READING I

w~rld af free tin1eSam, Oxford, UKAt school, we're doing a proiect on how teenagers spend their free time. We have to collectinformation from at least three different countries. Can you help me?

Gisella, Granada, SpainAfter school, the first thing we do is go for a coffee. We talk about everything - school and ourhomework, the latest music and films, and, of course, our plans for the weekend.

Jen, Boston, USAAt the weekend, I often meet my friends at the shopping mall. We haven't got much money, so wespend most of the time looking in shop windows! In the evenings, I'm doing a lot of babysitting at themoment. I need to earn some extra money because I'm saving up to buy a new mobile phone.

Chan Ho, Seoul, South KoreaWhat free time? I don't finish school until five o'clock. After dinner, I do even more studying. Like lotsof teenagers my age, I have private classes in the evenings. When I get home, I sometimes update myblog. They're really popular in my country. Over 15 million South Koreans have a blog!

Hugo, Sao Paulo, BrazilI do voluntary work in my free time. At the moment, I'm working at an animal shelter - a placefor homeless animals. There are a lot of them in Brazil. I work for three hOUfSevery Saturday. OnSundays, I often go walking with our dogs. We've got three!

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e text quickly and write the correct 5 Hugo hasn't got any pets. __6 Chan Ho writes his blog every day. __7 Hugo gets some money for his work. _-_8 Gisella talks to her friends abolir music

and films._ - ~g to find information about teenagers'..::.= rime?------

_ - -- crrra lessons after school? ------zo a café after school? _

- ~ job in their free time? and

3 Match words 1-7 with the definitions A-G.1 project A the most recent2 latest B work that you don't get

money forC a piece of school work about

a particular subjectD get money for doing workE without a place to liveF add new informationG looking after children when

their parents are not at home

3 updateme text again. Are the sentences true (T)(F)?

Ho doesn't have much free time.is from the UK.

_ :=. ~_ weekend, Jen buys Iots of things at theping mall. __

nas gOt a new mobile phone. __

4 babysitting5 earn6 voluntary

work7 homeless

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GRAMMAR·I

4 Write me quesriecs,

me present ro~

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1 Write the words in the correct order to makesentences.

o a / bank / dad / for / Swiss / My / worksMv dad works for a Swiss bank.

1 m~ment / livi~g / Switzerland / the / He's iin/at ~

2 every / flies / weekend / home / He/ .' 1--

3 the / at / plane / is / a / on / sitting / He /moment ~--~---

4 likes / London / working / He / in

2 Match each sentence in exercise 1 to the uses ofthe present simple and present continuous.

A Present simple for facts: _0_B Present simple for habits and repeated actions:

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C Present simple with stative verbs: ' __D Present continuous for actions in progress now:

E Present continuous for temporary situations:

3 Complete the sentences. Use the present simpleor present continuous form of the words in boldo

\ .1 My little brother upstairs

at the momento (play)2 Which one . - the blue

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one or the red one? (you / prefer)3 I'm sorry. 1 I German.

(not speak)4 She tennis every

Saturday. (play)5 What ? It looks nice!

(you I eat)6 AlI my friends now.

(leave)7 He watching movies.

(not Iike)8 At the moment, she __ with

her aunt and unde. (live)

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o What / you / OJ / P"lF

What do)'flU usz -

you and your m~---

I)o~L your best tn~ s: .=

4 you / study / aí..J Z'E2~ =:: CE .=-=5 Where / you / sz:

6 itl rain /

- Complete the sentences with the verbs in the. . Use the present simple or the present

rontinuous.

sit not use • be • hang out •not rain • learn • not know •go write

.A 1 French and Spanish atme momento

B .\1y best friend the date ofmy birthday!

e There a special school bus inrhe mornirig.

::J 1 on the bus right now.E Ir / at the momento It's sunny.- .Ar rhe weekend, I usually with

.ends and we often shopping.G ~ the internet every day, but

mv best friend his daily bloge\-ery evenmg.

ch the questions in exercise 4 with theers in exercise 5.

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ODALS OF ABILITY

Choose the correct answers.

~ to meet you tomorrow.A won't be able B can't C couldn'tHe write his name when he wasonly three!.A can 13)could C will be able to

e __ speak Spanish very well, butwe re learning.A can't B couldn't C won't be ableWhen Tom arrives, we __ start playing.A could B can't &/11 be able to

-:t __ playa musical instrument?A Could you B Can youe Will you be able

- 1__ swim until three years ago.A won't be able to B can't © couldn't

Starter unit

8 Complete the sentences with a verb from columnA and a verb from column B.

A Bcan read

,findcant

could comecouldn't dowill be able to borrowwon't be able to play

1 This is impossible! I thisexercise. It's too difficult!

2 When I got home yesterday, I _-----'----'- _my key.

3 you anymusical instruments when you were young?

4 I'm sorry. We to your partynext Saturday. We're going on holiday.

5 I write a blog every day. You iton the internet.

6 I hope I my parents' car when Ipass my test.

9 Write sentences with will/won't be able to.

In ten years' time, ...O I / drive / a car '"

1 will be able to drive a caro1 I / buy my own flat '"

2 My parents / tell me when to come home X

3 computers / think / like humans?

4 My best friend / speak English better than me Xl

GRAMMAR--~_. Get it right10 Correct the errors.

1 1won't be able go to my piano lesson tonight.

2 Are you leaveing now?

3 Does he practises with his guitar every day?

4 They're wanting to go and see a film.

5 Do you could talk when you were three?

6 I going out now. -5

VOCABU.1ARY

REvISION

1 Read the email. Complete the crossword withinformal expressions for the words in boldo

(5-+) Hello, Oliver!How are you? You were (3-+) a little unhappy the lasttime I emailed. Are things better now? Are you still (1-1-)spending time with the same friends?You told me about your school Spanish project - writingthe (4-+) online diary. Are you (2-+) making progressOK? Send me the link to your website. I'd like to read it- if I can!(4-1-) Goodbye,Eve

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVESI

~ 2 Complete the sentences with the gerund orinfinitive form of the verbs in boldo

1 He can't stand (tidy) hisbedroom.

2 1 don't mind (help) my sisterwith her homework.

3 She wants (do) her homeworktonight.

4 He agreed (lend) me a CD.5 1 enjoy (play) rennis .

me sum.mer.

2 She / hate / reading

'1¡ 3 Write questions and sentences. Use a §<::..,"ian infinitive,

1 He can't stand / listen to / his SlS"lE' ~

the violin.

3 you / enjoy / shop / with your es:

4 What / you / want / do / this weekr-"::'

5 1 love / jog / but my besr friend preiL..~play / basketball.

6 She doesn't mind / watch / TV

4 Complete the sentences with your oUse a gerund or an infinitive in each

1 At the weekend, 1 like 1

2 When it's raining, 1 enjoy 1

3 In the summer, 1 hate 1

4 When 1 leave school, 1 want •j

VOCABULARY Get it rig--

5 Correct the errors.

1 We enjoy hang in Out wirh our me--after school.

2 He writes his blug e\'er;

3 My brother hates homework,

do ir.

4 Did you agree [Q going ho

5 1 love geting up late on Si!L..CZTI..

6 We hare [Q srndyiag mI' i:CS

WRITING I-:- ESSAY: YOUR TYPlCAL WEEKEND

ead Lauren's essay. Tick the three things thatlauren mentions.

A food:3 shopping __e homework:)TV

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M~t~piGa\ 'IIe.e."e.nd--- Mi -.,¡ul:ends &tart on frida~ afternoons. When I- gel home. I -.,¡ritea list of all m~ -.,¡eel:endhornevorx.

etírnes do a bit of m~ home-.,¡orl: immediatel~. Thenevenin9, I meet m~ friende. I live near the to-.,¡n

~ e, W I can -.,¡all:to the cinema or a c.afé.

~aturda~s, I get up earl'f. Dad mal:ef>breal:fastthen I get readi for hoc.l:e~. I pla~ in m~ sc.hool

e're -.,¡innin9the lea9ue at the momentl On~tm1il'1 evenin9s, I have a bi9 meai -.,¡ithm~ famil~,

:e sometlrnee -.,¡atc.ha film.

-=- - nda'ff>are our laz.~da~f>.~ometimes, m~ parente- to visit our relatívee - I al-.,¡a'fstr~ not to 90.

-- han9in9 out at borne. On ~unda~ añernoons. Irest of m'f home-.,¡orl:because I hate doin9ti: on ~unda~ ni9hts.tavourite part of íhe -.,¡eel:endis ~aturda'f ni9hten l'm goin9 to bed. I leve sleepin9 and I don't

get up earl~ on ~unda~!

paragraph descriptions A-D with the•.:x:::;:¡¡;xr paragraphs 1-4.

ia 'ourite part of the weekend __alY weekend usually starts __

- 1do on Sundays __- = do on Saturdays __

e essay again and complete the table withzcziviti es in the listo

ey • sleep untillate •• watch a film •

ework

Activitymeet friends

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"; morrungs (1) .

- :- everungs (2) .

~ IIlornlllgs (3) .

atternoons (4) .

Starter unit

WORD ORDER AND AGREEMENT

4 Read Lauren's dad's description of his Saturdaymorning and choose the correct answers.

1 have a (1) __ . At seven o'clock, (2) __breakfast for Lauren and her sister, Ellen. They(3) __ because they (4) __ on Fridaynights. Lauren and her sister are both (5) __ o

1 A Saturday morning busyB busy Saturday morninge Saturday busy morning

2 A cooksB 1cooke cook

3 A a1ways are tiredB are a1ways tirede are tired a1ways

4 A go a1ways outB go out alwayse always go out

5 A good hockey playersB goods hockey playerse hockey players goods

PUNCTUATION

5 Add the correct punctuation to these sentences.

1 its a ghost

2 i think im busy on tuesday night

3 does mum like dads new haircut

4 we arent going to spain in july because itssimons party

5 is the united kingdoms flag red white and blue

Get it rightWRITING- ~-- -- ~ -

6 Correct the errors.

1 ·Every week, we go to my grandmother house.

2 Is very important to practise your English.

3 We get up a1ways late on Sundays.

4 My mothers Spanish, but my father isnt.

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WRITING TASK

My weekends start on ...When 1get home, 1...Then 1 ...On Friday evenings / Saturday morr~.1sometimes / usually / always ...1like / hate / love ...My favourite part of the weekend is _..

Write an essay about your typical weekend.Use the Writing Template and the Useful

Language box to help you.''''>.

USEFUL LANGUAGE

WRITING TEMPLATE

Paragraph 1: IntroductionWrite a few sentences about the start of yourweekends.,!!iD Use then to say what you do next.

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Paragraph 2: SaturdaysWrite about what you do on Saturdays.!!Ji) Use adverbs of frequency, such as a/ways,

usual/y and sometimes, to say how often youdo things.

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Paragraph 3: SundaysWrite about what you do on Sundays.étle) Don't repeat ideas you used in the firsttwo paragraphs.

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Paragraph 4: Your favourite partWrite about your favourite part of the weekend.¡liD Give a reason for your choice.

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