Upstream Level B1 Workbook

l r i , : l - - : - C o n fe n l s UNIT1 Neighbours p.4 UNIT2 Callof the wild p.12 uNrrp Takea break p.20 UNIT4 Liveandlearn p.28 UNIT5 Weirdandwonderful p.36 UNIT State-of-the-art p.44 UNIT7 All in a day'swork p.5? UNIT8 Staying safe p.60 UNIT9 Forces of nature p.68 UNIT1O Festive time p.76 OptionalFurtherPractice WordPerfect p.85 Grammar Check p 96 Neighbours Cross theoddwordout,asin t h ee x a m o l e chaiterbox, slb{re,lazybones, troublemaker s e n s i h l es a f e f r i e n d l va m b i t i o u s ,!, Thethreepeoplebelowareneighbours in a blockof flats in London Matchthewordsin the columns thenusethemto fill in the gaps in the sentences below rTt Sense a ETI o l d F-ft Clear t4Tt keen FTI drop C on d -fashioned e of humour reTr Alison Greenway is 25 yearsold and she worksas a DJ for a radiostation.Shewas born in Australiabut she movedto Londonwhenshe was '15.Alisonis friendly and5) A t w e e k e n dssh e l o v e s6 ) a n .d laughingwith her friendsin the garden.This s o m e t i m e7s l her neighbours especiallywhen Alison and her friendsplayreallyloudmusic! ! 9OrUEr rql b away rlonond< Neelam Gupta is 23 years old Neelamis Indian and she studies photographyat the ChelseaSchoolof Art.She lovesher neighbours a n dt h e yl o v eh e r S h ei s a v e r y1 ) personwho enjoyshelpingothers.When her neighbours are away on holiday she l t.h .e i rp l a n t fso rt h e ma n dg e n e r a l l y H e r n e i g h b o u rasr e a l w a y s 3l very4) to herfor herhelp, v chasing Neighbours waters keeps aneyeonthings grateful thoughtful drives crazy easy-going a stiffupperlip polite " o creativeo chatting r likeable ca , r i n gm , e a n f, r i e n d l y p ,l a n t i n g , d i g g i n gg, a r d e n i n g VocabularyPractice Fillin the blanks with thewordsbelow ,v,f F^,,^, - ^l-^+t-,,lt -^^ JL O V U U T ) /P r d r L ) , U U r U ) , ) C C U ) s I litter A: How would you describe yourself? R l h:rro t nro:t A: Do you get on well with yourneighbours? B: Yes.Exceptwhen they in my garden a A: How would you describe t y p i c aEl n g l i s h m a n ? B: Hmm.letmethrnk.Punctual, polite and perhapsa little gardenis lovely! A: Laura's B: Yes,it is Sheis a(n) A: Can I giveyou a handwith the housework? B Yes that'd he nreat Could y o up l e a s e .t h.e platesthat areon the table? Georgiana Portman is 58 yearsold She is at London Englishand she is a HistoryProfessor University.Georgiana is very artistic and S h ep l a y st h ev i o l i na n dt h e 8) pianoand she lovespaintingportraits She is a annoyed typicalEnglishwoman Sheis sometimes by Alison's loud music but she keeps 9) about it She is very O ) a n dr e s e r v e d A: What you usuallydo at weekends? B W e l l i,t the trme of year In the summerI go to the beach r.vithmy friends ln the winter I rkegoingto thecinema Word Formation Underlinethe correctword, as in the example Taniarsveryreserved/thoughtful Shedoesn't likeexpressing heremotions Fnglishpeoplehavea reputation/politeness Complete thegapswiththecorrect word derived fromthewordsin bold .'+.Fii].;!iJ$].!:i: i!ii+'Jl:;]r:!':!i.:!l;l"!l]a.-lt!l.j.!.l- tr.t:j:l] r:1'' for beinga littleeccentric Stopbeingsucha noseyparker/sillybilly and be sensible! Youarenot a child! rThis paintingdepicts/produces the Acropolis in Athens | didn'tunderstand the ioke.lt wastoo subtle/ comical Racheltalks all the time She is such a chatterbox/scatterbrai n Robertis verycaring.He looksafter/looksfor his brother and helos his sisterwith her works for an ,Philip rnternational oank in New york He rs a high flier; rntelligent,1) 4nd very talented i However;he can be a Irttre2) H e sornetjrnesthinks SEtF that his work is rnore important that other people,s homework Leodoesn'ttake after/takecareof hisfather He lookslikehismother She'sas busyasa bee/bird 10 Without my glasses, I'm as blindasa bat/fox 11 As a boss, he's very good with strangers/ work employees 12 Couldyou do/makeme a favour? 13 Remember to keepin feel/touchwith us Circlethe correctresponse A: Couldyou giveMrs Edwards a call,please? B: a No,not now b Yes,of course A: How often you cleanyour room? B: a l'm sorry,but I can't He is verY Richardis an author and artistic 3) be a lrttle but sometimesne can 4) He """" " """" a n d5 ) boors his never rememberswhere lostng and notesareand he is always b Twicea week A: Do you thinkyou couldwashthe car? B: a I'm afraidI can't.I haveto go to the supermarket b No,I guessnot A: Do you mind switchingoff the TV? l'm tryingto sleep tnln9s B : a l ' d l i k et o b Sure.No problem A: l'm so sorryfor wakingyou up lastnight B: a Don'tworryabouti1 FoRGET i, CAREI jrf I!i 'T' ll Phrasalverbs Replacethe,phrasesin bold with lookafter, takeafter, run after in the correctform b I apologise A: l'm sorry.I didn'tmeanto upsetyou B: a All right b lt doesn'tmatter.Forgetabout it Mrs Harristakescareof my littlesisterwhile our parentsareat work Susanresembles herfather The woman pursuedthe robberscreaming for help 12 Grammarin Use =::,*l- PresentSimple,PresentContinuous & PresentPerfect Putthe verbsin the bracketsinto present present perfect simple, continuous or present (you/be)to j = -=' = - :-3eratufe (stilliqoup) Complete eachgapwith the correctformof the verbin brackets A: Whattime (we/meet)Johnand Liz? R' Tho E narfnrm:nra (start)at 8:00 so we (meet)them at 7:30 (lan/come) with usto the restaurant? B: I (not/think)so He (not/finish) A: writing hisreportyet A: B: No,I thinkshe (you/see)Linda? (be)still at the lrbrary A: Howoften (you/exercise) at the gym? B: Threeto fourtrmesa week A (Tanya/be) on a diet? B:No,shejust healthyfoodand (eat) (sleep)a lot A : Whattime (Lauraand Penny/leave)? (already/leave) B : They (you/look)for? (look)for my key A What B: (just/lose) it A : Whattime (the Eurostartrain/leave)for Paris? B : nnL+ h^lf Iroil ^^a+ Po)L -^r,^^ )cvcr I A : Where (you/go)on holidaythissummer? B : l t a l yo r G r e e c eW e (not/decide)yet A: Where Stative verbs Putthe verbsin brackets intothe presentsimple or presentcontinuous (you/smell) A: Why thategg? (smell) B: Because it bad l ' l l t h r o wi t a w a y (feel)great A: lt to beon hoirca,, cces^':it? B : Yes,I A : Star: : D - I kto ,", , :r , -: (feel)betteralready! (think)he'sso great! (think) (Leo/live)r (you/have) a partyon Saturday? B: Of course I a m I (already/invite) everybody! HiClaire, Justa quickmessage fromEngland! I can'tbelieve| 1) (be) herefor two weeks (have)sucha greattime!The already | 2) university (feel) is veryimpressive and| 3) so oroudto be here (meet)a lotof students So far,I 4) fromother (share)a largeroomwitha countriesand | 5) girlfromHongKonguntilshegetsa roomof herown (plan) an The headof our department 6) partyfor this weekend.| 7) international (hope) it's a good one | 8) (noVbe)to a partyfor ages! When 9) (you/leave)for Rome? (yon/find)a houseyet? 10) Writebacksoon Lotsof love, Claire A : B: In Kensington but at the momenthe (stay)with frrendsin Paris 1 A: E , U B - D- (have) - (you/look) (look)so much j : (be)reallya good B : Sowhy Putthe verbsin brackets intothe correctpresenttenses (he/be)so sillyright now? A W h y (you/taste)the soup? B : Because Johnsaysit (taste)likewater! PresentPerfectContinuous - Writea sentence for each situftion,asin the example Use foror since 'l Mariastartedworking an as yearsago Sheis stillan enoineer onninoor f n r r r t a o n, Maria hus been warkingas an ye$rs engineer forfaurfeen He startedplayingtennis two hoursagg.lt was5:00pm DeorBob, (write)to tettyouoboutsomething I 1) reatty (happen)to melYou th,at2) wonderJul (know)howmuchI lovewriting? 3) We[t,the ( a s k ) s c h o onl e w s p o p4e r m et o b et h e i rn e w editor.I ccn'tbeLieve it I 5) .(woit)Jor achance [ikethisJoroges (read)pastedltions doys,I 6) OverthepastJew paperto getsomeideasaboutwhatthepoperis att oJtheschooL (aLreadglwrite) obout.| 7) downlotsoJnotes (wont)to aboutwhatkindoJstories l8) (count)downthe dagsbeJore inctude WhiteI 9) (attend)theJirstmeeting I 10) oJthenewspoper s t a J Jm , l u s ta d m l t h a tI 1 ) .(.b e c o m em) o r ea n d I hopeevergthing goesOK morenervous (belnot)gou Wett,thot'smg news.12) me?l't[ let gouknowwhat happens excttedJor BgeJor now, Mark t_l^ transformations Sentence t t g lt is snowing lt started snowingthreehoursago It thesecond Complete sentence sothat it means thesameas the first.Useno morethanthreewords A friendtellsyou that he saw SusanThe last time you saw Susanwasin 2001 Bill and Richardare taking karate lessons They started takinglessons in March Bila l n dR i c h a r d You are waiting for a frrend outsidethe cinema.You arrived mnutes aoo il"::]-:"" Tina startedgoing on holiday to Santorini fiveyearsago Tina Your brothertellsyou he met David.You lastsaw Davidages ago It'ssixyearssinceI startedlearningEnglish forsixvears' fn,,,r,n",r ,.0 ,," * nu*,;.".i.o,5l,nlrsh We to NewYorkthreetimesso far Clairehasn'tvisitedLondonfor two years Claire Londontwo yearsago Thelasttime Helentook a trainwasin 2004 Helen a trainsince2004 We haveneverbeento a morebeautifulcity T h i si st h e m o s tb e a u t i f ucli t yw e t o Reading Thepeoplebelow(1-4)are lookingfor a houseto buy.Decide whichhouse(A-F)would bethe most suitable for them.Therearetwo houses youdon'tneed Aliceand Martin lovepartying.Theyare verysociableand they have lotsof friends.Theyare looking for a big housein whichthey can entertainlotsof people and havebarbecuesin the summer TheBrownsarea quietandfriendly family Situatedin a qtriettraditional village,this channingcottageis idealfor thosewho lovenature Set in spaciousgounds.it is only minutesawayfrom the Merseyside Conservation Park Designedby famousMexican architect, JavierValladares, this contemporary houseis large, minimalistic and practical.lt is perfectfor those who are alwavs on the go Thislovelyvillais ideal for partiesand celebrations With a large outdoorpooland a big receptionroom,it is perfectfor thosewho live busysociallivesand love entertainino Theyarelooking fora house witha biggardenin a nice neighbourhood closeto the centre Theyareon a tight budgetso theydon'twant to spenda lotof money Thisbeautifulfamily homeis onlytwo kilometresaway fromthe city centre.Situated in a quiet,safe neighbourhood, it hasfour bedrooms and a big garden Youwon'tbelievethe orice! Sandra andRupert arehighflyers.Theyhave verybusylivesandtheirjobs arestressful anddemanding Theylikemodernarchitecture and furnishings Theiridealhouse wouldbe well-organised and spacious Stella lovesnature, Sheis energetic andactiveand shespendsa lotof timeinthe garden.Shewantsto buy a house in the countryside whichshecan fillwith beautifulflowers.She alsolovestakinglongwalks and havingpicnics Closeto the centreandin one of the bestareas,this largehouselvith its fivebedroomsis idealfor families.Not onlyperfeclfor iqvt,ng friendsandfamityfor,,,eekend stays,but alsofor garde-s.s :c< -g for oeacea1t 3- e: f' g'rp;.r66r'agMediterranean s::^€ -:'-s :ertainlyfor those rtrrt *r*E-l:: get away from the s:'sss :i:;:.r oenires ano -rl,r,n.t1< 3E-,eL:ra SChedUleS An -rtr;'1 J r:l-: asrossthe Channel is 3l r[r_ -r*] :3 "each your own -ial Ei :;r-al se and at a verv =3-r dJr:: s| '!U Listening& Speaking Describing People Socialising ) Youwill heara conversation betweentwo friendsabouta party.Forquestions 1- choose A,BorC Complete the exchanges with sentences fromthe box Pleased to meetyou r No,no.lt'smyturn How're things? o Sorry, l'm late Niceto meetyou,too sameto you Bye.Havea niceday Jane,l'd likeyouto meetMr Rochester B: Mr Rochester A : Bye,Lindal'll seeyouthisevening B: Niceto meetyou, Albert B: Havea niceweekend.Mrs Porter B : Thanks, Whenwasthe party? A: A Saturday B Yesterday B : Justfine,thanks A : Letme buyyou lunch C Theday beforeyesterday B: What was greataboutthe dinnerparty? A: B : Nevermind,you'reherenow! Peter A the food B the musicandthe people C the food,the musicand the people LauraSingerhas A darkblackhairand green eyes B shortbrownhairand green Meeting old friends phrases fromtheboxto complete Choose thedialogue Niceto meetyou,too haven't we metbefore l'd likeyouto meet o Thisisa greatparty,isn'tit Hi,there o Whata fantastic partythatwas eyes C blackhairand blueeyes What is LauraSingerlike? A Sheistalkative and nrce fohn: Andrew: B Sheis friendly, talkative and interesting C Sheistoo talkative In January, LauraSigner A won the National Writing Competition B is goingto Columbia University C is goingto studyCreative Writing., John: Val: 4) ., John! V a l , S ) ? John: Val: Mmm, I think we have but I can't remember when John: I believe it was at Brian Stock's party last summer Val: Yes,that'sright 6) ! Yes, it was I haven't seen Brian for ages Is he here John: tonight? VaI: He's over there Let's go and talk to him John: Great! Let's go Writing (an e-maildescribingyourfamily) Gettingstarted Readthe rubricandunderline the keywords/phrases, Whatwords/phrases canyouthinkof relatedto the word family? $i fe E! 43 & Thisis partof an e-mailyou received fromyourMexican friend Maria I lovemyfamilybutsometimes pozis theydrivemecrazy Mytwin sister greatbutmyyounger brother Roberto canbeannoying at times sowe oftenfightaboutthesilliest things.Whatsyourfamilylike? Writean e-mailto yourMexican frienddescribing yourfamily Let'slook closer Readthe e-mailandcomplete the paragraph plan.Usethe followingheadings: o request for returne-mail description - ages,professions, of parents personalities o greeting andcomment on laste-mail description of brothers/sisters/cousi ns- persona Iities,Iikes/d islikes Lookat the pictures Howarethe peoplerelatedto Julia? Linking words and phrases Openi nglClosing remarks 1e Markthe following opening/ closingremarks with ORor CR Whichcouldyouusein Julia's e-mail? H i lG u e swsh a t ? Well,that'sallfromme Can'twaitto seeyou l'mwritingto letyouknow that Sorrflhaven't beenin touchin a while Byefor now Gotto go now H i !W h a t 'us p ? going? How'severything Topicsentences The tonic senten.e is the first sentence in the paragraph lt introduces or summarises the main paragraph topicof the andgivesthe reader an idea of what the paragraph is goingto be about.The rest of the paragraph(supporting I sentences) developsthe main idea of the topicsentence Lookat paragraphs & in the e-mail Findthetopicsentences andunderline them.Dothe supporting sentences develop the mainideaof the paragraph? How? Readthe topicsentences below Thinkof supporting sentences to develop the mainidea My best friend Kate is the girlintheworld kindest Mybrother Jonathan isa talented oianist LouandJanearemVfavourite To makeyour pieceof writing more interesting, you can usea phrases varietyof wordsand to linksentences or ideastogether got blueeyesandlongdarkhair MycousinJoisan attractivegirl.She's MycousinJoisan attractivegirlwith blueeyesand longdarkhair qualities Youcan link descriptions of similarpersonal by using in addition,also,and,moreover,etc Sheiscaring.Sheisalwayshelpingpeople.Sheisverykindto everyone Sheis caringand is alwayshelpingpeople.Moreover,sheis verykind to everyone o Youcan Iinkdescrrptions qualities of contrasting by usingbut, the other hand, on however,nevertheless, etc Heishardworking and bright.Hecanbedifficultat times Heishardworking and bright,but hecan bedifficultat times NOTE:When you mention someone'snegativequalitiesyou (seemsto be, can be rather.etc) For shouldusemild language example,insteadof sayingMybrother Paulislazy,it is betterto say MybrotherPaulcanbelazyat times thesentences Rewrite usinglinking wordsor phrases Ann isfriendlySheis caring Bobis hardworkingBobis kind Paulisveryenthusiastic He is bossysometimes Helenis reallyattractiveShe'sgot greeneyesand long fair hair Maryis politeand friendlySheis forgetfulat times o Janeis so kind.Sheis always veryhelpful Harryisverysociable He is intelligent Vivianis like a sisterto me Sometimes she gets on my ! nerves Yourturn Answerthe questions aboutyourself Howmanypeople areinyourfamily? Whatdo theydo for a living? Whataretheylike? Readthe rubricin Ex.1 again.Useyouranswers in Ex.7 to writean e-mailto yourfriendin Mexicoaboutyourfamily (80-100 words).Usethe paragraph planin Ex.2 to helpyou C O U SNI S 11 U n i t2 Modal Verbs I Underlinethe correctitem Fillin the correctform (begoingtoorwill)ofthe verbsin brackets A: Thewolf in that cagelookshungry.l'll give himsomething to eat A: Why areyou dressed in thissuit? B : B e c a u sI e ) r ( m e e t M B: No! You mustn't/don't have to feed the animalslt'snot allowed A: Yourdog hasbeenbarkingfor ages.Can't you something to keephim quiet? B: lt's time for hiswalk I must/shouldtake himto the park A : l ' m g o i n gh i k i n gi n t h e N a t i o n apla r ka t t h e Sullivan in an hour A: What areyourplansfor the summer? B: We (spend)August In our cottage A: lsAnn here? B: Yes,sheis.I for you B : Youought to/must weargoodhikingboots A My sonwouldreallylikea pet B : Youhaveto/shouldget him a puppy A : Didn'tyou seethe sign?You don't have to/mustn't throw rubbishhere B: | A: lt'stoo hot in here B: | awayon holiday B : Must/ShouldI waterthem everyday? A I think that governments ought to/have to moreto protectthe rainforests cages B: Yes.They must/shouldbe livingin their naturalhabitat Write what you must/mustntdo at the zoo (X) feedthe animals pet the tigers(X) obeythe zoo keepers(/) keepquiet(/) climbintoanimals' cages(X) usea cameraflash(rv) (make)you an A: Why areyouturningon the radio? B: | (listen)to the news A: I don't know how to usethisblender B : Oh?Sorry.I didn'tseethe sign A : Don'tforgetto waterthe plantswhileI am B : I absolutely agree A : I likezoosbut it'sa pitythe animalsare in (get)her A: l'm thirsty B: I orangejutce weekend Will/Going to (show)you .( o p e n ) t h e w i n d o r u ' _ A: What areall theseeggsfor? B: I (make)an omelette ) Futurecontinuous- Futureperfect Putthe verbsin brackets intothe correct tense A : Do you thinkyou (finish) oy runcni B : I t h i n ks o A Tomtomorrow? B: I don't knowyet A: What (you/see) (you/do)this time nextweek? B: | ( s w i m )i n t h e s e a A : Shallwe meettomorrow? , B : Surebut after6 o'clock.I (do)the shoppingby then A : Bythe endof thisyear,| (save)f100 B: Welldone 97 U n i t3 ) I Pastsimple - Pastcontinuous Puttheverbsin brackets intothepastsimple or thepastcontinuous ) Postperfect - Pastperfect continuous (you/feel)the earthquake A lastnight? B: Yes.I Maggie's feetweresore.Shehadbeenuralking (walk)for an hour (take)a shower (happen) Johnwasverytired.He (work) on hislaptopfor hours when it A: Why is Georgeso sad? B: He yesterday when somebody (crash)into him from the back JackielookedveryhappyShe ( p l a y )i n t h e s a n da l l m o r n i n g Timand Fayewere lost They (drive)in circlesfor an hour A: I'm meetingSusanlateron (call)me earlier B: I know.She We went to Ann's house but she wasn't (go) out there.She | askedLvnnif she wanted to eat something (get) readyto comehere A " What is Fionaso excitedabout? ( w a l k )d o w nt h e B : S h e (run)into streetwhenshe while | b u t s h e w a s nh' tu n g r yS h e (just/have)lunch When we reachedthe airportwe realised we (leave)our tickets at her favouriteactor A : How (you/find)out about thispackage holiday? (leaflthrougha magazine B : | home (play)footballfor an hourwhen it startedraining He went to the doctoryesterdaybecausehe (not/feel)well We ( .c o m e a) c r o sasn a d A : Why isthe planedelayed? B They passengers for a criminal whilehe (go)throughpassport control w h e nI A: What'swrongwith Mike'sfoot? ( s p r a i nh)i sa n k l w B: He e hile h e ( c l i m bu)pt h es t a i r s (you/do) A: What yesterday at o'clockin the afternoon? ) Vw h i l eA n n B : L ( w a t c hT (cook) A : Where's John? B: He they (have)dinnerwhen (ring)fromwork and he (have)to leaveurgently 10 A: Why is Daveso upset? B: He ( w o r k )o n h i sc o m p u t e r (switch)itself when it suddenly off so he (lose)all hiswork 98 Putthe verbsin brackets intothe pastperfect continuous 10 lt wasquietwhenshegot home.Thechildren (go) to bed a Readthe sentences andreplace usedto with possible wouldwhere qarden Thishouseusedto havea beautiful fullof redroses When we were young.we usedto go to the beachhouseevervsummer My grandmother alwaysusedto helpme with my mathshomework My fatherusedto havea red sportscarwhen ne wasyoung Dianeusedto work as a secretary beforeshe startedherown business b What did you useto five yearsago, Write sentences I usedto go to bedearly I didn'tuseto havelonghair U n i t4 I ReportedSpeech Diana me to finishtypingthe letters beforelwent home 'ThatChemistryexperimentis quite easy,,the teacher Turnthesesentencesinto reportedspeech 'This is the best report card my teacherhas evergtvenmel'Jacktold hisparents H e t o m e t h a t h e h a d f o u n da q r e a t job in Paris 'Where is the lecture taking place this a f t e r n o o n ? ' A nsna i d 'l couldn'tansweranyof the problems on the Mathspaper,'saidPenny Completethe sentencesbelow with the correctform of say or tell Shauna that she wanted to leave university and get a job Chris us a greatstorylastnight Usethe correctform of the verbsin the box to reportthe statementsbelow explain promise order denyr suggest 'Of courseI didn'tcheatin the test!'shesaid 'Miss Smithwas correctingexam papersa yesterday evening,' saidJonathan 'Open your bag, now,' the detectivesaid to ner 'Do you want to join the photography Club with me?'Patsaidto me 'Turnoveryour papersand startwriting,'said the examiner 'Whydon'twe meetlater?'saidMonica 'l appliedfor the computercourseat the college,' saidTom 'Don't worry,I won't tell anyoneyour secret,' h es a i d 'Can I copyyour Science notes,please?' Sue said 'Michael you are not paying enough attentionin class,' saidMrsJones 'l had finishedall my homeworkbeforemy friendcameto visit.'saidSandra 'Haveyou seenour new teacheryet?' John saidto me Write the reportedsentencesin directspeech Theteachersaidthat theywouldhaveto oo a test the followingweek Lynn said that she had neverseen such a difficultexampaper Gaylepromised to helpJunewith her History homework Theteacheraskedme if I had finishedall my homework Heaskedif he couldopenthe window 99 U n i t5 I Thatwoman is an artist.Her houseis on our street RelotiveClauses Choose the correctitem Halloween is a festival lt is greatfun Paulawas reallyangry when she saw the damagewhich/whothe dog haddone Sharonis the girl who/whose partywe went StephenKingis a writer Hisbooksare quite frightening to lastnight Halloweenis a festivalin that/which everyone dresses up as a ghostor a witch Peoplewho/which write novels are called authors Thatisthe churchwhen/wherehe got married My mother remembersa time when/who therewereno supermarkets I would like to dress up in a costume who/which is reallyscaryfor Halleween Doesanvoneknow whose/whomaskthis is? I Fillin the correctrelativepronoun, thenput commas wherenecessary M i c h e l lies (polite)Joan Temperaturesaregetting (hot) The man was drivingthe car was speakingon his mobile phone when he crashed Rachel is a lot herfriendSarah S t u d e n t.s h a v e j o i n et d heuniversit, thisyearmustregister at the Accommodation Bob H er s Caroline becamea doctor The car and (thin) (.f a s t ) P a ucl a nr u n Officebefore12 pm ( f r i e n d l y ) hisbrother brotherwas in my class is parked outsideour Jointhe sentences belowusingwhich,that,who or whose Johnisa teacher Heisvervpatient That is the book lt has lots of information about mythicalcreatures (well)me (expensive)dress Sheswims o Thisis of all houseis Tony's 100 Fillin the gapswith the appropriate formof the comparative or the superlative Dragons are (scary)of creatures Let's go and see the other film lt's a lot (funny)thisone Dragons havebigclawsandwings areterrifu inqcreatures Comparativesand Superlatives Ann is (intelligent) student in the class Choose the correctitem Patriciaistwice ascleverer/clever as Carol It's getting colder/coldestand colder.Let's lightthe fire I get burnedveryeasilyin the sunbecause my skinis fairest/fairerthan yours Sandyhas the best/goodvoice of all the singers in the musical Thefaster/fastestwe drivethe fasterwe will qet there U n i t6 I Thiscompanygivesa laptopto its executives Articles A any Completethe exchanges with a, an or the where necessary A: Mikesentme text message earlier B: Really? party So, you know about home? B: Well, computea r t h o m e i s b r o k e nl.' l l s e n di t f i o m w o r k A : I b o u g h t n e w m o b i l ep h o n e B: Really? Did you get one I told you Call/ quickly/ her/on hermobile/ back Tom / in his room / reading/ was sitting/ quietly/ comics about? A: Was Kate at meetingthis morning? B: Yes,shewas Shegave presentation of her new project She/ afterdinner/ in a hurrv/ immediatelv / left She/ allday/ at the office/hasbeenworking After that call/ confused / he / totallv/v,,,as A : W e w e n t t o c i n e m al a s t n i g h t t o w a t c h f i l m B : Whatwas titleof filmyousaw? ) QuestionsTags Comehere, Davehasn'thad lunchyet, l'm rightaboutthis, Thepolicecaughtthe bankrobbers, Choose the correctanswerA, B or C Helenwill studyabroad, Thereare thingsI want to askyou A alittle B afew C all A many Damienhas invited office A several B alot C a lot of neonlefrom the C little Can I borrow moneyfrom you? l'm brokel A alittle B afew C much How directorshaveworked together o n t h i sf i l m ? A few Janeworksat a bank, ) ReflexivePronouns peopleat the cinemalast B little B much C many Complete the question tags T h i si sa n i c es o n g., You'vegot a cal ) Quontifiers Therewere night Makecomplete sentences They/ two films/ lastnight/ watched / at the ctnema information from C all ) Adverbs on Saturday? A : W h y d o n ' ty o us e n dm e e - m a iw l ith A : I don't like westerns at all B : Are you serious? Haven't you ever watched film The Magnificent S e v e nl?t ' so n eo f b e s tf i l m se v e r ! B every one of Fillin the correctreflexivepronoun M a r i o nl o o k e d a t i n t h e m i r r o r Mikedid the Mathshomeworkall by Behave whenyou arein the library Children, help to somepizza We boughtthiscountryhousefor lan and Marytaught how to play the gurtar Don'ttouchthis,it'shot You'llburn He claimsto havemet the President of the USA 101 Unit ) ) Wishes Conditionals 'l Complete thesentences usingthecorrect form of theverbin brackets I didn'tknowyouwerein hospital l'veeatentoo much.Now I feelsick ( l i k e )h i sj o b ,h e w o u l d n ' t lf he lookfor a new one | shouldn'thavepaintedthe roomyellow lf Kateearnedmoremoney,she (buy)her own flat | can't affordthiswatch ( a r r i v el)a t ea t t h e office,he'llmissthe beginningof the meeting Unlesshe prepares verywell for this exam,he | don't havea computer (pass)it | shouldn'thaveliedto her Theywouldn'thaveleft if he rrr*.,eu;, ; lt"l::',"ir::l',I, to her lf | 1o n::'n"i"n :n"f:o'o ]ni,"*,""r n, I Make conditionalsentences, as in the example Mary doesn't have enough money so she can't buy a new car.lf Maryharlenough ficnel4 shewauldbuya {tevl{ar Katewasn't very careful.That'swhy she had the caraccident | haven'tgot anyfriends O h n o l l t ' sr a i n i n g again (find)a job in Lonoon, I would movethererightaway I haven'tgot enoughmoney lwishlhed enaughmcney Please stopplayingthe musicthat loudly lf the alarmclockhadgoneoff, I (not/be)latefor the meeting lf you applyfor the job, they (call)you for an interview l f J a c k Whatdoeseachperson wish? ) Clouses of purpose Choose the correctanswerA, B or C S h ec a l l e m d e inviteme to her party A so that she B to C with a viewto She askedfor a meetingwith her manager askingfor a raise A so that she B with a viewto C in orderto Celiaworkedall night Janeis ill,so shecan'tcometo the party A so asto finishthe report B in order C so that sne Daverang earlier lan didn't get your message That'swhy he d i d n ' tc a l ly o u see how you were doing A so that he B to C for Ninais workingsomeextrahoursthis month Nigeldoesn'thaveany money,so he can'tgo awayon holiday 102 earn some more monev for her summerholiday A in orderto B so as C with a viewto U n i t8 ) Thedoctortook Mr White'sbloodoressure ThePassive She will ask someoneto installan alarm systemin herhouse Complete the exchanges usingthe correct passive formof the verbsin brackets I Jackwascleaning the poolfor Tom A: Havethe oolicetalkedto the witnesses yet? B : Yes,they yesreroay Kate and Frank hired a professionalto organise theirweddingreception (question) A Are thereanysuspects? B : Onemandressed in black (see) nearthe sceneof crime Thehairdresser will cut Helen's hairtomorrow Themechanic hasserviced Paul's motorbike A: Bankrobbers should (send)to prisonfor years B: I absolutely agree A: MrsPeters' flat Thetailoris makinqa suitfor Tom 10 ThebakermadeNancv's birthdavcake (breakinto) lastnight B : O h ,n o ! H o wd r e a d f u l ! A : A burglaralarmsystem (already/install) in the flat That'sgreat A : Thebankrobbery (record)on the CCTVcameras D D I Fillin by or with T h ed o o rw a so p e n e d a k e y This musicwas written composer a famous Thewitnesses were interviewed policeofficers The window had been broken heavyobject The police car was shot at ) Determiners three a the robbers The building is watched guardsroundthe clock I Join the sentencesusingso/such thof, as in the example The damageat the bank was big lt had to closedown for a coupleof days The noisewasveryloud We all woke up Theareawasverynoisy.We decidedto move Thismanisveryrich.He hashisown yacht He isveryyoung Hecan'tdrivea car B: Really? Then.the bankrobber (arrest)sooneror later Clausesof Result security Causativeform Rewritethe sentences in the causative form, Underline the correctitem You can neither/eithercomewith us or stay at home None/Neither of us likeshorrorfilms Every/Allhouse in the neighbourhood has got a burglaralarmsystem Either/Neither you tell me what you know or I will haveyou arrested The policeofficergaveeach/allwitnesssome mug shotsto lookat Mumcombs Susan's hairevery day Thenurseis bandaqing hisleg 103 U n i t9 ) Modals Rewritethe sentences Usemust,con't, may/might l'm surethey havecaughta lot of fish Theymusthavecaughta lat af fish Choose thecorrect item Maybehe'slatefor a meeting ls thisMary? B : No, it musVcan't be her Mary has got blondehair A : lsJohnhereyet? Helooksveryupset B : No he isn't He may/can't have stayed Maybehe'smadea mistake lateat the office A: l'minterriblp eain B : Youmust/can'thavebrokenyour leg A : The phone'sringing.Who could it be at I thinkhe hashurt hisback l'msurehe'sverytired t h i sh o u r ? B: lt can't/mustbe Jane.Shesaidshe'dcall PerhapsOwen summer at aroundtwelve A: I don't have enough moneyto pay my rent B: Why don't you ask Luke?He may/can't lendyou somemoney A: I'vegot a terribleheadache lt's possible that Kateand Fionahavealready seenthe film MaybeRitawill quit herjob at the end of the month B: Youshould/have to takean aspirin A: MusVCanwe takephotographs insidethe museum? B : l'm afraidnot A : You mustn't/don'thaveto that again B : I'm sorry It'spossiblethat Bob hasmovedto the States for good 1 l ' m s u r eS u s a n h a s n ' lti e dt o v o u We can't/have to be at the station at : 0a m 12 Perhaps theywilljoin ustonight B: You'reright.Thebusleaves at 11 A: May/ShouldI borrowyourpen? B : S u r eG oa h e a d 1 A: Could/MustI talkto Mr Jones? B: l'm afraidhe isn'tin hisoffice A: Should/Can please? I havea sandwich, B: Sure Helpyourself A: ThismusVcan'tbe true.Youarelying Lookat the picture Usethe promptsto make asmanylogical assumptions as possible B : N o ,l ' m n o t A: I feel reallytired B: You haveto/shouldhavea rest A: Isthisyourpen? B: No,it can'Vmustbe John's rnmnr rfarl a a a crash lose/data be/stressed bewilling/ worKlonger play/computer 9ames 104 go to Spain for the U n i t1 11 A: Why don'tyou askJim (help)you? B: There's no pointin He'lljust sayno ) (to)infi nitive/-ing form Complete the exchanges with the correctform of the verbin brackets 12 A: What'swrong with you? B: My parents won't let me (go)to the performance on Fridaynight A: I love (listen)to rockmusic B : M e t o o ! I l o o kf o r w a r dt o (go) to the DepecheMode open air A: Areyou doinganythingtonight? B: Jesssuggested (eat)out A: lsJohnhere? B: No,he hasgone 0og) A: What areyou doingthisafternoon? B: I may (visit)my grandparents concertnextweekl Are you coming? A: No.l'm afraidI can't (afford) to payfor the ticket A : W o u l dy o u l i k e ( c o m e t)o a n art exhibition with me tomorrow? B : S u r eT l h a n k fso r A: Nigeltried ( a s k )m e (kick)the ball but he missed B : What did you expect? He's too young (play)football A : I havedecided (take)up jogging (give)you an extension? A : l'll neverforget (visit)Madrid B : I regret (noVjoin)you A: Thechildren shouldbe in bed.Theyaren,t allowed (stay) up so late B: I knowbut theyrefuse (go)to bed! A: I hate (work out) in the gym prefer (exercise) aloneat home B: Don't you find it boring?| don,t mind (go) to the gym as long as it isn'tcrowded A : lsAnn here? B : Y e s l.c a n h e a rh e r ( t a l k ) on the phone A : What did you yesterday afternoon? (tidy) Completethe sentences with the correct infinitivetense There's Diane.Sheseems (look)for a taxi Kateclaims (win) a beaury contestwhenshewaseighteen lantends (stay)at home B : G o o di d e a B u tw h a t ' st h e u s eo f (work) out if you don't go on a dietaswell? A : I'm havingdifficulty (meet) the deadline B : W h yd o n ' ty o ua s ky o u rs u p e r v i s o r B : My mum mademe my room (ask)him at the weekends Sheappears (lose)a lot of weight He is believed (be)the best basketball playerof histime Theteam seems (train)hard for the gamesnextmonth Fill in the gapswith wouldrather,prefer(s), wouldprefer, had better | t a k eu p t e n n i st h a nt a k e u ps q u a s n J i m g o i n gs w i m m i n tgo g o i n gj o g g r n g Lesley to go out on weekdays ratherthanon Saturdays Kate g o o n a d i e ti n t n e summerthan in the winter Cathy avoideatingjunk food or she'llgaina Iot of weight H e l e n h a v ej u s ta s a l a dn o w than havepasta You try the dresson before you buy it tt mightnot fit you We usually t o g o t o t n e crnemato stayingin 105 lrregular Verbs wa5 bore beat 0ecame began bit blew oroKe brought built b u r n t( b u r n e d ) l i reeo feel fiqht find flee flv forbid forget forgive freeze get gtve 9o 9row nang have near hide hit hold hurt keep know lay lead learn ieave lend let 106 been born(e) beaten oecome begun bitten blown broken brought built b u r n t( b u r n e d ) OUTSI 0urSt bought bought (beenableto) cout0 cau9nr cau9nr chose chosen came come cost cost cut cut dealt dealt sew L qu9 oug shake did done s hi n e dreamt(dreamed) dreamt(dreamed) shoot 0ranK OTUNK show 0rove driven nu t ate eaten s rn g fell fallen srt fed fed steep felt felt smell fought fought speak found found spell fled fled speno flew flown split forbade forbidden spread forgot forgotten spnng forgave forgiven stand froze frozen Sreat got got stick grven sting 9ave went SIINK 9one grew grown strike h u n g( h a n g e d ) h u n g( h a n g e d ) SWear had na0 sweep near0 nearo SWtm hid hidden IAKC hit hit teach held held tear hurt hurt telI kept kept think knew known throw laid laid understa nd led teo wake learnt(learned) learnt(learned) wear left left wrn lent lent write let let -x lay larn tit lost made meant met paid put read ridden rung Isen run sard seen sought ilr lost ma0e meant met paid pur read rooe rang rose ran said 5aw sought sold sent set sewed 50lo sent set Sewn shaken shone shot shown s hu t s un g SNOOK shone shot showed shut sang + )dL Jdt slept s m e l t( s m e l l e d ) spoke spelt(spelled) spent spilr spreao sprang stoo0 stole stuck stung stank struck SWOre swepr SWAM took t au g h t tore told thought threw understood woke wore won wrote slept s m e l t( s m e l l e d ) spoken spelt(spelled) spenr split spread sprung stood stolen stuck stung stunk struck SWOrn swept ' SWUM taken taught torn told thought thrown understood woken worn won WTIIICN Tapescripts for Exercise @ Tapescript (p.9) Charlotte: The partywas greatyesterday, wasn't it? Lynn:Yes, I reallyenjoyedit The musicwas fantasticand the foodwas excellent! Charlotte: Thepeoplewereinteresting too lan introducedme to LauraSinger, Didyou meether? [ynn;No, I don't think so What doesshejook like? Charlotte:She is short and slim, with dark biack hair and greeneyes Lynn:Andwhat is shelike? Charlotte: She'sfriendly,talkativeand very interesting She,s travelled to Africa,NewZealandand Antarctica [ynn:Really? That'sso impressive Charlotte: And that'snot all In Januaryshewon the National Writing Competitionand next Septembershe is going to ColumbiaUniversity to studyCreative Writingl lynn: Wow! l'd loveto meet her too Charlotte:Well, we're thinking of going to the cinema tomorrow.Do you want to join us? Lynn:Sure, that'd be great! for Exercise @ Tapescript (p.17) By now, most of us haveheardof 'globalwarming' Indeed, wheneverthe weatherseemsto be unseasonably hot, cold, wet or dry,our newspapers are filledwith terriblewarnings about globalwarming In her new book, Ihe GlobalScare, Mary Plinkertonattempts to separatethe facts from the fictionconcerning climaticchange It is not an easything to Forinstance, points as plinkerton out, while scientists generally agreethat globaltemperatures arerncreasing, expertsarestillarguingaboutthe causes of this IncreaseForexample, thereare scientists who believeglobal warmingisjust partof a naturalcycle,pointingto temperature changesin centuries past to supporttheir argumentsSome evengo so far as to suggestthat in the verynearfuturethe Earthwill probably get a lot colderagain Whatthe expertsareagreedon, according to plinkerton, isthe fact that temperatures havealreadygone up by almostone degreein the lasthundredyearsand mostof them agreethat this trend will continue- at leastin the immediatefuture What nobody can be sure of is just how much higher temperatures will go At the momentthe fear is that, if we don't changeour ways,then temperatures could riseby as muchas five degreesin the next hundredyears howeve4as Plinkertonis carefulto explain,these estimateswill only becomemoreaccurate as moreinformation becomes available o , w h a t d o e s P i l k i n g t o nt h i n k w e c a n d o a b o u t i t ? Unfortunately, this is where I found her book a bit of a d i s a p p o i n t m e nAt l o t o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o inn t h i s c h a p t e ro f the book is very technlcaland complicated, but here and thereshedoeshavesomecommonsense,and perhapsrather obvious,suggestionsAs she says,we needto cut down on the amountof energywe useand shearguesthat we can all this by turningelectrical equipmentoff when we are not usingit and puttingon a sweaterwhen we feelcold,instead o f t u r n i n gt h e h e a t i n gu p P a y i n ga t t e n t i o nt o s u c hs i m p l e detailscansavea remarkable amountof energy Finally,and this is the part of the book I found the most fascinating, Plinkertondiscusses the hiddenenergycostsof the food we eat lt seemsthat many food suppliersare contributing to globalwarmingbecause so muchof the food we eat thesedaystravelshugedistances beforeit endsup on our tables When you think that a lot of this food is transportedby air so that it reaches the supermarkets ln as fresh a condition as possible,then you can begin to understandthe seriousness of the problem As plinkerton says,we can all help reducethe amount of energythat is wasted if we only buy food that is producedlocally.lt is fresher,healthier,probablycheaper,and if we all buy local productswe will supportour local farming communiil,as well l'm off to my localmarketrightnow Goodbye t -uNrr3 for Exercise 1b (p.25) @ Tapescript Sodie:Lucy, you look upset,is everything all right? Lucy:Youwon't believe what happened to me this morning.I spent an hour on the phone trying to book my flight to Edinburgh Sadie:And?What happened? lucy;Wellto startwith, the travelagentwas eatingwhile he was talkingand as if that wasn'tenough,he keptsayinghow busyhe was Sodie;How rude! Lucy:And that's not all When I askedhim about the British Airwayshalf-price offerhe saidhe hadn'theardabout it Sodie:Oh, nol Lucy:I got so upsetI nearlycriedbut I managedto staycalm Sadie:So did you bookthe ticket? lucy: No, I didn't As the travel agent was making the bookingthe computerbrokedown Sadie:I can't believeit, [ucy;Neithercan l! 107 Tapescripts @ Tapescript for Exercise (p.33) G o o da f t e r n o o nT h e E v e n i n g C o l l e g eh, o w m a y I h e l p you? B : G o o d a f t e r n o o nI, w a s r i n g i n gt o e n q u i r ea b o u tw h a t e v e n r n lga n g u a gceo u r s eyso u a r er u n n i n gt h i sy e a r A : Well,we havea specialofferon at the moment B : Really, what is it? A: lf you enrolon a languagecoursetoday,you will receive a p o u n dd i s c o u n t B : That'sgreat What courses areon offer? T h i st e r my o u c a nc h o o s ef r o m ,F r e n c hl t, a l i a nS, p a n i s h , Greekor evenPortuguese B : W h a ta c h o i c el !t h i n kl ' l lg o f o r S p a n i s thh, o u g ha, sl o o n h o l i d a tyo S p a i na l o t That'sfine lt'sa greatcourseAll our teachers arenative speakersand they have at least four yearsteaching experience Soyou are in good hands B : B r i l l i a nN t o w ,w h e nd o t h e l e s s o nsst a r t ? A : Y o u rf i r s tl e s s o n w i l l b e a t t h e b e g i n n i no gf S e p t e m b e r , b u t w e ' l l c a l ly o u n e a r e trh e t i m e t o l e t y o u k n o w t h e exact date Then,after that you will have a lessona week,for 28 weeks B : I h a v ea f r i e n dw h o m i g h tb e i n t e r e s t eads w e l l W h e n doesshehaveto enrolby? A : S h ec a n e n r o lu p u n t i l t h e s to f A u g u s t ,s o t h e r e ' s plentyof time left yet B : F a n t a s t i cI tlh i n ki t ' l lb e a g r e a tc h a l l e n gteo l e a r na n e w l a n g u a g el ' l ls i g nu p t o d a y l A : O K , l ' l l t a k e y o u r d e t a i l si n a m o m e n t ,b u t f i r s tl e t m e g i v ey o u t h e e n r o l m e nht o t l i n en u m b e rf o r y o u rf r i e n d , a sy o u c a m et h r o u g hm a i nr e c e p t i o n B : That'sgreat.I havea pen and paper,so go ahead -2-2-4-0-7 -1-4 Haveyou got that? A : It's0-2-0-7 B : Yes,thanks very much Now what you need to know (fadeout) for Exercise @ Tapescript (p 41) Philip: Hi, Simon How arethings? Simon: Great,Philip Thanks.lt was good to see you at P a u l ' ps a r t yo n S a t u r d a y ! Philip: Yeah,it was a reallycool party,wasn't it? S i m o n : M m , i t w a so k a yb u t i t w a s n ' ta sg o o da sJ i l l ' sf a n c y dresspartyon Sunday P h i l i p : O h y e a h ?l c o u l d n ' tg o o n S u n d a yI h o p eJ i l l ' sn o t madat me 108 Simon: No, but you sure misseda good party We all dressedin fantasticcostumesand the rTtustc was g r e a t B u tw h a t I l i k e dm o s tw a st h e s h i p Philip: The ship? Simon: Yeah,Jill wanted to havea specialatmosphere at h e r p a r t y s o s h e p u t a s m a l lp i r a t es h i p i n h e r garden lt wasawesome!Everybody was dancingon t h es h l p Philip: Wow, soundslike you had a brillianttime I really misseo dut S i m o n : Y o uc a n ' ti m a g i n eB! u t ,d o n ' tw o r r y J i l l ' so r g a n i z i n g a n o t h e or n ef o r h e rb i r t h d a yi n J u l y Philip: Greatll'm not goingto missthat one Not for the world! for Exercise (p.a9) @ Tapescript Boy:Lucy,haveyou alreadydecidedwhat to buy Dad for his birthday? G l r l :N o ,l h a v e n ' t I a m s t i l lt h i n k i n go f w h a t t o b u y ,T h i s y e a r I w a n t t o g e t h i m s o m e t h i n gr e a l l yu n u s u a lH a v ey o u g o t a n yi d e a s ? Boy;Actually,I was onlinethe other day and I saw a cool w e b s i t et h a t s e l l sg a d g e t sa n d g i f t s M a y b ew e c o u l d b u yh i ms o m e t h i ntgo g e t h e r , Girl; Goodthinking.What sortsof thingswerethere? Boy:I remember therewas a popcornmaker G i r l :B u t D a dd o e s n 'rt e a l l yl i k ep o p c o r na l lt h a t m u c h l Boy:Therewas alsoa new type of phone,a 'Skype'phone t h a t y o uc a nu s et o m a k ep h o n ec a l l su s i n gt h e I n t e r n e t Girl: Dad would like that idea l'm sure - he's always c o m p l a i n i nagb o u tt h e p h o n eb i l l !l s i t e x p e n s i v e ? Boy;Maybewe won't haveenoughmoneyfor that - you're right Girl Anythingequallyusefulbut cheaper? Boy: Let me see Oh yes, I saw an iPod cassettedeck a0apter Grrf A what? Boy:An iPodcassettedeck adapter lt meansyou can play youriPodin a cassette player Girl:You meanDadcoulduseit to listento musicin hiscar? B o y :Y e s lJ u s t i m a g i n e- w e w o u l d b e a b l et o l i s t e nt o a greatervarietyof stuffwhen we'reout with Dad! Grrl:How muchis it? Boy:Justoverten pounds,I think Glrl ExcellentLet'sgo and checkout that website! Boy:I luslhopeI canfind it again Girl: Sureyouwill lt's not likeyouto get lostin cyberspacel Taoescriots for Exercise @ Tapescript (p 57) for Exercise @ Tapescript (p 65) Iutor Goodafternoon,everybody I am delightedto be here today to talk to you about the naturephotography courses that I teach I would liketo startby givingyou some idea of what you can expectto learn on the short, four-weekcourse,which is the most popular coursethat we offer Voiceof radiopresenter: And now our top safetytips for new studentsat St GeorgeUniversity As I said,the courselastsjust four weeksand focuses o n t a k i n gp i c t u r e os f w i l d p l a n t so, r p e r h a p sI s h o u j d say wild flowers,as it is the flowerswhich are the importantpart of anywild plantphotography Forthat reason, we onlyrun courses fr,omApriluntilSeptember - there simplyaren't enoughflowersin winterl This year,the first coursestartson the secondof April That'son a Monday,of course Voiceof anotherradio presenterStayingsafe is not rocket s c i e n c el t i s a l l a b o u t c o m m o ns e n s ea n d f o l l o w r n gs o m e b a s i cg u i d e l i n e s : Whetheryou sharea flat or liveon yourown, makesurethat you alwayslockthe doorsand closethe windowswhen you 90 out In hallsof residencebe carefulwho follows you into the buildingAlwayslockyourbedroomdoor,evenwhen you are i n a n o t h ep r a r to f t h e b u i l d i n g After a night out, don't walk home alone Stayover wrrn friends,walk in groupsor take a taxi lf you haveto go back The courseis open to both amateurand professional h o m eo n y o u ro w n m a k es u r et h a t y o u w a l k i n w e l l - l i a t reas photographers overthe age of eighteenAlthoughwe a n dc a r r ya m o b i l ep h o n ew i t h y o u have run separate courses for amateurs and professionals in the past, we have found that most A v o i du s i n gc a s h - m a c h i naet sn i g h t people prefer a course where professionals and a m a t e u rws o r ka n dl e a r nt o g e t h e rI s h o u l da l s oe x p l a i n K e e py o u rc a r dd e t a i l sp, i n n u m b e r sa n d c h e q u eb o o k si n a that the reasonyou haveto be eighteenis in orderto safeplaceat home Do not carrythem with you u s eo u r l a b o r a t o r i e s As far as equipmentis concerned,we encourage p a r t r c t p a nt o s u s e t h e i r o w n c a m e r a sa s m u c h a s possiblePhotographers feel at easewith their own e q u i p m e nat n d t h i s i n t u r n m e a n st h a t y o u a r e m o r e likelyto get good resultsOf course,we want you to l e a r na s m u c s y o u c a n ,s o t h e c o s to f h i r i n gs p e c i a l e q u i p m e nw t , h e ni t i s n e e d e di ,s i n c l u d e idn t h e c o u r s e fee of f200 T h ec h a n c et o u s et h e l a t e s h o t o g r a p h ei cq u i p m e n t is not allyou get for yourf2O0! Besides tuition,the fee also includesthe cost of transportto the parksand gardenswherewe our fieldwork pleasenote that F i n a l l ym, a r ky o u rp r o p e r t w y i t h y o u ri n i t i a las n dl D n u m b e rI.n caseyour propertyis stolen,the policecan identifiTit and returnrt to you Remember that stayingsafeis simple U s ey o u rc o m m o ns e n s eD o n ' tm a k ey o u r s e laf v i c t i m for Exercise @ Tapescript (p 73) A: the fee doesnot includefood or other refreshments B: We leave it up to you to make your own eating a r r a n g e m e n t sI s h o u l d p o i n t o u t t h a t e x c e l l e n t , A: reasonably-priced mealsare availablein the college B: restaurants and cafeteriasNow I would liketo t-rrieflv mentionour new course (fade) A: B: H i F i o n a !Y o ul o o kh a p p y Yes,l'vejust bookeda holiday l'm going to Austriain Decemberl A winterholiday? Yes.I thought I would try somethingdifferentthis year Look- here'sthe brochure Doesn'tit lookfantastic? (ReadingBrochure)'Set in an attractivevillage762 m e t r e sh i g hi n t h e H o h eT a u e r n m o u n t a i nr a n g e L o o k s c h a r m i n gb,u t w o n ' t i t b e c o l d ? I hearAustriaenjoysa moderatecontinentalclimatet h e w i n t e r s a r e g e n e r a l l ys u n n y w i t h r e l i a b l ea n d frequentsnowfalls, so greatfor skiingI 109 Tapescripts B: A: B: A: B: A: P A: What kindof facilities doesthe resorthave? ExcellentThereareover200 kiiometres of ski runsand they havea wide varietyof activitieson offer,like ice s k a t i n gt,o b o g g a n i n gs ,l e i g hr i d e sa n d l l a m ah i k e s ! Wow! Thatsoundsfunl ls it reallyexpensive? It dependswhetheryou chooseto stay in a hotel or a self-catering chalet I am going to stay in one of the hotelsfor a week With flightsand accommodation it worksout at €530 D o e st h a t i n c l u d em e a l s ? Not dinner There are many different kinds of - a restaurants in the resortand pricesare reasonable three-course dinnercostsanythingfrom 12 Euros Youaresureto havea wonderfultime I wish I couldgo withyou! Why don't you? I guessl'm moreof a summerholidaypersonmyself for Exercise (p.81) @ Tapescript Janet: I'm so glad you came to visit Pictouthis summer, S h e i l aI j u s t k n o ww e ' r eg o i n gt o h a v ea g r e a th o l i d a y herein my hometown Sheilq:I'm surewe will,Janet ls thereanythingspecialgoing on that you know of? Janet: Oh,there'slotsto herein the summer Sheila;ReallyLikewhat? Janet: Well, it all dependson what your preferences are of coursebut we can go swimmingat the beachor try c a t c h i n fgi s hi n t h e l a k eo r Sheila;Hmmm, I'm surewe'll both, but to tell you the truth, I reallywant to learnaboutthe historyand the cultureof the area Janet: Well,you'vecertainlycometo the right place!Pictou h a s a n a m a z i n gh i s t o r ya n d a l l P i c t o n i a nasr e v e r y p r o u f t h e i rr i c hc u l t u r eA n d l j u s t r e m e m b e r et hda t nextweekthe HectorFestival getsunderway Sheila:fhe HectorFestival? What'sthat? Janet: lt's a five-dayfestivalthat's held once a year to celebrate Pictou'sCelticheritageThere'slotsof great eventsIike picnics,barbeques,dancesand musical events Everyyear there are at least two terrific concertsin the oark Sheila:Wow! That all soundsvery interesting.Why is the festivalcalledthe HectorFestival? Janet: Goodquestion.Way backin 1773,the first Scottish settlersarrivedherein Pictouon a boatcalledthe Shio Hectorand eversince1987,we've been havingthe festivalto rememberwhat those people achleved Thisyear,2006,shouldbe the bestfestivaleveras it's celebrating its 2Othanniversary 110 Sheila:Sotell me moreaboutthe concerts Janet: Oh, the concertsare fantastic!They'realwaysheld outdoorsand you canseelotsof Scottishdancingand s i n g i n gO h , a n d o f c o u r s ey o u ' l lh e a rl o t so f b a g p i p e music! Sheila:Really!Thatwill certainlybe a new experience for me Janet: And probablyone you'll neverforget as well People sayyou eitherlovethat kindof musicor hateit Sheila:Well, l'm sureI'm going to love it Are the entrance feesexpensive for the events? Janet: No, actuallythey're very reasonable lf I remember correctly, lastyearadultticketswereabout$27.50 Shei/a:Aren'ttherespecialratesfor students? Jonet: Yes,of course.As I recallstudentsand seniorshad to payabout$25.50for theirtickets Sher7a: Well,that certainlysoundsreasonable for suchgreat entertatnment Jonet: Yes, I agree and some of the events don't cost anything (fade)