6 What's wrong with it? Exercise 1 a ‘hipped cracked ented ———eaking glases chair or om plate leses bike sink plate serotdhed —Halned torn the lowe blouse ar carpet carpet chair char tablectoun lasses tablecloth 8 2. The blouse i tor. (or There's atari the blows.) 3. The carpets stained. (or There's asain onthe carpe) 4. The bike is scratched and deme. (or There's a serach ent on the bike) ‘Thesink is leaking. (or The sink has leak) The chair is cracked. (or There's crack inthe chair) ‘The plate i chipped. (or There's chip on the plate) ‘The tablecloth storm. (or There's arin the tablecloth) ‘The lasses are cracked and scratched. (or There's a crack infcratch onthe passes.) Exorcise 2 a Answers will ary. Posible answer: People who ate thinking of buying similar products would probably read articles like these because they would want {o mid thete kinds of problems 8 Problems What ansumat_—_Pald back? 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(be checked (ornsed checking) night way an: Well. guess you're lucky they dda’ sea “Tine Yeah lucky me. Exercise 5 ‘Answers wil vary. Exercise 6 neppaene ‘The DVD in the DVD player is stuck The DVD needs toberemoved ‘The wie fo the speakers is damaged. The wire needs {oe repaired. (07 The wire needs repairing ) 4. Thesertenon the TV iscracked. The sereen aed 10 be replaced. (or The screen needs replacing ) 5, The eal door of thestove i scatched. The door reeds to be repainted. (or The door neds repainting) 6, The table lege are loose. The legs need te tighicned and glued. (or The legs need ightening and gluing.) c ‘Anewers will vay. Exercise 7 ‘wos aSondueTarNMKT The world we live in Exercise? 2 The taste of our drinking water hasbeen ruined by chlorine ad other abdtives. 13. New ilineres have been caused by certain agricultural pesticides 4. Ourcrops ae being destroyed because of tate ution 5. Dangerous chemicals are being released by factories. 6 d People’s heal hasbeen damaged as arest of breathing smog everyday ‘More severe droughts have been ereated through a lack of rival. 48 Ourforests and wildlife are being threatened by loka warming Exercise2 a verb oun verb Noun contaminate contamination educate education ‘contribute pollute pollution sate opulte population epee depletion provect- tection dsimy ——desuction —fxduce-—Feduction 8 Answers will vary, Exercse 2. One way inform the public about factories that pollute the environment is through programs on TV. 3. In many counties ofthe world threatened animal and plant species are being protic by srt laws. 4 Agrcutwral pesticides are damaging the soi in mary countries 5. Bowen san enormous problem in many large ‘ities where whole fail can only aor t ive Exercise 4 ‘ Bile and cine ae being placed ty plastic money tanks are ising dit card sores and business ae ‘sting chrge cars. Cads tat wed to be made of paper are being replaced by plastic ons. An adtional een ould be that ciniomer oof oe them becae they fre convenient e 1 Fake: Most cand re made fom polyiny chloride (PVG) Harmtul chemicals, sath on are reese {nto the stmoxphere when PVG s produced. Fake Mon pani ci nor tera False: I's dificult make wood bth flexibi and inbeakable: some peoples i's dangerous te put metal objets mo electronic equipment Te, Fale: Many people compli tha its wrong to arn ‘ood crop. sch as corm, int plastic Exercise 5 a 21 3d 4b Sa be 8 1. As aresult of overfishing, we ae losing more and more species as wel as entire ecosystems. 2, In some major ie, the problem of isa result of foo many skyscrapers and woo Tite Tan rea rsd the cy ae 3. There fea oats of fos fucks when we should be ‘noking freer natural sources of enemy tke wind nds power 4. Giy fc ar tryngto sop development in areas SN guranteed chen 5. The Bos way to prevent he overfosing of oa ands ietohne better and mer efficient eeeling programs 16. Another way te hep reduce the gursguing of Our Eikols wo bald nore schoia rer eater Exercise 6 AAmvers wil vary. Pose anaes ASA bighowsing developer warts to build sparments fn ret HU Park nk ths tei, but hat fin we do? (Que tine ado isto complain io the Backs Desauncat about. ‘Thats good ides (epimest ite threat io public prope, Personally. 'm worred about dr taticking Ie puts xs of chien and young people at rik You know there's alt of corruption in our ‘ty government. governments wep Lid he oc newpaper, Yeah the bad publicity might help to clean things ‘i ‘Ther ar x many uncmployed pope in this iy Tat do know what can Be dane sti funded obs, ‘What worries me most isthe numberof homeless aaron et ‘Ant thing iodo isto domte money o charities ‘haiprovide shits and food, Exercise Answers wll vary. Possible answer 2" Thee aye shot of endangered animal we beng hile by hunters and poacher, The best Way To op thi practice boars ore > Phe ee Be Be 5. During the past few years, ots of ees have been destrasd by acd ain. One thing to do about 50 4. Underpround waters being cniaminsted by agricultural pesticides, The best way 0 deal with the problem ‘5. Too many young peoples tives ‘trough the use of legal drugs. The best way 0 ‘ight drug traffickers stenfosee the laws against selling dass. Exercises, Answers will ary.8 Lifelong learning Exercise 1 1. Tm interested in man behavior, som planing totake a clas in pavcholoy. 2. Tanto ake a coune i Buknes, such as commerce 3. Téprter nto ty aursing because I'm nt very ccmnforable hospi, 4, Fiealy hike wo work i Information Technology 30 ‘Vm thinking of king courses in computer scene, Exercise 2 a ‘Answers wil vary. Possible answers: 2" Would you eather study parttime o ull time? 3. Would you prefer to have a boring job tht pays well ‘or an exciting jo that pays less? 4, Would you prefer taking a long vacation once a year ‘or several short vacations each year? 8 ‘Answers will vay. Exercise 3 ‘Answers will vary. Exercise 4 Answers will vary. Possible answers: 1 Td rather stay home than go out because | rarely get to pend time at home, 2. Td prefer to have a bird because I'm not home enough tohave a cat. 3. Ud rather live in the there fs more 0.do in 4.10 rather invite them over for dinner than ake dhem ‘ut 10 a restaurant. I Tove to cook, but dant get to do it that often 5. V'dprefer to download a movie and watch it at home than see anew movie atthe theater because movie Wicket prices have poten so expensive lately. Exercise 5 a ‘Answers will vary, 8 than inthe country because 1, There are between 1.5 and 1.9 million homeschoolers inthe United States today 2. Some parenis prefer to teach their children at home ‘because they do not believe that schools teach the correct religious values, Others believe they can provide'a better eduction for their children by leaching them at home. 13. The Gutersons start with thei children’s interests and questions. Cities say that homeschoolers can become social ‘outsiders who are uncomfortable mixing with ober people in adult life. Another criticism i that many parents are not well qualified to teach, ‘Answers wil vary. ° ‘Answers wil sary. Exercises ‘Answers will vary Posible onswers: 22."A good way weep in ouch with old fiends is fbyusing seca networks. 3. You can make new friends by going out more often, 44. The best way 1 save money ivy nt cating out. 5. You could sty in shape by exereising regulars. I stay bealhy beating good food, ‘One way to lam self-confidence is by studying dance, Exercise? |, Miriam shows ner gongem for thers by volunteering to help people with cancer. 2. My parents fore of at. poetry. and music taught me asic appreciation from a very young age. 3. Hearmed gourssy from my parents, They aught me the ‘importance of being polite both family and fiends 4. Barbara always ges upset with people who disagree ‘withher.| wish she would show more tolerance. 5. Teecenly joine a chor, and I love it But you need @ lot of perseverance, becaute you have 10 practice the same pice of music for weeks before you're ready 10 perform it! Exercise 8 a 1, John is very gond at most schoo! subjects. bute has ‘no imerest in being “the best" Instead. he likes to work ‘with others in a group to complete a job togzther. The ‘world would bea beter place if everyone showed as much cooperaton as John, 2. Felix finds school very har but noone wes harder than he does. He always spends the whole weekend in the library trying to heep up with his studies, He shows 2. Ein aways wars w do bener than everyone else In schook she always tres to get the best grades. Her {avorite sport is hodminton because she's the Best player in the school No.one needs to each Cain ‘somptitivensss, 4. Andrea has more creativity than any of er classmates. ‘She writes fascinating stvis that show she has @ ‘wonderful imagination. She's also very anistic and One imerting pining. Answers will vary. Exercise 9 ‘Answers will vary.Q Improvements tie Exercise 1 2. house pin 3 dey cleaning 4 per sining 3. dofeut my nails 4. fix my computer 5. print my photos 6 remove a sain 7. shorten my pants a ‘Answers will vary, Possible answers: 2A: Where can | gevhave my haircut? BB: You can gevhave i cut st Mikes Salon. 3. A: Where can I gevhave my nails done? B: You can gevhave them done at Nail Hut ‘A: Where can I gevhave my computer fixed? B: You can geuhave a fixed at Techies. 15. A: Where can gevhave my photos printed? B: You can gevhave them printed «Photo Plus. 6. A: Where can I gevhave asain removed? Tak Wh B: You can gevhve them shortened at Lily's Clothing Alterations. Exercise 3 2, You can have/get your shoes repaired at Kwik Fix ‘You can havelget your clothes dry cleaned a Dream Clean. 6. You can havelget your ear washed a Jimmy's 5, You can havelget your washing machine seiced at Hal's Repairs. ‘8, You can havelget your eyes examined at Eye t By. Exorcise 4 1. True 2. False: All the energy is burned off through the roof of ‘round building. Tats bad for business. 3, False: Feng shat has become popular in many western ‘counries only i recent years. 4 False: The piniples of good feng shui were not respected when the building was designed. 5. Te Exercise S “Answers will vary. Possible answers: 2 Maybe you could see a doctor Or why don't you get a ‘more comfortable chair” 2 Why don't you ty anesng? Antec thing ou sald ‘be 8 good ies taslaw dawn. Have ou ‘5. What about staying in yo house? Have vou thought abouLssiusing open thedaoe? Exercise 6 1, don't know how my grandmother keeps up wit all ‘he new technology. She's Bete at understanding new ‘gadgets than Lam! 2. My cousin didn’t know what todo for ber mother's ‘oth tay, bt she inaly came ups he ea of "a supis pen withthe whole fay 3. Jy done aint She oly et Smt mont deante ey wed on agp 4. Alter Pat saw her doctor, she desided to ut down on ‘ating fst food. She wants le some weight and St exercising agai in order herp ‘5. Were really lucky in my family because we all get ‘dong wih each other very well. 6. Tye done prety Badly in my classes this semester, ‘Vm not really looking forward io receiving my grades, 7. Aen at loud music anymore! can't, stand hip-hop, and I'm going to tell my neighbor fight nw. 18. Te tren geting sick alot lately, andl often felted. {really need to at Pa my health 4 ttm sewsleLanguage-com