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Pre-intermediate Workbook with key

Clive Oxenden Paul Seligson with Jane Hudson

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Contents 4

A

Where are you from?

43

A

How to...

6

B

Charlotte's choice

45

B

Being happy

8

C

Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy

47

C

Learn a language in a month!

10

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Hotel problems

49

PRACTICAL ENGLISH At the pharmacy

11

A

Right place, wrong person

50

A

I don't know what t o do!

13

B

The story behind the photo

52

B

If something can go wrong...

15

C

One dark October evening

54

C

You must be mine

17

A

Plans and dreams

56

A

What would you do?

19

B

Let's meet again

58

B

I've been afraid of i t for years

21

C

What's the word

60

C

Born t o sing

23

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Restaurant problems

62

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Getting around

24

A

Parents and teenagers

63

A

The mothers of invention

26

B

Fashion and shopping

65

B

Could do better

28

C

Lost weekend

67

C

Mr Indecisive

30

A

No time for anything

69

A

Bad losers

32

B

Superlative cities

71

B

Are you a morning person?

34

C

How much is too much?

73

C

What a coincidence!

36

PRACTICAL ENGLISH The wrong shoes

75

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Time to go home

37

A

Are you a pessimist?

76

A

Strange but true!

39

B

I'll never forget you

78

B

Gossip is good for you

41

C

The meaning of dreaming

80

C

The English File quiz

82

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Today is t h e f i r s t day o f t h e r e s t of your life. Anonymous

ere are you from? 1 GRAMMAR word order in a

2 VOCABULARY common verb phrases

questions

M a t c h the verbs a n d n o u n s .

P u t t h e w o r d i n t o t h e c o r r e c t place i n t h e

1 be b o r n

questions.

2 do

• • • • • • • • • m

3 listen t o

1 W h e r e y o u b o r n ? (were)

4 play

Where were you born?

5 read

2 D o have any b r o t h e r s or sisters? ( y o u )

6 speak 7 live

3 W h a t u n i v e r s i t y y o u go to? (do)

8 watch 9 g° 10 have

4 W h a t languages y o u speak? (can) 5 W h e r e y o u study E n g l i s h before? ( d i d )

a

7 H o w do y o u do exercise? (often)

?

t o the c i n e m a , o n holiday

g the guitar, basketball h a foreign language, E n g l i s h i

dance music, R & B i n K r a k o w , i n Poland

" : f l V L i s t e n t o four p e o p l e t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e i r w e e k e n d s . W h e r e d i d t h e y go? Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4

b

L i s t e n a g a i n . W h i c h speaker...? 1 cooked a meal 2 played w i t h c h i l d r e n 3 went to a different country 4 saw some i n t e r e s t i n g e x h i b i t i o n s 5 had a n a r g u m e n t 6 w o k e up early 7 had bad weather 8 gave someone a surprise

The weekend is the time when most people spend the most money. Here are some activities you can do if you want to save money.

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES L e a r n these words and phrases. survey

/'s3:vei/

encourage / i n ' k A n d 3 / impress invent

im'pres/ in'vent/

lie (about sth) / l a i /

1

Vt5tt a library It doesn't cost anything t o b o r r o w a book and there may be some DVDs you want t o watch.

lie d o w n / l a i ' d a o n /

2

Throw away any clothes you never wear, or give them t o a charity.

press (the b u t t o n )

3

Many websites have interesting interviews you can listen t o f o r free.

l i f t b u t t o n / ' l i f t b/\tn/

4

This is a great way of spending time with the whole family.

5

You probably have the ingredients in a cupboard - the result is delicious!

6

All you need is three balls and a video showing you how t o do i t .

7

Invite them over for a coffee and a chat and get to know them better.

8

Decide which books, CDs and DVDs you want to keep and get rid of the rest.

9

Go for a walk with your digital camera. You'll be surprised at how beautiful your city is.

10

Not only is it f u n , but w r i t i n g improves your communication skills.

do p a p e r w o r k Ids 'peipaw3:k/ tell the t r u t h

fflff^S)

fll^

/pres/

tel 6a ' t r u : 6 /

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Time is t h e coin o f your life. Only you can decide how t o spend i t . Don't l e t o t h e r people spend i t for you. Carl Sandburg,

GRAMMAR comparative adjectives and

2 VOCABULARY time expressions

adverbs, as...as...

C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h these w o r d s .

C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h t h e c o r r e c t c o m p a r a t i v e f o r m

in

o f t h e adjective / a d v e r b . more patient

2 P o l l u t i o n is

1

t h a n the o l d one. (patient)

i n cities t h a n it is i n the c o u n t r y .

3 W e aren't i n a h u r r y . Y o u can d r i v e

4

_ next t i m e , ( h a r d )

10

than Manchester airport.

H e a t h r o w a i r p o r t is

R e w r i t e t h e sentences u s i n g

time doing things you t i m e i f we go o n the

6 M y g i r l f r i e n d gets very stressed w h e n she's a hurry.

3 PRONUNCIATION word stress a

U n d e r l i n e the stressed syllable i n these w o r d s . 1 faster

as,..as.

2 centre

1 T h i s car goes faster t h a n t h a t one.

3 pa rents

T h a t car doesn't go as fast as this one

4 a|g° 5 children

2 H e r shoes were m o r e s t y l i s h t h a n her handbag. H e r handbag wasn't

6 patient

3 M y boss's office is bigger t h a n m i n e . 4

Don't

t h a n the A m e r i c a n diet.

(busy)

7 problem

M y office isn't

8 communication

Spain played better t h a n the N e t h e r l a n d s .

9 traditional

The Netherlands didn't 5 I d r i v e m o r e carefully t h a n y o u . You don't 6 Laptops are m o r e expensive t h a n m o b i l e phones. M o b i l e phones aren't

b

Sally doesn't 8 H i s s h i r t was d i r t i e r t h a n his trousers.

10

around

11

seconds

12

better

N o w (circle) t h e hi s o u n d . 1

7 H a r r y looks m o r e relaxed t h a n Sally.

H i s trousers weren't

t i m e . M y dad

m o t o r w a y . There's m u c h less t r a f f i c .

t h a n me. (good)

t h a n a car. (dangerous)

about

more time

5 We'll

7 You can make the d i n n e r t o n i g h t . Y o u c o o k

(healthy)

take

d o n ' t enjoy.

t o m y parents' house t h a n it is t o m y

A m o t o r b i k e is

T h e f l i g h t to B e i j i n g is g o i n g to

waste

is m e e t i n g me at the a i r p o r t .

boyfriend's, (far)

9

take

3 I hope we arrive

the past, (hot)

8 T h e Japanese diet is

spend

studying.

. (slowly)

5 I failed the test. I ' l l w o r k

save

2 She needs t o

t h a n they were i n

4 T h e s u m m e r s here are

on

11 h o u r s .

(bad)

6 It's

poet

time for anything

mm

1 M y new boss is

American

c

fast(er) ffinjHJSBji

L i s t e n a n d check. T h e n l i s t e n again

and repeat the w o r d s .

4 READING a

b

M a r k t h e sentences T ( t r u e ) o r F (false). 1 T h e f i s h e r m a n needed to catch m o r e f i s h .

Read the story.

_F_

2 T h e A m e r i c a n t h o u g h t he was very busy. 3 T h e A m e r i c a n w a n t e d h i m to w o r k harder. 4 H e t o l d the f i s h e r m a n to buy m o r e boats. 5 T h e A m e r i c a n said t h a t he c o u l d n ' t live in New York. 6 T h e A m e r i c a n p r o m i s e d the f i s h e r m a n a l o t o f money.

5 LISTENING a

ffllfocflit

L i s t e n t o f i v e speakers t a l k a b o u t

h o w t h e i r lives have c h a n g e d . W h o . . . ? 1 has just started w o r k i n g f r o m h o m e 2 has h a d a baby 3 has lost his / her j o b 4 has m o v e d t o a d i f f e r e n t c o u n t r y

The fisherman and the banker

A n American banker was on holiday abroad. H e was w a l k i n g o n a beautiful beach near a small village. H e saw a fisherman i n his boat w i t h a few fish i n i t . 'Great fish!' he said. ' H o w long d i d it take you to catch them?' ' N o t very long,' answered the fisherman. 'Why didn't you stay at sea longer to catch some more?' asked the banker. 'There are just enough fish here to feed my family,' answered the fisherman. Then the American asked, 'But what do you do the rest of the time?' ' I sleep late, I fish a little, I play w i t h my kids, and 1 relax. I n the evening, I go to see my friends in the village. We d r i n k wine and play the guitar. I ' m busier than you t h i n k . Life here isn't as...' T h e American interrupted h i m . ' I have an M B A f r o m H a r v a r d University and I can help y o u . You're not fishing as much as you can. I f you start fishing for longer periods of t i m e , you'll get enough money f r o m selling the fish to buy a bigger boat. T h e n w i t h the money you'll get f r o m catching and selling more fish, you could buy a second boat, and then a t h i r d one, and so o n . T h e n instead of selling your fish to shops, you could sell them directly to a fish factory, or even open your o w n factory. T h e n you'll be able to leave your little village for the city, and finally move to N e w Y o r k , where you could direct the company.' ' H o w long w i l l that take?' asked the fisherman. 'About 15 to 20 years,' answered the banker. 'And then?' ' T h e n it gets more interesting,' said the A m e r i c a n , smiling and talking more quickly. ' W h e n the moment comes, you can p u t your company on the stock market and you w i l l make millions.' 'Millions? But then what?' ' T h e n you can retire, live i n a small village by the sea, go to the beach, sleep late, play w i t h your k i d s . . . ' 5

_J_

5 has r e t i r e d b

L i s t e n a g a i n . W h i c h t w o p e o p l e are happiest a b o u t t h e changes?

Who

is the least happy?

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES L e a r n these words and phrases. abbreviations /abriivi'eijhz/ characters

/kaeraktaz/

nowadays

/'naosdeiz/

s t o r y /'sto:ri/ irritable

/'iritabl/

patient (opp impatient) queue

/kju:/

stressed

/strest/

stressful /'stresfl/ t i p s /tips/

/'peifnt/

A g r e a t c i t y is t h a t w h i c h has t h e g r e a t e s t men and w o m e n . Walt Whitman,

American

poet

Superlative cities 1 GRAMMAR superlatives

c

1 H e / rude w a i t e r / 1 / meet

(+ ever+ present perfect) a

He's the rudest waiter I've ever met

C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h t h e

2 T h a t / fast car / 1 / d r i v e

superlative o f an adjective f r o m the box. bad safe

exciting far ugly wet

friendly

3 I t / b e a u t i f u l b u i l d i n g / we / see

good

4 T h a t / healthy m e a l / he / eat

1 T h e t r a f f i c is a w f u l i n the t o w n centre. The

best

W r i t e sentences w i t h ever.

w a y t o travel a r o u n d is by 5 I t / g o o d p h o t o g r a p h / y o u / take

underground. 2 I t rains a l o t here i n the S p r i n g . T h e m o n t h is A p r i l . 3 The

6 T h i s / e x c i t i n g s p o r t / 1 / do

I've ever d r i v e n is

f r o m L o n d o n to E d i n b u r g h . I t t o o k me

7 T h a t / bad f l i g h t / we / have

eight h o u r s . 4 I t was the

h o t e l I've ever

8 T h i s / interesting city / 1 / visit

stayed i n . T h e service was a w f u l , so w e o n l y spent one n i g h t there. 5 The

b u i l d i n g s are i n the

n e w t o w n . T h e y really aren't nice t o l o o k at. 6 T h e streets are very dangerous at night. The

2 VOCABULARY describing a town or city a

C o m p l e t e the description o f Llandudno.

place to be

is i n the h o t e l . 7 The

part of our tour

was i n R i o de Janeiro. W e saw the f i r s t day o f the c a r n i v a l . 8 The

c i t y I've ever v i s i t e d

is Vancouver. I f o u n d the people v e r y helpful. b

(Circle) the c o r r e c t w o r d o r p h r a s e . 1 T h a t h o t e l has the d i r t i e r /(dirtiest) r o o m s I have ever seen. 2 It's the m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g / m o r e interesting museum in Edinburgh. 3 T h i s is the m o r e e x p e n s i v e / m o s t e x p e n s i v e souvenir I've ever b o u g h t . 4 T h a t restaurant serves the b e t t e r / b e s t pasta we've ever eaten. 5 T h e s u m m e r is the b u s y e s t / b u s i e s t t i m e o f year.

(pa

Llandudno is a town in the north

of Wales on the c

1

2

the Irish Sea. It is about 35 miles w

of

of Liverpool. It has a

3

of about 21,000, and i s L 5

as a seaside resort.

b

C o m p l e t e the sentences w i t h the o p p o s i t e o f the adjectives i n brackets.

4 LISTENING CES^S) L i s t e n a

1 Some o f the b u i l d i n g s i n the centre are quite modern, (old)

to a radio travel

p r o g r a m m e a b o u t the R e p u b l i c o f C r o a t i a . T i c k ( / ) t h e places t h a t

2 Los Angeles is a very p

city-

there are so m a n y cars, (clean)

are m e n t i o n e d i n the p r o g r a m m e . 1 Split

3 N e w Y o r k is a very s

city

these days, (dangerous)

4

0

2 Dubrovnik 3 Rijeka

I

I

Zagreb

5 Trogir

•

6 the islands

•

4 M u m b a i is an extremely n city, (quiet)

pla

5 Where's the m o s t b

you've ever been to? (interesting) 6 T h e subway i n T o k y o is v e r y c c

. (empty)

Orcle)the different word. 1

cathedral

church

(^Hoppin g; centrg>
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