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UNIT 9
LANGUAGE

A. Language Builder
Exercise 1. Match the phrases with the pictures. Use the phrases in the box.
camp in the dessert climb a mountain go surfing go to China
ride a horse sail a boat swim in the sea visit New York

1 _______________ 2 _______________ 3 _______________

4 _______________ 5 _______________ 6 _______________

7 _______________ 8 _______________

Exercise 2: Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 I’ve been/ gone/ visited New York several times.
2 He’s driven/ sailed/ visited a boat to Canada.
3 We’ve climbed/ run/ walked a high mountain.
4 They’ve been/ stayed/ visited to China.
5 She’s bought/ caught/ paid a lot of souvenirs.
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6 I haven’t driven/ ridden/ walked a horse.

7 He’s never camped/sailed/ swum in the desert.
8 I’ve often brought/ caught/ flown from Manchester Airport.
9 She’s been/ flown/ sailed surfing in Hawaii.
Exercise 3: Complete the negative sentences in the present perfect.
Positive Negative

1 I’ve camped in the dessert. I _________ camped in the dessert.

2 He’s climbed Mount Everest. He _________ climbed Mount Everest.
3 They’ve flown to Paris. They _________ flown to Paris.
4 She’s been to Abu Dhabi. She _________been to Abu Dhabi.
5 We’ve eaten insects in Thailand. We _________eaten insects in Thailand.
6 I’ve ridden a wild horse. I _________ ridden a wild horse.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the correct answers. Use the words in the box.
ate been did eaten
have haven’t ridden ride went

Infinitive Present perfect Past simple

visit David, ______you visited many Sarah, ______you visit Glasgow

big cities in Europe? last year?

go She’s ______ to Mexico many He ______ to London in June.

times.

ride Has he ever ______ his bike in Did she ______ her bike to
the mountains? college this morning?

see We ______ see Buckingham He ______see any tennis last

Palace yet. week, because it rained.

eat They’ve ______ meat. On Monday evening, we ______

in a French restaurant.

Exercise 5: Match the answers with the questions.

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Yes, I ate some when I was in Thailand.

Yes, I drove on that side of the road when I was in England.
Yes, I flew from there last month.
Yes, I saw it on my trip to the US.
Yes, I went there last year.
Yes, I wrote her one yesterday.

Have you ever been to the USA? ___________________.

Have you ever seen the White House? ___________________.
Have you ever flown from Berlin? ___________________.
Have you written an email to your sister about your trip? ___________________.
Have you ever driven on the left? ___________________.
Have you ever eaten any insects? ___________________.
Exercise 6: Read an email about a visit to New York. Choose True or False.
Hi, Max!
We arrived safely last week. Our hotel is in the center of the city, near most of the tourist sites. On
our first day, we went on a trip round the city on a tourist bus. It was fantastic! We’ve already been
to Central Park and taken a boat trip on the river. We’ve also visited the Statue of Liberty. This
morning, we went to the zoo in Central Park. It’s quite small and doesn’t have many big animals.
There are no lions, tigers or elephants, but it’s really beautiful and has really good views of
Manhattan.
Have you ever been to New York? Have you read anything about the history of the city? Have you
heard about other interesting places to visit in New York?
I’ll write again before we leave.
Sara

True False
1 Sara has just arrived in New York. ○ ○
2 Her hotel is not very close to the main tourist sites. ○ ○
3 Sara hasn’t visited the Statue of Liberty yet. ○ ○
4 She has been to the zoo in Central Park. ○ ○
5 The zoo doesn’t have any lions and tigers. ○ ○
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6 There isn’t a good view of Manhattan from the zoo. ○ ○

7 Sara wants to know if Max has been to New York. ○ ○
8 Sara asks Max if he’s heard about any good palaces to eat. ○ ○
Exercise 7. Read the email. Choose the correct endings for the sentences.
Hi, Sara!
I’ve just gone online and read your email. Thanks! It was good to hear from you. Your first holiday
in New York sounds fantastic. As you know, I’ve been to America several times, but I’ve never
visited New York City. I’ve usually spent time further north in some towns on a big river near
Canada. I’ve also sailed in a small boat across one of the Great Lakes into Canada. That was really
exciting.
I’ve seen TV programs about Central Park, but I didn’t know there was a zoo in the park. I’ve also
seen lots of photos of the Statue of Liberty and I’ve read a lot about its history as well. I think it was
a present to the American people from France. Am I right?
Have you eaten many American beef burgers yet and have you drunk any real cola? I think they are
both so much better than what we can buy here. Or am I dreaming?
Bye for now,
Max

1 Max read Sara’s email 3 He’s often visited 5 He’s seen TV programs about

○a long time ago. ○new york city. ○the Statue of Liberty.

○in the last few minutes. ○some towns in Canada. ○Central Park.
○yesterday. ○some towns near Canada. ○the zoo.
2 He has visited the US 4 He’s sailed in a small boat 6 He’s studied the history of

○never. ○on a lake. ○France

○once. ○on the sea. ○the Statue of Liberty.
○three or four times. ○on the river. ○American food and drink.
Exercise 8: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences.

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1 Delayed flight was but we arrived week the

safely last .

2 Trip around a tourist bus on yesterday we went the city

a .

3 Many places so already been we’ve interesting to

.

4 Boat went this along the trip river on a

morning we .

5 Ever have you to China been ?

6 You about country history the read or geography

have of the ?

7 But never visited been Bristol several times, to England

I’ve I’ve .

8 She fish and chips ever hasn’t eaten .

9 Fruit juice any ever real have drunk they ?

Exercise 9. Read the email about a holiday. Choose the correct answers.

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Hi!
We’ve arrive/ arrived/ arriving safely in Paris, but our flight been/ has/ was delayed for three
hours and we didn’t reach/ reached/ reaching our hotel until late in the evening. The hotel is in the
center of the city, near the Eiffel Tower. Yesterday, we go/ have been/ went on a bus tour round the
city and we have visited/ visited/ visiting most of the main tourist sites. This morning, we gone/
have been/ went to one of the big museums and after that I had/ have had/ having fish in a cream
sauce in a nice restaurant. It has been/ was/ were fantastic! Oh, I forgot. All the shops we saw/ see/
seen have been/ was/ were full of interesting souvenirs, but I haven’t bought/ buy/ buying
anything yet.

Have you ever been/ go/ went to Paris or somewhere else interesting? Please tell me about it! I’m
sure you’ve saw/ see/ seen lots of pictures of the Eiffel Tower. Have you ever ate/ eat/ eaten fish in
a cream sauce? If not, you must try it.
See you soon.
Moto

B. Reading & Writing

Exercise 1: Match the sentence halves.
1 I practice speaking Spanish every day
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2 I think that I made a lot of mistakes in my French essay.
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3 Writing to a penfriend an online English course?
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4 I am meeting abroad to learn French.
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5 Have you ever taken a new language app on her phone.
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6 Yesterday my sister downloaded is useful for practicing language.
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7 I often use a webcam to talk to my Italian
● ● friends.
8 I want to travel my language exchange partner today.
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Exercise 2. Read the leaflet about a language school for children. Choose True, False or Not
Given.

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Would you like your son or daughter to speak another language? At Languages for Kids we offer classes
on Saturday mornings in French and Spanish, and in Chinese and Japanese on Saturday afternoons. The
classes are taught by qualified teachers who are first language speakers. The lessons are fun and
enjoyable for children. There are no grammar exercises, but there are a lot of chances for children to
speak the language. They play games, sing songs and even try food from the country of the language
they are learning.

We have classes for children between the ages of 4 and 11. The morning classes start at 10:00 a.m. and
finish at 1:00 p.m., and the afternoon classes start at 1:00 p.m. and finish at 5:00 p.m. Every week the
children will do some homework to help them to practise the language they are learning. It is not
difficult and it will not take more than half an hour. At the end of the year, we will write a report for
each child to let you know how much they have improved in their language. If you would like to find
out more information, please go to our website.

True False Not Given

1 The language classes take place at the weekend. ○ ○ ○
2 there are Spanish classes in the afternoons. ○ ○ ○
3 The children study a lot of grammar in the language classes. ○ ○ ○
4 The children often play games outside. ○ ○ ○
5 Some classes finish at 1: 00 p.m. ○ ○ ○
6 The children have to do homework every week. ○ ○ ○
7 The classes are too difficult for some children. ○ ○ ○
8 Parents can find out more about the classes online. ○ ○ ○

Exercise 3. Read an advertisement for a language exchange partner. Write one word from the text
in each gap.

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Wanted: Italian language exchange partner!

Hello, my name is John Armstrong. I am a second-year student studying Law and Italian here in
London. Next year, I am going to study at university in Rome for one year. I am looking for an Italian
student who would like to meet me for a language exchange to help me improve my Italian. I have
been to Italy many times with my family on holiday, so I know quite a lot of Italian, but I would like
to practise speaking with an Italian person. Also, I think that I am going to make a lot of mistakes in
Italian when I study abroad, so I would like somebody to help me to study Italian grammar. I am also
not good at writing in Italian, so I would like somebody to look at my essays.

At the moment I take Italian classes on Thursday evenings. I am going to download an app for
learning Italian, but I think that I need some more help. I am free on Monday or Wednesday
afternoons. We could either meet at my house, or in the café next to the library. If you would like to
meet me, please send me an email.

Thank you,
John

1 John is now studying in ______.

2 John is going to spend a year at university in ______.
3 He wants to meet someone to practice ______ in Italian with.
4 He thinks that he is going make a lot of mistakes with Italian ______.
5 he wants somebody to help him to write better ______.
6 He is taking classes and is going to use an_________to help him study Italian.
7 He can meet his language exchange partner in the____________on Monday or Wednesday.
8 He wants to meet his language exchange partner at a ______ or at his house.

Exercise 4. Read a review of a new app for learning a language. Complete the summary with the
correct answers.

Language Master is the lastest mobile phone app to help you learn a new language. When you

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download the app, you can learn new words in the language, do quizzes, play games and
translate words. Language Master is available in 20 different languages, and 30 countries. I am
studying French at school, and have an important exam at the end of this term, so I decided to
try Language Master for one month to see if I would help me to improve French.

I found the app very useful for learning about grammar rules. The quizzes helped me to use
grammar correctly, and if I made a mistake, it told me why it was wrong and what I needed to
do correct it. I also leant a lot of new words in French. The games were very good for
practicing new vocabulary, and they stopped me from getting bored.

The app was very easy to use and I enjoyed using new phone to practice French. I used it a lot
on the bus on my way home, and in the library at school. It was much better than studying
with a book, because I didn’t need to take a lot of books to school every day. The only bad
thing about the app is that it is quite expensive. It costs, £ 7.00, which might be difficult for
some people to spend. I think that it í a very useful way to learn languages, and I have told my
friends to download it.

Laura, 16, London.

The Language Master app

1 A mobile phone app to help people learn a game/ language/ quiz.
2 Available in 2/ 20/ 30 different languages.
3 Can be used to get bored/ practice vocabulary/ stop mistakes do quizzes and play games.
4 Advantages: Good for learning practice/ quizzes/ rules for grammar. Don’t have to carry a lot of
apps/ books/ bus tickets.
5 Disadvantages: It’s difficult/ expensive/ slow to download – costs £7.00.

Exercise 5. Read the article about learning languages. Choose the correct answers.
Today, there are so many ways to learn a new language. People can take language courses at school
or college, in the evenings, in another country, online, or even using apps on their phone. However,
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many adults still find it difficult and so there are advantages to learning a new language as a young
child.

Young children learn new languages faster than teenagers and adults. This is because they haven’t
spoken their first language for a very long time, so their brains are still ‘ready’ to learn languages. If
children hear people speaking another language, they will quickly learn how to speak it. Of course,
the best way for children to learn a new language is to move to a country where people speak the
language. If this is not possible, parents could send their children to a school that teaches some
lessons in another language. Younger children may also enjoy watching cartoons or reading
storybooks with pictures. This will help them to learn new words.

Teenagers can learn new languages easily if they are interested in the language and the country where
it is from. However, not all teenagers enjoy learning languages at school, so it is important that they
learn languages in interesting ways. For example, they might enjoy watching films and television
programmes, or reading books and magazines. A new way to learn languages is through mobile
phone apps, which teenagers often enjoy, especially if they have a lot of games. Also, having a
penfriend helps teenagers to improve their writing, and going on a language exchange with their
school helps them to improve their speaking.

In conclusion, children, teenagers and adults learn languages differently, so they need different ways
to practise. It’s a good thing for people to learn to speak another language when they are young. It
can help them to get better grades at school and it can be useful when they visit another country.
However, the most important advantage is that it is easier to learn a language as a child than it is as an
adult.

1 The essay talks about the apps/ courses/ ways that people learn languages.
2 Adults/ Children/ Teenagers learn new languages more quickly than other people.
3 For children to learn a language, the best thing is go online/ to school/ to the country.

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4 Cartoons and books will help children to learn new pictures/ stories/ words.
5 Some teenagers need easy/ interesting/ new ways to learn languages.
6 One way for teenagers to help their writing in a new language is to download apps/ have a penfriend/
read magazines.
7 Younger and older people don’t learn languages in different/ fun/ the same ways.
8 It is an advantage/ easier/ more difficult to learn a new language as an adult than as a child.

Exercise 6. Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences.
1 Many learning to advantages new language there a are .

2 Penfriend Maria I Spanish a called had .

3 Started primary school learning I in French .

4 I’m going to to download an study French app .

5 Partner exchange language meet I’m a going to .

6 English is in my sister going to study t the USA .

7 Practice speaking day it’s every to important .

8 Words going to learn every three day new I’m .

Exercise 7. Put the sentences in the correct order to make a paragraph.

Firstly, young children can pick up new languages very easily.

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For example, people who learn a second language well, often find it easier to learn a third
language.

Secondly, if children learn a second when they are very young for three reasons.

It is a good idea for children to learn a language when they are very young for three reasons.

Finally, children who can speak two or more languages often have good communication skills and
make friends easily.

For example, if they hear people speaking another language, they are quick to repeat the words that
they hear.

Exercise 8. Complete the text with the correct linking word or phrase from the box.

Firstly For example Furthermore However Secondly To sum up

There are many advantages of leaning a new language. ____________, it is useful to speak another
language if you enjoy travelling to other countries. If you can speak the language of that country, it will
be easier for you to do simple tasks. ____________, you can ask for directions, order food and go
shopping.
____________, you may not always understand what people are saying to you. ____________, speaking
another language could help you get a job in the future. There are many international companies which
want to hire staff who can speak different languages. ____________, if you speak another language, you
may have the chance to travel to other countries for your work, or even to move to a different country.
____________, learning another language can help you to have fun when you are travelling and too get
a good job in the future.

Exercise 9. Write an essay about the advantages of learning English. Include your own experience
and your future plans for learning English.
Notes
Remember to include:
1 an introduction.
2 a paragraph about the advantages of learning English.
3 a paragraph about your past experience of learning English.
4 a conclusion including how you are going to learn English in the future.

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Exercise 10. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

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corrects does listen make read start studies take

1 Next week I’m going to ___________ an English test.

2 He always ___________ heard.
3 You should ___________ to your teacher’s advice.
4 She ___________ a Spanish course on Thursday evenings.
5 You have to work hard to ___________ progress.
6 You should ___________ more books in English.
7 I’m going to ___________ German lesson next week.
8 My teacher ___________ all my mistakes.
Exercise 11. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Practice saying the sentences.

1 Language soon. start learning another I’m going to

2 In France. French because work I need to learn

I’m going to

3 Learn have to French in Paris. to do my new job

I’m going to

4 French outside work. need to speak going to I’m also

5 I’m going to start lessons next week. French

6 With watch English subtitles. French films going to I’m

a lot of

7 Going to online. do some exercises grammar I’m also

8 Lessons I think a language school at are good.

9 Because new people. are language lessons you meet

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fun

10 Can be free so big advantage. learning online that’s a

Exercise 12. Talk about your plans for learning English or another language in the future. Spend
a few minutes thinking about what to say.
You should talk about:
• the language you are going to learn
• why you want to learn it
• when and how you plan to learn it
• the advantages and disadvantages of the different ways of learning a language.

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