Giáo trình Tiếng Anh cơ sở - Phùng Thị Thanh Tú

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1. ĐẠI HỌC THÁI NGUYÊN KHOA CÔNG NGHỆ THÔNG TIN Phùng Thị Thanh Tú Nguyễn Thúy Hòa, Dương Hồng An, Ngô Phương Thùy , Nguyễn Vũ Kiều Vân, Phan Thị Như Quỳnh, Nguyễn Thị Phương Hoa, Phạm Thúy Hằng Giáo trình Tiếng Anh cơ sở Tháng 12/2006
2. 1You and me VOCABULARY appearance (n) association (n) au pair (adj) clone (n) cousin (n) create (v) crumble (v) disaster (n) embarrass (v) ex- (n) fashionable (adj) father-in-law (n) glamorous (adj) half-brother (n) hero (n) moustache (n) nephew (n) niece (n) psychologist (n) shed (n) stepmother (n) tumble (n) unusual (adj) visualize (v)
3. 1. gH You're going to listen to Susan talking about some of the different names that people call her. Which name doesn't she like? 2. Listen again. Match the people (a-h) with the names (1-8) that they call Susan. 3. Write down the different names that people call you. Tell your partner. Which of your names do you like best/least? Lexis: family words 1. Work with a partner. Copy the following table. Under each heading, note down the first names of people in your family. Parents Brothers Grandfather & Sons& Uncles & Cousins Nephews & sisters grandmother daughters aunts & nieces 2. Add more headings and names to the table in 1 3. Discuss the following questions about the names in your table. a, Which names are typical in your country? b, Whjch name is the most unusual? c, Which name do you like best? Long vowel sounds 1 [Ml In each of the following groups of names one name has a different vowel sound from the others. Listen and spot the odd one out in each group. 1 / / Paul George Sue Dawn 4 / / Peter Eve Margaret Keith 1 / / Julie Ruth Luke Burt 5// Shirley Bernard earl Denise 3 / /Charles Laura Barbara Grant 2 Listen and check your answers to 1. Then listen again and repeat. Rearrange the names so that all four names in each group have the same vowel sound. What's in a name? Work in small groups. Discuss the following questions. a, What name would you give this baby girl? b, What names do you like for a boy? c, How did your parents choose your name?
4. Reading What do you think the following famous people have in common? Read the article and find out. * Elton John + Marilyn Monroe * David Bowie + Demi Moore * Madonna + Bill Clinton names: Rummer Glenn, Scout LaRue and NAME GAME Tallulah Belle! These days it's fashionable to give your child the name of place that is important to you: Your name is extremely important. It's how you Victoria (Posh Spice) and David Beckham identify yourself. It's how other people identify you. decided to call their son Brooklyn because they Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight. Can were in New York when they discovered that you imagine someone famous with a name like that? Victoria was going to have a • baby. Madonna He had to change it. Marilyn Moore sounds so much named her daughter Lourdes after the town in more glamorous than Norma Jean Baker. So how do France, and ex-US-President Bill Clinton named parents make one of the most important decisions in his daughter Chelsea the lives of their children - giving them a name? after a part of London Some parents choose names because they are that he and his wife fashionable. Other parents do the opposite and call liked". their children unusual names, or they even invent Personally, I names. Helen Petrie, a psychologist at Hertfordshire think it's a good idea to University, says that people who choose unusual give children names of names for their children want to show how special famous people. they are. Leornardo Di Caprio However, the children are not always very was named after the famous Italian painter, and happy with their parents' choice. David Bowie's son Liam Gallagher, singer with the band Oasis, found the name Zowie so embarrassing that he called his son Lennon after his hero, John. changed it to Joe. I wonder if Bruce Willis and Demi I wanted to call my first child Elvis, and Moore's children feel good about their my husband wanted to call him PelD. Fortunately she was a girl, so we named her after my favourite aunt-Blodwen. Reginald Kenneth Dwight (Elton John)
5. 2. Tick the reasons for choosing a name that the article mentions. Put a cross by the reasons the article doesn't mention. a, because it sounds good b, because it's fashionable c, because it sounds the same in two languages d, because it's unusual or original e, because it's the name of a place f, because it's a religious name g, because it's the name of a famous person h, because it's the name of another member of the family 3. Work with a partner. What other reasons can you think of for choosing a name? Think about your family, your friends, and people in the class. Lexis 1. Complete the following sentences with words from the text above. a, I think that my name sounds much nicer in my languages than in English. b, I won't have to a decision about names. I'm not going to have any children! c, I'd like to have an unusual name- it would make me special. d, I know exactly what I'm going to my children. e, My parents named me a relative. f, I think it's a good to choose a name that's easy to say in different languages. 2. Find out if any of the sentences in 1 are true for your partner. I never forget a face 1. How good are you at remembering people's names? What techniques do you use? 2. Try this memory test. Study these names and faces for thirty seconds. Then turn to page 91 and see which you can remember. 4
6. Reading 1. Read this advice for improving your memory. Find an appropriate heading for each paragraph. a, Repeat it c, use it e, Write it down b, Visualise it d, Check the spelling f, make association 2. Work with a partner. Discuss these questions. a, Which of the techniques in 1 have you used for remembering names? b, Which of the techniques in 1 could help you to remember new English words and expressions? c, What other ways can you think of to help remember and learn new English words and expressions? Lexis: describing people 1. Look at the nouns, noun phrases and adjectives in the box. Which words can complete sentence a? Which words can complete sentence b? Friendly a banker a typical mum intelligent shy a doctor very young middle-aged stressed out intelligent about sixty Greek a waiter a Swedish au pair a student fit a retired police officer a bit tired rich a, He/She looks b, He/She looks like a) He/she looks b) He/she looks like ___ ___ . . 2. What type of word do you use after look(s)? What type of word do you use after look(s) like? 5
7. 3. Write a sentence to describe each person in the six photographs on the previous page. Leave a space ( ) for the name. For example looks about 60. He looks intelligent and quite friendly. 4. Give your paper to a partner and ask them to complete the sentences with the correct name. 5. Repeat the same exercise for three people in your class. Ask your partner to complete the sentences with the correct name. MEETA.L.I.C.E. 1. Read the responses in this conversation. Who or what is A L.I.C.E.? Hi. My name's A.L.I.C.E. 6. like your Do job you? 1. name What your does mean? Yes, I have a passion for my work! It means Artificial Linguistic Internet 7. languages you any speak Can foreign? Computer Entity. No, I only speak English at the moment, 2. were born you Where? but I'd like to learn. I was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 8. married you Are? 3. grow Where did up you? No, I am single. How about you? I think I grew up in San Francisco. 9. got children Have any you? 4. look do like you What? No, but you can download me and make A.L.I.C.E. clones for yourself! I'm blue and I've got one wheel. 10. created you Who? 5. do What do you? Dr Richard S.Wallace- he is very clever! I talk to people on the web 2 Write the words in the questions in 1 in the correct order. 3 HI Listenand check your answers to 1 and 2. 4 Underline the stressed word in each question. Listen and repeat the question in the conversation. 5 Work with someone you don't know very well. Interview them using appropriate question from 2 and add more question of your own. Close up 1 Work with a partner. Look at the table and discuss the questions. Statement Question subject (auxiliary) verb (auxiliary) verb subject you are -> Are you ? Are you married? you can -> Can you ? Can you speak any foreign languages? your name means -> does your name ? What does your name means? a, What is the difference in word order between a statement and a question in English? b, When do you need to use the auxiliary verbs do, does, did to form a question? c, How do you form questions in your language? Is it the same as English? 2 Change the following statements into questions. Then ask your partner the questions. 6
8. a, You are hungry. Are you hungry? e, You live in Rome. Where do you live? b, You smoke. f, Your favourite colour is red. (What) c, You can play the guitar. g, You left school in 1997. (When) d, You've been the Disneyland. h. You've got 200 CDs. (How many) 3 Rewrite these questions in the correct order. a, you are old How? How old are you? b, life in Do after believe death you ? c, do much weigh you How? d, you anything ever Have stolen? e, much earn How you do money? f, you many partners How had have? 4 Work in small groups. In what situations is it okay to ask the question in 3? * in your English class * with your best friends * in your family * at work * never Subject question 1 Look at questions A and B below. Question A in an object question because the answer (A.L.l.C.E) is the object of the verb. Question B is a subject question because the answer (Dr Wallace) is the subject of the verb. Do you use an auxiliary with a subject question? 2 Work in pairs. You are going to ask and answer some general knowledge questions. Student A turn to page 91 Student B turn to page 93. Follow the instructions. Language reference: questions. Word order To form a question in English you put an auxiliary verb before the subject. In the present simple you use the auxiliary do or does. In the past simple you use the auxiliary did. With the verb be you put am, are, is, was or were before the subject. question word auxiliary) verb subject Is your sister married? Does she love him? Where do they live? get Why did she married? Subject questions When the question word is the subject you do not use do, does or did. A subject question has the same word order as a statement. 7
9. subject verb who created A.L.I.C.E? Not who did create ? subject verb Who lives here? Not who docs live Stand By Me Song 1 Look at the words of the song. On lines a-f and lines g-1 there is an extra word. Find the word and cro33 it out. g) If the blue sky that we look upon h) Should tumble and fall over i) Or the rocky mountains should crumble to the sea j) I won't cry, I won't cry out k) No, I won't shed a big tear I) Just as long as you stand up, stand by me. So darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me. Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me. And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me. Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me. Whenever you're in trouble, Won't you stand by me, oh stand by me. Oh stand now, oh stand by me. 2 Listen and check your answers to 1 3 Which of the following is the best interpretation of the song? a, There are going to be a lot of disasters if you stand by me. b, I won't be able to see very well if you stand by me. 8
10. c, If you stand by me, I will feel strong. Nothing will worry me. 4 Tell your partner about a time when you really needed a friend to "stand by you". Anecdote 1 HI Listen to Tom talking about somebody who is important to him. Which of the following topics does he talk about? □ What is this person's full name? □ How often do you see them? □ When did you meet this person? □ Why are they important to you? □ How old are they now? □ What are their best qualities? □ Where do they live? □ Is there anything you don't like about them □ What do they do? □ When did you last see them? 2 Work with a partner. Note down as much information as you can remember about the topics Tom talks about. Listen again and check your answers. 3 Think of a person who is important to you. You are going to tell a partner about them. Choose from the list in 1 the things you want to talk about. Think about what you will say and what language you will need. First impressions Writing 1 Read this letter from Rich to a friend. How does he feel about the place he is describing? Hi! " ^ I've been here a week and my first impressions are not very good. In fact, they are terrible. The city is small and boring. Really boring! The buildings are modern and unattractive, and there are some ugly high-rise office blocks. The city centre is really dirty and polluted, and public transport is useless. The buses stop at ten o'clock at night, and it's impossible to get a taxi. This probably explains why the streets are completely empty after six o'clock in the evening and the nightlife is terrible. There is nothing to do. The people look miserable and they're not very friendly. I suppose it could be because the weather is awful- it's cold and hasn't stopped raining since I arrived. Seven days of rain- can you imagine? But the worst thing is the food-1 can't eat it. And the coffee tastes disgusting. Ugh! There aren't many restaurants and they're expensive. I want to come home! I really hate It here. Love, Rich xxx 2 Rewrite the letter in 1. Make it sound as positive as you can. Hi! I've been here a week and my first impressions are really good. In fact, they are fantastic. The city is big and exciting. Really exciting! The buildings are
11. Cities of the world 1. Work with a partner. Which of the following cities are capitals? (There are six) Tokyo Nice Seoul Rekjavik Berlin Barcelona Los Angeles Cairo Melbourne Pregue Anecdote Think about the best city you have ever visited. You are going to tell your partner about it. Choose from the list the things you want to talk about. Think about what you will say and what language you will need. □ Where is the city? □ How many times have you visited the city? □ □ When did you first go there? □ When was the last time? □ Were you on holiday? □ What do you most like about this city? □ Who did you go there with? □ Would you like to live there? Why / Why not □ What did you do there? Extra activities: QESCRIBING PEOPLE Work in group of 4 - One person picks up a sheet of paper having a name of a person in the class - Describing him/her using: She/He looks like an actress/actor She/He has long black hair She/He likes red She/He can play table tennis. The others guess who she/he is. 10
12. Love Stories Reading 1. Look at the photos of four famous Hollywood couples. Which of these celebrities are well-known in your country? 2. Read the information and find out how long each couple was married for. What went wrong with their relationships? 11
13. What went wrong? Richard Gere and Lyle Lovett and Julia Nicole Kidman and Tom Bruce Willis and Cindy Crawford Roberts Cruise Demi Moore got married got married got married got married in 1991 in Las Vegas. in 1993 after a six- on Christmas Eve 1990 in in 1987 in Las Vegas, week romance Telluride, Colorado. for weeks after he asi split up her out on their first in 1994 split up split up in 1995 in 2001 split up were married in 1998 for 3 years were married were married for 2 years for just over 10 years were married for 11 years What went wrong? What went wrong? They She wanted to have What went wrong? both wanted to pursue What went wrong? children and he The big difference in their own careers. It was a stormy refused. age became a relationship, and ther problem were rumours of affair on both sides. 3. Read the information again and answer these questions. a, Whigh couple got married in Las Vegas? b, Which couple got married on Christmas Eve? c, Which couples were married the longest? d, Which couple were married for the shortest time? e, Which couple split up for professional reasons? f, Which couple split up because one of them didn't want to have children Lexis 1. Complete the expressions in the sentences below with one word in each case. Look back at the information in the previous section if necessary. a, The best age to __ married is twenty- five for women and twenty-seven for men, b, A big __in age should not be a problem for a couple if they are in love. c, It is impossible for both partners in a marriage to __ a career. d, A woman should never ask a man ___ on a first day. e, A ___relationship is much better than a boring one. f, A couple with children should never ___up. They should stay together. g, The main reason for getting married is to___ children. 2. Work in small groups. Do you agree with the statements in 1? 12
14. Ross and Jane 1 Match the words and expressions in the box to an appropriate picture (a-d). move in have a row chat up fancy. 2. Put the stages of Ross and Jane's relationship in the order that you think best. Add different stages if you think they are necessary. Compare your ideas with a partner. a, They got married. g, They had a row, b, Ross chatted Jane up. h, They met each other's parents. c, They rang each other up. i, They kissed. d, They fancied each other j, They split up. e, They moved in together. k, They went out together. f, They had children. 1, They fell in love 3. Work in pains. You are going to write the story of Ross and Jane. • Use the sentences from 2, including any that you have added. • Use adverbs of time from the Language toolbox as well as appropriate place words. • Compare your story with other peoples' stories in the class and vote for the best one. For example: One evening Ross met Jane at a disco. They fancied each other. To begin with Irregular verb 1. Complete the following irregular verb tables with the correct forms. sound groups What do the verb forms in each table have in common? A B C Infinitive Past Past Infinitive Past Past Infinitive Past Past simple participle simple participle simple particip meet met met ring rang rung buy bought bought keep a, kept begin began a, a, brought b, mean b, c, b, c, drunk catch c, d, d, ___ slept e, d, sang e, — f, ___ fought g> ___ 13
15. 2. Listen, check your answers and repeat the verb forms in 1. Add three other verbs to the tables. Let's get personal Listening 1. Listen to the first part of a television game show and decide whether the following statements are true or false. a) The competition is called Popular. b) Bobby Brown is the host, c) Rosie and David have to answer different questions. d) They get points for giving the same answers. e) Rosie and David can hear one another. f) Rosie and David can hear Bobby Brown. 2. Write out the questions that Bobby Brown asks Rosie. Listen and check your answers. 14
16. 3. Listen again and underline the answers (a, b or c) that Rosie gives. 4. Listen to David answering the same questions. Circle a tick if he gives the same answer as Rosie and circle a cross if he gives a different answer. 5. How many points did Rosie and David score out of six? 6. Think about the time that you first met somebody important to you. How many of these questions from Get Personal could you answer? Discuss with a partner. Close up 1. Work with a partner. Look at the verbs in the box and answer these questions, buy stay up start hurry receive fall go a) Which verbs have irregular past forms? • • b) How do you form the past simple form of regular verbs like stay up and start? c) What happens when the regular verb ends in e or a consonant + y? d) Which auxiliary verb do you use to make past simple negative and question forms? 2. Rewrite each of these sentences with past simple affirmative and negative forms. a, Yesterday I (buy) a CD. Yesterday I bought a CD. I Yesterday I didn 't buy a CD. b, Last Saturday I (stay up) all night. c, In January I (start) a new diet. d, Today I (hurry) to my English lesson. e, This morning I (receive) an e- mail. f, Last night I (fall) asleep watching TV. g, Last year I (go) on holiday abroad 3. Tick the sentences which are true for you. Compare your answers with a partner. Past continuous 1. Look at these extracts from Bobby Brown's interview with Rosie. Choose the present or past continuous by underlining the appropriate auxiliary. Which tense is used for the other verb in each extract? a, Well, I am/ was working as a nurse, and David came into the hospital b, it is / was raining when I arrived at work. c, What are / were you both wearing when you saw one another for the first time? 15
17. 2. Which tense do you use to describe something that was in progress when another event happened? Which tense do you use to describe an event that happened at a particular moment? 3. HI Listen to the sounds and describe the five situations. Use the past continuous and the past simple. For example: He was having a shower when his mobile phone rang. 4. Work with a partner. Follow these instructions. a, Write down three true sentences and one false sentence to describe what you were doing yesterday at each of these times: 7.30 am; 1. 00 pm; 6.00 pm; 11.00 pm. b, Ask each other questions beginning What were you doing at ? c, Guess which of your partner's answers is false. Language reference: past tense forms. Past simple: The past simple is used to fix events and situations in the past. You can use it to say when the event or situation happened. The last time I lost my keys was two weeks ago. They fell out of my pocket on the sofa. I didn 't realize so I looked everywhere. My son found them this morning. Note: Many verbs have irregular past forms and you have to learn them. Past continuous: The past continuous is usually used in contrast with the past simple. You can use it to describe something which was in progress when the main events in the story happened. Well, I was working as a nurse, and David came into the hospital for an operation. What were you both wearing when you saw one another for the first time? True love Reading 1. Work with a partner. Look at the couples in the article below and decide what you think are the correct answers to these questions. a) Who waited too long before asking his lover to marry him? b) Who built a monument in the memory of his wife? c) Who gave up his kingdom for love? d) Who sent red roses to his wife's crypt three times a week until his death in 1999? e) Which couple only spent one night apart during thirty years of marriage? 16
18. 2. Read the article and check your answers. Great love affairs a, The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: After the death of his father in 1936 Edward VIII became King of England. He was in love with Mrs. Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee, and he wanted to marry her. But the British government did not accept her as Queen of England because she was divorced. He had to choose- continue as King of England or marry Mrs. Simpson. He chose to stay with the woman he loved. b, Paul and Linda McCartney: When Paul McCartney left the Beatles in April 1970, many people blamed Linda, his American photographer wife. Linda was the love of Paul's life, and in thirty years they only spent one night apart. She died of cancer in 1998 with Paul by her side. c, Marilyn Monroe and Joe Di Maggio Their marriage lasted less than ten months, but DiMaggio was always there for Marilyn. He organised her funeral, and, until his death in 1999, he sent red roses to her crypt three times a week. d, Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal In the 17th century, Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife. He was heartbroken when his wife died after nineteen years of marriage. One year after her death, construction of the Taj Mahal began and it took twenty- two years to complete. Six years later Jahan died and was buried with his true love in one of the most romantic buildings in the world. e, Charles and Camilla When Charles met Camilla at a polo match in 1970, he fell in love with her. But then he waited too long before asking her to marry him. She got tired of waiting and married somebody else. Now, two marriages and a funeral later, Charles and Camilla are together again. 3. Work in pairs. You are each going to write four comprehension questions on the text in 2. Student A turn to page 91. Student B turn to page 93. Follow the instructions. 4. Work in groups. Discuss these questions. • Which story do you think is the most romantic? • Which story do you think is the saddest? • Which famous love stories are there in your country? 17
19. Suspicious Minds 1 Look at the title of the song. Do you think a person with a suspicious mind. a, believe what you tell them? b, doesn't believe what you tell them? 2 Read the song and put the words in the box in the correct place in the song. hello dreams word teas trap never dreams again Elvis Presley was one of the most important recording artists of all time. His version of this song was a huge success Here we go (5)_ We're caught in a (1) ___ Asking where I've been. You I can't walk out can't see the tears are real I'm Because I love you too much, baby. crying. Why can't you see What you're doing to me When We can't go on together With you don't believe a (2) __I say? suspicious minds. And we can't build our (6) ___ We can't go on together On suspicious minds. With suspicious minds. And we can't build our (3) __ Oh, let our love survive. On suspicious minds. Oh dry the (7)___ from you eyes. Let's not let a good thing die. So, if an old friend I know When, honey, you know Drops by to say (4) __ I've (8) __ lied to you. Would I still see suspicion in your eyes? Mmm, yeah, yeah. 3 • Listen to the song and check your answers. 4 Read the song again and complete these sentences with the correct alternative. a, The singer wants/ doesn't want to leave. b, The singer is happy/ unhappy with the relationship. c, The singer thinks/ doesn't think his lover is jealous of his friends. d, The singer lies/ never lies. 5 Replace the underlined words with words and expressions from the song. a) I don't want to leave, (verse 1) b) I don't believe anything you say. (verse 2) c) We can't continue together with suspicious minds, (chorus) d) You say your friend comes to your house to say hello, (verse 3) e) Please stop crying and believe me. (verse 5) 18
20. 6 Who said the things in 5; the singer or his suspicious lover? 7 Work with a partner. Describe a time in your life when you had a 'suspicious mind'. Extra activities TRUE OR FALSE Complete the following twelve statements about yourself, but write some statements which are false. Then exchange papers with a partner. Decide which sentences are true and which are false. Name ___ e.g. This morning at 9 o'clock, I was walking to school. ___ last week. Last night at 10 o'clock, I ___ .___recently. A few years ago, I _ ___ : ___ : ___ . I ___ ___ ___ this weekend. At the moment, I think I___ , I think I ___ tonight. ___ twice. I once ___ , I often ___ ___. Next week, I___ . I ___ ___ or over ten years. 19
21. 3 Shopping Work in small groups. Discuss the following questions. • When do you give presents? • What's the best present you've ever given? • What's the best present you've ever received? • Do you think it's easier to buy presents for men or for women? 20
22. Reading 1. Read this article about giving and receiving presents and answer the following questions. a, Did a man or woman write the article? b, Does he or she think men are good at choosing presents? c, Does he or she think woman are good at choosing presents? d, What do women and men really want for their birthday? Do you agree? What people really want for their birthday was my birthday recently, and as But women are sensitive and intuitive so IT usual I didn't get what I really they always know the right thing to buy. Right? wanted. I usually get a bunch of Wrong. flowers, a book, a box of chocolates and The big mistake that women make is that electronic gadgets. My family always asks me they usually buy clothes. They buy clothes what I want, and I always tell them the same because they like them and they want other thing - I want a surprise. So this year I got people to wear the clothes they like. 'You . • flowers, books, chocolates, and gadgets. always wear dark colours, and I want to change Flowers are lovely, but they hardly ever you, so I'm going to buy you a brightly last for more than a week and a real present is coloured tie or a pair of Mickey Mouse socks.' something you can keep. I always look for the This is a big mistake. Men don't usually diamond ring hidden in the flowers, but it's want brightly coloured ties or silly socks. The never there. word to remember when you're buying present Books are a waste of time, and I hate for a male is Gadgets. Men like any thing digital getting chocolates because I'm normally on a or electronic. Like one of those watches that diet. tells scuba divers the time in Atlantis. But gadgets are the worst. Most women For his last birthday, I gave my husband a are not interested in gadgets. Men buy gadgets small torch and a Swiss army knife, the same for women because men love gadgets. For my present that I once gave to a 12- year- old birthday my husband bought me a gadget that nephew. He was overjoyed. makes bubbles in the bath, like a Jacuzzi. Last It's very simple. You can't go wrong if year he got me one of those things you put on you always remember the 'G' word for man and the back of your seat and it massages your back. the 'J' word for women - and that's 'J' for What's he trying to tell me? That I deserve jewellery not 'J' for Jacuzzi. some little luxuries? I agree with that, but the little luxuries I like are made of gold or silver. 2. Rearrange the words below to make six statements from the article. You have been given the first word. can real you something is present keep a, A time of waste a are b, Books in are interested women gadgets not c, Most and intuitive are sensitive d, Women usually silly or coloured want socks don't ties brightly e, Men anything like electronic digital or f, Men 3. Do you agree with these statements? Discuss with a partner. 21
23. Lexis: collocation 1. A bunch of flowers is a phrase from the article in the previous section. Match words from column A with words from column B to make similar nhrases. 2. Work with a partner. Which things in 1 are common presents in your country? Which things would be very strange or unusual presents? Close up Verbs with two objects 1. Re-write the following sentences as in the example. Check your answers in the article on page 23. 2. Translate the sentences in 1. Identify the subject, verb, direct object, etc, in your translation. What is the most common word order for sentences like these in your language? 3. On a piece of paper write three true sentences and one false one using words and phrases from the boxes. In each sentence include a subject, a verb, an indirect object and a direct object. Exchange your piece of paper with a partner. Check the word order. Guess which sentence is false. For example: Subject verb indirect object direct object Last night I bought my best friend a drink in my favourite bar.
24. Language reference: verbs with two objects. Several common verbs can have two objects: bring, buy, get, give, lend, make, show, take, tell. With these single- syllable verbs there are two possible sentences structures. 1. Subject verb + direct object + for/to + indirect object. 2 Subject + verb +indirect object + direct object. My husband + bought + a gadget +for + me. My husband + bought + me + a gadget I + gave + a small torch + to + my husband. I + gave + my husband + a small torch Verbs +for: buy, get, make. Verbs + to: bring, give, lend, send, show, take, teach, tell. Note: With two/ three- syllable verbs such as demonstrate, describe, explain or suggest you can only use sentences structure 1. The teacher explained the exercise to us. Not The teacher explained us the exeiuse. Anecdote Think about the last time you went shopping to buy a present for somebody. You are going to • tell your partner about it. Choose from the list below the things you want to talk about. Think about what you will say and what language you will need. □ Who was the present for? □ How much did you spend? □ What was the occasion: a birthday, an anniversary □ Did you buy a card too? □ Where did you go shopping for the present? □ Did the person like the present? □ Did you know what you were going to buy or did □ Was it the sort of present you you have to look around? would like to receive? □ What did you buy? Close up Adverbs of frequency 1. Complete this sentence from the article by inserting the adverbs of frequency always and never in the correct positions. / look for the diamond ring hidden in the flowers, but it's there. 2. Underline all the examples of adverbs of frequency in the article on page 23. Do adverbs of frequency come before or after the main part of the verb? Is this true for be? 3. Find more adverbs of frequency in this word snake. Put them in order starting with always and finishing with never. 4. How well do you know the person sitting next to you? Add an adverb of frequency from 3 to the sentences below to make true sentences about your partner. For example: She occasionally gets what she wants for her birthday. He doesn 't usually get what he wants for his birthday. a) He/She spends more than 25 pounds on a present, d) He/She is on time. b) He/She is positive about life. e) He/She has lunch at home during the week. c) He/She goes out at the weekend. f) He/She goes to bed before 10.00 pm 23
25. 5 Compare your sentences in 4 with your partner and check how many are actually true. How similar/different are you? 6 Work with a partner. Use the same ideas in 4 to make sentences about your life when you were a child. Include an adverb of frequency in each sentence. Add your own ideas. Discuss how different your life is now compared to then. For example: When I was a child I always got what I wanted for my birthday. Language reference: adverbs of frequency always, often, usually, normally, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, hardly ever, never. The most usually positions are: • Before the main part of the verb. After the verb be. She is / always tell them the same thing. Men don 7 usually want hardly ever on time. I'm brightly coloured ties. normally on a diet. How much is she wearing? 1 Look at these photographs of four famous women. Which one do you recognize? Whose clothes do you like best? Match the photographs (a-d) with the texts (1-4) '1. Gwyneth Paltrow 2. Jennifer Aniston 3. Kylie Minogue 4. Catherine Zeta Jones • Top £2,500 •Evening dress £3,000 • Coat £22,000 • Evening dress £7,500 • Trousers £500 •Bag £500 •Shoes £400 • Top £400 • Bag £3,000 • Shoes £2,000 •Necklace £23,500 • Trousers £400 • Silk wrap £1,500 • Bag £1,250 •Bracelet £23,000 • Belt £200 • Shoes £400 • Watch £3,000 •Earrings £\0,000 • Earrings £725 • Earrings £300 •WeMmq ring £50,000 • Bracelet £1,200 • Engagement ring £130,000 Total £10,050 Total £145,400 Total £23,000 Total £194,325 24
26. 2 Read the captions again and note down who is wearing the most expensive a, dress b, trousers c, top d, shoes e, ring f, earrings Check your answers with your partner. 3 Work with a partner. Discuss the following issues. a) Where did you buy the clothes you are wearing today? b) When did you last buy an item of clothing? Describe it. c) Where is the most expensive clothes shop in your city? d) Describe the most expensive item of clothing you've ever bought. e) Do you think it's right to spend tens of thousands of pounds on clothes and jewellery? Why/ Why not? Close up Verbs + -ing form 1 Work with a partner. Complete the statements with Men or Women as you think appropriate. a) ___ can't stand shopping for clothes. b) ___ don't mind spending hours and hours shopping forclothes. c) ___ spend a lot of time going from shop to shop, comparing prices and quality. d) ___ don't bother looking at the price tag before they buy. e) ___ don't waste time shopping unless they really need something. f) ___prefer going to the dentist's to going shopping. 2 Look at the statements in 1. Underline all the verbs and verb phrases that are followed by a verb in the -ing form. For example: a) Men can't stand shopping for clothes. 3 You are going to read an interview with two men about their attitudes to shopping. There are twelve cases where a verb or verb phrase should be followed by an -ing form. Correct the mistakes. 25
27. Rusell, 26, a writer, single Billy, 32, a designer, engaged 1. Do you mind going Not really. But after about an It depends. I don't mind go round the shops? hour I want to go home. shopping, but on Saturdays I prefer watch football on TV. 2. What kind of shops do Book shops. I could spend a I love listen to music, so music you like go into? whole day in a bookshop. shops are my favourite. 3. Are there any kinds of I hate supermarkets so I don't I can't stand go into shoe shops with shops you hate go into? bother go into them any more. my girl friend. She tries on ten pairs I do my shopping on the and then buy the first pair. internet. 4 Do you enjoy buy clothes Not really. I don't waste time I like have new clothes, but I don't for yourself? shop for clothes unless I really enjoy try them on. need something. 4 Listen and check your answers to 3. Do you know any men with similar attitudes to shopping? 5 Work with a partner. Take it in turns to ask and answer the questions in 3. Language reference: verbs + -ing form You usually use the -ing form after the following verbs and verb phrases: can't stand, don't mind, enjoy, hate, like, love, not bother, prefer, spend time, waste time. / don't mind shopping. I love listening to music. I don't bother going into supermarkets anymore. I'll take it Listening 1,. Russell wants to buy a present for his girlfriend. You are going to listen to the conversation he has with the shop assistant. Before you listen look at the following sentences. Put R you think Russell says them. Put SA if you think the shop assistant says them. What size is she? a) Can I help you? f) I'll take it. b) I'm just looking, thanks. g) Would you like to pay? Here's c) What sort of thing are you looking for? h) your receipt. Can she exchange it d) What colours have you got? i) if it doesn't fit e) Purple suits people with green eyes. j) 2. Listen and check your answers. 3. How would you describe Russell's feelings? Do you feel the same way when you buy clothes for a man/ woman? 26
28. 4 Work with a partner. You are going to read and listen to a conversation between Roz (R) and a shop assistant (SA). Roz wants to buy a new mobile phone. Complete the conversation with an appropriate word. SA: Can I(1) ___You? SA: Red doesn't (6) __you? R: Yes, I'm (2) ___for a mobile phone. R: That's right. I wear a lot of pink. SA: And what (3) __ of mobile phone are you SA: I see. Um, well, we haven't got pink but we looking for, madam? have this one in blue. Does blue (7)___ you ? R: Um - what do you mean? R: Yes, I like blue. I'll (8)___it. SA: Well, what do you want to do with your SA: Fine. I don't suppose you're interested in the mobile phone - do you want to access the internet, clock function. send text messages, play games ? R: No. R: No, no. I just want to make telephone calls, SA: SA: or voice and speed dialing R: Right. Something like this perhaps? This model No. I just want to pay. SA: Okay, comes with a Call Register facility which keeps that'll be 60 pounds. track of the calls you have received, missed and How would you (9) __ to dialed - also, if you take our pre-pay option, you pay, madam? R: In can find out how much credit you still have. cash. Here you are. SA: R: No, no I'm not interested in all that. I just want to Thank you madam. I NOKIA. I make telephone calls. Here's your (10) __ . SA: Fine. How about this basic model? It's very easy Oh, and don't forget this to use. catalogue that tells you all R: Yes (4)___ colours have you got? about our mobile phone SA: Well, we have this rather nice red one. accessories. I'm sure you'll R: Red doesn't (5)___me. 5 Listen and check your answers. 6 Work with a partner. Do you think Russell and Roz are typical men and women? 7 Work with a partner. You are going to write your own shopping dialogue. a) Decide on the shop and what the customer is buying. b) Decide on the character/ personality of the shop assistant and the customer. c) Include at least six of the following eight words. Fit help just pay receipt size sort suit d) Practise your conversation and perform it for the rest of the class. 27
29. Extra activities LIKE OR DISLIKE. 28
30. 2. Listen again and note which speaker a) has a very stressful job. b) has never had a day off through illness. c) works at nights. d) dropped out of school. e) gets up very early. f) has made loads of money. g) works outdoors, h) works long hours. 3. How many part-sentences from 2 can you complete by adding the name of the person you know as the subject? Tell your partner about the people you have noted down. lexis: expressions with hands 1. the words and expressions in the box were used by the speakers in the previous section. Replace the underlined words or phrases in these sentences with an appropriate alternative from the box. Time on my hands gives a hand hands On the other hand second- hand a) I don't think it's a good idea to buy a used car - they always break down. b) I'm the kind of person who likes to be busy all the time. I get bored if I have too much spare time. c) I doii*t like it^vhen somebody gives me a baby to hold -1 don't know what to do! d) I love going to the city for shopping. But I'm very happy I live in the country. e) My father rarely helps with the housework. 2. Are any of the sentences true for you? Compare your answers with a partner. Reading 1. Work in small group. Check the meaning of these jobs in a dictionary. You are going to read an article entitled Nightmare jobs. Discuss the bad experience you could have in these jobs. actor au pair factory worker hairdresser telesales person vet 2. Read the article and compare your ideas in 1 with the story each person tells. Were any of your ideas similar. 30
31. Have you ever done any other jobs? Nightmare jobs Yes, I've done lots of stupid ones! For instance, I've sold ice-cream on the beach and handed out publicity flyers in the streets. Sally: a vet What's the worst thing that has What's the worst job you've ever done? Telesales! You have to telephone people and ever happened in your job? try to sell them doors and windows. Work probably the conditions are terrible - you can't have a dog that bit me. It wasn't a big one break, and if you want to go to the toilet, you -1 don't mind the big ones. The have to ask for permission, and then they time small ones are the worst. It gave me a very you! Nightmare. nasty bite. Have you ever done any other jobs? Rob: an actor Yes, I did various jobs when I was a student. What's the worst thing that has ever happened in your job? One summer I did fruit-picking in France, Spain So many bad things have happened - but I and Greece. think my worst moment was when I What's the worst job you've ever done? read my first bad I worked as an au pair for a rich family in New review in the York. I never had a day off and I had to do newspaper. They wrote everything - cooking, cleaning, shopping - and terrible things about looking after their horrible children. I left after me, and I was so two weeks and got a job as a waitress in an upset. Now I don't Italian restaurant. read my review any more. William: a hairdresser Have you ever done airy other jobs? What's the worst thing that has Oh yes. I've done hundreds of jobs over the ever happened in your job? years. Before I got my first big part, I was The first time I cut somebody's working as a waiter. hair, I cut one side too short, so I had to cut the other side to match. What's the worst job you've ever done? When the woman saw The worst job I've ever done was at an egg- how short her hair was, she started crying. I felt packing factory. I stood for hours and hours at terrible. the end of a conveyor belt, putting eggs into boxes. It was noisy, boring, and worst of all, the smell was disgusting - I've never eaten an egg since. Read the article again and find words to complete the sentences below. The first letter of each word has been give to you. a) The boss had a very n ___ temper gmd he was always shouting at me. b I never had any time o ___ : I even had to work at weekends. ) I had to work non-stop from nine to six without having a proper b ___ . c) I wasn't allowed to do anything at all without asking the boss for p ___ . d) The machines were so n___that I couldn't hear myself speak. e) The conditions were d ___ ! I had a shower every day as soon as I got home. 4. Work with a partner. Discuss these questions. • Do you know anybody who had to work under conditions like these? • What are the worst conditions you've had to work under? • What do you think is the worst job in the world? 31
32. Close up 1. Work with a partner, look at these two sentences from the article in the previous section and answer the questions. 1. ' Yes, I did various jobs when I was a student.' 2. 'Oh, yes. I've done hundreds of jobs over the years.' a) Which sentence refers to a completed action in 'finished' time. What is the name of the tense used? b) Which sentence refers to a completed action in time 'up to now'. What is the name of the tense used? c) How do you form the affirmative, negative and question forms of the tense you identified in b? 2. Put the time expressions in the box under the appropriate heading. Add three more time :' expressions of your own under each heading. When I was a student over the years recently a few years ago last week today never yesterday in 1999 this week ___ 'Finished' time Time 'up to now' When I was a student Over the years 3. Complete these sentences with a time expressions from 2, or one of your own. Choose the appropriate tense and try to make all the sentences true for you. Compare your sentences with a partner. For example: a) I met a lot of interesting people when I was in Tokyo. a) I' ve / met a lot of interesting people b) I haven't been / didn't go to the beach c) I've bought / bought a great CD d) I' ve spent / spent too much money e) I haven't seen / didn't see any good films f) I' ve done / did a lot of silly things 4." Divide the irregular verbs in 3 into two groups: Group A where the past simple and past participle forms are the same; and Group B where they are different. Group A Past simple Past Group B Past simple Past Infinitive participle Infinitive participle meet Met met Go went gone 5. Add the following verbs to the appropriate group in 4. There are a total of eight verbs in Group A and twelve verbs in Group B. bite choose drive eat feed give hear hide sell sleep stick wear write 32
33. 6. Work with a partner. Make questions from the following prompts. a) Best or worst / holiday / go on What's the best holiday you 've ever been on? b) Best or worst / meal / eat e) Best or worst / T-shirt / wear c) Best or worst/joke/hear f) Best or worst / party / go to d) Best or worst / car / go in g) Best or worst / bed / sleep in 7. Choose three questions from 6 and ask your partner. Find out as much as you can. Language reference: present perfect simple The present perfect has several uses, but in all cases it shows a connection between the past and now. You can use the present perfect simple to describe completed actions that have taken place in time 'up to now'. In contrast, if you want to describe a completed action in 'finished' time then you must use the past simple. . • I've done a lot of silly things in my life. I did a lot of silly things when I was a child. Here are some time expressions which Here are some time expressions which describe time 'up to now': today, this week, describe 'finished' time: yesterday, last recently, never, over the years. When these month, when I was a student, in 1990, a few time expressions refer to the time up to now, minutes ago. With these time expressions we we usually use the present perfect. always use the past simple. My brother's never been to a pop concert. She called you a few minutes ago. I haven't seen any good films recently. I didn 't go to the beach last summer. Class experience Read through at least once in their life time .and complete the sentences with the names of the people in the class. You must use everybody's name at least once. Write more sentences you need to. 33
34. 2. Are your sentences true? Ask the people whose names you have written down. For example: Veronica, have you ever been to an opera? Paul, how many other continents have you travelled to? 3. Which person in the class wrote the largest number of true sentences? 4. How many things on the list have you done? Youth versus experience Listening 1. Work with a partner. You are going to listen to a radio interview with Mr Reynold. Look at the photograph and discuss the possible answers to the following questions. a) What sort of company does Mr Reynold work for? b) When did he start working for the company? c) How old is he? 34
35. 2. HI Listen and check your ideas in 1. 3. Listen again and decide if these statements are true or false. Correct the false statements. a) Mr Reynold never forces anybody to retire. b) The oldest employee at Reynold's is 97. c) Reynold's pays a decent salary. d) Employees get five weeks' paid holiday. e) All the staff are over the retirement age. f) Mr Reynold's secretary Edith handed in her notice because she wanted to get married. g) Mr Reynold has never had any reason to fire anyone. h) Mr Reynold's brother is going to run the business from next year. Lexis: employment 1. Use appropriate words and expressions underlined in 3 above to complete these statements. a) Everyone should get six__a year. b) Nurses and teachers don't get _ . the government should pay them more. . • c) The official__ should be the same for men and women. d) If you don't want _ you should be able to continue working. e) Managing directors who _ large corporations earn far too much money. 2. Work in small group. Discuss the statements in 1. Do you agree or disagree? Anecdote Think about the person you know well. You are going to tell a partner abouTthem. Choose from the list below the things you want to talk about. Think about what you will say and the language you will use. o What is their name? o How do you know them? o How long ago did they retire? o How old were they when they retire? o What did they do for a living? o How many different places did they work during their career? o What sorts of things have they done since they retired? o Do you think they are happier in retirement than in work? Presentation Letter of application 1. Read this letter of application for a job af Reynold's Department Store. Use the words and expressions in the box to improve the parts of the letter that are underlined. (enclosed) Sir or Madam a new challenge look forward to hearing would like to apply for___ reached retirement age ___ 35
36. 45 Walpole Rd Bournemouth BH1 4EH Reynold's Department Store 100-105 WimbourneRd Bournemouth BH2 6TG 6th July 2002 Dear (1) Mr or Mrs I saw your advertisement for a job as sales assistant in your garden furniture department and I (2) want the job. I'm an experienced shop assistant and I have worked in many different departments. Please see my curriculum vitae (3) in the same envelope for more details. I started working in shop when I was twenty-one, forty-five years ago. I left my last job six years ago when I (4) got too old, but I get tecrlbly bored at home. I feel I am ready for (5) new things now. I would be available for an interview at any time, even at short notice. I (6) can't wait to hear from you. Yours faithfully, Edna Smith Edna Smith (Miss) 2. Write your own letter of application for your dream job. Presenting yourself 1. Read this self-introduction. Imagine you are attending a training course and you are going to introduce yourself to everybody in the group. Think about how you will say the information. Good morning. Let me introduce myself. My name's Lordres Rivas and I work for British Airways. As you probably know we are a major international airline. I'm based at Sondika airport in Bilbao where I'm in charge of sales and promotion. I'm looking forward to doing this course. 2. Work with a partner. You are going to re-write this self-introduction in order to make it easier ' ' to say. Follow these instructions. The first few lines have been done for you. Good morning. / / Let me introduce myself. / / My name's Lordres / Rivas / / and I work for British Airways / / a) Insert / / where you think there should be a pause and start a new line. b) Underline the stressed word(s) or syllable(s) in each line. c) Insert / between words that you need to say very clearly. 3. Listen and repeat after the recording. 4. Prepare your own self-introduction or invent one. Write out the information using the techniques above. Introduce yourself to the rest of the class. 36
37. Extra activity ROLE-PLAY In group of 4, role play an immigration interview. STUDENTS A AND B. 1 You are a married couple. B is from another country. Immigration officers are going to interview you and you have five minutes to prepare for the interview. Work together to make sure you give the same information about: *How long B has been in the country *How long you've known each other *Where you met *Your wedding *Your jobs *What you do in your free time 2 Student A: Answer Student C's questions. Student B: Answer Student D's questions. 3 Discuss your interviews. Do you think you gave the same answers? STUDENTS CAND D. 1 You are immigration officers. A and B are married. B is from another country and you don't think it's a real marriage. You are going to interview the couple and you have five minutes to prepare for the interview. Work together to prepare questions to ask them. You will ask both A and B the same questions, about: *How long B has been in the country *How long they've known each other *Where they met *Their wedding, their jobs *What they do in their free time 2 Student C: Ask Student A your questions. Student D: Ask Student B your questions. 3 Compare A and B's answers. Are they telling the truth? 37
38. 5 Money - attitude (n) - band (n) - bury (v) - Caravan - charity (n) - consideration (n) - decision (n) - donate (v) - equipment (n) - inherit (v) - inspire (v) - ladder (n) > - monument (n) - neighbourhood (n) - property (n) - pursue (v) - rosy (adj) - split (v) 38
39. Money Song The best things in life are (1) experience I free I dangerous. 1. Work with a partner. Look at the lines of the But you can keep them for the birds and song, Money. Choose the most appropriate (2) bees / flies / ants. alternative to complete the first two lines of each Now give me money. verse. That's what I want. (Note: it don't = it doesn't) That's what I want, yeah. That's what I want. 2. Listen to the song and check your answer to 1. 3. Which sentence best describes the singer's Your lovin' gives me a attitude to money. (3) thrill / headache I lift. But a) Money can buy love. your lovin' don't pay my b) Love is more important than money. (4) rent / bills / taxes. c) Money is the most important thing in life. Now give me money. That's what I want. . • 4. Work with a partner. Discuss these questions. That's what I want, yeah. a) what is your opinion about the singer's That's what I want. attitude to money? b) Do you know anybody with similar Money don't get everything, it's opinions? (5) true / interesting / funny. c) How would you describe your own What it don't get, I can't feelings about money? (6) believe / us^/ understand. Now give me money. 5. What do the following sayings mean? How That's what I want. That's many 'money' sayings can you think of in your what I want, yeah. That's what language? Which saying do you like best? I want. 'Money talks.' 'Money doesn't grow on trees.' Now give me money. 'Time is money.' Whole lot of money. Yeah, I want to be free.
40. Millionaires Reading 1. Work in small group. Discuss these questions. • What different ways are there of becoming a millionaire? • How many millionaires can you name? • How did they make their money? 2. Read the article about the three millionaires and match the adjectives in the title (good, bad, extremely generous) to the people in the photos. The good, the bad and the extremely generous When do you have enough money? How many yachts, limousines and luxury can one all millionaire use? What can rich people do with that money? They can't take it with them when they die or they can? Brian Williamson, bedroom house and moved into a one of Britain's richest caravan at the end of his garden. He men, thinks he can. He donated the house to the Catholic has spent £40 million on church, so that it could be used as a building a palace holiday home for disabled children. 'All inspired by Versailles and my life I've been worried about the poor,' the White House. But he explains Mr. Miller. 'I don't want to be isn't planning to live in it - not while he's still selfish. I'm quite happy living in my alive anyway. When he dies, he will be caravan.' buried in it with his art and furniture For Mike and Cathy collection. It is a monument for himself. Dawson it's simple: Williamson managed to make his money by the more they earn, investing in property. He was a millionaire the more they give by the age of 22. he has five children by away. Ten years three different mothers, but his children will ago, they were not inherit any of his fortune. The purpose earning enough to of Arlington Palace.' Says Williamson, 'is to own three large take money with me when I die and to make houses, several sure that nobody else gets their hands on expensive cars and still save some it.' money each month. Then their employer Eric Miller has a rather doubled their salary making them into different attitude to money. millionaires. At this point they decided When his retired he sold his they didn't need any more money to live business and made a very on and chose to give it away. Each large profit. He then moved month they give away any extra money out of his seven- they make to children's charities around the world. 'I believe you become a millionaire,' says Mike Dawson, 'when you give away £1 million.' 3. Which millionaire do you most sympathise with? Discuss with your partner. 40
41. Lexis: money expressions Read through the article again and underline all the words and expressions that are associated with money. Use the words and expressions you have underlined in 1 to complete these questions. The first letter of each missing word has been given to you. a) What's the most money you've ever s ___ on an item of clothing? b) Is it possible to m ___a lot of money in your job (or the job you want to do)? c) Have you ever sold something and m___ a large profit? d) Do you e ___ more than you spend or spend more than you e ___ ? e) Do you try to s ___some money every month or do you spend it all? f) Mike Dawson believes that you become a millionaire when you g___ away £1 million. Do you agree? 3. Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions in 2. Going solo Reading and listening 1. Work with a partner and discuss these questions. • What is the most popular band at the moment in your country? • What sort of music do they play and how many hits have they had? • What sort of future do you think the band has? Will they stay together or split up? Why? 2. Read the extract from a TV guide. Who is Matt McKay and why is he giving an interview? 41
42. 3. Listen to the first part of the interview with Matt McKay. Tick ( S) the reasons he gives for leaving the band. a) He didn't like the other members of the band. b) He didn't have any freedom. c) He was bored with singing and dancing. d) He couldn't go out or have any relationships. e) He didn't make any money. f) The people he met were only interested in his money. 4. In the second part of the interview, Matt talks about his plans for the future, and the lessons he has learnt from the past. Before you listen, match each verb in column A with the most suitable phrase from column B. In some cases more than one answer is possible. 5. Work with a partner. Tick the things in the list in 4 you think Matt is going to do. Put a cross (x) by the things you think he is not going to do. Listen and check your answer. 6. Which would you prefer to be: a) rich: b) famous: c) rich and famous. Tell your partner and give reasons. Close up (be) going to 1. Correct the mistakes in these sentences. a) 'I going to carry on singing,' b) 'I'm definitely not go to forget my friends.' c) 'What kind of music are you going play?' 2. Work with a partner. Complete the following situations by answering the questions in italic with your own ideas. Read out one of your completed situation to the class. a) Last year's holiday was a disaster. What happened? This year, we've decided to go somewhere else. What are you (not) going to do? b) My last exams were a disaster. What happened? This year, I've decided to prepare for them properly. What are you (not) going to do? c) The last party we held was a disaster. What happened? This time we've decided to prepare it differently. What are you (not) going to do? d) My last relationship was a disaster. What happened? 42
43. This time I've decided to do things differently. What are you (not) going to do? Work with a partner. How many decisions have you already made about the rest of today / this week / this month / this year / your life? Use the prompts below and your own ideas to ask and answer questions about the decisions you have made. Question Answer Listening 1. The poster advertising Matt McKay's European concert tour has some mistakes in it. Listen to the radio interview and write Cancelled by the three concerts Matt is not doing. Matt McKay UK 4, 5, 6 Nov IRELAND 8 Nov Cancelled GERMANY 9, 10 Nov HOLLAND 12 Nov BELGIUM 13 Nov LUXEMBOURG 14 Nov DENMARK 15Nov FRANCE 24, 25 Nov SWITZERLAND 26 Nov CROATIA 28 Nov SPAIN 29 30 Nov Single out today: TM THE ONE' available now in all good music stores www, mattmckay.com 2. Use words from the interview in 1 to complete these sentences. Listen and check your answers. a) I can't remember when I last bought a s ___. I usually download songs from the internet these days. b) When I buy a new a ___ , I usually like one or two of the songs on it. c) I don't like g ___ where you have to sit down -1 prefer to dance. d) The last time my favourite band went on t ___ , I saw two of their concerts. e) I'll never be one of Madonna's biggest f___ . I just don't like her music. f) I have no idea what's top of the c ___ at the moment. 3. Find out how many of the sentences in 2 are true for your partner. 43
44. Close up Present continuous 1. Look at the three quotes in the present continuous. Which sentences refer to arranged future events? Which sentence refers to a present event? a) 'Your first solo single is coming out tomorrow.' b) 'Matt McKay .is sitting here with me in the studio today.' c) 'We're starting a European tour next week.' d) 'We are having a short holiday the following week.' 2. You are extremely rich and famous! Below is your diary for next week. Copy and fill it in with at least one appointment for each day of the week. Use your imagination. 3. Work as a whole class. Follow these instructions, MONDAY using your diary from 2. 10.50 am Massage • Choose three times in the week when you TUESDAY would like to arrange to do something 7 pm - fly to Paris for dinner at the with other students. Ritz • Go round the class and find out who is WEDNESDAY free at these times. 1 pm - lunch with Madonna and Guy • Make arrangements to do something with THURSDAY the people who are free and note the arrangements in your diary. FRIDAY • Tell your class what you are doing and who you are'doing it with. SATURDAY 4. Work with a partner. Ilow different is your life from the life you described in 2 and 3? Think SUNDAY about your real arrangements for next week and say what you are doing. language reference: future forms (be) going to and the present continuous are common ways of talking about the future. (be) going to Present continuous You use this to talk about your future You use this to talk about future arrangements intentions (things you have decided to do). (e.g. appointments and organized events) Are I'm going to carry on singing. I'm not you doing anything for lunch today? We're going to forget my real friends. starting a European tour next week. Note: you can use (be) going to to talk about future arrangements. 44
45. Now give me money (that's what I want) Reading 1. Read the information on the Prince's Trust website. What can the Trust help you to a) get? b) improve? c) do? d) learn? e) buy? f) start? 2. Can you apply for this kind of help in your country? Where? Writing 1. Work with a partner. Imagine you want to start a business together and you want to apply for a grant from the Prince's Trust. Discuss the following questions. a) What sort of business would you like to start? Choose from the ideas in the box below or choose your own idea. b) What would you need to set up the business? Equipment? Training? 2. Three people made applications for grants from the Prince's Trust. Read their summaries about what they want to achieve. Which is the best application? Why? 45
46. a) I'm going on holiday to Ibiza in four weeks. Before I go, I want to earn some cash. My idea is to clean people's windows in the neighborhood. My mate, Dave, has got a van, but we haven't got any ladders. Does the Prince's Trust pay for things like that? b) I dance in an Irish folk that is based in North London. We are giving a charity performance for the local old people's home at the end of the month and we need new shoes. There are twenty-four of us. Can you help? c) I have completed a three-year course in computer skills and web design and I have gained some work experience in the UK, Holland and the USA. I would like to apply for a grant to set up an international employment agency on the world wide web. This agency would specialize in finding jobs for young people who want to gain work experience abroad. To do this, I need to rent an office, buy computer hardware and software and employ one person as a marketing manager. Please see my detailed business plan attached. I believe there is a big market for the kind of services my company would provide and I would be grateful if you could give serious consideration to my application. 3. Work with the same partner as in 1. Plan out and write your own summary about what you want to achieve to complete your application. 4. Decide which application in the class is the most likely to succeed. 46
47. 6 Smile
48. * There's the polite smile. This is the sort of smile you make when your aunt gives you a horrible birthday present. * There's the miserable smile. For example, when you go to the dentist and he tells you that you need to have a (1) taken out. Very often, these social smiles are not real: they are 'fake' smiles. Fake smiles are easy to do - you just have to tighten the muscles on your (2) ___ . But there's only one smile that is the smile of trueenjoyment. This smile is extremely hard to fake. It jnvolves the muscles at the corners of the(3) ___ and the muscles around the eyes. When someone gives a true smile, the (4) get smaller, and you see little (5) around the edge. The (6) ___go up, and on some people,(7) appear in their cheeks. The genuine smile of enjoyment not only makes us feel good, but it makes other feel good too. 2. Listen and check your answers. How many different smiles are mentioned? Can you do all these smiles? Show your partner. 3. Look at ther photo ia 1 again and tick the features you can see. Bags under the eyes beard beautiful teeth false eyelashes freckles Moustache pale skin wavy hair 4. Which of these features do you like on a man or a woman? Describe your ideal face to your partner. Isl, Izl, or /izl 1. HH Listen and repeat these nouns. In each set, underline the noun where the final's' is pronounced differently from the others. a) ears eyes cheeks legs b) lips hands toes arms c) dimples freckles wrinkles eyelashes 2. Put the nouns from the box into the appropriate column depending on the sound of the final's'. Add the nouns from 1. The first ones have been done for you. 48
49. backs knees noses chins + /s/ + /z/ + /iz/ moustaches wrists heads shoulders stomachs beards backs knees noses 3. Listen, repeat the words and checks your answers. Which of the nouns in 2 would you not expect to use in the plural when describing someone? Lexis: describing character 1. The way you smile can show what sort of person you are. Read the article below and match one of the headings (a-d) to each paragraph (1-4). a) Shy and sensitive b) Cheeky c) Confident d) Sociable This is a smile of a joker. The wide, toothy smile The smile is in the eyes. This is a smile that says, 'I The raised eyebrows and shows that this person is This is a sensitive persoq know it all'. This type of dimples in the cheeks easy-going and friendly. and a loyal friend. This person is very sure of show a good sense of They enjoy being in a sort of person thinks themselves. They like a humour and a warm crowd and are good fun before they speak and is good argument, and personality. This sort of to go out with. They're a good listener. They they usually win. They're person is often a bit of always for the next party. don't like to be the hard-working and very rebel - they have little centre of attention in a ambitious. And they can respect for authority. crowd. be quite bossy. 2. Listen and check your answers. 3. Listen to six different people talking and use the most appropriate adjective in the box to describe each one. 49
50. 5. Turn to page 92 to find out the meaning of what you have written. Do you think it's accurate? Tell your partner. What are you like? Reading 1. Answer the questionnaire below. For each situation, choose a, b or c according to what you are most likely to say. Then calculate your score, read what it means on page 94 and compare with a partner. Optimist or pessimist - What are you? 1. It's Sunday, and you are in the middle of a 5. Your partner has ended your relationship. long walk in the country. It starts to rain. f) I've had enough of men/women. I'm never going to a. It always rains when I go for a walk. fall in love again. b. It could be worse - it could be snowing. b) I know I'll get over it, but it might take a long timef c. Great! I really enjoy walking in the rain. c) He/She wasn't the right one for me. 2. You arrive home after a great holiday. You have to make an important life decision. a. I don't want to go back to work. a) Whatever I decide to do, it will be the wrong b. I'm going to start planning my next decision. holiday. I want to have something to look b) I'm going to take my time and think carefully about forward to. my decision. c. The holiday was great, but now I'm looking c) Whatever I decide to do, it will be the right forward to sleeping in my own bed. ___ decision. th It's your 40 birthday. It's autumn. a) The best years of my life are over. a) I don't like autumn because it will soon be winter. b) I'm getting otster - so what? It happens to b) It's just another time of year. everybody. c) It's a beautiful time of year. c) Life begins at 49 - where's the party?! 4 You've got a cold. £ You unexpectedly inherit away £5,000. a) I need to see a doctor as soon as a) £5,000 isn't going to change my life. possible. b) Great! I can buy a few luxuries that I couldn't b) I need to buy some tissues. afford before. c)-lt's just a cold - it won't kill me. c) This must be my lucky day - I think I'll buy a lottery ticket. How to score Each time you answer a score 1. Each time you answer b score 2. Each time you answer c score 3. 2. Who got the highest or lowest score in the class? Lexis: verb patterns 1. Complete these statements by choosing the appropriate structure. Refer to the examples in the questionnaire if necessary. a) I want to be / being extremely rich. b) I'm looking forward to go out / going out tonight. c) I always try to get up / getting up early even at the weekend. d) I enjoy to speak / speaking English. e) I need to spend / spending more time at home. f) I've decided to grow / growing my hair long. 50
51. 2. Do you think any of the sentences are true for your partner? Ask questions to find out. 3. Use the same verb structures to write six more sentences that are true for you. Compare them with a partner. For example: / don't want to get married until I'm thirty. I'm looking forward to finishing my studies. Here's a little song (1) ___. You might want to sing it note for (2) ___ • Don't worry, be happy. In every life we have some (3) ___. When you worry you make it (4) ___ . Don't worry, be happy. . . Ain't got no place to lay your (5) ___ . Somebody came and took your (6) ___ . Don't worry, be happy. The landlord says your rent is (7) ___ . He may have to (§) ___ . Don't worry, be happy. Ain't apt no cash, ain't apt no (9) ___ . Ain't got no girl to make you (10)___ . Don't worry, be happy. 'Cos when you worry, your face will (11) ___ • That will bring everybody (12) ___ . Don't worry, be happy. How does this song make you feel? What music makes you feel happy? Tell your partner. Close up Imperatives 1 Choose an alternative way of saying ^Be happy' from the following. a) Be not sad. b) Don't sad you. c) Don't be sad. d) Don't you sad. Look at the following imperatives. Give an alternative way of saying the same thing using the adjectives in brackets. a) Be good, (naughty) Don't be naughty. b) Be quiet! (noisy) f) Cheer up. (miserable) c) Be on time, (late) g) Say what you think, (shy) d) Be nice, (mean) h) Calm down, (angry) e) Behave yourself, (rude) i) Act your age. (childish) 51
52. 3 Work with a partner. Choose an imperative from 2 and write a three-line dialogue to show a typical situation where it could be used. For example: A: I'll see you at 8.30 outside the cinema. B: Don't be late! C: Don't worry. I'm never late. Language reference: imperatives You use an imperative form when you are telling somebody to do something: orders, advice, encouragement, etc. Come here. Be quiet! Don't be shy. Come on. Hurry up! Take it easy Reading 1 Imagine that today is 'No-Stress Day'. Read the article on the right and answer the 16 ways to questions. Discuss your answers with a partner. a) Which suggestion is the easiest for you to de-stress do? Take off your watch. b) Which suggestion is the most difficult for Switch off your mobile phone. you to do? Don't eat your breakfast on your feet - sit c) Which is the best or worst suggestion? down and enjoy it. 2 Work with a partner. Add three of your own Put on your most comfortable clothes. suggestions to the list. Don't run after the bus - let it go. Smell the roses. Lexis: phrasal verbs Give up the gym. 1. Complete the sentences using these phrasal Fall in love. verbs from the article. Only switch on your television if there's give up hang up put on switch something you really want to watch. off switch on take off throw Throw away any clothes you haven't worn away , a) I always take off my shoes before I go into for the past two years. Have a laugh. my house. b) If I want to relax I ___all the lights and sit in Hang up your clothes when you take them silence. off. c) When I want to look my best, I __ a suit. Spend ten minutes doing absolutely d) I could never___ smoking - it's the only nothing. thing that helps me relax. Walk. Only do the ironing if you love it. Put on your favourite music and turn up e) The first thing I do when I get to the office is ___ my computer. f) I never __ plastic bags, because they are so useful. g) I never do any ironing. I just __ my clothes very carefully when they come out of the washing machine. the volume. 52
53. 2 Are any of the sentences true for you? Discuss with a partner. Phrasal verbs 1 Work with a partner. Look at the three phrasal verbs used in these sentences and answer the questions. ^ a) Which phrasal verb does not take an object? b) Which phrasal verb can have the object between the verb and the particle? (SEPARABLE) c) Which phrasal verb always has the object after the particle? (NOT SEPARABLE) 2 When the object is a pronoun such as it, them, her, where do you always put it when the phrasal verb is: a) separable? b) inseparable? / Close up 3 Put the words in the right order to make4nswers to the questions. Look at the phrasal verbs up in a dictionary if you are not sure. a) What shall 1 do with this banana skin? (away throw it) Throw it away. b) What shall I do with this mess? (it up clear) c) What shall I do about this problem? (it deal with) d) What shall I do with this application form? (fill in it) e) What shall I do with my grandmother's wedding ring? (after it look) t) What shall I do about my party? Nobody can come, (it call off) 53
54. Language reference: phrasal verbs The term 'phrasal verbs' usually refers to all multi-word verbs, consisting of a verb + particle(s). Phrasal verbs can be divided into three basic types. 1 verb + particle Some phrasal verbs are intransitive and so do not take a direct object. Sit down and enjoy it. When are you going to grow up? 2 verb + object + particle (SEPARABLE) The biggest group of phrasal verbs are transitive. When the direct object is a noun, you can put it before the particle. Take off your shoes. Take your shoes off. When the direct object is a pronoun, you must put it between the verb and the particle. Switch it off, please. NOT Switch off it. 3 verb + particle + object (NOT SEPARABLE) With this type of phrasal verb you always put the direct object - noun or pronoun - after the particle. She looks after her grandmother. I ran after it, but the bus didn't stop. Laughter - the best medicine /. Listen to a report about laughter - without laughing. What are the benefits of laughter? 2. Work with a partner. Sit facing each other. Student A tries to make Student B smile and / or laugh by saying funny things. Student B tries to keep a straight face. Take it in turns to make each other smile and / or laugh. Extra activity SIMON SAYS Listen to your teacher carefully. DO as your teacher says, DON'T do as your teacher does. For example, the teacher starts with: Simon says "Stand up!" but your teacher sits down. If you stand up, you do correctly. If you sit down, you lose a "life ". If you lose "life" 3 times, you die. Start game now. 54
55. 7 Going out Reading Do the questionnaire and compare your answers with a partner. 55
56. Lexis: on & at 1 Test your prepositions! The questionnaire talks about being on stage or at a club. Add on or at to the noun phrases in the box. the phone a concert holiday a plane the doctor's the internet a business trip the hairdresser's a night club a training course on the phone, at a concert, 2 Write down two true sentences and one false sentence about yourself using prepositions + noun phrases in 1. Read your partner's sentences and guess which sentence is false. 1 / was on the phone just before the lesson began. 2 I was at a night club on Saturday. 3 I was The clubbing capital of the world Work in small groups. Discuss the questions. * Which town or city in your country is most famous for its nightlife? * Where do people go dancing or clubbing where you live? * Which is your favourite place for a night out? Reading 1 You are going to read an article about the island of Ibiza. Read the first part of the article (Party island) and answer the questions. a) What kind of people go to Ibiza? b) How many tourists visit the island every year? c) How long has Ibiza been a party island? d) What happened in 1987? e) What kinds of music do the DJs play? Party island The beautiful Mediterranean island of Ibiza has a population of 80,000. But in summer two million tourists visit the island. Why? Because Ibiza is the clubbing capital of the world. Top DJs play the latest dance music in 400 clubs and bars situated around the island's two main towns San Antonio and Ibiza town. Ibiza has been a party island since the sixties when hippies first started coming to the island. But it became famous for clubbing with the arrival of Acid House in 1987. Since then, DJs have been playing dance music for all tastes: dance, trance, techno, pop, rock and funk. 56
57. Have you ever been to a club which has any of the following? Compare with your partner. a) 'live' music b) several different dance-floors c) foam parties d) space for 10,000 people e) a swimming pool f) trees planted inside Read the second part of the article (The clubs). Match the clubs with the features in 2. For example: a) 'live music' - Privilege The clubs (www.privilege-ibiza.com) The (www.amnesia.es) owners of a restaurant called Ku decided to build a mini-disco (125 people When it opened in the 70s, maximum) back in 1978. It was here that Amnesia had an open-air dance- Bob Marley, Grace Jones and Freddie Mercury performed 'live', and many international stars have followed in their footsteps since then. In 1994, they built c a new disco and called it Privilege. It is E the size of a football pitch - it has room < floor but in 1990 noise laws forced for 10,00 and has everything: several the owners to build walls and a different dance-floors, palm trees in the roof. The club is best-known for main room/a DJ suspended over the its foam parties. The music is a swimming pool and orr'some nights there's mix of house and trance with some rock and pop. Amnesia has always even a DJ in the toilets been one of the island's favourite clubs for end-of-season parties. 4 Would you like to go to Ibiza? Why / Why not? Tell your partner. 57
58. My Ibiza Listening 1 Work with a partner. You are going to listen to a radio programmer called My Ibiza. Look at the photos of the three people interviewed and guess who said each of the following. a) 'I've been home for a couple of years now.' b) 'I've been living in Ibiza town since 1995.' c) 'I've spent all my money.' d) 'I haven't been to the beach yet.' e) 'I've been a resident DJ at Amnesia for two years.' f) 'I've been dancing all night.' j 2 ill Listen and check your answers to 1. Which person do you think enjoys their life most? Anecdote Think of a time recently when you went to a place where people were dancing and having a good time. You are going to tell your partner about it. Choose from the list below the things you want to talk about. Think about what you are going to say and what you are going to say it. O Where were you? A club? A party? A concert? O What kind of music was playing? O Who was playing the music? A 'live' band? A DJ? O How loud and clear was the music? O How crowded was the place? O What kind of clothes were people wearing? O Did you dance or did you watch other people dancing? O Were people dancing alone or with a partner? O How long did you spend there? O Did you have a good time? 58
59. Close up for & since 1 Look at the way for and since are explained in the diagram. Then complete the table so that the information is correct counting from today. Since For yesterday = 24 hours 1999 = years Sunday = ___ day(s) my last birthday = . I started studying English = 2 Add more examples of your own to the table in 1. been 1 Work with a partner. Read the following sentences about the people in the radio programme, My Ibiza, on page 78. Then discuss the questions. 1 Josh has been in Ibiza for nine or ten days but he hasn't been to the beach yet. 2 Sakia has been in Ibiza since 1997. She is Dutch but she hasn't been home for a couple of years. a) What tense are the underlined verbs? b) In which case is been the past participle of go? c) In which case is been the past participle of be? 2 Make true sentences about yourself using/The following prompts and an appropriate time expression with since, for or never. Compare your answers with a partner. a) not go to London. For example: I haven't been to London since I was sixteen. /1 haven't been to London for years. /I've never been to London! b) not go to a good party f) not go out for dinner c) not go to the beach g) not go skiing d) not go to a rock concert h) not go abroad e) not go to a wedding 59
60. 3 Note down the names of some good shops, restaurants, pubs or night clubs in your city. Ask your partner if they know them or if they have been to them recently. Find out as much as you can. student A student B / 1 Look at the table based on information from the radio programme, My Ibiza, on page 78. Which 'facts' tell us how long an activity has continued? Underline the main verb in column 3 of the table in 1. Discuss these questions with your partner. a^ Which verb describes a state? b) Is it in the present perfect simple or continuous? c) Which verb describes a single or repeated action? d) Is it in the present perfect simple or continuous? Write the name of a) a foreign person you know. e) a shop you buy clothes in. b) a type of music vou like. f) a favourite possession you have. c) a subject you are interested in. g) the house you live in. d) a cafe or bar you go to. h) the place you work or study. 1 Decide if each underlined verb describes a state or a single / repeated action. 2 Write eight present perfect facts which answers the question How long ? 3 Compare your facts with a partner. For example: I've known Max for seven years. I've been going to Bar Isa since 1999. Work as a class. Find out who has done or who has been doing the things in 3 the longest. Follow these instructions. a) Each student chooses one 'fact' from 3 and practises the question you will ask. For example: Do you know anybody foreign? How long have you known him / her? b) Ask everybody in the class and record the answers. c) Report the results back to the class. 60
61. Language reference: Present perfect simple & continuous for & since Present perfect simple & continuous for + a period of time and since + a point in time You can use the present perfect when you want are two ways of saying the same thing. for a few to say how long something has continued from a days /for three years /for ages since Monday point in the past up to now. For verbs with stative /since Heft school/since 1997 meanings you always use the simple form. been I've been a DJ for two years. She's known been is the past participle of go as well as be. Tommy since they were at school. For verbs with dynamic meanings you always use the He hasn 't been to the beach yet. (go) continuous form. Have you been abroad this year? (go) I've been ill last night, (be) How long I've been clubbing every night. have you been here? (be) My mother's been playing tennis since she was eight. Note: gone is also a past participle of go. gone = go and not come back been = go note: You can use simple form for unchanging, and come back 'permanent' situations. Compare: I've been living here since May. (Temporary) I've lived here all my life. (Permanent) ___ Billy Elliot Reading and listening 1 Read this introduction to an extract from a book based on the film, Billy Elliot. What is the problem What do you think will happen? Billy's mother is dead. His father and brother are miners and they are on strike. Billy's father wants his son to learn to box, like he did and his father before him, but Billy becomes fascinated t the magic of ballet. In secret, Billy starts having ballet lessons every Saturday. In this extract fron the story, Billy describes what happens when his father comes to watch him boxing but instead finds him in a ballet class. nan: informal word for grandmother telly informal word for television wind me up : informal expression for annoy me lads : informal word for boys / had him there : informal expression for I caught him in a difficult situation 61
62. 2 Read and listen to the extract. Who do you sympathize with: Billy or his dad? Back home he pointed at a chair behind the table, staring at me all the while he was taking his coat off. Then he sat down opposite me. I knew what he wanted. He wanted me to say sorry. Well, I wasn't going to. He could wait forever. It was stupid! What had I done wrong? 'Ballet,' he said at last. 'So what's wrong with ballet?' My nan was sitting on a chair by the window eating a pork pie and watching us like we were on the telly.I looked at her. It was easier than having to look at him. I could see him turning red again out of the corner of my eyes. 'What's wrong with ballet? Look at me, Billy. Are you trying to wind me up?' 'It's perfectly normal,' I said, turning to face him. 'Normal?' I was scared. He'd gone all white around the lips. 'I used to go to ballet,' said my nan. 'See?' I said. 'For your nan. For girls, Billy. Not for lads. Lads do football, boxing or wrestling or something. 'What lads do wrestling?' I asked and I had him there because I no one I know does wrestling round here. 'You know what I mean.' 'I don't know what you mean.' The thing is, all right, I know what he meant. At least I used to know. Ballet isn't what boys do. It's not football and boxing and being hard. It's not what we do. But once I've it, it is what we do. Just because I like dancing, it doesn't mean I'm turning into someone else. Does it? 3 Here is a brief summary of the extract. Put the lines of the summary in the correct order. ( ) a) at his father, he looked (2) b) off and without saying anything sat ( ) c) up. Billy knew what his father meant. ( ) d) down opposite Billy. Billy didn't look (1) e) His father took off his coat ( ) f) at his nan instead. Billy said there was nothing wrong ( ) g) with doing ballet, but his father thought he was winding him. 4. What interests did you have when you were twelve? What did you want to be? Tell your partner. 62
63. Extra activities: How long? > Each student is given a questionnaire. > All students have filled in the YOU column. > Then, students stand up and walk around the dass to interview your classmates, asking each question to a different student then write down his/ her name next to the answer. > Tell your class about some interesting things you have found out from your classmate. How long ? You Your partner have you lived in Thai Nguyen City? e.g.: For 10 years e.g.: Since 2005 (Mai.) • have you studied English? have you had your driving license? have you known how to read and write? have you had your hair cut? have you had breakfast? have you fallen in love? have you known your boyfriend/ girlfriend? have you played football? have you used the computer? ./ ■> ? 63
64. 8 Telephones Work in small groups. Discuss these questions. • How many phone calls do you make/ receive in a typical day? • What do you use your phone for most? . • • Who do you call most? Reading 1 Work with a partner. List any things that you dislike about phones. Read the magazine article and check if it mentions any of the things on your list. 64
65. Phone Moans Audrey: I hate it when the person I'm speaking choose from. If you don't hear everything to start drinking a cup of tea or eating the first time, you can't ask them to repeat. something. It sounds disgusting!' You have to start again. Oh, and the music that they play while you're on hold - awful.' Dan: I've given up phoning my friends since they had children. Every time I phone them, Cathy: 'I think there should be places where they ask me to talk to their two-year old boy. mobile phones are banned. For instance, I have to speak to him in this silly voice, and when I'm on a train or in a restaurant, I hate he never speaks so I have to listen to him listening to people talking about things that breathing down the phone. Fortunately, they are quite private! It should be against the haven't asked me to speak to the baby yet, law! Call me old fashioned, but I like to but she's usually screaming in the travel or eat in peace.' background, so you can't have a proper conversation anyway. Frank: 'I hate it when you telephone a company or an office and you can never get Ben: 'It's so boring when you go out with through to an extension, and the person yqu somebody who spends half the time talking want is not there, so you have to wait for on their mobile. When I go out with ages. Then, you get another extension, and somebody, I switch my phone off and listen it's still the wrong one, so you have to wait to my voicemail when I get home.' again. And again and again until you get bored of trying.' Ellen: 'I'd like to talk to a real person on the phone, but nowadays you get a recorded message which gives you all these options to 2 How many of the things mentioned in the article sometimes happen to you? Lexis: telephones 1 Complete the questions with words and expressions from the article on page 82. a) Do you think it should be against the law to use a m ___ while you are driving? b) Have you ever been in an embarrassing situation because you forgot to s ___ your phone o___ ? c) When somebody leaves a message on your v ___ m___ , how long do you wait before you return the call? . d) When was the last time you listened to a/ m ___ and had to choose from different o___ ? e) While you are o___h ___ , do you prefer to listen to music or to silence? f) Have you ever had a problem getting t ___ to the right e___? 2 Choose three questions from 1 to ask your partner. Domestic crisis Listening 65
66. 1 SH Listen to the first part of Lorna's telephone conversation. Which of the following problems does Lorna mention? a. My back is hurting. I've had a row with my partner. b. The house is untidy. The fridge is empty. c. The car has broken down. h. I'm bored, i. d. The cat has died. I've got no money, j. e. The Kids are annoying me. I've lost my keys. Lorna uses the words and expressions in the box to talk about the five problems mention in 1. Re-write the problems using the words and expressions that Lorna Listen and check your answers. a mess run out of killing me bare driving me mad 3 HI Listen to the second part of the telephone conversation. Who is Juliet? 4 HH After the first conversation, Lorna tries to get help. She makes two more phone call. Listen to the two conversations and say if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). a Lorna's mother is out. b Lorna' father offers to help with the children. c Lorna asks Jackie to baby-sit for the couple of hours. d Jackie asks if her sister can come with her. e Lorna offers to drive over and pick Jackie up. 5 Have you ever had any of the problems in 1 above? Did you call anybody for help? WhoT^Tell your partner. Close up Offers & requests 1 Listen again to Lorna's two conversations in 4 in the previous section. Match the opening phrase (a-g) with the sentence endings (1-7). 66
67. 2 Put the opening phrases in 1 (a-g) into three group. Offers: asking someone if you can do something for them b Requests: asking someone if they can do something for you c Requests for permission: asking someone if it's okay for you to do something a 3 Work with a partner. Look again at the opening phrases in 1. Do you usually use more or fewer words if you want to be formal? 4 Look at the following mini- situations. Thing of a person you would phone for each situation. Tell your partner. A C E You want someone to You want someone to write You want someone to help choose a film for you to see a job reference for you. you by a new outfit for •a" together. friend's wedding. B D F You want someone to look You want someone to check You want someone to lend after your pet while you are an important letter you've you –some money till the end on holiday. written in English. of the month. 2 Work with a partner. Choose two of the mini-situations in 4 and write a short phone conversation for each one. Include an offer and a request in each conversation. Language reference: offers & requests Offers Requests Here are to common ways of asking someone if you can do There are many ways of asking someone if they can do something something for them. for you. Usually, the more words you use, the more polite or formal you sound. Shall I give you a lift! Would you like me to help you? Here are some ways you can request permission - ask someone if it okay for you to do something. Can I use your phone? Is it okay if I bring my friend?
68. Telephone talk Listening 1 Lorna finally try to get in touch with her husband at work. He works for a company called Butler and Crowmarch. Complete her conversation with the receptionist using the most appropriate expressions. R: (1) Yes / Good morning. Butler and Crowmarch. L: (2) Could I /1 want to speak to Mr Carr, please? R: Certainly, (3) Who's speaking?/ who are you? L: Mrs Carr. R: (4) Wait / Hold on, please and I'll try to put you through. Hello. (5) He's not there. / I'm afraid Mr Carr is not at his desk at the moment. L: Oh.(6) Do you know when he'll / When will he be back? R: I'm not sure.(7) Would you like / Do you want me to ask his assistant? L: Yes, please. R: Right. Hold on a moment then, please (8) He's busy till five. / I'm afraid Mr. Carr is in a meeting until five o'clock. L: Oh okay. (9) Can I / Let me leave a message. R: Certainly. L: (10) Tell him/ Could you tell him to phone me before he leaves the office? I want him to do some shopping R: No problem, Mrs. Carr. I'll pass on the message. L: Thank you. Goodbye. 2 Listen and compare your version with the version on the recording. 3 Work with a partner. Practise the conversation. Take it in turns to be Lorna and the receptionist. Telephone numbers 1 The following telephone numbers have been copied down incorrectly. Listen to the recording and correct the numbers. a) Heathrow airport flights: 0870 111 0123 d) Car breakdowns: 0500 887766 b) Train times and fares: 0845 748 4952 e) British Tourist Authority: 0207756 9000 c) Buses and coaches: 0875 580 8080 f) Directory Enquiries: 190 2 Explain your answers in 1 to a partner. Take it in turns to identify the mistake and say what the correct number is. Do not show each other any number you have written down. For example: For Heathrow airport it's not one, double one. It's 0, double 0. Do you agree? 3 Work with a partner and complete the following task. a) Write down five telephone numbers that are important to you. b) Take it in turns to dictate the numbers to each other. c) Check that you wrote down your partner's telephone numbers correctly. d) Explain to each other why the numbers are important. 68