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The Wri In this unit:

Word
• books

rd
• abbreviations
• past simple vs present
perfect
• past simple vs past
continuous

A T K I N D O F • could and was / were able to

WH • asking people to do things

D E R A R E Y O U?
REA 3
you do?
a library. What do
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1 You’ve go
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and find the
I go st ra ig ht to the 1fiction section
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class is studying.
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C y it?
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about and then6 I lo ok at the first
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suitcase.
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jo ur ne it must
B A book for the 9 , th ey ’re to o big and heavy –
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C A ‘bestseller’. cket.
be a 10 so it will fit in my po
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Maps of the World
Discover Words
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books
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1 1.11 Read the quiz and complete the sentences

with the words in the box. Listen and check. Now do the
quiz. Check your result on the inside back cover.

author novel chapter cover fiction title 3 You have won a school prize. You can
hardback contents paperback phrasebook choose one of the books in Exercise 2. Which
one will you choose? Why? Tell your partner.
2 1.12 Match the books 1–10 with the words in the 4 Talk to your partner, then tell the class.
box. Listen and check.
1 What’s your favourite kind of book?
atlas biography detective story 1 drama I like books about …
encyclopedia fantasy horror story poetry 2 What are you reading at the moment?
romance sci-fi 3 What’s the best book you’ve ever read?
What’s the worst?

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 rt 1
The Medal: Part
Tina Hi, sorry I’m late. I couldn’t find my
mobile.
Amy Don’t worry. We got here about ten
minutes ago. We haven’t started doing
anything yet.
Jake But we’d better get a move on now. The
car boot sale’s only three days from now.
Tina Oh, where have all these boxes of books
come from? I didn’t see them yesterday.
Amy An old lady in our street heard about the
sale last night and offered them to us.
Tina Let’s have a look. Wow! There are loads
of different kinds of books here. It’s
almost a library!
Jake Cool. We can have a whole stall just for
second hand books. I reckon we’ll make
loads of money for the sports club. 1 1.13 Listen and read. What are the friends
Amy Yes, but don’t forget it will cost an awful organizing?
lot to redecorate the whole building and
buy new equipment. We won’t make 2 a Read the summary and find six mistakes.
enough with just one car boot sale. Rewrite the summary.
Jake Don’t be so negative, Amy. At least we’re Amy and Jake arrive before Tina and they start working
trying. And Danny’s just gone to collect immediately. They have a collection of new items
some more things. Some people rang that they are going to sell. The money will be for their
him this morning. They’re clearing out school library. Jake and Amy’s teacher has given them
their attic, or something. a few books. Danny arrives with more things to sell. He
Tina So, we’re going to be busy! What do we breaks a vase and something falls out of it.
have to do first? Has anyone made a list
of jobs? Amy and Jake arrive before Tina but they don’t start
Amy Yes, I have. First, we need to sort working immediately. They …
everything out, and decide on the prices.
b What do you think fell out of the vase? Tell your
Jake, could you and Tina start with the
partner.
books? Maybe sort them into paperbacks
and hardbacks?
Tina Sure. Good idea. Your neighbour Talking Tips!
definitely loves reading … Oh, hi Danny! 3 1.14 Complete the sentences with the words in
That is you, is it, behind the box? the box. Then listen and check.
Danny Make way, make way, this box is very
heavy, do you think you could help me? an awful lot at least or something make way
Amy Yes, hang on. Oh no, the vase!
Jake Oh, well caught, Tina. 1 Claire’s trying out her new skates. Look out, she’s
Tina Thanks. But something’s fallen out. What coming over here – !
is it? 2 Harry collects paperbacks. He’s got of them
Danny It’s a little box. I wonder what’s in it … – they’re all over his room!
Oh, wow! How did that get there? 3 I didn’t pass the exam, but I tried.
4 Ben can’t go out tonight. It’s his mother’s birthday,
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 Listening 6 Complete the sentences with the correct form
4 1.15 a Listen. Match the questions and of the verbs in brackets, or short answers.
answers.
1 A 1Have you ever read (ever / read) a biography?
1 What have they found? a Olympiad B Yes, I 2_______ . What about you?
2 What letters do they see? b Mexico A Actually, I 3_______ (finish) one yesterday.
3 What do the letters mean? c a gold medal
2 A I 4_______ (go) to the new cinema last month.
4 What does it say after the letters? d Alan Smith 5
_______ (you / be) there yet?
5 What country does it say? e 19
B No, I 6_______ . Let’s go tomorrow!
6 What date do they see? f XIX
7 What was the name inside the box? g 1968
Discover Functions
b What two things do the friends want to find out?
asking people to do things

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Grammar past simple vs present perfect
7 1.17 Listen, then practise the dialogues in
We use the past simple for completed actions. We pairs.
often use it with ago, last week, yesterday, this
1 A Hi. Do you think you could help me for
morning etc.
a minute?
Some people rang him this morning. B Of course. What do you want me to do?
I didn’t see them yesterday. A Would you mind taking one of these bags
How did that get there? for me, please?
We use the present perfect when the past still B Of course not. No problem.
affects the present. We often use it with ever, never, A Thanks.
yet, already, just, since, for and how long ...? 2 A Can you give me a hand, please?
Danny’s just gone to collect more things. B OK. What’s up?
We haven’t started doing anything yet. A I can’t open this jar. Could you try?
Where have all these boxes of books come from? B Sure. There you go!

8 Complete the missing words. Use the phrases

5 1.16 Complete the dialogue. Choose the in the box.
correct form of the verb. Then listen and check.
can / could you not sure thanks
Sam Hi, Jake. Would you mind answering some
would you mind
questions for the school magazine?
Jake No, of course not.
Sam When 1did you decide / have you decided A Hey, 1would you mind giving me a hand, please?
to start raising money for the sports club? B Of course 2 . What’s the problem?
Jake About three months ago. It 2was / ’s been A I can’t find my key. 3 help me look?
in a terrible state for ages. B 4
. Look, here it is.
Sam And how much 3did you raise / have you A 5 !
raised since then?
9 Now practise similar conversations in pairs.
Jake Just over £300. We 4had / ’ve had
a sponsored walk last month! • You need help with your maths homework.
Sam Fantastic. 5Did you plan / Have you planned • You can’t reach the top shelf in a supermarket.
anything else yet? • You’d like to share someone’s umbrella.
Jake Well, there’s a car boot sale this Sunday, but • YOUR OWN IDEAS
that’s all so far. We 6didn’t think / haven’t
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 A New Way To Read
THE NEWS Monday, March 13th
A Reading
Revolution?
by David Peters
What do you usually do on trains? Last
week, I didn’t have my usual paperback
so I looked around at my fellow
passengers. Everyone (except me) had
something to do. Some were chatting,
some were listening to music, some
had their heads in books – but most of
them were playing electronic games ...
or were they? I suddenly realised that a
lot were actually reading – not ordinary
books, but e-books. Is this a reading
revolution, or just a passing fashion?
I decided to investigate; here’s what I
found out.
What exactly is an e-book?
It’s like a book – but it doesn’t have
paper pages. Instead, you download the
text and read it on screen. It could be a
computer screen, a special e-reader, or
even a mobile phone.
What’s wrong with ordinary books?
Nothing, and a lot of people will always
prefer them to e-books. But e-books do
have some advantages. Just think – a
device that’s lighter than one paperback
can carry hundreds of books. My train
was probably carrying many libraries!
How did all this start?
Back in 1971, the ‘Internet’ was a
network of just fifteen computers, and
about a hundred people had access to it;
they used it to store data. Then a student
called Michael Hart decided to use it
differently – to share information.
What could he upload for others to see?
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He couldn’t decide. Then, on July (not only in English) available from
4th, he was buying some groceries www.gutenberg.org. These days, of
when the shop assistant put a leaflet course, the volunteers scan the texts
in his bag. He found it later, while he instead of typing them; they record
was unpacking his shopping. It was a audio books too.
copy of the American Declaration of
Are all e-texts free?
Independence*. He typed it on to the
computer at the University of Illinois. No. Most of Project Gutenberg’s texts
Six people downloaded it. So the first are free, because they are old and ‘out of
e-text was a piece of writing from copyright’ (nobody owns them). But you
1776! These days there are hundreds have to pay to download most books –
of thousands of e-texts available from in fact, some online bookstores now sell
different websites. One example is more downloads than printed books. I’m
Project Gutenberg. thinking of getting an e-reader myself –
it’s the future!
What is Project Gutenberg?
It’s actually Michael Hart’s own project. *In July 1776, the USA became an independent
After that first e-text, he and his friends country (before that, it was part of the British
– all volunteers – started uploading Empire). The Declaration of Independence stated
the new country’s values. Americans celebrate
whole books. Hart called their work their independence every year on July 4th – the
Project Gutenberg. There are now day Michael Hart went shopping.
tens of thousands of free downloads
1 1.18 Listen and read. Has David Peters got an e-reader?
2 a True, false or doesn’t say?
1 Most people on the train were playing games. false
2 You need an e-reader to read an e-book.
3 The Internet started in the 1970s.
4 The first e-text was the American Declaration of Independence.
5 E-texts from Project Gutenberg don’t cost anything.
6 People read more e-books than ordinary books.
b Does the writer think that e-books really are a revolution, or just
a fashion? Justify your answer.
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 Grammar past simple vs past continuous Discover Skills Listening
listening for detail

▼
He was buying some groceries when the shop
assistant put a leaflet in his bag.
He found it later, while he was unpacking his Before you listen, think about the context and look
shopping. at the task. Check any new vocabulary. The first time
you listen, don’t write anything. Then listen again and
complete the task.
3 Complete the dialogues with the past simple
and past continuous form of the verbs in brackets, 5 1.19 a Can you guess why Michael Hart
or short answers. called his project Gutenberg? Tell your partner. Now
1 A I 1saw (see) you yesterday, but you 2 listen to Mel talking to her teacher. Were you right?
(not see) me.
B Really? What 3 (I / do)? 1.20 b Listen again and circle the correct words.
A You 4
(talk) to a girl. Who was she? 1 Gutenberg invented books / printing /
2 A 5
(you / finish) your project last a printing machine .
night? 2 He invented it in about 1540 / 1440 / 1414.
B No, I 6 .I7 (write) the 3 At that time, a book was as valuable as a farm /
last part when my friend 8 (come) library / church.
round. I’ll finish it tonight. 4 Gutenberg’s machine printed 3600 books /
pages / words a day.
3 A Help! I’ve lost my mobile.
B OK. When 9 (you / use) it last? c Why do these books have chains on them? Tell the
A I 10
(phone) my mum this morning, class.
while I 11 (sit) on the bus. Oh no!
That’s where it is!

4 Look at the pictures and complete the

sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous
form of the verbs in brackets.

1 2

3 4

1 Tom / a book / when / an idea (read / have)
Tom was reading a book when he had an idea.
2 May / library / and / novel (go / borrow)
3 Rosa / past a shop / when / her friend (walk / see)
4 While / Josie / homework / brother / with cars
(do / play)
Speaking
6 Have you got an e-reader? Would you like one?
Why / Why not? Tell your partner.
Yes, I’ve got one / I’d like one, because …
No, I wouldn’t like one, because …
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 M o u n ta
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Day two: 11/4

Jan Our first night in the hut was awful. The beds are hard and narrow, and I couldn’t turn
Feb over in my sleeping bag (and Ben was snoring) but the main problem was the storm. We
Mar could hear it even with ear plugs. Storms here seem to come from nowhere, without much
Apr warning.
Anyway, in the morning the weather was much better and we were able to set off at 8.
We wanted plenty of time to cross the glacier before nightfall. Glaciers can be incredibly
ABOUT ME dangerous – they’re actually huge rivers of ice. They have big cracks which you can’t see
PHOTOS very well because of the snow, so you really need to look where you’re going.
It started out OK, but then the weather changed again. We weren’t halfway across by then,
VIDEOS so there was only one thing to do, i.e. turn back.
Luckily, we were able to get to the hut before the storm broke. Let’s hope for better luck
tomorrow.
Time for supper – soup and chocolate – LOL! Bye for now, I’ll be back online asap.

Is it interesting?’
‘What are you reading, Hattie?
smiled at Josh. ‘It’s my
‘Yes, it is,’ Hattie looked up and
He’s in Switzerland.’
brother’s blog. You know, Steve.
h. ‘He’s a climber, isn’t he?’
‘Oh yeah, you told me,’ said Jos
by, but he’s always been
‘Yes, he is – well, it’s only a hob
was little, when he
good at it. I remember when he
could climb anything.
couldn’t even read or write, he
but I chickened out.
I went climbing with him once,
me down!’
Luckily, Steve was able to help
ed Josh, and he pulled up
‘Cool. Can I see his blog?’ ask
a chair next to his friend.
y,’ he said after a few
‘Wow, that sounds seriously risk
s think of it? Don’t they
minutes. ‘What do your parent
worry about him all the time?’
said Hattie. ‘I know she
‘Yes, they do, specially my mum,’
edition, but she wasn’t
didn’t want him to go on this exp
of course they’re proud of
able to stop him – he’s 23! And
him.’
n does he write his blog?’
‘Yeah, I bet they are. So, how ofte
fail. Why?’
‘He does it every day, without
yesterday.’
‘I want to know how they got on
Oh, no!’ Hattie’s face went
‘What do you mean, yesterday? Ben taking a break
suddenly white.
‘What’s the matter, Hat?’
I thought that was
‘He wrote this on the eleventh.
the day before yesterday.’ 1
yesterday, but it wasn’t. It was 1.21 Listen and read. Who
al.’
‘Well, perhaps there wasn’t a sign wrote the blog, and where is he?
never a pro blem in that hut.
‘No, it isn’t that. That’s
something wrong, I’m sure
He’s been there before. There’s
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 2 Answer the questions in pairs. Discover Words
1 Why did Steve and Ben have a bad night? abbreviations

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2 What did they want to walk across?
3 Why did they turn back? 4 1.22 Work in pairs. Match the abbreviations

4 Where was Steve when he wrote the blog? with their meanings. Listen and check.
5 What were they planning to do the next day? 1 PS (post script) a for example
6 Why was Hattie shocked? 2 SOS (save our souls) b Ha ha!
3 i.e. (id est) c and more like that
Grammar could and was / were able to 4 asap (as soon as possible) d Help!
5 e.g. (exempli gratia) e oh, here’s some
To describe general abilities in the past we use different news
could and was / were able to. 6 etc. (et cetera) f Fast!
He could / was able to climb anything. 7 LOL (laugh out loud) g some extra
He couldn’t / wasn’t able to read or write. information
8 btw (by the way) h what I mean is this
We also use couldn’t and wasn’t / weren’t able to
to describe specific actions which were not possible. 5 Rewrite the messages using abbreviations.
She couldn’t / wasn’t able to stop him.

Hi. It’s good here. Lots of

Watch Out! swimming, sunbathing and
HELP other things. Jackie won
For specific actions that were possible and that Please send
actually happened, we use was / were able to warm clothes (for a fancy dress competition
NOT could. example, coats, – it was really funny. Oh,
Luckily, Steve was able to help me down! jumpers, and other I nearly forgot, Gemma
things) as soon as says hi.
Luckily, Steve could help me down! you can. It’s cold
(in other words, See you soon,
FREEZING!)
3 Complete the sentences with could or was / Joe
were able to and the verbs in brackets. Sometimes
One more thing – I’m
more than one answer is possible.
enjoying the book, thanks.
1 The film finished very late but luckily we were
able to catch the last bus home. (catch) Speaking
2 I didn’t enjoy the trip to Paris because 6 Work in pairs. Look at the story in Exercise 1
I the language. again. What do you think happens next? Use the
(not understand) ideas below or your own ideas.
3 Our laptop stopped working but our neighbour
• ring Steve (he answers? no signal? voicemail?)
it. (fix)
• text Steve
4 Maisie was a talented child – she
• get a text
and dance at an early
• tell parents
age. (sing)
• ring the police
5 The door was locked and the fire fighters
• decide it’s a joke
into the house.
(not get) I think Hattie rings Steve but it goes straight to
6 When Jack lost his mobile, I rang his number and voicemail. Then she …
then he it. (find)
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 Let’s Revise!
t’s
Words 5 Complete the sentences with could(n’t) or
1 Match the words with the definitions. was(n’t) / were(n’t) able to. Sometimes more than
1 someone who writes books one answer is possible.
2 a book about imaginary a contents 1 I had some bread and some cheese.
events b phrasebook I was able to make a cheese sandwich.
3 a book about a real person c novel 2 Paul carried the girl out of the burning house.
4 a list of chapters in a book d author He rescue her.
5 a book with sentences in e biography 3 A tall man was sitting in front of me.
a foreign language I see the screen.
2 Circle the correct abbreviations. 4 Their mother spoke French to them and their
1 I love stories about detectives – you know, father spoke Italian.
Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, e.g. / etc. They understand two languages.
2 Bye for now, Jamie. asap / PS see you on 5 I haven’t brought my homework to school.
Saturday. I find my bag this morning.
3 My brother helped me, i.e. / btw he did my maths.
4 I’ve just found £5 in my pocket! SOS / LOL! Pronunciation
6 1.23 Listen and underline the strong forms
Grammar /wa…s/ and circle the weak forms /w´s/. Then
3 Complete the dialogues. Use the past simple listen again and repeat.
and present perfect form of the verbs in brackets, Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.
or short answers. I was sleeping. I wasn’t working.
Jake How 1did you get (you / get) here this Where was Jill? What was she doing?
morning?
Tina Dad 2 (drive) me here. He 3 (not Functions
have) anything else to do! 4 (you /
7 Order the dialogue.
organize) the books yet?
Jake No, we 5 . We 6 (already sort) one I can’t print my essay. Could you try?
box but we 7
(not do) the others yet. That’s OK. No problem.
Tina I can’t find my mobile. I 8 (put) it down Of course. Look, just press this.
a minute ago and now it 9
(disappear)! Hi. Could you give me a hand, please? 1
Danny I 10 (just see) it, under those books. Oh, great. You’ve done it! Thanks.
Sure. What do you want me to do?
4 Choose the correct form of the verb.

Checklist ✓
1 Kate woke / was waking up late, got / was
getting dressed in a hurry, and ran / was running
out of the door.
I can talk about books.
2 Neil cycled / was cycling to school when his
books fell / was falling out of his bag. I can use abbreviations.
fect.
3 It snowed / was snowing when I opened / was I can use past simple and present per
ous.
opening the door. I can use past simple and past continu
4 Did you see / Were you seeing Ben this I can use could and was / were able to.
morning? What did he wear / was he wearing? I can ask people to do things.
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