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Upgrade YOUR ENGLISH Kate Newbury B1 Steve Bowden STUDENT’S BOOK

CONTENTS UNIT Reading Vocabulary Grammar multiple matching • words related to family and • present simple, present 1 • answering questions with two friends continuous answers • word formation, collocations & • stative verbs Friends & Family expressions, prepositions pages 4-13 missing sentences • words related to house and home • past simple, past continuous • using pronouns to help you make • collocations & expressions, • used to, would, be/get used to 2 your choice phrasal verbs, word formation Home Sweet Home pages 14-23 Progress Review 1 pages 24-25 3 multiple choice • words related to free time and • present perfect simple, present • understanding what reference hobbies perfect continuous Leisure Activities words refer to • word formation, phrasal verbs, • past perfect simple, past perfect collocations & expressions continuous pages 26-35 4 multiple choice • words related to learning and • future simple, future continuous, • answering questions about four education be going to, (present tenses for Getting an Education related texts • phrasal verbs, collocations & future) expressions, prepositions • future perfect simple, future pages 36-45 perfect continuous, temporals Progress Review 2 pages 46-47 5 multiple choice • words related to health, mind • modals: ability, permission, • reading for general and body requests, offers & suggestions Health understanding before looking at • collocations & expressions, • modals: obligation, necessity, the questions phrasal verbs, word formation prohibition, possibility, criticism, pages 48-57 • words related to weather and the advice, deduction countryside • gerunds & infinitives 6 missing sentences • word formation, collocations & • wishes, preferences • making sure missing sentences expressions, prepositions The World Around Us fit logically pages 58-67 Progress Review 3 pages 68-69 7 multiple choice • words related to transport • conditionals • being careful with options that • collocations & expressions, • relative clauses Travel & Transport use the same words as the text phrasal verbs, prepositions pages 70-79 8 multiple matching • words related to computers and • reported speech: statements, • when questions are not in the technology questions Technological World order of the text • prepositions, phrasal verbs, word • reported speech: commands & formation requests, reporting verbs pages 80-89 Progress Review 4 pages 90-91 9 multiple choice • words related to entertainment • the passive: tenses, modals, by • being careful with options that • prepositions, collocations & & with Entertain me! contain extreme words expressions, word formation • causative form pages 92-101 10 missing sentences • words related to sport and parts • question tags, indirect questions • using verb tenses to help you of the body • sentence linking The World of Sport make your choice • word formation, phrasal verbs, collocations & expressions pages 102-111 Progress Review 5 pages 112-113 Grammar Reference pages 114-127 Irregular Verbs pages 128-129 Writing Bank pages 130-135 Speaking Bank page 136 Speaking Information pages 137-139 2

Listening Speaking Writing note taking comparing photos article • guessing what kind of • talking about animals and pets • writing good introductions information is missing • describing photos • supporting descriptions using examples multiple choice (pictures) choosing the best option story • noticing similarities and • talking about your home and the surrounding • writing about the past differences in the pictures area • using past tenses and time expressions • giving and justifying your opinion multiple choice decision making email • predicting what you will hear • talking about your free time • dealing with notes when replying to an multiple choice • asking for someone’s opinion, agreeing and email • identifying speakers disagreeing with them • accepting an invitation and making comparing photos arrangements • talking about school, university and gap years essay • using the correct tense to describe a photo • writing about advantages and disadvantages • using linking words multiple choice (pictures) decision making informal letter • identifying how the pictures • talking about staying fit and healthy and stress • giving advice and reasons to justify it relate to the recording • making suggestions and giving advice • using modals to vary the strength of multiple choice advice • not letting the options given confuse you comparing photos story • talking about holidays, the seasons and the • making the most of a sentence given weather • creating atmosphere • speculating • describing feelings to bring a story to life note taking decision making formal letter • using the exact words you hear • talking about travel and what is popular with • using formal language to complete the notes tourists • suggesting and explaining solutions to a • paraphrasing problem essay multiple choice (pictures) comparing photos • writing about your opinions • listening to the whole • talking about technology and how it affects • using examples and comparisons to conversation and waiting for the people support your opinion question before choosing an • structuring what you say answer • talking about advantages and disadvantages multiple matching deciding on the best solution report • being careful if you hear a word • talking about different kinds of entertainment • laying out the facts and using headings from one of the sentences on the • contrasting different ideas • supporting your recommendations using recording the passive formal letter multiple choice decision making • your reason for writing • eliminating obviously wrong • talking about sporting activities • asking for and giving information options • coming to a conclusion 3

Friends & Family  · Do you have a large circle of friends, or do you have just two or three really close friends? · Do you have any brothers and sisters, or are you an only child? · Do you have a good relationship with your parents? Reading teThyeeenaarsge 1 Look at these comments and decide whether a The teenage years can often be teenager or the parent of a teenager made them. a difficult time for families. Write T or P. Here parents and children talk 1 ‘You don’t understand me!’ about their experiences. 2 ‘Whatever!’ 3 ‘Turn it down!’ A Mark, 14, describes some common problems. 4 ‘Why so many rules?’ ‘I know my mum really loves me, but she still treats 5 ‘You treat this place like a hotel!’ me like a little kid. She doesn’t realise I can make 6 ‘No texting at the dinner table!’ my own decisions and she doesn’t trust me to make 7 ‘I’m not a taxi service!’ my own friends. She’s always asking questions 8 ‘You’re grounded!’ about my friends and activities. I believe she 9 ‘I’m not a baby!’ prefers me to stay at home. But if I stay at home, she complains that I spend too much time in my 2 W hat other comments do teenagers and their room on the computer. I love playing games and parents say to each other? Tell your partner. chatting, but she’s always shouting at me. Whatever I do, she’s never happy!’ 3 R ead the article about the teenage years. Are any of the ideas in 1 mentioned in the text? Which ones? 4 Read the article again to find the following information. Which person mentions the importance of listening to teenage children? 1 2 parents who don’t accept that their children are changing? 3 4 the importance of rules? 5 6 parents who have changed their behaviour? 7 parents who understand teenagers’ need for friendship? 8 9 Upgrade When you do a multiple-matching task, look for similar ideas in more than one text. Highlight them in the same colour. For example, here two texts mention ‘rules’. Highlight these parts in pink. Check which questions have two answers and if they talk about ‘rules’. Try to answer questions with two answers first. 4

5 C omplete the sentences with these words from the article. attitude communication rebel responsibility treat trust 1 We no longer a friend who lied to us. 2  is important for good relationships. 3 Apositive sometimes helps people to succeed. 4 People who do not feel free sometimes . 5 It is the parents’ to bring up their children. B Nick has two teenage stepsons. ‘I don’t know if my 6 Teenagers feel sad if their friends experience as a stepdad to teenagers is typical. I am quite them badly. strict with them, but they accept the rules and appear happier than some of their friends, whose parents are 6 W ork in groups of three. Student A is a teenager, more relaxed. Young people tend to rebel, but deep down Student B is their parent and Student C is their they also want to feel safe. Of course they form strong teenage friend. Imagine that Student A asks the friendships with other teenagers, but they know that the others’ opinions about something. Write a short family is always there to support them. It’s easy for me, dialogue and then act it out in front of the class. Use because we have similar interests. We often go fishing, and these ideas to help you. it’s during quiet times like these that teenagers often share their feelings with adults. I think it’s important to keep a • clothes • computer games • jewellery positive attitude, let them spread their wings and make • music • pets • phones their own mistakes.’ C Julia, 15, has two working parents. ‘I’m an only child, No, I don’t! Do you like my new so even when I was little I had a lot of friends outside the h a i rc u t ? home. The difference now is that I am more independent and often spend whole weekends at friends’ houses. My Cool! parents know where I am, of course, and they only let me spend time with my friends if I’ve done all my school work. They always welcome my friends in our home, too, so they know them all. My parents are cool, they support me but they’re never over-protective.’ D Rachel has three teenage daughters. ‘When our first daughter became a teenager, she changed overnight. We no longer recognised our good- natured child. Children sometimes rebel and refuse to talk to their parents. When the first child wants independence, parents find it hard and that causes arguments. I’m afraid we made a lot of mistakes. Now the others are going through the same, we’re handling the situation better. We always keep the lines of communication open, we judge less and listen more. We often sit down as a family and work out our ‘house rules’. For instance, the girls never go out late on school nights, but they have a lot of freedom at weekends. When you discuss issues calmly with teenagers, they respect you and accept that with rights they also have responsibilities.’ 5

VOCABULARY 2 Complete the sentences with both words. 1 W hich words go together? Complete the table and 1 relaxed anxious then use some of the words to complete the sentences. My nephew, George, is normally a calm aunt bride brother-in-law daughter-in-law person, but at exam time he father-in-law nephew step-father wife gets very nervous and . 2 lazy hard-working Male Female I’ve got one brother-in-law who’s very uncle 1 2 niece and always busy, and I’ve got 3 sister-in-law husband 4 another one who’s and never groom 5 6 mother-in-law does anything but sleep! son-in-law 7 8 step-mother 3 impatient patient Aunt Marge is a(n) person who doesn’t mind waiting when she has to; Uncle Ted, however, is very and gets angry when he has to wait for anything. 4 old-fashioned modern Families are funny — Grandma Kate is cool and while my ten-year-old cousin, Steve, is serious and ! 5 generous mean My father-in-law is the most 9 My sister’s husband is my . man in the world — he’d give you anything, but my 10 When I met my boyfriend’s parents, I didn’t know mother-in-law hates to part with money; she’s so that one day they would be my and . ! 6 outgoing shy 11 It was a beautiful wedding; the  people find it hard to make wore a white dress and the looked handsome in a dark grey suit. friends, but people are always the centre of attention. 12 Those are my brother’s children; the little boy is my 3 Circle the odd ones out. , Mike, and the little girl is my , Katie. 1 slim over weight thin 2 ugly handsome pretty 3 dark pierced fair 4 straight plump curly 5 well-built weak fit 6 moustache wrinkles beard 7 blonde black elderly 8 blue tattooed sparkling 6

unit 1 Word Formation Noun Adjective 1 communicative 4 Complete the table. (in)dependence (in)dependent 3 married Verb protection protective communicate rebel / rebellion rebellious 2 support / supporter 6 marry 4 5 support 5 Complete the sentences with some of the words Prepositions from 4. 8 Circle the correct words. 1 Paul is to Joanne and they have two children. 1 My cousin is outgoing so he’s very good to / at meeting people. 2 Lauren is shy and not very . 2 Aunt Stella is pregnant and we’re all very excited 3 My parents are of my decision to for / about the new baby. move to France. 3 We’d like to congratulate you on / of the birth of 4 Bill on his parents for everything. your son! It’s time he took some responsibility. 4 Iwas born from / into a big traditional family — it’s cool! 5 It’s quite normal for teenagers to and sometimes go against their parents’ wishes. 5 Imet an old friend last week — she’s now married to / with children! 6 Lucy is very of her younger 6 Hank was engaged by / to Sue for three years brother. She doesn’t like other children to play before they finally got married. with him. 7 This is Carol; she’s the sister of / with the bride. 8 My brother has had a close relationship with / for Collocations & Expressions Tonia for years. 6 Cross out the word which cannot be used with the verb in bold. 1 make: friends / relatives / a promise 2 get: relaxed / married / divorced 3 have: a baby / a sense of humour / grounded 4 keep: interests / a positive attitude / in touch 5 do: a mistake / someone a favour / your best 6 break: the ice / a mess / someone’s heart 7 Which verbs go with the words you crossed out in 6? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

GRAMMAR 3 C omplete the sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous. Present simple & present continuous 1  1 R ead about the uses of the present simple and (Joey / usually play) with his sister in the evening? present continuous. 2 Our dog Present simple (always bark)! • habits and things that happen regularly I often help my mum make dinner. 3 We (not ride) our • things that are always or usually true bikes to school. Sheila doesn’t live with her grandparents. • facts and general truths 4  (they / visit) their Water boils at 100°C. grandparents on Sundays? • timetables and future programmed events My cousin’s train leaves at eight o’clock. 5 The little girl (kiss) T ime expressions: adverbs of frequency (always, her mother and (go) to bed. usually, etc), every day/week, in the morning/afternoon, at night, at the weekend, on Monday, in (the) winter, in 6  (Billy / stay) with August, once/twice/three times a week his Aunt Edna this weekend? Present continuous • s omething that is happening now, at exactly this 7 I (always get up) at seven o’clock in the morning. moment Are you showing your little brother how to play the 8  (you / eat) lunch at home every day? game? • temporary situations 9 Debbie and Sue had an argument and now they Jimmy is working in a shop this summer. (not talk) to each • annoying habits, often with always My brother is always borrowing my bike! other. • future plans and arrangements Are you driving to the party tonight? 10 It (get) dark at Time expressions: now, right now, at the moment, night. today/tonight, these days, this week, at present, nowadays, 4 Read the blog and circle the correct words. for now, for the time being 2 Do we use the present simple or the present Patricia’s blog continuous with words like often, never, hardly and seldom? Hi everyone! I 1 usually write / write usually my blog on Saturday night but this weekend I 2 study / ’m studying so I 3 ’m blogging / blogs today! I want Read 1.1-1.2 of the Grammar Reference before you do the tasks. to tell you about some of my relatives who 4 is living / live in Los Angeles, America. My Uncle Joseph and my Aunt Fiona 5 are working / work in their flower shop: Fiona’s Flowers. They 6 are often sending / often send beautiful flowers to celebrities in Hollywood. My aunt and uncle have two children. My cousin Joey is a baby and he 7 is always crying / always cries! My cousin Nancy is six years old. She 8 don’t get / doesn’t get angry when Joey 9 cries / cry. She 10 usually picks / is usually picking him up, 11 is kissing / kisses him and tries to make him laugh. My relatives 12 always visit / are always visiting us in the summer, but this year they 13 are travelling / travel to Canada. 14 Do / Does your relatives come to your house, or 15 you are planning / are you planning to visit your relatives this year? Click here and leave a comment! 8

unit 1 Stative verbs 8 Complete both sentences with the correct form of the verb. Use the present simple and the present 5 Read about stative verbs. continuous. Stative verbs describe states, not actions. We do not 1 see the dentist tomorrow. usually use them in continuous tenses, even when we a Dad (you) the bride? She’s very want to talk about something that is happening now, b  at exactly this moment. Here are some common stative verbs: pretty! • sense verbs: feel, hear, see, smell, taste • thinking verbs: know, notice, realise, remember, think, 2 appear that my sister is getting a It in a play at the local understand • v erbs that express emotions: dislike, hate, like, love, engaged. b My aunt not mind, prefer • o ther verbs: appear (= seem), be, believe, belong, cost, theatre! forget, have (= own), hope, look (= seem), mean, need, 3 have a really cool own, seem, sound, want a Your brother (not they) dinner now? It’s What do you know about my family? I don’t like mean people. tattoo! b  Some verbs have two meanings: one that describes an action and one that describes a state. When these verbs six o’clock. describe actions, we can use them in continuous tenses. Compare: 4 look at the fish; I hope it’s a The cat anxious, Ned. What’s 1a This cake tastes delicious. (= It has a particular taste.) 1b The cook is tasting the cake. (He / She is trying it to not hungry! b You see what it tastes like.) 2a Ithink that’s my cousin! (= I believe that’s my cousin.) the matter? 2b We’re thinking about getting married. (= We’re 5 taste (she) the milk? Is it bad? considering it.) a Why b This spaghetti sauce 6 Read these sentences. Which one uses the verb have to describe a state and which one uses it to describe fantastic, Grandma! an action? Write S or A. 6 think (you) families are 1 Uncle Bob has a boat and a plane. a Why 2 Uncle Bob has a party every year getting smaller? to celebrate his birthday. b My uncles of opening a Read 1.3 of the Grammar Reference before you do the tasks. language school. 7 Circle the correct words. 9 Complete the text. Use the present simple or the 1 My cousins often sleep / are sleeping at our house present continuous. at weekends. Dear Diary, 2 Iam not understanding / don’t understand how I 1 (not be) happy at the moment! this laptop works. Can you show me? 3 Kevin studies / is studying for a maths test; he can’t My parents 2 (think) about moving go out with his friends. to another city! I 3 (not want) to live 4 My grandfather is making / makes me a fishing rod in Dublin – I 4 (love) London! All my this morning! 5 My parents are wanting / want to move into a friends 5 (live) here and I hate making bigger house. new friends; I 6 (prefer) to keep the 6 Y our brother is usually really hard-working. ones I have! I really 7 (hope) my Why is he being / is he so lazy? parents change their minds! I 8 (not understand) my sister, Joan, at all! She 9 (not mind) that we’ll have to leave our old school and our friends behind. It 10 (appear) that she’s really happy about living somewhere else! 11 (she / not realise) how hard it will be? Oh, I 12 (not know) what to do! I 13 (see) my Aunt Rhonda tomorrow – we 14 (have) lunch at two o’clock. I 15 (need) help – maybe she 16 (have) some advice for me. Wish me luck, Diary ... goodbye for now. 9

LISTENING 1 Look at the photographs of buskers and answer the questions. 10 • What are the people doing? • Why are they doing it? • Do you think they earn much money in this way? • Have you ever seen or listened to buskers in the street? Describe them. 2  Listen to the interview with James Bowen about Bob. Who do these statements refer to? Write J for James or B for Bob. 1 He has a collection of scarves. 2 He needed medical treatment. 3 He plays music and people give him money. 4 He doesn’t mind a lot of noise. 5 He feels like he has a family now. 3 In 4 you are going to listen to an interview and complete each gap with a word or short phrase. Read the sentences and answer these questions. 1 Which gaps will probably involve numbers? , 2 Which gaps will probably be nouns? , , 3 What kind of information do you think is missing from the others?  , 4  Now listen to the interview with James Bowen again. For questions 1-7, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. 1 Bob has a collection of , jumpers and blankets. 2 James has sold copies of his book. 3 James found his cat ago. 4 The wound in Bob’s side was made by another cat or . 5 Because of Bob, James earned as much money as he did before. 6 James had been living and sleeping . 7 By taking for Bob, James has changed his own life too. Upgrade Always read through the sentences before the recording begins. Circle any key words in each sentence. Try to guess what kind of information is missing. This will help you to focus on the recording and the information you are listening for.

SPEAKING unit 1 1 Ask and answer the questions with a partner. 3 W ork in pairs to answer the questions about the • Do you have a pet? photographs. One of you will be Student A and the • Do you think that animals can be our ‘friends’? other will be Student B. Use the words and phrases in Express Yourself! to help you. Why?/Why not? • Which animals do you think make the best AB companions? Upgrade You don’t need to describe every tiny detail of the photographs, but do give some basic information about what you can see in both pictures. 2 These sentences describe Photographs A and B in 3. Student A: Compare the two photographs. What are the Match the sentence beginnings with the sentence advantages and disadvantages of families endings. spending their time together in these ways? 1 In the first picture, I can see Student B: Do you ever do these activities with your family? 2 In the second picture, there are CD 3 In the middle of the picture, there is 4 There are a lot of trees Student B: Compare the two photographs. What can 5 They are lying on the floor children learn by looking after a pet? a in the background of the photo. Student A: Which of these two animals would you like to b in the first picture. have as a pet? c three people – a mother and father with their 4 Work in pairs to discuss these questions. daughter. • W hat kinds of activities are suitable for a family with d a picnic basket and some plates of fruit. e a family who are watching TV together. young children / teenage children? • In your opinion, which of these adjectives describe a Express yourself! good parent? Circle the adjectives and discuss your DInetshcerifbirinstg/spehcoontodgpriacptuhrse, … choices – relaxed, anxious, hard-working, patient, ITIIOnnhcnaettnhrhteheeseiembsel/aeiTc…dfhktd/egrlrreieogohuaftrnteodhf…,e…tphiecptuicretu, r…e, … old-fashioned, outgoing, protective. • This is a famous quote from the philosopher Immanuel Kant. ‘We can judge the heart of a man by the way he treats animals.’ What do you think he meant? Do you agree? 11

WRITING 3 Read this writing task and then answer the questions. You have seen this announcement in your school Article: Writing good introductions When you write an article, you should introduce the topic or magazine: theme of your writing in your opening paragraph. The reader needs to know who or what they are going to read about. Do your relatives drive you mad? Try to get the reader’s attention immediately by including Do you have a favourite relative? an interesting idea or fact. If you are writing an article about We are looking for articles for our new series a person, for example, you want the reader to be able to about relationships. The best one will be published imagine them, so ‘paint a picture’ of them in words. One way in next month’s magazine. to do this is by asking the reader a question. For example, Can you imagine ...?. Write an article describing a member of your family, saying how you feel about them. (120-180 words) 1 What kind of people will read the article 2 As well as describing the person, what else do you have to do? 3 Will you need to write a title for your article as well? 1 R ead two ways of beginning an article about a 4 Look at two titles and opening paragraphs that were woman called Maria and then answer the questions. written in answer to the question in 3. Which one best introduces the person and interests the reader? a Maria is a really great person and I like her a lot. Tick a or b. She lives near us and has a very interesting job a in the city. My lovely grandmother b Claoaptnooylfioctieumwiemoimangadinnaeningcatehrrr?eyMcinitygya.augnut nMaanrida spending a Do you know how old my grandmother is? She is 68 can. She is years old and lives in our house. She is my mum’s mum and we spend a lot of time together. Which one: 1 tells you what relationship the writer has b with Maria? My dancing grandma 2  gives you an interesting picture of Maria? How many old ladies do you know who can still 3  makes you want to read the rest of the article? sing and dance? Well, I know a sweet old lady called Annie who can do both. She’s my grandmother. 2 Use the following information to write an interesting opening paragraph in your notebook. Start with: Can you imagine ...? . Name: Tom Relationship to you: brother Interesting fact: hobby – parachute jumping 12

unit 1 5 Now read the rest of the article. 7 Here are more words that could describe someone’s personality. Write an example for each one in your Despite being nearly 70, she seems to have as much notebook. energy as I do. She loves to put on a CD and do the old, • generous • kind • lazy • shy • strict traditional dances. We often have fun dancing together in the living room at home. She even asked me to teach 8 Read this writing task and then use the plan to help her how to do hip-hop recently, and she’s quite good at it! you make notes on what to put in each paragraph. However, her voice is the most amazing thing about her. Write short notes, not complete sentences, and When she closes her sparkling brown eyes and starts to make sure you don’t forget anything. Use your notes sing, she sounds like an angel. and Express Yourself! to help you write your article. When you have finished, check your work and My grandmother is very patient and not old-fashioned at correct any mistakes. all. When we talk, she listens to my problems and often gives me useful, up-to-date advice. I don’t mind telling You have seen this announcement in your school her some of my secrets because she is so trustworthy. She magazine: never tells my mum or dad anything. Does your friend sometimes make you do crazy things? Is your friend a quiet and thoughtful All in all, I love and admire my grandmother. I hope I will person? What makes your friendship so special? be like her when I grow old. We are looking for articles for our new series about friendships. The best one will be printed in next month’s magazine. 6 T he writer uses adjectives to describe their grandmother’s personality – and then gives Write an article describing one of your friends, examples in support. This makes the article more interesting for the reader and is a good way to saying how you feel about them. (120-180 words) expand the description. Find examples in the article in support of these adjectives. Plan Title 1 patient Paragraph 1:  name of person, relationship to you, 2 not old-fashioned interesting fact 3 trustworthy Paragraph 2: age, appearance and behaviour Paragraph 3:  personality – adjectives with examples Paragraph 4: your feelings Express yourself! AHWCsaaokvnuienlydyogouyquouiumeevslaeitgkriioe…nnteos?……?? Describing personality Upgrade Describing something aproghhenaeuaaltdnatvvigxeeeebonrefaeoidtunhu(≠ng≠gasvrti≠≠aemoinoagsmptxuhe)aityerohstaiueenensrnste of uDneuspsuitael+ hslroouuounmknlodilkiukleriektaeheafinlwmainnsdgtaerl Choose an interesting fact about the person and use Although -ing + EAnlldiinnaglly,/oIunrsahrotritc,l/e it in your opening paragraph. Remember to include + subject the person’s name and their relationship to you. vTaaembhroebaumztino..gs. t/iaswn.o.n.nodyeinrfgutlh/ ing To sum up, Decide which adjectives you want to use about their Dsgpsdsmtlpotariaermetaoorsattrkudcoit/kgr/yps-olbihlt/li/boabulntpocoiemghinnhkae/agdepurfiinrc/e/traibeiwg/epfdce/unephualldnrealr-dlolanybysrd/ueeasiynoletcmsee personality and think of examples before you write. Don’t forget a title. 13

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