SS 2 (eo 3A Dowe have to run? 1 Stan / tell / Edward about his promotion /? 8 Yes! The film , - (already) — ee ~ 4A Do you like this group? - Yes, but] their new CD 5 Alicia / not print / her report / ae pean! ~ + (yet), 5 A Do you like the book I gave you? 8 Yes, but unfortunately I 6 / Giles / start / work /? it, (already) 6 A Have you got any coffee? 8 Yes,1 . some. (just) 11B Murder mystery — ———— Crime (73 Four houses in Dover Street oe Complete the words in the table. were ' broken into. yesterday. Kevin Spacey, { ime verb : cna Jewellery, televisions and DVD the Hollywood thet | 1 st 2 2 3 ane = piveereeS aaa actor, was the robbery | 3 r__ The police are interviewing two ° ee oy ee i. murder | 5 m_ __.in connection ae burglary | 7 b____e = 7 ina park in @ Fill in the gaps in the articles with South London last night. Spacey these words/phrases. ‘A man died yesterday after he was walking his dog early in the was. inabar morning when a young man { broker-ints murder shot . } ef stolen bullets ies er area of Boston stopped him, He asked to use { arrested victim robbery Pessoa Spacey’s mobile phone. When burglaries suspects : inhis body. A Spacey gave him the phone, the | woman was ener __ sania last night in connection with theee 1B Relative clauses with who, which, that and where (GIEQ Review: Present Perfect 4) Read the articles in 2 again. Match beginnings 1-6 to endings a)-). Write sentences in the Present Choose the correct relative pronoun. Perfect. Use the words in brackets. 1 The police / not arrest / anyone @ g for Jack’s murder /. (yet) The police haven't arrested. anyone for Jacks murder yet. 2 Ring the police! Someone / steal / our car. (just) 1 This is the phone 8) who/which murdered the man, ME 2. This is the park ®) which/where the man was murdered. (yet) There's an aticle about 3. These are the houses 6) that/where were broken into. Fobranies 4 This is the bar 4) where/that were stolen. 5 These are the things «) where/which Spacey was robbed. 6 This is the woman of was stolen. b) Complete the sentences with who, which, that or where. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 1 The man .who/that was robbed is an actor. 4 She / be /a suspect / the police found the body. (since) 2 The park _-Kevin Spacey was robbed is in South = London. 3 The houses were burgled were in Dover Street. 5 1/not have / an accident /a 4 The things .... were stolen included televisions and long time. (for) DVD players. 5 The bar ounsonnue the man was shot is in the Newton area, 6 The man... ‘was shot died in hospital 6 You're too late. Everyone / go/ © Write the correct relative pronoun in the sentences. Sometimes home! (already) more than one answer is possibl who 1 The police arrested a young manjlives in my street. 2 They found a button belonged to the murderer. 7 fyou/ lose / your keys? (ever) 3. They closed the bar the murder happened. 4 The bank 1 work was robbed last wel 5 They found the things were stolen in the burglary. a) SR Ranes//argopmeationy (ried) 6 1 failed an exam I thought was easy 7 We met the woman is going to buy our house. : 8 He got the cheque I sent yesterday:Reading Last week Hedda Ibsen was stuck in traffic in the middle of Oslo, Norway. She was sitting in her car, when a parking attendant gave her a ticket and a ‘fine for £50. Hedda, 32, couldn't believe it. She argued with the parking attendant, but he “refused to take the ticket back. Hedda had to go to court to explain the situation. The court agreed with Hedda and told the traffic department to pay her £300. “Lm really "glad I won,” she said on Friday. ai $230,000 of wedding dresses, were stolen from a ‘store in ‘Vancouver, Canad, last weekend. ‘The robbery was discovered on Monday moming at Wedding World. Police officer Den Kerry said “This is a weird robbery. What are they going to do with 300 wedding dresses? You can’t sell them at a market. Some of the stolen dresses were for weddings next week, So there will be a few unhappy “brides?” WOMAN GETS PARKING TICKET IN TRAFFIC JAM E @ Write headings a)-c) in the correct places 1-3. e a) Fe Thief steals wedding day dreams ES _Thit waa weds nyo | z » 3 ROBBER ALMOST FINDS JOB Es 8 4 ES ‘A man who robbed a bank in Texas, USA, was arrested yesterday after he left behind his CV! The man walked into the bank and Shanded the assistant a note, It Don't say anythang or I'll shot you. “T thought it was a joke.” laughed Ivy Harti, the assistant “L wanted to show him the spelling mistakes.” Iny gave the man the money. When he left, she realised the note was written on the back of someone's CV, The police went to the address on the CV and found the robber, Justin Hewitt, He was “counting the stolen ‘money. The first thing he said was “It's more than I thought!” 11C Here is today’s news Guessing meaning from context (TE) a) Look at the words in bold in the article. Are they nouns, verhs or adjectives? 1 fine noun. 5 brides 2 refused 6 handed 3 glad 7 counting 4 store b) Choose the correct meanings of the words in 2a), 1 fine @ money that is paid as punishment b) a cheque 2 refuse a) say you will not do something 8) agree to do something 3 glad a) sad) happy 4 store a) shop 6) house 5 brides 3) women who are getting married soon b) men who are getting married soon 6 handed a) sent ») gave 7 counting 2) finding the total of —_) spending Answer the questions. 1 How much was the fine? £50 2 How much did Hedda pay the parking attendant? 3 When was the store robbed? 4. Why did the police office think the wedding dress robbery was unusual? 5 What was funny about the note Ivy was handed? 6 How did the police find Justin Hewitt?11D Did you? Review: auxiliary verbs @ chose the correct @ Fillin the gaps with the correct form echo questions. of the auxiliary verbs do, be or have. 808 Wheres Adrian? in iis cieeeviesicliny DENISE He's on holiday. lank has. phoned you twice today. ton oes hehehe? 2 Tom going to Poland DENISE Yes, he’ been on holiday three times this year. on holiday. 808 “Has he?/Have he?/Had he? Lucky him! aa. working last night. DENISE Lue He didn’ finish the sales report before he went, << a 808 ‘Doesn't he?/Didn't he?/Did he? Who is going to finish in? a = egtenodg benise I don't know. I haven't got enough time. : 808 ‘Didn't you?/Have you?/Haven't you? Oh, dear. Maybe I can . 5 Cheryl onan. Mot work on Fridays. enise *Can you?/Can’t you?/Can he? You're so helpful. Thanks so much, Rod and Li lived he Gna —— © a write echo questions for these sentences. 1A The police have arrested two people in our street Echo questions 8 Have they?. What for? Complete these short conversations 2. Malcolm was on a quiz show last night. with the sentences in 1. 1A Hank has phoned you twice today. 8 Has he? ® 2 Which one? 3 A Idon' like coffee. 8 svosssnsns? What about tea? 4 & Lused to live abroad. 8 2 Where? B Have they? 5 & We havent seen him for ages. 3A . 8 a 2 When was the last time? 7 6 & Norman got promoted last week. ee 8 2 What's his new job? 8 Were you? 7 A Sorry. Gavin doesn't work here anymore. 4a Boon 2 Where does he work now? 8 A Libby didn't turn up this morning, . 2. What happened to her? 'b) Match answers a)-h) to the echo questions in 4a). 2) [7] Burglary, 1 think, ») [_] Hes now my manager! 9 [_]¥es, but only with lemon, 6 [_] About four months ago, U think. ©) [J tm not sure, but I think she overslept. ) [_] Lots of countries ~ Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique. a) [_] ite got a job in London. + [_] tt was called Milfionaite. HF Feading and writing Portotio 11 pe4 Ps 3 Fy 2 i-] - 3 FS F i-] Pa i = 3 ie] Py 3 F 3 i Py 3 | 6 2 l i.) 3 3 F : Py ' 3 612 Achieving your goals Language Summary 12, Student's Book p143 12A A year off Money (ir53 @ Choose the correct words. It - TMT Some advice from our money experts 1 Not everything that @ost3/buys a lot of money is good. 2 Don't waste/save money on things you don't need! 3. Don't spend/lose all your money every month, Try to lend/save a litle money when you can. 4 Ifyou need to borrow/lend money, think about how and when you will pay/buy it back. 5 Money and friendship don’t mix. Don't borrow/lenda lat of ~~ money to friends. 6 When you take money out of the bank, only get/borrow the money you need. 7_ If you want to earn/win money, you must be prepared to lose/ save it! This is simple, but very important you mustn't spend/cost more money than you earn/win | Reported speech (EX) E@© @ Match beginnings of sentences 1-5 to endings a)-c). 1 When Iwas young my father 2) told me 2 The Beatles said that » 3. Albert Einstein was very Q intelligent, but he said that 4 4 His email said that ’ the hardest thing in the world to understand was tax! was working as hard as { could! money couldn't buy you love money would be important one day. he was going to be a million: 5 1 told them that before he was 30! b) Write the sentences in 2a) in direct speech. 1 My father told me .Money. willbe important one day,” 2 The Beatles said" 3 Albert Einstein was very intelligent, but he said * 4 His email said * 5 Lt0ld them e ‘Complete the table with Present Continuous, is/are going to, Past Simple, could and would. verb |__verb form in reported speech Present Simple | 1 past simple 2 Past Continuous will 3 can 4 s " was/were going to @ choose the correct words. 1. L said/Goid) my boss that | didn't earn enough. 2. Everyone said/told he borrowed a lot of money: 3 Did I say/tell you I was moving abroad? 4 Mark said/told that he never wasted anything 5 How much did you say/tell it cost? 6 No one said/told me that | had to pay the money back! 7 You said/told that you could lend me the money. 8 Frances said/told her she was going to save her money for her holiday.12A and 12B @ a) Joe! is talking to his colleague, Tia. Fill in the gaps in the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Jott Are you OK, Tia? You dont look very happy. tia "Lm, (be) a bit fed up. Ellie got promoted last week, ?'m never goiNg (0 occeemeemmene (C0) promoted now! Jost Ellie got promoted? I don't believe it! TA Neither do 1?’ (work) really hard at the moment. JOEL Yes, me too. 1's not fatr, is it? ma ‘Every month I (spend) all my money on rent and food. § And I can’t ~ (save) anything. Jott Yes, itS really expensive here. TA ‘Were going to (move) offices next month. “And my joumey to work will nnsnnnennne: (bE) a Jot Longer. Why are you so happy? Jot, Well, Thavent told you yet. tm (eave) next month, TA Leaving? Now L wont have anyone to talk to! 42B Taking chances Unusual activities @ Fillin the gaps with the correct form of these words. glove dye mylyour hair karaoke machine parachute jump hypnotise tarantula _ insect 1 Have you seen my other glove, ? I can only find one. 2 Many people think spiders are 3 Talways wanted to =— 4 Dawn's done three for charity. 5 Derek’s gota and he’ good at singing b) Write sentences 1-8 in 5a) in reported speech. 1 Tia said that ..she.was.a bit fed up. 2 She told Joel that she was never 3 She said that she - 4 She said that every month 5. She told 6 She said that they se 7 She told Joel that 8 Joel told Second conditional e@ a) Match beginnings of sentences 1-6 to endings a)-f) If Erin owed Hal any money. 6) If Don asked me to marry him, 3 II didn't earn a lot of money, . but they aren't, 4 If Connor dyed his hair, . but now I'm bald! 5 If Debbie left the company, 6 If Mo didn't work so hard, 2) L wouldn't work so hard. » 6 Iwas. - once ~ 1 don't remember a thing about it! Hi €) Fay would get promoted. 7 . aren't dangerous to humans and can be trained 4) people would laugh. — «) she would be less stressed. 4) L wouldn't know what to say.Reading and Writing Portfolio 1 : . Reading a personal letter Staying in touch Writing a letter to a friend Review Present Simple; Past Simple oO Read the letter quickly and tick (Y) the topies Rich talks about. 2) his new job 7 ») neighbours 6) his new colleagues 4) his new home ‘Cheummwisstrasse 47 " 8702 Kuesnacht «the journey to work Jonah ) his children’s new school me 4) his next visit to England a7 September Read the letter again. Are ~~ these sentences true (T) *Dear Mark, F)? olen ‘Thanks so much for your card. 1 [7] Rich liked the people at his old company. 5I really loved the party last week and I was quite sad ei (il Glumamsanice ee at the end. I'm going to miss all the wonderful friends better now. I made at the company. How are things without me? 3 [_]His computer is still in I started work at my new place on Monday. The commute England at the moment. iy @ lot shorter, I catch a train near my house and I'm at 4 [Jie finds it difficult 10 work in fifteen minutes. It's amazing! I have time to play talk to people in shops. with Maggie before she goes to bed! 5 [_]He speaks good German. The house is nice — see the pictures, But we're really busy | 6 {_}Rich and Mark both have at the moment. A lat of things are still in boxes -— children, including the computer - so I cant email at the moment. 2G) siisemat aes Pree eg Emre os riptggel Tu celica |p atest Maggie heard some children talking she cried. Then she 8 [_]Rich is coming to said ‘Daddy! What's wrong with them?’ In fact, many of England for a special the Swiss speak English (and French and Italian!) so dinner in October. caramunicating in shops isn't difficult, Television is a bie harder! I watched the German ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ the other night. I think I got two questions correct, but I don't know! Victoria sends her love ~ she’s cocking something Swiss at the moment. Remember: the flight is only 40 minutes! You, Tarnsin and the children are always welcome. “Anyway, that's about it for the moment. Look after yourself and Keep in touth. TALL the best, Rich PS I'm in London for a meeting at the end of October. Do yon want to meet for dinner?Reading and Writing Portfolio 1 a) Look at the letter again. Match 1-8 to headings a)-h). b) Notice these phrases in Rich’s letter, Which are used at the beginning (B) and which at the end (E) of the letter? a) [B] greeting 2) [B] Thanks so much for .. o) [Jie date vy [J ttow are things... [the main body of the leer @ [J victoria sends her love .. 4)[_ ] the beginning of the letter 4 [_] Anyway, thats about it for the moment. [_Jthe address ©) [_] Look after yourself and keep in touch. 6 [_Jthe closing sentences JAI the best, [es] atdtagextnstnfoemigian ) Underline the phrases in 36) in Rich’ letter. 1) [_]the end of the leter Look at Mark’ reply to Rich’ letter. Put the letter in the Match phrases 1-6 in bold in Mark’s correct order. letter to phrases a) in 3) ® FNM Say 1 Tamti's out at yoqs at the monent 50 1F'5 « good tine. to write back. | 2 4 6 ‘She says W to you and Victorta. The children are always on the computer s0.T carit email either. Wow 1 exeryting at the new place What are your Sutt colleaqes le? T cant believe your new commute, Thre was a trike here last weeks On Theday i took me over two hows to pt to work. fee Suits trios good? The plctres are great. T showed them to ereryone at work. TF really tant the. tare without you, Rich. F dan't have anyone to talk to. And Tm doing too much work! 4's great raut tat you're. coming over. De you keow the date of your meeting? Tl ry ant Find a traditional Grits eestaurant For you. Fish and. chips ORY © Monday 18 September 2 South Avene, London wt HE © ST ill Git some ticket prices, when T can ose “Thank you for your letters Anyway, thes all the news for you. Take care. and write back son. a) Imagine you have moved to another country. Make notes on your new home and your new routi © where you now live your new work your new commute | anew language b) Write an informal letter to a good friend about your new life. © Use your notes from 6a). ‘© Use the organisation of an informal letter in 3a). ‘© Use the phrases in 3b). Read and check for mistakes. © Give your leter to your teacher next class, Tick the things you can do in Enj in the Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.Reading and Writing Portfolio 2 An email with news @ Read the email quickly and choose the correct answers. 1 The email is... 2) to Poppy and from Katy. ») from Poppy and to Katy. addition and contrast; an email (1) Review Past Simple for telling a story; relationships 2 Poppy and Katy are probably... 2) colleagues. Deen 6) friends How are you? Sorry | didn't reply to any of your emails, but | 3 Ollie is Katy’s .. only checked today. Last week was a busy and very exciting 2) boyfriend. week ») husband. Ollie and ! went out for dinner on Friday. We were celebrating our anniversary — we started going out four years ago. Four years! I can’t believe it. He wanted to surprise me and he did — We went to Fifteen — Jamie Oliver's new restaurant! The food | was amazing. i's also cheaper than | thought. However, that’s, ‘not the reason I'm writing .. After the meal, we were having coffee and Ollie asked for the bill. When it came, he gave it to me. | laughed, but then I saw a lot of waiters looking at me. What's more, they were all smiling, | didn't know what was happening. When | looked at the bill, | knew. Itjust said ‘Will you marry me, Katy?’ in Ollie's, handwriting. Then Ollie gave me a small box. It was a ring! | put | iton and very nervously said yes. The waiters started clapping | and | went very red! ‘Someone in the restaurant gave us a bottle of champagne. We | didn't drink it, though. We can have it when you next come to London. And we can also go shopping! | need a wedding dress | and someone to help me choose it! Love, | Katy } @ Read the email again and answer the questions. 1 Why didn't Katy email Poppy last week? Because she only checked today. Why did Katy go out for dinner with Ollie last week? Who chose the restaurant? Why did Ollie give Katy the bill? 5 What does Katy want to do with Poppy?Ca) words(1): addition and contrast ia a) Look at these sentences. Notice how we use and, also and what’: mare to give more information. 1 Last week was a busy and very exciting week. 2. Last week was a busy week. twas also exciting 3 Last week was a busy.week. What's more, it was very exciting, b) Underline the examples of also and what's more in Katy’s email. a) Look at these sentences. Notice how we connect the ideas using but, however and though. 1 Sorry I didn't reply to any of your emails, but I only checked today. 2 Sorry I didnt reply to any of your emails. However, I only checked today. 3 Sorry I didnt reply to any of your emails. I only checked today, though. b) Underline the examples of however and though in Katy’s email. Choose the correct answers in the rules, ‘© And links ideas in one sentence. Also and WhatS more link ideas in one sentence/€ © But contrasts ideas in one sentence. However and though contrast ideas in one sentence/ two sentences ‘© We put also before/after the verb be and before/after other verbs. ‘© We put however at the beginning/ end of a sentence and though at the beginning/end. TIPL + We always put a comma (.) after What’ more and However. Reading and Writing Portfolio 2 @ Write these sentences again. Use the words/phrases in brackets. 1 I didn’t invite him and I didn’t want him to come. (What's more) I dn’ tinvite him, What's more. Ldidn't.want him.to.come,. 2 She sent me a text, but I didn’ reply. (though) 3 He owns the restaurant and he’s a very good cook. (also) 4 Tm not married, but I've got a girlfriend. (However) 5 We bought a new car last year and Mike got a new job. (Whats more) 6 I met a nice man last week, but he’ already going out with someone. (However) 7 We got engaged last month, but we're not going to get married until next year. (though) 8 My parents met in 1975 and they got married that year. (also) 4) Imagine you have some exciting news about an event in your family. Look at these questions and make notes in boxes 14, ‘When is the event? 1 ‘Who does it involve? 2 What happened? 3 What is going to 4 happen next? b) Write an email to a friend about your news. ‘© Use your notes from 7a). © Use connecting words from 3a) and 4a) to connect your ideas. Read and check for mistakes. © Give your email to your teacher next class. Tick the things you can do in English in the © Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.Reading and Writing Portfolio 3 Reading 2 formal letter Applying for a job @© Keead the advertisements and the letter. pt © Answer the questions, ‘Website designer Is vhat are the advertisements for Some experience 1 What are the advertisements for? ce : LU ——__ — pote Management taining position in busy UK. sn Languages needed tt 3, Which job in the advertisements is she interested in? Review personal details; employment; looking for a job 2 Who is the letter to? i. cretary with languages | 5 aeEey skills needed. a 4 Whois the letter from? 5 Why is he writing? Read the letter again and complete Ms — Weston’ notes. Creagct Dear Ms Weston, ‘Thank you for your recent phone call about the posi Eats Restaurant Saari E a of assistant chef at Eats restaurant. I am writing to summarise* our conversation, gosd things a - ‘The job is for an assistant chef at our restaurant in Training is *.onthejob. and at. college... Liverpool. No experience is necessary, but training takes wo years. There is a lot of on-the-job training, but assistant chefs also take courses at the colleges in Liverpool, Manchester and London. Staff work very hard at the restaurant, Assistant chefs usually work at least nine hours a day and sometimes {or longer. The salary is low* while you are training, bad things EruigieralsobelathnlAlapirarpesieleltla pada May ca Tabiyist pars there are good opportunities for promotion i j Ifyou are interested in the job, please send your CV a fl lang working at least ine a day! to the above address. We will contact you to arrange an interview. Not much? hile traning, Yours sincerely, ——— Sinan Parks Simon Parks Manager Eats Restaurant “summarise = describe the main facts “low = not muchReading and Writing Portfolio 3 © Read the CV and write the correct information in af). a) Her full name. Lauren Elizabeth Weston b) Her email address. ) The year she was born, 4) The name of her school. ¢) A restaurant she worked at in France. f) A prize she won. Lauren Elizabeth Weston 5 Circus Street Liverpool. L22 5EG [email protected] Home: 0151 565732 Mobile: 07986 004121 Date of Birth: 5.11.1988 British ‘Nationalit 2004-2005 Northampton College, Hospitality and Catering course This course included work on: ‘preparation of meat, vegetables food presentation # menu preparation 1999-2004 Liverpool High School for Girls 8 GCSEs* including Mathematics, English and French. Summer 2002 Le Moulin, Chantonnay, France Trainee chef experience including vegetable preparation. Summer 2001 The Fox Public House, Speke Bar work serving food and drinks to customers. 2003 Winner of Liverpool Young Chef of the Year ‘© Computers ~ word processing and spreadsheets ‘¢ Fluent speaker of French REFEREE™ Mrs M, James Hospitality and Catering Courses Northampton College aan a onl Tn GCSE = General Certificate of Secondary Education, an English school exam “referee = someone who can deseribe you when you are applying fora job @ a) Look at the organisation of the CV. Fill in @ OO Ree | ‘gaps 1+ in the CV with headings a)-d). a) WORK EXPERIENCE b) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ) ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS 4) EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS b) Read the CV tips and complete the table with examples from Ms Weston’s CV. CV tips Use bold for important words. Use bullet points (e) for lists. include important courses. example ‘Lauren Elizabeth Weston Summarise your school ‘examinations. include important work List other skills you have, SE a) Choose one of the job advertisements A-C in 1, Make notes for your CV in the table. You can invent details if necessary. courses and qualifications work experience| include other skills you have b) Write your CV for one of the advertisements in 1. # Use your notes from 5a). ‘© Use the organisation of Ms Weston’ CV. © Use the CV tips in 4, Read and check for mistakes. © Give your guide to your teacher next class. ! Tick the things you can do in English in the Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.Reading and Writing Portfolio 4 A great film @) Read about the Four Word Film Review website and match reviews a)-d) with four films from 1 on page 20. ‘The Four Word Film Review (www,wfrcom) is a website with film reviews. All the reviews are sent by readers of the website. And all the reviews are only four words. Here are a some examples: 2) Station romance stays still. Brief Encounter. ») Prize: evening with star, ) Future time, mystery crime 4) Hitchcock’ famous hotel horror. best four-word film review. 1 [Jota tady robs bank. 2 [_]Nice musicians help woman. 3 [_]Protessor doesnt tll truth Read the review again and complete column A in the table. Read the review about The Ladykillers quickly and choose the the year of the film the location of the film name of main characters ‘name of main actor Alec Guinness other films made by the main actor ‘name of the director the story the music | 10 information name of the reviewer Another four-word film review of The Ladykillers is ‘Old ‘woman gets rich’. What do you think happens at the end? Reading a film review Writing describing a film Review Present Simple for telling a story; Past ‘Simple; Present Perfect for experiences; films The Ladykillers - a classic British film | didn’t think 'd like The Ladyillers. Ws a British film, made in 1955, and don’t really like old films. But what a surprise! | haven't seen a better film this year. The plot is simple. An old lady, Mrs Wilberforce, lives alone in a house in London. A man called Professor Marcus rents a room in Mrs. Wilberforce’s house. He says he is a classical musician, but in fact Marcus and his ‘band’ are bank robbers*. The Professor and his friends get the money, but then Mrs Wilberforce finds out. She wants them to give it back so they decide to kill her. But this is more difficult than they think! The acting is brilliant. Katie Johnson plays kind Mrs Wilberforce. ‘And you should know Professor ‘Marcus (Alec Guinness) from many films, Over 20 years later he was in Star Wars! The director is Alexander Mackendrick. I watched The Ladykillers with my 14-year-old son. We both loved it. Its a classic film with classic actors and is suitable for the whole family. There is also a 2004 remake* of the film with Tom Hanks. | will compare the two films soon FO Melissa Parks robber = somcone who steals remake = make againReading and Writing Portfolio 4 ee ek utah id @ a) Which of these sentences talk about the story and which talk about the reviewer's reactions to the film? Write $ (story) or R (reactions), b) Answer the questions. 1, Which verb form does the reviewer use to tall about the story? 2 Which verb forms does the reviewer use to talk about her feelings and reactions to the film? ——— and — — the reviewer talks about. Read Jen's letter to her friend, Sally. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets Dear Sully, Do you remember we were talking about the actor Ewan McGregor? Well Michael and Swatched a flv called ‘Big Fish’ and he was in it. 18s the best fl 1 ve seen. (see) for along time, A man called Will Bloor ?, se (ome) home when he? (hear) his father; Ed, is dying . Ed is famous in his town for telling stories about his amazing life. Will. (net believe) the stories, but he’... a (listen) to then one last time. Evan MeGiregor® (play) the young Ed. He rescues his town, fights in wear, works in a circus and, ofcourse? (imect) Wills mother. My fovomite 009 nnn (BE) WHEN EA no come) a bank robber We really ® (evs) the film, Sally. The music was excellent, too — «a mix of rock 'n' roll and classical mnie. There ™ (be) some great actors in it, including Jessica Lange and Danny DeVito. And yes, Oo ery) at the end! Even Michael? oo. (like) it Well that’s enough from me. Next time you're in the video shop, look out for Big Fish’, Lowe Jen PS The director is Tim Burton. He made Edward Scissorhands’ ~ 1 think we watched it together 1 [5] An old lady, Mrs Wilberforce, 3 [_]in fact, Marcus and his ‘band’ are lives alone in a house in London, bank robbers. 2 [_]I haven't seen a better film this year. 4 []We both loved it. Notice how the reviewer uses the film vocabulary to describe The Ladykillers. Tick the topics which the acting the music the director the place where the film happens the photography the story the price other films by the actor or director Think about a film you have seen recently. Fill in column B in the table in 3. @ Write a letter to a friend, Tell him/her about a film ‘you saw recently. ‘¢ Use your notes from 8. © Use the Present Simple to describe the story and the Past Simple or Present Perfect to describe your reactions to the film. @ Include the film vocabulary from 6. @ Read and check for mistakes © Give your letter to your teacher next class. 2 Tick the things you can do in English in the Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.Reading and Writing Portfolio 5 . Reading language school brochures Which language school? Writing formal and informal letters Review requests; Present Simple @ Read the brochures about the language courses in the UK. Then fill in the table. If there is no information, write DS (doesnt say). school town name of course lessons per | hours per —_| minimum age | maximum number week week | of students The Select | ‘Cambridge |? ps > | os \* School | (only 1 in 1-1 classes) Fluency First | # Let's talk ‘ ’ . | ps College | , ” English Express |" ® * iF ‘The Select School of English 7 ~~. Language Links Intensive English Plus jy Ttuency First College |) Brighton is often called ‘London by ‘This course offers 15 hours of Let’s Talk ~ communication | the Sea’. There are so many General English lessons and four and special interests things to do! And London is only hours of one-to-one clases* every || The focus of Lets Talk is on 55 minutes away on the trein. week. The main course develops communicating clearly in English Express grammar, vocabulary and skills in everyday language. Every week BE Tie pci clfarsifounweck a class of no more than 10 students. there are 14 general language courses of 28 lessons per In the one-to-one classes you can lessons and 8 special interest week (24 hours). plan your work with a teacher and | _lessons. Subjects include: © There are 211 lessons of ‘work on areas that are important business language, culture and general English and 7 lessons to your studies or work, customs, language and the media that develop skill. Cambridge is a beautiful city and home of and literature » © The maximum class size is ane of the world’s most famous universities Let's Talk is available at our 42 and the minimum age of London is only 50 mites by tran School in the historical city of Bath. students is 17. “one-to-one classes» lasses with one studeat and one teacher © Paola, Emre, Daiki and Kiko are going to study English. Read about the kind 7” of language school they would like. Choose a school (A~C) for each person. Tm a student at a \ (eared English \. (We want a course ie business college in | when | was at forabout amonth. Mian, tay. went [~ | school and now [~ We want to study to leam language | i want to use it | together and we that is important | again. | think tm | ‘want to work relly for my degree. t's | | Presintermediate hard. We'd lke to not important | | level, but I need f ’ | be near London where Igo in | some extra because we ngord. poo \beb. LL) ee \tkegoirgout, ]) pain an itoReading and Writing Portfolio 5 © Read Paolas letter to a language school. Formal and informal tetters ‘Choose the correct phrases in I~. @ a) Complete the table with the words/phrases in the box. | Dear SiMedern, -Allthebest, Yours sincerely, Love, Kiko Via Della Colonella, 32 Yours faithfully, Dear John, Dear Mrs Austin, Roma 00186 Tay formal letters | informal letters pe starting a letter if yo _ know the person's name . : Fluency First College 32 Bristol Road don't know the person's name | *Dear Sir/ Bath Madam, BA2 SHE ending a letter if you: 7 Dear *Sir/Madam,/Language Links, know the person’s name ; . 1am writing to you with reference to or Al the best, your advertisement for one-month | dontinow the peson'sname|? SSOP Courses in Bath L would be grateful if you could send. ) In formal letters we use formal phrases. Match the words! Sertiete esiice coat tic-ecnrse phrases in bold in the letter to informal meanings 1-7. including: the minimum age of students, + Can you: .Couldyou. and the maximum number of students in a class and the length of the lessons. At Please can you: the moment, I'm studying at a business 3 about: college in Italy, so am interested in Ciiiawend the special interest lesson of ‘Business language’. Could you send me some 5 Valso want details on this course? oc I would also like some information 7 Please write back soon: - about accommodation. Do students stay at the school or with families? Finally, would you be able to send me |g some brochures about the city of Bath? | (© A imagine you are writing a letter to a language school in the Oy JK. M le. RISE coer hearing from you UK. Make notes in the table, soon. Who are you writing to? | Yours *sincerely/faithfully, ae a Paola Conte What is your language level? “Paola Conte/12"" March 2006 ‘What information do you need? Do you have any special interests? —_— b) Write a formal letter to a language school asking for information. ‘© Use your notes from 5a). Sean s © Use the formal phrases in Paola’ letier. Tick the things you can do in English © Read and check for mistakes. in the Reading and Writing Progress ‘© Give your letter to your teacher next class. Portfolio, p88.Reading and Writing Portfolio 6 Writing notes @ Read messages and notes A-F quickly. Which note is about: y i 1 someone’ work? [D 4 social arrangement? a meal? [_] a TV programme? 8 sscomei_] 6 a job application? e@ Read the messages and notes again and answer = the questions. 1. Who is going to do some sport? Steve. 2 Who is having a drink? 3. Who wrote the message about Nick? 4 Who likes the TV programme EastEnders? 5 Who hasnt got any money? 6 Whose CV did Ruby read? Look at the notes in 1 again. Notice how we often miss ‘out pronouns, auxiliary verbs be and have, and articles. © pronouns and auxiliary verbs: Lam Going to play football. Dve Read your CV. © articles: ‘Can't remember she name, Am at she café in Shirland Rd. with a couple of friends. TIPE + We don't miss out will or should in notes: Will eat something at pub. not Bat-something at ped, 1 Nick rang. He. wants you to be in the. office early tomorrow: 2 Clare .|'ve. read your CV. 3 think it good, i need to check spelling & punctuation, though! 5 cant understand video recorder. 6 ne back at about 11. 7 ___ need to pay .. cleaner today 8. havent got anything! ccc enes © (rive the full form of these sentences from the notes from 1. y Reading notes and messages Writing messages: missing words; ‘common abbreviations Review Present Simple; Past Simple; be going to; articles; auxiliaries Fiona, Going ts play football. Don't worry aban dinner. Will eat something at pub, Love you y, much, Steve ‘Nick rang. Wants you to be in offic early tomorrow ~ before 8 if poss. Tara Canit widerstand video recorder ~ can Enstinders for ued nt Please! Its on. at 7.30, PTO Dont forget. Back about 11. Love Mum x © Need to ray cleaner today. Haven't tanyh ay. Haven't eo ing! Plo. can you leave LucyReading and Writing Portfolio 6 © ‘These messages are too long. Write them again SZ using the number of words in brackets or less. 1 To Dad, 1'm going to the gym. | will be back at six o'clock and will be very hungry! Tracy (14 words) Dad Lee-going Going ta.the.gym. Lwitt-beback Back. at six o“elock. and-will be very hungry! Tracy. 2 Dear Mel, This is very important: there is a message on the answerphone from the police, They found your carin Brook Road! ‘Adrian (15 words) Mel 3 Hi Sarah, If possible, can you call the garage about the car? It should be ready today. Thanks. From Chris (15 words) 4 Dear jack, Your flatmate rang. Have you got her keys? She can't find them and she can’t leave the house! Please ring her. Best wishes, lyn (20words) 5 Hello Jan, 1'm going to the cinema in Mason Road to see the new Brad Pitt film. Please turn over. 1'm meeting Rob for a drink first. Do you want to come? Yours, Macy. (25 words) ® © DC aid Look at the abbreviations in bold in the notes in 1. We often use abbreviations in notes and messages. Match abbreviations 1-7 to meanings a2). 1 Rd a) and 28 b) please turn over av 6) very 4 poss 4) Thanks 5 PTO e) Please 6 Pls, 4) possible 7 Thx 8) Road Read the messages in 5 again and replace as many words as possible with the abbreviations in 6. 1 Going to gym, Backat six &will bev, hungry!. 2 a) Read these situations and answer the questions. 1 You can't find something important in your fat. Write a note to your flatmate and ask him/her if he/she knows where itis. Tell your flatmate to phone you if he/she can help and leave a phone number. a) What are you looking for? 6) What is your phone number? 2 You are going to do some sport. Write a note to your flatmate and say where you are going and ‘when you will be back. Say if you want dinner. a) Where are you going? ») When will you be back? ¢) Do you want dinner? 1b) Write notes for the situations in 8). ‘© Dont use pronouns, auxiliary verbs or articles, ‘© Use some abbreviations from 6. ‘© Read and check for mistakes. ‘© Give your notes to your teacher next class. Tick the things you can do in English in the Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.Reading and Writing Portfolio 7 Reading a letter of complaint Writing useful words/phrases in formal letters Review Past Simple; travel; prefixes; opposites Writing to complain © Read the advertisements and fill in gaps 1-5 iin the table. A B 5 = Read the letter quickly and answer the questions. advert is for? |? cultural holidays (A 7" —~ 1 Who wrote the letter? where? a ¥ p P theta | {eee 2 Which advertisement is the writer complaining about? price includes? Ld 12 Ford St. ‘London | ee 4 \ Eoaieal Seat ea of te owns We | 11 Lewis Rd Min th census waht | Brighton ter cong stakony de 4 | BRI? 7NH aa | | Sie" ay and etal ta | seercaee- \ 4 Dear SirMtadam, phone 01273 324590 fraeeron | ‘recently spent three days at your hotel and | was extremely unhappy with the hotel, my room and the service. 26 The advertisement says that the hotel is in the centre of Brighton. It is at least 20 minutes from the centre of Brighton. © The hotel is called Seaview and the advertisement says = ——— - Shakespeare Fours G | | Enjoy some cultural entertainment near “quiet Stratford-Upon-Avon with 1 ‘Shakespeare Tours. | rooms have a sea vi w. However, my room was opposite | | Muatified university teachers give talks Seen! ‘on Shakespeare, | © The breakfast at the hotel was the worst I have ever had | BOrganised trips to the "theatre. | =a piece of toast and cup of tea. Prices inelude all talks and theatre tickets. : i ituat a | complained about the situation to your staff. They were ae rude and extremely unhelpful. 1 tried to speak to the manager, but he was not available. +1 would like a refund* for at least one of the nights I spent at Seaview. For a three-star hotel, the room, service and facilities were very poor. Match complaints 1-8 to phrases a)-h) in = bold in the advertisements. 1 expl a l(a hitees coterie coats Look forward wo your explanation ofthe complains in my leter, 2 [Jour room was opposite a cat park. Yours faith, 3 [1] They were university students! 4 LJ There was only one Shakespeare play. ea Martin Griffin 5 [LJ Toast and a cup of tea. 6 [e] Quiet? it was opposite the bus station! pe a 7 [J They were rude and extremely unhelpful “rnd = money returned to you because you are not 8 [Bur they were completely disorganised ~ iopar ora seas ee just like the staff!© Reading and Writing Portfolio 7 ‘Organising a letter of complaint; useful phrases a) The letter in 3 is organised into four main paragraphs. Match descriptions a)-d) to paragraphs 1-4, a) » The details of his complaint. What he tried to do. gd 4 Why he is writing, What he would like the company to do. b) Notice how the letter has separate bullet poi 's(#) for each comp! 4) Fill in the gaps in useful phrases a)-e) with these words. advertiserrent about explanation extremely would 2) The advertisement.. says .. 4) Look forward to your of b) Lwas unhappy with . ot like a refund .. 9 L complained the situation b) Look at the letter in 3 again and check your answers (o 6a). Then underline phrases a)-e) in the letter, Notice how the sentences continue. ‘6 a) Look at Corinne Blake's letter of complaint to Shakespeare Tours. Write (X) where she should start a paragraph and (e) where she should put a bullet point. Dear Sir/Madam, XI recently had a week’s holiday with Shakespeare Tours in Stratford. Tm writing because I was "very, very unhappy with my holiday. It says that Stratford-upon-Avon is quiet. But our accommodation was opposite the bus station. The advertisement says that the teachers are qualified. They were university students. We went to the theatre three times. Only one of the plays was Shakespeare. *l said some things about the situation to the staff on the course, but they were as disorganised as the trips to the theatre! | would like “the money back for part of the holiday. My week with Shakespeare Tours was the worst experience I've ever had. SPlease write to me soon, Yours faithfully, Corinne Blake b) Match phrases 1-5 in the letter to phrases a)-) in 5a). 1b) 3 5 2 4 (@ ®) Look at the advertisement and questions 1-4. Then complete \* the table with your complaints. 1 Was it 40 minutes from London? 2 Were they experienced cand qualified? set UNIVERSITY STUDY TOURS Study English in Oxford, only 40 minutes from London. * Experienced and qualified teachers. © A maximum class size of 12 students. ¢ Excellent accommodation with local families. 3 How many students were 4 What wes the there in the class? accommodation like? point complaint b) Write a letter of complaint to Us Use your notes froin 7 Organise your letter into Use phrases from §a) in your letter. Read and check for mistakes. Give your letter to your teacher next class. Tick the things you can do in English in the = Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.”Reading and Writing Portfolio 8 Reading a magazine article Writing connecting words (2): similarities, differences and comparisons; a description Review comparatives; verb patterns NYC College: Advice for students studying in the USA Everyone knows something about the USA and A guide to studying abroad Read the article quickly and 7 match headings a)-e) to paragraphs 1-5. a) Holidays ») Living costs, ¢) Time and temperature 4) Beopte ©) Food Read the article again. Are these sentences true (T) or ® false (F)? the Americans. But films and television often give the wrong idea about this country and its people. The article says 1 [F] films and TV are a good » People way to learn about The popular stereotype* of Americans is that they are rude and shout American culture. a lot - especially at sports events! In comparison with the British, 2 [D] many Americans like ‘Americans are more informal. For example, they often call teachers shouting at sponing by their first names. However, many Americans are like people in ret. = other countries = polite and helpful, especially with foreigners. 3 [] meals in restaurants are 2 - 7 usually bigger in the The size of meals in American restaurants is very large, especially USA than the UK. compared to the UK. And if you can't finish your meal, it's cammon to 4 [1 leaving a tip in bars is ask to take some home with you. This is completely different from the not usually necessary. UK! And don't forget to leave a tip* in restaurants and bars. This is at [Fl icierertng fener tasional very important - you should leave about 15% of the bill holidays in the USA than , t othi ries. f ee eae Americans don't get. much holiday. Most: people have about two C\ [E ioveepessltaeicostiod ‘weeks of holiday each year. This is quite unlike other western living is higher in the countries. The average is about four weeks holiday. However, USA than in the UK. Americans also have about ten national holidays each year. This 7 [the difference between is similar to most countries the time in New York and San Francisco is ~ ~ three hours. Compared with the UK, the USA is generally a lot cheaper for clothes, eating out, entertainment and much more! But the cost of renting @ fiat is similar to the UK and is quite expensive in big cities. 8 [Jin winter, the north is hotter than the south. The USA is an enormous country and there are four different time zones in the USA. So when it’s 10 a.m. in New York, it's 7 a.m. in San Francisco. Don't forget this when you're phoning someone! In comparison with the north, winters in the sauth are not usually very cold. Check the weather in the area you are going to. “stereotype = an idea about what people or things are like that is wrong, “a tip = money you give a waitervaitess to thank them for the serviceReading and Writing Portfolio 8 Pe Soe Ce ee SU ld a) Look at these sentences from the article in 1, Which phrases do we use to compare (C), 10 {alk about similarities (S) and to talk about differences (D)? 1 [E] Compared with the UK, the USA is a lot cheaper. 2 [_]Many Americans are like people in other countries. 3 [_] This is quite unlike other western countries. 4 The size of meals in American restaurants is very large ~ especially compared to the UK. 5 [Jin comparison with the north, winters in the south are not cold. «6 [_J This is completely different from the UK. 7 [_] The cost of renting a flat is similar to the UK. b) Underline the sentences with the phrases in 3a) in the article. Fill in the gaps with these prepositions. witt to in to from to with from 1 Compared .with.. my road, yours is much quieter. Beene COMPArISON other counties, the cost of living is much higher. 3 The weather is similar my country. 4 Chinese food is completely different Japanese food. 5 Our new house is very spacious compared . our old fla. 6 Which country do you think this is most similar ai’ 7 Americans are not very different. other people. Write these sentences again using the words in brackets and the phrases in 3a). 1 Jennys personality is like her sister's, Jenny's personality is similar te her sister’s,... (similar) 2 Spanish food is very different from French food. (unlike) 3 The weather here is similar to the weather at home, — een HiKe) 4 The food is quite unlike anything I've ever tasted. (different) 5 Houses in the UK are usually much smaller than houses in the USA. — - (compared) 6 Italians usually dress better than British people. oo on sveen (Comparison) 7 His new film is almost the same as his last one. = ~ os (similar) @ a) Make notes about your country on these topics. people and stereotypes food holidays living costs time and temperature | b) Write a guide to studying in your country. ‘© Use your notes from 6a). © Organise your guide into different paragraphs with the headings in the table. © Read and check for mistakes. © Give your guide to your teacher next class Tick the things you can do in English in the Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.Reading and Writing Portfolio 9 Reading a personal email Writing paragraphs; expressing sympathy and giving advice; an email (2) Review giving advice; adjectives to describe feelings QuickMAIL > How are you? @ Read the email quickly and find the names of: 4) Sara ex-flaumate. . ‘on really well. Then a few weeks ago she started going ) [_] Hilary started going out with Dave. ‘out with another person from work — a man called Dave. The problem is that now he’s spending a lot of his free time at our house. At the weekends he's here all the time! ‘Afew days ago | came home early because | wasn’, feeling wel. And guess who was siting on my sofa, ‘watching TV ... yes, him! He had the day off and he must have a key! Iwas very annoyed, bul I did't say anything. “Then, yesterday | got a promotion. | was really excite | but then | found out that I'm going to be Dave's boss! ‘This is going to make the situation worse! pPeeyes ow llacrate _ Hi Sara, ® [] ! completely understand your situation. Poor you! | had exactly the same problem with a flatmate's girriend. | really think you should speak to your flatmate and explain how you feel. You could go for a drink with her ‘or something ~ it might be a good idea it you don't talk at home. Geri wil give you more advice. She's better at these things than | am, ©® [_] Congratulations on your promotion! Well done! Are they going to give you more money? | hope so and then youll be able to buy your own flat soon. It sounds lke you need to. © ‘Anyway, Sara, I'm really sorry to hear about your problems. it must be terrible to be at home at the moment. How about going away for the weekend? You can come and see us. You're always welcome! © [J Thanks tor your emai. tm replying to this because Gers ona course in Brighton tis week. Sholwrte when she gots back Matt xa) Look at these useful phrases. Which are used for expres: sympathy (S) and which are used for giving advice (A)? 1 2 3 T 8 5] Poor you! A] really think you should ... {How about ... ? You could .. Ym sorry to hear ... 1 completely understand ... i might be a good idea if... It must be terrible .. b) Look at phrases 2-8 in 5a) again. What usually comes after each phrase? infinitive infinitive with to noun about + noun you verbsing ¢) Underline the phrases in 5a) in Matt's email to check inane a) Write these sentences of advice again using the words in brackets and the phrases in 58). Talk to your parents. -Yeu.could talk to yourparents... (could) Get another job. (think) You should save some money. : (idea) Why dont you speak to your boss? (how about) What about asking for a week off work? .. (could) b) Write sentences expressing sympathy about these situations using the words in brackets and the phrases in 59) 1 Jason lost his job last week. Lim sorry to hear about Jason's job... (hear) 2. Host my passport on holiday. (terrible) 3 I've got money problems at the moment. ce (understand) 4 My brother isn't well at the moment - (hear) @ a) Imagine you are Geri and you are replying to Sara email. Make notes on your advice for each of Sara's problems, Sara's problems Dave spends too much time at her house. your advice Hilary gave Dave a key to the house. Sara is now Dave's boss. | Sara has too much work. b) Write your email to Sara. Use your notes from 7a) Organise your email into paragraphs. Use phrases from 5a) for expressing sympathy and giving advice. Read and check for mistakes. Give your email to your teacher next class. Tick the things you can do in English in the Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.Reading and Writing Portfolio 10 Reading a letter to a newspaper Writing connecting words (3); giving your opinion Review connecting words; used to; agreeing and disagreeing Giving an opinion 4) Read the short article from a newspaper. What is it asking? pO sinaseitaeennsinitates In Britain, about 12 million people bought Harry talk about in his email in 2? BAA something on the Internet during the last year. ‘And experts predict that next year over 20 million of us will buy something online. Do you buy , b) Can you think of any more reasons things on the Internet? Or do you prefer to go shopping in Jor or against shopping on the Internet? shops? Email us at [email protected]. We'll print the fo best emails next week. ~~ =a It's quicker than going to the shops. b) Are these sentences for (positive about) or against (negative about) shopping on the Internet? Write F (for) or A (against) 1 [A] You have to be at home when things arrive, 2 [J Things cost less on the Internet 3 [_]lt easier to find information about things on the Internet. 4 [_Jivisnt always safe to use your credit card on the Internet. 5 [_] You can't sce things clearly on the Internet, — It's difficult to send things back. 6 [_] You don't have to go out Sciieneto send ings acs 7 [_]You can choose from more things on the Internet 8 [_]1s more enjoyable to go to the shops. Read the email. Is the writer for or against shopping on the Internet? 41 used to buy almost everything on the Internet. | bought everything from CDs and DVDs to food from ‘supermarkets. But I've had too many bad experiences and now | prefer to go to the shops. Firstly, things used to arrive when | was out. Therefore, | had to telephone the company and arrange for them to deliver things again. This was a waste of time and often | had to wait at home all day for ‘something to arrive. “My second point is that | often used to get the wrong things. For example, when | ordered food, there were often things missing or | received a ‘similar’ product. “Finally, shopping on the Internet isn’t as fun as going to the shops. For instance, you only see a picture of things so you can't see the quality of things you buy. ‘in my opinion the Internet is fantastic for many things. However, | personally believe shopping is best done in shops! Harry JohnsonReading and Writing Portfolio 10 ibicecit paratoohs: © a) Read Liz’ email. Is she for or against shopping on the Internet? connecting words (3) ‘rpg ence a) Notice how Harry —— TF organises his email. Match J only started using the Internet a year ago and | was a bit worried about buying a)-c) to paragraphs 1-5. | things and sending my credit card details. ‘loweved/Therefore, a year later and a) General statement about can't believe | used to go to the shops! his experience and fing t ff Terese rm msc vor shonin eh 6) Arguments against point, i's alot a cheaped n my opinion/For instance, a CD inthe shop fs about shape pee disturel £13, but onthe Internet| pay about £8. 4 ¢) Conclusion and his | ‘ipersonaly believe/Secondly, things are delivered to my house and Yor example/ opinion: | | therfore con't have to 9 ot tothe shops t saves so much ine! 'b) Underline the words/ 7 ane aie as ‘Finally/However, | don't have to listen toa sales person in a shop. They always ‘oibepinpampaptal-5: think they know everything, therefore/but they never tell you anything useful ¢) Write the words/phrases “i personally believe/Finlly ther isn't an easier way to go shopping, | only go indhenable. to shops for mik and bread. Perfect! peeonilt Sorslphtese Uz Wharton 2 - SS b) Read the email again and choose the correct words/phrases. a @ A imagine your local newspaper is asking for opinions on different topics. Choose one of these topics. Write reasons for and against the topic. 1 Big shopping centres are better than streets of shops. 5 2. Everyone should have a credit card. 3. Children should save some of their pocket money every week. 4 Children should have lessons about spending and saving money at school. Look at the connecting, for against © words in bold in Harrys z email. Put them in the correct place in the table. giving | 'forexample examples | 2 results 350 a b) Write an email for or against one of the topics. ane © Use your notes from 7a). ‘ Use different paragraphs for each reason in 7a), - © Use words/phrases from 4b) to begin cach paragraph giving | Yinmy opinion © Use words/phrases from 5 to connect sentences in your email mene © Read and check for mistakes. ‘© Give your emails to your teacher next class. £ Tick the things you can do in English in the Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.Reading and Writing Portfolio 11 Telling a story o Read the story and put pictures A-F in the correct order 1-6. Operation Magician: The Robbery of the Century esses os reatisrkc Satan ie nesses Inspector Sam Carr's phone rang. The man on the phone was speaking quietly, but Carr recognised his voice. “There is going to be a robbery near the River Thames,” the man said quietly. “The thieves are going to use a boat to escape.” Detective Inspector Carr rang his boss immediately. 've just heard something interesting,” he said. And he explained the strange phone call to his boss. ‘The police immediately started an investigation*. They called it ‘Operation Magician’. For the next few weeks they watched many different places near the River Thames including banks and also, of course, the huge Millennium Dome. ‘A few weeks later, Carr knew that the Dome was connected with the robbery. He also knew the names of the suspects. But what were the thieves planning? ‘The police put cameras inside the Dome and started filming all the visitors. ‘On 1" September, 2000, three of the suspects were seen in the Dome. They were looking at the diamond exhibition in the Money Zone and they were especially interested in the Millennium diamonds ~a collection worth over £200 million For the next month, Carr and his officers watched six suspects carefully. The men were testing a JCB digger* and a boat. But Carr still didn’t know the time of the robbery. On 6" November Carr decided to change the real diamonds for fake" ones. ‘AL3.00 am, on 7" November, Carr arrived at the Dome and spoke to the 200 police officers who were waiting inside. Six hours later the Dome was open. It was unusually busy for that time in the morning ~ Carr and his officers weren’t wearing uniforms. They were dressed as tourists, cleaners and other workers. “investigation = when the police try to discover the ets about a crime “fake = not real * JCB digger = a large machine used to move earth Reading a story ‘Writing verb forms in narratives; getting ideas; a narrative Review Past Simple; Past Continuous; crime © Read the story again. Are these @ sentences true (T) or false (F)? 1 [7] Detective inspector Carr knew the man on the phone. 2 [[] Carr didn't tell anyone about the phone call 3 [] The police immediately knew who the robbers The thieves were planning to steal some diamonds and £200 million. 5 [_] There were three men involved in the robbery. 6 [_] The real diamonds were not in the Dome the time of the robbery: Dd a) Match these verb forms to sentences a)-c) from the | story. 1 Past Simple 2 Past Comtinuous 3 Past Simple passive 2) But what were the thieves planning? ¥) On I* September, 2000, three of the suspects were seen in the Dome. ) The police immediately started an investigation. b) Read the story again. Which are the two most common verb forms in the story? and... | ¢) Underline three examples of the most common verb forms in the story.Reading and Writing Portfolio 11 © Read the end of the story. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of —7 the verbs in brackets. A few minntes after 9.30 a.m., while Carr and his officers * were walking. (walk) around the Money Zone, a JCB digger : (crash) into the side of the Dome. Three men jumped out* of the digger and > (break into) the glass case* with the worthless* diamonds. Carr and his officers moved quickly. They took their guns out of the bags that they 4 (carry) and &. _. (arrest) the men in the Money Zone. Outside another man & (wait) in the boat. The potice quickly arrested him. Operation Magician was a complete sucess. No one (shoot) or seriously hurt, Carr and his officers ®. (be) amazed and very pleased. After the robbery police ®... the boat, What * (find) the receipt for (be) the name on the receipt? Mr Diainond, of course. “jump out « get out ofa car, lorry ete. suddenly and quickly (glass) case = furninure used for displaying something, for example, ina museum “worthless = worth nothing Cros a) Read the first sentence of the story. Can you remember the answers to questions 1-3? ‘twas a warm day in the middle of summer when Detective Inspector Sam Carr's phone rang. 1, Who was on the phone? 2 What did he tell Cart? 3. What did Carr do next? . b) Read the beginning of the story in 1 to check your answers. | ©) You can get ideas about writing a story by thinking of questions about the first line. Look at this first line and notice the questions we can ask to get ideas. First line of the story: As soon as Ashley walked into the room, she knew something was wrong, ‘Some questions: What was wrong? What cauld she see? What did Ashley do next? TIP! + The first sentence of a story is important because it must interest the reader. Match the first lines of stories 1-3 to questions a)-c). 1 [Jian first met Nicole at a central 2 [_ ]suzie recognised the ing on the letter immediately and suddenly felt very nervous, 3 [_]Laurie had a problem, but he knew who to speak to. a) Who wrote the letter? Why did she feel that way? 6) Why was he there? Why was she there? ) What was his problem? Who was he going to talk to? 4) Choose one of the stories in 6, Write another question. Then answer the three questions to get ideas for the story. b) Write a story beginning with ‘one of the first lines in 6, © Use your notes from 7a). © Use the Past Simple and Past Continuous in the story. © Write about 100-150 words, Read and check for mistakes. © Give your story to your teacher next class. Tick the things you can do in English in the Reading andReading and Writing Portfolio What do you think? (© Read the postings on the website quickly. 5% Who has a problem with: 2) too much work? ) a bad habit «) doing things (oo late? Exams, revision and my goals . I've just finished my exams, 1 don't know ifl've passed yet, but | know that I was ‘extremely nervous. I don't like exams and I probably never wil. But i fall these exams, I'l have to wait a whole year before | go to university. | Sot started to think about my goals for the future. Next year, I'm going to bea lot more organised. Ive already started =Htidied my room! | only started my revision a few weeks before my exams | and didnt have enough ume. At Luniversity,'m going to do some revision every month, Have you made any decisions about things you're going to do differently? What are your goals for the next few ‘months or year? Please write a comment on the website! WRITTEN BY PAUL SMART AT 7.32 P.M. D VIEW MY PROFILE MAKE A POSTING 12 Reading an online diary; a posting on a website ‘Writing common mistakes; describing your {goals in a posting Review Present Simple; Past Simple; Present Perfect; be going to |_mevous rostines Helen aia Hiaul, | dont have odo exams anymore but used to hat them! | I've made a few decisions recently. smoke too much and I must give up soon. | few weeks ago a friend of mine went to see a hypnotist about ‘smoking, She hasnt had a cigarette since then! She's says that she feels ‘much better and much healthier. I'm going to try the same thing, Secondly, 'm going to get fit. don't do any exercise atthe moment. 'm not fat, but I know I should do some. I went jogging a few days ago and it was really good. But my legs hurt a bit the next morning! B54am | Rupect si. Good luck wth your goal, Paul My goal for the next year is a little strange. I'm going to work less! I'm divorced so I only see my children at the weekend, However, at the moment I can't always see them because I have so much work. They'te growing up so fast and I fel realy guilty. Your family should always be more important than work. So, I've decided not to work at weekends, 'm going to plan more days out with my children and I’m going to get to know them bette. 2a2 AM and fill in gaps 1-7 in the table. what he/she has done so far_| what he/she is going to do Paul ‘He's going tobe more |? * organised about exams. Helen |* ‘She went jogging. . iopet | 7 He's going to get to know his chitdren better. ‘Alexandra | * . * tec ® 7Reading and Writing Portfolio 12 a) Students often make these mistakes when they write 1 theyrelthere: They're good 1 irregular comparatives friends, not There-good 2 auxiliary verbs friends 3. Present Simple -s with 2. too/to: IS too hot. not hhefsheft Hes to-hot 4 Present Continuous with 3 enough + noun: I don't have state verbs (like, hate, ete.) ‘enough time, not Hen? 5 Past Simple have time enough 6 Present Perfect 4 comparative + than: He’ older than me, not Hes 7 will, should, might older thetic 8 conditionals Read these postings on the website from Alexandra and Marco. \& Then fill in gaps 8-13 in the table in 2. Alexandra said {fm astudent to 0 I know how you feel! My goals are all about money. | always spend more money that I carn, Whats more, I waste a fot of money on things don't need. Last year I borrowed alot of money from my parents. There very kind, but now tim paying it back. Then if will have enough money, Il stat saving. also going to plan my spending, Can anyone recommend any good websites about money? I didnt find any yet. 8.05 AM, Marco said | found this website while I was looking for some advice on my situation. One of my goals for the nest six months isto find a new job. I'm not hating the job | have at the moment, But | need to find something with ‘more good opportunities for promotion. I've spoken to my boss about it and she understand the way I fel A couple of weeks ago I've sent out my CV to a few companies, but ! haven't had any replies yet. I think I must to stay in my job until find another one. [haven't got ‘money enough and unemployment benefit isn't much! 12.30 9m b) Match types of mistakes 1-8 to examples a)-h). a) Last week Last week bve-been-toshe chem $b) This is better: not Fhis-is-more good 6) If see him, Pl tell him. not HEE wilt see tinh ball cel 4) Thaven't done it yet. not Paidat-do eye €) She lives near me. not Shetivencaeme. | 4) You should stay in bed. not You-shoutd to stay fa bed 4) Ilike my job. not Fim-fiking my job 1) Tm going to work harder. not tgebig to-workshander, Read Alexandra's and Marcos postings again. Find 12 mistakes from 3a) and 3b) and correct them. © a) Think about some goals you have for the next few months or years. Make notes on these things. © Your goal(s) + What you have done so far ‘* What you are going to do b) Write a posting for Paul’s website about your goals. @ Use your notes from 6a). Read and check for the mistakes in 3a) and 3b). ‘© Write your posting again if you want to, © Give your posting to your teacher next class, ‘Tick the things you can doin} English in the Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.Pre-intermediate Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio GH Tick the things you can do in English Portfolio | Reading ing 1 | can understand a simple personal tetter | [_] | can organise an informal letter (address, date, etc) talk king about life. res etki aching) about everyday lie [] ! can write a short personal letter describing experiences 1 can understand descriptions of events. and events. 2 | [J] ean understand short narratives about | [_] | can use connecting words of addition and contrast. BPH] |= Sepin ies | can write an email to a friend. | [_] ean understand descriptions of events . . 7 and feelings. | Co] can write a description of an event - real or imagined. 3 | can understand standard letters | [can write my CV in summary form. p68 (For example from a business). | can find the most important information in advertisements in newspapers. | 4 | can understand the plot of a simple story. | [_] I can describe the plot ofa film in a personal letter. can understand what is significant about the most important events. 5 [J] (can understand the most important | can reply in written form to advertisements and pre information in simple brochures about ask for more information about products. language schools. | can write a simple formal letter. 6 | can understand simple messages and I can use abbreviations in notes and messages. p74 notes from friends or colleagues. : | can write short simple notes and messages. 7 [_] !can find the most important information | can use paragraphs in a letter. p76 — in advertisements for holidays. | can write a formal letter about my experiences [J | can understand complaints in a formal ‘on holiday. tee I can explain problems and ask for solutions. 8 | can understand the main points in | can describe similarities and differences using phrases p78 a newspaper article. tike compared with, is quite unlike, etc. | can write a simple guide about my country and can express personal views and opinions. 9 | can understand events, feelings and | can use paragraphs in an email. p80 wishes in a private email. . | \ can offer sympathy and give advice. I can write emails to friends. 10 | can understand facts in an email. I can use connecting words/phrases lke for instance, paz therefore, however and { personally believe. | can use phrases to begin paragraphs. J can write a simple article on a topic | am interested in and give my personal opinion, a] [_] | can understand the plot of a story. [_} !can write a clearly structured story. p84 12 | can find the most important information | [] | can write a posting for a website giving factual p86 ina website posting, | ~ information about my goals for the future.