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Eating out · Where I live · Going out · Functional language · Reading · Writing · 5 lessons · ~3 hours

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1A
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Vocabulary + Grammar
1A · Eating Out
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Restaurant vocab Noun phrases Sentence completion
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📝 Vocabulary
⚙️ Grammar
✅ Check
1Match the words in the box with definitions 1–8.

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2Choose the correct alternatives.
Click the correct word in each sentence.
1. The restaurant was so / that we had to share a table.
2. The / was good value, but every main course included meat or fish.
3. I'm / , so that was no good for me.
4. My friend had a meat dish — I thought it was too / .
5. After our meal, we had coffee on the / , which was very nice.
6. The outdoor / were on, so we were lovely and warm.
7. The meal came to just under 25 euros each — we both thought it was good / .
3Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets so that they mean the same.
1. I can't eat cheese because it makes me ill. (allergic)
I'm .
2. My sister doesn't eat meat. (vegetarian)
My sister .
3. Shall I make a reservation for dinner on Saturday night? (book in advance)
Shall I for dinner on Saturday night?
4. The waiter yesterday evening was fantastic. (service)
The yesterday evening was fantastic.
5. We were there for an hour before we got a table. (ages)
We waited before we got a table.
6. Three courses with a drink costs £15. (set menu)
The costs £15.
7. It cost a lot more than the previous time we were there. (prices)
They have definitely .
8. The menu is excellent. I think you could take anyone there. (suit)
I think the place .
4Complete the sentences with the missing words.
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1. I was annoyed when the waiter got our wrong and brought me fish instead of steak.
2. If you like spicy food, try the new Indian on the high street.
3. I don't suppose you pizza tonight, do you?
4. I thought the restaurant was excellent. We had great service and quality food!
5. The set menu was fifteen euros for three courses and the plates were huge. It was very good .
6. I really appreciate it when restaurants offer of choice for vegetarians.
5Match the sentence halves.
Match the beginning (1–5) with the correct ending (a–e).

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6Complete the sentences with one word.
1. This is the first dish my mother taught me to cook.
2. This is my Grandma, is allergic to spicy food.
3. Let's try that new restaurant the old town.
4. I'm looking for a nice vegetarian restaurant take my sister to for dinner.
5. Cheneys is the best place have breakfast.
6. Shall we meet at the café to the cathedral?
7. That's the restaurant Jon used to work.
8. Espresso is the best kind of coffee have after lunch.
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1B
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Vocabulary + Grammar
1B · Where I Live
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Housing vocab Comparatives Modifying comparisons
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📝 Vocabulary
⚙️ Grammar
✅ Check
1Choose the correct option a, b or c.
Click the correct word in each sentence.
1. Last month I moved // of my parents' house in a quiet village.
2. I moved // with one of my friends in the city.
3. I was sad to move // from the place where I grew up.
4. Our apartment is surrounded // lively cafés and restaurants.
5. The landlord was talking about knocking it // last year.
6. They decided to put // central heating.
7. We could do // a bit more space in the bedrooms.
8. I just hope the landlord doesn't put // the rent, as it already costs us a fortune.
2Complete the sentences with words from the box.
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1. My is really kind — he doesn't mind if we're late with rent.
2. The flat is never messy because we always keep it clean and .
3. You could this wall and make the kitchen bigger.
4. There's not much in Paula's kitchen, so she's going to get some new cupboards.
5. This bedroom is so that there's not even enough room for a bed!
6. It's in here. Can I put the central heating on?
7. Let me pay for half the rent because it's only fair that we share the .
8. I could with a spare bed so that my friends can stay.
3Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
All the words are given below each sentence — write the complete sentence in the correct order.
a lot / than / my village / more exciting / This city / is
slightly / better / is / condition / than / in / This place / my last apartment
than / other neighbourhoods / much / livelier / Chelsea / is
than / here / a bit / to live / I'd like / somewhere / cheaper
even / is / than / The bedroom / tinier / the living room
nearly / as / my brother's / isn't / This apartment / as expensive
4Choose the correct alternatives.
Click the correct word in each sentence.
1. Marc is 160 cm, Tom is 162 cm. Tom is / taller than Marc.
2. Lauren is 74, Sarah is 18. Lauren is / older than Sarah.
3. Kim's bedroom is huge, Sam's is tiny. Kim's bedroom is / larger than Sam's.
4. Tina pays $100/week, Zak $105. Tina's rent isn't / as expensive as Zak's.
5. Valerie's room is / tidier than Hassan's.
6. My old neighbourhood was boring, but this one is / more interesting.
5Find and correct five mistakes in sentences 1–8.
Five sentences have one wrong word. Three are correct. Write the correct word after each sentence — if the sentence is already correct, write the word as it is.
1. My parents' house is much big than mine.
2. This area isn't nearly as expensive as some parts of the capital.
3. My neighbourhood is bit quieter than some areas.
4. This apartment isn't nearly larger enough for all of us.
5. The village was a lot livelier than the town.
6. Kerry's apartment is much tidy than Martin's.
7. The bedroom at the back isn't quite as bigger as the bedroom at the front.
8. This neighbourhood is even rougher than where Jack used to live!
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1C
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Vocabulary + Grammar
1C · Going Out, Staying In
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Phrasal verbs Non-defining relative clauses Combine sentences
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📝 Phrasal Verbs
⚙️ Relative Clauses
🔗 Combine
✅ Check
1Choose the correct alternatives.
Choose the correct particle to complete the phrasal verb.
1. Shall we stay / and watch TV or go / for dinner tonight?
2. It depends. I might not get home / after seven.
3. I don't want to stay / really late because I've got a meeting first thing in the morning.
4. We can go / and we don't have to go / to anywhere else afterwards.
5. We can come straight home and then you won't get / bed too late.
6. Oh no! I'm late for work. Please could you tidy / these plates for me?
2Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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1. I got to my friend Peter and forgot what time it was.
2. We didn't have to to get in to the restaurant — they found us a table right away.
3. We're a surprise party next week for my parents' anniversary.
4. How are you going to your birthday?
5. I want to stay in tonight and watch the next of my favourite series.
6. I'm so tired it because I had a great time yesterday evening!
7. We the last bus yesterday evening, so we had to get a taxi home.
8. I hope Sue likes her present because it cost a .
9. What time do you think you'll get from the party?
10. Tomorrow I'm going to watch my friend who is in a at our local theatre.
3Choose the correct option a, b or c.
Non-defining relative clauses — choose the best pronoun.
1. Last night I met some really interesting people. // met some really interesting people.
2. There were a lot of students there. // are here on exchange programmes from different countries.
3. There was a girl called Mei from Beijing. // is here for three months.
4. She wants to work in China as an English teacher. // she's come here to improve her English.
5. I also met a man called Richard. // son is an actor.
6. He's going to be in a play // starts next month, called The End of Time.
7. He's going to get me a ticket on Tuesday, // they go on sale.
8. The play is at the National Theatre, // we watched that Shakespeare play last year.
4Combine the sentences with a relative pronoun.
Write the two sentences as one using a non-defining relative clause.
EXAMPLE
1. Last night I went to watch a ballet. It was brilliant.
Last night I went to watch a ballet, which was brilliant.
2. I threw a party for Rachel. Her birthday is next week.
3. Samira went to the opera in Paris. She saw Tosca.
4. I queued behind a lot of people. Most of the people already had tickets.
5. I stayed up late last night. That's why I was tired this morning.
6. John studied in Madrid. He met his girlfriend there.
7. We're going to miss the last metro. This means we'll have to get a taxi.
8. Dan and I went to a cafe before the show. The show didn't start until three o'clock.
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1D
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Functional Language + Listening
1D · Preferences & Reasons
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Express preferences Match sentences True/False
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💬 Sentence Match
🔊 Listening T/F
✅ Check
1Complete conversations 1–4 with sentences a–h.
a Neither of them are my kind of place, to be honest.
b I don't think it's my kind of place.
c We'd have lots to see and do, whereas on an island we'd be stuck in one place.
d I'd rather be by the beach.
e Which one do you prefer?
f I don't have any strong feelings either way.
g You could probably go diving there.
h If it was just up to me, I'd go to London.
CONVERSATION 1
A: Lisa, have a look at these two hotels I've found online. 1 e (example)
B: They both look nice. You can choose. 2
CONVERSATION 2
A: Hey Marvin, where would you rather be — in the city or in the countryside?
B: 3 Cities are stressful and there's not much to do in the countryside.
A: So where would you prefer to be?
B: 4
CONVERSATION 3
A: Fran, we'd love you to come on holiday with us this summer to Beach Bay caravan park.
B: Thanks, Mum, but to be honest, Beach Bay looks very quiet. 5
A: Really? I think you'd love it. It's right by the sea. 6
CONVERSATION 4
A: Dan, if you don't want to go to a Greek island where do you want to go on holiday?
B: 7
A: Why would you like to go to a city?
B: 8
2Match the sentence halves.
Match 1–8 with the correct endings a–h.

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Listening · Radio programme about Onni
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1Listen to the first part of a radio programme. Where is Onni from?
2Listen to the first part again and choose the correct alternatives.
1. The radio programme is called /.
2. There are / different kinds of night where Onni lives.
3. The nights in winter are called the / nights.
Listening · Second part of the programme
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3Listen to the second part. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)?
4Complete the summary with words from the radio programme.
In the winter, the sun doesn't for months. It gets dark in and doesn't get light again until .
In the , the opposite happens. The sun doesn't for months. So there is no time.
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R/W
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Reading + Writing
Reading & Writing
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Unusual homes Vocabulary in context Formal vs informal email Making requests
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📖 Reading
✉️ Writing
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HOME → UNUSUAL DREAM HOMES

Moving house can be very exciting, but it can also be difficult if you can't find the kind of home you are looking for. Some people have clear ideas about their dream homes, so they hire architects to design and build unusual, interesting and original houses, especially for them.

Every keen skateboarder dreams about turning his or her home into a skatepark, surrounded by smooth areas which are perfect for skateboarding. Pierre André Snizergues, a former world skateboarding champion, made his dream come true by building The Skateboard House in California, USA. The design of the house means that you can skate everywhere, inside and outside. The house has got one floor with three separate areas – a living area, a sleeping area and a skateboard practice area. In each part of the house you can skate all the way up the walls to the ceiling. You can even skate over the furniture. In addition, the house is eco-friendly, with all energy coming from the sun and the wind.

Another unusual home is House NA in Tokyo, Japan. It's different from other houses because it has got huge windows instead of walls. Because you can see through the house's walls, it's very bright, with plenty of natural light. The architects, Sou Fujimoto Architects, got the idea for their design from an ancient Japanese belief that trees are very important. The house has got three floors, with stairs and ladders connecting them. The floors are like the branches of a tree, each at a different height, so you can be in one part of the house, but you can hear and see what's going on in another part of the house.

One challenge of modern city living is finding new spaces to live within crowded neighbourhoods. Architect and artist Jakub Szczęsny designed Keret House in Warsaw, Poland. He chose to build the house in a tiny space between two buildings from different periods of history. It's certainly cosy – the narrowest point of Keret House is 92 cm and the widest point is 152 cm, making it the thinnest house in the world. The house has got two floors, with a ladder leading from one to the other, and there's a bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom and a living area. Stylish glass walls also mean that there is plenty of light in the house.

These houses may be more interesting than traditional homes, but would they be good places to live in?
Would you choose to live in any of these three houses? Why not share your ideas in the comments box.

1Read the article and choose the best title.
2Read the article again. Match comments 1–3 with houses in the article, a–c.
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"The most important thing for me is light and space."
2
"I like finding houses in unusual places in cities. A house doesn't have to be big to be beautiful."
3
"I love sport, so I'd like a house where I can always do something active, both inside and outside!"
Comment 1 →
Comment 2 →
Comment 3 →
3Read the article again and complete the text.
1. The Skateboard House is in , USA.
2. It has got different living areas.
3. You can skate everywhere in the house — over the .
4. House NA is in , Japan.
5. It has got floors.
6. These floors are all at a different from each other.
7. The idea comes from the Japanese belief that trees are very important.
8. Keret House is in , Poland.
9. The designer was Jakub Szczęsny, an architect and .
10. It is cm wide at its narrowest point.
11. It has got floors.
4Read the article again and answer the questions.
The words in the answer are jumbled. Write them in the correct order.
1. Why do some people design and build their own houses?
ideas   their   dream   about   they   Because   clear   have   homes.
2. Who is Pierre André Snizergues?
former   world   champion.   He's   skateboarding   a
3. Where can you skate in the Skateboard House?
Everywhere:   and   furniture.   on   the   ceiling   walls,   on   the   the   up
4. How does Snizergues's house help to protect the environment?
energy   the   in   All   from   and   house   sun   the   wind.   comes   the
5. Why is House NA unusual?
huge   instead   of   windows   it   Because   got   has   walls.
6. Where did the architects of House NA get the idea for their design?
important.   trees   ancient   From   an   belief   that   Japanese   very   are
7. Why was Jakub Szczęsny's house a challenge to build?
chose   in   it   two   buildings.   he   space   Because   tiny   between   a   to   build
8. How did he make his house as bright as possible?
glass   He   used   walls.   brick
5Match the words in bold in the article with definitions 1–8.

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6Read the comment box. Which of the three houses does Josh like best?
WHAT DO YOU THINK? · 1 comment · Josh · December 9 · 9.15 a.m.

I really enjoyed reading about these unusual houses. House NA is an interesting idea and the house must be lovely and bright. However, I don't really like the idea of everyone being able to see what I'm doing. Keret House is a clever design, but space is very important for me, so I don't think I could stay inside that house for very long. I like skateboarding, so I'd like to stay in The Skateboard House. It sounds amazing!

My home isn't very interesting. It's just a normal house! But my girlfriend and I like to stay in unusual houses when we go on holiday. Last summer, we stayed in a treehouse for three nights. The rooms were built around the trunk of a tree! It was amazing to be part of the natural world, but you have to be careful you don't fall out during the night! Luckily that didn't happen to us!

Josh, Toronto
7Read the comment box again and choose the correct option, a, b or c.
1. Josh has just read an article about unusual //.
2. Josh would like to stay in //.
3. He thinks that House NA //.
4. He thinks that Keret House //.
5. He lives in //.
6. When he goes on holiday, he likes to stay in //.
7. When he stayed in a treehouse, he //.
1Read the email types and write formal or informal.
Decide whether each email would be formal or informal.
1. An email to your aunt to ask her advice about birthday presents.
2. An email to your boss to ask if you can have next Tuesday off work.
3. An email to a client to ask them to send you some information.
4. An email to a restaurant to ask for a reservation.
5. An email to a friend to invite them to a party.
6. An email to your brother to ask him to pick your father up tomorrow.
7. An email to a language school to ask them to send you registration details.
8. An email to a hotel to ask if they have any rooms free next weekend.
2Read the emails and answer the questions.
1. Email 1: is it formal or informal?
2. Email 2: is it formal or informal?
3Read the emails again. Are the statements below true (T) or false (F)?
4Match Tina's requests with Email 1 or 2.
Write 1 (formal) or 2 (informal) next to each request.
1. She wants to receive photos of Mary and John.
2. She wants rooms that look over the garden.
3. She wants a cake with Mary and John's names on it.
4. She wants guests to confirm that they are still coming.
5. She wants to know if any guests can only stay one night.
6. She wants a ground floor room for her grandmother.
6Complete the missing words to make requests.
1. I would be most g if you could send me the vegetarian menu.
2. Would it be p to have a table outside?
3. I was w if you have a vegan menu?
4. Would you m preparing a special dish without nuts?
5. Do you t you could let us stay until midnight?
6. C you please make sure we have a table away from the door?
7. Could y prepare a special set menu for us?
8. P send me confirmation asap.
7Answer the questions about the two emails.
1. Which greeting starts the email?
Formal:
Informal:
2. Which phrase explains why the person is writing?
Formal:
Informal:
3. Are contractions used (e.g. I'm, you're, etc.)? If so, give examples.
Formal:
Informal:
4. Which phrase ends the email?
Formal:
Informal:
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