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1 LIFESTYLE KEY LANGUAGE Speaking Part 1 Interview Habitual behaviour 9781380018069_text.indb 1 Work with a partner. Discuss the questions....

1 LIFESTYLE KEY LANGUAGE Speaking Part 1 Interview Habitual behaviour 9781380018069_text.indb 1 Work with a partner. Discuss the questions. 02/07/2020 10:24 Be used to, get used to and used to 1 What do you usually do at the weekend? Lifestyle 2 Describe your morning routine before you Clothes go to school/college/work. Get 3 Do you ever meet up with your friends on weekday evenings? PRONUNCIATION 4 What is your favourite weekday? 5 What did you do yesterday evening? Pronouncing questions How to go about it EXAM PRACTICE Do not answer just ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the examiner’s questions. Develop your Reading and Use of English Parts 1, 2, 4 & 7 answers by giving reasons or examples. Writing Part 2 Do not learn long pre-prepared answers. Listening Parts 1 & 3 You are likely to sound unnatural and Speaking Parts 1 & 2 you may not answer the questions correctly. www.frenglish.ru  1 LIFESTYLE Vocabulary Lifestyle 1 Look at the verbs and adjectives that can all be used with the noun lifestyle to form collocations. Collocations are pairs or groups of words that are often used together. active luxurious alternative outdoor have busy relaxed live a/an lifestyle chaotic sedentary lead comfortable simple healthy stressful Underline those adjectives which could be used to describe your lifestyle. 2 SPEAK Work in pairs. Compare your adjectives with your partner, explaining your choices. I have quite a healthy lifestyle at the moment. I’m eating sensibly and doing a lot of exercise. 3 SPEAK Discuss the following questions. As in other parts of this book, common collocations are shown in bold. Would you like to change your lifestyle? Why/Why not? Do you lead an active social life? What kinds of things do you do? What do you think is meant by the American way of life? How would you describe the way of life in your country to a foreigner? What are some of the positive and negative aspects of our modern way of life? In what ways, if any, was the traditional way of life in your country better? Why are people so interested in the private lives of celebrities? Do they interest you? What might the people find difficult about their lifestyles? 1 2 2 www.frenglish.ru Speaking Part 2 Long turn LifestyLe 1 1 Look at the four photographs. They show people who lead different lifestyles. Before you do the speaking task, read the information in the boxes below. Student A: Compare photographs 1 and 2 and say what you think the people might find difficult about their lifestyles. Student B: When your partner has finished, say whether you like working / would like to work in an office. 2 Now change roles. Student A: Compare photographs 3 and 4 and say what you think the people might enjoy about their lifestyles. Student B: When your partner has finished, say which lifestyle you would prefer to lead. How to go about it Student A In part 2 of the speaking exam you are not asked to describe the photographs in detail, but to compare them. When doing this, comment on the similarities and differences: Similarities: In both pictures … Differences: In the first picture … whereas in the second one … Student B In the exam you have time to develop your answer fully and give reasons for your opinions. Useful language Student A Student B I get the impression it’s a stressful life. (I don’t think) I would like to be an She might/may have to travel a lot. office worker. I doubt that they have much time for a I wouldn’t mind working in an office. social life. I’d prefer to have this lifestyle rather They probably enjoy being outside. than that one. I expect/imagine they prefer doing I’d rather ride a horse all day than work physical work. at sea. What might the people enjoy about their lifestyles? 3 4 3 www.frenglish.ru 1 LifestyLe Reading and Use of English Part 7 Multiple matching 1 You are going to read an article in which four people talk about their lifestyles. For questions 1–10, choose from the people (A–D). The people may be chosen more than once. How to go about it Read all the questions to see the kind of information you are looking for. To help you, one part of section A has been underlined. Match this part to one of the questions. Then look in the rest of section A for any more answers. Do the same for the other three sections. Underline the relevant parts of the text as you answer the questions. If there are any questions you have not answered, scan the whole text again to look for the information you need. Which person admits to having an untidy house? 1 o=i would not recommend their lifestyle to other people? 2 o=i likes the unpredictable nature of their work? 3 o=i is not particularly keen on taking exercise? 4 o=i has a lot of free time? 5 o=i has achieved an early ambition? 6 o=i usually has no trouble getting to sleep at night? [I]7 does not normally have to go far to get to their place of work? [I]8 says that people have the wrong idea about their work? [I]9 is considering introducing more stability into their life? [I] 10 2 Find the following phrasal verbs in the text and use context to help you work out their approximate meanings. The letters in brackets refer to the sections of the text in which the phrasal verbs appear. turn up (A) set off (B) catch up on (B) carry on (B) make up my mind (B) put off (C) settle down (B, C) grow up (D) come across (D) carry out (D) I once turned up late for a play I was in. ‘Turn up’ here means ‘arrive’. 3 SPEAK If you had to choose, which of the four people would you prefer to change places with for a month? Why? 4 www.frenglish.ru  THIS IS LifestyLe 1 YOUR LIFE Four more personal accounts in our series on lifestyles. This week we focus on people’s work and how it shapes the way they live. A Lucas Martín: television and stage actor Normally I get out of bed around midday. I’ll sometimes go for a run after I get up, though it’s not really my idea of fun. I’m not a fitness fan, but I realise it’s important. When I’m not rehearsing or on tour, afternoons generally involve reading scripts or learning lines. My flatmates are also actors, so at home there are usually scripts lying all over the place. It’s a bit of a mess, I’m ashamed to say. I’m passionate about history, and if I’m working away from home, I’ll often spend the afternoon in a museum or historic building. I sometimes lose track of time, and I once turned up late for a play I was in. I felt terrible, so now I always get to the theatre early; I’m usually the first to arrive. After a performance I eat and spend a few hours unwinding, so bedtime is often one or two in the morning. I’m normally out like a light as soon as my head hits the pillow. B Maja Andersson: ski and snowboard instructor I generally spend six months in Europe and six in New Zealand, but I’ve also worked in Japan and Canada. Wherever I am, I love the fact that I usually live just a short walk from the slopes, so I can get up reasonably late and still have time for a decent breakfast before setting off for work. When I started out eight years ago, I used to teach groups of young kids. Now I’m fully qualified, I tend to get the advanced classes, which I find more interesting. We get plenty of days off and when I’m not working, I go skiing by myself, or catch up on my sleep – I have no problem spending the morning in bed! I love the lifestyle, but I’m not sure I can carry on doing this for much longer. It might be time to settle down and get a more normal job, something steady and secure. I haven’t made up my mind yet, though. C Reo Tanaka: farm vet I used to have a dog and we’d go running together most mornings, but I gave him to my mum in the end. I tend to be out all day, visiting farms, and it wasn’t fair to leave him alone. So now I don’t get as much exercise as I’d like to. I love my job, especially the variety and not knowing what you’ll be doing from one day to the next. But being a vet – any type of vet – is not what most people think. It’s not all cuddly lambs and cute little calves. We have to do some pretty unpleasant things sometimes, things which might put some people off working with animals for life. My mum wants to know when I’m going to find someone to settle down with, but it’s not as if I have loads of free time to go looking. There’s not even room for a dog in my life, so I don’t see how I’ll be able to fit marriage in. D Ben Adams: mountaineer and wind turbine technician As a child, I would tell everyone that when I grew up, I wanted to climb Everest. I’ve actually climbed it three times now, and I’ve also scaled four more of the fourteen peaks over 8000 metres. And when I’m not on a mountain, you might come across me hanging on a rope from a wind turbine, carrying out repairs to damaged blades at heights of up to 100 metres. That’s how I make a living and pay for my climbing trips. I also sometimes get sponsorship from companies, which provide funding and maybe food and equipment. In return, I mention the sponsors in the talks I give and the articles I write when I get back from my climbs. It’s a fairly unconventional way of life, and not one I’d actively encourage others to adopt – there’s a lot of danger involved – but it works for me. It’s precisely that sense of danger that makes me feel alive. 5 www.frenglish.ru 1 LifestyLe Language focus Habitual behaviour 1 Look at these two sentences from This is your life. Is the frequency adverb placed before or after: a the main verb? b the auxiliary verb? I’ll sometimes go for a run after I get up. I always get to the theatre early; I’m usually the first to arrive. 2 Read the sentence and cross out the two adverbs that are used in the incorrect position. Normally / Always / Sometimes / Never I get out of bed around midday. 3 Read the sentence and cross out the incorrect option. Now I’m fully qualified, I tend to get / use to get / usually get the advanced classes. 4 Decide which of the following sentences 1–6 are grammatically incorrect. Change the position of the adverbs to correct them. 1 I rarely go out on weekday evenings. 2 I have usually my dinner in front of the television. 3 Never I spend more than ten minutes doing my English homework. 4 Someone is always telling me what to do and what not to do – it gets on my nerves. 5 Hardly I ever play games on my phone – it hurts my eyes. 6 It’s rare for me to go to bed before midnight and quite often I’ll stay up until two in the morning. 5 SPEAK Say whether or not the sentences in Exercise 4 are true for you. 6 Read these sentences from This is your life and answer the questions. As a child, I would tell everyone that when I grew up, I wanted to climb Everest. I used to have a dog and we’d go running together most mornings. 1 Can used to replace would/’d before tell and go? Why/Why not? 2 Can would replace used to before have? Why/Why not? 7 Go to Ready for Grammar on page 204 for rules, explanations and further practice. 8 In the following paragraph, decide whether the underlined verbs can be used with both used to and would (a), only used to (b), neither used to nor would (c). When my brother and I were little, my mum (1) had an executive position in a pharmaceutical company. She often (2) worked -- long hours and sometimes (3) went away on business trips for two or three days at a time. Our dear old gran (4) looked after us on those occasions , but it wasn’t the same as having a mum around. We (5) didn’t like her being away from home, but we never once (6) said anything, because we always (7) thought she was happy in her work. Then one day she (8) announced she was giving up her job to spend more time with her family. My brother and I (9) were delighted at the change in lifestyle, but I’m not sure about my mum: she often (10) said afterwards that being a full-time mother was harder than being a business executive! 9 Write six sentences comparing your life now with your life five years ago. I used to be in a band, but I left a couple of years ago and now I hardly ever play my guitar. 10 SPEAK Work in pairs. Discuss your sentences from Exercise 8. Ask follow-up questions for more information. What type of music did you use to play? Why did you leave the band? 6 www.frenglish.ru Vocabulary Clothes LifestyLe 1 1 SPEAK Work in pairs. How many of the items of clothing a b and accessories in the photographs (a–d) can you name? 2 Complete each gap with an adjective which is the opposite of the one in bold in the same sentence. baggy brand new casual colourful scruffy unfashionable 1 Charlie bought a great second-hand designer sweatshirt in Vintage Gear – it looks. 2 Haven’t you got a more formal jacket? That one’s a little d too for the wedding. 3 My sister prefers tight-fitting tops and jeans, whereas I like everything to be really. c 4 Clothes that are considered trendy and worn by everyone one year, are often and too embarrassing to be seen in the next. 5 She wore a plain grey dress to the awards ceremony. We expected to see her in something far more. 6 As a farmer, I don’t have many smart clothes; I spend most of my time in jeans and an old T-shirt. 3 SPEAK Which of the adjectives in Exercise 2 could you use to describe the clothes in the photographs? 4 SPEAK Work in pairs. Describe the clothes your partner is wearing. Listening Part 3 Multiple matching 1 0 1.1 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about the clothes they wear. For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) what each speaker says. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. What to expect in the exam You will not hear exactly the same words as those in sentences (A–H). Before you listen, consider at least one alternative way of expressing the general idea contained in each sentence. A: I feel really comfortable in a white shirt and jeans, and that’s what I wear nearly every day. Everything else seems to stay in the wardrobe. Each extract usually contains at least one distractor – a key word or expression which could cause you to make the wrong choice. Pay close attention both times you hear the recording. For example, although Speaker 1 mentions designer clothes, C may not be the correct answer. A I tend to wear the same clothes all the time. B I don’t really care what clothes I wear. C I refuse to wear designer clothes. Speaker 1 [I] 1 D I’m careful to check the origin of the clothes I buy. Speaker 2 [I] 2 E I generally wear second-hand clothes. Speaker 3 [I] 3 F I only throw clothes away when absolutely necessary. Speaker 4 [I] 4 G I buy quality clothes that are guaranteed to last. Speaker 5 [I] 5 H I wear clothes that give me self-confidence. 2 SPEAK Look again at the ideas expressed in sentences A–H above. How true is each one for you? 7 www.frenglish.ru 1 LifestyLe Vocabulary Get 1 Read the extracts from the listening. Match each use of get, together with any associated words in bold, to one of the meanings in the box. arrive at become buy have the opportunity to obtain remove from 1 I get most of what I wear from charity shops. 2 You get to support good causes. 3 I get suspicious when … I see that everything on sale is incredibly cheap. 4 I usually get that kind of information online. 5 I can get something out of the wardrobe and any feelings of insecurity … will just disappear 6 When I get to work and someone says, ‘Hey, that shirt really suits you’, it gives me a real lift. 2 Underline the correct options to complete the phrasal verbs and expressions. There is an example at the beginning (0). 0 That jumper looks so scruffy. When are you going to get away / along / lost / rid of it? 1 Here’s my phone number in case you need to get in talk / speak / touch / tact with me. 2 He was a lovely man – a pity you never got the way / event / ability / chance to meet him. 3 I asked Emma how much she got paid / earned / money / salary but she refused to tell me. 4 Come on, hurry up and get moved / ready / ordered / fit! Your bus leaves in five minutes. 5 Paul’s parents are concerned about his behaviour. He’s always getting into problem / trouble / punishment / damage at school. 6 Amy was upset when her sister moved out, but she got out / off / by / over it eventually. 7 I can’t speak French, but I always manage to get across / through / by / over with a dictionary and a few gestures. 8 We got stuck / held / kept / halted in a traffic jam and missed the beginning of the concert. 3 SPEAK Discuss the following questions. How quickly do you get ready for school/work in the morning? How do you get to school/work? How long does it take you to get there? Did/Do you often get into trouble at school? What was the worst thing you ever did? Have you got rid of all your childhood toys and books? Why/Why not? What sort of things do you do when you get angry? How quickly do you get over your anger? 8 www.frenglish.ru Writing Part 2 Informal letter LifestyLe 1 1 SPEAK Read the following Writing Part 2 instructions. What advice would you give Paula and why? You have received a letter from your English-speaking friend, Paula. As you know, this is my last year at school, and I can’t make up my mind what to do when I leave. My parents want me to go to university, but I’d really like to work as a ski instructor. What do you think I should do? Thanks, Paula Write your letter in 140–190 words. 2 SPEAK Read Hugo’s reply below to Paula’s letter, ignoring the gaps. Do you agree with Hugo’s advice? Why/Why not? Dear Paula It was great to hear from you. You’ve certainly got a difficult choice to make. I know how much you love skiing and I’m sure you’d be a brilliant teacher, (1) maybe you should think more carefully about your future. The good thing about being a ski instructor is that you could have an exciting lifestyle, working in different countries, meeting lots of interesting people and doing something you really enjoy. The trouble is, though, it’s not very well-paid work, and the career prospects are not fantastic (2) – you might still be in the same job in twenty years’ time. How to go about it (3) , if you go to university, you’ll have more chance of getting a decent job later. It’ll be great fun (4) , especially if you choose a university in a different Plan your answer town and live away from home. carefully. For this (5) , if I were you, I’d do what your parents suggest and study for a degree. type of question, list You could always work in a ski resort in the holidays – students get really long breaks! the advantages and disadvantages of (6) , good luck and let me know what you decide. Looking forward to hearing each option. from you. Advantages of All the best, working in parents’ Hugo shop: easy work; live and eat at home … 3 Complete gaps 1–6 in the letter with the linking words or expressions in the box. > Decide which of these points you anyway as well but either on the other hand so will include in your answer and what 4 What is the purpose of each of the paragraphs in Hugo’s reply? advice you will give. Paragraph 1: To express an initial opinion on the choice that Paula has to make. > Write your answer using logical 5 Do the following Writing Part 2 task. paragraphs, a You have received a letter from your English-speaking friend, Tom. variety of linking devices, and a Hi range of language. Underline any I’m not sure what to do during the summer holidays next year. My parents want me to help expressions in out in the shop they own, but I’d quite like to work in a hotel in your country – there are plenty Hugo’s reply that of jobs available. What do you think I should do? you could use in Write soon, Tom your own letter, e.g. It was great to hear from you. For more information on writing informal letters, see page 193. 9 www.frenglish.ru 1 LifestyLe Listening Part 1 Multiple choice 0 1.2 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1–8, choose What to expect in the best answer (A, B or C). the exam 1 You hear two people talking about a friend of theirs. > The eight recorded What does the woman say about the friend? extracts are either A He talks a lot about his lifestyle. monologues or B He leads a comfortable lifestyle. conversations. You hear each one C He may change his lifestyle. twice. 2 You overhear a man talking to a friend on his phone. > The introductory Why is he phoning? sentence is read A to persuade his friend to do something out before each B to ask for some information recording. C to change an arrangement > For question 1, for example: you will 3 You hear a woman talking about her family’s financial situation. hear the sentence What is she going to do? You hear two A ask someone to help her people talking B try to sell something about a friend of C look for a new job theirs. You will not hear the 4 You hear a man talking about his job. question What does Who is the man? the woman say A a hotel manager about the friend? B a hotel receptionist or the three options A–C. C a hotel doorman > As in all parts of the 5 You hear two people talking about the value of their time spent living abroad. Listening paper, you What do they agree about? will hear distractors. A It has helped them develop their personality. B It has made them appreciate their own country. C It has given them better job prospects. 6 You hear a man talking on the radio. What is he doing? A reviewing a book B advertising a product C reading a news report 7 You hear two people talking about the village they both live in. What does the woman think of the village? A People are not always very friendly. B Some of the roads are dangerous. C There are not enough children. 8 You hear a man talking about a country in which he once lived. What surprised him about the people? A the importance they give to clothes B the type of food they eat C their attitude to work 10 www.frenglish.ru Language focus Be used to, get used to and used to LifestyLe 1 1 Look at the following sentences from the last extract in the listening. In which of them does used to: a mean ‘accustomed to’ b refer to past habitual behaviour? 1 On my travels I’ve had to get used to eating all kinds of strange dishes. 2 If I was offered something I knew I wouldn’t like, I used to cover it in lemon and salt to hide the taste. 3 I’m not used to being with people who take so much care over what they wear. 2 What is the difference in meaning between get used to and be used to? 3 What form of the verb is used after be used to and get used to? 4 Go to Ready for Grammar on page 204 for rules, explanations and further practice. 5 SPEAK Talk about all the things you have to get used to in the following situations. you start your first job you get married you become famous you have children you go on a diet you move to another country In a new job, you might have to get used to working together with other people. Reading and Use of English Part 2 Open cloze 1 SPEAK What do you think are the key ingredients for a long life? 2 Read the text below quite quickly, ignoring the gaps. Are any of your ideas from Exercise 1 mentioned? 3 For questions 1–8, read the text again and think of the word which best fits each gap. How to go about it Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Before you decide Home Blog Archives what the missing word is, consider the Blue zones® meaning of the whole sentence, and the In his book ‘The Blue Zones’, journalist and best-selling author Dan Buettner identifies five words both before and regions in five different countries (0) WHERE people are thought to live longer and after the gap. better (1) anywhere else. The so-called blue zones are Okinawa in Japan, For gaps 1–3, key Lomo Linda in California, the Greek island of Ikaria, the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica and words have been the Barbagia region of Sardinia, (2) unu u has --- the distinction of having the highest underlined to help concentration of male centenarians (3) H9H the world...................... __ _ you make your These five regions share a number of specific lifestyle habits. Inhabitants tend to grow decisions. No words (4) own herbs and vegetables, which keeps them active and moving around are underlined in the naturally. They eat a mainly plant-based diet, especially beans, (5) as fava, exam. soy and lentils, and meat is consumed on average only five times (6) month. Loved ones come first, and people in blue zones (7) good care of ageing parents and grandparents, who live with younger family members, or at least nearby. Older people remain healthier and it is less common (8) them to suffer heart disease and other illnesses associated with old age. 4 SPEAK Which of the lifestyle habits mentioned in the last paragraph are common to your region? Are they part of your own lifestyle? 11 www.frenglish.ru