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Grammar
Stay cool
Past simple and present perfect simple 1 >Use the words in the circles with the verb in the box to make two sentences, one in the past simple and one in the present perfect simple
a
They recently
last night Icome I several They
here here times
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4B you yet you the new film Brad Pitt Brad Pitt the new yesterday film 9 .
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The definite article and zero article 2 >Complete the sentences with the where necessary Do you play !~~
Do you play ::- tenniHave you ever been to Caribbea2 It was light at four'o'clock in mornin 3 We spoke English most of the time4 Did you go by tr ( 5 Let's go to Plaza Cinema It's comfortable than 6 Do you ever watch foreign Alm7 Why did she leave h8 Did you visit Pyramid when yin Egyp9 00 you study music at schoo10 landslide which followed the stonn a lot of 11 We had vegetable curry and
curry was good but was col
12 North Star was really bright last niglt was brightest star in sky
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Marco: Then 8 (1/go down
Past simple and present perfect simple
a Sleep hill in top gear And 3;- Complete the conversation, putting the verbs
9 (there/be) a into the past simple or present perfect simple
bend at the bottom
Marco: .!)'.~.i.I!!.!.~!!!! O/just/have) a driving lesson Tracey: 10 . Tracey: How I ••.••••.•.••••.••.•.•••••.••••••••••••• (you/get on)? (you/slow down)?
Marco: Terriblel 2 ••••.•• •••••.••••••.••••• ••.••••••••••••.•.••••• Marco: No, 11 (l/(l /never/felt) 0 embarra ed in my enough time
whole lifel Tracey: Erm, Marco, how many lessons 12 Tracey: Why? Whal J •••••••••••••.•••••••••••.••••••••••• (you/do)? (you/have) so far? Marco: Well," Marco: Ten
(the lesson/not start) very well 1 turned left Tracey: Why don't you try a different instructor? instead of right and 5 (hit) the Marco: I'll have to 13
pavement (Dan /just/refuse) to teach me any more
Tracey: 6 (you/have) problems He said it was too stressful! with your right and left ever since
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Definite, indefinite and
4/ Complete the newspaper article with the or a/an where
Mobile phone saves girl
ATEP.tlAGE DRIVER called 999 on her m hilt-pbonl' as h lay injured after e
car occident , cnll saved her Ufe On nlesday, eighteen-year-oltl Rachel Edward.~ went out for 2 drive in
I!arly evening after 4 row I1cr ooyIriend She losll'onlTOlllf ' un CUtist road at Whitesand Bay Suuth C mwal l and wenl uver 7 llt I
A 'J car r !led do", n 10 cliff, Rarhl·t managed to jump uuL Somehow, she till had her handbag with her and inside
It handbag was her mobih: phone She
,llletll)49 [l[JtI very soon 11 helicopter fast We didn't have much time When we 'We knew nothing untd 25, II~ no il~ \\ay to rescue her lifted Rachel to 20 nfety.21 contacted us: aid Rachel" father 'She ha
1 lirsl llung we aw was 14 water w~ about a metre from her car.' had 26 luckiest escape of anyo\.'llI ut 15 bOl1um of 1" _ cliff 22 helicopter flew Lo :'J I've ver known.' Mr Edwards wa fsaId 17 helicopter pilot 'We then saw Roborough Airport From there, 24 01'27 admiration for 28 Miss Edwards further up IR cliff, ambulance took Rachel to Derriford emergency servic
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Stay cool
5> Solve the crossword
Go for it
6> Complete the account of this journey in
your notebook using the pictures 1 to 7
last month, , went to Kosice in Slovakia to see my friend Gabriel It was a real adventure because it was
the first time I'd travelled on my own This is how I got
there I went to the airport by taxi , arrived at 7.30
2
6
5 To return to your house: to
7 all trains stop at Charing Cross? 8 To continue a journey: to go
9 The door was open, but we didn't go (210 The people on a bus
14 They dOll' t
to Katmandu (6) 15 A plane journey (6)
18 Abbreviation for European Union (2) 20 Form of transporl found in Nepal (8) Down
1 Sorry, there are seats left (2)
2 Five tickets at two pounds ea h - that's
pounds, please
3 Does this bus go Piccadilly? 4 1 waited half " : hoUT ror a bu 6 Why are youso late? Did you 7 We walked the hill to 8 Could you just go tI e
once more? (4)
to You wail on this for a train (8) 11 The third planet from the SUIl (5)
12 If you want to travel firc;t class you'll have La pay (5)
13 What time do we sail? (3) 14 The person driving a car (6) 16 An organised long walk (4)
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A: .E'!.'! you give John a
B: .Pf course
A: Do
2 A: if 1 have the day off tomorrow?
B: I'd you didn·t We're very busy at the moment
3 A: 1 close the
B: Of course you may
What's wrong?
8 / Correct the mistakes
W wenl by #te-train
I n 'ver been there
2 I don't like going in his car lie's a terrible conductor
J l' en Joanna yesterday
5 W'
Va bulary 0): Predicting situations
IU LI pr pare our II' for specific situations by p d, thlf1 k 'Y vo auulaTY For example, at the
"1 d at al1 airport words and phra e
hi h y u may h ar r n ed are passport hand
baggag •aisle/window seat boarding card, gate m mb r boarding time
Y W nl to btl <I 11 li k~l from London to r1mburgh for the WI: k"nd Write six words or
phm
Go for it
9> Write the conversations Use a different expression each time
Joe: [I] P.C!.!l.c!'~ '.':!!!!~ if.L~!th.~r.~?
Usa: IKJ ):!!!.~~r.r;Y.:.M!l.fr.!.~~~~~.~~~!!!!l.!~.~r.~:
B
Iffil Ipay phone I
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An interview with
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Interviewer: Liam Neesm1 jOll gn'\\< t1p III a h use lull uf women
You had thr"l: dd~r slSLers and you IV rc Ihe baby brat her
I b} W~reyou very spoih?
~~ f • • • t I I • • • "
Liam Neeson: No, T wasn't My
IStcrS "('em to think I was, but I Lertainl} WllSll'l! We all hau Ill lr chor' It) do l\1ine were
swel.:plllg the back yard, hringmg ill th I,;V:1lll1r the fire and geLLing the groceries
Interviewer l Liam Neeson: 1suppa e its true III a C llain 'Xlent There was a gullll my _cllllo1 Elizab th, who wa the Lar aLlress in our school piny:; On It: rill, our English teacher was uoing a play whi h elizabeth was tn () 1 wenl all ng to the 1tIdition and got a part Thul' where my interest in acting beg;m
Interviewer: You're the ralher no\\ of two young sons There's a big ucb:'llc in Britain allhe moment aboul how lillIe lime falh r pend wnh lheir children
I Ihinl It\ an a\ erage of flfLeen mmutes a day J ?
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• J r
Liam Neeson was born in Northern Ireland He has appeared in many well-known films including Sch mo/E'r's List and
Star Wars - The Phantom Menace
Uam Neeson: Abso]mely yes And I love doin T it 1L's the most natural thing m Lhe world J thitlk lIS ImportanL to remember that children grow up so quickly, you know! I was reading the other day about a wnter who was lyping a story <lnd his kid was outside saying, 'Dad, ome and play baseball' He said, 'Yes, I'll be there in a minute I have Lo finish thi ,.' And of course The hours passed ilnd he gOl the tOT) finished 0
lime but the kid was in bed Thats a moment thai he'll never gel back again And that truck a chord with me, so Ilry to play wiLh my kids when they ac;k It doesn't matter what fm doing
Interviewer: 4 Liam Neeson: Very much so Absolutely I'm \ ery C<)ll d O llS of
the problem of \ ioience in mms and on television My fluh r's generaLion was worned about the influence of (h(' Rolhng Slones
and the Beatlcs Nnw il'S violent nJm ml awful violent video
games vhere if yotl ill someone
YOLI get 300 points and rhen
move on to the nexi game IL'S j l lCITIfying 5 yes, flU very aware of the image that I m
involve in on Lhe screen
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1 Read the
interviewer's q<I) Arc you tryi
5pends quite a lot of lime with hi
(b) Wcre you very spoilt? )
cJ Does that make you look at a pan maybe (,ifferently thinking about the images and the i lfluences that children ha e as hey grow up? ti) Is 11 true that you only got interested in being in
chool productions because you fancied a girl who was in the play?
2/ Match the words and phrases with their
meanings
t spoilt III a) age group
2 chor o b) allowed to do
J 'weeping o whatever you want 4 qroceries D c) aware
5 udil,on 0 d) very frightening
6 truck a chord 0 e) food which is bought
7 'OTI cious o f) household jobs
H t'rrifying D g) test for a part in a play gencration o h) had personal meaning
i) cleaning with a brush
o for it
3) Correct the statements
Liam Neeson comes from the
IJ.~ ~~m~fr.~!!!.~~r:!.~.t;~.~r.t;!~.'!.~:
He was the eld
2 His interest in acting began when he left school
3 His sons are grown up
4 H doesn't spend much time with his children
5 lie worrie about lhe effect which pop music has on young people
Communication
4 / Use the information in the factfile and the
expressions below it to continue the interview
with Liam Neeson Write at least five questions and answers -.~,""';' ;~llr~-" ~L1AM NEESON 7 June 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland ." " G~i:~~;;;-2r:':if~~'t ' .
(Physics and Computer science) """'~-, ~
Wife: Natasha Richardson (actress)
Children: Michael Daniel
.~ ; -. .-
Schindler'S List (1993), Star Wars
The Phantom Menace (1999),
Gun Shy (1999)
• Real ly? • That's interesting
• Did you? / Were you? / ls she? / Have you?
Interviewer:
Liam Neeson:
Writing
5 > In your notebook, write a 1SO-word article about Liam Neeson for a school magazine Use
the information in the text and the factfile
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~ St_a~y_co_o_J/~ ~)
1 >Complete the article with the correct form of the words in brackets
I h;n c III say that 1find the idea of two men punching each uthc:r fOT peoplt s ~~~~~~~~m~~L (emertain) truly I (shock), Wb.1t':\
1 (entertain) about il? Wl1ere's J (excite) or 4 .
(plc- e) in watching twO men fight C'Jtb other unUl one
of them ._ (give +preposition) or is
lell uncon i()u '? Do people get a 6
(Will) JUt of w:uching something like this? If they do, I find it \Cr; 7 (worry)
What'~ more, if not jUst mrn who are involved I was fl (shock) when I read recently about boxing mald) b'twecn two women How can
the d( It? Surely they've c::en lle 9 (horrif ,) mjurie that male boxers get
Don't get me wrong I like W;ttdling port rfind it 10 excite) toee people achieving
new records in am/eties and I'm ruwavs
,! (amaze) al rhe skill of football and rugby player' But boxing is not a port, m
my opinion
I feel slrongl), abolll this, and I won't
12 (give +preposition) protesting
about it Recently, while 1 ') (give +preposttiatt) anti·boxing /e;U1et 'i in mr local ~bopping centre, a lot of people came up to me LO say
they were I.' (plea e) mill I was
doing it So don l be 15 (surprise) if you see me on a streeL comer near youl
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form of the verbs in brackets Then write a
sui able question
A: 1 didn't answer . (not answer) the phone because 1 ~f!~.~.'!.'!.t!.~'!9 (stand) on my head
B: Why ~~r~y.C?l! ~!!.'!.t!.~'!9 '?'.'.~~~r ~~.'!.c!.?
A: Because 1 was doing my yoga
A: We
town when my brother (grnb) my arm
B: Why
A: Because he'd just seen Britney Spears drive by
• A: 1 (not
when Pete
B: Why
A: I don't know He didn't say
A: He
fright when he
(come) out of the building
B: Why
A: Because he thought he'd seen a ghost!
A: We
suddenly he (get)
really miserable
B: Why
A: Because he'd just split up with his girlfriend
Past simple and past perfect simple
3 >From each pair of sentences, make one
sentence containing a verb in the past simple and a verb in the past perfect simple
1 was in a state of shock
1 read the letter at eight o'clock (aft
J.~!!~.~'! '! ~~!~.C?bh~~~.# ~r.te!..~~!!~.~~.~~~r.'
My brother borrowed my l
1 couldn't wear it to
2 1 phoned you after dinner
You went out before dinner (but)
3 She took him to hospital this afternoon He fell down the stairs this morning (because)
4 1 saw a programme on first aid last night I knew what to do today (so)
5 They didn't wan t to see the film on Tuesday
They sa w it on Monday (because)
The letter e in verbs
• In many past simple endings, the e is SIlent
• 1n verb forms ending in -ing you usually
delete the f' before adding -ing
4> Underline the words in which the e is silent wanted laughed returned divided
Write the -ing form of the following verbs
take live drive make
surprise amaze
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Past simple past continuous and past perfect simple
5> Complete the story with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
It wa a C 01 evening in September 1895 John
Markham ~!!.c! ~.f!.~ (had) a hard day at work,
and he ~~~.~f!.f!.~!'.'.9.fo.~!!.~~J~ (look forward to)
gettmg home uddenly, a woman !:':'.~~~~ (rush) out of the oftice next door Sbe I•.••.••••.••••.••.••.• •
(shake) with fTlght because she 2 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
(hear) someone screaming in the cellar She was ure it was a ghost
John J ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• (not believe) in ghost so he ,
building to investigate It was very quiet But just as he 5 (think) Lhat it was all
woman's imaginaUon, he ii
screams
"Who are you? What do you want?" cried John
The screaming , (not stop) so he n (hurry) towards the place where it 'I (come from )
He 10 (reach) the door leading to the cellar, II (take) a candle and
IJ , (go)
Suddenly, the uoor 13
behmd him making a piece of paper fall from a shelf
6> Write the questions or answers
.~~.Y ~~)~~.~ ~f!.f!.~~'.'9.f~~!!r.~.!~.9~rr!~9 ~.f!.'!!:~.?
Because he'd had a hard day at work
How did he know the woman was frightened?
.~h~.'!'!.l!! ~.~.C!.~.~~9.~ .
Why was the woman frightened?
2 Did John Markham believe in ghosts?
above his head He 14 (examine) the piece of paper arefully It was the death
cerUficale of a fifteen-year-old girl called Alice Pick
She 15 (die) of tal'vation
The next day, John 16 (tell) his neighbour about the evening's extraordin ryevents Apparently, the building 17
, (not alwayslbe) an office It
I~ (oncelbelong) to a rich woman called Eva Tyndale who had shut Alice, her servant, in the cellar One of the oLher servants told the police but by the time they discovered Alice,
she was dead and Mrs TyndaJe [<el (disappear
3 ?
To investigate
4 ?
Scr ams
5 What happened when the cellar door slammed?
6 ?
She'd died of starvation
7 Why didn't the police arrest Mrs Tyndale?
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!.~~rL awrul!
1.» I've gol good n w
cl done! You be r ally pi ased
dl I've heard some bad llews
rI terrific! n
g} I'm arraid l've got 11)
i Announcing good news DD
2 Responding to good news DD
1 Announcing bad news DD
1 Responding to bad news
Go for it
a / Write the conversations
London W43QB 14th October
[ Itar Mr Harris,
YIlU have w()n [\ ,OOO! We howe pleasure ill
Mr Harris: !):~9.f!.~.~l!.'!!.~.9.'!.C?c! '!.~.~~:
Friend: Really? Tell me! Mr Harris: Friend: 5arat P-OS'S' J"alYlC-S' P-i£,./-t.ardS' .Marl-i." TI/frne-r 2 Sarah:
Friend: What's happened? Sarah:
Friend:
3 Kate:
Friend: I don't know Tell me! Kate:
Friend:
SUBJECT Histo~
PASS/FAIL RJjI
MARKS ~O/'OO
COMMENTS &me ~ood/
t +hi~s, _I ~+ 1'1 I! ,1:1 - ~I j \:1 _ :''1 4 Neil :
Friend: Oh? What's happened? Neil :
Friend:
What's wrong?)
9> Correct the mistakes
Are you W&~about your test? 15 it difficult to give in smoking?
2 Imagine my surprisement when she walked in! 3 1 couldn't answer the door because I had
a shower
4 When I found out about the concert I phoned immediately Luckily, they didn't sell all the tickets
5 I phoned her as soon I heard the news
Trang 16••••' Grammar ~ Stay coo ) The future
1 '/ Circle the correct response,
1'm
a) OK I'm going t
( b) OK I'll see you later )
1 w
a) l'm afraid 1 can't l'm meeting Karim
b) l'm afraid I can't I'll 2 Hav
a) Y
b) Yes 1 have a pizza3 a) 1 b) I 4 a) OK I b)
5 I'm wearing jeans so I might nol get
into the dub
a) Don't worry You'll get in
b) Don't worry You're gelling in
6 Does he know you're going ou t with Joe? a) No l'm going to tell him this evening b) No I tell him this evenmg
2 ) Complete the messages with will/won't, may, might,
going to ~r the present continuous In some cases, there are two possibilities
lLAesday
MMtut -KkaAeJ pkol1~ ~jttA~
fl.tD.se 1 .
(vou/nng) kim uMe+1 ~
~e.t W\'? Jo11~
~:~~l\'.~'" ~~1.~~~H f'5.I'~ Mt SlAre ~ek, but
l (I/go)
to betA W'I~ 'Dmt't mllke
r':,.a ~_:~~!:;::~~Ia"iAil!l'lI!UI {oo ~ch "oise ~
W~~~~ ~~~~~
~ar-tiv\ - V(.H'\ess~ phOl1etA
(you/to
1 toi~ he.<" 4
(you/probably/not go)
'1111A're ObulO1Asly -hlo busy
"VOl1r\
P.S.What- time- "
(you/be) Pe\ck
~~m~alM 1lwr5~
M~I'\ -~e (('\rI~
t lyoufll~ ~OU( Y'oUe -bu t,(es this el/eI\'I~" R~ wa.,.ts ib bonaw -tkem
J"okV\
MMflt1 -See y~ flm.1orfaw
f (I /m
VtAt1essa arret" CO«~e II (we
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3/ Write what the students are saying
US!! the correct form of will, may, might or going to
What are you going to do 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1r:- !
- definitely not get a job immediately e -work in Spain for a few months when you leave school? - study to become a vel - definitely! What are you going to do when you leave school? I don't really know .! ,!:!~9.~~.!l.'! ~?.~~!!~!J.~!
~r L!!!!9~t~~~~ ,!.JI.~~r ~~!;
2 I'v already decided
li d like to go to university The trouble is,
t1 TIl one thing 1 know is
'i I think
4'/ Write sentences which are true for you, using the prompts (present can tinuous) After school today
2 (might) Next weekend
3 (may) Next summer
4 (will/probably) I'm not sure
When 1 leave school5 (going to) To celebrate my eighteenth birthday,
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5;' Match each adjective with one or more prepositions
about by from in of on with angry "~~!?!!~"'~'i!.~2 excited 3 4 5 6 7 proud 8 9 worried "
6 >Complete each sentence with a phrase from Exercise 5
tfe likes classical music but he isn't ~~~~.~!'!
Laura looks
tomorrow and she's really
2 Hearing a band play live is tOlally
listening Lo a
recording
3 She's given up learning the piano She's had lessons for two year, but
she 's just 110t it 4 The conductor was
the singer because she didn', go to rehea rsaIs
5 She got a place at the Royal Academy of Music! She's really
studying lhere
7> Use the words in the box to write a profile of the two sisters and their mother
Lucy Anna
very good /languages brillia nt/sport
keen/French I
keen/basketball
not interested/sport nervous/exams not jealous/Lucy mother
pleased/Lucy's exa m results excited /Anna's basketball cup proud/both of them
J~9J ~.~~.~~~.f! f!.r:~.~!~.~~!:~!.~~~.!~~~r:~.'f.~rYAifI.e.r:~'),!fr f!,f!:I.
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B / Fill in the gaps Then put the conversation in
the correct order
o Yes An evening in sounds great!
10 Are you? Well, how meeting nna and Errol in town?
o 1m seeing them tomorrow evening Look,
rather stay in this evening
I feel a bit tired
ill I thought we !!!!P.~~ go clubbing Lonight
o I'd not, if you
l'm fed with dubbing
1 -"7j/
o So do 1, actually Do you
video and a takeaway?
L -'j/
~' _G_o_f_or_i_t_)
9'; Write the conversation using the prompts
pizza tonight? Anton: }.~~.l!.'!!J.~~.~~ f!!.;!J.~~.9.~for .~.P'!~.~~~!9.~~: o Lorna: .Ci; pizza for lunch ) Callum: 2 .Roller Cafe? Anton: Lorna: 4 C!! ; too expensive) Callum: 5 ~ Anton: 6 ~~ lorna: ' ( o Callum: 8 .What's wrong?
10> Correct the mistakes
I'll
+have an oran ge juice, please
1 can't come now I'll leave for Brussels in an hour's time 2 Are you intereste on old cars?
3 'Do you fancy going clubbing?'
'Great! I love to!'
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Reading
Voyage to
Some environmentalist groups believe that drilling for oil off the coast of Scotland is going to endanger wildlife The actress Julia Sawalha recen1Jy went to the region by boat wtth one of these groups to monitor the wildlife She kept a diary of her week
FRIDAY THE CREW
['m n Ihe Island of Islay ill Ihe Inner Hebrides We're , uing ~ail tomorrow, ~o I'm going to spend today getting
to know the other crew
members
SATURDAY MEETING THE SEALS
1 slept urprisingly well on
the boat This morning J
isited II eal anctuary After I'd held Ihe eals in my u.rms, my cloth~~ smelt very
fibhy Worse sull, I've ot a
whole week on the ship and not mnny clothe to change into,
We're setting sail for the
ibland of St J{jld.-l at 10 p.m SUNDAY FEELING SEASICK
I didn't want lunch because I felt so eastel<, but my cabin
mates ndvl~ed me to eat, so J tried 10 [orte om food down One of my companions, Kate, a murine bioI gi ·t, is going to take part in the first-ever
underwater survey near
St Kilda
Thi afternoon, omeone
f>potled a minke whale The wildlife in tru-: region ili so
rich Drilling for oil will destroy It and will affect the
climate
MONDAY FEELING GUILlY
I woke at nine, later than
<!verybody else The olher'
had done all the chores r relt
terribly guilty
We have reached the
i land of SI KiJda II' a hundred miles off the west coa~t of Scotland, in the northeast Atlantic Ocean Only twemy-eight people live here We're gOing to camp on the island tonight At last r II be able to lie on a bed that doesn't move!
TUESDAY DIVING IN
It was difficult to wake up thi morning so I decided to go for
a swim As soon as I'd dived mto the icy water, I felt as if my head was going to e plode
from the cold Back on hip, 1
helped clean
Later on 1 returned to the island sat on a rock 3Lld
watcbed the eat · and the
seabirds Some of the
seabirds have a wingspan
of five met.res!
FEELING BETTER
We set sail again this morning The sea was incredibly calm and J didn't feel seasick any more
J ~pent most of the afternoon
cleaning Before I came on thi!) trip my last job was
making a film with Mel Gib on If he ould See me now!
THURSDAY COMtNGHOME
This morning we arrived in
Glasgow on the wet coast of
, cOllund T felt a bit sad I'm
going to miss everyom:
terribly As the ship was commg into dock I looked at the pile' of industrial rubbish
It's a horrible sight after the
beauty of SI Kilda
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, > Find the words in the text which mean:
making a hole t!.r!!!!~9
1 LO check Frequently 2 people who work on a ship
) a place of saFety
4 feeling ill on a boat
5 noticed
6 to blow up like a bomb
7 unbelievably B waste material 2 ) Put the events in order aID One of the crew saw a whale b) 0 She went for a swim I D The boat left lslay d) D She got back to mainland Scotland e) [!] Julia met the other members of the crew nD She helped with the cleaning g) D Julia stayed on St Kilda hJ 0 Julia began to feel unwell o for it 3> Answer the questions What might endanger wildlif in the area around 5l Kilda? ..P.r.~~~~f)9.f~!' .f!.~~"'"
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2> look at the picture on the left Label the clothes
J / Complete the sentences with the rect uncountable nouns
Let's just drop off our 1 ':'99.~9.~ at the
hotel and go straight out
l'd like some i about the town
2 Here's a list of the a ,
from campsites to Ave-star hotels
3 Don't go into town by car The
t is awful
4 I ycled to the station and took the train ,
into town Thanks for your a
5 If the w is fine, we'll go for a walk
6 There are rolling hills and valleys sur you'll love the sc
7 Your kn
area i very good
S You'll have to get p
from the farmer to camp here
~~ ~y
4/ Complete Sara's the map
SMALL TOWNS IN FOCUS
MELBRAV
~
I'm fairly sporty I playa lot of tennis, so !.!l~.~~.~~~
~~!!!!!~.~~~.!!' ~~~.p.~~~.~!.!~~.~!~~.~.~~~~: I also I
Although our sports fadlitles are quite good, there's not much other entertainment
At weekends, I usually go to the < I particularly like romantic flIms There's also a but that's all,
really However, travelling to other places s quite easy because
4
Shopping for food and clothes
J go shopping with my mum or my dad on Saturdays We get
most things at the 5 but we buy fruit and
vegetable from stalls on the () I also buy most of my clothes 7
You can get some great bargains there I buy my shoes 8
Public buildings
One of my A level subjects is History I'm particularly interested in local history so I spend a lot of time
When I need reference books, 10
Scenery
The countryside near the town is beautiful In the northeast, 11
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Stay cool
Clauses and linkers of contrast
5'; Complete the sentences with although,
however or in spite of
~!~~.l!,,!9.~
very competitive They didn't visit promising to come
2 she's a very talented pianist she finds it difficult to play in public J There was nothing suspicious in his behaviour
I didn't really trust him
4 were only in Chicago for on day , we had a great time! S
relationship was they could get
6 I wanted to play football this morning
., I didn't wake
till midday
7 They recognised him his disguise
8 her strong northern accent, 1 understand everything she say
9 He's a very gentle person, his appearance
10 I really liked The Thirty-Nine Steps the story was quite complicated
28
Go for it
Clauses and linkers of contrast 6> Rewrite sentences 1 to 7 in Exercise 5 using the words in brackets
(although) T~.e.!l.~!~f!:! ~!~~~.~~I ~.~~~'!.9~.!~.e.!l:~
p.r9.'!J.~S;~t! ~~.~9.'!J.t::
2 (despite)
3 (although)
4 (in spite of)
6 (although)
,
.
What's wrong? 7> Correct the mistakes
atthoUjh
1 like living here despite there isn't much to do in the evening I'm afraid the skirt's a bit to tigh t
2 Dublin's a beautiful city however it's quite expensive
3 OUT accommodations were awful
4 In spite of it is a beautiful place, it' not really a tourist destination
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You: l.:~.~~~~ ~,! ~ this sweatshirt on, pl
Assistant: Here you are I
good?
You: Well, it's a bit baggy 1
7 Assistant: Yes, we have Here's a medium
You: H's Ane 41 Assistant: How 5 You: By credit card
b9;, Write a conversation in your notebook using the pictures
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Vocabular
~ Stay cool)
1 '; Label the parts of the car
ow you gu:
Go for it
2) Complete the conversation
A: You should always wear a .§~~~~~~~ ' you know, even if you're only going a short distance B: Yes, 1know
A: It's quite foggy 1 think you should pUl your
I
8: I was just going to
A: Now it's started to rain Perhaps you'd belter put your 2
8: Yes
A: The petTol gauge is low
1 W~!!~~~r~~.r:t 2 3 s 4 5 6 7 10 11 f t.12 b ~ 13 14 i 15 t
B: It's OK here's enough petrol in the
3 We'll
A: The car in front is going very slowly You could
overtake on the next bit of straight road Just
change down a 4 for more power and we'll soon be past him
B: Uh, huh
A: Look out! There's a hairpin bend coming up Don't go so 5
B: You know, you're really getting on my nerves
Perhaps you ought to drive
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He looks very tired (ought)
He ~~9.~~:~.~~.~~~~ so hard
I've got a bad headache and 1 fee l sick (should)
You a doctor 2 Oh no, it's raining and I haven't brought an
umbrella! (had better)
You mine
] I was stopped by the police last night for riding
my bik without lights (should)
You without light
4 l'm not sure about going up into the mountains
TIley say the driving conditions are qui1e
dangerous (had better)
In that case, we there today
I) Anna seems a bit depressed (ought)
Perhaps we her to
ome to the cinema with us
Obligation and prohibition with verbs must, have (got) to and needn't
4/ Complete the sentences with the modal verbs and the verbs in the box
• heat • worry • have ~ • do
• let • clean • buy • take
have to/don 't have to
Sorry, 1 can't stay I really ~~~~.!~.9.~ now It's OK for you You
your room every Saturday morning 2 Can we eat this pie cold or
it
have got to
3 Kate, I don 't understand the homework What
? 4 1 can't come out just yet 1
some shopping round to my
grandmother's
must
5 1'm so thirsty 1 something
to drink
6 His behaviour is appalling! You
him lTeat you like that
needn't
7 He phoned Lo say he's arriv d afely, so you
any more S l've got a spare pair of sunglasses, so you
any
Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
5 > Complete sentence b} so that it means the
same as sentence a) in each case
a) John's far m re serious than Jamie b) Jamie's .f~r ~~.~~r.~~'!.~ than John
a) My marks in Biology were better than my
marks in Chemistry
b) My marks in Chemistry weren't my marks in Biology
2 a) Riding a motorbike is more dangerous than
drivin g a car
b) Driving a car isn't ;
riding a motorbike
3 a} Is it true that girls are much better at
languages than boys?
b} Is it true that boys are at languages than girls?
4 a} He drives more carefu lly than she does b} She drives than he does
6> Complete the sentences
All Blur's albums are good, but th ir latest i.m.*:.k~~ of a
It's a very strange book In fact, it's
book I've ever read
2 The new Harley bike comes in several models
Thi is the most expensiv , at £ 15,000 expenstve,
3 You did wen In fact you did thaanybody else
4 We see all our cousins quite frequently But we
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7> Give advice using the modal verbs
A: 1 can't see the number
What is it? (ought)
B: It' a six You ~~g~~
~~.~~~~.!!.f! l':Y~.!m:
A: He's put on weight, hasn't he? (should)
B: You
2 A: He always seems to have a cold (should)
B: He
3 A: Anna nearly fell off her bike last night (ough t)
B: She
4 A: The fuel tank is almost empty (had better) B: We
5 A: Stop! The dog's loose! (had better)
B: 1
Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
8> Complete the dialogue using the words in brackets The • shows that you should also use an intensifier such as much, a lot or far
A: Aren't you going through the Channel Tunnel to France?
B: No, the ferry's .€!JC!.t .'!!.C?r~ P~~!!!.~~t (*pleasant) A: Maybe, but it isn't I
(quick) the train And are you taking the car?
B: Yes
A: What about going on the motorbike? 1t would be 2 ("'cheap) than going by car
B: Do you think so?
A: Of course A bike i J (*economical) than a car, and it's only £ 10 to take the bike on the
ferry so it isn't (expensiveB: Mmm
A: And you don't have to wait in traffic jams on a bike, so travelling is 5
(stressfu l) 1t's 6
(*practical) when you get there, too 1t really • 7
IS (convenient) way to travel Listen! 1 go to france B (*frequent) than you do, and 1 always go on my bike
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9/ Write the conversation between you and Mark using the prompts
o == Mark accepts IKl = He
II: = He questions your advice
~ Go for it )
10> Give advice for each situation Then accept or refuse the advice, giving a reason where possible
A: l'm fed up taking the bus all the time s: .r~~.~~g.~.~.~~.~.~.~'!.~ t;I.~f!.l:!tgm!!!g '! '!'.f!.~~r.~~~~:
A: 00 L~~!!.'~.t!.f!J~~: Th~:!.~ ~~t;I.~/y .~~'!.~!r.~:~ M!'.!l~~Jl.f?'!.:r~.r.igh.~· ~.!!!.C!.~f?rk!~~~.!l~!~~~r.~
A: 1 keep getting headaches
s:
A: ~
2 A: My dog died last week and 1really miss him s: A: 00
3 A: 1 saw my boyfriend with Mandy Tucker on
lhe way home from school s:
A: ~
Mark: 1 can't get on with my work at home
My parent argue a lo t and it's hard to concentrate
You: .r.~~~~P.~.Y.~~.~~!l~~.~~ work it, the library
Mark: 00 .~.~.~.~.~'!.'.1.:~ It closes at six o·clock You:
your teacher that you 're having problems at home
Mark: 00 2 l'd feel embarrassed
You: Well, 3
your parents about it Mark: [I]
You: Well, 1 think you should Otherwise, they
aren't going to realise there's a problem Mark: ~'i
Thanks, 111 do that
4 A: 1 asked Kelly out for a pizza tomorrow night but 1can'l really afford it
s: A: 00
Vocabulary (2):
Personalising vocabulary
It is helpful to learn new vocabuJal)' by noting how it is used in a colltext relevanl to you This is especially true of vocabulal)' items like phrasal verbs, e.g look forward: I'm looking forward to the summer holidays
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Reading
INTERNATIONAL Focus
Hi heroes are ~ton Senna and
Nelson Piquet He's from Brazil, he's eighteen, and he already has a successful career in motor racing
ANTONIO PIZZONIA was recently at the Brand Hatch racetrack in
the south of England When we met him, he was smiling and
oking very relaxed, in spite of
tbe fact that he was about to drive
in the British Formula Renault
Sport Championship
Although he's from Brazil, Antonio
now lives in Cambridge, in England
He' lived there for two yeal's lIe misses his family, but he's got a lot of friends in England
H tarted racing at the age of nine
when he won his first karting championship, the Amazonian
Championship He won his first
Brazilian Championship III Sao
Paulo at the age of thirteen
When he was fifteen, Antonio
moved from karting to racing caTS
and spent seven or eight months
in the USA, at the Formula Barber
Dodge Racing School in Florida
Out of the ten races in which he
competed, he won seven lIe's raced in many different
countries, including Spain,
New Zealand, France, Engla d
and Germany He says the most
important race for him so far
has been the Brazilian Karting
Championship because it gave
him the confidence to become a
racing <inver
Danger doesn't worry him His father, who was also a racing driver, has always given him a lot
of encouragement, although his
mother i n'l so sure about his
choice of career Ther are times
when he thinks he shouldn't do it
Wh n he isn't racing, Antonio finds time for other sports, especially
water sports like water-skiing and
jet-skiing He's from Manaus in th Amazon region, where ther are a lot of rivers and lakes, so it was
very easy for him to do water ports
as a young teenager
Antoni hope to q a Fonnul One
driver e entually '1 think I can get lh re in two or three years' time,' he says, as he g ts into his ear to take
part in the race
Antonio won the race and test· drove a Formula One car as part of
the prize He also won a road car
for a year And although he isn't old
enough to be a Formula One racing drivel', he won a cake in the shape
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Comprehension
tay cool
1 / Read the text and complete the factfile
Antonio Pizzonia
Country of birth: Country he lives in now: Training: where?
how long?
Favourite leisure activities:
2/ Put the events in order
<I) D He went to live in Cambridge
b) D lie went to the USA
cl [I) He won the Amazonian Champion hip <.I) 0 He test-drove a Formula One car
eI D He won the British Formula Renault Sport
Championship
f D He won his first race in Sa Paulo
60 for it
3/ Answer the questions
Where did the interviewer meet Antonio?
1t.~r:~mM ff.q.~~~,.l~ ~n~.~~H'.~ ~f.f.~.9!~r!~:
Did the interviewer meet Antonio before or after
th race at Brands Hatch?
'2 How do we know that Antonio wasn 't nervous
about the race?
3 Which countries has he lived ill, apart from Brazil?
4 What do s he do in his spare time?
I) Why is Manalls good ror water port?
6 Why can't Antonio drive a Formula One car yet?
Communication
4> Write the conversation in your notebook Gina wants to be a racing driver Her father
encourages her, but her mother doesn't like the idea Father: (gives advice: con tact the British Racing
Federation) 1 thi nk Gina: (accepts his advice)
Mother: (gives advice: go to
Gina: (questions her advice
Mother: (gives advice: do a secret
Gina: (refuses her
Father: Mum's right, Gina You
advice and perhaps get a Saturday job at the racetrack
Writing
5> In your notebook, write a descriptive
comparison of these two racing circuits Use some of the words in the box and your own ideas
• aUra tive • beautiful setting • city • countryside • dangerous • forest • mountains • narrow streets • old • view or the harbour
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-Vocabular
Stay cool
1 ;> Categorise the jobs; C for cars, H for health,
and R/TV for Radionv
sales manager [TI mechanic c=J
doctor DO optician c=J
presenter IRlTVI sound engineer c=J
physiolherapisl [=:J producer [=:J
script editor [=:J driving instructor [=:J
garage owner CJ dentist [=:J
2'/ Complete the adjectives describing personality Then write the opposites
Opposite pl~gsanl .'!.1JP.~t:~~~lJ.t I o n e 2 ef_ ecti 30_g _n e I b I 6so bl7d ci ivBh_pp 9 r la lOcom i t ed II u m Ie 12 s a b e
Manv words in Engli h have silent letter, II lei ter h in
3) Underline the letters which are silent
I cam paign 2 knee 3 listen 4 psychological
5 climbing 6 hour 7 lhumb 8 wrong
~_~G_o_fo_r_i_t~)
4> Use the adjectives from Exercise 2 to describe the people
'My papers are in such a mess I can never lind anything: !!.i~?~fI~~.i~~!!
'I'm in love and it feels great!:
2 'I know l'm right and that's that: 3 'I have to tell the truth 1 can't lie:
4 'rve got lots of friends 1just don't have time to see them all:
5 'Sony 1 forgot to post your let er rve got a
terrible memory.'
6 'I like watchi ng sport on lV, but I hate doing physical exercise myself.'
7 'l'm always at the monthly meetings of OUT voluntary work group They're really
important.'
8 '1 usually manage to stay calm, whatever happens.'
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First conditional: if/unless clause +
'/I (will)/won't
conjunction
5> Rewrite the sentences in the first condjtional
Stop fooling around or you'll hurt yourself
If~~.!!.C!.'!:.t¥'9P tl!.l!.~~rJ9 t;J.r9.1!.'!.t!,.y.f?':'.:~~
~~!1Y.f?':'.~t;!f:
Give him time and he'll change his If
~ You must book in advance, otherwise you won't get a seat
Unless .
3 If you don't send in your application form today, they won't consider you for the job
or
4 We'd betler not disturb him He'll get really bad-tempered
If
I) You'd better go now, otherwise you'll miss the last bus
or
6 Call me if there's a problem, otherwise I'll see you at eight
Unless
6> Use the prompts to write the advice a father
is giving his son
will/won't
you/be/pleasant
you/make friends easily
.!f!l.f!.'!.:~~R.~~.l!~f!.'.".~!.N.'!.I!:!!.!!!.l!.~.~fr ~~.'!.~.~~f!!.Y.:
you/lose friends quickly
you/be/ unreliable
i2 you/be/ organised
you/not do a good day's work Unl
might/migh t not
3 you/be/too sociabl
people/take advantage of you
If
4 people/not take you seriously
you/be/committed to your work
: • 1or 5 be vain you/be/unpopular Don't 6 get behind with your work you/get depressed
Never .
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Time clauses in the future Time clauses in the future with when/as soon as
with when/as soon as First conditional: if/unless clause + will/won't
7 / Cross out the incorrect sentences First conditional: clause with conjunction or
a) ),6Je'll fl8've a f3a~ wl-1el~ yo 1:1 'II
get yom exam resul ts
b) We'll have a party when you get your exa m results
c) We ha've a ~aft}· wi'lefl yeu !'Jet your exam results
a) I'll give you the keys as soon as
I'll see you
b) I give you the keys as soon as I see you
c) I'll give you the keys as SOOI1 as 1 see you
2 a) I may go away for a few days when I'll gel my results b) I may go away for a few days
when I get my results c) 1 may go away ror a few day
when 1 got my results J a) They'll pick the candidate '
hen all the application forms are in
b) They pick the cand idates when all the application fonTIS will be in
c) TIley'lI pick the candidates when all the application forms will be in
4 a) Do you tak a packed lunch when you'll go on the outing? b) Will you take a packed lunch
when you go on the outing? c) Will you take a packed lunch
when you'll go on the outing?
5 a) We make up our minds as oon as we know all the fact
b) We'll make up our minds as Don as we know all the facts
c) We'll make up our minds as
soon as we'll know all the racts
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9/ Complete the responses to
A: Drivers should retake their driving test every two years
B: 1 take your R.~!~~ ' but 1 don't think it would reduce the number of accidents A: You have to be twenty-five to drive a car B: I don't thaI's true
2 A: We have more freedom lhan our parent had
B: I agree you
1 A: Life's easier now than it was fifty years ago B: Oh , I don't about that
4 A: Painting is more creative than photography B: I'm no t 1 agree
S A: To be a successful politician you have to be dishonest
B: I'm sorry but 1think you 're
6 A: 1 don't Lhink it's right La spend all that money on going to the moon
B: You be right, hut don 't you think it's exciting to find out more abou t outer space?
What's wrong? 10/ Correct the mistakes
Stop fooling
I You have to be comitted to succeed in this job
"2 I call you as soon as 1 know he result
J I'll be really happy if I'll get an interview 4 He's sociable reliable and efficient
5 Don'L stay too late or you miss the la t bus G My brother works in compu ler
~, Go for it )
•
e
Parents of young
children shouldn't both
Teachers' pay should be the same as doctors'
an d lawyers'
secretaries than men
11 >Agree or disagree with the students above,
giving your reasons
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Stay cool
1 / Replace the words in italics
with the correct form of a phrasal verb with take
• after • back @ • off
• on • over • up
There was too much information to
absorb all at once take in
Can you start learning the piano at
any age?
2 Have you returned the books to the
library?
3 Will his job be safe when the new
company takes control?
4 Will you have to accept more
r onsibility in your new job?
5 Would you mind removing your
shoes?
6 Who do you resemble?
2> Complete the words with the endings in the box
-ant -ic -ent -ive
-rul -y -OliS beautifoLI differ 2 fam 7 3 creat 8 4 pleas 9 eleg 5 impress 10 dramat 40
3> First, fill in the blank spaces in 1 to 12 with the endings
of the adjectives Then match the clues to the numbers
A A R 1 W 1 F U R A J E C H M R 1 M B E L N T 1 T M P U S S E 0 M T T E A X C A R 0 R U S S T 0 C R 1 T I E V E L L 1 G T 0 R T S A N T R A C T L E L L T 0 0 N R 0 R 1 C A L
~ A film or play with songs
A T I I I 1 J J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 b) 0
c) D Belonging to the upper
d) 0 It doesn't matter if your T -shirt's a bit dirty
being so
e) 0 Listen carefully This is
f1 0 A type of film which can be frightening
g} 0 My new dictionary helps me a lot It's really
h) 0 So you saw him with another girl There's no need to get
i) 0 This sort of person is good at making jokes
j) Very, very good
k) 0 You're always writing love letters, you fool!
I) D You try to do too much You're too m) D Clever
nl 0 A film which relies on graphics and animation 0) 0 Take out this paragraph It isn't to
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tay cool
Defining and non-defining relative clauses 4; Complete the sentences with who{mj, which,
where or whose
Is this the jumper }!~~!~~ shrank in
Glasgow, 1 pent last summer, great place to go clubbi
2 H took on a job was too difficull 3 Kale, you've already met, is coming
with us
4 Would the person ar is blocking the exit please move it?
Present perfect simple and continuous 5> Circle the correct forms
Una: Hi, Sean.Q haven't seeii)! I haven't been seeing you for ages
Sean: 1 know
ina: You look tired Are you OK
~ean: I'm fine 1 I've been working! I've worked
quite hard, that's all
Una: Oh? 2 What have you done?! What have you been doing?
Sean: J I've got together ! I've been getting together
some photos for my portfolio 4 I've taken up ! I've been taking up photography, you see
Una: Really?
Sean: Yes l'm quite serious about it r, I've joined /
I've been joining a photography dub
Una: 6 How long have you gone? ! How long have you been going?
Sean: Oh, only a few weeks
Una: And how many photos 7 have you taken / have you been taking so far?
Sean: Quite a lot
Una: Have you got a good camera?
Sean: Yes It 's not bad 8 I've just bought / I've just been buying a new one for £200
5 Would you recognise the man sold you the tickets?
6 Our accommodation, the tourist office recommended, was absolutely terrible 7 We went to Scotland with my mother,
family originally came from Edinburgh
8 My grandmother often goes back to the village she was born
Una: 9 You haven't spent! You haven't been spending £200 on a camera, have you? With a camera like that you can take my photo if you like!
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Relative clauses
6/ Write a letter to Penny in your notebook by joining the sentences together with who(ml which,
where or whose
This summer we're going to Spain It's my favourite place to spend a holiday
My American cousins are going 10 be there I've never met them
Dear Penny
This summer we're 90;n9 to Spain, which ;s my favourite place to spend a holiday
My Amer;ca~ cousins whom I've never met, are 90in9 to be there
Present perfect simple and continuous
7 > Write the questions and answers, using the present perfect simple or continuous as appropriate
what / he / eat / ?
..w.h!!t·~.~~ ~.t;~~.~~.~!l !l?
~~~.~~!!.~~!f!!9.!!!L~li~.lir.t;!!m:
2 e / she / swim / ? (Jake)
3 what / they / play / ? (volleyball)
4 what / he / do / all morning / ? (ride/horse)
5 why / he / fall over backwards / ? Uump over/ fence)
6 what / he / do / '! (twist/knee)
1 We're going to a village n ar "Pamplona My grandm ther was born there
2 We're staying in a farmhouse It belongs to my uncle
3 My grandmother is arriving tomorrow afternoon She now lives in Barcelona
4 We're having a big birthday party for my grandmother She's seventy on Saturday
5 On Sunday we all plan to go to a restaurant in Pamplona
My grandmother used to work there
6 The owner is related to our family
His name is Felipe 7 Felipe is a fanta stic chef
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S ay
A
a) D l'm not that keen 011
b) D Did you? I thought
c) ill Have you seen Ewan McGregor's latest d) D
eJ 0 Do you? WeI!, I suppose he' quite attractivin a funny sort of way
S
n0 Y u can'l say that! It was really exciting and Ewan McGregor wa brilliant in it g) D Yes I thought it was fantasti
h) DOh, 1 am 1 think he's really good-looking i) D Maybe he'll walk in here right now
9 > Complete the questions and responses What do yo u of Gwyneth PaJtTow?
I'm not that on J like her a I can't Have yI I've seen it 1 it waI wasn't v ry
1 though t it was a bit PJ 60 for it )
10> In your notebook, write a conversation between you and a friend discussing a film star about whom you have different opinions
o What's wrong?)
11 :> Correct the mistakes
'Where have you been all afternoon?'
been .swjfT)fT)jn~ 'I've SWl:H'R-in tne river:
Is this the book what you told me about? 2 I've seen already the film
3 It's an exceJentfilrn
4 1 thought the film was a loss of time 5 That's the boy who's mother teaches at
our school
6 Her mother who wa a fa mous act TeSS,
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-Reading
The future of fo tbaU is feminine, according to
Sepp Blatter Pre ident of FIFA the game's
governing body Tbi afternoon, 90,000 people will
watch the Women' World Cup final in Los AngeJe
between the United State and China, whose team
has been playing so we]] in the tournament
Thre weeks ago, when
[he women'· roumamenr began, DO one paid much arreDtlOO ro it This week, chc: Presidem 0 the United tutes changed his schedule [0 make sure that he could attend Even he was lucky to get in; the gam IS a seU
When the organisers covered they had 3,000
extra tickets on Tuesday
mey w e sold within hours
Women's fo mbal I is
suddenly the ho ridet
When the United tares
ream beat Brazil in the
emi6nals, their success
[Ook them to the front
pages throughout the
country and even onto prime-time television Everyone loves a winner
Americ:ms more than most,
but the way in which this
team has taken over the
public imagination has been
remarkable The whole country has been following the tournament If che US
team wins this afternoon the country will go wild
'I thought this
rournament ould be big,
bUl it' been bigger than I
imagined We have
esrablished it as a world
class women's event in
sportS,' said Marla Messing, the President and Chief Executive Officer of th
Women's World Cup
The Chinese, who have
a fu!l~dme league of ten teams, will start as
favourites this afternoon When they took on
Norway, the cup holders,
in the semifinals, they gave
probably th greatest
display of football in the history of the competition;
and in Sun Wen, their
captain, lhey have the star
of the murnamenc There is even a Barbie-do li ve ion of her availa Ie in
toy shops
footuall Scelle
By Dave Allsop
Victory for the USA
It has been a thrilling week in
women's football [he American dream bas finally come nue The ho I nation beat China 5-4 on
penalti to claim the third Women's
World Cup in fronl of 90,000
pa sionate fans, including President
Clinton and his daughter, Ch_elsea
The three-week tournament
attracted more than 650,000 fans in total 'It's the biggest sp0l1ing even t
for us in the last ten years,' said
President Clinton 'It's not just
soccer We are lalking about
women's soccer I think it will have
a far-reaching impact across the