Selfies GRAMMAR past simple of be Look at a self-portrait by a famous painter. ‘Answer the questions. 1 Do you know who he is? 2. How old do you think he is inthis painting? 3 Do you know any of his paintings? Do you like them? 7.1 Listen to an audio guide. Check your answers to 1 and 2 ina. Listen again. Choose a, b, or 1. He was born in __ in 1853 a Belgium b the Netherlands © Germany 2 His parents weren't a artists b married ¢ poor 3 Before he was a painter, he was @ a teacher b doctor ¢ lawyer 4 There are __ photos of him when he was young ano b alotof € notmany 5. This self-portrait was a present for the painter a Monet. b Picasso ¢ Gauguin 6 The relationship between the two painters wasn't a bad b easy ¢ complicated 7 He was only __ when he died. a27 b37 cay 8 During his life, his paintings were unpopular b valuable ¢ famous Look at the highlighted verbs in c. Complete the chart. Present are isn't [aren't Past @p.136 Grammar Bank 7A PRONUNCIATION sentence stress 7.3 Listen and repeat. Copy the rhythm. le was @ painter. | was born in Italy They were good friends. ElHe wasn't married. They weren't very happy. Where were you born? Where was the hotel? Was it expensive? No, it wasn’t. Were they at the concert? Yes, they were. @74 Listen. Say the sentences in the past 1) Im me. (was at home. ple. 3 READING a Look at three self-portraits on p.55. Do you think the self-portraits look like the people in the photos? b Read the three biographies and number the events in the correct order, 1-3. Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five was a bestseller. He was a soldier. He was a painter. Billy Dee Wiliams He was in his first film He was very successful as an actor. He was an art student. Adele She wasn't very interested in schoolwork. 19 was a bestseller. She was a student with singer Jessie J ¢ Read the biographies again. Then cover them. ‘What can you remember about each person? d_ Which of the four self-portraits in this lesson do you like most? Why?Pico Kurt Vonnegut was an ‘American writer, He was born {n1g22 in Indianapolis. He was ‘soldier during World War I, ‘and was in a prison camp in Germany from 1944 0 1945, His first novel was Piano Player, published in 952, but it wasn't ‘a success, However, his novel Slaughterhouse-Five, an anti- ‘war book, wasa best-seller, and ‘was made into a film in 1972, In later life, he was interested in politics and painting, His art 5 wasan escape from the ‘work’ of writing, Erp Billy Dee Williams isan American ‘actor. He was bom in New York in 1937-His father wasa caretaker ‘and his mother was alift operator. He was astudentat the High ‘School of Music & Art, He was @ theatre actor for 5 years, and in 1959 he was in his firs film. He ‘was very successful in the 19808, ‘when he was in two Star Wars films, The Empire strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Before he wasan actor, Williams wasatafine arts ‘academy in New York, and this self portrait isin the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC. ‘Adele isa British singer and songwriter. she was born Adele Laurie Blue Adkins in London in 1988, When she was achild she ‘was much more interested in ‘music than in schoolwork. When she was 14, her musical tastes ‘were very different from most teenagers she was a big fan of Billie Holiday and Eminem. She ‘asa performing arts student at the BRIT School in London, s where she was a classmate of singers Leona Lewis and Jessie Herfirst album, 19,in 2008, was an immediate success and she’s now a major star. Adele isn'ta painter; this self-portrait ‘was foran online art project, called Face Britain, 4 VOCABULARY word formation ‘a Find words in the biographies for people's jobs made from these verbs. 1 write 2 act 3 sing 4 paint We often add -er or -or toa verb, 9. writer, actor. We often add -ian, or -ist to @ noun, e.g. musician, pianist b Look at the two groups below. Are the words verbs or nouns? Can you make the words for the jobs? 1 compose 2 art dance direct invent politics science ¢ @7,5 Listen and check. Underline the stressed syllable. Practise saying the words. d_ Write the names of four famous people in each circle. Then change circles. Ask a partner about the people in his / her circles. (he's an Austaion singer. (He was a British scientist, Alive Dead 5 SPEAKING Talk to a partner. Do you ever take selfies? o; Do you have any Why don't you take fon your phone? them? Where were you? Why do you think other ena people take thern? Do any of your friends Who were You and family take them? with? Do you have any photos of you on your phone that are not selfies? Where were you?A murder mystery 1 READING a Read about the Travers murder and look at the photos of the victim and the suspects. Then cover the text and look at the photos. Can you remember who the people are? Who's Amanda? ) ( $he's Jeremy's wite. 8.1 Read and listen to the story. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Correct the F sentences. 1. Somebody killed Jeremy between 11.00 p.m. and 7.00 a.m, 2 The inspector questioned Amanda in the living room. 3 Jeremy went to bed before Amanda. 4 Amanda and Jeremy slept in the same room. 5 Somebody opened and closed Amanda's door. 6 Amanda got up at 7.00. 7 Amanda didn't love Jeremy. Inspector Granger arrived at about 9,00. He ! was atall man with "aig moustache. Amanda, Barbara, Claudia, and Gordon the living room. The inspector came in, “Mr Travers died between midnight last night and 7.00, "this morning, he said. ‘Somebody inthis room killed him! He Jooked at them one by one, but nobody §spoke. “Mrs Travers, [want to talk to you first. Come into the library ‘with me, please’ “Amanda followed the inspector into the library and they sat down. “What did your husband do after dinner lastnight?" “We finished dinner at about 9.30. Then Jeremy said he was tired and he ’wentto bed. ‘Did you go to bed then?” ‘No, [didn't Iwent fora walkin the garden.” “What time did you go to bed?” “About quarter to twelve? “Was your husband asleep?" ‘I don't know, Inspector. We...we ®sleptin different rooms. But 1?saw that his door was closed.” “Did you hear anything when you were in your room?" “Yes, |" heard Jeremy’s bedroom door. Itopened. I" thought it was Jeremy. Then it closed again. t "read in bed for halfan hour and then Iwentto sleep? “What time did you get up this morning?" 1 got up at about 7.15.1 “had breakfast and at 8.001 "took a ~ cup oftea to my husband. 1 found him in bed. He was...dead. “Tell me, Mrs Travers, did you love your husband?” ‘Jeremyis...was a difficult man. “But did you ove him, Mrs Travers?” ‘No, Inspector. hated him. The Traverf murder + dune 22nd 1965 Jeremy Teavers's Gorn birthday ‘+ He had dinner at his country house with: “Amanda, his wife “Barbara, his daughter = Gordon, nis business partner = Clauaie, his secretary, ‘+ ext morning, Amanda Travers went to ‘ner husband's bedroom. She found him dead. 2 PRONUNCIATION past simple verbs a Look at the highlighted irregular verbs in the story. What are the infi 1 be-was 2 be-were 3 come~came es? b @8.2 Listen and check. Then listen and repeat. © @8.3 Find and underline nine past simple positive regular verbs in the story. How do you pronounce them? Listen and check. Then listen and repeat the verbs and phrases. »)arived (Inspector Granger arrived.b Compare your chart with a partner. Who do you think was the murderer: Amanda, Barbara, Gordon, or Claudia? Why? ¢ @8.7 Now isten to what happened. ‘Who was the murderer? Why di he / she kill Mr Travers? Were you right? 4 GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY past simple: regular and irregular ‘a Cover the story and look at these verbs. Are they regular or irregular in the past simple? Write the past simple fort and El for each verb. arrive close come hate kill sit sleep speak b_ @8.8 Listen and check € @p.138 Grammar Bank 8A d p.165 Tick (V7) the irregular verbs you know. Choose three new ones and learn them. 5 SPEAKING ne did you get home?) ( About 11.30 ‘@ Communication Police interview A p.106 B p.111 Interview robbery suspects. Are they telling the truth? 3 LISTENING a 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 Listen to part of the TV adaptation. The inspector questions Barbara. Write the information in the chart. Listen again and check. Then do the same for Gordon and Claudia. Amanda | Barbara | Gordon | Claudia What did he / she do after dinner? What time did he / she go to bed? Did he/she hear anything? Did he/she havea motive?