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My childhood was endless-from

Do you remember...?
eight to 18 felt like hundreds of years.
Karl Lagerfeld, German designer

G the past: habitual events and specific incidents V word building: abstract nouns P word stress with suffixes

1 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Boy 2 GRAMMAR the past: habitual events and

Complete the sentences with the specific incidents

synonym of the bold word. a Right (✓) or wrong (X)? Correct the mistakes in the
highlighted phrases.
1 I'd been hiding in the bushes for over an hour before I realized that
everyone else had gone home. ✓
2 My brother climbed a tree when he slipped and fell. X
was climbing

3 I wasn't surprised when my car broke down - it had made a funny

noise all morning.
MacMILLAN 4 Most days we rode our bikes to school, but sometimes we were

catching the bus.

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5 I'll forget the day
never my father used to forget to pick me up
from school.
6 When we were kids, mum would give us a packed lunch and send
us out to play for the day.
7 Emily's grandparents would live in an old farmhouse in the heart
of the countryside.
8 Matt was always losing his glasses when he was younger.
1 hit
The players always slap each
other on the back when someone scores a
9 When we got home from school that evening, our parents still
decorated the hall.
goal.
10 I burst into tears when I saw what my brother had done to my
2 run
favourite doll.
At lunchtime, the children always
ru to the school canteen to b Circle the correct form. Tick (✓) if all three forms are possible.
be first in the queue.
1 My little sitting on the side of the pool
sister was
3 boiling continuously
when she suddenly fell/ used to fall/ was falling in.
There's always something bub.
2 We used to go / went/ would go on holiday to the
aw in a pot on the stove at my ☑
same place every year when I was a kid.
grandparents' house. 3 Ed isn't looking forward to his first day as a security guard - he
4 take quickly
isn't used to work / working / works at night.
When I was little, I used to gr.
4 When I got to the airport, I realized that I had been leaving/
my mother's hand if we came across a big
had left/ was leaving my passport at home.
dog in the street.
5 When I lived in Paris, I always had/ would always have /
5 creating by mixing together
always used to have breakfast in a café.
My always con
aunt is
different kinds of recipes out of whatever 6 I felt terribly guilty when I saw what I did / had been doing/
had done.
she can find in the fridge.
6 imagine 7 Rob had a shower as soon as he got home because he jogged /

If I'm feeling anxious, I try to pic. had been jogging/ had jogged.
a long beach with white sand, and I soon 8 There used to be / were / would be a bus stop on the corner of my
calm down. street, but recently they moved it.

7 jump 9 Emma can't get used to lived / live / living with her parents again
Whenever my boss calls us, he expects us
after having her own flat.
to le from our seats to go and 10 In the summer, my dad bought / used to buy / would buy us all
see what he wants. ice creams after school.

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C Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use a

narrative tense or would / used to. More than one answer may be possible.

When I was little, I ¹ shared / used to share (share) a bedroom

with my sister, Catherine. As I was eight years her junior, I
obviously 2 (go) to bed earlier than her.
As soon as I3 (clean) my teeth, my mum
4
(lie) on my sister's bed and sing me
nursery rhymes until I 5 (fall) asleep. One
night when my mum 6 (sing) for about
five minutes, she suddenly7 (stop) and
8
(stand) up. І9 (look) over at
her and saw that she 10 (stare) at something
on the wall above my head. Without raising her voice, she
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(tell) me very gently to go downstairs where
my dad 12 (watch) TV. The next morning, she
told me she 13 (see) a big, hairy spider climb
out of the air grille, and she 14 (send) me
downstairs while she got rid of it. I think she took it out into the
garden in a plastic container in the end.

d Write an anecdote about an incident that happened in your childhood,

similar to the one in c. Use narrative tenses and would / used to.

3 VOCABULARY & PRONUNCIATION

word building: abstract nouns; word stress with suffixes
a Complete the crossword with the abstract noun of the words.

A D U I T H Ο Ο D

3
ACROSS ←
1 adult

3 possible

4 improve
5 frustrate
6 relation

14 achieve
6

15 excite

16 kind
9 10

11 12 13 DOWN↓
14 2 disappoint

7 partner
8 generous
9 imagine
10 free

11 tempt
15
12 aware

13 happy

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 b Complete the sentences with the correct e
Complete the sentences with the abstract noun of the word
form of the word in brackets. in brackets.

1 They met at primary school and their 1 Rosie's face burned with shame when the teacher caught
friendship has lasted for 20 years. her cheating. (ashamed)
(friend) 2 It's important to be able to express without losing
2 In many tribal communities, the your temper. (angry)
of the older generation must 3 Children's lives are in every time they cross the
never be questioned. (wise) road outside the school. (dangerous)
3 There were lots of kids of my age in my 4 The intense between the two communities

when I was growing up. eventually resulted in violence. (hate)

(neighbour) 5 The whole country mourned the of the former
4 Ruth tried hide the in her
to
president. (dead)
eyes as she left the house forever. (sad) 6 There is a among some young people that
5 We had a big family for my education is a waste of time. (believe)
dad's 80th birthday. (celebrate) 7 Jack felt a real sense of after his best friend
6 I must remember to renew my gym emigrated to Australia. (lose)
before the end of the month.
8 The teacher forgot my name again. Honestly - he's got a
(member) terrible (remember)
7 My grandmother will be staying in a
f Match the sentence halves.
nursing home until she has fully recovered
from her (ill)
8 We dread our history lectures because
every week we nearly die of
(bored)
9 Young children show great
about the world they live in. (curious)
10 We all looked at Hannah in
when she announced that she was
resigning. (amaze)

C Underline the stressed syllables in the

pairs of words. Circle the abstract noun
where the stress changes.
1 neigh bour neigh bour hood
2 cele brate cele bra tion

3 re la tion re la tion ship

1 Contrary to popular b
4 ge ne rous ge ne ro sity
2 It must be a serious
5 a chieve a chieve ment
3 There's a strong
6 frus trate frus tra tion
4 To my complete
7 curi ous curiosity
5 My little brother has a very vivid
8 ima gine ima gina tion
6 I'm so very sorry for your terrible
9 a ware a ware ness
7 It was a huge
10 im prove im prove ment
8 There's no immediate
d2.1 Listen and check. Then listen again
a amazement, my old teachers remembered me.
and repeat the words.
b belief, bread is not the best food to give to birds.
C imagination and gets scared very easily.
d loss - let me know if there's anything I can do.
e possibility it'll rain tomorrow.
f danger, but we need to be careful.
g relationship - they're talking about marriage!
h disappointment when the party was cancelled.
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 2B
A different language is a

On the tip of my tongue

different vision of life.
Federico Fellini, Italian director

G pronouns V lexical areas P sound-spelling relationships

1 PRONUNCIATION sound-spelling 5 The receptionist accompanied us to the meeting and

said should help ourselves / us / herself to tea and
relationships
we

coffee.
a Say the words. Do the
bold letters have the same 6 One has an obligation to ones / one's / ones' friends,
or different pronunciation? Write S (same) or D and it's important not to let them down.
(different). 7 When guest leaves your / our / their room, we
a

recommend locking the door.

8 I much prefer travelling by my own / by myself/
ar
on myself.
1 snake 2 bike 3 horse b Complete the conversations with a suitable

steady wise lawyer pronoun.

sarcastic wisdom prawn
1 A Who hasn't handed in their homework?
D
B Me. Sorry. Here it is.

2 A What a gorgeous dress! Where did you get it?

B Well, actually, I made it

4 bird 5 witch 6 jazz 3 A Why isn't Judy with Pete tonight?

thirst whatever objective B They're not going out with any
more.
circle whom judge

4 A What do you think about climate change?

B In my opinion, it's about time
started taking it seriously.
a
S
5 A l've just been promoted!
7 house 8 chess 9 bird 10 phone B Well done! You must be really proud
allow of
exhausted choice workforce
comprehensive choir worldwide below
6 A Why don't you join the army?
B I don't know. say it's really tough.

b 2.2 Listen and check. Then listen again and

7 A Who's Grace going round Europe with?
repeat the words.
B No one. She's going by

2 GRAMMAR pronouns 8 A People say shouldn't sit in a

draught.
a Circle the correct answer.
B Rubbish! There's nothing wrong with a bit of
1 This is a delicious cake. Did you make it you / your/ fresh air.
yourself?
2 One/ We / You needs to listen to both sides of the
story in order to find out the truth.
3 Two of my friends aren't talking to each other/
ourselves / themselves because they've had a big
argument.
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4 As he woke up, Brad washed and dressed/
soon as
washed and dressed himself/ washed and dressed
yourself and left the house.

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 c Complete the text with it or there.

1 It takes me ages to get to work,

although 2 's only a few miles from my
house to the office. 3 isn't too much
traffic on the roads when I leave home, but
4
impossible to park by the time I
's
reach the city centre. 5 are always

loads of cars driving around looking for a parking

space, and these days are a few car

parks, but they're really expensive.

used to be a company bus, but they
stopped it because were only a few
of us that used it. 's all right for those
people with a motorbike, but 10 's really
frustrating for us car drivers!

d Write a paragraph about a journey you make

regularly, similar to the one in c. Use it and there.

3 VOCABULARY lexical areas b Match the sentence halves.

1 For homework had to makec
a Circle the correct word or phrase to complete the we

collocations. 2 Tony began a maths degree, but dropped

1 To my complete/ full amazement, I got the job! 3 We've decided to put

4 He expects his employees to carry_
2 Doing an internship abroad can be a good career/
job move. 5 Becky spent all afternoon going
6 We have to dress
3 There's high / strong opposition to the plan to close
our local cinema. 7 My colleague came
4 My uncle has a fast / quick temper, but he doesn't 8 The recipe looked hard, but it turned
stay angry for long. 9 It took my grandfather a long time to get
5 I had another piece of cake because I didn't want to 10 You aren't supposed to carry
damage/ hurt my grandmother's feelings.
a out his instructions to the letter.
6 Rosie has a high-powered job, so she's below / b over his heart operation.
under a lot of pressure at the moment.
c up a poem about the seasons.
7 Walkers who experience adverse weather should
look for/ seek refuge in a cave.
d up with a brilliant name for our new product.
8 I've got a distant / far relative in Canada, but I've
e out after only a year.
never met her. f on talking when the teacher enters the room.

9 We haven't booked accommodation yet, but we have g out to be quite easy to make.
an approximate / a rough itinerary. h off our wedding until next year.

10 Can I ask you some questions? It'll only take a i up for the party - the theme is Star Wars.
couple / pair of minutes. j round the shops but didn't find anything to buy.

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c Replace the bold word in the sentences d Complete the sentences with an idiom containing the word
with a more informal word or expression. in brackets.

1 I'm much less spontaneous than my 1 I have a gut feeling that something is going to
siblings. go wrong with this new project. (gut)
brothers and sisters 2 She told a because she didn't want
2 A man called this morning wanting to to get into trouble. (white)
speak to you. 3 In my job, it's important to focus on the
g and not be distracted by the details. (picture)
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3 Most of the residents are opposed to the
construction of a nuclear power station but I couldn't get the printer to work. (letter)
near the town. 5 Although my father-in-law is incredibly rich, he's very
a and always makes me feel at home.
4 Both of my sisters resemble my mother. (earth)
6 If you keep your
all year, you should get the results you want.
5 Why did your tennis coach resign?
(grindstone)
qu
7 She ran away in
6 Increasing our market share is going to be
a difficult task.
,so nobody saw her. (dead)
8 I tried to your at the party, but you
i
didn't see me. (eye)
7 I had a long conversation with my aunt
9 did you get lost? My
yesterday.
directions couldn't have been clearer. (earth)
C

10 One of my co-workers is a real

8 Does your new job come with any
; he's always asking stupid
benefits?
questions. (pain)
p

9 You don't require any previous experience

4 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
to apply for the job.
n
Read the pairs of sentences. Is the bold word or phrase
10 It was an ill-fated relationship; they broke used literally or metaphorically? Write L (literal) or
up after six months. M (metaphorical).
n

borrow

1 Many languages borrow musical terms from Italian. M

2 Can I borrow your umbrella, please? L

pick up
3 pick up much Spanish when I was
I didn't on holiday in Spain
because all the waiters spoke English.
4 Please pick up your towel when you shower - don't leave it on

the floor.

pounce on

5 The cat hiding in the bushes, ready to

was pounce on the bird as
soon as it got near enough.

6 Some social media users pounce on certain photos in the press

and make them into memes._

resurrect

7 I hate it when screenwriters kill off a character in a TV series and

then resurrect them in a later episode.

8 The actor is trying to resurrect his career after a long period
away from the cinema.

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 ЗА A love-hate relationship
G get V phrases with get P identifying attitudes
Hidden love is better than open hate.
Matshona Dhliwayo, Canadian writer

1 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT the 3 VOCABULARY phrases with get

Hater app a Match the sentence halves.
Complete the sentences with a synonym of 1 I'm going to get
the words in brackets.
2 The office heating isn't working. Can you get
1 The aim of the social event was to help new 3 My mum wants me to get
employees bond with existing staff. 4 The cyclist hit me because I couldn't get
(unite) 5 No, that's not what I meant; you've got
2 He seemed to have an av to
6 I'll call you back as soon as I get
getting up much before noon. (dislike)
7 I'm not laughing because I didn't get
3 You've accused me of being lazy, self-centred,
8 Max hit Stevie, but Stevie got
and a liar. B don't hold anything
9 My colleague didn't trust me until she got
back, will you? (Hey!)
10 My boss is always criticizing me. I get
4 Most of the people who go to that club
are either s or divorcees. a his own back by kicking him.
(single people) b hold of someone in maintenance?
511 my boss - he's probably the c to know me better.

most horrible person I've ever met. (hate) d out of the way in time.
6 It's three hours until kick-off, and ea
e rid of my old toys, but I won't throw them away.
crowds already gathering outside the
are
f the chance to be on my own.
stadium. (excited and enthusiastic)
g the wrong end of the stick.
h the impression she doesn't like me.

2 PRONUNCIATION identifying i into trouble if I don't finish this report on time.

attitudes j the joke - why is it funny?

a 3.1 Listen to the conversations. For b Complete the idioms with a word from the list.
each statement, write E (enthusiastic) or
S (sarcastic). act anywhere house life message move

nerves on real way

1 Oh good! Your nephews are so much fun! E
2 I'm sure everyone will be happy with that. ☐ 1 Stop whistling! It's really getting on my nerves
3 Oh great! I can't think of a better way to 2 I've bought my husband an electric shaver in the hope that
spend the evening. he'll get the about his awful beard.
4 Great! I love curries! 3 Laura's parents don't know how to say no. She always gets
5 Fantastic! Well done! _ her own
6 Wow! I can't wait to see it.
4 I'm not getting with this essay. I don't know
where to start.
7 Sure. There will be loads of parking
spaces at this time of day. 5 My flatmate needs to get a He's unemployed,
8 Thanks! We'll enjoy those. and he never goes out.

6 My dad is getting a bit now. He's nearly 80.

b 3.2 Listen and repeat the enthusiastic
responses in a.
7 Luckily, my mum and my girlfriend have got on like
on fire since they first met.

8 You need to get your together and start

studying now if you want to pass your exams.

9 Get ! She's only being nice because she wants
a lift. She doesn't want to go out with you.

10 We need to get a on. The taxi will be here in

an hour and we haven't packed yet.

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c Complete the sentences with a particle. 4 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT I swapped
apps for dating IRL
Complete the second sentence so that it has a
similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the
word in brackets.

1 'You should book your flights in advance if you want

to save money.' (book)
'I suggest (that) you book your flights in advance if
you want to save money

2 'If I were you, I'd look for a new flat,' my friend said.
(looked)
My friend suggested

3 The tour guide said we should buy a travel pass to get

around the city. (buying)
The tour guide suggested

4 My dad advised me to iron my outfit before my job

interview. (iron)

My dad suggested

5 She said to me, 'Why don't you consult a lawyer?"

(should)
She suggested
1 Stop chatting to your friends and get on
with your homework!
2 It's a tiny island, so you can hire bikes to

get
5 GRAMMAR get
3 We got doing the homework
with not a Order the words to complete the sentences.
because the teacher forgot to take it in!
1 from/got/my/cousin / just/ message /a
4 They've got really with the project, so
I've just got a message from my cousin
they'll have to work late until they finish it.
2 our/delivered / new / getting/ today / sofa
5 Ryan is trying to get of spending the
We're
weekend with his in-laws by saying he's got too much
work. 3 lucky/hurt/ he / in / was / get / crash / didn't/the
Ben
6 My gran has stopped reading all the bad news in the
paper because she says it gets her 4 eyes /to / tested/going/ my / later / get
her I'm
7 My sister has finally got
ex-boyfriend and started socializing again. 5 back/get/you / to / call / Debbie / me

8 I've tried to explain to my girlfriend exactly how I feel, Could ?

but I can't get to her. 6 love/the / start /getting/ it / days / longer / when
9 Luc can't get on what he earns, so he's
looking for some extra work. 7 to/heating/ to / get/ look/ at / need / someone /
10 I need to talk to you urgently. Can you get our

to me as soon as you've heard this We

message? 8 house /got/ outside / my / car / from / stolen
11 Nicola got they were
with David when My
on a safari in Botswana, and they got married five
years later.
12 Emma is studying economics in the hope of getting
accountancy.

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