3 G going to, present continuous (future arrangements) V look (after, for, etc.) P sentence stress When areyou going? When are you coming back?

.. Where are you going?

1 READING a Whe n was th e last tim e you went to an

airport (or stat ion )? Were you meeting someone or going so mewhere?

b Read the ma gazin e ar ticle . Complete it with these qu estion s.

~ Do you know anybody here? [[[] Are you going to stay for long? @OJ Is this your first visit? @[] What are yo u planning to do? ITO When are wleaving? rn Does he kn ow yo u're com ing? lliD How are you going to get there? [EIJ How long are you going to stay? lID Wh ere are yo u stay ing in London?

c Read th e article again and write R (Rima) , ] (Jonatha n), or M (Maki). 1 M is going to stay at a hotel. 2 _ is going to stay at a friend 's house. 3 _ is going to visit a fam ily member. 4 _ is going to th e theat re tomorr ow. S _ is only goin g to be in th e UK

for four weeks. 6 _ is going to work.

2 GRAM MAR going to, present continuous a In pairs, cover the text. Can you rem ember

three of Rima 's plans? Can you rem ember three of Jona than's plans? Rim a's going to work.

b Look at the interview with Maki and Koji. Highlight SLX present continuo us sentences.

Do th ey refer to the present or the future?

c 0 p.130 Grammar Bank 3A. Read th e rul es and do the exercises.

[] Airport Stories

I'm going to look for a job. Maybe as an au pair, looking after children. And I want to improve my English too, so I can get a better job when I go back home. I hope I can f ind some work quickly, because I don't have much money. 1 Is this your fi rst visit? Yes, it is. I'm really looking forward to living here, but I'm a bit nervous too. 2 _

Six months or a year. It depends how things go. 3 _ Yes, I have a friend who's working here in a restaurant. I'm going to stay with her for a few weeks until I can find my own flat. Well, good luck!

A FAMILY REUNION Jonathan, 35, just arrived from Melbourne, Australia

I'm going to see my Dad in Wales. It's his seventieth birthday tomorrow. 4 _

No. It's going to be a big surprise for him. And it's going to be very emot ional too. I moved to Australia in 1990, and the last time I saw my Dadwas five years ago. It's too expensive to visit very often and my father can't fly - he had a heart operation last year. 5 _ By train. All the family are waiting at my parents' house. We're going to have a big party there tomorrow night. 6 _ Yes, for a month . It's too far to come for a short time - and I want to see all my old friends here as well as my family.

1-+I~~i ,~~~~~K~~~~YMOON from Nagasaki, Japan

I

We're on our honeymoon. We got married last Saturday. Congratulations! 7 _

We're staying at the Hyde Park Hotel. We're just here for a few days. 8 _

Everything is organized for us. Tomorrow we're doing a tour of London on a double -decker bus, and in the evening we're seeing a show. Then on Tuesday we're going to Oxford and Cambridge and on Wednesday we're flying to Edinburgh. 9 _

On Friday. We're {loing to Paris next, and then to Rome... Well, have a good time!

3 LISTENING a 3.1 Listen to Rima ta.lking six: months later.

Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). I She's working in an Italian restaurant. 2 It was easy to find a job. 3 She isn't living with her frien d now. 4 She isn 't go ing to Eng lish classes. 5 She doesn't know if she 's going to go back to Lith ua nia. 6 She's leaving the restaurant next m o nth . 7 Her boyfriend is a wai te r. S Her fam ily are very happy th at she's getting married .

b Listen again for more details. Correct the false sentences.

4 VOCABULARY look a Look at Rima's interview on p.28 again. Find and underline three

expressions with look. Match th em to their dictionary definitions. I try to find som eth ing 2 wait with pleasure fo r so meth ing whic h is go ing to happen 3 be responsible for or take care of so me body or so me th ing

b Complete th e sentences with after, for, or forward to. I A n urse is a person who looks _ _ people who are ill. 2 She 's go ing to New York n ext m onth. She's really loo king __ it. 3 I can't find my keys. Ca n you help m e to look __ them? 4 I'm not looking _ _ th e exa m - it's go ing to be very difficul t. 5 O ur house is a bit too small. We' re looking __ a new o ne . 6 Could you look _ _ o ur dog th is weeke nd ? We wa nt to go away.

C Tell your partner. . . so mething you are lo oking forward to some th ing yo u often have to look for in th e morning somebo dy or so m ething that yo u (occas iona lly) look aft er

5 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress a Underline th e words which are important for communication

in the se qu estions (the stressed words). I Where are you go ing ? 4 Where are yo u stay ing? 2 When are yo u leavin g? 5 When are yo u coming back? 3 How are yo u ge tti ng th ere ?

b 3.2 Listen and check. Listen again and repeat. Copy the !:bYthm.

6 SPEAKING I'm going to the cinema a Write down three plans or ar ran gements

on Friday night. that you have for this week. Work in pairs. A tell B your plans. B listen and ask ~h a t are you going to see? for more information. Then swap roles.

b 0 Communication Where are you going on holiday? p.116. Find a tr avelling companion for an exotic holiday.

3.1

Listening Mark Oh sure. Allie, this is Brad Martin. Brad

works in the Los Angeles office. Brad, this is Allie Gray from the Lond on office.

Allie Hello. Brad Hi Allie, grea t to m eet you. Mark told

me you were very n ice but he d idn't tell me you were so beaut iful. So, is this yo ur first time in San Francisco?

Alli e Yes. Yes, it is. Brad Has Mark shown yo u the sigh ts? Allie Well, no t yet. Brad Th en may be I can show you round.

I love this city. Mark Allie, it's time to go. Excuse us, Brad. Brad Well, grea t to meet you , Allie. See you

round. Allie Yes. Nice to meet yo u too. Go odbye. Brad Bye.

Interviewer So Rim a, did yo u find a job as an au pair?

Rima Well, I found a job, but no t looking after childr en . I'm working in a restaur an t - an Italian restaurant. I'm a wa it ress. I wo rk very lon g hours!

Interviewer Was it diffi cult to find a job? Rima No. There are lots of jobs in restauran ts,

hotels, clean ing, things like th at . Interv iewer Are you still living in your

fr iend 's flat? Rima Yes, beca use it's very expens ive here

and I ca n't afford to rent my own flat. Lon don is incred ibly expensive!

Interviewer Your English is m uc h better! Rima Well, a bit better, but J don 't go to

classes, because I don't have t ime. As I sa id, I work ver)' lon g hours in the restaurant. But I watch a lot of English TV, and [ speak English at wo rk .

Interviewer "Vhen 'are you going back to Lithuania?

Rima [don 't kno w. My pla ns have changed a bit.

Interviewer "Vhy? Rima Well, I met so me o ne in th e restauran t.

He's the chef. We're getting married next month.

Interviewer Co ngratulations! Is he from Lithua nia too?

Rima No, he's Italia n. From Naples . He 's a fantastic coo k.

Interviewer So, are yo u go ing to stay in Londo n?

Rim a Yes. I'm very happy here now. We both really like Londo n - our dream is to open a restau ran t together on e day.

Interv iewer Are your family co m ing to the wedding?

Rim a No! T hey don 't eve n know I'm getting marri ed! You see, they want me to go back to Lithuania.

Interviewer Well, good luck wit h ever yth ing, Rima.

3.7 Presenter Today's topic is 'positive thin king'.

We all know that people who are posi tive enjoy life more th an people who are negat ive a nd pessimist ic. Bu t scie n ti fic studies show tha t posit ive people are also healthier, get bett er more quickly when they're ill, and live longer. A recen t study shows th at peop le who are opti mis tic and think positively live, o n aver age, nin e yea rs lon ger th an pessim istic people who think negat ively. So, le t's hear what yo u the listeners think. Do you have any tips to help us be m or e positive in our lives?

3.8 Presenter And o ur first ca ller th is eve ni ng

is And y. Hi Andy. What's yo u r ti p for bein g posi tive?

Andy Hello. Well, I think it's very important to live in th e p resent and not in the past. Don't thi nk about mist akes yo u ma de in the past. You can 't change the past. The important thi ng is to think abo ut how you will do things be tter in the futu re.

Presenter T han k yo u Andy. And no w we have an other ca ller. What's yo ur name, please?

Julie Hi , my nam e's Julie . My tip is th in k pos it ive thou ghts, not negat ive o nes. We all have negat ive th ou ghts so me time s but wh en we start hav ing th em we need to sto p and try to change them into pos itive ones. Like, if you have an exam tom orrow and you start thin king 'I'm sure I' ll fail', then yo u'll fail the exam. So you need to change that negati ve th ou ght to a posit ive thou ght. Just think to yo urself"!' Il pass.' [ do thi s and it usually wo rks .

Presenter T han k yo u Julie . An d o ur next caller is Gio vanna. Hi Gio vanna.

Giovanna H i. My tip is don't spe nd a lot of time readi ng the papers or watch ing the new s on TV. It's always bad news an d it just makes yo u feel depre ssed . Read a book or listen to your favo ur ite mu sic instea d .

Presenter Tha nks Giovanna. An d o u r next caller is Miriam. Miriam?

Miriam H i. Presenter H i M ir iam. Wha t's yo ur tip? Miriam My tip is eve ry wee k m ake a list of

all the goo d things that hap pen to you. T hen keep the list with yo u, in your bag or in a pocket , and if you 're feel ing a bit sad or de pressed just take it o u t and read it. It'll make you feel better.

Presenter Th a nks Mi riam. And o ur last call is from Michael. H i Mi chael. We're listening.

Michael Hi. My tip is to tr y to use pos itive language when you speak to ot he r people. You kn ow, if your friend has a prob lem don't say 'I'm so rry' or 'Oh poor yo u', say so me thi ng pos it ive like ' Do n' t wo rr y! Everythi ng will be OK : Th at wa)' yo u' ll ma ke th e other person think more posit ively abo u t their problem.

Presenter Th ank you, Micha el. Well that's all we've got time for. A big thank you to all our callers. Until next week then , goo d bye.

3.13 Patient So wh at does it me an , doc tor? Dr Muller Well, first the party. A pa rty is a

group of peo ple. T his mea ns that you're goi ng to mee t a lo t o f people. [ think yo u're go ing to be very bu sy.

Patien t At work? Dr Muller Yes,at wor k ... you work in an

o ffice, I th ink? Patient Yes, th at 's right. Dr Muller I thi nk th e party me ans you are

going to have a lot o f me etings. Patien t Wh at abou t the cha mpag ne? Dr Mu ller Let me look at my notes again. Ah

yes, you were drinking cham pagne. Cham pagne means a celebrat ion. It's a symbol of success. So we have a meeting or meetings and then a celeb rat io n. Maybe in the future you 'll have a meeting with your boss, about a possible promot io n?

Pat ient Well, it's po ssible. I hope so ...Wh at abo ut th e garden an d th e flowers? Do they mean anyth ing?

Dr Muller Yes. Flowers are a positive symbol. So, the flowers mea n that you are feeling positi ve abo ut the future. So perh aps you already knew abo ut th is possible promoti o n?

Patient No, I did n't. But it's true , I am very happy at wo rk and I feel very positive abo ut my future. That's not where my problems are. My p roblems are with my love life. Does my d ream tell yo u anyt h ing abo ut tha t?

Dr Muller Mm, yes it does . You're single, aren' t you ?

Patient Yes, well, d ivo rced . Dr Muller Because the violi n music tells me

you want so me roma nce in your lifeyou're loo king for a partner perhaps?

Patient Yes,yes, I am. In fact I met a very n ice woman last mo n th - I really like her, . . . I think I'm in love with her. I'm meeting her tonight .. .

Dr Muller In your d ream you saw an ow l. .. in a tree?

Patient Yes, an ow l. .. a big ow l. Dr Muller Th e owl rep resen ts an older

pe rso n. I think yo u'll need to ask this older person for he lp. Maybe this 'o lder person' is me? Mayb e you need my help?

Patient Well, yes, wha t I really wa n t to know is Does thi s person . .. thi s wo ma n love me?

Dr Muller You reme mbe r the end of your dream? You were feeling cold ?

Patient Yes, my feet were very cold. Dr Muller Well. .. I think perhaps you already

know the answer to you r qu est ion . Patient You mean she doe sn't love me. Dr Muller No, I do n' t th ink so. I thin k you

will need to find ano ther wom an. I'm sorry.