3 Having fun

Starting off
E
1 Complete the leisure activities with the verbs from
the box. Which activities can you see in the photos?

diving doing going playing

posting riding seeing taking

1 doing sports Listening Part 4

2 photos
1 Work in pairs.
3 dancing
4 a bike or a horse • Look at the photo of a boy skateboarding, and the
photo of a building. Do you think they are interesting?
5 computer games
• How old do you think the photographer is?
6 friends
7 messages on social media sites 2 You will hear a radio interview about a young
8 in the sea photographer called Ryan Parrilla. Look at questions
1–6. What kind of information (a reason, a place, a
2 Work in pairs. What’s the best way to spend your free person, a thing or an action) do you think you need to
time? Put the leisure activities in order. listen for?
3 Work in small groups.
• Before you listen, look at each question and
• Which other leisure activities do young people enjoy in
decide what kind of information you need.
your country? Why?
• Are these activities diff icult to learn? Why? / Why not? • Listen for details about this kind of
• How much time a week do you spend doing your information and choose the best
favourite leisure activity? answer.

26
 3
3 For each question, choose the correct answer. 4 Ryan first took photos with
13 Then listen again and check. A his father’s camera.
1 Why did Ryan put his photos on Instagram? B his own camera.
A A firm he worked for said it would make C his sister’s phone.
him famous.
5 When Ryan was twelve he used to
B It meant he could communicate with people in
many countries. A play lots of computer games.
C Most new photographers use Instagram at first. B read about top photographers.
C have lessons at home with a teacher.
2 Ryan most likes to take photos of
A people and places in New York. 6 What does Ryan think young photographers
should do?
B wildlife on the coast.
A Wait until they are older to try to become
C famous people he sees in the city. successful at photography.
3 Ryan believes that he has taken his best photos B Find out what type of photography is in fashion.
A when unexpected things happened. C Do the kind of photography that they particularly
B after making careful preparations. enjoy.
C very early in the morning.

4 Work in groups.
• What kind of photos do you like taking?
• What kind of photos do you like looking at?
• Is there a hobby you would like to turn into a job?

@ryanparrilla

Vocabulary
Prepositions of place

1 Listen to Kirsty talking on the phone. Draw these objects on the picture.
14 Check on page 163.
• Kirsty’s racket • her trainers
• her tennis balls • her T-shirt

2 Write sentences describing where the objects from Exercise 1 are. Use
the prepositions from the box.

above behind in front of inside Kirsty’s racket is in front of

next to on on the right the wardrobe.It’s on the floor.
opposite under
Having fun 27
3
Reading Part 3

1 Work in pairs. Look at the photos. What do you think they 4 Read the text and the questions below. For each question,
show? Do you like them? choose the correct answer.
1 Ariana decided to start making sand sculptures
2 Read the text quickly. What is the writer’s purpose? A because she’s always been good at other kinds of art.
1 to explain how to become an expert at making B because she saw some sculptures that her friends
sand sculptures had made.
2 to describe a sand sculpture that she made C because she wanted to do a new outdoor activity
3 to give some advice about making sand sculptures with her friends.
4 to encourage more people to make sand sculptures D after being impressed by some near her house.

3 Read the text again and answer the questions. 2 What did Ariana realise when she started making her
first sculpture?
1 Why did Ariana decide to start making A She wasn’t very patient.
sand sculptures?
B She thought it would be easier.
2 What did Ariana realise when she started making her first
sculpture? C She knew straight away it wouldn’t be a success.
3 How did Ariana feel when her first sand sculpture failed? D She disliked people watching her make the sand
sculpture.
4 In the final paragraph, what does Ariana say annoys her?
3 How did Ariana feel when her first sculpture failed?
A She felt like giving up her new hobby.
• Quickly read the text to get the general idea of B She was embarrassed because of how it looked.
what it is about. C She regretted that she ignored some useful advice.
• For each question, decide what the text says
D She was angry with herself for wasting four hours.
about it before you look at options A–D. 4 In the final paragraph, what does Ariana say annoys her?
• Choose the option that is most A people damaging her sculptures
similar to what the text says. B the sea covering her sculptures
C the weather destroying her sculptures
D people believing it is only a hobby for children

ARIANA’S HOBBY head started to break off! I tried everything to try and fix it, so it would stay
in one piece, but it was hopeless. Soon the whole thing was a big pile of
sand on the beach. Some people sunbathing nearby seemed to think this

SAND SCULPTURES was extremely funny, but that just made me want to keep trying even
more. I wished I’d listened to an expert on YouTube who recommends
digging up wet sand and to use it to build the sand sculptures because it
I live on the coast of Portugal where there are lots of beautiful sandy sticks together better. So, I did that for my next sculpture of a camel. And
beaches and warm sunny days. It’s the perfect location for my favourite I managed to complete it in four hours, though they don’t always take me
hobby – making sand sculptures. I’d never actually thought of making that long to make.
sand sculptures before until my friends and I discovered some fantastic
ones that were all along the shore near where I live. I couldn’t believe I’ve heard people say that making sand castles is for kids,
that such beautiful model buildings, incredible creatures, and some not adults, but that doesn’t bother me at all. Many
amazingly realistic faces of famous people were all made out of sand. people don’t understand that even lightly touching a
From that moment, I knew that this was something I just had to do, sand sculpture can make a whole section fall off,
even though I’d never considered myself to be an artist which can take ages to rebuild and I get upset
or very creative. when that sometimes happens. Of course,
heavy rain can do some damage, but not
In fact, anyone can create a sand as much as you might think. As long as
sculpture, but it’s much harder than it you build far enough up the beach, the
looks as I soon discovered. The first waves won’t wash a sand sculpture
sand sculpture I ever tried making away either. So, when you’re next
was a two-metre long dolphin. at the seaside, make one yourself
I was making brilliant progress – you’ll get a great sense of
on it until quite suddenly the achievement!

28
 3
5 Work in pairs. 3 Some verbs can be followed by -ing or to, but with a
• Would you like to build sand sculptures? If so, what kind? change of meaning. Look at sentences 1–4.
• Which of the activities below do you enjoy doing? Which two are about:
• Which would you not like to do? Why? • something the speaker has to do?
• a memory of something in the past?
flying a kite sailing sunbathing
swimming in the sea windsurfing 1 I remember just chatting to her.
2 I must remember to get a map.
3 Don’t let me forget to take my sunglasses.
Grammar
4 I’ll never forget flying over that beach.
Verbs followed by to or -ing
4 Some of the sentences have a mistake. Underline the
Page 122 Grammar reference mistakes and correct them.
Verbs followed by to or -ing
1 I forgot asking you about your family. to ask
2 I hope see you soon!
Rules 3 I really enjoyed to help at a pop concert.
4 I remember moving into our new house.
• We can use -ing or to (+ the infinitive) after verbs such
5 Do you fancy to come out with us?
as start, begin, like, love, hate, prefer and continue
with little difference in meaning. 6 We hope to go to the same island again next year.
7 When we finished to eat I went home.
 Its head started breaking off.
Its head started to break off. 5 Complete the questions with the correct form of the
• With other verbs, only one form is possible. verbs in brackets.
1 Where do you fancy going(go) this evening?
2 What kind of music do you enjoy (listen)
1 Look at the underlined verbs. Which are followed by a to at home?
verb ending in -ing? Which are followed by to?
3 What are you planning (do) at the
Complete the table. weekend?
1 Some people sunbathing nearby seemed to think this 4 Do you remember (go) away on holiday
was extremely funny. when you were younger?
2 … that just made me want to keep trying. 5 Do you ever forget (bring) anything to
3 I wished I’d listened to an expert on YouTube who your lessons?
recommends digging up wet sand. 6 What would you like (do) tomorrow?
4 I managed to complete it in four hours.
6 -ing endings /ŋ/
15 Listen and check the sentences from Exercise 5. Then
verb + -ing verb + to
answer the questions.
keep seem 1 How do we pronounce -ing? Is there a /g/ sound?
2 Is this part of the word stressed?

7 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions from

Exercise 5.

8 Tell your partner about the things below.

Something you … I’m learning to play the drums.
1 are learning to do.
2 can’t afford to buy.
2 Add these verbs to the table. Can you add more verbs? 3 decided to do last week.
4 must remember to do tomorrow.
afford agree decide enjoy fancy feel like 5 will finish doing soon.
finish hope learn mind miss practise 6 shouldn’t forget to do next weekend.
promise want would like 7 are planning to do on Sunday.
8 really love doing.
. Having fun 29
3
Grammar 3 Which two of the phrasal verbs have three words? Which
phrasal verb is separated by other words?
Phrasal verbs
4 Work in pairs. Complete the dialogue with the correct
Page 123 Grammar reference
Phrasal verbs form of phrasal verbs from Exercise 2.
Chris: Hi, Ava. Are you and Megan going away on
phrasal verb: holiday soon?
a phrase which consists of a verb plus a preposition or
adverb or both. The meaning of this phrase is different
Ava: Yes, on Saturday. We want to (1) set off
very early in the morning.
from the meaning of its separate parts: look after (= be
Chris: Are you going to the coast?
responsible for), hang on (= wait) and run out of (= use
all of) are all phrasal verbs. Ava: No, we (2) beach holidays a long
time ago. There are always too many people.
We’ve decided to (3) skiing
1 Complete these example sentences with the three instead. We’re off to the Alps.
phrasal verbs in the dictionary extract.
Chris: Do you know how to ski?
1 Can you a moment? I’m nearly ready. Ava: Er, not really. That’s why I’m going to
2 If you money, I’ll lend you some. (4) my name for
3 Could you my phone while I go for lessons.
a swim? Chris: I tried skiing once but I found it really difficult.
After three days I (5) and went
2 Match the phrasal verbs in the article to meanings 1–10. home!
Ava: Well, the lessons (6) until the
afternoon, every day, so I hope I can improve
Choose your hobby quickly. I’m really (7)
anyway!
trying,

Which kind of hobby would be good for you? If you Chris: Yes, I’m sure you’ll have a great time.
find group activities exciting and you’d like to
join in, why not put your name down for something
like white-water rafting or rock climbing? Or, if
you love animals, you could take up horse riding.
It can be a bit expensive, though, so before you
sign up for 20 or 30 lessons, you need to be sure
you won’t give up a couple of weeks later! Cycling
may be cheaper, and of course you can set off along
the road whenever you like and go on riding all
day if you want. Or how about a creative hobby
such as painting, photography or playing a musical
instrument? That’s something you can look forward
to doing whenever you have a spare moment, and
once you find out which you like best you’ll probably
never go off it.

1 join in
take part in an activity with other people
2 start doing a hobby
3 register to do something 5 Listen and check.
4 arrange to do an organised activity
16
5 start a journey
6 stop doing something before you have completed it 6 Work in pairs. Tell your partner about an activity, sport
7 continue or subject you found diff icult at first.
8 feel happy about something that is going to happen • When did you take it up?
9 stop liking • Did you ever feel like giving up?
10 get information about something • Do you look forward to playing/doing it now?
• Do you want to go on doing it?
30
 3
Vocabulary
People’s hobbies
1 Work in small groups.
1 Match the hobbies in box A with the pictures.
2 Match the hobbies with the people and equipment in box B.
chess: picture 7, chess player, board, pieces. 1
A

chess camping cooking cycling music painting photography

B
backpack bike board brush camera camper chess player
cook cooker cyclist helmet instrument musician oven
paint painter photographer pieces tent

2 3 4

5 6 7

2 Work in pairs. Which other words go with the hobbies?

chess: indoor game, black and white squares, queen, move

3 Choose a hobby from Exercise 1 and describe it to your partner. Do not say the hobby. Your
partner has to guess what it is. Then swap roles.
You’re outdoors. You have to find somewhere safe and dry. You put up your tent, light a
fire to cook your food or use a little gas stove. You sleep in a sleeping bag …
Having fun 31
3
3 Listen again. Complete the sentences.
Speaking Part 2
17 1 In this photo I can see some boys.
page 154 Speaking bank 2 The boy at the front a red cap.
1 Work in groups. Look at the photos. 3 It a very quiet road.
4 there are some buildings.
• What are these activities called?
5 they’re in a city.
• What do you know about each activity?
6 There also some traffic lights
• Which activity do you think is most fun? Why?
behind them.
A 7 The weather cloudy.

4 Answer the questions.

1 Why do we say looks like in Question 3, but
looks (without like) in Question 7?
2 Which prepositions of place does Rosa use in
sentences 1–7?

• Listen carefully to the instructions

and then study your photo.
B • Talk about everything you can see
(the place, people, objects, colours,
clothes and weather).

• Use prepositions of
place (e.g. next to,
opposite) to say
where things are.

5 Work in pairs. Using expressions from

C Exercise 3, take turns to describe one of the
other photos for one minute.

6 Discuss the questions with your partner.

•  Did you both speak for at least a minute?
•  Did you follow the Exam advice?
• Can you think of ways you could improve the
description?

7 Work in pairs. Look around your classroom and

describe these to your partner.
• a part of the room (where it is and what size
it is)
• three objects in the room (where they are
2 Listen to Rosa describing one of the photos. Which and what they look like)
17 photo is it? Tick (✓) the things she talks about. • another pair of students (where they are,
activities people what they are wearing and what they are
doing)
clothes place
8 Think of a photo that you really like (e.g. of you,
colours time of day
your family or your friends). Describe it to your
equipment weather partner and say why it is special to you.
objects

32
 3
Writing Part 2 (A story) 3 Plan your own story for the task from Exercise 1. Make
notes before you write. Use the ideas below.
page 150 Writing bank
A story •  Use your imagination to invent a completely new
story.
1 In Writing Part 2, you can choose to write a story. Look •  Write about something that has happened to you, or
at this task and answer the questions. someone you know.
1 Do the instructions give you the first line? • Use an idea from a film, TV programme or book, but
change it a bit.
2 Should you write in the first person (I) or the third
person (he/she/it)? •  Discuss your ideas with a partner, and ask them for
suggestions.
•  Your English teacher has asked you to write a story. • Plan your story in two or three paragraphs.
•  Your story must begin with this sentence:
I had a really great day out.
• Read the instructions. If you are given
the first sentence, don’t forget to use it.
2 The story below has three paragraphs. Decide which • If there’s a name or pronoun
paragraph: (e.g. I or she) in the first sentence,
a describes the main events 2 use it in your story.
b sets the scene for the action
c describes the writer’s feelings after the main event
4 Write your story in about 100 words.
d tells us how the writer felt during the action
e introduces the story (saying who did what, where and
when)

S󰉆O󰉎 B󰈎󰈐󰈾󰉅G
1 I ha󰈧 󰇧 󰈦󰈥al󰇰󰈠 g󰇶e󰇧󰇺 d󰈜󰈂 o󰇻󰇺 l󰈜󰇷󰇺 we󰇪󰈫.The 󰇿󰇪󰈜󰇺he󰇶 󰈟󰇧s 󰇫󰈣o󰈨 󰇧n󰈧
m󰈂 󰇩ro󰇹󰇭󰇪r 󰇹󰈣o󰈬 m󰇪 󰇬󰇯󰈪h u󰇴 󰇮󰈡t󰈣 󰇹󰇭e m󰈢󰇼󰇳󰇺a󰇮n󰇷. The󰇶󰇪, we 󰇬󰇮󰈦󰈥d 󰇨i󰈝y󰈛󰇱󰇪s
wi󰇹󰇭 h󰇻󰇫󰈥, t󰇬i󰈝k 󰇹󰈠re󰇷. We w󰇪󰇶󰈥 󰈪o󰇮n󰇫 󰈤n󰈣󰇿 󰇩ik󰇮󰇳󰈪!
2 We s󰇪󰇹 󰈣ff 󰈨ow󰇳 󰇺h󰇪 󰇲󰈣u󰈡t󰇧󰇯󰇳, fo󰇰󰇱󰈢w󰇯󰇳󰈪 t󰇬e 󰈤t󰇪󰈥󰇴, na󰇶󰈦󰈢w 󰇹󰈦󰈜c󰈫
ro󰇻󰇳󰈨 t󰇶󰈥e󰈤 󰇧n󰈧 󰈦󰈣c󰈫󰈤 an󰈧 󰈨󰈢󰇯n󰇫 󰈤om󰇪 󰈥󰈀󰈝it󰇮󰇳󰈪 j󰇼󰇲󰇵s. It 󰇿a󰈤 g󰇶󰇪󰈜󰇺 fu󰇳
an󰈧 󰇧󰇱t󰇬󰈣u󰈪h I 󰈇e󰇱l 󰈢ff 󰇹󰈟󰇯ce, I di󰈧󰈡’ t 󰇬u󰈦t 󰇲󰈠se󰇰󰈆 b󰇪󰈛󰈜u󰈤󰇪 I l󰈜󰇳󰈨ed 󰇮󰇳
de󰇪󰇴, so󰈭 󰇷󰈡󰈢w. We c󰇧󰇶󰈦󰇯ed 󰈢󰇳 󰈆󰈣r 󰇬o󰇻󰈦s, en󰈅󰈢󰈠󰇯n󰇫 󰇺he 󰈛󰈢󰈣󰇱, f󰇶e󰈤h 󰇧󰇯󰇶.
3 A󰈭er󰇿󰇧󰈦d󰇷, we 󰇷󰇧󰇺 󰇯n a 󰇳󰇮󰈝󰈥 li󰇹󰇺l󰇪 󰈛󰈜󰈆é. We f󰇪󰇰󰇺 t󰇯󰇶e󰈨 b󰇻󰇹 󰇾󰈥r󰈂,
ve󰇶󰈠 r󰇪󰇰󰈜󰈁ed!

Having fun 33