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2 ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS
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3 SOCIAL ENGLISH
Match the phrases.
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I'm only joking. |
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You were right. |
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Excuse me. We're lost. |
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It was the second on the left. |
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Could you help us? |
Getting around London
By underground
The London Underground, usually called 'the tube', is enormous and can take you everywhere quickly. However, it is hot and uncomfortable in the summer, and can be confusing for tourists, who often get on the wrong train. It can also be very crowded in the 'rush hour' (7.00-9.00 in the morning and 5.00-7.00 in the evening).
By bus
The buses give you a good view of the sights, especially if you travel upstairs, but if the traffic is bad, your journey can take a long time. Special
tickets, called travelcards, can be used on both buses and the underground and are quite economical.
By taxi or car
Taxis are excellent, but very expensive. Never take a car into central London - it's nearly impossible to park, and you also have to pay a congestion charge (currently £5) every time you drive into the centre.
b Answer the questions.
1 What's another name for the London Underground?
2When is the underground usually very busy?
3Where is a good place to sit to see the sights?
4Where can you use travelcards?
5What's the problem with taking a taxi?
6How much do you have to pay if you take your car into the centre of London?
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If it tastes good, it's bad for you.
Isaac Asimov, science fiction writer
1 VOCABULARY food
a Complete the crossword.
b Write the words in the correct column.
apples |
cake |
crisps |
carrots |
pineapple |
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onions |
grapes |
chocolate |
mushrooms |
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bananas |
biscuits |
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2 GRAMMAR a / an, some / any
aWhat did Mark and Jan buy when they went shopping yesterday? Write a, an, or some in the spaces.
b Write the sentences in positive or negative form. 1 There's some rice in the cupboard.
There isn't any rice in the cupboard.
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I didn't eat any fruit yesterday.
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I didn't have an egg for breakfast.
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There isn't any sugar in this coffee.
5We have some vegetables in the garden. We
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There weren't any sandwiches in the fridge.
7There was some nice fish at the supermarket. There
8I had a salad for lunch.
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c Complete the dialogue with a, an, some, or any.
A I'm going to the supermarket. Would you like anything?
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3 PRONUNCIATION the letters ea
Circle the word with a different sound. Practise saying the words.
meat |
breakfast |
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bread |
healthy |
ice cream |
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great |
steak |
4 READING
a Match each 'food fact' to the paragraph which explains why it's false.
A Eating too much sugar can make you addicted.
BBeer is good for your hair.
CEating fruit at the end of a meal is very healthy.
DPutting salt in water will make it boil quicker.
More Words to Learn
Write translations and try to remember the words.
Word |
Pronunciation Translation |
(shopping) basket noun spaghetti noun
dish noun ingredients noun luxury noun missing adjective countable adjective
uncountable adiective
Study idea
1 Try to connect new words with other words in English or in your language, e.g. shopping basket - basketball.
2Look at the words in More Words to Learn. Can you connect them to any other words?
Can you answer these questions?
What do you usually have for breakfast?
What do you drink with your dinner?
What's your favourite food?
What vegetables don't you like?
What do you drink when you go out with your friends?
Food facts...or are they?
Many cooks always put salt into water
before putting in the pasta. Many say that this helps the water boil more quickly, but this isn't true. In fact salt makes water boil at a higher temperature, so the water boils more slowly.
Putting beer on your hair is not a good idea.
The only result is a shower that smells like a pub, and hair which looks terrible. It is impossible for the beer to make your hair more beautiful, believe me, so don't try it.
When people eat a lot of sweet things, it isn't
because their body really needs sugar. It's because they like the taste, and they often have a lot of sweet things like cakes and biscuits in their cupboards. Sugar is not a drug and eating it is just a bad habit.
Fruit is quite difficult to digest. If you eat it at the
end of a meal, it can stay in your stomach for a long time.
This means that you can feel very uncomfortable if you've just eaten a very big meal.
The best time to eat fruit is between meals.
(adapted from a website)
bGuess the meaning of the highlighted words. Check with your dictionary.
Human beings are 70% water. With some people, the rest is collagen.
Martin Mull, American actor and writer
1 PRONUNCIATION /w/, /v/, and /b/
aWilliam, Vera, and Brenda are thinking about the presents they want for their birthdays. William wants presents that begin with /w/, Vera wants those that begin with /v/, and Brenda wants those that begin with /b/. What presents do they each want?
2 He
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wine
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b Practise saying the words.
2 GRAMMAR how much / how many?, quantifiers
a Complete the questions. Then complete the sentences. |
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How many cigarettes do you smoke?
1 He doesn't smoke many cigarettes. |
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b Read about these records in competitive eating.
Alina Baden ate 46 hot dogs in 11 minutes.
George Willis ate 128 chicken wings in 28 minutes.
Nikolai Cohen ate 10 hamburgers in 11 minutes.
John Edwards ate 7 litres of ice-cream in 14 minutes.
Gustav Sajer drank 6 litres of milk in 3 minutes 29 seconds.
Barbara Beard ate 5 kilos of fruit (bananas and apples) in 9 minutes 15 seconds.
Write questions.
1 How many hamburgers did Nikolai Cohen eat?
Ten.
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Six litres.
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Seven litres.
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A hundred and twenty-eight.
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Five kilos.
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Forty-six.
4 VOCABULARY 'water'reading
Complete the sentences with these words.
temperature |
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2We don't always need to drink a lot of water. sometimes one litre a day is OK.
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thirsty - it's just not true!
More Words to Learn
Write translations and try to remember the words.
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litres noun tap noun lose verb agree verb
probably adverb like preposition a bottle of...
of course more or less for example
3 VOCABULARY drinks
Write the names of the drinks.
Can you answer these questions?
How much water do you usually drink?
How many cigarettes do you smoke?
How much television do you watch?
How much money do you spend on clothes?
How many very good friends do you have?