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Gateway isamulti-levelcourseforstudentsworkingtowardstheirschool-leavingexaminations.Bydevelopinglanguageandstudyskillsandpromotinglearnerconfidenceandindependence,Gatewaypreparesstudentsfortheirexamsandforlifebeyondtheclassroom.

Keyfeaturesoftheworkbookinclude:

• VocabularyandGrammarextensionactivitieswhichdevelop andreinforcestudents’languageskills• Developingspeakingandsupportedwritingsectionswhich developkeyskillsforexamsuccess• Revisionunitswhichprovideopportunitiesforself-assessment• Progresstestswhichenablestudentstomonitorcumulative progressthroughoutthecourse

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• IncludesallvocabularyfromtheStudent’sBook,Workbookand otherkeyvocabularycommoninschoolleavingexamtopics.• Themostimportantwordsarehighlightedinredandgradedfor frequencyofuse• Realexamplesshowstudentsexactlyhowwords areusedinawidevarietyofsituations• Clear,simpledefinitionsmakethedictionaryfully accessibletoB1learners• AllwordsanddefinitionstakenfromtheMacmillan EssentialDictionary

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COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK

A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

B1+WorkbookDavid Spencer

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Appearance

1 Complete the sentences with an adjective. Then use the word in the shaded column to complete 11.

1 Hedoesn’tlaughverymuch.He’s…

2 Hetalksalot.He’s…

3 She’ssweetandattractive.She’s…

4 She’sbrightandintelligent.She’s…

5 He’snotlazy.He’s…

6 She’ssomeoneyoucancounton.She’s…

7 Shehateswaiting.She’s…

8 He’snottallorshort.He’s…

9 He’shappyandfunny.He’s…

10 Shemakesamess.She’s…

11 He’snotthin.He’s…

2 Add the missing vowels (a, e, i, o, u) to form adjectives of personality and appearance.

1 a rro ga nt

2 pl n

3 b ld

4 h nds m

5 q t

6 fr ndly

7 n c

8 ch rf l

9 s lf sh

10 gly

3 Put the adjectives from 2 into the correct column.

Personality Appearance

arrogant

4 Complete the sentences with one of these adjectives.

arrogant bald bossy funny selfish thin well-built

1 Guy’snottallbuthe’s .Heworksoutinthe

gymeveryday.

2 Hisnewgirlfriendistalland ,likeamodel.

3 Myfatherhasn’tgotmuchhairbuthe’snotcompletely

yet.

4 Don’tjustthinkofyourself,that’sso !

5 Jonnythinkshe’sbetterthaneveryoneelse.He’s

very .

6 Mysister’sgoodattelling storiesthatmake

uslaugh.

7 Haveyounoticedthat peoplearealways

tellingotherpeoplewhattodo?

1 Identity matchGrammar Presentsimpleandpresentcontinuous

StateandactionverbsVocabulary Appearance Personality

SynonymsandpartialsynonymsSpeaking AskingforandgivingpersonalinformationWriting Aninformalemaildescribingpeople

Vocabulary

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1 Look at the photo and read the text. Write the correct names above the photos.

Reading

2 Choose the correct answer.

1 BellaandRosiebothlike/disliketheirredhair.2 Thegirlscan’tsunbathebecausetheyare attractive/have fair

skin.3 Whenonesisterfeelssick,theotherfeelssurprised/the same.4 Thetwinsagree/disagreeabouttheirbehaviour.5 Rosiedoesn’tweartrousersbecauseshedoesn’t like them/

wants her own style.

3 Find words in the text which mean:

1 abrotherorsister(paragraph 1)

2 exactlythesame(paragraph 1)

3 red(paragraph 3)

4 smallbrownspotsontheskin(paragraph 4)

5 feelingquitesick(paragraph 6)

6 strange(paragraph 8)

7 speakingandbehavingbadly(paragraph 10)

8 speakingandbehavingwell(paragraph 12)

Can you imagine what it’s like to have a sibling with the same birthday as you, who looks just like you, and shares

everything with you? Well, I discovered the answers to these questions when I talked to identical twins Rosie and Bella.

Andrew: Now,I’msurethefirstthingourreaderswillwanttoknowis,what’sitlikebeingtwins?

rosie: Ilikebeingatwin…mostofthetime.Buttherearegoodthingsandbadthings.BellaandIbothhavedarkauburnhair,thoughofcourseI’vegotaponytail.Andlikemanyotherredheads,wehateit.Alotofpeopletellusit’sbeautifulanditdoesmeanwegetalotofattention,butpeoplearealwayslookingatusanyway,whichisreallyannoying.

BellA: Also,peoplewithauburnhairusuallyhaveverypaleskinandhundredsoffreckles,andwebothabsolutelyhatethem.Neitherofuscansunbatheorspendmuchtimeinthesun,becausewebothalwaysburnreallyeasily.

A B

4 Write two sentences to describe …

1 howthetwinsarestillthesame.

1

2

2 howtheyarenowdifferent.

1

2

5 What about you?

Whatdoyouthinkisgood/badaboutbeingatwin?

Good

Bad

Andrew: You’reverysimilarinappearancebutwhatelseisthesame?

rosie: FriendsaskmeifBellaandIfeeleachother’spain.Asweirdasthissounds,wedo!Ithappenedallthetimewhenwewerelittleanditstillhappensnow.Whenoneofushasaheadache,theothertwingetsonetoo.WhenIfeelsick,I’mneversurprisedtohearthatBellafeelsqueasytoo.Webothgettravelsickevenifonlyoneofusistravelling!

Andrew: That’sstrange!Andcanyoureadeachother’sthoughts?

BellA: Notreally.Weoftenfinisheachother’ssentenceswhenwe’retalking.It’sweird!Ithinkit’sbecauseidenticaltwinshavealmostidenticalbrainactivity.Manytwinshavealanguagethatonlytheyuse.WhenRosieandIwereyounger,wehadourownlanguagetoo.Butwe’reusingitlessandlessthesedays.

Andrew: Andinwhatwaysdoyouthinkyouaredifferentfromeachother?

rosie: I’mnotascheekyasBella.

BellA: What!?Yesyouare!

rosie: No,I’mnot.I’mmorepolitetoourparentsandteachersandIalwaysdowhattheytellmetodo.Also,IwearsmarterclothesthanBella,liketheonesI’mwearingnow.Bella’swearingtrousersatthemoment.

BellA: There’snothingwrongwithwhatIwear.Ilikewearingtrousers.

rosie: AndIhatewearingtrousers,sopeopleknowwhoiswho!

Andrew: That’sgreat!Thanksverymuch.

Being twins

by Andrew Price

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Grammar in context

Grammar extension

5 Read the text. Find and correct seven mistakes.

4 Write answers to these questions about you and your family.

Haveyougotanybrothersandsisters?

Ifyes,describeoneofthem.

Ifno,whatisgoodorbadaboutbeinganonlychild?

Present simple and present continuous

1 Complete the rules with the present simple and the present continuous.

Weusethe for:

a routinesandhabitsb thingsthatarealwaystruec scientificfacts

Weusethe for:

d thingshappeningnowe temporaryactionsf annoyingactionsg changingsituations

2 Now read these phrases from the text. Match phrases 1–7 with rules a–g above.

1 peoplearealwayslookingatus. 2 identicaltwinshavealmostidenticalbrainactivity. 3 webothalwaysburnreallyeasily. 4 Bella’swearingblacktrousersatthemoment. 5 weoftenfinisheachother’ssentences. 6 liketheonesI’mwearingnow. 7 we’reusingitlessandlessthesedays.

3 Put these words into the correct order.

1 upmygetnormallydoesn’tsisterearly

2 allTomhisfinishesrarelyhomework

3 whatouralwaysusdoteachersaretotelling

4 tooccasionallybuswegobyschool

5 computerplayIbrotheroftentogethermyandgames

6 spendFrancesometimesweourholidaysin

7 bossymymetellingdowhattofriendisalways

.

We’vegottwinsinourclass.They’relookingverysimilar,butthey

don’twearthesamekindofclothes.Bertie’smoresportyandisoften

choosingcomfortable,baggytracksuits.Charlesissmarterandis

preferringsmartjacketsanddesignerjeans.Whentheycometoschool

inuniform,eventheirfriendsarefindingithardtogettheirnames

right.OurFrenchteacherissometimesnotknowingwhoiswho.When

shegivesusaspeakingtest,CharlesispretendingtobeBertiebecause

CharlesisspeakingmuchbetterFrenchthanhisbrother!

Je m’appelle Bertie.

Unit 1

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Developing vocabulary

2 Look at these synonyms. Which can you use to describe a man, a woman or an object? Some can go in more than one column.

Synonyms

1 Choose the best alternative. If there is no difference, choose both.

1 Thatbabyhasasweetlittleoverweight/fatface!

2 Yournewdressmakesyoulooklovelyandslim/skinny.

3 Herson’sonlytwobuthe’sbright/cleverenoughtoanswerthephone.

4 They’removingtoabiggerhousewithaverygood-looking/attractivegarden.

5 A“feel-good”movieisonethatmakesyoufeelfunny/cheerful.

6 Ourgrandmotherhasgonetoacarehomefortheold/elderly.

Man Woman Object

beautiful pretty handsome attractive good-looking

Vocabulary extension: synonyms

3 Match these synonyms.

1 polite

2 cheeky

3 weird

4 auburn(hair)

5 queasy

6 sibling

7 annoying

a odd

b sick

c respectful

d brother/sister

e irritating

f disrespectful

g ginger

4 Match the sentences to the pictures. Then complete the sentences with a word from 3.

a 3 Thatlittlekidwithglasseslooks butin

facthe’squitepolite.

b What’sthat greenlightinthesky?

c Isn’tit whensomebodybehindyou

kicksyourseat?

d Themovementoftheboatmadeherfeelabit

. 

5 Use these partial synonyms to write eight sentences about yourself or somebody you know. Use the dictionary to help you.

1 keenon/eager I’m very keen on football. My little sister is eager to

watch the new High School Musical film.

2 nosy/curious

3 extroverted/talkative

4 persuade/advise

5 help/support

1 2

3 4

Unit 1

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British manners

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International cultural knowledge – British manners

Generally, British people are renowned for being polite. But some older people in Britain think that people’s manners are worse than they were in the past. When children were sitting at the dinner table fifty years ago, they could not put their elbows on the table or speak with their mouths full. Sometimes, the youngest children were not allowed to speak at all. But today, conversation at the table is normal.

although manners at home have changed, public manners are still important to most British people. They are famous for their ability to queue for a long time, and become very unhappy if somebody ‘jumps’ the queue. British people are often too polite to complain about bad behaviour, but will not hesitate to say something about queue-jumping. The weird thing is that even when they complain, British people sound like they are sorry and say something like “I’m very sorry but I think I was here first.”

When it comes to apologising, the British go further than almost every other nation. It’s normal to say sorry if you bump into somebody with your supermarket trolley, but British people often say sorry back to the person that hit them! now that really is polite!

The rules about good and bad manners change as the world changes. a good example of this is how people use their mobile phones. Most people agree that talking loudly about boring business or family problems on a mobile phone while on a train or bus is rude. But many people still do it, and although the other passengers roll their eyes and look angry, very few Brits say anything to the person on the phone. Then there is the question of when to switch your mobile off. In a cinema? yes, definitely. In a business meeting? yes, probably. at a business lunch? Well, possibly.

2 Read the text and check your answers to the quiz questions in 1.

WordbooSter

1 Complete sentences 1–3 with a, b or c.

3 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.

1 Fiftyyearsago,childrenwereallowedtotalkwithfood

in theirmouths. T/F

2 MostBritishpeopledon’thesitatetoqueue-jump. T/F

3 TheBritishneverapologiseinsupermarkets. T/F

4 Therearenorulesaboutmobilephoneuseonatrain. T/F

4 What about you?

1 AreyousurprisedbyanyoftheoldornewBritishcustoms?Why?

2 HowsimilararetheBritishcustomstotheonesinyour

country?

MannersQUIZ

➊ WhenyouseeaqueueatabusstopinBritain,youshould…a) gototheendandwait

untilthebuscomes.b) gostraighttothefront

ofthequeue.c) waituntilthebuscomes

andthengotothefront.

➋ Britishpeopleputtheirhandovertheirmouthswhenthey…a) cough.b) laugh.c) eat.

➌ IfyouaccidentallywalkintosomeoneinBritain,he/shewill…a) saysorry.b) saynothing.c) shoutatyou.

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Grammar in context

Vocabulary extension

8 Use the verbs from 2 and your own ideas to complete the sentences.

Coffeesmells better than it tastes.

Pizza

Myparents

Myfriend

Mybrother/cousin

Dogs

State and action verbs

1 Complete the grammar rule with these words.

Rule:Someverbsarenotusuallyusedinthepresent

(a) becausetheydescribe

(b) andsituationsandnot

(c) .Thesearenormallyverbsofthinking,

verbsof(d) ,verbsofpossessionandverbs

ofthe(e) .

2 Put the verbs into the correct columns.

actions continuous feeling senses states

1 Henry justlikehisbrother.Ineverknowwhichoneisphoningme.

2 We verysorryforthembecausethey’velosttheircat.

3 Doesanyoneknowwhat’swrongwithUna?She sounhappythesedays.

4 Wow!Dinner great!Whenwillitbeready?

5 Don’tshout,Ican you.

6 WiththishaircutI justlikemycousin.

7 Idon’tlikethissoup.It toosaltyforme.

feel hear look seem smell sound taste

appear believe belong feel hate have hear knowlike look love mean need own prefer remember

see seem smell sound think understand want

feeling thinking of the senses possession

hate believe appear belong

3 Decide if the verbs are states or actions and choose the correct alternative.

1 Ihave got/am havingaterribleheadachetoday.

2 Wedon’t like/are not likingteacherswhojustshout/are shoutingatus.

3 Canyoubequiet?Italk/’m talkingonthephone.

4 Does he know/Is he knowingwhattimeitis?

5 Ispeak/’m speakingthreelanguages.

6 Yourbrotherlooks/is lookinglikeyourdad.

7 Do you prefer/Are you preferringlonghairorshort?

8 Iwear/ ’m wearingmyfavouriteshoestoday.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs.

5 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs.

look looklike lookasif/looklike

1 Theirnewneighbours verynice.

2 Thegarden biginthisphoto.

3 Ourteacher she’sgotaheadachetoday.

4 He hisfatherbuthe’snotastallyet.

5 Herdogs friendly,andshesaystheyare.

6 Youruncle somebodyIusedtoknow.

6 Match the columns to make sentences.

1 Thechocolatecaketasted

2 Herdressinggownfelt

3 Thecoffeesmelt

4 Thespiderlooked

5 Theseshoesfeel

6 Yourmusicsounds

a wetbutthey’reallI’ve got.

b betterthanittasted.

c great.Whatisit?

d reallydeliciousandIateitall.

e softandwarmwhensheputiton.

f frighteningbutitwasn’tdangerous.

7 Read the text. Find and correct four mistakes.

I’vegotalovelydogcalledMutt.Heislookingsweet,but

whenastrangercomestothedoor,heoftenbarksandis

soundingreallyunfriendly.Afteralongwalkintherain,

hedoesn’tsmellverynice!Hislongearsfeelsoftandhis

noseisusuallywet.Whenheishearingmyparents’car,he

runstothewindow.He’salwaysseemingtoknowwhen

theyarecoming.

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Developing speaking Developing writing

Describing photosAsking for and giving personal information

1 You meet two English teenagers at a campsite. Write questions to find the following information about them.

1 Names? What are your names?

2 Ages?

3 Wherefrom?

4 Otherlanguages?

5 Hobbies/sports?

2 Your new friends ask you the same questions. Write answers for each question and add an extra piece of information about yourself for each one.

1

2

3

4

5

3 Choose the best responses to these questions.

1 You’vegotalotofbrothersandsisters,haven’tyou?a That’sverykindofyou,thankyou.b Yes,Ihave!Threebrothersandtwosisters.

2 YouspeakEnglish,don’tyou?a Yes,Ido.Ipractiseasoftenaspossible.b Well,mydadteachesmaths.

3 Thisisyourfirstholidayatthiscampsite,isn’tit?a No,it’ssomethingI’mnotatallgoodat.b No,Icameherelastyeartoo.

4 Howabouthavingabarbecuetogethertonight?a Yes,niceidea.I’llaskmyparents.b I’mafraidtheswimmingpoollooksratherdirty.

5 Areyouallowedtostayoutlaterthanyourlittlesister?a Doyouthinkso?b Yes,Iam.

4 Look at the photo above and answer the questions. If you are not sure of something, say I think and/or I imagine.

1 Whocanyouseeinthephoto?

2 Wherearetheyandwhataretheydoing?

3 Whatdotheylooklike?

4 Whatkindofpeopledoyouthinktheyare?

5 Use the questions from 4 to talk about the photo below. Compare and contrast the activities in the two photos and say which pair is having the best time and why. Make notes and then practise orally.

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Developing speaking Developing writing

5 You have new neighbours too. Write an email to a friend. Include the following information.

Howyoufeelaboutyouroldneighboursleaving.

Whothenewneighboursare.

Howmanychildrenthereareandwhattheylooklike.

Whichmemberofthenewfamilylooksthemostinterestingand why.

Writing an informal email describing people

1 Read this informal email from a friend called Katie. Why is she excited?

2 Put these expressions in the correct place in the email above.

1 Evenbetternews!

2 That’sallfornow.

3 Greatnews!

4 And…bestofall!

5 Hithere!

3 Read the email again. Katie uses a lot of adjectives like miserable. Find and underline fourteen other adjectives in her email.

4 Choose the correct modifying adverb in these sentences to make the adjectives stronger or softer.

1 WealllikeJuliebutshecanberather/absolutelybossy.

2 Thefilmwasextremely/completelygood.

3 Theylookedrather/absolutelyfantasticwhentheywentout.

4 Iknowhe’scompletely/quitearrogant,butheisclever.

5 Itwasreally/absolutelynicetoseeyoualllastweek.

6 They’revery/ratherfriendlybuttheycanbeboring.

6 When you finish, read your own email and underline the adjectives you used. How many different adjectives are there? Could you change any of them to make your email more interesting or descriptive?

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