G uses of the infinitive with to

V verbs + infinitive: try to, forget to, etc. What dol

P weak form of to, linking need to do?

1 READING & LISTENING

a Look at the poste r of a well-known film . Do you kno w How to ... Survive Meeting
what it's a bo ut? Have you seen it?
Your Girlfriend's Pa rents
fo r the First Time
It's st ressful, but t hese top tips can help you
to get it right ...
He finally met the girl of his dreams. Tips
Too bad her dad's a nighanace.
You need .1Q...dQ some ' homework ' before
you go. Ask your girlfriend about her parents.
Where does her mother work? Does her father like
football? Do you have any common interests? lf
you do th is, it will be easy a conversation
with them.
Make sure you dress the right
impression. Don 't wear a suit, but don't just wear
your old jeans and the Che Guevara T-shirt you
bought in the market.
Be punctual. It's very important Late at a
first meeting.
b With a partner , th ink o f two piece o f ad vice fo r When they greet you at the door shake the
o m ebod y w ho is going to m eet the ir pa rtne r 's pare nts father's hand firmly (no father Likes a weak
fo r the firs t time. handshake!). Ask your girlfriend what kind of
greeting her mum will prefer.
c ow read an a rticle adapted fro m the web ire wikiHow. Call her parents Mr and Mrs (Smith) until they ask
your advice th ere? you to call them 'Dave' and 'Sharon'.
d Read the a rticle again a nd complete the ga p w ith t he Be ready questions about yourself! Her
ve rb in th e li st. parents will want everything about you
and your ambitions. Make a good impression!
to answer not to be te-60 (x2) to have to know If you are invited for a meal, eat everything they
to make t o say to show not to talk give you and say something positive about the
meal, like 'This is absolutely delicious!'. Offer
e 3 23 >)) Li te n to igel m eeting hi g irlfrie nd's pa re nts ____ the washing-up after the meal .__ __
fo r the fir t time. Does the m eeting ta rt well o r badly? them that you are a 'new man').
How does it end? Be yourself, and don't be a 'yes' man. If they
ask you for your opinion, be honest. Howeve r,
f Li te n aga in a nd a n we r the que tions. try about controversial subjects - this
I \! hat does he do wrong? isn't the moment to give your views on religion and
politics!
2 \ hat doe he d o ri ght?
If the conversation is dyi ng and you can't th in k
g Do you think the advice in the a rticle wo uld be good what , ask them what your partner was
fo r people in your country? Why (no t)? D o you think like as a child . This is a brilliant ta ctic! ALL parents
the advice wo uld be the sam e fo r a g irl m eetin g her love talking about their children and it shows you
boyfrie nd's parents for the firs t time? have a deep interest in their daughter.
Adapted from wikiHow
2 GRAMMAR 4 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING
uses of t he inf initive wit h to weak f orm of to, linking
a Matc h sentence a- d from the a rt icle with a 3 26 l)) Liste n to two sente nces. Is to stressed? H ow is it
rules l- 4 . prono u need?
a D If you do th is, it will be easy t o have a I wa nt to come.
co nversatio n w ith them.
He decided to leave.
b D Offer to do the washing-up after the mea l
(to show them that you are a 'new man'). p Linking words with the same consonant sound
c D If the conve rsation is dying a nd you When a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word begins
can't thi nk what t o say, ask them what with the same o r a very s imilar sound, we often link the words
your partner was li ke as a chi ld. t oget her and only make the consona nt sound once. This happens
whe n a verb e nds in t. or 'd before to, so want to is pronounced
d D You need to do som e 'ho mework' /'wont o. and decided to is pronounced dJ'smdn:li.
befo re you go.
b 3 27 l)) Liste n a nd w rite s ix sente nces. T hen practise saying them .
Use th e i n fin itive with to . ..
after some verbs, e.g. need, wa nt, etc. c Wo rk in pa irs. A a k B the first s ix questio ns. B give as much
2 after adjectives info rm atio n as yo u ca n. Swap roles fo r the last s ix q uestio ns.
3 to give a reason fo r doi ng so mething
• Have you ever offered to look after somebody's dog
4 after a questio n word, e.g. who, what, ho w
(or other pet)?
b Look at the o the r infin itives you used to • Do you t hink it is difficult to stay friends with an
complete the a rticle . W hich r ules are they? ex-boyfriend /girlfriend?
• Have you ever tried to learn something new and failed?
c > p.138 Grammar Bank 7A. Learn mo re • Do you t hink it is important to learn to cook at school?
about uses of the in fin iti ve and practise thern .
• How long do you usually spend deciding what to wear in the
morning?
3 VOCABULARY verbs + inf initive • Do you know how to change a wheel on a car?

a Witho ut looki ng back at the a rticle try to • Do you think it's possible t o learn a foreign language st udying on
remember the m i sing verbs . your own at home?
You to do some ho mework befo re • Are you planning to go anywhe re next weeke nd?
you go. • Would you like to work or st udy in another country?
2 Her parents will to kno w • Have you ever pretended t o be ill (when you were n't)?
everything about you and yo ur ambitions. • Have you ever forgott en t o turn off you r mobile phone during a
3 ro do t he washing-up after the class or concert?
mea l.. . • What do you think is t he most interesting t hing to do for a visitor
4 However, no t to talk about to your town?
controversial subjects .. .
d >-Communication How to ... A p.l 03 B p.l07. R ead a nd re-tell two
b > p.l58 Vocabulary Bank Verb forms. m o re H ow to .. . arti cles.
Do pa rt 1 (Verbs + infinitive).

5 WRITING
W ith a pa rtner, w r ite a 'H ow to .. .' a rti cle. C ho ose o ne o f the titles
below, a nd try to thin k of at least fo ur tips.
How t o ...
• make a good impres ion o n yo ur first day in yo ur English class.
• m ake a good impres io n at a job in terview.
 G uses of the gerund (verb + -ing)
V verbs + gerund
P the letter i

1 GRAMMAR uses of t he gerund

a Talk to a partner. Is there a book, a fi lm, or
a song that makes you feel happy whenever
you read, watch , or listen to it? What is it?
Why does it make you feel happy?

b Read a magazine article where different

people on the magazine's staff say what
happiness is for them . Who do you
think said what? Match the peo ple to the
paragraphs.

[I[] ... making soup. I love using leftovers

in the fridge. There's something
magical about making something
delicious out of nothing.

[I[] ... sitting on the sofa on a winter

Erin, Harriet, Sebastian, evening with a box of chocolates,
fashion editor health editor music editor watching a feel-good film, preferably
one that makes me cry.

[}I] ...listening to Don't Stop Me Now

by Queen. As soon as I hear it I
immediately feel like getting up and
dancing.

Kate, Marco, Andrew, GIJ ... getting on the scales and seeing
cinema editor food editor travel editor that I've lost a kilo even t hough I had
a big meal the day before.
c Read the article again. ls there anybody you
really agreefdon't agree with ? Compare with rn ...seeing my suitcase come out first
a partner. at baggage reclaim at the airport

d Look at the highlighted phrases in the first rn ...finding a real bargain in t he sales.
paragraph. Find an example o f a gerund I'm still wearing a Prada j acket t hat
(verb + -inB): I bought incredibly cheaply in a sale
ten years ago.
1 after another verb _ _ __
2 after a preposition _ _ __
3 used as a noun
e )o- p.l38 Grammar Bank 78. Learn mo re
about the uses of the gerund and practise
them .

f Write your own continuatio n for Happiness

l S . ..

g Work in groups offour. Read the other

students' texts. D o you agree with their
ideas of happiness?
2 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING 4 SPEAKING & LISTENING
verbs + gerund a Ask a nd a nswer w ith a partne r.
a )o- p.158 Vocabulary Bank Verb forms. I When you a re happy do you so met imes feel like s ing ing?
Do part 2 (Ver bs + ge rund). 2 D o you ever s ing ... ?
b C hoose fi ve things to talk abo ut fro m the • in the bower • karaoke
list below. • in th e ca r • in acho ir or ba nd
• while you're li ten ing to mus ic, e.g. on an iPod
Something... 3 Is t here a particular singer whose songs you like s ing ing? D o you
•you don't mind doing in the house
have a favour ite song?
•you like doing with your fa mily
•you love doing in the summer b In pairs, say if you think sentences 1-7 are T (true) o r F (fa lse).
•you don't feel like doing at weekends
•you spend too much time doing 1 S inging is good fo r your hea lth.
•you dream of doing 2 If you wa nt to s ing well, you need to learn to brea the correctly.
•you hate doing at work I school 3 People who sing are usually fatter than people who do n't.
•you don't like doing alone 4 o t everybo dy ca n learn to sing.
•you are thinking of doing this weekend
•you think you are very good (or very bad) 5 Yo u need to know how to read music to be able to sing wel l.
at doing 6 If you ma ke a s urpri ed face, you ca n sing hi gh notes better.
7 It rake yea rs to lea rn to s ing better.
c Wo rks in pairs. A tell B abo ut the
five things. Say w h y. B a k fo r m o re c 3 32 >)) Now lis ten to an inter view with the directo r o f a s inging
informatio n . Then sw ap ro les. chool a nd a stud ent who did a course there. Were you right?

d Li sten aga in . C hoose t he rig h t an swer.

3 PRONUNCIATION the letter i W hen you are lea rning to sing you need ro _ _ correc tly.
a stand b dress c eat
a Put the o ne-syllable wo rds below into the
2 S inging we ll is 95% _ _ .
right colu mn .
a repea ti ng b listen ing c breat hing
find give high hire kind like 3 Gemm a' course lasted
mind miss night right skin slim
a o ne day b o ne week c one month
thin t ime which win wit h
4 Gemma has always _ _ .
a been good at singing b been in a cho ir c li ked sing ing
5 At first the studen ts learnt to
a breathe and s ing b listen a nd breat he c listen a nd sing
6 At t he end of the day they could s ing _ _ .
b 3 30 >)) Li sten and check. T he n look at t he a per fec tly b much better c a bit better
wo rds in each co lumn . What rules ca n you e Wo uld you Like tO learn to s ing (better)? Are there
see fo r the pro n u nciatio n o f ... a ny tips fro m the listening that you could use?
• i + consonant + e (but which word i an
exceptio n?)
• ind and iBh 5 3 33 >)) SONG Don't Stop fv1e Now ~
• i bet ween o ther consonants
c 3 31 >)) ow listen ro som e two-sylla ble
words. Is the i pro no u need III or /a 1/ ?
Listen a nd check.

arrive decide engine invite

online practise promise
revise service surprise

d W hat 's the differ ence in the stress

betwee n the verbs in c where i is
pronounced Ill and where i is
pronounced /all?
 G have to, don't have to, must, mustn't
V modifiers: a bit, really, etc.
P must, mustn't You don't
have to do

1 GRAMMAR 2 PRONUNCIATION must, mustn't

have to, don't have to, must, mustn't a 3 36 >)) Lis te n to t h ese sente nces. Which le tter is not pro nounced
a Match the no tices to the rul es. in mustn't? Listen again a nd repea t.

D You have to pay before the e nd of the Yo u must use a di ctionary. You mustn't use a d ic tionary.
month. b 3 37 >)) Listen a nd write five sente nces.
2 D You don 't have to pay to see t his.
3 D You mustn't! eat here.
4 0 You mu st turn off your pho ne before
3 READING & LISTENING
you come io. a Do you think people from your country a re good at learning

~ENGUS~
languages? W hy (not)? Are British p eop le good at lea rning your

THEAllY
coe •
language?

b Read about Max, a British

journalist w ho did an

l:~:::ti litt
inte n s ive Spa nish course.
T h e n cover the a rt icle a nd
a nswer t h e questio n s.
[I]
1l1is term~ COVJ1e.. What reputa tio n do the
Briti sh have?
.f~ 1'b bt pUd.ixj 2 What experiment did M ax's
FOOD TO BE
3C?APRIL TAKEN INTO
THE LIBRARY
newspaper want to do?
3 Why did Max c hoose to
lea rn S pani sh?
4 Where did be do the course?
b Look at the h igh lighted ex pressio n s and How lo n g was it?
a n swer the questions. 5 What did he find easy a nd
Whic h t wo phrases m ea n ... ? diffic ult about Spa nish?
It is a !±I rule. T h ere's an obligat ion to do 6 What were the fo ur tests?
this. What were the rules?
2 Wh ich phrase m ean s ... ? c 3 38 >)) W hi c h test do you think was the easiest for Max? Which
a It is n't permitted. It is aga in st the ru les. do you think was the m ost diffic ult? Listen to M ax doing t he tests
in M adrid a nd c heck your a n sw e rs.
b It isn't o bligato ry o r it i n't necessa ry.
d Liste n again. Mark the se nte n ce T (t rue) o r F (fa lse). Correct th e
false in for m a tio n.
c )-- p.l38 Grammar Bank 7C . Lea rn more
1 T he waiter d id n't understa nd Ma x.
about have to, don't have to, must, a nd mustn't,
2 T he bi ll w as six e uros.
a nd practise them.
3 T he chemi st's was the first srreet o n the right.
d With a parmer, complete fo u r sente nces abo ut 4 T he driver understood th e nam e of the stadium .
the school w here you are lea rning English. 5 Max made a gra mma r mistake whe n he left the
We have to... We don't have t o... voicema ilmessage.
We must... We mustn't... 6 Max's fina l m a rk was eight.
e Compa re your rules w ith anothe r pair. Which 7 Max says you can lea rn S panis h in
ru le do you think is t he most im portam? a mo nth.
 I will survive 4 VOCABULARY modifiers

(in Spanish) ... My pronunciation of the stadium wasn't very good.

I was feeling a bit nervous at this point.

or will I? a Complete the chart with the words in the box.

a bit incredibly net ver-y quite really vefY

T
he Brit ish have a reputation for being bad at
learning languages, but is it really true? I work for
a newspaper which was doing a series of articles very
Spanish is difficult.
about this. As an experiment. they asked me to try and
learn a completely new language for one month. Then I
had to go to the country and do some 'tests' to see if I
not very
could 'survive' in different situations. I decided to learn
Spanish because I would like to visit Spain and Latin
America in the future. If I go. I don't want to be the typical p abit
We only use a bit before negative adjectives and
Brit who expects everyone else to speak English.
adverbs, e.g. a bit difficult. a bit slowly.
I did a one-month intensive course in Spanish at a
language school in London. I was a complete beginner b Complete the sentences with one of the words or ph rases
but I soon found that some Spanish words are very similar so that it makes a true sentence. Compare w ith a partner.
to English ones. For example. hola isn't very different 1 I'm good at learn ing languages.
from 'hello' and ingles is very similar to 'English'. But 2 l 'm motivated to improve my English.
other things were more difficult, for example the verbs
3 English pronunciation is difficu lt.
in Spanish change for each person and that means you
4 Engli sh gram mar is compl icated.
have to learn a lot of different endings. My biggest
problem was the pronunciation. I found it very difficult 5 I'm worried about the next English exam.
to pronounce some letters in Spanish, especially r andj. I 6 Engli sh is _ imporrant for my work J studies.
downloaded sentences in Spanish onto my phone and
I listened and repeated them again and again . 5 SPEAKING
When my course finished I went to Madrid for the a H ow well do you think you could do Max's four tests in
weekend to do my tests. A Spanish teacher called Paula English? W hy?
came with me and gave me a mark out of 10 for each test
and then a final mark for everything. I think I could order a drink and a sandwich quite well~
b Talk to a partner.
These were the tests and the rules: ..·------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------·..
·-------------- ---------·--------·--··-------------------------·----------------------------· HAVE YOU EVER...
j:::. ;:.
• spoken t o a tourist in English? When? Why?
~~s l.
i. • had to speak in English on the phone? Who to? i
You have to ...
. What about?
1 order a drink and a sandwich in a bar. ask how
much it is. and understand th e price. • seen a fi lm or vi deo clip in English? Which? Did it
2 ask for directions in the street (and f ollow them). have subt it les? How much did you understand?
3 get a taxi to a famous place in Madrid. • read a book or magazine in English? Which one(s)?
4 leave a message on somebody's voicemail. • asked f or directions in English in a foreign city?
Where? What happened?
• used an app or website to improve your English?
- you mustn't use a dictionary or phrase book Which one?
you mustn't speak English at any time • learnt another foreign language? How well can you
you mustn't use your hands or mime or speak it?
write anything down
.·------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------·.

6 WRITING
,.... p.llS Writing A formal email. Write an emai l asking
for in formation.