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UNIT1

Neighbours

p.4

UNIT2

Callof the wild

p.12

uNrrp

Takea break

p.20

UNIT4

Liveandlearn

p.28

UNIT5

Weirdandwonderful

p.36

UNIT
6

State-of-the-art

p.44

UNIT7

All in a day'swork

p.5?

UNIT8

Staying
safe

p.60

UNIT9

Forces
of nature

p.68

UNIT1O

Festive
time

p.76

OptionalFurtherPractice
WordPerfect

p.85

Grammar
Check

p. 96

Neighbours

Cross
theoddwordout,asin
t h ee x a m o l e .
chaiterbox,
slb{re,lazybones,
troublemaker
2 s e n s i h l es a f e f r i e n d l va m b i t i o u s
,!,

Thethreepeoplebelowareneighbours
in a blockof flats in London.

Matchthewordsin the columns

thenusethemto fill in the gaps
in the sentences
below.

rTt

Sense

ETI o l d
F-ft Clear
t4Tt keen
FTI drop

C on
d -fashioned
e of humour

reTr

Alison Greenway is 25 yearsold and she

worksas a DJ for a radiostation.Shewas born
in Australiabut she movedto Londonwhenshe
was '15.Alisonis friendly
and5)
A t w e e k e n dssh e l o v e s6 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a
. .n. .d. . . .
laughingwith her friendsin the garden.This
s o m e t i m e7s l . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
her neighbours
especiallywhen Alison and her
friendsplayreallyloudmusic!

9OrUEr rql

b away

rlonond<

Neelam Gupta is 23 years old. Neelamis

Indian and she studies photographyat the
ChelseaSchoolof Art.She lovesher neighbours
a n dt h e yl o v eh e r .S h ei s a v e r y1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
personwho enjoyshelpingothers.When her
neighbours are away on holiday she
2 l . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t.h. .e. i. rp
. l a n t fso rt h e ma n dg e n e r a l l y
. H e r n e i g h b o u rasr e a l w a y s
3l ..............
very4)
.......
to herfor herhelp,

chasing

Neighbours

. waters. keeps
aneyeonthings. grateful. thoughtful
. drives. crazy. easy-going
. a stiffupperlip polite
"
o creativeo chatting

likeable
ca
, r i n gm
, e a n f, r i e n d l y
p ,l a n t i n g ,
5 d i g g i n gg, a r d e n i n g

VocabularyPractice
Fillin the blanks
with thewordsbelow.

,v,f

F^,,^, .- ^l-^+t-,,lt-- -^^..JL O V U U T ) /P r d r L ) , U U r U ) , ) C C U )

s
I

litter

A: How would you describe

yourself?
R

l h:rro

nro:t

A: Do you get on well with

yourneighbours?
B: Yes.Exceptwhen they
in my garden
a
3 A: How would you describe
t y p i c aEl n g l i s h m a n ?
B: Hmm.letmethrnk.Punctual,
polite and perhapsa little
gardenis lovely!
A: Laura's
B: Yes,it is. Sheis a(n)
A: Can I giveyou a handwith
the housework?
B Yes that'd he nreat Could
y o up l e a s .e. . . . . . . . . . . . .t .h.e. . .
platesthat areon the table?

Georgiana Portman is 58 yearsold. She is

at London
Englishand she is a HistoryProfessor
University.Georgiana is very artistic and
. S h ep l a y st h ev i o l i na n dt h e
8) ..............
pianoand she lovespaintingportraits.
She is a
annoyed
typicalEnglishwoman.
Sheis sometimes
by Alison's loud music but she keeps
9) ..............
about it. She is very
1 O ). . . . . . . . . . . .
a n dr e s e r v e d .

A: What do you usuallydo at

weekends?
B W e l l i,t . . . . . .
the trme of year. In the
summerI go to the beach
r.vithmy friends.
ln the winter
I rkegoingto thecinema.

Word Formation

Underlinethe correctword, as in the example.

1 Taniarsveryreserved/thoughtful.
Shedoesn't
likeexpressing
heremotions.
2 Fnglishpeoplehavea reputation/politeness

Complete
thegapswiththecorrect
word
derived
fromthewordsin bold.

.'+.Fii].;!iJ$].!:i:..i!ii+'Jl:;]r:!':!i.:!l;l"!l]a.-lt!l.j.!.l-..tr.t:j:l]...r:1''.

for beinga littleeccentric.

3 Stopbeingsucha noseyparker/sillybilly and
be sensible!
Youarenot a child!
rThis
paintingdepicts/produces
4
the Acropolis
in Athens.
5 | didn'tunderstand
the ioke.lt wastoo subtle/
comical
6 Racheltalks all the time. She is such a
chatterbox/scatterbrai
n.
Robertis verycaring.He looksafter/looksfor
his brother and helos his sisterwith her

works for an
,Philip
rnternational
oank in New york.
He rs a high flier;
rntelligent,1)
............4nd
very talented.
i
However;he
can be a
Irttre2)
. H e
sornetjrnesthinks
SEtF
that his work
is
rnore important
that other people,s

homework
Leodoesn'ttake after/takecareof hisfather.
He lookslikehismother
9 She'sas busyasa bee/bird.
10 Without my glasses,
I'm as blindasa bat/fox.
11 As a boss, he's very good with strangers/

work.

employees.
12 Couldyou do/makeme a favour?
13 Remember
to keepin feel/touchwith us.
Circlethe correctresponse.
1 A: Couldyou giveMrs Edwards
a call,please?
B: a No,not now.
b Yes,of course
2 A: How often do you cleanyour room?
B: a l'm sorry,but I can't.
He is verY
Richardis an author
and artistic
3)
be a lrttle
but sometimesne can
4)
He
"""" " """"
a n d5 )
boors
his
never rememberswhere
lostng
and notesareand he is always

b Twicea week.
3 A: Do you thinkyou couldwashthe car?
B: a I'm afraidI can't.I haveto go to the
supermarket
b No,I guessnot.
4 A: Do you mind switchingoff the TV? l'm
tryingto sleep.

tnln9s.

B : a l ' d l i k et o .
b Sure.No problem.
A: l'm so sorryfor wakingyou up lastnight.
B: a Don'tworryabouti1

FoRGET
i,
CAREI
jrf

I!i

'T'
ll

Phrasalverbs
7

Replacethe,phrasesin bold with lookafter,

takeafter, run after in the correctform.

b I do apologise.
A: l'm sorry.I didn'tmeanto upsetyou.
B: a All right.
b lt doesn'tmatter.Forgetabout it.

1 Mrs Harristakescareof my littlesisterwhile

our parentsareat work
2 Susanresembles
herfather
3 The woman pursuedthe robberscreaming
for help

12 1

Grammarin Use

--=::,*l-

PresentSimple,PresentContinuous
& PresentPerfect
Putthe verbsin the bracketsinto present
present
perfect.
simple,
continuous
or present

(you/be)to
j

= -=' =----- . .:-3eratufe

(stilliqoup)

Complete
eachgapwith the correctformof
the verbin brackets.

1 A: Whattime
(we/meet)Johnand Liz?
R'

Tho

narfnrm:nra

(start)at 8:00 so we ..
(meet)them at 7:30
.. ... .. (lan/come)
with usto the restaurant?
B: I
.. (not/think)so
He
. (not/finish)

A:

writing hisreportyet
A:
B: No,I thinkshe

. (you/see)Linda?
. (be)still

at the lrbrary.
A: Howoften.....
(you/exercise)
at the gym?
B: Threeto fourtrmesa week.
5 A
(Tanya/be)
on a diet?
B:No,shejust
healthyfoodand

..... (eat)
. ....(sleep)a lot

6 A : Whattime
. ...
(Lauraand Penny/leave)?
(already/leave).
B : They. .
. .. (you/look)for?
. (look)for my key.

7 A .What .
B:

........ (just/lose)
it.
8 A : Whattime
(the Eurostartrain/leave)for Paris?
B : nnL+

h^lf
Iroil

^^a+
Po)L

-^r,^^
)cvcr I

9 A : Where
(you/go)on holidaythissummer?
B : l t a l yo r G r e e c eW. e . . . . . . .
(not/decide)yet
1 0 A: Where

Stative verbs
Putthe verbsin brackets
intothe presentsimple
or presentcontinuous.
(you/smell)
1 A: Why.
thategg?
(smell)
B: Because
it
...
bad
l ' l l t h r o wi t a w a y
(feel)great
2 A: lt
to beon hoirca,,.
cces^':it?
B : Yes,I .
3 A : Star:
--:
D - I kto ,",.
, :r , -:

(feel)betteralready!
(think)he'sso great!
(think)

(Leo/live)r

(you/have)

a partyon Saturday?
B: Of course
I a m .I
. .. . . (already/invite)
everybody!

HiClaire,
Justa quickmessage
fromEngland!
I can'tbelieve| 1) ........... .. (be) herefor two weeks
(have)sucha greattime!The
already.
| 2) ....................
university
(feel)
is veryimpressive
and| 3) ....................
so oroudto be here.
(meet)a lotof students
So far,I 4) .............
fromother
(share)a largeroomwitha
countriesand | 5)
girlfromHongKonguntilshegetsa roomof herown.
(plan) an
The headof our department
6)
partyfor this weekend.| 7)
international
(hope) it's a good one. | 8)
(noVbe)to a
partyfor ages!
When 9)
(you/leave)for Rome?
(yon/find)a houseyet?
10) ...........
Writebacksoon.
Lotsof love,
Claire

4 A :

B: In Kensington.
but at the momenthe . .
(stay)with frrendsin Paris.
1 1 A:

E , . U B -

D-

... . (have)

5 -.

. (you/look)
. (look)so much

(be)reallya good

B : Sowhy

Putthe verbsin brackets

intothe correctpresenttenses.

(he/be)so sillyright now?

7 A .W h y . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . (you/taste)the soup?
B : Because
Johnsaysit .. . .. ..
(taste)likewater!

PresentPerfectContinuous
-

Writea sentence
for each
situftion,asin the example.
Use
foror since.
'l Mariastartedworking an
as
yearsago.
Sheis stillan enoineer.

onninoor

f n r r r t a o n,

Maria hus been warkingas an

ye$rs.
engineer
forfaurfeen
2 He startedplayingtennis two
hoursagg.lt was5:00pm

DeorBob,
(write)to tettyouoboutsomething
I 1) ........ .
reatty
(happen)to melYou
th,at2)
wonderJul
(know)howmuchI lovewriting?
3) ........ ..
We[t,the
(
a
s
k
)
s c h o onl e w s p o p4e r . . . . . . . . . . . . .
m et o b et h e i rn e w
editor.I ccn'tbeLieve
it. I 5)
.....(woit)Jor achance
[ikethisJoroges.
(read)pastedltions
doys,I 6) ... ... ..
OverthepastJew
paperto getsomeideasaboutwhatthepoperis att
oJtheschooL
(aLreadglwrite)
obout.| 7) ............
downlotsoJnotes
(wont)to
aboutwhatkindoJstories
l8) .. .. .. .
(count)downthe dagsbeJore
inctude.
WhiteI 9) ...........
(attend)theJirstmeeting
I 10) .........
oJthenewspoper
s t a J Jm
, l u s ta d m l t h a tI 1 1 ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(.b e c o m em) o r ea n d
I hopeevergthing
goesOK.
morenervous.
(belnot)gou
Wett,thot'smg news.12)............
me?l't[ let gouknowwhat happens.
excttedJor
BgeJor now,
Mark

t_l^

transformations
Sentence

t t g

3 lt

is snowing. lt

started

snowingthreehoursago.
It

thesecond
Complete
sentence
sothat it means
thesameas
the first.Useno morethanthreewords.

A friendtellsyou that he saw

SusanThe last time you saw
Susanwasin 2001.

Bill and Richardare taking

karate lessons They started
takinglessons
in March
Bila
l n dR i c h a r d
You are waiting for a frrend
outsidethe cinema.You arrived

mnutes
aoo
il"::]-:""
Tina startedgoing on holiday
to Santorini
fiveyearsago.
Tina
Your brothertellsyou he met
David.You lastsaw Davidages
ago.

It'ssixyearssinceI startedlearningEnglish

forsixvears'
fn,,,r,n",r..
,.0
,," *. nu*,;.".i.o,5l,nlrsh
We . .
to NewYorkthreetimesso far.
Clairehasn'tvisitedLondonfor two years
Claire
Londontwo yearsago.
Thelasttime Helentook a trainwasin 2004.
Helen
a trainsince2004
We haveneverbeento a morebeautifulcity.
T h i si st h e m o s tb e a u t i f ucli t yw e
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t .o. . . .

Reading
Thepeoplebelow(1-4)are
lookingfor a houseto buy.Decide
whichhouse(A-F)would
bethe most
suitable
for them.Therearetwo houses
youdon'tneed.

Aliceand Martin
lovepartying.Theyare
verysociableand they have
lotsof friends.Theyare looking
for a big housein whichthey
can entertainlotsof people
and havebarbecuesin
the summer.
TheBrownsarea
quietandfriendly
family.

Situatedin a qtriettraditional
village,this channingcottageis
idealfor thosewho lovenature.
Set in spaciousgounds.it is only
minutesawayfrom the
Merseyside
Conservation
Park.
Designedby famousMexican
architect,
JavierValladares,
this
contemporary
houseis large,
minimalistic
and practical.lt is
perfectfor those who are alwavs
on the go.

Thislovelyvillais ideal
for partiesand
celebrations.
With a large
outdoorpooland a big
receptionroom,it is
. perfectfor thosewho live
busysociallivesand love
entertainino.

Theyarelooking
fora house
witha biggardenin a nice
neighbourhood
closeto the
centre.
Theyareon a tight
budgetso theydon'twant
to spenda lotof

money

Thisbeautifulfamily
homeis
onlytwo kilometresaway
fromthe city centre.Situated
in a quiet,safe
neighbourhood,
it hasfour
bedrooms
and a big garden.
Youwon'tbelievethe orice!

Sandra
andRupert
arehighflyers.Theyhave
verybusylivesandtheirjobs
arestressful
anddemanding.
Theylikemodernarchitecture
and
furnishings.
Theiridealhouse
wouldbe well-organised
and spacious.
Stella

lovesnature,
Sheis
energetic
andactiveand
shespendsa lotof timeinthe
garden.Shewantsto buy a house
in the countryside
whichshecan
fillwith beautifulflowers.She
alsolovestakinglongwalks
and havingpicnics

Closeto the centreandin one of

the bestareas,this largehouselvith
its fivebedroomsis idealfor
families.Not onlyperfeclfor iqvt,ng
friendsandfamityfor,,,eekend
stays,but alsofor garde-s.s :c< -g
for oeacea1t 3- e:.
f' g'rp;.r66r'agMediterranean
s::^ -:'-s :ertainlyfor those
rtrrt *r*E-l:: get away from the
s:'sss :i:;:.r oenires ano
-rl,r,n.t1<
3E-,eL:ra
SChedUleS.
An
-rtr;'1 J r:l-:
asrossthe Channel is
3l r[r_ -r*] :3 "each your own
-ial Ei :;r-al
se and at a verv
=3-r

dJr::

s|

'!U.

Listening& Speaking
Describing
People

Socialising

. ) Youwill heara conversation

betweentwo friendsabouta
party.Forquestions
1- 5 choose
A,BorC.

Complete
the exchanges
with sentences
fromthe box.
. Pleased
to meetyou
r No,no.lt'smyturn.
. How're
things?
o Sorry,
l'm late.

. Niceto meetyou,too.
. sameto you
. Bye.Havea niceday.

Jane,l'd likeyouto meetMr Rochester.

B:

Mr Rochester

A : Bye,Lindal'll seeyouthisevening.
B:
Niceto meetyou, Albert.
B:
Havea niceweekend.Mrs Porter
B : Thanks,
Whenwasthe party?

A:

A Saturday
B Yesterday

B : Justfine,thanks
A : Letme buyyou lunch

C Theday beforeyesterday.

B:

What was greataboutthe

dinnerparty?

A:
B : Nevermind,you'reherenow!

Peter.

A the food
B the musicandthe people
C the food,the musicand
the people
LauraSingerhas
A darkblackhairand green
eyes.
B shortbrownhairand green

Meeting old friends

phrases
fromtheboxto complete
Choose
thedialogue.
. Niceto meetyou,too . haven't
we metbefore
. l'd likeyouto meet o Thisisa greatparty,isn'tit
. Hi,there o Whata fantastic
partythatwas

eyes.
C blackhairand blueeyes.
What is LauraSingerlike?
A Sheistalkative
and nrce

fohn:
Andrew:

B Sheis friendly,
talkative
and interesting.
C Sheistoo talkative
In January,
LauraSigner
A won the National
Writing
Competition.
B is goingto Columbia
University
C is goingto studyCreative
Writing.,

John:
Val: 4) ...............

...............,
John!
V
a
l
,
S
)
...........?
John:
Val: Mmm, I think we have but I can't remember when.
John: I believe it was at Brian Stock's party last summer.
Val: Yes,that'sright. 6)
...........!
Yes,
it
was.
I
haven't
seen Brian for ages. Is he here
John:
tonight?
VaI: He's over there. Let's go and talk to him.
John: Great! Let's go.

Writing (an e-maildescribingyourfamily)

Gettingstarted
Readthe rubricandunderline
the keywords/phrases,
Whatwords/phrases
canyouthinkof relatedto the
word family?
$i
fe
E!
43
&

Thisis partof an e-mailyou received

fromyourMexican
friend
Maria.
I lovemyfamilybutsometimes
pozis
theydrivemecrazy.
Mytwin sister
greatbutmyyounger
brother
Roberto
canbeannoying
at times
sowe
oftenfightaboutthesilliest
things.Whatsyourfamilylike?
Writean e-mailto yourMexican
frienddescribing
yourfamily.

Let'slook closer
2

Readthe e-mailandcomplete
the paragraph
plan.Usethe
followingheadings:
o request
for returne-mail
. description
- ages,professions,
of parents
personalities
o greeting
andcomment
on laste-mail
. description
of brothers/sisters/cousi
ns- persona
Iities,Iikes/d
islikes

Lookat the pictures.

Howarethe peoplerelatedto Julia?

Linking words and phrases

Openi nglClosing remarks

3
1e

Markthe following
opening/
closingremarks
with ORor CR.
Whichcouldyouusein Julia's
e-mail?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

H i lG u e swsh a t ?
Well,that'sallfromme.
Can'twaitto seeyou.
l'mwritingto letyouknow
that...
Sorrflhaven't
beenin
touchin a while.
Byefor now.
Gotto go now
H i !W h a t 'us p ?
going?
How'severything

Topicsentences
The tonic senten.e is the first
sentence in the paragraph lt
introduces
or summarises
the main
paragraph
topicof the
andgivesthe
reader an idea of what the
paragraph
is goingto be about.The
rest of the paragraph(supporting

sentences)
developsthe main idea
of the topicsentence.

Lookat paragraphs
2 & 3 in the
e-mail.
Findthetopicsentences
andunderline
them.Dothe
supporting
sentences
develop
the mainideaof the paragraph?
How?
Readthe topicsentences
below.
Thinkof supporting
sentences
to
develop
the mainidea.
1 My best friend Kate is the
girlintheworld.
kindest
2 Mybrother
Jonathan
isa
talented
oianist.
3 LouandJanearemVfavourite

To makeyour pieceof writing more interesting,

you can usea
phrases
varietyof wordsand
to linksentences
or ideastogether.
got blueeyesandlongdarkhair.
MycousinJoisan attractivegirl.She's
MycousinJoisan attractivegirlwith blueeyesand longdarkhair.
qualities
Youcan link descriptions
of similarpersonal
by using
in addition,also,and,moreover,etc.
Sheiscaring.Sheisalwayshelpingpeople.Sheisverykindto everyone.
Sheis caringand is alwayshelpingpeople.Moreover,sheis verykind

to everyone.
o Youcan Iinkdescrrptions
qualities
of contrasting
by usingbut,
the
other
hand,
on
however,nevertheless,
etc
Heishardworking
and bright.Hecanbedifficultat times.
Heishardworking
and bright,but hecan bedifficultat times.
NOTE:When you mention someone'snegativequalitiesyou
(seemsto be, can be rather.etc) For
shouldusemild language
example,insteadof sayingMybrother
Paulislazy,it is betterto say
MybrotherPaulcanbelazyat times.

thesentences
Rewrite
usinglinking
wordsor phrases.
1 Ann isfriendlySheis caring
2 Bobis hardworkingBobis kind.
3 Paulisveryenthusiastic
He is bossysometimes
4 Helenis reallyattractiveShe'sgot greeneyesand long fair
hair
5 Maryis politeand friendlySheis forgetfulat times
o Janeis so kind.Sheis always
veryhelpful.
7 Harryisverysociable.
He is intelligent
8 Vivianis like a sisterto me. Sometimes
she gets on my
!
nerves

Yourturn
Answerthe questions
aboutyourself.
1 Howmanypeople
areinyourfamily?
2 Whatdo theydo for a living?
3 Whataretheylike?
Readthe rubricin Ex.1 again.Useyouranswers
in Ex.7 to
writean e-mailto yourfriendin Mexicoaboutyourfamily
(80-100
words).Usethe paragraph
planin Ex.2 to helpyou.

C O U SNI S .

11

Callof the
wild

1;

Vocq.bulary
Practice
z?+-..-:----:,-:,.,-,
,. -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fauna
Complete
thespidergrams
with
the wordsfromthe list.
.
.
.
.
.

t3.:

L:11':ii',1:i:i
{

o laka o rhimn:nzoo

"

j
:

" t

h u n t i n g / f i s h.i nagm p h i b i a n
hare. habitat
changes
m a m m aol j u n g l e. w e t l a n d s
tiger . reptrle. wolf
forest. ocean

t:' lr'i,i
i:,til,-lilitt;-."i

t.. ;,..-":.-";..,......';..;,-...
1 A p o n di sa s m a l l

Flora

rrversand seas.
3 People
alwaystry to improvetheir

1 woodlands,
farmlands,
hedgerows
M,
pollution
2 noise,country,
air
dust,
3 pollution,
starvation,
conservation,
illness

4 The discoveryof new medicinescan help

4 moths,bats,squirrels.
sandgrains
5 dolphin,tiger,chimpanzee,
wolf

5 Many . .
areat great
riskfrom extinction
in the Amazon

Underline
the correctword, as in the example.
1 You can makea wildlifepond/gardenquite
easily.
2 Joannais a memberof the localenvironmental
team/group.
3 Plantingtreescan help reducesoil erosion/
extinction
4 Chinchillas
arean endangered
species/types
5 The Amazonrainforest
has an extraordinarv
varietyof wildlife/countryside

Sociallssues

12
It-

wildlife

Similes
5

Complete
the sentences
with thesimiles
below.
a nrpAn:q

ar:<<

e :'=a'

waste

factory
tE*T___l
t " t l living

lives

specres

Fl-r

SAVC

habitat

FTI

animal

conditions

:l;

n:rq\/

. b r o w na s- : : ' - , o - : : - s a r o s e
1 M r < : .- . "

"- - : : = ^ o n h o l i d a y ?Y o u ' r e
- - - - - - : ' . ' s s l e e p ,y o u ' l l b e
':

Match
thewordsandcomplete
thesentences.

trTl
ETI

pollutesthe earth's

Crossthe odd word out, as in the example.

inthemorning.
j . ; - . : l c o l l e g e s, h e w a s

aretreesimportant?
the phrases
in the diagrambelow
Usethe verbsin the listto complete
. reduce. orovideo orotect. release

heairng

i 1)

and coolingcosts
-_-;*
|

. ...

from

2)

ultraviolet
radiation

shelter!

for

4)

CO, fromthe
atmosphere

3)

. oxygen )

th's

o
- ,l vn

Matchthetwo columns
andthencreate
sentences,
asin theexample.

^^+

lightbulbs
FTB-]useenergy-efficient

cdL

2 We aretryingto raise/recycle
moneyto builda
wildlifepondin the localpark.
3 On Sunday,
studentsfrom our schoolaregorng
to planVprotecttreeson top of that hill.
4 At home. we try to use/recycleas much

PTI recyclepaperand planttrees

Flt createa wildlifehabitatin our garden
FTI keepbeachesclean
fs-f_-]not useour carsin citycentres

rubbishas oossible.
5 lf you want to help plant/protect wildlife,
why don'tyou adoptan animal?
6 We use/startpublictransporta lot: this way

A helpreduceair pollution
B saveenergy
C protectwildlife
D protectforests
E helpsaveseaturtlesfrom extinction

t're

1 8y usrr:Eenergy-efficient
light bulbs,v'te{on save
ner{}y.

be
rg.
/as

Phrasal
verbs

partsof the sentences.

TheMauritius
Maunhus
Dodobirddied. .
I ran

2
3
4
5

we helpreduceair pollution

Hecouldn'tmake
Youlookworn
T h e yh a v eb r o u g h .t . . . . . . .

Underlinethe correctwords.
1 My neighboursare going to raise/starta
campaign
againstthe cuttingdownof t"e b'g
treeoutsidetheirhouse

a out of paperand I couldn'tprintmy essay

b out! | thi'nkyou needsomerest.
c out my favouritewriter'snew book!
d out around1690
e out what that signsaid

13

Grammarin Use

Going to

Modals

Complete
the sentences
usingmust/havetoshould/oughtto-mustn't
andthe verbsbelow.

Rupertisthe director
of an environment
agency.
Lookat hisdiaryandwritedownwhat
hisarrangements
arefor the followingdates.

o drOP. reCycle
. hunt . work o respect
. Kee0. asK
We

all paper.plastic

b o t t l e sa n da l u m i n i u m
c a n si n o u r h o m e s
You................
theground.

...litteron

You......

endangered

specres
4 You . ....
5 You .

in Manchester
Awards
go to theEnvrronment

' Stt'l0..
=

t h ee l d e r l y .
your dog

on a lead
6
7

1 l4eisgoingtc meettheMinister
of Healthan the
I lth af Navrnber.

Youare ill with measles.

Makesentences
from
the notes your doctor has left you. Use
should/shouldn't.

2
3
4
5
6

. Stayat homefortwo weeks

o Restasmuchasyoucan
. Drinkplenty
of liquids
. 5eefriends
untilthespotsgo
1
2
3
4

W ill - Goingto

a
I

Thefuture- time words

3

Fillinwillor goingto.

Put the verbsin bracketsinto the presentsimple

or futuresimple.
1 We

(take)part in an
environmental
campaign
whenwe join "Save
a Tree"
2 We
. . . . . . .(.n o t / g o )u n t i l
you comebackhome
3 | will recycle
the magazines
after| ..
. . . (finish)readingthem
4 Don't forget to walk the dog before you

A .

. ....

donatef20 to my local
group
environmental
B : Welldone!| thinkthat'sa greatidea.

H.

2 4 .

... go to the countryside

this
weekend?

B : I don't thinkso I heardon the newsthat

rt..
....rain
3 A : What ...
pro1ect?
B: I . .

14

l',"#;::1;'l?:i

. . m a k ea w i l d l i f ep o n d .
join Greenpeace
next

4 A : Sam . .
monln
B : GreatlI

jointhen.too

5 A : ls Tony coming to the environmental

fr rnrirricar

s wr,.,.

. . .. do for yourscience

1-^n;^hf ?

B : I don't knor,r,,
I
find our

. . .c a l h
l i mt o

Sentence
transforrnations

A : My suitcase
is so heavyl
B : | . . . .. . . . . . .
h e l py o uc a r r yi t

vhat
es.

A : Youlookexhausted
|
B : Y e sI a m |

goto bed

......

A : Whatareyourplansfor the Augustbreak?

B : We
. . . . . s a i l a r o u ntdh e G r e e k
islands

A: Youstillhaven'tcleared
up the garage
B : S o r r yl p
. r o m i s eI . . . . .
do it
tomorrowafterwork

1e

1 0 A: l'm so thirsty

)ster

.. . . get youa glassof water.

B: |

1 1 A: Why did youwakeup so earlytoday?

B: | .
. . . . . . m e e tA l i s o nf o r a q u i c k

mrqt nrntprt thpir habitatS

coffeebeforework.

We

't2 A: Antoniaplays
the celloso beautifully.
B: She

natural
habitats
orwildanimals
willbecome
extinct
5 lt iseveryone's
dutyto do whatwe canto helpthe
envlronment.
We......
whatwe canto helptheenvironment

becomea greatcellist

..

Completethe secondsentenceso that it

meansthe sameasthe first.Useno morethan
three
_*ofd..r:
1 lt isagainst
thelawto huntendangered
animals.
You .............
endangered
animals.
2 Dinosaurs
became
extinct
millions
of years
ago
Dinosaurs
have....
millions
of years
3 lt wouldbea goodideato checkthesitebeforeyou
fillintheadoption
form.
You
.....thesite
youfillintheadoption
before
form.
4 lf we don'twant animals
to become.extinct
we

o n ed a y

1 3 A: What areyou doingtonight?

B' l've oot ticketsto a classical
concert.I
see the St Petersburg
Philharmonic.
1 4 A: Good afternoon Can I speakto Tonia,
please?
R

l i l c t u:
not

m
r r i il n
r rrurLtLo
,

|I

nla^-^
V'Ld)C

hor fnr rrnr r

15 A: ...

you . .
l e a r na n o t h e r
foreignlanguage
beforeleaving
school?

ocal

B : Y e s1, . . .

learnSpanish.

Word formation(formingnouns)
this
that

)nce
l.
rext
),
ntal
rto

Prepositional
Phrases

Fillin the correctform of the words in bold.

1 An increase
in factory
.. . . . will
leadto an increase
in factorvwaste

Fillin: from,in, at.

By adoptinga sickanimal,you can helpsave
animals

extinction.

2 Thechinchilla
is
dangerof becoming
extrnct
We must protect both large and small
habitats
beingdestroyed
Today,nearly15 percentof the wildlifein
B r i t a i ni s . . . . . . . .
r i s ko f b e c o m i n o
extrnct.

PRODUCE
2 Thanksto the Internet,
amongpeoplehasbecomeeasrer.
COMMUNICATE
3 Man'sindifference
hasledto the
of manyspecies.
EXTINCT
4 T h e . . . . .. .
.. of new medicines
people's
will save
lives
DEVELOP
your
5 In the
of
essay,
you canrestatewhy recycling
isso important.
CONCLUDE

15

Reading
I

Lookat the sentences

belowabouta species
of endangered
turtle.Readthe text to decidewhetherthe
sentencesare true T(true)or F(false).
1 Therearemorethantwo milliongreenseaturtlesin the worlt.
2 Thegreenseaturtleis not the onlyseaturtlewhosenumbers
a.e
3 Thegreenseaturtleprovides
food for humanbeings

^ t smailer.

4 A lot of countries
do not allowoeooleto huntthe turtles
5 Fisherman
do theirbestto avoidcatching
the turtles.
6 Theturtlesaresometimes
caughtin old fishinglines.
7 Theturtlesliketo eat plastic.
8 Tourists
frightenthe turtlesawayfromtheirnestingbeaches
9 Brightlightsaredangerous
for youngturtles.
10 Scientists
haveknownaboutthe killerdisease
for a longtime

La;

*.ffittiffi{ffilflle
Srmffie

Tffiu;Llilttl[m

foundinwarmcoastal
populations
waters
around
theworld,butthelargest
todayareinFlorida
andtheCaribbean,
Hawaii,
andBorneo.
Inallthese
areas
theturiles
areat risk,withpopulations
in Florida
andMexico
officially
described
asendangered.
Although
inthepastthere
green
wereprobably
several
million
seaturtles
intheworld,
today
scientists
believe
thatfewer
than200,000
adult
females
remain.
Below
welistsome
ofthereasons
wnv
numbers
ofthisandother
seaturtles
have
declined.
i: i
People
around
theworldhaveusedthemeatofthegreen
seaturtleforfoodsinceancient
timesandit isthemain
ingredient
inturtle
Theeggs,
soup.
which
thefemale
tuftles
buryonsandy
beaches,
arealsocollected
byhunters.
Unfortunately,
passed
although
lawsbanning
thehunting
have
people
been
inmany
countries,
continue
to doso
year,
Every
more
than10,000
seaturtles
areaccidentally
trapped
infishing
nets.
Unable
to breathe,
these
turtes
soondrown.Manyofthesedeaths
couldbeavoided
if thefishermen
mademinorchanges
totheirequipment
that
would
allow
theturtles
t0escape.
Forsome
reason,
many
fishermen
seem
unwilling
to dothis,although
thelaw
reouires
them
todoso.
Theseas
arelittered
withrubbish
which
canprove
deadly
totheturtles.
They
canbecome
entangled
inoldfishing
pieces
linesandnetsortheymaymistake
ofplastic
forfood.When
thetudlesswallow
theplastic,
it canblocktheir
digestive
systems
andthentheturtles
starve
todeath.
D
More
andmore
beaches,
yearastourist
used
bytheturtles
asnesting
areas,
arelostevery
areas
aredeveloped.
place
Thismeans
thatthefemales
donothave
a familiar
inwhrch
tolaytheireggs
andasa result
some
females
maynoinestatall.Evenif theturtlesdomanage
t0 laytheireggs,ihesemaybecrushed
bypeople
walking
along
thebeach.
Justasseriously,
theyoung
turtles
areoften
confused
bythebrighi
lighls,,,,'hen
theyhatch
anqare
unable
tofindtheir
waytotheseaandsafety.
i:iE::',

years,
Inrecent
have
scientists
repofted
thata newdisease
isaffecting
particularly
in
:':.- ::1 .-:. :::-raiions,
Florida
andHawaii.
Scientists
suspect
thatthedisease,
which
, ' : -- -'.:..- :,nies,
eventua
iscaused
bva
virus
orparasite,
buttheexact
cause
isnotyetknown.
, ,-,i:,

Listening& Speaking

b. In pairs,useyouranswers
in Ex.1ato talkaboutglobal
warming.

GlobalWarming

a. Complete
the exchanges
with sentences
fromthe box.
a. Youwill heara person
commenting
on a newbook
For
aboutglobalwarming.
questions
1-5 choose
A, B or C.

. Howinteresting!
I neverknewthat
- | didn'tthinkof that
r Sorry
o Don'tyoujustloveit here
. I suppose
you'reright
1 A :
Theseais so beautifuland calm.
B: Yes,it's a beautifulplace
A: Didyou knowthat turtlessurvived
the dinosaurextinction
65 millionyearsago?

B:
3 A : Why are you throwingall that paperinto the rubbish
bin? lt's bestif you recycle
it.

B:
4 A : Jane,wouldn'tit be betterif we rodeour bikesto school

1 The book says that most

experts...
A think the world will get

insteadof takingthe schoolbus?We coulddo our part

to reducepollutionin our city
B:

colderin the future

B disagreeon the reasonsfor
globalwarming.

b. In pairs,
actout similar
exchanges.

C say global warming is a

- Agreeing
Makingsuggestions

n:tr rr:l nrnaa<<

3
Most scientistsagreethat the
rateof globalwarmingis ...
A notchanging.
B slowingdown
C arowingquickly

Readthe conversation
below.Fillin the gapswith the
followingexpressions.
. Whydon't . Howabout. let's. Goodthinking
. Whynot . That's
anexcellent
idea
Beth: Hi, Jo. How is it going?

!i,

The speaker says that the

bookcontains...
A too manycomplicated
ideas

Jo: Hi, Beth. Great, thanks.Ive just finished my essay. 1r

And you?
Beth: Ive just finished mine, too.

B a lot of sensible
suggestions
C technical
advicefor

do something!t,
Jo: WelI, l) ................
Beth: OK! 2) ...............
. going to the :l
conservation park? They are offering free guided
;

electricians.

tours today.
The speakeragreesthat we
A spendtoo muchin
<rrnorm:rlrof<

traveltoo far to frndgood

food

lo: Great.3) ...............

if he wants to come, too?
Beth: 4)
Jo: I havean idea! 5) ...............
instead of driving there?
Beth:6)

...ask Tom
.I'lI give him a call.
.........
we walk
.........................!

shouldbuy morelocalfood
pro0uce.

17

Writing (an e-mailaskingfor information)

Gettingstarted
Sam
isthinking
volunteering
about
for a fun runthatwill helpraise
moneyfor endangered
species.
Whenhesawtheadvertisement
belowhetooksomenotes.Using
the phrases
below,turn the notes
intosentences,
asin theexample.
. Couldyouplease
letmeknow. .
. I wouldbegrateful
if youcould...
. I aminterested
infinding
out(ifl...
. I wouldliketo know(iflwhether)
...
o I wouldappreciate
it if youcould...

What
time/
start?

I would[iketo.knowhowlongthe
racets"

When/
closing
date/

entries?

i ls there
qt

' fee?

Let'slook closer

planwith
Readthee-mailSamwroteto MsHillaskingfor additional
information.
Fillin the paragraph
the headings
1-3.
andthenanswerquestions
. closinq
remarks. askinq
forinformation

18

1 Why hasthe writer startedoff with DearMsHill?Couldhe sign off with Yours
faithfullyor Bestwishes?
Why?
phrases/sentences
2 Hasthe writercoveredallthe points?Underline
the relevant
3 Hasthe writeraskedouestionsnot mentionedin the notes?

Opening/Closing
remarks

thefollowing
sentences
frominformaltoformal.

Mark the followingopening/

closingremarkswith ORor CR.

1 I can'twait to hearfromyou
2 I want someinformation
on Greenoeace.

1 | am writing to requestsome
information on the Savethe
Panda fundraiserthat I saw

OW
ng/
LCe?

Youcancallme on 121 017234

advertised in

this week's
editionof AnimalLovers
2 | look forwardto hearingfrom
you soon

l'd be inierestedin applyingfor the environmental

officer
position
5 Youcanget in touchwith me at the address
below.

3 Pleasewrite back at your

convenience with
the
information
4 | saw your advert in Ecology

6 Bestwishes,

Yourturn

m a g a z i n ae n d I w o u l d l i k e t o
find out more about your

Readthe advert for the PortmanEnvironment

Agencyand then
write a letteraskingfor information.Usethe e-mailin Ex.2
asyour model.

organrsatron.

FormalStyle
which

rNATA

entry
>?

Formallettersare sentto peoplein

an officialpositionor peopleyou
don't know very well. They are
written in a formal style with a
polite,impersonal
tone.
You can write a formal letter to
requestinformation,
applyfor a job/

countries/
work?

what
volunteers/d
o?

I am writingto enquire
whether...
(NOTI vtart te asktf ...)

I
,nl
I

-.1

countriesaroundthe world.

Formalstyleis characterised
by the
useof:
. advanced
vocabulary

-t

_l

The PortmanEnvironmentAgency is looking for

young volunteersfor our help centres.We work
with environmentalagenciesin 30 different

course,etc.

I|OIUNIIIRS
I|I|ANIID

I
I

formallinkingwords/phrases
(Furthermore,
However,
Secondly,etc)
Secondly,lwould
liketo ...
passrve
votce
I canbecontacted
...
V^' ' .-^
l^l/fT
1'vv,.ffi.../

I
I

I
J

.^^t-.r

m^

polrteformswithout contractions
Iwouldliketo apply...
lltlAl=
I'A lilza
t,vvr.m.,./

how
long/training
last?

Colloquial expressions,phrasal
verbs,idiomsand short forms are
NOTusedin formalstyle

Wewillprovide
freeaccommodation
training,
andmeals.
requestan
application
form

For more informationcontactLisa Jones

at liones@environment.co.uk

Takea
break
VocabularyPractice
Travelling
Usethewords/phrases
belowto fill in thegaps
. expiry
date . savedup . turnoff " rushed
o warned
. wandering
meagainst. avoided
. assumed
. high-factor
. in sightr noticed
. looking
o destination
forwardto . relieved

is nc
Forthosewholovetravelling,
travelwriting
soundslikea dreamjob.
Notonlydo travelwriters
travelforfreebuttheyalsogetto publish
theirexperiences
in guidebooks.
However,
as thestories
belowillustrate,
travelwriting
is no holidayr

Alma Grant, Travel

Writerfor Let'sGoGuideto Madrid
It was my third day in Madrid doing researchon restaurantsand cafes.As I was
1)
around, I saw this quiet little street and I decided to

2)
. . . . . t o t h er i g h t|.3 ) . . . , . . . . . . . .
. . .t h a t h e r ew o u l db e m o r ec a f e s ,
restaurants and tourists in that area but there wasn,t a soul
4)
.
. Then| 5)
a manrunnrng
rowards
me.As he ran
pastme,he grabbed
my bag.| 6) ............
to thenearest
policestation.
They
toldmethatI hadbeenwalktng
inthemostdangerous
neighbourhood
inthecityl

RichardFoster,Travel
Writer
forLonelvPlanetGurdeto Chile
My publisher
hadT)
..,,...mountainbiking
in the Torresdel Paineon my own,but I didn'tlisten.I
was really8) .
the challenge.
The
area is in a spectacularmountainrangeand it is the
adventure.What I didn't know

was that the weatherin the

mountains can change
unexpectedly
at night.So,
although
expensivebike equipment,I hadn't

thoughtabout buyingthe appropriate

clothes.It was so cold that nightI nearlyfroze.In the
mornrng,l w o k e u p e x h a u s t e da n d i l l b u t 1 1 )

,20

thatlwas alivel

Sonia Khan, Travel

Writer
forAfricaStudentGuideto Egypt
When you choose a tropical or a subtropical
12).......
youmustbe careful.
Checkany
rnformatron
available
ontheareathatyoucanlayyour
handson This may 13)
potential
problems
thatyoumaynothaveconsidered.
Mystorv
showsthat sometraveloroblems
c a n b e 1 4 ). . . . . . . . . . ...... . .b. y
doingsimplethings Things
likewearinga(n)15). .. ...
sun cream or, ln
my case, checking the

16)
on an
anti-mosquito
lotion.On my first
night in Cairo.I aopliedthe lotionwithoutchecking.
As a resuli.I ,,,rasbittenby an infectedmosquitoand
endedup inf-csc,:ai1

Matchthewordsthenusethe phrases
to fill in
thegapsin sentences
1-8.

tlTl
PTI
Flt
t4Tt
T=--r----

rentaI

a Insurance

buffet

b car
c hour

boarding
birth

d company
e map
f pass

I travel
l o l I roa0
rush
l ) l

T ---r----

FTI
FTI

Where do we check
Moscow?

h service

1 The car brokedown so we had to call the

for a replacement.
2 Youwill needa copyof your
in orderto get a new passport
3 You'Llget a .
. at the airline's

5 ls this the right platform/compartment

for
t h e 3 : 15 t r a i nt o L o n d o n ?

check-in
counter.
4 Thistrainhasan excellent
..

6 Thehoteloffersdisabled/wheelchair
facilities
7 You'dbe betteroff bookingyourticketsthrough

the Aegeanlslands
thissummer
Can vorr nive me a lift/boot to the train
ct:tinn

5 We will not be ableto find our way to that

w r t h o uat . . . . . . . .......
beach

7 D u r i n gt h e m o r n i n g
trainsarepackedwith people.

We would like to apologise for any

inconvenience/warning
caused
Paullosthistemper/moodwhen the car ran
out of petrol.

. , the

1 0 Therewasa verylongqueue/boarding
at the

8 Thehoteloffers

counter

Fillin with the correctpreposition.

1 T o d a yI ,a m g o i n gt o w o r k . . . . . . . . . . .f.o. .o t
2 D o y o ue n j o yt r a v e l l i n.g. . .. . . . . . .t.r. a i n ?
3 Whengetting
a train,you must mind
the gapbetweenthetrainandthe platform
4 Keepwalking
that gate.The ticket
officeis on vour left
5 T h ep l a n ei sb o a r d i n g
. . . . g a t e2 5 .

rny
our
rtial
ory

Completethe idioms.
1 | a m h o p i n gt h a t M a r ya n d J o h nw i l l r e t u r n
homesafe
(unharmed)

nlo:qo?

a reputable/rural
travelcompany.

6 You shouldalwaysbuy
beforegoingabroad.

cal

for our flight to

Shestoodon the ship'sdeck/portand waved

to herfamily
We are planningto go on a cruise/ferry
to

g certificate

room

U n d e r l i nt hee
correctword.

Phrasalverbs
5

phrasal
Complete
with the appropriate
verb.
'l Couldyougivemea liftto theport?
C o u l dy o u . .
at the port?
Someairlines
cheatpeopleby chargingthem
too muchfor tickets.
S o m ea i r l r n e. s. . . . . . . . . . .p. .e. .o p l e
by charging
them too muchfor tickets.
Lisasaidgoodbyeto Brianat the trainstation
L i s a. . . . B r i a n. . . . . . . . .a. t. t h e t r a i ns t a t i o n .
On our way to Paris,we stayedfor a little
w h i l ei n C a l a i s

toClaridges
f"'.rV rf,.rr""r,.. i".:f:;i';

On our wayto Paris

we . ..

I'm afraidwe can'tpick. .

inCalais.

We can only afforda cheap

hotel (chooseselectively)
4 Shelivesin the countryside.
Shecan't stand
the hustle

ng.
rnd

of London.(verybusyand noisy)
5 When Lisa lost her job we had to scrimp
for a year (spend
very little money)

5 Theystartedon theirjourneyto Americafull

o f h o p ea n do p t r m i s m .
They.......
for Americafullof hopeand optimrsm.
6 Whenthe planeleftthe ground,we got really
excited.
Whenthe Plane.
we got reallyexcited _

21

Grammarin Use

Usedto / Would

5'e irc<eherleg Shecancelled

hertrip.(after)
: .:' :' :'cd broken
herler;,she
cancelled
!:ertrip.

Fillin the gapswith usedto, wouldor both.

1 | ...
America.
2 Betty .....

Jointhe sentences
usingthepastperfect
and
the wordsin brackets,
asin the example.

Sre a:rved in LondonAll her friendsleft for

E c i r o u : g h( .b yt h e t i m e )

. . . . . . t r a v eal l o t w h e nI l i v e di n
be a hotelreceptionist

Sarahwent white-waterr afting She did a

irainrngcourse(before)

beforeshejoinedJ&JCompany
We .
. .. lovetravelling
by boatbut
now we prefertravelling
by plane

It startedraining They reachedthe airport

(already... when)

Before
s h em e t h e rh u s b a n ds,h e . . . . . .
travelalone.
5 As students,we
.. takeshort
weekendbreaksto London.

Miriamarrivedat the port The ship left (by

the time)

6 They...
go awaytwo or threetimes
a year.but now they aretoo old to travel
7 WhenBrianwasyounger,
he
staywith hisgrandparents
everysummer
8 In the winterwe
. . go on ski
tnpsto Austriaor Switzerland.

Readthe situationsand makesentences

from
the words in brackets.
1 | wasverytiredwhen I arrivedhome
(l/work/hardall day)

Readthe extractfrom a story and put the

verbsin bracketsinto the pastsimple
or the past
continuous.

I hsCbeenwarkingherCall Cay.
2 Thetwo boyscameinto the houseTheyhad
a footballand they were both verytired
(they/play/football)
Therewas nobodyin the kitchenbut there
wasa smellof burntfood
(somebody/cook)
Annwokeup in the middleof the night Shewas
frightened
anddidn'tknowwhereshewas.
(she/dream)

Oneday.a dog 1) ...

. . (walk)overa
bridgecarrying
a bonein hismouth Whenthe dog
2) . ..
.. .. (look)down intothe water,he
3) ... ..
4)

WhenI got home,Mikewassittingin frontof

the TV.Hisclotheswere coveredin oaint
(he/paint/theroom)

. . ...(see)hisown reflectron
ano
(think)it wasanotherdog carrying

a bone lmmediately
the dog 5) .
(start) barking at the 'other' dog Oaaurrun.
6)
(want) his bone As he
7) ... . .
. (bark).the dog 8)
(drop)his own bone into the river.The bone was

Word Formation

Usethe prefixesun-, in-,mis-,over-,dis- to form

negativeadjectives.
Then,usethem to
(1-5).
completethe sentences
friendly

populated

comfortab
einformed-

convenient

1 Heisa very
l1

22

aln/ays
aosent
'sa :2 Caic,-::a

. .. bossbecause
he rs
cityin India.

3 Wigsarehot and
4 Hearrivedat a very
5 Thetaxidriverwasrudeand

(look)so upset

8 A : Linda
w h e nl s a w h e r

.. to wear.
. moment

B: l k n o w S h e . .

....(cry)
. (lose)

all day She

h e rd o g i n t h e p a r kt h i sm o r n i n g .

Completethe exchanges
by puttingthe verbs
pastcontinuous,
in brackets
into the pastsimple,
pastperfector pastperfect
continuous.

n.

. .. . .. (Nicole/leave)

herjob at the bookshop?

Yes.
B:
she
theresince1999 andshe
(feel)it wastime to moveon

(work)

1 0 A: Bythe time I was27, I

(save)enoughmoneyto buya car
B: Really?
| was 31 when I
(buy)my firstcar I
(work)veryhardfor yearsbefore| ...........
. . . . . . .(.h a v e a) l l t h em o n e y .

(be)yourtrip to Berlin?
( d o )a l o t o f
B : G r e a tW
! e ... .......
(meet)
s i g h t s e e i na gn d . . . . .

1 A : How

1 1 A: Why wereyou so latethismorning?

(drive)my carfor twenty
B: | .

people
somereallyinteresting

to callroadservice
12 A: What'sthe problem?
(try)to fix the machine
B: They
but rt rsstrllbroken.
for hoursyesterday

overa rock
a0

(you/see)
Claudia

3 A :

at the party?
B: No,we didn't Bythe time we
(arrive),she......
lre

4 A: When
you . .
AS

B: |

... .....(you/realise)that
.....(take)the wrongtrain?
(just/order)
dinnerin the

buffetcarwhen I
(hear)the announcement.
5 A :

of

B : Yes,she

. (Tonia/goout)?
(do).

(study)in her room

She
for hoursso she
(decide)to takea break.
(Tim/look)
6 A: How long . .
for a job before he was hired at the
NationalGallery?
B: Well,he

5entencetransformations

(already/leave)

(ust/graduate)

from collegewhen he was calledfor an

interview.
A: Why wasAndreaso stressed?
( t y p e )h e re s s a y
B : S h e. . . . . .
o n t h e c o m p u t e ra l l m o r n i n gw h e n i t
(suddenlylcrash)

.(get)
(have)

minuteswhenl
a f l a tt y r ea n d . . . . . . .

(you/break)
yourarm?
(
h
i
k
e
)
k orest
B : | . . . . . . .... . . . . . . .. . .
i nt h eB l a c F
(trip)
Freiburg
in
and |

A: How

Complete
thesecond
sentence
sothat it
means
thesameasthe first.Useno morethan
threewords.
1 Whenwe wereat university,
JohnandI would
workon a fishing
boatin thesummer
Whenwe wereat unrversity,
Johnand| .. ....
to work on a fishing
boatin the summer.
When he graduated,
he startedworkingas a
travelagentin Madrid.
He started working as a travel agent in
Madrid..
...graduated.
As I was getting ready to leave,Monica
walkedin.
l w a s g e t t i n gr e a d yt o l e a v e. . . . . . . . . .
. . MonicawalkedLn.
Johnand I havebeentogetherfor 25 years.
J o h na n dI h a v e
that day25 yearsago.
After living in Spainfor twenty years,we
cameto London.
in Spainfor twentyyears.

23

Reading
Lookat the text in eachquestion.
Whatdoesit say?Markthe correctletterA, B,or C.

TeachEnqlish
abr oad
r eacntng
expenence
not neces s ar y
Rent-free
accommodation
Competitive
salary

NEVERLEAVE
LUGGAGE

UNATTENDED
;:";rr,
takeyourtussasewith you on the
plane.
Youmustn'tleavewithouttakingyour
luggagewith you.

lf you haveteachingexperience
you can
teachEnglish
abroad
YoucanteachEnglish
abroadwithouthavinq
teachingexperience.
Whenyou teachEnglish
abroadyou must
haveteachingexperience.

Youmustkeepyourluggagewith you at all

times.

and
newsletter
toourtravel
Subscribe
previews
and
offers,
exclusive
receive
week.
giveaways
every
bye-mail

Youmustsubscribe
to our newsletter
in order
to receiveoffers,previewsetc.
You haveto subscribe
to the newsletterevery
week.
It is possible
to receiveoffersetc, if you
subscribe
to the newsletter:

A Lauracanbookherflightin herown time

B LauramustbookLeonie's
fliqhtassoonas
possible
Lauramusthurryup and bookherflightas
soonas possible

,}.:,
:I
"
.
ti.

LssE sTCILFht
0R MISS|NG
ITHfuIsNNUST
ffiEREPORTFD
TO T!.IEMEPARTMENT
CIFPUBt!CSAFETY
AT ThIE
AIRPSRT.

Callus nowif you arebetweenlB-30

j1ft!'t.*ry3xgiry

Si1w*1ryf@ffryWwlr.{1raery$yryilett3rs{*s*ts:

A Youcanget bargainpricesif you areover30

B Youmustbe a studentto get bargainprices
C Youmustbe between18 and 30 to qet
bargainprices

24

Lost,stolenor missing
itemsmustbe left
wneretheyare
Lost,stolenor missing
itemsmustbe taken
to the Department
of PublicSafety
Anythinglost,stolenor missing
mustbe
reponedtc ile Depaftment
of PublicSafety

Listening& Speaking

TravelInformation

Bookingtickets

Usethesentences
to complete
thedialogue.

Youwill heara conversation

betweentwo
friends,
oneof whomiscomplaining
abouta
telephone
booking.
Decide
if eachsentence
is
(/)YES.
corrector incorrect.
lf it is correct,
tick
lf it is incorrect,
tick(./) NO.
YES NO
ng

1 Lucyspentan houron the phone

E E
Etl

tryingto booka flightto Edinburgh.

2 Thetravelagentwaspolite.
3 Thetravelagentkeptsayinghow
ousyne was

Etl

4 Thetravelagenthadn'theardabout
the British
Arrways
half-price
offer
5 Lucycrredon the phone.
6 Lucydidn'tbookhertrcketrnthe
end.

E E

rE
rT

A: Good morning, Travel Bookings.

l) ................
.........?
B: I'd like information on ferry tickets to
Calais, please.
A: 2) ...............

. . . ,s i r ?

Complaining

B: Tuesday morning. I would like a one way

ticket, please.

Choosethe correctresponse.

A: 3) ...............

1 A: I wasn'tsatisfied
lt
with the roomservice.
wasn'tefficientat all.
B : a I d o a p o l o g i s ser, r
b How canI helpyou?
2 A: How did you findthe room?
B: a lt wasdirtyandthe viewwasawful.
b I didn't
3 . A: What was wrong with your camping
holiday?
B: a lt wasnot what I had in mind.
b Thecampsite
wasgoodenough.
4 A: I didn'tlikethe coachtrip
B: a Sowhat do youwant usto do?
b Whatwasthe problem?
5 A: Excuseme, the sheetsin our room have
not beenchanged.
B: a What do you mean?
b l'm sorry l'll send someone up
immediately

. The ferry

leaves at 7:15in the morninq and then

every half hour after that until 1I:00 at
night.
B: Sorry,did you say 7:I5?
A: 4) ..............
B: Could you tell me how long the journey
is?
A: Yes.5)

...........,
sir.

B: And how much does it cost, please?

A: It's S35.
B: Great.6) ...............
8:15ferry,please.

.......for the

. Yes,that'sright
o Whenwouldyouliketo travel
. Justa moment,
l'llcheck
. I wouldIikea ticket
. HowcanI helpyou
o lt takesaround
75 minutes

25

Writing (a storyin 1't personnarrative)

Gettingstarted
Readthe rubric.
Whatisthe storyabout?Whoisthestoryabout?
Theeditorhasasked
I Youworkat a teenmagazine.
you
to
write
a
short
storyentitled,
I
ThebestholidoyI'veeverhad.

Let'slook closer
2

Readthe storyandcomplete
the paragraph
planwith the headings:
climax
events,
events
insequence
in theend/feelings.
, whathappened

afterspending
the wholesummer
&@W. wereall in goodspirits
campingin Europe ltalywas our final destination
and we were
settingup campfor the verylasttime.We werestayingat a fantastic
campsite,
big treesshadedour tent At nightyou couldhearvoices

Introduction
(Para l) set tbe scene
(1tuho,
when,u)be,).e,
uhat)

happilychattingin the darkness

and insectsbuzzing
in the trees.
p" One evening,we decidedto go to a traditionalltalian
restaurant.
We had beencookingfor ourselves
most nights,so it
seemedlikea realtreatto havesomeoneprepareour mealfor us.
Everyone
got dressedup in their best clothesand we headedoff
towardsthe town. Thefood wasdelicious.
we tuckedinto ail kinds
of pasta,pizzasandjuicyfreshfishdishes.Then,afterwe.d fjnished
eatingtherewas a specialdancingdemonstration
by someof the
locals We clappedand cheeredas theywhirledaroundthe dance
floor.Then,theymadeus havea go. No onewasverygoodbut we
hada greattime tryingto get the movesright.
$b Wf,enthe musicfinallystoppedwe noticedthat everything
in the
restaurant
wasshaking
fromsideto side ,,euicklGet underthe tables.
It'san earthquake,"
shoutedoneof the waitersWe hadn'tnoticedthe
groundmovingbeforeaswe hadbeenconcentrating
on dancingl
W.
were
tremblingwith fearby the time the earthquake
&&
was
over lt onlylasteda minute,but it seemedlikemuchlongerLuckily,
no onewas injuredand the restaurant
wasn,tdamaged,
apartfrom
a few brokenplatesand glassesOne thing is certainthough,my
friendsand I will alwaysrememberthe night when our dancinq
nearlybroughtthe housedown!

tinkers

Linkthe sentences.
Usethe words in bracketsin the correcttense.
1 ThejourneyendedWe got off the boat.(assoonas)
2 Theboatwassailing.
we wereeatingice-cream
on the deck.(while)
3 | wasdriving.I hearda loudnoise(when)
4 Theplanehit someturbulence.
Thepilotmadean announcement.
(after)

26

5 I bookedmy flight.I lookedat travelwebsites

(assoonas)
on the Internet.

pasttense.
the correct
Readthe extractbelowandunderline

Matchthe beginnings
of the
stories
to the endings
andsay
whichtechniques
havebeen
usedin eachone.

As I lf was driving/had drove home,it 2| started/was

starting to rain.Suddenly
the road3f was becoming/became
veryslippery.
Then,outof nowhere
a dog4| ran/wasrunningout
in frontof the car.Thedog 5| had disappeared/disappeared
fromviewand | 6l was slammed/slammed on the brakes.
Luckily,
| 7) learned/hadlearned howto drivein dangerous
conditions
and | 8f was stopping/stoppedveryquickly.As I
9) got/was getting outof thecar,thedog 101was wagging/

Beginnings
FTI

Why, for no reasonat all,

do you feel scaredwhen
youwalkintosomerooms?

wagged histail.Hewasabsolutely
fine.
==et

=':-'''

Techniques
to beginyour story

It wasso quiet,I couldhear

ending.
An interesting
is as importantasan rnteresting
beginning
An interesting
beginningwill catchthe reader'sattenttonand
make him/herwant to continuereading A good endingwill

my stomachrumbling.We
were all lyingon the floor
as the bank robberstook
the money.

makehim/herfeelsatisfied
YoucanSIARfyourstoryby:
the weather,
a) usingyour sensesto set the sceneand describe
people's
mystery
to
create
atmosphere,
or
actions
surroundings

Endings
The man behind the
counterhad savedus all

or suspense.
I eeulrjhearthevtinrjht:vvilng
araunclffie.lt wasquiterlcrktharnight
andit feltstrangeto beoutin thewilCerness
all alone"

with his braveryWe were

grateful.
all extremely

b) usingdirectspeech.
'Alvteys
n refI us,
lcokcn thebrtghrsiCecf li{e,kids,'Mr {risbainusEr}
askinga rhetoricalquestion.r.e.a questionthat doesnot

l o f t e n t h i n k b a c ka n d
laughto myself.I met my

requtre
an answer.
you
hls,ve ever{rovelled
by traincn a warffisummer*ight7

-1
" l
I

I
:J

husband because he
droppeda pot of painton
me while he was painting

i d ) addressingthe readerdirectly.
I cm surey*uallknawwhata bcrqainis.
referringto your feelingsor moods.
lvvasexhawsteclberr;use
lhad t:eenskor*inqellsfternr:an"

i")

a window frame.Just as
well l'm not superstitious!
I can strllhearthe words
of the fortuneteller and
myself.
shudder to
"Bewarethe houseof the

Techniques
to end your story

-l

Youcanend yourstoryby:
a) usingdirectspeech.
'!t'sgaing
ta bee!!right,'.Jchns,sidta me.

r i s i n gs u n , "s h eh a ds a i d .

b) referringto your feelingsor moods.

l&teweretrembilnqvtit'*{Esrbut v'rtwereh*py:yi,: beali rc,
c) askinga rhetoricalquestion.
'Vlhy
d*esit slwcyshavele besodifficuit?'
d) describingpeople'sreactionsto/ feelingsabout the events
developedin the main body.
f'ly fatkerkad berarnethehero*{ thedaydndI wase/te,..:)/ inL)d cf
him.

"Don't walk under a

ladder lt'sbadluck" my
granny
usedto say

Yourturn
6

Youreditoral University
Magazine
hasaskedyouto writea story
entitledThehappiest
dayofmylife
(80-100
words).UseEx,2 asyour
modelandtry to makeyour
storyinteresting
by usingthe
techniques
mentioned
above.

27

Liveand
earn

1 -.rsery secondary,
high,qij"jM
2 .;riversity,
gym,library,
lab
3 prirrate,
primary,professor,
state
4 headmaster,
headteacher,tutor,course
5 certificate,
diploma,degree,application
6 seminar,
lecture,
class,
mark
7 classmates,
pupils,students,
subjects

VocabularyPractice
Education
1

Fillin the gapswith thewordsbelow.

. ordinary
. well-behaved
. relyon . lifechanging
. improved
. value
o commented
. compulsory
. of itskind . treat
o respecto rnstruct

Crossthe odd word out, as in the example.

Matchthe wordsin the columnsthen use

them to fill in the gapsin the sentences
below.

rTt social
E-n e n r o l
f{r

t 5 l I hi g h

F-tt
FTI
r ---r---

scnool
l o l I payrng
pflvate
playrng

F-tl

Summerhill
school
is not a(n)

in the UK,Summerhill
is all aboutfreedom.At
Summerhill
lessonsare not
3)..................... . lf a pupildoesn'tlike
maths,he or she can choosenot to go to
classes.Thatof coursedoesn'tmeanthat a
pupilcan alwaysdo as he or she likes.There
are 190rulesat Summerhill
and one of the first
thingsteachers4)..................... children
to do is to 5)...............
....eachother
w i t h6 ) .
.... As a result,pupils

trTt

a attentton
b subjects
c -scnool
d on a course
e situations
f marks
I manners
h fields

Manypeopledo not know how to behavein

c e r t a r n. . . .
I t h i n kl ' l l . .
.. .. to improve
m yG e r m a n .
There'sa greatvarietyof
on offer at Eton.

r'<'r',.

goodmanners.
Pupilssay that studyingat
Summerhill
can be 9) .....................
'Learning
to 10)
......
ourselves
to
makedecisionsis something
thatwe wouldn't
learnin an ordinaryschool,'11)
fourteen-year-old
pupilJo Whitley.
Parentsare
alsoenthusiastic.'Summerhill
has
12)..................
our daughters'
manners
saidone of them.'ltis a greatschool!'
",,**"..,.r:!:":r-,

2B

",a.".0"

Schoolsthat teach
navebecomeverypopularin recentyears
Getting...
in all subjects
will help you get an interviewat Oxfordor
Cambridge.
Poppywasnot ,
in class
so shecouldn'tansweranyof the professor's
questrons
Charlotte
studiesat a(n)
in Switzerland
All new studentsto St Paul'sSchoolwere
shownthe library,
classrooms
and .

Usethe wordsin boldto rewritethe sentences

usingthecorrect
idiom.

Circlethe correctword.
''l

tl"epoemso wellthat she

1 Sonra
haslearned
it withouthavinq
to readit.
canremember

graduated/enrolled
on a newcourse
Susanna
in ChildPsychology

heart

studylonghours
Students
at Harvard
University
andhavea verydemanding
schedule/timetable
Paul graduatedwith a course/degreein

I won't makethe samemistakeagainbecause

I havelearnedfrom it.

Engineering
from McGillUniversity
Eileen
wasencouraged/relied
by herteachers

lessonl....

to applyto medical
school
5 We attendeda seminar/lesson
on Maths.
6 Thedeadline/close
for the essayis Monday.
7 A teacher/tutorgivesAndrewprivatelessons

l o n l v m e t T e s s aa m o n f h : o n h t r t l f o o l l i k c I

know herextremely
well
book I

everyFriday
evening
for a
My brotherPatrickrslearning/studying

I had no ideathat Brian'sparentsare world

famous-writers
I guess,I learna new thing

degreein Science
by bulliesat
Tinawas threatened/dropped

everydayl

school

live

1 0 It comments/remains
to be seenwhetherthrs
will be beneficial

Word Formation

1 Shespokewith her mouth full

Usethe suffixes
to formnounsfromthe verbs
the
in the list.Usethe nounsto complete
sentences.

'or

.
.
.
.
.

1 R u s s i abna l l e t . . .

:ncrniorod hv tho

RupertMontagueis a great ...

He hasover
of French19thcenturyparntings.
50of them.
British

or
SS
t )

,v^v,rro^L^E+V^E,r, ^ut "-o.u- . .trJo-P^v^ e n S i n C I a S S

3 Mrs Sullivanis very popular

herstudents
4 Shegrew .
5 Herbrotherstudies

all

.. valuinggoodmanners
BristolUntversity

Phrasalverbs

Fill in: fake, let, go, bresk,setflein the correct

form.
1 A: You shouldn'tbe upset about coming
secondin the race
B: I know,but I feelthat I have......

RowanAtkison,also
k n o w na sM r B e a ni,sv e r yp o p u l airn J a p a n .
. o f
MeredithBrown is the
manyinternational
art exhibitions.
of
ArthurConanDoyleisthe . . . . .

everyonedown.
2 A: How did shereactto the news?
B: She
down andcried
3 A: I
. yournumberdown i1691'6srthr
Couldyou repeatit for me,please?

SherlockHolmes.
gavea fine performance
The
'Moonlight
Sonata'
of Beethoven's
A(n)
... is a personwho actsor

B: Of courselt's212 015694
4 A: Housepricesarenot as hrghthisyear.
B: Yes,they have . . ..
down by 15%
5 A: All the housework
hasbeendoneand the

s i n g sr nf r o n to f a n a u d i e n c e .

re

2 Robertalwaysgets the blame

Nureyev
Rudolf

Thetelephonein Mr Perkrns's
officeis always

.+.L)

food.

dance. collectr piano

. operate
examrne
.
mustc organtse
comedy. create
perform

w a sb o r ni n 1 9 3 8a n dd i e di n 1 9 9 3

preposition.
Complete
with thecorrect

children
haveleft for school.
B: Good,now I can
my writing

down to

29

Grammarin Use

on a Musiccourse,"saidTina

Reportedspeechstatements

^-- --:

Fillin:say,tellor askinthecorrect
form
1 lcan't
for sure,but I thinkLynn
ls alreadylookingfor a newjob.
Theteacher
. .. he wasdisappointeo
with our examresults.

1
t

^
:

i :

l n g l i s hh, a l f - t t a l i a nB. o
, ' bs a i d
our secondyearof high school,',
Andrew

8 "i ^a,3- : r,',,;111.n

my essay
yet,',saidRacnel

They .
.. theyhada wonderfultime
in Cambridge
And now lwould liketo .
.. a fevu
wordsaboutthe summerschoolplay.
L a u r a. .
t h a t s h eh a s
enrolled
on a creative
writingcourse.
He . . ..
for theirhelpbut therewas
nothingtheycoulddo
Professor
Jonespromisedto ..
uswhy he had resigned
from hisjob
She.
for favoursaljthe time
I find it reallyannoying.
9 "Of course,
l'm yourbestfriend,',she
ro me
1 0 S h e. .

. . . . .. T i mt o m e e th e ro u t s i d e
t h ec i n e m a t 7 : 0 0 .

Reportedspeechstatements

Turnthe followingsentences
into reported
speech.
t

Reportedquestions/comma
nds/orders
Turnthe followingsentences
into reported
questions,
asin theexamole.
1 "lsBrian
well-behaved?,,
MrsGardner
asked
MrsGardner
asked
if Brionwasvtelf-behaved.
-)

s v , , j\ v/ nur I

"fzn

h^l^

,,8,p rrte oUt with

this Maths

problem?
" Leanorasked
3 "Whereisthe nearest
trainstation?',
sheasked
4 "Will you pick me up from the airportat
1 0 : 0 0 ?h
" ea s k e d
"What are your plansfor tomorrow?,,pau
ASKCO

"Do you preferclassical

musicto jazz?"Dan
askedme.

"Are you goingto unrversrty

"
in September?
Abbyasked
8 "You'd betterwake up earlytomorrow,,,T im
sard
l'm studying
veryhardfor
my exams.

9 "Couldyou lendme yourcar?,,Johnsaid

10 "Benicerto yoursisters,,'
MrsBaker
said
Tcmsairj(thct)he-wassturlying
veryhardfcr his
exams"
2 "l studied
English
at Bristol
University,,,
Laura
sard
3 Leahsaid,"l havebeena teacherfor ten vears,,
Ann said,"l wasdoingthe gardening
when it
startedraining"..

30

1 1 " C l e a ru p t h e m e s sin the livingroom,"Zoe

said
1 2 " P u tt h a t d o w n , "S a i l ys a i d
13 "Don'tbe laietoinol-ov4,,
Liam,s
bosssaid
1 4 "You must fii-sC a n n o ns a i d

report today," Mr

Reportingmodalverbs

Turnthe followingtext into DirectSpeech.

6
The studentadvisoraskedPaulwhy he thought he
didn't do well in the exams.Paulsaidthat there
were manyreasonsbehindhis poor performance.

Timistalkingto histeacher
abouthislow
gradesandhow to improvethem.Turnwhat
theteacher
speech.
saidintoreported
1 "Youwill haveto workharderif youwantto
i m p r o vyeo u rg r a d e st,h" et e a c h esra r d... . . . . .

He explainedthat first of all,he hada fear of exams.

The studentadvisoraskedPaulto tell him what
causedthe fear.Pauladmittedthat he found it

"Youmustorganise
yourdaymoreeffectively,"

difficultto organisehistime and that he didnt pay

he said

attention in class.Asa result,he alwaysfelt

3 "A tutorcanhelpyouin the evenrngs,"

he said

that Paul
unprepared.The
studentadvisorsuggested
spendmore time in the libraryand keepa daily

4 "Youhaveto spendmoretime in the library."

scheduleof the thingshe neededto do.Paulsaid

h es a i d

that he had alwayswantedto organisehistime but

didnt l<nowhow to. He agreedto l<eepa schedule

5 "Youwill haveto paymoreattentionin class,"

and organisehis time.Thestudentadvisorasl<ed

h es a i d .

him to meet with him againnext week.

6 "You can ask me for help wheneveryou

want," he said.

."."Whydoyau thinkycu didn'tclovvel!in theexarns?"

thestudentnCvisar
asktdFeu!.

-+
3 t

"You shouldmake a nlan heforpvorr start

" h es a i d
writingyouressays,

Reportingverbs
ul

)n

>tr

Usethe verbsin the listto reportthe

sentences.

Sentence
transformations

. promrse
. suggest
c explain. deny. ask
saidto
1 "Please
turn downthe music,"Philip
)oycePhilip
Jayce
to turndawnthemusic.
asked
"Let's
go
Susan
2
to the Prcasso
exhibition,"
saidto me
3 "l didn't breakthe procelainvase," Evelyn

sothat it
Complete
the secondsentence
means
the sameasthe first.Useno morethan
threewords.
1 " Let'senrol on an eveningcoursewith
l m p e r iC
a lo l l e g eB, "a r rsya i dt o m e .
R:rrrr cr rnnoctoal

on an eveningcoursewith lmperial
College.
"l will handin my frnalyearthesisbeforethe

said.

d e a d l i n e I, "s a i d .

4 "lwillimprove
m y m a n n e r s J, "e n n ys a i d

l nrnmicad

"Lauracan'tcometo the partyas shehasan

examtomorrow,"lansaid.. .

. ....my finalyearthesisbeforethe deadline.

I wrllneverfailmy examsagain.I havelearned
from my mistake

)e

I have

6 "Let'sgiveAndya call,"saidRichard
" l w i l l s e n dryrunur

'/r

th:t

r
d

nncl-r:rd
PU)LLoru

frnm
ilvltt

(:lzhrrrn
JutLvut9l

"

and

I will neverfailmy examsagain.

My sisterdisappointed
our parentswhen she

C l a u d isaa i d

droppedout of college
My sister

"This laptop is very easyto use as it is the

downwhenshedroppedout of college.
"l applied
to the University
of Oxford,"Mikesaid.

l a t p s tt e c h n o l o o v" h e s a i d . .
, , , v , v J ) l

Mikesaidthat he . . .
to the University
of Oxford

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Reading
Readthe text andchoosethe correctanswer(A-C)for questions
What is the author'smain purposein writing

C Sre :'ar,,elled
ihe world as an authorand

the text?
A to presentus with a short biographyof
HelenAdamsKeller
B to talk aboutthe success
a deafand blind
nersonc,anarhievein life

D S"e rc,,'edto Alabama

Helenwas an exceptional
personbecause
A s h em a n a g etdo a c h i e vger e a t h i n g s
B she was the first blindand deaf personto

C to explainwhy HelenAdamsKelleris such

person
an Insprflng

writea book
C she was the first blindand deaf personto

personality
D to describe
HelenAdamsKeller's
What would a reader learn about Anne
Sullivanfrom the text?
A Shewaslikea sisterto Helen.
B Shewas Helen's
teacherand closefriend
C Shewasverycloseto Helen
D Shewasan inspiration
for Helen.

^"-^,,-+^
-^llg
r d u u d L e {i .l^(^J r I L
oilege

D sheraisedfundsfor blindand deafpeoplein

America
5 Whichis the bestdescription
of Helen?
A an exceptronaloerson who overcame
qreatthinqs
blindness
anddeafness
to achive
a blind and deaf authorwho travelledto
over39 countries

What did Helendo after she graduatedfrom

college?

an exceotional
blind woman who was a

A Shewent to Massachusetts.
B Shewrote lhe Storyof myLife.

Tililffi

a gifted blindand deaf authorand speaker

who wrote manybooks

RY
*l

HELET-IffiAhfrS
KffiILffiffi
T I elen Adams Keller was born in Alabama in 1880
-EL anOdied in 1968.Helen becamedeaf and blind
after a short childhoodillnesswhen shewas 19 months
old. In 1886,aged six, Helen was introduced to Anne
Sullivan, a twenty-year-old teacher who was partially
blind. Anne was the first person to teach Helen the
meaning of words. The first word that Helen learned
was 'water' which Anne taught her by running cool
water over her palm. Anne also taught Helen how to
speakby touching the lips and throats of other people,
which is known as the Tadoma method. Helen was
very close to Anne, and called her 'Teacher'. They
remainedclosefriends and companionsfor 49 years.

Radcliffe College. In
1903, she wrote an
autobiographicalbook called The Story of my Lfe.ln
1904,Helen graduatedfrom Radcliffe Collegebecoming
the first deaf and blind personto graduatefrom college.
Helen becamefamous all over the world as an author
and speaker and travelled to over 39 countries with
Anne. Anne Sullivan died in 1936.Helen devotedthe
rest of her life to raising funds for blind and deaf
people in America. In 1960, she published another
book, entitled Light in my Darkness.She died in June,
1968in Connecticut.

Helen Keller will always be remembered as an

exceptionalperson who overcameher blindness and
In 1894,Helen and Anne moved to New York to study deafnessto achievegreat things. As she alwayssaid,
at the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf. In 1898, 'The best and most beautiful ihings in the world
Helen enteredThe CambridgeSchoolfor Young Ladies cannot be seen or even touched. Thev must be felt
in Massachusettsand in 1900 she was admitted to within the heart.'

32

Listening& Speaking

4 A . Couldyou please
helpme with the Science
project?

EveningCourses

B : a Yes,you could.
b Yes,certainly.

Youwill hearinformation
regarding
evening
courses.
Fillin the missing
information
in the numbered
spaces.

5 A : Couldyougivemea liftto the shops,please?

B : a Actually,
I preferwalking
b Sorry,
l'm not takingthe car.

THE EVENINGCOLLEGE

Telephone etiquette
Complete
thetelephone
conversation
with the
sentences
below.

offersevening1)

ENROLL
TODAYANDSAVEI2O

'=l
---t

l: s ll

;l

l:r

"l
;t
-l
J

. Whoisspeaking,
please
. l'lljustgethimforyo. Wouldyouliketo leave
a message
c HowcanI helpyou
. Great.
I'dappreciate
it

COURSES
on offer:French,ltalian,
2)............... Greea
knd
3 ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A l lo u r4 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a r en a t i v e
speakers
witha minimumof 4 years'
5)...............
C o u r s esst a r itn 6 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
of a totalof 28 lessons.

a n dc o n s i s t

E n r o l l m eU
n tp:u n t i7l ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
. .1. .s. t. . . . . .
Tel:02072240714
e-mail
: language@eveningcollege.co.uk

A: Good morning. National Gallery.

r) ................
B:
A:
B:
A:

.........?

Hellol May i speak to Mr Byrne, please?

2) ...............
..........?
This is Helena Bell, Mr Byrne's sister.
One moment,Mrs Bell.3)

B : Thank you.
A: I'm afraid Mr Byrne is not answering his
phone.4) ...............

Politerequests- agreeing/
disagreeing
tn
ln
1^ Dg

).
or
rh
af
EI

an
rd
i,l
lur

1d
;lt

Circle
thecorrect
sentence.
1 A: a Canyou giveme yourdictionary?
b CouldI borrowyourdictionary?

:'
Ii

...............?

B : Yes, thank you. Could you please ask

him to call me?

A: Of course. I'll make sure Mr Byrne gets

the message.
5) ..............

B: Yes,of course
2 A : C o u l dy o u l e n dm e f 1 0 ?
B: a l'm afraidI can't I only havef5 in my
wallet
b Actually,
I don't do that
3 A : a W o u l dy o u m i n dh a n d i n g
outthe
photocopies,
please?
b Handout the photocopies,
now
B: l'm afraidI can't Mrs Sounders
askedto
seeme in her office

33

Writing (a for-and-against
essay)

Readthe rubricandunderline
the keywords.Thinkof reasons
forandagainsf
boarding
schools
and
complete
thespidergrams.
the positiveandnegative
,i, Yourteacherhasaskedyouto writean essaydiscussing
aspects
of goingto
a
your
boarding
school.
Write
essay
explaining
whatit islikestudying
andlivingin a schoolmostof
fi
I the year.
more
independent
students

more
oYnan(

\/a

Let's look closer

a. Readthe essay
planwith the headings.
belowandcomplete
the paragraph
Howmanyof yourideas
you
can
find in the essay?
. advantages
. youropinion. disadvantages
& justifications/examples
& justifications/examples
$M. More and more parentstoday chooseto send
theirchildren
to boarding
schoolButwhereas
some
children
enjoythe experience,
othersfind it difficult
and unpleasantSo,what reallyarethe advantages
and disadvantages
of boarding
schools?
to attendinga
@ fh.r" are certainadvantages
boardingschool.To start with, pupilslearnto rely
on themselves
and maketheir own decisions.
As a
result. they become more independent.
Furthermore,boarding schools have excellent
facilitiessuch as swimmingpools,theatresand
cinemasand pupilsare encouraged
to take part in
manyactivities.
g*

F& However,livingrn a boardingschoolhas its

disadvantages
The main drawbackis that children
feelverylonelywhen they areseparated
from their
parents and other family members Also, the
majorityof boardingschoolstudentscome from
wealthyfamilies.As a result,pupilsfrom poorer
families
mightfeelinsecure
or isolated
goingto boarding
p, tn conclusion,
schoolhasits
advantagesand disadvantages.
I believe that
parentsshouldresearch
and drscuss
the pros and
consto determineif boardingschoolsare right for
andfamily.
, theirchildren

34

b. Underline
the topicsentences
in the mainbodyparagraphs
of the essay.
Canyouthinkof alternative
ones?

For-and-against'
essays
are one type of discursrve
,,vritingin which you discussthe advantages/
drsadvantages
of a specific
topic.A 'for-and-against'

essay
shouldconsist
of
a) an introductionin whichyou presentthe topic,
makinga generalremarkabout it without grving

Have you ever thought how many toxic and

chemicalsubstances
are to be found in our
shampoos.
deodorants
and creams?
Accordrng
to

b) a main body in whichyou presentthe pointsfor

a recentstatistrc.
98o/oof the toiletrieswe useare
verydangerous
to our health.So,doesthat mean

and against,in separateparagraphs,

supporting
your argumentswith j ustifications/exa
mpIes;

that we shouldstopusingtoiletries
altogether?

c ) a c o n c l u s i own h i c hi n c l u d eyso u ro p i n i o n( e g . I n
my opinion/view,
I believe/think,
etc) or a balanced
summary
of the topic
o You must not includeopinionwords(l believe,I

In my opinion,there are many points against

dieting Besides,
as CyrilConnolysaid,'The one
wayto get thin isto re-establish
a purposein life'

think, etc) in the introductionor the marn body.

Opinionwordscan be usedin the finalparagraph,
whereyou maystateyouropinion.
r 'For-and-against'
essaysare normallywritten in
formal style; thereforeyou should avoid using
strong language(l know, I am sure, etc), short

Moreand morepeopletodaychoosenot to have

children Most peoolethink that a life without
childrenmust be terriblylonely,but is that really
the case? Having no children has both its
advantages
and disadvantages.

sentences.
colloqural
expressions
or idroms.
You can find this type of writing in artrclesin

Tosumup. I belreve
therearemoreadvantages
than
disadvantages
to travelling
After
if
abroad
all, you

newspapers,
magaztnes,
etc.

yourself
don'ttravelandexpose
to differentcultures,
youwill shutyourself
off fromthe restof the world
As St. Augustinesaid,'The world is a book, and
thosewho do not travelreadonlyonepage.'

Linkers
Replace
the linkers
in boldin the essay
with
the following.
. Toconclude
. Firstly
. Inaddition
o Forthrsreasono Ontheotherhand
. Consequently
o Y1or.ou.t

Techniques
to beginor end your essay

-1

_i
:

..1

--J

Readthe extractsbelow and saywhich are

beginnings
and whichare endings.Then
identifythe writingtechnique(s)
that has/have
beenusedin each.

To attract the reader'sinterest and make the

beginningor endingof youressaymoreeffective,
youcanusesomeof the followingtechniques:
a includea rhetoricalquestion
lsit truethata greatteacher
canchangeyourlife?
b addressthe readerdirectly
lf you are patientand caring,you will havemore
chances
of becoming
a greatteacher.
c includea quotation(i.e a sentence
or phrase
taken from a book, play,etc) When we use a
^ , , ^ + _ + ; ^ ^ ; + ; - , ^ ^ - e s s A r tvo m e n t i o n t l ^ e
612116

9 U U L d L r U rr , r L r > i l e L - - , - .

of the personwho said/wroteit

AsG.K.
Chesterton
issimplytheso,Ll
of
said,'Education
a society
asit passes
fromonegeneration
to aici:^,.t.

Yourturn

a. Usethe ideasbelowto discuss

the prosand
consof studyingin a foreigncountry.Use
appropriate
linkers.
Pros
. experience
different
culture
. become
moreooenandtolerant
. makenewfriends
of different
natronalities
Justification
o learnthe history,customs,language,
etc
ovn:nd

hnriznnc

. accentthat nconlgare differentand have

different
customs,
beliefs,
etc
. become
international
andcosmopolitan
Cons
. missfamily/friends
. drfficult
to adaptto newwayof life
. spenda lot of time on yourown, without
emotional
support
fromfamily
. newcustoms
completely
different
to yours
b. Useyouranswers
in Ex.5ato writeyour
(120-150
essay
words).

35

Weird&
wonderful
VocabularyPractice
1

Fillin the gapswith the appropriate

words.
. countless
. horn . popular. haunting
o killing. mythical
. speedo protect
. treasures
. deaths

,;!ld*ii*iliidit!-*d!ilri;qli!..ii.irri:!i.t!:i+i,:;J

_...,...,,.,

eoplehavealwayslovedmythsand
throughouthistorytherehavebeen

l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s. .t.o. .r.i.e.about
s. .
dragons,
unicorns
andother2l ................ creatures.
Somemyths
are aboutbeautiJul
sirensthat pull sailorsto their
3l ................ with their 4l .......,......,...........
songs.Othersare aboutbravemen 5l ...................
dragons
whowatchoverpriceless
6l ............. . Thentherearethoseaboutlheunicorn
withitswhitecoatand
itsmagical
7l .......................
. IntheMediterranean
andtheMiddle
Eastthereareotherstories
of griffins
withthe
jobitwasto 9f ............
sightand8l ................ of eagles
andwhose
riches.
Eachandevery
country
in theworldhasitsownsetof mythsthathavebeenpassed
downfromgeneration
to generation
and
whichcontinue
to be101.............. withchildren
andadults
today.

Circlethe correctword.

10 Thunderrumbled/rattled
overthe darkforests
a n dm o u n t a i n s

1 Some mythical creatureswere immune/

unaffectedto any poison
2 AncrentGreekgodswereimmortal/valuable

Crossthe odd word out, as in the example.

1 petrified,
terrified,
elb
, frightened
pleased,
2 ecstatic,
sleepy,
happy

3 In Greek mythologythe Sphrnxwould kill

thosewho couldnot solveherriddle/puzzle
4 The Hydra'snine heads were attached/
pointedto a longneck.

3 s u r p r i s eidm, p a t i e r ts, h o c k e da,m a z e d

4 chattering
sh
, a k i n gr ,u s t l i n gt r, e m b l i n g
5 myth,sphinx,ceniaur,hydra
power,t.easure
6 strength,courage,

Giantswere feared/scared
by peoplebecause
theywerecrueland meancreatures

7 h u m a nv, a s i ,g i g a n t i ch,u g e
8 mean,nasty,baci,shiny

The Sirenswould sing songstrickingsailors

intosteering/driving
theirshipsto rocks
Somepeoplewere moving/shaking
with fear
asthe giantenteredthe village
The saiiorstapped/chatteredtheir feet in
timeto the musicof the Sirens
Asthe children
approached
the cave,the dragon
knocked/frowned.

36
L-

Fillin the correctpreposition.

Tom trembled
the ghost
Therewas nc
l y i n ga h e a d

iear when he saw

the dangers

3 We were all surprised

and fearless
shewas
4 Theherodied
5 Chrisgasped

... how brave

a swordwound

horrorat the sightof

t h e g i a n tb e a r
6 S h ew a ss o h a p p ys h ew a ss m i l i n g. . . . .
ear

7 We could hear the floorboardsfrom the

upstairs
flat
A creaking

B r u m b l i n g C crackling

8 lt was so cold my teeth were

A chattering B crackling C creaking
9 Thefirewas

ear

7 He was as white .

a sheetafterthe

earthquake
8 Lauren
isfond.

Greekmyths
ancient
science
fiction
9 Paulhasa collection
.

A crackling

all night
B firing

C rattling

10 Body languageis as importantas

language
A verbal

B voice

C speaking

000K5

10 TheSphinx
isassocrated
.. ... ancient
Greece
Fill in: frightenedthe life out of, live in fear of,
scaredtodeathof, fighttothe death.
1 A: How did Laurafindthe horrorfilm?
B : S h ed i d n ' tl i k ei t a t a l l l t . . . . .
.
ner.
Areyou comingwith usto the snakeshop
on Sunday?

B : l'm afraid,I can'tcome I am

to
te

ry

SNAKCS

3 A Paulloveshischildrendearly,
doesn'the?
B : Yes,he would
tn

nrnforf

ldioms
Fillinthethecorrect
word.
He hadto

bloodto becomea

multimillionaire.
Her arrogant behaviourmakes my blood
I might fight with my brotherbut we love
eachotherto bits.As they say,bloodis . .
thanwater
p
o
o
r
The
a n i m awl a sk i l l e di n .
blood
Don't expectto get any informationfrom
(t rcenn:

lt'c

liLo

n
i t iLninl t g h
ultnunud u
y o, L

n
ururLi nufr

fhom

4 A: Lifein SierraLeoneisverydangerous

Fillin: petrified,delighted,bored,shocked.

B: I know People
losingtherrlrves

1 Wewereall
theqoodnews.

Circlethe correctanswer,
T h e s t r o n gw i n d h a s b e e n b l o w i n g. . . . . .
s i n c et h i sm o r n r n g .
A continually
C continuing

B continuously

.. to hear

2 | can'twatchTV all day;I get so

. . . . w h e ns h e
3 J a n ew a s . . . . . . . . . . .
sawthe snaKe.
4 T h ep e o p l e
were ....
they heardaboutthe planecrash

when

Books,magazines
and old newspapers

Fhrasal verbs

on the floor
A lied

B lay

C laid

L i a m 'bs e h a v i o ui sro u t o f . . . . .
A check

B test

C control

I lovethispartof town lt
me of Paris.
A reminds
B remembersC informs
T h ed u s t
A rose

: u p i n a c l o u da r o u n du s .
B risen
C raised

The wind was

and the leaveswere

A rattling howling B howling rustling

C howling. rattling

Fillin come,pull,get,hand,take,in the correct

tense.
1 T h et a x d
i river
. . . . .... o v e tro t h e
sideof theroad.
2 l've readin the newspaper
that a Spanish
company
will . .
. overBritish
Arrways
to lan
3 Jane
.. overa letterof apology
4 Whathas.. .. . .
. . . overher?She
isactingsostrangely!
5 l t t o o kh i my e a rtso
. . . . . .o.v e r
hisparents'
divorce

37

Grammarin Use

Fillin the correctrelativepronoun.put commas

where necessary,
Write D for defining,write ND
for non-defining,and say whether the relative
pronoun/adverbcan be omitted or not.

Relativeclauses
pronouns/
Userelative
adverbs
to complete
thesentences
1-6 ,,,
with phrases
from :,

1 MarthaGraham,who was one of America's

most importantchoreographers,
died in New
j
Yorkin 1991 (l'lD,cannotbeomitted

thebox.

2 Maria,
is getting married next
week,is an old friendof mine
3 The girl
... the headmaster
expelled
fromschoolis NoraSmith.
B i l lJ o n e s ,

. . . . s t u d i e da t t h e s a m e
university
as my father,has becomethe new
manager
of the RitzHotelin Madrid
The Halloween
costume
Lornais
wearingbelongs
to my sisterPat.

. sheisthelifeandsoulof a party
o hiscostume
wonthescariest
prize
costume
o mostpeople
goon holiday
. wonfourOscar
awards
in 2005
r it iscelebrated
on the31stof October
. shehasbeenbefore

That'sthe boy .. . .. . .
famousathlete.

fatherusedto be a

Thebooks

.....vvereon my deskwere
removed
by the librarian.
The hotel
.... "!",,e
Sii,'c iast year
doesn'thavea good rec-::: a-

Halloweenis a festivalwhirhiscelebrated
an the
3l stof Qctaber
Lauraisthe kindof girl .
3 'MillionDollarBaby'isthe film

2004 was the year

- -, +L^
: _, L tc

OlympicGames

10

4 Stevewasthe one

4
5 Emmadoesn'twant to travelto a place..

Th-+'. +l-^ l---^

t t t o L ) L tt c u d u

--.----..

Jointhesentences
usingrelativeprorwuns/adverbs,
1 Laura
istalking:o a -'- -: .-::: .:l 1ercar
vesterdav.

6 Augustisthe month

eer car

yesre{ca
jt.
2 That'sthe notel Ulies:a],:: :-=-: :s: s-mmer
3 We went backto rnes-oc ',1,:,--:. ,',:srhere.
4 T h i si st h ec a r H
. eo r - . e s : :. . . : - . .- : : . : y d a y .

Circlethe correctrelativepronoun.
1 Brian is the student who's/whose alwavs
askinga lot of questions
in,class.
2 She is the girl whose/who's mother is a
neurosurgeon
at St Thomas'Hospital.
3 This is the house which/who the Smnns

5 That'sthe village.f,,'la-','s::-,:s .-:"3_

6 Thisisthe girl.He:csc<- j t :- a-:
7 lt'sDecember
TheS,,",e;:.-a,= z ':rt,lal this
month

bouqhtlastmonth.
Hewasshoutingat the driverwhbse/who'scar

8 Shehasa beauir'L.ea( aa= : -s;i:i celong

to hermother.
9 There's
the lacy.r:. Je-l- -:- ,:s - raJy
1 0 T h a t ' tsh e s p o o k -- .: - ) : - - - s : l - : : :

hadbrokendownin the middleof the road

Thevillage
where/whichhewasbornis20 miles
fromEdinburgh
1979was the yearwhen/whichwe movedto
Argentina.
Thestreetwhere/whichshelivesis one of the
mostexpensive
streetsin London
It wasthis time lastyearwhere/whenwe first
\
met.

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Word Formation

Fillin the blankswith adjectfrves

denived
from
thewordin bold.
1 Madonnaisa ,.:-"
2 Johnisa very

:'r:'
:*,

3 Thenewsleft -s
4 S h ei sa v e r y ....

,'.:---

SUCCESS
HELP
SPEECH
BEAUry

Comparatives
and Superlatives

the
Complete
Haveyou seenPrideondPrejudice?
sentences
with the correctform
of the adjective
in brackets.

8 A: Pabloisn'tverysociable
B: No but todayhe's
(talkative)
than l'veeverseenhim

ts
1 Mr BingleY
(polite)than Mr DarcY'
2 E l i z a b e ti sh . . . . . '
(young)thanJane
3 MrsBennetis . .' ' " '
(loud)characterin the film

Come and visit one of 1) the mast exciting

(exciting)countriesin the world - Peru,where
. .....(hospitable)
than

the peopleare2) .

anywhereelse Youwill seesomeof 3) .

(old)sitesin the world,aswellas4) . .
( m o d e r n )c i t i e sw i t h 5 ) . . . . . . . . . .

tn
s . . . " ' ' " " ' (bad)character
M r W i c k h ai m

the film.
is
Elizabeth
personrn her familY'
Mr DarcYls . .. .

. (clever)

(rich)

Peru Youwill alsoget the opportunityto explore

the lost city of Machu Picchu - one of
. . (interesting)sites in South
8)
tours
AmericaOur companyofferstailor-made
(
s
m
a
l
l
)
g
r
o
u
p
sW
. e
.
.
f o r e v e n9 ) . . . . . . . . .
provideaccommodation
in familyhotelswhich
. .. (friendly)servicethan
offer 10)

the exchanges
with the correctform
Complete
of the adjective/adverb
in brackets.
1 A: Stellatakesherwork
(serious)
than Maria,doesn'tshe?
B: Yes.Shedoes.Marianeedsto try harder.

(good)

restaurants
in SouthAmerica.
T o m a k et r a v e al r r a n g e m e n6t )s. . . . . . . . . . . .
(easy),our tour includes
guidedvisitsto someof
(
f
a
m
o u s )c o l o n i acl i t i e si n
7). ................

than Mr BingleY
Mr DarcYhasgot
haseverseen'
(beautiful)houseElizabeth
is """" "" ""
Mr Darcythinksthat Elizabeth
.
:
'... (attractive)than MissBingley'

2 A: Lisais getting
(good)at herjob

Fillin with the correctform of the word in

brackets.

the larger,morecrowdedones

Sentence
transformations

Complete
sothat it
the secondsentence
meansthe sameasthe first.Useno morethan
threewords.

and

B ' l ' m o l a dt o h e a ri t
3 A: I think we shouldbuy the greensofa lt's
so much
(comfortable)
thanthe blueone.

1 Rebecca
wasfriendlier
thanallyourfriends
at
yourbirthday
party.
R e b e cw
c aa s. . . .
... . ...
party.
..... of allyourfriends
at yourbirthday
2 Richard's
motherorganised
hisparty
II WAS

B : I couldn'tagreemore!
4 A : I thinkit'stimeto go
. we get home,
B : You'reright The
t h e . . . . . . . . . . . . .(.e. .a. r. l yw) e ' l lg e tt o b e d .

hisparty
organised
today.
No onein thefamilyisashappyasRichard
Richard
one in the familytoday

grabbedmy bagthrsmorning.I
5 A : Somebody
t r i e dt o c a t c hh i mb u t h e r a n . . . . . .
(fast)than me.

Sybilwasof greathelpto themduringthe

partypreparatrons.
S y b i l w avse r y. . . .

O h ,n o !

duringthe partypreparations
gave
Mary
Richardthis book as a birthday
present.

6 A : It wasJohn'whoran
(far) in the race,wasn'tit?
B : That'sright.Theothersdrdn'thavea chance!
7 A " Whichis

(cold)planet

Thisisthe book
Richard
asa birthdaypresent.

in tho <nl:r <rr<tom7

B : PlutoI think,but checkin the encyclopaedia

39

Reading
Readthe text andquestions
below.Foreachquestion,
circlethe correctanswerA, B or C.

he Feastof St Lucia,
which is celebratedin
Swedenon
the 13thDecember,
is one of the mostpopular
Swedish
festivars.
rls. .sr
i^ +r^ .
st lrrnia
Lucia

{he rfieffist

-f Sr&cin

isthesaint ,,nn,

one of the rongest

".0;;:"JJ:T,",ffTi
" nrghts
and cordest
* ,n. dark swedish
wintersymbofisesth
t:jti1-t lightin darkness'
Accordingto traditiol

.;
-:,,.::
in
*
e
m
orn
ins
I
;i,Jjfl,Tff
larry
il:
T,n..l,,,ff
sash at the waistand

a crowno..Jrri"o with
candles,and
servesher familysaffron
buns and ..0"". The
boys in the
familywear rongwhite
shirtsand pointeohats
and herpto
servethe buns and
the coffee.CfritOren
oO.n no to school
in these costumes
and serve the buns to
their
,ffi:,.]
Everyvillageand every
townin Swedenhas iis
own St Lucia.
However,the most famous
on. in ;;;",
rs
the national
Luciawho is selected
from amongir.lo,lrrno.
of girts in a
competition.
Thewinr

oav
and
thewinner
'. *.,]"JniJJ::ilT[n]"i t' tucia's

tospread
herlighiinfactories,
,r*p,i",r,
il"r:ffi::ffi::
andfoodstores.

AlmosteverySwedet nor.
theSt Luciasong

i- iSll[1;:"

manv
stLucia
sonss
o,1tn,
most
popurar

The nighttreadsheavitv
Aroundyardsand Owettings,
In placesnot reached
by ihe sun,
the shadowsbrooo.
Intoour dark house
she cornes
bearinglightedcandles,
SaintLucia,SaintLucia.
What is the main purpose in
writing the text?
A Totellthe storyof St Lucia
B To talk about the St Lucia
festivalin Sweden
C To explainwhy the St Lucia
festivalisso popularin Sweden.
2 What doesa readerlearnabout
the Feastof St Lucia from the
text?
A It is a widelycelebrated
day in
Sweden.
B lt isonlycelebrated
in bigcities.
C lt is not as popularas other
festivals
in Sweden,

40

What is true accordingto the text?

givebunsand coffeeto theirfamilyand friends.
A Children
B Boysand girlsdressin special
costumes
C Thegirlswearwhitedresses
andcarryone lit candle
What doesSt Luciasymbolise?
A Thesaintof winter.
B Lightand darkness
C Thereturnof lightin the darkness
of winier.
What doesthe writer tell us about 13th December?
A lt isthe longestdayof the year
B Children
don't go to school
lt
C
is a daywhen peoplecelebra,::-:
darkness
of winter.

Listening& Speaking

Philiphasalreadydecidedto
A organise
a party

Partytime
betweenPhilipand
Listen
to the dialogue
Simon.Foreachquestionchoosethe correct
answerA, B or C.

&-

B missthe nextparty.
C go to Jill'sbirthdayparty

lnvitations

t: ::::

Circle
thecorrect
response.
1 A. Howwouldyou liketo cometo my partyon
Sunday?
B: a Thanks.
Thatwouldbe verynice
b l'm afraidit'slate
A: Do cometo the cinemawith us.
B: a Yes,ldo.
goodbut l'm afraidI can't.
b Sounds
A: Please
cometo my birthdaypartyon Friday,
B: a lt'sall right.
b l'd loveto come.
4 A: l'm havinga New Year'spartyon Sunday
Wouldyou liketo come?
B : a l w o u l d n ' tm r s si t f o r t h e w o r l d !
b O h ,c o m eo n !

Fillin the gapsin the dialoguewith the

words/phrases
below.
o lt'sso frightening. Don'tbe scared
. I am scared
of . lt wasnothing
. reallyfrightenme

Jenny: What a spookyhousel

p
Y

Whichdid Simonprefer?
A Jill'spartyon Saturday.
partyon Sunday
B Paul's
C Jill'spartyon Sunday
What pleasedhim most about the party?
A Thecostumes.
B T h es h i p
C T h ed a n c i n g .

1) . . . ..
EIsa: There's
nothingto be frightened
of Comeon.
let'sgo inside.
Jenny: You must be joking 2)
hauntedhouses
E I s a : 3 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ! T h e r ea r en o g h o s t rsn s i d e
Jenny: How do you know? Empty old houses
4)

Oh dear!

Whatwasthat sound?
Elsa: 5)
Jenny:What do you mean?I hearda howlingsound
l'm sureit wasa ghost!
EIsa: Jenny,it's only the wind! Come on, let'sgo
backhomebeforeyou faint

The gardenwas arrangedto

A makespacefor everyone.
B createan atmosphere.
C havebettermusrc

41

Writing (3rdpersonnarrative)
Gettingstarted
Readthe rubric.Whoarethe maincharacters?
ls the writerinvolvedin the story?
You havebeen askedto write a short story for New Writing Magazine.The story must
begin with the words: "!'m tired,"comptainedJaketo hisfriendrerry."Canwe stopherefor a
rest?"

Let's look closer

2

a. Read
thestoryandcomplete
plan.
theparagraph
. completion
of story,
referring
to moods,
consequences,
reactions,
feelings
andcomments.
. description
of incidents
leading
upto themainevent
and
details
of theeventitself.

b*

t i r e d ! ' c o m p l a i n ei adk e t o h i sf r i e n dT e r r y . ' C aw

ne stop
P'l'r
herefor a rest?'Therewas no response
from Terryas he searched
down the riverfor any landmarkthat mightshowwhichdirection
theywereheadingin Theywerewell and trulylost!Suddenly.
Jake
pointedtowardssomethinghalf hiddenunderthe bank 'l can,r
b e l i e v iet ! ' h e s q u e a l e d' l.t ' sa c a n o eC o m eo n ! l t ' l l b e q u i c k etro
get downstream
and find somesignsof life.'Splashing
throughthe
muddywaters,they scrambled
into the old canoeano were soon
headingdownstream.
M nt first.all was calm until they reachedan open areaand a
suddenwind beganto rockthe old canoefrom sideto side.They
weremovingmuchfasternow and losingcontrolof the canoe.,Too
fast,' screamedJakeas they followeda bend in the river 'We,re
goingtoo fast!'Justthen,therewas a loudcrackingsoundas the

Introduction
(Para 1) Setthe scene(ubowbere-wben-zulsat)

canoehit a hugeboulderat the sideof the river.throwinqthe two

boysout into the freezingwater
p, Secondslater, franticallytrying to keep their heads above
water, they struggledtowards the nearbybank, their clothes
becomingheavierand heavier.
Fortunately
for them, one of the
localshappened
to spotthem as he was passing
andyelledto them
to grabthe long,heavybranchhe was holdingout for them.
tsx

on the
[F Wrthrnminutes,the two boyswere lyingexhausted
riverbank'Thisiscertainly
oneadventure
we arenot likelyto forget
for a very long time!'saidJake.Beingextremely
gratefulto their

Conclusion
(Paru 4)

b. Number
the eventsin the ordertheyhappened.
FI-l
tET_l
Ic | |
f ^-T-----'l
I DI I

42
L

Jakesearched
fora landmark
fTT_-] Jake noticed a canoe half hidden under the
A localspotted
themandhetped
themout.
bank
Thetwo boysheaded
downstream.
tFT-l Theboysthanked
theirrescuer
Thecanoesmashed
into a boulderand threw reIl
The canoebeganto rock from sideto side
the boysout

because
of the wind

Verbs

Writingtechniques
Readthe theory.Findexamples
of the writing
techniques
mentioned
belowin the story.

with verbsfromthe
Complete
the sentences
list,asintheexample.
. reminded
. admitted
. cried. explained
. shouted
. threatened
. wondered

Tomakeyournarrative
to the reader.
moreinteresting
youshould:
. use a varietyof adjectives,such as imaginative,

1 Who is this man?' Annawondered

2 'You don't understand.'
Paul
'Lindahasnothingto do with it '

ones
wonderful,
cautious,
etc insteadof simplistic
suchas nice,good,well,etc.

'Froozo' fhc
!,,u

e.g. lnsteadof:
Johnisa goodboywithniceideas.
you canwrite: John is a great boy with
wonderfulideas.
.

screamed,
Usea varietyof verbssuchas wondered,
whispered,
etc to avoidusingsaldall the time
"Help!"
e.g. lnsteadof:
hesaid.
you canwrite: "Help!"hescreamed.
Usepresentor past participlesto jointwo simple
sentence
e.g. lnsteadof:

| ,r

at the

Participles

Usea present
or postporticiple
to join these
sentences.
Jakewasexhausted.
He couldn'tgo on
Beingexhausted,
Jakecauldn'tgo on.
They splashedthrough the muddy waters
Theyscrambled
intothe old canoe

Adjectives

li,v,,!r,

7 'Make sure you c a l l M r Perrytomorrow

mornrng,'Simon
Mark

sentencesinto one longer,more sophisticated

He turnedon the light.Hesaw
someone
in theroom.
youcanwrite: Turningon thelight,hesaw
someone
in theroom.

noliroman .

thief.'Youareunderarrest'
4 'lf you tell anyoneabout our meeting,there
will be consequences,'
Brian.
'Yes, it's
all my fault,' Mrs Saunders
. . . .a ss h eh e l db a c kh e rt e a r s .
'No, you
can't do this to ffi,' Jenny

a. Thefollowingadjectives
canbe usedinstead
of other simplistic
ones.Put them in the
correctbox,asin the example.

Theboyswerethrown out of the canoe.They

foundthemselves
in the freezinqwater.

. slighto great. evil. happy. massive

. delightful
. horrible
. tiny . remarkable
. huge
o giganticr vasto pleasant
r fantastic
. terrific. enormous
. attractive
. awful

He grabbedthe branch.He pulledhimselfout

of the river

big
small

<!inht

They kept their heads above water. They

towardsthe bank.
struggled

bad

good/nice
b. Replacethe words in bold with words from
Ex.4a.
1 Thisisa reallybig house.
to the
2 lt is quiteeasyto makesmallchanges
you
way
lrve.
3 We hada(n)reallybadjourney
4 Theviewfrom our hotelwasvery nice.

Yourturn

NewWriting
Magazine
hasaskedits readersto
sendin storiesfor its annualshortstory
competition.
Thestorymustendwith the
words 'Thenextmorninghewokeup,packedhis
suitcases
andreturned
home.'Writeyourstory
(100-120
YoucanuseEx,2 to help
words).
you,aswellasthe tipsmentioned
above.

43

State-ofrne-art
r l

1
2
3
4
5

Entertainment/FiIm/Tech
nology

. qrqnanca

. rewarded
o fantdsy
o set
adventure
r worth o entertains
. orioinal. ounished

s"

&{r*!*?lx

af*a8

the

and
action is

of the businessrun by
Mr Willy Wonka after
:\
theywin 'goldentickets'
in candybars Famousfor his 4)
characters,
Dahl5) .....
uswith hisstory
of spoiledkidsand what happens
to them. Only
one good boy,CharlieBucket,is not 6) . . .
for bad behaviour On the contrary,he is
7)
.. with the big prizein the end.
To find out more, get yourselfa copy of this
children's
8)
It's a fantasticread
andyou should9) ... .
buy it. tf you like
i t , t h e r e ' sa l s o t h e 1 0 ) . . . . . . . . .
entitled
Chailieand the GreatGlassElevator.lt is also well
1 1 ). . . . . . .
reading
r":lt:r.*!r

44

t h ea l b u m
5 Shrekis a good exampleof the useof .
.......to producerealistic,
believable
creatures
6 Thebandhada(n)...
on
Saturday therewere no seatsfreeat all
7 The audienceshowed its appreciationby
givingthe soloista(n)
at

in a
chocolatefactory Five
luckychildrenget a tour

?@{

a-.j.- 1.4srFrjsj

i,:iPF:rri4{rq*ft

rFe:ry::*ffi.
$F-e{:1rryri:t

standing

b ovation
c -office

. ofthe concert.
2 Thenew film Carsissureto be a(n)........
hit
3 StarWarshassuchgood
that you believewhat's happeningon the
screenrsreal.
4 T h e. .
. . - . . .o. n a C D i sa s o n g
or pieceof musicthat hasthe samenameas

by RoaldDahl.isthe kind
of book you can't put
down.The plot is full of
all
3).

FTI

f night
g nouse

a track

1 Pollywas luckyto get ticketsfor the

Charlieand the Chocolate

F a c t o r yt h, e 1 ) . . . .

2).........

d effects
e animation

reTtfull

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4L.tri8raa?*&

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FTI computer
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title
fs-t_-]
qnori:

Fillin the gapswith the wordsbelow.

ie{}Atpx3,{KI

horror,
detective
F< thriller,
laptop,DVDplayer,
digitalcamera,
rvebsite
gripping,
complex,
predictable,
engaging
themepark,theatre.
gallery
youthculture
art
delete,restart.
store.recycle

Matchthe wordsin the columns

thenuse
themto fill in the gapsin the sentences
below.

VocabularyPractice

o classir o spnrrol o dofinifolv

Crossthe oddwordout, asin the example.

the end of the evening

Rewritethe sentencesusingthe correctidiom.

1 Tim enjoyedhimselfso muchat the concert:
he dancedand sang and had a great time
with hisfriends.
Tim
whale
2 He paidan awfullot of moneyfor thosenew
Armanijeans.
He
a n a r ma n d
Nowadays,a lot of couplessharethe bill
tnrhon thev nn nr rt

Nowadays,
a lot of couples
.. ..Dutch

4 MP3players
havebecomeverypopular.
MP3players

3 A : D o y o ub e l i e v e

.. world

. . . . .a l i e n s ?

B: Yes.I don'tthinkwe'realonein the universe.

storm.

4 A: Thisis my favourite
song

Word Formation

album.

Add-eneitherasa prefixor suffixto makeverbs

fromthe followingadjectives
and usethem,in
theircorrectform,to complete
thesentences.

B: lt'sminetoo
5 A : S p i e l b e ri sgw o r k i n g . . . . . . . . .a. n e wf i l m .
B: Really?
What'sit called?

. dark light . sure. quick. short

"
. rich. Sharpr 63rnp
1 Tomclosed
. .... the
the curtains
to
room.
2 Nothing
hisenthusiasm
for
can
technology.
3 He pressed
the buttonto
the
nictrrre
on the screen.
4 We reallyneedto . . ..... .
the knives.
5 Travelling
to new countries
and experiencing
ourlives
differentcultures.,..
. . . .. a
6 P a u lg o t u p r e a l l ye a r l yt o
nnnd
nlrra
i,n, ,f h.a, , rq
u
e
u
e
7 Thewoman
. . . . . . . . h e r p a c ea s s h e
walkedalongthe darkroad
the film as
8 Maybethey should
threehoursistoo long
Underline
the correctword.
TheInternethashadan enormous
impact/hit

. .. the

6 A: CGI (ComputerGeneratedlmagery)has
the
hada hugeimpact
way filmsaremade.
B: Yes,indeedit has.

Fillin the correctwordto complete

the reviews.
o stAr o snerialeffects. missiono directed
o fllpnsflo plot
ln Superman
Returnsour 1)

.. is

. to savethe
oncemoreon a 2)
world Thisisa trickyjob,of course,
andas
a

result

the

3)

and
of the film is unpredictable
excrtingTheactionis 4) ..... .
videocameras
usinghigh-definition
to create the best possible
tm2noc lhtr h)

are

on the worldof communication

The plot is challenging/challenged
and qurte

betterthan everbeforeand
highly
believable.
Congratulations
are
who 6)
mustgo to BryanSinger,

difficultto follow.

thisnew blockbuster

The book takes you to an imaginative/

imaginaryworldof witchesandwizards.
I was stunned/stunningby the specral
effects
in the new Superman
film
Davesaidhe was bored/boringwith playing
computergames
I lovethisfilmso much- | hooetherewill be a
sequence/sequel
7 Coco Chanelis well resoected
in the field/
regionof fashion.
8 The Ant Bully receivedfavourable/favourite
reviewsrecently.

Completewith the correctpreposition.

1 A: ls it difficultto makea career
the film business?

B : Not if lou aredetermined

to succeed
<nori:l
affort<)
2 A . Aro vnr r inforactorl
B : Not reallyFormethe plot ismoreirnportant

. applause
. download
. recordings
. interviews
. track. audiences
Thedebutalbumof Cherish
is out
soon and shouldnot be missed.
Y o uc a n 7 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a. . . . . . . .
taste of their musrcfor free from
the lnternet and decide which
8)
is your favourite
The band have been playing to huge
9)
who have given the
y o u n gs i s t e rrso a r i n g
10)......
Visit
www.cherishsisters
com for more rnformation
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. . . , c o n c e r t sa n d
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45

Grammarin Use

Articles

Fillin a, qn or the where necessary.

1 T i m m yi ss u c h. . . . . ... r e s p o n s i bbl o
ey .
. ... youthof todayspendmoremoneyon

Fillin a, an or thewherenecessary.

3
4

. . . . . . .c. l o t h e s .
...jazzmusicisn'tmy favourite

. . . . . .g a m eh e b o u g h tc o s t sf 2 0
5 L e t ' sm e e ta t . . . .. c a f 6n e a r. . . . . . . r i v e r

6 .. . . . actorsdo not alwaysbecomefamous.

7 . . . .. . . . c o m p u t e rc a n o n l y d o w h a t y o u
programit to do
8
9
10

. . . . . . .J. o h nW a y n ew a s . . . . . p o p u l aar c t o r
i n. . . . . . .1
. .9.5 0 s .
people.
Chinese
arehardworking
ceremony
Queenwill open . .

Quantifiers

S i t u a t e di n 1 ) . . . . . . . . .E
. .a s t e r A
n s i aa n d b o r d e r i n g
2). .
. . S o u t hC h i n aS e aa n d3 )
C h i n aH
, ong

1 A: Mum, l've inviteda few/few peopleover

for dinneron Saturday.

K o n g i s 4 ) . . . ..
c h a r m i n g C h i n e s ec i t y w i t h
5). . ... westernelements lt enjoys6). . . . . mild

B: Hmm, how much/many people exactly,

Robert?

c l i m a t ef r o m 7 ) . . . . . . . . . m i d d l e o f S e p t e m b e tro
8 ) . . . . . . .e. .n do f F e b r u a r9y).. . . . . . . . m
. . .o n t ho f A u g u s t
has10)
highestrainfall.
Visitors
from 11)
U . K c a ne n t e rH o n gK o n gw i t h o u t1 2 ). . . .. .

Underline
the correctquantifiers.

2 A. I am afraidI havefew/little knowledgeof

computers.

visa

B: lt's nevertoo lateto learna little/little

Hong Kong has 13)

populationof nearly7
m i l l i o nb u t i t i s 1 4 ) . . . . . . . . .c o m p a c tc i t y s o y o u a r e

3 A: lt took the writer some/several

weeksto

never far from 15)

shopping areas and
16)
major sights. 17) .
Public
transportation
via 18)
bus, 19) ...... ferryor
20)
train is efficient and inexpensive.Most
21) ..... signsare in both 22)
Englishand
23)
Chinese.24) ....
shoppingcentresare

4 A: Haveyou playedall/every my computer

games?

amazingand 25)
relaxation 26)

complete
the chapter.
B: He hasno/notany talentin my oprnion

B: No, I haveonlyplayedfew/a few of them

5 A: Thereare few/a few good songson the
a l b u m- l ' m r e a l l d
yisappointed.

templesand parksofferquiet
majority of Chinese people

speak 27)
Manadarin but many enjoy
28)opportunitytopractisetheirEng|ish,so
29). . ..... communication
problem.
is not 30)
The majorityof 31) . . hotelsare in 32)
city centre but there is also 33)
growing
numberof resort-style
hotelsoutsidethe city

B: I disagree
with you - therearemuch/alot
of excellent
tracks
6 A: Haveyou eatenany/someicecream?
B: No Therewasno/noneleft.

Adverbs

34)....... . visitto the Jademarketin YauMa Taiis

Putthewordsin orderto makecomplete
4
3 5 ) . . . . m u s t . T h e r e i s 3 6 ) . . . . . h u g e v a r i e t y o f sentences.
Whattypesof adverbs
arethe
souvenirsyoUCanbuyfrom37)marketsand
youwon't believe
38) . .. . prices!
Hong Kong is one of 39)
safestcitiesin
40)'........wor|dComeandexperience41)
holiday
of 42)... .. .. lifetime!

II
I
h.

46

wordsin bold?
gameyupstairVare
playing/the
1 computer
boys
2 to the art gallerv/-+r:^e
lriplenyoyed/really

goers/thenumber ofl
dramatically/cinema
hasrisen
9 J o h nw i l lb u ya b i k e ,
1 0 J i l li sg o i n go n h e ro w n ,

4 wenVthey/tothe zoolyesterday
ever/l
5 check/e-mails/mylhardly

Phrasalverbs

6 dinner/outside/we/had/our

1 A: Fancystayingup to watchthe horrormovie

7 agree/your
comments/l/with/totally

with me?
B: l'm sorry.l'm so tiredl'm goingto . . . . ..

gela
8 the instructions/easi
lylunderstood/An
t

Fill in cuf, toke, turn, stay,give.

in for the night.

2 A: l'm sorryto
in, but I haveto tell
you something
reallyimportant

her homework/Sandv/soon/to
do/promised

B: lt'sOK,go ahead

10 new CDs/Ben/all
the time/buvs

3 A : H o wm u c hd i dt h e y. . . . .
officelastweek?

Reflexivepronouns

B : I don't knowexactly,
but I know it wasa lot.

Completethe exchanges
with reflexivepronouns.

O K ,| . . . . . . . . . .i.n. .l Y o uc a ng o t o t h ec o n c e r t ,
aslongasyouarebackby midnight.
B : T h a n k sM, u m !

1 A: Nicehair.
B: Thanks.
I cut it

in tonight?Why
Do we haveto
don'twe go to the cinemainstead?

Sally?lt's
2 A: Canyou helpme with my essay,
duetomorrowl
B : Not againS
, i m o nT. h i st i m e y o u ' r eg o i n g

B : Goodidea.Do you knowwhat'son?

t o h a v ed o i t . . . . . . .

Sentencetransformations

A : Who madethe cake?

B : J i l lm a d ei t . . . .

Doyou needanyhelpwith yourhomework?

B : No,we'lldo it
A : WhatshouldI spendthe moneyon?
B : You could buy

.. in at the box-

Hereare somesentencesabout the cinema.

Completethe secondsentenceso that it
meansthe sameasthe first.Useno morethan
three words.
go to the cinema.
1 Mostteenagers
in Canada

some

new clothes

There
a r eo n l y. . . . . . . . . . .
in Canadawho don'tgo to the cinema.
2 Thereare severalreasonswhy peoplego to

A: What happened
to the computer?
B : l t s w i t c h e. d. . .
.........off
A: Who is he goingto the partywith?
B: He hasn'tinvitedanyone He'sgoing by

tnecrnema
fora ..........
P e o p l ge o t o t h e c i n e m a
reasons
3 Thereisn'ta moreexcitinqfilm than Lordof the
Rings.
LordoftheRings

Questiontags

- '

avritinn film ovar

Complete
the question
tags.
1 That'sa greatfilm,
2 Let'sgclto the cinema.
3 (ho h:qn't'loft vot

t'msure
tre ritmwittf. r'o"*"ti;.: ;;.
....... . .

?
)

4 A n nc a l l e a
d n h o u ra g o ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
. . . . . . . . .. ?
5 S h ei s n ' tF r e n c h ,

Thefilmwill be a box-offrce
hit, ...... . . it?
The cost of a ticketto the cinemahas risen
dramatically
in recentyears.
Recently
it hasbecomemuch
. . . . . .t,o q o t o t h e c i n e m a .

47

Reading
Thepeoplebelow(1-5)are
allplanning
to go to the cinema
tonight.Decide
whichfilmwouldbethe
mostsuitable
for each.Therearethreefilmsvouwon'tuse.
Billenjoys
workingout,

Thisaction-packed
film is guaranteed
to keepyou on the edge of
yourseat!Starring
SamuelL Jackson.
thisisthe storyof a nightmare
journeyoverthe Pacific
with somedeadlysnakesYou haveto wait

especially
in
the gym. He

untilthe veryendto frndout who is responsible

andwhat happens
to
the passengers
Not for the faint-hearted,
however

likesto watch
g r i p p i n tgh r i l l e r s
and filmswith unpredictable
plots

tr
Thisclassic
mysterythrillerbasedon the storyby GrahamGreeneis
set in Vienna,Austria With its stunningcinematography,
twisting
plot and unforgettable
musicalscorethis film is a must Evenfifty

Susan's

yearsafteritscreation
thisfilmstillguarantees
a goodnightout.

favouritekinds
':
of filmsare
' romantic

Starring
UmaThurmanand LukeWilson,thisheart-warming
filmtells

comedres
and
roF"
dramas.Forher,it
is importantthat frlmsstar
well-knownactors.

the storyof whai cango wrongwhenyou datea superhero.

At first
o u r b e a ut h i n k sh e h a sm e tt h e i d e a l w o m a nb,u t a si sq u r t eo f t e nt h e
,;+^ +l^^ ^^^^^;+
rne opposttetstrue.
case,qurre

ThisSpanish
fllmisa well-crafted
thrillerbasedon the lifeof MikelLelaza,
a secretagentwho infiltrates
groupETAin the mid-7Os.
the terrorist
This
fascinating
filmpromises
action,dramaandpolitical
intrigue
andhasmuch

Steveloves
science-fiction
f i l m sa n d

to sayaboutSpain's
turbulentpast.(lnSpanish
with English
subtitles.)

actionfilms
Ll^
rrc

;- r) d

^"^-+
vtcdL

admirerof special

Wantto learnwhat'sup with thisbeloved

superhero?
Thenthisfilm is
for you! Packed
with actionand impressive
special
effects,Superman

effects.

oncemorehasto savethe world from destructionButthe questionis

- canhe win backthe loveof hislifewrthoutlosinohisoowers?
Karenlikesto
, watchforeiqn
!
that have
lr::films
:: important
themesShe
goesto the cine
m a k e sh e rt h i n k .

What happens
whenthreeteensdiscover
that a scarymonsterlivesin
theirneighbour's
house?
Watchandfindoutl Thisanimated
filmisfull
of fun,adventure
andcomedylt issuitable
for the wholefamily

tr
Basedon the book by AlistairMaclean,TheGunsof Navarone
ts sttll
ratedas one of the bestwar filmsevermade.Filmedon locationln
Rhodes,
it wasa majorbox-office
hit in 1961andwon an Oscarfor its
specialeffects StarringGregoryPeck,David Nivenand Anthony
Q u i n nt,h i sf i l mi sa c l a s s i c

Johndoesn'tgo
to the cinema
veryoften but
when he does,

t5-ll

'

watching
fitmswith

historical
significance
Therefore,
he reallyenjoyswar films.

tr
Thisfantasythrillertellsthe storyof an unusualfemalecreature
who
-eacl.v
w a r n sh u m a n i t o
y f i m p e n d i n dg a n g e r ,A
Derngadvertised
as
'the
''
bestfilm of the year',this unique
:=-:'s greatactingand a
wonderfulstory

Listening& Speaking

Asking about a
problem/offering

Expressing
viewpoints

help

Completethe dialogues
with the
phrasesbelow.Thereare two
phrasesyou can't use.

Youwill heartwo
siblings
discussing
whatto buytheir
fatherfor his
birthday.
Decide
if
eachsentence
is
trueor false,andtick
(/)the correctbox.

o What'swrong
o What'sthe matter
o What'sthe problem
r What'shappening
o Do you want me to havea
lookat it
o Sorry,I can'thelp
o Perhaps.
I canhelp
o G l a dI c o u l dh e l p

1 Lucywantsto buy her dad something

differentthisyear.
2 Theirdad reallyloveseatingpopcorn.
3 A 'Skype'phone helps reduceyour
p h o n eb i l l .
4 Theydecideto get an iPod.
5 They are going to order the present
from a website.
Lucy'sbrother knows his way around
the Internet

tl
tl

E
T

tl

T
E

1 A: Hi Sue.How areyou?
B: I'm fine but I wish I could
say the same about my
mobilephone.
A : W h y ?1 ) . .
with it?
B : It hasn't been working all
0ay

A: 2)
B : Thatwould be awfullykind
of you
It looks like the batteryis
flat You just need to

Positiveand negativerecommendations

recharge
it

Usethe phrases
to fill in the gaps.
o I wouldn'tbother o lt'sexcellentr lt'swellworth a look
. lt'sdisappointrng
o lt'sawful

2 A.3)

B : I can't connect to the

1 A. What do you thinkof the new Madonnasong?
B:

Internet.What am I doing
wrong?

I expectedit to be better

2 A: What isthe new shopping

centrelike?

B:

4)

l've neverbeento a worseone

3 A: Haveyou beento the newyouthclub?

B: Yes.

Youmustgo!

nlo:<a

dn

A: There,that'sdonethe trick.
R'

A: I'm thinkingof goingto that newvideoshop

B:
if I wereyou .

Vac

Vnr r'ro:

nonirrcl

A: 5)

A: What isthe computerprogramme,

GoogleEarth,like?
B : A m a z i n g. !. . . . . . . . . . . .

49

Writing (a letterto a friendreviewingsth)

Gettingstarted
Readthe rubric.
pen-friend
Thisis partof a letterfromyourEnglish
John.
Haveyou everbeento a livemusicperformance?
pl"asewrite andtell me.l'd loveto hearall aboutit.

f
E

Whatareyougoingto writeabout?Whichof the followingcanyou includein yourletter?Circle.

rplace/tim
ee
p r i c e . c l o t h e s . n a m essoonfg s . f o o d
. p e r f o r m a n c e . f a n s . f e e l i n- ng "se&s s i o n s

Let'slook closer
planwith the
a. Readthe letterbelowandcomplete
the paragraph
headings
below.
. whatyoudidn'tlikeandwhy . singer/band
youwentto see
. whatyoulikedandwhy . recommendation

Howmanyof yourideascanyou find in the letter?

Dear lohn,
& ffl How are you? It wasgreat to getyour letter.You askedme
if I had everbeento a live musicperfonnance. Well,I actually went
to a pop conceft on Saturday- it wasgreat!
k fr rtaryed the singerAlsou - maybeyou've heard of her? The
ticketsweret50 eachbut it was well wofth it!
@ fhere was a wonderful atmosphere- the cheeful fans shouted
enthusiasticallyas she came onto the stage.She looked fantastic
thanks to the elaboratelighting and her trendy wardrobe.Her voice
soundedangelic. There was a vaied programme, with songsfrom
all of her albums and plenty of oppoftunity to danceand sing along!
@n Ho*"r"r, I was a little disappointedthat the concertfinished so
early.Even thepeople around me werecomplainingthat the concetl
was too shortfor theprice of the ticket.
@x Anyway, we still had a great eveningand came away with the
best impression.If you everget the chance to seeAlsou in concert,
you should definitely go. Have you heard her new album? Wite
soon snd tell me what vou think of it.
Love,
Alex

b. Readthe letteragain.Whatdid Alexlike/dislike

aboutthe concert?
Whatreasons/examples
aregiven
to supporteachviewpoint?

3
50

Replace
the underlined
in the letterwith the following.
adjectives
andadverbs
e entertaining
. fabulous
. modern.wildly . complex
. heavenly
. upset. lares.

(1-4)belowthat review
Readthe extracts
various
events.Fillin the missing
topic
(A-D),thensuggestothersuitable
sentences
onesof yourown.

5 Thereview/premiere
saidthat it was one of
the bestproductions
of the year.
performance
6 lt wassucha predictable/superb
that shewasgivena standing
ovation.
praisefor hisrole/actorrn
7 TomHanksreceived

A Theopening
nightof the Moscow
StateCircus
in
Glasgow
wasa hugesuccess.
B TheFarnborough
AirShowwasa bighitagainthis
year.
C I wassoimpressed
withtheperformance
I wentto
on Friday.
D I havenever
beento anything
soborrng
inallmylife!

m
Thedancers
were all verytalentedand they gave
100%to the performance
lt wasa fantastic
nlght
out - there was never a dull moment. The
programme was well-arrangedand well_
choreographed.
In my opinion,it is definitely
worthseeing

Forest
Gump.
8 The routinesand the oositioninoof the
dancerson stageare the responsilility
of a
conductor/choreographer.

(a-fl.
Matchitems(1-6)to
thenouns

t
t

famous/ frlm/televrsron
live/studro/solo
big/small/silver

c h i l d r e n ' s / f a n t a/ s y

ETI

horror/ silent/ feature

best-selling

a screen
b performance
c novel
d film
e actor

+rja*ini*itii;*ri{+tr$$*!.isll:.,.],:...,:..:.;i-:!:\::rr:e!:i'"ii''n!iiu:l+.,d.d:-{ts+l}:tit+fsjs

lanrurus

That new exhibitionhad nothingto capturemy

imagination.I stronglydisagreewith the critic
who wrote, 'highlyoriginaland entertaining'.
I
thinkthe completeoppositeistrue!

r*xdFews
Background
information
Theexhibition/theatre
openedin 1989
Thedancecompany/band
formedin 200'1.
TheAir Showrunseverysecondyearand takes
p l a c ei n . . . .

Theringmaster
had an excellent
senseof humour
a n d the crowd enjoyedthe spectacular
show ln
my o p i n i o nt,h e h i g h l i g hot f t h e w h o l ee v e n i n g

Descriptions
Thesoundsystem
wasexcellent.
Thevenuehadgreatfacilities
ThelyricsweregreaVpredictable.
Thelightingwassuperb/dreadful.
Thecastwas superb/amazing/very
talented

WAS

The spectacular
sights and soundsof all the
different planes kept the crowd captivated I

Generalcomments/opinion
D o n ' tm i s si t !
It'swell worth seeing/going
to
You reallymustsee/gollisten
to it.

believeit is the bestphotoopportunity

you could
wish for
r
!r"?@**q@sdtFr*$$".,-i!*s-*r!1*Fq'4'$a'"ii.'

"

'

Underline
thecorrect
word.
'l

Shakespeare sometimes used plots/

programmes
from ancientGreekplays
u s u a l l yg o t o s e e
blockbusters/multiplex.
I reallylovedMlssion
lmpossible.
Tonight, ballerinaSylvie Guillem wrll be
E v e nt h o u g h I d o n ' t

appearing/performing
the role of Clara :r
TheNutcracker.
Thesuccess
of a playcomesdown :o a ?col

Yourturn

Usingthe language
above,writea letterto a
friendreviewing
youattended
something
(e.9.art exhibition/the
recently.
openingof a
(100-120
newvenueor a concert.)
words).Use
the ideasbelowaswellasyourown.
. name/time/place
of evento cost o whatyou
o
likedaboutit whatyoudidn'tlikeaboutit
. iinalthoughts
andrecommendation

script/lyric
and a gooddirector

51

Ina

ldentifythejobsfromthe descriptic:rs
of what
t h eo e o o l d
eo.

day'swork

'- i ce'sonfliesaeroolanes
-,

aired.
iLad \ c. ^ \y ,U^U ,l , r - ^ f +L U^ *L hl l ir sr n e r rsv n - -- ^- ^- .- . -ey n
urrLU
Ldl
p-,

* - ., o f s i c ke - - ; .
T'rispersonworksin an office..,c"g letters,
arswering
the phoneandarra.9-: i'neetings
T n r sp e r s o nw i l l h e l p y o u ; r . : s : ' n o n e yi n
-^i-

VocabularyPractice

^^.-^^

+^1.^-

-^-^

compantes
6 Thispersoncontrols
the move-:^:sof aircraft.
pagesfo' .- - ^iernet.
7 Thispersondesigns
8 Youpaymoneyto thispersor- i sropor bank.
9 T h l sp e r s o nh e l p sc h i l d r e ra ' : ' a n r r l i ews h o

Jobs
Whatdo thesepeopledo for a living?Lookat
the pictures
andunderline
the correct
word.

haveproblems.
10 Thispersonwill giveyou t;: .r.=,-c yourhotel
room
3

with verbsfrom the

Completethe exchanges

list.
a r a ( t a in

1 doctor/ scientist

1 A: So,areyou go ng .c
for the job?

A : l a nr sg o i n gt o
B : R e a l l yW
?hy?
A : H e ' sf o u n da D e : : : ' - : ?r : :

3 A

l f f_h i s' r ' n- rl -o-i _c . ' '

'- ,' manager

<

'

will

me.

B : G o o dl u c k !

B:
5 A :
: -:xt month
B : O h ,n o
lawyer/ architect
5 artist/ photographer,

Fillin thecorrect
response
fromthe list.

.r@,w--*+..,-..,r....2,.1

(nmohndv

nnr i':

r-

o Let's
callit a dar
. T h ew a ys h e 'gsc ' :
':. ="- -,': .^: : :ck
. She's
beeni,vo'<

busdriver/
factoryworker

manager
/ y
8 business

",
.-:-,#=
*:5-q-'=9=!-ej:,=

1 A : I c a n ' tw o t
ItreO
B:Soaml

I m very

A: lt'smidnightand Rrtaisstillat the office.

B : W h a t ' sg o r n go n ?

1 salary,
wages,M, pay
, i n ,f a i l
2 e a r ng
, ainw
job, career.profession
3 experience,

thismorning?
3 A: Didyouhearwhathappened
B: Letmeguess

poorlypaid,ovenrrorked
4 under-paid.
well-paid,
repetrtive
5 boring,creative,
uninteresting,
industry,
company
6 business,
university,

4 A: DidyouseewhatKatedidthismorning?
B: Yes,I did
, she'llgetfired.
fromthe list.
Complete
the text with phrases
Youmayhaveto changethe formof the verbs.
. workovertime. beherownboss. workfor
. a successful
career. workfromhome
. beemployed
. setup . self-employed

Crossthe odd one out as in the example.

Phrasalverbs
8

Fill in: carry,go, put, fall, look.

1 A : C a ny o up l e a s e
throughto MrsLucas?

. . . . .. . m e

R
lrr<t : minrrta
nlg;5g.
with a large
Sheilahas 1)
2 A'.I can'tremember
what time my meettngis
as
cosmeticscompanywhereshe2) ...............................
tomorrow.
a seniormarketingmanagerfor the past three
. through
B: Why don'tyou
years.Althoughshe is quitesatisfiedwith her job,
yournotes?
she sometimesfeels that her work is not
appreciated,especially when she has to
this
3 A: Mike,if you
3).................................
She is now thinking of
projectthroughl'll promoteyouto headof
4).................................
her own businessso that she
the department
. Sheilathinksthat shewould
can 5)
B: l'll do my best,sir.
even though she
be happier6).................................,
4 A: Why are you so upset?Thingscan't be
are
acceptsthat peoplewho are 7).................................
that badat work
a
less securethan those who 8)
B: You say that becauseyou don't know
largecompany.

. through

what I haveto

everyday

thejob
Choose
the bestwordto complete
adverts.

for a young,dynamic
We havea 1) vacancy/space
to lead our
2) studenVgraduate
and hard-working
growing
area.As leaderyou
salesforcein theLondon
and
willberesponsible
for3)team/group
development
4) education/trainingand you will 5) reply/report
directly
to thecompany
SalesDirector.
Do you enjoy
Areyouwillingto work 6) changes/shifts?
challenging
solving
of
the 7) happiness/satisfaction
without 9) control/supervision?
8) problems/questions
Do you havea 11)clean/
practical/handy?
Areyou 10)
'yes' to these
tidy driver'slicence?lf you can answer
thenwe wouldliketo hearfromyou
ouestions.
r+t''4^'F?'6"''!N"<"'--

WEWANTYOU
Withover300storesnotionwideBookWorldisnow
inthe UK.if
firmlyestoblished
osthe No,1bookshop
you ore l2) slimuloled/mofivoted,
cornm,-eC.
l3) ombilious/rulhless
ond enjoysucceedinoin :^
excitingfost-pocedworkl4) locolion/environmenl
we wont you! No previous15) skill/experience
. requrreo.

5 A: He'safraidthat his plansto starthrsown

through
business
wrll
B: lt'snaturalfor himto feelthisway.

Word Formation

with the correctword

Complete
the sentences
derivedfromthe wordsin bold.
gavea very
1 Thepolitician
DISTORT
versionof events
had made
He admittedthat the government
mistakes REGRET
somevery
The prime ministerpromisedto be more

future.

. to complaints
in the
RESPOND

Shethankedherhusbandfor his
supportat a verydifficulttime.

CARE
The ministerresignedbecausehis position
DEFEND
wasno lonqer

53

Grammarin Use

What'swrong?
B : l ' m r u n n i n gl a t e .l f I
(not/get) there on I t m e , : i e m e e t | n g

5 4 .

Conditionals
Replace
rf with yyhen
wherepossible.

(start) r,',:rout me.

4 A : Why aretheseflowerson ra-e s desk?

B : It'sherbirthday
A : O h n o l f | . . . ..
.. (remember),

1 .......lf thisdoesn't
work,he'llbeintrouble
2 .. .
If he is in a badmood.it is betterto
stayaway.

lf you don't havetime today,you can

finishthe reporttomorrow
4

A: Thisisa beautifulneighbourhood
(find)a flat for
B: I agree.lf |
(move)
r e n t h e r e1 ,. . . . . . . . . .

lf l'm tired,I can'tconcentrate

at all.
lf Jasonasksfor a raise,he'llget it for

SUTC

in rightaway
is
6 A : Whv
' " Peterso stressedout?
" ""t

Matchthe phrases
1-8to phrases
a-hto make
full sentences.

ET
t

m
t
E]

ru
m

B : He has a meetingwith the marketing

manager.
Wheneverthey
( m e e t )t,h e y. . . . . . . . . .
( e n d )u p
h a v i n ga n a r g u m e n t

lf Johnhadgot up ten minuteslater,

UnlessYvonnepasses
her Frenchexams,
job.
lf Paulfounda better-paid

(show)
7 A: Unless
Liam
up in the next five minutes,Mr Johnson
(fire)him

lf Mr Blackcalls,
Unless
Katefinishes
the lettershv 5nm
you
lf
seeFrank,

B : O h ,n o l s h e l a t ea g a i n ?

lf Bobhadn'tbeenso nervous,

8 A: Youhaven'tsarda word all morning

B: I'm verybusywith thisreport Youknow,I
. . (finish)it fasterif

lf Jane's
colleagues
weremorefriendly,

you........
A: No problem.

she'llhaveto do someovertime
b he wouldhavedonebetterat the interview.
c they could hang out togetheroutsidethe
d

d he wouldresignon the spot.

e he wouldhavemissed
the bus.
f askhim aboutanyvacancies
in the company
I shewon't get into university
h t e l lh i mI ' mo u t f o r l u n c h .

Readwhat the mansaysandmakesentences

asin the example.
I don't havetimeto meetJacktoday
Iwish/lfonlyI hadtimeto neet.Jock
today.
I can't take any daysoff work this

Put the verbsin bracketsinto the correcttense

to completethe exchanges.
1 A: Do youthink I shouldapplyfor thisjob?
( b e ) y o 1u ., . . . .
B:|f1.....
(apply)right away.

2 A ' Congratulatrons
on yourpromotion
B : Thankyou! lf I
(leave)the

WCCK

3 | lostmypassport.
4 | didn'tfollowyouradvice
" " v' o" r'v) c t r A q ( o d ^ r t
don't know how to
relax.
l'm

I didn't know Marywas in

town

54

..(help)me.

Wishes

office

(get) the job, I

company.

(buy)her a present,too.

4 She is going to write a coverletter She can

sendit with her CV (to)

7 I don't haveanyfrrends
8 | ate too much I feelsick

5 Shewantsto find a morningjob Shewants

to havemoretimeto soendwith herchildren.
(in order to)

Readthe letterandcomplete
the exchanges
usingthe verbsin theircorrecttense.

DearSteve,
I'm sorrgoboutthe otherdag.l wish I
( b e )h e r et o s e eg o u .f o n t g
1 ) . . . . .. . . .
(tel[)me that gou were
tou2)
(change)mg
:omlng earLter,l3). ..........
schedutel
Thereasonwhg I wosn't hereis becauseI decLded
:o go to a conJerence.
lt was held in the most
a m a z L npgl " a c e| w
! i s h y o u 4 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(.s e e )
i.tlI don't meanthat it was excetlentbecause
inJoct
;t wos the oppositelNothingseemedto work
and the speokerswere terrtbl.e.
I wish I
oroperl.g
,
(hear)oJthe event.lt was o
5) ..........
comptetewosteoJtime ond moneu.Angwag,l
,
'
( t e [ t )g o ua t t o b o u ti t t h e n e x t
6) ... ........
(see)
LLme
| 7)
gou.
......
Whichremindsme, when do you think gou wit[ be ,,
(be) gou,I
Lntown again?f I 8) .........
,
(write) adate in gour diory now. ,,
9) .. .........
( s e n d )m e t h e
f g o u1 0 ) . . . . . . . . . .
lnJormotionbg ematl.,
then I promiseI
( b e )h . e r eo,n d n o t r u n n l n g
1 1 ). . . . . . . . . . .
"JJ i.
to sittgconJerences!

A[[thebest,
Chris

of purpose
Clauses

Jointhe pairsof sentences

usingthe words in
brackets,
as in the example.
1 Fayewantsto find anotherjob Shewantsto
(in orderto)
havea biggersalary.
{:ayewantsta finrJanathe{jab in arderto havea
biggersalary.
2 Shearranged
to seehermanager.
Shewanted
(with a view to)
to askfor a pay increase.

SheisupdatingherCV.Shecanuseit to apply
for a new job. (sothat)

Shehasboughta new suit.Shewantsto make

(soasto)
a goodimpression
at interviews.

Sentence
transformations

Complete
the secondsentence
so that it
meansthe sameasthe first.Useno morethan
threewords.
1 Celiais upsetbecause
she didn't get the job
at the advertising
agency.
Celiawishes
the job at the advertising
agency.
She is savingmoneybecauseshe wants to
attenda seminar
Sheissavingmoney
.

a t t e n da s e m i n a r
lf she doesn'tattendthis seminar,
shewon't
job.
be considered
for the
Shewon't be consrdered
for the job .
. . . not attendthisseminar
Shecan't moveout becauseshe can't afford
to payrent.
lf shecouldaffordto payrent,
out.
She didn't take her brother'sadviceso she
didn'tfind a job in London
lf shehadtakenherbrother's
advice,
she .....
...

..

. ;^h
oJvu

i^ | ^^,1^^
ilrLwr ruvr r

Reading

a . T h e p e o p l e ( 1 - 4 ) a rl eo ao lkl i n g f o r n e w j o b s , R e a d t h e i r d e s c r i p t i o n s a n d u n d e r l i n e t h e k e y l v o

Geoff has alwaysliked making

thingsto entertainhis children.
Sincelosinghisjob as a teacher
he has been lookingfor a wayto
turn his hobbyintoa career.

Susan first noticed her flair for

writing when she won a creative
writing competition at school.
Howeve6her careeras a poet is not
goingverywell and she mustfind a
newjob to paythe bills.

Michaelhas had severalwell payed

jobs.Now,he wouldliketo use his
psychologydegreein a job that he
people'slives.
can improve

Brookeis currentlyworkingin an
officefor a publishingcompany,
but she dreamsof a lessordinary
life. She wants to explore new
places and help protect the
environment.

(A-F)anddecidewhichjob wouldbe the mostsuitablefor eachperson.

b. Readthejob advertisements
Therearetwo youdon't need.
!

Tour Guide - Explore Alaska Ltd

A lifeof adventure
awaitsyou in Alaska.ExploreAlaskaLtd is
lookingfor guidesto lead small groups of touriststhrough
the Alaskanwildernessand to promoteconservation
in the
area, No previousexperienceis requiredas on-the-job
trainingwill be provided.Apply in writingto WilliamSeward,
ExploreAlaska Ltd, 3 PrimroseSt, Ketchikan,Alaska,AK
99950-3365

t:, '

a . :
| t ,

2,

Animal Psychologist
Dunstabli: Zoo Flc
Can you deal with animalanxieties?DunstableZoo Plc is
lookingfor a trainedanimalpsychologistto work with our
collectionof wild and exotic animals ldeal candidates
should have a degree in veterinarymedicine and a
backgroundin psychology.Applicationforms are available
from HumanResourcesDept,DunstableZoo,Bedfordshire,
L U 6 1N F

Cards Writer - Comic Cards Ltd

Can you say it with style?Comic Carcs Ltd wants
w r i t e r sw i t h w i l d a n d w l t t y i m a c i " a :o r s S a l a r i e s
a r e g o o d f o r t h o s e w h o c a n c c r e J r , ' ; i . hc a t c h y
lines and lots of laughs Ei-ra' -:-^ Keats at
www.comiccards.co.uk

Caregiver- Spring Lake Retreat

D o y o u h a v et h e q u a l i t i etsc ^ e : : 3 l t : , ' , i i hm e n r a l
illnesslead rich and re,,',ia.crg ,::t Srrng Lake
Retreathas an excellents-.:3ss .:_: - ::aling with
mentalillnessand we are ca/ -: ':. :i-:! rers who
can approachthose in nsec ,',:- ':s3::. Fcr funner
information
callFlorencec: ---3- a2- t?a

Toy Designer- Lullabr Tor-sPlc

Film Extra - Talent Inc
Want to be in the movies?TalentInc is lookingfor peopleto
takepartin a Hollywood
filmthatis beingshotherein London,
The work requiresa greatdeal of waitingaround.Although
therecan be no guaranteethatyou will appearin the finalfilm,
you may see yourself next to a major star. For more
information,
call Sandvon 01292364 807.

W a n tt o b r i n ga l i t t i e' : 3 9 : - : : - . : - ^ J , e s ? L u l l a b y
Toys Plc is lookingi.at,^ -'J -?: ,= -1.,:esignerto
e x p a n do u r r a n g e c : : - : - . : - : *
::-,: 'cr children
-^:
u n d e r7 y e a r so f a g e
: = ' a : 2 ^ : : a : : s i o u l dh a v e
e x p e r e n c el n t o y 3 e sJ - = ^ l : : a s : : - ' : : e d u c a t i o n
-r: j3Tel Joy Fischercn ,i28-:

Listening& Speaking

2 A . Don't you think that Ann is a verygood

doctor?
B : a Yes,why not?

NaturePhotography

b Certainly.

Youwill heara mantalkingto a groupof

peopleabouta naturephotography
course.
Foreachquestion,
fill in the missing
information
in the numbered
soace.

3 A : Don't you agreethat workingshiftscan

be verytiring?
B : a That'sright.
b Goodfor you.

L{-iii L:-L*
'

'

4 A : I thinkthat a travelagentshouldbe good

at foreignlanguages,
don'tyou?

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r I
i r J l i
t.. L
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r i
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B : a I believe
so
b S m a rtth i n k i n g

1 r .
:
I
I - L
t*-

ti * Ll]-*: L:s,
Lengthof course: 1)
Coursefocus:

5 A: Don't you think that working with

children
canbe rewarding?
B: a Yes,not bad

weeks

b Yes,of course.

Photographing
wild plantsand
flowers

Courseavailable: F r o mt h e b e g i n n i nogf
2)
to the end of
September
Amateursand professionals
over

Suitablefor:

theageof 3) .....
Equipment:

P:rtirin:nf< rr<o

4)

.. equipment
wheresuitable
Thefeeof f 5) . ...
includes
tuition,transport
and
equipment
hire Participants
must
maketheirown arrangements
for
6)...

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Getting a job
3

Complete
the conversation
usingthe phrases
youdon't
in the Iistbelow.Thereisonephrase
needto use.
.
.
o
.
o
.

Well,justa T-shirt
really
withthecafe's
logo
Onlyonewaitress
gotthejob
Notreally
From4pmto 9pmeverydayexcept
Tuesdays
350plustips

qo?
A : HiThomaslHow did the interview
B: I 1)
| | start next
WCCK

A : C o n gratulations.
How muchmoneywill you
notT
v-''

B: 2 ) . . .
It'snot bad.
A : Not bad at all.And how manyhourswill you
be working?
B: 3 ) . .
A : GreatlDo you haveto weara uniform?
B : 4)

lt's red and

WNIIC

A ' D i d v n rr m c p f . a n v o f t h e n e o n l e v o r r ' l l b e

Agreeing/Disagreeing
with opinions

Circlethe correctresponse.
1 A: I thinkthat beinga divinginstructor
is fun,
don'tyou?
B:a Ihopeso
lo Not really

workingwith?
B: 5)
quitefriendly
A: Well,then,goodluck!

Sheseemed

B: Thanks!

57

Writing (a letter of application)

a energetic
andsociable
b candrivea car
takena coursein photograorli
d goodorganiser
e speakEnglish
and German
f workedas a photographer
for the schoolnewspaper
workedas a shopassistant

Gettingstarted
Readthe rubricandunderline
the keywords.
Then,answerthe questions
that follow.
Youhavecomeacross
the followingjob ad
1
i\.t
g in the localnewspaperand you want to
' upply for the job. Write your letter of
" application.

i!

ti
!

Do youwantto getout andseetheworld?Arey o u ;

interested
in photography?
lf yes,thenyoucouldworkon a cruiseship!Weare
lookingfor a photographer
who'salwaysaroundto
photosof ourpassengers
takememorable
aswellas
developand sell the pictures.All equipmentis
provided
bythecruiseline.
lf interested,
contactMr Ellioton 0898-786756
or via
'q
;!.,
,.,
L
emailat . 11..r,. 1, r1 i"i dhdwe willarranqe
a
job interview.
Portfolio
necessary.

Let'slook closer
Readapplication
lettersA & B andwritethe
paragraph
numbernextto the headings
in the
Iistbelow.

.
.
.
.
.

opening
remarks/reason(s)
forwriting
closing
remarks
age/qualifications/experience
otherinformation
personal
qualities

DearManager,
bu

to dropyoua lineaboutthe job

[P Hi! l'vedecided
you advertised
in this week'sonlineeditionof NY
Magazine
for Teens.
studentand l'm quitegoooat
S* t am a 2O-year-old
pictures.
taking
Two yearsago I took a one-yearcourse in photographyand l've r,','orkedas a
photographer
for our collegenewspaper.
l'veworked
1
2
3
4

58

What kindof letterdo you haveto write?

Who is goingto readyourletter?
Shouldthe stylebe formalor informal?
Tick( /) in the listof pointsbelowwhat yot
shouldincludein yourletter:
. your favouritesubjectsat school
. yourqualifications
..
. anyprevrous
expe|ence
r a description
of yourappearance
. yourpersonal
qualities
. yourplansfor the summer
What do you think the successful
candidate
s h o u l db e l i k e ?
a artrstic
d adventurous
b friendly
e sociable
c caflng
f sporty
job
Forthis
someonewould needexperience
tn:
a modelling
b takingpictures
c workingwith youngchildren
What qualifications
would someoneneedin
orderto be consrdered
for thisiob?

part-timeasa shopassistant
at a photostudio,too. I
want to studyphotography
at UELand somedayl'm
sure l'll work as a professional
photographerfor
NationalGeographic.
My English
and Germanaren't
badeither.
F--

beforebut l'm
fp l haven'tworked professionally
surel'd be good at the job. I am ,.,er/friendlyand
o u t g o i n g l l o v e t r a v e l l i n ga n c i s e e i n gd i f f e r e n t
placesAlso.I canprovidea referercereiterin which
my previous
employer
saysl'rna goodohoiographer
and that you can counton me. .aF showyou my
work anytimeyouwani.
p'

I won't be doing anythingin Julyand August.

We haveour holidaysthen so I can work whenever
youwant.
@ Vo, can get in touchuritn rrieor 08657345or
at lhirsch@yahoo.com.
Letrne <qowsoonl
All the best.

/'**o*
LauraHirsch

':*ltri:*\iirit!i;l!iltr'+!it!i;tjiii:ti;1.i

r!.!..

.i

)earMr Elliot,
p t am writing to apply for the positionof
photographer
which was advertised
in this week's
onlineeditionof NY Magazine
for Teens.
p t am 2O-year-old
student Two yearsago I took

b. Findandunderline
examples
of these
featuresin the letters.
Lookat the highlighted
sentences/phrases
in
letterA andunderline
the corresponding
appropriate
sentences/phrases
in letterB.

a one-year-course
in photographyand I have
,,vorked as a photographer for our college
newspaperI havealsoworkedpart-timeas a shop

Yourturn
a. Readthe rubric,
then,answerthe question
that follows.

assistant
at a photostudioin my neighbourhood
lt
is my ambitionto study photography
at UELand
someday to work as a professional
photographer
ior such prestigiousmagazinesas National
Geographic.
p Despitemy lack of formal work experience,
I
f e e lt h a t l a m q u i t es u i t a b l feo r t h e p o s i t i o nl .a m
veryfriendlyand sociable
and I lovetravelling
and
seeingdifferentplaces.What is more, I am very

Youhavecomeacross
the followingjob ad in
the localnewspaper
andyouwant to applyfor
thejob.Writeyourletterof application.

:li::.-

fluentin both English

and German.I can providea
reference
letterfrom my previousemployerin which

i}ii
i1F'

i am describedas hard-working,
efficientand a
photographer
with greatpotential.My portfoliois

available
at yourrequest
p Sincethe schoolholidays
the monthsof
rnclude
Julyand August,I will haveno othercommitments
and I would be available
to work the whole two

ii
i:

lii:ir ii
,.1:,
-

{#
#
#

;E
#;
&
ttr

f)n

rrnrr' lnrro tn

chnn?

P:v

:ttontinn

tn

details?Why don't you get started as a

MysteryShopper?Visit differentbusinesses,
poseas a customer,
evaluatethe serviceand
completean evaluation
form Get paid to
shop at stores,eat at restaurants,
watch
moviesand more!
No experience
is necessary
A p p l yo n l i n ea t

montns
1 What skills/qualifications
do you thinkwould
job?
helpyou get the
Circle

on 08657345
$ t maybe contactedby telephone
or viaemailat lhirsch@yahoo
com I lookforwardto
receiving
a replyin duecourse

Yourssincerelv.
'K""1'"/"

/'a'*o*
LauraHirsch

a . Compare
the two letters.Whichoneusesan

appropriate
formalstylesuitablefor a letter
of application?
Markthe features
in the list
belowasA or 8.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

t^, ,^ -l^ ^^ ^;^ ^

ruvc )r ruPPril9

b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i

haveworkedasa shopassistant
be friendly
haveworkedasa waiter/waitress
be fluentin foreignlanguages
be a goodorganiser
be artistic
be sporty
candrivea car

b. How areyou goingto beginand end your

letter?

O A S S I V CV O I C C

personal
a friendly.
tone
everyday
vocabulary
formalIinkingwords/phrases
phrasal
verbsor idioms
longandcomplexsentences
advanced
vocabulary
colloquialexpressions
a polite,impersonal
tone

^
o

A DearSir/Madam,
Yoursfaithfully,

C Dear,
Ynr rrc <in.arol\/
|

B DearMystery
shopper,
Yours.
5

NoWwriteyourletterof application.
Use
letterB fromEx.2 asa model.

59

Stayi
ng
Safe

Ci'verHook,
fvlcs::eople manageto 13)
frc'r :argerous situations,
othersfind
t h e ' :s e , , r esse r i o u s l 1
y 4 ). . . . . .
The rconant thing is not to makeyourselfa(n)
15) ... . .....
. Attackers
l o o kf o r 1 6 ) . . . . . . . . . .
people.Avoidbeingthe
1 7 ) . . . . . .. . .
Protectyourselfand be
carefulat alltimes.

VocabularyPractice
Self-Defence
Fillin the gapswith the correctword/phrase.
. potential
. disable
. vulnerable
. brains
. bestdefen6g. physical
force. threatened
o fancymoves. victim. senseo attacked
o lateat night. targeto potentially
o grasp
. drstract. walkaway
;
.. SELF DEFENCE ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS

Matchthewordsin Column
A to thewordsin
ColumnB.Thenusethe phrases
to complete
the sentences.

rTt

self
mrnor

tzTt
Flr armed

lf you are being1) affaekedand cannotrun

away,thebestthingto do isto use

2 l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K a r a tiest h e
3 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i.n. s. .u. .c. h
.s. i t u a t i o nAsg. o o o
karateinstructor
willteachyouhowto escapean
a t t a c k e r4' )s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o r h o wt o
5 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .o. .r. . . . . . . .
6 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .h. .i .m
. ..K
. .a. .r a t e
is notonlyaboutperforming
7 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l t i sa l s o
aboutusingyourbrainand
c o m m o8n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . .

b OACK
c offence

FTI crrme
I-s-f_lwell

u
e

reTtfight
FTI

trl-l

L tl E t o v v

Lrrdr9c)

robbery
scene

0reaK

f
g

n roq<

n defence

iit

1 A : D i dM r sB a r k e r. . . . .
against
theburglar?
B : N o ,i n t h e e n ds h ed e cc e: a g a i n si t .
A: What happened
to rl: :^"E: :eenagers?
R' Thov rnrcrc fnrrnd n , 1, 3=

A : D o y o u t h i n kd a r c e ' r - ; r ' , - g s h o u l db e
t r e a t e da sa ( n r. . . . .
?
B

LindaGrant,

A h s n l r t t e l vn o '

n. n
; , - ty w u
,ru

n.

il tot td!c

- (
: ,:-, S:. 3-S matter

: : : - : - : : - = : : : h eV i C t i m ?

B: No,unfortura:e

Theimportant
thingis to avoida(n)
9) ............... attackbeforeit happens.
Thebestwayto do thatis to useyour
1 0 ). . . . . . . . .
. A v o i dw a l k i n h
gome
a l o n e1 1 ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a. .n. .d. . . .
carry a mobile with you at all
times.Don't put yourselves .:
in12).........
I
dangeroussituations.
?i

allowedat rre
A

\A/h:t

h:nnc-r ""HY-

R'

Thorr rr<ir:

I -='

::ice

u n d e r1 8

-,:- e court.

6 A
B:

)
'=!:':. You should

7 A

-:--:oneatnight?
,-':-aYln

B:

8 A : Do you seeKarenoften?
B : Yes,I seehertwicea week at the

irclethecorrect
word.
1 GeorgeaskedMiriamfor a lift/drivehome
2 Learning
how to defendyourself
will helpyou
ar.,oid
a potential/vulnerable
attack

. .... class

3 Shemadeherself
a targevvictimfor the thieves.
4 Children
andthe elderly
areunable/disable
to
protectthemselves
againstcriminals.
5 HerfriendhurVharmedSue'sfeelings.
6 Thesethingsdo not happenin real/truelife
7 He askedto be left alone/lonely
8 Thethieftriedto grab/remove
herbagasshe
waswalkingdown the street
9 The judgesfaced/meta difficuitsituationat
the trial
10 Thankfullyshe ranljumpedaway from the
muggersunharmed/harmless.
11 lt is importantto be aware/conscious
of your
surroundings
whenyou areon yourown.
12 Paulmanagedto escapehrsattacker's
grasp/

Underline
the correctword, then fill in the
correctpreposition.
1 Hewasdueto appear
courVprison
lastMonday.
2 The robberswere taken to the oolicestation
. ... handcuffs/custody.
3 Shewassentenced/convicted
.......... four
yearsin prisonfor the accident
shecaused.
4 Thepickpockets
put/placed
were immedrately
. arrest.
5 Everyone
was surprised
when Mrs Bowlerwas
sentenced/charged
..
.. ...shoplifting.
6 Theyhavebeenaccused/ordered
. ....... . . .
theft twice
7 T h e c r i m i n a lws e r e b r o u q h t. . . ..
judge/jury
8 She was attacked/armed. ..

... rne
. . three

teenageboys
9 Threecriminals
escaped/abandoned
.. .
prisonyesterday
10 Theygot away/ranaway
murder.
11 She was found/said guilty
kidnapping
12 The burglarsbroke/entered

. .. the

flat at threein the morning

Cross
theoddwordout.

snatch.
13 Theywerelyingon the floortotallydefenceless/
threatened
14 He attempted/broketo escapefrom prison
15 Many offenders/barristers
manageto avoid
sentenctng.

ldioms

Fillin: wrisf,red,record,take.
1 Canyou
thevictim's
details
olease?
2

. down

C:n | <no:L nfftho

3 Hissentence
wasa slapon the
4 S h ew a sc a u g h .t . .
........-handed
asshewasrobbinga store.

Phrasalverbs
Jointhe phrases
to makecomplete
sentences.
Highprices
andbadservice
havedriven
fTl
Many
children
run
PTI
managed
to get
F-t_-] Theburglars
they
i4T_-] Thewomanwascryingbecause
weretaking

1 pickpocket,
burglar.
witness,mugger
2 policeofficer;offender,securityguard,detec-ti're

a awaywithoutbeingnoticedby anyone
b her dog awayfrom her

judge,juror
3 barrister,
shoplifter,
4 kidnapper,
robber.
victim,thief

c awayfrom homeeachyear
d awaymanycustomers.

5 vulnerable,
weak.strong,defenceless

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Grammarin Use

6 \tVillMrs Edwards
markthe tesrs?

The passive

Fillin with the correctpassive

tenseof the
verbsin brackets.

1 TheSistine
Chapelwaspaintedcr,Mjchelangelo
2 A new law hasbeenpassed
the
government

1 A : What an amazingstory!
B:

It i< nro:t

icn'f

it? lt

(write) by AgathaChristie

3 Thesaladwasmade
fromour garden.

2 A: When
(TheLordofthe Ringslrelease)?

3 A : lsthisneighbourhood
safe?
B : Not really.
In fact,I hearthat people ......

anocream.
PrideandPrejudice
waswritten .....
. J a nAe u s t e ni n 1 8 1 3
O u rh o l i d a hy a db e e ns p o i l t. . .. . . . . . . . . . t h e
badweather
8 Thepackage
wastied up .
srflng

. ....(attack)allthe time
4 A : Havetheyinstalled
an alarmsystemyet?
B : No,the firealarm

(install)tomorrowbut foursecurity
lights
a n d t w o l o c k.s
..(already/fit).

5 A : What happenedto the burglars?

(catch)

Changeinto the passive.

A thief stole an important painting from the

NationalGalleryyesterday.
The gallery's
securityguard

by the policeas theywere comingout of

thebank.

reportedthe robberyto the policeat 7pm lastnight.

The police have arresteda man who they are
questioning
at the moment Thepolicethink he is the

6 A : D i dy o uh e a rt h a tt h e h i g hs t r e e t. . . . . . . . . . . .
.. (close)tomorrow?
B : Nol How am I goingto get to work?

man responsible
but they haven'tfound any proof as
yet The policegave no more inforrnationThey said

7 4 . Hasthe university
youaboutyour
contacted
grades?
B : No.| ......

theywill carryout a full investigation.

Gallery
staffsaid
the gallerywill not opento the pubiicthisweek

. (tell)that the grades

(send)to us by mail

What do the newspaper

headlines
mean?
Rewritethem into full sentencesusinqthe
correctpassivetense.

8 A : What happened
to Lisa?
B : She.. .
. . ( m u g )o n h e r
way to the trainstation.
9 A : Did you buy the specialanti-graffiti
paint
for yourwalls?

tq

ftfruEff#fi,%

Rewritethe sentencesin the passive.

1 Wheredo theyteachself-defence
courses?
(aurses
Whereareself-c{efente
taught?
2 Who brokethe window?
3 Whenwill vou deliverthe flowers?

, ,STOTF.NPICASSO
:PAINTINGS FOUND
'' Maior
.

4 Havetheycalledyou aboutthe job?

5 Didthe mechanic
fix the car?

62

MtNtsrER To opEH HEw

;' ,'i:,''.HEALTH

B : Yes,we did In fact, it .. . .

(apply)by the paintersaswe speak.

........vegetables

Kelly's
bedroom
wallsarecovered
posters
of U2
Thecakewasfilled
strawberries

B : I n 2 0 0 1.

B : T h e y ..

Fillin the gapswith by or with.

strike to be otganised

. ATHLETE SERTOUSLY
INJURED AT THE WEEKEND

Causative
form

Usethe causative
formto rewritethe sentences.
1 Thedentistwill lookat histeeth.
t-levtillhavehlsreerh lookedat (bythe dentist).

Jointhesentences
using
thelinkers
in
brackets.
1 Maryhashad herflat brokenintothreetimes.
(for
Shewill havean alarmsysteminstalled.
this reason)

2 Theplumberis fixingthe tapsin my flat

3 Themechanic
hasreoaired
hermotorbike.

Sunbathingcan be very dangerous.lt is

important to wear high-factorsunscreen.
(therefore)

4 An artistis paintinga portraitof Susan

A technician
will connectour new telephone
linetoday.

plan
Therearemanydrawbacks
to thisbusiness
We arethinkingof comingup with a new one
(consequently)

6 SomeonedeliversLeo'snewspapers
everyday
7 Thesuroeonooeratedon Nick'sarm

Bendoesn'thavea lot of money.He cannot

(asa result)
buyanyinsurance

Write sentencesusingthe causativeform.

1 Thehairdresser
is cuttingMelanie's
hair.What
is Melaniedoing?Melanie
ishavrng
herhcircut.
2 The painters
will paintthe Matthews'house.
Whatwill the Matthewsdo?
The dentistis cleaningJohn'steeth.What rs
J o h nd o i n g ?

Every/each/eithe
r/neither
each,
eitherorneither.
10 Fillin:every,
1 Youcan........
. .. callor e-mailme- whatever
is
easierfor you
..... .. studenthasbeengivena safetyleaflet.
3 . . . . . . . . o f u s f e l t l i k eg o i n gt o t h e c i n e m a
2

A thief stole Lea'sbag yesterday

while she
wassittingat a caf6.What happened
to Lea?

We weretoo tired.
4

. . . . . . .o n eo f h i sc h i l d r ehna sg o t a P h . D .

A nail artisthad oaintedJane'snailsfor the

weddinqWhat hadJanedone?

Sentence
transformations
thesecond
sentence
sothatit
11 Complete

meansthe sameasthe first.Useno morethan

threewords.

Clauses
of result

Fillin the gapswith so or such.

1 He found. . .
muchusefulrnformation
on
the Internetthat he'll finishthe essayin no

S a l l hy a sh a d. . . . . . . . ...
by a thief
Sallyinsuredher flat yesterday.

ilme
2 Shewas running.. .
overa rocK

jewellery.
1 A thiefhasstolenSally's

. . fastthat shetripped

bad gradesthat it will be

difficultfor herto get a placeat university.
4 H i s b e h a v i o uwr a s . . . . . . . . . i.r r e s p o n s i bt hl ea t
3 She has

the headmaster
expelled
him
5 Shewas ... . .: upsetwith the test results
that shebrokedown crying.

Sallyhad
.......yesterday,
Thealarmsystemkeepsthievesaway.
Thieves
by the alarmsystem.
Twotechnicians
installed
the security
windows
Thesecuritywindows
by two technicians.

63

Reading
Readthe text aboutproblems
betweenteenagers
andthelrpanents
anddecideif eachsentence
is f (true)
(false).
or F
1 Teenagers
don'tfeelthatlivingwith theirparentsis hard,,',c"<
2 Themostcommonarguments
betweenparentsandteensa.eaccir untidiness
and household
chores.
get veryangrywhen parentsrefuseto helptherr ,',:F rie housework
3 Teenagers
4 A surveyby St GeorgeUniversity
showedthat therearernaili aoor-oaches
to
problems
teen-parent
5 Yellingat teensandclearrng
up afterthem rsparticularly
successful.
6 Lettingteensexperience
the consequences
of theiractioi-ls
:s not a very
successful
method
Communication
betweenparentsand teensis veryimportantaccording
to
n<rrrhnlnniqt<

8 Parents
shouldlistento what therrchildren
haveto say
9 Tellingteensoff because
their room is untidyis totallyunnecessary
10 Understanding
that teens'roomsaretheirown privatespaceis quite
rmoortant.

arentscomplainthat it is difficultto live wrth teenagers

Then again teenagerssay exactlythe same thing about

theirparents!
According
to a recentsurvey,
the mosicommon
parentsandteenagers
arguments
between
arethoseregarding
untidiness
and household
chores.On the one hand,parentsgo ;;lt::l:ii::i:
r.|''a,:::r:'r
mad over untidyrooms,clothesdroppedon the floorand their
children'srefusalto help with the housework.On the other hand,
teenagerslose their patiencecontinuallywhen parentstell them off for
droppingthe towel in the bathroom,not cleaningup their room or refusingto do the sropping at the
suoermarket.
h" survey,conductedby St GeorgeUniversity,
showedthat differentparentshaveo:re:err approaches
Y
to these problems.However,some approachesare much more successfulthan oirers For example,
thoseparentswho yell at theirteensfor theiruntidiness,
but laterclearup afterthem.nar,,e'e,','er
chancesof
changingtheirteens'behaviour.On the contrary,thosewho let teenagersexperience:-: :3isequencesof
their actions are more successful.For instance,when teenagerswho don't helo :.e' carenis with the
shoppingdon't find theirfavouritefood in the fridge,they are forcedto reconsider
ihe r a:: :rs"
g*1 sychologistssay that the most importantthing in parent-teenrelationships
is c:----,:airon
Parents
ll
shouldtalk to theirteensbut at the sametime they shouldlistento what:he_,-a,::t say. Parents
shouldtell theirteensoff when they are untidybut they shouldalso undersiandira. :-: ' -J.i: is theirown
privatespace.Communication
is a two-wayprocess.lt is only by listeningto anciu-r:':-a-l -g each other,
that problemsbetweenparentsand teenscan be solved.

64

Listening& Speaking

Warning others

Safetytips

Youwill heara
presenteL
on a
university
radio
station,
talking
aboutsafety
,;
tipsfor
students.
Decide
if eachsentence
is corrector
incorrect.
lf it is
correct,
tick(/)YES.lf
it is incorrect,
tick(/) NO.
lf you sharea flat with others,therearetimes
whenyoucanleavethe windowsopen
Peoplemight follow you into the hallsof
residence
3 Alwayslockyour bedroomdoor
4 Nevertakea taxion yourown aftera nightout.
5 It is not a goodideato usecash-machines
at
nrgnr.

yourproperty
6 Marking
makea
doesn't
difference
if it isstolen

Fillinthegapsinthedialog ue
withthephrases
below.
. rfI wereyou o it'sa badideato
o Don'tdothat oThat's
true
. I suppose
you're
right

P a u l : B r i a n1, )

. . . . . . . . .w
1o u l d

turn down the music lt's too

loud.
Brian: But we're havinga party.aren't
we?
P a u l : W e l l ,2 ) . . .. . . . . . . k e e py o u r
neighbours
awakejust because
you feel likehavinga party.

YES

r
r
r
r

NO

BrianY
: e s , 3 ). . . . . . .
Paul: Soaren'tyougoingto turndown

T
T
T

the music?
Brian:Well, I think we should wait
until all the guestsleave.We
don'twant to spoilthe fun.
Paul: 4)
Brian.
We'llget

I]

n
r

;1

B r i a n :5 )

in trouble!Theneighbours
might
c a l l t h ep o l i c e .
I'llturn

it down straightaway.

Expressing
annoyance/Calming
someonedown

"

-' a
1, -t+ar'*'

Word Formation

1 A: lam sickandtiredof the trafficon the roadsl

2 A. I won't toleratethe neighbour's

noiseanymore
B: a Takeit easyWe'llcallthe police.
b l t i s n ' te n o u g h .

-'+"'e=+44
+'f'4"4

Circlethe correctresponse.
B : a C a l md o w n !
b Takert down

-?*.'-.,..

Completethe sentences
with the
correctderivative.
gotinto
1 The. .
the housethroughan open
window

BURGLE

2 He is in prisonfor armed
3 A : l'm absolutely
furiousaboutherplayingmusicso late!
B : a Letyourhairdown,
b Keepyourhairon!
4 A . l'vehadit with hisbaddrivingl
B . a That'sa bad idea.
b Don'tget so workedup!
5 A : I'm fed up with herbadattitudel
B : a Relaxl
b Lookoutl
6 A : l'vehadenoughof theirsillyideas
B : a Simmerdown They'reonlytryingto helc
b I guessso

ROB

3 The
f 100.000
A..

demanded
KIDNAP
brokeinto

my cal but he didn'tsteal

anything.

THEFT

Everyyear
costsdepartmentstores
m i l l i o nosf p o u n d si n l o s t
tncome.

SHOPLIFT

65

Writing (an essayprovidingsolutionsto problems)

Let'sget started
to the problem?
Readthe rubric.
anysolutions
Canyousuggest
to write in with their
A teenmagazine
is askingits readers
suggestions
on howto surfthe Internetsafely.

Let"slook closer

planwith
the paragraph
a. Readthe articleandcomplete
been
the headings
below.Haveanyof yoursuggestions
included
in thearticle?
o solutions/suggestions
results
& possible
. whattheproblem
.
is summarise
opinion

The Internetallows
Wp Mostteensuse a computernowadays.
do research
and
themto chatwithfriends,
findhelpwithhomework,
find out the latestnews. However,the Internetcan also be
if it is notusedcarefully.
dangerous
whentheycreatean
To
with,usersshouldthinkcarefully
begin
@
Theyshouldmakesure it doesn't
e-mailaddressor username.
identify
theirageor genderin anyway.Thiswaysomeonecannot
use it to track them down.Also, usersshouldnevergive out
personal
information
online.By makingsuretheystayanonymous,
they stop others from sendingspam* and from using this
information
to causeharm.
W Anotfrerway to stay safewhen usingthe Internetis to keep
it is easyfor peopleto
onlinefriendships
online.In cyberspace,
pretendto be something
friendships
online
theyare not.Keeping
avoidsunnecessary
danger.
thatare
it wouldbe a goodideato onlyusewebsites
ffiw"Finally,
protected
will
be
from
ln thisway,users
classedas child{riendly.
inappropriate
material.
Overall,thereare a numberof waysto makesureteensare
]$$w.
I believeyoung
safewhiletheysurf.lf theywereput intopractice,
peoplecouldbe keptoutof harm'swaywhentheyareonline.
*unwanted
orservice
adverlising
a product
e-mails
senttoyou,usually

is"
hissuggestions
andtheirnes.,
b . Whichwordshasthe writerusedto introduce
thetopicsentences
in the mainbodypar;i.a;'s Canyou
Readthe articleagainandunderline
suggestalternative
ones?

66

providingsolutionsto problemsare piecesof

Essays
writingin whichyou discuss
a problemand its causes
as well as the expectedresultsor consequences
of
your suggestionsAn essayprovidingsolutionsto
problems
shouldconsistof:
a) an introductionin which you statethe problem
and/orwhat hascausedit;
b) a main body which consistsof two or more
paragraphspresentingsuggestionsand their
results/consequences.
You should start a new
paragraphfor each suggestionand its results/
conSeouences:
c) a conclusion
in whichyousummarise
youropinion.
providingsolutionsto problemsare normally
Essays
written in a formalstyle.Theyare usuallyfound in
newspapers
and magaztnes.

To makesuggestions:
o A usefulsuggestion/Another
solutionwould be
IO

r . . . c o u l db e s o l v e b
dy . . .
o Steps/Measures
shouldbe takenin orderto solve/
dealwith ..
o Anotherwayto ... is/would
be to ...
o Thesituationcouldbe improvediflby...
r lt wouldbe a good ideaiflto ...
o lt wouldhelpif you/we/etc..
To presentresultsand consenquences:
o As a result,..
o Thiswouldmeanthat ...
o T h e n ., .
Bydoingthis,you/we/etc
would
l f . . . . . ,t h e r e s u lwt o u l db e . .
TheeffecVconsequence/result
of .. wouldbe ...

Match problems(1-5) to suggestions(a-e).

Choose
a problem
andthinkof moresuggestions.

In thisway,...

trTt

a. A teenmagazine
hasaskedits readers
to
givesuggestions
on how to avoidstressbefore
exams.
Matchthe suggestions
(1-5)to their
corresponding
results(a-e).

bullyingat school
stressbeforeexams

ETI
i=T-l hazardsof shoppingonline
F]-t schoolvandalism
isTt cartheft

1
2
3
4

a makea revision
timetable
b talkto an adultyou cantrust
c parkin a safeplaceor in a garage
d makesureyourcomputerhassecurityfeatures

Matchthe suggestions
aboveto eachof the
resultsbelow.Usethe language
in the table.

tlTl

ETI
FTI

eat healthily
and get enoughsleep
makea revision
timetable
studywith a friend

ft-rl discussanydifficultiesthat comeup

t7T5-lbe calmand be preparedfor exam
[f.t mind be clearand studytime be more

e installCCTVcameras

startstudyingaheadof time
take shortbreaks

n-il]
fl-e-]

youwill be veryorganised

effective
haveenergyand be ableto concentrate
work be moreorganised
and be ableto
progress
assess

b. Usethe linkingwords and phrasesfrom the

table to makesentences,
as in the example.

vandals
will be caughtred-handed
hackers
will not be ableto seeyourcard
' n u m b edr e t a i l s

A usefulsuggestisn
wauldbeto stcrtstwr,lying
ahead
af time.Asa result,
you vrillbecalman,Jprepared
for

will not haveeasyaccess

to your
t4T-l thieves

thee;<am.

f5-tl

theywill beableto helpandyouwitlnor

Your turn

sufferalone

Useyouranswers
in Ex.5 andyourownideas
to writeanarticle
of 120-180
wordsproviding
solutions
to the problem.
Youcan usethe
article
in Ex.2 asa model.
67

Forces
of
nature

the
Lookat theweathermapandcomplete
gapswith wordsfrombelow.
. showers. downoour drizzle. snowfall
. s l e e t. s u n s h i n. ec h i l l v. h a i l. w a r m

VocabularyFractice
Extremeweather
Tick(/)the correctbox.
North

Matchthe animals
to theirsounds.

tlTl
PTI
fi-T---l

SNAKCS

cananeS
l OOVCS

a chirp
b twitter

OOWrlPOUl'
,rrr

c neigh
d howl
e coo

Northern
lreland:A 1) ..
..........
wet day for
Belfast
.
andarea.Cloudy,
andexpecta2) ..................
lVlax
temp7-9degrees
dropping
to 3-5
C.Temperatures
degrees
C laterintheday.
f hiss
Scotland: Typical winter weather. Heavy
:t
Crossthe odd word out, as in the example,
3 ) . . . . . . . . . . . .e. .x.p. .e. c t ei ndt h eH i g h l a n dEs d
. i n b u r gi sh
c l o u dw
y i t h4 )
a n d5 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...l.t.w. .i.l .l
1 shore,coast,Sled, beach
probably
changeto snowby evening.
Maxtemp2-4
2 buzz,nuisance,
chirp,hiss
degrees
to below0 degrees
C.Temperatures
dropping
3 flood,avalanche,
drought,breeze
C laterintheday.
4 chilly,flooding,freezing,
scorching
A windycloudyday
Yorkand NorthEastEngland:
throughout
the area.Yorkis experiencing
somelight
5 blizzard,
thunderstorm,
hailstorm,shine
6)
...,...........,.....
that
will
until
late
afternoon.
continue
':"
:':
Maxtemp10-12
degrees
C.Tonight
strong
winds.Min
Completewith the correctpreposition.
tempB-10degrees
C.
1 Thehurricane
destroyed
everything
t
Englandand Wales:A cloudyday in
Southwest
its path
WaleswithCardiffexperiencing
some7)
2 Farmers
arealwayscomplaining
Max
Chanceof heavierrainas the day progresses.
the weather.
Min
temp8-10degrees
C. Windylatein theevening.
temp7-9degrees
C.
3 Travellersto the region should be aware
LondonandSouthEastEngland:
A beautiful
dayin
.. ......the possibility
of terrorist
attacks
E
n
g
l
a
n
d
'
s
c
a
p
i
t
a
l
.
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t
s
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8
)
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.
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.
.
,
.
.
. . .a. n. .d. .
. . . thisproblem?
4 Howshouldwe deal
4
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p
1
2
1
d
e
grees
9)
a a sf r r g h t e n e .d. . . .. . . . . . s. p i d e rws h e n
5 T a n yw
MintempBC. Somerainexpected
earlythisevening.
snewasyoung
llir
10deorees
C.
t

t4Tt
f=-r---

norses
cncKets
l ) t I
l o t I wolves
f--1-l

68

1:l-:

ir:r,i

'

Matchthewordsin the columns

thenuse
gaps
themto fill in the
in the sentences
below.

sea

a conditions

1 A ..
of wind blewthe oaoers
off the table.
A gash B gust
C aush D gasp

ETI

killer

FTI
FTI

weather

b toLc
c porsonrng
d ratns

2 The dog was frightenedby the soundof the

thunder
A belt
B bell
C bolt
D bull

I]TI

food

tlTl

F-rt c l r m a t e
survival

reTttorrential

3 The . ..

of lightning
lit up the wholegarden.
A flesh B flash C flame D flare
4 B e i n go u t i n t h e . . . . . s u na l l m o r n i n gm a d e
usfeelquiteweak.

e bees
f rhenno
g currents

A blazing B flamingC grilling D frying

5 Come in, come in What are you doing,
standing
out therein the .
cold?

the . ....
1 Advances
in medicine
haveimproved
. of patrentssufferingfrom cancer
nt h e
2 .......
. . . m a k es w r m m i ni g

A frozen B froze C freezingD freeze

6 Thelittlegirlsmiledasthe snow ....landed

areaoangerous.
attacK anyone who

on hertongue.

comesneartheirhive
After the meal in the restaurant,I suffered

A flake

C stone D cube
S u d d e n lay ,. . . . . . . o f s u n s h i nber o k et h r o u g h

from .. . .

D bolt
A belt
B line
C rcy
My car windscreen
was brokenby huge hail
A stones B flakes C pebblesD drons
rain this mor.rrilC
9 | got caughtin the
got
soakrng
wet
and
A gushing
C pouring

to another
airport
willhaveto bediverted

D flowing
B dripping
10 Canyou hearthe wind?lt'sblowinga . .. :
A drizzle B gust C breeze D gale

the
Underline
the correctwordto complete
idiom.
Suddenly
went wrong:I didn'tget
everything
into college,my best friendmovedaway.my
grandmagot rll But they say'it neverrains,
but it pours/flows/streams'.
Simonwasn'tlookingverywellthismorning.I
think he's feeling a little bit under the
storm/weather/cl
imate.
I can't understand
why you two are fighting.
What a blizzardlhurricane/storm
in a teacup.

B drop

the clouds.

flooding
. createdmassive
and left manyhomeless
6 The effects of
beinostudiedthrouohoutthe world
theplane
7 D u et o u n s u i t a b l e

Choose
thecorrect
wordA, B,Cor D.

Word Formation

Formnounsfromthe verbs,usingthe suffixes

-ion,-ing,-mentandusethemto complete
the
sentences,
. erupto poison. develop
. transmit. move
. populate. warn . explode

Tim has no idea what's happeningin the

world. He has his head in the skies/clouds/

A severeweather
on the radro
Theradio. . .

heavens

differentcountries

Karen stole my thunder/lightning/breeze

whenshewroteher nameon the articleI had
written.
day.
6 We shouldsavefor a stormy/rainy/cloudy
Academy
of Music
7 WhenLizgot intothe Royal
shewas on cloudnine/seven/eleven
Bobwas reallyill for a while,but now he'sas
rightassleet/drizzlelrain

was broadcast
was broadkcast
in many

of the volcano destroyed

manyhomesin the area
4 Hisillness
wasdiaonosed
asfood
.
to rise.
5 Theworld's
continues
6 Themarinebiologists
recorded
the . .
The

of thedolphins.
7 T h e. . . . . . . . . . . . i.n. t h e m i n ew a sn o t f a t a l .
8 A lot of money is spent everyyear on the
of new medicines

69

Grammarin Use

go walkingin the
5 A, Peoplemustn't/should
mountains
withoutthe correcteouioment
B: I agree Peopleshould/maytake greater

Phrasalverbs

care.

Fillin: draw,turn,put, do, break,hold.

A. May/Mustn'tI go homenow?
B: Yes,you can/might.

1 A : J o h n n y ,o u ' db e t t e .r . . . . . . . . . . .u.p y o u r
shoelaces
before
voutripoverthem!

A: My beesshould/canhaveproducedmore

B : O K ,M u m .

honeythis summerTherewere plentyof

flowers.

2 A . It is getting late and I don't want to

you up any longer. Let's

B: Perhaps
they couldn't/wouldn'tbecause

continuethe meetingtomorrowmorning

of the storms.
8 A: What a downpour The boats can't/
mustn'tbe sailing
B: l'm afraidyou might/canbe right

at nrne.
B:

(oa

rrnr r et nino

thon

3 A : I am goingto be in Londonfor a few days.

C a ny o u
meup?
B: It will be my pleasure
4 A : D i d m a n y p e o p l e. . . . .
party?

3
. . up at the

| ,--r----'l

|1|

B: Not many,but we hada nicetime.

5 A: When doesyour school
the holidays?
B: NextMonday.

ETI

up for

Flt

thisweek Theyareverydry
That'shis car He must haveleft it here
afterthe party.

ffi

l 5 l I Helenis smilingShemusthavegot that

newjob.

reTtMarkmightnot buya newcarthrsyear

Modals

FTI

Circlethe correctverb.

H e m i g h t n o t h a v eb e e nc a u g h ti n t h e
srorm.

a l ' m s u r eh e d i d .

1 A: You haven'ttaken a breakyet today You

must/canbe hungry.
B: Yes,I could/mayeat a horse!

b l'm certainthat shedidn't.

c H ep r o b a b ldyi d n ' t
d lt'spossible
that shewon't.
e lt'spossible
that he didn't

2 A: Thestudentsmust/can'tftsys5lgflisflvor'
much Theirtest results
areterriblel
B: They might/must improveif they want
9ooograoes
3 A: Don't go out without a scarfand glovesl
Theweatherforecastsaidthe temperature
would/candropto belowzero.
B : You should/mightbe right.l'll take them

^.'l

I Billylookstired.He can't havesleptvery

weil.
Sallycan'thavebeenwateringthe plants

t4T--]Tanyamightnot passherdrrvingtest.

6 A: Canwe
. up herefor a moment?
I want to buy a newspaper.
B: Sure.

Matchthe sentences
to the meanings.

f l ' m s u r es h ed i d
g lt'spossible
that he won't

Rewritethe sentences,
usingan appropriate
modalverb.
1 lt's likelythat jt r',,' '. - .--='-..cay

with me.
4 A : You'resoakingwet Youcan't/mighthave
hadyourumbrella
with you
B: I know,I know I must/shouldhavetaken
it.

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2 H e p r o b a b l yo : "
I think everyir^:
lrme

Readthe situationsand makesentencesfrom

the words in the brackets.Usemight or may.

5 l'll let vou driveme home

6 l'm not surewhetherl'll qo out tonioht

1 | can't find my raincoatanywhere.I wonder

whereI put it.
a: (you/puViVin
the wardrobe)

7 lt is possiblysnowingrn Scotland
rightnow

b: (you/lefViVat
work)
2 | can'tfindSam.Doyouknowwherehe is?
a: (he/golforlunch)

Choosethe correctforms.
A: Hi, Gene ls that you? What are you still
doingat home?You 1) could/shouldhave
left by now
B: What do you mean?Whattime is it?

b: (he/golhome/for
the day)
3 Why didn'tGloriaanswerthe phone? l'm sure

A . l t ' s1 3 : 1 0 .
B: What? lt 2) may/can't be. My watch says
12:30.lt 3) can't/must havestoppedI knewI
4) should/mighthavereplaced
the battery

b: (shdnotfeel/like
talking)
4 Freddidn't come to the party.Do you know
why?
plans)
a: (hdhavdother
b: (he/nothave/anyone
to go with)

shewashomealllastnight
a: (she/golto
bedearly)

A: Nevermindthat now You had betterhurrv

or you 5) might/canmissthe train.
B: Okay,okay lf I leavenow | 6) could/can't
stillmakeit. By any chance7) could/might
youtakeme to the station?
A: Oh,all right.| 8) should/mustn't
be therein
aboutfiveminutes.

Lookat thepictures.
Makedeductions.

Sentencetransformations
8

Completethe secondsentenceso that it

meansthe sameas the first. Useno more than
three words.
1 Thereisa chance
that it willrainat theweekend
It . ...............
at the weekend.
2 We're sure Sheilahasn'ttaken the boat to
I\/t^l+^

r v r d r L dTi.tl-r^e s- ^e- d ir-s +L- O Of O U g n

S h e. . . .
takenthe boatto Malta Theseaistoo rough.
3 He'sgot a terribleheadache.
l'm sure he's
b e e nw o r k i n gi n t h e s u na l lm o r n i n g
Ho'snnt ,atorrihlpheadache.
He ......
working
in ir'. ,rn ,rLrorning
4 Floodsare possiblehere,even in the hottest
monthsof summer
There.
floods here, even in the hottest months of
summer.
5 I'm surehe didn'ttake hisovercoat.
Look,it's
rightthere.
He
forgottento take hisovercoat.Look,it's right
there

1 Theymightbeon holiday

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Reading
below.Foreachquestionchoosethe correctletter(A,B,C or D).
Readthe text andquestions

.-: ;i --;,i,'r.
he settlement
of Oymyakon
is situatedin EasternSiberia,
Russia.
lt isthecoldestpermanently
placeon Earth.
inhabited
-96.16
Temperatures
are saidto havereachedas low as
degrees

r."' Fahrenheit(71.2Celsius).This is hardlysurprisingas Oymyakonlies

onlya few hundredmilessouthof the ArcticCircle.

Oymyakonhas not alwaysbeena permanentplaceof residence.

Before
the 1920s,Oymyakonwas only visitedby reindeerherders.Later,the Soviet

government
tookstepsto settlethesenomadicpeopleand nowthe areaboastsa
population
of about800.
The peopleof Oymyakon
havehad to adaptin orderto survivein this harshenvironment.
Owning
(reindeer
livestock
and horses)is essential
for food and for trade.Growingfruitsor vegetables
is only
possible
in theshortsummerseason.
Forthe remainder
of thetime,thegroundis frozen.Transportation
is
noteasyasdieselfreezes
Fahrenheit.
InOymyakon
at -58degrees
wearing
furis nota luxurybuta necessity.
Luckily,
the localpowerstationburnswoodto providehomeswith hot waterand this makesindoorlife
bearable.
Believe
it or not,thelocalpeoplesometimes
chooseto bathein thesesub-zero
temperatures.
Swimming
in icywateris saidto prevent
coldsandpneumonia.
Thebravepeoplewhodo thiscallthemselves
members
of the'Walrus
Club'.Whenyouthinkaboutit,it istrulyamazing
whatpeoplecanendurewhentheyhaveto.

1 Thewriter'smainpurposein wrrtingthis text

rsto
A explain
why peoplelivetn sub-zero
temperatu
res
peopleto visitOymyakon
B encourage
C informusaboutthe SovietUnion
D describe
what it is liketo liveunder harsh
conditions.
2 What doesthe writer tell us about reindeer
herders?
A Theyusedto be nomadicpeople
B Theywerediscouraged
from livingin
Oymyakon.
C Theyviewfur asa luxury.
D Theygrowvegetables
allyearround
3 When talkingabout reindeerand horsesthe
rnrritor <:vc nonnlo

A keeptheseanimals
aspets
B havelifestock
in orderto survive.

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C raisea widevarietyof animals.

D havethemsolelyfor therrfur.

4 What doesthe writer say about bathingin

frozenwaters?
A Thepeoplewho do it areriskLng
theirlives.
B lt isonlyadvisable
for animals
to do it
C lt hashealthbenefits
D People
do it because
theyenjoyit
best describethe

Listening& Speaking

2 A: Are we still going on the p i c n i ct h i s

afternoon?

Winter Holidays

B: Not likely.
lt'srainingand 5)

Youwill heartwo peopletalkingabouta

winterholiday,
information
Fillin the missing
in the numbered
spaces.

Zoll SktREsoRL
Location
The resort is in Austriain an attractivevillage
sealevelintheHohe
1l ..........................
metres
above
Tauern
mountain
range
Glimate
2l .......................
Moderate
climate.
Winters
continental
withreliable
andfreouent
snowfalls.
Facilities
include
of ski runs.Activities
Over200 kilometres
sleighridesand
3l ................ tobogganing,
Type of accommodationon offer
o Hotel
o Self-catering
4l ..........
Priceof holiday
5) . . . ..
for one week'sstay at hotel
including
twomeals
a day.
Restaurants
There are many different kinds. Prices are
6)................

a l ld a y
A: Well,if hasrainedso muchalready,
6)
by thisafternoon.
B: I think you're being ratheroptimistic.
think we should postponethe picnic.
After all, evenif the sun comesout, the
grasswill be wet We 7) .
A: I think you'reright.Let'sgo to the new
-<"h"nYnvn" i n n a o n t r o

e rt shouldhavestoppedraining
f it mightkeepraining
I couldcatchcold

Makingspeculations
Matchthe pictures
andthe speculations,

probability/possi
bility
Expressing

(1-2)withsentences
Complete
the dialogues
(a-g).
1 A: Do you think we will have a white
thisyear?
Christmas
i f w e ' r el u c k y

2 H em i g h tn o t l i k em e d i c i n e .
3 Theymightbe studying.

B : 1 ) . . . . ... . . .
A : What did the weatherforecastsay?
B : It said2)
by the end of the week
thesedays!
Theweatherisso unpredictable

4 He maybe stoppingthe traffic.

B : Yes,3)

8 Theymightbe fatherand son

warmandsunnyevenin December.
A: I guessit isn'tgoingto snownow
B: lt maybe warm now, but you neverknow,

9 H e m a yb e i l l

4)
o

1 Theymaybe brotherand sister.

i+ -^,,l-l
rL LUU|U

^^+
-^l-l
9s L LV|U

later
b lt mightsnow

c it couldget even
warmer
d it canbe

5 Theymightbe verytalented.
6 Shecan'thavesleptverywell.
7 Theycouldbe on a course

10 Shemaybe bored
for a concert.
11 Theymightbe practising
1 2 l t m u s tb e q u i t ec h i l l y
13 Theycouldbe at university
1 4 S h em a yb e a n u r s e .

T
T
I
T

tr
tr
tr
T
tr

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Writing (ane-mailreplyingto an invitatiorr)

Getting started
Read
therubric
andunderline
thekeywords,
thenanswer
thequestions.
Youhavereceived
an invitationto spenda weekendat yourfriendiames'parents'cottage.
Writean
e-mailreplying
to hisinvitation.
In youre-mailyoushould
. thankhimfor the invitation
. saywhetheryouareableto go
. asksomequestions
abouttheweekend
1 Whatwillyouwrite?Whoto?
2 Whatstylewillyouwritein?

3 What mustyou includein youre-mail?

4 How couldyou begin/end
youre-mail?

Let"slook closer

Readthe emails
belowandcomplete
plan.Whiche-mailaccepts
the paragraph
the invitation
andwhich
refuses
it? Underline
the sentences
thatshowusthis.
'
.,':'-"-, .ir.:..

\t=j
'f.-l

New Mrg

Nefli

James
!

$b tt wasgreatto getyouremailI

$b't huuea coupleof questions

i
l

about the weekend

! | work on
Fridaysuntil 7pm. What time are
yourparentsplanningto set out? lf
we are leavingearlierthan 7, I can
ask for that day off! Also, what

"::_..

|:.
_-_:""_

_"_

':g

W l o * a r ey o u ?l ' m f i n e l l ' m r e a l l y
enloyingthe summer holidaysso
far!

p ffrants so much for the

love to come! l've been studying

reallyhard recentlyso it'll be great
to relax on the beach and have
somefun!

F;-_'__"*

D e a rJ

alwaysenjoyhearingyournews!

invitation
to spendthe weekendat
yourparents'cottageI wouldreally

':..:..:...
:.
|,/

i:l:::l
't-:il

Thanksso much for invitingme

to spend the weekend at your
parents' cottage! The cottage
soundswonderful I reallywish I
could come but unfortunatelyI
can'tas my sisteris gettingmarried
that weekend We're all really
excited!
p-

p'l

reallyhope you have a good

trmo

:f

f ho

rnff

ena

:
anyway
Have

you invitedanyoneelse?Are there

placesto visitin the
any interesting
a r e a ?l b e t y o u ' l lh a v ea b r i l l i a n t
t i m e W r i t ea n dt e l lm e a l la b o u tr t !

should I bring with me? Do you

t h i n kI w i l ln e e da n yw a r mc l o t h e s ?

$+ t'r

lookingforwardto the

weekendalready!Please
thankyour

for lettingme comelWrrte

1'l parents
,rj backsoon,
:l Love,

: li g _
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tt would be reallyg.eatto catch

up soon Perhaps
we canmeetup in
a c o u p l eo f w e e k s ?O n c ea g a i nl,' m
so sorryI can'tmakethe weekend
LOVC,

Dan

(accept)

z (refuse)

Choose
fromthe phrases
aboveto inviteyour
friendto:
1 yourbirthday
party.

3 (accept)

2 yourschool
concert
4 (refuse)
3 stayat yourhousefor theweekend.

Choose
fromthe phrases
in the boxto
accept/refuse
an invitationto:

1 yourbestfriend's
party.
drnner
2 go on a package
holiday
to Spainwith your
friend.
3 havea mealout with vourfriendandhis/her
parents.
4 yourcousin's
housewarming
party.

lanruaffi

Yourturn
YourEnglish
penfriendhasinvitedyouto her
sixteenth
birthdayparty.Writean e-mail
replyingto herinvitation(60-80words).In
youre-mail,
youshould
. thankher:
forinviting
you
. refuse
theinvitation,
giving
a reason
o suggest
meeting
upanother
time
Usethe planbelowto writeyoure-mail.

AaeeptFngEr"lwE
tstiems
a
a
a
a
a

Thatwouldbe greaVwonderful!
Thanks,
that soundslovelyl
I wouldreallylovetol
I wouldn'tmissit for the world!
Thankyou,l'll definitely
come/bethere
Refarslnglmsdltatlens
That'sso kind,but I reallycan't,I . .
l'd loveto, but . .
Thanksso much,but
Thanks,
but I'm afraidI can'tmakeit. I
I reallywishI couldcomebut ...

Introduction
(Para 7) opening remarks
Main Body
(Pan 2) tbankfriend - refusegiving reason
(e.g.studyforexam)
(Pan 3) suggestmeetingup anotber time
(e.g.next weeleend)
Conclusion
(Pan 4) closingremarks
Yours,
(.yowrfirstname)

Time
Festive

['m Sandy Cane and l'm "i2" In

the UK we've got a special
day calledGuy Fawkes'night.
On Guy Fawkes' night,

Vocabu!aryPractice
Festivals& Holidays
Readwhatthesepeoplesayabouttheir
favourite
holidays
andfill in the blanks
with
the wordsbelow.
. cooks. card. music. light. letoff
. chocolates
. exchange
o throw o visit
2

Cross
the oddwordout asin theexample.
1 sliced,chopped,scrambled,
gT}*{
2 maincourse,bonfire,starter,
dessert

I'mMarcSarrazin
andl'm 25 yearsold.
l'd say that Thanksgivingis my
favouriteholiday.In the USA it's
celebratedin a very big way. My
m u m f 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a. . . .s.p e c i a l
dinner with stuffed turkey and
vegetables.In the afternoon,we
2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .f .r .i .e.n. d sa n d r e l a t i v e s .
W e 3 l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .g. .r.e. e t i n g sa n d
watch footballtogether.

3 hot, spicy,bitter,fried
4 p a r a g l i d i nsgt ,a l lb, o w l i n gt,e n n i s
pitch,point,rink
5 course,
Matchthe wordsin the columnsand then use
them to fill in the gapsin the sentences
below.

trTt

PTI
t3Tt
FTI
fsl-l

bitter
hot
grare0

a chicken
b cheese
c hours

grilled

d eggs

eafly

e cnocolate
f c h i l lpi e p p e r

reTt

scrambled

My name is RoisinJoyce and l'm from

lreland.I like most celebrations,
but
my birthday is my favouriteday of

the year. I alwayscelebratethe

day in style! This year my
parents gave me a beautiful
4) ..............
a n da h u g e
b o xo f d e l i c i o u5sl . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Later,my friendstook me to a
fancy restaurant
wherewe had a
great meal and then listened to live
6l ..............
u n t i la f t e rm i d n i g h t .
r,!1,':..Fffirirti!iiitt.1tri$ll..I.n;i1e..r

76

.. ,
f-S,l.yfililtr*tX1,g$.a,.-T,

1 A : Whatwouldyousayyourfavourite
thingis
to havefor breakfast?
B : H m m m I, g u e s sI ' d h a v et o s a y , .
wrthtoast
2 A . W h a tw a st h ew e d d r n gc a k em a d ew i t h ?
B : It was made with vanrllasorbet.fresh
' a s b e r r i ea sn o
3 A : Areyoureadyto orderyour
maincourse,
Sir?
a
,
,
B Y e s I. t h i n kl ' l l e : r e
w i t h a b a k e cc c - a - c
_ , : , q e : b a c kf r o m y o u r
d a t el a s i: : - . l
B : G o s h , i c : - - ( - : , ' , ' , \ / e d a n c e da n d
l a . l g h e*c- : - :

4 A . What trrre l:

A: Thesauces :i- .: :i: :.

B: Didyou t.rs.' -.,

6 A: CanI servethe pastanow?

B: No,wait We haveto put the

We passedall our exams Let'sgo out and

havea greattime

on first.

We

Underline
the correctword,asin the example.

3 I just starteda new job and believeme it's a

completely
differentsituationfor me

Sherefusedto giveme the rsqip_e_/prescription

for herapplepie
I think l'll havethe raw/steamedriceinsteao

4 lf you're not going to be co-operative,

you
just
mightaswell
leavethe class

of French
fries.
Did you want your steak with melted/
mashedpotatoes?

rf

I can't believehow exoensivea bottle of

still/bubbly
wateris at thisrestaurant
You'll haveto get a new set of golf skates/
clubsfor the matchnextweek
Can you believethere were over 20,000
viewers/spectators
at the match?
Do you know who the finalistsare in the
tennrstournament/contest?
That man over there was a silver medal

I lent you the moneyso now you must be

oea:oo'1ltback
;sno1s

. . . . .. . . . . . . . b e i n ge x p e n s i vIel o
, v es k i i n g
3 | thinkcrosscountryrunningis fun,

beingverychallenging
4 Jogging is an excellentway to gei fit,
i t i st i r r n g .
5 H a n gg l i d i n gi se x c i t i n g
....
it is expensive

Matchthesportsin the listto theverbsin the

table.

Phrasal
verbs
7

Complete
the sentences
usingverbsfromthe
listin the correctform.
. carryo put o brrng. 1s6;a

9o

1 A: You shouldhave stoppedwhen you

youhadhurtyourankle
realised
B: I know,butif I hadnt
on,I wouldn'thavecomein second.

play

2 A: Haveyou anyideawhat

do

. . . . . l. l i k eb o x i n gl t,h i n ki t i sa v e r y
r( cnnrf

society/team?
1 0 Thefinalscore/pointof the gamewas 12-2

. hangglidingo athletics
diving. ice-skating
. cross-country
basketball
running. aerobtcs
.
jumping
bungee
scuba
diving. baseball
. vyln6rrrfing
o swimming
snowboarding

. . ..
cl:nnarnr

defender/winner
at the GreekOlympics.
Why don't you join the school volleyba

.
.
.
.

Complete
the sentences
with although
or in
spiteof/despite.

Rewritethe sentences
with the correctidiom
fromthe listbelow.
. ballisinyourcourt. havea 63llo playball
. wholenewloall
pdmgo gettheballrolling
1 Let'sstartthe process
andbeginthe baseball
game.
Let's

o n h i si l l n e s s ?
B : Probably
the fact that he went out in the
coldwith no jacketon
3 A : Didyou seethe smileon Sam'sfacewhen
he finished
the race?
B : Yes.He was happybecausehe knew his
o a ow a s
. . . . . . . . . .o.n.
4 4 . Are you ready?
B : J u s tl e t m e . . . . . . . .
a n ow e c a ng o .

o n m yc o a t

77

1 1 A D oy o um i n d. . . . .... .
(call)Tinato seeif she'scomingtonight?
. (call)
B S u r eI,w a sp l a n n i n g

Grammarin Use
(to) infinltive/-inEform
the gapswith the correctformof
Complete
the verbsin brackets.
( r i d e )m y b i k ei n

lwant ......
the park
Me too. Can |
with you?

(corne)

... (watch)

football.

3 A : Y o uh a db e t t e r. . . .

...........(get)
lots of practicebefore basketballseason
starts.
B : I agree.lwill try
. . (work)
out asoftenas I can.

4 A ,Willyou be allowed
(eat)sweetsafterthe operation?
B : N o t r e a l l yM y d o c t o rs a i dl w i l l n e e d. . . . . . .
. (cut down) on fat andsugar.
(wish)

5 A : Didyou remember

1 2 A I can't believeyou forgot

(take)yourbaseball
glovewith you
. . . .. . ( p u t )i t i n
B : I meant
the bag but then I forgot.

Usethe verbsin brackets

in the correctformto
complete
the sentences
aboutJenny.

I a m r e a l l lyo o k i n gf o r w a r dt o . . . . . .
(go)to the matchon Saturday

B : I ' m n o t l. h a t e . . . . . .

heranyway

J e n n yu s e dt o 1 )
(play tennis) twice a week but she stopped
(exercise)
2)
lastyearwhen
(work) long hours
shestarted3)
as an investmentbanker.AlthoughJennyhas
beenavoiding4)
. (eat) fast food
at work,shehasput on weight Herdoctorsays
that shemust5)
. . (join)a gym as soon
(lose)
as possible
and try 6)
weight.Jennycan'twait to 7)
(start) exercising and looks forward to
(get)in shape
8) . .

PaulHappyBirthday?
Circlethe correctanswer.

B : O h ,n o ! | f o r g o t l. ' l l . . . .. . .
( c a l l h) i m n o w l
(bite)your

6 A : Stop
n a i l sa n dc a l md o w n

B: Yes,but you forgot thanking / to thank

yourcoachfor allthe helpandtime he gave

B : Sorrybut I'm too nervousrightnow

. .. (calm)down.

you beforethe finais

7 A .There's
no point
(wait)for Liz She'lltakehoursto get ready.

B : How about
(meet)herlaterthen?

8 A : It'sno use

(wait)in the queue

for tickets
B : How about

1 A: l'll neverforget to score / scoring that

winninggoalin the hockeymatch

(order)them

o n l i n et h e n ?
9 A: Sallycan'twait
t h e s w i m m i n tge a m
B: I know She'p
s lanning
to try-outson Friday
1 0 A : C o a c hw, i l ly o u l e t m e
(play)in the finalmatch?
B: l'm afraidit'stoo late
(take)on anynew players,
Jim.

. . (join)
(go)

2 A: Why don't you try to drink / d r i n k i n ga

glassof water?
B : I d i d t h a t l ' l l t r y h o l d i n g/ to hold my
breathfor a minute lvlaybethat will stop
myhrccups
3 A: Let'sstop to buy / buying somethingat
t h a tb o u t i q u e
B : You can't be se"c-' '':- shouldstop to
shop/ shopoing
; . :, :=- ) '.,esnopslikethat
4 A : T h e yu s e c , : g o i g o i n g i o t h e g y m a t
l e a s l i rc' ,= ' , , : : . : - . - - e y s t o p p e d .
B : I c o u l c ^: ; - a - l - - : : - ^ - s e dt o g e t t i n g/
nof

rec

=, ="

<:

5 A : D i dy o u' : ^ ' : - - : : 3 o c k u p / p i c k i n gu p
= - - - - - = S- : : ?
S O mne' r , <
B : Y e sb, u tL : : - . = - - : - - : : ' t o p a y / p a y i n g
for itl

7B

=.

Usethe phrases
in the listto complete
the
sentences
abouthowto keepin shape.You
mayhaveto changethe formof the verbs.

. talkyououtof yourfitness
goals
. try to go to thegymthreetimesa week
o eatfattening
foods. warmup . overexercise

Read
theexamples.
Usethestructures
to
yourpreferences.
express
Thencomplete
the
exchanges
using
similar
structures.
l'd preferto stayat home
I prefercycling
to jogging.
l'd ratherplaytennis
than(play)basketball
l'd bettergo to thegym.

1 Youshould
Sheshouldexercise
moreoften

qoodfitness
rrabits
to estaotisrr

B : She'dbetter

2 Avoid

o"r;..f",n.;

":1"' *'.*':n::

Why don't we go to the footballmatch?

B : l'd prefer

.. or you'llbe drsappointed
in yourself.
Youmustn't
. . . asyouwill get soremuscles.

A : I likeexercising
at homemorethan at the
gym.
B: Really?
| prefer

5 Remember

4 A: Shallwe go to thecourtsfora gameof

souash?
B: Actually,
I'drather

before
doinganystrenuous
exercise
or youcouldhurtyourself.
Lookat the table,thenrewritethe sentences
usingthe verbin brackets
in the correctform.
Present
Fresent
Continuous

Intinitive
(to)work

Word Formation

-rngTorm
working

FTI yoga
PTI runnerF-ft h a n g t4Tt body
I-s-f_lfizzy

(to)be working

Perfect

(to) haveworkechavingworked

Perfect

(to) havebeen

Continuous

working

Matchthe wordsto formcompound

nouns.

trTt balanced

a u p
b classes
c diet
d drinks
e gliding
f

image

Sentence
transformations
1 Patissorryhe fouledthe memberof the other
team.(regret)

Tom has improvedhis servingskillsoverthe

lastyear.(seem)

Our team is losingby fivepointsand thereis

onlya minuteleft in the game.(appear)

(tend)
goesto all hisschoolmatches.
4 Heusually

The boyssay they have been practisingvery

(claim)
hardlately.

Complete
the secondsentence
sothat it
meansthe sameasthe first.Useno morethan
threewords.
1 Chrislookslikehersreally
enjoying
himself.
Chrisseems
himself.
Lastyear he wasn't on the team because
he
wasveryyoung.
Lastyearhe was ....
be on the team.
Hecan'twait to be in the finalsin spring.
H ei s l o o k i n g
in the finalsin spring
player.
Maybehe will be a verygoodbasketball
Hehopes....
player
a verygoodbasketball
5 l'm gladthe coachput him on the team
It was niceof the coach
rnthe team

79

Reading
'l

Lookat the sentences

belowaboutan
eatingcontest.Readthe text to
decideif eachsentence
iscorrector
incorrect.
Markthe sentences
asA, if.:.,ii';"''
correct,or B, if incorrect.
.,.,,,,,"n*,J,*t'
'll;ii'
i:
'i

'ti13'r;'rt::

'u"'rr'l'"il

i:J!i:i:!r

'_'i'i'-rf:itr'- !;ti:1i'

hink of your favouritefood.Do

I youhungerfor hamburgers?
Do
jam doughnutsmake your mouth
water? Do you crave chocolate
milkshakeso6 perhaps,something
healthier
likestrawberries
or mango?
Now,how wouldyou liketo entera
competitionto eat mouthfulafter
mouthfulas quickly as possible?
Would a prize of five thousand
dollarstemptyou to try? Well,if this
is yourideaof fun, you'renot alone.
Competitiveeating is now a wellorganisedactivityfor thousandsof
people from all over the world,
althoughit's most popularin the
USA,wherethe traditionbegan,
t

Nathan'sHot Dog Eating Contest

takes place everyfourth of July in
Coneylsland,NewYork.According
t o l e g e n di,n 1 9 1 6 ,f o u ri m m i g r a n t s
had a hot dog eatingcontestat the
site of the first Nathan'sstandto
show who was the most patriotic.
Today, the competition brings
togethermany of the world'sbest
competiiive eaters. The current
champion is Japan's Takeru
Kobayashi,
who set a world record
of eating 53!z hot dogs in 12
minutes,but this year he faces

BO

toughcompetition
from America'sSonyaThomas,'The Black
Widow',who holdsthe recordfor eating65 hardboiledeggs in
7 minutes.
Otherworld recordsincludeeating137 chickenwings in 30
minutes,9lzboxesof popcornin 12 minutesand almosta kilo
of butter in 5 minutes,but don't imagineyou have to be
enormousto breaka record.Kobayashi
weighsjust 65 kilos
and Thomasweighsonly55 kilos.In fact,beingoverweight
is
thoughtto be a disadvantage
in competitive
eatingas bodyfat
stops the stomachfrom expandingas much as it could.
Kobayashiexpandshis stomachfor a competitionby eating
largerand largeramountsof food,and then exercisesso the
fatwill not get in the wayduringa competition.
The rules of Nathan'sHot Dog Eating Contestare quite
simple.Twentycompetitors
standbehinda longtablewith hot
and
dogs
drinks.The competitorscan eat them howeverthey
like,but mostusuallydip theirfoodin waterto makeit easierto
chew and swallow.Whoevereats (and keepsdown)the most
h o t d o g si n 1 2 m i n u t e si s t h e w i n n e r . ' l t 'as l l a b o u tw i l l p o w e [ '
saysKobayashi,
who just picksup anotherhot dog,tearsit in
half and stuffsboth halvesinto his mouth,Soundsdelicious,
doesn'tit?

1 Ususally
the prizeat an eatingcompetition
is
money.
2 Competitive
eatingonlyhappens
in the USA .
3 Nathan's
Hot DogEatingContestfirsttook
placein 1916.
4 OnlyAmericans
competein the contest.

6 Mostrecordbreakers
areovennreight.
7 lt'sa goodideato increase
the amountsof
you
food
eat beforea competition.

5 Theworldrecordholderisa man

10 Thewriterof the articlethinksthe

8 Therearemanyrulesto obeyat the contest

9 Competitors
can'ttouchthe foodwith their
nan0s.
competitions
arefun

Listening& Speaking

3 A : Do you playvolleyball?
B : a Er .. sometimes.

Festivals

b lt mightbe.

i ..' Youwill heara conversation

between
JanetandSheila
aboutan annualfestival
that
theyarethinkingof attending.
Forquestions
1-6choose
A, B or C.

4 A : How often do you rideyour bike?

B: a ldo.
b Whenever
I can.
A: Do you drink a lot of fizzy drinks?
B: a Not really.
b I'd loveone.

1 Wholivesin thetownof Pictou?

A Janet
B Sheila
C JanetandSheila
2 Sheila
says
thatsheismostinterested
in
A goingto thebeach.
B learning
aboutPictou.
C catchingfishin the
lake
3 The festivitiesat :'l
the HectorFestival
lastfor
A one day.
B two days
C fivedays.
4 The festival is held
honourof
A a boat.
B a groupof people
C a specialanniversary.
5

Whatwill Sheilado for the firsttime?

A hearbagpipemusic
B listento Scottishsingers
C watchScottishdancing

6 Who getsa discounton ticketsto the events?

A students
B adults
C studentsandoldernonnlo

Avoiding direct questions

2

Circle
thecorrect
response.
1 A :Do you drrnka lot of water?
B : a I likeit.
b Notthat much,I guess.

2 A : Do you eat anydairyproducts?

B : a Exactly

Asking forlGiving

directions

a. Completethe conversation
with the
expressions
below.
.
.
o
r

next to the offices

theyarejust behindit
Yes,sorryWhere'sthe gym,please
Youneedto turn rightat reception

A: Youlookkindof lost.CanI helpyou?

B: 1) ...
. . . . . . . . . . .....?. .
A: lt's 2) .
B: How do I get to the offices?
A:3).
B: Are the officesnextto receotion?
A : A c t u a l l y . 4. ). . .. .
B: Thanksa lot.
b, Completethe dialoguewith the expressions
below.
o How do you travelto work everyday?
r How often do you exercise?
r What do you usually
havefor lunch?

r Whatdoyouusually
drink?
A: Wouldyousaythatyoureatinghabits
are
healthy?
B : I supposeso.
A: 1 ) . . . .
...........?
B : It depends,really.lt's usuallya packedlunch
from home.
A. 2 ) . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .. .?
B : About 2 litresof water per day,plusfruit juice
for breakfast
A: 3 ) . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .?. . .
B : Unfortunately,
I don'tasI work reallylonghours.
A: 4 ) . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .?
B : Sometimes
I walk but mostof the time I take
the bus.

b Not that often.

81

Writing (asurveyreport)
Gettingstarted
Whatwords/phrases
canyouthinkof relatedto the
the keywords/phrases.
Readthe rubricandunderline
word survey?
g Yourteacherhasaskedyouto writea surveyreportaboutthe improvements
'il
studentswouldlikemadeto theirschool.
yourfellowclassmates
wouldlikemadeto theirschool.
Writea reportaboutthe improvements
Let"s look closer
below.Thereisone
a. Readthe reportandfill in the subheadings
youdo not needto use.
subheading
r Drinks
o Veqetarian
o Introduction
o Foodo Conclusion
Dishes

To
From:

Ms Pash.Headmistress
.lanFerguson,
classpresident

Subject: Schoolimprovements
Date: Jan12th

@
Thearmof this reportis to presentthe resultsof a surveyin which
they would
500 pupilswere questioned
about the improvements
likemadeto the schoor.

The majorityof the pupilswould liketo seea largervarietyof fooo

in the schoolcafeteria.In fact,threeout of fivewould liketo seea
vegetarian
dishon the menueachday

EF
Although many pupils drink fizzy drinks, fruit drinks are more
popularamong the students.Fifty percentof the pupilsasked
admittedhavingmorethan one fizzydrink per day,however,they
saidtheywouldpreferfruit drinks.

meals
Tosumup, a largenumberof pupilspreferto havevegetarian
and fruit drinksinsteadof junk food or fizzy drinkson the menu I

(Para +)

recommendthat the SchoolBoardtake action to make more

healthyoptionsavailable
to pupils

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t'pt*ti'F

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present
plan.In whichparagraph(s)
cloes
ire '"','riter
the
the paragraph
b. Readthe reportandcomplete
',',
does
hispointsJlr ri:n oaragraph(s)
doeshesummarise
Inwhichparagraph(s)
results
of hissurvey?
purpose
report?
andcontentof his
hestatethe

82

Whichof the followingaretruewhenwe write

a survey?
Lookat the reportin Ex,2 and
anSwer.

1
2
3

Thestyleof writingisinformal.
b Theperson
who isgoingto readthereportis
someone
in authority.
Wewriteourpoints
undersubheadings.

o improve
thecentre
. theaimof thisreportis
6) l've written this reportto recommend
ways
to 7) makethe centrebetter.

lanrua0e

o attractr altered. to sumup

reports

8) To cut a long story short, the community

centrewould9) get morepeopleif somethrngs

to start your report:The purpose/aim

of this
reportis to ..., As requested,
this reportwas

were10)changed.

wr,itten/carried
out to ...,etc.
to talk about facts:the majority/minority
of
. . . . as m a l l / l a r gneu m b e ro f . . . b e l i e v e . . . ,
ten/fiftyletcper cent of peopleinterviewed
believe/prefer/would
like/etc...
to end your report: TakingeverythingI nt' o .

account,To sum up, In conclusion,

All in ar ll,I
i
erc
I
*--d

Complete
the followingsentences
with items
fromthe boxabove.
to show what the
majorityof pupilsfeelaboutcafeteriafood.

pupils
want
healthierfood to be servedin the cafeteria.
3 Only
studenrs
bringpackedlunches.
4

to presentthe results
of a surveyregardingthe TV programmes
teenagers
preferto watch.

The extractsbelow are written in the wrong

style.Readthem and replacethe words/
phrasesin bold with moresuitableonesfrom
the lists.

. finally. excellent
r whatismore
. directlv. therefore
Parkdale
CommunityCentreis one of the most
youth centresin the town. It is located
convenient
nearthe secondary
school1) so it iseasilyaccessible
to students.2) Also, there is a largeskatingrink
3) right behindit. 4) The last thing is, there are
5) good facilities
for peoplewith specialneeds

8
9

10

Your turn

a. Youwork for the localnewspaper.

The
editorhasaskedyouto carryout a survey
in orderto findout whatpeoplein your
town wouldliketo seedoneto improvethe
community
centre.Readthe ideasbelow
andput themunderthe correct
subheadings
in thetable.
o stayopenlateat theweekends
. dance
competitions
r cake& second-hand
clothes
sales
. larger
canteen
e newtennis
ballsandracouets
o Iarger
seating
area
. bingoevenings
. baby-changing
room
. disabled
WC
facilities

equipment

more events
openrng
hours

b. Usetheinformation
fromEx.6aaswellas
yourownideas
to writethesurvey
report.
Youcanusethereportin Ex.2 asa model.

83

Fu"r'.t.,hl

...,
.....,....,,,..,...,...;

e*tlse
:

.- -.-

?-rfrfi&{;I
tr*-

f'"j

l.

U n i t1
. People
with
with thesewords.Youcanaddyourown words,too. Compare
the mindmaps
Drawlinesto complete
yourpartner.

m
special
features
I rtrgo Ll\ c

in sentences
of yourown.
Choose
the correctword.Usethe phrases
1 givehimthe benefit/rightof the doubt
2 do/makeme a favour
3 keepan ear/eyeon things
4 it drives/leads
me crazy
5 hold/keepon good termswith

6 noisereallygetsc' -,, nerues/head

7 get intotrouble/fun
:' - - ^-- ,'
8 my feeling/sens
9 s e el i f ei n a . o - : : l a m p l i g h t
1 0 w h a tc o r n e:s: r n i n dh e a d, ' , - : n

o Chores

Makesentences
usingthephrases.
Complete
theverbs.
1 m . . . . . . . . . . . . .t.h. .e.f.l .o. o r
2 f . . . . . . . .. . . t h e p e t
3 c........
t h et a b l e
4 t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t .h.e. .r.u. b b i s h

86

5
6
7
8

Unit 2
. The Environment
Drawlinesto complete
the mindmapwith thesewords.In pairs,addtwo moreto eachcategory.
. p r a i r i e . b a l d e a g l e . b i s o n . b o a . s e a t u r t l e . h e d g e r o w . p a n d oa m
. bouut tnet rafilny s
. c h i m p a n zresep o t t e d d o l p h i n . t i g e r . b r o w n h a r e . o c e a n . c h. il n
c
h
i
l
atter.bee.ant
i z a r dol o
. cockroach
. woodlands
. farmlando jungleo pond . river. lake. wetlands. macaw

Complete
the phrases.
Usethemin sentences
of yourown.
t r e l e a s e . c u t d o w n . e n v i r o n m. e
n it la. e
l ndangered.factory.air.danger.wildlife.live
so
1
2
3
4
5

...........trees
. . . . . .s p e c i e s
. . . . .g r o u p s
habitat
. . . . . . .w
. .a s t e

6
7 to
8
9 bein .....
10

pollution
. . . .o f e x t i n c t i o n
. . in the wild

Put the words in bracketsinto the correctform.

1 Thetigeris a(n) .......
......(danger)species.
We mustdo what we canto protectit.
2 Manyplantsareon the vergeof
(extinct).
3 one of our mainconcerns
(protect)
the
is
.. .. . .
of the environment.
4 SanDiegoZoois famousfor itsanimal
(breed)programmes.
5 | don'tthinkit was his

...(intend)to droplitterin the NationalPark.

.....(environment)
science
at university.

6 Sheisstudying
7 Thelocalcouncilis tryingto make
(improve)to the town park.
8 We arefull of .......
.. (admire)for herbecause
shedoesso muchfor the environment.
9 Don'tswimthere!Thewateris ................
(contaminate).
10 lf treesarecut down,then soil
(erode)willoccur.

87

U n i t3
. Travel
Matchthe wordsin ColumnA to the wordsin ColumnB.

m
m
t
m
2

boarding
boot
flat
rush

check-in

ro

buffet
road

il

duty

a pass

e free

b lock

f desk
g hour

c car
d map

h tyre

Putthe wordsin the listunderthe correctcategory.

. l a n d i n gr s e a t b e .l t a k e - o f.fc r u i s e . c a r r i a go eb o o t . f l i g h to c o m p a r t m e n t . c h e c.kp-liant f o r m
6e
r 1l y 9r1p i l o t
t pbi op ne n e t . d e c k . s t e e r i n g w h. e
. c a b i nr s t a t i o nr p o r t o a c c e l e r a t o r . e x h a u s e
. airsteward
. caotain. crew . ticketinsoector

o Accommodation
3

Listthewordsundertherightheadings.
. two storey. bungalow. bedsit. corridor. Ianding
. cottage. lawn. terraced
. garden. detached
. drain
r fifthfloor. flat . balconv
e attic. cellar. hall. garage. fence. flowerbeds. semi-detached

Underlinethe correctitem.
1 We took a beautifulwalk along/bythe beach.
2 lt is cheaperto travelthereon/by car.
3 Whenwe get towards/offthe ship,we'll take the busstraightto the hotel.
4 lt takesthem aboutfifteenminutesto go to the beachon/by foot.
the trainstationandyou'llseethe bankon yourright
5 Walktowards/along

88

U n i t4
. Education
Correctthe sentences.Usethe words: enrolling,resit,miss,seminor,sitting,universi$,subjects,
revise.
1 | can'tcomewith you l'm passingan examtomorrow.
2 Theschooloffersa wide rangeof lessons.
3 lf I fail my exam,l'll haveto do it nextSeptember
4 Beforean exam,you shouldreadfor it
5 If you loseclasses,
you won't do well in the exams
6 He'sa professor
in a primaryschool.
7 Theprofessor
gavea 45'minuteconferenceon endangered
species
8 l'm interested
in attendingin that course.

Circlethe odd one out.

1 art. maths,library
2 teacher,student,professor
3 canteen,
book,pen

4 classroom,
lab,ruler
5 grade,test,exam
6 secondary,
primary,
pupil

o H u m a nS o u n d s
3

Put the verbsinto the correctform to completeeachsentence.

. g r u n t . w h i s t l e. c o u g h . s n o r e . s n e e z e. y a w n . s i g h . l e l p o 5 p i f fo g r o a n
1 My father..
2 Thefans

. ......so loudlywhenhe'ssleeping
that he keepseverybody
elseawake!
whenthe strikermissed
an opengoal.

3 She
in surprise
when I suddenly
openedthe door.
4 Hewasin sucha bad moodthat when I spoketo him hejust
in repry
5 Robert
wearilywhen he realised
how muchwork he hadto do.
6 H e. . . .
. . . . . . . l o u d l ya n dt h e ns a i dh e w a sg o i n gt o b e d .
7 My motherhasstopped
. ....sinceshegaveup smoking.
8 | always
. . . . . . .w. h e nl s m e l p
l epper.
9 H e. . . . . .
. . . . .t.h e a i rs u s p i c i o u salfyr,a i dt h a t h e c o u l ds m e lsl m o k e .
1 0 | g a v ea s m a l l. . . . . . . . . . . . . .o. f s u r p r i sweh e nh e t o l d m e h o w m u c hm o n e vh e e a r n e o

o Sounds
4

Fillin the gapsin the sentences

belowwith the correctformof the appropriate
soundverb.
. crackle
. sinq. howl . rumble. creak. rustle
1 As we werewalkingthroughthe forest,the leaves
in the wind
2 l w a l k e ds l o w l ya c r o stsh e r o o ma n dt h e f l o o r b o a r d.s. . . . . . . . . . . . undermy weight
3 What a beautifuldaylThesunisshining,a breezeis blowingand the birds
4 Ithink thereis goingto be a storm.I canhearthunder
.. in the distance
5 I didn'tsleepa wink all nightbecause
the wind
.. reallyloudly
6 We decided
to stayin andwatchW in front of the ......-...........
.. fire

B9

Unit5
. Moods& Feelings
Underlinethe correctword in eachsentence.
1 Heclenched/curled
hisfistangrilywhen he heardthe bad news.
her legswhen she'ssittingdown.
2 Shealwaystwists/crosses
3 Theboysstoodin front of the teacherwith their headsbowed/bent.
hisarmsand thought for a momentbeforeanswering
4 He folded/creased
5 Theguardstoodsmartlyto attentionwith hisbackstraight/stiff.
and lookedat the dirtyroomwith hermouthopen
6 Sheput herhandson herlegs/hips

o Ways of looking

Fill in: glare,blink, glimpse,wink, stare,peer,glance,frown, gazed, peep.

when I told herthe news.
.. . at me in disbelief
hereyesrapidlyasshetriedto stop hertears
She
playingin the trees
. . at somesquirrels
As we drovethroughthe park,we ... .
shylyat usthroughhisfingers.
Thelittleboyput hishandsoverhisfaceand
Thereferee
.. quicklyat hiswatchandthen blewhiswhistleto startthe game.

1 She
2
3
4
5

. . .. throughthe dirtywindow,tryingto seewho wasin the room

6 |..
asthe flamesslowlydied.
at the campfirein silence
7 Theexhausted
hikers.....
whenshesawhow badlywe haddonein the test
. ... . with disappointment
8 Ourteacher
9 She
10 My brother

... angrilyat the boyswho had brokenherwindow.

....at me to showme that therewas nothingto worryabout.

o Ways of walking

Underline
thecorrect
wordin eachsentence.
'l

Theystrolled/creptslowlyaroundthe park,enjoyingthe eveningsunshine

2 Thesoldiers
smartlyacrossthe square.
stamped/marched
3 Shehopped/plodded
slowlyup the hill,the heavyshoppingbagscuttinginto herhands
4 | musthavetramped/crawledthe streetsfor hoursbeforeI found a placeto sleep.
acrossthe finishingline
athletefinallystaggered/strayed
5 Everybody
cheeredwhen the exhausted
6 In the dark,I stumbled/driftedon a stoneand nearlyfell.
7 Thecaptainstalked/limpedslowlyfrom the fieldaftertwistinghisankle.
8 Thetouriststrooped/wanderedaroundthe market,not reallywantingto buy anything.

o Ways of laughing

90

Underlinethe correctword in eachsentence.

grinning/giggling.
with the littlegirls'childish
1 Theteacherbecameannoyed
quietlyto himselfas he readheramusingletter.
2 Hechuckled/grinned
3 | couldtell from the big grin/laughon hisfacethat he was pleasedaboutsomething.
her.
4 Shegavea politesmile/giggleof thankswhen her bosscongratulated

U n i t6
o Entertainment
Complete
the spidergram
with asmanywordsaspossible.

*ristorical

Fill in: review, trailer, foyer, plot, performance.

1 Beforethe mainfilmtherewasa ........
for the followinoweek,sfilm.
2 The
by the "Times"criticwasgood.
3 Let'sgo to the 9 o'clock
. shallwe?
4 We canmeetin the ......
. . if you like.
5 The
. ....w
. a sr a t h e d
r u l la n d u n i m a q i n a t i v e .

Underlinethe correctword.
1 Theconductorand the orchestra/band
bowedat the end of the concert.
2 Beethoven
was a musician/composer.
3 We haven'tseenthis groupon stage/theatre.
4 Thespectators/audience
listenedin silence.
5 Theviewers/fansscreamed
wildlywhen the bandstartedsinging
6 We'vealwayswantedto hearthem live/alivein concert.
7 Theirnew CD is in the peak/topten.
8 we couldn'thearthe lyrics/plotverywell, but we were gladto be at this concert

Crossthe odd one out.

1 staLblockbuster,
film, direct
2 audience,
film,website,applause
3 sequel,
album,track,song
4 subtitles,
dubbed,plot.English

5 theatre,cinema,cafe,crowd
6 concert hall, comedy, musical performance,
band
cast,director,alien,film

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|.,!nit7
. Work
1

Usethe words and phrasesin the box to completethe text below

. a p p l i e d f o r . i n t e r v i e w s . b e o f f e r e d a j o b . p r o m o t e d . s a c k e d . s e l f - e m p.lfor yeeedl a n c e
o out of work . shiftwork r overtime. employer. maderedundant

I a m p r o u d t o s a y t h a t l h a v e n e v e r b e e n l ) . . . . .f .r .o. m
..a
. .n. .y j o b , b u t l w a s. 2. ). . . . . . . . j u s t o v e r a y e a r
to senioreditor.Afterthat, lwas 4)
ago,eventhoughI had recently
. for about
been3) .......
... . hundreds
sixmonthsand in that time I musthave5)
of jobsand gonefor dozensof 6) . .
. . . again,eventhoughI am quiteprepared
to do 8)
. . . . . . .c o u l dp o s s i b lays k .T h e nm y l u c kc h a n g e dA. f r i e n dt o l d m e

I wasbeginning
to thinkI wouldnever7)
a n d a s m u c h9 )

, . . . . . 0 sa n 1 0 )
the thoughtof workingfor myselfhad nevercrossed
my
abouta coursefor 11)
....writers Surprisingly,
mind.but I decidedthat being12)
might not be sucha bad idea,afterall 5o far,thingsare going
o u i t ew e l l .

A, Bor C.
Choose
thecorrect
answer
1 Vivianisn'tat hometonight;she'sworkingthe
night......
A overtime

B shifi

C hours

Why don'tyou applyfor thisjob?Youhavegot

verygood computer
A degree

B licence

C skills

Jasonwantsto pursuea . . . .. . in advertising

A career
B job
C profession
4 Althoughmy job isn'tverywell-paid.it's very
. . . . . . ...; I l e a r ns o m e t h i nnge we v e r yd a y
A satisfied
3

5 Y o uc a nt r u s th e rc o m p l e t e l y ; s hvee' sr y . . . . . . . . . .
A reliable

B dedicated C oatient

M i k ew o r k sf o r a p u b l i s h i n .g. . . . . ...
A business

B industry

C companlf

S h ef i n d sh e rj o b v e r y. . . . . ; a l l s h e d o e si s
answerthe phoneand type a coupleof letters
everyoay
A stressful

B boring

C creative

8 F r a n iksa l a w y e r ; h e . . . . .quite
. . . a lot of money
A earns
B gains
C wins

B challenging
C repetitive

Completethe sentences
with a word derivedfrom the words in brackets.
1 Thisartistmustbe verygood;hiswork is quite.........
. ... . . (impress)
job. (create)
2 Shewritesthe scriptfor a TV series;it'sa very..
3 lt wasn'tvery.....
of youto quit yourjob. (sense)
4 She'sa volunteerfor the RedCross.lsn'tthat
.? (interest)
5 l w o n ' t a p p l y f o r t h i s j o b b e c a u s e l ' m n o. .t .a.t.a. .l l
.......inthiskindofwork.(interest)
6 Bevery
how you replyto this e-mail;theseareverygood clients.(care)
you
ideaof yours?He'scompletely
..............
7 Why don't
talkto Harryaboutthisbusiness
Theydo ..............
8 Sheworksfor an environmental
workthere.(amaze)
organisation

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Unit 8
. Crime
Complete
the sentences
with derivatives
of the wordsin brackets.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

whenstuartwenthomelastnight,hefounda
in hisflat.(burgle)
Thenumbero
. .f. . . . . .
intheneighbourhoodhasgonedownthepastcoupleofyears.(mug)
Themenareguiltyof at leasttenbank
(rob)
Thefamilyarewaitingfora callfromtheirson's...........
. (kidnap)
. ..........
(shoplifting)
willbeimmediately
arrested.
Becareful
inthisneighbourhood;
youngchildren
areusually
. (pickpocket)
H er a na f t e r t h e .. . . . . . : .
b u td i d n ' m
t a n a g e tcoa t c hh i m (. t h e f t )

Usethe wordsin the listto complete

the spidergrams.
o w i t n e srsb a r r i s t eord e t e c t i v e . s e c u r i t y g u a r d . j u r o r . m u
og
t hgieerfo b u r g l aor j u d g e
. bankrobbero offenderr ooliceofficer

Matchthe phrases
in Column
A to the phrases
in ColumnB.

m
m
t

ET

t
t
t

m
4

press
break
found
appear
prace
besentenced
becharged
bebrought

a to ten yearsin prison

b with blankrobbery
c cnarges
d guilty
e underarrest
f the law
I beforethe judge
h in court

Completethe sentences
with the correctpreposition.
1 Thepolicearrested
him
drivingwithouta licence.
2 Hewas charged
receiving
stolengoods.
3 T h em e nw e r ea c c u s e d . . . . . . . . . t. h e f t .
4 Theywereconvicted
5 Thejudgesentenced
them

a seriouscrimeand sentto prison.

10 yearsin prison.

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11,.: * l''": 1..;

L!nit 9
' A n i m a lS o u n d s
Matchtheanimals
to thesounds.

miarrw fo*ss

fusa** BOAB
.t

f/'" l

ffiu;-

neighWffibde

:
. . r .

. Collective
2

nounsto the animals.

Puta tick(/) in the boxesto matchthe collective

colony
scnool
flock
herd
pacK
troop
swarm
pride

' Weathersounds
Underlinethe correctword in eachsentence.
1 We sat in the tent listeningto the gentlepatter/clatterof raindrops
on the canvas.
2 Theskygrewdarkand in the distance
therewasa mutter/rumbleof thunder.
3 Thewind howled/murmured
all night.makingit difficultfor usto sleep.
4 Thelightening
followedby the suddenclap/flash
struckthe groundandwas immediately
of thunder

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U n i t1 0
. CookingMethods
Choose
the correctwordto complete
eachsentence.
. f r y . s t e a mo b o i l . s i m m e rr r o a s t. b a k e. p o a c h. g r i l l
vegetables
tastebetterand containmorevitaminsthan veqetables
that havebeen

tn

warer.
2 Eggsareoften............ in a littlefat, but theytastejustas goodif theyare
in water.
3 Youcan
... the potatoesin the ovenwith a littleoil, but it is healthier
if you leaveout the oil and
J U S t . ........ . . t h e m .
4 Fishis delicious
if you
it overcharcoal,
but you haveto be carefulit doesnot burn.
5 A g o o ds t e ws h o u l dn e v e b
r o i l ,t h e l i q u i ds h o u l dj u s t. . . . . . . . . . . .g. e. .n t l y .

o Meals

Choose
the correctwordto complete
eachsentence.
. maincourse. sidedish . desserto starter. snack
1
2
3
4
5

I don'thavetimefora properlunch;I normally

justhavea quick
W o u l dy o ul i k em e a ot r f i s hf o r y o u r . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ?
I don'tlike ....
.....thatarevervsweet.
A freshgreensaladmakesa good
to go with thismeat.
we weren'tveryhungry,so we decidednot to havea
... to beqinthe meal.

. Sports
3

Underlinethe correctword in eachsentence.

1 Thatfootballclubsufferedtheir heaviest
failure/defeateverlastweek Theylost 15-01
2 l'm sureshewill beat/win,she'smuchfasterthan anyof the others.
3 I liketo playa game/competition
of tenniswhenever
I can.
4 Theumpire/referee
stoppedthe fight when one of the boxerswas injured.
5 Lastnight'sfootballmatch/contestwasso excitingthat I was on the edgeof my seatmostof the time
6 Theyhavesomeverygood spectators/players
and so I think theywill be the champions
this season
7 We'relookingfor peopleto makeup a crowd/teamfor cricketthis Saturday.
Are you interestedin playing?

95

Unit 1
) Presentsimple- Presentcontinuous
I

Usethe phrasesto makesentences,

as in the
example.
they/walk/twohours
Theyhavebeenwalkingfar twa hours.
she/dothe gardening/this
morning

Complete
the exchanges
belowwith the
correctformof the verbsin brackets.
. . . . . . .(.y o u / g o ) ?
(you/want)

1 A :Where
B : Tothe cinema.

to come?
2 A : Where
.. (be)yourneighbour?
B : She'sawayon a business
trip. I
(look)afterhergardenat the moment.

3 they/sende-mails/morning

4 he/workouVtwentvminutes

3 A : How often
to the hairdresser's?
B : About onceeverytwo months.
4 A : why .
(you/smell)the flowers?

1 Jude has been working/hasworked in the

gardenfor the pasttwo hours.
2 Haveyou had/Haveyou been havingdinner

. . ( s m e l lb) e a u t i f u l .
.....(Luke/work)?

B : T h e y. . . . . . . . . . .
5 A : Where

B : At a bankdown town. He
(work) as a clerk.
6 A :
B : Yes,| .........

yet?
3 Jane has visited/hasbeen visiting Portugal

(you/go)on holiday?
(fly)to London

tomorrowmornrng.
7 A'. W h a tt i m e

before.
Fionahas been reading/hasread this book
sincelastsummer!
Jameshas studied/hasbeen studying law
He now worksfor a big law firm.
6 Haveyou evereaten/beeneating caviar?lt's

. . . . . . . . . . .(.t.h. .e

train/leave)?
B : At quarterpasteight.

8 A : Haveyou got anyplansfor tonight?

) ike.
B : Y e s|, . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .(.s. e eM

delicious
!

Careto join us?

5

pertectsimple- Present
Present
perfectcontinuous

Complete
the questions
asin the example.
Then,answerthemaboutyourself.
(beto Paris)
1 HaveyaueverbeentoParis?
Yes,
I have.
/ No,I'veneverbeentaParis.
?o)
2 . ....
. . . . . . .b. u. n g ej u
e m p i n g( g

anybodyfamous?(meet)

(try)
sushi?

96

Underline
the correctformof the verb.

Fill in: never,let, for, since,ever,olready,just.

1
2
3
4

Paulahas
Helenhas

haddinner.

beento Australia.
I haven'tfinishedthe project
W e h a v eb e e nw a i t i n gh e r e. . . . . . . . . . . .o. .v. e
. ra n
hour.

5 Owenhaslivedabroad
6 HasDavid
7 Kate has

. . .2004.

hadChinese
food?

left the building You

mightcatchup with herif you hurry

U n i t2
2 Modal Verbs

Underlinethe correctitem.

Fillin the correctform (begoingtoorwill)ofthe

verbsin brackets.

1 A: Thewolf in that cagelookshungry.l'll give

himsomething
to eat.

1 A: Why areyou dressed

in thissuit?
B : B e c a u sI e. . . . . . .
) r
. . . . .... ( m e e t M

B: No! You mustn't/don't have to feed the

animalslt'snot allowed.
2 A: Yourdog hasbeenbarkingfor ages.Can't
you do something
to keephim quiet?
B: lt's time for hiswalk. I must/shouldtake
himto the park
3 A : l ' m g o i n gh i k i n gi n t h e N a t i o n apla r ka t t h e

Sullivan
in an hour.
A: What areyourplansfor the summer?
B: We
(spend)August
In our cottage.
A: lsAnn here?
B: Yes,sheis.I
for you

B : Youought to/must weargoodhikingboots.

4 A . My sonwouldreallylikea pet.
B : Youhaveto/shouldget him a puppy.
5 A : Didn'tyou seethe sign?You don't have
to/mustn't throw rubbishhere

B: | ....
7 A: lt'stoo hot in here
B: | .......

awayon holiday.
B : Must/ShouldI waterthem everyday?
7 A . I think that governments
ought to/have
to do moreto protectthe rainforests

cages.
B: Yes.They must/shouldbe livingin their
naturalhabitat
Write what you must/mustntdo at the zoo.
(X)
1 feedthe animals
2 pet the tigers(X)
3 obeythe zoo keepers(/)
4 keepquiet(/)
5 climbintoanimals'
cages(X)
6 usea cameraflash(rv)

(make)you an

5 A: Why areyouturningon the radio?

B: |
(listen)to the news.
6 A: I don't know how to usethisblender.

B : Oh?Sorry.I didn'tseethe sign.

6 A : Don'tforgetto waterthe plantswhileI am

B : I absolutely
agree.
8 A : I likezoosbut it'sa pitythe animalsare in

....... (get)her

4 A: l'm thirsty.
B: I
orangejutce.

weekend.

Will/Going to

(show)you.
. . .( o p e n ) t h e w i n d o r u ' _

8 A: What areall theseeggsfor?

B: I .. ...
(make)an omelette.

) Futurecontinuous- Futureperfect

Putthe verbsin brackets

intothe correct
tense.
1 A : Do you thinkyou

(finish)

oy runcni
B : I t h i n ks o
2 A .
Tomtomorrow?
B: I don't knowyet.
A: What

(you/see)

......(you/do)this

time nextweek?
B: | ....
. . . . . ( s w i m )i n t h e s e a .
4 A : Shallwe meettomorrow?
, B : Surebut after6 o'clock.I
(do)the shoppingby then.
5 A : Bythe endof thisyear,| .
(save)f100
B: Welldone.

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U n i t3
)
I

Pastsimple - Pastcontinuous

Puttheverbsin brackets
intothepastsimple
or thepastcontinuous.
1

) Postperfect - Pastperfect
continuous

(you/feel)the earthquake

A
lastnight?
B: Yes.I

1 Maggie's
feetweresore.Shehadbeenuralking
(walk)for an hour.

(take)a shower
(happen)

2 Johnwasverytired.He
. . (work) on hislaptopfor hours.

when it
A: Why is Georgeso sad?
B: He
yesterday
when somebody
(crash)into him from the back.

3 JackielookedveryhappyShe
( p l a y )i n t h e s a n da l l m o r n i n g .
Timand Fayewere lost They
. (drive)in circlesfor an hour.

A: I'm meetingSusanlateron.
(call)me earlier
B: I know.She

We went to Ann's house but she wasn't

(go) out
there.She
6 | askedLvnnif she wanted to eat something

(get) readyto comehere.

4 A " What is Fionaso excitedabout?
( w a l k )d o w nt h e
B : S h e. . . . . . . .
(run)into
streetwhenshe ......
while |

b u t s h e w a s nh' tu n g r yS. h e .. . . . . .
(just/have)lunch.
7 When we reachedthe airportwe realised
we
.... (leave)our tickets at

her favouriteactor.
5 A : How ... ..
. (you/find)out about
thispackage
holiday?
(leaflthrougha magazine
B : | ..... .

home
(play)footballfor an
hourwhen it startedraining.
9 He went to the doctoryesterdaybecausehe
. .. (not/feel)well.
8 We

. . . . . . . (. .c o m e a) c r o sasn a d .
6 A : Why isthe planedelayed?
B. They.......
passengers
for a criminal
whilehe
(go)throughpassport
control.
w h e nI

A: What'swrongwith Mike'sfoot?
( s p r a i nh)i sa n k l w
B: He ..
e hile
h e. ..
. . . . .. ( c l i m bu)pt h es t a i r s .
(you/do)
8 A: What
yesterday
at 6 o'clockin the afternoon?
) Vw h i l eA n n
B : L . . . . . ..
. . . . ( w a t c hT
. (cook).
9 A : Where's
John?
B: He
they

(have)dinnerwhen
(ring)fromwork and he

(have)to leaveurgently
10 A: Why is Daveso upset?
B: He ........
. ( w o r k )o n h i sc o m p u t e r
(switch)itself
when it suddenly
off so he . .
. . . .. (lose)all hiswork.

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Putthe verbsin brackets

intothe pastperfect
continuous.

10 lt wasquietwhenshegot home.Thechildren
(go) to bed.

a. Readthe sentences
andreplace
usedto with
possible.
wouldwhere
qarden
1 Thishouseusedto havea beautiful
fullof redroses.
When we were young.we usedto go to the
beachhouseevervsummer
3 My grandmother
alwaysusedto helpme with
my mathshomework.
4 My fatherusedto havea red sportscarwhen
ne wasyoung
5 Dianeusedto work as a secretary
beforeshe
startedherown business.
b. What did you useto do five yearsago,
Write sentences.
I usedto go to bedearly.
I didn'tuseto havelonghair.

U n i t4
I

ReportedSpeech

1 Diana

me to finishtypingthe letters
beforelwent home
2 'ThatChemistryexperimentis quite easy,,the
teacher

Turnthesesentencesinto reportedspeech.
1 'This is the best report card my teacherhas
evergtvenmel'Jacktold hisparents.

3 H e . . . . . . . .t o m e t h a t h e h a d f o u n da q r e a t
job in Paris

'Where

is the lecture taking place this

a f t e r n o o n ? ' A nsna i d .

'l

couldn'tansweranyof the problems

on the
Mathspaper,'saidPenny.

Completethe sentencesbelow with the

correctform of say or tell.

4 Shauna

that she wanted to leave

university
and get a job.
5 Chris ...... us a greatstorylastnight.

Usethe correctform of the verbsin the box to

reportthe statementsbelow.

. explain. promise
. order. denyr suggest
1 'Of courseI didn'tcheatin the test!'shesaid

'Miss
Smithwas correctingexam papersa
yesterday
evening,'
saidJonathan

'Open your

bag, now,' the detectivesaid to

ner.
'Do you

want to join the photography

Club
with me?'Patsaidto me.

3 'Turnoveryour papersand startwriting,'said

the examiner
4 'Whydon'twe meetlater?'saidMonica.

'l

appliedfor the computercourseat the

college,'
saidTom.

5 'Don't worry,I won't tell anyoneyour secret,'

h es a i d .

'Can

I copyyour Science
notes,please?'
Sue
said.

'Michael. you

are not paying enough

attentionin class,'
saidMrsJones.

'l had
finishedall my homeworkbeforemy
friendcameto visit.'saidSandra.

1 0 'Haveyou seenour new teacheryet?' John

saidto me.

Write the reportedsentencesin directspeech.

1 Theteachersaidthat theywouldhaveto oo a
test the followingweek.
Lynn said that she had neverseen such a
difficultexampaper.
Gaylepromised
to helpJunewith her History
homework.
Theteacheraskedme if I had finishedall my
homework
5 Heaskedif he couldopenthe window.

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I

3 Thatwoman is an artist.Her houseis on our

street.

RelotiveClauses

Choose
the correctitem.
4 Halloween
is a festival.
lt is greatfun
Paulawas reallyangry when she saw the
damagewhich/whothe dog haddone.
Sharonis the girl who/whose partywe went

StephenKingis a writer Hisbooksare quite

frightening.

to lastnight.
Halloweenis a festivalin that/which everyone
dresses
up as a ghostor a witch
Peoplewho/which write novels are called
authors.
5 Thatisthe churchwhen/wherehe got married
6 My mother remembersa time when/who
therewereno supermarkets.
I would like to dress up in a costume
who/which is reallyscaryfor Halleween
Doesanvoneknow whose/whomaskthis is?

Fillin the correctrelativepronoun,

thenput
commas
wherenecessary.

3 M i c h e l lies . . . . .
(polite)Joan
4 Temperaturesaregetting...
(hot)

The man

. . was drivingthe car was

speakingon his mobile phone when he
crashed.

Rachel
is a lot
herfriendSarah.

S t u d e n t.s. . . . . . h a v e j o i n et d
heuniversit,
thisyearmustregister
at the Accommodation

Bob.
H er s . . . . . . . . . .

Caroline
becamea doctor
The car

..and
....(thin)

. . . . . . . . . . .(.f a s t )

P a ucl a nr u n

Officebefore12 pm

. . . . .( f r i e n d l y )

hisbrother.
brotherwas in my class
is parked outsideour

Jointhe sentences
belowusingwhich,that,who
or whose.
1 Johnisa teacher.
Heisvervpatient.

That is the book. lt has lots of information

about mythicalcreatures.

(well)me.
..(expensive)dress

8 Sheswims
o Thisis.
of all

houseis Tony's

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Fillin the gapswith the appropriate

formof
the comparative
or the superlative.
1 Dragons
are
... (scary)of creatures
2 Let's go and see the other film. lt's a lot
... (funny)thisone

1 Dragons
havebigclawsandwings
areterrifu
inqcreatures.

Comparativesand Superlatives

1 0 Ann is

. . .. (intelligent)
student

in the class.

Choose
the correctitem.
1 Patriciaistwice ascleverer/clever
as Carol.
2 It's getting colder/coldestand colder.Let's
lightthe fire.
I get burnedveryeasilyin the sunbecause
my
skinis fairest/fairerthan yours.
Sandyhas the best/goodvoice of all the
singers
in the musical.
Thefaster/fastestwe drivethe fasterwe will
qet there.

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I

6 Thiscompanygivesa laptopto
its executives

Articles

A any

Completethe exchanges
with a, an or the
where necessary.
1 A: Mikesentme ....... text message
earlier
B: Really?
party
So, you know about

home?
B: Well,
computea
r t . . . . . ... h o m e i s
b r o k e nl.' l l s e n di t f i o m . . . . . . w o r k .
3 A : I b o u g h t. . . . . . n e w m o b i l ep h o n e .
B: Really?
Did you get
one I told you

2 Call/ quickly/ her/on hermobile/ back

Tom / in his room / reading/ was sitting/
quietly/ comics

about?
4 A: Was
. .. Kate at
meetingthis
morning?
B: Yes,shewas Shegave. .. .. . presentation
of her new project.

4 She/ afterdinner/ in a hurrv/ immediatelv

/ left
5 She/ allday/ at the office/hasbeenworking
6 After that call/ confused
/ he / totallv/v,,,as

5 A : W e w e n t t o . . . . . . . .c. i n e m al a s t n i g h t t o
w a t c h. . . . . f i l m .
B : Whatwas .... titleof .........
filmyousaw?

) QuestionsTags

3 Comehere,
4 Davehasn'thad lunchyet,
5 l'm rightaboutthis,
6 Thepolicecaughtthe bankrobbers,

Choose
the correctanswerA, B or C.

7 Helenwill studyabroad,

1 Thereare ..... thingsI want to askyou

A alittle
B afew
C all

A many

3 Damienhas invited
office
A several

B alot

C a lot of
neonlefrom the
C little

4 Can I borrow
moneyfrom you? l'm
brokel
A alittle
B afew
C much
5 How

directorshaveworked together
o n t h i sf i l m ?

A few

8 Janeworksat a bank,

) ReflexivePronouns

. . . peopleat the cinemalast

B little

B much

C many

Complete
the question
tags.
1 T h i si sa n i c es o n g.,. . . . . . . . .
2 You'vegot a cal

) Quontifiers

2 Therewere
night.

Makecomplete
sentences.
1 They/ two films/ lastnight/ watched
/ at the
ctnema

information
from

C all

) Adverbs

on Saturday?
2 A : W h y d o n ' ty o us e n dm e . . . . . . . e
. .- m a iw
l ith

6 A : I don't like
...westerns
at all.
B : Are you serious? Haven't you ever
watched
film The Magnificent
S e v e nl?t ' so n eo f . . . . . . . b
. .e s tf i l m se v e r !

B every

. . . one of

Fillin the correctreflexivepronoun.

1 M a r i o nl o o k e d
a t . . . . . . . . . . . .i .n t h e m i r r o r .
2 Mikedid the Mathshomeworkall by ..
3 Behave
whenyou arein the library.
4 Children,
help.
to somepizza.
5 We boughtthiscountryhousefor
6 lan and Marytaught
how to play
the gurtar.
7 Don'ttouchthis,it'shot You'llburn
8 He claimsto havemet the President
of the
USA.

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Unit 7
)
1

) Wishes

Conditionals

'l

Complete
thesentences
usingthecorrect
form
of theverbin brackets.

3 I didn'tknowyouwerein hospital.
4 l'veeatentoo much.Now I feelsick

( l i k e )h i sj o b ,h e w o u l d n ' t
lf he . .........
lookfor a new one.

5 | shouldn'thavepaintedthe roomyellow.

lf Kateearnedmoremoney,she.....
(buy)her own flat.

6 | can't affordthiswatch.

. . ( a r r i v el)a t ea t t h e

office,he'llmissthe beginningof the meeting

Unlesshe prepares
verywell for this exam,he

7 | don't havea computer.

. .. (pass)it.

8 | shouldn'thaveliedto her

Theywouldn'thaveleft if he

rrr*.,eu;,
;

lt"l::',"ir::l',I,

to her.
9 lf |

1o
n::'n"i"n
:n"f:o'o
]ni,"*,""r
n,
I

Make conditionalsentences,
as in the example.
1 Mary doesn't have enough money so she
can't buy a new car.lf Maryharlenough
ficnel4
shewauldbuya {tevl{ar.
2 Katewasn't very careful.That'swhy she had
the caraccident.

9 | haven'tgot anyfriends
1 0 O h n o l l t ' sr a i n i n g
again

(find)a job in Lonoon,

I would movethererightaway.

I haven'tgot enoughmoney.
lwishlhed enaughmcney.

2 Please
stopplayingthe musicthat loudly

1 lf the alarmclockhadgoneoff, I
(not/be)latefor the meeting
lf you applyfor the job, they
(call)you for an interview.

l f J a c k. . . . . . . . .

Whatdoeseachperson
wish?

) Clouses
of purpose

Choose
the correctanswerA, B or C.
1 S h ec a l l e m
d e . . . . . . .inviteme to her party.
A so that she B to
C with a viewto
2 She askedfor a meetingwith her manager
askingfor a raise
A so that she B with a viewto
C in orderto
3 Celiaworkedall night

3 Janeis ill,so shecan'tcometo the party

A so asto

finishthe report
B in order C so that sne

4 Daverang earlier
lan didn't get your message.
That'swhy he
d i d n ' tc a l ly o u .

see how you were

doing
A so that he

B to

C for

Ninais workingsomeextrahoursthis month

Nigeldoesn'thaveany money,so he can'tgo
awayon holiday.

102

earn some more monev for her

summerholiday.
A in orderto B so as C with a viewto

U n i t8
)

3 Thedoctortook Mr White'sbloodoressure.

ThePassive

She will ask someoneto installan alarm

systemin herhouse

Complete
the exchanges
usingthe correct
passive
formof the verbsin brackets.

5 Jackwascleaning
the poolfor Tom

1 A: Havethe oolicetalkedto the witnesses

yet?
B : Yes,they
yesreroay.

Kate and Frank hired a professionalto

organise
theirweddingreception

(question)

2 A Are thereanysuspects?
B : Onemandressed
in black
(see)
. ..
nearthe sceneof crime

7 Thehairdresser
will cut Helen's
hairtomorrow.
8 Themechanic
hasserviced
Paul's
motorbike

A: Bankrobbers
should

(send)to prisonfor years.

B: I absolutely
agree.
4 A: MrsPeters'
flat

9 Thetailoris makinqa suitfor Tom.

10 ThebakermadeNancv's
birthdavcake.

(breakinto) lastnight
B : O h ,n o ! H o wd r e a d f u l !
5 A : A burglaralarmsystem
(already/install)
in the flat
That'sgreat
6 A : Thebankrobbery
(record)on the CCTVcameras
D.
D.

I
4

Fillin by or with.
1 T h ed o o rw a so p e n e d. . . . . . . . . a k e y
2 This musicwas written
composer.

a famous

3 Thewitnesses
were interviewed
.. ..
policeofficers.
4 The window had been broken
heavyobject.
5 The police car was shot at

) Determiners
three

5
a
the

robbers.
6 The building is watched
guardsroundthe clock.

Join the sentencesusingso/such...

thof, as in
the example.
1 The damageat the bank was big. lt had to
closedown for a coupleof days.
2 The noisewasveryloud We all woke up
3 Theareawasverynoisy.We decidedto move
4 Thismanisveryrich.He hashisown yacht.
5 He isveryyoung Hecan'tdrivea car

B: Really?
Then.the bankrobber.. .. . .
. (arrest)sooneror later.

Clausesof Result

security

Causativeform

Rewritethe sentences
in the causative
form,

Underline
the correctitem.
1 You can neither/eithercomewith us or stay
at home.
2 None/Neither
of us likeshorrorfilms.
3 Every/Allhouse in the neighbourhood
has
got a burglaralarmsystem.
4 Either/Neither
you tell me what you know or
I will haveyou arrested.
5 The policeofficergaveeach/allwitnesssome
mug shotsto lookat.

1 Mumcombs
Susan's
hairevery
day.
2 Thenurseis bandaqing
hisleg.

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)

Modals

Rewritethe sentences.
Usemust,con't,
may/might.
l'm surethey havecaughta lot of fish
Theymusthavecaughta lat af fish.

Choose
thecorrect
item.

Maybehe'slatefor a meeting

ls thisMary?

B : No, it musVcan't be her. Mary has got

blondehair.
A : lsJohnhereyet?

3 Helooksveryupset

B : No. he isn't. He may/can't have stayed

4 Maybehe'smadea mistake

lateat the office.

A: l'minterriblp
eain.
B : Youmust/can'thavebrokenyour leg.
A : The phone'sringing.Who could it be at

5 I thinkhe hashurt hisback

6 l'msurehe'sverytired.

t h i sh o u r ?
B: lt can't/mustbe Jane.Shesaidshe'dcall

PerhapsOwen
summer.

at aroundtwelve
5 A: I don't have enough moneyto pay my
rent.
B: Why don't you ask Luke?He may/can't
lendyou somemoney.
6 A: I'vegot a terribleheadache.

8 lt's possible
that Kateand Fionahavealready
seenthe film.
9 MaybeRitawill quit herjob at the end of the
month

B: Youshould/have
to takean aspirin
7 A: MusVCanwe takephotographs
insidethe
museum?
B : l'm afraidnot
A : You mustn't/don'thaveto do that again
B : I'm sorry

1 0 It'spossiblethat Bob hasmovedto the States

for good.
1 1 l ' m s u r eS u s a n
h a s n ' lti e dt o v o u .

We can't/have to be at the station at

1 0 : 3 0a m .

12 Perhaps
theywilljoin ustonight.

B: You'reright.Thebusleaves
at 11.
1 0 A: May/ShouldI borrowyourpen?
B : S u r eG
. oa h e a d
1 1 A: Could/MustI talkto Mr Jones?
B: l'm afraidhe isn'tin hisoffice.
1 2 A: Should/Can
please?
I havea sandwich,
B: Sure Helpyourself.
1 3 A: ThismusVcan'tbe true.Youarelying.

Lookat the
picture.
Usethe
promptsto make
asmanylogical
assumptions
as
possible.

B : N o ,l ' m n o t .
1 4 A: I feel reallytired.
B: You haveto/shouldhavea rest.
1 5 A: Isthisyourpen?
B: No,it can'Vmustbe John's.

rnmnr rfarl

a
a
a

crash
lose/data
be/stressed
bewilling/
worKlonger
play/computer
9ames

104

go to Spain for the

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11 A: Why don'tyou askJim

(help)you?
B: There's
no pointin ... .
He'lljust sayno

) (to)infi nitive/-ing form

Complete
the exchanges
with the correctform
of the verbin brackets.

12 A: What'swrong with you?

B: My parents
won't let me
(go)to the performance
on Fridaynight.

A: I love
..... (listen)to rockmusic.
B : M e t o o ! I l o o kf o r w a r dt o . . . . . . . . . .
(go) to the DepecheMode open air

1 3 A: Areyou doinganythingtonight?
B: Jesssuggested
. (eat)out.
1 4 A: lsJohnhere?
B: No,he hasgone
0og)
1 5 A: What areyou doingthisafternoon?
B: I may
....(visit)my
grandparents.

concertnextweekl Are you coming?

A: No.l'm afraidI can't ......
(afford)
to payfor the ticket
A : W o u l dy o u l i k e

. . . . . .(. c o m e t)o a n

art exhibition
with me tomorrow?
B : S u r eT
l h a n k fso r . . . . . . .
A: Nigeltried

( a s k )m e .
(kick)the ball

but he missed

B : What did you expect? He's too young

(play)football.
4 A : I havedecided ..... ....(take)up jogging.

(give)you an extension?
6 A : l'll neverforget
. . . (visit)Madrid
B : I regret
(noVjoin)you
A: Thechildren
shouldbe in bed.Theyaren,t
allowed
. ... . ...(stay)
up so late
B: I knowbut theyrefuse...
(go)to bed!
A: I hate . . ..
. (work out) in the gym
prefer... .... ...(exercise)
aloneat home.
B: Don't you find it boring?| don,t mind
(go) to the gym as long as it
isn'tcrowded
9 A : lsAnn here?
B : Y e s l.c a n h e a rh e r . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ( t a l k )
on the phone.
1 0 A : What did you do yesterday
afternoon?
(tidy)

Completethe sentences
with the correct
infinitivetense.
1 There's
Diane.Sheseems
(look)for a taxi.
2 Kateclaims
(win) a beaury
contestwhenshewaseighteen.
3 lantends
.. (stay)at home

B : G o o di d e a B
. u tw h a t ' st h e u s eo f . . . . . . . . .
. (work) out if you don't go on a
dietaswell?
5 A : I'm havingdifficulty
...(meet)
the deadline.
B : W h yd o n ' ty o ua s ky o u rs u p e r v i s o r ........ . .

B : My mum mademe . . ...

my room.

. .. . (ask)him

at the weekends.
4 Sheappears
(lose)a lot of weight.
5 He is believed
. (be)the best
basketball
playerof histime
6 Theteam seems
(train)hard
for the gamesnextmonth.

Fill in the gapswith wouldrather,prefer(s),

wouldprefer, had better.
1 |..

. . . . .. t a k eu p t e n n i st h a nt a k e

u ps q u a s n .
2 J i m. . . . . . g o i n gs w i m m i n tgo g o i n gj o g g r n g
3 Lesley. ...
..... . to go out on weekdays
ratherthanon Saturdays.
4 Kate ...
. g o o n a d i e ti n t n e
summerthan in the winter.
5 Cathy
. avoideatingjunk food
or she'llgaina Iot of weight.
6 H e l e n. . . . .
. . h a v ej u s ta s a l a dn o w
than havepasta.
7 You
. .. . .. try the dresson before
you buy it. tt mightnot fit you.
8 We usually

. . . . .t o g o t o t n e

crnemato stayingin.

105

lrregular
Verbs
wa5
bore
beat
0ecame
began
bit
blew
oroKe
brought
built
b u r n t( b u r n e d )

reeo
feel
fiqht
find
flee
flv
forbid
forget
forgive
freeze
get
gtve
9o
9row
nang
have
near
hide
hit
hold
hurt
keep
know
lay
lead
learn
ieave
lend
let

106

been
born(e)
beaten
oecome
begun
bitten
blown
broken
brought
built
b u r n t( b u r n e d )
OUTSI
0urSt
bought
bought
(beenableto)
cout0
cau9nr
cau9nr
chose
chosen
came
come
cost
cost
cut
cut
dealt
dealt
sew
L
qu9
oug
shake
did
done
s hi n e
dreamt(dreamed) dreamt(dreamed) shoot
0ranK
OTUNK
show
0rove
driven
5 nu t
ate
eaten
s rn g
fell
fallen
srt
fed
fed
steep
felt
felt
smell
fought
fought
speak
found
found
spell
fled
fled
speno
flew
flown
split
forbade
forbidden
spread
forgot
forgotten
spnng
forgave
forgiven
stand
froze
frozen
Sreat
got
got
stick
grven
sting
9ave
went
SIINK
9one
grew
grown
strike
h u n g( h a n g e d )
h u n g( h a n g e d )
SWear
had
na0
sweep
near0
nearo
SWtm
hid
hidden
IAKC
hit
hit
teach
held
held
tear
hurt
hurt
telI
kept
kept
think
knew
known
throw
laid
laid
understa
nd
led
teo
wake
learnt(learned)
learnt(learned)
wear
left
left
wrn
lent
lent
write
let
let

-x
lay

larn
tit
lost
made
meant
met
paid
put
read
ridden
rung
Isen
run
sard
seen
sought

ilr

lost
ma0e
meant
met
paid

pur
read
rooe
rang
rose
ran
said
5aw
sought
sold
sent
set
sewed

50lo

sent
set
Sewn
shaken
shone
shot
shown
s hu t
s un g

SNOOK

shone
shot
showed
shut
sang
--+
)dL

Jdt

slept
s m e l t( s m e l l e d )
spoke
spelt(spelled)
spent
spilr
spreao
sprang
stoo0
stole
stuck
stung
stank
struck
SWOre
swepr
SWAM

took
t au g h t
tore
told
thought
threw
understood
woke
wore
won
wrote

slept
s m e l t( s m e l l e d )
spoken
spelt(spelled)
spenr
split
spread
sprung
stood
stolen
stuck
stung
stunk
struck
SWOrn
swept
'

SWUM

taken
taught
torn
told
thought
thrown
understood
woken
worn
won
WTIIICN

Tapescripts
for Exercise
@ Tapescript
1 (p.9)
Charlotte:
The partywas greatyesterday,
wasn't it?
Lynn:Yes,
I reallyenjoyedit. The musicwas fantasticand the
foodwas excellent!
Charlotte:
Thepeoplewereinteresting
too. lan introducedme
to LauraSinger,
Didyou meether?
[ynn;No, I don't think so What doesshejook like?
Charlotte:She is short and slim, with dark biack hair and
greeneyes
Lynn:Andwhat is shelike?
Charlotte:
She'sfriendly,talkativeand very interesting.
She,s
travelled
to Africa,NewZealandand Antarctica
[ynn:Really?
That'sso impressive
Charlotte:
And that'snot all In Januaryshewon the National
Writing Competitionand next Septembershe is going to
ColumbiaUniversity
to studyCreative
Writingl
lynn: Wow! l'd loveto meet her too
Charlotte:Well, we're thinking of going to the cinema
tomorrow.Do you want to join us?
Lynn:Sure,
that'd be great!

for Exercise
@ Tapescript
1 (p.17)
By now, most of us haveheardof 'globalwarming' Indeed,
wheneverthe weatherseemsto be unseasonably
hot, cold,
wet or dry,our newspapers
are filledwith terriblewarnings
about globalwarming In her new book, Ihe GlobalScare,
Mary Plinkertonattempts to separatethe facts from the
fictionconcerning
climaticchange.
It is not an easything to do Forinstance,
points
as plinkerton
out, while scientists
generally
agreethat globaltemperatures
arerncreasing,
expertsarestillarguingaboutthe causes
of this
IncreaseForexample,
thereare scientists
who believeglobal
warmingisjust partof a naturalcycle,pointingto temperature
changesin centuries
past to supporttheir argumentsSome
evengo so far as to suggestthat in the verynearfuturethe
Earthwill probably
get a lot colderagain
Whatthe expertsareagreedon, according
to plinkerton,
isthe
fact that temperatures
havealreadygone up by almostone
degreein the lasthundredyearsand mostof them agreethat
this trend will continue- at leastin the immediatefuture
What nobody can be sure of is just how much higher
temperatures
will go At the momentthe fear is that, if we
don't changeour ways,then temperatures
could riseby as
muchas five degreesin the next hundredyears howeve4as
Plinkertonis carefulto explain,these estimateswill only
becomemoreaccurate
as moreinformation
becomes
available

5 o , w h a t d o e s P i l k i n g t o nt h i n k w e c a n d o a b o u t i t ?
Unfortunately,
this is where I found her book a bit of a
d i s a p p o i n t m e nAt .l o t o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o inn t h i s c h a p t e ro f
the book is very technlcaland complicated,
but here and
thereshedoeshavesomecommonsense,and perhapsrather
obvious,suggestionsAs she says,we needto cut down on
the amountof energywe useand shearguesthat we can all
do this by turningelectrical
equipmentoff when we are not
usingit and puttingon a sweaterwhen we feelcold,instead
o f t u r n i n gt h e h e a t i n gu p . P a y i n ga t t e n t i o nt o s u c hs i m p l e
detailscansavea remarkable
amountof energy
Finally,and this is the part of the book I found the most
fascinating,
Plinkertondiscusses
the hiddenenergycostsof
the food we eat lt seemsthat many food suppliersare
contributing
to globalwarmingbecause
so muchof the food
we eat thesedaystravelshugedistances
beforeit endsup on
our tables When you think that a lot of this food is
transportedby air so that it reaches
the supermarkets
ln as
fresh a condition as possible,then you can begin to
understandthe seriousness
of the problem As plinkerton
says,we can all help reducethe amount of energythat is
wasted if we only buy food that is producedlocally.lt is
fresher,healthier,probablycheaper,and if we all buy local
productswe will supportour local farming communiil,as
well l'm off to my localmarketrightnow Goodbye.

t -uNrr3
for Exercise
1b (p.25)
@ Tapescript
Sodie:Lucy,
you look upset,is everything
all right?
Lucy:Youwon't believe
what happened
to me this morning.I
spent an hour on the phone trying to book my flight to
Edinburgh
Sadie:And?What happened?
lucy;Wellto startwith, the travelagentwas eatingwhile he
was talkingand as if that wasn'tenough,he keptsayinghow
busyhe was
Sodie;How rude!
Lucy:And that's not all When I askedhim about the British
Airwayshalf-price
offerhe saidhe hadn'theardabout it.
Sodie:Oh, nol
Lucy:I got so upsetI nearlycriedbut I managedto staycalm
Sadie:So did you bookthe ticket?
lucy: No, I didn't As the travel agent was making the
bookingthe computerbrokedown.
Sadie:I can't believeit,
[ucy;Neithercan l!

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Tapescripts

@ Tapescript
for Exercise
1 (p.33)

G o o da f t e r n o o nT h e E v e n i n g
C o l l e g eh, o w m a y I h e l p
you?
B : G o o d a f t e r n o o nI, w a s r i n g i n gt o e n q u i r ea b o u tw h a t
e v e n r n lga n g u a gceo u r s eyso u a r er u n n i n gt h i sy e a r .
A : Well,we havea specialofferon at the moment
B : Really,
what is it?
A: lf you enrolon a languagecoursetoday,you will receive
a 2 0 p o u n dd i s c o u n t
B : That'sgreat What courses
areon offer?
T h i st e r my o u c a nc h o o s ef r o m ,F r e n c hl t, a l i a nS, p a n i s h ,
Greekor evenPortuguese
B : W h a ta c h o i c el !t h i n kl ' l lg o f o r S p a n i s thh, o u g ha, sl 9 o
o n h o l i d a tyo S p a i na l o t
That'sfine lt'sa greatcourseAll our teachers
arenative
speakersand they have at least four yearsteaching
experience
Soyou are in good hands
B : B r i l l i a nN
t o w ,w h e nd o t h e l e s s o nsst a r t ?
A : Y o u rf i r s tl e s s o n
w i l l b e a t t h e b e g i n n i no
gf S e p t e m b e r ,
b u t w e ' l l c a l ly o u n e a r e trh e t i m e t o l e t y o u k n o w t h e
exact date Then,after that you will have a lessona
week,for 28 weeks
B : I h a v ea f r i e n dw h o m i g h tb e i n t e r e s t eads w e l l W h e n
doesshehaveto enrolby?
A : S h ec a n e n r o lu p u n t i l t h e 3 1 s to f A u g u s t ,s o t h e r e ' s
plentyof time left yet
B : F a n t a s t i cI tlh i n ki t ' l lb e a g r e a tc h a l l e n gteo l e a r na n e w
l a n g u a g el ' l ls i g nu p t o d a y l
A : O K , l ' l l t a k e y o u r d e t a i l si n a m o m e n t ,b u t f i r s tl e t m e
g i v ey o u t h e e n r o l m e nht o t l i n en u m b e rf o r y o u rf r i e n d ,
a sy o u c a m et h r o u g hm a i nr e c e p t i o n
B : That'sgreat.I havea pen and paper,so go ahead
-2-2-4-0-7
-1-4 Haveyou got that?
A : It's0-2-0-7
B : Yes,thanks very much Now what do you need to
know (fadeout)

for Exercise
@ Tapescript
1 (p. 41)
Philip: Hi, Simon How arethings?
Simon: Great,Philip Thanks.lt was good to see you at
P a u l ' ps a r t yo n S a t u r d a y !
Philip: Yeah,it was a reallycool party,wasn't it?
S i m o n : M m , i t w a so k a yb u t i t w a s n ' ta sg o o da sJ i l l ' sf a n c y
dresspartyon Sunday
P h i l i p : O h y e a h ?l c o u l d n ' tg o o n S u n d a yI h o p eJ i l l ' sn o t
madat me

108

Simon: No, but you sure misseda good party We all

dressedin fantasticcostumesand the rTtustc
was
g r e a t B u tw h a t I l i k e dm o s tw a st h e s h i p .
Philip: The ship?
Simon: Yeah,Jill wanted to havea specialatmosphere
at
h e r p a r t y s o s h e p u t a s m a l lp i r a t es h i p i n h e r
garden lt wasawesome!Everybody
was dancingon
t h es h l p
Philip: Wow, soundslike you had a brillianttime I really
misseo
dut
S i m o n : Y o uc a n ' ti m a g i n eB! u t ,d o n ' tw o r r y J i l l ' so r g a n i z i n g
a n o t h e or n ef o r h e rb i r t h d a yi n J u l y
Philip: Greatll'm not goingto missthat one Not for the
world!

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Boy:Lucy,haveyou alreadydecidedwhat to buy Dad for his
birthday?
G l r l :N o ,l h a v e n ' t I a m s t i l lt h i n k i n go f w h a t t o b u y ,T h i s y e a r
I w a n t t o g e t h i m s o m e t h i n gr e a l l yu n u s u a lH a v ey o u
g o t a n yi d e a s ?
Boy;Actually,I was onlinethe other day and I saw a cool
w e b s i t et h a t s e l l sg a d g e t sa n d g i f t s M a y b ew e c o u l d
b u yh i ms o m e t h i ntgo g e t h e r ,
Girl; Goodthinking.What sortsof thingswerethere?
Boy:I remember
therewas a popcornmaker
G i r l :B u t D a dd o e s n 'rt e a l l yl i k ep o p c o r na l lt h a t m u c h l
Boy:Therewas alsoa new type of phone,a 'Skype'phone
t h a t y o uc a nu s et o m a k ep h o n ec a l l su s i n gt h e I n t e r n e t
Girl: Dad would like that idea l'm sure - he's always
c o m p l a i n i nagb o u tt h e p h o n eb i l l !l s i t e x p e n s i v e ?
Boy;Maybewe won't haveenoughmoneyfor that - you're
right
Girl Anythingequallyusefulbut cheaper?
Boy: Let me see
Oh yes, I saw an iPod cassettedeck
a0apter
Grrf A what?
Boy:An iPodcassettedeck adapter lt meansyou can play
youriPodin a cassette
player
Girl:You meanDadcoulduseit to listento musicin hiscar?
B o y :Y e s lJ u s t i m a g i n e- w e w o u l d b e a b l et o l i s t e nt o a
greatervarietyof stuffwhen we'reout with Dad!
Grrl:How muchis it?
Boy:Justoverten pounds,I think
Glrl ExcellentLet'sgo and checkout that website!
Boy:I luslhopeI canfind it again
Girl: Sureyouwill lt's not likeyouto get lostin cyberspacel

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Iutor Goodafternoon,everybody.
I am delightedto be here
today to talk to you about the naturephotography
courses
that I teach I would liketo startby givingyou
some idea of what you can expectto learn on the
short, four-weekcourse,which is the most popular
coursethat we offer.

Voiceof radiopresenter:
And now our top safetytips for new
studentsat St GeorgeUniversity

As I said,the courselastsjust four weeksand focuses

o n t a k i n gp i c t u r e os f w i l d p l a n t so, r p e r h a p sI s h o u j d
say wild flowers,as it is the flowerswhich are the
importantpart of anywild plantphotography.
Forthat
reason,
we onlyrun courses
fr,omApriluntilSeptember
- there simplyaren't enoughflowersin winterl This
year,the first coursestartson the secondof April
That'son a Monday,of course

Voiceof anotherradio presenterStayingsafe is not rocket

s c i e n c el t i s a l l a b o u t c o m m o ns e n s ea n d f o l l o w r n gs o m e
b a s i cg u i d e l i n e s :
Whetheryou sharea flat or liveon yourown, makesurethat
you alwayslockthe doorsand closethe windowswhen you
90 out

In hallsof residencebe carefulwho follows you into the

buildingAlwayslockyourbedroomdoor,evenwhen you are
i n a n o t h ep
r a r to f t h e b u i l d i n g
After a night out, don't walk home alone Stayover wrrn
friends,walk in groupsor take a taxi lf you haveto go back
The courseis open to both amateurand professional h o m eo n y o u ro w n m a k es u r et h a t y o u w a l k i n w e l l - l i a
t reas
photographers
overthe age of eighteenAlthoughwe
a n dc a r r ya m o b i l ep h o n ew i t h y o u
have run separate courses for amateurs and
professionals
in the past, we have found that most
A v o i du s i n gc a s h - m a c h i naet sn i g h t
people prefer a course where professionals
and
a m a t e u rws o r ka n dl e a r nt o g e t h e rI s h o u l da l s oe x p l a i n K e e py o u rc a r dd e t a i l sp, i n n u m b e r sa n d c h e q u eb o o k si n a
that the reasonyou haveto be eighteenis in orderto
safeplaceat home Do not carrythem with you
u s eo u r l a b o r a t o r i e s
As far as equipmentis concerned,we encourage
p a r t r c t p a nt o
s u s e t h e i r o w n c a m e r a sa s m u c h a s
possiblePhotographers
feel at easewith their own
e q u i p m e nat n d t h i s i n t u r n m e a n st h a t y o u a r e m o r e
likelyto get good resultsOf course,we want you to
l e a r na s m u c ha s y o u c a n ,s o t h e c o s to f h i r i n gs p e c i a l
e q u i p m e nw
t , h e ni t i s n e e d e di ,s i n c l u d e idn t h e c o u r s e
fee of f200
T h ec h a n c et o u s et h e l a t e s tp h o t o g r a p h ei cq u i p m e n t
is not allyou get for yourf2O0! Besides
tuition,the fee
also includesthe cost of transportto the parksand
gardenswherewe do our fieldwork pleasenote that

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y i t h y o u ri n i t i a las n dl D n u m b e rI.n
caseyour propertyis stolen,the policecan identifiTit and
returnrt to you.
Remember
that stayingsafeis simple
U s ey o u rc o m m o ns e n s eD o n ' tm a k ey o u r s e laf v i c t i m

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A:
the fee doesnot includefood or other refreshments B:
We leave it up to you to make your own eating
a r r a n g e m e n t sI s h o u l d p o i n t o u t t h a t e x c e l l e n t , A:
reasonably-priced
mealsare availablein the college
B:
restaurants
and cafeteriasNow I would liketo t-rrieflv
mentionour new course. (fade)
A:

B:

H i F i o n a !Y o ul o o kh a p p y
Yes,l'vejust bookeda holiday l'm going to Austriain
Decemberl
A winterholiday?
Yes.I thought I would try somethingdifferentthis year
Look- here'sthe brochure Doesn'tit lookfantastic?
(ReadingBrochure)'Set in an attractivevillage762
m e t r e sh i g hi n t h e H o h eT a u e r n
m o u n t a i nr a n g e L o o k s
c h a r m i n gb,u t w o n ' t i t b e c o l d ?
I hearAustriaenjoysa moderatecontinentalclimatet h e w i n t e r s a r e g e n e r a l l ys u n n y w i t h r e l i a b l ea n d
frequentsnowfalls,
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What kindof facilities

doesthe resorthave?
ExcellentThereareover200 kiiometres
of ski runsand
they havea wide varietyof activitieson offer,like ice
s k a t i n gt,o b o g g a n i n gs ,l e i g hr i d e sa n d l l a m ah i k e s !
Wow! Thatsoundsfunl ls it reallyexpensive?
It dependswhetheryou chooseto stay in a hotel or a
self-catering
chalet I am going to stay in one of the
hotelsfor a week With flightsand accommodation
it
worksout at 530
D o e st h a t i n c l u d em e a l s ?
Not dinner There are many different kinds of
- a
restaurants
in the resortand pricesare reasonable
three-course
dinnercostsanythingfrom 12 Euros
Youaresureto havea wonderfultime I wish I couldgo
withyou!
Why don't you?
I guessl'm moreof a summerholidaypersonmyself

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Janet: I'm so glad you came to visit Pictouthis summer,
S h e i l aI .j u s t k n o ww e ' r eg o i n gt o h a v ea g r e a th o l i d a y
herein my hometown.
Sheilq:I'm surewe will,Janet ls thereanythingspecialgoing
on that you know of?
Janet: Oh,there'slotsto do herein the summer
Sheila;ReallyLikewhat?
Janet: Well, it all dependson what your preferences
are of
coursebut we can go swimmingat the beachor try
c a t c h i n fgi s hi n t h e l a k eo r . . .
Sheila;Hmmm, I'm surewe'll do both, but to tell you the
truth, I reallywant to learnaboutthe historyand the
cultureof the area
Janet: Well,you'vecertainlycometo the right place!Pictou
h a s a n a m a z i n gh i s t o r ya n d a l l P i c t o n i a nasr e v e r y
p r o u do f t h e i rr i c hc u l t u r eA n d l j u s t r e m e m b e r et hda t
nextweekthe HectorFestival
getsunderway.
Sheila:fhe HectorFestival?
What'sthat?
Janet: lt's a five-dayfestivalthat's held once a year to
celebrate
Pictou'sCelticheritageThere'slotsof great
eventsIike picnics,barbeques,dancesand musical
events Everyyear there are at least two terrific
concertsin the oark.
Sheila:Wow! That all soundsvery interesting.Why is the
festivalcalledthe HectorFestival?
Janet: Goodquestion.Way backin 1773,the first Scottish
settlersarrivedherein Pictouon a boatcalledthe Shio
Hectorand eversince1987,we've been havingthe
festivalto rememberwhat those people achleved.
Thisyear,2006,shouldbe the bestfestivaleveras it's
celebrating
its 2Othanniversary.

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Sheila:Sotell me moreaboutthe concerts.

Janet: Oh, the concertsare fantastic!They'realwaysheld
outdoorsand you canseelotsof Scottishdancingand
s i n g i n gO
. h , a n d o f c o u r s ey o u ' l lh e a rl o t so f b a g p i p e
music!
Sheila:Really!Thatwill certainlybe a new experience
for me
Janet: And probablyone you'll neverforget as well. People
sayyou eitherlovethat kindof musicor hateit
Sheila:Well, l'm sureI'm going to love it Are the entrance
feesexpensive
for the events?
Janet: No, actuallythey're very reasonable.
lf I remember
correctly,
lastyearadultticketswereabout$27.50
Shei/a:Aren'ttherespecialratesfor students?
Jonet: Yes,of course.As I recallstudentsand seniorshad to
payabout$25.50for theirtickets
Sher7a:
Well,that certainlysoundsreasonable
for suchgreat
entertatnment
Jonet: Yes, I agree and some of the events don't cost
anything (fade)