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12.1 EXPERIENCES
12.1
READING
SA Read Jim's travel blog and write the correct day under each picture.
I.
Day 2
Back to Athens agai n and th is t ime we fo und a rest aurant in the Plaka area. W e've
eaten Greek food many times back in N ew Zealand , but thi s is real Greek food! This
is the first time in my life that I've tried octo pus and it was delicio us!
Day 3
We stayed overnight in Athens and then t ook a bus down to Cape Sounio n in the
afternoon to visit the Temple of Poseidon. We've seen many sunset s in o ur li ves, but
this was the most beautiful - the su n going down into the A egean Sea.
Day 4
We left Piraeu s early this morning and sailed for twe nty ho urs to the island of
Santorini. We arrived in the o ld port late in the evening. To morrow mo rning we 're
going up to the vi llage - by donkey! I've ridden horses, camels, and elephants but I've
never ridden a donkey!
DayS
Donkey disaster! I'm w riting thi s fro m a hospital bed in Athens. W e started o ur
donkey ri de thi s morning and I made a big mi stake: I walked behind the do nkey and
it kicked me in the st omach! Th ere was no hos pital o n the island, so they took me by
helicopter to A t hens. I've broken three bo nes ... and I still haven't ridd en a do nkey.
But I have flown in a heli co pter! ~
B Read the blog again. Are the sentences true (T) or 6 A Imagine it's before the holiday. Read the blog again
false (F) ? and write short answers to the questions.
I Jim is a tour guid e. F I Has Liz ever seen the Parthenon? No, she hasn't.
2 Jim hasn't eaten Greek food before. 2 Has Jim ever been to Athens?
3 Jim liked the octopus. 3 Has Jim ever eaten octopus?
4 They watched the sunrise near the Temple of Poseidon. 4 Have Jim and Liz ever seen a sunset ?
5 Jim and Liz travell ed to Santorini by boat. 5 H as Ji m ever ridden a donkey?
6 Jim enj oyed riding the donkey.
B Now imagine it's after the holiday. Read the questions
7 Jim flew back to Athen s.
again and write short answers.
8 Now he's back home in N ew Zealand.
I Yes, she has.
C Correct the false sentences. 2
lim isn't a tour guide. 3
4
5
B Complete the quiz with the past
LISTENING
1A Match activities 1-8 with pictures A-H .
I go on a roll er coaster
2 get lost
B
participle of the verbs in brackets.
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Have you ever ...
3 be on TV
4 sing in a karaoke club
5 go to the cinema alone been on a roller coaster? (go)
6 fly in a helicopter
7 swim in a lake
8 drive in bad weather
2) __ lost in a city? (get)
[3 -- on TV? (be)
o -- in a helicopter? (fly)
Conversation 2
Conversation 3
Conversation 4
12.2
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Conversation 2
A: Does Emilio go everywhere by motorbike?
B: Yes, he does.
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A: 6 (he I ever I hurt)
himself?
B: Yes, he 7_ _ _ __ _ __ (break) his arm
twice.
A: Really? How 8_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (he I do)
that?
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B: Both times the weather 9_ _ __ _ __ _ Shopping
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(be) bad an d he 10_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) centre ru
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VI
VOCABULARY telephoning expressions 3 Write the telephone conversations.
Conversation I
1 Complete Susie's answerphone messages with verbs
A: Hi, Xavier. This / Bea.
in the correct form.
Hi, Xavier. This is Bea.
This is Lisa from the health clinic. Ile""ft""--_ _ a message
on your answerphone yesterday. Can you p_ _ __ B: Hi, Bea. How / you?
the clinic, please?
2 Hi, Susie. It's Meg. Can you c me back? I'm at A: I / OK. Michelle / there?
home this evening.
3 Hi. It's me, Bernie. Did you t a message for me B: Yes, but she / sleep.
last night from Simon?
4 Hello. This is Sports Mad. Can you r us, please?
A: leave / message / her?
There's a problem with your trainers.
5 Hi, Susie. It's Fallon. I got your message and I'm
ph you back. B: Of course.
6 Hi, it's me again. I know you 're there! A~_ _ _ the A: Just ask / to call / me.
phone!
B: OK. Bye.
Conversation 2
A: Hello. / speak / the manager. please?
Hello. Can I speak to the mana!;"er. please?
B: Just / moment. I / sorry, he / busy / moment. / call /
back later?
A: It / very important...
B: I / take / message?
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REVIEW AND CHECK 4: UNITS 10-12
thr __ gh h _ n g ry
t _ w_rds th _rs t y
_ w_y fr_m b_r_d
__ t _ f
Irish nurse Liz Johnson works with the international aid I_s t
agency, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). She talked to us
about her experiences.
'About seven years ago I 1 saw (see) a TV
programme about MSF and I 2
for them. I 3
(deci de) to work
Uoin) MSF three months later:
IT] c_nc_ntr _ t_
0 _xc_ lI _ nt
r_m_ m b_r w _n d _r f _ 1
'I love my work. I 4 (go) to a lot of different
h_ _ r c __ 1
pLaces in the world and I 5 (meet) some
amazing people: doctors, nurses, helpers and patients. c l_ m b br_ II __ nt
In fact, four years ago in Sudan 1 6 (meet) my
husband, Jacques, a Fre nch doctor We now travel and work
together. I'm very proud of him :
Last wee k Li z and Jacques 7 (return) to France [2] s h _ _ l d_ r
after six months work in Haiti. What are their plans for the
k n __
future? 'We've got some definite plans: Jacques
8 (speak) at a big MSF meeting next week and f_ n g_r
t hen we 9 (have) a one-week ho liday in Spai n. _ I b_w
After that we aren't sure. Next, we 10 (open) a
hospital, but we don't know in which country:
B Put the words in order to make quest ions for Liz. B Mat ch phrases a) - g) with the correct group 1-7 in
did / decide / you / for / when / to / MSF / work? Exercise 2A.
When did you decide to work for MSF? a) It 's ...
2 yo u / to / a / have / been / lot / differe nt / of / b) The party was ...
countries? c) We got ...
d) Turn left and then walk ___ the car park.
3 meet / you / husband / did / whe n / yo ur) e) I've hurt my ...
f) I've got a ...
4 to / Jacques / going / week / where / speak / 's / next? g) I can 't .. .
S do / you / like / to / next / woul d / what l C Add the words in the box to the correct group in
Exercise 2A.
C Now imagine you are Liz. Answer the questions. wifItltamazing runny nose into understand
About seven years ago. sunburnt thumb
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REVIEW AND CHECK 4: UNITS 0-
3A Read the text and write D (Daniel), R (Rebecca) or DR (both) next 4 Find 12 verb phrases for future pla ns.
to problems 1-6.
4 doesn't have any friends W T R G R W Y H I H
I wants to change jobs R
2 works too much 5 is bored with work Ii i A v E A C H I L ])
3 lives unhealthily 6 has money problems A I S T A Y I N M 0
V U G M V F D N G S
E G 0 A B R 0 A D 0
A 0 S R G 0 A S Z M
life coaching* A
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Improve your life and reach your dreams ... R R P E R P U Y E P
Read about two of our maybe find a girlfriend , but B A P D C E R A S 0
customers and how life he doesn't know where
E W I L R X S T V R
coaching has helped them: to start.
C A N A Z G E H B T
Daniel is a successful Rebecca loves dancing and
businessman, but he finds she teaches a dance class U L G E T A J 0 B B
it difficult to make friends once a week. She works for
E K Q s C K X M L X
so at weekends he stays an electronics company, but
at home and spends a she doesn't like her job. She G 0 F 0 R A M E A L
lot of time alone on his thinks it's boring and works
computer. On weekdays, long hours, but she needs
he often stays in the office the money because her rent FUNCTION telephoning,
late. He's also overweight is very high. She'd like to offering and suggesting
and says he's never done teach dance all the time,
much exercise. He'd like but she doesn't know how SA Complete the poem.
to become healthier and go to start.
out and meet people, 'Cou ld I I speak to Susie Dee?'
*coaching = training, teaching
'She's not at 2h; _ _ _ _ . She's back at
three.'
Could you 3p her back tonight!'
B Read the life-coaching advice and underline the correct
alternatives. 'I'll 41 a message. Is that all right?'
'Just a 5m , I need a pen.'
" Daniel [should / 'illook for activities he can do 'She's got my 6 n . My name's Ben.'
with other people. He 2should / shouldn't join a '7L me check, your name is Jack?'
club or group, for example a walking club or a cooking 'Oh, never mind - I'll Bc her back.'
group because then he 3'll / might meet people who enjoy
the same things. When he's with other people he 4 should
/ shouldn 'f ask them lots of questions and he 5should
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/ shouldn't show interest in their answers. People love 'Well, hello Susie! How are you?'
talking about themselves and they 6'1l / won't think he's a 'I'm fine. What 9w you like to do? '
great guy! Who knows? He 7 ' l[ / might find a " 'Why IOd we meet and have a
girlfriend one day! chat?'
Rebecca 8shouldn't / might not wait any more. 'I don 't really Ilf like doing that.'
She's in the wrong job. She 9should / 'Il contact 'Then how 12d.a____ a walk together?'
the Association of Dance Teachers - she can find them '13S good. Let me check the
" the internet and they IOmight / 'll give her advice about
on weather.'
starting a new business. At the moment she Ilwon 't / It's going to 14r - that's not ideal.'
shouldn't leave her job. The best trung is to work part-time, 'So 1 15 stay in and cook a meal!'
but her company 12might / might not agree. She 13 should /
shouldn't start teaching more classes - lots of people want
to learn to dance and I'm sure she 14 won 't / " B ®
RC4.1 Listen to the poem. Then say
might not find it difficult to reach her dream. it with the recording.
I I A: Where _ _ _ _ in
B: At the Carlton Hotel
a) you're going to stay
b) are you going to stay
c) you would like to stay
12 They yesterd
a) 've been fishing b) 'v
c) went fishing
13 Peter's very _ _ _ _
a) seriously b) qu
14 We _ _ _ _ a great b
people came.
a) went b) ha