CAMBRIDGE = ‘PREPARE I David McKeegan Il Second Editionwera. ewNne 10 uw 2 13 4 15 a7 18 19 20 New year, new challenge Live music Family matters Forces of nature Virtual action Live to eat! Teen fiction Getting away Spend or save? Give me a hand The digital age My circle of friends Sports stars ‘Accident and emergency Telling the truth Who cares? Artis fun! Challenging fate ‘Against the law Places to hang out 2 20 m4 28 ersae 82 56 60 64 68 2 16 80A OTT YIU EV Gg Education: phrasal verbs 1]. Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences. © enjoy trying c 1 Ithink we break 2 Daniel hasn’t handed 3 I'm going to go 4 Don’t put things 5 This year, | think 'm going to get 6 The swimming coach read 7 Vm going to stay 8 Our teacher gave 9 love joining 10 Don't forget to note 11 fi play well, lt get 32 I can’t figure 2. Complete the email with the phrasal verbs in the box. breakup figure out get in geton handin joinin —notedown —_putoff ee Hi Sophia, "ve just started at my new school and it's great. I think I'm going to °_gé ‘well here. There are lots of interesting clubs ~ 'm going to * this year I've never done it before, but it sounds fun sol decided to? it. The students in my class are relly friendly. A fow ?_ basketball and they asked me to * 900d at basketball and my new friends think | will 5 ‘There's a lot more work to do, though. The teachers * day and we have to”_ have to remember to * at what time soon, 'm sure! We"! Debbie |]. What advice would you give to someone starting at anew school? Write three ideas. 2. Quickly read the article on page 5. Does the author give the same advice as you? [4 uni after schoo! to play __with them. As you know, I'm pretty the school team if| try! homework every ‘most of it the next morning, There's always one. piece that we can do over the week, but I try not to *_ doing it for too long. everything the teachers say about the homework, of | forget it. The timetable is quite complicated too, but I'll" __0n 15th December, so ll come and visit you then. Write soon! behind after school and do some extra work. down all the details in your book. out new things. up for the summer on 6th June, ut all the new assignments yesterday. inhis homework yet. in the school football team this term. out the answer to this maths problem. ut the names of everyone in the team. Off for too long or you might never do them. ‘on well at school. inwhen someone starts singing. 1m for the position of team captain. 0 for stay behind try out really rock climbing _where to go 3 Match the headings tothe paragraphs (R-G). © Get involved! Find out about the school Bea conversation starter Don’t be afraid to stand out Pay attention to others Be brave Put on your friendly faceCe Ce Ue ats eee cM a Ce ee eee eet nc ee ary tips I've ZIGTITATHG. | hope they help! © Wen you gon on your at cy ot your new stool remember that not eveyone ae cary at they adem, Thove fet few hours ae alvaye ab TOUGH, but dont be eal or hy ust go tort Ws realy aways tue that most people ae rice once you havea chance to tak fo them, © ¢s hey that your teacher wil reduce you tp yournew clacmate, but make sure you personaly troduce yourself othe student siting next to you, Looking for something to ak sbout? Don't wor! ing new isa great ope. People svern to ie tallang abut where yoo fem and the school you used to go to, @ ‘eke time to earn the names of other people, and don't forget otto an reat in he person You're taking to. show tat you're nat jst Concerned about yourel but abo laming about the othr person 2 4, Complete the summary sentences. © People might seem scary at first, But most people are nice when youtalk to them, 1 The fact that you are new can help you 2. It's @ good idea to try to remember 3 You can let people know you are friendly by 4 You should ask questions about your new school because 5 The best way to meet new friends is 6 Don't be afraid to let others know if © 2 sounds obvious but telly work: make eye contact wih others, smile at them whan they lok a you and laugh when they eay somethin thats amusing to you. Itmakes you seem open and easy-going @ Nobody expects you to know everything about your new school the fst day you wak i hight probable that your new school wil be ttaly diferent Yom the one you just came from, i you have a queston, ask! Don't forget that everyone i new at some pet, © Wether you'r entering @ new schoo! atthe beginning ofthe year or in the middle, the best way to meet new people is by joining in activities like clube and sports. ‘After school isa time when students with similar interests get together and its an ideal way to introduce yourse. @ Br y'r good at cern spot or do wel ina eran subject, dro ay -show People ae Et others wih loaned hg yours to ava showing Of ery ond up hung you, Go ya vee opel tlt or let poop ngbout 5) Match the highlighted words and phrases in the text to the definitions. 1 attracted 2 perfect 3 think of (an idea or plan) 4 ikely 5 difficult or unpleasant NEW YEAR. NEW CHALLENGE 5LLUUTTIET Question forms; Subject and object questions 11 Match the questions tothe answers. 1 What clubs have you joined this term? 2 Were you getting ready to go out at 8,00 am this morning? 3 What team did you manage to get in last year? 4 Where do you usually go after school? 5. How have you changed since you were ten years old? ‘6 Can you swim 100 metres in less than two minutes? 7 Doyou drink coffee at breakfast? 8 Should you spend longer on your homework in the evenings? The swimming team, b Only the basketball and photography ones. © No, Ican't. d Ineariy always go straight home, @ Yes, Iwas, Yes, | probably should, 8 No, never, hi t've grown much taller! Put the words in the correct order to make questions. © you /lived / how long /in your house / have /? How long have you lived in your house? 1 g0/you / did / on holiday tast year /? 2 doing / at eight o'clock last night you / were / what /? Choose the correct options to complete the subject and object questions. WhoGits) does sit next to you in class? What wotched you / did you watch on TV last night? What means ‘enrichment’ / does ‘enrichment’ mean? How that happened / did that hoppen to your bike? Who called you / did call you during the science class? nat soid you / did you say to the teacher? Where like you / do you like going in the evenings? 7 Who ate / did eat ail the chocolates? fe unr 4, Complete the questions. © How many cokes did you m I made three cakes. 4 Whatsort of concerts Dan loves going to jazz concerts. 2. How many students 3 Who 2 | phoned Jenny early this 4 Who s Martin phoned me early this morning. 3 What : ath) I think this word means ‘dificule. 5 Write one subject question and one object qu foreach situation. 0 Simon got in the swimming team, Who 9 Simon, What team did Simon get in The swimming team, 1. Steph does her homework before breakfast. Steph, Before breakfast, 2 My new bike cost e450, €450. My new bike, 3 Your sister gave me a bracelet for my birthday Your sister, A bracelet. G Tick (V) the correct sentences. © 0A Why they are not here? B Why aren't they here? 1 A Isitstil available in September? B Does it still available in September? ‘A Wy it says this? B Why does it say this? 3 A Did you had a nice day? B Did you have anice day? ‘A Why did she have to move? B Why she had to move? ‘A What language facilities you provide? B What language facilities do you provide?CEUTA) Education: J] Use the word given in capitals at the end of some ofthe lines to form a word that fits the gap in the same tne, eS ‘My maths tutor Last year, | thought that maths was a subject which I would never be good at, so | didn't have any *motivotion to improve. My | MOTIVATE parents were worried, and decided to take 1 They arranged a meeting with ACT the school head, who made the =_ SUGGEST that we should get a private maths tutor. | wasn’t keen on the idea of extra school work, but after a long with my DISCUSS parents, | agreed to tryit out. A week later, Mrs Feldman came to our house. My first was surprise. She was an older REACT lady, about the same age as my grandma, She had worked in + allherlife. EDUCATE Let me tell you, the way she taught was an ‘ She really brought the subject to INSPIRE life for me because her wereso EXPLAIN clear and lively. Now, thanks to Mrs Feldman, I love maths 50 much that 've made the to DECIDE study it at university 2. Change the nouns to verbs. Then match the verbs to their definitions. noun verb definition application apply b concentration connection description definition explanation expression introduction invention permission 410 preparation 411 recommendation 12 registration Put information, especially names, on an offical list Fequest something, usually officially allow design or create something which has never existed before say or write what something is like ket someone or something ready for something. that will happen & make something exist, happen or be used for the first time} fi join 1 show what you think or how you feel using words or actions J. think very carefully about something you are doing and nothing else k advise someone that something should be done 1 make something clear or easy to understand 'm explain the meaning of a word or phrase |]. Read the essay title. Add your own idea and notes in 1-3 for what you should write about. || ‘Sports should not be a compulsory subject: schools’ Do you agree? Notes Write about: [1 the value of sports | 2 the importance of ather subj 3 (your own idea) 2. Read the essay quickly. Are any of your ideas from Exercise 1 included? ‘Some people think that sport is an important part of life. it helps you to stay fit and healthy. Playing ‘sport also teaches you things, like how to be part of ‘a team, and the importance of hard work, Other people might think that sport is not an important subject. They believe that school is for preparing people for the world of work, Very few people are good enough at sports ta become professional, so they think its ust a waste of time that could be spent on more important subjects. This is an interesting question. | enjoy sport very ‘much, but should it be a compulsory part of school ‘education? Is it really necessary 4 So, | believe sport should be compulsory in schools. Not everyone will become a professional like the football player ronaldo, but that doesn’t mean that wwe shouldn't try. Personally, | think sports fun! Ifyou did nothing but study at school, it would become difficult to concentrate in lessons. Students would get bored very quickly. 3 Read the essay again and match paragraphs 1-5 toae. @ 3 (introduction) a b __valueofsports) ee c portance of other subjects) (your own idea) (conclusion) A. There is one punctuation error in each of the paragraphs 1-5. Find and circle it, 5, Read the essay title. Add your own idea and notes ini-3. “School students should not have to do | homework’ Do you agree? Notes Write about: 1 the age of the student _ 2 how useful homework is 3 (your own idea) _ G Write your essay in 140-190 words. Use the @ ‘ve-paragraph plan in Exercise 3. NEW YEAR, NEW CHALLENGE 7]PUTS CTTELT VG] Music phrases 4]. Putte letters in the correct order to make types of music. 0 lacslicas ssical 1 klof 2 pip-hoh 3 zazj 4 arope 5 gerage 6 cork 7 opp 2, Match the words to make music phrases. 1 debut - a the charts 2 in b the world 3 concert album 4 massive @ fans 5 90 e hit 6 release £ music 7 tour g singer 8 devoted fh venue 9 lead solo 10 give j talent aa musical ke atrack 42. background U apperformance READING | 4] Make a tistof what steps are necessary to form 2 band, Then read the blog post on page 9 and check your ideas. six sentences have been removed from the article. ‘Choose from sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need touse, [A That way you'll develop your own sound. |B You can usually hire these by the hour. ¢ Above all, enjoy yourself. Apart from that, motivation is the most important thing. The main thing to do, ademo. F But f you want to make it big, you need your ‘own material. 6 Forme, that was the easy part. Qn however, isto record Te” wr? 3, complete the sentences withthe words nthe Box. background charts debut fans gave musical released singer solo. toured ike their____ album much better than their second “Their first single was a massive __ allover the worl ‘Thousands of devoted _ were waiting outside the stadium. You've got a great voice. Do you want to be the lead ___ inmy band? I could never play an instrument because I haven@ __ talent, ‘They're successful band who have had several singles 1a few tracks online last year, but not many’ downloaded them. ‘riana Grande __ the worid last year. She ____ agreat performance in London. ‘Afootball stadium is a great choice of concert popular artists. ‘The band split up and the members all went _ ‘You can still hear their songs everywhere, from TV ads t _ music in its 3 Read the blogpost again. Are the sentences F (Fale) or NM (Not Mentioned)? Correct th fentences. Underline the parts of the text you the answer. itis difficult to find people to play in your of people want to be ina band. le It’s OK to be influenced by other bands’ st ‘The best ‘whole band. ig are usually created by the ‘You may have to pay fora room to practi The best way to mah is to play {8s good to use studi time to practise y Hake fiends with people doing the sarn ‘thing as you.START YOUR OWN BAND > ACE ee eee ee EE A SEEPS some of the stuff below will be useful to you, Istory, but hopeful First, you've got to choose your band members. 1 | was at college with a great bunch of ‘musicians, so | didn't have to look far. You might not be so lucky, but there are all sorts of other ways to find ‘members. In fact finding musicians isn’t as hard as you think, as a lot of people want to be in a band. You can place ads in local colleges, music shops, or even the local press if you're willing to pay. Or just ask around ~ friends, friends of friends. Do make it clear which ‘musicians you're looking for though, so that you don't ‘waste people's time. Drummers are always the hardest to find! It's important that you play the music that feels right to you. Don't just go for what's popular at the time - you Need to play what you love. Your favourite bands and their styles will obviously be an influence on you, and that's fine. However, you need to do something a bit different. Don't just copy them! Mix and match until you find a sound you all ike. ® ‘You don't have to write your own songs. Some bands just play other people's songs all the time, and are Quite happy with that. °____ Not everyone has the ‘musical talent for this, but if one or more of you in the group do, you're in luck. Maybe one of you has a tune they created. Any of you can suggest ideas, and you can all use this as a base to build on. Keep it simple at first, and you'll get there eventually. band has a different Finding a good place to practise is essential. There has to bbe enough space for the band and all the gear, plus it has to bbe somewhere where the noise won't bother other people too much. A garage can be good, as long as there isn't a car in it. Some towns and villages have community rooms that you can use. * Take your time to have a look around. You'll find somewhere eventually \When you're good enough, you'll want to promote your band and start looking for gigs. Setting up a website is easy nowadays, and you can do It for free. § _This will Cost you, as you will need to book time in a studio. Get your songs as near perfect as possible beforehand, because studio time is expensive, Three or four should be fine - then upload them to your website so people can hear what you've got When you get your first gig, try to produce some promotional stuff ~ T-shirts, badges, that kind of thing. They ‘get your name ‘out there’, and most bands make more money doing that than from playing live at the beginning. Work hard, practise and keep writing new songs. Play at local venues and get to know other bands in your area — all ‘contacts are good contacts. * Whether or not you ‘ever make the big time, being in a band is an experience ‘worth having that you'll remember all your life.CUPL Present tense review 11, Choose the correct options to complete the 3 Complete the email with the verbs in brackets conversations. 1 ¢ What's the name of that song you play / “re playing now? it sounds | 5 sounding great! t's called Three Little Birds. Do you want / Ae you wanting me to teach it to you?’ 2A: Where is Dana? | don't see / haven't seen her for hours. B: She runs /’s running in the park. She always goes / is going for arun on Sundays. {As I should do something like that. Running keeps | is keeping you fit. 3A: Do you go / Are you going to the concert at the Rialto tonight? B: I don't know / ‘m nat knowing, Who plays / ‘splaying? ‘As The Creds. They are / have been on tour since May. B: Mmm, | don't ke /‘m not liking The Creds. 4 A: Have you still sung | Are you stil singing in that band? Wit, the one at school? Yes, | m / ‘ve been with them for nearly a year now. Have you done / Do you do any concerts recently? Yes, quite afew. Infact, we play ‘re playing one tomorrow evening. Why don’t you come? Write sentences using the correct present tense. 0 1/g0/ toa concert / this weekend Vim going to a concert this weekend. _ 1. He / always / have / a burger before / he / play 2 Donna / seem / enjoy / dancing do / lots of exercise / today 4 1 lave/ this band / since before they were famous 5 You /need / practise / to be any good 6 Kerry /not/ understand / why /her friends /love / hip-hop atthe 7 Pablo / learn / how to play, moment. 8 Claudia and her band / write / several new songs, since their last concert correct present tense. ° Hi guys io (think) about booking a cour Cf hours at the recording studio next week so we ‘can make our demo. 1? _____ (need) to know what day and time everyone can make i We all? __(g0) to school every da soit! (have to) be an evening ‘Saturday. Danny (have) driv lessons every Monday and Wednesday night, an ( (do) karate on Tuesdays anc ‘Thursdays ~ so that leaves Friday or Saturday. Ava, (you / go) to Jake's par con Friday? If not, let's try for that day. The studio" _ (cost) €80 an hour, but that’s OK, We ® _(b2) together as a band for six months now, and ___ (think) we're ready. Got to go now- Dad " (cook dinner and * _ waht) me to lay the table. Cali mel Steve Correct the mistakes in four of the sentences Which two are correct? 1 The older dancers are teaching our traditio dance classes every week. 2. lam writing to complain about your report concerning the music festival. 3 Like everyone, | had some embarrassing m: in my if, 4 In both restaurants they play calm, melodic ‘music, which creates a nice atmosphere. 5 They're very popular and they're playing ve good music. 6 Ihave very broad experience of organising, ‘camps because | am working in summer ca foreign schoolchildren for about ten years.Verb + infinitive/-ing with a change in meaning | Match the sentences to their meanings in each pair. 1 tried running, but | soon got bored. ‘A itwas difficult 2 tried to run, but my coat ee itwas an experiment was trapped in the door. 3 We stopped to get A itwas the reason something to eat. ‘we stopped 4 We stopped eating and B the activity stopped gotin the car, 5. He remembered locking 1A hedidn' forget to do the door. cece I ee ernee a lacks B he recalled the action the door. 7 | forgot to go to the A Iwill remember the internet café. experience I didn’t remember to do the action 8 Filnever forget going to 8 an internet café for the first time. 2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. lock reach talk turn watch ~—win 1 Jake forgot _his bike when he went into the shop, and it was gone when he came out. 2. My aunt Becky is lovely but she's quite tiring to be with because she never stops 1 3 A:l can’t get this TV to work. Have youtried __it offand on again? 4 always remember Spain__ the World Cup in 2010. 5 Lucy was trying the biscuits at the top of the cupboard when she fell off the chair 6 We were driving home but it was such a beautiful evening that we stopped _ the sunset. 3 ‘1 You will hear five people tatking about their experiences at a music festival. Tick (/) the topics you think they will talk about. the music camping at the festival the food the weather safety comedy acts prices staff at the festival parking communications Bverausune 4 2. Read the statements A-H and underline the key words. ‘A Itwas more expensive than | expected. B learned a lot about other cultures, The wide variety of bands performing was impressive. twas quite hard to find my way around, | regularly go to events like this, ‘twas easy to keep in touch with my friends, | was surprised by the high quality of the facilities. H The music made it difficult to sleep at night. ammo Listen to five people talking about their experiences at a music festival. Choose from the list (A-H) in Exercise 2 what each person ‘says about the experience. There are three ‘extra statements which you do not need to use. Speaker 1 Speaker 2 ‘Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5 Listen again and check your answers in Exercise 1. VS Ty ai]RELIST LEG Verbs of communication |] Use the clues below to complete the crossword with verbs of communication. PFC FO Geer i J ‘me of being lazy. 'm just really tired today, 5 Donna.will never ... to doing anything wrong, 8 Did the teacher .. to keep everyone in after class? He often does that. Down 1 1... you spend more time studying and less time playing games. 2 I forgot to ... you not to leave your bike outside. 4 Harry didn't... to be an expert - he just said he'd played the game before. 6 I'mnot going to... you to do anything - you only hhave to do it if you want to. T Its obvious that you didn’t enjoy my story, so don't tryto...it 2 Choose the correct verbs to complete the sentences, 1 I completely deny / confess / accuse dropping your laptop. 2 Conor threatened suggested aimed that he} all go to the cinema. 3 I'mordering j denying / warning you-it's | dangerous to walk through the park at night. | 4 My mum threatened / accused / suggested to sell | ‘our games console if we didn’t help her with the housework, 5 Youhave been warned dened / accused of avery school this morning, _ — my nose on the hard glass. 1!” to open the door! Correct the mistakes in four of the sentenc Which one is correct? Qo 1 I remember the times we were going to t 2. When they arrived at the bus stop, a big b ‘cake was waiting for them, 3. He saw that the door is broken, 4 When we went tothe beach, we use to sw 5 had visited the festival last weekend and enjoyed it. RT YTUE Vy Phrasal verbs: relati ‘1 Complete the second sentence so that it ha @ Similar meaning tothe first sentence, using word given. Do not change the word given, ‘must use between two and five words, incl word given, 1 My brother and I had an argument and no not talking, FELL ae - my brot and now we're not talking. 2. She never understood or shared the feelin ‘older sister. IDENTIFY She couldn't older sister, 3. Why is Adam treated so unfairly by everyo Pick Why 4 {will always help you if you need me. DEPEND You can always help you, 5. She managed to persuade her uncle to tak the match. ‘TALKED She match, her te 6 His father is very different to him. TAKE He(Ly An informal email Read the email. Why is Marie writing to Jack? Read Jack’s email again. Change the verbs to their 8 contracted forms, where possible. Write them below. a tomake a suggestion b toasktor advice tam = i'm € togive an opinion ere = 5 You have received an email from your @ Enalish-speaking friend. write your answer in ''m writing to you because I have a family 140-190 words) problem. As | told you, I've got two younger Hi Jack! brothers - Dan, who's 12, and Eric, who's eight. =e ‘The trouble is, Dan is always picking on Exc. My wit parents don't seem to notice. How can | stop a him doing that? | know you have brothers. What enon ogee ze he Piotr faculd you toh is, my parents are so strict with me! | always have to be home before 10.30 pm, and I'm never Cheers, allowed to stay the night at a friend's house. | Marie think | should be given more freedom, now that 4 I'm 16. How much freedom do your parents give you? I'm sure they're not so strict. What do you 2. Quickly read Jack’s reply. What does he suggest? think | should do? Hope you can help! Mia "Dear Marie, Thanks for your email. I'S a/PISESUFE to hear from you! | am sorry to hear about your problem. Itis a difficult one because you want to stop Dan picking on Eric, but you do not want to “damage \youirtelationship with Dan, So you have got to be Careful. My own brothers sometimes fight, and | always think the answer is to communicate with each other. Ny suggestion'to Yous that YOU speak to Dan privately. Explain to him that he is making Eric Unhappy, and that this is making you unhappy, too. ‘Another pOSsIbIe SOIUtion Is asking Dan to try to Sdentify with Eric. He would nat ike to be picked on by someone older and bigger than him, would he? ‘Anyway, that is enough from me. | hope this helps with your problem. Let me know haw things tum out Yours sincera, Jack Fi | Jack's email sounds very formal. Match the highlighted ‘ words and phrases in the email tothe informal words %s and phrases in the box. Write them below. fallout It'sgreat Take care You might want to Understand how itfeelstobe Hi Orhow about PRA ieeeLoe jure with the verbs in the box. crack drag erupt float knock over run shake smash 2. Write sentences describing the things in the picture using the verbs in Exer © building ulling is she 1 ground ‘J. Quickly read the article on page 17. What's the most 2 volcano. dangerous type of tornado? 3 lava /down/ side / volcano se lane >. Reade frst wo paragraphs ofthe article asin. Decide car/lanep & ‘hich answer (A, B, Cor D) best fits each 5 fe Ce 0A tells Bsays © speaks D talks Complete the sentences with the correct, 1A word —B sentence € statement expression {form of the verbs in Exercise 1. 2A origin —B start birth D beginning 3A thought B known € believed ——_—D_ understood 1. The suitcase was too heavy to it, so YA Sea et ST Se ace Su T ar ei bee 5 A explain B express ¢ excuse D expose aay soo Becnsesxneona Svat Gone ears ore hed Fema ce) TA actually B € immediately D eventually 3 The city of Poy destroyed when aa ail at Ses ne volcano in 79CE. 4 Ahot-air balloon _ over our house this morning. 5 Thewindow ___when the stone hit it, but it didn’t break completely. 6 Every tie a train went past our tent, the ground 7. He was so heavy that the ch: under his weight. 8 I wasn’t looking where | was going and laccidentally an old lady. 9 She _ the bottle into tiny pieces by throwing it against the wall.Nobody really® says _it any more, but you've probably heard the old-fashioned English "_ "Ws raining cats and dogs’ to describe very heavy rain, The = of this idiom is obscure, and it has almost certainly never happened in real fe. However, many other surprising things have been ® to rain down from the clouds. One ‘moming in 1981, the citizens of Naphlion, in Greece, saw small green frogs falling from the sky. They landed in trees, ‘on roots and on the streets. The __ of frog came from North Africa, hundreds of kilometres away! ‘The phenomenon is quite easy to" _: small whiwinds or tornadoes may form in certain weather conditions, which can * Lup small things ~ creatures or objects — when they pass over water, These can then be carried for many kilometres, and” . they will be dropped by the clouds carrying them. There have been reports of fish, tomatoes, and ® rocks, being dropped from the sky. However, it seems that fish are the most common thing to fall from the clouds (apart from rain). They are the lightest ‘and most common infiabitaité of water, afterall In one town in Honduras, a ‘Rain of Fish’ happens every year. ‘The people of the area even have a festival to celebrate the occasion. ‘These stories tend to make light ofthe true nature of tornadoes, though. They are a force of nature that can be truly terrifying. There are many types of tornado and while most are relatively Ai#Tnl88S, like the ones described above, every year parts of the world experience huge tornadoes, which can bring extreme destruction. They have been known to destroy whole towns, and kil thousands of people. And worse, some of them can be made of fre! Known as ‘ire tornadoes,’ they usually occur when a large wildfire is in progress. These fires are so hot that they ‘can create their own wind, which can turn into a Spiniifig whirlwind of flame. Under the right conditions, they can ‘grow to over ten metres wide and 300 metres tal. Although fire tomadoes usually move quite slowly, they can cause an incredible amount of destruction. They will set anything in their way on fire and throw burning objects into the: ‘Surrounding areas. Sometimes they can last for more than an hour, and iti impossible to put them out. You just have to wait. Glen Mason is one man who saw a fire tornado close up. He watched it for over half an hour before it finally died, ‘It was about 500 metres away and it sounded just ke a jet plane,’ he sald. ‘It was terrifying, but also the most ‘amazing and exciting thing I've ever seen. I'm a very lucky man — both to have seen it and to have survived it!” Read the whole article again. Are the sentences T (True), F (False) or 4, Match the highlighted words NM (Wot Mentioned)? Correct the false sentences. and phrases in the article to the 1 tis not known where the phrase ‘t's raining Gel cats and dogs’ comes from. 1 people or animals that - - liveina particular place 2 In Naphlion, people were surprised to see rocks falling from the sky 2 ina position around - something 3. Objects are picked up from the water by clouds. 3 something that exists i ‘or happens, usually 4 People have been killed by rocks fling from the shy. something unusual _ 4 not able or not likely to 5 Fire tornadoes are not so dangerous when they move slowly, cause danger or damage S - - 5 tuming around 6 Glen Masonis glad that he experienced a fre tornado, very quickly FORGES OF NATURE “11i: most amazing thing | have ever B easily ¢ far 1s erisa___deal faster than yours, a B good ¢ big 2 ae _more terrifying than thunderstorms. A good B quite ¢ far 3 Mylittle sisteris__asttallas me. A slightly B almost © agood deal 4 This medicine has made me feel__ worse. A easily B notquite © agood deal 5 The more you practise, you will become. A thebest 8 thebetter —€ the good § Can thavea.___ larger piece of cake, please? A slightly B easily © quite 7 Mygrade was not_as good as lexpected, A almost B easily € quite Complete the sentences with the adjectives brackets. Use the... the © ___Thelarger___asteroids are, _ the easier they are to see. (large / easy) 2 Mygrandiather says ____you get, it becomes to change. old / hard) 2 the weather, see my sisters. (hot / happy) 3 _ you are, __Itisto ride your bike. (sleepy / dangerous) (a eR Si got became. (late / dark) 5 youwait, it will become to do anything, iong/dlffcult) Complete the second sentence so that it means the ‘same as the first sentence. Use the word in brackets, © That’ the scariest film ve ever seen, by far. (easily) That's _easily the scoriest film ve ever seen, 1 Arhinoceros is not quite as big as an elephant. (slightly) Anelephant__ rhinoceros, 2 Tonyais not quite as clever as Kaye. (almost) Tonya —____as kaye. 3 That party was much more interesting then expected. (a good deal) That party than t expected. 4 You'llneed to study a good deal harder ifyou want to succeed. (far) You'llneed to ifyou want to succeed. 5 Mr Andrews is much stricter than Ms Knight. (a lot ess) Ms Knight is than Mr Andrews. [fe untr 4 4, Tick (V) the correct sentences, © 1 A tewas far worse from all the other storms that | had experienced. B twas far worse than all the other storms that | had experienced. 2A The hotel is much more cheaper, and they have good bar food. B The hotel is much cheaper, and they have 00d bar food, 3A As much as you study, as much as you will improve your English. B The more you study, the more you will improve your English, 4A Thope we don't have many more earthquakes this year. B hope we don't have much more earthquakes this year. 1. Choose the correct words to complete the sentenc 1 Itwass0 /to0 het outside that you could fry an on the pavement, 2 Ie was so /such a strong wind that | had to get off my bike and walk 3. IS much so / too risky to swim in this river, ‘There are so /such many things to see in this city that it would take weeks to see them all. 5 This coffee is far too / such cold to drink ~ 4'm sending it back. & Te was so / such a funny film that my sides hurt by the end of it. 7 That restaurant is far so / too expensive to eatin every week, 8 I'm S0//such happy that | could dance! 2, Rewrite the sentences with too, so or such. 2 You have such lovely eyes that | want to paint them, (so) Your eyes are so lovely that | want to paint them, 1. The book was too boring to finish, (such) 2. The exam was so hard that nobody got a good mark, (too) 3. Shes such a kind person that everyone loves her (so) 4 We arrived late so we couldn't see the fm {too) 5 The weather was so bad that we never left the hotel all holiday. (such)|. Label the photos (A-D) with the words in the box. | ~ 73 earthquake flood volcano wildfire D2. Usten to four news reports. Match the topic of each "= ‘news report to a photo in Exercise 1. 2 2 eee ae “DB Listen again and complete the journalists? notes with - © one or two words or numbers. 1 Time of earthquake: Length of earthquake? seconds - Year of previous big earthquake: 2 3ge of Bigham angry? 4 ind, what d@ people tink cused the disaster? FORCES OF NATURE 19CTY Video gaming: verbs {1 Use the definitions to complete the crossword with video gaming verbs. CFU TTY 1 4 6 7 8 un 2 2 2. Choose the correct verbs to complete the sentences. 2 Let's go out and chase / gather some flowers from the garden. 2 This bike is so heavy that itis hard to steer / brake in the right direction, 3 | balanced / dived behind a wall when | heard the car approaching. 4 You have to construct / interact a city in this game. 5. How long can you balance / roll on one foot for? 6 ‘An angry dog chased / braked me on the way home last night. 7 prefer games which allow you to interact / chase ‘with other players, 8 Do you want to balance / exchange this computer for a bike? 9 The Ferrari's going too slowly - why doesn’t he overtake {reverse it? 10 When I fell off my skateboard, itrolied / chased to the bottom of the hill without me. 11 He won't be able to drive forwards into that parking space - he'll have to overtake / reverse. 412 fshe doesn't brake / gather soon, she'll crash on the next corner, 13 He balanced / slid the plate across the table and | picked it up. ée Across build something from several parts ‘move smoothly over a surface talk and do things with other people collect several things, often from different places or peopl ‘make a vehicle move more slowly or stop bein a position where you will not fall to either side drive a vehicle backwards Down 0 past a vehicle or person that is going in the same direction ‘move quickly, often to avoid something control the direction of a vehicle give something to someone and receive something similar from them ‘move somewhere by turning in a circular direction run after someone or something in order to catch them 1 Look at the covers of the three video games. Which do you think would be the most fun to play?ole JIMMY:SIGAME|REVIEWS B) BATITLE(FIRE(GAUAXY; ‘You might think thet the games market doesn't need another fantasy role-playing game, but Middle Earth Games have other ideas. This ‘game sends you to find the magic Ring of Argor. You'lhave endless ‘adventures on the way, avoiding traps, picking up friends and ‘weapons, and, of course, batting monster. ‘There are ten levels to complete and as you go through them, you become more and more powerful This is good, because the levels get more and more dificit to finish. I's challenging, but that’s what you'd expect from this producer of inteligent games. | do think that the graphics could be improved, though. They looked abit old-fashioned to me, which made the game less enjoyable. The accompanying music wasn't so great, ether This really a game for fans of fantasy role plays. To an experienced ‘gamer, it doesn't really ofer anything new. I's OK as far as it goes, but it doesn't go very far (OEE core _ | ey Rocket Race is the latest game from the highly ‘successful SpeedCo games producer. They have produced every racing game imaginable, from racing cars to horses — but this is the first time they have left planet Earth ‘As you can probably guess, it's all about racing rockets — and it's great fun! You have full control over the design of your vehicle, which you then construct and race against a team of other pilots. There is a choice of over twenty different race routes that take you round spectacular planets, asteroids and other parts of the universe. ‘The graphics are truly superb. ‘The only éritcism | have of the game is the music. | don’t know who decided a rock soundtrack was a good idea, but i's not what | would choose. | think it sounds dreadful! But overall i's a really good game ~ especially for children as it's quite ‘easy — and I'd certainly recommend It to anyone who enjoys racing games and outer space. C)NATION|BUILDER Coteau ak ak, Have you ever wanted to be the ruler of your own country? ‘With Nation Builder, the latest releas from AceGamesUK, you can. But watch out - its not as easy as itlooks! You start with nothing just a fil in the middle of nowhere — and build rom there. Gathering building materials is you frst Job, as you have to make a house of some kind before night, ‘wen your enemies come out. Ifyou can't protect yourself {fom them, you have to start again The longer you SUEviNe, the more people come to ive with you and cooperate with youin the war against your enemies. Eventually you have your own nation. | can't think of anything bad to say about this game! I's packed with great features: the graphics are good, the way you build your nation i realy clever, and the possibilities are ‘only limited by your own imagination. Not only ist grat fun, but you earn alot about the day-to-day running of a county. Seriously, | can't recommend this game highty enough. Buy it 2. You are going to read a review of the three video games in Exercise 1. Write down two or three words that you might find in each one. 3 Read the video game reviews and match them to the correct pictures in Exercise 1. Check your answers to Exercise 2 A, Tick (V) the correct video game A, B or C for each ‘question. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Underline the parts of the text which tell you the answer. Which game 5 Match the highlighted words inthe texts to the | ac definitions. 2 gets the best review? 2 gets the worst review? 1. the music used ina film, TV programme 3. does not have good music? or video game 4 has the best graphics? 2 objects used in fighting or war, such 5 has the worst graphics? as guns, swords, etc. 6 is educational? 3 when you say that something or someone isbad T involves fighting? : 8 is surprisingly difficult? 4 eae meri ea recording that 9 isthe least dificult? ismade available to buy 5 continue to live 10 has no original ideas? VIRTUAL ACTION a22 UNITS a 7 rr italia 1 Complete the sentences with who, which, whose or where. Relative clauses 1 This is the computer game _ gave me for my birthday, 2 Isthis the shop your lunch? 3 Myuncle, ___company designs computer games, isa very rich man. 4 Sandra isthe girl invited me to your party. 5 Idon't understand people _ don't enjoy sports. 6 Last year we went to California, computer software is designed. 7 What's the address of the games review website you were telling me about? __my parents you usually buy alotof 8 The gir ‘won the competition was only 13 years old. 9 Minecraftis a game _ is really good fun toplay. 20 prefer to play games in my room, rm not likely to be disturbed. 2, Which of the sentences in Exercise 1 contain Pronouns which can be replaced by that? 3 Choose the correct relative pronouns and put the commas in the correct place. © My brother, (whd/ which is two years older than me, doesn’t like games, 1 played for five hours yesterday that / whichis. ‘much too long, 2 Hollywood which / where the American film industry is based is an expensive place to live. 3 John that / who lives next door to me has a hhuge collection of games. 4 This is my friend Stella whose / that dad works in the same office as my dad, 5 The game takes place in a city called Titania which | thats attacked by aliens. 6 The games shop in the mall which / where my ‘cousin Max works has a sale this week, 4, Correct the mistakes in three of the sentences. @ “hich two are correct? I suggest we visit the National History Museum, wich | have never seen before. 2 Thanks for your letter, which received last week. 3 He had a bestfriend, that was more ike a brother tohim, 4 iL help to prepare the things that we need for the Party. 5 Itwas nice for those attended. ‘1 Write the noun forms of the words in the correct column of the table. ness 2 argue 2 arrange 3 dark 4 embarrass 5 encourage | 6 fit 7 friendly 8 tired | 9 treat 10 weak 2. Match the nouns in Exercise 1 to their meanings, 2. the feeling of being ashamed or shy 2 when someone or somethingis not strong, 3 talk or behaviour that gives you confidence to do something 4 an angry discussion with someone in Which you disagree 5 the quality of behaving in a kind, pleasant way to someone 6 the condition of being physically strong. and healthy 7 the feeling when you want to rest or sleep 8 when there s little or no light 9 the use of drugs, exercises, etc. to cure 2 person of an illness or injury 10 plan for how something will happen 3 Complete the sentences with nouns from Exercises 1 and 2, 1 He won't do iton his own he needs some help and . 2 The best forfluis rest and lots of liquids. 3 Can you imagine my at not knowing the answer to such an easy question!? 4 We were all made very happy by the the hotel staff - they were very kind to us, 5 The storm caused an electrical failure and the whole house was incomplete for hours, 6 They haven't spoken to each other since they had thatterrible __about computer games, 7 He'll need to improve his ithe wants to of et picked for the athletics team: 8 She had to quit the race because of __PTT a veview ‘1, How many films can you think ofthat are based on ‘computer games? Quickly read the film review. Match the highlighted phrases in the text to the adjectives in the box. Write them below. nN packed with superb ancient ridiculous dreadful A ‘On the whole, | wouldn't recommend the ‘Super Mario Bros. movie. if you are a fan of the game, you will be disappointed. It's fun to play, but not to watch! B Super Mario Bros. is a classic computer game which | love to play, so | decided to watch the film. The film is ‘very old (it was made in 1993), and the story is basically the ‘same as the game - two brothers called Mario and Luigi try to rescue a princess from an evil king. c ‘What | did like about the film were the special effects, which were *veryigood. This is quite surprising for such an old film. The soundtrack wasn't too bad. D I'm sony to say I didn't enjoy the fim as much as the game. The story was *verysilly ~ it didn't really make any sense. It was “very fulllof jokes that weren't funny — in fact, they were ‘teallyibad. The acting wasn't much good either. The review in Exercise 2s in the wrong order. Match the paragraphs (A-D) to the headings (1-4). 1 Introduction 2 Negative points 3. Positive points 4 Conclusion w 4, Is the review mostly positive, mostly negative or equally mixed? 55 Think of a film which is based on a game or a book you've read, Use the table below to help you plan a review of it. Paragraph _| Notes Possible adjectives Introduction / What it's about Positive points Negative points Would you recommend it? Conclusion G Write an answer to the question in 140-190 words. @ Use your notes in Exercise 5. You see this notice on a school website: Reviews wanted Write a review of a film which is based on a game or @ book you've read. What happens in the film? | What do you like or distike about it? Would you recommend it to other people of your age? VIRTUAL ACTION‘1 Match the verbs in box Ato the prepositions in box B tomake phrasal verbs. Then write them next to ther meanings. a cut eat eat cool fil go heat live off on out up up upon down out : become full and unable to eat stop eating or drinking eat ina restaurant : only eat a particular type of seat all the food you have been make food hot so it can be + stop being good to eat because become less hot 2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs from Exercise 1. 2 Wedon't _____ much because restaurants are expensive in this town. 2 Waitfor your soup to you et it, or you'll burn yourself. 3 You can’t have any pudding unless you ‘everything on your plate, we efore 4 Idon't want to cook, so I'l just _ Something in the microwave. 5 Ifyou haven't had enough at the end of a meal, you can always fruit. 6 thave tea and coffee completely and I'm sleeping much better now. 7 Ifyou don't drink that milk soon, i¢ will more or less _ __tice and Potatoes at home — it's a bit boring to be honest. 3 Write sentences in the correct tense and add the correct prepositions. (© Mum and Dad / eat / together / ance a month Mum and bed eat ncea : chocolate /right no 2 This meat /go, /it /smell dreadful 4 No dessert for me, thanks. /1/ already /fill/ that pi 5 My sister cut /chocolate /from her det last month ke’s brother / almost /live /meat and potatoes ‘1. book at the photo. What is the man’s job? 2. Quickly read the article on page 25. What things ‘make Dan Hodges unusual?Dan Hodges has always been a bit different. At the age of eight, when all the other kids were outside playing football or in their bedrooms playing ‘computer games, Dan wasiin the kitchen preparing Ca neue ed watching football on TV, he was watching cooking programmes (EIUTHT his favourite chefs, Even schoolwork was just a distraction from Dan‘ true Cree 3 Read the article again. For questions 1-6, choose @ the answer which you think fits best according to the text. 11 What isthe author doing in the first paragraph? ‘A. Showing that Dan was a rather lonely child. B Explaining why Dan is the way he is. € Emphasising that Dan is interested in one thing, D Describing Dan’s family background. 2 Dan's parents knew he had a talent for cooking because ‘A he was always very critical about food. B he was keen to help in the kitchen € he had lessons from a professional. D he came first in a competition. 3. When Dan’s mother says she ‘gave him free range’, sshe means that she A paid for all of his ingredients. B encouraged him to cook with eggs. € allowed him to do what he wanted. D observed him very closely. 4 How does Dan feel about being famous? A He gets annoyed when strangers talk to him. B He has become accustomed to the attention. He is glad because it has led to a successful D He is surprised that people are interested in him. 5 What advide does he give to young people who want to become chefs? A Get the relevant qualifications first. B Ask your parents to support you, € Be certain itis what you want to do. D Work as hard as you can, 6 What does ‘it’ refer to in line 51? ‘A iting a book B being busy © a publisher D arestaurant 4 5 Now, atthe age of 18, the young man with film-star good looks has become one of the country’s youngest head chefs really salve lever wanted to do‘he sad. tm iving the dream’ Perhaps unsurprisingly as a baby Dan was quit a fussy eater. ‘According to his mother, Sarah, he dd ike anything with fish or potatoes. He used to drive me crazyshe told us. His older sister would eat anything we gave her but Dan was much harder to please’ He used to watch fascinated, when his mother was preparing meals and soon ashe was abl, he started to lend a hand inthe kitchen. But it wasn until he won a cooking contest atthe age of 11 that his parents realised he had ral talent. The prize was a one-on-one lesson ata local restaurant, where he leamed how to properly prepareand «ook chicken - and after that, there was no stopping him, Kids are naturally messy, and Sarahis kitchen looked like a battlefield attimes, bt she didnt mind.Dan liked to expen and i gave him free range! she sai. There wer, inevitably, afew accidents, but she regarded them as part ofthe learning process. never said'no! because | thought something was too dangerous. just keep an eye onhim, and only helpifhe needed me! Dan’ skill and creativity continued to develop into his teen years, Lnti his big break came when, atthe age of 14, he won TV Young Chef competition ~and national fam arrived. It was weird when peoplestarted recognising me inthe streetsays Dan. itwasa bitof@ shock Itused to get on my nerves when people ddn’tknow started talking to me. m used tit now. It doesnt bother me! TV fame led ‘on to advertising deals and eventually, his curfehtjobashead chef in ‘one ofthe west of England's most exclusive restaurants. He appears tobe much more comfortable when heS in the kitchen, away from the public gaze Does Dan have any tis for budding chefs who want to follow in his footsteps? Having a mum who lets you make a mess of her kitchen. hhelps;he laughs, Not everyone, ofcourse, sso lucky. But seriously, you have tobe committed. People will tll you anything is possible with hard work, but theres more tot than that, You can go to school ‘and get top marks in all your tests - but ifyou dor feel, fyou don’t hhave that passion, you should do something else, because its not an easy life: When he tells me he works from 7 am to midnight every day, you can see his point! ‘ALondon publisher tecently offered Dan a contract to write a book, Which they are confident would bea bestsller‘Im not sure, though. {not much ofa writer, and tm so busy inthe restaurant, doing what ove tis really a pri for me at the moment’ Most successful chefs would jump at such a chance. Indeed, many of them have. But, a said, Dan Hodges has always been abit different. Underline the parts of the text which tell you the answers. Match the highlighted words in the text to the definitions. 1. try something in order to discover what it's like 2 happening or existing now 3. something that is very important and must be done before other things 4 when you are known or recognised by many people 5 including someone or something as an important part LIVE T0 EAT! 351 Choose the correct options to complete the 3 Complete the email with the present perfect or past i sentences simple form of the verbs in brackets. a eve Dear Hany, ae ‘Thank you so much for the international recipe 4 he isn't book that you "__ (Give) me for my birthday last week. 12 _ 5 cause | just have / 've just had (already / use) it three times! All the meals eee (make) so far have been 6 dict find / hasnt found the recipe he’s delicious. 7 (ped / have often helped in the kitchen past rant Ue ~ {e00k) a Japanese ‘en we were children, dish and tomorrow I'm going to try an Ethiopian 8 Did you finish / Have you finished your maths recipe. Nobody in my family *_ . homework yet? (ever / eat) Ethiopian food before, so they are al 7 ~ looking forward to it 2. Write questions in the present perfect or past simple. (you / try) Ethiopian food © A: How iong//you / be / achef /? pam Ce How long have you been a chef? Bs See you soon! B: It'll be two years next month, years tt a 1A: What time / you / have /lunch /? pene ccd A, Complete the conversation with the present perfect 2 As you /try / the new café /yet /? (or past simple form of the verbs in brackets, B:No,notyet. a __. {you / see) that new burger Braet cin tener place in the shopping mall? B: Yes, have. wi - 2: How long? {be) there? edema asa BrIthinkit? (be) open for about a 4 A: How many /cups of coffee / you / have /so far month, That’ right it il seer today /? just before !® (go) on holiday nm last month. me think four That's too manyl Ae (you /try ityet2 Sk: you / find / your mobile /? B: Yes, 17_ —___ (eat) there last week, and Lara and I (spend) afew &: In my bag. It was there all the time. hours in there - the atmospheres quite good, 6 A Ho feather /be / recently /? buttheburger!*_______ (have) there a ~ (not be) great. s: m afraid ‘A: Oh, OK. I don’t think I try ie then! 7 As you see /this TV show / before /? 5 Correct the mistakes in five ofthe sentences. Which one is correct? 1 realise how tired you must be after the long joumey youhad, - 2. How has modern technology changed your daily life? : 3 Ihave worked on a farm in Turkey last summer. yesterday evening /? + speak to him, 4 Inmy opinion, this is one of the best movies I've ‘ever seen, and it was already nominated for several awards. 5 Ihave been very disappointed when | read your advertisement, z 6 Heis the greatest person | know because he is alviays there for his family, and he still achieved a lotin his career.Forming adverbs with -ly ‘1. Write the adverb forms ofthe adjectives. 1 accidental 2 basic 3 complete 4 deep 5 dramatic 6 7 8 extreme happy _ incredible 9 mere 10 necessary 11 physical 22 terrible 13 typical 14 sensible 2. Match adverbs in Exercise 1 to the meanings. 1 ima pleased way 2. ina way that shows all the characteristics ‘expected from a person, thing or group by chance or mistake very badly very, or much more than usually Used to intraduce a short explanation about something in every way or as much as possible in a way that relates to the body (or someone's appearance 9 suddenly or obviously 10 used in negatives to mean ‘in every case’ or therefore’ 23 Qw nv A, Usten tothe interview again and check your answers ah You will hear an interview with a girl who is allergic. ‘to something. What kind of things can people be allergic to? Read the questions in Exercise 3 and underline the key words. Listen to an interview with a teenage food blogger. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 1 Why did Davina become interested in food? ‘A. She was bored of eating the same things. B_ Her mother encouraged her to change her diet. Nobody else in her family could cook well 2. How does she feel when her friends question her about her diet? 'A Annoyed that they don't understand. B Happy to explain the situation. € Keen to get them to adopt more healthy diets. 3. When she goes out with friends, she {A often comments on what they are eating, B sometimes eats things she shouldn't € brings her own food to share. 4 How does she feel about modern British food? A excited by the way itis developing B confident that itis becoming healthier © happy that itis more environmentally friendly 5 Whatis the most important thing for Davina now? A keeping her blog up to date B getting enough rest to stay healthy € continuing her studies 6 Davina tells the story about her brother supermarket in order to show ‘A how she has changed her family’s attitude to food. B how she is very different from him, ¢ how unhealthy sugary drinks are. 7. What advice does she give parents who want to improve their children's diet? A Introduce change gradually. B Get rid of unhealthy food options. € Show them a better way by example, in Exercise 3.r| sf aH VOCABULARY fica adjectives and nouns |] Complete the table with the words in the box. ‘Some words can go in both columns. chapter character complex illustrations issue major minor moving novel plot predictable opening stunning role Nouns 2. Complete the sentences with nouns from Exercise 1. 1 The opening __was so bad that | didn't bother reading any further. 2 Iknew he had a major in the play because his name was the same size asthe ttle on the poster 3 They must have hired a biliant artist because this bookis worth the money forthe stunning alone. 4 There are no surprises in this book because ithas such a predictable __ 5 The teacher read usa very moving about 2 child who was brought up by walves. 6 The sensitive treatment of a very complex is what makes this book so special 7 Peter, the son ofthe landowner, is only a minor ~ in the book. He doesn't appear much, 3 Complete each sentence with an adjective and a noun from Exercise 1, © Have you read the latest thriller by J.L. Jones? Its terrible - it’s got such a. predict 1. Success came when she was given a - ina Hollywood film. 2 It's unusual for a very young author to attempt to write about such a difficult and ges, 13. Most authors try to capture the readers interest inthe __ ‘to make sure that they confinue reading. 4 Nobody thought the writing was very good, but we all agreed that the in the book were very colourful and beautiful. 5 Every now and again |just have to read a my that makes me feel strong fe emotions. 6 Although Helen was only a _inthe book, she was one of my favourites. 1 lig f= CT ‘1 How many ways can you t 2. Read the opening paragraph in Exercise 3 and the rest of the article on page 29. Do they mention your ‘ways of reading from Exercise 17 3. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some @ othe lines to form a word that fits in the gap inthe same line. You may need to make spelling changes, and you will need to make some words plural. Reading in the digital age Do you read for *pleasure or only ifyou have to, for school? Before the internet, children and teenagers used to read a wide *___offiction, from comics, VARY to novels and books of shart stories. Maybe one of your older 2___hastold you of the times when the book they were reading was so exciting - and they were so?___ to find ‘out what happens next - that they would read it under the bedclothes at night with a torch, Of course, that was at atime when television and video ‘on demand’ were‘ ___. Today most of our?___is tobe found online, and teens spend time on social media instead of reading books. stheir CONSEQUENCE ability to concentrate is being affected and young people have a shorter attention span than PLEASE RELATE PATIENCE AVAILABLE ENTERTAIN their parents and grandparents. ‘Atleast that's what many people believe, However, the” TRUE is quite different. n fact, m research * exactly PROOF the opposite.In contrast to what alot of older people think, teens don't in factjust use new technologies to talk to ther friends. Although ‘teenagers may not be reading books, that does not mean they are not reading. A World Book Day Survey of teenage reading, habits revealed over 40% read books on a computer, almost 20% on a mobile device and around 14% on a tablet, with around 10% reading on an e-reader. 40% COMPUTER 20% MOBILE 14% TABLET 10% E-READER 80 100 ‘Why should this be? Well, the British telecommunications supervisor, Ofcom, points out that children as young as six understand digital technology better than adults, They are ‘digital natives’ thats, they were born at a time when the internet was already part of everyday life, and takeitfor _fanited, Teens today have never known a time without the Internet, soit sas natural to them to use internet-enabled devices as it was to their parents to use books. So, what are teenagers reading? You might think that the smaller reading surface of a smartphone ‘or tablet would make it difficult to read long books, butthis isnot the case. Today's teens still like to read the classics as well as modern fiction and have no difficulty in reading A, Write questions about the article for these answers. 0 Why did children use to read under the bedclothes with a torch? i Because they were impatient to find out what happened hext in their book, That technology and social media affect concentration. Because they've never known a time without the internet. John Grisham and lan Rankin, for example. The graphic novel ‘them on a digital device. Adventure, crime and spy stories are all popular, with some authors such as John Grisham and lan Rankin as popular among teens as adults, Among the classics, Charles Dickens remains a favourite, along with Jules Vere and ‘Alexandre Dumas. The classics do not only include novels. Cartoon characters, like Tintin and Asterix are as popular today as they were in the ‘mid-20th century. Itisn't only older comic-style books that are proving popular with teens these days either - the madem-day comic, the graphic novel, s gaining in popularity everywhere. So it seems there is no danger cof young people lasing the habit of reading any time soon! 5) Match the highlighted words and phrases in the text to the definitions. 1 tells someone about some information 2 pieces of writing, musical recordings, or films that are well known and of ahigh standard _ 3 forget how lucky you are to have something 4. an examination of behaviour or opinions made by asking questions 5 the top or outside part of something TEEN FICTION 29)CULLING? Modals of ability and possibility ‘1 Choose the correct answers, Sometimes two answers are correct. 1 1__ swim until was 15 years old. A couldn't B managed to € wasn't able to 2 How __fixMark’s computer? A could you B did you manage to © managed you to 3 Stella could read before she __walk. A was able to B could © might be able to 4 Tom has hurt his leg, so we weekend, play tennis next A won'tbeableto —B couldn't € didn’t manage to 5 Intheend,!__ persuade my dad to buy me a scooter. ‘A was able to B managed to € will be able to 6 Tickets are going to be very difficult to get, but with luck we__buy some on the internet. A could B might be able to € will be able to 7 __finish your project on time last week? ‘A Did you manage to B Could you € Willyou be able to 8 Itwas hard work, but eventually !___climb over the garden wall, ‘A managed to B could was able to Complete the sentences with the correct form of ‘be able to and the verbs in the box. — | beat come go help [mend play see visit | 1 Pmnotsure yet, but )___ (not) to your party tomorrow, 2 When we climbed to the top of the mountain, the whole city. __this bicycle -it could be be impossible, 4 When I get a car, we _ we like at the weekend! 5 lasked Olivia for advice, but she (not) me, 6 Even ifyou train every day for a year, you __.(not) me in a 100-metre race! her grandmother anywhere 7 She hopes she soon, 8 We_ (not) football tomorrow - it depands on the weather, ea 3 Correct the mistakes in five ofthe sentences. Which one is correct? oO 1. He thought he can swim, 2 He isso sly that he managed to avoid detection fo a long period by pretending to be a good man. 3 Itwas the first time a song could make me cry, 4 As lordered him not to move, could call the police 1€ was bor into a poor family, he managed it to go to school. 6 We decided to find a job in order to can get the money for Carla's present, | Match the prepositions in the box to the adjectives. about at by for on to with (2) 1 addicted 5 keen - 2 annoyed 6 nervous 3 disappointed 7 surprised 4 furious 8 suitable 2, Complete each sentence with an adjective and a reposition from Exercise 1. 1 Lalways get_ sleep well the night before. 2 Our teacher gets very students talking in class, and sometimes shouts at them. 3 Ithought her first novel was great, but | was, her second one, which wasn’t exams, and never nearly as good. 4 Dan's can'tstop playing them. 5 Mydad was absolutely _ lcrashed my bike into his ear 6 The organisers were _ __the number of people who turned up - they weren't expecting so many. 7 This book is quite frightening, soit isn’t young children, novels, but lread a computer games — he just ‘me when 8 I'mnot really lot of comics.Astory (1) |] Read the task. Is this going to be a happy or a 2. Make some notes for the story in Exercise 1. sad story? 1. What did your friend say? 2 How did you feel? é Send us a story! r We are looking for stories to publish on our anacald yordoraer teenage fiction website. Your story must begin aa the dd vodoner with this sentence: 4 What happened? | My est friend phoned me on my mobile, sounding very excited. ce. Your story must include: 3 Read the story. is it similar to your notes in + acelebrity Exercise 2? Does it include al the information from + an invitation the task in Exercise 1? Write your story. My best friend. phoned. me on my mobile, sounding very excited. “You won’ believe this,’ she. said, ‘but Scobt Noss is ab the beckshop in town. He's signing copies of his books.” | didn't believe her ab first, but she * = convinced. me she was telling the truth. ? | became very excited. Scott Moss is my favourite ceric book artist. Ive been reading his staff for years. ?__ nas my big chance to meet hin! “PUL be there as soon as | can,’ | told my friend, : __. | grabbed. the latest Scott Mess comic boc, and Jumped onto my bike. It was raining tat | didn’t care ~ | was going to meet the most outstanding comic book artist in the country! * I aived ab the bookshop, my friend came up to me, We jpined the queue of people waiting to meek Scott, © 5 my turn came, and. | told. him about my ambition to be a comic book artist. \ couldn’ believe it when he invited me to visi him at his studio! What «day! 4, Complete the story with the words and phrases in the box. assoonas finally in the end now that’swhen then [5 Use your notes from Exercise 2 to write your ewn & 0 for the task in Exercise 1. + Use words and phrases to move the action forward, + Write 140-190 words. + Check your spelling and grammar, TEEN FICTION “aLUE TNE) Holiday activities : 1 Match the prepositior sin the box to the verbs to make phrasal verbs connected to holiday activities. around down 1 chill 2 cool 3 sign 2. choose two correct a 1 Lastholiday, | hired A ajetski 2 We always like soci holiday. A local people out up up 4 stay 5 wander ;nswers to complete the sentences, for an afternoon, B atour € amotorbike ialising with the __ when we're on B wildlife other tourists 3 Didyou go__ when you were in Spain last year? A upall night 4 It’s a good idea to sign up for B trekking sailing when you go to a new place. B excursions 5 Last year we went cruising on for our holiday. A ayacht 8 abus © ahuge ship 3 Complete the email with the words in the box. chill cooled signed socialise took — wandered ove Hi Hunter! hired photographed sd stayed tan went We have just had a lovely holiday In Spain. We stayed ‘on a quiet campsite near the coast where we could i out al day if we wanted, 1? _ajet ski ‘on the first day, while my parents and sister sunbathed (on the beach. In the eve ening, we? ‘with the other ‘campers, which was great. On the third day we‘ Up all night! The day after that we were very tied, so we just? organised tour and” before we loft we ®_ the morrihg, © got too hot, we came bi down in the sea. We all ‘0 our friends at home! | | / ! How was your holiday? Lauren 32 «UNITS ‘Then, on the following day, we __ around the local town a bit. up for an the sights. On the day _.. trekking in the mountains in some selfs, and then, before it ack to the beach and '°_ got a great "1 4, Complete the questions with the correct forn of phrasal verbs from Exercise 1, Then match them to the answers below. 1. Have you ever all night? 2 How do you you're hot? a 3 Doyou like and seeing new things when you're on holiday? 4 Have you ever for diving classes on holiday? 5 What's your favourite way to and relax? Once, when my parents had a party! bb Yes, love exploring different places. € I like closing my eyes and listening to music d e No, | don't ike being underwater! I sit with my feet in water. Cly 11 Look at the photo on page 33. Why do you think the family is famous? Read the text quickly. Where do you thin! comes from? ‘A abook B amagazine € a travel brochure Read the article again and choose the correct answers. 1 What is meant by the phrase ‘putting down roots line 8)? A creating a permanent home B_making money 2 Why did Mr and Mrs Zapp want to go on a long journey? . A because their family was unkind to them B because their lives did not feel complete 3 How did the Zapps’ relatives feel about their journey? A pessi B optimistic 4 Why do they call their children's education ‘worldwide schooling’ (line 31)? A because they learn a lot of geography B because they learn while they are travelling 5 Whatis the main advantage of travelling in avery old car? A ‘attracts a lot of attention on the road. B Itallows them to meet new people when itbreaks down,Imagine travelling around the world with your family, by Each of thelr four children was corer Dyerrovaghforomeltwouoeiheatea) |_| ben cent county wate oun “al om head a ig Cora op aloy he younges nA Te 2p a tegen ueat thls themsees but also sy the experiences Sas treeiee they aetare ned edvcana males our fond wetnng te sper she ae of ating st por EREREIRSERENEREEE n Argentina, where Herman hai his bears in Alaska, seeing kangaroos in Australia and learning to Sortie sr eee Leva et speak elonguonect cour oui Zap se Cncetowewnesnmngpoal ouenwectaney _srttetngne oth wahus Weed als eron ap. outsoneting wosmising:thatecundtheworepthey tte 19a aden he Zips hw been ~ had talked about, and children. So, the couple set out on ‘ 2 pre-baby road trip from Buenos Aires to Alaska. But they es ene Poa Pa An re Soto casera : didn't get much support. ‘Our family was saying that we eat 2 ace ae cece Gefen aoe ata da seth spor Ouramtywesng taney ta cata amt mesa wos RE coer ane echoes EL we gets eu ee sd Zion Once role dom mPuos eaten Non te ople complete eat 40 me Mena inent lated the ene someone shoved up ; Iajoumey butte dededtolcepgoha Sheet, | tghtnayandtldme abo sex moscum net We went thy een o9Scafesandaveledove21000maies | __ the anny okaper scr enshowto grew eB tetony dhe rape not cage rhea Ee In lote 2018, the Zapps Stal rom ! Trecinayiansbaaosou | f ‘America on the final part of } their incredible worldtour. : 4, What do these numbers from the article refer to? 5 Match the highlighted words and phrases in the text tothe definitions. 119 | 3 when a vehicle or mache stops working fora 2 44,000 period of time 2. start a journey by boat or ship 3. be successful 4 whole or complete, with nothing missing, 340 4 218,000 5 apiece of amachine or vehicle it GETTING AWAY 33CAE Future (1): plans and intentions 41. Cross out the adverb in italics which isin the 1 ‘wrong place. © We probably won't probably have time to visit all the sites in one week. 4. Definitely ll definitely email you as soon as arrive. 2. You certainly aren't certainly going to need any warm clothes when you visit usin Jamaica! 3 He probably will probably be back by the end of the month. 4. Certainly 'l certainly enjoy my trip to New York this summer. 5 It's definitely not definitely going to rain this afternoon, 2. choose the correct options to complete the sentences. 1A: It’s cold in here. 0K, I" ‘m going to close the window. 2A: Our train will leave / leaves at 4.45. We need to hurry. ‘That's OK. I'l drive /‘m driving you to the station. 3. A:I ll go / '™m going to go swimming after school. Do you want to come? Bz Sure! I'm going /'lgo home and get my stuff. 2 ‘Are you taking / Will you take some warm clothes ‘with you when you go camping this weekend? 'B: No, Mum. I've seen the weather forecast. It'$ being /’s going to be really hot! 3 Complete the sentences with the correct future ‘tenses and your own idea (0 A: Can I get you something to drink? B: Yes, please. I'll have orange juice, please. 2A: What do you want to study at university? B: I've made up my mind. 1 2. Az Dinner will be ready at seven o'clock. Don't be late, B: But | already have plans! | 3. A: Do you want to come camping with us this, weekend? B: Sorry, 'd love to but I can’t. | 4 Az idon't feel very well. | feel B: Sit down.1 Correct the mistakes in four of the sentences. Which one is correct? 11. She won't definitely come to the party. j ee 2. Tam sure that you will enjoy yourselves very much. 3 Please let me know what you will do next week. 4-Lwill cook something special from my country and ‘1am sure that you would like it! [34 units VOTH TAUB VE) Phrasal verhs: travel Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct prepositions. Then complete the definitions with ‘a word or phrase from the box. bill holiday home key leaving, lookat place show stop arrive and get the © check _in key ata _ return your key travel or move from place to to goon soften because yo visita place and the thing to goto the place where someone i “and say goodbye 6 stop ‘somewhere briefly durin longer journey 7 stay spend the night somewhere other than 8 take z someone the best parts acertain place Complete the sentences with the correct form oft phrasal verbs from Exercise 1. 2. She's been working very hard and needs to ____for afew days. 2 We the istand on motorbikes hired for the week. 3 Sallyis at her best friend's hou this evening, 4 It's too far to drive in one day, so we'll : in Las Vegas for the night. 5 Alter had at the hotel, | went ‘to my room and slept for five hours. 6 Tllcomeand you fe ____at the airport tomorrow. 7 Anhour after! _ | ealised 'd le ‘my mobile charger in the hotel room. 8 l'venever been to this city before, so'd like ‘to find someone to me11 Look at the photo, Where do you think itis? th you ings. eis ing sof we use 2. Have you ever been on a school trip? Where did you go? 3 Read the sentences in Exercise 4. What type of words are miss Which sentence is missing a number? Which is missing a date? nouns, adjectives or verbs? Listen to a gir called Connie talking to a group of students about a school trip to South Africa. For questions 1-10, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. 1. The schoof trip to South Africa costs _ pounds altogether. 2 It was Connie's interest in Which made her decide to go to South Africa 3 Connie says she ate too much ~__when she was in South Africa. 4 Some students suffered from while they were on the trip. 5 Thestudents watched a are when they were in Cape Town. 6 The students stayed with ‘when they weren't staying in a hotel. 7 Connie was surprised by the _ ‘she saw in Cape Town. 8 The fact that they didn’t see any when they were on safari disappointed Connie, 8 Connie believes her _ has grown as a result ofthe trip. 10 Connie advises students to get their application formsinby at the latest. GETTING AWAY 3)| oF pay for things with it. 1 fq {Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. 1 You'll never be financially independent / short of cash if you don’t get a job. 2. We're on avery tight debit card | budget this holiday because we spent alot onthe flights. 3 How much money did you pay off /toke out ofthe bank today? 4 Afamily can’t pay of / ive on so little each month, 5 Ivefinally pid of/ taken out that large creditcard bill from the holiday. 6 Sorry, I can't come out tonight wealthy | short of cosh. 7 Ineed to check my balance | budget atthe bank before buy these clothes. 8 Two burgers forthe price of one call that 9 budget / bargain. 9 Ineeded to get some money but the cashpoint / Pin was empty. 10 Are you given a regular allowance / bargain? 12. She spentaall her savings / bargains on a dream holiday tothe Caribbean. 'm really 2. Match the definitions to words and phrases in Exercise 1. 1. This isthe amount of money you have in your account at a particular time. 2 Perhaps you get this from your parents every week? 3 This is the amount of money ‘you allow yourself to spend over a period of time. 4 This is a number that is for you only; you use it to get money or pay for things. 5 You have these when you keep ‘money for a particular purpose, eg. to buy something special, 6 Youcan often get thisin a shop that is closing down, when itwants to sell everything. 7 Most people get this piece of plastic when they open a bank account. They can get money 8 This word describes someone ‘who has plenty of money - more than they need. 9 Thisis avery useful machine that you find outside banks. 10. This is what you'll be ifyou spend more money than you earn every month! J You are going to read about five young people w hhave become financially independent by making and selling things. Match the photos (A-E) to the products (1-5). 1 cookingvideos 3. bowties 2 mobile 4 board games phone apps = _— 5. hair products Read the article on page 37. Which product do yo like the best?B ul in ess Like many little girls, Lizzie Marie Likness wanted to Peae eee COPLE | cre Inarket in oder to pay fr riding lsson. Eventually, ‘Leanna Archer was just nine years old when soe her own healthy recipes to kids and parents. she began bottling and selling her own hair gel to friends and family. Based on her great grandmother's secret recipe, Archer's line of all-natural hair products has expanded to include a variety of hair cleansers, conditioners and treatments. At the age of 17, she was the boss ‘Most young boys can’t stand the idea of getting ‘of her own company and has been recognised. dressed up, but Moriah Bridges is a rare exception. by prominent business publications like Forbes After being disappointed with the bow ties available and Success Magazine. She even started the to him on the market, Bridges learned how to sew Leanna Archer Education Foundation to help his own with the help of his grandmother. Aged just build schools and safe learning environments for 11, he began selling his creations on the internet, and his products were soon picked up by shops all over the country. Bridges made thousands of dollars over a very short time with his bow ties and says that he eventually plans to start a children's clothing company. In December 2010, a new mobile game app called Bubble Bal! was launched on the Apple App Store. In its first two weeks it received more than one million downloads, beating Angry Birds to become the number one free app on the App Store. This game was coded entirely by Robert Nay, a 14 year old with no previous experience of writing mobile apps. He learned everything he needed to know through research online, and produced 4,000 lines of code for his physics-based, puzzle game in just a month and a half. The ‘young entrepreneur now runs his own company, ‘Nay Games, which has released many new levels for Bubble Ball and has created other mobile apps. A, ven ne wos nine, Ansa Samar loved playing card games, Two years intr, he hogan developtng his own gate, which he called Elementeo. Samar simed to make chemist fun with his board-besed deme, in which elements from the periodic table have their own personalities, Since the fist version cf Elementee, which made one milion dlls nts first year, Samar has continued to update the game has also created BBM to heip other young ae. SERED. TS ee cs TE Ba | Read the article again and write A, 8, C, Dor E for A, Match the highlighted words and phrases in the text each question. to the definitions. Which young businessperson . 1. shows and explains 1 taught themselves the necessary skills alone? —_ 2 an amount of money collected for 2 started the business to fund another activity? a purpose = 3s involved in building schools? 3 someone who starts their own business 4 was assisted by a parent? 4 increased in size i 5 made an educational product? 5 someone or something not included 6 made their product because they didn’t find ina rule orlist what they wanted? 7 gave their product away for nothing atthe beginning? has had their business skills publicly praised? SPEND OR SAVE? = 37re Future (2): predictions ‘Match the examples to the meanings. 1 This city will become more crowded in the future, 2 You might find that you enjoy this game ‘more as time goes on, 3 I'm going to pass all my exams this year - Ive studied really hard 4 You'll be living in a different country this, time next month, 5 Dan may well be late home this evening - he's got football training, a astrong possibility n the future b a possibility in the future « a 1 general prediction about the future @ prediction about something in progress in the future © aprediction based on something we already know Choose the correct future tense to complete the sentences, 11 llwatch jl be watching that new show on TV at 8.15 tonight. 2 Don'ttell Steven your bad news. He won't ike / be liking it. 3 This time next week, you ‘Iie / be ying on 1 beach in the sunshine, 4 Idon't think this new product will sell / will be selling very well 5 Don’t buy her that book. She might / could not like romances. 6 Have a taste ofthis sauce ~ you ‘re going to / may well like it even though it's very spicy. Complete the second sentence so that it has a simitar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 1. Perhaps we'll meet up later. MIGHT We later. 2 I thinkit’s very possible that Danny will {forget to invite somebody. WELL Danny _ a to invite somebody. 3 You might become quite rich because of your business idea, MAKE Your business idea duit rich, 4 Attending university is not something she wants to do, GOING She to university, 5 Atthis time, she'll still be awake. SLEEPING She at this time, 6 I don't think welll have enough money for a holiday this year, May we oe enough money for a holiday this year. [a uniT9 A, Correct the mistakes in four of the sentences. one is correct? 2 After that, you will be going to have lunch, 2. We should use the bicycles for travelling around, because we will be having more fun, 3. Iwill be waiting for you next week, 4 September is not suitable for me because | will take examinations. 5. I'd like to go on holiday in the summer because | will study in September. a/the number of Complete the sentences with a or the, 1 There have been _ 2 They were delighted with ccakes she sold at the fair 3 number of people are joining the club, 4 Icouldn’t believe ‘umber of students who failed the test. ‘number of complaints, umber of Match the adjectives to their meanings. 1. considerable 5 minimum 3 2 growing/ 6 record increasing 7 reduced 3 limited 8 4 maximum describing the largest amount allowed or possible ‘made less in number kept within a particular size, range, time, etc. getting bigger in size or quantity large or important enough to be noticed describing the biggest, best, highest, etc. describing the smallest amount allowed or possible without any maximum number Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use an adjective from Exercise 2 and number. 1 The number of students is getting bigger. Thereisa of students, 2 Thenumber of tickets available is not as big asit was. AL of tickets is now avaiable 3 You have to buy at least two bottles to get a discount, A of two bottles have tobe bought to get a discount, 4 Quite alot of people bought my app. My app was bought by a of people. 5 Nobody is allowed to buy more than two tickets. Twoisthe of tickets anyone is allowed to buy,Ly * articte : |], Read the task. Then read the article below it. Is the style of the article formal or informal? You see this advert in an online teenage magazine. Tell us about your IDEAL JOB Everyone has to make a living somehow. Tell us how you would like to doit. + What would be your ideal job? + What things make this the perfect job for you? + Isthere anything you wouldn't like about it? + How easy will it be for you to get this job in the future? We'll publish the best articles on our website next month! My ideal eb A What is my ideal job? ABixaR 6B Cre wo sn ag sein te dang nyo a fr isk se se fr pon Ao wan ot te gt now anybody who has their ideal. job! For me, the ideal jb would be to work as & restaurant critic. Why? Far & stat | ove cating food! | also enjoy wring ~ 50 a jeb Which combines these tno tings would be perfect for me, Whals mere, | thirk restaurant critics are quite well pid. (fhe other hand, | might geb dered of eating cut in restaurants all the tine and being away from hee. On top of tab, Biere’s vo guararize thot bre restaurant Vn revening will be any goed. i could. be tere! AL oll, | think Ud Love tobe restaurant critic, even tag | don't thik there's uch chance of me becoming one. There just aren’ that mary restaurant ccs, 50 campetition fer te eb mould be very high 2. Does the article answer all the questions in the task in Exercise 1? 3 Match the paragraphs A-D in the article to 1-4. 1 the bad points 2 the conclusion 3 the good points 4 the introduction 4, Look at the highlighted phrases in the article. ‘Answer the questions. Which . 1 emphasises what is really true? 2 introduces a personal opinion? 3 gives the first of several reasons? 5 isused to sum up? 6 means ‘although’? 7 isused to introduce a contrasting opinion? 5 Read the taskin Exercise 1 again and plan your own article using the same structure as in the example article. G Write your article in 140-190 words. Use informal @ |27EvaR! and the phrases from Exercise 4.{1 Match the verbs in the box tothe nouns. clearup fix fold load putaway sort sweep washup water wipe 1 ____ the clothes / the towels / the paper 2 the floor / the garden path / the streets apa ____.the rubbish / the recycling / your books _a room / a mess /a problem the table / the chairs / the your clothes / the dinner things / the plants / the garden / the 8 the dishwasher / the washing ‘machine /the car the TV / the leak / the computer the pans / the plates / the dishes 9 20 2 choose the correct options to complete the sentences. 1 I haven't watered / sorted the plants for weeks. 2 Will you sweep / fold your clothes and put them away / clear them up before you go to bed, please? 3 Before we can watch TY, we have to wipe / sweep the table and put away / load the dishwasher. hope you clear up / sort this mess you're ‘making after you've finished loading | fixing your skateboard. The floor is dirty - you'd better water / sweep it ve done the washing - can you sort / load it into separate piles of your clothes and your sister's clothes? Don't oad / wipe the dishwasher this morni because the repairman is coming to water rit All these plates and dishes are clean, Let's wash them up / put them away. ‘Someone has put al of the rubbish in the same bin. Now | have to go through the bin and clear it up / sort it into recycling and ordinary rubbish. Meral, can you sweep / wipe the path outside the front door before your grandparents come? The trees have dropped leaves all over it 3 Choose the odd one out in each list of verbs. © You can do this to your clathes. put away fold 1 You can do this to a room, sweep clear up load 2 You can do this to a dishwasher. water fix load 3. You can do this with a table, clear up wipe sweep 4 You can do this with pans. put away fold wash up 5 You can do this with toys, load sort put away 6 You can do this with the floor. sweep wipe load 7 You can do this with your bike, fix sweep put away coy ‘1. Quickly read the text on page 41. Where do you thin! itwas published? A ina technical manual B onatechnology website € ina science school book 2. Read the frst part of the article on page 41 again. @ Lecide which answer (A, B,C orD) best fits each gap (1-8), ae B little € minor narrow 1A frequent 8 common general D normal 2A mixture B type € quality variety 3A missing B leaving ¢ avoiding D skipping 4 Away Broad direction D track 5A let B admit € allow —D_ make 6 Atske Bet C pick get 7A travel —B progress € transport D_ movemen 8 A suspicious B doubtful € wrong D unsure |B Read the second part of the article again more carefully and match the paragraph titles to the paragraphs D-H. 1 Kitchen robots 2 ‘Telepresence’ (remote) robots 3 Social robots 4 Robot alarm clock 5 Toy robotsink ent oa [A domestic robot, or service robot, isc robot that is used for jobs around the house. There are only a °timited_ number of models around at the moment, though some people have suggested that they could become more ' in the future. We found a wide? ___of them on the web. A FLOOR Cl These are the most popular ype of domestic robols curently avcilale. They move quickly around hord-surace fleecing and carpets removing dirt and pet hair obstacles like pS furniture and foys, and automatically finding thee * round @ ROBOTS 8B GRASS CUTTING RO! ‘These sophisticated machines * you to sit back in your garden and watch them do all the work! You just ©___ up wireline around the area you want fo cu, and switch it on © SECURITY RO These have nightvision cameras that con detect” You con programme them to move around inside or outside your house ~ and if anything *_ hoppens, they will ‘utomatically video it and send you a text or email to tll you. icseeiees ofthis type of robot is called UNO. It dances, plays football with you, shoots table tennis balls, sings songs - and it can recognise your voice, so that it obeys only your orders. It looks realy 68 too! You can also get electronic pets for the younger members ofthe family These ore similar to toy robots, but with « more serious purpose. A lot of them ore designed to help older peopl by providing E6RiBGy and sometimes helping with the household tasks. In he future, we expect fo see robots that are able fo understand language, have conversations with you, ond understand human emotions, so that they know what to do. A step up from social robots, these can cllow you to vst a Big location and explore i os if you were there, They let healthcare workers check on patients, for example. Also, children who connot leave their homes because they ar il or disabled can attend school using one of these! ‘You need a highly S88i666H robot if you want i to do the cocking for you. The one we saw was developed by a German universiy. It can cook pancakes and sausages, and even make scndwiches. We're not so sure about this cone = you might want to 39BBAVS8 Fis using the cooker! You don't want the house to burn dowal (Our favourite of he bunch, this one is for people who can't get out of bed in the morning. It can be se to let you sleep « bit longer, but ater that - when your extra time is up —itwll scream loudly. If that doesn't work, it will jump off he bedside table and roll around the room flashing its ights and making a noise until you finally get up! Which robot!A-H would you recommend for these 5) Match the highlighted words and phrases in the text people? to the definitions. 1 ‘I spend a lot of time away from 1. designed to be good at a particular home, and the house is often empty” thing 2 ‘Its my nephew's thday next month. 2. pleasant and attractive He's 12 years old” 3. when you are with a person or 3 ‘Imoften late for school in the morning’ = people - 4 “My grandma lives a long way from us and 4 watch to make sure everything often gets lonely. She could also use some is done correctly help around the house” a 5 faraway 5 ‘Ihate making my own meals.” GIVEMEAHAND 41)| I T R | The passive 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a simi @ meaning to the frst sentence, using the word given, ‘1. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Millions of domestic robots (make) since the beginning of the century 2. New technologies which can help with household tasks _ (develop) at the moment. 3 Robots (not use) for household chores in the 1970s. 4 The first successful robots (create) in Japan in the 1980s. 5 Some people think that great chefs (can't/ replace) by robots, because good cooking is too complicated. 6 Most of the housework in this house _ (do) by me! 7 This laboratory is totally modern and all of the experiments now (conduct) by robots. 8 Robots that clean swimming pools (introduce) into both of the pools in our town recently. They really keep the pools clean! Do not change the word given. You must use between, ‘two and five words, including the word given. (© Somebody told me these computers were cheap! was 1 wa: _ these computers were cheap. 1. Parents shouldn't give household tasks to children Under ten years old. GIVEN Children under ten years old household tasks. 2 They wor't allow you to go out if you don’t eat your dinner. ALLOWED Ifyou don’t eat your dinner, you _ i: goout. 3. Someone needs to sweep this floor. ‘SWEPT This floor _ by someone, 4 Nobody has cleared up this room for days. Nor This room for days. 5 They are not telling us the truth, BEING we the truth, 6! You must deliver this note to the headteacher this afternoon. BE This note to the headteacher this, afternoon. [a UNIT 10 3 Seven of the nine underlined clauses in the te» ‘would be better in the passive. Choose which and rewrite them in the passive, using by if yo it is necessary. The first one has been done for ‘Somebody has broken into our schoo! happened right. It was a very dark night, but a person who i ‘Rearby saw two men climbing over the gate at abot 11 pm. Somebody els called the police They anive 11.5, but they dda’ find anybody inthe schoo. ‘seems that the burglars were very quick. They stole some computers. The police fave already arested ‘men, The police are questioning them at the momer hope itis them! school has been brok G, Tick(V) the correct sentences. © * A inthe advertisement its said that the ost of two nights is cheaper. B inthe advertisement itsays that the cost of to nightsis cheaper. 2 A Atlast, the concert was started. B Atlast, the concert started. 3A I would like to know if the offer includes ‘weekends or ifthe cost could be raised at that time. B I would like to know ifthe offer includes ‘weekends or ifthe cost could be raise at that time, 4 A We went to the football game, which was held on Saturday. B Wewent to the football game which held on Saturday. 5 A We would lke to ask if some modifications could be make to the schedule. B We would like to ask if some modifications could be made to the schedule.(LEERY) be allowed to, let and make ‘1. Complete the sentences withthe correct form of ‘make, let or be allowed to. 1. My parents, iy litle brother brush his teeth before he goes to bed. you sometimes ~ eat your dinner in front of the Tv? 3. Why don’t you ‘She's done all her homework! her go out? 4 He_ ___ stay out after 10.00 pm until hhe was 14 years old. 5 Idon't want to go on the school trip. Please don't me go! 6 Sophia's parents her buy whatever clothes she likes, Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use be allowed to, et or make. 1 Ourteacher lets us eat lunch in the classroom. We __ inthe classroom. 21 was forced by the headmaster to stay behind after school. The headmaster after school. 3 Dan isn't allowed to ride his bike inthe street. Dan's parents. _____ his bike in the street. 4 Why don't you let Carmen go to the party? Why tothe party? ‘5 Wecan stay here for another half an hour. They _ for another half an hour. 6 don't want to go to piano lessons, but my parents, insist that | do. My parents, ____.to piano lessons, ‘even though I don’t want to. Ly 1 2 23 e Look at the photo at the bottom of the page. What do you think the relationship is between the two people? Have you, or anyone you know, done any voluntary ‘work? What kind of work was it? You will hear a student called Simon talking about volunteering to help an elderly man called Barry for ‘a charity organisation. For questions 1-10, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. 1. Itwas Simon's interest in. _that made him want to volunteer with Elderly Friends. 2 Ittook for Elderly Friends to respond to Simon’s application. 3. Barry said that Simon reminded him of his a who lived abroad, 4. Simon found it difficutt to clean Barry's house because the was realy old. ‘5. Simon says that showing Barry how to use his, took quite 2 long time, hings Simon learned from Barry was 6 One oft how to play 7 Simon always made cooked for Barry. 8 Barry especially liked goingto with Simon, 9 Next year, Simon hopes to take his___ so that he can go to other places with Barry. 10 Simon believes that being a is the most important requirement volunteering. when he id of,