Tài liệu Beyond a2 plus student book.

STUDENT’S BOOK PACK Campbe M e tc a b Be + S tu d e n t’s Resource Centre B ig tre e STUDENT’S BOOK BEFORE SCHOOL Grammar (1): be, have got, there is / there are Vocabulary (1): Routines, family, clothes, school things Three apartments Living together Talk about homes and household jobs Understand the main ideas Present continuous and present simple ow iiiibn un pages 1 0 -1 9 Talk about things happening now, and about habits and routines Vocabulary (1): Homes and household jobs O Three apartments UNIT REVIEW page 29 PROGRESS CHECK 1&2 WILD WORLD pages 3 2 -4 1 pages 3 0 -3 1 The natural world An environmental superstar Past simple Talk about landscapes and natural features Find specific information Describe completed events in the past c Vocabulary (1): Landscapes and natural features The h i l sound 0 The natural world UNIT REVIEW page 41 UNIT WHAT’S COOKINGP Inside the kitchen Zach’s favourite recipe Expressions of quantity Talk about food and cooking Use headings to find specific information Talk about quantity and number of things Vocabulary (1): Kitchen equipment and cooking verbs pages 4 2 -5 1 UNIT REVIEW page 51 PROGRESS CHECK 3&4 pages 5 2 -5 3 Different people Talk about somebody’s personality WHO AM IP Vocabulary (1): Personality adjectives pages 5 4 -6 3 0 Different people UNIT REVIEW page 63 Doodles and me Identify the aim of a ter: .es with prepositions + 4ng form £ r -ess your feelings about Being things AFTER SCHOOL Grammar (2): wh- questions, like + -ing Vocabulary (2): Classroom phrases, free-time activities LISTENING & VOCABULARY GRAMMAR (2) LANGUAGE & REYOND Raspberry Pi Articles a(n) and the Get organised: Listen for the main idea Use a(n) and the to refer to things Use lists to help you organise Ask for and give your time opinions Say what you think Could you live without your mobile? (website answers) Use the correct word order Vocabulary (2): Computer parts Soap story Understand a situation Vocabulary (2): Free-time activities Wonderful wildlife photos Take notes Present continuous for future arrangements Get thinking: On the phone Identify the cause of a problem Check you understand on the phone My status update (status updates) Use and, also and too Talk about arrangements in the future © Sorry? Past continuous and past simple Get organised: Use mind maps to organise Talk about actions in information for a talk progress and finished actions in the past Vocabulary (2): Wildlife I’ve got a suggestion Make and react to suggestions A holiday story (holiday story) Write a story with time expressions © No way! What a waste! Indefinite pronouns Respect others: At a restaurant Recognise facts and opinions Use indefinite pronouns Consider other people’s needs and preferences Express preferences when you order food My favourite recipe (recipe) Order ideas Vocabulary (2): Containers and amounts © I’ll have salad Word stress in phrases Where do 1belong? Recognise when speakers need time to think Vocabulary (2): Countries, nationalities and languages Stress changes in words Hopes, plans and predictions Talk about your hopes and plans, and predict events in the future Know yourself: Can 1help? Recognise what you’re good at Offer help and express spontaneous decisions A letter to myself in the future (informal letter) Use because and so © I ’ll help II THE PICTURE an avatar GRAMMAR (1) Train your brain Zero conditional, should Read quickly Talk about results and the best thing to do At work Dangerous jobs Talk about jobs and workplaces Identify the topic of paragraphs Must and mustn't, have to and don’t have to Talk about the human body Vocabulary (1): Parts of the body Create an avatar UNIT REVIEW page 73 PROGRESS CHECK 5&6 pages 7 4 -7 5 Vocabulary (1): Jobs and workplaces Talk about things you need or don’t need to do Consonant pairs © At work UNIT REVIEW page 85 What’s on? A long time ago ... Talk about films and television programmes Identify the author’s argument Present perfect with ever and never Talk about experiences Vocabulary (1): Types of films and TV programmes The / f / sound UNIT REVIEW page 95 PROGRESS CHECK 7&8 1% • SPORTS pages 9 6 -9 7 Strange sports The power of football Relative clauses Talk about sports and sports equipment Understand pronouns Use relative clauses to describe people, things and places Science Museum How it works Present simple passive Talk about inventions and materials Use pictures for help with new words Use the present simple passive to talk about facts and processes Vocabulary (1): Sports equipment n rn n n v i ■K . 5i pages 9 8 -1 0 7 © Strange sports * UNIT REVIEW page 107 Vocabulary (1): Invention verbs and materials The Ivl sound © Science Museum UNIT REVIEW page 117 PROGRESS CHECK 9&10 pages 1 1 8 -1 1 9 GRAMMAR DATABASE pages 1 2 0 -1 2 9 WORDS & BEYOND pages 1 3 0 -1 3 9 . rPBS page 140 Q USTENING& VOCABULARY GRAMMAR (2) LANGUAGE & BEYOND Stretch! First conditional Communicate & cooperate: At the doctor’s Understand spoken instructions Talk about possible situations in the future Communicate your message when you give a talk Ask for and understand advice at the doctor’s Vocabulary (2): Exercise verbs Word stress in sentences An artist and app designer Present perfect Respect others: Sorry! Recognise a speaker’s message Talk about actions and events at an unspecific time in the past Understand how different cultures think about time Make and react to apologies Vocabulary (2): Work and study My radio Use the audio type to help you understand SPEAKING What’s your advice? (forum post) Give examples © What’s the problem? My week (informal email) Start and finish informal emails and letters © That’s OK Present perfect with already, yet and just Communicate & cooperate: Talk about problems Talk about things related to the present 1 know what you mean b u t... The best film ever (blog post) Agree and disagree with someone Use paragraphs Vocabulary (2): Crime Q I agree Sports fans Comparisons Know yourself: Winners and losers Listen for specific information Compare people, things and places Learn to deal with stress Congratulate and sympathise with people My sports report (report) Use pronouns Vocabulary (2): -ed and -ing adjectives C Z 3 Syllable stress in adjectives © Well done! Everyday objects Past simple passive Get thinking: At the hardware store Understand new words Use the past simple passive to talk about completed actions in the past Share and exchange new ideas Describe things when you don’t know the English word Vocabulary (2): Everyday objects EXTRAS pages 141-142 © 1need a thing PROJECTS page 143 In my opinion (opinion essay) Present an argument BEFORE SCHOOL Good morning! Time t o g e t up! I haven’t got much time before school. First, I clean my teeth. Our house has only got one bathroom - and I’ve got two sisters. I'm Dylan. I wake up at 7 o’clock and I get up at 7.10. (OK, I don’t always get up then maybe at 7.20 or 7.30.) THINK AND READ 1 Think of three activities you do before school. Compare with the class. 2 (►HO Read the story. Are your activities in the story? 3 Read the story again. Do the exercises below when you see this icon . m n /. RECALL 1 V FAMILY Write the words for Dylan’s family members. 2 HAVE GOT a (►BEEI Complete the sentences about Dylan. Listen and check. 1 Dylan has got a mum and dad. 2 H e................... ....... two sisters. He 3 Dylan's dad a brother. He sister. 4 Dylan and his siste rs___ __ any cousins. 5 But the y...........................four grandparents. any brothers. a b Work in pairs. Ask and answer about your family. Use the words in Exercise 1. Have you got a brother? Yes, I have. His name is ... / I’ve got three brothers. / No, I haven’t. 3 CLOTHES a Underline eight words for clothes in the story. Can you add four more words? b What are your favourite clothes? Tell the class. Then I get dressed. At my school we wear black trousers (not jeans!), a white shirt, a green sweatshirt and black shoes (not trainers!). Ugh! Some girls wear a skirt or a dress. I have breakfast with my dad and watch TV. Have you g o t you r house key and you r lunchbox? H urry up! I pack my bag for school. Yuck, there are lots of horrible things! ,, I go to school by bus with my sisters. THINGS IN YOUR BAG ®0EE> Put the correct words together. Listen and check. In, 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 Dylan,'s bttcj there’s a/an, ... exercise -— n key lunch \ case book time box text table pencil book house THERE IS/THERE ARE a Complete the sentences. Use there is /is n ’t or there are/aren’t. In 1 2 3 4 5 6 »> my sister’s school bag ... there are five exercise books / a blue pencil case. / a timetable. X a lunchbox. / lots of textbooks. X a house key. X Workbook, pages 4-5 I meet my friend on the bus. We get to school at 8.30 - just in time. 5 b Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about what’s in your school bag. Is there a ... ? Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t. Are there any ... ? Yes, there are. / No, there aren't. 6 YOUR ROUTINE Work in pairs. Tell your partner about your morning routine. I get up at 6 o’clock. I have breakfast a t ... AFTER SCHOOL Please be quiet! Closeyour books! For homework write 1 0 0 words about your life. School finishes at 4 o’clock but I don't go home. My teacher s name is Miss Harris I like her. She’s always happy. TH NIC AND READ 1 Tick (✓ ) the things you usually do after school. cook do homework meet people go swimming read a book Hi. My name’s 2 ®EEE> Read the story. Which of the things in Exercise 1 does Dylan do today? 3 D y la Read the story again. Do the exercises below when you see this icon »> . This is Anna. She’s a new girl at the school. RECALL 1 > CLASSROOM PHRASES V isa* Put the words in order to make classroom phrases. Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat. 1 24. / your / Open / at / books / page Open, your books c\t page 24. 2 repeat / you / please? / Can / that, 3 the / don’t / I / question. / understand 4 please? / the / go / I / bathroom, / Can / to 2 , LIKES and DISLIKES a (VIES Which activities does Dylan like doing? Write sentences. Then listen and check. 1 / cook He Likes cooking. 2 / listen to music 3 4 5 6 / / / X read swim act speak Spanish 5 a / borrow / please? / I / Can / pen, b Work in pairs. Tell a partner which activities 6 How / say / English? / you / do / in / ‘pizarra’ in Exercise 2a you like and dislike. What other activities do you like? / don’t like reading. 8 I like playing basketball... NOTICES Ik. m tk u irn McnJalj fo ri hour to keSuM t books. w M R .G R e £ N ’S 5:15 in the School Library C O O KIN G C L U B COMEmv>JOINUS in rue school canteen rUESDAMS G:G5-b:00,y-' \z M I get home at 6 and we all have dinner. Dad likes | cooking a lot. L j, b— H * I .K SWItlMIBG Clir music cuib FHIPA'I 8 1 00 6okg art m&kramenr. 0«ij;Tterstl^ Tkfc: BiOO-fcOO fkc&: ftxW |0|„. After school I usually go to a club. There are a lot of clubs in our school. I like doing lots of things. I like swimming but I don’t like acting. I hate acting. W m m ftf Tut SUinmflG PDfiU m i it ftnse+or 8% &ms p th liiM 1 L J S S j S w S S ’' ^ B m fr After dinner I do my homework and write about my life. I include some false information ... ha, ha! 4 QUESTION WORDS a , ►HU Complete the conversation with the question words in the box. Then listen and check. Dylan doesn’t like acting but he says he loves drama. Why? How Anna: Dylan: Anna: Dylan: Anna: Dylan: Anna: Dylan: Anna: Dylan: Anna: Dylan: What When Where Who Why (1) W lw t time is it? It’s 4.15. (2) do you want to know? I want to go to the drama club. (3) does it start? At 4.30. (4) does the club meet? Do you know? In the school hall. (5) long does it last? 45 minutes. ( 6 ) ................. ’s the teacher? Miss Harris. She's my class teacher. Do you like drama? Urn ... yes, I love it. b Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about another school club in the story. When does the cooking club start? 4 a It starts a t .. Read Dylan’s homework and find the six false facts. He Iwtsvitgot o[ brother. b Write about your life and include three false facts. Show your description to a partner. Can your partner find the false facts? My name’s Dylan. I’m 1 4 years old. I’ve g o t two sisters and one brother. I always get up a t 7 .1 0 . 1have breakfast with my mum. School s ta rts a t 3 .3 0 . 1wearjeans and trainers to school. My teacher’s name is Miss Green. I like her. I also like swimming and listening to music. I always tell the tru th . M.y mwie’s ... »> Workbook, pages 6-7 9 IN THE PICTURE An app for everything Talk about communication and technology WORK WITH WORDS 1 ■;iw jiw Work in pairs. Make a list of the devices you can see in the pictures. Can you add more things connected to communication and technology to your list? You have two minutes. 2 Match the icons (1 -1 2 ) in the photo to the apps. mail calendar games videos maps 1 calculator notes messages web browser app store compass social networking 3 (SEES Listen and check your answers. Then listen and repeat. 4 a ►H3) word maps. Listen and repeat the /ae/ sound in the b (►HE) Listen and underline the /ae/ sound in the words. Then listen and repeat the words. app store calculator calendar camera laptop tablet 5 Which app(s) can you use to ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 go on the internet? vJeb browser find north? write to other people? chat online to your friends? __ _ ........... do your maths homework? find your location or destination? ......... organise your time? get new apps?_ 6 Do the quiz. HOW M UCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT APPS? DO THIS SHORT QUIZ TO FIND OUT! App is the abbreviation for ... A application. B apple. An app is ... A an icon. B a device. C a program. The first online app store opened in ... A 1999. B 2003. C appliance. C 2008. SPEAK 7 Q Work in pairs. Do one of the tasks. 1 Decide which three apps in Exercise 2 are the most useful. Explain why. 2 Invent a new app. What’s it called? What can it do? Tell other students about it. PHRASE BYTES IQ I think ... are the most useful because Our new app’s called ... and it can ... MU THE MOVING PICTURE © Watch four teenagers talking about apps. Which ones do they use? What are their favourite apps? »> Workbook, page 8 © Do the Words & Beyond exercise on page 130. 11 sentences. Are they true t. explain why. understand new words Identify the type of word (verb, noun, adjective, adverb). 1 have lots of free time. 2 I listen to music or watch TV when I do my homework. 3 It's difficult for me to relax at home. 2 Compare it to your language. Is there a similar word? Does its meaning help you? »TB> Read the first paragraph of the magazine article. Underline the words you don’t know. Look at the words and sentences before and after the new word. 3 a Read the tips in the ■ iinvma box. b Write definitions for the words you underlined in Exercise 2. Use the tips in the box to help you. Don’t use a dictionary. 4 Work in pairs. Swap your definitions. Can your partner find the correct words in the text? Do you need to »witctI c!>ff more? How often do you do nothing? For a lot of young people the answer is never. When we sit down and relax, we’re always doing something. We watch TV, listen to music or send text messages. We sometimes do all three at the same time. We hardly ever just sit quietly and stop thinking. But our brain uses a lot of energy during the day and gets tired. We need to stop thinking and switch off from time to time. Switching off helps us to relax completely and feel full of energy again. Do you need to switch off more? Answer the questions in the survey to find out. *■ “ 1 i -— = = = = — — = rrv — How often do you do these things? Tick your answers. A A = once a day 1 Watch TV 0 or more 2 Listen to music 0 3 Play video games Li B = often, but not 0 4 Phone friends every day 0 5 Send text messages 0 C = sometimes 6 Read and send emails 0 D = rarely or never 7 Use a social networking site 0 8 Chat online with friends 0 9 Go on the internet 0 10 Watch videos on the internet 0 31 Calculate your score (A ==3; B = 2; C = 1; D = 0). Then read the explanation for your score. Do the survey in the magazine article and calculate your score. Then read the explanation for your score. REACT c 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 C 0 o O — ——i D ___ Scores and explanations 7 You regularly do nothing. Don’t stop switching off! 8 P You do nothing once or twice a week, but it’s good to switch off more often. 0 ” ” You rarely switch off. Find 10 minutes a day to do nothing. PHRASE BYTES I agree / don’t agree with it. I often/never... Q It’s difficult because ... Of course it’s possible! 5 w Work in pairs. What do you think? Tell your partner. 1 Do you agree with the explanation? Why?/Why not? 2 Why is it difficult to switch off? 3 Is it possible to do your homework well if you listen to music at the same time? B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 t's impossible because ... GO BEYOND Put the 10 activities in the survey in order, with your favourite activity first. Then compare your list th a oartner. Talk about what’s similar and .'mat's different. »> Workbook, page 9 GRAMMA! Present simple and expressions of frequency READ » > Grammar in context Read the conversation. Why isn’t Dan happy? Dan: Carla Carla: Dan: Do you use the class blog? Yes, I do. But I only log on from time to time How often do you use it? I log on after school every day. I always log on at weekends too. I rarely log on during the week. I don’t have time. I occasionally log on at the weekend, but my brother uses the computer a lot. Right. So that’s why you don’t see my messages. STUDY 2 Complete the explanations with examples from Exercise 1. Present simple Use: For habits, routines, things that are generally true. 3 g r a m m a r data b a s e , (1) Dots your mobile vu/ive (your mobile / have) a camera? (do). Jude: Yes, it (2) (you / use) it? Sonia: How often (3) Hardly ever. The photos (4) Jude: (look) terrible. Sonia: So when you change your phone, you (5) (not worry) about the camera. Jude: No. But that’s because my dad always (6) (give) me his old phone. 1 I often, check, my emails. 2 I can’t play video games, (every day) 3 I listen to music when I do my homework, (occasionally) 4 I watch videos on the internet, (from time to time) time. Questions and short answers do/does + //he, etc + verb: the class blog? Yes, I do. / No, he doesn't. See Excuse me. I’m doing a survey about mobile phones. 6 a Put the adverbs and expressions in the correct place in the sentences. Form: Positive l/you/w e/they + verb: / log on after school, h e/she/it + verb + -s/-es/-/es: My brother the computer. Negative don’t/doesn’t + verb: I Sonia: I check my emails, (often) 5 My phone is switched on. (rarely) 6 I send text messages to friends, (now and then) page 120. Complete the explanations with examples from Exercise 1. b Change the false sentences to make them Adverbs and expressions of frequency true for you. Use: To say how often we do things. Word order: Adverbs (always, , adverb + go/use/see can/am/is + adverb Expressions (from time to time, at the start or the end of a sentence See g r a m m a r d atabase , 7 Prepare a survey. Write questions with How often about these ways to contact your friends. ) ) page 120. chat online phone send text messages send emails How often ... SPEAK 4 Complete the chart with the adverbs in bold in Exercise 1. 0% never hardly ever,________ 1 sometimes,_________ often, regularly usually, normally 8 Work in pairs. Ask the questions in your survey and note the answers. Then tell another pair the results of your survey. Pavel sends emails ... LISTENING AND VOCABULARY Raspberry Pi » > Listen for the main ideas WORK WITH WORDS 1 Work in pairs. Answer the questions. 1 How often do you study IT (Information Technology) at school? 2 Do you like studying IT? Why?/Why not? 2 Match the computer parts to things in the picture. mouse keyboard speaker 3 printer USB port microphone monitor headphones screen webcam ►IS0 Listen and check your answers. Then listen and repeat. 4 Which thing(s) do you use ... 1 2 3 4 to to to to write with? keyboard listen to things?...... see things? _ connect things? LISTEN 5 a Read the tips in the HOWTO box. b ®HE» Listen to the news report from a school website. © listen for the main ideas Choose the best summary of the report. 1 A school has a lot of new computers for its IT classes. 2 A class is learning how to create computer games. 3 A school is using a small computer to teach students how computers work. Don’t worry if you can’t understand everything. Listen for words you already know. Use these words to help you understand important ideas. 6 Which tips in the HnWltH box did you use for help with Exercise 5b? Tick ( / ) them. 7 ►HU Listen again and choose the correct answer. Tom Swift is ... A a teacher. B The Raspberry Pi is ... A cheap. B Students use the Raspberry A learn to write code. B The report finishes because A the Pi stops working. B at his school. C at a different school. simple. Pi to ... watch TV. ... it’s lunchtime. C a French invention. C play games on the internet. C Tom has no more questions. REACT 8 Q Work in pairs. What do you think? Tell your partner. 1 Do you have a computer? What do you use it for? 2 Do you think it’s important for students to learn to write code? Why?/Why not? PHRASE sms Do the Words & Beyond exercises on page 130. I use my/our computer at home to ... I think / don't think it’s important because ... Workbook, pages 1 2 -1 3 GRAMMAR Articles: a(n) and the » > Use a(n) and the to refer to things READ » > Grammar in context 1 Read the description. W hat’s unusual about the school? Why? We’re at (1) a school in (2) Silicon Valiev in (3) the United States, the location of many of (4) the biggest technology companies in (5) the world. It's called The Waldorf School of the Peninsula, and many Silicon Valley workers send their children here. But when you go into (6) the school, you get a surprise. There is no technology, just (7) books and blackboards. Why? As (8) the teachers say, a computer is not (9) a teacher! 4 Choose the correct options to complete the conversation. Pol: I need to check my emails. Have you got (1)@ / the / - computer? Ray: Yes, I have. It’s in (2) a / the / - kitchen. Pol: That’s (3) a / the / - strange place to keep it! Ray: It’s (4) a / the / - laptop, and I always do my homework there. It’s (5) a / the / - quietest place in (6) a / the / - house! 5 Complete Ekin’s description with a, an, the or no article (-). STUDY 2 Match the underlined examples in Exercise 1 to the explanations. Articles: a(n) and the Use: To say if something is a general or specific example. Form: a{n) + one example of a thing 1 a job the + a specific thing the only example of a thing 5 superlatives and dates something mentioned before G plural place names no article + things in general meals, days, singular place names 2 See g r a m m a r data b a s e , I study at a secondary school in (1) ei suburb of (2 )................... Sydney in (3 )..................... Australia called (4 )................... Ashfield. For me, (5) best lesson of the week is IT. We have (6) ___ really good teacher and I love learning how (7) ......... .......computers work. It’s (8) last lesson before (9 )................... lunch on (1 0 )................... Tuesday. (1 1 ).................... teacher also organises (12) extra class at lunchtime on Mondays and I always go to it. I’m not very good at other subjects, but I always get good marks in IT. page 120. PRACTISE 3 Complete the sentences. Write the if necessary. If not, write (-). 1 At my school there a re ............... ... computers in every classroom. 2 ............. computer room has a computer for every student. 3 One day _ schools will stop using textbooks. 4 internet is best way to learn things about................... world. Workbook, page 14 SPEAK 6 Work in pairs. Take it in turns to choose a topic. Can you speak for 30 seconds about the topic without stopping? computers the USA my school Sunday the internet English breakfast my birthday 15 READ Work in pairs. Look at Jasmin’s notice board above. Copy and complete her diary for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 2 Look at the diary. Is it easy for Jasmin to do everything? Why?/Why not? DO 3 u Work in pairs. Help Jasmin to organise her time. 1 Decide which activities on each day are more important than others. 2 Decide which activities she possibly doesn’t have time to do. 3 Find a time for her to buy a present. PHRASE BYTES I think ... is/are more important than ... because ... I agree / don’t agree. I don’t think she has time to .. REFLECT She can ... if she has time. 4 Discuss the questions with your class. Do you agree with On Saturday maybe she can ... first and then ... the e H E ® ? 1 Was it easy or difficult to organise Jasmin’s time? Why? 2 Will it be easy or difficult for you to organise your time this week? Why? 3 How do you feel when your time isn’t organised? EXTEND 5 Make a list of the things you need to do over the next three days. Then put the things in the order, with the most important ones first. 6 Work in groups. Show other students your list and explain how you decided on the best order to do things. 16 r REFLECTION P O IN T s It's a good idea to make a list of things you need to do ng the week, and then decide which ones are more important than others, ’.'a- ng a st helps you to : 'g a ' se your time and not get stressed. /// Workbook, page 17 SPEAK!? » > Say what you think Ask for and give opinions SPEAK Work in pairs. Answer the questions. 1 Do you watch videos like these on the internet? Why?/Why not? 2 What do you think happens next in each video? WATCH OR LISTEN Q S H D Watch or listen to the scene. What do the friends think about the video? Marc: Hey guys. Watch this! ... So, what do you (1) about it? Vicky: I (2) it's good. I don’t (3) it’s very original, but it’s funny. Marc: What do you (4) , Kate? Kate: I don't (5) . I (6) it’s quite funny, but it’s also a bit cruel. Marc: Cruel? Kate: Yes. Do you (7) the cat’s happy? Marc: No, maybe not. Ben: Hey, what are you doing with my tablet? Vicky: We’re watching that video. Ben: So what do you (8) about it? Just funny, or really, really funny? flfR U E l Complete the conversation with two verbs. Then watch or listen again to check. to* W&ffi ’ KpSfVH Make this opinion negative. Use the conversation to help you. I think it's very original. EEEEI Listen and repeat the expressions from the conversation. u Ask for opinions What do you think a b o u t... ? What do you think? Do you think ... ? ACT Q Work in groups of three or four. Ask for and give your opinions about these things. Give reasons. computers IT classes social networking sites Workbook, page 15 mobile phone adverts the internet video games Give opinions I think it’s/they’re funny/boring/ expensive ... I don’t think ... I don’t know. 17 WRITING Could you live w ithout your mobile? » > Use the correct word order READ 1 Read the answers to the website question. Which one is closer to your answer? Why? en views & home news reviews m forum & v ie w 5 The tech zone question Could you live without your mobile? Here are some of your answers! \ r f Yes / I could easily live without it. I’ve got a really old phone and I don’t need another one. I hardly ever use it. People sometimes ring me, but I prefer to chat with friends face to face. Other people in my class play with their mobiles all the time and never actually talk to their friends when they meet! V______________ __________________ J 2 No X I couldn’t live without my mobile. It’s the most important thing I own. I do everything with it. I use it every day to update my profile, go on the web, check mail, organise my time, and play games. I rarely call friends because I never have time, but I send text messages about 20 times a day. a Read the tips in the aiinvitiB box. PLAN b Find two examples of each tip in the website answers. 4 You’re going to write an answer to the question in Exercise 1. Use the W riting plan to help you prepare. HOWTO use the correct word order ■ Start sentences with subject + verb + object (SVO). ■ Put adverbs of frequency before the main verb. ■ Put expressions of frequency after SVO. ■ Put adjectives, including comparatives/ superlatives, before nouns. PRACTISE 3 WRITING PLAN 1 Decide on your answer. Could you live without a mobile phone or not? 2 Think of reasons for your answer. Why could you or couldn’t you live without a mobile? 3 Think about word order_____ Look at the tips in the I L i i'. 'li il box. Put the words in order to make sentences. Use the iilil'.'ii 1 box to help you. 1 games / all day. / I / on my phone / play I play tfeiwi&s ovt my phone- all deny. 2 send / rarely / text messages. / I WRITE AND CHECK 5 Write your answer. Then check it. Tick ( / ) the things in the plan. 3 every / my / I / call / friends / evening. / best 4 I’m / at the moment. / for browsing the web / app / using / new / a 5 hardly / videos / watch / I / on my phone. / ever SHARE 6 Swap your answer with people in the class. Are other students' answers similar to yours? > Workbook, pages 1 6 -1 7 i UNIT REVIEW VOCABULARY Applications (Apps) Computer parts 1 Complete the names of the apps. 2 The 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Computer Museum The first apps The names of the computer parts are all wrong. Write the correct names. 1 5 g ____s m __ s n ____s me m ____ v _____ s cal cal s o _____ net app s _____ GRAMMAR Present simple, adverbs and expressions of frequency 3 Choose the correct options to complete the conversation. A: The Computer Museum. How can I help you? B: Hello. (1) You / Do you open at lunchtime? A: Yes, (2) we’re always / we always are open at lunchtime. B: How much (3) do / does tickets cost? A: It’s free for children and adults (4) pay / pays £5. B: Is there a restaurant? We’d like to have lunch there. A: The museum (5) doesn’t / don’t have a restaurant, but the cafe (6) normally has / has normally some sandwiches. B Normally? A: Well, (7) from time to time we get / we from time to time get a lot of visitors in the morning, and we (8) run / runs out of sandwiches. _ /1 6 Articles: a(n) and the 4 Complete the description with a(n), the or no article (-). WeAreFriends was one of (1) first internet websites. It was (2) social networking site for (3) teenagers, and when it closed in 1996 it had over 3,000 users around (4) world. The creator of (5) website, (6) student 1 called Steve Watzupi, ran WeAreFriends from (7) small Amstrong computer, and the site closed when his computer stopped working. His house in (8) Oxford is now a museum. ~/Vo W fi Your score:__ /5 0 .•...; ; SKILLS CHECK Yes, I can. No problem! Yes, I can. But I need a bit of help. Yes, I can. But I need a lot of help. I can I can I can I can I can understand new words when I read........ listen for the main ideas. use lists to help me to organise my time. ask for and give opinions. use the correct word order when I write. K K ig llB 19