I. Match the extracts 1 – 5 to the types of magazine a – e.

1. Of the Rolling Stones. At last year’s event in Dordrecht, thousands of fans turned out
to line the streets as Her Royal Highness the Princess of
2. Defeat for Mourinho. In the press conference after the match, scorer of a hat-trick and
captain of the champions this season, Thierry
3. Great thing about some of these new hybrids is that they’ll stay in flower right
through to November if they are regularly watered and taken care of. The brightest
colours include a huge scarlet bloom that
4. Will be arriving in the shops soon. They have a much more delicate flavour and
should be served with a small slice of lemon and sprinkling of salt. A few chopped
5. Expert advice, tune in on Wednesday evenings at 9.10 for the latest tips on colour
schemes, ways to brighten up your home and, of course, Laurence, with an update on
his transformation

a. A food magazine
b. A sports magazine
c. A gardening magazine
d. A gossip and celebrity magazine
e. An interior design magazine

Taken from Straightforward-Upper intermediate WB, unit 7 Reading exercise 1 page 44

II. Change six of the verbs in italics to a more appropriate form with going to +
infinitive, present continuous or present simple.

A: (1) Will you fix that tap or not? And if so, when?
B: Yes, (2) I’ll do it soon. I promise.
A: Because my father (3) will come round for launch tomorrow. (4) I’ll ask him to bring
his tools, if you like.
B: No, that’s OK. (5) I’ll do it as soon as (6) I’ll have a spare moment.
A: And when (7) will that be?
B: Well, not today because (8) I’ll have an appointment with the doctor at four.
A: But (9) that’ll only last half an hour.
B: Yes, but after that, (10) I’ll see Winston for a drink.
A: Oh right. And (11) will you do anything special tomorrow morning.
B: No. (12) I’ll probably have a lie-in.
A: You know what? (13) I’ll get my father to do it.

Taken from Straightforward-Upper intermediate WB, unit 7 B Green Houses exercise 1 page 41

III. Combine words A and B to make compound nouns, then use it to fill the blank.

A B
Car areas
Chronic bags
Carrier crops
Plant dyes
Organic illnesses
Coastal ink
Printer tyres

1. More and more farmers are growing ____________ to meet the demand for safe food.
2. Many people who live in ____________are worried about their homes if sea levels
rise.
3. Air pollution can be responsible for lung disease, asthma and other ______________
4. Billions of plastic ______________ are given away by shops and supermarkets every
year.
5. ______________ are not always safer than chemical or industrially produced ones.
 6. The rubber of _____________ gives off poisonous fumes when it burns.
7. Some companies sell printers very cheaply, so that you have to buy their expensive
_______________

Taken from Straightforward-Upper intermediate WB, unit 7 A Green issues exercise 3 page 40

IV. Insert the missing words (be and have) in sentence 1 – 7

1. Heather is training to become a life coach. As soon as she’s qualified, she’ll looking
for work.
2. But before she earns anything, she’ll spent over $1,000on her training.
3. She’ll having her next class at 3 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon.
4. After that, she’ll done nearly two-thirds of the course.
5. She’ll taking her final exam in December.
6. If she passes that, she’ll starting her ‘experience programme’ immediately afterwards.
7. She hopes she will completed all her training by next summer.

Taken from Straightforward-Upper intermediate WB, unit 7 C Lifestyle changes exercise 1 page 42

V. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences.

1. If only they introduced / ‘introduced / were introducing the quota system earlier! It
would have been so much better.
2. She must be wishing she tells she tells / ‘d told / told the truth at the start.
3. If only we are able to / can / could get more women interested in politics.
4. I wish I am living / live / was living in a country like Denmark.
5. I wish you don’t vote / didn’t vote / hadn’t voted for her!
6. She’s probably wishing she is / were / had been the prime minister.

Taken from Straightforward-Upper intermediate SB, unit 6 B Women in politics exercise 1 page 59

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