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    Clive Oxenden Ce TF] pared PUPS LC Re Lcd ati: i N24 05 SS RS : Le? — . bh ~ ty 2 ¥— mg LZ ~ Clive Oxenden Christina Latham-Koenig with Jane Hudson and Gill Hamilton New ENGLISH FILE Intermediate Plus Workbook Engl Be pa 199) 2 ha UNIVERSITY PRESS 2X eimas oF peope? What's ina name? 4 “ ‘The winner takes i all 7 2X can you remember a Funny ha-ha? 0 4 es alin the mind 50 Hell and goodbye Povcncn Excusn 1S (2x Finding our way Pracnea Excusn 53 old you twas it " DD caupirin ve 2c ss Do you want tobe young forever? ” Economical with the truth 7 Hooked on caffeine 20 4D secret stories 6 ‘Checking and apologising —Pracren Exausn 23 (2X Gog out Paacrca Ecusn—6 Car stories Py (EB Frade in the usa « 1 wl survive n (DN Spakespeare in business? e nts? een Enc Divorced, beheaded, died... Fr Diy stats se “ 7 Cold Youd wea Favour? Pacrcn Ercuse 38 Clothes to die for Pn ‘Why men don't iron a NA question of taste “0 Cat wha you want Paacnen Excusn 43 ‘Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. JF Kennedy us president GRAMMAR 3 separable or non-separable? 1 phrasal verbs Rewrite the sentence, substituting the noun with a oe Change the if nece Replace the expressions with a phrasal verb in the correct Pronoun. Change the word order if necessary form to make the sentences more informal. Use a verb and a particle from each box. 1 look like her _ say dom down 2. You must cross out the wrong words. tony a up (x2) throw over You must Sen 3. Switch off the TV when the film finishe: 1 Susie left the house and shut the door, Went out_ : ——————— My mother looks afier my baby daughter when I'm at work. 1 [look like my mother. 2 Oliver had to go quickly to catch the bus. —___ 3. When the match finished, the spectators went home. —_—_—___—- Bere ade nearer aie 5. Send back the sweater if you don't like it rubbish bin, ——— : Look through the contract before you sign it 5. Make the television quieter, please! Its too loud. 6 Peter stops sleeping at 6 o'clock every morning. jee ec ‘Turn up the radio. I can't hear it. My son takes after his father. 2. verbs with two particles ‘Complete the phrasal verbs with a word from box 1 Fei eee eer ere re and a word from box 2, down forward on up ome Ga) wih] 1 T've always looked _____ my parents, ‘They're great. 2 Children usually look —_____— Christmas because of the presents! 3. My uncle looks _____ my father because he’s unemployed, _ his cousins because 4. My son gets __ well they're the same age. Ho cortainly takes after his dad! 4 guessing the meaning a Look at some different meanings of these particles. up down on I increase 1 decrease 1 continue 2 completely 2 puton paper 2 wear 3 stop completely 3 connect off out 1 disconnect 1 make disappear 2 depart 2 10 diferent people b Focus on the meaning of the particles in phrasal verbs a-g, Write the correct number in the box. a If you keep on shouting, I'll get angry. nT bb The government has promised to bring down the cost of transport. He got onto the motorbike and drove off. 4_ Its your birthday so you have to blow out the candles. Oo € They've put up the price of cigarettes by 30%. ["] £ The factory closed down two years ago, and the workers had to find new jobs. {& Make sure you don't leave the lights on when you go out. VOCABULARY 1 words from the text Complete the texts 1 Some people thnk that the name you are given ‘doesn’t matter. It’s completely !irr_. ‘0 how wel you doin life. m not gy of having had any problems with my name, though I know i¢s not very popular at the moment In any case most people 4te_______ to choose names which are in fashion, 2. Were still a bic undecided aboue where to go for our summer holiday, but we really need to ‘mn. up our? soon, as it’s already April. One thing well have to take into 2a is that we've got a young chil so we don't want to go anywhere too hot. 2. noun formation Make nouns from the verbs. Use your dictionary to help you. 1 decide = ___. 5 succeed Qtend 6 attract 3 associate 7 advise 4 choose ________ 8 compare 3 phrasal verbs a Complete with the correct particle. ‘When my son was born everybody immediately said he looked exactly‘ his father, and as he was the only son he was named * him too. But In personality | think he takes ime. In fact, although we have always got * really well, ‘we sometimes argue just because we're so similar Even though we lived in France, | brought him © ina very British way ~ big breakfasts, and bed at 7.30. Now that he has grown ¢ = hes twenty-one ~ | don't see him as often as Td like, b Complete with a phrasal verb with get 1 When do you usually —__ in the morning? Hurry up and the car. We'e leaving now. Do you well with your in-laws? the bus at the next stop. 2 3 4 You have to. 5 You need to work hard at school if you want to — in lite. PRONUNCIATION Word stress Underline the stressed syllable. 1 insecure 9 association 2. applicant 10 effect 3. efficient LL aware 4 research (v.) 12 account 5 old-fashioned 13, contradict 6 glamorous 14 unpopular 7. inrelevant 15. dramatic 8 attitude READING Read the text once and find out when English families usually meet. Ignore the gaps. “FAMILY GATHERINGS fa [T].the English would not dream of spending their Christmas anywhere else but with the family. This annual festival almost always ends in tears and to {get over it takes many families months, at least. But tradition rules and, when October comes, English families are beginning to plan for another family Christmas, having apparently completely forgotten the chaos of the one before. 2 [Jj family members avoid each other throughout the year except on compulsory occasions such as baptisms, weddings and funerals. Of these, Bapesnis and funerals, being the shortest, are the most popular. ‘Weddings usually end up as major battles — the only difference being the uniforms of the people taking part 3 [hand so do the arguments. Even though English Giiqieite books try to help by pointing out who is responsible for organizing and paying for the Bride's dress, the flowers, the church, the éhoit, the organist, the cars, the reception, the food, the photographers and the ambulance service, the English wil fight furiously on every single is8 for months before, during and even after the greae day 4 [_] that these meetings ever taki! laceéat all Match the first words of each paragraph to the correct paragraph. Write the letter in the box. ‘A Itis till the triumph of English hope over English experience B Planning for weddings starts early C Although they are the least family-orientated people on earth D Apart from Christmas ¢ Match the highlighted words to the definitions. 1a woman on or just before her ‘wedding day recover from sth happen a group of people who sing together drops of water that come out of your eyes, eg. when you cry 6 a problem or subject for discussion 7 the ceremony when sb becomes a member of a Christian church, and is given a name 8 the rules of polite and correct behaviour WRITING Divide the following composition into four paragraphs, Draw three lines to show where you think the new paragraphs should start. Should parents name their children after themselves? In one family | know, every time the mother calls out the name David, two people simultaneously shout ‘Yes?’ This Is one example of how confusing it must be to live in a house where two people hhave the same name, but there are more disadvantages [The frst and most important ‘disadvantage is the everyday confusion in the house, “Secondly, other people, for example, postmen and bank managers can also get confused, Thirdly. and more Importantly, children in this situation may find it difficult 10 form their own sense of identity. On the other hand, there is one advantage of giving your child the samme name as yourself and that is that you are continuing family tradition. The idea of the family is very important in our society and this is one way of making sure that a child feels part of it In conclusion, | think every parent should give their child whatever name they lke, but they should remember that the wide range of names available helps to add variety to our lives. New names ‘mean progress and modernity. Names that have been in the family suggest that we are more traditional “The press is ferocious. t forgives nothing, it only hunts for mistakes.’ Diana, Princess of Wales GRAMMAR b Now write full questions for each short 1. questions ending in prepositions ote 1 What were you talking about? a Complete the dialogue with a suitable short question. ; (question word + a preposition, e.g. Who from?) $$ - 3 r — Paul I was talking to Steve last night. 4 Tom Oh?! 2 B Paul The concert we're going to next week. 6 ‘Tom What’ the problem? Paul Steve can’t come because he’s going away. 2 questions with or without do / did Tom — Ohno.” —_—__—? Right (7) or wrong (X)? Correct the wrong Paul ‘To London. questions. Tom? 2 1 Who did write this awful article? oO Paul He's going for ten days. ee lon gee 2. How many people they like - Paul He's got a job interview, I think, and he violent films? o wants to prepare for it. a s 2 eal re ‘ 3. Who did they interview on the chat Paul With some chemical company. show last night? oO Tom —_Sowhy don’t you sell his ticket then? Paul _ ? 4. Which newspaper does use the ‘most dramatic headlines? o Everyone I know already has a ticket. 5. What said the papers about the film? o 6 How many viewers watched the : cup final last weekend? 0 7 Which channels don't have ‘commercials in your country? o 8 Which presenter you like best? Oo VOCABULARY 1 REVISION the cinema a Complete the text with words from the list. What's the name of the film? based cast directed parts played set_plot_ starred rs in Washington in 1974, and was * by A fon the true story of the This film was ! ‘Alan Pakula in 1976. The * is Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman who ‘of two journalists from the Washington Post who ‘Watergate scandal. It § fe the” eventually uncover the lies that bring down President Nixon. The also included Jason Robards, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. b Write words for the definitions. 1 themusicofafilm ut 2 images in a film often created by computer _p_— 3 part of a film happening in one place _¢___ 4 translated into another language dd 2 the media 3 in or on? ‘Complete with in or on. 1 the front page 2 the news 3 4 the radio 5 the phone 6 the papers PRONUNCIATION phonetics Write the words. 1 *komadif ifa'tografa! I ‘tuna! Hetk! — 5 /'sensafip! ~ Complete the puzzle to find i T the mystery word. FT the number of | —_|— | people watchinga Se! TV programme (87) sg 2 aTV programme | giving factual | information about | particular subject. == 3 the titles of 7 Newspaper articles | printed in large | letters above the story 4 to be unfairly influenced, 10 ] eg by a political party 5 a newspaper with small pages, lot of eel pictures and short simple articles 6 a person whose job is to collect, write or publish news 7 to send out radio or television programmes 8 TV programme where famous people are interviewed (4.4) 9 a person who watches television 10 a story about the lives and problems of a group of people which continues every day or several times a week (4,5) READING Read the text again with the glossary. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false) a. Read the text and find out if Louise is for or against the use of cameras in the courtroom and why. He, Coles You cal Sel OID Sonam face if they are innocent or gui 2. She thinks that TV trials are sure to become WoopwarD a more common. CONDEMNS § 3. She thinks that televising trials make them rik ‘soap 5 . rl = important and serious than they a OPERA OF b 4 She has become well known as a result of the TRIAL BY televising of her trial. ] TELEVISION i 5. She has given a lot of interviews to the press Louise Woopwarp was the 18-year-old nanny convicted since she returned to Britain, o 6 She had always hoped to be famous. [ #1998 by B bode Fa he gave permission for her trial to be televise United States of murdering gee ener be ee foe el eeed the infant Matthew Eappen. ; operand people should not 8 The TV cameras made the trial more difficult She later spoke about her see it lke that. Serious issues for her. oO experience of a televised should not be trivialised” court case athe Edinburgh Sheadmited that she had ‘Television Festival. i found it difficult to livea WRITING | ct cl ig | Baul Shetiancdiig 8 |] Complete the dialogue with suitable questions never be the case of looking | publicity on the televising of. Al = TV tonight? int deta aie Nomintetoeety, JB Letshave2 Took. There film on after the weather ‘guilt or innocence, she told “get asked for interviews forecast, the Edinburgh Television ‘every day by television, radio, AY — —on? Festiva.‘It should be the law and newspapers about my, ‘that decides on a person's future and I turn them down, B BBCI. gull but television, with its Tnever wanted tobe inthe B 7 hhumen and emotional public eye. just hope the a ——_—salled interest. takes the attention press will forget me as time B The English Patient. aay from this? passe? F . ‘Aithough she thought ‘Las never asked if a a aac it-was an inevitable wanted cameras in the B It’s about a Hungarian count who worked on a developmentshe added: | courtoom.It put alot more geographical expedition. “Television tums evrything _pmureon me ban Lakeady || 5 ° into entertainment. We had. If Uhad known that se should remember that in the people were counting how B In the Sahara Desert. It looks really good. The only end courtrooms are serious often I blinked my ees ot problem is, i’ abit long places Its peoples lives scratched my nose it would ’ and future lives that you are have been even more [Ao ae enone enue neue enee nee ese ee [a6] dealing with Itisnot soap {stressful B About thre hours. A’ $$$ init? Glossary B Some really good actors. Ralph Fiennes, Juliette trial the process to decide if sbis innocent or guilty Binoche and Kristin Scott-Thomas. I think we should defendant aperson accused ofa crime watch it. courtrooms places where people accused of ecimes are judged blame think that a person or thingis responsible for sth bad At start? turndown refuse,reject blink open and shut your eye scratch rub your skin with your nails B In about five minutes. GRAMMAR 1 CHECK WHAT YOU KNOW adverbs a Right (V) or wrong (X)? Correct the wrong adverbs. 1 carefuly Oo 2 badly 3. goodly 4 fastly nearly OO } dayly O correctly = wonderfully — [_] extremly Oo 10 actualy o b Circle the correct answer. 1 Weall waited nervous / nervously outside the exam 2 My father has never had an accident because he drives really good / well. 3. We thought very carefi / carefully about it. 4 Richard speaks perfect / perfectly Htaian. 5. The interviewer's voice was so quiet / quietly that 1 could hardly hear her. 6 My children behaved really bad / badly at my best friend’s wedding. “Humour is just another defence against the univers. Mel Brooks, US comedian 2 position of adverbs Rewrite each sentence with each adverb or adverbial phrase in the correct position. 1 Jenny went to the hairdresser’. (last week) 2 I'm sorry about the accident. (very) 3 You should swim in cold water after a heavy meal. (never) 4 She speaks French and she’s good at German. (also) 5 We want to set off early. (ideally) 6 Prices go up during the summer, (usually) 7 Fm sure I left my keys at home. (fairly) The paparazzi followed them into the hotel. (even) 3. meaning of adverbs Circle the adverb with a different meaning. 1 The firemen near / nearly / almost died while they were putting out the fire, 2 Our car broke down but eventually /in the end / at the end we arrived, 3 That house is incredibly / extremely / slightly expensive = only a millionaire could buy it! 4 I'm feeling a little / slightly / very nervous about my driving test. 5 Tthought he was about 50 but in fact / actually / nowadays he's 65. 6 At the moment / Right now / Actually I've got a lot of work to do. VOCABULARY 1 humour ‘Complete the text with words from the list comedian fun funny joke laugh make fun of pulling their leg sense of humour witty 3 confused words a The following words often cause confusion. Read the definitions. stranger /streindsal n. a person that you do not know leis a wellknown fact that people with a good! not nly enjoy life more, ut can actually ive longer, too. It is not necessary to be a professional 2 ‘to make people x ‘most people ‘can usually tell at least one good * which wail Read aston! | be S enough for everybody to laugh People who “You seea lot more with these | “SPO SN reps widescreen TVs. are (Good at saying are = clever and amusing things) are also much appreciated by their friends, so long as they don’t ” them too much and maybe hure their feelings. You can also often have a (teling them lot of with your friends by ® something which isnt true). 2 adverbs Complete with an adverb that means the same as the phrase in brackets. The first letter is given 1 Ideally __all medical treatment should be free. (ina perfect world) 26 the image became clearer. (little by little) 3 These scissors were s__ designed for left-handed people, (for a particular reason) this book wasn't written for children, 5 A, if you don’t like it you can change it. (in any case) 6 A_______ it's a lovely place for a holiday. (according to what people say) 7B. , this course is about communication skills ooking at what's most important) 8 He seemed very unfriendly but a____he's just shy. (the fact is) foreigner /"forana! na person froma | | cares course /kas! n. a complete series of funny (fini adj. something that makes enjoyable /n'dssiabal/ adj. something i mal, the funny o mood /mu country that is not your own ska'nal n.a job or series of jobs ina particular area of work, eg. She'd Tike a career in journalism lessons or studies ‘you smile or laugh that gives pleasure amusing qualities of sb/sth Vm the way that you feel at a particular time b Complete the sentences with the correct word from each pair. 1 Dor't talk to the boss today. She’s not in a very good We had a great time in Greece on holiday. It was really —______. ‘When Jeremy has finished his he’s going to look for a job as a professional musician, + can't understand why the British drive on the lef. We always tell children not to talk to A footballer’s is very short. He’sa very _— person. He's got a great sense of READING Read the article quickly. Why does Dr Ramachandran think we laugh? b Read the text again and decide which answer is best, a, b, or c. 1. Scientists were interested in the Indian woman's case because 2. she had a serious head injury. she had an unusual way of reacting to pain, © she couldn't stop laughing, 2 According to Dr Ramachandran, she laughed because athe pin didn't hurt. b part of her brain had been affected by her injury. she thought the doctor was being funny. 3 Dr Ramachandran thinks that laughter is a. one of the great mysteries of human nature. ban expression of surprise. € strongly connected to feelings of relief. 4 He says that prehistoric hunters laughed when’ a they stopped felting afraid b they saw a rabbit. © they were in danger. © Underline any words you didn't know and try to guess their meaning from the context. Then check with your dictionary. Revealed, the science of laughter A funny thing happened when a middle-aged woman was taken into hospital - it helped a group of scientists to discover why people laugh It appears that diferent types of laughing are ‘alls wel!’ signals which tell others when a threatening or confusing situation is safe. he woman anived at an indan the answer. Laughter isn just an spit with ahead injury which expression of sup; it is aso strongly appeared to gve her astrange reaction connected to feelings of reli’ he to pain. Everytime a doctor stuck pin in told the American Assocation forthe her hand, she laughed uncontrollably, Advancement of Science conference in According or Viaynur Ramachandran, ‘0S Aneels yesterday neuroscientist a the Univesity of He argued thet laughter was a form Califia in San Diego the region of of communication which helped our her brain involved in sending messages ancestors save energy and resources. about pain had been disconnected. He for instance, prehistoric hunters were explained: ‘Part of her brain was saying, suprised by a sound inthe bushes, "Look there's pain” but the next part ther immediate instinct would be feat, was seying, “There's no problem." As a Adrenalin levels would go up fast and resutthe brain sent out the “alliswel” they would prepare to fight or run signal and she started laughing, There's away. Butifthe sound tumed out to be 10 oer theory that makes sense” a rabbit and not a danges, the natural reaction would be to laugh - sending outa signal tothe whole group that they could rela ‘Why we laugh is one of the great nvsteries of human behaviour. But Dc Ramachandran believes he has found WRITING Make the story more vivid by filling the gaps with a suitable adverb from the list. Use each adverb once. at that moment early extremely eventually fast immediately just sterday unfortunately My friend Simon had an '__ embarrassing experience ?__. He decided to go to the ‘swimming poo! in his lunch break so he fished work and got into his ca. He couldn’ drive __as there was alot of traffic. When he arrived at the pool, he got changed and& dived into the pool.” the elastic broke on his swimming shorts as soon as he entered the water, and he watched them float away to the other end of the pool ®__ there was no one else in the poo! 7_____., but *. ‘when Simon was swimming to get thema girl came into the pool and picked them up, so Simon had to ask her to give him his shorts back! Caine 1 MEETING PEOPLE a Number the lines of the dialogue in order. Mrs § = Mrs Salmon, Mr $ = Mr Salmon Gino Pleased __ meet you, Mr Salmon. QO airs § Come in and sit pd = you - a good journey? GINO Coffee, please. Pm afraid I oO like tea, MRS 5 Hello, Gino. ’'m Mrs Salmon, 7] MRS § And_____is my husband ol Jobn, Gino Yes, fine, —___ oO MRs § —_____you like a cup of Oo tea or coffee? GINO. Hello,nice to___you. oO MRS How___—_ you do? @ b Write the missing words. 2 READING Imagine you're the accommodation officer at Queen’s School of English. Read the information about three students and three host families. Find the best family for each student, and write A~C in the right boxes on the Student Information sheet. QUEEN’S SCHOOL OF ENGLISH HOST FAMILY INFORMATION — CONFIDENTIAL A Mr and Mrs Salmon (elderly couple, no children at home,a cat and a dog) Short bus ride from school. Take maximum 6 students, any nationality. No smokers. 2 single rooms, 2 shared. Evening meal provided. Like students to be back before midnight. B Mr and Mrs Fox (middle-aged couple, teenage children, no pets) 15 minutes’ walk from school Take 4 students, females only, different nationalities. Shared rooms, all meals provided. € Mrs Maslin (widow, 65 years old, two cats) ‘About 30 minutes from school (bus and short walk). Takes 3-4 students, diferent nationalities, over 18, Individual rooms. Evening meal provided. Students have own key. Smokers welcome. STUDENT INFORMATION Silvia from Italy (17 years old female) T'd lke to be in a family near the school, so t can walk, 1 don’t mind sharing a room, bitt 1 don't want to be with other Talian students, Hd be nice to meet some British people of my age Pn not very keen on animak. Petr from the Czech Republic (19 years old, male) (_] E den't wort te be ina Fomly by mysele. Tat We te be with ot least tue eer students, T sncke a bt, ond I den't recly wont te shore fe reem, T'd tke +e have seme independence becouse T want te ge te chbs ond cisces. Saldko from Japan (24 years old, female) o It's very important for me to have my own room because I need to study a lot. I'd also like a quiet fanily, so perhaps without young children. I prefer not to be in a fanily where people smoke. : eee ‘A hypochondriac is someone who has a pill for everything except what's wrong with him.” ‘Mignon McLaughlir Ee scene 4 : Ter s GRAMMAR 1 CHECK WHAT YOU KNOW first and second conditionals a Revise the rules. Then do exercise b. first conditional second conditional If we had more time, we'd meet more often. (= We don't have ‘more timeso we can't.) If were taller, Pd bea policeman. She wouldn't come ifshe wasn't feeling well. If won the lottery, might stop working. IFT seer, I'l tell Hewon'tsingifh tfeling better. + Use the first conditional (if a present tense, willvor't or going to + infinitive) to talk about a future possibility andits consequence. ‘Us thesecond conditional Gf e : : second conditional f+ past simple, would! + Youcan’t usea future form after if (NOTHllseeher—=) wouldn't + ignite) tstencanots an ton gianey prelate + unless + positive verb can be used instead of if..nat pr future situation and is conseaucnce b Put the verb in brackets in the correct 2. future time clauses form. a. Right (V) or wrong (X)? Correct the wrong sentences. 1 If the weather forecast is wrong again tomorrow, I don't watch it any more. “He's going to see the specialist as soon as he'll get the result of his tests. 1 If my GP can’t cure my headaches, I (try) acupuncture. 2. If your leg was broken, it ei hurt) more. 3. Ym sure you would feel better if you 3. Lalways get stressed if people shout at me, Gey a 4 ‘They make up their minds as soon as they've looked round the house tomorrow. 4 Ifyou ____ (not stop) eating , so much salt, youl get high blood 5 Come and see me when you are feeling better. pressure. 6 If your headache will get worse, you should go to bed. 5. This hospital would be better if there 7 Vm going to write down your number in case I'll need it. —— (be) more beds. 8 He never goes to the doctor unless he’s feeling really terrible 6 Ifyour ankle (not be) swollen, it’s probably not serious. cle the correct answer. eas (be) 1 He won't give the patient a prescription when / until he’s examined him, here in a minute if there's no trafic. 2. Shell be able to go home as soon as / unless she's completely got over the 8 If my grandfather_____ (not. oreeecn be) so fit, he wouldn't be able to live 3. They'll stat the treatment in case / when the diagnosis is confirmed, on his own, 4 You'd better take a sweater if/ in cnse it’s cold when you get there. 9 She ____ (not go) to work 5. If/ Unless that paper keeps on making up stories, P'l stop buying it unless she feels better. 6 Inever take antibiotics unless / in case Pve got an infection, VOCABULARY 1 a health and medicine Write the words for the definitions. 1 the piece of paper on which a doctor writes the name of the medicine you need — saying exactly what illness a person has (noun) 3 a photo taken of the inside of the suman body using a special light 4a sudden illness which attacks the brain and can leave a person unable to move part of their body - 5 a building where GPs see their patients 6 an amount of a drug which is too much and therefore is not sale 7 (of awoman) having a baby developing in her body (adjective) —_______ 8 a change in your body which is a sign of b Complete the text with a word or expression from the ls acupuncture cough days off GP lose weight ‘make an appointment puton side effects sneezing virus My father didn't feel well. He was | alot and had a bad 2 so he decided to * to see his ‘ The doctor told him he probably had a 3 and advised him to take a few “ and rest, He also said he should stop smoking. My father said he had cried but couldn’, so the doctor recommended ’ lewas successful and he has now given up, but unfortunately there have been ° * he has ‘weeks. Soon he'll have to go back to the doctor to ask how to nearly three kilos in two. body idioms PRONUNCIATION =< phonetics ‘When you want to look up an idiom in the dictionary, eg, pul leg, you normally find it under the‘key’ word, in this case leg Write the words. 1 letk/ ee Use your dictionary to find the missing verbs in these idioms. be What do the idioms mean? 2. kjva! —— 1 You've really JRUESSEIAE this time. 1t wasn't a good 3 Insel idea to mention his ex-wife at dinner. 4 Pkromk/ _ 2 Wedon't eye to Gyé at all about politics. She's right-wing 5 ’masa:3/ and I'm lefi-wing. : 6 'swoulon! 3. I need help. Can someone méalhand? 7 fduit — 4 Could you an ee oi the milk? It’s about to boil. 8 Idarag'navsis! _—— 5. Ive told her three times but i {iv one eat and out the other 6 Good luck for tomorrow! I'l ‘my fingers crossed. READING a Read the article and underline three reasons why men don’t go to the doctor as often as women, Why men won't go to the doctor Ll ‘Atlas there is scenic proof to back up what women have suspected for years ~ that when it comes to their heath, men are big babies. Statistics revealed atthe recent Royal Society of Medicine conference on men's health confirm that men are only hal as kel to go to thei GP as women and wil pt off seeing a doctor unt their symptoms are severe. Even when they do bravely tum up at the surgery, 4036 oftheir appointments have been made by ther wives or girriends a) Trevor Jells, a psychologist who treats stressed executives, admits to not paying enough attention to his health 'm ashamed to say that as men, many of us do share the childish fantasy of being immortal’ he says.‘ was certainly guity of thal. | hadn't been tothe doctor for four years when | had my first heart attack. | didnt go because | hadn't needed to, and that’s predsely where | and many men go wrong, You should not wait unt then, you should have an annual health check’ b Match the titles to the correct paragraph. BX veetive forever | Ey they dont want to come to me a Too late or never [Eh For women oni? Jane Deville Amand, a pradice nue in the Midlands, recognizes the problem, ‘Men thnk that being ills not very macho, ita sign of weakness, So they/l crete a big drama about being il at home but they won't go publi But also doctors’ surgeries are nat male-iendly places. ust look around and you wil se female receptionists, female nurses and women's magazines onthe tables’ She recently designed a project aimed at reaching the large numbers of men aged between 30 and 60 who hardly ever visted her surgery unless in an emergency. She decided that the men wouldnt come to, her, she would goto them, so she setup a cnc inthe lounge bar of the Moxey Arms, a working man's pub in Walsall The men who artved were exaly the sort of people who need her help: men on ow incomes who drink too much and eat an unhealthy diet. “These are the men we really need to ge through tot soon became obvious that they were far more comfortable taking about their problems on home ‘round surrounded by their mates’ she sid ¢ Find phrasal verbs which mean: In paragraph 1 1 support 2 bea question of, concern 3 postpone 4 appear In paragraph 4 5 establish, start 6 communicate with sb ___ (to. sb) GRAMMAR 1 CHECK WHAT YOU KNOW future forms Revise the rules. Then do exercise b. begoing to+ infinitive future plans and intentions present continuous: be + verb + -ing future arrangements “The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.’ Lucile Bal, US actress will/ won't+ infinitive ‘unplanned decisions/oflers/promises Tm going to look for a job. (= Pve already decided.) ‘Whatare you going to do next summer? (Whatare your plans?) predictions think they're going to win (= They’re playing very well) It’s goingto rain, (=Thesky is very dark) ete), b Circle the correct verb form(s) in these sentences. (Sometimes two are possible.) 1 Computer scientists predict that the new virus is going to affect | is affecting | will affect at least two million PCs in the next two days 2. Imay meet | T'm meeting {ll meet my girlfriend for dinner tonight. U've booked a table at our favourite restaurant. 3. I've decided I change J I'm going to change / I'm ‘changing my job. 4A Lcantt get the computer to work. B Don't worry, help /P'l help [Tm helping you. 5 Look out! You'l hit / You're hitting I You've going to hit your head, if you're not careful 6 A Jane, I think that’s your mobile ringing, B I'm sorry. I'm going to switch / Im switching [Tl switch it off. 7A What are you doing | are you going to do | will you do tonight? B I don’t know. P’m going / I'll go / I might go to the cinema or to a disco. Pmhaving dinner with Mike tomorrow. (=We'vealready booked the restaurant. + Use the present continuous for future arrangements, especially with go, come, see, meet leave, have dinner, + going toi also possible. Pilanswer the phone. (= You decide at this moment.) AThis boxisheavy. BP'help you. / Shall help you? (NOTE ‘elpyou:/ Willthelp you!) ‘may| might + infinitive future possibilities “Take your umbrella. It might rai Itsa possibilty. NOT Iespossibleshatit- seins.) Sarah may notcome tomorrow. (= Maybe she won't come.) 2 future perfect / future continuous Complete the sentences with the verb in either the future perfect or the future continuous. 1 By the end of the year, they at least a million records. (sell) 2. Inthe autumn they their new album, which will be finished in January. (record) 3. This time tomorrow I on the beach in the sun. (lie) 4 By the end of the week she if she wants to have the operation or not. (decide) 5. After you've spent six months in London, I'm sure you — English fluently. (speak) 6 At9 o'clock tomorrow my boyfriend ___to Rome on business. (travel) 7 My GP said |___ my illness by the end of the month, (get over) 8 TheDI _fifty songs by the time his programme finishes. (play) PRONUNCIATION 2 computers: predicting pronunciation from spelling Circle the word with the different y sound. 1 recycle analyse. symptom shy 2 memory sky reply deny 3 syllable analysis physics psychiatrist 4 healthy terrify happy easy 5 uniform youth —_yoga umbrella VOCABULARY a Write the words. 1 science 1 the set of keys on a computer 2. the programs and other operating material used by a computer 3. apiece of equipment for moving around the screen of a computer without touching the keys _______ 4a piece of equipment which allows @ computer to be connected to the Internet 5. a piece of writing created on a computer 6 a page or pages on the Internet which give information 7 apiece of equipment used to print Complete the sentences with the correct form information from a computer — of the words in bold. 8 the machinery of a computer - = 1 __ research is a very 7 controversial issue, gene Complete the phrases with a verb from the list. attach download edit enter insert press save scan search 2 Some_____ think we may soon be dtoning hhumans. science a. 9 Thea ——_renionswywegst Perrier 4 Researchers hope the tests will 3 —— a key to start the program - success 4 a document so you don't lose it 5 My father-in-law is a 5 your password before you start chemistry 6 _— for information on the Internet 6 The experiment was a______andhe 7 a document to correct mistakes ae ie aes 8 information from the Internet onto your own PC ’ fo popular subject at many 9 a memory stick into the computer universities. engineer READING a Read the three extracts and decide which person is the most positive about being 60. AGE OF CONTENT? “AS 1 GET OLDER Ife! more comfortable in my own skin ~ i ke wearing an old par of shoes. now know where fm going, whereas when I was 16 all knew about was singing ad all | cared about was raking a success of it Reflecting on my life now at 60,1 realize Ive gor everything Ive ever wanted inthe way of my caeer, health, and reaionships, but what Im stil looking for ulm peace of mind. want to beable to appreciate everything Ive got every Qo second of the day. ‘Asai ve leant alot over the past few years | and ve changed inthe way I ge mere and fm more | tolerant Asa mother Ive ao becorne mre patient ‘Wen I vas younger ound beng a mother was very ‘ire Lulu, singer ‘SINCE TURNING 60 I've become much calmer because | know I can stop working so hard. tim a more relaxed husband to be with now because I spend more time at home and I'm also much more patient with my children. Before | had hardly any time with them. I don't mind the physical aspects of growing old at all That's probably because | erjoy excellent heath and feel just the same as | did when | was 50: my memory just as bad as is alvays been My chicren dont believe Tye only gota few grey hairs on my head David Steel, Im one of those people who has never planned the politician Sue. My phiosophy has always been to take ie ast ‘comes and | don't intend to change that now Im 60: MY IDEA OF A GOOD TIME on a Saturday right has only changed very slightly over the years. Ie used to be staying In with a new novel and @ really good apple, but now it’s staying in with a new novel and a glass of wine. | dirt feel comfortable when Iwas young because I was an idealist and a romantic. used to behave spectacularly badly in my twenties. remember once standing and shouting in the middle cof Oxford Circus for no particular reason. | actualy stopped the traffic! In my thirtes | was too tied to have the energy to shout and by the time | was 40, thankfully | didnt want to any more. main reason | can be serene at 60 is that Ive got the majority of things ve wanted from life, particulary in my work! Answer the questions with A, B or C 1 Who has problem remembering things? J 2. Who says they enjoy staying at home on Saturday nights? o 3. Whose behaviour has improved? 4. Who doesn’t like planning the future? o 5. Who hasn't found everything they are looking for? Oo 6 Who thinks they ae very heathy? [7] oO ¢ Underline any new words and try to guess them from the context. Check with a dictionary. 7 Who has become more patient as a parent? WRITING Read the composition carefully and underline ten spelling mistakes. Write the words correctly, ‘What is the best age to get married? ‘In my opinion, there is no perfect age fora couple to. get married. However, some moments are better than ‘others to undertake this serius commitment, Firstly, many couples get married far to young when 5 they sil have not had time to enjoy thei freedom ‘as adults This fs probably the main eason for the increasing divorce rate thal every country is ‘eperienceing atthe moment. Secondly, a couple should ‘gel married for the right reasons. They shouldn't get o-marted just to scape from a dificult family situation, ‘Marriing for money is also not recomended. Althought itis nce to have money, rich couples can be just as ‘unhappy as poor ones. Infact the only really good ‘reason for getting married is when two people love each his other and want to spend the res of there lives together. In conclusion, people should get married when they fell. they are ready. Age does not matter ifthe time is right. GRAMMAR 1 past simple, used to, usually Circle the correct verb form(s) in these sentences. (Sometimes two are possible.) 1. When I was younger I took / used to take / was taking medicine every time I had a cold, but now 1 see a homeopathic doctor. 2. Last year they had / used to have / were having their first hit record and now they're planning a tour. 3. My father used to live / usually lives / was living in France when he met / used to meet / was meeting my mother. 4. My grandmother had / used fo have / was having a stroke last year. My doctor usually prescribes / used to prescribe //was prescribing tablets for my headaches, but they don't always work 6 When we lived in Hong Kong we often watched / used to watch / were watching CNN to keep in touch with the world news. 7 Nowadays alot of teenagers usually listen / used to listen / listened to their iPods every day. 8 When my sister was pregnant, she felt / used to {feel / was feeling sick every morning, 2 used to, be used to a Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1 My mother-in-law is used to_____asore throat because she has chronic pharyngitis (have) 2. Newspapers didn't use to__such sensationalist articles. (print) 3 A lot of children always shout because they are not used to quietly. (alk) 4 Inever used to new words in a dictionary, but now I do. (look up) ‘The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones.” W. Somerset Maugham, English writer cable and satellite TV in my 5 There didn't use to street but now everyone has it. (be) 6 Richard didn't use to his brother, but now they ook almost identical. (look like) b Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with used to/didn’t use to, or isfisn’t used to + the verb in the correct form. A 1 He however he liked, but now he has to wear a suit. (dress) 2 Before, he sleep anywhere, but now he ina comfortable bed. (be able to, sleep) 3 He people in authority when he was a punk, (look up to) B 1 She from 9 to 5, but now she works all hours. (work) 2 She very much money, but now she’s a miillionnaire. (have) 3 She shy, but now ___ lots of people at parties. (be, meet) VOCABULARY 1 word formation a Form nouns by adding the suffixes -ility, ion and -ment and making any other necessary changes. able addict argue concentrate corrupt develop embarrass expand improve obsess possible replace responsible restrict tense ‘lity = b Use a suitable noun from a to complete each sentence. 1 My daughter's __ with that pop group is driving me mad. 2 Inearly died of —____ when I saw myself on TV! 3 Tom’s___to alcohol is probably what caused his liver problems. 4 The_____on smoking in public places has been extended to include offices. 5. The new system isn't an In fact, it’s worse. 6 Our neighbours had a terrible last night. We could hear them shouting at each other. 7 Isthere no____ of changing the date of the meeting? 8 One of her good points is her to adapt to different situations. 2 adjectives + prepositions Right (V/) or wrong (X)? Correct the wrong prepositions, 1 I'm fed up aB8if always having to put away my childrens’ clothes, O__ el I’m very fond &f guinea pigs. 've got two of them. — He's mad ivith the music ofthe last decade. oO My mother is tired With listening to my father complaining all the time. 5. She's very interested 68 homeopathic medicine, J__ 6 I'm hooked 6 that soap opera it’s great! __ 7. She's really keen if jogging. She does it every day. LJ__ 8 Unfortunately my neighbour has become addicted ‘with tranquilizers J 9) Twas fascinated f6F his story ~ it was so interestin 10 My brothers are obsessed with the Arctic Monkeys. ‘They listen to them all the time. O__ PRONUNCIATION Underline the stressed syllables in each sentence. 1 Til have finished in @ minute. 2. Ifyou don’t come now; you'll miss the programme. 3 What will you be doing this time next year? 4 wouldn't do it if didn’t want to. 5. I'm addicted to that new soap opera READING a Read the article once quite quickly. What's the text mainly about? Tick (V) 1, 2, 0r 3. 1 Why Indian food is good for you. [_] thy curry can be physically addictive. [_] 3. Why people should eat less curry. [] “CoOL gb mor too ones Bees : Tate hy Bay else Reeecles te GK anal bee LYeysoterssVeveCeee bem se} eee Usiceitshove tes tatcuinys cosy sine me hneanbent Teepe a ean eae re ria ‘The result is that the bodies of ‘curryholics' crave curry, and can ‘even get satisfaction just from the anticipation of an Indian meal, Frequent consumers also develop a tolerance to curries, so they have to eat hotter and hotter dishes in order to get their ‘fix: The hotter the curry is, the more addictive itis. ‘Rogan josh’, a very FEE Wa cle hi once juss ail ogee Sia Gin anal can lee Ene men wane cra all. Professor Stephen Gray, who led the research, said: “What we are seeing is physiological and psychological effects ‘combining to create an addiction. Carry gives you a natural ‘hi much more powerful than anything you get with traditional British foods? In the study the researchers analysed the effects of three types of curry on 100 volunteers aged between 10 and 80. ‘The effects were significant when compared to a control meal of fish and chips. All three curries led to a much greater increase in blood pressure and heart rate with rogan josh having the strongest effect: among people eating fish and chips their heart ‘ate was raised by 3.2 beats per minute, but among people eating josh it was 6,7, Simple anticipation of a curry resulted in a similar increase in heart rate. "In this respect it is more like ion to something like chocolate than to a drug said Professor Gray. ‘You cannot get a ‘high’ from anticipating a drug, you need to take the drug itself? b Read the text again carefully with the glossary. Mark @jgggary the sentences T (true) or F (false). Rie bine bland without strong taste ‘rave want and need sth very much hot 1 oppositeof cold. 2spicy ‘get your fix get yout dose or injection of sth you're addicted to ahigh the (normally good) feeling induced by takinga drug 1. People who eat alot of curry usually know that they are addicted to it. [ 2 Your blood presi oes up jst rom thinking about having a cuPry a 3 How addictive a curry is depends on how hot itis. L_] 4 Curry is much more addictive than fish and chips. L_} 5. Only adults took part in the experiment. Oo 6 Eating rogan josh increases your heartbeat by ‘more than twice as much as eating fish and chips. [] 7 People who are addicted to curry are also often addicted to chocolate, Oo 8 Curry addiction is similar to addiction to sleeping pills. r 2 \ 1 QUESTION TAGS a Circle the correct answer. You're John, aren't you / don't you? This is our bus, is it / isn’ if? She hasn't left yet, hasn’t she / has she? ‘They travel alot, don’t they / aren't they? He doesn't like meat, does he / doesn’t het You won't be late, will you / won't you? ‘We're seeing them on Friday, don’t we / aren't we? ‘They met at our party, didn’t they / don’t they? o Write the question tags. You don't smoke, Antonio's from Italy, Your sister studied here last year, He'll be here tomorrow, 4 ‘They didn't come to class yesterday, You were born in Athens, She has a dog, — Jane can’t speak Chinese, "They haven't been to India, —_ 10 It’scold today, ___? 2 APOLOGIZING Complete the dialogues. 1A Sorry late B OK. 2A I'mvery__. couldn't do the homework. B Don't____. You can do it tonight. 3A awfully sorry. Pm___T've lost your book BL mind, It doesn’t _ sTve already read it anyway. 3 EXCUSE ME OR SORRY? Look at the cartoons, Circle the correct expression. ‘When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife.’ VOCABULARY 1 ‘driving’ verbs Look at the picture story. Complete the gaps in the text, using the correct form of the verbs in the list. overtake reverse brake crash into (x2) patos fillup run out of breakdown park start ‘A€8.30 Damon got into his ear He puton___ is seat-belt and * ‘the engine. He © his car our of the garage and *____a dustbin ‘that was on the pavement. He didn't stop to pick it up but ‘continued his journey. He realized he was about to ‘ petrol so he stopped ata petrol station to zi ‘The lorry in front of him was going very slowly and Damon was in’ hurry, so he decided to d. it without looking to see if the road was clear. He nearly *. towards him. The driver was furious byt Damon drove on. a car which was coming ‘When he went round the next corner, he had to ‘ ‘quickly because he hadn't seen a car which amon shouted angry at the driver: Finally he arived at work. He ' his ear under a No parking’ sign and walked into Damon’ Driving School 2 cars Read the definitions and write the words. 1 You put your suitcases and 5 You turn this when you want to shopping in this part of the car. change direction. 2 You have to change these as = = you go faster or more slowly. © —______6 You have to use this for your 3 ‘The part of the car which own safety. produces power to move the car, —_____ 7 The big window at the front 4 Acar has four, a bike two. — of the car. 8 If you want to stop the car, ‘you use this. — GRAMMAR 1 past simple / past continuous / past perfect Find and correct the mistake in each sentence. 1 What was you searching for on the Internet? 2. Why you had a day off last week? 3. While Julia looked round the house, her ex- husband suddenly arrived. 4 Ten minutes after she has taken the sleeping pills, she fell asleep 5. Iwas downloading my email when suddenly my computer was breaking down, 6 What was writing down the journalist during the interview? ‘We hadn't enough time to finish the exercise. 8 The plane already landed when J arrived at the airport to pick up my friend 2. past perfect simple or continuous? Circle the correct verb form(s) in these sentences. (Sometimes both are possible.) 1 Last night I fainted at the concert. I had felt/ hhad been feeling dizzy for a few minutes and then suddenly everything went black 2. Yesterday James came home from school crying He had fallen down / had been falling down and his knee was bleeding, 3 [ started using homeopathic medicine when had a throat infection. My GP had treated / had been treating me for fla and I didn't feel any better 4 We had a terrible shock when we got back to the car park and saw that our car had vanished / had been vanishing! PRONUNCIATION 1 regular past tenses Write the past form of the verbs in the list in the correct, column according to the pronunciation of the final -ed. ange avoid crash decide discuss hoot hope involve realize seem search treat 2 word stress Underline the stressed syllable. engine overtake handbrake windscreen reverse airbag puneture mechanic traffic motorbike READING My first driving test | | 1 ene eg tan owe El never forget sy atemntyaitatie oe the day I took my | park ta been driving fora few al aminuts wed yall Wy driving test for homer thatthe petrol gaige was the first time. slmost on empty. Te last thing’ imp ‘mother had sald to me before let ‘d nad about 20 lesions |_the house was: ‘Don't frget to fill with a driving instructor | up with petro, The tanks almost Band ra'{_Inod aot | empty, but had completely of practice with my mother in her | forgotten, Iwas in a terrible panic. ar, so I was very optimistic. The | I didn’t know how I could possibly day of the test arrived and {was | tell the examiner that we had to feeling very nervous. My driving | stop at a petrol station. But there instructor took me to the test centre | was no alternative. When I told ‘and introduced me to the examiner, | him, he looked at me as if I was a He was an ex-army officer with a. | complete idiot and 1 was sure he big moustache and his eyes were | was going to fail me. cold and unfriendly. 1 was taking ‘But 7[_] Alling up with petrol the test in my mother’s car because | everything went very well and Iwas more used to driving it than | 1 was starting to drive quite the driving school's car ‘confidently, 1*[_] managed to reverse the car successfully around ‘a comer, which was the most difficult manoeuvre in the test. *(] the examiner asked me to park the car in quite a small space and I did this perfectly. But {a I drove away along the road, I noticed that the car seemed incredibly heavy. I accelerated but the car didn’t respond. I could also smell something strange. ‘Oh no,’ I thought, ‘please don't break down now!’ [looked in the mirror and 1 noticed some smoke coming from the back of the car.‘ think there's something wrong with the car,’ I said nervously to the examiner. ‘No, I don’t think so," said the examiner. ‘ think you'll find that you've got the handbrake on.” §[_]when we got back to the test ‘centre, the examiner sald, ‘’m afraid you haven't passed the test.’ 1*[__] passed at the third attempt, @ a Read the text and number the events order in which they happened. b a ‘They arrived at the test centre I flled the test. Oo 4 1 filled up with petrol. | 2 1 forgot to take the handbrake off, oO 3 I parked Oo 4 I passed the test. 0 5 I realized that the petrol tank was nearly empty. {_] 6 reversed round a comer, oO J 1 saw smoke at the back of the car I started the car. My mother told me to fill up with petrol 11 in the b Read the text again and write the missing words. Choose from the following list. afier_also_even eventually of course then \BZ GRAMMAR second and third conditionals a Match the sentence halves. 1 T'd have gone climbing ... oe If my keys had been on the table, u We would have heard her O 2 3 4 They'd never have seen her ... 5 IfPd known it was stolen, ... If she were more friendly, .. If you'd reminded me, If it was dangerous, ... if she had shouted. I would talk to her more. I woulda’t have bought it. if the weather hadn't been so bad. if she hadn't been wearing a red scart. I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't have forgotten. I would have noticed them. b Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct tense. 1 If he hadn't broken his leg, b our last trip. (come) 2: f1_____ young children, T'd go out more ofien. (not have) 3. If the mountain wasnt so dangerous, more people toclimb it. (try) 4 We wouldn't have got lost if the weather so bad. (not be) 51 the number if 'd known it was important. (write down) 6 ‘They'd love to come if they _____s busy. (not be) “am just going out and | may be some time. Captain Oates’ last words to Scott and his companions VOCABULARY 1 strong adjectives a Complete the chart. Strongadjectives exhausted. | tatthy terrified tiny fascinated freezing hideous devastated b Complete the dialogues with absolutely and a strong adjective. 1A B > we > > wb ‘The mountain looked very big. Yes, it was absolutely enormous, Her son's very clever, isn’t het Yes, people say he's absolutely Were you pleased with your exam results? Yes, I was absolutely — - She was really angry with the press about that article. Yes, and her boyfriend was absolutely ____. Are you hungry? Hungry? I'm absolutely ‘The weather forecast was right! ‘They said it was going, to be really hot today. Yes, it’s absolutely > isn't it? 2 words from the text Write the words for the definitions below. 2 diphthongs 1 a high wall of rock

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