° Starting a conversation ‘Have | missed something here?” Itwas an ordinary Thursday evening in January ~ at least thought so. | was round at my gifriend Mel's flat and it was to her that I'd aimed my question, as for some unknown reason she'd just turned off the TV even though I'd quite clearly been watching it. What really ‘wound me up, however, was the fact that she'd used the remote control to doit, adding insult to injury. It was an Unofficial rule of ours that | looked after all TV channel- changing duties ~ in the same way that Mel got first grazing rights on the top layer of any box of chocolates that came into our possession, We'd arrived at these ‘and other rules through a process of trial and error ‘over the course of our four-year relationship. These rules made me happy. | always knew where | stood. But ‘when you abandon rules there's bound to be chaos, and right now what |had on my hands was a serious case of anarchy. My obviously deranged beloved pursed her perfect {ull ips together and blew into the end of the remote haughty asf she'd just battled the TV for my attention and won. There's no need for you to be quite so pleased with yourself, thought. After all it was only a repeat of Star Trek "So whatis it?’ | asked carefully. ‘Wsus! ‘Ug’ “Us, she said calmly. ‘Lets talk about us’ From Mr Commitment by Mike Gayle 3 What particularly upset the writer? 4 What impression do we have of the writer from reading this text? @ vnitr °e My choice of career Tam a woman. Iam a fisherman. Neither abused nor neglected, | am the product of a blissful and tunique childhood, a rare claim these days. Like all young children, I believed wholeheartedly in the words of my mother and father. It was only natural that I took seriously the assertions of ‘my parents that I could do whatever I liked with. my life, become anything I wanted. Although the advice they gave was well intentioned, my parents never dreamed that it might come back to haunt them when I decided that what I liked and wanted to become was a fisherman, ‘One day, when I was just 12, my sister asked, ‘Aren't you going to play in the woods today?” ‘No’ I smiled. “Today I'm going to sea.” ‘And go to sea I did, every chance I got for the next twenty years. Rarely did a day leave me ashore. Fishing my way through college, I made iy first deep-sea trip at the age of nineteen aboard the Walter Leeman. My primary job ‘was cooking, and although I disliked the galley chores, I liked the money. It wasn't until a fellow crew member hit the bunk with a back injury that I was allowed to work on deck, work enjoyed for years. By the time I graduated from college I had outlasted the original crew members [had started with, most of whom ‘moved on to boats of their own, and became captain of the boat by attrition. Promising my parents that I would postpone law school for just ‘one year, I became a full-time fisherman. ‘Adapted from The Hungry Ocean by Linda Greenlaw 5 How did the writer's parents feel about her becoming a fisherman? 6 How did she become captain of the Walter Leeman?Vocabulary Collocations with give, do and make @ Look at this sentence from Reading Part 1, Text 3. Write the correct verb A-D in the gap. Although the advice they was well intentioned, my parents never dreamed that it ‘might come back to haunt them Amade Bgave Csaid expressed @OCAE candidates often use the wrong verb when they should use give, do or make. In most of the sentences below, the underlined verb is wrong. Replace the underlined verb with either give, do or make, or write correct if you think there is no mistake. 1 When you print the article, we also expect you to give an apology. maKe 2 Carla always gives her best, even if she does not, always manage to get very high marks. 3 Her report on the trip did not show accurate information so we were quite confused. 4 Ihave some suggestions to give before the forthcoming trip. 5 Thope your company will give me at least a partial refund. 6 I'm so grateful that you have made me the chance to attend the course. 7 In my boss's absence, I give telephone calls to customers, clean desks, and write emails, 8 Installing modern technology will give a good impression of the college. 9 Our evening lectures were made by ‘experts’ who knew nothing about the subject. 10 There is another recommendation I would like to ‘give concerning the club. © Words which are often used together (e.g. make an apology) are called collocations. Which verb often forms a collocation with these nouns? Write give, do or make in each gap. 1 .giM@... a speech, lecture, talk or performance 2 someone information, details, advice or instructions 3 a recommendation, comment, apology, suggestion 4 someone a chance, opportunity 5 someone a refund, their money back 6 your best, the best you can 7 a telephone call 8 an impression on someone 9 someone an impression Use of English Part 4 © Many words have several different meanings. Look at this sentence from Reading Part 1, Text 2. Which of the four definitions (a-d) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (CALD) do you think the word missed matches? ‘Have I missed something here?” 4 to arrive to0 late to get on a bus, train or aircraft » to fail wo hit Something or to avoid hiting something «€ to regret that a person or thing isnot present 4 {0 not notice someone or something © What meanings does missed have in the three sentences below? Match the sentences with the definitions in Exercise 1. 1 Dani overslept and missed the bus, so she arrived really late for class. 2. Lenjoyed going on holiday with my friends though I missed my family to start with. 3. The ball missed the goalmouth completely and flew harmlessly into the crowd. © Look at the groups of three sentences below. What sort of word is needed for each group (noun, verb or adjective)? 1 My friends gave me a really welcome when I got back from holiday. Take a coat if you're going out tonight because it’s absolutely freezing outside. Cindy decided to decorate the hallway using colours to make it feel friendlier. 2. Ws.a good you driving so fast! Paola’s desperate to work, but unfortunately she never manages to hold down a for long, They didn’t make a very good of printing out the leaflet, did they? the police didn't see 3. The new traffic regulations will come into on 1 January. He's persuaded the Council to adopt his ideas by sheer of personality. 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