Student's book Mark Skipper ~ Express Publishing o Unit 1 Adjectives I (Behaviour and Traits) 4 Unit 31 Informal Language 64 Unit 2 Adjectives II 6 Unit 32 -ing form vs to 66 Unit 3 Adjectives III ryvord formation) 8 Unit 33 Introductions 68 Unit 4 and Pair phrases 10 Unit 34 it. 70 Unit 5 Anger and Annoyance - Animals 12 Unit 35 Key Words I 72 Unit 6 Arguing 14 Unit 36 Key Words II 74 Unit 7 Body 16 Unit 37 Linking Words 76 Unit 8 Body Idioms 18 Unit 38 Little Words - Modals 78 Unit 9 Chance and Probability 20 Unit 39 Looking / Seeing 80 Unit 10 Choosing and Decisions - Clothes Unit 40 Money I 82 (Adjectives) 22 Unit 41 Money II 84 Unit 11 Clothes II (Idioms) - Colours 24 Unit 42 Nature - Noise I 86 Unit 12 Comparing 26 Unit 43 Noise II - Nouns I 88 Unit 13 Cooking and Food 28 Unit 44 Nouns II 90 Unit 14 Crime I 30 Unit 45 Nouns III 92 Unit 15 Crime II (Vocabulary and Collocations). 32 Unit 46 Nouns IV 94 Unit 16 Damage and Conditions 34 Unit 47 Numbers - Objects 96 Unit 17 Determination - Likes-Dislikes 36 Unit 48 of I 98 Unit 18 Driving 38 Unit 49 of II 100 Unit 19 Eating and Drinking 40 Unit 50 People and Personality 102 Unit 20 Education , 42 Unit 51 Physical Description 104 Unit 21 Emphasis (Extreme Adjectives - Very). 44 Unit 52 Place (Adjectives) 106 Unit 22 Entertainment 46 Unit 53 Problems 108 Unit 23 Face 48 Unit 54 Reactions - Short and Long 110 Unit 24 Fire and Light 50 Unit 55 Sleep and Bed 112 Unit 25 Food I 52 Unit 56 Something, Anything, Nothing Unit 26 Food II 54 Speaking and Communicating I 114 Unit 27 Hands Unit 57 Speaking and Communicating II Holding, Pushing, Pulling, Taking 56 Sport 116 Unit 28 Health I 58 Unit 58 Talking (Reporting verbs) 118 Unit 29 Health II 60 Unit 59 There is - Time I 120 Unit 30 1m and En 62 Unit 60a Time II 122 2 Unit 60b Time III 124 Unit 89 In Prepositional Phrases 182 Unit 61 Travel 126 Unit 90 On Prepositional Phrases 184 Unit 62 Under, Over and Out 128 Unit 91 Prepositional Phrases-Preposition.
Preposition I 186 Unit 63 Unhappy and Happy 130 Unit 64 Verbs I 132 Unit 92 Preposition Preposition II 188 Unit 65 Verbs II 134 Unit 93 A. Band C Phrasal Verbs 190 Unit 66 Verbs III 136 Unit 94 D. E and F Phrasal Verbs 192 Unit 67 Walking and Running 138 Unit 95 G to M Phrasal Verbs 194 Unit 68 Ways of. 140 Unit 96 N, a and P Phrasal Verbs 196 Unit 69 Weather I 142 Unit 97 Rand S Phrasal Verbs 198 Unit 70 Weather II 144 Unit 98 T and W Phrasal Verbs 200 Unit 71 Wishing, Wanting, Requests, Permission Unit 99 Phrasal Verbs I 202 and Preferences : 146 Unit 100 Phrasal Verbs II 204 Unit 72 Work and Earning a Living 148 Unit 101 Phrasal Nouns 206 Unit 73 Compound Adjectives Adverb Comb inations I 150 Unit 102 Be (Phrases) 208 Unit 74 Adverb Combinations II 152 Unit103 Break - Bring - Catch (Phrases) 210 Unit 75 Noun Combinations I 154 Unit 104 Come (ExpressionslPhrasal Verbs) 212 Unit 76 Noun Comb inations II 156 Unit 105 Do or Make 214 Unit 77 Noun Combinations III 158 Unit 106 Fall (Expressions/Phrasal Verbs) 216 Unit 78 Noun Combinations IV 160 Unit 107 Get (Expressions I) 218 Unit 79 Verb Comb inations I 162 Unit 108 Get (Expressions II/Phrasal Verbs) 220 Unit 80 Verb Comb inations II 164 Unit 109 Give (Expressions/Phrasal Verbs) 222 Unit 81 Verb Comb inations III 166 Unit 110 Go (Expressions) 224 Unit 82 Verb Comb inations IV 168 Unit 111 Go (Phrasal Verbs)/Have (Expressions).
226 Unit 83 Verb Combinations V 170. 230 Unit 85 D to J Prepositions 174 Unit 86 K to P Prepositions 176 Unit 114 Put (ExpressionslPhrasal Verbs) 232 Unit 87 Rand S Prepositions 178 Unit 115 Set (CombinationsiExpressions/ Phrasal Verbs) 234 Unit 88 T to W Prepositions - At. Prepositional Phrases 180 Unit 116 Take (Expressions/Phrasal Verbs) 236 3 1 Adjectives I (Behaviour and Traits) .' Note: Adjectives with a negative connotation are followed by (-), those with a postitive connotatlon 'are followed by (+), and those that are neithernegative nor positiveare followed by (-/+). All the adjectives below can be used before a noun or after it, often with the verb to be.
blunt: (-/+) if sb is blunt, they say :! I knew from his curt tone that he j ruthless: (-) if sb is ruthless, they are what they really think, even if what was angry.;:, cruel and cold and have no mercy they say is impolite and will hurt or 1 fickle: (-) if sb is fickle , they are not or feelings for others [Note: also offend someone j faithful or loyal to their friends ! used to describe actions] a blunt reply/ remark/refusal 1 How can you have trusted someone ! a ruthless decision/(in football) a ! ruthless tackle .:~ Inqul ftlve: (i) (-) if sb is inquisitive,they as fickle as Joan? To be did wasblunt, I think cowardly andthat what he pathetic. The dictator was ruthless in bra h: (-) if sb is brash, they are are always trying to find out about silencing opposition and had the annoyingly loud, overconfident other people's lives, often by asking mass media strictly censored. and aggressive a lot of questions (ii) (+) interested squeamish: (-/+) if sb is squeamish , That TV presenter is far too noisy ! in many different things and always wanting to know more about them they do not like the sight of, and are usually upset by, unpleasant and brash for my liking. (often used about children) things such as blood or needles calculaUng: (-) if sb is calculating, they get what they want by careful She was nervous.
Theman in front of This horror film is not for people and clever planning, without her was being unusuallyinquisitive. who are squeamish. caring about anyone else He is a very inquisitive child. He's sullen: (-) if sb is sullen they are bad Percy is disliked by most of his going to love school.
tempered and do not speak much colleagues because of his sly and meticulous: (-/+) if sb is meticulous , Rob sat in his room , in one of his calculating ways of getting what they are very careful about what sulten moods again. they do, paying attention to small un scrupu lous: (-) if sb is callous : (-) if sb is callous, they are details and making sure that unscrupulous, they are prepared cruel and heartless everything is correct or in order to act in an immoral and dishonest His callous disregard of her Mother was always meticulous way to get what they want feelings' upset her. about her appearance. He's probably the most cantankerous: (-) if sb is persistent: (-/+) if sb is persistent , unscrupulous businessman I've cantankerous, they are bad they refuse to give up , despite ever met.
He'd do anything to tempered and tend to argue with difficulties or opposition make a profit. people about insignificant things The customer was most persistent volatil e: (-) if sb is volatiie , they lose Paul is not an easy person to have and refused to speak to anyone their temper very qu ickly and very as a friend, because he is so but the manager. reckless: (-) if sb is reckless, they do We need someone who is calm, cheerful : (+) if sb is cheerful, they dangerous things without thinking patient and level-headed. Joe is are happy and in a good mood about the consequences of their far too volatile.
actions (a reckless driver) [Note: withdrawn: (-/+) if sb is withdrawn , Why are you so cheerful today? reckless driving also used to they are very quiet and do not like curt: (-) if sb is curt, they are very descr ibe actions] talking to others abrupt (and rude, as a result) That was a very reckless thing to when they talk to another person Katy is so withdrawn and do. Do you realise you put your introverted that you can hardly get own life in danger? a word out of her. Read the text anddecide whether the statements thatappear below are true (T) orfalse (P). Bob, Can you arrange a meeting with Joe Figgis? I think the him to produce this kind of rubbish.
Below is a copy of his three of us should get together. I've just received another character outlines, which should give you an idea of what script from him. I can 't believe we are paying the rest of the script is like, Known as the Black Widow, she is beautiful and sophisticated. She is 1 Scarlet has moral scruples.
Driven by money and 2 Scarlet is calculating. power, she will do anything to get 3 Vance is ruthless. what she wants. She lets nothing 4 Vance is squeamish.
stand in her way. Everything is for the taking. Immoral, heartless and 5 Vance is very thorough and is utterly unfeeling. careful that mistakes are never made.
6 Vance is fickle. 7 D' Avila loses his temper Scarlet's right-hand man. Cold , cruel and callous. Steel blue eyes, steel easily.
The man in black. A man 8 D' Avila is brash. of few words and no emotion, who 9 Jansen is withdrawn. shows no mercy.
He is meticulous. 10 Jansen is reckless. efficient and dangerously loyal to Scarlet. He can neither understand 11 Jansen is cheerful.
nor tolerate weakness. 12 Bonom i is cantankerous. 13 Bonomi will not say what he I • thinks to avoid hurting sb's Also works for Scarlet. Built like a truck, he is loud feelings.
mouthed, flashy and swaggeringly arrogant. He drips 14 Laura Hyde is inquisitive. He likes to take risks in every area of his life. Violent 15 Laura Hyde gives up easily.
A rugged, handsome cop who is no longer the guy every cop wants for a partner. He keeps himself to himself , is 2. " Match the extracts asyou hear them with the curt and sullen. He doesn't seem to value his life anymore speakers (A-H).
and often takes outrageous risks in his quest to discover the true identity of the Black Widow. Thirty years on the force. He has B a stuntman C a film director o a librarian Extract 2 D seen it all. Only truly happy when he is shouting.
He will E a book dealer Extract 3 D argue for argument's sake. Known as Captain Outburst, F an accountant Extract 4 D he is in fact fiercely protective of his men. The booming G an antiques dealer voice behind the door. Extract 5 D H a physician Young, blonde and beautiful.
A crime reporter with the LA Mercury. " Listen to the short extracts again and match Curious, and at times foolhardy. each speaker with one of the adjectives (A-H). Always on the lookout for a ground-breaking story.
Obsessed A reckless by the Black Widow, who is B meticulous Extract 1 D responsible -for the disappearance of her brother. She will not give up C blunt Extract 2 D until she finds the truth about the o withdrawn Black Widow and her story. E cantankerous Extract 3 D F squeam ish Extract 4 D See what I mean? We must sort this out. Is 10 o'clock G persistent okay? Fax me to confirm.
Extract 5 D H unscrupulous Tony.