total english upper intermediate workbook

Vocabulary I verb phrases about work2 Complete the sentences using appropriate forms of the expressions in the box.. 1 lt doesn't matter how rushed he is,lavier always Grammar I futures

Mark Foley

H o w t o : c o m p a r e p h o t o sReview and consolidation unit 4 (p34-35)

W r i t i n g : d e s c r i p t i o r s o f p e o p L eo

H o w t o : ta L k a b o u t m e r n o r i e s

L E S S o N 5 3Vocabulary: feelings

R e a d i n s : T h e m u s ; c i a n w i t h no rnemory

P r o n u n c i a t i o n : e d e r d i n g sGftmmar altha ugh I but I however I nevetthe lessReview and consolidation unit 5 (p42-4B)

W r i t i n g r a shoft a r t i c l eReview and consolidation unit 9 $74-7Sl

P r o n u n c i a t i o n : w o r d s i r e s 5

G r a m m a r : g e r u n d s a n d i n f i n i t v e sWriting: an essay

L E S 5 0 N 1 o l

R € a d i n g : [ 1 i n d c o n i r o L - i s ]t r e a l ?Vocabulary: speakjng

Graft mar: f structures (2)

R e v i e w a n d consoLidation u n i t 1 0

(p8o-€1)

(p82-63)(p84-95)

R€ading: Leadlng by example

Gtammar: ft'tinelld rotherllA bercr

VocabuLary: describing personaLity

Listeningr getting fit

Vocabulary: adj€ctives and intensifiers

fhe F'r't'E' u'D'5 Phenomenon

O Everybody loves thenfriend, BUL do yolr lovetirerds? lfyou are onc of

t h e h a l f a billion p c o p l cthat have seen thls hLrgcly

p o p u l a r A m c r i c a n T Vshow hcn the ans$'er isprobab ) 'yes'

@ sy lar the mostsuccessiul and profitablecomedy scries of recenttimes, tlerrb has been shou/n jnmote lhan thit), Lountries around the worLd The series hasbeen nomlnated for a record nr mber of fonv four Emmys,Americaf TVt equivalent of the Osca6 fie previouslyunkfown acto s $,ho play the main chafacicrs arc now

i n t e m a t i o n a l h o L 6 e h o d n a m c s a f d m u l t i m i l l L o r d r e s(, [irt shown in Lhe USA in 1994, thc show quickly becanre

d Javoudte wilh the viewlmg public, achiev ng top |atingsforAfierican 1e evlsion network NBC 218 episodes wererccorded and r,vhen the final eplsodc was sho\ln in 2004molc than iifly N\/o ml lion peoplc tuned in to $,atch The' l u s b " ' " r F o p o t L r r r \ r b \ t l - p i n - i r l , : rl , ,each of its slx stars was ablc io command a fee of fl Lnillion

(rThe bfainchild of$,dters Mada Kauffman and David Crane,Lhe series follo\a,s the romaftic and persona advenLures ot agrolp ol six friends in theif lrventies and early lrldres llving

in Ne$,York c q, Kauffman and Crane rvee careiul to creaLe

a casl ofbclicvable charact€rs that almosi e!,erybody canideniiiy with Llke rea people, each of the characteB hasboth cncleafjfg and irritating qua lies They are very dlflcrcntirom each other, butshare a comnron bond ln their friendship

i r d I r [ ' ^ n r ' r d o l b - ^ \ p l r ' , o r ' r r r g

p e r s o n a l l L i e s t h a t p r o v i d e s m o s t o l t h e h u m o u r i n th e s h o w

\ , \ 1 1 " 8 ' t t , r , p , o i r - o b , , o , " \ )

b e e n a h i t $ , i r r l h e critlcs S o n r c i o L r n d i t hard t o t r e l i e v e i nthese 1,or ng peop e who, alth.ruglr slLpposecly doing veryord nar) jobs, seemed to ead liles or end css leisLrre inunieasibly large apartnrcnts And i didnl escape notice thatover the yeafs thc produccrs began to become rnore and rnoredependent on brifging ln ne\\ rha acteE and guesL stars lnorder to keep the show iresh As a resul there sccmcd to bc

an endless stream oi ne\\'or ex-bof,liiends and gifLfrlcndsappe;ring The focus of the irx main hafacicrs, t\,hich hadprovided the nragic ingredient in the shor,'s ear y succcss,began to be ost N4osi crlii.s agreed rhal bv the tenLh scricsthe show had run out oi steam and the announcement thnl

c p i s o d c n u m b e r l j 8 \ \ o u l d b e th e astcame a s n o g r c a t

s t a t i s t i c s w h i c h s h o w h o w m a r y p e o p [ e

w a t c h s o m e t h r n g ( r , para 3 l

5 a g r o u p o i t e € v i s i o n s t a t i o n s ! , r h i c h c o v e r s

an entire country (r, para lJ

watched a part cularry station @hrv,

para j)

as( for and recelve (y, para 3)

8 attractive and appealirg ladj, pa'a 4)

9 s o n r e t h n g th a t unifles p e o p l e ( r , p a f a 4 )

1 0 lost iis ef€rgy ( p h r a s e , p a r a 5 )

2 a Read the messages 1-3 lMatch them with

the writers A-C

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11 slu:1 leA,n! r b9 su|ersry- rupem: ei

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b In notes and messages we often leave out

unnecessary words lJnderline at least five

words in each message which we can leave out,

question tags.

1 We should have waited longer, _?

2 Mr Bolton couldn't come, _?

3 Hardly anybody writes letters now, ?

4 Let's get a pizza this evening, _?

5 You weni to creece Last suramer, ?

6 Noth ng works on th;s cornputer, _?

7 You won't forget to ring me, _?

I Nobody arswer€d the advert, _?

9 Help yourself to a drink, _?

9 T h o s e d e s i s r e r s L r r g l a s s e s a r e t e d b l y e x e - :

1 0 C e t m e a g l a s s o f w a t e , w i l l y o u l

E , , ,

a @ Coverthe tapescript Listen to

an extract from a radio programme and

choose the best titte

b Listen again and mark the statements

true (T) or false (F)

T h e R e c e n t H i s t o r y o f i u g g l i n g

D i f i e r e n t T y p e s o f luggling a r o u n d t h e

l u g g L i n g i n A n c i e n t T m e s

David Stourton is a iuggler n

Professional jugglers use the term 'toss

Tagatus tirsus was a Roman juggler !

There were probablyjugglers in lreland in

Stourton, author of4 srort Hisrary oliugglng

D a v d , w e l c o m e t o t h e p f o g t a m m e

W o m a n : N o w , l s u p p o s e w e a l l h a v e a b o a d i d e a o f w h a t

j u g g l i n g k , b u t c o u l d y o u te l l u s w h a t y o u m e a n b y 'jusslins'?

i o m b p a i n i i n s s w h i c h s h o w j u s s l e r s f r o m t h e

l \ 4 i d d l e K i n s d o m p e r i o d , a n d th e r e 3 a n a n c i e n i Egypiian statue of a juggler in the Siaatliche David:

woman: what about written records?

David: Well, ihe earliestwritten record ihatwe know ofis

from ancient China Therc\ a book from the 3rd or

4 t h c e f t u r y s w h i c h d e s c r i b e s a j u g g l e r w h o c o u L dthrow sevef swords in the air

W o m a n : T h a t s o u n d s l k e s o r n e t h r g f r o r n o n € o f t h o s e

C h i n e s e m a r t a L a d s n r o v e s l

D a v i d : Y e s , j u s s l J r s w r h s w o r d s i s a v / e l l - € s r a b l s h e d

t r a d l i o n l f t h e F a r E a s t Woman: 50 was jugslifs confined to the A4iddle East and

A s i a i n a n c i e n t u m e s ? David: Not ar all There were lois ofluggLers in ancient

R o m e W e e v e f k n o w t h e n a m e o f o n e o l t h e m , Tagatus U6us

b y th e ti m e o f t h e [, l i d d l e A S e s t h e r e a r e p l e n t y o f references to jusglers in Britain.

Grammar I a ny/eve ry/ n o /so n e

2 Complete the text using words from the box

a l L anybody anything everybody

e v e r y t h i n g nothing orty some

s o m e b o d y something

in the old days the (1) _ $ay ro gel your

lavourile pop song was to walk irto a record shop

and buy a CD But (2) _ stays sri1l n the

world of technology and when you talk to yolng

people today it seens thcy are (3) geung

their music from the Internet, with the res]llt rhar

manyr€co1d stores are experiencing dropping saLes

and can often be viftually deserted.

In fact in Bntain the 'pop charr'- rhc list of

the most popflar songs is now based equally

on sales in shops and on thc number of songs

d o w n l o d d e J l o m r h e l r | R e c o r a c o n p a r, e s

hale recognised the impol1ance of this ne\)l, way

of dishibuting nusic and (6) you could

posslbly wan! to lrcar is now available in digital

tbrrn lrom the latcst avanrgarde groups to thc

most obscure nedicval church music there ls

ahvals (7) - ready and willins to record evcn

the nrost esoteric picce ofnusic and upload it onto

the Net

Of course, (8) tlmt can bc do$nloaded

r o o n e L o r t , r e - c J n a l o b e d , { , l u u ! e d , o J n o r h e r ,

so rt3 easy to swap music tracks \,ith you| fiiends

But (9) _ musiclans ren't happy with ilns

situation Making illegal copies oftracks depri,es

them ofroyalties They bellevc (10) should

be done to prevent whal thcy fccl is liftle rnore rhan

do$1lrighl theft.

3 Rewrite the sentences usifg a single \yord

to replace the phrases in ltollcs Make any

Ihere arc no good progrcmmes to watch on \a.There is nothing to watch on IV

7 None afthe cantestarFs won any pr z€s

2 Would you Lke a gloss ofwater?

W e ' v e b e e n t h r o u g h a 1 1 t e flles and we can'i

f i n d y o u r a p p l i c a t i o n f o r m ' m sorry butwe haven't g o l o n y hotel r a o m s

a v a i l a b l e i n ju l y

5 Allthe people ir my street own cars

l w a r t e d a t r e c e p t i o n f o r ages b u t I c o u l d n ' tfind q single persan Ia help ne

W e ' v e g o t lots ofsrLk d r e s s e s b u t ' m a f r a i d w ehave rro sl/k dresses in your size

8 iane always has a nu nbet af flowets in het llat

Vocabulafy I making adjectives from nouns

1 lvly nephew's very a c He Loves painting

7 I've got very big feet so I often get f_d

w h e n ! ' m tryifg to buy shoes

E A l b e r t E r n s t e i n w a s fa m o u s f o r his incredrbte

How to I agree/disagree

5 Match the senience halves to mal<e expfessions

of agreement/disagreement

a Gl Cover the tapescript Listen to the dialogues 1-4

and match them with the situations A-D

,l on atrain !

B i f a s h o p n

c a survey !

D i n a c a f c n

tr The fotlowing statements are factually incorrect

Listen again and correct the mistakes

S o y o u c a n l i s t e n t o a l l l h e la t e s t i l a c k s Exactly Butthe really neat thing is

that ;t's got this special text messagirg service thai g ves you allthe latest football resutts you should get one,

J o h n I h e y h a d lo a d s o f t h e n r i n s t o c k

W h i c h m o d e l a r e y o u jn t e r e s t e d i n , s i r ?

W e t l , I ' m n o t s u r e - B u t lw a r t a p h o r e

0 K M o s t o f t h e m d o th a t ro w a F y w a y 0h, right WelL, I like ro keep in touch

w l h t h e k r d s w h e n 'm a b r o a d , s o ln e e d

a p h o n e t h a t w o r k s i n o 1 h € r c o u r t r e s

l n th a t c a s e , y o u n e e d a t r i b a n d ' p h o n e

t h e n A n y t h i n g e l s e ? Yes, l want sonreihrng that3 really small and light, you know, easyto cafryaround WelL, what about this [rlinirola? We have

a t e n d a y t r i a l p e i o d p o l i c y h e r e lf y o u t e not happywith lt, you coLrld brifs it back ard we'lLretLrrn your mofey.

D e o f p r ; r h se r o J , r, e d r r o r a r o f d .

ls a rninrature sensor less than two millim.LJ squarc $'hrch (2) _ nonitor changes in th bodl ard is ableto send out rvljrnhg signals via a mob,re

l h e , r r a n i c - o o ' " " r i " p d r o < the skin of a patient'.s lody and (3) derecL any d;iDgerous changcs long before the tatienl

is evcn awafe ol lhcm This means tkrt patienrs wiLh scrious co|dift s who woxld usuall)' have

to slay rn hospilal (4) now live at home and (j) _ lead more or lcss no|nal lives

Whcn it detecls changes in the body rbe lnrcroprocessor scnds out a frc pfogramrned tcxt message to the palienrt doctor or hospiral descfibing thc changes indct.ril Ofcorrse parlcnrs wiih lhe dcvice (6) _ c[ry thejr nobrlc phone lvilh then !t all tirnes bur thjs will be 1hc oDly resiflctlon oD their lilestylcs

Although it \1i11 ptubably be eapensivc ro develop, the device (7) _ be a boon ro thc economy becalrse thosc patients who (8) _ lvork

b e i , o t i e r e e u b n e J r I e u ( " 1 J L -i ie, lvill be able io go back to tull-tinrc emplolnen{, sxving the govcmmellt nillons in sickness aDo unemploymcnt benefits

The trsl pxtients ro be givcn the im|lant will

bc djabetics, bnt doctors hope tu extend rhe lial ro urose with hcul or lun-q diseascs And in years 10 co'ne the derlcc (9) be adaprcd to cover cvcD

l f a l L g o c s to p l a n a n d L h c h i a l i s a s u c c c s s , h r e device (10) be a\arlable to rhe gcncral !!b1ic

\ritlin three to forr yc,rfs

Read the text Choose the best words tocomplete it

0 u r h o L r s e i s very o d s o the iloors

S h e w a s s o angry s h e h e r fist on the

t a 0 f e

T h e d i c t o n a r y i e l l to t h € fL o o r w i t h a L o u d

possibility

3 The tapescr;pt for Ex 1 contains severaImodal

verbs Lool( at the extracts l 6 and maich them

with the meanings a-[

1 Co!/d ask you a few questions? n

2 | irr't use my phone at work E

I i mrsl cost a bonrb n

4 lt's got a camera and it can play l\,1P3 files n

5 You shorld get one n

d descnbing a future possib lity

e saying lhat sornethifg sn't alLowed

f making a strong predict on

any/every/no/some

3 Ti€k (/) the sentences which are possible and put

a cross (rO by the sentences which are incorrect.Sometimes both are posslble or incorrect

1 A wasnt able to find anything to fit me n

B wasr't able to find nothing to fit me n

2 A Woutd you tike any dessert? n

B Would you like some dessert? n

I A There's anything wroig with this phone n

B There's som€thing wrong with this phore n

4 A Everyth ngon th€ listwere unavailabl€ n

B Anything on the list were unavailable !

5 A D d anyone callwhiL€ was out? n

B D d someone callwhLle lwas out? n

6 A 've tried anyihing lt still doesn't work n

B 've trLed everything lt still doesn't work n

7 A There's nowhereto store thinss in my flaL n

B There are nowhere to siore things in my flat n

I A Wele bored; we haven't got everything to do n

B Wet€ bored; we haven't got anythins to do n

Vocabulary

C o r p l e l e h e l" x _ L ' n g w o r d s f.om the bo\

F o u r o f t h e w o r d s are not needed

Across

1 I'ra on the same as heri we feelthe

same way about things,

Down

Z We?e ifseparable; feelhe's my real

E 've got two -sisters from my mothels

qqitz a larq fami.lu Thr qrat latqa fa'Iil,.' is tfat uou neva< bzcairsz thzra's alwals sornaona

Mq lda- brot}1.r Jahrs rs a u^ilE6itq

w o r s s " , 1 \

" , ( l ) I h L s h o D u u

veadurg Grak phJosoplal I'm tfa (3)

"ne in tfa fani)1 I'm a g'a9hic &sgr€r m!twir b<otfzv, Marsr) i-s th g,ac{rcal onz- Hz's

a cq(t.Lr a d h ca db d i]!a! tl.iags ^irj.{ood lds a (!) J , I1"

"*i-

But "'rn ro"'q- sLsL, lal Ls rh ^lost(5) - of us all; sFa's tla hanaAurgdtLy.ctoy

91 a hqAe cohpant Sh€ has tJl€ulti'natz (6) fo" mo"e tfan 3.5ow".dzvs- Of cou"sa, she

Cluestion tags

2 C h o o s e t h e c o r r e c t a t t e r n a t i v e

1 Somebody h a s b e e n u s i n g m y to o t h b r u s h ,

haven't they I hasn't he?

2 I'm golngto be [ate, arer'rldre l?

3 L e t ' s b o o k o n l i n e , 5 h a n ' t l s h a L l w e ?

4 l h 6 v o J l a h a v e p h o ed ould hove

cauldn't lhey?

5 lMiranda nevereats m€at, doesn'tldoes shel

6 SonethinglNathing n€eds to be done,

doesn't t?

7 We hardly ever go to thetheatte, don'Ll

E H a v e a p i e c e o f c a l ( e , h a v e n ' t l w o n ' t y o u ?

E

Use words from the boxto complete the

sentences Change the forms as necessary

Two ofthe words are not needed

crash bark Snore ring

creak Scream thud bang

W h y d o e s y o u r brother_ a t l the time?

S u r i n d a l o o k s j u s t like her mother

S u r i n d a _ h e r m o t h e r I've had an argument with my be$ friend and

l ' m n o t s p e a k i n g t o h i m a n y m o r e

l _ w i t h m y b e s t f r i e n d Henry's having a relationship with one ofthegirls in his office

Put some oil on that door; it whenever

you open it

S u e : O h , t h e y G)_be in the garden t h e n

There's nowhere else

jim: OK l'll have a look (Iwo ninutes loter)

Jim: But the park is closed on Sunday afternoons

sue: That's not true You (Z) _ go there until

six o'clock

J i m : W e l l , p e l h a p s w e s h o u l d g o and get them

Sue: Yes, we (8) _take you car

lim: No, we G) I lent it to my siste

Sue: Oh yes I forgot Well, let's asklohn, he

(1o) _ lend us his car.

1 a @ Cover the tapescript Listen to four

peopte tall(ing about their iobs lMaich the

speakers 1-4 with the jobs in the box Four of

b a l l e t d a n c e r e n g i n e e r s e c r e t a r y

actor architect photographer

j o u r n a l i s t hotelreceptionist

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b Listen again and complete the expressions

1-8 Then match the expressions with the

f o r t h e o l l e g e m a g a z f e , a n d t a l l s o r t o f s n o w b a l l e d

f i o m th e r e T h e fa s h i o n s h o o l s a r e t h e o n e s I e n l o y most But lh freelance so basically I any assignmentthat's on offer Even weddingsl 3

6 s o r n e o l t h e g u e s t s a r e - l n

S p e a k e r 4

7 | had _ space ships and futuristic cities

for some reason !

Vocabulary I verb phrases about work

2 Complete the sentences using appropriate forms of

the expressions in the box Two ofthe expressions

are not needed

be a people person

b e a b l e t o m e e t i i g h t d e a d l i n e s

b e g o o d a t u s i n g y o u r o w n in i t i a t i v e

b e g o o d w i t h figures be made r e d u n d a n t

be promoted do voluntary work

g e t t h e best out ofother people

have a 'can do'attitude

hiYeff-ete-fu++e+ai{

keep catm under pressure

t a l ( e e a r l y r e t i r e m e n t w o r k w e t l i n a t e a m

Jane's really good at seeing allthe smallthings in

documents and reports.

lal].e has on eye for detoil

1 lt doesn't matter how rushed he is,lavier always

Grammar I futures overview

Comptete the sentences using appropriateforms ol the words in brackets

1 I'm not really sure but I think ICaesar salad (try)

2 We're so excited about our holiday we

the Taj lvlahatl (see)

please be here by nine-thirty (stari)

No thanks, J'm fuLl up.l_any more.(think/not/have)

Peter hates buses so he _ by car(probably/come)

ianuary 1sr next year (open)Look at those dark clouds, I think there

Hendetta is at her bestwhen she is huddted over

her calculator working on numbers

HenrieLta

a conference (attend)

We haven't set an exact date but the

w e d d i n g _ s o m e t i m e i n the spring.(definitely/be)

How to I talk about future plans

tuture ptans and predictions/ideas.think/have/bath/this evening_

I think I'll hwe a both this

evening-t have decided/sevening-tarevening-t/do/exercise

2 not sure about/buy/that jacket

Mia's verywell qualified so she

g e t the job (be/bound)

i can't see you nextTuesday because /

You never need to give Rachel any guidance She

Rachel

6 l i k e / h a v e / h o l i d a y

io After working as a salesman for ten years, Fernando

has at lastbeen made sales manager,

' F e r n a n d o

c Find words or phrases in the text that mean:

thrown away (ddl, para 1)when somebody paid an artist to make a particular worl( (v, para 1)wasteful (ddl, para 1) _

1

5 6 7 8

-surprising elcments Thc teeth are

in fact computer m' ce the eyes itre rvashing machine doors and thc ears afe satellitc dishes

@ rn' i 'w""" Man', a terirying

metal and plastic scltlptr'tre deated bY Paui Bonomini from disgarded conputers eleciionic

components and domcstic @rl" ."-" of lhe sc lllure'producrs comnissioned bv the 'weee', cones irom the llfaseRoval Societv of Arts (RSA), ihe Waste ElecLrical and Electronicscutpnle stands 2,1feei (7 metes) Equipment, and its weight i 3high beside the river Thamcs il tonnes, is fie s.nne as ilre werghtLondon and serves as a shockhg of clectrical cquipment tnrownremhder of fhe huge amount awav bv 'l11 avcrage pe6on ln a

of wasle produced bv todav's lifetime The RSA hopes that lhecxiravagant high-tech society sfl pture n'ill encou ge recvchDg

O f t e m , i n o o a ) u r n e f ' s r r F b v d r u r r ' " i c ' l l ) - e m i l J ' r g L " o f

j 1 u r i e , q 1 \ e q a h r s n , c r ' r e , h e 'f e c r q r r n n R o r l- o ! r L r \ s eten ftidges, scven vacuum cieaners, throw awav unnecessarilv Citizensthirty-five mobile phones and of tle European Union currentlvtwelve kettles, plus assorted producc 6 5 miliion tonnes ofmicrownves, televisions, Iadiato|S electfonic waste a yeat most ofand sections ofdxcting ard cabling which ends up in landfill sitesThe artist has ingedously created or is incherated ,^ mere l0% isilrc bead ftom a combinaiion of recvcled

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Gfammar I Future perfect and

Future Continuous

2 Use the pronpts to write answers to the

questions Use appropriate folms ofthe Future

Perfect or Future Continuous

A: Willyou have finished work by five thjrty

B: No, l/not finish/unril six

No, Iwan't have finished until six

1 A: WILIyou be goifg on holiday next July?

B: No, l/go/in August instead

in brackets

1 A: Can I watch the cadoons now' Mum?

B : N o Y o u c a n w a i t urtilafter d i n n e r

A : B u t they_ b y th e n l (f i n i s h )

2 A: Do you think w e ' l l g e t there j n time?

B : N o , donl By rhe lin e we get Ll^Fre t h etrain _ (leave)

sentences A and B ls the pronunciation thesame or different? Listen and check

I won't have a coffee, ld prefer a glass of

l w o n ' t X G I C f i n i s h e d b y th e n

b @ Look at the following sentences and

d e c i d e i f t h e p r o n u n c i a t i o n o f r o y e i s the same

as A or B above Then listen and check

1 She didn'ttlye the silk one, itwas too

e x p e n s t v e ,

2 S h e w i l l t l f q d o n e it bythe end ofthe week

3 l'llhqyq the fried chicken please

4 WilLyou bqvq fixed it by the tlme tget back?

5 T h e y w o n ' t I g l q heard t h e n e w s i n ti m e

B :

6 A: WillcabrieLla's report be ready forthe

meeting this afternoon?

B: Yes, she/do/it by lurchtime at the latest

VOCabulary I'aft er work' activit ies

5

Four ofthe sentences contain mistakes.Tick (/) the correct sentences and cofect themistakes in the others

A t rhe wpel"nds l:ke t o 5ocidtwilh m y F;e1ds.

A good way to meet new people is to make

e v e n r n g c l a s s e s ,

I t ' s im p o f t a n t t o s p e n d q u a l i t y t i m e for your

c h i l d r e n

My sister's goingto study for a degree onl;ne

B y the end of the month w e ' l l h a v e f i n i s h e d

r e d e c o r a t i n g t h e k i t c h e n You should always try to keep up to day with

y o u r ematls

How are you getting on with the decorating?

Pretty well By the end of next month we

should/fi nish/most ol it

Reading

a Read the newspaper extracts Underline allthe

exarnpLes offorms oFthe word t1lork in the headlines

lvlarl( the exampLes adjective (adi), noun (n) or

phrasal verb (phrv)

N c w r e p o r t c l a i m s s h i f t l v o r k c a n d a m a g e h e , l r h

A epon publLshcJ to.lav cLanns shiti ]'.,rke.s sufter front

s igrificantly worsc hcalLh dnn drose torkLng.ee,nar hour

ScieLirists in FDr*1it t eramincd ltrJ iactorr {orken, hall

of nlloLr rwkcd regulu rigLrt Jrit: anJ coqrared drcn

heaLth with rcg"lar oliice so$.

Car makers reduce work force by 10,000

A leadnH Jrparcsc c n:i.: ,.: innlonc.d massrr

r c d u , d x n d e s r r t 3 8 _ , n ! h i p h n l H d i o a d r c 2 { l , 0 0 l l

r o - l e r s I e L k e h r o l : : l : , , l b s \ s t r r e \ d r n l o ' H o n

Tang \uonod\e triti:'-:.: ::: cls:irponaas :11,\ oi rr\

o c \ , s a l o r , f \ e r : i , r : : : : : : r r l - , s 1

'lwork out twice a \4eek'admit5 overweightTV star

Workaholic partners blamed for 40% of failed madlages

Socrologists al aD AmericrnunlveISilv have fouDd thrt 1nore

than r lhnd of dirorces rrc c.rused b]' partners spcndmg

too little tirne at hone Somc husbands or wives can bc

obsessc.l with sork, slending as nuch ls 50 horrrs ' \eek

away fLolr homc.' clams seDior f.searcher CmolDilnklns

Government working on new mobile phone regulations

Thc Ministry of s.icnce an.t Tect otogy is plmnnrg lo

iutro.hce new lars goverdng Lhe fse oi mobue px(!{,s

/ , r ' m i r - o f o o \ F o t , r i 6 d

of new re$na[ons desjgrlcd ro prevcnL rt]e misrLse of

phones by childfcD Thci p.oirosaLs are liketv fo jnclude

the Lranning ol all mobitcs ar schools and coLlcges

'l'm

still wofting dass' clainrs millionaire roak star

Zed Tayloa lead slnger rvidr Crnadlan rock group The

Zecls, hrs been defending lns socral brc\,ound rn a

rccenrTv nter.,,ieu Despite enning over S'1 million last

year and owning homes jn Los Anseles ar Vancower

the sinser 32, says he is scill the same x l.hen hc greu

up in one of the pooresr neighbourhoods ollbronto

b Read ihe List of dictionary entries whlchalL contain the word rl,or'k Maich thedefinitions with ihe words in the box

I w o r l ( m a r s h i p w o r k - s h V

1n order to Produce or rePar

(r, a beliel rn the moral \.alueand imporlanc€ of r^rork

(prr' l)) to make _vour bocly fitand shong by doing exercises

- (r4) someonc who avolds iiorking because ihey dorl't like ii

- (,r) somebod)'l'ho chooses to ('ork a lot, so that they don'l have time to do aI]-vthing elsc

- 0, all ihe people r\-ho work in

a Particular lndustry or compan)'.

( r 4 t h r a l o u n t o f h ( { L t h J i a

person oI orgarisation has io do(r, the group ofpeople n1society ra.ho tradiiionalllr do phl,sicalwork anct do not have mrch money

- (tr) \^ften workers rvork ror aparticulai tilne du ng ihe da,v or nghtand aJe thcn replacedby others so tllatthcre are alwa]-s PeoPle workmg

- (r, skiil in nakint thnts,cspecially in a wa)i thar makes themtook goocl

- 0, an offrcial document thatyou need lJ ]rou Nant to \\rork rn aforeitn colr-'rEy

- (r) the desk, usualiy $,irh acomputel; whcre an office worker

We took Lots ofbooks in cose

we hodto woit a long tine

Leave your mobile turned

on because I rnight reed

of the problems travellers face in foreign count es When I was inl/exico last year I helped two English tourists who had lost theirtravel tickets, and this (6) motivated me to feel verv confideni aboutmvseli

I have just completed my deg.ee in Modern Languages at HambleyLlniversity I can speak (7) reallv qood Spanish and ltalian and Ihave a easonable knowledge of French and Poftuguese

(8) | have a fantastic knowledqe of the tourist fesorts in southernEurope I believe this would be a considerable advantage to atrainee iravel agent in youf company

I am 22 yearc old I live in Hambley at the moment but I would(9) be OK about movino to Edinburgh if I was offered the job

(10) You can call me on my mobile phone numbef above aiany trme,

Yours sincerely

Dannl Liu-1>tan

Writing

This [etter contains ten words or phrases which are unsuitable

in a iob application Reptace the undertined mistakes with moreappropriate words or phrases Lookat page 28 ofthe StudenG'Book to hetD vou

, He's o i L y fi f t y but he's d e c i d e d t o t a k e e a r t ,

retirementlretiring ltan his jab

J Petet daeslnakes a good living as an

J€ffrey has been rdlsed/p ro mote d ta manage(

D v d rold Te qe rac F5 g eo o/ /,om hiq joo

A we?e s tting in the fiont row

B we're going io sit n the lrort row

4 Complete the sentences using a Future perfect

or Future Continuous form of a verb ffom ihebox lJse the pronoun you if necessary

a s k finish watch repa;r

s u r b a t h e travel clean visit

1 lMaria _ a l l t h e rooms b y th e time theguests arrive

2 B y this time nexi week I o n a b e a c n t n

5 i\4atch the diary entries 1-5 with the

descriptions a t 0ne ol the descriptions is not

to my cufrentjob I told the interuiewer Iwasn't just keen of design, I was passionate

on itl Pefhaps that's one of the reasons I gotthe job I suppose I'm quite lucky because notonly do I love my work, I also get on reallywell wiih my colleagues They are all verydifferent at me, but we all believe to what weare doing, so there's a greai team spirit in iheoffice I work for a big adverlising age4cy lt s

a very busy and competitive business Some

of my colleagues wory of that but I just gel

on and do my work I think I'm pretty good ofwhat I do and I'm really proud in some of thework l've done for the company

1 | p u t o n s o m e i n s e c t r e p e l L a n t

2 You'd bettertake an umbrella

3 | always keep some aspirin

4 | thirk you should put on some sun cream

5 You should take a rnap

a @ Coverthe tapescriDt Listen to anexhact from a radio programme about epic films

Completethe table with a number orword

Hotlywood's greatest historical epics

b Listen again Which film is the speakertalking about?

1 perhaps the gr€atest epic ofthem aLL

T A P E S C R I P T

O n e o f l h e m o s l re n r a k a b l e d e v e l o p n r e n t s i r t h e re c e n r

h i s t o r y o f f i l m m a k i n g ( 1 ) _ l h e r e v i v a l o f r h €lristorical epic After ly rg dormant for almosr forry

y e a r s , t h i s s p e c t a c u l a r a n d la v l s h g e r r e o f f i l m m a k rg( r ) _ a n u r e x p e c t e d r e a p p e a r a r c e w i l h R i d l e y Scottb Gladldlorin 2ooo Wh€n it went on ro win five

'ispllalion for Glddlator lh€ next year Charlrof Hestor, the star ofAe, H{rr, (6) _ alorgside Soph a Loref

i n E l C l d , t h e m o v i n g s t o r y o f S p a n i s h h e r o R o d r g o

D d / i o l t d p s o d - \ a t l " l V o o r 5 o r t o p a i 1 9 o 'saw th€ release of perhaps the greatesr epic ofthenr ar, DavidLeais Lawrence af Arabla, leat!rlng a yo!fg lrish actorwho (7) or screen beror€, Petef 0'TooLe

c Now read the tapescript Find the words andphrases in the texi that mean:

1 beingignored/sleeping

2 type _

3 look at something a second or thlrd time

i to make and was revef able to nrake a profii at the box

o l l e B / 1 " "" 1/ ,oo , r" " iq or t,r

i S u d d e f l y i t w a s p o s s i b l e t o h a v e a s m a f y s o l d i e r s a r d

1 epic nray also prove to be shoft.liv€d.

5 6 /a9

Gf ammaf I narrative tenses

2 Look at the tapescript for Ex l again Complete the

text with appropriate forms oFthe verbs in the box

Then listen and check your answers

b e appear make never a p p e a r

have come iake begin be earn

Complete the sentences using an appropriate form of

the verbs in the box

g o eat Lre meet

r a i n r e l e a s e work

Writing

5 Write a short story based on the pictures.Write one or two sentences for eachpicture using the prompts.

We were very excited because we to

oliver Store's film, ,Alexarder, in 2oo5

When she came into the house, Carla's skin was very

red she _ in the sun all day

rvlv noLher _ ny fathe'dr a nighf.lub in r982. o n e e v e n r n g /

something wrong/

picturenothing wrong/TV set

take torch/outsidesomethingwrong/aerial?

Vocabulary I time expressions

5

Complete the sentenaes using words or phrases from

the box One ofthem is not needed

after that at that iime until for the previous

From that point on since then throughout

up untilthat point while

1 _ century, th€ two countries had been at war

f i r e f i g h t e r / l a d d e r /

The rnechanic arrived and repaired our car

glve/reward

use/money

television

Vocabulary I materiats

lJse the ctues to complete the crossword

2 They've just bought a l4ge house.

3 P e o p l e w h o li v e i n the country a r e s o m e t i m e sprejudiced against peqple]{hqljvqilajiu

1 cheap shoes and toys (n)

2 antique vases are made from it (r)

5 good material for summer clothes (r)

7 slishtty elastic (ddl)

9 has a bright surface (ddr)

10 car tyres (nJ

11 the opposite ofsmooth (ddl)

4 perfectfor a wedding dress (r)

comes from trees (r)

shoes and belts (r)

opposite ot hard (adj)

has an even suface (adj)

when something gets wet (odl)

1 What arc canvenience stores?

2 What is sornetimes surprising aboutthese places?

3 W h o u s u a l l y w o r k s r n th e s e s t o r e s i n L o n d o n ?

4 How do these stores find empLoyees?

5 H o w a r e f a m i l y m e m b e r s p a i d for the r work?

b R e p t a c e t h e u n d e r l i n e d w o r d s a n d p h r a s e s i n

t h e f o l l o w i n g s e n t e n c e s w i t h w o r d s a n d p h r a s e sfrom the text

1 Harrods i s a f a m o u s d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e i n

L o n d o n ,

Acro5s

Thcy rnay not always bc situatcd on corners,

but they are cenain v convcricnt for tourists

and fof those c ty dlvellers who work long hou6

and don t have tjme to shop during the day As

peopl, in large cities work longer and longer

d o y o u thirk is importaft?

B u t w h a t arc the economics o I such placcs?

H o w can tiny shops m a k e a n y p r o f i t w h e femployces have to be paid Lo work (5)

u n c l e s , a u n t s , c o u s i n s , g r a n d p a r e n t s a n dchrldren evefybody k expecLed to work

b e h i n d t h e c o u n t e r T h u s t h c r e is ( 8 )Suaranteed source of staff available to \\.ork

l r o m early morninS u n t i l late at {9)

n i 8 h t And Ether fhan bcinB p a i d salaric

f h c rnemberc o f t h e fa m i l y s i m p l , v s h a r c { 1 0 1 p - o f i B a r t h e e n d o i t h c \ c 2 _ '

-i s a fec-ipe t h a i h a s L ) r o u g h l w e a l i h i " : 1 '

i m m i g r a n t f a m i l i e s a n d n r a d e l i i e : , :-

f o r th o s e o f u s $ , h o rl n out oi.-i - :

o ' c l o c l ( o n a S u n d a ! e v e n i f - ! l

-drstributor 0i non alcoholjc beverages Through

the 400 businesses ii owns in 200 d fterent

countdes, il emp oys around one milliof peop e

It is estimated tiat 1 3 billion Coca-Coa drinks

are consumed every day lts sales are worth

a rnost twenty three billion do lars per year.

Multinational

Factfile

Nestl6 $,as lounded by Henri Neste

in 1866 lts headqladeF are inVevey, Swi?erland Nestld s culrcntlythe world's argest manufact!ret 0ffood and

beverages, wiih nternational sales of eighty

seven bjLlion Swiss Francs (sixty-eight bili0n

dolals) Nestle employs 247000 people a lover

the world

Coca-Cola is based inAtanta, GeoIg a,

L I S A F o l n d e d i n 1 8 8 6 , t i s n o w t h eworld's largest manulacturet and

2391 stores in ffty seven colntries ts sales are 5 7blllion euros (around seven bi lion do lars) and i employs

47046 people in fifty-seven countries

Shel is a m ultinat onal com pany famols for

- / - - ' '4.^J tts oetro stauons ano ot orodLction lacilties.a.taf [ - ""

/ft 0 Foufded by lvlar.u Sarrer in Lofdol r 1833the compary rnerged with the Roya Dltch grolp in

1907 Shel's nternational headquaders js now n theHague, Holland Shell operates in 140 countries and

e m p o y s a r o ! n d 1 1 2 0 0 0 p e o p l e S h e l g e n e r a t e s s a l e s i nthe feg on of ejghteen billon dollars from its worLdwideoperations

, F " r o r s Io i l , , l o i f e " s l o r p s a r d in " q : r " l v FE 4 dovF4is:rg anpaig rs G"p s ofF ol ]F

€ * o o " n o s l , e o g n i \ a b e , l 0 l l - r g o r a r d T f ellrst Gap store opened in San Francisco, CaLilornia, inT969, and lhe cornpany is sull based n this ciry Thereare now 3000 Gap stores ,rlorldwjde, employing 150000people The company achieves sales of aroLnd sixteen

b i l i o n d o t a r s a n n u a L l y

8 Do you know thern? (wel0

' m goingio take the First Certificate e x a m t h i syear (d e fin ite ty)

T h e w e a t h e r c a f b e h o t in S e p t e m b e r( s u r p r i s i n g l y )

[4atch the undertined phrases y/ith i1o_:s 3-.

phrases in the box Three of the \vo-cs :-:

lMy son is almost six years oLd now

i i m m y g e l t i n g a p r o m o t i o n s e e m s r a t h e r h a r d

t o b e l i e v eSheila handed in her essay e.fteli!t!.a9!Ue.

T h e c l e n t s w i l l e x p e c t t o g e t a d i s c o u n t ( c e r t a i n L y J 1 0 The plane f l e w a t a ereat h e i e h t o v e r t h e c i t y

6 l l n o w e d h r o u g l - o l o u , l o l a d , ' ( F a l J , ' Vocabulary I verb phrases with fdke

Choose the correct words to complete thesentence5

, N F : r v , l r h p q t d p n t < t h a q ' n / a v

A t o o k p a r t o f B took in C took part in

Y o u s h o u l d n e v e r t a k e g o o d h e a l t h

A f o r g r a n t B as granted C for granted

A l(orean company has that old factory

Narrative tenses

1 Compleie the seniences using the

correct form ofverbs ;n the box

Use the clues to complete the crossword

The Great Pyramid

400O years ag0,

Bom m 1806 in (2) d Poltsi nauth/the PorcLnautwattsltlDlltlLhjstust major work was the co.shution of a nilway behvcm Londonand Brjstol in the west of England The construchon ot (3) a htilra:ty/the railun{nilulty ]nyolvedbdldjr.g (4) a tunleL/tunftl/thL t1ltLtlclnea r the towr of Box in Some$et It l\as ihr€e kiomehes lon&(s) langest/a longest/ttu lal:.€tsf tunnel e\-er conslrucied ai the umeAJter his success with raiLwal's, Bnmel tumed his aiiention to(6) Lht ships/ships He wanred io connect his railwav line in B siolwith Ner{, York nr (7) Uniled Slnks/a United Stdtes/the Ulited Stafes h1

1838 he built the 'Great Western', fie tust large steam po ered ship,which crossed (8) lle ,,ltlantic/Atl0nth/a11 Atknth n ody fiJteen days.Bnmels' next project $.as to b.uild (9) the shipla ship/ship made oriron- He achieved this ]n 1843 r'ith ihe 'Creat Bdtain' It was also d1etust to be driven by (10) /1 ptupeLLelrhe pnpellet

(11)'Ihe ambinan/An anbilian/Anbitian and (72) the stubbarn eiss/

a strtubamness/stubbainness were the Sreat€si features of Bruneyschffacterr he alvays slrova to desi8n the bitgest:Lnd best

5 Eightofthe sentences contain mistakes Find 7 Choose the correct alternative.

Vocabula,ry

1 Watching the sursei in Hawaii took my breath

Adjectives and adverbs

friendly

t h a n th e o t h e r s

students

the mistakes and correct them

1 Heinrich often afiives lately lorwork

2 We had io drive slowly because ofthe heavy 2 lt's very hard to take /r/ort allthis

completely tor"/ol granted

a Chil&en love feeling excited

9 There is a lot ofcrime 1n this place whereneighbouts live

1l all I his stepslstride

4 She's much better; she's leelin g fl nely today 4 Mr Lester is going to take undetlaverthe

5 My sister can type amazingly quick

5 Despite studylng hardly, l\,laria failed the test 5 Young people often take rnodern technology

7 flave you seen any good films recentLy?

E l i h o u g h t t h a t b o o k w a s m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g l y 6 I ' m t a k i n g p a r t i n / a f a d e m o n s t r a t i o n a g a i n s t

the war,

9 Have you ever noticed how h/ghly lrogs can 7 Dan took ot/to his fianc6e's parents as soon as

rc This is definite the best restaurant we,ve been 8 Ptaying cricket has n€ver really taken oui/offin

r The professor in a friendly wav treats allhis She writes books fota living

5 Being hoppy is morc importdnt than wealrh

6 l'm notverypleased with the thing youaftonged,

7 Professa( GtanI invents things

8 5 h e h a s a p e r s o n a l i t y w a r m a n d c a r i n g ,

ro Mv broLLer fldl.es o /iring tLudying physis

3 The Internet News lMil[ionaire

b Read the articte again Mark the sentencestrue (T) or fatse (F)

1 Drudge catls himseli'the ultimate blogger' n

2 He loved news and current affairs even as achild !

3 He was a joumalist fot The Washington Star a

4 lhe Intemet didn't exist when Drudge was achild !

5 Drudge got his news fiom talking to people !

6 He interviewed l!4onica Lewinsky in 1998 n

7 The Drudge Repott is very usefulfor peoplewho want up to date news !

8 Matt Drudge doesn't thifk the lnternet wjlltake over From fewspapers in the future n

c Find the foltowing phrases in the text andmatch them with the meanings a-j

sprung up (para r) !stems from (para 2) n

! - - ^ : - - ' - L - - - - ' - - , - - , - ^ , T , d ' d u L d , u u 5 r 5 5 L U , , r P d , d z , t l

-d e a -d e n d jo b s (p a r a z ) !sifting through (para 3) !

Dtu.tge's fxscidtron for news xnd gossrp steds ftoh 2 childhood iob deli\-e.hg pzpers for Tbe llTtLngto, vaf, It ga\e hh plerq' ot tinre m.L oppoftdty to catch up qth tbe hiest navs Uoinrcrcsted in school vork or spo.! DNdge devciopcd a f,nxticil obseslbn n'lth tu@u.s and polidc.l gossip ,\t school ris on\ good lnades qete fbr clurelt afiens FoIowDS a sedes of dead-end lobs Drldge cndcd !p n los Angelcs

h the 1990s, just in time for d1e be$ndng of vhaL was to become fie htenet.

Thc flcdglng Wodd vlde N/eb rv.s x ferble hunung grounl for Dtudge He spdt hours sirug dlrough the newsgloups and ru.Lhehtary vebsitcs that L\en cisted, se.tclans ft rumous an.l insi.te stotles ftom the polincxl and cntct jndent earlds He l2unched the ,,24r a4,r rvebslte i 1995, a drily 'rmour bule|n' con'ainirg las versioD oi rhe la|est end juiciest gosslf from Hollvood aod Vhshington Alwars man,glng to be he nrsr witn Lrtcaling news, Drudge's success was assuied who hc bccdac

dt ntst person 'o publicise rhe Monica Lcwinskl

Nou'vid, a tunovcr of ovcr $1 nillion a led

hd hary thousands of subscribets, the ,zljd -Rl,i7 has bccome a'hust see'tesouce fot those hugty for the hrest nels and gossi| But vill drc ever incre,sing avaiialriliry of oqvs oo the lntehet nexn the end for ifs older rival, the convcntlon l newspapet? Dtudge doesnt &lnk

so He sees $e t\o wddng together r\s f2r as dre nc$B ju.lie Dtudse6 corcetned there crnroer

@ rhi, i' ivt,n o'"ag.,

3

5

7 I 9

d

f

c

t

Lifammaf I fstructures t1)

Start each sentence with f Be carefulwith

I hope he asks me to marry him because I would

accept

lf he asks ne to morry htn, I'll accept

1 'm plani ng to get a Laptop so I can send

emails when l'm travelling

Complete the dialogue using appro:a:::

conditional forms ofthe verbs in brac{E's

N o , I s u p p o s e n o t D o y o u think there's

a n y c h a n c e o f m e g € t t i n g t h e b a g back?it3 hard to say, bLrt ifafybody

(9) - [nnd) the bas, we (1o)(contacu you stra ght away

lrnagine you are a famous persor], Write adiary entry or a bLog about an exciting day inyour life Write about 1oo words Look at thcquestions and page 5o of the Students' Book iohelp you

Wher€ were you?/Why were you there?

What happened?/What rime did it happen?How do you feelabout what happenedl

Vocabulary I physicaI movements

7 K a t r e h i t the ball and watched t , o i 1 / f l l p a l o n g t h e g r o u n d

8 ln the forest the monkeys wete sMng ng l stretcrlrq from tree to Vee

2 Rewrlte the exptanaiion of how to change a flat tyre as instructions lJse imperatives and

short sentences, The first two instructions have been done for you

Stop the car

Put on the handbrake

How to change a flat tyre

GetUng a puncture in one of your cars

tyres can be \,ery annoying and rt's

dangerous to aitempi to drive a car ihat

has a flat tyre Luckiy, changing the tyre

is really ouite easy First oi all you should

stop the car and make sure the handbrake

is on Then look in the boot of the car and

find the spare tyre, take t out and put it

on the ground Then you can take out the

jack and the wrefch they're Lrsually kepi

n a frag somewhere in the car boot,

lf your wheel has a cover, you should

rernove it Us ng the wrench, each of lhe

nuts should be loosened slightly (one fu I

ready to raise the car off the ground

Carefully position the jack (your car

owner's manual w ll te I you where you

need to place i) and gradually raise lhe

car about 10 cent metres off the ground

by turning ihe handle on the lack

Now you can use the wrench to completely unscrew the nuts on the whee, After removing thenuts you'll be able to pullthe wheel off Don't fofget to put it in the boot so you can take it to berepaired laterl Now you should ift up the spare wheel and slip it n1o positlon, putt ng the nuts

t ' a c k a n d tighlening t h e m up by hand - don't use the wrench

Once you've done lhat you can ower the car back on to the ground Now it's time to reallytighten the nuts - so use the wrench and tLlrn the nuts clockwise as hard as you can Replace thewheel cover if you've got one N,4ake sLrre you've put ihe jack, the wrench and the old wheel in thet'oot and you're ready to gol

Listening and grammar

3 a @ Cover th e ta pescript Listen

to the dialogue between Alice and

her great grandfather Answer the

questions

1 What is ALice using?

2 What does her great grandfather do

with his hand?

3 Why isn't Alice's photo a success?

4 Why is Alicel great gmndlather

confused?

5 What was different about taking

photos in the 195os?

b Listen again Who says it? Write

Alice (A) or great grandpa (G)

r you can use yoLrr phone !

2 lt's got a flash n

3 How do you know ? [

4 There were plenty ofcarneras

around I

5 I like thjngs to be instanr n

4 Now read the tapescript Complete the

text using the words in the box Then

[isten and check

needn't mustn't don't have to

don'tyou have to had to

Read the tapescript again Find the

G t a n d p a : l t h o u g h l t h a t w a s a m o b i l e p h o n e

A l i c e : W e l l y e s , b u t y o u (1 ) h a v e a s p e c i a l c a m e E

to take plrolos these days, you can use yourphone Grandpa: Amazinsl (r) _ | so overro ihe windowwhere

there3 rnore light?

ALice: No, fo, you b) _ do that tt's sot a flash Grandpa: Oh, righr Well,I'm ready.

A l i c e : U m m , y o u ( 4 ) _ p u r y o u r h a n d t h e r e t c a n ' t s e e

y o u r f a c e Grandpa: Oh OK.

A l i c e : c r e a t O h , t h a t h a s n t c o m e o u t v e r y w e l l ; i t ' s a b i t

o u t o f f o c u s I t h i n k I m G) _ f u h e r a w a y f r o m Grandpa: How do you know it's out offocus? (6) take it

forthe film to be developed?

5ix ofthe sentences contain mistakes Tick (/) thec0rrect sentences and correct the rhistakes in theothers

1 You?e soaking wet You should have gone out in therarnl

W e ought t o h u r r y ; i h e r e i 5 n ' t m u c h t l m e le f t Don't worry You mustn't pay to gei in - it's free

/\4ust you wear a school uniform when you were a

c h i l d ?

W e re a l l y m u s t b u y one ofthose n e w l\ / P l p l a y e r s Theyte exceLlent

I n B r i t a i n y o u should g e t a licence t o u s e a TV it's theExcuse rne, You needn't smoke in here lt isn't arLowco-

l ' m n o t surprised y o u failed t h e te s t ; y o u shouldn't

h a v e d o r e m o r e w o r k

Two verbs that describe a procedure

i n v o l v i n g c h e m i c a l s _

A noutl lhat rrears the parL af a

comerothat nakes o brighL light

imaginary com€ true (phrdse)

2 m o s t i r n p o l t a n t a n d ta t e r i e d ( d d ,

h a v i n g a s t r o n g d e s i r e t o d o s o m e t h i n gwell Wolected (conpound ad j)

5 extremely exciting [dd,boring, aLways the same (od,

w h e n y o u know w h a t w i l l h a p p e n i nadvance (odl) _

teachers of physical skiLls (,?)

3

What two things can you get irom the websitei

l s t h e w e e k e n d s u i t a b l e f o I p e o p l e w h o a r e n tphysically fii?

l o w n a n y e n _ e T l g p o a s w e t e a v d i l a b l p l " s t ve" ?

H o w m u c h d o ti c k e t s c o s t i F y o u b u y th e m a t ih eevent itselfl

5

How much danger can you take?

foin us for National Extreme Sports Weekend and find out!

Havc you ever \ratchcd snorvboarders anrj

m o u n t a i r b i k e r s a n d th o l r t h t , ' l cou d do

t h a t ' ? Are you tired oi the hL mdrum daiy

f o u l i n e a n d r e a c l v t o h r l l e n g e y o u r s e l l 2 Are you longinS k , r s o m e f c a l r i s l ( l f y o u fpredictable evcryday life?

well, nou, is yolr hance to turn lantas,v info

L h r i l l i n g r e a l i t y

This year Natiofal Extreme Sports $lcekend

is bcttcr than ever \'Ve arc oiferirrg vou thechafce to try oul over iift,v dlfF-.fent extrcme

s p o r t s , t w i c c n s m a n y a s p r c v o u s y e a r s 1 0 0l€ading instrLLclofs i om around lbe ',\'orL.l ate

I 2 0 o n t h e l a v , r 1 5 i f a d v a f c e

skateboarding

free running

L

Grammar I emphasis

Rewrite these sentences using an appropriate form of

1 I like your new suit.

a

2 A m a n d a c o r n p l a i n s a l o t

3 He said he was sorry severaltimes,

4 | asked the boss lor permission

Choose the correct alternative

\ | suchlreolly didn't understand what she was saying

2 Their new house was so /iusf expen s ive

3 The cotton suit is much,/5u6r, much cheaperthan

the silk one

4 MiLlion DaLlor Bobywas such/so a good film

5 lt's a 5uch,/yery very good hotel

6 Clint Eastwood is sa.hrasf fantastic in that

role-7 His sister is so/sr., beautiful, don't you agree?

8 This new artist is yery lreally, rcally talefied

Rewrite the sentences to emphasise the llllgljlCd

word or phrase Begin each sentence with /l

I can't stand her new bovfriend

It's her new boyfriend that lcon't stand

1 They love Chinese food

2 5h€ spoke t o h i s a s s i s t a n t

I I d i d n ' t l i k e t h e fi r s t f i l m

4 M v th u m b h u r t s , n o t m y f i n g e r

everyone in class 3C.

5 ijm's goingto softltnd out the files

mistakes Tick (/) the correct sentencesand correct the mistakes in the others

1 We weren't sure about the babysitterbut she took out to be reallygood

2 Dan's had to go to the gym on his ownsince he lellout with his gym partner

3 My car broke down last week and thernechanic wasn't able to put it out

4 I'm afraid we only give out catalogues toestablished clients

5 Make sure you fall out your cigarettesbefore you enter the building

6 lfl have a problem with my house, myneighbourturns it out-he's a builder

Compare and contrastthe two photos.Write about 15o words Make sure youmention the foltowing thin gs

two things that are the same two things that are different speculations about the situations your own reactions and opinions

5 @ U n d e r t i n e t h e word which has the strongest

s t r e s s i n these sentences T h e n listen and check

VOCabulary I phrasalverbs with o4r

Choose the correct attemative

I wasn't ahle to find I give out what tim€the fiLm starts

You'lL have to use another printer- Thisore's run fsorted out of ink,

It was hard work but it fellltuned o$alright in the end

lllel, please giye/loke out a copyto

How to I compare photos

Vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with words fiom the

box Two ofthe words are not needed,

Y o , o-ld -F.pr c,\,ir du :19 a rhrnder,rorr :

a l o t o f

tr

If structures (1)

2 Choose the correct fornr ofthe verbs to

1 lfSteven hadn't passed the exam, he - to

A w i l l y o u do B wou[d y o u do

C a r e y o u doing

b y ta x i if I w e r e y o u

A d g o B m u s t g o c w i f l g ofiohn got a pay rise, we to a bigger

5 Put the words in the correct order to make

that / ihe children / go there / tt / want to / is

IL isthe children that want to go there

1 made rne / lt was / Feel sick / that / the sheLlfish

6 Comptete the sentences with words from the box

2 try / She / you / did / to contact

really, / do voluntary work I I I who lrcall/ I

1 ( a r l g o e s t o t l ' e g v r r "vel ddy and _

2 Although the heat was interse, the

F e l i g h l e r s m a - d g e o t o t l e

fire-3 E x c u s e m e , A l e x C o u l d y o u _the t i m eofthe next train to Exeter?

C a n y o u g e t me a few things a t t h e s h o p s ?We've _ of bread, coffee and milk

I t h o u g h t t h e c a r h a d b r o k e n d o w n b u t in F a c t

i t _ t h a t w e h a d ju s t ru n out of petroll

Use the clues to complete the crossword

Acrcss

1 The curtains don't quite touch the ground;

we need to _them by about ten cm

3 Temperatures can be quite in winier,

r c | d o n ' t m i h d s h o r t f l i g h t s b u t I h a t e _ o n e s Down

1 l w i s h the govemment w o u L d _ t a x e s

2 T h e y a r e g o i n g t o t h e b r i d g e s o that

l a r g e t r u c k s c a n p a s s u n d e r n e a t h ,

4 How isthe gate? willthe car get through?

6 How in lllount Everest?

a @ Cover the lapescript Listen to

an American radio interview Complete

the notes in the tabte

b Listen again and write the questions

for the foltowing answers

about ten

Howold wos Joewhen his parents qave

U K : ( 1 ) Film.Faking us: (2)

Welt, work really had a r€asonably successful career backin

L o n d o n , m a k i n g T V c o m r n e r c r a l s a n d s h o r t f i l m s , b u t L r e a u y wanted to 8et into leatute fiLms

You made those famous commercials fortrainets, didn't you?

Y p , \r/ a o lo 5 o l w o r l r o sport56ea ' o - l p " r i e s Some ofthe comnercials I made wete shown in tlre States and thatS realLy howthe.onnection with Hollywood began Some Ameican studio executives saw mywotk on ry here and invited

on thetreadmills Crazyl Rightl Er, the weather, surelythat'svery djfferent herc?

S u r e I t o v e t h e s u n n y w e a t h e r h e r e i n s o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a

Ln fact, it means we can do a lot oflocation wotk.That's someth ng new for me because it was always so ctoudy n Ensland we (7) do much ourdoors- latways prelerred

t o b e in s i d e a n i c e w a r m s t u d ! o l

W l - d d o o r t r' " way wa ra'l he Arp kar ar.erl ,, Oh,I [8) - that Lt's ptobably more dLfflcult foryou lot to undersiand me Although lcan'tsay 've r€ally had any p.oblems

l: Were you always interested in movie-makins?

j : lsuess s o c e r t a i n t y w h e n l w a s a c h r l d I t 2 ) - s p e n d hours wakh ng Holl!,vvood movies on ry and my parents gave rne a movie cameG when I was about ten I b) drive the family mad rushingaround film ing everythingl

l: You've made three filrns over here now How does film_making

h e r e c o m p a r e t o B r i i a r n ? l: lt's notthat different, really Butthere's a loi more money involved Back rn the UKwe (d -have much contact with the accountants But here they're on top ofyou all the tlme!

L Do you find thai difficult?

,: Well, let\ just say I'm still (5) - Ltrl: s th€re anything you reaLly miss from the old country?

J : F o r n r e , n o B u t m y w i l e m i s s e s w a l k i n g t o t h e s h o p s T h e distances between places are so eno.mous here, so you have

to drive everywhere Ln London we had lots of local shops so we (6) usually walkto set our shoppins

l: Yes Nobody walks here They go to the gym rnsteadl J: I know People dnve to the gyrn and then spend hours walking

8 Because it was always so cloudy,

Gfamrnar I used to/get used to/would

2 Look at the tapescript for Ex 1 again Complete the text

using appropriate forms of used to, get used to o( would

Then listen and check

Tick (/) the forms which are possibte in each sentence

and put a cross (X) by the ones which are not possible

More than one form may be possible

1 When j was a child l_ play football allthe time

A Are you getting used to ! B Doyougetusedto n

c Are you used to E

_ be in the school swimming ieam?

A Are they used to n B Did they use to !

c Didn'tthey use to n

Do you think she _ living on her own?

A gets used to n B witlget used to ! c is used to I

Our youngest child _ watch television for hours on end

_ live in the countryside before you came here?

A Do you get used to ! e oid you use to !

c Would you n

- driving on the right?

A Do you used to ! e Are you gefting used to !

c Are you use to n

HairBuitd

CLothes

Kirsten xnd Dieter wefe vety c\cited abo!t

their d.ivifg holidrv in ll2ly Thcy pecked theit

coa'ertible Metcedes s,ith drrcc slircxses and

set oiT fr.,m drei home in Znrich carlr rn rLle

nording The N€rther wes uam and, as they drove

rcross the Swiss boder into Ital), thcy loverc.L lhe

roof md enjoyed dre pleasmt sensdlon of the \h_.n

sprlrg at shlng past Lhen he2ds

Br rhc rmddle of drc afrernoon rher harl rc:ched

she \as sure rher '2 a::e ner $:r

- ; : - 1 d enloi a d.ircou! lir l flch ar a loc:l re.raueDr

\s rhc\ &o!e inro o1e oi'& cr6's quiei suburbs

rhel suddenh heard a loud bang rnd ttft something

crash inrc the back of rlier lrercedes Turnng

rronnd rher sari'a small motorbilre Jying on irs

side behind rhen car srth nvo young men sprxslc.L

on die road beside n Dteret stopped the cxr an.t

jurred ont to see if he (3) help one

of rlie loung mcrs'as groamng loudll Kjrsren

J g | l , " , 1 , < ' 1

-door xnd ^pproxc|ed the groeoing mar SuddenLl

, r e s u - n r t r u t n d ' F , J '

I{ercedes In 1es fian nvo seconds hev h"d lcxpr

into rhe cat and drivcn off ar high sLreed, learing

Dieter tu1.I Kirstetr sran.hng ln the sreef

Dterer strted shorting for he\r h German Bul

rhere vas nobodv around to hert |jm At fist

Ksto $.aso1 roo vorrlcd She (s)

spexk Itnlian either, bur she sN surc rhet'tl

iielf m horr of rvalking ther hid still fdled to f,n.l

a poLtce officer or anpne to heb drem and thc)

began to get more ivorried Tlej pxsspotts crcclit

cards, moblle phones rnd Lncnet h)d xli been in

fie cr aLrd Dietervas noricd drat the fhie\cs

mighr bc using his c(cdiL c,rcls ro go o! x misstre

About twent! mimtes hter thcy sa$r a polic€ car

J r ' t e , F e r n J l ' - r ' , ' o lrord ro fl,g ir do'!n Dieter [ic.l ro c\p]aiD vhat hrd hrptened lo the police off,ccr: But &e oftlcet

to |2hc the nlo Sviss tou.lsrs bxck to thc policc srattoLl He $.as sure ore of lrts colleagues would (8) tradslate for rhen Unfortunately

as hc \\as dJi\ing back ro drc poLice station , l - ( '

" " ' , ! " I o n \ r t u L i o , n lh c' \ d i.r-Lr I ro &n- ro Lh s.-n oLs.10- iccrd.nr Dicrcr and Kns.cn vere forccd to sit tn dlc bxck of thc policc car fot xnofid n\o hours

\hile the ofilcer deaL\ifh the emergencl.

Br the trme thel armccl ar.he local pohce starior

tr $'es cight o'clock ln thc ci'cnlng and lhey rvete cxhxuscd Using the policc statioD's phoDc, Dicter

to cxnccl hs cards Once thcy'd donc this thcy lcod.d drc bcsr dingsls ro gcL homc as quicllrr as possible A police officef drove them to thc milvay sfxtion xnd lent them rhe honey to buy tvo tickers Ther iust (10) catch i\e lasr t|l1n rhc slov orroighr sc.-ice back to Ziirtch

Rclic\.cd to bc on |nclr var, honc, &c couplc sooD J p | n m ' r r i n ! dlc miD pulcd iDto Zii|lcht ccntIll stxtion \Vith

no rnoDcv lor a reIi, rhcy u'dc forced to \rall back

ro drelr housc Jusr xs thel, tLrded into rheir sr€ct the\ sxv 2large remo\"]truck lexvirg Kirscr w1s surpttsed; she drdnt dlnk any of therr ncghbours srre mdinghousc As thcv rpproachcd Lheir house

h c o d I r o , , r ^ P - r ' a r : , o thc honsc, Dictcr gasped vith shock Thc housc s.as complctch cmpfr 'Ihcn hc rcmcmbcrcd lheir housc kcys hrd Lccn on thc samc ing !s thc car

55

65

t 5

75

b Read the text again and number the

events l-12 in the correct ordet,

f] Two ltalian rnen drive offin their l!4ercedes

n They have to waitwhile the police oiFlcer

deals with an accident

n They catch the slow train back to ZUrich

E] Dieter and Kirstef teave Zdrich

! They get jnto an ltalian police car

n D'erer dno \irslF" ge bacl lo fl-eir l-oJ5c

in Ziirich

n Theyget out oftheircarto see what has

happened

n I n e r a l i a n n e n s l e a l e v e r y L r i n g t r o m t h e i r

house and drive away in a van

! they walk around trying to find a police

station

n The police take Dleter and Kirsten to the

ratlway station

n They drive into the suburbs oft!4ilan

n A motorbike crashes jnto the back oftheil

5 m a k i n g n o i s e s a s iijn pain (y)

3 C o m p t e t e t h e sentences u s i n g o n e word onlỵ

1 l'm afraid w e w e r e n , i _ t o g e t y o u d n y

t i c k e t s

2 Djd you _ i n g e t t i n g a p a y risẻ

3 l f t h e y g e t here o r t i m e , t h e y , l l _ a b l e t o s e ethe fireworks

4 I ' m te r r i b l e _ c o o k i r g s o I eat out most

r t g n t s ,

5 _you r i d e a b i c y c l e w h e n y o u were a child?

6 Clam's r e a l l y _ a t l a n g u a g e s ; s h e s p e a k 5three or four flLrentlỵ

Z M y u n c l e _ t o g e t me a job in his office L a s t

4 Look at the photograph and read the text Thereare four factualerrors in the text Find themistakes and correct them

a large vehicle us€d to move furntture

Grammar I expressihg ability

2 Complete the text in Ex,l usjngthe woros tn

the box

s p e n d r n g a Larg€ a m o u n t o f m o n e y a t o f e

Iime lphrose)

s r g n a l a c a r o r taxito stop (phry)

8 very tired (adi)

9 gave someth;ng to sornebody but they have

to repay it Later (v)

be able to could (x2) coutdn't (x2)

knew how to manage to

m a n a g e d t o succeeded i n

wasn't very good at

llii pf.la fe,rrj hiEi b:ck nen,re f liil' t ' d l o o a , o d " r p - a B a o " - 1 " r " , ,' ' " t \ " \ t A t " " s h ,"- an", ,ca \

I reneftbef thal tue d !s haa a d of +u^ \tewdt't spud ltuts 5!1nnti9 i, the sza *.a pfuirgBa\es ậlhe beạ^ I taved t\iid)B sard ad\es

r a t t j 4 p t t J a d o t j , d l l A r ; , t " € " d q

speni nơ af the tine ttuS\:tv ,nd praj[rl rr.lG on

€ l r 1 l a v t 9 e r c - - ) \ " d , , B d : B a a o a ,

acPp^A ị haw ?ị^ịs tn IE f6ed a ueld st|

ah the Btá uirh n! three siaẹj âd n\ ^other

]'\9 ferher L'ait, seNe B d.ih|G ^d t@d f.Zn efl.nL haslel Ever:rhig Bd averẹ4 n s;]ịd 6+ jt

d l t ' a , " d d"t a, k- L atw E " t t u r ; b \rhaee dW ulen a see plptas af the seasjdẹ

I

i\4atch the staternefts with theadjectives in the box.

a n n o y e d c o n f u s e d c u r i o u s

e x c i t e d r e l i e v e d s c e p t ; c a l

s h o c k e d s u s p l c i o u s

T l n k q , , d r P $ )or' rc \af I tr.1s s !

$'orded aLro!t louL

-\Vhat otr earth are s,e suppose.l r)

?-l do? I rcalry can'L rnd€rstand these

His beliaviolr reall), S.6 on my rer !.s 5

Y o u I - , n - , i r t r 0 o r a r r L s l c p r r

" fZ.f ,r, : r'r.u ' !rLrs' ou.t-

a beach hlo da]'s agoThe mystery man scensunable to speak or writc andmay not even undentand

E glish when he was pickedupbyihepolicehewas smartly

&essed 1n a sxit and tie,

It had been raining a d his clothes were soaking \,l'et

is whrle and in his twenties

4 Clive's vety relievedluneosy abaul

i n the car crash

(3)f andpulunder the supe,ltsron

of Michacl Cam! a local socirl worker The myrterydecpcncd *hcnnurses at the hospital gave theman alen andpupe.,"d (a) f - J, he drew a picturc oI

a grand piano Thcrc is a piano 1n the hospital's chapel andivlr Camp rook the rnan the.c (s) f lornookers descdbed his peformince as 'virtuoso' Staff atthe hospital dubbed him'The Piano Man'

Kenl Polrce believe tbe miu n1ay be a lrofessionalmusician who is sutrering ftom amtlesia after sonc knd

of tralnatic accident (O) f - l pt'otosand a dcscription of the man harc been circulated aroundEurofe's lolice forces

Anyone vho thinks they may be ablc ro idenrii' this man

is asked to get in torch with fie NatioDal i\,Iisstug PemonsHelpline