The document provides directions to a party from a person named Linda. It begins with Linda reminding her friend Jo that she is feeling better now and providing directions to the party. Linda instructs Jo to get off the train at the shopping center and walk down the road until reaching the pedestrian crossing. She tells Jo to cross the road at the crossing and continue walking until reaching a pub. At the pub, Linda says to take the second road on the right and walk up the hill. There is a roundabout at the end of the road, where Linda instructs Jo to take the first road on the right and go over the railway bridge. Linda concludes by saying Jo will see the sports center where the party is being held because ballo

1. Unit1212.1 Can you say how to get to a place?
Are we lost?
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1 Unscramble the words and match
them with the definitions below.
a tciarff ghlist _________________ ___
b tepoposi _________________ ___
c rdeepastin srcoigsn _________________ ___
d oudarnbotu _________________ ___
e ncntijou _________________ ___
f uhchrc _________________ ___
g lsto _________________ ___
h bup _________________ ___
1 A preposition that means in front of.
2 Red, green and orange: they tell drivers
when to stop.
3 The safe place to cross a road on foot.
4 A big circle in the road to help cars turn.
5 The building where you go to talk to God.
6 When you don’t know where you are.
7 The British word for a bar.
8 This is where two roads meet.
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Hey Jo,
Happy you are better now! Here are the
directions to the party. Get off the train
(a) _______ the shopping centre and (b) _______
down the road until you get to the (c) _________.
Cross the road at the (d) ___________ and keep
on going until you come to a (e) ____________.
At the pub take the second road on the right and
walk up the (f) _________. There’s a roundabout
at the end of the road. Take the first road on the
right and go over the (g) __________.
You’ll see the sports centre where the party is
because we’ll put balloons outside!
See you there!
Linda XXX
2 Unscramble the expressions and
match them to the replies.
a far / it / is / how / here / from / ?
_______________________________________
b me, / excuse / help / me / can / you / ?
_______________________________________
c sorry, / was / what / that / ?
_______________________________________
d didn’t / I’m / I / sorry, / the / name /
get / .
_______________________________________
e get / to / the / library / can / I / how / ?
_______________________________________
f opposite / the / is / shopping centre / it / ?
_______________________________________
1 It’s about five minutes away from here. ___
2 No, it’s next to the swimming pool. ___
3 Sure, are you lost? ___
4 Walk down this street and cross over
the pedestrian crossing. ___
5 I said go down the street and cross over
the pedestrian crossing. ___
6 The Arndale Centre. ___
3 Complete the e-mail using these words.
hill junction opposite pub walk
pedestrian crossing railway bridge
4 Fill in the gaps with the correct word.
a Walk ________ the road.
b Walk ________ the road.
c Cross ________ the road.
d Go ________ the park.
up down over through
traffic lights 2
How far is it from here?
opposite
up
a
a b
c d
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12.2 Vocabulary
1 Match the words on the right with
the ones on the left.
a sandcastle ___ 1 erupt Vesuvius lava
b earthquake ___ 2 beer soft drink lunch
c massage ___ 3 bread croissant cake
d railway ___ 4 build beach towers
e pub ___ 5 fault San Andres tremor
f baker’s ___ 6 cream relaxing stress
g volcano ___ 7 train guard carriage
4What’s the word?.
a You can buy medicines here. ___________
b If these are red you must stop your car.
______________
c You can buy novels and magazines here.
______________
d You can get married here. _____________
e These brave people put out fires — and
rescue cats from trees! _____________
f Use this to cross the road safely. It usually
has black and white stripes. _____________
fe
dc
ba
2 Complete the sentences.
a I’m really ________ that Jonnie’s still not
back from the fair.
b Don’t ___________! The fire brigade will be
here soon and they’ll save us.
c My homework was terrible. Look at all
these _____________.
d The sun is shining so _____________, we
should go for a picnic.
e The ____________ saved all the people on
the ferry that was sinking.
f The wind is _____________ very hard, hold
on tightly to your hat!
g We’re completely _____________, I have no
idea where we are!
3 Circle the correct word.
a The fire brigade / engine are very brave men
and women.
b I always make mistakes / errors in History.
I can’t remember dates.
c The bridge was destroyed by an
earthshake / earthquake.
d The traffic stops / lights are amber — get
ready to stop.
e The library / bookshop has a great selection
of second-hand books.
f There’s an emergency / urgency, come quickly!
g There’s nowhere to park here — let’s go
to a car parking / park.
5 Use these words to help you
complete the sentences.
a Just wait __________, the doctor will be
with you in a moment.
b Hold the baby ____________. She’s sleeping.
c He was breathing ___________ because he
had run up the hill.
d The lights were shining __________. It was
difficult to see.
e I understand the whole problem very
_______________.
f Hold on _____________, the train’s leaving
the station.
g The robbers were _____________ trying to
escape.
bright clear desperate gentle
heavy patient tight
4
worried
a chemist’s
patiently
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3. Unit1212.3 Can you tell the story of a lucky escape?
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1 Unscramble the words and match
them with definitions below.
a canvolo ___________ ___
b onws ___________ ___
c dwin ___________ ___
d rheeslt ___________ ___
e mtsor ___________ ___
f yrigtbhl ___________ ___
g dsynudel ___________ ___
h eilahvy ___________ ___
1 This falls from the sky and makes
everything white.
2 A place that protects you from bad
weather.
3 When it rains a lot, it rains … .
4 Boiling hot rock and fire sometimes
explode from a … .
5 This is how the sun shines in the summer.
6 Something that happens quickly and
unexpectedly.
7 This is noisy bad weather, with thunder,
lightning and rain.
8 This is air moving quickly.
3 Complete the e-mail using the
following words.
brightly happily heavily loudly luckily
peacefully suddenly wind
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Hey Tom, greetings from Australia! Have you
heard about our nightmare? We started our
camping trek very early last Saturday. The sun
was shining (a) __________, the birds were
singing (b) ______________, and there was no
(c) ____________ at all. We walked along very
(d) ____________, more or less in silence and
kept on going until midday, when, (e) ________,
the weather totally changed! Enormous black
clouds came up in the sky and the wind blew
very (f) ___________ and the warm tropical rain
fell really (g) ____________! We were in a really
big tornado, but (h) _____________ there was
a storm shelter very near the campsite,
so we had a very lucky escape!
Will write again soon,
Julio and Nikki
4 Unscramble these sentences and put
the conversation in order.
a and / quickly / started / we / find /
shelter / run / very / to / !
__________________________________ ___
b so / what / do / you / did / ?
__________________________________ ___
c then / happened / what / ?
__________________________________ ___
d raining / started / suddenly / it / heavily / !
__________________________________ ___
e how / yesterday / trip / the / was /
weather / on / your / ?
__________________________________
__________________________________ ___
f sun / until / brightly / was / the / shining /
2:00 / well / ,
__________________________________ ___
g frightening / how / !
__________________________________ ___
2 Answer the questions with adverbs
of manner.
a How did you get up this morning? _________
b How did you walk to school today?
______________
c How did your family have breakfast this
morning? ______________
d How did you sleep last night? ______________
e How will you clean your teeth?
________________
volcano 4
Slowly.
brightly
How was the weather on your trip
yesterday? 1
2
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12.4 Reading and writing
1 Put the paragraph headings in the correct place.
First steps
Look after your dog and it’ll look after you
A long history of helping people
Designed for the outdoors
St Bernard dogs to the rescue
a _____________________________________
Around 1050 AD, St Bernard of Montjou established a monastery high in the Swiss Alps, and the
St Bernard Pass in the valley below was a popular route for travellers and traders. These traders
were the first to bring dogs to the St Bernard Monastery in 1125. It was around 1600 that the
monks started using their dogs to rescue people who were lost or trapped by avalanches. The dogs
were given their name in 1880.
b _____________________________________
The St Bernard is a strong, tall and large dog. They have a wide back with a long heavy tail. There
are two kinds of St Bernard dogs — one with long hair and the other with short hair; but in both
types their coat is very thick and is red, white and brown. They have very large heads and big lips
and a very good sense of smell.
c _____________________________________
St Bernards are gentle and calm dogs. They are also loving and caring and really enjoy being with
people and helping them. They are working dogs — they require plenty of exercise and do not like
hot weather. They are large dogs for modern homes, but they are good watchdogs. For the right
family, they can make a wonderful pet.
d _____________________________________
The mother of St Bernard puppies is pregnant for about seven to nine weeks. After they are born,
the puppies cannot hear or open their eyes for about fourteen days. After four weeks, they can
move and play with the other puppies. When the puppies are six weeks old, they get their first
teeth. It is also important to train them at a young age. They usually live between seven and eleven
years.
2 Write sentences using the prompts.
a 1600 / monks / people / avalanches
_______________________________________________________________________________________
b strong / tall / large / hair / long / short
_______________________________________________________________________________________
c working / exercise / weather
_______________________________________________________________________________________
d puppies / born / eyes
_______________________________________________________________________________________
e one month / play / puppies
_______________________________________________________________________________________
A long history of helping people
In 1600 the monks started using dogs to rescue people trapped by avalanches.
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Unit1212.5 Culture
Are we lost?
1 Read the text and answer the questions.
a Name three different groups of people that volunteers work with. _____________________________
b What is a shield? _________________________________________________________________________
c What is a Human Shield? __________________________________________________________________
d Where do most Human Shields come from? __________________________________________________
e What kinds of places do they protect? _______________________________________________________
f What is a ‘double-decker’? _________________________________________________________________
A new kind of volunteer
Many people are volunteers: they work with rescue services,
refugees, AIDS victims, children and old people. But a new kind
of volunteer has recently developed: the Human Shield. A shield
was traditionally used by soldiers and warriors to cover their body
under attack. The Human Shield uses his/her own body to protect
innocent civilians from attack. There is a worldwide movement
of people who are prepared to put themselves in danger to
protect other people.
The majority of these Shields are from First World countries. They believe that governments will be
less likely to drop bombs on locations where they risk killing their own citizens. The locations chosen
by the Human Shields are those where the civilian population is most at risk: schools and hospitals, etc.
Some people accuse the Shields of helping the ‘enemy’. In the war in ex-Yugoslavia, the President
of the country tried to use the Shields to protect strategic places: bridges, army camps and electricity
plants. However, the mission of the Shields is very clear — they are there only to save the lives
of innocent people. The Human Shield movements do not support dictators. They believe war
is bad and the people who really suffer are the civilians.
At the beginning of the Iraqi war three ‘double-deckers’ (London’s famous red buses) with fifty
Shields travelled to Iraq to help the Iraqi people. The 4,500 kms journey took over two weeks.
The volunteers were from all different areas of life: nurses, students, diplomats and ex-soldiers.
They were normal people, with normal lives, no heroes or heroines, just people who wanted to help
others.
The Shields admitted that they were frightened, but they believed that peace is better than bombs
and killing.
2 Read the text again. What do the following numbers refer to?
a 50 b 4,500 c 3
3 In pairs, ask and answer these questions.
a Are you a volunteer? _______________________________
b Would you give up your free time to help others? _______________________________
c Why/Why not? _______________________________
d What kind of people do you think Human Shields are? _______________________________
e Are they brave or stupid? _______________________________
f Do you think they do a good job? _______________________________
refugees, children, old people
2
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