Complete the text with these words and phrases, This is a photo of me with my walking club. Here we're all o ina bike for charity. Its something we do once a year. We hike every weekend for two months, and collect a? cach time. Think we're doing the second hike in this phot. We're Walking across a bridge. You can't see it but there's a deep under the bridge and we Were really high up. In the * you cansee the Woods We Were Walking through. The bridge was so high up, We were near the tops of the trees! We don'talivays go for long walks in the group. Sometimes We just meet to? eachother and have fun Read about five people who are looking for a club to join, Answer the questions. ‘Who: 11 wants to get better at their hobby? 2 isinterested in technology? 3 Ic already very good at their hobby? 4 enjoys wearing costumes? 5 isnewto the area? Read the advertisements for eight clubs. Decide which club (A-H) would be the most suitable for each person (1-5) 1 Callum, 3 Tom. 5 Chris. 2 Elena, 4 Sarah love computers. I spend a lot of time programming my own PC and trying out new games. | also enjoy solving puzzles and problems. Pa | moved here a couple of months ago and Id like to find a new hobby and also meet local teenagers. | love being outside and | like most sports, but | don't like competitions Tn | was a member of a club last year but I didn't learn as much as | wanted to. | like making things and | draw pictures all the time. I want to have fun, but 'm also interested in studying a bit, so I can improve. | 4 Sarah In my free time | do experiments with my ‘home lab’ kit. Last year | won the Young Einstein prize at my school. | want to study Biochemistry at university and I'd like to meet young people who like the same things as me. cr | have a good imagination and I'd love to find a hobby to inspire me. | enjoy acting ‘and drama, | like dressing up and playing the part of someone different from myself. 'm thinking about being an actor when | leave school 4© © the aciinoncy Re o Arinton Club meets ‘ole; : eeretcenets” ime at ay pte ite 00 ater school You need ta be fe weve se oP ies atintermeciate love! 15 em to get exes ss 8) themost out of ou seers, ‘ie sow 2 fn AY teal our can signup forthe cub by | Menon et See weseo aoe Ee nstofonng he Now co i into. e@ i recente p ‘nave pi eer Do you love finding out abouthow the world works? Then come and feed your hungry ming at the Vector Club, ‘We welcome visitors to talk to us about careers in science, we organise science ‘workshops and we offen send a team to competitions. Ask Peter Stevens in Class SB for more detail. ‘The Baseball Clu is a friendly ‘Sroup oF young peaple who ‘meet to get fit and hang out. We play our matches at the ‘cal park on Sundays and then we have a picnic or a barbecue. Come and join in- our club is ot about winning, it's ‘bout having fun! © Why not take up painting? You can express yourself and ‘meet people like you. We have members ofall levels and abilities and we spend as much time painting outdoors as we can. Contact Zoe in Class 8A for ‘more information. SRI Bi atch the phrasal verbs 1-7) from the advertisements Ine} with thelr meanings (0) 1 setup, 2 get together... 3 find out (about) 4 sign up (for)... 5 joinin... 6 takeup. 7 look forward to... A take part B start doing a new activity € feel excited about something that ie going to happen D start a new club, erganisation or company E get more information on F put your name on a list for something because you want to take part init G meet each other Pe a NE TE If you live in the digital world, you'll love our Tech Club, We don't just sit around looking at screens and playing all day, you know! We're looking forward to a trip to the Technology Exhibition next month. Visit our website for details. + @ qreArtclb oth 4 Club meets once 3 mont ‘The Art i The A rdey manne Sapou ier Ne pore a presentation so aye a eset ‘a ocal artist oF art teacher. Ws og aes ear aati’ wir re mast das blow Ei compte the sentences with phrasal vers trom Bx 4 1 I need to buy a racket because 'm going to tennis. 2 Ed and Joe never: = They just watch 3 There aren't any youth clubs in my town, so we're going to always _.the end-of-year competition ove taking part and | usually win, too! 5d lke tojoin your group. Where can |. 6 'mnot sure! would lke climbing. | have to it before | decide ‘at the weekend to go shopping when we play football it 7 Shallwe for new clothes?1 Identity GRAMMAR present simple and present continuous Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of these verbs. Use the same vero for both ge feat listen play snow study tidy watch wear 1 Weusualy, volleyball but at the moment we — ‘basketball 2 Today she jeans, but most of the time she S 2 stir 3 loften, cereal for breakfast, but this morning i toast 4 Today Peter, to the radio, although he usually ‘to music on his MP3 player 5 We tennis from Wimbledon on the TV now. we it every year 6 That's strange - look, it va outside. It ever _ inJunel TM SISOF san her room at the moment she only 7 i once'a week 8 My friends and | often . together but today we Complete the questions to a friend. Use you and the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets, 1 What 7 (listen) to? It sounds tke a group that | know. 2. You look worried. What = (think) about? 3 . (understand) the homework? Can you explain it tome’ 4 Are you reading the new Elena Rose book? What (think) of 1? 5 Why. _vvsvn (alk) to me that way? Are you upset? CS {often / listen) to classical music? 7 Im not sure understand, What Aenean)? @ What's Madrid lke? (have) a good time? D1 isten to Jes taking to her bestfriend Amelia. Answer the Guestions, Wite full sentences in the present simple or present conuous 41 Where do Jess's aunt and unce ve? 2 What’ the weather ke in Manchester? 3 Whats Jess doing? 4 Where do Jess and her aunt and uncle sometimes go in the evenings? 5 How does Amelia feel? 6 Why does Amelia have ta go? FLED 12 choose the correct verb forms to Complete the sentences fom the recording Listen again and check your answers. 4 seems /s seeming as ifyoue in the ret room, 2. Do you joke / Are you joking t's completely diferent nee. 3 | don't believe / am not believing it! 44 They build re bulling a swimming pool now 5. Wehear / are hearing them al the time in the garden, 6 Hang on a minute—| hold / am holding the phone out now. 7 They don't sound / aren't sounding like British birds at all 8 He aes is making breakfast this moming, Hi complete the text withthe present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. a thels ~. ‘Amonio comes rom Bra but atthe moment he (Visi) his aunt in Brighton. Hie oc) eth bis Engi ant forthe ciel Hoey He (ike is aunt very much, sotaday he (vant © cook dinner for her Antonio says: Englith food®.. (taste) very different rom the food back home. To be honest I think itis a bit boring So today Tc (make) a traditional Brazilian meal for my aunt to try. (a (use) recipe I found on . (ook) good inthe photos, 0 let's hope she likes i!VOCABULARY personality adjectives Match these words with the pictures (1-6). calm clever lazy noisy shy sporty Match the sentences (1-6) with the descriptions (A-F. 1 Us does i speaking publ. She's fry. 2 Diane tes everyone what to do, B she’ ely 3 Lele never sys lente’ ot Shes serbus “thank you: D She's confident. 4 Grace mates me laugh Pees 5 Tio dest often joke or site oes 6 Sophie avays busy and fun tobe with EX complet the conversations with adjectives frm Exs 1 and. 1A: I thinki'm going to fall the exam. B: No, you're not = you study a lot. You should be more 2. A: I'm spending the day playing computer games. B: Oh you're so san! YOU need to get more exercise! : | don’t really want to meet your friends at the party B: Don't be. Try to talk more and you'll be fine, 4A: Your new coat is realy ugly. B: Hey! That's very, Say’sorry'! at's the funniest thing I've ever heard! Bs Can you stop laughing and be. This is important! smn for amoment? 6 A: Lets get together at the weekend and play some football B: You know Im NOt VErY nnenenenennn =U Father stay at home and watch TV, Th Read wat twin brothers say about eachother and choose the correct prepositions. ‘Sergio isa bit shy, but he's briliant “at /in listening ‘and he's very clever. | sometimes get fed up Fabout / with him because he knows all the answers at ‘school! We lke the same things, though. We're both keen Swith /on football and we're interested in on technology and computers. Ei complete the sentences about you. Use one ofthese prepesitins in each sentence. ‘about at(x2) in of with 1 tm bored 2. Im interested 2 Imexcited 4 Imm frightened 5 Im briliant... 6 Imbad Extend Tl complete the definitions with these words. anwious brave careless polite reliable sociable 1 Alo) v= erson worries about things, 2 Alo) --erson always keeps promises. 3 ACO) nsnnnnnane POISON Makes a lot of mistakes. AAD) rns POTSON likes Spending time with ‘other people. 5 Atn) person can help others in ‘a dangerous situation, 6 AC} _-person respects other people and speaks kindly. IED 13 tisten toa teacher talking about students, Patch the names (1-6 withthe descriptions (AF) to Inake sentences 1 Fran A is careless with school work 2 Sam B isanxious about exams, 3 Clare ‘© was brave during the school tip. 4 ex D isn't very polite to the teachers 5 Isobel E isroliable 6 Nick F needs to be less sociable in class °1 Identity LISTENING Read questions (1-6) and highlight the key words, The first one is dane for you. 1 You will hear two fief talking about what to dornext in a museum. What are they ‘going to look at? A-some coins B some paintings © souvenits they ean buy 2. You will hear two friends talking about traveling by bus. How does the boy feel about it? A wortied B excited © fedup 3 You will hear two friends who are shopping for clathes. What does the gil think her friend should do? A get a diferent size B choose a darker colour © tryamore moder style 4. Youwill hear two friends trying to find their vay in a shopping centee. What does the boy think they should do? ‘A use an electronic map B goto the information desk take the lf rather than the stairs 55 You will hear two friends choosing a film to see, Which type of film do they both like? A comedy B action © science fiction 6 Youwill hear two friends talking about a café they often go to. Which opinion do they share? A. The café looks better than it did before, B The quality of the food isthe most important thing © They don't lke the new furniture, Bi cok atthe questions in x 1 again and the key words you highlighted. Decide if ‘you are listening for an agreement (A), a suggestion (S) or feelings (F) in each question. 1 3 5 2 4 6 AED) 1.4 Listen to the six different. conversations from Ex 1. For each question, choose the correct answer. adverbs of frequency, time phrases Match these adverbs or time phrases with those with sila meaning below (1-6) ‘every day frequently hardly ever mostdays now and then once a month 1 occasionally 4 always 2 rarely 5 every four weeks 3 usually S 6 often Rewrite the sentences. Put the adverb or time phrase in brackets in the correct place. 1 My parents go to the cinema. (hardly ever) 2 We don’t eat at restaurants because my brother is too little. (often) 3 Is the museum closed on Sundays? (always) 4 find my way without using a map. (usually) 5 I don’t go to the city centre (on weekdays) 6 We travel by train, rarely) \Wte tru sentences about you, They can be postive or negative 1 take thebus often 2. meet my friends after school J every day 3 goto the same café / always 4. choose my own clothes in shops / usually 5 belate for school all the time 6 get lost /oftenSPEAKING Put the words in the correct order to make questions. 1 your / what / surname J's? ‘What's your surname? 2 middle J's / your | what / name? 3 address | your {'s J what? 4 town { how | of / the / the / do | spell / you f name? 5 what / postcode / your /'s? 6 please / your {can f email / spel / address, / you? BED read the form. Listen toa gi called Sophie answering the questions in Ext and complete the form. a EAE 1 usten tothe questions again and answer about yoursalt Usten to your recording to soe how dieor your answers were Complete the questions with what, where, who orhow son YOUCOME ON? : doyoulke doing in your re time? your avout subject? 7 oyu get to schol every day? cooks your meals at home? “Ins yout buy your lathes? Bi choose the correct words to complete the answers. Then match ‘he answers (AF) withthe questonsin Ex (1-8) A owe playing ches, One example / reason ke it i because maker me think My mum or dad but | sometimes cook simple reals too —for /s0 example pasta with sue. My favourite subject's science because / 50 ike doing lots of different experiments... I'm from Warsaw, the capital of Poland, There are lots of good things about living there -for example / reason, there are ots of shops and restaurants... E My sister and Ilike the same things, because / s0| usually ask her tohelp me. F My mum drives me to school because / so she passes my school fn her way to work, Read part ofan interview with astudent. Complete his answers wth these words. ‘also because but forexample one reason $0 @ Where do you live? A: I'm from Odessa, I's a big city in Ukraine, the capital And what's your favourite thing about living there? ove Odessa is because it's a beautiful city. ‘some amazing buildings ~2, the Opera and Ballet Theatre @ Do youve with your family? AA: Yes -with my parents and my two brothers. get on well with ‘my brothers and | enjoy spending time with them. Maybe it's * We like doing the same things, @ What do you ike doing in the summer? ront’s not A: We ll enjoy water sports, ‘swimming in the sea, @ What about in the winter? A Inthe winter we*.. long walks along the beach we go canoeing oF vex g0 to the Sea, but we go for EI) 17 usten and check your answers. Then answer the fromthe conversation In Be about Yourel1 Identity WRITING an email Read these sentences from different students" trails Decide f they are about personality () hobbies (H) or likes and dislikes (LD). 4 say myssteris very calm, 2 canst computer games, 3 My brother and I go skateboarding at the weekend. 4 Vim keen on cats, dogs, rabbits — any kind of animal 5 love traveling to new places. My grandmother is sixty now, but she’ really lively 7 do karate once a wes Bi hatch these adjectives withthe prepostions ‘we use them with, Write them in the correct column in the table. bored briliant fedup good interested keen terrible at with [on in brilliant Complete the second sentence so it means ‘the same as the frst, Use these words and the ‘words in brackets. bossy interested keen scared serious shy sporty 1 [ike reading fantasy novels, (quite) 1 museum OF Feading fantasy novels 2 I don't smile aot. (quite) Ve person, 3 I don't often tell people what to do, (very) Imanota Person 4 im terrified of heights. (very) 1 of heights, 5 Learning to speak German interests me. (quite) Im in learning to speak German. 6 find it hard to talk to people | don’t know. (very) 7 ss mermnnn afUnd people | don't know. 2 Read the avert from aschool website and notes 1-4. Answer the questions 4 What kind of text do you need to wie? 2. How many things do you need to write about? What are they? PAR meal r ol Rao ta ‘School councils represent the views of students, 20 they're really important, This year there wll be two representatives for each claes. you think you could bo one of them, toll your classmates! ‘Wite them an email saying what you're lke, What the best thing about you? ‘What are you good at? Tel the class why they shoud choose youl lente about my personality FF] Read 4's email and answer the questions. Dear Classmates, '?m Ed Anderson and | want to be your school councillor ''m quite a serious person, but I'm also friendly. You can tak to me it you have any problems at school. My fiends say the best thing about ‘me is that | always try to help people when I can. ''m very good at speaking in public and I'm also good at listening. ‘That's another reason I'm the right person for this job. You should choose me because | want to help the school and I have lots of good ideas. | promise I'll make our school better. {hope you will vote for me! Ed 1 Does he write about al te points? a 2. Does he give extra information about each point? 3. Does he use adjectives? Find examples. 4 What two words does he use to make adjectives stronger or less strong? Eh Reaa the avert n Ex 4 agnin and write your own email in about 100 words. Use your answers to Exs 4 and and Ed's emall to help you.UNIT CHECK Eis eet Complete the biog post with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. aun eee Tes ee Seto ench fe pont Sa Ba He ‘come to school with me every day. lunderstand why parents are unhappy ~ our ea Soaet esa Soro ee eer See a Sea mana eee Pepa eae ae Saree oh Willian has just started learning Turkish, so there are a lat of words nes (not know). He . (not understand) me and my friends when we chat I rave to translate for him. My English, {inprovey, buts Turkish (oot ged better! 1@wih eat € for 2Aof — Bthat © from Bi mate questions about the text in Ex. Usethe present simpler present. = gay pth ch continuous. 4A Bir | cat 1 what anguage /Besim usualy f speak at home? ee eee 6Am Bin € from 2 why/he | speak / English / today? mel £3 Read the biog post and write the correct answers. Write one word for each gap. 3 where / Besim and Willam / go every day? 4 why Bosim nave to translate for Wilam? 5 Willams Turkish / improve? school Bi Answer the questions in Ex2. Wit ful sentences El Read the clues and complete the puzzle with personality adjectives. CoS Then guess the mystery adjective and complete the clue. — 1 inteligent P {im so bored homework! 2 not calm . . i spend two hours doing it most days and 3 not funny Ihave to complete a project not reliable weekend. That's fifty-two projects a year 4 poticlabl e Anyway, atleast it was a good day at school 5 not rude F - today because | had drama, ell keen mystery adjective drama, but we only have it a i ‘ '3 week, on Friday afternoons. iat Fim always really happy on Fridays! is ! : The drama group puts an a play twice a year ~ a In December and June. We usually perform a classical play, but now and 8 we v 5 = write our own play. This year helping and I'm very excited about it 13