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UNIT OBJECTIVES

talk about personal achievements
talk about qualities that employers look formake and respond to introductions
write a comment on a blog post
practice a job interview

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AND WE’RE
OFF!

1

START SPEAKINGA

Look at the picture. Where is the man? What is he about to do? How do you think he feels?
Why?

B

PAIR WORK Think of a new activity you are about to start or that you have started recently(a new job, a new sport, a new course, etc.). What is it? How do you feel about it? For ideas,
watch Andres’s video.

C

Report three things yourpartner told you to your group.
GROUP WORK

Do you feel thesame as Andres?

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1.1

LESSON OBJECTIVE

THIS IS ME!

1LANGUAGE IN CONTEXTA

Look at the pictures and describe the three people.
Then read the blog post, which is a response to a social media
challenge, “Five things about me.” Which person wrote it? Why do
you think that?

■talk about personal
achievements

A

PAIR WORKFIVE THINGS ABOUT ME
Here is my answer to the latest blog challenge!
(If I get 1,000 likes, my boss will donate $1,000 to charity. So please like my list!)

B

1 Every year I set myself a goal of learning a new skill. I’ve done a lot ofdifferent things. Last year I learned to play chess. This year I’ve been learning
computer animation and design.

2 People tell me I have a great sense of humor, and I love to tell jokes!
3 A few years ago, while I was working at a summer camp, a girl camescreaming out of her cabin because she saw a huge spider on her bed. I hatespiders, but I faced my fear, went in there, and caught that spider. I felt sobrave!

C

4 I’m saving money to open a small studio where I can teach art classes.
I’ve always wanted to run my own business. I love working with my hands,
and I want to do something I can really take pride in.

5 This year I’m going to run a marathon. I don’t want to win a medal or break arecord or anything. I just want to finish! I’m sure I can rise to the challenge!

2

VOCABULARY: Describing accomplishments

A

1.03

1
2
3
4
B

Read the post again and find the right verb to complete the expressions. Listen and check.
pride in something5
to a challenge
9
your feara goal for yourself
6
a marathon
10
a medala sense of humor
7
a business11
a recordwith your hands
8
a lot of likes
12
a jokeNow go to page 141. Do the vocabulary exercises for 1.1.

C

Complete the sentences as many times as possible using the expressions in exercise A.
Then compare your sentences with a partner. How many things do you have in common?
1 I have never …
2 I would/wouldn’t like to …
I have never told a joke in English.

DImagine you are going to do the blog challenge. What five pieces of information
would you choose to share?

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GRAMMAR: Tense review (simple and continuous)A

Complete the descriptions of different tenses. Use the sentences in the grammar box to help you.
Which tense describes …
present perfect
1 past experiences with no specific past time given?
2 an action in progress in the past?
3 a completed action in the past?
4 a habit or repeated action in the present?
5 an action in progress in the present?
6 an action that started sometime in the past and is still continuing?

Simple and continuous tenses
simple present
present continuous
simple past
past continuouspresent perfectpresent perfect continuous
B
C

Every year I set myself a goal of learning a new skill.
I’m saving money to open a small studio.
I faced my fear, went in there, and caught that spider.
I was working in a summer camp when it happened.
I’ve done a lot of different things.
This year I’ve been learning computer animation.

Now go to page 129. Look at the grammar chart and do the grammar exercise for 1.1.
Choose five time expressions from the box and write sentences that are true for you.
at the moment
last year
since I was a childat 8 o’clock this morning
for the last three months
when I got home

never
now
yesterday

every dayonce a week

It was raining when I left the house this morning.
D

Read your sentences to your group.
How many of your sentences are the same or similar?

4

SPEAKING

A

Read the sentences and discuss which
ones are true for you. If they are false, explain why.
1 I won a medal when I was in high school.
2 I’ve been studying English for more than 10 years.
3 I once got more than 100 likes for a post on social media.
4 I’m saving money to go on vacation next year.
5 I have never been afraid of anything.

B

Report back to the class on the fivethings you learned about your partner.

GROUP WORKPAIR WORKGROUP WORK

Juan runs marathons, and he’s won five medals forrunning. He’s been studying English for three years.
He doesn’t like social media, so he’s never …

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LESSON OBJECTIVE

THE RIGHT
CANDIDATE■1LANGUAGE IN CONTEXTA

Look at the picture. Where are the people? What do you
think their relationship is? What do you think they’re talking
about? Listen to their conversation to check your answers.

B

Listen again and read the script. Do you think she’ll get
the job? Why or why not?

talk about qualities that
employers look for

1.04

1.04

1.04 Audio script

A She was so nice. She’d be good withcustomers – polite, friendly, relaxed. She had
a lot of enthusiasm too, really positive about
working with us.
B And she seemed pretty ambitious too, you
know? She wants to be successful in her job,and she’s looking for a challenge.
A Yeah, and I really like it when candidates show
curiosity about how things work here. Itshows she’s confident. I mean, she’s not afraid
to ask questions, to be truthful about what
she doesn’t know.
B No paid work experience, but she has otherqualifications.

2A

VOCABULARY: Describing key qualities
1.05

Complete the chart with the bold words from the conversation. Listen and check.

adjective
ambitious

B

A Yeah, she’s working on that community art
project at the moment and really loving it.
That shows creativity, too.
B Remember when she was talking about
working with kids? She said, “I’m being
really careful with how I use social media
with them.” That’s great – it shows she’s a
responsible person.
A Totally! And she seemed to be pretty
independent, too. Like, she doesn’t needsomeone to tell her what to do all the time.
B Yeah. Well, I think we’ve found the right
person for the job.

noun
ambition
confidence

adjective
enthusiastic
experienced

noun

adjective
qualified

noun
responsibility

creative

independence

success

curiouspolitenesstruthfulness

Now go to page 141. Do the vocabulary exercises for 1.2.

C

Match four words from the chart with the definitions below. Then write short definitions
for four others. Read them to another pair. Can they guess the word?
1 belief in your own abilities
3 describing someone who can do things on their own
2 describing someone who doesn’t lie
4 the education, training, and experience needed (pl)D

Which qualities in the chart above do you think are most important for a new employee? A boss?
A friend? Why?

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GRAMMAR: Dynamic and stative verbs

A

Circle all correct answers to complete the rules. Use the sentences in the grammar box to help you.
1 Dynamic verbs describe …
a an action in progress.
b an opinion.
c a plan.
d a personal quality.
e a preference.
2 Stative verbs describe …
a an action in progress.
b an opinion.
c a plan.
d a personal quality.
e a preference.
3 … verbs usually are not used in the continuous form.
a Dynamicb Stativec Both dynamic and stative
4 Some verbs, such as be and think, …
a are only dynamic.
b are only stative.
c can be dynamic and stative.

Dynamic and stative verbs
Dynamic She’s working on a community art project.
She’s thinking of looking for a new job.
I’m being really careful with how I use social media.
Stative
She wants to be successful in her job.
I think she’d be good with customers.
She’s a responsible person.
BC

Now go to page 130. Look at the grammar chart and do the grammar exercise for 1.2.
Look at the verbs in the pairs of sentences.
What’s the difference in meaning?
1 a I love chocolate cake!
b I’m loving this chocolate cake.
2 a She studies really hard for her exams.
b She’s studying really hard for her exams.
3 a I think swimming is a great sport.
b I’m thinking of going swimming.
PAIR WORK

4SPEAKINGAPAIR WORK Think of job
interview questions you could
ask to find out if a job applicant
has each of the qualities in thebox. Then practice asking andanswering the questions.
What did you find out about
your partner’s key qualities?

INSIDER ENGLISH
Some stative verbs (love, like, hate)
can also be dynamic to talk about
enjoyment at the moment.
I’m loving it!

ambitioncreativity
enthusiasm
independence
truthfulness

Do you prefer to work alone
or on a big team?

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LESSON OBJECTIVE

WE GO WAY BACK

1

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

A

Look at the picture. Where are these people? What is therelationship between the people? What are they saying to each other?

B

1.06 Read and listen to two conversations at the party. Whichpeople know each other? Which people are meeting for the first time?

■

make and respond to
introductions

PAIR WORK

1.06 Audio script

1 Rosa
Mike
Rosa
Mike
Rosa
2 RosaRicardo
Mike
Ricardo
Pedro
Mike
Rosa
Mike
C

Hi, I don’t think we’ve met before. You’re new here, right? I’m Rosa.
Hi, Rosa. Nice to meet you. I’m Mike. And yes, I just started today.
So this is your first day! Welcome to the company! Do you know anyone here?
Well, I’ve met a couple of people, but there are a lot of people I don’t know yet.
Ok, let me introduce you to some people.
Hey, Ricardo, do you know Mike?
No, I don’t. Hi, Mike. Nice to meet you!
Hi, Ricardo. Great to meet you, too.
Hey, have you met Pedro? He studied in Atlanta and then worked there for about six
years. Pedro, come over here!
What’s up? Hi, Mike! How are you settling in?
Hey, Pedro. Great thanks.
Do you two know each other?
Yeah, Pedro was the first person I met this morning.

Complete the chart with the bold expressions from the conversations.

Meeting someone for the first time
I don’t think we’ve 1
before.
You’re 2
here, right?
Is this your first day?
D

Introducing someone to a coworker or friend
anyone here?
Do you 3
4
you to some people.
Let me5
Pedro?
Have you6each other?
Do you two

Complete the conversation with expressions
from the chart, and check your accuracy. Listen and check.
Then practice it with a partner.
A Hi, I’m Dana. I don’t think 1.
B No, we haven’t. Nice to meet you, Dana, I’m Steve.
, right?
A Hi, Steve. You’re 2
3
B Yes, that’s right. It’s my.
4
A Hey, welcome! Let me.
1.07

PAIR WORK

ACCURACY CHECK
CK
Use meet for introductions.
Use know for an ongoing
relationship.

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REAL WORLD STRATEGY
1.08

Listen to two introductions. Do the people already know each other?

RESPONDING TO AN INTRODUCTION
When someone is introducing you to another person, they usually start by asking,
Have you met / Do you know [name]? You can respond with these expressions.
Yes, we met this morning! Nice to see you again.
Yeah, we go way back. How’s it going?
I’m not sure, but hi, I’m …
No, I haven’t / don’t. Hi, I’m …
B

Read the information in the box above. Listen again and complete the conversations.
1 A Do you two know each other?
2 A Have you met Chris?
B Sure do!
BC
C Hi, Toni. Good to meet you.
A Really? I had no idea.

C

GROUP WORK Work in groups of three. Student A asks Student B if they know Student C.
Student B decides which answer to give. Students A and C react appropriately.

3

PRONUNCIATION FOCUS: Saying the letter yA

Listen and repeat. Focus on the letter y.
1 Hi Yolanda.
2 Have you met Ricardo yet?

B

Listen. Who says the letter y? Write A or B.
1 Yolanda
3 yet
5 yeah2 you
4 year
6 yellow

C

PAIR WORK

4SPEAKINGA

You are at a party together. Student B is a famous
person (decide who together). Student A introduces Student B
to the class with only a first name. The class greets Student B
and asks questions until they figure out who he or she is.

1.08

1.09

1.10

Say the words in exercise 3B to your partner. Does your partner say the letter y clearly?

PAIR WORK

Hi, this is Maite.
Hi, Maite, nice to meet you. Your
face looks familiar. Are you an actor?

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FLIPPING YOUR JOBINTERVIEWLESSON OBJECTIVE■

write a comment on a blog post

1

READINGA

PREDICT

B

READ FOR GIST Read the article from a job search site. Match each heading to the correct section in
the article and write it there.
Questions = Answers
The big day
A two-way street

Look at the picture. What are the people waiting for? How are they feeling?

Flipping yourjob interview
A
Finally! You’ve landed an interview for agreat job. You’ve done your homework,
prepared answers for all the usualquestions, done your research on thecompany, its products, and its customers.
There’s nothing left to do but cross yourfingers and hope. Or is there?

BC

A job interview is not a one-way
conversation. The company is looking
for the right candidate, but you’re also
looking for something – the right job
for you.
Come prepared with a few questions
that show you are serious about the job.
Think about how you want to develop
your skills, your training interests, thetypes of projects you’d like to work on.
You can also ask about the social side,
if it’s a fun place to work – thoughmaybe not in so many words!

Your answers to their questions areimportant, but the questions you
ask will also help you make a good
impression. If you ask about training
opportunities, they know you want tolearn. If you ask about career paths,
they know you have long-term goals.
If you ask your interviewer about
their own career, they know you are aperson who respects their coworkers.
Flip the interview! Be confident andask the questions that will help you
decide if this is the job for you.

C

Read the article again. Choose the best summary.
a The article recommends different ways to impress an interviewer.
b The article suggests a different way to prepare for a job interview.
c The article explains what happens after a job interview.

D

Explain the meaning of the bold phrases.
1 You’ve landed an interview for a great job.
2 You’ve done your homework, prepared answers for all the usual questions …
3 There’s nothing left to do but cross your fingers and hope.

E

GROUP WORK THINK CRITICALLY Do you agree with the ideas in the article? Do you think this is a good
approach in all job interview situations? Why or why not?

INFER MEANING

I’m not sure this is good advice because …

I disagree. I think this is good advice because …

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WRITINGA

Read the comments on the article. Which one is …
1 asking for more information?
2 disagreeing?
3 agreeing?

Comments

Share

Like

I’m sorry, but I think you’re being a bit unrealistic. In today’s job market, not all jobs are going to be theperfect job. I think it could have a negative effect if you ask too many questions. And what if your questions
tell the interviewer that you’re NOT right for the job? You could hurt yourself rather than help yourself!

A

2

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2

Thank you for the really useful information. Can you help me with one thing? I’m not too clear on how best
to phrase the questions you suggest. I don’t want look like I’m interviewing them, but I do want to show
them that I am a strong, focused, career-minded person. Your help would be great. Thanks!

B

1

4

5

I’m a career counselor with an employment agency. I interview clients all day long and find possible jobs
for them. Then they interview for the job with the company. The advice you give in this article is completely
right. Companies love it when candidates have good questions and aren’t afraid to ask them. It really showsthem that you are serious about your career and the company.

C

4

B

Comment

WRITING SKILL

20

8

Read the comments again. Find phrases used for the following purposes.

1 to agree:
2 to disagree:
3 to show appreciation:

WRITE ITC

Write your own comment in response to the article. Use appropriate
phrases for agreeing, disagreeing, and/or showing appreciation.
Write 50–75 words.

D

GROUP WORK Share your comment with your group. Do you agree witheach other’s comments? Why or why not?

REGISTER CHECKK
In both formal andinformal writing, usephrases like a bit and alittle to soften a negative
comment or opinion.

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A

PREPARE Read the ad for a tour guide or use
your phone to find another ad. What do you think
are the main requirements for the job in each of
the categories? Make notes.

FIND ITLESSON OBJECTIVE

TIME TO SPEAK
Job interviews

education
personal qualities■e, full-time
Tour Guidexperienceskills

B

Work in two groups.
Group A: You work for the employer. Decide on thequestions to ask the candidates.
Group B: You have applied for the job. Prepare
yourself for the interview (come up withany qualifications and experience youwant) and think about questions you can
ask about the job and the company.

C

PRESENT Each student from Group A interviews

practice a job interview

We are looking for a local guide to work withinternational visitors at our hotel. You will be
responsible for organizing short walking andbus tours around the main places of interestin the town as well as offering advice onrestaurants, shopping, local events, etc.

a candidate from Group B.
Student A: Take notes on the answers given byStudent B.
Student B: Make a note of any information you get
about the job and the company.

D

AGREE Work again with your original group fromexercise B.
Group A: Report back on the various candidates
and choose the best candidate.
Group B: Report back on the various companies
and choose the best employer.

E

Share your decisions with the class and explain
your choices.
To check your progress, go to page 153.

USEFUL PHRASES

10PREPAREA college degree probably
isn’t necessary, but …
A tour guide needs to befriendly, organized, …
Previous experience would
be …

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Do you have any
previous experience?
In the past, I have …

AGREE
I think … is the best candidate. She
studied history, …
… would be a good employer
because …
I wouldn’t want to work for …
because …

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