It's a Bargain!

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Vocabulary • Shopping nouns
Match (1-6) to (a-f) to make nouns.
1 dollar — ^ a vendor
•* Qirj Complete the text with these words.

bilis changa coin

2 down N. b basket line market stand price vendor
Bfruit — c bilí
4 market d stand
5 sales e town
6 shopping f person

• Complete the sentences with the nouns

from Exercise 1.
1 W e often go to the market. One of our friends
is a market vendor there!
2 W h e n you enter our supermarket, please take
a
3 T h e best stores here are
4 Do you need money? T h e nearest
is opposite the bus station.
5 Let's meet at the w h e r e they
sell peaches.
6 W e asked the w h e r e to find
the sports department.

ir(3y Match these words to the definitions (1-6).

bargain changa customer

Une producís sele ,

1 This is a special time w h e n store prices

are cheaper. sale At about « oVIock, he stopped at an M7-/W
2 This is the ñame for the things w e buy to íome monec^. He had to wait ,n
in stores
. - y ^ while. Then he put
3 This is the money you get back if you pay
, ^ fe wallet. Next,
too much he went to a u ^\
4 This is w h e n you buy something good II , wheKe theu
at a very low price were^aell,n^ ^hoe^. ^ »
5 This is the ñame for the person w h o w a n t s "^^^ ^t^H
to buy something Mac^be there was a pKobIem wrth the
6 This is w h e r e you have to wait w h e n there waá aiki ; ^ ^'^a" boc^ near the ¿tand
are a lot of people w h o w a n t to do the bou a ^ -0^ n^onec^. I ^aw the man ^we the
same thing ca- ,, , , he went to a
be •e-, wherehtó
finished heco-
taked on eell phone. UJhen.
left the he paid ^ warter and
iry page 1| on the table.

Unít 3 • It's a Bargain!

Reading^
^"^^ the correct ñames.
1 dearly
SHOPPING TRENOS prefers markets.
2 dearly
Markets or Supermarkets?
prefers supermarkets.
At Shopping Trends magcEine, we asked for oui readers' 3 prefers
opinions, and here is what they said. markets, but shops at both.

Complete the sentences.

Well, I live in a quiet, small
town without many 1 There isn't a mar/cef w h e r e
stores, and no market. Sandra lives.
The nearest market 2 Trish likes the
is in the city hedí a n
she gets
hour Qwoy, and there
oren't enough buses at the market.
to get there. So for 3 Matt prefers the
me, supermarkets are food they
the best option. I can sell in markets.
simply park the car ano '^j 4 Trish goes to the
do the shopping. It's more
supermarket w h e n the
convenient, and there's a
greater variety oí products market ¡s
than crt a market, And markets, for 5 Matt likes markets because
me personolly, oren't clean enough. they are
Sandra and friendiier.

{ Choose the correct option.

There's a good market near my apartment, so it's easier íor 1 (^andm)/ Matt thinks markets
me to do my shopping there. Prices are about the same as are a littie dirty.
crt the supermarket, but the service is better. I only go to the 2 Trish I Matt prefers the fruit
supermarket when the market is closed,
from markets.
Trish
3 Sandra I Trish thinks that
prices are very similar.
4 Trish I Matt knows that
I'm a ían oí markets— supermarkets are quieter
indoor markets or street places to shop in.
markets. They're
5 Sandra I Matt doesn't have
much noisier than
supermarkets, but a market near her/his home.
that's all part oí the 6 Sandra I Trish can't always
fun! I think the get to the market w h e n
produce is íresher, it's open.
too. Supermarket
fruit, íor example,
looks good, but doesn't
taste good enough for
me. Markets are usually
a littie cheaper too, and
always íriendlier. The vendors
know me, so they know what I want.
Mcrtf

Unit 3 • It's a Bargain! >f 2 5

 Grammar • Comparatives
and superlatives
Put the words in the correct order. Write sentences. Use the information in the table

1 sister's / is / mine / comfortabíe / My / tinan /

Todds Ekomart Breezer
room / more
My sister's room is more comfortabíe than mine. Distance from
0.5 km 1.5 k m 4 km
2 t o w n / are / tlie / beach / The / nearer / our / downtown

m o u n t a i n s / t h a n / to Service (good) *
Salespeople (friendiy)

3 store / in / is / the / t o w n / Benson's / cheapest Prices (expensive)

: * :
= min¡mum
1 Ekomart/Todds/distance
4 marl<et stand / best / has / This / the / products
EI<omart is farther from downtown than Todds
2 E k o m a r t / T o d d s / service

5 worid / popular / the / The / most / Internet /

3 Breezer / Todds / service
market/the/is/in

4 Ekomart / Todds / salespeople

6 bargains / supermarket / The / has / than /

5 Ekomart / Breezer / prices
our / stores / better / local

6 Breezer/distance
Breezer is the farthest from downtown.
7 Todds / prices
• • ^ y Complete the text with the correct form of
the adjectives.
My parents say it's important to save money
w h e n w e buy things. Clothes and shoes are • Too and enough
often ^ cheaper (cheap) in t h e street market, but
regular stores usually have Complete the conversation with too or enough.
(good) quality. T h e local department store A Do you w a n t to go s w i m m i n g ?
always has the ^ (good) selection, B Not really! It's ^ too coid today. H o w about
but it's aiso the (expensive) going to the movies?
store in t o w n ! However, they have the A I can't. I don't have ^ money.
^ (popular) sales too, because B Then let's go biking!
you can find really good bargains there. My A I'm ^ tired! I played soccer all
friends say it's ^ (easy) to do afternoon yesterday. W h a t did you d o ?
all the shopping in one big store, but I say it's B My h o m e w o r k . I didn't have
' (interesting) to visit different time to do anything else.
places and compare prices and quality. A O K ! W a s that your math h o m e w o r k ?
B Yes, it w a s .
A Greati So you can help me w i t h mine. I tried,
but it w a s 5 difficult.
B I'm not sure about that. Your probiem is that
you don't have ^ patience!

2 6 ) • Unit 3 • It's a Bargain!

• Kelly doesn't want to go to
Vocabulary • Money verbs
Dylan's party. Write sentences
* ^2/ the sentence beginnings (1-5) to the endings (a-e).
using too or enough.
1 G o o d m o r n i n g ! I'd like to borrow- a $ 6 . 5 0 or $ 8 . 5 0 ?
2 H o w w o u l d you like to pay b by credit card.
3 Excuse m e ! Do these cost c their house.
4 Teri's family is going to sell d for your n e w suit?
5 I always pay for gas •e some money for
a Porsche.

* Complete the advertisements with these verbs.

fafford lend pay incash fay Save WinJ

uy2,9«^ i HIJiílEDSofpnzesJnoyrneii compefirion!

1 free\

Sorry, Dylan, b u t . . . 0 $50 Do you need

1 party/end/late. * with our special oííeis^ money urgentlyP SALlüS ...
the party ends too late. We A T
2 I / busy / at home Best prices in town for [ instantcash!
Y O U
your oíd cell phones! ASKINSIDE.
We !
3 I / not have / time !
.M.»i!.»tit..>i^..i.*.1^
( 3 y Choose the correct options.
4 your a p a r t m e n t / f a r / 1 Did you k n o w ? Your b r o t h e r ^ ^ / e a r n e d a n e w bicycle
my house in a competition!
2 Támara needed money for the trip, so I borrowed I lent her $ 5 0 .
3 She bought I cost her mother a n e w w a t c h for her birthday.
5 bus / not stop / near 4 Ellen paid / soid her oíd laptop for $ 4 0 .
5 It w a s n ' t very expensive, so w e afforded/paid in cash.
6 T h e n e w store w a s fantastic! I earned Ispent $80 on T-shirts
6 I / not have / money / for my friends.
buy / a present
Complete the text with these verbs.

fafford borrowed eest earned paid by credit card saved

7 party d r e s s / not n e w
Paula w a n t e d a n e w smart phone, but it ^ cost $ 5 0 0 , and she
couldn't ^ it. She ^ the money from
8 1/tired her birthday presents, she some extra money by
doing some w o r k for the neighbors, and she ^
the last $50 from her mother. Finally, she and her mother w e n t
to the store, and her mother ^ Paula's mother
says it's better to do that because sometimes there are problems
with the products you buy.

.Grammar Reference pages 90-91 IVocabulary page 106

Unit 3 • It's a Bargain!

 Speaking and Listening
I Match the questions (1-6) to * Complete the conversation with these words. Then listen and chec
II the answers (a-f). Then listen
f€afí Could give mind probiem jorryj
and check.
1 Could you give me cliange
Lucy Olivia!
for tlie coffee machine ? c
Olivia What?
2 Would you mind taking
Lucy ^ Can you help me choose a camera? I don't know
a photo for us?
which one to buy.
3 C a n you pass me the sugar?
Olivia OK. What kind do you prefer?
4 Could you give me a hand
Lucy I want one i can use in the swimming pool.
w i t h these boxes?
Olivia I don't know about those! Let's ask the salesperson.
5 W o u l d you mind driving me
Excuse me! ^ you show us some
to the station?
cameras for taking pictures underwater?
6 Could you mail this letter
Salesperson No ^ ! This one is very popular.
for me?
Lucy Would you " taking a photo for us?
a Sorry, I can't. I don't drive. Salesperson ^ , 1 can't. You have to buy
b Sure. Do you w a n t a spoon, the camera first!
too? Lucy What do you think, Olivia?
c Sorry, I can't. I only have bilis, Olivia It's your money!
d O K . There's a post office Lucy OK, l'll buy it. Can you ^ me a hand
next to my school. with these bags? I need to find my money.
e No probiem. W h e r e are you Olivia Sure!
going to stand?
f Sorry, I can't. I have a pain * * ^ 4 ^ Listen to the conversation in Exercise 3 again. Complete
in my back. 13 the sentences with one word.
1 Lucy w a n t s to buy a n e w camera.
^ ^2¡jPut the conversation in the
2 She asks Olivia to her choose one.
12 correct order. Then listen
3 They decide to ask the
and check.
4 They aiso ask her to a photo for t h e m .
a G o o d idea! C a n you get 5 But the salesperson says that's not
t h e m ? They're too high 6 In the e n d , Lucy to buy the camera.
for me.
b I think so. Would y o u Write a conversation. Use phrases from Exercises 1-3 and
mind paying for this? this information:
c W h a t about some of You are shopping for clothes with a friend. A s k your friend
those snacks? to help you decide on three different ítems. Remember
d Sorry, I can't. I don't to include your friend's replies.
have any cash.
e W h a t else do w e need
for the party?
f Sure. Is that everything?

Speaking and Listening page 115

2 8 J M Unit 3 • It's a Bargain!

 Gran-fíiar • Much, many, a lot o Write sentences with too much and too many.
1 She / have / oíd toys / her room
She has too many oíd toys in her room.
2 Our parents think / my sister / spend / time /
on the phone

3 My mother says /1 / spend / money / on shoes

4 I think my friends / spend / time /

on the Internet

5 My brother says / I have / hobbies

6 There / be / sait / in the soup!

Complete the conversation with these words

and phrases.

How many How much many much

too many too much

A Those shoes are nice! ^ How much did

they cost?
B They w e r e on sale for $ 4 9 . 5 0 !
A You w e r e lucky! I didn't see ^
r ^ l y Match the pictures (A-F) to the sentences (1-6).
shoes I liked.
1 He has a lot of pets. E
B W h a t about your shirt? Is that aiso n e w ?
2 She has too much furniture.
A Yes! Do you like it? It didn't cost
3 She doesn't have much furniture.
3 ! Only about $ 1 0 .
4 He has too many pets.
B Really? did you buy?
5 He doesn't have many pets.
A I bought four!
6 She has a lot of furniture.
B W o w ! I w a n t e d to buy more shoes,
but my mom says I have ^
Choose the correct options.
shoes already.
1 H o w much / ( ^ a w ) m o v i e theaters are there
A My m o m says I spend ^
in this t o w n ?
money on clothes, too. But if it's birthday
2 There are a lot of/ much people waiting
money, I can spend it on whatever I w a n t !
in line.
3 There aren't much / many good movies
to w a t c h this w e e k .
4 W e don't have muc/? / m a n y time before
the movie starts.
5 H o w much / many money do w e need?

0
Grammar Reference pages 90-91
6 Don't take a lot of / too many food w i t h y o u !
Unit 3 • It's a Bargain!
 Reading^ ^li Are the statements true (I)
Read the text quickiy. Match the headings (1-3) or false (F)?
to the paragraphs (A-C). 1 A shopaholic is a person
1 H o w do w e recognize a shopaholic? w h o spends too much
2 W h a t can w e do about it? time shopping. T
3 W h a t exactly is the probiem? 2 Shopaholics don't usually
spend much money
3 Inviting a shopaholic to
a dance class w o u l d be

Too Much Shopping?

a good idea. ....
4 It's a good ¡dea to be ang
with shopaholics
5 W e don't need to think
much before w e go
shopping. ....

Listening^
/ Some people can never ^T|^ Listen to four radio
get enough of shopping. They're 14 advertisements. Number the
called shopaholics, and they spend advertisements in the order
their weekends looking for bargains in you hear them.
shopping malls. You can often hear
a a chance to w i n a prize
them comparing prices and products.
b f r e e entry to a club
But for many families, this can
c bargain-price furniture
become a serious probiem. There's
d tickets by phone
often a nasty surprise at the , There are many ways to
end of the month because discover a shopaholic. Look ^ 2 ^ Listen again and complete
there isn't enough money at their room: are there too 14 the details.
to pay for everything. many new things in it? Check their
1 The furniture store closes
planner: how often do they do
at S p.m.
unnecessary shopping? Look in the
2 The date for Mike
garage for unopened boxes of bargains
Springston's concert is
C .... from the stores. Are they spending too
A lot of people say being much money with their credit card?
3 The bicycle store opens a
patient is more important than If you're not sure, ask a friend
being angry. We need to help for their opinión. Friends
4 Only
shopaholics. One of the best ideas is often see the situation better
customers can get into
to offer alternatives. Help them to get than we do.
the club for free.
interested in hobbies. Take them to the
movies, theaters or concerts. Ask family
Trair^yaíñer^^^^^^^^.^^
and friends to give you a hand. And the
next time you go shopping with them, Look at Grammar Reference page 90
ask them: do you really need this, and then put much and many into thi
1 ^ or is it better for you to save the sentence.
money for something more / Too people
important? have too money.
Now write the rule.

Unit 3 • It's a Bargain!

Writing • A customer review
Read the review. Match the headings (A-D) Read the review again. Add these words to the
to the paragraphs (1-4). correct section in column A.

A W h a t í didn't like about the restaurant 3

attentive downtown
B My general opinión about the restaurant
fresh friendiy
C W h a t I liked about the restaurant
good place for a quick lunch good selection
D General information about the restaurant
noisy noon till midnight
not for a romantic dinner reasonable
six days a week Spanish food
» a n i s h R e s t a u r a n t s
tasty too dark

Pepe's Taberna A Pepe's B My restaurant/

Taberna café:
"Lighting poor, restaurant noisy"

Reviewed 30 June 2014

1 location' downtown

, kind of food/ Spanish

Pepe's Taberna is a Spanish restaurant cooking food
d o w n t o w n . It's only five minutes from a bus opening times noon till
stop, and it's open six days a w e e k (they midnight
cióse on Mondays), from 12 noon until
2 food and drink
midnight. There are tables for a máximum of
8 0 people. prices

' service
W e w e n t there for lunch. W e ordered a big 3 atmosphere
salad and paella, their special rice dish. There
4 recommendation
w a s a good selection of soft drinks. T h e
salad w a s very fresh, a n d the rice w a s tasty.
The waiters w e r e friendiy and attentive, Now think of a restaurant or café you visited
and the prices w e r e very reasonable. recentiy. Write the ñame at the top of column B.
Then write information and ideas in column B.
However, I don't think the lighting is very
good. It's too dark to see w h a t you're eating.
I aiso found it difficult to chat w i t h my
0 Write a review. Use your ideas and information
from Exercises 2 and 3.
friends because it's a littie noisy: the tables 1
are very cióse together, and you can hear
other people's conversations.

In my opinión, it's a good place for a quick

0 lunch w h e n you're shopping. But it's not
the best place for a romantic dinner!

Visited June 2014

W a s this r e v i e w helpful? Yes

Unit 3 • It's a Bargain!

 In the. lyews^

Vocabulary • News and media

Label the pictures with these words and news. Match the sentence beginnings (1-8)
( 3 .
to the endings (a-h).
anchor flash international leeal
1 My sister loves clothes e
natlonal paper website
2 I don't k n o w all the details
3 W e heard about a tsunami
4 She often uses her smart phone
5 My father always reads news stories
6 Opinión articles are not the same
7 I love our local newspaper
8 Sean has no time to read newspapers,

a but he often listens to podcasts.

b written by the same journalist.
c to access a news website.
d because I recognize people and places in it.
e and reads a fashion blog every w e e k .
f on a n e w s flash this morning.
g because I only read the headlines.
h as serious news reports.
1 local
2
news 5
6 0 Put the íetters in the correct order
to complete the text.
3 7
I don't mind watching the news on TV, like my
parents, but I'm not interested in those
(¿J Match these words to the definitions (1-7). ^ current affairs (truncer frasifa) shows, w h e r e
news ^ (crnaho) introduces a to
biog current affairs show headline
and then ^ (winevestir) people
interview journalist podcast report
w h o k n o w more about it. A n d then they ail giv
their opinions. I only look at the newspaper fo
1 W h e n one person asks someone else
a lot of questions. interview the football, but my uncle's a
(jolisaturn), and he says I should read the
2 Personal news and comments from
5 (delihsane), and then the full
an individual on a w e b p a g e .
^ (perrot) if I w a n t to. But it's
3 This is the person w h o finds and presents
easier for me to access a news ^
information for a newspaper
(ebistew): they have the news in pictures, on
4 This is the ñame for the information w h i c h
video and in podcasts, too. A n d the best part i
they present.
the ^ (globs), because you can
5 This ¡s the tifie for a newspaper story.
always find one on a topic you like.

6 News in the form of audio files for downloading

from the Internet •
7 W h e r e people present and c o m m e n t on events
in the news urar^páge 107

34 Unit 4 • In the News

 Reading)

Brain Trainer

Underline these words in

the text in Exercise 1:
the news í
blog
social networks We asked Emily
newspapers r
to tell US h o w her
Now do Exercise 1.
family get their news.
TTifs is wfiaf she said.
f Read the texts quickiy and
match the people (1-3) to M y nnom and d a d are still
their news priorities (a-c). kind of traditional. They've
1 Emily a l w a y s watched the news on
2 her brother TV at lunchtime. I nnean, °5. ^
3 her parents because w e can't watch the
cartoons on the other channel.
a current affairs
Plus, on the weekends, they've
b pop culture
a l w a y s bought the Sunday
c sports
newspapers. Then they spend half

r ( 2 y Match the phrases (1-6) to the morning reading them, so !

the blanks (a-f) in the text.

M y oider brother Billy is studying biology in college, and he's
1 on his cell phone, too
a l w a y s been into sports, like tennis, biking and swimming. fHe
2 blogs if they have them
gets al! his sports news from a specialized website, and on the
3 you can't even talk to them
weekends he gets updates on the tennis = O h , and his best
4 just a f e w things
friend from school is living abrood and has started o blog on life
5 that's boring for us
in N e w Delhi. So
5 Billy reads that regularly, too

Are the statements true (T) As for me, I'm in my last

or false (F)? year of high school. I've
never been interested in
1 Emily prefers cartoons
the news, such as current
to n e w s . J
affairs shows. I've hardiy
2 Her parents are only
ever watched it on TV,
interested in the n e w s
except for , like the
on w e e k e n d s .
September 1 1 attacks.
3 Her brother buys a special
What's important to me
sports magazine.
are my favorite singers and
4 Billy follows his friend's
actors, so I follov^ them on -tu
news from N e w Delhi.
the social networks, and
5 Emily enjoys reading
' I aiso started my own
a friend's blog.
blog at school, so w e con
all keep in touch next year
if w e want to.

Unit 4 • In the News JlSS

 Grammar • Present per ect
Match the sentence beginnings (1-6) Complete the questions with the Present perfe
to the endings (a-f). form of these verbs. Then add the correct verb
1 I've been to México,-^ a been all afternoon? in the answers.
2 She's had that toy \ seen o n T V recentiy? 1 Have you ever climbed (you/ever ciimb)
3 W e ' v e had \ had a bad dream? a volcano? No, i haven't.
4 Have you ever \ some very bad 2 (your brother/ever d
5 W h a t have you \r recentiy. the housework? No, he
6 W h e r e have y o u \ since she w a s five. 3 (your parents/ever
f but I've never travel) to the US? No, they
been to Brazil. 4 (your family/ever vis
•k^j Complete the first lines of newspaper reports Paris? Yes, they
with the correct form of these verbs. 5 (you/ever buy)
an expensive present? Yes, I
appear arrive discover escapo 5 (your friend/ever los
inten/iew open present record her cell phone? Yes, she

-k^Aj Put the words in the correct order.

A gray-haired monkey 1 the US / w a n t e d / Pablo / has / to / visit / a l w
h a s escapad f r o m t h e z o o .
Pablo has always wanted to visit the US.
2 written / you / English / ever / someone / to
^ A local student has Have / in / ?

a podcast at t h e radio station.

3 interested / comics / always / in / has /

The mayor has Paul / b e e n
the new theme park
in the city.
4 the / have / camping / w e e k e n d / gone /
often / on / W e
The high school drama club has
on the national news.
5 tried / a / Have / face / d r a w / you / person'
O An American journalist has ever / to / ?
an award to the city.

6 gone / parents / without / Have / vacation /

O' Local history teachers have \ your / ever / on / you / ?
a Native American boat in the river. ¡

A local student has 7 been / on / y o u r / ever / family / Has / T V / ?

Katy Perry about her new álbum. [

8 championship / Has / a / team / ever / y o u r

25 Swedish students have ; football / w o n / national / ?
in town on
an exchange visit. I

36 . Unit 4 • In the News

 Vocabulary • Adverbs of manner
Complete the conversation with Match the questions (1-5) to the answers (a-e).
the correct form of the verbs.
1 Does Carlos write w e l l ? d
A W h y don't you write a report 2 H o w fast can you run?
for our school blog? 3 Do your friends w o r k hard?
B M e ? M '\/e never written 4 Could you speak more slowly, please?
(never/write) a report in my 5 H o w early do you w a n t to leave?
life!
a Sorry, I didn't realize I w a s speaking so fast.
A Not even in English class?
b Yes, they do. Very hard!
B I don't think s o !
c A b o u t 7 a . m . , so w e don't get there late!
A2
d I think he writes very dearly.
(you/ever interview)
e I can do a kilometer in ten minutes!
someone?
B No. I'm not a journalist! Complete the sentences with the opposite adverb.
Have you?
1 Jim plays the guitar w e l l , but he sings badly.
A Yes, P
2 She always drives carefuliy, but last night she drove
(interview)
3 The children played happily on the floor, but their mother
three or four people.
looked at the newspaper.
B And h o w many reports •
4
4 Magda reads fast in her o w n language, but she reads
in English.
(yo u/do)?
5 I like to get home early, but sometimes the bus is
A Three.
6 Mom! Don't talk so loudiy on the phone! We're trying to work
B Well, you w o u l d have to
in our room.
help me, t h e n .
5
Choose the correct options.
(you/think) about a person
A So, A l a n . What's it like to be a blog writer?
to interview?
B It's a lot of f u n ! I can be sitting ' carelessiy /<qui^¡^at the
A The school bus driver must
computer w h e n my cell phone rings ^slowly /loudiy a n d it's
have some interesting
a friend w i t h a good idea for a story. So I check the details
stories!
^ early / carefuliy and then upioad my comments. I don't like
3 OK. l'll think of the
to w o r k toofast I angrily because that's w h e n I make mistakes.
auestions. C a n you s h o w
A Do a lot of people write back?
•^e h o w to organize t h e
B It depends, really. Sometimes I can w a i t ^patiently /sadly at
report?
the computer and nothing happens. Other times people will
A Sure! I «
^happily/late upioad a dozen comments in ten minutes!
(prepare) that
for you already. Here you Complete the text with the adverb form of the words.
are!
I w a s waiting ' patiently (patient) for a bus the other day w h e n a dog
appeared and started barking ^ (loud). I'm usually
a littie scared of dogs, and there w a s no one else around. I thought
^ (hard) for a moment and remembered I had
a cracker in my pocket. So I took it out ^ (careful) and
gave it to the dog. It stopped barking immediately and wagged its
tai! = (happy). Then I touched it and taiked to it, and
^ (slow) w e became friends. The dog's been at my
house n o w for three w e e k s !

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 i
Lt5WatrLd:o.nTi Doubt and disbelie

Speaking and Listening

*^T|^ Choose the correct options. Then listen and check. * Complete the conversation with these phrase
18 Then listen and check.
A I just s a w Matt Damon at the airport!
B Come on now! /(^^rekiddJñ^!^ Are you sure I don't believe it something s
A Oh yeah? Turn on the T V ! strange lights that's not all the best part
2 A Have you heard the news?
B What?
Have you seen this story about a camel?
A The Yankees w o n the World Series!
No! W h a t happened?
B That's impossible! I Go ahead! They lost
This tourist w a s driving along w h e n he s a w
most of their games last year!
^ something scary on the road a h e a d , and m a
3 A Hey! Our history teacher has written a book!
an emergency stop.
B / don't mind. 11 don't believe it!
B So? That sounds normal!
A She has! There's a copy in the library.
A In the desert, in the middie of the night?
4 A Hi, guys! Have you seen this?
There w e r e ^ moving, t o o !
B W h a t is it? B No! Really?
A A n autograph from Cristiano Ronaldo. A Yes, but ^ ! He thought it w a s
B No probiem! I No! Really?
an alien from space!
A It is! My cousin w o r k s at the stadium. B You're kidding!
5 A A w e s o m e ! W e have a day off t o m o r r o w ! A No, I'm not. That's w h a t it says here. So he
B That's strange! I That's a shame! Tomorrow's
called the pólice.
Wednesday. W h y don't you check the B 4 !
calendar? A Yes, but you haven't heard ^ ye
6 A Have you read t h e paper? B What's that?
B W h a t happened? A They toid him that pólice sometimes put
A They're closing the local g y m !
reflectors on cameis in order to prevent
B I'd like that! I That's ridiculous! They only
traffic accidents!
opened it last year!
B Amazing! ^ that's a real story?
Put the sentences in the correct order.
17 Then listen and check.
Listen to the conversation in Exercise 3 again
a What news? 18 Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?
b No, I'm not! Look, here's a photo!
1 The driver w a s a local m a n .
c W h y not?
2 The story took place in a desert.
d Have you heard the news? .]
3 He w a s very confused about w h a t he saw
e Yes, but it says they can't sell t h e m .
4 He called his w i f e .
f Because they don't have enough
5 T h e pólice explained the strange
factories to build t h e m !
phenomenon.
g You're kidding!
h They've invented a car that runs Write a conversation. Use expressions from
on hydrogen! Exercises 1-3 and this information:
You tell a friend an amazing story you heard
on TV. Your friend isn't sure if the story is re
Remember to include your friend's response:

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Unit 4 • In the News

 Grammar resent perfect vs * * Write the correct form of the verbs.
Past simple A What's the most amazing newspaper story
V o u V e ever read (you/ever read)?
* ( J y Match the beginnings of the news reports (1-5)
B P (not read) very many, but
to the endings (a-e).
13 (hear) a lot of stories from
1 A cat has attacked a large dog. d other people!
2 T h e high school's website has reached A For example?
5,000 visits. B W e l l , it's the silly ones I remember the best.
3 A local giri has w o n a national blog-writing Apiayer'* (have) to stay
contest. in the hospital w i t h head injuries after
4 High school students have recorded a podcast a golf game.
for the city council. A W h a t happened?
5 T h e local newspaper has introduced a n e w s B He 5 (hit) the ball really hard,
section for teenagers. the ball ^ (go) up into the sky
a T h e school's principal said last year's and ' (kill) a passing duck.
máximum w a s only 2 , 4 0 0 visits. A You're kidding!
b The paper said the section w a s requested B No, n o ! A n d then the duck ^

by teens. (fall) out of the sky and 5

c They made the recording in English for tourists (strike) the player on the h e a d !

d W h e n t h e cat found itself in a córner, A I don't believe it! That's the most amazing

it j u m p e d on the dog. story anyone ^° (ever tell) m e !

e Elena Márquez w o n first prize for her fashion B Imagine that!

blog last w e e k e n d .
• • Complete the text with the correct form
of these verbs.

receive recommend say send

start take \n write^
VV 11 1

Local Teen Wíns

GirI wins national blog contest. National Blog Contest
Choose the correct options.
E l e n a M á r q u e z , a 15-year-old f r o m G B S H i g h
1 Steve has broker) / ( ^ r o ^ h i s arm last w e e k e n d .
S c h o o l , 1 won first p r i z e i n a n a t i o n a l contest f o r
2 Oh n o ! My car has disappeared/ disappeared!
school blogs. E l e n a ^ writing the
3 Firefighters have rescued I rescued three blog t w o years age w h e n she ^
people from an elevator yesterday. a camera as a present. S h e ^
4 My grandmother has had I had t w o operations. over a thousand photos o f teenagers i n the
5 A teenager has won I won this year's national street, and she ^ a f a s h i o n report
chess contest. every m o n t h . H e r design teacher at school
6 Five thousand people have attended I attended that she enter the contest,
the local music festival. a n d the organizers ' h e r a text
7 W e have lost I lost our suitcases twice this year. message last M o n d a y to teU her about the p r i z e
8 A young w o m a n has had I had a baby in a taxi H e r family 8 t h e y were v e r y
last night. p r o u d o f her.
i.
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Reading)
Read the text quickiy and choose the best headline. Complete the sentences with

a A m u s i n g Pet Monkeys a word from the text.

b Humans Versus Monkeys 1 W i l d animáis living near

c W i n e m a k i n g in South Africa h u m a n beings often
conflicts.
2 The probiem is often that
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people use more and
more
BLOG 3 The monkeys in South
Africa enjoy eating

by Wayne Chapman 4 The farmers w e r e very

w i t h the
There are many stories about conflicts between people and wild animáis.
monkeys.
W e have heard about elephants in Africa eating village people's plants.
There have aiso been reports of coyotes coming into people's yards in the 5 N o w the monkeys are
US. A s towns and cities use more and more land, animáis have less land more
to live on. Usually the animáis lose the competition. But in some places, 6 Many people are
the animáis are slowly winning. of the
I've discovered an amazing story from South Africa. In one part of the
country, people grow a lot of grapes for making wine. A few years ago,
J m o n k e y s , and sell their
homes.
they began to have problems with large groups of monkeys which live
in the mountains nearby. The monkeys love the sweet fruit. They ate
all the grapes they wanted and then ran off to the mountains to sieep. Listening)
The farmers reacted angrily, but some people defended the monkeys.
"The monkeys have always lived here," they said. Listen to the interview and
19 choose the best answer.

The main subject of the

interview is Steve B l a c k ' s . . . .
a preferences in music
b career as a musician
c concert performances

Listen again and choose

19 the correct option.

1 Steve Black plays the

(Quitar)/ drums.

But recentiy, the monkeys have become difficult because they get into 2 His parents played I
people's homes to steal food. And they're not friendiy like the monkeys didn't play a lot of music.
on T V ! One day, they even frightened a ten-year-oid boy when he heard 3 W h e n he w a s in school, h
strange noises in the kitchen. People cal! the pólice, but they're not w a s a good I bad student
allowed to hurt the animáis. So now, many families are tired of
4 He writes I doesn't write
the monkeys and are selling their homes and moving away.
most of the lyrics.
Imagine that! If you have any good animal stories from your town or city, 5 His group has recorded
please send them to me!
six /sixteen albums.

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ReadinO
ng,
Read the text quickiy and choose the best headline. Complete the sentences with
a word from the text.
a A m u s i n g Pet l\/lonl<eys
b Humans Versus IVlonkeys 1 W i l d animáis living near
c W i n e m a k i n g in Soutli Africa h u m a n beings often créat
conflicts.
2 T h e probiem is often that
people use more and
more
3 T h e monkeys in South
Africa enjoy eating

by Wayne Chapman 4 The farmers w e r e very

w i t h the
There are many stories about conflicts between people and wild animáis.
monkeys.
W e have heard about elephants in Africa eating village people's plants.
There have aiso been reports of coyotes coming into people's yards in the 5 N o w the monkeys are
US. A s towns and cities use more and more land, animáis have less land more
to live on. Usually the animáis lose the competition. But in some places, 6 Many people are
the animáis are slowly winning. of the
I've discovered an amazing story from South Africa, In one part of the monkeys, and sell their
country, people grow a lot of grapes for making wine. A few years ago, homes.
they began to have problems with large groups of monkeys which live
in the mountains nearby. The monkeys love the sweet fruit. They ate
all the grapes they wanted and then ran off to the mountains to sIeep. Listening)
The farmers reacted angrily, but some people defended the monkeys.
"The monkeys have always lived here," they said. ^Ti^ Listen to the interview and

19 choose the best answer.

The main subject of the

interview is Steve Black's
a preferences in music
b career as a musician
c concert performances

i 2 i Listen again and choose

19 the correct option.

1 Steve Black plays the

(Quitar)/ drums.

But recentiy, the monkeys have become difficult because they get into 2 His parents played I
people's homes to steal food. And they're not friendiy like the monkeys didn't play a lot of music.
on T V I One day, they even frightened a ten-year-oid boy when he heard 3 W h e n he w a s in school, h
strange noises in the kitchen. People cal! the pólice, but they're not w a s a good I bad student
allowed to hurt the animáis. So now, many families are tired of
4 He writes I doesn't write
the monkeys and are selling their homes and moving away.
most of the lyrics.
Imagine that! If you have any good animal stories from your town or city, 5 His group has recorded
please send them to me!
six/sixteen albums.

Unit 4 • In the News

Writing • A profile
Find and correct the mistakes in these phrases. Put these ideas in column A, according to
(S= spelling, G= grammar, P= punctuation) the paragraph they appear in.

1 wining tenis titles, a n d he turned proffesional

achievements career conclusión
at fifteen (S)
early life education introduction
winning tennis titles, and he turned professional
recent activities reasons for admiring

2 he did not lose his ability (G)

A Rafael Nadal's B
3 in 2 0 0 8 he has aiso started a foundafion (G) profile profile
Paragraph 1 introduction
4 w h i c h is one of the balearle islands in spain (P)
Paragraph 2

Read the text. Match the phrases (1-4) from Paragraph 3

Exercise 1 to the blanks (a-d).
Rafael Nadal is one of the greatest tennis players {AJ Think of a person you would like to write about.
of all time. He w a s the first player to w i n t h e Add information about that person to column B.
French Open seven times, and he is currently
No. 2 in the w o r i d . I admire him for his skill a n d Write a profile of the person you have chosen in
his character, and aiso for the w o r k he does three paragraphs. Use your ideas and information
through his foundation. from Exercises 3 and 4.
Nadal w a s born in 1 9 8 6 on the island of Mallorca,
^ 4 . . He w e n t to school in his hometown of
Manacor. A t t h e age of 1 2 , he w a s already .
He did not move to Barcelona to train, but stayed
in Manacor in order to finish school. In 2 0 0 5 , at
the age of 19, he w o n his first French Open title.
He continúes playing tennis and winning
tournaments, but S . . . to help children a n d
young people locally and abroad. In 2 0 1 0 he
visited different educational projects in India
to s h o w his support for the projects and help
other people become aware of t h e m . Nadal
has become internationally f a m o u s , but
to understand and help other people.

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