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Step To IntermediateStudent Book

Developed and Published by:Anglia Taiwan Ltd.No. 5, 6th Floor, Lane 45,Section 2, Jhong Shan North Road,Taipei 10450, TaiwanTel +886 2 2581 9881Fax +886 2 2522 2367Email: [email protected]

Author: John Ross

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AcknowledgmentsJohn Ross, Paul Derbyshire, David Clarkson, Gordon Beckman, Liz Bangs-Jones, David Smith,Chen Kuo-shu

Licences for photos and illustrations used in this book were obtained from bigstockphoto.com and wikicommons complying with permitted usage. Additional photographs by Chen Kuo-shu.


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CONTENTS

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Introduction

Unit 5: Logged On

Unit 4: Take it Easy

Unit 3: Straight As

Unit 2: Dressed to Kill

Unit 1: Mother Tongue

Introduction to the Intermediate Exam (4), British English vs. AmericanEnglish (56), Classroom Language (7), Getting to Know your Classmates (8),Grammar Terms and Language Words (9)

Vocabulary and Discussion (Signs) (10), Nationality Adjectives (11),Improving Your English (12), Speaking Task 1 (13), Section E (14), ed/ingAdjectives (15), Corrections (16), Listening Part One (17)

Vocabulary and Discussion (Footwear, Clothes etc.) (18), Section D (19),Listening Part Four (20), School Uniforms (21), Section E Suffixes (22),Have Sth Done (23), Writing Essays (24-25)

Vocabulary and Discussion (Kinds of Tests) (2627), Reading (2829),Writinga Narrative Essay (3031), Listening Part One (3233)

Vocabulary and Discussion (Popular Leisure Activities) (34), TimePrepositions (35), Speaking Task 3A (3638), Section C (39), Section E (40),Spelling Doubling Consonants (40), Schools Around the World (41),

Vocabulary and Discussion (Electronic Gadgets) (42), Prepositions (43),Speaking Activity: Find Someone Who (44), Commonly Misspelled &Confused Words (45), Phrasal Verbs (4546), Talking About the Future (47),Writing an Imaginative Essay (48)


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Unit 6: Shop Til You Drop

Unit 10: The Grass is Always Greener

Unit 9: Fit as a Fiddle

Unit 8: The Silver Screen

Unit 7: Soul Mate

Vocabulary and Discussion (Presents) (5051), Writing a Descriptive Essay(52-53), Listening Part Four Dictation and Homophones (54), ConditionalSentences (55), Writing an Imaginative Essay (5657)

Vocabulary and Discussion (Celebrating) (58), Speaking Task 3B Decision-making (59), Phrasal Verbs (60), Vocabulary Friends (61), Writing aDescriptive Essay (62), Listening Part Three Internet Matchmaking (63),Reading Sisters Reunited after 28 Years (6465)

Vocabulary and Discussion (Music and Dance) (66), Speaking Task 2 (67-68),Section E (69), Prefixes (69), Films (70), Listening Part Three JK Rowling(7172), Section D (73)

Vocabulary and Discussion (Sports) (74), Verb Patterns (75), Listening PartTwo Wimbledon (7677), Comparatives and Superlatives (77), Section D(78), Corrections (78), Reading A Champion Eater (79), Speaking Task 2(80), Phrasal Verbs (81)

Vocabulary (Countries with Numerous Immigrants) (82), Reading Immigrants in Canada (83), National Stereotypes (84), Writing a NarrativeEssay (85), Reported Speech (86), Section D (87), Listening Part Two TheDutch Marco Polo (88), Listening Part Four Dictation (89)

90 Anglia Sample PaperListening Paper (92), Reading & Writing Paper (97), Speaking Test (105)


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Introduction

Introduction

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Find someone who

Stand up and move around the classroom, asking questions to complete the

sentences. When a classmate answers Yes to a question, write his/her name

in the blank. You can only write down the same persons name twice. Dont

write anything if your classmate answers No. Remember to ask some follow-up

questions and take notes.

Find someone who

NAME MORE INFORMATION

E.g. Simon plays a musical instrument. guitar, played since 13, classical

1. is a bookworm.

2. has a part-time job.

3. spends too much time online.

4. has travelled overseas.

5. is a student.

6. has recently bought a digital camera.

7. wasnt born here.

8. is into outdoor activities.

9. would like to get married in the next few years.

Follow-up: Tell the class about two of your classmates.

Getting to Know

Your Classmates


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M o t h e r T o n g u e

Unit 1

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Now, write four TRUE sentences about yourself using ed & ing adjectives,

then discuss them with a partner.

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3.

4.

CorrectionsThe sentences 18 have mistakes. Correct the mistakes.

1. He has much money.

2. The food was very terrible.

3. We had so much funny.

4. Hes very taller.

5. I went to hike yesterday.

6. I very much enjoy swimming.

7. Theyre all the time together.

8. You have better to see a dentist.

9. I like team sports as football.

10. Its hard to nd a work.

Fun vs. funnyFun is used to describe something or someone that is enjoyable or entertaining.

It is usually a noun. The children had a lot of fun.

In informal English it is also used as an adjective. It was fun. It was a fun day.

Funny describes sth or sb that makes you laugh. The joke wasnt funny. Hes a funny guy .

Funny is also used to describe sth or sb that is strange. This pork tastes a little funny .

Very Very is not used with comparatives. For example, you cant say very taller. Instead, we can

say much taller. For small differences, we use a little. Hes a little taller .

Very can not be used with strong adjectives. We can say very good but not very wonderful.

Likewise, we can say very hungry but not very starving. However, you can use absolutely

before strong adjectives. Really can be used with any adjectives.

Which of the following adverbs are incorrect?

really coldvery nice

absolutely horriblereally wonderful

very freezing very huge

very beautifulabsolutely bad

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DressedtoKill

Unit 2

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Questions for Discussion

Complete the following questions then discuss them with a partner.

suit buy shopping fashion jewelery wear long boots item

1. Do you enjoy for clothes?

2. Do you ever read magazines?

3. Where do you usually clothes?

4. Do you ever wear high-heel shoes or ?

5. If you were going to an important job interview, what would you ?

6. Do you like to wear ?

7. How do you feel about men with hair?

8. Do you ever wear a ?9. Whats your favourite of clothing?

Listening

Test Practice

Part FourListening

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DictationListen to your teacher and write down the three 40-word paragraphs.

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3.


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StraightAs

Unit 3

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Discussion

1. What can you guess about the reading from the title?2. What is the topic of the article? Read the rst paragraph to nd out.3. Do you have a drivers licence? If so, did you pass the test the rst time?4. What does getting a drivers licence in your country involve?

Section B

Read the following newspaper story and answer all the questions.

Reading

Test Practice

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Steven Whitehead, a 62-year-old orist

from Liverpool, has nally passed his

driving test 25 years after his rst attempt.

During that quarter of a century he spent

over 15,000 on tuition and test fees. He

went through more than twenty instructors

and 500 hours of lessons.

Mr. Whitehead blames his repeatedfailures on bad luck. I was really unlucky.

I had a very bad experience the rst time I

did the road test. While I was driving down

a busy street, I saw an old friend who I

hadnt seen for a very long time. I was just

distracted for a moment, but I crashed into

a parked car.

Despite repeatedly failing his

driving tests, Mr. Whitehead said that

he always remained determined. Every

year or so usually during his summer

holidays he would take lessons and resit

the test. I almost passed it a few times,

he proudly recalls. Some of my instructors

told me that I was wasting my time; they

said I should give up. In fact, some of Mr.

Whiteheads instructors refused to continue

teaching him because they were too scared

or frustrated.

According to Mike Hutton, his last

instructor, Mr. Whiteheads problem was

his nervousness. The key to helping him

pass was not improving his driving skills,but getting him to relax. I got him to take a

meditation class and to do some breathing

exercises.

Mr. Hutton recalls the moment

when his persistent student nally passed;

He went completely nuts! He started

screaming, hugged me, and kissed me on

the forehead. Then he got out of the car and

started jumping up and down.

Now that he has passed, Mr.

Whitehead doesnt have any plans to buy a

car. Actually, I can get around okay on my

bike and public transport. I wanted to get a

drivers licence because I felt ashamed that

I couldnt drive.

Better Late than Never


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TakeitEasy

Unit 4

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Test Practice

Spelling

Section E

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. WriteONE WORD ONLY on the line.

1. He ........ offered to help me move house. (kind)

2. The two bank ........ were caught by the police. (rob)

3. Can you please drive a little more ........? (slow)

4. Please be ........ with that vase. Its very fragile. (care)

5. I nally lost my ........ and started shouting at him. (patient)

6. Children grow up so ........ . (quick)

7. Many of the best long-distance ........ are from Africa. (run)

8. Yesterday was the ........ day of the year. (hot)

9. Im very ........ to hear youre feeling better. (please)

10. Lets go out and ........ your promotion. (celebration)

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Doubling Consonants

In 78 above, the nal letters of the words run and hot are doubled, i.e. hotter andrunner.

We double the letters b, d, g, l, m, n, p, r, and t

when it is the nal letter: plan planned phone phoned

but only when there is just a single consonant letter: fat fatter fast faster

and only in words with a single vowel letter: hot hotter heat heating

or with longer words when the last syllable is stressed: visit visiting begin beginning

(The exception, in British English, is l e.g. travel travelling )

Here are some examples:

b rob ro bb ery l travel trave lling p hop ho pp ing

d sad sa dd er m slim sli mm est r prefer prefe rr ed

g big bi gg est n win wi nn er t sit si tt ing

Circle the correct spelling for each pair.

ban baned / banned jog joging / jogging ride riding / ridding

rob rober / robber rm rmer / rmmer happen happened / happenned

wait waiting / waitting stop stoped / stopped train trainer / trainner

hit hiting / hitting trim trimed / trimmed beat beating / beatting

run runing / running scar scared / scarred travel traveled / travelled


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ShopTilYou

Drop

Unit 6

06Shop Til You DropSpeaking Vocabulary - Presents

Questions for Discussion1. Which presents are shown in the pictures?

2. Describe the kind of person that they would be suitable for.

3. Which of the presents listed above would you most / least like to receive?

4. What are some presents you have received / given?

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a jigsaw puzzlebinocularsin-line skatesperfumelipstick

photo framesa gift basketa calendara parrotgift vouchers

a walletconcert ticketsa box of chocolatesa Swiss army knifecash

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