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2 ค าน า 1 Contents & Pronunciation, Listening, Speaking Writing Express Likes & Preferences MODULE (pp. 7-28) Upload เป นช ดส อการเร ยนร ภาษาอ งกฤษ รายว ชาพ นฐาน ในระด บม ธยมศ กษาป ท 4-6 ท บ รณาการ ท กท กษะทางภาษาเข าไว ด วยก น ท งการฟ ง พ ด อ าน และเข ยน ม เน อหาและท กษะทางภาษาท สอดคล องก บ มาตรฐานและต วช ว ดของหล กส ตร โดยม งเป าหมายเพ อให น กเร ยนสามารถใช ภาษาอ งกฤษได อย างคล องแคล ว เพ อน าไปใช ส อสารในช ว ตจร ง และเตร ยมความพร อมน กเร ยนส าหร บศ กษาต อในระด บอ ดมศ กษาและการ ประกอบอาช พ นอกจากการบ รณาการท กษะแล ว ส อ ฯ ช ด Upload ย งสอน grammar (ไวยากรณ ) ซ งถ อเป นห วใจส าค ญ ของการเร ยนการสอนภาษาอ งกฤษ เพ อให น กเร ยนสามารถน าไปประย กต ใช ในการสอบในระด บช นเร ยนและ ในการสอบแข งข นต าง ๆ รวมท งย งส งเสร มให น กเร ยนใช ภาษาอ งกฤษในการเร ยนร เก ยวก บ ASEAN ว ฒนธรรม ของเจ าของภาษา และเช อมโยงความร ก บกล มสาระการเร ยนร อ น การสอนค าศ พท ย งเน นการสอน collocations (ค าปรากฏร วม) ซ งจะช วยให น กเร ยนสามารถจดจ ากล มค าหร อวล ท ต องใช ร วมก นและ ท าให ใช ส านวนภาษาอย างท เจ าของภาษาใช จร ง ๆ ผ จ ดท าหว งเป นอย างย งว า ส อ ฯ ช ด Upload จะสามารถช วย พ ฒนาท กษะทางภาษาอ งกฤษของน กเร ยน และช วยอ านวยความสะดวก ให ก บคร ผ สอนได เป นอย างด Before you start What s your favourite film? What is it about? What types of books do you like reading? Who s your favourite fictional character? Present him/her to the class. What s in the module? Learn about: extreme sports activities wildlife s holiday preparation embarrassing situations achievements situations holiday activities nasty accidents hobbies extreme weather phenomena Experiences present perfect already, yet, since, for present perfect vs past simple present perfect continuous like/as present perfect vs present perfect continuous exclamations indirect questions past perfect past perfect vs past simple And you can MODULE 2 talk about s remind and reassure express embarrassment & respond on superstitions make notes and present a person talk about extreme hobbies write a blog entry about an extreme sports write a holiday preparation list write a blog entry about an embarrassing write a short autobiography write an about what you have/haven t done while on holiday write a summary of a person s achievements write a letter about your write a letter about a survivor s Find the page numbers for extreme sports weather phenomena 29 Before you start What is the nastiest you have ever had in your life? What have you done so far in your life? Present yourself to the class. Learn about: appearance character & feelings clothes & accessories personal belongings landmarks & attractions city & country living the weather everyday objects Describe Things, Places & People What s in the module? relative pronouns/adverbs (who, which, that, whose, where) negative adjectives relative clauses (defining/non-defining) order of adjectives linkers must - can t - may/might the passive the causative And you can describe people (appearance/character) describe objects buy things make plans write descriptions of family/friends write a short article describing your best friend write an article presenting yourself write an article about your favourite object write a presentation on survey results write a sightseeing brochure write a for-and-against essay write a short paragraph about tanning and its effects write a presentation on the invention of an object write a paragraph giving your opinion on jobs for teens Find the page numbers for a pie chart a sightseeing brochure MODULE 3 Before you start Think of a legend from your country. Talk about it. Narrate your favourite story to the class. Why do you like it? Learn about: historical re-enactments TV programmes sports equipment food/drinks types of books types of buildings types of holidays types of films free-time activities festive activities present simple vs present continuous -ing form (to-) infinitive determiners (a/an - some/any - (a) few/(a) little) comparisons verbs followed by to-infinitive or-ing form with a change in meaning plural/group nouns will/be going to/present continuous Express Likes & Preferences What s in the module? Before you start Find the page numbers for characters from books postcards What s your favourite personal possession? Why do you like it? What do you usually spend your money on? Have you ever bought anything you have regretted? What s in the module? Learn about: neighbourhood problems global problems family problems teenage problems difficult situations crime holiday problems scary situations environmental dangers everyday ethics would 1st, 2nd & 3rd conditionals wishes past simple vs past continuous so/such And you can describe a festival express specific preference decide on a TV programme express opinions comment on films write a postcard about a cultural festival write a dialogue about TV programmes write about sports equipment write a short description of food art write a short description of your favourite book write a deseription of buildings in your town/city write a postcard from a holiday place write an reviewing a film you watched write a presentation on free-time activities using a bar graph write about a festival in your country Imaginary Situations 7 And you can MODULE MODULE talk about neighbourhood problems narrate an event/a story/an summarise a text write a short paragraph suggesting ways to make your neighbourhood better write a letter of advice write about solutions to problems write about imaginary situations write an article about an illegal activity write a blog entry about a bad holiday write a short story about a nasty write about coral reefs write about a moral dilemmas Find the page numbers for s blog entries Back in time (pp. 8-9) Zapping (pp ) 1.3 Sports (pp ) 1.4 Food art (pp ) 1.5 Larger-than-life characters (pp ) 1.6 Buildings (pp ) Wish you were here! (pp ) Seen anything good? (pp ) Free time (pp ) Fiery festivals (pp ) Self-Check 1 (p. 28) historical re-enactments TV programmes sports equipment food/drinks present simple vs present continuous -ing form (love, like etc.) to-infinitive (would love, would like etc.) read postcards describe a festival read a dialogue express specific preference decide on a TV programme a postcard about a cultural festival a dialogue about TV programmes (to-) infinitive: Sports with a twist sentences about sports equipment determiners (a/an some/any (a) few/(a) little) : From edible to incredible types of books -ing form : Who s the new Harry? express opinions types of buildings comparisons/very/ much/as as/too/ enough types of holidays verbs followed by to-infinitive or-ing form with a change in meaning types of films free-time activities festive activities : The Bizarre Blog read holiday messages read an comment on films plural/group nouns : A purrfect hobby! listen for gist will/be going to/ present continuous : Amazing Blazes! a short description of food art a short description of your favourite book a description of buildings in your city/town a postcard from a holiday place an reviewing a film you watched a presentation on free-time activities using a bar graph a description of a festival in your country 51 73

3 & Pronunciation, Listening, Speaking Writing & Pronunciation, Listening, Speaking Writing MODULE 2 Experiences (pp ) 3 Describe Things, Places & People MODULE (pp ) Live the life (pp ) Go wild (pp ) Get set, go! (pp ) Embarrassing moments (pp ) 2.5 Personal achievements (pp ) Superstitions 2.6 (pp ) Holiday snapshots (pp ) Rise to the challenge (pp ) Extreme hobbies (pp ) Against all odds (pp ) Self-Check 2 (p. 50) extivities wildlife s holiday preparation embarrassing situations achievements situations present perfect (affirmative & negative) present perfect (interrogative & short answers) present perfect: already, yet, since, for present perfect vs past simple present perfect continuous like/as present perfect vs present perfect continuous exclamations : Experiences a blog entry about an extreme sports : Live Your Dream talk about a person s read a dialogue remind and reassure : Blogger: Embarrassing moments express embarrassment & respond : Lighting up Lives! : Are you a Believer? on superstitions a holiday preparation list a blog entry about an embarrassing a short autobiography holiday activities indirect questions read an an about what you have/ haven t done while on holiday nasty accidents past perfect : Succeeding against all odds make notes and present a person hobbies extreme weather phenomena past perfect vs past simple : Readers Letters talk about extreme hobbies : Survivors stories talk about an imaginary situation a summary of a person s achievements a letter about your a letter about a survivor s 3.1 Famous faces (pp ) 3.2 Characters (pp ) 3.3 In style (pp ) 3.4 Favourites (pp ) Money and teenagers (pp ) Sightseeing (pp ) City life country life (pp ) Come rain or shine! (pp ) 3.9 Inventions (pp ) 3.10 Is it a working day today? (pp ) Self-Check 3 (p. 72) appearance character & feelings clothes & accessories personal belongings landmarks & attractions city & country living relative pronouns (who/that, which/ that, whose ) negative adjectives relative clauses : Lucky Stars? describe appearance : The Afghan girl listen for gist talk about character : All about me listen for gist & specific information order of adjectives : Hooked on? listen for gist describe objects : Money Matters buy things where (relative adverb) : London City Sights Cruise listen for gist & specific information make plans descriptions of family/friends a short article describing your best friend an article presenting yourself an article about your favourite object a presentation on survey results a sightseeing brochure linkers: Country Living a for-and-against essay the weather logical assumptions/ possibility (must can t may/might) everyday objects the passive the causative (have sth done) : Enjoy the Sunshine! : Creative minds : Teen Work! talk about jobs a short paragraph about tanning and its effects a presentation on the invention of an object a paragraph giving your opinion on jobs for teens

4 & Pronunciation, Listening, Speaking Writing Express Likes & Preferences MODULE Imaginary Situations MODULE (pp ) What would you do to? (pp ) Global problems (pp ) You think you ve got problems! (pp ) Hard times (pp ) What would you have done if? (pp ) Illegal actions (pp ) Holiday problems (pp ) 4.8 Worst nightmares (pp ) Coral reefs 4.9 (pp ) 4.10 Moral dilemmas (pp ) neighbourhood problems would global problems 2nd conditional wishes (present) family problems 2nd conditional teenage problems difficult situations 1st & 2nd conditionals 3rd conditional wishes (past) : Better Neighbourhoods talk about neighbourhood problems : Helping Hands read s : Ask - Advice listen for gist : Choices, Choices! narrate a story crime past simple vs past continuous read a dialogue narrate events holiday so/such : Roger s Blog problems listen for gist & specific information narrate a person s scary situations : All s well that ends well summarise a text environmental dangers everyday ethics 1st, 2nd & 3rd conditionals (revision) : Coral Reefs: SOS : Finders Keepers Losers Weepers? listen for gist & specific information a short paragraph suggesting ways to make your neighbourhood better sentences about yourself a letter of advice sentences about solutions to problems sentences about imaginary situations an article about an illegal activity a blog entry about a bad holiday a short story about a nasty a presentation on coral reefs a short paragraph about a moral dilemmas Self-Check 4 (p. 94) Culture Corner & Curricular Cut (pp ) O-NET Practice (pp ) ASEAN Corner (pp ) Reference (pp ) Rules of Punctuation (p. 124) Writing tip (p. 125) American English British English Guide (p. 126) Irregular Verbs (pp ) Before you start Think of a legend from your country. Talk about it. Narrate your favourite story to the class. Why do you like it? What s in the module? Learn about: historical re-enactments TV programmes sports equipment food/drinks types of books types of buildings types of holidays types of films free-time activities festive activities present simple vs present continuous -ing form (to-) infinitive determiners (a/an - some/any - (a) few/(a) little) comparisons verbs followed by to-infinitive or-ing form with a change in meaning plural/group nouns will/be going to/present continuous And you can describe a festival express specific preference decide on a TV programme express opinions comment on films write a postcard about a cultural festival write a dialogue about TV programmes write about sports equipment write a short description of food art write a short description of your favourite book write a deseription of buildings in your town/city write a postcard from a holiday place write an reviewing a film you watched write a presentation on free-time activities using a bar graph write about a festival in your country Find the page numbers for characters from books postcards 7

5 1.1 Back in time A Historical re-enactments 1 Listen and say. Which items can you see in the pictures? 1 riders charging on horses, carrying their lances 2 people dressed up in armour and carrying weapons 3 knights on horseback 4 archers fighting with a bow and arrow 5 soldiers firing cannons 2 a) Read the first three lines of each postcard. Where are these people? What type of festival is each one attending? Listen and read to find out. re-enactment, battle, commemorate, Civil War, charging, cannon, fire, cavalry fort, weapons, mock, cavalry display, gladiator combat, fierce, celebration, army, on horseback, bow, arrow, sword, shield 1 1st July Dear Adrian, Greetings from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania! I m having a fantastic time here. Every year they have a re-enactment of the historic Battle of Gettysburg. It commemorates the American Civil War and today I m watching The Fight at Barlow s Knoll. It s very exciting with charging horses and gun battles. The cannons are very loud when they fire and there is a lot of smoke. I have taken a lot of pictures and there are still two days of the event left! Tell you all about it when I get back next week, Sam 10th July Dear Frank, Greetings from Ribchester, North West England. I m visiting my cousins for the weekend. The place has an old Roman cavalry fort, and for one weekend every year the Romans come back to town. It s great! There are lots of people wearing armour and carrying weapons. There are mock battles and cavalry displays, but the part I like the best is the gladiator combats. They are fierce! Well, I m going back to the gladiator ring to watch another match. See you soon, Luke C 2 B 15th July Dear Tina, Hello from Poland! I m visiting some friends here. Today we are north of Warsaw for the celebration of the Battle of Grunwald. This battle re-enactment, between the Polish-Lithuanian army and the Teutonic Knights, is a very big event here. There are lots of people here to see the great battle, with over 2,000 re-enactors. Some are knights on horseback, some are archers who fight with a bow and arrow and there are also foot soldiers who are fighting with swords and shields. It s amazing. See you when I get back, Patricia b) Read again and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). 1 The re-enactment of the Battle of Gettysburg is an annual event. 2 This historical re-enactment lasts two days. 3 Luke says Ribchester has a Roman theatre. 4 His favourite part of the festival is the gladiator fights. 5 The Battle of Grunwald is important in Poland. 6 There are 2,000 people in the crowd. 3 Fill in the gaps with battles, gladiators, archers, commemorates, armour, cavalry. 1 The re-enactment the American Civil War. 2 You can see gun during the re-enactment. 3 People wearing and carrying weapons take part in the re-enactment. 4 were men who fought against other men in the time of the Roman Empire. 5 The is a group of soldiers in an army who ride horses. 6 use bows and arrows to fight. Present simple vs present continuous 4 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous. Justify your answers. 1 Re-enactors (stage) fights at the celebration. 2 My friends (watch) a cavalry parade at the moment. 3 (you/plan) on attending the festival this weekend? 4 David (work) for a company that makes period costumes. 5 We (not/take) part in the battle re-enactment this year. 6 What time (the mock battle/begin)? 7 Ken (prepare) for the gladiator combat this month. Speaking 5 a) Choose one of the festivals and describe it. Your partner has to guess which one you are talking about. Then swap roles. b) Do you have other festivals in your country? What do you celebrate? How similar are they to the ones in the postcards? Tell the class. Writing A postcard 6 Imagine you are attending a cultural festival in your country. Write a postcard to your British friend, in which you: write where you are describe what kind of festival it is write what you like most about the festival describe what you are doing now 8 9

6 Zapping TV programmes 1 a) Listen and say. b) Do you watch TV? How often? What s your favourite programme? What is it about? 2 a) Read the first two exchanges in the dialogue. What are Molly and John deciding on? Listen, read and check. 3 game/quiz show Molly: Hey, John! What s on TV? John: It s a documentary about ships at war. It s very interesting. Molly: Sounds boring to me. Is there anything better to watch? John: Pass the TV guide and I ll check. OK this finishes in 10 minutes, and then there s a game show on. Molly: Oh, I like watching game shows. John: Well, you can watch it without me. I hate them! Molly: So, what else is there? John: The police drama Criminal Minds is on Channel 3. Molly: I love that show. Can we watch that? John: It started 20 minutes ago; you won t know what s going on. Molly: I d rather watch that than what you re watching now. John: OK, but I m definitely watching Twilight after the news at 9 o clock. Molly: Great! I d like to see that too. John: Well, I ll be right back. Molly: Where are you going? John: I m going to get some popcorn for the film. at war, pass, TV guide, check, what s going on, prefer, definitely chat show 6 4 news and weather cartoon wildlife programme 7 5 sport sitcom b) Read the dialogue again and complete the sentences. 1 John is watching. 2 John hates watching. 3 Molly likes the. 4 They agree to watch. 5 The film starts. 6 John is leaving to. 3 Use the words from the box to complete the sentences. 1 Where is the? I want to see what time the news is on. 2 Can you the popcorn? 3 the TV guide if you don t know what s on. 4 Look at that big crowd over there. I wonder.. soap opera 11 comedy documentary -ing form & to-infinitive 12 film police drama 4 a) Read the box and find examples in the dialogue in Ex. 2a. love, like, enjoy, hate, don t mind, prefer + -ing form love, like, hate, prefer, would love, would like, would prefer + to-infinitive I like watching soap operas. I d like to watch something else. Note: we can use love, like, hate and prefer either with an -ing form or with a to-infinitive b) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the to-infinitive or the -ing form. 1 A: James hates (watch) soap operas. B: I know. He prefers (watch) documentaries. 2 A: I d like (relax) in front of the TV tonight. B: Oh no! It s Saturday! I d prefer (go) out somewhere. 3 A: Dan still enjoys (listen) to the top 40 chart show on the radio. B: Really? I prefer (watch) music videos on MTV. 4 A: Emma loves (answer) the questions when she watches quiz shows on TV. B: I d like (see) her go on one as a contestant for real, though. 5 A: Wouldn t you just love (star) in a reality TV programme? B: No way! I wouldn t like (appear) on anything like that. 6 A: Would you like (see) a film tonight? B: Not really. I d prefer (go) dancing. Everyday English Expressing specific preference 5 Use the language in the box and the prompts to ask and answer about preferences, as in the example. watch the news/watch a film go to the cinema/watch a DVD eat out/get a takeaway watch a documentary/watch sport A: Do you want to watch the news? B: I d prefer to watch a film. Asking about specific preference Do you want + to-infinitive Do you want to watch TV? Would you like + to-infinitive Would you like to go to the cinema? Expressing specific preference I d prefer + to-infinitive I d prefer to listen to music. I d rather + infinitive without to I d rather stay in tonight than go out. Listening 6 Listen and match the people to the TV programmes. Three programmes don t match. 1 Ian A game show 2 Laura B talk show 3 Neil C sitcom 4 Zoe D police drama 5 Fiona E sport F wildlife programme G cartoon H documentary Writing & Speaking 7 Find a TV guide for today. Write a dialogue like the one in Ex. 2a. Then act out your dialogue

7 Sports equipment 1 a) What is your favourite sport? How often do you play it? Who do you play with? b) Fill in the gaps (1-11) in the pictures with the words in the list. Listen and check. Then say. flippers net snorkel stick gloves ball mask bat puck helmet goggles Sports a) Look at the pictures in the text. Have you ever played these sports? What equipment do you need to play each one? Listen, read and check. Are you tired of playing the same sports in the same way? Don t find just hitting or kicking a ball exciting enough any more? Do you want to try something different? Would you like to play hockey underwater? You may think it s impossible but it is actually a fun sport. Octopush is very popular, even though the playing field is at the bottom of a swimming pool. There are two teams, each with six players, and games last for 30 minutes. There are three referees two in the pool and one on the side. Players use a short stick to hit a puck into their opponent s goal. This might sound simple enough to do, but it isn t really because players must come up for air. They wear special clothes and equipment, including a snorkel, flippers, a diving mask and gloves. It s an unusual and enjoyable sport to play. There s only one drawback it isn t very spectator-friendly, although diehard fans can put on a snorkel and mask and get in the water themselves! b) Read the text and answer the questions. 1 What sport is Octopush most like? 2 How many players are there in an Octopush team? 3 What do Octopush players wear? 4 What is special about the Bossaball court? 5 What do Bossaball players wear? 6 How can you play Bossaball? c) Complete the sentences with the words from the box. 1 The blew his whistle at the end of the game. 2 The only to this sport is that the equipment is expensive. 3 When it comes to sports, Sam would rather be a than a player. 4 He was a tough but James managed to beat him. 5 What are the dimensions of a volleyball? What do you call a sport that is a bit of volleyball, football, gymnastics, martial arts and bossa nova music all rolled into one? Bossaball! This new sport is even better, because the playing field is an inflatable court, like a trampoline so you bounce as you play. How about trying some new moves? Just put on a pair of shorts, a T-shirt and trainers, and have some fun. You can bounce as high as you like and get the ball to go over the net with any part of your body. You can play with your hands, as in volleyball or, if you prefer, you can kick the ball, like in football. Players enjoy being creative while they play, and competitive too. There s a Bossaball European Championship and even a Bossaball World Cup! underwater, impossible, playing field, referee, opponent, come up for air, drawback, spectator, diehard fan, gymnastics, martial arts, inflatable, court, trampoline, bounce, creative Improve understanding After studying a text, put what you have learned in your own words. This will help you improve your understanding. Writing & Speaking 3 Which of the two sports do you prefer? Why? In three minutes, write a few sentences. Read them to the class. 4 Read the text again. Then say three things you remember from the text. (to-) infinitive 5 a) Read the box. Find examples in the text. We use the to-infinitive We use the infinitive to express purpose. without to She went to the newsagent s after modal verbs. to buy a paper. Sally can dance really after would like, would prefer, well. would love. I d like to see a film after the verbs let, at the weekend. make. after too/enough. Let me give you my It s too hot to work. number. after ask, decide, explain, want, after would rather. hope, promise, expect, refuse I d rather order a etc. She wants to hang out at the takeaway than shopping centre. cook tonight. b) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. 1 A: Can you (help) me? I m looking for the sports centre. B: Of course. I ll show you it s not far. 2 A: What would you like (do) at the weekend? B: Maybe we could (go) to the beach. 3 A: Do you want (play) football? B: I d rather (see) a film. 4 A: It s too cold (go) for a walk. B: Why don t we play cards instead? 5 A: You should (try) the new roller coaster. It s awesome. B: I can t. I m afraid of heights 6 What equipment do you need for Octopush? Bossaball? Write a few sentences and then tell the class

8 D A H G C Food art B Take a look at Jim Victor s amazing photos. What can you see? A car, a dinosaur, a farmhouse, a strangelooking man? Look closer because Jim has created these using real food. Jim Victor is an American sculptor, artist and teacher. He carves beautiful sculptures from various food items, including butter and chocolate. He also creates special one-of-a-kind creations from fruit and vegetables, such as broccoli, carrots, pumpkins, cabbage and potatoes, for state fairs and festivals all over the USA. Victor s sculpted creations are the star attraction at many American annual events such as Greenfest and Chocolatefest and also at farm shows across the country. Making these sculptures isn t as easy as it may seem, though. In fact, Victor says that it is very difficult working with chocolate and butter because they melt very quickly. To overcome this problem, Victor works in a special workshop with a low-temperature room. It s never more than 13 degrees Celsius in there and this makes the butter as easy as clay to mould. As you might expect, working with butter inspires Victor to create works with a farmyard theme and his sculptures depict milkmaids, horses, chickens, an old milk cart and of course all kinds of cows. Sometimes it takes days to finish one of his sculptures as it s easier to work on larger models than small ones. Victor enjoys his work and manages to keep a sense of humour about it. After all, as he says, it s his bread and butter! Are you hungry for more? Why not visit Jim s website? It s good enough to eat! E F edible, incredible, carve, sculpture, one-of-a-kind creation, state fair, annual event, melt, overcome, low-temperature, clay, mould, inspire, depict, sense of humour, bread and butter Food/Drinks 1 a) In one minute, write as many types of food/drinks as you can think of. What do you like eating and drinking? b) Look at the pictures. Match the food items (1-10) to the letters (A-J). Listen and check. 1 aubergine 6 pumpkin 2 broccoli 7 cabbage 3 carrot 8 cucumber 4 butter 9 pepper 5 chocolate 10 potato I 2 a) What does each photograph show? How does the text relate to the pictures? Listen and read to find out. b) Read the text and mark the statements T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn t say). 1 Jim Victor only carves sculptures from butter and chocolate. 2 He travels all over America to create his sculptures. 3 He uses food he finds in festivals. 4 He thinks butter is easy to work with. 5 He often makes models of famous people from vegetables. 6 He takes his work very seriously. 7 Jim makes a living from these sculptures. J 3 a) Complete the phrases using the words in the list. Use the phrases to write sentences about Jim Victor. Tell the class. sense it takes annual carves fruit low-temperature food 1 sculptures 2 items 3 and vegetables 4 event 5 room 6 days 7 keep a(n) of humour Jim Victor carves sculptures from butter and chocolate. b) What impressed you about Jim Victor s art? In three minutes, write a few sentences. Read them to the class. Determiners (a/an some/any (a) few/(a) little) 4 a) Which nouns are countable? uncountable? Which nouns take a/an, some, any, (a) little, (a) few? Give examples. b) Fill in the gaps with a/an, some or any. 1 A: Are there peppers? B: Yes. There are in the cupboard. 2 A: Do we need butter? B: No. There s in the fridge. 3 A: Can I have apple? B: Yes. There are on the table. 4 A: I need cucumber for the salad. B: We don t have. 5 A: Would you like something to drink? B: Can I have water, please? c) Fill in the gaps with a little, very little, a few or very few. 1 There are oranges in the fridge. Would you like one? 2 We have flour left so we can t make a cake. 3 There are tomatoes in the fridge. We need to buy some more. 4 My tea isn t very sweet. Can I have more sugar, please? 5 Listening Listen to two people talking about an art competition and mark the statements T (true) or F (false). 1 The competition is on Sunday. 2 It starts at 8 am. 3 It takes place in a library. 4 There will be three actresses as judges. 5 The Mayor will hand out the prizes. 6 You don t have to pay to get in. 6 Writing Is there any fruit or vegetable carving in your country? Find a picture and describe it

9 1.5 Larger-than-life characters Types of books 1 a) Listen and say. fiction science fiction fantasy horror romance mystery biography thriller adventure b) Do you like reading books? What s your favourite one? What is it about? Tell the class. 2 a) Look at the text. Have you read any of the books? What qualities do these characters have? Listen and read to find out. b) Read the text and complete the sentences. 1 Harry Potter is a character created by. 2 Artemis Fowl II comes from. 3 Artemis meets. 4 Artemis Fowl novels combine. 5 Percy Jackson s father is. 6 Percy fights against. 7 Percy Jackson lives in. c) Which character, Artemis or Percy, appeals to you the most? Why? In three minutes, write a few sentences. Tell the class. 3 Use the words from the box in the correct form to complete the sentences. Percy Jackson finds out that he is the son of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. As he battles monsters and other gods, he learns about his own magical powers and grows up to take his place among the gods of Olympus. But Percy Jackson doesn t live in ancient Greece he lives in modern-day New York. And the home of the gods isn t Olympus it s the Empire State Building. Percy s a courageous character with the ability to learn fast. Brave and loyal to his friends, he discovers a world that humans don t know exists. Rick Riordan s five Percy Jackson novels have spent over three years on the best-seller list and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is now a film. 1 I reading The Chronicles of Narnia. 2 Harry Potter books for the fastest-selling books in history. 3 Sherlock Holmes is a(n) person who can solve any complex mystery. 4 Would you like to have like a mythical god? 5 Artemis Fowl II doesn t help the police, he s a. 6 Heroes are usually and face danger without fear. 7 Harry Potter has friends who help him in difficult situations. global success, hold a record, fastest-selling, suggest, incredibly intelligent, criminal mastermind, get out of trouble, underground, dwarf, gremlin, legendary, high-tech world, find out, battle, magical powers, courageous, brave, loyal, best-seller list Harry Potter is a global success. JK Rowling s books have sold over 400 million copies and hold records for the fastest-selling books in history. So when Harry Potter grew up and left Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he left behind millions of fans. What can they read now? We suggest taking a look at these two fantasy heroes. Artemis Fowl II is not your typical teenager. This Irish teen is incredibly intelligent, but he is also a criminal mastermind who gets out of trouble as easily as he gets into it. His adventures take him underground to the world of The People elves, dwarves, gremlins and other legendary creatures who have hidden away from humans. Selling over 18 million copies of Artemis Fowl Books so far, writer Eoin Colfer has created an amazing world where myth and magic meet the high-tech world of James Bond. -ing form 4 a) Read the box. Find examples in the text in Ex. 2a. We use the -ing form as the subject of a sentence. a book is more tiring than watching a film. after admit, avoid, appreciate, consider, continue, deny, go (+ activities), imagine, keep, mind, miss, save, suggest, practise, prevent etc. Can you imagine working in a chocolate factory? after prepositions. I am interested in going to the book festival. after verbs that express likes/dislikes such as can t stand, like, enjoy etc. I like reading novels. after phrases such as can t help, look forward to, it s no use, it s not worth, have difficulty. I can t help laughing when I read his books. b) Complete the exchanges with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1 A: I love (read) books about real people and places. B: Really? (read) fiction is much more enjoyable to me. 2 A: Dad suggested (go) to the cinema. Do you want (come)? B: Thanks for (invite) me, but I need to go to the library. 3 A: Can you imagine (be) a famous writer? B: Yes! Then I d have enough money (build) a hospital for kids. 4 A: How about (meet) after school tomorrow? B: I m afraid I can t. I m going (shop) with Liza. 5 A: John is good at (write) stories. B: He definitely is. I d love (read) his latest story. c) Complete the sentences. Use the -ing form or the (to-) infinitive. 1 I avoid. 2 My parents consider. 3 I d love. 4 I m not good at. 5 We ve decided. 6 I suggest. Everyday English Expressing opinions (books) 5 Think of books you have read. Use the phrases in the box to act out dialogues expressing your opinion. Asking for opinion Expressing opinion Types of books Do you like books? Would you recommend (books)? Did you enjoy? They are amazing/ interesting/fascinating. I don t really like them. Individual books I certainly did. It was absolutely/really amazing. It was nothing special. Not really. It was terrible/ disappointing. A: Do you like Agatha Christie s books? B: They are amazing. Listening & Writing 6 a) Listen to David talking about his favourite book and answer the questions. 1 What s David s favourite book? 2 Who wrote it? 3 Who is/are the main character(s)? 4 What s it about? 5 Why does he like it? b) Think of your favourite book. Answer the questions in Ex. 6a about it. Use your answers to write a short description for a teen magazine (60-80 words)

10 Types of buildings 1 a) Listen and say. What types of buildings are there in your town/city? cabin block of flats skyscraper terraced house Using mind maps Using mind maps helps you refresh information in your mind and remember words or simple phrases related to a theme. b) Create your own mind map. Write down as many words as you can think of related to the headings. Use the words/phrases from your lists to describe your home to the class. furniture Buildings other features farmhouse rooms type appliances mansion 2 a) Look at the pictures in the text. What does each building look like? Where is each one? Listen and read to find out. b) Read the text and complete the sentences. A 1 The Crooked House is actually part. B 2 The Community Bookshelf looks like. 3 It looks like a set of. C 4 There are 354 cubes in. 5 The block of flats reminds you of. The Bizarre Blog is looking for the strangest buildings you ve seen! Tell us about them. Where are they? What are they? And what makes them so BIZARRE? The most unusual building I ve ever seen is the Crooked House in Sopot, Poland. Actually, it s not really a house. It s part of the city s main shopping centre. The building is always busier than any other tourist attraction in Sopot. Many people think it looks like something from a fairy tale! Posted by Virginia, 17, Jan 18th A Comparisons 3 a) Complete the table. How do we form the comparatives and the superlatives? ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE old 1) than the oldest (of/in) strange stranger than 2) (of/in) big bigger than 3) (of/in) busy 4) than the busiest (of/in) unusual more unusual than 5) (of/in) good better than the best (of/in) bad worse than the worst (of/in) far further than the furthest (of/in) much/many more than the most (of/in) We use very/extremely before an adjective to emphasise it. The CN Tower in Canada is very tall. We use (not) much + comparative to make a comparison stronger. New York is much bigger than York. We use (not) as + adjective + as to show that two things are (not) the same. Edinburgh is not as big as London. We use too + adjective to show that something is more than we want. My new bookcase is too heavy to lift on my own. We use adjective + enough to show that something is as much as we want. Mark is tall enough to reach the top shelf. B Wow! The Crooked House gives me a headache just looking at it! But I ve seen something even stranger in Kansas City, USA! Imagine a giant s bookcase. That s what the Community Bookshelf looks like! It s part of the Kansas City Public Library s car park! The building consists of 22 huge books, each about seven metres tall and three metres wide. It s definitely the most impressive building in Kansas City! Posted by Charlotte, 18, Jan 20th bizarre, unusual, crooked, shopping centre, tourist attraction, fairy tale, imagine, giant, bookcase, public, impressive, consist of, connected to b) Put the adjectives into the comparatives or the superlatives. 1 This is (crowded) part of the city centre. 2 These flats are much (expensive) than I thought. 3 This hotel is (good) than the others we saw. 4 I think this is (strange) building in the world. 5 A mansion is (big) than a terraced house. c) Underline the correct word. 1 My house is much/very bigger than yours. 2 That is a much/very unusual hotel. 3 Staying at the hotel was much/very better than staying at the old cabin. 4 The flats in this area are much/very more expensive than those in the city centre. 5 This house is too/enough expensive to buy. Those two buildings do look really strange. But here in Montreal, Canada, we have a strange building that also looks beautiful! Habitat 67 is a block of flats that consists of 354 cubes all connected to each other. It looks like something a child would make from the biggest LEGO set in the world! The flats in Habitat 67 are more expensive than most flats in Montreal, but when I m older, I really want to live there! Posted by Mitch, 17, Jan 21st C Listening 4 Listen to three people describing their houses. Where does each person live? Which words helped you decide? 1 Peter A skyscraper 2 Cathy B flat 3 Sam C terraced house Speaking 5 a) Read the text again. What is the purpose of the blog: to entertain, to inform, to persuade? Give reasons. b) Which building do you find the most unusual? Why? In three minutes, write a few sentences. Tell the class. Writing 6 Choose three buildings in your town/city. Then write where they are, what they are, what they look like and compare

11 1.7 Wish you were here! Types of holidays 1 a) Listen and say. b) Where did you go for your last holiday? What did you do? Tell the class. 2 a) Look at the texts. What type is each: ? postcard? letter? What are they about? Listen, read and check. b) Read the texts and complete the sentences. What did you learn about each place? 1 James is in. 2 Claire is staying. 3 Claire didn t stay at the hotel her friend suggested because. 4 Sasha spent four days. 5 Norway is famous for. c) Which place would you like to visit? Why? In three minutes, write a few sentences. Tell the class. sights, hear (of), sweets, wrapped, raw, dipped, recommend, hut, (be) fully booked, hire a car, pod of whales, city tour, pick up C beach holiday A B eco-holiday camping holiday Hey Sam, How are you? I m having a great time here in Japan. We re staying in a really cool hotel in Tokyo. The people here are very friendly and I ve seen a lot of the sights. I couldn t come to Japan without having some sushi, which is delicious. But have you ever heard of chocolate sushi? I don t mean chocolate or sweets that look like it but real sushi wrapped in chocolate. Have you ever tried eating raw fish, wrapped in chocolate and then dipped in soy sauce? I wouldn t recommend it. See you when I get home. James Hi Charlotte! Well, Emma and I have finally arrived in Bali. I remember you telling us how beautiful Bali is, and all I can say is you were right! It s gorgeous here! We re staying in a cute little beach hut next to the sea. We tried to get into that hotel you told us about but unfortunately it was fully booked. So far, we ve done loads of sightseeing, and yesterday we hired a car and drove up to the highest point on the island. The view was incredible. I regret to say that both Emma and I forgot to take our cameras, though. Can you believe it? Today, we re going snorkelling. I can t wait! Love, Claire Dear Mum and Dad, Norway is amazing. Katie and I have just got back from our 4-day whale-watching cruise, and neither of us can stop talking about it! We saw pods of whales every day, and at night, we saw the Northern Lights on the horizon. Amazing! The cruise was really expensive, but neither of us regrets spending so much money. I mean, we are never going to forget seeing those things, right? Today, we re doing a city tour of Oslo. In fact, I d better stop writing if I want to post this before the tour bus comes to pick us up! Miss you. See you in a few weeks. Love, Sasha hiking holiday cycling holiday sightseeing holiday Verbs followed by to-infinitive or -ing form with a change in meaning 3 a) Read the box. Find examples in the texts in Ex. 2a. Certain verbs can be followed by either the to-infinitive or the -ing form but with a change in meaning. forget + to-infinitive = not remember I forgot to post the letter. forget + -ing form = forget a past event I will never forget diving through the ice cold waters. remember + to-infinitive = not forget They remembered to book their seats in advance. remember + -ing form = recall a past event I don t remember ordering room service. try + to-infinitive = do one s best, attempt We tried to swim in the rough waters but couldn t. try + -ing form = do sth to see what will happen It s still early there. We can try calling them later. stop + to-infinitive = stop for a while in order to do sth else They stopped to take a break at the foot of the hill. stop + -ing form = finish, end It stopped raining and the sun came out. regret + to-infinitive = announce bad news I regret to say that they cancelled the trip. regret + -ing form = feel sorry about the past She regrets taking so much luggage with her on her trip. cruise b) Put the verbs in brackets into the to-infinitive or the -ing form, as in the example. 1 We regret (inform) visitors that the museum closes in 10 minutes. 2 I regret (not/try) the local food when I was in Korea. 3 London was great, but it didn t stop (rain) the whole time we were there! 4 Let s stop (grab) a bite to eat before we do any more sightseeing. I m really hungry. 5 Remember (call) us when you land. 6 I don t remember (visit) the temple. 7 Oh no! I forgot (pack) my camera! 8 I ll never forget (swim) with dolphins in the Caribbean. 9 Shall we try (catch) the 7:18 am bus? If we leave now, we might just make it. 10 The guidebook says we should try (bargain) with vendors at street markets. Listening 4 Listen to two friends talking about holiday plans and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Justify your answers. 1 Alex couldn t reach Claire on the phone yesterday. 2 Claire has met her cousins before. 3 Claire hasn t decided how long she will stay in Australia for. 4 Alex hasn t been to Melbourne before. 5 Alex asks Claire to send him a photo. Writing 5 You are on holiday and want to write a postcard to a friend. Use the text B from Ex. 2a and the phrases below to write your postcard (40-60 words). Hi, Greetings from. I m having. I ve been. Right now I m. Tomorrow, I m going to. I can t. See you soon

12 horror Types of films 1 a) Listen and say. b) Which type of film do/don t you like? Why? Use these adjectives to tell the class. entertaining interesting funny exciting scary romantic boring I prefer action films because they are exciting. I don t really like thrillers. They are scary. 2 a) Read the first and the last paragraphs of the . What is it about? Listen and read to find out. b) Read the . Copy and complete the table with the information about the film John saw. Name Type Cast Plot Recommendation Seen anything good? comedy 1 8 thriller science fiction 9 history adventure Hi Andrew, How was your weekend? I went to the cinema on Saturday evening and saw a great film, a science-fiction thriller called Inception. I was very impressed. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Dom Cobb, a skilled thief who enters people s dreams to steal their secrets. But he is also a fugitive on the run from the law, trying to get back to his children. He gets one final job that could either give him his life back or land him in prison. His task is not to steal an idea, but to plant one instead. Inception also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page and Cillian Murphy. It was a really enjoyable film with an exciting plot and superb acting. The music was haunting and dramatic and I thought the special effects were absolutely stunning. It s a must-see! What about you? Have you seen any good films recently? Write back soon. John impressed, skilled, secret, fugitive, on the run, land, prison, plant, superb, haunting, dramatic, stunning Recommending 3 a) Complete the reviews with a waste of time, a mustsee, highly recommend it. A Logan was excellent! A mix of action and sci-fi makes it the perfect film for those who like superhero stories. I found it exciting. Go and see it; I 1). B Wonder Women was full of action with amazing special effects! The plot was interesting and the acting was fantastic. It s 2) ; you ll love it! C The Mummy was awful! The plot was dull and the acting was terrible. It s 3). 10 musical fantasy Asking Positive comments Negative comments What did you think of? Did you enjoy? Have you seen? western animation romance b) Fill in the gaps with plot, cast, script, ending, effects. 1 The she wrote is dull/clever/exciting. It is about a poor Irish family moving to the USA. 2 The is excellent/weak/awful including some Oscar Award winning actors. 3 The story has a tragic/dramatic/surprising. 4 The book has a(n) (absolutely) thrilling/(rather) boring/slow with an unexpected twist. 5 The special were amazing/great/terrible. c) Rewrite the extract below. Replace the words in bold using these adjectives: terrible, weak, boring, dull, awful. The story was 1) interesting and the acting was 2) excellent. The script was 3) clever and the plot was 4) exciting. I thought it was a 5) thrilling film. Everyday English Commenting on films 4 Use the language in the table and the adjectives in Ex. 3b to talk about films, as in the example. It was fantastic/great/ amazing. I was very impressed. It was better than we expected. It s a must-see. action A: Have you seen the new horror film yet? B: Yes, I have! It was amazing! A: What did you think of the special effects? B: They were great! superhero It was nothing special. It was a waste of time. I was so disappointed. Listening 5 Listen and match the people (1-5) to the films they prefer (A-F). One type of film doesn t match. 1 Billy A thriller 2 Sabrina B animation 3 Jake C horror 4 Rebecca D romance 5 Will E superhero F comedy Writing 6 An informal reviewing a film a) Think of a film you saw recently. Answer the questions. What s the name of the film? What type is it? Who stars in it? What is the film about? What did you like most? b) Use your answers in Ex. 6a to write an telling your English pen friend about the film ( words). Follow the plan. PLAN Dear (friend s first name), Para 1 opening remarks, reason you are writing (when/what you saw) Para 2 plot of the film Para 3 your personal opinion & recommendation Para 4 closing remarks + your first name 22 23

13 Free-time activities Reporting statistics To report statistics we use most people/the majority (80%), half of (50%), twenty per cent (20%), a few (7%), very few (3%), no one (0%) 1 a) Look at the graph. Use the phrases from the Study Skills box to talk about what teenagers in the USA do in their free time. Most American teenagers like playing sports in their free time. b) Which of these activities do you like to do in your free time? 74 Free time & Speaking 2 a) Read the title of the text and look at the picture. What kind of hobby is the text about? Listen and read to find out. 74% 64% 58% 56% 55% 53% 50% 30% People collect all kinds of things, like stamps, old coins, seashells, dolls and antiques. But have you ever heard of anyone who collects cat food? No? Well, meet the lady who actually does Miss Ella Christopher, the cat woman of Dorset, England. play sport get exercise watch DVDs surf the Net read books hang out with friends go to the cinema listen to music hear (of), ambitious goal, mission, in mind, donate, branch, animal charity, host, there s no point in, feral, bright idea, award *purrfect = perfect, in context relating to cats b) Read the text again and mark the sentences T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn t say). Find evidence in the text. 1 Ella has collected a can of cat food for every year of her life. 2 Ella doesn t collect cans as a hobby. 3 Ella bought all the cans herself. 4 Ella s neighbours help her with the cats. 5 Ella s donation has helped feral cats most of all. 6 Ella doesn t have any cats at home. Cat lover Ella Christopher set herself an ambitious goal a few years ago she decided to collect a can of cat food for every day of the first fifty years of her life. The total number of cans came to 18,262. That s a lot of cat food! But Ella didn t collect cat food just to keep at home; she had a more serious mission in mind. Ella donated all the cans of cat food to her local branch of Cats Protection, a national animal charity. That means all the cats without homes in Ella s local area will have a free meal! Ella s hobby has saved the charity about 10,000 in cat food. But how did she manage to collect so many cans? Certainly not without help. She organised social events and hosted barbecues to which she invited her friends and family. Instead of paying an entrance ticket, she asked them to donate cans of cat food. Gradually, her collection grew. I did it instead of getting birthday presents and Christmas presents because when you get older there s no point in having loads of things. My neighbours call me the cat woman because they see all the cans going in and out. Mr Frank Mitchell from Cats Protection says, Each day, our charity feeds about 60 cats in its care and 150 feral cats in the area. Frank thinks Ella s donation is amazing. It has saved this branch a lot of money, he says; certainly the feral cats wouldn t survive without it. Ella, who lives with two cats of her own, Cybil and Wizzy, has won the Cats Protection Bright Ideas Award and plans to continue her cat food collection. The next step will be to get 3,650 cans by the time I m 60! she says. c) Use the words from the Check these words box in the correct form to complete the sentences. 1 A lot of people money to charity. 2 You can find a local of your favourite charity by looking in the phonebook. 3 Ella s is to help as many cats as possible. 4 Ella s collection was so helpful to the cat charity that she won a(n). 5 Now Ella has the to collect of 3,650 cans by the time she is a) What impressed you the most in the text? In three minutes, write a few sentences. Tell the class. b) Complete the sentence. If I were Ella, I. Plural/Group nouns 4 a) Read the box and find examples in the text. We use plural nouns for groups of people or things that are usually followed by a plural verb. nouns such as clothes, stairs, wages, police etc. The stairs are very steep. objects that have two parts such as shoes, trousers, glasses, shorts, socks, scissors etc. Your trousers are in the washing machine. We can use a singular verb and the phrase a pair of before objects that have two parts. This pair of jeans is expensive. We can use a singular or a plural verb with group nouns such as family, team, group, crew, class, company. The team is ready to go into the pool. The team are ready to go into the pool. b) Choose the correct verb form. 1 These clothes look/looks great on you. 2 Ella s shoes is/are very expensive. 3 Where is/are the scissors? 4 Cats Protection is a charity that care/cares for cats. 5 This pair of socks isn t/aren t mine. 6 The wages is/are very low. 7 The news is/are on at 6:00. 8 Your trousers is/are in the wardrobe. 9 Maths is/are her favourite subject. 10 Where is/are my glasses? I can t read without them. 5 Listening Listen to two people talking about their free-time activities. Which activity does each one describe? Which words helped you decide? Mark Sue Writing 6 Prepare a questionnaire to find out what free-time activities your classmates like doing. Collect the completed questionnaires and prepare a bar graph to present your findings. You can use the bar graph in Ex. 1a as a model

14 1.10 Fiery festivals ASEAN Corner asean Festive activities 1 Look at the photographs. Which shows: a torchlit procession? women with faces and hands painted white? people dressed up in Viking costumes? women in a procession singing? 2 a) What do you know about these festivals in the text? What are they about? Listen and read to find out. b) Read the texts and choose the correct answer for each question. Give reasons. 1 Up Helly Aa lasts one A month. B day. C week. 2 It celebrates A the sun. B winter. C local history. 3 People burn in Up Helly Aa. A their costumes B their helmets C a Viking longboat 4 Beltane is a(n) festival. A annual B monthly C weekly 5 It celebrates the start of A spring. B summer. C winter. 6 The Blue and Red Men also explain the A event. B story. C performance. Speaking 3 a) Make notes under the headings for each festival. Imagine you attended one of the festivals. Use your notes to narrate the. name place date activities Do you have a seasonal ritual? Maybe you pack away your winter clothes at the start of spring or get out your swimsuit when summer arrives? But would you ever consider doing something more daring? Say, joining a torchlit procession that ends in a big fire? No? Well, let us tempt you with a couple of sizzling invitations. Up Helly Aa Come to Lerwick in the Shetland Isles and join us as we welcome the sun s return, after the long nights of winter, at Europe s biggest fire festival. Held on the last Tuesday in January, Up Helly Aa is an annual 24-hour festival that celebrates Shetland s Viking history. The day will start with the Jarl squad marching through the town. With other events planned throughout the day, you certainly won t get bored. The evening continues with the spectacular torchlit procession through the town. With the streetlights switched off, the Jarl squad of over 800 men dressed up in Viking costumes will lead the procession through the town, finishing at the burning site where they are going to burn a Viking longboat. This follows the ancient Viking custom of burying their noblemen at sea. The Vikings placed the dead body on a longboat, set fire to it and pushed it out to sea. Following the burning, we would like to invite you to join in a night of singing, dancing, and partying that will last until morning. Please note that the following day, Wednesday, will be a public holiday to allow people to recover! b) Which festival would you like to attend? Why? In three minutes, write a few sentences. Read them to the class. Expanding vocabulary Learning new words together with their synonyms helps you expand your vocabulary. c) Match the highlighted words in the text to their synonyms. What part of speech is each word? greet guide story think of open-air yearly continue place involved Beltane Let your pagan side run wild this spring at the Beltane Fire Festival. Every year, this wild and wonderful Celtic celebration marks the changing of the seasons from spring into summer on Carlton Hill in Edinburgh. Join the thousands of spectators on April 30th who come to the party, which begins when the May Queen reveals herself. Together with the White Warrior Women, she will start the procession by greeting the four elements earth, air, fire and water before meeting the Green Man. Together they will give a performance telling the story of the death of spring and the birth of summer. Other performers included in the fun are the Blue and Red Men, who help tell the tale. After the procession, the May Queen will light the main bonfire. This signals the moment when the long dreary winter comes to an end, and the Beltane, or bright fire, welcomes the coming of summer. Then the celebrations will continue with fire jugglers, dancers and drummers, making this big outdoor celebration a night to remember. seasonal ritual, tempt, sizzling, squad, march, spectacular, procession, custom, bury, nobleman, pagan, run wild, spectator, reveal, greet, element, performance, tale, bonfire, dreary Will/Be going to/present continuous 4 a) Read the box and find examples in the texts. We use will for: on-the-spot decisions. I m hungry. I ll order a pizza. predictions based on what we think will happen in the future. I think he ll like it. promises. I ll call you later. offers. I ll lend you my car. statements about official arrangements in the future. The programme will start at 9:30. We use be going to for: predictions based on what we know or can see. Those clouds look dark. It s going to rain. intentions/plans. We re going to stay up all night. We use the present continuous for fixed arrangements. I m flying to the UK tonight b) Complete the gaps with will or be going to in the correct form and the verbs in brackets. 1 A: Hurry! We (miss) the party! B: Don t worry. I (be) ready in a minute. 2 A: Mandy and Leslie (go) to the theatre tonight. B: I m sure they (have) a great time. 3 A: Those clouds look very dark. It (rain). B: I hope it (not/rain), but take an umbrella, just in case. 4 A: Why are you turning on the TV? B: I (watch) the music festival. It starts in five minutes. 5 A: John s decided to make his own costume. B: What costume (he/make)? A: I think he (be) a pirate. 5 Fill in the gaps with the present continuous form of the verbs below. watch move visit attend go meet 1 Sarah a rock concert on Saturday. She has got her tickets. 2 I a DVD with Paul tonight. 3 We some friends at the sports centre later. 4 Sam to a new flat next month. 5 Tracy the museum of Modern Art in New York this weekend. 6 Martha and Jane shopping after work today. Writing & Speaking 6 ICT Think of a similar festival in your country. Collect information and then write about it. Include name, when it takes place, reason for celebrating it and activities. Present it to the class

15 28 1 Self-Check 1 Fill in the gaps with creative, melt, loyal, underwater, court, opponent, annual, dip, script, sculptures. 1 A football pitch is bigger than a tennis. 2 I love looking at the in the museum. 3 Put the butter in the fridge so it won t. 4 Don t sushi in soy sauce from the rice side. 5 I don t like putting my head when I m swimming. 6 He s so. His paintings are amazing. 7 It is important to have friends you can trust. 8 The she wrote was clever. 9 His is very fast at returning his serve. 10 The event takes place every year. It s a(n) event. 2 Underline the correct item = 20 points 1 I d prefer/i d rather eat out tonight. 2 Don t forget buying/to buy some milk. 3 Please let me use/to use your laptop. 4 Do we need some/any sugar for the cake? 5 I would like/enjoy to visit a television studio. 6 I regret not to visit/visiting the Parthenon. 7 Your room is biggest/bigger than mine. 8 I don t remember reading/to read this book. 9 Jane visits/ s visiting Denmark next week. 10 I look forward to meeting/meet your parents = 20 points 3 Listen and circle the correct response. 1 a Yes. It s great. b It s a must-see. 2 a I d rather relax with a good book. b I don t really like this. 3 a It s very exciting. b I like documentaries. 4 a I certainly did. b I d rather stay at home. 5 a It was better than I expected. b I d prefer watching a DVD. 5 2 = 10 points 4 Circle the correct response. 1 A: Would you like to go to the cinema? B: a I d rather stay in. b I like cartoons. 2 A: Do you recommend the new horror film? B: a I certainly did. b Yes, it s fantastic. 3 A: Do you like science-fiction books? B: a Nothing special. b Yes, they re interesting. 4 A: Have you seen The Incredibles 2? B: a Yes, it s amazing. b No, I don t really like that. 5 A: What did you think of Jungle Book? B: a It s a must-see. b They re great. 5 2 = 10 points 5 Read and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Dear Kelly, Thanks for your . It was interesting to find out about your favourite programme. I like The Flash as well, but I prefer watching something with more action. My favourite programme is NCIS. It s on CBS, Tuesdays at 8 pm. It s about a group of agents that investigate crimes involving US Navy personnel. It s very exciting and the team act like an odd family. Have you seen it? Write back and tell me. I d like to know what you think of it. Brad 1 Brad has never watched The Flash. 2 He d rather watch action dramas. 3 NCIS airs on a weeknight. 4 The show is about daily life in the US Navy. 5 The members of the team are relatives. 5 4 = 20 points 6 Write a similar to your friend about your favourite TV programme ( words). Include name, when it s on and what it s about. 20 points Total: 100 points Colour in the stars express preferences/opinions describe books, buildings & food art write a postcard from a holiday place write an reviewing a film GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT