106 &B Pronunciation > 1.35 322 Spoken question fol rms 5 ‘You aren't arm getting those headaches, are Ea Peas By B) you're spending too much time on the computer. Question tags We add a question tag (e.g. are you?/aren’t you?) to change a statement into a yes/no question (> Unit 61). We use be, an auxiliary verb or a modal verb. UTAGTYPE aa QUESTION TAG? with be be {Im in the advanced class, aren't? You aren’t stil geting those headaches, are you? : there is There weren’t many people there, were there? n present simple Alice comes from France, doesn’t she? ei past simple The doctor didn’t say much, did he? present continuous They’re developing a new drug, aren't they? be going t0 ‘She isn't going to marry him, is she? present perfect The girls haven't been ill again, have they? with modal wil You'll call us when you get there, won't you? vere cn Brad can speak fluent Spanish, can'the? « With a negative statement we use a POSITIVE tag: The doctor didn’t say much, did he? You've never met my son, have you? Nobody wants this last biscuit, do they? © With a positive statement we use a NEGATIVE tag: Brad can speak Spanish, can’t he? The tag always refers back to the subject: XFesEnglist-ae2 Xx He Brgitsh tart? ¥ He's English, isn’t he? We can make informal suggestions and requests with question tags: Let's sort out this ordering problem, shall we? Open the door for me, would you? Question tags have two different meanings, depending on the intonation we use. © With a rising tone (7) they can ask for information: The last performance of the film is after 9.00, isn’t it? (I'm really not sure of the answer.) © With a falling tone CS) they can ask for agreement: You're coming with us to see the file tonight, aren't you? (I think you are but I want you to agree.) We answer question tags with yes/no, a short answer and other information if necessary: “You aren't still getting those headaches, are you?" ‘Yes, L ant, The doctor says they're caused by stress.’ ‘Charles hasn't been to football practice recently, has he?’ ‘No, he hasn't. Actually, he’s been ill.”2 Reply questions Reply questions are like question tags in form, but we use them to show we are listening and to continue the conversation: ‘The doctor says the headaches are caused by stress.’ ‘Does she? I wonder if you're spending too ‘much time on the computer’ “My computer's been causing problems all week.’ ‘Flas it? What's wrong?” Reply questions are positive if the statement is positive, and negative if the statement is negative: ‘My doctor doesn’t like giving antibiotics.’ Doesn't he?’ We usually use a rising tone (-2), and we stress the auxiliary verb: Does she? Has it? 6 Pronunciation > 1.36 3 Indirect questions The form of indirect questions is similar to the form of reported questions (» Unit 69.1): Could you tell me where Studio 5 is We can use indirect questions to be polite or if we think the person we are asking may not know the answer to the question. We introduce the question with a polite phrase, for example: Excuse me, can/could you tell me if this is the correct platform for Edinburgh? Do you know what time the film finishes? Vd like to know what you think about my idea ‘The word order after the polite phrase is the same as in reported questions: direct question indirect question ifhwhetherAvh- word (+ subject) + verb: Is this, the road for Cardiff?’ ‘Can you tell me if this is. the road for Cardiff; please?” ‘Who is. the manager here?’ ‘Do you know who the manager is. here?” A. We ALWAYS use statement word order in indirect questions, and we do NOT use do/does or did: ¥ Can you tell me what the correct time is? x Can-you-tell-mewhat-is the correct He? 4 I'd like to know where you heard that. x Fél-tike-to-know-where-did-you-hear-that, We can also use the infinitive in indirect questions: ‘How do you turn this machine on?’ -+ ‘Do you know how to turn this machine on?’ “Where do we buy tickets for the play?’ + ‘Can you tell us where to buy tickets for the play? “What should I buy?’ -* ‘Vd like to know what to buy.’ In spoken English, we often say Could you ...? and Do you ...? very fast and the words run together: could you /kodju:/ do you ‘ju. Pronunciation > 1.37 4 Indirect question forms in statements If we don’t know the answer to a question, we can use a polite phrase such as I'm not sure or I don’t know + an indirect question form: ‘What time does the film start?’ ‘I’m afraid I’m not sure what time it starts. I’ll just check.’ ‘Is it raining in London?’ + ‘I can’t tell you if it’s raining here I'm in the studio!" ‘How do I get to Studio 5?’ ‘’'m sorry. I don’t know how to get there.’ We can also make a statement with an indirect question if we are ‘thinking aloud’ or asking ourselves something: ‘Where did I put my glasses?’ ‘I wonder where I put my glasses.’ ‘Are you spending too much time on the computer?’ ‘T wonder if you are spending too much time on the computer.” ‘Did I turn the iron off?’ + T can’t remember if I turned the iron off.’ “What time are the builders coming?’ -* ‘I don’t know what time the builders are coming.” 323 Ay106 ssocen question exams 324 Practice Match the sentences 1-8 with their question tags A4. Listen and check. © You won't be late home tonight, A. shall we? 1 There’s something good on at the theatre at the moment, B have you? 2. You've never met my parents-in-law, C does it? 3. You took part in the quiz competition at the school, D isn’t there? 4 Let's take the afternoon off and go shopping, E can't you? 5. You can pick up the kids from school later on, F didn’t you? 6 I'm invited to Giannis party as well as you, G shouldn't we? 7 We really should spend more time with the family, H will you? 8 Nothing ever seems good enough for her, I aren’t1? Match the questions and answers, then practise saying them. Listen and check. © Isita powerful computer? I can use it to play games, can’t I? Lal 8 1 Fabulous weather! It’s been really sunny today, hasn’t it? ts! 2. Five hundred euros for a vase? That's rather expensive, isn’t it? Lal 3. How much further must we walk? It isn’t too far to the station, is it? [7] 4 24225. You've made a mistake, haven't you? Il A Not really, not for an antique one. C_ Um, yes, obviously T have. B-Yes-you-can-You-canplayaitthe ——-D_Yes, it’s been a lovely day. popular games onit, E No, it’s only another 500 metres. Read the dialogue and think of the best word for each gap. Write one word only. BEI Listen and check. woman Excuse me. I wonder (0) if. .... You could help me. I'm new to this town. Could you tell me where (1)... find a good supermarket? Man Of course. There's one in the shopping centre on the main road out of town. woman Oh, (2), there? Thank you. You don't (3) .....es:« What time it LOSS, 4). esesserene YOU? MAN I'm sorry, I don’t know (5) it opens or closes, wows That's OK. There isn’t a department store in the shopping centre, is ©). 2 Man Yes, there is, but I can’t (7) you what it’s like, I'm afraid. I never go there. woman Really? (8) wen You? Oh, just one more question. Do you (9) which bus I should take for the shopping centre? MAN. I'm sorry, I'm really not sure (10) ,,......,......... bus goes there. I hate shopping centres, you see. Find and correct the mistake in each sentence. Listen and check. You won't go to that awful club, save you? ‘We aren't going out now, after all.’ ‘Are you?’ Let's have a pizza tonight, do we? You phone your friends in Spain a lot, no? Can you tell me where is the nearest bank? Well, Jake’s never had a better job, hasn't he? 6 I'd like to know where did she get that ring, 7. Drinking a lot of water is good for you, yes? 8 ‘The storms last year did a lot of damage.’ “Didn't they?” wR wrnno5 Complete each spoken question with a suitable verb. (BEEZ) Listen and check. Moma xIM MOIRA xi MOTRA xIM MOIRA KIM MOIRA KIM womRA KIM MoIRA KIM MOIRA ve been thinking about having a health check. (0) Have........... you? Why? Is everything OK? Oh, yes. But there's a company in town offering them, and you can’t be too careful with your health, (1) you? I suppose not. Do you (2) how much it costs? A basic one costs £250. @) it? Really? That's not too expensive, (4) eo Ht? ‘Well, if there’s nothing wrong with you, it’s a lot of money. Anyway, you can get a health check at the doctor's, (5) you? ©... you? I'm not sure. Tthink so. There's no harm in asking, (7) ,............4. there? No, you're right, and I suppose my doctor knows me best. Exactly. I'd better go. It’s getting late. 8)... .. it? Oh, yes, so it is. Listen, are you busy on Saturday morning? No... Let's meet for coffee, (9) _ we? We can have a long chat then. 6 Complete the polite questions that the researcher asks. Use the notes to help you. CDEEDD Listen and check. 0 Excuse me, can you. tell me what types of media you use, please 2 UI000RREN aes *UUUUUAAAAITTUTNNHAANL, 2 Thank you. 'd also 3. That's great. Do you know i zi 4 And can 5 Right, and could > 6 Finally, I'd107 326 Agreeing and disagreeing Agreeing with so/neither and too/either ‘When we want to reply to a statement by saying that something is the same, or agreeing, wwe use the pattern So/Neither + be/auxiliary verb/modal verb + subject: * stressed words in the replies are underlined. We can also use nor instead of neither, especially with pronouns: “We haven't been to the theatre for ages’. ‘Nor have we.’ In these statements, we use an auxiliary verb and we put it before the subject: ‘We got tickets for the Olympics!’ / ‘So did wel’ x ‘Se-did-we-get!! x ‘Sogotwel! x Sowedidl! Pronunciation > 1.38 We can also use too after a positive verb and cither after a negative verb: Disagreeing To say something is different, or to disagree, we use be/the auxiliary verb or the modal verb from the statement, and we change the verb from positive to negative/negative to positive: ‘posite p We often use Oh or Really? before we disagree. It sounds a little more polite: ‘I’m bored.’ ‘Oh, I’m not.’ / Really? I'm not. think so, hope so We can use so after think, hope, expect, suppose to avoid repeating a longer phrase: “Will all your students pass the exam?" think so.’ (=I think they will all pass the exam.) We don’t use so with a clause: X ‘Hexpeet-se-(that}hewil If we want to give a negative reply, we usually make the auxiliary verb negative: “Did the Vikings come to Britain before the Romans?’ ¥ ‘I don't think so.’ X“Hthink-not! “Do you think Chelsea will win tonight?’ ¥ ‘I don’t expect so.’ x ‘Hexpect-not.! But we use mot after hope: Is it going to rain tomorrow?" ‘T hope not.’Practice Match the statements 1-8 with the replies A-I. (QEEEM Listen and check. 0 We weren’t expecting you to arrive so early. A. Ours doesn’t either. 1 We won't be able to afford a holiday this <= oS B_No, neither were we. 2. My boss is always asking me to stay late. C know. | would, too. 3 I've never had to stay in hospital. D Yes, so do we. 4 Our teacher doesn’t give us a lot of homework. E No, we won't either. 5. Vd really like to go to the end-of-year party. F. Nor have I. 6 My boss didn’t go to university. G Really? So did ours. 7 We believe that everyone should enjoy work. H Is he? Mine is, too. 8 Our teacher taught in South America. 1 No, neither did my boss. Complete the conversation with the words from the box. Jam, too. Lexpectso. I’'mnot. I think so. 1 won't either, Neitherdidt No,I don't! So didi! Well, I did! Mun What's the time? pap It’s half past two. Goodness! I didn’t think it was so late! Mum — (0) .Neither did J I was having so much fun that | didn’t notice the time! JOR (Maen ... Inoticed the time all evening! pap thought it was a great evening! Do you think everyone enjoyed themselves? mum — Yes, (2) . They stayed quite a long time after dinner, didn’t they? ab Mmm, in the end I wanted them to leave. JOE QB) srassennerene The whole evening was boring. pan You think everything's boring. jor 4) But you only ever talk about other people in the family and friends. mum — Well, we like that. You didn’t have to stay here. Anyway, I'm really tired now. pan (5) Time for bed. yor (6) ..., Lwant to stay up and watch a DVD. mum OK, but you'll be tired tomorrow, won't you? york (7) , , but it doesn’t matter — it’s Sunday. pap Well, I'm going to bed. I'm really tired so 1 won't clear up now, Ann. mum No, (8) We can do it in the morning. Complete the replies. Use one word only (or a short form). Listen and check. 0 ‘don't go to the doctor very often.’ ‘Really? I 40 G "My kids are always falling over and hurting themselves.’ ‘ are mine!’ "We take a lot of vitamins and minerals.’ ‘Do you? We , ‘Do you think exercise keeps you healthy?’ ‘T so, but I think good food is important, too.’ ‘I've spent a lot of time in hospital.’ ‘Have you really? | ke, e to 120?’ ‘No, I .. think so.” ‘We don't think it’s a good idea to smoke.’ ‘No, i do we.” “Will you have to take antibiotics?” ‘Well, I certainly hope hate them.’ ‘Do you think you'll Vane 327The Government has revealed that it will reduce the budget for the health service by £3.5 billion . of people won't get the treatment they need 1 Expressing our feelings When we feel strongly about something, or when we are surprised ar shocked. We can express it like this: © What (a/an) + (adjective) + noun: ‘Eddie went swimming in the sea on New Year’s Day.’ ‘What a stupid thing to dol It must have heen freezing!” What a lovely day! What good friends you have! What a pity! What a mess! What good advice! © That’s/How + adjective: ‘T won the tennis championship last week.’ ‘That's fanttastic!’ ‘Stan has to take ten pills a day.’ ‘How dreadful!’ (How makes the adjective stronger.) That's! wonderful! great! fantastic! awful! terrible! dreadful! crazy! amazing! incredible! How fabulous! really cool! disastrous! shocking! unbelievable! ridiculous! rsonally, | think its cur own fault. if we want a better health | service, we have to pay for it There are also some single words which we use to express feelings: ‘Jamie's been offered the job of managing director of the company,’ + ‘Wow! That's amazing!’ ‘No! You're joking!’ ‘Really? That's great news.’ & We use Wow! only to reply to something positive “Our cat died last week.” X Wow!Hnrreally- sorry! J ‘No! I'm really sorry.’ Pronunciation > 1.39 2. Expressing our ideas Some adverbs, like personally, to be honest and obviously, are used mostly in speech. They show that the sentence contains an opinion or comment. With personally and to be honest, we often use I think/believe/feel: ‘personally, in my opinion Personally, | think it’s our own fault, to be honest this is what | really think To be honest, | think you paid too much for that car obviously t's clear that Obviously, he had no idea what you were talking about. (3) Pronunciation > 1.40 3 Other adverbs Adverbs like anyway and by the way help to make a conversation more natural: 50 fo change subject’... and!/'ve been really busy. So, how are things with you? ‘anyway end conversation Anyway, i'd better go now. by the way tostartanew topic By the way, have you heard anything from Katy since her trip? 32820 Practice 11_ Read the reactions to the newspaper headlines and choose the correct words in italics. BB Listen and check. 0. FIVE MORE CASES OF CHOLERA FOUND That's great I thought it had disappeared. 1 OFFICIAL! CHOCOLATE IS GOOD FOR YOU! Wo' at / What fantastic news! I love it! 2 WOMAN HAS BABY AT 65 That's / How’s awful; it’s much too old. 3 HOSPITALS’ BUDGETS CUT BY 20% Wow! / Really? How dreadful! 4 LIFE EXPECTANCY NOW UP TO 95 What a / That’s good, but 1 hope we'll be healthy. 5. SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW CANCER TREATMENT | TWihuat / How wonderfull We need better drugs. iz Complete the conversation with A-I below. Listen and check. aula Hi, Jim. How are you feeling? im Well, not bad. I went to the doctor yesterday - I got an appointment straightaway. rauta (0) F........ What did the doctor say? JIM I'm anaemic - that’s why I've been feeling so tired. ravia Oh, that (1) 1 Discovering you're anaemic. (2) shock! JIM 3) , it doesn’t bother me. I was worried it might be something more serious. rauia Mmm, I suppose it’s quite easy to treat. ui Well, I have to take some tablets for a while, and I need to eat more food with iron init, so (4)........., Imeed to improve my diet a bit. rauta Mmm. (5) , I think diet is so important. mm You're right, and I haven't paid enough attention to mine. (6) enough about me, How are things with you? paula Well, we're all fine, but my mother’s getting worse. She’s got dementia. mm Oh, how (7) !1'm so sorry. paula Thanks. It isn’t too bad at the moment but it will get worse. (8) , did you see that TV programme the other day about caring for the elderly? A obviously D Anyway G ‘sterrible B Whata E_ By the way H Personally C awful F_Really? That's good! I To be honest 3 Find six more mistakes and correct them, Tick (/) the correct sentences. Listen and check. What @ shame Whatshame you can't come to the company’s dinner and dance. Have you heard about the earthquake in China? How a terrible thing! He weighs about 140 kilos, so, personally, he has to lose some weight. ‘I've just won a holiday home.’ ‘That's fantastic news!” ‘Sheila didn’t get the job she applied for.’ ‘Really? What shame.’ “What do you think of Frank?’ ‘Well, anyway, I don’t like him at all.’ oO A. 2 3 4. ‘T've just lost my job.’ ‘Wow! That’s terrible.’ 5 6 7 ‘Someone tried to break into our house last night.’ ‘That dreadful!’ 8 That's really interesting. Anyway, I’d better go now. ® Go onl t 329Why on earth are you wearing that mask? h, I see. Yes, that’s sensible, HL but it does look a bit strange! 1 Emphasising verbs We can emphasise most verbs simply by stressing be, an auxiliary or a modal: ‘We can start the meeting when Kyra’s here.’ Tam here, Tim! Over here. In the corner.” & We don’t use short forms for positive verbs when we emphasise them: X Leeherel /1 qin here! ® To emphasise a positive verb in the present or past simple, we use do, does or did: Yes, that’s sensibie, but it does look strange! (= Although itis sensible, it looks strange.) You do say some silly things! (= You have a habit of saying silly things.) “Weren't you going to tell everyone about the meeting?’ ‘I did tell everyone.” I said I'd remember to book tickets and I did remember. (You think | didn’t, but I did.) ‘© To emphasise a negative, we stress not (or another negative word) or a short form with not: I'm sorry but your behaviour in this class is not good enough! You’ve made no effort at all ‘T thought Ahmed wasn't coming with you.’ He wasn’, but he changed his mind.’ Pronunciation > 1.41 Emphasising adjectives, adverbs and nouns We often use words such as really and so to emphasise adjectives and adverbs: More flowers for me? You're so good to me! You should read this book — it’s really interesting. The musicians performed really well last night. Eva Cassidy used to sing that song so beautifully. ‘We can use such (a/an + adjective) to emphasise nouns (> Unit 79.2): That was such a good holiday! | fee! terrible — I've got such a had headache. “Mumm, I got the job.’ ‘That's such wonderful news! f'n really happy for you.’ 3 Emphasising questions We can use on earth or ever after a question word to emphasise a question, usually when we are surprised or annoyed about something: What What on earth wes that politician talking about? Whatever have you done to your hair? If looks awful! ‘Who Who on earth would pay $1,000 for a coat like that? Whoever told you that/ was leaving my job? That's rubbish! Where Where on earth have you put the keys? I can't find them anywhere! Wherever did Jeremy sieep last night? Under a hedge? How How on earth do you expect me to remember all your phone numbers? However do they get those litle sailing shins into glass bottles? When Whenever does your mother get the time to work and beke these wonderful cakes? Why Why on earth are you wearing that mask? Why ever would anyane want to have a holiday in space? We do not usually say [When on earth ...2| We prefer to use Whenever 330yA) Practice 1 Add one word for emphasis in each gap. EBIEEHA Listen and check. erroL How’s your work experience going? winx Oh, it's (0) .really...... awful, actually. erro. Awful? Why? Nikkl_ You know my tutor said I'd be going to a ‘state-of-the-art’ computer company? Well, it is most definitely (1) state of the art! It’s (2)... old-fashioned, and I’m not learning anything new. sol Oh, that’s (3) ridiculous! The whole point of work experience is to learn something about work, and use your skills. ‘Nikki I know. What on (4) were they thinking of when they sent me there? Anyway, I’ve told the managing director that I'm leaving on Friday. mmol What? Why (5) ,......0:.00 did you do that? You know the teachers at the college get really annoyed if you don’t make an effort. suki That's the point. I (6).............. Make an effort. | tried really hard, but they weren't interested in listening to my ideas or anything. It was all (7) unfair! remot, So, what are you going to do? wikkt Well, 1 (8) want to continue with a work placement, so I'm going to talk to the college tomorrow about working somewhere else. 2. Emphasise the underlined parts of the sentences. Add a word or phrase, and make any other necessary changes. {EEE Listen and check. © ‘Gavin didn’t come to the meeting’ ‘He came to the meeting,’ did came. 1 Your little daughter is delightful. 2 Don't lie to me. You're a terrible liar. 3. ‘That film doesn’t look very good.’ ‘It looks good.’ 4 Where did you ride that horse? It’s filthy! 5. ‘You didn’t hear the story.’ ‘I heard it’ 6 Of course Penny didn’t pass the test. She drove badly. 7 The travel agent gave us bad advice, 8 ‘The school’s closed today.’ ‘Who told you that?’ 3 Find five more mistakes in emphasis and correct them. Listen and check. on camy What [earth are you doing? pavina I'm soaking my feet. Isn’t it obvious? cary Yes, but ever what for? pavina I've been out running and my feet got such cold. canny Running? You don't go running! pavina I go running! I've been running quite a lot recently. canty Whenever do you find the time to run? pavixa Early mornings, before work. Today I’ve had such long run in the park ... camy But why are you doing it? You're not interested in exercise pavixa I'm interested in it! | want to get fit and run a marathon. 331110 other spoken features pois: Mustn't complain, a bit better si What did the doctor say? usr: Well, Tean't come home yet. Iimean, he wants to do some more tests . so: Mmm, put: You know, blood tests, to see if I've got enough iron and things in my blood. see, Oh, yes. Bunch of flowers for you. ‘Thanks, | sin: How are you feeling now? 1 Leaving out words ‘We sometimes leave out words when we are speaking: Mustn’t complain. Bunch of flowers Wr You. ecniy do this in very informal speech, and rarely in writing. To be more exact, we say: I mustn't complain. Here’s a bunch of flowers for you. ‘The words that we leave out are often the words that come at the beginning of a sentence (c.g. pronouns (J, you) and/or the auxiliary verb (do, is)) as these are usually clear from the situation: A. How you doing? (How are you doing?) B Fine, thanks. (I'm fine, thanks.) A. Coming to the party at the weekend? (Are you coming to the party ...?) B_ Don't know yet. (don't know yet.) 2 Common words and phrases ‘There are a few words and phrases that we use a lot in spoken English, but not in writing: 3. Listening and responding ‘We often make noises or say things in a conversation to show we are listening: ‘1. he wants to do some more tests...’ ‘Mmm.’ “They're ack over here for the summer ...’ Really?’ “And we want to see them but ...” ‘Yeah, | know. It's difficult when you're working, isn’t it?” 4 things, stuff, kind of There are times when we don’t know or can’t think of the exact words for what we want to say. If we don’t know the words for nouns, we can use words like thing(s) or stuff: © thing(s) for countable nouns: ... fo see if I’ve got enough iron and things ... (e.g. minerals) stuff for uncountable nouns: Have we got enough food and stuff for the party? (e.g. drink) ‘We often use the word tiring if we want to explain something but don't know the word for It’s a thing you use to open bottles. Have you got a thing for opening bottles? We can use sort of or kind of before a word if we don’t want to be exact: It’s @ sort of piano. He's kind of difficult ~ he wants everything to be exactly right. She just sort of walked out. (Pronunciation > 1.42 332Practice Number the speeches in the correct order. isten and check. Wife: Yes, you know, like he suddenly fainted or something, 1) Doctor: What happened? Doctor: Yes, I mean, things like a bad heart or .. Doctor: That’s good. Right, we'll take him to hospital now. Coming? Wife: Don’t know, really. He just sort of fell over. Wife: ... Oh, no, nothing like that. He's usually very healthy. Wife: Well, I'd better get the car and follow you. Won't be a minute. Doctor: Does he have any medical problems? Doctor: Fell over, just dropped to the ground? Wife: Medical problems? i ce o Complete the conversations with the words and phrases from the box. Listen and check. Coming Don't Bverything Tmean Mmm sort of stuff thing Well Yeah You know | 1 A Hi, how are things? B Fine. (0) Everytiing............ OK with you? I A (00) Yeak. , things are going really well. BAC ccpeeees to the gym this evening? B I'm not sure really. I’m (2) tired today. A @) , call me before 8.00 to let me know, OK? A [had a package from Janie thi B (4) : A B A morning. She sent me this for my birthday. What exactly is it? (3) oss know, really. It looks like a (6). for putting on lipstick. B But you don't wear lipstick and (7) like that, A I know! 4A Have you got everything for the party? B I don’t know. What do we need? | AAS) ee eee, , all the paper plates and glasses, and so on. | B We don’t need plates, do we? (9) sony We're only having crisps and nuts. Rewrite the speeches with one word in each gap. Use all the spoken English features from | this unit that you can. EERE Listen and check. 0 Jan, are you going to the shops later? Geing .........to the shops later, Jan? | 1 ‘Are you ready to leave? We're late.’ ‘Yes, I'm coming now." | ‘ to leave? We're late.’ : now! 2 Have you got the tent and sleeping bags, etc. for the trip? the for the trip? 3 Do you remember Clark? He's left the company! Clark?, , he’s left the company! 4 The new manager is alittle odd, Let me explain, he looks really strange. ‘The new manager is of odd. 1 he looks really strange. 333Review MobuLE 20 1 units 105. AND 107. Read the conversation and choose the correct words in italics. Sometimes both are correct but one is more natural. A Lookat this quiz.in my magazine: ‘Do you have a healthy lifestyle?’ Well, I think I do. B (0)(S0do1Y So I do, | think. But there’s so much confusing information, (1) no / isn’t there? A. Yes. [always eat five portions of fruit and vegetables, but they say here it should be nine, (2) Do they / Are they? That's a lot to eat in one day, (3) isn’t there /isn’t it? Mmm. And | try to buy organic food when I can. Oh, (4) I don't / me either. I's too expensive. Do you know if (5) is it / itis really better for you? Well, I think (6) so / it is better for you, but I buy a lot from the local farm. (2) You do / Do you? That sounds good. It must be fresh, (8) doesn’t it / mustn't if? I certainly (9) so hope / hope so! Look at the time. I'd better go. Yes, (10) me too /s0 me. I've got a class now and I don’t like rushing. No, neither (11) f do / do I. Do you know when (12) finishes your class / your class finishes? At 12,30. Shall we meet for lunich afterwards? whe eb o ho 2 units 108 AND 109 Choose the most suitable reply to each statement, A or B. 0 The only person who didn’t contribute to the present was Jonas. A No, he contributed. He gave £5.00. (B) No, he did contribute. He gave £5.00. 1 T fell over and broke my wrist yesterday. A No! What a pain! B Wow! What a pain! 2. I've done the shopping and picked up the stuff from the dry cleaner's. A When did you do all that? B_ Whenever did you do all that? 3. What do you think of my new hair colour? A Well, obviously, I think it’s rather bright. B Well, to be honest, I think it's rather bright. 4 Maggie won't come with us because she can’t ski. ‘A She can ski! She learnt last year. B She skis! She learnt last year. 5 We had an email from Tony. He seems to be doing well. A Yes, he's enjoying himself. Anyway, must go. See you soon, B Yes, he’s enjoying himself. Personally, must go. See you soon. 6 I'm going to volunteer to help elderly people. A When on earth will you find the time to do that? B Whenever will you find the time to do that? 3 units 108 AND 110. Find a mistake in each speech bubble and correct it. 33420 4 A\LuNits Read the voicemail message below and choose the best answer, A, B or C. Sometimes two answers are possible. (66+i Jackie! I'm really sorry | haven't been in touch, but I've been (Q) . busy. You know what its like. Things have bean (1) .. difficult recently - | told you that Grandad’s living with us now, @) 7(3) a couple of weeks ago, Mum asked me to take him to the doctor's for his flu injection. It was pouring with rain so Grandad didn’t want to walk, and, frankly, (4) sowe took the car. When we got to the doctor's, | parked in the only space | could find. Grandad was a bit concerned and asked if it was OK to park there, and | said | (5) —| should've listened to him! So, we ‘were in the waiting room, and someone came in and started shouting about ‘these thoughtless people’ and he called out the number of my car. Well, you can imagine, | was really embarrassed! Apparently, space was reserved for doctors, and this man was a doctor: he accused me of not looking where | was parking — but (6) _ honestly. Well, went outside then and pointed out to him that the reserved sign was covered by bushes, and asked him to tell me how (7)... Seen it. He said | should've realised that an empty space was a doctor’ spacel (8) , think these doctors can be so artogant. | told him so and he told me to leave, and said that he didn't want to see me or my family at the surgery again. (9) mess! So, now we don't have a doctor, Grandad hasn't had his flu jab, and everyone in the family blames me. Well that's enough about me. How are things with you? Da you know (10) ? I've been meaning to contact him as well ..99 0 @so B such ©Oreally 1 A sort of B kind of C how 2 A didn’tyou —B didn’t C haven't I 3A Anyway B Right C Well 4 A Idid too B Ididn'teither CG neither did 1 5 A thoughtso —B sothought ——_C._ thought so it was 6 A looked B didn'tlook ——C did look 7 A couldThave B Icouldhave — C have could 8 A So B Tobe honest, C Obviously 9 A How B That's C Whata 10 A where Patrick B where is Patrick C where Patrick is 5S AtLunits Read the four conversations about the photo. Write one or two words in each gap. a “ 1 A Idon’t understand why they do it, (0) .4¢. you. Zz B No, I think it’s (1) awful! i 2 AT (2) cccssmmeneninenen if they'te doing it for political reasons. | B Lexpect (3) , but they’re causing j @ awful problems for ordinary people. I don’t think it’s right. A No, (5) L 3A... dreadful mess! Do you (7) why people behave like that? They don't have any reason, B Well, actually, I think they (8) the environment. a reason. They're protesting about 4A 1 find photos like this (9) disturbing, (10) B Well, no, I don't. agree with street protests. 335336 Test MODULE 20 Spoken English Choose the best answer, A, B or C. 1 2 10 au 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 ‘The rubbish collectors aren’t coming this Monday, 2 A come they B are they aren’t they Let's just try one more shop, then go home, 2 A shall we B will we C dowe Pay for the coffees while I go to the toilet, A doyou B are you C would you There’s no reason to worry about this interview, ......? A isn't there B is there C isit ‘Ross wants to come with us tomorrow.’ * ? That’s fine." A Does he B Wants he C Doesn't he I'm not sure whether ........., dinner this evening. A want all the guests B do all the guests want C all the guests want Don’t ask Gerald to help you ~ he doesn’t even know what time ! A itis Bisit C is “We don’t think a holiday together is a good idea.”...., really.’ A Norwe B Norwedo C Nordowe ‘Elena wants to have the meeting after work.’ ‘Jane , 80 let's do that.’ A istoo B does too C too does ‘Let’s leave now. I’m exhausted.’ “........,! Just one more dance, please.’ A Oh, menot B Oh, metoo C Oh, I'mnot ‘Can | try the advanced class, then?” ‘OK, Lo..." A suppose so you can B suppose itis C suppose so "We can’t go into the school during the holiday.’ '......! How are we supposed to get all our preparation done? ‘A What crazy B That’s crazy C How’s crazy ‘Shall we get a red tablecloth?’ ‘ I prefer white.’ A Personally B By the way C Obviously So, that’s today's session finished. ......., what time are you coming on Wednesday? A Tobe honest B Personally C By the way ‘You completely forgot to tell me about the meeting!” ‘I you!” A did tell B told C didn't tell “The builder wants £100 an hour’ ‘But that’s......... ridiculous!” A not B so C such ‘Bob has cancelled the order for the music system.’ ‘Why has he done that?" A earth B for C ever Have you seen the new celebrity magazine, , the one with Orlando Bloom on the cover? A well B so C you know What's this ? Is it a kind of sugar? A stuff B sort C thing Is that all clear then? ........, let's move on to the next topic. A Bythe way B Imean C Right > Unit 106 > Unit 106 > Unit 106 > Unit 106 > Unit 106 > Unit 106 > Unit 106 > Unit 107 > Unit 107 > Unit 107 > Unit 107 > Unit 108 > Unit 108 > Unit 108 > Unit 109 > Unit 109 > Unit 109 > Unit 110 > Unit 110 > Unit 110