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JAN BELL ROGER COWER Intermediate JAN BELL ROGER GOWER Contents chart Unit Page My favourite things How I look? Adventures abroad 10 Home thoughts from abroad 14 A bit windy 17 Are you 'green? 20 Reading Listening Magazine article Writing Daily routine Punctuation; dictation Newspaper article; vocabulary in context Two people describing learning a language Dictation Childre.n talking about the environment Semi-formal / personal writing; dictation Short story extract Choosing a partner 24 A place to live 28 Reading the signs 31 A better life? 34 Two people talking about the future Spelling 11 Is the service good 38 Sketches of different people at work Dialogue 12 42 10 Novel extract Interview with an estate Linking expressions agent Magazine article enough? Money, money, money 13 Layabout 45 14 49 Leisure 15 A meal or murder? 53 16 57 Beastly tales 17 What are you afraid of? 60 18 Tales of the unexpected 63 19 So strong 67 20 Revision 70 Magazine article Dictation Three people talking about their dreams Jigsaw text Summary writing Punctuation and layout; abbreviations Ed talking about what he eats Magazine article Advertisement Direct speech Four people talking about their fears Story Nancy on her experience of sexism Similar spellings Magazine extracts Linking expressions; dictation Grammar Vocabulary Less direct questions; the definite article; So I / Neither I Strong adjectives (exhausted, etc.); housework; everyday expressions Present Simple or Present Continuous?; How often? Clothes; parts of speech; jobs; names and tides Time expressions; used to; irregular Past Simple forms; pronunciation of Past Simple forms; past tenses and linkers Countries and nationalities; family relationships; spelling Past Simple or Present Perfect?; been or gone?; question tags Living in Britain (shops); American English Will or going to?; will or shall?; verbs and preposition Weather - temperature; telephone expressions; same words, different meanings Defining relative clauses; result and reason; clauses of purposes Town and country; adjectives with -ing or -ed Adjective •word order; possessives Adjectives and adverbs; relationships; parts of the body Comparison of adjectives and adverbs; superlatives; prepositions of place; prepositions of direction Furniture and household objects; doing things in the house; forming adjectives; prefixes Open conditionals; asking questions; certainty and possibility Health; synonyms; antonyms Time clauses; if or when?; future forms; Future Passive Phrasal verbs with on or off; phrasal verbs •with take; describing objects - size and shape Functions: requesting and asking permission; apologising and making excuses Adjectives into nouns; cooking Short and long vowels; sound and spelling The second conditional; conditionals and wish; prepositional phrases Buying Vowel sounds Since ОГ far?; HOW long ?; РГЄ5ЄПІ Perfect Idiomatic expressions: pairs Necessary or not necessary?; permission and prohibition; obligation, prohibition and permission (past) Synonyms; groups of words; words often confused Countable or uncountable?; quantity Food; eating and drinking; phrasal verbs Reporting statements and questions; reporting verbs Animals; classifications The -ing form; -ing or to? Fear; adjectives and prepositions; adjectives into verbs Simple or Continuous?; Present or Present Perfect? Pronunciation Different words, same pronunciation Sound and spelling Word stress Weak forms Problem consonants Past Perfect or Past Simple?; Past Perfect Simple Ways of speaking; say, speak, tell or talk?; or Continuous; sequencing events make or do? Diphthongs The passive Words often confused Contrastive stress; silent letters Review of verb forms; sentence transformation; spot the errors Word building; test your vocabulary Sounds My favourite things READING Read the extract below, which is from an article about the actress Jenny Agutter Then on a separate sheet of paper write down what she does: in Los Angeles in Britain a) in the morning b) in the afternoon c) in the evening SUNDAY BEST Actress Jenny Agutter talks about her Sundays on both sides of the Atlantic 'Whether I'm at home in Los Angeles or staying in England Sunday is a day to relax, and so there are no alarms set In California breakfast is fruit and yoghurt followed by pancakes and lots of coffee Most of the morning is spent reading the newspaper, eating pancakes and pottering around the house doing things like gardening or tidying up However, I don't iron on a Sunday My pet hates are ironing and washing up In the afternoon I go out on my bike — maybe to the beach, where there are lots of people around, and it's very livery Otherwise I drive into the hills near Hollywood and walk in the forests This is really wonderful, because there are some beautiful waterfalls and it's usually very quiet there Later in the afternoon I have friends round and we either have a barbecue or go out to a Chinese restaurant In the evening I stay in and watch a late night movie or a video I particularly love old Gary Grant films When I'm staying in England I stay with my parents, who live in Brixton, or rent a place if I'm filming Sunday is still a late morning I may have a croissant and a cup of coffee for breakfast but I don't eat much because I look forward to a traditional English Sunday lunch I don't mind cooking, so I spend the morning doing that I love roast lamb so I usually have that, followed by sherry trifle Lunch is a time for seeing family and friends, so it usually takes a long time — eating, drinking wine and relaxing If I don't cook it's nice to go and have Sunday lunch at a country pub I really miss pubs, and Guinness, when I'm in LA I have always loved walking since I was a child, so if I'm in London I enjoy a stroll along the canal in Regent's Parkin the afternoon lalwaysleave the newspapers until the evening when I'm over here, and I buy them all - from the gossipy ones to the serious ones I probably have just a light meal in the evening and again spend the evening watching television rather than going out I'm so busy during the week that Sunday has become my most precious day It is one of the few days that I get eight hours sleep, which sets me up for the next week.' (from Woman's Realm) Unit Complete the following sentences based on the text VOCABULARY a) Jenny is tidy in the house but can't stand ironing and b) She adores for walks in the forest c) Jenny loves old Gary Grant films d) In England she doesn't mind on Sunday morning e) She sometimes likes lunch in country pubs f ) She enjoys along the canal in the afternoon Strong adjectives Use words from the box to complete the gaps below Mark the stressed syllable, as in the example exhausted delicious filthy enormous furious tiny a) 'You look tired.' 'Yes, I'm exhausted.' b) 'The house is a bit dirty.' Yes, it's I need to clean it.' c) 'The food in that restaurant is very good, isn't it?' 'Yes, it's _ ' d) 'Their kitchen is very big.' 'Yes, it's What questions you think the interviewer asked Jenny? e) 'What a small dog!' 'I've never seen one so a) INTERVIEWER: _ ? f ) 'Are you angry with him?' 'Angry? I'm so I can hardly speak!' ? Housework JENNY: Yoghurt, pancakes and coffee b) INTERVIEWER: JENNY: In Brixton C) INTERVIEWER: Write down what the people are doing ? JENNY: No, I usually stay in and watch television d) INTERVIEWER: ? JENNY: Gary Grant ones Some of the interviewer's questions required only short answers Complete the following answers a) INTERVIEWER: Do your parents live in California? JENNY: b) INTERVIEWER: Are you keen on cycling? JENNY: c) INTERVIEWER: Have you got a house in Britain? JENNY: d) INTERVIEWER: Can you cook? JENNY: Unit Everyday expressions The definite article These are some common expressions in everyday English Match the expressions in column A with the responses in column B a) I am very keen on chocolate / the chocolate b) It was a red hat with flowers/'theflowers on it В 'Yes, you too.' 'It doesn't matter.' a) 'I'm afraid I'm late.' b) 'How are you getting on?' c) 'What you do?' d) 'Have a nice weekend.' e) 'Goodbye.' Underline the correct alternative below c) Could you get me a knife/ the knife to cut this bread with? They're in the drawer d) Here is a book / the book I was talking about f) 'Could I have some more?' g) This is John Adams.' 'Cheers See you!' 'Yes, help yourself.' e) 'Do you like children/the children? 'Not 'Pleased to meet you.' 'I'm an architect.' f) 'Very well, thank you.' So I/ Neither I really, although I like children / the children who live next door.' I love foreign food/the foreign food, especially Japanese food /the Japanesefood 10 Agree with the following statements, using the cues in brackets GRAMMAR a) I think English is an easy language (John) So does John b) I can't swim very far, unfortunately, (he) Less direct questions A tourist wants to catch a train from London to Glasgow Make her questions less direct c) She's got a new car (we) a) Where is platform 6? d) We haven't got much money (/) Could you tell me where platform is b) When does the train leave? Do you know what time ? e) Terry's dog barks a lot (.Malcolm's) f) Our house isn't very big (ours) c) When does the train arrive? Would you mind telling me d) Is there a restaurant car on this train? WRITING I'd like to know if e) Where can I buy a ticket? Can you show me where 11 Write a paragraph on a separate sheet of paper describing what you on a typical Sunday Write about what you eat, how you spend your day and what you like and dislike doing How I look ? VOCABULARY Clothes Read this fashion advertisement and fill in the labels (1 to 12) in the picture Use a dictionary if necessary Parts of speech Write a word from the advertisement in each of the spaces below a) noun: b) verb: c) adjective: d) adverb: Unit Jobs Names and titles What jobs the following people do? Fill in the gaps and mark the stressed syllable You might need to use a bilingual dictionary to help you Alice Ann Dawson married Tom William Grierbut preferred to be called Ms Dawson not Mrs Grier a) Nigel arranges funerals He's an ' undertaker b) Helen looks after people's teeth She's a a) What is Tom's surname? Answer the following questions A dictionary may help you b) What are Alice's initials? c) What we call the names Ann and William? d) What does the title Ms stand for? e) What does the title Mrs stand for? f ) What is Tom's title? g) What is another term for Christian name? h) What is another term for surname? i) Give an example of a nickname of someone you know GRAMMAR Present Simple or Present Continuous?5 Complete the following text Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous Sally is quite an average 16-year-old She (1 go) to a comprehensive school near her home where she (2 study) for her exams Then she hopes to train to be a secretary, but her mother (3 say) she would prefer her to stay on at school for another two years In her spare time she (4 play) tennis and she likes swimming She (5 not have) a boyfriend at the moment because she (6 like) going around with a lot of different people Like her friends, Sally (7 wear) jeans and pullovers in her free time but at school she has to wear a uniform At the moment she (8 prefer) to stay at home and watch television because she (9 save) money to go on holiday and (10 not want) to spend a lot on going out Unit How often ? Answer the questions using expressions like the ones in the box once/twice/three/four times a once every every every other a) How often does a weekly magazine come out? Once a week b) How often you have a birthday? WRITING Punctuation Punctuate the following sentences, using capital letters where necessary a) what is it b) i work in an office and і need to think that people have some respect for me c) How often is there a leap year? d) How often you have elections or change the Government in your country? c) im Hz at the moment im wearing a suit e) How often you think it rains in England during the summer? d) i look better that way she said f ) How often is the post delivered in your country? e) its because im wearing Johns shoes g) How often you eat vegetables? The following words are in the wrong order Make sentences, paying special attention to where adverbs of frequency go Add any other words that are necessary and change the verbs into the correct form a) always / bed / 10 p.m / go / he He always goes to bed at 10p.m b) usually / food / buy / supermarket / we f) you look a dreadful sight Dictation [l^S 2.1] Listen to Mrs Roberts's phone call to her son, Michael as many times as you like and complete the gaps Check your spelling carefully 'Hello, Michael Yes, we're in Portugal near the beach Dad? Oh, the pool sunbathing Yes, c) watch / TV / often / they / evening enormously suntan d) early / weekend / never / they / get up very much Well, e) cinema / frequently / winter / go / I but not often By the way, your new job? Great! f ) be / afternoon / she / always / tired g) church / sometimes / Sundays / Judith / go And what Really! Well, see you soon, then Bye.' ? ... 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