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GOING OUT
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IN THIS UNIT YOU LEARN HOW TO:
• talk about exhibitions, films and the theatre
• explain exactly where places are
• discuss nights out
• use idioms connected to different parts of the body
• describe different kinds of events
• talk about plans that failed to happen and explain why

SPEAKING
1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
• Do you like the art in this photo? Why? / Why not?
• What point do you think the artist is trying to make
with this piece?
• How often do you go to art exhibitions / the
cinema / the theatre?
• What kind of art / films / theatre do you like?
• Are there any exhibitions / plays on at the moment
that you would like to see?
2 Work with a new partner. Can you think of
an example of each of the different kinds of
people below? Do you have any favourites?

a painter a sculptor
a director a DJ
a stand-up comedian a singer-songwriter

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WHAT’S ON?
VOCABULARY Exhibitions, films and a They’ve got showings at 6.00, 8.50 and 11.00.
b Johnny Depp and Morgan Freeman.
theatre
c It’s a drama about life in a rural community.
1 Work in pairs. Decide what the words in each of d Not much, really. There’s a musical on at the theatre
the groups below have in common. that might be OK.
1 a thriller / a classic / a documentary / a comedy e It’s a collection of historical objects from Central
2 a musical / a tragedy / a historical play / a drama America.
f It’s on till next week and the gallery’s open between
3 an installation / a landscape / a portrait / a sculpture
10.00am and 8.00pm.
4 soundtrack / special effects / photography / plot g It was great. The staging and the lighting were
5 acting / costumes / lighting / staging amazing.
h Nobody I’ve heard of.
2 With your partner, give examples of as many of
the things in Exercise 1 as you can. i I think it’s some kind of romantic comedy.
j There’s the new film by that Swedish director Lukas
A: One of my favourite thrillers is ‘Shutter Island’. Do
Moodysson.
you know it?
k It’s a series of installations by a Danish artist called
B: No, I don’t think so. Who’s it by? Jeppe Hein.
A: Martin Scorsese. It came out maybe five or six years l It was brilliant. The special effects were amazing.
ago.
4 Work in pairs. Think of one more possible
3 Match each question (1–6) with two possible answer for each of the questions in Exercise 3.
answers (a–l).
1 What’s on in town at the moment?
2 What kind of exhibition is it?
LISTENING
3 What’s it about? 5 Listen to the first part of a conversation
45

4 When’s it on?
between two friends, Dan and Jason. Answer the
questions.
5 Who’s in it?
1 What’s on? 3 When’s it on?
6 What was it like?
2 What’s it about? 4 Where’s it on?

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6 Listen to the rest of the conversation.
46
coming back towards out facing
Answer the questions.
1 Where is the cinema? Mark it on the map below. 6 If you have your to the station, you turn
2 What time do they arrange to meet? Why? left.
7 If you’re the station, the shop will be on
your right.
8 If you’re down the road away from the
station, Church Street’s the second turning on the
left.
9 If you’re going up the road the station and
away from the river, Pemberton Road’s the second
on the right.
10 When you come of the building, you’ll see
the cinema right opposite.

PRONUNCIATION
8 47 Listen to the sentences from Exercise 7
and check your answers.
9 47Listen again. Notice the pauses at the
punctuation marks. Practise saying the
sentences in the same way.

10
Work in pairs. Take turns to draw small maps
to illustrate each of the ten descriptions in
Exercise 7. As you draw, explain what your map
shows. How good are your partner’s drawings?
11
Think of three places near where you live or
study that you can describe using language from
Exercise 7. Then work in groups and describe
where these places are. Can the rest of your
group guess the places you mean?

DEVELOPING CONVERSATIONS CONVERSATION PRACTICE

12 Work in pairs. Think of a film / exhibition / play
Explaining where places are you want to invite other students to tonight. It
When explaining where places are, we often start by can be a real event or you can invent details.
mentioning places that we think will be known and give Decide what it is, why you think it’ll be good and
directions from there. For example, in the conversation where and when it’s on.
you heard:
13
Work with a new partner. Have conversations
You know Oxford Road, yeah? Well, that’s the main street
which goes past the railway station. Well, if you have your
similar to the one you heard in the listening.
back to the station, you turn right down Oxford Road. Take turns being A and B. Use the guide below
to help you.
7 Complete the sentences with the words in the Student A Student B
boxes.
Ask Student B if they
front off next at halfway fancy going out tonight.
1 You know Columbus Avenue? Well, the restaurant’s Ask what’s on.
about down there. Explain and say why you
think it’ll be good.
2 The bus stop is right in of the main Ask some other
entrance to the station. questions.
3 You know the post office? Well, St Ann’s Road is the Answer. Suggest
turning down from there, on the other side where / when to meet.
of the road. Agree to go. Ask where
it is exactly. Don’t accept
4 You know the cinema? Well, there’s a car park the first meeting time
the back. that A suggests.
5 You know the main square? Well, Hope Close is one
of the streets there.   18 To watch the video and do the activities, see the DVD ROM.

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BIG NIGHT OUT
READING 3 Match the sentences below to the people and
places in the article.
1 Work in groups. You are going to read an article
a The nightlife is restricted by the government.
about typical nights out around the world. First,
discuss the questions. b They go out into the countryside.
• Which day of the week is the main night out for you? c Their night out often finishes early.
• What do you normally do? d People sometimes get away with breaking the law.
• What time do you go out and get back home? e They don’t like the wealth gap.
• How expensive is going out where you live? f They think carefully about what they wear.
• What do you know about the places in the photos? g They have been given some useful suggestions.
What do you think the nightlife might be like? h They have changed a habit.
2 Now read the article. With the same group, 4 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
discuss your answers to these questions. • Do you think you are past anything? Why?
• Which night out sounds most like where you live?
• What restrictions are there on nightlife where you
• Which night out sounds the best to you? Why? are? Do you agree with them?
• Which sounds the worst? Why? • Do you ever go to sports events?
• How do you like to dress when you go out at night?

A Friday night out here in the summer is quite special, as

the sun never sets. I usually start with a light meal – a little
sushi or something like that – and then around midnight, I’ll
go and play eighteen holes of golf. I’m normally back around
four a.m. Saturday I sleep in till the afternoon and have an
early dinner – some puffin or whale. I usually go for a swim in
one of the natural hot springs till midnight. It depends on my
mood what I do next, but these days I’m a bit past clubbing,
so I tend to go for a walk and just enjoy our amazing
landscape instead.
3 LINDA
1 HERDIS Busan,
Akureyri, South
Iceland Korea

During the summer months, a Friday or Saturday night out

will normally mean a trip to see the Lotte Giants baseball team.
Before I came here, I’d had little interest in any sport, but one
trip to a game here was enough to convert me to baseball. I go
to every game now. The atmosphere is incredible. From start to
finish, most people are cheering and singing the team song, even
when the team is getting beaten badly. There’s dancing, food,
drink, good company – everything you need for a good night out.
Thursday is the big night out in Tehran. Many students It usually finishes around nine, but by then I’m exhausted and
like me start the evening by going for a coffee or maybe head home rather than going on somewhere else.
sharing a hookah pipe. By twelve, the streets are dead,
though. The law says that no shops, cafés or restaurants I came to Luanda to teach English.
are allowed to open past midnight, but don’t be fooled by Since the discovery of oil, the
the silent streets – the city’s heart is still beating! We have 4 JULIAN
economy has boomed and attracted
a saying that what happens behind a closed door is no- Luanda,
a large foreign community. When
one’s business, so a lot of people have parties at home and Angola
I first came here we used to go to
generally the police won’t disturb you. There are also a few restaurants along the bay and they
places like Super Jordan where the police turn a blind eye cost an arm and a leg! Even a simple
and you can buy supplies after twelve. burger is upwards of $20. It’s pretty
shocking when so few local people
could afford it and there is still so
2 ANOUSHA much poverty. Recently, I started
Tehran, doing some volunteer work in a
Iran school. Through my colleagues I’ve
been introduced to some places
where locals eat, which are miles
cheaper. Afterwards, we might go
on to a party in someone’s backyard
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GRAMMAR UNDERSTANDING VOCABULARY

Quantifiers Idioms
Quantifiers are words that go before nouns, for example no An idiom is a fixed group of words that mean something
chance, a lot of places, few people, etc. We use quantifiers different to the meaning of the individual words. You
to show the quantity of the noun we are talking about. can sometimes work out the meaning of an idiom from
the words and the context. If you look up the idiom in a
dictionary, it’s usually listed under the entry for the noun.
5 Work in pairs. Match the quantifiers in bold in
In the article, you read It cost me an arm and a leg and
the article with the basic meanings below.
The police often turn a blind eye. We often use parts of the
1 not any body in idioms.
2 almost no ,
3 some , 8 Complete the definitions with these parts of the
4 a lot of ,
body. You will need to use some of the words
more than once.
5 almost all
6 all arm back eye face feet hand leg

6 With your partner, explain the difference in use 1 If you turn a blind , you know people
between the following: might be doing something wrong, but you ignore it.
1 a few and a little 3 much and many 2 If something costs an and a leg, it is very
2 a few and few 4 no and not expensive.
3 If you give someone a , you help them.
Check your ideas on page 178 and do Exercise 1.
4 If you are on your for a long time, you are
7 Decide which of the sentences below are true for standing. Afterwards, you will probably want to put
your up – sit or lie down and relax.
where you live now. Rewrite the other sentences
using different quantifiers to make them true. 5 If you try to catch someone’s , you try to
Then work in groups and compare your ideas. get their attention.
A lot of people go out on Friday night, but I think most 6 If you can’t take your s off someone or
people usually go out on Saturday. Of course, some something happening, you keep looking because the
poeple go out both nights! person or thing is so attractive or interesting.
1 Friday is the night that most people go out at night. 7 If you talk or do something behind someone’s
, you say or do something unkind when
2 There’s very little entertainment at night round here. the person doesn’t realise what you’re doing.
3 There are a lot of good clubs near here. 8 If you make or pull a , your expression
4 Not many people are interested in cinema here. shows you don’t like something.
5 There are a few good restaurants here. 9 If you say ‘I’m just pulling your ’, it means
that you are not being serious, you’re just joking.
6 Not many parents go out on their own once they’ve
had kids. 10 If a situation or argument gets out of , it
becomes a problem that is difficult to control.
7 There are no buses at night so most people drive.
8 Women don’t get much hassle when they go out at 9 Work in pairs. Think of a night out you might
night here. have. Give examples of when you could use the
idioms in bold in Exercise 8.
For further practice, see Exercise 2 on page 178.
When I go to a restaurant, I try to catch the waiter’s eye
to ask for the bill.

Thursday nights I occasionally

go and see a stand-up comedy
show, but at the weekend I 5 MAYA
mainly go clubbing as I love Montevideo,
dancing. Because of the way I Uruguay
am and the way I want to live,
I dress in a certain way, which
sometimes attracts people’s
attention. But I’m not going to
change – as Oscar Wilde said,
you can never be overdressed or
overeducated! The only things I
don’t wear are high heel shoes.
I can’t dance like I want to in
them, and if you’re out all night
your feet hurt too much by the
time you get home!
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A CHANGE OF PLAN
SPEAKING e I was in tears by the end.
f The music, the audience, everything.
1 Write down three places you have been to in the
evening recently and think about the following: g I felt a bit out of place, actually.
• where each place is • who you went with h We actually left halfway through.
• how often you go there • what it was like 3 Work in pairs. What are the opposites of the
words and phrases in bold in Exercise 2?
Now work in groups. Talk about your places and
ask each other questions to find out more. 4 Work in groups. Think of examples of the
following:
VOCABULARY Describing events 1 two artists / musicians / films that you think are quite
weird
2 Match the sentences (1–8) with the follow-up
2 two famous films / sports stars that you agree are
comments (a–h).
overrated
1 It was a great exhibition, but the paintings were quite
3 two films / TV shows / news events that you found
weird.
really moving
2 It’s not a bad film, but I thought it was a bit overrated.
4 two situations when you might feel a bit out of place
3 It was really moving.
5 two other things you could leave halfway through,
4 It was completely sold out. apart from a concert
5 It attracts a much older crowd.
6 The headline band were rubbish – just very dull. LISTENING
7 It was boiling hot in there. 5 48Listen to three conversations about what
8 It was an amazing night. There was such a great people did last night. Answer the questions
atmosphere. about each of the conversations.
1 What kind of event was it?
a Honestly, we were really sweating and we could
hardly breathe. 2 Did they change their plans? If so, why?
b I can’t really describe them or say why I like them. 3 Did they have a good night? Why? / Why not?
c It wasn’t as great as everyone’s been saying. 4 Did their experiences match what other people had
said about the event they went to?
d It was absolutely packed in there.

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6 48Listen again and complete the sentences 8 Look at these sentences from the conversations.
with three words in each space. Contractions Answer the questions below.
count as one word. a Hans was going to pick me up at seven.
1 a Really? I’d heard it . b I was going to stay in.
b Maybe it’s because I didn’t think it’d .
c And then you go and you just end up thinking it c It was brilliant – much better than I thought it’d be.
was . d I didn’t think it’d be anything special.
2 a Oh, we didn’t go . e I said I’d go with her.
b Well, that’s really good. It’s quite trendy, 1 In sentences a) and b), did the plans actually
isn’t it? happen? Why? / Why not?
c Oh dear. Maybe you just went on .
2 What structure is used in sentences a) and b)?
3 a I thought you said you were going to have a
. 3 What were the original thoughts / promises that
b She mentioned she had for this play in sentences c), d) and e) are describing?
town. 4 What is ’d short for in sentences c), d) and e)?
c It’s had in the papers.
5 What tense is used in sentences c), d) and e)?
7 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
 Check your ideas on page 178 and do Exercise 1.
• Who do you think had the best night? Why?
• Can you think of any recent films that had a lot of 9 Make sentences using the prompts below. Link
advance publicity? the ideas using but and so.
• Do you ever go to concerts? If yes, what was the last I / go out / feel exhausted / just stay in and go to bed
one you went to? Was it any good? early
• Can you think of anything that’s had great reviews in I was going to go out, but I felt exhausted so I just
the papers recently? stayed in and went to bed early.
1 They / have a barbecue / start pouring with rain /
GRAMMAR have to cook indoors instead
2 We / go to the beach for the day / miss the train / end
up going to the park instead
The future in the past 3 She / give me a lift / car not start / get a taxi instead
There are several different ways of talking about plans, 4 I / walk here / start pouring with rain / have to drive
promises or predictions made in the past. Often the reason
these things are mentioned is because they then failed to 5 I / stay in and study / a friend call me / go out / meet
happen or to come true. him
10
Work in pairs. Think of as many different
endings for each sentence as you can.
1 We were going to stay with friends, but ...
2 I was going to stay in last night, but in the end ...
3 She said she was going to call me, but ...
4 I was going to buy a new one, but in the end ...
5 I really thought we were going to crash, but …
11
Work in groups and discuss the questions. Use
the future in the past to explain your ideas.
• Can you think of a time you had a last-minute change
of plan? What happened? Did it turn out well / badly?
• Have you ever been very disappointed or pleasantly
surprised by a film, party etc. you went to? Why?
• Can you think of any predictions that have failed to
come true?
• Have your parents ever promised to do something
and then not done it? How did you feel about it?
• Has the government / local council in your country
broken any of its promises? What did they say they
would do?
• Have you ever broken a promise? What happened?
 For further practice, see Exercise 2 on page 179.

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VIDEO 5

ONE WOMAN’S
CHOICE

1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 4 Did Flora have a good or bad relationship with her
• Where do you think this photo was taken? mother?

• What do you think life there is like? What problems 5 What does her mother think she should do?
might people have? 6 What do you think Flora will do?
• Why might people from an area like this move to 5 19 Watch the final part of the video (4.27–
a city?
5.20). Find out what Flora decides to do – and
• Why might people from a city move to live there? the reasons she gives for her decision.
2 19 Watch the first part of the video about a 6 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
woman, Flora, who lives near where the photo • What do you think of Flora’s decision and reasons?
was taken (0.00–2.34). Are the sentences true (T)
or false (F)? • Could you live where Flora does? Why? / Why not?
1 Flora grew up in the city. • In your country, where would you rather live: in the
city or in the country? Why?
2 Flora is uneducated.
• Do you know anyone who has made a big change in
3 She had an arranged marriage. their lives? Why? What happened?
4 The village they live in has no electricity or water.
5 Most of the Dorobo people raise cattle and farm UNDERSTANDING FAST SPEECH
crops.
7 20 Read and listen to this extract from the
6 Her husband is often away from home.
video said at natural pace and then slowed
7 Flora regularly sees her own parents and family. down. To help you, groups of words are marked
8 She sometimes regrets the decisions she has made. with / and pauses are marked //. Stressed
sounds are in CAPITALS.
3 Work in groups. Discuss what you think of Flora
and her situation and what you think she will do. FLOra’s FAMily KNEW / that she was LEAving the
COMforts of the CIty // for a WORLD without Electricity /
4 19 Watch the next part of the video, where
Flora visits her mother (2.35–4.26). Answer the or ALmost ANY / MOdern conVENiences // a WORLD
questions. where it TAKES a FORty-MINute WALK / JUST to get
1 What kind of place is Arusha and why is it important? WAter
2 How do you think Flora feels about the city? 8 Now you have a go! Practice saying the extract
3 When was the last time Flora saw her mother? at natural pace.
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REVIEW 5  VOCABULARY 
5 Match the verbs (1–8) with the collocates (a–h).
1 feel a north
 GRAMMAR  2 rent b the waiter’s eye
3 face c a face
1 Complete the text with one word in each space.
4 catch d a blind eye
In general, the crime rate 1 fallen quite
dramatically 2 recent years. There are 5 pull e halfway through
3
robberies than there 4 five years 6 give f out of place
ago and there’s 5 violent crime. There were
6
any murders last year. This may well have 7 turn g you a hand
something to do with the fact that there are 7 8 leave h a shared apartment
policemen on the street than there 8 to be.
However, online crime has 9 increasing
steadily over the 10 few years. 11 6 Decide if these words and phrases are connected
bank account is completely safe anymore and to houses, the arts or areas.
12
bank is working hard to improve online
security. cramped an attic lively rough
a classic compact a patio staging
2 Choose the correct option. a landscape a plot well connected dead
1 House prices have increased / been increasing 50%
in the last six months. 7 Complete the sentences. Use the word in
2 I have little / few interest in politics. brackets to form a word that fits in the space.
3 All the / Every people I work with really love the new 1 We went to see this really funny new stand-up
boss we’ve got. last night. (comedy)
4 It was much better than I thought it will / would be. 2 It was an interesting . It was a series of
that all use mirrors in different ways.
5 The cost of energy isn’t as / more low as it used to (exhibit, install)
be.
3 It was good. It was a play set in the
6 We are / were going to go and see a movie, but we 1930s. (history)
didn’t in the end.
4 It’s an amazing play. The acting’s wonderful and the
7 It’s not a bad area, but it’s not as well / good as it is very clever. (light)
used to be.
5 I’d like to study at art college if I can.
8 Unemployment has / has been fallen steadily over (photograph)
recent years.
6 It’s a nice place. It’s much more than her
9 Would you like a few / little more cake? old flat. (space)
10 I’m a bit fitter than I would be / was this time last year. 7 It’s not a cheap place to live, but it is quite
3 Complete the second sentence so that it has . (centre)
a similar meaning to the first sentence using 8 The government has recently changed its position on
the word given. Do not change the word given. . (immigrant)
You must use between three and five words, 8 Complete the email with one word in each
including the word given. space. The first letters are given.
1 It’s better now than it used to be.
Hi Ian,
It was than it is now. PAST
How are you? Hope you’re well.
2 There are fewer jobs available these days.
There jobs available. BE We’re all on our last legs here. We’ve been looking
at houses for the last few weeks and it’s a very tiring
3 I was really surprised by how good it was.
process. We saw a lovely 1pl yesterday,
I honestly didn’t anything special, but it
though. Do you know Church Street? Well, it’s in a little
was amazing. THINK
street 2o there, about halfway 3d
4 They said they don’t expect to find any survivors. on the left. It’s only two minutes from the station, so it’s
They said there’s not finding any 4
co for transport and the area’s quite smart
survivors. HOPE as well – not much 5li on the streets and
5 I usually do portraits, but I also occasionally do no 6gr on the walls or anything. Amazingly,
landscapes. though, the place itself is still quite 7af . I was
, I do portraits, but I also do some expecting everything round there to cost an
landscapes occasionally. TIME a8 and a leg. Anyway, it’s very modern –
newly-9b , I think – and it’s lovely and
6 Inflation was 5% at the start of the year and now it’s 10
br , with great big windows facing south.
almost 18%. There’s a 11ga for the car and a back
Inflation the start of the year. 12
ga for the kids to play in.
DRAMATICALLY
We put an offer in this morning and we’re waiting to
4 49 Listen and write the six sentences you hear. hear if it’s been accepted.

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