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7 Looking Back in Time pages 79-90U N I T

Exploring the PastMultiple matching

• Expressions

• Prefixes

• Phrasal verbs

• Gapped sentences

• Inversions • Multiple choice(choosing a response)

• Multiple matching

• Discussion

• Comparing pictures: expressing certainty and uncertainty

Reviews

10 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow pages 115-126U N I T

The Disappearance of ThingsMultiple choice(three short texts)

• Easily confused words

• Collocations


• Comparatives and superlatives

• Key word transformations

• Linking devices

• Open cloze

• Sentence completion

• Multiple choice (choosing a response)

• Comparing pictures: speculating and hypothesising

• Discussion

Informal letters

2 Making the Grade pages 19-30U N I T

My Fair LadMultiple choice

• Collocations

• Word formation

• Phrasal verbs

• The Present: Present Simple and Continuous, Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

• Relative clauses


• Open cloze


• Multiple choice(three extracts)

Interview Articles

3 Just the Job! pages 31-42U N I T

Finding WorkMultiple choice(three short texts)

• Words about work


• Reduced relative clauses

• Review of the passive



• Two-way conversation: consulting with and responding to a partner

• Presentation

Essays

4 Food Matters pages 43-54U N I T

Eating Tomatoes Turns Kids into CriminalsGapped text (missing paragraphs)

• Easily confused words

• Collocations

• Phrasal verbs

• Modals, Semi-modals andModal Perfects


• Open cloze

• Multiple choice


• Two-way conversation:justifying opinions, making comparisons, responding to a partner

• Discussion

Proposals

5 See the World pages 55-66U N I T

Strange Sights In ScotlandMultiple matching

• Collocations

• Words about travel

• Temporals; Conditionals with and without if

• Wish / if only


• Participle clauses


• Multiple choice(short dialogues)

• Comparing pictures: reacting and speculating

• Discussion

Competition entries

8 The Hard Sell pages 91-102U N I T

Retailers’ Siren SongGapped text (missing paragraphs)

• Causatives

• Cleft sentences


• Multiple choice (short dialogues)

Discussion using prompts: introducing examples, reasons and counter-arguments

Contribution to a longer piece

• Buying and selling

• Word formation

• Words about finance

• Phrasal verbs

• Multiple choice cloze

Burnt Out by TwentyGapped text (missing paragraphs)

• Sports venues


• Sports idioms

• The Past: Past Simple and Continuous, Past Perfect Simple and Continuous, used to, would,be / get used to

• The Future: Future Simpleand Continuous, Future Perfect Simple and Continuous,be going to, future time expressions


• Multiple choice

• Comparing pictures: speculating, asking for clarification

• Discussion

Formal letters

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Ahead of the Game? pages 7-18 6U N I T

The Man Who Makes the Pictures PerfectMultiple choice

• Reported speech

• Gerunds and infinitives

• Multiple choice

• Multiple choice(short dialogues)

• Presentation using prompts

• Answering questions using prompts: making general statements

Essays

Media Madness pages 67-78

• Prefixes and suffixes

• Word formation


• Phrasal verbs with on

The Search for PerfectionMultiple choice


• Phrasal verbswith out

• Prepositions and particles

• Indefinite and definite articles: a, an, the

• Quantifiers

• Open cloze

• Multiple choice (short dialogues)


• Two-way conversation: making comparisons, responding to a partner

• Answering questions using prompts

Reports

9 The Future Is Now pages 103-114U N I T

Reviews pages 127-151

Grammar Appendix pages 152-171

Pictures for Speaking Tasks pages 172-179

ReadingYou are going to read an article from an online travel magazine about an unusual holiday. For questions 1-15, choose from the sections of the text (A–D). The sections may be chosen more than once.

In which section of the text are the following mentioned?

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The night was black as coal. The wind howled, whipping around the corners and through the crevices of the castle’s old stone walls. The windows rattled so loudly it seemed as if they would fly off their hinges at any moment. Sounds like the beginning of a horror story? This is Carbisdale Castle, in the highlands of Scotland.

A Scotland has lots to offer tourists with a taste for the eerie, the macabre or the unexplained, and Carbisdale Castle, a youth hostel today, is an excellent place to start. Carbisdale Castle is so massive that it’s easy to get lost while

roaming its corridors. The castle abounds with numerous ghost stories that have made it a legend.One of the most famous is that of the “spook room”, as it is affectionately known by the staff, a former nursery said to be haunted by the long departed nanny and children of the castle.

Always up for a unique experience, I requested precisely that room. I chose a bed close to the windows and attempted, unsuccessfully, to go to sleep. Around 4 am, the wind began to howl and wail, making the windows rattle and cold draughts stir. Suddenly I realised that above the noise of the wind I could clearly discern the sounds of children’s voices! I now know what the expression having a chill run down your spine means, for this is exactly what I felt at that moment. For a few seconds, I was paralysed. I even pinched myself to make sure I wasn’t imagining it. I wasn’t. Though the whole episode only lasted a few minutes, everyone at breakfast heard about it at length!

B Next on my list was Edinburgh, one of the most haunted cities in the world. There are hundreds of ghost stories about the Royal Mile (the street running between Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyrood). To get an overview

of Edinburgh’s ghostly past, take one of the £5 ghost tours – a bargain at the price. My tour met at 11 pm and included the ghostly history of the Royal Mile, as well as a trip to the “underground city” – the Edinburgh of early times that exists under the present city streets. Its cold, damp, and dirt- and stone-lined corridors are spooky indeed. For some inexplicable reason, my camera refused to work in one hallway, regardless of the settings I used, though it worked fine in other areas. Apparently, this specific spot is a known haunt of one of the underground city’s least hospitable ghosts. While most of the spirits seem rather benign, this one has an attitude, and he particularly dislikes women.

C And for those who enjoy stalking spirits, a visit to Mary King’s Close in Edinburgh is a must. This area is not open to the general public and must be experienced as part of a guided tour. A close in Scottish parlance refers to the

narrow space between buildings. Back in the time of the black plague, Mary King’s Close was a crowded, squalid neighbourhood, teeming with diseases and disgusting smells. At the time, the plague was thought to be a “warning from God” to repent evil ways. Thousands of people were burned for being witches together with their “evil” pets. Cats and dogs were burned by the thousands – not the smartest thing the authorities could have done – but hindsight is always 20-20. With cat and dog populations depleted, there were no predators left to kill the rats which actually carried and spread the plague. The authorities, knowing no other way to contain the dreaded disease, simply sealed off the close, effectively putting its residents into quarantine, until every one of them had died in agony. The tour takes visitors through the close, past doorways to shops and houses long since abandoned. It’s not difficult to imagine the terror and hopelessness those early residents must have experienced.

D Unlike ghosts, ghost hunters need to eat, and Edinburgh offers many restaurants and pubs that reflect the country’s taste for the macabre. I made it my business to visit each and every one. The Witchery is, without a doubt, one of its

finest, and was one of the highlights of my visit. Located very close to Edinburgh Castle, its theme is the city’s famous witches. Nearby, outside the castle walls on Castle Hill, you’ll find the Witches’ Fountain, a small memorial to those burnt at the stake.

For more casual dining, Edinburgh is home to many pubs such as Jekyll & Hyde’s, Sneeky Pete’s and The Old Firestation Inn. Each has its own unique story and macabre decor. The decor of Jekyll & Hyde’s echoes the chemistry lab in which Dr Jekyll split himself into two personalities, one good and one murderously evil. Author Robert Louis Stevenson would undoubtedly be pleased with the treatment his famous characters receive here. Sneeky Pete was an infamous body snatcher who stole corpses from graves. His story can be followed at the eerie pub bearing his name. The Old Firestation Inn pays homage to the devastating fires that have ravaged the city over the centuries, killing countless numbers of people. Despite their gory themes, these pubs are fun places to hang out, have a drink and enjoy reasonably priced food.

While this aspect of Scotland may not be everyone’s cup of tea, if you are looking for something a bit out of the ordinary (and are not afraid to encounter the occasional wandering spirit!), try visiting some of Scotland’s ghostly sites. Take my word for it, you won’t be disappointed!

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an example of a criminal’s particularly gruesome activity

weather that contributes to the eerie atmosphere

the fear that can accompany a paranormal experience

disasters that can lay waste to a whole city

the suggestion that some spirits may be more hostile than others

the ability to empathise with the plight of the sick and oppressed

how a major city has built on its ancient past

a fatal decision based on ignorance

an annoying technical difficulty that defied logic

the deliberate persecution of large numbers of people

the perspective that looking back in time gives us

the modern use to which an ancient building has been put

a fitting tribute to a famous literary work

an architectural reminder of a bloody past

the lighthearted local attitude to ghosts

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