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OptionalFurtherPractice
WordPerfect p.85
Grammar
Check p. 96
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2 Cross theoddwordout,asin
Neighbours t h ee x a m o l e .
chaiterbox,
slb{re,lazybones,
troublemaker
2 s e n s i h l es a f e f r i e n d l va m b i t i o u s
,!, ,v,f r v
likeable ca, r i n gm
, e a n f, r i e n d l y
VocabularyPractice 5 d i g g i n gg, a r d e n i n g
p ,l a n t i n g ,
chasing
Neighbours
3 Matchthewordsin the columns
Fillin the blanks
with thewordsbelow. thenusethemto fill in the gaps
. waters. keeps aneyeonthings. grateful. thoughtful in the sentences
below.
. drives. crazy. easy-going
. a stiffupperlip polite
o creativeo chatting
" rTt Sense a 9OrUEr rql
ETI o l d b away
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t4Tt keen d -fashioned
in a blockof flats in London. FTI drop e of humour
reTr rlonond< s
I litter
Neelam Gupta is 23 years old. Neelamis A: How would you describe
Indian and she studies photographyat the yourself?
ChelseaSchoolof Art.She lovesher neighbours R l h:rro t nro:t
a n dt h e yl o v eh e r .S h ei s a v e r y1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A: Do you get on well with
personwho enjoyshelpingothers.When her
yourneighbours?
neighbours are away on holiday she
B: Yes.Exceptwhen they
2 l . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t.h. .e. i. rp
. l a n t fso rt h e ma n dg e n e r a l l y
3l .............. . H e r n e i g h b o u rasr e a l w a y s in my garden
very4) ....... to herfor herhelp, 3 A: How would you describe a
t y p i c aEl n g l i s h m a n ?
B: Hmm.letmethrnk.Punctual,
Alison Greenway is 25 yearsold and she polite and perhapsa little
worksas a DJ for a radiostation.Shewas born
in Australiabut she movedto Londonwhenshe gardenis lovely!
A: Laura's
was '15.Alisonis friendly and5)
B: Yes,it is. Sheis a(n)
A t w e e k e n dssh e l o v e s6 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a
. .n. .d. . . .
laughingwith her friendsin the garden.This
s o m e t i m e7s l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . her neighbours A: Can I giveyou a handwith
especiallywhen Alison and her the housework?
friendsplayreallyloudmusic! B Yes that'd he nreat Could
y o up l e a s .e. . . . . . . . . . . . .t .h.e. . .
platesthat areon the table?
!
Georgiana Portman is 58 yearsold. She is A: What do you usuallydo at
Englishand she is a HistoryProfessor at London weekends?
University.Georgiana is very artistic and B W e l l i,t . . . . . .
8) .............. . S h ep l a y st h ev i o l i na n dt h e the trme of year. In the
pianoand she lovespaintingportraits. She is a summerI go to the beach
typicalEnglishwoman. Sheis sometimes annoyed r.vithmy friends. ln the winter
by Alison's loud music but she keeps I rkegoingto thecinema.
9) .............. about it. She is very
1 O ). . . . . . . . . . . . a n dr e s e r v e d .
4 Underlinethe correctword, as in the example. Word Formation
1 Taniarsveryreserved/thoughtful.
Shedoesn't 5 Completethegapswiththecorrect
word
likeexpressing
heremotions. derived
fromthewordsin bold.
2 Fnglishpeoplehavea reputation/politeness .'+.Fii].;!iJ$].!:i:..i!ii+'Jl:;]r:!':!i.:!l;l"!l]a.-lt!l.j.!.l-..tr.t:j:l]...r:1''.
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1 0 A: Where (Leo/live)r
D- ... . (have)
but at the momenthe . .
B: In Kensington.
(stay)with frrendsin Paris.
5 -. . (you/look)
1 1 A: (you/have)
a partyon Saturday? j . (look)so much
B: Of course I a m .I
. .. . . (already/invite)
everybody!
6 : (be)reallya good
6
B : Sowhy intothe correctpresenttenses.
Putthe verbsin brackets
(he/be)so sillyright now?
7 A .W h y . . . . . . . . . . . DeorBob,
. . . (you/taste)the soup? I 1) ........ . (write)to tettyouoboutsomething reatty
B : Because Johnsaysit .. . .. .. wonderJul th,at2) (happen)to melYou
(taste)likewater! 3) ........ .. (know)howmuchI lovewriting? We[t,the
s c h o onl e w s p o p4e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( a s k )
m et o b et h e i rn e w
editor.I ccn'tbeLieve it. I 5) .....(woit)Jor achance
[ikethisJoroges.
PresentPerfectContinuous (read)pastedltions
OverthepastJew doys,I 6) ... ... ..
Writea sentence for each oJtheschooL paperto getsomeideasaboutwhatthepoperis att
- (aLreadglwrite)
situftion,asin the example.
Use obout.| 7) ............ downlotsoJnotes
aboutwhatkindoJstories l8) .. .. .. . (wont)to
foror since.
inctude. WhiteI 9) ........... (count)downthe dagsbeJore
'l Mariastartedworking an I 10) ......... (attend)theJirstmeeting oJthenewspoper
as
onninoor yearsago.
f n r r r t a o n, , l u s ta d m l t h a tI 1 1 ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(.b e c o m em) o r ea n d
s t a J Jm
Sheis stillan enoineer. morenervous. I hopeevergthing goesOK.
Wett,thot'smg news.12)............ (belnot)gou
Maria hus been warkingas an
excttedJor me?l't[ let gouknowwhat happens.
engineer ye$rs.
forfaurfeen
BgeJor now,
2 He startedplayingtennis two Mark
hoursagg.lt was5:00pm
t_l^
t t g
transformations
Sentence
Situatedin a qtriettraditional
village,this channingcottageis
idealfor thosewho lovenature.
Set in spaciousgounds.it is only
minutesawayfrom the
Aliceand Martin
Merseyside Conservation Park.
lovepartying.Theyare
verysociableand they have
lotsof friends.Theyare looking Designedby famousMexican
for a big housein whichthey architect,
JavierValladares, this
can entertainlotsof people contemporary houseis large,
minimalistic and practical.lt is
and havebarbecuesin
perfectfor those who are alwavs
the summer.
on the go.
TheBrownsarea
quietandfriendly
family.
Thislovelyvillais ideal
Theyarelooking fora house
for partiesand
witha biggardenin a nice
celebrations.With a large
neighbourhood closeto the outdoorpooland a big
centre.Theyareon a tight receptionroom,it is
budgetso theydon'twant . perfectfor thosewho live
to spenda lotof busysociallivesand love
money entertainino.
Thisbeautifulfamily homeis
onlytwo kilometresaway
fromthe city centre.Situated
in a quiet,safe
Sandra andRupert neighbourhood, it hasfour
arehighflyers.Theyhave bedrooms and a big garden.
verybusylivesandtheirjobs Youwon'tbelievethe orice!
arestressful
anddemanding.
Theylikemodernarchitecture
and Closeto the centreandin one of
furnishings.
Theiridealhouse the bestareas,this largehouselvith
wouldbe well-organised its fivebedroomsis idealfor
and spacious. families.Not onlyperfeclfor iqvt,ng
friendsandfamityfor,,,eekend
stays,but alsofor garde-s.s :c< -g
Stella
for oeacea1t 3- e:.
lovesnature,
Sheis
energetic
andactiveand f' g'rp;.r66r'agMediterranean
shespendsa lotof timeinthe s::^€ -:'-- s :ertainlyfor those
garden.Shewantsto buy a house rtrrt *r*E-l:: get away from the
in the countryside s:'sss :i:;:.r oenires ano
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alsolovestakinglongwalks
3l r[r_ -r*] :3 "each your own
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se and at a verv
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8
Listening& Speaking Socialising
Describing
People 2 Complete
the exchanges
with sentences
fromthe box.
A : Bye,Lindal'll seeyouthisevening.
B:
Whenwasthe party? A:
A Saturday B : Justfine,thanks
B Yesterday A : Letme buyyou lunch
C Theday beforeyesterday. B:
What was greataboutthe A:
dinnerparty? B : Nevermind,you'reherenow!
A the food
B the musicandthe people
C the food,the musicand Meeting old friends
the people
3 phrases
Choose fromtheboxto complete
thedialogue.
LauraSingerhas
. Niceto meetyou,too . haven't we metbefore
A darkblackhairand green
. l'd likeyouto meet o Thisisa greatparty,isn'tit
eyes.
. Hi,there o Whata fantastic partythatwas
B shortbrownhairand green
eyes.
C blackhairand blueeyes.
9
Writing (an e-maildescribingyourfamily)
Gettingstarted
Readthe rubricandunderline
the keywords/phrases,
Whatwords/phrases
canyouthinkof relatedto the
word family?
Let'slook closer
2 Readthe e-mailandcomplete
the paragraph
plan.Usethe
followingheadings:
o request
for returne-mail
. description
of parents- ages,professions,
personalities
o greeting
andcomment on laste-mail
. description ns- persona
of brothers/sisters/cousi Iities,Iikes/d
islikes
3 Markthe following
opening/
closingremarks
with ORor CR. . To makeyour pieceof writing more interesting, you can usea
1e
Whichcouldyouusein Julia's varietyof wordsand phrases to linksentencesor ideastogether.
e-mail? MycousinJoisan attractivegirl.She's
got blueeyesandlongdarkhair.
1 H i lG u e swsh a t ? MycousinJoisan attractivegirlwith blueeyesand longdarkhair.
. Youcan link descriptions of similarpersonal qualities
by using
2 Well,that'sallfromme.
3 Can'twaitto seeyou. in addition,also,and,moreover,etc.
4 l'mwritingto letyouknow Sheiscaring.Sheisalwayshelpingpeople.Sheisverykindto everyone.
that... Sheis caringand is alwayshelpingpeople.Moreover,sheis verykind
5 Sorrflhaven't beenin to everyone.
o Youcan Iinkdescrrptions qualities
of contrasting by usingbut,
touchin a while.
6 Byefor now. on the other hand, however,nevertheless,
etc
7 Gotto go now Heishardworking
and bright.Hecanbedifficultat times.
8 H i !W h a t 'us p ? Heishardworking
and bright,but hecan bedifficultat times.
9 How'severything going? NOTE:When you mention someone'snegativequalitiesyou
(seemsto be, can be rather.etc) For
shouldusemild language
example,insteadof sayingMybrother
Paulislazy,it is betterto say
Topicsentences MybrotherPaulcanbelazyat times.
1 Howmanypeople areinyourfamily?
5 Readthe topicsentences
below.
2 Whatdo theydo for a living?
Thinkof supporting
sentences
to
3 Whataretheylike?
developthe mainidea.
11
Callof the
wild 1;
Vocq.bulary
Practice
Fauna z?+-..-:----:,-:,.,-,
,. -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Completethespidergrams with
the wordsfromthe list.
L:11':ii',1:i:i t3.: j
{ " : a
o laka o rhimn:nzoo " t
. h u n t i n g / f i s h.i nagm p h i b i a n
. hare. habitat changes
. m a m m aol j u n g l e. w e t l a n d s
. tiger . reptrle. wolf
t:' lr'i,i
. forest. ocean
i:,til,-lilitt;-."i
t.. ;,..-":.-";..,......';..;,-...
Flora 1 A p o n di sa s m a l l
2 pollutesthe earth's
2 Crossthe odd word out, as in the example.
rrversand seas.
1 woodlands, farmlands,M, hedgerows 3 People alwaystry to improvetheir
2 noise,country,dust,air pollution
3 pollution,
starvation,conservation,illness 4 The discoveryof new medicinescan help
sandgrains
4 moths,bats,squirrels.
5 dolphin,tiger,chimpanzee,
wolf 5 Many . . areat great
riskfrom extinction
in the Amazon
Underline
the correctword, as in the example.
extinction . b r o w na s- : : ' - , o - : : - s a r o s e
4 Chinchillasarean endangered species/types 1 M r < : .- . " "- - : : = ^ o n h o l i d a y ?Y o u ' r e
5 The Amazonrainforest has an extraordinarv
varietyof wildlife/countryside
- - - - - - : ' . ' s s l e e p ,y o u ' l l b e
Sociallssues inthemorning.
': j . ; - . : l c o l l e g e s, h e w a s
4 Match
thewordsandcomplete
thesentences.
12
It-
aretreesimportant? the phrases
Usethe verbsin the listto complete in the diagrambelow
. reduce. orovideo orotect. release
i 1) heairng
and coolingcosts
-_-;*
| . ... from
ultraviolet
radiation 2) shelter!
for
4) CO, fromthe
atmosphere
3) . oxygen )
th's
We all paper.plastic
b o t t l e sa n da l u m i n i u m
c a n si n o u r h o m e s
You................ ...litteron
theground.
You...... endangered ' Stt'l0.. go to theEnvrronment in Manchester
Awards
specres =
4 You . .... t h ee l d e r l y .
5 You . your dog
on a lead
6
7 I 1 l4eisgoingtc meettheMinister
of Healthan the
2 Youare ill with measles.
Makesentencesfrom I lth af Nav€rnber.
the notes your doctor has left you. Use 2
should/shouldn't. 3
4
. Stayat homefortwo weeks
5
o Restasmuchasyoucan
6
. Drinkplenty
of liquids
. 5eefriends
untilthespotsgo W ill - Goingto
1 5 Fillinwillor goingto.
2
a A .
3 I H. | . .... donatef20 to my local
4 environmentalgroup
B : Welldone!| thinkthat'sa greatidea.
14
A : My suitcase is so heavyl Sentence
transforrnations
B : | . . . .. . . . . . . h e l py o uc a r r yi t
7 Completethe secondsentenceso that it
vhat A : Youlookexhausted
| meansthe sameasthe first.Useno morethan
es. B : Y e sI a m | ...... goto bed three
_*ofd..r:
A : Whatareyourplansfor the Augustbreak? : 1 lt isagainst thelawto huntendangered animals.
B : We . . . . . s a i l a r o u ntdh e G r e e k You .............
islands endangered animals.
2 Dinosaurs became extinct of years
millions ago
A: Youstillhaven'tcleared up the garage
Dinosaurs have....
B : S o r r yl p
. r o m i s eI . . . . . do it
millionsof years
1e tomorrowafterwork
3 lt wouldbea goodideato checkthesitebeforeyou
1 0 A: l'm so thirsty fillintheadoption form.
)ster
B: | .. . . get youa glassof water. You .....thesite
before youfillintheadoptionform.
1 1 A: Why did youwakeup so earlytoday?
4 lf we don'twant animals to become.extinct we
B: | . . . . . . . m e e tA l i s o nf o r a q u i c k
mrqt nrntprt thpir habitatS
coffeebeforework.
We
't2 A: Antoniaplays naturalhabitats
orwildanimals
willbecome
the celloso beautifully. extinct
B: She .. becomea greatcellist 5 lt iseveryone's
dutyto do whatwe canto helpthe
o n ed a y envlronment.
We......
1 3 A: What areyou doingtonight?
whatwe canto helptheenvironment
B' l've oot ticketsto a classical
concert.I
see the St Petersburg
Philharmonic.
1 4 A: Good afternoon Can I speakto Tonia,
please?
R l i l c t u: m
r r i il n
r rrurLtLo
, nla^-^ |I
V'Ld)C
15 A: ... you . . l e a r na n o t h e r
ocal foreignlanguagebeforeleaving school?
B : Y e s1, . . . learnSpanish.
Word formation(formingnouns)
this
Prepositional
Phrases 8 Fillin the correctform of the words in bold.
15
Reading
I Lookat the sentences belowabouta species turtle.Readthe text to decidewhetherthe
of endangered
sentencesare true T(true)or F(false).
1 Therearemorethantwo milliongreenseaturtlesin the worlt.
2 Thegreenseaturtleis not the onlyseaturtlewhosenumbersa.e ^ t smailer.
3 Thegreenseaturtleprovides food for humanbeings
4 A lot of countries
do not allowoeooleto huntthe turtles
5 Fisherman do theirbestto avoidcatching
the turtles.
6 Theturtlesaresometimes caughtin old fishinglines.
7 Theturtlesliketo eat plastic.
8 Touristsfrightenthe turtlesawayfromtheirnestingbeaches
9 Brightlightsaredangerous for youngturtles.
10 Scientistshaveknownaboutthe killerdisease for a longtime
*.ffittiffi{ffilflle
Srmffie
La;
Tffiu;Llilttl[m
foundinwarmcoastal watersaround populations
theworld,butthelargest todayareinFloridaandtheCaribbean,
Hawaii,andBorneo. Inalltheseareas areat risk,withpopulations
theturiles in Florida
andMexico officially
describedasendangered. Althoughinthepasttherewereprobably several green
million seaturtlesintheworld,
todayscientistsbelieve
thatfewerthan200,000 adultfemales remain. Belowwelistsome ofthereasons wnv
numbers ofthisandother seaturtles
have declined.
i: i
Peoplearound theworldhaveusedthemeatofthegreen seaturtleforfoodsinceancient
timesandit isthemain
ingredient
inturtle
soup. Theeggs,which thefemale
tuftles
buryonsandy beaches,arealsocollected
byhunters.
Unfortunately,
althoughlawsbanningthehuntinghave been passed inmany people
countries, continue
to doso
year,
Every morethan10,000seaturtles
areaccidentally
trapped
infishing
nets.
Unable to breathe,
theseturtes
soondrown.Manyofthesedeaths
couldbeavoidedif thefishermen
mademinorchanges totheirequipment
that
wouldallow
theturtles
t0escape.Forsome reason,
many fishermen
seemunwilling
to dothis,although
thelaw
reouires
themtodoso.
Theseas arelittered
withrubbishwhich canprove deadlytotheturtles.They
canbecome entangledinoldfishing
linesandnetsortheymaymistake piecesofplasticforfood.When thetudlesswallowtheplastic,
it canblocktheir
digestive
systems andthentheturtlesstarvetodeath.
D
More andmore beaches,used bytheturtles asnesting areas, yearastourist
arelostevery areasaredeveloped.
Thismeans thatthefemales donothave place
a familiar inwhrch tolaytheireggsandasa resultsome females
maynoinestatall.Evenif theturtlesdomanage t0 laytheireggs,ihesemaybecrushed bypeople walkingalong
thebeach. theyoung
Justasseriously, turtlesareoften confused bythebrighi
lighls,,,,'hen
theyhatch anqare
unabletofindtheir
waytotheseaandsafety.
i:iE::',
years,
Inrecent have
scientists repofted
thata newdisease
isaffecting particularly
:':.- ::1 .-:. :::-raiions, in
Florida
andHawaii.
Scientists
suspect
thatthedisease,
whicheventua, ' : -- -'.:..- :,nies,
iscaused
bva
orparasite,
virus buttheexact isnotyetknown.
cause
, ,-,i:,
Listening& Speaking b. In pairs,useyouranswers
in Ex.1ato talkaboutglobal
warming.
GlobalWarming
a. Complete
the exchanges
with sentences
fromthe box.
a. Youwill heara person
commenting on a newbook . Howinteresting! I neverknewthat
aboutglobalwarming. For r Sorry- | didn'tthinkof that
questions1-5 chooseA, B or C. o Don'tyoujustloveit here
. I suppose you'reright
1 A :
Theseais so beautifuland calm.
B: Yes,it's a beautifulplace
A: Didyou knowthat turtlessurvivedthe dinosaurextinction
65 millionyearsago?
B:
3 A : Why are you throwingall that paperinto the rubbish
bin? lt's bestif you recycle
it.
B:
1 The book says that most
4 A : Jane,wouldn'tit be betterif we rodeour bikesto school
insteadof takingthe schoolbus?We coulddo our part
experts...
to reducepollutionin our city
A think the world will get
B:
colderin the future
B disagreeon the reasonsfor
b. In pairs,
actout similar
exchanges.
globalwarming.
C say global warming is a - Agreeing
n:tr rr:l nrnaa<<
Makingsuggestions
17
Writing (an e-mailaskingfor information)
Gettingstarted
Sam
isthinking volunteering
about
for a fun runthatwill helpraise
moneyfor endangered species.
Whenhesawtheadvertisement
belowhetooksomenotes.Using
the phrases below,turn the notes
intosentences, asin theexample.
. Couldyouplease letmeknow. . What
. I wouldbegrateful if youcould... time/
. I aminterestedinfinding out(ifl... start?
. I wouldliketo know(iflwhether) ...
o I wouldappreciateit if youcould...
I would[iketo.knowhowlongthe
racets"
When/
closing i ls there
qt I
date/
entries? ' fee?
Let'slook closer
1 Why hasthe writer startedoff with DearMsHill?Couldhe sign off with Yours
faithfullyor Bestwishes?
Why?
2 Hasthe writercoveredallthe points?Underline phrases/sentences
the relevant
3 Hasthe writeraskedouestionsnot mentionedin the notes?
18
Opening/Closing
remarks thefollowing
sentences
frominformaltoformal.
entry
>?
Formallettersare sentto peoplein
an officialpositionor peopleyou
which
countries/
work?
I|OIUNIIIRS
I|I|ANIID
don't know very well. They are
written in a formal style with a
polite,impersonaltone. what
The PortmanEnvironmentAgency is looking for
volunteers/d
You can write a formal letter to young volunteersfor our help centres.We work
o?
applyfor a job/
requestinformation, with environmentalagenciesin 30 different
course,etc. countriesaroundthe world.
Formalstyleis characterised
by the
useof:
. advanced vocabulary
-t
I I am writingto enquire whether...
,nl (NOTI vtart te asktf ...)
I
.
J formallinkingwords/phrases
(Furthermore,However,
-.1
Secondly,etc)
I
I
Secondly,lwould
liketo ...
_l . passrve
votce
I canbecontacted
... how
I l^l/fT V^' ' .-^ .^^t-.r m^ I
I 1'vv,.ffi.../ long/training
I r polrteformswithout contractions
J
I Iwouldliketo apply...
last?
Colloquial expressions,phrasal
Wewillprovide freeaccommodation
training, andmeals.
verbs,idiomsand short forms are
NOTusedin formalstyle requestan For more informationcontactLisa Jones
application
at liones@environment.co.uk
form
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break
VocabularyPractice
Travelling
Usethewords/phrases
belowto fill in thegaps
. expiry
date . savedup . turnoff " rushed
o warned meagainst. avoided . wandering
. assumed . high-factor
. in sightr noticed
. lookingforwardto . relieved o destination
is nc
Forthosewholovetravelling, travelwriting
soundslikea dreamjob.
Notonlydo travelwriters
travelforfreebuttheyalsogetto publish
theirexperiencesin guidebooks.
However, as thestoriesbelowillustrate,
travelwriting
is no holidayr
Alma Grant, Travel
Writerfor Let'sGoGuideto Madrid
It was my third day in Madrid doing researchon restaurantsand cafes.As I was
1) around, I saw this quiet little street and I decided to
2) . . . . . t o t h er i g h t|.3 ) . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .t h a t h e r ew o u l db e m o r ec a f e s ,
restaurants and tourists in that area but there wasn,t a soul
4) . . Then| 5) a manrunnrng rowards me.As he ran
pastme,he grabbed my bag.| 6) ............ to thenearest policestation. They
toldmethatI hadbeenwalktng inthemostdangerous neighbourhood inthecityl
TeachEnqlish
abr oad
NEVERLEAVE r eacntng
expenencenot neces s ar y
Rent-free
accommodation
LUGGAGE Competitive
salary
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lf you haveteachingexperience
you can
teachEnglish abroad
;:";rr, takeyourtussasewith you on the YoucanteachEnglish abroadwithouthavinq
plane. teachingexperience.
Youmustn'tleavewithouttakingyour Whenyou teachEnglish abroadyou must
luggagewith you. haveteachingexperience.
Youmustkeepyourluggagewith you at all
times.
toourtravel
Subscribe and
newsletter
previews
offers,
exclusive
receive and
giveaways
bye-mail week.
every
Youmustsubscribe
to our newsletter
in order
to receiveoffers,previewsetc. A Lauracanbookherflightin herown time
You haveto subscribe to the newsletterevery B LauramustbookLeonie'sfliqhtassoonas
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Callus nowif you arebetweenlB-30
j1ft!'t.*ry3xgiry
Si1w*1ryf@ffryWwlr.{1raery$yryilett3rs{*s*ts:
Lost,stolenor missing
itemsmustbe left
A Youcanget bargainpricesif you areover30 wneretheyare
B Youmustbe a studentto get bargainprices Lost,stolenor missing
itemsmustbe taken
C Youmustbe between18 and 30 to qet to the Departmentof PublicSafety
bargainprices Anythinglost,stolenor missing
mustbe
reponedtc ile Depaftment of PublicSafety
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Listening& Speaking TravelInformation
Bookingtickets 3 Usethesentences
to complete
thedialogue.
YES NO
25
Writing (a storyin 1't personnarrative)
Gettingstarted
Readthe rubric.
Whatisthe storyabout?Whoisthestoryabout?
Let'slook closer
2 Readthe storyandcompletethe paragraph planwith the headings:
climax
events,
eventsinsequence
, whathappened
in theend/feelings.
tinkers
3 Linkthe sentences.
Usethe words in bracketsin the correcttense.
1 ThejourneyendedWe got off the boat.(assoonas)
2 Theboatwassailing.
we wereeatingice-cream on the deck.(while)
3 | wasdriving.I hearda loudnoise(when)
4 Theplanehit someturbulence. Thepilotmadean announcement.
(after)
5 I bookedmy flight.I lookedat travelwebsites (assoonas)
on the Internet.
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4 pasttense.
the correct
Readthe extractbelowandunderline Matchthe beginningsof the
stories
to the endings
andsay
whichtechniques havebeen
As I lf was driving/had drove home,it 2| started/was usedin eachone.
starting to rain.Suddenlythe road3f was becoming/became
veryslippery.Then,outof nowherea dog4| ran/wasrunningout Beginnings
in frontof the car.Thedog 5| had disappeared/disappeared
fromviewand | 6l was slammed/slammed on the brakes. FTI "Don't walk under a
Luckily,| 7) learned/hadlearned howto drivein dangerous ladder lt'sbadluck" my
conditions and | 8f was stopping/stoppedveryquickly.As I granny
usedto say
9) got/was getting outof thecar,thedog 101was wagging/
wagged histail.Hewasabsolutely
fine. Why, for no reasonat all,
==et =':-'''
do you feel scaredwhen
youwalkintosomerooms?
to beginyour story
Techniques
It wasso quiet,I couldhear
An interesting
beginning ending.
is as importantasan rnteresting
my stomachrumbling.We
An interestingbeginningwill catchthe reader'sattenttonand
were all lyingon the floor
make him/herwant to continuereading A good endingwill
as the bank robberstook
makehim/herfeelsatisfied
the money.
YoucanSIARfyourstoryby:
a) usingyour sensesto set the sceneand describethe weather,
Endings
atmosphere,surroundings or people's to
actions createmystery
or suspense. The man behind the
araunclffie.lt wasquiterlcrktharnight
I eeulrjhearthevtinrjht:vvilng counterhad savedus all
andit feltstrangeto beoutin thewilCerness all alone" with his braveryWe were
b) usingdirectspeech. grateful.
all extremely
'Alvteys
n refI us,
lcokcn thebrtghrsiCecf li{e,kids,'Mr {risbainusEr}
askinga rhetoricalquestion.r.e.a questionthat doesnot l o f t e n t h i n k b a c ka n d
requtrean answer. laughto myself.I met my
you by traincn a warffisummer*ight7
hls,ve ever{rovelled husband because he
-1 i d ) addressingthe readerdirectly. droppeda pot of painton
" l I cm surey*uallknawwhata bcrqainis. me while he was painting
I
I i") referringto your feelingsor moods. a window frame.Just as
:J lhad t:eenskor*inqellsfternr:an"
lvvasexhawsteclberr;use well l'm not superstitious!
I Youcanend yourstoryby:
of the fortuneteller and
shudder to myself.
J a) usingdirectspeech.
'!t'sgaing
ta bee!!right,'.Jchns,sidta me.
"Bewarethe houseof the
r i s i n gs u n , "s h eh a ds a i d .
b) referringto your feelingsor moods.
l&teweretrembilnqvtit'*{Esrbut v'rtwereh*py:yi,: beali rc,
Yourturn
c) askinga rhetoricalquestion.
'Vlhy Youreditoral University
Magazine
d*esit slwcyshavele besodifficuit?' 6
hasaskedyouto writea story
d) describingpeople'sreactionsto/ feelingsabout the events
dayofmylife
entitledThehappiest
developedin the main body.
(80-100 words).UseEx,2 asyour
f'ly fatkerkad berarnethehero*{ thedaydndI wase/te,..:)/ inL)d cf
modelandtry to makeyour
him.
storyinteresting
by usingthe
techniquesmentioned above.
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Liveand 2 Crossthe odd word out, as in the example.
1 -.rsery secondary,high,qij"jM
earn 2 .;riversity,
3 prirrate,
gym,library,
lab
primary,professor,
4 headmaster,
state
headteacher,tutor,course
5 certificate,
diploma,degree,application
6 seminar,lecture,
class,mark
VocabularyPractice 7 classmates,pupils,students,
subjects
Education
3 Matchthe wordsin the columnsthen use
them to fill in the gapsin the sentences
below.
1 Fillin the gapswith thewordsbelow.
. ordinary . well-behaved rTt social a attentton
. relyon . lifechanging E-n e n r o l
f{r
b subjects
. improved . value t 5 l I hi g h c -scnool
o commented . compulsory F-tt d on a course
. of itskind . treat FTI scnool
r ---r---
e situations
o respecto rnstruct l o l I payrng f marks
F-tl pflvate I manners
Summerhill school trTt playrng h fields
is not a(n)
in the UK,Summerhill
is all aboutfreedom.At
Summerhill lessonsare not
3)..................... . lf a pupildoesn'tlike
maths,he or she can choosenot to go to
classes.Thatof coursedoesn'tmeanthat a
pupilcan alwaysdo as he or she likes.There Manypeopledo not know how to behavein
are 190rulesat Summerhill and one of the first c e r t a r n. . . .
thingsteachers4)..................... children I t h i n kl ' l l . . .. .. to improve
to do is to 5)............... ....eachother m yG e r m a n .
w i t h6 ) . .... As a result,pupils There'sa greatvarietyof
on offer at Eton.
goodmanners. Pupilssay that studyingat Schoolsthat teach
Summerhill can be 9) ..................... navebecomeverypopularin recentyears
'Learning to 10) Getting... in all subjects
......
ourselves
to
makedecisionsis something thatwe wouldn't will help you get an interviewat Oxfordor
learnin an ordinaryschool,'11) Cambridge.
fourteen-year-old pupilJo Whitley. Parentsare Poppywasnot , in class
alsoenthusiastic.'Summerhill has so shecouldn'tansweranyof the professor's
12).................. our daughters' manners questrons
r'<'r',.
saidone of them.'ltis a greatschool!' Charlottestudiesat a(n)
",,**"..,.r:!:":r-, ",a.".0"
in Switzerland
All new studentsto St Paul'sSchoolwere
shownthe library,
classrooms
and .
2B
4 Usethe wordsin boldto rewritethe sentences Circlethe correctword.
usingthecorrectidiom. ''l graduated/enrolled
Susanna on a newcourse
1 Sonrahaslearnedtl"epoemso wellthat she in ChildPsychology
canremember to readit.
it withouthavinq at Harvard
Students studylonghours
University
heart andhavea verydemanding
schedule/timetable
Paul graduatedwith a course/degreein
I won't makethe samemistakeagainbecause Engineering
from McGillUniversity
I havelearnedfrom it. Eileen by herteachers
wasencouraged/relied
lessonl.... to applyto medical
school
5 We attendeda seminar/lesson on Maths.
l o n l v m e t T e s s aa m o n f h : o n h t r t l f o o l l i k c I 6 Thedeadline/closefor the essayis Monday.
know herextremely
well 7 A teacher/tutorgivesAndrewprivatelessons
book I everyFriday
evening
for a
My brotherPatrickrslearning/studying
I had no ideathat Brian'sparentsare world degreein Science
famous-writers I guess,I learna new thing by bulliesat
Tinawas threatened/dropped
everydayl school
live I 1 0 It comments/remains
to be seenwhetherthrs
will be beneficial
1 R u s s i abna l l e t . . . Nureyev
Rudolf Phrasalverbs
w a sb o r ni n 1 9 3 8a n dd i e di n 1 9 9 3
officeis always
Thetelephonein Mr Perkrns's
8 Fill in: fake, let, go, bresk,setflein the correct
form.
:ncrniorod hv tho
2 Turnthe followingsentences
into reported
"Do you preferclassical
speech. musicto jazz?"Dan
askedme.
t ,
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4 Turnthe followingtext into DirectSpeech. Reportingmodalverbs
6 Timistalkingto histeacher
abouthislow
The studentadvisoraskedPaulwhy he thought he gradesandhow to improvethem.Turnwhat
didn't do well in the exams.Paulsaidthat there theteachersaidintoreportedspeech.
were manyreasonsbehindhis poor performance. 1 "Youwill haveto workharderif youwantto
He explainedthat first of all,he hada fear of exams. i m p r o vyeo u rg r a d e st,h" et e a c h esra r d... . . . . .
The studentadvisoraskedPaulto tell him what
causedthe fear.Pauladmittedthat he found it "Youmustorganise
yourdaymoreeffectively,"
difficultto organisehistime and that he didnt pay he said
attention in class.Asa result,he alwaysfelt
that Paul
studentadvisorsuggested
unprepared.The 3 "A tutorcanhelpyouin the evenrngs,"
he said
spendmore time in the libraryand keepa daily
scheduleof the thingshe neededto do.Paulsaid 4 "Youhaveto spendmoretime in the library."
that he had alwayswantedto organisehistime but h es a i d
didnt l<nowhow to. He agreedto l<eepa schedule
and organisehis time.Thestudentadvisorasl<ed 5 "Youwill haveto paymoreattentionin class,"
him to meet with him againnext week. h es a i d .
droppedout of college
C l a u d isaa i d
My sister
"This laptop is very easyto use as it is the downwhenshedroppedout of college.
8
'/r "l applied of Oxford,"Mikesaid.
to the University
l a t p s tt e c h n o l o o v" h e s a i d . .
, , , v , v J ) l
Mikesaidthat he . . .
of Oxford
to the University
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Reading
Readthe text andchoosethe correctanswer(A-C)for questions
Tililffi RY
*l
HELET-IffiAhfrS
KffiILffiffi
T I elen Adams Keller was born in Alabama in 1880 Radcliffe College. In 1903, she wrote an
-EL anOdied in 1968.Helen becamedeaf and blind autobiographicalbook called The Story of my Lfe.ln
after a short childhoodillnesswhen shewas 19 months 1904,Helen graduatedfrom Radcliffe Collegebecoming
old. In 1886,aged six, Helen was introduced to Anne the first deaf and blind personto graduatefrom college.
Sullivan, a twenty-year-old teacher who was partially Helen becamefamous all over the world as an author
blind. Anne was the first person to teach Helen the and speaker and travelled to over 39 countries with
meaning of words. The first word that Helen learned Anne. Anne Sullivan died in 1936.Helen devotedthe
was 'water' which Anne taught her by running cool rest of her life to raising funds for blind and deaf
water over her palm. Anne also taught Helen how to people in America. In 1960, she published another
speakby touching the lips and throats of other people, book, entitled Light in my Darkness.She died in June,
which is known as the Tadoma method. Helen was 1968in Connecticut.
very close to Anne, and called her 'Teacher'. They
Helen Keller will always be remembered as an
remainedclosefriends and companionsfor 49 years.
exceptionalperson who overcameher blindness and
In 1894,Helen and Anne moved to New York to study deafnessto achievegreat things. As she alwayssaid,
at the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf. In 1898, 'The best and most beautiful ihings in the world
Helen enteredThe CambridgeSchoolfor Young Ladies cannot be seen or even touched. Thev must be felt
in Massachusettsand in 1900 she was admitted to within the heart.'
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Listening& Speaking 4 A . Couldyou please
helpme with the Science
project?
EveningCourses
B : a Yes,you could.
b Yes,certainly.
Youwill hearinformation regarding
evening courses.Fillin the missing
information 5 A : Couldyougivemea liftto the shops,please?
in the numbered spaces.
I preferwalking
B : a Actually,
b Sorry,
l'm not takingthe car.
offersevening1) 3 Complete
thetelephone
conversation
with the
sentences
below.
ENROLL
TODAYANDSAVEI2O
. Whoisspeaking, please
COURSES on offer:French,ltalian, . l'lljustgethimforyo-
2)............... Greea knd . Wouldyouliketo leave a message
'=l
---t
3 ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c HowcanI helpyou
l: s ll . Great. I'dappreciate
it
;l A l lo u r4 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a r en a t i v e
l:r speakers witha minimumof 4 years'
5)...............
"l A: Good morning. National Gallery.
J C o u r s esst a r itn 6 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a n dc o n s i s t
;t
-l of a totalof 28 lessons.
r) ................ .........?
J
B: Hellol May i speak to Mr Byrne, please?
E n r o l l m eU
n tp:u n t i7l ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
. .1. .s. t. . . . . . A: 2) ............... ..........?
B: This is Helena Bell, Mr Byrne's sister.
Tel:02072240714 A: One moment,Mrs Bell.3)
e-mail
: language@eveningcollege.co.uk
B : Thank you.
:'
A: I'm afraid Mr Byrne is not answering his Ii
phone.4) ............... ...............?
B : Yes, thank you. Could you please ask I
Politerequests- agreeing/
him to call me?
disagreeing
A: Of course. I'll make sure Mr Byrne gets
2 Circle
thecorrect
sentence. the message.
tn
5) ..............
ln 1 A: a Canyou giveme yourdictionary?
1^ Dg
b CouldI borrowyourdictionary?
). B: Yes,of course
or
2 A : C o u l dy o u l e n dm e f 1 0 ?
rh
B: a l'm afraidI can't I only havef5 in my
af wallet
EI b Actually,
I don't do that
3 A : a W o u l dy o u m i n dh a n d i n g
outthe
photocopies, please?
an
b Handout the photocopies, now
rd
i,l
lur
B: l'm afraidI can't Mrs Sounders
askedto
1d seeme in her office
;lt
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Writing (a for-and-against
essay)
Readthe rubricandunderline
the keywords.Thinkof reasons
forandagainsf
boarding
schools
and
completethespidergrams.
b. Underline
the topicsentences
in the mainbodyparagraphs Canyouthinkof alternative
of the essay.
ones?
34
For-and-against'
essaysare one type of discursrve 4 Readthe extractsbelow and saywhich are
,,vritingin which you discussthe advantages/ beginnings and whichare endings.Then
identifythe writingtechnique(s)
that has/have
drsadvantages topic.A 'for-and-against'
of a specific
beenusedin each.
essayshouldconsist of
a) an introductionin whichyou presentthe topic, Have you ever thought how many toxic and
makinga generalremarkabout it without grving chemicalsubstancesare to be found in our
shampoos.deodorantsand creams?
Accordrngto
b) a main body in whichyou presentthe pointsfor a recentstatistrc.
98o/oof the toiletrieswe useare
and against,in separateparagraphs, supporting verydangerous to our health.So,doesthat mean
your argumentswith j ustifications/exa
mpIes; that we shouldstopusingtoiletries
altogether?
c ) a c o n c l u s i own h i c hi n c l u d eyso u ro p i n i o n( e g . I n
my opinion/view, I believe/think, etc) or a balanced In my opinion,there are many points against
summary of the topic dieting Besides, as CyrilConnolysaid,'The one
o You must not includeopinionwords(l believe,I a purposein life'
wayto get thin isto re-establish
think, etc) in the introductionor the marn body.
Moreand morepeopletodaychoosenot to have
Opinionwordscan be usedin the finalparagraph,
children Most peoolethink that a life without
whereyou maystateyouropinion.
childrenmust be terriblylonely,but is that really
r 'For-and-against' essaysare normallywritten in
the case? Having no children has both its
formal style; thereforeyou should avoid using
advantages
and disadvantages.
strong language(l know, I am sure, etc), short
sentences.
colloquralexpressions
or idroms. Tosumup. I belreve
therearemoreadvantages than
You can find this type of writing in artrclesin disadvantages
to travelling
abroad After all, you
if
newspapers,
magaztnes,
etc. don'ttravelandexpose yourself
to differentcultures,
youwill shutyourself
off fromthe restof the world
Linkers As St. Augustinesaid,'The world is a book, and
thosewho do not travelreadonlyonepage.'
Replace the linkers
in boldin the essay
with
the following.
Yourturn
. Toconclude. Firstly
. Inaddition
5 a. Usethe ideasbelowto discuss the prosand
o Forthrsreasono Ontheotherhand
consof studyingin a foreigncountry.Use
. Consequentlyo Y1or.ou.t
appropriatelinkers.
Techniques
to beginor end your essay Pros
. experiencedifferent
culture
To attract the reader'sinterest and make the . become moreooenandtolerant
beginningor endingof youressaymoreeffective, . makenewfriends of different
natronalities
-1 youcanusesomeof the followingtechniques: Justification
o learnthe history,customs,language, etc
_i a includea rhetoricalquestion
lsit truethata greatteacher
b addressthe readerdirectly
canchangeyourlife?
ovn:nd hnriznnc
..1
--J
I taken from a book, play,etc) When we use a
^ , , ^ + _ + ; ^ ^ ; + ; - , ^ ^ - e s s A r tvo m e n t i o n t l ^ e
9 U U L d L r U rr , r L r > i l e L - - , - .
eoplehavealwayslovedmythsand
throughouthistorytherehavebeen
l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s. .t.o. .r.i.e.about
s. . dragons, unicorns
andother2l ................ creatures. Somemyths
are aboutbeautiJul sirensthat pull sailorsto their
3l ................ with their 4l .......,......,...........
songs.Othersare aboutbravemen 5l ...................
dragons whowatchoverpriceless 6l ............. . Thentherearethoseaboutlheunicorn withitswhitecoatand
itsmagical 7l ....................... . IntheMediterranean andtheMiddle of griffins
Eastthereareotherstories withthe
sightand8l ................ of eagles andwhose jobitwasto 9f ............ riches.
Eachandevery country
in theworldhasitsownsetof mythsthathavebeenpassed downfromgeneration to generationand
whichcontinue to be101.............. withchildren andadults today.
4 A: Lifein SierraLeoneisverydangerous
B: I know People Fillin: petrified,delighted,bored,shocked.
losingtherrlrves 1 Wewereall .. to hear
theqoodnews.
Circlethe correctanswer,
2 | can'twatchTV all day;I get so
T h e s t r o n gw i n d h a s b e e n b l o w i n g. . . . . . 3 J a n ew a s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . w h e ns h e
s i n c et h i sm o r n r n g . sawthe snaKe.
A continually B continuously 4 T h ep e o p l e
were .... when
C continuing they heardaboutthe planecrash
Books,magazines
and old newspapers
on the floor Fhrasal verbs
A lied B lay C laid Fillin come,pull,get,hand,take,in the correct
L i a m 'bs e h a v i o ui sro u t o f . . . . . tense.
A check B test C control
1 T h et a x di river . . . . .... o v e tro t h e
I lovethispartof town lt me of Paris. sideof theroad.
A reminds B remembersC informs 2 l've readin the newspaper that a Spanish
T h ed u s t : u p i n a c l o u da r o u n du s . company will . . . overBritish Arrways
A rose B risen C raised 3 Jane .. overa letterof apology to lan
The wind was and the leaveswere 4 Whathas.. .. . . . . . overher?She
isactingsostrangely!
A rattling howling B howling rustling 5 l t t o o kh i my e a rtso . . . . . .o.v e r
C howling. rattling hisparents' divorce
37
Grammarin Use Fillin the correctrelativepronoun.put commas
where necessary, Write D for defining,write ND
Relativeclauses
for non-defining,and say whether the relative
Userelativepronouns/ pronoun/adverbcan be omitted or not.
adverbsto complete
1 MarthaGraham,who was one of America's
thesentences 1-6 ,,,
most importantchoreographers, died in New
with phrasesfrom :,
j
Yorkin 1991 (l'lD,cannotbeomitted
thebox.
2 Maria, is getting married next
week,is an old friendof mine
3 The girl ... the headmaster expelled
fromschoolis NoraSmith.
B i l lJ o n e s , . . . . s t u d i e da t t h e s a m e
. sheisthelifeandsoulof a party university
as my father,has becomethe new
o hiscostume wonthescariest prize
costume manager of the RitzHotelin Madrid
o mostpeople goon holiday The Halloween costume Lornais
. wonfourOscar awardsin 2005 wearingbelongs to my sisterPat.
r it iscelebrated
on the31stof October That'sthe boy .. . .. . . fatherusedto be a
. shehasbeenbefore
famousathlete.
Halloweenis a festivalwhirhiscelebrated Thebooks .....vvereon my deskwere
an the
3l stof Qctaber removed by the librarian.
Lauraisthe kindof girl . The hotel .... "!",,e
Sii,'€c iast year
doesn'thavea good rec-::: a-
- - -, +L^
3 'MillionDollarBaby'isthe film 2004 was the year . : : _, L tc
OlympicGames
4 Stevewasthe one 10 Th-+'. +l-^ l---^
t t t o L ) L tt c u d u --.----..
4 Jointhesentencesusingrelativeprorwuns/adverbs,
5 Emmadoesn'twant to travelto a place.. 1 Laura istalking:o a -'- -: .-::: .:l 1ercar
vesterdav.
6 Augustisthe month eer car
yesre{ca jt.
2 That'sthe notel Ulies:a],:: :-=-: :s: s-mmer
2 Circlethe correctrelativepronoun.
3 We went backto rnes-oc ',1,:,--:. ,',:srhere.
1 Brian is the student who's/whose alwavs . eo r - . e s : :. . . : - . .- : : . : y d a y .
4 T h i si st h ec a r H
askinga lot of questions
in,class. 5 That'sthe village.f,,'la-','s::-,:s .-:"3_
2 She is the girl whose/who's mother is a 6 Thisisthe girl.He:csc<- j t :- a-:
neurosurgeon at St Thomas'Hospital. 7 lt'sDecember TheS,,",e;:.-a,= z ':rt,lal this
3 This is the house which/who the Smnns month
bouqhtlastmonth. 8 Shehasa beauir'L.ea( aa= : -s;i:i celong
Hewasshoutingat the driverwhbse/who'scar to hermother.
hadbrokendownin the middleof the road 9 There's the lacy.r:. Je-l- -:- ,:s - raJy
Thevillage
where/whichhewasbornis20 miles 1 0 T h a t ' tsh e s p o o k -- .: - ) : - - - s : l - : : :
fromEdinburgh
Word Formation
1979was the yearwhen/whichwe movedto
Argentina. 5 Fillin the blankswith adjectfrves
denived
from
Thestreetwhere/whichshelivesis one of the thewordin bold.
mostexpensivestreetsin London 1 Madonnaisa ,.:-" :'r:' SUCCESS
It wasthis time lastyearwhere/whenwe first 2 Johnisa very :*, HELP
met. \ 3 Thenewsleft -s SPEECH
4 S h ei sa v e r y .... ,'.:--- BEAUry
38
Comparatives
and Superlatives 8 A: Pabloisn'tverysociable
B: No but todayhe's
5 Haveyou seenPrideondPrejudice? the
Complete (talkative)
than l'veeverseenhim
sentences with the correctform
of the adjectivein brackets.
8 Fillin with the correctform of the word in
brackets.
he Feastof St Lucia,
which is celebratedin
the 13thDecember, Swedenon
is one of the mostpopular
festivars.
st lrrnia
rls. .sr Lucia i^ +r^ .
isthesaint ,,nn, Swedish
one of the rongest " nrghts".0;;:"JJ:T,",ffTi
{he rfieffist wintersymbofisesth
and cordest
Accordingto traditiol
* ,n. dark swedish
t:jti1-t lightin darkness'
.; -:,,.::
larryin * e mornins
I ;i,Jjfl,Tff il:
T,n..l,,,ff
-f Sr&cin sash at the waistand
familywear rongwhite
servethe buns and
a crowno..Jrri"o with
servesher familysaffron
buns and ..0"". The
shirtsand pointeo-hats
candles,and
boys in the
and herpto
the coffee.CfritOren
oO.n no to school
in these costumes
and serve the buns to
,ffi:,.] their
Everyvillageand every
townin Swedenhas iis
However,the most famous own St Lucia.
on. in ;;;", rs the national
Luciawho is selected
from amongir.lo,lrrno.
competition. of girts in a
Thewinr
and '. *.,]"JniJJ::ilT[n]"i t' tucia's
thewinner oav
tospreadherlighiinfactories,
andfoodstores.
,r*p,i",r,
il"r:ffi::ffi::
AlmosteverySwedet nor.
theSt Luciasong
manv
stLucia
sonss
o,1tn,
most
i- iSll[1;:" popurar
The nighttreadsheavitv
Aroundyardsand Owettings,
In placesnot reached
by ihe sun,
the shadowsbrooo.
Intoour dark house
she cornes
bearinglightedcandles,
SaintLucia,SaintLucia.
What is the main purpose in
writing the text?
A Totellthe storyof St Lucia What is true accordingto the text?
B To talk about the St Lucia A Children givebunsand coffeeto theirfamilyand friends.
festivalin Sweden B Boysand girlsdressin special
costumes
C To explainwhy the St Lucia C Thegirlswearwhitedresses andcarryone lit candle
festivalisso popularin Sweden.
What doesSt Luciasymbolise?
2 What doesa readerlearnabout A Thesaintof winter.
the Feastof St Lucia from the B Lightand darkness
text? C Thereturnof lightin the darkness
of winier.
A It is a widelycelebratedday in
What doesthe writer tell us about 13th December?
Sweden.
A lt isthe longestdayof the year
B lt isonlycelebrated
in bigcities.
B Children don't go to school
C lt is not as popularas other
C lt is a daywhen peoplecelebra,::-:
festivals
in Sweden,
darkness
of winter.
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Listening& Speaking Philiphasalreadydecidedto
A organisea party
Partytime
B missthe nextparty.
C go to Jill'sbirthdayparty
Listen betweenPhilipand
to the dialogue
Simon.Foreachquestionchoosethe correct lnvitations
answerA, B or C.
2 Circle
thecorrect
response.
&- t: ::::
1 A. Howwouldyou liketo cometo my partyon
Sunday?
B: a Thanks. Thatwouldbe verynice
b l'm afraidit'slate
You havebeen askedto write a short story for New Writing Magazine.The story must
begin with the words: "!'m tired,"comptainedJaketo hisfriendrerry."Canwe stopherefor a
rest?"
b. Number
the eventsin the ordertheyhappened.
FI-l Jakesearchedfora landmark fTT_-] Jake noticed a canoe half hidden under the
tET_l A localspotted
themandhetped themout. bank
Ic | | Thetwo boysheaded downstream. tFT-l Theboysthanked theirrescuer
f ^-T-----'l
I DI I Thecanoesmashed into a boulderand threw reIl The canoebeganto rock from sideto side
the boysout because
of the wind
42
L
Writingtechniques Verbs
Readthe theory.Findexamples of the writing 5 Complete with verbsfromthe
the sentences
techniquesmentionedbelowin the story. list,asintheexample.
. reminded. cried. explained
. admitted
Tomakeyournarrative moreinterestingto the reader. . shouted
. threatened . wondered
youshould:
. use a varietyof adjectives,such as imaginative, 1 Who is this man?' Annawondered
2 'You don't understand.'Paul
wonderful,
cautious, ones
etc insteadof simplistic 'Lindahasnothingto do with it '
suchas nice,good,well,etc. 'Froozo' fhc noliroman .
!,,u
li,v,,!r,
| ,r at the
e.g. lnsteadof: Johnisa goodboywithniceideas. thief.'Youareunderarrest'
you canwrite: John is a great boy with 4 'lf you tell anyoneabout our meeting,there
wonderfulideas. will be consequences,' Brian.
. Usea varietyof verbssuchas wondered, screamed, 'Yes, it's
all my fault,' Mrs Saunders
etc to avoidusingsaldall the time
whispered, . . . .a ss h eh e l db a c kh e rt e a r s .
"Help!" 'No, you
e.g. lnsteadof: hesaid. can't do this to ffi€,' Jenny
you canwrite: "Help!"hescreamed.
. Usepresentor past participlesto jointwo simple 7 'Make sure you c a l l M r Perrytomorrow
sentencesinto one longer,more sophisticated mornrng,'Simon Mark
sentence
Participles
e.g. lnsteadof: He turnedon the light.Hesaw
someone in theroom. 6 Usea present to join these
or postporticiple
youcanwrite: Turningon thelight,hesaw sentences.
someone in theroom. Jakewasexhausted. He couldn'tgo on
Jakecauldn'tgo on.
Beingexhausted,
Adjectives They splashedthrough the muddy waters
Theyscrambledintothe old canoe
4 a. Thefollowingadjectivescanbe usedinstead
ones.Put them in the
of other simplistic
correctbox,asin the example. Theboyswerethrown out of the canoe.They
. slighto great. evil. happy. massive foundthemselves
in the freezinqwater.
. delightful . horrible. tiny . remarkable
r fantastic o giganticr vasto pleasant . huge
. terrific. enormous . attractive . awful He grabbedthe branch.He pulledhimselfout
of the river
big
small <!inht
They kept their heads above water. They
bad
towardsthe bank.
struggled
good/nice
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State-of- 2 Crossthe oddwordout, asin the example.
1 F< thriller,horror,
detective
rne-art
r l . 2 laptop,DVDplayer,digitalcamera,
rvebsite
3 complex, gripping,
predictable,
engaging
4 themepark,theatre. artgallery
youthculture
5 delete,restart.
store.recycle
Quantifiers
S i t u a t e di n 1 ) . . . . . . . . .E
. .a s t e r A
n s i aa n d b o r d e r i n g
3 the correctquantifiers.
Underline
II 46
I
h.
goers/thenumber ofl
dramatically/cinema
hasrisen
4 wenVthey/tothe zoolyesterday 9 J o h nw i l lb u ya b i k e ,
1 0 J i l li sg o i n go n h e ro w n ,
ever/l
5 check/e-mails/mylhardly
Phrasalverbs
6 dinner/outside/we/had/our Fill in cuf, toke, turn, stay,give.
7
1 A: Fancystayingup to watchthe horrormovie
7 agree/your
comments/l/with/totally
with me?
B: l'm sorry.l'm so tiredl'm goingto . . . . ..
8 the instructions/easi gela
lylunderstood/An
in for the night.
t her homework/Sandv/soon/to
do/promised 2 A: l'm sorryto in, but I haveto tell
you something
reallyimportant
10 new CDs/Ben/all
the time/buvs B: lt'sOK,go ahead
3 A : H o wm u c hd i dt h e y. . . . . .. in at the box-
officelastweek?
Reflexivepronouns B : I don't knowexactly,
but I know it wasa lot.
with reflexivepronouns.
Completethe exchanges O K ,| . . . . . . . . . .i.n. .l Y o uc a ng o t o t h ec o n c e r t ,
1 A: Nicehair. aslongasyouarebackby midnight.
B: Thanks.
I cut it B : T h a n k sM, u m !
Billenjoys
workingout, Thisaction-packedfilm is guaranteed
to keepyou on the edge of
especially
in yourseat!Starring
SamuelL Jackson. thisisthe storyof a nightmare
the gym. He journeyoverthe Pacificwith somedeadlysnakesYou haveto wait
likesto watch untilthe veryendto frndout who is responsible
andwhat happens
to
g r i p p i n tgh r i l l e r s the passengers Not for the faint-hearted,
however
and filmswith unpredictable
plots tr
Thisclassicmysterythrillerbasedon the storyby GrahamGreeneis
set in Vienna,Austria With its stunningcinematography, twisting
Susan's plot and unforgettablemusicalscorethis film is a must Evenfifty
favouritekinds yearsafteritscreation
thisfilmstillguarantees
a goodnightout.
':
of filmsare
' romantic
Starring
UmaThurmanand LukeWilson,thisheart-warming
filmtells
comedres and
the storyof whai cango wrongwhenyou datea superhero. At first
roF" dramas.Forher,it
o u r b e a ut h i n k sh e h a sm e tt h e i d e a l w o m a nb,u t a si sq u r t eo f t e nt h e
is importantthat frlmsstar ,;+^ +l^^ ^^^^^;+
case,qurre rne opposttetstrue.
well-knownactors.
B : Thatwould be awfullykind
of you
Positiveand negativerecommendations It looks like the batteryis
flat You just need to
recharge
it
2 Usethe phrases
to fill in the gaps.
o I wouldn'tbother o lt'sexcellentr lt'swellworth a look 2 A.3)
. lt'sdisappointrng
o lt'sawful
B : I can't connect to the
1 A. What do you thinkof the new Madonnasong? Internet.What am I doing
B: I expectedit to be better wrong?
2 A: What isthe new shopping
centrelike? 4)
B: l've neverbeento a worseone
R Vac nlo:<a dn
3 A: Haveyou beento the newyouthclub?
A: There,that'sdonethe trick.
B: Yes. Youmustgo!
R' Vnr r'ro: nonirrcl
49
Writing (a letterto a friendreviewingsth)
Gettingstarted
Readthe rubric.
Thisis partof a letterfromyourEnglish
pen-friend
John.
rplace/tim
ee . p e r f o r m a n c e . f a n s . f e e l i n- ng "se&s s i o n s
p r i c e . c l o t h e s . n a m essoonfg s . f o o d
Let'slook closer
Dear lohn,
& ffl How are you? It wasgreat to getyour letter.You askedme
if I had everbeento a live musicperfonnance. Well,I actually went
to a pop conceft on Saturday- it wasgreat!
3 Replace
the underlined andadverbs
adjectives in the letterwith the following.
e entertaining
. fabulous
. modern.wildly . complex
. heavenly
. upset. lares.
50
4 Readthe extracts(1-4)belowthat review 5 Thereview/premieresaidthat it was one of
variousevents.Fillin the missing
topic the bestproductions
of the year.
sentences(A-D),thensuggestothersuitable 6 lt wassucha predictable/superb performance
onesof yourown. that shewasgivena standing ovation.
7 TomHanksreceived praisefor hisrole/actorrn
A Theopening nightof the MoscowStateCircus in
Forest
Gump.
Glasgow wasa hugesuccess.
8 The routinesand the oositioninoof the
B TheFarnborough AirShowwasa bighitagainthis
dancerson stageare the responsilility
of a
year.
C I wassoimpressed conductor/choreographer.
withtheperformance I wentto
on Friday. Matchitems(1-6)to (a-fl.
6 thenouns
D I havenever
beento anythingsoborrng
inallmylife!
Thedancers
were all verytalentedand they gave
t live/studro/solo b performance
c novel
100%to the performance t big/small/silver
lt wasa fantastic
nlght
out - there was never a dull moment. The m c h i l d r e n ' s / f a n t a/ s y
best-selling
d film
e actor
programme was well-arrangedand well_
choreographed.In my opinion,it is definitely ETI horror/ silent/ feature
worthseeing
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51
Ina ldentifythejobsfromthe descriptic:rs
t h eo e o o l d
eo.
of what
day'swork
'- i ce'sonfliesaeroolanes
-,
iLad \ c. ^ \y ,U^U ,l , r - ^ f +L U^ *L hl l ir sr n e r rsv n - -- ^- ^- .- . -ey n aired.
urrLU
Ldl p-,
* - ., o f s i c ke - - ; .
-^i-
^^.-^^ +^1.^- -^-^
1 doctor/ scientist
1 A: So,areyou go ng .c
for the job?
A : l a nr sg o i n gt o
B : R e a l l yW
?hy?
A : H e ' sf o u n da D e : : : ' - : ?r : :
B:
5 A :
: -:xt month
B : O h ,n o
lawyer/ architect
5 artist/ photographer,
.r@,w--*+..,-..,r....2,.1
Fillin thecorrect
response
fromthe list.
o (nmohndv nnr i': r- .
o Let'scallit a dar
. T h ew a ys h e 'gsc ' :
. She's beeni,vo'< ':. ="- -,': .^: : :ck
1 A : I c a n ' tw o t I m very
busdriver/ ItreO
/ y
manager
8 business
factoryworker B:Soaml
",
.-:-,#=
*:5-q-'=9=!-ej:,=
A: lt'smidnightand Rrtaisstillat the office. 7 Crossthe odd one out as in the example.
B : W h a t ' sg o r n go n ?
1 salary, wages,M, pay
3 A: Didyouhearwhathappened
thismorning? 2 e a r ng
, ainw
, i n ,f a i l
B: Letmeguess 3 experience, job, career.profession
4 A: DidyouseewhatKatedidthismorning? 4 under-paid. poorlypaid,ovenrrorked
well-paid,
B: Yes,I did , she'llgetfired. 5 boring,creative, repetrtive
uninteresting,
6 business, industry,
university, company
the text with phrases
Complete fromthe list.
Youmayhaveto changethe formof the verbs. Phrasalverbs
. workovertime. beherownboss. workfor Fill in: carry,go, put, fall, look.
8
career. workfromhome
. a successful
. beemployed. setup . self-employed 1 A : C a ny o up l e a s e . . . . .. . m e
throughto MrsLucas?
Sheilahas 1) with a large R lrr<t : minrrta nlg;5g.
as
cosmeticscompanywhereshe2) ............................... 2 A'.I can'tremember what time my meettngis
a seniormarketingmanagerfor the past three tomorrow.
years.Althoughshe is quitesatisfiedwith her job, B: Why don'tyou . through
she sometimesfeels that her work is not yournotes?
appreciated,especially when she has to 3 A: Mike,if you this
She is now thinking of
3)................................. projectthroughl'll promoteyouto headof
her own businessso that she
4)................................. the department
can 5) . Sheilathinksthat shewould B: l'll do my best,sir.
even though she
be happier6).................................,
4 A: Why are you so upset?Thingscan't be
acceptsthat peoplewho are 7).................................
are
that badat work
less securethan those who 8) a
B: You say that becauseyou don't know
largecompany.
what I haveto . through
Choose thejob
the bestwordto complete everyday
6
adverts. 5 A: He'safraidthat his plansto starthrsown
We havea 1) vacancy/space for a young,dynamic businesswrll through
and hard-working 2) studenVgraduate to lead our B: lt'snaturalfor himto feelthisway.
growing salesforcein theLondon area.As leaderyou
willberesponsible
for3)team/group developmentand Word Formation
4) education/trainingand you will 5) reply/report
9 Complete with the correctword
the sentences
directly
to thecompany SalesDirector.
derivedfromthe wordsin bold.
future. RESPOND
WEWANTYOU Shethankedherhusbandfor his
Withover300storesnotionwideBookWorldisnow
supportat a verydifficulttime. CARE
osthe No,1bookshop
firmlyestoblished inthe UK.if
you ore l2) slimuloled/mofivoted, The ministerresignedbecausehis position
cornm,-eC.
ond enjoysucceedinoin :^
l3) ombilious/rulhless wasno lonqer DEFEND
excitingfost-pocedworkl4) locolion/environmenl
we wont you! No previous15) skill/experience
. requrreo.
53
Grammarin Use 5 4 . What'swrong?
B : l ' m r u n n i n gl a t e .l f I
Conditionals
(not/get) there on I t m e , : i e m e e t | n g
rf with yyhen
Replace wherepossible. (start) r,',:rout me.
6 A : Whv
" ""t
is
' " Peterso stressedout?
54
7 I don't haveanyfrrends 4 She is going to write a coverletter She can
sendit with her CV (to)
8 | ate too much I feelsick
SheisupdatingherCV.Shecanuseit to apply
for a new job. (sothat)
Reading
a . T h e p e o p l e ( 1 - 4 ) a rl eo ao lkl i n g f o r n e w j o b s , R e a d t h e i r d e s c r i p t i o n s a n d u n d e r l i n e t h e k e y l v o
b. Readthejob advertisements
(A-F)anddecidewhichjob wouldbe the mostsuitablefor eachperson.
Therearetwo youdon't need.
! l
5
Listening& Speaking 2 A . Don't you think that Ann is a verygood
doctor?
NaturePhotography
B : a Yes,why not?
b Certainly.
Youwill heara mantalkingto a groupof
peopleabouta naturephotography course. 3 A : Don't you agreethat workingshiftscan
Foreachquestion, fill in the missing be verytiring?
informationin the numbered soace. B : a That'sright.
b Goodfor you.
'
L{-iii L:-L*
' I
4 A : I thinkthat a travelagentshouldbe good
at foreignlanguages, don'tyou?
' B : a I believe
i t !
i r J l i
r I r r
r i
lj 1 r .
I : so
\- t.. L *._ I - L
I
. L-- t*- b S m a rtth i n k i n g
A ' D i d v n rr m c p f . a n v o f t h e n e o n l e v o r r ' l l b e
Agreeing/Disagreeing
with opinions workingwith?
B: 5) Sheseemed
2 Circlethe correctresponse.
quitefriendly
1 A: I thinkthat beinga divinginstructor
is fun,
A: Well,then,goodluck!
don'tyou?
B: Thanks!
B:a Ihopeso
lo Not really
57
Writing (a letter of application) a energetic andsociable
b candrivea car
Gettingstarted takena coursein photograorli
Readthe rubricandunderline
the keywords. d goodorganiser
Then,answerthe questions
that follow. e speakEnglish and German
f workedas a photographer
1 the followingjob ad
Youhavecomeacross for the schoolnewspaper
i\.t
g in the localnewspaperand you want to workedas a shopassistant
' upply for the job. Write your letter of
" application.
Let'slook closer
i!
Readapplication
lettersA & B andwritethe
ti Do youwantto getout andseetheworld?Arey o u ; 2
paragraphnumbernextto the headings
!
interested in photography? in the
Iistbelow.
lf yes,thenyoucouldworkon a cruiseship!Weare
lookingfor a photographer who'salwaysaroundto . openingremarks/reason(s)
forwriting
takememorable photosof ourpassengers aswellas . closing
remarks
developand sell the pictures.All equipmentis . age/qualifications/experience
provided bythecruiseline. . otherinformation
. personalqualities
lf interested,contactMr Ellioton 0898-786756
or via
L 'q
;!., ,.,
emailat . 11..r,. 1, r1 i"i dhdwe willarranqe a
job interview.Portfolionecessary.
DearManager,
bu
[P Hi! l'vedecided to dropyoua lineaboutthe job
you advertisedin this week'sonlineeditionof NY
Magazine for Teens.
S* t am a 2O-year-old
studentand l'm quitegoooat
taking pictures.Two yearsago I took a one-year-
course in photographyand l've r,','orkedas a
photographer
for our collegenewspaper.
l'veworked
part-timeasa shopassistant
at a photostudio,too. I
1 What kindof letterdo you haveto write?
want to studyphotographyat UELand somedayl'm
2 Who is goingto readyourletter?
sure l'll work as a professional
photographerfor
3 Shouldthe stylebe formalor informal?
NationalGeographic. My English
and Germanaren't
4 Tick( /) in the listof pointsbelowwhat yot
badeither.
shouldincludein yourletter: F--
b. Findandunderline examples
of these
)earMr Elliot, featuresin the letters.
p t am writing to apply for the positionof
photographerwhich was advertised
in this week's Lookat the highlighted
sentences/phrases in
4
onlineeditionof NY Magazine for Teens. letterA andunderlinethe corresponding
p t am 2O-year-old student Two yearsago I took appropriatesentences/phrases
in letterB.
a one-year-course
in photographyand I have
,,vorked as a photographer for our college Yourturn
newspaperI havealsoworkedpart-timeas a shop
then,answerthe question
a. Readthe rubric,
assistant
at a photostudioin my neighbourhoodlt
that follows.
is my ambitionto study photography at UELand
someday to work as a professionalphotographer
Youhavecomeacross the followingjob ad in
ior such prestigiousmagazinesas National
andyouwant to applyfor
the localnewspaper
Geographic.
thejob.Writeyourletterof application.
p Despitemy lack of formal work experience, I
f e e lt h a t l a m q u i t es u i t a b l feo r t h e p o s i t i o nl .a m
veryfriendlyand sociable and I lovetravelling and :li::.-
ii
i: f)n rrnrr' lnrro tn chnn? P:v :ttontinn tn
lii:ir ii
seeingdifferentplaces.What is more, I am very ,.1:,
- details?Why don't you get started as a
fluentin both Englishand German.I can providea i}ii
i1F' MysteryShopper?Visit differentbusinesses,
referenceletterfrom my previousemployerin which {# poseas a customer,
evaluatethe serviceand
i am describedas hard-working,
efficientand a #
w completean evaluation form Get paid to
photographer
with greatpotential.My portfoliois #
;E
shop at stores,eat at restaurants,
watch
at yourrequest
available #;
moviesand more!
&
p Sincethe schoolholidays the monthsof
rnclude ttr
r No experience
is necessary
Julyand August,I will haveno othercommitments
A p p l yo n l i n ea t
and I would be availableto work the whole two
montns
do you thinkwould
1 What skills/qualifications
$ t maybe contactedby telephone on 08657345
job?
helpyou get the Circle
or viaemailat lhirsch@yahoo
com I lookforwardto ^ t^, ,^ -l^ ^^ ^;^ ^
o ruvc )r ruPPril9
receiving
a replyin duecourse
b haveworkedasa shopassistant
Yourssincerelv.
'K""1'"/" c be friendly
/'a'*o* d haveworkedasa waiter/waitress
LauraHirsch e be fluentin foreignlanguages
f be a goodorganiser
g be artistic
h be sporty
3 a . Compare
the two letters.Whichoneusesan
i candrivea car
appropriate
formalstylesuitablefor a letter
of application?
Markthe features in the list
b. How areyou goingto beginand end your
belowasA or 8.
letter?
1 O A S S I V CV O I C C
A DearSir/Madam, C Dear,
2 a friendly.personal
tone
Yoursfaithfully, Ynr rrc <in.arol\/
| ! ! | ! | / ,
3 everyday vocabulary
4 formalIinkingwords/phrases B DearMystery
shopper,
5 phrasalverbsor idioms Yours.
6 longandcomplexsentences
7 advanced vocabulary 5 NoWwriteyourletterof application.
Use
8 colloquialexpressions letterB fromEx.2 asa model.
9 a polite,impersonaltone
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Stayi
ng Ci'verHook,
Safe
fvlcs::eople manageto 13)
frc'r :argerous situations, othersfind
t h e ' :s e , , r esse r i o u s l 1 y 4 ). . . . . .
The rconant thing is not to makeyourselfa(n)
15) ... . ..... . Attackers
l o o kf o r 1 6 ) . . . . . . . . . .
VocabularyPractice people.Avoidbeingthe
Self-Defence 1 7 ) . . . . . .. . .
Protectyourselfand be
Fillin the gapswith the correctword/phrase. carefulat alltimes.
. potential . disable
. vulnerable. brains
. bestdefen6g. physical force. threatened
o fancymoves. victim. senseo attacked
o lateat night. targeto potentiallyo grasp Matchthewordsin Column
z A to thewordsin
. drstract. walkaway ColumnB.Thenusethe phrasesto complete
; the sentences.
.. SELF DEFENCE ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS
rTt self a L tl E t o v v
The passive
Fillin with the correctpassive
tenseof the 3 Fillin the gapswith by or with.
verbsin brackets.
1 TheSistine
Chapelwaspaintedcr,Mjchelangelo
1 A : What an amazingstory! 2 A new law hasbeenpassed the
B: It i< nro:t icn'f it? lt government
(write) by AgathaChristie 3 Thesaladwasmade ........vegetables
2 A: When fromour garden.
(TheLordofthe Ringslrelease)? Kelly's
bedroom wallsarecovered
B : I n 2 0 0 1. postersof U2
Thecakewasfilled strawberries
3 A : lsthisneighbourhood safe?
anocream.
B : Not really.
In fact,I hearthat people ......
PrideandPrejudice waswritten .....
. ....(attack)allthe time
. J a nAe u s t e ni n 1 8 1 3
4 A : Havetheyinstalled an alarmsystemyet?
O u rh o l i d a hy a db e e ns p o i l t. . .. . . . . . . . . . t h e
B : No,the firealarm
badweather
(install)tomorrowbut foursecurity
lights
8 Thepackage wastied up . srflng
a n d t w o l o c k.s ..(already/fit).
5 A : What happenedto the burglars? 4 Changeinto the passive.
B : T h e y .. (catch)
A thief stole an important painting from the
by the policeas theywere comingout of
NationalGalleryyesterday.
The gallery's
securityguard
thebank.
reportedthe robberyto the policeat 7pm lastnight.
6 A : D i dy o uh e a rt h a tt h e h i g hs t r e e t. . . . . . . . . . . .
The police have arresteda man who they are
.. (close)tomorrow? questioning
at the moment Thepolicethink he is the
B : Nol How am I goingto get to work?
man responsiblebut they haven'tfound any proof as
7 4 . Hasthe university youaboutyour
contacted yet The policegave no more inforrnationThey said
grades? theywill carryout a full investigation.
Gallery
staffsaid
B : No.| ...... . (tell)that the grades the gallerywill not opento the pubiicthisweek
(send)to us by mail
8 A : What happened 5 What do the newspaper headlines
mean?
to Lisa?
Rewritethem into full sentencesusinqthe
B : She.. . . . ( m u g )o n h e r
correctpassivetense.
way to the trainstation.
9 A : Did you buy the specialanti-graffiti
paint :
;' ,'i:,''.HEALTH
MtNtsrER To opEH HEw
for yourwalls? tq
62
Causative
form 9 Jointhesentences
using
thelinkers
in
brackets.
6 Usethe causative
formto rewritethe sentences.
1 Maryhashad herflat brokenintothreetimes.
1 Thedentistwill lookat histeeth.
Shewill havean alarmsysteminstalled.(for
t-levtillhavehlsreerh lookedat (bythe dentist).
this reason)
2 Theplumberis fixingthe tapsin my flat
3 Themechanic hermotorbike.
hasreoaired
Sunbathingcan be very dangerous.lt is
important to wear high-factorsunscreen.
4 An artistis paintinga portraitof Susan
(therefore)
A technician
will connectour new telephone
linetoday.
Therearemanydrawbacks plan
to thisbusiness
We arethinkingof comingup with a new one
6 SomeonedeliversLeo'snewspapers
everyday (consequently)
7 Thesuroeonooeratedon Nick'sarm
1 Thehairdresseris cuttingMelanie'shair.What
is Melaniedoing?Melanie ishavrng
herhcircut.
2 The painterswill paintthe Matthews'house. Every/each/eithe
r/neither
Whatwill the Matthewsdo?
10 Fillin:every,
each,
eitherorneither.
The dentistis cleaningJohn'steeth.What rs 1 Youcan......... .. callor e-mailme- whatever
is
J o h nd o i n g ? easierfor you
2 ..... .. studenthasbeengivena safetyleaflet.
A thief stole Lea'sbag yesterday
while she 3 . . . . . . . . o f u s f e l t l i k eg o i n gt o t h e c i n e m a
wassittingat a caf6.What happened
to Lea? We weretoo tired.
4 . . . . . . .o n eo f h i sc h i l d r ehna sg o t a P h . D .
A nail artisthad oaintedJane'snailsfor the
weddinqWhat hadJanedone? Sentence
transformations
11 Complete
thesecond
sentence
sothatit
meansthe sameasthe first.Useno morethan
Clauses
of result threewords.
8 Fillin the gapswith so or such.
jewellery.
1 A thiefhasstolenSally's
1 He found. . . muchusefulrnformation on S a l l hy a sh a d. . . . . . . . ...
the Internetthat he'll finishthe essayin no by a thief
ilme Sallyinsuredher flat yesterday.
2 Shewas running.. . . . fastthat shetripped Sallyhad
overa rocK .......yesterday,
3 She has bad gradesthat it will be Thealarmsystemkeepsthievesaway.
difficultfor herto get a placeat university. Thieves
4 H i s b e h a v i o uwr a s . . . . . . . . . i.r r e s p o n s i bt hl ea t by the alarmsystem.
the headmaster
expelled
him Twotechniciansinstalled
the security
windows
5 Shewas ... . .: upsetwith the test results Thesecuritywindows
that shebrokedown crying. by two technicians.
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Reading
Readthe text aboutproblems andthelrpanents
betweenteenagers is f (true)
anddecideif eachsentence
or F (false).
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Listening& Speaking Warning others
Safetytips 3 Fillinthegapsinthedialog ue
withthephrases below.
Youwill heara
. rfI wereyou o it'sa badideato
presenteL on a
o Don'tdothat oThat's true
university radio
. I supposeyou're right
station, talking
aboutsafety ,;
tipsfor P a u l : B r i a n1, ) . . . . . . . . .w
1o u l d
students. Decide turn down the music lt's too
if eachsentence loud.
is corrector Brian: But we're havinga party.aren't
incorrect. lf it is we?
correct, tick(/)YES.lf P a u l : W e l l ,2 ) . . .. . . . . . . k e e py o u r
it is incorrect, tick(/) NO. neighbours awakejust because
you feel likehavinga party.
YES NO BrianY: e s , 3 ). . . . . . .
lf you sharea flat with others,therearetimes
whenyoucanleavethe windowsopen r T Paul: Soaren'tyougoingto turndown
Peoplemight follow you into the hallsof
residence
r T
the music?
Brian:Well, I think we should wait
3 Alwayslockyour bedroomdoor r T until all the guestsleave.We
don'twant to spoilthe fun.
4 Nevertakea taxion yourown aftera nightout.
5 It is not a goodideato usecash-machinesat
r n Paul: 4) Brian.We'llget
nrgnr. I] r in trouble!Theneighbours might
6 Markingyourproperty c a l l t h ep o l i c e .
makea
doesn't
E ;1 B r i a n :5 ) I'llturn
difference
if it isstolen
it down straightaway.
Expressing
annoyance/Calming
someonedown "
-' a
1, -t+ar'*' -?*.'-.,..
+'f'4"4
-'+"'e=+44
Circlethe correctresponse.
Word Formation
1 A: lam sickandtiredof the trafficon the roadsl
4 Completethe sentences
with the
B : a C a l md o w n !
correctderivative.
b Takert down
1 The. . gotinto
2 A. I won't toleratethe neighbour's
noiseanymore
the housethroughan open
B: a Takeit easyWe'llcallthe police.
window BURGLE
b l t i s n ' te n o u g h .
2 He is in prisonfor armed
3 A : l'm absolutely
furiousaboutherplayingmusicso late! ROB
B : a Letyourhairdown,
b Keepyourhairon!
3 The demanded
f 100.000 KIDNAP
4 A . l'vehadit with hisbaddrivingl
A.. . brokeinto
B . a That'sa bad idea.
my cal but he didn'tsteal
b Don'tget so workedup!
anything. THEFT
5 A : I'm fed up with herbadattitudel
Everyyear
B : a Relaxl
costsdepartmentstores
b Lookoutl
m i l l i o nosf p o u n d si n l o s t
6 A : l'vehadenoughof theirsillyideas tncome. SHOPLIFT
B : a Simmerdown They'reonlytryingto helc
b I guessso
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Writing (an essayprovidingsolutionsto problems)
Let'sget started
Canyousuggest
Readthe rubric. to the problem?
anysolutions
Let"slook closer
hissuggestions
b . Whichwordshasthe writerusedto introduce is"
andtheirnes.,
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Essays providingsolutionsto problemsare piecesof To makesuggestions:
writingin whichyou discuss a problemand its causes o A usefulsuggestion/Another
solutionwould be
as well as the expectedresultsor consequences of IO
your suggestionsAn essayprovidingsolutionsto r . . . c o u l db e s o l v e b
dy . . .
problems shouldconsistof: o Steps/Measures shouldbe takenin orderto solve/
a) an introductionin which you statethe problem dealwith ..
and/orwhat hascausedit; o Anotherwayto ... is/would be to ...
b) a main body which consistsof two or more o Thesituationcouldbe improvediflby...
paragraphspresentingsuggestionsand their r lt wouldbe a good ideaiflto ...
results/consequences.You should start a new o lt wouldhelpif you/we/etc..
paragraphfor each suggestionand its results/
conSeouences: To presentresultsand consenquences:
c) a conclusion o As a result,..
in whichyousummariseyouropinion.
Essays providingsolutionsto problemsare normally o Thiswouldmeanthat ...
written in a formalstyle.Theyare usuallyfound in o T h e n ., .
newspapers and magaztnes. Bydoingthis,you/we/etc
would
l f . . . . . ,t h e r e s u lwt o u l db e . .
TheeffecVconsequence/result of .. wouldbe ...
3 Match problems(1-5) to suggestions(a-e).
a problem
Choose andthinkof moresuggestions. In thisway,...
VocabularyFractice
Extremeweather
Tick(/)the correctbox.
North
2 Matchthe animals
to theirsounds.
heavens differentcountries
Karen stole my thunder/lightning/breeze The of the volcano destroyed
whenshewroteher nameon the articleI had manyhomesin the area
written. 4 Hisillness
wasdiaonosed asfood
day. 5 Theworld's . to rise.
continues
6 We shouldsavefor a stormy/rainy/cloudy
7 WhenLizgot intothe Royal Academy of Music 6 Themarinebiologists
recorded the . .
shewas on cloudnine/seven/eleven of thedolphins.
Bobwas reallyill for a while,but now he'sas 7 T h e. . . . . . . . . . . . i.n. t h e m i n ew a sn o t f a t a l .
rightassleet/drizzlelrain 8 A lot of money is spent everyyear on the
of new medicines
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Grammarin Use 5 A, Peoplemustn't/should go walkingin the
mountainswithoutthe correcteouioment
Phrasalverbs
B: I agree Peopleshould/maytake greater
Fillin: draw,turn,put, do, break,hold. care.
A. May/Mustn'tI go homenow?
1 A : J o h n n y ,o u ' db e t t e .r . . . . . . . . . . .u.p y o u r
B: Yes,you can/might.
shoelaces before voutripoverthem!
B : O K ,M u m . A: My beesshould/canhaveproducedmore
honeythis summerTherewere plentyof
2 A . It is getting late and I don't want to
flowers.
you up any longer. Let's
B: Perhaps
they couldn't/wouldn'tbecause
continuethe meetingtomorrowmorning
of the storms.
at nrne.
(oa 8 A: What a downpour The boats can't/
B: rrnr r et nino thon
mustn'tbe sailing
3 A : I am goingto be in Londonfor a few days. B: l'm afraidyou might/canbe right
C a ny o u meup?
B: It will be my pleasure
3 Matchthe sentences
to the meanings.
4 A : D i d m a n y p e o p l e. . . . . . . up at the
| ,--r----'l ^.'l
party? |1| I Billylookstired.He can't havesleptvery
B: Not many,but we hada nicetime. weil.
Modals
reTtMarkmightnot buya newcarthrsyear
FTI H e m i g h t n o t h a v eb e e nc a u g h ti n t h e
2 Circlethe correctverb. srorm.
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5 l'll let vou driveme home Readthe situationsand makesentencesfrom
the words in the brackets.Usemight or may.
6 l'm not surewhetherl'll qo out tonioht
1 | can't find my raincoatanywhere.I wonder
whereI put it.
7 lt is possiblysnowingrn Scotland
rightnow
a: (you/puViVinthe wardrobe)
b: (you/lefViVat
work)
Choosethe correctforms. 2 | can'tfindSam.Doyouknowwherehe is?
a: (he/golforlunch)
A: Hi, Gene ls that you? What are you still b: (he/golhome/for
the day)
doingat home?You 1) could/shouldhave 3 Why didn'tGloriaanswerthe phone? l'm sure
left by now shewashomealllastnight
B: What do you mean?Whattime is it? a: (she/golto
bedearly)
A . l t ' s1 3 : 1 0 . b: (shdnotfeel/like
talking)
B: What? lt 2) may/can't be. My watch says 4 Freddidn't come to the party.Do you know
12:30.lt 3) can't/must havestoppedI knewI why?
4) should/mighthavereplaced the battery a: (hdhavdother plans)
A: Nevermindthat now You had betterhurrv b: (he/nothave/anyone to go with)
or you 5) might/canmissthe train.
B: Okay,okay lf I leavenow | 6) could/can't Sentencetransformations
stillmakeit. By any chance7) could/might 8 Completethe secondsentenceso that it
youtakeme to the station? meansthe sameas the first. Useno more than
A: Oh,all right.| 8) should/mustn't
be therein three words.
aboutfiveminutes.
1 Thereisa chance
that it willrainat theweekend
Lookat thepictures.
Makedeductions. It . ...............
6
at the weekend.
2 We're sure Sheilahasn'ttaken the boat to
I\/t^l+^
r v r d r L dTi.tl-r^e s- ^e- d ir-s +L- O Of O U g n
S h e. . . .
takenthe boatto Malta Theseaistoo rough.
3 He'sgot a terribleheadache.l'm sure he's
b e e nw o r k i n gi n t h e s u na l lm o r n i n g
Ho'snnt ,atorrihlpheadache. He ......
working
in ir'. ,rn ,rLrorning
4 Floodsare possiblehere,even in the hottest
monthsof summer
There.
floods here, even in the hottest months of
summer.
5 I'm surehe didn'ttake hisovercoat.Look,it's
rightthere.
He
forgottento take hisovercoat.Look,it's right
there
1 Theymightbeon holiday
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Reading
below.Foreachquestionchoosethe correctletter(A,B,C or D).
Readthe text andquestions
.-: ;i --;,i,'r.
A keeptheseanimals aspets
B havelifestock
in orderto survive.
C raisea widevarietyof animals.
D havethemsolelyfor therrfur.
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Listening& Speaking 2 A: Are we still going on the p i c n i ct h i s
afternoon?
Winter Holidays
B: Not likely.
lt'srainingand 5)
a l ld a y
Youwill heartwo peopletalkingabouta
A: Well,if hasrainedso muchalready,
6)
winterholiday, information
Fillin the missing
in the numbered spaces. by thisafternoon.
B: I think you're being ratheroptimistic.
think we should postponethe picnic.
Zoll SktREsoRL After all, evenif the sun comesout, the
grasswill be wet We 7) .
Location A: I think you'reright.Let'sgo to the new
The resort is in Austriain an attractivevillage -<"h"nYnvn" i n n a o n t r o
1l ..........................
metres above sealevelintheHohe
Tauern mountain range e rt shouldhavestoppedraining
Glimate f it mightkeepraining
Moderate continental climate. 2l .......................
Winters I couldcatchcold
withreliable andfreouent snowfalls.
Facilities
Over200 kilometres of ski runs.Activitiesinclude
3l ................ tobogganing, sleighridesand Makingspeculations
Type of accommodationon offer Matchthe pictures
o Hotel andthe speculations,
o Self-catering
4l ..........
Priceof holiday
€ 5) . . . .. for one week'sstay at hotel
includingtwomeals a day.
Restaurants
There are many different kinds. Prices are
6)................
probability/possi
Expressing bility
(1-2)withsentences
2 Complete
the dialogues
(a-g). 1 Theymaybe brotherand sister.
later
9s L LV|U
Let"slook closer
2 Readthe emails
belowandcomplete the paragraph
plan.Whiche-mailaccepts
the invitation
andwhich
refuses
it? Underline
the sentences
thatshowusthis.
'
f .,':'-"-, .ir.:.. ':..:..:...
:. _-_:""_
|:.
_"_
"::_..
\t=j
'f.-l a i:l:::l
't-:il
F;-_'__"* ,
New Mrg
|,/
Nefli ':g
James
! D e a rJ
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(accept)
z (refuse)
3 Choose fromthe phrases
aboveto inviteyour
friendto:
1 yourbirthday
party. 3 (accept)
2 yourschool
concert
4 (refuse)
3 stayat yourhousefor theweekend.
lanruaffi
AaeeptFngEr"lwE
tstiems
Usethe planbelowto writeyoure-mail.
a Thatwouldbe greaVwonderful!
a Thanks,
that soundslovelyl
a I wouldreallylovetol Introduction
a I wouldn'tmissit for the world! (Para 7) opening remarks
a Thankyou,l'll definitely
come/bethere Main Body
(Pan 2) tbankfriend - refusegiving reason
Refarslnglmsdltatlens (e.g.studyforexam)
That'sso kind,but I reallycan't,I . . (Pan 3) suggestmeetingup anotber time
l'd loveto, but . . (e.g.next weeleend)
Thanksso much,but Conclusion
(Pan 4) closingremarks
Thanks,
but I'm afraidI can'tmakeit. I
Yours,
I reallywishI couldcomebut ... (.yowrfirstname)
Time
Festive ['m Sandy Cane and l'm "i2" In
the UK we've got a special
day calledGuy Fawkes'night.
On Guy Fawkes' night,
Vocabu!aryPractice
Festivals& Holidays
Readwhatthesepeoplesayabouttheir
favourite
holidays
andfill in the blanks
with
the wordsbelow.
. cooks. card. music. light. letoff
. chocolates
. exchangeo throw o visit
2 Cross
the oddwordout asin theexample.
1 sliced,chopped,scrambled,gT}*€{
2 maincourse,bonfire,starter,
dessert
I'mMarcSarrazin andl'm 25 yearsold. 3 hot, spicy,bitter,fried
l'd say that Thanksgivingis my 4 p a r a g l i d i nsgt ,a l lb, o w l i n gt,e n n i s
favouriteholiday.In the USA it's 5 course, pitch,point,rink
celebratedin a very big way. My
m u m f 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a. . . .s.p e c i a l Matchthe wordsin the columnsand then use
dinner with stuffed turkey and them to fill in the gapsin the sentences
below.
vegetables.In the afternoon,we
2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .f .r .i .e.n. d sa n d r e l a t i v e s . trTt bitter a chicken
W e 3 l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .g. .r.e. e t i n g sa n d PTI hot b cheese
watch footballtogether. t3Tt grare0 c hours
FTI grilled d eggs
fsl-l eafly e cnocolate
reTt scrambled f c h i l lpi e p p e r
1 A : Whatwouldyousayyourfavourite thingis
to havefor breakfast?
B : H m m m I, g u e s sI ' d h a v et o s a y , .
My name is RoisinJoyce and l'm from
wrthtoast
lreland.I like most celebrations,
but
my birthday is my favouriteday of 2 A . W h a tw a st h ew e d d r n gc a k em a d ew i t h ?
the year. I alwayscelebratethe B : It was made with vanrllasorbet.fresh
' a s b e r r i ea sn o
day in style! This year my
parents gave me a beautiful 3 A : Areyoureadyto orderyour maincourse,
Sir?
- a , ,
B Y e s I. t h i n kl ' l l e : r e
4) .............. a n da h u g e
b o xo f d e l i c i o u5sl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . w i t h a b a k e cc c - a - c
Later,my friendstook me to a 4 A . What trrre l: _ , : , q e : b a c kf r o m y o u r
fancy restaurant wherewe had a d a t el a s i: : - . l
great meal and then listened to live B : G o s h , i c : - - ( - : , ' , ' , \ / e d a n c e da n d
6l .............. u n t i la f t e rm i d n i g h t . l a . l g h e*c- : - :
r,!1,':..Fffirirti!iiitt.1tri$ll..I.n;i1e..r .. ,
f-S,l.yfililtr*tX1,g$.a,.-T,
A: Thesauces :i- .: :i: :.
B: Didyou t.rs.' -.,
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6 A: CanI servethe pastanow? We passedall our exams Let'sgo out and
B: No,wait We haveto put the havea greattime
on first. We
4 Underline
the correctword,asin the example. 3 I just starteda new job and believeme it's a
completely differentsituationfor me
Sherefusedto giveme the rsqip_e_/prescription
for herapplepie
I think l'll havethe raw/steamedriceinsteao
4 lf you're not going to be co-operative,
you
of French
fries.
mightaswell just leavethe class
Did you want your steak with melted/
rf
mashedpotatoes?
I can't believehow exoensivea bottle of
I lent you the moneyso now you must be
still/bubbly
wateris at thisrestaurant
You'll haveto get a new set of golf skates/
oea:oo'1ltback
clubsfor the matchnextweek
;sno1s
Can you believethere were over 20,000
viewers/spectatorsat the match? Complete
Do you know who the finalistsare in the
7 the sentences
with although
or in
spiteof/despite.
tennrstournament/contest?
That man over there was a silver medal 1 . . .. . . . . . l. l i k eb o x i n gl t,h i n ki t i sa v e r y
cl:nnarnr r( cnnrf
defender/winner
at the GreekOlympics.
Why don't you join the school volleyba 2 . . . . .. . . . . . . . b e i n ge x p e n s i vIel o
, v es k i i n g
society/team? 3 | thinkcrosscountryrunningis fun,
1 0 Thefinalscore/pointof the gamewas 12-2 beingverychallenging
4 Jogging is an excellentway to gei fit,
Matchthesportsin the listto theverbsin the i t i st i r r n g .
table. 5 H a n gg l i d i n gi se x c i t i n g
....
. it is expensive
diving. ice-skating. hangglidingo athletics
. basketball. cross-country
running. aerobtcs Phrasal
verbs
. bungee jumping . scubadiving. baseball
. snowboarding . vyln6rrrfing
o swimming 7 Complete the sentencesusingverbsfromthe
listin the correctform.
. carryo put o brrng. 1s6;a
9o
1 A: You shouldhave stoppedwhen you
youhadhurtyourankle
realised
play B: I know,butif I hadnt
on,I wouldn'thavecomein second.
do 2 A: Haveyou anyideawhat
o n h i si l l n e s s ?
B : Probably the fact that he went out in the
6 Rewritethe sentences
with the correctidiom coldwith no jacketon
fromthe listbelow.
3 A : Didyou seethe smileon Sam'sfacewhen
. ballisinyourcourt. havea 63llo playball he finished
the race?
. wholenewloallpdmgo gettheballrolling B : Yes.He was happybecausehe knew his
o a ow a s . . . . . . . . . .o.n.
1 Let'sstartthe process
andbeginthe baseball
game. 4 4 . Are you ready?
Let's B : J u s tl e t m e . . . . . . . . o n m yc o a t
a n ow e c a ng o .
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Grammarin Use 1 1 A D oy o um i n d. . . . .... .
(call)Tinato seeif she'scomingtonight?
(to) infinltive/-inEform B S u r eI,w a sp l a n n i n g . (call)
Complete the gapswith the correctformof heranyway
the verbsin brackets. 1 2 A I can't believeyou forgot
(take)yourbaseball glovewith you
lwant ...... ( r i d e )m y b i k ei n
B : I meant . . . .. . ( p u t )i t i n
the park
the bag but then I forgot.
Me too. Can | (corne)
with you?
Usethe verbsin brackets
in the correctformto
I a m r e a l l lyo o k i n gf o r w a r dt o . . . . . .
completethe sentences
aboutJenny.
(go)to the matchon Saturday
B : I ' m n o t l. h a t e . . . . . . ... (watch) J e n n yu s e dt o 1 )
football. (play tennis) twice a week but she stopped
2) (exercise)
lastyearwhen
3 A : Y o uh a db e t t e r. . . ............(get)
shestarted3) (work) long hours
lots of practicebefore basketballseason
starts. as an investmentbanker.AlthoughJennyhas
B : I agree.lwill try . . (work) beenavoiding4) . (eat) fast food
out asoftenas I can. at work,shehasput on weight Herdoctorsays
that shemust5) . . (join)a gym as soon
4 A ,Willyou be allowed
as possible
and try 6) (lose)
(eat)sweetsafterthe operation?
weight.Jennycan'twait to 7)
B : N o t r e a l l yM y d o c t o rs a i dl w i l l n e e d. . . . . . .
(start) exercising and looks forward to
. (cut down) on fat andsugar.
8) . . (get)in shape
5 A : Didyou remember (wish)
PaulHappyBirthday?
B : O h ,n o ! | f o r g o t l. ' l l . . . .. . . Circlethe correctanswer.
( c a l l h) i m n o w l
1 A: l'll neverforget to score / scoring that
6 A : Stop (bite)your winninggoalin the hockeymatch
n a i l sa n dc a l md o w n B: Yes,but you forgot thanking / to thank
B : Sorrybut I'm too nervousrightnow yourcoachfor allthe helpandtime he gave
. .. (calm)down. you beforethe finais
7 A .There's
no point 2 A: Why don't you try to drink / d r i n k i n ga
(wait)for Liz She'lltakehoursto get ready. glassof water?
B : How about B : I d i d t h a t l ' l l t r y h o l d i n g/ to hold my
(meet)herlaterthen? breathfor a minute lvlaybethat will stop
8 A : It'sno use (wait)in the queue myhrccups
for tickets 3 A: Let'sstop to buy / buying somethingat
B : How about (order)them t h a tb o u t i q u e
o n l i n et h e n ? B : You can't be se"c-' '':- shouldstop to
9 A: Sallycan'twait . . (join) shop/ shopoing ; . :, :=- ) '.,esnopslikethat
t h e s w i m m i n tge a m 4 A : T h e yu s e c , : g o i g o i n g i o t h e g y m a t
B: I know She'p s lanning (go) l e a s l i rc' ,= ' , , : : . : - . - - e y s t o p p e d .
to try-outson Friday B : I c o u l c ^: ; - a - l - - : : - ^ - s e dt o g e t t i n g/
1 0 A : C o a c hw, i l ly o u l e t m e nof rec =. =, =" <:
Fresent
PTI runner- b classes
Continuous
(to)be working F-ft h a n g - c diet
1 Chrislookslikehersreally
enjoying
himself.
Tom has improvedhis servingskillsoverthe
Chrisseems
lastyear.(seem)
himself.
Lastyear he wasn't on the team because
he
wasveryyoung.
Our team is losingby fivepointsand thereis
Lastyearhe was ....
onlya minuteleft in the game.(appear)
be on the team.
Hecan'twait to be in the finalsin spring.
H ei s l o o k i n g
(tend)
goesto all hisschoolmatches.
4 Heusually
in the finalsin spring
Maybehe will be a verygoodbasketball player.
Hehopes....
The boyssay they have been practisingvery
(claim) a verygoodbasketball player
hardlately.
5 l'm gladthe coachput him on the team
It was niceof the coach
rnthe team
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Reading
'l Lookat the sentences belowaboutan
eatingcontest.Readthe text to
decideif eachsentence iscorrector
incorrect.Markthe sentences asA, if.:.,ii';"''
correct,or B, if incorrect.
.,.,,,,,"n*,J,*t' 'll;ii'
'u"'rr'l'"il
'ti13'r;'rt::
i:
'i i:J!i:i:!r
'_'i'i'-rf:itr'-
- !;ti:1i'
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Writing (asurveyreport)
Gettingstarted
the keywords/phrases.
Readthe rubricandunderline canyouthinkof relatedto the
Whatwords/phrases
word survey?
g Yourteacherhasaskedyouto writea surveyreportaboutthe improvements
'il
studentswouldlikemadeto theirschool.
yourfellowclassmates
Writea reportaboutthe improvements wouldlikemadeto theirschool.
2 below.Thereisone
a. Readthe reportandfill in the subheadings
subheadingyoudo not needto use.
o Introduction
o Foodo Conclusion o Veqetarian r Drinks
Dishes
To Ms Pash.Headmistress
From: classpresident
.lanFerguson,
Subject: Schoolimprovements
Date: Jan12th
@
Thearmof this reportis to presentthe resultsof a surveyin which
500 pupilswere questioned about the improvements they would
likemadeto the schoor.
EF
Although many pupils drink fizzy drinks, fruit drinks are more
popularamong the students.Fifty percentof the pupilsasked
admittedhavingmorethan one fizzydrink per day,however,they
saidtheywouldpreferfruit drinks.
F
Tosumup, a largenumberof pupilspreferto havevegetarian meals
and fruit drinksinsteadof junk food or fizzy drinkson the menu I (Para +)
recommendthat the SchoolBoardtake action to make more
to pupils
healthyoptionsavailable
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Whichof the followingaretruewhenwe write 1
a survey?Lookat the reportin Ex,2 and 2
anSwer. 3
Thestyleof writingisinformal. o improve
thecentre
b Theperson who isgoingto readthereportis . theaimof thisreportis
someone in authority.
Wewriteourpoints undersubheadings. 6) l've written this reportto recommend
ways
to 7) makethe centrebetter.
lanrua0e
reports
o attractr altered. to sumup
Parkdale
CommunityCentreis one of the most
openrng
youth centresin the town. It is located
convenient
hours
nearthe secondary school1) so it iseasilyaccessible
to students.2) Also, there is a largeskatingrink
3) right behindit. 4) The last thing is, there are b. Usetheinformation
fromEx.6aaswellas
5) good facilities
for peoplewith specialneeds
yourownideasto writethesurvey report.
Youcanusethereportin Ex.2 asa model.
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...,
.....,....,,,..,...,...;
e*tlse
:
. .- -.-
?-rfrfi&{;I
tr*- f'"j l.
U n i t1
. People
with thesewords.Youcanaddyourown words,too. Compare
the mindmaps
Drawlinesto complete with
yourpartner.
m
special
features
I rtrgo Ll\ c
o Chores
3 theverbs.
Complete usingthephrases.
Makesentences
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Unit 2
. The Environment
Drawlinesto complete
the mindmapwith thesewords.In pairs,addtwo moreto eachcategory.
. p r a i r i e . b a l d e a g l e . b i s o n . b o a . s e a t u r t l e . h e d g e r o w . p a n d oa m . bouut tnet rafilny s
. c h i m p a n zresep o t t e d d o l p h i n . t i g e r . b r o w n h a r e . o c e a n . c h. il n
i z a r dol o
c h i l atter.bee.ant
. cockroach . woodlands . farmlando jungleo pond . river. lake. wetlands. macaw
2 Complete
the phrases. of yourown.
Usethemin sentences
t r e l e a s e . c u t d o w n . e n v i r o n m. e
son it la. e
l ndangered.factory.air.danger.wildlife.live
1 ...........trees 6
2 . . . . . .s p e c i e s 7 to
3 . . . . .g r o u p s 8 pollution
4 habitat 9 bein ..... . . . .o f e x t i n c t i o n
5 . . . . . . .w
. .a s t e 10 . . in the wild
o Accommodation
3 Listthewordsundertherightheadings.
. cottage. lawn. terraced . garden. detached . two storey. bungalow. bedsit. corridor. Ianding
e attic. cellar. hall. garage. fence. flowerbeds. semi-detached
r fifthfloor. flat . balconv . drain
4 Underlinethe correctitem.
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U n i t4
. Education
Correctthe sentences.Usethe words: enrolling,resit,miss,seminor,sitting,universi$,subjects,
revise.
1 | can'tcomewith you l'm passingan examtomorrow.
2 Theschooloffersa wide rangeof lessons.
3 lf I fail my exam,l'll haveto do it nextSeptember
4 Beforean exam,you shouldreadfor it
5 If you loseclasses, you won't do well in the exams
6 He'sa professor
in a primaryschool.
7 Theprofessorgavea 45'minuteconferenceon endangered
species
8 l'm interested
in attendingin that course.
o H u m a nS o u n d s
o Sounds
o Ways of looking
o Ways of walking
o Ways of laughing
*ristorical
3 Underlinethe correctword.
1 staLblockbuster,
film, direct 5 theatre,cinema,cafe,crowd
2 audience,film,website,applause 6 concert hall, comedy, musical performance,
3 sequel,album,track,song band
4 subtitles,
dubbed,plot.English cast,director,alien,film
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|.,!nit7
. Work
I a m p r o u d t o s a y t h a t l h a v e n e v e r b e e n l ) . . . . .f .r .o. m . .n. .y j o b , b u t l w a s. 2. ). . . . . . . . j u s t o v e r a y e a r
..a
ago,eventhoughI had recently been3) ....... to senioreditor.Afterthat, lwas 4) . for about
sixmonthsand in that time I musthave5) ... . hundreds of jobsand gonefor dozensof 6) . .
I wasbeginning
to thinkI wouldnever7) . . . again,eventhoughI am quiteprepared to do 8)
a n d a s m u c h9 ) , . . . . . 0 sa n 1 0 ) . . . . . . .c o u l dp o s s i b lays k .T h e nm y l u c kc h a n g e dA. f r i e n dt o l d m e
abouta coursefor 11) the thoughtof workingfor myselfhad nevercrossed
....writers Surprisingly, my
mind.but I decidedthat being12) might not be sucha bad idea,afterall 5o far,thingsare going
o u i t ew e l l .
2 Choose
thecorrect A, Bor C.
answer
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Unit 8
. Crime
Complete
the sentences
with derivatives
of the wordsin brackets.
1 whenstuartwenthomelastnight,hefounda in hisflat.(burgle)
2 Thenumbero . .f. . . . . . intheneighbourhoodhasgonedownthepastcoupleofyears.(mug)
3 Themenareguiltyof at leasttenbank (rob)
4 Thefamilyarewaitingfora callfromtheirson's........... . (kidnap)
5 . .......... willbeimmediately arrested. (shoplifting)
6 Becareful inthisneighbourhood; youngchildren areusually . (pickpocket)
7 H er a na f t e r t h e .. . . . . . : . t a n a g e tcoa t c hh i m (. t h e f t )
b u td i d n ' m
A B
m press a to ten yearsin prison
m break b with blankrobbery
t found c cnarges
ET appear d guilty
t prace e underarrest
t besentenced f the law
t becharged I beforethe judge
m bebrought h in court
4 Completethe sentences
with the correctpreposition.
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11,.: * l''": 1..;
L!nit 9
' A n i m a lS o u n d s
Matchtheanimals
to thesounds.
miarrw fo*ss
fusa** BOAB
neighWffibde
f/'" l
ffiu;-
.t
:
. . r .
. Collective
colony
scnool
flock
herd
pacK
troop
swarm
pride
' Weathersounds
Underlinethe correctword in eachsentence.
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U n i t1 0
. CookingMethods
Choose
the correctwordto complete
eachsentence.
. f r y . s t e a mo b o i l . s i m m e rr r o a s t. b a k e. p o a c h. g r i l l
vegetables
tastebetterand containmorevitaminsthan veqetables
that havebeen tn
warer.
2 Eggsareoften............ in a littlefat, but theytastejustas goodif theyare in water.
3 Youcan ... the potatoesin the ovenwith a littleoil, but it is healthier if you leaveout the oil and
J U S t . ........ . . t h e m .
4 Fishis delicious if you it overcharcoal, but you haveto be carefulit doesnot burn.
5 A g o o ds t e ws h o u l dn e v e b r o i l ,t h e l i q u i ds h o u l dj u s t. . . . . . . . . . . .g. e. .n t l y .
o Meals
2 Choose
the correctwordto complete
eachsentence.
. maincourse. sidedish . desserto starter. snack
. Sports
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Unit 1 3 Usethe phrasesto makesentences,
as in the
example.
) Presentsimple- Presentcontinuous
they/walk/twohours
I Complete the exchanges belowwith the
correctformof the verbsin brackets. Theyhavebeenwalkingfar twa hours.
she/dothe gardening/thismorning
1 A :Where . . . . . . .(.y o u / g o ) ?
B : Tothe cinema. (you/want)
to come? 3 they/sende-mails/morning
2 A : Where .. (be)yourneighbour?
B : She'sawayon a business trip. I
(look)afterhergardenat the moment. 4 he/workouVtwentvminutes
3 A : How often
to the hairdresser's?
B : About onceeverytwo months.
4 A : why . 4 Underline
the correctformof the verb.
(you/smell)the flowers?
1 Jude has been working/hasworked in the
B : T h e y. . . . . . . . . . . . . ( s m e l lb) e a u t i f u l .
gardenfor the pasttwo hours.
5 A : Where .....(Luke/work)?
2 Haveyou had/Haveyou been havingdinner
B : At a bankdown town. He
yet?
(work) as a clerk.
3 Jane has visited/hasbeen visiting Portugal
6 A : (you/go)on holiday?
before.
B : Yes,| ......... (fly)to London
Fionahas been reading/hasread this book
tomorrowmornrng.
sincelastsummer!
7 A'. W h a tt i m e . . . . . . . . . . .(.t.h. .e
Jameshas studied/hasbeen studying law
train/leave)?
He now worksfor a big law firm.
B : At quarterpasteight.
6 Haveyou evereaten/beeneating caviar?lt's
8 A : Haveyou got anyplansfor tonight?
delicious
!
B : Y e s|, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(.s. e eM
) ike.
Careto join us?
5 Fill in: never,let, for, since,ever,olready,just.
I pertectsimple- Present
Present 1 Paulahas haddinner.
perfectcontinuous 2 Helenhas beento Australia.
3 I haven'tfinishedthe project
2 Completethe questions
asin the example. 4 W e h a v eb e e nw a i t i n gh e r e. . . . . . . . . . . .o. .v. e
. ra n
Then,answerthemaboutyourself. hour.
1 HaveyaueverbeentoParis? (beto Paris) 5 Owenhaslivedabroad . . .2004.
Yes,I have.
/ No,I'veneverbeentaParis. 6 HasDavid hadChinese
food?
2 . .... . . . . . . .b. u. n g ej u
e m p i n g( g
?o) 7 Kate has left the building You
mightcatchup with herif you hurry
anybodyfamous?(meet)
(try)
sushi?
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U n i t2 I Will/Going to
2 Modal Verbs
3 Fillin the correctform (begoingtoorwill)ofthe
Underlinethe correctitem. verbsin brackets.
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U n i t3 ) Postperfect - Pastperfect
) Pastsimple - Pastcontinuous continuous
I intothepastsimple
Puttheverbsin brackets 2 Putthe verbsin brackets
intothe pastperfect
or thepastcontinuous. continuous.
I usedto go to bedearly.
I didn'tuseto havelonghair.
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U n i t4 2 Completethe sentencesbelow with the
correctform of say or tell.
I ReportedSpeech
1 Diana me to finishtypingthe letters
Turnthesesentencesinto reportedspeech.
beforelwent home
1 'This is the best report card my teacherhas 2 'ThatChemistryexperimentis quite easy,,the
evergtvenmel'Jacktold hisparents. teacher
3 H e . . . . . . . .t o m e t h a t h e h a d f o u n da q r e a t
job in Paris
'Where
is the lecture taking place this 4 Shauna that she wanted to leave
a f t e r n o o n ? ' A nsna i d . and get a job.
university
5 Chris ...... us a greatstorylastnight.
'l
couldn'tansweranyof the problems
on the 3 Usethe correctform of the verbsin the box to
Mathspaper,'saidPenny. reportthe statementsbelow.
. explain. promise
. order. denyr suggest
'Miss
Smithwas correctingexam papersa 1 'Of courseI didn'tcheatin the test!'shesaid
yesterday
evening,'
saidJonathan
'Open your
bag, now,' the detectivesaid to
ner.
'Do you
want to join the photography
Club
with me?'Patsaidto me. 3 'Turnoveryour papersand startwriting,'said
the examiner
'l
appliedfor the computercourseat the 4 'Whydon'twe meetlater?'saidMonica.
college,'
saidTom.
5 'Don't worry,I won't tell anyoneyour secret,'
h es a i d .
'Can
I copyyour Science
notes,please?'
Sue
said.
4 Write the reportedsentencesin directspeech.
1 Theteachersaidthat theywouldhaveto oo a
'Michael. you
are not paying enough test the followingweek.
attentionin class,'
saidMrsJones.
Lynn said that she had neverseen such a
difficultexampaper.
'l had
finishedall my homeworkbeforemy
friendcameto visit.'saidSandra. Gaylepromised
to helpJunewith her History
homework.
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U n i t5 3 Thatwoman is an artist.Her houseis on our
street.
I RelotiveClauses
Choose
the correctitem.
4 Halloween lt is greatfun
is a festival.
Paulawas reallyangry when she saw the
damagewhich/whothe dog haddone.
Sharonis the girl who/whose partywe went
StephenKingis a writer Hisbooksare quite
to lastnight.
frightening.
Halloweenis a festivalin that/which everyone
dresses up as a ghostor a witch
Peoplewho/which write novels are called
authors.
5 Thatisthe churchwhen/wherehe got married I Comparativesand Superlatives
6 My mother remembersa time when/who
therewereno supermarkets. 4 Fillin the gapswith the appropriate
formof
I would like to dress up in a costume the comparative or the superlative.
who/which is reallyscaryfor Halleween
1 Dragons are ... (scary)of creatures
Doesanvoneknow whose/whomaskthis is?
2 Let's go and see the other film. lt's a lot
... (funny)thisone
2 thenput
Fillin the correctrelativepronoun,
3 M i c h e l lies . . . . .
commas wherenecessary.
(polite)Joan
1 Dragons havebigclawsandwings 4 Temperaturesaregetting... ..and
areterrifu
inqcreatures. (hot)
The man . . was drivingthe car was Rachelis a lot ....(thin)
speakingon his mobile phone when he herfriendSarah.
crashed. P a ucl a nr u n . . . . . . . . . . .(.f a s t )
S t u d e n t.s. . . . . . h a v e j o i n et d
heuniversit, Bob.
thisyearmustregister at the Accommodation H er s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .( f r i e n d l y )
Officebefore12 pm hisbrother.
Caroline brotherwas in my class 8 Sheswims (well)me.
becamea doctor o Thisis. ..(expensive)dress
The car is parked outsideour of all
houseis Tony's 1 0 Ann is . . .. (intelligent)
student
in the class.
3 Jointhe sentences
belowusingwhich,that,who
or whose.
5 Choose
the correctitem.
Heisvervpatient.
1 Johnisa teacher. 1 Patriciaistwice ascleverer/clever
as Carol.
2 It's getting colder/coldestand colder.Let's
lightthe fire.
That is the book. lt has lots of information
I get burnedveryeasilyin the sunbecause
my
about mythicalcreatures.
skinis fairest/fairerthan yours.
Sandyhas the best/goodvoice of all the
singersin the musical.
Thefaster/fastestwe drivethe fasterwe will
qet there.
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U n i t6 6 Thiscompanygivesa laptopto . . . one of
its executives
I Articles
A any B every C all
Completethe exchanges
with a, an or the
where necessary. ) Adverbs
1 A: Mikesentme ....... text message
earlier 3 Makecomplete
sentences.
So, you know about
B: Really? party
1 They/ two films/ lastnight/ watched
/ at the
on Saturday?
ctnema
2 A : W h y d o n ' ty o us e n dm e . . . . . . . e
. .- m a iw
l ith
information
from home?
2 Call/ quickly/ her/on hermobile/ back
B: Well, computea r t . . . . . ... h o m e i s
b r o k e nl.' l l s e n di t f i o m . . . . . . w o r k .
Tom / in his room / reading/ was sitting/
3 A : I b o u g h t. . . . . . n e w m o b i l ep h o n e .
quietly/ comics
B: Really? Did you get one I told you
about?
4 She/ afterdinner/ in a hurrv/ immediatelv
/ left
4 A: Was . .. Kate at meetingthis
morning?
5 She/ allday/ at the office/hasbeenworking
B: Yes,shewas Shegave. .. .. . presentation
of her new project.
6 After that call/ confused
/ he / totallv/v,,,as
5 A : W e w e n t t o . . . . . . . .c. i n e m al a s t n i g h t t o
w a t c h. . . . . f i l m .
B : Whatwas .... titleof ......... filmyousaw? ) QuestionsTags
6 A : I don't like ...westerns at all.
B : Are you serious? Haven't you ever 4 the question
Complete tags.
watched film The Magnificent 1 T h i si sa n i c es o n g.,. . . . . . . . .
S e v e nl?t ' so n eo f . . . . . . . b
. .e s tf i l m se v e r ! 2 You'vegot a cal
3 Comehere,
) Quontifiers 4 Davehasn'thad lunchyet,
5 l'm rightaboutthis,
2 Choose
the correctanswerA, B or C. 6 Thepolicecaughtthe bankrobbers,
7 Helenwill studyabroad,
1 Thereare ..... thingsI want to askyou
8 Janeworksat a bank,
A alittle B afew C all
2 Therewere . . . peopleat the cinemalast ) ReflexivePronouns
night.
A many B little C a lot of 5 Fillin the correctreflexivepronoun.
1 M a r i o nl o o k e d
a t . . . . . . . . . . . .i .n t h e m i r r o r .
3 Damienhas invited neonlefrom the
2 Mikedid the Mathshomeworkall by ..
office
3 Behave whenyou arein the library.
A several B alot C little
4 Children,help. to somepizza.
4 Can I borrow moneyfrom you? l'm 5 We boughtthiscountryhousefor
brokel 6 lan and Marytaught how to play
A alittle B afew C much the gurtar.
5 How directorshaveworked together 7 Don'ttouchthis,it'shot You'llburn
o n t h i sf i l m ? 8 He claimsto havemet the President of the
A few B much C many USA.
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Unit 7 ) Wishes
) Conditionals
3 Whatdoeseachperson
wish?
Completethesentencesusingthecorrect
form 'l
1 I haven'tgot enoughmoney.
of theverbin brackets. lwishlhed enaughmcney.
2 Please
stopplayingthe musicthat loudly
1 lf the alarmclockhadgoneoff, I
(not/be)latefor the meeting
3 I didn'tknowyouwerein hospital.
lf you applyfor the job, they
(call)you for an interview.
4 l'veeatentoo much.Now I feelsick
lf he . ......... ( l i k e )h i sj o b ,h e w o u l d n ' t
lookfor a new one.
5 | shouldn'thavepaintedthe roomyellow.
lf Kateearnedmoremoney,she.....
(buy)her own flat.
6 | can't affordthiswatch.
l f J a c k. . . . . . . . . . . ( a r r i v el)a t ea t t h e
office,he'llmissthe beginningof the meeting
7 | don't havea computer.
Unlesshe prepares verywell for this exam,he
. .. (pass)it.
8 | shouldn'thaveliedto her
Theywouldn'thaveleft if he
rrr*.,eu;,
; lt"l::',"ir::l',I, 9 | haven'tgot anyfriends
to her.
1 0 O h n o l l t ' sr a i n i n g
again
9 lf | (find)a job in Lonoon,
I would movethererightaway.
1o n::'n"i"n
:n"f:o'o ]ni,"*,""r
n, of purpose
) Clouses
4 Choose
the correctanswerA, B or C.
I 2 Make conditionalsentences,
as in the example.
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U n i t8 3 Thedoctortook Mr White'sbloodoressure.
) ThePassive
She will ask someoneto installan alarm
I Completethe exchangesusingthe correct systemin herhouse
passive
formof the verbsin brackets.
5 Jackwascleaning
the poolfor Tom
1 A: Havethe oolicetalkedto the witnesses
yet?
Kate and Frank hired a professionalto
B : Yes,they (question)
organise
theirweddingreception
yesreroay.
2 A Are thereanysuspects?
7 Thehairdresser
will cut Helen's
hairtomorrow.
B : Onemandressed in black
. .. (see)
nearthe sceneof crime
8 Themechanic
hasserviced
Paul's
motorbike
A: Bankrobbers
should
(send)to prisonfor years.
9 Thetailoris makinqa suitfor Tom.
B: I absolutely
agree.
4 A: MrsPeters'flat
10 ThebakermadeNancv's
birthdavcake.
(breakinto) lastnight
B : O h ,n o ! H o wd r e a d f u l !
5 A : A burglaralarmsystem
(already/install)
I Clausesof Result
in the flat
That'sgreat
D.
D. Join the sentencesusingso/such...
thof, as in
4
6 A : Thebankrobbery the example.
(record)on the CCTVcameras
1 The damageat the bank was big. lt had to
B: Really?
Then.the bankrobber.. .. . . closedown for a coupleof days.
. (arrest)sooneror later. 2 The noisewasveryloud We all woke up
3 Theareawasverynoisy.We decidedto move
2 Fillin by or with.
4 Thismanisveryrich.He hashisown yacht.
1 T h ed o o rw a so p e n e d. . . . . . . . . a k e y 5 He isveryyoung Hecan'tdrivea car
2 This musicwas written a famous
composer. ) Determiners
3 Thewitnesses were interviewed
.. .. three
policeofficers. 5 Underline
the correctitem.
4 The window had been broken a 1 You can neither/eithercomewith us or stay
heavyobject. at home.
5 The police car was shot at the 2 None/Neither of us likeshorrorfilms.
robbers. 3 Every/Allhouse in the neighbourhood
has
6 The building is watched security got a burglaralarmsystem.
guardsroundthe clock. 4 Either/Neither you tell me what you know or
I will haveyou arrested.
I Causativeform 5 The policeofficergaveeach/allwitnesssome
mug shotsto lookat.
3 Rewritethe sentences
in the causative
form,
1 Mumcombs
Susan's
hairevery
day.
2 Thenurseis bandaqing
hisleg.
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U n i t9 2 Rewritethe sentences.
Usemust,con't,
may/might.
) Modals
l'm surethey havecaughta lot of fish
Choose
thecorrect
item. Theymusthavecaughta lat af fish.
ls thisMary? Maybehe'slatefor a meeting
B : No, it musVcan't be her. Mary has got
blondehair. 3 Helooksveryupset
A : lsJohnhereyet?
B : No. he isn't. He may/can't have stayed 4 Maybehe'smadea mistake
lateat the office.
A: l'minterriblp eain. 5 I thinkhe hashurt hisback
B : Youmust/can'thavebrokenyour leg.
A : The phone'sringing.Who could it be at 6 l'msurehe'sverytired.
t h i sh o u r ?
B: lt can't/mustbe Jane.Shesaidshe'dcall PerhapsOwen go to Spain for the
at aroundtwelve summer.
5 A: I don't have enough moneyto pay my
rent. 8 lt's possible
that Kateand Fionahavealready
B: Why don't you ask Luke?He may/can't seenthe film.
lendyou somemoney.
6 A: I'vegot a terribleheadache. 9 MaybeRitawill quit herjob at the end of the
B: Youshould/have
to takean aspirin month
7 A: MusVCanwe takephotographs insidethe
museum? 1 0 It'spossiblethat Bob hasmovedto the States
B : l'm afraidnot for good.
A : You mustn't/don'thaveto do that again
B : I'm sorry 1 1 l ' m s u r eS u s a n
h a s n ' lti e dt o v o u .
We can't/have to be at the station at
1 0 : 3 0a m . theywilljoin ustonight.
12 Perhaps
B: You'reright.Thebusleaves
at 11.
1 0 A: May/ShouldI borrowyourpen?
B : S u r eG
. oa h e a d 3 Lookat the
1 1 A: Could/MustI talkto Mr Jones? picture.
Usethe
promptsto make
B: l'm afraidhe isn'tin hisoffice.
asmanylogical
1 2 A: Should/Can I havea sandwich,please?
assumptionsas
B: Sure Helpyourself.
possible.
1 3 A: ThismusVcan'tbe true.Youarelying.
B : N o ,l ' m n o t . rnmnr rfarl
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U n i t1 0 11 A: Why don'tyou askJim
(help)you?
) (to)infi nitive/-ing form
B: There'sno pointin ... . . .. . (ask)him
Complete the exchangeswith the correctform He'lljust sayno
of the verbin brackets. 12 A: What'swrong with you?
B: My parents won't let me
A: I love ..... (listen)to rockmusic. (go)to the performance on Fridaynight.
B : M e t o o ! I l o o kf o r w a r dt o . . . . . . . . . .
1 3 A: Areyou doinganythingtonight?
(go) to the DepecheMode open air
B: Jesssuggested . (eat)out.
concertnextweekl Are you coming?
1 4 A: lsJohnhere?
A: No.l'm afraidI can't ...... (afford)
B: No,he hasgone 0og)
to payfor the ticket
1 5 A: What areyou doingthisafternoon?
A : W o u l dy o u l i k e . . . . . .(. c o m e t)o a n
B: I may ....(visit)my
art exhibition
with me tomorrow?
grandparents.
B : S u r eT
l h a n k fso r . . . . . . . ( a s k )m e .
A: Nigeltried (kick)the ball
2 Completethe sentences
with the correct
but he missed infinitivetense.
B : What did you expect? He's too young
1 There'sDiane.Sheseems
(play)football. (look)for a taxi.
4 A : I havedecided ..... ....(take)up jogging.
2 Kateclaims (win) a beaury
B : G o o di d e a B
. u tw h a t ' st h e u s eo f . . . . . . . . .
contestwhenshewaseighteen.
. (work) out if you don't go on a 3 lantends .. (stay)at home
dietaswell?
at the weekends.
5 A : I'm havingdifficulty ...(meet) 4 Sheappears (lose)a lot of weight.
the deadline.
5 He is believed . (be)the best
B : W h yd o n ' ty o ua s ky o u rs u p e r v i s o r ........ . .
basketball playerof histime
(give)you an extension?
6 Theteam seems (train)hard
6 A : l'll neverforget . . . (visit)Madrid for the gamesnextmonth.
B : I regret
(noVjoin)you
3 Fill in the gapswith wouldrather,prefer(s),
A: Thechildren
shouldbe in bed.Theyaren,t wouldprefer, had better.
allowed . ... . ...(stay)
1 |.. . . . . .. t a k eu p t e n n i st h a nt a k e
up so late
u ps q u a s n .
B: I knowbut theyrefuse...
2 J i m. . . . . . g o i n gs w i m m i n tgo g o i n gj o g g r n g
(go)to bed!
3 Lesley. ... ..... . to go out on weekdays
A: I hate . . .. . (work out) in the gym
ratherthanon Saturdays.
prefer... .... ...(exercise)aloneat home.
4 Kate ... . g o o n a d i e ti n t n e
B: Don't you find it boring?| don,t mind
summerthan in the winter.
(go) to the gym as long as it
5 Cathy . avoideatingjunk food
isn'tcrowded
or she'llgaina Iot of weight.
9 A : lsAnn here?
6 H e l e n. . . . . . . h a v ej u s ta s a l a dn o w
B : Y e s l.c a n h e a rh e r . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ( t a l k )
than havepasta.
on the phone.
7 You . .. . .. try the dresson before
1 0 A : What did you do yesterday afternoon?
you buy it. tt mightnot fit you.
B : My mum mademe . . ... (tidy)
8 We usually . . . . .t o g o t o t n e
my room.
crnemato stayingin.
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lrregular
Verbs
-x
wa5 been lay larn
bore born(e) ilr tit
beat beaten lost lost
0ecame oecome ma0e made
began begun meant meant
bit bitten met met
blew blown paid paid
oroKe broken pur put
brought brought read read
built built rooe ridden
b u r n t( b u r n e d )b u r n t( b u r n e d ) rang rung
OUTSI 0urSt rose Isen
bought bought ran run
cout0 (beenableto) said sard
cau9nr cau9nr 5aw seen
chose chosen sought sought
came come sold 50lo
cost cost sent sent
cut cut set set
dealt dealt sew sewed Sewn
qu9 L
oug shake SNOOK shaken
did done s hi n e shone shone
dreamt(dreamed) dreamt(dreamed) shoot shot shot
0ranK OTUNK show showed shown
0rove driven 5 nu t shut s hu t
ate eaten s rn g sang s un g
fell fallen srt --+
)dL Jdt
l .
i reeo fed fed steep slept slept
feel felt felt smell s m e l t( s m e l l e d ) s m e l t( s m e l l e d )
fiqht fought fought speak spoke spoken
find found found spell spelt(spelled) spelt(spelled)
flee fled fled speno spent spenr
flv flew flown split spilr split
forbid forbade forbidden spread spreao spread
forget forgot forgotten spnng sprang sprung
forgive forgave forgiven stand stoo0 stood
freeze froze frozen Sreat stole stolen
get got got stick stuck stuck
gtve 9ave grven sting stung stung
9o went 9one SIINK stank stunk
9row grew grown strike struck struck
nang h u n g( h a n g e d ) h u n g( h a n g e d ) SWear SWOre SWOrn
have had na0 sweep swepr swept
near near0 nearo SWtm SWAM SWUM
hide hid '
hidden IAKC took taken
hit hit hit teach t au g h t taught
hold held held tear tore torn
hurt hurt hurt telI told told
keep kept kept think thought thought
know knew known throw threw thrown
lay laid laid understa nd understood understood
lead led teo wake woke woken
learn learnt(learned) learnt(learned) wear wore worn
ieave left left wrn won won
lend lent lent write wrote WTIIICN
let let let
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5 o , w h a t d o e s P i l k i n g t o nt h i n k w e c a n d o a b o u t i t ?
Unfortunately, this is where I found her book a bit of a
d i s a p p o i n t m e nAt .l o t o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o inn t h i s c h a p t e ro f
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the book is very technlcaland complicated, but here and
Charlotte:
The partywas greatyesterday, wasn't it? thereshedoeshavesomecommonsense,and perhapsrather
Lynn:Yes, I reallyenjoyedit. The musicwas fantasticand the obvious,suggestionsAs she says,we needto cut down on
foodwas excellent! the amountof energywe useand shearguesthat we can all
Charlotte:Thepeoplewereinteresting too. lan introducedme do this by turningelectrical equipmentoff when we are not
to LauraSinger, Didyou meether? usingit and puttingon a sweaterwhen we feelcold,instead
[ynn;No, I don't think so What doesshejook like? o f t u r n i n gt h e h e a t i n gu p . P a y i n ga t t e n t i o nt o s u c hs i m p l e
Charlotte:She is short and slim, with dark biack hair and detailscansavea remarkable amountof energy
greeneyes Finally,and this is the part of the book I found the most
Lynn:Andwhat is shelike? fascinating, Plinkertondiscusses the hiddenenergycostsof
Charlotte:She'sfriendly,talkativeand very interesting.She,s the food we eat lt seemsthat many food suppliersare
travelledto Africa,NewZealandand Antarctica contributing to globalwarmingbecause so muchof the food
[ynn:Really? That'sso impressive we eat thesedaystravelshugedistances beforeit endsup on
Charlotte:And that'snot all In Januaryshewon the National our tables When you think that a lot of this food is
Writing Competitionand next Septembershe is going to transportedby air so that it reaches the supermarkets ln as
ColumbiaUniversity to studyCreativeWritingl fresh a condition as possible,then you can begin to
lynn: Wow! l'd loveto meet her too understandthe seriousness of the problem As plinkerton
Charlotte:Well, we're thinking of going to the cinema says,we can all help reducethe amount of energythat is
tomorrow.Do you want to join us? wasted if we only buy food that is producedlocally.lt is
Lynn:Sure, that'd be great! fresher,healthier,probablycheaper,and if we all buy local
productswe will supportour local farming communiil,as
well l'm off to my localmarketrightnow Goodbye.
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By now, most of us haveheardof 'globalwarming' Indeed,
wheneverthe weatherseemsto be unseasonably hot, cold, @ Tapescript 1b (p.25)
for Exercise
wet or dry,our newspapers are filledwith terriblewarnings
about globalwarming In her new book, Ihe GlobalScare, Sodie:Lucy, you look upset,is everythingall right?
Mary Plinkertonattempts to separatethe facts from the Lucy:Youwon't believe what happened to me this morning.I
fictionconcerning climaticchange. spent an hour on the phone trying to book my flight to
It is not an easything to do Forinstance, as plinkertonpoints Edinburgh
out, while scientists generally agreethat globaltemperatures Sadie:And?What happened?
arerncreasing, expertsarestillarguingaboutthe causes of this lucy;Wellto startwith, the travelagentwas eatingwhile he
IncreaseForexample, thereare scientistswho believeglobal was talkingand as if that wasn'tenough,he keptsayinghow
warmingisjust partof a naturalcycle,pointingto temperature busyhe was
changesin centuries past to supporttheir argumentsSome Sodie;How rude!
evengo so far as to suggestthat in the verynearfuturethe Lucy:And that's not all When I askedhim about the British
Earthwill probably get a lot colderagain Airwayshalf-price offerhe saidhe hadn'theardabout it.
Whatthe expertsareagreedon, according to plinkerton,isthe Sodie:Oh, nol
fact that temperatures havealreadygone up by almostone Lucy:I got so upsetI nearlycriedbut I managedto staycalm
degreein the lasthundredyearsand mostof them agreethat Sadie:So did you bookthe ticket?
this trend will continue- at leastin the immediatefuture lucy: No, I didn't As the travel agent was making the
What nobody can be sure of is just how much higher bookingthe computerbrokedown.
temperatures will go At the momentthe fear is that, if we Sadie:I can't believeit,
don't changeour ways,then temperatures could riseby as [ucy;Neithercan l!
muchas five degreesin the next hundredyears howeve4as
Plinkertonis carefulto explain,these estimateswill only
becomemoreaccurate as moreinformation becomes available
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Taoescriots
As I said,the courselastsjust four weeksand focuses Whetheryou sharea flat or liveon yourown, makesurethat
o n t a k i n gp i c t u r e os f w i l d p l a n t so, r p e r h a p sI s h o u j d you alwayslockthe doorsand closethe windowswhen you
say wild flowers,as it is the flowerswhich are the 90 out
importantpart of anywild plantphotography. Forthat
reason, we onlyrun courses fr,omApriluntilSeptember In hallsof residencebe carefulwho follows you into the
- there simplyaren't enoughflowersin winterl This buildingAlwayslockyourbedroomdoor,evenwhen you are
year,the first coursestartson the secondof April i n a n o t h epr a r to f t h e b u i l d i n g
That'son a Monday,of course After a night out, don't walk home alone Stayover wrrn
friends,walk in groupsor take a taxi lf you haveto go back
The courseis open to both amateurand professional h o m eo n y o u ro w n m a k es u r et h a t y o u w a l k i n w e l l - l i a t reas
photographers overthe age of eighteenAlthoughwe a n dc a r r ya m o b i l ep h o n ew i t h y o u
have run separate courses for amateurs and
professionals in the past, we have found that most A v o i du s i n gc a s h - m a c h i naet sn i g h t
people prefer a course where professionals and
a m a t e u rws o r ka n dl e a r nt o g e t h e rI s h o u l da l s oe x p l a i n K e e py o u rc a r dd e t a i l sp, i n n u m b e r sa n d c h e q u eb o o k si n a
that the reasonyou haveto be eighteenis in orderto safeplaceat home Do not carrythem with you
u s eo u r l a b o r a t o r i e s
F i n a l l ym, a r ky o u rp r o p e r t w
y i t h y o u ri n i t i a las n dl D n u m b e rI.n
As far as equipmentis concerned,we encourage caseyour propertyis stolen,the policecan identifiTit and
p a r t r c t p a nt o
s u s e t h e i r o w n c a m e r a sa s m u c h a s returnrt to you.
possiblePhotographers feel at easewith their own
e q u i p m e nat n d t h i s i n t u r n m e a n st h a t y o u a r e m o r e Remember that stayingsafeis simple
likelyto get good resultsOf course,we want you to U s ey o u rc o m m o ns e n s eD o n ' tm a k ey o u r s e laf v i c t i m
l e a r na s m u c ha s y o u c a n ,s o t h e c o s to f h i r i n gs p e c i a l
e q u i p m e nwt , h e ni t i s n e e d e di ,s i n c l u d e idn t h e c o u r s e
fee of f200
T h ec h a n c et o u s et h e l a t e s tp h o t o g r a p h ei cq u i p m e n t
is not allyou get for yourf2O0! Besides tuition,the fee
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also includesthe cost of transportto the parksand
gardenswherewe do our fieldwork pleasenote that A: H i F i o n a !Y o ul o o kh a p p y
the fee doesnot includefood or other refreshments B: Yes,l'vejust bookeda holiday l'm going to Austriain
We leave it up to you to make your own eating Decemberl
a r r a n g e m e n t sI s h o u l d p o i n t o u t t h a t e x c e l l e n t , A: A winterholiday?
reasonably-priced mealsare availablein the college B: Yes.I thought I would try somethingdifferentthis year
restaurants and cafeteriasNow I would liketo t-rrieflv Look- here'sthe brochure Doesn'tit lookfantastic?
mentionour new course. (fade) A: (ReadingBrochure)'Set in an attractivevillage762
m e t r e sh i g hi n t h e H o h eT a u e r n m o u n t a i nr a n g e L o o k s
c h a r m i n gb,u t w o n ' t i t b e c o l d ?
B: I hearAustriaenjoysa moderatecontinentalclimate-
t h e w i n t e r s a r e g e n e r a l l ys u n n y w i t h r e l i a b l ea n d
frequentsnowfalls, so greatfor skiingI
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