Life choices

V o ca b u la r y
Lif e e v e n ts 6 Daniel Craig____________ home when he was
sixteen to join the National Youth Theatre.
1 ★ M atch th e life e vents in th e b o x to th e 7 Before she was famous, Madonna got a
d e fin itio n s . ____________ at a fast food restaurant.
8 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had twins in 2008,
get married start school leave home
and now they have six____________ .
go to university have children leave school
9 Ben Affleck and Matt Damon started the same
take a year out be born get a job
____________ at the same time but Affleck was in
learn to drive a different class.
10 The singer Katy Perry school when
1 You can do this at 16 in most of
she was 15.
Europe, but in Germany it's 18. leave school
2 You need a teacher for th is ... and a 3 ★ ★ ★ Complete the second sentence so th a t
car, of course! ___________ it has the same meaning as the first. Use the
3 The first event in life!__________________________ life events in Exercise 1.
4 Lots of people do this because it 1 My dad taught me to drive in his old car.
helps you to get a better job. ___________ I learned to drive in my dad’s old car.____________
5 We do this to earn money._____________________ 2 I was quite happy to say goodbye to all my
6 Some people do this so they can teachers.
travel or work between school and I wasn't sad when I . . . ________________________
university. * ___________ 3 I'm not sure if I'm ready to look after children.
7 Couples do this when they want to
I don't know if I should . . . _____________________
be together forever. ___________
4 I haven't lived in my parents' house since I was 21
8 Most children do this between the
years old.
ages of three and six. ^ ___________
I __________________________________________________
9 When this happens, you become
5 My first day at school was the day after my fifth
a parent! ___________
birthday.
10 Everyone has to do this. You can't
live with your parents forever! _______ .
6 My wedding was 10 years ago.
2 ★ ★ C om plete th e sentences w ith th e correct My wife and I . . . T__________________
fo rm o f th e w o rd s fro m Exercise 1. 7 I started studying Engineering when I was 18
years old.

8 My sister's birthday is on 8 June.

My sister. . . _____________;_____________________
9 Between school and university I travelled around
South America.
_________ ... and travelled around South America.
1 Johnny Depp and Josh Hutcherson were both 10 After school I started working at a computer
horn in the state of Kentucky, USA. company.
2 Prince William learned t o ____________ when he After school I . . . ______________________________
was sixteen.
3 Salma Hayek went t o ___________ in Mexico City 4 ★ ★ ★ W h a t d o yo u k n o w a b o u t celebrities?
to study a degree in International Relations. Choose one o r m ore and w r ite a b o u t th e ir life
4 The actor Benedict Cumberbatch___________ events. W rite a t least fiv e sentences.
a year out to teach English in Tibet.
Taylor S w ift was horn in December 1 9 3 9 . She le ft
5 Keira Knightley g o t____________ to her husband
school a t 1 4 to become a singer
in the south of France.
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b e g oin g to ★ ★ ★ W rite sentences a b o u t th e plans and
in te n tio n s o f th e peo p le in th e ta b le .
1 ★ Choose th e correct w o rd s in th e g ra m m a r
ta b le . Danny Sarah Sinead
/ climb trees in X play tennis / study for her
1 We use be going to for fu tu re intentions / with Danny exam
the park
offers.
Phil Glen Mike
2 They are going have / to have a party.
/ invite Sinead X tidy his room X call Sarah
3 We a ren't / We n ot going to come to your to the cinema
house tonight.
Danny'e going to clim b tre e s in the park.
4 Are you going / Are going you to leave early?
5 Yes, I'm going / 1am. No, he isn't going / isn't.

★ ★ C om plete th e sentences w ith be g o in g to

and th e verbs in brackets.
1 They’re going to cycle . across Russia for charity,
(cycle)
^ Ц ф 1 о г е phrasal verbs 2
She________________ until she's 30. (not get
married) 5 ★ ★ C o m plete th e d ia ry e n try w ith th e correct
He_________________ a birthday party this year. fo rm o f th e phrasal verbs in th e box.
(not have)
g ro w up f in d o u t w r it e d o w n go out
W e ________________ . my cousins this summer.
try o n get on g e t o ff
(not visit)
She_____ _ Geography at university.
(study)
They____ _ camping with their 1 1 found o u t w h a t I’m going t o do
friends this summer, (go)
7 Theo in a bank when he to m o rro w . Y e s te rd a y m y mum cam e in to
leaves school, (not work) m y room and said: ‘Tom orrow w e re going
t o 2____________ shopping. W ere going t o
w i l l vs. b e g o i n g t o
3____________ th e bus and go in to to w n .
★ ★ (C irc jg )th e correct w o rd s . Use be g o in g to
W ere going t o 4____________ a t Lion Road.’
fo r plans and in te n tio n s and w ill fo r predictions.
B u t why? I asked. ‘We’re going t o buy som e
new school sh oe s f o r you ’ she said. New
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shoes! I d o n ’t like shopping f o r sh oe s w ith

2022 is the Chinese year of the tiger, but the m y mum. We go t o te n d iffe re n t s h o p s and
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) believes that wild 15____________ one hundred d iffe re n t pairs.
tigers 1are going to / ( w jl ) disappear completely
in the next 50 years. That's why this year WWF W hy can’t I go on m y own? I asked. ‘When
2is going to / w ill start a new project called Tiger x2. _________ , you can buy y o u r own
y o u *9________
With this project, the WWF 3are going to / w ill try
shoes, I prom ise,’ she said. T h a t’s w hy I’m
to protect 12 important areas where tigers live, and
they 4are going to / w ill use new technology to 7___________ t h i s ____________ - so I won’t
find tigers so they can stop people from killing them. fo r g e t her prom ise!
Experts think this new technology 5is going to / w ill
be very important, but WWF also predicts that it
6isn't going to / w o n 't be easy. Projects like this
always need a lot of money, so the news that the
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation 7is going to / w ill
help save the tigers is fantastic! They think this
8is going to / w ill make a big difference to the tigers.

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List e nin g an d v o ca b u la ry
C o n t a i n e rs a n d m a t e ri a ls List e n in g
1 ★ M atch th e w o rd s in th e b o x w ith th e
pictures.

carton cardboard box glass jar can plast ic -bag

paper bag crisp packet plastic bottle

1 plastic bag 2

7 _________________ 8
2 ★★ C om plete th e sentences w ith w o rd s fro m
Exercise 1.
1 Can I have a can of coke, please?
2 When I was young I made a house to play in. 3 ★ ★ © Ш Listen to Amelia talk about taking
My 'house' was a b ig ___________ ! a year out. Does she think it's a good idea?
3 How many___________ of milk have we got?
4 ★ ★ © И Я Listen again and tick the correct
4 Many supermarkets charge money for e
sentences.
____________ now, so people bring their own
1 A gap year is usually the year before university. /
bags.
2 Amelia is going to take a gap year.
5 Do you need th a t____________ ? I make jam at
home and I need something to put it in. 3 Young people can work on eco projects in their
gap year.
6 Some shops put your shopping in a ___________
because plastic bags are bad for the environment. 4 Living in a different culture is easy.
7 We buy more than 50 b illion___________ 5 It's a good idea to do something connected to
of water every year, but we recycle only 2 0 % your future studies.
of them. 6 One of Amelia's friends is going to improve her
Portuguese next year.
7 A gap year can help you to improve important
life skills.
8 Universities don't like students to take a gap year.

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P r ese n t c o n t i n u o u s f o r f u t u r e 4 ★ ★ C om plete th e co n ve rsa tio n w ith th e
w o rd s in brackets.
1 ( Circle) t h e correct w o rd in th e g ra m m a r A: 'Are you going to the basketball match
ta b le . tomorrow? (you / go)
B: Yes, what time 2___________ ? (we / meet)
We use the present continuous to talk about
A: I don't know. 13___________ with you and Jody.
present / fu tu re arrangements.
My sister and 14___________ to the dentist at
6.30. (not come; go)
2 ★ Put th e w o rd s In o rd e r to m ake A: How 5____________ to the match then? (you / get)
sentences. Use co n tra c tio n s if possible. B: Mum 6____________ me there after the dentist.
1 They / the / are / housework / doing / on Sunday (drive)
They’re doing the housework on Sunday._________
9

2 am / Sonia / 1/ after school / seeing / not 5 ★ ★ ★ Use th e in fo rm a tio n in th e ta b le to

w r ite sentences w ith th e pre sen t co n tin u o u s
3 We / meeting / tomorrow morning / at / are / eight in th e o rd e r th e y w ill happen.

meet Freddy at 3 o'clock

4 .Two of / are / in June / leaving / my teachers
go to cinema at 7 o'clock
5 not / this school / He / staying / at / is / next year drive Freddy to the cinema
come home for lunch at 2 o'clock 1
6 She / driving test / taking / is / her / this afternoon leave for football practice before Dad
comes home
1 I’m leaving fo r fo o tb a ll practice.________________
3 ★ ★ C om plete th e te x t w ith th e present
c o n tin u o u s fo rm o f th e verbs in th e box. 2 ___________________________________________

6 ★ ★ ★ Have yo u m ade any a rra n g e m e n ts fo r

th e w e e ke n d ? For n e x t w e e k? W h a t are you
d o in g ? W h a t a re n 't yo u d o in g ? W rite a t least
fiv e sentences.
I’m n o t having my English class next Wednesday
afternoon. I’m going to the d e n tis t.

plore verbs w ith prepositions

7 ★ ★ M atch th e sentence b e g in n in g s (1 -6 )
w ith th e sentence e n d in g s (a -f).
1 Tomorrow at school, we're going to learn
2 How much are you going to pay
3 When I woke up I was dreaming
bring drive arrive not take not stay take 4 I don't want to watch TV so I'm going to listen
5 I can't go out now because I'm waiting
The players 'arearriving at the airport at four 6 I don't want to spend more than £600
o'clock. First, a coach 2 ____________ them here
to the Town Hall. Then the m ayor 3___________ a on a new computer.
them outside with the cup at five o'clock. They b to some music for a while,
4 ____________ there for a long time, because at с for the car you're buying?
5.30 they 5 ____________ through the city to the d about scoring a goal in the World Cup final!
stadium in an open-top bus. This time the players e about the history of Poland,
6___________ the cup with them on the bus. f for my friend to arrive.
They don't want any accidents.

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