Vocabulary

8 The weather
1 Write an adjective from the box. sunny rainy windy snowy cloudy foggy

1 stormy 2 3 4

5 6 7

2 Write an adjective from the box next to a picture. 3 rt1 Listen and complete the
Ret warm cold cool wet dry conversations.

1 A What's the weather like today?

B It's warm and sunny .

2 A What's the weather like where

you are?
B It

3 A What was the weather like

yesterday?
B It

4 A What's the weather forecast

for tomorrow?
1 hot 2 3
B It's going to be

coLd hot
cloudy
wet cool warm foggy
dry
windy rai ny sunny
snowy stormy
4 _ _ _ _ __ 5 _ _ _ _ __ 6 _ _ _ _ _ __

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Everyday English Don't forget!
9 What shall we do? 10 I/my/mine
1 Complete the chart with the words in the box.
his (x2) our my their my yetffS
hers miRe your her theirs ours

Subject Possessive adjective Possessive pronoun

I my mine

you yours

he

she

we

they

2 Rewrite the sentences with a possessive pronoun.

1 It's my bike. It's mille
2 That's your coffee. That's
3 It's Tom's car. It's
4 This is Anna's phone. It's
5 It's our dog. It's
1 rt1 Lara and Tim are on holiday. Listen and
6 It's Sue and Pete's house. It's
tick (,f) what they decide to do today.
[Z] go into town D go sailing 11 Prepositions
D go sightseeing D go to the beach
Complete the sentences with a preposition from the box.
D go to the swimming pool D go shopping
D have lunch in the old town D go swimming t han from like in of (x 2)
at for (x 2) about with
2 rt1 Listen again. Complete Lara and Tim's sentences. 1 I'm looking for Peter. Do you know where he is?
What shall we do today? 2 France is much bigger England.
2 Why to the beach? 3 Our hotel is 50 metres the sea.
3 I to go swimming. 4 What's the longest river the world?

4 something different today! 5 What have we got dinner? I'm starving!

5 Well, we into town. 6 Look this photo me on holiday!

7 I'm my sister. We're both blond and quite tall.
6 Why a bus after breakfast?
8 Thanks for your help. It was very kind you.
7 I at some shops.
9 I have a problem _ _ _ my neighbours.
8 And then in the afternoon _ _ _ __ __ to
10 'I saw a great film:
the beach!
'What was it _ _ _ ?'
9 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ straight after breakfast!

Unit 11 • Going far 75

 Present Perfect • ever, never, yet and just • been or gone?
• get and take • Transport and travel
Never ever!

Present Perfect
1 Verb forms Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle
be wag/were beell make
Complete the charts
with the Past Simple and travel meet
Past Participle. have had had take
live buy
see do

2 Present Perfect and Past Simple

1 Read about Edgar Mirovic. Underline the correct
form of the verb in italics.

2 Complete the questions and answers about Edgar

Mirovic and his father.
1 'Has Edgar won many tournaments?'
, Yeg, he hag.

2 'When did he gfart playing tennis?'

'When _ _ _ _ three years old:
3 'Did he go to America ten years ago?'
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . He went two years ago: TENNIS PLAYER

4 ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ travelled a lot?' Edgar Mirovic is a tennis player. He is only 16 years old, but he
'Yes, they have: (1) already won / has already won many tournaments in his life.
5 'Have they been to Australia?' He (2) started / has started playing tennis with his father when he
was three years old. Two years ago he (3) went / has gone to
America to a famous tennis school in California.
6 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to Australia?'
Edgar and his father (4) travelled / have travelled to many
'Last month: countries. Last month they (5) went / have been to a tournament in
7 'Did Edgar win?' Australia. Edgar (6) played / has played well, but he (7) didn't win /
hasn't won. He (8) didn't play / hasn't played at Wimbledon yet,
8 '_ _ _ _ ever _ _ _ _ at Wimbledon?' but he hopes to play there next year.

76 Unit 12 • Never ever!

 3 ever and never
3 Complete the story. Put the verb in brackets into the 1 Read the answers about
Present Perfect or Past Simple. Anna, from the US.
Then write the questions,
using the prompts.

Poor Doctor
Greenbaum 1 ever / go to Paris?
Uave you ever beell to Paris?
'Yes, I have. Many times:

2 ever / travel on Eurostar?

Uave you ever travelled Oil Eurostar?
'No, I haven't:

3 ever / go to London?

'Of course! My husband is English!'

Two men met and started talking. One of them was very 4 ever / meet the Prime Minister?
unhappy.
'Life is terrible: he said. 'Everything in the world is ugly
'No, of course I haven't! '
and has no meaning.'
'I don't agree: said the other man. 'Life is wonderful!
5 ever / see a play in a West End theatre?
The world is beautiful! Think of Italy with all its art and
culture! (1) Uave you ever beell (be) to Italy?'
'Yes: replied the sad man . 'I (2) (go) there 'Yes, I have. I love going to the theatre:
last year. I (3) (not like) it.'
'What about the beauty of the world? (4) _ _ _ __
6 ever / have fish and chips?
you ever (see) the Northern Lights and the
midnight sun?' 'No, I haven't. Are they good?'
'Yes: said the unhappy man . 'I (5) (go)
to Norway with my wife, and we (6) _ _ _ _ _ (see) 7 ever / live in Europe?
the Northern Lights and the midnight sun . I (7) _ _ __
(not enjoy) it. I'm not interested in tricks of light.' 'Yes. When I was a student, I lived in Berlin for six
'But the natural world is so amazing!' said the optimist. months:
'(8) you ever (see) lions in
the wild in Africa?' 2 Complete the sentences using the Present Perfect.
'Yes, I have: came the miserable reply. 'I (9) _ _ __
(go) on safari last year in East Africa and I (10) _ _ __ 1 Alllla's beell to Paris.
(climb) Mount Kilimanjaro. The view wasn't worth 2 She's never travelled on Eurostar.
the climb.'
3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to London.
'Oh, dear: said the happy man. 'I think you're very
il l. You need to see the best psychiatrist in the world. 4 _ _ __ never the Prime Minister.
His name is Doctor Greenbaum. He's the only man 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a West End theatre.
who can help you.'
6 _ _ _ _ never _ _ _ _ fish and chips.
'I AM Doctor Greenbaum: replied the man sadly.
7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in Europe.

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 4 Time expressions 5 yet + question
1 Complete the sentences using the Past Simple and the Freddy is always late in the morning. Write his
time expression in brackets. mother's questions using the phrases.

1 I've seen that film. (yesterday)

I saw it yederday .

2 I've met Jude Law. (two years ago)

I _____ him in a restaurant _ _ _ _ _ __

3 I've read Stieg Larsson's detective stories. (last year)

I them _ _ _ _ _ __

4 I've been to China. (in 2004)

I _____ there _ _ _ _ _ _ __

1 get out of bed

Mum Freddy! Have you got out of bed yet ?
Freddy Yes, mum!

2 get dressed
Mum -----------------?
Freddy Err ... No, mum.

3 brush your teeth

Mum -----------------?
Freddy No, mum.

5 I've had dinner. (at 7.30)

4 make your bed
I _____ a pizza _ _ _ _ _ __
Mum -----------------?
6 I've bought a new pair of jeans. (last Monday) Freddy Yes, mum!
I _____ them _ _ _ _ _ __
5 have breakfast
7 I've lived in Paris. (when I was 16)
Mum -----------------?
I _____ there _ _ _ _ _ __
Freddy Err ... No, mum.
8 I've done my homework. (before I got home)
6 have a shower
I _____ it _ _ _ _ _ __
Mum -----------------?
2 Look at exercise 1. Write the time expressions that we Freddy No, mum.
use with the Past Simple.
7 pack your school bag
Time expressions with the Past Simple
Mum ?
yederday
Freddy No, mum.
two years ago
Mum Well, hurry up! You're going to be very late
for school!

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6 yet + negative been or gone?
8 she's been / she's gone?
1 Look at the pictures. What is the difference
between been and gone?

Francesca's gone to Spain.

Complete the sentences about what Freddy hasn't done yet.
1 Ue hasn't got dressed~ .

2 teeth _ _ .
3 breakfast _ _ .
4 shower _ _ .
5 school bag _ _ .

7 just
Francesca's been to Spain.
Match a line in A with a line in B.

A B
2 Complete the sentences with been or gone.
1 Are Pat and Peter here yet? a 0 Thanks. I've just had it done. 1 Bob's not here. He's ~ to work.
2 Why are you so tired? b OJ Yes. They've just arrived.
2 The office is empty. Everybody has
3 Have you finished that book c 0 Sorry. I've just given flO to Joe.
home.
yet?
4 Can Ispeak to Zoe?
d o Thanks, but I've just bought a
3 It's good to see you again! Where have
new one.
5 Do you want myoId laptop? you ?
e 0 Because I've only just finished work.
6 Am Itoo late for supper?
7 Can you lend me any money?
f o No. Come and sit down! We've just 4 I've to the US five times.
started. 5 Sorry, Anna isn't in. She's to a
8 Your hair's very nice! g o No, I've only just started reading it. party.
h o I'm afraid she's just gone out. 6 I like your hair. Have you just
to the hairdresser's?
7 Peter's to Canada for three
weeks. He'll be back next month.

Unit 12 • Never ever! 79

 Reading
9 Simon Murray - three lives in one!
SIllf)N IltJllllllY -
1 ri1 Read about Simon Murray. Answer the
questions. Soldier, businessman, adventurer -
1 How many careers has Simon had? Simon Murray has been all of these
What were they? in his life. Now in his seventies, he
2 Why did he join the French Foreign Legion?
3 How old was he when he left the Foreign
is looking for more adventures.
Legion?
rl'DI~ SOUnl~1l
4 Where did his business career begin?
Simon was born in 1940, in Leicester, England. In the
S Why is his wife famous?
1950s as a teenager, like many teenagers, he suffered
6 What did Simon do at 63?
a broken heart. Unlike most teenagers, he dropped out
7 What does he say is his greatest achievement?
of school and went to join the French Foreign Legion - a
8 What are his children trying to do?
special unit of the French Army that allows foreigners to
2 Complete the sentences. Put the verb in brackets join. In the 1960s he fought in the Algerian war and rose
into the correct tense. to the rank of Chief Corporal, before leaving in 1965
1 Simon and his wife lived (live) in Asia for to go and live in Hong Kong.
40 years. In 1978 Murray published a memoir of his years in the
2 They (not live) in Asia French Foreign Legion, called Legionnaire: An Englishman
now. in the French Foreign Legion. In 2002 the memoir was
3 Simon (have) many made into a movie called Simon: An English Legionnaire.
interesting jobs in his life.
rl'DI~ InJSINI~SS)IAN
4 In 1978 Simon (write) a It was in Hong Kong that Simon began his career in
book about the Foreign Legion.
business. He worked for or ran some of the world's
S He (begin) his business most successful companies in South East Asia, including
career in Hong Kong. Jardine Matheson in the 1970s, Deutsche Bank in the
6 He and Jennifer (be) 1990s, and the Vodafone Group PLC.
married for 43 years.
rl'DI~ l'nVI~Nrl'IJIUnl
7 Their children _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (try) to
In 2004, when he was in his sixties, Simon looked for a
stop them from having more adventures.
new challenge. His wife, Jennifer, was the first woman
8 They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not want) to stop.
to fly a helicopter solo around the world, and so her
suggestion for a challenge came as no surprise. At the
age of 63, Simon became the oldest man to walk to the
South Pole.
Simon lived in Asia for 40 years. Now he and
Jennifer live back in England. They have been married
for 43 years. Simon says that his marriage has been
his longest and greatest achievement. These days their
three children are trying to stop their parents from
having more adventures, but the couple simply say:
'We're not listening!'
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Listening
10 An interview with Simon Murray
rt1Listen to Simon giving an interview
about his life. ~ircl$) the correct answer.
1 The day always began at
a two 0 ' clock.
® three 0' clock.
c four 0' clock.

2 When he was in the Foreign Legion

he spent a lot of time
a riding camels.
b making phone calls.
c walking.

3 When he joined the Legion he

was _ years old.
a 16
b 18
c 19

4 When Simon was in the Legion

there were _legionnaires.
a 5,000
b 8,000
c 25,000

5 Today the Legion has _ nationalities.

a 52
b 156
c 500

6 Simon liked the film of his book

because it was
a an amazing success.
b about him.
c made in Hollywood.

7 Simon thinks that his life has been

a exciting.
b extraordinary.
c difficult.

8 The interview is mainly about

a his business interests.
b his time in the Foreign Legion.
c the South Pole.

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 Vocabulary
11 get 12 take
1 Complete the sentences with a word in the box. Complete the sentences with a word in the box.
I married bettef wet dressed bored ready J I easy plaEe test time off photo taxi

1 My mother was quite ill, but she's getting better now. 1 The wedding took ~ in an old church.
2 I'm still in my pyjamas. I haven't got yet. 2 The quickest way home is to take a _ _ __
3 Peter and I are engaged. We're getting 3 'It's very hot in here:
next spring. 'Take your jumper:
4 I hate listening to conversations about politics. I 4 We took an English yesterday. I got 60%.
get
5 I took this of my kids on holiday last year.
5 It rained yesterday. On my way home I got very
Aren't they cute?
6 It takes a long ____ to build a business - years
6 'It's time to go!'
'I'm still getting _____ . Give me five minutes!' and years.
7 When I'm on holiday, I like to relax and take
2 Complete the sentences with get in the correct form. it _ _ __

1 Last night I left work at 7.00 and --9.QL home at 8.00.

2 How long does it take to _ ___ to the airport?
3 My planes leaves at 11.00 and to Paris at
2.30.
4 Have a great holiday! Give me a ring when you
____ back.
5 How many presents did you _ __ _ for your
birthday?

3 What does get mean in these sentences?

Write receive, buy, find, fetch, or catch.

1 Where did you get those jeans?

get ...!:b-",uvL -_

2 What did you get for your birthday?

get
3 I have no money, but I can't get a job!
get
4 Kelly's ill! Quick! Get a doctor!
get
5 'Did you walk here?'
'No, I got the bus:
get

82 Unit 12 • Never ever!

Everyday English
13 Transport and travel
rt1 Match a line in A with a line in B.

Where does our plane leave from? a D That's us. We're in row 17.
2 Can you tell me when to get off for the National Gallery? b IT] They said gate 17. Come on!
3 How many bags are you checking in? c D Are you coming back today?
4 Passengers in rows 11- 20 please board now. d D No, you need a 36.
5 Does the 29 go to the British Museum? e D Platform 7. You need to go through the tunnel.
6 A return ticket to Brighton, please. f D Yes. You can use it to go anywhere.
7 Can I get a day's travel card? g D Just this one.
8 Which platform does it go from? h D Yes. It's four stops from here.

Don't forget!
14 The or no article with places 15 Phrasal verbs
Write the or - (nothing) before the places. Complete the sentences with a phrasal verb from the box.

1 ~ United States turn on get-tff} try on turn off

take off look after look for come on
2 France
3 South America 1 What time do you ~ in the morning?
4 United Kingdom 2 Can you the baby for a second?
5 Russia 3 Could you _ _ _ _ _ _ the TV? I want to watch the news.
6 European Union 4 Your clothes are wet. ____ them
7 National Gallery 5 It's time to go! _ _ _ _ __
8 Buckingham Palace 6 I'd like to this jumper, please.
9 Mississippi River 7 I can't find my keys anywhere. Can you help me
_ _ _ _ _ _ them?
10 Europe
11 Alps 8 It's time for bed. Can you _ _ _ _ __ the lights?

12 Mediterranean

Unit 12 • Never ever! 83

 Tapescripts
the beach alot. They like sunbathing, but I don't. Nagendra and Anita from Delhi, India
UNITl We all like water sports, and we go surfing and We live in a small flat with our daughters, Alisha,
waterskiing. New Year's Day is a very special day for she's 13, and Shristi, she's 15. The flat isn't in the
Exercise 8, part 2 us. We call it 'Ano Nove; and we always have a big centre of Delhi. It's west of Delhi - 20 kms from my
A It's lovely to have my Mum, Catherine, in the party and barbecue on the beach. Then in February work and the children's school. It's old and simple.
same street. or March it's Carnival - that's a five-day party and We have one bedroom, one living room, and a tiny
B I'm sure it's great! no work. I love Carnival. It's a fantastic time. kitchen. The television's in one corner of the living
2 A Look at my beautiful little great- Kalaya room, and the fridge is in the other corner. Our
granddaughter! kitchen is too small for a fridge . We sit on the floor
I live in the north of Thailand. We have three
B Waaaaaaah! to watch TV and eat our evening meal. The girls
seasons - a very hot season, a rainy season, and
3 A My wife and I have six children. sleep here too. My wife and I sleep in the bedroom.
a season that is not so hot - it's cool. This is our
B Wow! Great! winter. It's from November to February, and it's
4 A And all our six children live near us.
B Wonderful!
my favourite season because it's not too hot or too
wet. It's quite warm in the daytime, and it's cold at
UNITS
5 A When the Halls have a birthday they invite
night. And in February we have lots of beautiful
the neighbours, so we go to the party.
tropical flowers - all colours, red, orange and pink.
Exercise 6, earts 1-3
B That sounds great! So every year we have a fantastic Flower Festival. Pete
6 A Everyone in our street is very friendly. The
My sisters and I go to the festival, and we sing and I was born in London, in East London. Both my
Hall family are lovely.
dance - I love it! parents were born in London too. My dad was a
B That's really good.
Noah taxi driver, and my mum was a cleaner. My first
school was next to our house. That was good
Our American neighbours always say, 'You know
UNIT2 when someone is from Canada because they think
but, er ... I think I was quite clever. You see, I
could read and write when I was just six or seven,
-40° centigrade is just a little cold: We Canadians
Exercise 7, art 3 love our cold winters! The really cold months here
but I wasn't much good at sport. I couldn't play
football like the other boys - I couldn't really
A Tell me about Angela. are December to February, but it's often cold in
kick a ball at all. I wasn't popular at school, so my
B Well, Angela Law is 36 years old, and she's spring and autumn too, and spring, not winter, is
childhood wasn't very happy. My next school was
married to Brian. my favourite season because it's the best time to go
a really good one in the city centre, Westminster
A Does she have any children? skiing and snowboarding. Sometimes my friends
School, and after that Oxford UniverSity. Now I'm
B Oh, yes! She has a son, Toby. and I ski until the end of May and even June - isn't
a journalist, and I love my work. My mum and
A How old's he? that amazing? Our summer is short but warm -
dad still live in the same street. I often visit them,
B He's er .. . 16, I think. Yes, he's 16. June to late August or September. It's OK, but I
but when I see myoid school I can still feel how
A And what does he do? prefer spring.
unhappy I was there.
B Well, he's a student at college.
A Ah, right. Does he have a job? Olivia
B Yeah. He has a Saturday job. He works in a UNIT4 I'm married. I have two children - a son and a
shop. I think he earns about £30-35 for the day. daughter. I live in Exeter in the south west of
A What about Angela? What does she do? Exercise 7, parts 1and 2 England, but I wasn't born in England - I was born
B Angela works as a chef in a French restaurant. in East Africa, in Tanzania. My mum and dad were
Gab rielle from the so uth of France
A Really? Well, well! teachers there at the time. My mum's German, but
B Yes, she earns a good salary. I live with my son and my grandson. We live in a she was born in Tanzania because my grandfather
A Howmuch? small village called Tarascon, near Avignon in the worked there. My dad is English. He's from the
B She earns about £25,000 a year. The people she south of France. The house is very old and very big north of England, but after university he wanted to
works with are really nice. - we only live in part of it. There are six bedrooms, travel to Africa. My mum and dad were married
A And what does Angela do in her free time? but we only use three of them. Most of the time we there, and my brothers and I were born there. We
B I think she walks with her dogs . . . and her live in the kitchen - it's a big kitchen. We eat and were there until I was ten, and my brothers were
husband, Brian! watch TV in there. We don't use the living room eight and five. We were at the same school together.
A What about Toby? What does he do? very much - that's big too. My son, Christophe, is It wasn't in the town - it was in the bush, and it
B He's a teenager! He sleeps, goes to bed late, and a builder. He's divorced. My grandson Laurent is " was great fun. There were only two classes - one
listens to loud music. only 9. He goes to school in the village. for the young children who were five and six, and
A Of course. Silly question. Kelly from Perth, Australia the other was for six to eleven-year-old children.
I'm very excited because I have my own house for We couldn't play outside. It was too hot, and there
were snakes. School finished at 1 d clock every day,
UNIT3 the first time. It's a bungalow, and it's very new
and modern. I have three bedrooms, a big living and our house was near the sea, so we could all
room and kitchen, and a small garden. I love it. I go swimming every afternoon. My childhood was
Exercise 6, parts 2- 4 very happy - all sunshine and swimming.
love cooking in my kitchen for my friends. It's in a
Marisa part of Perth called Greenwood, not too far from
I like summer best. Summer here in Brazil is from the city centre. I work in a bank right in the centre,
December to February. It's very hot - sometimes and I go to work by train. I live alone. Well, that's
40° centigrade. I like summer because my cousins not quite true, I live with my cat, Ozzy. He's my
from Portugal often come to stay, and we go to best friend.

84 Tapescripts
 4 Nora
UNIT6 Oooh, Gone with the Wind. That's a lovely film.
UNIT9
It's long, but the story's so interesting all the way
Exercise 6, parts 1and 2 through. I love it because I love Clark Gable. Exercise 11, parts 1and 2
J = Joe T = Terry Vivien Leigh is beautiful too, but Clark is fantastic. I = interviewer B = Ben
I saw it for the fourth time last year.
J Grandfather, did you ever go to a pop concert? Ben, you lived and worked in Dubai for five
T Did I ever go to a pop concert? I went to the S Sam years. Tell me something about the place. Did
pop concert! We have all the Star Wars movies on DVD. I like you like it?
J What do you mean? them all, but my favourite is Star Wars VI: Return B Yes, I did. It was a very exciting place to work
T I, Terry, your grandfather, was at The BeatIes of the Jedi. The best thing about it is the battles and and very multi-cultural. There are people from
concert in August 1965 at Shea Stadium, New the love story between Han Solo and Princess Leia. all over the world who live and work together
York City. I don't know all the stars in it, but I know Carrie very happily. It's a fantastic place in many ways.
J So, that was a good one, was it? Fisher was Princess Leia. She was great. I Why is it so fantastic?
T That was the best concert ever! 6 Helen B Well, not many years ago it was just a small
J OK, OK, tell me about it. fishing village, and now, just a few years later,
My mum's favourite film is Breakfast at Tiffany's.
T Well, it was kinda exciting and frightening too. there are huge modern buildings everywhere.
I didn't know it, but I watched it with her on
J Why frightening?
DVD last weekend, and now it's my favourite
There are so many shopping centres, sports
T There were so many fans there - over 55,000. stadiums, offices, hotels . .. It's incredible.
movie too. I think I liked it because it's in New
And the noise! It was so noisy. Everyone was I How did you find the people?
York. We had a holiday there last year, and I
so excited. They screamed and shouted. There B Very friendly. Everyone was there to do
thought it was a fantastic city. Also, I think Audrey
were over 2,000 policemen there. And when business, and we were guests in the country,
Hepburn is so beautiful, and I love the ending in
The BeatIes finally appeared the crowd went and they made us feel very welcome.
the rain - so romantic.
wild, er . .. they went crazy. They climbed over So people there work very hard. What about
each other to get closer. It was amazing. entertainment? Was there a lot to do in your
J What songs did they play? UNIT8 free time?
T Well, the problem was that the screaming B There's a lot of things to do. All the water sports
was so loud you couldn't hear the music. We - swimming, wind-surfing - and sports centres,
couldn't hear the songs very well at all. They
Exercise 6, parts 1and 2 where you can play tennis and squash. You can
only played for 30 minutes. I think they played W=waiter M=Mike J =Jenny even go skiing there!
12 songs, but I only heard a bit of 'Can't buy me Yes, I understand that there's a ski centre with
Part One
love' and 'Help! ' Oh, and 'Twist and Shout: real snow!
W Good evening.
J I know those songs.
M Hello. Can we have a table for two, please?
B That's right! It can be 40° centigrade outside,
T Of course you do. You still hear them today. All but you can ski on snow! There's lots to do in
W Did you make a reservation?
the time. the evening - bars, clubs, music .. .
M No, we didn't.
So how much did you pay not to hear the What about restaurants? I suppose there are a
W Well, er .. . yes, we have a table. Over here,
BeatIes? lot.
please.
T Five dollars and seventy-five cents. I had one of B There's every kind of restaurant you can
J Thank you very much.
the best seats. imagine - from top class international in the
M Jenny, would you like to sit there?
Only five dollars and seventy-five cents! That's big hotels to Indian, Chinese, Thai, traditional
really cheap! You still have all your BeatIes
J Yes, that's fine. Arab ... everything.
records, don't you? Part Two Did you find the weather OK? I mean, it's really
T Yup! I bought everyone. I can't throw them W What would you like to drink? hot.
away, but, of course, now I have the CDs too. J I'd like a glass of white wine, please. B Yeah, it's a lot hotter than England! In the
You know, I remember buying my very first - it W And you? summer months ofJune to August it's really
was 'I wanna hold your hand' ... Oh, those M I'll have the same, please. hot, but for eight months a year the climate is
were the days. W So two white wines. Are you ready to order? perfect, and it doesn't really rain at all.
M Yes, I think so. Jenny, what would you like? You were there with your family. Did they enjoy
J What's the soup of the day? it?
UNIT7 W It's tomato soup. B Very much. My two children were born there.
J OK. Then ..., can I have the vegetable tart, please? We had a much better standard ofliving than
Exercise 7, parts 1and 2 W And your main course? in England. Houses were cheaper and much
1 Derek J Jalike the salmon, with a salad. bigger. My kids loved having a swimming pool!
W Very good. And you, sir? I'm sure they did! What did you miss while you
· Iy very favourite film is Jaws. I saw it years ago,
and I was so frightened I couldn't watch - I closed
M la like the prawn cocktail to start. were there?
W And for your main course? B Well, three things really. The biggest thing
my eyes. I liked it because I like sharks, I really
do, and I enjoy frightening films. Also I loved the
M la like the steak, please. we missed was family and seeing family and
W How would you like it cooked? Rare, medium, friends at the weekend. Another thing was
jaws music - duh duh duh duh - I feel frightened
or well-done? the seasons. In England we have four seasons
earing it now. I'm not sure who starred in the film
M Medium. With some chips, please. - different seasons. Winter is different from
- I th ink it was Robert Shaw.
W Certainly. And do you want still or fizzy water? spring, summer is different from autumn, but
1 Mandy J Fizzy, please, for me. in Dubai it's always hot or very hot. And the
I like a lot of films, but I think Pride and Prejudice M And me, that's fine. third thing is there isn't the green countryside
· one of my favourites. I loved the actress Keira Part Three that you get in England. Sand and desert just
KnightIey in it. She was excellent. And I really W How was your meal? isn't the same as a green field in England!
loved the beautiful clothes they wore. You see, I J Very good, thank you. My salmon was
know the book very well, and I loved it when I saw delicious. Exercise 13
· on TV. I thought the film would be rubbish, but I W Would you like to see the dessert menu? Walk along Bridge Street, past the wood, and over
. oed it even more than on TV. It's just so romantic. M No, thanks. Could we have the bill, please? the bridge. Turn left at the block of flats. Go past
3 Frank W Of course. the petrol station, and turn right. Go along the
M Is service included? road, and turn left at the traffic lights. Go past the
I love Western films. I think it's because I played
W No, it isn't. shopping centre and the car park, go up the hill,
cowboys and indians all the time when I was a boy.
· Iy favourite cowboy movie is High Noon with the Part Four and it's on the right.
tantastic Gary Cooper. I like it so much because it's M It was a lovely meal. Thank you very much.
a classic Western, and I really love the ending. W Thank you. Goodbye!
J Bye! See you again soon!
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UNIT10 N Well, first we're going to have our photo taken
UNIT 12
in front of the famous Music Gates, and then
Exercise 8, parts 1- 3 we go into the house. Exercise 10
1 David S Uh huh. Then what? I = interviewer S= Simon
I'm a journalist, and I like Twitter because it's the N A guide is going to give us a history of the
house while we're in the entrance hall, and then I Simon, you've had a very successful life.
fastest way to spread news and information. It's S Yes, I've been very lucky.
immediate! I love hearing people responding so we're going to see Elvis's living room and his
music room . I Now, I know you were in the French Foreign
immediately to world events. We can discuss the Legion from 1960 to 1965. How did someone
news in real time while it is happening, before it S And what's in the music room?
N There's a television and a piano. We're going to born in Leicester end up joining the French
is on TV or in the newspapers. I think Twitter's Foreign Legion?
important because often when a story begins there see the piano that Elvis played himself!
S Amazing! And can you go everywhere? S Well, there was a girl I quite liked, and she
it becomes the most important news story of the quite liked me, but not enough, and I was really
day. Upstairs and downstairs? Are you going to see
his bedroom? upset. Then I read about the French fighting a
2 Mary N No. Upstairs is private, but we are going to see war in Algeria, and a week later I signed for the
I'm a librarian, and I like Twitter because I can his basement after the music room, where there French Foreign Legion.
tweet about topics which interest me, and I find are three televisions! He liked to watch three Clearly, you are someone who likes a challenge.
other people with similar interests. For example, TV s all at the same time. What was your day-to-day life like as a
I'm a vegetarian, and I heard the Beatie, Paul S Really! That's strange! legionnaire?
McCartney, er ... he's vegetarian like me, and I N Next we go to a room where we're going to see S I think we have this romantic idea that it's
heard him talking about his idea for 'Meat-free all his gold records and a lot of the clothes he all riding camels across the desert, but it was
Mondai He wants everybody to stop eating meat wore when he was performing. Then there's nothing like that. The training was very difficult
just on a Monday, which I think is a great idea. another museum, where we're going to see his indeed. I was the only Englishman. There were
There were so many tweets about it. Most thought collection of cars. no telephones. I didn't make a phone call for
it was a good idea - more healthy for people and S Wow! How many did he have? over four years. The day always began at
the planet - but then there were farmers who were NOh, lots. He loved cars. And there are also two 2 0' clock in the morning, and often we
really angry about it. Anyway, it was a really good of his planes! began the day marching for about 15 miles,
discussion. S His planes! This museum is enormous! sometimes 25 miles. Every night you slept
N Yes, it is. And finally, were going to see his somewhere different. Sometimes you were six
3 Ken days walking in the mountains.
grave, where he's buried.
I'm a history teacher, and recently we had a I You were very young at the time, weren't you?
SOh! How sad!
conference for history teachers, and I advertised S Yes, I was only 19 years old, but it's amazing
N Yes, it is. Then in the evening we're going to
it on Twitter. I'm sure that's why so many teachers what you can do when you have no choice.
watch a video of one of his concerts, and we're
came. But before the conference I met and I Did you make any friends?
going to eat in the Rockabilly's Diner and have
discussed things on Twitter with a lot of them. I S Not really. There were so many of us. In my
his favourite meal, which was cheeseburger and
knew their names but not what they looked like, day there were 25,000 legionnaires with
fries and peanut butter and banana sandwich .
'Oh, so you're Jane -er or Ted or John! Really nice 52 nationalities. Today the Legion is 8,000
S Oh ... Well, that sounds quite a day! You're
to meet you at last!: It was great to meet other with 156 nationalities. They have 197,000
going to have a good time.
tweeters at the conference and put faces to names. applications every year. They interview 5,000,
N Yes, you're right. We really are going to enjoy it.
We already knew each other's problems and could and they take only 500. It's pretty difficult to
continue the discussion face to face. I think it join.
helped a lot, and we still keep in touch by email,
Exercise 9, parts 1and 2
You wrote a book about your time in the legion,
and also on Twitter, of course. L = Lara T = Tim which was made into a film called Simon: An
4 Don n a L Tim, it's a lovely sunny day. What shall we do English Legionnaire. Did the film get it right?
today? How close was it to how you remember it?
I'm a marketing director, and Twitter gives me
T Why don't we go to the beach again? I<i like to S The book got it right. I think the film was a
the chance to talk to people from all over the
go swimming. little bit 'Hollywood' at the end. But it's OK ... I
world, both formally and informally. Sometimes I
L But we went to the beach yesterday and quite liked it because it's about me!
tweet people who are in the same line of business
the swimming pool the day before. Let's do Since leaving the Legion you've had amazing
as me, and it's exciting because I'm learning
something different today! success as a businessman. You've worked
about different countries and cultures. It's great!
T What are you thinking of? for some of the world's most successful
I'm making friends with strangers, and the
L Well, we could go into town . Why don't we companies, such as Deutsche Bank in its Asia
conversations are both serious and not too serious.
catch a bus after breakfast? We can have a look Pacific Division, and now you are a director of
I like to think that one day I'll meet some of the
at the town centre, and I<i like to look at some Vodafone PLC. And you've walked to the South
people I chat to. Maybe some will become my
shops. Pole. These are extraordinary achievements.
friends.
T Oh, no! Not shopping! S Are they extraordinary? I think my life's been
L I just want to buy some postcards and some different but not extraordinary. I don't think
UNIT 11 souvenirs - that's all. It won't take long. I
promise.
everybody does things my way, but I've enjoyed
it. It's been very exciting.
Exercise 7, p'arts 1and 2 T Well, OK. Then, after that, we can go to the old
part of town and find a restaurant for lunch.
S = Sally N = Nobur u What do you think?
S So . .. you're going to visit Graceland. You're so L That sounds great!
lucky. T And then in the afternoon we can go to the
N Yes, I know. We're very excited. beach! And I can go swimming!
S Where are you going to stay? In the centre of L Perfect! Let's catch the bus straight after
Memphis? breakfast!
N No, we're going to stay in a hotel near to
Graceland!
S Wow! Really?
N Yes, it's called Heartbreak Hotel.
S Of course! Like the song! And, er ... what

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Unit 1 2 2 Marianne 61 2 has a shower
1 your, are, 'm, you, 's 3 Suzi 3 gets dressed
4 Bishop 4 has breakfast
2 's, surname, spell, where, 'm 5 Kelly 5 goes to work
2 2 American 3 German 4 Italian 6 Liz Jones 6 starts work
5 Mexican 6 Spanish 7 French 7 pnash@tmail.com 7 has lunch
8 jennyblack@bz.com 8 finishes work
31 What's, she, is, her, What's her,
Is she, isn't 11 2 my 3 Her 4 Their 5 our 9 goes home
6 His 10 has dinner
2 What's, he, from, he, his, 11 watches TV
What's his, Is he, he isn't 12 buses, sandwiches, glasses 12 goes to bed
2 2 She isn't 3 I'm 4 I'm not cities, parties, ladies
days 2 2 does she have
5 He's 6 He isn't 7 You're 3 does she work
8 You're not women, children, people
4 does she start
4 1 3 mother's 4 sister's 5 brother's 5 does she have
Unit 2
6 cat's 6 does she do
2 3~ 4P 5~ 6~ 7P 8P 2 He works in an office. He earns a lot of 3 2 She doesn't work in a shop. She
money. works in an office.
5 2 go 3 live 4 like 5 live 3 She cooks dinner for her family. She
6 go 7 have 8 like 3 She doesn't start work at 10.00. She
goes shopping every day. starts work at 9.00.
6 Across Down 4 He cooks in an Italian restaurant. He
4 She doesn't have lunch with her
8 sister 1 mother works in a kitchen. sister. She has lunch with her friend.
9 wife 2 aunt 5 She studies every day. She likes her 5 She doesn't watch sport on TV. She
10 son 4 husband teacher. watches dramas.
11 nephew 5 grandmother 6 He works outside. He lives in the 6 She doesn't go to bed at 10.30. She
15 children 6 niece country. goes to bed at 11.00.
16 daughter 7 grandfather 2 2 er 3 or 4 er 5 er 6 er 7 or
12 parents
7 1 3 XEurostar trains don't run 365 days
8 er 9 er a year. They run 364 days a year.
13 father
3 1 2 studies 3 works 4 writes 4 XThe first train to Paris doesn't
14 uncle
5 earns 6 teaches 7 goes leave before 5.00 a.m . It leaves at
7 1 2 cold 3 old 4 good 5 young 8 does 9 watches 10 has 5.25 a.m .
6 easy 7 small 8 nice 11 finishes 12 lives 5 .I
2 1 Sunny 2 fast 3 friendly 2 1 plays 6 XHe doesn't start work early every
4 beautiful 5 interesting 6 lovely 2 teaches, writes day. Sometimes he starts late.
3 goes, studies 7 XHe doesn't always go home in the
8 1 2 houses 3 Ellie 4 76 5 children
4 works, finishes evening. Sometimes he stays in
6 Marganne 7 go 8 like
Paris.
5 does, lives
2 2 Joe 3 George 4 Catherine 8 .I
6 has, watches
5 Dave 6 Sandra 9 XHe does earn a lot of money. He
42 earns £45,000.
9 2 f 3g 4a 5b 6d 7h 8e
lsi Iz! liz! 10.1
1 A day E me I Hi 0 no
earns 2 3 starts 4 finishes 5 takes 6 travels
U you R car G tea J day
Q you Y my Z bed goes teaches 7 earns 8 likes 9 works 10 has
writes does watches
3 Angela French, 25,000, walks
has finishes
Toby 16, shop, 30-35, goes to bed
lives late, listens to loud music
5 2 What time 3 Who 4 How 8 1 2 live 3 have 4 watch 5 wear
5 How many 6 Why 7 How old 6 play 7 drive 8 earn 9 read
8 What 10 help 11 go 12 want

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