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Present Simple We use the Present Simple for • habits and routines: I go to the tennis club every Monday. The tennis coach doesn’t work here in the winter. • facts: You become a teenager when you are thirteen. Do British people have ID cards? • generalisations: Lots of young people are sports fans. Teenagers often argue with their parents. State verbs (seem, like, feel etc.) are usually in the Present Simple: You seem interested in photography. Do you prefer colour or black and white? Adverbs of frequency (occasionally, often, never, always etc.) with the Present Simple show how often things happen. We put them • before a main verb: He occasionally goes to rock concerts. • after to be: She is often at home on Sunday evenings. • between auxiliary (e.g. can, do, have) and main verbs: We don’t usually go to away games. You can always get a taxi at the station.
Present Continuous We use the Present Continuous for • things which are happening now: I’m making a poster for the school chess club now. She’s not sleeping, you can go in. • temporary situations: At the moment, he’s working for a charity. Are you staying with your parents until term starts? • changing situations: More people are joining internet forums these days. Is the chess club becoming less popular? Time expressions (now, these days, at the moment etc.) usually go at the beginning or end of the sentence.
1 Label the words in order from all (100%) to none (0%) of the time. always never occasionally often usually
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2 Look at the information about Joey’s evenings and choose the best alternative for each sentence. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
TV ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
homework basketball friends ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
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In the evening … 1 Joey sometimes / often meets his friends. 2 Joey always / usually watches TV. 3 Joey usually / sometimes plays basketball. 4 Joey occasionally / never does homework. 3 Find the errors with the position of the adverbs in the sentences. Write a tick for correct sentences and a cross for incorrect ones.
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Members of a fan club usually can buy cheap tickets. My school’s societies meet never on Fridays. People don’t work usually full-time when they are studying. Always I feel good when I give money to charity. Her favourite music is hip hop but she sometimes listens to soul. They travel often by coach to away games. Do you often get a seat on the supporters’ coach? I usually am at home on Saturday evenings. She finishes her homework never before midnight. Does he always help you with your homework? She often is tired when she gets home from work.
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4 Choose the unnecessary word or phrase in each sentence. 1 At the moment I work very hard every Saturday. 2 She is sometimes living with her aunt until she goes back to London. 3 We’re not always going shopping much these days. 4 I every weekend go for a long ride on Sundays. 5 She now is talking to him now. 6 He sometimes has no time right now so you can’t talk to him. 5 Complete the sentences with the correct alternatives. 1 People often a club to make new friends. a are joining c join b joins d aren’t joining 2 At the moment, I lots of new friends. a make c ’m making b ’s making d makes 3 you the supporters club’s Internet address? a Are … knowing c Can … know b Does … know d Do … know 4 He always the club’s newsletter. a writes c write b is writing d doesn’t write 5 Paul and Sue the car to work this week instead of the bus because it’s so cold. a take c is taking b takes d are taking 6 the phone or is it a car alarm? a Does … ring c Does … ringing b Is … ringing d Is … ring 7 The club’s committee members a lot at the moment. a argue c is arguing b argues d are arguing 8 This year, the number of club members very quickly. a is growing c are growing b grows d growing 9 In Britain, people more money to animal charities than to children’s charities. a are giving c doesn’t give b aren’t giving d give 10 he to the Scouts? a Is … belonging c Do … belong b Does … belong d Do … belongs 11 They young people in their club. a aren’t wanting c doesn’t want b aren’t want d don’t want
6 Write the sentences. Use the correct forms of the verbs, either Present Simple or Present Continuous. she / never / use / the Internet. She never uses the Internet. 1 more young people / join / the Scouts / these days? 2 parents / always / not understand / their children / problems. 3 she / not do / a lot of work for charity at the moment. 4 the club / not have / a website. 5 he / be / happier now that he / know / more people. 6 you / listen to / the concert? 7 I / not support / a political party. 8 every week / she / forget / the time of the meeting. 9 we / wait / for / the rain / to stop / before / we / go out 10 it / not snow / at the moment. 7 Complete the conversation with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. What do you usually do (do) at the weekends? Mark I 1 (spend) a lot of my weekends camping because I 2 (belong) to the Scouts. 3 Kay you (go) camping every weekend? Mark No, not every weekend. Kay What about this weekend? Mark I 4 (do) exams at the moment so I5 (spend) this weekend revising. 6 Kay Why you (belong) to the Scouts? Mark I 7 (not like) watching TV, I 8 (prefer) outdoor activities. 9 Kay the organisation (grow) these days? Mark Yes, it is. And at the moment, I 10 (organise) open days to attract new members. Kay
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8 Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. allow be build do go live save train work
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join
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SPEAKING 1 Match the beginnings and endings to make phrases. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2
Raleigh International ¡s a youth development charity that 1 with young people aged 17–24. Young people of all nationalities take part in their home country or abroad. The expeditions 2 self-confidence and skills and encourage the young people to understand more about the needs of others. Nitin Rishi, a volunteer from India, joined a Raleigh expedition in his home country and says, ‘I decided to join Raleigh because I wanted to learn more about developmental work, do some travelling and get a true insight into the ways different people 3 their lives.’ The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is the sister organisation of the Scouts. This worldwide organisation 4 more than 10 million members in 144 countries. Girls 5 the Guides to develop leadership and life skills. This year, 23,000 Guides and Scouts 6 to a big international meeting in Sweden. Guide Katy Dawes said, ‘I am very excited about going to Sweden. At the moment, I7 all my spare money for a new sleeping bag and rucksack.’ The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of activities that lead to bronze, silver and gold awards. The programme 8 people aged 14–25 to do individual challenges which are exciting and fun. ‘I finished my bronze award when I was sixteen. Now I 9 my silver award. I 10 a new skill, guitar making, and for my community service, I 11 a junior football team.’
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That may… I’m sorry but I can’t… That’s a… You’ve got… No… I agree… Come… I’m afraid I have…
a b c d e f g h
…way! …off it! …up to a point. …be true but… …good point. …to disagree. …a point but… …agree with you.
Choose the correct phrases to complete the conversation. Then listen to check. T2
Mr Gordon Graffiti everywhere! It’s so ugly. Carl Come off it! / I couldn’t agree more. Graffiti is OK, Dad. I think graffiti is art. Mr Gordon Oh, 1 I’m afraid I have to disagree with you / I agree with you up to a point, Carl. Graffiti is not art. It’s just vandalism. Mrs Gordon Hmm. 2 I agree with you up to a point / I’m afraid I have to disagree. But Carl 3 has a good point / is so true as well. Some graffiti is really clever. Mr Gordon Well, 4 that may be true but / that’s so true a lot of graffiti isn’t. And why not paint inside if they are artists? 5 Carl No way / I couldn’t agree with you more! Graffiti has to be outside. Otherwise it’s not graffiti at all! Mrs Gordon 6 Come off it / You’ve got a point but what if the building belongs to somebody? There should be special places for it, not just ordinary buildings. 7 Mr Gordon I couldn’t agree more! / I’m sorry but I can’t agree with you. Somewhere else, not all over the railway station! 3 Choose the best ending for each sentence. ‘Country music is wonderful, it has such emotion and fantastic lyrics.’ 1 Oh, come off it! It’s terrible / I love it. 2 You’ve got a good point but I think it’s great / I prefer metal. ‘I don’t understand this painting. It’s just lines and spots.’
3 That may be true but it’s really not very interesting / the colours are beautiful. 4 I couldn’t agree more! It doesn’t make any sense / It’s very clever.
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GRAMMAR Reflexive pronouns Subject I he she it we
Object me him her it us
you
you
they
them
Reflexive pronoun myself himself herself itself ourselves yourself (singular) yourselves (plural) themselves
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We use reflexive pronouns • when the subject and object of the sentence are the same person or thing: He looks at himself in every shop window! The cat washes itself a lot. Did you enjoy yourself at the party? • to stress that something is done without help/ independently: My mum’s a hairdresser but I always cut my hair myself. Did they build the boat themselves? My great-grandmother is 92 but she drives herself everywhere. • to stress the subject or object only: I complained to the manager herself. The hotel itself was quiet but the resort was very noisy. The dog itself wasn’t the cause of the accident.
Mind the trap!
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1 These are all common expressions with reflexive pronouns. Match expressions A–E to pictures 1–4. There is one expression you don’t need. A B C D E
Come in! Make yourselves at home! Please help yourselves. Don’t blame yourselves. Be good, and behave yourselves! See you later. Enjoy yourselves!
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2 Choose the correct reflexive pronouns. They’re throwing water over themselves.
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They’re throwing water over each other.
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He talks about himself / herself a lot. I hurt ourselves / myself at my judo class. The politician lied about herself / ourselves. The Scouts carried their tents himself / themselves. Molly, please sit down and help yourself / yourselves to a sandwich. They enjoyed herself / themselves at the football match. Tom and I cooked themselves / ourselves a huge meal. If the temperature drops, the heating will turn itself / himself on. When the train starts to move, the doors lock themselves / itself.
3 Tick the sentences in Exercise 2 where the pronoun means independently.
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4 Complete the sentences with reflexive pronouns. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
My dad taught h¡mself to play the piano. My grandmother cut when she was making lunch. I can’t forgive for the terrible things I said. The twins always buy an enormous cake on their birthday. Come to my party, Leo – you’ll enjoy . When Jake looked at the photograph he could see in his grandfather’s face. We’ll win the match if we believe in . We have a noisy pet parrot which talks to all the time. Why don’t you and Adam take away for a long weekend? Jess is unhappy because she doesn’t like very much.
5 Complete the text with reflexive pronouns, pronouns or each other.
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My dad is a fan of Joan Armatrading, a British singer-songwriter. I don’t like her very much myself but my dad says she’s fantastic. She writes most of her songs 1 and she always accompanies 2 on the guitar. She played for Nelson Mandela 3 at his 70th birthday party at Wembley Stadium in London. There are lots of other Joan Armatrading fans and they send 4 emails about her music and concerts. My dad is also a member of an Internet fan club which sends 5 a newsletter every month. Every time he gets the newsletter he finds something he wants to buy 6 like a new Joan T-shirt or a rare recording. 7 think he should spend the money on 8 , not himself! My dad’s favourite Joan Armatrading album is Me, Myself, I and he plays it all the time. When my brother and I complain he says, ‘When you have your own homes, you can please 9 !’
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READING 1
T3 Read the article by a newspaper’s dance critic and match headings A–H with paragraphs 1–5. There are three headings you don’t need. Then listen and check.
A B C D E F G H
Why I love going to the ballet Where the idea came from Why I was worried Romeo and Juliet is the perfect choice A new star is born in Chicago How they found the young people My final thoughts A dancer’s life
2 Read the article again and choose the best alternatives. 1 The article is about a a professional ballet performance. b why young people become criminals. c an unusual ballet performance. d the ballet of Romeo and Juliet. 2 At the beginning of the evening, the critic thought the ballet was a idea. a great c crazy b harmless d fascinating 3 The critic thought the performance was going to be bad. a probably c not b possibly d definitely 4 The two men wanted to make a programme in which a amateur singers and dancers got jobs in a musical. b professional dancers taught criminals to dance. c ballet helped young people develop selfconfidence. d ballet dancers worked for a young people’s charity. 5 The two men . a had no experience of working with young people b met while working together c worked together before the project d knew each other before the project 6 chose the young people. a Teenagers from an earlier project b Professional dancers c People with experience of difficult teenagers d The two men and a television company 7 They chose Romeo and Juliet because a teenagers can recognise the problems in it. b there are mirrors in it for the dancers to look in. c it’s a funny story that everyone enjoys. d the music and choreography are good. 8 At the end of the evening, the critic said a the performance was not very good. b the performers weren’t good enough. c the performance changed her mind. d the performers were mad.
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ARTS | BALLET
Can ballet change lives?
Last night I was worried, very worried. I had the job of going to watch amateur ballet dancers performing on stage with one of the UK’s top professional ballet companies. A performance like this seemed very risky and I asked myself, ‘Are they mad?’ Before I tell you the answer, I’ll tell you why I had such big doubts. 1
2 The idea of mixing amateur and professional dancers started a couple of years ago when two friends with very different jobs found a way of working together. One of the men had created an awardwinning TV series, Musicality, in which amateurs trained to perform in the musical Chicago. The other man runs a charity called Youth at Risk which works with young people who have serious problems with aggression and antisocial behaviour. Although it was a risk, the two men thought they could make a TV programme in which ballet changed the lives of young people with problems.
Their idea was this: if the young people could accept the strict discipline and challenge of ballet training, it would build their self-esteem and give them new confidence in themselves. The first step was to 3
find suitable teenagers to take part and they asked teachers and youth workers already working professionally with young people at risk to find candidates for the project. Through them 300 young people joined the programme and although about half dropped out, in the end sixty teenagers appeared on stage in the public performance. 4 The ballet they chose was Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillan. The story of Romeo and Juliet includes family conflict, the generation gap, gangs, murder, young love and teenage suicide so it is the perfect mirror for the lives of troubled young people in today’s society. 5 Going back to my original question: ‘Are they mad?’ The answer is definitely ‘no’. As soon as the ballet started, my worries disappeared. It was amazing how these unlikely dancers were magically transformed into their characters. At the end of the evening I was left with this thought: ‘ballet can change lives’. It is a dancing cure, not a talking cure; it is silent so it stops arguments. 12 March
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WORD LIST Clubs/Societies/ University life annual event belong to charity chav clique Debating Society fan club final exam first-year student fresher gang goth guest speaker half-term holiday Internet group/forum join member membership card political party scouting organisation sports club/team support (v) supporters club training session university Lifestyles/Relationships antisocial at weekends be late for boyfriend bump into sb calm down close relationship competition computer game enjoy yourself fool around get on with sb get to know go camping go dancing go out together hang around have fun interests lifestyle make friends married (musical) taste party put on (a disco) put up with relationship role model youth (adj) Appearance/Clothes and accessories accessory appearance baggy bargain baseball cap
VOCABULARY belt blouse boot bracelet brand new brush (v) cap cardigan chain coat (n) cotton denim dress (n) dress (v) earring eyeliner fashion fashionable gold hood jeans jewellery leather lipstick mascara necklace nylon old-fashioned patch piercing (n) polo shirt ripped sale shave shirt shorts silk silver socks striped sweatshirt T-shirt top (n) tracksuit trainer trendy try on wear (v) woollen Other attend (school) behave care about sth complain confusing district go down harmless hurry (v) laziness litter noisy rude
1 Complete the gaps with words from the Word List. Noun bag 1 2 noise 3 confusion 4 5 6 trend
Adjective baggy fashionable
lazy interesting
2 Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 1. She has a large bag where she keeps all her make-up. 1 I like those jeans with patches on them – they’re . 2 Please turn the volume down, I’m finding the music really . 3 Paris is the centre of the world. 4 He just sits around all day doing no work. He’s so . 3 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs and prepositions from the Word List. Do you often go out with friends in the evenings? 1 C d and tell me why you are crying. 2 On Saturdays I often b i school friends in town. 3 My parents worry because my younger sister h a on street corners with a gang. 4 We all f a in lessons sometimes – you can’t always be serious. 4 Complete the definitions with nouns from the Word List. tracksu¡t (n) a set of clothes designed for doing sport, made up of a top and pants 1 (n) a small group of people who spend time together and don’t let others join them 2 (n) an organised group of people who all like a certain team or famous person 3 (plural n) sports shoes often worn casually 4 (n) jewellery which you wear on your wrist 5 (n) someone whose behaviour, ideas, etc. people try to copy because they want to be like them 6 (n) a part of a town or city
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5 Choose the best alternatives to complete the fashion report. 1 Starting from the top: Geo is looking good in a 1 . He is wearing a 2 top with a 3 4 and trousers. To complete this fantastic look, he has a 5 chain around his neck. 2 Now we have Frankie in a 6 skirt and a 7 leather jacket. She is also wearing 8 socks and trainers. She has very 1960s make up with heavy 9 and mascara. 3 Here’s Natasha in 10 jeans with a fashionable 11 on the knee and with a black leather 12 . Her 13 boots are also very fashionable. She’s also wearing a 14 T-shirt. Unfortunately, I’m not so sure about those 15 earrings she’s wearing – they look cheap and nasty. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
a bracelet b fashion a fashionable b ripped a belt b hood a leather b short a silk b nylon a jeans b combat a trendy black b black fashionable c bright black a baggy woollen b woollen red c striped woollen a top b earrings a leather beige b ripped a chain b logo a bracelet b hood a long b short a cotton light b trendy cotton c horrible white a big round b drop
c baseball cap c silk c patch c baggy c gold c denim
6 Choose the odd-one-out. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
brown silk baggy lipstick tight bracelet hat tight
leather cotton ripped earrings ripped earrings top smart
1 Study the definitions of the phrasal verbs with hang. Complete the sentences. hang around (inf.): to spend time somewhere doing nothing hang on: used to ask someone to wait hang on to: to keep something hang out: to put washed clothes outside to dry hang out with (inf.): spend a lot of time with someone hang over: if something bad is hanging over you, you are worried about it hang up: to end a phone call
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c fashionable gold
striped ripped denim eyeliner studded chain hood fashionable
Extend your vocabulary
1 c eyeliner c baggy c patch c belt c cropped
white nylon tight mascara striped patch cap trendy
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The weather was terrible so I couldn’t hang out the washing in the garden. It was very busy at the ticket office so I decided to until the queue got smaller. ! I’m not ready yet. You’ll need to your ticket until the end of the journey. Don’t ! I haven’t finished! While this terrible problem her, she can’t relax. When we were younger we used to outside the park. I like to my friends during the holidays.
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