7. Mr and Mrs Miller go to the restaurant once a week. 8. Nigel and his family have Christmas dinner once a year.
Exercise 4 p.262 Key:
1. A It’s late and Miss Jones isn’t here.
B She may be at the sports centre. 2. A Mr and Mrs Miller are on holiday. Do you know where they are traveling?
B They may be in Africa on a safari. Mr Miller loves it there 3. A I’m looking for my ruler. It was on my desk this morning.
B It may be in your school bag. 4. A John isn’t at home now.
B He may be at the doctor’s. He was ill yesterday and wasn’t at school. 5. A And Jane and Jennifer? Where are they?
B They may be at home studying. They have a math test tomorrow. 6. A Where do you think Jim is? The meeting starts at 5 o’clock.
B He may be at his sister’s birthday party. It’s her birthday today Exercise 5 p.262
Key: 1. A Can you speak Japanese?
B No, I can’t.
2. Jennifer may be in Rome at Christmas. She has a pen friend there and wants to visit her. 3. A How often do you go swimming?
B Three times a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
4. Can you help me with my homework? I can’t do it 5. I never eat fish because I don’t like it.
6. A Can you surf the Internet?
B Yes, of course I can It’s very easy. 7. A Jane and her sister aren’t at home now. Where do you think they are?
B I’m not sure, but they may be at Sheila’s birthday party.
8. Tom can’t sing, but he can play the piano very well.
Developing Skills p.263 Listeningnote-taking p.263
12. Students listen to the recording and take notes about Mrs Britten daily routine. Then, they check working in pairs according to the model dialogue.
Tape-script Alessandro
Excuse me, Mrs Britten. Can you tell me what you usually do after you wake up in the morning?
Mrs Britten Well, I usually get up at 7 o’clock. Then, I always prepare coffee first, and I have a
cup, of course. Alessandro
Ah, yes. Mrs Britten
After that, I always wash and dress. Then, I go to the kitchen again to prepare the breakfast.
Alessandro Do you have bacon and eggs in the morning?
Mrs Britten Oh, no. We never have English breakfast during the week. Often we have it on
Sunday. No... during the weekday’s we usually have some toast. Sometimes I have marmalade, and always coffee... with milk.
Alessandro So you don’t have a typical English breakfast.
Mrs Britten No, no That’s only served in hotels nowadays And then, of course, I always brush
my teeth, and finally, I go to work. Alessandro
Good. Well, thanks a lot, Mrs Britten. Mrs Britten
You’re welcome.
Key: always
prepares coffee, has a cup of coffee with milk, washes and dresses, brushes her teeth
usually gets up at 7 o’ clock, has some toast at breakfast
often has English breakfast on Sunday
sometimes has marmalade at breakfast
never has English breakfast during the weekdays
Open Dialogue p.263 3. The teacher can introduce the activity by doing it himself or herself. He or she will play the tape
recorder and will give answers to Nigel’s questions like this.
Key: Example dialogue: You
051567789. Hello Nigel
Hello This is Nigel. How are you? You
Hi, Nigel, I’m fine, thank you. Nigel
What are you doing? You
I’m reading an interesting book. Nigel
And I am listening to some music. I like it. What do you usually do in your spare time?
You I usually go swimming, read books, listen to some music and meet friends.
Nigel Do you ever go to parties?
You Yes, sometimes during weekends.
Nigel And what about concerts? Do you ever go to rock concerts?
You I never go to rock concerts because I don’t like them.
Nigel I see. When I’m free, I sometimes go and visit my grandparents. Have you got any
relatives? How often do you visit them? You
I’ve got a lot of relatives, uncles, aunts and cousins, but they live far from my town, so I can visit them only on holidays.
Nigel Listen. Why don’t we go for a bike ride in the afternoon?
You Good idea Let’s meet at four o’clock.
Nigel OK. See you.
Then, the teacher can choose some of the students and have them do the activity with the tape recorder. The students can then do the open dialogue in pairs exchanging roles.
Reading p.264 4a. Students listen to and read the passage silently. Encourage them to guess the meaning or
unknown words from the context.
4b. Students decide if statements are right or wrong or if they do not refer to in information contained in the reading passage.
Key: 1. Wrong; 2. Wrong; 3. Right; 4. Right; 5. Wrong; 6. Doesn’t say; 7. Wrong; 8. Right; 9. Doesn’t
say; 10. Wrong; 11. Wrong; I2. Right.
Writinglistening p.265 5. Students try to complete the e-mail message. Then, they check what they have written by
listening to the recording,
Tape script and key: Karen
What’s that mess? I can’t read anything. Nigel
Yeah. Something got lost when I recovered the message. Karen
Let’s see if we can work it out. Write it down, Nigel. Nigel
OK. I don’t think it’s that difficult. Look, I think it starts like this: BRING ₤500,000 TO THE PLACE SHOWN ON THE MAP
TOMORROW...
Karen Hum. That must be tomorrow night at 11 pm.
Nigel Right.
Karen DON’T CALL. THE ...
Karen and Nigel POLICE
Nigel IF YOU...
Karen ... WANT TO SEE YOUR...
Nigel YOUR HUSBAND AGAIN.
Karen DELETE THIS MESSAGE NOW.
Nigel Right.
Karen OK, Nigel. Read it from the beginning.
Nigel BRING ₤500,000 TO THE PLACE SHOWN ON THE MAP TOMORROW
NIGHT AT 11 pm. DON’T CALL THE POLICE IF YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR HUSBAND AGAIN. DELETE THIS MESSAGE NOW
Karen I think we have to call the police immediately, Nigel. That’s the only way to
save Mr Miller’s life.
PRONUNCIATION p.266 Key:
aunt long
father long
hark long
half long
bath long
London short
clerk long
month short
cone short
mother short
country short
young short
does short
VOCABULARY WORK p.266 Key:
1. e-mail message 2. password
3. hacker 4. keys
5. modem 6. program
7. e-mail box
Unit Self Test p.267
Key: Possible answers: You
Excuse me, Mrs Greenfield. Can you tell me what you usually do in the morning?
Mrs Greenfield Well, I usually get up at 7 o’clock. Then, I always prepare coffee.
You Do you often have bacon and eggs in the morning?
Mrs Greenfield I have bacon and eggs only once a week, on Sunday.
You Do you go to work by car?
Mrs Greenfield I sometimes go by car and sometimes by bus.
You How often do you go by bus?
Mrs Greenfield I go by bus twice a week.
You Well, thanks a lot, Mrs Greenfield.
Mrs Greenfield You’re welcome.
Communication Cards Card 9: Student A and Student B
Example dialogue: A How often does Paul go fishing?
B He goes fishing once a month. A When do Jason and Kim go out for dinner?
B They go out for dinner on Saturday once a week. How often does Liz go running? A She goes running twice a week, on Monday and on Wednesday.
Etc.
Card 10: Student A and Student B Example dialogue:
A When does Mr Miller play tennis? B He often plays tennis on Saturday.
A When does Mr Miller watch TV? B He always watches TV when there are sports events on. When does Miss Jones do the shopping?
A She usually does the shopping on Tuesday. When does Miss Jones go jogging? B She often goes jogging before breakfast.
Etc.
Workbook 2 Plus Activity 1 p.W229
Key: a. Nigel usually feeds Jeremy in the morning. 5
b. Karen always feeds Jeremy in the evening. 2 c. Julia never plays basketball on Monday. 6
d. Mr and Mrs Greenfield sometimes do the shopping on Friday afternoon. 1 e. Miss Jones often goes to church on Sunday. 4
f. David and his family always go on holiday in the summer. 3
Activity 2 p.W230 Key: Open answers.
Activity 3 p.W231 Tape-script
Karen Excuse me? Can I ask you some questions?
Tom Yes, sure. What do you want to know?
Karen First, what’s your name?
Tom Tom Banks.
Karen OK. Tom, I’d like to ask you some questions about your spare time. What do you
usually do in your spare time? Tom
Well, my favourite thing is playing football. I love football and I play a lot, about four times a week.
Karen Is that the only thing you do?
Tom No, it isn’t. I often listen to music. And I sometimes ride my bike in the park.
Karen Do you ever read a book or a newspaper?
Tom No, never. Only for school, you know
Karen laughing Yes, I see. Thanks a lot, Tom.
Tom You’re welcome
Simon Now, your name is...
Angela Angela Simmons.
Simon Angela, can you tell me what you generally do in your spare time?
Angela Hmmm... I like to do a lot of things. Let’s see... Well, I always read the newspaper on
Saturday after lunch. I like to keep up on the news, you see. Simon
Yes. What else? Angela
Sometimes I listen to music and I often play the piano. Er... oh, and I usually go to the cinema with my girlfriends on Saturday night.
Simon Good. Thanks a lot Angela.
Angela Not at all.
Karen You’re Rick, aren’t you?
Rick That’s right.
Karen What about you? What do you do in your spare time?
Rick Well, I always read the comics after lunch. Reading comics is my favourite hobby.
Karen Do you ever go to parties or play an instrument?
Rick Oh, yes. I sometimes go to a party. Maybe about twice a month. But I never play an
instrument. I often sing in the bathroom, though. Karen
Really? Is there any sport that you practise? Rick
Hmmm... yes, football. I usually play football with my friends on Saturday afternoon.
Karen Good, Thanks, Rick.
Rick That’s OK.
Simon Now, Heather, What’s your favourite spare time activity?
Heather Oh, that’s easy. I always listen to music when I finish studying. And I often go out
for a walk. Er... sometimes I do keep-fit exercises at the sports centre, too ... er ... about three times a week. Finally, once a month I go to the cinema with my friends.
Simon Good. Thank you, Heather.
Heather You’re welcome.
Key: Tom
Spare Time activityies Frequency
play football four times a week
listen to music often
ride the bike sometimes
read a booknewspaper never
Angela read the newspaper
once a week listen to music
sometimes play the piano
often go to the cinema
usually once a week
Rick read comics
always go to party
twice a month play an instrument
never play football
once a week
Heather listen to music
always go out for a walk
often do keep-fit exercises
three times a week go to the cinema
once a month
Activity 4 p.W232 Key:
1. A Where were you yesterday, Karen?
