Navigate slide 28, How to succeed, ex 9a
Navigate slide 29 Faking it, Review Last night’s TV.

9a. Work with a partner. Complete the tips in the blog using can/can’t, could/couldn’t, (not) manage to, (not) succeed in, and (not) be able to in the correct form.

• Remember that you can choose to resist temptation if you want to.
  Just because you couldn’t stop yourself yesterday, doesn’t mean you can never do it.
• Think about something else. If you succeed in tunring your attention away from the chocolate for a while, you may forget about it altogether.
• Stop for a minute. Perhaps you felt you couldn’t spare the timeto go for a run yesterday? But if you stopped and really thought about it, you’d see it was much more important than many of the things you did manage to do.
• Think ahead. Plan for the future and you will succeed in achieving your goals.
• Never buy things on impulse. Go home and think about it. If you really like it, you can still buy it tomorrow, or next week.
• Spend time with people who are able to resist temptation themselves. Pick up some valuable lessons by observing someone whose patience you admire.

Destination B2 slide 21, ex-es A, B, C

1. I saw Maria for the first time at Ray’s birthday party.
2. Richard was watching TV when the phone rang.
3. When we were on holiday, we went to the cafe almost every day.
4. Denise practised the song every day until she could sing it perfectly.
5. The phone was engaged when I called. Who were you talking to?
6. Mr Connors owned two houses and a villa in the south of France.
7. I did my homework as soon as I got home from school.
8. A car came round the corner and I jumped out of the way.
9. When my dad met my mom, he was working as a bus driver.
10. I got up at six o’clock every morning last week!
11. My cousin and I were playing on the computer when there was a power cut.
12. No, that’s not right. I did pass the test. I got a B.

1. Where were you going when I saw you on the bus last night?
2. Did you enjoy the film?
3. When we shared a room, Zoe was always taking my things. It was so annoying!
4. When I went to get the tickets, I realised I didn’t have any money.
5. When I was young, we went to France every year on holiday.
6. Elvis became famous for the song Blue Suede Shoes.
7. When you rang last night, I was working in the garden so I didn’t hear the phone.
8. I heard from Davina last night. She says hello.
9. The old man appeared to be very tired and he slowly sat down.
10. We threw a surprise party for my brother last Saturday.

Dear Lisa,
Thanks for your letter. I had just left for school when I saw the postman and he ghave it to me. It was really funny! I read it during maths and it made me laugh. I almost got in trouble!
Anyway, I’m excited because I had my first judo lesson yesterday. I was late for the lesson because when I got there, I suddenly realised I had left my judo suit at home! So I went all the way home and when I got back, the lesson had already begun. The instructor was really nice, though, and I learned how to do some basic throws. Can’t wait till next time!
What about you and your taekwando? The last time I spoke to you, you talked about giving it up. What did you decide?
I think that’s all for now. My mum and I are going shopping shortly, so I’d better post this. Speak to you soon..
Love,
Charlotte

Navigate slide 25 Seven good stories. Watch the video and answer the questions
Navigate Revies slide 26 Review ex-es 1a,2a,4, 5 a/ for comment adverbs once again revise vocabulary focus on slide 22, ex 8/ curiously, remarkably, sadly, surprisingly, luckily, surprisingly

1. Last Tuesday my computer broke while I was trying to finish an important piece of work.
2. So I called a friend who knows about computers, and he came over straightaway.
3. He had a look at it, but he couldn’t fix it.
4. He took my keys so he could come back to fix it the next day while I was at work.
5. The next morning when I was trying to leave for work, I discovered that he locked my front door from the outside, and I couldn’t get out of the flat.
6. My parents were traveling abroad, and no one else I know had a spare key.
7. I tried to call my friend, but he had left his phone in my flat. It rang right next to me.
8. I had to wait for him to arrive, and so I was very late for work.

1. By the time he arrived, she had already left.
2. During the summer, he worked in an ice cream van.
3. He stayed there aloneuntil it got dark, then feeling sad, he went home.
4. He walked off happily. Meanwhile, she was already planning her revenge.
5. As soon as he got home, he turned on the news.
6. While I was walking to work, I saw something very strange.

1. Lucy mentioned you had a new job, but she didn’t say much about it.
2. At first he denied having taken the money, but in the end he admitted it was him.
3. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to announce that the winner of the award is..’
4. He claimed he had once worked for the Queen, but I didn’t believe him.
5. If you can’t say anything nice, you’d better keep quiet.
6. ‘I’m sorry to inform you that the company is closing down.’

1. Sadly, women in most countries earn between 70% and 90% of what men earn.
2. Surprisingly, 55% of university graduates in the UK are women.
3. Curiosly, women talk almost three times as much as men.
4. Interestingly, women live longer than man.

504 Essential Words / slide 12, Lesson 3, Fill in the Blanks slide 13, creativity ex / choose some words and make up sentences

Fill in the Blanks

1. The March of Dimes makes its annual appeal in the early spring.
2. Oil paints blend easily to form thousands of different shades.
3. The minimum passing mark in most schools is 65%.
4. The producer always had her eye out for young talent.
5. Your gifts do not tempt me and will not persuade me to change my mind.
6. In the cemetery the corpse was visible in the bright moonlight.
7. A typical day in Florida is full of sunshine and warm breezes.
8. Let’s devise a plan for doing away with homework.
9. Everyone agrees that friendship is essential for all of us.
10. A sharp rise in wholesale prices is bound to affect the prices in our neighborhood stores.
11. The buffalo, which once roamed the plains, is scarce quite today.
12. Government experts told us to buy chicken without realizing how expensive it had become.

Creativity Exercise

1. It was a typical Monday and as usual everyone was working.
2. He uses minimum sugar in his food because he is on a diet.
3. The stone that she found was really scarce.
4. His annual salary was enough to live a good life.
5. I finally persuaded her to go to the party.
6. The school project was essential for your grades.
7. The paints blended perfectly.
8. It was visible that he was nervous.
9. That designer bag is so expencive.
10. She showed everyone that she really had the talent of singing.
11. This specialist devised the new app.
12. They sell TVs wholesale.

For more than two years I was attending English classes. I was in a small group of 6 people. There was a girl named Victoria with us, she was just a classmate to me, but one day everything changed.

She reached out to me by texting. Victoria said that that day her and her family were invited to a dinner in a restaurant. There were many relatives of hers and one of them was a grandma. Her name was Susanna. Susanna turned out to be Victoria’s grandma’s cousin. It was the end of the dinner when Susanna started showing everyone her grandchildren’s pictures and telling about them when Victoria recognized someone’s face in the picture. It was my face and Susanna is my grandma. And that’s how we found out we were related.

Destination B2 Unit! ex-es A, B, C, D, E slide 10

1. Elizabeth usually goes to bed at around eleven o’clock.
2. Dan is talking on the other phone right now.
3. We aren’t eating any meat at the moment as we’re both on a diet.
4. Does air travel get increasingly safe?
5. My mum calls me every weekend without fail.
6. How much do babysitters generally earn?
7. You’re always coming up with excuses for not having done your homework. It’s so annoying!
8. I don’t go out much during the week but I always try to go out somewhere on Saturday night.
9. No, the train does stop at Cirencester on Saturdays.
10. My mum takes part in ice-skating competitions almost every weekend.

1. My dad often gets up late on Saturday mornings.
2. Do you speak any other languages apart from English.
3. I already bought all my Christmas presents and it’s only october!
4. It’s the first time I have ever had a party at home.
5. Actually, I think Darren is working quite hard sometimes.
6. Carlo has never eaten Chinese food before.
7. Sean has already booked a table for tonight.
8. Does Melanie need any help painting her new flat?

1. It’s the first time I’ve ever eaten an octopus.
2. Sandy hasn’t seen his sister since she went to university.
3. They had gone on holiday to Spain and won’t be back until the end of the month.
4. Poor Tracy! She has been writing that essay for hours now and she still hasn’t finished!
5. Have you ever met anyone famous?
6. I’ve been trying to get in touch with Jenny all morning but I can’t find her anywhere.
7. I haven’t finished the book yet so I can’t tell you what happens.
8. Have you already decided where you’re going this summer?
9. We have been living here for the past six years.
10. I’ve never heard such nonsense!

1. Have you ever dreamt of winning the lottery?
2. I haven’t worked out how to set the timer on the video yet.
3. My dad’s lived in the same house since he was born.
4. The film’s only been on for a couple of minutes.
5. Bruce has knocked three men out of the competition so far.
6. I rarely get the chance to get any exercise — I’m just too busy.
7. He’s only just got home.
8. It’s eleven o’clock and Todd still hasn’t come home. Where could he be?
9. I’ve never met Ruth before. What’s she like?
10. Have you finished already? That was quick!

1. Ian is taking a shower at the moment, so could you call back in about half an hour?
2. Have you ever been to lpswich before?
3. I have already written to all the local newspapers and TV stations to complain.
4. Have you been watching TV for the last four hours? Turn it off and get some exercise!
5. Eric, do you usually play hockey competitively or just for fun?
6. That’s the first time I have got an answer right today.
7. Jessica has already left, I’m afraid.
8. Dan is sleeping in the living room while we redecorate his bedroom.
9. Unfortunately, Simone doesn’t get a day off very often.
10. Actually, I do drink a cup of tea first thing every morning but then I switch to coffee.

Navigate Reading slide 17 A Bad Day at Work., slide18 A Lucky Escape ex 7a,
Watch the video and answer the question in written form.

Have you ever had a really bad day at work, college or when travelling?
Last year me and my family decided to travel to Cyprus. I was very excited at first, but, unfortunately, the day of our flight I got sick. I couldn’t swim in the sea or in the pool at all. I was really sad, but in the last days I finally got a chance to swim. That holidays weren’t as good as I expected, but I still had fun.

Navigate slide 139, ex-es 2,3

That reminds me of another story I heard about a man who had a lucky escape. He was at a barbecue restaurant on top of a mountain, and after the meal he decided not to take the cable car down with his friends, but to walk down instead. While he was looking for the path, he fell into a stream and broke his leg. Unable to move, he tried to phone for help, but his mobile wasn’t working because he had dropped it in the stream. Knowing he was missing, teams of people were looking for him, but it was twenty-four days before they found him. Luckily he had brought a bottle of barbecue sauce with him to the barbecue, and he had survived by drinking water mixed with the barbecue sauce.

1. We had walked about two kilometers before we realized that we had left the map behind.
2. We went for a walk when we had finished the meal.
3. The sun was shining. People were sitting on the grass in the park.
4. I had been exhausted after a long day at work, so I went to bed early.
5. Sam didn’t recognize me, even though we had met a few weeks before.
6. I locked the office door after I’d checked that everyone had gone home.
7. My parents first met when they were at university together. They were both studying history.

I’ll always remember the time we were struck by lightning when we were flying back from Singapore. We were in the air for about an hour, and the plane was moving up and down quite a lot. Outside you could see flashes of lightning across the sky and dark clouds. Suddenly there was a loud bang. At first a few people started screaming. But then the whole plane became strangely quiet. The pilot spoke to tell us we were about to land, which was a great relief to everyone. But just we landed, the whole plane started shaking violently again. In the end we landed safely. When we got off the plane, we saw that there was an enormous hole in the tail fin.

504 Essential Words Lesson 2 ,Fill in the Blanks, Creativity ex. slide 10

Fill in the Blanks

1. The chances of my winning the election were so dismal that I decided to quit before the votes were counted.
2. I won the wager that my bachelor friend would be marries by June.
3. Kit Carson’s keen eyesight protected him from the peril in the forest.
4. While escaping from the bank, the robbers forced the teller to recline on the floor of their car.
5. Since the shack was vacant, we did not expect to hear the terrible shriek which came from it.
6. With a sinister smile, the gangster invited Martha into his Cadillac.
7. You cannot conceal the truth when you are questioned by the keen lawyer.
8. it is said that many ghosts inhabit in old Butlers house.
9. In frigid weather I always wear three or four sweaters.
10. After standing guard duty for four hours, I became completely numb.
11. As the closet was opened, the corpse fell out, frightening the janitor out of one year’s growth.
12. With the promise of a raise in pay, my boss tried to tempt me to stay on in the job.

Creativity Exercise
Now make up your own sentences, one for each of the new words you have just taught.

1. Her corpse was in the coffin.
2. All the evidence was concealed.
3. That day was dismal, it was raining all day.
4. It was so frigid outside that I got ill.
5. The inhabits of the village refuse to leave.
6. It was so frigid, my fingers became numb.
7. The jungle is very perilous.
8. After a long and difficult day I could finally recline.
9. While we were walking, I heard a shriek.
10. My favorite character in a movie turned out to be the sinister one.
11. Don’t tempt thieves by leaving valuables things visible.
12. He made a wager that his favorite football team would win.

Navigate Reading slides 11- The Shallows–12 Book review The Shallows, ex-es 10, 11,/ slide 12
Navigate B1 slide 16, Review ex-es 1a, 2a,5a
Writing. Friends and friendship. / You may choose any title you want and comment on the topic/

My topic — Distant Friendships

1. employment
2. relationship
3. improvement
4. solution
5. judgement
6. achievement
7. opportunity

1. The internet, and especially Skype, has improved communication with friends who live abroad.
2. The development of smartphones has made a huge difference to the way we all access information.
3. I am always extremely careful about my personal security online.
4. I think I’m lucky because I’ve always had a very close relationship with my sister.
5. I don’t have gym membership because I can’t afford the time.
6. Many people think the government should have control over the information we can get on the internet.
7. The internet offers great opportunities for finding employment.

Nowadays the internet has developed so much, that we can have many friends abroad, without even meeting them. There are many applications and sites where you can meet your distant friend, for example Facebook, Instagram and so on. Even though it’s better to have friends in real life, near you, online friends can also be close and trustful. But we should always remember, that there are bad people on internet, so we should be careful sharing our personal data to strangers.

In the past there was a tradition, when people had friends from other countries, and although they communicated only with letters, their friendship lasted long years. This friendships are called pen pals and it can be used now too.

Having a pen pal is a great way to practice reading and writing in a foreign language, improve your literacy, and learn about different countries and lifestyles. While traditional pen pals are less common nowadays due to the internet, you can still find pen pal clubs online or in magazines. These clubs bring people together with similar interests to make new friends online and exchange letters.