@: 1 GRAMMAR present perfect continuous with for / since a Write the words and phrases in the correct column. sieyeors 1982 ages along time Friday — the last three days Christmas ast saw you ‘months and months he was a child 1b Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1A Haven't you finished yet? B No. 'm exhausted! I the house for hourst 2A Have you finished that report? B Not yet. it for three days. —-— (work) on ‘Only! can change my life. No one can do it for me. Coro! Burnet, US ocress& comedienne BJ Changing your life 3A. Dinner isn't ready yet. B What ___ for the lst two hours? A L_—___ (prepare) the vegetablest (you / do) 4A He doesnt look very happy. B Novhe Sot mt repair his computer all morning. 5 A Why are you moving? B We think of ‘moving for along time. This house is oo smal.¢ Circle the correct form. If both forms are possible, circle them both, 1 How long have you Enowa)/ been knowing your boytiende 2 She's gone / been going to the same hairdresser for years. 3 They've worked / been working in that bank since 2003, 4 He’ slept / been sleeping since three o'clock! 5 How long have you lived / been living here? 6 They've looked / been looking for a new flat forages. 7. How long have you had / been having your bike? Student's Book p.132 Grammar Bank 28 2 PRONUNCIATION sentence rhythm 4. Underline the words you would normally stress in each sentence. 1 How long has he been teaching here? 2 She's been learning Arabic for five years 3 He's been working as a tourist guide since he left here. 4 They've been travelling around Europe for two months. 5 We've been waiting for your phone call. 6 What has she been doing since she moved to Peru? 7 Te been cleaning the house all morning. b Practise saying the sentences in a. 3 READING Read the article and tick (/) the best summary. 1 Lucy went to Ghana to fearn how to play football. 2 Lacy went to Ghana to help children and get to know the country. o 3 Lucy went to Ghana because she wants tobea professional football coach, I Read the article again and mark the sentences T (True) or F (False). 1 Lucy was worried about being a female football coach 2 She had problems with discipline. 2 3 The football cab she worked with was ‘well equipped 4 She had plenty of free time during the day. - 5 The heat was always a problem for her. — 6 She was completely happy with her job. € Match the Jighligh€a words to the correct definition. 1 satisying rewarding 2 to havea short sleep 3 without shoes or socks 4 1 person who does something without being paid — 5 investigating 6 incredible, very good 7 from the country, not the town, i 8 the noun from poor - MY AFRICAN EXPERIENCE Lucy Mills writes waht Tshits, but ther pasion meee for the game was amazing. for bi wiable thet t'hog thousands of Ghanaian clden eur ering eptns ox f00BAL tc He, « posse Any yer Heng has paged “SPE Kom PE Spor, and espeiy fot |The wether was baling so 1 ‘ought teaching chen 0 pay coached inthe mig football in Chan (organized by Gsp Sports Abroad) sounded erent end gai. ‘nay tought hat gil ooball coach might oot be sespeced, ‘ou. as soon 25 | got to Ghana | the evesng 10 avoid the mda sun, but aera hile | did ind the eat ny more. Dusig the dy went home to snore, sunbathe, cor ead on the balcony, or oked found mares or went 0 the ‘ealzed that | was wrong I worked "2th. th be Young Seppe octbol owed Ghana because ofits iden ‘Gn Nungua. a poor area inthe beauty, ond the warmth and -aty of Accra. | coached under-12, friendliness of the people. Being 2 “under ¥4 and under-17 boys from OWURKE is sometimes really hard 000 Fol fails. The taining bwause you ge the felng that ich wes ty pao land, and wa you are ding at emaugh fats and goa wed to cs the bik vey RB 8 ith dung matches! Mary ofthe yous and forthe cen you boys played imbarefest and meet, * Many der he UK ake a yes rok ete tng vey and Sarg art They chen we ara ag is gpa4 VOCABULARY strong adjectives ‘4 Complete the adjective for each picture. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation apes noun ips! | social life nown | Translation tourist guide noun | the tube (= the London | Underground) noun (89 tjuib! deep adjective illtreated adjective 1 She's terrified 4 They're £ : 2 Hesb. i 3 Hess. 6 ise 7 1} Complete the’sentences with a strong adjective. 1 Can { borrow your coat? Tm — fieaing 1 2 A Ie James’ far bigh B Bigh W's 118% 300 square metres. 3 The weather's been, __all weck! It hasn't stopped ri 4 ve been working hard all day. 'm —_—_ 5 Can Thave another cake? They'te 6 Thefilm was___1 Welloved it. 5 PRONUNCIATION sounds ‘@ Match the words to the correct sound. Vtiny @)3 great 5 exhausted 2 furious [4 boiling Cl 6 starving [7 + ets hea ase e ft , £2)/ 8p ||| @ |Laal/™S 'b Practise saying the words in a. Student's Book p.158 Sound Bank trivial adjective [envio jl apply for (a job) verb /aiplax fa! rescue verb | Preskjuss ee Tl bia hte ET] Uisten to 2 woman talking about some of the topies in ‘exercise 4 on Students Book p.25, Number the topics in the order she mentions them. ‘A acl she's amember of 8B something she’ learning t do the make of car she dives Da sport she does E an important possession F afriend of hes E} Uisten again and complete the sentences. 1 Osord is good for cying because the roads are take time off verb OD) 2 She ike cascount sing because ou dont see ‘many —___ '3 She met her friend from Norway on a mountaineering 4 Her most important possession i “ 5 The British Mountaineering Council gives members {6 The problem wither caris that itis (Gl Usten again withthe tapescript on p.76 and try to _guess the meaning of any words that you dort know. ‘Then check in your dictionary. uititom wwwoup.com/elifenglishie/ntermediate‘A good traveller has no fixed plans. 00 Te, Toot philosopher Race to the sun 1 READING Read the text and find the answers. | Which airline is more expensive, LAB or AeroSur? b Look at the ighligll€ words in the text, What do you think they mean? Match them to the correct definition. 1 a place where traffic can be stopped by officials 2 What's the cheapest way to get from the airport to the city centre? 2 gpilown - - 3. What's the best time to travel on a Flota bust ea 4 Can you travel intercity on a Micro bus? 4 most important 5 What are the three disadvantages of travelling by lorry? 6 Can you get anything to eat on a tren expreso? 5 a thing you can choose a 6 things carried by plane, ship, or train 7 arranged to happen at a particular time 17 Why is tren rapido a strange name for this kind of 8 there for you to use ~ train? Getting around in Bolivia a eS he cee How you choose to travel in Bolivia largely depends on ‘how much time and money you have - the more money, the less time you need to spend travelling! Uoyd Aereo Boivano (LAB) has fequent fights between many lage cies wathin the county. A LABPass allows you four fights between the main cies. You can also fy AeroSur which has 2 better service but higher prices. The main at tecials La Paz El Allo apr. You can get a bus or ta into the centre of La Pax~ a tax wil cost about $6-10, the bus is only about $0.50, ‘Flotos, the ong distance buses, ae general newer, in better condition, and travel the min roads, Reserve a ticket Jivadvance, and plan to wave by night ‘om the very long routes 50 that you can sleep. Smaller buses are called buses ‘and travel the secondary routes. The smallest buses are micros, and they do the local routes. Ifyou want to travel very cheaply, you ‘can catch a ride on a fry (cami), but be prepared for a slow and uncomfortable ‘tip. Some forries have (Sebel) departures and wil accept reservations, ‘but you can aso wait for one at police ‘heckpoints outside some towns, ‘Tip! For smaller buses and lores, dress ‘warmly. The high aitude means thatthe temperature can Hop very low at night. “The best train is the ferrobus, not always (alallable, but iis fast, usually reliable, and comfortable. You can buy tickets up to a week in advance. New, the express tain, know as ten expreso, These have fist and second dass seats and a ding ‘or. The tid is the tren repo (Che fast train), wich isn fast ata as it ‘ops at every station. The fouth tain is the wen mito (the mixed tin), which ‘aries passengers and (BD. Because it isso cheap, if regu, mary ofthe poorest travellers use this to transport themselves ther uggege, and ther animals.2 HOW WORDS WORK how long + take Complete the sentences and questions wit words from the ls take (x2) tong (x2) get (x2) took (x2) takes (x2) 1 In general, the London Underground fakes about five minutes from one stop to the next, 2 How does it ___to get tothe centre by cart 3. Itusually___ him forty minutes on the bus 4 Thetrain a long time to arrive last. Saturday because it was snowing. 3. How does it you to home in the evening? 6 It ____ me twenty minutes longer to___to. ‘work yesterday because of the trafic. 3 GRAMMAR comparatives and superlatives 4 Correct the mistakes inthe Higiligited phrases. 1 T think tennis is RGHEIEREHINGS golf to watch ‘on TV, more exciting than __ In the UK coaches are fmehinvoreheap than the train. 3 She's wearing #HESSReKiFE HR) you. 4 My mother GVESSIOWIERAR my father. 5 Do the British work aSWarderas) the ‘Americans? —___ 6 My brother is a bit tallerthanil (OUTER student in roy clas. 8 Today is thethoteseay of the year 9 This is {helWORSelrestauraAi| I've ever been to 10 Te was [OHBIRGREGHIA’ journey T can remember. —_ = " Holiday Destinations Survey So the results from our reader survey Rio de Sanco Helsinki | Wellington (Brazil) (Finland) | (New Zealand) teat (OOO |G (OO rspeate | oo |6oo sem (00 | [60 Ws ° oO (660 Wes easytogetto, | > GD |S | ee) 60 |\66o ram (OCG [6 [OO jan" |060 |6 (66 b Write sentences with information from the survey. 1 Helsinki / exciting / ofthe three destinations ‘Helsinki is the least exciting ofthe sree destinations. 2 Wellington / healthy / of the three destinations 3 Rio de Janciro / cheap / Helsinki 4 Wellington / not / dangerous / Rio de Janeiro 5 Helsinki / easy to get to / Rio de Janciro 6 Wellington / relaxing / the three destinations 7 Wellington / sunny | Helsinki 8 Helsinki / not / have / tourists / Wellington (EXIILEDD Student's Book p.132 Grammar Bank 2C4 VOCABULARY transport and travel ‘Complete the sentences and definitions. 1 where you pick up your suitcase after a flight baggage reclaim 2 where you wait fora train 3 you get this when you park illegally 4 Atthe checitin desk they give ou a boarding 5. you need this to travel on a train, bus, or plane 6 The speed the UK. 7 what acar needs if t's not diesel 8 the opposite of take off 9. averb which means‘go from one place to another in cities is often 30 mph in 10 the place where you board your plane 11. bags, suitcases, etc 12 you can have a window seat or an —_ seat ELNID Sstudent’s Book p.148 Vocabulary Bonk 3 PRONUNCIATION sounds ‘a Match the words to the correct sound. 1 qycle,aisle, fine (5 public, rush, luggage 2 seat, speed, reclaim [1 6 coach, motorway, road (1 3 fast,park,card — )__7 railway, gate take off 4 limit ticket trip ee) El {xz b Write the words. | |® ‘a tM 4 Nori! a 2 ldgacni 5 skustay 3 fhelmit/ ‘©. Practise saying the words in a and b. EID Student's Book p.157 Sound Bank More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word ‘Translation, Exit (sign) nown Pronunciation | Pekstt/ ferry noun service stat tunnel noun convenient adjective | kan'vizniont! Caacemenet aia [Ey Usten to a woman talking about aspects of dangerous diving, Tick (/) the subjects she talks about. 1 The speed limit for motorways should be 10okm/h. |_| 2 Cydlsts are as dangerous as car divers. 0 3 Slow drivers cause as many accidents as fast divers. | 4 Drivers shouldn't use any kind of mobile phone. |_| 5 Speed cameras don't stop accidents, Oo {1} Uisten again and answer the questions. 1 Why ist dangerous to akon the phone? 2 Why sit really dangerous to send tet messages? 3 How do slow drivers cause accidents? 4 What do cyclists often nat do? ‘5. Where do some cyclists cycle? (Gl Usten again with the tapescrpt on p.76 and try to guess the meaning of any words that you don’t know, ‘Then check in your dictionary. EXT mation (russ) Ce 1 ees ‘Complete each space with one word. a2 Dy Where ___your sister work? Ey When got home t realized |__—_ left my mobile t work ELA The phones ringing. 8 {answer efor you? EX you putt cain the garage yet? Gi She's leering Spanish for three years. [Gl His new fim wasnt as good the last one. a vwacoup.cony/el/englshfle/ntemediate