English in Mind Second edition Student's Book Starter

0.english in mind S-2nd/Student Book CD 3

01 Introduction

  • English in Mind
  • Starter Workbook
  • Second Edition
  • By Herbert Puchta & Jeff Stranks with Marriage Livi
  • Published by Cambridge University Press.
  • This recording is Copyright.

02 Welcome B - Exercise 1a

  • Listen and write the numbers 1-12
  • CD3T2
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • 1 Taxi!
  • 2 Here's your pizza.
  • 3 This is a good DVD.
  • 4 They're in the museum.
  • 5 I love football.
  • 6 Oh, that's the phone.
  • 7 Here's the bus.
  • 8 I'd like a sandwich, please.
  • 9 New York is a beautiful city.
  • 10 This is our TV.
  • 11 This is a nice hotel.
  • 12 We're at the airport.

03 Welcome C - Exercise 3a

  • Listen to the spelling. Write the letters. What is the sentence?
  • CD3T3 TAPESCRIPT
  • Lucy is fourteen.

04 Welcome C - Exercise 3b

  • Listen and write the words.
  • CD3 T4
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1
  • My name's Kevin Thompson - Thompson, that's T-H-O-M-P-S-O-N. Er... and I'm from Blackburn. That's B-L-A-C-K-B-U-R-N.
  • 2
  • Man: OK, now can I have your name please?
  • Julie: Yes, I'm Julie Claymore. Julie C-L-A-Y-M-O-R-E,
  • Man: Julie Claymore, right. And your city?
  • Julie: I'm from Newcastle.
  • Man: Sorry, what was that?
  • Julie: Newcastle. That's N-E-W-C-A-S-T-L-E.

  • Man: Fine. Thanks very much.

  • claymore 大剑苏格兰阔刃大剑

05 Welcome D - Exercise 1

  • Listen and check.
  • CD3T5
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1
  • Kim: The homework is on page 12. OK?
  • James: Yes, great. Thank you, Kim.
  • 2
  • Ben: I don't understand these words.
  • Mike: No problem, Ben. I can help you! Ben: Thanks, Mike!
  • 3
  • Teacher: What's the answer, Kate?
  • Kate: Sorry, Miss. I don't know!
  • 4
  • Paul: Excuse me, Miss. Teacher: Yes?
  • Paul: What does this mean? This word here, on page 28.
  • Teacher: Let me see.

06 Welcome D - Exercise 3b

  • Listen and circle the numbers you hear.
  • CD3 T6
  • 1 13 hotels
  • 2 15 CDs
  • 3 70 pencils
  • 4 14 chairs
  • 5 60 women
  • 6 80 pages

07 Unit 1 - Exercise 1g

  • CDJT7
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 Is she American?
  • 2 Are you from Japan?
  • 3 Is he a good footballer?
  • 4 Is it a cheap restaurant?
  • 5 Am I the winner?
  • 6 Is Broadway in New York?
  • 7 Is the hotel expensive?
  • 8 Is Maria from Spain?
  • 9 Are you a singer?

  • 10 Is the answer on page 5?

  • Broadway /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/ n. 百老汇（美国纽约市戏院集中的一条大街）

08 Unit 1 - Exercise 3

  • Listen and underline the word you hear.
  • 1 Poland Polish
  • 2 Australia Australian
  • 3 Russia Russian
  • 4 Germany German
  • 5 Turkey Turkish

  • 6 Canada Canadian

  • CD3T8

  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 It's Polish.
  • 2 It's Australian.
  • 3 She's in Russia.
  • 4 He's from Germany.
  • 5 He's Turkish.
  • 6 I'm not from Canada.

09 Unit 2 - Exercise 5a

  • Listen to the underlined sounds. Write the words in the lists. Then listen again, check and repeat.
  • think, singer, film, cinema, big, women; see, please, read, museum, CD, people

10 Unit 2 - Exercise 5b

  • TAPESCRIPT
  • 1 Three big museums.
  • 2 We think he's Swiss.
  • 3 Fifteen CDs, please.
  • 4 The Italian singer is the winner

11 Unit 2 - Exercise 8a

  • Listen and complete the text.
  • Judy: Hi! Welcome to my homepage. My name is Judy Dahrendorf. I live in Santa Cruz in California and I really like rock music. Can you guess who my favourite pop stars are? Yes, you're right: they're the 'Kings of Leon'.
  • Here are four things I want to tell you about them: There are four people in the band: three brothers and a cousin! Caleb, Nathan, Jared and Matthew Followill.
  • My favourite King of Leon is Caleb. I think he's fantastic! And he's a wonderful singer!
  • My favourite Kings of Leon song is Closer. All my friends say their favourite is Use Somebody. (I think it's really good, but it isn't my favourite.)
  • The Kings of Leon are all American. Matthew is from Mississippi, and the other three are from Tennessee.

  • Do you like my homepage? I hope so. And I hope you like КОL too!

  • Dahrendorf 人名(德)达伦多夫

  • Leon /'li:,ɒn/ n. 利昂（男子名，等于Leo）
  • Caleb /'keileb/ n. 迦勒（男子名）, Nathan 'neɪθən/ n. 南森（男子名）, Jared /'dʒeirid/ n. 杰瑞德（男子名） and Matthew /'mæθju:/ n. 马太（耶稣12门徒之一）；马修（姓氏，男子名）；马太福音（新约第一卷） Followill
  • Mississippi /ˌmisiˈsipi/ n. 密西西比河（美国河流，世界上最大的河流之一）；密西西比州（美国州名）

  • Tennessee /ˌtenə'siː/ n. 田纳西州（美国州名）

  • ANSWERS

  • 2 favourite 3 band 4 is 5 fantastic 6 wonderful 7 really 8 American 9 from
  • 10 like

12 Unit 3 - Exercise 3

  • Listen and write the underlined sound: /s/, /z/ or /iz/. Then listen again, check and repeat.
  • CD3T12
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 She likes it here. /s/
  • 2 Does Anna learn music? /z/
  • 3 Sam watches films. /iz/
  • 4 She writes a lot of letters. /s/
  • 5 He lives in London. /z/
  • 6 The class finishes soon. /iz/
  • 7 Paul speaks Italian. /s/

13 Unit 3 - Exercise 8

  • Listen and write tick (√) or cross (X) in the boxes.
  • CD3T13
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • Uncle: So tell me about your friend Rebecca. Her family lives in London, is that right?
  • Alice: Yes, that's right. She lives in London with her mum and her two brothers. They're eight and ten. Her mother's a nurse - she works in a hospital.
  • Uncle: And what are Rebecca's hobbies?
  • Alice: Well, she reads a lot. She doesn't watch a lot of TV, but she really likes books.
  • Uncle: And what do you do together, you and Rebecca? Do you go to concerts?

  • Alice: No, we don't, but we go to the cinema, and we play music together a lot. Also, we go to the same school, so I often study with Rebecca at her house.

  • 2 X 3 X 4 √ 5 X 6 √ 7 √

14 Unit 4 - Exercise 2a

  • Listen and circle the numbers you hear.
  • 1 139 193
  • 2 318 30
  • 3 561 651
  • 4 807 870
  • 5 740 714
  • 6 1,000 10,0000

  • 7 2,924 2,524

  • CD3T14

  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 139 2 318 3 651 4 807 5 714 6 10,000 7 2,924

15 Unit 4 - Exercise 2b

  • CD3T15
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 twelve and thirty = forty-two
  • 2 Fifty and twenty-five = seventy-five
  • 3 Eleven and eighty-nine = (one/a) hundred
  • 4 A hundred and ten and a hundred and sixty = two hundred and seventy
  • 5 Two hundred and sixty-six and seventeen = two hundred and eighty-three
  • 6 Three hundred and nine and a hundred and ninety-eight = five hundred and seven

16 Unit 4 - Exercise 3

  • Listen to teh sentences. Are the th sounds /0/ (three) or /ð/ (mother)? Tick (√) the correct box.
  • CD3 T16
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 I think he's thirty. /0/
  • 2 That's their father. /ð/
  • 3 They buy clothes together. /ð/
  • 4 Thanks for the birthday party. /0/

17 Unit 5 - Exercise 3e

  • Listen to the questions and reply with true information.
  • CD3T17
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • Now, I just need to get some details from you. What's your first name?
  • Right, and your surname?
  • Ah ... how do you spell that, please?
  • Thanks. Now, how old are you?
  • And what's your address?
  • Sorry, can you repeat that, please?
  • OK, fine. And what's your phone number?
  • And your mobile number?
  • Right, that's it, then. We'll send you your membership card in the next day or two.

18 Unit 5 - Exercise 4

  • CD3T18
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • 1 They've got wavy hair.
  • 2 We've got twelve TVs.
  • 3 Steve lives near the river.
  • 4 He gives five interviews every day.

  • 5 Vivien drives to the university.

  • wavy /ˈweɪvi/ adj. 波动起伏的，拳曲的；波纹的

19 Unit 5 - Exercise 7

  • Joe is talking about his sister's boyfriend. Listen and write the information in the table.
  • CD3T19
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • Sarah: Who's this? In the photo?
  • Joe: What photo? Oh - that's my sister's new boyfriend.
  • Sarah: Oh yeah? What's his name?
  • Joe: Gilles.
  • Sarah: What was that?
  • Joe: Gilles - G-i-double L-E-S. He's Swiss, but his family lives over here now.
  • Sarah: Swiss, right. So he speaks German.
  • Joe: No, he doesn't - he speaks French. He comes from Geneva. They speak French in that part of Switzerland.
  • Sarah: How old is he?
  • Joe: He's 21.
  • Sarah: He's got nice eyes. Are they green? It's a small photo.
  • Joe: No, they're blue. Look - you can see.
  • Sarah: Oh yeah, they're blue. He's quite good-looking, isn't he?
  • Joe: Oh, he's all right, I guess. Nothing special.
  • Sarah: Yes, he is! He's got really nice fair hair.

  • Joe: Yeah, well my sister thinks he's fantastic. She never stops talking about...

  • Questions/Answers

  • 1 First name: Gilles
  • 2 Nationality: Swiss
  • 3 City: Geneva
  • 4 Language: French
  • 5 Age: 21
  • 6 Colour of eyes: blue
  • 7 Colour of hair: fair

20 Unit 6 - Exercise 2a

  • CD3T20 TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 beef С 2 tomatoes J 3 eggs M 4 chicken H 5 onions В 6 bananas A 7 cheese N 8 apples К 9 rice G 10 salt 11 strawberries F 12 bread E 13 oranges L 14 sugar D

21 Unit 6 - Exercise 4a

  • TAPESCRIPT
  • 1 The Swiss waiter's got wavy hair.
  • 2 We want some white wine.
  • 3 William's got a wonderful dishwasher.

  • 4 Would you like some water with your sandwich?

  • dishwasher /ˈdɪʃwɒʃə(r)/ n. 洗碗工/机

22 Unit 6 - Exercise 4b

  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 Which answer is correct?
  • 2 What's wrong with you?
  • 3 Who's the winner?
  • 4 Where does Wendy write letters?

23 Unit 6 - Exercise 7a

  • Listen and write a tick (√) or a cross (×)
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • Martin: Mum. I'm hungry. Сап I have a sandwich?
  • Mum: OK. What do you want? Chicken? There's some nice chicken here.
  • Martin: No, not chicken. Are there any other things?
  • Mum: Well, let's see ...
  • Martin: What about some roast beef?
  • Mum: No, sorry. I used the beef for your father's lunch.
  • Martin: Oh, OK.
  • Mum: We've got some cheese here. You can have a cheese sandwich.
  • Martin: Yeah, right. A cheese and salad sandwich - that sounds good.
  • Mum: Cheese and salad? No, sorry, that's a problem. We haven't got a lettuce. How about... cheese and tomato?
  • Martin: Yeah, OK. And some mayonnaise? Mum: Yes, that's not a problem. So - a cheese and tomato sandwich with mayonnaise, right?

  • Martin: That's great. But don't worry, Mum — I can make it myself.

  • lettuce /ˈletɪs/ n. [园艺] 生菜；莴苣；（美）纸币

  • mayonnaise /ˈmeɪəneɪz/ n. 蛋黄酱

  • Answers

  • 2 X 3 √ 4 X 5 √ 6 √

24 Unit 7 - Exercise 5a

  • CD3T24 TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 'breakfast 2 'weekday 3 'lunchtime
  • 4 'homework 5 'strawberry 6 'newspaper
  • 7 'dragonfly 8 'girlfriend

25 Unit 7 - Exercise 6b

  • Listen and write the times in number form.
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • 1 What's the time? Er... it's five to twelve.
  • 2 Oh, look at the time! It's half past eight!
  • 3 What time does the bus arrive? At ten past five.
  • 4 School finishes at quarter to four.
  • 5 Come on! The concert begins at nine o'clock.

  • 6 When does the train leave? At twenty-five to eleven.

  • Answers

  • 1 11.55 2 8.30 3 5.10 4 3.45 5 9.00 6 10.35

26 Unit 7 - Exercise 10a

  • Listen to an interview about TV. How often does the woman watch television?
  • CD3T26
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • Boy: Excuse me. Can I ask you some questions about TV?
  • Woman: Er... oh yes, OK.
  • Boy: How often do you watch TV?
  • Woman: Not very often.
  • Boy: For example - twice a week? Three times a week?
  • Woman: Erm ... I think four times a week, usually. Yes. I hardly ever watch TV at the weekend.
  • Boy: OK. Thanks. And, what do you watch - what kinds of programmes?
  • Woman: Well, I usually watch comedies. And documentaries. I sometimes look at documentaries about animals and science.
  • Boy: Fine. OK. And what about soaps?
  • Woman: No, never! They're terrible!
  • Boy: Uh huh. And the news?
  • Woman: No, I hardly ever watch the news. I read a newspaper.
  • Boy: OK - thank you very much.
  • Woman: You're welcome.
  • She usually watches television four times a week.

27 Unit 8 - Exercise 1

  • Can you complete the dialogue between Julie and Steve? Complete the sentences. Then listen and check.
  • CD3T27
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • Steve: This film's (awful). I'm bored. Really bored.
  • Julie: Me too. And I'm (confused) - I mean, I don't understand the story. What's that? Steve: What?
  • Julie: That noise. What is it?
  • Steve: Hmm. I don't know. Stay (here).
  • Julie: Don't go outside! I'm (scared).
  • Steve: Don't (worry), Julie. Everything's OK.
  • Julie: Steve? Where are you? Come (back)!
  • Julie: Help!
  • Steve: It's me!
  • Julie: Oh Steve - you (idiot)! Don't do that!
  • Steve: Sorry, Julie. Its just a joke.

  • Julie: Oh Steve. Sometimes you're really, really (stupid).

  • Answers

  • 1 awful 2 confused 3 here 4 scared 5 worry 6 back 7 idiot 8 stupid

28 Unit 8 - Exercise 3

  • In these sentences, underline the word don't when you think the t is silent. Then listen, check and repeat.
  • CD3T28
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 I don't know why she isn't here.
  • 2 Don't leave now.
  • 3 Stop the music. I don't like it.
  • 4 Please don't ask a lot of questions.
  • 5 I don't understand why he's so angry.
  • 6 Don't eat all the chocolate!
  • 7 Don't open the box.
  • 8 I don't think it's a good idea.

29 Unit 8 - Exercise 4c

  • Listen to the five speakers. Match them with the feelings and the reasons why they feel this way. Then write sentences.
  • CD3T29
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • 1 George: Sunday! It's terrible. I've got nothing to do, and it's raining and I can't go out. I don't think there's anything on TV at the moment, is there? Let me have a look ...
  • 2 Hazel: Oh, that's wonderful! Oh, I can't believe it - that's fantastic! A trip to New York! I'm going to New York! What a fantastic prize!
  • 3 Carl: No, no, hang on a minute. That can't be right. Three hundred and sixty-two, multiplied by thirty-three, and then... No, that's not right. Urn ... three hundred, plus sixty-two, divided by thirty-three ... Oh, this work is really hard! I'm going to stop and try again tomorrow.
  • 4 Fiona: John, it's half past eleven and Maria isn't home yet. It isn't like her. She's usually home by 10.30. And she hasn't got her mobile with her so I can't ring her...

  • 5 Mark: Grrrr, this is awful! This stupid computer! What's wrong with it? It's so slow! Oh, come on, you stupid thing - this is driving me crazy!

  • Answers

  • 1 George is bored because he hasn't got anything to do.
  • 2 Hazel is excited because she's the winner of a trip to the USA.
  • 3 Carl is confused because the homework is difficult.
  • 4 Fiona is worried because it's late and her daughter isn't home.
  • 5 Mark is angry because there's a problem with the computer.

30 Unit 9 - Exercise 3a

  • Underline the words that are stressed.
  • CD3T30
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 Can you (read)? (Yes), I (can).
  • 2 Can they (write)? Yes, they (can).
  • 3 Can she (play) the (guitar)? (Yes), she (can).

31 Unit 9 - Exercise 3c

  • CD3 T31
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 I can (dance), but I (can't sing).
  • 2 He can (read), but (he can't write).
  • 3 Can she (play) the (piano)?
  • 4 Can you (do Sudoku puzzles)?

32 Unit 9 - Exercise 8

  • Listen and circle A, B or C.
  • CD3T32
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • 1

  • Tom never plays football - he doesn't like playing team games. But he sometimes runs in the morning and he likes doing gymnastics.

  • gymnastics /dʒɪmˈnæstɪks/ n. 体操；体育；体操运动; 复数 gymnastics

  • 2

  • A: Can Cristina ride a bike?

  • B: Yes, she's really good at cycling. But she can't ride a horse, and I don't think she can rollerblade.

  • 3

  • A: What do you do in the winter, Matt?
  • B: Well, I don't like snowboarding, but I often go skiing.
  • A: What about football?

  • B: No, I think football's boring.

  • 4

  • A: Pete, can you sing?

  • B: Me? Oh, I'm a terrible singer! I love music, though. I can play the guitar and I'd like to learn the violin.

  • Answers

  • 1 C 2 A 3 В 4 В

33 Unit 9 - Exercise 9a

  • Listen and complete the information in the box.
  • CD3ТЗЗ
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • Interviewer: Today in the studio we're talking to Mark Cavalcanti. Mark is only 17 but he's already a star in British tennis. Mark, good morning.
  • Mark: Good morning.
  • Interviewer: Now Mark, your family name's interesting - Cavalcanti.
  • Mark: That's right. My grandfather's Italian.
  • Interviewer: So can you speak Italian?
  • Mark: I can understand some things but no, I can't speak it really. My parents grew up here in Britain so I'm British and we only talk in English at home.
  • Interviewer: And is tennis the only sport in your life?
  • Mark: No, not at all. I love swimming, and it's great exercise.
  • Interviewer: Are you a good swimmer?
  • Mark: Well, I'm OK. I like basketball too. I sometimes play in a local team. But my first love is tennis.
  • Interviewer: Are there any other tennis players in your family?
  • Mark: No, not really. My mother Helen loves watching sport, but she doesn't do any sport herself. And then there's Anna, my sister - she's 13 and she's really good at running. She wins all her races at school.

  • Interviewer: Great! But now let's talk about your tennis. There's a big match coming up in Australia...

  • 1 17 2 English 3 British 4 tennis 5 swimming 6 basketball 7 sister 8 watching sport 9 running

34 Unit 10 - Exercise 3

  • Pronunciation /h/ have
  • CD3T34
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • 1 Harry's hobby is horse-riding.
  • 2 I'm hardly ever hungry at home.
  • 3 He's unhappy about his hair.
  • 4 How often does Helen help you?
  • 5 Hanna's having a hamburger at the Hilton Hotel.

35 Unit 10 - Exercise 4d

  • Listen and complete the text with the prepositions. Then draw the missing things
  • CD3T35 TAPESCRIPT

  • I've got a bed and a desk in my room. There's a small table next to the bed. The desk is under the window and I've got my computer on the desk. There's a small armchair in the corner of the room. On the wall between the desk and the armchair I've got three pictures of my favourite pop stars. The door is near the armchair.

  • Answers

  • 1 next to 2 under 3 on 4 between 5 near

36 Unit 10 - Exercise 7b

  • Listen and write tick or cross under 'Emma'.
  • Emma is also on the school trip. It's three days later and they're in Empoli. Listen to Emma talking to her father. In the table, write √ (good) or × (not good) under 'Emma'.

  • Empoli 佛罗伦萨省

  • CD3T36

  • TAPESCRIPT
  • Dad: Hello.
  • Emma: Hi Dad. Its Emma.
  • Dad: Emma! Hello, love. Where are you?
  • Emma: We're in Empoli right now. We're staying in a beautiful hotel here - it's a really nice place.
  • Dad: So you're having a good time?
  • Emma: Oh yeah. And I'm speaking a lot of Italian now. It's great when people understand me - I'm feeling good about saying things in Italian now. Dad: That's excellent. And is the food nice?
  • Emma: Fantastic! We all love the food here, and
  • it's not only pizza. We're having great meals. Dad: And what about the weather? Is it still
  • raining? It's sunny here in England.
  • Emma: Oh, well it's still raining here and it's
  • cold. But that's OK. We're still having a good
  • time. Listen, Dad, I must go now. Some other
  • people want to use the phone.
  • Dad: OK, love. But ring again on Friday, all right?
  • Emma: Yes, I will. Is everyone OK at home?
  • Dad: Yes, we're fine.
  • Emma: Well, give them my love. Bye, Dad.

  • Dad: Bye.

  • 2 √ 3 √ 4 X 5 √

37 Unit 11 - Exercise 5a

  • Listen to the word pairs and repeat.
  • CD3T37
  • /æ/ /e/
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • 1 sad said
  • 2 bad bed
  • 3 man men
  • 4 dad dead
  • 5 sat set

38 Unit 11 - Exercise 5b

  • Listen and tick the word you hear.
  • CD3T38
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 I'm sad.
  • 2 You aren't in bed!
  • 3 Look at the man.
  • 4 Is it dead?
  • 5 They sat together.

39 Unit 11 - Exercise 5c

  • CD3T39 TAPESCRIPT
  • 1 Annie is Alan's best friend.
  • 2 I'm helping Joanna in December and January.
  • 3 Emma's jacket is black and yellow.
  • 4 How many magazines is Danny sending.

40 Unit 11 - Exercise 9

  • CD3T40
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • Assistant: Сап I help you?
  • Nadia: Yes, I'm interested in a dress in the window.
  • Assistant: Yes - which one are you looking at?
  • Nadia: It's over there behind the shirts - next to
  • that black jumper.
  • Assistant: Oh, yes, the green one. That's a lovely dress.
  • Nadia: How much is it?
  • Assistant: It's...£49.
  • Nadia: Oh, OK. Can I try it on, please?
  • Assistant: I'm afraid we haven't got many sizes in that dress. Only ten or sixteen. What size are you?
  • Nadia: Twelve.
  • Assistant: No, sorry, we haven't got a twelve. Is there anything else I can show you?
  • Nadia: Well actually, those tops are nice. The pink one would look nice with my new trousers.
  • Assistant: Yes, or you can wear it with jeans or a skirt.
  • Nadia: OK, can I try it on, please?

  • Assistant: Yes, of course. The changing room's over there...

  • Answers

  • 1 the thing Nadia wants: dress
  • 2 colour: green
  • 3 price: £49
  • 4 Nadia's size: twelve
  • 5 the thing she tries on: top

41 Unit 12 - Exercise 4

  • CD3 T41
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • Alan: What kind of music do you like, Gran?
  • Gran: Well, my favourite group were the Beatles.
  • Alan: Oh right. Were they from London?
  • Gran: No they weren't! They were from Liverpool. Oh, they were fantastic, just wonderful.
  • Alan: How many of them were there - in the Beatles, I mean?
  • Gran: There were four of them - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They were very young - and I was very young too! John was my favourite, but they were all great. All the girls in my school were crazy about them!
  • Alan: Right! Are their songs still on the radio? Gran: Yes, they are. That song Yesterday, for
  • example - that's a really famous Beatles song,
  • they play that on the radio a lot.

42 Unit 12 - Exercise 5a

  • CD3T42
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 Were they in London? Yes, they were.
  • 2 Were they happy? No, they weren't.
  • 3 Were the girls at (home)? Yes, they were.
  • 4 Was he an actor? Yes, he was.
  • 5 Was she worried? No, she wasn't.
  • 6 Was Dave at school? No, he wasn't).

43 Unit 12 - Exercise 5b

  • CD3T43
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 Helen was in hospital on Wednesday.
  • 2 Our parents were at the library yesterday.
  • 3 When were you in Paris?
  • 4 What was your address?

44 Unit 12 - Exercise 9

  • Listen to the dates. Write the numbers 1-6.
  • CD3T44
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • 1 the eleventh of December, two thousand and four (11/12/2004)
  • 2 the twenty-fifth of November, nineteen eighty (25/11/1980)
  • 3 the thirtieth of July, nineteen ninety-five (30/07/1995)
  • 4 the thirteenth of September, nineteen fifty-nine (13/09/1959)
  • 5 the thirty-first of August, nineteen ninety-nine (31/08/1999)
  • 6 the third of March, two thousand and one (03/03/2001)

45 Unit 13 - Exercise 3a

  • Write the verbs in the lists. Then listen and check.

  • CD3T45 TAPESCRIPT

  • liked, travelled, called, watched hated, started, landed, wanted

  • /t/ or /d/ travelled, called, watched

  • /id/ started, landed, wanted

46 Unit 13 - Exercise 3b

  • Listen and repeat. Make sure you say /id/ for the -ed sound.
  • CD3T46
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • 1 They visited a museum.
  • 2 They landed on the moon.
  • 3 The concert ended at 11 o'clock.
  • 4 We waited at the station.

47 Unit 13 - Exercise 3c

  • Listen and repeat. Is the -ed sound /t/ or /d/? Write /t/ or /d/ in the spaces.
  • CD3T47
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 We watched a film. /t/
  • 2 He lived in Barcelona. /d/
  • 3 We helped Annie with her homework. /t/
  • 4 They laughed at me. /t/
  • 5 Sally stayed in a hotel. /d/
  • 6 We opened our books. /d/

48 Unit 13 - Exercise 9

  • Tony is on holiday in England with his father. Listen to his conversation with Sandro. Look at the pictures and circle the correct answer: A, B or C.
  • CD3T48
  • TAPESCRIPT Sandro: Hello
  • Tony: Sandro, hi. It's Tony. I'm ringing from Cambridge.
  • Sandro: Tony, hi! How are you?
  • Tony: Fine! We arrived in London on Monday. The plane landed at 5.15 in the morning.
  • Sandro: Oh dear!
  • Tony: Yeah, really early. So we were in the city by 7.30. And we stayed in London for two nights.
  • Sandro: Where? In a hotel?
  • Tony: Yes, we were in a hotel for the first night. And then on Tuesday we stayed at my uncle's place.
  • Sandro: So what was London like? What did you do?
  • Tony: Well, we spent a lot of time at my uncle's house - talking, you know. But we went all round the city in a tourist bus - that was really good. And we went for a boat trip on the river. Dad wanted to visit the British Museum too, but we didn't have time for that.
  • Sandro: So when did you leave for Cambridge?
  • Tony: On Wednesday. We got the early evening
  • train and now we're staying with my cousins.
  • They've got a great house here. Anyway, Sandro - how are things? How's Carla? I tried to ring her

  • yesterday but...

  • 1 When did they arrive in London? (C: Tuesday)

  • 2 What time did the plane land? (B: 5.15)
  • 3 Where did they stay on Tuesday? (C: my uncle's place)
  • 4 What didn't they do in London? (C: the British Museum)
  • 5 How did they get to Cambridge? (B: train)

49 Unit 14 - Exercise 1a

  • CD3T49
  • 1 When I was young, of course, a lot of TV was in black and white!
  • 2 I think school life is more difficult now, certainly.
  • 3 I think people were friendlier in the sixties 60s than they are now.
  • 4 Some things now are difficult for my grandma.
  • 5 I'm sure that now, life is faster than in the nineteen-sixties 1960s.
  • 6 There are a lot more cars these days.

50 Unit 14 - Exercise 3

  • CD3T50
  • TAPESCRIPT/ANSWERS
  • 1 She's younger than him.
  • 2 You're happier than me.
  • 3 The bank is older than the bookshop.
  • 4 Maths is more difficult than Science.
  • 5 The book was more interesting than the film.
  • 6 The shoes were more expensive than the trainers.

51 Unit 14 - Exercise 7

  • Listen and write the names of the people and cats in the picture.
  • CD3T51
  • TAPESCRIPT
  • I took this photo of my family last summer. My
  • two brothers are on the left - Frank and Tim. Frank's the one with the curlier hair and he's a bit shorter than Tim.
  • That's my sister Anne on the other side - she's standing next to her friend Lisa. You can see they're both tall and they've got the same hair style. Lisa always wears more expensive clothes than Anne, but I think Anne always looks happier.
  • Then there's Dad here - he's playing cards with Uncle Bill. Dad's younger than Uncle Bill but he looks older and he's a bit fatter. And you can see he's winning the game because he's a better card player.

  • So that's everyone. Oh, there are the cats too. The big one's called Sandy. She's a bit boring - she just sleeps most of the time. The little one with Uncle Bill is friendlier and more interesting - he's called Pablo.

  • Answers

  • 2 Tim 3 Lisa 4 Anne 5 Sandy 6 Uncle Bill 7 Dad 8 Pablo