Unit 5 It changed my life

Vocabulary Task
Answers/script
1. Japan/Japanese
2. Canada/French/English
3. Panama/Spanish
4. Brazil/Portuguese
5. Thailand/Thai
6. India/Hindi
7. South Africa/ Afrikaans
8. Morocco/ Arabic
9. Germany/ German
10. Norway/Norwegian
Script
1. Helen is going to Japan to study Japanese.
2. Pam is from Canada. She speaks French and English.
3. Linda’s family lives in Panama. They speak Spanish.
4. Andrea is from brazil. She speaks Portuguese.
5. Vira moved here from Thailand. He speaks Thai.
6. Sita’s grandmother came from India 50 years ago. She speaks Hindi.
7. Jean is South African. She speaks Afrikaans.
8. Ali is from Morocco. He speaks Arabic.
9. Hans lives in Germany. He speaks German.
10. Lars is from Norway. He speaks Norwegian.

Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. French 3. Spanish
2. Japanese 4. Russian
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. His relatives are French. He wants to travel to France.
2. He’s interested in business. There are business opportunities in Japan.
3. No other language was offered. Her friends speak Spanish.
4. It’s a challenge. It’s the hardest language she can think of.
Script
1. A: What language are you studying?
B: French.
A: Why are you studying French?
B: Some of my relatives are French and I’d like to go visit them in France someday.
A: Don’t they speak English?
B: Only a little. But I think it’d be fun to use my French and see if they can understand me and all. I want to work on my accent, too.
2. A: So why did you choose Japanese?
B: Well, I guess the main reason I’m interested in Japanese is international business. I know there are a lot of business opportunities in Japan, so I figured it was the best language for me to study.
3. A: Why are you studying a foreign language?
B: Um, well… I don’t know. I started Spanish cause it was the only language offered in our middle school. And then I just kept doing it. And there’re a lot of Spanish speakers where I live cause we live in Southern California and we’re close to Mexico so almost everyone speaks Spanish. My friends at school speak Spanish outside of class.
4. A: What language are you studying?
B: I just wanted a challenge so I thought, “Hey, I’m gonna do the hardest language I can think of.” So I chose Russian, Just to see if I could do it, I guess. And you know what? It is the hardest language I can think of and it takes a lot of work. But I’m gonna keep at it…

Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
It has different tones.
The writing system is different.
Thai people help him learn the language.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. F Dave lives in Thailand. He has visited Thailand and hopes to return.
2. T Dave had a good experience in Thailand.
3. ? Dave likes writing Thai. He doesn’t talk about writing.
4. F Thailand is “The land of Laughs.” It’s called “The Land of Smiles.”
5. F People in Thailand laugh at him when he makes a mistake. They smile.
6. T Thai is easy to learn. It may be hard for some people, but it’s not hard for him.
Script
Cindy: What the heck is that?
Dave: It’s a Thai magazine.
Cindy: Thai? You can read Thai?
Dave: Well, a little.
Cindy: How?
Dave: I went to Thailand last summer and I lived with a Thai friend and his family. I had such a great experience I want to go back.
Cindy: Why? What was your experience like?
Dave: Well, I started to learn some Thai…and practiced talking with people and ordering in restaurants and everybody was so nice… you know, Thailand is called the Land of the Smiles…they even smiled when I made a mistake speaking the language. The people were beautiful. Everything was beautiful. It changed my life.
Cindy: But I’ve always heard that Thai was impossible to learn.
Dave: Maybe for some people but not for me. I mean it is totally different from English. The writing system is different, they use different tones, every- thing is different, but I really want to learn it. I want to understand more when I go back.
Cindy: I wish I felt that way about learning French. Maybe I should study another language.
Dave: No, Cindy, it’s not the language, you’ve just got to get into it.

Unit 6 What do you like about him?

Vocabulary Task
Answers/script
1. Steve is great! He’s sweet and he has a good sense of humor.
2. I like people who are funny, because I like to laugh. I don’t care for people who are too serious
3. Sure, Jana is very honest; it’s too bad she’s also kind of selfish.
4. Brad is a little odd, but I like that he’s so outgoing and talkative.
5. Cindy is so cute! I just love how sensitive and shy she is.

Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. honest, a sense of humor
2. outgoing, talkative
3. a little bit odd, like to have fun
4. kind of shy, sensitive
2 Second Listening
Answers
They don’t like people who are:
1. selfish
2. shy or quiet
3. too serious
4. loud and talk too much
Script
1. Paul: Lisa, what sort of people do you like to hang out with?
Lisa: Well, I like people who are honest and have a sense of humor. I think honesty is very important among friends. Oh, and they can’t be selfish. I don’t get along with selfish people.
2. Mark: You know, I like most people, but there are certain things I look for in a friend.
Francine: Yeah, like what?
Mark: Oh, you know, people who are out going and talkative. I love having long conversations on the phone.
3. Francine: This might sound weird, Lisa, but I like people that are a little bit odd.
Lisa: Why? What do you enjoy about odd people?
Francine: You know, they’re different and like to have fun doing off-the-wall stuff. They have to like having fun and not be too serious.
4. Jane: Stuart, what kind of people do you like?
Stuart: What kind of people do I like?
Jane: Yes, what kind of people do you get along with?
Stuart: Hmm. Gook question. I guess I like people who are kind of shy and sensitive. I don’t really get along with people who are loud and talk too much.
Jane: Yeah, you’re kind of a sensitive person yourself.
Stuart: Oh?

Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
He’s sensitive.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. They went to a romantic movie.
2. He cried.
3. She thought he was sensitive.
4. Jeremy said he cries at movies, too.
Script
Sheri: Hey, I went out with the neatest guy over the weekend!
Jeremy: Yeah, what’s he like? Tall? Handsome?
Sheri: Not really.
Jeremy: Dress nice? Drive a nice car?
Sheri: Not especially.
Jeremy: Then he must be buff. Does he work out a lot?
Sheri: No…but he has a nice smile…dimples. I like dimples. He’s kind of cute.
Jeremy: And that’s what you like about him?
Sheri: No, it’s more than that. He’s sensitive.
Jeremy: Sensitive? How can you tell?
Sheri: Well, we went to this really romantic movie, and there was this really sad part, and, and he…cried.
Jeremy: He cried?
Sheri: Yeah, he just cried and he didn’t try to hide it or anything. It was so sweet.
Jeremy: Oh…you like that, huh? Well, I cry at movies. Too!


Unit 7 I really take after my Dad

Vocabulary Task
Answers
1. brother’s daughter = niece
2. Dad’s new wife = stepmother
3. uncle and aunt’s children = cousins
4. sister’s new husband = brother-in-law
5. my mother’s two girls = my half-sisters
6. brother’s three boys = nephews
7. made her our legal child = adopted
Script
1. My niece is so cute. She’s only two but she can sing 10 songs
2. I get along okay with my stepmother. She’s actually pretty nice.
3. When I was little, I used to go to camp with my cousins. They were like my brothers and sisters.
4. everybody had a great time at my sister’s wedding. My brother-in-law was even dancing on the tables.
5. After my mother remarried, she and Robert had two girls – my half-sisters. But we feel like one family and I call them my sisters.
6. I’m not in a hurry to have kids yet. I spend a lot of time with my nephews and I know they can be a handful.
7. We are so happy to have Lena. We adopted her when she was just three months old.

Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. The man in front of him is his father.
2. Angie is his stepmother.
3. Tara is his half-sister.
4. Jake is Steve’s older brother.
5. The woman to the right of Jake is Steve’s sister-in-law. Cristina is Steve’s niece.
2 Second Listening
Answers
Tara – c. likes to read and play piano
Jake – a. looks like Steve’s father
His mother – d. lives in California
Cristina – b. Was adopted
Script
1. Sylvia: When was this picture taken? You look so young!
Steve: Oh, that was when I was still in high school.
Sylvia: Is that your mom and dad?
Steve: Well, yeah, that’s my dad, but that’s not my real mom. She’s my stepmother. My real mother lives in California.
2. Sylvia: So, who is this next to you? Is that your sister?
Steve: Yeah, that’s my half-sister, Tara. She’s great. We’re a lot alike.
Sylvia: In what way?
Steve: Well, we both like reading books, and we both like playing the piano.
3. Sylvia: And who’s this next to your stepmother?
Steve: That’s Jake, my older brother.
Sylvia: Wow, he looks a lot like your father.
Steve: Yeah, people say he looks more like my father than the rest of us.
4. Sylvia: That must be Jake’s wife next to him. And your niece?
Steve: Yep, that’s little Cristina.
Sylvia: Wow, she…she doesn’t really look like either of her parents, does she?
Steve: No, she doesn’t. Actually she was adopted. But she does take after Jake in a lot of ways.

Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
M has beautiful eyes
F loves surfing
F enjoys dangerous activities
F likes snowboarding
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. Jane looks like her mother. They both have beautiful eyes.
2. Jane acts like her father. They both ride motorcycles, surf and skydive.
3. Jane is proud that she takes after her father.
Script
Nate: Are these your parents?
Jane: Yeah, that’s my whole family.
Nate: Oh. You look a lot like your mom…especially your eyes. Very deep, beautiful eyes.
Jane: Oh, thank you…
Nate: And the same figure…same shape.
Jane: Uhh, hey, I don’t want to hear that. I may look like my mom, but I really take after my dad.
Nate: Really, in what way?
Jane: We’re both very adventurous. My dad was, like into motorcycles when he was younger…and he was in one of those. You know, motorcycle clubs.
Nate: You mean, like a motorcycle gang?
Jane: Yeah…but that was before he was married. I’ve been riding a motorcycle myself since I was 17.
Nate: You? No way!
Jane: Yeah, I’ve always done stuff like that.
Nate: Really, like what else?
Jane: Well, surfing, snowboarding…My dad and I even went skydiving once. We didn’t tell my mom, though. She would have killed us!

Unit 8 where the heck am I?

Vocabulary Task
Answers/Script
1. Go to the end of this hallway. It’s the last door on your left.
2. Marla’s house? Go down this street. Her place is across the bridge.
3. Drive down Spring Street about half a mile.
Turn right at University.
4. Walk until you get to the river. Then go along the river until you get to the tower.
5. The Hard Rock Café is very hard to find. You’d better take a taxi.

Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. Hotel Vancouver =3
2. Century Plaza=1
3. Hyatt Regency=4
4. Days Inn=8
Second Listening
Answers
1. Turn left at Thurlow. Go along the park.
2. You’ll see it on your right. When you get to Burrard turn right.
3. It’s across Georgia on the left. Turn left at Burrard.
4. It’s on the corner. Go down to West Hastings
Script
1. A: Excuse me, can you help me? I’m looking for Hotel Vancouver.
B: Sure! Go along the park until you get to Thurlow Street.
A: Um-hum.
B: Turn left at Thurlow. Walk until you get to Alberni Street.
A: Yeah.
B: Turn right on Alberni and go one block.
A: Okay. so turn left at Thurlow, down to Alberni and turn right?
B: Yep, and you’ll run right into it.
2. A: The Century Plaza? Yeah, that’s real close to here.
B: Great!
A: Go down Nelson Street until you get to Burrard Street. When you get to Burrard turn right. And you’ll see it on you right.
B: Take Nelson to Burrard, turn right and the Century Plaza is on the left?
A: No, it’s on the right .The hotel on the left is the Sheraton.
B: Okay, thanks.
3. A: Excurse me. I’m looking for the Hyatt Regency.
B: The Hyatt Regency? Yeah, okay. Go down this street and turn left at Burrard .
A: go down Nelson and turn left at Burrard.
B: Yeah. Then follow Burrard until you get to Georgia. It’s across Georgia, on the left. Great, got it!
4. A: What you want to do is go down here to Hornby.
B: Down Nelson Street?
A: Yeah. Turn left at Hornby and go all the way down till you get to West Hastings Street. It’s on the corner of Hornby and West Hastings.
B: On the right or the left?
A: On the far left .It’s kind of far .You might want to take a taxi.

Real World listening
Predict
Answer: she got lost.
Get the main ideas
Answers
1. Paula was feeling adventurous, so she went out alone.
2. A Turkish man helped Paula.
3. He took her to his nephew’s restaurant.
4. Paula felt scared.
5. Paula had the best Turkish food on her whole trip.
Script
Paula: I was in Istanbul once…Part this group tour…and I thought I’d try to find a restaurant and eat dinner alone for a change. So I walked out of the hotel by myself. I was looking around at all the restaurants and I couldn’t decide which one to go to. And this little Turkish man comes up to me and he says, “My nephew has a good restaurant. Come with me.” So I decided to follow him. And we went down these little streets… and back…and it was getting dark… back alleys, and I didn’t know what was going on. People were starting to stare at me. And I got really scared. And I thought, “I’d just better leave.” So I was going to run. And then suddenly we rounded the corner and there we were at the restaurant. And it ended up being the best Turkish food I had the whole time I traveled. And ever since then, I haven’t been so afraid to take chances.

Unit 9 You can meet lots of important people

Vocabulary Task
Answers
1. travel
2. responsibility
3. flexible schedule
4. prestige
5. high pay
6. long hours
7. teamwork
8. telecommuting
Script
1. I’m a tour guide. I get to see a lot of exotic places all over the world. I love to travel.
2. I’m a teacher. I like my job because I feel that, in a way, the future of my students is in my hands. I like the responsibility.
3. I like the flexible schedule of my job. I’m a flight attendant. I only have to work three days a week.
4. I enjoy the prestige of my job. As a journalist, I get to meet a lot of important people.
5. I’m a stockbroker. My job is stressful, but I’ll be able to retire by the time I’m 40! The thing I like most about my job is the high pay.
6. I’m a nurse. I love helping people get better, but sometimes I don’t get home until late at night. My job has long hours.
7. I love being a firefighter. I especially like the teamwork. My co-workers and I really count on each other during a fire.
8. I’m a computer programmer. My company allows me to work from my computer at home. I love telecommuting.

Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. an accessories shop
2. a fast food place
3. an insurance company
4. a tourist hotel
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. Leslie: could practice foreign languages
2. Arthur: learned to work quickly
3. Nima: learned to work on computers
4. Anna: had many chances to ski
Script
1. Leslie: I worked in an accessories shop in the middle of London. I used to work on Fridays and Sundays. It was quite tiring – I was on my feet the whole time. And I had to do quite menial things, like tidy up. But I got of customers from foreign countries. They often told me about where they were from and I liked talking to them.
2. Arthur: I finally got a promotion at the fast food place. I was allowed to work the cash register, which was challenging because it had many pictures. It’s for people who couldn’t read or write who wanted to work as cashiers. So when the customer said, “Can I get a two-piece with fries?” you’d look for the picture with the two pieces of chicken and fries. I would see how fast I could find the picture while the customer was telling me the order. It was like a game.
3. Nima: My first job was data entry at an insurance company. It wasn’t very hard. I pretty much did the same thing all day. The great thing about it was that I learned a lot about computers. Every time the computer crashed I had to figure out how to fix it. My knowledge of computers is what got me the job I have now.
4. Anna: I was working in Switzerland, actually, as a maid in a tourist hotel. It was up in the mountains, so you could ski after you got off work. It was cool, since I love skiing. I made good money, and the scenery was magnificent.

Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Amy believes her ideal job is as a journalist, specifically a foreign correspondent.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. She applied for the job because she has always wanted to be a journalist, she likes traveling, and she wants to interview important people.
2. The interviewer asked about her qualifications for the job: experience in journalism, teamwork and journalism courses.
3. Amy’s strong points are that she has taken acting lessons, looks good on camera and enjoys travel.
4. Amy’s weak points are that she has had little experience and few courses in journalism, and has no evidence of her writing skills.
Script
Int: So, Ms. Spencer, why did you apply for this job at CNN?
Amy: Well, I’ve always wanted to be a journalist, and I like traveling. And you can interview lots of important people.
Int: Tell me about your experience in journalism.
Amy: Um…well, I make a newsletter for my family. And I worked on my high school newspaper. And I read a lot of newspapers and newsmagazines…
Int: Do you think you’re qualified for the prestige of this job?
Amy: Absolutely. I’ve taken acting lessons. And I look good on camera. And I travel a lot so I think I’d be good as a foreign correspondent.
Int: what about teamwork? Have you ever worked as part of a team?
Amy: Of course, I was really great at sports in high school, and…
Int: You don’t seem to have much experience as a writer.
Amy: Well, that’s not exactly true. I write a lot of e-mail to my friends.
Int: And you haven’t taken any journalism courses, have you?
Amy: Well, I took a class in modern film, and one in communications, or something like that.
Int: Well, thanks, Ms. Spencer. We’ll be in touch.

Vocabulary Task
Answers
Henry has to come home for dinner
Henry comes home early every night
Mary has to cook for himself/ herself
Mary can bring friends home
Mary is independent
Mary can play loud music
Amy can stay out late
Amy keeps his/her room clean
Amy has to follow rules
Amy has to play his/her music quietly
Mary hoes out a lot
Amy has a lot of freedom
Script
1. Hi, I’m Amy. I’m on a homestay. I live with a family. I have a lot of freedom, like I can stay out late. But I also have to follow a lot of rules. Like I have to keep my room clean and play my music quietly.
2. My name is Mary, and I live alone. I’m very independent. I go out a lot. I can bring friends to my apartment if I want. I can play loud music. Basically I can do whatever I want. The bad thing is I have to cook for myself.
3. Hi, I’m Henry, and I live with my parents. I have to come home early every night. My mom always wants me to be home for dinner by 6:00. the only good point is that I don’t have to do my own laundry.

Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. Parents’ schedule
2. Not used to rules
3. Hard to get a lot of sleep
4. Has to clean and do laundry
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. mom’s cooking
2. doesn’t have to clean anymore
3. can stay out as late as you want
4. can choose her own schedule
Script
1. John: When I come home from school for the summer, my routine changes. My parents have all these rules and stuff. I have to getup early and help around the house. If I don’t go out by 7:30 at night, I have to stay home; they think it’s too late. At least I don’t have to cook, though. That’s the best part about going home: mom’s cooking.
2. Susan: I just moved into this retirement community. I like it and everything, but I’m not used to all the rules. I can only have visitors during visiting hours, and I have to tell the clerk at the front desk when I go out shopping and things. Well, at least I don’t have to clean anymore.
3. Eli: I like the variety of living in a dorm, you can eat in the cafeteria, or you can eat out with friends. There’s always somebody in the next room or down the hall to do things with. And you can stay out as late as you want. But I must say it is kind of noisy and hard to get a lot of sleep.
4. Tracy: I like choosing my own schedule. I decide when I wake up, when I go to bed, when to study, and I can cook what I want to eat. I don’t like having to clean and do my own laundry everyday, but if I don’t, my room will be dirty, and I won’t have any clean clothes.

Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
They will read, talk, think and go for long hikes.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. This week’s program” says there are computer classes. There are no computers.
2. Rule 2 says no reading books. This is wrong.
3. Guests do not stay in tents. They stay in an old hotel.4. Rule 4 says there is no TV after 10:00 p.m. There is no TV at all.
5. You don’t go by train, you go to the island by boat.
Script
Kevin: Hey, Cathy, I found a good place for a vacation this summer.
Cathy: What is it?
Kevin: It’s called Camp Star.
Cathy: Hmmm. Looks pretty. But what can you do there?
Kevin: It’s kind of isolated.
Cathy: Isolated? What do you mean?
Kevin: It’s off the coast, and you have to take a boat to get there. This week’s program is that you hike and hear lectures and talk about current issues.
Cathy: Where do you stay? Tents?
Kevin: No, it’s an old hotel. They have a couple of rules, though.
Cathy: Uh-huh…
Kevin: It says here there’s no TV and you can’t use any electrical appliances.
Cathy: No TV? And no electrical…Wait a minute. What about my notebook computer?
Kevin: No, no computers, and there’s only one telephone on the whole island.
Cathy: What? So I won’t be able to check my e-mail either?
Kevin: You’ll get by. It’ll be fun! Look, you can read, and talk, and think. And every morning you go for a long hike.
Cathy: Ahh. Sounds like work.
Kevin: I think it would be relaxing. I’d like to get away from the phone for a week. And I think it’d be good for you.
Cathy: So you’re telling me there’s no TV, no computers, and I have to wake up every morning to go hiking. Why on earth would anybody want to go there?