insulation = thermal insulation (protection agains heat and cold / electrical wires are also insulated) isolation = without any connections, far away from other people socket / plug unpaid leave sick leave5, p. 33 Once there was.a king who received a gift of ‘twomagnificentfaleons. He (never see) such beautiful birds before. He gave them to aman who (train) falcons for him for many years. ‘A month later, the king ® (Git) on his balcony when he* (note) one ofthe fleonsin the sky, bute {not see) the other one. Deeply disappointed, he discovered that the falcon* (Git) on the same branch since its arrival, ‘Theking” (call) healersand ‘magicians from all over the land to find out what the problem was, but no one could make the bird ly. After he (ey) everything, eventually the king” (realise) that he needed someone who understood the countryside, so he called fora farmer. ‘The very next morning, the king was thrilled to see thatthe second faleon » (fy) high in the sky alongside the first. He called the farmer and asked, “How did you make the faleon fl?" The farmer answered, ‘It was very easy, Your Majsty. (Cut) the branch (sit) 1 'd never seen 2 had been training 3 was sitting 4 noticed 5 didn't see 6 had been sitting 7 called 8 'd tried 9 realised 10 was flying 11 cut 12 was sittingp. 33 6 A Work in pairs and read the sayings. What do you think they mean? 1 Every cloud has a silver lining. 2 What goes around comes around. 3. Once bitten, twice shy. 4 Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 5 When in Rome do as the Romans do. B Match the sayings 1-5 to their meanings ae. Which one could go well with one of the stories in Exercise 1B? a) Follow the local customs wherever you go. 5 ) Get hurt once, never try again, 3 ©) Abad situation always has something good in it d) Take risks or you'll never achieve anything. 4 ) If you do something good/bad, the same will happen to you. 2 C Complete the conversations with one of the sayings in Exercise 6A. 1 A: Did you eat snake in China? B: Yes, you know what they say: when in Rome do as the Romans do. 2 A; You should buy your new phone online. B: No, last time | shopped online my card details were stolen. Once bitten, twice shy. 3A: Since my accident, Pam's been so helpful. B: You were always there for her. What goes around comes around. 4 A; Shall l enter the talent show? B: Oh, go on! After all, nothing ventured, nothing gained. 5 A: Joe was fired but now he’s found an even better job! B: Really? Well, every cloud has a silver lining.8 A Read the story below did the p.34 ending surprise you? Why hy ot? Read the story aga the questions. 1 How does the wate ink the introduction (ander the ite) and ‘end of the story? 2 Which paragraph sets the scene? Which ver forms are sed todo this? 3. Which paragraphs develop the ‘story? Which verb forms are used to don 46 Where does the witer include his feelings? 5 Where does he describe what he leant rom the incident? nd answer 1 The writer puts the same saying (or a version of it) in both the first and last paragraphs. 2 Paragraph 1 - past simple, past perfect simple, past perfect continuous, past continuous 3 Paragraphs 2 and 3 ~ all four past forms are used but the past simple is the dominant form in the section 4 The writer expresses his feelings all through the story by using adverbs such as ‘stupidly’ and by sometimes simply saying how he felt, e.g. I was nervous' or his physical sensations, ‘my mouth was so dry | couldn't speak, 5 He says what he learnt in the last paragraph.9A Work in pairs and circle eight adverbs ending in -ly in the story. p.34 B Match meanings 1-7 with the adverbs. 1 nota very clever way to do something stupidly 2 normally and as expected naturally 3 unluckily unfortunately 4 might be true but not completely certain apparently 5 ina clumsy and uncoordinated way awkwardly 6 after a long time (two adverbs) finally, eventually 7 showing good manners politely C Write the adverbs in the correct category in the table. adverbs of manner (describing stupidly , awkwardly, politely how an action happened) attitude markers (expressing the naturally, apparently, writer’s attitude to something in unfortunately the story) time markers (referring to time) _ finally, eventuallyp. 150 (ETERS 1 rnin verbs wth te pictures 1 whisper © 4 cant 2 yawn 5 wonder 3 gue 8 6 sigh E BB Rewrite the sentences from stories. Replace the undetined words with the correct form af a word from Exercise 1A. 1 She would stand lookat photographs of ‘exotic places fr hows and simply let out 2 {ong breath of sadness, knowing she would ever leave hee house, 2 His conversation was so dull that after a ‘ile she opened het mouth wide in boredom and walked aay 3. There was a small space atthe bottom ofthe fence, oe went under on his hands and knees 4 She said her name softy as fit were Some sort of secret ony shuld know. 5 He walked through the city with no destination in mind, turning left or right a random. 6 When he reached the river, he looked out at ‘the water without focusing, his mind lost in thought.‘L.A Work in pairs and discuss. Which sentences probably come from a conversation and which from written text? 1 Ive never seen such a dramatic change! Her hair went white overnight! 2. Acollection of jokes and hilarious anecdotes. Guaranteed to make you laugh. 3. She told us some really moving stories about her life during the war. 4 Itwas incredible ~ the car hit her, but she was OK. 5 This teacher was so inspiring that he changed each of his students’ lives. 6 A poignant tale of heartbreak and loss. Don't miss it 7 She was just too intense for me. I never felt | could relax 8 This woman's remarkable story of success at the age of eighty-five will amaze you. Suggested answers: a conversation: sentences 1, 3, 4 and 7 awritten text: sentences 2, 5,6 and 8 B Underline the adjective in each sentence in Exercise 1A. Then match the adjectives with the meanings below. not believable making you want to achieve things very amusing, sudden and extraordinary impressive, eg, making you feel sadness (two adjectives) concentrated/strong, eg. Noununn (2 possibly a website of jokes and stories or a book blurb; 5 possibly a website caption for a news or video story; 6 possibly a film advert; 8 possibly a website caption for anews or video story or a book blurb)2 A Work in pairs. Read the text above and discuss the questions. 1. What do you think Hemingway's story is about? 2 Who is Larry Smith and why is he on Today? 3. Where does the title of the book come from? Suggested answers: 1 It could be about a baby that didn’t survive, or a friendship that broke up before the writer had a chance to give the mother the baby shoes. 2 Larry Smith is an online magazine editor who is appearing on Today to talk about the six-word stories that people have contributed to his website. 3 It was a story that someone contributed. B32. Workin pairs. Predict the correct alternative in sentences 1-5. Then listen to the interview with Larry Smith and check your answers. Larry expected/didn’t expect a large number of entries. People were very intense about the challenge/didn't take the challenge seriously. People wrote about their own life/someone else's life. Many stories had a sense of excitement and drama/ regret and disappointment. A lot of people had had a satisfying/tough life Listen again and complete the six-word stories. Not quite what | was planning . Wasn't born a redhead. Fixed that : Found _ true love. Married someone else Never __ should have bought that ring _. ny wu n RUNK QuWhat does each person want to change about their life? 1. Wrong era, wrong class, wrong gender. 2 Really should have been a lawyer. 3 Born London, lived elsewhere, died inside. 4 Any chance | could start again? 3 A Workin pairs. Look at these sixword stories. Suggested answers: 1 when they were born, their social class and their gender 2 their career 3 probably where they ended up living 4 everything - they want another chance 5 their tendency to worry 6 probably a woman who wants to change her husband's 5 Worry about tomorrow, rarely enjoy today! | 6 Married, TV, computer, never any flowers. behaviour B Match sentences a)-f) with stories 1-6 above. a) | wish | could do it all again. b) | wish | weren't so anxious. ©) I wish I'd stayed where I was happy. d) | wish he'd pay more attention to me. e) If only | hadn't become a doctor. f) If only I'd been born twenty years later. C Match sentences a)-f) with the rules below. 1 Use wish/if only + past simple or wish/if only + could when you would like something to change, but it’s impossible or not likely. aaa 2 Use wish/if only + past perfect to talk about regrets about the past.__c e £ 3 Use wish/if only + would to talk about things you want to happen or stop happening because they annoy you. d sa1naD ()3.3. SENTENCE STRESS Listen to the sentences from Exercise 3B and underline the stressed words. Then listen and repeat. 'a) | wish | could do it all again. 'b) | wish | weren't so anxious. ©) |wish I'd stayed where I was happy. id) | wish he’d pay more attention to me. e) If only | hadn't become a doctor. ff) If only I'd been born twenty years later. p.36 A Underline the correct alternative inthe p. 133 sentences. 1 It's difficult to work with Harry because he's quite antisocial. | wish we liked/ had liked each other more. We're going to be late for the meal | wish you hurried up/'d hurry up. Ihave to take buses everywhere. If only | knew/had known how to drive. I didn't realise it would be so cold. | wish | brought/‘d brought my coat with me. We moved to a new flat last year, but | don't like the area. If only we didn't live/ hadn't lived here. I never knew your father. | wish | met/ ‘dmet him. I'd like to join a choir but my voice is awful. If only | were/would be good at singing! I'm sorry but it’s impossible. | wish | would/could help you but | can’t. N we S wo a ~ ©p. 133 B Complete the sentences using the information and the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1 We live in the city and | hate it. Ifonlywe lived __(live) in the country. The bus is late and my feet are killing me. I wish the bus _would come _ (come) and | wish | wasn't wearing (wear) these shoes. | think we're lost and we don’t have GPS. If only we knew. (know) where we were. | wish we ‘d remembered (remember) to bring our GPS. The neighbours were playing loud music last night. Iwish they didn’t play _ (play) their music so loudly. If only 1_‘dslept (sleep) better, | wouldn't feel so tired now. I'm not very advanced because | only started learning English last year. Ifonly|_‘dstarted _ (start) learning English when | was younger. You bite your nails. Iwish you _wouldn’t bite (bite) your nails. N w 5 w o