INTERMEDIATE CONTENTS 1 Personality (p4-1 0) Question forms Present simple and presenl conlrnuous Personality Adjectives EXTRA VOCABULARY: negative prefixes P refi xes Personality descriptions Magazine article 2 Travel (p11-17) Past simple Present perfect and past simple Travel expressions Phrasal verbs (1) EXTRA VOCABULARY: word pairs, travel ohrasal verbs A biographical profile 3 Work @18-2a\ Present perfect continuous Present perfect simple and conil n uous Work adjectives EXTRA VOCABULARY: prepositions, noun combinations An information leaflet READ BETTER: guessing words 4 Language (p25-3.1) Future forms First conditional Language learning Phrasal verbs (2) EXTRA VOCABULARY: phrasal verbs for studying Magazine article 5 Advertising (o32-38) Second conditional Comparison EXTRA LANCUACE: first and second conditional Adjectives Advertising Advertising methods Word combinations EXTRA VOCABULARY: dependent prepositions Magazine article 6 Business (p39-4s) Past continuous Past perfect Business words and terms Word combinations EXTRA VOCABULARY: word building Magazine article 7 Design ( p46-52) Modals Present deduction Word building Ad jectives Abstract nouns EXTRA VOCABULARY: describing shapes Magazine article READ BETTER: reading for comprehension B Education (ps3-s9) Defi ning relative clauses Relative clauses Education Studying Words from the lesson EXTRA VOCABULARY: Describing facilities Magazine article Distance learning - information leaflet 9 Engineering (o60-66) The passive Articles Word combinations S pace EXTRA VOCABULARY: types of engineering, word building Magazine article 10 Trends (p67-73) Expressions of quantity Infinitives and -ing forms Words from the lesson Phrasal verbs (3) Adjective order Newspaper article 11 Arts and media ( p7a-80) Reported speech Reported questions Words from the lesson Words connected with arts EXTRA VOCABU LARY: genres, talking about films Careers article 12 Crime (p81 -87) Third conditional Modal perfects EXTRA LANCUACE: review of conditionals Words from the lesson Word combinations People in crime EXTRA VOCABULARY: types of crime Article on crime INTERMEDIATE CONTENTS , elrout celebrities [ [TER: dictation --:,lbout Robert Byron :: BETTER: taking notes -ł-|o\ -. (rr.tbout education iTto\ l.1t t( ) n i]ŁT IER: Iistening for nT0rn.tatton ()\ '.r> ConVersatiOn :'ePort i- o\ .tr.l'rent for a college c)\ lion rvith a career .l)n n of obiects -ler\ tew :-) \ Vorvel sounds rr ith a fashion Stress patterns Ke1, language: Discussing options, makinB dccisions Key langualie: Cornparing arrd c.)nlraslrng Preparing for a talk LEARN BETTER: Ieanring nerv l'ocabu la rt' Dcscribing a pr0cess ]RANSLATIC)N Word stress Sentence stress Ker' l.rnguaBe: Civing opinions, agreeing .rncl disagreeing Taking notes n,hile reading Cclmparatir c essav TRANSLATION Taking notes while listening A biographical profile TRANSLATION -ed endings Contracted forms ('s / 've) Key language: Discussing advantages and disadvantages Stress patlerns Contracted forms Key language: Asking questions, givingi ansrvers Organising ide.rs A covering letter TRANSLATION Li nki ng Contracted forms I ntonation Describing tables and charts LEARN BETTER: different strategies to learn new words A report TRANSLATION Key language: Accepting and reiecting ideas, considering consequences Stressed syllable Weak forms Key language: A presentation Using vour dictionarv A formal letter TRANSLATION Weak forms Stressing a key word Formal and informal language WRITE BETTER: writing e m ails Ema ils TRANSLATION Key language: Negotiation Stressed syllable Stressing words for emphasis Kcv Ianguage: Des< ribing l-dilinB dn(l prooi reading qualitir.s A report TRANSLATION Vowel sounds Sentences with relative clauses Key language: Discussing possibilities and options Reading strategies A formal letter WRITE BETTER: using relative clauses in writing TRANSLATION Key Ianguage: The |anguage oł meetings Recording and learning voca bu la ry Describing a trend TRANSLATION Delivering a talk SPEAK BETTER: giving a talk A report TRANSLATION Contracted forms Key language: Discussing court cases Summarising A narrative using cause and effect TRANSLATION INTERMEDIATE Personality PERSONALITY TYPES VOCABULARY: personality adjectives 1 Underline the correct adjective in each sentence. 1 Jonathan is such a sensible/ sensitive boy. He always does what the teacher asks ano never gets into trouble. 2 He's so adventurous/ambitious that he said he intended to be the boss in two vears time! To avoid any mistakes, we need tobe serious/ cautious in a situation like this and not make decisions too quickly. Be energetic/assertivel Make a decision and stick to it! I like your new girlfriend. She's sociable without bei ng too tal kative / e asy-go i n g. I think all older brothers tend to be quite bossy/ self-confident. They usually tell their younger brothers what to do. He isn't energetic/creative because of his father. It must be because of his mother. She was always making things or painting. lntroverts tend to be organised/hard-working in their approach - they like to know where everything is and make sure it goes back in its correct olace. P RO N U N C IATI O N : word stress 2a W Listen and underline the main stress in each word. 1 adventurous 2 easy-going 3 ambitious 4 even-tempered 5 cautious 6 open-minded EXTRA VOCABULARY: negative prefixes 3 Match each prefix to an adjective to make it negative. Write it in a sentence 1-5. in im UN reliable ambitious sociable patient sensitive She's so insensitive. She should think before she speaks in case she hurts someone! This job is really boring so let's employ someone who is 3An teacher is one who doesn't give students enough time to think. l'm feeling rather this evening. I don't think l'll go to the party. I wouldn't expect him to arrive on time. He's fairly TRANSLATION 4 How many of these adjectives can be directly translated into your language? What is the closest translation for the others? 1 sensitive 2 sensible 3 open-minded 4 hard-working 5 easy-going 6 moody 7 even-tempered 7 energetic 8 organised 9 reliable 10 self-confident 1'l generous 12 creative 2b M Now listen again and practise saying the words. 8 strong-willed READING Do you believe your handwriting can tell you about vour personality? Take this test and find out! 'l Write your signature (or two words) in the square below. 2 Now answer these five questions about your handwriting. Tick (rz) answer a, b or c. I Does your handwriting ar fill the box? br fill half the box? cr fill a small part of the box? I Do the letters a) point to the right? b) go straight up and down? c) point to the left? 3 ls there space between the two words? a) No. bl Not much. c' Yes, a lot. -l Did you underline the signature with .-r' lots of lines? b1 one line? c) no lines? 3 Count how many a, b or c answers you ticked. Then read below to find out what your score means. \4ostly As \ou tend to be an extrovert. You like people to rlrow fou are in the room. You appear to be very :rrl;itious and self-confident. You like to be wnere -^e action is and preferably to be in charge. Mostly Bs You can be sociable but you also like quiet times. You en joy meeting people but there are only a few people you can call 'close friends'. You are hard- working but know how to relax and have fun. Mostly Cs You tend to prefer your own company or to have iust a few close friends around for dinner instead of a large event. You can be ambitious but in general you don't make decisions quickly - you are cautious and when you speak, it's usually to make a thoughtful comment. 4 Use the handwriting test to analyse these signatures. Which signature shows the person is mostlv a, b or c? \,N- W\ 5 A handwriting analyst is interpreting the signatures. Which signature is he describing, 1,2 or 3? M EA TY DICTATION 6 In Listen again and write in the missing parts. It obviously belongs to someone who walks into a room and likes everyone to know he's there. The way he uses the box tells me that . The signature looks fairly normal but the letters lean that way. lf you combine that with the narrow gap between the words, then you have and Finally, the way he finishes off the signature with the lines makes C RAMMAR: question forms 7 write the missing question words in 1-8. Where Does Have ls How Are Do What Why When I 1 1 2 3 4 J 6 7 I 9 10 11 12 How reliable are the tests you use? exactly do psychiatrists do? you done any of these exercises? you ever get impatient? are you from? are you changing jobs? they living in Thailand now? he expect to be late? is Michael studying at the moment? long have you lived here? were you last in London? he easily annoyed? Complete these questions about Carl Jung. Who was Carl luns. Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist. 2 Where He studied medicine at the University of Basel. 3 What He specialised in psychiatric medicine. 4 What He developed ideas about personality types. 5 How many He identified two personality types. 6 Who Introverts don't like large crowds.. 7 What Extroverts form close relationshi os. 8 How influential Jung was very influential. 9 Which The Myers-Briggs and Keirsey tests are based on his theory. 10 Which filmmaker Stanly Kubrick read his work.. 11 What He tried to interpret dreams. Which I - : 12 He wrote The Undiscovered Self in 1957. VOCABULARY: prefixes 'l Write the correct missing prefix in sentences'l-8. Some of them are used more than once. C RAMMAR: present simple and present continuous 2 Underline the correct verb forms in this article. lf you are the President of the USA, what 1 do you do/ are you doing when you lose your job? The answer is easy. You 2 start/are starting giving talks about being the President! That's what's happened to Bill Clinton. He3 makes/'s making between nine and ten million dollars a year by giving speeches all over the world, from Australia to Egypt. This a compares/is comparing well with the $200,000 salary a year he received as President of the USA. With around 350 talks a year, his present schedule means that he s probably gives/ is probably giving a talk somewhere in the world at the same tlme as you 6 read/are reading this. Currently, he7 also tries/'s also trying to raise even more money for his charity which he B runs/is running to combat HIV/Aids. 3 Complete this email to your friend called Jules. Use the words to write sentences in the present simple or the present continuous. HiJules how / you? How are you? I / work / in the office /the moment (l) bu (2) t my boss always / lunch / 12 I / write / you while he's out. you / have / good time / Barcelona at the moment? AI what / you / think of your course? how / weather? (6) ir/ (7) rain / here! Wish I was with you! Love Rachel u nder- dis- over- semr- mono- mrs- antF bi- re- out- EX n J I find him rather quiet and antr-social. When you trv to start a conversation he walks away. She's really used at work. She wants more responsibility. I saw your girlfriend today. She was rvith a new man. -ł He,s a|ways been - organised. Sorry, I think I understood you. Can you explain what you mean? The architect has built a _ rail to help passengers travel from one side of the city to the otner. 7 His success was shadowed by one small mistake. 8 Guess what! l've got tickets for the finals of the tennis. Would you like to come with me? 9 This inlection may cause a little comfort. Carl lung defined our understanding of psychology in the 2Oth century. The greatest athletes always try to_ perform their last record. .1 2 She's a really rated singer and much better than everyone in the newspapers say. 13 Your answer to this question is correct. Try 1.ł The Iatest government report proposed lingual education in schools. r0 t.l Personality @ 7 READING 4 Read the article and write each verb in brackets in the present simple or present continuous form. ,. b Do you worship celebrities? Do you wake up every night thinking of your favourite singer? Or do you wonder what a TV presenter t has (have) for breakfast in the morning? lf so, you may have a newly identified psychological condition: Celebrity Worship Syndrome (CWS) Following a recent study, psychologists at the University of Leicester now 2 _ (believe) that one in three of us are obsessed with celebrities and the number 3 - (go up) One theory is that our modern lives a (become) more and more dominated by TV and so modern celebrities often 5 (take) the place of relatives, neighbours and close friends for many people The study of around 700 people aged 18 to 60 6 _(show) that there are three types of Celebrity Worship Syndrome, The largest number of people - 22 percenl of the study only ' - (have) a small problem and they are likely to be extroverts with a passion for talking about their chosen celeb.ity Another 12 percent have an intense personal type of relationshrp with their idol. while the third group, with the most extreme CWS, 8 (think) their ce ebrity knows them These people are often introverts, anti-social and insensitive Fortunately, most people's interest in the rich and famous is perfectly normal and healthy Dr John Maltby of Leicester University says. 'lt is not necessarily a bad thing Many people are interested in celebrities ' However, says Dr Maltby, 'We 9 - (begin) to define CWS for the f irst time and research is suggesting that, generally, people with CWS I0 _ (replace) normal relationships with these fantasy relationships' 5 What do these numbers and figures from the reading refer to? Match 1-5 to a-e. 'l one in three c/ 2 700 360 4 22 percent - 5 l2percent - a) the maximum age of people in the study b) people with the first type of CWS c) the ratio of people with CWS d) people with the second type of CWS e) the number of people in the study LISTENINC 6 Listen to someone being interviewed as part of the study on CWS. Complete the researcher's q uestions. Sport, especially football. Ronaldhino. Of course Fai rl y. l've no idea. Quite often. Johnny Depp (met him at a first night premióre). ? Not often. B M Personality SCENARIO: KEY LANGUAGE: giving opinions, agr eeing and disagreeing 'l put each phrase a-h in the correct ptace to complete the conversation. a) don't know b) come on c) great idea d) don't agree e) how about f) | suggest g) | think h) it's true ,ą... 1 8 Roger is the best person for the team. After all, he scored very well on the psychometric test. s: Well, 2_that he scored well, but do you really want another ambitious, self-confident extrovert on the team? A: 3 !You make him sound awful. He's a nrce person. s Well, I a . He seems a bit over-confident. But the main issue is that we already have two big characters on the team. 5 we take on someone who is quieter and gets on with the hard work. Otherwise, we'll have too many egos. ,ł: oK' l 6 with you about Roger but let's look at the alternatives. B'. 7 Petra? She's nice and she seems like the sort of person who gets on with everyone. ,ł: That,s a B- ! |,d forgotten about her. Maybe l'll be able to put Roger on another project. 2 Rewrite the first sentence with the same meaning using the words given. 1 We could employ Magda, couldn't we? Why don't we We should call him and see if he wants the iob. I suggest What if we give them all a team task? How about I think we ought to check their references before we decide? 5 Horv do vou feel about Petra? think about Petra? 6 | think Michael's right. r aSree PRONUNCIATION: sentence stress 3a Listen to five mini-dialogues. Which word in each response is stressed? Tick the version with the correct word in bold, a, b or c. 1 I don't believe he's sixty! a) Well, it's true. b) Well, it's true. c) Well, it's true. ,/ Let's go out tonight. a) That's a great idea. b) That's a great idea. c) That's a great idea. ln my opinion, she's the best person for the job. a) I don't agree. b) | don't agree. c) | don't agree. I don't think we'll find the right person in the company. a) | suggest we try. b) | suggest we try. c) I suggest we try. Who can we ask to do this? a) How about Ben? b) How about Ben? c) How about Ben? She drives me mad! a) Come on. She's OK. b) Come on. She's OK. c) Come on. She's OK. 7 How do you feel about it? a) I think it's fine. b) I think it's fine. c) | think it's fine. 3b Listen again and practise saying the sentences. What about STUDY AND WRITING SKILLS / t()s \TU Jata c4J A, ltt STUDY SKILLS: taking notes while reading When you take notes, write down the key words such as names/ numbers and key verbs or nouns. 'l Look back at the article about Bill Clinton on page 7 and complete these notes. as ?vosi).twt: Ja(arg fov up. six is probably the nr;lximum nurnber of people Vou want on most teams. 8 Onb , women are probably safer drivers than men. 3 A student is writing two paragraphs for an essay titled:'Are women better at working in teams than men?'Write these missing sentences in the correct places in the paragraph. a) womcn make dccisions more slowlv b)thev also enjov being in groups c) they like to lead groups d) wsmen-are*etterlistenets e) nren are more likely to disagree and argue f) worren like to discuss ideas g) men are usually in charge Jo^. ?(.o?|(' bdie,ve ŁkaŁ ^oy,l.ttt ^t(, bLŁŁ('Y ^Ł holy'.lil.! i,,l" Łuu,l's Łl*an y,,lrn'{kę'tt. AYL v^tiołs \"Ł^so/.s (or tltis. firsttg, l d) anj' r!ecor./tg, 3 - niŁk oŁLtu ?Lo?|(,. . n 4rork: \ĄĄ)LLL! Ła {tr,es C+J A ALA( c5) WRITI NC : comparative essay 2 Write the missing linking words in sentences 1-8. The first letter of each word is given. 1 lt's still thc case that more men than wonren become politicians. However, it is slowly changing rvith more and more women entering politics. 2A people should be fined for speeding in cars, I don't think the police should use cameras. 3 Using abbreviations helps with note-taking. For , you can use the symbol '>' instead of writing 'is greater than'. 4D the fact that evervone is talking about climate change and global warming, rve don't seem to be doing much to solve the problem. 5 Manv men become managers. This is t) thev rarely take career breaks. 6 In c 1(atses to nren, many women take career breaks to have children. on ŁM oŁkur kan)., il'AiŁiou',5 ot fur,sviŁtthls, 7 Łh.t. Łuyn. Łl,tavt y,n,u, |,,,. Łe.at,,ts buause 6 niŁk otkt.v werube'vs ot lo @ Personality Travel VOCABULARY: travel expressions 'l Read the clues below and write the missing travel words in this crossword. Across 1 The place you travel to. 4 The place where bags are checked for illegal rtems. 6 To go on a journey 7 A kind ofjourney. 8 The industry which helps people to Bo on holiday. 10 You pay this to protect yourself on holiday. Down 1 Papers with official information for travel (e.g. passport, tickets, visa). 2 To live in a place for a temporary period. 3 You have this to protect against a disease. 5 A special place to see (e.g. famous monumenr, building, palace). 9 To come together with new people on holiday. 2 Write one of these verbs in each sentence 'l-10. Bet respect find out see broaden become explore find 1 | think it's good for young people to take a gap year and travel to their horizons. 2 We're going to mountains. some old temples in the Lots of people travel to themselves as much as to visit new places. I like holidays where you just away from it all on a beach doing nothing. My daughter has _ more independent since her trip to Thailand. So what sights did you _ while you were there? It's important to _ the local culture and act in the correct way. Did you what time the train leaves for Rome? EXTRA VOCABULARY: word pairs 3 Make pairs of words for talking about holidays by matching a word in A to a word in B. Then complete the sentences 1-5 with each pair. AB tnsu rance -----_: O TESS holiday package aSenr tour COOCS policy travel resort Remember to take out an insurance policv before you Bo on holiday in case of an emergency. We used to book with a now we book online. They've built a new on tne coast. lt's so ugly! in some countries can be ouite formal. We booked a which included but 11 the bus and all our mears. Travel READING 1 nead this biography about the travel writer, Bruce Chatwin. Complete the timeline of his life with events 1-9. See the example. Bruce Chatwin was born on 13 May 1940 but his interest in writing grew later on in his life. He started his career at the auction house Sotherby's, where he soon became the expert on lmpressionist art. But in 1964 he went on a journey to Ethiopia and his interest in archaeology began. He , studied archaeology for a year at university but found , academic study boring and left. 'l ln 1972The SundayTimes Magazine employed him to ,; write about art and architecture.The job improved l his writing skills and also gave him the chance to ',, travel. In 1977 he flew to Patagonia. He spent six :; months there and wrote the highly successful book :,, ln Patagonia. Chatwin carried on writing both fiction and travet books for the rest of his life, including the famous Songlines about the Aborigines in Australia. In his careeĘ Chatwin received praise for his story-te||ing abilities and criticism from others for not telling the truth in his books.In the late 1980s Chatwin develooed AIDS and died in 1989. VOCABULARY: phrasal verbs (1) 2 Match the verb to sentences. the particle and complete the set get stop I out on off get look carry I around back to I Marco Polo set out in 1271 with his father to Ch i na. 2 Let's in Venice for a few oays before continuing to Creece. What time do rve destination ? l'll call you when trip to Mexico. Went to Ethiopia Died 3 Became a journalisl a-ffiom 5 Worked at Sotherbl"s 1 Wrote his first book University for a year Wrote Songlines Travelled to Patagonia I'm lost. Park the car can look at the map. from my our at the side of the road and we Do you have any time to city while you're here? 6 The bus stops here so we'll have to by foot" EXTRA VOCABULARY: travel phrasal verbs 3 In each sentence, replace the words in bold with a phrasal verb. Write the verb next to the sentence. ehecFin stop over pull over Bet in take off check out You need to go to the airline desk two hours before the plane leaves. check in What time do you have to go to the hotel reception and pay? 3 What time does the olane arrive? 4 When does the olane leave? 5 We'll probably stay in Singapore for a day rn between our two flights. 6 7 B 9 1 2 r 940 1964 12 @ Travel 1972 1977 1989 GRAMMAR: pastsimple 4 Read this page from an explorer's diary. Write each verb in brackets in the past simple. 1 Vtla .- (start) ourjourna1 in OcIobęr,1hrvo of wL_ (leave) aarll in ihe morning and tho rest of tha group 7_ (follour) ur an hour ńR ONUNCIATIOI\ 6a How many syltables are each word, 1, 2 or 3? Write your answer next to the word. -l irrventecl -) (in -vent - ecl ) 2 cla nccd 3 discussecl 4 decided 5 travellecl / tntroouceo B landed 9 rvorked 10 litted 6b Listen to check your answers and practise saying the words. DICTATION 7 Listen and complete the next page in the explorer's diary. We mou ntains. During this time, feel sick. but the journel' Then, some peopre ano to their tents. . Thcir leader r'vas an old nran and .We what the medicine was but The peoplc in the descrt and later The group 4_ Łvoning we '--- (find) (walr) atl da1 and in the a rmall laKe with frorh wator. The deserl b_ (ba) cotd but very 6 a rrived the desert for another ancr boautiful. M1 colleagues 1_ Qhotograph) the night sKy until finalll we 8- (go) to bod ln tho mornin g lhe Ieam 1 (continue) the journol but i't Io (become) harĄer and *'.r".'o *:u,"-*'n','-'.,^'.ur,.',,.'...,,,,,:,,,,,,,,,,:,,..,,,,:,. :, .. , . 5 Write these verbs in the quiz below in the past simple. Afterwards test your own knowledge and complete the quiz. See the answers on page 93. be reach lead make sail Test your knowledse or the GfeAt WplaferSl 1 Who the South Pole first? A Robert Scott B Roald Amundsen C Richard Branson 2 Who the first expedition westwards from Europe to Asia via the Pacific? A Ferdinand Magellan B Marco Polo C Vasco da Cama Who the second man on the moon? A Yuri Gagarin B Neil Armstrong C Edwin Aldrin Who to America first? A The Vikings B Christopher Columbus C James Cook 5 Which European first the continent of Australia? A Thor Heverdahl B Captain lames T Kirk C Captain James Cook contact with UARTE C RAMMAR: present perfect and past simple 1 mut.h the two halves of the sentences. 1 Ralph hasn't been to Europe - 2 He's - 3 Has he bcen - 4 He's never - 5 Ralph rvent there - 6 He's alreadv been to three capital cities this - 7 Has Ralph - a) before? b)week. c) been before. d) yet. e) ever been to Europez f) already been there. g) when he rvas a boy. TRANSLATION 2 Translate the sentences 1-7 in Exercise 1 into your language. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 Read this email and underline the correct form, present perfect or past simple. Dear Petra How t have you been/wereyou? | think the last time we2've spoken/spoke was over two months ago. Anyway | 3 've just returned/just returned from a week walking in Morocco.We4 haveflown/flewto Marrakesh and then 5 have walked/walked for tńree days in the Atlas mountains. l6've never done/never did anything in my life so tiring but so amazing before! The tour leader 7 has taken/took us to parts of the mountains where tourists don't normally go and the local people a have invited/invited us in to their homes. At the end, the group e hove spent/spent a night in Fez with its ancient markets. | 1 0 haven't spent/did n't spend too much money there but | 1 t have bought/bought a cou ple of really beautiful ornaments. Anyway, | 12 've already booked/already booked another holiday there in the autumn.Would you like to come? PRONUNCIATION: contracted form ('s I 've) 4 Listen to six sentences. Tick the sentence you hear. 1 ltravelled all night. l've travelled all night. 2 He climbed this mounrarn. He's climbed this mounlain. 3 They worked here for years. Thev've worked herc for vears. She told him the news. She's lold him lhe ncws We talked to them. We've talked to them. It hit the building. It's hit the building. 14 @l t'uu" THE EMPTY QUARTER READING 5 Read about Martin Strel and write the verbs in the past simple or the present perfect. Sharks, stingrays and crocodiles: swimming the Amazon at 52 There I (be) a time when explorers 2 (tell) us about their amazing adventures in books. But nowadays, no 'true' adventurer or explorer travels without a documentary film crew. And so Martin Strel, a 52-year-old Slovakian, 3 (take) camera men to the Amazon with him. Last week they a (begin) .o any interested meat-eaters and his medical team (take) a supply of blood from Strel before the journey began - just in case the happens ! LISTENING 6 Writ" questions about Martin Strel's adventure in the past simple or present perfect. 1 Q: In the past, how A: ln books. 2 Q:Who A: A film crew a back-up team and a medical team 3 Q:What ? A: Strel's 4 Q:What attempt to swim the Amazon. A: Passenger ships. 5 Q:Why A: For emergencies. 7 Listen to part of a lecture about the travel writer Robert Byron. Decide if the statements 1-7 are true or false. 1 Byron was from France. - 2 No one had written books about travel before The Road to Oxiana. - 3 Byron also wrote about architecture. - 4 The Road to Oxiana was his first book. - 5 lt was about his journey to Afghanistan. - 6 lt has been translated. - 7 Byron died on one of his journeys. - B Ans*", these questions about Byron. 1 Who has said it is the first example of great travel writing? How long after First Russia, Then Tibet did he write Ihe Road to Oxiana?. 5 Which of his books is known worldwide? Travel filming Strel's attempt to swim the length of the river. On the first afternoon, they (film) him successfully srvim through parts of the river in Peru. In the past, 'rese sections of the river 6 (stop) :assenger ships. But Strel z (survive) nany previous dangers. As a young man, he (swim) the English channel and since then he 9 (also/swim) the Danube, Mississippi and Yangtze rivers. The Amazon, 2 When was Byron born? however, 1o (be) a greater challenge for Strel with its crocodiles, stingrays and sharks. ln case of emergencies, his back-up team 3 When did he oublish his first book? (pack) animal food to throw 15