Looking forward

Verb patterns • Future forms • Phrasal verbs • Expressing doubt and certainty

Complete these sentences with ideas about you. Tell the class.
One day I wont to ... Right now, I'd like to ...
• Tonight I'm ... • This weekend I'm going to ...

I'D LIK E TO
Verb patterns

Read what the people say. What do they do?

What are their problems? What do you think
they ....·ant to do?
1 ""ork \\ith a partner. Which sentences go with
which person.
1 'I'm going to study hard for my exams because
r hope to get a well-paid job: Ablr(
2 'I'd like to leave now and get a job, any job.
I want to earn some money:
3 'fro thinking of applying for another job with
a company in New York.'
4 'Now I like sleeping late and planning
holidays on the Internet for me and my wife:
5 'fm looking forward to having a good break.
We're going to Spain this summer:
6 'I enjoy looking after the kids, but 10 love to
travel, too:

lID Listen and check. What else does each person say?
1 1111 Listen again. Complete the lines. Who says them?
I'd Jove to work there fo r a couple of years.
2 I'm planning _ _ nothing but read on the beach.
3 I _ _ Ov.ing so m uch mone),.
4 I get fed up with _ _ at home aU day. I'm looking
forwa rd to back to work.
5 I'm pretty good at _ _ a computer.
6 M)' mum and dad say that l _ _ leave school.

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GRAMMAR ~POT PRACTICE
Find examples in exercises 2 and 3 of: Discussing grammar
verb + infinitive verb + -ing
prepositions at, of, with and to + -ing In these sentences, one or two verbs are correct, but not all
three. Work with a partner. Tick (.r) the correct verbs.
1 Whafs the difference between these sentences?
I like working in New York. to work in Paris.
I'd like to work in New York. a [Z] want b 0 enjoy c lZi'd Like
S Complete the sentences with the phrase work in New York. 2 We _ going to Italy for our holidays.
Put the verb work in the correct form. a 0 are hoping b 0 like c 0 're thinking of
I want ... to work in New York.
3 She _leave work early tonight.
I'd love ...
I enjoy ... a D wants b 0 (1 like c D can't
I'm fed up with ... 4 I_ to see you again soon.
I hope ... a 0 hope b 0 'd like c 0 'm looking forward
I'm thinking of ...
I'm looking forward to ... 5 He _ playing sports games on the Wii
~ GnmmuRefemKe~.lpMO ~ Verbpattem. pl58 a 0 wants b 0 's good at c 0 enjoys
6 Are you _learning foreign languages?
a D want b D Hke c good at o
7 We _ having a few days off soon.
a 0 're going b 0 i:llove c 0 're looking fo rward to
8 I _ doing housework.
a 0 'm fcd up with b 0 hate c 0 d on't want

011 Listen and check.

1 Make sentences with the verbs which weren't correct in
exercise I. Read them aloud.

IDI Listen and check. ( 1"Ii"'_ ~

Write the questions.

I hope to go to university. (What/ want/study?)
2 One of my favourite hobbies is cooking. (Wha t/like/make?)
3 I'm bored. (What would/like/do ?)
4 I'm looking forward to the part)'. ( Wh o/hopinglsee/theref)
5 We're planning our summer holidays. (Where/think/go?)

aD Listen and check. How do the conversations

continue? Practise some of them with a partner.

Talking about you

4 Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
• Where would you like to be right now?
• Do you like learning Engli~h?
• Would you like to learn any other languages? Which?
Would you like to have a break now?
.... WRITING BD Writing for talking pl09
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 HAV E YO U GOT ANY PLANS?
will. going to. and Present Continuous for future

1 ~talCh questions I-~ with an answe r from Pete and an answer from Debbie.
\\ no has gOt definite future plans? Who hasn'e

\\'hat are you doing this evening?

2 Are you doing anything interesting this weekend?
3 Are you going to have a party for your bi rthday?
4 \'"here are you going on holiday?

a Of course! I'm going to invite aU e I haven't thought about it. Maybe I'll just
my fri ends. celebrate at home with a few fr iends.
b I'm going surfing for two weeks f Ican't decide. Perhaps "II go cycling
in (osta Rica. in France,
c Yes. I am. I'm going to stay with g No, "m not. I'll give you a ring and
an old school friend. maybe we can do something together,
d I'm meeting my brother for a drink. h Nothing much, I think I'll just watch a
DVD and order a pizza.

lID Listen and check.

2 Pete is talking to his friend, Ben . Debbie is talking to Ella.
A05\'-"'f the questions.
PRACTICE
\'"h'" can't Ben go out with Pete and his brother? Discussing grammar
2 \"hy is Pete going to \isi! his old school friend?
3 \,'herls Ben going on holiday? Work with a partner. Choose the correct verb form .
4 \\'here's Ella going on holiday?
:; \"h en's Debbie's birthday? A Have you d ecided which university to apply for?
6 \"hy won't Ella stay late? B Oh yes, 1'11 1 I'm going to apply fo r Oxford,

2 A I haven't got your mobile number.

Tal ki ng about you B Really? I'll / I'm gohlg to text it to you right now.
1 \"ith your partner ask and ans\,'er the fou r questions
in exercise 1 about you. 3 A We d on't have any fruit in the house,
B I'll go / I'm going shopping th is afternoon.
GRAMMAR SPOT •• I'll / I'm gohlg to get some apples.

Will,gomg to and the Present Continuous can all refer to 4 A My bag is really heavy.
future time. B Give it to me. I'll ! I'm going to carry it for you.
Will can express an intention decided at the time of speaking.
111give you a ring. 5 A Tony's back from holiday,
B Is he? I'll / I'm goi1lg to give h im a ring.
2 Going to can express a plan decided before the time
of speaking,
6 A W hat will we have I are we Iwvhlg for supper?
I'm going to stay with a friend, B I'm going to I I'll make spaghetti bolognese.
3 The Present Continuous can express an arrangement.
I'm working late this evening . lID Listen, check, and practise. What's the extra line?
...... Grammar Refe~nce 5.2 p140

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 at can you say? LISTENING AND SPEAKING
l1li Close your books. Listen to How does it feel to be lO-something?
the first line of six conversations.
Respond to each one.
Think of someone you know in their tv.'enties. Tell a partner about them.
Why are you looking name • age • relationship to you • job • interests • ambitions
"oIrward to the weekend? Buau$e 1'111 going
2 The Times newspaper ran an 'iGeneration' poll to find out how it feels
to flIe theatre ... to be a 20-something in the 21st century. What is a 20-something?

1 lID Listen and compare. 3 IIJII Listen to three 20-somethings, Leo. Elsa, and Dan. Who is happy?
Who feels grown-up? Who knows what they want to do in the future?

When can we meet?

4 Work with a partner. Arrange a time
to meet in the next week.
Student A Look at your diary on pI5 l.
Student B Look at your diary on pi 53.

What are you dOing

on Monday afternoon?

Will you, won't you?

S Use the words in A and make
sentences wi th I think ... will .... 4 Complete the questions with the correct name.
Match them with a line in B. 1 Howald is Leo 's nephew?
__-I I tlIink you' /1 pa$$ your driving 2 How much did _ _ owe when he left university?
tert. You won't tail again. 3 Why did _ _ give up studying law?
4 How much does _ _ earn as a junior reporter?
5 How long did _ _ go travelling?
6 What question did _ _ 's nephew ask?
Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

S mIl Listen again. After each 20-something, answer the questions.

A 1 Why was he shocked by his nephew's question?
2 Why is he happy?
1 you/pass your driving test
3 What's he going to do next year?
2 my team/win
4 When does he think he'll marry?
3 it/warm today
4 /jjoin a gym 5 Where did she go travelling?
S they/get divorced 6 What is she doing at the moment?
6 I/go by "'in 7 What question does her father ask?
8 How is her life different from her mother's at the same age?
B

I won't go on a diet. 9 Why is he a boomerang kid?

_ You won't fail again. 10 Does he think that his situation is unusual?
_ You won't need your jumper. 11 When does he th ink he'll marry his girlfriend?
_ I won't fly. l 2 Why is he fed up?
_ They won't stay together.
_ They won't lose this time. What do you think?
When do you think is the best time for children to leave home?
6 IIJI!I Listen and check. What is • What are the pros and cons for parents if their children move back home?
the extra line? What are the pros and (ons for the children?
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 READING AND SPEAKING
Hope for the future
1 Do you know the name Chernobyl? Do you know where it is?
Find Qut about it on the Internet. Discuss with the class.

2 Read the introduction to PaHna - the girl with two families.

• Where does Palina come from? • When was she born?
• Why dKin', her future look good'
3 Read Life in the village of Polessye. Are the sentences true (.I )
o r false (X)? Correct the false ones.
I Palina was born the same year as the disaster.
2 She grew up on a farm.
3 She was an only child.
4 Eight experts from Minsk came to her school.
5 There was a fo rest near the village.
6 The experts paid for the children to have holidays abroad.
7 Patina wanted to go to Ireland because she could speak English.
4 Read Life in Ireland. Answer the questions.
1 How did Palina communicate with the family?
2 Why was she so surprised in the shopping mall?
3 Was ber English fluent at the end of the holiday?
4 How often did she visit the Irish family?
5 Read Palma today. Why is Palina Iud,,.? What reasons can you find ?
6 Read the sentences. Who do you think said each one?
1 ' It's difficult to sell any of o ur produce these days.'
2;' We aren't going to pid any more mushrooms:
3 'Would you like to have a holiday in Ireland'-
4 'I'm a bit worried about going.'
5 'Welcome to Ireland. We hope you'll be happy here.'
6 'Let's play in the garden! '
7 'We'll pay for your education.'
8 'One day I'm going to return as a doctor.'

What do you think!

The <isaster changed the""" of everybody" the _I!age'
_ do you t!ri life changod?
• What do )'OlIleam about PaUna and her family that suggests that they were poor?
• 00 you think Patina was ever homesick?

Roleplay
Work in groups and think of questions to ask Pahna about her life.
In pairs take the roles of Palina and the interviewer. Ask and answer
questions, begin like this.

( Hie. to,....t YOCI PaliN. CM lad:: you ~ qll&rtio"s? ~

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mEl Listen and compare. ~ ..1Id wttu& war& 'fOIl bOnl? )

42 Unit 5 • looking forward

- the girl with two families

life in the village of Polessye

The nuclear disaster changed the lives of
I!Verybody in the village. It took away all hope forthe future.
However, when Palina was born in 1988 her parents did their
Life in Ireland
When Palina met her Irish family, she liked them
u
immed iately. John and Fiona Quaid and their two children,
Chloe, three, and Evan, six, gave Palina a warm welcome.
best to give her and her brother Micha a good life. They were At first the only way to communicate was with a phrase
brmers and before the accident, sold meat, fruit, and vegetables book, but soon she became good friends with the children.
to the international market. After the disaster. no one wanted They didn't need language to play.
to buy anything. 50 ma ny things in Ireland surprised Palina. They visited a
The vi llagers were often ill and depressed. When Pali na was shopping mall and she couldn't believe her eyes, there was
eight, experts from the capital, Minsk, ca me to her school and so much to choose from. She only knew her little village shop.
did health tests on the children. The experts told them to stop She missed her family, but couldn't speak to them because
picking the mushrooms in the forest because they were badly they didn't have a phone.
contami nated. When she was ten the experts returned with By the time she went home, Palina could speak a few
news of a charity that helped children like her have holidays words of English and was delighted when the Quaids
abroad. They asked Palina if she would like to go to Ireland invited her back for Ch ristmas. After that she started to
and stay with a family in limerick. Palina fe lt a bit nervous visit the family twice a year and often spent three months
about leaving home and she didn't speak a word of English, with them in summer.
but she decided to go.

Palina today: 'I'm so lucky!'

When Pa li na was in her teens the experts returned to PoJessye
and checked her again. They couldn't believe how healthy she was.
Her time in Ireland was improving her health and her English.
In her free time Pa lina he lped run the farm . However, she d idn't want
to continue doing this for the rest of her life. She dreamed of becom ing
a doctor, but had no money to study. John a nd Fiona understood her
problem. They offered to pay for her to study in Ireland and said she
could stay with them full·time. Palina was amazed and delighted. It
was hard for her parents, but they wanted the best for their daughter.
Pali na is now studying biochemistry at the University of limerick. She
hopes to study medicine one day and return to Belarus to help those
who are not as lucky as she is.
 VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING
Phrasal verbs - literal Phrasal verbs - idiomatic
Phrasal verbs consist of a verb + adverb/preposition. Some phrasal verbs are idiomatic.
Some phrasal verbs are literal. Look a l these examples.
I ~ up my job because I was bored. (: stopped)
I wonted to mev, bock home. (move + back) Shepiclt.d up English (rom the children. (: learnt bit by bit)
It too.k away oil ~ for the future. (take + away) The plane took oH fate. (: left the ground)
She rrrw up in 0 small vii/age. (grow. up)
4 Match the phrases with the pictures.
Complete the sentences with a word from the box.
look up a word look after a baby run out of milk
Iout at down on back off I fall out with someone get on well with somebody

Come in and take _ _ your coat! OJ

2 Put _ _ something warm. it's cold today.
3 There's some ice·cream in the freezer. Can you get
it ?
4 If you don't feel well, go and lie _ _ °
5 Look _ _ the countryside. Isn't it beautiful?
6 I'll lend you £20. Pay me _ _ when you can.
1 Work with a partner. Take turns to mime one of these
phrasaJ verbs. Can you guess what your partner is doing?

tIwow someth;ng....,
Uy somethng on
S Complete the sentences with a phrasal verb from
ioo<for~
exercise 4. Read them aloud.
tlm something off
tum """'"
'What does this word m ean?' ' I don't know. I'll
pkk somet!ling up it
2 My boss is a great guy. I very well _ _ him .
3 Leave little Emma with m e. I'll her while
you're out.
4 It was a terrible journey - traffic jams all the way, and
we nearly petrol.
5 I feel m iserable because 1 ____ my best friend at
the weekend.

3 Complete the sentences with a phrasal verb from

exercise 2. Read them aloud.
Talking about you

I'm _ _ my glasses. I can't find them anywhere. Complete the sentences with one of the phrasal verbs on
this page in the correct form.
2 I like these jeans. Can I _ _ them _ _ ?
3 Those jeans look great. _ _ __ so I can see Where did you _ _ ? Do you still live in the same house?
the back! 2 How do you _ _ your parents?
4 Don't drop litter on the floor! _ _ it _ _ ! 3 Do you ever _ _ your friends and stop speaking to them ?
5 Don't _ _ _ _ that newspaper. I want to read it. 4 Would you like to be a doctor or nurse and _ _ people?
6 Why are all these lights on? _ _ them _ _ 0
5 Are you good at _ _ foreign languages?
6 Do you _ _ lots of words in your dictionary?

IIIiI Listen and check. Ask and answer the questions

about you with a partner.

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EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Expressing doubt and certainty

SAY
YES!
Read the questions and the possible answers. 4 Complete these com'ersations with a word or phrase
Which are ... ? from exercise I.

-
100%certain • 75%certain • SOX certain
A Kelly's job is really stressful, isn't it?
I B . She's a paramedic.
A - Of course he will. A Is she having a holiday soon?
- He m ight do.
B I _ _ so. S h e s a ys s h e _ _ So t o Spain..
- M mm ... maybe.
- I d oubt it. 2 A Isn't it Rob's birthday next week?
- No chance.
B Yes, _ _ _ . It's on the 21 st.
2 Q Does Martin earn a lot o f money? A So he's a Capricorn.
A - Yes. absolutely. B No, I . I think he's an Aquarius.
- I think so.
- Mmm ... I'm not sure. 3 A Do you think Anita and Paul are in love?
- I don't think so. B . They're going to get married next
- Definitely not. June in Hawaii.

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C~~~?C:::~ A Hawaii! Are you going to the wedding?

A - Definitely! B . I can't afford it.

- Perhaps.
- T hey might do. BIll Listen and compare.
- Anyth ing's possible. 5 Work in groups. Ask everyone in the group fo r
- Not a chance. their opinion.
1 Did l eo Tolstoy write Worond Peace?
1 am Listen to the conversations. Underline the answers 2 Is Nicole Kidman American?
the two people give. Do they agree with each other? 3 Was Sherlock Holmes a real person?
3 am Listen again. Pay attentio n to the stress and 4 Is the population of China more than 2 billion?
5 Do some vegetarians eat fish?
intonation. Practise in groups of three. Choose your
6 Is the weather going to be nice next weekend?
own replies.
7 Are you going to be rich and famous one day?
8 Is your school the best in town?
lID Listen and compare.
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