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Paul Seligson and Clive Oxenden are the original co-authors of English File 1 (pub. 1996) and English File 2 (pub. 1997).
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1 GRAMMAR revision: question formation
a Complete the following questions with one or two question words or an auxiliary verb. 1 do you earn? 2 you married? 3 have you been learning English? 4 do you prefer, small towns or big cities? 5 do you go to the theatre a year? 6 tall are you? 7 religion are you? 8 you want to have children? 9 of music do you listen to? 10 advice do you listen to most? 11 you ever said ‘I love you’ and not meant it? 12 did you vote for in the last election?
b Cross (✘) the questions above which you wouldn’t ask a person you don’t know very well. Are there any questions which you would not even ask a good friend? Which questions might you expect to find in a magazine interview with a famous person?
c Read the two interviews. Which question is...?
the most personal the most boring the most original.
d Read the interviews again and write N (Norah) or L (Lionel).
Who...? 1 never has enough time for what he / she wants to do 2 has happy childhood memories 3 avoids answering one of the questions 4 feels guilty about something 5 is probably a fan of the Rolling Stones 6 is very proud about something 7 says he / she is an insecure person 8 needs help in his / her daily life
e In pairs, look at questions 8–12 in the Lionel Richie interview. Find an example of... 1 a question where an auxiliary verb has been added to make the question. 2 a question where there is no auxiliary verb. 3 a question which ends with a preposition. 4 a negative question. 5 a question where the auxiliary verb and subject have been inverted to make the question.
f p Grammar Bank 1 A. Read the rules and do the exercises.
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2 PRONUNCIATION intonation, stress, and rhythm in questions
Using the right intonation or tone helps you to sound friendly and interested when you speak English. Stressing the right words in a sentence helps you speak with a good rhythm. Intonation + stress = the music and rhythm of English.
a Listen to questions 1–8. In which one does the speaker sounds more friendly and interested? Write a or b. 12345678
b Listen and underlinethe stressed words in these questions. 1What’syour favouritekindof music? 2 Have you ever been to a health club? 3 How often do you go away at the weekend? 4 Do you know what’s on TV tonight?
c Listen again and repeat the questions in b. Try to sound as friendly as possible. Then ask each other the questions.
3 SPEAKING a Look at the answers other celebrities gave to some other questions in The Guardian interview series. In pairs, try to guess what the original questions were.
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5 How long have you been living here? 6 What are you thinking about? 7 Are you a vegetarian? 8 What do you do to relax?
b Now choose six questions from the interviews to ask a partner. Only ask questions which you would be comfortable to answer yourself.
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What’s your idea of perfect happiness? Sunday by the pool, no phone calls. What’s your earliest memory? My first day at pre-school. I was terrified. I’d never seen that many children in my whole life. What’s your most treasured possession? My Oscar. If you could edit your past, what would you change? The Commodores never did a farewell tour. We just broke up and disappeared. What has been your most embarrassing moment? Forgetting the lyrics to my new single on a TV show. What words or phrases do you most overuse? ‘I’ll call you back’ or ‘I’ll see you soon’. What’s the most important lesson life has taught you? Don’t trust the smile, trust the actions. What don’t you like about your personality? I’m an egotistical maniac with an inferiority complex. What makes you depressed? That there are 24 hours in a day and I need 36. When did you last cry and why? At the funeral of Milan Williams of The Commodores. Who would you most like to say sorry to? To my kids for not being there more. What song would you like to be played at your funeral? All night long and Stevie Wonder’s I just called to say I love you.
Natalie Imbruglia, singer and actress
La Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona.
Danny Jones, from the band McFly
For the Labour party.
Martin Freeman, actor
Paris in the first decade of the 20th century.
William Boyd, writer
Going from anywhere back to Copenhagen.
Helena Christensen, top model
Flying, especially since 9 / 11.
Shaznay Lewis, singer from All Saints
When England went out of the World Cup.
Young star, old star
Where would you like to live? Barcelona. What do you most dislike about your appearance? I am too short. I am 5ft 1in (155cm). Who would play you in the film of your life? Maybe Christina Ricci. What’s your favourite smell? Onion, garlic, and butter cooking in a pan. What’s your favourite word? ‘No’. Which living person do you most despise, and why? No comment! What single thing would improve the quality of your life? Probably a housekeeper. Who would you invite to your dream dinner party? All my friends and Keith Richards – I think he’d be great at a dinner party. What’s the worst job you’ve done? A waitressing job where I had the breakfast shift. It wasn’t the job that was so bad, just the hours. I had to go in at five in the morning. If you could go back in time, where would you go? Summer camp in Michigan, aged 14. How do you relax? A hot bath. What keeps you awake at night? Music. A song will keep going round in my brain and keep me awake.
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Every week the British newspaper, The Guardian , chooses people who have been in the news recently, and publishes a short interview with them called Q&A. The questionnaire often includes quite personal questions.
Norah Joneswas born in New York and is the daughter of the Indian sitar player and composer Ravi Shankar and the concert promoter Sue Jones; her half-sister is the musician Anoushka Shankar. A singer- songwriter, her debut album, Come away with me , sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and won her five Grammy Awards.
Q&ANorah Jones
Q&ALionel Richie
Lionel Richie was born in Alabama, USA. He became famous in the 1970s as lead singer with The Commodores and again in the 1980s as a solo singer. He is best remembered for songs like Three times a lady , All night long , and Say you (say me) , for which he won an Oscar.
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Glossary 1 prospective partnersomeone who might become your partner in the future courtshipthe period of time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married Mr or Ms Right(informal) the man / woman who would be the perfect partner for somebody
Glossary 2 1 a small piece of metal,plastic, or cloth with words or a design on it 2 an expression on your face that shows you are in pain 3 laugh in a silly way because you are amused or nervous 4 move the line of hair above your eye upwards 5 pv talk (to sb) in a friendly way because you are attracted to them 6 talk in a friendly, informal way
GET IT RIGHT reacting and asking for more information When you ask someone a question and they answer, it is normal to show interest, e. Really? , Oh yes? , Yes, me too, Me neither , I know what you mean, or by asking for more information, either with another question, e. And what happened then? or simply with a question word, e. Why? When? ,etc.
f Complete Glossary 2 with the correct word or phrase.
g Using your own words, answer questions 1–4 with a partner. 1 Why did the journalist feel a bit uncomfortable at first? 2 What kind of men went to this speed dating evening? 3 What kind of signs did she make to the girl next to her? What for? 4 What kind of questions did she think worked best?
h Do you think speed dating is a good way of meeting people? If you were looking for a partner, would you try it? What questions would you ask?
5 LISTENING a Listen to a radio programme about speed dating. A man and a woman who have both tried it talk about their experiences. How successful was it for them?
b Listen again. Then answer the questions with E (Emily), A (Alex), or B (both). Who...? 1 preferred to ask normal questions 2 was asked an unusual question 3 was asked the same question again and again 4 got the fewest matches 5 had a disastrous date because he / she wasn’t feeling well 6 was invited on a date which never took place 7 had a good date in spite of having had some bad news 8 realized on a date that his / her first impression was wrong 9 says he / she isn’t planning to go speed dating again
c Does hearing about Emily and Alex’s experiences make you feel more or less positive about speed dating?
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quick-fire(a series of things) done very quickly a scorecarda card or paper where you write the points, e. in a game a ‘match’when two things or two people fit together not your typenot the kind of person who you would normally like or get on with
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Three minutes to get to know the love of your life
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INDING A PARTNER has always been a complicated process. It is a ritual which has evolved over the centuries; from a man taking food to a prospective partner in the Stone Age to young couples having tea together in Victorian times (under the watchful eye of an unmarried aunt) to dancing in a club to deafening music in the twenty-first century. But now busy men and women who don’t have the time for a slow, gentle courtship have a quicker way to find a partner: speed dating, where single people have exactly three minutes to decide if the person they are talking to could be Mr or Ms Right. The idea, which started in the USA, involves bringing together people for an evening of frenzied, ‘quick-fire’ dating. This is how it works. Small tables are placed in a line and the women sit down at the one which has been given to them. They stay at their table all evening. The men take it in turns to sit next to each woman and have a very quick conversation. After three minutes a bell rings and, even if you are in mid-sentence, it is time for the man to move to the next table. If you like the person you have just spoken to, you put a tick in the ‘yes’ box on a scorecard. If the other person chooses you as well, this is called a ‘ match ’, and the organisers will send you the other person’s email address a couple of days later and they will be sent yours too. ‘Three minutes is enough time to talk to someone,’ says Adele Testani, who runs a speed dating company, ‘because you can get an idea of what a person is like in that time and you can eliminate them if you see immediately that they’re not your type .’ Britain’s largest ever speed dating evening took place this week at the Hydro Bar in London, so I decided to go along and see what it was all about. I pretended to be a single 24-year-old lawyer...
In recent years speed dating has become popular all around theworld. Journalist, Anushka Asthana tried it out.
HENIARRIVED at the Hydro Bar, the women, who were wearing fashionable dresses and smart suits, were giggling nervously as they put on badges with a number on them. ‘Maybe my jeans are a bad idea,’ I thought. I chatted to other people while we waited. People I spoke to said they had doubled the number of dates they had in a year with just one night of speed dating. The men included a chef, a banker, a photographer, an engineer, a management consultant, and a novelist. They were just pleased they could stop having to try to chat up strangers in bars: ‘It’s so hard to meet girls in London. With speed dating you meet 20 or 30 single girls in one night,’ said one man. ‘You can’t talk to girls at salsa classes,’ said another. Matt, 28, said, ‘After doing this once I got several dates. There’s a good atmosphere; it’s safe and it’s really good. It’s like being at a party with lots of single women.’ Then it started. I made eye contact with the girl next to me so we could compare our opinions of the men; we raised our eyebrows for a possibility, exchanged a smile if the man was good-looking, and made a grimace if he made three minutes feel like three hours. I thought it was boring just to ask questions like ‘What do you do?’ or ‘Where are you from?’ so I tried to think of more interesting and imaginative questions to ask, like ‘If you could be an animal, what animal would you be and why?’ In the end I ticked six boxes. A couple of days later, I was told that four of the men had ticked me too. Four new dates. Not bad in 66 minutes.
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4 READING & VOCABULARY a Do you know what ‘speed dating’ is? Read the first half of the article to check, or to find out how speed dating works.
Working out meaning from context When you are reading and you find a word or phrase you don’t know, try to guess the meaning from the context (the other words around it). Think also about what part of speech the unknown word is (e. a verb, an adjective, etc.), whether it is similar to another English word you know, or whether it is similar to a word in your language. If you still can’t work out what the word or phrase means, either ignore it and carry on reading or use a good dictionary (or glossary if there is one) to help you.
b Read the first half of the article again carefully. With a partner, say or guess what the highlighted words and phrases mean. Then check with Glossary 1.
c Using your own words, answer questions 1–4 with a partner. 1 According to the writer, how did people use to get to know a prospective partner? 2 What kind of people is speed dating designed for? 3 Why does Adele Testani think three minutes is enough? 4 Why do you think that the journalist pretended to be a lawyer?
d Now read the second half of the article on page 7 and find out... 1 the advantages of speed dating (according to the participants). 2 if the journalist thinks speed dating is a good idea.
e Read the second half of the article again more carefully. With a partner, say or guess what the highlighted words and phrases mean.
a You are going to do ‘speed questioning’ with other people in the class. Before you start, think of five questions to ask. b When your teacher says ‘Start’, you have three minutes to talk to the person next to you. Ask and answer each other’s questions and ask for more information. When the teacher says ‘Change’, stop and go and talk to another student. c Which questions were the best for finding out about other students?
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7 GRAMMAR auxiliary verbs a Look at some extracts from the listening. Circle the correct auxiliary verb. ‘Australia is very important in your life.’ ‘ 1 Is / Isn’t / Was it? I’ve never been to Australia.’ ‘Another place which is very important in your life is Ireland.’ ‘Yes Ireland 2 is / does / has play a big role in my life.’ ‘Let’s see, your mother suffers from headaches, 3 doesn’t / isn’t / does she?’ ‘Yes, she 4 is / does / has , actually.’ ‘Well, you’ll need to watch out for headaches, and so 5 is / does / will your mother.’
b Listen and check. Underlinethe auxiliaries which are stressed.
c In pairs, decide which auxiliary is used... A as a short answer. B to add emphasis. C to check information. D to show surprise. E to avoid repeating a verb or phrase.
d p Grammar Bank 1 B. Read the rules and do the exercises.
8 PRONUNCIATION intonation and sentence rhythm a Listen to the conversation and circle the auxiliary verbs which are stressed. A What’s your sister like? B Well, she’s rather shy and quiet. AIs she? So is my brother! BIsn’t your brother a doctor? A That’s right. And your sister works in a bank, doesn’t she? B No, she doesn’t. She’s a journalist. A Oh yes, you did tell me, but I forgot. I think they’d probably get on well. BDo you? But if my sister doesn’t talk much and neither does your brother... A Yes, you’re probably right. We won’t introduce them then. b Listen and repeat the conversation copying the intonation and rhythm. Then practise it in pairs. c Listen and respond to the sentences you hear with an echo question, for example Are you? Didn’t you? ,etc. d Complete the sentences on the left so that they are true for you. Then read them to your partner who will respond with an echo question and then say whether he / she is the same as you or different.
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6 LISTENING & READING a Read the beginning of a magazine article. Do you know what a psychic is? Do you believe psychics have special powers or are you sceptical? b You’re now going to listen to Jane describing her visit to the psychic, Sally Morgan. After each part, discuss the questions with a partner. Part 1 Answer the questions. 1 What was Jane’s first impression of the room and of Sally? 2 What are the first questions Sally asked her? 3 Why is Jane surprised by two things Sally mentions? Part 2 True or false? 1 Jane lived in Ireland when she was a child. 2 The psychic says there will be a new man in Jane’s life. 3 Jane is above average height. 4 She thinks Jane will be attracted to him by his looks. 5 Jane thinks she knows who the man is. Part 3 Choose a, b, or c. 1 Sally says that, in the future, Jane. a will have the same health problems as her mother b will live longer than her mother c should have plastic surgery 2 According to Sally, is good at reading and writing. a neither Jane’s son nor her daughter b neither Jane’s ex-husband nor her daughter c neither Jane’s ex-husband nor her son 3 What Sally says about Jane’s children makes Jane feel. a convinced that Sally is a genuine psychic b less sceptical about Sally being a psychic c sure that Sally is not a genuine psychic
c Read about some typical techniques used by psychics. Match the titles with the paragraphs.
A Getting information from the client B Using a name C The flattering statement D Identifying common medical problems
d Listen to Jane talking about her visit again. Which techniques did Sally use? e Now listen to Jane talking a few weeks later. What was her final opinion about Sally’s psychic abilities? What has happened since she went to see Sally? f Do you know anyone who has been to a psychic? What happened?
1 Something psychics always do is say something that’s true of almost anyone on the planet, preferably something positive. An all-time favourite is ‘You’re intelligent with a great sense of humour’. Who is going to answer, ‘Well actually, I’m not. I’m really stupid and have no sense of humour at all’?
2 Statistics confirm that a headache is the most common female health problem and almost 50% of men have a scar on their leg, so it’s not really surprising when a psychic ‘sees’ these problems.
3 A psychic can deduce a lot from your age and appearance, and most of them actually ask direct questions. It’s difficult to avoid answering if you want results, because saying nothing is like going to the doctor and refusing to discuss your symptoms.
4 Coming up with a few names is always impressive. The usual method is to let the client work out who it might be. ‘Does the letter s mean anything to you?’ is a frequent strategy.
Aren’t you? Are you? Do you? Don’t you? . .
Neither am I. / I am. So am I. / I’m not. So do I. / I don’t. I like it. . . .
e Communication You’re psychic, aren’t you? A p B p. Make guesses about your partner and then check if they are true.
I am almost the only person I know who has never been to a psychic. Everyone I asked had a story about how key events in their lives had been predicted in some way. So I was really looking forward to my first visit to a psychic...
Tricks of the trade? These are some of the techniques used by psychics...
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1 SPEAKING & VOCABULARY illness and treatment a Read about the two situations and work out the meaning of the words. Then decide which you think is the correct answer for each one.
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2 PRONUNCIATION consonant and vowel sounds
The phonetic symbols in a dictionary help you check the pronunciation of words which have an irregular sound–spelling relationship.
a Use the phonetic symbols to help you pronounce these words. Then listen and check. 1 cough /kQf/ 2 heart /hA;t/ 3 asthma /"&sm@/
b How do you pronounce the sounds below? Write the words from the list in the correct column.
ache infection ankle bandage specialist chemist choking GP allergy pressure rash check-up stomach temperature unconscious
4 SPEAKING
GET IT RIGHT keep going! Even when you know a lot of vocabulary connected with a topic,you may find that you don’t know the exact word or phrase for what you want to say. If this happens, don’t freeze! Paraphrase (use other words to say what you mean) and keep going! Useful language What I mean is... I can’t remember / I don’t know the word, but it’s... She had a sort of / kind of...
Talk to a partner.
4 bruise /bru;z/ 5blood /blVd/ 6 diarrhoea /%daI@"rI@/
c Listen and check. Practise saying the words.
d p Sound Bank. Look at the typical spellings for these sounds.
e Ask and answer the questions below with a partner. 1 What are the main symptoms of...? a a cold bflu c a twisted ankle d a heart attack e an allergic reaction f food poisoning 2 What should you do if you have the illnesses or injuries above?
3 READING & LISTENING a You are going to read an article about two people who found themselves involved in life or death situations. Work in pairs. A read the first article and B read the second.
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b Take turns to tell each other your story. Explain... 1 what the situation was. 2 what the person who was giving first aid did. c Discuss whether you think they did the right thing or not. d Now listen to what happened next and answer the questions. 1 What happened to Mrs Johnson in the end? Did Trisha Goddard do the right thing? 2 What happened to Peter in the end? Did his mother do the right thing?
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b Communication You’re the doc! p. Check your answers.
c p Vocabulary Bank Illness and treatment.
You’re at home with some friends watching a football match on TV. In the excitement, one of your friends suddenly starts having a nosebleed. DO YOU...? a get some ice from the freezer and put it on his nose b get some toilet paper, tell him to put it in his nose, and suggest that he goes to the doctor to check his blood pressure c tell him to pinch the soft part of his nose for five minutes
You’re having a barbecue with some friends on the beach. One of your friends accidentally picks up a very hot piece of wood and burns her hand. It hurts a lot and she has blisters on her skin. DO YOU...? a pour cold water on the hand and then cover it with a plastic bag b cover the burn with suncream c break the blisters and put on antiseptic cream
Library assistant, Mrs Johnson was having dinner with friends in a restaurant. They were all having steak and Mrs Johnson had just swallowed a piece of meat when she suddenly found that she couldn’t breathe. Her friends hit her hard on the back, but the piece of steak remained stuck in her throat. She was starting to panic. One of her friends shouted out desperately, ‘Excuse me, can anyone help my friend? She’s choking.’ At another table in the restaurant Trisha Goddard, a TV chat show presenter, saw what was happening and rushed over to try to help. She stood behind Mrs Johnson and put her arms round her waist, and then pulled hard inwards and upwards three times...
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‘Look at me, Mum,’ giggled my three-year-old son. I could hardly understand him, as his mouth was full of cherry tomatoes. He had taken them out of the fridge while I was making lunch. ‘Oh Peter, don’t be silly,’ I laughed. This was a big mistake. Peter tried to laugh too, and as he did so, one of the tomatoes got stuck in his throat. He tried to cough, but nothing happened. He was choking. I hit Peter on the back, but the tomato didn’t move. Peter began to turn blue. I ran outside into the street, screaming for help, but the road was completely deserted. I was desperate. I put my whole hand in his mouth and pushed my fingers as far as I could down his throat...
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How much do you know about first aid? Where did you learn it?
What do you think you should do if...? a someone is stung by a wasp b someone has too much to drink and loses consciousness c someone accidentally takes too many painkillers
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a Listen to five people talking about horoscopes. Write the number of the speakers next to their star sign. Which people believe strongly that star signs can influence people’s personality?
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PLANthe content. 1 Underline the questions in the email that Chris wants you to answer. 2 Underline other places in the letter where you think you need to respond, e. I’ve been ill. 3 Think about how to respond to each of the things you’ve underlined.
WRITE120–180 words, in two or three paragraphs. Use informal language (contractions, colloquial expressions, etc.), and expressions from Useful language.
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c You’re going to answer Chris’s email. Look at the Useful language expressions and try to complete them.
Useful language Opening expressions Thanks 1 your email / letter. It was great 2 hear from you. Sorry for 3 writing earlier / that I haven’t been in touch for a while. I 4 you and your family are well. Responding to news Sorry 5 hear about your exam results. Glad 6 hear that you’re all well. Good luck 7 the new job. Hope you 8 better soon. Closing expressions Anyway, / Well, that’s all 9 now. Hope to hear from you soon. / Looking 10 to hearing from you soon. 11 my regards (love) to... Ta k e 12 / 13 wishes / Regards / (Lots of ) love from... 14 (= something you forgot and want to add) Please send me the photos you promised.
If you are writing an email, it is more usual to start with Hi. If you are writing a letter you should start with Dear.
a Read the email from Chris. It has 12 mistakes: four grammar, four punctuation, and four spelling. With a partner, correct the mistakes.
b Read Chris’s email again and find phrases that mean... I haven’t written or phoned. I’ve been reading and replying to my emails. Say hello to your family from me.
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Hi Eva, Sorry that I havent been in touch for a while but I’ve been ill. I got flu last week and I had a temprature of 39°C so I’ve been in bed since four days. I’m feeling a bit better today so I’ve been catching up on my emails. Luckly my classes at university don’t start till next week. How are you? What have you been doing? Anything exciting. Here everyone are fine – apart from me and my flu! My brother Ian has just started his new job with a record-company – I think I told you about it when I last wrote – anyway, he’s really enjoying it. How are your family? I hope they’re well. I have a good news – I’m going to a conference in your town in may, from 16th to 20th. Could you recomend a hotel where I could stay in the centre of town? It needs to be somewhere not too expensive because the university is paying. I’ll have a free half-day for siteseeing. Do you think you’ll can show me around? That would be great. Well, that’s all for now. Please give my regards to your family. I hope to hear from you soon. Take care, Chris
e Listen to the interview again with the tapescript on page 121. Would you like Frank Clifford to read your palm or do you a birth chart? Why (not)?
b Listen again and write the name of the person. 1 Who thinks they are typical of their star sign? 2 Who thinks you can often know what someone is like if you know their star sign? 3 Who nearly forgets what star sign they are? 4 Who is the most sceptical about horoscopes and star signs? 5 Who sometimes enjoys reading his / her horoscope?
c Listen and complete the phrases with one word. What do you think they mean?
d Listen to the interviews again with the tapescript on page 122. Then answer the same questions with a partner.
Aries /"e@ri;z/ Taurus /"tO;r@s/ Gemini /"dZemInaI/ Cancer /"k&ns@/ Leo /"li;@U/ Virgo /"v3;g@U/
Libra /"li;br@/ Scorpio /"skO;pi@U/ Sagittarius /s&dZI"te@rI@s/ Capricorn /"k&prIkO;n/ Aquarius /@"kwe@rI@s/ Pisces /"paIsi;z/
Glossary birth chart/b3;T tSA;t/a map which shows the position of the planets when a person was born unalterable/Vn"Qlt@r@bl/which can’t be changed destiny/"dest@ni/what will happen to somebody in the future genuine/"dZenjuIn/real, authentic scared the life out of meterrified me curse/k3:s/a word or phrase which has magic power to make something bad happen
b Listen to part 1. Answer the questions with a partner.
1 What does an astrologer find out from a person’s birth chart? 2 What does a palmist find out from reading someone’s palm? 3 How can astrologers and palmists help people with their future? 4 Would Frank Clifford tell people if he ‘saw’ that they were going to have a serious illness? Why (not)?
c Listen to part 2. Answer the questions with a partner. What does he say about...? 1 choosing an astrologer or palm reader 2 a palmist he visited when he was 17 3 the kind of people who visit him 4 the different attitudes of men and women 5 predicting his own future
d Listen and complete the phrases. What do you think they mean?
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COMMON PHRASES 1 .. he may do a print and have at what is being shown in the hands now... 2 So it’s our job really to encourage people to live their . 3 I’m not a doctor so I wouldn’t. (informal) 4 .. I thought I’d learn this subject and understand on earth she was talking about. (informal) 5 A lot of people would expect bored housewives, and people with to do, or... 6 .. in fact the truth is you tend to get of people. (informal)
COMMON PHRASES 1 particularly , no. 2 I think it’s minimal. (informal) 3 You can definitely their, sort of, personality straight away. 4 whatsoever.
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a You are going to listen to an interview with Frank Clifford, an astrologer and palmist. Before you listen, read the glossary and look at how the words are pronounced to help you understand what he says.
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What can you do? REVISE& CHECK
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b Underlinethe stressed syllable. arrogant immature injection allergic specialist
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a Read the article and choose a, b, or c. 1 The survey was paid for by. a Dr Petrie b City University c CentralNic 2 If your password is ‘family oriented’, you. a probably have a large family b probably don’t use a computer very often c are likely to be an animal lover 3 If your password is ‘Brad Pitt’, you probably. a want to identify yourself with a famous person b watch a lot of TV c go to the cinema very often 4 People who belong to the ‘cryptic’ group. a worry about other people reading their emails b don’t spend much time trying to invent a password c can’t think of an interesting password 5 Passwords say something about our personalities because. a we think for a long time before choosing one b we choose words which we will remember easily c we choose something without thinking about it consciously b Look at the words and phrases. Can you guess what they mean?
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE? a Listen and circle the correct answer, a, b, or c. 1 How did the woman meet her current partner? a By speed dating. b Through a friend. c On an Internet dating site. 2 How does the man describe the girl he met? ashy bextrovert c hard-working 3 How will the man be travelling? a By train and taxi. b By bus and taxi. c By train and bus. 4 What does the doctor tell Mr Strong to do? a Take antibiotics. b Drink a lot. c Stay in bed. 5 What do the two commentators agree about? a That the player won’t be playing in the next match. b That the player has twisted his ankle. c That the player won’t be able to play again for two months.
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VOCABULARY a Word groups. Underlinethe word that is different. Say why. 1 vain stubborn possessive wise 2 cheerful loyal insincere conscientious 3 flu blister cold asthma 4 GP A & E specialist doctor
b Complete the sentences with a preposition. 1 Who were you talking on the phone? 2 She’s very good listening to people. 3 Sam is a real pain the neck. 4 She’s allergic milk. 5 What are you waiting?
c Complete the sentences with an adjective made from the word in bold. 1 Damien is very. He never remembers our anniversary. forget 2 I’m – I want to go far in my profession. ambition 3 My brother is very. I can always depend on him for anything. rely 4 Luke is very – happy one moment and sad the next. mood 5 Madeleine is very. It’s very easy to hurt her feelings. sense
d Write words for the definitions. 1 b (verb) when blood comes out of, for example, your finger 2 s (adj) bigger than normal, especially because of an injury or infection 3 b (noun) a piece of cloth used to tie round a part of the body that has been hurt 4 b-t (adj) (a person who) gets angry very easily 5 b (adj) (a person who is) always telling other people what to do 6 a (adj) (a person who) thinks he / she is superior to other people
PRONUNCIATION a Underlinethe word with a different sound.
b You will hear two women who visited a psychic talking about their experiences to a man from the Psychic Association. Answer the questions. 1 Why did Lorenna go to a psychic? 2 What did the psychic tell her? 3 Was it good advice? 4 What’s the man’s opinion of the psychic Lorenna saw? 5 Why doesn’t Alice agree with Lorenna? 6 What did the psychic tell her? 7 How did the psychic’s advice help her? 8 What advice does the man give Alice?
CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH? Can you...? ask questions with or without auxiliaries and with prepositions describe your and your friends’ / family’s personalities talk about health problems and describe symptoms to a doctor
3 My father loves opera, and so my mother. 4 A I’ve been to India twice. B you? I’d love to go. 5 What have you doing since I last saw you?
b Circle the right answer, a, b, or c. 1 Could you tell me what time? a the bus leaves b leaves the bus c does the bus leave 2 How many people usually to this class? a do come bcome c did come 3 at least three books so far this month. a I’ve been reading bI read cI’ve read 4 That was the best film! a I’ve ever seen b I’ve never seen c I’ve ever been seeing 5 The sooner you start, you’ll finish. asooner b the sooner c the sooner than
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HE WORD OR PHRASEthat you use to open your email account may provide a key to your personality as well as to your correspondence , according to a British psychologist. Helen Petrie, professor of human / computer interaction at City University in London, analysed the responses of 1,200 Britons who participated in a survey funded by CentralNic, an Internet domain-name company. The results were recently published on CentralNic’s website. Petrie identifies three main password ‘ genres ’. ‘Family oriented’ respondents numbered nearly half of those surveyed. These people use their own name or nickname, the name of a child, partner, or pet, or a birth date as their password. They tend to be occasional computer users and have strong family ties. ‘They choose passwords that symbolize people or events with emotional value,’ says Petrie. One third of respondents were ‘fans’, using the names of athletes, singers, movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams. Petrie says fans are young and want to ally themselves with the lifestyle represented by a celebrity. Two of the most popular names were Madonna and Homer Simpson. The third main group of participants are ‘cryptics’ because they pick unintelligible passwords or a random string of letters, numerals, and symbols such as ‘Jxa+157’. Petrie says cryptics are the most security-conscious group. They tend to make the safest but least interesting choices. Passwords are revealing for two reasons. First, because they are invented on the spot. ‘Since you are focused on getting into a system, for example your email account, you’re likely to write down something that comes quickly to mind,’ says Petrie. ‘In this sense passwords tap into things that are just below the surface of consciousness. Also, to remember your password, you pick something that will stick in your mind. You may unconsciously choose something of particular emotional significance.’
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5 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds
English vowel sounds are either short, long, or diphthongs (a combination of two short sounds).
a Look at the sound pictures below. Which are short sounds, which are long, and which are diphthongs?
GET IT RIGHT wear and dress Circle the right word. 1 The English don’t wear / dress very stylishly. 2 The Goths wear / dress a lot of black clothes.
blue suede shoes a sleeveless white T-shirt
Talk in small groups.
7 GRAMMAR adjective order a Use your instinct. Complete each sentence with the bold words in the right order. 1 The Goth in the photo has. hair black spiky 2 For the wedding I’m wearing a. suit linen beige 3 I want to buy a. bag black big leather 4 I’m looking for a. vest running nylon white
b p Grammar Bank 2 A. Read the rules for adjective order and do exercise b.
a pale grey suede jacket a tight Lycra™ skirt
How your nationality dresses Do people in your country have a reputation for dressing well or badly? Do you think women pay more attention to their appearance than men, or vice versa? Are people generally very fashion conscious? What is in fashion at the moment for men and women? What are the current ‘tribes’ of young people? What do they wear? Do you like the way they dress? Are there any celebrities in your country who dress in a very eccentric way? What do you think of them? Do people tend to judge others by the way they dress? Do you think you dress like a typical person from your country? Why (not)?
Watching the English:
how the English dress Kate Fox, an anthropologist, spent twelve years researching various aspects of English culture in order to try to discover the ‘defining characteristics of Englishness’. The following is an extract from her book Watching the English.
HE ENGLISH have a difficult and, generally speaking, dysfunctional relationship with clothes. Their main problem is that they have a desperate need for rules, and are unable to cope without them. This helps to explain why they have an international reputation for dressing in general very badly, but with specific areas of excellence, such as high-class men’s suits, ceremonial costume, and innovative street fashion. In other words, we English dress best when we are ‘in uniform’. You may be surprised that I am including ‘innovative street fashion’ in the category of uniform. Surely the parrot-haired punks or the Victorian vampire Goths are being original , not following rules? It’s true that they all look different and eccentric, but in fact they all look eccentric in exactly the same way. They are wearing a uniform. The only truly eccentric dresser in this country is the Queen, who pays no attention to fashion and continues to wear what she likes, a kind of 1950s fashion, with no regard for anyone else’s opinion. However, it is true that the styles invented by young English people are much more outrageous than any other nation’s street fashion, and are often imitated by young people all over the world. We may not be individually eccentric, apart from the Queen, but we have a sort of collective eccentricity, and we appreciate originality in dress even if we do not individually have it.
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N OTHER AREAS OF RESEARCH another ‘rule’ of behaviour I had discovered was that it is very important for the English not to take themselves too seriously, to be able to laugh at themselves. However, it is well known that most teenagers tend to take themselves a bit too seriously. Would a ‘tribe’ of young people be able to laugh at the way they dress? I decided to find out, and went straight to a group whose identity is very closely linked to the way they dress, the Goths. The Goths, in their macabre black costumes, certainly look as if they are taking themselves seriously. But when I got into conversation with them, I discovered to my surprise that they too had a sense of humour. I was chatting at a bus stop to a Goth who was in the full vampire costume – with a white face, deep purple lipstick, and spiky black hair. I saw that he was also wearing a T-shirt with ‘Goth’ printed on it in large letters. ‘Why are you wearing that?’ I asked. ‘It’s in case you don’t realize that I’m a Goth,’ he answered, pretending to be serious. We both looked at his highly conspicuous clothes, and burst out laughing. From
Watching the English
by Kate Fox
4 VOCABULARY clothes and fashion a Look at the photos on page 23 again. What are the people wearing?
b p Vocabulary Bank Clothes and fashion. c Communication Clothes quiz A p B p.
c Imagine you were given two items of clothing for your birthday which you don’t like. You have decided to sell them on eBay™. Write a detailed description, making them sound as attractive as possible. d Now tell other students about your two items. Try to find someone who wants to buy them and agree a price.
8 2 SONG l Englishman in New York
b Put two words in each column. Listen and check. collar fur high-heeled loose Lycra™ plain put on sandals linen sleeveless shirt slippers striped suede suit woollen
c Practise saying the phrases. a loose linen suit pink silk slippers
d p Sound Bank at the typical spellings for these sounds.
6 SPEAKING
3 READING a Look at the photos on page 23. Do you think the people are typically English in the way they dress? Who do you think is dressed in the most eccentric way?
b You are going to read an article about how the English dress. Before you read the first part, discuss with a partner whether you think the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the box. 1 The English dress badly. 2 The English make very good suits. 3 English people need rules to dress well. 4 Punks and Goths wear a kind of uniform. 5 The English person with the best fashion sense is the Queen. 6 Young people around the world copy ‘street fashion’ invented by the English. 7 The English don’t like people who dress ‘differently’. c Now read the first part of the text and find out if the writer agrees with your answers.
d Look at the photo below. What ‘tribe’ of young people does he belong to? Read the second part of the text and find out why the anthropologist spoke to this person and what she discovered.
e Look at the adjectives and work out the meaning from the context. Check with your dictionary or the teacher.
f Choose the best summary of the article. From what you know of English people, do you think it is true? A The English often dress badly because they are insecure about what to wear. However, they often have a sense of humour about it. B The English are a nation of individuals, who each dress in a rather eccentric way. The Queen and the Goths are good examples of this. C The English love wearing uniforms and the more outrageous they are, the better.
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Depending on what computer system the airline uses, check-in staff can talk to each other via simultaneous email. So when they seem to be taking a very long time to type your rather short name into the computer, they are probably sending one of their colleagues a message – usually about you or about someone in the queue behind you. These messages range from ‘Have you seen this incredibly good- looking woman / man?’ to ‘I’ve got a really difficult passenger here – does anyone have a seat next to a screaming child?’ 1 There is a sensible drinking policy on all airlines, which means that we are not supposed to serve passengers if they start getting noisy, but some air crew think that if you give them enough to eat and drink, they will eventually fall asleep and give you no trouble at all. 2 That’s the reason, of course, why we like to turn the heating up halfway through a flight... Some airports are notorious for losing passengers’ luggage. Heathrow has a poor reputation – most airports lose about two in every thousand bags, but Heathrow loses eighty per thousand, which means for every five hundred people who check in, forty won’t get their bags or suitcases at the other end! 3 When the airport is busy, which it always is, there is so much baggage being transported between the terminals and so little time to do it that a lot of the transferred luggage gets left behind. 4 Not only is there always a shortage of them for the people who really need them, but worse still, some of the people who request them often don’t need them at all. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve pushed someone through the airport, taken them through customs and passport control, and got a porter to pick up their luggage, and then seen the person jump up in Arrivals and sprint towards their waiting relatives. One flight attendant I know gets so annoyed when this happens that as soon as the passenger gets out of the chair she shouts, ‘Ladies and gentlemen! I give you another miracle, courtesy of the airline industry! After decades in a chair, he walks again!’ The passenger is normally so embarrassed that he (and it’s usually a he ) disappears as quickly as he can. Birds are one of the major problems for any airport when planes are taking off and landing. A swan or any large bird can easily cause an accident. 5 Smaller birds are less of a problem. In some cases they can do some damage, but more often than not they are just roasted. When this happens, there is often such a strong smell of roast bird that passengers on the plane think that chicken is being cooked, and they’re often surprised when they are given a choice of fish or beef at dinner!
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B Air travel: the inside story
G narrative tenses, past perfect continuous; so / such.. V air travel P irregular past forms
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From
Air Babylon
by Imogen Edwards-Jones
2 VOCABULARY air travel a Complete the column on the right with a word or phrase (all the words come from the Air Babylon extract). At the airport 1 Most big airports have several different buildings called. 2 Passengers leave from Departures and arrive at. 3 Two general words for bags and suitcases are and. / 4 When you arrive at the airport, you go to to get your boarding pass. 5 Before you get on the plane you have to show identification at and go through security. 6 After you have arrived you go to baggage reclaim to your luggage. 7 When you go through , you may be asked, ‘Do you have anything to declare?’ 8 A person whose job is to carry your bags for you is called a. 9 Ryanair and easyJet were two of the first low-cost.
On the plane 10 The pilots and other people who work in the plane are the (air). 11 The people who have paid to travel in a plane are. 12 The person who looks after you during a flight is the. 13 You can usually ask for a window or aisle. 14 The noun from the verb fly is. 15 When a plane is going up into the sky it is. 16 When a plane is coming down from the air it is.
b Which of the words in a can also be used if you are travelling by bus or train? c Cover the words on the right and read the definitions again. Can you remember all the words and pronounce them correctly?
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MINI GRAMMAR so / such.. The passenger is normally so embarrassed that he disappears as quickly as possible. When this happens there is often such a strong smell of roast bird that passengers on the plane think that chicken is being cooked. We often use so / such... (that) to express a consequence. Use so + adjective / adverb The film was so good (that) we went to see it again. He drives so dangerously (that) nobody wants to go with him. Use so much / so many + noun There was so much traffic (that) we nearly missed our flight. Use such a + adjective + single countable noun It was such a good film (that) we went to see it again. Use such + adjective + uncountable or plural noun They played such awful music (that) nobody wanted to dance. They were such beautiful shoes (that) I bought them.
Complete the sentences with so , such ,or such a. 1 The flight was long that I got really bored. 2 I had noisy child sitting beside me that I couldn’t sleep at all. 3 There was long delay because of fog that we had to sleep at the airport. 4 My suitcase was heavy that I had to pay excess baggage. 5 I slept badly in the plane that it took me two days to recover. 6 We were served terrible food that I couldn’t eat a thing. 7 There were many people at check-in that we had to queue for an hour. 8 We had heavy cases that we had to ask for a porter.
Air BABYLON
1 READING
a Read the back cover of a book about air travel. Can you guess the answers to any of the questions?
b Now quickly read the extract from Air Babylon. Did you guess correctly?
c Now read the extract again. Complete each paragraph with one of the sentences below. Be careful, as there is one sentence you do not need to use. A Wheelchairs are a big problem for us. B It flies into the engine, totally destroying itself and the machinery. C I’ll never forget the last time it happened to me. D So you can see, it really does pay to be nice to the person at the desk. E This is mainly because the transport times between the terminals are so tight. F And, as every flight attendant knows, a snoring plane is a happy plane.
d Do you believe everything you read in the extract?
What are the check-in staff reallydoing when they type at their computers? Why is the heating often suddenly turned up halfway through a flight? Out of 1,000 passengers, how many will probably lose their luggage? Why do airport staff sometimes have a problem with wheelchairs? Why can you sometimes smell roast chicken in a plane when they are serving you fish?
Air Babylon is a best-selling book, co-written by Imogen Edwards-Jones and anonymous airline staff whose identities must remain secret. It tells the ‘inside story’ about flying and answers all these questions and many more...
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C Incredibly short stories
1 GRAMMAR adverbs and adverbial phrases
G adverbs and adverbial phrases V confusing adverbs and adverbial phrases P word and sentence stress
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c Look at the adverbs or adverbial phrases in the stories. Think about what they mean and notice their position in the sentence. Write them in the correct place in the chart. Types of adverbs Time (when things happen, e. now )
Manner (how you do something, e. slowly ) Frequency (how often sth happens, e. sometimes ) Degree (describing / modifying an adjective, e. very )
Comment (giving an opinion about a phrase, e. luckily )
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d Use your instinct. Where should the adverb go in these sentences? 1 He speaks three languages. fluently 2 I have breakfast during the week. hardly ever 3 My brother was in a car crash, but he wasn’t hurt. fortunately 4 It’s often hot in Greece in July and August. extremely 5 When I know the date, I’ll call you. straight away
e p Grammar Bank 2 C. Read the rules and do the exercises.
f Listen to some sound effects or short dialogues. Then use the adverb in bold to complete the sentence. 1 When he got to the bus stop, just 2 They were having a party when... suddenly 3 He thought he had lost his boarding pass, but... luckily 4 The woman thought Andrea and Tom were friends, but in fact... hardly 5 The driver couldn’t see where he was going because... hard 6 Alain couldn’t understand the man because... incredibly
2 VOCABULARY confusing adverbs and adverbial phrases a Match each pair of adverbs with a pair of sentences. at the moment / actually especially / specially ever / even hard / hardly Adverb 1 a Her French isn’t very good. She can say anything. b He works very – at least ten hours a day. 2 a My boss always arrives for meetings. b We haven’t seen Mary. She’s been very busy. 3 a of the concert, everybody applauded. b I didn’t want to go, but they persuaded me. 4 a I love all sports, but basketball. b All her clothes are made for her in Paris. 5 a She looks younger than me, but she’s two years older. b He’s unemployed , but he’s looking for a job. 6 a It’s stopped raining. We’ll be able to leave soon. b Does your boyfriend live here? 7 a Have you found a flat? b No, we’re looking. 8 a Have you been to Texas? b I’ve been all over the USA – I’ve been to Alaska!
b Now decide which adverb goes where and write it in the adverb column. Compare with a partner, and say what you think the difference is between the two adverbs.
c Cover the adverb column and look only at sentences 1–8. Try to remember the adverbs.
3 PRONUNCIATION word and sentence stress
a Underlinethe main stressed syllable in these adverbs. absolutely actually almost apparently definitely especially even fortunately ideally incredibly luckily unfortunately
b Listen and check.
Remember adverbs, like other ‘information’ words, are normally stressed in a sentence.
c Now underlinethe stressed words in each sentence. Listen and check. Practise saying the sentences. 1 There was a lot of traffic, and unfortunately we arrived extremely late. 2 We definitely want to go abroad this summer, ideally somewhere hot. 3 It’s incredibly easy – even a child could do it! 4 I thought he was Portuguese, but actually he’s Brazilian. 5 You said they’d already gone, but apparently they’re still here. 6 I absolutely love Italian food, especially pizza.
4 WRITING a You are going to write a mini saga.
Your story must be 50 words exactly (not including the title) and you must include at least two adverbs. Contracted forms (e. I’d ) count as one word. First choose one of the titles below. A holiday romance The lie
b Think of a plot. Then write a first draft without worrying about the number of words.
c Now count the words and then try to cut or add words until the story is the right length. Write your final version.
d Read two other students’ stories. Which do you like best?
5 in the end / at the end late / lately near / nearly still / yet
Revenge is sweet Never again
immediately
the bus had just left.
a Read the four mini sagas and match them with the titles. You don’t need to use one of the titles. Generation gap The last laugh Good intentions Written in the cards Meeting the boss
b Read the mini sagas again. Some of them are quite cryptic and the story is not immediately obvious. In pairs, explain each story in your own words. Which story do you like most / least?
From Mini Sagas
Mini sagas A mini saga is a story which must be told in exactly 50 words. The original idea came from science fiction writer Brian Aldiss and the British newspaper the Daily Telegraph has run several mini-saga competitions.
A She recognized the writing on the envelope immediately. The Gypsy had warned her that she had no future with this man, yet here he was – five lonely years after their last meeting, begging her to join him in New York. She felt unbelievably happy as she stepped on board the Titanic. B He was worried. Unfortunately , since his wife’s death his teenage daughter had become increasingly difficult. They had agreed 2 a. as the latest return time from nightclubs. It was now 3. He prepared himself for confrontation as the door opened. ‘Dad!’ she shouted angrily. ‘I’ve been frantic. You’re late again .’
C ‘He always has dinner at six,’ she told the maid. ‘No beef. He has dessert in the garden. Fill the bath at eight – he goes to bed early .’ ‘When will I meet the master?’ the maid asked, as she tripped over a sleeping poodle. ‘You already have,’ laughed the housekeeper. D My house looks as if it’s been hit by a bomb. Since I’m hopeless at organizing, I bought a new book Key to organizing your life. I felt so proud. I started cleaning the bookcase. Five minutes later I couldn’t believe my eyes. I’d bought the same book last year.
Glossary begask sb very strongly or anxiously for sth confrontationa situation where there is angry disagreement franticvery worried maidfemale servant masterman who has people working in his house as servants poodlea dog with very curly hair housekeeperwoman employee in charge of a house and its servants hopelessvery bad
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Peter had wanted a Little Brother™ for three Christmases in a row. His favourite TV commercials were the ones that showed just how much fun he would have teaching Little Brother™ to do all the things that he could already do himself. But every year, Mommy had said that Peter wasn’t ready for a Little Brother™. Until this year. This year when Peter ran into the living room, there sat Little Brother™ among all the wrapped presents, babbling baby talk, smiling his happy smile, and patting one of the packages with his fat little hand. Peter was so excited that he ran up and gave Little Brother™ a big hug around the neck. That was how he found out about the button. Peter’s hand pushed against something cold on Little Brother™’s neck, and suddenly Little Brother™ wasn’t babbling any more, or even sitting up. Suddenly, Little Brother™ was limp on the floor, as lifeless as any ordinary doll.
5 SPEAKING Communication Reading habits p.
6 READING & LISTENING
Reading for pleasure When you read a longer text, e. a short story, you normally don’t read once quickly for gist and then re-read. You read, perhaps at a slightly slower speed, and keep going, focusing on following the story. It is also especially important to try to guess words from context. Only look up a word while you are reading if it’s holding you up or you really want to know what it means. Frequently looking up words may get in the way of your enjoyment. However, it can help to pause from time to time and look back, just to check you are clear about what is happening.
a Read and listen to an American short story. Answer the questions 1–13 in pairs.
When Mommy came into the living room again, Peter had built a tower that was taller than he was, the best tower he had ever made. “Look!” he said. But Mommy didn’t even look at the tower. “Peter!” She picked up Little Brother™, put him on her lap, and pressed the button to turn him back on. As soon as he was on, Little Brother™ started to scream. His face turned red. “I didn’t mean to!” “Peter, I told you! He’s not like your other toys. When you turn him off, he can’t move but he can still see and hear. He can still feel. And it scares him.” “He was knocking down my blocks.” “Babies do things like that,” Mommy said. “That’s what it’s like to have a baby brother.” Little Brother™ howled. “He’s mine,” Peter said too quietly for Mommy to hear. But when Little Brother™ had calmed down, Mommy put him back on the floor and Peter let him toddle over and knock down the tower. Mommy told Peter to clean up the wrapping paper, and she went back into the kitchen. Peter had already picked up the wrapping paper once, and she hadn’t said thank you. She hadn’t even noticed. Peter wadded the paper into angry balls and threw them one at a time into the wagon until it was almost full. That’s when Little Brother™ broke the fire engine. Peter turned just in time to see him lift the engine up over his head and let it drop.
Glossary in a row/r@U/ one after the other wrapped (up)covered with paper pathit lightly with your hand limpnot firm or strong lapthe top part of your legs that forms a flat surface when you are sitting down bouncemov
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