Channel your english intermediate workbook

H.Q Mitchell - J Scott ediate mm publications Intermediate workbook your English H.Q Mitchell - J Scott Contents :." • _ 1:: r Unit • On your marks Unit • Go for Itl Unit • What are you like? ' Revision Units 1-3 10 14 Unit • Learning zone 16 Unit • The place to be 20 Unit • What on earth? 24 Revision Units 4-6 28 Unit • That's spooky! 30 Unit • Teen age 34 Unit • What a taught 38 Revision Units 7-9 42 Unit 10 • That 's life! 44 Unit 11 • Job-hunting 48 Unit 12 • Hi-tech 52 Revision Units 10-12 56 Unit 13 • Showbiz 58 Unit 14 • Connecting people 62 Unit 15 • Travelle rs'tales 66 Revision Units 13-15 70 cncn mm pub lications On our marks Lesson One B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal ver bs in the box call off run into turn up find out hang on I think we should wait for Jimmy He never _ _ _ _ on time You'll never guess who I next week's meeting because most people can't come How did you Complete the dialogue with the phrases In the box Nice one! I'm writing a poem a load of ru bbis h Is there? I like poetry You're kidding! Lucy Hi Lucy What are you doing? (1) _ Darren What for? Lucy There's a competition at sc hool Darre n (2) Lucy That's because you never look at the Darren notice board I know I think poetry's (3) Darren last week ! Fiona ! Remember her? We'll have to a that she had told you a lie? I'm not ready yet; can you _ _ _ _ anyway a but I'm not very (4) Lucy minute? I didn't know about it good at it [ ] Complete the texts with the Present Simple or the Prese nt Progressive of the verbs in brac kets My friend Sofia (1) (come) from Italy but she (2) (stay) in London this summer She (3) (attend) a summer course on electronics because she (4) (need) it for her job We (5) grandmother's tomorrow It's her birthday and she (want) to celebrate it with family and friends She usually (7) Is there a prize? Yes two tickets to the theatre Darren (5) Lucy No, I'm not It's true Darre n Hey why don't we work together? That _ way we'll have a better chance of winning (have) lunch at my (6) Darren Lucy _ Lucy OK Darren (6) _ I!J Com plete the pa ragraph with the words in the box (cook) meat on Sundays but this time she (8) (cook) pasta because we all (9) flu (like) it Joa n You (10 ) matches train players posit ion captain team (look) worried What's wrong? Brian I (11) (think) about my friend Paul You see, he (12) _ (move) to the States next month and he (13) Joan (hate) the idea that he's going to be away for at least two years So what (14) (think) you can about it ? Brian Not much It's just that I (15) (understand) how he (16) (feel) Channel your English _ _ 'f port I'm the (r) - - - Bas,ball is m,), fil/Wun, spanW, att call,d ofthe high school (2) mry day 'Th, Warriors ' W, (j) - - - - sdlool and twia a month Wf play (4) after Th fi t me ofthe season 15 aoainst other schools ,rs ga ht the '" (s) mug tomorroW One ofour I d to find somebody cis, to (6) ,SoWf w play in his(7) - - - - - Lesson Two r:I Circle the correct word to comp lete the sentences a Grandpa a lways wins / beats me at chess Sall y used to be a size / number be fore she gained a ll t hat weig ht Let's not waste / spend any t im e We've got a lot of w ork to II II II Read the text Underline the key words and phrases in each paragraph and then decide which of the two headings a or b is more su itable for each of the paragraphs 1-3 a Score r of the century b A fantastic player a A difficult decision b Rise to fame a Ot her tal ents b A game of go lf Nobody must know about this It's only among / between you and me All right ? It 's no t normal / physical to go out wearing your pyjamas Mozart was a big / great composer who wrote m us ic fro m t he age of five Where is t he concert taking part / place ? Suddenly, I understood / realised that so mebody was following m e THE BOY- II There aren't many footballers like Michael Owen, the Liverpool star and top goal scorer He has [J Put the words in the correct order and write the sente nces hardly eve r / out / she / at night / late / goes incredible speed and he often scores some spectacular goals Michael played his first international game against Chile when he was eighteen, and he became the youngest player in the 20th century to play for England, Mark / usually / a nd / don't / Sheila / work / on Saturdays II Michael was five years old when his father realised he had natural talent He first showed his skills at a local leisure centre and many tho ught that he was going to be one of the finest footballers of his you / have / so m uch / wo rk / / always / in the afternoon? generation He had the chance to join many big clubs when he was fifteen, but he chose Liverpool and he is happy with his decision II However, football is not the on ly thing Michael is must / the street / traffic lig hts / when / the / you / never / re d / are / cross interested in In his free time he loves to play golf He has also made two successful TV shows and written a book called Michael Owen in Person Channel your English Lesson Three D words/phrases Complete the sentences below with the correct collocation Use the correct form of the verbs given and the in the box for the team skiing the golf club a medal w indsurfin g go play join win Paul in t he race You must be crazy to in t his weather! Just look at t hose waves! Last year Julia in t he Alps and bro ke her leg Michelle decided to because her dad was a member J onathan that won the cup I] Look at the definitions an d complete the cross word v -'- I-I r-'- ~r l You wear these when you play football I The place where you play water polo I ~ I Peopl e play football t here V I You need these for boxing The place w here yo u play tennis You go skiin g t here Special glasses w hich you wear to protect yo ur eyes 11 1m Match the two halves of the senten ces and then join them using and, but or so and a personal pronoun if necessary It rained hard all day went to bed early He'd seen the film before didn't like the ending We went out last ni ght didn 't mi nd watc h ing it again She felt very tired t he roads were very wet I enjoyed read ing the book h ad a great t ime _ _ _ _ _ Channe l your English UNIT 01 m Read the text below and comp lete each blank with one word only o o o o o o o When my friend Rit a first came to New York, she w as thinkin g (1) taking a course in mathematics However, as she d a lways been good (2) mi n d (3) painting, she changed her decided to study An and Design She found (4) were som e colleges t hat taught An in Bosto n, (5) she had fin ished her st ud ies, (6) that there she m oved there im m ed iately After d ecided to take (7) internat ional competition for young artists Rita (8) in an fir st prize and (9) _ the momen t s he is working as a n a rtist in New York IJ There is one mistake in each of the sentences below Find and correct it You're seeming very tired today I'm going to t he cinema once a week Jordan goes out hardly ever on Saturdays Does he al ways behaves so rudely? Don't to uc h this! It 's belonging to me Tim 's secretary usually is lat e for w ork This week Kevin doesn't work Sally never can rem ember where she has left her keys ry iii Complete the second sentence so that it has a sim ilar meaning to t he first sentence, using the word given You must use between two and five words, including the word given doin g Do yo u have any pl ans for Su nday aft ernoon? What Is t h is house yo u rs? Does on Sunday afternoon? to yo u? usually We're in t he bi t of go ing away at weekends We at weeke nds a Our parry is on Saturday We on Saturday often It 's unusual to see snow at this time of the year You at th is t ime of the year Channel your English Lesson One B Write how each of the people fee ls using the adjectives In the box awful ner vou s excited - - - - - -l angry "I'm having a birthday party next week All my When lenter lroom I re alise Ibe Iwro ng Iparty frie nds are comi ng It's going to be great !" She feels _ "We're putting on a play at school I'm playing the leading role, but I know I'm going to forget all my lines Everyone w ill laugh at me " He fee ls - - - - - - - - - - - "I've got the flu My head is kill ing me and I feel sick all the time." She feels _ "I can't believe it! I walked all the way to the a Complete the text with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets I w ill never forget t hat night for as long as I live It (1) (be) dark outside and the wind (2) (blow) I (3) _ (stand) by t he w indow when I (4) _ (hear) the front door open and sh ut I (5) : (think) it was my mum, but I soon (6 ) ' (realise) how wrong I was The roo m suddenly (7) (becom e) very cold Wh en I _ (8) (t urn) around, I (9) (see) a man s itting on the edge of the bed He (10) (look) strange His face was white and he (11) (w ear) funny clothes, the kin d pe opl e (12) (wear a hundred years ago I (13) (want) to scream but I couldn't Suddenly, the man (14) (get up) and (15) _ Post Office and it was closed! " He fee ls I ff, _ _ _-,'I - - - - - - - - - I] Look at the pictures a nd prompts and write sentences Use the Pas t Simple a nd the Pas t Progressive (d isappea r) _ I!J Completethe dialogue with the words/phrases in the bo Wh o cares? Wh at are you t alking abo ut? glad horrible w icked go nuts Tell me abo ut it Roger: Hi Nick , di d yo u see Sam's new haircut? Nick: Yes I did It's (1) , isn 't it l It's Roger: (2) w hile I drive I chi ldren I fight AI!L1 ski I when I crash into I tree take I picture I when I elephant I steal I crisps Channel YOUf English (3 ) _ Nick: Com e on, it's not that bad I m ight get the same Roger: I don't think so Your mum w ill (4 ) _ No, she won't She 's quit e cool Well, yo ur dad wo n't be too (5) _ (6) Anyway, I'll it And what about sc hool? Everyone will laugh at you Anyway, they don't Nick: (7) laugh at Sam, they? Roger: Don't be so sure about t hat Nick: Roger: Nick: Roger: Lesson Two B Justin: I've been (5) Complete the sentences using the words in the box a nd the correct ending -ea or -ing Use each word once only annoy worry ex cite embarrass that girl I m et on holiday Luke: You've really (6) terrify bore m It was really w hen Helen dropped her birthday ca ke Sally was so when the new boy aske d her to dance at t he sc hool party What's wrong? Last year Fay g ot lost in a fore st It was the most It's so experience of he r life w hen yo u r parents _ w it h a group there we met some inte re sting people from other to uc h w ith managed to free themselves from the matrix and need Nee's help to control the earth again . - - - -, Artificial Intelligence is set some I ARTIFICIAL l INTELLI GENCE them even after we had come back We e njoye d time in the future, a time when humans use robots to help them with everything The robots look and feel like humans.but one thing is the ex perie nce so much that a few d ays w e d ecided to go back But this time the sp ring, 21 Ap ril I'm really loo kin g forward to it a secret of the matrix:Technology controls the earth Morpheus is the leader of a group of humans who have animals and (!) noon we always took a rest because it was very hot (8 ) our stay so we're leaving (12) Morpheus visits him one day and introduces him to the computers have created it and control it However the mornings we we re out taking photos of wi ld we've decided to go t here (11) The Matrix is about a hacker who calls himself'Neo' A Neo's life, like everybody else's is not real; of people (4) July and w e stayed there (5 ) the beginnin g of August (6 ) _ (10 ) mysterious man called 1995 w e decided to go (2) countrie s and we kept (9) In w hich film are humans no longer t he leaders of t he world? is t he main character not a human? is something stolen? is the m ain character living in a false world? does the main character discover something unusu al? ]VTAJmX D Complete the text with prepositions a t ri p t o Kenya We set (3) her, haven't you? , tell you what to d o all the time Back (1) to Read the text and answer the following questions Write M for The Matrix, A for Artificial Intelligence and T for Tomb Raider in the boxes Jude fell asleep during hi s History lesson because he w as _ You look with missing emotions However David who is the latest design in robotic boys can feel love because it's been installed into him David becomes part of a loving family but things quickly go wrong David's parents throw him out and he has nowhere to go So he begins a journey Complete the dialogues with the phrases in the box to discover where he belongs split second keeping in t ouc h set off take n a liking s ho ot up on bo ard Bob : Tomb Raider brings computer game superhero Lara Croft to the big I thi nk t he ship is al most re ady to (1) _ David: We'd better get (2) screen Lara is a rich archaeologist who travels around the world then Kate: Did you see that rocket (3) into the air? Paul: Yes, but it was only a (4) before it d isappeared into t he clo uds exploring ancient places One day _ _ she finds a strange key in a wall of an old building It's a magic keywhich can control time However the keyfalls into the wrong hands and Lara has to get it back before it's too late Channel your English Lesson Three B Comple te the second sentence so that it has a similar mea ning to th e first sentence, using the words given Yo u must use between two a nd five words, including the word given How long ago is it since yo u visited Paris? visit When Paris? off They started their journey early in the morning They early in the morning During lunch the bell rang they Whi le , the bell rang a He is a very talented artist isn't he? What is! It was breakfast time The TV was on were While we watchi ng TV I!I Re~d the text below a nd complete each blank with one word only About two weeks (1) my husband and I were invited to a dinner party (2) we were driving to our friends' house we realised that we had left (3) so we drove back to turn (4) _ lig ht s on at home, off When we got into the house we (5) some strange noise s coming from upstairs We were really scared because our house was burgled year, so we decided to call the police A few minutes lat er we (7) (6) t hat our dog was in the house However, before (8) had time to call the police back to tell t hem we had m a de a mistake, we heard the bell ring We opened the door (9) po licemen You can im a gine (10) a saw two embarrassed we fel t! Complete the blanks with the correct form of the words in capitals Having a pet is really (1) However, parents have to be very (2) a pet for their kids A pet doesn't have to be (3) t he im portant thing is that it 's not (4) remem ber that chi ldren usually develop a (5) with t heir pets and can be very (6) decide they can't keep the pet any longer out Channel your English for a young child THRILL when choosing _ Also , relationship if their parents CARE ATTRACT DANGER MAGIC DISAPPOINT UNIT 02 I Look at the following situations and write two sentences about each of them beginning with how and what Use the adjectives in the box dangerous lu cky I've won the lottery! £ - My dog brings me my slippers funny useful For my next trick I will put my head in the crocodile's mouth Do you like my new hat? IIIlinkers Read the following paragraph and rewrite it to make it more interesting Use linking words but, so) and time as) to join the underlined sentences, and a variety of adjectives to replace the words in the (and , (when, while, boxes The ot her day alnot very nice lthing happened to me I was alone in the house I decided to have my very own singing competition I was having a Ivery niceltime I put the stereo on full blast and started singing I know I'm rot a goodlsinger, but I was on my own so I didn't care I was singing and dancing I heard a bang on the door I thought it was my friend Kim so I st arted singing louder A few seconds later I opened the doo r I realised it wasn't Kim It was my next door neighbour I (didn't expect Ito see him He to ld me to get OUt of the house immediately I got out I saw smoke coming out of the flat upstairs It was on fire! MY nei ghb our was trying to tell me earlier The music was so loud that I didn't hear him knocking I didn't know what to say.I Channel yourEnglish Lesson One B "I gave up smoking last week Complete the senten ces using the words/phrases in the box jealous agent II corridor obviously fro ze mates exit bumped into You'll never guess who I _ He said yesterday at the shopping centre! Some of my _ are going on a skiing holiday next weekend She refused the invitation "You need a haircut n _ she had arranged to something else A large group of people were walking towards the , so I had to wait for fifteen minutes before I could leave The rock star called his She told him _ _ and asked her to cancel next week's concert ''I'll give it back to yo u tomorrow It Mr Jenkin's office is at the end of the _ _ _ _ _ _ on the right Elder brothers or sisters are often _ of their younger ones The teacher looked over my shoulder while I He told her was cheating in the test and I just a [ ] Read the speech bubbles a nd complete the sentenc es using reported sp eech Read the text below and then complete the dialogue Change the people's words from reported into direct speech Joan said t hat she wanted to go for a drive somewhere, but Harry said there was a film on TV "I think I've been here he wanted to see This made Joan really angry and she told Harry that he was the most boring person in the world Harry said that he thought before." , She said t hat - - - - - - - - = _ going for a drive was much more boring than watching a film Joan said that s he would go on her own, but Harry said he didn't care what she did Joan: "This book is very boring." Har ry: _ Joan: Harry : _ Joan: He told her 58 Harry: - - - - - - Channel your English _ Lesson Two a Read the sentences below and decide which of the options a or b best explains the words/phrases in bold When he came into the room, I instantly recognised him a immediately recognised him b recognised him with difficulty He turned out to be very helpful a refused to help b proved to be helpful When I found out the test results, I was on top of the world a very happy b very disappointed Eventually, we were asked to stop shouting or leave a in the end b unfortunately What she said had a very powerful effect on me a made me angry b strongly influenced me It seems that all my hard work has paid off in the end a brought good results b changed nothing [JThiS Is what a police officer said to Mr Jones, who witnessed a robbery Rewrite the police officer's words using reported speech l "Mr Jones, are you ready to tell me about the robbery?" "Ple ase, describe what you saw as accurately as possible." "Wh at else did you see?" "Did the alarm ring? " "How did the robbers escape?" a Read the text and answer the following questions Choose a, b or c IfMadonna is the queen of pop, what expression can we use to describe Cher,who is still going strong and had her first hit not long after Madonna's first birthday? Cher first became a big star in the I960s with her then husband Sonny Bono.When they split up, Cher had some success as a solo artist but by the early seventies she believed she had become a bit of a joke and was finished in the pop world That's when she met the old film star Rosalind Russell at a party Among other things Rosalind said to Cher: "I think you will become a great actress." Cher thought this was unlikely as she felt she wouldn't be taken seriously However, when she arrived on Broadway in 1982 starring in the play Come Bock to the Five ond Dime,Jimmy Deon,Jimmy Deon she was taken very seriously Next stop was Hollywood, where she received an Oscar nomination for her role in Silkwood in 1983.ln 1987 she walked away with the best actress award for the film Moonstruck in which she starred with Nicolas Cage.In the I990s she made many more films and had hit records and in 1998 she had a worldwide hit with her song Selieve, which sold more copies in the UK than any other record by a female star in history.The album of the same name sold more than ten million copies worldwide Cher is still going strong, which means we are going to hear a lot more from her well into the twenty-first century When did Cher first achieve success? a When she split up with her husband b When Madonna was still very young c In the early seventies How did Cher react to Rosalind's opinion about her? a She soon went to Broadway and starred in a play b She thought Rosalind was not serious c She believed that there wasn't much chance of a career change What did Cher win a top award for? "Don't talk to anybody else about the robbery." a her role in Silkwood b her role in Moonstruck c her song Believe Channel your English 59 Lesson Three B Complete the second sentence so that It has a s imilar mea ning to the first sentence, using the word given You must use between two an d five words, including the word given She has suffered so much t hat I feel sorry for he r through She that I feel sorry for her "Don't forget t o buy so me bread on your way hom e," my wife said My wife some bread on my way home w~e;.- Brian suggested visiting the old castle "Why the old ca stle?" Brian said "I'll never look through your things a gain ," my sister said My sister to through my things again "No, I didn't use yo ur suntan lot ion," he said He my suntan lot ion "If I were you, I'd ask the teacher about it, " Lau said Laura to the t eacher a bou t it I can't wait for my trip to the Alps this year I looking my trip to the Alps this year [ ] Read the text below and choose the best word/ phrase a, b, or c for each blank The re comes a time when you have to decide which career you want to follow My eldest s ister (l) me to think about the things I enjoyed ing m ost It wasn't really difficult to decide, as music has always been my one a nd only love My English t eache r also (2) _ MEGASTORE that I was quite good at writing, a n d she (3) me to start looking for a job as a reporter for a music m agazine as soon as I left school A job like that involves go ing to various (4) a nd hanging out wi th my favourite singers (5) As you can imagin e, I sim ply cou ld n't (6 ) to get busy After a number of inte rvi e w s, I fin all y managed to fin d a job w ith a local m usic m agazine I was (7) _ lucky as I h ad neither a de gree n or any work experience It turned (8) to be the righ t thing to at the time After a couple of months I had the (g) of being invited to on e of those glamorous, showbiz parties There, I bumped (lO) one of the most succe ssfu l m usic magazine publishers It wasn't long before my career really took off a} prom ised a} said a} reminded a} g igs a} out of stage a} wait a) typically a) ou t a) lu ck 10 a} up 60 Channel your English b) advised b) told b} encouraged b) plays b) on the stage b) want b) positively b) on b) pleasure b) on c) ordered c) reported c) d en ied c) film s c) backstage c) mind c) obviously c) up c) truth c) into UNIT 13 Read the text below Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there If a line is correct, put a tick (,f) in the space provided , If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space provided Is telling lies always a wrong? You will probably say "yes" Research has shown that people who tell lies are being usually unhappy and not confident in themselves However, psychologists suggest that there are various reasons for telling the lies and these reasons determine the nature of a lie Psychologists have been come up with a term for lies which they are not considered to be serious ones They call about them white or social lies People tell white or social lies when they not want to hurt other people's feelings In this way, they avoid telling the truth to be polite But the only question still 10 remains Is telling a social lie the wrong thing to or is it better than being im polit e ? [!J You have seen the advertisement below and decided to write a letter asking for more information Decide what kind of information you want to ask for and then complete the letter '-''',,\.J KA t'HICDESIGN EXHIBITION I Very cheap entrance fee! Near the city centre! Open every day! Special events! For more information Write to: 106 Hang/ord Road, York rei 2BU 36 Thorne Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, LP462J 14 June 106 HaniJford Road, york, yel 28U Dear Sir/Madam, , bl' hed in "The Yorkshire Post" , ', d d~ertlsement pu IS Id nd I would appreciate ,t ,f !Jou cou iJ,~e 1am writrniJ wIth reqar to !Jourh~b' I am interested in ~isitiniJ the ex , ~tton a me some further informatton about ,t ThankiniJ !Jou in ad~ance for !Jour assistance Yours faithful/!J, a Alex Patel Channel your English 61 , I eo I Connectin Lesson One a Complete the sentences using the words/phrases In the box highlight issue second-hand bargain viewers accurate beaten given up commercials saved up windows I bo ught this coat for only £30; it was a real It's ti me This week's of A utomag has pictures of so me amazing cars She has on the idea of moving to Scotland The informat ion in this brochure is not very - - - - - - cake The match was watched by m illions of She'd rather for years My parents before they bought a hou se Th e of our t rip to Paris w as the visit to the Louvre Sue is a model and she has appeared in so me TV _ Our school football team has been ten times this year 10 I so metimes buy if t hey are in good co ndition - - - -= - - Chinese _ He w is hes clot hes Il Look at the pictures and the prompts and complete the sentences a - - Complete the dialogue with the phrases In the box ring you up bring up looking for you really wish hand it over careful John: Hey Mike was going to (1 ) _ tonight I haven't seen yo u for ages Mike: Really? Well , I've been (2) z: I need you to pay me back the money I lent If only _ you la st month John: I (3) I could, Mike, but I've left my wallet at ho me piano Mike: Oh come on, J ohn I read t he paper and I kn ow you've got the m oney, so (4) _ John: OK OK Why did t hey have to publish that Sh e wishes _ story in the new sp aper? Mike: I was ex pect ing you to (5) _ the subject, anyway How you feel a bo ut wi nning all that mo ney? 62 Channel )'Our English •• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • Lesson Two ~• 7~Eurovision •~ B Complete the gaps with a correct word The first letter of the word has been given Nowad ays t he amount of information (1) a is enormous and it comes from a wide (2) v of different (3) ~s~ However this information is not •• •• : • • • • • • • : • • always (4) r Luckily it is part of human (5) n to (6) P any information before we accept it as true • [J Look at the picture and the prompts and write senten ces using so or such • •• • • • • : • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • boring / performance / some / audience / fall asleep It was _ singer / wear / long / dress / trip over man / fat / break / chair conductor / hair / long / not / see • • • • • II Read the text on the right and choose the most suitab le summary sentence from the list a-e for each paragraph of the text There is one extra summary sentence which you not need to use a Not everyone is a fan of the contest b The competition has started some performers on an international career c The public are enco uraged to take part d More fam ous and more successful performers take part in the contest these days e The regulations aren't as strict as they used to be • • • • The Show Still Goes on The Eurovision song contest has been one of Europe's top musical events since 1956, when it was first held The contest is open to all European countries and it is hosted each May by the previous year's winning country Most of the singers who have taken part were unknown except in their own count ries, but some of them became international stars after winning the contest Take ABBA, for example, the Swedish group who won the compet ition in 1974 with the song Wa terloo They went on to become one of the most successful pop bands of all time Then, there was also megastar Celine Dian, who became internat ionally famous when she won the contest for Switzerland in 1988 It is clearly stated in the rules that competition entries must be new songs From 1975 until 1999 performers had to sing in the language of the country they were representing However, nowadays there are no rules abo ut the language the songs sho uld be sung in This has made competitors happier, as they have a greater chance of success when singing in one of the better-known languages such as English Audiences all over Europe love watching the Eurovision song contest In recent years the public's active participation in the voting by telephone or on the Internet is thought to have made more people watch it There are even Eurovision fan clubs in many countries which include lots of young members It seems that the contest isn't as old-fashioned as some people say However, the Eurovision song contest is not considered a serious competition by some people They believe that it doesn't bring anything new to the music scene, They also argue that it's not always the best song that wins the contest, All in all, Eurovision is a very popular television show In spite of all the negative comments, it still att racts the atte ntion of the music world, as well as that of the general public •• •• : • • • • • • • : • • • • • • • : • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Channel your English 63 Lesson Three B Read the text below and complete each blank with one word only It's hard to imagine today's te levision without commercials They have become a necessary part of every TV programme on almost every TV channel all the world TV commercials are (l) always shown before, during and after every single programme (2) purpose is to help viewers keep (3) w it h t he latest products The problem is that there are so many TV commercials that it is (4) difficult and confu sin g for viewers to take (5) _ all this information However, nobody seems to > ' Tv It seems that it worry about this and more and more commercials are sh own (6) all (7) down to one thing: money Commercials certainly pay (8) TV channels are mo re (9) , so willing to acc ept money from compan ies who want to sell their pro ducts Th in gs are getting so out of control t hat it's time som et h ing (I O) done about it [J Complete the second senten ce so that it has a simila r meaning to the first sentence, us ing the word given You must use between two and five words, including the word given We should paint the walls of the livin g room It time the walls of the living room The lecture was interest in g and everybody e nj oyed it The lecture was so everybo dy e njoyed it Please n't make the same mistake again I'd rat her the same mi stake again The problems of t he project were discussed at yesterday's meeting Th e problems of the project up at yesterday's meeting I didn't know how I was going to pay back the money as to how I was going to pay back t he money I The exe rcise was difficult and nobody could it It was I to buy a new car Channel your English su ch nobody could it Unfortunately, I don't have the money to buy a new car 64 loss wish UNIT 14 a Complete the blanks with the correct form of the words in capita ls One t hing I re ally hate is w hen (l ) stop me in the st reet and as k me a n umber of questions on (2) _ iss ues A couple of days ago, as I was returning home from work, looking guy came up to me and started a (3 ) asking me loads of (4) questions He also asked me to give h im a (5) of my house He told me t hat he was ca rryi ng out a survey for a lifestyle magazine and that h e wanted to collect (6 ) for I ce rtainly could n't see any t heir (7) (8) betw een my house and this lifestyle magazine an d I left REPORT DIFFER FUN PERSO N DESCRIBE INFORM READ CONNECT m Complete the report below on mobile phones Write a paragraph st aling the adva ntages and a conclusion Mobile Phones Wit hin the la st few years m obile phones have become an important pan of our society They have certain ly changed our lives On the ot her hand, there are also a number of disadvantages Doctors have warned against using mobile phones too much, as this can lead to health problems such as brain disease They are also very annoying in cinemas or at the theatre when people forget to switch them off Another problem is that they are a lways being up dated m aking it ne ce ssary to buy a new one every couple of years Finally, it is quite expensive to use the service Channel your English 65 I Lesson One rJI Look at the situations and complete the bubbles Use the Past Perfect [J Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets If Ge off (be) more careful la st night , he (not burn) _ the chicken I w ish you (read) the contract m ore ca refully before signi ng it; it 's to o late t o change it no w I think I've fa iled the t e st If only I (be) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bet ter prepared for it If yo u ever (decide) to visit Athens, (not forget) to visit the Acropolis La ura's mother wishes her daughte r (not be) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ so shy Brian (earn) m ore if he (work) harde r, but he just doesn't want to If only I (t ake) it easy with the housework yesterday Today I fee l a too t ired to anything Complete the dialogue with the words/phrases in the box I've got som et hin g in mind Com e again? What are you on a bout? I'm easy a bit of a d owner Liz: So, w hat are you go ing to get m e for my birthday? Sam: Oh, (1) Liz: _ Really, what? Sam: I'm not go ing to t ell you Liz: Well, just as long as it isn't anythi ng s illy, (2 ) _ Sam : (3) Liz: you s illy presents (4) I never g et _ Sam: When d id I get you a sill y present? Liz: What a bo ut last year? Sam: That was intere sting, n ot silly Anyway, your birthd ay would be (5) _ if I got you somet hing boring, like a book Liz: 66 Channel yourEnglish I suppose so Lesson Two B phrasal Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box a Read the paragraphs a-d below and rearrange them to form a text Write 1-4 in the boxes com e across break down come up w it h go by pull through deal with set out wear out Th ey ea rly in the m orning a brilliant idea My brother yesterday Pau l a n old sc hool book of his father's Sh e is very ill but the doctor t hin ks that she will _ My shoes are II from all the walking I did on holid ay Alex's ca r has It might soun d strange but I was really depressed when we finally reached Singapore We had left the exotic countryside behind and had entered the co ncrete jungle It reminded me of the big cities back home At least I have and he's having it repaired Th ey had to lots of problems my memories of t he trip w hich I recorded in my lat est book Exotic Orient when they moved house Three months befor e Gillian II heard from her sis ter The train moved through mountai ns planted with tea and across coconut plantations I spent hours watching [J Complete the sentences below with an appropriate word The last letters of the words have been given Fortunately, their ended successfully It was a rather w hethe r I w as dreaming or not As we came o ut of the jungle we saw beautiful temples shining in the setting sun o_u_s_ journey "'fu=.l evening and I got really bored II Th ere are lots of benefits to being a trave l writer, the best of which is being able to go o n really wonderful a pes as We saw some w onderful we travelled through northern Greece Th ere was total the breathea king landscapes.The heat of the day enhanced the smell of tropical fl owe rs and after a while I co uldn't te ll lifetime, but the Eastern and Orieneal Express Railway from Bangkok,Thailand to Singapore has to be the most os in the city fascin ating of all.T he combination of great service and the when all the traffic lights bro ke down You'll have to get special journeys I've been on quite a few great trai n journeys in my s ion to be ex oti c countryside really took my breath away able to take ph oto s in t he museum Th e little boy is very e"'d :: to his dog Th ey go everywhere together I'm afra id I can't make out your ==- ure that took place at the sc ho ol f8te? passengers got dressed up before going to the dining car for their evening mea l After dinner light entertainme nt was provided in the library.The train itself co uld o nly be on the che que sir Did you hear about the strange The evenings passed very pleasantly All the ent ===- described as lux ur ious.Th e compartme nts all had their own bathrooms and showers and t here was even a presidenti al suite for those who could afford it Channel your English 67 Lesson Three B Read the text below and choose the best word a , b, c or d for ea ch blank "We'll keep (l) touch!" were Maggie's last words before she drove off The engine of he r ca r the silence of the chilly, autumn evening Se ein g her leave was a (3) (2 ) of a d owner, so I stood t here for a w h ile j ust watching When she di sappeared ro und the corner, I decid ed to take a walk to get some fr esh air How was I (4) t o get used to her a bsence? Ma gg ie had been my best friend since primary school We were always hanging (5 ) I simply couldn't get a ll those thoughts out of my (6) t oget he r B ut now th ings were a bout to change You see, we were both m oving on to colle ge Maggie was in te rested (7) _ studying Art History, so she decided to go to St Andrew's College in Scotland, w hi le I would stay in London to get my degree While I was thinking about all this I bumped (8 ) J ane and I was really happy to see her "Why don't we go for a cup of coffee?" she (9) It turned (l 0) to be the best thing t hat co uld have h appened a) in b) w ith c) to d) on a) ca ught b) broke c) destroyed d) harmed a) lit tl e b) bit c) few d) m ore a) thou ght b) made c) supposed d) co nsidered a) off b) in c) with d) out a) mind b) heart c) brain d ) thought a) in b) on c) at d) abou t a ) with b) into c) off d) to a) refused b) denied c) ordered d) suggested b) up c) on d) in 10 a) out D Complete the second sentence so that it has a s imilar meaning to the first sentenc e, us ing the word given You must use between two and five words, including the word given They d id n't e njoy t he meal because it was not properly cooked If t he m eal , t hey w oul d have e njoyed it not J oa n spent all her money b ut she regrets it now J oan all her money I d on't rea lly like it w hen yo u ta ke m y things w it hout as king I'd rather h aving painted They have offered he r a job abroad She been abroad Despite her disappointment, she carried on w it h her work Although 68 Channel your English was , she carried on w it h her w ork I'm sure she has burnt the food; I can smell it She did my t h ings without as king We have asked someone to paint the house We are had have ; I can smell it UNIT 15 Read the text below Some of the lines a re correct , and some have a word which shou ld not be there If a line is correct , put a lick ( ,f) in the s pace provided If a line has a word which should not be t here, write the word in the space provided London is one of the many European capitals which it attracts millions of to urists each year It seems me that t he famous s ights and the more exc it ing nightlife are not t he only reasons for its popularity London is full of huge department stores an d sho ps and the m os t tourists are more than eager to buy whatever they ca n as soon as they set foot in the city They take too great pleasure in walking up and down Oxford Street or spending the whole day on exploring Harrods You can always see tourists of different 10 nationalities to walk in and out of trendy shops carrying 11 shopping bags and looking really pleased There is no doubt 12 that for them shopping is the best way to have a fun m LOOk at the picture a nd decide what the person wants to compla in abou t Then, complete his letter of complaint using linking words Dear Sir / Madam I am writing to compla in about the condition of the holiday ho me that I stayed III last weekend I feel t hat it was absolutely unacceptable , I am extremely dissatisfied and I believe I am entitled to a fu ll refund Thank yo u in advance Yours fa it hfu lly, A Noel Williams Channel yourEnglish 69 Revision 13·15 B Complete the dialogue with the phrases in the box There a re two extra phrases tha t you not need to use ups a n d wns Vic: was ove r co mes wn to co m es a long way bumped in to paid off turned out You w ill n ev e r believe w ho I (I ) a bit of a d owne r yesterday Mark: Who? Vic: Johnny, and guess what he does for a living now Mark: What? Vic: He 's the manager of so me bi g roc k b and Mark: Wow, those musi c lessons really (2 ) Vic: t hen, d idn't they? Yes, I thought his career (3) after that awful band he was in failed Mark: Well, we all have our (4) , don't we? Vic: Yes, but it seems t hat eventually everything has (5) Mark: It all (6 ) Vic : great for Johnny rd w ork in t he e n d And a littl e bit of lu ck Mark : Of course Il Complete th e sentences with a word from the box competition participa t e mention communication There was a large mountainous a t tack co nsider relia ble crow d transport outside the town hall I took part in the drawing at sc hool, bu t I di dn't win anything I' ve de cid ed to in this year's m ara t h on London h a s a very good system, so it's easy for tourists t o get aro u n d Derek's old car wasn' t very ; it kept brea king wn June must all t he options before she m ake s up h e r mind Switzerland is a very country I didn't expect our little dog t o Please don' t the burglar a nyth in g t o Ted about the accident because he doesn't like t o talk abou t it 10 Good a is t he secret to a successful relationship Complete the blanks with the correct form of the words in capitals Daniel Radcliffe , w ho starred in Harry Potter an d th e Philosopher's Ston e, is a typical example of a child star Like so many others, he beca m e (I) overnig ht after making h is first (2) in a n internationally successfu l film To (3) become a film star at such a y ou n g a ge FAME APPEAR ACTUAL seems like a d rea m come t rue, but t h e re are also disadvan tages Th ese yo ung peop le are (4) because of the (5) can (6) (7) The struggle to stay on top lead to psychological or even h ealth proble m s , they may be grea t child stars, but some (8) can very easily lose interest in them when they start to grow up 70 to lead no rmal live s Channel your English ABLE COMPETE EASY ADDITION DIRECT [!J Read the text below Some of the lines are correct and some have a word which should not be there If a line is correct , put a tick (,I' ) in the space provided If there is a word which should not be there, write the word in the space provided The sc ientific study and analysis of handw riti n g it is called graphology According to the grapho log ists, each person's handw rit ing is qu ite personal and unique one, j ust like a fingerprint Even t ho ugh yo u are taught how to w rite by the same teacher as hundre ds of ot her more students, you n' t write in exactly the same way wi th as any of them Your handwriting usually changes as you grow older and it may also change is depending on what kind of text you are writ ing For example, when you can write a shopping list your writing style will be different from the style used 10 in a formal letter Despite of this, graphologists study different 11 samples of handwriting so much carefully that they can tell whet her 12 t hey have been written by th e same person or not They are often 13 bein g asked to help in court cases and provide useful info rmation D Read the text below and chose the best word a , b, c or d for each blank Are you too t ired to go to wo rk in t he morning? Do you (1) like a ho liday? Then, why n ot take (2) to Greece? The Greek islands are among the best places in the world where you can relax and have fun As soon as you (3) foot in Greece, you will be welcomed by the sunshine and the blue sky Before yo u (4 ) for yo ur island destination, make sure that you go on a (5) tour of the mainla nd Delp hi , Olympia and of course the city of At hens w ill help yo u get an (6) of t he country's ancient history Wherever you go, YOU'll be impressed by t he (7)" scenery and you' ll fin d t hat t he local peopl e are frie ndly, open a nd above a ll, well (8) of how to t reat vis itors Once yo u visit Greece you'll find many good (9) now for what will (10) to come back again and again So, book with us to be the holiday of a lifetime! a) look b) feel c) think d) want a) a trip b) an excursion c) a travel d) a voyage a) put b) go c) set d) take a) go out b) set off c) put off d) are over a) guided b) trekking c) stranded d) packing a ) example b) influence c) idea d) impression a ) pow erful b) depressing c) luxuriou s d) breathtakin g a) grateful b) relia ble c) aware d) unbearable a ) reasons b) advantages c) issue s d) t hings b) t urn out c) come down d) bring up 10 a ) wear out Channel your English 71 Channel your English Intermediate is a new, exciting and easy-to-use course which smoothly brings teenage learners of English from elementary to a higher level of fluency The Workbook conta ins: • • • • • A variety of exercise s practising grammar an d vocabulary Tasks practising functions and langu age used for comm u nication Read ing Comprehension and Use of English exercises Guid ed writing tasks Five revision units The Workbook can be used in class and/or at home It is availab le in two editions , wit h or without key Course components: • Studenfs Book • Workbook Interleaved Teacher's Book • Class Cassettes or CDs Test Booklet and CD-ROM Study Companion IS BN - - 2-X lJlllL mm publications .. .Intermediate workbook your English H.Q Mitchell - J Scott Contents :." • _ 1:: r Unit • On your marks Unit • Go for Itl Unit • What are you like?... YCXI Channel your English 35 Lesson Three B Read the text below and choose the best word a, b or c for each blank TEENAGE HELP GROUP Do you often (1) with your pa rents? DOJou rare ly (2) your. .. writing to tell you my news That's allfOr now Say hello to your jOmily and our friends back home, Write back soon Take care, Adrian Channel yourEnglish 13 Revision 1-3 a Complete the dialogue with