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unıt GRAMMAR / VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION READING EVERYDAY ENGLISH theme- adventure - page 1 travel types the suffix ‘-ies’,‘-es’, a text about and ‘-s’ unusual travel present perfect tense: 1 ever / never items present perfect tense accommodation a text about 2 vs. past simple tense a journey to Hentiy present perfect compound 3 continuous tense adjectives question tags phrasal verbs 4 with ‘get’ starting and ending a adjectives ending an email about the Arctic 5 conversation in ‘-ful / -less’ boost up - page 24 theme - body and mınd - page 25 short and long /oo/ a text about the benefits of conditionals: zero & health problems 6 first conditional cinnamon conditionals: if vs. when feelings and an article about fruits 7 emotions and vegetables 8 relative clause with extreme sports an article who / which / that about taking care of cats cause and result idioms about 9 conjunctions health expressing preference words related to 10 eating habits boost up - page 48

LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO PROJECT talking about your luggage and journey a postcard from an a natıonal symbol: exotic city sombrero vueltıao a travel program a discussion about famous places to visit in Mexico four people talking talking about your about their vacation favorite city plans a travel questionnaire talking about the benefits of spices an advice message ancıent astronaut theory a radio program a discussion about extreme sports a short blog entry about the causes and effects of an illness three dialogs about diets a discussion about finding the right place to eat

unıt GRAMMAR / VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION READING EVERYDAY ENGLISH theme - stories - page 49 war vocabulary the sound ‘t’ a text about the Battle of passive forms in simple present / simple past: is Guam 11 done / was done transitive and words related an article about the 12 intransitive verbs to historical leaning tower buildings / places of Pisa transition words adjectives 13 describing places conditionals: second phrasal verbs 14 conditional with ‘keep’ agreeing / disagreeing collocations a text about the Battle of 15 expressions with ‘take’ and ‘come’ Gallipoli boost up - page 72 a text about the sense of theme - cookıng - page 73 cooking verbs long vowels 16 verb patterns: infinitives taste verb patterns: gerunds adjectives about an article 17 the sense of about the fear taste of tomato stories reported speech: food vocabulary of foods 18 statements discovered by accident reported speech: verbs + 19 questions prepositions 20 asking about and giving noun + instructions prepositions boost up - page 96

LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO PROJECT a biography of a famous person in history talking deforestatıon about historical of amazons buildings a recording about Grand a discussion Bazaar about the market places to make a ‘to do & to buy’ list a conversation between a discussion Simone and Louis about about an unreal the time machine situation roleplaying an interview interview questions situation about the life and career of a cultural hero the macaroni cheese talking about dishes recipe an invitation letter for a party a conversation about legendary popular flavors creatures a dialog about eating a short conversation habits about strange foods in your country a recipe of your favorite dish



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Unit 1 warm up vocabulary travel types A Work in pairs and put a tick near the travel A Work in pairs. Read the definition of ‘travel’ options you like. and try to define the following travel types. plane train cruise ship hitchhike car travel (n): the general term used to describe the activity of B Work with the same partner. Look at the going from one place to another pictures and discuss the following questions. a a trip b journey c flight d voyage e tour f expedition g safari B Work in pairs and unscramble the words in italics. 1 What is the longest plane hglfit you have taken? 2 I will be in London for a business iptr next weekend. 3 The oeynujr to London was long and tiring. 4 In the 19th century long sea agvosye were very popular. 5 We went on a aafsir in Africa and saw lots of lions and elephants. b 6 The ruot to Rome was very exciting.We visited a lot of wonderful places. 7 Every summer ProfessorTurner organizes interesting piiedotnexs for students. C Work with the same partner and match the words to the correct definitions. 1 trip 2 journey 3 flight 4 voyage 5 tour 6 expedition 7 safari 1 Which way of traveling would you prefer? Picture a a usually describes the distance or the area covered in or b? Give reasons. travel 2 2 What are the positive and negative things about the b travel on a ship two traveling choices? c travel for scientific exploration of the environment d short travel e travel made to see wild animals f travel by plane g travel in which many different places are visited 2

Unit 1 reading A Read the definition of travel item and make C Scan the article quickly and fill in the gaps a list of the items you see in the picture below. with the correct headings below. a Plane Seat Cover b Air-Conditioned T-Shirt c Wi-Fi Detector Hat Unusual Travel Items It is very difficult to travel with heavy luggage. Carrying lots of things on a trip is always tiring and expensive so it is always a good idea to travel light. For this reason, most travelers carry small and light items like; backpacks, wallets, cameras etc. However, there are some unusual travel items for special needs. Here are a few ones: 1 If you are traveling to a very different climate, an air- conditioned T-shirt is great. You charge the t-shirt with a simple USB cable.Then, you can go somewhere in the desert, or visit a very cold place. The weather is not a problem for you anymore.You can enjoy the comfort of your air-conditioned t-shirt. 2 A Wi-Fi network detector hat is very useful for internet lovers.The stylish hat has a little detector on it so it can easily show you the Wi-Fi hot spots.The hat even shows you the signal strength. All you need to do is wear the hat and walk around. It will take you to the nearest Wi-Fi spot. 3 Some people don’t like sitting on plane seats because they think the seats are dirty. If you are one of those people, then the plane seat cover is just for you.You can carry this light seat cover with you all the time and use it on all types of seats.When you go back home you can put it in the washing machine. It will be clean and ready- to-use in no time. These are just a few of some items that make traveling easier. As people travel more and more, companies will produce more of these special products. Travel items are objects of clothing or tools that we use D Read the text again and discuss the following when traveling. questions. B Work in pairs. Swap your lists and decide 1What do you usually carry with you when you travel? 2 What are some important items for you? which travel items are important to you. 3 Which travel item in the text is more useful? Give reasons. 4 Which travel item in the text is useless? Give reasons. 3

Unit 1 grammar present perfect simple tense: ever / never A Complete the table with the base or participle form of the verbs given. Remember that some verbs are regular, and some are irregular. base form participle form be been drunk wait tr aekaed hmcoaadmdee l ook seen B Read the following sentences and choose the correct options in the rules. a I’ve just finished working, so I’m very tired. b She hasn’t seen her grandmother before.This is their first meeting. c We haven’t typed some of the documents yet. d Have you ever tried Turkish food? 1 We use ever / just in present perfect tense. It means ‘in the very recent past.’ 2 We can also use yet / before and some frequency adverbs, like twice, three times, many times, etc. to talk about our past experiences. 3 Yet / ever is positioned at the end of the sentence and used only in negative sentences and questions. C Look at the usages below and match them to the sentences a-d in exercise B. 1 talking about experiences 2 talking about a recent action D Use the following prompts to make sentences with ‘present perfect simple’. Remember to use the time expressions in brackets. 1 Julia / graduate / from school this year. She is very happy. (just) Julia has just graduated from school this year. She is very happy. 2 Alexander / (not) fix / the bike. He will do it later. (yet) 3 Kim / watch / that film? I want to watch it with her. (before) 4 Cleve / read / five books. (this month) 5 Amanda / finish / her homework. (already) 6 You / meet / a famous person? (ever) 4 boost grammar page 98

Unit 1 pronunciation the suffix -ies, -es, and -s A 1.1 Listen to the pronunciation of the suffix ‘-ies’, ‘-es’, and ‘-s’. Notice the differences and practice them with your partner. cards – glasses – cherries – tights – roses lakes – ferries – tanks – fries – parks – lies B Now try to guess the right pronunciation for the following words. Practice them with your partner. cries – jackets – stashes – parts – tries – crashes C 1.2 Listen and check your answers in exercise B. speaking A Choose one of the following countries. Then choose one reason for traveling there. Imagine you are packing for the journey. Make a list of the items you would put in the bag. 1 London 2 Madrid 3 Alaska 4 the United Arab Emirates (UAE) a on vacation b for a business meeting c a short visit to a friend d moving there to live for 6 months B 1.3 Make small dialogs with your partner about your journey. Ask and answer questions about the items you have packed and about your journey. Listen to the sample dialog to have a better conversation. 5

Unit 2 warm up A Work in groups and discuss the following questions. 1 What is the best hotel in your city? 2 Are hotels expensive in your city? If yes, why are they expensive? 3 Do you like staying in hotels? Why? vocabulary accommodation A Read the words below and put a tick near the ones you know. a single-room b front desk c economical d check-in e check-out f double-room B Read the words below and match them to their definitions. 1 single-room a room for two people 2 front desk b the act of registering 3 economical c the area of a hotel where guests are welcomed 4 check-in d to pay for services and leave a hotel, place, etc. 5 check-out e a room for one person only 6 double-room f reasonably priced, cheap, affordable C Work in pairs and fill in the gaps with the words in exercise A. 1 I have booked a single-room for a short business trip to Tokyo. 2 When you arrive at your hotel, you first need to go to the . 3 Jenny likes staying in hotels because she likes spending her money on souvenirs. 4 We at the front desk and went to our room. 5 At the end of your stay at the hotel, you need to . 6 We booked a for our honeymoon in Belize. D Look at the pictures and describe them using the words from exercise A. 6

Unit 2 reading A 2.1 Work in pairs. Listen to the short paragraph and discuss the following questions with your partner. 1 Who is the writer of the blog? 2 Where did he start his journey? 3 Where is he going now? 4 How many weeks is he going to spend in China? B Look at the map of Asia below and try to find Mongolia and China on the map.Then check your answers on page 115 and discuss the following questions. 1 Would you like to travel to Mongolia? Why? 2 Do you think traveling to China is exciting? Why? C Read the text and match the words in bold to the correct definitions. 1 tradesman (n) 2 bazaar (n) 3 donkey (n) 4 border (n) a an animal that is like a small horse with long ears b the line between two countries c open market, street sale d a person who sells and buys things Week 14 At the beginning of this week, I was in the city of Hentiy. I joined a group of tradesmen.They were going to the bazaar in the city center. They had strong and lovely donkeys to carry their local products. Every week, they travel from their village Mordon to Ondorhan. Our journey took 3 hours.We stopped on the way and ate together.We reached Ondorhan early in the morning and then I said goodbye to them.Then I rented a car to go further to the east. I drove for five hours and stopped in a little town to do some shopping. I found a grocery store and bought some salt, garlic, bread and onions. I also got lots of oranges. I think I have traveled enough this week. Next week I want to get on the Trans-Mongolian Express Train. I want to travel a little bit more in Mongolia.Then I can cross the border to China by train.They say the tickets are usually cheap.That’s all for this week. I will write next week, perhaps this time from China. D Work in pairs. Read the sentences and choose the correct words in italics. 1 Hentiy is a city / country. 2 Sullivan rented a car to travel to the east / west. 3 Sullivan traveled with a group of farmers / tradesmen. 4 The tradesmen carried local products with their horses / donkeys. 5 The weather was warm / cold. 7

Unit 2 grammar present perfect tense vs. simple past tense A Read the sentences below and answer the questions with your partner. a I have bought a new watch. It looks great. b I bought a watch last year, but I lost it. I need a new one. 1 Underline the verbs in the sentences.Which verb tense is used in each sentence? 2 According to which sentence, the speaker has a watch now? B Look at the sentences a-b in exercise A again and complete the sentences below with ‘simple past’ or ‘present perfect tense’. 1 We use ________________ to express our experiences in our lives, so we usually don’t mention the action’s time. It is important to emphasize what happened, not when it happened. Besides, we use the time expressions ‘ever, just, already, yet, before, many times, etc.’ in present perfect tense. 2 We might prefer using ________________ to state when the action happened, and also, we use the time expressions ‘yesterday, … ago, last …, etc.’ in simple past tense. C Choose the correct option to complete the following sentences. 1 Ally bought / has bought a new bike last week. 2 John ate / has eaten lunch. He is not hungry. 3 Oliver finished / has finished his homework. It is ready. 4 Mary cleaned / has cleaned the kitchen this morning. It’s still clean and tidy. 5 Angelica became / has become a teacher last year. 6 I met / have met Omar before.We know each other. 7 Nancy had / has had two burgers and a can of coke at lunch yesterday. 8 I read / have read this novel many times. It is one of my favorite books. D Complete the paragraph using the ‘present perfect’ or ‘past simple tense’ form of the verbs in brackets. Today is Jamie’s birthday. His parents _______ (finished) the preparations.They ________ (already, buy) a cake and some candles. Last year, he ________ (celebrate) his birthday in a cafe. Many of his friends _________ (come).They ________ (give) him lots of presents.This year they _______ (decide) to do it at home, with the family. Family members _________ (bought) presents for Jamie. They will cut the cake and have some drinks together. Every year in his life so far, he ________ (celebrate) his birthdays. He ________ (never, miss) a single one. boost grammar page 98 8

Unit 2 writing A Work in pairs. Read the postcard below and answer the following questions. Dear Amy, I am in Thailand and I really love being here. It is a fantastic country. I am staying in a wonderful hotel in Bangkok. The city is very big and crowded. It is an important cultural and historical center. I also love the food here. There are also hundreds of tourist attractions. This postcard shows the Grand Palace. It is an amazing building. Visit me sometime. I know you also like Thai food. I will be happy to make some for you. Looking forward to hearing from you, Sharon 1 Who wrote the postcard? 2 Who will receive the postcard? 3 How did the writer start writing the postcard? 4 Which words or phrases did the writer use to end the postcard? B Read the info card and write a postcard to your best friend. You are in Ibiza, Spain. You are having a great time with your friends from France. There are hundreds of cool cafes and open bazaars in the city. The nightlife is also amazing. There are lots of clubs in the city, and you enjoy dancing in these clubs very much. The weather is always shiny and warm, so you spend most of your time outside. C Work in pairs. Imagine that you two are in an exotic city and want to write a postcard to a friend.Write your postcard and share it with the other groups in your class. 9