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Learn to talk about art, music and literature
8 A THE PHOTO WAS rere rr
TAKEN 90 YEARS AGO eee
GB VOCABULARY Art, music and literature
@ Match pictures 1-8 with the words below.
Darctitecture 21 a novel
classical music [J a poem
OD) aphotogaph = L) analbum
OU apainting U a sculpture
b TERM Look at the words in 1a again. Underline
yllable. Then listen and check
the stressed
© GIB Which kinds of art, music or literature are you
interested in? Why do you like them?
READING
a lm Look at the pictures and titles in the article. Read about some of the most iconic books, music,
Which of these things do you know about? Which of art, and buildings of all time.
them have you read, seen or listened to? Do you
like them? Why / Why not?
b Read the article. Which things do the comments
sscribe? Sometimes there is more than
1 "You can have an exp
2 ‘Itlooks natural, but it was planned,
3 ‘It took some time to become popular
4 itis
5
and enjoy the view.
sared for two years.
it
one oney darlegto i Oe edie
released
© Read the article again. Are the sentences true (7) or
false (A?
1 Mc s the English name forthe painting La
2 The start of Be
known today.
joven's Fifth Symphany is well
3. Harper Lee wrote several more novels after
Mesos : an
4. There's a restaurant at
Bur Khalifa
When Beethoven was aie his Fit Symphony
asst his most popular piece of music, but now
* most people recognise the famous four-note
Introduction, These opening nots ae sometimes
used by other musians to make electro dance,
hip-hop, rockand rll and disco musk.
is bya well
6 ABBAS song
dp Work with a partner. Look at the flgblighifed words
in the article. What do they mean? SMI)
@ Which of the things in the article do you think is the |JAssiandélda Vines Painting ka loco its alle
most interesting? Why? the ona Lain English speaking counties) was
notaaysas famous sits today. Itonly became
realy wellknown when twasstlen fromthe
LouveinParisin 1911. ttwastaken by Vincenan
Perugoa an tallan who wanted toreturn it to
aly. The pining was found two years later andit
Isnowhept under tight security, Te eli d
Thisiconic photo shows 1 constuction workers having lunch and chatting
260 metres above Manhattan during the construction ofthe Rocefler Center
inNew Yorkin 1932 Noone knows exact who took the photo, nor ven who
‘the men nthe phot ae. In fc the photo wa setup by the photographer,
io planned to wet in advertisement forthe new skysapers.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Thismove examines the subject ofraismin the
southern tates ofthe USA trough the ees ofa
young i. Its one ofthe mosinfluential books
ofall time. Tila Mockingbird was writen by
Harpe Lee in 1957. fer it was published in 1960,
Harpe Lee cd’ publish any other books until Go
Seta Wotchan in 2015. ar ofthe reason that
To Killa Mockingbird as became so well knowns
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also made toa fin
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restaurant (onthe 12nd for and
the wodshighest right onthe
“4th foo). Building the Bu Khalifa
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UNIT8
©) GRAMMAR The passive: present
simple and past simple
Look at the sentences and answer the questions
ACTIVE
Harper Lee wnat To Killa Mackingbrdin 1987
PASSIVE
To Kila Mockintir was writen by Horer Loe in 1957.
1 Is the information in the active and passive sentences
the same or diferent?
2, Which sentence is about the book?
Which sentence is about the writer?
3 How does the verb change inthe pass
ne two parts ofthe ver form?
boypop
b 3D Now go to Grammar Focus 8A on p. 158.
© Underline five more examples of the passive in
the article. (There are 12 in total.)
d Complete the sentences using the correct form
of the verb be and the past participle forms of
the verbs in the box.
build paint sell play
publish write take enjoy
1. The songs on Gold: Greatest Hits
45 years ago, but they ae stl
2. When Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
ime, the audience didn't like it very much,
3. Postcards of the Mona Lisa in the mu
shop at the Louvre
4 The Bur) Khalifa between 2004 and 2010.
5 Today, Harper Lee's novel To Killa Mockingbird
by readers all over the world
6 The photo Lunch Atop a Skyscraper
in 1932.
7 Harper Lee's second book.
her
8 laGi
fr the frst
years after
yconda __ by Leonardo da Vinci.
@ Write down the name of two things you know
about, such as books, buildings, music or
paintings. For each one, write a sentence using a
passive verb from 3d or from the article.
Read your sentences out without naming the
things you chose. Can other people guess them?
3 SPEAKING
@ Complete the sentences so they are true for you,
My favourite album is
A painting | ike is
The best book I've ever read was
ATV series /flm I've seen me
Asong | sometimes sing is
‘A poem | studied at school was
‘A sculpturefbullding which is famous in my country is,
than
‘Talk about your answers to 4a in
small groups. 8B
ULSTENING
20 YEARS
I'VE BEEN A FAN FOR
Pee eae decd
eet ioe ri
eee
a GAR Who do you think is an interesting sportsperson? What do you know
about this person? Why are they interesting?
Bik vero tbl key
ANDY
ROBERTSON
¢ ©MEEXA Listen to Michael, a contestant on the radio
competition ‘Superfans’, and answer the questions.
What does Michael know about Andy Robertson?
2 Does he get his question correct?
d ©EXA Listen again. Complete the notes and
underline the correct answer to the competition
question
Michael (fan)
Footbal fan for
In local eam for@_____
‘Andy Robertson (football player)
Playing style up and down“
determined
Background: started car
hadno worked hard, got dream move
ide football alot
ion question: big fan of “Celtic Liverpool asa boy
80
b Read the Fact Files about two successful football players. Do you know them?
Fact File
Sys
CoOeEE
Ec con
Dong
TR)
ree ara
poet’
eae)
of Nations 2019
OHA Listen to Kelly, another contestant on
"Superfans’, and answer the questions.
1 What does Kelly know about Sam Kerr?
2 Does she get her question correct?
f © Listen again. Complete the notes and
underline the correct answer to the competition
question
Kelly (fan)
Played football at
Big football fan since
Sam Kerr (Football player)
Playing style: scores lots of goals:
really ® exciting to
Fersonalty:a®___ person, helps
take about ”_ana®
Backgrourek started playing football when
shewas
Competition question: her mother played
*©factbalolleybal/basketball
©2w Think ofa famous person you know alot about
Tell your partner some facts about the person, GRAMMAR Present perfect with
forand since
@ Look at a sentence Michael said. Is he still in the
team now?
ve played with ry local tear for about ten years now.
Complete the rule with the words present and past
|We can use the present perfect to talk about something that
started in the and continues in the —_.
© Look at two more sentences from the listening
Choose the correct words. Then complete the rules.
1 I've been a fan for / since about 20 years.
2 I've only been a really big fan for/ since 2019.
With the present perfect:
‘+ We use to say the time period,
eg., fen minutes, three years
‘= We use to say when something started,
eg. yesterday, a year ago.
dD Now go to Grammar Focus 8B on . 158.
Complete the sentences with the past participles of
the verbs in brackets and a time phrase with for or
since. Write four true sentences and two false ones.
(live) in my houserfat
(be) a student here
ve (have) my phone
1 Ive
2
3
4 ve (know) —_
5
6
Wve want)
ve (own) my
{ 2p Read your sentences to a partner. Can your
partner guess which two sentences are false?
VOCABULARY Sports and leisure activities
Look at the pictures on the page. Which sports and
leisure activities can you see? Make a list.
b Gy Have you ever tried any of the sports in the
pictures? Would you like to?
© 3D Now go to Vocabulary Focus 88 on p. 139.
UNIT 8
SPEAKING
@ You are going to talk about sports and leisure
activities. Make notes about 1-4 first.
1 Aspor or activity you do,
‘© when you do it
‘= who you do it with
‘+ why you like it
2 A sport you are a fan of.
‘+ why you like it
‘+ ow long you've been a fan
‘= any teams or players you like
3A sport or activity you've tried, but you didn't tke
‘© when you tried it
‘= why you didn’t ke it
4 A sport you hate watching
‘© why you don't like it
‘© when you started hating it
b 2p Work in small groups. Compare your interests
and experiences. Which person in your group are you
most similar to?
lve been a tennis fan since
Yoga is very dll ried i | sow Rafael Nodal win his
‘once and | fell asleep. firs French Open.
But love yogo. ifs i
veloxng Femem Hove tennis, too.
toa bad dass. ———_x
82
EVERYDAY ENGLISH
I'm really sorry | haven't called
8C
GU LISTENING
a Gl Do your friends sometimes do any of these things?
+ not call you back
+ visit unexpectedly
+ not reply to text messages or emails,
If yes, does it annoy you? Do they do anything else that
annoys you?
b MOLE Look at the pictures. What do you think is
happening? Watch or listen to Part 1 and check your ideas.
¢ BM OE Watch or listen again. Answer the questions.
1. What excuse does Leo give first for not calling?
2 Is Annie happy with Leo's first excuse? What does she ask hin?
3. Whet excuse does Leo give nex!?
‘4. What did Annie think the prablem was?
5 Why does Leo say he was working so much?
6 Does Annie think this was a good idea?
d Gap Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
1 When was the ast time you apologised to someone?
What happened?
2 Doyou think its necessary to apologise i... ?
+ you're ten minutes late when you meet someone
+ you don't reply to someone's text message the same day
PTE a cei)
Eee
at
+ you forget someone's birthday
‘+ you have to cancel because you're il
@V USEFUL LANGUAGE Apologies and excuses
a QWAIA Listen and complete the sentences from
Part 1
1 mT haven't called you.
2 |___call or send you a message.
3 1 to call you, but I couldn't find my mobile,
4 |______ to make you worry.
5 |__to call you after | went to the doctor,
61 work that much,
7 No, no excuse.
bb In which of the phrases in 2a is Leo .. ?
1 opologising
2 gvingan excuse
¢ ELA Listen and repeat the phrases in 2a
d Complete the excuses with words from 2a.
1 |____- sing to text you, but I didn't have my
to tell you, but ! forgot
work at the weekend, because my boss
at tobe so rude.
come to your party, because | was il.
€ EA complete the phrases Annie uses to
accept Leo's apologies. Then listen and check
1 Itdoesn't
2 Well t's not your
3 Don't out
4 No realty, its
f QUEEA Listen and repeat the phrases in 2e.
& G2 Work in pairs. Take turns to apologise forthe
situations and to give an excuse. Respond and
accept your partners apologies. Use ideas from the
boxes or your own ideas.
Situations
‘being late for a meeting
‘© not answering an email
‘+ forgetting to pay back some money
Excuses
ots of trafic
very busy
+ didn't get paid
‘* missed the busfrain © PRONUNCIATION Intonation for
continuing or finishing
a QTM Listen to two sentences. Does the
voice in the underlined parts (1-4) go down
then up (WA) or down (S)?
| was going to call you, but my phone was dea
1 2
| meant to call you, but | had to work a lo
3 4
Complete the rule.
When a speaker wants to show that they
have something more to say, their voice often
‘e0es down then up / down,
When a speaker wants to show the
Information they're giving has finished, their
voice often goes down then up / down.
OTEEM Listen to four sentences. Do you
think each speaker has finished or has
something more to say?
1 I didnt see John
2 Iwor't have time tomarrow
3_ was going to tell you what happened
4 Ididr't call her
LISTENING
a BK OTD Watch or listen to Part 2. What does
Leo agree to do?
b BHOLAA Watch or listen again. What are
the three other suggestions Annie makes? Why
doesn't Leo like them?
Leo's response;
‘Suggestion 2;
Leo's response;
Suggestion 3:
Leo's response;
¢ Gap What do you think of Annie's suggestions?
Can you think of anything else to suggest?
SPEAKING
a 2m Work in pairs. Look at the sentences. Who might say
each one?
‘Ym at the café. Where are you? “You cant sit here unless
Is everything OK?” ‘you order something.”
‘Why didn’t you get a
ticket before you got on?”
‘Do you know you “There's a queue here!”
‘can't park here?”
b Gp What excuses could you give for each situation in 5a?
© Gp swap partners. Take turns saying the sentences from
5a to your partner. Apologise and give an excuse.
Whose excuses are better?
You sill haven't
given me the Vim sorry. | was
report | asked you cota meeting all
todo, morning. | just didn’t
have time.
That's OK. ifs
nt your ful
But I need it
this wook
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SR ga SKILLS FOR WRITING et
Pees
I couldn't put the book down ee
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
YB Look at the book covers. What do
you think the stories are about?
Read the summaries of the stories and
match them with the book covers. Are
they similar to your ideas in 1a?
1 [1 One winter evening in Budapest,
Taylor sees 2 man who looks exact
himself. But then the man runs awa.
Why? Over the next year, he discovers
that the man has something very
important to tel him,
2 [Aman in Forda is out in his fishing
boat, and a hurricane s coming, His
daughter must tell him before its too late
Ci inseat
has ust esc
an is murdered. A man
prison, and the
police think he isthe murderer... but is he?
oO) Listen to three people talking
about the books. Answer the questions. MANoY LoaDeR
1. Who has finished the book and who is
stil reading?
iat do they think about the stories?
EEEA Listen again and answer
the questions
How | Met Myselt
1 How does John Tayo fst meet the
2. What does ne decide tod
ye of the Storm
3. Did everything inthis story happen in
real life?
4 Wh ry to save her
fat
‘A Puzzle for Logan
5 Why do the police think the prisoner is.
the mur
6 What does Inspector Logan try to do?
Think of a book you are reading or a book
you remember. What happens in the
story? Make notes about:
the characters,
the kind of story itis,
what happens / the main points
what you think / thought about it
J Work in small groups. Talk about
your book and say if you liked it. Have
any other students read it? Would they
like to read it now? ® READING
@ Read the online reviews. Match them with the books
in the pictures.
b Gp The first reviewer gave the book three stars (= quite
.g00d). How many stars do you think the other reviewers gave?
Coad
Neen AD AVA
ie)
This book is quite exciting, Even oer the first
few poges, you want to know who killed the
‘woman, and you don't know until the end
is wall ifn, ond the characters ore realy
interesting and fealisie. However, he story
is quite heft fellow becouse there are so
many diferent people, s0 | didn't enjoy it os
much as | expected
This is o WORBRHL story, though i's
