PAGE 74 Cristian Sdrojek

venue: lugar de eventos, de encuentro

spotlight: foco
props: accesorios
newcomers: novatos, recién llegados

3] Listening:

1 B (Choose what sort of comedian you want to be)

2 C (Choose your act carefully)
3 A (Become a great scriptwriter)

4] Listening; correct:

1 The open-mic night gave comedians five minutes to make people laugh.
2 The most important skill for comedians is to be able to make the audience like them.
3 A low-ranking comedian laughs at him or herself.
4 Chris Hancock almost never does accents
5 Comedians should consider what´s happening in the world at least a couple of times a week.
6 The hardest part of the job is writing a funny script.

PAGE 78

cover: cubierta, tapa

put down: soltar, dejar
make it back: regresar
so-so: regular

1] Which of the things below are important when choosing a book or magazine? Order them
from 1 (most important) to 5 (least important). Then read the Teen Scene Book Club reviews
and say which books you would like to read and why.

1. The subject
2. The price
3. Good reviews
4. Friends´opinions
5. An attractive cover

‘If I Stay’ seems like the most interesting book between the three below. Besides having the
best review (5/5), it has the most appealing plot to me. Secondly, I’d probably read ‘Sofi Mendoza’s
Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico’, because I don´t find the third one’s plot interesting at all.

2] Listening:

1 chilling
2 unoriginal
3 well - written
4 so-so
5 dull

3] Listening; replace:

1 What did you all think about ...

2 I couldn´t agree with you more. In my view ...
3 As far as I´m concerned ...
4 My view is that ...
5 I agree you up to a point ...
6 To my mind ...
7 From my point of view …

PAGE 79

5] Table:

Location Movement Distance Origin

below Away from away of
On top of towards near from
at across

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

What did you all / both think about… ? → ¿Qué os pareció (a todos, a ambos) […]?
What’s your opinion? → ¿Cuál es tu/ vuestra opinión?
In my view, … → Bajo mi punto de vista, …
As far as I’m concerned, … → Por lo que a mí respecta, …
My view is that … → Mi punto de vista es que …
To my mind, … → En mi opinión, …
In mi opinion, … → En mi opinión, …
From my point of view, … → Desde mi punto de vista, …
According to … → De acuerdo a …
For Sofi, … → Para Sofi, …
I couldn’t agree more. → No podría estar más de acuerdo.
I agree with you entirely/ in the main/ up to a point. → Estoy de acuerdo contigo por completo/ en
la mayoría/ hasta cierto punto.

PAGE 80

in a hurry: apurado
1] Answer:

1 At home.
2 With my computer while studying or doing something else.
3 No, I don´t.
4 No, I don´t.

2] Are your answers mentioned in the report?

The first of my answers, at home, is mentioned. The rest are not mentioned.

3] Correct option:

1 the aim of the report

2 statistics from the results
3 a generalization

4] Find the adverb phrases. Which are phrases of time, which are phrases of place and which
are phrases of manner?

Phrases of time: Every night, at different times of the day

Phrases of place: At home, in bed, on public transport
Phrases of manner: In secret, on foot, in a hurry

5] Complete:

1 as
2 after
3 very
4 in, at

6] Match:

1 33% → One-third
2 50% → Half
3 75% → Three-quarters
4 20% → One-fifth
5 66% → Two-thirds

7] Complete:

1 One-fifth
2 One in four
3 Three-quarters
4 half