Yeah, I think you're right.
G When should we go to Thailand?
A Well, I don't think we should go during the rainy
season. I'd rather go in February or March, when it's
drier.
G Sounds like a good idea to me. I can't wait to get going!
What do you think?
Is it the same in your country?
In Britain ...
• you can get married when you're 16.
• you have to wear a seat-belt in a car.
• you can drive a car when you're 17.
• young people don't have to do military service.
• there are lots of public places where you aren't allowed
to smoke.

32 Unit 4 . Doing the right thing

 PRACTICE
Suggestions and rules
1 Make suggestions. Use I think/don't think ... should.
3 Match a line in A with a sentence in B to make more 1 Hassan's got the flu.
suggestions. Use I think/don't think we should ...
I think he should go to bed. I don't think he should go to work.
I think we should buy some guidebooks. They'll give us a lot of
2 I've lost my cheque book and credit cards.
information.
3 Samir got his driving licence last week, and now he
A B wants to drive from Bahrain to Abu Dhabi.
4 My teenage son doesn't get out of bed until noon.
1 · .. buy ,am. gu;d.boob. ~ Our bags will be too heavy S I never have any money!
2 · .. take plenty of suncream. to carry. 6 Jane and Paul are only 16, but they want to leave school.
3 · .. pack too many clothes. I have some friends there.
7 I'm really fed up with my job.
4 · .. take anything valuable. We don't want to get ill.
S My grandparents complain they don't go out enough.
S · .. go to Japan first. It'll be really hot.
6 · .. go anywhere dangerous. That would be really stupid. Do you have any problems? Ask the class for advice.
7 · . . have some vaccinations. They'll give us a lot of
information. 2 Write some rules for your school.
We might lose it. Students must arrive for lessons on time.

4 DO Listen to Antony and his grandmother. A new job

She is worried about the boys' trip.
3 lID Dave is about to start a new job.
Grandmother You must write to us every week! Listen to him talking to the manager.
Antony Yes, I will. What's the job?
Grandmother You mustn't lose your passport!
Antony No, I won't. 4 Work with a partner. Choose a job.
Then ask and answer questions about the
Work with a partner. Make similar conversations responsibilities, hours, breaks, etc.
between Antony and his grandmother. Use the prompts Student A You are going to start the
and must I mustn't. job next week.
• look after your money Student B You are the boss.
• talk to strangers
• go out when it's dark
• make sure you eat well
• have a bath regularly
Do I have to wear a uniform ?
• phone us if you're in trouble
• go anywhere that's dangerous

Check it
5 Correct these sentences.
Look at the sentences below.
We should take traveller's cheques.
1 Do you can help me?
You must look after your money. 2 What time have you to start work?
3 We no allowed to wear jeans at school.
Which sentence expresses strong obligation?
4 We no can do what we want.
Which sentence expresses a suggestion?
S My mother have to work very hard six days a week.
2 What type of verb are should and must? 6 You no should smoke. It's bad for your health.
~ Grammar Reference 4.2 p140 7 Passengers must to have a ticket.

Unit 4 • Doing the right thing 33

 READING AND SPEAKING
How to behave abroad

1 Are these statements true (./) or false (X) for people in your
country?
1 [ ) When we meet someone for the first time, we shake hands.
2 [ ] Friends kiss on both cheeks when they meet or when they
say goodbye.
3 [ ] We often invite people to our home for a meal.
4 [] If you have arranged to do something with friends, it's OK
to be a little late.
S [] You shouldn't yawn in public.
6 [] We call most people by their first names.

2 Read the text A World Guide to Good Manners. These lines have
been taken out of the text. Where do they go?
a many people prefer not to discuss business while eating
b some businesses close in the early afternoon for a couple
of hours
c for greeting, eating, or drinking
d the deeper you should bow
e should wear long-sleeved blouses and skirts below the knee
3 Answer the questions.
1 What nationality do you think the people in the pictures are?
2 What are the two differences between the American and the
Japanese greeting?
3 List some of the clothes you think women shouldn't wear in
Asian countries.
4 Is your main meal of the day the same as in Italy or Spain?
S In which countries do they prefer not to discuss business
during meals?
6 What are some of the rules about business cards?
7 Why is it not a good idea to say to your Japanese business
colleagues, 'I don't feel like staying out late tonight:?
8 Which Extra Tips are about food and drink? Which ones
are about general behaviour?

What do you think?

Discuss these questions in groups.
• There is a saying in English: 'When in Rome, do as t he Romans do.' What does
it mean? Do you agree? Do you have a similar saying in your language?
• Think of one or two examples of bad manners in your country. For example,
in Britain it is considered impolite to ask people how much they earn.
• What advice would you give somebody coming to live and work in your
country?

34 Unit 4 • Doing the right thing

AWORLD GUIDE TO

Goo anners
How not to behave badly abroad
by Norman Ramshaw

Travelling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a
global village, but this doesn't mean that we all behave in the same way.
• Greetings
How should you behave when you
you might have a business lunch and
do business as you eat. In Mexico and EXTRA iTIPS
meet someone for the first time? An Japan, (3)_. Lunch is a time to relax
American or Canadian shakes your hand and socialize. In Britain and the United HERE ARE SOME EXTRA TIPS
firmly while looking you straight in the States, it's not unusual to have a BEFORE YOU TRAVEL:
eyes. In many parts of Asia, there is no business meeting over breakfast, and
physical contact at all. In Japan, you in China it's common to have business • In France, you shouldn't sit
should bow, and the more respect you banquets, but you shouldn't discuss down in a cafe until you've
want to show, (1)_. In Thailand, the business during the meal.
shaken hands with everyone
greeting is made by pressing both hands
you know.
together at the chest and bowing your • Doing business
head slightly. In both countries, eye
In most countries, an exchange of • In India and the Middle East,
contact is avoided as a sign of respect.
business cards is essential for all you must never use the left
introductions. You should include your
• Clothes hand (5)_ .
company name and your position. If
Many countries have rules about what you are going to a country where your
you should and shouldn't wear. In language is not widely spoken, you • In China, your host will keep
Asian countries, you shouldn't reveal can get the reverse side of your card refilling your dish unless you
the body, especially women, who printed in the local language. In Japan, lay your chopsticks across
(2)_. you must present your card with both your bowl.
InJapan, you should take off your shoes hands, with the writing facing the
when entering a house or a restaurant. person you are giving it to.
• Most South Americans and
Remember to place them neatly In many countries, business hours are
Mexicans like to stand very
together facing the door you came from 9.00 or 10.00 to 5.00 or 6.00.
in. This is also true in China, Korea, close to the person they're
However, in some countries, such as
Thailand, and Iran. talking to . You shouldn't back
Greece, Italy, and Spain, (4)_ then
remain open until the evening. away.

• Food and drink Japanese business people consider it

In Italy, Spain, and Latin America, their professional duty to go out to • In America, you should eat
lunch is often the biggest meal of the restaurants after work with colleagues. your burger with both hands and
day, and can last two or three hours. If you are invited, you shouldn't refuse, as quickly as possible!
For this reason many people eat a light even if you don't feel like staying out
breakfast and a late dinner. In Britain, late.

Unit 4 • Doing the right thing 35

 VOCABULARY LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Nationality words Come round to my place!

Match a line in A with a line in B. Have you ever been a guest in someone's home in a foreign
Notice the stress. country? When? Why? What was different?

A 8 2 DO You will hear three people talking about inviting guests

home for a meal. Listen and complete the chart.
The I'talians cook lots of noodles and rice.
The Chi'nese wear kilts on special occasions.
The 'British produce coffee.
The Ca'nadians eat raw fish.
The Bra'zilians invented football.
The Japa'nese eat a lot of pasta.
The Scots often watch ice hockey on TV.

mJ Listen and check. Akio Rob Lucas

Nagano, Japan Bristol, England Porto Alegre, Brazil
All nationality words have capital Formal!
letters in English. Informal?
the Brazilians the Italians the British
2 If the adjective ends in lsi, Iz/, lSI,
or ItSI there is no -s at the end of Day/Time
the word for the people.
Japanese the Japanese
Spanish the Spanish
3 Sometimes the word for the people is Preparations
different from the adjective.
Scottish the Scots
Finnish the Finns

Gifts
2 Complete the chart and mark the stress.
Add some more countries.
Country Adjective A sentence about
the people Food/Drink
'Italy I'talian The Italians love
pasta.
'Germany
Aus'tralia 3 Work in small groups. Compare information.
'Egypt
'Russia 4 What happens in your country? Is it usual to invite people
'Mexico to your home for a meal? What are such occasions like in
your home?
the U'nited
'States
'England

36 Unit 4 • Doing the right thing

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Requests and offers

Match a line in A with a line in B. Who is talking? Where do you think

the conversations are taking place?

A B
Could you bring us the bill, please? White or black?
2 Would you give me your work number, please? No problem. It's stuffy in here.
3 Can I help you? Of course. Oh, shall Igive you my mobile number, too?
4 Two large coffees, please. That line's engaged. Would you like to hold?
S Can you tell me the code for Paris, please? Yes, sir. I'll bring it right away.
6 I'll give you a lift if you like. One moment. I'll look it up.
7 Would you mind opening the window? Just looking, thanks.
8 Could Ihave extension 238, please? That would be great! Could you drop me off at the library"?

2 IIIIlJ Listen and check. Which are offers? Which are requests?
Practise the conversations, paying particular attention to intonation
and stress.
~~ Grammar Reference 4.3 and 4.4 p141

3 IIIII Listen to the conversations. Complete the chart.

Who are they? What are they talking about?

I 1

I 2
3
14
IIIII Listen again. What are the words used to make the requests?
1 3
2 4

Roleplay
Work with a partner. Choose one of the situations and make up a
conversation using the words.

Situation 1 Situation 2
Student A You are a customer in Student A You are moving flat next Student A You are cooking a meal for
a restaurant. week. 20 people.
Student B You are a waiter/waitress. Student 8 Offer to help. Student B Offer to help.
Use these words: Use these words: Use these words:
o table near the window o pack boxes o prepare the vegetables
o menu ° load the van • make the salad
o order ° clean o stir the sauce
o clean fork o look after the plants o check the meat

° dessert 00phone the gas board o lay the table

I
o bring the bill unload the van

Unit 4 . Doing the right thing 37

 PRACTICE
Discussing grammar What do you think will happen?
Work with a partner. Underline the correct verb form. 3 Make sentences using I think ... will and the prompts
1 'Why are you putting on your coat?' in A. Match them with a sentence in B.
'Because I'll take / I'm going to take the children for a I think Jerry will win the tennis match. I-/e's been playing really
walk.' well lately.
2 'Would you like to go out for a meal this evening?' A B
'How about tomorrow evening? I'll call / I'm calling you.'
1 Jerry/win the tennis match But we'd better get going.
3 'What's the score?' '
'6-0. They're going to lose / They'll lose.' 2 it/be a nice day tomorrow He's been playing really
well lately.
4 'Tony graduated last week. '
'Did he? I didn't know. I'll send / I'm going to send 3 I/pass my exam on Friday The forecast is for warm and
dry weather.
him a card.'
4 you/like the book You have the right qualifications
5 'Are Sue and Alan engaged?'
and plenty of experience.
'Oh yes, they'll get / they're getting married in June.'
S we/get to the airport It's a wonderful story, and
6 'Where are you going on holiday this year?'
in time the characters are excellent.
'We haven't decided. We might go / We 're going
to Italy.' 6 you/get the job I've been studying for weeks.

What's going to happen? IDJ Listen and check. Practise saying them.
4 Make sentences using I don't think ... will and the
2 1m Listen to three short conversations. Say what is
prompts in A in exercise 3, Match them with a sentence
going to happen.
in C.
They're going to catch a plane.
, don't think Jerry will win the tennis match. !-Ie hasn't practised
for weeks.

c
There's too much traffic.
I haven't studied at all.
The forecast said rainy and windy.
He hasn't practised for weeks.
They're looking for someone with more experience.
It's a bit boring.

. . Listen and check. Practise saying them.

Talking about you

5 Make true sentences about you starting with I think ...
or I don't think .. , .
1 I / use the computer tonight
2 the teacher / give us a lot of homework
3 I / eat out tonight
4 it / rain tomorrow
5 I / go shopping this afternoon
6 my brother / be a millionaire one day
7 we / have an exam this week

40 Unit 5 • On the move