UNIT

4 Home and away

LANGUAGE prepositions of time ■ daily routine verbs

4A 24 hours in the dark

1 Do you usually do these things in the morning? Discuss in pairs.

check e-mails go to the gym take a bath take a shower have breakfast

Go to Vocabulary practice: daily routine verbs, page 142

2 A Look at the title of the lesson and the pictures in the text. Which countries sometimes
have 24 hours of darkness?

B Read the text. Match the headings in the box with paragraphs A–E.

Light and dark Summer activities Our daily routine My city Winter activities

A
I’m from New York, but I now live in the north of Norway in a small city called
Tromsø. I like living here. I have an interesting job, and I like the people.

LANGUAGE B
I work from 8:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon. I usually wake up
at 6:00 and get up at 6:15. I take a shower and get dressed. At 6:45, I have
breakfast and check my e-mails. I leave home at 7:15. My wife and children
leave home at 8:00. The children start school at 8:30 and nish at 2:30. I get
home at about 5:00.
C
by Tom Sanders Our lives are different in the summer and the winter. In the summer, there are
60 days when the sun doesn’t set. From May to July, it’s light at midnight.
And in the winter, we have 60 days of night. From November to January, it’s
dark at noon!
D
It’s very dark, but it’s not a bad time of year. On the weekend, we spend time
together as a family, or we go skiing. We sometimes see the Northern Lights
at night. They’re really beautiful.
E
In the summer, we spend a lot of time outdoors. In the evening, we often have
a barbecue on the beach and, on Friday nights, we sometimes go to outdoor
concerts. In July, we go on vacation. We usually visit my family in New York
and also spend some time with my wife’s family in the mountains.

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 prepositions of time ■ daily routine verbs LANGUAGE 4A
3 A Read paragraph B again. Cover the text. Ask and answer questions about Tom and his family’s
daily routine with the verb phrases in the box. What can you remember?

wake up have breakfast leave home start work/school finish work/school get home

A When does Tom wake up? B I think he wakes up at 6:00.

B In pairs, compare your daily routine with Tom’s. What is the same? What is di erent?
I have breakfast at home, too. I don’t check my e-mails at home. I get home at six o’clock, not five o’clock.

4 Choose the correct prepositions to complete the sentences. Use the text to help you. Then read
the Grammar box.
1 I leave home at / in 7:15. 4 At / In the summer, we spend a lot of time
2 In / From May on / to July, it’s light at / in midnight. outdoors.
3 We sometimes see the Northern Lights 5 On / At Friday nights, we sometimes go to
in / at night. outdoor concerts.

Grammar prepositions of time

in: on: at: from … to:

the morning(s) Saturday(s) 5:30 … Monday … Friday
the winter Friday night(s) midnight/noon … November … January
July Monday morning(s) … 9:00 a.m. … 5:00 p.m.
the weekend

Go to Grammar practice: prepositions of time, page 118

5 A Read about Tom’s daughter, Mia. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1 I usually wake up 5:45 on weekdays.
2 I swim 6:30 7:30. the weekend, I get up the afternoon!
3 Fridays and Saturdays, I go to bed late.
4 the summer, I often go to concerts night. They don’t finish until 2:00 the
morning, but it’s still light.

B 4.3 Listen and check your answers. What does Mia love doing? Do you enjoy this activity?

6 4.4 Pronunciation: sentence stress Listen and repeat the sentences. Which words are stressed?
1 I get up at six in the morning. 4 I walk to work in the summer.
2 I work from Monday to Friday. 5 My wife gets home at midnight.
3 I go swimming on Wednesday evenings. 6 We have dinner at 8:30.

7 A Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. Write one false sentence.
1 I get up at . 4 I the
2 I work from . summer.
3 I evenings. 5 I don’t the
weekend.
B In pairs, say your sentences. Guess the false sentences.

Go to Communication practice: Student A page 160, Student B page 169

8 A Read and answer the questions. Are you a morning person or an evening person?
1 What time do you usually get up on the weekend?
2 What time do you usually go to bed on the weekend?
3 When do you like working or studying?
4 When do you enjoy getting exercise?
B Find a classmate who is like you. Discuss what you like doing in the morning or in the evening.
Tell the rest of your class.
David and I are morning people. We like getting up early and going to the gym before work.

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 41 SKILLS LISTENING listening for the main idea ■ sentence stress ■ the weather and the seasons

4B Weather around the world

Learning
Curve 1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

snowing hot cold raining cloudy foggy

1 It’s . 2 It’s . 3 It’s . 4 It’s . 5 It’s . 6 It’s .

Go to Vocabulary practice: the weather and the seasons, page 142

2 A Complete the chart. Then tell your partner about the activities that you do during
di erent seasons.

Season Months Weather My activities

B What is your favorite season? Why? Tell your partner.

Skill listening for the main idea(s)

It is important to understand the main idea when someone is speaking.

• Use any pictures to help you understand what the topic is.
• Think about who is speaking and what the situation is.
• Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything. Listen for the important words.

3 4.6 Read the Skill box. Watch or listen to the first part of Learning Curve. Match places 1–4
with the types of weather a–d.
1 New York a rainy and very cloudy
2 Mount Emei b usually warm
3 Bay of Bengal c very rainy
4 Rome d sometimes snowy in winter

4 4.6 Watch or listen again. For 1–3, check ( ) the correct sentence, a or b.
1
a It never snows in the fall in New York.
b Ethan wears his snow boots every day in the winter.
2
a It rains a lot in Mount Emei, but it rains more in the Bay of Bengal.
b It’s very cloudy in the Bay of Bengal.
3
a It doesn’t often snow in Rome.
b When it snows in New York, the schools always close.

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listening for the main idea ■ sentence stress ■ the weather and the seasons LISTENING SKILLS 4B
1B
5 4.7 Watch or listen to the second part of the show. For each sentence, write M (Marina),
S (Sam), or J (Jenny).

Marina Sam Jenny

1 Once in 100 years, 2 I get about 100 days of 3 It’s like this 200 days
there’s snow! sun a year. a year.

4 I love it. Winter is 5 I sleep early and wake 6 We don’t usually talk about
here! up early. the weather.

6 4.7 Watch or listen again. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 Marina says it’s 17°C / –7°C / 18°C.
2 She goes to her sister’s house after breakfast / in the afternoon / in the evening.
3 Sam says it’s sometimes / usually / always hot and sunny in Egypt.
4 His advice is to wear a hat / wear boots / carry an umbrella in hot weather.
5 Jenny says the weather forecast is good for Saturday / Monday / Tuesday.
6 She likes / doesn’t like / hates living in Newfoundland.

7 In pairs, think of some advice for visitors to your country for di erent seasons.
In the winter, it’s a good idea to wear warm clothes.

Listening builder sentence stress

In English, we usually stress the most important words in a sentence. These stressed words are usually nouns,
verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. You can usually understand the general idea if you only hear these words:
Mount Emei in China gets twenty-seven feet of rain in a year.
In the evening, we have dinner at my sister’s house.

8 A Read the Listening builder. Read the text and underline the most important words.

Patagonia is a beautiful part of South America. It’s

always windy in Patagonia. The wind is sometimes
very strong – about a hundred and twenty kilometers
an hour. You can’t walk when it’s so windy.

B 4.8 Listen and check which words are stressed.

9 Discuss the questions in pairs.

1 Do people in your country talk about the weather a lot?
2 Do you talk about the weather a lot? Who do you talk about it with?
3 What kinds of weather do you like? (sunny weather, rainy weather, etc.)
4 What kinds of weather do you hate?
5 What do people do in your country when the weather is bad?
6 Do you sometimes have strange weather? Describe it.

Personal Best
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 41 LANGUAGE present continuous

4C A long weekend
1 What do you like doing when you visit a new city? Tell your partner.
2 A In pairs, look at the pictures of Charlotte and Pete’s trip. Which city are they in?
B Read Charlotte’s posts. Which famous places does she mention?

3 Read the posts again. Answer the questions.

1 Do they like their apartment? 3 How do they travel around?
2 What’s the weather like? 4 Do they like the food?

a b c d

We’re going away for a We’re here. We’re staying Today, we’re visiting the Look, it’s the Ei el Tower!
long weekend. I’m so in a private apartment Rodin Museum. We’re I feel like a real tourist.
excited! We’re sitting on with a view of the city. It’s walking around the We’re having a sandwich
the train, and we’re waiting so romantic! beautiful gardens in the and waiting in line.
to leave for Paris on the warm spring sunshine.
Eurostar. I’m having a
good time already!

e f g h

I’m having a good time, We’re at a lovely little It’s late. We’re tired, and It’s our last day. We’re
but Pete isn’t happy. restaurant. I’m having we’re taking a taxi back buying some food to take
We’re going shopping on the steak! The weather’s to the apartment after a home. It’s raining, but we
the Champs-Élysées. He’s lovely and warm. What’s great night out. The city don’t mind.
carrying my bags. I’m Pete doing? He’s trying lights are amazing!
feeling hungry – time for to speak French to the
lunch. waiter.

4 Match Pete’s posts 1–8 with pictures a–h.

1 I’m looking for some French cheese as a present for my mom.
2 The weather’s great. We’re having a fun time at the museum.
3 We’re going to Paris!
4 What a cool apartment! Charlotte’s taking a shower, and I’m relaxing after the trip.
5 We’re visiting a very famous monument. I want to take a selfie at the top.
6 I’m not enjoying this! I hate shopping!
7 We’re going back to the apartment now. Fantastic night out!
8 Finally, I’m sitting down! What’s for lunch?

5 A Underline the verbs in exercise 4. Which ones describe an action that is happening now?
B Choose be or have to complete the rule. Then read the Grammar box.
We form the present continuous with the verb be / have + -ing form.

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 present continuous LANGUAGE 4C
Grammar present continuous

A rmative: Negative: Questions and short answers:

I’m having a good time. I’m not enjoying this. What’s Pete doing?
He’s carrying my bags. It isn’t raining. Are you eating steak?
We’re taking a taxi home. Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

Go to Grammar practice: present continuous, page 119

6 A 4.10 Pronunciation: linking consonants and vowels Listen and repeat the sentences.
I’m getting up. It isn’t raining. He’s eating a sandwich.
B 4.11 Listen and underline the words that are linked. Listen, check, and repeat.
1 What are you talking about? 3 We’re sitting in a café.
2 He’s enjoying this game. 4 They’re going away for a weekend.

7 Complete the dialogues with the present continuous form of the verbs. Then act out the
dialogues in pairs.
1 A What you (do) here? B I (wait) for my friends.
2 A it (snow)? B No, it . It (rain).
3 A Why James (wear) a suit? B He (go) to a job interview.
4 A your friends (leave) now? B Yes, they . They
(look) for their umbrellas.
5 A Who Ben (call)? B I don’t know. He (not / talk) to Alex
because Alex is here!
Go to Communication practice: Student A page 160, Student B page 169
8 Work in groups. Take turns miming and guessing the actions.

get dressed have dinner in a restaurant

take a shower wait for a train

sit in a café go shopping go to bed

finish work relax

A Are you getting dressed? B No, I’m not. A Are you taking a shower? B Yes, I am!

9 A Charlotte calls her friend, Olivia. Complete the conversation with the correct form
of the verbs in the box. Who is Nacho?

visit have do make play wait

Olivia Hi, Charlotte! How are you?

Charlotte Hi, Olivia! I’m good, thanks. I’m in Paris with Pete! We 1 a great time!
Olivia Paris! That’s fantastic. What 2 right now?
Charlotte We’re at the Eiffel Tower. We 3 to go up. Where are you?
Olivia Nacho and I 4 my in-laws with the girls.
They 5 in the backyard with Nacho’s mom. And Nacho’s
dad 6 lunch for us.
Charlotte That sounds nice.

B 4.12 Listen and check your answers.

10 Imagine you are on vacation. Decide where you are. Call your partner and tell each other where
you are, who you are with, and what you are doing.
A Hello, Ana. It’s Daniel. B Hi! Where are you? A I’m in New York. I’m going
for a walk in Central Park.

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 41 SKILLS WRITING describing a photo ■ using personal pronouns

4D A vacation with friends

1 Ask and answer the questions in pairs.
1 When do you go on vacation? 3 Who do you go with?
2 Where do you usually go? 4 What do you like doing there?

2 A Look at the pictures. Guess where the people are.

B Read the e-mail and check.

Hi Lucy,
1 How are you? How’s work? I hope everything’s OK.

2 I’m in Argentina! I’m visiting Leo and María in Buenos Aires, and I’m having a wonderful time. The
weather’s amazing! It’s 25 degrees, and it’s never cloudy. It’s hot all day and warm at night. It’s so nice
after the cold fall weather at home.
3 Most days I get up early here, and I go running with Leo before breakfast. He loves getting exercise in
the morning. Then we return home and have breakfast. Leo and María start work at 8:30, and I leave the
apartment with them. I go into the city and visit different places like Casa Rosada and Teatro Colón. In the
evening, we go for a walk and then have dinner. The restaurants are great here, and the steaks are fantastic!
4 I’m sending you a couple of photos that I took. The rst photo’s of some colorful houses in an area
called La Boca. It’s a really cool part of town with some amazing buildings. In the second photo, you can
see Leo and María. We’re having coffee in a local café near their apartment. They have great coffee and
delicious pastries there.
My ight’s on Friday. See you at work on Monday!
Love, Gemma

3 Read the e-mail again. In which paragraph does Gemma …

1 write about the weather? 3 ask Lucy questions?
2 describe the pictures? 4 write about her daily routine on vacation?

Skill describing a photo

When you send a photo, describe who or what the photo shows. If it shows people, describe
what they are doing:
The first photo’s of some colorful houses. In the second photo, you can see …
In this photo, I’m in the park with my friends. We’re playing soccer.
This photo’s of my sister. She’s playing the piano. Here’s a photo of our new car.

4 Read the Skill box. Look at Gemma’s e-mail again. How does she describe the pictures?

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 describing a photo ■ using personal pronouns WRITING SKILLS 4D
1D
5 A Match the two parts to make complete sentences.
1 In this photo, I’m with a Red Square in Moscow!
2 Here’s a photo b fixing our bikes.
3 In this photo, we’re c of Sydney at night.
4 Here’s a photo of us in d my niece, Eliza. We’re reading a story.
B Match the completed sentences with pictures a–d.

a b

c d

Text builder using personal pronouns

We often use personal pronouns (he, she, it, etc.) to avoid repeating words and names:
I’m with Sergio and Ana. We’re eating fish. It’s delicious!
Eleni’s helping me with my French homework. She speaks really good French.

6 A Read the Text builder. Read paragraphs 3 and 4 in the e-mail again and underline the personal
pronouns. What do they refer to?
B Complete the sentences with the correct personal pronouns.
1 I’m with Theo. ’re waiting for the train.
2 This is the hotel pool. ’s on top of the hotel.
3 Theo’s shopping. ’s spending all his money!
4 Katie’s in bed. ’s sleeping!
5 The kids are out. ’re on their bikes.

7 A PREPARE Imagine you’re on vacation. Decide where you are, what the weather’s like, how you’re
feeling, who is with you, and what to do every day. Imagine two or three photos of your vacation.

B PRACTICE Write an e-mail to a friend. Use personal pronouns to avoid repeating words/names.
• Begin your e-mail.
• Paragraph 1: Ask your friend how he/she is.
• Paragraph 2: Describe where you are, what the weather is like, and who is with you.
• Paragraph 3: Describe your daily routine on vacation.
• Paragraph 4: Describe two or three photos of your vacation.
• Finish your e-mail.

C PERSONAL BEST Exchange e-mails with a partner. Does his/her e-mail contain personal
pronouns to avoid repeating words/names? Can you add any more?

Personal Best
Challenge! Find a photo of people on vacation. Describe their vacation. Where are they? What are they doing? 37
 3 and 4 REVIEW and PRACTICE

Grammar 3 Complete the text with the words in the box.

flies at often arrives stays

1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
checks starts spends
1 This week in Washington, D.C.
a I stay
b I staying
c I’m staying
2 What right now? I live in six cities
a do you do
b are you doing
c doing you
3 My grandfather always on Sunday afternoons.
a is visiting
b visit
c visits
4 do you see your cousins?
a How many
b How often
c How about
5 My sister’s birthday is Friday.
a at
b in
c on
6 My brother’s in his room with a friend.
computer games.
a They playing
Barbara Fiala is the owner of Baobab, a communications
b They’re playing company, based in New York. She 1 travels for
c They play work and spends around two months a year in Europe. She
2 to London and then visits Berlin, Budapest, and
7 I on the weekend.
a play always soccer Warsaw. She usually 3 three nights in each city
and then starts again. She 4 in the evening, so
b always play soccer
c play soccer always she’s ready to work the next day. “I often go for a walk or go
8 When go shopping? to the gym 5 6 a.m,” she says. She 6
a do you usually work around 7 a.m. and 7 her e-mails and makes
b usually do you some telephone calls before her meetings. In London, she
c are you 8 with her sister, but in the other cities she stays
2 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verb at hotels. She does yoga and reads books to relax.
in parentheses.
A How 1 (be) the new job?
B It’s good. Right now, I 2 (work) on a new
project.
A Where? Vocabulary
B Near Miami. We 3 (build) a new hotel.
A Where 4 (live) right now? 1 Circle the word that is di erent. Explain your answer.

B I’m living with friends from Monday to Friday, and then I 1 son father niece brother
always 5 (come) home on the weekend. 2 fall rain spring winter
A Are you OK with that? 3 yoga barbecue picnic dinner
B I don’t mind 6 (travel), and I enjoy 7 4 golf bowling volleyball dancing
(work) on a small team. 5 cold snowy warm icy
A No problems at all? 6 gallery museum gym violin
B Well, I hate 8 (get up) early on Monday 7 aunt grandmother son mother
mornings! 8 karate swimming shopping running

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