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Takea break

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Liveandlearn

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Weirdandwonderful

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State-of-the-art

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All in a day'swork

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Staying safe

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Forces of nature

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Festive time

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Grammar Check

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Thethreepeoplebelowareneighbours in a blockof flats in London.

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Alison Greenway is 25 yearsold and she worksas a DJ for a radiostation.Shewas born in Australiabut she movedto Londonwhenshe was '15.Alisonis friendly and5) A t w e e k e n dssh e l o v e s6 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a . .n. .d. . . . laughingwith her friendsin the garden.This s o m e t i m e7s l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . her neighbours especiallywhen Alison and her friendsplayreallyloudmusic!

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Georgiana Portman is 58 yearsold. She is at London Englishand she is a HistoryProfessor University.Georgiana is very artistic and . S h ep l a y st h ev i o l i na n dt h e 8) .............. pianoand she lovespaintingportraits. She is a annoyed typicalEnglishwoman. Sheis sometimes by Alison's loud music but she keeps 9) .............. about it. She is very 1 O ). . . . . . . . . . . . a n dr e s e r v e d .

A: What do you usuallydo at weekends? B W e l l i,t . . . . . . the trme of year. In the summerI go to the beach r.vithmy friends. ln the winter I rkegoingto thecinema.

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Word Formation

Underlinethe correctword, as in the example. 1 Taniarsveryreserved/thoughtful. Shedoesn't likeexpressing heremotions. 2 Fnglishpeoplehavea reputation/politeness

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for beinga littleeccentric. 3 Stopbeingsucha noseyparker/sillybilly and be sensible! Youarenot a child! rThis paintingdepicts/produces 4 the Acropolis in Athens. 5 | didn'tunderstand the ioke.lt wastoo subtle/ comical 6 Racheltalks all the time. She is such a chatterbox/scatterbrai n. Robertis verycaring.He looksafter/looksfor his brother and helos his sisterwith her

works for an ,Philip rnternational oank in New york. He rs a high flier; rntelligent,1) ............4nd very talented. i However;he can be a Irttre2) . H e sornetjrnesthinks SEtF that his work is rnore important that other people,s

homework Leodoesn'ttake after/takecareof hisfather. He lookslikehismother 9 She'sas busyasa bee/bird. 10 Without my glasses, I'm as blindasa bat/fox. 11 As a boss, he's very good with strangers/

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employees. 12 Couldyou do/makeme a favour? 13 Remember to keepin feel/touchwith us. Circlethe correctresponse. 1 A: Couldyou giveMrs Edwards a call,please? B: a No,not now. b Yes,of course 2 A: How often do you cleanyour room? B: a l'm sorry,but I can't. He is verY Richardis an author and artistic 3) be a lrttle but sometimesne can 4) He """" " """" a n d5 ) boors his never rememberswhere lostng and notesareand he is always

b Twicea week. 3 A: Do you thinkyou couldwashthe car? B: a I'm afraidI can't.I haveto go to the supermarket b No,I guessnot. 4 A: Do you mind switchingoff the TV? l'm tryingto sleep.

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b I do apologise. A: l'm sorry.I didn'tmeanto upsetyou. B: a All right. b lt doesn'tmatter.Forgetabout it.

1 Mrs Harristakescareof my littlesisterwhile our parentsareat work 2 Susanresembles herfather 3 The woman pursuedthe robberscreaming for help

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6 A : Whattime . ... (Lauraand Penny/leave)? (already/leave). B : They. . . .. (you/look)for? . (look)for my key.

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Stative verbs Putthe verbsin brackets intothe presentsimple or presentcontinuous. (you/smell) 1 A: Why. thategg? (smell) B: Because it ... bad l ' l l t h r o wi t a w a y (feel)great 2 A: lt to beon hoirca,,. cces^':it? B : Yes,I . 3 A : Star: --: D - I kto ,",. , :r , -:

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a partyon Saturday? B: Of course I a m .I . .. . . (already/invite) everybody!

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HiClaire, Justa quickmessage fromEngland! I can'tbelieve| 1) ........... .. (be) herefor two weeks (have)sucha greattime!The already. | 2) .................... university (feel) is veryimpressive and| 3) .................... so oroudto be here. (meet)a lotof students So far,I 4) ............. fromother (share)a largeroomwitha countriesand | 5) girlfromHongKonguntilshegetsa roomof herown. (plan) an The headof our department 6) partyfor this weekend.| 7) international (hope) it's a good one. | 8) (noVbe)to a partyfor ages! When 9) (you/leave)for Rome? (yon/find)a houseyet? 10) ........... Writebacksoon. Lotsof love, Claire

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(he/be)so sillyright now?

7 A .W h y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (you/taste)the soup? B : Because Johnsaysit .. . .. .. (taste)likewater!

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DeorBob, (write)to tettyouoboutsomething I 1) ........ . reatty (happen)to melYou th,at2) wonderJul (know)howmuchI lovewriting? 3) ........ .. We[t,the ( a s k ) s c h o onl e w s p o p4e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . m et o b et h e i rn e w editor.I ccn'tbeLieve it. I 5) .....(woit)Jor achance [ikethisJoroges. (read)pastedltions doys,I 6) ... ... .. OverthepastJew paperto getsomeideasaboutwhatthepoperis att oJtheschooL (aLreadglwrite) obout.| 7) ............ downlotsoJnotes (wont)to aboutwhatkindoJstories l8) .. .. .. . (count)downthe dagsbeJore inctude. WhiteI 9) ........... (attend)theJirstmeeting I 10) ......... oJthenewspoper s t a J Jm , l u s ta d m l t h a tI 1 1 ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(.b e c o m em) o r ea n d I hopeevergthing goesOK. morenervous. (belnot)gou Wett,thot'smg news.12)............ me?l't[ let gouknowwhat happens. excttedJor BgeJor now, Mark

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thesecond Complete sentence sothat it means thesameas the first.Useno morethanthreewords.

A friendtellsyou that he saw SusanThe last time you saw Susanwasin 2001.

Bill and Richardare taking karate lessons They started takinglessons in March Bila l n dR i c h a r d You are waiting for a frrend outsidethe cinema.You arrived

mnutes aoo il"::]-:"" Tina startedgoing on holiday to Santorini fiveyearsago. Tina Your brothertellsyou he met David.You lastsaw Davidages ago.

It'ssixyearssinceI startedlearningEnglish

forsixvears' fn,,,r,n",r.. ,.0 ,," *. nu*,;.".i.o,5l,nlrsh We . . to NewYorkthreetimesso far. Clairehasn'tvisitedLondonfor two years Claire Londontwo yearsago. Thelasttime Helentook a trainwasin 2004. Helen a trainsince2004 We haveneverbeento a morebeautifulcity. T h i si st h e m o s tb e a u t i f ucli t yw e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t .o. . . .

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Reading Thepeoplebelow(1-4)are lookingfor a houseto buy.Decide whichhouse(A-F)would bethe most suitable for them.Therearetwo houses youdon'tneed.

Aliceand Martin lovepartying.Theyare verysociableand they have lotsof friends.Theyare looking for a big housein whichthey can entertainlotsof people and havebarbecuesin the summer. TheBrownsarea quietandfriendly family.

Situatedin a qtriettraditional village,this channingcottageis idealfor thosewho lovenature. Set in spaciousgounds.it is only minutesawayfrom the Merseyside Conservation Park. Designedby famousMexican architect, JavierValladares, this contemporary houseis large, minimalistic and practical.lt is perfectfor those who are alwavs on the go.

Thislovelyvillais ideal for partiesand celebrations. With a large outdoorpooland a big receptionroom,it is . perfectfor thosewho live busysociallivesand love entertainino.

Theyarelooking fora house witha biggardenin a nice neighbourhood closeto the centre. Theyareon a tight budgetso theydon'twant to spenda lotof

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Thisbeautifulfamily homeis onlytwo kilometresaway fromthe city centre.Situated in a quiet,safe neighbourhood, it hasfour bedrooms and a big garden. Youwon'tbelievethe orice!

Sandra andRupert arehighflyers.Theyhave verybusylivesandtheirjobs arestressful anddemanding. Theylikemodernarchitecture and furnishings. Theiridealhouse wouldbe well-organised and spacious. Stella

lovesnature, Sheis energetic andactiveand shespendsa lotof timeinthe garden.Shewantsto buy a house in the countryside whichshecan fillwith beautifulflowers.She alsolovestakinglongwalks and havingpicnics

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Closeto the centreandin one of the bestareas,this largehouselvith its fivebedroomsis idealfor families.Not onlyperfeclfor iqvt,ng friendsandfamityfor,,,eekend stays,but alsofor garde-s.s :c< -g for oeacea1t 3- e:. f' g'rp;.r66r'agMediterranean s::^€ -:'-s :ertainlyfor those rtrrt *r*E-l:: get away from the s:'sss :i:;:.r oenires ano -rl,r,n.t1< 3E-,eL:ra SChedUleS. An -rtr;'1 J r:l-: asrossthe Channel is 3l r[r_ -r*] :3 "each your own -ial Ei :;r-al se and at a verv =3-r

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. ) Youwill heara conversation betweentwo friendsabouta party.Forquestions 1- 5 choose A,BorC.

Complete the exchanges with sentences fromthe box. . Pleased to meetyou r No,no.lt'smyturn. . How're things? o Sorry, l'm late.

. Niceto meetyou,too. . sameto you . Bye.Havea niceday.

Jane,l'd likeyouto meetMr Rochester. B:

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A : Bye,Lindal'll seeyouthisevening. B: Niceto meetyou, Albert. B: Havea niceweekend.Mrs Porter B : Thanks, Whenwasthe party?

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A Saturday B Yesterday

B : Justfine,thanks A : Letme buyyou lunch

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What was greataboutthe dinnerparty?

A: B : Nevermind,you'reherenow!

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A the food B the musicandthe people C the food,the musicand the people LauraSingerhas A darkblackhairand green eyes. B shortbrownhairand green

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phrases fromtheboxto complete Choose thedialogue. . Niceto meetyou,too . haven't we metbefore . l'd likeyouto meet o Thisisa greatparty,isn'tit . Hi,there o Whata fantastic partythatwas

eyes. C blackhairand blueeyes. What is LauraSingerlike? A Sheistalkative and nrce

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B Sheis friendly, talkative and interesting. C Sheistoo talkative In January, LauraSigner A won the National Writing Competition. B is goingto Columbia University C is goingto studyCreative Writing.,

John: Val: 4) ...............

..............., John! V a l , S ) ...........? John: Val: Mmm, I think we have but I can't remember when. John: I believe it was at Brian Stock's party last summer. Val: Yes,that'sright. 6) ...........! Yes, it was. I haven't seen Brian for ages. Is he here John: tonight? VaI: He's over there. Let's go and talk to him. John: Great! Let's go.

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Writing (an e-maildescribingyourfamily) Gettingstarted Readthe rubricandunderline the keywords/phrases, Whatwords/phrases canyouthinkof relatedto the word family? $i fe E! 43 &

Thisis partof an e-mailyou received fromyourMexican friend Maria. I lovemyfamilybutsometimes pozis theydrivemecrazy. Mytwin sister greatbutmyyounger brother Roberto canbeannoying at times sowe oftenfightaboutthesilliest things.Whatsyourfamilylike? Writean e-mailto yourMexican frienddescribing yourfamily.

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Readthe e-mailandcomplete the paragraph plan.Usethe followingheadings: o request for returne-mail . description - ages,professions, of parents personalities o greeting andcomment on laste-mail . description of brothers/sisters/cousi ns- persona Iities,Iikes/d islikes

Lookat the pictures. Howarethe peoplerelatedto Julia?

Linking words and phrases

Openi nglClosing remarks 3 1e

Markthe following opening/ closingremarks with ORor CR. Whichcouldyouusein Julia's e-mail? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

H i lG u e swsh a t ? Well,that'sallfromme. Can'twaitto seeyou. l'mwritingto letyouknow that... Sorrflhaven't beenin touchin a while. Byefor now. Gotto go now H i !W h a t 'us p ? going? How'severything

Topicsentences The tonic senten.e is the first sentence in the paragraph lt introduces or summarises the main paragraph topicof the andgivesthe reader an idea of what the paragraph is goingto be about.The rest of the paragraph(supporting

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Lookat paragraphs 2 & 3 in the e-mail. Findthetopicsentences andunderline them.Dothe supporting sentences develop the mainideaof the paragraph? How? Readthe topicsentences below. Thinkof supporting sentences to develop the mainidea. 1 My best friend Kate is the girlintheworld. kindest 2 Mybrother Jonathan isa talented oianist. 3 LouandJanearemVfavourite

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To makeyour pieceof writing more interesting, you can usea phrases varietyof wordsand to linksentences or ideastogether. got blueeyesandlongdarkhair. MycousinJoisan attractivegirl.She's MycousinJoisan attractivegirlwith blueeyesand longdarkhair. qualities Youcan link descriptions of similarpersonal by using in addition,also,and,moreover,etc. Sheiscaring.Sheisalwayshelpingpeople.Sheisverykindto everyone. Sheis caringand is alwayshelpingpeople.Moreover,sheis verykind

to everyone. o Youcan Iinkdescrrptions qualities of contrasting by usingbut, the other hand, on however,nevertheless, etc Heishardworking and bright.Hecanbedifficultat times. Heishardworking and bright,but hecan bedifficultat times. NOTE:When you mention someone'snegativequalitiesyou (seemsto be, can be rather.etc) For shouldusemild language example,insteadof sayingMybrother Paulislazy,it is betterto say MybrotherPaulcanbelazyat times.

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thesentences Rewrite usinglinking wordsor phrases. 1 Ann isfriendlySheis caring 2 Bobis hardworkingBobis kind. 3 Paulisveryenthusiastic He is bossysometimes 4 Helenis reallyattractiveShe'sgot greeneyesand long fair hair 5 Maryis politeand friendlySheis forgetfulat times o Janeis so kind.Sheis always veryhelpful. 7 Harryisverysociable. He is intelligent 8 Vivianis like a sisterto me. Sometimes she gets on my ! nerves

Yourturn Answerthe questions aboutyourself. 1 Howmanypeople areinyourfamily? 2 Whatdo theydo for a living? 3 Whataretheylike? Readthe rubricin Ex.1 again.Useyouranswers in Ex.7 to writean e-mailto yourfriendin Mexicoaboutyourfamily (80-100 words).Usethe paragraph planin Ex.2 to helpyou.

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Callof the wild

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4 moths,bats,squirrels. sandgrains 5 dolphin,tiger,chimpanzee, wolf

5 Many . . areat great riskfrom extinction in the Amazon

Underline the correctword, as in the example. 1 You can makea wildlifepond/gardenquite easily. 2 Joannais a memberof the localenvironmental team/group. 3 Plantingtreescan help reducesoil erosion/ extinction 4 Chinchillas arean endangered species/types 5 The Amazonrainforest has an extraordinarv varietyof wildlife/countryside

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