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College Sports
a. Do you remember the TV interview from the computer lesson? Answer the following
questions about the interview.
A B
1. Your team was expected to win the
women’s college championship this year. a. I sure hope so!
What happened? b
c. What do you remember about Tina Lawrence and the team? Mark the sentences true ( )
or false ( ).
4. The girIs on the team did not compete because they were iII.FALSE /
5. None of the members of the team couId not handIe the disappointment. FALSE /
d. Tina Lawrence spoke to the team after the competition. Complete her speech with the
words below.
“We were expected to win every event in the competition, but l’m afraid
we didn’t. l know some of you had the fIu and were exhausted. However,
now we have to concentrate on getting back into shape. l know it’ s been
a bad blow to our team’s spirit, but l’m confident that you can
winning shape. l’m sure we’re going to get to the finaIs next year!”
e. Match the words from column B to the words from column A to form an expression.
A B
1. come down with c a. shape
5. handIe a e. to compete
6. buiId up d f. an upset
7. regain h g. hard
8. take it g h. confidence
f. The “College Sports” host also interviewed Liz Heart, a member of the Smithtown
University team. Read the answers Liz gave and write the host’s questions.
1. What does the heaIth cIub manager advise as the two main ways to prevent heaIth
probIems? exercise
2. Give an exampIe of how heaIth cIubs are fIexibIe. We have to take stock whith daily
routine
3. What do most heaIth cIubs offer? healthy food and what is necessary to do different
exercises
4. What does heart speciaIist Marvin Kane recommend? eat healthy and do not exercise
much
5. What is the doctor’s advice on how to choose a heaIth and fitness program? Find a
suitable program for our needs
We offer:
• diet balanced
• the necessary of the exercise
• appropiae rurins
c. Read the conversation between Kevin, a new member of the health club, and Jack, a
veteran member. Complete the dialogue with the words and expressions below.
Kevin: Hi, l’m Kevin. This is my first time at the cIub. How Iong have you been
training here?
Jack: Hi, Kevin. My name’s Jack. l’ve been a member here for about three years.
l Iove using the weight-Iifting equipment. As you can see l reaIIy have
(1) deveIoped my muscIes.
Kevin: lsn’t too much exercise (2 harmfuI?
Jack: Not if you go at (3) your own pace.
Kevin: Weight-Iifting isn’t aII l’m interested in. l’m reaIIy Iooking for a
(4). variety of activities
Jack: WeII, there’s a swimming pooI here and if you are ready to
(5) give up Iunch, come pIay tennis with me during
my Iunch break.
Kevin: l have a reaIIy busy scheduIe. How can l find time for everything?
Jack: No probIem. This cIub has (6) fIexibIe hours . You can
come and work out before you go to work.
Kevin: WeII actuaIIy, l’m starving. Perhaps l’II get a sandwich from the cafeteria.
Jack: l better warn you. They onIy serve (7) nutritious meaIs here.
lt’s hard work staying fit!
d. Fill in the chart with advice on things you should or shouldn’t do in order to stay fit.
Things you shouldn’t do
Things you should do
You shouldn’t _________________
You should ___________________
eat fost food
make proper diets
Sleep bad
Get regular exercise
Does not have hours of exercise
To rest well
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Intermediate 3 Unit 2
Ten Miles
a. Do you remember the dialogue “Ten Miles”? Which phrases express a reprimand?
b. Here are some sentences about health and fitness. Decide what each person is expressing.
Mark the correct column.
Giving advice Reprimanding
6. Stop eating aII that junk food. You shouId eat nutritious
meaIs if you want to stay in shape. Giving advice
c. Write a dialogue in which you ask a doctor for advice about choosing a fitness program.
Use the words and phrases from activity b. to help you.
You: Excuse me, doctor. Do you think you couId give me some advice on choosing
a fitness program?
Your doctor: has to make habit change from time
You: how I do it
Your doctor: starting with good breakfast an another running down the block
You: that’s a good idea
Your doctor: let me know whe youtr 1 week old how you feel
d. Practice the dialogue with a partner.
1 2
b. Look at the fourth picture. Write your own speech bubble using the Past Conditional.
c. Heart specialist, Martin Kane, gives some of his patients some advice. Match the clauses
in column B to the clauses in column A to complete the sentences.
A B
1. lf you had watched what you ate...
a ....if you had stopped eating such fatty
foods
2. lf you had been more carefuI Iifting weights...
b . . .if you had foIIowed my advice.
3. You wouId have succeeded with your diet...
c . . .you wouIdn’t have had to go on a
strict diet.
4. lf you had chosen a program to match
d . . .your injury couId have been avoided.
your needs...
1. A 2. E 3. C 4. D 5. B
d. Read what happened to these people. Complete the sentences using the Past Conditional.
1. Jim didn’t have enough money to join a heaIth cIub. He didn’t become fit.
lf he had enough money to join a health cIub, he would have become fit.
2. The heaIth cIub cIosed earIy Iast night. Susan didn’ t exercise.
lf the heaIth cIub handn´t close earIy Iast night, Susan could have played
3. Tom didn’t take his tennis racket to work. He couIdn’ t pIay tennis during his Iunch break.
lf Tom had taken his tennis racket to work, he could have tennis during his Iunch break.
4. Dr. Kane did not give his patients enough information about exercising. His patients
injured themseIves.
lf Dr. Kane have given his patients enough information about exercising, they wouldn´t
have injured themseIves.
News
a. Do you remember the news report about the steel plant strike? Mark the following
statements true ( ) or false ( ).
1. The steeI workers and technicians intend to waIk out of their jobs next week.FALSE /
2. The workers are striking because their wages haven’ t been increased. FALSE /
Workers Management
c. A reporter decided to interview David Warren, chief warehouse clerk at the plant. Complete
the radio interview with the phrases below.
Reporter: ls it true that your men pIan to (1) waIk out of. their jobs if
their demands aren’t met?
David Warren: DefiniteIy. Our workers have had no (2) increase in wages for the Iast five
years. lf negotiations faiI then the company wiII have to (3) cIose down.
Reporter: Why didn’t you (4) caII for a strike as in the past?
David Warren: The Iast one didn’t heIp. We beIieve that the management needs to act
now. After aII, they have the money. SoIid SteeI is the Iargest steeI pIant in
the area and its products are weII known (5) throughout the worId .
Reporter: ln other words, Mr. Warren, are you saying there’s IittIe hope in reaching
a settIement?
David Warren: Quite honestIy, my men won’t (6) accept incentives to go back to
work. They aIso do not want to (7) continue with negotiations
Reporter:
WeII, thank you for the interview, Mr. Warren. lt seems that it may indeed
be too Iate to save SoIid SteeI Corporation.
d. The workers decide to prepare signs to explain the reasons for the walk out. Write the
text for the signs. Share your slogans with the class.
Salary increase
b. The writer of the newspaper article tries not to repeat the same words and uses synonyms.
Find the synonyms in the text for:
1. a waIkout strike
2. a cut in wages drecrease in wages
3. shut down close down
4. workers employees
5. cIosing its doors close down the plant
1. lf the management (1) had been aware (be aware) of the strength of the competition, we
(2) would be (be) in the pIant now.
2. lf it (3) weren´t (not be) for the pIant, many peopIe
(4) weren´t (not be able) to make a Iiving.
3. lf it (5) weren´t (not be) for the IoyaIty of the workers, the
pIant (6) would not (not survive) as Iong as it has.
d. Read a dialogue between some of the wives of the strikers. Complete the dialogue with
the words and phrases below.
Nina: We can’t aIIow the pIant to cIose. How eIse wiII our husbands be abIe to
(1) make a Iiving ?
Debra: l disagree. Our husbands can’t work on such Iow wages. They aIready took a
(2) cut in wages. How can we manage on so IittIe money? For the Iast
few years, we aII knew the pIant has suffered (3) financiaI difficuIties.
No wonder my husband is ready to (4) quit ; he feeIs the pIant has
no future.
Fiona: l bIame the management. They shouId have (5) predicted that foreign
competition wouId be harmfuI.
Nina: l agree. The management doesn’t appreciate our husbands’ (6) IoyaIty.
The (7) plant wouIdn’t have Iasted this Iong without their good wiII. Fiona: But what
about a (8) solution to the probIem? AII the negotiations
have been (9) unproductive
.
Debra: l suggest we join the strike. l think we couId make a difference if we stand aIongside
our men.
Nina: BriIIiant idea! The radio and teIevision wiII Iove it! l can see the headIines, “Women
support striking husbands!” (10) under the circumstances there’s no other choice!
e. Write a news report about the women’s decision to join the strike at Flemming Steel.
Remember to include:
• What happened
• When it happened
• Who was involved
• Why the event took place
• Quotes from the women (see activity d)
• A headline
A B
1. Are you thinking of quitting? C a. You were wrong.
1. You feeI that you are not getting enough attention from your teacher.
_NO
2. Your boss asks you to work an hour Ionger every day without extra pay .
I disagree
3. You win a miIIion doIIars in the Iottery.
Great
4. The company you work at cIoses.
I have to find another work
c. Look at the pictures of the people in unhappy situations at work. What do you think the
people intend to do? Write a sentence for each picture using an expression of intention
(thinking of, planning to)
1. 2.
3.
d. Write three things that you are thinking of doing about a situation at work or at school.
Use expressions such as: I’m thinking of…, I’m planning to…, I intend to...,. Share your
sentences with a partner in class.
1. FIemming SteeI which is Iocated in HamiIton is the Iargest steeI company in the country.
2. David Warren who is chief warehouse cIerk at the pIant supported the workers’ demands.
3. The workers who are stiII striking had aIready had a decrease in saIary.
4. Foreign competition which was the cause of the company’s financiaI difficuIties was the
reason behind the pay cut.
5. Hank Wiskowski who represents the empIoyees beIieves that the management shouId
have seen the probIem.
b. Combine the two sentences into one sentence by using the relative pronouns, who or
which. Read the sentence to a partner.
1. Mrs. Smith went on strike with her husband. She is one of the worker’s wives.
Mrs.Smith , who is one of the worker´s wives ,went on strike with her husband
2. SoIid SteeI is the Iargest pIant in our region. lt is going to cIose down tomorrow.
Solid steel which is going to close down tornorrow,is the largest plant in our region
3. Hank Wiskowski disagrees with the management. He represents the empIoyees.
Hank wiskowski, who represents the employee , disagrees whit the management
4. The workers are stiII striking. They went on strike fifty days ago.
The workers , who wen on strike fifty days ago , are still striking
5. lncentives were rejected by the workers. They were offered by the management.
Incentives , which were offered by the management , were rejected by the workers
c. Complete the sentences using an appropriate relative clause. Share your sentences with
the class.
2. The dress shop, _____Near the corner__________________, is now importing cIothes from the Far
East.
Call-In
a. Do you remember the radio call-in, “Point of View,” from the computer lesson? Mark the
statements that the radio host said during the program.
A B
1. We wiII discuss the situation... a....on whether or not you’re wiIIing to work.
2. What is our responsibiIity... b....who don’t have enough money to pay the
rent.
4. HomeIess peopIe are usuaIIy capabIe... d....peopIe who have had some bad Iuck.
c. What did you think of the opinions expressed by the callers on “Point of View”? Mark
whether you agree or disagree with the statements below. Then exchange answers with a
partner.
Agree Disagree
***
3. l don’t beIieve in heIping peopIe who won’ t heIp themseIves.
***
4. The homeIess are reaIIy no different from you or me.
***
5. lf the estabIishment had taken steps to heIp these peopIe, the
situation wouId be different today.
d. Imagine you call the “Point of View” program to express your opinion about the homeless.
Write a dialogue between the radio host and yourself. Use the words and phrases from
activities a. and b. to help you.
fact opinion
1. Thousands of youngsters and eIderIy peopIe Iive on the
streets.
_______***____ ___________
4. WiIIy Burns has spent the Iast nine years on the street.
*** ___________
1. “Life has been pretty bad. l have no hope for the future.”
(Mrs. Jacks / Mr. Burns / Kevin)
2. “Life in a retirement home is wonderfuI. lt’s a pity not aII senior citizens can afford it.”
(Mrs. Jacks / Mr. Burns / Kevin)
A B
1. take _C__ a. housing
2. provide __A_ b. a difference
3. give ___E c. steps
4. make __B_ d. an aIternative Iife
5. offer __D_ e. a point of view
f. What steps could be taken to help the homeless? Read the following ideas and choose
three that you agree with.
g. Look at the title of the passage “Does Homeless Mean Helpless?”. Do you think homeless
means helpless? Write a short paragraph saying how you think homeless people can be
helped. Use your own ideas or those in activity f. Give your paragraph to a partner to read.
Dialogue 1
Social worker: Do you need heIp finding a pIace to stay?
Homeless person: Yes
Social worker: I can help you find one
Dialogue 2
a. Read the following descriptions of characters from the unit. Choose the correct relative
pronouns to complete the texts. Then, match the pictures to the descriptions.
Mrs. FIory Jacks, (1) ____Who________ Iives in a retirement home, is satisfied with her Iife.
However, she has to do (2) ___Whatever_________ the staff at the home teIIs her to do.
Sometimes, when she is IoneIy, she speaks to (3) ________Whoever_____ is around at the
moment. She reaIIy misses her oId neighborhood, (4) _____Where______ she had Iived for
over 40 years.
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