Unit 1
Unit 1
Unit 1
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1.1 Are you really my friend?
GOALS ■ Talk about things th at are changing ■ Talk about friendships
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3 Read the inform ation in the G ram m a r focus box and 6a Work w ith a partner. Look at the verbs/verb p hrases and
write sentences 1-7 in the article next to the appropriate decide if they are positive (P) or negative (N).
g ra m m a r rule, a-f. 1 get on (well) (with someone)
2 m eet up (with someone)
GRAMMAR FOCUS p re s e n t sim p le , p re s e n t
c o n tin u o u s and p re s e n t p e rfe c t sim p le 3 have a lot in c o m m o n (with someone)
4 fall out (with someone) _____
We use the present simple to talk about
5 help (someone) out
a things that are always or generally true.
6 tru st (someone)__________________________ _____
7 get/keep in touch (with someone) _____
b things that happen regularly/repeatedly. 8 m ake friends (with someone) _____
9 have an a rg u m e n t (with someone) _____
We use the present continuous to talk about
c things that are happening at/around the time when we
1.1))) Listen again to Sarah and Josh and check your answers.
speak.________________________________________
d things that are changing.
• We use the present perfect simple to talk about PRONUNCIATION linking
e our experience (our lives until now).
When we speak at normal speed, we link phrases so they often
f things that have already/just happened. sound like one word.
7a Look at the phrases in exercise 6a. Mark the way the words
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link in each phrase.
geLon well w ith som eone
4a Choose the correct options to complete the questions.
1 W hat is Rob trying / does Rob try to do? b 1.2 ))) Listen, check a n d repeat.
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1.2 Why spending's #trending
GOALS ■ Talk about spending ■ Talk about states, thoughts and feelings
4a Put the words and phrases in the box into the correct groups.
custom er consumer deals discounts half-price Work with a partner or in small groups. Discuss the questions.
items purchaser purchases special offers 1 W hat have you bought recently that was a bargain?
tw o for the price of one
2 Do you look for special offers such as tw o fo r the price
o f one in the superm arket? How im p o rtan t are they to
b Check your ideas with a partner. you in choosing your purchases'?
3 Have you ever bought so m ething you didn't need
shoppers \ bargains
because it was a good dealt If so, give an example.
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buy at a 4 Would you be willing to queue for hours to get a good
people lower price discount? For w hat kind of item ?
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• w h a t we feel: like, want, hate, love, dislike, fe e l4 11a E S 3 Work in small groups. W hich of the posters do you
• What we possess: have, belong, 5_________ th in k is more effective? Give reasons.
• What we experience: be, see, hear, look, smell, taste, seem
b Decide together on the design of your own poster to
-*■ Grammar Reference page 137 promote Buy Nothing Day. Which of the points in exercise 7a
could you focus on? How will you m ake it effective?
b Put the verbs in exercise 8a into the correct category. Present your ideas to the class.
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1.3 Vocabulary and skills development
GOALS ■ Listen for key words ■ Noun suffixes
1 a How has the internet changed people's lives? Work with UNLOCK THE CODE
a p a rtn e r and make a list of 5-10 things which have really lis te n in g fo r key w o rd s
changed since the internet was invented.
Key words carry the most important information. They are
generally nouns and verbs and are usually spoken more loudly
and clearly than other words. For example:
three times a w eek
I send a lot of emails
I like looking at shopping websites
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6a 1.10))) Listen to part of a radio p ro gram m e about the b Add the n oun s from the review to the m ind map.
book. W hich of the opinions in exercise 5 do you hear
m entioned? friendship achievement
Book Review ; The Shallows 10 Match nouns in the mind map to the definitions.
b y Nicholas C arr | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 the state of having a job
2 connections w ith friends, family, etc.
As som eone w ho started w orking long before the 3 change which makes som eth in g better
internet arrived, I was shocked by the main ideas in
4 ways to deal with a problem
The Shallows. The book says that even though the
digital age has resulted in amazing im provem ents in 5 forming an o p in io n /m a k in g sensible decisions
the ways we can get inform ation, it is also causing 6 a th ing you have done successfully
us to lose our ability to do one thing at a time. It made 7 having the chance to do som ething you w ant to do
me think hard about the way I use the internet and
manage my relationships with people online. 11 Add n o u n suffixes to the words in brackets to com plete the
However, although Carr raises many interesting sentences.
questions, I am not convinced tha t the solutions 1 The internet, an d especially Skype, has improved
to the problem s he raises are as d ifficu lt as __________ (comm unicate) w ith friends who live
he suggests. Since I read the book, I have, for abroad.
example, been keeping Facebook and my email
2 T h e ___________ (develop) of sm artp h o n es has m ade a
inbox closed while I work, to prevent myself from
being distracted. Surely, all we need is a little
huge difference to th e way we all access information.
careful judgem ent and good sense? 3 I am always extremely careful about my personal
__________ (secure) online.
4 I th in k I'm lucky because I've always had a very close
9a Read the inform ation in the Vocabulary focus box and find __________ (relation) w ith my sister.
nouns in the review that end in -ship, -ment, -ion and -ity. 5 I d on ’t have g y m ___________ (member) because I can't
afford the time.
VOCABULARY FOCUS noun s u ffix e s
6 M any people th in k t h e ___________ (govern) should
• Suffixes often change the class of the word (verb, noun,
have some control over t h e __________ (inform) we can
adjective, etc.).
get on the internet.
secure (adjective) - » security (noun)
achieve (verb) -» achievem ent (noun) 7 The internet offers great opportunities for
connect (verb) -» connection (noun) finding (employ).
Notice how the spelling can change:
12 ifrvia Which of the sentences in exercise 11 are true for you?
com m unicate -» communication;
Compare your answers w ith a partn er and give reasons.
a b le -* ability
• Sometimes the word class stays the same, but the
meaning is different.
She is my best friend, (noun)
w e have a close friendship, (noun)
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1.4 Speaking and writing
GOALS ■ Ask for and give opinions ■ w rite for social media
Diamond ring C W hich speaker do you agree w ith more, Gosia or Jem?
Why? Discuss w ith a partner.
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J a m e s B ro o k :
8 Now read the co m m ents u n d e rn e a th the post and match
Som e ppl can’t afford 2 pay higher prices 4
th e m to the statem ents in exercise 7.
clothes.
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Social m edia m arketing
1 M atch the two halves of the sentences.
a My com pany doesn't broadcast advertisem ents on
b Nowadays com panies prefer posting advertisem ents on
c Online discussions show how advertisers engage
d Advertisers n eed to find a successful way of reaching
e I saw billboards advertising the product as I was walking
1 with consum ers.
2 their target audience.
3 social m edia sites to advertising on TV.
4 th rou gh the city centre.
5 TV any more.
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Review
1a Complete the advice about friendship with the correct b Work with a p a rtn e r and explain your answers.
form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple,
present continuous or present perfect. 5a Complete the sentences using the n o u n form w ith a suffix
of one of the words from the box.
1 If your life (change) recently, your friends
m ight need to change too. develop happy inform member relation secure
2 If y o u __________ (just/move) to a new area, it's a good
idea to join some clubs. 1 ___________ is more im p o rtan t th a n having lots of
3 People u s u a lly ___________ (make) friends at work, so money.
try inviting some work colleagues out socially. 2 M y ___________w ith my boss has never been very good.
4 D on’t automatically say no to an invitation, even if 3 How can you afford t h e __________ at the tenn is club?
y o u __________ (get) ready for bed when the phone rings. 4 He gave m e some very u s e f u l___________about the new
If you keep saying no, people will stop inviting you. apps that are available for my phone.
5 Try to m eet your friend's friends. T h e y ___________ (like) 5 Have you seen the n e w __________ of houses by the river?
them, so you probably will, too. 6 I d on ’t really like my job, but I n eed t h e of a
6 W hen som eone (refuse) your invitation, try regular salary.
again an o th er time.
b Work w ith a partner. Try to th in k of at least one more nou n
b Work with a partner. Which pieces of advice do you agree th a t ends w ith each of the five suffixes used in exercise 5a.
with? Why/Why not? Can you add one more piece of advice?
6a Choose the correct word to complete each phrase.
2a Choose the most appropriate form to complete each 1 Personally / Definitely, I t h i n k ...
sentence. Sometimes both forms are possible. 2 Shouldn't / M ustn't people...?
3 I really a s k /fe e l th a t...
Social netw orking sites 1 do n ot s e e m / a r e not seem in g
to help people make close friends, according to 4 ... ifyou te ll/a s k m e.
researchers w ho studied how the w e b s ite s 2 c h a n g e / 5 A cco rd in g /A lo n g to ...
are changing friendships. 6 As fa r /lo n g as I'm c o n c e r n e d ,...
A lthough social netw orking 3 m e a n s / is m eaning that
many people now 4 h a v e / a r e having hundreds or even b Look at these quotations about friendship.
thousands of ‘frie n d s’, the researchers 5 b e lie v e / a re 'Afr ie n d is som eone who
believing that to becom e a real friend, it is still im portant
know s all a b o u t you a n d still
to actually meet up. Social netw orking 6 has b e c o m e /
loves yo u .' Elbert
is b e co m in g very popular recently, but although people
7 n o w ke ep in touch / a r e n ow keepin g in touch with It's the frien d s you can
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more friends online, the researchers found tha t we still call up a t 4 a.m . th at
usually have only around five close friends. We only m a tter.' Marlene Dietrich
develop real friendships when we 8 k n o w / a re know ing
we can tru st someone. Work w ith a partner.
Discuss how you would
b Work with a p a rtn e r and explain why you chose each form. define friendship, using
the p hrases in exercise 6a.
3a 1.13))) Listen to six questions an d write th em down,
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