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I’ll write a long letter back at the weekend.’ 3 Which situations in the photos do you enjoy? Which don’t you enjoy? Why? 3 EH ‘My Facebook status got 62 likes!’ 4 □ ‘Sorry, I haven’t got time for this. Just tell me what you want.’ b ® m Pronunciation Do th e u n d e rlin e d vowels a Veterans have a long or a sh o rt sound? Listen and ch e ck b Baby Boomers 1 expressing feelings 4 keeping in touch с Generation X 2 interviewing 5 giving opinions d M ille n n ia l 3 speaking in public С v T h in k a bout yourself and people of d iffe re n t generations С © I B Listen again and repeat th e phrases. th a t you know. Do you agree w ith th e descriptions? d ► Now go to V ocabulary Focus 1A on p. 1 5 2  HOW DO YOU UNIT 1 COMMUNICATE? В GRAMMAR S ubject a n d o b ject q u e s tio n s What do we all want from life? As well as love and money, a Look at th e q u e stio n s and answ ers and most of us want someone to understand us. But we don't u n d e rlin e th e c o rre ct w ords in rules a -c. communicate in the same way. People born at different 1 Which of the generations grew up in the digital times have very different styles of communication. Which age? generation are you? Millennials. 2 What do we want from life? Someone to understand us. VETERANS a The answer to question 1 is the subject/ object of the verb in bold, B orn b e fo re 1945, 'V e te ra n s ' are th e o ld e s t b The answer to question 2 is the subject/ an d m o s t e x p e rie n c e d m e m b e rs o f so cie ty. object of the verb in bold, T h e y th in k th a t fa m ily life is im p o rta n t and с We use the auxiliary verbs do, does, did in p re fe r tra d itio n a l fo rm s o f c o m m u n ic a tio n. subject / object q uestions. 'V e te ra n s ' are th e ric h e s t g e n e ra tio n , p o s s ib ly b e ca u se th e y w o rk e d h a rd and w e re loyal e m p lo y e e s. b Are th e q u e s tio n s below s u b je c t or o b je c t questions? 1 Who do I give this to? 2 What happened to your leg? BABY BOOMERS 3 4 Which of these books do you want to borrow? Who gave you the flowers? 5 Which car uses less petrol? A large n u m b e r o f b a b ies w e re b o rn a fte r 6 What did he say to you? 1945. (In th e USA, th e p ea k o f th e b a b y „ b o o m was in 1957, w hen e ig h t ba b ies С Ъ Now go to G ram m ar Focus 1A on p. 1 3 2 w e re b o rn e very m in u te !) This increase in b irth s was ca lle d a 'b o o m ', w h ich g ave d Make q u e stio n s w ith th e w ords below. th e nam e to a g e n e ra tio n. T hese p e o p le 1 Who / phone / you / yesterday? have m o n e y and g o o d jo b s. M a n y are in p o s itio n s o f pow er. T hey are o p tim is ts and 2 Who / you / email / yesterday? like fa c e -to -fa c e c o m m u n ic a tio n. 3 What / you and your friends / talk about? 4 What / make / you and your friends / laugh? GENERATION X 5 Which of your friends / you / see / every day? 'G e n e ra tio n X ' w as b o rn a fte r 1965. They are in d e p e n d e n t th in k e rs and w a n t to be 6 Which of your friends / know / you / best? d iffe re n t fro m th e ir parents. T hey have seen th e in tro d u c tio n o f th e h o m e co m p u te r, e Q i D iscuss th e q u e s tio n s fro m 3 d. Ask v id e o gam es, s a te llite TV and, o f course, th e fo llo w -u p q u e stio n s. in te rn e t, so th e y are g o o d a t a d a p tin g to changes. This g e n e ra tio n is busy - th e y d o n 't W ho w a n t to w a it to hear w h a t you say. p h o n e d you yesterday? My mum p h o n e d me. MILLENNIALS W hat d id you talk about? 'M ille n n ia ls ' w ere b o rn a fte r 1980. T h e y are c o n fid e n t, th e y like c o m p u te rs , and w o rk w e ll in team s. Fam ily and frie n d s are m ore im p o rta n t th a n w o rk , b u t th e y О sp e n d a lo t o f tim e o n lin e. In fa ct, 65% o f M ille n n ia ls say th a t losing th e ir p h o n e o r c o m p u te r w o u ld c h a n g e th e ir d a ily ro u tin e m o re th a n losing th e ir car. UNIT 1 □ LISTENING а С "ШTalk about fam ily, frie n d s or colleagues. W hat problem s do you th in k d iffe re n t generations m ig h t have when they com m unicate? O ld er p e o p le sometimes think younser p e o p le are rude because they use more informal language. b 0Ш Listen to someone ta lk in g a bout co m m u n ic a tio n across the generations. Tick ( / ) the th in g s he m entions. 1 □ M illen n ia l like connecting with people online. 2 EE M illen n ia l and Veterans usually hate each other. 3 ED Generation Xers and Baby Boomers are similar because they both express how they feel. 4 EE Men and women have different ways of communicating. 5 EE We shouldn’t get upset because other generations don’t do what we expect. 6 □ It’s important to use correct spelling when writing an email or text. 7 EE Different generations can learn a lot from each other. (У ® Ш Listen again and answ er th e q u e stio n s. 1 Which generation is the speaker from? 2 What does Generation X believe communication is important for? 3 Which two generations don’t want to talk about their personal goals? 4 What do M ille n n ia l expect other people to tell them? 5 What can younger generations offer to older generations? d С -Ш W hich of th e th in g s are you best at? W hich do you fin d very d iffic u lt? Talk a b o u t your ideas. talking to older people talking to younger people talking to people from different countries expressing my opinions expressing my feelings listening when people criticise me I like talking to avoiding arguments o ld e r p e o p le , b u t I’m n o t very g o o d at talking В SPEAKING to children. Tick ( / ) th e th in g s you have done recently. M ake notes ab o u t th e experience. EE met someone new □ had a communication problem with someone from another generation □ spoken to a large audience □ spoken a foreign language outside class I I met a famous person С С J* Ask your p a rtn e r a b o u t th e ir experiences. □ communicated with someone you don’t know online □ sent or received a letter W ho was the It was a new person you met? neighbour. Look at th e e xperiences your partn e r tic k e d and met someone new We talked a b o u t the W hat d id you w rite three q u e stio n s to Who wae it? neig hb o u rhood. She asked talk about? ask th e m. me to recom m end some Where were you? shops in the area. What did you talk about? 10  Learn to describe experiences in the present @ Present sim ple and continuous learning English О Gradable and extrem e adjectives Dy b a n n e e diu GutenTag Gouden Dai Salut П SPEAKING Сэлем! Bonjour H a lito Salute a Q f c D iscuss th e q u e stio n s. Hallo Hafa a d a i Q'kemi G uuten takh 1 How many languages can you say ‘Hello’ in? 2 How many languages can you order a meal or Heebee Bon die! Servas Tungjatjeta have a simple conversation in? 3 What language are you best at (apart from your own)? O la Ahoj Bhraio G o6an dag Hoi Choose one idea below and c o n tin u e using because. Salud Hoia / Bonos dies Bon dia W rite your idea. Learning a new language is like... falling in love going on an endless journey being a child growing plants in a garden learning a musical instrument Learning a language is like falling in love, because i t ’s exciting a t th e beginning, and then i t becomes hard work. С O * Read your sentences to each other. Do you agree w ith each o th e r’s ideas? d С Ш Look at photos a -d and d iscu ss th e q u e stio n s. 1 What are the advantages and disadvantages of each way of learning a language? 2 Which have you tried? Have you tried any other ways?  BREADING Read Can you really learn a language in 2 2 hours? 4 Where do the mems come from? q u ic k ly and answ er th e q u e stio n s. a Ed Cooke creates them. 1 What is Memrise? b Users can create mems for themselves and other users, 2 Why is Jon Foster using it? с Every user creates mems only for themselves. 3 How much has he learnt? С M atch th e w ords in bold in th e a rtic le w ith m eanings Read th e a rtic le again and choose th e c o rre ct answers 1 - 8 below. fo r q u e stio n s 1 -4. 1 getting better The writer wants to learn Lingala because he... 2 changes a word from one language into another a loves new languages, 3 what someone wants to do b wants to talk with the people who speak it. 4 learnt something so that you remembered it exactly с wants to try Memrise. 5 something difficult which tests your ability Ed Cooke wants learners to... 6 able to communicate freely and easily a enjoy learning more, 7 to make someone remember something b improve quickly, 8 do something again с do more vocabulary practice. ‘Mem’ is... dv J W ould you like to use M em rise? W hy / W hy not? a the Lingalese word for ‘engine’, b a translation of a new word. с a picture that helps people remember new words. CAN YOU REALLY LEARN A LANGUAGE IN WE ALL KNOW THAT PEOPLE LEARN BETTER IF THEY ENJOY LEARNING. Jon Foster reports on an app that makes learning a new language like playing a game. I’ve never been much good at languages. But next month, The app uses tw o principles about learning. The I’m travelling to a remote area of Central Africa and my aim first is that people remember things better when is to know enough Lingala - one of the local languages - they link them to a picture in their mind. Memrise to have a conversation. I wasn’t sure how I was going to translates words into your own language, but it manage this - until I discovered a way to spend just a few also encourages you to use ‘mems’ - images that minutes, a few times a day, learning all the vocabulary I’m help you remember new words. You can use mems which going to need. other users have created or you can create your own. I m emorised motele, the Lingalan word for ‘engine’, using a To be honest, normally when I get a spare moment at home, mem I created - I imagined an old engine in a motel room. I go on Facebook or play games on my phone. But, at the moment, I’m using those short breaks for something The second principle is that we need to stop after studying more useful. I’m learning a foreign language. And thanks to words and then repeat them again later, leaving time Memrise, the app I’m using, it feels just like a game. between study sessions. Memrise helps you with this, because it’s the kind of app you only use for five or ten ‘People often stop learning things because they feel minutes a day. they’re not making progress or because it all feels like too much hard w ork,’ says Ed Cooke, one of the people who I’ve learnt hundreds of Lingalan words with Memrise. I created Memrise. ‘We’re trying to create a form of learning know this w on’t make me a fluent speaker, but I hope I’ll - 0 experience that is fun and is something you’d want to do be able to do more than just smile and look stupid when I instead of watching TV.’ meet people in the Congo. And Memrise is fun. It’s a challenge. It gives you a few new Now, why am I still sitting here writing this? I need to go words to learn and these are ‘seeds’ which you plant in your and water my vocabulary! ‘greenhouse’. (This represents your short-term memory.) When you practise the words, you ‘water your plants’ and they grow. When the app believes that you have really remembered a word, it moves the word to your ‘garden’. You get points as your garden grows, so you can compare yourself to other Memrise users. I want to get a high score and go to the next level. And if I forget to log on, the app С Те sends me emails that remind me to ‘water my plants’. □ GRAMMAR □ VOCABULARY P resen t sim ple a n d co n tin u o u s G radable a n d e x tre m e adjectives a M atch present s im p le sentences a- с w ith а © П И Listen and u n d e rlin e th e co rre c t words. uses 1 -3. 1 James is a b it/ very tired. a When I get a spare moment at home, I normally 2 Linda likes / doesn't like the book. go on Facebook or play games on my phone, 3 Tony thinks the girl can do something quite / very impressive. b I know this won’t make me a fluent speaker, 4 The teacher thinks Olivier w ill/ won't be able to pronounce ‘squirrel’. с People learn better if they enjoy learning. b ©XSH C om plete th e sente n ce s w ith th e w ords in th e box. We can use the present simple: L isten again and ch e ck. 1 to talk about things which are generally true (sentence ) exhausted fantastic impossible useless 2 to talk about habits and routines (sentence ) 3 with state verbs - verbs about thoughts (e.g. 1 I’m absolutely____________ understand), feelings (e.g. want) and possession 2 This book’s ____________ (e.g. own), (sentence ) 3 That’s ! I can only speak one language. 4 It's ___________ ! I’ll never get it right. b M atch present c o n tin u o u s sentences a- с w ith uses 1 -3. С Read a b o u t g ra d a b le and extrem e ad je ctives. a I’m learning a foreign language, C om plete sentences 1 - 6 w ith absolutely or very. b Now, why am I still sitting here writing this? с Young people are spending more and more time With some adjectives {good, bad, difficult), we can use words like playing on the computer. quite, very, really and extremely to make their meaning stronger or weaker (e.g. His pronunciation is quite good. The exam was We can use the present continuous to talk about: extremely difficult.). 1 actions in progress at the same time as speaking/ Other adjectives already have a strong or extreme meaning writing, (sentence ) (e.g. perfect, useless). We can use words like completely or 2 actions in progress around (before and after) the absolutely before these adjectives to add emphasis {Her English time of speaking/writing, (sentence ) is absolutely perfect.). 3 changing situations, (sentence ) 1 Online dictionaries are o fte n ______useful. С ^ Now go to G ram m ar Focus I B on p. 1 3 2 2 That cake’s enormous. 3 I think Anna’s confident. d Make q u e stio n s w ith th e w ords below. 4 I went for a swim in the river and the water w as_____ freezing. Then d iscu ss th e q ue stio n s. 5 There are only seven houses in my village - it’s _____ tiny. 1 you / think / you / communicate / well in your own 6 It’s important to learn pronunciation as well as vocabulary. language? 2 How often / you / hear / foreign languages where d © П И P ronunciation L isten and ch e ck. Then answ er the you live? q u e s tio n s below. 3 y o u /th in k /y o u / h a v e /a good memory? 1 Which word is stressed in each sentence? 4 What / help / you / learn / English grammar? 2 Do we usually stress gradable adjectives or extreme adjectives? 5 W h a t/y o u /th in k /a b o u t/rig h t now? 6 you / prepare / for an exam at the moment? e ©ПИ Listen again and repeat th e sentences, 7 more people / learn / languages in your country than before? f ^ Now go to Vocabulary Focus I B on p. 1 5 3 I think so, b u t I Do you think you pre fe r w ritin g to com m unicate w ell in speaking, □ SPEAKING your o w n language? a С Ш Talk a b o u t le a rn in g a fo re ig n language. Use th e q u e s tio n s below. e ^ Communication 1В Q i What do you want to be able to do with English? S tu d e n t A: Go to p. 1 2 7. What level of English do you hope to reach? S tu d e n t B: Go to p. 1 3 1. How often do you review what you have learned? How often do you watch or read things in English? How often do you communicate with native speakers? What are you doing at the moment to learn English? Are you having any problems with English at the moment? b R eport back to th e class a b o u t w h a t you fo u n d out.  Everyday English Leam to give and respond to opinions Q Word groups Well, if you ask m e... 0 Using me too / me neither D LISTENING В USEFUL LANGUAGE a Q i D iscuss th e que stio n s. Giving an d re sp o n d in g to o p in io n s 1 Do you enjoy meeting new people? 2 Do you usually decide what you think of a © H Q Listen and c o m p le te th e sentences w ith one w ord. someone from a first impression? Or do you 1 Well, in m y , roses are always a good option. get to know them first? 2 I _____ something like tulips might be better. 3 I _____ it’s going to be impossible with another flo rist’s in the b Q i Look at th e p hoto above. W hat do same street. you th in k th e c u sto m e r is buying? 4 Well, if y o u me, it’s not worth worrying about until we know for sure. С © H Q W atch or lis te n to Part 1 to check. b P ut th e w ords in th e c o rre ct order to m ake m ore fo rm a l phrases fo r g ivin g an o p in io n. d © П А W atch or lis te n again and 1 it / me / seems / that / to 2 as / as / concerned / far / I’m u n d e rlin e th e co rre c t answers. 1 Becky is buying flowers because she’s с Look at five ways of re sp o n d in g to an o p in io n. going to someone’s house / getting married. Does th e speaker agree (A) or disagree (D)? 2 She doesn’t want roses because 1 I know what you mean, but... ___ she doesn’t like them / they're too romantic. 2 I know exactly what you m e a n.___ 3 She likes / doesn’t like the tulips. 3 I’m not so sure about th a t------- 4 She will buy flowers in another shop / come 4 That’s right____ back later. 5 I see where you’re coming from, but... ___ e С & Look at th e p hoto below rig h t and d Tick ( / ) th e sen te n ce s you agree w ith. Change th e o th e r answ er th e q u e stio n s. sentences so you agree w ith th e m. 1 Where are the people? 1 English is an easy language to learn. 2 What are they doing? 2 It’s d ifficu lt to communicate with older people. 3 First impressions are important when you meet someone. f © H Q W atch or liste n to Part 2 to ch eck. e Q i Give your o p in io n s fro m 2d and respond. g © H Q W atch or liste n again and answer the q uestio n s. 1 What will happen to the bookshop? 2 What problem will this cause for Rachel? 3 What is Mark’s advice? 4 What does Rachel say happened at work?  UNIT 1* - В PRONUNCIATION W ord g ro u p s □LISTENING a ©HQ Listen to these sentences. N o tice w here th e а СM Look at th e photo. W hat is happening? speaker pauses to m ake th e message clearer. W hat do you th in k w ill happen next? I’m really worried. Jo phoned today with some bad news. b © H Q Listen to th is s im ila r sentence. Does th e speaker pause? I’m really worried I won’t make enough money. С Look at th e co n ve rsa tio n. W rite // w here you th in k th e speakers pause. Rachel Oh, I'm sorry, love. I’m just a bit worried. Jo phoned today and said that the old bookshop is going to be turned into another florist’s. Mark The bookshop on the corner? I didn’t know they’d sold it. Rachel Me neither. But what am I going to do? It’s hard enough already to make money, but I think it’s going to be impossible with another florist’s in the same street. d © П В Listen and ch e ck. □ CONVERSATION SKILLS b © И Д W atch or lis te n to Part 3 and check U sing me too / me neither your ideas. а ©Ш й Listen and u n d e rlin e th e co rre c t words. С С J> D iscuss th e q u e stio n s 1 1 How would you feel in Becky’s situation? Mark The bookshop on the corner? I didn’t know they’d 2 How would you feel in Rachel’s situation? sold it. 3 Have you ever made a bad first impression? Rachel Me tool neither. 2 □ SPEAKING Mark Hey, don’t worry about it. Let’s just forget about work. Personally, I need a relaxing evening! a T h in k of an exam ple of: Rachel Me tool neither. a good way to meet new people 1 We use Me too and Me neither to say we' agree or are a good way to make a good first impression in the same situation. a good topic of conversation with someone you don’t 2 We use Me too after a positive sentence. know well 3 We use Me neither after a negative sentence. a good reason to dislike someone you’ve just met. b С J> D iscuss your ideas in 6a. b C om plete the exchanges w ith appropriate responses. 1 A I need a nice cup of tea. If you ask me, the best way В _____________ to make a g o o d impression is to 2 A I don’t really like watching football. use p e o p le ’s names a lot. В _____________ 3 A I wasn’t invited to the wedding. I’m n o t so sure В _____________ a b o u t that. 4 A I’m looking forward to the party. В _____________ 5 A I don’t really eat chocolate. В _____________ 6 A I hate going out in the rain. Unit Progress Test В _____________ CHECK YOUR PROGRESS You can now do the Unit Progress Test.  Skills for Writing Learn to write a guide © Introducing a purpose; Different ways of learning referring pronouns □ SPEAKING AND LISTENING a Ом W hat do you th in k are som e good ways to learn new vo ca b u la ry in E nglish? Talk a b o u t th e ideas in photos a -e , or your own ideas. b©ПВ Listen to M aria and G ilb e rto ta lk in g ab o u t le a rn in g vocabulary. Are you more like M aria or G ilberto? С © П Б Listen again and answ er th e q u e stio n s. 1 What system does Maria use for learning vocabulary? 2 What system does Maria’s sister use? 3 Does Gilberto think either system will work for him? d Read th e d e s c rip tio n s o f each style. W hat k in d s of learners are M aria and G ilberto? Visual learners They p re fe r to le a rn by se e in g o r re a d in g th in g s a n d n e e d to see n e w in fo rm a tio n w ritte n d o w n. Auditory learners They p re fe r to le a rn by lis te n in g to n e w in fo rm a tio n. They a ls o like to ta lk a b o u t th e n e w th in g s th e y 'v e le a rn t. Kinaesthetic learners They p re fe r to le a rn by d o in g s o m e th in g.T h e y d o n 't like s ittin g still fo r very lo n g. e С Talk a b o u t w h a t kind of learner you are and why. BREADING a Read What kind o f learner are you? on p. 17. A nswer th e q u e stio n s. 1 Which of Maria’s ideas is mentioned? 2 Does the article talk more about understanding new information or remembering it? b Read th e a rtic le again. M ake notes ab o u t th e key stu d y te c h n iq u e s fo r each le a rn in g style. visual auditory kinaesthetic  UNIT Г WHAT KIND В WRITING SKILLS Introducing a purpose; OF LEARNER a referring pronouns Look at these sentences from the article. Circle the words or phrases in the underlined ARE YOU? parts which introduce the purpose in each sentence. 1 In order to find the most useful wav to learn new Different people learn in different ways. information, it’s a good idea to think about the kind of learner you are... In order to find the most useful way to learn new 2 Knowing your learning style helps you study information, it’s a good idea to think about the kind more effectively, so you remember what vou of learner you are: visual, auditory or kinaesthetic. have learnt more easily. Knowing your learning style helps you study more 3 To learn new information, try to think of an image in your head. effectively, so you remember what you have learnt more easily. Remember, you don’t just learn when b U nderline other examples of purpose words/ you study - this advice can also be useful for phrases in the article. learning at work or in your free time. С Join the sentences using purpose words/ phrases. More than one answer is possible. VISUAL LEARNERS 1 I write the new words in a vocabulary notebook. I remember them. It helps to study in a quiet place so that you can 2 I practise pronunciation. I record myself saying ntratP To learn new information, try to think of words on my phone. ^ " Г e t v lu l head or maKe a diagram to h i g h l y 3 I write grammar rules on a piece of paper. different points. ’This technique helps your mem ry I understand them better. and iit means you can find the information eas.ly when you look at your notes again. d Look at sentences 1 -3 in bold in the article and underline the correct words in the rules. a This and these refer to ideas already mentioned / new ideas. AUDITORY LEARNERS b In sentences 1 and 3, this refers back to one word / a complete idea. с We sometimes put a noun / an adjective after vnT 3 A 'T Is a 900d wayfory°uto learn. Read У ur notes aloud, then cover them and try to say them this and these. you’re talk' т А ОГУ' AIS° ' t,V t0 USe new when you re talking to people. If you are studying words Q WRITING A guide - ~ ,ar t0piC’ yOUo can listen t0 podcasts that include this vocabulary. 2These ideas should help you a Think of a skill you know how to do well. remember what you need to know. It can be som ething to do w ith study, work, sport or a free-tim e activity. Make notes using these questions. 1 How easy is it to learn this skill? 2 What are the problems people have when learning it? 3 What are good ways to learn this skill? 4 Why are they good ways? b Write a guide on how to learn th is skill. Use words/phrases to introduce purpose and this or these, if possible, to refer back to ideas. С Q j> Work in pairs. Read your partner’s guide. How easy do you th in k it would be to learn th e ir skill? These descriptions are only a guide. Most people have a mixture of learning styles. To study successfully, you eed to experiment and find the most suitable method. UNIT1 □ WORDPO! a yourself M atch sen te n ce b e g in n in g s 1 - 6 w ith en d ing s a -f. Review and extension 1 EH Why do you keep talking 2 EH This room needs a lot of work, but you can do 3 EH Come in! Make yourself П GRAMMAR 4 EH Good luck at the interview! Just be 5 П Bye! Have a wonderful time! Look a v Ш C om plete th e q u e stio n s. Then ask and answ er 6 EH Are you OK? Have you th e q u estio n s. a after yourself and have fun - enjoy yourself! 1 You live with someone. b yourself and tell yourself ‘I can do this!’, Who do you live with? с to yourself? Is it because you’re teaching yourself 2 Something woke you up this morning. German? W hat_________________ this morning? d hurt yourself? 3 You talk to someone every day. e at home, and help yourself to food and drink, W ho _________________ every day? f it yourself - you don’t need to pay someone. 4 You read something yesterday. W hat__________________ yesterday? 5 Something has made you laugh recently. b U n d e rlin e th e c o rre c t w ords in th e rule. W hat_________________ recently? We use yourself \n the phrases in bold in 3a because 6 Someone speaks to you in English. the object of the verb is the same as / different from the W ho _________________ in English? subject of the verb. 7 You khow different ways of learning English. Which different ways of learning English______________ Some ways of learning English work best for you. С U n d e rlin e th e co rre c t words. Which ways of learning English________________ Is it possible to help / teach yourself how to swim? You could pay someone to clean the car or you could b Four o f th e sentences below have a m ista ke. do / do it yourself. T ick ( / ) th e fo u r c o rre c t sentences. There’s a lot of food in the fridge. Please help / make 1 О John’s having a shower. yourself. 2 EH I think we need a new laptop. Are you agreeing? Don’t copy other people. Be by / Be yourself. 3 □ I’m hardly ever writing letters. Sit down. Make yourself to / at home! 4 EH You look sad, Maria. What do you think about? You should te ll/ tell to yourself ‘I’m wonderful!’ every day. 5 EH Monkeys communicate with sounds. 6 EH I don’t know at the moment. d C o m p le te th e q u e s tio n s w ith th e co rre ct fo rm of the 7 □ Carrie doesn’t work this week because she’s ill. verbs in th e box and yourself. 8 EH I’m getting cold. enjoy hurt look after talk to teach □ VOCABULARY 1 Have you ever. how to do something? What was it? Was it easy or difficult to learn? a C om plete th e sen te n ce s w ith th e verbs in th e box. Do y o u ? Do you eat well and get enough sleep? Have you ever at home? Did you have to go argue complain give express to hospital? keep persuade speak tell Do you ever. ? What do you say? Are y o u ____ right now? If not, what would make Are you going to _ about the terrible food? you happy? Let’s in touch. Can y o u a joke? e Q> D iscuss th e q u e s tio n s in 3 d. I don’t want t o ______ a presentation. He prefers t o his opinions in writing. She's trying t o me to go on holiday with her. When did you la s t in public? I try not t o with my boss - even when he’s wrong! REVIEW YOUR PROGRESS b M atch th e extrem e a d je c tiv e s in th e box w ith How w ell d id you do in th is u n it? W rite 3, 2 or 1 gradable a d je c tiv e s 1 -8. fo r each o b je c tiv e. 3 = very w ell 2 = w ell 1 = not so w ell awful brilliant enormous exhausted filthy freezing furious tiny \ 1CAN... talk about different forms of communication. □ 1 big 5 tired 2 dirty 6 angry describe experiences in the present. □ 3 small 7 bad give and respond to opinions. □ 4 cold 8 good write a guide. □ 18  CAN DO OBJECTIVES Talk about experiences of work and training Talk about technology Make and respond to suggestions Write an email giving news GETTING STARTED а (у п в Look at th e photo. W here do you th in k the w om an is? Listen and ch e ck yo u r ideas. b D iscuss th e q u e stio n s. 1 What else do you think there might be in this office building? (Think of the furniture, rooms and entertainment.) 2 Would you like to work in an office building like this? Why / Why not? 3 What would your ideal workplace be like?  They’ve just offered Learn to talk about experiences of work and training © Present perfect sim ple and p ast sim ple me the job ^ Work DREADING Not the best interview a Qi D iscuss th e q u e stio n s. I ’ve ever had! 1 Have you ever had a job interview? Most people feel nervous when they go for a job 2 Was it a good experience? Why / Why not? interview, but some interviews are worse than others. Fortunately, they don’ t all end in disaster! b Read Not the best interview I've ever had! W ho got th e job? W ho d id n ’t get ‘They wanted to test how fast I ‘I’ve had lots of good interviews, the job? could type. My fingers were over but this one was a disaster. I had put the keyboard, ready to type. The on my CV that I could speak ‘some С Read th e sto rie s again. M atch a -d w ith interviewer said ‘Right click to French'. I learnt some French at headings 1 -4. open the file', but all I heard was school, but I’ve never really used 1 EH Wrong word! ‘Write click’ so I typed ‘click’ on a it and my listening skills are really 2 EH Better to tell the truth window that was already open. I felt bad. The three interviewers began 3 EH The interviewer probably felt worse so embarrassed when I realised my the interview by speaking to me in than me! mistake, but we both laughed and French, and I didn't understand a 4 EH An unlucky call I got the job. I’ve worked there for word. No, I didn't get the job, and eight months now.’ yes, I’ve changed my CV!’ d Qi Tell your p a rtn e r w h ic h story 1мига Dan you liked best. Have you had any ‘I’ve never forgotten to switch my ‘I had a job interview with two e m barrassing e xperiences like th e ones phone off in the cinema, but for people last week. One of them was m th e stories? some reason I forgot when I went leaning back on his chair when for my first job interview. My friend suddenly it fell right back and it was e received a phone phoned me to wish me good luck - soon clear that he couldn't get up : 5 at a bad mom ent. right in the middle of the interview. again. I didn’t know if I should try to Really? What Oops! I didn’t get the job.’ help or not and I was worried 1 was happened? Andy going to start laughing. Fortunately, the other interviewer asked me to wait outside the room for a minute, and then the interview carried on as if nothing had happened. Guess what? They’ve just offered me the jo b !’ Ellie В VOCABULARY W ork □ GRAMMAR P resen t perfect sim p le a n d p a s t a Look at photos a - f below and m atch th e m w ith sentences 1 -6. sim ple 1 EH Hundreds of people applied for the job but only six a Look at these sentences from th e stories on p.2 0. candidates were invited for an interview. W hich verbs are in the present perfect and w hich H It’s hard to balance family life and a career. is in th e past sim ple? 3 EH I’m proud of my practical skills and medical knowledge. 1 I’ve never forgotten to switch my phone off in the 4 EH There are 200 employees in this organisation, but I’m cinema. only in charge of a small team. I’ve had lots of good interviews, but this one was a 5 EH I’ve got good grades but I haven’t got much experience disaster. to put on my CV. I had a job interview with two people last week. 6 □ I've got a lot of business contacts who work for They’ve just offered me the job! employers in different countries. b U n d e rlin e th e co rre ct w ords to c o m p le te th e rules. 1 We use the past simple / present perfect to ta Iк a bout recent past events that have an effect on the present. 2 We use the past simple / present perfect to talk about our experiences. 3 We use the past simple / present perfect when we give details (e.g. when, where, etc.) or talk about specific past events. С ® H B Pronunciation Listen and choose the sentence you hear, a or b. 1 a I worked there for eight months. b I’ve worked there for eight months. 2 a I had lots of good interviews. b I've had lots of good interviews. d 0 П Е Listen and practise saying the sentences. e ► Now go to G ram m ar Focus 2A on p. 1 3 4 f C om plete th e sentences w ith th e present p e rfe ct or past s im p le fo rm o f th e verbs in brackets. 1 I __________ (never/have) a really terrible job interview. 2 Once, I ___________ (forget) to switch off my phone when I was at the cinema. b M atch th e w ords in bold in 2a w ith these m eanings. 3 I don’t have very much work experience, but I ___________ (be) in charge of a small team. 1 the jobs you do during your working life I ___________ (be) the leader on a project at school. 2 people you know who might be able to help your career 4 I __________ (get) some useful work experience 3 contacted a company asking for a job last year. 4 people who work for a company 5 I __________ (study) hard this year, so I hope I can 5 the results of your exams at school or university pass my exams. 6 the things you know from experience or study 6 I __________ (always/be) able to express myself 7 people who are trying to get a job clearly since I was a child. 8 responsible for something or someone 7 I __________ (already/work) for more than three 9 the people that you work for organisations. 10 a document which describes your education and the jobs 8 I __________ (know) what career I wanted when I you have done - - was a child. С i I W hat do m anagers look fo r when th e y e m ploy someone g С Ш Tellyour partner w hich sentences are true for new? Choose the fo u r q u a litie s th a t you th in k are m ost you and give more in fo rm a tio n. im p o rta n t. creative thinking a friendly personality good grades the ability to work in a team work experience a positive attitude to work self-confidence practical skills good problem-solving skills □ LISTENING □ SPEAKING a v J> T h in k o f five reasons w hy an e m p lo ye r m ig h t not o ffe r a You are go in g to ta lk a b o u t your a ca n d id a te a jo b. C om pare your ideas w ith a partner. e xperiences Tick ( / ) th re e th in g s you have done. Then m ake notes ab o u t your b © H E Listen to th e b e g in n in g of a radio interview. Answer th e experiences. q u estions. □ learned practical 1 Are any of your ideas in 4a mentioned in the report? fv l got qualifications skills (what?) 2 What one quality does Nancy believe all employers are looking for at (which?) a job interview? С © И И Listen again and c o m p le te each sentence w ith one or CD studied/worked in a foreign tw o w ords. country (where?) People with likeability can with other people. ГН chosen a career Nancy believes likeability is more important than other abilities in the firs t___________ of a new job. CD worked for no She advises job hunters to spend time w ith ____________ money Nancy encourages people to apply for jobs even if they don't have the CD visited an interesting rig h t------------------ office or factory During an interview, it’s important to ___________ the interviewers by CD written a CV showing that you’re friendly, positive and can communicate well. И given a talk or © H E Listen to five speakers. Do th e y agree th a t be in g like a b le presentation is more im p o rta n t th a n o th e r skills? W rite A (agree) or D CD done some online (disagree). learning I I studied or worked Speaker 1 _____ Speaker 3 ______ Speaker 5 _____ as part of a team Speaker 2 _____ Speaker 4 ______ CD been in charge of a project ®JE& Listen again and answ er th e q u e stio n s. 1 According to Speaker 1, why don’t people know that likeability is b O j> Take tu rn s to ta lk a b o u t your w ork and important? tra in in g experiences. Ask q u e stio n s to fin d 2 According to Speaker 2, what's the advantage of developing your ‘soft o u t more in fo rm a tio n. skills’? 3 How does Speaker 3 behave towards his patients? I’ve been in charge o f 4 What problem does Speaker 4 have with ‘soft skills’? a pro je ct. It was a small 5 According to Speaker 5, what are the most important things you can team and w e all w o rk e d offer an organisation? w e ll tosether. was this at w o rk ( Ш D iscuss th e q u e stio n s. o r at school? 1 Which do you think is more important when getting a new job - likeability or good qualifications? Why? Think of different kinds of jobs. 2 Do you think schools and colleges should help students develop ‘soft skills’? How could they do this? 22  Learn to talk about technology ф Technology my phone all morning © Present perfect sim ple and present perfect continuous D VOCABULARY T echnology a & T h in k o f th in g s you can do on a sm a rtp h o n e. Com pare ideas w ith o th e r stu d e n ts. W ho has th e m ost ideas? b M atch w ords 1 -5 w ith d e fin itio n s a -e. 1 EH app 3 П icon username 2 □ browser 4 LH text message a name you need to type (with a password) to start using something a written message that you send from one phone to another a computer program that you use to read information on the internet a small picture on a computer/phone screen that you click on to open a program or an app Activity Tracker a small computer program that you can download onto a mobile RUNNING phone or other device DURATION u: 56:c3 ; -r IAN, ( С Cross o u t the w rong verb in each group. 1234 HEART RATE AVG. SPEED 1 turn off / send/ delete an email bpm }£3 km/h IjC C 2 download / press / share a video Кь G P S OK 3 install / share / upload some photos 4 install/ download/ press a new app 5 turn off / turn on / delete a phone 6 upload/ press/ dick on a button or icon 7 connect to / send / browse the internet 8 type / change / turn on a password d ( J H h in k of five th in g s th a t y o u ’ve done re ce n tly using phrases fro m l c. Tell a p a rtn e r I’ve just changed my email password. w hy? Djd you fo rg e t it? e Q i D iscuss th e q u e stio n s. 1 What apps have you got on your phone or tablet? 2 Which apps do you like or use most? 3 Look at the apps on this page. What do you think they do? r UNIT 2 BREADING В GRAMMAR P resen t perfect sim ple an d co n tin u o u s a Read What’s your favourite app? below and answer th e questions. Which app... ? a Read sentences a -d. Then answer 1 is good for music lovers q u e stio n s 1 -5. 2 helps you learn about the stars a I’ve seen photos where people have baby 3 keeps you interested because you can keep improving faces on adult bodies. 4 helps busy people organise themselves b I’ve been playing it on the bus every day. 5 helps you create and keep photos online с I’ve been recommending it to all my friends. 6 helps you make funny photos d I’ve just installed the ThingsToDo app. 7 is useful if you’ve got too many apps on your phone 1 Which sentences use the present perfect 8 records your fitness information continuous? 2 Which sentence talks about one completed b Read th e a rtic le again and answ er th e q u e stio n s. past activity (without mentioning a time)? 1 What do you get from ThingsToDo at the end of each week? 3 Which sentence talks about something the 2 How do you find a planet with SkyWatch? speaker has experienced? 3 What changes can you make to photos with Imagegram? 4 Which sentences talk about activities which 4 Why does Enzo play Balloon Pop every day? started in the past and are not finished yet? 5 What information does ActivityTracker give you when you run? 5 Which sentences talk about something which 6 What information can Tunespotter tell you about a song? happened regularly or more than once? 7 How can StopApp make your phone work better? 8 What kinds of photos does Luke think are funniest on Crazy Faces? С С Ш D iscuss th e questions. 1 Do you use any apps like the ones in the article? Which ones? How useful are they? 2 Would you like to use any of the apps in the article? Which ones? Why? What’s your favourite I’ve ju st installed th e ThingsT oD o a p p. It’s so easy M y fa vo u rite g a m e at th e m o m e n t is Balloon P op. to use - w h ic h is really im p o rta n t w h e n y o u ’ve g o t You se le ct g ro u p s o f c o lo u re d b a llo o n s and p o p them. lots o f th in g s to d o a nd n o t m u ch tim e! You ju s t create I’ve been playing it on th e b u s every day, b ecause I a list and th e n a d d ite m s to it. O n ce a w e e k it se n d s alw ays w a n t to g e t to th e next level - it’s very addictive! you a list o f everything y o u ’ve d o n e. Juan Enzo Have you heard a b o u t S kyW a tch ? It’s great. You A ctivityT ra cke r is a g re a t a p p fo r running. You ju st ju st p o in t yo u r p h o n e at th e n ight sky and it tells you press th e s ta rt b u tto n w h e n you begin yo u r w o rk o u t w h a t th e stars are. You ca n also ty p e in th e n a m e o f a and th e a p p re co rd s yo u r sp e e d , d is ta n c e and heart planet and th e p ro g ra m tells you w h e re to lo o k fo r it. rate. A fte r th e w o rk o u t, you can th e n u p lo ad you r Katya in fo rm a tio n to social n e tw o rk in g w e b s ite s and c o m p a re w ith y o u r friends. I’ve never fo u n d an a p p as g o o d as this before. Fay I love Im agegram a nd I’ve been using it m o re and 6 m ore recently. You ca n use different e ffe cts to m ake I’ve ju s t d o w n lo a d e d Tunespotter. If you hear a p h o to s lo o k different, like o ld -fa s h io n e d p h o to s , o r w ith s o n g you like b u t you d o n ’t k n o w w h a t it is, you b rig h te r colo u rs. T hen yo u can sto re th e m online and ca n use th is a p p. It identifies th e nam e o f th e song share th e m w ith y o u r friends. Paul an d th e singer. A n d if you like it, you can bu y the song really easily. I’ve had it fo r a w e e k and I’ve been using it a lot. Martin  UNIT 2 b C om plete th e sentences w ith th e present p e rfe c t s im p le or □ SPEAKING present p e rfe c t c o n tin u o u s fo rm o f th e verbs in brackets.. a new phone, (just/buy) a You are going to fin d o u t w h ich of. for my own name online, (never/search) your classm ates is m ost a d d ic te d to a lot of films in the last two weeks, (watch) technology. T h in k of six q u e stio n s to ask. for a new tablet, but I haven’t got enough money yet. (save up) a b o u t w hat people have used recently.. about not using my smartphone for a few weeks, just to see if I Use th e to p ic s below or your own ideas. can survive! (think) apps/mobile phones computer games С ® Ш 1 Pronunciation Listen to sentences 1-4 and u n d e rlin e th e the internet social-networking sites co rre ct w ords in th e rule. 1 I’ve used an app. 3 I’ve been using an app. How often have you been on Facebook in th e 2 I haven’t used an app. 4 I’ve just been using an app. la s t tw o days? W hat apps have you been using recently? In present perfect sentences, we usually stress the main verb/ auxiliary verb. If it is a negative sentence, or we add a word like just, then we b Оэ Use your q u e s tio n n a ire to in te rvie w also / don't stress the main verb. d iffe re n t people on th e class. W ho has used th e m ost and least te ch n o lo g y d © Л И Listen again and repeat th e sentences. recently? W ho in th e class do you th in k is a te ch n o lo g y a d d ict? e ^ Now go to G ram m ar Focus 2B on p. 134 f v M Are th e sentences in 3 b tru e fo r you? Change th e false sentences so th a t th e y are tru e fo r you. Tell your p a rtn e r a b o u t your sentences. S to p A p p is a really useful a p p a nd I’ve been re co m m e n d in g it to all m y friends. If to o m any a p p s are o p e n on yo u r p hone, y o u r p h o n e can be really slow. This a p p tu rn s th e m off, w h ic h can m a ke y o u r p h o n e faster. Anna I’ve been using C razy Faces a lot recently. It’s very silly, b u t it’s fun. You ju s t ta ke p h o to s o f y o u r frie n d s a nd then you ca n ch a n g e th e ir faces. You can m ake th e m lo o k o ld e r o r younger, fa tte r o r thinner, and you ca n a d d beards, m o u s ta c h e s and glasses. I’ve seen lots o f p h o to s w h e re p e o p le have p u t b a b y faces on a d u lt b o d ie s an d th e y m ake m e laugh every tim e! Luke  Everyday English 2С Could you take it back to the shop? П LISTENING a Q i Talk a b o u t a p ro b le m you have had recently. W hat was th e problem ? Did you solve it? How? bQi Look at th e photos. W hat has ju s t happened? С © Л Е В W atch or liste n to Part 1 to ch e ck. dQi W hat do you th in k Rachel and Becky w ill do next? e © H E W atch or liste n to Part 2. Do th e y m e n tio n any of your ideas? f ©HE W atch or liste n again. Are th e sentences tru e (T) or false (F)? 1 Becky's screen is still working. В USEFUL LANGUAGE M aking su g g e stio n s ^ 2 Rachel thinks removing the SIM card might help. a Choose th e co rre c t words. ~r~ 3 Becky is worried about losing all her phone 1 Have you tried turning/ turn it off and on again? numbers. 2 What about taking/ take the SIM card out and drying it? I 4 Becky bought the phone very recently, 3 Could you taking/ take it back to the shop?- f 5 Becky has got insurance. 4 Can you claiming/ claim on your insurance? 6 Rachel heard on the radio about using rice to 5 You could trying/ fry that. dry phones. b ©HE W atch or liste n to Part 2 again and ch e ck your answ ers to 2a. С C o m p le te th e responses w ith th e w ords fro m th e box. why idea worth give 1 A How about just leaving it until it dries out? В I’l l _ it a try. What have I got to lose? 2 A Why don’t you try drying it with a hair dryer? В That’s a try, but wouldn’t the heat damage the phone? 3 A Shall we phone Mark and see if he has any ideas? В Yes, not? He might know what to do. 4 A Let’s go to the phone shop and ask for advice. В That’s a great They should be able to help. d W hat s o lu tio n s can you th in k o f fo r these problem s? Make notes. 1 You missed your bus home and the next one is in an hour. It’s raining. 2 You don’t have any ideas about what to buy your friend for his/her birthday. 3 You’ve spilt coffee on your shirt and you have an important meeting in 20 minutes. 4 The battery in your phone is low and you need to make an important call in an hour. e Q i Take tu rn s to ask fo r advice and m ake suggestions. □ LISTENING a Q j >Look at th e photo. W ho do you th in k Becky is ta lk in g to? b © Н Е Е W atch or liste n to Part 3. Does th e phone w ork now? Why / W hy not? i / 1 □ CONVERSATION SKILLS □ PRONUNCIATION S en ten ce stre s s S ounding sy m p ath etic or p leased a © H a Listen to these se ntences. U n d e rlin e th e stressed syllables. a ©BEE Listen and c o m p le te th e conversations. 1 Have you tried turning it off and on again? 1 Rachel How’s the phone? 2 What about taking the SIM card out and drying it? Becky Not good. The screen's frozen. 3 Could you take it back to the shop? Rachel ! Have you tried turning it 4 Can you claim on your insurance? off and on again? 2 Becky I hope I haven’t lost all my contacts. I haven’t saved them anywhere else. b We u su a lly p u t stress on th e w ords w h ic h are im p o rta n t fo r our message. W hich sylla b le s do Rachel Oh n o ,_________________ you th in k are stressed in these sentences? 3 Becky My phone’s working. That rice trick worked. Rachel That’s _________________ ! I’m really 1 I can’t find my phone! _________________ to hear that. 2 My computer’s broken. I’ve lost all my work! 3 I have a very annoying colleague at work - he b Look at th e co m p le te d co n ve rsa tio n s in 4a. complains about everything. W hich phrases sound s ym p a th e tic? W hich 4 I’m really worried. I have a big exam tomorrow. phrases sound pleased? 5 My car has been making a strange noise recently. I hope there isn’t a problem. С Q * Take tu rn s to say sentences 1 - 6 below. R espond, s o u n d in g s y m p a th e tic or pleased. Then С © H E Listen and ch e ck. Then p ra ctise saying the ask fo r m ore d e ta ils. sentences. 1 I’ve lost my phone. □ SPEAKING I’ve fo u n d a new place to live. a T h in k o f a p ro b le m you have or m ig h t have (e.g. w ith a colle a g u e , your stu d ie s, a car, your c o m p u te r). Make notes a b o u t th e p ro b le m. My car has b roke n d o w n. bQi Take tu rn s to e xp la in your p ro b le m and make suggestions. I was w o ke n up very early this mornins. My sister is com ins to visit. d Unit Progress Test C H EC K Y O U R PR O G R ESS I’ve been o ffe re d a Sreat ne w jo b. You can now do the Unit Progress Test. МИЁамММШНЙЙЙШЙНШЁЙЁМЙШИЙЙЁММЙвШШШМММШШЖк^^  Dear S ir/M a d a m , □ SPEAKING AND LISTENING I’m w ritin g to enquire a b o u t th e p o s sib ility o f w o rk in a W hat changes w ould you like to make to your life? y o u r com pany. I’m an a p p lic a tio n softw are developer. Make notes a b o u t one of th e to p ic s below. I’ve been 1 fo r m y cu rre n t c o m p a n y fo r ju st over 2_______________ now, b u t I’d like a change. I’m g oo d at your job the apartment/house you live in 3 th in kin g and I have e x c e lle n t4_______- _______ the town/city you live in your free-time activities skills. In a d d ition , I also have a po sitive 5 to w a rd s your studies your friends m y w o rk and colleagues. I d o n ’t speak C antonese, b u t I’m very interested in 6_______________ and w o u ld love th e o p p o rtu n ity to live b С Talk a b o u t th e changes you w o u ld like to m ake to and w o rk there. I’d be interested in any inform a tio n you your life. Give reasons. can send me. С © И В Listen to tw o frie n d s , Tania and Lin, ta lk in g in Please find m y CV attached. a cafe. W hat tw o changes is Tania th in k in g about? Yours faithfully, Tania S am pson d © И В Tania w rite s an e m a il to an IT co m p a n y in Hong Kong ca lle d PayHK. Listen to th e conversation again and c o m p le te gaps 1 -7 in th e a p p lic a tio n e m a il above rig h t. Hong Kong!!! e Q J> Ask and answ er th e q u e stio n s. Hi Lin, I’ m sorry I h aven’t been in to u c h fo r th e past fe w days, b u t it’s 1 How common is it for people in your country to been a very busy tim e. work abroad? 2 What are the main reasohs they go? On M o n d a y I had a jo b interview w ith PayHK, the IT co m p a n y better work opportunities in H ong Kong th a t I em ailed. Then th e next day, I had to d o a more money p ra ctica l test. 1You w o n ’t believe th is, b u t th e y ’ve ju st rung to a cultural experience offe r me th e job! language learning The w o rk so u n d s really interesting - th e y w an t m e to w o rk other reasons on d e ve lop in g a pps th a t can be used fo r m aking m obile paym ents. ?A nd w h a t’s really e x c itin g is th a t th e y also w ant BREADING me to th in k o f ideas fo r new p ro d u cts. The jo b offer is very ge