FUNCTUNAL LANGUAGE

Dont leave it too late!

If you had an idea for a new invention, what would you do? Would you start work
immediately and try to sell your product? Philip Brown had a great invention, but he didnt make the
most of it and missed the opportunity of a lifetime.
Some years ago, Philip came up with an interesting idea. He loved music, and he wanted to be able
to listen to it everywhere he went. He examined his cassette recorder and realized that if he made it
small enough, he would be able to carry it with him. He made up his mind to try to produce one of
these small machines.
The technology was a challenge, but Philip was an electronics expert. Working in his garage,
he went to great lengths to make a prototype of his machine, which he called a mini-cassette. It
used small parts and it was powered by batteries. Because it wasnt much bigger than the size of a
cassette, it fitted in his jacket pocket. It was now equipped with small headphones so it could be used
in the street or in public transport without annoying other people.
Philip found his machine convenient and practical, but he didnt make any effort to sell it. A
couple of years later, the Walkman was produced by a Japanese company and was hugely successful
around the world. If Philip had sold his invention when he first developed it, he would have made a
fortune!

1 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false? Score 5/

1) The older cassette recorders were too small to carry around easily. ______
2) Philip put a lot of time and effort into making his machine. ______
3) If the machine hadnt had headphones, the sound of the music would have annoyed people _
4) Philip was pleased with the machine that he had made. _____
5) Philips mini-cassette made him a rich man. ______

VOCABULARY

2) Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Score 6/

proud friendly

patient

1) Karen rarely gets angry with people. Shes usually ____________ and understanding.
2) Pam is very ____________ . Im sure youll like her when you meet her.
3) The teacher felt very ____________ when all her students passed the exam.

3) Choose the right word. Score 5/

1) Catch him! Hes a steal/thief.
2) I dont like him any more/still.
3) We walked along/between the path.
4) Ill call you in a minute/time.
5) Dont worry! Take it easy/easily.

4) Find the odd word. Score 4/

1) straight

left

right

lost

2) along

past

down

path

3) manager

actor

part

play

4) forest

field

lake

town

GRAMMAR
5) Complete the sentences with the present perfect or the past simple. Score 5/
1) He . (live) in this house since he was born.
2) We ........................................ (stay) in this hotel for ten days, but tomorrow were leaving.
3) She ........................................ (break) her leg when she was twelve.
4 ) I ................................................. (never-break) my leg.
5) They .............................................. (be) in the bank for ages. What are they doing there?

6) Fill in with must/mustnt /have to/dont have to. Score8/

EX: My father tells me that I must study harder.
1) Shops sell alcohol to teenagers.
2) Sorry I was late, I to walk for an hour to get the bus.

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I . phone my grandfather. Its his birthday.

You walk on the grass.
If you want tickets for the concert, you book in advance.
He was lost so he .. ask somebody.
In my school we .. wear a uniform.
You . go into that building. Its dangerous.

7) Writing: Write a paragraph about your dream job. Score 7/

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THE BEST OF LUCK

(Score 40/.)