tune in i 9£l Listen to the beginning of two conversations. 1 Which pictures are they talking about? Juliet: picture ____ Sonia: picture ------ 2 How long have they had the things they're discussing? Juliet: ____ Sonia: ------ Compare with a partner. listen carefully 2 Listen and tick / the things Juliet says. 1 She can cook and eat outside. 2 She can invite people to stay the night. 3 She's got a games room. 4 She can invite people for a meal. 5 She can work in the garden. 3 Listen and tick / the things Sonia says. 1 She takes the dog for a walk after work. 2 She often goes out for walks. 3 She talks to people more. 4 She goes away for the weekend with the dog. 5 She has to organize her life more carefully. listening challenge 4 Stephen's got a car for the first time. With a partner, think of four ways his life is now different. 5 r^\ Listen. Were your ideas correct? \JJlu) Does Stephen talk about any other differences? listen again with the tapescript, listening booklet p.28 6 natural English Read the box, then find another example of Have you ... long? in tapescript 9.3 (listening booklet p.28). You can use the present perfect with long in questions.__________________ Háveďou Kved here long? (= a longtime) Yes, ten years. Háveďou studied here long? No, I started last month-Have you had your shoes long? I can't remember. 7 Practise asking and answering the questions with a partner. speaking it's your turn! 1 Think! How do you feel about change? Think about these questions. 1 Do you always go to the same place on holiday? Do you change each year? 2 Do you wear the same colours most of the time, or do you change a lot? 3 Do you eat the same kinds of food, or do you like eating different things? 4 Do you go to the same places in the evenings, or different places? 5 Do you like a lot of change, or do you prefer things to stay the same? 2 In small groups, talk about your answers and your reasons. Who doesn't like change in your group? $ don't forget! Use these phrases from this lesson in the extended speaking on p.90. I still live with my parents. I lived there for... I've lived there since Have you been there long? 86 unit nine wordbooster homes 1 Label the plan of the house. Use a dictionary to help you. first floor 2 í §j*Zj Listen and check your answers. 3 pronunciation Listen again and underline the stress in each word. What do you notice? Practise saying the words. 4 natural English Read the box, then underline the examples of there's, there are, and it's got in tapescript 9.4 (listening booklet p.28). You can use there's, there are, and it's got to describe buildings or places. It's got a large kitchen. There's /öeaz/ a garage. It's got a fantastic theatre. There are /"öesra/ three car parks. 5 pronunciation Practise saying the sentences in the box with a partner. 6 Close the listening booklet. Tell a partner about the house, like this: On the ground floor there's a ... and there are ... . On the first floor it's got... 7 Together, think of three or four things it hasn't got. example It hasn't got a study. / There isn't a study. adjectives describing homes 1 Find seven more pairs of opposites in the 'house' below. example a warm house/a cold house clean spacious/'speiJos/ ugly/'Agli/ light untidy/An'taidi/ dirty/d3:ti/ cold modern /'mDdn/ beautiful dark unusual /An'ju^oal/ tidy/'taidi/ small ordinary /'o:dnri/ warm /worm/ traditional /tra'dijanl/ 2 pronunciation Practise saying the words. test your partner What's the opposite of a warm flat: - That's right. 3 Imagine your perfect house. What are the three most important things? Tell a partner. example I don't want a very big house, but I'd like a beautiful house, in the countryside with a ... C don't forget! Use the vocabulary in this wordbooster in the extended speaking on p.90. unit nine 87 readtetfto give opinions lead-in 1 Match the pictures with the phrases. make the bed clean your shoes tidy up your room do the washing do the washing up do the cooking 2 Work in small groups. Say what you did / didn't do when you were 10 to 12 years old. examples I did the washing up some days. I didn't make the bed. My mother did it. grammar should/shouldn't 1 These mothers have strong opinions about their children. Read sentences 1 to 4, then complete the rules in a to c (below). £rtlU?£6M ... I should mate their beds everj morning. % shouldn't watch TV eveq evening. 3 should clean their shoes evepf week. 4 shouldn't sta^f up after <\.00. 10 do the washing up. pla^f computer games eveq evening. wash their own clothes. learn to cooK. come home late. have lots of mone^ to spend. Sentences do'. Sentences and and mean 'it's the correct / best thing to mean 'it's the wrong thing to do'. 2 pronunciation Notice the pronunciation of should /Jod/ and shouldn 't /'fodn(t)/. Practise saying sentences 1 to 4. 3 Complete sentences 5 to 10 using should or shouldn't. Then read your sentences to a partner. Do they agree? 4 With your partner, write two more sentences with should or shouldn't. Show them to another pair. Do they agree? go to language reference and practice exercises P-167 read on 1 With your partner, think of four sentences beginning: A good wife should I shouldn't... 2 Read the article on p.89. Write down four things that 'the 1950s good wife' should/ shouldn't do: - before her husband gets home - when he gets home example Before her husband gets home, she should get dinner ready. 3 Are the sentences similar to the ones you wrote in exercise 1? 4 Look at the speech bubbles. Do these women follow the advice in the article? give him a glass © of wine when he comes in. w When he comes through the door, I tell him about my day. ' do a part-time job, so I'm tired in the evening. c The form is should I shouldn't + 88 unit nine 5 Underline three words or phrases in the article you don't know. Can you guess the meaning from the context? Ask a partner and then check with a dictionary. 6 Think! Think about the article. Which ideas do you agree / disagree with? Which ideas do you think are true in your country now? 7 Compare your ideas in small groups. Which idea does your group agree / disagree with most? Tell the class. 8 natural English Read the box. vague languages thing(s) You use thing(s) to talk about objects, facts, and actions. Can you pass me that thing, please? (= object) That's a difficult thing to do. (= action) The best thing about my job is the travelling. (= fact /condition) 9 Find examples of thing(s) in the article. What does each one mean? writing 1 Work in small groups. Write down four things a husband should /shouldn't do when he comes home from work. Rules £öv UusY>ím\V\e osme Info W\e Kouše, s*d* \v\f t- Uöif I How vnucU is If?1 I SrniíA, Vou CiMik' Uv\A«ny we we Change papers with another pair. Write a dream story using their ideas. Include at least two of the points in exercise 2 (past continuous, etc.). Your teacher will put all the stories on the wall. Read the stories. Which story uses your ideas? With your partner, decide which story you like best. i don't forget! Use these phrases from this lesson in the extended speaking on p.98. She fell asleep and... It was really frightening. She had a nightmare. She was terrified. wordbooster aches and pains 1 Complete the sentences with ache (n) /eik/, hurt (v) /h3.t/,/ee/ (v), or pain (n) /pern/. Then match the sentences with the pictures. a D I've got a _____in my leg./My leg______ b D I've got tooth______ c D I've got a _____in my arm./My arm______ d D I _____ sick. e D I've got a terrible head______ f D I've got stomach_____. g D I've got a terrible _____ in my foot./My foot______ h El don't_____ very well. D _ H_ EL» B 2 (^ S\ natural English Listen and complete the dialogues. A What's the matter? A What's wrong? B ________________ A Oh, no. A Oh, dear. 3 Practise the dialogues with a partner (listening booklet p.31). Then practise similar conversations. Change the problem each time. go to language reference and practice exercises p. 168, articles (5) € don't forget! Use the vocabulary in this wordbooster in the extended speaking on p.98. 94 unit ten unit ten 95 I e hôw to v.. make an appointment grammar verb patterns making an appointment 1 Think! Think about these questions. 1 You want to see a doctor. What do you do? a ring them? b go to the surgery? c something else? 2 You want to tell a friend some news. What do you do? a text them? b phone them? c something else? 3 You want to invite a friend to a party. What do you do? a ring them? b e-mail them? c something else? 4 You want to thank someone for a present. What do you do? a speak to them? b write to them? c something else? 5 If you have a problem, what do you do? a talk to your family? b talk to a friend? c something else? 2 Discuss your answers with a partner. 3 Put these verbs in the correct column below. Use the questions in exercise 1 to help you. ask speak phone /ring text e-mail tell talk write thank verb + sb/sth verb + to + sb/sth ask sb (for sth) speak to sb (about sth) ----------------------------------------- go to language reference and practice exercises p.169 4 Write five true sentences about yourself using verb + sb / sth or verb + to + sb / sth. example This morning 1 spoke to my brother. this morning yesterday last weekend last week phoned/rang spoke wrote mailed told texted 5 Get up and find somebody who wrote similar sentences. Put the stages in the correct order. Then compare with a partner. □ you ring the surgery /'saidsori/ □ you note down the time of your appointment □ you look up the phone number [TJ you don't feel very well □ you speak to the receptionist /n'sepjanist/ □ the doctor's busy this morning □ the receptionist gives you an appointment this afternoon h □ you decide to make an appointment to see a doctor i □ you ask for an appointment this morning Cover exercise 1 and complete this story. Then check with exercise 1. I didn't f tel vepf decided to %____ ihe doctor. l'_ rang the ^esterdavj, &o an appointment to see __the phone number, and s>pofce to the5_____ for an appointment in the morning, but the áodor was1______In the end, the receptionistž_____me an appointment for the afternoon. 96 unit ten listen to this tune in their Listen to the beginning of two phone conversations. Peter and Rosie are ringing to make appointments. Write down exact words. Then check in the listening booklet p.32. conversation 1 Peter A Good morning, Middleton Surgery. How can I help you? B Hello, I____________Dr Harper, ., please. A Hmm. Let me just check the appointments hook... conversation 2 Rosie A Hello, Scissors Palace, Trevor speaking. How can I help you? B Oh, hello, erm, ____________ Paul, please? A With who? B With Paul? listen carefully 2 Listen to both conversations. Complete the notes, then compare with a partner. 1 appointment with day________ time________ caller's name 2 appointment with day________ time________ caller's name listening challenge 3 uoAJ Peter rings again to change his appointment. Listen. 1 Why does he want to change? 2 When is his new appointment? listen again with the tapescript, listening booklet p.32 D don't forget! natural English Listen to the extract. wo**/ Underline the phrases you hear. accepting and refusing suggestions How about tomorrow afternoon? What about 3-30? Yes, that's fine. that's great/greit/. I'm afraid /a'freid/1 can't. Sorry, that's no good. I'm busy then. I'm meeting someone. 5 Go to the listening booklet p.32. Listen again arid repeat. 6 Work with a partner. You want to do your homework together and will need about one hour. A go to p. 14L B go to p.143. speaking it's your turn! 1 Work with a partner. You are going to write a dialogue with a receptionist. Go to p. 144. 2 natural English Can you add some of these words/phrases to your dialogue? fillers in conversation These words / phrases help to make conversation more natural. Right,... OK,... (= to show you are listening and understand) Let me see... Hmm/Er,... Well,,., (= to give you time to think) 3 Practise your dialogue with your partner. Then act it out for another pair. Which dialogue is more natural? Use these phrases from this lesson in the extended speaking on p.98. She looked up the phone number. She rang the surgery. She made an appointment. She told him about unit ten 97 ended sp nightmare! you're going to: collect ideas talk about dentists prepare a story practise telling a picture story; invent the end of the story tell the story tell the story to a new partner listen listen to someone telling the story writing write your story but firs Look back at the don't forget boxes in this unit. You can use this language in the activity. 98 unit ten test yourself! collect ideas 1 Ask and answer these questions with a partner. Do you like going to the dentist? Why / Why not? How often do you go? When did you last go? What happened? Do you like your dentist? ^ prepare a story Look at p.98. In which pictures can you use these words? turn round run away moustache needle beard /bisd/ Work with a partner. Together, describe what happened in each picture. Don't write anything. example picture one Anna was on holiday in the Baham but on the second day, she 4 Tell the whole story to your partner. Remember to use the link words / phrases, e.g. on the second day. 5 What do you think happens after picture 8? Tell your partner. ^ tell the story 6 Find a new partner. Tell them the story with your ending. Which ending do you prefer? \ listen 7 f^ř\ Listen to someone telling the story. Is it the same as Vjy»/ yours? Listen again with the tapescript if you like. H writing 8 At home, write your story. Use the link words/phrases, e.g. on the second day, so, etc. In the next lesson, show it to your partner. What do they think of it? How well do you think you did the extended speaking? Mark the line. 0 10 test your vocabulary From this unit, write down: the missing words: I've got a_______ I've got____ dentist. . ache. ache. I should see a , ache. I've got terrible____ four more adjectives that can end in -ing or-erf, e.g interested /interesting ... sb or to sb after these verbs: write________ phone ________ speak________ tell_______ ask________ score 12 gap-fill Fill the gaps with a suitable word. I usually_____ I've got a _______ I'd like to _______ with Doctor Roberts. A What's the problem? B I don't_______ very well. asleep very quickly. . in my leg. . an appointment score 4 error correction Correct the errors. 1 I enjoyed the film; it was really excited. 2 A What about meeting at 6.00? B I'm afraid but I can't. 3 I had a dream for my sister. 4 I was very surprising when I saw him. score 4 total score 20 Look back at the unit contents on p.92. Tick • the language you can use confidently. For more practice, go to the review onp.101. unit ten 99 ine review V vocabulary homes + there's .../it's got Work in A / B pairs. You're going to describe two different pictures and find eight differences. A Look at the picture on this page. Don't Look at B's picture. B Look at the picture on p. 146. Don't look at A's picture. example A In my house there are some stairs on the Left. B In my house, the stairs are on the right. OK, that's one difference. grammar present perfect 1 Work with a partner. Write sentences about your classmates using the present perfect and these sentence endings. examples Ulrich has worked in a shop for over five years. Marcia has lived here for two or three months. ______________________for over five years. ______________________for two or three months. ______________________for at least two years. ______________________ since the beginning of the year. ______________________since the last Lesson. ______________________all his / her Life. 2 Read your sentences to the class. Your classmates can tell you if they are true. Does anyone have six true sentences? vocabulary adjectives describing homes In the word square, find 13 adjectives used to describe houses. The words can go in any direction. example dirty T C 0 N R E D 0 M R L T U G L Y A A E T A L D 0 S L D A R K A N C M U I N I E U G I A F T I I R A Y S S U E M w A L I L T 0 R D I N A R Y U N E 0 F U L M T A A Y D I T N U Y E L I G H T 0 L E % natural English 1 Put the words in brackets in the correct place in the sentence. 1 It's a very nice flat, and ifs a balcony too. (GOT) 2 The most interesting about my flat is the view. (THING) 3 Have you had your bicycle? (LONG) 4 It's only got two bedrooms, but is a garden. (THERE) 5 What do you call these in English? (THINGS) 6 Do you play rugby every week? (STILL) 2 Check your answers using the natural English boxes in unit nine. 100 unit nine review ■■■■■■MMBMMMMiHMHHmBWH ■■■■■■iMBBBBBHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBI^^H ten review 3jjj natural English Work in two groups, As and Bs. You are going to role play a phone conversation with a doctor's receptionist. As - You are receptionists. Look at the role card below. Prepare your role together. Use the natural English boxes in unit ten to help you. Bs - You are patients. Go to p. 149. Prepare your role together. Use the natural English boxes in unit ten to help you. vocabulary sleep and ~ed/-ing adjectives student A RECEPTIONIST It's FIVE minutes before your patient / client's appointment. They're going to ring you. Think! What are you going to say? - greetings - listen and respond - explain that you are full this morning - suggest other times / days You answer the phone. 2 As - find a B partner. Act out your role play. Repeat it until you can do it fluently. 3 Change roles with your partner. This time, B has a hairdresser's appointment. Prepare your roles and then act out the conversation. grammar verb patterns 1 Order the words to make questions. 1 phone often you how parents do your ? 2 often for you advice do people ask ? 3 holiday when you do postcards you are send on ? 4 friends how you do write to often ? 5 do trains on often to strangers you talk ? 6 anyone you e-mailed today have ? 7 thank presents do for birthday how you people ? 8 the lesson you spoken in teacher has this to ? I 2 Ask and answer the questions with two different partners. 1 You have two minutes. Describe the picture with a partner. example The man on the right is really thin, and he looks very worried. 2 Go to p. 147. Don't look back at the picture. unit ten review 101 eleven r tick / when you know this natural English Q leaving out words |~~| I (don't) agree /it depends □ uses of work (n) Q Whatif...? grammar |~l conditional sentences with will/might vocabulary □ work and working conditions □ office jobs | ~2 relationships life with m groups... 1 Do you ever go to concerts or shows? If so, what kind? What was the last one you went to? What was it like? Who did you go with? reading for fun 2 Read the cartoon. Circle the correct word. 1 Agrippine's father is worried/relaxed. 2 Agrippine would prefer to be/not to be with her father. Listen and follow the cartoon. 4 natural English Read the box and complete the gaps. leaving out words In spoken English, you can often leave out words at the beginning of a sentence, especially pronouns (e.g. I/you) and auxiliary verbs (e.g. is/have). A Everything OK? (= Is everything OK?) B Fine, thanks. AReady?(=_ B Yes, let's go. ready?) A Got a pen? (= Have you got a pen?) B Yes, here you are. A \s it raining? B Don't know. (=_____don't know' Listen and repeat the dialogues. 6 Complete the sentences with phrases from the box. I'll would you have you do you did you are you 1 ( Have you ) Finished? 4 (_______) Like a coffee? 2 (_______) Busy? 5 (_______) Want to go for a walk? 3 (______) Enjoy the party last night? 6 (_______) See you later. 7 With a partner, make dialogues without the words in brackets. example A Finished? B No, I haven't. get lost if you get lost, you don't know where you are had better do sth should do sth, e.g. it's late - we'd better go now f3 hi there! © /hai öea/ hello! 102 do you get concert No... we'd better meet at the car. Hi there! Is that a friend of yours? How old is she? w Look at that! What are they DOING? Have you got the tickets? No, I have. Vour dad's talking to you. reaCÍhowto describe office life lead-in 1 Think! Do you like this office? Why / Why not? 2 Compare your ideas with a partner. read on 1 Read the introduction to the article. Is it about: a office parties? b office rules? c office jobs? WHAT CAN YOU DO IN YOUR OFFICE? Recently, two workers lost their jobs because they spent too much time using the Internet for personal reasons in office time. It is now possible for companies to monitor e-mails and Internet use without telling the staff. And can workers get the sack for having a beer at lunchtime, or phoning their grandmother to wish her happy birthday? We called a few leading companies to see what they will or won't accept from their administrative staff. V At work, can you... COMPUTER SOFTWARE COMPANY MOBILE PHONE COMPANY BANK DEPARTMENT STORE 1 ...wear jeans? Generally yes, but you should wear formal clothes to meet clients. Only on Fridays and at weekends. Staff have to wear uniforms. Yes, but most people don't. Clothes are casual but smart. 2 ...e-mail your friends? If it's important, yes. E-mails may be monitored. You can if you are sensible, and don't spend all day e-mailing gossip. Yes, but e-mails are monitored for bad language. Basically, we don't permit personal e-mails. 3 ...surfthe Internet? It's OK if it doesn't affect your work. Only in your own time. Yes, but not for hours on end. If it is limited and sensible, it is permitted. 4 ...drink alcohol? You can only drink during your lunch hour, and not in the building. Yes, on special occasions. (We like to celebrate success.) Not at your desk, but you can drink in the company restaurant Yes, but only in moderation, and not if you're a driver. 5 ...haue an office romance? Yes, but we don't like people to work in the same department if they are in a relationship. If people are sensible, we see no problem. Yes, but it's important that they don't discuss company secrets. It's OK until couples split up - then it can be a problem. get the sack l> lose your job client (n) /'klaisnt/ business customer monitor (v) watch or check on people to see what they are doing gossip (n) stories about people's private lives, sometimes untrue sensible (adj) /'sensabl/ reasonable, practical. A sensible person makes good decisions in most situations. split up (v) if a couple splits up, their relationship ends 104 unit eleven Read the rest of the article. Which company ... answers 'no' to question one? answers 'no' to question two? answers 'no' to question three? answers 'no' to question four? is most relaxed about an office romance? With your partner, explain these phrases from the article. question 3 question 4 question 5 in your own time in moderation in a relationship hours on end Think! Which is the best answer to each question? Which company would you most like to work for? What happens in your office? Tell a partner. ©natural English Listen and number the phrases in bold in the order you hear them (1, 2, 3). I (don't) agree/it depends I agree with you/that. (= I have the same opinion) NOT I'm agree with you/that. I think it depends. NOT it's depend Sorry, I don't (agree with you /that). 6 pronunciation Go to the listening booklet p.34. Listen and repeat the dialogue. Stress the underlined words. 7 Think! What do you think about these statements? All workers should have at least thirty days' holiday a year. Older workers should get more money than younger workers. Discuss in small groups. Use the natural English phrases. vocabulary work and working conditions 1 Work with a partner. Write one word in each gap. A What does your brother do? B He runs an advertising company. A Oh, he's the _____? B Yes, that's right. A And are they busy? B Yes, they've got a lot of at the moment. Some days he doesn't get a lunch A But does he get a good _____? B Oh yes. He earns a lot, I think. 2 A Are you working at the moment? B Yes, I've got a _____with a record company. A Really? Is that normal working____ B Yeah, nine to five. ^—— ^.^ A Do you __ an office with Ü other people? B Uhuh, there are three of us. A And do you _____ on well? B Yes, we have a good working relationship. Listen and check. 3 With a partner, choose one dialogue. Practise saying it until you can do it without looking. 4 natural English Match 1 to 3 with a to c. (S uses of workln) Work has different meanings and is usually uncountable. 1 IVe got a lot of work this week. 2 When do you start work? 3 I get the train to work. a = begin your job or the working day b = to the place where I have a job c = many things to do Remember: I haven't got a job at the moment. NOT I haven't got a work. unit eleven 105