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The most creative people are children. They use their imagination to
paint, make things, or play with toys for hours. So how do they do this,
and how can we become more creative like them?
First, we need to get our brains into an open way of thinking so we can
think of things in new ways. Here are five ideas on how we can become
open and use our thoughts creatively.
Find a place where you can be quiet and alone. Don’t answer the
phone or watch TV.
Take your time. You need time for your mind to become quiet after a
busy day. Then you can think about what creative things you have to
do.
Be confident. Play with different ideas and don’t give up.
Remember, nothing is a mistake.
Don’t be too serious. Creating is fun. But try to keep your mind on the
subject.
Share ideas with people you like and trust, and always be positive
about other people’s ideas. Anything can be useful.
Creating is like playing any game or sport. If you know the result
before you start, or if there’s only one correct result, it’s not a good
game. Take risks.
3 Read the text. Check (✓) the tips in the Remember MOVE BEYOND
how to box that helped you understand the text.
Who is the most creative famous person you
4 Read the text again. Check (✓) the tips in the text know of? Is that person dead or alive?
that you knew before. Find out about that person.
5 Choose the best option to complete the sentences. ■ What do/did they do?
■ Why do you think they are/were creative?
1 We can / can’t learn from children.
■ What do you think is/was their best
2 Creativity comes from closed / open minds.
creative work?
3 You need a lot of / don’t need much time to be creative.
4 Mistakes are good / bad when you’re being creative. Then share your answers in your next
5 Being creative is a serious / fun thing. English class.
6 The text gives tips for teenagers only / all ages .
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faster
more smaller than worse
Comparative adjectives
Use comparative adjectives to compare two things.
One-syllable adjectives + -er than
A plane is (1) than a train.
Most cats are (2) than dogs.
Two-syllable adjectives with -y + -ier than
Main Street is busier (3) Central Street.
Lions are scarier than cats.
More + adjectives with two or more syllables than
A car is (4) expensive than a bicycle.
Irregular adjectives change in form. than
(good – better) Saturday is better than Monday.
(bad – (5) ) Monday is worse than Saturday.
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cheap
difficult low noisy slow small
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describe information instructions opinions things topic
REMEMBER HOW TO …
use important words to help you listen
■ Listen for the names of people, places, and (1) things .
They tell you the (2) .
■ Listen for adjectives. They (3) things and express (4) .
■ Listen for verbs. Does the text give general (5) (simple present)
or (6) (imperatives)?
2 39 Listen to the teens talking to their dad. Answer the questions.
1 What is the day called?
Buy Nothing Day
2 Where did they hear about it?
3 Where did it start?
4 What does it help us do? It helps us the environment and think about how
to a simpler life.
3 40 Now listen to the complete recording and decide if these statements are
true (T) or false (F).
1 The family didn’t eat before they left. F
2 They went by car.
3 The History Center is free every Saturday.
4 They went to more than one place in Old Town.
5 They ate lunch before the basketball game.
6 They ate pizza at a restaurant.
4 40 Listen again and match the adjectives (1–7) to the nouns you hear (a–g).
1 popular b a Saturday
2 simpler b idea
3 healthy c tradition
4 first d day
5 old e breakfast
6 family f town
7 great g life
5 Check (✓) the tips in the Remember how to box that helped you.
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1 Complete the table with the words in the box. WORDS & BEYOND
cent
dollar foot kilogram liter 3 Complete the conversation with the words
meter mile pint pound and phrases in the box.
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1 Complete the grammar table with the words in 3 Complete the sentences with the
the box. superlative form of the word in parentheses.
1 Two Bells and a Ball was the most interesting
best busiest group most
(interesting) movie I saw last year.
the worst (x2) youngest
2 In the USA, December is (busy)
shopping month of the year.
Superlative adjectives 3 The (high) score we got this year
was 6–0.
Use superlative adjectives to compare more than
4 The (good) score I got in the
two things.
video game was 8/10.
Use superlative adjective to compare one thing with
5 Where’s (near) supermarket?
others in a (1) .
6 The (expensive) stores are
the + one-syllable adjectives + -est downtown.
I’m the (2) person in my class. 7 I think fruit is (healthy) food.
8 This wasn’t (difficult) homework
the + two-syllable adjectives with -y + -iest
I did this evening. French was harder.
Main Street is the (3) street in our city.
4 Complete the text with the correct
the most + adjectives with two or more syllables superlative form of the adjectives in the box.
You’re the (4) amazing person!
dry
poor rainy rich serious simple unusual
Irregular adjectives change in form.
(good – best) You’re the (5) runner in the Will: Last winter was the (1) rainiest in the
school. last century. But last summer was the
(bad – (6) ) Our team played (2) for 30 years. No rain for
(7) . We were last! months. What’s happening? The weather
is changing, and I think it’s easy to find out
2 Choose the correct options to complete the why. The (3) reason is that we’re
text. all shopping so much.
Olivia: Not all of us. The (4) people
don’t have the money to shop a lot.
Will: OK, but people in the (5)
countries do. We all use energy to make
things and use things like cars. All this
energy makes heat, and the heat goes up
into the air and changes the weather. It’s
the (6) problem we have.
Olivia: So it’s all because we want to buy so much
stuff. Very strange. Shopping is the
(7) explanation for the weather!
5 Complete the sentences about the cars
with superlative forms of the adjectives
Of course, you want the (1) best / better . That’s why in the box.
we have the (2) most comfortable / comfortabler
seats and the (3) widest / most wide range of food boring cheap expensive fast old popular
and drinks. Relax and watch the (4) later / latest
movies at the (5) most newest / newest and A B C
(6) the bigger / the biggest multiscreen movie
theater in town. Come join us! We promise you
the (7) wonderfullest / most wonderful time.
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Conversation 1 b a bakery
Conversation 2 b street market
Conversation 3 c shoe store
Conversation 4 d bookstore
4 42 Listen again. Choose what the people say, a or b.
Conversation 1
1 a I like … b I’d like …
2 a Do you mean … b Does that mean …
Conversation 2
3 a Sorry, do you say … b Sorry, did you say …
4 a Would you like … b Do you like …
Conversation 3
5 a That … b Those …
6 a How much … b How many …
7 a Sorry, can you repeat that … b Sorry, did you repeat that …
Conversation 4
8 a Which one … b Which ones …
9 a Can we have … b Would you have …
5 43 Listen and repeat the sentences with the phrases
in Exercise 4.
6 You want to buy something in a market. Write a conversation
between you and the seller. Try to use at least four phrases
from the Phrasebook.
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comparatives dictionary punctuation spelling
REMEMBER HOW TO …
check your writing
■ Check your spelling.
– (1) Spelling sometimes changes when you
add -s, -er/est, -ing, or -ed.
– Some plurals and (2) /superlatives
are irregular.
– Use a (3) or computer
spellchecker.
■ Check your (4) .
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1 Check (✓) the good ways to listen actively. Put an ✗ next to the bad ways.
RESPECT OTHERS
1 Decide to pay attention. ✓
2 Do other things while you’re listening.
3 Make and keep eye contact.
4 Sit facing the other person.
5 Think about the message, not only the words.
6 Stop the other person when you disagree with what they say.
7 Think about what you want to say while the other person is speaking.
8 Think about the speaker’s feelings and encourage them to continue.
2 Look at the pictures. Which picture shows active listening?
a b
I know most people have one now, I mean, I don’t know what I did
but I don’t know if it’s a good idea wrong at the mall, but she wouldn’t
for me to get a smartphone. talk to me after that, and I’m afraid
she doesn’t want to be my friend
Why’s that? anymore. I just …
I think they’re too
expensive and I don’t Wait a minute – look at this.
really need one.
boat
bus helicopter motorcycle plane ship streetcar train
Comments
Well, here I am in Athens, Greece. It’s fantastic! The (1) flight from the USA arrived on time, and
I got the (2) to my hotel. There was a small problem there with the (3) I made,
but it’s OK now. When I (4) , I changed the double room they gave me to a (5) .
I can’t wait to go (6) . I’m only here for three days, and then I (7) and get a
boat to go and see some (8) . Next message from the Acropolis!
3 bridge
4 square f
e g
5 Ferris wheel
6 museum
7 stadium
ALL ABOUT ME
1 What’s the most interesting place that you went to this year?
2 How did you get there?
3 What did you see?
4 How did you feel about the place?
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Central Mall
There (1) are more than 100 stores at
Central Mall, and it’s (2) great place
to go shopping. You (3) find all the
famous brands (4) and also stop to
have a meal in the cafés or fast food restaurants.
There’s a multiplex movie theater (5)
the top floor. It opened 10 years (6) ,
and I think it’s still (7) best in the city.
I usually meet (8) friends there on
Saturday afternoons.
1 you / Why / call / me? / didn’t 5 much / How / did / pay for / you / that?
Why didn’t you call me?
2 were / busy. / you / thought / I / Because 6 cost / It / didn’t / much.
3 with / phone / your / you. / Keep 7 want / you / Do / meet / the mall? / at / to
4 always / I / my / in / bag. / have / it 8 time / good / is / you? / for / What
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