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Who you live with ? do 3. What type of TV programs ddike? you 4 Did youlto this school last year? go 5 Areyou'to study athome tonight? going 6 What are you thinking ? about 7 Who you talk to atthe party? dia 8 Who do you usually e-mails to? send Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Anonymous b Write questions. Be careful with the tenses. 1 Does __your sister speak Korean _ (your sister / speak / Korean) 2 Where clo yor, inse, 2 (you / live) x 3 What ’ {you / do your homework now) 6 Where 98 Yoey goon vot! (they / go / on vacation last year) 7 How often® & vos eee (you / go / movies) 8 Did yor cody vs (you / read / the newspaper yesterday) Student Book p.126 Grammar Bank 1A 3 VOCABULARY numbers, times, dates Continue the series. 1 nine,ten, eleven _, twelve 2 fifteen, sixteen, 0 3 forty, fifty, 783, aa 4 ninety-eight, ninety-nine, iu. 5 first, second, 6 tenth, eleventh, 7 8 9 ‘Thursday, Friday, st Bs morning, afternoon, pete November, December, 10 five after five, ten after five, 22 — LL _———<£<—_————4 CLASSROOM LANGUAGE & Write the opposite instructions, Instructions Opposites 1 Work on your own. Work in pairs. 2 Stand up. Sf down. 3 Ask the question, A__ the question. 4 Tum on your phone. T. ©_____ your phone. 5 Speak English. D____ speak Spanish, b Order the words to make sentences. . 1 a/ weekend / good / Have Have a good weekend, 2 page / it / Which /is 3 late / Sorry / Pm 4 name / do / spell / your / you / How 6 pronounce / How / you / that / do 7 copy / Can f have /a/1/ please ¢ Look at the pictures and complete the instruction verbs. 4 chushe 5 cosy 6 coy the quiet shy yficciseerte ee generous > friendly > hardworking = —> (ELELEDD Student Book p.145 Vocabulary Bank 2 GRAMMAR simple present a Write negative sentences, 1 like Hong Kong. I don’t like Hong Kong. 2 She works in the city, Lie gona 3 He has red hair. 2 tons? wed 0. 4 You look happy. 5 We usually go out for lunch, 2x ss 6 They havelunch at one, ‘ies, 1b Complete the questions with do or does, 1 When _ do the banks open and close? 2 Le. this bus go downtown? 32.0. this store stay open late? 4 22. your sister work in that shoe store? 5 Which supermarkets you usually shop at? 6 —2% your parents like shopping there? € Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box. bring notlike notsee work do stay nothave not getup getalong live notget hay | My mother works | in a bank, and she | jase home until bout 7:00 in the evening ~ she's very hardworking, and she often 3____ her laptop home and some more | work after dinner. | My father’s unemployed, so he 5 dazu * ho at | he same time as my mom he 6 in bed | st a0, IMy brother is two years older thant me. He's really into computers. He 7 a job with a computer company, We & the seme interests at all ~ he ®____ sports, but ove them. My grandiather and | @ although we # je in Teas. realty wel, each other very often ~ he ‘Student Book p.126 Grammar Bank 18 3 PRONUNCIATION -s endings ‘a Circle the verb with a different sound at the end. Cnn Seu runs knows teaches works | lives leaves laughs does dresses starts rains. cooks ‘Gatche3) relaxes washes | thinks | likes _ misses1b Underline the stressed syllable. 1 talkative 4 generous 7 quiet 2 family 5 nephew 8 daughter 3 unfriendly 6 serious 9 funny ¢ Practice saying the words in a and b. 4 READING a Read the article and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). 1 Twenty-five percent of American university students live with their parents. 2 Few students share a house or apartment ~ with other students. a 3 It’s easy to decide who to share with. 4 Sharing a home is always a good experience. 5 The questionnaire helps you decide who to share a home with, i 6 Roommates who are similar are usually happy living together. 1 'b Match the sentences a-f in the questionnaire with these adjectives. 1 generous [) 4 unhealthy [2] 2messy [1 5 hospitable [2] 3 sociable Fl 6 active = {d ORT the perfect roommate Seventy-five percent of university students in the US live away from home, and most of them live off campus. Many share a house or apartment with other students, But how do you know who to share with? It can be a difficult decision. Are you quiet, serious, shy, and hardworking? Or are you outgoing, fun-loving, and noisy? i's an important difference, and it can make sharing an apartment either a great experience or a nightmare. So next time youre trying to decide who to live with, take this questionnaire. And then ask your possible roommates to take it If you give the same answers to four or more questions, then youll be fine. If more than three of your answers are diferent, then you need to find a new roommate! More Words to Learn ‘Write translations and try to remember the words. Pronunciation | Translation single adjective choose verb exercise verb prelit verb each at least forexample for 1g'zaempl/ (goona) date /dett rmsure aim for! the opposite (of) | /Si ‘apezat! Can you answer these questions? a Dy Do you have a big family? i How many brothers and sisters do you have? Ey Do you get along well with them? What does your bes friend do? [Ey What kind of person is he or she? MulsRom Have my clothes on the floor. | exercise a lot | smoke. | enjoy cooking big dinners for people, | enjoy buying presents | enjoy meeting new people. oOoo0s8o0o0 wwwoup.com/eltfamericanengishfle/2‘Aman paints with his brain, and not with his han¢ ‘Michelangelo, alia painter and sculpt PSU CTT rit 1 VOCABULARY the body 2 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds Complete the crossword, a Write the parts of the body in the chart. legs toes back teeth arms nose heart ‘hands knees head > gh te & b Practice saying the words. 3 GRAMMAR present continuous Clues across > 2 Your thinks, remembers, and makes decisions. 5 You use your 122: for smelling flowers. 7 You have two 24/5 _ — they can be blue, green, brown, or gray. 8 Some women color their ___ red or pink. 9 Adults have 32 » babies don’t have any. Clues down J 1 You have ten __ on your hands. You use them for touching things. 3 You open and close your __ when you speak. You can smile with it. 4 You have two, at the ends of your legs. ‘You can kick with them. 6 Most people have on top of their heads. 10 You have one ‘on each side of your head. Without them your sunglasses would fall of? ‘Student Book p.146 Vocabulary Banka Read the museum guide's description of the painting on page 8. Write the verbs in the present continuous. fs you can see, it is raining (rain) in this picture, and | most of the people 2 (cay) umbrellas. The two children on the right are the artist's daughters. They 3.cla.n2 (play) with a bal, and their mother (the artist's wife) ¢.uatct (watch) them closely. On the left of the picture, a young man and a woman (Git at a cafe table, They sae Sa% (not / talk), but | think theyre happy together. In the middle of the picture fs a wornan. She Zcoen: “4s (not / smile), and she doesn't have an umbrella. What #4: (she / do)? Maybe she 9.::isc9 (wait) for her boyfriend. She 1 (ink): "He's lat, and | | (Ge) cold and wet! nage 'b Complete the sentences with the simple present or present continuous form of the verbs in the box, watch travel go need study take 4, VOCABULARY prepositions of place Look at the picture on page 8. Complete the sentences with these prepositions. behind inthe middle onthe right under next to on the left 1 The woman it the middle doesn’t have an umbrella. The girls tut “0 ‘The man and woman _< are playing with a ball. “are drinking coffee. a table umbrella ‘The woman on “te. AT the children is their mother. ‘They are sitting 11:0 ‘The girls are standing es.) ___ each other. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. 1 Don't turn off the TV! 1m watching. it. 2 They “<9 3 Thave a test tomorrow, so1 _siase9 hard. in Africa every summer. 4 Jack always the train to work, 5A Where co you oh z B To play tennis 6 1 seth _to use the computer now! Student Book p.126 Grammar Bank iC Word __| Pronunciation | Translation art gallery noun |/art'gelor) | artist noun | artist! painting now : picture noun [Porkijor! | poser now | powster! | forte adeie | Mewrod | draw verb [fdr al (atthe) back [ats i (atthe) front | ran famous (for) [feos | Can you answer these questions? 3 BEd What are you doing now? Ey What dothes are you wearing? Ey ssitraining? [Ey when does it usually rain in your country? EX What do you usually do in the evening? ultiRom ELD vwww.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2 a‘What isa rebel? A man who says no Albert Camus, French vite aia T ean tra 1 GRAMMAR defining relative clauses @ Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences 1 That's the theater fi 2 Ineed a cell phone a 3 John's the only person E 4 Tlove the program W 5 That train is the one a 6 Hollywood is the place 7 The directors are the people 8 There's the cafe 2 that also takes photos, b that goes to Boston. ¢ that has the best coffee. who can fix the printer, © who make the business decisions. £ where we saw Hamlet, & where lots of movies are made, hi that’s on after the news. 'b Complete the sentences with who, that, or where. 1 This is the church __wwhere 2 She can't find the key "2 3 The Louvre is the museum _.) wwe got married. opens this door. = you can see the Mona Lisa. 4 A painter is someone 19 paints pictures. 5 A dictionary _— has good examples is very useful. 6A The bakery whe. * 1 usually buy bread is closed today. B Don’t worry. I know a supermarket has really good bread. 7 Tm looking for astore |" __ sells postcards. ‘Student Book p.126 Grammar Bank 1D 2 VOCABULARY explaining words Complete the sentences for explaining words. tall It’s the opposite _ of short. apple Isak of fruit. 1 2 3 sleepy Iessulor_ to tired. 4 boots Theyrel i X& shoes, but they cover your legs. 5 nervous It'sh you feel when you have a tet. 6 oJ 8 sweat For ec. you do this when you feel hot. dentist Iss who takes care of your teeth. hospital I'sa plac: where you go when you‘ sick, 3 PRONUNCIATION using a dictionary a Match the words to their pronunciation. 1 viter voto! water /rwvertor! 2 kitchen katfan/ chicken Ptfiken/ 3 ninety /nam'tin/ nineteen /namti/ 4 homework (houmwork/ housework (hauswork/ ‘5 Austria fo'streilyo/ ‘Australia ostria/ 6 sandwiches /'senwitfts/ sunglasses I'songlestz/ 7 Mexico /'mekstkou/_ Mexican /'mekstkan/ b Underline the stressed syllable in the words in a. © Practice saying the words.4 READING a Read the definitions and complete them with ‘these words. Laptops Afrieid Eating The afternoon Armanager A pedestrian You boss An antique shop definitio —_A manager b Underline five words you don't know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation. More Words to Learn ‘Write translations and try to remember the words. ‘Word ; Pronunciation | Translation author nown [0or! Glan is @ person who gets other people to do all the work is the part of the day when ‘we worry about what we didn't do in the morning. is somebody who has found a place to park their cer 4 [Lacie x ate small computers that ‘nete invented to make business people work at home, on vacation, and when they're traveling. is a shop where the things for sale are very old, and the prices ere very modem. is the petson who is early for work when you're late, and late when you're eatly. 7[Zaltsg is something that children do between meals, but not during them. is a person who knows | you well, but likes you | anyway. definition noun /defo'nrfn! | of (onthe) Internet noun |/mtomev ieee ot website noun LPwebsar! popular adjective /papyalar! = i contain verb /kon'tem/ explain verb [ak’splem) mime verb panic verb recognize verb Study idea To remember new words, you need to test your memory. 1 Cover the Translation column and look at the words in English, Say them in your language. 2 Cover the Word column and look at the translation. Say the words in English. 3 Test yourself again on the other new words in this Fi sso mans a> Can you answer these questions? DD What's a waiter? BI What's a library? Ey What's a cicionany? Ey What's an umbrella? Bi What's a journalist? Muitom www.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2 oHPRACTICAL ENGLISH 1 AT IMMIGRATION ‘Complete the dialogue with these words. is traveling: long in enjoy purpose with vacation its where A ‘Your passport, please. Thanks. Where are you 1 traveling _ from? B From China. live2__ A What’ the? Hong Kong. — of your vist? ~B I'moné. A [see,HowS____areyou staying in the US? Just a week, & AS areyou staying? B In San Francisco,7 some friends of mine. AS __ this your first visit to the US? B No,?____ my third. 1 love it here. A Well, — your stay, Mr. Lee. 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH Reorder the dialogue, 1 to 10. 3 READING San Francisco — capital Of COO! i into busy Chinatown, Go up Sa CUA expensive Nob Hl, end then anes continue onto South Market eter and the Mission Distice, wath Poe eee Te eee their many nightelubs. San Francisco is famous for its relaxed lifestyle, and it has some of the most incredible nightlife and wonderful food anywhere in the United States. Facing the Pacific Ocean to the ‘west and San Francisco Bay to the north and east, its famous for its hills with their fantastic views of the Bay, and its beautiful bridges. tts a perfect base for a vacation, close to ‘Napa Velley, home of the California wine industry, end ‘afew hours’ dive from scenic Lake Tahoe. San Francisco is a popular place to vist any time of the yeat. Summer is the tourist ‘season, so prices are higher, lines are longer, and finding 2 parking place is nearly impossible. The best months for weather are between mid-September and mid- November, but youll have a {great time whenever you go. The best way to explore San Francisco ison foot. Walk slowly ‘through North Beach, with its relaxed European charm, then No, thanks, I’m fine. Are you ready to go?) Long! Twelve hours. Great! Let’s go! 0, Tm fine. No, I'm OK. I always sleep on planes. [1] > bbe > How was the flight? Sure. My car’s outside in the parking lot. ‘Wow, you must be really tired. Hello, Tom. How are you? ‘Would you like a coffee or anything? 1 vee ee a Read the text once. Would you like to visit San Francisco? b Answer the questions. 1 What can you see to the north, east, and west of San Francisco? 2 Is ita good idea to drive around when you visit? 3 Which are the best two areas for music and dancing? 4 Give three reasons why summer isn't the best time to visit. 5 Which month has the best weather? © Cover the text. Can you remember five reasons to visit San Francisco? eeeAvacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it Robert Orben, American editor Uae 1 VOCABULARY vacations a Write the phrases. 1 _goswimming/sailing 6 a 2 go 7 90 at night 3 go Bessie 4 _ photos 9 ____ at ahotel 5 buy Sete 10) gn Se b Complete the sentences with a weather word. 1 Wear lots of warm clothes ~ it’s freezing. 2 Thirty degrees Celsius is hot, but 40°C is b a 3 We can't go skiing, There's no s 4 Tean't see anything, It’s very f 3A Isit sunny? B Noite 6 Ic doesn't usually r Student Book p.147 Vocabulary Bank much in the summer, outside. 2 GRAMMAR simple past: regular and irregular verbs a. Write the simple past of these verbs in the correct column, arrive become remember begin _ break talk do stay hate have spend walk see argue Regular Irregular arrived became Write negative sentences. 1 We studied in Japan, (not in Korea) We didn't study in Korea. 2 They spoke Portuguese. (not Spanish) 3 My uncle was a nurse. (not a doctor) 4 Islept badly. (not well) 5 My mother enjoyed the book. (not the movie) 6 He took the change. (not the rec 7 You were late. (not on time) 8 She called her boyfriend. (not her parents)¢ Complete the text with the simple past form of the verbs in the box. argue rent have ge notknow drive fly be fen years ago, |__swent to the United States with my boyfiend, We 2 _ to San Francisco and 3___ a car Then we # to ‘zona to visit the Grend Canyon, and then Las Vegas and Los Angeles. We § 2 fantastic time! Wes each other very well atthe time, but together for once — when we we got along very well. We 7 ten days, but we only # got lost! We got married after that, and we are stil together d Read the text in ¢ again. Complete the questions. 1 Where 2 San Francisco. 2 there? Ten years ago. pee a good time? Yes, they did, 4 - _ along well? Yes, very well. 5 How many times = Student Book p.128 Grammar Bank 24 —? Only once. 3 PRONUNCIATION regular and irregular verbs a Circle the verb that has a different -ed sound. 1 talked kissed Geeded) 2 traveled wanted played 3 loved hated decided 4 waited listened stayed 1b Write these irregular simple past forms in the correct circle equght wrote chad came read bought saw broke gave drove said went drank sat made More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word | Pronunciation | Translation awful adjective ofl! fantastic adjective | ifen'testik/ furious adjective | fyorios/ great adjective | /grest! fabulous adjective iserable adjective | "mrzarabl/ feebyalos/ ible adjective | /'terabl/ wonderful adjective /'wandorfl! cae break up with verb | fbrerk ap wi6/ | escape (from) verb | t'skerp/_ Mies mans a) Can you answer these questions? os ID Where cid you go for your last vacation? By How did you get there? Ed where did you stay? [Ei id you have good weather? Fl Did you have a good time? NLD Muitizom ‘wwww.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2Photographs are pictures taken to please the family and bore the neighbors. dimund Volkar, American sociologist 1 GRAMMAR past continuous a Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous. 1 was sleeping. (sleep) on my friend’s sofa when his mother came home. 2 What____. (you / talk) about when I came in? 3 He didn't call you because his cell phone {not / work) 4 They ___ (live) in Sydney when their frst child was born. 5 Fmsorry, (you J watch) that program? 6 We (valk) along the beach when we saw a snake, Spe (not / drive) when the car hit the tree. Las. Bit ____ (snow) when they arrived in Beijing. 1b Write sentences with wher. Use the simple past and past continuous. 1 They / play tennis / start / rain They were playing tennis when it started to rain. 2. He / break (his leg/ ski 3 The boys / fight / their father / come home 4 A dog / eat / my sandwich / 1/ sleep Jin the park fi] 5 We/ study /in the library / the fire / start Py am ¢ Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. | Last summer |1__went__ (go) to Los Angeles to stay | with my cousin for a few weeks. One afternoon we | | 2 (have) lunch in a nice restaurant in a | fashionable part of town wihen my cousin > | (get) 2 call on her cel phone and went outside to tlk While she 4 (talk) on the phone, | suddeniy [5 Crotice) a man in a black hat who \6 Git) at the next table. It was the actor | Johnny Depp! He wes alone, and 17. (decide) | to take a chance. So | got up and 8 _ (go) to his | | table. "Excuse me, could | have my photo taken with # your" | asked. He 9 (say) yes, sol | | w. ___. (stop) a waitress who 11. (pass) | | by and gave her my camera. She 12 (take) the | photo of Johnny and me. | thanked them both, and then | | returned to my table, When my cousin 18 | | ome) back, 4____ (mile). “Why are you | “Tookng so pleased with yourself” she asked | FT had my photo taken with Johnny Depp!” | Tohany Depp? Whereis he?” | ‘He's sitting over there, Look!” | she turned around to lock and then started to laugh. | "Thats not Johnny Depp" 18 ook) atthe | man in the black hat — he 36 (laugh), too. Student Book p.128 Grammar Bank 282 VOCABULARY at, in, on a Place, Complete the sentences with at, in, or on 1 Well meet you a? the bus stop. 2 Tofien listen to music __ my car. 3 __ myroom Ihave a poster __ the wall and a photo of my parents __ the table by my bed. 4 My family is from Recife, but we live __ Rio. 5 She's not home. She’s _ work. 6 There’s some sugar the top shelf _ the cabinet. 7 They swam __ the lake and then went for a walk — the park. 8 There's 2 post office _ the end of this block, b Time. Complete the sentences with at, in, on, or nothing. 1 Lets meet next Saturday at. 3:00. 2 Thate driving __ night, getting up early __ the ‘morning, and working __ weekends. Monday at 7:30 the evening and arriving __ noon __ Tuesday. 3 Our flight is leaving 4 Wehave a test__ Friday __ the afternoon. 5 In most countries, banks and offices are closed New Year's Day. 6 Computers were invented __ the 20th century. 7 Albert Einstein was born __ March 14, 1879 in Germany, and he died __ 1955 in the US. 8 We went to Acapulco March, and we're going again __ the summer. EEL Student 1.148 Vocabulary Bani Student Book p.148 Vocabulary Bank 3 PRONUNCIATION /o/ and /or/ a Underline the stressed syllable in these words. 1 fam@is 4 around = happen 2 similar 5 dramatic 8 memorable 3 later 6 photograph 9 woman bb Circle the /a/ and /or/sounds in the words in a. a AN More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation | "Translation balcony mown "betkanil exhibition noun | /ekso'bifa’ | thenews noun |iéamu) | stone noun istoun | wedding noun weds attack verb ates [ ie shout vb faa) immediately adverb A'midioth’ | luckily adverb | lakal’ | suddenly adverb /'sadnli ee ea Study idea 1 Look at the Pronunciation column in More Word! to Learn. Remember that this mark (') = the stress ison the next syllable. | 2. Underline the stressed syllable in the Word column. Practice saying the words. 3. Remember to underline the stress when you write down new words. Os ams a» Can you answer these questions? ir Id What were you doing at 8:00 lastnight? Ey What were you doing at 6:00 this morning? Ey What were you doing at 9:00 this morning? Ey Was training when you got up this moming? Ey What were you doing an hour ago? uitizom wiww.oup.comyelt/americanengiishfile/2Music can change the world because it can change people. Bono, lead singer of U2 Fifty years of pop music 1 VOCABULARY music, question words ‘a. Match the music to the dictionary definitions. How do you pronounce the words? rap opera jazz punk heavy metal blues 1 ____punk___ pak Rock musie that is played in a fast, loud, and aggressive ‘way. It was very popular in the late 1970s. ___. fdse2/ n A style of ‘music invented by African-American ‘musicians in the carly part of the twentieth century, It has a strong rhythm and often involves improvisation, Famous musicians include Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, and Miles Davis. | 3 Jr@p! m A.type of ‘music in which singers don’t sing but speak the words quickly, ina rhythmic way. 4 opera! n I's like a | __play in the theater, but people sing the | words, 5 ‘nevi 'metll nA type of very loud rock music, with Jos of guitars and a strong beat. 6 (blues m Avypeot music developed by Aftcan-American | ‘musicians in the southern United States. | Itis slow, often sad, and with a strong | shyt. [cae cae a b Complete the questions with these question words. Why Where Which When Howmany Who ‘What (x2) Whose How long 1 __ Where _ was Queen's first concert? In London, zB was it? In1972. 3 _ was in the band? Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, John Deacon, and Brian May. 4 _____ real name was Farrokh Bulsara? Freddie Mercury's. 5 member of the band was most famoust Freddie Mercury, the lead singer. 6 top-ten hits did they have? ‘Twenty-four. 7 — did they stay together? ‘Twenty years, from 1971 to 1991. 8 was their biggest hit? Bohemian Rhapsody. 9 _______ happened in 19912 Freddie Mercury died, 10 is their music still popular? Because Queen wrote good rock songs.2 GRAMMAR questions with and without auxiliaries a Circle the correct question. 1@ Who did Yoko Ono marry in 1969? b Who Yoko Ono married in 1969? 2a Which Spice Girl did have red hair? Which Spice Girl had red hair? 3 a Who does Madonna live with? a Who lives Madonna with? 4a When broke the Beatles up? When did the Beatles break up? a Which member of Queen was born in Zanzibar? b_ Which member of Queen born in Zanzibar? 6 a Which instrument did Jimi Hendrix play? b Which instrument played Jimi Hendrix? b Match the questions in a to these answers. 1 Guy Richie B 2 Freddie Mercury. [ 3 The guitar. c 4 April 1970. 5 John Lennon. [ 6 Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice). [ c © Write the questions for the answers. 1 Who painted The Last Supper —_ Leonardo da Vinei painted The Last Supper. 2 When ____ Kurt Cobain died in 1994. 3 Which band —__ Bono belongs to U2. 4 How many esas ss ‘The Lord of the Rings won 11 Oscars in 2004. 5 Who Peter Jackson won the Oscar for Best Director. 6 Where ‘Maria Sharapova was born in Russia. 7 When Eric Clapton wrote the song Tears in Heaven in 1991 (EVIL Student Book p.128 Grammar Bank 2C 3 PRONUNCIATION /w/ and /h/ a Circle the words with the Aw/ sound. Gall) write saw wash quickly draw white who one two b Circle the words with the /h/ sound. @he) which when hair why happy hands light hour Practice saying the words in a and b. More Words to Learn ‘Write translations and try to remember the words. Word lead singer noun | lid ‘smo! lyrics noun | etsy plane crash noun | /plem kreef/ sign noun delicious adjective | lat became verb for'kam/ | fi deserve verb Jdt'zarv/ share verb fer! Lim fekt/ Cat ns a) Can you answer these questions? i What kind of music do you listen to? i When do you ike listening to music? Ei Who wrote your favorite song? i How often do you goto concerts? Ey Who's the most popular singer in your country? Muitizom vwww.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2The driver is the most dangerous part of the car. Leo Campion, French humorist One October evening 1 GRAMMAR so, because, but, although a. Circle the correct words. 1 Although Jim has a lot of money, he's Geally sting / very generous. 2 They wanted to play soccer, but it was sunny / . snowing, 3 Thad a great vacation in Egypt, although I can / can’t speak Arabic. 4 The hotel was fabulous, but it was a little expensive / very nice, 5 [went on a date with John, although I don’t really like him / like him a lot. b Complete the sentences using because or so and the correct ending. 1 [didn’t have any breakfast because dj 2 Maria lost her wallet, 3 I called the police 4 She thought the book was boring, aa 5 John wanted to learn Chinese, __ 6 [didn't go out with him a I didn’t like him. b he took an evening class ¢ she stopped reading it. d I didn’t have time. ¢ she canceled her credit cards, the door to my apartment was open. © Look at each group of sentences. Complete each sentence with so, because, but, or although. 1 a Linda ran to the station _because_ she was very late. Linda was very late, she ran to the station. © _.. Linda ran to the station, she was too late and missed the train. 2a We stayed home last Sunday raining. b It was raining, — itwas we stayed home. c ‘we couldn't go out, we had a really nice afternoon at home. 3 a The tickets were very expensive, __ they ‘managed to sell them all in an hour. b the tickets were very expensive, they sold them all in an hour. ¢ The concert was very popular, __ they sold all the tickets. (EQENLD Student Book p.128 Grammar Bank 2D 2 VOCABULARY verb phrases a Match the phrases. 1 Jamie and Hannah met [d 2 He played (a) 3 He asked her for 4 He invited her oO 5 He took her to 1 6 They saw 7 They fell Oo a romantic restaurant. to dinner. in love. ina club. each other every day. her phone number. her favorite song. b Cover the right-hand column. Can you remember the sentences? 3 PRONUNCIATION the letter a Circle the word with the same sound as the picture. rain | panic | ran GG, fast dance woman4 READING Read the story. Number the paragraphs in the right order. A nasty experience | My grandmother did't notice anything at rst, but when she went to bed == that evening she found that her jewelry wasn't in the usual place. And then she remembered ee the gis and called the | police They were very ‘symipatietic, but | don't | tm theyll ever catch a the girls, | (1 My grandmother had a teribie experience lst weekend She's 82 years old, and shelves by hese ve avays told her to be careful when she's answering the door because you never know who's ouside. | “What are you doing up there she shouted, andthe gt Said, "Can | use your bathroom, please?" My grandmother | said yes and didnt worry about it atfhough the gil was | upstairs for ages. She gave the gi inthe kitchen a glass of water, Then the second gr ame downstairs, and they lft C1 My grandmother thought they looked like nice gis, so she invited them in, They looked around the living room, and then one of them said, “Can Ihave a glass of water, please?” so my grandmother took her into the kitchen. While they were inthe kitchen, she heard the other one run upstairs. C1 anyway, she was at home last Sunday. At about 4:00 in the aftemoon, she heard someone knock tthe fant door. She opened the door, and there were tno girs ouside, about 10 or 11 years old. “Hel,” seid one ofthe gr “Our parents are going to buy a house lie yous, inthis atea. Can we take a look at your house, please? We want to see what it’ ike.” b Look at the highlighted words, What do you think they mean? Check your dictionary. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation | Translation club noun dack adjective perfect adjective follow verb madly (in love) adverb | /meedli/ evr itt ‘sda! fam o'fre every determiner each other Tm afraid QUESTION TIME a) Can you answer these questions? Il Wty do you think its important to learn languages? Ey Wty are you learning English? Ey Do you think English isa dificult language to learn? Ey Would you like to lear another language? {EF 1s your language easy for foreigners to learn? Mulsom CAN YOU REMEMBER. Complete each sentence with one word. Ed Where your parents lve? By He __ eat meat. He's a vegetar Ey What___you looking af” : She's the woman works with me. Bi where she go last summer? Gi What you doing yesterday at 730? EIA Who Hamlet? B Shakespeare. they ae poor, they are happy. wwiw.oup.com/eliamericanenglshfle/21 CALLING RECEPTION Order the words to make sentences. 1 is room /724 J This This is room 724, 2 very / My /cold /is / room 3. problem /a/ with / TV / the / There's 4. isntt / working / The / air-conditioning 5 chicken / have / please / Can /I/a/ sandwich 6 fruit / any / Do / juice / have / you / fresh 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH Complete the phrases. Then match the parts of the dialogue. 1 Did you sleep w-ell__? 2H are things? 3. are the plans £____ this evening? 47 is Alex Loper. 5 Itse to g0. 1 ‘We're going out for dinner. (OK. Where are we going now? € Yes, thanks. Iwas very tired. 4. They're fine € Nice to meet you. Practical ENGLISH 3 READING Read the Internet ad and mark the sentences T (true), F (false), or DS (doesn't say). ‘The Castle Inn is in the center of San Francisco, im Itis near major tourist attractions. Itis very comfortable, = It is cheaper in winter. Guests have to pay for parking, 1 2 3 4 5. The staff can tell you all about San Francisco. a 6 7 The hotel has 2 restaurant. 8 You can't smoke in any of the guest rooms. a Castle Inn San Francisco, CA room availability } | make reservation Gorn SFO por 126 miles05 kn om codon ean rooms + insoom internet access “The best-kept secret | « sate epost box in San Francisco” + complimentary cafee ‘» non-smoking rooms available Located inthe heart of San Francisco, the Castle Innis within easy walking distance of Fisherman's ‘Wharf, Chinatown, shopping, and fine restaurants, The Castle Inn offers great service, great comfort, and great value, We know San Francisco is a wonderful city with an enormous numberof tourist atractions, and the sift is available from morning to night to answer any questions you have. We look forwatd to being apart of your San Francisco experience ‘Adapted from a website‘The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their drean Eleanor Roosevelt American fist la Where are you going? 1 GRAMMAR going to, present continuous a Complete the sentences with going to + a verb from the box. put shave notjump play noteat notrain buy stay Se 1 They're going to play tennis. 3 Where 4 He b Complete the text with the present continuous form of the verbs in parentheses. Welcome to Adventure House, home of | the best active vacations in the word, Let me tell you what we have planned for you in the next few days. On Monday moming you 1_"re going _ (go) sailing. Then in the afternoon, |__ (fake) you ‘on a bicycle tour of the surrounding area. You need to rest well on Monday evering because the following morning we 3 (climb) to the top of Oak | Ridgel After that, there is a change of | plans: You + (not windsurf) | as it says on your schedule, Instead we 15__ (have) a volleyball | toumement. Tht will be fun, 'm sure, | Then on Wednesday moming we ‘ (G0) to a mountain vitage | called Palmo. Thursday i your last day | with us, and 1 7 (plan) a | supprise activity for you© Circle the correct verb form. If both forms are possible, circle them both. 1 Tine Tin gringo singel my xans this year. 2A Do you have any plans for this Saturday? B Yes, I'm going to spend / I'm spending the day with my cousins, 3 Do you think it’s going to be / it being sunny tomorrow? 4 It’s Wen’s birthday on Friday. He's going to have / He’s having dinner with a few friends. 5 We don't need to run, We're not going to miss / We're not missing the train, 6 A. Where are you going to go / are you going tonight? B To the movies. 7 A What's the weather forecast for Saturday? B It’s going to be / It’s being warm and sunny. 8 She drives too fast. I'm sure she’s going to have / she’s having an accident one day. (EQVLDD Student Book p.130 Grammar Bank 3A 2 VOCABULARY Jook Complete the sentences with these expressions. Ym looking for... I'm looking through .. T'm looking forward to ... 1 ___Im looking for_my glasses. 7 seeing you next weekend. 3 —______ my notes because there’s a test this afternoon. 4 a new place to live. nas sy birthday. eee the catalog, but there's nothing in it that I want to buy. yee a birthday present for my sister, 8 ____ going on vacation next week, 9 the ads to see if there's anything interesting, 3 PRONUNCIATION /w/, /ow/, /u/ a Circle the word with the same sound as the picture. put Tuesday month | own short | a | BY tet tase a ————_| tonight improve look honeymoon doctor photo b Practice saying the words. More Words to Learn ‘Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation | Translation au pair noun [ow ‘per ae nervous adjective | /'norvas! improve verb everything pronoun ‘im'pruv/ I ‘evriOmn/ _fen'tl/ until conjunction as well as _ faz wel a2! forashort time for ot fort taxm) Itdepends Int di'pendz/ my own (apartment) /mai oun/ too expensive ‘tw ik'spensrw/ | CTs ah Can you answer these questions? 4 Dy hat are you doing this evening? A What are you going o do this weekend? Ey Where are you going on vacation this year? Ey What ae you looking forward to right now? Ey Nee you meeting any friends this evening? itizom www.oup.comy/elt/americanenglshfile/21 GRAMMAR will / won't (predictions) Complete the dialogues with will / won't cand these Yetbs, Use contraciions, snow not pass rain can be (x2) not finish need 1 A Do you think it snow __ B No, it isnt cold enough. But I think it 2 Come on. You late for school. 3 AWe fos the painting today. B You're right. It dark in half an hour, 4. You need to work harder or you <2 your final exams. 5 You __play again in six weeks, butyou___ to be very careful. Student Book p.150 Grammar Bank 3B SU RST eM ue kee an) 4 A pessimist is someone who is pleased with bad experienc because they show he was rg Heinz Ruhmann, German actor and movie direct 2 VOCABULARY opposite verbs Write the opposite verb in each space. Be careful - use the correct verb form, win 1 [think they'll the game. lose _ 2 Tmsureshet Phe exam. remembered 1 her name, arrive 4 Well home at 6:00 in the morning. earn 5 They're going to English in Canada, tum on 6 Canyou the radio, please? got 71 over 50 e-mails yesterday! me some money? g Could you tend Could ______ some money, please? Oh no! lost car ‘Oh good! I my oar keye. 10. The door is hard to open, so you have to ithard Student Book p.149 Vocabulary Bank 3 PRONUNCIATION /c/, /ov/ Cross out the wrong word in each group. @ «2 DB wort | come | problem ‘open optimistic hope | no hot close | _stop | father | program b Practice saying the words. EeeCEE EESAP EE SES HOROSCOPES OUP 4 Se NC 1 You'll be lucky in love this month! You! meet somebody new at work, and youll start a new relationship. PPA csi be yourtudy coos Geer Your family will be very important this month. Try to spend mare time with them, and they/I be very glad B10 see you. Green will be your lucky color weed Youll have to be very careful with ‘money this month. You won't be able to buy any new clothes. However, you wil get a nice surprise at the end of the month. Blue will be your lucky color. PUSS ee Youll have a very busy socal life this ‘month! Your friends will throw 4 surprise party for you, and youtl | make new friends, too. Orange will be your lucky color. Cane see You won't have a very good month at work Your boss will give you some bad news, but don't worry — you wor't lose your job. Work hard and nest month wil be better. Purple vail be your lucky color (Naame es ‘This will be a great month for tavell Youll win a vacation, so have your passport ready. You'll also travel 2 lot in this country, and you'l vist some ld friends, Yellow will be your lucky color. 4 READING a. Read the horoscopes for this month. Answer the questions. 1 Who will do a lot of traveling this month? _Gancer 2 Will Gemini people lose their jobs? 3 What wor't Aries people be able to do? a 4 Whose lucky color will be red? aes 5 Who will go out a lot this month? 6 Who will spend more time at home? b Underline five words you don't know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation, More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word _ Pronunciation | Translation definitely adverb | fdefonatli/ | maybe/possibly adverb | /'meibi/ | Mpasabli probably adverb | /prababli/ cheerup ge api congratulations __|/kongraetfo'leifnz/ don’t worry fdoont ‘wari! good luck __/god lak | oe Thope so/l hope not | fat houp sou / s [farhoup nov 1 (don't) think so fat 619k sou! that’s great | acts gre! Can you answer these questions? i [Ec you think the weather will be good tomorrow? A Do you think you'l study English next year? Ei Do you think you'l get some e-mais today? [Bj Do you think you' goto a party this weekend? Ey Do you think your country will win the next World Cup? Mulizont GLNLDD wwn.cup.com/elt/americanenglshfle2\ote forthe man who promises least —he'll be the least disappoint Bernard Baruch, American political adv UE a 1 PRONUNCIATION word stress: two-syllable words a Which words are stressed on the second syllable? Underline the stress. 1 promise receive never 2 window money forget 3 arrive doctor worry 4 repair morning finish S empty secret exist 6 builder hotel borrow b Practice saying the words. 2 GRAMMAR will / won't (promises, offers, and decisions) a Write sentences using the pictures and prompts. Use PU) Twor’t b Are these sentences promises (P), decisions (D or offers (0)? 1 Til give it back to you tomorrow. _P 2A Which one do you want? B Pilltake the red one. 3 Tlllend you the money if you want. _ 4 TiLhelp you with that. = 5 [wor’t tell your father. 6 I'll have the soup and a salad, ‘Student Book p.130 Grammar Bank 3C 3 VOCABULARY verb + back Complete the sentences with these verbs. ‘de- call drive give pay take 1 Gone to the bank. tbe back in ten minutes. 2. Mary called while you were in the shower. She askec 1 think / go to bed I think I go to bed. 2 tum off / the air-conditioning 3 not drive / too fast 4 buy / another one 5 call / the police 6 have / the chicken you to her back when you can, 3. Can you lend me $108 Fl __ you back tomorrow. 4. We were driving to the beach, but it started to rain, so we decided to back home. 5. A Do you want to borrow my pen? B Thanks. Pl itback to you ina minute. 6 This shirt is the wrong size. I think P____ it back to the store.4 READING | A hard lesson ‘My name is Jon, and this happened to me when I | was on vacation in Seville, in the south of Spain. | Lwas having coffee in a cafe when a man came up to | me. He was welldressed, and he looked very respectable. “Do you speak English?” he asked. He definitely wasn't Spanish, but fm not sure where he wes from. “fm very sory to bother you, but! have a serious problem," he continued. “tm here on a business tip, arid I've lost my briefcase — it had my passport, my wallet, my money, my credit cards, my cell phone, my address book, everything. Could you help me? | need to borrow 60 euros to get the tin to Madiid — my ‘company has an office there ll pay you back, of course. When | get home, ll send you the money. You can give me your address in the US” | wasn't sure, but he didn’t seem suspicious, so | agreed, | wrote down my home address on a business card he had, and | gave him 60 euros. | even bought him a coffee. We talked for a few minutes, and then he looked at his watch and said, ‘Well | should get to the station. Thank you very much for your help. Youll have your money back in a couple of weeks, | promise’ And he walked out of the cafe. So ... do you think he paid me back? No, you'e right, he didnt... and | wor't lend money to strangers again! a Read the text. Number the sentences in the right order. 1 Jon wrote his address on the man’s business card. _] 2 The man explained his problem. 1 3 Jon bought the man a coffee. 1 4 Jon went into a cafe to get a cup of coffee. 5 Jon agreed to help the man. 6 Aman came up to him, Oo 7 The man left the cafe. 8 They talked about other things for a few minutes. lerline five words you don't know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word | Pronunciation | Translation builder noun | Ubildae! electrician noun _hilek'trifn/ injection noun /m'dgektfn/ piece of paper noun Jpis ev ‘perpar! plumber noun plamer/ promise noun "pramas secret_ nour hhurt verb eternal Study idea 1 Some words are easier to remember because they are similar to a word in your language or to another in English, e.g., builder, building. Other words are more difficult to remember. 2 Look at the words in More Words to Learn. Which ones are easy to remember? Which ones are difficult? Highlight the difficult words and test yourself more often on these. QUESTION TIME ah Can you make an offer in these situations? n Eh “can't do ths homework. t's too hard” BB “Ohno. don’t have any money with me.” EE “These bags are very heavy.” El “We don't have any food for dinner tonight” Ey “tts very hot in here” Muitrom \wwn.oup.comyelt/americanenglishfile/2 EOnly in our dreams are we free. The rest ofthe time we need wag Tenry Pratchet, Brith wri I was only dreaming 1 GRAMMAR review of tenses a Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. 1A 3A AL What did __ you dream __ (ream) about last night? I (run) along a dark road and I (be) very frightened. Then, the next thing I knew, (Ay)! Ss Se fou often (dream)? Yes.1 (have) dreams all the time ~ every night! you (do) anything tomorrow? No, why? (have) a party. _you (want) to come? Boys! What you_____ (do)? Sorry sir. We __ (practice) for the soccer game tomorrow. Not in the classroom! b Complete the text with the correct form of the ver in parentheses. Use contractions where necessary. you going todo (do) this evening? ? you __ {watch} television? The answer is probably “yes”. Ant what > you ___ {do} last. night? And the night before? Tel Every yeer the average American 4 [spend] the equivalent of 7 days watching television that's four hours 85 minutes a day. This 5 (make) the United States one of the biggest nations 0 ‘square eyes" in the world. In fact, the typical American home now & (hava) more TV sets ‘then people ~ 2.73 TV sets for 2.55 people, on ision again? average But what 7 Vv {¢0} to femily life? Many fami {nos eat) their meals together anymore. And of the families that do eat together, 63 percent ° (keep) the TV on during dinner. Think about it ~ when 10 you last {have} dinner with your ferily? If they _____ {tun on} the TV tonight, suggest a conversation instead. tt 22 probably {be} more interesting!