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28 Dream on making adjectives DP CB page 38 1 Make adjectives from the suffixes in the box to complete the chart below. sous -al ful -y ess Noun Adjective Opposite hope hopeful hepdisne, pain music - noise quiet beauty vay danger sate polities . ditt lean fame unknown 2 Decide if you need to use @ noun or an adjective to fill the gaps in these sentences. Use the nouns or the adjectives from Exercise 1 1 Do you think itis on her own at night? for a woman to walk home 2 I'm absolutely at parking. | sometimes drive around for nearly an hour trying to find a big enough space. 3 find my mobile phone increcibly Herm running ate, | can always phone and say so 4 Fim not interested in .....- at all. think al politicians are just taking advantage of us. 5 There was a really you see it? sunrise this morning. Did 6 Having that tooth filled was much more than expected. The dentist had told me it woulda’t hurt atall 7 My father can’t stand the house. He is always deaning 8 The hotel room was so slept at all that neither of them 3 _ Use of English: word formation Read this text and use the correct form of the words in capitals below to fill the gaps. ‘When Iwas a child I dreamt of becoming (0) fameu ‘The trouble was that Twasttt very aw so I didn’t have much chance of becoming a pop sia. I'm absolutely (2) -f most sports so it was obvious that I wasn't going to have much (3) with that either. used to be one of the (4) in our college drama group. don't mind rehearsing but I get really (5) ssvseaees Whenever I have to perform. Everyone says its relly (6) zve-eare 1 watch me. 1 go all red in the face and I forget my lines. It really is pretty (7) -oveceoeeT dont think P've got much of a chance of becoming. (8) actor either. I'l just have to live with being completely (8) (©) FAME (5) NERVE (1) Music (©) PAIN (2) USE (7) HOPE (3) SUCCEED (8) PROFESSION (@) act (9) KNOW EGE: hE like and as CB page 38 ‘We use like: + asaverb Do you like going to the gym? + as. preposition to say that things are similar That sounds like thunder. There's going to be a storm. She looks just like her father. When I think of that time, it seems like a dream. A: What's the new teacher like? B: He's very nice, We use as: + to talk about jobs and things that people do (My uncle worked as a chef in a famous restaurant. ® before a verb clause, to refer to information that both the speaker and the listener know As | told you, we won't be here next week. ‘My mother works lieé a doctor in the hospital As ike | said, it’s going to rain ke She is notas her brother at afl. They're completely different What is ke A: Mert is your brothel? B: Hea bit taller thai me but he's not as handsome! UNIT 4 Dreamon 41 Look at part of a letter a student wrote. There are six more mistakes with like and as. Find ‘and correct them. Ive had realy good summer. | wanted to arn some. money before f went an holiday, 0 1 worked JG a waiter in this realy great café near here. masa’? as a normal job at all really. had to serve the customers, but it was such a friendly atmosphere that they didnt seein as customers at all. My faveurite customer, Toro, looked just ab Hugh Grant! { really ited io working there, and | managed to save about €500. Ht doesn't seem as such a lot of money now tat tim travelling but its better thee nothing By the way, how is the weather lke in Gareece in November, because lin thinking of coming? Caan you write back quickly and let me know? 2 Use of English: key word transformations Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in bold and no more than four other words. 0 You know very well that she doesn't wear perfume as She doesn't wear perfume, .as.you keaw. very well 1 Do you want anything to drink? like Would anything to drink? 2. Mark and his brother are not at all alike. ook Mark his brother at all 3. She is an engineer with Trascom’ works she an engineer with Trascom’ 4, Rebecca and Kasia were wearing identical dresses, Rebecca was wearing the Kasia 5 J. Lo's new song is very similar to her last song sound J. Lo’s new song her last song, 2 UNIT 4 Dream on 30 interesting vocabulary; dreams and sleep B CB page 42 1 Complete the crossword below. Across Down 3 opposite of usual 1. look at someone or something for a very short time 4 very strange 2 extremely important 7 fall over something 4 walk slowly and without a clear direction 8 opposite of minor 5. look at someone or something for a long time 6 walk slowly because your leg is injured 2. Use of English: multiple-choice cloze Read the text below and decide which answer A, B or C best fits each space. 0@tom Bo 1A glancing B looking Have you ever suffered (0)... insomnia? | have. 2A wide B very Before my exams fst year | woul fen bed (1) , at the ceiling, (2) awake for hours. Finaily, the 3A dreaming — 8 somniferous Aootrprezerbed some (an tablets for me Bet 4Abad 8 tenible whenever ook them had the mest nightmares. Thank goodness, once the exams were SAnsee: Bi lesan Cover found | could get a good nig’s 6). agen 6 Aas 8 with without tho tables, Now I slep (0)... log every Tight, though | do sometimes tga Cccasionaly,t = 7Alimp slide rn tomy sister’ room inthe mide of he BA fright frightened night, and veered nt Onc. 1) ‘over a book on the floor and fell down the stairs. On 9 A tripped B collapsed Saturdays and Sundays ke to sion (10) mn. butt! 10 Aon Bin on (9) non my alam on week rights I sometimes (12) ‘the next day. One day last week my friend 11 A put Brig phoned me at 10:30 and was stil sound (1) 12. overleep 8 daydream "Were you awake she asked, Yes of course. Isai, : ve been (14) 0... for hours. 13 A iresining Bisping, Aw Bat ma AannAAnaAHA AAA A stating completely sleeping wonderful nap tke wander afraid crept along set sleepwalk asleep narrative tenses D> CB page 42 ‘+ We use the past simple to talk about events in the past which are now finished We saw ‘Friends’ on TV last night. * We use the past continuous to talk about actions in progress in the past, We were watching ‘Friends' on TV when the electricity suddenly went off. + We use the past perfect to talk about events at a time earlier than another past time. When I woke up, | realised | hadn't set the alarmn clock properly. + We use the past perfect continuous to talk about actions in progress earlier than another past time. had been thinking of sending Rolf an email ‘message when he emaited me. sitting He was sHeryin the sunshine reading @ book. had When J opened the oven I realised Hare forgotten fo tum it on. Split eigved weekend when | was ing amay for the ving in London. Had you known ‘each other for long when you Wace you krone decided to get married? We had been waiting 5 We usoce-wertrng for about half an hour when the bus finally arrived. UNIT 4 Dream on 1.1. Cross out the alternative that is NOT possible for each of the gaps in this extract from a letter. We (0) were having/had-had a fantastic ‘time at the carnival, Eva (1) was dancing/had danced and | (2) was talking/had talked to Flavie, Suddenly Eva (8) was starting/otarted to shout something above the noise of the music. Apparently someone (4) was stealing/hed stolen her wallet while ehe (5) was daneing/danced. She (6) wae having/had such fun at the time that ohe (7) wasn't even noticing/Aldn’t even noticel Luckily tt (8) wasn't havingldidn't have very much money in ft and she (2) was also leaving! had aleo left her identity card at home. Still, she wae 0 upset: that we (10) decided/wsre deciding to go back to her house immediately. 4.2. Now use the verbs in brackets to complete the second part of the letter. We (0) ..went... (go) back to her house but when we (1) (get) there, Eva (2) (realise) that the thief © . (algo steal) her keys. Her parertte and her younger brother (4). {all go out) to the carnival 60 we (6) (not know) what to do. Luckily Eva (6) -sevssess (remember) that her parents (7) sss (make) a spare set of keys for her older brother and hie wife. They (6) (just get ready) for bed when we (9) osessss+. (phone) them but her brother said he (10) ......... (not mind) gevting dreosed and bringing Eva the key. 31 ELLE LE aa aE TT 322 UNIT 4 Dreai 2 There are mistakes with verb tenses in these sentences. Find the mistakes and correct them, 0 By the time they bec got to the party, most of the guests had gone home 1 Itwasn't until Susan had explained that we had understood our mistake, 2 Eventually we had realised what a funny situation it wes. 3 After waiting for a bus for more than half an hour we were deciding to get a taxi, 4 As soon as | had left the house, I realised that ! had forgotten my keys, 5 | had been sleeping soundly when | had woken up to see a dark shape in the bedroom doorway. & Iwas studying all night while everyone else had slept. 3 Use of English: error correction Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word that should not be there. Tick (V) the lines that are correct. Cross out the words that should not be there. If only ... 0 CaVounenn 10 i How would you react if your dreams fied came true? Imagine what it would be as like if you won the lottery. That's exactly what did happened to Sue Ford, Sue has had always dreamed of buying her own flat and going on holiday, but she had never been being able to save any money. When she has heard the result of the Jottery and realised she had the winning ticket, she could hardly believe it. She had become such a multimillionaire! At first she was being delighted but then she felt more and more unhappy. Suddenly she had nothing to look forward to. In the end she chose to donate most of the money to charity and is now much more happier. | You will hear four people talking about things they have dreamed of owning or experiencing. The first time you listen, match each picture to a speaker. Always read the questions and try to predict what you are going to hear. Speaker UNIT 4 Dream on Now listen again and story (1) B CB page 43 decide which of the two. statements applies to each of the extracts ein Speaker 1 A: He won't have enough Stoties aways include information that answers questions about money to fulfil his dream, + th parties (wher) B: He hasn't mentioned his plan to his girlfriend, the place/the time (Where? When?) the situation (Why were the people there? What Speaker 2 were they doing? etc.) The speaker is married. L * the events (What happened?) 3: The speaker has never had a holiday. «the result (What happened in the end?) Speaker 3 4: The speaker has a pet 4. Read this story and then complete the numbered gaps in the chart on the next page. Some parts have been completed 8: The speaker doesn't have eat a guest room in his flat cae STRANGE EXPERIENCE cents Beier y friend Hugo had a very strange experience last summer 3: The speaker’ friend has when he was hitchhiking back to his home town from organised everything, = university. Alter standing with his thumb out at the side of the road for ages, he was relieved to see a girl in an old Volkswagen stop. The irl explained that she was only going as far as the next town but since it was getting dark, Hugo decidad to accept the lift. Tho girs name was Sonia. It turned out that she shared a flat with some other young people. She and Hugo got on so well that ‘she said that he could stay the night on their sofa. She explained that she and her flatmates hed to go out to a party. By the time they got to the fiat, Sonia's flatmates had already {gone out, She told Hugo to make himself at home while she went ‘to got ready for the party. Ho sat down in an armchair in front of the fire end, before he knew it, he had fallen into @ deep sleep. ‘Much lator he woke up to the sound of votees. Hugo opened his eyes and saw some very strange creatures leaning over him and asking each other who he was. Some of them looked like ‘vampires and others like ghosts but they all looked absolutely terrifying! For 4 moment Hugo thought he was having a nightrnare but it turned out that the party had been a fancy dress party and the ‘ghosts and vampires were Sonia's flatmates, She had stayed at the party but had forgotten to tell them about Hugo. They had come home to find @ complete stranger asleep in their living room! It wasn't until Sonia came home that they believed Hugo's story. Once she had explained the situation, everyone thought it was very funny. 33 UNIT 4 Dream on Participants: | HMI 1 2 concn Place: Asad a3 Time: Lest summer Situation: | Hugo is hitchhiking back to his home town | events Sonia and flatmates invited 20 pary. 4 Sonia invites Hugo to stay. Hugo falls asleep. Soria stays at party. Result Sonia comes home and explains Participants: what happened, 2 Now look at the information in this chart and complete the story on the right. Gina, Her new boyfriand, Victor, Victor's mother Place: Time: During the carnival Last year Situation; Victor promises parents to stay at home to study for an important Events: * Victor’ familys phone not working ‘+ Mother goes out but gives Victor her mobile phone, ** Victor phones Gina and artanges to meet her *# There are so many people in the stovot thet they can't fird each other, ‘+ Next morning Gina sends a message to Victor on the motile asking what happened His mother reads the message, She is a bit angry at first but she also saes the funny side Result Vietor’s mother buys Victor his ‘own mobile 34 The message A very Suey thing happened to me and my boySriend “when we first Started! oh ext together Fe was Carnival time, but Victor o They were sping on to the Canial t Gecause the phone in their house BY on | is: mother a As soon a they had gone out, Victor Wo. T went to the place where he had told me to wait $or kim, but (5) 3 Tt danced with some of my Sriends and then I went home. The next mening (6) saying ‘What happened to ee last ? I waited Sor for ages! OF et dnt vedise that VCE had borrowed his mother’s mobile phone When she read message. Victor's mother realised that Victor had gone out to the carnival. At first she @ ie but then she began to (6) Ja the end @ all turned out gute well becase she (9) Now we send each other messages. all the time

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