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Clive Oxenden

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American

ENGLISH FILE
Christina Latham-Koenig
Clive Oxenden

Paul Seligson and Clive Oxenden are the original co-authors of
English File 1 and English File 2

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Contents
Gram m ar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

6
54

A Shot on location

passives (all tenses)

movies

sentence stress

58

B

modals of deduction: might, can't,
must


sentence stress

68

B

72

8 4 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 4 Boys'night out
8

74

A Sell and tell

reported speech: sentences and
questions

shopping, making nouns from
verbs

the letters ai

78

B

gerunds and infinitives

work


92

8 4 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 5 Unexpected events

Too much information!

10
94

A

Modern icons

relative clauses: defining and
nondefining

compound nouns

word stress

98

B

Two crime stories

tag questions

crime

166

Sound Bank


G passive (all tenses)
V m ovies
P sentence stre ss

Where w as
the movie
sh o t?

H i Shot on location

I think it
w as sh o t in
New York.

1 READING
a

L o o k at th e p h o to s w ith th e article. D o they rem ind you o f
any m ovies o r T V series th a t you have seen?

b

N ow read th e article and com p lete it w ith a past p articip le
fro m th e list.



n Hollywood’s version of New York City, the giant
metropolis is full of secret alleys where crimes take
place, and criminals are chased by the police. In fact,
there are hardly any alleys in New York today at all. Ont
of the few remaining ones, Cortlandt Alley, has been
2___________ for almost all the alley scenes in movies
and TV series that are set in New York City. Movies with
scenes that were shot there include Crocodile Dundee
and Men in Black 3, and TV series like Blue Bloods,
Boardwalk Empire, NYPD Blue, and Law & Order.

G o th ere

G o th ere

Highclere Castle and gardens are open to the public during
the Easter holidays and during the summer—from July to
September. It is also open on many Sundays and holidays
from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Visit the Egyptian Gallery,
which contains many objects brought back from his travels
by I.ady Almina’s husband,
the fifth Earl of Carnarvon,
who famously discovered
t he tomb of the young
Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
www.highclerecastle.co.uk

Thousands of tourists want to b e 5___________
in Cortlandt Alley. It is on the edge of Chinatown,

underwater enemy boats was made in the castle.
Because of its unusual look, the castle has been
used as a location in several well-known movies
such as X-Men, Chicago, and Scott Pilgrim vs.
the World. In addition, author Eric Wilson was
8___________ by this building to write the novel

W h ich p lace...?
1 is not really as it seem s in movies

T

The Lost Treasure o f Casa Loma.
G o th ere
Visitors are 9___________ throughout the year.
However, some areas of the caslle may be closed to
the public due to prebooked functions. The castle
is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It’s closed
on December 25th, Christmas Day. Guided garden
tours are available from May through October.
www.casaloma.org

R ead th e a rticle again. A n sw er th e q u estio n s w ith A (H igh clere
C astle ), B (C o rtla n d t A lley), o r C (C a sa Lom a).

2 has a perm anent exhibition there
3 was used for the same th ing both in
real life and on T V
4 a place that inspired an author to
w rite a novel about it


m ov ie

based

fa m o u s

book

b

L ook at the stressed w ords and try to rem em ber w hat the other
(unstressed) w ords are. T h e n listen again to check and w rite them in.

Online Practice

6A

55


4 VOCABULARY movies
a

6 SPEAKING & LISTENING

L o o k at som e e x tra c ts fro m th e te x ts in 1 . W h a t do you th in k the
h ighlighted p h rases m ean?
1 C ortlan d t Alley has been used for alm ost all the alley scenes in
movies and T V series that are set in New York.

THE

Indiana Jones and the Temple o f Doom

INTERVIEW
CAN YOU T H IN K OF A M O VIE THAT...?
- w as incredibly funny

-

made you feel good

-

had a very sad ending

-

you’ve seen several times

-

put you to sleep

-

made you buy the soundtrack

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial


-

Does it have a good soundtrack?

- Why did you like it?

b

In pairs, in terview each oth er. A sk fo r and give as m uch
in fo rm a tio n as you can . D o you have s im ila r tastes?

56

6A

Catch M e If You Can


b

N ow lo o k at so m e p h o to s o f Stev en Sp ielb erg and
D ag m ara W alk o w icz, w ho w orked as an in te rp re te r on
one o f h is m ovies. In pairs, an sw er th e qu estion s.

e

3 37))) N ow liste n to th e second p a rt o f th e in terview
and ch e ck you r answ ers to b 3 and 4.

f

F (false).

What happened after the movie w as finished

1 W hen the m ovie com pany cam e to Krakow, D agm ara
was working as a teacher.

Being an extra

g

W ould you have liked to have done D ag m ara’s job ?
D o you th in k she m ade th e righ t d ecision in th e end?

2 She got a p art-tim e job doing translations for them .
3 T h ere was party at the hotel to celebrate Spielberg’s
birthday.
4 W hen she arrived, she was asked to interpret
Spielberg’s speech, because the interpreter was late.

7 WRITING
V p.117 Writing A m o v ie review . W rite a review o f
a m ovie.

5 Spielberg was very happy w ith the way she had done
her job.

Online Practice

6A


A n sw er th e q u estio n s in pairs.
1 D o you have a profile photo o f you rself that you use on
social netw orking sites, or on your ID ?

What does your profile
picture say about you?

2 W hy did you choose it?
3 W hat do you th in k the photo says about you?

b

L o o k at th e fou r p ro file p h otos. W h y do you th in k the
people have ch o sen th ese photos?

c

R ead th e article and com p lete it w ith th e headings
below . T h e n lo o k at th e fo u r p h otos again . W h ic h o f
th e 12 categ o ries do you th in k they b elon g to?
A Photo of you as a child
B Vacation photo

C Logo of your business or company
D Photo with a celebrity

E Photo with a partner
F Photo with your baby or child


profile photo say
about you?


2 VOCABULARY the body
According to communications consultant Terry
Prone, there are 12 categories that cover most
types of profile pictures.

1

The professionally taken photo
You use social media mainly for business or
career purposes.

2

_________________________________________
You want to show what you have achieved
in your family life and are generally more
interested in a response from women than
from men.

3

3 38))) L oo k at the fou r pictu res and listen. W h ich one is th e th ief?
D escrib e th e four pictures w ith a partner.

b > - p.160 Vocabulary Bank The body.



6

7

8

9

___________________________________________
This kind of image says that you don't really
want to grow up and face the future. You are
nostalgic for your childhood.

Caricature
Using a caricature is a way of saying that
your image isn't rigid and that you don't take
yourself too seriously.
Photo related to your name, but not
actually you (a shop sign or product label
for example)
You want to be identifiable, but you feel your
name is more important than what you look
like.
Photo related to your political beliefs or a
team that you support
You think that your beliefs and interests are
more important than your personality.

10 ___________________________________________

including her socioeconom ic level
and lack of worldly experience.
People’s enthusiasm for Susa n
Boyle, and for other underdogs who
end up winning, is unlikely to
stop us from stereotyping
people. T h is may be one
of the reasons why,
although Ms. Boyle
expressed the
hope that
“m aybe this
could teach
them a
lesson, or set
an example,”
she did begin
to change
her appearance,
w earing makeup,
dyin g her gray hair,
and appearing in more
stylish clothing.

But social scientists say that
there are reasons why we
judge people based on how
they look. O n a very basic
level, judging people by
their appearance m eans

2 How im portant do you th ink appearance is for the
follow ing people?

Paragraph 2
3 ________________________ absolutely essential
Paragraph 3
4 ________________________ w hat social class she is and
how much money she has
Paragraph 4
5 ___________ people who are not expected to succeed

•
•
•
•

politicians
T V hosts
business people
singers

• doctors
D o you th ink it is right that their appearance m atters?
3 On w hat occasions mightjyoH judge som eone by their
appearance?

Online Practice

6B


b was ru nning

4 A
B

5 Id o I g o sw im m ing every m orning during the week.

c had run

3 I didn’t realize that you tw o _______before.
a didn’t m eet

4 R eal M adrid scored /kicked a goal just before half-tim e.

b w eren’t m eeting

c

1 Luke is a very cl_______friend. I’ve known him all my life.

c hadn’t m et

I can’t find my glasses anywhere.

2 My w ife and I have a lot in c _______.

_______ them w hen you left hom e th is m orning?

3 G ina and I lost t_______after we both changed jobs.



b U se you to

a have shot

b have been shot

c Did you used to

2 _________ th e tran slation o f the dialogue o f a movie
3

c has been shot

b being asking

c being asked

10 W h y _______in New Zealand?
a is the movie being made
c is m aking the movie

b is the movie making

11 M any people believe that C o lu m b u s_______Am erica.
a didn’t really discover b w asn’t really discovered
c weren’t really discovered
B

I’ve just rung the doorbell, but th ere’s no answer.

tickets I got for tonight. T hey were really expensive.
5 Is there anything g o o d _______T V tonight?

c can be

13 H e’s a little older than me, so h e _______in his 3 0 s now.
a m ust be

b m ight be

PRONUNCIATION
a (C irc le )th e w ord w ith a d iffere n t sound.
ı
2 'V

S h e _______him . I’m not sure.
b m ay know

score

w arm up

cou rt

couple

taste

lose


D oes your sister know Travis?

a can ’t know

___________________ im ages often created by com puter

4 _________ the m ost im portant acto r in a movie

9 H e’s an actor w ho h a te s _______about his private life.
a asking

W rite w ords b e g in n in g w ith s fo r th e d efin itio n s.
1 _________ the m usic o f a movie

8 A lot o f fam ous m o v ies_______in C ortlandt Alley.

12 A

C o m p lete th e w ords.

c can know

3

VOCABULARY
a

W rite the parts o f the body that you use to do these actions.
1 kiss


b

R ead th e text. D o you know o f any sim ila r th ea trica l
su p erstitio n s in you r co u n try ? W h a t are they?
R ead th e text again and ch o o se a, b, o r c.

VIDEO

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE
PEOPLE?

3 49))) O n t h e s t r e e t W atch or listen to five people and
an sw er th e qu estion s.

1 Before a perform ance, actors o fte n ...
a w ish each other good luck
b wish each other bad luck
c touch each oth ers’ legs.
2 W h istlin g in a theater is considered unlucky b ecau se...

Adrian

Ryder

Helen

Rebekah

a it used to cause problem s for the scene changers


n k * 1 ■ &m^b T!

iiiiin iiiiir M

r

a using h is phone
b bringing a book to an exam
c looking at another student’s exam
4 Helen likes Dirty Dancing b ecau se____ .

Along with sp orts players, theater professior
are considered som e o f the m ostsup erstitioi
people around. These are som e o f their more
com mon beliefs and practices.

NOT W I SH I N G “ GOOD L U C K ”
Generally, it is considered bad luck to wish someone “good
luck” in a theater. Before a performance, it is traditional for
the cast to get together and prevent bad luck by wishing each
other bad luck. English actors used to say to each other “I hope
you break a leg,” and even today actors and musicians often
say "break a leg” to each other instead of “good luck" before
they go on stage.

a she loves the soundtrack
b som e o f the actors in it are attractive
c it m akes her laugh
5 R ebekah chose her profile picture because she and her
siblings lo o k ____ in it.


b funny

2 !

I talk about three past and three
present habits o f yours

3 EH describe a movie, saying where is was set,
w hat it is based on, who it w as directed by,
and w hat you though t o f it
4 EH m ake deductions about a fam ous person
using might he, must be, and can ’t be
___________________ L l__
Short movies Iconic movie locations
v id e o

w atch and

enjoy t h e movie.


G first conditional and future time clau se s + when, until, etc.
V education
P the letter u

7A

W hat will you
do if you don’t p a ss


Who developed the theory
o f relativity?

] history

6

W hat is 5 x 18 + 4 ?

] information technology

7 How m any legs does

] chemistry
□

geography

] literature

an in sect have?

] math
□
c

//h a t is the cap ital o f B razil?

physics

student study subject true uniform university

• H ow m any s tu d e n t s / t h e r e in each c la ss?
D o you th ink it/ t h e right nu m ber?
• H ow m uch h o m e w o rk / y o u usu ally h a ve ?
• / y o u th ink it/ t o o m u ch ?
• / y o u have to w ear a un iform ?/
you like it? W h y (not)?
• / your te a c h e rs to o stric t or not
strict e n o u g h ? W h y ? W h at kind
o f discipline / th e y u se ?
• / s t u d e n t s be have w ell?
• W hich su b je c ts/ y o u g o o d and bad a t ?

b

c

64

4 6))) L isten and check. P ra ctice saying th e w ords.
W h y do we say a university hut an u m brella ?
4 7))) L isten and w rite fo u r sen ten ces.

• W h ic h / y o u r b e st and w o rst su b je ct?
What kind of high school did (do) you g o to?


3 LISTENING
areth M a lo n e first made his name on T V as a

1 How long did G areth have to teach the boys?

c

4 SPEAKING
a

In grou ps o f th re e , each c h o o se o n e (d ifferen t) top ic
from th e list below . D ecid e i f you agree o r d isagree and
w rite dow n at least th ree reason s.
• B o y s and girls both learn better in sin gle -se x schools.

2 W h at was his aim ?

• S c h o o ls sh o u ld let children w ear w h ate ve r th ey
w a n t a t school.

3 W hat three things did he believe were im portant?

• C o o k in g and h o u se w o rk sh o u ld be ta u g h t a t school.

4 9))) L iste n to P a r t 2. C o m p lete th e ch art.
Gareth made
some general
changes, for
example:

1

• S c h o o ls d o n ’t te a c h children th e im po rtant th in g s


4 1 0 ))) N ow liste n to P a r t 3 to find ou t w hat th e resu lt

O

Debating a topic: organizing your ideas

• The topic I’ve chosen is...
completely agree
that...
partly agree
completely disagree
• First of all, (I think that...)
• My second point is that...
• Another important point is that...
• Finally,...

o f th e e x p e rim e n t w as. D id th e b oys’ read in g im prove?

b E x p la in to th e re st o f you r group w h at you th in k about
f

W h a t do you th in k o f G a re th ’s ideas? D o you th in k
they are ap p rop riate fo r girls? A re any o f th em used in
you r cou n try?

y o u r top ic. T h e o th e rs in th e group should listen . A t the
end, they c a n vote fo r w h eth er they agree o r disagree
w ith you and say why.



4 11,12))) L iste n to O livia and W o o -su n g , w ho are w aitin g for
th eir exam sco res, and an sw er th e qu estion s.
1 D o they th in k they did well on the tests?
2 W hen and how w ill they get the test results?
3 How w ill they celebrate if they get good scores?
4 W hat do they want to do i f they get good scores?
5 W hat w ill they do i f they fail, or i f they don’t get the scores
that they need?

P Exam scores can be given as
Exams

numbers (usually out of 10 or 100)
or as letters (A, B, C, etc.). College grades are usually given
in numbers (out of 100). High school grades are usually given in
letter (A+, A, A-, etc.)

c

4 13))) L isten and com p lete th e sen ten ces.
1 T hey probably w on’t adm it m e un less________________.
2 A s s o o n a s _________________ I’ll look up my scores.
3 I don’t w ant to plan any celebrations u n t i l _________________ .
4 I f I don’t get into a good c o lle g e ,_________________ .
5 W h e n _________________ , they’ll m ail the results.

d

4 14))) L isten to O livia and

• w hen this class ends
• i f it rains on the weekend

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^ C o m m u n ic a tio n
Three in a row p. 106.

A lot of people wonder why so many Chinese
children are math geniuses and musical prodigies.
Amy Chua explains why in her book Battle Hymn
of the Tiger Mother. It is a book that caused great
controversy among parents when it was first
published.2_________________ , Chua married
a man who she met at Harvard University, and
when their two daughters were born she was
determined that they would be as successful as
she was.
Her system had strict rules. Her two
daughters were expected to be number one
in every subject (except gym and drama) and
3___________________ . Playing with friends and
TV was forbidden. Music was required.
The system seemed at first to be working. From
a very early age her daughters Sophia and Lulu
were outstanding students and musical prodigies.

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shouting at them and criticizing every mistake
they made

E

Born in the Unites States to Chinese immigrant
parents

F

In fact, she is glad her mother made her learn

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G to be at least two years ahead of their classmates
in math
H "There's no musical talent in my family," she says, "it's
just hard work"
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In p airs, loo k at th e h ighlighted w ords and p h rases and
fig u re ou t th e ir m ean in g fro m th e co n tex t.

d R ead th ree resp o n ses th a t w ere posted a fte r th e article
w as published. D o you agree w ith any o f them ?

Wow, w hat a different way o f looking a t how to learn!
Amy Chua certainly shows that strict discipline works.

because she had behaved badly at her first piano lesson.
However, the girls do not seem to resent their mother.
Sophia said that she herself chose to accept the system,
and after the book was published, she wrote an article
defending her mother. Lulu says that although she no longer
wants to be a violinist, she still loves playing the violin.
7___________________ . Sophia is
now studying law at Harvard, and
Lulu is doing well in high school
and winning tennis trophies.
Interestingly Chua, who was brought
up in a family of four girls, has no
idea whether she could apply her
Chinese parenting system to boys.

e T alk to a p artn er.
1 What do you think of Amy Chua’s system?
2 Were (are) your parents strict about your education?
3 Did they (do they)...?
•
•
•
•
•
•

help you with your homework
make you study a certain number of hours every day
punish you if you didn’t (don’t) pass exams
let you go out with friends during the week


I w ouldn’t. I like
living with my
parents.

GRAMMAR second conditional
a

W ork w ith a p artn er. D e sc rib e th e tw o
ph otos, and th en an sw er th e qu estion s.
1 W hich o f the tw o houses would you prefer
to live in? W hy?
2 W ho do you live w ith? D o you get along
w ell? D o you argue about anything? W h at?

b

R ead th e article. H ow m any o f th e people
w ould lik e to leave hom e?

Still living at home?
More and more young people in their
20s all over the world are living with
their parents because it is too expensive
for them to rent or buy a place of their
own. Are you living at home? Are you
happy with it? Post a comment at
#stilllivingathome

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Comments
Vivienne © M o ntreal, C a n a d a
If I had the money, I would
m ove out immediately. All I
want is so m e w h e re that’s my
own, w here I can d o what I
want, w here I c a n h ave my
ow n furniture and pictures,
w here no o n e can tell m e what
to do. If it were m y place, I’d be
hap py to d o the cleaning and
th ings like that. I w ould take
care of it. But right now it’s just
a dream, b e c a u se I c a n ’t find
a job.

2 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING
sentence stress
a

4 18))) L isten and rep eat th e sen ten ces. C op y th e rhythm .

ı

if ı lived on my own, i d

have to pay rent.
2 Would you leave home if you got a job?
3 Even if ı could afford it, ı wouldn’t move out.
4 if it were my apartment, i d be happy to do the cleaning.

d

W o rk w ith a p artn er. A say you r firs t sen ten ce. T ry to get the
rig h t rh y th m . B ask fo r m ore in fo rm a tio n . T h e n say your
firs t sen ten ce.

If I could live anywhere in my city,'
I’d live downtown.

Why downtown?

Andrea © M e lb ou rn e, Australia
It isn ’t that m y parents a re n ’t
g o o d to m e - they are. If they
w eren’t, I w ou ld n ’t live with
them. But I just d o n ’t feel
independent. I’m 29, but I
so m e tim e s w orry that if I co m e
b a ck late after a night out, I’ll
find them still aw ake waiting up
for me. It’s never happened,
but it still m a k e s m e want to
m ove out.

C arlos @ S a n Antonio, T exas
I’d love to m ove out. I get along
well with m y parents, but I think
I’d get alon g with them even
better if I didn’t live at home. M y
m other drives me crazy - it isn ’t

3 a ro o f and a ceiling

7 wood and w ooden

4 a balcony and a deck

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4 READING
a

D o you know w here T ch aikovsky w as from
and w h at he did?

b

L o o k at th e p h otos o f T ch aik ov sk y ’s house.
W h ic h do you th in k s h o w s ...?
a the place where he com posed
b the place where he w rote letters
c his favorite place

c

4 22)}) R ead and listen to th e audio guide

with shelves to keep
b ooks in

f

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H ave you ever visited th e h o u se w here a
fam ou s p erson w as b o rn o r lived? W h ere
w as it? W h a t do you rem em ber m ost
ab ou t it?


5 LISTENING & SPEAKING
a

nouse
4

y

sp eak er’s house i s ...?

5

1 the m ost hi-tech
□



Tchaikovsky had too m any visitors, when what he wanted was
peace and quiet. Eventually he found the perfect house, in the small
town o f K lin . It was 52 miles northwest o f Moscow, and he lived
there until his death on Novem ber 6 , 1893. It is the place where

S p1-----------------------------------------------------------eaker 4
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he wrote his last m ajor work, Symphony No. 6, or the Pathetique as it’s
som etimes called.
It’s a gray wooden house w ith a green roof. Tchaikovsky’s servant
Alexei lived on the first floor, and the kitchen and dining room were
on the second floor. Tchaikovsky him self lived on the third floor. T h e
living room and study, where his piano is located, is the largest room

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in the house, and there is a fireplace and a bookcase with his music
books. His w riting desk, where he wrote letters every m orning after
breakfast, is at the end o f the room . But the place where he com posed
music was in his bedroom , on a plain, unpainted table
overlooking the yard.

d T h in k fo r a few m in u tes ab o u t w hat your
d ream h o u se or a p artm en t w ould he lik e and
m ake b r ie f n o tes. U se ^ p.162 Vocabulary
Bank H o u s e s to help you.

In his final years, Tchaikovsky’s great love was


6 WRITING

the state.

> - p.118 Writing D escribing a h o u s e or
a p a rtm en t. W rite a description o f you r house

Since 1958, the winners o f the annual International Tchaikovsky

o r ap artm ent fo r a house ren tal w ebsite.

Com petition have all been invited to com e to K lin to play his piano,
and there is a tradition that each musician plants a tree in his yard in
the hope that, like his m usic, it will rem ain beautiful forever.

4 25)))

SONG If I Could Build My

Whole Wodd Around You Jl
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Practical English Boys’ night out
VIDEO


W h o suggests...?

3 Rob had light hair the last tim e Paul saw him.

1 O

going dancing

4 Paul th inks R o b has changed a lot.

2 □

exercising

5 Jenny’s parents gave R ob the shirt
he’s wearing.

3 RH going to a club
4 ŋ

6 R o b doesn’t w ant to keep Jenny waiting.

5 RH staying at home
6 □

going to an art museum
going to a gig

7 RH m eeting Kerri

where they play great music. W e_________go
there.

Paul

3

Jenny
Paul

4

5
6

_________about going to the late show at
MOMA?
MOMA? What’s that?

Paul

_________ about staying in and watching a
movie on TV?
I’m in New York. I can watch TV anywhere.

Paul
Rob

I didn’t think so. So shall w e_________ there?
_________ not?

I mean,_______ not that I don't like Paul, but...
I wanted to have a _______ with him before the
meeting.
Jenny H e 's_______a professional.
Jenny
Rob
Rob
Rob
Jenny
Don

4 29))) W atch or liste n and rep eat th e highlighted
p h rases. C o p y th e rh y th m and in ton ation .
P ra c tic e th e d ialogu es in c w ith a p artn er.

g

mmi

In sm all grou ps, p ractice m akin g su g gestion s and
respond ing.

You are going to have an end-of-sem ester class
party. You need to decide:
• W h en to have it
• W here to have it
• W h at tim e to have it
• W hat foods and drinks to have

L o o k at th e S o cial E n glish p h rases. C a n you


4 31))) W atch o r listen and com p lete th e p h rases.
W atch or liste n again and rep eat th e p h rases. H ow do
you say th em in you r language?
Can you...?

] use different ways of making suggestions
] respond to suggestions
j] apologize and make an excuse

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G reported speech: se n te n ce s and questions

She said that
she w as going
to complain.

V shopping, m aking nouns from verbs
P the letters ai

8A

Did they give
her a refund?

Sell and tell


Break-up Price: $900.00

b

4 3 2 ))) L isten to p art o f a rad io prog ram about
th is new w ebsite. D id you guess right?

c

L iste n again and an sw er th e qu estion s.
1 W hy did A nnabel A cton set it up?
2 W hat kinds o f things do people sell on it?
3 W h at else do they do apart from selling things?

f

ab ou t rep o rted sen ten ces and q u estio n s, and
p ractice th em .

d N ow lo o k at th ree th in g s fro m th e w ebsite and an sw er the
q u estio n s w ith a p artn er.
1 Would you like to buy any o f them ?
2 W hich breakup do you th ink was the worst?
3 D o you have anything you would like to sell on the website?

e

L o o k at fo u r sen ten ces fro m th e w ebsite. W h a t do you th in k w ere
th e actu al w ords th a t th e people used w hen they said th ese th ings?