CONTENTS

Lesson and objective Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Everyday English

Unit 1 Talk
Getting started Talk about communication
1A Talk about friendship and Subject and object Friendship and
communication questions communication
1B Describe experiences in the Present simple and Gradable and Word stress: extreme
present present continuous extreme adjectives adjectives
1C Give and respond to opinions Word groups Giving and
responding to
opinions
1D Write a guide

Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER yourself

Unit 2 Modern life
Getting started Talk about the workplace
2A Talk about experiences of work Present perfect and Work Present perfect and past simple
and training past simple
2B Talk about technology Present perfect Technology Sentence stress: main verb /
and present perfect auxiliary verb
continuous
2C Make and respond to suggestions Sentence stress Making and
responding to
suggestions
2D Write an email giving news

Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER look

Unit 3 Relationships
Getting started Talk about relationships
3A Talk about a friendship Narrative tenses Relationships Linking sounds

3B Talk about families used to, usually Multi-word verbs Sentence stress: multi-word verbs
3C Tell a story Stress in word groups Telling a story

3D Write about someone’s life

Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER have

Unit 4 Personality
Getting started Talk about people
4A Describe people and their abilities Modals and phrases of Ability Stress with modal verbs
ability
4B Describe feelings Articles Personality
adjectives
4C Offer and ask for help Intonation in question tags Offering and asking
for help
4D Write an informal online advert

Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER so and such

Unit 5 The natural world
Getting started Talk about endangered animals
5A Talk about the future Future forms Environmental Sound and spelling: a
issues
5B Talk about if and when Zero and first The natural world Consonant clusters
conditionals
5C Give reasons, results and Voiced and unvoiced consonants Giving reasons,
examples results and examples
5D Write a discussion essay

Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER problem

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Listening Reading Speaking Writing

Three monologues: Online Article: But are they Things you have done recently
friendships real friends?
Article: Can you really learn a Learning a foreign language
language in 22 hours?
At the flower shop Giving and responding to opinions;
Unit Progress Test
Using me too / me neither

Conversation: learning vocabulary Article: What kind of learner Ways of learning vocabulary A guide
are you? Introducing a purpose; Referring
pronouns

Radio show: likeability Article: Not the best interview Work and training experiences
I’ve ever had!
Article: What’s your favourite Interviewing classmates about
app? technology use

A problem Making and responding to

Unit Progress Test
suggestions; Sounding sympathetic
or pleased
Conversation: life changes An email about a new job Life changes An informal email
Adding new information

Article: 60 years and The story of a friendship

1,000 miles: How a word
game brought two unlikely
people together
Two monologues: being a twin Article: Twin tales Family traditions
A mistake Reacting to what people say;
Unit Progress Test
Telling a story
Conversation: great-grandparents An email about how A member of your family A biography
great-grandparents met Describing time

Radio show: successful people Article: When will I be famous? Becoming successful at something

Two monologues: personality types Article: Why the world needs Describing a person
introverts
Asking for help Question tags; Offering and asking
Unit Progress Test
for help
Three monologues: websites Three online adverts Things people use the Internet for An informal online advert
The language of adverts

Conversation: an environmental Web page: The Whitley Fund Predictions about the future
project for Nature
Interview: inventions inspired Article: Animals have adapted The best place to experience
by nature to survive everywhere natural beauty
Talking about possible jobs Giving reasons, results and examples;
Unit Progress Test
Giving yourself time to think
Monologue: rescuing whales An essay about water pollution A quiz about whales A discussion essay
Organising an essay;
Signposting language

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Lesson and objective Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Everyday English
Unit 6 Different cultures
Getting started Talk about different cultures
6A Talk about advice and rules Modals of obligation Compound nouns Word stress: compound nouns

6B Describe food Comparatives and Describing food Sound and spelling: /ʃ/ and /tʃ/
superlatives
6C Ask for and give Sounding interested Asking for and giving
recommendations recommendations

6D Write a review of a restaurant

or café

Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER go

Unit 7 House and home
Getting started Talk about ideal houses
7A Describe a building Modals of deduction Buildings Modal verbs: final /t/ and /d/
sounds
7B Describe a town or city Quantifiers Verbs and Sentence stress: verbs
prepositions and prepositions

7C Make offers and requests and ask Sounding polite Making offers and
for permission requests and asking
for permission
7D Write a note with useful
information

Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER over

Unit 8 Information
Getting started Talk about an interesting news story
8A Talk about podcasts Reported speech Sharing information Sound and spelling: /g/ and /k/

8B Talk about what other people say Verb patterns Reporting verbs

8C Generalise and be vague Sound and spelling: /h/ and /w/ Generalising and
being vague
8D Write an email summary of
a news story
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER in / on + noun
Unit 9 Entertainment
Getting started Talk about street entertainers
9A Talk about films and TV The passive -ed / -ing adjectives Sound and spelling: final -ed in
adjectives
9B Give extra information Defining and non- Music; Word- Relative clauses: pausing;
defining relative clauses building (nouns) Word stress

9C Recommend and respond Showing contrast Recommending

to recommendations and responding to
recommendations
9D Write an article

Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER see, look at, watch, hear, listen to
Unit 10 Opportunities
Getting started Talk about different kinds of opportunities
10A Talk about new things it would Second conditional Sport; Adjectives Sentence stress: would
be good to do and prepositions
10B Talk about imagined past events Third conditional Expressions with Sentence stress: would and have
do, make and take
10C Talk about possible problems and Sounding sure and unsure Talking about possible
reassure someone problems and
reassuring someone
10D Write an email with advice

Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER Easily confused words

Communication Plus p. 127 Vocabulary Focus p. 133 Grammar Focus p. 144

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Listening Reading Speaking Writing

Three monologues: culture shock Article: Culture shock? There’s Describing different cultures
an app to deal with that
Radio show: vending machines Blog: Hungry adventures Describing a special meal
in Japan
A special gift Asking for and giving
Unit Progress Test
recommendations;
Expressing surprise
Three monologues: Reviews of a café Places to go out Two reviews
special occasions Positive and negative language;
Adverbs

Four monologues: describing Web page: A more personal Describing buildings

buildings place to stay
Conversation: comparing life in a Web page: Five reasons Talking about where you live
town and a city why small towns are better
than cities
Visiting a friend’s family Making offers and requests and
Unit Progress Test
asking for permission; Imagining
people’s feelings
Conversation: a holiday in Florida Article: Top five things to do … A recent holiday A note with useful information
in and around Miami, Florida; Offering choices
A note

Podcast: Pod-on-pod Article: Thinking of making a Giving opinions about podcasts

podcast? Just give it a try!
Interview: fake reviews Article: The restaurant that Describing experiences using
wasn’t there reporting verbs
A job interview Generalising; Being vague
Unit Progress Test

Monologue: a news story A news story Air travel An email about a news story
Summarising information

Conversation: film trailers Article: To binge or not to binge Recommending a film or TV

… programme
Three monologues: musical Article: The three best music A musical experience
experiences festivals you’ve probably never
heard of
Planning an evening out Recommending and responding;
Unit Progress Test
Asking someone to wait

Two monologues: live music A blog about staying at home Live vs. recorded music An article about a form of entertainment
Contrasting ideas; The structure of
an article

Conversation: trying new activities Taking new opportunities

Article: Searching for A past event that made life better

serendipity
Making a marriage proposal Talking about possible problems
Unit Progress Test
and reassuring someone; Changing
the subject
Monologue: volunteering A web page about volunteering; Volunteering An email with advice
Emails giving advice Advising a course of action

Phonemic symbols and Irregular verbs p. 164

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 CAN DO OBJECTIVES
■ Talk about advice and rules
■ Describe food
■ Ask for and give recommendations
■ Write a review of a restaurant or café

DIFFERENT CULTURES

GETTING STARTED
a Look at the photo. Ask and answer the questions. b
UNIT
6
Have you met people from different cultures?
1 In which part of the world do you think the photo was taken? If you have, what did you have in common? How
2 What job are the men doing? were you different? If you haven’t, what do you think
3 How is this similar to or different from the same job in they would find interesting or surprising about your
your culture? country’s culture?
4 Are there any jobs in your country that still use traditional
methods? Give details.
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Learn to talk about your family and
YOU SHOULD WEAR Learn
familytohistory
GG Modals
talk about advice and rules
Simpleof obligation
past: be
GOOD WALKING SHOES Compound nouns
VV Family; Years and dates

1 SPEAKING AND READING b Quickly read the article about CultureMee, an app
for tourists travelling to other countries. Which of the
a Discuss the questions. things below does the app provide?
1 What do you think the phrase ‘culture shock’ means? What 1 ‘insider tips’ about the culture
difficulties might culture shock cause? 2 information about main tourist sites
2 Think of a country you would like to visit. How do you 3 a history of the country
think it is different from your own country? Think about the 4 detailed descriptions of famous buildings
words in the box. 5 lists of recommended hotels and restaurants
6 tips about how to behave in the country
cities and streets customs food 7 information about local attitudes and customs
getting around people

CULTURE Shock? THERE’S AN APP

TO DEAL WITH THAT

M
any travel apps and of apps available that can help you book An essential aim of John and Dee’s
guidebooks can help you to book holidays and places to stay, and that give project is to create an online community
a cheap homestay or an expensive you information about tourist sights and of people who are interested in travel and
hotel with a swimming pool, and they can museums. However, John and Dee felt that culture. As the app becomes more popular,
tell you where to go windsurfing or what most travel apps didn’t focus on ordinary they hope this community will continue
restaurants serve the best seafood. But what
people, so they decided to put this at the to augment* it with their own stories
if you want information on how to greet
heart of what CultureMee does. and viewpoints.
people politely in Tokyo, how much to tip
a taxi driver in Madrid or where to meet CultureMee offers a wide range of
*augment (v) to increase the size or value of
local people in Rio de Janeiro? Well, a cultural content, including background
something by adding to it
new app for your smartphone can information about the
now do all that for you. country and its history, details
A screenshot from CultureMee
on contemporary culture
The app is called CultureMee, and it not
and advice on dealing with
only gives straightforward travel advice, but it
culture shock. Users can
also provides insights into the culture of the
access videos, produced
country you’re visiting. It was set up by an Irish
by the couple themselves,
couple, John and Dee Lee, and has quickly
that supplement the core
grown in popularity. Thousands of people
content of the app. Many of
are already using the app, which now covers
these give tips on how to
locations all over the world. It has also won
engage with local people
several international awards.
and how to behave in an
The idea for the app came to them
appropriate way. They are
while they were on holiday in East Africa a
based on interviews with
few years ago. They had guidebooks that told
people who have visited the
them about places to visit, but they found it
country, and who can talk
difficult to find out about what kind of plug
with authority about it from
they needed for their hair dryer or exactly what
a visitor’s point of view. There
vaccinations they needed.
are also interviews with local people
They realised that it would be very useful
who provide insights into how they view
to have an app that could give people this kind
their own culture.
of basic travel advice. They also wanted to help
So, imagine that someone from the
people understand the culture of any country
UK wants to travel to Thailand. They can
they might visit, so this became an integral
select the appropriate culture video and
part of the app’s content.
hear a Thai person talking about Thai
The couple decided not to take the
culture. They can also watch a video of
conventional approach to culture, which
a non-Thai person talking about how to
is already a feature of standard guidebooks,
get on with Thai people and understand
but rather to focus on the everyday lives
their culture.
of people in the country. There are plenty

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 UNIT 6
c Read the article again. Decide if the sentences are
true (T ) or false (F ). Find phrases in the text that tell
you the answer.
The Ruins of Tikal:
1 The new app only gives cultural advice, not practical
travel advice.
Insider Tips
2 CultureMee has already been successful. If you’re in Guatemala, you really must go to Tikal.
3 John and Dee’s guidebook on East Africa didn’t tell them It’s a huge ancient city, built by the Maya civilisation
everything they needed to know. in the 5th century, and it’s one of the world’s most
4 John and Dee decided to interview ordinary people who amazing sights.
know about a country.
5 All the interviews are with people who come from the You can hire an official 1 to show you around,
country they talk about. but it’s better to take a good 2 with you – it will
6 They would like people who use the app to contribute to it tell you everything you need to know about the ruins
and improve it. and allow you to look at them at your own pace. The
sun is very strong, so don’t forget to put 3 on
d What do the words in bold mean in the context of the your face and arms and wear a(n) 4 . Also,
article? Choose a or b. there are mosquitoes in the area, so you should put on
some 5 before you start. The ruins cover several
1 insights
square kilometres and you have to walk, so you
a knowledge of something
should wear good 6 . You can buy food at the
b suggested places to visit
site, but it’s pretty expensive. I always carry a small
2 integral 7
with my own food and plenty of water to
a additional, extra
drink. After your visit, you might want to stop
b central, essential
off at the visitor centre near the entrance,
3 approach to
where you can find a café and a(n) 8 .
a information about
b way of looking at Special tip: Go at dawn to watch
4 at the heart of the sun rise over the ruins. It’s an
a feeling strongly about something experience you’ll never forget!
b central to something
5 supplement
a add to something
b use instead of something
6 with authority
a knowledgeable about something
b having permission to talk about something

2 VOCABULARY Compound nouns d Read the travel tips for Tikal in Guatemala. Complete
the text with compound nouns from 2c.
a Read the information below about compound nouns,
then underline the compound nouns in the title and e Communication 6A  Student A: Go to p. 130.
introduction to the article on p. 68. Student B: Go to p. 132.

Compound nouns combine two words. We write some

compound nouns as one word (e.g., lunchtime) and others as 3 LISTENING
two words (e.g., living room). They are usually formed by:
• noun + noun (e.g., newspaper) a Look at the photos and the information about
• verb + -ing + noun (e.g., washing machine) Kim, Will and Tasia. What cultural differences do you
• noun + verb + -ing (e.g., ice skating) think they noticed when they lived overseas? Compare
your ideas with other students.
b 06.01 Pronunciation Listen to the compound nouns
from the article. Which part is stressed – the first or
the second word? Practise saying the words.

c Complete the compound nouns with the words in

the box.

baseball book insect pack screen shop tour walking

1 guide 5 back
Kim from England Will from the USA Tasia from Greece
2 sun 6 guide went to live in worked for a went to live in
3 souvenir 7 shoes Brazil. company in Nigeria. the UK.
4 cap 8 repellent

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b 06.02 Listen to Kim, Will and Tasia. Which b 06.03 Listen and check your answers.
of these topics do they talk about? One topic is
not mentioned. c Now go to Grammar Focus 6A on p. 154.

being on time children getting up early going to bed d Complete these rules about transport in your country.
making eye contact talking to people Use the modals in the box.

can can’t have to don’t have to must mustn’t

c Listen again and make notes in the table.
06.02 need to don’t need to should shouldn’t
Then compare with a partner.

Country Cultural Example(s) Comments they Buses

difference make about it 1 You buy a ticket in advance.
2 You buy a ticket on the bus.
Brazil
Walking and cycling
3 You use a pedestrian crossing when you want
to cross the street.
4 You wear a bike helmet.
5 You ride a bike on the pavement.
Nigeria
You use cycle lanes.
Cars
6 Passengers wear a seat belt.
7 You drive with your lights on during the day.
UK Taxis
8 You stop taxis in the street.
9 You book taxis in advance.
10 You give taxi drivers a tip.

e A foreign visitor is coming to live in your country for

d Think about the three cultural differences in six months. Prepare to give them some advice. Use
the table. Have you ever been in similar situations? the ideas in the box and your own ideas to make a list
What happened? of rules and tips.

clothes eating and drinking going out at night

4 GRAMMAR Modals of obligation language parks and public spaces public transport
roads, pavements and cycle lanes
a Complete these sentences from the interviews with talking to people who are older than you
the words in the box. You will use some of the words
more than once. You shouldn’t eat or drink when walking in the street.
You should always give your seat to an older
can can’t have to don’t have to must
passenger on the bus.
mustn’t should shouldn’t

Kim
f Take turns to read your rules and tips aloud.
Discuss the questions.
1 If a meeting starts at 10 o’clock, you be there at
10:00. You come maybe fifteen or twenty minutes 1 Which rules and tips are about safety?
later, and that’s fine. 2 Which are about being polite to people?
2 They expect me to show up on time. They always say, ‘You 3 Which rules and tips are the most important?
be late. You come on time.’
Will
3 If you’re talking to someone you don’t know well, you
5 SPEAKING
look right at them. a Work with a partner. Think about a foreign culture you
4 In the USA, you definitely look the other person in both know something about. How is it different from
the eye when you talk. your culture? Think about these topics and make
Tasia brief notes.
5 At a certain time, maybe 7:00 or 8:00, all the children
go to bed. children greetings how people dress meals
6 In Greece, children usually stay up as long as they men and women older people time
want … They go to bed at a fixed time.
7 I just think children join in the life of the family and b Work in groups. Tell your group about the
it’s a pity if they be part of it. differences in the culture you chose. Ask the other
students questions about the culture they chose.
Do you agree with them?
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6B
Learn to describe food
IT’S TASTIER THAN G Comparatives and superlatives

I EXPECTED V Describing food

1 VOCABULARY Describing food

a Look at photos a–e and discuss the questions.
1 Which food would you most like to eat?
2 What country do you think each dish comes from?
a
3 What ingredients does each dish contain?
4 Which of the dishes could a vegetarian eat?

b Match descriptions 1–5 with photos a–e.

1 tasty Moroccan meatballs cooked in a tomato sauce, served with
couscous and fresh herbs
2 creamy Mexican avocado and tomato dip with crunchy tortilla chips b c
3 white fish cooked in a spicy Thai sauce with hot green chillies
4 Japanese noodles with vegetables in a light soup served with an egg
5 a slice of rich Austrian chocolate cake with a bitter orange filling b

c Underline all the adjectives in 1b. Which could you use to

describe … ?
a a salad   b a bowl of soup   c a curry

d Now go to Vocabulary Focus 6B on p. 137.

e 06.08Pronunciation Listen and repeat these words. Pay d e

attention to the pronunciation of the letters sh and ch.

/ʃ/ /tʃ/
fresh chocolate
mash chop
ship rich
shape crunchy

f A visitor has come to your town. You’re going to give

advice about where to eat and what typical dishes to try.
Student A: Give the visitor advice.
Student B: You are the visitor. Listen and ask further questions.

g Now change roles and have a second conversation.

2 LISTENING
a Look at the photo on the right and discuss
the questions.
1 Do you have vending machines in your country? What do
they sell?
2 How often do you use them? What do you usually buy?

b 06.09 Listen to part of a radio show about vending

machines in Japan.
1 What types of food and drink are mentioned?
2 What are the advantages for customers of vending machines
over buying things from a shop?
3 What does the reporter think of the hot meal?

c Would you buy hot food from a vending machine?

Why / Why not?
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UNIT 6

3 GRAMMAR Comparatives
and superlatives
a 06.10 Complete the sentences with the words
in the box. Then listen and check your answers.
ADVENTURES
a b
a bit longer than as good as by far the highest
much better than much cheaper the best

1 Japan has number of vending machines

per person in the world.
2 It’s for sellers to run a vending machine
than it is to run a shop.
3 But is curry and rice from a machine curry
and rice from a restaurant?
4 It’s taking I imagined.
5 It’s actually I expected.
6 I think it might be vending machine meal
I’ve ever eaten.

b Circle the adjectives in the sentences in 3a. Then ‘Have you eaten?’ 13th May
answer the questions.
1 Which expression(s) talk(s) about something that is Singaporeans are my kind of people –
number one in a category? they’re passionate about food and eating!
2 Which expression(s) talk(s) about a difference?
People here eat often – they have five or six meals a day.
3 Which expression(s) talk(s) about two things that
Instead of ‘Hello’ or ‘How are you?’ they ask, ‘Have you
are similar?
eaten?’ And it’s hard to believe just how many different kinds
4 These words change the meaning: by far, much, a bit.
of dishes you can get in this tiny country – Chinese, Indian,
Which mean a big difference? Which mean a small
Arabic, European and many, many more.
difference?
The best meal of the day today was lunch. The main course
c Now go to Grammar Focus 6B on p. 154. was muri ghonto or fish head curry – far more delicious than it
sounds! It’s a southern Indian dish. You can have it with rice,
d Use the ideas below to write sentences with
but we had it the way the Chinese do, with a soft bread roll.
comparatives, superlatives and (not) as … as.
Dessert was cendol – coconut milk, ice and green noodles.
cheap fun good for you healthy
It’s a typical Southeast Asian dish. It wasn’t as sweet as I
interesting nice spicy sweet tasty
expected, but the noodles were lovely – a bit like jelly.
• street food / food in expensive restaurants / There are places to eat here to suit everyone – from food
home-made food stalls in shopping centres to more upmarket (and more
• Japanese food / Mexican food / Indian food expensive!) restaurants. My plan is to try as many as I can in
• vegetarian food / meat dishes / fish dishes the short time I’m here.
• food from my country / food from other countries
Japanese food isn’t as spicy as Mexican food.

e Read your sentences aloud. Do you agree or 4 READING

disagree with each other?
a Look at the photo on the left.
Which country do you think it is?

b Read the blog Hungry Adventures.

Check your answer to 4a.

c Read the blog again. Find the

descriptions of the dishes and match
them with the food photos a–d.
1 chicken satay 3 cendol
2 muri ghonto 4 thosai

d Discuss the questions.

1 Did the blog writer enjoy the dishes in 4c?
2 Which of the dishes would you like to try?

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Travelling and eating d

around the world

c

Hawker centres – street food, but Little India, big appetite 15th May
not on the streets 14th May
This part of Singapore was full of the sights and smells
Singapore is famous for its street food, but it’s been illegal to of India. I ate thosai – crispy Indian pancakes made from
sell cooked food in the streets for many years. So, if you’re rice and lentils. They were served with rich and spicy
looking for Singapore’s famous street food, hawker centres dips and vegetable curry. The meal was light and
are the places to go. These are indoor food courts with stalls fresh – delicious!
that sell freshly cooked food. You choose your hawker stall
according to what kind of cuisine you want – Thai, Malay, Still full from my Indian lunch, I explored the Arab
Chinese, Indian, Japanese or Korean. Quarter. There was plenty of great food available,
but sadly I wasn’t hungry! I’ll have to come back to
I went to the Golden Mile Food Centre – it was amazing to Singapore. I didn’t have a chance to explore
see so many different food stalls under one roof. Sup tulang, Chinatown either.
a Malay–Indian dish of beef bones in a red spicy sauce,
looked very tasty. But in the end I wanted something lighter, By the evening I was hungry again, so I tried some of
so I chose ayam buah keluak, a Paranakan (Chinese–Malay) the barbecued food at Lau Pa Sat, an old market. I went
dish. It’s chicken with Indonesian black nuts, served with for Malaysian chicken satay, pieces of chicken on sticks
steamed rice. A good choice – one of the most unusual dishes served with spicy peanut sauce. Absolutely delicious!
I’ve ever tasted.

e Read the blog again and answer the questions. 5 SPEAKING

1 What two habits show that the people in Singapore
love food? a You are going to talk about a special meal. Make
2 What did the blog writer eat with her fish head curry? notes about one of these meals. Use the ideas in the
3 Why can’t you buy cooked food on the street in Singapore? box to help you plan what to say.
4 Why didn’t she have sup tulang at the Golden Mile • the most special meal you’ve ever made
Food Centre? • the most delicious meal you’ve ever eaten
5 Why didn’t she eat anything in the Arab Quarter? • a meal you’ll never forget
6 Which area of Singapore did she not go to?
where? when? who with? ingredients?
f Imagine you are visiting Singapore. Where will how was the food cooked? taste, smell, colour?
you go? What will you eat?
b Take turns to describe your meals. Then talk
I’d really like to go to a big
about which of the meals sounds the most delicious.
hawker centre, so we can see all
the different options.
The most delicious meal I’ve
ever eaten was in a little restaurant near
my grandparents’ house. I ate ...

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6C
Learn to ask for and give
recommendations
Do you think I should take her P Sounding interested
somewhere special? S Asking for and giving recommendations

1 LISTENING 2 USEFUL LANGUAGE

a Discuss the questions. Asking for and giving recommendations
1 Which of these do you think is the most romantic?
• flowers a Look at the phrases in bold below. Which ones are
• dinner at a restaurant asking for recommendations? Which are giving
• a home-made meal recommendations?
• a handwritten love letter 1 Do you think I should take her somewhere special?
• an expensive gift (e.g., jewellery) 2 If I were you, I’d take her somewhere special.
2 Have you ever bought/done these things for anyone? 3 It’s probably worth asking her where she wants to go.
4 What would you do about the ring?
b Look at the photo below. Where are Tom 5 Would you recommend buying a very expensive ring?
and Rachel? What are they doing? What do you 6 It’s much better to buy something that’s her style.
think they are talking about? 7 It’s not a good idea to ask her what she likes.

c 06.12 Watch or listen to Part 1 and b Complete the conversations with the correct form of
check. the verbs in brackets. Look back at the phrases in 2a
to help you.
d 06.12 Watch or listen again. Are the 1
sentences true (T ) or false (F )? A What do you think I should 1 Dad for his birthday? (get)
1 Tom isn’t going to ask Becky to marry him. B If I were you, I 2 him what he wants. (ask)
2 Tom is going to take Becky to Paris. A But that will ruin the surprise.
3 Mark asked Rachel to marry him at a special place. B It’s much better 3 him what he wants though. (get)
4 Becky and Tom used to work together. A True, I suppose.
2
e Do you agree with Rachel’s advice? A Where would you recommend 1 the party? (have)
Where should Tom propose to Becky? B It’s probably worth 2 Laura if she can recommend a
restaurant. She knows lots of great places. (ask)
A And what about the cake? What would you 3 ? (do)
B Get it from a bakery. And it’s a good idea 4 them as
soon as you can. They get very busy. (contact)

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4 PRONUNCIATION
Sounding interested
a 06.14 Listen to this extract. Is the intonation
flat or not? Underline the correct word in the rule.
Rachel I am so excited. I still can’t believe you’re going
to ask Becky to marry you.

Sometimes, intonation is more important than the words

we use. If we use varied / flat intonation, we may sound
as if we’re bored or don’t care about the subject.

b 06.15 Listen to exchanges 1–3. Which of the

B speakers sounds bored?
1 A I’ve got a new job.
B Wow. That’s incredible.
2 A I’ve just bought some new shoes.
B That’s amazing.
3 A We lost the game last night.
B That’s terrible.

c Practise saying the exchanges in 4b. Try to sound

interested.

3 CONVERSATION SKILLS
5 SPEAKING
Expressing surprise  ommunication 6C 
C Student A: Read the
instructions below. Student B: Go to p. 130.
a Look at the sentences about the next part of the
story. Which option do you think is most likely? Student A
1 Rachel advises Tom to buy a huge diamond / 1 You have been offered an amazing job. The salary is
something that’s Becky’s style. very high and it is a great opportunity. The problem
2 Tom thinks that the rings in the jewellery shop are is that you need to move to New York next month!
very expensive / cheap. Tell your partner your news and ask for some
3 Rachel and Tom see Becky and say hello to her / recommendations about what to do.
hide in the shop. 2 Listen to your partner’s surprising news and give
some recommendations.
b 06.13 Watch or listen to Part 2 and check
your answers to 3a.
I’ve been offered a new job.
c Watch or listen to Part 2 again and
06.13
It’s in New York!
complete the sentences.
1 Tom So, what about the ring? What would you buy? No way!
A big diamond, right? So she can show it to That’s great.
her friends?
Rachel  ? Tom, do you know Becky at all? Do you think I
2 Rachel It’s £1,500. should take it?
Tom I ! That’s ridiculous.
3 Rachel Tom! It’s Becky! Over there.
Tom ! What should we do?

d Take it in turns to say the sentences below

UNIT PROGRESS TEST
and express surprise.
1 I’m getting married. CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
2 I passed all my exams.
3 That coat costs £300. You can now do the Unit Progress Test.
4 I lost my phone yesterday.

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 6D SKILLS FOR WRITING
It’s definitely worth a visit
Learn to write a review of a restaurant
or café
W Positive and negative language; Adverbs

1 SPEAKING AND LISTENING 2 READING

a Look at situations 1–3. Where would you go for these a Read the four reviews of a café on p. 77. The first
occasions? Choose from the locations in the box. reviewer gave it five stars (= excellent). How many
1 to meet friends for a chat and a cup of coffee stars do you think the other reviewers gave it?
2 a birthday or an anniversary
3 a party at the end of term or the end of a language course b Read reviews a–d again. Underline any words or
phrases that are used to describe the things below.
a café a cheap restaurant an expensive restaurant 1 the atmosphere 4 the service
a venue with music or dancing (e.g., a club) 2 the kind of food and 5 value for money
drinks they serve 6 the location
b Compare your ideas. Do you agree? 3 the quality of the food

c 06.16 Listen to Jeff, Fabio and Carla. Which place in

2
photos 1–3 is each of them talking about?

d 06.16 Listen again and answer the questions.

1 Why doesn’t Jeff like the atmosphere at expensive restaurants?
2 What does he say about the food?
3 Does Fabio go to cafés alone, or with friends, or both?
4 Why does he like pavement cafés?
5 What does Carla do before she starts dancing?
6 What kind of music does her favourite place play?

e Think of one place to go out that you really like and one
that you don’t really like. Make notes about their good
and bad points.

f Discuss your places. Do you agree with your partner’s

descriptions? Why / Why not?
3

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a ‘Very highly recommended. b ‘Completely overrated.’

Would go back again.’ We had seen good reviews of this café, but it was extremely
I came here on my birthday. The coffee and disappointing. The service was awful – we waited for 30 minutes
cakes were delicious and there was a relaxing before anyone even noticed we were there. We ordered pasta,
atmosphere, with plenty of space. The staff were but it was overcooked and the sauce was completely tasteless.
very friendly and gave us free birthday drinks. My soup was tasty, but it was half cold and I had to send it back.
I can definitely recommend this café and I’ll be The waiters were friendly enough, but they were so slow.
going back.

c ‘Visited twice in 3 days!’

We had wonderful food here. The fish was very
fresh and they had delicious salads. It’s also a
great place to just sit and relax. The second time
we went, we just ordered coffee, and the waiters
were friendly and left us alone. We stayed for
three hours! It’s right in the town centre, so it’s a
bit noisy, but it’s a convenient place to meet and
fairly easy to get to. It’s definitely worth a visit!
d ‘A nice place to meet friends.’
This is a bright, friendly café and they also serve good food,
although the portions aren’t very generous and it’s a bit
3 WRITING SKILLS Positive and overpriced. I usually go there for a coffee. It has a fairly pleasant
atmosphere and the service is always reasonably friendly and
negative language; Adverbs relaxed. I’d recommend it as a place to get something to drink
with friends, but it might be better to eat somewhere else.
a Add adjectives or phrases from the reviews
above to the table.
e Do we use these adverbs to make adjectives or phrases
Positive Fairly positive stronger or weaker?
delicious friendly enough
a bit absolutely completely extremely fairly not really
not very quite rather really reasonably slightly terribly

Fairly negative Negative

f Change the strong comments in the sentences in 3d so that
they sound weaker. Change the weaker comments so that they
a bit noisy awful sound stronger.
1 It was a bit disappointing.
2 The bread was really old.

b Compare your answers. Did you choose 4 WRITING Two reviews

the same adjectives and phrases?
a Choose two places you know (restaurants, cafés or venues with
c Compare the two sentences. They are both music). Think of one place you like a lot and one place you
negative, but they are not exactly the same. don’t really like. Make notes about the points below.
In which sentence is the writer trying not to • general atmosphere • what they serve • friendliness
sound too negative? • location • quality of food • prices
1 The portions weren’t very generous. • how busy it is • service • value for money
2 The portions were absolutely tiny.
b Compare your ideas with a partner.
d Which of these sentences are slightly
negative? Which are very negative? c Write two reviews, one for each place.
1 It was extremely disappointing.
d Work in pairs. Read your partner’s reviews. Check that your
2 The bread wasn’t very fresh.
partner has done the things below.
3 The sauce was completely tasteless.
4 My soup wasn’t really hot enough. 1 covered all the points in 4a
5 The portions were rather small. 2 used appropriate adjectives and phrases
6 The service was awful. 3 used adverbs appropriately

e Show your reviews to other students. Do you agree with

your partner’s descriptions? Why / Why not?

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 UNIT 6 3 WORDPOWER go
a Match questions 1–6 with responses a–f.
Review and extension 1 Where does that path go?
2 How did your trip go?
3 This is my new dress. Do these shoes go with it?
1 GRAMMAR 4
5
Where’s the milk?
Where’s the cake you were making?
a Read the text and underline the best words. Sometimes 6 Was there food at the party?
more than one word is possible. a Really well. I met some very nice people.
1
Essaouira, in Morocco, is a wonderful place to visit. You must / should / b No, they’re the wrong colour.
can enjoy walking through the streets, shopping at the market or tasting c To the beach, I think.
local food. d Yes, but when I got there it had all gone.
e It went off. I threw it away.
It’s often windy in Essaouira, so you 2don’t have to / should / have to bring
f It went wrong. I threw it away.
warm clothes. The wind means that the beach isn’t good for sunbathing,
but you 3ought to / shouldn’t / must go kite-surfing – it’s really exciting! b Match the phrases with go in 3a with these descriptions.
If you like history, you 4don’t have to / have to / should explore the old We can use:
part of town. There are a lot of market stalls here. If you want to buy • go to mean disappear d
something, discuss the price with the stallholder. You certainly 5shouldn’t / • go (with) to mean look similar / look good together
ought to / must pay the first price you hear! • go to mean go towards
Many people here speak English, Spanish or French, so you 6don’t have • go wrong to mean develop problems / not succeed
to / should / mustn’t learn Arabic, although you 7should / must / have to • go + adverb to describe how things happen
probably learn a few useful phrases. You 8can’t / don’t have to / mustn’t (e.g., go badly)
stay in expensive hotels; there are other options, including riads, which • go + adjective to describe a change (e.g., go grey)
are hotels that feel like family homes.
c Complete each sentence with the correct form of go
b Complete the sentences with the correct form of the and a word or phrase from the box, if necessary.
words in brackets. Add any extra words you need. around bad orange really well with my eyes wrong
1 A burger in my country is (slightly cheap) a burger here.
2 Indonesia is (a bit hot) Jamaica. 1 In the autumn, the leaves .
3 On average, trains in Japan are (much fast) trains in India. 2 I had a job interview yesterday. It . I got the job!
4 Thai food is (by far spicy) I’ve ever eaten. 3 Don’t worry if it . Just start again.
5 Travelling on this Metro isn’t (nearly expensive) 4 When I turned to speak to Fred, he had already .
travelling on the London Underground. 5 The road the lake. It’s a nice drive.
6 The shop assistant said the scarf .
2 VOCABULARY 7 Milk that is not refrigerated will eventually .

d Look at what the people are saying. Think of two

a Complete each pair of sentences with compound nouns things that each person might be talking about.
made from the words in the boxes. 1 2
It went very It went completely white.
air crossing conditioning pedestrian
well, thanks.
1 It’s safer to use a . There’s so much traffic on this road.
2 A It’s so hot! B I’ll turn the on. 3 4
It goes very well Oh, no! It’s gone bad!
hour public rush transport with cheese.
3 Let’s go at ten o’clock, when is over. 5 6
4 Should we drive or use ? It goes over It’s gone.
jam lights traffic traffic the river. Good!

5 Sorry I’m late. I got stuck in a .

6 Wait for the to change from red to green.

cycle vending lane machine REVIEW YOUR PROGRESS

7 That car shouldn’t be in the ! How well did you do in this unit? Write 3, 2 or 1 for
8 I’d like a cold drink. Is there a near here? each objective.
3 = very well 2 = well 1 = not so well
b Complete the sentences with words for describing food.
1 I’m not hungry. Can I have something , like a salad? I CAN …
2 I love foods like chocolate and cake! talk about advice and rules
3 This hasn’t been cooked properly. Look! The vegetables are describe food
still .
ask for and give recommendations
4 This juice is really . There’s too much lemon in it.
78 write a review of a restaurant or café.