Messages 4 Student's Book

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Vocabulary and Pronunciation

Module 2 New horizons

Module 1 People and places

Grammar and Expressions Unit 1 Getting together

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Describing the present and the past Verbs + prepositions in Whquestions Present continuous

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Expressions: contradictions

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Relative clauses with who, that, which Present simple Pronoun one/ones

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Verbs + prepositions Postcards Words with some and every

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Pronunciation: stress and intonation

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Life and culture: Welcome to Liverpool!

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Flats and houses Friendship Nouns and adjectives describing personal qualities

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Listen to a guessing game Read a questionnaire about friendship Understand new words

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Life and culture: Poem

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Unit 2 Friends and neighbours

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Expressions: asking for clarification

Review

Grammar check

Unit 3 All in the mind

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Study skills : Spelling

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Past continuous and past simple used to

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Expressions: expressing surprise

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Pronunciation: /ə/

How’s it going? : Progress check

Fears and fantasies Dreams Link words

Pronunciation: /j/

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Talk about a picture Write about famous people in the past Make a conversation at a café Write a postcard

Unit 4 Journeys

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Expressions: making travel arrangements

On the road Travelling Prepositions of movement

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Pronunciation : stress in sentences

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Talk about where you live Tell the class about yourself and your neighbourhood Play a guessing game Write about yourself and friendships in your life

Coursework : Who’s who at Greenside?

Listen to three conversations about coincidences Read a magazine article about dreams Identify the topic of a text

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Module 3 Changes

Listen to biographies of famous people Read holiday postcards Skim and scan a text

Communicative tasks

R E V I S I ON ●

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Life and culture : Haunted Britain

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Listen to a song Read an account of a journey around the world Scan a text for information

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Life and culture : Journey into slavery

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Talk and write about coincidences in the past Describe yourself when you were younger and compare with a friend Describe things that you imagine or worry about Write a description of a dream Write and act a conversation at a travel agent’s Describe where things are/were made or produced Write a journal about a journey

Review

Grammar check Study skills: Guessing what words mean How’s it going? : Progress check Coursework: Conversation with Grace Lawson

Unit 5 In the news

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Unit 6 Attachments

Expressions: offers and suggestions

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Present perfect with for and since Present perfect with superlative adjective + ever Superlative adjectives give + direct and indirect object

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Present perfect + just, yet, already been and gone Present perfect and past simple its : possessive adjective so ... that ... ; such a/an ... that ...

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Listening and Reading skills

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Topics in the news Yellowstone Park

Pronunciation: /s/ + consonant

Personal possessions Living abroad still, any more

Pronunciation: //

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Expressions: time expressions

Grammar check

Study skills: Homophones

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Listen to news headlines on the radio Read a magazine article about a volcano Understand the main idea of a text

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Life and culture: Non-stop news

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Listen to an interview with a surfing champion Read an interview with a boy who has lived all over the world Skim a text for the general idea

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Life and culture : New Zealand

How’s it going? : Progress check

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Write an email to a friend or relative with your news Discuss what you have and haven’t done Write a radio report Write about recent events for a school newsletter

Give details about your background Talk about your favourite possessions Describe important things and events Write an account of personal experiences

Coursework: Reviews

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Vocabulary and Pronunciation

Module 4 Talking points

Grammar and Expressions Unit 7 Celebrations

First conditional with if and unless The future with will and going to

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Expressions: I hope so/not. I guess so/not.

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Pronunciation: final /s/ and /z/

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might and may when in future sentences should/shouldn’t Second conditional

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Verbs and nouns that go together ‘Sales talk’ because, so

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Unit 8 Secrets and lies

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Module 5 Living together

Review

Unit 9 Groups

Expressions : responding to opinions

Grammar check

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Unit 10 Food for thought

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Verb/preposition + -ing form -ing form and to + verb want/ask/tell someone to do something

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Expressions: requests and responses

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Expressions of quantity Question words Subject and object questions

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Expressions: expressing preferences

Module 6 Just imagine!

Unit 11 Challenges

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Unit 12 Happy endings

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Review

Past perfect must, can’t, might, could for speculation

Expressions: Neither do I. So am I.

Reported speech say and tell whose

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Grammar index

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Listen to a song Read invitations and replies Scan a text for information

Life and culture: The number 13

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Listen to a discussion on the radio Read an article about a ‘con man’ Predict the topic of a text

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Pronunciation: /ai/

Communicative tasks

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People in groups A wildlife commentary too and enough

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Food The fast food industry Adjectives ending in -ed/-ing

Listen to phone calls making requests Read a commentary for a TV wildlife programme Use pronouns and possessive adjectives

Life and culture : Romeo and Juliet

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Listen to a TV quiz programme Read a review of a book Recognise facts and opinions

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Life and culture: Make Poverty History

How’s it going? : Progress check

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Listen to a story about a terrible night Read a story about an extraordinary experience Guess meaning from context

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Life and culture : Gandhi

Words connected with money Sending messages Phrasal verbs

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Listen to a song Read three jumbled stories Follow the sequence of a story

Pronunciation: vowel sounds

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Study skills: Learning English on your own ●

Describe special occasions Talk about superstitions Write about and discuss plans for a celebration Write and reply to an invitation

Talk about events in the future and when they might happen Talk about what’s right and wrong Write an imaginary ‘sales talk’

Coursework : Letters

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Adjectives describing feelings In the mountains Adverbs

Wordlist

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Life and culture: The code talkers

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Pronunciation: silent vowels

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Pronunciation: /ŋ/

Communicative functions index

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Study skills: Preparing and giving a talk

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Special occasions Invitations and replies Verbs with look

Study skills : Preparing for tests and exams

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Listening and Reading skills

Describe people’s likes and dislikes Interview a friend for a TV show Write and act a telephone conversation asking someone to do something Write a description of teenagers in your country Talk about things you’d like to change Prepare and ask questions for a quiz Write a review for a school magazine

Coursework: The ads page

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Describe a situation in the past and how you felt Imagine what different situations are like Write a short story

Report what people say Make a conversation at a party Write and reply to a message

Life and culture: Keeping in touch

How’s it going? : Progress check

Phonetic symbols

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Coursework: Sports news

Verb forms and irregular verbs

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People and places In Module 1 Steps 1 and 2 you study Life and culture Grammar ● ● ● ● ● ●

Describing the present and the past Verbs + prepositions in Wh- questions Present continuous Relative clauses with who, that, which Present simple Pronoun one/ones

Vocabulary ● ●

Verbs + prepositions Flats and houses

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Talk about a picture Write about famous people in the past Contradict someone Make a conversation about going out with friends Talk about where you live Describe people and things Ask for more information Play a guessing game

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Contradictions: Yes, he is! No, he hasn’t! Asking for clarification

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Three postcards A questionnaire about friendship

Welcome to Liverpool! Poem

Coursework 1 Part 1 Who’s who at Greenside? You write about people who work at your school. Find out more about the people who work at Greenside C

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erhaps you’re reading this article in the canteen, while you’re eating your lunch. This month we’d like to introduce you to the person who does all the cooking. His name’s Del Stanley. Del trained to be a chef in London and he came to Greenside College two years ago. He says ‘I like using fresh, local food if I can. It isn’t always easy to find things that everyone likes – teenagers are very unadventurous when they choose their meals!’

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Write a postcard Express your opinions about friendships

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Words beginning with some and every Nouns and adjectives describing personal qualities Skimming and scanning a text Understanding new words

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What’s it about?

Coursework Our school magazine

What can you say about the pictures? Now match the pictures with sentences 1–4. 1 The sun’s going down and everything looks beautiful. 2 He works in a shop that sells newspapers and food. 3 He’s wearing a hat and coat. 4 We live in a flat on the first floor.

In Book 4 you study ● a magazine written by students at Greenside Community College so that you can ● make an English magazine for people at your school

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Your Coursework has got six parts:

Part 1 Who's who at Greenside? You write about people who work at your school.

Part 2 In conversation with Grace Lawson

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You talk to an old person in your neighbourhood and write a short interview.

Part 3 Reviews You write a review of a book, film or TV programme.

Part 4 Letters to the editor You write a letter for a magazine letters page.

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Part 5 The ads page You make adverts to put in your school magazine.

Part 6 Sports news You write a report about a sporting event. d

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STEP 1

1 In Step 1 you revise ● describing the present and the past so that you can talk about a picture ● write about famous people in the past ●

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Share your ideas Describe the painting. What are the people doing? What do you think of the painting? The woman is laughing.

I like it, but I think it’s a sad painting.

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Reading Idols of the 20th century a Look at the painting and read the description. Find at least: 1 three verbs in the present. 2 three verbs in the past. The name of the painting is Nighthawks: Boulevard of Broken Dreams. It’s by an Austrian painter called Gottfried Helnwein. It shows a scene in a diner in the USA during the 1950s. Outside, the street is dark and empty. Inside, three people are sitting at the counter, a woman and two men. A waiter is standing behind the counter. The man in the middle of the picture is wearing a blue suit and tie. He doesn’t look very happy. The woman on the right is laughing and talking to the man next to her, but he isn’t listening. The four people in the picture are all famous American stars from the 20th century. The man in the blue suit is the actor Humphrey Bogart. Bogart was born in New York. At first, he acted in the theatre, but for many years he wasn’t successful. Then he started working for the Warner film studio and, at the age of 40, he finally became a star. He made more than thirty films. Two of his most famous films were The African Queen and Casablanca. Bogart died in his sleep at his home in Hollywood in 1957.

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Listen to the first paragraph and follow in your book. Then find these things. 1 a nationality 2 a country 3 two jobs 4 two things that people wear

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Listen to the second paragraph and follow in your book. Then copy and complete the fact file.

Fact File Humphrey Bogart, actor, 1899 – 1 Born in:

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Listening Biographies Read the two fact files. Then listen to the biographies of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. Write the missing information in your notebook.

Fact File Marilyn Monroe, actress, 1926 – 1 Born in: Los Angeles 2

name: Norma Jean Baker

Worked for: 3

Century Fox

Most famous film: Some Like It

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Fact File

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Revision Describing the present and the past Look at the painting and complete the description of James Dean. On the left, there 1 (be ) a tall, good-looking young man. (wear ) a dark coat and a scarf. He looks sad and He 2 (not talk ) to anyone. He 4 (be ) the lonely. He 3 famous American actor James Dean. (be ) born in Indiana in 1931. At first, he James Dean 5 6 (act ) on television and, four years later, he 7 (become ) a film star. But Dean only 8 (make ) three (die ) in a car accident in September 1955. films. He 9

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Born in: Tupelo, Mississippi Played the

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Writing Elvis or Marilyn Use what you know Choose either Elvis Presley or Marilyn Monroe. Describe what he/she is doing in the picture. Then use the notes in your fact file and describe his/her real life.

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Try this! How many words for clothes do you know?

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In Step 2 you study ● verbs + prepositions in Wh- questions ● present continuous ● contradictions: Yes, he is! No, he hasn’t!

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Presentation Who are we waiting for? a What can you say about the photos?

so that you can ● contradict someone ● make a conversation about going out with friends

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Key vocabulary Verbs + prepositions a S Complete the sentences with

the prepositions in the box. You’ve got three minutes! about

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I have to look for my things. I like looking my friends’ photos. I don’t often think the future. I don’t come this country. I was born abroad. When I’m with my friends, we often talk films and music. I don’t like waiting people when they’re late. In class, I usually talk my English teacher in English. My father and I argue football.

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Close your book and listen to the conversation. What are Danny and his friends doing this evening? Danny and Nadia live in Liverpool. They’re in a café and they’re waiting for their friends. What’s the time, Nadia? It’s nearly half past seven. So who are we waiting for? Clare and Luke. Luke’s always late. No, he isn’t! Yes, he is! I’ll phone him. ... Luke, where are you? We’re waiting for you. DANNY: Here’s Clare! Hi, Clare. CLARE: Hi! Sorry I’m late. Who’s Nadia talking to? DANNY: Luke. He’s late too. And he’s got the tickets. CLARE: No, he hasn’t! I’ve got them. They’re in my bag. NADIA: Hi, Clare. We must go. It’s half past seven. DANNY: What about Luke? NADIA: He’s meeting us outside the cinema in ten minutes. DANNY: OK. NADIA: What are you looking for, Clare? CLARE: The tickets. I can’t find them. DANNY: You’re joking! CLARE: Hang on! No, we’re OK. They’re here, in my pocket. DANNY: NADIA: DANNY: NADIA: DANNY: NADIA:

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