Christina Latham-Koenig
Clive Oxenden
Paul Seligson

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Christina Latham-Koenig
Clive Oxenden
Paul Seligson

OXFORD


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Contents

2



c

present continuous

clothes, prepositions of place

Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy

;:~ a nd 1:1:

10

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 1 Hotel problems

12

A Right place, wrong person

past simple: regular and irregular verbs

holidays

regular verbs: -ed endings

14

B The story behind the photo

past continuous


22

B Let's meet again

present continuous (future
arrangements)

verbs + prepositions e.g.
arrive in

sounding friendly

24

c

defining relative clauses

expressions for paraphrasing:
like, for, example, etc.

pronunciation in a
dictionary

26

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 2 Restaurant problems

28

34

REVISE AND CHECK 3&4

36

A No time for anything

comparative adjectives and adverbs,

time expressions: spend time,
etc.

sentence stress

as ... as

One dark October evening

What's the word?

Lost weekend

~~~.and

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38

B Superlative cities

'II, won't

46

B I'Ll never forget you

will I won't (decisions, offers,
promises)

verb+ back

word stress:
two-syllable verbs

48

c

review of verb forms: present, past,
and future

adjectives + prepositions

the letters ow

50

REVISE AND CHECK 5&6

How much is too much?


56

C Learn a language in a month!

have to, don't have to, must,
mustn't

modifiers: a bit , really, et c.

mus t, mustn't

58

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 4 At the pharmacy

60

A

I don't know what to do!

should

get

'tW and /u:', sentence stress

62



if+ past, would+ infinitive
(second conditional]

animals

word stress

70

B I've been afraid of it for years present perfect+ for and since

phobias and words related to fear

sentence stress

72

c

biographies

word stress, /:J:I

74

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 5 Getting around

76


diphthongs

82

REVISE AND CHECK 9&10

84

A Bad losers

expressing movement

sport s, expressing movement

sports

86

B

Are you a morning person?

word order of phrasal verbs

phrasal verbs

linking

88


Gossip is good for you

reported speech

say or tell?

double consonants

96

c

The English File quiz

questions without auxiliaries

revision

revision

98

REVISE AND CHECK 11&12

Being happy

Born to sing

present perfect or past simple? (2)



What do
you do?

I'm at
university.

1 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING common verb phrases
1 HOME AND FAMILY
• Where

you from?

• Where

you born?

• Where do you

?

• Doyou _

in a house or flat?

• Do you

any brothers and sisters?

• Do you

FREE TIME
• What kind of music do you ___ to?
• Do you _ _ _ a musical instrument? Which?
• What TV programmes do you
• Do you

?

any sport or exercise? What?

• What kind of books or magazines do you
• How often do you
• What did you

a

Complete the quest io ns w ith a verb.

b

1 2 l)) Li ten a nd repeat the Free Time que tio n
Copy the ~tbm .

p

-

c

to the cinema?

4 did last you go night o ut ?
b

?

a

1 S l)) Look at the sound pictures. What are the words
and vowel sounds? Listen and check.

b

> p.l66 Sound Ban k. Look at the typical spellings of

?

~ p.l26 Grammar Bank lA. Learn m o re about word
o rder in questio ns and practise it .

c Stand up and ask different s tudents the first ques tion
until o mebody ays yes. Then ask the fo llow-up
questio n. Continue w ith the other questions, ask ing
different students.
Do you drink a lot of coffee!J 0

the e sound s.

c Add these letters to the ci rcles.

E G

~

d

6 l)) Li ten and check. Practise
saying the letters in each ci rei e.

e

Ask and answer w ith a pa rtn er.
• Do you norma ll y get in touch with yo ur friends by
phone, email, o r Facebook?
• Do you have an i Pod o r \rl P3 player? What kind?
• Do you often wa tch D\ "Ds? What kind?
• Do yo u watch the BBC. C. N. o r :VIT \ '?
• Do you have a ny friends fro m the U K or the SA?

e

4 SPELLING & NUMBERS
a
b

Student information

1 7 l)) Listen a nd wr ite six firs t names.
~Communication

What's his name? How do you
spell it? A p.lOO B p.l06.

G present simple
V describing people: appearance and personality
P final -s I -es

I like good
books.
He doesn't
like sport.

1 VOCABULARY describing people
a

9>)) Liste n to a man describin g his gi rlfriend a nd
tick (.I ) her picture.

b Listen aga in. What two questio ns doe Luke's frie nd
ask him? How does Luke answer the second questio n?

p
c

What does she look like? What is she like?
What does she look like?= Tell me about her appearance
(Is she tall I short? What colour hair does she have?).
What is she like?= Tell me what kind of person she is
(Is she friendly? Is she shy?).

>- p.lSO Vocabulary Bank Describing people.

2 READING

W ho does she think is going to choose better? Why?

In our weekly experiment, single people who are
looking for a partner ask their mother and their best
friend to help.
his week's single person is Charlotte Ramirez, a
25-year-old web designer. He r father is Spanish
a nd her mother is English . She lives in Brighton and
she doesn't have a partner at the moment. Her mother,
Alice, chooses a man she thinks is perfect for her
daughter and her best friend , Katie, chooses another.
Then Charlotte goes on a date with each man. Which
one does she prefer?

T

I love going to the cinema, but I often feel like
staying at home w ith a good book,' says Charlotte.
'I'm quite friendly and sociable and r get on well with
'most people. I th ink I have a good sense of humour.'
'What kind of men do I like? Well, I like interesting
men who can make me laugh. Physically, I prefer men
with a really nice sm ile who are taller than me. And
I don't usually like men with beards! I like men who
a re into literature and art, and classical music.'
' I'm not sure who is going to choose better for me.
Both my mum and my best friend know me very
well. Perhaps Katie could find me a guy who is
physically more compatible, but my mother has A
known me for longer!

He work
or expressio ns that C ha rlotte uses to
describe his appea ra nce a nd personality.
c

•••
b Work in pairs. As k a nd a nswer about yo ur people. Compa re the
info rmatio n. D o you th ink the two people are compatible?

0
c

>- p.lll Writing Describing a person. Write a description of a
pe rson yo u know.

15 >)) Now repeat fo r O liver.

d What does C harlotte decide in t he end?
Do you agree w ith her?

hat's his (her) name?

7

118>))

SONG Ugly J'


G present continuous
V clothes, prepositions of place


shoes

b Underline the co rrect form of tbe verb, present continuous or

D skirt

present simple.

D top
D trousers

1
2
3
4
c

In the painting the man isn't wearing f doesn't wear shoes.
In the UK women often wear f are wear ina big hats at wedd ings.
In the pa inting a white cat sits f is sit tina on the ma n's knee.
My son usually sits f is sitting at the back of the class so that the
teacher can't see hi m.

> p.l26 Grammar Bank lC. Learn mo re about the present
co ntinuous and practise it.

b

> p.l51 Vocabulary Bank Things you wear.

pellings fo r these sound s.

e

a

1 24 >)) Look at thc pa intingofMr andMrsC/arka nd Percyon p.9
and li sten to the aud io guide. Focus o n th e people and things in
th e pa inting as they are m e ntioned .

b

Liste n aga in. Ma rk the sente nces T (true) o r F (fal se).

I

tro users trainers
co mputer sandals sweater
cardigan

~ bird

4 LISTENING

Ask and a nswer the questio ns w ith a pa rtner.
What clothes do you usually wea r ... ?
• at work / uni versity/ school
• when you go o ut at nig ht
• when you want to relax at th e weekend



When we describe a picture we normally use:
• There is I There are to say what is in the picture, e.g.
There is a table and a vase with flowers in it. There are
two people.
• The present continuous to say what the people are
doing, e.g. The woman is standing and the man is sitting.
• Sometimes we combine There is and the present
continuous, e.g. There is a woman standing near the
window.

in (x2) on (x2) under in front of behind between
next to on the right on the left in the middle

l There are two people

the room.
2 The woma n is sta nding _ _ _ , and the man is
sitting _ _ __

3
4

5

6
7
8
b


4

5

Which of the three painting in this lesson do you
prefer? Why?
What pictures or poster do you have on the wa ll in
your bed room or living room?
Do you have a favo uri te pa inting? What? Can you
describe it?
Do you have a favourite painter? W ho?
Do you (or did you) paint or draw? W hat kind of things?

4imttD -


Hotel problems
INTRODUCTION
a Look at the pho tos. Describe Je nny a nd Ro b.
b

1 26 >)) Watch o r lis te n to Je nny.

umber the pictures

1-6 in the o rder she me ntio ns them.
c

Watch o r liste n again and answer the que tio ns.
I What doc Jenny do?

somebody up
to look at it right now. Thank you.

Good _ _ _, reception. Hello. I'm sorry to bother
you again. This is room 613.
How can I help you?

I'll

b Watch or liste n again. Say why the F sentences are
fa lse.

c Look at the Socia l E nglish phrases. Can you
remember any o f the m issing words?

I have a problem with the
Wi-fi. I can't get a signal.

Social English phrases
at last.
Jenny Here you
Rob It's
to be here.
Jenny Do you have a _ _ _ view?
Jenny Barbara's
forward to meeting you.
Jenny You _ _ _ be really tired.
Rob I guess you're _ __
Rob By the _ __
Jenny It's _ _ _ to see you too.

1 29 >)) That evening Jenny goes to the hotel to meet R ob
and they go out for a drink. Watch or listen and mark
the senten ces T or F.
Rob says he doesn't li ke the hotel.
2 Jenny is going to show him round the city tomorrow.
3 Barbara is Jenny's boss.
4 Rob is hungry.
5 lt's four in the morning for Rob.
6 They're going to meet at eleven.
7 Jenny th inks that Rob is going to get lost.

0

Hello, reception. Hello. This is room 613.

c

JENNY AND ROB MEET AGAIN

30 >)) Watch or listen and com plete the phrases.

Watch or listen again and repeat the phrases. How do
you say t hem in you r language?
•

Canyou ...?

D

tell somebody about a problem (e.g. in a hot el)

My perfect summer holiday
Which do you prefer...?
going abroad or going on holiday in your country
going by car, bus, plane or train
going t o t he beach or going to a cit y
staying in a hotel (or apartment) or going camping
sunbathing, going sight seeing or going for walks
hot, sunny weather or cool, cloudy weather
going with f riends or going w ith your family

2 READING & SPEAKING
a

Wo rk in pa irs. A read abo ut Joe's ho liday.
Bread abo ut Laura's ho liday. Find the
a nswers to q uestio n 1- 5.
1 Where d id he I she go o n holiday?
2 W ho did he I she go with ?
3 W here did he I she stay?
4 What was the weath er Iike?
5 W hy d id n't he I she enjoy the holiday?

b 1 ow tell your pa rt ne r a bo ut the ho liday you
read . Use questio n 1-5 to help yo u .
c

-

Where did


but we just sunbath ed without speaking. We spent our last night back in
Bangkok and we went f or a drink with some Australians. They we re r eally
friendly and Mia st art ed flirting with one of th e boys. That was the end.
Wh en we arrived at Heathrow airport the
you don't know a next day we decided t o break up.

c

person until you
travel with them '

Laura

26, a nurse

I t ook hundreds of phot os, bu t w hen I got
home I didn't show them to anyone.

c I'd love to go back

to Venice one day...
Last spring my best f riend Isabelle and
I booked a holiday in Venice. We rented
but without Linda. '
a small apartment f or a week with a
fantast ic view of the ca nals. At th e last moment another friend, Linda,
asked if she cou ld come too. We felt sorry for her because she had
problems with her boyfriend, so w e said yes.
Venice was magical and the weather was perfect, but t he holiday was a
disaster f or one simple r eason: Linda was so mean! She has a good j ob so


We booked a ho liday.
We wa lked a ro und th e town.

1t

dog

We sunbathed o n tbe beach.
We argued abo ut everyth ing.

!Jd/

We re nted a flat.
We decided to brea k up.

1 her relationship w ith Joe before they went

2 the places where they stayed
3 talking to othe r travellers

b Say the past simple of these verbs. In which o nes is -ed

4 photos

prono u need lid/ ?

S goi ng o n holiday with a boyfriend

c

6 SPEAKING
4 GRAMMAR past simple: regular
and irregular verbs

a

Look at Your last holiday below. What a re the questions?

b Think abo ut your answe rs to the que tio ns .

a What is the past simple of these verbs?
Are they regular or irregu la r ? C heck your
answers in Joe's text.
go _

_

b

b egin _ _

spend _ __

leave

wa nt
stay _ _

be _ _ f_ _


about the past simple and practise it.

c Work in pairs. Ask yo ur partner about
his f her ho liday. S h ow inte rest in' h at
he f she says, and ask for more information. Then swap roles.

p

Useful language for showing interest

[±] Really? Wow! Fantastic! Great! etc.
B Oh no! How awful! etc.

IT!

Was it expensive? Why? What happened? etc.


G past continuous
V prepositions of time and place: at, in, on
P sentence stress

1 READING
a

Look at a pho to which news phorogra pher
To m Pilsto n took in 2008. What do you
think is happening?

b Read Tom's descriptio n of w h at happened

one place to be on the planet that night - and 1 was there.

0

d W hy do you t hink the phorographer tho ught
hi s photo was bet ter th a n a pho to of O ba ma
himself? Do you ag ree?

2 GRAMMAR past continuous
a

Look at the highlighted verbs in an extract
from the text. D o they descri be actions that
happened . . .?
a after he took the photo
b at the sa me time as he took the photo
When I to ok thi s ph ot o everybody was
looking at the TV screens waiting f or t he
election re sults. Some people were quietly
holding hands and smiling - oth ers were
tense and nervous.

b >- p.l28 Grammar Ba nk 2B. Learn mo re
about t he past continuo us a nd practise it.

c

1 41>)) In pa irs, lis ten to the sounds a nd
make a sentence using the pas t co ntinuou
a nd the past sim ple.


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4 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress

6 SPEAKING & WRITING

a

a

1 43 l)) Listen a nd repeat the dia logue. Copy the
!:hxthm.

Where were you at six o'clock in the evening?
I was at work.
A What were you doing?


What were you doing! l

Do you have a photo you really like? Who took it?
What was happenin g at the time?
Do you upload photos onto Facebook o r o ther intern et
sites? What ..vas the Ia t photo you uploaded?
Do you have a phoro as th e screen saver o n yo ur
computer or phone? What i it of?
Do yo u have a favo ur ite pho to of yourself as a child?
W ho took it? What was happe ning when th ey took it?
W har were you wearing?
Do you have any photos in your bed room o r living
room? What are they of ?
Do you know any other fa mo us histo ri cal photos?
Who o r w hat are they of?

>- p.l12 Writing /V1y favourite photo. Wr ite a
descriptio n o f yo u r favourite photo.

5 LISTENING
a Look at a famous pho to w hich was o n th e
cover o f many m agazine around t he wo rld
in the 1960s. Where do you think th e
peo ple a re? W hat do you rh ink is happe ning?

b Read the beginn ing of a newspaper a rticle.
Why do yo u think it i called 'The inwBe that
cost afortune'?
c

a days b weeks c months

e Do yo u thi nk she is so rry that she was
in th at photo?

aroline de Bendern was born in 1940. She was the
granddaughter of count Maurice de Bendern, a rich aristocrat
who owned a lot of property in Paris and Monaco. Although he
had other grandchildren, the count decided to leave all his money to
caroline. 'I never knew why.' says caroline. 'Perhaps because 1 was
pretty.' He paid for her to go to very expensive schools in England,
and he hoped that she would marry well, perhaps a member of a
European royal fami ly. But caroline was a rebel. She went to New
York and worked there for a short time as a model. Then, in 1968
when she was 28 years old she returned to Paris ...

C


G time sequencers and connectors

V verb phrases
P word stress

1 GRAMMAR
time sequencers and connectors
a

1 45 >)) Read the srory once. T hen complete it with a
word or phrase from the box. Listen to the story and


e Complete the sentences in your own word s. Then
compare with a partner.
I T hey fell in love on their first date. Two months later. ..
2 I went to bed early last night because ...
3 The weather was beautiful , so we decided ...
4 It wa s rea lly cold that night, and w hen
I woke up next morning...
5 A l though we didn 't play wel l in th e
f inal. ..
6 I was driving along the motorway
li reni ng to the radio. Suddenly ...

annah met Jamie in the summer of 2010.
It was Hannah's 21st birthday and she and her
friends went to a club. They wanted to dance,
but they didn't like the music, so Hannah went
to speak to the OJ. 'This music is awful,' she said. 'Could
you play something else?' The OJ looked at her and said,
'Don't worry, I have the perfect song for you.'

H

1

Two minutes later he said, 'The next song is by Scouting
For Girls. It's called Blue As Your Eyes and it's for a
beautiful girl who's dancing over there.' Hannah knew that
the song was for her. 2_
Hannah and her friends

p

Stress in two-syllable words
Approximately 80% of t wo-syllable words are
stressed on the f irst syllable.
Most two-syllable nouns and adjectives are
stressed on the first syllable, e.g. mother,
happy. However, many two-syllable verbs and
prepositions or connectors are stressed on
the second syllable, e.g. arrive, behind, before.

4 SPEAKING & LISTENING
a

Read the stOry of Hannah and Jamie in 1 aga in.

b In pairs, use pictures 1- 5 tO re-tell the story. Try to use
connectors a nd the ve rb phrases in 3 .

a Underline the tressed sylla ble in these
words from the srory.
a cross af ter a gain a long
al though aw fu l be cause birth day
eve ning in vite per feet se cond

b

1 49 >)) Listen and check.

3 VOCABULARY verb phrases

in a hurry

be

in a coffee bar

play

for somebody

leave

the club very late

run

semeeecly t e-Elinner
somebody to a rest aurant
a wonderful t ime

b Cover box l . Try to re member the verb for
each phrase.

c T he re a re two different endings to the story. Have a class vote. Do
you wa nt to listen to the happy ending o r the sad ending?
d

1 50, 5ll)) What do you th ink is goin g tO happen in the ending
yo u have cho en? Li ten once and check .



c Do you have

a Where you went
b Where did you go
c Where you did go
My brother ___ foo tball.
a doesn't like b do n't like c doesn't likes
H er parents ___ a small business.
a bas b haves c have
I ___ to music when I'm working.
a never listen b don't never listen c listen never
In the picture the woman ___ a blue dress.
a wears b wearing c is wea ring
A What ___? B I'm looki ng for my keys.
a you are doing b do you do c are you doing
She's at university. S he ___ history.
a 's studing b 's studying c studying
We ___ to Malta last August.
a were b went c did go
I saw the film, but I ___ it.
a didn't liked b don't liked c didn't like
When I got home my parents ___ on the sofa.
a were sitting b was sitting c were siting
What ___ at 11 p.m.? You didn't answe r my ca ll.

a you were doing b you was doing c were you doing
13 She couldn't see him because she ___ her glasses.
a wasn't wea ring b didn't wear c didn't weari ng
14 We went to the cinema. ___ we decided to go for a wa lk.

10 A What time do we need to
B About 7.00. Our flight is at 9.00.

b Complete with at, in, or OIL
1 The meeting is
March 13th.
2 A Where's Mum ? B She's
the kitchen.
3 He was born _ __ 1989.
4 A Where's the dictionary?
B It's ___ the shelf in my room.
5 Mark 's no t back yet - he's still ___ school.
6 It's a very quiet rown, especia lly ___ ni ght.
7 We went
ho lid ay to Malta last yea r.
c Q

the wo rd that is different.

I straight
2 clever
3 friendly
4 dress
5 socks
6 necklace
7 wi ndy
8 basic

lo ng
lazy


Cit

v

E

G

shirt

sho rts

wo r k

curly

chooses

language

lives

glasses

2

~

3

3 pre fer

2 moustache

4 dis gu sting

5 comfor ta ble


CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a Read the news pa per a rticle o nce. D oes the jo urnalist
think th a t tak ing pho tos in museums is a good thi n g o r
a bad thing?

[)CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE
PEOPLE?
1 53 >)) In the s treet Watc h o r list en to five people
a nd a n swer t he questions.

b Read t he article aga in . Ma rk the sente nces T (tru e) o r
F (false).
T he jo urn alist saw tou r ists tak ing photographs o f
works of a rt in Rome a nd ew York.

2 W hen he first saw people tak ing ph otos in the MOMA
he d idn't unde rstand w ha t they we re really doing.

3 T hen he rea lised t h at the photographe rs were not
look ing at the pa intings.
4 T hey were ta kin g photos because th ey wanted to look

b wa lk ing

c sightseei ng

a takes a lot of photos
b is in a lot o f photos
c has a lot of photos o n h is phone
5 And y says _ _ _ .
a he enjoys cry ing at the end of a fi lm
b he th in ks fi lms w ith a sad end ing a re more real istic
c m ost of h is favourite films have a sad e nd ing

CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
he firs t time I noticed this phenomenon was a few years
ago, in St Peter's Basilica in Rome- a crowd of people
standing round Michelangelo's Pietci, taki ng photos with
their cameras and mobile phones. Then last week I saw it again
at the Museum of Modern Art (the MOMA) in New York. At
first, I wasn't too worried when I saw people photographing
the paintings. It was a bit irritating, but that was all. It didn't
make me angry. Then the sad truth hit me. Most of the people
were taking photos without looking at the paintings themselves.
People were pushing me, not because they were trying to get
a better view of the art, but because they wanted to make sure
that no one blocked their photo. Was it possible that perhaps
they were taking the photos so that they could admire the
paintings better when they got home? This was very improbable.
They were not there to see the paintings, but to take photos to
prove that they had been there.


D describe the appearance and personality of a

ask an d a n swe r six questio ns a bout work f stud ies,
fa mily, and free t ime activities
p erson you know well

3

D describe a picture in th is book a nd say w ha t is

4

D ask an d answer t hree questio ns about a recent

happening, wha t t he people are wea ring, etc.
holiday
5 _] descr ibe a favo u r ite p hoto and say what was
ha ppeni ng w he n you took it

D

say t h ree true se ntence using t he connectors so,
because, a nd althouBh

[ ) Short films A photographer
Watch and enjoy a fi lm on iTut or.


G be going to (plans and predictions)
V airports

Baggage reclaim
Check-in
Customs

We spent a morning in Departures last week
asking people about t heir travel plans.

OeQ.S!.Ctures
Gates
Lifts

b

1 55 >)) Listen and check your answers to a. Then liste n again and complete
t he chart.

Toilets

[l Trolley
c

• going to work abroad for an GO (= non-gove rnmental organization)
• goin g to sec a n ex-partner
• going to do a photo shoot in a n exotic place

Arrivals

LJ Passport control
0 Terminal


3 It's winter in Australia now, so _ _ _ _ _ __
qu ite cold.
4 _ _ _ ____ you at the air po rt?
5 l'm sure _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a greattime .

or many people airports are a nightmare - long queues
when you check in and go through security and an even
longer wait if your flight is delayed. But there are some
airports where you can actually enjoy yourself. All good
airports have excellent facilit ies for business people and
children, free Wi-fi, restaurants, cafes, and shops. But the
best airports have much more ...

F

b In pairs decide if sentences J - 5 are pia ns o r predict io ns
about the futu re. Write PL (pla n) o r PR (predic tio n).
c )o- p.l30 Grammar Bank 3A. Lea rn m o re abo ut
be BOinB to a nd practise it.

SINGAPORE AIRPORT is paradise for flower lovers, as it has an
indoor orchid garden! It also has a rooftop swimming pool and
a free sight-seeing tour for people who have at least five hours
to wait for their connecting flight.

4 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING
sentence stress and fast speech
a

If you like computer games, you'll never be bored at HONG


If you worry about your health and like to be near medical
services at all times, OSAKA AIRPORT in Japan is the perfect
place to wait, as it has a dentist and doctor's surgery. And for
people with animals, there is even a pet hotel!

1 59 >)) Listen a nd w ri te s ix sente nce .

c )o- Communication What are your plans? A p.lOl
B p.l 07. lnter view each othe r abo ut your plans.

If you have a long wait between flights at ZURICH AIRPORT in
Switzerland, you can rent day rooms with their own bathroom
and kitchen and wake-up call service. So you can have a shower
and then sleep peacefully until you have to board your flight.

5 READING
a What is yo ur nearest a irport? What's it like? What
can you do th ere w hile yo u're waiting for a fli ght?

c

b Read an a rt icle abo ut the to p a irpo rts in the wo rld .
W hich is t he best airpo rt(s) if yo u .. . ?

d R o le play wi th a pa rt ne r.

2
3
4

V verbs + prepositions, e.g. arrive in
P sounding friendly

c

1 READING & LISTENING
a

6 1>)) H ow d o yo u say these d ates? Li ste n a nd check.
3rd May 12th August 201 2
22/ 6 5/ 2 20th July 1998

31st December

d Match t he hi ghli g hted wo rd s and phrases to their
mea nin g.
I ____ fo r a lo ng time
2 ____ defin ite pla ns fo r rhe furure
3 ____ I continue to be

b Ben and Lily are o ld frie nds fro m univers ity. R ead their
Facebook messages and number the m in o rd er.
-

D

Ben West
OK. Why don't you phone me nearer th e
time, at t he end of April? Then we can fix
a day and a time to meet. I know a great


Hotel reservations:

Lily Varnell
It's from 3rd to 7th May, but I don't know
my travel arrangements yet. What are you
doing that week? Are you free any time?
Ben West
Lily! Great to hear from you. Yes , I'm still
at t he university here and it's going very
well - Budapest is a wonderful city to liv e
in. When exactl y is the conference?

lily Varnell
Fantastic. I can't wait!

Depart
Arrive

Date: _ _ __

Lo ndon Gatw ick at 11.1 0.
Budapest at _ _ __

things? Are you still working at Budapest
University? I have a conference there next
month and I t hought perhaps we could
meet. I'd love to see you again! Lily.

us.

Six nights at Hotel _ _ __


2 GRAMMAR present continuous

3 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING

(future· arrangements)
a ln pai rs, underline five present continuous
verbs in the Facebook messages. Which two
are about now? What time perio d do the
other three refer to?

sounding friendly
a

A Would you like t o go out for dinner?
B I'd love to.
A Are you free on Thursday?
B Sorry, I'm going to the cinema.
A What about Friday? What are you doing then?
B Nothing. Friday's fine.
A OK. Let's go to the new Italian place.
B Great.

b 1 63 >)) Look at three extracts from the
message Lily leaves Ben . Ca n you remember
the missing verbs? Listen a nd check.
L l"m



d Talk to other students. T ry to find days when you are both free
a nd suggest doing so mething. Write it in your diary. Try to make
a n a rra ngement with a d ifferent person for every night.
Are you free on Friday evening_Q 0

es, I am.

Would you like t o go to the cinema?_J 0

es, I'd love to.

4 VOCABULARY verbs + prepositions
a
WednesdayS

Thursday 6

Look at things Lily a nd Ben say. What are the missing prepositions?
It depends __ the day.
2 I'm arriving __ Budapest at 14.40.
3 Paul invited me __ dinner ages ago.

b

> p.153 Vocabulary Bank Prepositions. Do part 2 (Verbs+
prepositions) .

c
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