WORKBOOK ADVANCED DEIRDRE HOWARD-WILLIAMS JAMES TAYLORContents unt unr unt ont unr unr ‘unit 10 You are what you eat uni HA tale of two cit unit 12 On the road ew aun ene 9 New! Improved! Gaeaze lash “Trains and boats and planes Working with words Los: and found ‘Changes Surfing the Internet What are you afraid of The food oflove s uN 13 Love at irse sight? NIT 14 Making movies unm 15. Vote for me! uxt 16 Ant noives untr 17 Lets celebrate! unt 18. Disappearing world uni 19 Lines that rhyme uNtr20 Disaster! 10 2 15 7 20 22 25 28 31 34 a7 40 43 46 48 51 54 57 1. The present tenses Oo 2 Thepacceoes 3 The fucute 4 The perfect tees A 5 Conditioned sequences & 6 ‘The modular auxiliaries o 7. The passive voice @ 8 Gunes SO 9. Reporeed speech 7 Ques = —~—=u0 sem yoiya Umer @ -swajqod 21uovo29 pe je905 uayo 216 ‘s10yp a1oyu pue an 2]d028 2124 fp eo anu ap uisied E enpeu6 Gurdoqanap vein oyues“s]oym e se ang pue pauuerd vada sey eur UME ez 10% jeusoju! Ue ~ Ay 40 UMOR U sOAI ym BUDBWOS | u12 fist novel ly an ubknowe.outhor «Working with words VOCABULARY WORDS ABOUT BOOKS AND WRITING Odd one out 1 Which one is not a person? Author I cheiller / editor Whar is ic? 2 Which one is not something you read? Film critic / aurobiographical navel / book review Why? 3. Which one is not a person who writes for the stage? Playwright / literary editor f dramatist Why? 4 Which one is not fiction? ‘Text book / short story f epic Why? 5 Which is not in a novel? Plot / script / chapter Why? Harry Porter and the Philosophers Stone 1. K. Rowling / millions of copies / international bestseller central character / Harry Potter / boy wizard / setting / Hogwarts ! boarding school / young witches and wizards adventures / magical powers / rested / courage / generous heart! battles / evil / Voldemort WAITING SENTENCE STRUCTURE Harry Potter Harry Potter is ’s favourite fictional character and the boy hero of a series of best- selling children’s books by J. K. Rowling. Expand the following notes into complete sentences, being careful to add all necessary words to make the sentences sound bath correct and natural. Try to keep the words in the same form and in the same order and add only what is necessary. You do not need to expand on the ideas. Eg: 1997 / Bloomsbury publishers / fsst novel / unknown auchor / overnight success 11 1997, Bloomsbury publishers brush outa became ‘ast overnight success, children / love translated / many languages also / appreciated / adults / different edition schools / encourage / reading / teachers new book / year {fourth / summer 2001 / seven / all3 WORD FOCUS: rhyme and rhythm ‘Check that you know the difference between rhyme and rhythm and also that you can spell them. Incidentally, rhythm is the only word in English with two syllables and no vowel, Match each with its dictionary definition and then put the correct form in the spaces =a regular movement or beat using words with similar sounds 1 She cafled her Mitten to with kite. 2 Can you think of a for ostrich? 3 The procession marched to the of the large drums. 4 Hluman biological are related to the natural cycles of ight and dark 5 Shakespeare usually wrote in blank verse which does not 6 They were rocked to sleep by the train's 7 and blues developed in the 1940's and is still a popular musical style. 8 She sang her son a nursery © send him to sleep. 4 BOOK BLURBS A book b/urb is information given about a book, usually on its back cover, with the aim of atcracting people's interest and persuading them to buy the book. Here is the blurb for 2 recent paperback edi Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronté. ily Bronté’s only novel red in ES year before her death atthe age of 3 I the relationship of Cathy and Heathcliff, and in the wild, bleak Yorkshire Moers, Wuthering Heights creates a world of its own, conceived | with a disregard for convention, an instinct eer. ah ‘the dark depths of human novels ofpassion etme weaest pam eec Here, by way of contrast, is a book blurb for a modern crime novel. G without a shred of doubt, one of the most frightening novels | have ever read ... it combines a thrilling and intricate detective story of horror with a deft exploration of the relationship between life, literature and truth. ‘Amarvellous creation.9. “Julia McPatterson, Crime Witers Inc. ‘When successful lawyer lan Carstairs. ds, fis twin daughters Maya and imogen. eave show business to work on a biography of ther adore fate. “They s00n discover however, that he was not al he appeared and that in fact he wasnit lan Carstairs a al So, who was ne and why had he Wed le? ‘The following words have been taken out of the blurbs. Can you put them back where they should go? to mixed reviews / guilt and upheavals / the bright lights of / of a heart attack / of its setting / and gripping / for over twenty years / ever written Which of the two book blurbs attracts you most? Why? Note that there are usually three parts to a book blurb: © a short extract from the book (to whet your appetite for more) © a brief summary of the plot (to excite your curiosity) © some quotes from well-known critics or celebrities (to inspire you to read it t00)You are now going to write your own book blurb. Before you start, make a list here of some of the adjectives and other words and expressions from the passages above that you feel may be useful to you. Choose a book you have read recently (or if you prefer, make up your awn book). Give a brief summary of the plot, making sure to make it sound so exciting that readers will want to know what happens next. “Make up one or two quotes about the book and write ‘out a short passage ¢o give a flavour of the style. LANGUAGE REVIEW SPELLING English spelling is not easy and the majority of words have to be learnt individually. Here are ten sentences contai that are often misspelt. 1g common words Read through with a critical eye and correct anything you think is wrong. Afterwards check any words you are not sure of in a dictionary. 1 This book is so cleverly constructed that 1 found ic imposible to put down. 2 He spent five years making a minicure modal of the Houses of Parliament out of matchsticks. 3 L was so embarassed by his behaviour that I took: the first oportunity to leave the restaurant. 4 If you want to be a permanent member of the orchestra itis neccessary to attend every rehersal 5 It is definitely harder to take crtism chan to give it. 6 When Beatrice realised she was wearing the same antique jewellery as her hostess she felt very aukward 7 The photographer was so anxius to take a good shot of the rhinoceros that he used camouflage. 8 Fresh raspberrys are delicious. 9) Craig dissapeared while on holiday in a foreign country under very misterious circumstances. 10 Isat opossite a famous musician with a gigantic moustache. PAUSE FOR POETRY Man-made fibres and raw materials Old rolled gold and breakfast cereals Platinum linoleum like that stuff Skin on my hands Hair on my head Toenails on my feet And linen on the bed Well | like that stuff Yes | like that stuff The earth | Ismade of earth _ And [like that stuff Adrian Mitsll(1932-) Stufferation’LOST AND FOUND LOST CIVILISATIONS: PETRA In the Student’s Book Unie 5, you read all about ‘Machu Picchu, but this is by no means the only ancient civilisation to be rediscovered. Read the passage below about Petra. You will notice that there are words missing and beside each space is a definition of the word that chould go there. You ate also given the first letter. Petra had been in’existence in Jordan for over 500 years before the Romans (1) i_ (entered the country by force) in the frst century ‘AD. When their (2) €. (a.group of several nations controlled by one country) collapsed, the Toga tribe abandoned Petra to its original (3) i (the people that live ina place), the Nabaiaean Arabs. Eventually all at (signs and evidence of its existence) of the city were lost and only the local Bedouine remembered its (5) (location). Then, in 1812, @ ‘Swiss (6) €. (somebody who travels to little known: places to find out about them) Jonann Burckhardt came up with a discovery plan. He learnt Arabic. disguised himself as an Arab tradesman and asked the ‘Bedouins to lead him to the (7) 8 (ground where monuments stand of used to stand) 60 that he could make a (8) S (an offering of something valuable, especialy in a religious ceremony) to Mohammed. His plan ‘worked and he was led straight to Petra. If you go ‘there today, amongst the (9) t (buildings used for worship) and (10) t (graves above the ground) you'll find the Treasury, .40-metre high monument with carved (vp | (columns), (12) d, (round roofs on flat circular bases), decapitated gods and eagies. Even if you can't get to Jordan, you car stil see ‘glimpses of Petra in the Indiana Janes film The Lost Crusade. 3 2 VOCABULARY LANGUAGE FOCUS: nouns and verbs that have the same form Find is both a noun and a verb, eg: He can never find bis glasses. Their greatest find on the exhibition was a chest of old navigation Here are 15 words from the passage. Underline all those where the noun and the verb have the same form. sign base worship lead collapse carve force learn offer glimpse film control remember stand abandon Choose three that you consider useful and write examples for each. WRITING PUTTING A PARAGRAPH TOGETHER Perhaps the most famous lost civilisation of all is Adaantis. Reconstruct this short text by putting the phrases in the correct order. The capital letters will help you to see where the sentences begin. 1516 have been written from all over the world 2,350 years ago but when they set their sights More than 2,000 books which submerged the island The Greek philosopher Plato but Atlantis has never been found sumptuous palaces, royal courts and ports the Greek god Zeus Adlantis could be hidden when he described an empire about the legend of Atlantis northern Europe or even Antarctica on conquering the Mediterranean and die-hard explorers started the speculation that were visited by vessels ‘unleashed earthquakes and floods Adantis’s rulers controlled the Atlantic Ocean ina single ‘terrible day and night’ with a thriving capital are still out there searching in the Americas, the mid-Adantic Hunters have already searched world-wide ‘Once you have all the complete sentences, choose the most effective order to make a cohesive and interesting paragraph. ‘A DESCRIPTION OF A LOST CITY Icis the year 3003 and you are an explorer who has just come across traces of a lost ancient civilisation that dates back to the beginnings of the 21st century. Describe what lies before you, imagining that itis the ruins of the town or city you are living in now. Read the descriptions in the Student’s Book again before you start and you may find the following words helpful: consists of / built by / evidence of / in perfect. condition / complex / architectural / inhabited / abandoned / carefully constructed / cultivated farmland /linked / divided / temples / towers / dwellings / network / knowledge / works of art Write one or two paragraphs ending with some speculation about what might have caused the place to be abandoned (must have / might have / may have / epidemic / war / bomb / pollution / atomic fill-out / flooding / fire etc.) PHRASAL VERBS: VERBS WITH LOOK ‘Two examples of phrasal verbs with /ook in Unit 5 are: Took the words up’ and ‘I can look after myself”. Complete the sentences using a phrasal verb with look: 1 Before you hand your work in, you should always 2 Thave enormous respect for my old aunt and relly 3 The company’s accounts are rather irregular and need carefully 4 eno good forgetting about future needs ~ in business we must all 5 Julia collected five prizes for excellence while het proud parents, 6 If you leave your bag on the beach while you go swimming, it’s a good idea co ask somebody to 7 Christmas is going to great fun this year and I’m really 8 If you'te ever in Manchester Td be delighted to see you, so dont forget to PAUSE FOR POETRY Iillove you, dear, I'l love you Till China and Africa meet ‘And the river jumps over the mountain ‘And the salmon sing in the street, Hil love you till the ocean | Is folded and hung up to dry : And the seven stars go squawking | Like geese about the sky. WHE Auden, As I Walked Out One Evening’ (1940)6 Changes VOCABULARY WORD FOCUS: words about change The following nouns all describe change ~ change either in quality or in quantity, Think carefully about each one and write it next to the appropriate heading ~ nouns will appear in more than one list. progress deterioration growth extension closure broadening decline improvement enlargement expansion reduction dilapidation strengthening lessening cut shrinking abandonment establishment drop fall Getting smaller Positive connotations Negative | connotations [neue [| OOSSCS™~«@Y connotations 2 WORD USAGE Now choose the correct noun (from the list above) to complete the following sentences: 1 Labour coses were too high so the management made a 6% in staff salaries and caused a strike 2 The old covered market was in such a state of that it had to be pulled down. 3 The of the ties beeween countries in the European Union has enabled students to do part of their degree course abroad, 4 There has been a general in science teaching which has lead to a raising of scandards 5. Supermarkets have brought about the ‘of many small shops. 6 The political unrest coupled with a poor harvest caused a significane in living standards. 7 The President could do nothing to hale the of his power and was forced co resiga. 8 Anew was built at the National Gallery to house the mediaeval collections. Now choose two of the words you have nor used and write sentences to show their meaning: 9 10UNIT 6 18 3 WORD FORMATION Complete the tables: Noun [dilapidation [dereliction [obsolescence [abandonment [establishment Adjective [expansion reduction decline (broadening 4 WORD POWER Add some words of your own to the list above. Write here five more words for getting bigger: and five for getting smaller: Can you also think of five words for getting better: and five for getting worse? WRITING DESCRIBING CHANGES Choose one of the following topics: 1. Changes you have noticed in your school / college since you started there Changes in television programmes since you were achild 3. Changes in ideas about love and marriage over the last generation 2 Write two paragraphs ~ the first detailing changes for the better and the second talking about developments you consider to be less desirable, Make use of the nouns / verbs / adjectives Jing changes that you have studied so far in unitand also look back at the Student's Book, Be careful with verb tenses and remember that the present perfect is often used for changes when the trend is still continuing, Here are a few sample sentences about changes in education in Britain to get you started: In British schools there has beew a general decline. in dis anda velaxition in the rides govertng wasfor The mamber of indo plac enormously but Gan hal tice tw student grants anda huge increase itv the number who now have to cout bush loans to fe their studies WORD FOCUS: old Growing old is the greatest change many of us face in our lives. The word old has related meanings of age, eg: he was very fit for an old man / not new, eg: old carpets are often valuable / former, eg: the old exam has now been replaced / long-standing, eg: is an old habit of mine to keep bits of string, Now complete these sentences, using a compound ‘word starting with old: 1 Her high-heeled shoes were rather and looked like something, hher mother might have worn, 2. My father went back to his school recently for an 3. We studied the Bible at school, starting with the 4 Bus and rain fares are normally reduced for __as long as they can show a card to prove they are over 60. 5 In che art gallery shop I bought some prints of especially Rembrande Note that in English it can sometimes be rude to refer co somebody as old, particularly to their face. ‘Two other words that are often used are elderly and senior. Which would you use to complete these definitions? 1 Ifsomeone is your they are older than you, eg: he is about ewenty years my 2A citizen is an old person who is old enough to receive the old-age pension3 people is used as a polite way to refer «0 old people, eg: the church hall was full of, women chacting loudly. 4 The is used co refer to old people, eg iis vital to provide proper care for the ____in any society. PHRASAL VERBS. To grow up means to become an adult, eg: Robert ‘grew up in Liverpool but went out to Australia in his thirties. Do you know these other phrasal verbs with up? Choose the correct verb from the box to fill in cach space. check up clear up cut up getup giveup keep up make up pick up putup show up take up tum up wipeup write up 1 She decided to playing the cello as it was s0 heavy to carry everywhere on the bus and instead the lute 2 After the party, Jamie had co all the spilt beer in the kitchen and also the erisp packets and empty tins before his parents got back. 3 Beatrice knew she would have to a pretty convincing story ¢o tell her Boyfriend to explain why she had failed ro at the cinema and made him miss the last showing of Gladiator, 4 The restaurant owners announced that if they wanted to their standards they would have co their prices 5. When I'm attending a conference, I always try to early to give myself time to all the nores I took during presentations the day before. Four phrasal verbs have not been used. Which are» they? Check you know what they mean, using a dictionary if necessary. Then try to write a short paragraph (two or three sentences only) using all of| them. SYMBOLS Write the names of the following symbols in words: 1+ 2“ 3 4@ 58 6 7x Be 9% 10 ne 2? 3 / 4 - PAUSE FOR POETRY Time, you old gipsy man, Will you not stay, Put up your caravan Just for one day? Ralph Hodgion (1917) 1920 7 Surfing the Internet 1 VOCABULARY: COMPUTERS AND THE WORLD OF WORK COMPOUND NOUNS: occupations Put the correct word in column A with the correct word in column B to make the names of 18 occupations. A Occupation |B il guide sales trainer [tourist surgeon | ‘civil instructor | fitness attendant _ | coal | collector immigration | editor tax worker laboratory assistant flight agent university ~~ Jengineer | 3 driving | decorator antique lecturer estate L miner | social T dealer refuse | ‘officer fdentar [inspector interior technician | 2 WRITING USING COMPUTERS | Choose three of the above occupations and write a sentence for each saying how you think computers are useful to them in thei work. (eg: they use computers to... / for... without computers they couldn't... | computers make it possible to ... /enable them t0... ete.) Of the above jobs, which one in your opinion is most likely to disappear and be replaced by a computer in the future? Why? ‘And now you? If you had to survive without a computer for one month, what would you miss most? SENTENCE STRUCTURE: questions and answers Here is part of the problem page of a computer magazine. Put the phrases into the correct order to make two questions and their corresponding, OUT OF CONTRO | OUT OF <0: the program seems / How can regain / q puts them where it likes / Whenever | type lists / control of my document / in. Microsoft Word / to take over and | The automatic Help / a complex document / 4A Regular users of Microsoft Office / Thankfully, getting rid of it /find that turning off / i relatively Straightforward / if they are formatting /is essentialCRAZY PHONES ws my hone / Any ideas / ring constantly WUfenever plug in at ome /alithe pores | 165 plugged in / You will not be able / ered nestled /on a single ie /THsis | ‘common problem / Unfortunately, there is nothing / | that you have too many / you can do / a total offour | J and simply means / to go above / except have a Now work out this question and write your Pot AMINORMAL? BR 30 2Poutit call me / because | read Ja geek / | What can | / computer Ss tet puter magazines at lunchtime / Now work out the answer to this final query and then «ry to imagine what question could have been asked. Sire wanted an excuse [when |was two /t0 get ~ just wanted an excuse / when Got had my / My Dad /hisold one / fist | | computer | i | | WORD FOCUS: web and net Web is now most frequently used to refer to computer networks in such expressions as the web, website and web pages. Likewise, net is now UNIT. commonly seen as the short form of Jarernet. However both these words also have other meanings which you may need to check in a dictionary before finishing the sentences below in a suitable way using several words, one of which will be a form of web or net. 1 There was a large female spider hanging menacingly 2 Ifyou want to keep the birds off your crops, yould better cover them __ 3 To help them swim well, ducks have 4 After telling a few lies and then a few more to cover her tracks, Judich found herself trapped 5 The striker took no chances with his penalty shot and 6 Last yeas, after paying for a lot of new ‘equipment, I made a profit of 7 wow on an Internet address stands for 8 The old attic was covered with 9 The circus insisted that the trapeze artists perform 10 After catching three trout, George was dismayed to find they had all escaped through a hole PAUSE FOR POETRY We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started ‘And know the place for the first time TS. Blt, om Four Quarens Little Gidding Collected Poems, 1909-1962 222 ) afraid of? VOCABULARY WORD POWER: fear Here are some expressions commonly used to express fear in English. Choose the correct word to complete each one: 1 Iwas seared when I had to speal: in front of the whole school. (a) solid (b) stiff (©) bioodless (faint 2 My mother went as white as when she gor the telegram. (a) acloud (b)asheet (€) snow (A) milk 3 My heart missed a as T waited in the wings to go on stage (a) second (b) pound (c) beat (d) lifetime 4 Icwas only when I took her hand in mine that I realised she was trembling like a (a) baby (b) breexe (¢) leaf (d) ghost 5. As the door opened silently, I fele my hair stand (a) upright (b) co attention (¢) upside down (@) on end 6 While he waited his curn ro bungee jump, Ken was shivering. (a) cohis fingertips (b) in his shoes (€) down his spine (d) all over his scalp 7 Uhad________in my stomach as | stepped forward into the interview room. (a) anes (b) worms (c) butterflies (d) bees 8 The child was frightened out of his by the pirate in the pantomime. (a) seat (b) mind (©) calm (d) wits 9 When the crowded train stopped in the tunnel, a young woman suffered a attack and started trembling violently (a) terror (b) petrified (c) panic () fearful 10. When you have a phobia, anxiety hits and then until it is uncontrollable. (a) consumes (b) tervifies (6) provokes (d) escalates “What are you Noun Adject 2 WORD FORMATION Fill in the table with the missing forms: ‘embarrassed nervous frightened ani WRITING FEARS AND PHOBIAS Here are some things people are commonly afraid of, Write each one in the correct column for you personaly. blood spiders closed spaces heights fying (ina plane) crowds hortor films roller coasters sharks birds (ina flock) germs and dirt fire deep water horses (riding) snakes getting lost the dark _ public speaking wasps the dentist, Things lam not Things tam afraid of | slightly afraid of | terrified of /have a phobia aboutNow choose two of the things you are most afraid of and describe your reactions when you are close to them, Use the words in this unit and in Unit 7 of the Student's Book to inspire you to make your descriptions as vivid as possible. Now choose one of the things you are not afraid of and imagine you are trying to help somebody who has a phobia about it. Explain why you are not aftaid (i#s harmless /it can't hurt you... | nobody has ever .. | there is very ttle lkelthood of .. ete.) ‘Then suggest ways this person could try to overcome their fear (discuss your fears with ... / imagine worst case scenario / confidence | jokes / facts cand figures | handle | confront | exhilaration etc.) LANGUAGE REVIEW PREPOSITIONS In this short passage about horror movies, there are ten prepositions missing. Can you find them? E 23 When it comes (1) entertainment, horror is ideal. It has existed sinoe man began telling stories and taps (2) ‘something primal: fe and death issues, (@) ‘some ways itis the purest form (4) ‘cinema = your reaction is not emotional or ieciual bit purely physica, aft (5) ica oremision, Movierakers have been enticed © the genre 2s it allows them to indulge (7 shocking visuals: (8) the Bark bllance of Nosferatu (9) the melodrama of Dracula and Frankerisen: Thai ain isto give you sleepless nights. Remember, there is plenty to be afraid (10) ! WORD FOCUS There are some interesting words used in that short passage, ‘Which adjectives could be replaced (though not nearly as effectively) by (i) utcer (ii) basic _ (iii) outrageous . which two nouns by (iv) shock. () class 5 and which verb by. (vi) tempted WRITING HORROR MOVIES Think of a scene from a horror movie you have seen (or a book you have read / or even a real incident in your own life) and describe briefly what happened. Concentrate on verbs of movement (feeling his way / groped / proceeded / shuffled / hie / froze pounded / flattened / stood guard / sprang etc.) and sounds (gasped / panted / vibration / cumble / grow! / shriek / howl / breathless etc.). Try to paint as vivid a picture as you can of what took place and also add some of your own emotional reactions.24 regularly with other words and is a very important part of language. Below you have a list of 20 examples of collocation, all taken from Unit 8 of the Student’s Book. Match the appropriate adjective and nous ‘Adjective (or | Noun that collocates of nouns noun used | with the adjective _ to choose adjectivally) rom chiselled os ‘pitch equivalent paperback jewellery true English customised impressions eleven-foot switch hairy | place closed - features first conditions anecdotal | python human “| lack modern ‘tank [eriticai story storage edition living spaces ‘relative | evidence breeding | pronouns market | population spoken | appreciation light programme Now try to combine several in one sentence (that must make sense!) Eg: There ts anecdotal evidence that the ori ‘the heumas | , PHRASAL VERBS ‘Two thfee-part phrasal verbs are used in U the Student’s Book: 8 of We got on very well with each other. The landlady could put up with one kind of creature but not another. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below, using, three-part phrasal verbs, all of which include with, 1 When he retumed to school after a long peried of illness, Joshua found it difficult co with the rest of the class. 2 Many people in Britain think we should the monarchy and become a republic. 3 The teacher told the class to _ their experiments while she went to get more equipment. 4 Maggie “flu just before her wedding but still managed to say ‘I do’! 5, Because vital witnesses refused to come forward, the attacker was set free, his crime and 6 My mother has a lot to from my teenage twin sisters, but she manages to keep a sense of humour. PAUSE FOR POETRY The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Ofa day | had rued Robert Prose, Dust of SnowTHE FOOD OF LOVE 1 VOCABULARY WORD POWER: musi Pur the words from the box into the correct category. comic single strings natural light synthesiser album soprano grand bow jukebox percussion Italian flat compilation reed chord keyboard tenor release keys sharp alto. guitar baritone Types of —_| Instruments for voice a rock group opera — y Types of Parts of Types of musical notes _| instruments records Cd One word is left. Write it here with the number of the picture it corresponds to. Do you know the names of the other illustrations? ‘The anagrams will help you. CUMASIL OXB LOYEHNOXP PARIMLEFI WRITING PLAYING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Do you play a musical instrument? If so, write a short passage about why you chose to play it and what you especially enjoy about this particular instrument. Ifyou do not play anything, write about the instrument you would most like to learn to play if you had the chance and why. (some useful words: study I practise / scales {teacher / exercises | read music | rhythm | beat / performance | orchestra! group I band / arrangement / live / composers | conductor | rehearsal { composition / tune / harmony etc.)3 BOB DYLAN: critical reading and rewriting Read this short paragraph about Bob Dylan, the American folk singer-songwriter. Bob Dylan was born in 1941 and had his first hit With Blowin" in the Wind in 1963. He had recorded three classical albums by the age of 23 and in 1965 ‘evolutonised rock music by adding electronic instuments and inspiring other bands, such as the Beetles. His music appealed to both black and white artists and audiences and he became werld- famous for his nazal tones as well as for supporting the cause of cvi rights movements, Dylan has Never been equaled for inventiveness. Itis hard to imagine anyone corning close to him at his best Not very inspiring, is it? ‘ow going to improve this piece of writing You are row going to improve this pie , to make something alot mote interesting ~ both in content and style. Use the space in between the lines {0 write your corrections, additions and improvements. 1 Correct five spelling mistakes 2 Add the following adjectives to the passage: pop / sheer / leading / all-time f potest / stark 3 Add the following phrases: and, some would say, sef-destructiveness / although his recent albums have been erratic in quality ) never ftightened to shock his followers. 4 Start each sentence in a differens way (and only one with either Dylan or be). 5 Add something of your own ~ a new fact, idea or opinion. 6 Give the passage a better opening ~ something to catch the reader’ attention Now you have done all that, write the whole pstage out again and compare the ewo, Yours will be much better!4 LANGUAGE REVIEW PHRASAL VERBS Three phrasal verb with offare used in Unit 9 of the Student's Book: within a few days of setting off cut off by a wall of luggage The Beatles were seen off from Heathrow Airport Using these and other phrasal verbs with off, complete the following sentences: 1 As soon as the plane had he unfastened his seatbelt 2 The person behind me in the exam room had a mobile phone which rang twice and really what I was writing, 3 We had to sure to be there by lunchtime, at 6 am to be 4 Claire was heart-broken when Jim their wedding only two days before. 5 The heating just as ‘temperatures hit zer0 and everyone had to go to bed co keep warm. 6 Iwas in the middle of an important conversation when we were unfortunately 7 ‘There’ no need for you to come to the station’ "But [always like to when you go away. 8 Little children who really like to in front of others may grow up to be celebrities and continue to do it for money! 9 Twas able to my debt to iy father by taking on a summer job at the swimming pool 10 The job sounded so interesting in the advertisement that I for details with a stamped addrexsed envelope. PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES In these sentences, you have the root of the word given and you have to add the correct prefix and suflix, according to the context 1 Iwas singularly poor excuses for being late IMPRES _ with his 2 The of the fieldmouse from much of Britain is greatly regretted by naturalists." * APPEAR 3 When prices were cut, audience figures improved DRAMA 4 His of English place names caused a lot of confusion when he tried to buy a train ticker PRONOUD cE 5. The house was damp as it had been for nearly a year. Occupy 6 The seat was so backache at the end of the concert COMFORT, 7 He spoke for some time in long, sentences that made very Tittle sense to his listeners. CONNECT 8 My guests were so about my cooking that I vowed to get a take-away shat I had next time, COMPLIMENT, 9 Martina Navratilova defended her women’s singles title ‘many times before reiting, SUCCESS 10 The engine was so we had 10 stop for a while to lett cool down HEAT PAUSE FOR POETRY What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night. William Henry Davies, Leisure, Collected Poems (1963) 2728 1 10 Wn DR 13 You are what you eat VOCABULARY WORD POWER: diet Use the clues to fill in the grid. something that your body lacks, a shortage contained in cheese and butter contained in bread, potatoes, pasta, rice make sure you ... off excess energy C helps wounds to heal soya ... is being increasingly used now vegetables help your heart work efficiently oranges and lemons are ... fruit measurements of the energy value of food we don't need .. additives in our food you should limit your ‘onsumprion of... crinks follow a calorie-controlled to lose weight such as zinc are imporcant for health Can you find another word vertically? Which of these three defi ons corresponds to i? (substances used to prevent things, including food and drink, from decaying (ii) substances added to food or drink to give it a particular taste (iii) substances found in food that give you energy ‘Which words fit the other two definitions? WRITING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT NUTRITION First, put the words into the correct order to make sentences. Then match each question swith its answer, Questions: 1 vitamin /is / reliable / of f most / source / which {the !D/ food? Answer 2 myself/ many / how / winter I I/ the / colds / in J can / having I so / stop ? Answer: 3 my/have/ craving / son / is / sweets / constant / af it/ for / normal / to such ? Answer: Answers: ‘A. may J sugar fof fdue f a/ his ! vitamin J not / using /deficiency / to / body / efficiently / be / D B eat helps / so / fruits / vitamin / colds / citrus / of |C/ lots / prevent C the oil / is source / fish / reliable / food / only /GIVING ADVICE ABOUT NUTRITION Now it’s your turn to give some nutrition advice. Answer these three queries from your own knowledge of the subject or do some research, In both cases, you may find it useful ro look back at Unit 10 in the Student's Book before you start. Q Nearly all my friends are vegetarians, but I enjoy a good juicy hamburger. Is it really doing me harm like they say? A Q What's a cheap healthy snack chat’ easy to make and also tastes good? Or does such a thing not exist? A 4 Meat, fish, cheese and beans all contain proteins. OBTAINED 5 tis not healthy to eat pizzas containing, chemical preservatives. BAD 6 Over a quarter of British teenage girls say they are vegetarians, THEMSELVES 7 What do you get when you order a vegetarian hamburger? OF 8 Is there a problem about using animal fat to fry food? WRONG Q Is ish still good for you or are there potential dangers there too? A 9) ‘Why do you think meat will eventually vanish fiom most people's diet? DISAPPEARANCE LANGUAGE USAGE: sentence structures Ideas can be expressed in a variety of ways. Rewrite the following sentences, using the word given (without changing it in any way) and changing the meaning as litle as possible. 1 Skin disease can be caused by a deficiency of vitamin A. LEAD 2 You should eat a good mixture of different types of foods. BALANCED 3 All the kitchen staff lose their jobs when the canteen was closed. REDEPLOYED 10 Ifyou want your bones co grow healthily, you need calciunt in your die. ESSENTIAL LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS: agreeing and disagreeing Put these expression co the correct categories: Absolutely /! totally disagree with you / Yes, I suppose so / You're right / Hmm ... Bo you really think 50? / | coukin't agree more / I'm sorry, thet's completely wrong / | just don’t agree / Yes, but ... / I'm not so sure / Agreed / You may be right, but all the same ... / I'm with you on that 29