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You and me1A

What sort of person are you? Speaking and vocabulary

active

calm

careful

careless

considerate

easy-going

forgetful

funny

generous

gentle

happy

hard-working

helpful

kind

lazy

lively

open-minded

relaxed

serious

shy

sociable

strict

thoughtful

tolerant

unkind

+ Join another pair and look at Communication Activity 1 on page 131. Find out whatyour choices say about your personalities.

Listen to the recording and follow the instructions. You’ll need a clean sheet of paperand a pencil.

Look at Activity 21 on page 136. Find out what your drawing says about yourpersonality!

Decide which FIVE adjectives best describe your own personality – and your partner’spersonality.

Work in pairs. What’s wrong with the pictures?

If it’s a London bus, it shouldn’t be yellow, it should be . . .

What are these colours called? Fill the gaps:

B B B G P P R W Y G

m........... a........... b........... m........... o........... p........... t........... t...........aroon

Listen to Anna and Max – what are their favourite colours?

ANNA likes 5 colours: .....................................................................

and doesn’t like 2 colours: ..............................................................

MAX likes 3 colours: .......................................................................

and doesn’t like 4 colours: ..............................................................

Number these colours in your own order of preference (1 to 10):

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a London bus a New York taxi the sky a penguin a leaf an orange

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Present simple and past simple

Numbers

Grammar practice

The Grammarreference sections givea short summary ofgrammar rules andexamples. You can referto these rules at anytime if you have anydoubts.

Say numbersclearly and slowly sothat people can easilyunderstand you.

Pronunciation and vocabulary

Listen to the recording and fill the gaps. Then take turns to say the sentences aloud.

1 My telephone number is ............................. .

The moon is ............................. kilometres from the Earth.

2 My passport number is ............................. .

The deepest part of the Pacific Ocean is ............................. metres deep.

3 Their car registration number is JG ............................. .

The height of Mount Everest is ............................. metres.

4 The price of this CD is £ ............................. . 74.95 divided by 5 equals ............................. .

5 1 1–4 multiplied by 3 is ............................. . 5 times 0.75 is ............................. .

Write down these numbers, then dictate them to your partner:

Two telephone numbers A passport or ID card number

The prices of the last two things you bought A car registration number

Another number that is important to you

First look at the examples in the Grammar reference section on page 119.

Fill the gaps in these sentences:

1 I usually ............... to bed around midnight and ............... asleep very quickly.

Yesterday I ............... to bed at 11, but I ............... asleep until 12.

2 Water ............... at 100° Celsius, and ............... at 0°.

The temperature ............... so low last night that the lake ............... .

If you ............... ice it melts and ............... water.

3 Usually he ............... to work by bus, but yesterday he ............... by car.

Complete these sentences:

1 Usually I ............... for breakfast, but today I ........................................... .

What ................ you ............... ?

2 If someone is rude to me I ............................. . If someone is kind to me I ............................. . If

someone gives me a present I ............................. .

3 The last time someone was rude to me I ............................. . The last time someone was kind to

me I ............................. . The last time someone gave me a present I ............................. .

Work in groups of three or four. Ask each other these questions:

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What do you usually do on Sundays?. . . on Saturday evenings?. . . on Mondays?

What did you do last Sunday?. . . last Saturday evening?

. . . last Monday?

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Family and friends1B

Just relax Listening

1 One minute of laughter is as good as 45 minutes of exercise.

2 Ten minutes stroking an animal will reduce blood pressure. If you don’t have a pet, borrow one.

3 Make a list.Write down ten things that make you happy and incorporate them into your

daily life.

4 Do some exercise. A bit of movement not only relieves stress but can also increase

concentration and give you a general feeling of well-being.

5 Eating little and often helps keep blood sugar levels up.

6 Walking is both a relaxing form of exercise and gives you a chance to think.

7 Breathe in.Take twenty deep breaths ten times a day to balance and replenish body and mind.

8 Walk tall. A good posture means your body feels fewer ill effects when it is tense.

9 Put your fingers in your ears and close your eyes. Listen to your inner sounds for a few minutes

and relax.

10 Have a haircut – a quick way to feel (and look) better.

11 Don’t be afraid to spend time alone. It’s an important way to take stock of the day’s events.

12 Spend time with a friend. Make dinner or just have a good chat.

13 Have a good stretch. Roll your shoulders and wiggle your fingers.

Discuss these questions:

• Which of the advice above do you agree with? • Which do you disagree with? • Can you suggest more tips to help each other to relax?

Look at the photos and discuss these questions:

• Which person above is more like you?• Which members of your family are often stressed? Which are usually relaxed?• How many of your friends suffer from stress?

• What do you do to relax?

Read the advice below before you hear the recording.

Listen to the recording and tick � the advice that the speakers gave:

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WritingWriting to a friend

SpeakingLikes and dislikes

favourite leas t favouritecolour carbandgamefruitlanguageTV showbookfilm star

Before you write a reply, decide what you will say to Alex.

Write your reply to Alex.

Show your reply to a partner, and read his or her reply.

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Read this e-mail from your friend Alex.

+ Join another pair. Tell them what you found out.

What likes and dislikes do you have in common?

Practise saying these phrases:

Fill this chart with your partner’s favourites:

What is your favourite . . . ? Well, I do like . . . but I think I like . . . more.Do you like . . . ? I don’t really have a favourite, but I do like . . . a lot.Why do you like . . . so much ? Because . . .What . . . do you dislike most ? That’s hard to say, but I don’t like . . . very much.Why don’t you like . . . ? I’m not sure really.

What about you? What’s your favourite . . . ?

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The English language2A

Talking about language and communication Speaking andvocabulary

Fill the gaps in these sentences, using a dictionary if necessary.

1 a, e, i, o and u are all .................. .

2 All the other letters of the .................. (b, c, d, etc.) are .................. .

3 An English-to-English dictionary doesn’t .................. words, it explains them and gives .................. .

4 People from different regions speak with different .................. .

5 You can learn more from someone’s .................. (a smile, a frown, etc.) than from their words.

6 He gave us a thumbs-up .................. to show everything was OK.

Discuss these questions:

• What languages would you like to learn? Why?• Why do you think it’s useful to learn foreign languages?• How many people in the world speak your own language?

Look at the cartoons and discuss these questions:

• When are phrase books and dictionaries misleading – or even dangerous?• When have you been misunderstood? What happened?

Match these terms to the words in red in this story. You can use a term more than once.

Mrs Duncan had done her shopping at the supermarket. She got back to her car in the car park, andfound four young men in the car. She screamed at them at the top of her voice, ‘Get out of the car! Ihave a gun and I know how to use it!’ The four men jumped out of the car and ran like mad. Sheloaded her shopping bags into the back of the car and got into the driver’s seat. But her key wouldn’tfit the ignition. This was when she realized that this couldn’t be her car. Her car was parked in thenext row. She put her stuff into her own car and drove quickly to the police station. She felt guiltyand wanted to explain her terrible mistake.

She told her story to the sergeant at the desk. He pointed to the other end of the counter wherefour pale young men had just reported that a mad woman had stolen their car.

Mrs Duncan apologized to them. They saw the funny side of it – eventually. (She didn’t reallyhave a gun.)

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Using a dictionary Vocabulary development

Look at these phrases from the story on page 12. Which of the meanings of at are

explained in the dictionary? Write the number of each meaning.

at the supermarket ............ She screamed at them ............

at the top of her voice ............ the sergeant at the desk ............

Look at these examples of about. Which of the meanings are explained in the dictionary?

Write the number of each meaning.

He told us about his holiday. about1 ............What about having a drink? about1 ............What about you – did you have a good holiday? about1 ............What was the film about? about1 ............He walked about the city taking photos. about1 ............I was about to phone you when you phoned me. about2 ............We got back about three weeks ago. about2 ............

Four American bank managers flew ........ Australia to take part ........ a golf tournament. Theyall had bright green jackets ............. the name ........ their bank ........ large letters ........ theback. ............. the tournament they had a day free, so they decided to rent a car and drive ........the city. They drove ............. the country, hoping to see some kangaroos.

But they were ............. luck. ........ driving ................ hours, they didn’t see a singlekangaroo. So they turned the car around and started to drive back ........ the city. ........ thatvery moment a kangaroo hopped ............. the road directly ........ front ........ them, and theyhit the poor animal. It landed ............. a thud ........ the road. Dead, they thought.

Then one ........ the bankers had the bright idea ........ putting his green jacket ........ thekangaroo and taking some photos of it ............. his friends ........ their green jackets. So theylifted up the kangaroo and dressed it ........ the jacket. Then they stood ............. the kangaroowhile they took photos ........ each other.

But the kangaroo wasn’t dead. It opened its eyes, jumped ........ the air, and hopped away........ the distance, still wearing the jacket. Soon it was ............. sight.

Unfortunately the key ........ the car was ........ the pocket ........ that green jacket. And all............. their airline tickets and their passports!

First look ......... the Grammar reference section ......... page 119.

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