LANGUAGE IN USE

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

CLASSROOM
BOOK

Adrian Doff
Christopher Jones
PUBLISHED BY THE PRESS SYNDICATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Cambridge University Press 2000

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no reproduction of any part may take place without
the written permission of Cambridge University Press.

First published 1991

New edition 2000

Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge

ISBN 0 521 77407 1 Classroom Book

ISBN 0 521 77406 3 Self-study Workbook
ISBN 0 521 77405 5 Self-study Workbook with Answer Key
ISBN 0 521 77404 7 Teachers Book
ISBN 0 521 77403 9 Class Cassette Set
ISBN 0 521 77402 0 Self-study Cassette
ISBN 0 521 65461 0 Video (PAL)
ISBN 0 521 65460 2 Video (NTSC)
Contents

Guide to units page 4

Unit 1 Things people do 8

Unit 2 Family and friends 11
Study pages A 14
Unit 3 Talking about places 16
Unit 4 On the move 19
Study pages B 22
Unit 5 Talking about now 24
Unit 6 Food and drink 27
Study pages C 30
Unit 7 The past 32
Unit 8 A place to live 35
Study pages D 38
Unit 9 Ive done it! 40
Unit 10 Clothes 43
Study pages E 46
Unit 11 Quantity 48
Unit 12 How do you feel? 51
Study pages F 54
Unit 13 What will happen? 56
Unit 14 About town 59
Study pages G 62
Unit 15 Comparing things 64
Unit 16 Free time 67
Study pages H 70
Unit 17 Rules and advice 72
Unit 18 A days work 75
Study pages I 78
Unit 19 Telling stories 80
Unit 20 People 83
Study pages J 86
Unit 21 Future plans 88
Unit 22 Around the world 91
Study pages K 94
Unit 23 Past and present 96
Unit 24 Arts and entertainment 99
Final review 102

Additional material 104

Tapescripts 110
Reference section 116
 Guide to units

Classroom Book Self-study Workbook

1 Saying what people do; saying how often you do things; Grammar exercises
Things talking about facts Listening: The best time of the day
people do Grammar: Present simple tense; frequency expressions

2 Talking about family and other relationships Vocabulary exercises

Family Vocabulary: Family and friends; love and marriage Listening: Relatives
and
friends

Study Focus on Personal data Check your progress

pages A Pronunciation: Unusual words (1) Phrasebook
Phrasebook: Introductions Writing: Joining sentences
Consolidation: Possessives: s and s; awake and wake up
Review

3 Describing places; saying what there is; asking about Grammar exercises
Talking facilities Listening: Rooms and flats
about Grammar: There is/are; have/has got
places

4 Describing regular journeys; talking about public Vocabulary exercises

On the transport; asking for travel information Listening: Trip to Stonehenge
move Vocabulary: Arriving and leaving; ways of travelling;
adjectives; times and costs

Study Focus on Where things are Check your progress

pages B Pronunciation: Small words (1) Phrasebook
Phrasebook: Buying a ticket (1) Writing: Punctuation
Consolidation: early, in time, on time, late; the time
of day

5 Talking about things happening now and around now; Grammar exercises
Talking describing scenes Listening: Were busy
about Grammar: Present continuous tense; There is/are + -ing
now

6 Describing dishes and ingredients; saying what you eat; Vocabulary exercises
Food and buying food Listening: Polish dishes
drink Vocabulary: Food and drink; containers

Study Focus on Likes and dislikes Check your progress

pages C Pronunciation: Clusters (1) Phrasebook
Phrasebook: In a caf Writing: Reference
Consolidation: Simple and continuous; get
Review
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7 Talking about past events; saying when things happened Grammar exercises
The past Grammar: Past simple tense; time expressions Listening: A man and a penguin

8 Talking about houses Vocabulary exercises

A place Vocabulary: Houses and flats; locations; rooms and Listening: Favourite rooms
to live furniture; adjectives

Study Focus on Both and neither Check your progress

pages D Pronunciation: Small words (2) Phrasebook
Phrasebook: Finding a room Writing: Joining ideas
Consolidation: Past time expressions; very, quite
Review

9 Talking about things that have just happened; asking Grammar exercises
Ive about preparations Listening: What has happened?
done it! Grammar: Present perfect tense; past participles

10 Talking about clothes; buying clothes; saying when you Vocabulary exercises
Clothes wear things Listening: Working clothes
Vocabulary: Clothes; colours, sizes and prices

Study Focus on Mine, yours Check your progress

pages E Pronunciation: Unusual words (2) Phrasebook
Phrasebook: Paying for things Writing: Sequence (1)
Consolidation: Present perfect and Past simple; s
Review

11 Talking about quantity; saying there is too much and not Grammar exercises
Quantity enough Listening: A healthy diet
Grammar: a/some/any; quantity expressions; How
much/many ?; too much/many and not enough

12 Talking about aches and pains; saying what you do when Vocabulary exercises
How do youre ill; going to the doctor Listening: Ouch!
you feel? Vocabulary: aches and pains; parts of the body; remedies;
doctors and medicine

Study Focus on For and since Check your progress

pages F Pronunciation: Small words (3) Phrasebook
Phrasebook: Making an appointment Writing: Lists
Consolidation: a little, a few, very little, very few; well
Review
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13 Making predictions; giving advice Grammar exercises

What will Grammar: will, wont and might; will probably and Listening: Giving blood
happen? probably wont

14 Where to go in towns; describing shops and restaurants; Vocabulary exercises

About giving directions Listening: Living in London
town Vocabulary: Places to go in towns; shopping; direction
prepositions

Study Focus on If (first conditional) and when Check your progress

pages G Pronunciation: Unusual words (3) Phrasebook
Phrasebook: Buying a ticket (2) Writing: Reason and contrast
Consolidation: Short answers; two-word verbs
Review

15 Making comparisons; expressing preferences; describing Grammar exercises

Comparing outstanding features Listening: The most and the fewest
things Grammar: Comparative adjectives; than; superlative
adjectives

16 Talking about leisure activities; explaining how sports are Vocabulary exercises
Free time played Listening: Rock climbing
Vocabulary: Leisure activities; enjoyment and ability;
sports

Study Focus on Ability Check your progress

pages H Pronunciation: Clusters (2) Phrasebook
Phrasebook: Asking where Writing: Sequence (2)
Consolidation: more, less and fewer; go and play
Review

17 Giving rules; talking about obligation; giving advice Grammar exercises

Rules and Grammar: have to and dont have to; can and cant; must Listening: Radio phone-in
advice and mustnt; should and shouldnt

18 Talking about jobs; saying why you would(nt) enjoy Vocabulary exercises
A days different jobs; describing a career Listening: A security guard
work Vocabulary: Names of jobs; features of jobs; stages of a
career

Study Focus on Someone, anyone Check your progress

pages I Pronunciation: Words with -ion Phrasebook
Phrasebook: Renting things Writing: Letter writing
Consolidation: Verbs with prepositions; do
Review
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19 Talking about past events and their circumstances; telling Grammar exercises
Telling stories; describing a scene in the past Listening: The wedding video
stories Grammar: Past continuous tense; Past simple tense; when
and while

20 Describing peoples physical appearance; saying roughly Vocabulary exercises

People how old people are; describing peoples character Listening: Family picture
Vocabulary: Physical characteristics; age; character
adjectives

Study Focus on Nationalities Check your progress

pages J Pronunciation: Unusual words (4) Phrasebook
Phrasebook: Personal questions Writing: Relative clauses (1)
Consolidation: while and during; with
Review

21 Talking about intentions and plans; talking about future Grammar exercises
Future arrangements Listening: Plans for the evening
plans Grammar: going to; will; Present continuous tense; future
time expressions

22 Saying where things are in the world; saying what places Vocabulary exercises
Around are like; asking about tourist destinations Listening: Living in a hot climate
the world Vocabulary: Countries and continents; geographical
features and location; climate

Study Focus on Nothing, no one, nowhere Check your progress

pages K Pronunciation: Consonant links Phrasebook
Phrasebook: Arranging to meet Writing: Relative clauses (2)
Consolidation: Using the Present continuous; Its ...
Review

23 Talking about changes; talking about experiences Grammar exercises

Past and Grammar: Present perfect tense; still and yet; ever and Listening: Have you ever ?
present never

24 Talking about cultural events; talking about TV Vocabulary exercises

Arts and programmes Listening: TV survey
entertain- Vocabulary: Art and culture; writers, artists and
ment
performers; television programmes

Final review
 2 Cures
lie down
1 What do people do if see a doctor
drink some water
a they have a cold? d they have flu?
get some fresh air
b they feel sick? e they have toothache?
take some vitamin C
c they cant get to sleep? f they have hiccups?
go to the dentist
Choose answers from the box. take an aspirin
2 You will hear three people talk about cures. How do you think count to 100
they use these things?And for which problem? go to bed

a broom a bottle of a cushion a glass a hat a friends

brandy fingers
Now listen and check.

3 Choose one of the problems. Whats your cure?

3 Going to the doctor

write a prescription take the medicine
1 These pictures tell a story. Can you put feel better feel ill
them in the right order?
make an appointment go to the chemist
Say what happens in each picture. examine ask questions
Use the expressions in the box.

A B C D

E F G H

2 A man tells a story about going to the doctor. Listen and answer the questions.
a Where did he work? What did he do in his job? e What did the man have to do?
b How did he feel? f Did he feel better after three days?
c What did the doctor do? g What did he think about it?
d What did the doctor say?

3 Try to tell the story yourself. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
4 A long and healthy life Reading and listening activity

1 Look at what these people say. Do you think they are right?What would you say to them?

Eso Isleep
I dont usually

A My sister has just very well,

decided to become often have a
a vegetarian I dont glass or two of
think its a very good brandy before I
idea, because you go to bed. That
need meat to give you makes me sleep
energy. better.

B I usually go to
bed at midnight, F My grandfather had
a heart attack a year
ago. Now he has half a
and wake up at six.
My husband is bottle of wine every
worried about me evening. We all think
he says I should sleep its bad for him to drink
at least eight hours a so much, but he says its
night, but I feel fine good for his heart.
I dont need a lot of
sleep.

C Im trying to
lose weight. I
G Im trying to lose weight.
My brother says I should
do exercises or go running,
used to have lunch in but I dont think that would
the office restaurant, help. Exercise just makes
but now I just have a you feel hungry, and then
cheese sandwich and you eat more afterwards.
a packet of crisps.

D Im glad Im married.

H
I read that people Three of my grandparents
with partners usually live lived to be over 90, and
longer than people who both my parents are in their 70s
live alone! and still very healthy. So I think
Ive got a good chance of having
a long life, too.

2 A doctor comments on what the people say. Does she say they are right,
wrong, or partly right?Listen and complete the sentences.
a You can get energy from ... e If you drink alcohol, ...
b You need to sleep at least ... f A small amount of alcohol ...
c Bread, cheese and crisps ... g If you do exercise, ...
d On average, people with partners ... h If your parents and grandparents have long lives, ...

3 Look again at what the people say, and the doctors answers.
Do you think you will have a long and healthy life?