INTERVIEWING FAMOUS PEOPLE

Work in groups. Take it in turns to be student A.

Student A: Imagine that you are a famous person. (Choose someone you know a lot about.) Answer the others’ questions about your life. After the interview they will try to guess who you are.

Students В, С and D: Student A is a famous person. Interview him/her about his/her life. Ask about:

1. his/her past life and career

2. what he/she does

3. what he/she is doing at the moment

After the interview, try to guess who he/she is.

COMPOSITION

Write 100-150 words on one of these topics:

1. Imagine that, 50 years from now, someone in your class is very famous. Write an account of his/her life.

2. Write an account of the most important events in your country’s history, and when they happened.

Unit 7 Requests and offers

7.1 ASKING PEOPLE TO DO THINGS

Presentation

1 Why does the speaker ask for help in a different way in each picture?

2 In what other situations might you say ‘I don’t suppose you could help me get the washing in, could you ?’

Practice

Work in pairs.

Student A: You are staying at your friend’s house for the weekend. At various times you make the requests below. Choose the most appropriate way of asking, from the expressions in the box.

Student В: Reply to each request in any way you like. If you refuse, give a reason.

A wants В to:

Now report the conversations you have had, as in the example.

7.2 GETTING PEOPLE TO STOP Presentation and practice

Have more conversations like this, using the prompts below. A must make up a reason why he wants В to stop, and В must make up an apology.

В keeps:

7.3 REQUEST NOTES Writing

Work in pairs.

Choose one of the situations below and write a note for it.

Pass your note to another pair.

Look at the note you have received. You can’t help. Write a note to a third person, explaining the situation, and asking him/her to help instead.

7.4 ASKING FOR PERMISSION

Presentation and practice

A driver has just picked up a hitchhiker. The hitchhiker asks for permission to do two things:

1. What other requests does the hitchhiker make ? Use the ideas below.

2 What requests for permission might you make in these situations?

a) You’re having an interview for a job.

b) You’re staying at a small hotel.

c) You’re camping in a farmer’s field.

Practice

Hitchhiker: Is it all right if I leave my rucksack on the back seat ?

Driver: Yes, of course. Go ahead.

Hitchhiker: And ... er ... would you mind if I took off my shoes ? My feet are killing me.

Driver: Well, I’d rather you didn’t. It’s a rather hot day.

In pairs, have similar conversations, for the situations below. Each time, you must make up the second request yourself.

c) You’re staying at your uncle’s house. You want to invite some friends over.

c) You’re at a friend’s house. You want to borrow a record.

c) You’re at a party. You want to get some ice from the fridge.

c) You’re in your boss’s office. You want to take your jacket off.

Now report the conversations you have had, as in the example.

MAKING OFFERS

Presentation

Look at the pictures below. What offers do you think the people are making?

Practice

You have a guest for the weekend. You want to be a good host, so instead of waiting for him to ask for things, you guess what he wants and make offers. What do you say if:

7.6 REPORTING OFFERS

Presentation

You will hear a conversation between Henry and Tony. Listen to the tape and answer the questions.

c) Who are Henry and Tony, and where do you think they are ?

c) Why isn’t Tony happy ?

c) How does Henry help ?

c) What does Tony decide to do ?

c) What does Henry promise to do, and why ?

c) What do you think Henry really intends to do?

c) During the conversation, Henry makes three offers. Report them, using the expressions below.

a)He offers... b) He offers to ... c) He offers to let...

Practice

Here are some things that someone said to you. Report each one, beginning ‘She offered ...

Writing

Decide exactly what happened after Tony left the office. Imagine you are either Henry or Tony. Tell a friend what happened during the conversation and afterwards.

7.7 PROBLEMS Free practice

Work in threes.

Student A: Tell В that he/she has a problem.

Student В: Try to ask for help before С offers to help you.

Student C: Try to offer to help В before he/she asks for help.

Examples A: You’ve got a headache.

В tries to say: ‘Could you get me an aspirin?’ before С says: ‘Would you like an aspirin ?’

A: Your car’s broken down.

В tries to say: ‘Would you mind if I used your car ?’ before С says: ‘I’ll lend you my car if you like.’

7.8 GREAT BORES OF TODAY

Reading

Read the passage below, and answer the questions.

No just a tonic for me yes quite sure no really I’d rather not if you don’t mind you see the way I look at it is this I’ve given my old liver a bit of a hard time these last thirty years and I suddenly woke up one evening and asked myself do I really need it no I don’t mind you having one God knows how much of that stuff I’ve poured down my throat if I had a penny for every Scotch I’ve drunk I’d be a rich man today I tell you no I don’t miss it at all it’s not so much will­power as common sense isn’t it have you ever seen that thing they do with a coin and a bottle of gin it’s a bit of an eye opener oh all right just to be sociable but just a small one if you insist...

(from Private Eye (adapted))

1. What is the man being offered?

2. What, in general, is he telling the other person ?

3. Explain what he means when he says:

a) I’ve given my old liver a bit of a hard time.

b) God knows how much of that stuff I’ve poured down my throat.

c) I suddenly woke up one evening.

d) It’s a bit of an eye opener.

4. Give an example of your own of (a) willpower (b) common sense.

5. What is the man doing when he says ‘Oh all right, just to be sociable’ ? Why does he say that?

6 .What do you think is ‘that thing they do with a coin and a bottle of gin’ ?

7. a) Mark the places where the person holding the tray speaks (or tries to speak),

b) What do you think she says ?

8. In what ways is the man a’bore’?

Writing

Write the passage out as a conversation with the person holding the tray, and include punctuation.

Unit 8 Recent actions and activities

8.1 MAKING PREPARATIONS

Presentation

Ronnie has had a busy day. He’s been making a lot of preparations. He woke up early, went to the Rent-a-car office, and hired a new car. Then, after a quick breakfast, he went to John’s house, borrowed a long ladder, which he put on the roof of the car, and drove to work.

During his coffee break, he made a copy of his birth certificate, and before he had lunch he visited the bank and closed his account. After lunch, he just had time to rush into the travel agent’s and book a hotel room.

Then on his way home from work he bought three bottles of champagne. As soon as he got home, he rushed upstairs and packed all his clothes. ‘That’s it,’ he said to himself. ‘I’ve done everything!’

Now Ronnie’s talking on the telephone. ‘Julia ? Everything’s ready. I’ll be round for you at midnight...’

Ronnie has done seven important things today. What are they ?

Practice

Ronnie and Julia are still on the phone. Julia wants to make sure that Ronnie really has done everything.

Now continue their conversation. Julia also wants to know about:

1. Ronnie’s birth certificate 4. the hotel room 7. the ring

2. Ronnie’s clothes 5. his bank account

3. the car 6. the champagne

What preparations do you think Julia has made?

8.2 PREPARATIONS AND RESULTS Practice

Archibald has invited Anastasia to supper at his flat. He is expecting her to arrive any minute now ...

The curtains are drawn.

The lights are all off except one.

There’s a record on – soft music.

The table is laid for two.

The candles are lit.

There’s a bottle of wine and two glasses on the table.

Archibald is wearing his velvet jacket and bow tie.

There’s a bunch of red roses on the coffee table.

These are the results of Archibald’s preparations. Say what Archibald has done.

At that moment the doorbell rings. It is Archibald’s mother. She wants to know why Archibald has done all these things. Work in pairs.

Pair A: You are Archibald’s mother, and you’re very suspicious. Think what questions you will ask your son.

Pair В: You are Archibald, and you don’t want your mother to know what’s going on. Think what excuses you will make to her.

Now form new pairs, (one A and one B), and act out the conversation.

8.3 LEAVING NOTES Writing

You are going away for the weekend. It is your friend’s birthday, and you are letting him use your flat while you are away to give a birthday party. Before you leave, you write him a note, saying what you have done, and asking him to do things. Work in pairs. Write the note, using these topics to help you:

Pass your note to another pair.

Write a reply to the note you have received. Imagine you have had the party. Write about:

1. what happened at the party

2. what you have done in preparation for your friend’s return

8.4 THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS Presentation

You will hear a conversation between Alan and his flatmate, Charles. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.

1 What has Charles been doing all day ?

2 What three things has he done ?

3 How much has he written so far ?

4 What hasn’t he done yet?

5 What is the difference between the Present Perfect Continuous (have been doing) and the Present Perfect Simple (have done) ?

Make sentences from the phrases below. Which can you use with have done ? Which can you use with have been doing ? Which can you use with either ?

read take photographs

read a book take several photographs

read two books visit museums

do the washing-up visit two museums and an art gallery wash all the glasses

8.5 RECENT ACTIVITIES Practice

Work in groups. Ask each other questions as in the example. Give as many different explanations as you can.

Example A: Why are your eyes all red ?

В: I’ve been crying.

C: I’ve been peeling onions.

D: I’ve been watching Love Story on television.

Ask why:

1 your hair’s wet

2 you’re out of breath

3 you’ve got oil on your hands

4 your hands are shaking

5 your face is red

6 you’ve got blood on your hands

7 there’s sawdust on the floor

1 Eric has put on six kilos.

2 Samantha has lost her suntan.

3 Michael’s got severe toothache.

4 Janice isn’t going to pass her exam.

8.6 RECENT ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS Practice

Work in pairs.

Example A: You look tired. What have you been doing?

В: I’ve been redecorating my flat.

В: Well, so far I’ve done the ceiling and I’ve papered the walls, but I haven’t painted the woodwork yet.

Have conversations like this about:

Work in groups. Tell each other what you have really been doing recently, and what particular things you have done.

8.7 A BUSY TIME Writing

Here is a part of a letter:

In the same way, choose one of the sentences below, and develop it into a paragraph.

1. I’ve been getting my life organised recently.

2. I’ve been finding out about holiday jobs over the past couple of weeks.

3. I’ve been keeping very fit lately.

4. I’ve been living a wild life for the past three months.

8.8 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Free practice

Work in groups. Talk about:

a) what kind of things have been going on

b) what particular things have happened

in 1. your area

2. your country

3. the world

8.9 SUMMER JOBS Listening

You will hear an interview with some students who are doing holiday jobs in

Brighton. Listen to the interview and answer the questions.

1 Where have the following people been working?

a) Christine b) Kevin c) Kevin’s brother

2 Christine has been working mostly in which part of the day ?

a) the morning

b) the afternoon

c) the evening

3 Which of these statements about Christine are true and which are false ?

a) The most enjoyable part of being in Brighton for her has been the job.

b) She has had free meals and accommodation.

c) She has made a fortune in Brighton.

d) She hasn’t spent much money.

e) She has been working as a waitress some of the time.

f) She finds Brighton an interesting place.

4 Kevin’s been doing two different kinds of work. What are they ?

5 What was Kevin’s main reason for coming to Brighton ?

6 Why is Kevin’s brother particularly lucky ?

7 Write in the missing words.

Christine: No, it hasn’t been too bad. I..............................................................................

in fact. Not so much......................................... , but the people......................

and the friends.............................. , and I’ve managed to do lots of things

.................................................... It’s a seaside town,.......................................

............................................... in the evenings - you know,..............................

....................................................................... and so on. And on my afternoons

off .................................................................................................................... .

Activities

FAVOURS

You are going away for a skiing holiday for ten days during the next month. You want someone to do five of the things below some time during that month. Choose the things you want people to do, and write them in the table below. For each one write the exact date(s) and a reason.

lend you their car look after your cat while you’re away

give you a lift to the airport water your flowers while you’re away

lend you their ski-boots lend you £100

lend you a top hat look after your children for a day

lend you their house for a week help you decorate your living room for four days

Ask other people to help you with the five things, and explain why you want them to help. They will ask you to do things too: when you agree to do something, write it in the table below.

COMPOSITION

Write 100-150 words on one of the following topics.

1 Write a letter to a friend describing a difficult situation you are going through at the moment.

2 A friend has written asking if he/she can come and stay with you. Reply explaining that this would not be a good time.

3 Write a letter to a friend telling him/her what your plans are for the next 12 months.

SITUATIONS

1 You get on a crowded train and see one empty seat. What do you say to the person sitting in the next seat?

2 You’re walking down the street with a friend when you meet another friend. They don’t know each other. Introduce them to each other, giving some information about each of them, and how you first met.

3 Your grandmother is flying in from the United States this afternoon, and you want to leave work early to go and meet her. What do you say to your boss?

4 A friend says to you, ‘You look worn out’. Tell him/her why.

5 Some people in front of you in the theatre are talking, and spoiling the play for you. What do you say to them ?

6 A foreign friend asks you about the current fashions in clothes in your country. What do you say ?

7 Your brother’s about to leave for the airport. Check that he’s made all necessary preparations.

Unit 9 Comparison

9.1 COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

Presentation

Corner shops are friendlier than supermarkets. Supermarkets aren’t as friendly as corner shops.

Corner shops are more expensive than supermarkets. Supermarkets aren’t as expensive as corner shops

Practice

Now compare these cars and fires in the same way. Which would you rather have ?

	fast comfortable expensive to run attractive to look at …......?   clean safe economical to run cosy convenient …......?
vintage car	family saloon	sports car
coal fire	electric fire	paraffin stove

9.2 SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES Practice

Britain Japan India Saudi Arabia Turkey

Which of the five countries above is being described in each of these sentences ?

1 It’s richer than Britain, and it’s not as industrialised as Japan.

2 It’s hotter than Britain and it isn’t as rich as Turkey.

3 It’s much bigger than Turkey, but it’s got a much smaller population.

Work in groups.

Student A: Describe one item in a set by making two comparisons.

The others: Guess which item student A is describing. The student who guesses correctly goes next.

1. Hong Kong Paris Beirut Helsinki Athens

2. iron wood plastic glass gold

3. carrier bag suitcase trunk

briefcase handbag

4. car bus plane bicycle train

5. poodle greyhound wolf

alsatian fox

6. Margaret Thatcher Jackie Onassis Ella Fitzgerald Mrs Gandhi Jane Fonda

Mick Jagger Elton John Paul McCartney Frank Sinatra Tom Jones

Look at the five countries again.

1 Which has the largest population ?

2 Which is the richest country ?

3 Which is the most mountainous ?

4 Which is the furthest east ?

Now ask similar questions about the other seven sets.

9.3 WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER?

Free practice

Would you rather ...

... stay at a hotel or a bed and breakfast place?

... have a dog or a cat ?

... live in a city or a village ?

Work in groups. Discuss the questions above by making comparisons.

Writing

Choose one of the topics you discussed. Write a paragraph based on your discussion.

9.4 COMPARISON OF ADVERBS

Presentation

Look at these examples:

She paints beautifully.

She paints more beautifully than I do.

She writes neatly.

She writes more neatly than I do.

She works hard.

She works harder than I do.

When do we make comparative adverbs (i) with more? (2.) with -er?

Practice

A: He works hard, doesn’t he?

B: Oh I don’t know. I work much harder than he does.

A: Of course – nobody works as hard as you do.

Have more conversations like this. Begin with these sentences:

1 He gets up early, doesn’t he ?

2 She smokes heavily, doesn’t she ?

3 He played well, didn’t he ?

4 He can dance beautifully, can’t he ?

5 They live dangerously, don’t they ?

6 She can run fast, can’t she?

7 They stay up late, don’t they ?

8 She behaved badly, didn’t she ?

Look at the example, and have similar conversations.

1. play/quiet 5. speak/clear

2. type/careful 6. write/neat

3. drive/fast 7. stretch/far

4. dance/good 8. walk/straight

9.5 COMPARISONS INVOLVING VERBS Presentation and practice

Complete the following sentences so that they mean the same as the sentences in italics.

1. He earns £90 a week but he spends £100 a week.

a) He spends more......................................... .

b) He doesn’t earn.........................................

2. That cheese smells terrible but it tastes very good.

a) That cheese tastes much better....................................... .

b) That cheese doesn’t taste....................................... .

Now do the same with these sentences:

1 She plays the piano quite well, but she sings even better.

2 That chair is really very comfortable, though it doesn’t look it.

3 He goes running every morning, and he plays squash twice a week.

4 She doesn’t sound very friendly on the telephone, but she’s really extremely friendly.

5 He bought three kilos of sausages, but we only needed two.

9.6 SALARY SCALES Free practice

Work in groups. You are working for the state salary commission, and you have been asked to decide on fair salaries for these groups of workers:

nurces policemen miners

teachers long-distance lorry drivers

Compare the five jobs, and decide who should earn the most, and who should earn the least. Consider these factors:

training working conditions responsibility

hours worked job satisfaction

Tell other groups what you have decided.

9.7 SUN AND SKIN

Reading

Read these two advertisements, and then answer the questions.

1 What is the main problem of someone with a sensitive skin who wants to get a suntan?

2 According to the advertisements, what is the main advantage of using:

a) Bergasol?

b) Solex?

3 What happens if you use a suntan oil with:

a) a higher protection factor number?

b) a lower protection factor number ?

4 Complete the following sentences, using comparison structures.

a) If you use Bergasol, your skin cells............................................... .

b) With Bergasol, you.................................... than with ordinary suntan oils.

c) Ordinary suntan oils cost.................................................. .

d) Because of the burning radiation of the sun, many people’s skin

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

e) With Solex you tan..................................... than with Bergasol.

f) If you use Solex, your skin................................................ .

5 Explain ‘However, the price looks more attractive as you do’ in the Bergasol advertisement.

Discussion

Which of the advertisements do you think is more ‘scientific’?

Which would you use, Bergasol or Solex ? Why ?

9.8 ADVERTISEMENTS

Free practice

Work in groups. You work for an advertising agency. Choose one of the products below. What advantages do you think it might have over its competitors?

sea-fresh deodorant

chevrolet 8000x coupe

snow-bright washing powder

the insta-flash camera

the ‘midget’ cassette recorder

Writing

Write an advertisement for the product you have discussed.

Unit 10 The past and the present

10.1 USED TO

Presentation

Many Eskimos no longer live as they used to. They live in houses, and they work in factories and for American oil companies. Many Eskimos have become completely Americanised - they wear Western clothes, they go to school, and most of them speak English. Instead of hunting and fishing, they buy food from supermarkets: they even buy frozen meat and vegetables.

Say:

2. what Eskimos used to do

Practice

The sentences below are concerned with habitual past actions or with past states. Change them using used to.

1. He lived in France as a boy.

2. At one time there were trees in the garden.

3. They didn't go out in those days.

4. I was in love with her.

5. We went to school together.

6 .How did you spend the winter evenings ?

7. Trains were driven by steam at one time.

8. There was widespread unemployment at that time.

9. What did you do in the summer in those days ?

10. We had our milk delivered.

10.2 LIFE IN THE PAST

Practice

Work in groups. From the information in the pictures, talk about what life used to be like in Victorian times. Use used to and the Past Simple tense.

Writing

Now write a paragraph based on the pictures. Add any details you like.

10.3 REMEMBERING THE PAST

Presentation

You will hear someone talking about how she used to spend her time as a child. Listen to the tape and answer the questions.

1. What does the speaker say about:

a) the pond by her grandfather’s sawmill ?

b) the apple trees?

c) her bike ?

d) her mother?

2. Exactly what does she say using:

a) I remember?

b) used to?

c) would?

Free practice

Work in groups. Tell the others about when you were a child. Talk about:

1. what you used to do

2. what other members of your family used to do

Here are some ideas:

playing birthdays visits

punishments Christmas early schooldays

10.4 THINGS HAVE CHANGED Presentation and practice

You’re talking to a friend you haven’t seen for some time. Have conversations as in the example.

Example A: How’s Newcastle?

A: Oh, you’ve moved, have you?

B: Yes, I bought a cottage in Wales a few months ago. It’s quite nice, actually...

1. How are you getting on at college ? 5. How are Fred and Janet?

2. How are you and Pat getting on? 6. Have you got a cigarette?

3. How’s the dog? 7. How about a game of tennis?

4. Still having trouble with that old car of yours? 8. Pauline’s still in hospital, I suppose?

Now write sentences, explaining each change.

Example Florence doesn’t live in Newcastle any longer; she’s moved to Wales.

10.5 THE PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE

Presentation

Belcombe used to be an unspoilt village on the south coast of England, but you wouldn’t recognise it now. They’ve developed it as a tourist resort - and they’ve completely destroyed its old atmosphere. They’ve pulled down the picturesque old cottages by the harbour, and they’ve built a hideous luxury hotel there instead. They’ve widened and resurfaced all the old cobbled streets, and they’ve cut down the trees in the village square, and put a car park there. Even the old village shop isn’t there any more - they’ve turned it into one of those awful cafes where everything seems to be made of plastic, and they’ve put a big sign outside saying ‘Ye Olde Tea Shoppe’.

The passage tells you what they have done to the village. Instead, we could talk about what has happened to the village.

Example They’ve developed the village as a tourist resort.

The village has been developed as a tourist resort.

Use the Passive to talk about the other changes in the village.

1. The atmosphere of the village ...

2. The old cottages ...

3. A luxury hotel...

4. The streets ...

5. The trees in the square ...

6. A car park ...

7. The village shop ...

8. A sign saying ‘Ye Olde Tea Shoppe’...

Practice

The two pictures below show how a street has changed.

Work in pairs. Ask each other what has happened to everything. Answer using the Passive.

Example A: What’s happened to the shop ?

B: It’s been pulled down and a garage has been built there instead.

10.6 CHANGES OF HABIT Practice

Work in pairs. Interview each other about how much/how often you do the things below compared to a few years ago. Make a note of your partner’s answers.

Example A: Do you go to parties as often as you used to ?

В: Yes – I go to parties more often now than I used to.

or No – I don’t go to parties as often as I used to.

or Well, I don’t go to parties any more.

Now use your notes to tell someone else how your partner has changed.

Example He doesn’t go to parties as often as he used to.

Work in groups. Tell the others some other ways in which you’ve changed over the past few years.

10.7 MODERN DEVELOPMENTS

Free practice

Work in groups. Discuss how these modern developments have changed people’s everyday lives. For each one, talk about:

1. what things used to be like

2. what things are like now

3. how things have changed

television cassette tapes

pocket calculators supersonic airliners

the telephone convenience foods

Writing

Choose one of the developments you discussed. Write a short article (100—150 words) saying what good and bad effects it has had.

10.8 HALLOWE’EN

Reading

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow it.

Hallowe’en is the last night of October, and it used to be thought the most enchanted night of the year. It was the night when witches and evil spirits came back on earth to weave their magic spells. Superstitious people kept up many strange old customs in an effort to keep these evil influences away. Farmers used to light big fires in their fields, and the farm workers and their families would walk around the fields singing old songs and hymns. At intervals, the strange procession would stop to hear the local priest offer prayers to the good spirits, and ask them to help keep the evil ones away.

Great care was taken that none of the farm animals were left in the fields. They would all be locked up safely in their stables and sheds, and over each of the stable and shed doors a few rowan leaves would be hung. Witches and evil spirits would not go anywhere near the rowan tree.

In more recent times, Hallowe’en has become a time for parties, when children dress up as witches and play all kinds of special games such as ‘ducking for the apple’. After the games there is often a big supper with plenty of pumpkin pie, cakes and a lot of other delicious things to eat.

But for the most part the children enjoy the fun of dressing up and playing their favourite game of ‘Trick or Treat’. They run down each street knocking on the doors crying loudly ‘Trick or Treat!’, and most people have some sweets ready to give them. Those that do not can expect maybe to have a tyre flattened, or their windows covered in soap. Or the children may just knock on the door and run away.

Many of the houses have a jack-o’-lantern in their windows, which are hollowed out pumpkins with candles burning inside them. But in this modern age many of the pumpkins are being replaced with plastic electric ones that can be brought out each year.

1. In one sentence, say:

a) why people used to think Hallowe’en was important

b) why people celebrate it nowadays

2. Make a list of six old customs that we would call ‘superstitious’.

a) How do you think the game ‘Ducking for the apple’ might be played?

b) Why is the game ‘Trick or Treat’ so called ?

4. Does Hallowe’en exist in your own country ? If so, how is it different? If not, what is the most similar festival?

Writing

1 Write down a list of five things that children do on Hallowe’en.

2 Imagine you were one of these children, but have now grown up. You are telling a friend what you used to do on Hallowe’en when you were young. Write your description of what you used to do.

Activities

BALLOON DEBATE

Four famous people are in a balloon over the Atlantic, and the balloon is slowly dropping towards the sea. It can only carry one person safely: three of the balloonists are going to have to jump out of the balloon, so that one can survive. Each of the four people on board thinks that he or she should be the one to stay on board ...

Students А, В, С and D: You are the four people in the balloon. Decide who you are (you can be any famous person, alive or dead), and prepare a two-minute speech, saying why you should be the one to be saved. In your speech say:

a) what you have achieved in your life

b) what you intend to achieve in the future

c) why your life is more important than the others.

procedure

1. In turn, the four balloonists give their speeches to the class.

2. The class can ask any of the balloonists any questions they like.

3. The balloonists give a short closing speech, summarising their arguments.

4. The class votes. The balloonist who stays in the balloon is the winner.

COMPOSITION

Who do you think is either the greatest living musician or the greatest living writer or the greatest living statesman ?

Write 100-150 words saying why you have chosen him/her.

Unit 11 Likes and dislikes

11.1 DEGREES OF ENJOYMENT Presentation

Complete the table below to show how much Alice, Sidney and Cilia like the activities mentioned in the letter.

	No!	No	—	Yes	Yes!
Alice
Sidney
Cilia

Now use the information in the table to talk about how much Alice, Sidney and Cilia enjoy each activity.

11.2 RESPONDING TO SUGGESTIONS Practice

Work in pairs. Find out how much your partner likes doing the things below, by making particular suggestions, as in the examples. Choose activities in any order you like.

Examples: flying

A: Would you like to come to the States with me ?

B: No thanks - I can’t stand flying.

watching horror films

A: Let’s go and see Son of Frankenstein.

В: That’s a good idea - I love watching horror films.

11.3 PREFERENCES

Presentation

You will hear someone being asked if he prefers driving or being a passenger. Listen to the tape and answer the questions.

1 What is the woman’s first question ?

2 a) When does the man enjoy driving?

b) When doesn’t he enjoy driving ?

3 What does he feel about being a passenger ?

4 Complete this sentence:

On the whole he prefers......................................... to.........................................

because................................................................................................................

Practice

Work in pairs. Interview each other in the same way. Ask about the following topics:

1 driving/being a passenger

2 swimming in a pool/swimming in the sea

3 sharing a flat/living alone

4 working outside/working inside

After each interview write a sentence explaining what your partner prefers, and why.

11.4 YOUR OWN LIKES AND DISLIKES Free practice

Work in groups. Find out from each other what you really like and dislike doing. Talk about your favourite activities, and also things you particularly dislike. Ask about:

travel in the summer in class

cating out clothes when you’re alone

parties when it’s raining

11.5 THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO YOU

Presentation

‘... Well, I just love people asking me for my autograph, though I don’t like being pushed about by crowds of fans at airports ... Of course I hate having my films criticised in the newspapers ... No I don’t mind being told what to do by the director - that’s his job, isn’t it? But I don’t like being ordered about by camera crews, or people like that... Oh yes, I love having my work praised, and I adore people telling me what a wonderful actress I am. Basically, I suppose I just love being loved ...’

The sentences below show some of the film star’s other likes and dislikes. Change them using either being or having.

Practice

Examples A: How do you feel if someone tickles you ?

В: I hate people tickling me.

С: Really ? I don’t mind being tickled.

A: How do you feel if someone admires your clothes ?

В: I love people admiring my clothes.

С: Yes, I like having my clothes admired too.

Work in threes. Have similar conversations. How do you feel if someone:

1. interrupts you? 5. takes your temperature?

2. twists your arm? 6. laughs at you?

3. compliments you ? 7. corrects your English ?

4. tells you what to do ? 8. scratches your back ?

11.6 TYPES OF PEOPLE

Free practice

Work in groups.

What do you think the following people like/don’t mind/don’t like about (a) the things they do? (b) the things that happen to them?

1 a football star

2 a beggar

3 a journalist

4 a small child

Writing

Imagine that you are one of the four people. Write a paragraph about your likes and dislikes.

11.7 PREFERRED LIFE STYLES: LIKE TO

Presentation and practice

Add a general statement, saying what each of the following people like to do, as in the example.

Example: Fred reads two newspapers, and watches all the current affairs programmes on TV ...

In other words, Fred likes to keep up with world events.

1 Janet goes running every morning, and plays a lot of tennis. In other words,...

2 Paul goes out every night, and has a party most weekends.

3 When she’s abroad, Nora writes a lot of letters, and phones home every week.

4 Steve doesn’t allow talking in class, and his students have to stand up when he comes in.

5 The Browns hoover all the carpets once a week, and dust the furniture every morning.

Continue the following:

‘I like to keep busy on Sundays. I like to get up early and have a good breakfast. Then I like to write a few letters, and, if there’s time, I like to do all my washing. I like to go for a walk before lunch. Then, after a light lunch, I ....................................................................... .

In the evening ......................................................... .

Work in groups. What do you like to do:

1. when you wake up ?

2. the day before a big exam ?

3. before you go away on holiday ?

Writing

Choose two of these sentences, and develop them into paragraphs. Use like to and the Present Simple.

i I like to be independent... z I like to keep a record of everything 1 do ...

3 I like to get the most out of my visits to London ...

4 1 like to look smart...

5 I like to keep myself to myself...

11.8 FOND OF FLYING

Listening

You will hear a journalist talking about flying. Listen to the whole passage, and then answer the questions.

Listen to section i again.

1. Do you think the journalist travels a lot?

2. What does she particularly like about flying ?

3. According to the journalist what do other people say about flying ?

4. What doesn’t she like doing? Why ?

Listen to section 2 again.

5. Which does she prefer - long flights or short flights ? Why ?

6. In general, there are three things she dislikes about very long flights. What are they?

7. What does she like to do on very long flights ?

8. Why do the cabin staff wake passengers up ?

Writing

Develop your answers to questions 1-8 into two paragraphs, summarising what the journalist says about flying.

Discussion

1 What do you like and dislike about flying ?

2 For long journeys, do you prefer travelling by bus, train or car ? Why ?

Unit 12 Events and circumstances

12.1 EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES

Presentation

Read the four passages below, and answer the questions.

1 a) What are the events in each passage ?

b) In what circumstances did these events occur ?

2 How are (a)

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