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Focus B1 Part 2 Unit 3
Focus B1 Part 2 Unit 3
Focus B1 Part 2 Unit 3
3.1 Vocabulary
Truth and falsehood • Phrases with take •
Compound adjectives
I can describe people and talk about the media.
TRUE OR FALSE? 1 In pairs, make two compound adjectives with each word in
the box.
Exercise 1 -haired -eyed -skinned -faced -looking -dressed
Possible answers:
blue-eyed/hazel- wavy-haired, dark-haired
eyed/wide-eyed 2 In pairs, take turns to describe people you know using your
pale-skinned/ compound adjectives from Exercise 1.
olive-skinned/
dark-skinned 3 In pairs, describe the photos of people in the article using the
words in the box.
thin-faced/round-
faced
Never let the truth get in acne bags under the eyes crow’s feet wrinkles
good-looking/ the way of a good story. furrowed brow fine lines greying hair
great-looking
MARK TWAIN (1835–1910),
well-dressed/ AN AMERICAN WRITER
elegantly-dressed
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3.2 Grammar
Exercise 4 Conditional clauses – alternatives to if 4 Rewrite the conditional sentences using unless.
2 I wouldn’t be Then tick the sentences that are true for you.
I can form conditional sentences using if, unless,
able to do my imagine, provided, suppose and inversion. 1 I’ll fail all my exams if I don’t revise properly.
homework unless I’ll fail all my exams unless I revise properly.
I had a laptop. 1 ‘The dog ate my homework’ is a typical excuse 2 I wouldn’t be able to do my homework if I didn’t
3 I wouldn’t study used by students. In pairs, think of other excuses. have a laptop.
English unless I
2 Read the story. What excuse did the students use 3 I wouldn’t study English if I didn’t need it to get a job.
needed it to get
for missing their exam? What happened next? 4 My parents wouldn't have let me go out last night
a job.
They said they had a flat tyre. They sat the exam and Q2 was ‘Which tyre?’ if I hadn’t finished my homework.
4 My parents
wouldn’t have let 5 I’d never get to school on time if my mum didn’t
me go out last The Exam Question wake me up.
6 I can’t understand American films if I don’t watch
night unless I
had finished my Imagine you were taking an them with subtitles.
homework. important exam on Monday,
5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
5 I’d never get what would you do the
meaning to the first, using the word in capitals.
to school on time weekend before? You almost
Use no more than six words, including the word in
unless my mum 5 certainly wouldn’t do what
capitals. Do not change the word in capitals. Then
woke me up. two Chemistry students did in
tick the sentences that are true for you.
6 I can’t Kansas, Missouri. They went
understand to a different city and partied 1 I’ll probably go out this evening if I don’t get too
American films all weekend. They had a great much homework. PROVIDED provided I
unless I watch 10 time, but they knew that unless I’ll probably go out this evening don’t
get too
them with they got back in time for the much homework.
subtitles. exam, they wouldn’t be able to 2 If my mum hadn’t reminded me, I would’ve
take it. So they drove through forgotten her birthday. NOT
the night and got back to college in the early hours of Monday my mum not
Had reminded me, I would’ve forgotten her
15 morning. Sadly for them, they overslept and missed the exam.
birthday.
When they found their professor afterwards, they decided to
3 I’d never eat fast food unless I was absolutely
invent a story. They told him that they would have got back for
starving. WASN’T
the exam had they not had a flat tyre. The professor thought I wasn’t absolutely
about this for a moment and then agreed that, provided they If starving
, I’d never eat fast food.
20 arrived before 9 a.m., they could take the exam the next day. 4 I’d have watched Mr Bean if I’d known it was on TV
He placed them in separate rooms and gave them the exam last night. WAS
I known Mr
paper. The first question was simple and worth five points. But Had Bean was on TV last night, I’d have watched it.
they were unprepared for the question on the next page: 5 I don’t watch football unless my team are playing.
Question 2 (95 points): Which tyre? IF if my team
I don’t watch football aren’t
playing
.
6 If I wasn’t so tired, I’d go out this evening. NOT
I not so
Exercise 3 3 Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. Then rewrite the Were tired , I’d go out this evening.
If you were taking conditional clauses in blue in the story using if. 7 If I should ever get married, I’d want a huge party.
an important exam EVER
on Monday, ... GRAMMAR FOCUS Should
I ever get
married , I’d want a huge party.
... if they didn’t Conditional clauses – alternatives to if
get back in time • You use unless to mean ’except if’. 6 Use the prompts to write conditional questions.
for the exam ... I wouldn’t lie to you unless it was necessary (= … if it wasn’t Begin each question with Imagine … or Suppose
necessary.) … and complete it with your own ideas.
... if they hadn’t
had a flat tyre. • You use imagine or suppose/supposing to ask questions. 1 You can’t live anywhere in the world.
... if they arrived Imagine you were getting married, how would you feel? Imagine/Suppose you could live anywhere in
before 9 a.m. (= If you were getting married, …) the world, where would you live?
Imagine/Suppose
• You use provided/providing to create a condition. 2 You didn’t find €100 in the street yesterday. you had found ...
I’ll lend you €10 provided you pay me back tomorrow … Imagine/Suppose you
3 You’re not able to travel back in time. were able to travel ...
(= if you pay me back …) 4 You don’t have to live without technology.Imagine/Suppose
you had to live ...
• You can use inversion in formal contexts – mostly with the 5 You didn’t see an old man steal something from a
auxiliary verbs were, had or should. Imagine/Suppose you
shop last week. had seen an old man ...
Had they followed my instructions, they wouldn’t have 6 You can’t have three wishes. Imagine/Suppose
got lost. (= If they had followed …) you could have ...
Note: In inversion you do not contract negative forms. 7 In pairs, ask and answer your questions from
Exercise 6.
… had they not called, we wouldn’t have known.
(NOT … hadn’t they called …) Grammar Focus page 95
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EXTRA ACTIVITIES
Photocopiable resource 3 (Test yourself
pairwork activities – 10 mins), p. 135
WORKBOOK
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3.3 Listening
Sentence completion
I can identify specific detail in a conversation.
3 trained to be a butcher ?
REFERENCES
CULTURE NOTES ❯❯❯ p. 113
AUDIO SCRIPT ❯❯❯ p. 120
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3.4 Reading
Gapped text 6 Complete the sentences about the article
with one word in each gap.
I can understand the structure of a text.
1 Bourdin wanted a new identity in order
1 Look at the ways of changing one’s appearance. to run away from a home in Spain.
Put ✓ if they are reversible and ✗ if they are irreversible. 2 Bourdin had the wrong eye colour.
Which changes would/wouldn’t you consider? What is more, he had a French
accent.
bleach or dye your hair change your hairstyle 3 Initially
Bourdin thought Carey would
draw a mole/beauty spot/scar go on an extreme diet reject him but she swore he was her brother.
have a fake/real tattoo have plastic surgery 4 Bourdin was twenty-three when he adopted
wear colour-change contact lenses wear a wig his new identity. , Nicholas would
Conversely
have been much younger.
2 Read the introduction and first paragraph (lines 1–12) of
the article. Explain the link between Nicholas Barclay and 5 Despite
Bourdin’s deception, the Barclay
Frederic Bourdin. Frederic Bourdin pretended to be Nicholas Barclay. family happily accepted him as their son.
6 Parker analysed Bourdin’s ears so
Exercise 3 3 Read the rest of the article and answer the questions. that he could prove that Bourdin was an
1 to get a new 1 Why did Bourdin try to make people believe he was imposter.
identity and run
Nicholas? 7 Match the phrases in blue in the article
away from a
2 How certain was Bourdin that Carey would realise it was with these definitions.
home for young
people in Spain a trick?
1 continue to pretend – keep up the lie
2 very certain
3 What solemn promise did Carey make in Spain?
2 hiding the truth about sth – up
covering
4 What made Parker suspect that Bourdin wasn’t Nicholas? pass himself
3 that Bourdin 3 making people believe he is sb – off as
was her brother 5 When did Bourdin stop pretending that he was Nicholas?
4 realise the truth about sth –
see through
4 the different 6 What suggestions does the writer make about the family’s
5 solemnly promised –
swore under
oath
shape of their motivations?
6 wasn’t deceived – taken
wasn’t in
ears
EXAM FOCUS Gapped text 8 Complete the text with the correct form
5 after Parker had
discovered the 4 Read the article again. Choose from the sentences (A–F) of the phrases in Exercise 7.
truth the one which fits each gap. There is one extra sentence.
Frederic Bourdin
6 that they were A In spite of Bourdin’s brown eyes and French accent,
covering up a Born in June 1974
she was in no doubt that this was her long-lost family
nasty secret near Paris, Bourdin
member.
was abandoned by his
B In fact, he managed to live as Nicholas for three and a
Exercise 8 parents. Raised by his
half months, moving into the teenager’s bedroom and
1 covered up poor grandparents, he
even attending a local school.
2 passed himself 1
the truth about
C Conversely, the boy claiming to be him had dark features
off as his family and claimed his
and spoke with a French accent.
3 were taken in dad was a British secret
D His mother’s health prevented her from making the trip,
4 see through agent. From the age of sixteen, Frederic Bourdin
so Nick’s older married sister Carey flew to Spain in order
5 keeping up the 2
an orphan. Orphanages, hospitals
lie
to be reunited with her brother.
and schools 3 by his stories. Authorities
E Initially he was puzzled by the boy’s accent, but it was
6 swore under in more than sixteen countries failed to 4
oath when he came across a photo of the missing teenager
more than forty false identities. In particular, he
that he realised something was very wrong.
used to lie about his age and he was so good at
F Having seen a photo of Nicholas on a missing person’s
5
that when one doctor examined him,
flyer, Bourdin bleached his dark hair.
she confirmed that he was in his teens, although
5 Complete the table with the underlined linkers in Exercise 4. he was thirty years old at the time. Bourdin
finally got married and 6 that he would
Function Linker never pretend to be anyone again.
Showing contrast despite = 1in spite of
9 In pairs, discuss who you would choose to
in contrast = 2 conversely
be if you could be anybody for one day.
Giving a reason because he had = 3 having
so that = 4 in order to WORD STORE 3F
Adding more information what is more = 5 in fact 10 CD•2.10 MP3•50 Complete WORD STORE 3F.
Add particles to complete the phrasal
Sequencing events at first = 6 initially verbs from the article. Then listen, check
and repeat.
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CD•2.9 MP3•49
THE IMPOSTER
Thirteen-year-old Nicholas Barclay disappeared
on his way home from a basketball game in San
Antonio, Texas. He was never found and was
eventually assumed to be dead.
5 Three and a half years later, Nicholas’s family were contacted with the news that the missing boy had been
found in Spain. Carey, Nicholas’s sister, travelled from Texas to Spain to take her long-lost brother home. It
was an emotional reunion, and when she took the boy home to Texas, the family embraced him and told
him how much they’d missed him. Nobody in the family questioned why Nicholas, who disappeared in Texas,
ended up in Spain. And more surprisingly, nobody questioned the fact that this boy looked nothing like the
10 missing boy. Nicholas was fair-haired and blue-eyed. 1 C This is the amazing story of twenty-three-year-
old Frederic Bourdin, a mixed-race Parisian who, in the late 90s, adopted the identity of Nicholas Barclay,
a sixteen-year-old American.
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I n 1997 Bourdin was living in a
home for young people in Spain
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was her brother and an American
citizen, and he was granted an
American passport.
fingerprints, he told the cameraman
to zoom in on his ears. Once he was
back in his office, he studied the
needed a new identity, so he tried to 65 ears of both boys and found that
On the flight back to America,
pass himself off as the missing boy they didn’t match. He passed on his
Carey showed Bourdin photos of
from Texas. F He read on the flyer
2
suspicions to the police. He then
the family and he listened carefully,
that Nicholas had a cross tattooed called Nicholas’s family to tell them
learning everyone’s name so that
20 between his right index finger and what he had discovered, yet they still
45 he could recognise them later. He
thumb, so he got a friend to give 70 believed that Bourdin was their son.
was worried that the family would
him a tattoo using a needle and ink.
reject him, but they took him in In the end, Bourdin found it
There was nothing he could do about
and he quickly blended into family life. impossible to keep up the lie and
his brown eyes, but he decided that
4
B he finally admitted to Charlie Parker
25 he would say his eyes had changed
that he was Frederic Bourdin. He
colour as a result of the traumas he
50 Not long after Bourdin had settled 75 was later sentenced to six years in
had been through. When his disguise
into his new home, a TV station heard jail.
was ready, he presented himself at a
about the extraordinary return of the
local government office and said that Many questions remain unanswered:
sixteen-year-old Nicholas and hired
30 he was Nicholas Barclay. how could the family not recognise
Charlie Parker, a private investigator,
that he wasn’t their flesh and blood?
When Nicholas’s sister Carey came 55 to look into the disappearance of
80 Were they really taken in by Bourdin
to pick him up, Bourdin was sure that Nicholas Barclay for a TV show.
or were they covering up a more
she would instantly see through his Parker and the TV crew turned up at
sinister truth?
disguise and realise he wasn’t her Carey’s house to interview Bourdin.
35 brother. But instead, Carey rushed Right from the start, Parker wasn’t
towards him and hugged him. 3 A 60 taken in by Bourdin. 5 E Having
She even swore under oath that he once read that ears are distinct, like
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3.5 Grammar
Verbs with different stative and dynamic 4 Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. Then look at
the underlined verbs in the conversation
meaning in Exercise 3 and decide if they are used in
I can use verbs with both stative and dynamic meaning. their stative or dynamic meaning.
Exercise 1 1 In pairs, look at the picture and answer the questions. GRAMMAR FOCUS
1 Straight. The Verbs with different stative and dynamic
black and white meaning
blocks are not A few verbs have both dynamic and stative meaning.
aligned and this These meanings are different:
fools the brain I think I must have the best job in the world. (think =
into thinking the believe – stative)
lines are sloping. I am thinking about visiting them. (think = consider –
2 Sight. dynamic)
3 Sight, smell, I am sarcastic. (I am always sarcastic – stative)
taste, touch, I am being sarcastic. (I am not sarcastic by nature, I am
hearing. only sarcastic at the moment – dynamic)
This milk tastes funny. It must be off. (The milk has a
Exercise 4 funny taste – stative)
appear – stative 1 Are the horizontal lines sloping or straight? She is tasting the salad to check if it needs more
can’t hear – stative 2 Which sense do we use to find the answer to question 1? seasoning. (She eats a small amount of the salad –
was hearing – dynamic 3 Can you name the five physical senses? Which sense is dynamic)
‘m being – dynamic the most important? Why?
5 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
‘s seeing – dynamic
2 Complete the table. ’m having
1 I ___________ (have) lots of fun today!
see – stative
have had
2 They ____________ (have) their car for twenty
sense verb body organ
years.
smell smell nose
3 This blonde wig ___________ looks (look) great. May I
touch feel/ touch skin
try it on?
sight see eyes is looking
4 That old lady over there ____________ (look)
hearing hear ears suspiciously at us. She must think we are
taste taste tongue thieves or something.
5 The manager __________ feels (feel) the customer-
3 Read the conversation and answer the question. return policy needs changes.
’m seeing
6 I ___________ ( see) my dentist on Friday.
1 How do optical illusions work?
feels
7 Silk __________ (feel) quite smooth and soft to
Teacher: Our minds appear to make assumptions
the touch.
about the world around us and what we think do you weigh
8 How much _____________ (you/weigh)? I’m not
we see is often not the factual truth.
sure, maybe about 75 kilos.
Molly: Sorry, Mr Hogenboom! Could you speak up, I
9 My aunt Margarete __________ has (have) three
can’t hear you at the back.
kids.
Teacher: For a moment I was afraid I was hearing
’s appearing
10 She ____________ (appear) on stage tonight.
voices. Molly, is that you? You have been
sleeping for the last thirty minutes! Welcome 6 Match the beginnings of the sentences 1–5
back! I’m just being sardonic here. Ok, shall with the endings a–e.
we continue? In the late twentieth century 1 My sister is very intelligent but she is being c
optical illusions influenced an art style called 2 Clair has been seeing d
Op-Art and Victor Vasarely is.. 3 Our teacher may be strict but she sees a
Jamie: Victor who? 4 Nelly’s grandma is b
Teacher: V-a-s-a-r-e-l-y. Vasarely is considered to be 5 Due to the raging fever, Harry is seeing e
the father of this movement. a the reason behind our rightful indignation.
Molly: But, sir, I don’t understand how do these b a huge fan of sir Elton John.
optical illusions work? c naive on this occasion.
Teacher: Ok, let me explain. Optical illusions can use d Dan for over a year.
colour, light and pattern to create images, e green aliens who are threatening to abduct him.
which trick the brain into thinking it’s seeing
something that may or may not be real. 7 Use the verbs on page 96 to form your own
sentences. Try to use them in their stative and
Molly: I see now.
Optical illusions can use colour, light and pattern to create images,
dynamic meaning.
which trick the brain into thinking it’s seeing something that may
or may not be real. Grammar Focus page 96
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3.6 Speaking A I CAN’T SURV
IVE
T M Y COAT. B
Ethical issues WITHOU
I can express tentative opinions and add comments
using adverbials.
CAN YOU?
1 Which of these ways of highlighting ethical issues
is the most effective and why? Discuss in pairs.
REFERENCES
AUDIO SCRIPT ❯❯❯ p. 121
WORKBOOK
p. 41
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3.7 Writing
An opinion essay
I can explore an issue in writing from
different aspects or viewpoints.
IMHO
IN MY HUMBLE OPINION
?
o YES o NO
Today’s question: should the media have greater respect for the private lives of public figures?
3 Read the writing task and the essay below. Which of the opinions in Exercise 2 do
you think the author would agree with? probably ‘Yes’
Magazines, newspapers and websites often report
The private lives of public figures are often reported on the personal lives of politicians, sports stars and
1
in the media. Personally, I think this should only be entertainers. In your opinion, should the media be
allowed when there is a clear benefit to society. 2To allowed to print stories about the private lives of
justify this point of view, it is necessary to consider public figures? Write an opinion essay on this topic,
public figures’ responsibility as role models as well as analysing the two aspects below:
• public figures’ responsibilities as role-models
their rights to privacy.
• public figures’ rights to privacy.
It is also important to consider this issue with regard to public figures’ rights to privacy. Whereas certain stories
may expose unacceptable behaviour, others are really only printed to satisfy people’s curiosity and make money.
3Articles concerning celebrities who have gained or lost weight or left their house without make-up, for instance,
serve no useful purpose. Unless permission is given, I personally don’t think such articles should be allowed.
4
All in all, I am of the opinion that public figures’ private lives should only be reported if this benefits society by
exposing irresponsible behaviour. Otherwise, I think it is unfair unless the person has specifically given permission.
5I certainly would not like my own private life to be reported on in this way.
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4 Read the WRITING FOCUS. Then find 5 Read the LANGUAGE FOCUS. Then join each pair of Exercise 5
these things in the essay. sentences in two different ways. Begin with the words in 2 Whereas some
1 a sentence which states the writer’s main brackets.
lies are told for
opinion 1 Some people claim we should always tell the truth. Others the benefit of
2 a sentence that says which two aspects feel there are times when it is acceptable to lie. (some people the liar, others
will be discussed claim, while others feel) are told to avoid
Some people claim we should always tell the truth, hurting someone
3 two sentences which expand the
while others feel there are times when it is acceptable else’s feelings./
discussion by giving examples
Some lies are told
4 a sentence which restates the writer’s to lie.
for the benefit of
main opinion While some people feel … the liar, whereas/
5 a final comment 2 Some lies are told for the benefit of the liar. Others are told while others are
to avoid hurting someone else’s feelings. (whereas, some lies) told to avoid
WRITING FOCUS 3 Pretending to like a gift may be acceptable. Lying about hurting someone
An opinion essay your qualifications is clearly wrong. (while, pretending ) else’s feelings.
Introduction 4 A white lie can sometimes protect someone’s self-esteem. 3 While
• Introduce the topic and state your main opinion. The truth may hurt them. (a white lie, whereas) pretending to
like a gift may
• Say which two points of view or aspects will be LANGUAGE FOCUS be acceptable,
discussed. Expressing contrast lying about your
To explain the reasons for my opinion, I will You can use the conjunctions while and whereas as more advanced qualifications is
explore this issue from the viewpoint of (an old clearly wrong./
alternatives to but when expressing contrast. Note the position of the
person) and (a teenager). Pretending to
commas and the different word order patterns.
It is my intention to examine this issue in terms like a gift may
While/Whereas certain stories may expose unacceptable behaviour, be acceptable,
of (freedom of speech) and (public safety). others are really only printed to satisfy people’s curiosity and make money. whereas/while
This essay will look at this question from the Certain stories may expose unacceptable behaviour, while/whereas lying about your
perspective of (both) (customers) and (shop others are really only printed to satisfy people’s curiosity and make money. qualifications is
owners). clearly wrong.
Main paragraphs 6 You are going to write an essay about honesty. In pairs, 4 A white lie
• Discuss different aspects of the issue and discuss what you would say to a friend in these situations can sometimes
support the main opinion you stated in the and why. protect
introduction. What might the consequences be for you and your friend? someone’s self-
esteem, while/
In terms of (public figures as role models), 1 A friend has cooked a meal for you. The food is tasteless and
whereas the truth
I believe … looks awful. However, they seem to be enjoying it and ask for may hurt them./
It is also important to consider this issue with your opinion. Whereas a white
regard to (public figures’ rights to privacy). 2 You saw your friend’s new girlfriend/boyfriend on a date lie can sometimes
Another important angle on this issue is with someone else. Your friend is clearly falling in love and protect
(public safety). asks what you think of their new partner. someone’s self-
From the perspective/viewpoint of (a teenager), … 3 A friend has spent a lot of money on a new outfit which, in esteem, the truth
• Expand the discussion by giving examples. your opinion, doesn’t fit well and doesn’t suit them. They may hurt them.
Conclusion ask if you think they should wear it for the first date they are
• Use a linking phrase to introduce going on tonight.
a conclusion. 7 Complete the writing task. Use the WRITING FOCUS and
In conclusion, … the LANGUAGE FOCUS to help you.
To sum up, …
All things considered, … In your English class you have been talking about telling the
All in all, … truth. Now your English teacher has asked you to write an
essay. Write an essay using all the notes and give reasons for
• Restate your main opinion. your point of view.
• Include a final comment. Some people say that it’s not always a good idea to be
completely honest. Do you agree?
Notes
Write about:
• friends and family
• people in positions of authority
• (your own idea)
Write your essay in 140–190 words.
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3.8 Language in focus 3.9 Vocabulary
Word families – suffixes in focus
I can recognise and form a wide range of words using suffixes. Personal values • Political
1 Read the information and complete the table. Mark the correctness
stress.
1 In pairs, discuss which personal value is
Words are formed and word families are created by adding different suffixes most important for you and why. Add
to the same ‘root word’. Root words can be nouns, verbs or adjectives. more personal values to the list.
The table lists the most common suffixes for each part of speech.
compassion fairness loyalty respect
NOUN NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE
patriotism gratitude appreciation
(concept) (person) sacrifice
-al -ance/-ence -ant -ee -ess -ate -en -ify -able/-ible -al
-cy -dom -ful -er -ian -ist -or -ise -ary -ed -ent 2 Describe pictures A–C and match them
-hood -ing -ion -ful -ic -ing with some of the personal values from
-ism -ity -ment -ish -ive -less Exercise 1.
-ness -ship -y -like -ly -ous -y respect
1
employment 3 employer/employee
employ employable
8
A
2
perfection 4
perfectionist perfect
6
perfect
sympathy 5
sympathiser sympathise
7
sympathetic
9
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3 Complete the text with some of the words from 5 Read the text and answer the questions.
Exercise 1.
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
HUMAN VALUES Britain is obsessed with political correctness.
Values are these non-material things which are Marcus Brigstocke, a comedian
I
significant to us and our lives. They guide us through deally, political correctness should be an epitome
the process of decision making. Each and every one of fairness and broad-mindedness. It is supposed to
of us has their own different set of norms, values, act as a means of non-biased, neutral description of
morals and even ethics. That’s the reason why every certain groups of people in order not to offend them.
individual tackles real-life problems and awkward Firstly, the feminists began opposing the so-called
situations in a different way. "sexist, old-fashioned language." According to them
Most people link 1________
gratitude to simply saying “thank examples of such male-dominated language were
you” to somebody who has helped them, but it all the words with the stem "man", like “mankind”
actually helps them acknowledge the goodness in and “policeman” which denoted both sexes. Later,
their lives. in the last two decades of the twentieth century
2 compassion
_________ is the strong feeling of being aware of people started to apply political correctness to a
the suffering of others and the genuine desire to wider range of sensitive issues, such as abilities,
relieve this suffering through support, care and race and age. Some of them, though, do not believe
kindness. in politically correct language, because most of the
newly-coined terms are too long and awkward to
sacrifice is giving without expecting
The nature of 3_________ pronounce and they think it has no practical value.
to receive anything in return, helping the less On the other hand, others consider it a trend having
fortunate and being dedicated to the well-being of a positive effect on society.
all humankind. Of course, sometimes, political correctness can
loyalty
The word 4_________ can be defined as being faithful go to extremes, for example, a school in Seattle
to obligations and commitments and quite often renamed its Easter eggs to “spring spheres”, as to
it’s associated with truth, honesty and devotion to avoid offending people, who didn’t celebrate Easter.
family and friends.
5
_________
respect is the key to solving problems related 1 What issues are you sensitive to?
to violence or lack of civility. It incorporates good 2 What examples of political correctness can you
manners, tolerance, ability to listen and broad- find in your language?
mindedness.
6 Read the information in the table and rewrite the
sentences so as to make them less offending.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of Politically incorrect Politically correct equivalents
the words in capitals.
words of phrases
patriot because he vigorously
1 Stanley is a true ________
nigger black
supports his country and he isn’t afraid to speak
up when he sees any social injustice. PATRIOTISM Oriental Asian
grateful to have such a close-knit family
2 I am so ________ old elderly person / senior citizen
and true friends. GRATITUDE handicapped/ person with disability /
3 Lora is unspeakably ________.
disloyal She has betrayed crippled differently abled
my trust on many occasions. LOYALTY mad/idiot mentally ill / mentally challenged
4 John was acompassionate
_________ man who wanted to end all
blind visually challenged
the suffering in the world. COMPASSION
5 The old beggar, who had been sleeping rough deaf person with hearing impairments
appreciative of
for a couple of weeks, was extremely_________ fat overweight / obese
the warm clothes and toiletries we had given him. MS sufferer person living with MS
APPRECIATION die pass away
unfair
6 It’s _________ to judge people only by how
race ethnicity
expensive their clothes look. FAIRNESS
1 Nowadays, it is very easy for fat people to follow
various diet plans. Nowadays, it is very easy for obese/overweight
people to follow various diet plans.
2 She takes care for her mad grandmother. She takes care for her mentally ill/
mentally challenged grandmother.
3 My uncle’s as blind as a bat. My uncle’s visually challenged.
4 Peter’s best friend is stone-deaf. Peter’s best friend is a person with
an absolute hearing impairment.
5 The project of the new hospital includes a care
ward for old people. The project for the new ward includes a care
ward for the elderly.
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1 Match words from box A with words from box B to make 5 Complete the text with the correct form
compound adjectives. Then use them to complete the of the words in brackets.
sentences.
A
far- ill- light- tax-
B
advised faced fetched
THE SECRET KEEPER
+
two- worldly- free hearted wise Do you know stories that could harm
1 The mayor’s plan to raise taxes is rather .
ill-advised someone if the media tried to 1 sensationalise
It’ll make him unpopular. (sensation) them? Have you ever been told
2 Tessa’s articles are never serious mainly because she a secret and asked to keep it quiet?
chooses rather light-hearted topics. Are there any secrets that we shouldn’t
3 Peter is extremely worldly-wise – he’s been a peace negotiator even try to 2 deepen (deep) our
in war zones and created several international companies. knowledge about?
4 How can you be so two-faced , praising your brother when
D
you see him and criticising him behind his back?
ilemmas like this are part of Laurel Nicholson’s
5 Suggesting that John committed the crime is a bit
life, a character in Kate Morton’s The Secret
far-fetched. He’s just not capable of breaking the law.
Keeper. At the age of sixteen, Laurel witnesses an act
6 Whenever I fly abroad, I buy gifts at the airport because
they’re tax-free , which means they’re cheaper. of shocking 3 violence (violent) committed by her
mother, Dorothy. Even as a teenager, Laurel
2 Complete the sentences with words from the unit. The
realises that there is more to the story. She wants to
first letter of each word is given.
know what is really behind her mother’s actions but
1 Journalists should never d istort the truth when reporting a
at the same time she feels it’s 4 pointless (point) trying
story.
2 Teenagers often take it for g ranted that they'll have to discover the truth. Her mother would never share
Internet access wherever they go. a secret with her teenage daughter.
3 You really shouldn’t take all her explanations at face v alue . As a mature woman, Laurel has to take care of her
She is rarely truthful. terminally ill mother. One day prompted by the
4 I’m sure the photos of the model have been d octored – her discovery of a long forgotten photo, she decides to
waist doesn't look natural.
unearth the 5 hidden (hide) family secret. She
5 My neighbour claims he’s climbed Mt Everest, but I took his
story with a p inch of salt. knows it’s the last chance to find out the truth before
her mother dies.
3 Choose the correct options.
Exercise 6 1 Would / Should you need any further information, please 6 Complete the sentences using the words
1 wouldn’t have don’t hesitate to ask. in brackets.
told/wouldn’t tell 2 Had the government not / Hadn’t the government acted,
there would soon have been more riots. 1 I (not tell) Christie my secret if
2 had listened to
3 I would ask people for their IDs before letting them in she were not a trustworthy person.
the advice
providing / unless I knew them personally. 2 I’m pretty sure that if you
3 you had missed
4 We wouldn’t get involved in your project weren’t we / were (listen/advice) which I gave you last
4 wouldn’t be
we not enthusiastic about it. time, you wouldn’t be in such a terrible
standing
5 Imagine / Provided you were offered a job as a foreign situation now.
5 unless the affairs correspondent, would you accept it? 3 Suppose (you/miss) your flight
company releases
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs last night, what would you have done?
6 were he not
in brackets. 4 If you hadn’t forgotten the keys, we
has been
measuring (measure) the room for the last two hours
1 Tim ________ (not stand) outside our house
because he wantshastobeenput up new wall paper. in the cold now.
2 Recently, Katy _________(think)
thinking continuously about giving 5 I’m sure there will be an investigation
up her acting career. (unless/company/release) its
3 I was appalled. Although I had used the services of the financial report.
tasted
best pastry chef, my wedding cake _________ (taste) like 6 Tim wouldn’t be giving you any free
sandpaper. had been
lessons (be/he/not) your good
seeing
4 My parents _________ (see) each other for five years before
friend.
they got married.
5 Boris wanted to buy cinnamon scented perfume for his
smelled (smell) different fragrances for
girlfriend, so he _________
over an hour.
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7 Read the article. Choose from the sentences (A–E) 8 In pairs, complete the speaking task.
the one which fits each gap. There is one extra
Student A, your photos show people doing different
sentence.
things to protest against something. Compare
the photos and say how useful these ways of
THE CONMAN WHO FIGHTS FRAUD protesting are.
Frank Abagnale, the former identity thief who inspired
A
the Leonardo DiCaprio film Catch Me If You Can,
is now working for the FBI.