New Interchange Level 2 Student's book A;
Unit 1 A time to remember;
Exercise 2 Conversation;
Part A Listen and practice;
Ted:Oh,I'm really sorry.Are you OK?;
Ana:I'm fine.But I'm not very good at this.;
Ted:Neither am I. Say,are you from South America?;
Ana:Yes,I am, originally.I was born in Argentina.;
Ted:Did you grow up there?;
Ana:Yes,I did,but my family moved here eight years ago,;
when I was in high school.;
Ted:And where did you learn to Rollerblade?;
Ana:Here in the park This is only my second time.;
Ted:Well,it's my first time.Can you give me some lessons?;
Ana:Sure.Just follow me. Ted:By the way,my name is Ted.;
Ana:And I'm Ana.Nice to meet you.;
Exercise 3 Grammar Focus past tense;
Where were you born? I was born in South America.;
Were you born in Brazil?No.I wasn't. I was born in Argentina.;
Where did you grow up?I grew up in Buenos Aires.;
When did you move here?I moved here eight years ago.;
When I was in high school.;
Did you learn Spanish in high school?;
No.I didn't. I studied it in college.;
Did you go to college in California?;
Yes,I did.I went to college in Los Angeles.;
Exercise 7 Conversation;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Jeff:Hey!Are these pictures of you when you were a kid?;
Kim:Yeah.That's me in front of my uncle's beach house.;
When I was a kid,we used to spend two weeks there every summer.;
Jeff:Wow,I bet that was fun!;
Kim:Yeah.We always had a great time.;
Every day we used to get up early and walk along the beach.;
I had a great shell collection.In fact, I think it's still up in the attic!;
Jeff:Hey,I used to collect shells, too.When I was a kid.;
But my parents threw them out!;
Exercise 8 Grammar focus Used to;
Used to refers to something that you regularly did in the past;
but don't do anymore.;
When I was a kid,we used to stay at my uncle's beach house.;
Did you use to have a hobby?Yes,I used to collect shells.;
What games did you use to play? I used to play chess.;
Exercise 9 Pronunciation Used to;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Notice the pronunciation of used to.;
When I was a child, I used to play the violin.;
When I was a child, I used to have a nickname.;
When I was a child, I used to have a pet.;
When I was a child, I used to play hide-and-seek.;
Unit 2 Caught in the rush;
Exercise 2 Conversation;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Lynn:Why is there never a bus when you want one?;
Sam:Good question. There aren't enough buses on this route.;
Lynn:Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.;
Sam:Good idea.You should say that we need more subway lines,too.;
Lynn:Yeah.;
There should be more public transportation in general.;
Sam:And fewer cars! There's too much traffic.;
Lynn:Say,is that our bus coming?;
Sam:Yes,it is.But look.It's full!;
Lynn:Oh,no!Let's go and get a cup of coffee.;
We can talk about this letter I'm going to write.;
Exercise 3 Grammar focus;
Adverbs of quantity With countable nouns There are too many cars.;
There aren't enough buses. We need more subway lines.;
There should be fewer cars.;
With uncountable nouns.;
There is too much traffic . There isn't enough parking.;
We need more public transportation. There should be less pollution.;
Exercise 8 Conversation;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Erica:Excuse me. Could you tell me where the bank is?;
Man:There's one upstairs,across from the duty-free shop.;
Erica:Oh,thanks.Do you know what time it opens?;
Man:It should be open now.It opens at 8:00 A.M.;
Erica:Good.And can you tell me how often the buses leave for the city?;
Man:You need to check at the transportation counter.;
It's right down the hall.;
Erica:OK.And just one more thing.Do you know where the nearest restroom is?;
Man:Right behind you ma'am.See that sign?;
Erica:Oh.Thanks a lot.;
Exercise 9 Grammar focus;
Indirect questions from wh-questions wh-questions with be;
Where is the bank? Where is the taxi stand?;
Indirect questions;
Could you tell me where the bank is? Do you know where the taxi stand is?;
Wh-questions with do or did;
How often do the buses leave for the city?;
When did Flight 566 arrive? What time does the duty-free shop open?;
Indirect questions;
Can you tell me how often the buses leave for the city?;
Do you know when Flight 566 arrived?;
Do you know what time the duty-free shop opens?;
Exercise 10 Pronunciation Question Intonation;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Wh-questions usually have falling intonation.;
Indirect questions usually have rising intonation.;
What time does the duty-free shop opens?;
Can you tell me what time the duty-free shop opens?;
Where is the taxi stand is? Do you know where the taxi stand is?;
Unit 3 Time for a change!;
Exercise 2 Conversation Apartment hunting;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Mr.Dean:What do you think?;
Mrs.Dean:Well,it has just as many bedrooms as the last apartment.;
And the living room is huge.;
Jenny:But the bedrooms are too small.;
And there isn't enough closet space for my clothes.;
Mr.Dean:And it's not as cheap as the last apartment we saw.;
Mrs.Dean:But that apartment was dark and dingy.;
And it was in a dangerous neighborhood.;
Mr.Dean:Let's see if the real estate agent has something else to show us.;
Exercise 3 Grammar focus;
Evaluations and comparisons Evaluations with adjectives;
The kitchen isn't big enough. The living room is too small.;
Evaluations with nouns;
There aren't enough bedrooms. There isn't enough closet space.;
Comparison with adjectives;
It's not as cheap as the last apartment.;
It's almost as cheap (as the last apartment.);
Comparisons with nouns..;
It doesn't have as many bedrooms as the last apartment.;
It has just as many bedrooms(as the last apartment).;
Exercise 4 Pronunciation Sentence stress;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Stress the words in a sentence that;
carry the most important information.;
The apartment isn't big enough. The kitchen is too cramped.;
There aren't enough closets. There isn't enough light.;
Exercise 7 Conversation Making wishes;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Brian:So where are you working now, Terry?;
Terry:Oh,I'm still at the bank.I don't like it, though.;
Brian:That's too bad.Why not?;
Terry:Well,it's boring,and it doesn't pay very well.;
Brian:I know what you mean.I don't like my job either.;
I wish I could find a better job.;
Terry:Actually,I don't want to work at all anymore.;
I wish I had a lot of money so I could retire now.;
Brian:Hmmm,how old are you,Terry? Terry:Uh,twenty-six.;
Exercise 8 Grammar focus Wish;
Wish is followed by past tense forms but refers to the present.;
Fact;
I don't like my job.;
Wish;
I wish (that )I could find a better job.;
I wish I worked somewhere else.;
fact I live with my parents.;
wish;
I wish I lived in my own apartment. I wish I didn't live with my parents.;
fact Life is difficult.;
wish;
I wish it were easier. I wish it weren't so difficult.;
Unit 4 I've never heard of that!;
Exercise 2 Conversation;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Kathy:Hey,this sounds good-snails with garlic!;
Have you ever eaten snails?;
John:No,I haven't.;
Kathy:Oh,they're delicious!I had them last time. Like to try some?;
John:No,thanks.They sound strange.;
Waitress:Have you decided on an appetizer yet?;
Kathy:Yes.I'll have the snails,please.;
Waitress:And you, sir?;
John:I think I'll have the fried brains.;
Kathy:Fried brains? Now that really sounds strange!;
Exercise 3 Pronunciation Reduced forms Listen and practice.;
Notice how did you and have you are pronounced in these questions.;
Did you skip breakfast this morning?;
Did you cook your own dinner last night?;
Have you ever tried Indian food? Have you ever eaten snails?;
Exercise 4 Grammar focus;
Simple past vs. present perfect Simple past;;
completed events at a definite time in the past;
Did you eat snails at the restaurant last night? No,I didn't.;
Did you go out for dinner on Saturday? Yes,I did.;
I went to a Korean restaurant last week.;
Present perfect; events within a time period up to the present.;
Have you ever eaten snails? No.I haven't.;
Have you been to a French restaurant? Yes.I have.;
I've never been to a Greek restaurant.;
Exercise 8 Conversation;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Kate:What's your favorite snack?;
Jim:Oh,it's a sandwich with peanut butter, honey,and a banana.;
It's really delicious!;
Kate:Ugh!I've never heard of that!How do you make it?;
Jim:Well,;
first,you take two slices of bread and spread peanut butter on them.;
Then cut a banana into small pieces;
and put them on one of the slices of bread.;
Finally,pour some honey over the bananas;
and put the other slice of bread on top.Yum!;
Kate:Yuck!It sounds awful!;
Exercise 9 Grammar focus Sequence adverbs;
First,spread peanut butter on two slices of bread.;
Then cut a banana into small pieces.;
Next,put the pieces of banana on one slice of bread.;
After that,pour honey over the bananas.;
Finally,put the other slice of bread on top.;
Unit 1 A time to remember;
Exercise 2 Conversation;
Part A Listen and practice;
Ted:Oh,I'm really sorry.Are you OK?;
Ana:I'm fine.But I'm not very good at this.;
Ted:Neither am I. Say,are you from South America?;
Ana:Yes,I am, originally.I was born in Argentina.;
Ted:Did you grow up there?;
Ana:Yes,I did,but my family moved here eight years ago,;
when I was in high school.;
Ted:And where did you learn to Rollerblade?;
Ana:Here in the park This is only my second time.;
Ted:Well,it's my first time.Can you give me some lessons?;
Ana:Sure.Just follow me. Ted:By the way,my name is Ted.;
Ana:And I'm Ana.Nice to meet you.;
Exercise 3 Grammar Focus past tense;
Where were you born? I was born in South America.;
Were you born in Brazil?No.I wasn't. I was born in Argentina.;
Where did you grow up?I grew up in Buenos Aires.;
When did you move here?I moved here eight years ago.;
When I was in high school.;
Did you learn Spanish in high school?;
No.I didn't. I studied it in college.;
Did you go to college in California?;
Yes,I did.I went to college in Los Angeles.;
Exercise 7 Conversation;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Jeff:Hey!Are these pictures of you when you were a kid?;
Kim:Yeah.That's me in front of my uncle's beach house.;
When I was a kid,we used to spend two weeks there every summer.;
Jeff:Wow,I bet that was fun!;
Kim:Yeah.We always had a great time.;
Every day we used to get up early and walk along the beach.;
I had a great shell collection.In fact, I think it's still up in the attic!;
Jeff:Hey,I used to collect shells, too.When I was a kid.;
But my parents threw them out!;
Exercise 8 Grammar focus Used to;
Used to refers to something that you regularly did in the past;
but don't do anymore.;
When I was a kid,we used to stay at my uncle's beach house.;
Did you use to have a hobby?Yes,I used to collect shells.;
What games did you use to play? I used to play chess.;
Exercise 9 Pronunciation Used to;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Notice the pronunciation of used to.;
When I was a child, I used to play the violin.;
When I was a child, I used to have a nickname.;
When I was a child, I used to have a pet.;
When I was a child, I used to play hide-and-seek.;
Unit 2 Caught in the rush;
Exercise 2 Conversation;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Lynn:Why is there never a bus when you want one?;
Sam:Good question. There aren't enough buses on this route.;
Lynn:Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.;
Sam:Good idea.You should say that we need more subway lines,too.;
Lynn:Yeah.;
There should be more public transportation in general.;
Sam:And fewer cars! There's too much traffic.;
Lynn:Say,is that our bus coming?;
Sam:Yes,it is.But look.It's full!;
Lynn:Oh,no!Let's go and get a cup of coffee.;
We can talk about this letter I'm going to write.;
Exercise 3 Grammar focus;
Adverbs of quantity With countable nouns There are too many cars.;
There aren't enough buses. We need more subway lines.;
There should be fewer cars.;
With uncountable nouns.;
There is too much traffic . There isn't enough parking.;
We need more public transportation. There should be less pollution.;
Exercise 8 Conversation;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Erica:Excuse me. Could you tell me where the bank is?;
Man:There's one upstairs,across from the duty-free shop.;
Erica:Oh,thanks.Do you know what time it opens?;
Man:It should be open now.It opens at 8:00 A.M.;
Erica:Good.And can you tell me how often the buses leave for the city?;
Man:You need to check at the transportation counter.;
It's right down the hall.;
Erica:OK.And just one more thing.Do you know where the nearest restroom is?;
Man:Right behind you ma'am.See that sign?;
Erica:Oh.Thanks a lot.;
Exercise 9 Grammar focus;
Indirect questions from wh-questions wh-questions with be;
Where is the bank? Where is the taxi stand?;
Indirect questions;
Could you tell me where the bank is? Do you know where the taxi stand is?;
Wh-questions with do or did;
How often do the buses leave for the city?;
When did Flight 566 arrive? What time does the duty-free shop open?;
Indirect questions;
Can you tell me how often the buses leave for the city?;
Do you know when Flight 566 arrived?;
Do you know what time the duty-free shop opens?;
Exercise 10 Pronunciation Question Intonation;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Wh-questions usually have falling intonation.;
Indirect questions usually have rising intonation.;
What time does the duty-free shop opens?;
Can you tell me what time the duty-free shop opens?;
Where is the taxi stand is? Do you know where the taxi stand is?;
Unit 3 Time for a change!;
Exercise 2 Conversation Apartment hunting;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Mr.Dean:What do you think?;
Mrs.Dean:Well,it has just as many bedrooms as the last apartment.;
And the living room is huge.;
Jenny:But the bedrooms are too small.;
And there isn't enough closet space for my clothes.;
Mr.Dean:And it's not as cheap as the last apartment we saw.;
Mrs.Dean:But that apartment was dark and dingy.;
And it was in a dangerous neighborhood.;
Mr.Dean:Let's see if the real estate agent has something else to show us.;
Exercise 3 Grammar focus;
Evaluations and comparisons Evaluations with adjectives;
The kitchen isn't big enough. The living room is too small.;
Evaluations with nouns;
There aren't enough bedrooms. There isn't enough closet space.;
Comparison with adjectives;
It's not as cheap as the last apartment.;
It's almost as cheap (as the last apartment.);
Comparisons with nouns..;
It doesn't have as many bedrooms as the last apartment.;
It has just as many bedrooms(as the last apartment).;
Exercise 4 Pronunciation Sentence stress;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Stress the words in a sentence that;
carry the most important information.;
The apartment isn't big enough. The kitchen is too cramped.;
There aren't enough closets. There isn't enough light.;
Exercise 7 Conversation Making wishes;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Brian:So where are you working now, Terry?;
Terry:Oh,I'm still at the bank.I don't like it, though.;
Brian:That's too bad.Why not?;
Terry:Well,it's boring,and it doesn't pay very well.;
Brian:I know what you mean.I don't like my job either.;
I wish I could find a better job.;
Terry:Actually,I don't want to work at all anymore.;
I wish I had a lot of money so I could retire now.;
Brian:Hmmm,how old are you,Terry? Terry:Uh,twenty-six.;
Exercise 8 Grammar focus Wish;
Wish is followed by past tense forms but refers to the present.;
Fact;
I don't like my job.;
Wish;
I wish (that )I could find a better job.;
I wish I worked somewhere else.;
fact I live with my parents.;
wish;
I wish I lived in my own apartment. I wish I didn't live with my parents.;
fact Life is difficult.;
wish;
I wish it were easier. I wish it weren't so difficult.;
Unit 4 I've never heard of that!;
Exercise 2 Conversation;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Kathy:Hey,this sounds good-snails with garlic!;
Have you ever eaten snails?;
John:No,I haven't.;
Kathy:Oh,they're delicious!I had them last time. Like to try some?;
John:No,thanks.They sound strange.;
Waitress:Have you decided on an appetizer yet?;
Kathy:Yes.I'll have the snails,please.;
Waitress:And you, sir?;
John:I think I'll have the fried brains.;
Kathy:Fried brains? Now that really sounds strange!;
Exercise 3 Pronunciation Reduced forms Listen and practice.;
Notice how did you and have you are pronounced in these questions.;
Did you skip breakfast this morning?;
Did you cook your own dinner last night?;
Have you ever tried Indian food? Have you ever eaten snails?;
Exercise 4 Grammar focus;
Simple past vs. present perfect Simple past;;
completed events at a definite time in the past;
Did you eat snails at the restaurant last night? No,I didn't.;
Did you go out for dinner on Saturday? Yes,I did.;
I went to a Korean restaurant last week.;
Present perfect; events within a time period up to the present.;
Have you ever eaten snails? No.I haven't.;
Have you been to a French restaurant? Yes.I have.;
I've never been to a Greek restaurant.;
Exercise 8 Conversation;
Part A Listen and practice.;
Kate:What's your favorite snack?;
Jim:Oh,it's a sandwich with peanut butter, honey,and a banana.;
It's really delicious!;
Kate:Ugh!I've never heard of that!How do you make it?;
Jim:Well,;
first,you take two slices of bread and spread peanut butter on them.;
Then cut a banana into small pieces;
and put them on one of the slices of bread.;
Finally,pour some honey over the bananas;
and put the other slice of bread on top.Yum!;
Kate:Yuck!It sounds awful!;
Exercise 9 Grammar focus Sequence adverbs;
First,spread peanut butter on two slices of bread.;
Then cut a banana into small pieces.;
Next,put the pieces of banana on one slice of bread.;
After that,pour honey over the bananas.;
Finally,put the other slice of bread on top.;
