* n

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i

Lead-in
Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
1 Where are the places in the photos?
2 Which would you most like to explore? Why?

'jr 1.10 Listen and answer the questions.

1 What gave Sonia the idea to travel?
2 Why did she go to Spain?
3 How did she feel when she first got to Guatemala? Why?
4 How did shefeel later?

Listen again and complete the expressions in bold. Then work in

pairs and check you understand the meaning of each one.
1 began to have feet and wanted to leave work,
2 I went as an traveller, on my own.
3 spent a month around the town.
4 I was bitten by the travel______ and wanted to
explore lots of other places.
The first two months were difficult and I experienced
real shock.
6 I was really and missed my family like mad!

Work in pairs and discuss the questions.

1 Why do you think people are bitten by the travel bug?
2 Do you ever have itchy feet? Give details.
3 How do you feel about exploring a place/country as an
independent traveller?

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2.1 The jungle bu g 1
Grammar Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Can do talk in detail about your experiences

Reading
Work in pairs and discuss the
questions.
1 Look at the photos and
read the title of the article.
Where is this place and
what do you think it’s like?
2 Which things do you think
you would find difficult in
the jungle?
3 Which things would you
most like to do when you
return to ‘civilisation’ after a
jungle expedition?

Read the article and answer

the questions from exercise l
about Charlotte Uhlenbroek.

Hell for most o f us, yes, but all in a day’s

Read the article again and
work for Charlotte Uhlenbroek. She moves
write true (T), false (F) or
as elegantly through the lounge o f London’s
not given (NG).
Savoy Hotel as she does through the Amazon
1 Charlotte looks and feels jungle. But while she loves the adventure, she
‘out of place’ in the is also glad to be back in 'civilisation’, at least
Savoy Hotel. □ for the moment.
2 She had to climb tall She’s just finished filming a T V series called Jungle - a gruelling 19-week job
trees without the use that involved her exploring the dense jungles o f the Congo, the Amazon and
of ropes. □ Borneo. She says that it was fascinating, but daunting as well. So what was
3 The mosquito bites she her most challenging experience? ‘Definitely climbing an 80-metre-high tree in
had were the worst bites Borneo, when I’m scared o f heights! It was petrifying! I had to keep going up
she’s ever had. EH and up, when a voice inside me was saying, “ Down! D ow n!” I kept thinking the
4 She cried because she ropes were going to break and send me plummeting down below.’
couldn’t stand the sweat And ‘down below’ was where the bugs were - clinging, stinging, sucking beasts.
bees on her face. EH Apart from the usual mosquitoes, in the Amazon rainforest she was plagued
5 The film crew helped her by sand-fly bites. £l’ve had some horrible bites but these really are the itchiest
to get the leeches off bites I’ve ever had. At one stage, I counted 70 bites on one arm,’ she says. ‘Just
her leg. □ as annoying were the sweat bees in the Congo. They try to drink the sweat
6 She compares a tree on your face and even the tears from your eyes. The most disgusting thing,
with a tower block though, was trying to pull the slimy leeches o ff your skin. The more I pulled,
because there are so the more they stretched and the tighter their jaws clung to my leg. I kept
many living things in shouting, “ Get them o ff!” and the film crew kept saying, “Just a minute ... this
each tree. EH makes a really good shot!” ’
7 The water she used in Charlotte’s journey into the heart o f the w orld’s most significant rainforests
the Congo was usually was an inspiring experience. ‘The rainforest really is like a city. Each tree is like
dirty. □ an urban tower block with hundreds o f residents. If you knock it down, you
8 When she gets home, cause just as much disruption and damage as if those residents were human.
she loves doing the The jungle is extraordinary because although it only covers about 6 percent o f
cooking for her family. EH the world, it contains over 50 percent o f all known animal and plant species,
plus lots more that are unknown, too.’
Work in pairs and discuss this Back in London, what has she been enjoying since her return to ‘civilisation’?
question. Would you like to ‘I’ve been having lots o f nice, long showers,’ she says. ‘In the Congo, the
go on a jungle expedition? possibility o f using up our water supplies was always a worrying thought. And
W hy/W hy not? I find that when I’ve been in hot, uncomfortable conditions for a while, the
things I look forward to more than anything else are being with my family and
22 enjoying my favourite meal.’
 Find the extra word in six of the questions
G ra m m a r I Present Perfect Sim ple and Continuous
(1-8) and delete them.
Q9 a Complete the rules (A-B) in the Active grammar box 1 Have you ever been going to a jungle?
with Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous, 2 Have you been decided where to go for
Past Simple or Past Continuous. your next holiday?
b Complete the examples (1-2) in the Active grammar 3 How long have you been studying English?
box using the correct form of the verb to live. 4 Where did you been go for your last
holiday?
5 How much coffee have you already had
Active grammar having today?
6 Did have you ever had a bad insect bite?
A We use both th e_______ and th e________
to talk about actions in the past which are 7 What do you want to do today that you
finished and have no effect on the present. haven’t done yet?
At one stage, I counted 70 bites on one arm. 8 Where have you lived been living for the
last year?
A voice inside me was saying 4Down! Down!’
B We use both th e_______ and th e________ to
talk about things which started in the past, P r o n u n c ia t io n I connected speech (2)
but continue to the present, or are finished but
have an effect on the present. a Look at the sentences (1-6) and follow
She’s ju st finished filming a TV series called the instructions.
‘Jungle’ . • Tick the weak forms of auxiliary verbs
I ’ve been having lots of nice, long showers (e.g. have/been/was) and prepositions
since I got back. (e.g. to, for).
C We can use the Present Perfect Simple when • Mark connections between a consonant
we focus on: the present result of the action; sound and a vowel sound.
the finished action; or the number of times the • Mark connections between a consonant
action has been completed up to the time of sound and another consonant sound.
speaking. ✓
(1) S h e _______ in three different jungles. 1 A: JHave'you'ever beerrto Brazil?
D We can use the Present Perfect Continuous B: Y e O have.
when we focus on: the activity itself; the 2 I’ve always wanted to travel as much as
length of time; the repetition of the activity. possible.
(2) I _______ in jungles for 19 weeks. 3 What time did you get to the airport?
4 IVe been learning English for three years.
5 A: Has she been working here for long?
see Reference page 33 B: Yes, she has.
6 I was walking in the mountains when I fell
Choose the correct words in italics. and broke my leg.

1 I went/have been to the Brazilian rainforest b 1.11 Listen and check the
in 2009. pronunciation. Then repeat the sentences/
2 She bought/has bought her plane tickets already. exchanges in pairs.
I saw them on her desk.
3 I have visited/have been visiting friends in Italy Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer
three times this year. the questions from exercise 7. Ask each
4 What did you do/have you been doing since other questions to find out more information.
I last spoke to you? A: Have you ever been to a jungle?
5 Did you see/Have you seen Jack this morning? B: Yes, I have, actually.
6 I’m learning Spanish at the moment. I A: Oh really? Where did you go?
have started/started classes three months ago.
B: I went to an amazing jungle area in the
7 I have been going/went to the same holiday
north-east part of Australia.
resort every year since 2005.
8 I played games on my phone while
I have been waiting/was waiting for the plane.

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 Vocabulary d e scrib in g situ a tio n s and
m Read the Lifelong learning box. Then look at the
pairs of w ords/phrases below. From each pair, say
fe e lin g s
how you might decide which word/phrase in each
GO a Find the adjectives from the box below in the pair to use.
article on page 22. Work in pairs and discuss what
you think they mean. Use the sentences around interesting/fascinating difficult/daunting
the word to help you. to fall/to plummet
get used to/become accustomed to
f fascinating daunting challenging petrifying
J
annoying disgusting inspiring worrying
V.
Choosing vocabulary
b All the adjectives from the box describe
E
Some w ords/phrases have very sim ilar CD5
situations. How can you change the endings to make
meanings to each other. When we choose O
adjectives to describe feelings? Give examples.
which word to use, we need to think about
why we are choosing that particular
a Complete the dialogue with the most
word/phrase, depending o n ... CD
appropriate adjective from exercises 10a and 10b. P
1 general or precise meaning.
A: Have you ever been camping? U
2 strength of meaning. H1
B: Yes, and I hated it! I spent a week camping once
p
and every night I was (1)_______ because it was 3 exact context and connotation.
crç
so dark and I kept hearing animals. I even found 4 more formal or informal situations.
putting up my tent quite (2)_______ . It’s quite While I was running for the bus, I fe ll and hurt
old and some of the bits were missing. my knee, {plummeted isn’t usually used from
A: Are you scared of heights? such a low height.)
B: No, I’m not. I like being high up. I went up in a Profits plummeted last year from £50 million
small aeroplane a few years ago. I was a little to £10 million, {fall isn’t strong/dramatic
(3)_______ , but I found it really (4)________ . enough here.)
might even go parachuting one day.
A: How do you feel about eating food you’ve never
tried before?
Speaking*
B: I’m not keen on eating meat I’ve never tried
before. A friend of mine made me try snails EE) a 1.1a Listen to part of a radio interview with
recently. I was (5)_______ with him because he Oliver, who has been w orking/studying abroad.
said they were bits of chicken. When I found out, Which situation (1-5) is he talking about?
was nearly sick! They were really (6)________! 1 working in a monkey sanctuary for three months
A: How would you feel about a job that involved 2 studying English for six months
working with animals?
3 helping in a school in a village for six weeks
B: I’ve just spent the summer working at a monkey
4 learning how to cook with a family for eight weeks
sanctuary. You might not think monkeys are very
5 researching climate change for two months
interesting but they’re (7)_______ when you get
to know them. Some things were difficult - like b Listen again and answer the questions (1-5).
catching them to give them medicine was pretty 1 Where has he been living?
(8)_______ , but it was all very rewarding. 2 What has he been doing?
3 How does he feel about leaving?
4 What is he most looking forward to about going
home?
5 What does he think he’ll miss about the place?

a Work in pairs and imagine you have been

doing one of the things from exercise 13a. Prepare
to be interviewed about your experience. Think
about the questions from exercise 13b and make
some notes.
b Work in pairs and take turns to ask and answer b Work with a different student and take turns
the questions from 11a. Use the adjectives from to interview each other using the questions from
exercise 10a. exercise 13b.
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2.2 A magical kingdom
Grammar questions
Can do ask for information and give detailed answers

eastern H im a la y a s. V isito rs m ay
Reading' be surprised how m uch culture,
tradition and nature are all
a Work in pairs. Look at the photo. Where do you think this place is?
flo u rish in g in this very private
What do you think it’s like? Do you think a lot of tourists go there?
country. T h e Bhutanese believe that
W hy/W hy not?
all form s o f life, h u m an and non­
b Read the website extract quickly and check your ideas.
hu m an , are precious and sacred.
Because o f this attitude, they live
Read the website extract again. Then summarise the ...
in harm o ny w ith nature and their
• important beliefs of the Bhutanese people
environm ent rem ains pristine, w ith
• nature in Bhutan
an astonishing variety o f anim als,
• tourism in Bhutan.
birds and plants. T h e people live in
harm o ny w ith each other too, w ith
Vocabulary I w eather no d iscrim in a tio n o f any k in d .
1.13 Listen and decide which of these questions each of the three
In order to safeguard this rich
people are talking about.
natural environm ent and peaceful
1 What’s the weather like in your country?
culture, B hutan has adopted a
2 What’s your favourite type of weather?
cautious and controlled approach
to tourism . In 2008, there were
a Look at audioscript 1.13 on page 163. Write the underlined words in
the correct category in the list below. fewer than 21,000 tourists and this

cold cool sky clear • windy num ber is not expected to increase
rain pours warm/hot • weather in general greatly. N o independent travellers
are perm itted in B hutan; all tourists
b Work in pairs. Check you know the meanings of the words. Decide
m ust go on a pre-planned, prepaid,
if each word is a noun, adjective or verb, e.g. breeze = noun. Find out
what other forms there are, e.g. breeze (n), breezy (adj). guided, package tour. H ow ever, if
you m ake the effort and m anage to
Work in pairs and discuss the questions. get a visa and arrange a trip, you
1 How would you describe the weather in your area/country? w ill certainly have a life -ch a n g in g
2 How would you like the weather where you live to be different? experience in this ma k in g d om.
3 How do you think this would improve your life?
4 Does the weather affect your mood? In what ways?
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 Listen again and complete the notes.
Pronunciation connected
sp e e ch : lin k in g so u n d s
TRIP TO BHUTAN
a We sometimes add sounds to link
words that end in a vowel sound with WHEN T o Go
words that begin with a vowel sound. Spring <?vve fUe b e sf S€<*SOV\S fo go.
Listen to the sentences (1-3). Which Dov\'V go iv\ w iv \fe v b ecause ( 1 ) _____________ .
sound can you hear between each pair of go iv\ suvnwvev b e c a u s e (2)__________ .
words which are linked: /w /, / j / or / r / ?
A CTIVITIES
1 The summens generally hot. *TVeVVlv\g is -P^vvf^sHc - <?U*\<?\.Z.iv\g views o\ lof o-P
2 Youare often quite uncomfortable. <^i-P-Pevev\f (3)___________ .
3 The skyTs clear.
CLO THES
b 1-14 Listen and check. Then repeat Dov/f -Povgef fo HnUe: v<tuv\ ge<?\v goo<A (4)___________•
in pairs. ^ISO, -Pov H \e SUV\: c\ <a\\A (5)__________ .
D<3V\'f bving (6)__________ Ov (7)__________ -Per fveW mg flf^S
Listening <?01 pvovi<Ae<A).

F00D
a If you went on holiday to Bhutan,
Ov\e O-P VUe uW iv\ iv\gve<Aiev\fs is (8)___________ .
what would you like to know about in
advance, e.g. the weather? FESTIVALS
TWe m<?viv\ ve<?\SOV\ -Pov -PesHv^ls is -Pov people fo (9)
b 1-15
Listen to a question-and-
answer session with an expert on FLAGS
Bhutan and some people who are T k e ve^sov\ -Pov fU e -Pl<*gs is -Pov people fo (10 )__
considering a trip there. Number the
topics (a-f) in the order you hear them.
a special events/festivals □
b the ideal time of year to visit □ Work in sm all groups and discuss the questions.
c food □ 1 Would you like to go to a remote place like Bhutan?
d what to do there □ Why/Why not?
e what to take □ 2 Would you like to go on the organised trekking trips
f organised trips □ described in the listening? Why/Why not?
3 Have you been to any festivals or celebrations in your
country or abroad which you particularly enjoyed? Give
details.
Grammar I q u e stio n s Speaking
CD Complete the questions (1-9) in the Active m Complete the How to... box with the headings
grammar box and then check your answers with below.
audioscript 1.15 on page 163. • Give details of personal experience
• Add extra information to illustrate further what
you mean
Active grammar
• Use different words to make your description
Direct questions more precise
There are two main types of direct questions:
A Yes/No questions
(1) to carry all our equipment?
(2) ______ provide a guide? You can make your speaking more specific and
sophisticated by adding details in different
B Wh- questions ways.
(3) What activities ? A
(4) When the best time to go? There is a lot of snow in winter, which can make
travelling difficult.
Subject questions are used when the
You will need an assortment of clothes,
question word (e.g. who) refers to the
including good walking boots.
subject of the sentence.
When a wh- word replaces the subject in a B
question, we do not use the auxiliary verb. It’s hot in the summer, sometimes really
(5) Who with the trekking group? scorching.
It can get cool, actually pretty chilly.
Indirect questions
Use indirect questions when you want to be
polite (e.g. when you don’t know someone). In my experience, the best seasons to visit are
Use the word order of positive statements. spring and autumn.
Use if or whether for indirect Yes/No questions. I'd also recommend warm clothes for the
(6) Can you tell me what_______ ? evenings.

(7) Could I ask you what like?

(8) Do you know any interesting
festivals at that time? a Prepare to find out about two other types of
(9) l ’d like to know _____ to take anything holiday. Divide into two groups (A and B) and
special. write questions using the notes below.
Group A: write questions about camel trips in Egypt.
Group B: write questions about bird-watching in
see Reference page 33 Mexico.
Think about cost, location, what the area is like,
a Find the mistake in each question and correct it, accommodation, food, facilities, activities/organised
1 Where you are living at the moment? tours. Think also about the types of questions you
2 He has ever been trekking before? should ask.
3 Who did give you those lovely flowers? b Now prepare the answers you’re going to give.
4 What time you be here tomorrow? Think of ways of making them as detailed as
5 You having a holiday soon? possible using ideas from the How to... box.
6 When this company was started? Group A: read about bird-watching in Mexico on
b Make the questions in 11a indirect. page 147.
Group B: read about camel trips in Egypt on page 149,
Can I ask you if you go on holiday every year?
1 Can you tell me
a Work in A /B pairs. Take turns to ask and
2 Do you know_ ?
answer questions.
Can I ask you _ ?
3
4 Can you tell me b Which holiday would you rather go on? Why?

5 Do you know _
6 I’d like to know
CO
K> On the move
Grammar modifying comparatives
Can do express opinions about places and make comparisons

Vocabulary verb p h ra se s about m o v in g / Reading

tra v e llin g
a Work in pairs. Look at the photos on page
Work in pairs and match the underlined verb phrases 29 and discuss the questions, giving reasons
(1-8) with the definitions (a-h). for your answers.
1 My parents are Scottish but they emigrated to 1 Where and when do you think photo A was
Australia. taken?
2 My brother has lived abroad for ten years, so I don’t 2 In which country do you think photo B was
see him much. taken?
3 i’ve just moved house. Here’s my new address. 3 Do you think the family in photo C are going
4 My sister left home when she was 18 and went to on holiday or emigrating to another country?
university in York. b Work in pairs. Do you think the following
5 I spent a lot of holidays just roaming around the statements are true or false?
countryside, exploring.
1 In the late 1800s, a lot of people emigrated
6 After weeks of planning, we finally set off on our from the UK.
round-the-world trip.
2 Over a million British people emigrate every
7 We all cried when we went to see her off at the airport. year.
8 I’m off to the shops. Is there anything you need? 3 Spain is a popular destination for British
a to live in a foreign country people to emigrate to.
b to leave your house and go to live in another one 4 Most people who emigrate go back home
c to leave your country and go to live in another country after a year.
d to walk or travel, with no definite purpose C Read the article on page 29 quickly and
e when you are ready to go, or you’re going to go check your answers.
somewhere very soon
f to leave at the start of a journey (especially an Read the article again and match the
important, exciting or difficult one) summaries (a-g) with the paragraphs (1-4).
g when a young person leaves his/her parents’ house There are three extra summaries.
and goes to live somewhere else a The appeal of many places is the price of
h to go to an airport, train station, etc. to say goodbye to property, better wages and the good weather.
someone who is leaving b For most people who emigrate, it’s the best
thing they’ve ever done.
Complete the questions below with the correct form of c Many people find that the grass is not
a verb phrase from exercise 1. always as green as they had hoped.
1 At what age do young people in your country typically d There is a trend in recent times for increasing
? numbers of British people to emigrate.
2 Do you like people to come an d ________(you) at the e It’s very difficult to get a work permit for
airport? popular countries like Australia and Spain.
3 What time did yo u_______ when you last went on f Some people go abroad for about three
holiday? years in order to earn and save money to go
4 Which country would you move to if you lived back with.
? g Although emigrating can be hard, it can also
5 What would you miss if yo u_____ provide people with greater job satisfaction.
6 How many times have yo u ______ in your life?
7 Where________(you) to after class today? Work in sm all groups and discuss the
questions.
8 When was the last time you went to a new place and
ju st_______ without any clear direction? 1 Have you ever lived abroad or are you living
abroad now? If so, where did you go and
a You are going to ask your partner the questions what is/was it like? What do/did you miss?
from exercise 2. First, predict what you think his/her If not, would you ever consider doing so?
answers will be. Why/Why not? Where would you like to go?
2 Is it common for people to emigrate from
b Work in pairs and ask the questions from exercise 2.
your country? If so, where do they go and
How many answers did you predict correctly?
what are their reasons? Do you think they
find what they are looking for?
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 1 The last big wave of emigration from the UK took place towards the most popular. People also look for places where the weather
the end of the 19th century. During this time, about 90,000 people is sunnier and generally a lot warmer. Britain is famous for its bad
per year were leaving to start new lives in places like Australia, weather especially during the dark and cold winter months. Southern
New Zealand, Canada and the US. Today, the numbers are much Spain becomes very appealing when you think of the 320 days of
bigger; every day, thousands of people are on the move and, either sunshine a year. In 2008, over a million people emigrated to Spain
temporarily or permanently, setting up home abroad. Their move and there are thought to be over one million Brits now living there.
may be job-orientated or perhaps they think the grass is greener Cheaper property is another reason given for moving abroad. The
somewhere else. Whatever their reasons, it's clear that more and cost of living in America, for example, is a bit lower than in Britain
more people are stepping into the unknown and leaving their own and often salaries are slightly higher. For all these reasons, it's not
country. In Britain alone, over 400,000 people make the move out surprising that the top five most regularly chosen destinations for
of their country each year. In 2010, one survey revealed that almost Britons to emigrate to are the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada
three quarters of Brits have considered emigrating this y e a r-th a t's and Spain. The fact that most of these are English-speaking countries
an increase of 300 percent in five years. But where do they go and is obviously also a major factor for British people. Sue Riddell, a
why? And do they 'live happily ever after'? 30-year-old nurse from Birmingham, wants to emigrate to Australia
with a group of friends. 'We're fed up of the conditions we work and
2 Typically, a lot of people move abroad because of their jobs. They
live in,' she says. 'I went travelling to Australia after I left school and
may find that their company is moving them overseas but many
I loved it - the beaches, the fresh air, the sense of space. If I can, I'm
people make their own decision, believing they will have more
going. And I don't know if I'll come back.'
successful careers abroad. Paul Derwin is a scientist who used to
be based at a prestigious London university. He was dissatisfied, 4 Despite the fact that so many Britons move abroad, however,
however, and felt that the opportunities he had were not nearly most of them go back home after only about three years. Often,
as good as he wanted and he decided to explore the possibilities living overseas is not quite as attractive as it first seems. Generally
California had to offer. 'Emigration is incredibly difficult, emotionally people emigrate because they think life is going to be a little better.
as well as practically,' he says. 'But after ten years here, I've got a They sometimes want to do this because they get certain feelings
far nicer life than before. I have a fantastic job and the recognition on holiday and they romanticise about what it would be like to
I wanted. People take my work much more seriously here. It would live there. They tend to focus on the best aspects and think it will
be difficult to give that up now.' be nearly as good as this all the time, when often that is not the
case. Making enough money and getting work abroad can be just
3 By far the most popular reason for emigrating, however, is the
as difficult as it is at home and people tend to find they miss family,
desire for a better quality of life. Destinations that place a greater
friends and things they took for granted back home.
value on leisure and have a more laid-back lifestyle were easily

CD
G r a m m a r I m o d ifyin g co m p aratives

£ 9 a Lo° k at language in the Active grammar

box and underline one example of each phrase in
the article on page 29.

b Complete the Active grammar box with the

headings (1-3).
1 Describing things which are the same
2 Describing a big difference
3 Describing a small difference

Active grammar
A _______________________
1 far, much, a lot + comparative adjective/
adverb
2 by far, easily + superlative adjective/
adverb Speaking
3 not nearly as + adjective/adverb + as
( j | a 1 1»« Listen to the dialogue and decide which
B _______________________
topics (1-7) the people are discussing.
4 a little, a bit, slightly + comparative
adjective/adverb 1 Your hometown is by far the best place to live.
5 not quite as + adjective/adverb + as 2 Being near your family is much more important
6 nearly as + adjective/adverb + as than living in a warmer climate.
C _______________________ 3 When it comes to the weather - the warmer, the
7 (Just) as + adjective/adverb + as better.
4 Living abroad is much more interesting than
staying in your own country.
see Reference page 33 5 Integrating into a new culture is a lot easier than
most people think.
Complete the second sentence so that it means 6 Living abroad wouldn’t be nearly as good as
the same as the first. Use three or four words being on holiday there.
(including the word in brackets). 7 It’s far better to go on holiday to a place where
they speak your language.
Spain is much sunnier than Britain.
Britain isn't nearly as sunny as Spain, (nearly) b Listen again. Which phrases from the How to...
box do you hear?
1 I find learning foreign languages far more difficult
than my sister.
My sister learns foreign languages_______ than I
do. (much) How to... describe two things
2 I’d prefer to live somewhere that is a bit drier which change together
than this. When it comes to language, the more practice,
I’d prefer to live somewhere that isn’t _______ the better.
this, (quite) The more time you spend abroad, the easier
3 I certainly haven’t lived in a more expensive you’ 11 find integrating...
country than this. The more you explore a country, the more you
This country is _______ place I’ve lived in. (easily) find out about it ...
4 I’m a bit more adventurous now than I was ten The less you know about a country, the less
years ago.
prepared you are.
Ten years ago I w as_______ I am now. (slightly)
The more you practise the language, the less
worried you’ ll be about integrating...
5 I’ve never lived in a place nearly as good as this.
This is _______ place I’ve ever lived, (far)
6 My lifestyle in Canada now is no better or worse
than it was in England.
ED Work in sm all groups and discuss one of the
statements from exercise 9a.
My lifestyle here in Canada i s _______ it was in
England, (as)
I Vocabulary I Expressions with go

Match the underlined expressions with go with KM Choose the correct word in italics.
the definitions (a—j) . 1 When I’m abroad I always make/have a go at
1 They went to great lengths to make the party a speaking the language.
success. 2 We’re going awayI oat for the weekend. Could
2 We’re going away for two weeks to stay with my you look after our cat?
cousin. 3 Don’t worry. It goes without saying/talking that
3 There’s a lot of shouting next door. I wonder I’ll meet you at the airport.
what’s going on. 4 There’s something going down/on in the city
4 Which course have you decided to go for? centre. It’s full of people.
5 I totally trust Danielle. She would never 5 Although they argue a lot, they want to make/
go back on her word. have a go of their marriage.
6 He went down with terrible flu the day before his 6 I promise I won’t go back with/on what I’ve said.
interview. 7 Can you help with dinner please? I’ve been on/off
7 He’s decided to make a go of the new business the go all day.
for at least a year. 8 Your teacher can’t be here today. She’s gone off/
8 I’ve been on the go all day and I’m exhausted. down with a bad cold.
9 It goes without saving that we’ll support you. 9 I couldn’t decide which kitten to go away/for.
10 I’ve never been skiing before, but I want to They were all gorgeous.
have a go. 10 He went to great/long lengths to make sure he
was totally prepared for the interview.
a to happen
b to catch an illness
a Prepare to describe an experience using five of
c to take a lot of time and effort
the expressions from exercise l. Your experience
d to choose a particular thing could be true or you could make it up (you can
e to attempt to do something use the photos below to help you). You should
f to be clear without being said include one of the sentences below.
g to be very busy or working all the time I ’ve decided that I want a bit more adventure in
h to not do what you’ve promised or agreed my life.
i to make something (e.g. a business or a I ’ve always been fascinated by the idea.
marriage) successful
I've never considered m yself much of an explorer.
j to leave your home and go to another place for a
few days or weeks b Work in pairs and take turns to tell each other
about your experiences.
Work in pairs. Student A: don’t say if your experience is true
Student A: say one of the definitions in exercise l. or not.

Student B: guess the correct expression. Student B: guess if it is true or false.

A: attempt to do something
B: have a go