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HỘI ĐỒNG QUỐC GIATHẦM ĐỊNH
SÁCH GIÁO KHOAMÔN TIẾNG ANH LỐP 9

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OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS

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UNIT

Starter Unit

LANGUAGE FOCUS

VOCABULARY
p6 Social media and the internet;

p7 Present tenses j Question words before to-infinitive

connect download, update, etc.

Key phrases: Frequency expressions

UNIT

fl.
Then and now

plO-11 Memories:
forget, remember, remind, etc.

p12 A fact file

tjSSPast perfect

Vocabulary plus: Phrasal verbs

p14 Describing objects:
fragile, rare, valuable, etc.

Key phrases: Finding out more

Pronunciation: Stress in
adjectives

information

Culture: Andy Warhol's time capsules p90

g

Lifestyles

p18-19 Making decisions:

p20 An online article

p21 Present perfect:

consider, hes/tđte, mflte wp my

Voca bula ry plus: Adjective

simple and continuous;

mind, etc.

suffixes: /u/and -less

for and s/nce

p22 Personal development:
phrases with get;
get into, get to know, get used

to, etc.

Key phrases: Talking about

strengths and weaknesses

CLIL: Civic and ethical education: Moral values p91
PROGRESS REVIEW 1 p26"29

8

Our
surroundings

p30-31 Money and marketing:

p32 An int^xyjg^y

brand, cost, retailer, etc.

Vocabulary plus: Noun + noun
combinations

Key phrases: Talking about

p33Adverbial clausesand
phrase of reason

p34 Shops and shopping:
deliver, exchange,fit, etc.

Pronunciation:/s/ and /J7

spending habits

Culture: Buy Nothing Day p92

4
Feelings

p38-39 Feelings and emotions:
adjectivesand nouns:,

p40 An investigation

p41 Possibility and

Vocabulary plus: Compound

certainty

annoyance, annoyed, annoying, etc.

adjectives

p42 Music, mood and health;
ca/m down, turn cff, work
out, etc.

Key ph rases: Ta I king about your
feelings

CLIL: Science; The scier ce of happiness p93
PROGRESS REVIEW 2 p 4Ỗ-49

ẹ

English
and world
discovery

pS0-51 Discovery and invention:
nouns and verbs:

discover, discovery, imagine,
imagination, etcSB

p52A text

Vocabulary plus: Noun
suffixes; -or, -er, -ion, -ment

pSB Gerunds and
infinitives

pS4 Life and the universe:
gravity, planet, star, etc.

Pronunciation:The letters ea

Key phrases: Talking about

discoveries and inventions

CLIL: Biology: Vaccines p94

©

The self

pB8-59 Types of people:

p60 A poem

intravert, o/rtjmist, realist, etc.

Vocabulary plus: Idioms and
proverbs

Key phrases: Comparing
personality

pGI Reflexive pronouns

p62 Personality and
experiences: adjectives,

nouns, verbs:

adventure, adventurous,

benefit, beneficial, etc.

CLIL: Experiential activity: A personalily game p95
PROGRESS REVIEW Ĩ P6.S469

J

On the streets

p70-71 City features:

p72 Two online texts

p73 Adverbial clauses of

p74 Buildings and

/eisưre/đcí/itíes, mus/c venue,

Voca bula ry plus: Comparative
and superlative adjectives

result

archaeology:

p80 Scream machines

p81 Reported statements

open-air cinema, etc.

bury, destroy, renovate, etc.

Key phrases: Talking about your

neighbourhood

CLIL: Geography; Mexico City p96

©

Scary

p78-79 Feelings;

fascinated by, bad at nervous about etc.

Vocabulary plus: ridiculous,

Key phrases: Talking about how
things make you feel

fatal, excited, etc.

Culture: Skara Brae p97
PROGRESS REVIEW 4 p86-89

p82 Injury collocations
cut/cut/ a cut, burn/burned/
a burn, etc.

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VOCABULARY AND LISTENING

LANGUAGE FOCUS

p8 Digital technology;

p9 Question tags; used to

app, calculator, games console, etc.

Language focus reference: starter Unit 1 p98

LANGUAGE FOCUS
pis Past narrative tenses

WRITING

SPEAKING
p16 Telling an anecdote

p17 A blog post

Key phrases: Telling an anecdote

Language point: lime connectors

Key phrases: Describing an eventful day

La ng uage.Tocus reference: Unltl 'P99
p23 Present perfect vs. past simple;

p24 Difficult decisions

p25 A report on an opinion survey

Adverbial clausesand phrases of concession

Key phrases: Talking about dedsions

Key phrases: Presenting the results of a survey

Pronunciation: Rising and fall!ng intonation

Language point: Expressing contrast

p36 A presentation

p37 A1 etter to a pen pal

Key phrases: Giving a presentation

Key phrases: Taiki ng about future career

Language focus reference: Uriip P1OO

p3S Future forms

Language point: Conjunctions

Language focus reference: LJnit 3 p101
p43 Ability advice and obligation

p44 Tai k i n g about fe el i ngs

p45 A post on an advice forum

Pronunciation: Silent letters

Key phrases: Expressing sympathy and support

Key phrases: Conversational phrases

Pronunciation: Intonation

Language point: Conversational tone

psc Giving opinions

pS7An opinion passage

Language focus reference: Unii,4pl02:

pSB Conditionals; wjsA?

Key phrases: Giving opinions: avoiding repetition

Key phrases: Explaining a point of view
Language point: suggest + V-ữ?g

Languagefociis-reference: Units PJQJ
p63 Defining and non-defining relative

p64An interview

p6E> A form al letter

clauses

Key phrases: Giving answers in an interview

Key phrases: Writing a formal letter

Pronunciation: twin relative clauses

Language point: Linkers

La ng u age'.focu s rgference;.:U n it 6. p.104

p7S Passive; past, present and future

p76 Describing and comparing photos

p77 A tour!st information leaflet

Pronunciation: Sentence stress

Key phrases: Describing and comparing photos

Key phrases: Describing a building
Language point: Prepositions and adverbs of place

Language focus reference; Unit 7 pl05

p83 Reported questions; Reported requests

La ng u age'f ogpsfefs/etltee': u nStStpfOS.

p84 Responding to a problem

p85 A narrative paragraph

Key phrases: Responding to an accident

Key phrases: Writing a narrative paragraph

Pronunciation: Consonant clusters

Language point: time conjunctions

c^3 Language Focus Reference p98

VOCABULARY • Social media and the internet
i can talk about how I use the internet and social media.
THINK! Name five things you do online.

Internet survey
1

Check the meaning of the verbs in blue in the
internet survey. Then complete it with the words
in the box.
celebrities comments links music
passwords players profiles requests
selfies time Wi-Fi

2

How much tiMỂ do you spend online each day?
How often do you check your phone to see if you
have any new messages or friend
?

3

How often do you update your social media

4

How many.. ... ........... do you normaIly
ai|(|
upload every week?
What websites do you normally look at?
Do you share... ......... ..... to things which you
like?
■

5

2

1 °2 Completethe dialogue usingthe correct
form of the verbs in blue. Then listen and check.
Rob Look - it's another picture of Alicia Vikander.
Everytime 11...............
my Facebook, I see a
new picture of her!
Eve Well, she is very cool. 12
her on
Twitter. Yesterday, she'
a link to the
trailer of that new film she's in. It looks amazing!
Rob Yeah - I want to see that, too.
Eve Hey, are you online right now? I'm trying to
4
to the Wi-Fi but it's not working.
Rob That's because they5
the password
here every day. It's Coffeetime200 today.
Eve Oh, OK ... great. I'm online.
Rob We should go now. The bus is about to leave!
Eve Hang on! I'm just6
my profile
picture. There - do you like my latest selfie?
Rob I love it Now come on! Let's get out of here1

6

Do you ever posi....
websites?

on blogs or news

7 Do you follow any..
on social media?
Who do you follow?
E Eow often do you play games online?
Do you chat to the other.. ..... ......... ?
9 Do you usually download
[\ shows
and films or do you stream them?

s

10

Are hackers a problem? How often do you reset
your
?

11 W1 Iga you meet friends, do you usually go to places
where you can connect to free .
Where do you go?

.?

? Study the Key Phrases. Make sentences using

the words in bold.

Resume

KEY PHRASES

I'm about to order a cofree.
The film is about to start.

Frequency expressions

I
I
I
I
I

never download films.
(don't) usually playgames online.
(don't) often look at news websites.
(nearly) always go to places with free Wi-Fi.
watch films two or three times a week/every day.

4

USE IT! Work in pairs. Ask and answer the

questions in the internet survey. Then choose a
description from A-C for your partner.
X'
*
A You don't Eve much of your life online.
What's life like in the real world?
B You seem to have a good balance of
re al-world and internet life.
c You're living your life online. Come back to
the real world!

6

Starter unit

LANGUAGE FOCUS • Present tenses • Question words before to-infinitive
I can talk about my everyday life.

Present tenses

Question words before to-infinitive

Read answers a-c from the internet survey on
page 6. Complete them with the time
expressions in brackets.

Order the phrases to make meaningful sentences.
1 showOanh/toget help / where/1 will/./
2 tell me/find/Could you/a Vietnamese
restaurant/whereto/ ? /
3 for technical support / who / Yến asked me/
to contact / . /
4 to learn a / lent me a good / My brother / new
language quickly / book on how/ /
5 a healthy diet/to me how/The doctor
explained /processed foodsfor/to avoid /. /
Ỗ know when/environmentally friendly project/
to start our/ Do you / ?/

a I don't................... follow celebrities on
social media, but..................... I'm following
Daisy Ridley because she's here in Ireland
making a film, (at the moment I usually)
b I.................... reset my password, but
.................... I'm beginningtothinkthat it's
a good idea, (never / now)
c I write a blog.................... but I have
problems because my sister is....................
borrowing my laptop and I can't find it.
(always I every week)

Complete the sentences with to-inf initive of the
verbs in the box. There are two extra verbs.

Match rules 1-3 with examples from a-c in
exercise 1. Then complete the rules with
present simple or present continuous.

increase
phone
1

RULES
In general, we use the........................................
with frequency adverbs and expressions like
sometimes, usually and every week,
2 We normally use the....... ■

2

with time expressions which indicate an
action in progress, like now a nd at the
moment.
3 Wecanalsousethe..........
with always when we talk about a habit or
repeated action which annoys US.

4
5

1

3

6

1

2

3
4
5

6

I......................... (read) Paper Towns by John
Green at the moment and I............... ..........
(enjoy) it.
MyfriendSal......................... (update) her
profile photo quite often but I normally
.......................... (change) mine once a month.
This phone is fast! It usually ......................
(download) a film in minutes.
What......................... (you / listen) to now?
I........................ (not/usually/spend) much
time reading blogs.
Our Wi-Fi is really slow because my brothers
(always / play) games online.

improve

attend

travel

play
talk

We can't decide whether.............a
presentation on renewable energy or not.
Minh asked his teacher how............ his public
speaking skills.
Could you show me who.......... to if I want to
rewrite my assignment?
It's not easy for him to learn how............ golf
Thanh is still at home because he hesitates
about whether ....... his ex-girlfriend's
graduation ceremony
My best friend always plans in advance where
during her summer break.

USE IT! Use the question words and the

6

Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present
continuous or present simple.

make

verbs in the box to write down five questions

about a tourist attraction in Việt Nam.
get

start

do go contact
wear visit bring

eat

buy

bo you know how to get to Lũng CÚ flag tower in Mà Giang
province?

Starter unit

7

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING • Digital technology
I can talk about technology and skills.

THINK What technology makes your life easier? Which devices do you use every day?

Match eight words from the box with photos 1-8.

app

calculator gamesconsole GPS HDTV remotecontrol satelliteTV
spellchecker translator video calling VR headset wearable

1.03 Listen to a conversation. Which things
from exercise 1 do the people mention?
1.03

Listen again and write true or false.

1

Zoe's grandmother is watching an old TV.

2

Zoe's grandmother really likes video calling.

3

Shethinksthat people had more skills in the
past.......
4 She didn't use a calculator when she was
younger........
5 Zoe knows howto make coffee..........

8

Starter unit

4

v-i USE IT! Work in pairs, study the words

in exercise 1. Ask and answer the questions.
1 Which are necessities and which are luxuries?
2 Which are the three most useful?
3 Which are the three least useful?
4 Which are the most and least expensive?
5 Which do your grandparents use?

LANGUAGE FOCUS • Question tags • used to
I can compare the past and present and check facts about people.

used to

Question tags

Study the examples and choose the correct
options in rules 1-4.

Match 1-5 with question tags a-e.
1 You really love golf,
2 The picture's great,
3 That didn't exist,
4 We're very lucky,
5 People don't think so
much now,

a did it?
b aren't we?
c don't you?
d do they?
e isn't it?

TV didn't useto have colour pictures.
Life used to be more difficult.
Did people use to have more skills?

RULES
We use used to + infinitive when wetalk about
a habit or state in the past which is different /
the same now.
2 After usedtovje use the base/continuous
form of the verb.
3 The negative form is didn't use to I used to.
4 The question form is Did + subject + use to I
used to + verb.
1

Write true or false tor rules 1-4.

RULES
1 We use question tags after a question form.
2

We usethe auxiliary verb do in all question

tags........
3 When a sentence is affirmative, we use a
negative question tag........
4 When a sentence is negative, we use an
affirmative question tag.......

Complete the sentences and questions about life
in the 1960s with the correct form of used to and
the verbs in the box.

have

exist

do

listen

navigate

wear write

Complete the sentences.

1
2
3
4
5
6

In the 1960s,...

an a pp for that, isn't there?
swim, can you?
use my laptop, did she?
got that new console, hasn't he?
buying his old console, aren't you?
You r parents ~........watch TV, do they?

1

2
3
4
5
6

Write question tags for sentences 1-5.
1 We've got geography next lesson............. ?
2 You don't like her newfilm,........... ?
3 The new VR headsets are good, .......... ?
4 Paul's got a 3D projector,........... ?
5 They went to the USA last year............ ?

7

7

we............................... with real maps instead
of GPS.
people..............................to music on vinyl
records.
people
...................... games consoles.
satellite Tv....................... ....
teenagers.............................. different clothes.
...................people................................. letters
instead of emails?
what................ teenagers.............................
afterschool?

USE ITI Write questions about your habits

when you were younger. Use used to and the
words in the box. Then ask and answer your
questions with a partner.
eat

spend have like play
read speak watch

bid you use to watch cartoons after school?1 j

mhlelinlaMdliiiloM

Culture p90

Cy3 Language Focus Reference p99
I can engage aơively in a conversation

THINK! Think of five things that you have lost
or found in the last ten years.

Read the internet posts and check the
meaning of the words in blue. Match photos
A-E with the people who wrote the posts.

Amelie o

I®

When I was young, we went
on holiday to Scotland and I
left my teddy bear at a hotel.
I got him back eventually, but
the hotel had fifteen teddy
bears in lost property, so I had
to send a description of mine.

1Í .s
I came across this in a box of old
photographs in our attic. I didn't
recognise myself at first, and I
don't remember this day because
I was too young. But I think it's a
cute photo, so I got it framed.

9.54
My dad took me to Đà Lạt Flower
Festival, where I found this
wristband. It was an amazing
experience - I'll never forget
seeing many famous singers and
artists there! We're going again
next December.
I'm really looking forward to it!

Dean 12

7^

I was upset when I lost this
watch 'cos it belonged to my
grandad. Luckily, I found it
last week, behind a cupboard.
It's really special because it
reminds me of him.

Ichika □

<1®

I got this when I was on holiday
in Việt Nam. I don't normally
keep souvenirs, but I love this
one. I often look back on that
trip - it was awesome.

V/M

2

Do a memory test. Cover the texts and answer

the questions.
1 How many teddy bears were there at the
hotel?
2 Who took Nam tothe festival?
3 Where did Erin find the photo?
4 What belonged to Dean s grandad?
5 Where did Ichika get her souvenir?

3

o<

1.04 Choose the cor

questionnaire. Then watch
questions do you hear?

:t options in the
listen. Which

HUE wu fEmmEnno
1

2

'dbekcDI

Do you keep / belong to souvenirs of places
that you visit?
Do you spend more time looking back on /
finding the past or looking forward to /
forgetting the future?

3

Do you frame photos to recognise / remind
you of special events?

4 What can you remember/leave about your
last birthday?

5 If you're tidying your room and you get back/
come across old toys, games or books, do
you spend a long time looking at them?

KEY PHRASES
Finding out more information

What a bout you?
When was that?
Where was that?

4

What did you do?
What's the story behind that?
Really? Why (not)?

USE IT! Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
questions from the questionnaire. Use the key
phrases to find out more information.

Finished?

wo

Write your own internet post about something
you lost or found. What happened? How did
you feel?

READING • A fact file
I can understand factual information in a text.

THINK! What are different types of vehicles that transport people and goods?
1

1.05

Read and listen to the fact file. How

many types of vehicles are mentioned? What
are they?

Read the text again. Find out the adjectives that

2

describe the forms of transport.

3

Answer the questions.
1

2
3
4
5

When were bicycles the important means of
transport in Việt Nam?
Why did people ride motorbikes instead of
bicycles?
What wasthe government trying to do during
the 1990s?
What vehicles do city dwellers prefer?
What services are becoming more
competitive?

4 VOCABULARY PLUS Match the phrasal verbs in

blue with the following meanings.

1 being caused by
2 caused (things) to happen
3 go or travel
4 need the help of
5 spend money ortime on

resulting from

5 Complete the sentences with tne correct forms
of phrasal verbs in the text.
1

2
3
4
5

My grandmother is finding it harderto
................... these days.
The city plans to.................. its educational
system this year.
Reducing speed limits has................... fewer
deaths on the roads.
Many people now.................. the internet for
news.
His difficulty in walking................... a
childhood illness.

USE IT! Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

6

Then share your ideas with another pair.

How many different kinds of transport have
you used?
2 Which transport do you prefer - air, road or
water?
3 Have you got a smartphone apptocall a taxi?
4 How doyou travel to school every day?
1

12

Then and now

land transport
in Việt Nam ■
tAenandnow .
Over the years, there have been significant
changes to land transport in Việt Nam. People
used to ely heavily on bicycles, but modern
forms of transport have replaced them.
Bicycles

Had bicycles been an important means for
manyyears before the advent of motorised
vehicles? This was definitely true because they
had played an essential role in Vietnamese
daily life by the mid-20th century. Bicycles
were used to get a Fount, commute to work,
transport goods to markets, and even to travel
long distances. Streets full of bicycles made it a
common sight.
Motor vehicles

As the economy grew, there was a need for
faster and more efficient transport.This led to
the Introduction of motorbikes due to their
speed and convenience. The motor vehicles
on the roads had not increased dramatically
until the 1990s. At the time, the government
was trying to invest in new infrastructure,
like highways and railways. People then had a
greatervariety of transport choices.

LANGUAGE FOCUS • Past perfect
I can talk about an action which was finished when another action happened.
Choose the correct options.

1

2

3
4

5

Complete the sentences with the past perfect
form of the verbs in brackets.

Modern-day vehicles

In recent years, the increasing number of
cars resulting from economic development
has been a new sign of social status. Cars,
along with motorbikes, are one of the
main vehicles for many city dwellers. In
addition, tech-based services are becoming
more competitive, providing people with
a convenient and affordable way to move
from one place to another.
Study these sentences from the text. Then
choose the correct options to complete the
rules.

Had bicycles been an important means for
many years before the advent of motorised
vehicles?
2 They had played an essential role in
Vietnamese daily life by the mid-20th
century.
3 The motor vehicles on the roads had not
increased dramatically until the1990s.
1

AfterTom read / had read the email, he
turned off / had turned off his computer.
Did Jane learn I Had Jane learntto read
and write before she started / had started
school?
We didn't have/hadn't had a foreign
holiday until last summer
We were/had been tired because we
played I had played football all afternoon.
I visited / had visited five cities in southern
Việt Nam by 2001.

1

2

3
4

5

I

They.............................. (never/play)
football until last week.
............................. (you/buy) a ticket
before you arrived at the station?
I was sad because she.............................
(forget) my birthday.
......... .................. (he/leave) the house
when you called?
The children............................. (not/do)
their homework, sothey were in trouble.

yj/* USE I

Work in pairs. Take turns to say

what you think had happened before each
situation.
1

2
3
4
5

Peter apologised to his brother
Perhaps thÍ.Ỵ had had an argument.
Anna didn't gotothecinema with her
friends.
When Sally met herfatheratthe station,
she didn't recognise him.
George was late for school on Tuesday.
Ben and Helen were very excited.

RULES
1 The past perfect describes a past action or
event that took place before / after another
past action or event.
2 We form the past perfect with was / had -I- a
past participle.
3 We use not or never to make affirmative/

Finished?
Imagine you were late for school because you
had gone on foot instead of by bicycle. Write
sentences about what happened to you using
the past perfect.
X__________ .____________________________________________ /

Then and now

13

What kind of things do people put into time capsules?

Read the text and match the words in blue with
their opposites (1-7).
fragile - tough
1 unpopular................
2 worthless...............
3 old-fashioned...............
4 undamaged..............

5 rare ............
6 used................
7 useless............

PRONUNCIATION: Stress in

2

adjectives Listen and repeat. How many
syllables are there in each adjective? Copy
and complete the table with the adjectives.
common damaged fashionable
fragile rare tough undamaged
unpopular useful valuable
0

00

000

How to ... make a time capsule
♦ Use a metal or tough plastic container.
Otherwise objects can become damaged.

• Think of a few objects which are fashionable right now.
♦ You don't need to put brand new objects into your
capsule, oryour valuable collection of action figures.
Common objects show people what normal life was like.

• Put some newspaper stories about important events
into your capsule.
« Put some clips from popular films,TV programmes and
songs on a memory stick.

* Include a personal message. It will be useful for people
to know who you were.

0000

Mniiw/
3 Qặl.07

Listen to the beginning of a podcast.

What is it a bout?

a a drama about the discover}' of a time capsule
b a show about howto make a time capsule
c a documentary about different time capsules
that have been found

STUDY STRATEGY
Identifying the context
When you listen, try to identify the context and
the situation.This will helpyou understandthe
details more easily.

1.08 Now listen to the whole podcast. Write
true or false and correct the false statements.

1 Workers opened the Boston capsule...........
2 The historic documents and rare coins
were almost undamaged.......
3 A university president found the Crypt of
Civilisation in the 1930s........
4 The opening dateforthe crypt is soon..........
5 People put rare objects into the crypt...........
5

USE IT' Think of things which
Earrings
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SPEAKING •Tellingan anecdote
I can tell an anecdote with details about time, place and what happened.

THINK! What are your earliest memories of when you were young?

1

^-3 Look at the photos and read sentences a-d.
Which three sentences describe the experience
of the boy in the photos? Compare your ideas in
pairs.
a When I got home, I saw a beautiful brand new
bike in the living room.
b Thefirstthing I did wastogo outside and try
out my new bike.
c We were swimming in the sea when I realised
that I'd lost my watch.
d There I was, all dirty and crying, and my brand
new bike was damaged.

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USE IT! Work in pairs. Follow the steps in
the Speaking Guide.

SPEAKING GUIDE

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A TASK

Read the Te!i me about... topics. Choose one
of the topics. Then tell your partner about
your experience.
Tell me about .Ề
a childhood birthday that you clearly

2

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1.09 Watch or listen to Theo's anecdote

and check your answers to exercise 1. What
happened to Theo?
1.09 When we tell an anecdote, we
need to give details that help the other person
understand (time, place, people and events).
Watch or listen again. Complete 1-4 in the
Key Phrases.

Telling an anecdote

Have I told you about the time 11.......................... ?
It was the day of ■.........................
I remember feeling3..........................
And that's it!
All in all, it was/wasn't a/an4.........................
experience.
Luckily/Thankfully/Sadly,...

remember.
■ a holiday that you remember really well.
• the first time thatyou came to this school.
• a time that you got lost.
, an interesting place or object that you found.
B THINK AND PLAN
1 Think about what you're going to say.
Make notes about these things:
• time
• place
• people
• events-background and actions
• feelings
2 Decide which key phrases you want to use.

c SPEAK
Practise your anecdote and then tell it to a
friend. Try to memorise your story.

D CHECK
Record yourself tellingyour anecdote. Then
watch or listen back. What can you improve?
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THINK! What are the best and worst experiences you've had on holiday?

Read Mary's blog post. Was this a good, bad or mixed experience for
her? Why?

An eventful day
We had a great camping holiday in

by the time we arrived atthe theme

Germany last week, but there were

park two hours later, it was terrible.

some ups and downsITuesday was

We couldn't even walktothe

definitely the biggest adventure.

entrance. So we stayed in the car

It ail started at about seven in the

and ate our sandwiches. Meanwhile,

morning, when my dad decided

my baby brother started crying

that we should go to a theme park.

because we had forgotten his teddy.

stopped. So we went for a swim in

While we were still waking up, he

the lake and played some football

started packing the car for a day

Perfect! After that we drove straight
backto the campsite again.

out including food fora picnic.

When we finally got back there;

Afterwards we had a barbecue, and

The momentthat we left the

we'd been in the car for five

we stayed outside chatting until one

campsite, it started raining, and

hours. Amazingly, just as we were

in the morning, so it was all OK in

getting out of the car, the rain

the end.

2

with the other kids at the campsite.

Read the text again and answer the questions.
1 Who had the idea to goto a theme park?
2 Why didn't they go into the theme park?
3 What were they doing when the rain stopped?

Language point: Time connectors
3 Check the meaning of the words in blue in Mary's
blog post. Then choose the correct options in 1-5.

1

2
3
4

5

4

We went shopping and afterwards /
meanwhile I went to a café.
I stayed in the café just as / until it closed.
By the time / Finally we arrived home, I was
really tired.
We had made some sandwiches while / before
we left home.
In the end / The moment that we said goodbye,
I felt sad.

USE IT! Follow the steps in the

Writing Guide.

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VOCABULARY • Making decisions
I can talk about my ability to make decisions.

THINK! What are the last three decisions you made?
1

Check the meaning of the words and
phrases in blue in the questionnaire.
Match eight of the words and phrases with
definitions 1-8.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

sayyes to something
not make an effort to do something
postpone something
decide...