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But what exactly does it deliver, and how do students get access to it? Students just put in the code, click on the website link, and register. As for the material The site has speaking and writing functionality, which means students can record their speaking and save their writing then submit those pieces to their teacher for marking.

For listening and reading, students get instant feedback on their answers. As well as the instant feedback there are tips for every task, a built-in dictionary look-up feature, and speaking and writing models for the activities.

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Please choose below: Visit the worldwide site Visit the site for. Second edition Christina Latham-Koenig , Clive Oxenden , Paul Seligson , Mike Boyle With a wide range of exciting new digital material, including all new documentaries, this new edition of American English File is still the number one course to get your students talking.

Key features Read more Online Practice e-Books Impact Study. American English File Second Edition builds on the popular methodology of the first edition with material that gets your students talking. Speaking and pronunciation activities on every page help students to become confident in speaking. There are also extra mini-speaking activities in the Sound and Vocabulary Banks. Exciting new digital material provides more opportunities for students to speak than ever before, both in and out of the classroom.

Brand-new video, Online Practice and the Pronunciation App all provide more practice for students in and out of the classroom. Step-by-step student support — Each learning module follows an Engage-Explore-Task-Reflect activity sequence to ensure that students practise and learn effectively on their own. Circle the different word ifthere is one. Can you think o f any more exceptions? Then uncover and check the pronunciation and meaning.

Choose the heading which best fits each text. The latter was, beyond comparison, the worse: to this day I would rather meet a ghost than a tarantula. Lewis British author of The Chronicles of Narnia I was one of a group of boys who sat on the floor of our professor's office for a weekly lesson in "spoken English. The paper had a little black dot in the right-hand corner. When the professor asked, "Boys, what do you see?

You only saw the black dot. This is the awful thing about human nature. People never see the goodness of things, and the broader picture. Don't go through life with that attitude. One of the most important lessons I ever learned came from a sheet of paper and a black dot.

They may seem like small things, but they were enough to prompt big changes in my outlook on life. I would then go back to Japan, live with them, teach piano and make a lot of money, because it can be very lucrative. And I'd play one recital a year where they could turn up with great pride and people would say "Mr.

Uchida, aren't you lucky with your daughter? Mathilde was a large American rocking horse that had been given to my sister and brother when they were children in America. Mathilde had a splendid action — much better than that of any English rocking horse I have ever known. She sprang forward and back, up and down, and ridden at full pressure was liable to unseat you. Her springs, which needed oiling, made a terrific groaning, and added to the pleasure and danger.

Splendid exercise again. No wonder I was a skinny child. Find a synonym in each paragraph for When you record new vocabulary, write down this information, too.

As a child, my idea of the West was that it was a miasma of poverty and misery, like that of the homeless "Little Match Girl" in the Hans Christian Andersen story. When I was at boarding school and did not want to finish my food, the teacher would say, "Think of all the starving children in the capitalist world. They watched me pack my clothes and go down the stairs. The little boy, six or seven, was waiting around the corner. AnaYs Nin French author My mother used to take me with her into the woods, to ponds where she would do her washing.

There used to be a soap called Octagon that came in an eight-sided bar, and she used to use that to get to the dirt in the clothing. Some people who had a few bucks, they had a scrub board, but she didn't. She would beat the clothing on the rock until the dirt would sort of dissolve and float out. We would be gone most of the day on those days when she washed. Sidney Poitier American actor d Read the extracts again and answer the questions.

Lewis most afraid of? Try to remember what each writer said. Which paragraph reminds you most of your own childhood? Which ones are about?

What three past tenses are used to describe the incident in paragraph 6? What verb forms are used to show that the actions were habitual or repeated in 7? Learn more about narrative tenses, and practice them. What are the different expressions they use to say approximately how old they were at the time? With a partner, for each heading talk about things you habitually did or felt in your childhood.

I remember the time when we went on our first family vacation abroad Choose one of the headings and write a paragraph either about a specific incident in your childhood, or about things that happened habitually. Analyze an article about childhood and write an article for an online magazine.

Match the speakers to the emotion they felt at the time. How old was each person? What was their memory? Before you listen, discuss the following questions with a partner. Were you surprised by anything? Listen again and try to add more detail. Compare your words with a partner and then together retell the story. Do you have any very early memories of the feelings or incidents below? Do you know approximately how old you were at the time?

Embarrassment and memory are abstract nouns, whereas bed and pants are not. Some abstract nouns are uncountable in English, but may not be in your language, e. Which ending s cause s a change in stress? It is an act of justice. Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa 6 There are only tw o em otions in a plane: and terror.? Orson Welles, US movie director 7 : I enjoy convalescence. They shout and they shoot. William Inge, British clergyman and writer d Say in your own words what the quotations mean.

Do you agree with them? I need to pay someone to repair them. HAVE I broke my glasses. BY The children managed to wrap the present 7 The last time 1saw him was in Tom lets her walk all over him. She has to sleep with the lights on. Then mark the sentences T true or F false. Choose five new words or phrases.

Check their meaning and pronunciation and try to learn them. I I Being bilingual strengthens the brain. Does that person have any of the characteristics described in the program? In today's global economy, the ability to communicate in another language has become a significant advantage in the workforce. And 66 percent of North American recruiters agreed that being bilingual will be increasingly important in the next 10 years.

At the Willard InterContinental Washington, a luxury hotel a few blocks from the White House, a staff of about represents 42 nations, speaking 19 languages. The Willard's front-of-house employees such as the concierge speak at least two languages.

Bilingualism is not an absolute requirement, but it is desirable, according to Wendi Colby, director of human resources.

Workers with skills in a second language may have an edge when it comes to climbing Willard's professional ladder. Insiders agree the most popular - and marketable - languages are Spanish, German, French, Italian, Russian and Japanese, with a growing emphasis on Mandarin, given China's booming economy.

Online Practice Answer the questions with a partner. Whose revenge do you think was? In these more technologically advanced days, the Finnish Prime Minister recently sent a breakup message via text message. I wish things had turned out differently. Take care of yourself She asked all of them to read the email and to analyze it or interpret it according to their job while she filmed or photographed the result.

At first it was therapy, then art took over. After a month, I had gotten over him. There was no suffering. It was an amazing adventure," she says. No phone calls, no texts, no emails.

I thought he died! Will you be my friend? I haven't heard from you for ages. I have no regrets. She thought things were going well until she discovered that he was seeing someone else on the side. Initially, she had no plans to get back at him. She called Jason to break up, but when she got his voice mail, she thought of a much better idea. He had given her his password, so she logged in to his voice mail and recorded a new outgoing message.

She explained what a cheater he was. Which saying do you think best fits each of the three stories in b? Do you agree with any of them? They are usually said in a way that is close to their French pronunciation, and so do not necessarily follow normal English pronunciation patterns, e. These wordswill appear in a good English dictionary. Do you use any of them in your language? They told me they're getting married next year. Then practice saying the sentences.

Here are some of their predictions: 1 Most children will know their great-grandparents and even great-great-grandparents because people are living longer. As a result, future generations will not have many cousins either. This may make them more selfish and introverted.

They may have children with their new partners, so many children will have a stepmother or stepfather and half-brothers or half-sisters. Match the highlighted words with the definitions. In pairs or small groups, answer the questions for each prediction. Useful language 2 Do you think it will happen in the future? Who is talking to who e. What are they talking about? Write 1,2, or 3 in each box. A I'll make you a cup of tea. Find someone who Two sisters tell the truth b You're going to read an article about about themselves - and two sisters, Wendy the younger sister each other Before you read, predict the answers to the Wendy Wilson and her older sister questions below.

Beach Boys founder, Brian Wilson. They formed the band Wilson Philips Who do you thiuk Today they are both married and live 3 didn't want to be with her sister in Los Angeles. Here they talk about 4 followed her sister everywhere their relationship.

But, like something wrong the younger most older sisters, she wasn't at all interested in her younger 8 used to hurt her sister physically sister, says: sister.

Idesperately wanted to be with her and her friends. We used to talk about it all c Now read the article and check your the time. After a while they separated and we answers. We didn't see Dad for quite a few years, which really hurt us.

But it's also the d Look at the highlighted words thing that brought me and Carnie closer together. In pairs, choose the right When Iwas 16 or 17, the one and a half year meaning, a or b. If we have a big argument about a 3 a age difference song, after a while we remember that we are sisters b the time they weren't and we 'make up. Nothing is going to stop us together from being sisters.

She was a very quiet, shy child, while I b hurt with your fingers older sister, was incredibly talkative and demanding. Iwas awful! I wasn't interested in studying. All I wanted to do was go to 6 a say bad things about someone says: parties, and Wendy used to tell my parents. So I was b say good things about someone horrible to her. I used to 5 pinch her and bite her.

But she always defended me when other people 6 criticized me. Sometimes it seemed as if she 8 a ask other people for help was the older sister and I was the younger one. Although we were complete b say that somebody is responsible for opposites, 7 we were also very close and had a lot of fun together. We still do. She also taught me that you can't 'blame other people for your problems. Look at two sentences from the We are family text. Use a reflexive pronoun myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves when the subject of the verb is the same as the object.

I cut myself She looked at herself in the mirror. You can also use a reflexive pronoun for emphasis. Nobody helped me. I did it all myself Complete the sentences with each other or a reflexive pronoun.

It took three years. S They argue a lot. It was my fault. What do you call a person who? Are you the oldest child, a middle child, the youngest child, or an only child? Don't self-confident independent charming spoiled show them to your partner.

Your teacher will tell you what they say about you. Then listen to the four sections 2 sociable reliable again and check your answers. What details can you 3 responsible sensible remember? In pairs, say - if you think it is true for you. If not, why not. What do the people Mark the sentences T true or F false.

S They both got jobs in the new Paris office. I'm Mark Ryder. Nicole Ah, you're the new marketing director. Mark That's right. I'm AlIie's personal assistant. Mark Thank you. Nicole I'll just tell AlIie you're here. Mark Ryder's here. Mark Yes, I am. AlIie Hello, Mark. Mark Allie.

How are you? AlIie Very well. Mark Yes, fine, no problems. Jacques Ben Nicole In pairs, what do you think the Mark Yes, we've said hello. Don't write them in yet. Mark Mark Ryder. How do you do? Ben Hi, Mark. Mark Really? All good, I hope. Shall we go to my office? Use the higWighted phrases. What do Mark and 1. AlIie wan t to keep secret? Answer with M Mark , Don't worry.

S Who wants to ftnd an apartment? Listen and check. From: Stephanie 1 Why has Stephanie written to Claudia? To: Claudia 2 Does Claudia recommend her friend? Can you correct them? I hope you're doing well. Then cover it and answer I just got an e-mail from your friend Amanda. She wants to rent a room in my house this summer. Could you tell the questions from memory. Please be honest! Send my regards to your family and I hope to hear from you soon.

Put them in the right place in the chart. Useful language: describing a person Of course I can tell you about Amanda. She's also very good with children. She passed all her exams last year, which is more than I did! She likes going out, watching movies, and Iistenning to Imagine you received Stephanie's e-mail asking music, but not rock or heavy metal - so don't worry about a friend of yours.

And she's happy to do things on her own. Her parents are divorced, and she lives with her mother and stepfather, but she also sees her father PLAN what you're going to write using the paragraph regularly. Use the Useful language box and The only negative things I can think of are that she's Vocabulary Bank p. But I'm sure she'll learn fast! I hope that's useful. Love, Claudia P. I'm attaching a photo of the two of us. Underline the word that is different.

Say why. I fresh seafood frozen homemade 2 fried chicken duck sausage 3 knife roast fork spoon 4 referee coach captain field 5 pool track beat court 6 aggressive jealous bossy affectionate 7 charming sensible sociable moody 8 COUSlU family mother-in-law grandfather b Write words for the definitions. JL that your new car? What happened to your 7 It's an adjective.

It's the opposite of generous. B 14 hit another car when I c Fill each blank with one word. It's Wednesday a Underline the word with a different sound and I usually 8 finish work early. A I'm sure I will. See you tomorrow, then. I How many people want orange juice? C raig Flatman is every nutritionist's nightmare - a fifteen-year-old who never eats anything except bread and jam but, unbelievably, is perfectly healthyl a two b three Although his diet contains hardly any protein and is 60 c four percent sugar, he is 1.

Craig or 'jam Boy:' as his friends have nicknamed c Because she's on a diet. The only time he doesn't eat bread a He owns a restaurant. He also drinks two c He works with young players. Craig's strange diet started when he was a The man's mother-in-law and his sister.

As a baby he had refused to eat b The man's mother and his sister-in law. He also ate chocolate spread granddaughter for her birthday?

Doctors b 1. Complete the :; choking on solid food when he was a baby. Can you Check with your teacher or a dictionary. What is "Ka-ching? D noun a shopping center So take me to the nearest store. E adj having no money informal Can you hear it ring? F noun a small plastic card you use It makes you want to sing. What do you to go and spend some more when Yl? U get think the song is saying? Chorus 1 Money always makes people happy. In pairs, interview each other with the Read what Shelley says and complete the conversation questionnaire.

Then try to Have you ever wasted money on something guess his last answer. We've had it for at least three years. Maybe longer. It's old. I bought an exercise bike. What is it? Ben I Yes. I bought it yesterdal" Shelley What's wrong with our old camera? Ben 2 Shelley Old? How long have we had it? A year? Ben 3 Shelley Three years? We can't afford a Ben 4 waste money on something you've never used Shelley Have you seen this? Ben 5 sell anything on the Internet Shelley The gas bill.

It arrived this morning. And we lose a credit card or your wallet haven't paid the phone bill yet. Take it back to the store and get your money back. Ben Because Then answer the questions. Read the rules and do borrow money from someone in your family the exercises. I'd like to earn 2 arnve, appear as much as possible. Why do you think 4 start a new company or organization she does it?

How do you think she survives? Read the article to find out. Do you agree with Heidemarie that. A psychotherapist, gave away all her money and her apartment, and threw away her credit cards.

Today, aside from some clothes three sweaters, two skirts, two pairs of shoes, and a coat and a few personal belongings, she doesn't own anything. A lot of people who know me understand what I'm doing and want to help me. When I need a bus ticket, for example, or a new tube of toothpaste I think, 'Who can I ask? What can I give them in return? It all began as a one-year experiment. In her home city of Dortmund, she set up a "swapping circle" where people It is one of the mistakes of our society that most exchange services without using money, for example, a haircut people do something they don't like just to earn for a mathematics class.

To prove that this could work, she money and spend it on things they don't need. But when the year Many people judge you according to how much ended, she continued and has not used money since then. In my opinion, all jobs are equally important You may not earn a lot of money, but you may be At first she house-sat for friends who were on vacation. She worth a lot as a person. That's my message. At the moment, she is staying in a So what did she do with all the money she earned student residence where she can sleep, take a shower, or use a from the sales of My Life Without Money?

She also "works" as a psychotherapist. Sometimes they give me something in return, but not always. Then listen and repeat. Practice saying them. If you don't know the exact number, use about or approximately. G present perfect continuous V strong adjectives: exhausted, amazed, etc.

A few months ago, Idecided to change my life. I If you could spend a year working or studying in another country, which country would you choose? I took a year off and went to live in Ecuador. I Why did she choose Ecuador? Then listen again to check. I Are the verbs action or non-action verbs? Read the rules for present perfect continuous for unfinished actions.

Do exercise a only. Listen to five sentences. Try to write down the stressed words. Look at the words and try to remember the whole sentence. Then listen again and write the complete sentences.

A sport you Something A magazine I A restaurant play regularly you are learning newspaper you often go to or a kind of exercise to do you read regularly you do regularly A thing A club, you have that is organization, very important gym, etc. Ask your partner at least three questions about the things they've written. One question must be How long have you..

A Remember after How long How long have you been playing volleyball? First text 1 of little importance b You're going to read an article about two people 2 crazy whose lives were changed by a vacation. Work in 3 a person who looks after animals e.

A read about Victoria, B about Sally. Answer these questions. Did f Whose life do you think has changed the most? Which of the your partner leave out any important information? You Ue on a beach and relax, and tensions disappear. But sometimes a vacation can change your life completely, which is what happened two years ago to Victoria Smith and Sally Gook.

Victoria Smith, six years ago. Then she went on vacation to Borneo Ihave always been interested in apes, so 1 thought IT would be fun: The vacation was wonderful and when Victoria came home she found it very difficult to retum to her old life.

Four years later she became a chimpanzee keeper. Many have Sally Gook wakes up every morning to a deep blue sky and been rescued from laboratories and circuses all over the wond. She works blazing sun. For the last two years she has been living on the long hours, and the pay isn't very good, but she tiny Greek island of Lipsi, which is only 16 square kilometers loves it. Since 1 started a large financial services company and I had a good social life working here, 1 feel that I've been doing and made a lot of money.

But 1 had to get up very early every something important, not just wasting morning, often in horrible weather. Suddenly 1 knew there was a different life waiting for me here: Afew months later she applied for a job at the travel company that had organized her vacation.

Since then she has been Living on Upsi and working as a tourist guide. Her boyfriend, who is Greek, is a fanner. Sally said, "I've only been back to London once, and 1 can't imagine ever living there again. Strong adjectives Normal adjectives 1 The island's tiny - only 16 square kilometers.

She crashed his car. I'm exhausted. I'm starving. It has five bedrooms. The water's freezing. Why don't you wash it? Let's do it. I can't finish it. Complete the responses with a strong adjective.

Yes, I'm starving 2 Was your mother angry? Yes, I'm of them. Are the strong adjectives stressed? Listen again and repeat. Yes, I'm storving! How do the people look? What do you think has been happening? What have they been doing? Complete the sentences. Read the rules for the present perfect continuous for recent continuous actions. Think of an explanation for each one. Then in pairs, invent a short conversation using each adjective. You look exhausted.

I've been working in the backyard. Did you have a good trip' 2 In general, which of the three forms of transportation do you prefer' Why' b Read the introduction to the article. Race to the sun. Answer the questions with by car, by train, or by plane. Which trip do you think was Find the first paragraph for the plane trip, and then the other three. Do the same for the train trip. Then compare with a partner. Answer the questions with T the train or P the plane.