Hot English Skills Booklet Intermediate 2013 2

"Practical English language skills for successful . . I" commUnication. • learn to speak English effectively. • Increase your range of vocabulary and useful expressions. • Practise writing e·mails, giving presentations, making

telephone cails, negotiating ... and lots, lots more.

Introduction The Skills Booklets

~tenhot lis h

~

9 METHOD

Up-to-date material linked to a structured syllabus - a unique solution! The Learn Hot English Method is a unique learning system for students of English. It offers fresh material on a monthly basis within a structured format.

The Learn Hot En,lish Method covers four:': key levels: • Pre- Intermediate [A2]

• Intermediate [81J • Upper Intermediate [82J

• Advanced IC1J The Leam Hot English Method offers: • Quality classes based on up-ta-date news and eventsl • An innovative method based on real people and real situations!

• Regular testing and a clear syllabus! The Learn Hot English Method guarantees one key feature: monthly, fresh and up-ta-date material that is linked to a clear, structured language course. The Learn Hot English Method consists of two interlinked products: Learn Hot English magazine & The Skills Booklets.

Hot English magazine is a bi.monthly, 48·page, glossy, colour magazine that's divided into four levels that tie in with the Skills Booklets: Pre·lntermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced. The magazine provides language input in the form of up-to-date - Reading and Listening activities for each level, which are linked in, unit by unit, with the themes and target language from the Skills Booklets. It comes with audio MP3listening files.

The Skills Booklets offer a syllabus that provides language-learning structure. The Skills Booklets are full of useful and essential language for everyday communication, and come with speakinB, vocabulary and language activities. Each Skills Booklet consists of approximately 100 pages divided into units .

••

Together, these products form the Hot English Method. T hey ensure effective learning, and offer fresh, up-to-date material that is linked in to a structured course. Structure + up-to-date material = a unique solution. Every month, as part of the course, you will do: Two units from the Skills Booklets (approximately). One Listening and one Read & Listen activity from Hot English magazine.

t/ t/

The learn Hot English Method has all the advantages of a coursebook in terms of structure and syllabus {from the Skills Booklets). However, at the same time, it offers fresh, up-to-date material, based on real people in current situations (from Hot English magazine). The two components work together to provide top-quality classes that guarantee motivation and progress, l" There are also special, separate Skills Booklets for Beginner (Al) and Elementary (Al-A2) level students. These are not used in conjunction with Learn Hot English magazine.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 2

Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotengli shm agazine.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

~tenhot I ish

~

9 METHOD

The Skills Booklets and Learn Hot English magazine are linked together. For every unit in the Skills Booklet, there's a corresponding Read & Listen or Listening activity in the magazine. If you look at the top corner of a page in Learn Hot English magazine, it will tell you whether the article or listening activity ties into the Skills Booklet (see examples with arrows). It will indicate the Skills Booklet unit number, the page number and the unit title. This will ensure you get extra practice with fhe target vocabulary and language structures, which will really help you learn English!

Month Septembe r

-- -

Skills Booklet units Un it 0

O ctober

U nits l ,2

N ovembe r

U nits3,4

December

Uni t 5

January

U nit s6,7

February

Uni t 8

l english M agaz ine 136 M agaz ine 138 Magazi ne 140

Progress Test I

February

Unit 9

Ma rch

Units 10, 11

April

Uni ts 12, 13

M ay

Uni ts 14, 15

June

Unit 16

M agaz ine 142 Magazine 143 Magaz in e 145

Progress Test 11

le'ng!!s_h -~.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SlZ01 3 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

3

INTERMEDIATE INDEX 2013-2014

Contents Unit

Page

Free time fun

8

PeoDle focus! Vocaba1ary: Biographical information Languaee sb'uctures: The Past Simple

'3

3

Oh, no!

,8

4

At home!

23

1 2

5 6

7 8

Vocabulary: Free time activities Lanpage structures: The Present Simple & The Present Continuous

Vocabulary: Mistakes LanKuage structure.: The Past Continuous Vocabulary: The home Language structures: The Present Perfe<:1 Simple

Healthy times

Vocabulary: Ireeping fit LanByase structures: The Present Perfect Continuous

I Useful lime e.pressions

It's a mystery!

33

Vocabulary: Mysteries Language structures: The Past Perfect

Companies & brands

Vocabulary: Company Information lanpaage stnIdures: The Present Simple Passive

Travel time! Vocab.. lary: Travel Language structures: Future forms

I The Past Simple Passive

43

I PrepOSitions

Revision / Progress Test

48

Money talks!

50

10

Special events

Vocabulary: Events Language structures: Reported speech

55

11

Social splash

60

12

Coing out!

13

Vocabulary: Books J publishing Langu.,e stnIctuNS: Question tags I nouns

Book fun!

70

14

Online fun!

Vocabulary: The Internet Language structures! Future passlves I Transitive and Intransitive verbs

75

Shoppinl! fun!

80

Outdoor fun

Vocabulary: Adventure Language structuNS: The Second Conditional

85

Revision / Progress Test

90

9

VocabularY: Banks & money laneuage stnIctuNS: Modal verbs

Vocabulary: Sociallsmg Languaee stnIctuNS! Short answers Vocabulary: GOing out Language structuNS: Inlinitives & gerunds

Vocabulary: FoOd& shopping Laneuage structuNS: Zero Conditionals I The First Conditional


Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

Self-Assessment Welcom e to the Hot English M ethod, cons isting o f the Skills Booklets and Hot English magazine. Befo re sta rting the course, take some time to reRect on you r own personal language needs.

mWhat do you do to improve your

I'J General objectives What are your personal objectives for this year?

English outside the class?

a. To improve my speaki ng skills.

Put ticks.

b.

a. I listen to songs in English . D

D To improve m y listening sk ills. D

c. To improve my reading skills.

D

b. I travel to English·speaking countries and practise English there.

D To improve my wri ting ski lls . D

d. To improve my pronu nciation. e.

f. To increase my range of vocabulary. 0 Other?

rn La nguage experiences Complete the sentences I choose the correct options. a. I've been studying for years. b. I'm good at improve _ _ _ __

but I need to

c. I've studied abroad I in a language academy / at school I at work I other. d. I've lived in an English-speaking country (name of country: ) for years. e. I find listening / speaking / writing / English pronunciation / reading difficul t.

IiI Language objectives Complete the sentences. a. I would like to learn how to b. I need to know how to

c. I read books / magazines / newspapers /online news si tes, etc. in Engl ish. D d. I watch films in English. 0 e. I listen to M P3s / COs in English. 0 [ I speak to work colleagues in English. 0

Other?

III English in use Put ticks. a. I use English in my job. 0

b. I sometimes have meetings / make telephone calls / write e-mails in English . D

c. I sometimes travel to Engl ish·speaking countries as part of my job. 0 d. I often deal with English·speakers as part of my job. 0 e. I sometimes find myself in social situations with English·speakers. 0 ( I mostly deal with native English speakers . 0 g. I mostly deal with non·native English speakers. 0

Other?

c. It is important in my job to know how to d. I have dimculty with

0

IiI Class activities What do you find most effective in class? Put ticks. a. Developing speaking fluency.

e. I need to improve

b. Working on listening skills.

c. d. e. ( g.

Other?

0

0

I nteracting wi th other students in English. 0 Discussing things with the teacher. 0 Working on new vocabulary.

0

Doing writing activities. 0 Playing language games. 0

Other?

le'ng!!s_h -~.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SlZ013 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

5

UNIT mCetting started Welcome to the Hot English Intermediate Skills Booklet. Good luck!

n Picture matching

n Ouestion-answer matching

more "travel" words?

1.

Match the words (I to 8) to the pictures (a-h)_Can you think of any

1. 2.

2. What did you watch on TV last nlg~t?

Coach 0 Backpack I rucksack D

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

3. Insect repellent 0

4. Wash bag_D 5. Sandals U 6. Sunglasses 0

7. Suitcase 0

8. Cruise ship 0 ~

Match the questions (1 to 8) to the answers (a-h)_ What did you have for dinner last night? 0

3. J saw

..

0

Where did you go last weekend? U What sport did you do last week? 0 When was the last time you went to the cinema? 0 What did you see at the cinema? 0 What music did you listen to last week? 0 Who did you have lunch with last week? 0

Man afSteel.

b. c. d. e.

.-

L

Taylor SWift's latest album . Some friends from work. Some spaghetti with a tomato sauce . A documentary on Ancient Egypt. f. We visited some friends who've got a house in the mountains. g. Last Wednesday. h. I played some tennis and I went swimming.

n Useful questions Answer the questions. 1.

What time do you wake up during the week?

What time do you get up during the week? 3. How do you go to work? 4. What do you usually have fo r lunch? 2.

5. What time do you leave work? 6. What do you usually eat for dinner?

7. What do you do in the evenings during the week?

8. What do you do at the weekends?


Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotenglishm aga zine.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

n Verb tenses

n Table completion

Complete the sentences. Use the tense indicated in brackets. 1. He (live) near here. (Present Simple) 2. They often (play) tennis. (Present Simple) 3. She Inot eat) at home during the week. (Present Simple) 4. They _ _ _ _-,- lwatchJ a film. (Present Continuous) 5. He (not listen) to the song. (Present Continuous)

Read the text. Then, complete the table with the information from below. Emily Smith is 29 years old. She's from Scotland but she lives in New York City. She's an accountant and works at Lawrence Heimowitz CPA. When she isn't working, she likes to cook for friends and go sailing.

6. We -:-_-:-__ (work) in the office. (Present Continuous)

7, s;.e~===~:(be)

8. I

in

the theatre. IPastSimplel

(walk) home last night. (Past Simple)

9. We (not see) her in the park. (Past Simple) 10. They -,--____ Itakel a really good photo. (Past Simple) 11 . We --=_,-,--__ Inol watch) any teleyision lasl night. (Past Simple) 12. The film _____ (not bel very good. (Past Simple)

M ike ( lark is 30 years old. He's a doctor in Cleveland, Ohio. He's originally from Vancouver. Canada. but moved to Cleveland a few years ago. In his free time he loves listening to electronic music and painting. He goes riding at the weekena.

n Vocabulary

Write 4 more words for each word group. 1. Germany, Brazil, France ..

2.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Swimm ing, tennis, football .. . Teacher, journalist, manager.. . Hat, trousers, socks, shorts .. . Supermarket, theatre. cinema, clothes shop ... Rice, sugar. honey... Washing machine. dryer. microwave ...

[J Conversation completion Complete the conversation with t~e correct form ofthe verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple. kate: Hi! How are you? Alex: Fine thanks, but a bit busy. How was your holiday last week? Where did you go? kate: Well, I (1) (go) with Alice, Tom and George to Crete. Alex: Wow, how lovely! How did you get there? What did you do? kate: We (2) (get) a night from Manchester Airport very early on Friday morning. We Il) _.,---_-:--: (spend) the nrst two days at the beach reading and swimming. Alex: Did you see anything interesti ng? kate: We (4) (visit) lots ofinteresti ng museums. On Thursday, we (5) (go) for a trip on a boat. On our last day, we (6) _ _ _ _--, (have) a fantastic dinner in town. Alice is goi ng to send me the photos tomorrow. Alex: I rea llywa nt to see them! kate: Me too! So, tell me all about your week! Alex: Oh, you know. Same old stuff. I (7) (work) hard all week and had dinner with some friends on Friday then I {SI (sleep) most of the weekend. By the way, the boss wa nts to talk to you ... she says it's ~u rgent" .

kate:

Kimberl y McSkillen is 24 years old. She's from Ireland, but is currently living in London. She's a fashion designer. In her spare time she likes to hang out with friends and visit art museums. She plays squash every morning before work.

Your turn! Write a short paragraph about someone you know.

Oh, no. Just what I need.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SlZ013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

7

UNIT 11 Free time fun

Vocabulary: Free time activities Language structures: The Present Simple 0[ Present Continuous Useful expressions: Asking about someone; Asking about current

activities

n Music matching Match the music genres (, to 12) to the musicians, singers and

groups la.1. Rock

1. 2.

Pop D

l- Classical music 0 4- Blues 0 50 Country (& Western) 6. Folk D

0

7. Opera O 8. Indie D

9- Heavy metal 0

10. 11. 12.

Disco D Reggae 0

Motown 0

Think about it!

Can you think of any musicians or bands for these types of mu sic: hip hop, punk, ska, electronic, rap. soul, Brit pop, new R'n' 8, jazz? Other?

What aTe your favourite ty~es of music? Which musicians I singers from. l~is pafe do you like. Why? When do you like to listen 10 mUSIC. Why.


Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 201 3 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT n Free time fun

VOCABULARY

Vocabulary: Free time acti vi ties

Zoobombing Zoo bombing involves riding a children's bike down a steep hill. The sport originated in the US city of Portland in Oregon in 2002. Participants carry their bikes on the MA X light Rail and go to the Washington Park station next to Oregon Zoo (which is why it's called "zoobombing"). From there, they take a lift 10 the surface, and then ride the mini·bikes down the hills in the area.

n Instruments

Match the instruments (1 to 11) to the pictures (a-k). Can you think of any famous musicians who play these instruments?

Electric guitar 0 Acoustic guitar 0 3. Bass guitar 0 1.

2.

4. Drums D 5. Saxop'hone 0

6. Cello o

9. Piano 0

10. Trumpet 11 .

Octopush is played in a swimming pool. 0 It's a form of hockey. 0 3. Participants breathe through oxygen tanks. 0 4. Zooboming originated in Canada. 0 5. It involves riding a child's bike down a steep hill. 0 6. Participants ride down hills near a library in Oregon. 0

1.

7. Violin 0 8. Organ O

2.

' ~

0

=:)

flt"1/=

Trombone 0

b

f---'

n Conversation analysis Read over the conversation. Then, complete the information about the music they like. Dialogue: What type of music do you like? Abigail: Zach: Abigail: Zach: Abigail: Zach: Abigail: Zach: Abigail: Zach: Abigail: Zach: Abigail:

n Vocabulary

So, what kind of music are you into? Abit of everything really. What about you? I really like jazz. Oh, right. Who's your favouri te classical composer? I like composers from the Romantic period. I guess my favouri te would be Tchaikovsky. What about your favouri te rock band? I quite like led Zeppelin. I like several singers and bands from the 70S, such as Supertramp and Stevie Wonder. I really like Motown, too. I quite like Country & Western music. Have you heard the latest Muse CD? No. Is it any good? 11'5 great. Shall I put it on? Go on then.

Add words to the lists. Listen to ...

• • • • •

Play... the guitar. the piano Download ... a song, an MPJ Record ... a song Sing ... afolk song Sing along 10 ... Q song on the radio

Q

Abigail

song, an MP]

•

Zach

Favourite music I bands I singers

n Unusual sports analysis Read the information below. Then, write T (true) or F (false) .

Your turn!

Two unusual sports What sports are you into? Football? Tennis? Swimming?

Ir you're looking ror a change, you might

like to try one of these. Octopush

Octopush (or underwater hockey as it's also known) is a form of hockey that's played in a swimming pool. Participants wear a mask and snorkel and try to move a puck across the bottom of a pool. The sport has become popular in countries such as the UK, Austra lia, Canada. New Zealand and South Africa.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

Write aoout a sport. Where do you play it? What equipment do you need? Think about it! What's your favourite music radio station~ Why~ What's your favourite instrument? Why do you like it? What's the best way to learn a musical instrument? Which instrument would you like to learn? Do you listen to music online? Which sites do you use? Can you play an instrument? What's your favourite instrument? Why? What sport do you do? Which sports do you like 10 watch? What do you do in your free lime?


9

GRAMMAR

UNIT D Free time fun Language Structures: The Present Simple III Present Continuous Affirmative I go. You go. He goes. She goes. It goes. We go. They go.

Negative I don't go.

You don't go. He doesn't go. She doesn't go.

doesn't go. We don't go. They don't go. /!

Interrogative Do I go? Do you go? Does he go? Does she go? Does it go? Do we go? Do they go?

activities in progress. We often use time expressions such as right now, at the moment and now. For example,

uShe's talking to him right now. n

We can also use the Present Continuous to refer to temporary situations or changes that are taking place over a period of time. For example. uThe rate unemployment is coming down. n

of

We can use the Present Continuous for future plans, often at a fixed time and with a specific person. For example, "I'm playing tennis with her on Friday at 7pm."

n photo matching Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the photos (a-f). She usually goes to work by bus. 0 2. She's taking a taxi right now because she's late. D 3. She often goes to the gym after work. D 4. He's having a few drinks with some friends right now. D 5. They usu~ go to the beach for their summer holidays. I J 6. They're spending a few days in the mountains this week. D 1.

The Present Simple We often use contractlons with the Present Simple: don't = do not; doesn't = does not. We can use the Present Simple to describe regular facts, habits and regular actions. We often use adverbs of

frequency (always. sometimes, never, etc.) to describe how often we do these things. For example, "She often goes to the gym on Fridays."

Typical time expressions with the Present Simple include:

every Friday. on Mondays, once a week, twice 0 month, in the morning. at the weekend. For example: "He goes to the cinema about once a month." We can use question words (what, when, where, why, etc.) with the Present Simple. For example. "What do you usually do at the weekends?"

-,D

,-Pl_,_,,, _ ,_ee_'_h_'_R_,,_o_"_,,_,_s_ect_;_o_n_fo_,_m_o_re_;_nI_o_,m_,_,_;o_n_.

n Fact file

Negative

Affirmative I'm working. You're working.

Interrogative I'm not working. Am I working? You aren't 9" Are working. worKmg?

He's working.

He isn't working.

Is he working?

She's working.

She ijn't workmg.

/s she working?

It's working. We're working.

It isn't working. We ~ren't wor mg.

Is it working? Are we working?

They're working. The~ .aren't war mg.

Fact file

Name: Josh King Age: 31 Nationality: South African City of residence: Toronto Occupation: Civil engineer Current project: Extending the underground train line Favourite genre of book: Historical novels Current book: A biography of a famous actor Hobbies: reading. running, draWing 1.

Are warthel in ?

The Present Continuous We often use contractions with the Present Continuous. For example: I'm "" I am; you're you are; he's = he is;

2.

3. 456. 7-

How old is he? Where's he from? Where does he live? What does he do? What's he working on at the moment? What type of books does he normally read? What's he reading at the moment?

:0

she's ... she is; it's = it is; we're = we are; they're ", the y are . The negative forms are: isn't = is not; aren't = are not. We can use the Present Continuous to talk about

Your turn! Write a Fact File card about yourself, a colleague or a friend.


Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotengli shmagazine.com

_.-

le;,~m.!!!I

UNIT n Free time fun n Sentence completion

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the correct forms ofthe verbs in brackets. Use affirmative and negative forms ofthe Present Simple. 1. They"o~fi~te~n~==iPi;;}i (work) at the weekends. 2. She _ (play) in a band.

Sebastian:

3. We 4. I really

Harriet: Sebastian:

(write) the songs for the group. (enjoy) singing along to their

Harriet:

songs. 5. We _ _ _ _ _ (not know) their names. 6. She (not sing) in our band.

Harriet: Sebastian:

n Gap fill

Complete the sentences with the corred forms ofthe verbs in brackets. Use affirmative and negative forms of the Present Continuous. 1.

They ________ lrehearseJ for a concert.

2.

She

Harriet: Sebastian:

n Film review analysis

Read over the film review. Then, tick lv , "Yes" or "No".

(practise) her song.

3. We

(listen) 10 the band's latest

The 39 Step. (1935) This was Alfred Hitchcock's 23rd film. It was a big hit in the US , and it helped to launch his Hollywood career. Hitchcock loved stories about innocent men who are accused of a crime they didn't commit. In The 39 Steps, the main character, Richard Hannay, becomes a murder suspect and ,- r has to fight to dear his name. The film opens at a London theatre. Richard Hannay is watching a show when shots are fired. A frightened woman. Annabella Smith, persuades Richard to take her to his apartment. There, she tells him that she's a spy and that she's trying to escape from a gang of assassins. She also reveals that she's uncovered a plot to smuggle military secrets out of England. The next day, she bursts into Richard's apartment, fatally stabbed in the back. She dies shortly after. Richard finds a map of Scotland in her hand, with a town circled. He decides to find out what's going on, so boards a train to Scotland. Once on the train, he learns that the police are looking for him. and that he's suspected of Smith's murder. The film stars Rober! Donat and Madeleine Carroll. It's loosely based on the 1915 adventure novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan.

CD. 4· I -'---:c-:-c:--- (buy) tickets for this year's music festival.

5. They' ========-I,not meet) this afternoon .

6. She _

(not eat) at home today.

n Fluency practice

Answer the questions. Invent answers in order to answer affirmatively. Imagine you are in the situations mentioned in the questions. 1.

she became famous. (6) (she I prepare) any new material at the moment? Yes, she's recording a new album next month. She (7) (play) in Philadelphia tonight. It should be great. So, what's she like as a person? Well, she's really funny, and she (8) _ _ _ __ (wear) these really wacky clothes. Interesting. So, what are her plans for the future? Well , she (9) (want) to bring the TV show to Europe. She's got lots of fans here. OK. That's great. Tha nks for that. My pleasure.

Where do you live? moment?

I Where are you living at the

What do you usually have for lunch? I What are you having for lunch right now? 3. Who do you usually have lunch with? I Who are you 2.

having lunch with at the moment?

4. What gadgets do you normally carry on you? I What gadgets are you carrying on you today?

5. Who do you usually work with during the day? I Who are you working with right now? 6. What do you normally watch on TV at night? I What

are you watching at the moment? ~ Conversation completion Complete the conversation with t6e correct form ofthe verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple and the Present Continuous. Harriet is talking to music journalist Sebastian Cites. Harriet: So, how's your week been? Sebastian: Well, I've been listening to Moll Flowers' latest CD and it's great. Harriet: What sort of music is it? Sebastian: She (I) (play) a mixture of soul and funk. Harriet: Is this her fi rst album? Sebastian: No, it's her third. Harriet: (she I go) on tour very often? (2) Sebastian: Actually, she (3) (tour) at the moment. She's in the States. Harriet: (4) (she I appear) on any TV shows? Sebastian: She's got her own show in the States. She (5) _ _ _ _ (do) three shows a week. That's how

le'ng!!s_h -~.

1.

2.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

The film opens in a theatre. Annabella tells Richard that she's a spy. Annabella goes to Scotland with Richard. The police are looking for Annabella. Richard is a suspect in Annabella's death. The film stars actor Richard Hannay. The film is more or less based on a 1915 novel.

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0

Your turn! Write a film review. Use the present simple and present continuous where possible.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SlZ013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com l l

UNIT n Free time fun

SPEAKI NG TASK

Music chat Activity type: information gap

Student A

Student B

You are going to exchange informa tion about rock stars. First, read over the information below about Jessica Srooke (see below). Then, answer Student 6's questions about Jessica. Afterwards, ask Student B questions about

You are going to exchange information about rock stars. First. read over the information below about Nathan Night. Then, answer Student A's questions about Nathan (see below). Afterwards, ask Student A questions about Jessica Brooke. Invent information if necessary.

Nathan Night. Invent information

if necessary.

Jessica Brooke

Nathan Night

Date of birth: 3rd March 1981. Music genre/s: Soul/ R 'n' B. Most famous song: "Let it Go!" TV shows: appears as a host for a quiz show.

Free time: swimming, tennis and reading.

Image I appearance: wears T-shirts and black clothes. Film appearances: starred in the mm Crossroads. Recording: currently recording a new album wi th a rap star. Touring: she's on tour in Asia.

Future plans: wants to tour in Europe.

Asking about someone 1.

2.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

What ~nd of music does she play? What's her most famous song? Does he appear in any TV shows? What does she do in her free time? What's he like as a person? What's his favourite type of music? Has she appeared in any films? What are her plans for the future?

Date of birth: 5th August 1985. · Music genre/s: rap. Most famous song: "You Lookin' at me?" TV shows: stars in the comedy show "Lord of the Zone" · Free time: shopping and videogames. Image / appearance: baggy trousers and bright T·shirts. i Film appearances: none to date. , Recording: recording a compilation album with an opera star. , Touring: not at the moment. I FubJreplans: wants to make a film.

Asking about current activities · 1.

2.

3. 4. , S. 6. · 7. 8.

What's she doing at the moment? Where's he working these days? Is she preparing any new material at the moment? Who is he recording with? What is she rehearsing for? Where is he touring at the moment? Where are they playing tonight? Has he got any singles in the charts?


Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotenglish magazi ne.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

~a~~LlIog!caeo!!,le focus! Language slrucfures: Th e Past Simple

Useful upress;ofts: Asking about a famous person

n Famous people matching Match the person (1 to 8) to the description la·h).

8 Leonardo da Vinci 1452 - 151'9

a. Roman emperor whose full name was Gaius Julius Caesa r Augustus Germanicus. 0

b. Hollywood mm slar who was famous in the 19405

and

50S. 0

c. Entrepreneur and founde r of a cosmetics empire. 0 d. An Italian painter, sc~ t or, architect, scientist. engineer and writer. U e. Leader of the civil rights movement in the USA. f. Bank robber and America's original "public enemy number one", 0 g. American g~ngste r who led a crime syndicate during the 19305. U h. Au thor best known for his book The Catcher in the Rye. 0

le'ng!!s_h -~.

Think about it! What else do you know about these people? Which of these people are well·known in your country? Have you read any interesting books or articles about well·known people recently? Who?

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publish ing Sl Z013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

13

UNIT n People focus! Vocabulary: Biograph ical information n Sequencing

VOCABULARY n Website analysis

Read over the information. Then , complete the sentences with the correct information.

Put these in the correct order.

...... -. -

Fun History.com

The life of Harriet - a businesswoman!

Bios

.~

.. AI Capone .) ••

AI Capone AI Capone is one of the most famous gangsters in the world. He was born in 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian parents. As a teenager he joined the criminal gangs the Brooklyn Rippers and The Forty Thieves. One day, he was involved in a fight and his face was slashed. Mter that, he became known as "Scarface". Bu t he hated this name and once killed a man for using it. l ater, Capone worked for the Five Points Gang. One day, the boss, Frankie Yale, told Capone to take care of the operation in Chicago. Capone was in cha rge of the production, distribution and sale of illegal alcohol. Before long, Capone was the most powerful gangster in town. On 14th February 1929, Capone eliminated the "competition" in what became known as the St Valentine's Day Massacre. Capone was a ruthless killer, but at the same time, he attempted to create a positive image for himself He provided free milk to the children of Chicago, and he opened soup kitchens for the poor and homeless. In 1932. Capone was finally sent to jail for tax evasion. He was sent to the famous prison at Alcatraz. Capone died in 1947.

n Collocations

Add letters to complete the expressions. What do they mean? Make

1. 2.

frj~ __

with someone

Make mon __ by doing something

3. Have a relationL __ with someone 4. Setupa busL __ _

1.

5. 6. 7. 8.

3. 4. 5.

Come up wi th an id __ for something Be fam ___ for something Work for some __ _ Be rememb____ for something

9. Move to a new town I cL _ Be involve_ in something

10. 11 .

Be in contr__ of something

12.

Make a livi __ doing something

n Adjectives to describe people

Use the adjectives below to make sentences a60ut famous people

or people you know. Can you think of any more adjectives to describe people? hardworking, adventurous, ambitious, notorious/or, enthusiastic about, aggressive, wealthy, successful as, well-off, poor, cruel, bloodthirsty, wicked, generous, violent, lazy, cfever

2.

6.

AI Capone was born in' _ _ _:-,- (year) His parents were (nationality) His nickname was _ _ _ __ His boss' name was_;-:-_ _-, The St Valentine's Day Massacre took place on 14th February (year) He was sent to prison in _____ bear)

n Quotes Read the quotes. Do you agree/disagree with the ideas? ~I only want people around me who can do the impossible." Elizabeth Arden 2. "A well·spent day brings happy sleep. Leonardo da Vinci 3- "I love those who can smi le in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection." Leonardo da Vinci

1.

H

Your turn! Write a short biography of a famous person from your country.

For example: Caligula was a cruel rufer.


Copyright Hot English Publishing SLZ013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT n People focus!

GRAMMAR n Matching

Language Structures: The Past Simple Affirmative J worked. You worked. He worked. She worked. It worked. We worked. They worked.

Negative I didn't work.

You didn't work. He didn't work. She didn't work. /! didn't work. We didn't work. They didn't work.

Match the question beginnings (1 to 6) to the endings (a.f). 1. Where was he? 0 2 . Who was in charge of locking the doors? 0 3. What time was it when she finally went to bed? D 4. Where was the film set? D 5. What was the point of her speech? 0 6. When was the meeting? 0

Interrogative Did I work? Did you work? Did he work? Did she work? Did it work? Did we work? Did they work?

a. b. c. d. e. f.

We often use contractions with the Past Simple: didn't = did not. Typical lime expressions with the Past Simple include: last week / last month /Iast night I an hour ago I three

n Sentence completion

days ago I in the past I yesterday

We use the Past Simple to refer to actions from the past

that are complete and remote. For example, '" gave it to him last week."

We add -cd at the end of regular Past Simple verbs, but there are many important irregular verbs that you will have to learn: see·saw; do·did, etc. For example, "I saw her at the party." We use was/were for the past of the verb to be; and could for the past of can. For example: a) She was in the car. b) They couldn't see it. We can use question words (who, what, when, where, why, etc.) with the Past Simple. For example, "Who did you see there?"

n Photo matching Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the photos (a-f). 1. We took three hours to get there because of the traffic. 0 2. 1had a bath when 1got home last night. 0 3. He became famous after starring in the film . 0 4. She spent six years in New York City. 0 5. They had a great time on the safari. 0 6. She took lots of photos while she was in Italy. 0

About one in the morning. Yesterday afternoon. It was set in Mexico. To motivate employees. The last person to leave. He was at home.

Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe verbs in brackets. Use the affirmative form of the Past Simple. 1. They (send) him to prison for ten years. 2. The judge (sentence) her to do 100 hours of community service. 3. He (rob) the bank last night. 4. They (steal) money from the cash box. 5. We _____ (call) the police immediately. 6. They (report) the incident to the police. 7. We (have) lunch at about 2pm. 8. She (see) what happened.

!'I Ouestion completion comPlete the questions wit" the correct form ofthe verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple. 1. How (he / escape) from the top· security prison? 2. What time _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (they / get up) this morning? 3. Who -,-,_ _ _ _ _ _ (she / speak) to on the way to work? 4. Where (you I put) the remote control? 5. How (they /get) into the building? 6. Where -,-_ _ _ _ _ _ (she I decide) to go for her hol idays? 7. Who :-c:-_____ Ithey I go) w;th to the meeting? 8. Why - - - - - - - Ihe I say) that about us'

n Fluency practice

Answer the questions with full answers. Invent answers where necessary and give details. 1. Where did you go last night? 2 . Who did you talk to this morning? 3. Where did you walk to yesterday? 4. Why did you put on these clothes today? 5. When did you learn to drive? 6. Who did you learn to drive with? 7. When did you last go to the beach?

le'ng!!s_h -~.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publish ing SlZ013 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

I5

UNIT n People focus!

GRAMMAR

[l Conversation completion Complete the conversation with t6e correct form ofthe verbs in brackets. Alfie is talking about businesswoman Elizabeth Arden. Eve: Good afternoon. And in today's programme, Alfie Jones

is here to tell us all about the world ·famous cosmetics entrepreneur, Elizabeth Arden. So, when and where was she born? Alfie: Well , Elizabeth Arden 111 born on 3' St December 1878 in the small Canadian vi lage of Woodbridge in Ontario. Her fu ll name was Florence

Together they had huge success in British television series such asJeeves and Wooster and A Bit of Fry ut. Laurie. By the early 90S, Hugh was famous in Britain, but was still relatively unknown 10 American and international audiences. However, that all changed in 2004.

(bel

Nightingale Graham. They 12) Eve:

Alfie: Eve: Alfie:

Eve: Alfie: Eve: Alfie:

Hugh was acting in a film in Namibia when he heard about the upcoming TV show House. He read a few pages of the script and fell in love with the main character, Or Gregory House. As part of the audition procedure, he made a video clip of himself in the bathroom in his hotel room (i t was the only place with enough light for the camera). The producers loved it and Hugh got the part. House qUickly became an international hit. And Hugh has since become a superstar and sex symbol. .. as well as being the new face of L'On!al for men.

(name)

her after the famous English nurse of the 19th century, Florence Nightingale. Where did she work al first? Well , after nursing school, she (3J (work) as Cl nurse. But how 141 (she I start) in the world of cosmetics? Well, later, she (5) (move) to New York and found a job in a pharmaceutical company. She opened her first salon at 509 Fifth Avenue in 1910. It (6) _ _ _ __ (be) a big success. Soon afterwards, she (7) :-;_;;-__ (start) creating her own products. She worked really hard - often for more than 18 hours a day. Things (8) -:-_-;-_-,. (go) really well for her, and she never stopped expanding or creating more products and services. She offered exercise classes, created a perfume rBlue Grass~ ) and (9) (open) a health spa with diet, exercise and beauty treatment for her wealthy clients. Fascinating. Yes, she was an amazing woman. She (10) -,--_:-:----;_ (continue) working right up until her death in 1966 at the age of eighty.seven. She never retired! OK. Thanks for that. My pleasure.

n Sentence creation Create as many sentences as you can in the Past Simple in just two minutes. Use the Past Simple forms of the verbs below, Use both affirmative and negative forms. work, walk, talk, speak, eat, prepare, fix, take, catch, drink, live, drive, get, give, go, keep, sell, show, watch, listen, run, call, learn, think, make, wolce, drive

[] Bio analysis Read over the information. Then, write T (true) or F (false).

Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie is American. 0 He went to Oxford Un iversity. 0 3. He starred in the TV series Jeeves and Wooster. 0 4. He was in Africa when he heard about the TV show House. 0 5. He's been in adverts for a cosmetic product. 0

1.

2.

Hugh Laurie is famous all over the world for his role in the hit American series House. As a result of this, many people think he's American, but he's actually English. Hugh was born in Oxford, England, in 1959. He started acting while studying at Cambridge University. While he was there, he joined the Footlights (an amateur dramatic group) and began writing and performing in comedy shows. It was there that he also met fellow student and comedian Stephen Fry.

~ ~ Your turn!

Writ~ut a famous person from your country.



_.-

le;,~m.!!!I

UN IT n People focus!

SPEAKI NG TASK

Famous people Activity type: information gap Student A

Student A

You are going to exchange information about famous people. First, read over the information below about actress Ava Gardner (see below). Then. answer Student

You are going to exchange information about famous people. First, read over the information below about gangster John Dillinger (see below). Then, answer

6's questions about her. After that, ask Student B

Student A's questions about him. After that, ask

questions about gangster John Dillinger. Use the questions below or create your own. Invent answers if

Student A questions about actress Ava Gardner. Use the questions below or create your own. Invent answers if

necessary.

necessary.

Ava Gardner

John Dillinger

Famous Hollywood film star. Famous for her role as Mara

robber. America's original

Famous gangster and bank

Vargas in the film The Barefoot

"public enemy number

Contessa (1954) and as Kitty

one", Born 22nd June 1903 in Indiana. In 1924,

Collins in The Killers (1946). Born on 24th December 1922 in Brogden. North Carolina. Made her film debut in 1941 with the film Fancy Answers. Married the actor Mickey Rooney in January 1942. Divorced 17 months later.

Dil1inger slole $120 from

a shop. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, where he formed Cl gang. After prison,

they committed a series of robberies across Indiana

and quickly became famous.

Later, married band leader Artie

Dillinger was caught several times, but always escaped. Known as the man "no jail could hold", Agent Melvin Purvis was assigned to catch Dillinger. In 1934, Purvis heard that Dillinger was in a cinema in Chicago. Dillinger tried to escape but was shot

Shaw, the legendary "King of Swing", The marriage lasted one year. In 1951, married Frank Sinatra. Separated in 1957, but remained good friends. Nominated for an Oscar for her part in the 1953 film Mogambo. Moved to Spain in the late 19505. There's a sculpture of her in the Village of

Tossa de Mar, Spain. After

dead on 22nd July 1934. aged 31, during the gun fight. Some people saw Dillinger

10

years there, moved to London, England. Died in January 1990.

as a modern·day Robin

Asking about a famous person (John DilIinger)

Asking about a famous person (Ava Gardner)

Hood figure.

1.

What was he famous for?

2.

How did he get involved in crime?

3. 4. S. 6. 7. 8.

What do you know about his personal life? How did he make a living? What was he sent to jail for? What .....-ere some of the most important moments in his life? How did he die? How will he be remembered?

le'ng!!s_h -~.

What was she famous for? What films did she star in? 3. When did she make her film debut? 4. Who did she marry? S. Did she ever live abroad? 6. What do you know about her personal life? 7. Are there any statues of her? Where are they? 8. Did she win any Oscars? 1.

2.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl201] www.hotenglishmagazine.com

17

UNIT n Oh, no!

Vocabulary: Mistakes Language structures: The Past Continuous Useful expressions: Asking about someone's movements;

Giving details ofsomeone's movements

n "Accident" sentences completion Complete the sentences about accidents (1 to 6) with the words from below. Which ofthese things has happened to you? When? Exchange stories with a partner.

[iiI!hlkll socks 11 meeting] 1label 11 shirt 1~ rwron 'J 1.

"I fell down in

. It was so

embarrassing. " 2.

"I

got his name _ _ _ _ _ . I hope he

didn't mind. ~ J. "I put odd

on this morning.

but no one noticed ." 4- " I had a new shi rt on but I forgot to take the :::---,;-_ _ off." So "[ spilt some coffee down the front of my

=-.,---;;:-- " forthe _ _ __

6. ''The traffic was really bad and I was 40 minu tes late

Think about it! What's the most embarrassing thing that's happened to you? What's the most embarrassing thing you've seen happen to someone else? What do you do when something embarrassing happens?



_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT n Oh, no!

Mystery.com

Vocabulary: Mistakes

n Stories analysis Read the stories. Then, tick

n Photo matching

Match the sentences (1 to 61 to the pictures (a.f).

VOCABULARY Iv ) "Yes" or " No".

.... -. -

FunnyStories.com

1.

He got stuck in the lirt. 0

2.

He tripped over while he was carryi!!g the boxes. D

3- She spilt some coffee on her shirt. U 4- He knocked over the vase. 0 50 I got his name wrong. 0 6. I dialled the wrong number. 0

Stories •• » Work anecdotes

Safety First I aCcidentally stabbed my boss on my first day at work. At the time, we were waiting to go into the conrerence room. My boss was standing right in rront or me. I had a pair of scissors in my hands. All or a sudden, someone pushed me. I fell forward and the scissors went into my boss's back. "Ow!" she cried. We had to take her to hospital. She needed stitches ... and a new shi rt. Ironically, the meeting was on safety in the workplace. George,3 1

Leaving with Dignity

-hl-

n Definitions Match the words in bold from the previous activity to the

sentences below. 1. To make something fall by hitting it aCCidentally. 2. If this happens, food or drink aCcidentally falls out of a container. 3. To fall over after hitting something with your foot.

4. To be trapped in a place and be unable to leave. s. To call someone by a different name.

I made an embarrassing mistake in a meeting once. We were at a clients' office, and we were sitting around a large table discussing something. After about an hour, I needed to go to the bathroom. After excusing myself, I stood up to leave. But instead or walking out orthe main door, I walked straight into a store cupboard. "Whoops!" I said as I came out again. Eventually, I had to ask for directions out of the meeting room as there were five doors and I didn't know which one the way out was! Amy, 28

6. To press the wrong numbers on a phone.

n Ideas completion

Yes No

Complete the sentences with your own ideas. 1. She got lost in the forest and had to ... 2. He fell down in public right in front of... l- I forgot to call her on my mobile and had to ... 4- I think I've made a terrible mistake! I put. .. S. She fell into the hole in the street and had to 6. I bumped into her as I was ... 7. I turned the handle the wrong way and ... a. I lost my balance and fell into ...

le'ng!!s_h -~.

1. George stabbed his boss with a knife. 2. They had to take her to hospital. 3. Amy needed to go to the bathroom. 4- She couldn't find the way out.

DD DD DD DD

Your turn! Write a short story about a mistake you once made.


19

GRAMMAR

UNIT n Oh, no!

n Sentence comp'letion

Language Structures: The Past Continuous Affirmative J was working.

Negative

Interrogative

I wasn't working. Was I working?

You were You weren't working. working. He was working. He wasn't working.

working? Was he working?

She <;,as working.

She wasn't workmg.

Was ,he working?

It was working.

It wasn't working.

Was it working?

We ldere wor ing.

We wor mg.

Wer~ we wor ing?

Thekwere wor mg.

wor mg.

The~ weren't

Wer~ th9' wor mg.

rrren't

Were you

We often use contractions with the Past Continuous:

wasn't ,. was not; weren't .. were not. We form the Past Continuous with was / were and a verb + -;ng, For example, "He was reading the book."

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the affirmative form ofthe Past Continuous. 1. They (record) the song. 2 . She (write) for hours. 3. They (correct) the text. 4. She (eat) with her friends. 5. He (watch) a film on his laptop. 6. I (sleep) when you called. 7. We (talk) about you. 8. She (try) to finish the work on time.

n Gap fill

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the negative form ofthe Past Continuous. 1. It (notrain) th is morning. 2 . She (not ride) her motorbike. 3. He (not sing) in the shower. 4. I (not swim) in the sea. (not eat) a pizza when I gal 5. He there. 6. Shel~~a~s======~~ smile) (not(not drive) verymuch. fast. 7. They 8. We (not look) the right way.

We use the Past Continuous to refer to an action that was in progress at some point in the past. For example. "She

was working on the project at 8pm." We can use the Past Continuous to refer to an action that was in progress in the past. For example, "She was listening to music while she was working."

--1""

Please see the Resource Section for a more detailed ~ex~p_I,_n_'t_;o_n_.__________________________

..

III Photo matching Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the p'hotos(a.f). He was walking in the park. 0 2. They were having a chat. 0 3. We were eating out at a restaurant. 0 4. He was playing tennis. 0 5. She was listening to some music. 0 6. He was driving the ca r. 0 1.

n Verb conjugation Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous. In some cases, more than one answer is possible. 1. They (play) tennis when we called. 2. As he was opening the door. his mobile phone c;:;-;---,----;----: (start) ringing. 3. While she was sleeping on the sora, we (prepare) the lunch. 4. They tried to ligh t a fire while it _______________ (rain} . (check) the 5. As the policeman documents, the woman drove away. 6. As the telephone was ringing, I suddenly __--,_ _ _ _ _ (remember) about the appointment. 7. He was trying to change a light bulb when I (walk) in. 8. While I (look) for my watch I found an old photograph.

=-__.,---,-.,---."


Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotengli shmagazi ne.com

_.-

le;,~m.!!!I

GRAMMAR

UNIT n Oh, no! n Blog completion

Complete the blog entries with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous. In some cases,

more than one answer may be possible.

Carly's Blog . . . . _u.

PostS »

-..

_

'"

»

Funny stories ~) ») Here are a few of my funny stories.

Ski Run I made a fool of myself on a skiing trip with some friends a while ago. It was our first skiing holiday together. Before we (1) (go)

on the trip, I had told everyone what a great skier I was. Anyway, we even tually got to the resort and left early for our first day on the slopes. But as we 121 ;-_---,--,-_ _--,-; Iwait) by the ski lift. I suddenly lost my balance and fell down a little hill. I 13) ----;-,-----,----;-;-c;--;- lendJ up in a plastic fence. with my skis stuck in the holes. It was really embarrassing

because I couldn't get up. Of course, my friends (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ {Iaugh) a lot. Eventually, three ski instructors (si (have) to help me get out. Museum Visit I had an embarrassing experience at the museum once. I was there with some friends. After about an hour, we (6) (decide) to get a drink in the (go) down cafeteria. But as we (l) the stairs, I tripped and fell. I rolled down the stairs and crashed into a pedestal at the bottom of the stairs. And when I (S) (hit) the pedestal, a vase fell off and smashed. The museum curator (9) (not amused as the vase was

~ Ouestion-answer matching Match the questions (1 to s) to the answers (a.e). 1. What were you doing yesterday at 4pm? 2. A: Why were you running in the park last week? 3. A: Who were you talking to in the street? 4. A: Where were you going to when I saw you yesterday evening? 5. A: What was your sister doing at 11:30 last night? a. b. c. d. e.

[J

I was training for a marathon. Brenda. She's a colleague from work. She was sleeping. I was working on a project. I was on my way to the airport.

watch, work, walle, take, drink, eat, fight , fly, get, give, go, hide, hit, hurt, wear, keep, sell, show, shoot, see, run, call, learn, think, move

n Picture description

Your turn!

look at the photos. What can you see? Make four sentences using the Past Continuous. For example: He was cleaning the floor.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

Sentence creation

Create as many sentences as you can in the Past Continuous in just two minutes. Use the verbs below. Use both affirmative and negative form s.

Write a short story about something funny that happened to you.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL201] www.hotenglishmagazine.com

21

UNIT n Oh, no!

SPEAKI NG TASK

Activity analysis

Activity type: information gap Student A

Student B

You are going to exchange information with a partner. First, read over the extract from Mollie's diary from Monday 17th to Friday 21St May (see below). Then, ask and answer questions in order to complete the extract. Do not show your section of the diary to your partner.

You are going to exchange information with a partner. First, read over the extract from Mol1ie's diary from Monday 17th to Friday 21St May (see below). Then, ask and answer questions in order to complete the extract. Do not show your section of the diary to your partner.

I----------------------------,- ;------~ ,,-i

Mollie's Diary

Monday

Tuesday

Mollie's Diary

Thursday

Wednesday

Ham 12:.tspm Dental appointment

11 ·30am

7·30am

Meet

Meet

Sharlene

Ms lones at the airport

'pm

2·30pm

2·4spm

,pm Flu shot I injection

.pm Pick up Abbie from school

.pm

,pm

Friday

]:3opm

Asking about someone's movements I.

Monday

What was she doing last week at (4pm)?

Thursday

12:4spm

].loam

3·l spm Drop the car off at the garage

2-4spm Check·up at doctor's

S:30pm

4:30pm

8pm Dinner with friends

1:30pm Squash with Mike

Friday

f.,

Giving details of someone's movements 1.

2. Who was she talking to at (lpm)?

2.

3. Who was she meeting at (7pm)? 4. Who was she having dinner wi th last week? What time was she haVing the meeting with Jim? 6. What was she doing on Wednesday at 7pm? 7. Do you know where she was on Friday at 1 pm? 8. Where was she on Tuesday afternoon?

3. 4.

s.

Tuesday

s.

6_ 7. 8.

As far as I can see, she was having a meeting wi th .. I think she was playing squash with .. From what I can see, she was talking to ... She was haVing a medical check-up. I think she was working out at the gym. As far as I can see, she was discussing the proposal with_ .. From what I can see, she was getting a flu shot. I think she was shopping.

Remember!

You must do the Reading and Listening activities in Learn Hot English magazi ne. INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 22

Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotenglish magazine.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT n At home!

Vocabulary: The home Language structures: The Present Perfect Simple Useful expressions: Getting an update;

Making excuses

n Home disasters Complete the sentences (1 to 8) with the words from below. Which situations are the most critical? How can they be fixed? Discuss you r ideas with a partner.

Ielectricity I~ Iinside Ir-----,,, Icar",,! I

Ibulb 1 booksllPhiil 1. I've dosed the door wi th the keys _---,,-___ . 2.

The

has fallen off the wall.

3- The bookshelf is crooked. The to fall off.

are going

.. The wallpaper is peeling off the _ _ __ So Someone has spilt wine on the : -_ _ __ 6. I can't turn the light on as there's no _ _ _ _ _ .

7· The window won't close _.,----,-----,'"

8. The light

has broken. We'll have to get

another one.

Think about it! When was the last time one orlhese things happened to you ~ What

did you do? when was the last time you had to fix something? What was it?

- le'ng!!s_h -~.

,

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

23

UNIT rl Athome!

VOCABULARY

Vocabulary: The home

n Conversation analysis

n Picture matching

Yes or No.

Read over the conversation. Then, answer the questions

Match the words in bold in the sentences (1 to 8) to the pictures (a.h). 1. I put some food in the cupboard . D

2.

I hung up my jacket in the wardrobe. 0

Tim: Have you pai nted the walls yet?

3. We put some new tiles on the floor. 0 4. I washed up the dishes in the sink. 0

5. We hung up some new curtain s. 0 6. I painted the ceiling a different colour. 0

7. We bought a new carpet. 0

8. I put up some new shelves for our books.

Tim: Hey, jen, how's the new house? Jen: Not loo bad. There's a lot to do.

0

Jen: Yeah . We did that before we moved in. Tim: What about the kitchen? Jen: That's coming along. We've put some new tiles on the walls, we've replaced all the elect rical appliances including the dishwasher, the washing machine, the fridge and the freezer, and we've installed new cu pboards so we can store all our plates, cups and glasses. But we've sti ll got to do up

the bath rooms, and paint the walls in the bedrooms and... Tim: Jen: Tim: Jen:

Oh, so you haven'! hung up those pictures I gave you. Oh, no. Not yet. $0, where are you going to put them? Well, we haven't decided yet. Probably in the downstairs bathroom. Tim: The bathroom? You can't put my pictures in the bath room! Jen: No, of course not. I mea nt the living room. Tim: Great. I can't wait to see them there. Yes No 1. Has Jen painted the walls? DD 2. Has she put the tiles on the walls? DD 3. Has she replaced the washing machine? DD 4. Has she installed the new cupboards? DD 5. Has she put up the pictures that Tim gave her? DD

n Home repairs Tick the things you ve done 0!10u know how to do. • Put up some curtains. U • Change a plug. 0 • Drill a hole in the wall. 0 • Fix a leaking sink. 0

• Fix a blocked toilet. D • Paint a wall. 0

• Install a new light bulb. 0 • Put up some shelves. 0

• Build flat-pack furniture. D • Knock down a wall. 0

• Hang up a picture. 0

• Lay bathroom tiles. D

/=:;;.- Your turn!

Write a short description of your house I flat. Or, write about the things you've done recently to your hou se I flat, etc. Think about it! Have you ever hung up a picture? How did you do it? Have you ever fixed a toilet? Were you successful? Have you ever put up a shelf? Is it still up there? Have you ever put together a pi«e of furniture? How easy was it? Have you ever painted the walls? What colours did you choose? Have you ever repaired a washing machine? How did you do it? Have you added an extension to your house? What? Where? Why? Have you redecorated your house lately? What did you do?



_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT n At home!

GRAMMAR n Photo matching

Language Structures: The Present Peifect Simple Affirmative I've played it. You've played it. He's played it. She's played it. It's played it.

We've played it. They've played it.

Negative I haven't played it. You haven't played it. He hasn't played it. She hasn't played it. It hasn't played it. We haven't played it. They haven't played it.

Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the photos (a-f). He's finished painting the picture. 0 She's taken the car to the,..garage. D 3. He's found the lost ring. U 4. She's gone by bus for a change. D 5. I've bought a new smartphone. D 6. He's taken his iPad to the beach. D 1. 2,

Interrogative Have I played It?

Have you played It?

Has he played

It?

Has she played

It?

Has it played it? Move we played It?

Hove the! played it.

We often use contractions with the Present Perfect. For

example: " ve ... I hove; you've a you hove; he 's :a he has ; she's = she has; it's = it has: we've = we have; they've =

n Sentence creation

they have.

Look at Louise's list ofthings to do. Write six more sentences about her. Use the Present Perfect and alread'( / not '(et. Then, ask and answer questions in pairs about what Louise has or hasn't done.

The negative forms are: haven't = have not; hasn 't =

has not. We use the Present Perfect Simple to refer to actions that have happened some time before now, without mentioning exactly when. For example, "I've read all of

To do list Call Georgina tI' Fix the computer 1l Take the car to the garage tI' Buy shoes 1l Book my airline ticket tI' Send the photos to Charles )C Update my Facebook page tI' Print out map of the route )C

her books ." We can also use the Present Perfect to talk about

actions from the past that have some connection to the present. For example, "I've finished all the work." We use a past tense verb when we want to specify when, where, why, etc. something happened. For example: A: Has she ever been abroad? B: Yes, she has. She went to Singapore last summer.

For example: She has a/read'( coUed Ceorgina. / She hasn't fixed the computer vet.


We can also use the Present Perfect to say how long something has happened. We use this to refer to things that started in the past and have continued up until now. For example, "He's been sick for the past week." [He's still Sick.] We can use for or since in response to questions with how long: a) Jar + period of time: for one hour,for six minutes,for three doys ... b) since + specific time: since lost week, since 1999, since May, since 6pm .. Please see the Resource Section for a more detailed explanation. ~--------------------~

le'ng!!s_h -~.

Cl

Complete the sentences WIth the Present Perfect or the Past Simple. 1. A: Have you ever (see) a bear in the wild? B: Yes, I have. A: When did you see it? B: I (see) it last year. 2, A: Have you ever (take) a night bus to the airport? B: Yes, I have. A: What time did it leave? B: It (leave) at 2.30 am. 3, A: Have you ever _____ (stay) up working all night? B: Yes, I have. A: Why? B: Because I -,--,-___ (have) to finish something for the next day. 4- A: Have you ever (write) a story?

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SLZ013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

25

UNIT n At home!

GRAMMAR 8. Have you flown in a helicopter? Where did you fly

B: Yes, I have. A: When? B: Last year. It competition in a magazine.

(be) for a

5. A: Has it ever (snow) here? B: Yes, it has. A: When did it last snow? B: It

about five years ago. 6. A: Have you ever somewhere? B: Yes, I have. A: Where did you go? 8: I

(snow)

(take) a ferry

[J Sentence creation Create as many sentences as you can in the Present Perfect in just two minutes. Use the verbs below + already, yet or still not. Use both affirmative and negative forms.

watch, work, walk, take, drink, eat,jight,flv, get, gille,

go, hide, hit, hurt, wear, keep, ulf, show, shoot, see, run, (take) the ferry

from Engla nd to France.

n Conversation completion

Complete the conversation with t~e corred form ofthe verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect or Past Simple. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible. Hollie has contracted someone to do some building work in the office. Unfortunately, things aren't going too well.

Hollie: Well , it's been three weeks now and there's still a lot of work to do. Builder: I know. We're going as fast as we can. We've already (1) {paint} the walls in the kitchen. Hollie: What about the heater? (2) (you / install) the new one yet? It's freezing in here. Builder: I can't do that until you tell me which model you want. 1(3) (send) you an e-mail about it last week. Hollie: Well , I never (4) (receive) it. Send it again, please. Now what about the fridge? Have you fixed that yet? Builder: I still (s) (not fix) il because I'm waiting fo r the replacement part. They said they'd send it over sometime this week. However, I (6) :::-;;-:-;--,;-_,- (order) the light fixtures you asked for. Hollie: Well , that's a start. look, I'm sorry to be like this, but we've got some important clients coming over next week. Builder: Don'l worry. I've got my best people on the job. l ook, 1(7) (put) up the new curtains. They arrived just this morn ing. Hollie: Green? Green curtains? I never (8) _ _ _ __ (order) green curtains. Builder: Yes, you did. l ook, here's the order form with your signature on it. Hollie: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

n Fluency practice

Answer the questions affirmatively. Invent where necessary. Then, ask/answer the follow.up Past Simple questions. 1. Have you ever been to America? When did you go~ 2. Have you ever swum in the sea? Where did you go swimming? l Have you ever eaten any seafood? What did you eat? 4. Have you ever spoken to someone famous? Who did you speak to? S. Have you ever broken a table or chair? Where were you when it happened? 6. Have you ever written a story? What was it about? 7. Have you ever moved house? Where did you move to/from?

call, learn, think, mOlle, play, break, ride, fall, climb

n Article analysis Read the article. Then, answer the questions.

Not so common experiences Have you ever been to McDonald's, sent an e-mail or used a mobile phone? You probably have. But according to a recent survey by the in ternet search engine Ask jeeves, millions of Bri tons have never done several things that you'd consider normal. Here are some examples. According to the survey ... • ... 68% of the people questioned have never been skiing. • .. -37% have never read a Shakespeare play. • .. -36% have never been to a football match. • ... 30% have never ordered a takeaway coffee. • ... 23% have never flown in a plane. • ... 19% have never eaten in a McDonald's restaurant. • ... 18% have never owned a car. • ... 17% have never wired a plug. • ... 16% have never sent an e-mail. • ... 14% have never been drunk. • ... 9% have never seen a James Bond film. • ... 7% have never seen a black and while film. • ... 6% have never made a call with a mobile phone. • ... 5% have never used a public toilet. • ... and 4% have never been to the cinema.

What percentage of those questioned have never_.. a Shakespeare play~ [::=:J 2 . ...ordered a takeaway coffee? c::::::::J 3. .. .never flown in....!.2§ne? [::=:J 4- ... owned a car? L-J S- ... sent an e-mail? c::::::::J 6. ... seen a black and white film? c::::::::J

1. ... read

Your turn! Write about six interesting things that you've done in your life so far.


to~


_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT rl At home!

SPEAKI NG TASK

Home repairs

Activity type: a role play Office decoration job Repair work for office.

Deadline: 21St March. Work to be carried out: Replace the sinks and toilets in the bathroom. Re-paint the walls.

Fix the fridge. Install a new heater. H~ng up the 3X2-metre

palntmg. Replace the electrical wiring

Knock down a wall between offices 104 and 105 . • Fit new curtains to all windows. Put new flooring in the kitchen.

Student A

Student B

You 're going to discuss the progress of some building

You are going to discuss the progress of some building work. You are a builder. First, read over the list of things to do (~Office decoration job"). Then, decide which jobs have been completed (choose just 3), and think of excuses for why the remaining work is taking so long, or hasn't been done. Today is the deadline for completion of the work.

work. You contracted a builder to carry out the work (see list above). First. read over the list of things to do (~Office decoration job"). Then, ask Student B questions about the work and how much he/she has already done. Try to get a new deadline for the work. Insist that things move more qUickly. Today is the deadline for completion of the work.

il.----------------------------------~I----------------------------------'

Getting an update

1. How are things going with .. .? 2. Have you installed the heater yet? 3. What's the situation with regards to the fridge? 4. When do you think you'll finish the job? S, Have you ordered the spare parts yet? 6. Has the replacement sink arrived yet? 7. When are you going to put up the new curtains? 8, Have you hung the picture up yet?

, Making excuses 11, We've nad a few problems with ... 12. We've run into a few difficulties with ... ; 3. We haven't been able to ... 1 4. Due to the postal strike, we haven't been able to ... 5. You still haven't told us what colour you want. ; 6. The parcel hasn't arrived yet, so ... 1 7. They said they would send it next week, but... 8, They promised to give it to me today, but...

-_._-_...--_.._---_._...--------_...._. __. __._...------_.....--_.._---_......--_...._------_..._--_...- -;

Remember!

You must do the Reading and Listening activities in Learn Hot English magazine.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl201 3 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

27

~a~!..~IJ!t Healthy times Language structures: The Present Perfect Continuous I Useful time expressions Useful expressions: Commenting on recent activities; asking about recent activities

n Types of exercise

M atc ~ ihe sentence beginn ings (1 to 8) to the endings {a·h} .

a. ... mind and body. b. ... specialised apparatus).

c. ... self defence and attack. d. ... strengthening your muscles. e. ...Iime and distance.

f. .,.in water. g. ... jumping and dancing to music. h. ... bicycle or an ordinary one over a certain distance or time.

Aerobics Medium intensity exercise

that often consists of. .. 0

Swimming A form of exercise that

Think about it! Do you do any of these types of exercise? How often? When?Which ones would you like to try? Why? What do you do to keep fit?

you do ... O

Jogging

Yoga

Exercise that involves running over a period of. .. 0

A stretching activity to relax your ... D

Karate A martial art of... 0

Pilates A form of exercise that is similar to yoga but focuses more on ... D

Gymnastics Exercise that involves balan~e, and .agtJitL (sometimes With ... U


Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 201 3 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT n Healthy times

VOCABULARY

Vocabulary: Keep in g lit n Picture matching

• • • • • • • • • • • •

Match the words (. to 8) to the p.ctures (a·h).

Weights O I personal trainer 0 3. Exercise bike 0 1.

2. Trainer

4. Lockers D 5. Jacuzzi 0 6. Running machineJ treadmill 0 7. Changing rooms 0 8. Rowing machine 0

Runn ing machines D Static bikes D Aerobics classes 0 Kung fu classes D Restaurant D Karate classes D Swimming pool D Sauna D Jacuzzi D Squash court D Steam room D Massage room 0

n Gym poster analysis

Read over the information. Then , answer the questions.

OurGym! Healthy body, healthy mind!

T

"The atmosphere is great. and I've made lots offriends. and I'm really fit now!~ Charfotte Simmonds, OurGym member. Socialise, make friend s and spend time getting fit. • Smoothie bar with healthy drinks and snacks. • Steam room, sauna and Jacuzzi.

n Gym questions Answer the questions.

Have you el/er.. . • ... Iifted weights? What was the heaviest weight you lifted? • ... been on an exercise bike? What was it li"ke? • ... had a personal trainer? Would you like to have one?

Open 7 days a week from 6:30am.midnight. Free membership and monthly fee ofjust [24.9s/month!

Cet fit now!

• ... been in a Jacuzzi? What did you think ofil? • ... been on a running machine? How long did you last?

11

• ... Iost your locker key? What happened? • .. .forgotten something in the changing rooms? What was it?

n Conversation analysis

1.

Read over the conversation. Then, lid: the things that the gym has got. Information: Good evening. how can I help you? Charlotte: Hi , I'm interested in joining the gym. Could you tell me a bit about it? Information: Of course. Well, we've got a great team of trainers, a fully-equipped gym with running machines and static bikes, and a full programme of classes, including aerobics, karate, yoga and Tai Chi. Charlotte: That sounds good. How much does it cost? Information: Well, there's a sign-up fee of Iso, then there's a monthly fee of {2S. Charlotte: Can I just join fOr one month? Information: Yes. No problem. Charlotte: Great! Is there a swimming pool? Information: No, but there is a sauna and Jacuzzi. Charlotte: Great. Could you show me around, please? Information: Of course. Well, here are the changing rooms with lockers for you to put your things in. Just down here there's a squash court and over there on the right is the spa, with the massage room, Jacuzzi and sauna, and over here on the left you can see ...

le'ngH.s_h -~.

Ail-purpose gym for working adults! • Creche for babies and toddlers . • Personal trainers . • Fitness classes . • State·of·the·art gym.

2.

3, 4. 5. 6, 7.

www.oLlrgym.com www.factbook.com/ourgym www.twitter.com/ourgym

What's their slogan? Have they got a Facebook page? What's their website address~ Which gym member has endorsed the gym? What are their opening times? Is there a sign·up fee? What's the monthly fee?

~ Your turn! I Writ~escription of a gym that you know or go to, Invent if necessary.

Think about it! What do you like/dislike about the gym? How often do you do exercise? Do you go to the gym very often? What do you li.e to dol use thert? Have you ever been 3 member of a gym? What was it like? How healthy is your diet? Do you tat a lot of fruit and vegetables? Are you careful about what you eat? Why? Why not? Have you ever been to a spa resort? What did you do there? Do you ever use the sauna or Jacuzzi? What do you like/disli.e about them?

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl201 3 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

29

UN IT n Healthy times

GRAMMAR

Language Structures: The Present Peifect Continuous Affirmative

Negative

I've been using it. You've been using it. J:ie's been using

J haven't

In sentence "bOO (in the Present Perfect Simple) the action has been completed - the book is finished - it's a completed action.

Interrogative been

Have I been using it. using it? You haven't Have you been been using it. using It? He hasn't been Has he been It. using it. using it? ?he's been using She hasn't been Has she been It. using it. using it? ~t's been using It hasn't been Has it been It. using it. using it? We've heen We haven't been Have we heen using it. using it. using it? They've been They haven't Have they been using it. been using it. using it?

11 Photo matching Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the photos (a.f). She's been running. 2. He's been playing tennis. 3. She's been having a nap. 4. I've been working on the computer. 5. She's been fixing the bike. 6. They've been swimming.

1.

Time expressions

today, this morning, this afternoon, this week, this month, thifoear. so far, recently, lately, just recently,

these days, or (+ a period aftime), since (+ a specific time).

We often use contractions with the Present Perfect Continuous. For example: " lie = I ha lie; you 'lie = you halle; he's = he has; she's = she has; it's = it has; we 'lie = we

halle; they'lIe = they halle. The negative forms are: hallen't =< halle not; hasn't"" has not. We form the Present Perfect Con tinuous tense with halle/ has been + a gerund form (waiting, running, talking, working, etc.). For example, " He's been th inking abou t it." We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to refer to actions that have been in progress up until (or close to) the moment of speaking. For example, "I've been watching a film ." We can use how long to ask about the duration of something. For example: A; How long has she been working here? B; She's been working here for about six mon ths. Please see the Resource Section for a more detailed explanation. ~--------------------~

n Sentence completion Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the affirmative forms ofthe Present Perfect Continuou s. 1. You _____ (eat) a lot lately. 2, She (run) every day. 3. He (arrive) late all week. 4. We (call) you for days. Where have you been? 5. (travel)for around 6. T:~;ey She ~~~~~(apply) jobs inEurope. the city. 7. I (clean) the house for the past three hours. 8. She (train) for the competition.

n Fluency practice

Cl

A comparison Compare these two sentences: a) Jenny has been writing a book. b) Kate has written a book. In sentence ~a" (in the Presen t Perfect Continuous) Jenny has been working on the book but hasn't finished it. It's an action in progress - an incomplete action.

Answer the questions. Follow·up your answers with some information using the Past Simple. 1. Have you been worrying about anything recently? 2, Have you been spending a lot of money lately? 3. Have you been singing, whistl ing or humming a song this afternoon? 4. Have you been talking to your friends today? 5. Have you been reading or watching the news recently? 6. Have you been th inking about anyone recently? 7. Have you been working hard today? 8. Have you been dealing with any difficult customers recently?



_.-

le;,~m.!!!I

UNIT n Healthy times n Conversation completion

GRAMMAR that, I do a lot of reading and photography." Julie, 28

Complete the text with the correct form ofthe verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous. Jamie:

Zoe:

So, what have you been dOing? 1(1) (write) the report.

Jamie:

How many pages have you written?

Zoe:

1(2) (write) about 16 pages so far. Have you been using that online reference site? Yes, I have. I (3) (use) it th ree times this week so fa r. Have you been updating the website? Yes, I (4) (do) that all week.

Jamie: Zoe: Jamie: Zoe: Jamie: Zoe: Jamie: Zoe:

Jamie: Zoe: Jamie:

How many pages have you updated? I (5) (update) about half of them. I'll do the rest next week. And have you been filming any more videos 10 put up

there? We (6) (film) all week. We (7) ::cc:::-c---c- - --::-:--:- (finish) six of the videos so (ar. We'll do the rest on Friday. And have you finished the song for the ad? Not yet. I (8) (work) on it, but it isn't ready yet. Next week maybe. OK, tha nks.

n Sentence creation Create as many sentences as you can in the Present Perfect Continuous in just two minutes. Use the verbs below. Use both affirmative and negative form s. watch, work, walk, talk, speak, think, move, take, catch, play, listen, dream, drink, eat, get, give, go, sell, send, show, run, call, learn

mUseful time expressions Can you add any more time expressions to the table?

Description

Time expression

Frequency

once a week, twice a month, every Friday. ..

Duration

fOr the past six years, fOr 10 years, fOr three hours...

Current time

these days, nowadays, at the moment..

Specific times

at the weekend, on Fridays, in the summer. ..

Past time

yesterday, last week, about six months ago.•.

n Free time analysis Read over the text. Then, answer the questions. Afterwards, underline any time expressions.

What do you do in your free time? "Well, I do quite a lot of sport actually. I go swimming twice a week - there's a very good pool just around the corner from my office. I've been going there for the past six years. I swim for an hour and do about 60 lengths. I also cycle to work when I can. Apart from

le'ng!!s_h -~.

~When I was younger, I did a lot of surfing and snowboarding, bu t I haven' t been for a long time. These days, I go cycling when I can I've been cycling today, for example. At the weekends, I like to cook and invite friends round for dinner. I' m a big fan of cooking programmes and often try to copy the recipes. but they don't always turn out very well." Mike, 31

I play golf at the weekend. I get up really early on Sunday and play for about five hours with some friends from work. While I'm out, my husband prepares lunch, which is usually ready by the time I get back. I started jogging about six months ago but I've done something to my knees, so I've been taking , _....L-:,..... it easy for a bit. Apart from that, I go fo r a drink after work every Friday with my work colleagues. There's a pub nearby and we usually stay there for a couple of hours, which is good fun. Petra, 27 1. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

How often does Julie go swimming? How long has she been going to that pool? How long does she swim for~ What does Mike do these days? What's he been doing today? What does he like to do at the weekends? What does Petra do at the weekend? Why's she been taking it easy lately?

Your turn! Write a short paragraph explaining what you do in your free time.


31

UNIT n Healthy times

SPEAKI NG TASK

Gym improvement Activity type: Meeting & discussion Task You're the owner of a gym. You're going to discuss some of the things you've been doing to increase the number of gym·goers at your gym. First, read over the list of ideas for improving the gym. Then, choose at least four and make notes on what you 've done and how it's been doing. When you're ready, get together in pairs and explain what you've been doing. Then, listen to your partner's ideas and ask questions.

Ideas for improving the gym • Redecorate the gym: lighting, mirrors, showers, changing

rooms ...

• Reduce prices. • Install a sauna, swimming pool. jaculzi. • New speakers for the stereo

system. • Increase the opening hours. • TVs in the exercise room.

• New weight-lifting equipment. • Loyalty programme with free gifts. • Referral programme with special discounts. • Free passes for local businesses. • More trainers on full-time contracts. • Special events: beach volleyball, rollerblading, outdoor classes ... • Competitions: go·day fitness challenge, sponsored runs ... • Website/blog with videos, tips and information. • Diet tracking on website. • New classes: line danCing, boxing, pi lates, rock climbing ... • Signage: logo, signs, T-shirts for staff...

Commenting on recent activities

Asking about recent activities

1, We've 2_ We've

What effect has it had on your business? What have you been doing about .. .? 3. What have your customers been saying about ..? 4. What's the best way to ... ? 5. What do you think we can do about. .. ? 6. What happened when you .. .? 7. Did introducing ... have any effect on ... ? 8. How has ... been helping you? 9. Has there been an increase in.. .?

been giving our customers ... in troduced a new scheme that's helped us to ... 3- We've been asking our customers about... 4, We've found that. .. s. We've seen that... has helped us to ... 6. One thing that's been really good has been .. . 7. One thing that's helped with sales has been .. . 8. We've been seeing that... 9. We've been looking at the possibili ty of...

1,

2.



_.-

leng!!!!!I

~a~L~Iys~ It's a mystery! Language structures: The Past Peifect Useful expressions: Solving a mystery

n Riddles

(an you solve these riddles? Think of a logical answer. 1.

Where does success come before work? 0

2.

How many books can you put into an empty

backpack? D 3. What has a head and a tail but no legs? 0 4. What gets bigger the more you take away

from it? 0 5. What goes up. but never comes down? 0

I

6. What is full of holes but can still hold water? 0

7. Wh ich w~hs more, a ton offeathers or a ton

of gold? U 8. How can you jump from the top of a 3D-metre ladder

onto a concrete floor and not gel hurt? 0

D Matching Match the answers below (a-h) to the riddles (1 to 8) from the previous activity. 3. Your age. b. By laying it on the ground. c. A sponge. d. In a dictionary. e. A coin. f. They both weigh a ton. g. One! After that it isn' t empty. h. A hole.

Think about it! Do you know any other riddles? What are they? Tell a partner. Are you good at solving puzzles? Why? Why not? Do you like doing word or letter games (puzzles, crosswords, sudoku , elc.)? Why? Why not?

le'ng!!s_h -~.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publish ing SlZ01 3 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

33

UNIT [J It's a mystery! Vocabulary: Mysteries n Matching

Match the sentences (1 to 7) to th ~ictures (a·g).

1.

The cat went into the box. U

VOCABULARY 6. Have a probL _ with someone/something 7. Have a good/bad ti __ 8. Have a shower / ba __ 9. Have a nervo__ breakdown 10. Have an id __

2.

The cat jumped onto the box. 0 3. The cat ran out of the box . 0

n Blog completion

4. The cat walked away from the box. 0

Complete the blog with the prepositions from below.

5. The cat went along the box. 0 6. The cat went through the box. 0 7· The cat jumped over the box. 0

~ f~ ~

back, on (X2), with, off,for (Xl), in

..... -. -

daisysblog .com

n Useful expressions choice

Choose the correct oefinitions of the words in bold. 1. 2.

They drove off without saying goodbye! aJ left a place driving b) drove quickly Tney got to the lake at midnight. aJ discovered b) arrived at

3. We set off really early in the morning.

aJ started the journey b) ended the journey 4. We headed to the centre of the town .

aJ left b) went to 5. The plane landed at six. aJ left the ground b) came to the ground 6. The plane took off an hour later. al left the ground b) came to the ground 7. We went back there a year later. al returned bl left

n Expressions with have Add letters to complete the words. Then, make a short story with five of the expressions. 1. Have dinn __ 2. Have an argum __ _ 3. Have a love affa __ 4. Have a drL_ 5. Have something to do wL _ another thing

Stories » •• Roanoke Colony •••> The mystery of Roanoke Colony began over 400 years ago when a few dozen Englishmen set (1) ::--;---,-,---,--.,,- fro m England to the New World. They headed (2) :-_,-.,----;:- North America in 1584 as part of an expedition that was organised by Sir Waiter Raleigh. He wanted them to explore the eastern coast, and find a su itable place (3) =-_-,---,-__ an Engl ish colony in North America . The colonis ts eventually sett led 14} --:-_ _ _.,--_ Roanoke Island, a small island near the coast of North Carolina. For a while, things went well. But then food supplies ran low, and they sta rted fighting (5) _ _ _;--;-_ Iocallndian tribes. A few years later, a second colony of about 115 English sett lers landed on the island (6J 1587. John White, one of the colonists. went (7) to England to get more supplies, but when he returned many months later he found an empty colony. There was no sign of the colonists. Where were they? What had happened? The only clue was a strange message: the word "Croatoan" carved (8) a nearby tree. This may have referred to a group of friendly Ind ians who lived in the vicinity. bu t we will never know for sure.

Your turn! Write a short description of a mystery that you've heard about. Think about it! Has anything mysterious happened to you re


_.-

leng!!!!!I

GRAMMAR

UNIT rl lt's a mystery! Language Structures: The Past Perfect Affirmative I had played it.

Negative I hadn't played

2.

Interrogative Had I played it?

it.

You had played it.

You hadn 't played it.

He had played it.

He hadn't played Had he played it. it?

She had played it.

She hadn't played it.

6.

n Fluency practice

Answer the questions. Use short answers: Yes, , had. / No, , hadn't. 1. Had you already had breakfast when you got to work this morning? 2. Had you already learnt a foreign language before you started your English classes? 3. Had you lived in many other cities before you moved to this one? 4. Had you been anywhere in teresting before you got home last night? 5. Had you already bought a car before you passed your driving test? 6. Had you watched much television before you went to bed last nigh t? 7. Had anyone called you before you left home yesterday morning? 8. Had you eaten much for dinner before you went to bed last night?

Had she played it? Had it played it?

We had played it.

We hadn't played it.

Had we played it?

They had played it.

They hadn't played it.

Had t he~ played it?

We often use contract ions with the Past Perfect: I'd = I had: you 'd = you had; he'd = he had; she'd = she had; it'd '" it had: we'd = we had; they'd = they had. The negative contraction is: hadn't = had not.

We form the Past Perfect with had + a past participle. Negatives are formed with hadn 't + a past participle . For example: She had seen it before.

The Past Perfect is often used to describe an action that occurred before another action from the past. For

example: Briar! had prepared the food before I arrived. We often use the Past Perfect with by the time. Th is can be used to mean "when" or ~ at the time when". For example: By the time she got to the cinema, the mm had already finished .

11 Sentence completion Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the affirmative form ofthe Past Perfect. 1. They (read) the book before. 2. I (be) to France before. 3. They (eat) there once many years ago. 4. You (tell) me that before. 5. He (speak) to us before. 6. I (see) the mm before. 7. James (hear) that story many times in the past. 8. She (lie) about it.

I!I Ouestion word completion

Com~ete the questions with the correct question words. 1. A: had they put it? B: In the garden.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

4.

5.

Had you played it?

It had played it. It hadn't played it.

3.

A: had they seen? B: Sandra and Brian. A: had they found out? B: Sam had told them . A: had it started? B: About an hour ago. A: hadn't they called? B: Because they didn't have your number. A: had you ordered? B: A coffee and a coke.


Complete the sentences With the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Perfect. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible. 1. When they (get) to the cinema, the film had already started. 2. By the time he arrived, the concert _ _ _ __ (already I finish) . 3. When I got there, my friend _ _ _ __ (already I start) eating. 4. By the time she finally agreed to get married. he ::--,----,-_,- (change) his mind. 5. By the time I got to the office. the robbers ::--;--,-------; (I....). 6. By the time she ;--;---,-__ (arrive} home, he had

already cooked the food. 7. By the time he

(be) ready to see her, she had already left. 8. When they _-,---,--,-----, (telephone) to tell me about the changes, I had already left the house.

n Sentence creation Create as many sentences as you can in the Past Perfect in just two minutes. Use the verbs below. Use both affirmative and negative forms. watch, work, walk, take, drink, eat, fight , fly, get, gil1e, go, hide, hit, hurt, wear, keep, sell, show, shoot, see, run, call, learn, think, mOl1e


35

GRAMMAR

UNIT B It's a mystery! [l

Website completion

Complete the wehsite witn the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Perfect or Past Simple. In some cases,

more than one answer may be possible.

mysteryincorporated.com

.... _u. -.. _ Mysteries ,) »

Agatha Christie

» »

'"

Agatha Christie Agatha Christie was once involved in a mystery of her own. On the night of 3rd December 1926, she (I) ,------,___ (go) upstairs to kiss

her sleeping daughter goodnight. and then (2) (drive) offin her car. A few hours later,

her abandoned car was found. but Christie was nowhere to be seen.

Where had she gone? No one knew. There (3) (be) a natural spring near the abandoned car. Many people thought that she (4)

-::--:--:-:-:_ ldrownJ herself there. Others suggested the incident was a publicity stunt. Some evenn ;:~~~d;tecl l that her husband, Archie Christie, had been ir What had happened?

Eleven days later, Christie was found, Apparen tly, she had been staying in a hotel since the day after her disappearance, To avoid detection, she (S) -:---:::--- I (change) her name. Some believe that Christie (6) _--,-_--;--:- (suffer) from memory loss after a car crash, or that she (7) (have) a nervous breakdown. Others say that she had planned the whole thing to prevent her husband from spending a weekend with his mistress. Recently, a new theory has emerged. Experts believe that Christie (8) (be) in what is known as "fugue state" (the person seems to be acting normally, but can't remember anything about his/her actions later). Experts believe that it's caused by stress. Of course, we'll never know for sure. It's the crime writer's biggest mystery!

n Article analysis Read over the article. Then, answer the questions. Afterwards, complete the sentences with the correct forms ofthe verbs in brackets.

Joaquin Phoenix mystery joaquin Phoenix was born in 1974 in Puerto Rico. His parents spent time travelling around South America. When Joaquin was four, he changed his name to Leaf. Why? Because he wanted to have a nature·related name like his sisters Rain and Summer, and his brother River. But money had always been a problem for the familv. So. Leaf and his siblinQ"s had to sin2 and

dance on the streets in order to earn some money. One day, Hollywood agent Iris Burton saw them. With her help, Joaquin got roles in commercials and TV shows. Eventually, he decided to change his name back to Joaquin and to take acting more seriously. After starring in several major films, in 2005, he was given the role of a lifetime: playing country Singer Johnny Cash in Wa lk the Line. Joaquin won an Oscar for his performance. But then something strange happened. In 2008 Joaquin announced he was quitting acting ... for good. He said he'd had enough of acting and that he wanted to become a rapper instead. After the bizarre announcement, he appeared on The David Letterman Show (an American talk show) wearing sunglasses and a long beard. He hardly spoke during the interview. David Letterman joked, "joaquin, I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight." But a year later, joaquin admitted that it had all been a joke. He'd faked his career change for a mockumentary called I'm Still Here. The film follows the actor as he tries to become a rap star. Joaquin said he made the film because he wanted to "explore celebrity". He recently appeared on The Dovid Lettermon Show again ... but this time without the crazy beard and glasses! When was Joaquin Phoenix born? Where was he born? 3. What did he change his name to? 4. Wh ich film did he win an Oscar for? s. When did he announce that he wanted to stop acting? 6. What did he say he wanted to be instead?

1. 2.

D Past tenses Complete the sentences with the correct past tense forms of the verbs in brackets. Try to do it without referring back to the article. 1. He (change) his name to Leaf. 2 . Money always (be) a problem for the family. 3. Leaf and his siblings (have) to sing and dance on the streets. 4. In 2005, he (give) the role of a lifetime. S. He said he (have) enough of acting. 6. He admitted that it all (be) a joke. 7. He (fake) his career change for a mockumentary.

Your turn! Write aoout something strange or unusual that happened to someone in your country.



_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT ti lt's a mystery!

SPEAKI NG TASK

Office mysteries

Activity type: information gap _._._. _ _ . _ . _ _ Student A

._.----.- ~I! Student B

You are going to try to solve a mystery with the help of Cl partner. First, read over Mystery I: The Fridge. What do you think happened? Think of questions to ask. When you're ready, ask Student B questions and try to solve the mystery. Use the questions below or any others. Then, when you've finished, answer Student 8's questions about Mystery 11: The Safe (you have the answer below). 1-······_ _ ·_-_····_ _ ····

You are going to solve a mystery with the help of Cl

Ipartner. First, read over Mystery 11: The Safe. What

do you think happened? When you are ready. ask I;i Student A questions and try to solve the mystery. Use the questions below or any others. Then, when you've finished, answer Student A's questions about Mystery , I: The Fridge (you have the answer below).

I!

I-MM~ysrtt~e,~ry:-jjllt: -..--- ~;;;::=::::;;;;;;::::;;;:;

i Mystery I:

The Fri~ge -

iThe Safe-

IThis Monday i morning you arrived

' Ii

1

~ solve

!you n~ed to i solve It!

I found the fridge i in the staffkitchen open. All the food Iwas missing. What i had happened? Use the questions below to find out. Think of i 6 more questions to 'I ask. Student B has ~ i the answer. ~~

I

·1:

·1'

.....

~-----

Solving a mystery - questions to ask Who was the first person in this morning? 2. Had anyone come in before that? 3. Had anyone broken into the office? 4. Had anyone come in to do some work during the weekend? s. Had they left anything behind? 6. Was anything else missing? 7. Had any workers been in during the weekend? 8. Had the cleaners been in? - - - - . - . - . - - . - . -..

i Solving a mystery - questions to ask '1 1. Had someone used force to enter the office?

1.

Was anything else missing? Had anyone come in over the weekend? Had someone opened the door with a key? Had they taken eve~thing ~rom the safe? 6. Had they left anything behind? 7. Was there any sign of...? j 8. Had anyone else noticed that it was open? 2.

! 3.

14. 15.

· I ,

~-.--.-.-.-

Answer: Mystery 11: The Safe This Monday morning Student B arrived at the office and found the safe open. It was broken and all the secret flies and money were missing. The answer is simple: Ms Hargreaves. the office manager, urgently needed something from the safe. but she'd lost her key. So. with the help of a colleague, they broke it open with a large hammer.

le'ng!!s_h

it!

I

'I'

:.---...--..-.-------.-.------

-i

This ~onday morning you arrived at the j office and found ' the safe open. It ] was broken and j all the secret flies and money were ] missing. What had happened? Use the questions below to i find out. Think of 6 more questions to ask. Student A has . the answer.

-

iat the office and

-~.

... -

...-

...-

...

.

--~

I1This Answer: Mystery I: The Fridge Monday morning, Student A arrived at the office and found the fridge in the staff kitchen open. All the food was missing. The answer is simple: the cleaner 1i had come in very early this morning. He found the 'I! fridge in a terrible state because someone had left some chicken in it and left the fridge door open. So, 1he took out all the food, threw it away and then j cleaned il. I

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SlZ01 3 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

37

~a~L~Im!! in£!o~panies &. brands Language structures: The Present Simple Passive of. The Past Simple Passive Useful expressions: Asking about a company; Answering questions about a company

n Company matching

Write the names ofthe companies below next to the descriptions (1-8).

SONY

,," ,,

,,~ foods

1.

A global chain of fast-food restaurants.

2.

One of the world's leading manufacturers of

electronics. video game consoles and information technology products. ---c----c-;c-3- An American CCI (computer-generated image) animation production company. _ _ _,---,---::-_,--

4- A drinks company whose biggest competitor is Pepsi. 50 A German car manufactu rer. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 6 A discount supermarket chain. ,------,-,---_ _ _ __

••

7. The world's second largest food and beverage corporation (after Nestle). _ _ _ _ _ _ __

8. The world's largest toy company. Think about it! Have you bought any products from any of these companies? What? Can you name ani products, brands, films or goods produced by these companies. Which products or films by these companies are popular in your country?


Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 201 3 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT n Companies & brands Vocabulary: Company info rma tion n Photo matching

Match the sentences (1 to 61 to the photos (a-f). What other ty pes of business can you th ink of? 1. She works for a construction company. 0

2 . He works for a pharmaceutical company. 0 3. She works as a designer in a publishing company. 0 4. He works for a chemical company. 0

5. She works in a legal firm. 0

6. They work in a telecommunications company. 0

VOCABULARY Bill: So, what do they do these days? Stacey: Well, they're a cruise line now, specialisi ng in cruises to the Caribbean. Bill: And where is their headqu arters? Stacey: It's in the Briti sh Virgin Islands. And what's their website address? Bill: Stacey: It's WYtW.samsonscruises.com It's got information on all the latest cruises, plus you can see photos and videos of the trips. Bill: And who's in charge these days? Stacey: Well, the president is Margaret Blalhing. She's occupied Ihat post for more Ihan 15 years now. Very interesting. Thank you very much. Bill: Stacey: My pleasure.

n Company analysis Think of a famous company from your country. Then, complete 6 of the sentence beginnings with information about this company. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

The company's name is ... Its website address is ... The (EO [chief executive officer]! president is ... It's a (construction company). It's famous for... Its motto is .. . It produces .. . One of its most famous products is .. Their target market is ... Their customers are mainly... They are based in ... I Their headquarters is in ... They have branches/offices in ... Their goods are produced in (Taiwan). Their goods are sold in (Europe). The company was in the news recently because ...

n Expressions completion Complete the sentences with the words from below. gross, turnover, slogan, fined, to, by, in, website 1.

Their

is "Work hard, sell hard!" address is 'I-IWW.nartun.com The company was founded Paris. The company was founded Margaret Brookling. Their goods are eKported Asia. Their is approximately $220 million per year. Their annual profit is approximately $2 million. The company was once $1 million for dumping waste into the sea.

2. Their

3. 4. s. 6. 7. 8.

r! Conversation analysis Read over the conversation. Then, complete the table. Bill: So, tell me somethi ng about the com pany. Stacey: Well, it was founded in 1837 by Sir Mortimer Samson. It was originally a shipping company, taking goods from London and Liverpool to New York and other places in America. They were originally based in London, with offices in both Liverpool and New York City. They mainlyimported cotton goods, tobacco and sugar from the Caribbean, and they exported clothes to other parts of the world.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

10.

President

n Types of business Think or a product, brand, company or franchise for any three of the industries. Or write a description of any three of them. construction company, pharmaceutical company, sports goods company, clothing company. insurance company, real estate agency, telecommunications company, publishing company, media group, cosmetics firm, transport company, legal firm , financ;al services company, accountingfirm, confectionery company, manufacturing company, music company, film company, hotel group, chemical manufacturing company, oil company, mining company, PR agency, advertising agency For example: Con struction companies build house, hotels and office buildings.

Your turn! Write a short description of a company. Invent if necessary. Think about it! What's the most successful company in your country? What's the most popular restaurant chain in your city/country? What's the most successful caft! chain in your city/country? Why is it so successful? What are some of the oldest companies in your country? Which national companies have been purchased by overseas entities? What are the keys to success for companies? How much influence do presidents / (EOs have in the success of a company? Have any major companies from your country been in the news lately? Why?

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SLZ01} www.hotenglishmagazine.com

39

UNIT n Companies & brands Language Structures: The Present Simple Passive Affirmative Thedocket is

Negative Thedacket isn't

ma e in the USA

ma e in the USA

Thej0ckets are

The jackets aren't made in the USA

ma e in the USA

Interrogative Is the jacket made in the USA?

Are the jackets made in the USA?

GRAMMAR 3, The cars _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Iproduce) here. 4. The waiters (tell) to arrive at 9pm. 5. The building _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not evacuate) very quickly. 6, The alarm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Inot set off). 7. The speaker (not give) much time to prepare for her speech. 8, She (not take) there by helicopter.

n Sequenci ng

Put the sentences alxiut an international shop in the correct order.

We form the Present Simple Passive with is/ore and a

International book shop sales process

past participle. We form negatives with isn't / aren't and

•

a past participle. For example, "The computers are made here."

•

Wi th the Active Voice, the subject (the person doing the action) is the focus of the sen tence and comes at the

start of the sentence. For example, "Jennifer prepares the drinks with this machine."

However, with the Passive Voice. the object becomes the focus of the sentence. For example. "The drinks are prepared with this machine (by Jennifer)."

• • • • • •

Descriptions of the books are written and posted on their website. 0 The books are purchased from second·hand bookshops or private collectors. They're sent by post to the customer. 0 They're sorted, priced and catalogued . 0 They're guaranteed to arrive within three days. 0 The books are packaged up. 0 The books are then placed in a storeroom. 0 The books are purchased through the website. 0

m

Generally, we use the Passive Voice when we want to focus on the object of the sentence. The person who performs the action (the agent) is not important or unknown. For example, "Tne beer is produced near here (by the company)."

The Past Simple Passive Affirmative Thejacket was ma e in the USA

Negative The jacket wasn't made in the USA

Interrogative Was the jacket made in the USA?

Were the jackets Thejackets were The jackets weren't made in made in the ma e in the USA? USA the USA We form the Past Simple Passive with was I were and a past participle. We form negatives with wasn't I weren't and a past participle. For example, "She was given the money." We can use question words (who , what, where, when, why, how, etc.) with the passive voice. For example, "Who were they sent to?"

n Sentence corn'p'ietion Complete the sentences With the correct form ofthe verbs in brackets. Use the affirmative and negative forms ofthe Past Simple Passive. 1. The company _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (found) 10 years

aga. 2.

The food ________ (leave) in the oven for three hours.



_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT n Companies &. brands n Website completion n Company analysis

GRAMMAR

Read over t~e information. then, write T (true) or F (false) .

Complete the website witn the correct form of the verbs in

brackets. Use the Present Simple Passive and the Past Simple

Fortnum & Mason

Passive. In some cases, more than one answer may De possible.

...... -. -

companyreport.com

Reports»

»

Lego

Lego is a toy manufacturer that (1) (base) in Billund. Denmark. The company's main product is lego, which consists of colourful, interlocking plastic bricks. gears and

mini.figures for children to play with. The bricks (2) -,-,_.,----,- {connect} in order to construct toys, vehicles, buildings, robots, ele. There are also Lego movies, games, video games and themed amusement

parks. The company (3) (found) in Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. He was a carpenter from Billund who originally made wooden toys. In 1934, the company (4) (name) Lego. The company name was developed from the Danish expression "leg godt", which means ~play well ". The company motto is "Only the best is good enough . ~ The motto is still used in the company today. Plastic toys were first produced in 1940, and the world-famous bricks (5) (create) in 1949. These min i-bricks (6) (base) on designs by a British company, Kiddicraft, and its "Self-Locking Bricks". The modern brick design (7) - , - - - - (develop) in 1958, and it was patented that same year. Incredibly, bricks from that year are still compatible with current bricks.

One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason. It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in 1707, at 181 Piccadilly (in central London) . Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all sorts of other goods including clothes, books and games. It has the "Gentleman's Department" on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum's grandson, Charles, was contracted to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals started shopping there. During the Victorian era, the company was often asked to provide food for special occasions. These days, the connection with the royal family is still strong, and members of the royal family often visit the store. Fortnum's is reaHy famous for its hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers; and Christmas hampers that are filled with bottles of wine and Christmas food. They're extremely popular, but also quite expensive and can cost up to £25,000 (about €30,000). In 1951, the store was acquired by Canadian businessman W. Garfield Weston. Since his death in 1978, it's been run by his granddaughters.

1. The shop was founded in 170L O 2. It originally only sold games. U 3. There's a Gentleman's Department in the basement. 0 4- There's a strong connection with the royal family. 0 5. The shop is famous for its hampers. 0 6. A top-of-the-range hamper can cost as much as €3 00 ,ooo. D

Descrilie a process; or write a description of a company that's been around for many years.

le'ng!!s_h -~.


41

UNIT n Companies & brands

SPEAKI NG TASK

Company information

Activity type: information gap ·---.. --.. -.-...--.... - ...--....-----.. --....... - ... ---.... _ ... __ .. __ ._- .. ----... - ....... - ...--... - ...--1'.-... --.--... - .....----..... - .. - ....

Student A

j

-I'

You are going to exchange information about two companies. First. read over the information about your company: The Styland Corporation (see below). Invent four more pieces of information about the company (motto. history. scandals, etc.). Then. think of questions to ask about Student 6's company (Tane Sugar Limited). When you are ready, get together in pairs. Answer Student 6's questions about your company. Then, ask Student 6 questions about his/her company and complete the information in the chart. Invent information if necessary.

Student 8's

-.-~...-

.. __ ... __ ... _ ... __ ..... _ .. __ .. _- ... _ ... _.,

Student B

'

, You are going to exchange 1

information about two companies. First, read over the information about

11your company: Tane Sugar limited

I"

(see below). Invent four more pieces of information about the company : (mono, history, scandals, etc.).

• ,

Then. think of questions to ask about 1, Student A's company (The Styland ! Corporation). When you are ready,

Iget together in pairs. Answer Student 1A's questions about your company. 1

Then. ask Student A questions about

1his/her company and complete

i the information in the chart. Invent

I

information if n-:e:cc_ec-;ss_.-,r:y.-::-_ _,

Student lis

!

::c--;---:--:::-__-, Student 8's

~~~ I'""00""E"giaod

Charles Hawley

_---- 1

---------l-- ---------------

Asking about a company 1.

2.

3. 4. S. 6.

7.

! 8.

When was the company founded? Who was it founded by? What type of company is it? Where are they based? Where are their goods produced? What are they famous for? What's their annual turnover? Have they been in the news lately?

Winnings

---,i

Answering questions about a company

Their main competitors are... They have branches in... I· 3. Their factories are based in ... 4. They mostly export... 15. Their motto is ... i 6. Thei r website address is .. . Their main products are .. . ! 8. They've been in the news recently because of... . 1.

i 2.

17.

Remember!

You must do the Reading and Listening activities in Learn Hot English magazi ne. INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 42


_.-

leng!!!!!I

! i

U NIT [] Travel time!

Vocabulary: Travel Language structures: Future forms; prepositions Useful expressions: Presenting ideas;

Asking about a plan

n Famous places location Write a number from the map next to each place in the list below. Which places on the map would you like to visit? Which ones have you already visited? What did you think ofthem?

• • • • •

The Panama Canal 0 The Forbidden City 0 Times Square (New York Ci ty) 0 The Eiffel Tower 0 The Taj Mahal 0

• • • •

Machu Picchu 0 The Lean ing Tower of Pisa 0 The Pyramids 0 The Sydney Opera House 0

• • • • • • • •

•

Think about it! Have you visited any oflhese castles or palaces? What did you think of them? Are there any famous castles or palaces in your country? What are their names~ What's their history?

The Great Wall of China 0 Hampton Court Palace 0 Stonehenge 0 The Sistine Chapel 0 The Amazon 0 Versai lles 0 Angel Falls 0 Victoria Falls 0

The Great Barrier Reef 0

le'ng!!s_h -~.


43

UNIT Il Travel time! Vocabulary: Travel

n Travel place matching Match the llaces (1 to 6) to the photos (a.f). Street U

1.

2. Restaurant 0

3. Museum D 4. Hotel O S. Airport 0 6. Shop O

--rn

VOCABULARY • It provided a home for... • It's made of wood/stone/brick, etc. • It sits on a hi ll above the city in ... • It's located near... • It's owned by... • It's surrounded by.. . • It was later used as .. . • It has an exh ibition hall full of. .. • You can visit the castle/palace ... • It's open in (month) ... • It was the (18th·century) home of... • It was originally a... • It was built on the ruins of...

n Blog completion Complete the blog entry with the words from below.

moat, wal/s, palace, academy, rivers, city, century, stone

early's Slog ...... _Ill

n Place identification Write the name of a place from the previous activity (exercise" 1 to 6) next to each travel eKpression. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible. 1. Where's the check-in desk, please? airport 2. Shall I put your bags in the boot? ,..-_ _ __ 3. Hi. I've got a reservat ion for tonight. ---c--;-;---;--

4. There's no space for my bag in the overhead locker. 5. Could you please tell me how to get to the Tower of

London, please? _,-;;-;::---;-_ 6. The photography exhibition is on the second floor.

7. We'd like a table for two, please. _ _ _ __ 8. I'm just looking, thanks. - 0 - - - -

9. Can we have the bill, please? -,--,-_ __ 10. What time does the plane get in? ,-_ _ __ 11. Do you have this in a smalfer size? _ _ _ __ 12. Can I pay by credit card? c-cc-;-;--1]. Excuse me. Would you mind taking a photo of us next to the statue? _ _ _;-_ 14. You need to leave your bags in the cloakroom. 15· What time is breakfast served, please? -C~-~16. Please fasten your seat belt and prepare for landing. 17. To the Hotel Carrington, please. _ _ _ __

n Castle /

palace descriptions

Use 6 of the sentence beginnings below to talk about a castle or palace from your country. • It was built in ... • I1 was restored in... • It's in/near the ci ty of... • It was deSigned by... • It took X years to build.

Trips ~~ » Castles » » My favourite castles Posted 10th March I've just got back from my trip in Europe. It was fantastic, especially the castles. One of my favourites was Segovia Castle (also called the "Alcazar of Sego via"). It's in the old (1) ::--,--...,-:__ or Segovia, in Spa in. It's maldd~e~o~r~ 12~1 above two (3) ;;: Eresma and Clamores. It was originally a fort, but it' s been a royal (4) _.,--_.,--_, a state prison, a Royal Artillery College and a military Is) since then.

==:&;:;;;;:

Experts think it was built in the 12th (6) ---;---although it could be Roman. In order to get into it, you have to cross a bridge as there's a 17) =:-_ _ rar below (but there's no water in it) . around it, towers inside, There are (S) and battlements along the top. Inside there's a great museum.

-=_

Your turn! Write a s ort description of a place to visit in your country. Think about it! What's the most famous building inyour town/city/country~ Are there any interesting buildings in your town/city? What are they? Do you think it's important to preserve old buildings? Why? Why not? What can be done to encourage people to visit castles or palaces? What can castles or palaces ten us about the past? Are there any good museums within castles or palaces in your country? What do they have on display? Who should pay for any restoration work in castles or palaces? Why? Are there any famous buildings with people still living inthem? Where?


s..w..

Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 201] www.hotenglishmagazine.com

_.-

len~m.!!!I

GRAMMAR

UNIT [) Travel time!

n Fluency practice

Language Structures: Future forms There are several ways of expressing the future in English. Here are three important structures: will; be + going to: and the Present Continuous.

Time expressions used with future tenses next week, next month, next year, in two hours. very soon, tomorrow, in 2020, in May, at 4pm, tonight. later,


tomorrow afternoon, this weekend, at the weekend

Will We can use will for personal pred ictions (not based on any evidence), promises and spontaneous decisions. For example, "I think I'll finish it laler,"

Be + going to + infinitive We can use tie + going to for future plans or predictions based on evidence. For example, "He's going to take them to the cinema."

The Present Continuous We can use the Present Continuous for future plans or

appointments at a fixed time and/or place, often as part of a meeting with another person, For example, "I' m meeting Christie for dinner at 7pm. ~ Please see the Resource Section for a more detailed

..

Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the pictures (a.f). We're thinking about going to the Grand Canyon. 0 2. I went 10 las Vegas las l year and I'm planning to go back sometime this year too. 0 3. We'll probably stay in Ihe centre of Paris fo r a couple of nights. 0 4. She's going to spend six nights in New York City. D 5. After a few days sightseeing, we're hoping to spend a few days relaxing on the beach. D 6. I'll probably stay in Sydney fo r a couple of nights. 0 1.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe verbs in brackets. Use future forms with either will or be + going to. In most cases, more than one answer may be possible. 1. I'm sure they (be) here soon. 2. Look! It's 8.30! You (miss) the train if you don't leave now! 3. If you don't take the toast out now, it ,-,--_ _-,---_ _ Ibum). 4. I imagine they (get) here sometime in the afternoon. 5. Did you hear that thunder? There -:-;:::;-:--,--- ----,-,- Ibe) a big sto'm. 6. A: Which one would you like? B: I think I ;-c;--::-:-c;---:--;- (have) the red one, please. (get) 7. Let's sit in the shade. We burnt if we sit out here any longer. 8. I don't think she (like) it. It's not really her style.

--I"" n

,-ex~p_la~n_at_io_n_'______~__________________

n Picture matching

Answer the questions. Use short answers. What are you going 10 do this evening? Where are you going to have breakfast this Saturday? 3. How are you going to get home tonight? 4. What are you going to cook for dinner tonight? 5. Who is going to wash the dishes tonight? 6. When are you next going to work out in the gym? 7. Where are you going to work tomorrow? 8. Who are you going to have lunch with on Friday? 1. 2.

Gap fill

Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Remember to conjugate the verb. Use the Present Continuous. catch, halle, see, speak, send, play, stay, fly,

1.

__________

the doctor next week al 3pm. tennis together next Thursday. 10 Barbados on the early

2. We 3. They morning night. 4. I :-_________ the details bye-mail this evening. 5. He the train at 23.30. 6. I (not) with my uncle in Chicago. (not) the meeting this 7. Mark and Beth afternoon. 8. Anna ______---,-___ (not) at the convention tomorrow morning.


45

UNIT 11 Travel time!

GRAMMAR

n Fluency practice

PrejlOsitions

Answer the questions. Use short answers.

Do you think you'll go abroad any time soon? Do you think you'll bring anything for lunch tomorrow? J. Do you think you'll (air anyone today? 4. Do you think you'll leave early tonight? 5. Do you think you'll have lunch in a restaurant on 1.

2.

Here s some useful information on prepositions. • In + a city or country: in Paris, in Germany... • In + an enclosed space: in a room, in a house, in the bathroom .. • On + a surface: on a bed. on the table, on the waiL ..

Friday? 6. 7. 8. 9.

Do you think it'll be cold tomorrow? Do you think you'll win any competi tions next yea r? Do you th ink you'll move house in the next five yea rs? Are you seeing anyone tonight? Who? Where? 10. Are you playing tennis with anyone next week? Who? 11 . Are you planning 10 visit anyone soon? Who? 12. Are you discussing anything important next week?

Verbs + prepositions • Pay for : They paid for it. • Tell about : She told us about it. • Add to: They added it to our bill.

Wha t? 13. Are you 14. Are you What? 15. Are you 16. Are you Why'

meeting anyone this week? Who? making any im portant decisions this week? cooking tonight? What? Who for? seeing the doctor or dentist next month?

[] Itinerary analysis Read over the itinerary. Then, answer the questions.

..-.

--

To; SIIbject:

[email protected] itinerary for excursion next week

-

Hi,

Here's the provisional itinerary for our excursion next week. I'll send you the definitive one later this week. Thanks, Mike

Excursion Date Weather - rain is forecast so bring a ra incoa t and a warm jumper. What to bring: money. camera 08:30 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00

1.

2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

Meet up outside hotel Departure from hotel Tou r of ci ty cen tre and museum Morning coffee in a famous cafe Walk along the river Picn ic in the park, or lunch in the pub ifi t rai ns Outdoor theatre show Afternoon tea Departu re for hotel Arrive back at hotel

What time are they meeting up outside the hotel? What are they going to do at 1O? Where are they going to be at 11]0 am? What will they do ifit ra ins at lpm? What time are they planning to have afternoon tea? What time are they hoping to be back at the hotel?

n Letter completion Complete the letter wIth the correct prepositions, Dear Sir I Madam, I'm writing to tell you m my recent holida y (2) Paris. which ....as a disaster. The young ma n (3) the travel agency told us t hat t he price included four nights (4) a five-star hotel (5) a view of t he sea, Well. t hat was a joke. and i t ....as clearly not a five-star hotel. There were only t ....o small beds (6) --:-_ -:=__ our family room so our son had to s leep (7) C;;;;':;(il:=~t~h~ e ~f~'~oo~r. There weren't any clea n towels (8) t he bathroom and t here were lots of insects all over t he place, Hundreds of t he m, (9) fact. Yes. there was a t he bedroom window - but view (lQ) i t was a view (lll a motorway and t he airport. There was noise a ll night a nd we couldn't s leep. There were no drinks included in the brea kfas t. a nd we ha d to pay extra (12) _ _ _ _ _ milk! We dema nd a refund! Yours faithfully, Mr & MrJ M lUttrJal1.

Your turn! Write a letter of complaint about something that went wrong while you were on holiday,



_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT [) Travel time!

SPEAKI NG TASK

Th e trip Activity type: presentation & question-answer session .-. . - . - - - - - - - . - - . - - . ---<= - - - - - - , iTask

I

II

You're going to present ideas for a one·day excursion. First. fill out the itinerary and decide what you're going to do for the day. Then, when you're ready, present your ideas and answer any questions.

1'-----·-···---···-·--·---·---·-·-·--·-···-·--··--..·--..-...

-~-

...-.---.

Excursion Destination: _ _ _ _ _ __ Date: _ _ _ _ __ What to bring: _ _ _ _ __ Destination: _______ Date: -,-_ _ _ __ What to bring:

'-p~~~~~ti~~id~~~ ----··--------·-----·l Asking about a plan i 1. What time are we gOing to ... ? 1 2 Where are we going to .. .? , 3. What are we going to do after that? i 4. What time is the tour aL.? 1 5. What do we need to bring? , 6. What's the weather going to be like? i 7. What time do we have to be aL.? What will we be able to see aL.?

1. We're going to meet up at...

We're planning to spend the day at... J. You should bring... 2.

4. If the weather is nice, we can...

S. We'll probably have lunch at... 6. Later, we'll go on a tour of... 7. The main aim is to... The plan is to...

8.

...._ - - - - - - - _ . - ..

le'ng!!s.h -~.

_---- ....-

18.

_..

_---_ _-_ ...•..

....

_-_..••----_ .. -.-_.. __ ....._,


47

Self-Assessment Congratulations! You have finished half the course. Now, please take some time to reflect on your learning and progress.

!J My feelings at the end of these units are ... a. Positive 0 b. Negative 0

c.oKD I!I What can I do? Give yourself marks out 0(10 (1 = poor; S= OK; 10 = excellent). I can use ... a. ... the Present Simple and Present Continuous. 0

b. ... the Past Simple I the Past Continuous. 0 c. ... the Present Perfect & the Presen t Perfect Continuous. D d. ... the Past Perfect. 0

e. ... the Present Simple Passive I the Past Simple Passive. 0 f. ... Future forms

I prepositions. 0

13 New language Complete with your own ideas. a. I rea lly like these words: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ b. These words are difficult to remember: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

c. These words are easy to remember: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ d. This grammar point is easy: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ e. This grammar point is djfficult: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

III What do you do to improve your English outside the class? a. 1 listen to songs in English. 0 b. I travel to English·speaking countries and practise English there. 0 c. I read books I magazines I newspapers I on line news sites, etc. in English. 0 d. I watch films in English. 0 e. I listen to MP)s I CDs in English. 0 f. I speak to work colleagues in English. 0 Other? [J

Personal objectives

My new objectives for the second half of the course are to improve my... a. b. c. d. e.

... reading skills. 0 ... Iistening skills. 0 ... speaking skills. 0 ... pronunciation. D ... writing skills. 0



_.-

leng!!!!!I

Revision Pa e Congratulations! You have completed the first half of the book. Very soon, you will be given a Progress Test. This is to check your understanding and to monitor your progress. The exam will be based on the first eight units of the Skills Booklet and the corresponding Reading and Listening exercises from Hot English magazine. There are five parts to the evaluation: Reading. Language (vocabulary and grammar), listening, Speaking and Writing. If you need any more help or practice in any of these areas, please remember to ask your teacher.

Exam preparation The exercises for the Progress Test will be similar to the ones you do in class. There will be a Reading and Listening aimed at your level. These will be similar to the types of Readings and Listenings that you have been doing from Hot English magazine. The Language section will be based on the vocabulary and grammar you have covered in the Skills Booklet. There are a rew exercises on this page to help you with that. This is not a definitive list or everything you will be tested on. You will need to look back through your book to see what you have covered. The Speaking part orthe exam will be based on a speaking topic that you have done rrom the Skills Booklet. While you're doing thiS, the teacher will make notes. You will be assessed on the rollowing: range or vocabulary, use or grammatical structures, accuracy, pronunciation and fluency. The Writing part orthe exam will also be based on a topic rrom the Skills Booklet. You will be assessed on the rollowing: accuracy, range or tenses, use or vocabulary and expressions, content and presentation or ideas.

Good lucid

Language Structures Complete the sentences with the correct forms ofthe verbs in brackets. 1. 2.

3· 4· 5· 6.

7· 8.

She Ilike) the film. IPre,ent Simple) They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Inotplay) tennis in the park. (Present Continuous) He - - - - - - - Ibe) at home all)ast night. IPast Simple) She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ibring) a book with her. IP'st Simple) It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (run) down the street. (Past Continuous) He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I'ee) a really good film . IPre,entPerfed) We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (walk) in the park. (Present Perfect Continuous) They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I'ee) the film before. IPast Perfed)

9· The shoes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (make) in Brazil. (Present Simple Passive)

She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I,lre,dyI 'pe,k) to them. IP'st Perfed) 11 . The e-mails _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (send) last night. (Past Passive) 1Z. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (have) the salad, please. (The futUre with wif~ 13. They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (buy) a new house. (The future with be + going to)

10.

le'ng!!s_h -~.


49

~a~L~In~mo~oney talks! Language structures: Modal verbs Useful expressions: Askingfor investm ent; Responding to a business proposal

n Bank ranking What do you like/d islike about banks? Read the list ofthings below. Which ones annoy you the most? Tick three ofthe ideas. Then, discuss your choices with a..2.artner. • Long queues in the bank. U • • •

Bank closing times. 0 Poor interest rates for savings accounts. 0 Bank charges. 0

• Unfriendly I rude / unhelpful staff. 0 • Not being able to find a bank / cash machine when you need one. D •

Bank machines that are temporarily out of service. 0

• Cheques that bounce or are not honou red. 0 • Bank-rela ted paperwork. 0 • Cred it I Debit cards that don't work when you're buying something. 0

• Bank letters demanding re~ments. 0 • Increases in bank charges. U • Onl ine banking. D Think about it! Are you happy with your bank? Why? Why not? Do you use the online bankin~ service? Why? Why not? How have banks changed over the years?

so

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotenglish magazine.com

...

'v

_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT n Money talks!

VOCABULARY n E-mail analysis

Vocabulary: Banks & money

Read over the e-mail. Then, add words to complete the sentences.

n Photo matching

--

I;';"

Match the sentences (1 to 6J to the pictures (a.f).

1.

He borrowed some money from a friend. 0

:..~

To; sam44 @hotmail.com Subj«t: my husband and his money problems

She lent some money to a friend. 0 3. He can't afford to buy the new car. D 4. He applied for a mortgage. D 2.

-. .. -

.

""'-

Dear Samantha,

S. He withdrew some money (rom the cash·point

How's it going? Things aren't too good here. My husband, Tim. is in a bit of a mess with his finances. About three months ago, he took out a loan for £30,000 to finance his car·repair business, but interest rates have gone up, and now the monthly payments are much higher. He also insisted on getting a new car on credit, which has added to his monthly expenses. On top of that, house prices have dropped so he can't sell the property he owns in the country; and as interest rates have gone up, the mortgage payments for it are much higher too. The worst th ing is that he's had to accept a salary cut at his part·time job. They've baSically dropped it by 15%. Now, to make matters worse, he's th inking about taking out another loan, but that's just going to add to his problems. Are you still looking for someone to work with you at the weekends? I courd talk to Tim about it as he desperately needs to start earning some more money. Please let me know. Yours,

machine. 0

6. She invested her money in stocks and shares. 0

).Ju Tim took out a loan for --;-_ _ __ Since then, interest rates have gone _--;-_ __ 3. And now his monthly payments are much

1. 2.

4. He can't sell his property because house prices have

D Definitions Write the words in bold from the previous activity next to the sentences (I to 6). 1. Not to have enough money to buy something. can't afford 2. To use your money to buy someth ing with the

intention of making a profit.

3. To accept money from someone with the inten tion of

paying it back.

--=====-

5. His mortgage payments are also 6. His salary at work has dropped by

Your turn! Write an e-mail to someone explaining a financial problem or situation.

4. To take out money from a bank, bank account, ele. 5. To give money 10 someone who will return it later. 6. Money you borrow to pay for a house.

n Collocations Add letters to complete the prepositions in the expressions {1 to nl. Make] sentences with any ofthe terms.

Ask L _ a loan Apply L _ a loan ] . Turn d___ a request for a loan 4. Defaul t 0_ a payment 5. Pay b___ aloan 6. Pay 0 _ _ a loan 7. Borrow money fr_ _ someone 8. Lend money L someone 9. Withdraw money L __ the bank 10. Invest your money L stocks and shares 11. Put money i___ an account 1.

2.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

Think about it! How easy is it to find a bank where you live? Do you prefer to pay with cash or by credit/debit card~ Why? How do you keep control of your monthly expenses? Do you keep a ~ home ex penses ~ spreadsheet? Why? Why not? Do you have a mort~age? What type is it? What are the interest rates like at the moment? Do you have any loans you're paying off at the moment? What are they for? Do you ever buy things on hire·purchase? Why? Why not? Do you ever use a credit card? Why? Why not?

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SlZ013 www.hotenglishmagazi ne.com

51

UNIT ~ Money talks! Language Structures: Modal Verbs

I was four. She couldn't see it.


Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the photos {a-f}.

1. I think it's going to rain. We should take an umbrella. 0 2. The meeting starts al fou r. We should leave now or we'll be late. 0

3. It's really foggy. I can't see anything on the road. D 4. You mustn't tell them what I said about them. D 5. You'v~o t a test tomorrow. You should start studying now. U 6. If you' re tired, you can lie down on the sofa. D

We could go by train. They could finish it next week.

You should go and see a doctor. They shouldn't go outside.

You ought to get some rest. She must tell us about it. They must arrive early.


Complete the sentences with can/can't or could/couldn't (for the past tense situation s). 1, I (not) drive any more - I'm so tired. 2. I (not) see anything as it was so foggy. 3. I'm really pleased wi th them as they all swim quite well now. 4. It was a really big fire, and you smell the smoke from a mile away. 5. Children learn foreign languages qui te easily if they start young. 6. She (not) hear anything because the band were playing too loud.

n Verbs completion Add letters to complete the verbs in the sentences. I' ll be able to dr___ you to the ai rport tomorrow. 2. She'll be able to exch ____ the money at the airport. 3. The doctor will be able to s__ you later this afternoon. 4. I won' t be able to L __ the computer back if I leave it too late. 5. I'm not sure when she'll be able to r~ _ over the report. 6. If they pass the test, they'll be able to wo __ as doctors.

1.

We often use contractions with the negative forms of modal verbs. For example:

can't :: can not (or cannot); couldn't "" could not: shouldn 't = should not; mustn 't = must not.

Please see the Resource Section for a more detailed .. explanation. .. ~----------------~

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotengli shm agazine.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

GRAMMAR

UNIT rt Money talks! n Gap fill

not try to give us a more complete picture of you r bu siness venture. The business plan you presented to us was incomplete. Jocelyn: Well , I was hoping to explain it in more detail now. Manager: I'm sorry but we really (10) can I can't be of assistance. Jocelyn: OK. I get the message.

Add letters to the verbs to complete the sentences. 1. It might not WO__ if you put it in the water. 2. If you le __ _ now, you might just arrive on time. I may still h___ a copy of that book somewhere.

l

4. We might be able to hEL _ them with the project. 5. She might 11__ to meet your brother. 6. The weather may g.... _ warmer in the next couple of

D Website analysis

days.

Read over the information. Then, add your own ideas under each head ing on howto save money.

n Fluency practice

Read over the sentences. Then, thin kof some advice to give. For example: A: I'm just so tired. 8: You should go to bed. 1.

1 haven't got any money left.

2.

I'm going to be late. They're making dinner.

3.

.

... -. MoneY4U.com

How to save money Write in with your top tips on how to save money in the fo llowing categories.

4. I'm angry. 5. I'm really fed up. 6. I've got an exam tomorrow morning. 7. There's a party tomorrow night. 8. I don't really want to go on my own.

~ Sentence creation Create as many sentences as you can with modal verbs in just two minutes. Use any modal verbs from this unit and the verbs below. Use both affirmative and negative forms.

break, take, catch, drink, eat, fall, fly, get, give, go, hurt, keep, sell, show, shoot, see, run, call, lend, learn, think, understand, walk, work, move, watch

Food &. drink You should buy a metal water bottle and use this instead of buying plastic bottles all the time. Cnome33 0142 Going out

Invite your friends round for a fun night in instead of going out to expensive ba rs or restaurants. You can save lot of money that way. 8ridgeovertheriver 03=22 Shopping

You can cut down on your costs by always shopping with a list - that way you don't buy unnecessary things. Mumlist22. 03=11

n Conversation completion Complete the conversation with t6e correct words. Jocelyn is applying for a loan. She needs some fi nance for her busi ness idea.

Heating &. electricity

In stead of turning on the heating in winter, you could wear more clothes. Photomagic OlOl

Good afternoon. Do sit down . Thanks. Ms Saunders, isn't it? Yes, that's right. I've come about the bank loan. Well, I'm afraid we won't (1) be able to I ca n help you , Ms Saunders. BaSically, we've been looking through your application, and we feel that you 121 mustn't I should possibly consider looking for alternative means of finance. Jocelyn: Such as? Manager: Well, you (3) could I can 't try getti ng some investors , for example. We've also been looking over your credit history, and we don't think we (4) should I could be of assistance. Jocelyn: I could remortgage my house. That would help. Manager: Yes, you could do that. And that Is) mustn't I might give you some of the money you're looking (or, but you 16J must I can't remember that house prices have been falling for a few months now, and they (7) shouldn't I may continue to do so for a long time. Also, I think you (8) can't I should look at your business proposal again. You (9) must I might Manager: Jocelyn: Manager: Jocelyn: Manager:

le'ng!!s_h -~.

Your turn! Write an e-mail to a friend with some ideas on how to save money.


53

UNIT ~ Money talks!

SPEAKI NG TASK

The investment

Activity type: a presentation and question-answer session Green to go! A chain ofheaTth food shops selling organic produce.

Company information Green to go( opened its first shop two

years ago. Since then, sales have been increasing steadily and the shop has finally started to make a profit. We're looking for an investment of [Soo,ooo in exchange for 20% of our shares in the

company. We want to use this money to open four more shops in four different cities across the country.

Student A

Student B

You're the owner of the company Green to go! You're looking for investors for your business. Prepare a minipresentation on the company and explain why you want

You're a potential investor, looking to invest in a new business. Read over the information about Green to go! Th ink of lots of questions to ask about it. After listening to the presentation, ask questions and decide whether you want to invest. See if you can get a higher percentage o( the shares (or the same amount of money!

the money, why the investor should give it to you and what you're going to do with it Afterwards, answer any questions. Try to convince the investor to invest!

---------------------------_.. _------.., ---------_._----_.

Asking for investment

6. 7. 8.

._....

__ __._--_._-_ __ __._-- ._-.- -

2.

3. 4. 5.

....

....

.

..

1. How much dO you expect to make next year? 2. How much did you make in profit last year?

3. How much did you make in sales last year? 4. We'd need X% o(the shares in return (or an investment of... 5. What will you spend the investment money on? 6. How much do you pay yourselves out of the money you make? i 7. We could possibly lend you X (an amount) (or Y% o( i the company. ! 8. Could you guarantee that you'd pay us back in ... years? .. ... ... ..- .. ..-.-..i

-.-_ _-- -- -_._._-.-.--_.


~

Responding to a business proposal

We're asking (or... in exchange for... last year. we made a profit of... We can guarantee that you'lI make your money back in ... years. Next year, we're expecting to make ... We should be able to expand to even more cities over the next five years. There's a real market for this type of healthy food. We're expecting a turnover of... next year. We're going to use the investment money to .. .

1.

- - - - -.. i i


_.-

__

leng!!!!!I

UNIT ~ Special events Vocabulary: Events Language structures: Reported Speech Useful upress;ons: Compla ining; Defending yourself/making excuses

n Events Write the words from below next to each spe
film, sport, literature, fashion, theatre, television, music, science Wimbledon sport

1.

2. Cannes

I The Open Championship 4. Edinburgh International Festiva

J. British Open

5. Sundance Festival 6. 7. 8. 9.

Olympics Roland Carros Nobel Prize Award Ceremony US Women's Open 10. Milan Fashion Week 11. Frankfurt Book Fair 12. UEFA European Football Championship lJ. Academy Awards I The Oscars 14. BAFTAs

15. Grammy Awards 16. Emmy Awards Think about itl Have you been 10 any of these events r«ently? Which ones? Are

there any big conferences/tournaments/events in your country? What are they? Which event would you fike to attend? Why?

le'ng!!s_h -~.


55

UNIT ml Special events

VOCABULARY n Website analysis

Vocabulary: Events

Read over the top tips for putting on an event. Then, write a brief summary of the main ideas next to each heading (see below).

n Poster analysis

Read over the information. Then, answer the questions.

...... -. -

Cool People.com

Beat Poverty NOW! A SMAll DONATION CAN GO A LONG WAY!

Join us on our s·kilometre sponsored race to raise

Events manal~e••e.'t~ ' top tips

money to help poor people around the world.

• WHERE: Central Park, Manhaltan • WHEN : Sunday 16th September at l1 am • WHY: Thousands of peo ple around the world have no access to clean wa ter, hospitals or schools. With your hel p, we can change this. • HOW: Register to run, jog, or wa lk for only $25.

Have a clear purpose for the event. Is it to raise money. to build your brand. to recruit new members, to energise employees? Decide before you start! 0eate a budget for the event (or get one from management) so you know how much you can spend . Plan at least 6 months in advance. And put some deadlines in place so you can measure progress more eaSily. Remember the quote, "Failing to plan means planning to fail!" Also, plan for any and every emergency.

SIGN UP OR DON ATE NOW:

register@bea tpovertynow.org Or visi t: www.Beat PollertyN OW.com

Before you set the date, check whether your event will clash with any other even ts.

Cl www.twitter.com/BeatPoverlyNOW

11 www.facebook.com/BeatPovertyNOW

Find a good venue and book it well in advance. Research a number of possible venues before committing yourself to one. Then, you wi ll be in a stronger position to negotiate a good price.

Sponsored by MARTbank.com PovertylONDON .com YOUcanhelp.com CITYTV.com What time is the event being held? Where is it being held? Where can you register? What's the purpose of the event? What's thei r Facebook address? How many com panies are sponsoring the event?

1.

2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

Choose a catering company carefully - you'll want a good selection of qual ity food. Read over any online reviews to find out how good they are. Create a websi te so that people who are interested can get information on the event, regis ter online and buy tickets.

n Definitions

Match the words in bold (in sentences 1 to 8) to the definitions

What advice is given about...

(a.hl·

1• ... budgets? 2 • ... planning?

We asked them for a quote for the work, D

1.

2. The opening ceremony will take place at 7.Q.m .

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

D

There will be live music du ri ng the event. U The prizes will be awarded at the end of the event. D The venue for the event still hasn't been chosen. D The budget for the event is £3°,000. D A catering company will provide the food. D They're hoping to raise more than £soo,ooo. D

a. A company that provides food and drink at an event. b. The official start of a tou rnament I event. c. An estimate of the price for providing a service or doing a job. d. To generate; to collect; to make (money) e. Given f. Music played by a band in front of an audience. g. An amount of money that an organisation can spend on something. h. The place where an event will happen.

3. ... setting the date? 4• ... the venue? 5. .. ,the catering company? 6. ... the importance of creating a website?

Your turn! Design antt write the text for a poster for a charity event. Think about it! What are some of the best events I concerts I tournaments, etc. you've ever attended~ Why were they so good~ What type of food do catering companies usually supply at events in lour country? Have you ever been to an event in another country. What was it like? What can go wrong during events? What can be done to ensure that events run smoothly? Have you ever had to organise an event? What was it for? Have you ever taken part in an event? What did you do? Have you ever been awarded a prize at an event? What for~ When?



_.-

len~m.!!!I

GRAMMAR

UN IT trll Special events

n Matching

Language Structures: Reported Speech

Makh the direct speech sentences (1 to 6) to the indirect ones (a-f)-

Tense

Direct Speech

ReX0rted I In irect Speech

To be

"I am happy!"

She said she was! is happy.

Present Simple "I don't like i t! ~

Present

"He's playing

Continuous

tennis,"

"They can come

Can

tomorrow,"

Past Simple

"I saw the film."

Present Perfect "I have sent the Simple e·mail."

1,

I'll talk to him later. D

He sai d he didn't! doesn't like it. They sa id that he was playi ng tenn is.

2_

[went to the cinema last

night. D

She said that they (ould come the followi ng day. 3- She's going to send it later

He said he saw the fil m.! He said that he had seen the fil m.

today. D

She said she had sent the e-mail. 4. We're really

Will

"She' ll fi nish it soon,"

They said she would fi nish it soon.

Be going to

"Theire goi ng to play.

He said that they were goi ng to play.

hungry. D

<=(5. I like it. D We use Reported Speech (or Indirect Speech) to give a version of what someone has said. For example:

J

Direct speech: Courtney: ~I'm pleased to be here."

Indirect speech: She said that she was pleased to be here. The use of tha t is often optional. For example, ~They said (that) they could see it." We can also use the verb to tell followed by an object pronoun (me, you, him, her, us, them). For example, "She told us that she was pleased to be here." When using Reported Speech. we often change the tense orthe verb (sometimes using a past tense verb). However, in some cases, where the information is still true, we can use a present tense verb too. For example, ~They said that they liked it. I They said that they like it."

Please see the Resource Section for a more detailed explanation, ~--------------------~

le'ng!!s_h -~.

Cl

6. I won't have time to finish it this week. D

a, They said that they were really hungry. b. He said that she was going to send it later that day. e. He said that he wouldn't have time to finish it that week. d. She said that she would talk to him later. e, She said that she liked it. f. She said she'd been to the cinema last night.


57

UNIT trll Special events n Sentence completion

Complete the Reported Speech sentences. Use past tense verbs where there's a choice. 1. "She's happy." = They said she .. 2. "He's hungry." = He said that he .. 3. "We're lost. " = They said they... 4. "I go to the market on Tuesdays." = He said he ...

s. "I try to walk as much as possible." "" She said she ... "You work too hard." = He said I. .. "She can borrow the money." = He said she ... "He can walk there." They said he ... "We can play scrabble ifit rains," = They said they... 10. "I'm taking the dog for a walk." = She said she ... 11 . ''I'm cooking a pasta dish." = He said he ... 12. "We're walking in the rain," = They said they...

6. 7. 8. 9.

=

n Fluency practice Transform the direct speech into indirect speech. Use past tense verbs where there's a choice. For example: A: "I'm tired." =She said that... 8: She said that she was tired. 1. "It's freezing.":: He said that 2. ''They're happy." = She said that...

3. 4. 5. 6.

"He enjoys cooking.":: They said that he ... "They're arriving in an hour." = She said that they... "The nsh is great." = He said that... "They can't come.":. She told us that they...

n Gap fill Complete the Reported Speech sentences. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible. 1. "We went to see a play on Sunday." = They said they... 2. "She saw them last week." = They said that she ...

J. "I didn't know what to do." = He said he ... "I've been here for six hours." "" She said she ... "He has taken Ihechildren 10 the beach." = She said he... "They have finished the work." = He told us that. .. "I'll go to the shops in the morning." = t said I. .. "She'll take the car 10 the garage tomorrow."= They said she ... 9. "We'lI bring a bottle of wine to the dinner. "= They said they... 10. "I'm going to join the gym." = He said he ... 11. "We're going to play some pool this evening." = They said they... 12. "They're going to help us find a Aat." = They said they...

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

GRAMMAR another party going on in the same building. Supplier. We said that you (2) (have) the hall for yourselves, we never said anything about the whole building. Client You also said that you (31 (provide) top quality food , but the food was cold and tasteless. And you said that there (4) (be) a selection of hot dishes, but there was only one main dish. Supplier: We told you that we would provide ou r usualslandard oHood. We fee l that we delivered on that. Client You said that you (5) (ensure) adequate lighting for the stage, but it was rea lly dark. And you told us that you (6) (use) state·of-theart equipment for the PA system , but the people at the back couldn'l hear anythi ng. Supplier: Well, I'm afraid I don't agree with you on that point. Client You also said there (71 (bel an entertainer, and that there would be security guards, but these people were nowhere 10 be seen! And worst of all, you said the venue (8) (be) big enough, but it was far loo small for the number of people we had. Plus, you said there (91 _ _ _ __ (be) a band, but they never turned up ... Supplier: OK. How about a 15% reduction in the price? Client Thirty! Supplier: Twenty? Client OK. It's a deal. [J Fluency practice Questions with question words. Invent answers where necessary. Use full answers and Reported Speech. 1. What did your boss say to you this morning? 2 . What did your dad say to you last week? 3. What did your mum tell you to do last month? 4. What did your COlleagues tell you yesterday afternoon? 5. What did your sister say to you last week? 6. What did your brother tell you lasl month? 7. What did your aunt say to you last Christmas?

Your turn! Write an e-mail to a catering company. Complain about the service they provided. Demand a refund.


Complete the conversation with t~e correct form ofthe verbs in brackets. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible. Afew months ago, Mark Bradshaw (the client) contracted an events management company to organise an end-of·year party for staff. Unfortunately, things didn't go too well. So, I've called you in to discuss the bill you sent us. Frankly, we're not at all happy with the way things went. Supplier. I'm sorry about that. Client Yes, well, you told us that we (1) (be) the onlycompany using the venue, but there was Client

- """'"--



_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT ml Special events

SPEAKI NG TASK

The di sas trou s eve nt

Activity type: role play

List of complaints Some of the things tha t wen t wrong at the event. Website - th.e ~ 1"(!£Jtrlt twt. !;tJteM I1.lver wrr-Ud-. Venue -

u- wItS tov Jh'VtU.

Facilities (toilets, etc.) -

rkty were

/J1.It,(,e9 wtte.

Transport -

M

trltNf lJiT ;rvvuitJ,

tN "I/f'''" IT tN v,,,,,,,_

frvw..

Parking - rwr- t~A- flfr-~ JfItUJ.

Catering - vt.'"'1 f wr: cM , t ltIt t kil, /'lA ,,",tu if dol" ,,_ lighting - /Nf~9wytt for tk eveN' Wltj tw J4r~ PA system Ip~blic address)-

Lt"

,lark Itt tk

t",~ ~rk","~_

Audio-visual equipment - t/te lJ1.t"!l"ltctwt whu-dfJltrd. ~'t w(frl live music - tk tltM flllikJ tv

""" "tTotal cost (4°,000 - tkre I1.lttis tv fe If. dol,,,,,,,",

Student A

Student B

You work in the Human Resources department of a large supermarket chain. You're going to discuss a bill you received from an events management company. A few months ago, you contracted the events company to organise a prize-giving ceremony for your employees. Unfortunately, things didn't go well and there were a number of problems (see the list above). First, read over the list of problems. Then, decide what you're going to say. When you're ready, discuss the situation wi th Student B and try to get a discount.

You work for an events management company. A few months ago, you were contracted to organise a prizegiving ceremony for employees at a supermarket chain. Unfortunately, things didn't go very well and there were a number of problems (see the list above). First, read over the list of problems. Then, decide what you're going to say and how you' re going to defend yourself (you could invent clauses in the contract for example). When you're ready, discuss the situation with Student A. Try to avoid giving any kind of discount.

i

ij--o c -m - p-I-a -in-in - g- - - - - - - - - - - - I Defendin~ yourself / making excuses i 1. You said that... You told us that... You promised us that we'd have... , 4. You assu red us that X would work. S' You told us that... 6. We were assured that... 7. You said that there would be... 8. We were told that... .. ... ... _----_._ ... .. .. _.

2_

13.

__ __

le'ng!!s_h -~.

As we explained, there is... . We warned you that. .. You said that you wou ld ... j 4. There was nothing in the contract about... 1S· We agreed that you would organise ... 6. You said there would be X, bu t there wasn't. I! 7· There's a clause in the contract that says that... 8. Clause 23 of the contracts clearly stales that... ._ .._. ._... ... ... _. ... ._..._---_._-; I! 1,

i 2_

13.

__ _ __._._._._ __._..__ ...

__ _-_._ _-_._._-_ __ __


S9

~a~!..~IJ!!g Social splash Language structures: Short answers Useful expressions: Confirming information; Correcting information

n People & places matching Match the places (1 to 8) to the comments (a.n). What are the people talking about?

Hotel reception 0 Clothes shop D l- Supermarket 0 1. 2.

4- Train station 0 50 Petrol station 0

6. Office O 7. Airport D 8. (inema D

b. They told me it leaves from platform six.

h. Could

Did they say

the night was cancelled?

I have the key to room 612,

please?

Think about it! When was the last time you were in one of these places? What were you doing there? When was the last time you used one of these expressions in lour own language? What other things do people say in these places.


Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT mSocial splash

VOCABULARY n Sentence matching

Vocabulary: Socia lising

n

Match the sentences from the previous activity (1 to 8) to the follow·up comments below (a.h).

comments / questions What could you say in response? What

comment or ask as a question? for this time of the

2.

Queuing up to buy Cl ticket for Cl football game: "Have seen them al this stadium before?"

a. No, you go ahead. I can get the next one. D

Yes, of course, bUll don't think there's enough room. D Yes, once, but that was about six years ago. D Yes. I really like it too. D No, it was a complete disaster. D f. Yeah, a complete waste of money. D g. Yes, much better than last week . D h. No. I've just got here. D

b. c. d. e.

n Conversations completion

Complete the conversations with the expressions from below. Th e usual excuse! / Yeah, me too! / Oh, that's nice!

At the airport

J. At a bus stop: " Have you been waiting for long?"

Tristan: Isobel: Tristan: Isobel: Tristan: Isobel: Tristan:

Did they say the pla ne was delayed? Yes, ~ u ntil further notice I hate it when they say that. (I) --:--:-_ _,-_--;-_ What's it supposed to mean? Who knows? I wish they'd let us know what's going on. Exactly! W

•

In a pub 4. At a museum: "This is one of my favourite paintings. I've a copy ofil at home."

Lou ise: England were terrible! Jay: Tell me about it Louise: If they can't even win games like that, they're never going to win anything. They're blami ng it on the rer. Jay: Louise: (2) ---,---:-;-:-:-_--;-_ _ I just don't th ink our players are good enough . Jay: Louise: Yeah, I know. It's sad , but true.

In the park

6. In the office: "I don't think that meeting wen t very well."

Megan: Fred: Megan: Fred: Megan: Fred: Megan: Fred: Mega n: Fred:

7. At the cinema: ';Well, that was a load of rubbish!"

Is that your dog? Yes. It's a Westie, isn't it? That's right. I've got one just the same.

III --;-;--:--::--:---:--;--

Il's the fi rst time I've had a dog. Really? Yes, we only got him last week, but he alreadyfeels like part of the family. Oh, yes, that's what happens.

n Making comments

Read the statements. Thin k offollow.up comments to make. Ah, the sun's come out at last. 2. The flight's been delayed another half hour. 3. The bus is never on time. 4. It's lovely out here in the sun. 5. It's freezing today, isn't it? 6. I hate it when they say the plane's delayed.

1.

8. On Cl plane: ~Could you help me get my bag into the

overhead locker, please?"

Your turn! Write the text for a short conversation between two people.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SLZ013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

61

UNIT mSocial splash Language Structures: Short answers

a) A: Can you do it? b) A: Does he know her?

Tense

Question

Short answer

To be

Is he tired?

Yes, he is./ No, he isn t.

Present Simple

Does she live here?

Yes, she does./ No, she doesn t.

There is /

Is there Cl problem?

Yes, there is.l No, there isn t.

Have you got

Yes, I have./

There are

Have got Can

GRAMMAR

enough money?

No, I haven t.

Can they do it?

Yes, they can.!

n Speech bubble completion Matcti the questions (1 to 6) to the s'hort answers (a.f). 2.

Was Jwere

Is she working on it?

Yes, she is.! No, she isn t.

Were they looking Yes, they were./ No, they weren t.

for me?

Past Simple

Did you go out?

Past Continuous

Was she playing tenn is?

Yes, she was./ No, she wasn t.

Present Perfect Simple

Have you ea ten yet?

Yes, I have.!

Will

Wi ll he like it'

Yes, he will.! No, he won't.

Be going to

Are they going to buy it?

Yes, they are./ No, they aren t.

Present Perfect

Have you been waiting?

Yes, I have.! No, I haven t.

Present Simple Passive

Is it used much?

Yes, it is., No, it

Past Simple Passive

Were they built here?

Continuous

Did you go out last night? O

3·

No, they can't.

Present Continuous

B: Yes, I can. B: No, he doesn't.

Yes, I did./ No, I didn t.

5. Can you

No, I haven t.

a. b. c. d. e.

f.

No, Yes, Yes, No, Yes, Yes,

she doesn't. I did. I am. I wasn't. I have. I can.

isn't.

D Fluency practice

Yes, they were. I No, they weren t.

Answer the questions with short answers. Invent where necessary, 1.

Are you tired?

2. Are you at home?

Note: when using short answers, we don't use contractions with affirmative forms of the verb to be. For example, you can't say: Yes, I'm. / Yes, they're, etc. You have to say. Yes, I am. / Yes, they are, etc. However. it is possible to use contractions with the negative forms. For example, you can say: No, I'm not. / No, they aren't. We use short answers in response to yes/no questions. For example: a) A: Are you happy? B: Yes, I am. b) A: Is she French? B: No, she isn't. Notice how we repeat the auxiliary verb in the short answer. For example:

3. 4. 5. 6.

Do you want to move house? Do you always get to work on time? Does your boss give you a lot of work? Is there a park near where you work?

n Sentence completion Complete the conversational exchanges with short answers. Answer affirmatively. 1.

2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

Have they got a map? Have you got the time? Can you speak up please? Can they come here for a second? Are you coming on holiday with us? Is she learning how to use the new program?



_.-

le;,~m.!!!I

UNIT mSocial splash n Fluency practice

GRAMMAR B Instant messages analysis

Answer the questions with short answers. Invent where necessary. 1.

Have you got

Cl

Read the instant messages. Then, tick (....., "Yes" or "No". .,111

new car?

Has your brother got a second home by the beach? 3. Can you speak any other foreign languages? 4. Can you do a handstand?

63 % ' "

2.

Ellie: Hi Alfie. A few questions for you: did ou send the e·mail to Pete?

s. Are you working late tonight?

<

6. Are you eating at home for lunch?

Alfie: Yes, I d;d. )

n Gap fill Complete the conversational exchanges with short answers. Answer affirmatively.

Ellie: Did you find time to get in touch with the Bank?

Have you been working hard lately? 2. Has she been watching films all afternoon? 3. Is it written by a professional? 1.

Alfie: No, I didn't. But I'll do it later toda .

4. Are they given the information prior to the meeting?

S. Were they robbed? 6. Was he informed of the changes?

E!lie: Could you send me the sales fi ures? I need them for the meet!n .

13 Fluency practice

«

Answer the questions with short answers. Invent where necessary. 1.

Alfie: Yes, I'll do it in just a sec.)

Did you go out last night?

Does your uncle drive a Mercedes? 3. Can your brother play the guitar? 4. Have your colleagues been out to a bar this week? s. Were you working late last night? 6. Will you have a break soon? 7. Are you going to leave early today? 8. Is there a game on tonight?

Ellie: Do you know if Pete is comin to the meetin ?

2.

Alfie: No, I don't, but J can find out for ou. An thin else? Ellie: No, that's all thanks. Thanks for asking. Oh, wait, did you speak to Nigel about going to that conference?


Complete the conversation with t~e correct short answers. Abbie and Harry are asking and answering questions about Sebastian. Abbie: So, have you known Sebastian for long? Harry: Yes, (1) . Since we were about five, I think. Abbie: Does he live in Highgate? Harry: No, lz) . He lives in Marston. Abbie: Is he going out with Melinda? Harry: Yes, (31 ----:-----:Abbie: Have they been going out for long? Harry: No, (4) . Just about two months, I th ink. Abbie: Has he got a pet cat? Harry: No, {si , but he's got a little dog. Abbie: Oh, right. Was he at Alexandra's party last week? Barry; Yes, (6) , although he did n't stay for long. Abbie: Was he that tall guy who was dancing with Jessica? Barry: Yes, that's him. Abbie: Is he moving to the States next year? 8arry: Yes, (71 . He's got a job there. Abbie: Is he going to stay for long? 8arry: No, (8) . He's just going to be there for th ree months, then he's coming back. Abbie: Oh, right, and... 8arry: Hey, why don't you ask him yourself? Here, I'll give you his phone number.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

Alfie: Yes, I did, but he hasn't got back to me yet. He said he'd ret me know by tomorrow afternoon. He's < away in Strasbourg until then. Eme: OK.

<

Alfie: See you l

)

Yes No 1.

z. 3. 4. s.

Has Alfie been in touch with the bank? Has he already sent the sales figures? Does he know whether Pele's going to the meeting? Did he speak to Nigel about the conference? Is Nigel in Paris right now?

DD DD DD DD DD

Your turn! Write up an MSN style dialogue.


63

UNIT mSocial splash

SPEAKI NG TASK

The con versation

Activity type: information gap

_ ,,-- ................_....._.....__._---_..._-_........_............-.......-..... -~---...-...-

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

Student A You're going to exchange information with a colleague.

You have some accurate information about Rober! Masters (see be!ow). plus some information about Rebecca, but you aren't sure whether it's correct or not. First. answer Student 8's questions about Robert

Masters. Answer with short answers. Then, ask

yes/no

questions about Rebecca and correct the chart.

! You're going to exchange information with a colleague.

! You have some accurate information about Rebecca

IWest (see below), plus some information about Robert, ! but you aren't sure whether it's correct. First. answer

i Student A's questions about Rebecca West. Answer with

I short answers. Then, ask yes/no questions about Robert

Iand correcllhe chart.

--_····_---_···_---_·-----·1 - -

"-thu.

""Born

Robert Masters (correct) 19 82

.,,.i

Appearance

._.-

-

--

"!J

8
(m)

~ (if;j M lUrtrJ

-

.,il l

Long brown hair '-"Ij f - Mvl

Appearance

Address

Seattle

iJ""£;'

Address

/?gstvfl..1

Sydney

University

Harvard

~ri1km'

University

H lfnllfrJ}

London

Nationality

US

NtN Zt~/JtM}

Nationality

ClfMivtfl..1

Australian

Car

Ford Focus

vvlLw'!jttt,1

Car

Mtrc(4s l

Vol kswagen

Current job

Designer

~~ur-'

Current job

Family

Wife and son

i-ji.1JtI1MItM

Jobs abroad

Birmingham

H":j

Previous jobs

Magazine

Sports I hobbies

Cycling

,~,

Pets

A dog

rWf J.y}

0,,/

1.

Family

Future

On holiday Set up a business

I

Engineer

I':Iri, ~"".

l ~hild~~~,1 and 3 Oil company

••

Surfing

Pets

A

Mutual friends

{ lfin. &lf rUrl

Two cats

«r-'

IR""e~! Last week

0" I..

'Nark. /)1, AI.t&~rvtt

Future

~tt '1'

._. If

~IAtJJl

•

I

May Smith

!i\.~~

fflf.a ~ warH

II

I

Auckland

••

I ~~~sl

1

I I I I

I~~~rt

_.

Previous jobs

"'"f'~'

Mutual friends Sam Barker M'Y{~t Recent Meeting in New r~'lf.r activities York tt ~~l

Last week

1979

MlfN;k.Jrt r 1

""11'

-

Sest

l

Born

1

•

,

.......

, i Student B

I

i I Back to work

I'ifo"~~ in Hong

I I

--II Confirming information 1. Was she born in 1978? 2. Did he go to London University?

f

Correcting information

i 1.

! 2.

3. Does she drive a Mercedes? 4. Does he know Sam?

! 3.

S. Has she just got back from holiday? 6. Has he been on a six-month sabbatical?

! S.

7. Did she work in Auckland for a few years?

8. Does he like cycling?

f 4·

16. i 7·

. 8.

No, she wasn't. It was in 198]. No, he didn't. He went to Boston University. No, she doesn't. She drives a Volkswagen. No, he doesn't. He knows Sam . No, he didn't. He was away for a couple of weeks. No, she doesn't. She wants to work in London. No, he isn't. He's a designer. No. she isn't. She's Australian.



_.-

le;,~m_!!!I

~a~L~Iin!t Coing out! language structures: Infinitives a{ gerunds Useful expressions: Reducing costs; Maintaining costs

n "Going out" ranking What do you "'e to do on a Friday or Saturday night? Choose from the list below. Tick the ones you like to do. • Stay at home and watch TV 0 • Go out to the cinema 0

• Organise a fancy·dress party 0

• Go to the theatre 0 • Stay at home and play online games 0 • Meet up with some friends in a bar 0

• Go to a restaurant 0 • Rent a DVD or down load a film to watch with

friends [.J • Stay at home and surf the in ternet 0 • Go to a casino 0

• Play poker at home 0

• Invite some friends round for a chat 0

• Go to a bar to listen to some live music 0 • Play board games at home 0

• Have a dinner party 0 • Go to a concert 0

• Have a house party 0 • • • • •

Stay at home and read 0 Go round to a friend's house 0 Have a karaoke party 0 Do some e)(ercise or sport 0 Go to a bar for a drink with friends 0

Think about it! when was the last time you stayed in on a Saturday night? What did you do? When was the last time you went out to a restaurant? Where did you go? What was it like?

, ,

le'ng!!s_h -~.

I INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SlZ013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

65

UNIT ~ Coing out! Vocabulary: Going out

n Musicals matching

VOCABULARY n Musical poster analysis

Read the informatIon on the poster. Then, answer the questions.

Alyson Manuel Produc.tions presents...

Write the name of a musical from"below next to the descriptions: (1 to 6). Which ones have you seen? What did you think of them?

A Little Place Called Home A musical about a case of mistaken identity!

1.

• Based on the book by Matt Burrows and Grace Hen ning . Lyrics and music by Zoe Richa rds • Directed by Harriet Goldi ng . Starring: Kate Nichols, Oscar Wells and Lauren Bai ley

This musical film stars Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. It won two Oscars. The story is about a young British poet, Christian (McGregor), who falls in

love with the star of a cabaret club. _ _ _ __ 2.

"It's impossible not to laugh and cry as Isabella and Ell iott fin d love in a story that could have inspi red Shakespeare." Henry Adams

The film of this musical stars Meryl Streep and Pierce

Brosnan. It's set on a Greek island. The story centres

Now playing at Broa dway's Music Box Theatre from Wednesday 14th February for one month ON LY! • Mond ay· Friday: 8:30pm . Satu rday·Su nday ma tinee: 3pm . Ticket prices start at $25 • Ticketline: 0800-999'1223 • For more information: www.l ittleplacecalledhome.com Cl www. twitter.comJlittle placeca lled home IJ www.facebook.comJlittleplacecalledhome

around Sophie and her wedding. The musical and film feature songs by pop group ABBA. _ _ _ __

J. This is a musical adaptation of a novel by the 19th century writer Charles Dickens. The 1968 film version was a big hit. _ _ __ 4- This is a 1996 musical mm written and directed by Woody Alien. It stars Julia Roberts, Edward Norton , Drew Barrymore and Natalie Portman. It's set in New York, Venice and Paris. It focuses on the love lives of several characters. _ _ _ __ 5- The 1965 film version of this musical starred Julie Andrews. It's set in Austria. Maria (Ju lie Andrews) is studying to become a nun, but is sent to be the governess of the von Trapp family. _ _ _ __

6. This musical is based on the George Bernard Shaw play Pygma/ion. The 1964 film version won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It stars Audrey Hepburn. Phonetics professor Henry Higgins thinks he can teach a Cockney flower.g irl Eliza Doolittle to be a ~Iady". _ _ _ __

n Theatre play & musical descri r.tions Use the expressions below to write about a theatre p ay or musical that you like.

It's a version of a book by... / h's set in ... / It's written by... / It's directed by... / It's a music.al adaptation of .. / Some of the most memorable songs are ... / The film version stars ... / Other stars indude... / It's about...

1.

2. 3. 4. 5.

Whose book is the play based on? What time can you see the play on Saturday? What's the number to call to get tickets? What did Henry Adams say about the play? Who's it directed by?

Your turn! Create a poster for a theatre play or musical. Write the text and design it. Think about it! What are some of your favou rite plays or musicals? Why do you like them? Who are some of your favourite pla~rights? What type of plays do you enjoy watching: comedies, tragedies, musicals, classics? How is going to the theatre different from seeing a film? What are some of the most impressive theatre productions you've ever seen? Why were they so I!ood? How is theatre acting different from film or television acting~ Are there anyfamous theatre actors from your country? Who? Whyare theyfamous?



_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT mCoing out!


Language Structures: Infinitives & gerunds Infinitives

Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the pictures (a-f). He promised to do what he said he'd do. 0 They agreed to help us. 0 3. I enjoy!d working there, but wouldn't want to go back. U 4. They refused to help us! 0 5. They promised to deliver the package on time but it arrived six days late. 0 6. They suggested leaving early because of the traffic. 0

1. 2.

Some verbs are followed by another verb in the infinitive

(a base verb with to ). For example, any verb that follows the verb

to offer is

in the infinitive: "They offered to help

US,"

Here are some verbs that are followed by an infinitive: agree, ask, choose, tell, decide, refuse, hope, offer, plan, expect, help. learn, manage, promise, seem, wan t, threaten. We also use the infinitive after some expressions with it + an adjective + an infi nitive. For example: "It is easy

to do .~

Gerunds

Other verbs are followed by a gerund (verb + -ing). For example. any verb that follows the verb to enjoy is in the gerund: "They enjoyed seeing you."

Here are some other verbs that are followed by a gerund: avoid, consider,finish, imagine, mention, mind, miss, can't help, discuss, involve, practise, resist, risk, can't stand

We also use gerunds after prepositions. For example: "He left the house without taking his keys."

--I""

Please see the Resource Section for a more detailed ,-ex~p_la_n_at_io_n_'__________________________

..

n Sentence completion Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use gerunds and infinitives. 1. They (ag... ' do) it. 2 . Can you (imagine J be) stranded on a desert island? 3. I ,---___________ (decide Jlend) it to her. 4. She (hope I become) an actress someday. 5. Did you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (finish' send) all the e·mails? 6. I,_ _;-;c;--_ _-;- (want I finish) the work before the end of the month. 7. Have you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (consider Jdo) it like this? 8. Do you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (miss I be) with your family?

le'ng!!s_h -~.


67

UNIT mCoing out! n Classification

Put the verbs below into the correct boxes. Then, make six

sentences with any ofthem.

GRAMMAR [J Conversation completion Complete the conversation with tne correct form ofthe words below. Use gerunds or infinitives. Two theatre producers are discussing ways of cuning the costs of putting on a theatre play.

QlIOid, hope, consider, enjoy, offer, plon,jinish, imagine, mention, expect, help, mind, miss, con't help, involve,

leorn. manage, practise, promise, seem, resist, risk, want, threaten, can't stand

Gerunds

Infinitives

ol/oid

learn

n Sentence completion Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use gerund

or infinitive forms. 1. D;d ,t:he~y-=====-;;;;.; (oiler I help) ' 2. He _ (seem I be) upset about

Lara: I think we've got to do someth ing to bring costs down. Harvey: Yes, we're in danger of going bankrupt. Lara: Rebecca agreed (1) (look) into the possibility of using amateur actors. Harvey: What about the script? Lara: Mark promised 12) (write) one for us. Harvey: That would cut down on a major expense. Lara: And Spencer promised Il) (get) me a quote for the scenery from another compa ny. I'm sure we could get a better price. Harvey: Brilliant. Lara: And Sam mentioned {4} (talk) to a much cheaper band about providing the music. And Erin seemed Is) (think) that we could get rid of the chorus. Ithink having a large chorus in the production is a bit too ambitious. Harvey: And expensive. Lara: And Melinda agreed (6) (spend) less time on rehearsals. She also mentioned (7) "i}=.===;.~(rehearse) at her house, but she needed !~) {confirm)that. Harvey: Yes, the cost of rehearSing at the theatre is really high . Lara: Maybe we should look at cutting out the dance sequences. Harvey: Yes, if we could manage (g) (do) that, it would be another big saving. Great. So, lots of ideas. I'm feeling a lot more positive about the whole thing now. Lara: Me too.

something.

J. He c:;;-:r-=====~{~ca: nlt stand I wait} in queues.

(miss I see) their friends?

4. Do they

(imagine I work) in that

5. Can you

Your turn! Write a review of a theatre play or musical.

office?

6. Did you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (finish I write) the

report?

7. Do they._ _ _ _ _ _ _ (avoid I see) one

another?

8. Did they _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (promise I finish) it on time?

n Fluency practice

Answer the questions. Use short answers. Then, answer the follow-up questions (who, why, where to, etc.) with full answers. 1. Is there anyone in particular you want to visit this

weekend? Who? 2.

Have you ever wanted to get a motorbike licence? Why?

3. Have you planned to go abroad this year? Where to? 4. Are you hoping to do something fun on Friday?

What? 5. Do you expect to achieve much this week? What? 6. Does your job involve talking to many people? Who? 7. Can you resist eating biscuits if there's a plate of them in front of yout How?

8. Do you plan to do any exercise this afternoon? What?



_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT In Coing out!

SPEAKI NG TASK

The theatre production Activity type: role play The Sand Fly A musical full offove, mystery and adventure. A spectacular show with live music, dancers and famous actors.

month Musicians per night

Dancers per night

and marketing In this theatre. the show needs to be full per night in order to break even.

~o%

-···---·-·----··---·---·--·--·-----··-----·---···----1--------.-...--

__ _.

,. ...

__..._._._-_._._---------_._..

Student A

Student B

You're a theatre producer and you're going to discuss putting on a production of The Sand Fly (see information

You're a theatre producer and you're going to discuss putting on a production of The Sand Fly (see informa tion above). You're keen to put on the play and to make it as extravagant as possible, with live music, famous actors and dancers. Your colleague, on the other hand, is keen to reduce costs. Th ink of arguments in favour of your position (see examples below). Also, try to come up with some ideas for increasing ticket sales, or increasing revenue in general.

above). You're keen to keep costs as low as possible. Think of ways to reduce costs (see ideas below). When you're ready, get together with your colleague and discuss your ideas. You must try to reduce the overall cost by at

least 50%. Try to come to an agreement on what needs to

be done.

-------_...__.._._._._-_...__. _ - - - - , - - -

Reducing costs 1,

z. 3, 4. 5. 6, 7. 8,

-~.

.,

Maintaining costs

We need to cut costs by about 50%. We should consider putting it on at a different theatre. I suggest using ordinary actors - not famous ones. We risk losing everything. I want to make money from this - not lose money! A friend has offered to design and make the costumes for us. We could use recorded music. We should avoid spending too much on advertising and marketing.

le'ng!!s_h

---_._-------_.

1. 2.

3. 4. 5.

1I

6. 7. 8.

The way to make this a big hit is to ... By using famous actors, we'll get lots of free publicity in the press. We could increase sales by... We could ... so that... We need to spend a lot on advertising and marketing in order to ... We should consider advertising on national TV. We need to make sure thal. .. The live music and professional dancers will make the show even more spectacular.


,

--,

59

UNIT mBook fun! Vocabulary: Books a( publishing Language st.,ucfures: Question Tags; nouns Useful up,essions: Making suggestions; Questioning a suggestion

n Book titles Complete the book titles (1 to 10) with the words from below. Which books from this page have you read? What did you think of them? Discu ss your ideas with a partner. I None 11 Blood I~Yil l

Kill 11 Venice I I Earth 11 Briefll Sea 11 Stone 11 Prince I The Old Man and the _ _ _ __ by Ernest Hemingway 2. The Little ,-,-,----,-_,.by Antoine de Saint·Exupery J. In Cold --::_ __ by Truman Capote 1.

4. To by Harper lee

Cl

Mockingbird

5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's _ _ _ __ by J.K. Rowling 6. The Pelican by John Crisham 7. The Pilla rs of the by Ken Follett 8. And Then There Were _ _ _ __ by Agatha Christie 9. The Merchant of- - - - by William Shakespeare 10. Around The World In Eighty _ _ _ __ by Jules Verne Think about it! Which of these books would you like to read ? Why? Who are the most popular authors in your country? Have you read any other books by these authors? Which ones? What were they like?



_.-

le;,~m.!!!I

UNIT m Book fUn!

VOCABULARY

Vocabulary: Books & publishing

n Matching

Match the words In bold in the sentences 1 to 6 to the definitions (a.f). 1. I'm reading this great novel by Tom Wolre. 0 2.

She's lent me an autobiography of a famous football star. 0

3. The plot is fairly complicated. but it all comes together

in the end. D 4- It's a self-help book on how to gel rich in just 20

"Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own free will!" says the count on their first meeting. But Jonathan soon realises that things are not quite right and the count seems to disappear for long periods during the day. La ter. Dracula's intentions become clearer. He plans to crea te a race of vampires to rule the world, reducing humans to the role of animals. This is a classic story of good against evil, and is a must·read for lovers of horror stories.

days. D

5- It's a book of s hort-stories by Roald Dahl. 0

6. I'vel'ust finished reading a biography of the famous (he Jamie Ol iver. D

a. The story of someone's life, written by the person who it's about. b. Stories that are usually between 10 and 20 pages long. e. The story of someone's li fe, written by another person. d. A book that's designed to teach you how to do something. e. The connected series of events in a book/film used to

create a story. f. A fictional (not true) story about a character or group of characters. 1. It was fi rst published in ... 2. It was written by... 3- It's based on a real 15th century prince called 4- The story is written as a series of... s. Dracu la lives in ... 6. He wants to buy some property in ... 7. But secretly he's planning to rule the world with a race of. ..

D Seven basic stories There's a theory that all novels and films come from just seve n basic stories (see 1 to 7 below) . Can you think of a book or film that follows any ofthese patterns? 1. Man/woman versus nature. 2. Man/woman versus man/woman. 3. Man/woman versus the environment. 4. Man/woman versus machines/technology. 5. Man/woman versus evil/ the supernatural 6. Man/woman versus self 7. Man/woman versus god / religion / a higher power.

n Website analysis

!'I Book genres Circle the b001: genres you like. Can you think of a book title for any si.: of the genres?

Read over the book review. Then, complete the sentences with the correct information.

Books.com Dracula (by Bram Stoker)

Your turn!

Dracula was first published in 1897, and it's been an inspiration for many writers and film producers since then . Bram Stoker based the character of Dracula on a real1sth·century prince, Vi ad Dracul. The story is written as a series of diary entries. The main character is Jonathan Harker. He leaves his fiancee, Mina, to travel to the remote land ofTransylvania. He has been contracted 10 do some paperwork for Count Dracula. who wants to buy property in England .

le'ng!!s_h -~.

adventure autobiography biography business and finance classics crime fiction disaster fiction fantasy fiction non-fiction film food and drink friendship health, mind and body historical fiction history horror music romance poetry politics mystery school sci-fi science and nature short stories sport thriller travel guide travel true crime vampires war witches, wizards and magic

Write a short paragraph I biography about a famous author. Think about it! What are some of your favourite books? How many books do you read every year {more or less}? What are you reading at the moment? What do you think of it> What are some of the best books you've read recently? Why did you like them? What type ofbooh do you like to read: novels, biographies, elc.? Do you have an eReader? What do you think of it? Do you read at night? for how long?

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotenglishmagazi ne.com

71

GRAMMAR

UNIT Irl Book fun! Language Structures: Question Tags

8, She lives in New York, _ _ _ _ __

9. Katie and Kelly go to the same gym, 10.

There are a lot of guests here,

This is the answer, isn't it?

11. He's got lots of free time,

Present Simple

She lives in Paris, doesn't she?

13. It was designed by Marion,

There is / There are

There's a sofa in the room, isn't there?

Have got

He's got a new ca r, hasn't he?

15. There were lots of mistakes in the report, _ _ _ _ __ 16. He took il home, _ _ _ _ __ ' 7. It was snowing, -,-----,-_ _ __

un

They can see it, can 't they?

'9. You've been waiting for a long time, _ _ _ _ __

Present Continuous

She's working, isn't she?

20. They can ski,

Was/were

You wefe at home, weren't you?

Past Simple

He took it, didn't he?

n Speech bubble completion

Past Continuous

She was working at home, wasn't she?

Match the statements with question tags (1 to 6) to the answers (a·f).

Present Perfect Simple

They've finished , haven't they?

1. You're (ram Germany, aren't you? 2. You've been to this museum before, haven't you?

Will

You'll come later, won't you?

going to

Future with be +

She's going to play, isn't she?

Present Perfect Continuous

I've been doing the right one, haven 't I?

Present Simpk Passive

The cars are made here, aren't they?

Past Simple Passive

The money was stolen , wasn't it?

To be

12.

It's raining,

'4. She was at home, _-,---_--,--__

18. He's been testifying in eau rI, -,_ _ _ __

~...-:=:::;:==----;-

21. You can type fast. 22. We're paid at the end of the week, 23. She was named after her grandmother,

- :c=====--

0

3. You can drive, can't you? 0 4. The e·mails were sent out, weren'l they? 0 5. You will come to the party later, won't you? 0

0

6. You took the report off my desk, didn't you? 0

a. No, I haven't. It's my fi rst time here!

Question Tags are little questions at the end of statements: " You' re from Italy, aren 't you?"

c. 1" 11 try. I've got to finish off this work first.

Question Tags can be formed with the same verb as the one in the main statement: "They're living here, aren't they?" Or an auxiliary verb: "She likes it , doesn't she?"

e. Yes,

I d;d.

We often use Question Tags when we want to confirm information , or if we aren't sure about something: "You like it , don 't you? " If the statement is affirmative, the question tag is negative: " H e lives in Berlin, doesn't he? " And if the statement is negative, the question tag is affirmative: "She isn 't from Russia, is she? "

D Gap fill Complete the sentences with the correct question tags. 1.

This is the answer, _ _ _ _ __

2. We're going to the party, ::;;g;~~==3. They've got some interesting ideas,

____

~~::~=-=====-_

4. work, at home. 5. She did was the working 6. You're going away next week, 7. They're angry, _ _ _ __

Do you need it?


Complete the conversation with the correct question tags. Editorial director Btuno is getting an update from book editor Sophia Harper on what she's been doing to promote a series of books.

Bruno: Sophia: Btuno: Sophia:

So, 50phia, how are things going with the book series? Fine, I thi nk. You've sent off the press pack, (1) --;_ -;--,--;-_ The press pack? You said you wanted to check through it,

121.-;-c:::;--;;---

Bruno: Did I? Oh, well, erm ... Could you send it to me, please? Sophia: t sent it last week. You are getting my e·mails,

131 - - - -


Yes, they were.


_.-

leng!!!!!I

GRAMMAR

UN IT In Book fun!

n Book reviews analysis

Bruno: We exchan ged e·mails just this morning. (41 - - : : - ; - - Sophia: Oh , yes. Of course. Sruno: And you've uploaded the promotional videos to the YouTube channel, (5) -;-:;-_,--,-----: Sophia: The videos? You wanted them shot again , (6)

Read the book reviews. Then, write the name of a book next to each statement AftelWards, classify the types of nouns (see below).

...... -. Books4U.com

Sruno: No, I said they were fine as they were. Please do that as soon as you can. Sophia: OK. Bruno: Now, you've spoken 10 the bookshops about the booksigning session, (7) -;--;----Sophia: Erm. I was going to, but there seems to be a problem with the dates. You've checked them on the calendar, 18)

Here are some reviews of books you might like to read.

The Venice Experiment: A Year of Trial and Error Living Abroad (2011) by Barry Frangipane A few years ago, real-li fe American couple Barry and Debbie decided to escape the rat race and live in Venice for a year. This is the story of their experiences there.

Bruno: Yes, and I gave you the definitive date. You are keeping on lOp of all your work, 19l- - - - - Sophia: Oh , yes, of course ... 'th in.

The Hunger Cames (2008) by Suzanne Collins

Nouns

The story is set in a post-apocalyptic future. A totalitarian government rules the United States and most people are poor. Every year, there's a game show (called "The Hunger Games") in which 18 teens are sent into the wild to battle it out until only one survives. The book has just been made into a highly successful Hollywood movie.

There are several different kinds of nouns. Common nouns are used for a class of person, place or

thing: car, bridge, city, metal... Proper nouns are used for the names of people, places or things. They always start with capital letters: Sarah, Asia, London, Big Ben ... Collective nouns are used for a group of people or things: team, government, group ...

Imagine: How Creativity Worlc.s (2012) by Jonah Lehrer This is a fun and very readable book about the creative parts of our brain. It looks at people such as Bob Dylan, and the man who invented Post-it notes and asks why they were so creatively successful. The author writes, "Once we know how creativity wories, we can make it work for us. W

In British English, collective nouns can be followed by singular or plural verbs. For example: "The team is losing. I The team are losing." In American English, the Singular form is more common: "The team is lOSing."' Pronouns: are used to replace a noun: he, she, il, us, they...

There but for the (2011) by Ali Smith During a boring dinner party at a friend's house, Miles Garth leaves the table, locks himself in a spare bedroom, and refuses to come out. As the days pass, Miles becomes a celebrity, and crowds gather outside the house. One blogger wrote, ~ ...this is a most peculiar book, very surprising and funny and different from anything you've ever read.~

~erb.al nouns are formed from verbs: swimming, riding, Jogging ...

1.

Compound nouns are made up of two or more words_ Some compound nouns are hyphenated: toothpaste, ice cream, paper-clip ...

2.

3. 4-

56.

It's set in the future. It looks at how the brain works. It's about an American couple. One reviewer of the book described it as very strange. It's about two people who live in Venice. It was made into a film.

n Noun identification

look at the list of nouns that appear in the book reviews. What type of nouns are they? Venice rat race anecdote lifestyle game show Hollywood movie brain Bob Dylan author dinner party spare bedroom crowd

Your turn! Write a short review of a book.

le'ng!!s_h -~.


73

SPEAKI NG TASK

UNIT rrl Book fun! Book promotion l Activity type: discussion

~~;;1,:~~~~;:,:~~":;:~:;l i mI one or both of the books. Think carefully about the target market. When you're ready, get together with a partner and discuss your ideas. Try to come to an agreement on what to do to promote the books.

I------~-:ra~ an~~~e G:~-~-! --------------l------ ~:~rn-~~-w~~~a;~-;;-;---------

by Jackie Patrick

Marstone Publishing are proud to announce the release of a new series of children's books called Sarah and the Gang. The books are aimed at girls in the 8-12 age range. The "-~':"':-->J stories revolve around Sarah and a group of friends who travel around the world solving mysteries.

,

Y

11.,'

==

I --

by Nigel Spacer

Gibson publishing are launching their new self· help book Learn to say NO! The book is aimed at the male and female market in the 30-50 age range. The book is part of a series of books on how to become more confident and assert yourself.

----- -

----

_

__

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

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

_--,

Book promotion ideas

press packs I book signing sessions I television interviews I a blog I celebrity endorsements - send them free copies I a website for the book series I a Facebook page I Twitter updates regarding book·related events or news I talks about the book series I public readings of extracts from the series I a vira l video for the series I a free down load of the first chapter I a press conference to present the book series I free copies of the books to generate interest Other ideas?

r--..---..·-......---·-..--·--·--..- . ·--..--..·-·-..----·----·-·..--.. -._. - .....-.. . --.. -_. .- . .- ......-.-_.-.....- ..-._--...-.._. .---_. .-.-.. ----..---..·--·----·-..-·. 1

Making suggestions

I t,hink we sho~Tcl... It d be a good 1dea to.. 3. Why don'l we? 4. What about doing ... ? s. I think il'd be great to... 6. If we did ... we'd be able to 7. I think ... would really help us... i 8. We should defini tely... 1. 2.

IQuestioning a suggestion

11, I'm not sure that'd be ~such a good idea. j 2. Yes, but what about.... 13. 1 know what you're saying, but don't you think ... ? i 4. I can see where you're going with that, but... I think I see what you're saying, but what about...? 6. That's a great idea, but. .. i 7. Yes, but have you considered ... ? 18. 1 know what you mean, but personally, I don't think ...

i

15.


i I


_.-

leng!!!!!I

I

UNIT mOnline fun!

Vocabulary: The internet Language structures: Future passives; transitive and intransitive verbs Useful expressions: Explaining an idea;

Questioning an idea

n Website matching Match the website description tieginnings {1 to 10) to the endings (a-i). 1. Twitter 2.

A social network service that allows people to send messages with ... 0 Facebook A social networking site for people to update and

post messages on ... 0

3. You Tube A video sharing site for viewing and uploading ... D

4. linkedln A business-oriented social networking site mainly for... 0 5. IMDB An online database of information about ... 0 6. Wikipedia An online encyclopaedia available in ... 0 7. Google

The world's most popular... 0 8. Amazon One of the world's biggest online shops, selling everything from ... 0 9. e8ay A person-to-person auction site with products sorted in to ... D 10. Rapidshare A website that allows users to share files by... 0

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i.

... search engine. ...categories. ... uploading and down loading them for free. ...professionals. ... numerous languages. ... up to 140 characters. ... films. TV shows and actors. ... each other's walls. ... videos or film clips. j. ... DVDs to clothes.

Think about it! Which of these websites have you visited? Do you use any of these websites? What for? Which ones would you like to find out more about? Why? What are some of your favourite websites?

le'ng!!s_h -~.


75

UNIT I!! On line fun! Vocabulary: The internet

n Matching

Match the words In bold in the sentences (1 to 6) to the definitions (a.f). 1. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

VOCABULARY www.TruuConfess ions.com This site is for people who want to share their thoughts with the world. Have fun reading abou t people's hidden fears, embarrassing mistakes and guilty secrets. Then, add comments or exchange ideas.

I've updated the information on the website. D I've been searching for it but I can't find it. 0 I got this grea t new app for saving-.00ney. D I need to down load the program. U She uploaded the photos to the website. 0 It's a social-networking site for cinema fans. 0

www.cuteoverload.com Even if you aren't a pet owner, you'll love this website. 11 hosts user·submitted videos and photos of pets. Have fun brOWSing through the thousands of videos and images.

a. A game or useful program for a smartphone or tablet

www.totallylookslike.com This site has random associations o( images (rom around the world. There are trees that look like phones, vegetables that resemble people and family members who look like celebrities. You can submit your own images, too.

computer. b. Looking for. c. If you do this, you add the most recent information. d. A website where groups of people can write to one

another I share photos. ele. e. To put onto the internet from your computer, etc. f. To take something from the internet in order to put it onto your computer.

D Gap fill Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition s. In some cases, no preposition is necessary. 1.

2.

J. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

I've been searching _ _ it on Google. She sent _ _ me a text message. We shared the files _ _ them. We removed the image _ _ the website. They had to register _ _ online. They logged _ _ of the site. I need to set _ _ a new Facebook account How many people visit _ _ the site a month? You can submit comments _ _ the website.

1.

You can buy branded goods here at bargain prices.

2.

It's got lots of photos o( animals. : : = = = ;

3, The content is updated regularly. 4. It's got lots o( unusual pictures from around the

world. _--:-;-:-

5. You can read about users' experiences here. _ _ _ __

Your turn! Write a short description of a website you like.

n Website analysis Read over the information. Then, write the name of a website next to each statement.

.... -

--

popularwebsites.com ~ .... Popular Websites

"'!'

These are some of the m ost addictive websites on t he i;n(,,,n,":

www.2leep.com This site has thousands of fascinating video clips and photo collections from around the world. You can watch videos or browse through unusual photos. The content is updated regularly. You can also post comments.

www.Overstock.com This is an upscale bargain shopping site. Find everything you could possibly want including DK NY clothing, Samsung cameras, Callaway golf clubs, Tag Heuer wrist·watches, N ine West shoes and Vincenzi men's suits ... often for less th an half the retail price.

Think about it!

Do you ever shop online? What for? Do you use any social networking sites? Which ones? Why? Do you ever read the news online? Which sites do you use? Why? Do you have your own website or blog? What's it got on it? Which search engine do you use? Why? Have you seen anything interesting on You Tube recently? What? What are the pros and cons of the internet? Could you survive without it?



_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT ~ Online fun!


Language Structures: Future Passives Future passives with will.

Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the pictures (a-f). The computer will be fixed sometime next week. D She's going to be picked up from the airport. D 3. You won't be paid if you don't finish the work. D 4. We're going to be taken around the vineyard. 0 5. She's going to be given the car for free! D 6. The photos will be taken after the lunch. D

1. 2.

Affirmative 1"/1 be pa;d.

Negative

Interrogative

I won't be paid.

Will I be paid?

You '/I be paid.

You won't be paid.

Will you be paid?

He '/I be paid.

He won't be paid.

Will he be paid?

She'll be pa;d.

She won't be paid.

Will she be paid?

/t'l/ be paid.

It won 't be paid.

Will it be paid?

We'll be paid.

We won't be paid.

Will we be paid?

They'll be paid.

They won', be pa;d

Will they be paid?

..--- -

We form the Future Passive with will be + a past participle. For example: 3) The photos will be taken. b) The money will be transferred.

n Sentence comp,letion

We use the Passive Voice when we want to focus on the

object of the verb and not on the person who performed the action. Compare these sentences: a) They will repair the car. (active) b) The car will be repa ired (by them). (passive) In sentence ~b", the object (the car) becomes the subject of the sentence, and the agent (they) isn' t mentioned. The agent (the person who performed the action) is either not important or not known.

Future passives with going to be

We form tnese Future Passives witn going to be + a past participle. For example: a) She's going to be informed of the changes tomorrow. b) We're going to be given a pay rise.

Affirmative I'",!loing to be pal. You 'r~!oing to be pm . He's going to be pa;d. She's going to be palQ. It'sJoing to be pal. We're .§oing to be pal. They're going to be paid.

Negative I'm not going to be paid. You aren't going to be paid. He isn 't going to be pala. She isn'tJ.0ing to be pal. It isn '~!oing to be pal. We aren't going to be paid. They aren't going to be paid.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

Interrogative Am I going to be paid? Are you ;oing to be paid. Is he going to be paid? Is she ~oing to be pal? Is i.t;;0ing to be pm . Are w~oing to be pal. Are they §oing to be pai ?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Passive with will. 1. The e-mail (send) tomorrow. 2 . She (inform) of the changes next week. 3. They (provide) with food and drink. 4. He (give) the job overseas. 5. The food (not cook) on time. 6. You (not give) much time to prepare it. 7. She (take) to the airport. 8. We (not pay) for our time.

n Ouestion word completion comPlete the questions with the correct question words. A: time will they be given the tickets? 8: At 4pm. 2. A: will you be told the result? 8: In a couple of hours. 3. A: will we be taken? B: To the train station. 4. A: will be shown in the exhibition? B: A collection of prehistoric bones. 5. A: will he be allowed to leave? B: When he's finished the work. 6. A: will we be taken for the trip? 8: To a lake. 1.

n Gap fill Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use Future Passive forms with going to be. 1. The food (prepare) tomorrow. 2. The trip (not organise) until next week. 3. The magazine (not publish) this month. 4. The process (change). 5. The race (sponsor) by several companies. 6. The water (collect) here. 7. He (not pay) much. 8. She (not show) the book.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl201 3 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

n

UNIT ~ Online fun! n Online suggestions completion

GRAMMAR n Website analysis

Complete the suggestions with the verbs from below.

Read over the text Then, write the name of an app next to each statement. AftelWards, see if you can identify any transitive or intransitive verbs (verbs with objects).

1invited 11 directed 11 sent Illiiven 11 told 11 informed 1

_. -

ApPs4U.com RE: Proposal for online marketing on Faceboolc

Smartphone apps Check out these four fantastic free apps.

Here are some ofthe benefits of creating a Facebook page for our product. Our Facebook friends ...

WhatsApp WhatsApp lets you send text messages via your phone's internet connection. This is much cheaper than sending messages through your mobile phone company as they charge up to €O.lO for every text message. WhatsApp has 500 million users. Recently, over 10 billion messages were sent via the app in just one day.

• ... can be invited to participate in competitions.

• ... will be III

updates on what's going

on in the company. • ... will be able to comment on our posts.

• ... could be (2) to our YouTube pages so they can see our la test videos. • ... will be (3) of any upcoming events.

P;;}

• ... will be able to upload photos.

Words With Friends Words with Friends is similar to Scrabble. You .... . start with seven letters and you use them to spell an English word. You get points depending on what letlers you use. When you've finished. you get some more letters so you've always got seven. As the name suggests. you play against other players online. This makes it an excellent way to practise your English with native speakers from around the world. ~

• ... could be (4) information on concerts that we're sponsoring. • ... will be given an opportunity to connect with other "friends" . • ... will be (s) to sign up for the weekly

newsletter. • ... wi ll be able to ask questions directly to us. • ... will be (6) about any new releases in advance. • ... can be directed to interesting pages on ou r blog. • ... wi ll be able to give us feedback.

Fruit Ninja In Fruit Ninja, pieces offruit appear on your smartphone screen and you have to cut them in half with a Samurai sword. You control the sword by swiping your finger across the screen. But be careful! Sometimes bombs appear and if you try to cut them, they'll explode. Apparently, Fruit Ninja is on one third of iPhones in America.

Intransitive & transitive verbs Intransitive verbs Intransitive verbs don't have an object. For example: a) She slept.

b) They talked.

Evernote Evernote lets you jot things down, make to-do lists. record your voice, schedule meetings, and pretty much anything you need to do to take control of your busy life. One user wrote, "My life was total chaos, but with this app I'm so much more organised and productive!"

Transitive verbs Transitive verbs need an object or object pronoun (me, you, him, her, us, them, etc.). For example (objects shown in bold): a) I gave the book to her. b) She threw the ball to me.

m

It's a spelling game.

1.

Please see the Resource Section for more information.

I!l Transformation Replace the object in bold for an object pronoun {me, you, him, her...,. Where there are two objects, just tra nsform the first one.

2. You mustn't cut the bombs in this game.

3. 45. 6.

They've got 500 million users. It's designed to help you become more organised. It involves cutting a piece of fruit in half. It lets you send text messages via your phone's internet connections.

They ate the food .

1.

2. We gave Pete and Jenny the money.

3. 4. 5. 6.

She changed the settings. He sent the e-mail to them. She took Paula to the station. I helped Harvey do it.

Your turn! Write about an app or website you've heard about or that you use.



_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT ~ Online fun!

SPEAKI NG TASK

Brand development Activity type: presentation

Sparky!

~-

---1

,

IOnline marketing ideas I I • Calendar with news of

100% natural flavours! Caffeine-free! Sparky is instantly refreshing and

events.

• Twitter messages informing followers of the

great-tasting!

latest news or events . • SMS's reminding users of

product-related events.

! • Chat page where fans of the drink can ,

communicate with one

i

An area for user· submitted videos showing users with the drink.

I i• i 'I

•

another.

•••

,

Fans' page with

I•

.

information on people who love the drink. Online contests with

!

drinks as prizes.

I

upload funny photos of

i

themselves and the drink. games with _Online

i • Photos page where users

i

li

characters from the TV adverts for the product.

'I _Asubmitted blog with userposts from

!

fans of the drink.

- ..- ..-----.. --.-----~------~--.-.--..---.-.-----.-.---_..

__..-

'-"--'-'--"-'---'-,

Task You're going to discuss ideas for some online marketing for a new drink called Sparky! (see information above). Read over the ideas for online marketing for the product and choose three that you think will help develop the brand. Make notes on these ideas. When you're ready. discuss your ideas with a partner. Then, listen to your partners ideas and discuss these too.

_. . . . ._. _. . . . ._*- . . . ._*- . . . ._-.. . . . .__........- -.. . "--, . . ._-.. . . . _*_......._-.........--........_*- . . . - - . . . ._ Explaining an idea IQuestioning an idea

"""'1

11.

How will that nelp us to .. .? It'l help create ... With this feature, we'll be able to .. i 2. In what ways will that help develop the brand? 3. It'll be a great way of... ! 3. What will happen if...? 4. Users will be kept informed of all events and products. What are we going to do about. ..? 5. Prizes will be given for the funniest videos. I 5· What's .the point of...? 6. Messages will be sent informing users of any How Will they be able to ... ? 7. When will they find out about. .. ? competitions. 7. We can hold online contests to generate interest. ! 8. Will there be anything on ... ? 8. We can create links from the videos to the website.

1.

2.

14. '1 6.

I

le'ng!!s_h -~.


79

~a~L~IJ~l!ghopping fun! Language structures: Zero Conditionals / The First Conditional Useful expressions: Arguing against a proposal; Arguing in favour of a proposal

n Department store sections Write the products from below next to the department store sections (1-8). Can you think of any more products for the sections? In some cases, more than one answer may be possible.

golf clubs . apples . shirts . ;pftt!'e iPods television sets . washing machines . laptops computers . prams . tights . computer monitors carpets . videogames . dishwashers . SatNav systems . tents . smortphones • speakers . weights digital cameras . ;rol1s • garden furniture . cured ham . skirts . trainers . nappies

Jv/'-u 1.

Home & Garden

2.

Household Appliances

3·

Clothing & Jewellery

4· Sport & Leisure

5·

Electrical Goods

6.

Baby & Toddler

7·

Computer

8. Groceries (food, etc.)

Think about it! Where do you do your shopping~ Why? Do you ever shop for food online? Why? Why not? What's your favourite department store?



_.-

le;,~m.!!!I

UNIT mShopping fun!

VOCABULARY n Spam newsletter analysis

Vocabulary: Food & shopping

Read over the text Then, tick (v i "Yes" or "No".

n Sandwich making

--

I;';"

look at the list of ingredients. What sandwich could you make with them? Write up some instructions on how to make it.

To;

subj«t

•

[email protected] a new supermarket in your town

l""'-;

BrightTown supermarlcets! Bringing you choice at a price you can afford!

BrightTown supermarkets is proud to announce the opening of a new store just near you! Come and join us for our official opening party on Tuesday 5th March and get a FREE, l·litre bottle of water! Where? Just off Cadton Road where the park used to be! Parking? Of course! Remember the swimming pool? It's now a massive car park for our shoppers! Kids? We've thought of them too! Leave your children in our Fun Zone while you shop in peace. Only £10 an hour.

Ma onnaise

Opening times Every day from 8am to 11 pm! Forget your local shops, we've got everything!

Cucumber

Tomato

Thi s week's SPECIAL offers _ Get 50% off tins of tuna fish! _ Buy·one·get·one·free special offers on jars of coffee! _ 20% discount on doggie biscuits!

Pr.illwns

n Shop definitions

Write definitions for the shops (1 to 13). Do you know the names of any other types of shop? What can you do/buy there? 1.

2.

3. 4. 5.

Plus ... _ Home delivery! _ No·questions·asked returns policy! _ Store card to earn points every time you shop!

Travel agency = A place where you can book a holiday. Dry cleaner's Ha irdresser's Florist Chemist's

For more information: www.brightown.com Follow us on IJ or 0

6. Greengrocer's

Yes No

7. Bakery 8. Stationer's 9. Butcher's

1. The offiCial opening party is on 5th March. 2. They've built the supermarket over a park . 3. It's open from Monday to Saturday. 4. They've got discounts on cat food. 5. There's a store card for customers.

10. Hardware store / Ironmonger's 11 .

Fishmonger's

12. Optician

DD DD DD DD DD

Your turn!

' 3. Garage

Write up some instructions for making a sandwich of your choke.

n Useful expressions definitions What do the expressions in bold mean?

1. The supermarket offers a free home delivery service for

orders of over 2.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

€so.

They're offering big discounts on last year's products. They've got some unbeatable offers . They've got this buy-one-get-one-free deal on packets of crisps. Our online shopping sales are increasing. They offer a wide range of good s. When you've got enough points on your store card , you can choose something from the booklet.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

Think about it! What do you like/dislike about shopping? What kind of shopping do you enjoy: food shopping, clothes shopping, ete.? What's the most convenient place for you to shop? Do you have any store cards? Why? Why not? What do you think of them? What's the biggest shop in your town/city? Are there a lot of family·run businesses near where you live? What do they sell? 00 you shop there? Who does the shopping in your family? What are some of your favourite shops? Why do you like them so much?

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl201 3 www.hotengJishmagazine.com

81

UNIT In Shopping fun!

GRAMMAR n Sentence comp'letion

Language Structures: Zero Conditionals Affirmative

Negative

if it rains, we take an

If you press tha t If they arrive button, the light rate, do you get ongry? doesn't come

umbrella.

Interrogative

on.

We form the Zero Conditional with if + a verb in the Present Simple tense, and another Present Sim ple verb. For example, "If you open the window, it gets cold in here." We use the Zero Conditional to talk about th ings that

always happen and that are always true. For example, "If you heat the butter, it

mells.~

The First Conditional

if

We form the First Conditional with + a Present Simple verb, followed by a clause with will + an infinitive (without "to"). For example, "If you go by tra in, it'll be much

quicker. "

Affirmative If it rains, we'll take an

umbrella.

Negative

Interrogative

If you press that If they arrive hutton, the light (ate, will you get won't come on. ongry?

Complete the sentences with the CO"ect form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Zero Conditional. 1. If she's hungry, she (get) very irritable. 2 . If you press this button. the machine _ _ _ __ (start) working. 3. If she (want) something, she asks for it. 4. If you (exercise) a lot, you lose weight (feel) better. 5. If you eat healthy food, you 6. If you (won:) hard here, you earn more.

n Ideas completion Complete the sentences with your own ideas. If I win the lottery, j'II. .. 2 . If I have a holiday next month, I'lL .. 3. If I move house. I won't.. 4. If I eat out tonight, I'll have ... 5. If I get to work early, I'll.. . 6. If I have time next week, 1'11... 1. If the weather is nice tomorrow, 1'11. .. 8. If it's raining tomorrow, I'll... 1.


Complete the conversation with t~e correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the First Conditional. In this conversation, councillors Abbie and Patrick are discussing whether to allow a supermarket to open in the area. Abbie: Patrick:

We use the Firs t Conditional to talk about things that will probably happen in the fu ture if certain conditions are met. For example, "If you don't tell her, she'll be angry." Abbie: We can also use modal verbs (can, should, must , etc.) with conditional structures. For example. "If you leave it here, someone might steal it." Please see the Resource Section for more information.

Cl

Patrick: Abbie:

Patrick: Abbie:

Patrick:

Abbie: Patrick:

As you know, I'm fi rmly against this proposal. If we (l) (give) the supermarket planning permission, they'll corner the market within a few years. But it'll be good for the town. If they build the supermarket here, people {21 (come) in from towns all over the area. There'lI also be a greater variety of produce, and much longer opening hours. It'll be good for everyone. But if they start tradin g here, many local shops (3) ,---_,---__ (go) out of business. They'll simply lower their prices and then smaller shops won't be able to compete. I've seen it happen before. But if there's cheaper food on offer, people (4) -;-:-----:----c- (have) more money to spend on other things ... in other shops ... in ou r town. But if we allow them to start trading here, they (5) :-_.,---= _ (start) selling all sorts of other goods. Soon, they'll be the only shop in town, and the town centre will become a ghost town. No it won't. And jfthey (61 (get) planning permission, they'll build over the playing fields, and they'll have to knock down a number of historic bUildings. Plus, the new structure will look really strange next to the old town centre. look, this is the modern world. Times are changing, and we have to change with them. If we (J) :-c:::-c:-;-(not give) them planning permission, they'll simply build the supermarket in the next town, and then all our shoppers (8) (go) there and we'll lose money. What about the environment? Well, we've decided to... (fades outl



_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT In Shopping fun! n Online recipes: food matching

GRAMMAR

Match the food words (1 to 12) to the pictures (a-I). then, read the article once. In which recipe does each item of food appear?

1. 2.

Ga rlic 0

Onion 0 3. Tinned tomatoes 0 4. Tinned tuna fish 0 S. Minced meat 0 6. Noodles 0

7. Soy sauce 0

8. Ginger D 9. Tortillas 0 11.

Peppers 0 Lettuce 0

12.

Limes 0

10.

..... -. Food4U.com

Italian I really like Italian food, and my all-time favourite is probably lasagne. The best thing about it is that it's quite easy to (1) -,-_,----;-:When I was at university. a friend

taught me how to 12) ---;:--a basic sauce with some garlic, onion and tinned tomatoes. Simply

(3)

this to some pasta

or spaghett i and you've got yourself a delicious meal in about 15 m inutes! You can also (4) in some tuna fish, minced meat or vegetables to the sauce for a different type of pasta dish!

c

b

Chinese I love Chinese food and became a real fan when I was living in Hong Kong. I often go to the Chinese restaurant near my house as it Is) __-,--,-_ authentic Cantonese food. I quite like cooking Chinese·style food too. If I want something quick and tasty, I often (6) - - - - - c a stir fry. All you need is some noodles, soy sauce and any vegetables or mea t of your choice. up the vegetables and meat into Just (7) little pieces and (8) it all with some garlic some soy and ginger. Then. simply (9) sauce and you've got yourself a great meal. I often (lo) _ _ _ _ _ some chillies too, to make it hot and spicy.

e

h

f--....J "----1 k f--....J "----1

n Online recipes: text completion

Mexican

Complete the texts on people's favourite food with the following verbs. In some cases you may need to conjugate the verbs. You can use the verbs more than once.

Cho

LI

food

I love Mexican and Tex-Mex food. My parents used to live in Texas so we ate a lot of it there. I love (ll) bu rritos or tacos myself too. It's really easy. Gel some of those ready-made tortillas, then (12) _-,--;-_,up a bit of chicken o r beef and some peppers and onion , (13) th is to the tortillas, along with some cheese, lettuce and tomato and squeeze some lime over it. You can make some guacamole to (14) with it too. That's also really easy. You just get some avocadoes and mash them up with some tomato or just alone. Yummy! CUClCHEIIEFORMOIIE ..

Your turn! Write a ilesaiption of a type offood '" style ofcooking that"", like.

le'ngH.s_h -~.


83

UNIT In Shopping fun!

SPEAKI NG TASK

The supermarket Activity type: a debate Harvey's Supermarkets "Selling the best! We're coming to a town near YOU!

Student A

Student A

You're a local councillor and you're going to discuss a proposal to build a supermarket in your town. You're

You're a local councillor and you're going to discuss a proposal to build a supermarket in your town. You are in favour of the idea. Read over the ideas below. When you're ready, gel together in pairs or groups. Then, present your arguments. Finally, listen to your colleague, who is against the proposal.

opposed to the idea. Read over the ideas below. When you are ready, get together in pairs or groups. Then, present your arguments. Finally, listen to your colleague. who is in favour of the proposal.

• Local shops will go oul of business. • The large modern structure won't fit in with the historic

• • • • • • • •

It'll crea te new jobs. Food prices will be cheaper. There'lI be a bigger variety of produce. Shoppers from other towns will come to our town. There'lI be discounts. They're going to offer home delivery. They'll be open longer hours. There'lI be fruit and vegetables all year round - not just when they're in season. • They'll offer internet shopping, which is great for the elderly.

buildings.

• There will be more cars coming into the town centre. • Farm ing jobs may be lost. • There'lI be more frozen and processed food.

• They're going to build over the playing fields. • They'll have to knock down a number of historic buildings. • Supermarkets aren 't environmentally friendly. • The town centre will become a ghost town.

Arguing against a proposal 1. Yes, but what about...? 2. Yes , you're right, but...

3. 4. 5. 6.

!Arguing in favour of a proposal i 1.

I 2.

13.

I know what you're saying, but.. I appreciate what you're saying but... ! 4. I understand what you're saying, but what about... 15. Ir we let them build here, it'll change the look of the i town. 7. If we allow them in, they'll completely change the town. : 8. Ir we let the supermarket open here, many local shops i 7. will go out of business. ! 8,

16,

I I

I really teel thaL .. I think that... In my opinion .. The options open to us are clear: either we ... or... If we don't let them build it here, they'll build it in the next town and then we'll lose out! If they build the supermarket in another town, we'll lose a lot of business. If our shoppers go to other towns to shop, we' ll lose a lot of money. If shoppers come in from other towns, we'll make a lot more money.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT rm Outdoor fun

Vocabulary: Adventure Language structures: The Second Conditiona I Useful expressions: Asking hypothetical questions;

General interview questions

n Outdoor activities

Match the outdoor activities (1 to 10) to the pictures (a-j). Can you think of any more outdoor activities~ 1.

Hiking O

6. Rafting D

2.

Cycling D

7. Orienteering D

J. Horse ridLQg 0 4. Camping U 5. Bird watching D

8. Archery 0

9. Climbing D Canoeing D

10.

-.

When was the last lime you did one of these activities? Where did you do it? What do you like/dislike about outdoor activities? Where do you like to go in the country? Why?

le'ng!!s_h -~.


8S

UNIT Irn Outdoor fun

VOCABULARY

Vocabulary: Outdoor adventure

Read over the story. Then, write T (true) or F (false) .

n Camping equipment

look at the list orcamping equipment. Tick the things that you would take on a camp-ing trip. Can you think of anything else?

• SatNav system 0 • Knife D • Torch ("flashlight" in US English) 0

• Waterproof clothing 0 • Insect repellent cream 0

Folding table and chairs 0 Water bottle 0 Thermos flask 0 Airbed 0

• • • •

• Roll mat 0

• Gas cookl!!g stove 0

' " a -

Jj

• Ropes D

I._--

I had an unusual ex perience in canada just '-'......-::::::;:- recently. I was with a friend and we were on a 5-day canoeing trip along a river. EVery nigh t we put up our tent and made a : Y: campfire. It was nice by the river. We used. our rucksacks . ~ . _., . _.'as pillows and slept i n warm sleeping bags. He had a mosquito net too as there are lots of insects at night. It rains a lot up there, so we all had waterproof Clothing. There are also lots of wild animals. but we didn't have any guns. He al.so had a compass and a map (but no SatNav system) as i t 's easy to get lost, plus our mobile phones in case of an emergency. Anyway, one night at aoout 4am, I needed to go to the toilet. I took a torch and went outside, trying not to wake up my friend.. As I was just walking towards the bushes, there was a noise. I stopped. Then, all of a sudden, this enonnous brown bear appeared in front of me. Too frightened to do anything, I just stood t here. The bear stopped too and we stared at one another for a f ew seconds. Then. without making a sound, he just turned around and walked back into the bushes. I never saw him again. ~

• Tent O

• Sleeping bag 0 • Rucksack I back pack 0 • M,p O

n Anecdote analysis

:=.

• Cool box U

• Compass D

n Prepositions of movement What do ihe prepositions of movement (in bold) mean in the sentences below? Use pictures or your hands to describe the movement. The bear came towards us. 2. The tiger went away from us. 1.

3. 4. S. 6. 7. 8. 9.

We went into the cave. We ran out of the cave. They went up the hill. They climbed down the mountain. She stepped on a jellyfish. He jumped off the rock. She swam across the river. 10. They ran through the tunnel. 11 . They drove along the road. 12. They went over the bridge.

n Sentence creation Make 4 sentences with words from the two boxes.

come, go, walk, run, cfimb, Jump, swim, get, fie! standi step, put, taKe ,fal

towards, away from , into, out of, up, down, on, off, across ;nto, through, to,from, over

1. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

Jenny was with a fri end on the trip. D They used their rucksacks a~illows. D They had a gun with them. U They had a Sat Nav system with them. D She got up at about five in the morning. D As she was going to the toilet she saw a wolf. D

Your turn! Write a short anecdote about something that happened to you while you were in the country. Invent if necessary. Think about it! Have you ever been on a camping trip? Where did you go? Do you like cycling? Why? Why not? Have you ever been horse riding? What was it li.e~ When was the last time you went hi.ing? Where did you go? Have you ever been on a safari? What was it like? Have you ever been involved in any outdoor competitions? Which ones? What happened? Have you ever been climbing or abseiling? What did you think orit? Have you ever seen any animals in the w~d? What did you see? What did it do?



_.-

len~m.!!!I

UNIT Im Outdoor fun

GRAMMAR n Ideas completion

Language Structures: The Second Conditional Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

a) If it rained, we

a~ If you pressed t at button, the

a) If they arrived late, would you gel angry?

would take an

umbrella.

light wouldn't come on.

b} We would take

b) The ngh'

b) Wou ld you

an umbrella if it

wouldn't come on if you pressed

get

rained.

Complete the sentence beginnings with your own ideas. 1. If I had a dog, I'd call it... 2, If I had some spare time, I'd probably... 3. If I moved house, I'd go to live in .. 4. If I lived abroad, I'd live in ... 5. If I had a million dollars, I'd buy... 6. If I found a bag on the street, I'd probably... 7, If a shop assistant were rude to me, I'd ... 8. If I could cook well, I'd make ...

31ry if they

n Questions

arrive late?

that button. We often use contractions with the Second Conditional: I'd", I would; you'd = you would; he'd"", he would; she'd = she would; we'd = we would; they'd = they would. The negative contraction is: wouldn't = would not.

We form Second Conditionals with If + a Past Simple verb, followed by another clause with would + an infinitive without ~to". For example: "If I won the lottery. I'd buy a new car."

We use Second Condi tional sentences to talk about imaginary/hypothetical situations in the future. Although we are using Past Simple verbs, we are actually talking about the present/future. For example: "If we bought our tickets online, we'd get a discount. ~ We often use were instead of was with I, he, she, it. For example: "If I were you, I'd leave right now."

Answer the questions. 1, Vlhat oould you do if you saw someone drop a €50 note? 2. How would you ask someone for directions if you didn't speak their language? 3. Where would you like to be in 10 years' time? 4. What would you do if someone was rude to you? 5. Where would you go if you knew how to sail? 6. Who would you take with you if you won a two·week holiday for two in the Dominican Republic?

n Website completion Complete the website with the correct form ofthe verbs in brackets. Use the Second Conditional.

..... -. -

Outdoorlife.com Forum » »Questions,.,. » Send in your questions for Australian sUlVival expert Sandra Grant. Hi, Sandra. what would you do if you were camping and you (,) (lose) your ,ent? (Bob) Hi, Bob, I'd probably just sleep outside under the stars. I've got a good sleeping bag, so that's no problem. But if it (2) _____ Irain), I'd probably look fo r a cave.

We can also use could with the Second Condi tional to talk about future possibility. For example: "If we took the train, we could play cards." We can use question words (who, what, when, where, why, etc.) with the Second Conditional. For example: "What would you do if you found a wallet in the street?"

n Photo matching Match the sentences 11 to 6) to the pictures (a.f). 1. If I won the lottery, I'd go on a cruise. D 2. If I had a horse, I'd go riding every day. D 3. If I bought a house here, I'd be able to walk to work! 0 4. If you went by bike, you'd get there a lot faster! D 5. If we had the party next week, Jessica would be able to come too! 0 6. If we ate in tonight, we'd save a lot of money. 0

What would you do if you (3) {hear} a noise outside the tent at night? Uenny) Well, if I were with a friend, I (4) (tell) them to go and check. No, seriously, I wouldn't do anything. There are always lots of noises at night in the forests and mountains. What would you do if saw a bear? (GeorginaJ If I saw a bear, I {51 (move) away very slowly. If it ca me towards me, I'd try to frighten it. What would you do if you (61 _____ {not have) any matches to make a fire? (Owen) I'd get two sticks and I'd rub them together. What would you do if a mosquito bit you? (Kate) If a mosquito bit me, I (7) (put) some cream on it. What would you do if you 18) (see) a scorpion on someone's back? (Toby) I'd take it off quickly with a shoe or something. You must never try to pick up scorpions with your hands.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl2013 www.hotenglishmag32ine.com

87

UNIT Im Outdoor fun n Fluency practice

Answer the questions. Use full answers. 1. What would you do if you lost your passport or ID card? 2. What wou ld you say

if you were invited to the opera

GRAMMAR n Website analysis

Read over the text Then, write the name of a sport next to each statement Afterwards, complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

tonigh t ?

3. What would you do if a stranger asked you for money? 4. What would you do jf someone asked to stay at your

..... -. FunSports,co m

house tonight?

s. What would you do if a stranger called you and asked for help? 6. What would you do if you saw a stray dog in the street? 7. What would you do jf you didn't have any money for

Office chair racing Office chair racing consists of racing down a hill in office chairs that can reach speeds of up to 30 km/h. Strict rules are in place for competitors: they're allowed to fit in· line skate wheels and handles to their chairs, but no motors. "We check each chair carefully in advance, ~ one of the organisers explained. The participants race in pai rs wearing protective padding as they launch themselves from a ramp. Prizes are given to the fastest competitors and also for the best·designed chai rs.

lunch? 8. What would you do if your car didn't start?

PreJ>ositions H ere 5 some useful information on prepositions.

As an adverbial of time an d place: • She'll be here in a few days. • •

They're going to pay us in adva nce. They arrived at t he same time.

• •

They went to the top. She lives on the corner of this road.

Fit 4 Drums To modify a nou n: • He's the one in t he blue trousers . • I've gol a new smartphone with 8GB of memory.

Fit 4 Drums is a new form of cardio· rhythmic exercise. Led by an instructor, the class involves beating a specially. designed drum with two sticks while dancing al the same time. It's the first group fitness adivity where you get to play a drum while getting an intense workout. A sense of rhythm is a definite advantage!

After certa in verbs, nouns and adjectives: • This one belongs to me. • She had an argument with her boss. • I'm worried about it. • They work together. • You need to beat it with the stick. • They raced down the hill.

Horse boarding Horse boarding involves being towed behind a horse at up 10 56 km/h on an off·road skateboard. Professional stuntman Daniel Fowler·Prime invented the sport after he strung a rope between his off·road "mountain board" and a horse. Participants stand on a board while holding onto a rope, attempting to maintain their balance as the horse gallops ahead. "The horse rider and boarder have to work together because if they don't the boarder goes flying," Daniel explained. So, which sport would youlike to try?

mPrepositions Now complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. 1. 2.

3. 4. s. 6. 7. 8.

It consists _ _ racing down a hill. Strict rules are _ _ place for competitors. The participants race _ _ pairs. Prizes are given _ _ the fastest competitors. The class is led _ _ an instructor. During the class, you beat a drum _ _ two sticks. They go _ _ speeds of up to 56 km/h. You have to hold _ _ a rope.

The You 3. You 4. You s. You

1.

2.

k

class is led by an instructor. _ _ _ __ need a rope to do it. _ _---,_-,can reach speeds of up to 30 km/h. _ _ _ __ can go at speeds of up to 56 km/h. _ _ _ __ go down a hill. _ _ _ __

Your turn!

I Writ~ut a sport. Include details on howto do it. INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 88


_.-

leng!!!!!I

UNIT Im Outdoor fun

SPEAKI NG TASK

The Interview Activity type: role play WANTED Instructor for FunZone Holidays· the outdoor

adventure specialists. Position: Leader for safari expeditions and jungle treks.

, location: Based in Cape Town (South Africa), but must

be willing to travel all over southern and central Africa. Salary: Starting salary £52,250, plus benefits.

Start: June onwards. Permanent contract. FunZone Holidays organises luxury safari holidays and jungle treks for high-profile clients. We're looking for an

experienced, resourceful and

assertive outdoor enthusiast who can lead safari 1 expeditions and jungle treks.

I Student A

Student B

You're going to interview someone for the job advertised above. First. think of questions to ask the potential candidate. Some of these questions should be based on hypothetical situations (see examples below). Then, when you're ready, get together with Student 8 to carry out the interview.

You're going to be interviewed for the job advertised above. First, think of questions to ask about the job, and think of answers to possible questions tha t you will be asked. Invent any details related to your experience in the field. Then, when you're ready, get together with Student A for the interview. Student A win ask you some questions based on hypothetical situations.

Hypothetical questions

General interview questions

wnat would you do if you got lost in the jungle? 2. What would you do if you lost your food or equipment? 3. What would you do if you lost radio contact with us? 4. What would you do if a potentially dangerous animal approached you? s. What would you do if someone fell down a mountain or hill? 6. What would you do if you got caught in a storm? 7. What would you do if you ran out of food or water? 8. What would you do if a member of the party got sick?

1.

1.

Could you tell me a bit aDout yourself?

2. Tell me about your current job.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

What do you know about the company? Why do you think you'll be good at this job? Why do you wanl this job? What experience do you have in this line of work? What could you bring 10 the job? What did you do in your last job?

Remember!

You m ust do the Readi ng and Listening activities in Learn Hot English magazine.

le'ng!!s_h -~.


Revision Page Congratulations! You have almost finished the course. You just need to do your final Progress Test. This is to check your understanding and to monitor your progress. The test will be based on units 9 to 16 of the Skills Booklet and the corresponding Reading and Listening exercises from Hot English magazine. There are five

parts to the evaluation: Reading, Grammar, Listening, Speaking and Writing. If you need any more help or practice in any of these areas, please remember to ask your teacher.

Exam preparation The exercises for the Progress Test will be similar to the ones you do in class. There will be a Reading and listening activity aimed at your level. These will be similar to the types of Readings and Listenings that you have been doing from Hot English magazine. The grammar wi ll be based on the units you have covered in the Skills Booklet. There are a few exercises on this page to help you with that. This is not a definitive list of everything you wi ll be tested on. You will need to look back through your book to see what you have covered. The Speaking part of the exam will be based on a speaking topic that you have done from the Skills Booklet. During this evaluation, the teacher wi ll make notes. You will be assessed on the following: range of vocabulary, use of grammatical structures, accuracy, pronunciation and nuency. The Writing part of the exam will also be based on a topic from the Skills Booklet. You will be assessed on the following: accuracy, range of tenses, use of vocabulary and expressions, content and presentation of ideas.

Good luck '

Language Structures Complete the sentences with the correct forms ofthe verbs in brackets. 1.

I might

2.

"I'm going to the cinema."

3. "I'll do it."

(go) to the cinema, but I'm not sure. (modal verb)

= He said he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to the cinema. (Reported Speech)

= She said that she

it. (Reported Speech)

4. I want _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (play) tennis. (Gerunds and Infinitives) 5. She enjoys

(play) tenn is. (Gerunds and Infinitives)

6. You live in Berlin,

? (question tag)

7. A: Did you go out last night? B: Yes,

(short answers)

(pay) next week. (Future Passives with wil~

8. She 9. If you forget to turn it off, it

(turn) itself off automatically. (Zero Conditionals)

10.

If we don't hear from you by 6pm, we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (leave) without you. (the First Conditional)

11.

If we had enough money, we

12.

Replace the object in bold for an object pronoun: "She spent the money on a new car." (intransitive and transitive verbs)

(go) there. (the Second Conditional)



_.-

leng!!!!!I

Self-Assessment Congratula tions! You have finished the cou rse. N ow, please take some time to reflect on yo ur learning

and progress.

fJ My feelings at the end of the course are ... 3.

Pos itive D

b. N egative 0

c. oK D

[] What can I do? Put ticks. Give yourself marks out of 10 (1 = poor; S= Ok; 10 = excellent). I can use ... •. ...Reported speech. b. ... Modal Verbs.

0

0

D

c. ... short answers.

d. ... gerunds and infin itives.

0

e. ... question tags and nouns. D f. ... Futu re passives and transi tive verbs . D

g. ... Zero, First and Second Conditionals. 0

~

New language

Complete these sentences with your own ideas. •. I rea lly like these words : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

b. These words are difficult to remember: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ c. These words are easy to remember: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ d. This grammar point is easy: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ e. This grammar pOint is difficult: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

rn What do you do to improve your English outside the class? a. I listen to songs in English. 0

0 I magazines I newspapers I on line news sites, etc. in English. 0

b. I travel to English-speaking countries and practise English there. c. I read books

d. I watch films in English. 0 •. I listen to MP3S

I CDs in English. 0

f. I speak to work colleagues in Engl ish. 0 O ther ' _____________________________________

11 Personal objectives My new objectives for next year are to improve my...

0 ... Iistening ski ll s. 0

•. ... speaking skills. b.

c. ... reading skills. 0 d. ... pronunciation. D e. ...writing skills. 0

le'ngH.s_h -~.

Very shortly, you will be sent an opinion form to fill out. However, if you have any addi tional comments to make, please send them to [email protected] We always appreciate your feedback! Thanks.


91

RESOURCE SECTION Language Structures UN IT D The Presept Simple I The Present Continuous: A comparison

'I She usually plays golf at the weekend.

Compare these two sentences:

b She's plaYing tennis at the moment.

Sentence ~a" is a fact so we use the Present Simple. Sentence ~b" is an action in progress, so we use the Present Continuous.

'I They usually take the bus to work. Now compare these two sentences:

b They're going to work by train this week because the buses aren't running.

Sentence ~a" is a fact I regular habit, so we use the Present Simple.

Sentence ~b" is a temporary situation, so we use the Present Continuous.

UN IT n Past Simple & Past Continuous - a comparison We can use a Past Simple action to "interrupt a Past

Continuous action in progress. We often use the conjunctions while and as in these cases. For example, "While we were driving, it started to rain.~

'I

Now compare these sentences: She got up and left the room. b As sne was leaVing the room, someone called. In sentence "a~ there are two Past Simple actions which are used to describe two consecutive actions (1: "she got up~; 2: "then she left the room~),

In sentence "b~ the Past Simple action interrupts the Past Continuous action in progress. In many cases, there is very little difference in meaning between the two tenses and both are possible. Look at these examples of simultaneous actions: We played tennis while it rained. b We were playing tennis while it was raining.

'I

Crammar top tip Remember, when it comes to grammar, in many cases there are no rig,ht or wrong answers, Grammar is a question of choice, and the choice of tense depends on what you want to say or how you see the event.

UNIT !!

b) since + specific time: since last week, since '999, since May,

since 6pm ... The Present Pedect Continuous & the Present Perfect Simple a comparison Compare these two sentences: Jenny has been writing a book, b Kate has written a book. In sentence "a" (in the Present Perfect Continuous) Jenny has been working on the book but hasn't finished it. It's an action in progress - an incomplete action. In sentence ~b" (in the Present Perfect Simple) the action has been completed - the book is finished - it's a completed action. Here are some more examples. Notice how the Present Perfect Continuous forms (al are used for actions in progress; and the Present Perfect Simp e forms (b) are used to refer to completed actions. For example: Mike has been reading the report. b Mike has read the report. a They have been listening to the song. b They have listened to the song six limes.

'I

'!

Cram mar top tip Remember, when it comes 10 grammar, in many cases there are often no right or wrong answers. Grammar is a question of choice, and the tense you choose depends entirely on what you want to say.

UNIT Il We often use the Past Perfect with already in affirmative sentences. For example: They had already eaten, b She had already seen it.

'I

And we use the Past Perfect with yet in negative sentences. For example: He hadn't eaten yet. b She hadn't finished the work yet.

'I

We can use question words (who, what. where, when, how, etc.) with the Past Perfect. For example: Where had he been before we arrived? b Who had she spoken to before she left the party?

'I

We can add a/ready to confirm that something has happened. We place a/ready before the participle. For example. "Belh has already eaten."

'I

We can use yet in questions. We often use yet to ask whether something has happened or not. For example: A: Has leff painted the picture yet? B: Yes. he has. We can also use yet in negatives to emphasise that something hasn't happened. For example, "She hasn't sent the e-mail yet."

In sentence ~a" (with two Past Simple verbs: started I arrived), the party started at the moment when Beth arrived. In sentence "b" (with Past Perfect and Past Simple verbs: had started I arrived), the party had started before Beth arrived.

We can use still not to emphasise that something hasn't happened: She still hasn't sent it to me.

UN IT n In response to questions with how long, we can usefor or since: a) Lor + period of time:for one hour,for six minutes,

jar three days ...

Now, compare the following two sentences: The party started when Belh arrived. b The party had started when Beth arrived.

UNIT D Will versus Going to Compare these sentences: a) I've got a couple of weeks off. so I'm going to Visit some frienes abroad. b) A: How are you goin~ to get home? B: I'm not sure. I'll probably take the tram. Sentence "a": we use be + going 10 for planned decisions taken before the moment of sp'ealcing. Sentence "b": we use will for spontaneous comments made at


Copyright Hot English Publishing SL2013 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

RESOURCE SECTION Language Structures 'I

the moment of speaking. Now compare these sentences:

at a later date. So, very often we have to change them. For example: today = that day; here = there; tomorrow = the

look al those black clouds. I think it's going to rain soon. b I don't think they'll accept it.

following day / the next day; yesterday = the day before /Ihe previous day

Sentence ~a": we use a future form with be + going to for

predictions based on evidence.

For example: Direct speech: "I 'll do it tomorrow." Indirect speech: He said that he would do it the following day.

Sentence ~bH: we use will for a personal prediction (that isn't

necessarily based on any evidence).

Future form s - a comparison

UNI T IIl

Gerunds & Infinitives

Compare these sentences: 'l l'm going 10 leave al 6pm.

b I'll leave at 6pm. c I'm leaving at 6pm.

We use the infinitive without to: • after modal verbs: can, could, may, might. should. example: "They may invite us for dinner."

There is very little difference in meaning between these three

•

sentences. However, the choice of tense does create subtle

after the verbs let and take your car?"

must. For

make. For example: "Will you let me

differences: The verb help is followed by an infinitive with or without to. For example: "I helped them do it/I helped them to do it.~

'\ Be + going to is used to express a concrete plan; b Will is used to express a spontaneous decision; d and the Present Continuous is used to inform someone of a fixed plan at a specific time,

UN IT I!I It isn't common to use contracted forms with mighl /

Some verbs can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive with little change in meaning. For example: We started working at 6pm. b We started to work at 6pm.

'I

may.

We can use modal verbs to give our personal opinions. and for a variety of functions: to make suggestions. to give advice. to talk about obligation ...• and many other things. For example: "You mustn't talk to him like that." The past of can is could, For example. "They couldn't see it properly. " The future of can is be see you tomorrow. ~

able 10. For example.

~She'U

be able to

Remember. there's no to with a verb that follows a modal verb: and there's no Os" with the he/she/it forms of modal verbs. For example: can see it. [NOT: I can to see itJ b She should go. [NOT: She shoul s go.[

'1 1

Must versus have to We generally use must to refer to a personal obligation something we feel personally is important. For example: must remember to post the letter. b She must tell me if she needs anything.

Other verbs with little or no difference include: begin. continue, hate. intend. love. prefer. However. there are very subtle differences with the verb to like. For example: aJ I like skiing. (The gerund is used to say you do something for enjoyment.) b) I like to go to the dentist once a year. (An infinitive is used to say you 00 something because it is good for you. or you feel it has a positive effect.) However. we use an inflnitive after would like / would love / would hote / would prefer. For example: "What would you fike to do now?"

UNI T !!! Sometimes. there are two objects. For example:

'1 1gave him the money. b SFie wrote me an e-mail.

Some verbs can be used transitively and intransitively. For example: aJ She was reading./ She was reading a book. b) They started to write. I They starteo 10 write the e-mail.

'1 1

We use have to for an eKternal obligation - something that comes from an outside authority. For example: a) If you want to travel to the USA. you have to get a visa. b) You have 10 leave the building by 6pm because they close the doors.

But sometimes the meaning can change: aJ She was ru nning. [intransitive: She was moving faster than walking.j b) She run s a small business. (transitive: She manages a businessj

UNIT mI

UNI T IIl

'I

We can use question words (who. what. when, where. with the Zero Conditional. For example: What do you do if you finish your work early? b Who do you call if you forget YOUf keys?

'I

Sometimes, we need to change certain words or expressions when we use Reported Speech, For example. the words tomorrow and yesterday refer to specific times. but they don't have the same meaning if you refer to them

Notice how we can start with the "if" clause or the result clause. For example: If you press thiS button. the machine comes on. b Tlie machine comes on if you press this button.

We can use other reporting verbs instead of say or Jell, such as promise, ask. assure, c.laim or warn, etc. For example: They claimed that they were police officers. b He promised us that he would finish it on time.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

why. etc.)

'I

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SlZ01 3 www.hotenglishmagazi ne.com

93

RESOURCE SECTION Answers Unit 0

GRAMMAR

a Photo matching

a Picture matching

l e l a Je . f Sd 6b

D Fact me analrsis

Id l e l a . f Sb 6c 711 I g 11 useful questions

n Question-answer matching Id 2e 3f 4h 5g 6a 7b ! e

n Verb lenses

1. lives; 2. play: ]. doesn't eat: 4. are watching: 50 Isn', listenmg: 6. are working: 7. was: a. walked; 9. dldn', see: 10. look : 11 . didn't watch; 12. wasn't n Vocabulary

Student's own answers Conn~rsalion

D

South Mnca: ]. Toronto: ... civil engmeer: 50 extending the underground train line: 6. historical novels: ,. a biography n Sentence completion I, work: 1. plays: J. wme; 4. enjoy; 50 don't know: 6. doesn't sing n Gap fill I. are rehearSing: 2. IS praCllslng; J. are listening; 4. am bUying: S. aren't meetmg: 6. Isn't eatmg n Fluency praclice Student's own answers [) Conversation completion 1. plays: 2.. does she go: ]. IS tourmg: ... does she appear /IS she appearmg: 5. does / is domg: 6. is she preparing; 7, is playing; 8. wears: 9. wants n Film revif\'" analysis 1. yes: 1. yes; J. no; 4. no; 50 yes: 6. no: 1. yes 1. 31: 1.

Student's own answers

completion

I. went; 2. got: ]. spent: .. VISited: 50 went;

6. had: 7. worked; 8. slept

n Table completion

50 called; 6. reported: 7. had: &. saw n Queslion complelion I. How did he escape from the top·securlty Prison? 2. What time did they get up thiS morning? ]. Who did she speak to on the way to work? •. where did you put the remote control? 50 How did they get into the bUilding? 6. Where did she decide to go for her holidays? 7. Who did they go With to the meetmg? 8. Why did he say that about us? n Fluency practice Student's own answers [) Colwersalion completion I. was; 2. named: ]. worked: •. did she start; 50 moved: 6. was: 7. started: 8. went; 9. opened: 10. contll1ued D Bio analysis IF 2F JT . T ST

UnitJ OPENING PAGE

Unit 2

a "Accident" sentences completion

OPENING PAGE

I. publiC: 2. wrong: ]. socks; •. label: 50 shirt; 6. meeting

a Famous people matching 1C l e 19 401 Sh 6b 7f 3d

VOCABULARY

Id 2e ] f 4a Sb 6c 11 Definitions

She set up an onhne bUSiness shortly after leavmg univerSity. 5 She went 10 uOlversily in London. 4 She was born in the south of England. 1 She went 10 school In a big city. ] She sold the bUSiness for 6 million euros 10 years later. 6 She's currently 1i\,lng In Australia, enjOying a He of luxury. 7 She grew up In a small village m the north. 2 D Collocations I. friends: 2. money: ]. relationship: ... bUSiness; S. Idea: 6. famous: 7. someone: 8. remembered; 9. City: 10. In\'olved: 11. control; 12. living n Adjt.'Ctin·~ 10 describe people Student's own answers n Website analysis 1. 1899: 1. Italian; ]. Scarface: 4. Franl::re Yale: S· 1929; 6. 1932 n Quoles Student's own answers

knock over: 2. to spill: ]. to trip; •. to get stuck: 5. to get someone's name wrong; 6. to dial the wrong number n Ideas completion Student's own answers n Stories anal)'sis I. no: 1. yes: 3. yes: ... yes

a Sequencing Unit 1 OPENING PAGE

a Music matching I. Rock .. 80n Jovi (11:) 2. Pop .. Brltney Spears (I) 3. Classical music,. Mozar\ (e) 4- Blues '" BB King (~ 5- Country - Hank Williams (g) 6. Folk .. Bob Dylan (b) 7. Opera,. PlaCldo Dom,ngo (cl a. Indle '"' Arctic Monkeys (d)

9. Heavy metal'"' Metallica (h) 10.

Disco .. ABBA

Ol

11. Reggae = Bob Marley (i) 12. Motown = Marvln Gaye (I ) VOCABULARY

a Instruments Id 19 Je 41 Sf 6k l a 81 9C loh li b 11 VOGIbulary Student's own answers

n Unusual sports analysis

GRAMMAR

IT IT JF . F 5T 6F n Conversation analysis Abigail: Jazz, Tchaikovsky, Led Zeppelin, Country & Western lath: Supertramp, Stevie Wonder, Motown. Muse

11 pholo matchi ng la l e ] f 4b 5C 6d d Matching If l e ] 3 4C Sd 6b n Senlence completion I. sent: 1. sentenced: 3. robbed: •. stole:


VOCABULARY

a Photo malching


1. 10

GRAMMAR

a Photo matching le 2f ] 01 4C sb 6d

D Sentence completion I . were recording; 2. was writing: 3. were correcting: ... was eatll1g: 50 was watching; 6. was sleepll1g; ,. were talking: 8. was trying n Gap fill I. wasn't raining: 2. wasn't rldll1g: J. wasn't singing: 4. wasn'l sWimming: 50 wasn't eallng: 6. wasn't smllll1g: 1. weren't driVing: 8. weren't looking n Verb conjugation I. were playing; 2. started: ]. were preparing I prepared: 4. was raining: 50 was checking: 6. remembered: 1. walked; 8. was lookmg n Blog completion I . went: 2. were waiting: J. ended; ... were laughing: 5. had: 6. deCided: 7. were gOing: 8. hit: 9. wasn't [) Question.answer malching Id 23 3b 4e SC

_.-

leng!!!!!I

RESOURCE SECTION Answers n Picture description

GRAMMAR



11 Photo matchi ng I C 2d }b . f sa 6e 11 Sentence completion

I . got: 2. had already finished: ]. had already started: 4. had changed: So had left: 6. arrived; ,. was: 8. telephoned n Sentence creation Student's own answe rs D Website completion I . went: 2. drove: 3. was: .. had drowned; So had changed: 6. had suffered I suffered; 7. had had: 8. had been n Article anal)'sis I. In 1974: 2. In Puerto RIco; ]. Leaf: • . Wo/le Ihe Line: So in 2008; 6. a rapper D Pasltcnses I . changed: 2. had always been: ]. had: • . was given; So had had; 6. had all been: 7. had faked

D Sentence crealion Student's own answers

have been eating: 2. has been runnlllg: ]. has been arnvlng: .. have been calling: 5. have been travelling: 6. has been applying: 1. have been clea ning: 8. has been trallllng n Fluency pradice Sludent's own answers n Conversation completion 1. have been writing: 2. have written: ]. have used: • . have been dOlllg: 5. have updated: 6. have been filming: 7. have finished: 8. have been worklllg n Sentence creation Student's own answers n Userultime expressions Student's own answers n Free lime ana.lysis 1. TWice a week. 2. About SIX years. ]. An hour. 4. He goes cycllllg. So He's been cycling. 6. He likes to cook for friends. 1. She plays gol(. 8. Because she's done something to her knees. 1.

Unit 4 OPENING PAGE

a Home disasters 1. InSide; z. picture; ]. books; •. walls: S. carpet: 6. electnclly: 7. properly; S. bulb VOCABULARY

a Picture matching Id 2e 33 4g se 6b 7f ah D Home repairs Student's own answers n Com'ersation analysis I. yes; 1. yes: J. yes: 4. yes; So no

GRAMMAR

a Photo matching Id 23 Jb 4f

se 6c

11 Sentence (rCollion Student'S own answers

n Sentence completion I. seen; saw: 2. !ilken; left; ]. stayed; had; .. written; was: S. snowed: snowed: 6. taken: took n Com'ersalion completion 1. Pillnted: 2. have you Installed: ] . sent; 4. received: So haven', fixed; 6. have ordered;

Unit 6

Unit 7 OPENING PAGE

a Company matching I.

Burger King; 2. Sony: ]. Plxar: 4, Coca·Cola:

So Audi; 6. Aldi: 7. Kraft foods: 8. Mallei

VOCABULARY

a Photo matching Id 2a

]e

4b SC 6f

n Company an~lysis Student's own answers

n Expressions completion I. slogan; 2. webslte; 3. Ill; 4. by: 5. to; 6. turnover: 7. gross; 8. fined

n Fluency practice

OPENING PAGE

n Con\ersation analysis

11 Riddles


Student's own answers 11 Matching Id 2g }e . h sa 6c 7f 8b

1. 1837; 2. Sir Mortlmer Samson: ]. Shipping company: 4. London: So COllon goods, tobacco and sugar; 6. Clothes: 7. A crUise line: 8, The Bnllsh Virgin Islands; 9. www. samsoncruises.com ; 10. Margaret Blathlllg n Types or business Student's own answers

7. have put; S. ordered

B Sentence creation Student's own answers n Article: analysis 1. 37%: 2. 30%: ]. 2]%: • . 18%; So 16%; 6. 1*

Unit 5

a Types of exercise

Ig 2f ]e . a Sh 6c 7d 8b VOCABULARY

a Picture matching I f 2a ]d 4C 5h 6e 7g 8b

11 Gym questions Student's own answers

n Comersation analysis The gym has gOI: running machllles, static bikes, aerobics classes. karate classes. a sauna and )acuzzi and a squash court n Gym poster analysis I . Healthy body. healthy rnllld! 2. Yes. 3. www.ourgym.com • . Charlotte Slmmonds. 5. 7 days a week from 6:30am to midnight. 6. No. 7. £Z4.95 a month.

le'ng!!s_h -~.

VOCABULARY

11 Matching 1C :za 3d . b 5e 6f 7g 11 Useful expressions dlOice 2b }a 4b 5b 6a 7a n Expressions ..... ith ha~e: 1. dinner: 2. argument: ]. affair: .. drink: So with: 6. problem; ]. time: 8. bath: 9. nervous; 10. Idea n Slog completion 1. off: 2. lo/(or: 3. (or: .. on: So With; 6. In; 7. back: 8. on la

GRAMMAR

a Sentence completion had read: 2. had been; 3. had eaten: 4. had told: So had spoken: 6. had seen; ]. had heard: 8. had lied 11 QUestion word completion 1. where: 2. who: ]. how; • . when: So why: 6. what n FluenC) practice Student's own answers 1.

GRAMMAR

a Sentence completion I. was founded: 2. was left: 3. were produced: • . were lold: So wasn't evacuated: 6. wasn't set off: ]. wasn't given; 8. wasn't taken n Sequencing Descriptions of the books are written and posted on their webslte . • The books are purchased from second-hand bookshops or pnvate collectors. I They're sent by post to the customer, ] They're sorted, priced and catalogued. 2 They're guaranteed to arrive WIthin three days. 8 The books are packaged up. 6 The books are then placed In a storeroom. ] The books are purchased through the webslte, 5 n Website completion I . is based; 2. are connected; 3, was founded: • . was named: 5. were created: 6. were based: 7. was developed

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

95

RESOURCE SECTION Answers n Company analysis

I. about; 2- Ill; 3. at: 4- In; 5- With: 6. 111; 7. on; 8. in: 9. in: 10. from: 11. or; 12- for

IT l F JF 4T ST 6F

Unit 8

Revision page

I. The Great Wall of China 2. The Forbidden City 3. The Tal Mahal

language structures 1. likes: 2. aren't plaYing: 3. was; 4- brought: 5- was runnlllg; 6. has seen; 7. have been walking: &. had seen; 9. are made; 10. had already spoken: 11. were sent; 12. will have: 1]. are going to buy

.. The Eiffel Tower 5- Versailles

Unitg

OPENING PAGE

a Famous places locating

6. The leaning Tower of Plsa VOCABULARY

1. Hampton Court Palace

a Photo matching

3. Stonehenge

9. The SISllne Chapel 10. Times Square (New York City) 11 . The Panama Canal 11. Machu Picchu 13-Tht> Amazon 14. Angel falls 15- The Pyramids 16. Victoria falls

17. The Great Bamer Reef 11. The Sydney Opera House

1C 2f le 4a 5b 6d

n Definitions

1. can't afford; 2 . IIlvest; 3. borrow; 4. Withdraw: 5. lend: 6. mortgage n Collocations 1. for; 2. for; 1. down: 4. on: 5- back: 6. off; 7. from: 8. to: 9. from; 10. Ill; 11. 11110 n E-mail analysis 1. £30,000: 2 . up: 3. higher: 4- dropped I decreased I gone down: 5. up I higher: 6. 15% GRAMMAR

VOCABULARY

a Photo matchi ng

D Tra\el place matching Id l e 3f 43 se 6b

lb 2a ]e 4d 5f 6c

D place identification I. ,mport; 1. airport I hotel; 3. hOlel; 4. airport; 5- street; 6. museum: 7. restaurant; 8. shop; 9. restaurant; 10. airport: 11 . shop; 11. shop I restaurant: 13. street: ,+ museum; IS. hotel; 16. airport; I ] . airport' street

n Castle I palace descriptions Student's own answers

n Blog completion

I . city; 2. stone; 3. rivers; 4. palace; 5. academy; 6. century: 7. moat; &. walls

GRAMMAR

a Picture matching lb 2a 3d 4f se 6c

n Fluency practice Student's own answers

n Sentence completion I . will be; 2. are gOing to miss I will miss; 3. IS gOing to burn I will burn; 4- Will get; 5- is going to be: 6. Will have; 7. are gOing to get I Will get: ! . will like n Gap fill I . am seelllg: 2. are playing; 3. are flying; 4. am sending: 5. is catching: 6. am not staying: 7. aren't haVing: 8. isn't speaking n Fluency practice Student's own answers D Itinerary analysis 1. 08:30; 2 . go on a tour oflhe city centre and visit a museum; 3. III a cafe: 4- go to a pub; 5- at 15:00: 6. at lToo n Letter completion

n Sentence completion can't; 2. couldn't; 3. can: 4. could: 5. can: 6. couldn', n Verb completion 1. drive: 2 . exchange: ]. see; 4. lake; s- read; 6. work n Gap fill 1. work: 2. leave: ]. have: 4. help: s- like: 6. gel n Fluency pracl ice Student's own answers D Sentence crealion Student'S own answers n Comersation completion 1. be able to: 2. should: ]. could: 4. could: 5- might: 6. must; 7. may; 8. should: 9. must: 10. can't [] Weusite anal)'sis Student'S own answers I.

Unit 10 OPENING PAGE D E"enls I . sport; 2- film; 3. sport; 4. theatre: 5. film: 6. sport: , . sport: 8. literature I sCience: 9. sport; 10. fashion: 11. literature; 12. sport; I]. film: 14. film jtelevlsion: 15- musIc: 16. television VOCABULARY

a Poster illlal)"sis 1. !lam; 2. Central Park. Manhattan (New York City): ]. on their webslte; 4. to raise money


Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

to help the poor: ~ W'NW.facebook.comj BeatPovertyNOW; 6. four n Definitions IC 2b ] f 4e 5h 6g 7a Bd n Website anal)'sis (wording may vary) I. Create a budget so you know how much you can spend. 2. Plan at least 6 months in advance. Put deadlines In place. ]. Check that It doesn't clash with any other events. 4. Book It well In advance. Shop around for the best one. 5- Read online reviews 10 find out more about Ihe companies. 6. II can provide Information on the eyent and people can reglsler Ihere or buy tickets. GRAMMAR

D Matciling Id 2f Jb 4a 5e 6c Il Sentence completion I . They said she was happy. 2. He said that he was hungry. 3. They said they were lost 4. He said he went to Ihe market on Tuesdays. 5- She saId she tried 10 walk as much as poSSible. 6. He said I worked too hard. 7. He said she could borrow the money. 8. They said he could walk there. 9. They said they could play scrabble if it rained. 10. She said she was taking Ihe dog for a walk. 11. He said he was cooking a pasta dish. u . They said they were walklllg In the rain. n Fluency practice I. He said that I1 was freeZing. 2. She said thalthey were happy. J. They said that he enjoyed cooking. 4. She said that they were a(flvlng in an hour. 5- He said that the fish was great. 6. She told us that they couldn't come. n Gilp fill I . They saId they went I had been 10 see a play on Sunday. 2. They said that she saw j had seen them the previous week. 3. He said he didn't know I hadn't known what 10 do. 4. She said she had been there for Sl~ hours. 5- She said he had taken the children to the beach. 6. He told us that they had finished the work. 7. I said I would go to the shops !I1the morning. 8. They said she would take the car to the garage the next day. 9. They said they would bring a bottle of wllle 10 the dinner. 10 . He said he was going to jOin the gym. 11. They said they were gOing to play some

_.-

leng!!!!!I

RESOURCE SECTION Answers poot that evening. 12. They said they were gOing to help us find a f1al.

n Coll\ersalion completion

1. would be: were gOing 10 be; 2. would have: were gOing 10 have; 3. would provide; were gOing 10 provide: 4. would be: was gOing to be: So would ensure; were going to ensure; 6. would use; were gOing to use; , . would be: was gOing \0 be: 3. would be; was gOing 10 be: 9. would be: was gOing \0 be

El Fluency practice

4. Everyone Says I Love You; 5- The Sound of Music; 6. My Foir Lody D Theatre play & musical descriptions Student's own answers n Musical posler analysis (wording may vary) I. One by Matt Burrows and Grace Hennlng; 2. 3pm; 3. 0800'999.1223; 4. That I1 was impossible nol to laugh and cry. and ,ha' It was so good It could have inspired Shakespeare: 5- Harnet Golding GRAMMAR


a Photo matchi ng

Unit 11

11 Sentence completion

1C 2e 3( 4d Sb 6a

OPENlNG PAGE People & places malciling In 19 301 4b sf 6e l e 8d

a

VOCABULARY

a Follow-up comments I questions Student's own answers

D Sentence matching Ig l e Jh . d 53 6e 7f 8b n COlwersations completion 1. Yeah, me lOO! 1. The usual excuse! 3. Oh, that's nice! n Making comments Student's own answers

GRAMMAR

a Speech bubble completion le l b 3d

"aSf 6c

11 Fluency practice Student's own answers

n Sentence completion I . Yes. they have; 2. Yes, I have; ]. Yes, I can; .... Yes, they can; S. Yes, we are I Yes, I am; 6. Yes, she IS n Fluency practice Student's own answers n Gap fill I. Yes, I have; 2. Yes. she has: 3, Yes, It IS: .... Yes, they are; S. Yes. they were; 6. Yes, he

I. agreed to do It; 2. Imagine being; 3. deCided to lend: ". hoped to be
Unit 13 OPENING PAGE

a Book litles

1. Sea; 2. Prince; 3. Blood: ". Kill; S. Stone; 6. Brief; ]. Earth; 8. None; 9. Venice; 10. Days VOCABULARY

aren't there?; 11. hasn't he?; 12.. Isn't It?: I). wasn't It?; 14. wasn't she?; 15- weren't there?; 16. dldn" he?; I]. wasn't it?; 11. hasn't he?; 19. haven', you?; 20. can't they?; 21. can't you?; 22. aren't we?; 23. wasn't she? 11 Speech bubble complelion Ib 2a 3d 4f SC 6e n Conversation completion I. haven't you?; 2. didn't you?; 3. aren't you?; 4, didn't we?: 5- haven', you?; 6. didn't you?; 7. haven't you?: 8. haven't you?: 9. aren'l you? n Book reviews analysis I . The Hunger Games; 2. Imagine: How CreatiVity Worh; 3. The Venice Experiment 4, There but for the; 50 The Venice Experiment...; 6, The Hunger Games n Noun identification Venice .. proper noun; rat race .. compound noun; ane
Unit 14 OPENING PAGE

a Web.site matching If 2h 31 4d 5g 6e 7a 8, 9b IOC VOCABULARY

a Matching 1C

zb 3a 4f se 6d

11 Gap fill I. for; 2. .; 3. wllh; 4. from; 5. ,; 6. out: ]. up; 8.·; g, to n Website analysis I. www.Overstock.com 2.. www.wteoverload.com 3. www.2l eep.com ". www. tolallylookslike.com 50 www.TruuConfesslons.com GRAMMAR

w"'

a Matching

If 2a 3e "d Sb 6c

Id 2e 3f 4C Sb 6a

Student's own answers n Con\crsation completion I. Yes. I have; :z.. No. he doesn't: 3. Yes. he IS: 4- No, they haven't; 5- No. he hasn't; 6. Yes, he was: 7. Yes, he is; 8. No, he isn't

11 Se\'en basic stories Student's own answers

11 Sentence completion I. Will be sent: :z.. will be Informed; 3. will be

I. no; :z.. no; ]. no: .... yes; 5- no

I, 1897; :z.. Bram Stoker; 3. Vlad Drawl; 4. diary entries; s. Transylvania; 6. England; ]. vampires n Book genres Student's own answers

provided; ... will be given: s. won't be cooked: 6, won't be given; ], will be taken; 8. won't be paid n Question word completion I. What; 2. When; 3. Where; 4. What; 5- When; 6, Where

Unit 12.

GRAMMAR

D Fluency practice

D Instanl messages anal)sis

a Photo matching

n Website analysis

VOCABULARY

I. Moulin Rouge; 2. Mommo Mio!; 3. Olivtr!;

le'ng!!s_h -~.

The food is going to be prepared tomorrow, 2.. The Irlp Isn't gOing 10 be organised unlll next week. 3, The magaZine Isn't gOing 10 be published Ihls month. I.

a Gap fill

a Musicals matching

n Gap fill

1. Isn', It?; 2. aren't we?; ]. haven't they?; 4. didn't she?; 5- wasn't she?; 6. aren't you?; ]. aren'l they?: 8. doesn't she?: 9. don't they?; 10.

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing Sl 2013 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

97

RESOURCE SECTION Answers 4- The process !s gomg to be changed. s. The race is going to be sponsored by

several companies. 6. The water IS gOing 10 be collected here.

7. He Isn'\ gOing to be paid much. a. She isn't gOing to be shown the book. n Qnline suggestions completion 1. given; 1. directed: 3. informed: 4. sent; 5. invited; 6. lold D Transformation I, I\: 2. them: 3. them; 4- It: s. her: 6. him

n Websi\e analysis

I . Words With Friends; 2. FrUit NinJa: 3. WhatsApp; 4. Evernole; 5. Fruit Nin)a: 6. WhatsApp

n Useful expressions definitions (wording Will vary) I. They take the things you buy 10 your home. 2. Reductions In prices. 3. Special deals I special prices. .. If you buy one product. you gel another one for free. So Buying things from a web page. 6. A lot of goods from dlfferenl seclors: food, clothing, elc. 7. A card that gives you pOints every lime you shop. n Spam newsletter analysis I. yes; 2. yes; ]. no; 4. no; So yes

7. at: 8. onto

n Website anal)'sis I. Fit 4 Drums; 2. Horse boarding: 3. Office chair racing; 4. HOfse boarding; So Office chalf racing

Revision page Language slnlctllres go; 1. was going; 3. would do: 4. 10 play: 5. pJaylng; 6. don't you: 7. I did; a. will be paid: g. lurns: 10. will leave: 11 . would go; 11. It I.

GRAMMAR

a Senlence completion

Unit 15 OPENING PAGE 1. Home & Garden: sofas. carpels, garden furniture

2. Household Appliances: washing machines. dishwashers, Ifons 3. Clothing & Jewellery: shirts, tights. skirts 4- Sport & leisure: golf clubs, tents. weights. trainers 5. Electrical Goods: televiSion sets,

vldeogames, SatNav systems, smart phones, speakers, digital cameras 6. Baby & Toddler: prams, nappies 7. Computer: laptops. computers, computer monltorS,lPods a. Groceries: apples, cured ham VOCABULARY Sandwich making Student's own answers 11 Shop deJlnilions (wording will vary) 1. Travel agency .. A place where you can book a holiday. z. Dry cleaner's = A place where they clean clothes. ]. Hairdresser's .. A place where you can gel a haircut. .. Florist .. A place where you can buy flowers. j . Chemist's '" A place where you can buy medicine. 6. Greengrocer's = A place where you can buy frUit and vegetables. 7. Bakery '" A place where you can buy bread. a. Stationer's. A place where you can buy paper and pens. 9. Butcher's = A place where you can buy meat. 10. Hardware slore I Ironmonger's = A place where you can buy tools. nads. ete. 11. Flshmonger's " A place where you can buy fish . 12. OptiCian = A place where you can buy glasses or get your eyes tested. I]. Garage .. A place where you can get your car fixed .

a

I. gels: 1. starts: 3. wants; 4. exercise; So feel: 6. work 11 Ideas completion Student's own answers n Con\'ersation completion I. give: 1. will come: ]. Will go: 4. Will have; So will start: 6. get: 7. don't gIVe; 8. will go n Online recipes: food matching Ik zg ]d 4J 5a 61 7h 8b 91 lof n c 12e n Online recipes: lext completion 1. make: 1. make: ]. add: 4. add: So serves: 6. make: 7. chop: 8. fry; 9. add: 10. add: 11. making: 11. fry; I]. add: 14. serve

Unit 16 OPENING PAGE D Outdoor acti\'ities la ze ] 1 4C Sd 6g 7f 8h g'o 10) VOCABULARY

a Camping et:luipmenl Student's Own anSwers 11 Prepositions of mo,'cmcnl

Student's own answers n Sentence creation Student's own answers n Ane<:dote ana lysis

IT zT ] F 4F SF 6F GRAMMAR

a Photo matching If 2a

] 1.'

4b Sd 6c

n Ideas completion Student'S own answers n Questions Student's own answers n Website completion 1. lost: 1. rained : 3. heard; 4. would tell: s. would move: 6. didn't have; 7. would put: 8. saw n Fluency practice Student's own answers [) Prepositions 1. of: 2. m: ]. In: ..... to; So by: 6. with:

INTERMEDIATE 2013-2014 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2013 www.hotenglishm agazi ne.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

•

I! Tree

$

e Egg '

ce

~

oi· ;?;

:I:

!<

m-

... ~'"

.,. Z

C~t~

Book

Fish .

a

Sof~/ ""

Gorilla

A

It

Duck~

la

U!

U

I

0

Shoe ...

Ear

eI

•

ua•

au 1:1 I I ea aI au t:J

)!

3! Bird )

Cure

Door

Q! C~r ~

(medicine)

Hair'

DOg"

•

)1

BOY ;

Fly

I

Coat

cow " ' "

~

~'"

::~I:.,.

.,. C

~-

~!4

"'~ '"2 ~ w

!< •

~ '"

~ O ;;;; . ~

3~

-

""

Key

9

f

3

Pen

Back

tTea

Day

Church

Judge

f

V

8

0

5

Z

P

Five

Very

Think

d

tf d3 k

b

Those

Six

'\li ,e.

•

13 3

:g

m More

n

Nice

11

Ring

h

Hot

I

Live

Zoo

r

Right

Short

w

Window

rn

- oVl

F~ce~

f]

;0

Get

•

C

;0

()

rn

Vl

rn

()

-l

o Z

Pleasure •

J

Yes

~

RESOURCE SECTION I rregular Verbs

lJ

Irregular verb list with participles

Infinitive

Past tense

Past participle

Example

Be

was, were

Beat Become Begin

beat

been beaten become

She was at home. We beat them.

Bite Break

bit

Bring Build

brought built burnt, burned bought caught chose

became began broke

It began fast night.

bitten broken brought built burnt. burned bought caught

The dog bit me. He broke the window. We brought some sandwiches. They built a house. The fire burnt 0/1 night. He bought some food.

We chose the red one. It cost a lot. She cut the piece of paper. We dug Q hole.

Burn Buy Catch Choose Come

came

chosen come

Cost

cost

cost

Cut

cut dug

Do

cut dug d;d

Draw Dream Drink Drive

drew dreamt, dreamed drank drove

Eat Fall

ate reil red relt

Dig

Feed Feel

F;ght Find

fought found

Fly

flew

Forget

forgot

Cet

got

Give

gave went grew hung, hanged

Co Grow Hang Have Hear Hide Hit

done drawn dreamt, dreamed drunk driven eaten fallen

red felt fought found flown forgotten got, gotten given gone grown hung, hanged

had

had

heard hid hit

heard hidden hit

Hold Hurt

held hurt

held hurt

Keep Know Lea rn Leave Lend

kept knew learnt, learned

kept known learnt, learned

Let Lie Light

The cat caught the mouse. Th ey came at 6pm.

We did some exercise.

They drew a picture. I dreamt about you. She drank the tea. I drove home. We ate at home. Th ey fell down. She fed the cat. We felt good. They fought in the garden. I found the shoe. She flew to Chicago. They forgot to bring it. We got a present. We gave her the money. They went to Brighton. He grew some plants. We hung up the washing. We had lunch at 'pm. I heard the song. She hid the present. I hit the ball. We held the rope. It hurt me. We kept it at home. I knew the answer. She learnt how to do it.

left

left

They left at 9pm.

lent

lent

We lent them the money. They let us stay there. We lay down. They lit the fire.

let lay lit, lighted

let lain lit, lighted


She became a lawyer.

begun

Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 201 3 www.hotenglishmagazine.com

_.-

leng!!!!!I

RESOURCE SECTION Irregular Verbs

lJ

Infinitive

Past tense

Past participle

Example

lose

lost made meant met

lost made meant met

I lost my money.

paid put read [red] rode

paid put read [red] ridden rung run

Make Mean

Meet Pay Put Read [ri:d[ Ride Ring Run

rang ran

Say See Sell Send Shake

said saw sold

seen

sent

sent

shook

shaken

Shoot

shot

Show Shut Sing Sink Sit

showed shut

shot shown, showed

Sleep Smell Speak Spell Spend Spoil Spread

Stand Steal Stick Take Teach Tell Think Throw Understa nd Wake Wear Win Write

le'ng!!s_h -~.

said

sold

shut

sang

su ng

sank

sunk

sat

sat slept

slept smelt, smelled spoke spelt, spelled spent spoilt, spoiled spread stood stole stuck took taught told thought threw understood woke wore

smelt, smelled spoken spelt, spelled spent spoilt, spoiled spread stood stolen stuck taken taught told thought thrown understood woken worn

won

won

wrote

written

He made Q cake. What does it mean? I met her at a party. They paid us. She put it on the table. I read the book. She rode the horse. The phone fang. We ran home. I said I was happy. I saw the film.

She sold the caf. They sent the e·mail. I shook hands with her. They shot at the target. I showed her the picture. I shut the door. We sang the song. The boat sank. I sat down. She slept well. It smelt good. We spoke to them. I spelt it for him. I spent all my money. We spoiled it. They spread the news. I stood up. Th ey stole the money. She stuck it in the book. We took the car. They taught us a lot. I told her the truth. We thought about it. Th ey threw the rubbish away. We understood the problem. I woke up early. He wore some new clothes. She won the game. They wrote the letter.


101

RESOURCE SECTION Punctuation Punctuation Revision n (.) Full stop ("period" in US English) We use the fu ll stop at the end of a sentence. For example: She is lucky.

For website an d e·mai l addresses we say "dot" . For examp le: www.ebdj.com = www dot ebdj dot corn

rI (.) Comma

something. For example: a) I got everything ready: the tickets, traveller's cheques and my passport. b) There are two reasons: firstly, I don't like it; and second ly, I don 't have the time.

n (?) Question mark We use this at the end of a question.

We use the comma for pauses in sentences, or for lists of things.

[J (') Exclamation mark We use this to show surprise/ anger, etc.

Fo r example: a) I went to the shops, and then I

n (') Apostrophe

went to the swimming pool. b) I bought a computer. two televisions an d a pencil. We also use the comma in nondefining relative clauses. For example: a) My sister Joan, who lives in Paris, is a pharmacist. b) My aunt, who likes to spend her weekends in the country.

is a dentist. We also use the comma before q uoting someo ne. For example:

a) She said, "I never go there!" b) He added , "And I wou ld like to

leave now. "

n (;) Semicolon Th is is used to mark a pause

between two ideas th at are connected. For exam ple: a) You must come to the show; you'll love it. b) There are some things that I like; and there are others that I hate.

n (:) Colon We use the colo n to start a list of

We use the apostrophe with contractions and the gen itive . For example: I' m , you 're, don't, I've, John'S, Mary's, etc.

IJ (U") inverted commas (also known as "speech marks" or "quotation marks") We often use these for quotes. Fo r example: UTo be, or not to be. That is the question." Some people use single speech marks, which are like this: ITo be, or not to be. That is the question.'

n (-) Dash We often use the dash in informal styles to add a bit of extra information at the end of a sentence. She wasn't too happy about itbut that doesn 't matter.

i!l! (-) Hyphen This is sim ilar to a dash but much shorter. It is used to join two words together. For example: coworker, eating.time, etc Hyphens are often used in website or e-ma il addresses.



For example: [email protected] = john hyphen s mith at ace dot com

ID ( ) Brackets (Uparentheses" in US

English) We use brackets to add add itional information inside a sentence. For example: Mary (Jane's sister) is coming tonight. When dictating, we ca n say: a) "open brackets": ( b) "close brackets": ) These are known as "square bra ckets" ~ I)

I!l U) Slash This is often used in internet addresses. There are two types: forward slash V), and back slash (\).

III (_) Underscore This is also used in e-mail and website addresses. For example: alan@hedo_now.com = alan at hedo underscore now dot com ~ Capitals

Capital letters (or "upper-case letters") look like this: WHAT IS THE TIM E' And lower case letters look like this: what is the time?

I!'I E-mail and website addresses "wwvl' is pronounced "double u, double u, double u". And "@"ispronounced "at". For example: My web address is www.sure. com (double u, double u, double u dot s ure dot com). My e-mail address is [email protected] (s ure at hotmail dot com)

_.-

le;,~m.!!!I

~en ;,;

www.hotenglishmagazine.com www.hotenglishgroup.com

•

IS

Hot English Skills Booklet Intermediate 2013 2

Recommend Documents