UNIT 11 Water, water everywhere Grammar 1: question tags > CB page 107 About the language Question tags Form Positive sentence = negative tag You're from Greece, aren't you? Negative sentence > positive tag You don't speak italian, do you? If there is a form of be or an auxiliary verb in the main sentence, it is repeated in the tag. You were here yesterday, weren't you? Maria and Pavlos have seen all three ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies, haven't they? Your mother wouldn't mind if we were a bit late, would she? If there is no auxiliary verb in the main sentence, do(n’t), does(n‘t) or did(n’t) are used in the tag. You spoke to Ela, didn’t you? Everybody wants peace, don't they? Use To ask if something is true or not when we don't know the answer - rising intonation. To check information when we know the answer > falling intonation. Mand spanish, isn't he? id you? You didn’t tell him, iseHeTt? © Jane stole the jewels, didn’t sher (A) complete these sentences with ques tags and then match them to the answers below. 1 ts rather cold today, ? 2 You aren‘t wearing very warm clothes though, 2 3 You'll get another cold if you're not careful, 2 4 It looks like it's going to rain again, 2 5 And you haven't even got an umbrella, 2 6 People say vitamin C tablets stop you getting colds, 7 7 You didn't get any colds last winter, ......c.? 8 But it wasn't as cold and wet as this year, 2 9 You really shouldin’t go out in this weather, ? 10 You never take my advice, 2 a) Maybe not, but | have to! b) Yes, they do. ©) Ido sometimes. 4) This sweater is quite warm, actually. ) Yes, those clouds look very threatening, 4) No, but | have got a raincoat, 4g) No, | suppose not } h) No, | didn’t, but | think that was because | had a cold shower every day. i) Yes, itis a bit chilly ) Stop worrying! I'l be OK.UNIT 11 Water, water everywhere 112) Only two of the question tags in this dialogue are correct. Find the mistakes in the other tags and correct them. ‘A; Excuse me. (1) Your name's Maria, aren't you? 8: No, I'm her sister, Chryssoula, actually. ‘A: (2) You're not twins, aren't you? 8 No, We're just very physically alike. (3) 've met you somewhere before, haven't I? ‘A; | don’t think so. (4) You don’t study at the same college as your sister, did you? B: Idid, but | finished my course last year. 'm working as an airline pilot now ‘A: Of course. Someone told me about you. (5) You were the only git! doing the pilots’ course, did you? B: Yes, that’s right. ‘A: (6) And you used to go out with a boy called Temis, didn’t you? B: Yes, I did. (7) You don't know him, is it? Av Yes, Ido, as a matter of fact. He's my cousin. B: (8) Well, that’s ah amazing coincidence, is i? (9) You don’t happen to know his mobile number, don't you? I'd lige to get in touch with him and perhaps see him’again some time. | 3. Underline the best alternative to complete these sentences 1. Chryssoula’s Greek, isn’t shehasn’t she? 2 She'd like to get in touch with Temis again, hadn't shefwouldn't she? 3 She's finished college now, isn’t shehasn’t she? 4 She used to see a lot of Temis, didn’t sheshadn’t she? 5. He didn’t use to have a mobile phone, used hefald he? 6 They'd been going out together for along time when they split up, hadn‘t they/wouldn’t they? 7 Isa pity they stopped seeing each other, isn’t itididn’t they? Vocabulary 1: verbs and nouns of ‘using’ P CB page 108 (1) Decide if any of the words on the left CANNOT normally be used with the words in capitals on the right. If they cannot be used, cross them out, 1 spend/waste/savefuse — MONEY spend/waste/savefuse SPACE spendiwaste/savefuse PAPER spendiwaste/savefuse WATER ‘THE WEEKEND spendiwastelsavefuse GAS 2 3 4 5 spendiwaste/savefuse TIME 6 spendiwaste/save/use 7 8 spend/waste/savefuse ENERGY 2) Use the words in the box to complete these sentences. used! | wasteful’ experises | use savings, expensive waste spending useful I've had @ lot of lately and | haven't got much money left in my bank account. 2 I think those reality shows on television are a complete of time, 3 Our tickets were quite ......... and so was the hotel so we only had about £150 left as money. 4 What's the .. of worrying about money? It doesn’t make you happy anyway. 5 I think its really to throw food away. 6 That new chest of drawers has turned out to be really We finally got somewhere to put my things. 7 He lost his life's on the stock exchange car rather than a 8 She decided to buy a new one.M3) Underline the correct alternative to complete these sentences. 1 Swimming pools use up/spend a lot of water. 2 How much time does it spenditake you to get 10 college by bus? 3 Which appliance usesispends more electricity: a TV or an iron? 4 She usesispends her spare time studying things she enjoys like photography, 5 My aunt is really generous. She loves spending/wasting money on her nieces and nephews. 6 We only waste/use gas to cook in my house. The water heater is electric. 7 | wastediused a lot of time trying to find an article about mermaids on the internet 8 She gets all her expenses/savings paid by her company. 9 People who live in cities are often very wastefuluseful 10 I went on a spendingywasting spree and bought three pairs of shoes, 2 new jacket and two pairs of jeans. 1 Use of Engli Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in bold and no more than four other words. : key word transformations 1. She doesn't spend all the money she earns saves She the money she earns. 2 Repairing the video wasn’t worth the money we spent on it. waste Repairing the video ‘money. 3 She has a 50-minute journey to get to college takes It 10 get to college. 4 The chest of drawers is too big for this room. space The chest of drawers in this room. 5 Having the house painted cost them a lot of money. spent They having the house painted. UNIT 11, Water, water everywhere 6 She doesn't see the point of making plans for writing tasks. waste She thinks making plans for writing tasks : time 7 What cid you do at the weekend? spend HOW cc sensseoe the weekend? Grammar 2: present perfect simple or present perfect continuous? CB page 110 About the language Present perfect simple Form have/has + past participle Use. The present perfect simple is used when we want to focus on the result and the idea of completion. I've read George Orwell's '1984’ twice. They've already had dinner. Present perfect continuous Form havelhas + been + present partic Use The present perfect continuous is ‘we want to focus on continuous. may not be completed. I've been reading ‘1984’. I'll ler when 1 finish it.