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G R AM MAR VO C AB U L ARY C AN YO U U N D E R STAN D TH I S TE X T? a Read the article and mark the sentences T (true),
Circle the correct answer, a, b, or c. a verb phrases F (false), or DS (doesn’t say).
What’s name? 1 Audrey Hepburn was going to marry a playboy.
Complete the phrases. 2 She wanted to get married in Rome.
a yours b your c you make your bed 3 Her wedding dress was white with flowers on it.
1 ever been to a Zara shop? 4 Before the wedding she fell in love with another man.
a Do you do pick up take tidy waste
5 She asked Zoe Fontana to give the dress to a friend.
b Have you 1 your room 6 Amabile Altobello was the same age as Audrey Hepburn.
c Did you 2 things on the floor 7 The people of Latina also gave her things for her house.
2 I’ve never him in a suit and tie. 3 the dog for a walk 8 She and her husband are still married.
a seen 4 the washing up
5 time
b Guess the meaning of the highlighted words.
b see
c saw
3 You haven’t done the washing up .
b clothes C AN YO U U N D E R STAN D TH E S E P E O P LE?
a already Complete the sentences. a 4.17 Listen and circle the correct answer, a, b, or c.
b just That’s a very nice jacket . 1 He thought the fashion show was .
c yet 1 Levi’s are famous for their j . a exciting b interesting c boring
4 A Would you like a coffee? 2 Business people usually have to wear a s to work. 2 The woman bought .
B No, thanks. four cups 3 I always t on clothes before I buy them. a a shirt b a skirt c some shoes
today. 4 Take o your coat. It’s very hot in here. 3 The floor is .
a I’ve had already 5 I wear my t when I do sport. a wet b dry c dirty
b I’ve already had 4 What time does he finish work?
c adjectives a 7.00 b 8.00 c 9.00
c I already have had
Write the opposite adjective. 5 The most beautiful city he’s been to is .
5 I’ve cleaned the floor. It’s wet.
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big small a Venice b Prague c Amsterdam
a already
b just 1 rude N 1952, Audrey Hepburn was in Rome, making the film
Roman Holiday with Gregory Peck. She was engaged
b Listen to an interview with a model.
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c yet 2 noisy Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
3 possible to James Hanson, a London ‘playboy’, and she asked
6 The traffic is than it was. a famous Italian designer, Zoe Fontana, to make her 1 She often wears clothes she doesn’t like.
4 dangerous
a badder a dress for the wedding . 2 She broke her leg during a fashion show.
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b worse Signora Fontana said, ‘Audrey was 23. She was so young and 3 She hasn’t been to Africa.
c more bad so beautiful then. She tried the dress on many times. It was 4 She went to Argentina two years ago.
7 Radio newsreaders speak more
P R O N U N C IATI O N 5 She would like to go to India again.
in white lace, with a lot of tiny buttons down the back, and
than before. a Underline the word with a different sound. she wanted to wear flowers on her head.’
a quickly But two weeks before the wedding, Audrey Hepburn decided not C AN YO U SAY TH I S I N E N G LI S H?
b quick 1 shirt work coat skirt to get married. She phoned Zoe Fontana and said, ‘I’ve cancelled a Can you...? Yes ( )
c quicker the wedding. But I want another girl to wear my wedding dress ,
8 Baseball isn’t as it was in the past. perhaps a poor girl who could never pay for a dress like this one. say what clothes you wore yesterday
2 bought blouse trousers mouth
a popular than Find a beautiful girl and give the dress to her.’ say what housework you / other people in your family do
b popular that Signora Fontana found a poor 20-year-old girl in Latina, a town say if you have more or less free time than last year, and why
3 friendly pretty men many
c popular as near Rome. She was exactly the same size as Hepburn and the
dress fitted her perfectly. Her name was Amabile Altobello.
b Make five questions with the present perfect and
9 What’s the city you’ve ever seen? a superlative.
somewhere .
Conversation 4 You’re just the person I want
to.
Conversation 5 I need to the .
How to survive at a party… 4 VOCABULARY verbs + infinitive
(when you don’t know anybody!)
a p.154 Vocabulary Bank Verb forms (Verb + infinitive).
Has this ever happened to you? You arrive at a party or wedding Look at some other verbs followed by the infinitive.
reception where you don’t know anybody. Everybody there seems Highlight any that you didn’t know.
to know each other. What can you do? Here are five simple tips.
b Communication Guess the infinitive A p.110 B p.114.
• Don’t stand in the corner. You need 1 to be positive. Find somebody
you think you would like 2 and go and introduce yourself.
5 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING
• Try 3 impersonal questions like ‘I love your bag. Where
did you get it?’ That will help 4 a conversation. ! Two- and three-syllable words usually have the stress on
the first syllable. Always underline the stress in new words.