Events

Discuss:
What kind of events do you attend?
Do you celébrate important events in your life with
other people?
How do you celébrate important events in your life?

FUckthrough the module and find.

> a protest march
> people talking on the phone
> an e-mail inviting someone to a party
> a strange race
> a poster advertising a music festival

In this module you will learn...

to talk about future arrangements

to write an e-mail giving information
to make requests and respond to them
to express obligation
to describe an event
to make suggestions
to talk about animáis
to wish people well in different situations
to invite someone to an event
to accept and refuse an invitation
to write an e-mail of invitation
 63, Don't miss it! Dates:
We write: 23 May or 23rd May
We say: the twenty-third of May
l.VOCABULARY ¡n + seasons/months
Complete with the missing words. Then listen and i + dates
check your answers.

Januaru
M T W
February
-|st Ond 5th 6th yth tenth
first second third I fifth sixth seventh March
July
gth
12th 13* 14th November
eighth twelfth thirteenth fourteenth
thirty-first
17th -|8th
15th 16th 20th 21 st twenty-fifth
fifteenth sixteenth seventeenth eighteenth nineteenth twentieth twenty-first
April
22nd 23r< 24th 25;th 26" 27'th 281th
fourth
twenty- twenty- twenty- I 1 twenty- twenty- twenty-
second third fourth I J sixth seventh eighth
September
2gth
30th 31S
twenty- thirtieth
ninth December

2.READ
A. Read the poster. Then listen and read the dialogue. Which
of the events are Dylan, Max and Connor going to attend?

Monday, 19th June BIITON PARK

'The B r u n e t t e s ' - Bpm 19th - 22nd June
Come and enjny some cool j a z z music!
Tuesday, 2Dth June
'Shark A t t a c k ' - B.SDpm
Fon all you rock lovers aut there!
protect
W e d n e s d a y , 2lst June rtists!
'The Doggy Bags' - lOpm
For pop music f a n s !
Thursday, 22nd June
Lemnn-aid' - 12pm
piracy1-
'Q-F - 5pm
A whale day party with two R5B hands, a
song competitian and interesting prizes!
Al the
how bad munc piracy u for ar'ufi and their mujic
how fo profec' munc and arfiifi agamjt piracy
fmd out
about
how fo download munc lafely

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 4.PRACTICE
3.GRAMMAR Complete the sentences with the Future going to and
FUTURE going to the verbs ¡n the box.
Read the examples and complete the rule. build not buy be have come not attend
A: What are you going to do this summer?
B: I'm going to visit my cousins in Canadá in July. 1. What time . you.
your lunch break?
A: Is the concert going to take place next weekend? j 2. They a new supermarket in my
B: Yes, it is, but it isn't going to take place at the neighbourhood next year.
stadium. It's going to take place in the park. 3. Beth the concert next Saturday
because she's working.
verb be + . + base form of verb 4. We the tickets this week because
we don't have the money.
Grammar Referente p.133 5. I _ in Madrid from lOth to 13th May.
6. Tony with us to
the festival?

%SPEAK
Talkin pairs.
Student A: Look at the poster in activity 2 and
decide which events you are going to attend.
Then answer Student B's questions about your
plans for next week.
Student B: Ask Student A questions about his/

XV» á her plans for next week. Use the prompts given.
Dylan Hey, did you see the poster about the festival?
Max What festival?
• What / do / next week?
Dylan The music festival against piracy.
Max Sounds interesting. When is it going to take place? • Which / bands / perform?
Dylan Next week. • Which day(s) / attend?
Max Which bands-are^oing ta be there? • What time / go?
Dylan SharkAttack, The Doggy Bags, Lemon-aid... 1 Who / go / with?
Max We can't miss SharkAttack, that's for sure.
Connor Yeah, they're performing on Tuesday, I think.
Dylan We're definitely going. There's also going to be a song
.,. competition on the last day, and I'm going to enter.
What am you going to do next week?
Connor What? Are you actually going to get on the stage and sing?
I'm going (to go) to a music festival.
Dylan Yes, I am and I'm going to win first prize.
Connor Yeah, right.
Max You're just going to embarrass us!
6.WRITE
B. Read again and answer the questions. Write an e-mail to a friend giving him/her
1. When can jazz fans go to the music festival? Information about the music festival and
2. What kind of music do The Doggy Bags play? telling him/her about the events you are
going to attend. Use ideas from activity 5.
3. When's the party?
4. How did Dylan find out about the festival?
5. On which day(s) is Dylan definitely going to attend the festival?
6. According to Dylan's friends, is Dylan going to win?

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6b Can you do me a favour?
l.VOCABULARY
Listen to the pairs of sentences. Can you guess what the highlighted words/phrases mean?
1. Picase take my dress to the dry-cleaner's. It's dirty.
Please pick up my dress from the dry-cleaner's. Learn new
words ¡n context
2.1 sometimes borrow CDs from my friends because I don't have many. (in sentences
describing
I sometimes lend CDs to my friends. situations). This
way, ¡t ¡s easier to
3. Jake made/arranged an appointment with the dentist for next Monday. remember them.
Jake cancelled his appointment with the dentist because he had work to do.

2.READ
A. Listen and read. What does Cindy do?

: Helio?
Cindy Hi, Fox. It's me Cindy. Can you talk?
Fox Sure, what's up, Cindy? Is everything ready for the
awards ceremony?
Cindy Almost, I just have to make a couple of phone calis.
Fox Could you pick up my suit from the dry-cleaner's?
Cindy Ofcourse. Anything else?
Fox Will you arrange a meeting with my manager for
tomorrow?
Cindy Ofcourse, I will.
Fox And did you book a limo for the awards ceremony?
Cindy But I'm going to give you a lift there. It's not far.
Fox No, I have to arrive in a limo, Cindy. It's my big
night. Can you arrange it?
Cindy Let me see what I can do.

Good afternoon. Alan s Limos, how may I help you?

Helio, I need a limo for the evening of the 17th. Could you...
I'm afraid we're fully booked for that evening. Is it for the awards
ceremony?
Cindy That's right. What am I going to do? Fox isn't going to be happy. I
have to find a limo for him.
Alan Is that Fox Marshall? The actor?
Cindy That's right. I'm his PA.
Alan Listen, a friend of mine is a big fan of Fox, and he owns a limo
company, too.
Cindy Would you give him a cali for me?
Alan Certainly. Don't worry, we can't let Fox arrive without a limo, can we?
Cindy Great.
 3.GRAMMAR
B. THE VERB nave to
A. can, could, may, will, wouldfor requests (affírmative)
Look and complete the dialogues with the phrases in the box. Can you
think of any other answers to the requests? Read the examples. When do
we use the verb have to?
Can I Can you Will you May I Wouldyou Could I Could you
• When you go to the cinema,
you have to buy a ticket.
give me a lift to work? I'm late.
• Markhas to get up early
tomorrow because he has a
meeting at 9am.

Grammar Referente p.134

4.PRACTICE 5.PRONUNCIATION
Write requests and then write answers refusing and Listen and repeat. What do you notice about the
giving an excuse with have to. Use the prompts given. intonation of the questions below?
1. A: give me / lift / station?
1. May I have a glass of water?
B: sorry / go shopping 2. Could you drive us to the shopping centre?
A: Could you give me a lift to the station? 3. Would you please help me with the housework?
B: I'm sorry, I have to go shopping. 4. Can you lend me some money?
5. Will you pick up the children from school?
2. A: borrow / MP3 player? 6. Could I please borrow this jacket?
B: afraid / give / to / brother
A: 6. LISTEN
B:_ A. Listen to a conversation. What's the relationship
between the man and the woman?
3. A: come / dentist / with me? B. Listen again and tickthe things Ms Atkinson has
B: sorry / study to do today.

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B:
Mcmday 21at
4. A: lend / car?
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1. What is happening on the evening of the 17th?
2. Who is Fox Marshall? 7.SPEAK
Talk in pairs. Make requests and respond to them.
3. Who does Fox want to meet tomorrow?
4. How does Fox want to arrive at the ceremony? Can you do me a favour? Will you
5. Why does Cindy cali Alan? give me a lift to...?
6. What is Alan going to do to help Cindy? Sure.../1'm sorry, but...
\. Read again and answer the questions.
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uC Join in the fun
l.READ
A. Read the title of the text and look at the pictures. Can you guess which event thís is?
Do you know anything about it? Listen, read and compare your answers.

• ^ÍLV ¿til

fteodu
y year, on the last Monday of
May, the people of Brockworth, in
Gloucestershire, England, organise
quite an unusual event: the Cooper's
HUÍ Cheese Rolling.
This event is at least 200 years oíd.
People chase a round block of cheese
down a steep hill. The aim is to catch
the rolling cheese. It's not easy and this
rarely happens because the cheese
moves at a speed of 70mph. So, the
winner is the first person to cross the
finish line atthe bottom of the hill.
There are cheese rolling races for all
ages so everybody can take part. All you have to do is stand at the top of
the hill, wait for the command and be
quick and careful, because you can end up
rolling downhill just like the cheese. Seems
dangerous? Well, competitors and even
spectators can get injured during the races,
so there are paramedics eveTyyvhere, at the
top and bottom of the hill. For .spmething a
bit safer, try the uphill race. In this race, all
competitors just run up the hill.
The winners of all the races get a cheese
as a prize. The competitors in second and
third place receive a small amount of money
(adults: £10 - £5 / children: £5).
So? Are you a daredevil? Just remember!
Choose the right footwear and join in the fun!
2.VOCABULARY 4.PRACTICE
Complete the sentences below. Use the words in Circle the correct words.
bold and the endings -orand -er. Then listen and
1. Kelly went shopping last Saturday but she didn't
check.
buy something / anything / nothing. Everything /
1. Jonathan can swim very well. He's a great Everywhere / Something was expensive.
2. A: I'm really hungry. I'd like to have something /
2. Matt runs really fast. He wants to become a
anything / nothing for lunch. ,
B: Let's go somewhere / anywhere / something
3. A lot of people visit París every year. All together.
_ want to go to the Eiffel Tower. A: Sorry, but I can't go anybody / nowhere /
4. I'm sure that John is going to win this race. He was anywhere right now. I have a meeting.
last year's _ _ , too. 3. A: Where's John?
5. Adam is never happy when he loses a match. He B: Look in his room.
doesn't like being a . A: I did, but there's someone / anyone / no one
there. He's anywhere / everywhere / nowhere in
the house.
3.GRAMMAR
4. I called everywhere / everybody / somebody and
COMPOUNDS ofsome, any, no, every
told them to come to my party on Sunday. I have
Read the examples. Which one refers to people, anything / everything / nothing ready and I'm
which to things and which to places? What is the really excited!
difference between anythingand nothing?
-• Mark carne fifth in the race so he didn't win anything.
• I have nothing to wear to the interview. 5. LISTEN
Listen to part of a radio show. A repórter is talking
• Everyone at the park wanted to take part in the race.
about a race. Complete the flyer below.
• Let's go somewhere tonight. It's my birthday.

Complete the table. WORLD UJÜ2,

PEOPLE THINGS PLACES CHAMPIONSHIP
someone
some somebody somewhere ¡n Kailua-Kona ¡n (1)
anyone
any (2) 3.8km!
no one
no nowhere Ride(3). km!

every everything (4) 42km!

Grammar Reference p.134 Date:17th(5).

B. Read again and complete the sentences. 6.SPEAK

1 . Cooper's HUÍ Cheese Rolling takes place every Talk in pairs. Discuss an event that takes place in
May, in _ . your city/town. Talk about the following:
2. The first cheese rolling race took place about • What is the event called?
_ ago.
• When does the event take place?
3. The _ can't always catch the cheese
• What do people do during the event?
because it moves very fast.
4. There are paramedics at the race because people • Who takes part in the event?
• Is it dangerous at all?
5. The winner's prize is • What does the winner get?
6d Take action \jf-i ¥ T
l.VOCABULARY .2. READ ^j
Listen and repeat. Which of these animáis * A. Listen, read and choose the correct banner, a, b or c.
are farm animáis, wild animáis or both?

\ NO MORE

CRUELTY TO Only
DOGS!
vegetarían
STOP ANIMAL restaurants!
TESTING!
'c.
Josie ANIMALS HAVE RIGHTS! ANIMALS HAVE RIGHTS!
Clive Josie? Is that you?
Josie Hi, Clive.
Clive What's going on here?
Josie It's a protest march. People need to know that...
ANIMALS HAVE RIGHTS!
Clive I see.
Josie Why don't you join us?
Clive No thanks. I'm not really into that sort of thing.
Josie Oh, I see. So, you aren't against animal testing.
Clive I'm not really sure. I mean, I don't exactly agree, but it
helps science and saves lives, right?
Josie There are other ways, you know. Here, take a leaflet to
read.
Clive OK, thanks.
Josie It has information about cruelty to farm animáis, too.
Clive Oh, I think the way some chickens live is terrible.
Josie Good, so you're a vegetarían, too?
Clive Not really. I like fried chicken, I'm afraid.
tiger Josie That's a shame. And is that a leather jacket?
 3.GRAMMAR 5.PRONUNCIARON
LEFS..., HOWABOUT...?, WHYDONT WE/YOU...? A. Listen and repeat. What's the difference between
a, b ande?
Complete the sentences below with join orjoining.
When do we use the expressíons in bold? a. cat b. duck c. farm

Let's the protest march. B. Listen and tick the sound you hear.
How about the protest march?
cat /ae/ duck /A/ farm /a:/
Why don't we the protest march?
march
Grammar Referente p.134
rabbit

4.PRACTICE lunch
Complete with Let's, How about or Why don't jacket
A: It's Amy's birthday tomorrpw and I need to get her
girafíe
something. (1) _ _ giving me a few ideas?
thanks
B: (2) you get her a leather jacket?
monkey
A: She doesn't like wearing leather. And I don't want
to buy her clothes again.
6.SPEAK
B: Then (3) _ getting her a pet this year? Talk in small groups. Look at the picture. Imagine
A: Fantastic idea! (4) go to the pet shop. that you and your friends want to do something
B: I think I saw a nice little rabbit there yesterday. to save the river and the fish. Discuss and make
suggestions usingthe prompts, as in the example.
(5) you buy her that?
A: Maybe. (6) visit the pet shop for ideas.
B:OK.

Clive Ermm... It's not mine, actually. But it is

very warm.
Josie A cow died so you can wear that, you
know.
Clive I suppose it did. Listen, are you free later?
Josie Yes, why?
Clive How about having lunch together?
There's a place round the córner with
great burgers. 1 make / posters
Josie I don't think so.
Clive Oh, right. They have salads, too! Josie! 1 organise / protest march
Josie! give out / leaflets
1 write article / newspaper
B. Read again and write J for Josie, C for Clive or B 1 clean / river
for Both. 1 ask / people / for help
1. This person is taking part in a protest march. O
2. This person is against testing on animáis.
3. This person believes that some farm animáis live
o
in terrible conditions.
Let's do something to save the river.
4. This person is probably a vegetarían. D OK. How about making...?
5. This person is wearing something made from an
Great idea. Why don't we also...?
animal. O
6. This person asks the other out. O
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 66 Special days
l.VOCABULARY
Match the phrases a-f with the
pktures 1-6. Then listen and
check.

a. Happy New Year! Q

b. Congratulations! Q
c. Have a nice trip!
d. Get well soon!
e. Happy Birthday!
f.Goodluck! O

2.READ ^)
A. Listen and read the e-mails below. Who accepts Caroline's invitation and who refuses it?

0 m
Hi everyone, Helio Caroline,
Just a quick e-mail to let you know that l'm organising a
Your party sounds perfect, but l'm sorry I can't
graduation party. The official graduation party is on Friday
make ¡t. You see, l'm flying back to Spain early
20th, but it finishes early so, we're going to continué in my on the 21st. I hope you have a great time. I can
back garden. Don't worry, l'm going to take care of everything. lend you my Enrique Iglesias CD if you want.
There's going to be food, drinks, music and dancing. Actually, And I want to see lots of pictures, OK?
had an idea and I want you to help me out. There are going to
Sorry again,
be people from all over the world there, so why don't we each Emilio
bring a CD from our own country? l'm going to have Blog 27's
latest álbum, of course! That's all. I hope you can come, l'm
sure it's going to be great.

Waiting for a reply,

Thanks for inviting me to your party. Id love to
Carmine come! Who else is going to be there? l'm going
to bring The Mint Chicks, New Zealand's best
band! l'm really looking forward to it. It's going
to be brilliant!

See you later,

Brett

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3.LISTEN 1) 4.SPEAK & WRITE
Listen to Kate ¡nviting four friends to a party and Set phrases to invite and
match the ñames with the sentences. accept or refuse an invitation
Freddie a. would like to go but can't. Inviting
Will bcdoesn't want to go and isn't going. AT THE BEGINNING
• Would you like to come to...?
Úrsula c. wants to go and is going. • How about coming to...?
Diane d. doesn't want to go but is going. • I'm writing to invite you to...
• Fd like to invite you to...
While listening, try to • I just want to let you know that I...
understand the general AT THE END
¡dea, not every single word. • I hope you can make it.
• I really want you to come.
• Waiting for your reply.
Accepting
• I'm writing to thank you for the invitation.
• Sounds great/perfect/brilliant!
• Thanks for inviting me.
• I'd love to come.
• How could I say no?
• I'm really looking forward to it.
Refusing
• I'm sorry but I have to...
• I'm afraid I can't make it because...
• Fd like to come but... Maybe some other time.
• It was nice of you to invite me but...

A. ROLE PLAY
Talk in groups of three. Use expressions from
above.
Student A: Invite your friends to an event / on a
night out / on a holiday. Tell them all about your
B. Read again and complete the e-mail below i
plans and answer their questions.
written by one of the party guests.
Student B: Refuse Student A's invitation and give a
reason.
Student C: Accept Student A's invitation and ask
I had a great time at Caroline's last (1)
him/her questions to find out:
She had a party after (2) . It was in • Where / go? • Who / go with?
• When / go? • Where / meet?
her (3) and there were lots of people • What / do there? • What time / meet?

there. Brett carne and he brought (4) _

Would you líke to...?
I'm afraid /....
CD. They are a band from (5) and
Sure/ Sounds...
they're really good. Unfortunately, (6)
B. Write an e-mail to a friend inviting him/her to
couldn't come because his flight back to an event / on a night out / on a holiday.

Don't forget to use set

(7) was early on Saturday morning. phrases to invite in your
e-mail.

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 6 Round-up 2.
A:
the race, Mark?
. you. (take) part in

VOCABULARY B: Of course. And I _ (win) first prize.

A. Write: The winner _ (get) £1000.
three months A: Really? Then I .(take) part, too.
B: you actually_ (swim)
for two hours?
three animáis
A: No, I'm only joking.

three ordinals D. Complete the dialogues with compounds of

some, any, no and every.
1- ' •/
B. Choose a, b or c. A: There's here. What time is the
1. The of the competition gets £2000. meeting?
a. winner b. spectator c. loser B: In five minutes. Where did .go?
2. Can you the kids froni school? I'm very busy. A: Maybe they went to the office upstairs. Come on
a. arrange b. pick up c. attend let's check it out. I think I can hear _ .
3. Max, can you an appointment with Zoé for 2.
tomorrow? I have to see her. A: Where did you go last weekend?
a. cancel b. take c. arrange B: _ . I stayed at home.
4. Can I your pencil? I don't have one. A: What did you do?
a. borrow b. lend c. own B: much. I was very tired and I slept
5. Charlie sent me a(n) to his wedding. all day.
a. graduation b. invitation c. leaflet A: You're so lazy. Get up! Let's do or
6. All to the zoo want to see the sharks. go tonight.
a. people b. visitors c. visits 3.
7. The concert is going to be great. Don't it! A: I can't find my sunglasses .
a. miss b. cancel c. lose B: Did you look under the furniture?
8. My brother wants to take in the pizza eating A: Yes, I did. I looked . I even looked in
competition. the car.
a. up b. place c. part B: Maybe took them.
A: Who?
GRAMMAR B: Your sister.
C. Complete the dialogues with the Future going A: No, I don't think so. She never takes
to of the verbs in brackets. without telling me.
1.
E. Circle the correct words.
A: Let's go to the protest march tomorrow.
1. Tina can't go out. She have to / has to study.
B: I'm afraid I can't. I (visit) my cousin
2. Can / May you book a hotel room for us in Boston?
Sophia tomorrow.
3. Greg is ill. How about give / giving him a cali?
A: Come on! You have to come.
4. Why don't you wear / wearing your leather jacket
B: Where it (take) place?
tonight?
A: In the city centre. So, you
5. Will / May I use your phone?
(come)?
6. Let's go to bed. We have to get / getting up early
B: OK, but I (go) to Sophia's first.
tomorrow morning.

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COMMUNICATION
F. What would you say ¡n the following situations? Use the words in bold.
1. You want a glass of water, (could) 4. You want your PA to arrange a meeting with the
bank manager. (will)
2. A colleague wants to go out with you, but you can't
maSe it tonight. (afraid) 5. A friend wants you to go shopping with her, but you
have an appointment with the dentist. (have to)
3. You want to invite a friend to a music festival, (how)
6. You want to borrow your friend's camera, (can)
G. Match.
1. Which concert are you going to attend? a. Good luck!
2. I'm not looking forward to my trip. b. Certainly.
3. Don't miss the awards ceremony tonight. c. That's a shame.
4. Do me a favour, please. d. Well, I'm definitely going to Lemon-Aid.
5. I'm taking part in an art competition. e. I'm going to watch it from the start. That's for sure.
SPEAK
Talk in pairs. Use the^deas below and make up a conversation.
Student A Student B

Answer the telephone. Greet your friend and say it's you speaking on the phone.
Greet your friend and ask him/her how he/she is.
^*. Say how you are and then ask your friend what he/she
Tell your friend that you have something to do, p is doing tonight.
but that you are free tomorrow night. s Invite your friend to go out with you tomorrow night.

Accept the invitation and ask where he/she wants to go.

Suggest different places.
Discuss the places and choose where you want to go. Agfee ^your friend,s

Thank your friend and say goodbye. X^ Saygoodbye.

WRITE SELF-ASSESSMENT
Look at Amanda's e-mail below and write an e-mail Read the following and tick the appropriate boxes.
to reply. In your e-mail you should: For the points you are unsure of, refer back to the
• thank Amanda relevant sections in the module.
• say that you can't go
• give an excuse Now I can.
• suggest going somewhere with her next weekend
> make future arrangements
> write an e-mail giving information
> make requests and respond to them
To...
\| > express obligation
L,~J From...
Send > talk about an event in my city/town
Subject:
> make suggestions
Hi! > talk about animáis
I'm bored of studying and studying all the time.
Why don't you come over for dinner and a DVD on > wish people well in different situations
Saturday evening? I'm thinking of ¡nviting Jessica and > invite someone to an event
Amy, too. I'm going to make pizza. I hope you can
make ¡t. > accept and refuse an invitation
Amanda > write an e-mail of invitation