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Unit 1 I’ve also entered lots of speaking competitions.

Listening and vocabulary
1 Listen and number the words as you hear them.
ever □ exciting □ tired □ visit □ wonderful □

2 Listen again and choose the correct answer.

1 Lingling has visited / hasn’t ever visited the US. Everyday English
2 Betty has asked / hasn’t asked her parents.
Good luck!
3 Lingling has travelled / hasn’t travelled by plane.
That’s a pity.
3 Listen and read. That sounds wonderful!

Tony: Hi, Lingling. W hat are you Tony: What do you mean?
doing? Lingling: Look! Here’s a writing competition:
Lingling: I’m entering a competition. Around the World in 80 Days. To
Tony: What kind of competition? win it, you need to write a short
Lingling: A speaking competition. story about a place you’ve visited.
Tony: Great. It’ll help you improve your Tony: That sounds wonderful, but I
speaking. And maybe you will haven’t travelled much. How can I
win a prize. write about it?
Lingling: The first prize is “My dream Lingling: Don’t worry. It doesn’t need to be
holiday”. true! You can make it up.
Tony: Have you ever won any prizes Tony: You’re right. I’ll try. I hope I will
before? win, then I will invite you to come
Lingling: No, I haven’t. I’ve always wanted with me.
to go on a dream holiday. But I Lingling: Sorry! The first prize is only the
can’t afford it. The plane tickets book called Around the World in
are too expensive. 80 Days !
Tony: Well, good luck! I’ve also entered
lots of speaking competitions,
but haven’t won any prizes. I’ve
stopped trying now.
Lingling: That’s a pity. Have you ever
thought about other kinds of
competitions?

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Now check (√) what Lingling and Tony have or have not done.
Name Experiences Yes No
has won some prizes.
Lingling
has always wanted to go on a dream holiday.
has entered lots of speaking competitions.
Tony has won some prizes.
has travelled a lot.

4 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about what Lingling and Tony have or
have not done.
- Has Lingling ever won any prizes before?
- No, she hasn’t.

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
afford competition dream invite pity prize

1 Her _________ was to study at a good university one day.

2 When I was in school, I won many _________ for my writing.
3 You must enter the music _________! You will beat everybody.
4 My family cannot _________ to buy a ticket for the match.
5 It is a(n) _________ that you did not come to see the film with us.
6 John _________ his new friends to his birthday party last week.

Pronunciation and speaking

6 Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.
- Have you ever wanted to travel around the world?
- Yes, I have. I’ve always wanted to travel around the world.
- Have you ever visited New York?
- No, I haven’t. I’ve never visited the US.
- Have you ever entered a competition?
- No, I haven’t. I haven’t entered any competitions.
Now listen and check.
7 Work in pairs. Read the conversations in Activity 6 aloud.
8 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about yourself.
- Have you ever visited...?
- Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. I’ve...

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Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids.
Reading and vocabulary
1 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.
1 Which interesting places in China have you visited?
2 Have you ever seen the Great Wall?
3 Have you ever visited another country?

2 Read the passage and answer the questions.

Mike Robinson is a fifteen-year-old Mike and Clare have also begun to learn
American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. the language of the country, Arabic. This
At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo language is different from English in many
in Egypt, one of the biggest and busiest cities ways, and they find it hard to spell and
in Africa. pronounce the words. However, they still
They moved here with their parents two enjoy learning it. So far they have learnt to
years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic.
very big company. The company has offices Sometimes they mix the languages. “It’s
in many countries, and it has sent Peter to really fun,” said Clare.
work in Germany, France and China before. The Robinsons are moving again. The
Peter usually stays in a country for about two company has asked Peter to work back in
years. Then the company moves him again. the US. Mike and Clare are happy about
His family always goes with him. this. They have friends all over the world,
The Robinsons love seeing the world. but they also miss their friends in the US.
They have been to many interesting places. They are counting down the days.
For example, in Egypt, they have seen the
Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile
River, and visited the palaces and towers of
Learning to learn
When you read a passage
ancient kings and queens.
about travel, use a map to
find out where the places
are, and the names of the
other countries, regions
and cities nearby.

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1 How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt?
2 Why do they live in Cairo?
3 What have they seen and done in Egypt?
4 What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic?
5 Who do they miss in the US?
6 Are they looking forward to going home?

3 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
ancient count example king mix queen

Mike and Clare live in Cairo in Egypt because their father works there. They have
visited many places in Egypt. For (1) __________, they have seen the Pyramids,
and they have visited the (2) __________ palaces of the (3) __________ and
(4) __________ of Egypt. Mike and Clare have learnt a little Arabic, and when
they speak it, they often (5) __________ it with German, French and Chinese.
Recently, their father’s company has asked him to go back to the US. Mike and Clare
are (6) __________ down the days.

Writing
4 Work in pairs. Think of a special trip. Write notes and explain:
● where you went
● when you went there
● why it was special

5 Write sentences to describe what you have seen or done. Use the passage in
Activity 2 to help you.

Now write a passage about your experiences.

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Language practice
Have you ever won any prizes before?
I haven’t travelled much.
They have been to many interesting places.

1 Write questions for the questionnaire with Have you ever...?

1 have a Western meal 5 travel to the seaside
2 live in another city 6 try seafood
3 enter a singing competition 7 cook dinner for your parents
4 travel by train
Activities You Your partner
1 Have you ever had a Western meal?
2
3
4
5
6
7

Now complete the You column.

2 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in the questionnaire in Activity 1.
Then complete the Your partner column.
- Have you ever had a Western meal?
- Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

3 Complete the sentences about your partner and read them to the rest of the class.
1 He/She __________________ a Western meal.
2 He/She __________________ in another city.
3 He/She __________________ a singing competition.
4 He/She __________________ by train.
5 He/She __________________ to the seaside.
6 He/She __________________ seafood.
7 He/She __________________ for his/her parents.
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4 Complete the postcard. Use the list of Things to do in Beijing to help you.

Dear David,
Beijing. I’ve
I’m having a wonderful time in
done so many things! I’ve…

Things to do
in Beijing
• see the Beiji
ng Opera √
done:
There’s only one thing I haven’t • climb the G
reat Wall X
• eat Beijing
I… duck √
• visit the Pa
Bye for now, lace Museum
√
Rob

5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. You can use some of the
words more than once.
afford competition pronounce spell tower

1 I wrote a story for a(n) _______________ in my English class and I won a prize.
2 Alice can _______________ very well, and what’s more, she can write beautifully.
3 Some English words are difficult to _______________.
4 We visited an ancient palace with a tall _______________ and a beautiful garden.
5 Mary wants to visit the US, but the plane tickets are very expensive and she cannot
_______________ to go.

6 Listen and check (√) the country that the people have been to.
People China the US
Winnie
Diana
Bob
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7 Listen again and answer the questions.
1 How many times has Winnie been to the US?
2 Which country would Diana like to go again?
3 Which part of China has Diana travelled around?
4 How did Diana travel there?
5 Has Bob ever visited Germany?

8 Complete the passage with the sentences in the box. There is one extra
sentence.

a) Call today to find out more!

b) Then we will send a gift box from you to your family or friend.
c) A tree is also something special for a festival or a new baby.
d) Have you ever been to a forest?
e) Grow a tree near you!

Grow a Forest!
(1) ___________________________ Have you ever wanted to save the trees in the
forest? Do you love nature and want to keep forests safe? Now you can! Buy a tree - it
is the perfect birthday or wedding present for someone in your family or for a friend.
(2) ___________________________ Your tree will help our world and will last longer
than toys, clothes or computers. The world needs more trees - buy one today, watch it
grow bigger and feel proud!

The Grow-a-Forest gift is part of an exciting plan to make our world greener,
and every gift helps to protect our world. It is easy! Buy a Grow-a-Forest gift today
and choose your forest and your tree. We will take it and put it in the earth for
you. (3) ___________________________

In your gift box there will be:

● a map of the forest

● a photo of your tree

● a pair of Grow-a-Forest gloves

● a card with your message to your family or friend

(4) ________________________

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Around the w rld
On the top of the world
The world witnessed one of the wind and the lack of oxygen, they
greatest climbing achievements in 1953, finally reached the top at 11 : 30 am
when Tenzing Norgay from Nepal and on 29th May. They could only spend
Edmund Hillary from New Zealand about fifteen minutes on the summit
climbed Mount Qomolangma for the before they had to come down. But they
first time. After a long and difficult remained heroes around the world for
climb, troubled by heavy snow, freezing the rest of their lives.

Module task: Writing a questionnaire about experiences

9 Write a question about life experiences for each of the topics. Use Have you ever...?
Transport: Have you ever travelled by plane? Food: ______________________________
Book: _______________________________ Sport: ______________________________
Country: _____________________________ Film: ______________________________

10 Work in groups. Choose the best question for each topic in Activity 9 and
prepare a questionnaire.
11 Go around the classroom and ask other students your questions. Write their
answers in the questionnaire.
Topics Questions Student 1 Student 2 ...
Transport Have you ever travelled by plane?
Book
Country
Food
Sport
Film

12 Return to your group and talk about other students’ answers to your questionnaire.

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