UNIT

1 All about me
LANGUAGE simple present and adverbs and expressions of frequency ■ personality adjectives

1A The only friends you need

1 Here are some words to describe a good friend. Order the words from 1 (very important) to

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6 (less important).

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2 Read the introduction to the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

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1 You need lots of friends to be happy. 3 It is important to have different types of
2 There are four different types of friends. friends in your life.

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1.3 Match the types of friends in the box with descriptions 1–4. Listen and check.

The super planner The party animal The good listener The straight talker
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B Do you have any friends like these? What type of friend are you?
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We all know
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psychologist, doesn’t think we need lots
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YOU NEED and they all help us in different ways. So, what are these four friends
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You share everything with These friends know you very These friends are very These friends are very
these friends and often tell well, and they‘re honest … sociable, and you usually organized, but they‘re
them all your secrets. really honest. They always have a good time when sometimes a little serious. They
They’re patient when you tell you the truth, even you're with them. They’re hardly ever forget important
call them late at night with a when you don’t want to very funny and make you dates, like your birthday!
problem and never complain hear it. But this is because laugh when you’re sad. All They’re very busy and have
when you tell them the they care about you and your friends and family love lots of things to do every day,
same stories, over and over don’t want you to make a them, too. With friends like but they always find time to
again! mistake and get hurt. these, life is never boring! have coffee with you.

4 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Check your answers in the text.
1 Do / Does we have the "right" friends? 4 They don’t / doesn’t want you to make
2 Dr. Greenberg don’t / doesn’t think we need a mistake and get hurt.
lots of friends to be happy. 5 You usually have a good time when you is / are
3 He say / says it's more important to have with them.
different types of friends. 6 They hardly ever forget / forgets important dates.
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 simple present and adverbs and expressions of frequency ■ personality adjectives LANGUAGE 1A
5 A Complete the diagram with the adverbs of frequency in the box.

hardly ever never often usually

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always 1 2 sometimes 3 4

B Underline the adverbs of frequency in the text and complete the rule. Then read the Grammar box.
Adverbs of frequency go before / after most verbs, but they go before / after the verb be.

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Grammar simple present and adverbs and expressions of frequency

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Things that are always true: Routines and habits:

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Does Ahmet live in Ankara? No, he lives in Istanbul. How often do you see him? I usually see him on the weekends.

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Go to Grammar practice: simple present with adverbs and expressions of frequency, page 112

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1.5 Pronunciation: final -s/-es sound Listen and repeat the sentences. Then match the
verb endings in bold with the sounds: /s /, /z /, or /əz /.
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1 She likes Italian food. 2 He teaches at the university. 3 My brother knows him.
B 1.6 How do you say the verbs? Listen, check, and repeat.
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7 A Add adverbs and expressions of frequency to make sentences about your partner.
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She usually takes the bus to work. He takes the bus to the university every day.
1 He/She takes the bus to work/college. 4 He/She drinks coffee in the mornings.
2 He/She goes to bed at 11:00 p.m. 5 He/She watches movies in English.
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3 He/She is patient. 6 He/She is late for class.

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B Read your sentences to your partner. He/She will tell you if you are correct.

Go to Communication practice: Student A, page 158; Student B, page 166

8 Read the text about two friends. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

get have not have invite like think

MY BEST FRIEND IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF ME

Lots of people 1 I’m really serious, and that I never go out, but that’s not
true! I’m very hard-working, and my job at the bank is difficult, so I 2 much
free time. I play the guitar in a jazz group, and we usually practice two or three times a
week.
I3 cooking, so I often 4 people over to my house for dinner.
My best friend is Luca. He’s the singer in the group, and he’s completely different from
me. He’s a college student and, to be honest, he’s a little lazy and hardly ever
5 to class on time. But he’s funny and generous, and we always
6 a great time when we go out.

9 A Choose a friend and tell your partner his/her name.

B In pairs, use the prompts to ask and answer questions about your friends.
1 What / be / he/she / like? 5 How often / you / talk to / him/her?
2 Where / he/she / live? 6 What / you / usually / talk about?
3 What / he/she / do? 7 How often / you / see / him/her?
4 Where / he/she / work/study? 8 Where / you / meet / him/her?

Personal Best Write a description of yourself and of someone you know who is the opposite of you. 5

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 1 SKILLS LISTENING listening for the main idea ■ contractions ■ hobbies and socializing

1B 21st century hobbies

Learning
Curve 1 Match the activities in the box with pictures a–h.

get together with friends go to concerts bake cupcakes play chess

go on social media collect records get (some) exercise shop online

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2 In pairs, ask and answer the questions Do you …? and How often do you …? for the activities in exercise 1.
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A Do you collect records? B No, I don’t.

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A How often do you get some exercise? B I go to the gym once or twice a week.

Go to Vocabulary practice: hobbies and socializing, page 137

Skill listening for the main idea

It is important to understand the main idea when someone is speaking.

• Think about who is speaking and what he/she is talking about.
• Don’t worry if you don’t understand all the words.
• Remember that speakers often talk about the main ideas more than once.

3 1.8 Read the Skill box. Watch or listen to the beginning of a webshow called Learning Curve
and check ( ) the main idea.
1 People have less time for socializing today.
2 Many popular hobbies are now online.
3 Old hobbies are becoming popular again.

4 A 1.8 Watch or listen again. Complete the chart with the online activities
ies Kate mentions.

Traditional activity Online activity

play team sports
take cooking classes
go to a shopping center
go out to meet new people

B In pairs, think of more traditional activities that you can now do online.
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 listening for the main idea ■ contractions ■ hobbies and socializing LISTENING SKILLS 1B
5 1.9 Watch or listen to the second part of the show. Choose the correct options to complete
the sentences about the main ideas.

Viktor David Suzie Rebecca

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a plays chess a lot. b does lots of activities online. c meets up with friends every day.

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2 David …
a likes computers. b exercises at home. c prefers exercising at the gym.

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3 Suzie …

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a downloads lots of music.
4 Rebecca …
a does lots of activities online.
b prefers to relax at home. c does her hobby with other people.

b doesn’t like meeting new people. c spends lots of time with her family.
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6 1.9 Watch or listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 Viktor plays chess with friends every day. 4 Rebecca makes videos of her cat.
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2 David goes to the gym five times a week or more. 5 Kate only likes traditional hobbies,
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3 Suzie loves music from the 1980s. like rock climbing.

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7 A Ask your classmates the questions in the boxes and write down their answers.
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What do you do in your free time? Do you have any online hobbies?
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B Do you think online hobbies are more popular than traditional hobbies?
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1.10 In pairs, complete the sentences from the show with the contractions in the box.
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Listen and check.

don’t I’m he’s that’s what’s can’t

1 your name? 4 You do that online!

2 really enjoying the game. 5 I use it when not at the gym.
3 Computers interest me. 6 Wow, Suzie, amazing!

Listening builder contractions

When people speak, they usually make contractions:

We do not get together with friends. → We don’t get together with friends.
She is not very athletic. → She’s not very athletic. / She isn’t very athletic.
I am ready to go rock climbing. → I’m ready to go rock climbing.

9 1.11 Read the Listening builder. Listen and circle the contractions you hear.
1 We’re / We aren’t / We can’t 4 It’s / It isn’t / It doesn’t
2 He’s / He isn’t / He doesn’t 5 They don’t / They can’t / They aren’t
3 My teacher’s / My teacher’s not / My teacher isn’t 6 I’m / I’m not / I don’t

10 Discuss the questions in pairs.

1 Is it important to have a hobby? Why/Why not? 4 Are your hobbies different now from when you
2 What hobbies are most popular in your country? were a child? If so, how?
3 Do men and women usually like different 5 Can you think of any dangerous hobbies?
hobbies? Would you like to try them? Why/Why not?

Personal Best Write a paragraph about one of your partner's answers in exercise 10. 7

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 1 LANGUAGE present continuous and simple present ■ useful verbs

1C Famous families
1 Who are musicians a–c? In pairs, match them with their relatives: Anaïs, Skip, and Eve. Read the text
and check.

THE NEXT GENERATION OF STARS Anaïs

Their faces may look familiar, but if you’re wondering who these

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cool young people are, the clue is in their names. Meet the

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children—and grandchildren—of some of music’s biggest stars.

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Anaïs Gallagher is the daughter of Noel Gallagher, former

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guitarist and songwriter with Oasis. In our photo, she’s wearing

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a gold hat and already looks like a star! Anaïs, 16, goes to
a school in London and is currently hosting a music and fashion

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show on children’s TV. She lives in London with her mom and, in
the future, she wants to be a movie director.
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Skip Marley wears his hair in dreadlocks and looks just like his
famous grandfather, Bob. He’s just 20, but he’s also a musician
who sings and plays the guitar, the piano, and the drums.
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He lives in Miami, where he’s studying business administration
in college. Right now, he’s recording some new songs and
planning to go on tour.
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b Eve Hewson is the daughter of Paul Hewson, better known as

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Bono, from the rock band U2. Eve, 25, is an actress and is living
in New York right now, where she’s playing the part of a nurse on
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a TV series. Does she miss her hometown of Dublin? Yes, but

her sister and a lot of her friends from home live nearby, and her
parents often visit.
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With so much talent—never mind those famous connections—we

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c the future.

2 Read the text again. Complete the sentences with the correct name: Anaïs, Skip, or Eve.
1 lives in Miami. 4 is living in New York right now.
2 is wearing a white hat in the photo. 5 ’s parents often visit.
3 goes to school in London. 6 is recording some new songs right now.

3 A Underline the verbs in exercise 2. Which verbs are simple present and which are present continuous?
What is the difference between them?
B Choose the correct tenses to complete the rules. Then read the Grammar box.
1 We use the simple present / present continuous to talk about actions that are happening now
or actions that are temporary.
2 We use the simple present / present continuous to talk about things that happen regularly
or things that are always true.

Grammar present continuous and simple present

Things that are happening now or are temporary: Things that happen regularly or are always true:
She’s living in Lima right now. He lives in Istanbul.
I’m not wearing my glasses. They don’t wear coats in the summer.
Is she working in Paris today? Do you work as a teacher?

Go to Grammar practice: present continuous and simple present, page 113

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 present continuous and simple present ■ useful verbs LANGUAGE 1C
4 A 1.13 Pronunciation: -ng sound Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the /ŋ/ sound.
bringing meeting running singing studying song taking young
B 1.14 Practice saying the sentences. Listen, check, and repeat.
1 She’s wearing a long coat. 3 He’s bringing me a strong cup of coffee.
2 She’s carrying a long coat. 4 He’s taking a strong cup of coffee to the meeting.

5 Match the sentences in exercise 4B with pictures a–d.

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1 What clothes do you wear / are you wearing today?
2 Do you have / Are you having a dictionary with you?
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3 What do you look forward to / are you looking forward to this year?
4 Do you think / Are you thinking it will rain today?
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5 What clothes do you usually wear / are you usually wearing if you go to a party?
6 What do you do / are you doing right now?
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B In pairs, ask and answer the questions.

Go to Communication practice: Student A, page 158; Student B, page 166
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7 1.16 Complete the conversation with the simple present or present continuous forms of
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the verbs in the box. Listen and check.

meet work (x2) be do (x2) write not know not join

Ruben Karen!
Karen Hi, Ruben. How 1 you?
Ruben I’m fine, thanks. What 2 you here?
Karen I3 my sister for lunch at a café.
Ruben Oh, great. What 4 she ?
Karen She 5 at a bank.
Ruben Here downtown?
Karen Not normally, but she 6 at the main office this
week. Hey, why 7 you us for lunch?
Ruben OK, but your sister 8 me.
Karen Don’t worry. It’ll be fine. So, how’s college?
Ruben Good, but I’m really busy. I 9 my senior
project right now, so …

8 Imagine you meet your partner on the street. Ask and answer the questions in pairs.
1 How are you? 5 How’s your …?
2 What are you doing here? 6 What does he/she do?
3 Where are you working/living right now? 7 What’s he/she like?
4 How’s it going? 8 What’s he/she doing now?

Personal Best Write about someone in your family with the simple present and present continuous. 9

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 1 SKILLS WRITING making notes ■ expressing reasons and results

1D Me in three objects
1 Read the blog and look at the pictures. Discuss the questions in pairs.
1 What can you find out about Sasha, Brady, 3 Who do you think is most similar to you?
and Julio? 4 Is it possible to know what someone is like by
2 Who do you think is the most interesting? looking at the things he/she owns?

MSD COLLEGE

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REPLIES: You in three objects . . . .

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Post photos of three my cat Mexican food movie tickets
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2 Look at the mind map. Who drew it: Sasha, Brady, or Julio? Complete the diagram with the correct
objects. Then read the Skill box.

Skill making notes

Making notes before you write is a good way to plan your work.
• Write as many ideas as you can about the main topics.
• Use diagrams like mind maps to see the ideas more clearly.
• Choose the best ideas and organize them into paragraphs.

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 making notes ■ expressing reasons and results WRITING SKILLS 1D
3 A Look at the mind map again. Which idea doesn’t Julio use? How many paragraphs do you
think he'll write?
B Read Julio’s blog post in exercise 4 and check your answers to the questions above.

4 1.17 Complete Julio's blog post with the simple present or present continuous form of the verbs
in the box. Listen and check.

not agree love cook work live sit watch study

First, I chose a photo of Figaro, my cat, because he’s very important to me.

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I1 alone right now, so it is good to see a friendly face when I come
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animals, especially cats. In the photo, he

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at a college in the U.S. now, but I'm from Mexico. That’s why I also
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invite all my friends over for dinner. It’s great to get together with friends and,

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when I taste the food, I remember my friends and family back home.

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Look at the phrases with the highlighted words in the text. Answer the questions.
1 What type of information comes after because? a reason for something / a result
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2 What type of information comes after That’s why and so? a reason for something / a result

Text builder expressing reasons and results

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Reasons: I chose a photo of my cat because he’s very important to me.

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Results: My cat is very important to me, so I chose a photo of him.

My cat is very important to me. That’s why I chose a photo of him.

6 A Read the Text builder. Complete the sentences with because, so, or That's why!
1 I think it’s really important to stay in shape, I go running every morning.
2 I didn’t choose my cell phone everybody has one, and it’s not very special.
3 I design websites and I’m always connected to the Internet. I chose my laptop.
4 My backpack is important to me it reminds me of my trips to lots of countries.
5 I love art, but I’m too shy to take a picture of one of my paintings. I chose my paints, instead.
B Who wrote the sentences: Sasha, Brady, or Julio?

7 A Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Write three true sentences and three false sentences.
1 My favorite is because ... 4 It’s really important to , so I always ...
2 I think is very , so I ... 5 I am right now because ...
3 I’m a very person. That’s why I never ... 6 I'm terrified of . That's why ...
B Listen to your partner's sentences. Which sentences do you think are true?

8 A PREPARE Draw a mind map of some objects that represent you. Then add reasons why the things are
special. Look at your diagram and choose three objects you want to include in your blog post.

B PRACTICE Write a blog post with the heading Me in three objects. Use your notes from Stage A to help
you organize the paragraphs.

C PERSONAL BEST Exchange blog posts with your partner. Read his/her work and correct any mistakes.
How could they improve it?

Personal Best Write six sentences with because, so, and That’s why about your friends, family and hobbies. 11

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