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1 | Review
1. Complete the questions with a word from the box.
“bow (x2) what (x3) when who why
her name?
was she born?
‘many brothers and sisters does she have?
Colour is her hai?
languages does she speak?
Tis she famous?
rich is she?
‘was her grandfather?
ILE
Match the answers below to the questions in exercise 1.
because she is very rich
in 1985,
reddish brown,
Athina Roussel
she has more than $2 billion
Swedish, French and English
the Greek businessman, Aristotle Onassis
three
‘rite questions forthe sentences below.
What did Artuna’s mother give her for her second
birthday?
Athina’s mother gave her a'z00 for her second
birthday.
‘Her mother died in 1988
‘Athina lived in Switzerland.
Her father and step-mother have a house in Lausanne.
‘Athina’s frst hoyfriend was Alvaro Alfonso de
Miranda Neta.
He comes from Brazil
Athina calls him Doda.
‘Athina is very popular in Greece.
mewn oe
4 Rearrange the words to make questions.
1 a common do have him in lot
with you 7
2 are best friend his you ?
3 go he school to did with you?
4 at friends good school were you ?
3 maried he is?
6 live you near he does
7 did him see yesterday you ?
8 English speak can he ?
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Match the short answers below fo the questions in
exercise 4.
No, he doesn’t, Yes, he can,
No. I didn't. f Yes, he did,
No, I'm not 8 Yes, he is.
No, we weren't. Yes, To.
Think ofa (male) friend. Work in pairs. Ask and answer
the questions in exercise 4.
Each of the telephone messages below has two words
missing, Insert the missing words,
there
I'm afraid is no one to take your call right now.
your
Please leave{name and I'll call you back.
Hello, this 2470362. There's no one at home the
moment. Please leave a message after the beep.
Hello, my name is Sayers and I'm calling your
advertisement in the newspaper. My number is
446001. Could call me hack later, please?
This Ruby here. I'm not at home right now. Please
leave your message and I'll ry call you later. Many
mans.
Ruby, ae you there? Ruby? I's Stuart. Can you give
ime a call at work some time afternoon? Or you can
call me my mobile. it's urgent, OK?
Lock at Sean Connery’: family tree and decide ifthe
sentences are true (T) or false (F).
Ralph m Phyllis Jos m Effie
oa le eae
Diane m Seari Neil m Elinor
Jason Joseph m Mia m= married
women
Dasiell
Diane is Mia's mother-in-law.
Bifie is Jason Joseph's grandmother.
Elinor and Diane are cousins,
Elinor is Effie’s aunt.
Jason Joseph is Neil's nephew.
Mia is Sean's niece.
Phyllis is Diane's mother.
Sean is Ralph's son-in-law,2 | Review
1. Complete the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the past
simple or the past continuous.
A few years ago, a student (1) (work) fora
telephone pizza company in the evenings after college.
One dav, she took a pizza to the richest man in town.
‘The man (2) (pay) the money, took the
pizza and (3) (go) into his house.
He (@) (pen) the pizza box when the doorbell
(5) ______ (fing) again. He went to the door and
saw that the student was still there. Clearly, she
(© ___ (watt) for something. ‘What do you
want? A tip? the man (7) (ask). ‘No, sir?
replied the student. “When I (8) (put) the
pizza on my bike, I spoke to the boy who brought your
pizza yesterday. He said you didn’t give tips.’ “That's
not true: the man (9) (reply) “in fact. '™m
very generous. Here, take five dollars’ “That's very kind
of you, sir; sald ue studem. ‘t needed the money 10
buy a book for my course at college’ “What are you
studying? asked the man. ‘Psychology, sit”
2. Read the information about Trinity College in Dublin.
White six questions about the text in the past simple. Begin
your questions with
When
What
Where
When did Trinity College open?
did ...?
‘Trinity College, Dublin, became the firse trish |
university when it opened in 1594, All the
students studied the same subjects - Latin, Greek, |
‘mathematics, science and philosophy. In 1834, the
university allowed students to study specialized |
subjects, Eight years later, the university opened a |
department of engineering. m 1925, the firs.
students entered the university’ business school
‘At the beginning, Trinity College was only for
Protestants. The first Catholic students arrived two
hundred years later. Many famous writers tidied
at Trinity. Jonathan Swift (who wrote Gulliver’
‘Tavels) and Bram Stoker (who wrote Drala)
both went there. The first women did not enter
‘Trinity College until 1904, Mary Robinson, who
became the first woman Irish president in 1990,
studied law at Trinity in the 1960s
aaa
O evousun
Work in pairs. Close your books, Ask and answer the
‘questions in exercise 2.
‘Change the sentences below so that they are true for you.
Use used to or didn't use to with the correct form of the
verb in italics.
used to go to a school near home when I was young,
L went to a school near home when I was young.
I sat at the front of the class.
Twas the teacher's favourite pupil.
did extra homework every day.
‘We had sport every Wednesday afternoon,
Lenjoyed sport.
1 got very good grades in all my subjects.
liked English lessons.
Complete the first word of the questions below:
Thave some information about your
English courses, please?
there any examinations I can take?
‘you have a school in the centre of towné
Tong do the courses last?
‘you tell me anything about the teachers?
uch do the vourses cost?
there a library that students can use?
time is the class for beginners?
Match the sentences below to the questions in exercise 5.
‘The tuition fees are all on this piece of paper.
‘They're all very experienced and qualified.
Usually about ten weeks. We have the same terms as
state schools.
We're very flexible and we have many autterent
timetables.
Yes, certainly. And we usually get very good results,
Yes, certainly. There's a meeting for new pupils this
afternoon, if you're interested.
Yes. We also have a language laboratory and mult
media centre.
Yes. We have eight different locations. You can choose.
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41 tu the newspaper aiticle below there ate eligi nistakes.
Correct the mistakes,
Melbourne is the world’s best city
‘The Australian city of Melbourne is the best
Place in the worlds t0 live,
‘The Austalian city of Melbourne is the best
place in the worlds to live, says a report from
the Economist Intelligence Unit. The EIU
Tooked at more dau gue bundied city around
the world,
Melbourne got high grades for educations,
emiertsinments and culture, housing, heals
and weather. Because of this, more and more
visitor were coming to Melbourne.
Other Australian cities also did well, but the
report showed that there was more crimes in
Sydney.
‘The best European cities were Vienna and
Geneva, but Paris (28), Madrid (45=) and
London (45=) were much lower in the list
because of problems with crime, the weathers
and the prices in the shops.
New York and Washington had similar
difficulties, but were lower in the list
N
Complete the dialogue with some, any or no.
>
I'm phoning you about the flat you advertised in the
newspaper. Are there (1) rules I should know
about?
B: Er, yes. You can't have (2) pets. (3)
dogs, (4) cats. We've had (5)
problems with animals in the past.
‘A: Oh, fine. I've got (6) friends coming to visit
me at the weekend, Is that OK?
B; That's () problem. Visitors ate very welcome
until ten o'clock,
‘A: And after ten?
‘8: No, You can’t nave (8) guests in your room
after ten. House rules, I'm afraid.
‘A: Do you have (9) other rules like that?
B. There ate (10), ther de dings, ut aodatng
important.
‘A: OK, well, 'm going t0 look at (11) other fats
this afternoon. Pll give you a call this evening.
B: OK, speak to you later,
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3
=
In three ofthe sentences below, of not necessary. Cross
out of where itis incorrect.
id you know that there are many of places in the
‘world called Londons
‘Most of them are in North America,
Many of them are very small towns.
Howeves, some of them, ike London, Ontorio, are big.
‘There are also some of places called London in A\rica.
‘Most of people in London, England, have never heard
of these other places.
Choose the best quantifier to complete the sentences.
My fla's really nfeo but the neighhonrs make @ lat of /
not enough / too many noise.
‘There's a few / not many / too much traffic in my
street
‘My flat’s quite small and there's a lot of / not enough /
too many space when we have visitors.
Toften invite a few / riot muck / too much friends for
dinner in the evenings.
{I'm looking for a new flat because this one costs
a tittle / nor enough / too much money.
ike going out so T only spend a few / a litte / a lat of
time at home.
I've lived in many / not much / too much different
places, but this is my favourite.
There's a few / not muck / too may nightlife in this
art of town.
Look at the map on page 32 and complete the directions
from the train station to the bars and restaurants near the
river.
‘of bridge to (x2) out go take on.
‘When you come (1) __of the tratn station, turn
right, Walk along this road and then (2) the
first sireet (3) your right. You go under a
oN and then you come 0 the caste,
6) left and follow this road. Keep to the right
and you'll come (6) the river. The bars and
restaurants are on the other side (7) ____the Tyne
Bridge next (8) the river,
Work with 2 partner. Choose one of the places inthe box.
Give directions to this place from your school, but do nat
say the name of the place. Your partner must guess which
place you are talking about.4) Review
1 Each of the advertisements below contains three mistakes.
Correct the mistakes.
Do you like going to museums? Does |
you want to talk about philosophy and
politics? Do you have ¢ large collection |
of books? No? Good! My ideal man
dogsn't has time forall hat. Ho is tall
fand handsome and enjoy sport ofall
kinds
mere i) |
ieee aes een perfect man is the strong, silent type.
He riot find it easy to say how he feels
land most people doesnt understand him.
But he know that somewhere, he will find
‘the woman of his dreams. t's me.
Box 468835
fete
boeve Ina beter more natural wa of Me?
have @ Deaut house in the mountamns, But
am need someone ‘o share twit me. you |
wants e change and you tke the outoor fe, |
eth neh
Box 794662 |
2. Put the words in brackets in the correct place in the
sentences.
‘We don’t go out on our own. (oftert)
We have arguments about litle things. (sometimes)
We share all the housework. (usually)
We speak on the phone. (six times a day}
We talk about our day at work. (every evening)
‘We tell each other all our secrets. (always)
We want to have children. (never)
We wear the same colour clothes. (often)
© Slo haue
Complete the phrases with én, on or at
— 7
Friday afternoon
—tunehtime
— October
—— the start of the lesson,
the waokend
—_ February 29th
—— half past two
New Year's Day
sunday
— the summer holidays
the winter
PPeree
=
5
1
2
3
4
5
«
era
: That's interesting! 1
: Really?
Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the
present continuous.
(ou / have) a boyfriend at the moment?
Yes, 1 (Go) cut with a guy called Paul
Poul? Paul what? (1/ kro him?
No.1 (ot / think) s0. He's a journalist.
Really? Who (te / work) fort
‘The BBC. He (make) a TY programme
about online dating.
(see) a guy that I met
online.
(vou / want) to meet Paul? He'd
love to talk to you.
Rearrarige the words ( make questions.
also are English friends studying your ?
come does from Scotland teacher _your ?
dogo often restaurants to you 7
are jeans today wearing you ?
do like your parents travelling ?
at is it moment reining the?
‘Match the short answers to the questions in exercise s.
No, Pi wot, ad Ws, Tau,
No, they don’t. e Yes, itis.
No, they're not. Yes, she does.
Now give answers that are true for you to the questions in
evercise 5,
In each suggestion/response below, there is one word
missing, Insert the missing word,
How tomorrow? Dinner at my place tomorrow?
Yd rather, I'm alwwaye tired afterwards,
It's kind you, but I have an evening class this evening,
‘Well, why don't meet after your class?
Would you like come to dinner this evening?
Yes, why not? I'd love,
Rearrange the lines in exercise 8 to make a dialogue.
Practise the dialogue with a partner.
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11 Philip has planned a weekend in Poland. Continue the
description of his plans using going to + infinitive or
present continuous.
Friday evening
Arvive in krokow ~ Bina a hotel
Satiedany morning
sit the city cevive, the cathedral and the
caste
1230 Meet Graegors fer lunch (uierzynek vestaurant)
Saturday abrernoon
Catcls mintous te Wieliczka salt wine
Saturday evening
Go te Beethoven concert (Pallhawinenica Hal)
Dinner ~ fina a goed vestauvant ik Hhe a town
‘Simaany
980M Ws seice Mugen Gott Newel)
Have Fienie with Mawel (ona his Pviends) i Fhe Welski
Foresk
1880 Fly home
He is arriving in Krakow on Friday evening and then he
is going to look for a hotel. On Saiurday moming. he
2. Make questions/sentences from the prompts. Use going
10+ Infintuive othe present continuous,
1 A: how /he / get / to Krakow ?
B: he / catch / a plane / from Heathrow
2 A: he / buy /'a gulde Dook ?
B: no / his friends / show him around
3 A: he/ visit / other Polish cities 7
B: no / he / not have / enough time
4 A: why/he/ stay / only two days ?
B: he / go back / to Poland / next year
3 Choose the correct form to complete the dialogues.
1A; Have you got a single room for two nights?
Br 1 think $0.1 just check / I'm just going to
check.
‘Would you like a room with a view? It's a bit
more expensive.
No thanks. I'l have / P'm going to have the
cheaper room.
Do you want to book a table for dinner?
No thanks. Pi tave / Pm going to have dinner
with some friends,
Could you give me a wake-up callin the
‘morning?
B: Yes, siz We'll do / We're going to do that for you.
Do you need a taxi?
No thanks. A friend will me / is coming to pick
me up.
Pe Sm
>
Be
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4. Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct form
1 I'm interested in (hear) more about your special
offers.
2. [would like (spend) a couple of weeks in the
Swiss Alps.
3 Twant (climb) a few mountains.
4 Thope (do) some sky diving as well.
5 Lintend (take) my own equipment.
6 I'm planning (go) there in the late spring,
7 ('m looking forward to (haar) from you.
5. Inthe dialogue below there are six mistakes. Correct the
mistakes.
Good morning, sir. How can I help you?
By Yes, I've gota ticket to London for tomorrow morning,
and {wonder tf could T change it tor a Might tn che
evening.
‘A: I'l see what I can do. Could 1 to see your ticket and
Passport, please?
Yes, of course. Here you are.
No problem. About what time do you want to leave?
B: I like take the last flight, please.
‘A: I'm afraid but the last flight is fully booked, but we
hhave a seat on the 19.35.
B: That's fine. Can I having a window seat, please?
‘A: Torry, Dur I can’t do that for you now. Ask when you
get to checkin.
B: OK,
‘A: Could you just sign here, please?
6 Complete the sentences with a word from the box.
air conditioning facilities lift location
oom service shower twin
1 The hotel has excellent
and sauna.
2 Ithas an incredible near the cable car station.
3° We asked for a room with a and toilet.
4. We wanted a double room but they only had one with
beds.
5 The dido’t work and, unfortunately, our room
was on the sith floor:
6 It’s very hot here, but all the rooms have ;
7 Inthe momnings, we telephoned and had
breakfast in bed.
with a fantastic gym6 | Review
1. Replace the adjectives in the sentences below with thelr
‘opposites. Choose from the adjectives In the box.
a
‘We had an extremely cheap meal last night.
‘The food was quite interesting, especially the dessert.
I was a very healthy menu, too
Everything was really modem.
‘The service was a bit fast.
‘rm not surprised that the restaurant was fury ful
1
2
3
4
5
6
N
Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative form.
‘Then complete the sentences with your own ideas.
1 It’s often _(cheap) to do your shopping at the
market than
Pizza is usually (Popular) with children than ...
For breakfast, i's (good) to eat fruit end yoghurt
than ...
Fruit and vegetables are
than
often have a__ (big) lunch on Sundays than ...
1 think that Chinese food is __ (interesting) than ...
Having a healthy diet is (important) than
t's ___ (easy) to cook pasta than
(healthy) for you
Complete the questions, Put the adjectives into the
superlative form,
1 What is (00d) night to go out in your town?
2 Whois (trong) student in your class?
3. What is (bad) time of day for yout
4° Which is (Onsy) street in your town?
5 Whieh is (expensive) shop in yon town?
6 Which is (hot) month of the year?
7. Whois (calm) person you know?
8 Whois (famous) person in your country?
4. Workin pairs. Ask and answer the questions exercise 3.
5. Some of the meals below are very strange. Put 2 cross (x)
next to the strange meals.
1 bacon andeggs 7 lemon sorbet
2 caviar doughnuts 8 pavi aud Luiualu sAuce:
3 chicken and rice 9 peanut butter crisps
4 chocolate cookies 10 potato salad
5 coffee noodles 11 steak and chips
6 ham and yoghurt
12 strawberry ice cream
6 Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct form,
Ristorante Palio
For a good, honest meal, you won' find
(1) (goog) than ts. t serves traditional
Italian food and it's (2) (authentic) than
other Italian restaurants in town, The service is
(@)_____ (low) than we would like, but its a
ot (@) (Giecdly),
tok
The Cut
‘The Cut is probably (8) (fashionabie)
restaurant in the centre of town It's got (6)
oud) music and (2) (uncomfortabie)
chairs, bat it seems that everyone wants to go there
(tig) than the other |
‘The prices are (8)
rosaurans in the area, but for (8)
(unforgettable) night out, this s the place 6 go.
tek
making a reservation for a restaurant
7 Put the sentences into two groups:
1
2 in a restaurant
Certainly, madam, For how many people?
Have you got anything for nine o'clock?
Hello. We liave a reservation for two people. The name
is Wilson.
Yd like to book a table for this evening, please.
{es just for twa people
Lovely. It is @ non-smoking table, isn’t it?
No, thanks. Just the menu, please.
This is the Taj Mahal. How can I help you?
What time would you like?
Yes, madam. A table for two at nine. We look forward
to seeing you.
Yes, madam, Let me show you your we, 1's over
there, by the window.
Yes, madam. Would you like something to drink now?
ee ee
Now put the sentences in exercise 7 in the correct order to
make two dialogues.
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
1537 | Review
1 Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in brackets into the
present perfect simple,
1 She (apply) for the senior manager's job, but
she doesn’t have much experience,
2 She (be) very stressed at work and sie gets
angry very quickly.
3. She (already / ieave) ~ she hates waiting.
4 She (do) lots of different training courses, 50
she can do almost anything in the office now.
S She (never / need) to ask for help from the
boss.
6 She (think) of some unusual new ways to
recruit staff
2. Choose the conect word to complete the sentences.
4 She hasn’t got alot of patience / patient.
She's extremely skilled / skis.
© She's got a lot of imagination / imaginative.
4 She’s probably too ambition / ambitious
© She’s very emotion / emotional at the moment.
F She's very dudepecuterce:/ tudeyeutent at woth.
3 Match the sentences in exercise 2 to the sentences in
exerclee
4 Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in brackets into the
present perfect simple or tre past simple.
11 (drive) the president to the airport
yesterday.
ari (wt / give) lis hie medicine yet.
(be) on the cover of three different
zines.
at (make) sie filme bret T nenally wae in tho:
theatre.
st (never / have) a customer who was s0
hungry.
6 In my last job, 1 (work) for the company
that is building a bridge over the river.
7 Last week, | (write) an article about the
salaries of top businessmen,
8 You are the best student that I
have)!
(ever /
5. Match the sentences in exercise 4 to one of the jobs in
the box.
6 Work in pairs. Choose four more jobs and write a sentence
Gs in exercise 4) for each one. Your partner must guess
the job.
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7 Complete the sentences with a word from the box.
1 Why did you
a) Because I've got no money and the is
{or this job?
good.
b) I've always wanted to work for this
2° Why did you your last jab?
a) My boss hated me and I was
b) Because I wanted a more interesting
3 What do you do fora at the moment?
a) I'm between jobs, but im doing a training
in personnel management.
benefit.
Breet
of other people?
{or a team of five people in
4 Have you ever been in
a) Yee, Iwas.
ny last job.
b) No, I haven't. I've never been a
> Why do you think you should
tis Jos
a) My said this was my lucky day.
) I think Ihave the right ‘and personal
qualitice,
8 Choose the best answers to the questions in exercise 7.
‘Then workin pairs and practice the interview with your
partner.
9 Complete the dialogue with a phrase from the box.
A: T hate this job. (1) leave?
B: Not yet. (2) wait until you find another
‘A: Thaven’t got the time at the moment.
B: G) taking a day off so you can look for
something else?
A @) tell the boss?
B: 3) ting and say you're not wel
A: Tean’t do that!
B: Why not? I'd take a few days off (6) __.8 | Review
Rearrange the words to complete the (unsuccessful)
Pr S.
a be not popular way will
‘The telephone of
communicating. (1876)
able be machines never will
Heavy to fy. (1895)
actors hear to want won't
People talking in
films. (1927)
be four might possible sell to
It of five computers,
(2943)
future may more no the weigh
Computers in
than 1.5 tons. (1949)
never television the use will
we for eutertaiuutent
(1955)
@ computer people that want will
1 don't think in their
homes. (1977)
in four of the sentences below there are grammatical
mistakes, Correct the mistakes.
Computers will definitely get smaller and smaller,
Enelish definitely won't be an important language fifty
years from now.
It won't be possibly necessary to find new sources of
energy.
Military engineers will probably develop more powertul
lasers.
Scientists maybe will find a way to travel in time,
The world's population will possibly double befure the
end of the century.
‘There won't be probably another world war.
We perhaps will make cantact with aliens in the next
few years,
Decide ifthe sentences describe predictions or plans. Then
choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences.
Are you going to / Will you watch the football on TV
this evening?
Do you think the talk is gaing to / will be interesting?
{Pm going to / PU check my email when I get home.
les going to / It will be more difficult for young people
to find a job.
‘New kinds of medicine are going to / will make us all
live longer.
We're going 10 / Well buy a new car next month,
Why is she going to / will she live in Japan?
You're never going to / You'll never see a more
‘frightening film
BN OURUNE &
5 oo®%
ooo
oo
Put if'in the correct place inthe sentences below.
He won't like it you do that,
have time, 'll come and see you.
‘need some money, I'll ask the bank.
TIL help you you like
‘They'll be very sad you go away.
We don’t leave soon, we'll be late.
We'll miss the plane we don’t hurry.
You'll be ill you eat that
‘Choose the correct verb form to complete the tex.
If the world’s population (1) continues / will continue to
rise, it (2) becomes / will become more and more
difficult to feed everyone. Some scientists think that,
enetically modified (GM) food is the answer. But not
everyone agrees. We will need more research before we
(8) know / will know if GM food is really safe, they say.
For example, what (4) happens / will happen to
ordinary plants and animals it we (>) grow / weit grow
GM food on our farms? The GM companies say there is
no danget. They say that when farmers (6) use / will
xe OM crops, they (7) need / will need fewer chemieala
on their farms. And if we (8) use / will use fewer
chemicals, our food (9) is / will be healthier to eat.
Put the instructions below in the correct order.
all, click on “Tools’ on the main toolbar. Next,
that says ‘Cuisent selection’ Alter that, choose the
dictionary that
the word that you want to translate and click on the
button
select ‘Language’ and click on “Translate. You
‘you will see the translation in the box.
‘YUu cat probably use your evmnyuter Manlate
words into English, First of
‘you want to use. Finally, click on the “Go” button and
will then see a “Translate’ window on your screen.
Highlight
Choose the best adjective to complete the questions about
your town.
What is important / impossible for a visitor to know?
Where is it unhealthy / wrusual 0 see tourists?
Whereis it eosy/ heathy to par inthe cenee of town?
‘When is it legal / usual for people to eat?
Where isi egal / possible to buy English books?
When is it dient / safe to find 3 tax in your town?
[At what age sit healthy / legal to goto a nightclub?
Wess angen tour art spa
Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions.
1559 | Review
1. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1 At what time in the evening do you usually get tired /
tiring?
2. Do you ever get annoyed / annoying with your best
friend: Why?
3 What do you do when you are bored / boring?
4 What's the most excited / exciting thing you've ever
done?
5 When was the last time you felt really frightened /
frightening?
6 Where was your most disappointed / disappotnting
holiday?
7 Who is the most interested / interesting person you've
ever met?
2. Workin pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 1.
2 Complete the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the
present simple passive.
China Central Television (CCTV) (1) (own)
by the Chinese government. It receives some money
from the government but programmes (2)
(bay) for with advertising money. It has thirteen
different channels and these are called CCTV,
CCTV-2, CCTV-3, ete. Programmes (3) (make)
in three different languages: Mandarin, Fujian dialect
and English.
‘The most popular programme is the news, which
@ (watch) by more than 300 million people
every day. Soap operas are also very popular and the
stars of the shows (5) now) to miltions ot
people.
‘The English language programmes (6) (show)
on CCTV-9, It hes a variety of programmes, including
news, business news, documentaries and sport. For
foreigners it is interesting because cutrent affairs
() (lool) at from a Chinese point of view.
cory @) (see) by many viewers in the USA.
4 Complete the questions with 2 verbs from the box. Use the
past simple passive.
‘eal direct it play receive save win build
1 When and where the Titanic. 2
2 What the captain of the ship
3 How many warnings about icebergs ae
by the ship?
4 When the ship finally vy an
iceberg?
5 How many people from the ship?
6 Who ‘the film by?
7 Who the main roles in the film __ by?
8 How many Oscars by the movie?
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The information below gives you the answers to the
questions in exercise 4, Use the Information to rake
sentences about the Titanic.
‘The Titanic was built in 1911 in Belfast.
in 1911 in Belfast,
Edward Smith
six, or possibly seven
at 11.40 pm on April 14th 1912
about 700
James Cameron
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio
eleven
‘Complete the tent. Put tie verbs in brackets into the
correct present simple form: active or passive.
‘The Simpsons is probably the most popular TV show in
the world. It (1) (watch) in more than 70
countries around the world, Is also expensive to buy.
In the UX, Channel 4 (2) (pay) £700,000 for
every episole,
‘The show's creator, Matt Groening, (3)
(write) other cartoons for TV and newspapers. In one
episode ot Yne Simpsons, we (4) (see)
Groening signing books. He (5) (introduce)
as the creator of the TV show, Futurama,
‘The characters in ‘The Simpsons (6) (base}
‘on Groening’s own family, Groening’s father, for
example, (7) (eal) Homer and his mother
‘Margaret, The main characters (8) (lay) by
a team of actors, t (9) _ (thin) that these
actors (10) (ain) more than $250,000 for
every episode. From time to time, famous Hollywood
actors like Mel Gibson or Danny DeVito
(1) ___ (star) in the show.
Rearrange the lines to make a dialogue at @ box office.
Certainly, 'l see what we've got available. Which show
do you want the Priday or the Saturday?
Could you hold on and I'll check for you? No, I'm
afraid that’s sold out, but we've got seats in the stalls
for the Saturday.
Fine, Can I pay by credit card.
Hi, I'd like ten tickets for the Beenie Man concert,
please.
OK, that’s ten tickets for Beenie Man on the Saturday,
That will be £180 altogether, sit.
‘That's fine. Ten, please.
‘The Friday. Downstairs in the stalls if that’s possible
Yes, of course, Could I take your details, please?10 | Review
1. Complete the sentences with or or since.
1 She's seen many different specialists
ines started.
2 She hasnt had a cough
3. She's had high blood pressure
days.
4 She's lost a lot of weight
year.
5 She's felt exhausted
6 Her back has been painfull
the
she was a child
the last few
the beginning of the
a week or two.
about ten days.
7 She's taken five days off work the problems
began.
8 She hasn't taken antibiotics a long time.
2 Complete the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the past
simple or the present perfect simple,
When Valerie Brasseur (1) (finish) nursing
school, there was only thing that she (2)
(want) to do. For the last six months, Valerie
@ (be) in the Sudan where she {s working
4s a nurse for the organization Médecins Sans
Frontiéres (Doctors Without Borders)
AA group of French doctors (4) ____
organization in 1971. Since then, MSF (5)
(provide) mecical heip in more than 80 countries
around the world. Because the staff work in countries
(begin) the
at war, MSF (6) (ever / be) out of the
news and, in 1999, it 7) (win) the Nobel
Peace Prize
Valerie (8) (Know) about MSF since she
was 18 ~ the year that she (9) ____ (leave)
home and (10) (go) to nursing school. It
‘was also the year that her parents (11)
(begin) to work for the organization. Because Valerie is
in the Sudan and her parents in Central America, she
(12) _____ (not / see) them for over eighteen.
manths
3. In the dialogue below there are six grammatical mistakes,
Correct the mistakes.
A: Good morning, Mr Riley. I didn’t see you for at least
two weeks. What's wrong with you?
It's my chest, doctor. it's been really painful,
How long do you have the pain?
Since I stopped smoking,
When exactly have you stopped smoking?
Oh, I stopped the day before yesterday.
So you haven't had a cigarette since two days?
Peeper eee
Yes, I've found it very difficult
Ree
ae
‘Where exactly does it hurt?
Here and here and here. I eel awful.
Anything else?
Well. Lam under 2 lot of stress in the lat few days
1 see. Take off your shirt. I'l have a look at you, Yes,
it's as 1 thought. I's normal, I'm afraid, when people
stop smoking.
B: Can you give me a prescription for it?
2
No, but come back and see me If die pal hasn't been
away in the next few days, OK?
‘chooze the best way to continuc the mini dialogues below.
She's been to see the doctor.
a) What did the doctor say?
b) What time did she leave?
| went to the station this morning to say goodbye to my
parents,
2) Where have they heen?
‘D) Where have they gone?
‘Where has your boss gone?
a) I don't know. He didn’t want to sav.
b) He's just had a week’s holiday in Tunisia
{played golf at the new club near the river at the
weekend.
a) Oh, I've been there, too
) Oh, I've gone there, too.
So, is this the first time you've seen the new hospital?
a) Yes, I've been away a long time.
1) Yes, I've gone away a long time.
Complete the questions with 3 word from the box.
Do you ever from stress?
Have you ever been fo hospital for an 3
Hovr long do you have to wait for an appointment with
a doctor?
How often should you see a doctor for a i
What are the of flu?
What is the best for a hangover?
What is the best Way to lose :
‘What should you do if you have high blood :
Work with 2 partner, Ak and anewer the questions in
exercise 1.
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1. Combine the pats of sentences with an infin
purpose and make any necessary changes,
1 He needs a new suit to wear for his interview,
feof
1 He needs a new suit, He'll wear it for his interview
2. He bought a new car. He wanted to impress his
inliriend.
3 She called the restaurant. She booked a table for this
evening.
4. He spoke to his boss. He asked for a pay tise.
5 She went to the changing-room. She tried on the jeans.
© She's started swimming. She's hoping to get mt
7 He used a thesaurus. He found a better word,
8 She always reads the newspaper. She looks at her
horoscope
2. Choose the best explanation for the signs.
a) You can’t pay by eredit card.
b) You don’t have to pay by cash.
©) You have to pay by cash.
a) You can pay by cheque if it’s more than £20.
) You can’t pay by cheque if it's more than £20.
©) You have to pay by cheque if t's more than £20.
BUY 2 PACKETS -
GET 1 FREE!
a} You can’t buy more than two packets.
} You don’t have to pay for the third packet.
You have to buy three packets.
a) You can’t bring dogs in here.
b) You don’t have to bring dogs in here.
©) You must have « dog,
a) Customers can use this toilet.
b) Customers have to find another toilet
c]_ Staff can’t use this toilet.
a) You can’t pay later.
b) You don’t have to spend anything now.
©) You must pay now.
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Match the sentences 1-5 to the sentences a-e,
‘At ray primary school, all the boys had to wear a uniform,
‘When it was cold in winter, we didn’t have to wear shorts.
‘The girls couldn't wear trousers.
‘We couldnt wear trainers,
‘The teachers had to wear black gowns.
Some of them alsa. wore a fimny hat. ut they didn’t have
to.
‘The school rules said we could only have black shoes.
1 was grey shorts, a grey jacket and tie.
ney had grey skirts or a grey dress in the summer,
‘We could wear trousers instead.
Rewrite the sentences with the present or past form of
canean't, have tofton’t have to.
A few years ago, it was possible to smoke almost
anywhere.
You
‘Was it necessary for you wait a long time?
Did
It isn’t necessary to say ‘Sorry” all the time.
You a
1t was impossible to find anywhere to park my car.
It was necessary to get a new car after the accident.
Me ree ce ee ee ln
I's necessary for me to work overtime this evening.
I
Hats are not allowed in many churches.
You
Correct the mistakes in the sentences below.
‘Gan you tell me where the change room ia, please?
Do you like shopping for clothe?
Excise me, have you got this suit on a darker colour?
Tike this top, Can 1 try on it)
J really lke your jeans. Where did you get it?
'm sorry, this doesn’t suit. Cam L try another size?
She's gone to the department store to buy some
lundeswears
‘What size trouser do you take?12 Review
1 Complete the sentences,
cn Te"
1 How long does it take a supersonic jet to fy
the world?
2 Schumacher got
race to begin.
3. She plans to swim
between Spain and Morocco.
4 The hus drawo ___ the late ata without tapping:
5. The prisoners climbed the wall and
escaped from the prisoa.
6 There was a lot of traffic in the city centre and it was
difficult to get
7 What time do you get
lesson?
8 You need to drive
miles.
a preposition from the box.
oe
cae pee Lass
his car and waited for the
the Straits of Gibraltar
_ class after your
this road for about five
2 Complete the phrasal verbs in the sentences below.
1. Marco Polo’s family called their plan to travel
to China by sea and decided to go by land instead.
2 Columbus had many problems crossing the Atlantic,
Dut he decided to carry
3. Roald Amundsen gave his attempt to go to
the North Pole hecanse of the start of the First Wild
‘War in 1914,
4. Amelia Earhart often had to put her flights for
a few days because of the weather.
5 Humboldt often needed to sort diplomatic
problems before he could travel
6 Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 mission took
he Kennedy Space Centre in Florida
from
3. Choose the correct form to complete the sentences.
1 Do you know anyone which is / wit ts / who are
homeless?
2. Hungary is a country that has / thar have / who have
no sea coast.
3 I never eat food that is / which are / who is genetically
modified.
4 Iwas surprised that there were some people that has /
who has / who have nevet heard of Marco Polo,
5 It'sa joumey that take / which takes / who takes more
than five days.
6 The newspaper showed pictures of protesters that was /
which were / who were in the trees.
2 There are many mysteries that has / which has / wihich
ave never Ween solved.
8 There are some English accents that is / that are /
which ts very difficult to understand.
5
Read the newspaper article below. Put the relative clauses
ach im the gaps 1-8,
that led to Jaschan’s arrest
that protects them from the Sasser worm
that were found in his home
‘who were responsible for another virus, Netsky
who has admitted creating the Sasser computer virus
who have problems with their computers
‘who knew the identity of the virus creator
which closed down their machines
Police arrest virus writcr
German police have arrested Sven Jaschan, a
teenaver (1). Thev have also taken a number of
computers and disks (2) __.
‘The virus frst appeared on the internet on May 1 of
‘his year. Millions of computer-users around the world
were hit by the virus @) __. Some businesses
hhad to close temporarily 50 that they could install
software (4)
is uuderstovd dha the police revcived a phioue call
from someone (5)____. Microsoft said that they
‘would pay for information (6)
Jaschan, an I8year ald high school student fram
Rotenburg, wrote the virus alone, However, police
believe that he was also part of a group of people
Demet
Jaschan’s mother runs a company from the family
‘home. The company provides help to people
®
5 Complete the sentences with a word from the box.
1. The government should increase the minimum
2. We shouldn't worry too much about
wari.
3. People who design computer must be crazy,
4 [think food is a waste of money.
5. There's always a strong connection between
and crime.
6 Animal is not a very important issue.
7 Geneti is the solution to the world’s food
problems.
8 There will probably be more and more
people on the strects
6 Work in pairs. Discuss your responses to the opinions in
exarcige 5.
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