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Paul Seligson and Clive Oxenden are the ‘original co-authors of English File I (pub. ) and English File 2 (pub. ) American English File Student Book 2 Clive Oxenden Christina Latham-Koenig Paul Seligson UNIVERSITY PRESSContents Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation a 4 EY Who's who? word order in questions common verb phrases, ‘vowel sounds, the alphabet ze 2 classroom language aoe 6 Ey Whoknowsyoubetter? simple present family, personality adjectives third person and plrl-s 8 Ty Atthe Moulin Rouge present continuous thebody, prepostonsofplace _vowelsounds 10 Dy Thebevits Dictionary defining relative causes (eperson exprssonsfox paraphrasing. pronunciation ina diionary who a thing that) like, for example ec 12 Practica: ENcusw Atthe airport 13 Wernnc Describing yourself 4 Review & Cueck — Whatdo you remember? What can you da? SSS Eee eee 16 _E) Right place, wrong time sinpipst rear anlimeplarvers actions -edendings eg vebs 18 [) Amoment in time ‘past continuous Prepositions oftme and place: _/a/ and sr at in,on 20_G Fifty years o Fifty years of pop music questions with and without auxiliaries question words, pop music fw and fh) 22 [) One October evening 50, because, but although verb phrases theletter @ 24 PRacricat ENGLISH Atthe conference hotel 25 Waring ‘The story behind a photo 26 Review & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do? SEE 26 EY Where are you going? om present continuous ‘Took (for, through, etc) sentence stress ba ee (futurearrangements) af 50 Ey The pessimist’s phrase book il! wow’ (predictions) ‘opposite verbs 32 Gi Mlalwayslove you will/ won't promises, offers, verb back word sires two-ylable words, nee ieee ee ee cing 34 Ey Iwasonly dreaming review of tenses:present, past. verbs prepositions sentencestress and future PRACTICAL ENGLISH Restaurant problems 37 Warring An informal letter 38 Review & CmecK What do you remember? What can you do? @ >? 22S oS ee eee 40 El Fromragstoriches ——_prosentperfact (experince) sever, dates vowel sounds never, present perfect or simple pat? 22 ED Family contiets present perfect verb phrases wy, yi and by + yetand already comparatves, os/lessthan_ time epressons:spendime, sentence stress waste nee ae list city superlatives (+ ever» present perfec) oppose adjecives word stress 49 Waring 50 Review & Cweck RACTICAL ENGLISH Lostin San Francisco Describing where you live What do you remember? What can you do? ew 52_) Areyoua party animal? ses ofthe nfitive verbs infinitive word stress 54] Whatmakes youfeel good? use: ol ie-ingform —_verbsfllowedby-ing s 56 Ty How much can you learn ive, dont have to, must, modifiers alte i extremely, sentence stress "ina month? smustnot can't fet, realy. 56D] Thename of the game expressing movement repestions of movement spots prepesitions 60 61 Warring 62 Review & CHEck cTiCAL ENGLISH Ata department store ‘formal e-mail What do you remember? What can you do?Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation 64 [) Msomethingbadcan —if+present; ill» base form confusing verbs happen, it will (first conditional) oe _ [1 Never smile ata crocodile if past; vould “bose form animals stress and yh (second conditional) _ 68 [ Decisions, decisions my / isi (possibility) ‘word bulding:noun formation Sentence stress on endings 10] What should 1 do? should shouldn't get ji sentence stress 72 Pracricat ENGLISH Atthe pharmacy 73 Warning Witing toa friend 74 REVIEW & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do? 76 _E} Famous fears and phobias present perfect -forand since __wordsreatedto fear i and an, Sentence stress 78 [) Borntodirect present perfect or simple past? biographies word stress 20 [3 Hused to bea rebel wsedto ‘choo subjects history, sentence stress geography et sed to cide 0 22D] Themothers of invention passive 7 verbs: cover, ec -ed, sentence stress 4 Pracricat Encuisw Aboat trip 85 Wemmnc Describing a building 6 Review & CHECK What do you remember? What can you da? 28 [J thate weekends! something, anything, nothing, etc. adjectives endingin -ed and -ing {el, Jou! ,and 90 [J Howoldis your body? uantifiers, oo, not enough, health andlifestylesuse sunscreen, ec. Ia, fu, fa, ei: tnking Ey Td woking op iardtndo worderdorslpiomalowie.—pirealieis Toho sedate vere avdeonomntconds a Giving your opinion 98 REVIEW & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do? EY What a week! past perfect adverbs suddenly immediately etc. review of vowelsounds, Sentencestress Ey Thenhe kissed me reported speech say, el 1 03K thyming verbs 10 I Grammar (Quick grammar check foreach File IMI Vocabulary, Pronunciation (Quick check of vocabulary sounds, and word stress Communication m ca Look out for @TID This shows you where to find extra material for Vocabulary Bank more practice and review. Sound BankG word order in questions V common verb phrases, classroom language P vowel sounds, the alphabet What do you do? Where do you live AZ 1 INTRODUCING YOURSELF a Introduce yourself to all the other students. Try to remember their names. Hello. 'm __ é w si " ee ice to meet you. b Can you remember? Does anybody in the class have? 2— + avery long name + an unusual name + avery traditional name + avery short name + thesame name as famous person + the same name as another student + aname that’ difficult to spell ‘from your country 2 GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER a Complete the groups of questions below with a verb. b GA Listen and repeat the FREE TIME questions. Copy the rhythm. c In pairs, ask and answer the questions. Greneat lie in the city and we do yore. Can you find two things you have in common? =~ 2 JOB/STUDIES What do you —_? — —~ 1 HOME AND FAMILY Where do you? What school / university do you —__ to? Where —__ you from fi Where do ye ? Do you your job? What year you in? edo | =¥0 oi a ae Do you any foreign languages? Which? 4 THE FUTURE Where are you going to after the class? What are you going to this weekend? 3 FREE TIME 5 THE PAST What kind of music do you ___ to? Where you bom? Do you ___ a musical instrument? Which? Where did you __ English before? Doyou TV? What programs? What did you last eummer? Do you any sporte? Which ones? What books or magazines do you __?3 GRAMMAR word order in questions a Can you remember the questions? Reorder the words. 1 from are you where? 2 watch you do TV? 3 to music you what kind of listen do? 4 English where you before did study? 5 are do what you weekend going this to? b © p.i26 Grammar Bank 1A. Read the rules and do the exercises. 4 LISTENING & SPEAKING a (12) Listen and choose a or b. x= 1 What day of the week is the test? a Tuesday b Thursday 2 What day is it today? aa Sunday b Monday a 3 What time is it? bo25 4 What time does the class start? aguas b 5 When was the woman born? 8 August 21st b August 25rd 66 What day does he want tickets for? a June 5th b duly 5th 7 What number is the house? au7 b 8 How much are the flowers? asis b $50 b In pairs, ask and answer the questions. What day is it today? What days do you have your English class? What time does the class start and finish? What time is it now? When's your birthday? What's today’s date? What's the number of your house or apartment? 5 CLASSROOM LANGUAGE a Complete the teacher’s and student’s phrases. b © p Vocabulary Bank Classroom language. 6 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds, the alphabet a How do you pronounce the letters ofthe alphabet below? Use the sound pictures to help you. mel EEE BP CMD Re = MP et Vs 7 b Complete the alphabet chart with these letters. aes, oe ee SE ee ¢ Practice saying the letters of the alphabet. In pairs, play What does it mean? Think of six words that you can spell and pronounce. Then ‘test another pair. aoe ae mS i a tendon awe utG simple present V family, personality adjectives P third person and plural -s 1 VOCABULARY family, personality adjectives a Can you remember these words? Do the puzzle in pairs. 1 The opposite of thin or slim is 2 Your brother’ wife is your 3 Your sister’s daughter is your 4 Your mother’s brother is your 5 Your aunt's children are your 6 Light hair is the opposite of hair. 7 The opposite of short is 8 Your brothers, sisters, cousins, etc, are your | | 'b What's the“ mystery word ”? ¢ © p Vocabulary Bank Adjectives, Do part 1, 2 READING @ Who do you think knows you better, your family or your friends? Why? b Read the introduction to the article. 1 Who is Richard? 2 Who is Danny? 3 What do Richard's mother and Danny try to do? 4 What does Richard have to do? ¢ Now read what Richard says. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Correct the false ones. 1 He sometimes travels for his job. T 2 He's friendly and outgoing, 3. He likes music and parties. 4 He prefers women who are shorter than he i 5 He likes women who talk a lot 6 He doesn't talk to his family about women. 7 His mother doesn’t think he's good at choosing girlfriends. Guess the meaning of the (highlighted! words or phrases. Who knows you better? He likes movies. He doesn't smoke, Who knows you better, your family or your friends? In our weekly “test” single people who are looking for a partner ask their mother and their bestfriend to help. The mother cchooses one partner and the bestfriend chooses another. ‘The testis to see who can choose the best partner! ‘This week's single man is Richard Taylor, a year-old ‘musician from Vancouver, Canada. His mother, Meg, chooses one woman, and his bestfriend, Danny, chooses another. Then Richard goes on a date with each woman. Which woman does he prefer? Who knows him better, his mother or his best friend? Who chooses the right woman for him? Richard Taylor with is mother, Meg, and hs friend Danny Tusually work in Canada, but sometimes I wor abtoad, oo. ‘When I'm not working, [lke going to the movies and eating in nice restaurants. I don't lke sports very much, and I don't exercise, but at least I don't smoke. I think Im open and friendly ~I getalong'well with most ppeople — but I can be kind of shy, too. For example, 1 don't like going to parties. I prefer to meet frionds {individually or in small groups. Tike inteligent, funny women who make me laugh, and {ideally who love music. Physically I prefer women with dark hhair who are not taller than me. And 1 ike women who are good listeners. Tm sure that my fiend Danny knows me better than my family Dbocause we often talk about gitiends and the probloms we have. don't usually tlk to my family about that kind of thing. My mom lays says that look forthe Wtong kind of woman, but thats what mothers always say! 93 GRAMMAR simple present 5 PRONUNCIATION -s endings a Complete the questions about Richard a G15) Listen and repeat. ie pee ————t | He works abroad. ip | SF Shelies good food. 1 What do? Ss ie He's a musician. She laughs alot 2 Where —___ # He plays the piano. In Canada and abroad. ap Saas Mes 3 smoke? ey a Ralikwant fe enjoys comedies. 4 ___ exercise much? She exercises every day. ee pea ji He relaxes at night. 5 What kind of women —__ —# ies ta Intelligent and funny ones. aes 6 ___ to his mother about girls? Naan b How do you say the he/she / it form of these verbs? choose cook go know stop — teach b © p.i26 Grammar Bank 1B. Read the rules and — Se do the exercises. ¢ How do you say the plural of these nouns? ¢ Cover the text. In pairs, try to remember five book friend language niece parent part things about Richard. — ae >a Piiives in Vaoniber 4d €18> Listen and repeat the verbs and nouns. Look at the photos of Claire and Rosa. 6 SPEAKING a Work in pairs, A and B. Think of a person you know well, a family member or a friend, who is single. You are going to tell your partner about him / her. Look at the chart below and prepare what you are going to say. * NAME? * AGE? * JOB/STUDIES? HIS FRIEND'S CHOICE HIS MOTHER'S CHOICE Claire Rosa © LIVES IN? © Communication Claire and Rosa A p B p es ‘Who do you think is more Richard’s type? Why? PHYSICAL’APPEARANCE?’ + PERSONALITY? 4 LISTENING a Listen to Richard talking about what happened * SMOKES? when he met Claire and Rosa, Does he like them? What are the problems? + LIKES? BP Ciaire 47 Ro “ . + DOESN'T LIKE? Now listen again and write any adjectives or ‘expressions that Richard uses to describe Claire e and Rosa. Claire Very friendly Rosa Very attractive A describe your person to B. B listen and ask for more information. Do you know anybody who would be a good partner for this person? ¢ Who knows Richard better, his mother or ‘Then change roles. Danny? Are you surprised?S Prem consnuous V the body, prepositions of place P vowel sounds Portrait of Dora Maar () Pablo Picasso a Look at this painting. Do you like it? Why (not)? b Label the woman's face with words from the box. ear eyes hair lips mouth neck nose ¢ © p Vocabulary Bank The body. In pairs, how many words can you remember in two minutes? 2 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds Look at the sound pictures. What are the words and sounds? b «17> Put the words in the correct columns. Listen and check. arms bite ears eyes head hear heart nose shoulders smell stomach touich ¢ © warwickbromleyfiles.co.uk7 Sound Bank. Look at the typical spellings for these sounds. ~The woman on the right is wearing a hat. 3 GRAMMAR present continuous Look at the painting At the Moulin Rouge. In pairs, ask and answer the questions. 1 What clothes are the people wearing? 2 What are the people at the table doing? 3. What are the two women in the back doing? 4 What are the two men in the back doing? 5 Describe the woman on the right. What do you think she’s doing? 6 One of the people in the painting is the artist, ‘Toulouse-Lautrec. Which person do you think he is? | think the artist isthe tall man who is sitting between the two women, b Underline the correct form of the verb. 1 In the picture the men wear / are wearing hats. 2 In some countries women often wear / are wearing, hats to weddings. 3 Karina usually sits is sitting at the front of the class. 4 Today she sits / is sitting at the back. ¢ © p Grammar Bank 1C. Read the rules and do the exercises. 4 LISTENING a (18° Listen to a guide in an art gallery talking about At the Moulin Rouge. Answer the questions. 11 What was the Moulin Rouge famous for? 2 Who did Toulouse-Lautrec include in his paintings and posters? 3 Which person is Toulouse-Lautrec? 4 Why do some people think he liked painting the dancers? b Listen again. Write the numbers of the people next to their names. Toulouse-Lautrec o His cousin Gabriel c His friend, a photographer Jane Avril, a dancer La Macarona, a dancer a La Goulue, a singerCe i ee ee ed 5 SPEAKING a Match the prepositions with the pictures. behind between in infront of inthe middle next to on ontheleft onthe right across from under b © Communication Describe and draw A p B p.1i2, Describe your picture for your partner to draw, ¢ In small groups, ask and answer the questions. 1 Do you paint or draw? What kinds of things? 2 Do you have a favorite painter? Who? 3 Do you have a favorite painting? What? Can you describe it? 4 What pictures or posters do you have on the wal in your bedroom or living room? Look again at the paintings in this lesson (here and on pages and ). Which one would ‘you choose to have in your house or apartment? 6 ©19 SONG 2 Ain't got no - 1 got liteG defining relative clauses (a person who, @ thing that) V expressions for paraphrasing: lite, for example, etc. P pronunciation in a dictionary The Devil's Dictionary 1 READING @ Look at the dictionary definition. What do you think the missing word is? | —— is person who puts metal in your mouth and takes coins out of your a b Read the text once. Where is the definition from? A different kind of dictionary A=: Bierce vias a1Sth-century American author and journalist His most popular book is probably the Devil's Dictionary, witten between and , Bierce's dictionary does not contain Normal definitions — his definitions are funny and cynical For exemple, ina normal dictionary, the defintion of dentist is "a kind of doctor who takes care of people's teeth’ But in the Devils Dictionary, the definition of dentist is “a person who puts metal in your mouth and takes coins out of your pocket” Today on the intemet you can find many websites with more modem versions of the Devils Dictionary. ¢ Read the text again and answer the questions. 1 Who was Ambrose Bierce? 2 Whatis the normal definition of dentist? 3 Where can you find modern versions of the Devil's Dictionary d In pairs, think of normal definitions for these words or phrases bank aboring person the brain _amovie star a fend € Now match the words / phrases in d to these cynical definitions, isa person who works all her life to become famous and then wears sunglasses so people don't recognize her, is something that you only tell one person, is somebody who talks about himself when you want to talk about yourself Sa >) takes care of your teeth, 2 GRAMMAR defining relative clauses a Read the definitions in Le again. When do we use who, that, and where? b © p.t26 Grammar Bank 1D. Read the rules and do the exercises. ¢ Tella partner about three of the things below. Say why. * a person who is very important to you *+ a famous person who you like a lot * something that you couldn't live without + a thing that you often lose * aplace where you'd like to go for a special evening * aplace where you were very happy when you were a child a secret ai is somebody who dislikes the same people as you, isa place where you can borrow money only if you can show that you don't need it 1s something that starts working when you get up in the morning and stops working when ‘you get to work or school.3 LISTENING 2 GW Listen to the introduction to a TV game show, What's the word? How do you play the game? Bb GP Now listen to the show. Write down the six answers. —— oe e's , = 6 ¢ Gi Listen and check your answers. 4 VOCABULARY paraphrasing 2 What's the best thing to do if you're talking to someone in English and you don’t know a word that you need? a Panic and stop talking. b ‘Try to mime the word, ¢ Try to explain what you mean using other words you know. b G4 Complete the useful expressions with these words. Then listen and check. example how Kind like opposite person place similar somebody _ thing Useful expressions explaining a word that you don’t know 1 it's ____ who. works in a restaurant. 2. Wtsthe ___ who takes the food from the kitchen tothe tables. 3 tsa where you go when you want to buy something. 4 Wsa that you use to talk. 5 tsa ___of machine. 6 Wsthe __of fat. 7 Ws thin, but it means “thin and attractive.” 8 Is ___to worried. 9 Ws ____ you feel when you have a lot of things to do. 10 For ____, you do this withthe TV. ¢ Complete the definitions for these words. 1 atourist It's somebody. 2 agym Ita place 3 akey Isa thing 4 worried It's how you fee. 5 laugh You do this 5 SPEAKING a 1) Listen to the definitions and complete the crossword. [ H al b © Communication Crossword A p B p.1i2. Give each other definitions to complete the missing words in the crossword. 6 PRONUNCIATION using a dictionary a Look at the two dictionary extracts. How do you pronounce the words? busy /"b1zi/ adj having alot of work or tasks to do guitar /gr'tar/ n amusical instrament with strings ‘This mark (') shows stress. The stressed syllable the one after the stress mark, ae b Look carefully at the pronunciation of the words below. Practice saying them correctly. laugh /lef) eyes /arz) example /tg'zempl/ keys /kiz/ kind /kaind/ eighteen /er'in’ @) The Sound Bank on pages can help you use your dictionary better.