1 Complete the dialogue with the appropriate forms of the bold verbs. Use conditional sentences. (_/ 10) Jo. Itthis skirt (1) (be} on sale, 1 2 (buy) it, What a pity i isn't Em Yes, bul i? you 3) {not buy) thal new top yesterday, then you (4) (not need) this skirt to go with it today, would you? Jo. True. Bul then, ifwe (5) not go) shopping yesterday, we (6) (not ‘meet) that gorgeous guy, David. And if ” (not stop) to chat with him, he ane | (8) (not make) a date to meet up this Saturday night! Anyway, le’s go back to the shop. If the skirt) (be) sil there, (10) (get) it right away! 2 Complete the sentences with words or expressions in the list. (_/5) didn't have evenit if unless wouldn't 1 I ish you buy so many clothes! 2 This shop will close trade improves. 3 Letme know you have a problem. 4 fontyt to work tonight. 5 | would jump in the water it was cold! 3 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the bold words. (_/ 5) 1 | now regret the fact that we ever met. (never) 1 2 Pete goes out too often, so he doesn't have much. money. (less) " 3 I'l buy the cinema tickets, if you pay next time. (long) rm 4. My mum hates the fact that we chew gum. (wishes) My mum With enough money he stil wouldn't buy thet CD. (even) He Total: __/ 20 marks ee Te Aa 4 Match 1-6 with A-F to form sentences. 1 Abit of give and (13) A fora drink! Lets go. somewhere cheaper. {rom Jake, so he can go cout lonight to Mike, so 'm broke now, your purchase, sir? 2 Sorry, lent £20 3 That cate charges £3 4 | buy things here and 5 He's borrowed money —E lake is important in any relationsrip. 6 Are you ready to make F there, | don't have favourite shops. ‘Complete the words. ( _/ 3) lo having taken out more money from a bark account than yau heave in it 2w wealthy 36 + not very generous 40 to make somebody pay toa much, for something 5b + to look ata lot of things, not just one thing 6e to pay someone very tle money for their work 6 Complete the letter with words in the list. There are three extra words. (_/4) afford away bargain burn cons downs out site sell then up Hi Danial, Guess what? I've splashed (1) and bought a new computer! Well, okay, this ane isnt actually orand new, it's second-hand, but | still had to save (2) for nearly a year to get t | dont have money to (3) . $0 | looked at the pros and (4) of several different computers fist. | found this ore on an online auction 6) It's bit big, and the monitor makes a noise every now and (6) but |couldn't (7) anything better. It was much less than the usual price, so I Lhink Ive gol a real ® Write soon ane tell me your news. Jake Total: _/ 10 marks ©) EERIE © ovrono universiry press 28Lottery winners ‘A. Howr do you think your life might be transformed if you wan the jotery? Fame and fortune are part of the majority of people's dreams, and if they had the ‘opportunity to become a multi-milionaire overnight, very few would turn it dawn. Enormous lollery wins are rather like modern fairy tales: @ humble hero sudcenly succeeds against all odds. Just lke fay tales, some lottery stories are so strange you would never believe therm B One of these fairylale heroes is Dart! Ladner, who ‘earned double prize money in his national lottery by ouying the same winning ticket rwice. Incredibly, Daniel put this down to absent-mindeciness. If he had nat had such a poor memory, he would not have bougtt a ticket with his regular numbers one day, then ‘gone out again the next and done exactly the seme thing took Ladner arnund a week to remember be had mistakenly bought two tickets, thereby doubling his prize. Those who had 3 share of the jackpot were less amused to see their winnings reduced by around, £100,000 each when Ladner claimed an exira share! Other lottery stories have not had such fairy-tale endings. Numerous people have felt their Ives ‘wore ruined by the wins, Despite splashing out on luxury holidays, cars and new homes, they seve their relationships damages beyond repair by the strain of everyone wanting a share, Money can bring out the worst in everyone, One woman recently broke up with her husband, when she discovered that he had wor the lottery and decided not to tell ner. ‘| hadn't found plans for a new, more expensive home, I'd rever have ‘guessed,’ she said. She sued for haif the money, and divorce, and got them bath. So, if you could become a lottery winner, would you want to? Experience suggests ve should all be careful what we wish for. 1 Choose the best summary of the text. (_/2) A. Never wish for things you're unlikely to get. B Winning tre lottery might not be quite what you expect. © Money brings out the worst in people. 2 Mark the sentences T (True), F (False) or DS (Doesn't Say). Correct any sentences which are false. (/'5) 1 Most people would want a large sur of money if it was offered to them, 2 Lollery wins are like fairy tales because they never happen in real lie 3 Daniel Ladner knew immediately about his double win. 4 Large fortunes can make relationships stressful 5 The woman found oul about her husbanc’s win after their divorce, 3. Add one word to each sentence to complete it. Use the text to help you. (_/3) 1. Winning the lottery turns you into 2 instantly. 2 Becoming rich because of the letlery is very much, the odds. 3 Very few famous people can put their success, to hard werk. 4. Some loltery winners find life dificult if people want a of their fortune. 5 Working in a hospital brought the best in my brother. 6 The garage told me trat my old car was. repair. Total: _/ 10 marks 4 Write a formal letter of complaint of 100-150 words ‘about a product you bought from an internet site. Total: _/ 10 marks FREIET © oxF ono universiry press1 Complete the dialogue with conditional sentences. Use the correct positive or negative forms of the bold verbs. (0) Jo. Hf this skirt (1) {be} on sale | 2 buy) i, What a pity it isn Em_ But really Jo, you don't have much money If you @ (buy) the new top yesterday, then you (4) (need) (nal ski! to go with it today would you? Jo. True. But then, ifwe (5) go) shopping yesterday, we (6) (meet) that gorgeous guy, David. And if| a (stop) to chat with him, we ® have) a date this Saturday night! Em | suppose that’s rus Jo Of course! Let's go back to the shop. If the skirt 3 be) still there, | 10) (get) itrigrt away! 2 Choose the correct alternatives ta complete the sentences. (_/5) 1 | wish you wouldn't / hadn't spend so much money on clothes! 2 Ths shop will lose provided that / unless trade improves. 3 Let me know if / but you have 2 robiem, 4 Ifonly I didn’t have / haven't Lo work tarigh 5 | would never go out with Sarah, even if /as long as. she wasn't your ex-gisfriend! 3. Rewrite the sentences using the bold words. Make sure that the meaning is the same. ( _/ 5) 1 | now regret the fact that we ever met, (never) 2 Pete g2es out too oflen, so he doesn't have much money. (Hess) 3 I'l buy the cinema tickets, if you pay next time. (long) 4 My mum hates the fact that we chew gun, (wishes) 5 With enough money he stil wouldn't buy that CD. (even) Total: 4 Complete the sentences. (_/ 3) 1.20 marks 1 A bitof give and is important in any relationship. 2 £20 10 Mike, but he’s paying me bback tomorrow 3 That café £3 fora drinkt 4 | buy things here and ‘favourite shops. 5 Joe's can go oul tonight 6 We alnays shop around before we expensive purchases, - Hdon't have some money from Tam so he 5 Write the words. ( _/ 3marks) 1 having taken out more money from a bank account than you fave in it 2 wealthy 3 rot very generous 4 to make somebody pay too much for samething 5 = tolook ata lot of different things 6 to pay someone very litle money for thelr work © Complete the letter with appropriate words to make expressions connected with money and shopping. (_/ 4) Hi Daniel, Guess what? I've solashed (1) bought a "ew compul hhad to seve (2) it. | don't have money t0 (3) al the pros and (@) for nearly a year to get + 80 looked of several different computers first. | found this are on an online auction 6) It's a bit big, and the monitor makes a noise every now and (6) but | couldn't (7) anything better. It was much less than the usual price, so I think I've got a real @ 1 10 marks FEET © oxr ono university press at32 Lottery winners A. How do you think your life might be transformed if you won the lottery? Fame and fortune are a significant part of the majority of people's drearns, and if they had the opportunity to become a multi-millionaire overnight, very few would turn it down. Enormous lottery wins are rather like modern fairy tales: a poor and humble hero suddenly becomes rich and famous, against enormous odds. Just lke in fairy tales, however, some lottery stores are so strange you would ever believe they could be true, Here are ust 4 few. B Two people earned double prizes in their national lotteries by buying the same ticket, with the same winning numbers, wice. Increciby, Daniel Ladner put his double win own to absent-mindecness. If ne had not had such a poor memory, he would not have bought a ticket one day wth his regular numbers, then gore out again the next day and dane exaclly the same thing, It took Ladner arcund 2 week to remember he had mistakenly bought two tickets, theteby doubling his pfize. Those wha had a share of the jackpot were less amused to see their winnings reduced by around £100,000 each when Ladner ined an extra share! The alter double winner was 4 lot more o7-the.tall. She bought a second ticket, not because of forgetfulness, out because she had 2 dream of the numbers she had already bought and a large cheque. The next day, she went out to get a duplicate ticket, and sure enough, the numbers came Lup and she won double, © Other lottery stories have not had quite such fairy- tale endings. Numerous peosle have felt their lives, were ruined by the wins. Despite splashing out on luxury holidays, cars and new hones, they saw thelr {rlendships and family relationships damaged beyond repair by the strain of everyone wanting a share in the fortune, Maney can bring out the worst in all of Us. One woman recently broke up with her husband, when she discovered that he had won the lottery, and decided nol to tell her. I nadn’t found plans for a new, more expensive home, Id never have guessed,” she said. She sued for half the money, and divorce, and gol them bath. Sa, if you could becuse a lottery ‘winner, would you want to? Experience suggests we should all be cereful what we wish for. 1. Choose the best summary of the text. ( _/ 2) ‘A Never wish for things you're unlikely to get. B Money brings out the worst in people, C Winning the folery might not be quite what you expect. Mark the sentences T (True), F (False) or DS (Doesn't Say). Correct any sentences which are false. ( _/'5) 1 Most people would want a large sum of money if t was offered to them. 2 Mader fairytales would all have lottery winners in them, 3. Daniel Ladner wan twice as much money as the other jackpot winners 4 Everyone finds large fortunes stressful 8 The woman anly found aut about her husbands win ater their divorce, ‘Complete the sentences with appropriate words. Use the text to help you. (_/ 3) 1 Winning the lottery tums people into Instantly. 2 Becoming rich because of the lottery is very much odes, 3 Very few famous people cen pul their success hard work. 4 Some lottery winners find life dificut if people want a their fortune. 5 Working in a hospital brought best in imy brother. 6 The garage lold re my old car was unfartunately repair Total: _/ 10 marks 4 Write a formal letter of complaint of 100-150 words to, ‘@ newspaper which contained an article that you felt was inaccurate or untait. Total: / 10 marks FREEIETTT © ovFono university presslat ae (Alleac moran Rewarding hard work A Why do we work so hard? Motivation has interested psychologists for years. It you ask 100 people why they wark, 99 will say money first. School students are no different. II didn't study so hard, | wouldn't get through my exams,’ said a student in a recent survey, ‘And if | failed, | wouldn't get 2 well-paid job.” B Mest employers use money to encourage people to work harder. There are ever reward schernes slarling in some UK schools. Students have an identity card, and teachers can add ‘reward points’ to it electronically, Good marks or behaviour mean rewards, butif students forget their homework or misbehave, they lose those rewards. © The Chase School in Birmingham started such a scheme two years ago, The pupils can spend their rewards on CDs or clothes in local shops. The head teacher reports that exam results have improved by 15%, and bad behaviour has dropped by over 25%, ‘Ifwe hadn't introduced Chase Rewards, we wouldn't have been so successful,’ she says. D Clearly, if we are rewarded, many of us will work harder. $o, s money the most important measure of success? Psychological studies say that wealthy people are actually no happier or more satistied than people who have just enough. Studies show that if you have an opportunity to take control af how and wren Yyou work, to work creatively, and to work in a team, these things will be more motivating than ary finarck rewards, E Clare Higginson at Tre Chase School agrees. ‘This, year we're asking students to decide their own rewards. They've suggested non-uniform days, musie for tre school lunch breaks, and new sports ‘equipment for everyane to use together. The school ‘community is really changing, and that’s a reward for everyore.’ 1 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same ‘meaning as the first. Use the bold word. (3) 1 Employers have always wanted to know what motivates, Us. (motivation) 2 Most employees want more money, and their managers are the same, (different) When it comes to money, managers to their employees. 3 Rewards can be a good motivation ta students, (encourage) work harder 4 Betavioural problems are reporled by the headmasler to have droppad. (reports) The headmaster 6 Our suse (successful) I the students hadn't is due to the hard work of all the students, 6 Exar results tell us how well we are duing, (measure) Exam results are an accurate 2 Mark the sentences T (True), F (False) or DS (Doesn't ‘Say). Correct any sentences which are false. (_/ 4) 1 99% of peoale only want money out oftheir work 2 Students feel thet their future wealth depends on their exam results, 3. In reward schemes, students are paid money for performing well at school. 4 The ‘Chase rewards’ scheme covers tlt schoolwark and students’ attitude. 5 The Chase scheme has had a smaller impact on exam resulls than on behaviour. 6 In general, richer people tend to report feeling happier in lite 7 Money remains more important than the conditions of work for most people. 8 Pupils at The Chase Scrool requested rewards which would benefit the whole sche. (Continued on page 68) [RISING © ovr ono university press 673 Write @ definition or synonym for these words and expressions from the text. (_/'3) 1 get through (paragraph A) 2 encourage (naragraph B) 3 marks (paragraph B) 4 mean (paragraph B) 5 dropped (par ragraph C) 4 @)38 Listen and choose the correct answers. ( _/ 10) 1 Which of the statements about Raverhall school is not true? ‘A. The school has a bad telationship with the Education Ministry. B Its large independent scheo. © The school almost closed recently. 2 The radio interview is wih A the Minister of Education, B 3 parent ofa child at Raventall school © someone who has stayed at the schocl. 3 Michaels Burgess. Ais in the process of writing a book about Ravenhall B initially researched the school for personal reasons. © spent six months at the school 4 The idees behind the school ... ‘A have been changed by students over the years. B give childre7 partial freedom in deciding which slo sludy, © are disapproved by the Ministry of Education, 5 Which af the statements about Raverhall’s public image is not true? ‘A The image has been improved by articles in the newspapers. B The public image 's completely incorrect. © People think that children do no work there. 6 When Michaela was al the school AA she felt that there was too much happening all the time. B ittook her a while to become accustomed to the way the school operates. © she found the ncise impossible to deal with 7 Michaela says that school rules at Ravenhall A dont exist B were set by the scrool’s founder. © are set and controlled by students and statt 8 Michaela says that Ravenhall can be good for A children who find it hard to cope in normal schoo B allchileren, in time, C especially inteligent children, wha need good exam results 9 According to Michaela, the school A isonly known in the UK, B has mare students from abroad than the UK. C gels the best exam resulls in the local area 10 Inthe future A Michaela’ children will decide if they wart to attend Ravenhall B Michaela pans to publish # book abl her time al the school © Michaela plans to send her children to the school, 5 Write a composition of about 100-150 words on one of the following topics. (_/ 5) 1 What is most iinportant to you in your fulure career? ‘write about tne things which motivate you mast, and give reasons. 2 Write a biograpty of sorneone whose success you admire. Say why you admire him or her EERE © ovrono university press> Clea ae-(el Ace) 5} Rewarding hard work A Why do we work so hard? The question of mativation, ‘or what drives people to study or work most successluly, has interested psychologists for years. IF you ask 100 people why they bother to turn up at work, 99 of them will give the same answer first: ‘money. School students generally say the same. ‘If didn’t study so hard, | wouldn't get through my exarns,’ said @ student in a recent survey on pressure in ‘schools. ‘And if felled, | wouldn't get a well-paid jab.” ‘The same survey found that the number of students who considered their lives highly pressurized has gone Up by over 20% in the last ten years. B Most employers use money to encourage people to work harder. If people achieve a business objective, hey gel a bonus payinent, or 2 cash prize, There are even similar reward schemes now stating in sare UK schools. Students are given an identity card, like a ‘credit card, and teachers can add ‘resard points to it wilh an electronic terminal in response lo tne sludents! performance in class, Goad marks or behaviour mean rewards, but if students forget their homework or are rude to teachers, they lose their reward points. © The Chase Schoo! in Birmingham started a reward scheme twa years ago. The school co-operates with local businesses to provide prizes for the scheme. The pupils with the mast rewards can send them in local ‘shops an CDs, mobile phane vouchers or clothes. Clare Higginson, the nead teacher of the school, reports that since the scheme was set up, exam results have improved by 15%, and bad behaviour in class has gone clown by over 25%. ‘If we hadn't introduced Chase Rewards, we wouldn't have been so successful’ she says, D Clearly, if we can earn more, ar buy mare, many of us will work harder. So, is money the mnost important measure of sticcess in ite? Psychological studes say that wealthy people are actually no hapoier or more satisfied with life tran pecple who have just enough Indeed, some celebrities have found that being rich and farmaus is much less fun than they expected, ‘and they have ‘but cut’ t an early age, feeling that the oressure of fame is not worth the persorel price. Studies show that if you have an opportunity fo take ccontral of how and when you work, to work creatively, andl to get the respect and friendship of a learn, these things will be more motivating than ary financial rewards. Clare Higginson at The Chase School agrees. "Tris year we'te asking students lo decide their awn rewards. They've suggested non-uniform days, music for the ‘school lunch breaks, and new sports equipment for ‘everyone to use together. The school community is. really changing, and that's a reward for everyone.” 1 Choose the correct answers. (_/ 8) 1 In paragraph A, the question about work is ‘A What do you most want to do in the future? B Why do you make the effert to go to work? © Why do you find it satistying? D What is the best thing abcut your jab? 2 According to paragraph A, .. A students are more driven by maney than they used tobe. B the proportion of students who feel very stressed has gone up, © most students are worried about their job prospects. D students are twice as stressed as they were five ‘years ago. 3. School reward schemes A give cash prizes to the best students, B only reward academic achievement, © operate in all schools D are modelled on the financial incentives trat employers giv. 4 The Chase School scheme A is only operated by the scliool head leacliet B is sponsored by nearby shops. © means everyone can go shopping with their rewards. D gives students CDs for good behaviour. 5 According to Clare Higginson, the scheme tas . A improved behaviour nore than exam results. BB meant an improvernant in business for local shops. © taken two years to set up, D improved exam results more than behaviour. 6 Psychological studies suegest that .. A being a celabriy isa stressful profession. B celebrities olten retire early, rich people are generally unhapny. D money doesn't necessarily make you happy. (Continued on cage 70) FREDIEIIT © oF ono unverstry press 69a Grammar: More practice Ce SST eat Conditionals review 1 Match 1-6 with A-F 1 If had enough money, . 2 If Sera sees Ben with Ana, You will get sunburn Ive hadn't overslept, We would have bought you a present ‘Sam would buy the tickets online if you don't wear suncream, shell be very upset if we'd known it was your birthday, I'd travel around the world, if he had a credit card, we wouldn't have missed the train a moom hams 2 Complete the sentences with the appropriate forms of the bold verbs. Use the first or second conditional. "You must get up. If you don rer up (not get up) soon, youll mee (miss) the bus! 1 | want to be healthier, | in (eat) a better diet 2 If Brod Pitt come} to school, what (you / say) to him? 3 Wette planning to go on holiday. We (have) a great time if you 4 V'e got a good job. IF (save up) enough maney, | (visit) New York. 51 (buy) cts of sports cats if (win) the lottery, 6 I'm going to do more exercise. 11 (do} more exercise, | energy, (be) healtrier (come) too! (have) more Conditional conjunctions 3 Complete the sentences with the conjunctions in the list. You may need to use some conjunctions more than once, Sometimes there is more than one possible answer. aslongas evenif provided that unless Youll win the compstition provided that you beat your opponent today. 1 | had enough money, | wouldn't buy that coat - it’s horrible! 2 "ilhelp you with your French homework, ‘you help me with my maths! 3 | woulcn’t have a tattoo, my parents said | could. | hate them! 4 Harry won't goto schaal tomorrow he gets better tonight. 5 Becky won't come out tonight Anton apologizes ta her 6 you save enough money, you can go travelling with your friends this summer. J wish and If only 4 Complete the sentences withthe appropriate forms of ‘the bold verbs. I'm so tired! I wish | hain’ stayed (not stay) up so late last right! 1 My shoes are too small. If only | (buy) 2 bigger size 2 I wish you (not wear) that hat ~it looks really strange! 3 Monty! (have) a mobile phone. Then I could send a text message to Lara. 4 Pete is away in New Zealand ~ | wish he (phone) me. 5 Turn your music off! We wish you (listen) to us. 6 | really need my laptop - if only | (not break) it est week! Mixed conditionals 5 Correct any mistakes. Two sentences are correct. IF wasn't so tired, | had have finished my assignment. IPlwacn't oo vied, would have finished my vovigamenit 1 If | had buy trose shoes | iked, | could wear them now, 2 Peter would have come to the party if he wasn't il 3 Fthey'd knows the sales were on, today. +7 go shopping, 4 \fyou were more adventurous, you would fave come whitewater rafting 5 | would be able fo pass the exain today if| have revised 6 If | was older, | will have seen the film at the cinema, ©) EERIE © ovrono universiry press 831 Complete the text with the appropriate forms of the words in the list. as long as at see be) buy evenif return see win wish ifonty unless If you watch television tonignt, haw many adverts da you think you (1) 2Ten, twenty, more? I you had been watching TV in 1980s Britain, you @ any adverts. Now, the average Viewer sees 10,000 TV adverts annually, Each advert promises us: ‘your life willbe better if you @) Ihis product, Adverts make us a ‘our lives could be ditferent, but they only offer one solution. (6) we keep on shopping, we will be happy. This makes us feel dissatisfied. (6) we'd been born rich. Perhaps if we had more money to spend, then we a more successful or popular. I that message (8) really true, it would ‘mean that only rich people could be hepey. But studies have shown that (9) you (10) the lottery, your happiness levels (11) to normal again after about a yesr. So, (12) you want to waste all your money, don't believe everything ‘advertisers tell you. And maybe switch off the TY during, the commercial breaks! 2 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same ‘meaning as the first 1 I'd really lke to be able to go shopping every day. IFonly 2 He bought a new mobile because he lost his old ane, Ihe 3 She regrets spending all her money. She wishes, 4 I'l only come shopping with you if you buy me a catfee, As long 5 | wont shop there again because Ihe assistants were rude. | would shop 6 Winning the lottery is impossible without buying lickel You won't 7 | eought these shoes because I'd seen them in an advert, | wouldn't 8 It might rain tomorrow, but that wont stop us from oing to the sales! Even ifit 3 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. 1 Ifonly would she stop talking about shopping! 2 You "t save money ifyou stop going to the shops. 3 We won' be in debt now if we had't bought an expensive holiday last month, 4 | wish Lwould never bought this crass. 5 Will you be happier if you had more money? 6 fhe didr’t spend all his money, he'd come to the cinema tonight 4 Write the appropriate forms of the bold verbs. Then complete the sentences with your own ideas. 1 Even if! (be) a millionaire, | 2 As long as | (can save} enough money, | 3 |wish | {not buy) because ain (start) working fulltime last year, 1 REIT © ovr ono university press