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First published 2000 Fourth printing 2003, Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge Text typeface Minion 1i3.59t System Quarloxpress® San 0 521 62574 2 Workbook 'seh 0 §21 7801 8 Workbook with Answers ‘s9W 0 §21 62576 9 Student Book 'SaN 0 521 62575 0 Teacher's Book Isan 0 521 62573 4 Class Cassette Set Cover design by Dale Tomlinson Produced by Gecko Limited, Bicester, Oxon.Contents Unit 1 Fashion matters Unit 2 Only for nerds? Unit 3 Going places Unit 4 Our four-legged friends Unit 5 Fear and loathing Unit 6 What if? Unit 7 Life’s too short Unit 8 Downshifting Unit 9 The hard sell Unit 10 The final frontier Unit 1 Like mother, like daughter Unit 12 Agreat idea Unit 13 Education for life Unit 14 Career moves Unit 15, Too many people? 10 2 4 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 Unit 16 Good, plain cooking Unit 17 Collectors and creators Unit 18 What's in a book? Unit 19 ‘An apple a day... Unit 20 No place to hide Unit 21 To have and have not Unit 22 Alittle night music Unit 23, Unexpected events Unit 24 Priceless or worthless Unit 25 Urban decay, suburban hell Unit 26 Getting around Unit 27 Material girl Unit 28 Sense and sensitivity Unit 29 Newshounds Unit 30 Anything for a laugh 34 36 38 40 42 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62Fashion matters Vocabulary Phrasal verbs Spellcheck 2. Complete these sentences using a suitable phrasal verb in an appropriate form. Choose from the list below, which includes some more phrasal verbs to do with clothes. 1 Clothes Show Live is a huge fashion exhibition that takes place every December in Birmingham. Read this extract from the catalogue proofs. Check the spelling before it goes to print! ‘There are ten errors to correct. An example is given. get away save up cut down keep up with Br tg HALL 6 smarten up. stand out dress up throw on modelling 4 Igo to at least ten big fashion 2 For a career in snedeling, You could become the next supermodel! shows a year, just to the latest Get some free advice on your oe hairstile, Make-up demnonstvations ‘too: b Joan asked me to paint the flat with her, so I anold J The brightest and most outragous - designer bags! Fantastic headgear too, ol and found my induding bevets, caps and hats. tattiest pair of jeans. © [must Gernini makes beautiful jewelery from crystals and gemsiones, ‘what I spend on clothes ~ Iam induding bradets, earings and pendants, And it’s less expensiv than you wnight think! travelling. d Who's that over there in the long to go ‘An exiting range of leather dothing, fvom casual jackets to the smartest suites, Watches, belts, bags and in the sunglass also available, purple dress? She really crowd! Unisex clubwear for the really ¢ Henry could fashion-conscius, with abstract prints ‘wearing jeans in his last job, but that glowr im the dart now he has had to himself f Nigel for Sally's wedding party, but when he arrived, he really as no one else was wearing a suil Permian) aReading 3. Look at the photo of a pair of jeans. How old do you think they 6 are? Read the text quickly to find out. 525,000 may sound excesive for aaty del ‘pair of jeans, bu the ones in his picture $40,000 1 tink! ate not an ordinary par of Levi's. They cexpensivel ‘old for $10,000 and then sold on ata higher pric Then Seth Wei in old jeans. them pictures of tho jeans and hey were Now read these statements about the text and say whether they are true or false. a There are no other jeans as old as these. b Seth Weisser paid $10,000 for the jeans. ¢ Lynn Downey is an employee of Levi’ The jeans have fewer pockets than ones made after 1902, e The Levi’s company is more than 100 years old. THEY STAND UP ON THER Underline the four superlative forms in the text. Which words in the text mean: too much b common © suitably d pleased f extremely wd. They would have paid v's has its own museum and Lyi are said tobe one of tie to oldest pais Downey, the company historian, sad left. They are certainly the most “I knew this would be a teasure that everyone in the company would want us Discovered last year in an okd coal 0 have, so Lewis agreed to pay one of tine in Colorado, they were intially the highest sums ever for/a pair of paid Apart from hole inthe left pocketand second pocket was added in 1902. She ‘even more for them, Co-owner af asiore frayed edges atthe bottom, the jeans are said: Perhaps the most important Appropriately called What Comes in renuhably good condition for their why Levi's ‘Around Goes Around, he decided wo age, Ms Downey was able o date them company lost ‘contact Levi's in San Francisco.‘ seat by thee leather patch, which was added Francisco eatha in $886, and the single back pocket. A bese jeans is thatthe erything in dh 1906 San and the fist 50 of ourhisory was destroyed. Grammar Comparatives 7 Make sentences, using a comparative adjective and the other words. An example is given. @ Cotton shirts/cheap/woollen ones. Cotton shirts are cheaper than woollen ones b Flat shoes/comfortableyhigh-heeled ones. € Jeans/easual/trousers. 4 Supermodels/thin/other people. € Sarah Thomas/young/Kate Moss. £ New York/bigiSan Francisco. g Jogging/dangerous/bungee-jumping, tudying, Rewrite these sentences using the structure not as... asand the word in bold Last year the prices in this shop were lower. cheap This year the prices in this shop are last year. b [think this exercise is easy. difficult This exercise is 1 thought. ¢ Ben won the race but George came second. fast George was Ben, eo uoes's woo page 198 ABULARY, READING AND GRAMMAR 5Reading 1. Skim read this text about two children, Harry and George. Do they prefer computer games or board games? 2 Scan the text for words or phrases that ‘mean the same as a-h. a Enjoy b finding solutions © luck d company e breaking off £ enthusiastic g put h restrict Grammar Present tenses 3. Match the sentence halves ae and 1-5. Then fill each space with a suitable verb in the present simple or present continuous, a A report published this week b Parents that many board games € According to a lot of parents, children too much time in front of the TV, More and more, parents their children from going outside to play € Board games tobe particularly attractive, Caer Sabotowski try to work hard at their de usin spend time with young sons, As games lovers themselves, the ouple have found a way tomake the most of their time at home. ‘We al appreciate playing gam family, said Vicky, briefly interrupting but tense game of Monopoly The children - Harry, 5 and George, 9 really lk asa use th games of chan and the children love beati The ve computer games, but Vicky believes they find boar fe fun, ‘We try to limit how often they play on the computer because n they do play they a o something George agreed. ‘With computer games you olay t «they get really boring, | much ele games, 1 educational and social benefits to their children, 2 as they the whole family in an enjoyable indoor activity. 3 instead of playing outdoors, which that they are less fit nowadays 4 because they itis dangerous. 5 that sales of board games at present.4. Use suitable verbs from this list in their correct forms to complete the letter. Sometimes, a verb can be used more than once. There is an example at the beginning (0). forget hate keep know like realise sound — suppos understand wish G ~3 swo1's 900% page 198 Vocabulary 5 Complete this puzzle of words to do with games, by reading the clues below. The number of letters cach word has is given in brackets. What word appears vertically? 1 Computer games have much better to look at than five years ago. (8) Jerking har for your eke Shoe to study bath Shove to study < with his computer game 6 Choose the right adjective to describe the people in a-e. There is one extra adjective that you do not demanding sophisticated ‘Brian turns up the volume on his CD player at need to use. anti-social popular [aggressive mindless 2am and refuses to turn it down when the neighbours complain. b Kenny always has several messages on his answerphone when he gets home. 2. A close copy of something, (5) € Victoria is four years old and keeps asking her 3 Something unusual or exciting. (9) parents to play with her, even when they are 4 Who you play against. (8) trying to work. See eee reer oe 4 Judy often gets angry and her boyfriend says she ; can be violent of the same game. (7) © Claude wears Armani suits and goes to the best, 6 You need these if you are fighting to win! (7) night-clubs in town. 7 To work out a puzzle or problem. (5) fo wor E rabealeren rea 7. All the following words occurred in Unit 2. Sort Sames usually have very good sound them according to the three headings given. Some @ can go under more than one heading. Use your dictionary if necessary. oo = |} [manual soundeffects interface upgrade | back-up graphics downloading file 2 — — —|-}- browsing access (information) clone |. surf the web | 3 _ | - ee 6 ee ee oe CI 8 —|-}— Pen et ue Ease aeGoing places Vocabulary Prepositions of location 1 Fill in each space in the story with a suitable preposition of location. My favourite place ‘This has got 16 be Sipadan, a coral of the building, Just (6) istand (1), the east coast the road from the hotel isthe beach, of Bomeo, I stayed (2) which is beautiful. You can walk a litle room with just a bed and a a the istand in about wardrobe, nothing (3) half an hour, although there are very the walls or oor, It was very simple ~ _ strict res about walking (8) everyone ate together (4) certain parts of the beach at night the terac eo the front because the turtles lay their e Travel quiz Writing 2 Complete the following sentences with Phrasal verbs a suitable word. The right number of letters are given to help you. a Unit 32 Pd realy like to go on a Caribbean You could just make out the s o the sand, Sipadan has some of the most amazing diving (10) walk (1D) the world, You ean the sea and afier 200 metres you come 2) ‘coral wall which drops a kilometre straight down 3) the ocean floor 3. Do you remember this example from the listening in Phrasal verbs are often used in informal written and spoken English, Match one of the phrasal verbs in A with the more B a to be in the mood for b to tolerate b Have you read The — of Marco Polo? formal alternative verb in B. € prefer to visita place out of season when A there are not so many 1 to come across We took the ____ from 3 to put up with a situation @ When we had a problem on holiday we Ae i a ae doing something f Ithink 7 6 to feel like doing something 7 tomake outa Dover to Calais instead of the tunnel. comfortable than tents, & My brother was sea-sick because the personithing ~~~ was a bit rough, . ciorecas aplace h Ona ship you sleep in a © to manage to see d to leave/depart € wtelephone F to recover from g to meet accidentally h to continueDecide whether these sentences are formal or informal. If they are informal, complete them with a phrasal verb from exercise 3. If they are formal, complete them with an ordinary verb or expression from exercise 3. a I don’t always making dinner in the evening so 1 often get a take-away. b Coaches for Manchester every hour, on a daily basis. ¢ I don’t know why you your brother, he behaves like an idiot. d Don’t forget to .... Steve to remind him to bring some ‘ glasses to the party. We were informed that the company chairman was from influenza, and wasn't therefore able to attend the meeting. f Ifyou . to park your car outside my house, ll have to consider taking legal action. 5 Decide which of the following (a-j) are written and which are spoken forms of English, and cramer ; aA whether they are formal or informal. Obligation, necessity, permission Look at this example from the Student’s Book: 6 Complete the following sentences using a suitable You don’t have to socialise if you don’t feel like it. formaof the verve Delon eae haveto must need _let__permit a In Britain you... drive on the This compartment is reserved for non-smokers. ee b In some countries you - be 21 b John rang, please ring him back sometime mene on eee tonight. Steve, ¢ I'm going to stay in bed tomorrow morning as € We would be delighted if you could attend our I g0 to work son’s wedding on 16th June. 4 ‘Treally think you get your 4 I wonder if you'd mind very much if I opened hair cut? said Elizabeth’s mother. the window? .... ~ © My sister didn't me borrow You must be joking! her clothes when we were teenagers. £ Can Thelp you, sir? f Peter get the bus home last 8 Out of order. night asthe trains were on strike. hi Please give my love to your family Best wishes, g You ought me a new watch Li, etn for my birthday, my old one works perfectly well i Can you give me a hand with my things? bh Smoking sass ue in government . offices any more. j Okay, Pll be with you in a second @ -# s10000 800% page r99 Teen ee)10 6 20 2% Reading Look at this article about a man, John Franklin, and called the Yukon, on foot. Before you read, write down: © the type of problems you think they might encounter © the animals they might meet © the likely state of the roads © where they could sleep. is wife, Anabel, who are travelling across a very wild part of Canada, Now read through the article quickly to see if you were right. Don't worry too much at this stage about vocabulary that you don't know. “Anabel, | think there is a bear in the house,‘ shouted up the stairs She didn’t hear me properly. “There’s a what?” she shouted back. ‘You've found a chair‘in the house?" I cleared my throat and said again, as calmly as possible, ‘I think there is a bear in the house’ If there is a world speed recond for re packing a rucksack and exiting a building, Anabel must be a contender, for we were outside the building again within seconds, with Anabel giggling at my now idioticsounding statement ‘Anabel and I had already spent three days walking 80 kilometres over the mountains from the Pacific, We were in Canada’s Yukon Territory, heading towards Carcross, an the shore of Lake Bennett, Here our canoe was waiting where we hhad lft it the week before. Our plan then was to canoe down the 3,000 kilometres of the Yukon River to the Bering Sea (On this day, we were walking the last 48 kilometres towards Carcross, following a disused railway line. Walking along the line was extremely difficult because ofthe sizeof the sleepers and the shingle in between. You also need to keep an eye out for black bears, whose presence was evident from the huge piles of dung that littered the tracks ‘As the day drew on, we started to look for somewhere to sleep. We finally spotted an old railway building, which looked as if i might keep us safe from prowling bears. Ithad the name ‘Pennington’ painted in letters half a metre high on the outside, ‘which is the name of an area in Hampshire, close to where 1 ‘grew up. Whether there was any connection between the two I have no idea. But it appeared to be a bear-proof spot for the night. Though the windows and doors bore large'scratch and Ree Mal ets ted chew marks, they were boarded up and looked secure. So, after bending back some ofthe nails that secured the door bots, we forced an entry. Anabel went upstairs and started to unpack and settle in while poked about downstairs. was nosing around in what was once clearly a kitchen, when, from out of a darkened doorway that I took to be the larder, came a soft but distinctive deep moan. My curiosity raised, I started to walk towards the slightly open door. 1 was halfway across the room when a booming grovel came out of the darkness. In true comic-book style, the hairs on the back of ‘my neck sprang up. My instnet was to nun, I backed out ofthe room, my eyes glued on the dark doorway. We thought it might bea better idea to spend the night elsewhere and a 45-minute ‘walk down the tracks revealed a small spt of rock pushing into the ake, just large enough for our tent. ‘We got up early in the moming, keen to walk the remaining Kilometres to Carcross. The night's sleep had been adequate, if a litte troubled by dreams of bears and things that go boo" in the night, But our mood rose with the sun, and by the time the day was properiy aired, we were swinging along, relaxing with each step and looking forward to a big lunch at Carcross. Crossing a small, wooden bridge, we left the ral tracks to havea drink. As we turned, Anabel cried out ‘Stop! Looking up, Isaw a familiar black shape behind us: another black bear ‘was following us, creeping up from behind, then disappearing rapidly into the surrounding serub when we turned to face i How long it had been shadowing us, we could not say. Suddenly, reaching, Carcross as soon as possible seemed like a very good idea 35 40 45 50 55Guessing unknown words Grammar 3. Inlines 17 and 18 of the article it says: asand like Walking along the line was extremely difficult because of the size of 6 Decide whether to use as or like in the sleepers and the amount of shingle in between. the following sentences. Now you might never have seen sleepers and shingle before, but a He can't ride a horse can you make a guess as to their meaning? Think of a railway well Lean. Tine and what it looks like. b Susanna prefers activity holidays Decide what you think these words from the article mean. sailing or walking. ¢ Your sister looks you. heading towards (line 12) 4 I came to schoo! the same way b disused (what does dis mean?) (line 17) today I did last ¢ keep an eye out for (line 19) ee € He dressed up littered (what is fitter?) (line 21) a policeman for the party. € spotted (line 23) : £ She used to work in the university £ bear-proof (do you know any other words which end in, a zoology lecturer. proof?) (line 28) g Lenjoy going camping when it’s warm, in July. {boarded up (what is a board?) (line 30) h nosing around (line 34) Compound adjectives i the larder (where is this?) (line 36) 7 Match the adjectives in the first column with those in the second 4 Now read the article again more carefully and say whether these column, statements are true or false, J glued (what is glue?) (line 41) a duty catering . bcross- free a Anabel rushed out of the house when she saw the bear, ; ¢ long- handed b She thought the incident was very funny d absent-minded ¢ John and Anabel had started their ehand- distance f first made journey at the coas Lee arenes g second-hand John and Anabel had canoed h self. ae 3,000 kilometres to Lake Bennett. i right- eyed ¢ They had to keep watch for train had to keep watch for trains 8 Which of the compound adjectives above can be used to describe the following nouns? as they were walking. £ John had been born in Pennington, a leather bag g Bears had been trying to get in the old railway building. b journey hh It was difficult to see clearly in the kitchen. @ person i John san out ofthe kitchen in fright. e bottle of perfume f ticket j The bear had followed them from the old railway building g holiday Look back at the article and find the two examples of ‘it’ on lines sn srunen’s Book page 1 24 and 55. What does the i’ refer to in each case? ° Poa Giant Ca ult eeVocabulary 1 Choose words from the box below to complete this letter of complaint. ‘There are three extra words that you do not need. next compensation disaster worried delighted unhelpful earlier dreadful worse meant spend stiff refund — thought conditions oppo: Grammar Past tenses 2 Complete this table of past tense forms. It includes both regular and irregular verbs from Unit 5. ote os find flee grab hold keep realise sink swerve try wave Petron Fear and loathing Dear at My wife and T 100% an Oosah Cruise holiday with you lst month which was 8 (1) am ask * Tit therefore writing to ask for Firstly, the food was (3) Gay after we set oft. We believe this wos hhad eaten on board (4) In fact, my wife fl the Decause of the breakiast che ‘hat day. Her health got hay ‘during the trip but the ship's doctor was very ) Iwas quite (7) t and this ruined ‘the trip for me, cee Secondly, cur cabin was in an. Sevoly cur aan ‘otromely nolay pat of the ship, aa it ws thes. 85 wi ly sink a he was ‘ore than once ty drunken danoers wins (10) our cabin, neta - ‘was the nearest tollet, In the end, my that Yeould not get into the ve ook the ors) ‘my own eatin lte one evening ad Uo ‘night m the bar. mi Lest but not lest, your broctune promid eo a3) omever, for thro dye, tere na Fea forma the hip volta baal. My wile Sas on frm I ound te sptncat, "mesma 8) T demand a full (15) earliest con Yours murnawiy K. Grumpington-Sinytne (Bamiral) Fill in the spaces using the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. (see) the cliff ahead of him, he (take) (try) to stop the car but When Harry (1) Q the wrong road. He (4) (know) that he (3) nothing (5) (happen). He (6) (go) rigid with fear as he (7) (realise) that someone @) interfere) with the brakes Now choose one of these three endings to complete the story. Look up any words you don’t understand in your dictionary. Write out the final sentences in full, adding suitable words of your own, a cliff was getting nearer and nearer/threw himself out of window/car went over cliff b swerved into field on left/noticed la into haystack/survived € went to pieces/screaming and shoutingyea cliffflanded two hundred metres below/burst into * flames/Harry? oe est pile of hay ever/drove went over page 200Reading 4. Look at Questions 1-8 below. Then read the four short texts AD and answer the questions. Sometimes, ‘more than one answer is needed. mentions @ long journe talks about a camping holiday? is about someone who was alone? talks about something that happened to a relative? describe severe weather? B A A group of us went to Germany two years ago. One afternoon, we had been to a lake to swim and we were strolling back to the tent through the forest, It went quite dark but it wasn't raining. Suddenly there was a flash of light and this enormous tree just to the right in front of us shook violently and started to fall in our direction, We turned and fled in absolute panic. It was a narrow escape. Jenny had dropped her bag. When we went back to find it it was squashed flat underneath the tree trunk. That could so easily have been us! c It was just before midnight when the doorbell rang. My mother answered and there was a policeman standing there, He said he had some bad news and asked to come in, We took him to the kitchen and sat down. He said that my brother was trapped inside a cave up in Yorkshire with a friend of his. There had been some really heavy rain and the cave was in danger of flooding. He said there was little hope’ of finding either of them alive. Mum and I didn't sleep all night, waiting for the phone to ring. However, when it did, it was my brother! He said they had found another way out and had spent the last two hours having a really good breakfast. describes an accident? talks about experiencing fear? Which text or texts B My friend Mary was on a business trip abroad and she was staying in a Iuxury hotel. When she had checked in, the people on reception had warned her to lock her door at night, but this particular night she forgot. She says she still remembers waking up in bed and seeing this figure in black standing over her, with all her jewellery in his hands. Thankfally, he hadn't noticed that she was awake, so she closed her eyes again and lay absolutely still, calmly waiting for him to leave. When he did, she phoned the emergency hotel number immediately, but they never caught anyone. D ‘We were driving along this mountain road, miles from anywhere, when we came across a trail of tins of food and bottles of water along the road. I looked out of the car window and noticed this camper van about ten metres below us ina field, with its back door hanging off. It had obviously swerved off the road. We stopped the car. A young man was climbing back up towards the road. He was covered in blood, so, wwe offered to take him to hospital. As we drove off, with him lying on the back seat, he started asking about his girlfriend — was she all right? When we reached the hospital we found that someone else had picked her up and had taken her to casualty. Luckily, she was okay ~ and so was he, eventually, We went to visit them in hospital the next day. They said they were travelling overland to India. Ree Me al Geet cone}Reading 1 Read this article about David Ashcroft. ‘What has just happened to him? A shy cabinet maker* met the press yesterday. It seems his | dearest wish after winning £12.3 million on the National Lottery is to buy a new set of tools. At the press conference, 30-year-old David Ashcroft and about $0. journalists looked equally shocked. [ ¥ [ “Whats it like to suddenly become the country’s most cligible bachelor” “Thaven’t had a chance to give it a thought.” “Have you got a girtiend?” "No. “Have you ever had a long-term relationship?” "No, “Aren't you a bit worried some ex-girlfiend is going to | come forward?” “Only if they went back to kindergarten,” said David in « rare flash of humour 2 He had watched in stunned silence as his \Winning Humbers were drawn on TT. Ever since, he has been trying to cope with the news ~ he has won the seventh largest payout on a single ticket. 2. Now choose from the sentences AE the one which best fits each gap (1-4). There is one extra sentence which youdo | not need. B Lasts couple of hours. ‘The man whose business is restoring furniture told the press he wants to got back to work. [3 |__| He held a ass of champagne for the photographers But didn't want any of it because he doesn't drink. It was quite a shock,” he said, looking pale He remembered Saturday evering well. I went into the other room and pt on the teetex™ and just looked tt for al fmhout in disbelief [4 | | He didn’t tel his parents until the next day, after a sleepless night with bis winning ticket under his pillow ‘The joumalists tied one more line of questioning. “What car do you drive?” “I don’t drive,’ said David, ‘but I do have a driving licence and ['ll probably get a van.” This was all too much for the press, ‘Don’t you want a Porsche?” I didn’t know they made vans,’ said David. ‘ems ad afortion service avaiable on TY A The multi-millionaire was unwilling to answer their questions. Saturday, he had sat alone in the small house he shares with his parents Eventually, he phoned his sister Janet, who went round to sit with him for a DAs soon as he has had a holiday with his family, that is. E Then the journalists got out their notebooks and the questions started to flow, —Grammar 3. Complete these conditional sentences by including the verb in brackets in the correct tense. a Ifhe (buy) a lottery ticket that morning, his life wouldn’t have changed. b Ifno one (claim) the prize by 11 pm, the money will be put into the good causes fund, ‘¢ Would you talk to the press if they (offer) you £10,0002 d If anyone (phone), say I'll be back at ten thirty. ‘@ Would you mind if we just (grab) a sandwich for lunch? f Ifyou (be) so hard ‘on her, she wouldn't have burst into tears like that g Td give you a lift if my car (be) so unreliable. h [wouldn't be surprised if we (end up) ina ditch the way you're driving! oO 4. Put these adverbs of frequency in the correct place in each sentence, ic page 200 a Lottery winners find it difficult to sleep after they have heard the news. (usually) b Thave time to read long novels these days. (seldom) ¢ People are telling me to stop working so hard, (always) d Before the storm, I worried about those trees near the house. (ne ¢ Now, if it’s windy, I'm scared stiff that they'll fall on us. (often) £ What's happened to John? He’s here by this time. (normally) . O-r JDENT’S BODK page 200 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given, Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 1 Unless you leave now, you'll miss the train. if You'll miss the train now. 2 Helen is often in a panic about her work. control Helen is not her work, 3 Give me your address, as I might visit Barcelona. case Give me your address, visit Barcelona 4 Lalways watch the late night news on TV. never I the late night news on TV. 5 George didn’t get any sleep last night, as usual. had Last night, George as usual, 6 Her parents were so shocked they couldn't understand the news, take Her parents were so shocked they weren't the news, Vocabulary 6 Lookat these sets of words. Which is the odd one ‘out and why? Say what part of speech each set is. fa cheque account prize cash b gain give win pickup ¢ shock delight panic confusion d tense e deal with ook aft spicious work out nervous take off Pe ue alee naryReading 1 Read this article, ignoring the missing headings for the ‘moment. How did Victoria Walker feel after her trip? 7 if Few people have travelled faster on water than they have on land. Bven fewer have exceeded 160 km/h in a boat. But with the help of the five times powerboat world champion, Neil Holmes, | achieved both, Holmes took me for a ride in his £100,000 powerboat catamaran, Talley Medical. He gradually eased Talley Medical, which has a six-ltre 600hp engine and can reach 193 knw, to 169 ku, B Tamm @ natural panicker, so [was not looking forward to this assignment, And powerboat racing is dangerous. There have been several horfying accidents. Why anyone would want to risk his lif, therefore, forthe sake of screaming around the ‘ocean at great speed was quite beyond me. I put the question to Holmes. “love being on water’ he confessed. "Oi eet salt water in your blood, here's no stopping you.” tea The cockpit canopy of Talley Medical was made of the same material as a fighter jet. The seats are like a jt’s and the space is minimal. Tied in with a five-srap safety amess so tightly 1 could not move, I was seated behind Holmes in the navigator’s chair. I wore full, flame-retardant overalls rash helmet and lifejacket. a Powerboat racing can be an expensive sport. But most people get into the sport at a much lower ~ and cheaper ~ level. It is possible (0 get a second-hand boat, that could be used for recreation as well as racing, for about £2,000, 2. Read the article again and answer the equestions. 3 a How fast can the catamaran go? b Why didn't Victoria want to interview Holmes? ¢ Why was Victoria wearing special clothing? Are powerboats only for competitions? € Do first-time racers ever enter races? £ What two jobs does Holmes do? aT rss But it would not be possible simply to buy the tp-ofshe- range, monster boat if you had, say a big fotery wan hen go out acing, Race organisers would consider It 00 angers fora novice t jon a high-power race Newcomers tothe sport hive to work their way up through the aiferent aces gh It is even possible fo make money out of the sport, Holmes has been able to make a good living by using technical expertise as an engineer to build, tune and test boats, as ‘well as winning prize money through his skill asa racer His skill, however, does not end there — he proved 4} adept at not frightening the life out of me. I have had few experiences in my life to equal the thrill and enjoyment 1 had as we messed about that morning What do you think these words in the article mean? exceeded a b horrifying the cockpit flame-retardant e recreation a novice § adept4. Decide which is the most suitable heading for each paragraph, A or B. 1 2 ‘A Aunique opportunity 3A Not much space B A fast trip ‘A. A strange occupation B Scared to death Grammar Gerunds and infinitives 5 Decide if the following sentences are correct. not, make the necessary changes. b d € f 8 h j k 1 Jenny suggested to go to the party in a taxi Took forward to hear from you in the near future, Tdon’t mind to do it Pm interested at learning Spanish. My brother wants to go to Japan... Pll help you with your homework when I finish to write my letter. Tam used to do the washing up. Let me make the tea. The children were made to get out of bs Pm going to town to buy a new jumper. object to pay to park my car. I can't afford to lending you any more money. m Sue's too small to be a policewoman, @ - sw200"s 900% page 201 Vocabulary 6 Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct word, b I don’t think my team will ever (win / beat) the national championships ~ the team are so useless, The score at the end of the first half of the football match was 3 Some football players think the (referee / umpire) is an idiot. The basketball team has just had a new (pitch / court) built I got my father a new set of golf (clubs / rackets) for his birthday. Most professional tennis players (give / take) up the sport when they reach their mid-thirties The Formula 1 driver completed 30 (lengths / laps) of the track before he had to retire with engine trouble. TThe fans went mad with joy when the captain (scored / hit) a goal. (zero / nil). Paint B Helping to navigate 4 A Fun on the cheap B An accessible sport Writing 7 Read this story and add the necessary 5 A Starting at the bottom B Joining the experts 6 A. Being impressed B Getting rich punctuation. You will need to put in CAPITAL LETTERS, full stops (.), commas (,), apostrophes (inverted commas (“”), and exclamation marks (1). You must also decide how many paragraphs are needed. it was the greatest day of my lf i had been picked to play for my national football team and now we were playing in the finals of the world cup all of us waited nervously in the changing rooms then all of a sudden it ‘was time we ran through the door and into the tunnel leading to the pitch a wall of noise hit us the fans were all on their feet cheering and shouting i felt so proud the ‘whistle blew and the match began an opportunity came ‘and i took it j could see pele and cantona in the stands shouting go on you can do it so with one great kick | scored a goal all the other players came over to congratulate me and hug me i heard them saying come. cn its time to wake up it was a woman's voice i didn’t know there were any women in our team I said to ‘myself and at that moment i woke up and heard my doctor telling me I would make a full recovery Write a story which ends with these words, Weall enjoyed playing, even though we didn’t win. Write 120-180 words in all, ‘Things to think about ‘What sport are you going to write about? Do you need any special vocabulary? Are you a player or spectator? ‘Where was the match being held? ‘Was it an important game or one at college? How did you feel at the beginning, in the middle and at the end? Did anything special happen during the match? Remember to punctuate your story! PT eace eae oerOa Time: Downshifting Al plu ? Vocabulary s[wir[vlo[n[a[R] [mol ely] x] tfale[e|«falo[t| clrlifalo|m 1 Find the twelve words for jobs and ritlililx|miulo]pvlel. M professions in this wordsearch. Words can be} — horizontal, vertical or diagonal, They may BR | RLDP aN |S ER |g a run forwards or backwards. A k[e[s[a[c[u|tlelo a person who designs houses 1 pita K[s[M| 6 b a person who steals from banks A Ela |w Mlalule € a doctor who specialises in mental problems 4a person who walks down a cat-walk DIZTFI CIV IQ EINE a person who works in a bank Y xfo[s|t{efo]rfo|r 4 person who puts in your central heating rallincalfealner ltoall allelic a person who is in charge of a school {—}— P e{u[i[ tlefelrfalt ia person who looks afier you on holiday ‘person in charge of a ship Ps 8 P 3 Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word e f 8 h a person who cuts people open in hospital j k or expression from exercise 2. an animal doctor 1a person who works ina prison a My next door neighbour for always 2. Use a dictionary to find out the difference between these pairs of words or expressions. arriving late. b Peter's dad is a painter and decorator and he wants to take up the same a to be made redundant / to get the sack b to do shift-work / to do flexi-time ¢ atrade /a profession a ¢ I really need the money so I'm going to even if | have no time left to see my friends. My boss is a really helpful I'm much happier now I do an employer / an employee It means I can suit myself when I get to work. to be unemployed / to be on maternity leave f Mr Jones has been for the past six £ to do overtime / to put in for a rise months. 18 . DOWNSHIFTING4 Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space, {s convinced that women are more aware of these 6) signals than men because of a difference in brain ching your nose during a (1) interview can structure. (6) less than 15 per cent of men are able have a real impact on your chances (2) sucess o read non-verbal signals If'4 man is going to.ie 10 a That's the finding of body language expert Stephen Field, woman and doesn't want to be (7) ‘out he is better who has warned of the importance of certain gestures and off doing it by fax or phone (8) that people who Mr Field says that jobseekers (9) and-tofce contact, about the non-verbal signals that they send out. He also says phrases when being interviewed. Hi have a sudden (3) in nervous bi such as nose seratchiny are probably ving. And if they start dhat interviewers must ry not t0 (10) she be very careful ‘a decision on sentences with phrases Hke"t0 (A) smn the truth’ or to whether to employ the person or not in the first 60 seconds. be perfectly honest’ they are almost certainly lying, Mr Feld onerone> have ought used shoula find conclude make (use) up 300 calories more 1A work 3A growth 5 A-unchangeable 7 A caught 9 B post B increase 8 unconscious 8 make © postion C raise € uncomfortable got D job D gain D unconvincing D had 2 A for 4 Atel 6 A Clearly 8 A while 10 B of B say 8 Obviously B whereas Con © speak © Apparently c 30 D from D talk D Surely D therefore Grammar used to and would 5 Read through the following article and decide which of the following would be suitable — used to, would or the past simple tense, There is sometimes more than one possibility °e an New research shows thatthe introduction of labour- and (6) saving gadgets has meant that men and women take a _than a person does nowadays third less exercise today than they (1) (do) a generation ago. Scientists (2) (find) that practically every sphere of life has been influenced by the development of labour-saving devices ‘which have conspired to make us put on weight. They e (discover) that using a cordless phone at home cut down walking in the home by 10 miles a year. Other comparative indicators “ : (include) the amount of energy used in making a bed with a duvet and one with blankets and sheets, A housewife in the 1950s 6) (spend) about two hours a week ) Emest Shaw, 69, (7) hard ic (6) 1950s. ‘The jobs (9) effort. The nearest shops (10) bags. There (12) You ( (confirm) how (be) to run a home in the (take) much more (be) a quarter of a mile away and my wife (11) (wall) there and back, carrying the shopping in heavy (be) no supermarkets. (Visit) the greengrocer, the dairy and the butcher:' The scientists (14) (estimate) that a shopper in the 1950s would have spent about 10 hours and 2,300 calories a week walking from shop to shop. ROTI eae Eee)The hard sell Reading 1. Read the article below, ignoring the missing sentences. How is the food industry failing shoppers? What do they really mean? Food manufacturers and retallers are letting shoppers down. fo] ‘According to the report, shoppers believe food labels because they think there are strict regulations in place. 1 So the food industry can get away with all Som5 of Gunning strategies to make products look bigger and sound better than they are. The report has identified the different ways in which shoppers are misied. | 2 Descriptions on packaging are sometimes iacCurate in an attempt to ‘oversell the product. One example given in the report is the phrase ‘haddock filets, used for a product that is in fact cut from big blocks of fish rather than individual fillets. [3] these include ‘tracitionat’, ‘wholesome’, or ‘premium’, The claim that a brand is “90% fat-free’ hides the fact that it contains 10% fat, which is above recommended levels. Phrases such as ‘free from preservatives’ make a virtue out of a normal attribute of food. Labels have a wide variety of text sizes on them. You sometimes need a magnifying glass to read the small print. [a Another deliberate type of misinformation lies in the image. Many pictures on packets use small plates to mako the product look bigger [5] However, misleading messages on packaging could s00n be a thing ofthe past. The CWS recently produced a code™ which, i used, would end the curent inaccuracies and haf tuths. [6 |_| The minister for consumer affairs says the code ‘wilfeceive very | serious consideration” + conoporative Wholesale Society et of rule 2. Choose from sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-6). ‘There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). A. Meaningless adjectives are often used to give a positive message. B It has called on the government to support it, as a ‘way of improving food standards, © This verdict has not pleased the food industry. D_ By contrast, the hard sell information is given emphasis. 3. Find these words in the gapped article or sentences AH. a four nouns to do with law b three phrasal verbs Pre Lt isa The rules are, in reality, very weak at present. Photographs are sometimes retouched to achieve the same effect. G The most common of these is poor labelling ‘This is the view of the CWS, which has just brought | out @ new report. |Grammar Modals 4 Complete the sentences with must, might or could (both are possible), can’t or couldn't (both are possible). a This possibly be the new Coca-Cola advert, though why on earth are they using polar bears? b The ad for the Pentium chip be the best of the year ~ the way they manage to make a computer chip appear interesting is inspired! ¢ Here's an ad that shows a picture of thirty different puddings — it 5. Read this text and think of the word which best fits each space. only one word in each space. Thete is an example at the beginning (0). GIRL POWER SETS NEW MOOD FOR ADVERTS ‘More and (0) vn advertisements are using strong images of women (1) and (2) 8) public are upset by them, Three separate adyerts, for Lee Jeans, Wallis Clothes and the Nissan sell products seems that certain members of Micra car, (4) criticised as sexist and tasteless. Some people went further, saying the adverts 6) possibly encourage violence However, the Advertising Standards Authority, in just be advertising desserts, surely? Do you remember that ad for a o co) © of re eiving nearly 100 complaints, the three adverts, decided that they do ‘cause serious offence, The advertising industry (9) pleased with the ASA's fizzy drink? It have been very successful, as they had to withdraw it almost immediately, ¢ My favourite ad more active role in society today, we are just reflecting decision and argues that advertisers (10) be right in getting away from the traditional ‘washing up and cleaning’ role of women. ‘Women play (11) be the Guinness one with Rutger an Hauer ~ they don’t come any better than that! £ Product placement on TV shows be more effective than actual commercials it depends on how many as) people are watching at the time, Lsuppose. © 1080s v0.0 page 201 Vocabulary 6 With which of these words and phrases can you use the adjective broad? Which adjective goes with the remaining words and phrases? When you have decided, use a dictionary to study the different uses of this adjective and broad. range of beliefs € smile of welcome b view of green fields feeling of suspicion igh g choice h breath scottish accent director of the agency (13) this type of advertising (14) ” said Howard Roberts, planning produced the “Ask before you borrow it” Nissan Micra campaign. Although be just a “passing fad’, the ASA itself believes that git! power completely changed the relationship between men and women in advertising, 7 Complete these definitions with words about advertising. aA is a short song or tune used in TV commercials. bA isa short phrase about a product that is easy to remember. for a project is the amount of money available for it. The d Ifsomething makes an on you, it has a powerful effect. eA is someone you admire and want to be like. 9 READING, GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 21Vocabulary 1 For Questions 1-15, read the article below and decide which answer A,B, Cor D best fits each space. ‘There is an example at the beginning (0). New hunt for life in space British space scientists are planning to join the somewhere between Mars and Jupiter. The blueprint Americans (0) 28. the race to find evidence of life on is actually for five telescopes positioned $0 metres other planets, Alan Penny and his team at the (10).....in space, slowly circling a central processing Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have (1)... station, The combined data from these telescopes telescope that is 40 times more (2)....than Hubble. would (11)... full picture of a planet, picking out 3) a8 ‘Darwin’, this telescope could tell if faint images that have never been seen before. planets 50 light years away have any (4)... of life Darwin would not be able to take detailed ‘on them. Two days (5) .. NASA scientists had photographs of the planets it (12)... but Penny shown proof that one of Jupiter’s moons could believes a second-generation telescope could be sent support life, Penny (6) ... that his telescope may be up to do this. He claims itis worthwhile mapping the included in a European Space Agency (7)..... The universe around our (13)... galaxy, even though Darwin project, with a (8)... of £500 million, ison a these ts lie (14)... our reach for the moment ncy will make its (15) shortlist of two proposals. If approved, it will The probably be (9)... around 2010, its destination on Danwin within thr European Spacs © Ain B on cat D by 1A thought B intended © designed D drawn 2A striking B powerful © forceful D strong 3A Known B Called € Considered Named 4 A shape B race © brand D kind 5 A following B after © next D later 6 A announced ——B spoke € advertised D told 7 A tip B voyage mission D aim BA price B schedule © charge D budget 9 A driven B fetched © launched D taken 10 A apart B far © distant D away A saveup B end up © build up D putup 22 A invents B searches © discovers D looks 33 A alone B same © one D own 14 A out B toward © beyond D over | 35 A conclusion B decision © verdict D view Ewan asPhrasal verbs 2. Match the phrasal verbs below to the definitions a. Then use these phrasal verbs in a suitable tense to complete sentences 1-6. on takeoff endup setup turnout run out a leave the ground —b produce make arrangements fore finish ¢ make progress £ have no more left 1 NASA’ Galileo spacecraft finally went into orbit around Jupiter in December 1995; the rocket carrying Galileo A leading professor predicts that humans from Earth in 1991. with enormous heads to hold their genetically-improved brains, 3 Factories around the world we don't really need. 4 If customers keep ordering the chocolate cake, we by lunchtime! 5. A series of public lectures more and more goods that next year by the university. 6 How with that astronomy course you're doing? Grammar Future tenses 3. Make predictions about the future using these notes. Use the range of future structures covered in Unit 10. An example is given. near fnture/scientists/work on moon. In the near future, scientists will be working on the moon 20 years/manned spacecraft/land on Mars. bb 22nd century/launch s galaxies, tarships/destination/other ¢ Soon/people travel to low orbit/Europe to New Zealand only an hour Now write three more predictions of your own, Read the advert below. Write a paragraph on this forthcoming event, using suitable future tenses and other words from this unit. (space : THE FUTURE Guest speakers: Qacience Action writer gon 7 Price Q leading scientist Prof Paul Rhodes @Q +} 92's 900% page 202 NRTe esau cn eee)Vocabulary Read this short article. Then use each word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the numbered space. There is an example at the beginning (0). How to find a partner So you want to find a partner? Well, (0)........ Sincerity. (SINCERE) is the best policy - be yourself, And if you meet someone who resembles you, physically or 1) (MENTAL), then all the better. ‘Simply put, opposites don't attract, but similar types do,’ says Dr Robin Russell of London University, who has spent a decade studying patterns of @) (ATTRACT). ‘On average, the more similar you are to your partner in every way, from(3) .. (PERSON) and attitudes to (4) vs (APPEAR) and ‘obscure physiological factors like elbow shape, the More YOU'TE (3) ..mnmnnn (LIKE) to get on.’ There are any number of theories why. Early life might programme you to seek partners who resemble your parents ~ and by (6) (EXTEND) resemble you. Or o (POSSIBLE) you make a random (s) (CHOOSE), but within YOUF (9) vmnnee (SOCIETY) environment there's a more than 10) (REASON) chance you will choose people who resemble you than not. re aun eee as2. Put these adjectives describing personality into order of Writing strength. If you think some are the same strength, put them together: 5. Read through this letter to a friend and correct it. There are twenty grammatical EXAMPLE: (weak) upset irritated angry furious (strong : ee ee ee or spelling errors in the letter. a petrified afraid terrified nervous b thrilled delighted overjoyed pleased. ¢ depressed disappointed miserable unhappy Pear ody, d interested obsessed fascinated keen aoe forse tiers Hered hore e speechless surprised astonished __ incredulous, Fe ocala! te deer the fut the Shes f pretty attractive stunning —_lovely led Ela Richwom and she's across from ugh revolting unattractive plain Come, |'infervienedl dort 20 pecple. before gael unattractive i er eee mek eyed a ale oa wt 4m S2ce im hieght ord has Cary Ii, fk fe ak 0 tt She's ncredtly lve 50 she fon to hove oro. We're bath American English 3. In Unit 11 of the Student's Book, the interview is with an American called Hannah. She uses these words irae ot the sae fe of Fired ne whi 7 seem to hve sb ets of we 2 and phrases which are American English: ee ee I guess I was pretty privileged 9 messy Kitchen! just loved Ore dranack. i that, when sho. bus. making Gn the subvray @ movie, she. weds getting vp really earl abot 430 in the Hertng, te op to the sot She got real embarrassed Pee or ame eter p tel te ey gf, 2 ve fe See, Any, | huven't noticed of ny tad habits yet! You mat 4o eet her — why don't How would an English person say the phrases above? 4 Look at these other examples of American English and - cae ome al tothe Bude ie ‘match them with the British English equivalents. Ce Love American English British English 1 a. sellotape 2 b motorway 6 Look at these photos. A is a photo of your 3 cookie © alift old neighbours and B is a photo of the 4 a trunk 4 abank note people who have just moved in next door. 5 vacation € petrol 6 freeway f Autumn 7 gasoline g the ground floor 8 apartment ha flat 9 Scotch tape i aboot of a car 10 elevator j holiday 11 abill k biscuit Now, write a letter to a friend of between 120-180 ‘words telling him/her about the new neighbours. Compare them with the old neighbours you used to have and say which ones you prefer. You do not need to include postal addresses. VOCABULARY AND WRITING 25Reading 1 You are going to read part of a newspaper article about a specially remodelled plane that can reproduce conditions of zero gravity or weightlessness. Choose the best answer to each question from A, B, Cor D. It looked just ike another aircraft from the ‘outside, The pilot told his young passengers that it was built in 1964, a Boeing KC-135 refuelling tanker, appearances were deceptive, and the 13 students from Europe and the USA who Doar the aircraft were infor the fight of their lives Inside, the area that normally had seats had become a long white tunnel, Heavily padded from floor to ceiling, it looked abit Tike a tunatic asylum, There were almost no ‘windows, but lights along the padded walls 14 eerily illuminated it. Most ofthe seats had. been taken out, apart from a few at the back, where the young scientists quickly. took ther places with a Took of apprehension, For 12 months, science students from eros the continents had competed to win a place on the flight at the invitation of the European Space Agency, The challenge had been to suggest imaginative based on the 707, But. experiments tobe conducted in ‘weightless conditions For the next two hours the Boeing’s ight resembled that of an enormous bird which hhad lost its reason, shooting. upwards towards the heavens before hurting towards Earth, ‘The intention was to achieve weightlessness for afew seconds ‘The aireraft took off smoothly enough, but any feelings that Land the young scientists had that we were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into 1 d5-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engines cut out and ‘we became weightless, Everything became confused and left or right, up or down no longer had any meaning. fie ten seconds of free-fall descent the pilot pulled the airerat out ofits nosedive, The retum of gravity was less immediate than its os, but ‘was sill sudden enoagh to ensure that some students eame down with a bamp. ac time the pilot cut the engines and we ‘became weightless, a new team conducted its experiment, Fits it was the Dutch who ‘wanted t0 discover how it is that cats always land on ther feet. Then the German team who conducted a successful experiment on a traditional building method to see if it couk! be used for building a future space station. The Americans had an idea to create solar sails that could be used by satellites, After two hours of going up and down in the plane doing their experiments, the predominant feeling was one of exhilaration rather than nausea. Most of the students thought it was an unforgettable experience and one they ‘would be keen to repeat 4. What does the writer say about the plane? A ithad no seats. B The inside was painted white © ithad no windows. D The outside was misleading 2 What does ‘eerily’ on line 1q mean? 8 badly D brightly 3 According to the writer, how did the young sclentists feel at the beginning of the flight? A sick 4 What did the pilot do with the plane? ‘A. He quickly climbed and then stopped the engines. B_He climbed and then made the plane fall slowly. © He took off normally and then cut the engines for 20 seconds, D He climbed and then made the plane turn over. A clearly € strangely B nervous C keen —_—D Impatient Pi ae el TOY 5 What was the point of being weightless? ‘A To see what conditions are lke in space. B To prepare the young scientists fr future work in space. € To show the judges of the competition what they could do, D Toallow the teams to try out thelr ideas. 6 What does ‘it’ online 61 refer to? A the exhilaration B the trip the plane D the opportunity 7 Why was this text written? A To encourage young people to take up science, B To show scientists what young people can do. © Toteport on a new scientific technique. D To describe the outcome of a scientific competition 6