NEW Challenges UU CM CLR ree: | 2 AUDIO. CD. RCI PEARSONA Back to School B Good Advice Get Ready 7 1. Vocabulary and Grammar 8 2 Skills 10 3 Communication R Reading Corner 1 14 Language Check 1 16 Coreen cry Get Ready W 4 Vocabulary and Grammar 8 5 Skills 20 6 Communication 22 Writing Challenge 1 24 Understanding Grammar 25 language Check 2 26 CEM nah Get Ready 27 7 Vocabulary and Grammar 28 8 Skills 30 9 Communication 2 Reading Comer 2 4 { Janguage Check 3 36) Get Ready 37 10 Vocabulary and Grammar 38 11 Skills 40 12 Communication a Writing Challenge 2 “4 Understanding Grammar 45 Language Check 4 46 pee rerierrs “) emer Get Ready 47 13. Vocabulary and Grammar 48 14 Skills 50 15 Communication 52 Reading Corner 3 54 Language Check 5 56 meee ecu Get Ready 57 16 Vocabulary and Grammar 58 17 Skills 60, 18 Communication 62 Writing Challenge 3 6 | Understanding Grammar 65 \ Language Check 6 66 Get Ready 67 19 Vocabulary and Grammar 68 20. skills 70 21 Communication n Reading Corner 4 74 Language Check 7 7% Get Ready 7 22 Vocabulary and Grammar 7 23 skills 80 24 Communication 82 Writing Challenge 4 84 Understanding Grammar 85 Language Check 8 86 Word list 87 Grammar Reference and Practice Exercises. 91 Grammar Reference - Key 110Back to School Vocabulary: School Events 1. Read the descriptions of school events. Match the words from Aand B and write the names of the events, A careers class end-o-term mock parents’ sports B day disco exams evening fair picnic A dance just before the holidays start. end -of-term disco 2) Atime to get information about future jobs. Important tests to practice for the real thing, 4 Races and games for students and sometimes teachers, ___ Eating and drinking outside, sometimes in the countryside. 6 When your mum and dad find out about your progress. fists 2. What are the people talking about? Complete the words. We had a great time. | was ready for a break after the first weeks of term. alf-term holilay ia 2- Itwas awful. Nobody danced with me all 3 | enjoyed it. We learned a lot about the area we visited 4 tt wasn't brilliant. The band didn’t play very well. c 5 They were hard, so | hope I've passed. r= e Your Turn 3 Choose five events from Exercises 1 and 2 that happen at your school. Write them in order of preference (1= favourite),Grammar: Future Tenses for arrangements, intentions, plans and predictions D> Grammar Reference, page 91 % 4 Choose the correct words. 1 KGa going might go to the school disco. F've already bought tickets. 2. Do you think we get / will get any new teachers next term? 3 Ihaven't decided about the holidays but 1 will / may go and stay with my grandparents 4 I think sports day going to be / will be fun ‘this year. 5 I'm not sure about my future career but | will / might go into teaching. 6 She got brilliant marks in her mocks, She's possing / going to pass her public exams. 7 We've going / will go on a study trip to York ‘on 17th May. We haven't got plans for the end of term but ‘we might go / are going on a picnic. 9 The tickets have arrived. We've going / 1 go to Paris next week! 10 We won't go / aren't going to the concert now. It’s been cancelled Yete 5 Find and correct one mistake in each sentence. might study 1 might te-stidy Spanish or Italian next year. 2 In the future, | think students will be study at home on computers. 3 Don't forget we will go to the school prom fon Saturday — it’s all arranged. 4 I've always been sure about my future career =I might be a doctar. 5 I've no idea about the holidays ~ I'm going to get a part-time job, | suppose. 6 My teacher thinks we will all passing the Maths exam. 7 My brother has decided at last - he will be avet. 8 What you going to do after the exams? 9 Ican’t come to the cinema with you. I'll go to my dance class. 2ete © Complete the dialogues with the verbs in the boxes. There are two extra verbs. ‘Iineed might stay are--doing “‘m not going to pass ‘re going will go A What! are you _dbing _ in the holidays? B_ I'mnot sure yet.1?___ at home. ‘A. That's boring, We >___ camping. You can come with us B_ Thanks but | think | 4 to be here to revise. 15 the end-of-term exams. ‘re going to have will be ‘m not going ‘shaving ‘have might come Ad to the class picnic on Sunday. tt sounds a bit boring, B_ No, I think it? fun, We & loads of activities, not just eating and drinking, A Min, I'm not sure, 12 if there's nothing else to do, B Don't be so boring. Come with us and you ___agreat time. Your Turn Write true sentences. Use will / won't, may / might or be going to. 11 / study in the USA 2 my dad / come to the next parents’ evening 3 my best friend / be in the same class next terin 4 my friends and I study English next year 5 my school / organise a sports day soon 6 1/ train to be an actor 7 my family / go skiing this wintera | Good Advice Grammar; Future and unreal conditionals > Grammar Reference, page 93 aa 1 Complete the sentences. Choose a) or b). Til help you with your revision if .. a) you will have problems. (B) you have problems. Tf she was in trouble, . a) I'd help her 1b) | helped her If you don't plan your answers in an exam, a) you'd run out of time. b) you'll run out of time. She wouldn't get good marks if a) she worked hard. b) she didn't work hard. Would you learn Chinese if ... a) you could? ) you can? If you don't sleep before an exam, .. a) you'll do well. b) you won't do well. Everyone will be really pleased if .. a) | pass. b) | will pass. Who would you ask if a) you need advice. b) you needed advice. Match the sentence beginnings (1-6) with the endings (af). Complete the endings with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. HL couldn't use the Internet for homework | 4] We'll have a big party My sister will move to London My brother wouldn't study maths If you went to the homework club, If find your notebook, if she _ (get) into university. you (learn) from other students. ' give) it back to you would take \take) a lot longer. he ___ {not have} to. (pass) the exams, 3 Complete the texts with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Angie'is feeling nervous. She's imagining ways of dealing with the exams. If 1 '_broke (break) my leg, 12 (not be able) to go. If the teacher (lose) the exam papers, there |_(not be) an exam, 15 (know) all the answers if | §____ {have} a photographie memory. Eddie is feeling confident, He planning ways: of dealing with the exams. II? — (go) to bed early, 18_ — (feel) good in the mornings. If 1°__ (make) notes, it™ (be) easier to revise. 1 (be able) to organise my revision if 1 (make) a plan. Your Turn 4 Complete the sentences to make them true for you. 1s If | had an exam tomorrow, 2 if there’s a party at the end of term, 3° If my friends needed help, 4. If my favourite sports team wins, 5 IF I didn’t go to school every day, 6 If thavea free weekend, 7 If we get a lot of homework this weekend, & If | didn’t learn English,Get Ready the words in the box. phone service Find the odd one out, landline mobile phone cellphone elegraph> blog sign language email instant messaging 3 texting SMS messages body language mobile phone body language sign language 5 netbook — smart phone tablet intranet Listening Vocabulary: Communication 1 Complete the forms of communication with blog conversation language language messages messaging network phone 1 body language 6 postal 2 face toface 7 computer 3 mobile aE: 8 SMS 4° instant 9 smart 5 sign 10. micro: 2 1 4 netbook — face to face conversation 3 istento three teenagers. Which form of communication is most important to them? Choose the correct pictures, a), bj or c). - IG | 9 2 Nick a) 3 Susie a) Your Turn 4 Complete the questionnaire. when you want to. give someone bad news? If] S contact a friend quickly? ive news to all your friends at the same time? say thank you for a present? ask your friend to lend you some money? tell your parents you are going to be home late? = © >» %, = & @ A 4 Bs OO & Ml 08g 8& 3 | Vocabulary and Grammar Vocabulary: Animal communication Choose the correct words. Animals giveGignalsy noise to commu What does a frog's call mean / tell? ‘What is the dog trying to say / tell us? Wausuna o ‘Grammar: Present tenses review J Grammar Reference, page 94 sk 2 Complete the sentences with the ‘correct form of the verbs in brackets, Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. People are getting (get) more and more interested in animal communication. Listen! The birds (sing) 3712 (do) a project on animal communication at the moment. Dolphins (communicate) by sending sound waves through water. Scientists (understand) a lot about animal communication. Our dog always (bark) when there is someone at the door. A zoologist is talking about her work. Cross out the time expressions that are not possible. 1 I've been interested in animals for years | when-twas-e-chitd / all my life. We'te doing some research on animal communication now / at the moment / every day. We travel abroad at the moment / twice a year | every year. We observe the animals in the wild every day | now J once a week We've taken hundreds of photos this ‘month | always | already. ‘haven't published any articles yet / never | up till now. ‘The dog barked to give the police a warning | wave. Loud sounds / noise in towns is interfering with birdsong. Bats can say / receive sounds that peaple can't. Animals can identify | communicate each other by smell, ‘Why is your dog wagging its trunk / tail? ‘veer 4 Choose the correct words to complete the text, a), b), ¢) or d). The Dr Dolittle Project Dr Dolittle is a character in a children’s book. He '.. animals and he can talk to them. Now scientists from different universities are 7... on the Dr Dolittle Project to try to understand animal communication 3... centuries, people have 4... to teach animals to communicate like humans,’ said Michael Darre from the University of Connecticut. ‘And now we °... “Why don’t we learn the animals’ language?” * In the last three years, scientists on the project ©... sounds from elephants, rhinos, horses, chickens and dolphins. They also ’... the animals’ behaviour and put the data into a computer. African elephants at a theme park in Florida wear microphones to record their calls. 8. night, the scientists take off the microphones and then analyse the information, 1. a) understand b) understanding ¢) has understood @) understa 2 a) working —_b) worked ©) work ) works 3 a) Since b) Now ) For d) Often 4 a) try b) tried ©) trying d) tries 5 a) says b) said ) are saying di) have said 6 a) record bi) record ¢) are recording d) have rec 7 a) film b) are filming) films d) filming 8 a) Since b) Every ¢ last d) ForHi Helen, Sorry | ‘haven't written (not write) for ages. 2 (be) very busy. We 3 (have got) a new pet = an African Grey Parrat called Jim. 14 (attach) a picture of (live) with us for about six (be) three years old and he's very inteligent. We? _____(try) to teach him to talk at the moment. He *_ (understand) a lot of ‘words and he can say some things. When the doorbell rings, he ® __ (say) 'Go away! We're not in! Its really funny, He '__ (not say) my name yet — | think quite difficult to pronounce. He really "___ (like) playing with toys. He 2 (play) with a ball right now. Aisha | him, Hes ‘weeks. He © Complete the questions in an interview with a scientist. Use the words in brackets. “(What / job?) ‘A (bird song / change nowadays?) Whats your job? 5 I'm a zoologist. B Yes, it is. It’s getting louder. “(How long / be / interested in animals?) A (Why / that happen?) aa Giege ee “Since | was a child. B_ Because there's a lot of noise in towns and “What / work on / at the moment?) cities now. The birds have a lot of competition, 3} ese) alae A (How many people / usually / work with?) _ im doing research into bird song. qe us {What do / every day?) B_ There are about six people in my team. BA iss se A (publish / an article / yer) " Lrecord birds in the wild and | analyse their eae cian songs. B__No, we haven't. We've only just started the research. 6 Complete the email with the correct form of Your Turn the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect. orc 7 Write questions and true answers. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect. 1 you # send / an email now? A Are you sending an email now? B Ne fin not. you / receive a text message / yet today? A B saci aes you / write a lot of emails / at the moment? A B icra you / like communicating / by phone? A B 5 you / ever / use / sign language? A B How many / emails / you / send / every week? A B How often / you / use / instant messaging? ry BVocabulary: Social Networking 1 Match the words 1-6) with the definitions (a-f). 1 social network a) to put information / images on the Internet 2) seuss b) asking someone to become part of your online network 3 post things ©) a website where you connect with other people 4 friend request 4) the most popular place on the Internet 5 most visited site ©) a typical person who goes to a particular website 6 average user f) how you organise your computer to stay safe o Reading 2 Read the text and decide if the statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I). 11 Tara has never joined Facebook, 2 Tara thinks a friend is a person you spend time with in the real world 3. The girl who was bullied didn’t go to school for a long time, 4 Tara never communicates online. 5 Katie doesn’t use Facebook very often 6 All Katie's e-friends are from the same country. 7 Katie uses a false name online. 8 Katie is careful about the images she posts. Tara T know I'm not typical but I'm not very keen on Facebook. I signed up to it last year but I don't go on the site very often. Some people at school say they have hundreds of ‘friends’ but this is silly. How can someone you have never met be your friend? My friends are the people I see every day. They really know me and they really like me. That's the important thing. Talso think these sites can be a bit dangerous. A girl in my class had a lot of problems with online bullying. People were posting nasty comments about her and telling lies. She was very upset and missed a lot of school. Tove my computer and I use it a lot. I email my friends or chat to them online, But then we arrange to meet face to face. You can say a lot more! To network or not to network We ask two teenagers far their opinions of social networking. Katie 1 go on Facebook every day, sometimes several times a day. I love it. It's fun to see what other people are doing and to look at their photos. I have about 250 friends, some of them abroad. I don't care that I won't meet them face to face. We can still enjoy chatting. People say you can have problems with social networking. It’s true that you need to be careful with your security settings. Privacy is important too. I don’t give my real name or my address online. I always use a nickname, I'm also careful about photos. If I want friends from school to have a copy, I send it directly to them, I don't post a lot of pictures of people online. I know the difference between my real friends and e-friends. And I still enjoy communicating online with lots of different people. It's just good fun.Replace the underlined words with the verbs in - the box. out find out about join in with keep up with set up How can | get the information about security ings? at's your favourite way to maintain. ommuni ith your friends? ‘tested the camera to make sure that it works, Choose the correct wards. “1 What time do you usually get@p)/ om in the morning? 2 Where do we get off / up the bus? 1s she going out for / with anyone at the moment? 4 Don't forget to put over / on some suncream at the beach. 5 | put some posters on / up to decorate my room. 6 She has to take care with / of her little brother at weekends. 5 complete the sentences with since or for. ee neBuilde <<" I've been on Facebook for about six months, ‘You haven't sent me an email Christmas. ‘We haven't updated our site ages. } We've had a computer athome ___last year. ‘Our computer has been broken two weeks. 6 You've been on the computer ine —_a'clock this morning, 7 We haven't had any visitors to our site last month. 8 My brother has been on his mobile an hour. Your Turn 6 Complete the questions with the verbs in the box. Then give true answers. find-outabout join in with keep in touch with put on put up_set up 1 What do you use to find out about subjects for homework? 2 How often do you sports and games at school? 3° Have you ever _ a website? 4 Do-you use email or texts to - __ your family? 5 What things did you last ‘on the Internet or on your school intranet? 6 What are your favourite clothes to at the weekend? 7 Write true sentences. Use the Present Perfect. 1 be / a student at my school / for He been a student at my school for three years. 2 not see / my best friend / since 3 live/ in my house / for 4 have / this English book / for 5 not / have a party / since 6 not buy /'a CD / for 7 know / my best friend / since5 Communication Useful Language 1. Choose the correct words. ‘Teacher Listen, everyone. Are we ready Jamie Oh, sir, that's a long *time / Rachel Yes, but we need to be good Rachel Well, don't complain! Teach fo star / starting? Our next concert is in a month, so you need to practise for at least an hour 2a / the day. hour. for the audience. Yes, | know that, er ‘Go / Come on you two, let's get away / back to the music. We've got plenty “of / on songs to choose from. We need to agree with / on our top ten. Any ideas? Jamie | think we should do some traditional songs and some new staff / stuff Teacher Yes, okay, So, let's have some more suggestions 3 Complete the dialogue with the negative questions in ‘the box. There is one extra question. 2 Write the statements as negative ———_—— questions. Didn't we agree on that? Didn’t you see him? | Sentence Builder == Don't you agree? | Don't you remember? 1 Youagree. Don't you-think-se-to0? Don't you agree? Haven't you seen it? 2 We agreed on that. ‘A I think the latest James Bond film is great. i 1Don't you think so, too? 3 You think so, too. oe : BI don't know Sees 2 4 You didn’t know. A ; B__ No, not yet. 'm going on Saturday. Son aie A. But we're playing basketball on Saturday. | told you! 3 B_ No! The match is on Sunday. The coach asked us to change the day. A Oh, yes. That's right. Anyway, it's going to be a difficult match, B Yes, they're a very strong team,ssions: Opinions the correct expressions, a) or b). hink Johnny Depp is a good actor. that’s true. n't you think so? on't think so. . the internet is more interesting than TV. Yes, definitely. gree with you ask me, «- this blog is very good. agree with you. ‘don't think that I don't think so Kings of Leon’s new CD is great. 0, too. } What do you think? "I think the new X-Men film is a bit too long. ‘A I don't think that our team played very well. oe ... a) That's true. b) Don't you agree? 5 Put the words in brackets in the correct order. Add the correct punctuation. ‘A Our school website is a bit boring. "Don't you think so? (you | don’t / so / think) B Yes? agree 1 you J with). Yes, 3 {too / 1 / so / think). We need to update the site. Why don’t we add more information about different students? (do / what / think / you). ‘A Yes, definitely. And if you ask me, we need more photos of the school. BS {think 1/0 / don't) | think photos of the students and teachers are more interesting. 6 _____ definitely / yes). Your Tum Give true responses to the opinions. 1 Football is more exciting than basketball 2 Maths is harder than physics. 3. Rap is better than rock music. 5 American films are better than European films. tening Listen to Fiona and Paul talking about films. Decide if each sentence is correct (C) or incorrect (1) 1 Paul and Fiona agree that the action film wasn't very good. c 2 Fiona prefers seeing films at the cinema to seeing them at home. 3. Paul thinks you can’t watch films with special effects at home. LJ 4 Fiona likes to see films whenever she wants to. 5 Paul isn't interested in the plot of a film, Fiona and Paul agree to go to the ‘cinema together.‘1 Complete the dictionary definition with the words in the box. information newest subject top web 2. Read the five blogs on page 15 quickly. Choose the correct information, a), b) or ¢). The blogs are all about .. a) school. —b) music. «) computers, 3 Read the blogs again. Match the writers (1-5) with the reasons for writing (a-e). 1 Mikey J wants to a) introduce herself. 2 Tk, Tina Sand b) ask for help. Eddie X want to 3 James wants to ) review a CD. 4 Kaylay wants to 4) buy something. 5 Felix wants to e) advertise an event. 4 Read the blogs again. Write the correct names. 1 Miley) and _KayJay _ are musicians 2 ____ disagrees with TK. 3 isn't an experienced blogger. 4 __ wants to meet students who like different types of music. 5 and new single by The Signallers. has had some good news. 7 _____ plays live quite often. like the * S_ Read the blogs again. Are the statements true (1 or false (F}? 1 Mikey | asks for advice in his blog. ta Tina S didn't buy the CD by The Signallers. 3° Students at Eddie X's school don’t like the song ‘Nothing new’. 4° You have to play an instrument to be in James's concert O 5. Kaylay doesn't like being an only child. 6 People are surprised when they find out she plays the drums. 7 Felix wants the concert tickets for his birthday. 8 He tried to buy the tickets online. 6 Choose the correct meaning for these expressions. Blog 1 1 Iwas over the moon. @) | was very happy. Blog 2 2 toring the changes a) to talk to people —_b) to do something by phone different 3 everyone will be in the same boat a) everyone will be) everyone will be in the same situation in trouble Blog 3 4 | wanted to give it a go. a) I wanted to give it up. Blog 4 5 twas a dead loss. a) It was really bad. Blog 5 6 charge me the earth a) say no to me b) | was very tired. b) wanted to try it. bb) It was good fun. b) ask me for a lot of money 7 Answer the questions. Which blog would you like to read again? 2 Whydo you think blogs have become so popular? 3 Imagine your ideal blog. What would it contain?jeve it when | got the letter: | was over the . My parents were really pleased too ping to take me and my mates out for TK Anyone heard the new CD by The Signallers yet? | bought it yes- terday and I haven't stopped playing it yet. My favourite track is ‘Nothing new’ but | think the whole album is | awesome. Tina S You must be joking! | downloaded the album and | listened to it once. | thought it was a dead loss. @ All the tracks sound the same to me. And ‘Nothing new’ is @ good name for that track - really dull Eddie X Chill out, Tinal | heard ‘Nothing new’ on the radio and | thought it was a good pop song. It's Not a6 good as their last: single, but it's catchy. Everyone at: my school is singing it already! @ day Help! it's Thursday already and | have music exam tomorrow. © I'm soaoo nervous put it. ve practised every day for weeks but | feel very confident. | like playing the piano, some of the classical pieces of music are difficult. | hope I don't make any mistakes. a6 anyone out there got any tips for me? By Mikey J, 7.45 a.m. lling all music fans! using the school blog to give you some ormation about a concert we're planning for summer. As you know, our best musicians and singers put on a concert every July, but this ‘year we want to ring the changes a bit. I'd like to include a lot more students and staff. Yes, that an instrument. Anyone can play a tambourine or ap their hands. There'll be lots of rehearsals to help people improve their singing. And it won't bbe just classical music, we're planning jazz, pop and even some rock songs, too. Don’t worry about rehearsals ~ everyone will be in the same boat and it'll be FUN! If you're interested, please contact [email protected] URGENT - CONCERT | TICKETS NEEDED | Does anyone want to sell two tickets for the Keane concert in Mexico City this week? It’s my brother's 18th birthday on the same day and they're his favourite band 1 couldn't get tickets on the Internet, so I need your HELP. If you won’t charge me the earth for the tickets, please email me. Thanks, Felix Hi everyone in the blogosphere. I'm KayJay and I'm from Sydney. I'm new to blogging but | wanted to give it ‘@ go. | suppose you need to know a bit about me. Well, I'm 18 and I'm an only child. That's okay because I've got a lot of mates. The most important thing in my life is music. | play the drums and I'm in a rock band. Yes, 'm a girl drummer lots of people think that's weird! We play gigs about twice a month and we've got loads of fans (most of them are our mates!). If you're ever in Sydney, come and see us. We're called The Leaders. update my blog after our next gig. Hope you like it By KayJay, 3.40 p.m