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Contents
Unit 1 It’s headline n e w s !_____________________________
page 5
Unit 2 I am w riting to s a y ______________________________page
Revision 1 (Units 1 and 2 ) _____________________________
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page 25
Unit 3 This house believes . . . __________________________
page 27
Unit 4 W hat c a re e r? __________________________________
page 37
Revision 2 (Units 3 and 4 ) _____________________________
page 47
Unit 5 Look what they d id !_____________________________
page 49
Unit
6 In
perform ance________________________________
Revision 3 (Units 5 and
6) _____________________________
page 59
page 69
Unit 7 In s u s p e n s e ___________________________________
page 71
8 Moving o n _____________________________________
page 81
8) _____________________________
page 91
Unit
Revision 4 (Units 7 and
Unit 9 Being d iffe re n t_________________________________
page 93
Unit 10 C hanges_____________________________________
page 103
Revision 5 (Units 9 and 1 0 ) ____________________________
page 114
S kills and Reference Section
Study skills 1: E d itin g _________________________________
page 116
Life skills 1: W riting a C V ______________________________
page 118
Study skills 2: Dictionary o verview ______________________
page 120
Life skills 2: W riting a personal s ta te m e n t_______________
page 122
Study skills 3: Exam s tra te g ie s _________________________
page 124
Grammar reference___________________________________
page 126
Word lis t ____________________________________________
page 138
Conversational p h ra se s_______________________________
page 141
Irregular verb lis t _____________________________________
page 144
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Sty* Jfew iJjjrk Simcs
PROBABLY 1
COAST; SINKS
INCLUDED VANDERBIL
LUSITANIA SUNK B Y A SUBMARINE,
TWICE TORPEDOED OFF IRISH
AMERICANS ABOARD
WASHINGTON BELIEVES THAT A GRAVE
1 It’s headline news:!
| Start-up
Note your answers to SB pages 6-7 here.
• r it e notes about your attitud e to the news.
Enalain why you do or don’t want to know what is going on around you.
interesting local events and a c tiv itie s ________________
interesting national news stories are a b o u t___________
Explain why you are or are not interested in world news.
Reading
Reports about your school: new spaper_____________________
TV_____________________________________________________
Vocabulary
come up w ith ________________________________________
stand in f o r .
pull o u t_____________________________________________
step i n ____
Grammar
Underline the subject and circle the verb in each sentence:
Here comes the bus.
The bus is coming.
Language practice
Punctuation
Three marks at the end o f a sentence a re :_____________________________
Two reasons for using an apostrophe a re :______________________________
Language use
Five conjunctions a r e :______________________________________________
Grammar in use
Circle the auxiliary verb: I really did enjoy that film!
Listening and speaking
a bulletin i s _________________________
Three news events:
1
2
3 ___________________________ 1___________________________________
Conversation focus
Answer the questions.
1 Where were the floods th a t Kurt was finding out a b o u t? _____________
2
For which subject was Mimi com pleting a p ro je c t? __________________
3
Which magazine was Mimi going to read o n lin e ? ____________________
Writing
Three kinds of school performance are:
Vocabulary
H B
W rite the w ords in alphabetical o rder and add the word class for each one. Use the words to com plete the
sentences. M ake sure you use th e correct tenses of the verbs.
exceed
enthral
exquisite
expand
elderly
exclusive
1
Although my grandm other i s _____________________________, she likes to buy her clothes from the
2
We w e re ____________________________ by t h e _____________________________ gold and diamond jewellery that
m o s t_____________________________shops.
the craftsm an was making.
3
My uncle’s business has a lre a d y _____________________________by 30% this year and if this growth continues it
will s o o n _____________________________the record for a new company.
W M W rite th e p a s t te n s e s o f th e s e v e rb s . Use th e v e rb s to c o m p le te th e se n te n c e s . M ake su re y o u use th e c o rre ct
te n s e in e ach sen te n c e .
c ra m ______________
contact
range______________
ju d g e ______________
1
____________
c a n c e l______________
After the head te a c h e r___________ the art com petition, the
s tu d e n ts ____________________________ into the hall to hear the results.
2
Our goalkeeper is injured but it isn’t n e cessary_____________________________tom orrow’s match, because the
3
This dress is available in different sizes w h ic h ___________________________________ from very small to extra large.
c o a c h _____________________________the reserve goalkeeper who will play instead.
K S
W rite th e n o u n s fro m th e b o x n e x t to th e m e a n in g s used in th e n e w sp a p e r re p o rt. C irc le th e w o rd s th a t can
a ls o be u sed as ve rb s.
praise
E
highlight
artefact
inspiration
location
flavour
an idea of what something is lik e _____________
2 the
3
an interesting object from the p a s t______________
4 a p la c e _______________
5
strong approval or a d m ira tio n _____________
6 several
7
someone or som ething th a t creates enthusiasm or ideas to do som e th in g ______________
m ost exciting p a r t______________
l W rite th e c o rre c t p h ra sa l v e rb fro m th e b o x n e xt to each m eaning
stand in fo r
1
2
come up with
pull out
things in a particular o rd e r_______________
used in th e re p o rt. A n sw e r q u e s tio n s 5 and
step in
to think of and s u g g e s t________________________________
to do som ething in place of som eone e ls e _____________________________
3
to become involved in s o m e th in g ____________________________
4
to decide not to take p a r t_____________________________
5 Which tw o verbs mean nearly the s a m e ? _____________________________
6
0
sequence
1
Which two verbs have opposite m ea nings?____________________________
Vocabulary: alphabetical order; gapfill; past tenses; definitions
(
_____________________________
_____________________________
6.
Comprehension
n
Com plete the statem ents with the co rrect answer; a, b or c.
1
M iss Jackson was proud b e c a u s e ________________________
a
c
2
3
record the ir music for the DVD
c
expand the orchestra’s repertoire
6
the arts day was successful
b
ask them to write music for the orchestra
b
one of the dancers was hurt
Eva danced on the last night o f the festival because
one of the dancers had pulled out
she knew the people in the ballet company
Eliza Brodie pulled out of the festival w h e n ___________________________________________________
a
c
5
b
Gustav contacted The River Boys because he wanted to
a
a
c
4
the students had launched the DVD
the students had put on a successful festival
a Hollywood studio made her a million dollar offer
her book Himalayan Adventure was being film ed
b
she had to go to India to film on location
The festival com m ittee were grateful to Anthony Holt b e ca u se __________________________________
a
he was an inspiration b
c
he is m odest about his success
he stepped in at the la st minute
The elderly lady interviewed by the reporter will come to the next festival b e ca u se________________
a
the cham ber orchestra was exquisite
c
she and her husband both enjoyed everything
b
her husband likes music
N um b e r th e p a ra g ra p h s u b je c ts in th e o rd e r in w h ic h th e y a p p e a r in th e re p o rt.
* 1
a
photography_____
b
e
introduction A ____
f a u th o rs ______
next y e a r_____
c d a n c e ______
d
visitor’s c o m m e n ts_____
g m u s ic ______
h
the DVD la u n c h _____
The re p o rte r c u t th e s e s e n te n c e s fro m h is fir s t d ra ft. Read th e s e n te n c e s c a re fu lly . W rite th e n u m b e r o f th e
p a ra g ra p h y o u th in k he c u t each s e n te n c e fro m .
a
Fortunately, the company was able to appear at our festival.
_____
b A great many people would like to know the answer to this question.
c
It too k place at the beginning of the month.
_____
_____
d The festival com m ittee members were very concerned when they heard the news.
eShe said it had not been an easy ta sk for the com m ittee.
(
f
Every ticke t for th is outdoor show had been sold.
_____
g
Her pictures are in colour and in black and white.
_____
h
Lots o f people made very positive remarks about it.
I f l
___________
Find th e s e p h ra s e s in th e te x t. M atch th e ir m e a n in g s
b
got in touch
c
________
________
touch
in th e s e n te n c e s to th e d e fin itio n s .
a
put us in touch with
d
touched by
1
fe lt pleased about s o m e th in g _____
2
feel with the hand and fin g e rs _____
3
made c o n ta c t_____
4
gave information for making c o n ta c t______
Comprehension: multiple choice; order and subject of paragraphs; definitions ^
|
Grammar
mm Com plete the sentences with the verbs from the box. Look up any verbs you are unsure of.
Use the past sim ple.
ride
spring
glide
march
fa ll
fly
1 Aw ay______________ the bird, free at last.
2
Up the s tr e e t______________ the band.
3
With a deafening crash d o w n ______________ the tree.
4
Into the s q u a re ______________ soldiers on horseback.
5
Across the la k e ______________ the swans.
6
She opened the window and i n ______________ the cat.
W M Change the sentences as in the exam ple.
1
Miss Jackson walked in.
2
The rocket flew up.
In walked Miss Jackson.
3 The lights went out.
4
Ramon burst into the room.
5
The children rushed out of the school.
6
The clim bers struggled up the icy slope.
m m Rewrite your sentences in Exercise 2 using pronouns instead of nouns.
1
In she walked._________________________________
2
_________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___
3
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
4
___________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _
5 _____________________________________ ___ _____________________________________________________________ _
6
______________________________________ ______________________________________________ _
E f f l C om plete the sentences with th e verbs and nouns from the boxes. W rite the verbs first. Use the past simple.
beg
sneer
inquire
shout
whisper
insist
1
“Get o ff my land!” shouted the farmer.
2
“ It’s essential th a t vou stay in bed and re st,”
3
"Can vou tell me what tim e we’ll be landing?”
4
“ Please, keep your voices down in here,”
5
“ Please, please, call a doctor!”
6
“ New trainers? They’re ju s t stupid,”
Q Grammar: word order (inversion of subject and verb)
the passenger
the bully
the librarian
the doctor
the farm er
the injured man
Language practice
A Punctuation Full stop / question m ark / exclam ation mark
Write a sentence that ends with:
• a full stop
_______________________________ ______________________________
• a question mark
______________________________ _______________________________ -
• an exclamation mark
________________________________________
B Punctuation A postrophes
Rewrite each sentence adding the m issing apostrophes. There are two in each sentence.
1 Were going to the Professors ta lk on archaeology.
2 Shes amazed at the womens costum es.
3 The audiences applause for Evas perform ance went on for a long time.
4 The Festivals programme couldnt be better.
5 Id like to have heard Anthonys reading.
C Language use C om plex sentences
Rewrite these groups of sentences as single sentences.
1 At the launch o f the DVD, M iss Jackson gave a speech. In her speech she said how proud she was of her students.
They had worked very hard.
2 The DVD has the com plete River Boys concert. It also has a special track. It consists of the school orchestra. They
are playing a song with The River Boys.
3 The reporter enjoyed the ballet performance. It ended the festival. It included a college student dancing in the
ballet. Her name is Eva Zemanova.
4 Lucie Duval is a very good photographer. She took photos of d ifferent objects during the festival. These inducted
ancient artefacts. These were shown by Professor Barnes during his talk.
Language practice: punctuation (sentence endings, apostrophes); language use (complex sentences
9
Grammar in use
mm Change the sentences. Use do, does or did to em phasise the verbs.
1
i enjoy travelling
/ do eniov travelling.
2
3
The rim m m er plays loudly.
4
The governors marie a harsh rieoision.
5 We enjnyeri the arts festival.
6 Ymi rianre heantifiilly, Fva.
7 Tasha takes amazing photos.
8 1 found the exhibition fascinating.
.........
W M Contradict the statem ents. Use do, does or did.
1
Gustav d oesn’t enjoy classical music.
2
Anthony Holt d idn’t give a talk.
No. He does enjoy classical music._______
3
The students don’t like The River Boys.
4
Miss Jackson didn’t s peak to the governors.
5
She d oesn’t care about the festival.
6
The governors don’t mind about the financial loss.
7
Eva didn’t take part in the ballet.
8
Ramon doesn’t come from Mexico.
____________________________________________
_____________________________________
________________________________
________________________________________
__________________________
___________________________________________
________________________________________
m s Com plete the sentences with do, does or did.
1 Tasha enjoys swim m ing more than L u c ie _____________________________.
2
My brother speaks German better than I _____________________________
3
The second festival m ust not make a loss like the firs t o n e ____________________
4
No one wants to make a profit more than we ____________________________ .
5
No team tries harder than o u rs _____________________________
6
The audience enjoyed the concert as much as w e ____________________________
m m Read. Then make sentences ending in do, does or did like those in Exercise 3.
1
Harry got 75% in his exam. His friend, Charles, got 80%.
2
Sally has got a lovely voice but Jill’s is even better.
3
Colin is a better footballer than James and Joe.
4
Jane studied at the international school for six years. Paul went there for three years.
Charles got a better m ark than Harry did.____________________________________
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Grammar in use: auxiliary verbs do, does and did
Listening and speaking
1
L is te n in g c o m p re h e n s io n
C o m p le te th e e x tra c t fro m th e n ew s b u lle tin w ith th e w o rd s fro m th e box.
cause
attended
establish
local
hurt
announced
all-im portant
captain
block
scene
spread
residents
tough
injury
fortunately
crews
fans
com ing
broke
unable
sustained
sports
against
organisers
apartm ent
news
owing
attra ct
forced
game
blaze
incident
A fire w h ic h ______________ out th is m orning in a n _______________on Beach Avenue_______________
quickly through t h e ______________ More than fifty fire -fig h te rs _______________ th e _______________ All
t h e -------------------------w e re --------------------------to leave the building b u t_______________no one was seriously
-------------------------in t h e ---------------------------F ire _______________ are still at t h e _______________ Police and fire
officers are trying t o ______________ t h e _______________of the fire.
In -------------------------news it w a s --------------------------today t h a t _______________of the firs t Bay City Marathon are
hoping t o ------------------------ international runners as well a s _______________ athletes. And some football news
ju s t -------------------------in: Andy Barton, t h e _______________ of Bay City United, will b e _______________to play
in tonight’s ______________ cup m a tc h _______________ to t h e _______________h e _______________ during
Sunday’s g a m e ______________ W estport. This is b a d _______________for U n ite d_______________ Tonight’s
______________ is going to be a _______________ one.
In d iv id u a l sp e a k in g
You are g o in g to ta lk a b o u t an e ve n t w h ic h is in th e n ew s n o w o r w h ic h has been in th e n ew s re ce n tly.
You can ch o o s e an in te rn a tio n a l, n a tio n a l o r lo ca l event.
H I Make notes.
1 Which event are you going to ta lk about?
How did you learn about it?
______________________
_____________________________ _ _ _ ^ ________________________________ __
Why have you chosen to speak about th is event?
2
__ ________________________________________________
When did it h a p p e n ? _____________________________________________________
Where did it happen?
__________________________
Describe the event in as much detail as possible
' ______________________________________ _
Describe w hat happened after the event.
3
How did people react to the event?
Can anything be learned from th is event?
M
____________________________
Using the notes you have made, speak to the class about the event you have chosen. Illustrate your talk
with pictures if you can.
Listening and speaking: listening comprehension (complete the news bulletin): individual speaking (an event in the news) "| "J
^
Writing
Planning your w riting assignm ent
You have read and discussed a newspaper report about the festival at Bay City College. You are now going to
imagine that your school has held a 'performance day' with music, dance, readings, sports displays, etc.
Write a newspaper report about the performance day.
Headline
Make notes of a few ideas fo r your headline.
you
vvai/vt to alienage
I t whev'v- y o u r report Is
written,.
By-line
You can use your own name or make up a name you would have liked to be called!
Opening
paragraph
Your opening paragraph m ust keep the reader interested and give specific inform ation,
Think about the event you are w riting about.
W hat exactly was it?
________________________________________________________
When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
Who was involved?
Facts and
statistics
You m ust decide what events in the performance day you are going to report,
The assignm ent makes some suggestions th a t you could include.
•music - solo singing/ c h o ir/in d iv id u a l instruments / orchestra / band?
Make detailed notes on the m usic in the performance day.
•dance - individual/ group / ballroom / modern / traditional?
Make detailed notes on the dance in the perform ance day.
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Writing: a newspaper report
• readings - individual/ group / poetry / fiction / students’ own work?
Make detailed notes on the readings in the performance day.
• sports displays - individual/ group/ gymnastics / football skills / tennis?
Make detailed notes on the sports displays in the performance day.
Now you know what, where, when, who and details of the events, you can work out the sequence of your report.
Sequence
Paragraph
1 : w hat/
w here/ when / who?
Paragraph 2 : __________________________
Paragraph 3 : __________________________
Paragraph 4 : __________________________
Paragraph 5 : __________________________
Paragraph
Opinions
Past tenses
Captioned
illustrations
6: __________________________
Make notes on:
Who you will quote
Their opinion
Whose words you will report
Their opinion
What you express an opinion about
Your opinion
Remember, you are w riting about som ething th a t has
already happened. Use past tenses.
If you cannot actually include illustrations, leave boxed
spaces in the report where you would put them.
W rite y o u r f ir s t d ra ft.
Proofread It fo r I'wistalees.
e d it y o u r f ir s t d ra ft to
Improve the -paragraphs,
sei'v-tei'v-ce s tructure av^d
voc.abu.Lary choices.
Writing: a newspaper report
13
Unit 1 Self-assessment
Read through this page. Tick the tasks and areas of w ork you feel confident about. Use the CHECK! advice to help
you revise your w ork and track your progress.
Reading
Language practice
You have read a newspaper report of the college's Arts Day.
Punctuation
As well as information, it included opinion and the writer's
impression of the event.
Have you understood the three ways of ending a
sentence?
Are you confident you can recognise these different features
in the report?
|jj/j] W rite your own short sentences using the
punctuation. Check them against the rules on
SB page 12.
[/
Scan the text and m ake sure you can find an
exam ple of each one.
I
CHECK!\f you have made m istakes or you are not sure,
ire-read the rules. Find examples in other texts and
jstudy correct usage in different contexts.
CHECK! Look back at the features on SB page 15 if you
are not sure of these features.
You have read the report several times. Can you read it
with confidence?
Q)
Do you have a good understanding of it?
I
Q
|~~|
CHECK! If you th in k you need more reading practice, listen
and follow the text, then read it yourself at least once. Go
back over any sections th at you have not understood well.
Language use
Are you confident about complex sentences?
Do you understand these terms: main clause;
conjunction; subordinate clause ?
I I
. ] [ / ] Spot them in this sentence:
It was warm but it was raining, which was annoying.
Vocabulary
CHECK! Look back at page 12 if you found this difficult.
Look at the word list for Unit 1 on page 139 of your workbook.
Do you know all these words?
I I
I
I
in version of sub ject and verb
Have you prepared your presentation on a news event?
Can you remember how to form this structure?
□
CHECK! If you need to revise it, look at the Gram m ar box
on SB page 11.
CHECK! Read through the Gram m ar box on SB page 13 if
|you aren't sure about these.
Do you know how to use the auxiliaries yourself?
CHECK To bear the correct tone in using these auxiliaries, listen
again to the discussion in the computer room, track 1.03.
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Unit 1 Self-assessment
CHECK! When you have given your presentation, try it
again using fewer notes.
Do you know what the first paragraph must do?
CHECK! If you’re not sure, look at the W riting features
Checklist on SB page 15.
Writing assignment
Q
Say w hat th ese uses are:
“/ work hard er than you do. And you never h elp .”
“That’s n o t true, I do! A nd I do w ork h ard !”
I
CHECK!\f you have not yet given your presentation,
practise it again.
Are you sure about the purpose of the headline?
I
Grammar in use
/
I
(
Writing features
The horsem en gallo p ed out o f the forest.
CHECK! If you couldn’t do this easily, look at the G rammar
box again.
Do you know when to use the auxiliary verbs do, does
and did?
Q
Have you given your presentation?
[ 7 Invert the o rder of th is sentence:
I
□
CHECK! Practise talking with a friend about any news
you have heard on radio or TV.
Grammar
Can you remember when you can use this and for what
purpose?
Listening and speaking
Did you talk about the items of news you heard in the
bulletin?
CHECK! Use your dictionary to look up words you’re not
sure about.
Have you completed your newspaper report?
Did you compare it with the Checklist of features
before you decided it was finished?
Q
Did you automatically check spelling, grammar,
punctuation?
I I
CHECK! If you didn’t make these checks, make sure
|y o u do them next tim e.
2I am writing t o s d p l
Start-up}
Note your answers to SB pages 16-17 here.
here,
___
jjj
Note your answers to the questions about letters.
A letter I have w ritten was t o ___________________
A nersonal le tter 1 received was
___
Out of email and text 1 m ost often use
Reading
for
A reason for writing a form al letter is
A reason for w riting an informal letter is
Vocabulary
treasure trove
base camp
field trip
art form
Grammar
inversion means
Parts of a sentence th a t could be inverted are
Language practice
Punctuation
Two occasions when commas are needed in writing are:
1
2
Language use
Two features o f informal w riting are
Grammar in use
a credit card i s ___________________
It is u s e d ______________________________________________
You can have one i f ____________________________________
The setting sun glowed in the western sky lik e _____________
Listening and speaking
one thing i like a lo t:_____
One thing I absolutely can’t s ta n d :_______________________
Two incidents th a t upset Lucie on the way to school could be
I Conversation focus F ill
Answer the questions.
1 Who has Giorgio w ritten a letter to ? __________________________________________________________________________
2 Who does Gustav say people have learned about from his le tte rs ? _______________________________________________
3 What sound is Giorgio’s ring tone on his phone?_______________________________________________________________
Writing
1
he easier kind of le tter to write i s __________________________________________________________ because:
2 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Unit 2 Start-up 15
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Vocabulary
| Check you understand all these words. Find them in the text. W rite the word class for each one as it was
used in the letters.
1
contribution
______
2
_____________
3
cutting
4
behalf
______
5 c o n s e rv a tio n _____________
6
live up to
______
8
sensational
7 e fficient
enhance
sponsor
_____________
9
10
clip
______
11
assume
_____________
12
scatter
13
fistfu l
______
14 passion
_____________
15
devoted
16
intrigued
______
17 scintillating
_____________
18
phenomenal
19
am ateur
______
20
_____________
21
generosity
calligraphy
W M Use the correct suffix to m ake a noun from each of these verbs. W rite the com plete word.
-ship
-m ent
-tion
-ing
sponsor
enhance
1
assume
2 _________________
devote
3
______________
scatter
■ClWord fam ily: contribute
Use the correct form of th e word to com plete each sentence.
1
Gustav h a s ___________________avery good article to the school magazine.
2 The sensational fireworks were a ______________________________ factor in the success of the
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festival.
The m a in _____________________________to the cost of the fireworks came from Lee’s dad.
4
A local sculptor was a s ig n ific a n t___________________________ to the a rt’s programme for the festival.
M iM Rewrite the phrases from th e text replacing th e expressions in italics with w ords from the box. W rite ‘form al’
■
and ‘inform al’ at the top of the correct colum n.
very much
rather
excellent
concentrating
im pressed
w illing
1
she was a bit concerned
_______________________________
2
the absolutely sensational fireworks
_______________________________
3
I’d really like to know
_______________________________
4
we were all bowled over
_______________________________
5
he’d be up for it
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6
a great video clip
7 keeping my mind on chem istry
_______________________________
_______________________________
Com plete the sentences with these phrases:
h o w ’s it g oing
by the way
_____________________________, I m eant to ask you about your project s o _______
I m eant to ask you about your project s o ___________________________ , _______
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Vocabulary: word classes; suffixes; word family; formal/informal expressions
truly impressive
Comprehension
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m m W ho was it? Read the question and w rite the name.
1 Who took photos of objects shown by Professor Barnes at the firs t festival?
2
Who has a special interest in early form s o f writing?
3
Who wants to include writing as an art form in the next festival?
4
Who lives on Ocean Avenue?
5
Who encouraged and supported the festival com m ittee during the last year?
6
Who is doing work experience at the mom ent?
9
10
______________
______________
7 Who sent a letter to Lee’s father?
8
______________
______________
______________
Who knows tha t pandas are rare?
Who is an am ateur calligrapher?
______________
______________
______________
______________
Who has got a te s t at the end o f the week?
______________
w m Decide if these statem ents are T (true), F (false) or NS (not stated).
1 The DVD has pictures of treasure from Ancient Britain.
N
_____
2 The photographs o f the treasure trove were taken by Professor Barnes.
_____
3
The next festival programme will be illustrated in full colour.
_____
4
The com m ittee would like Professor Barnes to open the second festival.
_____
5
Lee is enjoying his work experience in China.
_____
6
Tasha has sent the photo of a panda for Lee.
_____
7
Lee’s fa ther is not very interested in calligraphy.
_____
8
The com m ittee is going to try to get four other calligraphers as well.
_____
Com plete the sentences using the correct form of th e words from the box.
s ca tte r
1
passion
contribute
sponsor
form
jew el
In Lucie’s photo, it looks as if a giant hand h a s _____________________________lights across the sky.
2
Lee’s dad was t h e _o f the fireworks at last year’s festival.
3
Professor Barnes was a m a in _____________________________to the last festival.
4
Todd has developed a _____________________________fo r pyrotechnics.
5 The literature event could include early w riting and hand w riting as an a r t ____________________________ .
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E
The colours and shapes o f the fireworks exploded lik e ____________________________ breaking apart.
l Com plete th e sentences. C heck the text to make sure you are right.
1
Lucie contributed to the DVD and the Arts Day through her skills i n _____________________________
2
Lee has always wanted to get involved i n _____________________________
3
Todd is interested i n ________________________________ .
4
At the present tim e, Todd is meant to keep his mind o n _____________________________.
5
Todd is planning to s tu d y _____________________________.
6
Lee’s father is enthusiastic a b o u t_____________________________.
Comprehension: literal questions; true/false/not statec date
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Grammar
Rewrite the follow ing sentences. Use inversion of subject and verb. S tart your sentences with the verbs in
brackets.
1
If the perform ance had been shorter, it would have been more enjoyable. (Had)
2
If you require assistance, please ring the bell. (Should)
3
If the professor gave a talk, it would attra c t considerable interest. (Should)
4
If the principal le ft the school, she would be greatly missed. (Were)
5
If Todd is not able to attend the meeting, Tasha will take his place. (Should)
6
If audiences had not enjoyed the festival, the com m ittee would not have created a DVD. (Had)
W M Rewrite these sentences putting the subordinate clause second.
1
Should you have any problems, do not hesitate to call me.
2
Were the brakes to fail, there would be a terrible accident.
3
Had he passed his exams, Ben could have gone to university.
4
Should you change your mind, it will cause considerable inconvenience.
Do not hesitate to call me should vou have any problems._________
■ C l Com plete the follow ing sentences using your own ideas.
E
H
l
1
Should you feel unwell during the night, we w ill have to call a doctor._______
2
Were John to fail his e x a m s ,______ __ __________________________________
3
Had Carol given a poor presentation, _ _ _ _______________________________
4
Should you need any h e lp ,____________________________________________
5
The audience would be disappointed should the star o f the show not appear.
6
The m echanic would be responsible were the c a r _________________________
7
The principal would have been angry had the s tu d e n ts ____________________
8
Please call th is number should y o u _____________________________________
Com plete the following conditional sentences using your own ideas.
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1
Should y o u ____________________________________
2
Were you t o ___________________________________
3
Had y o u __________________________________
Grammar, inversion in conditional sentences
Language practice
A P u n c tu a tio n C om m as
A dd th e m is s in g co m m a s .
1
Gustav
a
music
2
The
audience
3
M iss
Jackson
4
The
com m ittee
5
Grateful
6
The
7
In
8
the
fo r
Standing
to
in
talked
about
fo r
an
the
in
next
injured
The
applauding
River Boys.
shouted
congratulated
the
Barnes’
displayed
plan
contacted
and
headm istress
Professor
exhibition
order
student
standing
festival
help
the
hall
festival
ballerina
for
the
the DVDProfessor
Tasha
wrote
was
amazing.
we
Eva
more.
com m ittee.
m ust decide
gave
a
Barnes and future
plans.
to thank him.
on
the com m ittee members
wonderful
very
soon.
performance.
B L a n g u a g e use Informal writing
M M These p a irs o f s e n te n c e s c o m e fro m d iffe re n t le tte rs . M ark th e m F = F orm al o r I = In fo rm a l. A fte r th e
in fo rm a l s e n te n c e , w rite th e tw o fe a tu re s o f in fo rm a l s ty le th a t y o u n o tic e d .
1 a
b
2 a
We hope th a t you will be able to vis it us soon.
We hope you’ll be able to come over soon.
I hate this hot weather.
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/. short form, vocabulary, come over__________________
___________________________________________________
b The weather is unpleasantly hot.
3
_F_________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
a
It was quite surprising.
___________________________________________________
b
It was a bit of a surprise!
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
a
Your holiday’s going to be absolutely great.
b
I feel certain your holiday will be enjoyable.
___________________________________________________
5
a
The large hotel would be m ost suitable.
___________________________________________________
b
I know you will like the big hotel best.
___________________________________________________
6
a
Can’t you possibly come next week?
___________________________________________________
b
I wonder if next week is possible for you.
___________________________________________________
W rite th is p a ra g ra p h in in fo rm a l s ty le .
I
would very much like to visit Rome. I am extremely interested in history. I have a great fascination for Roman
architecture. My firs t destination would be the Roman baths as I understand they are truly impressive.
Language practice: punctuation (commas): language practice (informal writing)
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Grammar in use
| Com plete the sentences with like, a s ... as, or as if.
1 Tasha’s eyes w e re ______________ b ig ______________ saucc
2
Lucie was g rinning______________a kid at a birthday party.
3 The plane soared up into the s k y ___________
_ a huge bird.
4
_____ his cheeks were on fire.
Blushing with embarrassment, Joe f e l t ______
5 That terrible joke i s ______________o ld ______
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______ the hills.
The old tree creaked and groaned in the wind _ ___________ it was in pain.
| Name the pictures. Then use the nouns to complete the sentences. Add adjectives if you can.
i
I l L
1 The road went up and down over the hills like _
2
Snow covered the fields lik e ________________
3 The bag fell into the water and sank lik e _____
4 The river wound its way through the valley like _
5 The waterfall cascaded from the high c liff like _
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H
Tears streamed down the g irl’s face lik e ______
Com plete the sentences with words from the box.
quick
free
white
quiet
light
1 The girl crept out of the room a s ______________as a mouse.
2 School was finished for the summer and the boy was a s ______
3
He answered the questions a s ______________as a flash.
4 The statue looked heavy but it was a s _____
_ as a feather.
5 The news was a shock. Jane’s face went as _
_____ as a sheet.
it's good to lew)w
expressions lltee these
but u s in g y o u r own,
o rig in a l Ideas Is iM-ore
Interesting!
I Use your own ideas to describe someone you know. Write three sentences using the words in brackets.
Who are you going to describe?
1
(as...as)
2
(like)
3
(as if)
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_________________________________________________________________ ______________________
_______________________________ ___________________________________________________________
__________ _______________ __ _____________________________________________________________
Grammar in use: figurative language: like, as ... as, as if / a s though
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