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YO U L L N E V E R B E L I E V E I T !B E F O R E Y O U W A T C H

1 You will hear

1 She gossips about her neighbours brothers wife.2 Im not interested in an old film stars fifth wife.3 Whose are these?4 There was a terrible storm last week.5 Put the axe down on the floor.

2 Bernard ha odo un chisme sobre VicKnowles. De qu crees que se trata?

1 He was a lonely millionaire.2 He was a star in Hollywood.3 He was a gardener for the Royal Family.4 He was a dangerous criminal.5 He had five wives.6 He was a bank robber.

WH I L E Y O U W A T C H

3 Responde a las siguientes preguntas.

1 Where does Vic come from?2 Where does he live?

AF T E R Y O U W A T C H

4 Indica quin habla en cada caso y a quin o aqu se refiere.

1 For you!2 Theres a man in your garden.3 None of them is true.4 Youre not jealous of her, are you?5 Are you sure hes dangerous?

5 Coloca en orden cronolgico las distintas fasesdel relato.

1 Bernard felt silly about his mistake.2 Valerie cooked a meal.3 George, Rosie, Bernard and Valerie talked

about a funny episode.4 Victor came to live in the town.5 George bought Valerie some flowers.

N O W Y O U !

6 Responde a las siguientes preguntas.

I What magazines do you regularly read?I Are you interested in gossip about people in

public life? Why (not)?I Would you like to be famous? Why (not)?

O B J E T I V O S

Expresar la idea de posesinHablar de la ubicacin de personas y cosas

Escribir una carta en tono informal

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8 En los comentarios a las puntuaciones aparecenadvertencias y cumplidos. Identifcalos y luegocolcalos en la columna correspondiente.

Compliment Warning

9 En ingls hay palabras que, escribindoseexactamente igual, pueden tener funcionesgramaticales muy distintas, por ejemplo, enun caso son verbos y en otro, sustantivos.

Example: Only when somebody calls you. (3a) verbGenerally for short calls. (3b) noun

Localiza en el cuestionario las palabras siguientes eindica qu funcin desempean.

1 offer (1c) 2 chat (3c) 3 dreams (question 4)4 phones (question 5) 5 promise (5c)

Escribe una frase usando la otra funcin de laspalabras indicadas.

10 Escribe frases indicando si los siguientes pro-fesionales deberan fundamentalmente saberhablar o escuchar y por qu.

Example: A doctor should be a good listener in

order to understand his patients.doctor actor/actress salesperson engineer

Hi! quizARE YOU A TALKER OR A LISTENER?We all need listeners and talkers. A good talker helpsbreak the ice at parties and a good friend always listenswhen you have a problem. Find out if youre a talker or

a listener by choosing the most appropriate response toeach of the questions below. Dont try to answer correctly just be honest!

1 You havent seen a friend for a long time and he/she only talks about his/her problems.What do you do?a Sit silently, smiling sympathetically.b Talk about your problems at work, at home and with money.c Try to offer constructive advice and mention your own problems.

2 You go out on your first date with a boy/girl youve liked for months. What do you do?a Impress him/her by talking about your house, hobbies, car, family, job, stamp collection . . .b Talk about interesting aspects of both your lives.c Wait for him/her to talk.

3 How often do you use the phone?a Only when somebody calls you.b Generally for short business calls.c All the time, to chat to friends.

4 Youre in an interview for the job of your dreams. What do you do?a Listen to the interviewers questions carefully and then answer simply and honestly.b Avoid difficult silences by telling the interviewer about the time you broke your leg when

you were seven.c Let the interviewer ask all the questions and answer yes, no or I dont know.

5 Youre meeting some friends in town at 9 p.m. Your sister phones at 8.50 p.m.for a long chat.What do you do?a Spend an hour talking to your sister.b Listen to your sister for 20 minutes in angry silence.c Explain that youre going out and promise to call back.

6 Youre on a long train journey in a carriage with two strangers. What do you do?a Start talking about the weather and hope the conversation develops.b Read your book or look out of the window.c Show the other two people photos of your last skiing holiday.

SO . . . ARE YOU A TALKER OR A LISTENER?

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7 Lee el cuestionario de la revista Hi!y respondea las preguntas. Si no entiendes algo, intentadeducirlo por el contexto en el que aparece.

1518Youre a real talker! Youlove meeting new peopleand you join in almost anyconversation. Rememberthat not everybody is asinterested in you as you are!Its important to listen too,particularly if you want tohear some new gossip!

1014Youre the perfect in-between!Youre a good listener, but youcan also talk when you wantto or need to. You judge eachsituation individually and youcan listen to your best friendsproblems and offer advice.Keep up the good work!

69Why are you such a mouse?Being a quiet listener is avery positive thing thisdoesnt mean never startinga conversation and nevergiving your own ideas.Remember, people are inter-ested in you. Your commentscount, so start talking!


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LA NGUAGE STUDY

11 PronunciationEscucha los sonidos /t/y // que aparecen alprincipio o al final de estas palabras.

/t/ chop witch chatter cherry chore catch// shop wish shatter sherry shore cash

Rebobina la cinta y repite las palabras. Observa elsiguiente dilogo y subraya las palabras en las queaparecen los sonidos /t/y //. Clasifcalas en doscolumnas y comprueba el resultado con la cinta.

A Shut the door! Ive gotsome smashing gossip!

B Tell me! I need tocatch up on the news.

A Sharons going outwith Charlie!

B Oh! Shes a witch! Iwish he was mine.

A Why? You like thatFrench guy!

B Yes, but hes too short!

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12 Lee lo que dice Amanda sobre sufamilia e intenta rellenar los espacios en blanco.

Well, Im from quite a big family by English standards.There are five kids plus my Mum and 1) ...... ,although theyre now divorced. Its funny because thefamily is nearly all girls Ive got three 2) ...... andonly one brother! Hes the closest in age to me andhes very spoilt, although he wont admit it! OK, letme start from the top. My eldest sister is called Tinaand shes in 3) ...... early forties. Shes married, butshe hasnt got any children, just cats and her 4) ...... !Hes lovely, very kind and funny. My next sister, Jane,is also 5) ...... and has two children. Simon is my

eldest 6) ...... and hes at university, so I dont see himvery often, and Rachel, my niece, is studying to be anursery nurse. My Mums middle 7) ...... is Maryroseand she lives with her three children and lots of ani-mals. 8) ...... house is near my Mums, which is nicefor both of them. Maryroses children are also quitegrown-up her eldest son, Chris, has just had a babyboy, so shes a 9) ...... and Im a great-aunt at the ageof 31! Shes got two other kids, Mark and Laura, who10) ...... 17 and 14 and are both studying well, myyoungest 11) ...... is still at school. I love being anauntie its great fun without the responsibility!

Then theres my 12) ...... , Clive. Hes single at themoment and he wants to be a musician, so the love

of13) ...... life is his piano. 14) ...... Mum isbrilliant, still very young and quite fit. We all seeher as often as we can and we enjoy each otherscompany very much. We all live in more or less thesame area of England, so we can get together a lot.In fact, Tina and Jane were next-door neighbours fora while, and Jane now lives round the corner frommy boyfriend. Were what youd call a close family!

Escucha y comprueba lo que realmente dice.

13 Divide los siguientes trminos de parentescosegn su gnero e indica qu tres palabras son a la

vez masculinas y femeninas.

uncle baby son niececousin nephew aunt brotherdaughter wife child husband

male female both

uncle

14 Los siguientes prefijos y sufijos indicandistintos grados de parentesco. Relacinalos

con las definiciones correspondientes.

1 -in-law (e.g. sister-in-law)2 ex- (e.g. ex-wife)3 great- (e.g. great uncle)4 step- (e.g. stepson)

a related to you, but one generation further awayb related to you by marriagec related to you from a second or later marriaged no longer related to you

Escribe frases para cada prefijo o sufijo que puedaaplicarse a tu situacin familiar.

Example: My brothers ex-wife has just had a baby!

15 Sabras responder alas preguntas de este concurso dela revista Hi!?

Example: Whos Isabella Rosellini?Shes Ingrid Bergmans daughter.

1 Whos Paloma Picasso?2 Whos Mia Farrow?3 Who are Prince William and

Prince Harry?

4 Who are Jane andPeter Fonda?

5 Whos Warren Beatty?6 Whos Emilio Estevez?

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16 Con qu personaje famoso relacionascada una de estas cosas?

Example:Whose bra is this?Its Madonnas.

17 Indica cul de las dos frases(a o b) es correcta.

1 a Whos daughter is she?b Whose daughter is she?

2 a John and Sandras parents are still alive.b John and Sandras parents are still alive.

3 a The childrens party was great fun.b The childrens party was great fun.

4 a My neighbours cars brother.b My neighbours brothers car.

5 a Whos in the garden?b Whose in the garden?

18 Frank Flash, el fotgrafo de las estrellas, quera hacer unas fotoscomprometidas a la actriz, Linda Longlegs. Para ello, tuvo que esconderse en sitios

muy distintos. Escucha la cinta y pon los dibujos en orden cronolgico.

19 Busca una foto lo ms completa posible de tu familia, o, de no disponer de una, imagnatela.Prepara una breve descripcin hablada de la foto, indicando quin es quin, qu parentesco tienen todoscontigo, y dnde se encuentran en la foto.

Example: Uncle ngel is standing next to Aunt Nuria.

20 Imagina que quieres mandar esa foto de tu familia a un amigo britnico. Redacta una brevedescripcin que se pudiera escribir en la parte posterior de la foto.

La partcula interrogativa whose? sirve para preguntarquin es el poseedor. Se traduce porDe quin?Observalas dos estructuras posibles segn se utilice comopronombre o adjetivo:

Whose car is this? (adjetivo)

Whose is this car? (pronombre)No hay que confundir este trmino con whos, quees la forma contracta de who is, ni con el pronombrerelativo whose que significa cuyo.

stas son algunas de laspreposiciones que indicanubicacin.

next to under

opposite behind

1 Whose is this suit?

2 Whose moustacheis this?

3 Whose are theseclothes ?

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B E F O R E Y O U W A T C H

1 Responde a las siguientes preguntas.1 What do you gossip about?2 Where is the best place to hear gossip?

2 Dont make me laugh!Conoces estas palabras que se refieren a partesdel cuerpo? Busca en el diccionario aquellas queno sepas.

lip back foot

3 The ad spotVas a ver un anuncio de un manual de laconversacin trivial. Haz una lista desituaciones en las que lo podras usar.

4 Rellena los espacios en blanco con las palabrassiguientes.

sister-in-law run another saw fun mother

D O N T T A L K B E H I N D M Y B A C K !

AF T E R Y O U W A T C H

5 Dont make me laugh!A qu vecinos de Danny se refieren las frasessiguientes?

1 A person who had a difficult marriage.2 A person who gossips at work.3 A person who is 55 years old.4 A person who gossips all the time.5 A person who lives alone.

6 Seala los sitios que, segn las personas entre-vistadas, son buenos para enterarse de cotilleos.

at work

in the shopson the busat the pubin hotelsin a phone boxat coffee morningsin restaurantsin the officein the street

7 The ad spotVerdadero o falso?

1 The woman is a good listener.2 Everyone ignores the man.3 The woman hasnt always been good at parties.4 The woman thinks Daphne is very pretty.

N O W Y O U !

8 Con cul de estas opiniones ests ms deacuerdo?

1 I love gossip. I cant wait to hear all the newsabout people I work with and my friends.

2I dont gossip a lot, but if I know something thatpeople want to know, Ill tell them.

3 I hate people who gossip. You shouldnt talk aboutother peoples lives theyre private.

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Gossip, ooh, gossipHave you heard about my cousins best friends son

Who used to go next door to have some 1) ...... ?

When the husband came home, he had to get up and

2) ......

Gossip, I love gossip.

Have you heard about my cousins 3) ...... ?

Well, I wouldnt like to tell you everything I4) ......

When her neighbour called and didnt close the door.

Gossip, yeah, gossip.

Have you heard about my cousins husbands

5) ......

Who ran away with her best friends brother?

When that didnt work, she ran away with 6) ......

Gossip, I love gossip.


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9 Observa la foto deJohnny e indica qu tipo depersona crees que es y eltipo de vida que lleva.Echa una vistazo a laentrevista para ver si, enlo fundamental, tuprimera impresin escorrecta.

10 Verdadero ofalso?

1 Johnnys early songs

werent very good.2 The house didnt

have centralheating.

3 Johnny lives in amodern housenow.

4 Johnnys twinbrother is alsofamous.

5 Johnnydoesnt havea lot ofcontact withhis family.

11Respondea lassiguientespreguntas.

1 How did Johnny feel at the beginning of theinterview?

2 How did Johnny spend a lot of his time when hewas young?

3 Did Johnny enjoy being with his brother whenthey were young?

4 Why didnt Johnnys mother accept his money?5 What sort of person do you think Johnny is really?

12 Fjate en cmo se usan en el texto lassiguientes palabras y luego relacinalas con la

expresin (14) que signifique lo mismo.fell out with frozen twin get on with

1 have a good relationship2 very cold, like ice3 had an argument4 brother or sister born at the same time

13 Qu significan estas palabras coloquiales?

1 mega (line 28) 2 flash (line 32) 3 ace (line 34)

14 A quin te gustara entrevistar y por qu?I would like to interview ...... because . . .

Athomewith...JohnnyHardrockHi!magazineinterviewsJohnnyHardrockatthe

housewherehewasbornandgetssomesurprises...

Hi!Well,Johnny,hereweareatthefrontdoorof

youroldhouse.Howdoesitfeel?JHAbitstrange.IlivedinthishouseuntilIwas16

andwrotesomeofmyworstsongshere.Imnotsure

whattoexpect.Hi!OK.Letsgoinside.JH Wow!Thishaschanged.Therewasanoldtable

andtelephoneunderthewindow,andIrememberitwasalwaysreallycoldhereinthe

hall.IusedtospendhoursonthephonetomygirlfriendsandIwasfrozen.

Hi!Girlfriends?Youhadmorethanone?

JH Well,eventhentherewerelotsofgirlsinterestedinme.Ihadabandfromtheage

of14andthatalwaysgetsattention.Hi!Shallwegointothelivi

ngroom?

JH Idontrecognisethisroomatall.Wehadquiteold-fashionedfurnitureandthisis

verymodern.Therewasanoldfireplacebehindwherethisradiatorisnow.Iprefer

openfirestheyremuchmorecosyandintimate.

Hi!Igettheimpressionthatyoupreferoldhouses,Johnny.

JH Yeah,Ido.EveryoneimaginesIliveinahi-techhousewithallthemod.cons.but

Imquiteatraditionalboyatheart.Hi!Letslookupstairs.JH ThiswastheroomIsharedwithmytwinbrother,Billy.

Hi!Youvegotatwinbrother?Thatsnews!

JH Wedontreallygetonnow.Idontseehim,really.Weusedtobeveryclose.

Therewerebunkbedsnexttothatwall,andwealwaysusedtofightforthetopbunk.It

wasmega!Hi!So,whatstheproblembetweenyouandyourbrother?

JH Wefelloutoveragirlactuallybutthatsanotherstory...

Hi!Backdownstairsinthekitchen.

JH Thislooksmoreorlessthesame,excepttherewasntamicrowaveoraflash

cookerlikethisone.MyMumcookedonanoldgascookerinthecorner.Shewasan

acecook.HersteakandkidneypiewasthebestinsouthLondon.

Hi!Doyouseeyourfamilymuchnow,Johnny?

JH No,notreally.IsendmyMummoney.Therewasatimewhensherefusedit

becauseshedidntapproveofmybehaviour.ShesaidIwasanti-social.

Hi!Doyouthinkthatstrue?JH Well,Isupposeitisinsomeways.Ivedonesomecrazythings,butImquiteanice

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18 Jim est preparando a sus hijos para iral colegio. Rellena los espacios en blanco y luegoescucha la cinta para comprobar tus respuestas.

Andy Dad, where are my football boots?Jim Where you left them, I suppose.

Andy I cant find themanywhere.

Jim Here they are, 1) ......the sofa.

James Theyre not Andys.Theyre 2) ...... . Hetakes size 5 theseare a 7. His are 3) ......the TV.

Jim 4) ...... homework is this under the chair?Kate Not mine. I dont do French. It must be

Andys or 5) ...... .

Jim Boys. Is this French book6) ...... ?James

AndyYes, Dad.

Jim You cant both have the same book.James Well, its Andys really. Ive lost mine.

19 Estudia la disposicin de los elementos deesta carta y contesta las siguientes preguntas.

1 Is the letter formal or informal?2 How do you know?3 Whose address is in the top right-hand corner?4 Why is it there?5 Why isnt the other persons address in the letter?6 Which of these expressions can end an informal

letter?love Yours faithfully Bye See you soon

love and kisses Yours sincerely Best wishes

20 Examina la lista de temas sobre los quesuelen cotillear los britnicos. Les gustan losmismos temas a los espaoles? Si no, planteaalternativas y redacta un pequeo prrafo sobrelas preferencias de los espaoles.

I TV soaps and their stars I the Royal FamilyI their colleagues salaries I their bossesI politicians private lives I sports people

Empieza del siguiente modo:Spanish people often gossip about . . .


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15 PronunciationEscucha atentamente las siguientes preguntas,e indica si su entonacin es ascendente ()o descendente ().

Whos the oldest in your family?Where is your family from?What does your brother do?How do you get on with your sister?Why did you fall out with your parents?Whose responsibility is it?

Rebobina la cinta y practica la entonacin. Qutienen en comn todas estas preguntas?

16 Elige la opcin correcta.

1 Your sister is much taller than my/mine.2 Their/Theirs children will live with the father after

the divorce.3 Mine/My children are fine. How are your/yours?4 I know their/theirs parents but they dont know

our/ours.

17 ste era el dormitorio de Johnny cuando eraun adolescente. Escribe frases indicando si estosobjetos estaban o no en su habitacin y, en casoafirmativo, dnde estaba cada cosa.

armchairdeskcurtainsguitarwardrobeposters

Examples:There wasnt abookcase.There weresome recordson the floor.

Se usa there was/were para hablar de lo que habao exista en el pasado. Es el pasado de there is/are.

Singular Plural

Forma There was a There were someafirmativa plant. books.

Forma There wasnt There werent anynegativa a stereo. cassettes.

Forma Was there a TV Were there anyinterrogativa set in the room? paintings?

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1 Relaciona los titulares (ae) con lasfrases (15).

1 The place where politicians take theirlovers is named.

2 A popular footballer retires.3 A princess marries a musician.4 An actor recovers from serious operation.5 The Royal Family announces the birth of twins.

2 Lee el texto y responde a las preguntas.1 Which of the following

subjects can you read aboutin articles about the RoyalFamily?jobs money sex clothestravel going out divorces

houses alcohol2 Why do the media think the

Royal Family are perfect?3 Which image do the British

public prefer, normal orRoyal? Why?


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Open any newspaper orglossy magazine and youwill find at least one articleon the Royal Family. Youcan read about their dresssense, their homes, theirsalaries, their social andtheir sex lives. For themedia, the Royals are theperfect family. They arerich, powerful, famous andproblematic and so theymake interesting news.

When the Queens chil-dren were young, the familyoften appeared on TV and in magazines doing normal family things. Butthe British love the public image of royalty the more ceremonies,

crowns and carriages the better. They believe in an image of the Royals asa perfect family where the brothers and sisters are princes and princessesand the family home is a palace. They idolise the family in the same waythat Americans idolise their actors and rock stars. Thats why when mem-bers of the Royal Family behave badly or get divorced, the public find itvery hard to accept.


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3 Escucha lo que opinan tres personas sobre la familia real y el trato que reciben por parte de losmedios de comunicacin. Escribe speaker 1, 2 o 3junto a la opcin correcta.

1 The person who is . . .a pro-royal.b anti-royal.c neutral.

2 The person who thinks the Royal Family . . .a costs Britain too much money.b is important for British tourism.c makes Britain stable.d are an old-fashioned institution.

3 The person who thinks the media . . .a should report good things about the Royal Family.b should leave the Royal Family alone.c shouldnt report so much on the Royal Familys

private lives.

4 Qu opinas del trato que los medios de comunicacin dan a los famosos? Escribe un texto de unas4050 palabras donde incluyas tus respuestas a las siguientes preguntas.

Who should the media report on?Is it important to know about famous peoples lives? Why (not)?Should the media treat royalty and politicians differently?Do you think the Spanish media treat famous people fairly?

5 Escucha la crnica de la ceremonia de entrega de los Oscars y completa el plano.

6 Imagnate que vas a invitar a todos tus parientes a una comida familiar. Primero dibuja un plano dednde se sentar cada cul, y luego explica verbalmente por qu lo has dispuesto as.

My sister (Carmen) can sit next to my sister-in-law (Maribel) because . . .


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1 Completa las frases con la opcin que corresponda.

1 ...... family is bigger, yours or your husbands? 3 There ...... any people at the party when I arrived.a Whose a wereb Whos b werentc His c are

2 I sat ...... my brother-in-law at the dinner table.a betweenb behindc next to

2 Lee la carta e indica las opciones correctas.

1 Paul and Christine are . . .

a married.b going to have a baby.c ex-boyfriend and girlfriend.

2 Catherine is . . .a very intelligent.b good at marketing.c lazy and not very intelligent.

3 Liz wants to . . .a work in London.b go on holiday in London.c find a boyfriend in London.

3 Escribe una carta a un amigo tuyo, fijndoteen la disposicin de los elementos de la carta de laactividad 2. Incluye noticias y cotilleos tanto tuyoscomo de tus amigos.


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158 Craven Road

Liverpool

LS7 OVP

Sat. 7 May

Dear Barry

Sorry I havent written for so long but Ive been very busy

applying for jobs. Ive got lots to tell you about the old

group from college some real surprises!

Well, Paul and Christine are getting married in July and

I think its because theyre going to have a third person

joining them soon, if you understand what I mean!

Catherine has got herself a brilliant job in marketing. God

knows how she did it she never did any work and shes

not that bright! Kevin is thinking of joining the army as

he cant find a job. He must be mad I dont know why

he doesnt wait for a few months. Someone will employ

him with his qualifications. Life with me is more or less

the same, apart from the occasional trip to London, usually

to an interview!

Anyway, write soon and tell me all your news.

Love

LizP.S. Ive got the photos back from Robs party. Who was

that blonde you were with?

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