11A I’ve heard she’s really funny

1 GRAMMAR Present perfect 2 VOCABULARY

Irregular past participles
a Complete the sentences with the present perfect
forms of the verbs in the box. a Find 14 irregular past participles for the verbs in the
box.
see go act do try read dance meet
see win eat have break catch meet
1 Have you ever
do hear buy make steal write read
met a famous
footballer? Q H X E N I S F G B D E F G L
2 Joanne
H Z F B F H J K E R E A X G K
the film
H F M X E J L R Z O S W R R C
Avatar eight times!
3 David and Max E A T E N A N E M K S O G N A
never A I A H B C D A S E G N N S U
any of the R F B F G H A D D N N G S D G
Harry Potter books. D F P R W E F H V F D S U U H
4 No, he B G D Y O Y U F B J S S D F T
in a F E H O I A D H J V T V E G G
Shakespeare play before.
H S E E N P D F B B O U G H T
5 We never
P H H G F E M A G N L K D V R
Japanese
food. D H L Y U U A Q D F E L F D A
6 I never the tango before. S Z A A L O D W D F N R M Z I
7 No, I a bungee jump F W R I T T E N F G H D D E Q
before, so I’m really nervous. U T T D F J N G S X U X Q E T
8 your mother ever to
Australia or New Zealand? b Complete the past participles in the sentences.
1 Have you ever b een to Spain?
b Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. 2 The Godfather is the best film I’ve ever s .
1 ever / have / heard of / you / the Spanish actress / Paz 3 I’ve never w a competition.
Vega ? 4 My brother’s b his arm.
Have you ever heard of the Spanish actress, Paz Vega? 5 Have you ever e an
2 won / never / Tom Cruise / has / an Oscar . unusual dish?
6 He’s w a lot of magazine
3 written / has / ever / she / any songs / in French ? articles.
7 My father has r hundreds
4 to Canada / we / been / have / before / never . of books. He’s very clever.
8 Jane and John have b a beautiful new
5 in an orchestra / ever / have / Mel and Tom / played ? house.

6 never / I / have / before / a film star / met .

3 PRONUNCIATION Main stress
7 had / you / have / a birthday party / ever / in a restaurant ?
a 11.1 Listen to the sentences and tick (✓) the
correct stress marking.
8 the Tower of London / have / never / they / visited .
1 a I’ve never read any novels by Ernest Hemingway.
b ✓ I’ve never read any novels by Ernest Hemingway.
2 a Have you ever stayed in that hotel?
b Have you ever stayed in that hotel?
3 a He’s driven to Paris six times this year.
b He’s driven to Paris six times this year.
4 a Ella and Greg have never met you.
b Ella and Greg have never met you.
5 a Have you ever bought a new car?
b Have you ever bought a new car?
6 a She hasn’t met the president before.
b She hasn’t met the president before.

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11B I bet you’ve never been to the opera

1 GRAMMAR b Complete the sentences.

1 Rudolf Nureyev was a famous ballet dancer in
Present perfect or past simple the 1960s and 1970s.
2 I think Pavarotti was the best opera of
a Match questions 1–6 with answers a–f.
his generation.
1 e Has he ever won an Oscar? 3 He’s a brilliant – he can play the
2 Did you go on holiday last year? piano, the guitar and the cello.
3 How many times have you visited New York? 4 Anna’s a violinist in one of the best-known
4 Did you do anything special this weekend? in the UK.
5 Have they ever been to a musical on Broadway? 5 He thinks U2 are the most famous rock
6 Did she enjoy her birthday party? that Ireland has ever produced.
a I’ve only been there once, in 2010. 6 My parents love music, especially
b No, not really. We just went out for a pizza on Saturday night. Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.
c Yes, they have, actually. They saw The Lion King when they 7 My grandfather loved music. His
were in New York last year. favourite singer was Bob Dylan.
d Yes, she did. She had a fantastic time. 8 On the radio they usually play music,
e Yes, he has. He got one for the film The Artist in 2011. the kind of music that the whole family likes.
f Yes, we did. We went to Cancún in Mexico. 9 Louis Armstrong was a popular singer.
He also played the trumpet.
b Underline the correct words to complete the conversation. 10 The Rolling Stones are the most famous
A 1Have you ever been / Did you ever go to London? group in the world.
B Yes, I 2have / did. I 3’ve stayed / stayed there lots of times on
business.
A 4Have you ever seen / Did you ever see any musicals in the
3 PRONUNCIATION Word stress
West End?
a 11.2 Listen to the sentences. Which syllable is
B No, I 5didn’t / haven’t. However, I 6went / ’ve been to the
stressed in the marked words? Tick (✓) the correct
theatre a few times.
stress marking.
A Really? What 7have you seen / did you see the last time you
went? 1 He’s a brilliant actor.
B I 8saw / have seen Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at The a actor
Globe Theatre last summer. b ✓ actor
A Who 9have you been / did you go with? 2 She’s a famous Hollywood film director.
B I 10went / have been with some English friends. a director
A 11Have you enjoyed it / Did you enjoy it ? b director
B Yes, I 12have / did. The acting 13was / has been brilliant! 3 I went to the theatre in London last night.
a theatre
2 VOCABULARY Music b theatre
4 She was a well-known model when she was young.
a Underline the correct words to match the pictures. a model
b model
5 I’d like to be a fashion photographer.
a photographer
b photographer
6 She’s won several national prizes.
1 a DJ / a musician 2 an opera singer /
a national
a pop singer
b national
7 He’s the best musician in our family.
a musician
b musician
8 The orchestra played for three hours.
3 a classical dancer / 4 a tango singer / a orchestra
a jazz musician a classical orchestra b orchestra

5 tango DJs / tango dancers 6 a rock band / an opera

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11C Everyday English
I thought they were quite good

1 USEFUL LANGUAGE c Correct the sentences.

1 A What have you thought of the concert?
Responding to an opinion What did you think of the concert?
B I really like it.
a Complete the conversation with the sentences in
2 A Did you enjoyed the film?
the box.
B Yes, I was. I thinked the acting was superb.
Yes, I thought it was great. 3 A I didn’t like very much the singer.
No, me neither. Anyway, let’s go for a coffee. B Me, too.
I really liked the film. How about you? 4 A I’ve thought the music was lovely.
Really? I thought the music was fine. Also, I thought the B Yes, me also.
photography was great. 5 A I have really enjoyed the concert last night. How are you?
Yeah, maybe. B I haven’t liked the first half at all, but the second half
has been amazing.
TIM So what did you think of the film?
I really liked the film. How about you?
PRONUNCIATION
1
SAM 2
TIM I thought it was quite good, but it was a bit long.
SAM 2 Main stress and tone
TIM Did you like the music?
SAM 3 a 11.4 Listen to the mini-conversations. Put a tick (✓)

TIM Did you? I thought it was a bit loud. Sometimes I to show if B’s responses go up or down .
couldn’t hear the actors very well.
SAM 4 1 A I thought the film was brilliant.
TIM Yes, me too. But I didn’t like the actor who was Nelson B Did you? ✓
Mandela. 2 A I really liked the music.
SAM 5 B Me too.
3 A I love going to the theatre.
b 11.3 Listen and check. B Do you?
4 A I didn’t like Tom Cruise’s last film.
B Me neither.

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11D Skills for Writing
It was an interesting film

1 READING
a Mariusz, from Poland, and Ariel, Hi Ariel,
from Argentina, both went to see the
band Flags in their hometowns. Read How are you? I hope your family is well.
their messages to each other about
I wanted to write and tell you about the Flags concert
the concerts and tick (✓) the correct
I went to last weekend. It was fantastic! I loved every
answers.
minute of it. A big group of us from university went
1 Who thought the concert was terrible?
together. It was really crazy, but a lot of fun! The singer
a Mariusz b Ariel
had an amazing voice and they did all their songs. The
2 Who thought the concert was really good?
a Mariusz b Ariel
band talked to everyone too – they were really nice
and very friendly. I’d love to go and see them again.
If you visit me in Poland next year, maybe we can go
and see them on their next tour. What do you think?
See you
Mariusz
Hey Mariusz,
Great to hear from you! My family and I are all well, thanks for asking.
Come and visit us again any time!
So, you enjoyed the Flags concert, did you? I’m surprised. I saw them at the
football stadium here in Mendoza a few months ago and I didn’t like them at
all. I went with my sister for her birthday. (She really likes the singer!) I thought
the music was terrible. It was too loud!
And when the band talked to us, it was so boring. I didn’t go to a concert to
listen to four men talking! Thanks for the invitation, but I don’t want to see
them again!
When I visit you in Poland, we can go to see a different band that we both like!
See you
Ariel

b Read the messages again. Are the sentences true or 3 We want to see the new Studio Ghibli film. My friend,
false? Andy, told us the new Studio Ghibli film is amazing.
4 Alfonso Cuarón is a fantastic director. Alfonso Cuarón won
1 Mariusz went to the concert with his family.
an Oscar for the film Gravity.
2 Flags played all their songs at the concert Mariusz went to.
5 I thought Jay-Z and Beyoncé were fantastic in concert.
3 The band only played music at the concerts.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé are both great musicians.
4 Flags sang at the concert hall in Ariel’s town.
5 Ariel doesn’t want to go to see Flags with Mariusz.
3 WRITING
2 WRITING SKILLS Object pronouns a Think of a concert you’ve been to, a film you’ve seen
or a book you’ve read. Write a message to a friend and
a Rewrite the sentences and change the marked words
tell them your opinions about it. Remember to say:
to avoid repetition.
• when you went / saw it / read it
1 I read Jane Austen’s Emma last week. I really loved Jane
• if you like it, or not
Austen’s Emma.
• your opinions about the singer / actor / main character, etc.
I read Jane Austen’s Emma last week. I really loved it.
• if you recommend it.
2 Daniel Radcliffe was my favourite actor in the film. Daniel
Radcliffe was so good.

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