Vocabulary

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• You have to tell a close friend some bad news. Is it better to
tell them in an email or 1
f to f ?
• In a restaurant, you’re very unhappy with the service.
Do you 2
c to the manager or just say nothing?
• A close friend asks you what you think of their new hairstyle.
Unfortunately, you don’t like it very much. Do you give your
3
o or say nothing?
• You have to 4
g a two-minute presentation to the
class tomorrow about your hobby. Are you happy to speak in
5
p ?
• You’re with a group of friends, and one of them 6
t
a joke which isn’t funny and isn’t very polite. Do you smile
and say nothing, or express your real 7
f about it?
• A friend tries to 8
p you to do their English
homework for them. It’s about an hour’s work, and you’re
very busy at the moment. Do you say ‘yes’ or ‘no’?
• You’re waiting in a queue for tickets for a concert, and two
young men try to go ahead of you. Do you 9
i on
going first?
• You’re are on a train and another passenger starts speaking
very loudly on his phone. You ask him politely to be quiet, but
he ignores you. Do you 10
a with him or say nothing?
Communicating with others –
what do think?
Vocabulary
Communication1A

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Student A Student B Student C
small tiny tiny
big enormous enormous
tired exhausted exhausted
hot boiling boiling
cold freezing freezing
difficult impossible impossible
bad awful awful
good brilliant/fantastic brilliant/fantastic
dirty filthy filthy
angry furious furious
unhappy miserable miserable
nice(food) delicious delicious
Situations
Student A
You went on holiday. (Where did
you go? What was it like? The
weather? The food?
The hotel?)
Student B
You bought something online.
(What was it? Are you pleased
with it?)
Student C
You hurt yourself! (What
happened? How did you feel?)
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Vocabulary
Gradable and extreme adjectives1B

Activity A
Match words/phrases 1–10 with comments a–j.
1 apply for a job
2 practical skills
3 job interview
4 business contacts
5 CV
6 knowledge
7 employer
8 career
9 grades
10 team
Activity B
Tick (✓) the statements which are true for you. Discuss your opinions.
They asked me lots of
difficult questions.
He knows a lot of people
in banking.
I wrote to more than
20 companies.I’ve learnt so much
on this course.
That woman owns the
company where I work.
Mark’s been an engineer
all his working life.
These are more
important than qualifications
in my job.
I work quite closely with
four other people.
I got good marks in
my exams.
You must include your
qualifications, work experience,
education and interests.
a b
e
c
d
h
f
i
g
j
I’m not really interested
in a career in business.
I don’t think I am good
at job interviews.
I’d love to be in
charge of a team.
I haven’t applied for
many jobs in my life.
I think practical skills
are more important than
qualifications.
I haven’t got a lot of
experience to put on my CV.
I’d prefer to be an
employee in a large
organisation.
I’ve got lots of
business contacts.
1
7 8
4
5
2
3
6
Vocabulary
Work2A

Activity A
Write the words.
Activity B
Complete the exchanges with words from Activity A.
Activity C
Student A
1 Is a password the same as a username?
2 Can you type a text message?
3 Is a button something you press?
4 Can you click on a password?
5 Is an icon a kind of picture?
6 Can you install an app on a phone?
7 Can you upload a button?
8 Can you delete an app?
Student B
1 Can you connect to the internet on a smartphone?
2 Can you browse the internet on a tablet?
3 Can you press an app?
4 Can you type a browser?
5 Can you download an app to a phone?
6 Can you upload a video to the internet?
7 If you delete something, do you keep it?
8 Can you share photos online?
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A How do I 1
a new
browser on my computer?
A Did you get my text 2
?
A How do I switch this on?
A I don’t want to keep this email.
How do I 5
it?
A My 4
is ‘123abc’.
Is that OK, do you think?
A How can I share photos
with all my friends?
B Why don’t you check online?
B Sorry, I 3
my phone
by mistake.
B You 6
the ‘trash’ icon.
B You just press this 8
here, at the back.
B That’s easy. You just 7
them to the internet or email them.
B That’s terrible! You should change it.
1 browser
3
5
7
9
o a u l dp
s i l nt l a
t n o b t u
s e m a g e s
t l e e d e
w s r b o r e
r p d as w o s
t f n r u f o
n o l k c c i
n s um e a r e
Vocabulary
Technology2B
2
4
6
8
10

Activity A
Put the words in order to make sentences.
Activity B
Read each statement ending and tick (✓) how important you think it is.
In any friendship or
relationship, you need ...
very important quite important not very important not important
to have a lot in common.
to come from the same
background.
a similar sense of humour.
to get on with each other’s
friends.
to get on with each other’s
relatives.
to give a lot of emotional
support to each other.
to keep in touch with each
other constantly.
Take turns to say a statement from the table and give
your opinion about how important it is. Do others agree?
Why / Why not?
similar a background
come fromwe1
did how getknow you ?them to2
keep we phoneby intouch3
shared have interestsa lotof
we4
always of support emotionalme lots shegave5
lot we acommon don’thave in6
sense same wehave the ofhumour7
with get boss on getI don’t8
I think having a lot in common
isn’t very important because …
my
Vocabulary
Relationships3A

Student A
A B C D
1 nephew take after someone
2 generation cousin
3 raise children
4 grow up only child
5 bring someone up
Student B
A B C D
1 twins middle child
2 grow apart
3 get together niece
4 hang out with
someone
childhood
5 mix someone up
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Vocabulary
Family; Multi-word verbs3B

Student A
Student B
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Gemma Robertson Leo Robertson
English
Gemma is a 1
student, but she isn’t
always 2
in herself and 3
up
too easily.
Leo works hard and is 1
talented at writing. He has
the 2
ability to produce some excellent work.
Maths
Gemma has had a 4
year with
excellent results!
Sadly, Maths is not his best subject. He has not
had much 3
success this year.
Science
She works hard and is 5
to do well. Leo needs to have more 4
confidence and not
5
give up so quickly.
Computer
technology
A good year’s work. She is clearly 6
at programming.
He has worked hard and is 6
determined to do
well.
History
Very good progress – 95% in her exam is a
great 7
.
Leo is 7
good at History, but does not show much
interest in the subject.
Art and
design
Sadly, Gemma does not have a positive
8
towards this subject.
Leo won the school prize for his wonderful
artwork. A great 8
achievement!
Languages
She’s 9
at speaking Spanish, but she
has the 10
to do better in her writing.
Leo’s German is excellent. He is an 9
intelligent
student who has been very 10
successful this year.
Leo Robertson Gemma Robertson
English
Leo works hard and is 1
at writing.
He has the 2
to produce some
excellent work.
Gemma is a 1
bright student, but she isn’t always
2
confident in herself, and 3
gives up too easily.
Maths
Sadly, Maths is not his best subject. He has
not had much 3
this year.
Gemma has had a 4
successful year with excellent
results!
Science
Leo needs to have more 4
and not
5
up so quickly.
She works hard and is 5
determined to do well.
Computer
technology
He has worked hard and is 6
to do
well.
A good year’s work. She is clearly 6
talented at
programming.
History
Leo is 7
at History, but does not
show much interest in the subject.
Very good progress – 95% in her final exam is a
great 7
achievement.
Art and
design
Leo won the school prize for his wonderful
artwork. A great 8
!
Sadly, Gemma does not have a positive 8
attitude
towards this subject.
Languages
Leo’s German is excellent. He is an
9
student who has been very
10
this year.
She’s 9
brilliant at speaking Spanish, but has the
10
ability to do better in her writing.
SCHOOL REPORT
SCHOOL REPORT
Vocabulary
Ability4A

Activity A
How do these people look? Use the adjectives in the box.
depressed relaxed bored serious
shy amused fascinated terrified
Activity B
Read the clues and complete the puzzle with suitable adjectives.
1 ‘People say I’m energetic and cheerful.’
2 ‘The film was good and it made me laugh.’
3 ‘I love spending time with other people.’
4 ‘I was so frightened I didn’t know what to do.’
5 ‘They told me the film was going to be
fantastic, but I didn't think it was very good.’
6 ‘The story was amazing! I couldn’t stop
reading it.’
7 ‘I can’t watch the news on TV. It’s so negative
and it just makes me unhappy.’
8 ‘I hate it when people criticise me.’
9 ‘People say I think about things a lot and
don’t laugh very much.’
10 ‘I’m always busy doing things, especially
outdoors.’
I think the first person
looks amused.
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2
G
3
I
4
5
S
6
N
7
R
8
N
9
E
10
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2
3
4
5
6
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8
Vocabulary
-ed/-ing adjectives; Personality adjectives4B

Activity A
Match words 1–9 with words a–i to form phrases connected with environmental issues.
1 damage a project
2 endangered b pollution
3 recycle c the environment
4 environmentally d wildlife
5 air e bottles and newspapers
6 climate f communities
7 conservation g friendly
8 protect h change
9 local i species
Activity B
a Look at the news headlines. Are they reporting good news or bad news?
b Choose three headlines and discuss possible reasons why these things
have happened or are happening.
1
4
6
2 3
5
STORMS DESTROY CITY CENTRE
MORE MONEY NEEDED TO
PREVENT FLOOD DAMAGE
Rainforest species may
not survive much longer
Pollution increasing
in towns
Local communities
helping to save wildlife
Towns now recycling
more than 70% of waste
Vocabulary
Environmental issues5A

Student A
1
J
2
S U
3
C N
4
A G
5
T A I L L
6
L
E
7
E A
S K
8 9
V 10
11
F O R E S T A
12
F 13
L E A F
14
E L
A
15
C A V E
16
T
17
Y
H
18
E
R
✂Student B
1
2
3
O C E A N
4
P
5
A
6
W
7
P E T A L
8
S 9 10
B
11
F T R
12
R
13
A
14
D E S E R T E N
15
A C
16
W A T E R
17
F A L L M H
U
18
W E B R
Vocabulary
The natural world5B

Activity A
Complete the questions with one word in each gap.
Activity B
Think of a follow-up question for each question.
Why do you eat out? What places do you go to? Do you always go to the same places?
Take turns to ask and answer your questions in Activity A, including your follow-up questions.
You, your town, your country
1 How often do you eat ?
2 When is the hour in your city?
3 Do most people have conditioning in your country?
4 Are there many cycle in your town?
5 How often do you get money from a cash ?
6 Do drivers always stop at crossings in your country?
7 How often do you use transport?
8 What’s the best way to around in your country?
9 Is it normal to turn late when you are invited to
someone’s home?
10 How often do you away each year?
11 Do you like around the shops in your town?
12 If you someone around your town, what places would
you go to?
13 How often do you have to sit in traﬀic ?
14 Do you find it easy or diﬀicult to up new English vocabulary?
Vocabulary
Compound nouns; Multi-word verbs6A

Chocolate
cake.
Activity A
Look at the puzzle. Find eight words connected with food and cooking.
C H E M M S
R U P N T Q
U O A D A U
N S O U S E
C W B S T E
H E A V Y Z
Y E D W N E
F T D L S G
C R E A M Y
G L I G H T
Activity B
Write one or two examples for 1–14. Think of a food or drink that:
1 is usually bitter.
2 you usually eat raw.
3 can be fresh or dried.
4 is usually sour.
5 you can mash.
6 you can chop.
7 you can fry.
8 you can squeeze.
9 is hot and spicy.
10 you often mix with oil.
11 is very rich.
12 you often serve in large bowls.
13 you stir when you’re cooking it.
14 you don’t usually heat up twice.
Activity C
Tell each other your examples. How many are the same? Can you add more to the list?
Work with a new partner. Take turns to say your examples only. Your partner must say what they are
examples of.
That’s very
rich.
Yes!
Vocabulary
Describing food6B

balcony
• view
• stand
basement
• inside
• room
terrace
• sit
• eat
attic
• inside
• up
flat
• apartment
• home
steps
• walk
• front door
doorbell
• front door
• button
rent
• live
• home
view
• outside
• beautiful
move
• different
• live
neighbourhood
• location
• people
lock
• door
• close
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Vocabulary
Describing houses and buildings7A

Student A
1 He doesn’t care other people’s feelings.
2 The service was terrible, so I about it to the manager.
3 She spends all day arguing her colleagues.
4 I don’t in diets. I’ve tried them and they don’t work.
5 He succeeded getting a place at university.
6 That bag doesn’t to Kate – it’s Sandy’s.
7 You will have to wait the doctor to return.
8 They offered me the job, but I want to about it.
9 We might need more food. It depends the number of people who come.
10 Don’t about the money. I’ll lend you some.
11 How do you cope the terrible cold weather here?
12 We went to the concert and my uncle for the tickets.
Student B’s answers
1 apologise 2 in 3 waited 4 to 5 cares 6 for
7 depends 8 on 9 argue 10 about 11 cope 12 about
Student B
1 I must for being so late. There was a problem with the trains.
2 There are many things I don’t believe .
3 We for the bus for half an hour and then decided to walk.
4 Does this coat belong you? It’s beautiful.
5 Mr Davies is a wonderful boss. He really about his employees.
6 It’s Jenny’s turn to pay dinner. I pay too often!
7 We might go to the beach, but it on the weather.
8 Don’t rely John. He nearly always arrives late.
9 You should never with your parents. They are always right!
10 My mother worries me all the time.
11 He’s got too much work and he can’t with it.
12 I had to complain the food – mine was cold and really unpleasant.
Student A’s answers
1 about 2 complained 3 with 4 believe 5 in 6 belong
7 for 8 think 9 on 10 worry 11 with 12 paid
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Vocabulary
Verbs and prepositions7B

Activity A
Are the sentences true or false? Rewrite the false sentences to make them true.
Activity B
Think of recent examples of the kinds of news in the table. Make notes of what happened and where you
found it.
What? Where?
foreign news
business news
current affairs
breaking news
celebrity gossip
something by a blogger
entertainment news
Compare the information you found with other students.
1 An article is a piece of writing on a particular
subject in a newspaper or magazine.
2 Breaking news is bad news.
3 A headline is the title of a newspaper story
written in large letters at the top of the story.
4 Gossip is a story or report about someone’s
private life that is not true.
5 A blogger is someone who writes about
topics in a newspaper.
6 If news spreads, nobody knows about it.
7 Entertainment news is about TV, cinema,
music, etc.
8 A reporter collects news stories and describes
them on TV, radio or in a newspaper.
9 If you post a comment, you delete or remove
a comment from a website.
10 A celebrity is a famous person, often from
the world of entertainment.
11 Current affairs are events of political or
social importance that happened in the past.
12 An editor is the person who owns a newspaper
or magazine.
Vocabulary
The news8A

Activity A
Read out one of your sentences (1–6). Your partner will say a word/phrase from the box.
get a refund recommend bargain refuse browsing remind
can’t afford admit come out guarantee in stock warn
Activity B
Complete each sentence in a logical way.
1 I agreed to lend my friend the money because .
2 I threatened to write a bad review of the restaurant because .
3 Someone suggested complaining to the shop manager because .
4 Someone warned me not to buy anything in that shop because .
5 I offered to help the old woman because .
6 I advised my friend to buy a new computer because .
7 I recommend looking for bargains online because .
8 The shop manager promised to give me a discount because .
Take turns to read the second part of your sentences.
Can other students tell you the correct sentence beginning?
‘I haven’t got enough money for it.’ ‘It was very cheap – 50% off in the sales.’
‘He agreed that he was bad at choosing clothes.’
‘If it breaks in the first year,
they'll give me a new one.’
‘It’s a new DVD. It was on sale
for the first time yesterday.’
‘They gave me my money back.’
‘They always have it in the shop.’
‘No, I won’t help you.’
‘I asked him not to forget.’
‘She said the restaurant was very good.’
‘Don’t go near the city centre on a Saturday.’
‘I’m just looking, thanks.’
1 1
4
6
2
2
5
3
4
5
6
3
Student BStudent A
Vocabulary
Shopping; Reporting verbs8B

Activity A
What kinds of film or TV programme are the people talking about?
Activity B
‘I was so scared!’
‘Well, Bob found out that Sam
wasn't telling the truth, and then Linda
lost her job, and ...’
‘I don’t usually watch
them, except the ones with
animals. You can learn a lot
about wildlife.’
‘My favourite singer was on
last night. He talked a lot about
his latest album’
‘I used to watch a lot of them
when I was a kid – but I don’t
watch them now.’
‘My favourites are the James
Bond films. I never miss them.’
‘I’ve always loved these kinds of
movies. It started when I watched
Star Wars when I was a teenager.’
‘I really like the historic ones – the
characters and the clothes are
usually so good.’
‘I love watching them, but not
if the questions are too hard!’
‘I always cry when
I watch them.’
1
2
6
5
8
9
10
7
3
4
1 has never seen a film.
2 watches a regularly.
3 likes to relax by watching shows.
4 often cries when they see films.
5 enjoys watching famous people on shows.
6 thinks it’s important to watch .
7 prefers comedies to serious .
8 watched a lot of films when they were younger.
9 loves thrillers and films with lots of .
10 hates .
Find someone who ...
Name
Vocabulary
Cinema and TV9A

Activity A
Complete the statements with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Activity B
Write your responses to statements 1–12. Then discuss your ideas with other students.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
What do you think?
1 Anyone can be an (art).
2 There are lots of different ways to be (creativity).
3 Money can’t buy you (happy).
4 You can’t learn a language without learning the (cultural) too.
5 It’s important always to be (honesty).
6 (beautiful) is only skin deep.
7 Most people are (music) in some way.
8 It’s difficult to find time to (relaxation) these days.
9 It’s important to (celebration) your birthday.
10 Most people love to (performer).
11 (charitable) begins at home.
12 People these days are less (patience) than
they used to be.
Vocabulary
Word-building9B

10A Vocabulary
Sport; Adjectives and prepositions
Activity A
Write your answers.
Ask and answer the questions with a partner. Are your answers the same?
Activity B
Complete the questions with a suitable adjective.
Example You Your partner
fear: What are you 1
of? Spiders … and heights as well.
sport: What sports are you
2
in?
Football and rugby. I’ve played
a lot of both.
ability: Tell me one thing you’re
3
at.
My friends tell me I’m a great
cook.
stress: What do you 4
about at night?
Not having enough money.
family: Who are you most
5
to in your family?
I take after my father. I look like
him a lot.
achievements: Tell me one
thing you are 6
of.
I won a writing competition at
school.
life: Tell me one thing that you
think is 7
for a happy life.
I think you have to have a
positive attitude – even when
things go wrong.
friends: Can you think of an
activity that is 8
with
most of your friends?
Almost all my friends enjoy
going to the beach in the
summer.
Write your answers to the questions. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
Make notes on their answers.
1 You are playing a game of football. Who is in charge?
2 The final score was two points to your opponent, one point to
you. Did you win or lose?
3 You are playing a doubles match at tennis. How many opponents
do you have?
4 What do you play tennis and basketball on?
5 What happens if you miss the ball in tennis or table tennis?
6 If you beat someone in a game, do you win or lose?
7 What is between you and your opponent in tennis?
8 What do athletes run on?

Vocabulary
Expressions with do, make and take10B
Activity A
Student A
a rest (take)
a diﬀerence (make)
some money (make)
research (do)
action (take)
badly (do)
friends (make)
your best (do)
advantage of something (take)
care of someone (take)
sense (make)
Student B
a mistake (make)
well (do)
a chance (take)
the most of something (make)
it easy (take)
a phone call (make)
a decision (make)
part in something (take)
progress (make)
a risk (take)
a break (take)
Activity B
Complete each sentence with the correct form of do, make or take.
✂
Would you be happy or unhappy in the situations
above? Which of them or something similar has
happened to you?
I took part in a cycle race last
summer. I didn’t come first, but I
did quite well.
HAPPY OR NOT?
You part in a race and come first.
Someone an overseas phone call on your mobile phone.
You’re in a queue at the supermarket and when you get to the front, the shop
assistant a break.
Someone oﬀers you a free holiday, but you can’t advantage of it.
It’s your first day in a new job, but no one care of you.
You an exam and to your surprise, you did well.
You couldn’t your best at something because you weren’t feeling well.
You’re in a car and the driver a stupid risk.
A friend gave you directions to a party, but they didn’t sense.
A shop assistant a mistake and gives you €50 change instead of €5.
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3
5
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9
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8
10
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