New American Inside Out Intermediate Student's Book

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Friends
Grammar Question forms. Tense review. Adverbs of frequency
Vocabulary Friendship expressions
Useful phrases Meeting friends unexpectedly
Speaking & Reading
1 Write down the names of three people who are important to you:
a) a relative; b) a friend; c) a famous person.
Ask a partner about the people they have chosen. Find out as much as you can
2 Read the questionnaire about the American actor, David Schwimmer. Accordir _
to his answers, which of these famous people doesn't belong in this group?
Charlie Chaplin Leonardo da Vinci Dostoevsky Mahatma Gandhi
Michael Jackson Sophia Loren Martin Luther King Jr.
David Schwimmer was born in New York and grew up in
Los Angeles. He appeared as Ross Geller in the popular
TV show, Friends. He's also a stage actor and a movie director.
When were you happiest? Where would you like to live?
Before I realized my parents, sister, Near the ocean, one day.
and I were all mortal.
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
What is your greatest fear? Pizza and TV, hopefully together.
Besides death? Standing on stage
Who would you invite to your
in front of thousands of people,
dream dinner party?
forgetting what happens next, but
Dostoevsky, Sophia Loren, Mahatma
knowing l'ni supposed to be doing it.
Gandhi, Gene Kelly, Martin Luther
Also, being in the ocean alone and
King Jr., Leonardo da Vinci, Charlie
feeling something large brush against
Chaplin, Cole Porter, Sade, my family,
my leg.
my friends, my lady, and a translator.
What is your earliest memory?
When did you last cry, and why?
Diving off a piece of furniture and
Three days ago, when I saw the
onto my parents' bed.
movie La Vie en Rose. It reminded me
What or who is the greatest love how brief our time is here, and how
of your life? wonderful it is to fall in love.
The theater.
What song would you like played
Is it better to give or to receive? at your funeral?
I am always happier giving, rather Don't Stop 'Tit You Get Enough by
than receiving, a gift - and happiest Michael Jackson.
when I give anonymously.
3 Work with a partner. Look at the questionnaire and discuss what David Schwim=
says about the following subjects.
a) The theater It's the greatest love of his life.
b) The ocean c) Gifts d) Pizza and TV e) La Vie en Rose f) Love
4 Choose the five most interesting questions from the questionnaire and think abc
your own answers. Work with a partner and compare your questions and answe~
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4 UNIT Fdends
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Speaking & Grammar
1 Work with a partner. Match the beginnings (a-l) with the endings (1-12) of these
questions.
About you: Q&A
a) Where . . . ~ 1 you do for a living?
b) How many... 2 music do you listen to?
c) What does . . . 3 been to an English-speaking country?
d) Are . . . 4 you doing at this time yesterday?
e) How often do you . . . 5 are you from?
f) What do .. . 6 you last go on vacation?
g) What kind of... 7 you studying for any exams right now?
h) How long . . . 8 brothers and sisters do you have?
i) Have you ever . . . 9 do you admire most?
j) When did . . . 10 yoL1r name mean?
k) What were . . . 11 have you been learning English?
I) Who . . . 12 see your parents?
Ask each other the questions. How many of your answers are the same?
Question forms 2 Classify the questions (a-l) from the Q&A above in the following table of tenses.
Where is he from?
Simple Progressive Perfect Perfect progressive
Has he been here long?
What was he doing? Present a, b, ...
Who saw him first? Past
Which two tenses are not included in the Q&A?
3 Questions sometimes end in a preposition; for example, questions
a and g in the Q&A above. Rewrite these questions in the correct order.
a) learning I English I What I you I for I are I ?
What nre you learning English for?
b) are I at I you I kinds of things I What I good I ?
c) kinds of things I What I in I are I interested I you I?
d) money I you I on I do I spend I the most I What I ?
e) clubs or groups I What I to I belong I you I do I ?
f) What I about/ kinds of things I you I do I worry I ?
g) lunch I you I usually I Who I have I do I with I ?
h) in I you I do I confide I Who I ? ~
Ask your partner the questions. #~/7'1~
4 Look at these questions and answers. In which question is W110 the subject?
a) "Who do you confide in?" "I confide in John."
b) "Who confides in you?" "John confides in me."
Do you use the auxiliary do when Who, W1rnt, or Which is the subject?
6 Look at these sentences. Write questions with Who.
a) Jenny talks the most. d) Becky texts me the most.
Who talks the most? e) David lives the closest to me.
b) Tom always remembers my birthday. f) Rick has known me the longest.
c) Brad wears the best clothes.
Think about your close friends and answer the questions (a-/). Ask your partner.
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Friends UNIT 5
Pronunciation
1 t} 1.02 Listen and repeat the fractions in the box.
1/s 3/10 1/20
2 Match each percentage with the equivalent fraction.
a) 5% =1 /2 c) LS% e) 33.3% g) 75%
b) 12.5% d) 30% f) 50% h) 80%
~ 1.03 Listen, check, and repeat.
Reading
1 Write down the names of five friends. When was the last time you were in toua;
How did you communicate (face-to-face I by phone I online messaging I ... )?
Tell a partner.
2 Work with your partner. Read the results of a survey about keeping in touch wilt
friends. Read each statement (a-j) and decide which alternative is most likely to be
a) The average young pecson has 94 / 48 numbers in their cell phone.
b) On average, young people communicate regularly online and face-to-face with
5 / 53 friends.
c) The group with the largest number of friends are girls/ boys aged 14-21.
d) Of all the people surveyed, those who spend the most time online (31 hours per v.n.:
are women / men aged 22-24.
e) Over half of young people said that they like messaging because they can talk aboL-:
more things than face-to-face/ it's cheap.
f) The top messaging topic is work or school/ gossip.
g) Technology has resulted in young people having more / fewer close friendships.
h) Technology has replaced / improved face-to-face interaction.
i) Technology makes young people happier/ more stressed.
j) 59% / 29% of young people prefer TV to their computer.
~ 1.04 Listen and check your ideas. Which are the most/least surprising results'
El
6 UN IT Friends
Listening
1 Three peop1e (Adam, Carole, and Sharon) were asked, "How
do you usua11y contact your friends?" Guess their answers
and complete their responses with the words in the box.
I I
email letters online phone Skype™ text
Adam Carole Sharon
I (1) __ from time to I check my (4) _ _ I never send (7) __ .
time. I usually speak on once a week. I use I (8) _ _ all the time. I
the (2) _ _ . I check my (5) _ _ now and then. don't often speak on the
(3) __ twice a day. I rarely write (6) _ _ (9) __ . I'm always
nowadays. (10) _ _ .
2 " 1.05 Listen and check your ideas for Exercise 1. How many of the sentences
are true for you?
Grammar
Adverbs of frequency 1 Add more adverbs of frequency from the sentences in the Listening section.
Adverbs
be + adverb Always Often Sometimes Not often Never
I'm always online.
normaUy occasionally hardly ever
auxiliary + adverb +
main verb regularly
She doesn't often call me.
adverb + main verb 2 Look at the sentence below. Decide which adverbs in the table normally go in
I rarely write letters. position A and which ones normally go in position B.
Adverb phrases I -\ contact my friends by phone Il .
I'm on the phone Position A: always, ...
all the time.
3 Guess which adverbs from the table would make these statements true for your
They contact me
partner. Rewrite the sentences with the adverbs you have chosen.
from time to time.
He uses Skype™n ow and a) He/She writes letters.
then. b) He/She listens to classical music.
c) He/She is late for appointments.
d) He/She remembers friends' birthdays.
e) He/She goes to the theater.
£) He/She buys chocolate.
Ask your partner questions to check your ideas.
Do you ever write letters? How often do you Listen to classical music?
4 Student A: page 116 Student B: page 121
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Friends UNIT 7
Reading
1 Look at the pictures of Tina and Will in college and Tina and Will now. Dis~­
whether you think the following statements are true or false.
a) Tina and Will had similar interests when they were in college.
b) They chose similar careers when they graduated.
c) They have similar jobs and lifestyles now.
Read the article and check your ideas.
Tina and Will met when they were both studying at the same college. Three
years later, we contacted them and asked them to take part in a survey to"'
out how many people had stayed friends. Here is what we found out.
Tina
How did you meet Will?
r first met Will when I was looking for someone to share the house I was
renting. I put an ad in the local newspaper, and he answered it. When "·e
met, we clicked right away, and I told him he could move in.
What was it like living with Will?
10 It was fun. We soon found out that we had a lot in common and quickly be~
close friends. We had the same ideas about politics and other less imporram
things like cooking. We also liked the same music, and that's importam wh.::
you're sharing a house. We argued a couple of times about the housework. -
thinks I'm messy, but I think life's Loo short to worry about things like thac.
15 What happened when you graduated from college?
When we graduated three years ago, we went our separate ways, and since -
our lives have been very different. J went back to my hometown and got a K.
as a production assistant for art exhibitions. I love my job, but I'm Living with
parents because I'm not earning very much. Will thinks I'm crazy, because m
20 is very important to him now, but J get a lot of satisfaction from my job. He·~
earning a lot of money, but he doesn't have time co spend with his family. O
lifestyles are so different now that when he comes for the weekend we ha,·e
good time, bur \Ve don't have very much to talk about.
Will
25 What kind of relationship did you have with Tina in college?
Tina and J got along very well together. When we first met, we hit it off
immediately and we ended up sharing a house for almost three years. We ha ...
our ups and downs but we had the same attitude co the important things in ,
and the only thing we fought about was the housework. I'm a Virgo, so I'm · ~
30 neat, whereas Tina's the opposite. I don't think she ever found out where we
kept the vacuum cleaner!
What did you do when you graduated?
When I finished school, I moved ro New York City and got a job in a finance
company. T have to work long hours and I don't really enjoy what I'm doing.
35 but I earn a very good salary. I'm very ambitious and 1 enjoy spending mone'
on CDs, cloches, and a nice car. Tina's working really hard as well, but she's l"
earning much. I don't understand why she's doing it.
Are you still in touch with each other?
Our lifeslyles are very different now, so we've drifted apart. We still talk on the
40 phone, and when I go down to visit her, we have a good time. I know she·u
always be there for me.
2 Underline the correct name.
a) Tina I Will was looking for someone d) Tina I Will has a well-paid job.
to share the house with. e) Tina I Will loves her /his job.
b) Tina I Will is a very neat person. f) Tina I Will has a nice car.
c) Tina I Will lives at home now.
D
8 UNIT Friends
Vocabulary
1 Complete these expressions to talk about friendship from the article on page 8.
a) we liked one another as soon as we first met= we clicked __ I we hit it __
b) we had similar interests= we had a lot __
c) we got to know one another very well = we became __
d) we fought = we _ _
e) we became I have become more distant from each other = we went our separate
__ I we've drifted __
f) we enjoyed each other's company = we got along __
g) we had good moments and bad moments = we had our __
h) 1 know I can count on her when I need a friend = I know she'll always be __
Look again at the text and check your answers.
2 The following is a summary of Tina and Will's friendship. Put the Jines of the
summary in the correct order.
D
met. They became close
D
separate ways and they've drifted
D
friends and got along
[2J
Tina and Will hit it
~ in
common. ow they have gone their
[3J
off immediately when they first
D
a fight and they say that they are still
D
there for each other.
D
apart. They haven't had
D
well together. They had a lot
3 How many friends have you stayed in touch with from:
a) elementary school; b) high school; c) college? Compare with a partner.
Speaking: anecdote
1 @ 1.06 Listen to Antonia talking about a friend who is different from her and look at
the questions. Which two questions does she not answer?
a) What is your friend's name?.~ 1 In Guatemala.
b) How long have you known 2 Backgrounds, tastes,
each other? personalities, looks.
c) Where did you meet? 3 We're both Red Sox fans.
d) Why did you become friends? 4 Jackie.
A. Antonia
e) In what ways are you different? 5 Three or four times a year.
f) What do you have in common? 6 We go out for lunch; talk
g) Have you ever had a fight? about baseball or Guatemala.
h) How often do you see each other? 7 Ten years.
i) What kinds of things do you do together? 8 We were both in the same
j) When was the last time you saw situation; both from the USA.
your friend?
A. Antonia's friend Match the questions with the answers (1-8). Listen again and check.
2 You're going to tell your partner about a friend who is different from you.
• Ask yourself the questions in Exercise 1.
• Think about what to say and how to say it.
• Tell your parh1er about a close friend .
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Friends UNIT 9
Useful phrases
1 1.07 Listen to three conversations between friends. Are these statements
true or false?
a) Cathy meets her friends by chance.
b) The friends are all in a hurry.
c) Cathy makes plans to meet her friends again.
2 Work with a partner. Underline the most natural sounding alternatives (1-5).
a)
Cathy: Hey! How's it going?
Harry: Not bad.
Cathy: What have you been up to lately?
Harry: (1) I haven't done a lot really./ Not a lot,
really. What about you?
Cathy: (2) Oh, I've been doing this and that./
Oh, this and that.
Harry: Hey, I have to run. I'll give you a call.
b)
Cathy: Hello, stranger!
Jim: Cathy! How's life?
Cathy: Great! What are you up to these days?
Jim: (3) Oh, keeping busy, you know./
Oh, I'm keeping busy, you know.
Cathy: You should come over for dinner some time.
Jim: That would be great. Better get back to
the office. See you.
c)
Cathy: Hi. How are things going?
Ed: Fine. What about you?
Cathy: (4) Oh, things are pretty good./
Oh, pretty good. Are you doing
anything special this weekend?
Ed: (5) No, just taking it easy./ No, I'm
just taking it easy.
Cathy: Me, too.
Ed: Sorry, I can't stop. Take care.
Listen again and check.
3 Complete the table wi.th the highlighted useful phrases from the conversations.
Greetings How's it going? a) How's life? b} __
Saying things are OK r ot bad. c) __ d) __
Asking for news What have you been up to lately? e) _ _
Saying you're in a hurry Hey, I have to run. f) _ _ g) __
Goodbyes I'll give you a call. h) __ i) _ _
1.08 Listen and repeat all the useful phrases in the table.
4 Work with a partner. Practice the conversations.
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10 UN IT Friends
Vocabulary Extra
Using a dictionary
1 Work with a partner. What kinds of
frequency 2n ~gM
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discuss the questions. disMse. 2(C) the •·AnLESCTM on which. Fri. •bbt<v Friday
radio program is broadcast fri•ar /'frao>r/ noon ICI a man who is a type or
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meanings. T• hltt' pto p/uictft rmlNadI etoa1fer«llNs Iin a ypopuear lr fooorm 1.c itntssn. frien~dr·lyy~ /l'flr en(d)li/ odJ * •
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frtsh in my mind. • u~n11N0t.Y: He will be nmembend as a
b) adj W1Countable noW1 67 ifrre ysohu O reoewl ellr'se shha.v yeo bue ehna vree cae lnottl yo PrI eCnKe~rnsY rk.icntdrr, tfWrim)' /dr(ly~n pdelrJs'o 1no. w+o Trdh tu s/D. cal PfOplt
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- fresh•ness nounI UJ tnuironmentally.friendl)' cleaning materials
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to breathe -+ BREATH person: child.friendly res/aurants
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j) ':t somethi11g and neater willt a local businessman. • She formed a
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yow· walls (llld ~Ellngs wlrll a coot ofp alm. fries /fi111z/ noun lplur.>I) >'RESCH FRIES
fresh•ly /'freP-11adv1·eccntly frlg•ate /'frogot/ noon (CJ a small rast ship that
Find an example of each abbreviation fresh•man I frefmonf (plural fresh•men ts used by a navy
/'trefm0>n/) noun ICJ Ar»tti<C1,, n student who fright /fr3fl/ noun 1s:ngui.r1u) a sudden strong
or·symbol on the dictionary page. Is in lheb' flrst yctlr ut a 111cu sr11001. or reeling or being afraid: lfe was shaking wit/J
universlly frig/It. • Kelly cried ow /nfrig/11.
a) abbrev - Fri. nbbrev Fridny
From the Macmillan Essential Dictionary far Learners of American English (reduced to 800fo)
3 Refer to the dictionary page and discuss
these questions with your partner.
a) How many phrasal verbs are there?
b) Whal are the eight most frequent adjective collocations for friend?
c) Identify the five words with the letter combination ie. Which two
of these vowel sounds - /ail, /el, lei!, Iii - are possible ways of
pronow1cing ie?
Write an example word for each of the two SOW1ds.
d) What is the difference between friendship and friendly?
4 Check your own dictionary. How does it give the kinds of information
discussed on this page?
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Friends UNIT 11
Adrenalin
Grammar Present perfect. Simple past and past progressive. Comparatives and superlatives
Vocabulary Gradable and non-gradable adjectives. Sports
Useful phrases Giving advice about complaints or injuries
Reading
1 Read Mike's blog. Choose the best
description of his attitude towards skydiving.
a) Mike never wants to go skydiving again.
b) Mike can't live without skydiving.
c) Mike thinks skydiving is too dangerous.
deadmike c
We climbed to 11,000 feet, and
then the instructor opened the plane
door. Suddenly, it was time to jump, and as
I've just done my first jump since the accident that I pushed myself away from the plane, my mind
nearly killed me just over a year ago. As I was lying 2s went blank.
in the hospital after the accident, I wasn't feeling Words cannot describe the rush of adrenalin I
glad to be alive. Instead, I was wondering how I experienced while I was free-falling. At 5, 500 feet I pulled
5 could possibly live without skydiving again. the cord, and the parachute opened immediately. Suddenly,
It all started one evening after another typical everything was silent and peaceful. Twice I shouted, "This
nine-to~five day. I was sitting at home thinking, 30 is absolutely incredible!" It was the most amazing four
"There has to be more to life than this," when an minutes of my life.
ad came on the TV. "Try skydiving," it said. The next From the first jump, I was hooked. I started spending
10 day, I called my local skydiving center and booked my every free moment I had skydiving. It became my reason
first jump. At the end of a day's training, I signed a for living, and nothing else mattered.
document to say that I understood I was taking part 35 Things were going really well. Then disaster struck
in an activity that could end in serious injury. At that on my 1,0401h jump. Another skydiver collided with my
moment, I wondered if I was completely crazy. parachute. I fell and hit the ground at about 30 mph. I
1s I will never forget my first jump. Five of us broke both legs, my right foot, left elbow, right arm, my
walked to the runway and got into a tiny plane. I nose, and my jaw. I lost 10 pints of blood, 19 teeth, and
was beginning to feel nervous, but the others were 40 25 pounds of fat. I was lucky to survive.
talking and joking, and I started to feel more relaxed. People who have never experienced skydiving will find it
It was a beautiful, cloudless day and the sun was just hard to understand that my only motivation to get better
20 going down. was so that I could do it again. All I can say is that for
me, skydiving is life, and life is skydiving.
Glossary 2 These sentences summarize Mike's story. Correct the factual mistake in each sentence.
pint noun (CJ a unit for a) Mike was reaeling a Aewspaper one evening when he saw an ad for skydiving.
measuring liquid Mike was watching the TV ...
pound noun [CJ a u11i1
for me3'>uring weight b) A month later, he called the skydiving center and booked a jump.
mph abbrev miles per c) After a week's training, he wondered if he was completely crazy.
1hhoeu srp. eae ud1 1ai1c wfohr imche aas uring d) His first jump was unforgettable. It was a beautiful, cloudless morning.
vehicle is traveling e) When he jumped out of the plane, he was conscious of everything.
foot noun (CJ (plural f) After his first jump, he stopped thinking about skydiving.
fmeeeta sourr ifnogo tl)e nag utnh it for g) On his 1,040'h jump, he had an accident because his parachute didn't open.
h) He almost died. His motivation to get better was so that he could see his family.
3 Have you ever done a parachute jump? Would you consider doing a jump?
Choose a response from the box and tell your partner.
No way! Yes, for charity. Yes, for fun. Yes, for money.
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