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Step To Intermediate
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CONTENTS 4 10 18 26 34
Introduction
Introduction to the Intermediate Exam (4), British English vs. American English (56), Classroom Language (7), Getting to Know your Classmates (8), Grammar Terms and Language Words (9)

Vocabulary and Discussion (Signs) (10), Nationality Adjectives (11), Improving Your English (12), Speaking Task 1 (13), Section E (14), ed/ing Adjectives (15), Corrections (16), Listening Part One (17)

Unit 2: Dressed to Kill

Vocabulary and Discussion (Footwear, Clothes etc.) (18), Section D (19), Listening Part Four (20), School Uniforms (21), Section E Suffixes (22), Have Sth Done (23), Writing Essays (24-25)

Unit 3: Straight As

Vocabulary and Discussion (Kinds of Tests) (2627), Reading (2829),Writing a Narrative Essay (3031), Listening Part One (3233)

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Unit 4: Take it Easy

Vocabulary and Discussion (Popular Leisure Activities) (34), Time Prepositions (35), Speaking Task 3A (3638), Section C (39), Section E (40), Spelling Doubling Consonants (40), Schools Around the World (41),

Unit 5: Logged On

Vocabulary and Discussion (Electronic Gadgets) (42), Prepositions (43), Speaking Activity: Find Someone Who (44), Commonly Misspelled & Confused Words (45), Phrasal Verbs (4546), Talking About the Future (47), Writing an Imaginative Essay (48)

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Unit 1: Mother Tongue

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Unit 6: Shop Til You Drop

Vocabulary and Discussion (Presents) (5051), Writing a Descriptive Essay (52-53), Listening Part Four Dictation and Homophones (54), Conditional Sentences (55), Writing an Imaginative Essay (5657)

Vocabulary and Discussion (Celebrating) (58), Speaking Task 3B Decisionmaking (59), Phrasal Verbs (60), Vocabulary Friends (61), Writing a Descriptive Essay (62), Listening Part Three Internet Matchmaking (63), Reading Sisters Reunited after 28 Years (6465)

Unit 8: The Silver Screen

Vocabulary and Discussion (Music and Dance) (66), Speaking Task 2 (67-68), Section E (69), Prefixes (69), Films (70), Listening Part Three JK Rowling (7172), Section D (73)

Unit 9: Fit as a Fiddle

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Vocabulary and Discussion (Sports) (74), Verb Patterns (75), Listening Part Two Wimbledon (7677), Comparatives and Superlatives (77), Section D (78), Corrections (78), Reading A Champion Eater (79), Speaking Task 2 (80), Phrasal Verbs (81)

Unit 10: The Grass is Always Greener

Vocabulary (Countries with Numerous Immigrants) (82), Reading Immigrants in Canada (83), National Stereotypes (84), Writing a Narrative Essay (85), Reported Speech (86), Section D (87), Listening Part Two The Dutch Marco Polo (88), Listening Part Four Dictation (89)

Anglia Sample Paper

Listening Paper (92), Reading & Writing Paper (97), Speaking Test (105)

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Unit 7: Soul Mate

Introduction

Getting to Know Your Classmates

Find someone who Stand up and move around the classroom, asking questions to complete the sentences. When a classmate answers Yes to a question, write his/her name in the blank. You can only write down the same persons name twice. Dont write anything if your classmate answers No. Remember to ask some follow-up questions and take notes. Find someone who NAME E.g. Simon 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. plays a musical instrument. is a bookworm. MORE INFORMATION

has a part-time job.

spends too much time online. has travelled overseas. is a student.

has recently bought a digital camera. wasnt born here. is into outdoor activities.

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would like to get married in the next few years.

Follow-up: Tell the class about two of your classmates.

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guitar, played since 13, classical

Unit 1
2 Now, write four TRUE sentences about yourself using ed & ing adjectives,
then discuss them with a partner.

1. 2. 3. 4.

3 Corrections
The sentences 18 have mistakes. Correct the mistakes.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

He has much money.

The food was very terrible. We had so much funny. Hes very taller.

I went to hike yesterday.

I very much enjoy swimming. Theyre all the time together.

You have better to see a dentist. I like team sports as football. Its hard to nd a work.

4 Fun vs. funny

Fun is used to describe something or someone that is enjoyable or entertaining. It is usually a noun. The children had a lot of fun. In informal English it is also used as an adjective. It was fun. It was a fun day. Funny describes sth or sb that makes you laugh. The joke wasnt funny. Hes a funny guy. Funny is also used to describe sth or sb that is strange. This pork tastes a little funny.

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5 Very really cold very nice

Very is not used with comparatives. For example, you cant say very taller. Instead, we can

say much taller. For small differences, we use a little. Hes a little taller. Very can not be used with strong adjectives. We can say very good but not very wonderful. Likewise, we can say very hungry but not very starving. However, you can use absolutely before strong adjectives. Really can be used with any adjectives.

absolutely horrible really wonderful

very freezing very huge

very beautiful absolutely bad

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Mother Tongue

6 Which of the following adverbs are incorrect?

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Unit 2 Listening
Questions for Discussion 1 Complete the following questions then discuss them with a partner. suit 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. buy shopping fashion jewelery for clothes? magazines? clothes? ? ? ? wear long boots item

Do you enjoy Do you ever read Where do you usually

Do you ever wear high-heel shoes or Do you like to wear

How do you feel about men with Do you ever wear a Whats your favourite

Test Practice Part Four Listening

Dictation

Listen to your teacher and write down the three 40-word paragraphs.

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2. ..

3. ..

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hair? ? of clothing?

If you were going to an important job interview, what would you

Unit 3 Reading
1 Discussion 1. 2. 3. 4. What can you guess about the reading from the title? What is the topic of the article? Read the rst paragraph to nd out. Do you have a drivers licence? If so, did you pass the test the rst time? What does getting a drivers licence in your country involve?

Test Practice

Section B
Read the following newspaper story and answer all the questions.

Steven Whitehead, a 62-year-old orist said I should give up. In fact, some of Mr. from Liverpool, has nally passed his Whiteheads instructors refused to continue driving test 25 years after his rst attempt. teaching him because they were too scared During that quarter of a century he spent or frustrated. over 15,000 on tuition and test fees. He and 500 hours of lessons. According to Mike Hutton, his last

went through more than twenty instructors instructor, Mr. Whiteheads problem was his nervousness. The key to helping him

failures on bad luck. I was really unlucky. but getting him to relax. I got him to take a I had a very bad experience the rst time I a busy street, I saw an old friend who I meditation class and to do some breathing Mr. Hutton recalls the moment did the road test. While I was driving down exercises.

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hadnt seen for a very long time. I was just when his persistent student nally passed; distracted for a moment, but I crashed into He went completely nuts! He started screaming, hugged me, and kissed me on repeatedly failing his the forehead. Then he got out of the car and Now that he has passed, Mr.

driving tests, Mr. Whitehead said that started jumping up and down. he always remained determined. Every year or so usually during his summer Whitehead doesnt have any plans to buy a holidays he would take lessons and resit car. Actually, I can get around okay on my the test. I almost passed it a few times, bike and public transport. I wanted to get a he proudly recalls. Some of my instructors drivers licence because I felt ashamed that told me that I was wasting my time; they I couldnt drive.

Mr. Whitehead blames his repeated pass was not improving his driving skills,

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Better Late than Never

Unit 4 Test Practice

Section E
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. Write ONE WORD ONLY on the line. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. He ........ offered to help me move house. (kind) The two bank ........ were caught by the police. (rob) Can you please drive a little more ........? (slow) Please be ........ with that vase. Its very fragile. (care) I nally lost my ........ and started shouting at him. (patient) Children grow up so ........ . (quick)

Yesterday was the ........ day of the year. (hot)

Im very ........ to hear youre feeling better. (please)

Lets go out and ........ your promotion. (celebration)

Spelling

Doubling Consonants

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ban rob wait

Here are some examples: robbery sadder l travel travelling slimmest winner p r t hop prefer sit hopping preferred sitting m slim n win

1 Circle the correct spelling for each pair.

baned / banned rober / robber waiting / waitting hiting / hitting runing / running jog rm stop trim scar joging / jogging rmer / rmmer stoped / stopped trimed / trimmed scared / scarred ride happen train beat travel riding / ridding happened / happenned trainer / trainner beating / beatting traveled / travelled

Take it Easy

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In 78 above, the nal letters of the words run and hot are doubled, i.e. hotter and runner. We double the letters b, d, g, l, m, n, p, r, and t when it is the nal letter: plan planned phone phoned but only when there is just a single consonant letter: fat fatter fast faster and only in words with a single vowel letter: hot hotter heat heating or with longer words when the last syllable is stressed: visit visiting begin beginning (The exception, in British English, is l e.g. travel travelling)

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Many of the best long-distance ........ are from Africa. (run)

Unit 6

Shop Til You Drop

Speaking
1 Vocabulary - Presents a jigsaw puzzle binoculars in-line skates perfume lipstick photo frames a gift basket a calendar a parrot gift vouchers

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a wallet concert tickets a box of chocolates a Swiss army knife cash

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6 Which presents are shown in the pictures? Describe the kind of person that they would be suitable for. Which of the presents listed above would you most / least like to receive? What are some presents you have received / given?

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