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Innehåll –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Unit 1

A Communication between men and women B David and Agnes C A story from Nigeria

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A House swapping B Working holidays C London and New York on a budget

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A Nunavut – the birth of a Canadian territory B A mother’s place C A mother’s place (cont)

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A You mustn’t generalise too much.

B When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

C Neither here nor there

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A Australia is fantastic.

B Australia by bike C The sad story of Australian Aborigines

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A I can remember the first time I had an icecream.

B Born and raised in California C Penny Candy

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A Comparing jobs B A fireman’s job is a way of life.

C Working abroad – advantages and disadvantages

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A The culture of India in Britain B Shiksha Karmis - Barefoot teachers C The day Mahatma Gandhi was killed.

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Test your English 1

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Test your English 2

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Test your English 3

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Useful facts The English sounds

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The English alphabet, Numbers, Months, Days

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Irregular verbs

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Key

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Unit 1 Communication problems In this unit you can learn about

• communication between husband and wife

• a man who finally gets to know his father

• a married woman’s conflicts

Communication between men and women

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This is an extract from ”Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” by John Gray who writes about understanding the communication styles of men and women. In this extract, John Gray tells us about the communication conflict he had with his wife and which changed his life.

A week after our daughter Lauren was born, my wife Bonnie and I were completely exhausted. Each night Lauren kept us awake and Bonnie was taking painkillers after the delivery. After five days of staying at home to help, I went back to work. Bonnie seemed to be getting better.

While I was away she ran out of pain pills. Instead of calling me at the office, she asked one of my brothers, who was visiting, to purchase more. However, he forgot and, consequently, she spent the whole day in pain, taking care of a newborn. I had no idea that her day had been so awful. When I returned home she was very upset.

I did not understand the cause of her distress and thought she was blaming me.

She said, ‘‘I’ve been in pain all day… I ran out of pills. I’ve been stranded in bed all day and nobody cares!”

I said defending myself, ‘‘Why didn’t you call me?”

She said, ‘‘I asked your brother but he forgot! I’ve been waiting for him to return all day. I feel so deserted!”

At this point I exploded. I was angry that she hadn’t called me. I was furious that she was blaming me when I didn’t even know she was in pain. After exchanging a few harsh words, I headed for the door.

We had both reached our limits.

Then something started to happen that would change my life.

Bonnie said, ‘‘Stop, please don’t leave. This is when I need you the most. I’m in pain. I haven’t slept for days. Please listen to me.”

I stopped for a moment to listen.

She said, ‘‘John Gray, you’re a fair-weather friend! As long as I’m sweet, loving Bonnie you are here for me, but as soon as I’m not, you walk right out of the door!” Then her eyes filled with tears. ‘‘Right now I’m in pain. I have nothing to give, this is when I need you the most. Please come over here and hold me. You don’t have to say anything. I just need to feel your arms around me. Please don’t go.”

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Unit 1 I walked over and silently held her. She wept in my arms. After a few minutes, she thanked me for not leaving. She told me that she just needed to feel me holding her.

At that moment I started to realise the real meaning of love – unconditional love. I had always thought of myself as a loving person.

But she was right. I had been a fair-weather friend. As long as she was happy and nice, I loved back. But if she was unhappy or upset, I would feel blame and then argue or distance myself.

That day, for the first time, I didn’t leave her. I stayed, and it felt great. I succeeded in giving to her when she really needed me. This felt like real love. Caring for another person. Trusting in our love. Being there at her hour of need. I marvelled at how easy it was for me to support her when I was shown the way.

How had I missed this? She just needed me to go over and hold her. Another woman would have instinctively known what Bonnie needed. But as a man, I didn’t know that touching, holding, and listening were so important to her. By recognising these differences I began to learn a new way of relating to my wife. I would have never believed we could resolve conflict so easily.

Word list communication [kə mju ni keiʃn] extract [ ekstr kt] style [stail] conflict [ kɒnflikt] change [tʃeind ] was born completely [kəm pli tli] exhausted [i zɔ stid] awake [ə weik] pain [pein] painkillers [ peinkiləz] delivery [di livəri] run out of pill was visiting purchase [ p tʃəs] however [haυ evə] consequently [ kɒnsikwəntli] take care [keə] of newborn [ nju bɔ n] upset [ p set] no idea [ai diə] cause [kɔ z] distress [di stres] blame [bleim] be stranded [ str ndid] care defend [di fend] deserted [di z tid] at this point explode [ik spləυd] angry [ ŋ ri] furious [ fjυəriəs] even exchange [iks tʃeind ] harsh [hɑ ʃ] head for limit [ limit] moment [ məυmənt]

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kommunikation utdrag stil konflikt här förvandla; ändra föddes fullständigt utmattad vaken smärta smärtstillande medel förlossning få slut på piller var på besök köpa emellertid följaktligen passa, ta hand om nyfödd upprörd ingen aning orsak bedrövelse klandra, förebrå vara strandsatt bry sig (om) försvara övergiven i detta ögonblick explodera arg rasande här ens växla, byta hård gå mot gräns här ögonblick

marvel [ mɑ vəl] support [sə pɔ t] instinctively [in stiŋtivli] touch [t tʃ] recognise [ rekə naiz] difference [ difrəns] relate [ri leit] to resolve [ri zɒlv]

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vän i medgång så länge som här snäll kärleksfull fyllas med tår hålla (om) tyst gråta arm förstå verklig ovillkorlig olycklig anklagelse gräla hålla sig på avstånd lyckas (med) ha tilltro till, lita på när hon verkligen behövde mig förundra sig ge stöd instinktivt röra här uppmärksamma skillnad förhålla sig till lösa

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fair-weather [ feəweðə] friend as long as sweet [swi t] loving [ l viŋ] fill with tear [tiə] hold, held, held silently [ sailəntli] weep, wept, wept arm [ɑ m] realise [ riəlaiz] real [riəl] unconditional [ nkən diʃnəl] unhappy [ n h pi] blame [bleim] argue [ ɑ ju ] distance [ distəns] oneself succeed [sək si d] (in) trust [tr st] in at her hour of need

Look at the grammar Pluskvamperfekt Pluskvamperfekt talar om vad som hade hänt. Det bildas av had (hade) + perfekt particip (tredje temaformen) av ett huvudverb.

It had rained for three days. (hade regnat) Bill and David had worked together for many years. (hade arbetat) Anne and her mother had been on holiday in France. (hade varit) John had always thought of himself as a loving person. (hade tänkt) Pluskvamperfekt uttrycker ofta vad som hade inträffat före en tidpunkt eller händelse i det förflutna.

I had seen him before he came to the party.

Because Molly had worked hard all day, she went to bed early.

Man drar ofta ihop had till ’d, särskilt i talspråk.

They’d watched a football match together.

He’d heard the story before.

Mary was upset because she’d lost her new jacket.

Ing-form efter preposition När en preposition följs av ett verb används alltid ing-form av verbet i engelska.

He kissed his wife before leaving.

After talking to Paul I felt happier.

Tom left without saying goodbye.

You can only resolve your problems by talking to each other.

They dream about moving to Australia.

I went to the cinema instead of doing my homework.

Thank you for coming.

Här är några vanliga prepositionsuttryck som följs av verb i ing-form.

I’m good at singing. (bra på) Bill is bad at cooking. (dålig på) Eric is fond of playing with his cat. (förtjust i) Susan is tired of working. (trött på) Mrs Simmons is afraid of going out alone. (rädd för)

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Practise your English Check the text A. 1.

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Answer the questions.

Why was Bonnie so upset when John came home from work?

Why was John so angry?

What made John stay instead of leaving the house?

What made him realise the real meaning of love?

What made him feel great that day?

Work with a partner and talk about these questions.

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problem because they think very differently. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your standpoint.

What would you have done if you had been in Bonnie’s situation?

What do you think made John stay instead of walking out on Bonnie that evening?

What makes you angry? How do you deal with it?

What makes you happy?

Do children make or break a marriage? Explain your standpoint.

Why is the divorce rate so high in the western world, do you think?

What makes a marriage work?

Check how to say it A.

Intonation

If you ask a question to which you can answer yes or no your voice goes up at the end. Listen and say after the CD.

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You are interested in travelling, aren’t you? (intresserad av) If they succeed in winning the match, they’ll win the cup. (lyckas) I look forward to seeing you soon. (ser fram emot) Many people worry about losing their jobs. (oroar sig för)

1. Are you a student?

2. Have you got any children?

3. Do you like to learn English?

4. Can you play the violin?

5. Did you go to bed after 10 last night?

6. Do you think it’s hard for men and women to communicate?

In questions which start with how, what, when, why, where your voice goes down at the end. Listen again and say after the CD.

1. How are you today?

2. What did you have for breakfast this morning?

3. Where do you live?

4. When did you get up this morning?

5. Why do you study English?

Now listen to the CD again and say in which sentences the voice goes up and in which it goes down.

1. Are you married?

2. What makes you angry?

3. Who’s sitting next to you?

4. Is this your first lesson today?

5. How many hours a week do you study English?

6. Where would you like to go on holiday?

Now work in pairs and ask and answer the above questions.

Then write four or five questions and ask your partner to answer. Remember that your voice must go up or down at the end of each question.

B. Words Which are these adjectives?

1. [lvIŋ] 2. [nh{pi] 3. [IgzO:stId] 4. [pset]

5. [{ŋgri] 6. [fjU@ri@s] 7. [swi:t] 8. [hA:S]

Now, pick out five of the adjectives and write sentences.

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call purchase return cause weep leave recognise great

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Match the synonyms.

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come back cry notice go away wonderful phone buy reason

Then, work in pairs and answer these questions.

1. Which three people do you call most often?

2. Tell your partner ten things you purchased last week.

3. What time will you return home today?

4. In what situations do you weep?

5. When was the last time you felt great and why?

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Quite often the verb and the noun are the same in English.

Look at the verbs in the box and say what they mean.

call support blame exchange touch care purchase change Now, use the same words as nouns in the sentences below.

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It had been very cold but last week there was a … in the weather.

There’s a … for you on line two.

He felt the … of her hand on his arm.

If you buy this computer you get … 24 hours a day for a year.

Do you want a bag for your … ?

I didn’t do it, but Steve always puts the … on me.

They always take good … of you at this hotel.

Chris was an … student in South Carolina last year.

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Look at the drawing of the baby and learn these body parts.

What other body parts do you know?

ďŹ ngers wrist

thumb ear

head

hair nose eye

cheek

hand

elbow mouth chin stomach arm shoulder

knee waist

leg ankle

toes

foot (feet)

Now, work in pairs. Point at dierent parts of your body and ask your partner to say the names of the body parts.

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Fill in the past perfect of the verb (had done) in these sentences.

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way home. (have) It … … an awful day. (be) John … … of himself as a loving person until his wife told him he didn’t care. (think) George … … a baby in his arms before. (hold) Lucy didn’t laugh because she … … the story before. (hear) Grandfather … … that programme before. That’s why he fell asleep. (watch) Tim was angry because he … … his books at home. (leave) They … … for many years in Africa before they moved back to the UK. (live) Anne … … the bus so she had to take a taxi. (miss) Tommy cried because his sister … … his toy car. (take)

Fill in the past perfect of the verbs.

For months John … (1. plan) to visit his friends in York but he …

(2. be) very busy at work so he … (3. have) no time to go until now.

This time he … (4. decide) to go by train instead of taking his car because the train was more comfortable.

John was a nervous man so he … (5. buy) the ticket several days before and since he was afraid to miss the train he … (6. arrive) at the railway station more than half an hour early.

While he was waiting on the platform, a friendly man with a huge suitcase started talking to him. He told John that he … (7. spend) many years in Africa but now he … (8. come) back to the old country, and he was very happy to be home again.

They got on the train and when they finally found their seats they noticed that they … (9. get) the places next to each other.

Suddenly the man said that he wanted an icecream because he … not … (10. eat) anything since breakfast. He asked John to look after his suitcase while he left the train to get one.

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Grammar

‘‘But the train is leaving in five minutes”, John said and smiled nervously. ‘‘Please, hurry!”

Five minutes … soon … (11. pass) and when the train started moving, the friendly man … not … (12. return). ‘‘I wish I … (13. tell) him to stay on the train,” John said to himself. ‘‘What am I going to do with his suitcase? I must return it to him at once.”

So without thinking John opened the window and threw out the man’s suitcase, hoping that he would find it on the platform.

A few minutes later the man walked into the compartment with two icecreams in his hand.

He smiled and said: ‘‘I bought one for you, too, since you were kind enough to look after my suitcase while I was out.”

John looked at the man and knew that he …(14. make) a terrible mistake.

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Fill in the right form of the verb after the preposition.

You can’t succeed without … hard. (work) Paul often talks about … a new job. (find) After … to his wife, he felt a lot happier. (talk) Miranda dreams about … .(travel) Terry succeeded in … Chinese. (learn) I look forward to … from you soon. (hear) Many people worry about … their jobs. (lose) Melissa always takes her dog for a walk before … to school. (go) Thomas is good at … the drums. (play) Mr Smith is interested in … to young people. (speak) Why don’t you visit your grandmother instead of … to her? (write) 12. You can learn English better by … English-speaking countries. (visit)

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Look at the drawings and answer.

Unit 1

Example: Sophie is good at cooking but she isn’t good at running.

1. Sophie is good at … but she isn’t good at …

2. Mike is bad at … but he isn’t bad at …

3. Tom is fond of … but he isn’t fond of …

4. Danny is interested in … but he isn’t interested in …

5. Lucy is tired of … but she isn’t tired of …

6. Eric looks forward to ... but he doesn’t look forward to …

Now, work in pairs and tell each other what you are good at doing, bad at doing, fond of doing and tired of doing.

Also tell each other what you look forward to doing.

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Communicate Married life This is a role play where you work in groups of three. One of you is the interviewer, the others are one of the couples. Choose which couple you want to be. Read through your role card and prepare your roles. Then do the interview.

Couple A Linda and David Keeler

Have been married for five years. Have three children, a girl (14) who is David’s, a boy (13) who is Linda’s and together they have a baby-boy.

Live in a big house with a garden 6 miles from the city centre. No buses in the evenings, so they must drive the children to friends and activities. When David’s father died two years ago, his mother moved in with them. Now she thinks her son and daughter-in-law don’t spend enough time with their children.

Linda:

36 years old; teacher; works part-time in a school an hour’s drive from home.

Vegetarian; grows her own vegetables.

Thinks her husband’s daughter should help more in the house.

Before she married she often went to the opera with her friends; studied French once a week and spent her holidays in France.

David:

41 years old; engineer; works overtime three or four days a week.

Likes to stay at home when he is free from work, even holidays.

Thinks his wife’s son spends too much time in front of the computer. Has often arguments with his mother. Smokes 40 cigarettes a day.

Before he married he never went to the opera; liked to drive fast cars; played chess with his neighbour on Friday evenings.

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Unit 1

Barbara and John Young

Married two years ago. Have one child, one year old. Live in a very small flat, one bedroom. Have no car and not much money.

Barbara’s mother lives down the road from Barbara and John.

Barbara:

25 years old; shop assistant; must work because they need the money; can get a better job if she goes to night school for six months.

Before she married she went to parties every weekend; went to the gym three times a week; bought a lot of clothes.

John:

24 years old; bus driver; thinks babies are boring.

Before he married he often went to the pub with his friends; played football on Sundays; went to the cinema every week.

Interviewer Read through the questions and also think of other questions you can ask.

Questions:

How old are you?

What do you do for a living?

How long have you been married?

How many children have you got? How old are they?

Who looks after the baby?

Has marriage changed you in any way?

Have there been any difficult moments in your marriage?

What do you like best about your husband/wife? Is there anything you don’t like?

Is there anything you don’t do now that you used to do before you were married? Why did you stop doing it?

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Couple B

Write The personal column Write an answer to one of these adverts.

Introduce yourself, write about your interests and why you want to meet this person.

32-year-old woman, new in town, seeks a friend to go out with at weekends. Male or female. Interests: meeting new people, dancing, shopping, books and horses.

Friends are important Single father, 46, would like to meet other single parents to talk and perhaps go out sometimes, with or without the children. Interests: my children, music, cooking and football.

Daddy D do yo u wa nt to be m y br id e?  -y ea r- ol d, go od -l no n- sm ok er, se ek oo ki ng du bl in er s w om an be tw ee , n  an d  fo r re lati on sh ip. in la st in g te re st s: qu ie t ev en in gs at ho m e, ch il dr en an d do ro m an ti c fi lm s, gs . sp ri ng w ed di ng

Who wants a granny? 65-year-old lady without grandchildren would like to be a ‘‘grandmother” and spend Sundays with you.

Loves to sing and play, can tell a fairy story or two. Can also look after the children in the evenings. Interests: children and cooking.

Molly P

tralia in 26-year-old electrician, going to Aus Want to join me?

Interests: travel, sports, girls.

Two is twice as nice

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October.

Unit 1

Listen to the CD and then correct the sentences.

1. Anna and Robin have been married for five years.

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love each other any more.

Anna thinks Robin spends more and more time playing golf instead of being with her.

After dinner, Robin goes out to watch football matches.

To make life more interesting, Anna would like to move to another house.

Anna and Robin often talk about the things they want to do together.

Last year they had a long holiday abroad, and at Christmas they visited Anna’s parents.

Robin doesn’t think his boss will let him have time off from work.

Dr Millen thinks Anna and Robin need to stay at home together much more.

They need Dr Millen to help them plan what to do.

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Stepping Stone är ett läromedel i engelska för grundläggande vuxenutbildning.

STEPPING STONE

STEPPING STONE

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STEPPING STON E

Till Stepping Stone 3 finns inlästa texter, hörövningar, uttalsövningar och inlästa gloslistor

• Lärarhandledning med övningar, diagnostiskt prov och test samt cd-skivor med hörförståelseövningar, uttalsövningar och inlästa texter

• Extramaterial i läromedelsstödet på webben

ISBN 978-91-40-64808-2

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