8 The a team

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We're a great leam

1. IB 2E 3D 4C SA

2. I John (C) 2 David |D) 3 Katie (E] 4 Jean (B) 5 Jack (A)

The words you need ... to describe people

1 2 creative 3 Impatient 4 competitive 5 direct

6 punctual 7 confident

Meeting a visilor at the airport

1 I arrival 2 flight 3 confirm 4 meet 5 lake 6 plan

7 seeing 8 wishes

2 It's good to see you again. How are you? Did you have a good trip?

Can I help you with your luggage? The car's in the car park. How's the weather back home?

91 love Chicago

Getting around

5h 6d 7c 8a

1 e 2 b 3 g 4 f

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It's my Kind ot town

The words you need ... to talk about city life

5 a 61 7 b 8 d 9 f

Hli-

1. A Lebanese restaurant The Sears Tower I.mi-* Armstrong The Chicago Cubs The Taste of Chicago Al Capone

2. IT 2F 3F 4T

lie 2 j 3 h 4 g

2 1 busy / quiet

2 safe | dangerous

3 clean / dirty

4 noisy / quiet

5 high j low

6 warm / cool

7 awful / excellent

8 beautiful / ugly

9 full / empty

10 Eating around the world

Warm up

Morocco: couscous

India: curry

England: roast beef and Yorkshire pudding

Mexico: burritos

France: tbie gras

Listen to this Favourite lood

1. England. France and India

2. IT 2T 3F 4T

Check your grammar

4 most 5 more 6 least

Comparative and superlative adjectives 1 cheaper 2 tastier 3 tastiest 7 best 8 bad

Do it yourself

1 1 1 learn vocabulary faster than I learn grammar.

2. For me. Engl ish grammar is easier than French grammar.

3. My Spanish is worse than my French.

2. The most important language for international business is English.

2 1 Fresh fruit is healthier than chocolate.

2. Salmon is cheaper than Russian caviar.

3. Champagne is more expensive than Cava.

4. A sandwich Ls quicker to eat than a meal in a restaurant.

5. Indian food is spicier than English food.

3 1 The Knightsbridge is more expensive than Chez Pierre.

2. Gianni's is the biggest restaurant in the guide.

3. The Mogul is; smaller than Gianni's.

2. Chez Pierre is the least expensive / cheapest restaurant in the guide.

2. The Knightsbridge has the best tbod in the guide.

Sounds good Weak stress 1

2 I We're politer than the rest.

2. We're faster than the rest.

3. We're less expensive than the rest.

4. We're the biggest in ihi* world.

5. We're the best in the world.

11 Nice work

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Homeworking

1. 1 D 2B 3A 4C

2. 1 Gardening; playing football with friends: sitting in the

garden

2. He prefers tft work alone; can go directly to his desk with no traffic problems: liked to look after the children when they were younger: likes working with his wife

3. His Internet connection

4. He loves working in education and with writing

The words you need ... to talk about work

1. 6 part-time

   1 from /at 2 at 3 in 4 abroad 5alone

2. Id 2g 3a 4f 5h 6b 7c 8e

Emails 1: Giving your emails a clear structure

1. lc 2d 3b 4a

2. lb 2d 3c 4a

3. 1 Dear Simon

We are having a meeting with Jayne Keegan in Berlin on

21st January.

Can you meet her at the hotel and drive her over?

Thanks.

(Name)

2 Dear Christine

We need to finalise a price for the XZ34. Could you call me tomorrow? Regards (Name)

3 Dear Karl

There is a production problem in Oslo.

Could you give Henrik a ring on 0047 9843 768767?

Best wishes

(Name)

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