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Contents
Contents
Acknowledgements3
How to use this book 6
3 Our society
3.1 My city 40
1 Languages of the world 3.2 A neighbourhood with a difference 41
3.3 Town or country? 42
1.1 My language, your language 8
1.2 Teach yourself Tok Pisin 9 Use of English: Prepositions at the end
of a clause 43
1.3 It’s good to learn languages 10
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Use of English: Second conditional with
Use of English: Question words 11 unless, I wish … / If only45
Use of English: -ing forms as subjects and objects 13
3.4 You and your community 47
1.4 Do you speak emoji? 15 3.5 Focus on ... Portugal 48
1.5 Beyond words 16 3.6 Be happy! 49
1.6 An A to Z of idioms 17
Use of English: Verbs, adjectives and
Use of English: Present continuous 18 prepositions followed by the -ing form 50
Use of English: Abstract nouns 20 Use of English: Present continuous passive 52
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1.7 Improve your writing 22 3.7 Improve your writing 54
1.8 Poetry23 3.8 Poetry55
2 Design and architecture 4 Advertising

2.1 Bars, boxes and bottles 24 4.1 Three for the price of two! 56
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2.2 Why is an egg egg-shaped? 25 4.2 Three advertisements 57
2.3 Design classics 26 4.3 The more you look … 58
Use of English: Partitives 27 Use of English: Prepositions preceding nouns 59
Use of English: Second conditionals 29 Use of English: Present and past simple passive 61
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2.4 Just the place 31 4.4 The psychology of shopping 63

2.5 Homes in the desert 32 4.5 The creation of a brand 64
2.6 Famous buildings 33 4.6 For sale 65
Use of English: Relative clauses beginning Use of English: Reflexive pronouns 66
with prepositions 34 Use of English: Compound adjectives 68
Use of English: Questions beginning
4.7 Improve your writing 70
with prepositions 36
4.8 Fiction71
2.8 Non-fiction39
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5 Natural resources 7.4 Creating and performing 111

7.5 The Islamic Golden Age 112
5.1 A natural paradise 72 7.6 Leonardo in 3D 113
5.2 Generating energy 73
Use of English: Past perfect simple 114
5.3 Test your eco-awareness! 74
Use of English: Past perfect in reported speech 116
Use of English: Complex noun phrases 75
Use of English: Future passive 77
7.8 Fiction119
5.4 Water for life 79
5.5 The lungs of the Earth 80 8 Storytelling
5.6 Looking back, looking forward 81
8.1 A good story 120
Use of English: Connectives 82 8.2 Tales from around the world
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Use of English: Past modals 84 8.3 Stories we remember 122
5.7 Improve your writing 86 Use of English: Present perfect with indefinite
5.8 Speeches87 time adverbs 123
Use of English: Present perfect continuous 125
6 Natural wonders 8.4 A walk in the park 127
6.1 Highest, longest, deepest 88 8.5 Aladdin: a traditional story 128
6.2 Light at night 89 8.6 Aladdin: what happened next 129
6.3 Look at this! 90
A Use of English: Preposition + noun 130
Use of English: Comparatives and superlatives Use of English: Reported speech: questions
of adjectives 91 and statements 132
Use of English: Pronouns 93 8.7 Improve your writing 134
6.4 Fastest, longest, furthest 95 8.8 Fiction135
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6.5 Just look at the sky! 96
6.6 Use your human superpowers 97 9 Music
Use of English: Comparatives and 9.1 My kind of music 136
superlatives of adverbs 98 9.2 A portrait of a musician 137
Use of English: Multi-word verbs 9.3 Express yourself 138
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(phrasal and prepositional verbs) 100

Use of English: Use the correct verb tense 139
Use of English: what (= ‘the thing(s) which’) 141
6.8 Fiction103
9.4 I like it because … 143
7 Historical figures 9.5 A universal language 144
9.6 You are what you listen to 145
7.1 Leaders, rulers and explorers 104
7.2 The hidden pharaoh 105 Use of English: Participle clauses 146
7.3 Who will be remembered? 106 Use of English: Questions 148
Use of English: Past continuous 107 9.7 Improve your writing 150
Use of English: Verbs followed by prepositions 109 9.8 Autobiography151
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How to use this book

This Workbook provides questions for you to practise what you have learned in class.
There is a unit to match each unit in your Learner’s Book, with one page for each lesson.
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Study tip
Tips to help you with When reading, try to guess the
your learning. meaning of new words from context.
Sometimes a related word can give a
clue: different / differentiate.
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Use of English
Information to help you find out The -ing form of the verb can be used as a noun or
more about grammar. in a noun phrase. The noun or noun phrase can be
the subject of a verb: Swimming is fun. Learning
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languages is useful.
Or it can be the object of a verb: I like travelling. I
enjoy watching foreign films.
There are spelling rules for forming the -ing form.
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• With most verbs, we just add -ing: talk / talking.
Use the Cambridge Learner Corpus Get it right!

to get your grammar right!
We can use a the -ing form to talk about an
activity, e.g. studying, working, visiting.
Studying at home is difficult because I share a
room with my brother.
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of sun, a load of work.
Check!
We are working with Cambridge Assessment International
Complete the phrases Education towards
with the correct wordsendorsement
from the box. of this title.
carton bar can bottle slice

a a …………………… of soap d a …………………… of cola
There are opportunities to practise yourb grammar

a …………………… of English e
of juice
on the Use a …………………… of bread
pages in each unit. Each Use of Englishc session is divided ofinto

a …………………… waterthree parts:
Focus
1 Complete the partitive phrases.
Focus: These grammar questions a Don’t forget to buy a …………………… of bread.
help you to master the basics. b I’d like a …………………… of soup for lunch, please.
c Can I have a …………………… of lemonade with ice?
d Let’s get a …………………… of grapes for the picnic.
e We need a …………………… of cereal and a …………………… of matches.
f Let’s have a …………………… of coffee and a …………………… of cake.
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Practice: These grammar Practice
Practice
questions help you to become
2 Add any
2 words
Add any missing missing
to the words
sentences to the sentences below.
below.
more accurate and confident.Some sentences areSome sentences are correct.
correct.
pairs of pairs of
a I packed fouracleanI packed
T-shirtsfour
and clean T-shirts and two shorts.
two shorts.
b She gave me abreally

Sheuseful
gave advice.
me a really useful advice.
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c You can onlyctake You can only into
five clothing takethe
fivechanging
clothing room.
into the changing room.
d d Most
Most of the children of wearing
were the children
jeanswere
and wearing
T-shirts.jeans and T-shirts.
e Someone hadeleft aSomeone hadonleft

thea table.
sunglasses on the table.
A sunglasses
f f
I’m going to play aI’m going
music to play
written a music for
especially written especially for
today’s concert. today’s concert.
g The scientistsguse special

The scientists use special
equipment equipment
to test the age of to test the age of
the samples. the samples.
Challenge: These questions will
help you use language fluentlyh and
You can find ha lot You
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information on ourinformation
website. on our website.
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prepare for the next level. i Bring a sparei trainers
Bring
in acase
spare
youtrainers
get wet.in case you get wet.
Challenge Challenge
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Choose the correctChoose
word inthe correct
each word in each sentence.
sentence.
a a We
We had a mountain / piece mountain
had a/ dash / pieceto
of rubbish / dash
clearofuprubbish toparty.
after the clear up after the party.
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b b /Just
Just add a trickle a trickle
/ dash
pieceadd / piece
of salt and it/ dash of delicious.
will be salt and it will be delicious.
c The detectivecnoticed
Theadetective / spot / apinch
tiny dashnoticed dash
tiny of / spoton/ pinch
blood of blood on the carpet.
the carpet.
d d just
This room needs lick / heap
Thisa room just aoflick
needs/ dash / heap
paint / dash ofit.paint to improve it.
to improve
e e / Only
Only a lick / spot a lick
trickle / spotcame
of water / trickle
outof
of water came out of the tap.
the tap.
f f to The
The recipe says add recipe / trickle
a dash says / pinch
to add of /lemon
a dash trickleto/ pinch of lemon to the mixture.
the mixture.
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of the world
1.1 My language, your language
1 Complete the text with words and phrases from the box.
home bilingual few words of fluent improve

official language second songs started learning
that way learn it subtitles
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I was born in France and have lived in Paris all my life, but both of my parents are from
official language 1 is Arabic. We’ve always spoken Arabic at
Morocco, where the ……………………..
……………………..2 so I am completely ……………………..3 in Arabic and French.
My parents were already very ……………………..4 in French when they came to live
in France, because it was a ……………………..5 language for them. That’s because
when they were at school, they were taught Science and Maths in French. But when
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they speak French, they still have a Moroccan accent. I don’t have a Moroccan accent
because I ……………………..6 French at nursery school when I was two years old.
I love learning languages. At school, I learn English and Spanish. I really enjoy watching
films in Spanish with ……………………..7. I learn a lot ……………………..8. I also
like listening to ……………………..9 in English. It helps me to ……………………..10
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my vocabulary. I know a ……………………..11 Mandarin Chinese but I’d like to
……………………..12 properly one day because it could be useful to me in my career.
I want to be an interpreter and translate at international conferences.
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2 Complete the words. They are all languages or nationalities. Write L (for language),
N (for nationality) or B (for both) next to each one.
a Canad…………
ian N
……… g Japan…………… ………
b Bah………… Ma………… ……… h Mand…………… ………
c Canton………… ……… i Sans…………… ………
d Fren…………… ……… j Span…………… ………
e Hin…………… ……… k Ur…………… ………
f Ind…………… ………
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1.2 Geography and languages
1.2 Teach yourself Tok Pisin

1 Complete the crossword. 1
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Across
3 4 5
2 A language that has developed from a
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mixture of two languages. (6)
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7 The number of people living in a
country. (10)
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8 The language of ancient Rome. (5)
10 A pidgin language that has become the
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mother language. (6)
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11 A group of people living in a particular

area who have the same culture and
language. (9)
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Down
1 An ………… country is one that isn’t ruled by another country. (11)
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3 The most important city in a country. (7)
4 Russian uses the Cyrillic ………… (8)
5 The language spoken in Poland. (6)
6 The words that we use or learn to use in a language. (10)
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9 Papua ………… Guinea. (3)
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2 Answer the questions in your notebook.

a How many languages do you speak?
b What’s the official language of your country? Is it different from
your first language?
c Does your first language or your country’s official language contain words
from other languages? If yes, give some examples.
d Do you think it’s a good idea that some countries have an official language
that isn’t spoken at home by most people? Why or why not?
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1.3 It’s good to learn languages

1 Circle the correct words and phrases to complete the interview questions
and answers.
Do you think it is useful to know / knowing1 another language?

Yes, it is, for example / definitely 2. Speaking to someone in their own
language, even if / of course3 it is only for a short time, makes that
country / person 4 feel more at ease. So when you visit another
country it is really / a little bit5 useful.
So in your opinion, knowing just a few / small 6 words makes a difference?
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Yes, it makes very different / all the difference 7. People really like it
when you try / trying8 to speak their language.
What do you think for / that 9 the advantages are of learning languages?
Learners who know another / second 10 language have better reading
skills and a wider / longer 11 vocabulary. When it comes to work, you’re
a little bit / more likely 12 to be successful if you speak the language
of / from 13 the people you do business with. For example / It’s useful 14
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if you work for a Japanese series / company 15 in Europe or America,
you need to speak / speaking 16 some Japanese. They say that people
who / which17 use languages in their jobs earn about / times 18 8%
more than people who don’t use them. Also, studies / colleges19 show
that it improves your brain power. And now is / there is 20 even some
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evidence that people who are bilingual live longer!
2 Replace the words in brackets with words from Exercise 1.

a at ease
I always feel ……………………. (relaxed) with my language teacher.
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b Learning languages has a lot of ……………………. (good points) .

c I need to work on my listening and speaking …………………… (abilities)
in Spanish.
d My vocabulary …………………… (gets better) when I watch films with
subtitles.
e Scientists have …………………… (information from research) that
sleeping is good for your memory.
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Use of English
Question words
Use of English
The interrogative pronouns who and what and the interrogative adjectives whose (+ noun)
and which (+ noun) can be the subject or the object of a verb.
Question words As subject As object

Who Who saw the thief? Who did you see?
NOT: Who did see the thief?
What What happened yesterday? What did you find under
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NOT: What did happen yesterday? that stone?
Whose Whose hens escaped last night? Whose hens did the fox
NOT: Whose hens did escape last night? eat last night?
Which Which actors starred in Titanic? Which actor did you
NOT: Which actors did star in Titanic? meet last summer?
Check!
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Write S (subject) or O (object) for the question words in italics.
a Who answered the phone? ………… e Whose phone is ringing? …………
b What did they want? ………… f Who did you call just now? …………
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c Whose bike did you borrow? ………… g Which colour do you prefer? …………
d Which teacher said that? ………… h What will happen to them? …………
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Focus
1 Complete the dialogue with what, who, which or whose.
Jan: Hi Sal. It’s Jan. Sal: … …………………4 were you doing
Sal: Jan! I didn’t recognise the number. round at Mia’s?
Jan: Well I left all my stuff at Mia’s. Jan: Watching an old Star Wars film.
Sal: ……………………What 1
did you leave? Sal: ……………………5 one?
Jan: My bag with my phone in it. Jan: A New Hope. Have you seen it?
Sal: So ……………………2 phone are Sal: No, I don’t think I have.
you using at the moment? ……………………6 other Star Wars
Jan: My sister’s. films have you seen?
Sal: ……………………3 sister lent it to Jan: All of them, but I really like the
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you? Deb or Liza? old ones.
Jan: Liza, of course.
Practice
2 Complete the questions with a word from the box. Some words are used more than once.
Then match the questions to the answers.
What What‘s Who‘s Where
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a What
…………………… do you call the two dots 1 I think it’s a great way to learn
above some letters in German? a language.
b …………………… is Tagalog spoken? 2 It’s called an umlaut.
c …………………… do you think about 3 It’s hard to describe.
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studying abroad?
4 In the Philippines.
d …………………… been to South America?
e …………………… the accent like in Scotland? 5 I’ve been to Brazil.
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Challenge
3 Your mobile screen is broken and you can’t read all the words in your messages.
Write questions with who, what, which or whose.
a What did you break?
I broke my xxxx yesterday. ……………………………………………………………………
b I’ve passed my xxxx exam. ……………………………………………………………………
c I borrowed xxxx’s laptop yesterday. …………………………………………………………
d xxxx got a prize last week. xxxx told me. ……………………………………………………
e I invited xxxx to my party. He said xxxx. ……………………………………………………
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Use of English
-ing forms as subjects and objects

Use of English
The -ing form of the verb can be used as a noun or in a noun phrase. The noun or noun
phrase can be the subject of a verb: Swimming is fun. Learning languages is useful.
Or it can be the object of a verb: I like travelling. I enjoy watching foreign films.
There are spelling rules for forming the -ing form.
• With most verbs, we just add -ing: talk / talking.
• With verbs ending in one e, we delete the e and add -ing: write / writing.
• With verbs that end in a stressed syllable of one vowel and one consonant (not y or w),
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we double the last consonant and add -ing: begin / beginning BUT: play / playing.
Check!
Write the -ing form of these verbs.
a anwring
answer / …………………… e open / ……………………
b get / …………………… f ride / ……………………
c see / …………………… g run / ……………………
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d make / …………………… h stay / ……………………
Focus
1 Complete the sentences with the correct verb in the -ing form.
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be get(x2) learn listen to make watch work out use
a Watching
…………………… films in English is a good way to learn new words.
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b Avoid …………………… a dictionary all of the time.

c …………………… the meaning of words from context is a useful skill.
d A lot of learners enjoy …………………… songs to improve their
vocabulary.
e Have you considered …………………… a language learning app
on your phone?
f …………………… good at a language is not possible without daily practice.
g …………………… afraid of …………………… mistakes is bad for fluency.
h Don’t forget that …………………… a language should be fun.
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Practice Get it right!

2 Circle the best form of the word for each sentence.
We can use the -ing
a She passed the English exam because of all her hard form to talk about an
work / working through the year. activity, e.g. studying,
b He spent five years studies / studying Chinese. working, visiting.
Studying at home is
c I spoke Spanish every day during my visit / visiting difficult because I share
to Madrid. a room with my brother.
d Work / Working with people from different countries is But there is often a
really interesting. separate noun form
that we use in other
e During the interview, they asked him about his studies / contexts, e.g. studies,
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studying. work, visit.
She has to combine
f Visit / Visiting a country is a great way to practise the
her studies with her
language. football training.
Challenge
3 Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same thing.
Use an -ing form in every sentence.
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a It was fun to read that book in French.
Reading that book
……………………………… in French was fun.
b It can damage your eyes to look at the sun.
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………………………………………… sun can damage your eyes.
c It’s not easy to learn three languages at the same time.
………………………………………… at the same time is not easy.
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d The best way to learn a language is to practise every day.

………………………………………… is the best way to learn a language.
4 Write sentences about yourself using an -ing form.

a Find
…………ing a snake under my bed
…………………………………… is one of my greatest fears.
b …………ing …………………………………… is one of my ambitions.
c …………ing …………………………………… is one of my most vivid memories.
d …………ing …………………………………… was one of my most exciting experiences.
e I can never forget …………ing …………………………………… .
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1.4 Think about it
1.4 Do you speak emoji?

1 Choose the correct word from the box to complete each phrase.
look face mouth cheeks eyebrows up
a open mouth
…………………… d raised ……………………
b pink …………………… e thumbs ……………………
c puzzled …………………… f smiley ……………………
2 Complete the sentences with words from the box.
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crying winking joking laughing pointing puzzled rolling smiling
a laughing
‘Why are you …………………… ?’ ‘Because I just heard a joke!’
b That book’s funny. I was …………………… while I was reading it.
c ‘Are you OK?’ ‘Yes, I’m fine. I’m just …………………… because I’m cutting onions!’
d ‘Why are you looking so ……………………?’ ‘It’s because I don’t understand the
instructions on my new phone.’
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e ‘Look over there.’ ‘Where? What are you …………………… at?’
f ‘Why are you …………………… your eyes?’ ‘WHY? Because you’re 20 minutes late
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g ‘Dave said there was a snake in this swimming pool.’ ‘Relax! He was …………………….
He just said it to scare you.’
h ‘How do you know he wasn’t being serious?’ ‘Because he was …………………… at me
when he said it!’
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3 Complete the dialogue with an appropriate word.
Presenter: using
Why do people like ……………………1
emojis?
Professor: Well, first of all they’re a universal ……………………2.
Everyone can understand them because they’re
……………………3 not words.
Presenter: Are there any other ……………………4?
Professor: Well, it’s much ……………………5 to click on an emoji to say
‘I’m having a great time’ rather than writing it.
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1.5 Beyond words

1 Write the word or phrase next to the correct definition.
body language a Polite and friendly words or gesture when you meet
or welcome someone. ……………………greting
culture
eye contact b Speaking without using words. ……………………
gesture c The way your body shows your feelings. ……………………
greeting d The habits, traditions and beliefs of a society or group

of people. ……………………
non-verbal
communication e A movement you make with your hand, arm or head
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to express something, for example waving. ……………………
f It happens when two people look at each other at the
same time. ……………………
2 Are these words adjectives or nouns? Write adj or n next to them.

a aggressive adj
……… e impatience ………
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b angry ……… f negative ………
c agreement ……… g offence ………
d confusion ……… h uncomfortable ………
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3 Circle the correct option in each sentence.
a It’s a problem when people from different cultures
misunderstand / maintain each other’s gestures.
b I’ve written all the train times down so there won’t
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be any confidence / confusion about our travel plans.

c The meaning of gestures can express / vary in
different cultures.
d In many Arab countries people touch / kiss their chest
over their heart just after they smile / shake hands.
e I think it’s polite to show offence / interest when somebody is talking to me.
f Some people find it’s easiest to express / maintain their ideas and feelings in writing.
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1.6 Talk about it
1.6 An A to Z of idioms
1 There’s one incorrect word in each idiom. Cross it out and write the correct one
in the space. Then match the explanations to the corrected idioms.
a neck
[ 2 ] He’s a pain in the foot. …………………… 1 I was really happy.
b [ ] I was on a stick edge. …………………… 2 He’s very annoying.
c [ ] I was over the world. …………………… 3 You haven’t understood.
d [ ] You’ve put your neck 4 I was extremely worried.
in it. …………………… 5 It’s really wonderful.
e [ ] It’s out of this moon. …………………… 6 Y
ou’ve accidentally said
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something upsetting.
f [ ] You’ve got the wrong end of
the knife. ……………………
2 Choose the correct idiom to complete each response.

It’s out of the question It’s a zoo out there it gets on your nerves
That’s all very well It went from bad to worse It’s a good job
arrive on the dot
A It’s anybody’s guess

a Ali: Is Jordan always punctual? f Jung: How was the camping?
arrive on the dot.
Jo: Yes. She’ll ………………………... Zara: ……………………………….....
that you didn’t come. It snowed!
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b Su: What’s the traffic like?
Kim: Terrible. ……………………...... g Sam: So you missed the bus. Then
what happened?
……………………………………..… .
Defne: ……………………...………
c Lee: Can you do my homework
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for me? …………………………………….… .
We missed the train.
Dad: No!. …………………
h Juni: You can borrow my mobile if
d Ana: Where’s Charlie? you lend me your bike.
Jay: I don’t know. …………………… Leanne: …………………………...…
……………………………………..… . but I need my bike to get to school.
e Tariq: Do you like this game?
Akina: It’s OK at first. But after a bit
……………………………………..… .
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Present continuous
Use of English
• We use the present continuous for • We can use the present continuous or
actions that are happening at the time the present simple with feel and look
of speaking: ‘Why are you crying?’ when we talk about how someone feels
‘I’m not crying. I’m laughing.’ or looks now. I feel happy today. OR: I’m
feeling happy today. You look relaxed.
• When the verb think means believe,
OR: You’re looking relaxed.
we do not use the present continuous:
I think it’s important to learn languages. • We can use the present continuous with
BUT: ‘You look sad. What are you have when it doesn’t mean possess
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thinking about?’ ‘I’m thinking about my or own: Are you having a nice time in
cousin who is very ill.’ France? BUT: I have a lot of relations.
• We can use the verb be in the present • Some verbs are not normally used in
continuous when we are talking about the present continuous. Here are some
how someone is acting or behaving of them: believe, belong, contain, hate,
now: He is usually very polite. Why is know, like, love, mean, need, prefer,
he being so difficult today? realise, seem, understand, want.
Check!
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Circle the correct phrases.
a You look thoughtful. Are you thinking / Do you think about the holidays?
b Josie is / is being very tired.
c Ed isn’t having / doesn’t have fun today.
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Focus
1 Write the text messages in the present continuous.
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a I ……………………………1 (feel)
and I ………………………………2 (enjoy) walking near the
………………………………3 .
b Hiya Ben. We ………………………………4 (play)

on the ………………………………5 . Come and join us.
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Use of English
c Happy birthday from Newquay. We ………………………………6 (think)

about you today and we ………………………………7 (send) you lots of
good wishes. I hope you ………………………………8 (have) a lovely
day. What ………………………………9 (you do)? It
……………………………10 here and I ……………………………11
(not go) out. We ………………………………12 (stay)
in our ………………………………13 until it stops!
Practice
2 Choose the best verb form to complete the sentences. Get it right!
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a I love chatting to my friends online. I check /
We use the present continuous
I’m checking my phone every few minutes. for actions that are happening
b At the moment, I learn / I’m learning sign right now:
language. It’s a two-week beginner’s course. What are you reading? I’m
reading a really interesting article
c Sorry, I can’t talk right now – I study /
about the Amazon rainforest.
I’m studying in the library.
But we use the present simple
When Jose visits his aunt, he speaks /
d
A for regular, repeated habits,
is speaking Spanish to her. especially with time phrases:
e Quite often, I listen / I’m listening to podcasts Every night, I read for about half
an hour before I go to sleep.
in English on my phone.
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Challenge
3 Put the verb in the correct form, present simple or present continuous.
a cntains
An apple …………………… (contain) a lot of the vitamins you need.
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b Why …………………… (people / like) using emojis?

c What …………………… (we have) for supper today?
d I …………………… (think) about getting a new bike.
e She …………………… (seem) really tired today.
f I …………………… (not understand) why he …………………… (be) so
lazy today. Normally he …………………… (be) really helpful.
g What …………………… (do) bilingual mean?
h What …………………… (go) on? Why …………………… (everyone run)?
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Abstract nouns
Use of English
• We often use abstract nouns without continue. When we use an abstract
an article: Which is more important: noun with an article, it is often followed
intelligence or courage? by a defining relative clause or by of +
noun phrase, or by to, when it means in
• When we talk about a specific example
order to.
of an abstract quality, the abstract
noun has an article: I will never forget • These are some common endings of
the freedom that I felt when I got my abstract nouns: -ment, -ness, -ce, -tion,
first bicycle. He had the courage to -sion, -ity, -ship, -acy, -ism, -th.
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Check!
Circle the correct words.
a Health / The health is more important than wealth / the wealth.
b I didn’t have confidence / the confidence to ask a question.
c Friendliness / The friendliness which everyone showed immediately put me at ease.
Focus
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1 Match the beginnings of the abstract nouns to their endings.
-cy -sion -ence -tion -ship -ness -ity -ment

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a fluen………… d kind………… g embarrass…………
b confid………… e relation………… h confu…………
c concentra………… f flexibil…………
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Get it right!
Think carefully about the form of a word you need.
Noun advice practice life choice decision encouragement
Verb advise practise live choose decide encourage
Noun fun truth happiness luck surprise confidence

Adjective funny true happy lucky surprised confident
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Use of English
2 Choose the best word to complete the sentences.

a We haven’t made a decide / decision about where to go on holiday.
b We really enjoyed our trip to Singapore – it was great fun / funny.
c Wish me luck / lucky – I’ve got an exam tomorrow.
d We usually laugh to express happy / happiness.
e Deciding which language to study was a tough choice / choose.
3 Complete the dialogues using the noun form of the underlined word.
a ‘Have you encouraged him to read in English?’
encouragement .’
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‘Yes, I’ve given him lots of …………………….
b ‘The doctor advised me to stay at home.’
‘Then I think you should take her ……………………. .’
c ‘I’d like to live in a different country for a while.’
‘Yes, I don’t want to spend my whole …………………… in
the same place.’
d
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‘Is that really true?’
‘Yes, I promise I’m telling the ……………………!’
e ‘What do you do at football ……………………?’
‘We practise different skills like passing the ball or shooting on goal.’
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Challenge
4 Complete these sentences with your own words.
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a I go for bike rids in the countryside.

I get a feeling of freedom when ………………………………………
b Honesty is important …………………………………….……………
c I haven’t got the strength to …………………………………………..
d I will never forget the kindness that ………………………………….
5 Write sentences in your notebook using one of these abstract nouns in each one:
encouragement, friendship, patience, embarrassment.
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1.7 Improve your writing

1 Circle the correct words in the first paragraph of an email
from Wang Lei in China to Leon in Australia.
Hi Leon
Nice to meet you by / to 1 email! I got the / your 2 name and email address from / for 3
Ms Yang, our English teacher. She told me you’ll / you’re 4 learning Mandarin by / at 5 your
school and want to get to know / knowing 6 a Chinese learner your age for / so 7 you can
improve your writing. That’s great for / to 8 me because I want to be / being 9 in touch with
an Australian learner my age. You see, I’m hoping so / to 10 improve my English writing!
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2 Put the next paragraph of the email in the correct order. Number the sentences 1 to 5.
a [ ] But probably the most beautiful d [ ] It’s a big port with a population
place in my city is Binhai Road with its of nearly seven million people.
views of mountains and sea. e [ ] There’s a famous park in the
b [ ] I hope one day you’ll come and stay city called Xinghai Park where we
so I can take you there. sometimes have picnics.
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c [ 1 ] I’m 14 and live in Dalian, Liaoning
Province in north-east China.
3 Put the words in order and punctuate them to make the last paragraph of Wang Lei’s email.
a subjects / are / what / favourite / your
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What are your favourite subjects?
……………………………………………………………………………………
b long / have / how / you / been / Chinese / learning
……………………………………………………………………………………
c do / what / you / free / in / time / your / do / usually
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……………………………………………………………………………………
d really / forward / I’m / to / from / hearing / you / looking
……………………………………………………………………………………
e wishes / best / Wang Lei
……………………………………………………………………………………
Challenge
4 In your notebook, write a similar email about yourself to a new penfriend.
You can choose which English-speaking country your penfriend lives in.
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1.8 Read and respond
1.8 Poetry
1 Complete the limericks with rhyming words from the box. dress boat
smelly throat
Kelly
There was an old woman called …………………… 1 tight walk
Who loved watching films on the telly dish Kelly
fork
She watched day and night
With her boots on too ……………………2
And her feet got incredibly ……………………3.
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There was a young woman from Cork There once was a brave little goat
Who tried to eat soup with a Who sailed out to sea in a
……………………4 ……………………7
She made a real mess From a little tin ……………………8
And got food on her
A He ate seaweed and fish
……………………5 Which he hoped would soon cure his
So she gave up and went for a sore ……………………9.
……………………6.
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2 In your notebook, sort these words and phrases into groups which rhyme.
again dark drew flower grab it habit jewel park

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pool power rabbit rain school shark shoe shower

Stu taught us tortoise train waters zoo
Challenge
3 Try writing a limerick in your notebook. Use words from Exercise 2 if you
need to. First, write lines 1, 2 and 5, which should rhyme with each other. Line 1
usually ends with a person’s name or the name of a place. Then write lines 3 and
4, which are shorter and have a different rhyme.
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2 Design and
architecture
2.1 Bars, boxes and bottles
1 The letters of the packaging phrases are muddled. Put them in the correct order and
write a food or drink item that goes with each one.
a a can of cola
a anc of ………….…………. h a nit of ………….………….
b a bute of ………….…………. i a oxb of ………….………….
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c a captek of ………….…………. j a rab of ………….………….
d a chunb of ………….…………. k a raj of ………….………….
e a foal of ………….…………. l a selic of ………….………….
f a gab of ………….…………. m a toncar of ………….………….
g a lebtot of ………….………….
2 Complete the dialogue at a supermarket with some of the words from Exercise 1.
Remember to make them plural where necessary.
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Dad: Here’s the shopping list.
Elly: Right, crisps?
Dad: packet
Yes a big …………………… 1
of salt and
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vinegar crisps.
Elly: And biscuits?
Dad: I’d like a …………………… 2 of that nice lemonade.
Elly: What about bread?
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Dad: Yes. We need a couple of …………………… 3 of brown bread, please.

Elly: And a …………………… 4 of grapes?
Dad: Yes, please. And Mum asked us to get a …………………… 5 of honey.
Elly: What are we going to give everyone for dessert?
Dad: A …………………… 6 of birthday cake. Have you made it yet?
Elly: No. I need two …………………… 7 of chocolate to make the cream in the
middle and the icing. And don’t forget a …………………… 8 of matches for
the candles.
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2.2 Maths: Geometry
2.2 Why is an egg egg-shaped?

1 Complete the words. Then match them to the diagrams.
1
a c n
2
b c b
3
c cyl nd r
d sph r 4
e h x g n l pr sm 5
f h m sph r 6
g sq r based pyr m d
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h tr ng l r pr sm
8
i tr ng l r pyr m d
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2 Write the adjectives.
noun adjective noun adjective
a circular
circle …………………… d cylinder ……………………
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b triangle …………………… e hexagon ……………………
c sphere …………………… f octagon ……………………
3 Answer the quiz questions.

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a The building in the photo is in the USA and is called the Pentagon.
Can you work out what the word ‘pentagon’ means? ……….………………
b If this net is folded, what three-dimensional shape does it become?
……….………….…….………….…….………….…….………….…….………
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c If this net is folded, what three-dimensional shape does it become?
……….………….…….………….…….………….…….………….…….………
d If this net is folded, what three-dimensional shape, does it become?
……….………….…….………….…….………….…….………….…….………
e How many cubes are there in this shape?
……….………….…….………….…….………….…….………….…….………
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2.3 Design classics

1 Complete the texts with appropriate words.
The original of these were a ……………………type 1

of sandal
worn in ancient Egypt. But …………………… modern version
2
originated in Japan, where they’re …………………… 3 ‘zori’.

They’re very simple, they’re practical and …………………… 4
aren’t expensive. You …………………… 5 wear them indoors or outdoors. They
…………………… 6 be worn by adults and children. …………………… 7 don’t try
running in them!
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Originally, an ordinary pin …………………… 8 used to hold papers together. The
…………………… 9 was that the pin could prick …………………… 10 finger if you
weren’t careful. And …………………… 11 course, a pin left a hole …………………… 12
the paper. Then in the 1890s, …………………… 13 new design appeared. It was
a …………………… 14 of thin metal, made in a …………………… 15
shape so that it held paper …………………… 16 without making
holes. There …………………… 17 been several variations on
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the …………………… 18 designs: some are triangular; some are
…………………… 19 heart-shaped and star-shaped.
2 Match the descriptions to the pictures.

a This object has an almond-shaped base and uses 1
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electricity to make clothes flat.
b It’s a pear-shaped object which is used to give light. 2
c This is a diamond-shaped sign which shows that
the road is slippery. 3
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d It’s a thin ring-shaped object made of rubber

which you can use to tie your hair back. 4
Challenge
3 Describe these objects in one or two sentences in your notebook.
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Use of English
Partitives
Use of English
We can use a noun phrase with of to describe things that come in:
containers – a packet of crisps; groups – a bunch of flowers;
owers
shapes – a bar of chocolate.
We can use partitives with countable nouns, e.g. a bag of nuts,
nuts or
with uncountable nouns, e.g. a drop of water, a slice of cake.
cake
Partitives can also be used in expressions which do not
involve food or water: a piece of paper, a bit of rain, a bit
of sun, a load of work.
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Check!
Complete the phrases with the correct words from the box.
carton bar can bottle slice
a a …………………… of soap d a …………………… of cola

b
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a …………………… of juice e a …………………… of bread
c a …………………… of water
Focus
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1 Complete the partitive phrases.
a Don’t forget to buy a …………………… of bread.
b I’d like a …………………… of soup for lunch, please.
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c Can I have a …………………… of lemonade with ice?

d Let’s get a …………………… of grapes for the picnic.
e We need a …………………… of cereal and a …………………… of matches.
f Let’s have a …………………… of coffee and a …………………… of cake.
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Practice Get it right!

2 Add any missing words to the sentences below.
Some sentences are correct. Remember, we talk about:
pairs of • a piece of information /
a I packed four clean T-shirts and two shorts.
advice
b She gave me a really useful advice. • a piece of paper
c You can only take five clothing into the changing room. • a piece of equipment
• a piece of music
d Most of the children were wearing jeans and T-shirts.
• a piece / an item of
e Someone had left a sunglasses on the table. clothing
• a pair of shoes /
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f I’m going to play a music written especially for
today’s concert. boots / trousers /
shorts / jeans /
g The scientists use special equipment to test the age of glasses.
the samples.
h You can find a lot more information on our website.
i Bring a spare trainers in case you get wet.

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Challenge
3 Choose the correct word in each sentence.
a We had a mountain / piece / dash of rubbish to clear up after the party.
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b Just add a trickle / piece / dash of salt and it will be delicious.
c The detective noticed a tiny dash / spot / pinch of blood on the carpet.
d This room needs just a lick / heap / dash of paint to improve it.
e Only a lick / spot / trickle of water came out of the tap.
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f The recipe says to add a dash / trickle / pinch of lemon to the mixture.
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Use of English
Second conditionals
Use of English
We can use if clauses to describe imaginary situations.
Positive Negative
Clause 1 The negative of would is wouldn’t.
If + simple past tense If I lived in the country, I wouldn’t be able
If I lived in the country, to go to the cinema.
If I didn’t live in the city, Questions and short answers
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Clause 2 Would you cycle to school if the roads were
would safer? Yes, I would. / No, I wouldn’t.
I would buy a horse. For advice
I’d grow my own vegetables. We can use the second conditional to
give advice:
You can change the order of the clauses, If I were you, I’d call him.
deleting the comma, like this: Note that we usually say If I were you rather
I would buy a horse if I lived in the country. than If I was you.
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I’d grow my own vegetables if I didn’t live
in the city.
Note that I’d is the short form of I would.
Check!
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a We use the second conditional to talk about real / imaginary situations.
b In the if clause, we use would / the past tense.
c In the other clause, we use would / the past tense.
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d The short form of would is wd’ / ’d.
Focus
1 Write sentences using the second conditional. Use a comma where necessary.
a If you (be) a pilot / you (fly) around the world.
If you were a pilot, you could fly around the world.
……………………………………………………….....................................
b I (not ask) Marek for advice / if I (be) you.
……………………………………………………….....................................
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c She (do) better at school / if she (not chat) all the time.
……………………………………………………….....................................
d If people (stop) using cars / our cities (not be) so polluted.
……………………………………………………….....................................
e If you (have) a boat / (you sail) around the world?
……………………………………………………….....................................
f There (be) less pollution / if someone (can) invent solar planes.
……………………………………………………….....................................
Practice
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2 Choose the correct verb form to complete the text.
Get it right!
You’ll notice that the house has relatively small windows.
We can talk about two
If the rooms has / had 1 bigger windows, obviously, there’d /
possible results of the
there’ll 2 be more light, which is / would be 3 nice. However, if same action in the same
the windows are / were 4 bigger, there’d be / there’s 5 a larger sentence using:
area of glass and that can / would 6 let more heat escape, so the if + past simple … would
house will / would 7 be less energy efficient. In a perfect world, … would:
A If we used less plastic
it would be great if we can / could 8 invent a type of glass that
packaging, there would
kept all the heat in. be less waste and less
plastic would end up in
the oceans.
Challenge
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3 Complete the sentences with your own ideas using the
second conditional.
a I’d give some of it to charity
If I won (win) $1m, ………………………………………………………… .
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b If I (have) a lot of money, I ………………………………………………... .

c My life (be) better if ……………………………………………………….. .
d I (feel) really happy if ……………………………………………………… .
e I (get) very angry if ……………………………………………………….... .
f If I (be) you, I ………………………………………………………............ .
g If I (can) choose any ………………………………………………………..,
I ………………………………………………………... .
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2.4 Think about it
2.4 Just the place

1 Solve the crossword.
1 2 Down
3
2 Outside area that’s attached to the
higher floors of a building. (7)
4 5 6 7
3 Small house made with tree trunks.
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(3,5)
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5 In a style that has stayed the same
for many years. (11)
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6 Manufactured rectangular block
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11 used for building. (5)
12 7 Expensive apartment at the top of
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a tall building. (9)
14 15
12 Hard, strong material such as
silver or iron. (5)
16 17 18
15 Material from trees used for

building and making furniture. (4)
16 Hard transparent material used for
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making windows. (5)
18 Plants grow in it. It’s also the name
of our planet. (5)
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Across
1 Tropical plant that produces long sticks used for building. (6)
4 Grey material made of cement, sand, water and small stones. (8)
8 Not straight. Having a smooth, rounded shape. (6)
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9 Material from the ground often used to make tiles. (4)

10 With lots of hills. (5)
11 They’re often used to cover a roof or on a floor. (5)
13 Hard material from the ground used to build walls. (5)
14 Tall, narrow building that’s often square or circular. (5)
17 The front of a building. (6)
19 Window in a roof. (8)
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2.5 Homes in the desert

1 Circle the correct words.
If you live in a desert, you need a house that is

resistant / efficient 1 to heat and that can stay
cool even when the sun is at its hottest.
A traditional / comfortable 2 method of building
in the Sahara Desert is using zinc / earth 3 made
into sun-dried bricks. This method is
environmentally high / friendly 4 and energy
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efficient / renewable 5 since the earth does not
need to be built / transported 6 and the bricks
are dried by the sun. Also earth walls do not
conduct / cover 7 heat. They keep a house cool
during the hot daytime, but the heat stays in them
at night when the energy / temperature 8 drops.
2 Complete the text with the correct words from the box.
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air flow escapes heat conductor hottest light rays roof windows
In recent years, many traditional houses in the Sahel areas of Africa have been built with
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a metal ………………roof 1
. This has made building quicker but metal is a ………………2,
so heat passes through it very easily. This means that during the ………………3 time
of day, heat comes in, and at night, when it’s cool, the heat ………………4. Now some
builders in the Sahel are going back to traditional domed roofs. This shape prevents
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………………5 entering because of the angle of the roof.

To keep heat down during the day when the sun is strong, most Sahel houses are built
with only a few small ………………6. Making the roof higher or having small windows at
different heights can increase ………………7.
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2.6 Talk about it
2.6 Famous buildings

1 Complete the name of:
a a building where you can see ancient objects: m……………………
useum
b a place where kings and queens live: p……………………
c a very tall, thin structure: t……………………
d a building with triangular sides: p……………………
e a building where you can see a performance involving singing and acting:
o…………………… h……………………
f a building where you can see sports events: s……………………
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g three religious buildings: c……………………, m……………………,
t…………………….
2 Every seventh word is missing. Write a suitable word in each gap.
• Some will be simple words like a or in.
• Contractions such as there’s (= there is) count as one word.
• There are several possibilities for some of the gaps.
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most
The Royal Albert Hall is the …………………… 1
famous concert
hall in the UK. …………………… a huge oval brick building with
2
……………………3 glass and steel domed roof. It ……………………4

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built by Queen Victoria in memory ……………………5 her
husband Prince Albert who died ……………………6 1861.
The civil engineers and designers ……………………7 those days,
unfortunately, didn’t know much ……………………8 acoustics.
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They didn’t have the knowledge ……………………9 we have today

about how to ……………………10 a building with good sound. So
……………………11 it rains during a concert at ……………………12
Royal Albert Hall, you hear the ……………………13 falling on the
glass roof. But ……………………14 looks wonderful inside with
all the ……………………15 decorations and red curtains and
carpets. ……………………16 space for more than 5,000 people
……………………17 the hall. It’s used for all ……………………18
of events, including classical and pop ……………………19, opera,
ballet and circus.
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Relative clauses beginning with prepositions

Use of English
• In formal written English we can make relative clauses using relative pronouns
with prepositions: There is a huge balcony. You can see the ocean from the huge
balcony. We can combine those two sentences with a relative clause beginning with a
preposition + which: There is a huge balcony from which you can see the ocean.
• Now read these two sentences: The designer has won awards. They toured the
city with the designer. We can combine those two sentences with a relative clause
beginning with a preposition + whom: The designer with whom they toured the city
has won awards.
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Note that with a preposition we use whom NOT who, e.g. with whom, for whom, to whom.
Check!
a The hotel in which / in that you will be staying is in the centre.
b The train on whom / on which we travelled went incredibly fast.
c The scientist with which / with whom we work specialises in genetics.
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Focus
1 Circle the correct words.
a He had a teacher to whom / from whom / by which he received a lot of
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good advice.
b They had a rope in which / by which / with which they were able to rescue
the boy.
c A job was advertised at which / for which / on which a lot of people applied.
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d The reporters from whom / in which / by whom they were interviewed were
from Denmark.
e The coach on which / to which / with which we travelled was air-conditioned.
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Use of English
Practice
2 Complete the sentences with a suitable preposition + relative pronoun.
a in which
The place …………………… a person lives can affect their health
and mood.
b There are people …………………… change is always very difficult.
c The material …………………… this building is constructed is very cheap.
d Most of us trust the people …………………… we are taught.
e The only days …………………… the design museum is open are Tuesday
and Saturday.
FT
f The method …………………… clay roof tiles are made today, originated
hundreds of years ago.
g It is probably that his design ideas were influenced by the people
…………………… he worked.
h The building …………………… we are standing is important in the
history of our country.
Challenge
A
3 Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun and the underlined preposition.
a I would like to thank all the people. We’ve worked on this project with them.
with whom we've worked on this project.
I would like to thank all the people ……………………………
R
b The journalist describes the day. He first visited the building on that day.
The journalist describes the day …………………………… the building.
c The survivors thanked the pilot. They were rescued by him.
The survivors thanked the pilot ……………………………
D
d Every term our design students choose the materials. They want to work
with those materials.
Every term our design students choose the materials
…………………………… .
e The freezer must be kept locked. The vaccine is stored in it.
The freezer …………………………… must be kept locked.
f The architects have won a lot of awards. She now works for them.
The architects …………………………… have won a lot of awards.
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Questions beginning with prepositions

Use of English
Sometimes we start a question with a preposition:
In which unit did we study comparatives? The reason is that it often sounds clearer.
On which day did you visit the Design Compare these sentences:
Museum? After which war did America stop being a
To whom did you lend my phone charger? colony of Britain?
Under whose bed did you find this letter? Which war did America stop being a colony
of Britain after?
FT
Check!
Write the correct prepositions.
a …………………… which days is she c …………………… which window did
usually free? they enter?
b …………………… whom did he d …………………… which situations do
complain? you feel shy?
A
Focus
1 Make sentences by putting the words in order.
a Tower / which / In / you / see / can / Eiffel / city / the / ?
R
In which city can you se the Eiffel Twer?
……………………………………………………….....................................
b river / which / On / Cairo / stand / does / ?
……………………………………………………….....................................
D
c Statue / whom / From / did / receive / the USA / the / of Liberty?

……………………………………………………….....................................
d memory / whose / built / In / was / Taj Mahal / the / ?
……………………………………………………….....................................
e temperature / which / water / freeze / does / Below / ?
……………………………………………………….....................................
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Use of English
Practice
2 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition + question word from the box.
Near whose To whose From whom With whose

Over which In which Under which
a To whose
…………………… email address was the message sent?
b …………………… country is the ancient city of Petra?
c …………………… circumstances would you keep money that you found in the street?
FT
d …………………… do you think we learn best, our parents or our teachers?
e …………………… help was this project completed?
f …………………… busy street are they planning to build a pedestrian bridge?
g …………………… house was the suitcase full of money found?
Challenge
A
3 Complete the questions with a preposition + question word. Then answer the questions in
your notebook.
a To whom
…………………… do you always tell the total truth?
R
b …………………… time in your life have you felt happiest?
c …………………… people have you been most

influenced so far in your life?
D
d …………………… have you received the most

useful bits of advice?
e …………………… opinion are you most likely

to listen?
f …………………… do you usually feel most

comfortable?
g …………………… classes are you most likely to

feel happy and relaxed?
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2.7 Improve your writing

1 Circle the correct words in the first paragraph of a letter to the council from students at
Cranbourne School.
To the City Planning Department:

We are very pleased that / for / by 1 the council has asked us for suggestions for an / a /
some 2 new youth club in our area. Here are our ideas. Firstly, we have thought for / about
/ by 3 the location of the club. We think that a well-designed / good-designed / new-
designed 4 building in one of our parks would be an excellent answer / opening / place 5
for a youth club. In this way we’d be able to having / had / have 6 a greenhouse and small
garden next to / on / in 7 it and be able to use the park.
FT
2 Put the sentences of the second paragraph of the letter in the correct order.
Number them 1 to 4.
a [ ] We would also be interested in having facilities for gardening.
b [ ] There are already places where young people can do sport.
c [ 1 ] Secondly, we have thought about which activities we would like to do there.
d [ ] We are therefore particularly interested in activities such as arts and crafts,
A
drama, music and cooking.
3 Complete the last paragraph with words from the box.
activities appreciate best concert design

R
equipment flexible garden cooking
dsign
Finally, we think the …………………… 1
of the building is important. The space
needs to be ……………………2 so that we can enjoy all the ……………………3
that we have mentioned. We would love to have a kitchen so that we could have
D
……………………4 classes using vegetables grown in the ……………………5. We

think that one of the ……………………6 ways for people to learn teamwork is by
putting on a play or ……………………7. We would therefore ……………………8
having a stage. And we would also like to have ……………………9 for various arts
and crafts.
Challenge
4 Decide on activities for a new youth club. Write to the council giving suggestions,
with reasons, for the club’s location, activities and design.
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2.8 Read and respond
2.8 Non-fiction
1 Complete the description of the photo with words from the box.
calm bridge castle crossing feeling leaves

moving pattern people real water winter
bridge
We see a …………………… 1
stretching across water
to the entrance of an old …………………… 2. The trees
have no …………………… 3 so we know it’s
…………………… 4. It’s a still, …………………… 5
FT
day without wind because the water and trees aren’t
…………………… 6 at all. The trees and their reflection,
especially on the right side are like a …………………… 7.
Most of the photo is of the …………………… 8 and the
bridge and there are no …………………… 9 in the picture.
This gives the photo a dreamy …………………… 10. It doesn’t
seem like a …………………… 11 place. We can feel the silence.
We try to imagine …………………… 12 the bridge. We can
A
almost hear what our feet will sound like on the bridge.
2 Underline the sentences in the description which give the writer’s feelings
about the picture.
R
3 Write three sentences giving your feelings about the picture.
……………………………………………………………………………………...
……………………………………………………………………………………...
D
……………………………………………………………………………………...
Challenge
4 Look at the picture and in your notebook
write a description of what you can see.
What do you think the people are looking at?
How does this photo make you feel? Do you
like it? Why or why not?
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2 Design and architecture 4 Advertising

2.4 Just the place 31 4.4 The psychology of shopping 63

5 Natural resources 7.4 Creating and performing 111

(phrasal and prepositional verbs) 100

How to use this book

How to use this book

• With most verbs, we just add -ing: talk / talking.

Use the Cambridge Learner Corpus Get it right!

carton bar can bottle slice

There are opportunities to practise yourb grammar

pages in each unit. Each Use of Englishc session is divided ofinto

2 Design and architecture

b She gave me abreally

e Someone hadeleft aSomeone hadonleft

g The scientistsguse special

home bilingual few words of ﬂuent improve

1.2 Geography and languages

1.2 Teach yourself Tok Pisin

11 A group of people living in a particular

2 Answer the questions in your notebook.

1 Languages of the world

1.3 It’s good to learn languages

Do you think it is useful to know / knowing1 another language?

2 Replace the words in brackets with words from Exercise 1.

b Learning languages has a lot of ……………………. (good points) .

Question words As subject As object

1 Languages of the world

-ing forms as subjects and objects

b Avoid …………………… a dictionary all of the time.

1 Languages of the world

Practice Get it right!

d The best way to learn a language is to practise every day.

4 Write sentences about yourself using an -ing form.

1.4 Think about it

1.4 Do you speak emoji?

look face mouth cheeks eyebrows up

2 Complete the sentences with words from the box.

3 Complete the dialogue with an appropriate word.

1 Languages of the world

1.5 Beyond words

gesture c The way your body shows your feelings. ……………………

greeting d The habits, traditions and beliefs of a society or group

2 Are these words adjectives or nouns? Write adj or n next to them.

be any confidence / confusion about our travel plans.

1.6 Talk about it

2 Choose the correct idiom to complete each response.

1 Languages of the world

and I ………………………………2 (enjoy) walking near the

b Hiya Ben. We ………………………………4 (play)

c Happy birthday from Newquay. We ………………………………6 (think)

b Why …………………… (people / like) using emojis?

1 Languages of the world

Noun fun truth happiness luck surprise confidence

2 Choose the best word to complete the sentences.

2.4 Just the place 31 4.4 The psychology of shopping 63

5 Natural resources 7.4 Creating and performing 111

(phrasal and prepositional verbs) 100