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UNIT

2
for UNIT OPENER

Party! step-by-step
instructions.

WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW? STUDENTS MAY

ALREADY KNOW:
1 Think about occasions you celebrate. Write the words.
2 IN PAIRS Share and compare your ideas. Think of more words to add to each category. • Days of the
week.
• Months of the
Celebrations only in my country year.
• Celebrations:
holiday,
vacation, lunch,
dinner, party.

International celebrations

DISCUSS & SHARE GO TO page xx

3 IN GROUPS Watch the video and answer the question. for VIDEOS IN
SYM Do you prefer to buy gifts or buy experiences for celebrations? SYM step-by-step
VIDEO instructions.

In this unit, you will …

• talk about official and unofficial holidays, spending habits, and celebrations.
• use thinking skills: analyze and evaluate.
• read about unusual holidays.
• use strategies to start and keep talking by giving reasons, giving opinions, and asking follow-up questions.
• use creativity skills to work with others and create your own graduation ceremony.
• follow a hotel manager to learn about the jobs and skills needed in the hospitality industry.

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WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW? VIDEO DISCUSS & SHARE

If you notice students are Before viewing, ask: Students should discuss different
struggling to understand what to Why does Ken like giving gifts? It’s ways they like to express
do, you can provide one or two fun to give his friends something themselves on holidays. Do they
examples to help them get started: they will really love. prefer to buy things as a way to
Why does Theresa like giving show participation in a holiday? Or
• Celebrations only in my
experiences? She likes to remember do they have special traditions that
country: Independence Day
the fun time she had with her friends. they participate in? Perhaps they
• International celebrations: New
do both, but for different holidays.
Year’s Eve After viewing, put the continuum on
the board.
gifts experiences
Have students mark the continuum
and explain their preferences.
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 LE SSON 1 Days of the Year GRAMMAR quantifiers GO TO page viii

GO TO page x READING A Look back at the text in READING B. Circle these words: some, a lot of, a little, too many, any, too much, a for GRAMMAR
few. Underline the noun that follows. Write the phrases in the correct column. step-by-step
for READING A Look at the pictures in B. What are the people doing? instructions.
Countable Uncountable
step-by-step B READING SKILL—Predict the topic Read the title and look at the pictures. What do you think you are going
instructions. some dates a lot of people
to read about? Check (✓) one of the ideas.
a lot of selfies too many dates a little advice
a story about someone’s birthday a blog about celebrations around the world
a few websites any day too much time
 an article about celebrating unusual days of the year
The people in the
first picture are B Choose the correct option to complete the grammar rules.
taking a selfie. To show you what I mean, last
week, a colleague said, “It’s ‘Take a 1 Use some with countable nouns / uncountable nouns / both.
The person in the Selfie Day’! Today you can take a lot 2 Use a lot of with countable nouns / uncountable nouns / both.
second picture is of selfies.” In my opinion, there’s too 3 Use a little with countable nouns / uncountable nouns / both.
eating a peach. much time spent taking selfies—you 4 Use too many with countable nouns / uncountable nouns / both.
don’t need a special day for it! 5 Use any with countable nouns / uncountable nouns / both.
There are a few websites that list
EVERY DAY is a HOLIDAY! all these celebrations. Think of any
day of the year, and there is something
6
7
Use too much with countable nouns / uncountable nouns / both.
Use a few with countable nouns / uncountable nouns / both.

T ake a look at your calendar for the year ahead. Some dates show
an official event that people celebrate somewhere in the world.
For example, Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4.
to celebrate. I learned there are days
of the year for everything: Read in
the Bathtub Day (February 9), World Yoga Day (February 22), and
For more practice, go to page 143.

C Choose the correct quantifier.

On October 8, the Japanese celebrate Health and Sports Day. my favorite, Make Music Day ( June 21). A lot of days celebrate
A lot of people get the day off work, and schools and businesses food, like Caesar Salad Day on July 4 and Eat a Peach Day on
are closed. People may eat special food on these days or give and August 22. There are too many dates for me to remember! Pasteles de hoja are a popular dish in Puerto Rico, but they are also made in the
receive gifts. I am thinking of asking my boss if I can get the day off on the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and El Salvador. They are usually made around
Then, there are unofficial holidays. These are days when people second Friday of March. It’s World Sleep Day. And a little advice Christmas and families often spend 1 a little / a few days preparing them. It’s common
sometimes arrange a party at school or at work. Unofficial holidays for you—don’t think of asking me to do anything on Lazy Day to make 2 a lot of / a few pasteles at the same time (usually between 50 and 200!). Here
celebrate unimportant and fun things like food, movies, books, and (August 10)! is the basic recipe: Make a vegetable dough from green banana flour. Fill the dough with
TV shows. 3 some / a few meat. Don’t add 4 too many / too much meat because you have to
add the chickpeas, raisins, and olives, too. Wrap the pasteles in banana leaves and steam
them. People usually freeze some of them to enjoy on Three Kings Day on January 6.
Or they take 5 a little / some boxes of pasteles as a gift to family or friends. They are
C 2.01 Read the text in B to check your answer.
delicious, but very big, so you may not want to eat 6 too much / too many!
D Read the text again and choose the correct option.

1 When do people in Japan celebrate Health and Sports Day? a July 4 b October 8 D IN PAIRS Think about a celebration that you went to recently that had food and drinks. What did you have?
2 Who told the writer about Take a Selfie Day? a her boss b a colleague Discuss. Use quantifiers where necessary.
3 What is the writer’s favorite Day of the Year? a Make Music Day b World Yoga Day I went to a party for my colleague’s birthday. There was a lot of food. I had a few sandwiches and some salad.
4 What day of the week is World Sleep Day on? a Monday b Friday

E THINKING SKILL—Analyze What holidays are celebrated in your country but not in other countries? SPEAKING GO TO page xii
A March 26 is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. On this day you can choose to celebrate anything you like. for SPEAKING
GO TO page vii VOCABULARY Think about what you would like to celebrate on this holiday. Make notes about: step-by-step
for VOCABULARY A Match the bold words from the text in READING B to the definitions. • the name of your holiday • where you want to celebrate
instructions.
step-by-step official • what you do to celebrate it • why you want to celebrate it
1 agreed upon or arranged by people in power (adjective)
instructions. calendar
2 a chart with days of the year showing seasonal information (noun) B IN GROUPS Share your ideas about your own holiday. Use the Confident Communicator box to help you.
3 when you don’t have to go to work or school (phrase) get the day off Whose ideas do you like best? Why?
4 do something to recognize an important or special event (verb) celebrate
5 a person who is in charge at work (noun) boss
Use because and because of to give reasons.
6 make plans for an event (verb) arrange MAKE IT YOURS
CONFIDENT Because + subject + verb
7 get something from someone (verb) receive Search online for “days of the year” COMMUNICATOR I’d like to make a holiday for pets because I think …
8 a person you work with (noun) colleague and find more fun holidays. Select a Because of + noun
day and share it with your classmates. KEEP
TALKING I probably won’t celebrate the day at the beach because of the
weather. It’s too hot.

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READING OPTIONAL 2.01 VOCABULARY GRAMMAR SPEAKING

If students are having a hard time making predictions Have students broaden their knowledge of the words by Countable nouns are known as unit nouns. They have Write an example on the board for students to use. For
from the photos, tell them to read the statements in encouraging them to look up synonyms in an online or units and can be plural. Uncountable nouns are known as example, The name of my holiday is International Pamper
READING B and then make some more predictions monolingual dictionary. mass nouns. They have to be divided up or measured to Your Neighbor Day. To celebrate this holiday, you bake
about what they think the article will be about. be counted and are not plural. special treats for your neighbor and visit them at home.
I want to celebrate this holiday because I think we really
THINKING SKILL—Analyze Remind students that some and any can be used when
should value our neighbors and spend more time with
the exact number or amount is not known. They can be
Have students work in groups of four. Ask each student them. It will promote peace in our communities because
used with both countable and uncountable nouns. For
to research national holidays in different countries, I think neighbors who know each other look out for
example, I need some raisins for the cake. I don’t add any
report back to the group, and discuss inferences that each other.
sugar in my coffee. Are there any ingredients missing?
can be made about a country based on holidays that
Tell students that the more convincing reasons they give,
are observed. Have students discuss holidays that are You will hear many native speakers use a lot of instead of
the more likely it is their group will choose their holiday.
celebrated in their country but not in others. much or many for both countable and uncountable nouns.

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 LE SSON 2 The Business of Holidays GRAMMAR enough / not enough
VOCABULARY money and shopping A Decide if the nouns that follow enough and not enough are Countable or Uncountable.
1 Not enough people shop around these days. countable
A Match the underlined phrases (1–6) to the definitions (a–f). Write the letter.
2 They don’t have enough money. uncountable
1 I love traveling, so I usually spend money on a get money by working or selling something 3 I have enough decorations. countable
trips abroad. d b ask someone to give you money because you don’t
B Choose the correct option to complete the rules.
2 You can make money by selling handmade have enough
gifts online. a c buy things you don’t need
1 Enough shows that the amount is the right amount / not the right amount.
3 I don’t like to lend money to friends. e d buy something
2 Not enough shows that the amount is the right amount / not the right amount.
4 I never waste money on things I don’t need. c e give someone money because they don’t
3 Enough and not enough are used with countable nouns / uncountable nouns / both.
5 It’s easy to overspend at certain times of the year. have enough
I spend too much money at Thanksgiving. f f spend more money than you have For more practice, go to page 144.
6 Sometimes I borrow money from my parents,
C Look at the pictures and write sentences with enough or not enough.
but I always pay it back. b
1 2 3 4
MAKE IT REAL

There are many informal synonyms for money in English. Here are a few:
cash, bucks, loot, bread, dough, capital.

B Choose the correct option to complete the text.

Are you looking for extra ways to 1 make / spend money? Instead of 2 borrowing / lending money from a
friend or member of your family, here are a few simple ideas to help: 1 I / have enough / money / buy / this hat.
I don’t have enough money to buy this hat.
• Don’t 3 waste / lend money on expensive gifts when, with a little imagination, you can make your own. How
about making cookies and giving them as gifts to family and friends? 2 There / be enough / eggs / make / the cake.
• Many stores have sales in January. It’s easy to find things at good prices at this time of year. Buy the items you There aren’t enough eggs to make the cake.
need to make your card and gifts. Decide how much you can afford so you don’t 4 waste / overspend. 3 She / have enough / food / on her plate.
She has enough food on her plate.
C IN PAIRS Ask and answer questions using the phrases in A.
4 He / have enough / casual / shoes.
A: Do you lend money to friends? B: Sometimes, if they really need it. He has enough casual shoes.
D IN PAIRS Do you think there are enough national celebrations throughout the year in your country? Discuss
GO TO page xi LISTENING the days in the year when people get the day off.

for LISTENING A 2.02 LISTENING SKILL—Identify opinions Listen to a conversation in a store. Do you think the man and
step-by-step woman agree or disagree with one another? SPEAKING
instructions. B Write the phrases under the correct headings. A Do you think some people spend a lot of money on celebrations these days? On which celebrations?

Exactly. I know. That’s true. You’re right. B IN PAIRS Discuss your opinions about what people spend money on for different celebrations. Use the
GO TO page 137 I disagree. I’m not sure about that. Yeah! Confident Communicator box to help you.
for AUDIO SCRIPT. Phrases for agreeing
Use informal or formal language depending on your situation.
I know. That’s true.
Informal
You’re right. Yeah!
They agree with I think people waste money on decorations for holidays.
CONFIDENT
one another. They Exactly. COMMUNICATOR I don’t think it’s a good idea to borrow money for celebrations.
I bet some people spend lots of money on gifts.
use phrases to show Phrases for disagreeing START I guess lending money to a friend is OK.
agreement, e.g., I disagree. I’m not sure about that. TALKING
You’re right. I know. More formal
That’s true. Exactly. C THINKING SKILL—Evaluate Do you agree or disagree that you should never borrow or lend money? In my opinion, people shouldn’t feel they have to buy gifts.
Why or why not? From my point of view, Independence Day is an important celebration.
Yeah!

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VOCABULARY LISTENING GRAMMAR Additional Activity SPEAKING CONFIDENT COMMUNICATOR

Have students practice the money phrases by Possible reasons for lending money include: Play Why Don’t You …? Tell students Things people spend their money If necessary, read the Confident
categorizing them into two columns: • You trust the person very much, and you are sure they to ask each other hypothetical on for celebrations are the venue, Communicator box aloud using the
will pay you back. questions starting with Why don’t food, music, decorations, invitations, correct intonation and pronunciation.
• Money coming in: make money, borrow money
you ... and answer with enough or not equipment rental, presents, Have students do the speaking
• Money going out: spend money on, lend money, waste • You have lent them money in the past, and they have enough. For example, Why don’t you transportation, activities, and activity in pairs using informal
money on, overspend always paid it back. drive a Ferrari? I don’t have enough entertainment. language. Then ask them to present
• One day, you might have to borrow money from them. money. Have them report back to the some of their findings to the class
Have students discuss alternatives
Possible reasons for not lending money include: class on the best answers. using formal language.
to spending so much money on a
• You don’t have any extra. celebration. Is it possible to celebrate
• You don’t trust the person. without overspending?
• You know they have borrowed money from others and
haven’t paid it back.
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 LE SSON 3 Celebration Food and Drink C IN PAIRS Think about a celebration food that you like. Make a note of the ingredients you need and discuss.

A: I really love pavlova. B: What do you need to make it?

VOCABULARY food and drink packaging A: You need a carton of eggs, a carton of
A Label the food items in the pictures (1–8) with words from the box. cream, and …
D THINKING SKILL—Evaluate Which celebration food or drink from your country would you recommend to a
bag of oranges box of chocolates carton of juice jug of apple cider
bottle of water can of nuts jar of olives package of cookies foreign visitor? Why?

1 2 3 4
PRONUNCIATION /t̠ʃ/ and /ʃ/ GO TO page ix

A 2.05 Listen. Notice the difference between the /t̠ʃ/ sound and the /ʃ/ sound. for PRONUNCIATION
step-by-step
1 shop chop 2 ships chips 3 sheep cheap
instructions.
B 2.05 Listen again and repeat. Exaggerate the /t̠ʃ/ and /ʃ/ sounds as you say the words.

bag of oranges package of cookies jar of olives can of nuts C IN PAIRS Practice saying the pairs of words. Can your partner hear the difference between the /t̠ʃ/ and /ʃ/
sounds when you say the words?
5 6 7 8

WRITING GO TO page xiv

A Read the paragraph describing a celebration. What does the festival celebrate? Do you have a celebration for WRITING
like this in your country? step-by-step
instructions.
jug of apple cider box of chocolates carton of juice bottle of water We celebrate Grand Kadooment Day at the end of the Crop Over festival. A lot of people in the Caribbean
celebrate it, too, but it’s the national celebration of Barbados. In the past, Crop Over was a celebration
B IN PAIRS What do you usually give or receive as a gift on holidays? Discuss.
to mark the end of the sugar cane season. People dress up in costumes or in their best clothes, and there
are street parades and street food festivals all over the island. We normally eat fried fish or fish cakes and
the end of the sugar
A: I usually make cookies and give a box to my B: I get a jar of honey from my aunt. She
friends at Christmas. keeps bees. sno-cones—ice with flavors such as ginger or coconut. I really like it because it’s a holiday. We get the day cane season (or
off work, so we can have some family time. harvest)

LISTENING B Match the bold linking words in A to their use.

A 2.03 You are going to listen to a chef describing food he is making for a special celebration. Listen to 1 but : introduces a contrasting idea 4 so : gives a result
GO TO page 137
the introduction and choose the celebration he is talking about. 2 and : adds extra information 5 or : gives an alternative
for AUDIO SCRIPT. 3 because : gives a reason
1 St. Patrick’s Day 2 Thanksgiving 3 Chinese New Year 4 International Women’s Day
C In your notebook, write a short paragraph about a celebration you like. Use linking words to connect
B 2.04 LISTENING SKILL—Listen for specific information Listen to the
GO TO page 137 your sentences.
recipe and complete each ingredient with one word.
for AUDIO SCRIPT.
Dumplings (makes about 30) SPEAKING
packages of dumpling bottle A Imagine you are ordering a food gift box online for a friend who lives abroad. You want to add some special
2 small of oil
celebration foods that are typical of your country. Make a list of the items you would include.
wrappers
For the dipping sauce: B IN PAIRS Show your list to your partner. Add any items from your partner’s list that you would like to
1 can of water chestnuts 1 jar of sweet chili include. Use the Confident Communicator box to help you.
sauce
1 bag of green onions C IN GROUPS Share your ideas with the members of your group. Decide whose gift box you would most like
ginger to receive. Explain why.
2 boxes of mushrooms
sesame seeds
2 teaspoons of Chinese spices You can use Did you to ask follow-up questions in a
1/2 bottle of soy sauce CONFIDENT
COMMUNICATOR conversation. For example:
garlic
Did you include a jar of …?
KEEP No! I forgot. But I should. I included a box of … Did you?
TALKING Yes, I did. You can’t celebrate … without those!

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VOCABULARY Extra Practice LISTENING PRONUNCIATION WRITING SPEAKING

For more practice naming containers, have students Allow students to look up ingredients online and use Tell students to pay particular attention Tell students to think about the Wh– Have students reach a group
name other things that are bought in bags, boxes, a translator when they are discussing the celebration to the position of the tongue and the question words who, what, where, consensus on the items that should
cartons, jugs, bottles, cans, jars, and packages. For food they like. Tell them that if there is a food in their flow of air when saying /ch/ and /sh/. when, how, and why when they are go in the food gift box. Tell them
example, bag of apples, box of cereal/chocolates, carton country that doesn’t have a direct translation, they should They should listen for the difference thinking about the information to to agree on 10 items for the gift
of milk/cream, jug of water, bottle of soda, can of tuna, jar describe the food. For example, Epazote is an herb used in sound before they attempt to say include in their paragraph. They box that represent celebration food
of olives, and package of toilet paper. to flavor Mexican dishes. the sounds. should keep in mind that the reader typical of their country.
THINKING SKILL—Evaluate might be someone who is unfamiliar
Write the words same and different
with the celebration, and so they
Have students evaluate a list of possible celebration on the board. Put students into pairs.
should be descriptive and informative
foods or drinks based on their own criteria. This could be Have the listener point to the word
in their writing.
the most popular, the most representative, the easiest to same or different as she or he listen
make, or the most delicious. They have to say why they to the sounds.
think a particular food is a good representation.
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for LANGUAGE AND
LIFE step-by-step
instructions.
Language and Life B Which graduation ceremony described in A would you like to go to? Why?
C IN PAIRS Discuss some of the things that people do in your country to celebrate high school or university
Creativity – Graduation Celebrations graduation. Use the prompts to help you.

• have a family meal • have a party at home

• celebrate with a night out with friends • go to a formal organized event
• go on vacation with classmates • other:
A 2.06 Read an article about different graduation celebrations from around the world. Then choose
Yes or No. A: People usually celebrate by going to a formal B: Yes, they do. But sometimes they go on
organized event at a hotel or club. vacation with their classmates. We went to …
D IN GROUPS Imagine you are on the Student Committee at your university. Read the email from the
university president and brainstorm ideas for your ideal graduation ceremony.

New Message

From: johnwilson@university.uni

To: studentcommittee@university.uni Cc Bcc

Graduation Ceremonies Subject: RE: Graduation Speakers

Around the World Dear Student Committee members,

Sweden As you may know, we are looking for speakers for next year’s graduation ceremony. We would like your help
Swedish graduates wear sailor’s caps to their graduation ceremony. The ceremony in choosing one or two public figures who our graduating students respect and admire. We would also like
usually starts with singing. Parents arrive and give their children gifts tied with your thoughts on the following things for the ceremony:
ribbons, and the graduates wear the ribbons around their necks. At the end of the • what students should wear
ceremony, there is a parade through the streets of the town, and local people come
to congratulate the students. • where the ceremony should take place
• which students should give a speech
Japan
In Japan, graduation happens in March, before the new school year. High school • what music you think should be played
students wear their school uniforms for their graduation ceremony. If their school We look forward to your ideas.
doesn’t have a uniform, they wear formal clothes, such as a suit for men and a
kimono for women. The principal usually gives a speech. Then, the student president Please present your ideas to me at our next meeting on March 15.
gives a speech.
Regards,
United States
In the US, it’s common for a famous person (sometimes a graduate of the university) John Wilson
Send
or a politician to give a speech to congratulate the graduates. In some large University President
American universities, the ceremony happens in a sports stadium. Students normally
wear special caps and gowns in the colors of their university or department.
E Make a list of one or two suggestions for each of the points in the university president’s email.
South Africa
Graduates from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg have an interesting
musical tradition. The graduation ceremony there starts with a formal procession by
the teachers and workers at the university. After that, they play the song “I Got You
(I Feel Good)” by James Brown for the students to dance to.

Argentina
Students in Argentina usually wear old clothes for their graduation ceremony. The F Give a presentation to the class and the university president (your teacher). Which ideas for a graduation
reason? Family and friends throw sticky or messy food at the graduates, like flour, ceremony do most people like? Take a vote.
eggs, ketchup, and soda. It’s supposed to bring them good luck!
G Discuss the questions.
MAKE IT DIGITAL
1 Was it easy or hard to work together to think of creative ideas?
1 Graduates in Sweden wear traditional caps and gowns. Yes / No Go online and watch videos of
2 In what other situations do you listen to different people offer
2 Graduation ceremonies in Japan happen at the end of the year. Yes / No graduation ceremonies from around
creative ideas?
3 In Argentina, graduates wear formal clothes. Yes / No the world. Which ones do you think
4 One university in South Africa plays a particular song at graduation. Yes / No you would like to go to?
5 In the US, graduation ceremonies often happen in large outdoor spaces. Yes / No

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OBJECTIVE PROCESS OPTIONAL 2.06 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT CULTURE NOTE MAKE IT DIGITAL

In this lesson, students propose ideas for a graduation Students review five graduation ceremonies from When voting for the best proposals Discuss respecting all cultures Graduation ceremonies in the
ceremony and present them to a university president (the around the world and discuss some things people in for the graduation ceremonies, let equally. Differences are to be United States usually include a
teacher). They will make suggestions based on some of their countries do to celebrate. Then, they will read an students know they can refer to valued and celebrated. Graduation speech by a famous person invited
the ideas from case studies of graduation ceremonies email from a university president calling for the students’ different ideas from different groups’ ceremonies reflect something of by the university to speak. This is
in other countries. Let students know that as they grow suggestions for invited speakers, what students should proposals. They should give reasons the culture of a place. Generally, called a commencement speech
in the educational setting, their opinions will be sought wear, venue, student speakers, and music. Students for their voting preferences. education is universally valued. or address. Have students find and
and valued. Some may already be members of student make a list of ideas and give a presentation in which they watch online a famous person giving
committees. Everyone should seek to be proactive outline their ideas for the subcommittee. Last, students a commencement speech. Some
in their academic communities, especially with vote on the ideas that people like most. Let students famous people who have given a
sports-related events. know that they should be gracious if their ideas are commencement speech are Steve Jobs
not accepted. (co-founder of Apple Inc.), J. K. Rowling
(author), and Jim Carrey (actor).

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for UNIT REVIEW

step-by-step UNIT 2
instructions.
VOCABULARY review SCORE: / 10

A Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

bag boxes can jar package

1 How many boxes of breakfast cereal do you buy a month?

2 I ate nearly a whole package of chocolate cookies!
3 Dad bought my mom a jar of marmalade when he went to Spain.
4 I’d rather get a bag of potato chips than a box of raisins for my snack.
5 Do you want to get a can of tomato soup or a bag of tomatoes?
B Choose the best option.
It’s easy to 1 overspend / waste at holidays. I try to 2 borrow / save some money every week so that I can buy
little gifts for everyone in my family. My dad loves chocolate, so I often get him a 3 box / can of Swiss chocolates.
My mom loves scarves, so I shop 4 around / about to find her pretty ones. My sister’s easy to buy for. I usually
get her a 5 jug / bottle of perfume. And then, there’s the dog. He always gets a toy!

GRAMMAR review SCORE: / 10

A Choose the correct option.

1 A few / lot of people came to the office party. There were only about 20 people there.
2 This coffee has too much / many sugar in it. I can’t drink it.
3 Some / A little people go to their graduation ceremony in formal clothes!
4 I don’t think there are a little / enough public holidays in my country.
5 The party dress was too much / many money for me to buy.
B Complete the text with the words and phrases from the box.

a few a lot enough some too many

One country with 1 a lot of public holidays is Argentina. In total, there are 19 public holidays.
2 Some / A few people say that 19 holidays is 3 too many . Others say that holidays help people relax
and that, in general, people don’t have 4 enough time off work. 5 Some / A few countries have a
similar number; Colombia has 18 days and Thailand has 16 days.

16–20 correct: You can discuss money, shopping, and food and drink packaging. You can
use quantifiers to talk about enough / not enough. TOTAL SCORE: / 20
0–15 correct: Look again at the Vocabulary and Grammar sections in the unit.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW NOW? Look back at page 17 and add the words you know now to the boxes.

GO TO page xix HOSPITALITY

FOLLOW A PRO
for FOLLOW A
Take the quiz about hospitality. Then go to Follow A Pro on page 128.
PRO step-by-step
Find the answers and learn more about the hospitality industry.
instructions.
1 When did the world’s oldest hotel, located in Japan, open?
a 705 b 1205 c 1505
2 What country gets the most international tourists per year?
a the US b China c France
3 How many hotel rooms are there in the world (in millions)?
a 5.1 b 8.5 c 17.2

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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FURTHER DISCUSSION
For an added challenge, have the students do the review Put students in groups of three and ask the following
activities while timed. Give them five minutes to complete questions for them to discuss:
each review activity.
• What was the last celebration you attended?
• What kinds of containers and packaging are in your
weekly grocery bags?
• How would you like your next graduation ceremony
to be?

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