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A. SONG/POETRY. Below we offer you the lyrics of Robert Burnss My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose. Listen to the
recording (CD track 15) and fill in the missing words. Notice that the two missing words in each verse rhyme with
each other. When you have finished, read the article on pp. 22-23.

1.
My love is like a red, red rose
Thats newly sprung in ______;
My love is like the melody
Thats sweetly played in _____.
3.
Till a the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi the ________:
I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands o life shall _______.

2.
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in love am ________:
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till a the seas gang ________:
4.
And fare thee well, my only love
And fare thee well, a ________!
And I will come again, my love,
Though it were ten thousand _______.

B. BOOKMARK. Study the bookmark for 60 seconds. Then, without looking at the bookmark, match the sports on
the left to the venues in the middle to the pictures on the right. Notice that two venues are not illustrated:

1. baseball a. alley
2. bowling b. court
3. boxing c. field
4. (American) football d. pitch
5. ice-hockey e. pool
6. race f. ring
7. soccer g. rink
8. swimming h. track
9. tennis

C. LISTENING COMPREHENSION. Listen to the Monologues (CD tracks 10-13) and, as you listen, answer the
following questions as true (T) or false (F) according to what the speakers say. You can treat this as one, two or
even four exercises:

1. The first speaker would love to lose weight and get thinner.
2. She would also like to have a pill that turned fat into muscle.
3. The second speaker thinks his first idea would be profitable but he rejects it because it is immoral.
4. He would also like to write literature for young people.
5. The third speaker has an idea for a novel.
6. She suggests a safe way for people to vent their frustrations.
7. She suggests an environmentally friendly use for dog hair.
8. The fourth speaker is not qualified to undertake his first idea himself.
9. He believes that you can use Spanish cuisine to convince people to stop smoking.
10. Which two speakers mention devices for desalinating water?

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D. TITLE TAG. Read the News (pp. 4-5) and Science (p. 6) articles. Then try to match the alternative titles given below
to the originals, without looking at the magazine:

i.
1. Olympic Swindle a. Get-Rich-Quick Schemes
2. Devils Child Goes Gaga b. Lazy Germans & Irresponsible Brits
3. In the Soup c. Clerics & Technology
4. Up a Gum Tree d. The Corporate Games
5. Money-Spinners e. In a Drunken Stupor or Just Playing Possum?
6. Cyber-Sermons f. Learning to Love Home Cooking
7. Statistics g. Muslim League Against the Lady
ii.
1. Bio-Doping a. Mo Joe is Good for You
2. A Friend Who Keeps Bad Company b. Metaphors on the Mind
3. Similes are Similar but Different c. Soap Nurses Hope
4. Healing Hands d. Beat-root

E. TOPOGRAPHY. Read the article on pp. 11-13.

On the map below South Carolina is marked
in grey. Can you identify the other 12 States in
the Southeast of the USA? Put the state names
B
below into the correct areas on the map:
F
1. Alabama A L
D
2. Arkansas H
3. Florida E

4. Georgia C
5. Kentucky K J

6. Louisiana
G
7. Mississippi
8. Missouri I

9. North Carolina
10. Tennessee
11. Virginia
12. West Virginia

F. ECONOMICS. Read the article on The German Economy on pp. 8-9. Then, without looking at the article, match
the terms on the left to their definitions on the right:

1. bailout a. be in difficulties
2. collective bargaining b. difficulties
3. GDP c. earnings, revenue
4. human resources d. excess of the value of exports over that of imports
5. income e. financial rescue
6. output f. national output
7. struggle (v.) g. negotiation between trade unions and management
8. trade surplus h. personnel
9. wages i. production
10. woes j. salaries, pay

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G. THE WORD BOX below contains 28 words from the Politics article about Monarchy on pp. 20-21. The clues below
should help you to find them:

D O C T R I N A I R E H D P A P W
O H E R E D I T A R Y E S A D M C
R J L L F S U A G N G I E R R O D
D E T C E L E N N O I T I L O B A
H Y C A R C O T S I R A A I T I E
B R I B E R O I A N P N D A A L C
M O D G N I K R A R O E U M T I N
T T T V D I E C R I O T I E C T E
H N A E U V I O T U H T H N I Y R
T E E E M L F U O O P E C T D E E
N M N D B D T P R R C T T E N L F
E N L U I I U I T K L I I S L B E
C R P A T S T C I T A R C O M E D
E E F S E Y E N O T S E F I N A M
R V N O R R G R D I S N O C M N S
U O O V I S G E P L E N E E U Q U
C G C H A R M I N G I E R E V O S

ii.
1. adjective used to define a monarchy whose powers 15. head of state who is not a monarch
are limited by a written agreement 16. termination, dissolution of an institution
2. the administration or the executive authority 17. policy programme presented by a political party
3. adjective describing political ideas that are before an election
dogmatic and uncompromising 18. country that has a functioning monarchy
4. plebiscite, popular vote on a single issue 19. the ability to move, for example, the ability for people
5. someone who is opposed to monarchy to change their social status
6. legislature or congress 20. autocrat, tyrant
7. nobility, peerage 21. chosen by ballot
8. dishonesty and misconduct 22. female monarch
9. adjective referring to a political system in which 23. suborn
ordinary people are represented 24. another word for a country ruled by a monarch (not
10. another word for a monarch; adjective describing in the article but relevant)
a state that is completely independent 25. social stratum
11. adjective that defines something as inherited 26. period during which a monarch rules [homophone
12. everyone who is entitled to vote as a group of rain] (not in the article but relevant)
13. respect, submissiveness 27. putsch, military takeover
14. power, jurisdiction 28. male monarchs

Remember to write down any new vocabulary. Moreover, if there are any words you dont recognize, find
them in the article and write down the context as an example sentence.

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H. GREAT THEATRE/PSYCHOLOGY. Read the article on pp. 14-17. The article contains a lot of useful vocabulary
relating to the emotional world. Try to fill the gaps in these sentences with terms from the article:

1. Roger and Brian love arguing with each other. They are verbal s___________ partners.
2. You need a lot of verbal d________ to be a politician, Angela, and youre no orator.
3. Hes amusing but very insecure. He always needs to be the life and s_______ of the party.
4. She bore the humiliation with great dignity. But then again shes always been very st________.
5. Hes got a Peter Pan complex and seems completely incapable of s___________ down.
6. Theyre certainly p_______ but not to the point of arrogance. Everyone should have some self-respect.
7. You dont have to understand everything. Stop o_____-i____________________ and just enjoy the experience.
8. I cant explain his o________________ behaviour. Do you think hes on drugs?
9. One reason he behaves like that is his n_____________ childhood, which has resulted in constant attention-
seeking.
10. Hes completely trustworthy; his word is his b_______ and all that.
11. Its logical that he l________ up to his elder brother but its unfortunate even so.
12. Theyll believe anything they are told. They are as g_________ as little children.
13. The argument was energetic but g______-h_________ all the same.
14. I hope he learns to deal with his f_______________ at the anger-management course.
15. Paul can be f________ to the point of rudeness. Why cant he learn to be a little bit more diplomatic?
16. Stay well away from Kenny. Hes a d____________ manipulator; our very own office Machiavelli.
17. Jasons aloofness is a bit of a pose. Hes not really as d___________ as he seems.
18. She was so furious because d________ down she knew she was in the wrong.
19. We all make mistakes. The most important thing is that your soldiers see you as d___________ and resolute.
20. Such d____________ behaviour is unacceptable in a teacher. You should be setting an example.
21. Not everyone is motivated by the lowest instincts. Dont be so c_________!
22. Eves great in a crisis shes always cool, calm and c____________.
23. Just because hes a c__________ bachelor you shouldnt automatically assume that hes gay.
24. Ch____________ this moment, you wont always live such a charmed life.
25. There is no place in the modern workplace for b_________ of rage like that.
26. Daniel is rather b________ because he didnt get the promotion he believes he deserves.
27. Its perfectly possible to be a______________ without compromising your core values.
28. Yes, I agree that he is an a_________ male domineering and a bit of a gorilla!
29. Ask him on Friday afternoon. Hes always more a___________ then.

I. SHAKESPEARES MEN ILLUSTRATED. Read the article about Shakespeares Men on pp. 14-17. The following
cartoons are supposed to illustrate well-known male characters from Shakespeares plays. See how many you can
match to their names. If you are doing this as a group, justify your attributions:
A. ___ B. ___ C. ___ D. ___
1. (Mark) Antony
2. Banquo
3. Brutus
4. The Fool
5. The Gravedigger E. ___ F. ___ G. ___ H. ___
6. Prince Hamlet
7. King Hamlet
8. Macbeth
9. Malvolio
I. ___ J. ___ K. ___ L. ___
10. Othello
11. Romeo
12. Iago

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J. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same thing as the first
sentence. The word in bold must be one of the words you use to fill the gap; do not change the form of this word.
Each gap requires between two and five words:

1. The business was a disaster at first but then orders gradually began to emerge.
trickling
The business was a disaster at first but then orders ___________________________.

2. I dont think anybody in the Government has really considered the consequences of this policy.
through
I dont think anybody in the Government has really __________________________________.

3. Well, theyre in a difficult situation, arent they?

gum
Well, theyre up ________________________, arent they?

4. England had a greater probability of winning than Sweden.

likely
England __________________________________ win than Sweden.

5. Eric and Gabriel were the most polite of all the children there.
mannered
Eric and Gabriel _________________________ of all the children there.

6. This class Ive joined is full of talented people.

brimming
This class Ive joined ____________________________ talent.

7. More than anything else Id like to thank you both for inviting us here today.
foremost
_____________________________ Id like to thank you both for inviting us here today.

8. Rett decided to organize a formal dance so as to have the opportunity of inviting Scarlett to his house.
ball
Rett decided to _________________________ in order to invite Scarlett to his house.

9. At their peak, canals were the motorways or the railways of early industrial England.
heyday
_________________________ canals were the motorways or the railways of early industrial England.

10. The important thing is to create conditions in which everyone can compete on equal terms.
field
The important thing is to create a ___________________________________.

11. Gradually the American people are turning against the death penalty.
capital
Gradually the American people are turning _________________________________ .

12. Those eco-cars are very expensive.

leg
Those eco-cars cost an ______________________________.

13. When she saw Ferguss hat she had a fit of laughter.
head
When she saw Ferguss hat she ____________________________ off.

14. Shes been against me from the very beginning.

right
Shes been against me ___________________________ start.

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K. DEBATE: VARIED LISTENING. Listen to Debate: Modern Monarchies (tracks 1-8 on the CD) and answer the
questions according to what the speakers say:
1. Part 1: Listen to the first part of the debate. This is dominated by the following quotation from Christopher
Hitchens. Fill the gaps:
This is what you get when you found a political system on the family values of Henry 1______. At a point in
the not-too-remote future, the stout heart of Queen Elizabeth II will cease to beat. At that precise moment, her
firstborn son will become head of 2________, head of the armed forces, and head of the Church of England. In
strict constitutional terms, this ought not to matter much. The English monarchy, as has been said, reigns but
does not 3_________. From the aesthetic point of view it will matter a bit, because the prospect of a morose bat-
eared and chinless man, prematurely aged, and with the most abysmal taste in royal 4____________, is a distinctly
lowering one.
ii. Why did the royal family change its name from Saxe-Coburg to Windsor?
2. Part 2: Listen to the second part of the debate and fill the gaps in this summary:
British people tend to respect the _________ much more than the other royals.
The monarch has been touring schools, ___________, health centres and day centres this year.
Royal tours help to promote the ________ industry and the __________ industry.
3. Part 3: Listen to the third part of the debate. What two things does everybody agree about?
4. Part 4: Listen to the fourth part of the debate and answer the following questions:
1. What arguments are presented against presidents?
2. What do New Zealand, Thailand, Lichtenstein, Morocco and Jordan have in common?
3. Constitutional monarchy tends to be accompanied by what two positive factors?
4. What do the Church of England and the monarchy own most of in Britain?
5. Part 5: Listen to the fifth part of the debate and answer the following questions:
1. Which two countries are the English Republic compared to?
2. What democratic innovation did Queen Victoria oppose?
6. Part 6: Listen to the sixth part of the debate and put these statements in the correct order:

a. Britain is paying double and the States is just paying once for the President.
b. You said it before when you talked about stability.
c. Theres approximately 40 million spent per year to run the monarchy.
d. There is an enormous amount of support for her and her family at the moment.
e. I dont have the figures in front of me but I refuse to believe it.
7. Part 7: Listen to the seventh part of the debate and answer the following questions:
a. Which country is cited both by the republican as an example of a corrupt monarchy and by another speaker as
an example of a country that is less corrupt than its republican neighbours?
b.Which country is erroneously cited by the republican as a example of a corrupt monarchy that has been a
republic since independence?
c. In what way does the republican disagree with the Scottish National Party leader over independence?
8. Part 8: Listen to the eighth part of the debate and answer the following questions:
a. What might be the ironic consequence of a British Republic?
b. Explain the reference to 1984.
c. Why would the Trooping of the Colour disappear with the monarchy?
d. What can you do inside the royal palaces that you cant do anywhere else indoors in public in the UK?
e. Which animals are specifically protected by the monarchy?

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L. PREPOSITIONS. The following text comes from the Society article on p. 10. However, all the prepositions have been
removed. Try to replace them correctly. This exercise can be done before or after reading the article, depending on
the level of the learners. Obviously, learners should not be able to see the article as they do the exercise:

The town that puts love 1______ the dock.

This month 2_____ the Essex town 3_____ Great Dunmow an ancient British ceremony known as the Dunmow
Flitch Trials will take place 4_______ a jury consisting 5______ six local bachelors and six local maidens. The
married couples being tried have to attempt to convince the jury that 6______ more than a year and a day neither
of them has wished they were unwed. Those that are successful 7_______ this endeavour are paraded 8________
the streets and awarded a flitch 9______ bacon. That this practice is ancient is demonstrated 10______ it being
mentioned 11_____ The Wife of Baths Tale 12______ Chaucers Canterbury Tales (1390s).
Dunmow means meadow 13_____ the hill, and as a settlement dates back 14______ the time 15_____ the
Roman occupation 16____ Britain (43-410). The town is mentioned 17______ The Domesday Book (1080) a
register 18____ property compiled 19____ another set 20____ invaders, the Normans, to help them collect taxes
21________ the native inhabitants (the Saxons). 22_________ medieval times it developed and became a thriving
commercial centre as a market town which held two annual fairs.
Two locals were martyred 23__________ the English Reformation: Thomas Bowyer, a Protestant who refused
to adopt the Catholic faith and was burnt 24______ the stake in 1556, and Anne Line, who was executed in 1601
25______ harbouring a Catholic priest.
Today Dunmow is close 26____ Stansted Airport one 27____ the four airports that serve London. However,
its location close 28____ major roads means that Dunmow once had 16 pubs or inns dating back 29_____ a time
when public transport was 30____ horse-drawn coaches. Some 12 still exist 31_____ this day.

M. IMPROVISATION. Listen to Too Many Cooks (CD Track 16). Then, without looking at the tapescripts for the
moment, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d):

1. Lauren suggests to Lenny that:

a. they make a chicken broth.
b. he should put celery and onions in the broth.
c. he should put chilli pepper in the broth.
d. he should make the dish with carrots and garlic.

2. Laura disapproves of the idea of using:

a. the same ingredients that Lenny used when he was 12.
b. carrots and garlic.
c. onion and celery.
d. Auntie Bettys recipe.

3. Whats Lauras relationship with Lauren?

a. She is her mother.
b. She is her mother-in-law.
c. She is her aunt.
d. She is her elder sister.

4. Who are they expecting to dinner?

a. Laurens parents.
b. Lennys parents.
c. Lauras parents.
d. Auntie Betty.

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N. CINEMA QUIZ. Read the article on Doris Day (pp. 26-27) and answer the following questions. Notice that the
answers are not in the article:
1. Doris is now strongly opposed to fur but which movie did she make that promoted it?
2. Which was Doriss only western?
3. In which Hitchcock film was Days characters son kidnapped?
4. In which nonsensical movie is Days character tormented by a telephone stalker?
5. Which bizarre musical starring Doris was set in a factory?
6. Which film did Doris make with Lauren Bacall and Kirk Douglas?
7. In which two films does Doriss character live the American Dream of becoming a housewife in the country?
8. Which film did Doris co-star alongside a train, a lobster and Jack Lemmon?
9. Which biopic of singer Ruth Etting did Doris make that held several parallels with her own life?
10. Which movie starring Doris saw cameos by Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, Edward G. Robinson and Ronald
Reagan?
11. Which two films, both starring Day and Rock Hudson, basically have the same storyline?
12. Which film did Doris co-star alongside an elephant?

O. PRONUNCIATION. Read the article on pp. 32-33. Then, underline the stressed syllable in the word in italics in
each line:
1. They visited us to say farewell.
2. Doris was hit by a train when she was returning home to the farewell party.
3. Lets go to that souvenir store.
4. Ill like to buy a souvenir of Charleston.
5. Its quickest if we go by Underground.
6. There was an underground passage leading from the citadel to the countryside outside.
7. He fell in love with a Burmese maiden.
8. His grandfather was Burmese.
ii. PRONUNCIATION ROUND-UP. The phonemic transcriptions of those words that cause the most pronunciation
problems are given in the footnotes. See if you can answer these questions about the words whose transcriptions
are given in Think 148:
1. recipe (p. 13, n. 47): How many syllables are there in this word and which is stressed?
2. unravel (p. 14, n. 17): How is unravel pronounced? a. /nrvl/, b. /nrvl/, c. /nreivl/
3. sword (p. 17, n. 98): How is sword pronounced? a. /swo:d/, b. /sw:d/, c. so:rd/
4. whilst (p. 20, n. 17): How is whilst pronounced?: a. /whilst/, b. /wailst/, c. /wilst/
5. thou (p. 22, n. 5): Which word rhymes with thou? a. you, b. threw, c. now, d. know
6. sniper (p. 25, n. 47): How do we pronounce sniper? a. /esnipr/, b. /iznip/, c. /snipr/, d. /snaipr/
7. bow (p. 36, n. 2): Which word rhymes with bow (and arrows)? a. arrow, b. now, c. blow, d. bow (v.)
8. wicket (p. 36, n. 5): Which word rhymes with wicket? a. cricket, b. etiquette, c. bouquet, d. diskette
9. sabre (p. 36, n. 7): Which word rhymes with sabre? a. jabber, b. labour, c. candelabra, d. palaver

P. HOMOPHONES. The following section comes from the feature article on pp. 24-25. However, we have changed
48 words for their homophones. See if you can change them back so that the text makes sense:
2. MONEY. Inn the passed the Olympics was about amateurs inn the Free whirled competing against profes-
sional fulltime athletes from the Communist Block. The Soviets one this aspect of the Cold wore and now most
participants inn the Olympics are inn won cents oar another professionals. Sew watt? Well, Olympic success
is moor and moor about money and its moor and moor about return on investment. When a country kneads
Olympic success, it spends moor on preparing for the Olympics and the result is moor meddles. This is clearest
inn the case of the host country, the only plaice inn witch a significant number of peepul are watching the sports
live (as opposed to on TV). Host countries spend much moor than usual on preparing for the Games and sow they
cum owt with many moor meddles than they usually do. Now eye dont no about ewe, but eye dont really want to
spend too weeks glued to the television set just to sea witch countries have invested most inn sport. Won thing eye
can tell yew; know developing nation will win the poll-vaulting because the fibreglass Poles are really expensive.

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Q. WORDPLAY CLASS ACTIVITY: In this activity you have to find words in a box of letters. Words are formed by
a series of adjacent letters. A word can twist and turn provided that each letter is adjacent to the previous letter
in the word. You cannot use the same letter-square twice in the same word (but you can of course use the letter
again in your next word). Words must have two or more letters and be found in a Standard English dictionary.
Past forms, plurals and so on are valid. You get one point for each word you find in the word square which no
other player also has. You have three minutes to find the words.

Practice square:

R E I G N
V E N U E
B A C O N
S P O R T
G A M E S
ii. In this practice square you should be able to see the words BEAN and STONE. Can you find any more? There
are at least another 60 words!

iii. Now you should be ready to play against each other. Each player in turn should choose a letter to fill the letter-
boxes in the square below. We recommend that you mix vowels and consonants otherwise its more difficult!
We suggest that you photocopy this page and use the photocopy if you dont then you can only play once!

Make a note of any new vocabulary you have found in the course of the exercise. Try to use each
word several times in the course of the next few days.

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R. PHRASAL VERBS ROUND-UP. Throughout the magazine phrasal verbs are identified and explained in the
footnotes. Fill in the following sentences with phrasal verbs from Think 148. The first letter of the base verb and
the particle are given to help you. The page (p.) and footnote (n.) reference is also given:

1. Some mice have g______ i______ the barn and have been eating the grain there. (p. 4, n. 7)
2. You have to learn to t__________ things t___________ instead of acting so impulsively. (p. 4, n. 12)
3. The students union demanded that the university should t________ d________ the offensive posters. (p. 4, n. 16)
4. Im not really a people person and I find it difficult to m________ w_______ strangers at social events. (p. 4, n. 26)
5. When I pointed out that his calculations were based on faulty data he just s_________ o_____ of the room.
(p. 5, n. 33)
6. Tablets have really c__________ o_____ in a big way amongst the professional classes. (p. 5, n. 41)
7. Little Betty has really t_________ t___ her primary school. And I thought it was going to be a real trauma.
(p. 5, n. 42)
8. Some really interesting ideas c_________ u_____ at the meeting. You should have been there. (p. 5, n. 48)
9. We need to f______ o_____ travel options for our holiday in Galicia. (p. 5, n. 54)
10. The moment the actress s__________ i_______ the room pandemonium broke loose. (p. 7, n. 12)
11. The government has been b_____________ u______ a stockpile of strategic fuel for just such a situation.
(p. 8, n. 12)
12. OK, well, if you could please f_____ o_____ this form, well be back in touch with you one way or another in a
week to ten days time. (p. 9, n. 37)

S. WORD BUILDING. Read the article on Sports Families on pp. 36-37. Then, without looking at the magazine,
answer the following questions:

1. Which three sports mentioned use bats?

2. Which three sports mentioned use rackets?
3. In golf you hit the ball with a club, but what do you use in hockey?
4. In shooting you fire bullets from a rifle, what are the equivalents in archery?
5. A boxer protects his or her hands with gloves. What does a baseball catcher wear on his or her hand?
6. A gymnast jumps up and down on a trampoline. What does a diver jump off?
7. What are the two kinds of horses used in gymnastics?
8. Most sports that one plays use a ball but what do you hit in badminton?
9. The word vault appears in several sports. What do you surmise it means?
10. In which three sports mentioned is the objective to score a goal?
11. Which four sports mentioned use nets?
12. In canoeing you move the canoe with a paddle. What do you use when rowing?
13. In English we throw the javelin, the hammer and the discus, but what do we do with a shot?
14. Which six sports mentioned are played on a court?
ii. Choose the correct option (a or b) for the term for the sportsman or sportswoman:

1. canoeing a. canoer b. canoeist

2. tennis a. tennist b. tennis player
3. golf a. golfer b. golfist
4. wrestling a. wrestler b. wrestlist
5. football a. footballer b. football player
6. archery a. archer b. archerist
7. squash a. squasher b. squash player
8. rowing a. rower b. rowist
9. boxing a. boxer b. boxist
10. weightlifting a. weightlifter b. weightliftist
11. gymnastics a. gymnast b. gymnaster

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T. ILLUSTRATIONS ROUND-UP. In Think many of the physical definitions in the footnotes are illustrated. Test how
well you have learned the meanings of these words by matching the pictures to their definition:
A BAT KICKING A BALL
A BEETROOT ONIONS
A BILLIARD BALL POLE-VAULTING
BOUNCING A PUNCH BAG
CELERY A REFEREE
A CARROT A RELAY RACE
A CHARIOT A ROWING BOAT
A CHILLI PEPPER RICOCHETING OFF
CHINESE CHECKERS A SAILBOAT
A CLENCHED FIST A SHOT-PUTTER
COINS SHRIMP
A COLLAR A SNIPER
A CRAB A SOCK
CRANBERRIES A STEEPLE
CURTAINS A SWAN
IN THE DOCK A SWORD
FENCING A TORCH
A FISH BOWL TOSSING A COIN
A GALLOWS A TOUCHDOWN
GARLIC A TRENCH COAT
A HORSE-DRAWN COACH A WHISTLE
AN HOUR GLASS WRESTLING

U.FALSE-FRIEND ROUND-UP. Throughout the magazine false friends are identified and explained in the footnotes.
The following sentences contain false friends from Think 148 that are incorrectly used here. Correct the underlined
words in the following sentences so that they make sense. The page (p.) and footnote (n.) reference is given:

1. The product may eventually contain traces of nuts because it was made in a factory that uses them. (p. 5, n. 38)
2. The mortality rate amongst motorists is nearly twice as high as for car drivers. (p. 4, n. 37)
3. I simply ignored his injuries. His ridiculous words cant hurt me. (p. 6, n. 11)
4. The dog is very invidious of the baby. I dont like to leave them alone in the same room. (p. 8, n. 3)
5. I refuse to discuss this. When youre prepared to have a reasonable conversation, well talk. (p. 12, n. 32)
6. The ultimate British Great-War veteran died recently. (p. 14, n. 7)
7. The Inland Revenue have been realizing a check on the data we provided. (p. 15, n. 34)
8. You should assume your limitations and try to work around them. (p. 15, n. 39)
9. Its actually about 35C but in a couple of hours time it may reach 40. (p. 19, n. 57)
10. The judge removed the corruption case, which everyone else seemed to have forgotten. (p. 21, n. 45)
11. Ive brought you the expedient about the case so that you can review it. (p. 21, n. 57)
12. These successes are beginning to alarm the general public. (p. 24, n. 18)
13. The sausages were larger than the hot-dog buns, so they protruded at each end. (p. 26, n. 4)
14. He took a lecture of the water meter and left. (p. 29, n. 40)
15. Margaret pretends the post of head of department. (p. 29, n. 50)
16. Do people still send targets at Christmas and on Valentines Day in your country? (p. 36, n. 3)
17. Your novel is full of topics and is pathetically predictable. (p. 38, n. 14)
18. They say that people in the south of the country are vaguer than those in the north but its just a generalization.
Anyway, nobody could work under the afternoon sun in summer down there. (p. 38, n. 20)
19. The lifestyles of the country folk are utterly rude but they were the most honest, generous people one is ever likely
to meet. (p. 45, n. 37)
20. She went up on the scenario for the first time when she was just six years old. (p. 47, n. 136)
21. The doctor explained the convenience of regular exercise to me. (p. 48, n. 165)
22. I bought her a pearl collar but she never wears it because she says theyre unlucky. (p. 50, n. 326)

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V. WORDS Matter. Read the article on pp. 38-40. Then, without looking at the magazine, fill the gaps in the
following sentences:

1. Please, youve got to help me. Its a matter of l______ or death!

2. The last item on the agenda is Matters A_________.
3. Sometimes the only way to finish a piece of work is by sheer determination: m_______ over matter.
4. We need to reduce costs as a matter of u__________. Were not even breaking even.
5. The c_____ of the matter is that there is no way unemployment will fall until internal demand recovers.
6. This problem is no l____________ matter. In fact, it affects an ever-increasing part of the population in developed
countries.
7. Ive decided I want to be the first astronaut to visit Mars, he said in a surprisingly matter-of-f_______ voice.
8. Unless someone gives me a satisfactory answer right now Im going to t________ this matter up with the
university vice-chancellor.
9. Its not the sort of novel that stimulates your g_______ matter more like the sort of thing youd take on holiday.
10. Its only a matter of t________ before the government falls. Their popularity has plummeted over the past
couple of years.
11. In some places taxi drivers take objects left in their cabs to Lost Property as a matter of c________; in others
they simply keep them.
12. I think you should let the matter d________. Youre not making any progress and youre getting everyones
backs up.
13. If we could just return to the matter in/at h_________. Remember I called this meeting to come to a decision
on this point.
14. There are huge economies of scale to be enjoyed in that industry. In short: s_______ matters.
15. Sometimes success in exams is simply a matter of l_______ but there are many things you can do to improve
your chances.
16. His comments about the unsuitability of women for the priesthood are a matter of o__________. They are not
based on any objective facts.
17. What exactly is the difference between d________ matter and anti-matter? They are both invisible, right?
18. Im afraid his intervention is only likely to complicate matters f___________.
19. We have to win this match no matter w________.
20. Thats a completely d_____________ matter altogether. You cant confuse the two concepts.
21. No matter h______ much you desire a cigarette, its essential that you dont smoke in these first 48 hours.
22. The economy has been in recession for months and now, to make matters w________ there has been a series
of earthquakes which have frightened tourists away.
23. Unless they receive some semblance of justice the citizens are likely to take matters into their own h_______
and that would be infinitely worse.
24. No, I am not that famous serial killer from Cleveland. Ive never been to Ohio or anywhere else in the USA for
t________ matter.

W. INTERNET VIDEO LISTENING. This exercise is based on an excellent TED talk by JP Rangaswami. In it he
demonstrates the usefulness of the metaphor information is food. As you watch the video
(http://www.ted.com/talks/jp_rangaswami_information_is_food.html?utm)
answer the following questions. If necessary listen a second time:

1. Where does the speaker come from?

2. How many books does he have?
3. How old was he when he saw the film Short Circuit?
4. In what way are humans abnormally proportioned as primates?
5. What analogy does he use to describe conflicts over intellectual property rights?
6. What analogy does he use to talk about the dangers of using out-of-date information?
7. Clay Shirky rejects the concept of information overload and postulates that the problem is what?
8. What does JP Rangaswami suggest as the information equivalent of Supersize Me?

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X. FUNCTIONAL. Read the article on pp. 30-31. Then, without referring back to the magazine, write the most
appropriate word into each gap and answer the questions:
1. A soccer match is divided into two halves with a short rest in the middle called ____________.
2. We was ____________! We should have won that game easily. They must have bought the ref!
3. OK, kids. Lets see whos the first to the garden gate. Form a line. Right. Ready... _________... GO!
4. They decided who would be playing into the sun in the first half by flipping or, if you prefer _________ a coin.
5. In American football you score a touchdown, whereas in rugby you score a ________.
6. Which types of football are played in Australia?
7. What do you call the start of a game of soccer?
8. Dont worry, you certainly gave it your best shot. Better _______ next time.
9. The umpire raised his starting pistol, On your _______... get set.... go!
10. Whats the objective in pole vaulting and the high jump?
11. What is it called when one soccer player takes the ball off another?
12. Our Roy knocked his opponent out in the sixth round. The boy done ___________!
13. He was really unlucky. The ball ___________ off the crossbar instead of going into the goal.
14. It was advantage Murray but Nadal aced the next service, so its ____________ again.
15. I love watching international rugby but I dont support any specific country. My attitude is May the best
_____________ win!
Y. HISTORY. Read the article on pp. 18-19 and answer the following questions in your own words:
1. What is the most important difference between the Ancient and the Modern Olympics?
2. Why were the Ancient Olympics abolished at the end of the 4th Century?
3. How were the Ancient Olympics more widely cultural than the Modern Games?
4. Were the Ancient Olympics unique?
5. Who was excluded from the Ancient Olympics in their heyday?
6. How many events from the ancient pentathlon are included in the modern pentathlon?
7. Which ancient pentathlon event is not an event in the modern decathlon?
8. Were Ancient Greek runners always naked?
9. Why was relay racing a potentially dangerous sport?
10. Whats inaccurate about Edgar Degass painting Young Spartans?
11. How do we know that the stories about Milo of Croton are not strictly true?
12. Why did the Greek judges award the crown to Nero, only to disqualify him a year later?
13. How was pankration different from modern wrestling?
14. What was important to avoid in order to win the crown in pankration?

Z. WORDPLAY. Read the Language article on pp. 28-29. Then, without looking at the magazine, find eight terms
from the footnotes. Use the clues and the numbers; each number represents a letter:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 8 9
glossary, lexicon
10 11 12 6 8 4 13 11 1 14
metaphorical, fanciful
15 14 3 2 15 14
decipher, decrypt
12 7 2 5 11 16 17
an artificial language based on English
11 12 18 2 8 14
disregard, take no notice of
14 18 1 11 16 4 12 14
imagine
7 11 13 14 8 4 7 18 14 16 16
the extent to which something should be
considered non-metaphorical
11 15 11 2 19
turn of phrase, fixed expression
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1. TRANSLATION. Do the translation exercise on pp. 34-35. Then, without looking at the magazine label these
illustrations from the article. More advanced students should cover the list of words on the left:
A_______________ B_______________ C_______________ D_______________
1. A bear

2. A box

3. Chestnuts

4. Coral
E_______________ F_______________ G_______________ H_______________
5. A cricket

6. Dishes

7. Fishing

8. Glasses
I_______________ J_______________ K_______________ L_______________
9. A goat

10. A gun

11. Hats

12. A horse
M_______________ N_______________ O_______________ P_______________
13. A horse-drawn wagon

14. A kettle

15. A lamp

16. Matches
Q_______________ R_______________ S_______________ T_______________
17. A note pad

18. A rooster and hen/chickens

19. A ship

20. Shoes
U_______________ V_______________ W_______________ X_______________
21. A snake

22. Swimming

23. A wild boar

24. A wolf

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 ANSWERS
A. 9. In their heyday 10. level playing field
1. June-tune, 2. I-dry, 3. sun-run, 4. while-mile 11. against capital punishment 12. arm and a leg
13. laughed her head 14. right from the
B.
Check your answers against the bookmark. The two additional K.
venues are swimming pool and soccer pitch 1.
1. VIII, 2. state, 3. rule, 4. consorts
C. ii. because Saxe-Coburg sounded German and so was a problem
1F, 2T, 3T, 4T, 5F, 6T, 7F, 8T, 9F, 10. 2, 4 during the First World War.
2.
D. Queen... hospitals... tourist... fashion
i. 1d, 2g, 3f, 4e, 5a, 6c, 7b ii. 1d, 2a, 3b, 4c 3.
That Hitchens comments about Charless looks are uncalled-for (=
E. unacceptable) and that the Royals do not have a enviable lifestyle.
1J, 2E, 3I, 4C, 5L, 6G, 7K, 8A, 9D, 10H, 11F, 12B 4.
1. They are usually chosen by political parties and often represent
F. lobbies.
1e, 2g, 3f, 4h, 5c, 6i, 7a, 8d, 9j, 10b 2. They are all monarchies.
3. Political stability and a respect for human rights.
G. 4. the land
D O C T R I N A I R E H D P A P W 5.
O H E R E D I T A R Y E S A D M C 1. Iran and Afghanistan
R J L L F S U A G N G I E R R O D 2. the secret ballot
6.
D E T C E L E N N O I T I L O B A
1c, 2a, 3e, 4d, 5b
H Y C A R C O T S I R A A I T I E 7.
B R I B E R O I A N P N D A A L C a. Morocco
M O D G N I K R A R O E U M T I N b. Myanmar (Burma)
T T T V D I E C R I O T I E C T E c. Salmond plans to keep the monarchy for the moment.
8.
H N A E U V I O T U H T H N I Y R
a. Queen Elizabeth might be elected as President.
T E E E M L F U O O P E C T D E E b. the reference is to the futuristic novel by George Orwell in which
N M N D B D T P R R C T T E N L F history is abolished.
E N L U I I U I T K L I I S L B E c. because its reason for existing would have disappeared.
C R P A T S T C I T A R C O M E D d. smoke
e. white swans
E E F S E Y E N O T S E F I N A M
R V N O R R G R D I S N O C M N S L.
U O O V I S G E P L E N E E U Q U 1. in, 2. in 3. of, 4. before, 5. of, 6. for, 7. in, 8. through,
C G C H A R M I N G I E R E V O S 9. of, 10. by, 11. in, 12. in, 13. on, 14. to, 15. of, 16. of,
17. in, 18. of, 19. by, 20. of, 21. from, 22. During,
ii.
23. during, 24. at, 25. for, 26. to, 27. of, 28. to, 29. to,
1. constitutional 2. government 3. doctrinaire
30. by, 31. to
4. referendum 5. republican 6. parliament
7. aristocracy 8. corruption 9. democratic M.
10. sovereign 11. hereditary 12. electorate 1d, 2b, 3b, 4a
13. deference 14. authority 15. president
16. abolition 17. manifesto 18. kingdom N.
19. mobility 20. dictator 21. elected 1. That Touch of Mink
22. queen 23. bribe 24. realm 2. Calamity Jane
25. class 26. reign 27. coup 28. kings 3. The Man Who Knew Too Much
4. Midnight Lace
H. 5. The Pajama Game
1. sparring 2. dexterity 3. soul 4. stoic(al) 6. Young Man with a Horn
5. settling 6. proud 7. over-intellectualizing 7. The Tunnel of Love, Please Dont Eat the Daisies
8. outlandish 9. neglected 10. bond 11. looks 8. It Happened to Jane
12. gullible 13. good-humoured 9. Love Me or Leave Me
14. frustration(s) 15. frank 16. devious 10. Its a Great Feeling
17. detached 18. deep 19. decisive 20. debauched 11. Pillow Talk, Love Come Back
21. cynical 22. collected 23. confirmed 24. Cherish 12. (Billy Roses) Jumbo
25. bouts 26. bitter 27. ambitious 28. alpha
29. affable O.
1. farewell, 2. farewell, 3. souvenir, 4. souvenir,
I. 5. Underground (!) 6. underground, 7. Burmese, 8. Burmese
1H, 2D, 3J, 4B, 5L, 6I, 7C, 8A, 9F, 10G, 11E, 12K ii.
1. 3, the first, 2. a, 3. c, 4. b, 5. c, 6. d, 7. c, 8. a, 9. b
J.
1. came trickling in 2. thought this policy through P.
3. a gum tree 4. were/was more likely to 2. MONEY. In the past the Olympics was about amateurs in the
5. were the best-mannered 6. is brimming with Free World competing against professional fulltime athletes
7. First and foremost 8. throw a ball

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from the Communist Bloc. The Soviets won this aspect of the
Cold War and now most participants in the Olympics are in one
sense or another professionals. So what? Well, Olympic success
is more and more about money and its more and more about
return on investment. When a country needs Olympic success,
it spends more on preparing for the Olympics and the result is
more medals. This is clearest in the case of the host country,
the only place in which a significant number of people are
watching the sports live (as opposed to on TV). Host countries
spend much more than usual on preparing for the Games and
so they come out with many more medals than they usually do.
Now I dont know about you, but I dont really want to spend two
weeks glued to the television set just to see which countries have
invested most in sport. One thing I can tell you; no developing
nation will win the pole-vaulting because the fibreglass poles are
really expensive.
Q.
ASP, BACON, BAP, CAP, CAVE, COME, CONE, CORE, EVEN,
GAME, GAP, GAS, GASP, GENT, GENTS, GIN, IN, MAP, MOO,
MOOR, MOP, MORE, NAP, NAVE, NEON, NO, NONE, NOR, NOT,
NUN, ON, ONE, PANE, PAVE, POOR, PORE, PORT, PORTS, REIGN,
REST, ROAM, SAG, SAME, SAP, SAVE, SET, SPA, SPAM, SPORE,
SPORT, SPORTS, STEM, TO, TON, TONE, TOO, VAN, VANE, VEIN,
VENUE
R.
1. got into 2. think... through 3. take down
4. mingle with 5. stormed out 6. caught on
7. taken to 8. came up 9. find out
10. stepped into 11. building up 12. fill out
S.
1. baseball, cricket, table tennis
2. badminton, squash, tennis
3. a (hockey) stick
4. you fire arrows from a bow
5. a (baseball) mitt
6. a diving board
7. a pommel horse and a vault horse
8. a shuttlecock (UK) or birdie (US)
9. jump over
10. hockey, handball, football/soccer
11. badminton, table tennis, tennis, volleyball
12. an oar/oars
13. put
14. badminton, basketball, handball, squash, tennis, volleyball
ii.
1b, 2b, 3a, 4a, 5. both! 6a, 7b, 8a, 9a, 10a, 11a
T.
Check your answers against the footnotes in the magazine.
U.
1. conceivably 2. motorcyclists 3. insults
4. envious 5. argue about 6. last
7. carrying out 8. accept 9. currently
10. reopened/stirred up 11. file 12. incidents
13. longer 14. reading 15. is trying for
16. cards 17. clichs 18. lazier
19. primitive 20. stage 21. advisability
22. necklace
V.
1. life 2. Arising 3. mind 4. urgency
5. crux 6. laughing 7. fact 8. take
9. grey/gray 10. time 11. course 12. drop
13. hand 14. size 15. luck 16. opinion
17. dark 18. further 19. what 20. different
21. how 22. worse 23. hands 24. that
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W.
1. Calcutta
2. 38,000
3. 26
4. We should have larger stomachs and smaller brains
5. The conflict between hunter-gatherers and farmers
6. He says that information has a sell-by date, just like food.
7. filter failure
8. 31 days of watching Fox News non-stop
X.
1. halftime 2. robbed 3. steady
4. tossing 5. try
6. rugby, Australian rules and, to a lesser extent, soccer
7. kick-off 8. luck 9. marks
10. to clear the bar 11. a tackle 12. good
13. ricocheted 14. deuce 15. team
Y. [sample answers]
1. The Ancient Olympics were as much about religion as about
sport.
2. Because Emperor Theodosius understood that the Games were
closely associated with the Olympian gods.
3. They included performing arts such as public speaking, drama
and musical recitals.
4. No. There were four major sports contests in the Ancient Greek
world as well as many minor ones.
5. All women, all non-Greeks and all slaves. Later Romans were
allowed to participate.
6. None (unless you consider cross-country running the same
event as running on a track).
7. Wrestling
8. No. Originally they wore loincloths.
9. Because nude runners passed a burning torch.
10. Women were not present at Ancient Greek athletic events
(either as participants or spectators).
11. No human can eat five kilos of meat let alone a whole bull
in one meal.
12. They awarded him the crown because they were afraid of
him. Once he was dead they were no longer afraid, so they
cancelled his crown.
13. There were essentially no rules. You could hurt your opponent
in any way you chose.
14. Killing ones opponent since dead competitors automatically
won.
Z.
VOCABULARY, FIGURATIVE, DECODE, GLOBISH, IGNORE,
ENVISAGE, LITERALNESS, IDIOM
1.
1S,2L,3I,4U,5N,6F,7D,8O,9X,10A,11P,12G,13Q,14E,15T,16V,17B,18
C,19M,20W,21K,22R,23H,24J
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