CONTENTS

Welcome p 4 A A lucky pilot; Descriptive verbs; Phrasal verbs; Childhood memories; Elements of a story; Talking about past routines B Future plans;
Life plans; Future continuous; Future perfect; Being emphatic: so and such; Extreme adjectives C Conversations; Personality; Using should; Career paths;
Decisions; Permission D A change of lifestyle?; Reporting verbs; Negative adjectives; Another country; Changes; Regrets: I wish … / If only …

FUNCTIONS & SPEAKING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY

Unit 1 Issuing and accepting a challenge Verbs followed by infinitive or gerund Verbs of movement
Survival Discussing situations and your emotional Verbs which take gerund and infinitive with Adjectives to describe
reactions to them different meanings: remember, try, stop, regret, uncomfortable feelings
p 12 forget Wordwise: Expressions with
right
Unit 2 Expressing surprise Relative clauses (review) Groups of people
Going places Discussing nomadic peoples which to refer to a whole clause Phrasal verbs (1)
Omitting relative pronouns
p 20 Reduced relative clauses

Review Units 1 & 2 pages 28–29

Unit 3 Emphasising Quantifiers Costumes and uniforms
The next Discussing the Tiger mum style of so and such (review) Bringing up children
generation parenting do and did for emphasis
p 30

Unit 4 Expressing frustration be / get used to (doing) vs. used to (do) Personality adjectives
Thinking outside Guessing game to practise personality Adverbs and adverbial phrases Common adverbial phrases
the box adjectives Wordwise: Expressions with
p 38 good

Review Units 3 & 4 pages 46–47

Unit 5 Advice and obligation Obligation, permission and prohibition (review) Technology (nouns)
Screen time Talking about technology Necessity: didn’t need to / needn’t have Technology (verbs)
Ability in the past (could, was / were able to,
p 48 managed to, succeeded in)

Unit 6 Using intensifying comparatives Comparatives Ways of speaking

Bringing people Discussing the use of the Internet for Linkers of contrast Love and relationships
together doing good
Role play: Stuck in a lift
p 56

Review Units 5 & 6 pages 64–65

Unit 7 Cheering someone up Ways of referring to the future (review) Phrases to talk about the
Always look on the Silver linings game: – thinking of optimistic Future continuous future: about to, off to, on the
bright side solutions Future perfect point of
Feelings about future events
p 66
Wordwise: Expressions with
so
Unit 8 Saying ‘Yes’ and adding conditions Conditionals (review) Phrasal verbs (2)
Making lists Discussing wonders of the world Mixed conditionals Alternatives to if: suppose,
provided, as long as, otherwise,
p 74 unless

Review Units 7 & 8 pages 82–83

Unit 9 Asking someone politely to change their I wish and If only Life’s ups and downs
Be your own life behaviour I would prefer to / it if, It’s time, I’d rather / sooner Work and education
coach Discussing further education and work
experience
p 84

Unit 10 Making a point Reported speech (review) Sharing news

Spreading the Introducing news Reported questions and requests Reporting verbs
news Interviewing a well-known person Wordwise: Expressions with
Discussing the ethics of journalism way
p 92

Review Units 9 & 10 pages 100–101

Unit 11 Sympathising about past situations Speculating (past, present and future) Space idioms
Space and beyond Discussing the greatest films Cause and effect linkers Adjectives commonly used to
Discussing life in space describe films
p 102

Unit 12 Speaking persuasively Passive report structures Geographical features

More to explore Giving a presentation about human The passive: verbs with two objects Verb + noun collocations
activity and the natural world
p 110

Review Units 11 & 12 pages 118–119

Pronunciation pages 120–121 Get it right! pages 122–126 Speaking activities pages 127–128
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PRONUNCIATION THINK SKILLS
Dipthongs: alternative spellings Train to Think: Thinking Reading Article: Sacrifice for survival?
rationally Article: The ultimate survivor
Self-esteem: How adventurous Photostory: The challenge
are you? Writing An email about an experience
Listening Radio show: Desperate Measures
Phrasal verb stress Train to Think: Distinguishing Reading Article: Refugees bring new life to a village
fact from opinion Blog: From London to Lyon
Values: Learning from other Culture: Nomadic people
cultures Writing An informal email
Listening Radio interview about migration in nature

Adding emphasis Train to Think: Changing your Reading Blog: An embarrassing dad
opinions Book blurb and reviews: For and against – Tiger Mums
Self-esteem: Developing Literature: About a Boy by Nick Hornby
independence Writing An essay about bringing up children
Listening Radio show about bringing up children in different cultures
Pronouncing words with gh Train to Think: Lateral thinking Reading Article: Lion lights
Values: Appreciating creative Web post: A problem on Answers4U
solutions Photostory: Writer’s block
Writing A story ending: ‘Thanks, you saved my life!’
Listening Talking heads – being imaginative

The schwa sound Train to Think: The PMI strategy Reading Texts: Smart screens?
Self-esteem: Learning from Article: Great success for teenage teachers: When silver surfers
elderly people get connected
Culture: When pictures learnt to walk and talk: the history of film
Writing Instructions
Listening A conversation about watching too much TV
Linked words with /dʒ/ and /tʃ/ Train to Think: Exaggeration Reading Blog: The day people started talking
Values: Doing good Article: An Ice Cold Summer
Literature: A kind of loving by Stan Barstow
Writing An essay about social media
Listening Radio show: Radio romances

Encouraging someone Train to Think: Learning to Reading Blog: Me, Myself and My take on the World
see things from a different Website page: QUOTATIONSforWORRIERS
perspective Photostory: The competition
Self-esteem: What cheers me up Writing A short story ending: ‘Every cloud has a silver lining’
Listening Radio show: Silver Linings

Weak forms with conditionals Train to Think: The ‘goal setting’ Reading Book review: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
checklist Blog: Adrian’s list blog
Values: Lists Culture: The New Seven Wonders of the World
Writing An essay: A Modern Wonder of the World
Listening An interview about why we make lists

Linking: Intrusive /w/ and /j/ Train to Think: Jumping to a Reading Presentation: Life and how to live it
hasty conclusion Quiz: Are you in control?
Self-esteem: Being diplomatic Literature: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Writing An article for the school magazine
Listening A radio programme about life choices
Linking: Omission of the /h/ Train to Think: Identifying the Reading Magazine article: Everybody’s Tweeting
sound source of a piece of news Article: Bad news
Values: News or not? Photostory: The news clip
Writing A magazine article about an interview with a well-known person
Listening An interview with a foreign correspondent

Stress on modal verbs for Train to Think: Spotting flawed Reading Article: They might not come in peace …
speculation arguments Blog: My all-time favourite films about space
Self-esteem: Who we are Culture: Real Humans
Writing A report about a problem on a school trip
Listening A talk about the Voyager mission
Linking: Intrusive /r/ Train to Think: Exploring hidden Reading Article: Our undiscovered world
messages Article: Explorers: a friend to the native people Cândido Rondon
Values: Human activity and the Literature: The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
natural world Writing A short biography
Listening A talk about discovering new species

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OBJECTIVES
FUNCTIONS: cheering someone up
GRAMMAR: ways of referring to the
future (review); future continuous;

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE future perfect

VOCABULARY: phrases to talk about

BRIGHT SIDE
the future: about to, off to, on the
point of; feelings about future
events

READING
1 Look at the photos. What do they mean to you? Can you
relate them to a real life situation?

2 SPEAKING Read statements A and B. Discuss the differences

in their reactions, in class. Then say who is more like you: the
person who wrote statement A, or the one who wrote B.
A My best friend has moved to another country. I’ll never
get over it. I won’t find anybody that I like as much as her,
so I won’t even try to find a new friend. Imagine I found one,
and she moved away too!
B My best friend has moved to another country. That’s great
for her. I’m definitely going to stay in touch and I’m looking
forward to hearing stories of her new life. And who knows,
one day I might even be able to visit her.

3 Read through the blog quickly and answer the questions.

1 What does the blogger call her character?
2 What does he do for a living?
3 Is he an optimist or a pessimist?

4 2.02 Read the blog again and listen. Mark the

statements T (true) or F (false). Then work with a partner
and correct the false statements.
1 The blogger is concerned with her own attitudes and
those of her friends.
2 The main reason the blogger writes this post is to share
an exciting story.
3 The main character of the story is a man whose attitude
to life changed after he was attacked.
4 The robber got into the shop intending to kill the man
who worked there.
5 On the way to hospital, the man was feeling calm
because of the support he got from the paramedics.
6 When the man arrived in the operating theatre, the staff
didn’t seem hopeful.
7 The man made a joke but no one found it funny.
8 The blogger thinks that the positive attitude the man
showed in a difficult situation helped to save his life.

5 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

1 Did you like the story the blogger used? Do you agree that
Jim’s positive attitude helped save his life?
2 Do you think a story like this could change people’s
attitudes? Say why (not).

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Me, Myself
& My Take Take #17: It’s all about the positivity

on the T oday’s take is all about attitude. So many of

my friends are often pessimistic. You know,
the kind of people who always think, ‘There’s
hospital, the doctors will take care of you!’ But
once Jim was in the operating theatre and he
saw the faces of the doctors and nurses, he

World a dark cloud up there. It’s going to rain soon!’

Guys, we all need to work on our attitudes. It
matters how we see things!
had the feeling that people thought he was
more or less dead already. He knew he needed
to do something.
I read a story recently that I want to share There was a nurse who was asking him lots
with you, and if you’re a pessimist, maybe it’ll of questions, very fast. One question was: ‘Are
change your attitude a bit too. It’s about this you allergic to anything?’ ‘Yes!’ Jim said loudly
guy, I’ve forgotten his name, let’s call him Jim. and everybody stopped what they were doing.
He was kind of a born optimist, always in a There was total silence. ‘Bullets!’ Jim said, and
good mood. all the doctors and nurses burst out laughing.
Jim owned a shop, and a customer once And then Jim added, ‘Please operate on me
asked him how he managed to stay so friendly thinking that I’ll live, and not that I’ll die!’
and positive all the time. His answer was: Jim survived, thanks to the skill of the
‘When I wake up in the morning, I know that doctors and nurses. But what helped too was
the day will have good and bad moments that he managed to remain an optimist even in
for me, but whatever happens, I’m going to the most dramatic moment of his life.
choose to be in a good mood.’ So listen up, dear readers. Let’s try and
Then one day, something terrible think positively more often. Actually, I’m on
happened. An armed robber came in, held him the point of doing this right now. I’m having a
up at gunpoint and made Jim open the safe. piano lesson later today. Not my choice really,
As he was trying to open it, Jim’s hand slipped. it’s my parents who think it’s good for me to
The robber saw this, probably thought, ‘He’s learn a musical instrument. But I’ll be a good
about to attack me!’ and panicked and fired. girl. I’ll keep an open mind. I’ll choose to find
Jim was still conscious when the ambulance something positive about playing the piano.
arrived, and he was rushed to hospital. In Anyway, I’d better go. My bus leaves in five
the ambulance, he’d felt fine because the minutes. Oh, and I’m off to Spain on Tuesday
paramedic kept telling him, ‘Don’t worry. I’m for a family holiday so I guess I’ll post my next
sure you’ll be OK. As soon as we get to the update two weeks from now.

Learning to see things from a different perspective

How we see a situation influences how we feel about it and how we behave in it. Learning to look at things from a more
optimistic perspective can have a positive influence on the outcome of a situation.
1 Read what these people have experienced when trying to look at things from a different perspective.
Say what and who helped them change their attitude.
I tended not to believe in myself. I always thought
everybody else was better than me. One day I went
For a long time, I used to worry about everything out with a group of friends, and we met this guy
all the time. I even used to worry about not finding who seemed quite nice. But then I noticed that he
anything to worry about. Then we had this started to make fun of the things I said. I became
discussion in class, and one of my teachers told us a quiet and started to feel bad about myself. When I
saying I’ll never forget. It may sound ridiculous, but spoke to my best friend afterwards, she just said,
it really helped me change my attitude. It basically ‘So what? That guy’s strange but that’s him, not
says, ‘For every problem under the sun, there is either you.’ So I decided to ignore the guy and he soon
a solution or there is none. If there is one, think till stopped making fun of me. More importantly, I felt
you find it. If there is none, then never mind it.’ better about myself.

2 SPEAKING Think of any difficult situations where you could usefully apply either of the two perspectives
above. Discuss with a partner.

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GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
Ways of referring to the future (review) Phrases to talk about the future:
1 Look at the sentences from the blog. Then about to, off to, on the point of
complete the rule with be going to, will, the 1 All of these sentences refer to the future.
present continuous or the present simple. Which sentence talks about:
1 There’s a dark cloud up there. It’s going to rain soon! a future travel plans?
2 I’m having a piano lesson later today. b the very immediate future (x2)
3 As soon as we get to the hospital, the doctors
will take care of you! 1 He’s about to attack me.
4 I’ll post my next update two weeks from now. 2 I’m off to Spain on Tuesday.
3 I’m on the point of doing this right now.
5 My bus leaves in five minutes.
6 Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll be OK.
7 Whatever happens, I’m going to choose to be in LOOK!
a good mood. ● be about to + infinitive
8 When I wake up in the morning, I know that the ● be off to + infinitive / noun
day will have good and bad moments for me. ● be on the point of + verb + -ing

RULE: We use: 2 Choose the correct options.

1 to talk about future facts.
2 to talk about events that are part of 1 Although this is a serious situation, Jennifer looks as
a timetable or schedule. if she’s about to / off to start laughing.
3 to make evidence-based predictions. 2 I’m off to / about to the supermarket in five minutes.
4 to make predictions based on thoughts Do you want anything?
and opinions. 3 Careful! You’re off to / about to knock the glass over.
5 to talk about plans and intentions.
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4 My friends are off to / about to get a big surprise!
to refer to definite arrangements.
7 5 They’re off to / on the point of France on holiday
immediately after time expressions like
next month.
when, before, after, until, and as soon as when
referring to future events. 6 It’s 2–0, there’s only one minute left – wow, we’re
8 to refer to spontaneous decisions and on the point of / about to winning the match!
offers. Workbook page 66

2 Complete the sentences using the most LISTENING

appropriate form of the verbs in brackets.
1 2.03 Listen to the radio show Silver Linings
Sometimes more than one form is possible.
and answer the questions.
1 My dad on the eight o’clock flight from
1 Complete the phrase: ‘Every has a
Mexico City tomorrow. (arrive)
silver lining’.
2 Careful! You’ve filled that glass too full. You
2 Explain this phrase in your own words.
it. (spill)
3 I think it probably a lot this 2 2.03 Listen again and note down Dan’s and
weekend. It’s that time of year. (rain) Anna’s answers for each round.
4 We friends on Saturday afternoon. (see)
Round 1
5 I’m sorry, I have to finish now. The film Dan:
in two minutes. (start) Anna:
6 We’ll stop at the market before we
Round 2
home. (go)
Dan:
7 When I get paid, I myself a new camera. Anna:
(buy)
8 Today’s lunch break five minutes shorter 3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Who would you give
than usual. (be) the points to in each situation (Anna or Dan)
Workbook page 64 and why?

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GRAMMAR 4 Choose the correct tense to complete

the sentences.
Future continuous
1 By the time Mum comes back from
1 Look at the examples from the recording. Then choose work, I will be finishing / have finished my
the correct option in the rule and complete with be homework.
and -ing. 2 By 2030, psychologists will be finding /
1 On Tuesday afternoon my friends will be playing football. have found ways to help pessimists feel
more optimistic.
2 I’ll be sitting in the new ice cream shop near school,
enjoying a delicious ice cream. 3 Don’t call after 10 pm. I will be sleeping /
have slept.
4 This time tomorrow morning I will be
RULE: To talk about an action that will be in progress 1after / flying / have flown to Singapore. We
around a specific future time, we use the future continuous: land in the afternoon.
will + 2 + the 3 form of the verb.
5 When I leave this school, I will be
I’ll be sitting in the new ice cream shop. spending / have spent six years there.
6 You can find Miss Green in classroom 3.
2 Complete the conversation with the correct form of the She will be teaching / have taught there
until midday.
verb in brackets – future simple or future continuous.
7 We’re going to watch films all day
JESSIE This time tomorrow, my dad and I 1 (sit) on Saturday. By the end of the day, we will
a train. be watching / have watched more than
PAULA Really? Where are you going? Anywhere nice? five films!
JESSIE Yes. Dad’s invited me to go to London with him on 8 The band will be touring / have toured
Saturday. for six months later this year to promote
PAULA Wow! their new album.
JESSIE Tomorrow morning we 2 (walk) around the Workbook page 65
city doing a bit of shopping.
PAULA Great! I 3 (phone) you on Saturday afternoon.
JESSIE Well, that’s not really a good time. On Saturday afternoon SPEAKING
we 4 (watch) the football match. Chelsea against
1 Work in groups of four and play Silver
Arsenal. I can’t wait! You know how much I like football.
Linings. Read the situations and think
PAULA And you 5 (come) home happy and relaxed.
of optimistic solutions. Make notes.
Lucky you.
JESSIE Well I hope so. It’s an important game for Chelsea. ● Student A: Your best friend completely
PAULA It all sounds wonderful. So what time’s your train forgets your birthday.
tomorrow? ● Student B: Someone pours orange juice
JESSIE 6 o’clock. over your new T-shirt.
PAULA Alright. At 6.30, I 6 (think) of you. ● Student C: You fail your History exam.
JESSIE And I 7 (put) some photos from our weekend ● Student D: Your country doesn’t qualify
on Facebook – if I remember. for the football World Cup.

2 Take turns to talk about the ‘silver

Future perfect linings’ in your situations. Give a point
3 Look at the example sentences and complete the rule for each correct use of the future
with have, past participle and will. continuous or the future perfect.
Award five points for the most
1 By the time the plane leaves London, a lot of snow will imaginative answer.
have fallen on our ski resort in Italy.
2 Anna will still be shopping in Heathrow and she’ll have
missed her flight.

RULE: To talk about an action that will finish some time

between now and a specified time in the future, we use the
future perfect. We often use it with the preposition by:
1 +2 +3
By then, I’ll have become a big basketball star.

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READING 4 SPEAKING Discuss in class.
1 Read this website page. Who is it for? What are 1 What kind of person is the owner of this website?
the two worries mentioned by people who’ve Would you like to get to know them? Why (not)?
posted on the website? 2 Do you think quotations can cheer you up when you’re
down?
2 Read again. Match the answers with the worries. 3 How would you react if you were in the situation of one
There is one extra quote. of the two worriers?
4 Which of the three quotes do you like most? Why?
3 Read again. Answer the questions.
5 Look at the extra quote. What kind of problem could
1 What does the writer have in common with the this quote be an answer to?
two worriers?
2 What is the difference between the writer and the
two worriers?
3 Are the two worriers equally pessimistic? Why
(not)?
4 What is the writer referring to in the third answer
by saying ‘And remember the rainbow!’?

QUOTATIONSforWORRIERS
‘You’ll never find a rainbow if you look down!’
Who said that? No, it wasn’t me. It was Charlie
Chaplin, and I love it. You must know that
I wasn’t exactly born an optimist myself.
I was actually quite a worrier until I discovered
the power of inspirational quotes. Try me.
Send me a worry, and I’ll send you a quote.
For free. If you like the quote, please let me
know. Positive messages help me too.

A shallIstayorshallIgo? 1 Mmh. Yes, I understand that’s not an easy situation.

Hi, I don’t know what to do. I’ve got an uncle in the But I don’t think that means you should just sit around
USA, and he and his wife have invited me to go there complaining that everything’s gloomy. Maybe what
next summer. Sounds cool, doesn’t it? But I’m worried Anne Frank said will help you to be more optimistic:
there won’t be anyone my age to hang out with. They ‘How wonderful it is that nobody needs to wait a single
live in a smallish sort of town, and they haven’t got moment before starting to improve the world.’
any kids themselves. It may sound weird, but I feel 2 Look, this is for you, and it’s by Mahatma Ghandi. I’ll say
that whatever I decide, I’ll probably regret it later! no more. It’s all in the quote. ‘Man often becomes what
he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself
that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may
B Drummer boy
end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the
Help needed! I got this drum kit for my 16th birthday. contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely
There’s a band at my school. They’re great, but their acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at
drummer, Keith, is leaving at the end of the school the beginning.’
year – his family is moving to another town. The
3 My quote for you is by Winston Churchill: ‘A pessimist
band have asked me if I want to audition and Keith
sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist
has offered to teach me. But I’m not sure I’ll be good
sees the opportunity in every difficulty.’ Even if you are
enough. I don’t think I should get my hopes up. I’d be
right, there are probably about a million things you can
so disappointed if I didn’t get in.
do there that you can’t do at home! So I’d say, go. And
remember the rainbow!

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VOCABULARY FUNCTIONS
Feelings about future events Cheering someone up
1 Work in pairs. Make a list of five 1 2.04Complete the sentences with the words in the list.
situations or events which can make Then listen and check.
you feel worried. down | cheer | light | hang | bright
2 Read the following extracts from 1 up! Things will seem better after a good night’s sleep.
quotationsforworriers. What event do 2 in there. Your exams will be over soon.
you think each extract refers to? 3 Don’t let it get you . It’s not the end of the world.
4 I can see that losing the match is really bothering you, but try
A It’s a big game and I’m feeling quite to look on the side – it’s early in the season.
apprehensive. If we win, we’ll be top
5 I know this year of high school can be really difficult, but there
of the league. I’m excited but I’m also a
is at the end of the tunnel. We’ve got holidays next
bit unsure about our chances. I mean,
month.
they’re a good team.
2 Work in pairs. What would you say to each person A–D in
B I’m really looking forward to it and Vocabulary Exercise 2? Use the phrases in Exercise 1.
I feel quite positive about it. If I’m
honest, I’ll probably be old enough to Pronunciation
be the other students’ mother and that
will feel a bit odd but overall I don’t Intonation: Encouraging someone
care. I’ve got a really good feeling Go to page 121.
about this. Any suggestions for how I
can bridge the age gap with my new
classmates?

C I’m absolutely dreading it and I’m sure

What cheers me up
I’m going to fail. I haven’t done any 1 Which of these things help you feel better when you are
revision and I just don’t know where down? Think of two more of your own.
to start. It’s a nightmare – I’m really
worried about it. doing something chocolate
outdoors watching a good film
talking with family shopping
D I don’t know why I’m getting so
worked up. I’ve seen him loads of chatting with a friend sleep
times before and he’s really good but going to a party
I’ve just got a bad feeling about it this
time. I think I need to have one of my 2 How do each of these things help cheer you up? Make notes.
teeth taken out. doing something outdoors – forget about problems.
3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss your answers.
3 Look at the words in bold and use
them to complete each list. If needed,
use a dictionary to help you with When I’ve had an argument with my mum, I always like going
meaning. for a long walk by myself. It helps me see things more clearly.
expressing expressing
optimism pessimism / worry
WRITING
I’m really looking I’m dreading
forward to A short story
You are going to write a story (140–190 words) which finishes
4 Match the expressions in Exercise 3 with the words, ‘Every cloud has a silver lining’.
with the events you listed in Exercise 1
in which you might feel them. Think of:
Workbook page 66 ● an unfortunate incident.
● an unexpected positive outcome.
● how it changed the main character’s life.

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PHOTOSTORY: episode 3
1 Look at the photos and answer the questions.

petition
1 What do you think Liam wants to do?
What does Emma think of his idea?

The com
2

2 2.07 Now read and listen to the photostory.

Check your ideas.

LIAM So, what about this one, Emma? Th is was

the sunset outside our house yesterday. What
do you think? Pretty amazing, isn’t it?
EMMA Um. Yes, it’s pretty … um. It’s pretty! It’s the
best one you’ve shown me so far.
LIAM I’m really getting into photography. And
I’ve only been doing it for two months or so.
It’s amazing what great photos you can get just
using your phone.
EMMA Yes. Yes, I guess so.
LIAM Anyway, there’s a photo competition next
month at school that I’m thinking of entering.
First prize is a tablet. I think I’ve got a really
good shot.
EMMA That’s great. Go for it.
1

EMMA Then he tells me he’s thinking of

entering the school photo competition.
I don’t want to be negative but there’s
no way he’s good enough.
JUSTIN Yeah, he showed me some of his
photos the other day too – pictures of
some trees that he thought looked cool,
but I wasn’t that impressed. They were
out of focus for a start!
NICOLE He hasn’t shown me any of his
photos yet. Are they really that bad?
JUSTIN I’m afraid so. They’re the sort of
thing you might post online and get
a few ‘likes’ but they’re certainly not
going to win any competitions.
EMMA But that’s just it. He thinks he’s got a
good chance. I don’t want him to get his
hopes up. 2
JUSTIN He’s got no chance at all.
NICOLE So, what are we going to do? We
can’t let him make a fool of himself. EMMA I’ve got an idea.
EMMA I don’t know. I tried to tell him they NICOLE What?
weren’t that good, gently of course, but EMMA Well, you said he hadn’t shown you his photos yet. Why don’t
you know Liam. you ask to see them and then tell him the truth?
JUSTIN Yes, it can be difficult to tell him NICOLE Oh thanks. So I get to be the bad guy? And I haven’t even
things sometimes. He’s always so seen them! Maybe I won’t think they’re bad.
enthusiastic. EMMA Fair enough. But if you do agree with us, then you’ve got to
NICOLE Well, we have to do something. stop him! It’s too late for us to say anything.
JUSTIN Yeah, we can’t tell him now. You have to try at least.

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DEVELOPING SPEAKING

3 Work in pairs. Discuss what happens next in the story.

Write down your ideas.
WordWise
We think Emma helps Liam by giving him some of her
photos for the competition. Expressions with so
1 Look at these sentences from the
4 EP3 Watch to find out how the story continues. photostory. Complete them with phrases
5 Mark the statements T (true) or F (false). from the list.
so far | I told you so | I’m afraid so
1 Nicole talks to Liam but doesn’t tell him
… or so | I guess so | So,
what she really thinks.
2 Liam thinks Emma really likes his photos. 1 JUSTIN Liam’s photos are really good!
3 Nicole thinks Justin didn’t try very hard. !
4 Emma, Justin and Nicole decide to go to the EMMA No you didn’t!
photography exhibition separately. 2 EMMA , what are we going to
5 Justin claims that he had previously said that do?
Liam was a great photographer. 3 NICOLE Are the photos really that bad?
6 Liam took the winning photos with his phone. JUSTIN .
4 LIAM It’s amazing what great photos you
can get just using your phone.
PHRASES FOR FLUENCY EMMA Yes. Yes, .
1 Find these expressions in the photostory. Who says 5 LIAM I’ve only been taking photos for
them? How do you say them in your language? two months .
1 Anyway, … 4 get (his) hopes up 6 EMMA This is the best photo you’ve
2 Fair enough. 5 Go for it. shown me .
3 … for a start, … 6 make a fool of (himself) 2 Use expressions from Exercise 1 to
complete the sentences.
2 Match the expressions in Exercise 1 to these meanings.
1 A , have you decided what
a try it
you want?
b have high expectations
B Not yet.
c the first reason is …
2 A Is it broken?
d appear ridiculous to others
B Yes, .
e I understand why you said / did that
3 A How long does it take to get there?
f So, let me change the subject
B Not long. Twenty minutes .
3 Use the expressions in Exercise 1, in the correct form, 4 A How’s it going?
to complete the mini-dialogues. B OK. I’ve answered six questions
. Only four more to do.
1 A Well, there are lots of reasons I don’t want to go
there. It’s very expensive, . 5 A Is Jack running late?

B . We’ll have to think of another place to go, B – he said he’d be here by

then. now.
2 A There’s a singing competition at school next month. I 6 A This place is horrible.
thought I might . B Well, – but you didn’t listen!
B Well don’t ; Susan Kenny’s bound to win it. Workbook page 66
3 A So have you decided to go for the school football
team trials?
B No, I decided not to. I’m not good enough and I’d
only .
A That’s a shame and I’m sure that wouldn’t happen.
B , even if I did get in, they play on Saturday
mornings and I like to lie in on Saturdays.

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