25 Free time at home

A TV, radio, music, film

I watch TV every evening.
Did you watch / see the film about President Kennedy?
What programmes do you like best on TV and radio?
I like watching films on TV. (You can also say: I like to watch …)
At the weekend, we usually watch a DVD.

I like listening to music on the radio. (You can also say: I like to
listen …)
I often listen to music on my phone when I’m relaxing.
I need some new headphones for my phone.

B Hobbies
A lot of young people play video games every day.
I download music and films from the Internet.
I chat to my friends online every evening.
I really like cooking.
Do you like gardening? /ˈgɑːdnɪŋ/
We grow flowers and vegetables in our garden.

C Reading
I read a lot at home.
What do you read?
I read novels [long stories]. My sister likes comics.
I like books about nature and different countries.
I like magazines about music and sport.
Do you read a newspaper every day?

D Expressions
We sometimes have friends round
[we ask them to come to our house / flat].
I often have friends to dinner.
My best friend comes to stay sometimes.
[sleeps in my house / flat]
I talk to my friends on the phone every evening.
Sometimes, I just do nothing.
Grandpa likes to have a sleep after lunch.

Common mistakes
We watch TV [NOT see TV] and we listen to the
radio [NOT hear or listen the radio].

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 Exercises
25.1 What are these people doing?

1 She’s watching TV. 3 He’s a 5 She’s

2 He’s 4 He’s 6 He’s

to

25.2 Fill in the missing verbs.

1 I usually listen to music on my laptop at home.
2 I like magazines more than newspapers.
3 I to my sister on the phone every Sunday.
4 A lot of people like to a sleep after lunch.
5 Do you ever friends to dinner?
6 The children video games every evening.
7 I want to some music from the Internet this evening.
8 Did you the programme about Namibia yesterday?
9 My dad vegetables in his garden.
10 Shall we a DVD tonight?
25.3 Answer these questions.
1 When you have friends round, what do you like to do?
2 Who comes to stay at your house / flat?
3 What do you like to read most?
4 How often do you talk to your friends on the phone?
5 Do you have a garden? Do you like gardening?
6 How often do you chat to your friends online?
7 Do you often download music or films from the Internet?
8 What is your favourite video game?
9 When do you use headphones?
25.4 Interesting or boring? Number these activities from 5 (= very interesting) to 1 (= very boring).

gardening cooking reading using the Internet watching DVDs

listening to music doing nothing chatting online

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52 Time words
A Time in relation to now
Now means at this moment. Then means at another moment (usually in the past).
I was born in Edinburgh. Then we moved to London. Now I live in Cambridge.

It is 10 o’clock now.
I got up four hours ago, at 6 o’clock.
An hour ago it was 9 o’clock.

two years for two years

2014-2016 from 2014 to 2016 2014 2016
last year / last week / last Saturday
JANUARY
next year / next week / next summer
M T W T F S S
It is July now. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Last month it was June. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Next month it will be August.
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
When we talk about time in general, we 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
talk about the past, the present and the
28 29 30 31
future.
In the past people didn’t have television.
People may travel to Mars in the future.

B Frequency adverbs
always often now and then not often never
usually sometimes occasionally rarely

It always snows in Russia in winter.

It often rains in the UK.
The Ancient Romans never went to America or Australia.

C Expressions
Notice the use of a in these expressions of frequency.
once [one time] a week: I go swimming once a week, every Saturday.
twice [two times] a day: I clean my teeth twice a day.
three times a year: I see my uncle three times a year.
four times a month: I play football four or five times a month.

I’ll be with you in a moment [a very short time].

Nora’s in Paris at the moment [now].
See you soon [in a short time]!
We met recently [not long ago].

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 Exercises
52.1 Fill the gaps with a preposition from the opposite page.
1 In the past, Rosa worked in many different countries. Rosa worked in Hong Kong
2
three years, 3 2008 4 2011. 5 the moment she
is working in Tokyo. She will stay there 6 two more years.
52.2 Draw lines to match the centuries to their time.
1 the 19th century
2 the 22nd century the past
3 the 18th century the present
4 the 21st century the future
5 the 20th century
52.3 Are these sentences true about you? If not, write them out correctly. Use other frequency
adverbs from B opposite.
1 I always go swimming on Fridays. I sometimes go swimming on Fridays.
2 I usually go to school / work by bus.
3 I occasionally watch TV.
4 I rarely drink milk.
5 I often wear a hat.
6 I rarely eat chocolate.
7 I always go to bed at 10.
8 I never go to the theatre.

52.4 Read the sentences and answer the questions.

1 Matthew will get his exam results very soon.
Do you think Matthew will get them next year, next month or tomorrow? Probably tomorrow
2 Alice and Adam met for the first time recently.
Do you think they first met last year, six months ago or a week ago?
3 I’ll help you in a moment.
Do you think I’ll help you next week, in two hours or in a few minutes?
4 It’s 6 o’clock now.
Two hours ago it started to snow. What time was it then?
52.5 Look at the table and write sentences using expressions like once a week,
three times a month, etc.
John plays tennis twice a week.
play tennis practise the piano have a business
meeting in Germany
John Mondays and Saturdays the first Friday every
Thursdays month
Julia and Alexa Tuesdays, Fridays and every morning and once in January, March,
Saturdays every evening May, July, August and
December every year

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 Unit 24
24.1 2 science fiction 5 cartoon 7 thriller
3 horror 6 romantic comedy 8 musical
4 action

24.2 Possible answers:

2 romantic comedy - My Best Friend’s Wedding
3 thriller - Psycho
4 western - High Noon
5 musical - High School Musical
6 cartoon - Shrek

24.3 TH
R ILLE R
HO R R O R
C O M E D Y
A C T I O N
S C I E NC E F I C T I O N
W E S TE R N
M U S IC A L
CA R T OO N

24.4 2 watched (some people say ‘saw a DVD’)

3 played
4 in
5 film stars
6 director

24.5 Possible answers:

1 I like romantic comedies.
2 My favourite film star is Nicole Kidman.
3 I prefer going to the cinema.
4 The last film I saw was Jason Bourne.
5 You can look in the newspaper, go online or phone the cinema.

Unit 25
25.1 2 He’s gardening. 5 She’s using the Internet. / She’s using the computer.
3 He’s reading a newspaper. 6 He’s listening to music.
4 He’s cooking.

25.2 2 reading 5 have / invite 8 see / watch

3 talk 6 play 9 grows
4 have 7 download 10 watch

25.3 Possible answers:

1 We talk, or we have a meal, or we listen to music, etc.
2 My best friend sometimes comes to stay. / My cousins sometimes come to stay, etc.
3 I like novels, and I read a newspaper every day.
4 I talk to them on the phone every day.
5 I don’t have a garden. I live in a flat.
6 I chat to my friends online once or twice a week.
7 I often download music or films from the Internet.
8 The Sims is my favourite computer game.
9 I use headphones when I want to listen to music on a train.
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25.4 Possible answers:
gardening 2
cooking 4
reading 5
using the Internet 5
watching DVDs 4
listening to music 5
doing nothing 1
chatting online 2

Unit 26
26.1 2 musician 3 musical 4 music 5 musical 6 musicians

26.2 2 Abigail plays the cello in an orchestra.

3 Noah loves playing the drums.
4 Emily is having a piano lesson.
5 Mason is a very good trumpet-player.
6 Ella plays the clarinet every evening.
7 William plays the guitar.
8 Emma is learning the flute. She will be a good flute-player one day.
9 Madison is a violinist.
10 Emily wants to be a pianist.

26.3 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 c

26.4 Possible answers:

1 I download music about once a month. 4 I would like to learn the piano.
2 I like the violin best. 5 I like classical music and pop music!
3 Yes, I play the violin and the guitar.

Unit 27
27.1 2 Brazil 5 Japan
3 Spain 6 Thailand
4 Morocco

27.2 2 Rome is the capital of Italy. 7 Berlin is the capital of Germany.

3 Canberra is the capital of Australia. 8 Warsaw is the capital of Poland.
4 Bogotá is the capital of Colombia. 9 Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina.
5 Cairo is the capital of Egypt. 10 Madrid is the capital of Spain.
6 London is the capital of the UK.

27.3 2 In Mexico, Spain and Chile they speak Spanish but in Brazil they speak Portuguese.
3 In Austria, Germany and Switzerland they speak German but in Italy they speak Italian.
4 In Morocco, Egypt and Saudi Arabia they speak Arabic but in China they speak Chinese.
5 In Switzerland, Canada and France they speak French but in Scotland they speak English.

27.4 2 Thai 7 Peruvian

3 German 8 Chinese
4 Egyptian 9 Australian
5 Argentinian 10 Polish
6 Spanish
27.5 Check your answers with your teacher.

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 51.3 2 August 6 January 10 September
3 October 7 April 11 Tuesday
4 Saturday 8 Friday 12 November
5 Wednesday 9 February

51.4 2 T F S (the first letters of the days of the week)

3 A S O N D (the first letters of the months)
51.5 I’m going to a party on Saturday for Valentina’s birthday. Her birthday is on Thursday but she
wanted to have the party at the weekend. She’s having a barbecue. I think June is a good month to
have a birthday because of the weather. I love going to barbecues in the summer. My birthday is in
winter and it’s too cold to eat outside!

51.6 1 15 2 Tuesday( or Wednesday) 3 300 4 July 5 120

6–12 It is not possible to give answers to questions 6 to 12. Check with your teacher if
you are not sure if your answers are correct or not.

Unit 52
52.1 2 for 3 from 4 to 5 At 6 for
52.2 2 the 22nd century – the future
3 the 18th century – the past
4 the 21st century – the present
5 the 20th century – the past
52.3 Possible answers:
2 I sometimes go to school by bus. I usually go by car.
3 I often watch TV.
4 I never drink milk. I usually drink coffee.
5 I never wear a hat.
6 I often eat chocolate.
7 I sometimes go to bed at 10. I usually go to bed at 11.
8 I sometimes go to the theatre.

52.4 2 Probably a week ago 3 In a few minutes 4 4 o’clock

52.5 John plays tennis twice a week. He practises the piano once a week and he has a business meeting in
Germany once a month.
Julia and Alexa play tennis three times a week. They practise the piano twice a day. They go to
Germany for a business meeting six times a year. or They have a business meeting in Germany six
times a year.

Unit 53
53.1 2 here 3 there 4 everywhere 5 there 6 back

53.2 2 at 3 on 4 at 5 on 6 in; in

53.3 the back of

the bus the top of the tree

the middle of the tree

the side of the bottom of the tree
the bus the front of the
bus

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