G present perfect + yet, just, already

V housework, make or do?

P /j/ and /dy
Yes, I've just
done it.

1 READING 2 VOCABULARY
a Look at the de finition of t eetw[Jer. How do you housework, make or do?
pronounce it? Do you have a similar word in your a Look aga in at the highlighted phrases fro m
la nguage ro describe a person of that age? the text. Which three are connected w ith
teenager a person who is housework?
between 13 a nd 19 years old
b ~ p.l54 Vocabulary Bank Housework,
b Read the article about sorne annoying habits. make or do?
Write P if you think the sentence is a parent
talking about teenage rs, or T if you th ink it
i a teenager talking about his f her pare nts .
3 GRAMMAR
present perfect +yet, just, already
a 2 15>)) Look at the pictures. W hat do you
Teenagers have annoying habits - Follow think the peo ple a re arguing about? Listen
and check.
but so do their parents!
Simon Fry
They come into my room n and then are
surprised to see things they don't really want to know about.
CQ
Rachel Black
They when I'm telling them something
really 1mportant and they say "Yeah. yeah I heard you~.
Of course t ey didn't

c C ompare with a partner. Do you agree?

d Look at the highlighted ve rbs and verb phra es. With a partner,
say what you think they mean .

e Do any of the pare nts' o r teenagers' hab its annoy you? Which o nes?
b Listen again and com plete the dia logue 4 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING /j/ and ld3f
with a past participle from the list.
a 2 19 l)) Listen a nd repeat the picture words and sounds.
cleaned done dried
finished looked seeA ·•·
1 A Have you seen my yellow jumper?
yacht Jazz
I can't find it.
B No, I haven't. Have you _ _ _ in your
wardrobe? b 2 20 l)) Put the words in the ri ght column . Li te n a nd check.
A Of course I have. What's that under your T hen listen a nd repeat t he words.
bed?
B Oh, yes. I remember now. I borrowed it. just yet Jumper yellow change teenager
new uniform year student enjoy
2 A Why aren't you doing your homework? beautiful jacket young bridge argue
B I've already it.
A Really? When? c Practise say ing these sentences.
B I did it on the bus this evening.
I've just bought Jane a jumper and a jacket.
3 A Have you - - _ yet? Have you worn your new uniform yet?
B Nearly.
I need the bathroom now.
d )>-Communication Has he done it yet? p.lOl.
A
B But I haven't _ _ my hair yet.
e 2 21 l)) Lis ten. Say what's just ha ppe ned.
A Well, hurry up then.

4 A Can you get a plate for that sandwich?

I've just t he floor. 5 LISTENING
B OK. Oops- too late. Sorry!
a 2 22 l)) Li ten to the firs t part of a
c Look at the first two questio ns in dia logue 1. radio programme about tee nage
Are they abo ut. .. ? carers. Answer the questions.

a a specific time in the past I What reputation do teenagers have?

b a non-specific ti me (i.e. sometime between 2 What do thousands o f teenagers
the past and now) have to do?
3 How many hours do they have to
d Underline the sentences with just, yet, and
help a week?
already in d ia logues 2- 4. What do you thin k
they mean?
b 2 23 l)) ow Iis te n to the rest of the
e )>- p.l32 Grammar Bank 4A. Learn mo re programme. In what way a re the two
about the present perfect and practise it. tee nage rs unus ua l? Do they feel positive
o r negative about their Lives?
f 2 18l)) Li te n and ma ke the 1±1 sentences
negative a nd t he El sentences positive. c Liste n again a nd answer w ith

l)) I've f inished. 0 haven't finished.

A (Alice), D (Da niel), or
B (both of the m).
l)) It hasn't rained. <;;;!'s rained.
Who ...?
1 looks after their mother
2 looks after their brother and sister
3 does a lot of housework
4 can't cook
5 doesn't live with their father
6 gives their mother a massage
7 is sometimes angry with their friends
r_ _ 8 never goes out without their phone

d Do you know any teenage rs like Alice

and Da niel? What do they do?
 G present perfect or past simple? (1)
V shopping
P cand ch

1 READING c Read the inter view. Complete the ga ps with A- F.

A I absolutely hated dressing as a man.
a W ith a partner, w ri te down th e names of
three fas hio n desig ners. W hat nationality B I really understand how women wa nt to feel.
are they? Do they desig n m o re fo r men o r C My boyfriend at that time was very lucky.
fo r wo me n? What kind o f thi ngs does their D My feet were killing me!
compa ny ma ke? E The only things I enjoyed there were art and sewing.
F They are so chic, and their sense of colour is so natural to them.
b Read the introductio n to an inter view and
look at t he pho tos. Do you like the clo thes? d Look at the highlig hted wo rds and ph rases related to fas hio n and
sho pping, a nd g uess their m ean ing.

LINDKA CIERACH is a fashion designer. She makes very exclusive

clothes for women. She has made clothes for many celebrities including
members of the British royal family, for example Kate Middleton and Sarah
Ferguson, whose wedding dress she designed, and actresses like Helen Mirren.

DID YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE A DESIGNER? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A FANCY DRESS
. ot at a ll! \\' hen I was at school I had PARTY?
pro blems reading, and later I was I hate fancy dress pa nics. But I can
cliag no ed as d y Iex ie. 1_ _ A fter school remember one, when I was Le n.
I did a . ccrctaria l cou r c and then I got WHAT DID YOU GO AS?
a job at Vogue magaz ine. I loved it, a nd
:\ Iy mot her made me a nd my younger
there I realized that what J wanted to do
istcr eire . a s a bride a nd bridegroom
was desig n clothes. l was the bridegroom! 4 _ _
WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE LIKE YOUR HAVE YOU EVER FALLEN OVER BECAUSE YOU WERE
HAVE YOU EVER MET SOMEONE WHO WAS
CLOTHES? WEARING VERY HIGH HEELS?
WEARING EXACTLY THE SAME AS YOU?
Being a fema le desig ner ha s many I've nc\·cr fa llen ove r, but once I had to take
. ever, tha nk goodnc s!
a dva ntages. 2_ _ 1\ ly cuswmcTs lca\"C off my shoes in the middle of a reception a t the
I'm lucky because I
the studio feeling a m illion dolla rs! House or Lorcl ! 5_ _
ca n choose from a
WHAT NATIONALITY DO YOU THINK HAS la rge selection of our WHAT DID YOU DO?
THE BEST FASHION SENSE? Collection each sea. on ! I walked out into the street in hare fi:et and
Probably the Ita lian s. 3 j umped into a taxi!
HAVE YOU EVER DESIGNED CLOTHES FOR A MAN?
Yes, I have .
WHEN WAS IT?
It was when I was studying at the London
College of Fa hion. I desig ned my fir 1 :\ len·
'N ca r collection - shins, trou crs a nd kat her
j acket. . 6_ _ He didn't need tO buy any
clo the tha t yea r!
.-- - - - -- - - --,
Glossary
bride I bridegroom a woman I
rn a n on t he day o f her I his wedd ing
The House of Lords the second
house of the British Parlia ment
2 GRAMMAR 5 PRONUNCIATION c and ch
present perfect or past simple? a How is c prono unced in these word s? Put them
a Look at t he last four questions in the right row.
in the inter view. Answer with
account auct ion cinema city click
a partner. clothes credit card customer proceed
Which questions are about receipt shopping centre
ex periences sometime in
Lindka's life?
2 Which questions a re about a
'r key

pecific moment in Lindka's past?

3 What does ever mean in the ~ -. nake
questions that begin Have you ever... ?
b 2 30>)) Listen and check. W hen is c pronounced /~/?
b )o- p.l32 Grammar Bank 4B. Learn
more about the present perfect a nd c 2 31>)) How is dt u ua lly pronounced? Liste n
past simple a nd prac tise them . and ~ the two words where ch is pronounced
differently. How is it pronounced in these word ?

3 LISTENING changing rooms cheap checkout

chemist 's chic choose
a 2 26>)) Listen to four people answering the question Have y ou
ever botJBhtsomethinB that you've neveriVom? What did they d Practise saying the wo rds in a and c.
buy? Write 1- 4 in the boxes. (There is one item you don't need.)
D a coat 0 some sports clothes 0 a s kirt
D ome trousers 0 a hi rt
6 SPEAKING
b Listen again. What was the problem with the clothes? Write a Complete the questions with the past pa r tici ple
o f the verb.
1-4 in the boxes.
Have you ever _ _ (buy) or (sell)
This person ...
anything on eBay? What? Did you pay o r get
D bought something online. but d idn't li ke the clothes when a good price?
they ar rived.
2 Have you ever _ _ (buy) something on.l ine
0 bought the clothes too quick ly and later didn't like them . and had a problem with it? W hat was it?
D wanted to look I ike a famo us singer, bur looked I ike What did you do?
another. 3 Have you ever __ (have) an a rgument with
D suddenly didn't need the new clothes any more. a shop assistant? What was it about?
4 Have you ever _ _ (try) to change something
c Have you ever bought something that you've never worn ? withom the receipt? Were you successful ?
What was it?
5 Have you ever accidenta lly _ _ (take)
someth ing from a shop without paying?
4 VOCABULARY shopping What did you take? W hat happened?
6 Have you ever _ _ (buy) shoes without
a 2 27>)) Listen to some sentences from the liste nin g. trying them on? D id they fit?
Complete the gaps w ith one wo rd. With a partner, say what
7 Have you ever _ _ (Bet) to the s upermarket
the highli ghted phrases mean.
checkout and then found you didn't have
I I remember when I was in the room I thought they enough money? Wh at d id you do?
looked fantastic.
8 Have you ever _ _ (lose) your credit card?
2 I it on cBay. Where did you lose it? Did you get it back?
3 I hate clothes s hopping and I never things on .
4 I didn't have the receipt, so I couldn't it back. b As k o the r student questio n 1. Try to find
5 Well, I bought it from a website that has cheap somebody who says Yes, I have. Then as k them
offers. the past simple questio ns . D o the same for
ques tions 2-8.
b )o- p.lSS Vocabulary Bank Shopping.