Listen Well Speak Well Book 2 by Sam Pillay

Listen Well Speak Well 2

Sam Pillay

CONTENTS (Book 2) Introduction 1

Getting to know you

Warmup exercises Grammar Power Building Your Vocabulary Listening Lab Interviews/Role Plays Let’s Read

Formal and Casual Situations How to Answer Questions Rule No.1 New Expressions for Greetings Listening ‘Keys’ Introduction Interview: GettingtoKnowPeople Greetings the World Over

What do you do in your free time?

Warmup exercises Grammar Power Building Your Vocabulary Listening Lab Interviews/Role Plays Let’s Read

Naming Leisure Activities How to Answer Questions Rule No.2 Word and Phrases for Leisure Key Words Interview: Leisure Activity Blindness No Barrier to Leisure

Travel Conversation How to Answer Questions Review Travelrelated Vocabulary Key Words / Helping Sound Interview: Travel/Vacation Travel The Great Teacher

Describing Kinds of Food The Problem with ‘ALMOST’ Food/Eating Vocabulary Dropped Sound / Weak Sound Role Play At A Restaurant Food the Good, the Bad, and the Soothing

Store Names and What They Sell Making Sense of the Present Perfect Tense 1 Shopping Vocabulary Mixed Sound Role Play At the Store Shopping Mind Games

Listening Keys Chart Preposition Practice Do? Go? Play? Answering ‘WH’ Questions Food Collocations

Have a nice trip

Warmup exercises Grammar Power Building Your Vocabulary Listening Lab Interviews/Role Plays Let’s Read

That really tastes nice!

Warmup exercises Grammar Power Building Your Vocabulary Listening Lab Interviews/Role Plays Let’s Read

Warmup exercises Grammar Power

The shopping experience

Review Unit

Building Your Vocabulary Listening Lab Interviews/Role Plays Let’s Read

How’s the weather today? 7

All in the family

Warmup exercises Grammar Power

Weather Description Making Sense of the Present Perfect Tense 2 Weather Terms Linked Sound Role Play Weather Conditions Weather or Climate?

Warmup exercises Grammar Power

Building Your Vocabulary Listening Lab Interviews/Role Plays Let’s Read

Family Description Making Sense of the Present Perfect Tense 3 Family Tree / Vocabulary Omitted Words Interview : Getting to Know the Family The Wonder of Family

Warmup exercises Grammar Power Building Your Vocabulary Listening Lab Interviews/Role Plays Let’s Read

Health Keywords Quite Lost about the Word ‘Quite’? Types of Exercise and Diet Soft ‘t’ / General Review Interview : Health and Exercise Health Fads and You

Building Your Vocabulary Listening Lab Interviews/Role Plays Let’s Read

In the best of health

How do I get to...?

What do you do?

Review Unit

Extra Activities Listening Exercises

Warmup exercises Grammar Power Building Your Vocabulary Listening Lab Interviews/Role Plays Let’s Read

Traffic Signs The Subjunctive Part 1 Directions Vocabulary Review: Key Words/ Helping Sound Dropped Sound / Weak Sound Role Play : Asking for Directions Making It Hard to Get Lost

Warmup exercises Grammar Power Building Your Vocabulary Listening Lab Interviews/Role Plays Let’s Read

Job Descriptions The Subjunctive Part 2 Occupational Terms Review: Mixed Sound / Linked Sound Omitted Words / Soft ‘t’ Interview : Your Job Word of the Wise on Work

The Present Perfect Tense Family Connections Review of All Listening Keys The Subjunctive Preposition Practice

Unit 1 - Getting to know you

Strangers

Friends

Hint: When describing an action in a picture use an ‘ing’ verb; e.g., playing, seeing, and doing

Talking Look at the two pictures and try to answer the following questions. Tips a. What are they doing? b. Do you think they are friends or strangers. Why? .. c. Where are they? ....ing. hey are t... T d. What do you think they are talking about? .. re a They a ey’re saying. h t I think

2. What are some ways to greet people? Friends

Strangers or formal situations

Hey, how are things?....... Hello, nice to meet you. How have you been? It’s a pleasure to meet you. 3.. Turn to your partner and introduce yourself. Give your name, tell where you live and say one more thing about yourself. Hi/ Hello.............,

My name is ...................... . I live in ................... . : c, opics t r ty, class, musi si lay er e iv n h u l, t o o h O rts you p o family, sc p s , e u lik food yo

1 What to remember when answering questions Rule No. 1 The First Word! 1. For all simple questions, remember the first word in the question. For example, Do you like apples? Yes, I do .

Are they going there tomorrow? Will they play baseball? Yes, they are . No, they will not / won`t.

2. Let`s practice a. Does he like to eat cheeseburgers for lunch? Yes, he .

Prepositions for introductions and greetings

b. Did Jane and Mary go to the movies yesterday ? No, they . c. Can you play classical music on the piano? Yes, I . d. Could you see the road during the fog? No, I . e. Would she like to go the picnic on Sunday? Yes, she .

1. I met you last week . .........

the party.

2. I said hello to Mike ..........

the way to my house.

3. We met .......... the first

time.

4. Would you like a cup ..........

Exceptions to remember!

Are you....? Were you....? Yes, I am Yes, I was

coffee?

5. Could I meet you .......... four o’clock? 6. Where .......... Japan are you

3. Let`s practice a little more.

Now you make the questions for the answers.

7. Shall we meet ........... front

a. like to play basketball? Yes, they do. b. eat all the cookies I gave her? No, she didn't. c. Yes, I was.

at his house last night?

d. going to the picnic tomorrow? No. I am not.

from?

.......... the cafe?

8. “Welcome. Please come

.......... .”

9. I met him just .......... twelve

o’clock.

10. I hope ......... see you again. (Answers: at, to, at, after, of, in, on, in, for, in, of)

Building Vocabulary! 1. Listen to conversations A and B and check the answers in the table. T 1

2. What new expressions for introductions did you learn in the listening exercise? Listen again and write down the expressions.

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a. b. c. d. e.

3. Write the expressions you think are appropriate for each picture. Explain why you think they are appropriate..

Listening Lab

1. In this first section on listening, try to read the text below.

Whata WONDERFUL thing itis to meet people anmake friends. Human relationshipsare sometimes difficulto understand but theyare FASCINATING. I yam ALWAYS impressed by the way people from different culturesand countries try to geto knoweachother better. Sombow, othershake hands. Cujew IMAGINA world without greetings? I wanto learnas MUCHasai can about how people greet eachother. Don’t you?

Can you understand the text? Does it make any sense to you? If it does not, do not worry. You are going to learn some exciting new things about listening!

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2. Now listen to the recording of the text above.

After listening to the recording once, read the text in the box again. Does it make sense now? Can you see a connection between what you heard in the recording and that which is in the text? What you read above was exactly what you heard. But what was actually said is shown below:

What a wonderful thing it is to meet people and make friends. Human relationships are sometimes difficult to understand but they are fascinating. I am always impressed by the way people from different cultures and countries try to get to know each other better. Some bow, others shake hands. Could you imagine a world without greetings? I want to learn as much as I can about how people greet each other. Don’t you?

Listening Lab

3. Why was the spoken and written English different? Now, let’s look at eight listening ‘keys’ that will show you why. 1 6 3 Whata WONDERFUL thing itis to meet people anmake friends.

Human relationshipsare sometimes difficulto understand but theyare 2 FASCINATING. I yam ALWAYS impressed by the way people from different 8 4 culturesand countries try to geto knoweachother better. Sombow, 5 othershake hands. Cujew IMAGINA world without greetings? I wanto 7 learnas MUCHasai can about how people greet eachother. Don’t you?

Please refer to Appendix 1 for the detailed definitions of all the listening keys 1. Key Words

These are stressed words. Here WONDERFUL is stressed.

2. Helping sound

‘I am’ is actually pronounced ‘Iyam’. Y is the helping sound.

3. Dropped sound

In ‘and make’ the ‘d’ is dropped and is pronounced ‘anmake’

4. Weak sound

The ‘o’ in ‘to’ is pronounced with a weak ‘uh’ sound and not an ‘o’ sound.

5. Mixed sound

‘Could you’ is pronounced ‘Cujew.’ In the same way, ‘did you’ becomes ‘dijew.’

6. Linked sound

‘It is’ gets ‘linked’ and is actually pronounced ‘itis.’

7. Omitted words

Here, only ‘Don’t you?’ is used instead of a longer sentence.

8. Soft ‘t’ sound

The ‘t’ in ‘better’ sound more like a light ‘d’ sound.

We have done the basics in this lesson. In the next lesson we will have a closer look at the first listening ‘key’ Key Words.

1 1. Go around the class to interview and get to know four people. Use the four questions on the left. Then make one extra question.

Question

2. Let’s talk about it! Tell the class about what you learnt from your interview. You can choose as many people to talk about as you like. Talking Tips

.... .... es in eans .... h v i I . . ...... name m g Englis Her studyin .... . He’s use....... ....... on .. a bec ikes to l She ends. k we e

Let’s Read

1. Read this article about greetings and selfintroductions in different parts of the world. T 3

2. Comprehension and discussion. Read and answer the following questions.

a. In what ways do greeting styles vary? b. What is probably the most common greeting? c. What are the other kinds of greetings mentioned in this article? d. Do you know of other types of greetings not found in this article? If you do, what are they?

Unit 2 - What do you do in your free time? 1.

Look at these pictures and describe the leisure activities that you see.

Talking Tips

2. Can you name some other leisure or freetime activities? Indoor activities

Outdoor activities Indoor activities

The woman is.....

They are .........

Stampcollecting

This family is having ......... Gardening Reading Hiking

In the left column below, write down a leisure activity you like and why you like it. Then interview your partner and ask about a leisure activity that he or she likes and why. Tell your partner about the activity you like. Your Friend

You Activity:

Activity:

Why?

2 What to remember when answering questions Rule No. 2 Keep the Same Verb Tense for ‘Wh’ questions 1. For ‘Wh’ questions, a simple rule is to keep the same verb tense from the question in your answer. Let’s look at a few examples: c. Who is he playing soccer with? (progres sive tense) He is playing soccer with friends. b. When did he play soccer? (past tense) d. Where will he play soccer tomorrow? (fu He played soccer last year. ture tense) He will play soccer at the stadium. a.. What does he play? (present tense) He plays soccer.

Example Verb Tenses In past tense questions:

Top Tips

did, was, were

In present tense questions: does, do, is, are, am In present progressive questions:

is / are (play)ing.

In future tense questions: will, going to In present perfect tense questions:

have/has

When talking about leisure or even sports activities, you can use three important verbs: do, go, and play! Try and see if you can get the right verbs for the activities below.

1. ........ swimming 2. ........ chess 3. ........ gardening 4. ........ on vacation 5. ........ soccer 6. ........ some reading 7. ........ for a walk 8. ........ golfing 9. ........ card games 10. ........ windsurfing 11. ........ to a concert 12. ........ the piano 13. ........ the museum 14. ........ dancing 15. ........ paragliding

Building Vocabulary! 1.

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Match the words on the left with the most appropriate definition on the right.

For amusement

Likes something very much

Crazy about

For fun

Fancy (something)

Do something during free time

Favorite pastime

Most liked freetime activity

For leisure

Like something

2. Listen to Tom and James talk about hobbies and leisure activities. Then, fill in the boxes with the hobbies or leisure activities.

Tom

James

Crazy about Favorite pastime Leisure activity For amusement Fancies (some thing)

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3. Listen again and check your answers.

With the information that you have, tell the class about what Tom and James like to do. Use the new phrases you have just learnt.

Listening Lab

1. We are going to take a look at our first listening key Key Words.

When listening to English, knowing the key words in sentences will help you catch what is being said

ii.

Stress in sentences

quickly. There are two important things to look for when

Stress in sentences basically comes in

two areas. Firstly, it can come in its

you want to know what the key words are.

nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. They are Stress and Pitch.

Secondly, it can come in the word or

In English, there are two

words that are most important to the

Stress

kinds of stress

meaning of the sentence.

Pitch In the human voice, we call it a

‘high pitch’ if the rate of vibration is high

major

and ‘low pitch’ if the rate of vibration is low.

Stress in words

In a word like ‘satisfaction’ the

stress is on the third syllable

In key words the pitch can be higher or

lower than the other words in the sentence.

A change in stress can also bring a

change in the meaning or function of a

You can also know key words by the

word.

length and loudness of the words. For

One example of this is the word

example, “That’s a BIG, BIG house, isn’t

satisfaction.

‘progress.’

it?”

If we stress the first syllable, progress, it

So, what are key words? The

becomes a noun. If we stress the second

summary is given below:

syllable, progress it becomes a verb.

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2. Listen to the example sentences and repeat.

Key Words =

a. Stress in words and sentences. E.g.: He likes to play badminton, his wife doesn’t. b. Pitch both high and low. E.g.: Are you coming tomorrow or today ? c. Loudness of syllables. E.g.: DON’T touch that! It’s DANGEROUS. d. Length of syllables. E.g.: Yesterday was a long, long day for me!

Listening Lab

3. Stress in words and sentences: Stress here brings a change in meaning or emphasis. Listen to the following sentences. a. In Words

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i. His conduct (behavior) was bad in class. She conducts a choir at the university.

ii. The desert is a place where with very little water. He begged his friend not to desert ( to run away from) him.

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b. In Sentences

i. He wants to post the letter tomorrow morning (not any other

morning).

If we change the point of stress this sentence, the emphasis of the

message will also change. For example, He (not his wife) wants to post the letter tomorrow morning.

ii.

James (not John or any other person) will bring some sausages to the barbeque party. James will bring some sausages (not the drinks) to the barbeque party.

4. Listen to the following sentences and underline the stress in words and sentences. T8

In Words: a. This object was found under the table. b. He objects to everything I say. c. This is my present to you d. I’d like to present this poster to the class.

In Sentences: a. I said I will come tomorrow, not tonight! b. Mary said John was late for the meeting. c. Can you tell me where the toilet is? d. He thinks he is the only one who can solve the problem.

We’ll look at pitch, loudness, and length of syllables in the next lesson.

2 I. Interview four friends about their leisure activities. Use the four questions on the left. Then add an extra question. Name Question

2. Now, choose one or two friends from the interviews and write a short report about Their leisure activities. Then present the report to the class. Talking Tips ure s i e l s ........’ ies are.... t activi

She ....... on the weekends

......goes swimming twice a week He has

been . ......for 5 y

e a rs

Let’s Read

2 1. Read this article about leisure activities. As you read pay attention to your pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm.

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an people stay involved in leisure activities when they become blind? When the eyes cannot see anymore, people can still choose activities they can do with the other senses.

There are social groups in many countries that gather to share ideas and experiences and socialize. This support system offers friendship, guidance and greater empathy for their visual problems.

Why is it important to maintain leisure interest after vision loss or blindness? Everyone needs leisure in their lives to reduce stress and people have challenges in their daily life.

What are some exciting Some organizations offer challenges that await those They still have the ability to recreation groups, special hear, touch, smell and taste. events throughout the year who do take up leisure activities? If they cannot read books and a variety of other They will learn to: anymore, they can listen to leisure activities. accept responsibility, books on tape or other , media. They can still enjoy Some also offer classes in set objectives and goals ut express feelings abo music as a great leisure ceramics, pictureframing, vision impairment or activity. basketweaving blindness, and other crafts which get learn new approaches to Besides these, they can individuals wish to try. solving problems, and involved in a variety of learn to have fun and relax. crafts, cooking and There are also horticultural activities. The organizations that explore ly real possibilities are leisure activities that can be unlimited, depending on adapted to a person’s sts. tere ’s in each person vision loss in a group setting or individually.

2. Comprehension and Discussion a. b. c. d.

How can people who have become blind stay involved in leisure activities? What are the different types of hobbies and leisure activities for blind people mentioned in the text? Why is it important for people who have become blind to maintain an interest in leisure activities and hobbies? How can people who are not blind help those who have lost their sight to enjoy leisure activities and hobbies?

Unit 3 - Have a nice trip

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Look at the pictures above and describe the places and activities.

Listen to some people talk about their vacations. Then match the

people with what they said on the right by drawing arrows. It was an unforgettable trip; Liked the hotel....

Tom John Mary

The food was nice but was typical hotel stuff....

The five nights in Hawaii were fabulous.....

Taro Went snorkeling and scuba diving.....

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3. Listen again and write in the remaining pieces of information about what they said. 4. Now write in your own words below about the experiences of one or two of the people above. Then, tell your partner about them.

Review:

What to remember when answering questions Rule No. 1 Rule No. 2 Let’s Practice

Rule No. 1 a. Could you open the door this morning? No, I ............... . b. Will he be coming to the party tonight? Oh, I’m sorry, he ......... .

Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate prepositions.

c. Can we play soccer in that field? I’m not certain but you most probably ........ . d. Are they bringing the reports to the meeting to day? Oh, yes, I think they ....... .

1. He will travel ........ Belgium. 2. Jay went ........ a trip. 3. She is vacationing ........

e. Would he do the work if I asked him to? Of course. I’m very sure he ............ .

Austria.

4. I want make a trip ........

Rule No. 2

India.

5. Will you go ....... a cruise? 6. He’s flying ........ tomorrow. hen he gets u ing he does w

e first th a. What is th morning? face. He ............. his

p in the

rk? rday at the pa te s e y h it w g sister. she walkin r mother and e b. Who was h h it w . .. .. .. .... She ........ ...... toilets? y cleaning the e b y e but I think the th l g il in w rn n o e h m W e th . c clean them in They usually m ................ The .......... ..... .. rnoon. tomorrow afte t night? e concert las th s y great. a w w o H d. . It ......... reall d w ro c ig b a There was

7. I’m leaving ........ a plane 8. We’re taking off ........

2 o’clock.

9. My brother will go ........ a

package tour

10. I’ll make a reservation ......

two people.

3 1.

There are a number of idioms and other expressions that are used for travel.

Use the expressions in the box and fill in the blanks in the sentences below.

travel light Wanderlust travelator

travel sickness travel tips travel agent

1 He always takes medicine for He always takes medicine for a. 2 Mary likes to get Mary likes to get b.

d. 5

when he goes abroad. when he goes abroad.

from friends who have traveled a lot. from friends who have traveled a lot.

My father was glad to see a c3 My father was glad to see a 4 walk properly.

travel overland space travel travel advisory

at the airport because he couldn’t walk pr at the airport because he couldn’t

is what makes that woman travel twice every year.

is what makes that woman travel twice every year. That businessman likes to because he hates heavy bags.

e. because he hates heavy 6 That businessman likes to will be probably be popular in the future. 7 bags. My

f.8

does all my hotel reservations too.

will be probably be popular in the future. He will take a ship to the port and then to get to the mountains.

g. My

does all my hotel reservations too.

h. He will take a ship to the port and then

mountains.

i. The United Nations issued a

to get to the

in that country.

2. Use two expressions from above and make your own sentences about travel or vacations.

after riots broke out

1. In this lesson we are going to look at three other parts of Key Words. They are a. Pitch, b. Loudness of syllables, and c. Length of syllables

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For key words, pitch in a sentence can be both high and low pitches.

Let us listen to some examples.

Will he travel to Tokyo in the morning?

ii.

You have to travel to Tokyo in the morning.

In the first example, a simple question usually ends with a high pitch. In the second example, we see a command or imperative with the key word coming at the end but with a pitch that goes down. T13

Key words in sentences also have louder sounding syllables.

I told you NOT to do that!

ii.

Don’t come here, go THERE!

In the first example, there is strong emotion expressed in the word “NOT.”

In the second example, the loudness is expressed by the speaker to clarify something.

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Key words also have longer syllables.

It’s REALLY far from here.

ii.

All these LATE nights are making you sleepy during the day!

2. Listen to the sentences and match them with the appropriate expressions on the right.

a. I need the money TOMORROW.

Pitch (high):

b. What did you say your name was?

Pitch (low):

c They like to travel in their HUGE car.

Loudness of syllable:

d. “Madam, open your bag.”

Length of syllable:

3 1. Now we go to our next point in our listening keys the Helping Sound.

When you get one word ending in a vowel and the very next word starting with a vowel, an ‘helper’ is introduced between them so that they are easier to pronounce. Usually a ‘w’, or ‘y’ is used as the ‘helper.’ Let’s look at some examples.

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‘The experience’ is spoken as “the ‘y’ experience.”

‘Go on a cruise’ is spoken as “go ‘w’ on a cruise.”

‘We are coming’ is spoken as “we ‘y’ are coming.”

‘Go to a park’ is spoken as “go to ‘w’a park.” 2.

Listen to the sentences above and repeat.

Read the following sentences and try to find the ‘helping sound.’

He wants to be a doctor.

Have you ever gone fishing in a river?

He is her husband.

They’re going to go in one car.

She is giving the money to one of her sisters.

His father was tired at the end of the day.

He alone helped the old lady when nobody else did.

There was no one at the park yesterday evening.

He will be at the office tomorrow morning.

The soldier fired two shots at the enemy.

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Now listen and check your answers

We’ll look at the ‘Dropped Sound’ in the next lesson

3 1. Interview your classmates about their travel experiences or vacations. Use the four questions on the left. Then add an extra question.

How often do you travel on vacation?

Where do you like to go on vacation in your country? Why? Where do you like to go on vacation abroad? Why? What do you like to do when you are on vacation? Your question:

ke a short report 2. Use the information that you have above and ma the class. about your friends. Then share the information with C: B: A: ............... ............................................. ............................................. .............................. ............... ............................................. ............................................. .............................. ............... ............................................. ............................................. .............................. ............... ............................................. ............................................. .............................. ............... ............................................. ............................................. .............................. ............... ............................................. ............................................. .............................. ............... ............................................. ............................................. .............................. ............... ............................................. ............................................. .............................. ............... ............................................. ............................................. .............................. ............... ............................................. ............................................. .............................. ............... ............................................. ............................................. ..............................

Let’s Read

3 1. Read this article about leisure activities. As you read, pay attention to your pronunciation, intonation and rhythm.

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! r e h c a e t t a e r g e h t Travel ‐

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2. Comprehension and Discussion

a. b. c. d. e.

Can you list the seven things that Arthur Frommer says we learn as we travel? Do you agree with all his points? If you do not , why? Do you have any extra points that you may want to add to this list? How do you view travel in your life?

Unit 4 - That really tastes nice!

Describe what you see in these pictures.

(Hint: You can also think about when people eat these foods, and

Food from around the world. Match the foods in the circle with their countries on the right.

which countries they are from).

shabu shabu

fettuccine borscht

alaya b m a j cha pat ti chijimi gadogado

escargot

dim sum

nd mash bangers a

Italy South Korea England Indonesia China France Russia India Japan USA

Do you know any of these dishes? Can you briefly describe them?

The problem with ‘ALMOST’ 1.

The usage of the word ‘almost’ has caused confusion to many learners

of English.

We are going to take a look at how it is used and then do some exercises. a.

‘Almost’ can be an adverb It means nearly, not exactly, not yet, but very close to being or happening.

The one usage that gives a lot of problems is ‘almost’ when it means ‘nearly.’

So we CANNOT say: Almost Japanese like sushi.

We should say: Almost all Japanese like sushi (nearly all Japanese).

We CANNOT say: I almost eat breakfast on weekdays.

We should say: I almost always eat breakfast on weekdays (nearly all the weekdays).

Fill in the blanks with the words in the box below.

a. always

d. everywhere

b. all c. everyone

Top Tips Food Collocations Some words are frequently used with other words. Try to match the verbs on the left with the nouns on the right.

To pluck

soup

To slice

mangoes

To mash

ice

To peel

tomatoes

To thaw

cheese

e. every person

Almost ................. at the conference was a doctor.

To beat

bread

ii.

He almost ................ gets up at six o’clock.

To stir

onions

iii.

Almost .......... the cars here are made in Japan.

To chop

orange

iv.

You can find a McDonald’s almost .............. in this city.

To grate

eggs

She gave the pamphlets to almost ................... in her neighborhood.

To skin

potatoes

Building Vocabulary!

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Listen to three people talk about their food likes and dislikes and fill in the blanks below. AMY

SUZY

Amy likes...................

Suzy eats............

............................... .

.........................

She dislikes................

....................... .

................................

She doesn’t eat.... ......................... ......................... ....................... .

MIKE Mike goes to ...................................... ...................................................... . He doesn’t go to................................. ........................................................

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Listen again and see if you can catch the words about food and eating below. Then write down what they mean?

Pig out Eat out Eat a horse Splurge Hors d’oeuvres

4 1. In this section we are going to look at Dropped Sounds. The dropping of sounds in spoken English usually happens when one word ends with a consonant and the next word begins also with a consonant. It also frequently happens in sentences with the consonants ‘h,’ ‘t,’ and ‘d.’

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Listen to the examples and repeat.

He told her to go to the office.

She’ll make him a cup of tea.

He tolder to go to the office.

She’ll makeim a cup of tea

You must come tomorrow. You mus come tomorrow

That’s the best CD player.

That’s the bes CD player.

Can I have a sandwich?

Mary and John are going.

Can I have a sanwich?

Mary an John are going.

Listen to the following sentences and spot the dropped sounds. (Hint: Look also for one word ending with a consonant and the next word beginning also with a consonant.)

Now listen again and check your answers.

4 1. The next point in our listening keys is the Weak Sound. This weak sound is also called the Schwa. Understanding how the schwa functions will help you improve your listening skill. The schwa is the most common sound in the English language. The phonetic symbol for it is the inverted ‘e’ . It looks like this: . e

The schwa is the vowel sound in many lightly pronounced weak sounds in words. One reason why listening and pronunciation become difficult for English learners is that the schwa sound can represent any vowel. The sound for the schwa is ‘uh’. The schwa appears in many words: The ‘a’ in ‘about’ is a schwa

The ‘u’ in ‘stadium’ is a schwa.

The ‘e’ in ‘certain’ is a schwa.

The ‘ou’ in ‘famous’ is a schwa.

The ‘i’ in ‘holiday’ is a schwa.

The ‘ei’ in ‘foreigner’ is a schwa.

The ‘o’ in ‘continue’ is a schwa.

The ‘ai’ in ‘mountain’ is a schwa. The ‘ea’ in ‘ocean’ is a schwa.

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Now, listen to the words above and repeat to make sure you get the proper pronunciation.

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Listen to the sentences and underline all the schwa. There could be more than one schwa in a sentence. Use a dictionary if you need to.

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The men came and sat around the table.

She ordered a pizza and a pie.

The melody of that song was beautiful.

They sat on a sofa and drank soda.

The Caesar salad was delicious.

There was a grammar lesson in the magazine.

The mother protected her baby from the animal.

He admitted that he was wrong.

Her father lived in Japan for thirteen years.

There was a fountain in the garden. 4. Listen again and check your answers.

Sunrise Restaurant

Appetizer

Pair up with a partner and do the role plays using the menus below. You can choose the restaurant or the cafe.

Soup of the Day..............$2.50 Shrimp salad..................$2.50

Caesar salad..................$2.00

Main Course Chef’s Special.............................$7.50

TBone Steak...............................$7.00

Filet Mignon...............................$7.50

Teriyaki Salmon.........................$8.00

Starlight Cafe Sweet

Desserts

Fig scones....$2.50

Apple Pie a la mode...$2.00 Chocolate Mousse...$2.50

Cheese flan....$3.00

Marbled Cheesecake...$3.00 Strawberry Parfait...$2.50

Cherry cake ....$2.50

Beverages

Lemon pudding....$3.00

Coffee /Tea...$1.50 Soft Drinks...$1.50

Mineral Water ...$1.00

Savoury House special

(sandwich)......$4.00 Meat pie....$4.50 Seafood pizza....$3.50

Beverages

Tea/Coffee....$2.00 Herbal tea....$2.50 Espresso....$3.00 Hot chocolate....$2.00

Role A Waiter

Role B Customer

Greeting

May I take your order?

I’d like the ..........

Would you like some dessert/ something savoury?

Yes, I’ll have the ....../ No thank you.

What would you like to drink?

................, please

I’ll bring your order right away.

Thank you

Let’s Read

4 1. Read this article about food. As you read pay attention to your pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm.

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, d a b e h t , d o o g e h t ‐ Food and the soothing

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2. Comprehension and Discussion a.

How many categories of food are there in this article?

Can you describe them in your own words?

Do you know of other examples of these kinds of food?

Which of these foods have you eaten before?

Do you think there are other categories of food?

Unit 5 ‐ The shopping experience

Look at these pictures and describe what you see.

Which parts of the world do you think they are from?

Write the name of some famous stores in your country.

Then write what they sell. Store Name

What it sells

Choose two items from the list and tell the class about them.

Making sense of the present perfect tense 1.

We are going to look at nine different rules that will help us use the present perfect tense accurately.

Rule No. 1: Numerous actions at various times a.

She has taught that lesson twenty times.

They have made omelets several times.

He has eaten mangoes many times

Match the places on the left and the items on the right. Each place can have more than one item.

Rule No. 2: Unfixed time before now a.

My father has met her before.

Claire has seen that movie.

She has given the book to my mother.

magazines

Bookstore

Rule No. 3: Uncompleted time (actions that can happen again before the time is completed)

used clothes

I have been on vacation twice this year (this year is not completed yet).

Department

She has drunk two cups of coffee so far today.

store

Joe has sat for two exams this semester.

Let’s Practice. Which rule is it?

Mary has been promoted twice at her new job.

shopping cart

Rule No. ..............

cough

The Browns have donated blood twenty times.

medicine

Rule No. ............. c.

pillows

sweater

Flea market a.

tie

John and Mary have met before.

Supermarket

spaghetti

Rule No. ............. d.

He has gone on a cruise once.

frozen

Rule No. ............

food

Rules No. 4,5,and 6 will be in the next unit

Drug

pens and

store

pencils

5 1.

Do you know the names of the types of places that people go to for shopping? Write them down in the boxes. below. It sells clothe s

1. Clothing store

7. Shoe store

It sells clothes only It sells sports

and food.

It sells shoes

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Listen to two people talk about their shopping experiences and then match the people with what they did.

Shopped for a long time ·

Marie

John

Went looking around only Wanted to buy many things but didn’t Bought too many things

Sandra

Wants to go to a friend’s garage sale Looking out for the next sale

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Listen again and guess the meanings of the following expressions from the recording.

Shopping binge... means Clearance sale... means Buying spree... means Window shopping... means Garage sale... means

ries s

g aroncde CD t seelolss It sells vIid

1. Next in the series of tools for improving listening skill is the Mixed Sound. The mixed sound can happen when one word, ending with a consonant, and the next word, beginning with a consonant, ‘mix’ to form a new sound.

Listen to the sentences below and repeat.

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Could you bring me the book?

Can I meet you tomorrow?

This is spoken as:

Cujew bring me the book?

Can I meechu tomorrow?

Would you come with me to the party?

Won’t you be there tonight?

This is spoken as:

Wonchu be there tonight?

Wujew come with me to the party? c.

Did you tell him about the meeting?

This is spoken as:

Do you want to go there?

This is spoken as: Deyew want to go there?

Dijew tell him about the meeting? 2.

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Let’s practice: Read the questions below and indicate where the mixed sound takes place. The first answer been done for you. a.

What time would you like to meet him?

I couldn’t open the door, could you?

She’ll meet you at the office tomorrow.

Won’t you be coming to the picnic?

Do you like to watch action movies?

You’d like to see Mike, wouldn’t you?

Did you tell them that the meeting was at two o’clock?

Would your brother be at the mall, too?

Listen and check your answers.

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In Unit Four we learned about the dropping of sounds when two consonants are sidebyside. This can happen between words or even in words.

For example, in the word ‘grandma’, there is a dropping of the ‘d’ sound. So you get ‘granma’ with the ‘d’ being dropped.

Sometimes when the dropping of sounds happens, mixing of sounds also takes place. What does that mean? Well, with the word ‘granma’ (without the ‘d’), the ‘n’ anticipates the next sound, the ‘m’, and a new sound appears to make a transition into that sound.

Here, in the word ‘granma’ the new sound is ‘m’, changing from ‘n’, and the real pronunciation becomes ‘gramma ‘. That is a mixing of sounds. a.

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Sometimes ‘n’ can become ‘m’ before a ‘p’, ‘b’, or ‘m’.

For example:

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I’m using the sandpaper.

ii.

‘Give me the handbag’ becomes:

The ‘d’ drops and the ‘n’

Give me the hambag.

becomes an ‘m’. You then get:

iii.

‘It’s in my drawer’ becomes

I’m using the sampaper.

It’s im my drawer.

Sometimes ‘n’ can change to ‘ng’ before ‘c’ and ‘g’.

For example:

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‘Mary can go now’ becomes:

ii.

‘That job is incomplete’ becomes:

Mary cang go now.

That job is ingcomplete.

Sometimes ‘d’ can change to ‘b’ and ‘g’.

For example:

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‘Is he a good boy?’ becomes

Is he a goob boy?

ii.

‘She’s not a bad girl’ becomes She’s not a baeg girl.

Let’s Practice. Look at the sentences below and indicate where the mixing of sounds occurs. a.

I’m on my way to the bank.

That child loves sand castles.

He is in Canada now.

I’m going to Brown Park now.

John lives in San Bernardino.

You can give it to her now.

That’s a good group to join.

Jane poured coffee into her cup.

Listen and check your answers.

You are in a department store. Look at the items and choose the things that you want to buy. The store assistant is coming!

Other Useful Expres sions

Greeting

Custome r’s questions Price, size, color etc.

Assistant:

Good ................. .May I help you, sir/madam?

Customer: I would like to buy the.................................... and .............................. . Assistant: Would you like anything else? Customer: No. How much are they? Assistant: This one is .................. and this is ........................... .

Trying it on/ another product

Assistant: Yes, we do / No, we don’t.

Paying

........................................... .Customer: Can I pay with my Visa card?

Customer: Do you have this product by another maker?

Assistant: Certainly. Your total cost is ......... .........................

Can I try it on? Do you have a fitting room? Yes, it’s over there. Do you have another c olor? Do you have this in bl ue ? Do you accept credit c ards? Can I use a credit car d? I would like it in a med ium. I’m looking for a chea per one. We have this produc t by.......................... . That’ll be $10.00. Here you are.

Let’s Read

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Have you ever thought of your shopping trip to the mall, department store, or supermarket as being the target of a scheme of mind games? And the goal of these mind games? To make you part with your money! Well, researchers have found that what you see, hear, and even smell could all be used by people in the business world to entice you to buy something that you never thought of buying when you entered the shop. It has been called the psychology of shopping. Some say the smell of freshly baked bread or coffee wafting

around the customers’ immediate shopping area does have the potential to draw them to, well, some bread and coffee! Others say that big businesses have learnt that the way things are arranged in big quantities and with clever pricing (like $9.99!) also affects the way customers shop. Shopping has also become more than just a... shopping trip! It has become a time to relax for many people. The sights, sounds, smells and atmosphere of the shopping scene today really do more than just satisfy physical needs, they touch the heart and mind too.

Let’s talk and discuss 2.

Comprehension and Discussion a.

Do you agree with what the article says about shopping?

Which are the things you agree with and which are the things you don’t agree with?

How much do you think that businesses can really influence shoppers to buy their products?

Have you ever bought something that you did not intend to buy when you entered a shop?

If yes, why do you think you bought it?

Unit 6 - Review

1. Listening ‘Keys’ Look at the chart below and match the topics on the left with their appropriate definitions on the right.

2. Preposition Practice a. He is going ......... a cruise this year.

e. Joe is going to make a trip ......... India.

b. Did you travel ...... train or ....... plane?

f. My friend is flying ...... from Belgium.

c. He was ...... a bus when his wife called.

g. He left ....... a plane yesterday.

d. I’ll make a reservation ........ two people.

h. Mary is taking ........ at 5 o’clock today.

Do? Go? Play? ........squash. .........rafting ......... baseball

........hiking

........kayaking

.........snowboarding ...........martial arts .......shopping

.......karate

........snooker

.........hunting ........water sports ....skydiving

........diving

4. Answering ‘WH’ Questions: Keep the Same Verb Tense a. What did you play yesterday I ................ basketball .yesterday. b. Who has he given the book to? He .......... ............... the book to John. c. When are they coming to our school? They ......... .............. tomorrow afternoon. d. Where have you been living these past

five years?

I ............ ............ .................. in the north part of the city. e. Why had he not seen the boss before he

Peel, bake , grill, grate, steam,

slice, make, roast, mash, chop

went to the meeting?

He ........... ............. ............. the boss because he .......... ............ sick.

Unit 7 - How’s the weather today?

I. In your own words describe the weather in the pictures above. What time of year do you think they are. Why?

What are the words that you used to describe the weather in the pictures above? List them below. Try to think of other words that could be used to describe the weather in the pictures.

Talking Tips

hows The picture on the ......... s a ...... day. It’s a ........ da .............. . y. r o f .. .. .. .. It’s a ... The weather is .......... on the left and ......... on the right.

Making sense of the present perfect tense (Part 2) 1. We have already looked at three rules for the present perfect tense. Now let’s take a look at the next three rules.

Rule No. 4: Encounter or having the experience of

Top Tips

a. She has been to Spain. b. Brian has studied that language before. c. My mother has never traveled by plane.

Weather Idioms

Rule No. 5: Change brought about by time

Underline the correct answers. a. b. c.

The child’s English has improved a lot since she moved to the US with her parents. Your son has grown since the last time I saw him. He has lost much weight because of a long illness.

Rule No. 6: Achievements a. b. c.

Man has gone to Mars. The book has sold a million copies. That company has developed a cancerfighting drug

2. Let’s Practice: Which rule is it? a. My uncle has not changed after all these years. Rule No. ............... b. The novel has become a bestseller. Rule No. ............... c. Martha has never eaten Borsch. Rule No. ............... d. In just a few years, he has beaten every other swimmer to become the best in college. Rule No. ............... e. I have read the book you are talking about. Rule No. ...............

1. ‘He has been feeling under the weather lately’ means: feeling great / feeling unwell. 2. ‘You must always look on the bright side of life’ means: have a positive view of life / always wish for a sunny day. 3. ‘You have to save money for a rainy day’ means: for a day when it rains heavily / for the future. 4. ‘It never rains but it pours’ means: when trouble comes it comes in a big way / pouring is similar to rain. 5.

‘He’s making hay while the sun shines’ means: taking advantage of an opportunity quickly / drying hay in the sun.

‘Every cloud has a silver lining’ means: there’s a positive side to bad situations / sometimes clouds have a silver color.

‘He is as cold as ice’ means: he’s been in an airconditioned room for too long / he does not show any emotion.

Building Vocabulary! 1. Listen to the conversation about vacations and check the statements below that are true.

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2. Listen again. What words about the weather did you hear in the conversation? Write them down.

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GREG

LEE

MARGIE

3. The following are words that you heard in the recording. What do you think they mean? Match the words on the left with their meanings on the right. F has been done for you. a. b. c. d. e. f. g.

Sweltering High winds Breezy Bitter Sleet Chilly Scorching

freezing rain uncomfortably cool extremely cold extremely hot strong winds hot and humid pleasant light wind

Listening Lab 1. Next in the series for improving listening skills is Linked Sounds.

She usually makes a cup of coffee after a hard day at work.

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When it’s spoken, this is what it actually sounds like: She usually make sa cupof coffee aftera hard dayat work.

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When one word ends in a consonant sound and the very next word begins with a vowel sound, the ending consonant crosses over to the next word. Let’s look at an example.

Let’s look at another example:

It’s cloudy in the morning and a little rainy in the afternoon and evening.

When spoken it will sound like this:

It’s cloudyin the morningan da little rainyin the afternoonan devening.

A thing to note

Listening Lab

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3. Listen to the sentences and rewrite them, showing where the linking occurs.

a. Mary and John are brother and sister.

e. Will you make a sandwich for him?

b. They have an old and big car in the garage.

f. Where are you going to go tomorrow?

c. Mike told him to come again tonight.

g. I don’t want to go there again!

d. Has he gone to the office yet?

h. Her sister is doing a lot of housework.

4. Read the conversation below and underline the places where the linking occurs. What is the weather going to be like today, mom? going to be cloudy in the Mother: According to the weather forecast, it’s hy do you ask? morning, and sunny in the afternoon? W in the evening. Son: Well, I’ve got to go for soccer practice ening. When are you coming Mother: Oh, the weather should be fine in the ev

Son:

home?

Maybe around eight o’clock. inner? Mother: Eight o’clock? Don’t you want to have d er soccer practice. Son: No, mom. I’m going to eat something aft Mother: Oh, okay. Take care of yourself.

Son:

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5. Now listen to the recording and check your answers.

7 1. You and your partner are planning to go somewhere on the weekend. Choose the places below. You have to write your own names for the places. You and your partner have to have the same names for the places. Based on the weather conditions there, you can either choose to go or not to go. If you choose not to go, give your reasons. For the fourth chart, you can choose your own weather besides the town name. Fahrenheit Celsius 2. Place : 1. Place : Laketown 122

Morning

Afternoon

Morning

Afternoon Sunny

104

Cloudy

3. Place : 50

4. Place : Rainy

Morning

Afternoon

Morning

Afternoon

Snowy 14

10 Windy

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2. Listen to the model roleplay below for No.1 and then practice 2 and 3. For No. 4, use your own ideas. A: Hi, Joe. Would you like to go somewhere this weekend? B: Sure. Where would you like to go? A: Well, how about Laketown? It’s a beautiful place. B: Sounds nice. How’s the weather there? A: It’ll be sunny in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon. The temperature will be about 25 degrees Celsius. B: It’s going to be a nice weekend, Tony. What shall we do there? A: We can go fishing in the morning and do some hiking in the afternoon.

Talking Tips

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ead is usually r Temperature nheit or Celsius re using a Fah the one that is se scale. Choo for you. appropriate

Let’s Read

7 1. Read this article about weather and climate. As you read pay attention to your pronunciation, intonation and rhythm.

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ave you ever had a problem of really knowing the difference

between weather and climate? The If you have, you are not alone. ause confusion here happens often bec the of a lack of understanding of of principles used for the meanings these words. er we When we talk about the weath ndy, usually use words like sunny, wi

e is by One way to look at the differenc ditions using time. Weather refers to con riod of of the atmosphere over a short pe havior’ time. And climate refers to the ‘be eriod of the atmosphere over a longer p of time. ber the Perhaps the best way to remem using difference between the two is by g to NASA’s explanation. Accordin ct, while NASA, climate is what you expe

for weather is what you get. So, we rainy, cloudy and so on. But when ate in summer is words example, Osaka’s clim talk about climate we tend to use me you ‘hot’. You can expect that every ti ong like temperate and tropical, am ather for go to Osaka in summer. The we erges em m ble pro The . rds wo er oth nd humid in rm a particular day can be hot a wa nd d a col ke s li ord e w us when we rnoon. the morning and rainy in the afte an e c . W ate lim d c an her eat for both w lar day That’s what you get on a particu nd er a ath we rm wa has ce say that a pla and it can vary between days. we also a warm climate. How then do rly? differentiate between the two clea

2. Comprehension and discussion

a. Why are weather and climate sometimes confused as to heir meanings?

b. What are the two ways that we can use to differentiate between the two?

c. Can you give an example each of ‘weather’ and ‘climate’?

d. What is the weather and climate like in the place that you live?

Unit 8 - All In The Family

1. Look at both pictures above and describe the family relationships. Which part of the world do you think they are from? Talking Tips On the right/left I see a ............... .. ..... ..... He/ She is the ............ of.... This is his/her........ They are a .............family

2. a. If you are not married, This picture shows ................ people in a family check the statements that are They are........... true about you and your family. i.

There are more than three people in my family

ii.

I have grandparents (both)

iii. I don’t have grandparents iv. I have only one grandparent v. There are three (or less) people in my family 2. b. If you are married, check the statements that are true about you and your family. i.

There are more than three people in my family

ii.

My parents are still alive

information Now use the r and ask you that you have t u tions abo partner ques . his/her family Do you ha ve........? How many........? o .........? Where d Which parent is .........?

2. c.

iii. Only one parent is alive iv. There are less than three people in my family v.

I have at least one child who is married

When did ...........?

Making sense of the present perfect tense (Part 3) 1. We have already looked at six rules for the present perfect tense. Now let’s take a look at the last three rules. Rule No. 7: An expected action that is not completed a. Anne and Carl have still not arrived yet. b. The storm has not stopped yet. c. He has not finished writing the book. Rule No. 8: A period from the past until now a. b. c.

They have been in the meeting room for three hours. Dr. Snow has been teaching at that college for a year. He has been reading that book since 5 o’clock.

Rule No. 9: Something finished just now a. b. c.

She has just passed the book to John. The mechanic has just finished repairing the car. I have just called the police. Let’s Practice. Which rule is it? 1. Julian has been in the bathroom for 15 minutes. Rule No. ................... 2. I haven’t done my homework yet. Rule No. ................... 3. Hooray! We have just finished our final exams. Rule No. ................... 4. I have been wanting to come here for a long time. Rule No. ................... 5. Jill has not made the sweater for Heather yet. Rule No. ...................

Top Tips

Family Idioms Fill in the blanks with the right word. Top Tips 1. He has the same sickness that his mother and grandmother had. It just ...........in the family. a. runs b. plays 2. I have failed to make it big in business five times. But I won’t give up. Like they say, ‘Failure is the ............... of success’. a. sister b. mother 3 The new boss of the family business has not brought any new changes. He behaves just like his father. It’s a case of ‘like father, like ............ ’ a. daughter b. son 4. The party was crowded. Everybody and their .............. was there. a. uncle b. grandmother 5. Don’t listen to old ............ tales. They are usually false! a. grandfather’s b. wives'

Building Vocabulary!

1. Listen to the conversation and write down the words related to family that are mentioned.

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spouse

2. Listen to the conversation again and fill out the family tree below. Put the name in the boxes and the relationship in the brackets.

[ ]

Ellen [ ]

[ ]

3. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. B has been done for you. a. Extended family

Father of spouse

b. Divorced

Child of a cousin

c. Single parent

Parents of grandparents

d. Nuclear family

Not married anymore

e. Second cousin

Nuclear family plus relatives

f. Fatherinlaw

Father, mother, and children

g. Great

Parent but without spouse

grandparents

[ ]

Listening Lab

1. Next in the series on improving listening skills is Omitted Words. In omitted words, entire words are dropped, especially in casual speech. Although these words are grammatically important, they are not necessary for understanding what is being said. T43

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a. We find omitted words even in formal speech. Here is an example:

That boy has three toys while this boy has two. The omission occurs here with the word ‘toys.’ It is used only once but the meaning is perfectly clear

Here’s another example:

Marilyn comforted John, and John, Marilyn. Here, the ‘comforted’ is omitted the second time.

b. Here is an example of omitted words occurring in casual speech.

What time are you going to the party? Or in casual speech you can say:

What time you going to the party? The ‘are’ is dropped (or is almost not heard)

Let’s look at one more example:

Have you given her the book? This can become: You given her the book? 2. Let’s Practice. Read the sentences on the left and then write the word(s) that is (are) omitted on the right.

Listening Lab

3. Read the conversation and then rewrite it, omitting words where necessary. (Note: This is a casual situation.) Native speaker: Hi, what’s your name? Nonnative speaker: My name is Wang Ming. Native speaker: Where do you live? Nonnative speaker: I live in Shanghai, in China. Native speaker: Do you have a family? Nonnative speaker: Yes, I do. I have a family. Native speaker: Any children? Nonnative speaker: Yes, I have children. Native speaker: How many? Nonnative speaker: I have four children. Native speaker: Are your children going to school? Nonnative speaker: Yes, they are. The first child and the second child are in junior high school. The third child and the fourth child are in elementary school. Native speaker: That’s great. Does your wife work? Nonnative speaker: No, she doesn’t. My wife is a housewife. 4. Now rewrite it. Native speaker: .................................................................................................. Nonnative speaker: .................................................................................................. Native speaker: .................................................................................................. Nonnative speaker: .................................................................................................. Native speaker: .................................................................................................. Nonnative speaker: .................................................................................................. Native speaker: .................................................................................................. Nonnative speaker: .................................................................................................. Native speaker: .................................................................................................. Nonnative speaker: .................................................................................................. Native speaker: .................................................................................................. Nonnative speaker: .................................................................................................. .................................................................................................. .................................................................................................. .................................................................................................. Native speaker: .................................................................................................. Nonnative speaker: ..................................................................................................

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5. Now listen to the rewritten conversation and check your answers.

8 1. Interview two friends about family using the questions below.

Name:

2. Choose one friend that you interviewed and write a summary with the information you have. Then share it with the class.

There are ................... people in ................... ‘s family. ....................... has ...................... uncles and..................... aunts.

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1. Read this article about the family unit. As you read pay attention to your pronunciation, intonation. and rhythm.

The Wonder of Family

2. Comprehension and Discussion a. Do mothers relate to their children the same way fathers do? b. How are they different in the way they relate to their children? c. What happens when families break down? d. What are the benefits of having a good and healthy family? e. How would you describe your family? f. Is there anything you would like to be different in your family? g. How do you think families can live together happily?

Unit 9 - In the best of health

1. Look at the pictures above and describe how they are a part of our health.

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................ is important for health portant.... Eating............ is im

Doing regular........ .

To be healthy we must ............... 2. What are the four keywords that you used to de scribe these pictures ? a.

3. Write down the things from the pictures that you do. Tell your partner about them. Then ask your partner about what he or she does. You

Your Partner

Quite lost about the word ‘quite’? 1. The word ‘quite’ is not an easy word to use because it has several meanings. It can be confusing because one definition may seem to be the opposite of another. Here are the definitions of the word ‘quite’: a. Rather, somewhat, to an aboveaverage extent. For example quite nice, quite wealthy (Note: these are not used with a negative. You cannot say, ‘not quite wealthy’.) b. Actually, really. For example quite happy, quite scary, ‘Quite so!’, quite lost c. A remarkable kind, unusual, exceptional. For

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example, that was quite an evening; he’s quite

boy; the movie was quite something.

Prepositions for health and exercise

(Note: This is also not used with a negative. Also, it is

1. He is ......... the gym now.

usually followed by ‘a’ or ‘an.)

d. Completely, absolutely. For example quite

correct,

not quite done yet, quite wrong.

2. What do you eat ...........

health?

3. She is ......... the best of ks wit the most 2. Let’s Practice. Fill in the blan d in the blanks. appropriate ‘quite’. Write a

4. Vegetables and fruit are

a. Yes, sir! You’re ................. right. project. I b. Please give me another day with this am not .............. finished. ...... a party. c. Thanks for inviting me. It was ......... ng by d. She was ................ contented playi

herself.

r! e. That student is ............. a characte word ‘quite’? f. Are you still ............ lost about the r g. You are .............. mistaken about he

. behavior. She is really a good girl

health.

good ........ health.

5. I take vitamin supplements

......... the morning.

6. Day ....... day Joe is getting

healthier.

7. Jogging is good ........ you. 8. Grilling is healthier . ............

frying.

9. I try to keep my life free

............. stress.

10. Fast food is something I stay away .............. .

Building Vocabulary!

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1. Listen to the conversation and then look at the pictures below. Check the items that are mentioned in the conversation in the small boxes and write the name of the items below.

2. Listen again to the conversation and fill in the boxes with the type of exercise and other things that Cheryl, Kenji and Ted do for health.

3. Who do you think does the most for health of the three. Why?

Listening Lab 1. We will now look at the last listening ‘key.’ This key is called the Soft ‘T ’ (or Flap ‘T’. You will hear the soft ‘t’ especially in American English. T48

This soft ‘t’ sounds like a quick ‘d’ instead of a true ‘t’ sound. There are five situations in which this soft ‘t’ occurs.

a. The soft ‘t’ comes in words with double ‘t’ litter, fatter, matter, better.

For example: It doesn’t really matter what time you come but you better come

early.

b. The soft ‘t’ is followed by an ‘l’ sound Bottle, hospital, little, battle

For example:

He left the bottle at the hospital.

c. The soft ‘t’ comes with an ‘r’ sound i. Before the ‘r’ later, water , escalator

ii. After the ‘r’ party, dirty, forty

iii. Between two ‘r’s deserter, starter,

quarter.

d. The soft ‘t’ occurs between vowel sounds dating, writing, heating, inventor

For example: He was writing a letter to the inventor.

e. The soft ‘t’ occurs in liaisons in sentences:

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For example:

She bought a pair of shoes at the shop.

I got a look at his face.

He lit a candle.

2. Listen to the conversation and mark the places where the soft ‘t’ occurs.

3. Do the dialog with a partner

Listening Lab

iew Re v 1. Now that we have finished all the listening keys, let’s do a quick review. Without looking back, fill in the blanks for all the listening keys. 1.

2. Look at the definitions on the left and write what they stand for on the right. ‘Mixing’ to form a new sound when one word ends with a consonant and the next word begins with a consonant.

The symbol is used for this sound. Weak sound (the schwa) The ending consonant crosses over to the next word when one word ends in a consonant and the next word begins with a vowel. It is the stressed or emphasized words in a sentence.

A ‘helper’ when one word ends in a vowel and the very next word starts with a vowel. Entire words are dropped, especially in casual speech.

It is a ‘t’ sound that sounds almost like a ‘d.’

It is the dropping of sounds in spoken English.

9 1. Interview two people concerning health and exercise. Make your own question for No. 8.

2. Now, choose one of the two people you interviewed and write a short summary about that person. Then, tell the class about it. ..................... does a number of exercises. He /She .....

Let’s Read

9 1. Read this article about health fads. As you read pay attention to your pronunciation, intonation. and rhythm.

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fad, according to the Hydrotherapy, the internal dictionary, means ‘an and external use of water interest followed with in the treatment of disease, exaggerated zeal’. was started by the Greeks. Health fads have come and Then the Romans picked it gone over many years and up and made it flourish in in various parts of the the empire with their world. famous baths. Not all of them have been bad, though. Some have proven to be of great benefit. Others have been downright dangerous. Health fads focus on physical health and, even, mental health. Many focus on diet, and weight loss. Others focus on physical exercise. There never seems to be a lack of new fads in these areas of health.

According to Dr. Martin Brookes in his article, ‘The Real Olympics – The Guessing Games ‘many of the sports coaches for the ancient Greek Olympics were uneducated men, who were really illqualified in the arena of sports medicine.

the pigs hadn't been raised by the sea. Modernday health fads can sometimes go to extremes. A faddiet ‘freak’, for example, will not accept recommendations made even by qualified nutritionists and dieticians. On the other hand, those who have been on beneficial ‘health fads’ prefer not to call them fads at all. They prefer to call them ‘alternative’ diets.

Some, who have tried Western medicine for their physical conditions and They used a variety of diets have failed, have gone on on the young athletes to these ‘alternative’ diets under their care. Galen and achieved physical well used beans, while being. Pythagoras forbade them. And what is the ‘bait’ that It is no easy thing sorting Charmis of Sparta, himself out the confusing array of health fads use? Man’s an Olympic sprinting neverending search for information concerning greater physical health or a champion, promoted a diet health out there. ‘To each cure for diseases. Even the of nothing but dried figs. his own’ seems to be the Pork was considered good ancient Greeks had their order of the day. by some coaches as long as own health fads. 2. Comprehension and Discussion

a. What is the thing that draws people to health fads?

b. What is your opinion of the health fads of the Greek coaches?

c. Why do think some people are diehard fans of certain health fads?

d. Have you ever tried a health fad? If yes, has it worked for you?

e. What is your opinion of health fads?

Unit 10 - How do I get to...?

Talking Tips

1. Look at the picture and describe it.

‘I suggested he turn left.’ Sounds strange? (Part 1) 1. If it does sound strange to you it is because the verb ‘turn’ in the sentence is a special verb called a ‘subjunctive’. This means that when used in a sentence like this, the verb always remains in the present tense. In this sentence, we have another verb ‘suggest’ used with the subjunctive ‘turn’. There are a number of other verbs also used with the subjunctive.

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Here are some of them: advise, ask, decide, desire, insist, intend, move, order, recommend, request, urge, and demand.

Prepositions for directions

Let’s look at some examples and see how they are used with the subjunctive.

(Put a cross [X] if no word is needed)

a. The policeman recommended that she take the

1. He is going .......... the

highway.

direction of Kobe.

b. The teacher insisted that the students write

2. She drove .............San

clearly.

Francisco .......... San

c. Bill advised that John join the club.

Antonio.

d. She requested that her husband be sent to the

3. You have to go east

hospital.

...........

one kilometer.

2. Let’s Practice. Choose the verbs from the list above

4. The plane is heading

a. The doctor ...................... that he take a long rest.

5. The shop is ........ the back

b. His wife ....................... that he come home by 7

6. My cafe is ........... the

p.m.

c. The boss ...................... that all employees work on Saturday.

................. the mountains.

of the bank.

corner of Main Street and

McBride Street.

d. She ..................... that they remove the old

7. My brother’s house is across

.......... the park.

chairs.

e. He ...................... that she sit for the exam.

8. She lives opposite ............

the train station.

Building Vocabulary!

1. Listen to the conversation and check the correct statements in the boxes.

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Listen to the conversation again and write the words in the conversation that have the same meaning with the expressions for directions on the right.

a. Turn left

Make a left

Go straight ahead

Opposite

Beside

Tintersection

Crossroads

Roundabout

Head north

X Go straight two blocks and turn ................ .

At the end of the block on the ........ .

In the middle of the block on the .............. . N W E S

Go one block and it’s on the ............. .

Go west one block and turn ................ .

Listening Lab Re v

iew

1. This is a review of the first two two listening keys Key Words and the Helping Sound. Rewrite the sentences and indicate where these two listening keys occur. T52

a. She is on the way to the park.

d. He met her at the entrance.

She ‘y’ is on the way to the PARK.

(Note: Here the ‘y’ is the ‘helper’ and PARK is the key word)

e. We’ll be one hour late.

b. We are going to Saipan. f. She took me to a nice restaurant.

c. I’ll be at my sister’s house. g. He is the person I want to talk to.

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hen, e the key word(s) or the helpers. T rlin nde d u an tion rsa nve co the 2. Listen to xes on the right. write K or H (or both) in the bo oom this Jill: Well, Jan, will you be in your r evening? ing, Jill? Jan: I think so. Why are you ask tions on diet Jill: I’d like to ask you some ques and exercise. like to come? Jan: Sure. What time would you Jill:

How about six o’clock?

Jan: Jill:

Six will be okay for me.

I appreciate your taking the time to he

Jan:

lp me.

No problem, Jill. What are friends for?

K,H

Listening Lab

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3. In this section we are going to practice with two other listening keys the Dropped Sound and the Weak Sound.

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a. Listen to the sentences and write them down. The first one is done for you.

i. Could you tell her to have breakfast, Jon?

b. Now rewrite the sentences above showing where the dropped sound and the weak sound occur. The first one is done for you. Note: the weak sound can occur in words, too. i. Could you tell her to have breakfast, Jon? ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. T54

c. Listen again and check your answers.

10 Look at the diagram and do the dialog below with your partner. Use the dialog as an example and take turns to ask each other how to get to the places that are on the diagram.

N N

S School

Stadium

Toy factory

Inn

ABC Company Bank

Parking Lot

Shopping mall

Sunlight Apartments

Residential area

You are here

Question

A: Excuse me. How can I get to the toy factory from here,

Talking Tips

please? B: Go straight two blocks and turn right. Then, go

Directions

straight another two blocks and turn left. You will

see the factory on the left.

Repeat to confirm directions

A: So, I go straight two blocks, turn right, and go

other words and

expressions that

straight again for two blocks. I then turn left and the

factory is on the left. Is that right? B: Yes, that’s correct.

Remember to use

A: Thank you very much. B: You’re welcome.

you learnt on the first three pages of this unit

Let’s Read

1. Read this article about travel technology. As you read pay attention to your pronunciation, intonation. and rhythm.

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How is the GPS helping people around the world today? Here are a few ways it is: 1. Earth scientists are using the GPS to monitor earthquakes. The GPS is a network of 24 2. The GPS is used to locate satellites that orbit the Earth. This network was completed by vessels lost at sea. 3. Trucking and the U.S. Air Force in 1993. transportation services use Actually, this system made its debut in the Gulf War in 1991. the GPS to keep track of their If you aren’t into the latest fleets and to speed deliveries. U.S. troops used it for technological gadgets you navigation on land, sea, and in 4. Civilian pilots use the GPS probably would just rely on a the air, for targeting of bombs, for navigation, crop dusting, map. Well, those who are aerial photography, and familiar with technology will tell and for onboard missile surveying. guidance. you man has progressed far 5. Well, close to home, beyond that trusted old paper does your car have a GPS Today, the GPS is used in map. everyday life by people around already installed? the world. And with a GPS The world of computer technology has revolutionized receiver, that costs less than a These are only some of a long list of ‘achievements’ by the few hundred dollars, you can the way we get around these GPS. And they are already days. Today, there are all kinds instantly know almost exactly where you are on planet Earth! saying there is more to come! of gadgets out there to make sure you don’t get lost. One of ave you ever felt the frustration of getting lost when you are trying to make it to a very important appointment? Many of us have been in that situation and many have surely wished they had a better way of finding their way around.

the greatest of these technological advancements is the GPS or the Global Positioning System.

2. Comprehension and Discussion a. b. c. d. e. f.

What is the GPS? When was it first used and who used it? What are some ways the GPS is being used by civilians today? Do you know other ways that the GPS is being used today? How important do you think this invention is to mankind? Why? How do you think it will be used in the future?

Unit 11 - What do you do?

1. Look at the picture and describe the occupations of the people in it.

2. Match the jobs on the left with their appropriate descriptions on the right. One has been done for you.

Talking Tips

This person is a ..... ............. ....... She helps people to He is ........... ............... . He works at ..................

Occupation

Description

Porter

Travels to space

Mason

Skilled in making pastries

Selfemployed

A builder and worker in stone

Astronaut

Has own business

Patissier

Helps people with bags

‘I suggested he turn left.’ Sounds strange? (Part II) 1. We will continue with the subjunctive and this time we will see how it is used with the expression ‘It is’ followed by certain words.

The following are some examples of word combinations with ‘It is...’ a. It is important that...

d. It is essential that...

b. It is crucial that...

e. It is best that...

c. It is recommended that...

f. It is vital that...

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2. Let’s look at some examples. a. It is important that you come early to the office

every day.

b. It is crucial that John speak clearly at the

meeting.

c. It is recommended that he be given a promotion. d. It is essential that they do their homework every

day.

e. It is best that they not come tomorrow.

e blanks with the 3. Let’s Practice. Fill in th appropriate words. Mary be a. It is .......................... that partment. transferred to another de you come home by b. It is .......................... that 7 o’clock

tay away from him c. It is ................. that you s for a while. e be working at her d. It is ..................... that sh desk during office hours. you not make so much e. It is ...................... that

noise.

Job Prepositions 1. She works ........... the

supermarket.

2. He has been .......... the family

business for many years.

3. That company executive

sometimes finishes work .........

midnight.

4. There’s a staff .......... the front desk all the time. 5. My father works ........... Toyota. 6. The manager has ten people

............ him.

7. The boss has gone out .........

lunch.

8. One hundred employees will be laid off ......... the end of this year.

Building Vocabulary!

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1. Listen to the conversation and fill in the answers in the boxes below.

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2. Listen again and write down other information about their jobs.

Noreen

Jeff

Willie

3. For the occupations below, put numbers 1, 2, 3, or 4 next to the occupations. If the person works for the government put 1, if the person works for a company put 2, and if the person could work for both put 3, and if the person works for neither put 4. Note: 1= Government; 2= Company; 3= Both; 4= Neither Civil servant

Professional Golfer

Cafe owner

Manager

Businessman

Flight attendant

Clerk

Entrepreneur 4

Actor

Waitress

Teacher

Soldier

Politician

Cashier

Chef

Listening Lab

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iew

1. Now we’ll do some practice with two other listening keys the Mixed Sound and the Linked Sound.

A quick review of these two keys: a. An example of a mixed sound is ‘Could you’ becoming ‘cujew’

b. An example of a linked sound is ‘He works as a manager’ sounds like

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in speech.

‘He work sasa manager.’

2. Listen to the sentences and write them down. a. b. c. d. e.

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3. Now mark the places in the sentences where you find the mixed and linked sounds. Then listen again to check your answers. 4. Mark the places where the mixed and linked sounds occur in this conversation. A: I’ve been working on this miniproject for eight days now. B: Have you finished it yet? A: No. Not finished yet. B: Would you like some help with it? A: Really? Could you help out with some of the typing? B: That’s no problem. A: Thanks a lot.

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5. Now listen and check your answers.

Listening Lab

ie Re v

We’ll review the final two listening keys Omitted words and the Soft ‘t’ sound. Read the conversation and mark the places where the the omitted words and the soft ‘t’ sound occur. Hint: Look for the omitted words in the short casual answers.

A: Could you tell the team that we’re meeting at three

to discuss the McGuire project?

B: What time is it again? A: Three o’clock. B: What are the things we’re going to discuss? A: Not much, really. There are three or four items. I’ll give

them to you in a moment.

B: Don’t bother. I’ll get them from the secretary. A: Thanks. Appreciate that. B: Welcome. By the way, do you have anything on after the meeting? A: No. Nothing really. Why? B: Would you be free at about 4:30? A: I think 4:45 would be better. B: OK. I’d like to talk to you about some staff problems. A: Oops! Having trouble? B: Not really. Just minor stuff. Just need some advice. A: Sure thing. B: Thanks. Well, see you at three.

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7. Listen and check your answers.

8. Once you have finished with the answers, practice the conversation with a partner .

11 1. Interview your partners about their jobs using the questions in the boxes. If they are retired or not working now, ask them about what they did before. If they are students, ask them about a family member.

2. Chose one of the two interviews and use the information you have gathered to write a report. Then share it with the class.

Talking Tips

For the past tense: ‘What did you do?’

Let’s Read T61

1. Read this article about work. As you read pay attention to your pronunciation, intonation. and rhythm.

ave you ever had days when you really didn’t feel like going to your place of work? It may not have been because of work itself but because of other things.

where they are? What is their secret? Well here are a few quotes from the ‘wise workers’ that might just give us a glimpse.

“Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.”

Give your very best to your The first quote is from an life’s work, nothing less! It could have been because of unknown source but it does give some insight into the tiredness, feeling unwell, a If you think your work is a lack of motivation or just a bad thoughtlife of the successful curse, you are wrong day. How do you pick yourself worker. Here it is: according to Henry Ward up and get back into the ‘flow’ “Every day’s a perfect gift of Beecher, an American of things? politician of the 19th Century. time for us to use. Hours He said: waiting to be filled any way Everybody, sooner or later, develops his or her own way of we choose. Each morning “Work is not a curse, brings a quiet hope that coping with these ups and drudgery is!” rises with the sun. Each downs of work life. Some evening brings the sweet succeed in moving on and And that positive attitude content that comes with doing their jobs with toward work is probably work well done.” excellence. exemplified in Thomas Alva Edison, the great inventor: Every day is a perfect gift of Others just do whatever they time! can and resign themselves to “I never worked a day in my And we choose how we are the drudgery of work. Still life. It was all fun. going to handle this gift. others, fail to get any real benefit out of their work. It’s All these wise sayings point us How about this next one by like their brain just stops to a simple conclusion when it Martin Luther King Jr., the working when they get to the comes to work we must have great American civil rights workplace! the RIGHT ATTITUDE that leader. How do those who do well in inner thing that affects all we their work manage to get to do! 2. Comprehension and Discussion a. b. c. d. e.

What do you think are the main thoughts of the quotes in this article? Do you agree with them? If you don’t, why? What is your struggle when it comes to work? How do you overcome worklife difficulties. What is your advice to those who find work a drudgery?

Unit 12 - Review 1.

Go over rules 49 for the present perfect tense listed below. Then do the exercise by filling in the blanks with the appropriate rule. The Present Perfect Tense Rule 4: Encounter or having the experience of

Rule 7 :

Expected action that is not completed yet.

Rule 5: time

Change brought about by

Rule 8:

A period from the past until now

Rule 6:

Achievements

Rule 9:

Something finished just now

a. b.

That novel has sold 2 million copies. He has been living here for one

f. g.

Joe has aged a lot since the last time we met She has been sleeping for ten

year. Mother has not finished cooking

yet. The Smiths have just arrived.

hours. They have developed the world’s fastest car.

I have just passed my entrance

exam. The secretary has not finished typing yet.

She has never eaten French

food.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate expressions from the boxes on the right. a.

His fatherinlaw took his wife to the clinic.

b. c

They all live in mansion as one big ....................................... . Cities usually have ...................................... because of overcrowding. As a .................................... she works long hours to support her child.

My ................................. lives with her mother, who is my cousin.

My ................................ have died but my grandparents are still alive.

Her parents are ...................... . She now lives with her mother.

Read the following article and note where the eight listening keys occur. You can use the summary of the keys in Unit 1 as a guide. After two weeks of treatment

It was about ten o’clock at

When I did, she shouted in

night and I was just coming

pain. So, I immediately called she came home and is slowly

home. My mother saw me

the ambulance. They came in trying to walk again. She has

and said, ‘Would you mind

no time and took her to the

to use crutches and it is very

coming here, John?”

hospital.

difficult for her.

I asked my mother what was

Mother was in the hospital

She amazes me because

wrong and she said she had

for about two weeks. She

through all her pain, she still

just slipped and fallen. I

was in great pain because

manages to ask questions

quickly ran toward her and

she had broken her pelvic

like, “Had your meal, John?”

tried to lift her up.

bone. I felt sorry for her.

or “Your clothes washed?”

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Now listen and check your answers.

Choose the most appropriate verbs (from the box) that go with the sentences below. advise

ask

decide

desire

insist

intend

order

recommend

request

urge

important

vital

best

demand

His teacher

that he take the exam again.

Her mother

It is

The army captain

The student

His wife

health.

It is

that he not know where I am.

Cliff

that the team be prepared for the next meeting.

that she do the homework early. that she not be at the meeting tomorrow. that everybody leave the room. that he be sent to another school. that he join the health club to improve his

Unit 1 Greetings galore… 1

4 3

Side A

Unit 1 Side B

Look at the pictures in Side A and choose the best greeting / statement for each picture.

I want to be with both of you all the time!

So wonderful to be able look into each other’s eyes again!

We must get together more like this!

Hey, Mark, how has work been?

You are the cutest of all!

My best friend forever!

Side A

Unit 2 Sports and leisure…

Unit 2 Side B

First, you have to look at the pictures on Side A and name the sport or leisure activity. Then, you have to choose the items and place them in the appropriate groups below.

Sports only

Leisure only

Sports and leisure

Once you have finished placing the items in the right groups, talk about your favorite sport or leisure activity. Why do you like it (them) so much?

Unit 3 Travel Talk Look at the pictures on the next page and guess which countries they are from. Then, answer the questions below.

Pic. A: What are they doing?

Have you tried this before?

Pic. B: What’s the name of this building?

What do you know about its history?.

Pic. C: What do you think about this scenery?

Do you like to go to such places on vacation?

Pic D: What are other romantic places in the world?

Where would you like to go on your honeymoon?

Why? Why not?

If you are already married, where did you go on your honeymoon?

Pic. E: Why do you think this building is so famous?.

If you have been there, what was your experience like? If you have not, would you like to go there one day? Why? / Why not?

Side A

Unit 3 Side B

Side A

Unit 4 Guessing Questions Here are six categories of foods : Vegetables Fruits Grains, Beans and Nuts Meat and Poultry Fish and Seafood Dairy Foods Instructions: Think of one food from each group and write them in the boxes below.

Then, choose one of the foods in the boxes but DO NOT tell your partner what it is. Your partner will ask you questions to find out exactly which food you are thinking about. Your partner has a maximum of ten questions. If he/she does not guess it correctly, you can choose to give the answer or give more hints for your partner to guess.

Unit 4 Side B

Guessing Questions These are food categories: Vegetables Fruits Grains, Beans and Nuts Meat and Poultry Fish and Seafood Dairy Foods

Your partner has chosen one food from one of the categories. Guess what the food is by asking questions. You have a maximum of ten questions to guess correctly. You can ask yes, no, and or questions only. Example questions are: 1. Is it a vegetable? 2. Is it green in color? 3. Is it used in stew? Etc.

Side A

Unit 5 Let’s go shopping! You and a partner can choose any five letters of the alphabet in a row (but they have to be consecutive). For example, if you start with A, then you have ABCDE; if you start with M, then it should be MNOPQ etc. Then , write each letter in each box below. Write three shopping items that begin with that letter. For example, if you start with A, your items could be apples, airconditioner, and anchovies! After you have finished, go to Side B.

Unit 5 Side B

Choose any of the items you have written down in Side A to make a conversation with your partner. You can use the conversation below or make up your own shopping conversation.

Customer: Excuse me. I am looking for a /some………………….? Where can I find it/them? Shop assistant: You can get it / them in the ........................ Department. Customer:

Is that on this floor?

Shop assistant: No, it isn’t . It’s on the ................................. floor. Customer: I’m also looking for ……………………….…………….. Are they on the same floor? Shop Assistant: No, they are on the ………………floor. Customer: Thank you so much.

Shop Assistant: You very welcome.

Side A

Unit 7 Weather idioms! A. Below are idioms using weather. Read them and then go to Side B and find their meanings and match them by writing AJ on the left.

Unit 7 Side B B. Write AJ on the left matching the idioms on the previous page with the meanings in the table here. When something bad happens, other bad things also happen! Feeling unwell or sick. It’s raining heavily You are expecting trouble or difficulties ahead Every bad situation has something good in it To break the uneasy silence when meeting someone new in a social situation. Politely refusing an offer now but being open to accept it in the future Having a peaceful and quiet time before great activity or busyness begins. Saving something now so that it will come in handy when you need it in the future The type of friend who will stay with you when everything is fine but drop you when times get bad.

C. Extra challenge! Try to make sentences with five of the idioms above. Write down the idiom on the left

Side A

Unit 8 Talking about family A. First, draw your own family tree with the information that is provided below. You don’t have to use all the words. Use only what is necessary.

you

niece(s)

brother (s)

sister(s)

wife

parents

child / children

uncle(s)

nephew(s)

grandparents

grandchild / grandchildren

aunt(s)

great grandparents

parentsinlaw

siblinginlaw

cousin(s)

Unit 8 Side B

B. Now, write as much as you can about your family using the information in the family tree you have drawn. Then, present it to your class.

My Family

Side A

Unit 9 Health and Exercise Bingo Your partner will read the statements randomly in Side B and you will circle the word that best describes your answer. Then, you can take turns asking the questions. The one who gets three answers vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, in a row, wins that round!

Every day

Rarely

Regularly

Always

Often

Sometimes

Never

Seldom

Occasionally

Unit 9 Side B

Take turns reading the statements randomly about health and exercise on this page with your partner, and answer them by circling the best answer in the Bingo grid .

Drink alcohol

Eat out instead of eating at home

Go to the gym

Drink water

Eat vegetables

Eat sweets

Feel stressed

Take supplements

Go jogging

Side A

Unit 10 How do I get to…? Look at Side B and do what the instructions say. Then come back to this page to do the exercise.

Direction tips Go straight…

Go………blocks….

Make a left / right

It’s in the middle of…..

It’s on your…….

It’s on the corner of….

You cannot miss it

At the next intersection…

Unit 10 Side B This is a directions memory game. Look at this picture for 30 seconds and then turn to Side A and answer the questions. Hint: You are going to give directions to each place in this map. Start at the arrow below.

Red Cross Hospital Ritz Hotel

Maple Street

Spring Street

CAR PARK

Broad Street

McConnell Steel Co.

Fantasyland Theme Park

Surrey Street

Side A

Unit 11 What do I do and…? Look at these pictures and then turn to Side B to answer the questions about their jobs and responsibilities

Side B First you have to state what the jobs of the people in Side A are. Then you have to write three sentences about what they do in their jobs.

1. He is a

Listening Exercise Unit 1

Track 1

Conversation A:

Alan: Hey, Joey, is that you?

Joey: Alan, yeah of course, don’t tell me you have forgotten how I ................. .

Alan: Fine, Joey, fine. How’ve ................... been with you?

Joey: Couldn’t be better. You are ....................... here too?

Alan: Yeah. Freshman. And how about you?

Joey; I’m in my ................. year. Alan. We must meet up for a ................ soon.

Alan: Sure thing. You .................. this weekend?

Joey: Yes, I am! See you on the ........................ . Got to go now.

Conversation B:

Mr Brown:

Mr Reynolds, what a ....................... to meet you, sir. I’ve heard so much about

you ...................... .

Mr Reynolds:

No, Mr Brown. The pleasure is .............. , indeed. How do you .......... , sir?

Mr. Brown:

Fine, thank you. Well, ......................... to your new department .

Mr Reynolds:

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Mr Brown:

This ............. , Mr Reynolds. I’d like to you to .............. some of our colleagues.

Just how are you doing, buddy?

Listening Exercise Unit 2

Track 4

Tom:

James: Don’t you know about my ....................... pastime? Making ................. planes!

Tom:

James: You’ll fancy it too if you get to know it well. By the way, what is your ...................

Tom:

I don’t know if it’s a leisure activity but I watch .......................movies a lot just for the

amusement.

James: Want to try making some ................. planes. They’re guaranteed to bring some more

Tom:

Tell you what James. You make the planes and I’ll come and fiddle with your remote

control after ....................... my favorite comedy.

James: OK, OK, couch ....................!

Hey, James, what are you ..................... there?

I didn’t know you were .................. about making little planes.

activity, Tom?

fun ................... your life.

Listening Exercise Unit 3

Track 11

Tom:

Taro, that ......................... in Hawaii was fabulous wasn’t it?

Taro:

It was like a .................. . Five nights there and it was unforgettable, indeed.

Tom:

The two things that really won me over were the ..................... and the things we could

do there.

Taro:

For me it was just the ...................... and the food! Waikiki beach was just fantastic.

The hotel we .................... at was great too, I must say.

Tom:

Hey, here come the Browns. John, Mary how are things?

John:

Great, guys. How was your vacation in .................... .

Taro:

We’re just talking about it. All we can say is, your .................. vacation destination

should be Hawaii!

Mary:

We just came back from Saipan, Taro. It was snorkeling and scuba .................. every

day.

John:

Saipan is small but the ............... is beautiful. We couldn’t go to many places but hotel

was great and outdoor activities kept us ................... .

Tom:

By the way, how’s the food there?

John:

Hotel food! It was ............... international cuisine but, still, hotel food! We are not fussy

about food so it was ................. for us.

Mary:

Yeah, I guess so. Maybe we should try Hawaii next, John.

John:

Ohoh! Plans are already being ................. guys!

Taro and Tom: Yes, Mary, yes!

Listening Exercise Unit 4

Track 19

Suzy: Hey, this buffet is gorgeous. I think I’m going to pig out .................. !

Mike: Eating too much might not be good for your ................ , Suzy.

Amy: I can’t blame her, Mike. It’s great food . Actually, I’m so ................. I can eat a horse!

Suzy: Let’s get our food and go to our table.

(At their table)

Amy: Mike, do you eat out often?

Mike: No. Not really. My ................ is a good cook. I love her cooking.

We usually go to Italian ........................ when we do eat out. We both love ............. and

pizza. But, one place we do not go to is ................... restaurants. They’re food is just too

little. And you, Amy?

Amy: I like eating ................ . Being single and busy, I have no choice! I just don’t like ............

food restaurants. I ............... to love them when I was younger, but not anymore. I tend to

splurge when I go to restaurants. I ........... try to cut down on that and ........... some money!

Suzy: Hmm. These hors d’oeuvres are delicious.

Mike: Yeah, Suzy. They make great appetizers here.

Suzy: You guys are a little choosy, aren’t you? I can eat ............ anything. I guess I am still young

enough to try anything I like. The only thing I ........... eat is raw meat. So, sushi and sashimi

are out. I love ......................... food, though when it is not raw!

Listening Exercise Unit 5

Track 25

Marie: That was a great day of ..................... , wasn’t it John?

John: For a guy who was just ...................... around, it was quite the opposite, Marie.

Marie: Sorry, John. I guess I got overexcited at the clearance ................... . I completely forgot

John: Yeah. You were on a shopping binge weren’t you. You bought ........... many things and

that was the ................... shopping trip we have ever been on. By the way, what did

your .................... Sandra, get?

Marie: Poor Sandra. She wanted to get ................ things but she promised to go to a friend’s

John: So, when’s the next .................... spree going to be. Looking out for the next sale, huh?

Marie: John, I’m finished with shopping. Sandra is .................... forward to the next sale.

Hey, it was not all for me, you know. It was also for .............. ! And, my dear, here’s

something for YOU.

about you.

garage sale ............... week. So, she did .................. window shopping, I guess.

Listening Exercise Unit 7

Track 33

Margie: I have been on this .................. for five weeks now. Boy, would I love to go on a

Greg:

Yeah, you have been working so .................. , Margie. You deserve a break. By the

way, I just came back from my short ................... .

Margie: Really. Tell me about it. Where did you go?

Lee:

Greg and I went on an adventure .................. . We started in Thailand and ended up in

Egypt.

................ vacation!

Margie: That sounds like a pretty adventurous ................ to me.

Greg:

Well, Thailand was great. The food was ..................... . But the weather was a little

difficult for me. It was sweltering ................... there. The humidity was pretty .............. .

Lee:

But the evenings were a little breezy and .............. , don’t you think, Greg?

Greg:

Yeah, a little.

Lee:

Egypt was interesting. Scorching heat .................... the day. And the nights, chilly.

Margie: I remember I was somewhere in Europe once and it was bitter .................. . What

made it worse was the ..................... winds. There was sleet too. I dreaded the

............... snow. Pretty uncomfortable!

Greg:

So, Margie where would you like to go?

Margie: You know Greg, I think Hawaii is where I want to go. No ................ about the weather.

I think I can totally ................. there. Well, I better not start daydreaming about it. Too

much work to do!

Listening Exercise Unit 8 Track 42

Carla: Ellen, I met your parents today at the ........................ . What a wonderful couple they are!

Ellen: Thanks. I .................. appreciate them too. Did you have a ................ with them?

Carla: Yeah. You know, Richard and Wanda Price are the most .............. couple I have ever seen.

Ellen: You are making me blush now with all your praises.

Carla: Tell me about your .................... , Ellen.

Ellen: Well, Bob and I, have three children now. You know that Frank ................... two years ago,

Carla: Yes, of course. She was a .................. bride! His spouse is Patricia, right?

Ellen. Yes, that right. And our two other ................. are still in school. You probably haven’t met

Carla: No, but I’d love to see them someday .................. . They’re not married, are they?

Ellen: No they’re ................. By the way, you know that Frank and Patricia have .................. ,

Carla: Twins?!

Ellen: Sorry. Somehow we missed you in our ............... to friends. They are Brian and Michelle.

Carla: Don’t forget to ................. a picture, at least.

Ellen: ...................... , I will.

Carla: Does Bob have a sibling. He has a ............. , Martha and she’s engaged. She’ll get

You are really blessed to have parents like that.

right?

Lily and Brandon.

don’t you?

I couldn’t have asked for cuter grandchildren!

married next year. Con’t next page

Unit 8 Continued

Ellen: Talking about Bob’s ................. of the family, my mother inlaw is a unique ............... .

She treats me more like a ................... . I’m so fortunate to be able to get .................... so

well with her.

Carla: I know her name, Beatrice. And your .....................inlaw is Gregory. You have told me

Ellen: Carla, things are not rosy all the .................... you know!

about them ..................... . You know Ellen, you are one blessed lady!

Listening Exercise Unit 9

Track 47

Cheryl:

Oh, I’m feeling so stuffed with that ................... and icecream!

Kenji:

Cheryl, what you need is a good workout at a .................. .

Cheryl:

I do go to the gym when I feel like it, Kenji. I ................ playing tennis, ONE day a week.

Ted:

One day a week? That’s not ................... , Cheryl. You might want to include some

skipping ..................... a week.

Cheryl:

If you teach me how to do it, Ted, I .................. just try it. I do go to the sauna to sweat

it out sometimes. What do you do Kenji to ................... in shape?

Kenji:

I .................. weights at the gym twice a week. On weekends, I play soccer with my

friends. I do a lot of stretching ........................ , too. I try to eat organic food as much as

possible.

Ted:

Wow, no wonder you look so fit. My wife says I .................... too much. She says my

golf isn’t good enough for my ..................... . I do play some futsal with some friends,

occasionally. And I do take ........................ supplements. What do you suggest?

Cheryl:

You can go ..................... around your neighborhood. Hey, I eat a lot of fruits and

vegetables, when I’m not eating the ................... stuff.

Listening Exercise Unit 10

Track 51

Jane:

Ashley, this is Jane. Are you OK?

Ashley: Hi, Jane. I .................... I’m lost.

Jane:

Ashley: OK, give me a second.

Jane:

You .................. pull over so that we can talk.

Where are you now?

Ashley: Well, Dick told me to go ..................... after seeing the ‘no parking’ sign in .................. of

the cinema. You know, I didn’t see a ‘no parking’ .................. . After that I reached a

Tjunction and didn’t ................. whether to turn right or left. I decided to ............... a left.

After going for ................. blocks, I turned left again. Then I .................. lost!

Jane:

I think I know where you are. When I ............... the bus, I got lost too. I had to walk three

blocks to get to the ..................... . Can you see a supermarket across ..................

where you are now?

Ashley: Yes, I can. How did you know that?

Jane:

Ashley: You are .................... again!

Jane:

Well, all you have to do now is go .................. until you come to an intersection. Go

straight for ................. a kilometer. You will come to ................. rotary. Go straight again

past that rotary and you will ................. the cafe on the right. It’s between Brite Bakery

and Savant Bookstore.

Ashley: Thanks, Jane. I should be there soon. I really .................. a cup of coffee!

Oh, I know the ................... quite well. Is there a barbershop next to it.

Listening Exercise Unit 11

Track 56

Noreen: Willie? Willie Johnson?!

Willie:

Noreen: Oh, Willie you haven’t ........................ a bit, have you?

Willie:

Noreen: Still in the sales department at Microsoft? Willie:

Noreen!

You’re looking as ..................... as ever, Noreen.

Yes, ma’am. It’s been ..................... years now. And I’m a sales manager now.

Noreen: Congratulations!

Willie:

Noreen: No. I left then two ................... ago to join Mary Quant. I’m the IT director there.

Willie:

Wow! Moving on, aren’t, you? I want you to meet someone ............... . OK, close your

eyes. Ready?

Noreen: Yup.

Willie:

Open now! Jeff! Jeffrey Wilkinson. It has ................... ages.

Jeff:

Noreen, what a pleasure!

Willie:

He beat us all. He’s the ......................... of his own company.

Jeff:

Yeah. A tiny one, Willie. I had to ................. over from my dad two years ago Wilkinson

Hardware needed a .............. direction. I have about fifty people ..................... me. I

work with our .................... directors. They’re great.

Noreen: I have ................... wonderful staff in my department. I meet with them three days a

You are ............... with Shiseido anymore, are you?

week. It’s a good team. I’m blessed.

Con’t next page

Unit 11 continued

Willie:

The sales team I have is OK. My fifteen ................... work very hard. Business has been

slow lately. We have meetings ...................... other day! Boy, it’s ................. sometimes.

Hey, anyone for another round of ..................... ?

Jeff:

Noreen: Me, too.

Count .............. in.

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