1 Order the descriptions of age from the youngest (1) to the oldest (7).

a young adult a baby

a child a very old person

an elderly person a teenager
a middle-aged person

2 Look at the pictures. What do they show?

3 Match the sentences to the pictures.

• They got married in the beautiful month of May.

• Genna met Dan at a fancy dress party and they soon started going out together.

• When they were already elderly people, they got married again and spent their honeymoon in Venice.

• They got engaged and were very happy together.

• They already had three children, when they had an argument and they got divorced.

• Then she became pregnant and soon their first daughter was born. -

Put the events in chronological order.

In each point think of one verb that fits the gaps in all sentences.

I need to dressed quickly.

up, it's almost eleven o'clock!

I usually ready for bed around 8 p.m.

2

If you're tired, a rest.

What time do you dinner?

I've been playing basketball, I need to a shower.

I'd like to a bath now if you don't mind.

I'm busy, will you the dog for a walk?

Before I go to work, I the children to school.

I never dinner, my son does it for me.

your bed and get ready for school!

When I tea at five o'clock, the biscuits are always

verv fresh.

4 Write a paragraph about your daily routine. Use some expressions from Exercise 4.

6 Complete the phrases with verbs.

Which of these activities are most popular in your class? In groups of four rank them from 1 (most popular) to 10 (least popular), leaving two least popular ones outside of the list.

CD 1-33 Now listen to a fragment of radio programme and complete the table with British teenagers' choices.

8 Look at the family tree and complete the relations between the pairs below.

• Julia grandmother - Janet granddaughter

• Albert -Josh

• Stephen -Josh

• Josh -Frank

• Mary _______ -Janet

• Janet -Christina

How many generations are there in the family tree?

9 Complete the table.

7 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1 He wasn't an - he had a twin

brother.

• What I dislike about Easter is that we have to visit all our .

• After she was adopted, the

was quite happy with her new family.

4 Jim says the of his son was

the most important moment in his life.

5 I didn't have a happy -my

parents argued all the time.

6 Now that I'm an , I find many

things I did as a child funny.

7 Mary's loved her as much as

her own children.

8 My wife and my are very

similar - they look like sisters.

10 Which celebrations do you associate with the following?

• honeymoon, bride and groom, flowers

• carols, tree, cards

• bunny, eggs, church

• fireworks, champagne, midnight

• candles, cake, presents

11 Match the beginnings to the endings of sentences.

• I've been going out with Sarah for a year

• Jeff picked up a new girl

• It's not easy to bring up children

• The boys had a row last week

• In fact, I had a good time

• She dressed up as a nurse for the party

A and it seems he's getting on well with her.

B and enjoyed herself there.

C while looking after your daughter.

D but they've made up with each other.

E but now I want to split up.

F as you must take care of them all the time.

CZYTANIE

Standard 1. Dobieranie typów przyjęć do listów

1 Which was the best party you took part in and why?

2 Tom zamierza urządzić nietypowe przyjęcie. Przeczytaj listy do Toma od jego przyjaciół, którzy radzą mu, jakiego typu przyjęcie będzie najlepsze. Przyporządkuj każdemu listowi typ przyjęcia, wpisując litery A-F w kratki 1 -5. Jeden typ przyjęcia nie pasuje do żadnego listu.

A fortune telling party D pyjama party

B animal party E movie party

C Hawaiian party F Hollywood party

3 Which party would you choose and why? List the advantages and disadvantages of all the ideas and discuss in pairs.

4 Look at the texts and underline the phrases used to make suggestions.

5 Match the words with the pictures.

• chopsticks 6 magnifying glass

• clues 7 noodles

• fingerprints 8 oriental hats

• gun 9 spring rolls

• lantern 10 victim

6 Choose one of the pictures and write an email to Tom. Use the phrases you have underlined and some words from Exercise 5.

Standard 2. Dobieranie dialogów do miejsc

Standard 3. Wybór opisu ilustracji

Standard 3. Test wyboru

1 CD 1-34 Usłyszysz dwukrotnie cztery krótkie dialogi. Przyporządkuj każdemu dialogowi typ przyjęcia, wpisując litery A-E w kratki 1 -4. Jeden typ przyjęcia nie pasuje do żadnego dialogu.

A birthday party

B wedding

C New Year's Eve party D wedding anniversary E fancy dress party

1 2 3 4

2 What do you think of surprise parties?

Have you ever prepared one? Would you like to?

Why? / Why not?

1 Look at the picture with the surprise party and read the description. The description is wrong. Underline the fragments that don't match the picture.

I can see a lot of people in a shop. The woman in the centre is holding a shopping bag in her right hand and an umbrella in her left hand. She's smiling. It looks as if her children have organised a surprise party for her. All of them are wearing colourful hats. They have got a lot of presents for her and the person on the left of the picture has a cake with forty candles on it.

3 CD 1-35 Usłyszysz dwukrotnie rozmowę na temat przyjęcia-niespodzianki. Z podanych odpowiedzi A, B i C wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią nagrania.

1 What is the occasion for the party?

A A wedding.

B A wedding anniversary.

C The 60^th birthday of two people.

2 The party is the idea of the couple's

A daughter.

B granddaughter.

C great-granddaughter.

3 Who is preparing the meal?
A Cecilia.

B Alice's mother and father.

C Alice.

4 What is Alice's nephew doing for the party?

A Making a photography album.

B Playing the piano.

C Preparing entertainment for the party.

2 Przyjrzyj się ilustracji. Zaznacz opis, który zgadza się z ilustracją wybierając jedną z podanych możliwości (A, B lub C).

There are two adults playing chess at a table. They are both wearing plain shirts. The older one is smiling and looking at the board. The other one, with grey hair, is laughing and making his move.

The picture shows a boy playing chess with his grandfather. The grandfather has got grey hair and is wearing glasses. He is smiling and making his move while the boy is watching him seriously.

I can see two people playing chess. Both of them are dressed casually. The boy is sitting on the right and is now making a move. The man has got grey hair and is watching the board with a smile.

3 How do you spend time with your parents / grandparents? Discuss in groups. Use the frequency adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never.

4 Listen again and list all the words meaning family members in the recording.

1 Look at the pictures and put them in the correct order. Explain. Who is late for the wedding: the bride or the groom?

2 Tell the story in groups of three. Take turns.

3 Przeczytaj fragmenty tekstu. Ułóż fragmenty w takiej kolejności, aby powstał spójny i logiczny tekst. Wybierz jedną z odpowiedzi: A, B lub C.

A a-c-e-d-b B d-b-a-e-c C e-d-b-a-c

4 Read Brian's email to a friend describing what happened next in Jessica's home. Complete it with the expressions from the box.

5 Write an email to a friend about the funniest date / most surprising meeting in your life. Use the informal expressions from Exercise 4.

Standard 3. Test typu prawda-fałsz

Standard 3. Test wyboru

1 What is generation gap?

Standard 2. Uzupełnianie luk wyrazami w odpowiedniej

formie

2 CD 1-36 Listen to a conversation between Max and his mum and decide who says these sentences.

• Could you knock when you want to come in?

• Well, remember Sue is still very little.

• It's very important to keep the room tidy.

1 Przeczytaj poniższe opisy sytuacji w języku polskim. Przyporządkuj każdej sytuacji właściwą reakcję, wybierając jedną z podanych możliwości (A,B lub C).

1 Złóż koleżance życzenia urodzinowe.
A All the best.

B Congratulations. C Good for you.

2 Przedstaw swoją siostrę koledze.

A This is my sister.

B Nice to meet you.

C That's my sister over there.

3 Pomogłeś/łaś komuś trafić do budynku, którego
szukał. Zareaguj na podziękowanie.

A That's very kind of you.

B You're welcome.

C Don't thank me.

Now decide if these sentences are true or false. Explain.

t f 1 Mum doesn't want to knock on Max's bedroom door when coming in.

t f 2 Mum doesn't think Sue is little.

t f 3 Max thinks keeping the room tidy is not important.

2 Przeczytaj poniższy tekst. Uzupełnij luki 1-5, używając podanych wyrazów w odpowiedniej formie.

3 CD 1 -37 Usłyszysz dwukrotnie dalszy fragment rozmowy Maksa z mamą. Zdecyduj, które zdania są zgodne z treścią nagrania (T), a które nie (F).

t f 1 Max doesn't want to talk about his argument with Adam.

t f 2 Mum thinks something is wrong with Max.

t f 3 Mum thinks it's time to have a meal.

t f 4 Max asks his mum to stop shouting at him.

4 CD 1-38 What problems appear between Max and his mum in the recordings? Listen again and tick.

conflict with younger sister

bad marks at school

coming home too late

cleaning the bedroom

asking about personal matters playing truant

rude replies

spoiling plans

helping with housework

5 Which of these problems do you have with your parents? Discuss in groups.

3 Write a newspaper article using the information in the box.

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