QUNIT 5) Home 4 Read the following poem, “The Confession. What is the correct order of the three verses Write the numbers 1 ~ 3 in the parentheses. The Confession by Brian Patten When he showed her the photograph a she said, | “Iewas a July afternoon. The day was hot and my body hummed. Iwas bored and in search of an adventure, That seemed beyond you [ ] “Yes, Iremember taking it. Twas incredibly young then. You handed me the camera, And telling me over and over how to use it, You posed, smiling stiffly. You were so pompous, so blind to everything, [ 1 “Yet how can I forget that day? Look closer at the photograph. See there in the background, In the corner behind you, The other boy, grinning so openly.” ‘Check the answer key. Did you get the order right? 2 Make sure you know the meaning of the words in the box below and then use them to complete the poem. clothes + clumsily + inside + nothing « patiently » poor + smirks » wearing I Am Completely Different by Karoda Saburo Lam completely different Though I am (a) am as (b) as good for (c) today Lam completely different Though I am wearing the same (d) am as drunk as yesterday, living. as (e) as yesterday, nev today 1am completely different the same tie as ye as yesterday, as yesterday, Ah— 1(f) close my eyes on all the grins and (g) 3 on all the twisted smiles and horse laughs— and glimpse then, (h) me, one beautiful white butterfly, fluttering towards tomorrow Check the correct answers in the key.3. Check the correct column for each of the questions below. Which poem: “the Confession” | “1 Am Completely Different a... talks about clothes? A b ... talks about an incident in the past? © has three people in it? d ... is written by a poet talking about himself or herselt? e ... iS more optimistic than pessimistic? f ... is about a long-kept secret? 9 ... talks about two people smiling very differently? h ... do you like best? Ter] present perfect 4, Read the information about Rita and Tom Redfern and write questions for the answers, using the present perfect. Rita and Tom Redfem live in California, U.S.A. Tom’s a guitarist ina band called “Moondance” and Rita works for a recording company called Haloyon Music. Here are some facts about them + They moved to America a year ago. + They bought their beach house last January. * Rita started working for Haleyon Music last Monday. + Tom started playing the guitar at the age of eight. * Rita started her Japanese study classes six months ago. + Tom joined a band called “Moondance” nine months ago «How long have. Hay. lived in. Arnerica, ?” “For 12 months.” es ete 2? “Since January.” oe c 2” “Since Monday.” d+ ae Sa Seed 2” “Since he was eight.” te 36. ons zs 2” “For six months.” a owes i ee 2” “For nine months.” 36 unit five5 Choose the appropriate word in the box to complete the following sentences. Some of the words are used more than once. hes for » since » already » again » always + so a Grace has been going to college ‘two semesters. b She has made lots of friends © She has d She ha: joined the drama club. naged to get a part in a play € Her best friend Ursula has been studying at the college two years. £ Ursula and Grace have been sharing a room a last year. & Grace has been a good student ... . h and she has worked hard this year, hard-working. Ursula hasn't been She failed her last two exams, but she has been. then. working very hard are ea ead dds Med bene 7 Draw a picture of a house and its surroundings with the toleuing tems clearly visible. Write the words next to the items. What other word labels can you add to your picture? Now look again at the last exercise and make questions about the cirs’ life at college. Use the answers given. a * Hoo! logg. bas. Gace. bean. at calege? “ For two semesters. Bs “She's made lots.” “Yes, she joined it last semester.” a “No, unfortunately she hasn’t gotten one yet.” “For two years.” ae “Since last semester.” “Yes, she always has.” he “Yes, this semester too.” “No, not as hard as Grace.” “Yes, she has been working much harder.” unit five 378 siecanble the letters to make different types of living space, and then complete the table by ticking the PPropriate columns. (Look at Activities 2 and 17 in Unit 5 of the Student's Book for help,) ‘ ase (earnh ecohus abehstoou aleirrtehmo Sate) Listen to Track 13 and number the pictures in the order in which they are talked about. bathroom a iving room b second bedroom ¢ master bedroom d kitchen © 1 38 unit five+40 Which room: 4... doesn’t have space for much furniture? the, kitchen, b ... is nice to look out of (and isn’t a bedroom)? can always be made warm? do they both like a lot? ¢ ... has some interesting furniture? could be either for sleeping or working? g «doesn’t get any light from outside? 12 Rearrange the words and punctuation to make appropriate sentences and questions. a coming /./ for / Thanks Thanks for. conning. Bb I/get / drink / ? / you / something / Can / to ‘¢€ trouble / ? / you / here / any / finding / have / your / Did / way. d ?/take / coat / Can / your /T @ Do/?/up/t0//need / you / freshen f you/./ nice / to / How / see bad/./,/lost/ slightly me J but / too /it/ wasn’t / We ...... i 2/Yes/./ you /Do/ aes J orange / juice iy please Patoon/ Gn ehh = [its eee SII if ie all 1/00 / No fright /./ chink / keep / thar’ / 11 Answer these questions. How long has the house been empty? t.has..been..eonpty. for. solen..nanths, b Why did the last tenants leave the house? © What is Paul doing at the moment? dd What does Hilary do normally? € What is she doing at the moment? f Whar is the final decision about the house, and who makes it? (To find out how Paul and Hilary got on in their new house, go to ‘listening’ on pg 46.) Functional language: welcoming people 13 Match the sentences and questions from. Exercise 6 with these replies. a * Can |. get you. soenething. to. deinke?..._» “Yes, please. Pd love some apple juice, if you have any.” eis | “Yes, please. I's quite warm in here.” A . “No, Your directions were absolutely perfect.” a“ if “Yes please. I'd like to wash my hands.” “Ie’s nice to see you too.” “Great to see you too.” “Why? Its nor cold in here.” ij A ee s : “Well, at least you're here now,” “No, I'm afraid not. But we have mango juice or apple juice.” gee ae “I's just along the hall, Last door on the right.” unit five 3914 Look at the different parts of a letter below. i : Write the appropriate letter (a ~ h) in the diagram on the right. Sometimes more than one letter is possible. e a Yours sincerely b Jenny Cook ¢ Dear Mr Greenfell d e April 4, 2006 255 Seaman Avenue, 2 New York N. ¥., 10034 f Thank you for your letter 3 g Llook forward to hearing from you. 3 h Tenry Cooke 15 Read the following three letters. They have different levels of 4 formality. Write the phrases in the correct places in the letters. Dear Jill, I'll wait to hear from you. Dear Miss Brulo, It was a pleasure to meet you, Hi Jane, So that’s all OK. L enjoyed our meeting. With best wishes, I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, (a) Pear Miss, Brulo hank y much £ 5 you left I have talked to my 6 7 onfirming the subject of that res 8 ptable, and (c} Pronunciation: stress 16 Listen to the phrases on Track 1) 14 and circle the two stressed Put a line under the syllable with the biggest stress. Is GeadroGedyou. Oh, this is great! (g) Thanks for coming in yesterday (h) T’ve talked to oe others and they say Spots nce ahs ty vom’ © Can I take your coat? (Goelige eR sae ade couigam aCe d Its a little cramped in here @ € T've just won a prize. i £ Can I get you something to a drink? 4 , ‘ e 8 Thanks for inviting us. Which letter is the most formal: 1, 2 or 3? Listen to Track 14 again and repeat the phi 40 unit five P Bese.Thinking about learning and lan 47 What do you find difficult when the following a score from 0 (— Put one more difficult thing in t guage: speaking You speak in English? Give each of very easy) to 5 (= very difficult) he last row, as OMS Ratt eee arenes rents Serene esa neces (Something else—you choose an extra difficult thing, if you have one.) 18 Here are some suggestions for practicing speaking in English. Give them each a score from 1 (= a good idea—I probably will do it) to 3 (= an excellent idea—I definitely will do it). Put one more Suggestion of your own in the last row. Go out with my classmates once a week and only speak English for, say, an hour Listen to Audiotracks from Just Right and practice eee een ee ee ets Practice saying difficult words and phrases to myself recent a ens Cac Co Peers em Rene eT ener in Sonnet ie cra moss aca ac recnne Sere oe eR seer aS menses Write down new spoken phrases I hear (in class een cn eu y Seon (Your own suggestion) Test your knowledge 19 Translate the following sentences and questions. a It’ really cluttered in this room. b It’s time to make a decision ¢ He's lived in a camper for five years. d Have you ever slept in a tent? € When I'm away from ho: feel really homes f Did yo g Where’s the bathroom? h I’ve just had an idea The phonemic alphabet 20 Consult the table of phonemic symbols on page 123 and then write these words and phrases in ordinary spelling a /houmlis/.. hordes. b /'sperfos © 'katids/ d Iga'ras) © /\sekondflor f g /Senksfo'kamin o!partmanblak Listen to Track 15 and check your answers, 09 a