SHOPPING IN THE FUTURE A supermarket called “Out of this World” opened its first two stores in 1995. The idea behind them was that they should (1)……… run as a cooperative, with customers and owners deciding what sort (2)……… shop they want. (3)……… this way they can consider environment issues and refuse to buy goods (4)……… are not environmentfriendly. This is what all shopping will be (5)……… in the future, but at present it is only possible if you live close (6)……… the stores. Another idea is the supermarket delivery service. For a small charge you will be (7)……… have your goods delivered to your door. All customers will telephone in their orders (8)………that they can be prepared for delivery the next day. This may seem like a return to a shopping style of thirty years (9)………, when even the small local stores had (10)……… own delivery vans, but it sill means that there will be fewer cars (11)……… the roads and less w sister traffic congestion (12)……… there is at the moment. Another scheme is the shopping village, (13)……… many of the goods on sale are produced locally and where friendliness and helpfulness are part of (14)……… service. Child care facilities and learning centres will available everywhere to make shopping a (15)……… enjoyable experience than it is at the moment.
UNIT 6: FUTURE LIFE PHONOLOGY I Tick the correct stress pattern of the four-syllabled words below o0oo oo0o environment occupation cholesterol disadvantage community II Circle the word with the main stress pattern placed differently from that of the others A cohabit B embryo C energy D separate A complexion B registry C ecology D hospital A atmosphere B participant C deforestation D cooperative A speculation B inconceivable C comprehensive D minority A resolution B eradication C contradiction D similarity VOCABULARY I Fill the gaps in the report with a suitable word which best fits each space SHOPPING IN THE FUTURE A supermarket called “Out of this World” opened its first two stores in 1995 The idea behind them was that they should (1)……… run as a cooperative, with customers and owners deciding what sort (2)……… shop they want (3)……… this way they can consider environment issues and refuse to buy goods (4)……… are not environment-friendly This is what all shopping will be (5)……… in the future, but at present it is only possible if you live close (6)……… the stores Another idea is the supermarket delivery service For a small charge you will be (7)……… have your goods delivered to your door All customers will telephone in their orders (8)………that they can be prepared for delivery the next day This may seem like a return to a shopping style of thirty years (9)………, when even the small local stores had (10)……… own delivery vans, but it sill means that there will be fewer cars (11)……… the roads and less w sister traffic congestion (12) ……… there is at the moment Another scheme is the shopping village, (13) ……… many of the goods on sale are produced locally and where friendliness and helpfulness are part of (14)……… service Child care facilities and learning centres will available everywhere to make shopping a (15)……… enjoyable experience than it is at the moment II Identify one error in each line and correct if necessary HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALIENS! We humans must be careful, because of the aliens are coming Already, strange being walk out streets, their heads full of little green men These are ufologists and it's their year The one first report of a “flying saucer” was for forty years ago next month and thousands of UFO enthusiasts they are going to celebrate As well as new books and films, a series of the special conferences will be taking place there At one event in London, people will be able to hear talks on such subjects as abduction by aliens In America an estimated 150,000 people who are intending to visit 10 Roswell, the site of one of the most biggest mysteries in the UFO 11 world In 1947, it was claimed that the US military did found 12 parts of an alien spaceceraft here, complete with the bodies of 13 extra-terrestrials However, and some UFO watchers now view 14 this event as a deliberate misinfomation, set up to hide the truth 15 about a top secret military project 95% of UFO sightings turn out 16 to be cases of mistaken identity – though that still leaves more 5% 17 which cannot be explained, so why not to let the ufologists party on III Rewrite each of the sentences below, forming a compound adjective from words in italics and make any changes necessary Her hat caught everyone’s eye because it is an intricately decorated craft made by hand She worn an……………… and……………… intricately decorated hat My sister is very conscious of dress and always satisfied with herself My sister is……………… and……………… The experiment was done with balloons filled with gas The balloons were painted red like the colour of bricks The experiment was………………………………………… We’ll have a guide who speaks French He is working for a firm with the base in New york We’ll have………………………………………… The tower has a shape like a mushroom This is actually a building of 200 storeys The tower which………………………………………… IV Complete the sentences below with appropriate compound adjectives formed from parts of the body left-handed double-breasted narrow-waisted cold-blooded big-headed pot-bellied read-face round-shouldered sour-faced cross-eyed knock-kneed slim-hipped light-fingered strong-willed bow-legged empty-handed dark-skinned fair-haired broad-minded right-footed My boss is terribly…………… , walking around as if he was holding his salary cheque between his knees His wife’s quite the opposite: …………… as if she just got off a horse I used to wear…………… suits until I decided that one button was far more suitable for…………… people such as myself My sister is so…………… and…………… she reminds me of one of those long thin wine bottle He’s Scandinavian, so he’s…………… and…………… , and looks far better in jeans than I It looks as if United were going to return home…………… until Bradfield scored with an incredibly powerful…………… shot from outside the penalty area Off we go on holiday with vision of returning…………… and beautiful, forgetting that we always come back…………… and with peeling backs Hoskin, if you go staring at that magazine any longer, you’ll go…………… Now either be…………… , dear boy, and put it away or give it to me until the end of the lesson My boss is so…………… always looking as if he know tomorrow was going to be the end of the world, And his wife is so…………… I have to keep a careful eye on my things when they come round to the house, or they just disappear 9 Most…………… tennis players seem to win more easily against right-handers Talking of tennis players, aren’t those professionals a…………… bunch, shouting all the time how great they are ? 10 A lot of liberal, …………… people find it difficult to accept that there is such a thing as…………… murder GRAMMAR I Correct any errors in these sentences if necessary I always forget something when I go to the supermarket, despite of making a list Even department stores claim to sell most things, I prefer using specialist shops whenever possible Sainsbury's has gone into in-sore banking, whereas Iceland, the frozen food store, is develping its home delivery service In spite of they want increased sales, some shops refuse to open on Sunday I'm usually happy with the clothes I bring home, even they have been gettin screechi and we bought on impulse The supermarket chain Tesco has found that more men are buying babycare products, although they usually picking up beer at the same time II Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one Although it was cold last weekend, the store reported record sales of garden equipment DESPITE The store reported………………………………………………… Saunas are popular in Sweden but not in Britain WHEREAS Many Swedish people………………………………………………… Although he overslept, Clive wasn’t late for work UP Despite………………………………………………… on time, Clive wasn’t late for work Despite knowing the area well, I got lost EVEN I got lost………………………………………………… the area well She never finishes work on time although she works hard MATTER She………………………………………………… Although the weather changed, the picnic went ahead as planned SPITE The picnic went ahead………………………………………………… III Add the linking devices in the box to complete the article What’s more and as but because by then so To cap it all even despite then resulted in provided 30,000 runners take London in their stride No sooner had the gun sounded than we were all off, including me and my running flatmate, Fran, jostling for position (1)……… we crossed the starting line, which was awashed with plastic bags The real running began as Greenwich came into view and the crowd increased even further Anyone with their name on the vest became public property (2) ……… everyone wanted to be part of this event (3) ……… the halfway mark was within reach and it was getting tiring Tower Bridge loomed, magnificent, with thousand of people screeching encouragement My parents had spotted me I stopped for a chat and went on my way (4) ……… someone was watching after all (5) ……… regularly ingesting isotonic fluid we were getting only fleeting benefits Through a haze of discomfort Canary Wharf appeared Knees were sore, ankles pinching, (6) ……… my arms were tingling The closer to home, the harder it became We did not stop and walk (7) ……… just ran at a walking pace The last mile felt like the first 13 I was gone, (8) ……… I was hungry (9) ……… turning past Big Ben I saw a man holding an advert for McDonald’s bacon Unbelievable cruelty (10) ……… I would have eaten my hand if it was encased in a bun The finish was in sight Past Buckingham Palace and fullstop finish, no more, never again Strangers offered congratulations, smiled the brightest smiles I loved the world and it loved me ... all shopping will be (5)……… in the future, but at present it is only possible if you live close (6) ……… the stores Another idea is the supermarket delivery service For a small charge you will be... sill means that there will be fewer cars (11)……… the roads and less w sister traffic congestion (12) ……… there is at the moment Another scheme is the shopping village, (13) ……… many of the goods... most biggest mysteries in the UFO 11 world In 1947, it was claimed that the US military did found 12 parts of an alien spaceceraft here, complete with the bodies of 13 extra-terrestrials However,