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3 UNIT TOPIC LANGUAGE p p 10 3 p 14 4 p 18 5 p 22 6 p 26 7 p 30 8 p 34 9 p p 42 p p p 52 Television Work Homes Simple Present Present Progressive Simple Past Past Progressive Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Progressive Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Progressive Simple Future - Future Forms Future Progressive Simple Future Perfect Future Perfect Progressive Adjectives Adverbs Comparison READING FCE Part 1 FCE Part 2 USE OF ENGLISH Keeping fit Holiday Accommodation Food and Drink Relationships - friends and family Holiday Resorts Celebrations Social Occasions Revision 1 [Units 1-10] Working from Home City and Countryside Plurals Nouns So do I / Neither do I - So / Not FCE Part 3 FCE Part 4 FCE Part 1 LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING British and American pronunciation /s/, /z/, /Èz/ Decision-making congratulations Asking for information introduction and greetings Question Tags SAMCE vowel differentiation Role play Describing places apologising and accepting apologies Letters requesting and giving information formal / informal SA GES Letters of invitation Short stories

4 UNIT TOPIC LANGUAGE READING 13 p p p p p p p p 84 p p p p p p 106 Health and Music Communication Environment Modal / Auxiliary Verbs [I] Modal / Auxiliary Verbs [II] Infinitive FCE Part 2 Revision 2 [Units 11-20] Unreal Past FCE Part 2 Would Rather / Had Better FCE Part 3 Gerund - Infinitive FCE Part 4 USE OF ENGLISH LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING Comparing Role play Farming GMO crops Appearance Museums and Exhibitions Animals in Zoos Leisure Activities Relationship Problems Rich and Poor Generation Gap Athletics LE Discrimination Very, Too, Enough, Many - Much, (A) few, (A) little, Plenty, A great deal of, A lot of, Lots of Articles FCE Part 1 vowel differentiation, homophones / :/, / :/, /Ë/, /ËÁ/, - ough Discussing Hobbies accepting and declining offers Giving advice Responding to visuals expressing ignorance Responding to visuals Role play Letters of complaint Reports Letters asking for and giving advice Articles Letters of application Discursive compositions

5 UNIT TOPIC LANGUAGE 26 p p p p p 126 p p p p p p p p 156 Travel Weather Relationships fathers and their children Animals and People Some, Any - No, No one, None The Passive Voice [I] The Passive Voice [II] Revision 3 [Units 21-30] Travel - Lost Property Crime Education Subject + Singular / Plural Verb READING FCE Part 3 FCE Part 4 Conditionals onals [I] FCE Part 2 USE OF ENGLISH Hiring Venues Being Assertive Entertainment Science and Technology Consumerism and Advertising Conditionals [II] Emphatic Structures Exclamatory Structures FCE Part 1 FCE Part 3 LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING / /, /Ï/, / :/ vowel differentiation difficult words Responding to visuals reassuring people ES Role play Letters asking for, giving and refusing permission Short stories Decision-making requests, offers, permission LE S SA Role play asking for and giving advice Letters concerning lost property Articles

6 UNIT TOPIC LANGUAGE READING 38 p p p 168 p p p p p p p p p p p 210 p 214 Natural Disasters Violence Famous People Revision 4 [Units 31-40] Archaeology Sleep The Unexplained Adventure Sports Clauses of Reason / Purpose / Result / Contrast / Time / Manner The causative use of have / get FCE Part 2 USE OF ENGLISH Food and Health Books Space Getting Around The Elderly E The Media Revision 5 [Units 41-50] Grammar Reference 216 Inversion FCE Part 4 LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING Reported Speech Relative Clauses FCE Part 1 Participles FCE Part 3 Conjunctions Verbs with two objects Possessive Case FCE Part 4 silent letters /Ï/, / / Role play Responding to visuals likes and dislikes expressing disbelief Responding to visuals Letters making, changing and confirming arrangements Compositions Letters asking for and giving directions Reports Letters of thanks and apology Letters of congratulations

7 UNIT 1 Reading Discussion What kind of TV programmes do you enjoy? Do you enjoy soap operas? Why? Why do so many people enjoy them? FCE Reading Part 1 SOAP OPERAS Why do we love them? although life has changed dramatically 1 in the office, on the bus, in the since then, it is still women who supermarket. The characters tend to have slightly particularly enjoy soap operas. It has unusual names like Eden, Storm, 3 been suggested, though, that it is not Fallon and Skye. They often live in the glamour or the intrigue that While soap opera fans come in all luxurious mansions usually along attracts them, but something much shapes and sizes, the majority of with an assortment of relatives or simpler. Women have always had them are actually female. PApartic Some in small communities where busy lives children, housework, would argue that this is because everyone knows everyone else. Their their careers and rarely have five women enjoy the complicated marriages invariably end in divorce, minutes a day to rest. And that s just romantic storylines the scriptwriters long-lost sons and daughters have a what the daily soap opera represents: come up with (the course of true love tendency to show up out of the blue an hour (or maybe just thirty never runs smoothly in the world of at a critical moment and there are an minutes) of escapism. A chance for soap operas). They might add that awful lot of serious them to escape from the exhausting AM accidents and it s also due to the fact that women attempted murders that always call day-to-day reality and to recharge are fascinated by the glamorous for hospitalisation. their batteries. appearance and lifestyle of many of 2 the characters. 6 So why is it given that the scripts 4 The attraction of the soap opera is are so predictable and unrealistic that it makes no difference if you The truth is that the producers of the that we love soap operas? All around miss an episode now and again or if first soap operas were targeting the world, at all times of the day, you nod off halfway through. The women. These early dramas were people are tuning in to watch the plots are predictable, easy to follow aired not on television, but on the next episode of their favourite soap. and have nothing whatsoever to do radio, and their producers sought They sit, glued to the TV set, totally with real life. Politics rarely rears its sponsorship from companies that absorbed in what is transpiring on the ugly head and we are offered few made household products. As it was screen. There s simply no getting glimpses of the harsher side of life women who traditionally performed away from the fact that millions of (we can tune in to a realistic drama the majority of household tasks, people, of all nationalities and from if that s what we re looking for). usually while listening to the radio, all walks of life, are addicted to soap Soap operas shouldn t be taken too it was thought that they would operas. Even those who don t follow seriously, neither by their fans nor probably purchase the goods that them (or, at least, claim not to) are their critics; they should simply be were promoted on the programme. usually aware of the major storylines. enjoyed for what they are. And so the soap opera was born. It sometimes seems like wherever you go, everyone s talking about the 5 latest developments and intrigues This was back in the 1930s, and AM PA 6

8 FCE Comprehension Check Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-G for each part (1-6) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. A B C D E F G TIME OUT FROM THE DAILY ROUTINE MEN CAN T STAND THEM WHAT WOMEN LIKE THE STANDARD FORMAT IT S JUST HARMLESS ENTERTAINMENT THEY RE SO APPEALING THE ORIGINS OF THE SOAP OPERA Vocabulary Check 1 Match the adjectives with their meanings. 1 long-lost 2 critical 3 predictable 4 unrealistic 5 absorbed 6 addicted 7 glamorous 8 harsh 2 Choose the correct answer. a b c d e f g h unable to manage without something very important cruel and unpleasant not like real life obvious what is going to happen next thinking of nothing else not seen for a long time attractive and exciting 1 If you have a tendency to do something, you do it. a usually b never 2 If something happens out of the blue, it is. a unpleasant b unexpected 3 When we talk about people from all walks of life, we mean people. a who have busy lives b of different backgrounds 4 If we purchase something, we it. a buy b sell 3 Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb in the appropriate form. end in, show up, nod off, tune in 1 at the same time tomorrow for the next exciting episode of Our Lives and Loves! 2 I missed the end of the programme because my cousin unexpectedly. 3 He was so tired that he during the film. 4 Unfortunately, their marriage divorce. Word Formation a Complete the table. 1 marry 2 3 murder 4 5 fascinate simplify b Complete the sentences ences with the correct form of the word in capitals. 1 The documentary about ancient Greece was really. FASCINATE 2 In my opinion, chocolate is ; I can t stop eating it! ADDICTION 3 These instructions are too complicated. Please them. SIMPLE 4 Who do you think the is? MURDER 5 Do you think he s handsome? No. I find him very. ATTRACT 6 How long did their last? MARRY 7 It was. It wasn t meant to happen. ACCIDENT 8 He works for our local TV station as a(n). PRODUCE Related Words and Phrases 1 Match the different kinds of TV programmes with their definitions. 1 chat show 2 quiz show 3 reality show 4 current affairs programme 5 sitcom 6 costume drama a b c d e f VERB story set in the past ADJECTIVE(S) [+ opposite if exists] accidental addictive / addicted (un)productive (un)attractive 7 NOUN(S) ESS programme which shows a group of people in a real-life situation programme about what is happening in the world programme in which people compete to win prizes, etc. programme in which well-known people are interviewed comedy starring the same people in every episode 7

9 2 Fill in the correct words / phrases to complete each text. a b be on, stare at, broadcast, be of a poor standard, turn on Nowadays, most people today get home from work, [1] the TV and sit [2] it all evening until they decide to turn in for the night. They watch whatever happens to [3] a chat show, a documentary, a sitcom. The channels [4] whatever they think will attract the most viewers. Unfortunately, they seem to have a low opinion of the average viewer as most programmes [5]. the art of conversation, passive form of entertainment, screen, remote control, commercial break Many people claim that television is simply a [1]. The viewer, they say, is absorbed by what is happening on the [2], but doesn t have to actually think about it. They also say that [3] is dead because nobody can tear their eyes away from the TV long enough to talk. But this is not necessarily the case. A television programme can actually get people talking. Of course, they are more likely to do this during the [4] than actually pick up the [5] and turn the TV off. 3 Choose the correct answer. 1 Why do they always put the best programmes so late? a on b out 2 I can t hear. Turn the up a bit, please. a sound b voice 3 I never an episode of my favourite soap opera. a lose b miss 4 There s a documentary on the Second World War tonight. a about b for 5 You can a lot of useful knowledge from good television programmes. a earn b gain 6 TV producers think the enjoy light entertainment. a spectators b viewers Grammar [See the Grammar Reference at the back of the book.] 1 Fill in the simple present or the present progressive. GILES: SARAH: GILES: SARAH: GILES: SARAH: GILES: SARAH: [1] you (want) me to make you something to eat? Be quiet, Giles! I [2] (watch) This is my family! [3] you (not know) it s my favourite show? Sorry. Anyway, I [4] (make) myself a sandwich. Shh! It [5] just (get) interesting. Is there anything worth watching later? I [6] (not think) so. Anyway, I [7] (meet) Gail at eight. You and Gail [8] always (go out) these days. Well, we [9] (try) to be more sociable. It s better to go out than stay in and watch TV. GILES: Well, I suppose I [10] (see) what you mean. 2 Fill in the simple past or the past progressive. 1 The phone (ring) six times while we (have) dinner. Every time I (answer) it, nobody (speak). 2 Brenda (watch) her favourite soap opera while her daughter (listen) to music. 3 In those days, I (like) sitcoms, but my sister (prefer) dramas. We constantly (argue) about what to watch on TV. 4 It s been about ten years since I (speak) to Mark. 5 the accident (happen) while you (wait) for the traffic lights to change? 6 Where you (go) when I (see) you last night? 7 I (look) for a job at that time. I had been unemployed for a year. 8 When I was a teenager, I (play) basketball every afternoon after school. 8

10 Words Easily Confused 1a Study the difference. fact: sth which is known to be true I am fully aware of the fact that she is lying to me. event: 1 something important or interesting that happens The programme was about the events leading up to the attack. 2 a planned social occasion Their wedding was such a happy event. b Fill in fact or event. 1 The new television series is based on. 2 Her party was the social of the year. 3 It s a(n) that the planet is getting warmer. 4 The reporter sent in an article on the latest in the Middle East. 2a Study the difference. b Fill in channel or canal. 1 Coal used to be transported by. 2 There s a good series on Two this month. 3 Parents and children must keep the of communication open. 4 There s a tunnel under the English now. 5 Venice and Amsterdam are both cities with a lot of. Collocations Tick ( ) the words which can go with the words in bold. a b channel: canal: miss lose see watch look at 1 a television station What channel is the football match on? 2 a narrow sea passage We crossed the English Channel by ferry. 3 way of communicating, giving, etc. You ll have to go through official channels. an artificial waterway The ship passed through the Corinth Canal. a TV programme a train train a match hope a lesson one s job TV a film one s weight a play a photograph the screen Prepositions Choose the correct preposition. 1 According with / to the weather forecast, it s going to be very cold tomorrow. 2 The police have accused her for / of shoplifting. 3 I m really not accustomed to / in staying up so late at night. 4 She added some sugar to / in her coffee before drinking it. 5 I m addicted to / at chocolate. I eat some every day. 6 What s the main advantage of / for living in the countryside? AG Prepositional Phrases Fill in the correct rect prepositional positional phrase. at the age of, at one s desk, at the bottom of, at first sight, at the beginning of 1 It was love ; they got engaged after their first date. 2 fifteen, he got his first degree. 3 I sat, trying to concentrate on the work in front of me. 4 The story is about a strange creature that lives the sea. 5 What happened the film? It had already started when I got home. Phrasal Verbs a Study the phrasal verbs. add up: make sense aim at: try to do / have answer back: answer in a rude way back out: decide not to do something you originally planned / offered to do back up: support b Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb in the appropriate form. 1 My boss was angry when I her. 2 I ll you whatever you decide to do. 3 You should always doing your work well. 4 Sara promised to help, then at the last minute. 5 He told me he was rich, but he lives in a tiny flat and drives an old car; it just doesn t. 9

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