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Solutions 2nd Edition Pre-Intermediate UNIT3
Solutions 2nd Edition Pre-Intermediate UNIT3
Uncountable nouns:
many
much a lot of
a little a few
1. Bill didn't drink all the soda. There's ______left.
2. Your house is almost empty! You have ______ furniture.
3. Have you received ______ applications for the job that you
advertised in the paper last week?
4. There are no empty seats on this flight, but there are ______
available on the next one.
5. I'm sorry, I can't pay for your lunch. I have ______ money.
6. It costs _____ money to give your children a good
education.
7. Eating out is expensive here. There aren't _____ cheap
restaurants.
8. Hurry up! We only have ______time before the coach
leaves.
9. Donald doesn't care for school. He has ______ interest in it.
10. It's very quiet. There aren't ______ people here today.
11. My father has ______work to do, so he's got a lot of free
time.
12. We have ______ things we need to do before the event
starts.
13. Unfortunately there are ______ activities for teenagers,
14. Can I ask you for ______ advice?
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Todd Hi! Are you new to this village?
Katy Yes, I am. We only moved here 1________
a few days ago.
Todd What do you think of it?
Katy It’s very quiet. There isn’t 2________
much to do at weekends.
Todd No, you’ re right. I usually go into town with 3_____________
some /a few
friends.
Katy But there aren’t 4______
any buses after 7 p.m.!
Todd We get a taxi. It only costs 5_________
a few pounds.
Katy That’s a good idea. So, where do you go in town?
Are there 6_______________
any / many good nightclubs?
Todd Yes, there are 7________________
some / a good ones. My favourite
is XTC. They playfew
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some / a lot of great music there.
Katy What kind of music?
Todd Hip hop, mostly. But they play 9________________
some / a lot of pop, too.
You should come with us next weekend, if you haven’t got
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any plans.
Katy Thanks! I’d love to.
Controversial (adj) causing a lot of angry public
discussion and disagreement
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1. Out-dated (adj) / out of date: old-fashioned
outdated idea/weapons
2. Argue with somebody about/over something (v): to speak
angrily to someone, telling that person that you disagree with
them
Argument (n)
Argumentative (adj)
3. Ban (v): to forbid
She was banned from driving for two years.
4. upper-class (v): a social group consisting of the people who
have the highest social rank and who are usually rich
5. Illegal / illicit (adj): not allowed by law
Antonym: legal / licit (adj)
6. Unfair / unjust (adj): not treating people in an equal way
Antonym: fair / just (adj)
7. Respect (v): to honor sth or sb / to accept the importance of
someone's rights or customs
8. Create (v): make or invent sth
Creation (n): the act of creating something
Creative (adj): producing original & unusual ideas
Creativity (n): the ability to produce original & unusual ideas
9. Damage (v/n): to harm something / harm or injury
Strong winds had caused serious damage to the roof.
** damages: an amount of money that a court decides should be
paid to somebody by the person, company, etc. that has caused
them harm or injury
She was awarded £50,000 in damages over false allegations
made by the newspaper.
10. Economy (n): the relationship between production, trade &
the supply of money in a particular country or region
Economic (adj): relating to trade, industry, and money
Economical (adj): not using a lot of fuel, money, etc.
1. You shouldn't hurt animals - it's __________.
cruel
2. In the past, only _____________
upper class families could afford to have
holidays abroad.
3. My dad doesn't want my sister to become a pilot. He has very
___________
out-dated views about jobs for women!
4. Tourism is good for a town's __________.
economy Tourists spend a lot of
money!
5. You can't steal things. It's against the __________.
law
6. He hit a tree and did a lot of __________
damage to his car.
7. When you're visiting a foreign country, you should __________
respect
its customs and traditions.
8. It's __________
illegal to drive without a licence.
9. The government is going to ______ban smoking in public buildings.
a) Olivia Olivia is in favour
b) Rory Rory is against
c) Jake Jake is in favour
d) Christine Christine is against
J 1. Killing animals for fun is always wrong.
R 2. People from towns don't understand rural traditions.
C 3. Fishing is just as cruel as fox-hunting.
O 4. Hunting damages fields and hedges.
R 5. We should respect traditional activities even if only a few
people do them.
C 6. Other ways of killing foxes are crueller than hunting.
O 7. Only very rich people are interested in hunting.
J 8. In the past, people didn't care about animal rights, but they do now.
Olivia I live in the country – but I don’t know anybody who likes the
idea of foxhunting. My dad’s a farmer, and he hated it when
hunters rode horses over his land. They cause a lot of
damage, you know – to the fields, and to the hedges. And
they don’t ask – they just go wherever they want! So I’m
glad people can’t go hunting any more. It was only a few
very rich people who were interested in it anyway. I’m sure
they can find something else to do in their free time.
Rory My home is on the edge of town – between the town and
the country. I think I understand both sides of the argument
about fox-hunting – but a lot of people who live in towns
don’t really understand it. In fact, they don’t understand
rural traditions at all. They only go into the countryside to
have a picnic a few times a year! I never went hunting
myself. I’m not that keen on horse-riding. But I respect it, as
a traditional activity. I think it’s important to respect all of our
national traditions – not just the ones that are really popular.
Jake I don’t see how anybody can say foxhunting is right. It’s
disgusting! The whole point of the hunt is to chase and then
kill a living animal – the fox. Why? Just because a few
upper-class idiots think that it’s fun! Well, it’s wrong to have
fun by killing animals. End of story. Perhaps when hunting
started, hundreds of years ago, people didn’t worry so much
about the rights of animals. But people are different now.
We respect animal rights. That’s why so many people are
vegetarians.
Christine I really don’t see what the problem is. I mean, it’s only a
few foxes! Look at all the animals that are killed on the
roads every year – every day! And what about fishing?
I’m sure the fish think it’s cruel. But nobody tries to ban
fishing – and do you know why? Because it’s popular
with millions of people! And the silly thing is, we do need
to control the number of foxes, because they damage
farmers’ fields and eat their chickens and lambs. Without
hunting, farmers have to shoot foxes – and that’s
probably crueler than hunting because the foxes die
more slowly! It just doesn’t make sense to me.
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1 Washington, D.C. is capital of USA.
Washington is the capital of the USA.
2 He never answers phone when he’s at home.
He never answers the phone when he's at home.
3 I usually get bus to school in bad weather.
I usually get the bus to school in bad weather.
4 We took train from London to Paris.
We took the train from London to Paris.
5 Moon goes around Earth about every 27 days.
The Moon goes around the Earth about every 27 days.
6 Somebody has dropped rubbish on floor.
Somebody has dropped rubbish on the floor.
7 My cousin enjoys listening to rock music on radio.
My cousin enjoys listening to rock music on the radio.
8 Nobody tells truth all time.
Nobody tells the truth all the time.
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I live in a detached house in Bristol with two other students. The
university doesn’t have rooms for all its students so every summer
there are a lot of us looking for flats and houses in the city. Me and
my friend Kate found the house, but the rent is quite high so we had
to find a housemate to share with. We put an ad in one of the student
magazines and got lots of replies. We chose to live with Melanie,
a third year medical student.
The house has only got two bedrooms upstairs, so we changed the
dining room into another bedroom for Melanie. Our landlord didn’t
mind and luckily the kitchen is big enough to eat in. We all have lunch
in the university and we share the cooking in the evenings. I usually
do it on Tuesdays and Fridays. There’s only one bathroom, which is
a bit annoying, as Kate spends a long time in there in the morning!
The house has got a small garden, but none of us likes gardening,
so I’m afraid it’s a bit of a mess! Next year, Kate, Melanie and I are
going to stay together – we might look for somewhere a bit bigger
and a bit nearer the university.
There are 6 rooms:
two bedrooms upstairs
a dining room
another bedroom
a kitchen
one bathroom
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reasonable
cooking
success: succeed, successful, successfully,
unsuccessful, unsuccessfully
immediate: immediately
inform: informant, information, informative,
informer
luck: lucky, luckily, unlucky, unluckily
responsible: responsibly, responsibility,
irresponsible, irresponsibly
difficult: difficulty
prepare: prepared unprepared, preparation,
preparatory
reason: reasonable, reasonably, unreasonable,
unreasonably
If your 1_____________
application (apply) for a place at university is
2
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successful (success), you’ll need somewhere to live. You
should 3_______________
immediately (immediate) contact the university and
ask for 4______________
information (inform) about their ‘halls of residence’,
which are rooms for students. Most universities don’t have enough
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accommodation (accommodate) for all their students.
If your are 6_________
unlucky (luck) and the university doesn’t offer you a
room, it’s your 7_______________
responsibility (responsible) to find somewhere.
Start looking for a room in a shared house or flat. Many students
have 8___________
difficulty (difficult) finding somewhere to live very near
the university, but if you are 9____________
prepared (prepare) to travel a
few kilometres, you should be able to find a room 10____________
reasonably
(reason) quickly.
apply/ success / immediate / inform / accommodate /
luck / responsible / difficult / prepare / reason
apply: applicable, applicant, application, applied
success: succeed, successful, successfully,
unsuccessful, unsuccessfully
immediate: immediately
inform: informant, information, informative,
informer
apply/ success / immediate / inform / accommodate /
luck / responsible / difficult / prepare / reason
accommodate: accommodation
luck: lucky, luckily, unlucky, unluckily
responsible: responsibly, responsibility,
irresponsible, irresponsibly
difficult: difficulty
prepare: prepared, unprepared, preparation,
preparatory
reason: reasonable, reasonably, unreasonable,
unreasonably
If yourapplication
_________ (apply) for a place at university is
_________
successful (success), you'll need somewhere to live.
You should ___________
immediately (immediate) contact the
university and ask for information
__________ (inform) about their
'halls of residence', which are rooms for students. Most
universities don't have enough ______________
accommodation
(accommodate) for all their students.
If you are ________
unlucky (luck) and the university doesn't
offer you a room, it's your ___________
responsibility (responsible)
to find somewhere. Start looking for a room in a shared
house or flat. Many students have ________
difficulty (difficult)
finding somewhere to live very near the university, but if
you are ________
prepared (prepare) to travel a few kilometres,
you should be able to find a room _________
reasonably (reason)
quickly.