Philip Kerr laces Workbook Upper intermediate FA ROTTENContents Images Family Money Body Ritual Digital Review 1 Escape Attraction Genius Sell Student Home Review 2 Tapescripts Answer key 20 26 32 37 a 46 52 7 63 69 74 78’ Images Images, pictures and paintings Grammar 1 Cire 1 Complete the sentences with image, picture or printing. a) He tried to cultivate a sophisticated _ but it didn’t work, 1b) I's amazing — she’s the mirror of her mother. ©) British known internationally. is not very well d) Excuse me, would you mind taking my ©) Alter three weeks at the health farm, he was a of health, f) There was a large oil by Tuer at the entrance to the gallery. ‘Complete the quotations by matching a phrase from box A with a phrase from box B. A 4) Acelebrity isa person who works hard all his life to become well known, then ‘wears dark glasses to b) Acelebrity is any well-known TV or ‘movie star who looks ©) Fashion isa form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to 4) Inthe future, everyone will ©) Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some ) Tobe a celebrity in America is to 1. alter it every six months. (Oscar Wilde) 2. avoid being recognised. (Fred Allen) 3. be famous for fifteen minutes. (Andy Warhol) 4 be forgiven everything, (Mary McGrory) 5 _ hire public relations officers. (Daniel Boorstin) (6 like he spends more than two hours ‘working on his hair (Steve Martin) the most appropriate verb form in the text below. 1 (a) am just buying /have just bought / will just buy this really cool pair of blue sunglasses. I (b) am walking / walked / was walking around Camden Market when I (c) have seen / saw /see this new designer shop. I (d) had been looking / used to look / ‘would look for the right style for ages, and there they were, I (e) have just had /aas just having / just hnad to get them. I( am going /have gone / have been going to this new club next Wednesday ~ nobody ever (g) is going / goes / went to clubs at the weekend ~ and these shades (h) hive beer / had been / willbe perfect, you know what I mean? Everyone (i) has worn /is wearing / would wear them these days. They’re so coooooo!! Four of the sentences below contain an auxiliary verb (do, does, did, has, have, wns, were) which should not be there. Cross it out. a) Do you know anybody who has been in prison? })_ Does anyone in your family does speak English fluently? ©) Have you ever done anything that you did not mean to do? d) How long have you known your closest friend? ©) Isthere anybody in your family who does wears a fur coat? f) What were you doing before you started this 8) When was the last time you have read your horoscope? hh) Who were you were speaking to last night?3 In four of the sentences below an auxiliary verb (do, does, did, as, have, tons, were) is missing, Insert the missing auxiliaries a) Do you realise you got beautiful eyes? b) Did 1 tell you about who we met last night? ©) Have you finished that book ent you? 4) Haven't we met before some place? ©) Where were you when you needed? {) Whodid you say you going out with? '8) Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? h) Why you not tell me you were married? Complete the pairs of sentences by choosing So ot Neither and filling the gaps with an auxiliary verb. ‘Three of the pairs of sentences are completely untrue! Which ones? a) Berlin holds an annual film festival. So/Neither Venice 'b) Star Wars is one of the most successful films of all time. So/Neither ‘The Jungle Book. ©) Nicholas Cage has never won an Oscar. So/Neither Jodie Foster. d) The director of Titanic won an Oscar in 1997. So/Neither Jack Nicholson. @) Isabella Rossellini has a famous father. So/Neither Jane Fonda. Sharon Stone has never got marred. So/Neither Richard Gere. '3) Mel Gibson was not born in America So/Neither Schwarzenegger. 1h) Frank Sinatra was arrested for Mafia involvement. So/Neither Michelle Peiffer. Use a question tag to complete the phrases. a) They have nothing in common, bb) She never said she would marry him, ©) OK, I forgot to tell you yesterday, but I'm telling you now, ? 4) You've been having a nap, 2 ©) Somebody must like her music, 1) She never writes, 8) Nobody wants to look like that, 1h) Let's change the subject,__? Rewrite the questions below, beginning with the words given, a) What is your biggest secret? Va like to know b) When did you have your first kiss? Iwas wondering ° ) Who was the last person that you chatted up? was wondering ©) Who do you dislike most? I'd like to know 1) Have you ever broken the law? Could you tell me 8) Do you take drugs? Twant to know hh) Could you answer these questions truthfully? Do you thinkListening 1 EB Listen to part of a radio programme. (If you don’t have the recording, read the tapescript on p.78,) Name the stars and match them to the extracts from the programme by putting a number in the box. Mariah Carey Prince Elton John Michael Jackson a) name: 2 EBB Listen again and answer the questions, Write your answers in the boxes provided. (MC ~ Mariah Carey; Mj ~ Michael Jackson; EJ - Elton John; P — Prince) 2) Who chose a weird name? b) Who couldn't see very well? 2 Mibeqerangacncenen | ). Who is English? ©) Who stopped working in his twenties? [_] f) Who was a child star? | 8) Whose music was very forgettable? (_] bh) Which men wore women’s clothes? i) Who was popular with younger children? 3) Matcha word from column A to a word from column B to make phrases you have heard on the recording A B a) change 1 aged b) curly 2 awards ©) cute 3. clips 6) frst 4 colour fe) middle 5 kid )) MIV 6 paper ) toilet 7 prize h) video 8 wig 4 Complete the phrases with a preposition from the box as at for in on of to a) known the way they look b)_ starting life a pianist ©) his taste glasses 4) putting _weight ©) ___ everyone's surprise 4) he preferred the company _ monkeys ) tenyears old____ the time h) back __ the point i) attheage__25 }) don'tattempt _understand k) enough that EB Now tisten to the recording again to check youronestis eee and Pronunciation EB Listen to the following short dialogues. In each dialogue, puta tick (7) next to the speaker (A or B) who souncls more interested. 8) A: T'vejust seen Warren Beatty in the street Br Really? b) A: Guess what. There’s a documentary about Prince Charles on the TV tonight. Another one? Don't you think he looks just like Paul Newman? More like my dad. Let's have a really good night out Clubbing, again? Good luck with the test tomorrow. ‘Thanks. Pronunciation work ° > a) 8) ® PRP RP Ree Yes, intonation. wnt ImagesVocabulary 1 Complete the text with words from the box below. ‘The words and expressions all come from the text about Madonna in your coursebook ambition detail eye image platinum resemblance talent thing time Hie doesn’t bear any (a) toany pop star you've ever seen. Nor does he have any musical (6) to speak of. But Kevin Scroter, from Clondalkin near Dublin, has his (9) ‘on fame and fortune. Kevin has just dyed his hair (d) blond and will be going for a complete change of ()__as soon as his other preparations are complete. He’s studied Ronan Keating, Ricky Martin and the others down to the last () - Kevin is determined to make it big. Kevin wants to be the new sex symbol, top of the charts, prince of our hearts, Will he achieve his burning (g) Only (hy) will tell, But one @ is certain — he may keep us waiting a long time. 2 Complete the sentences with a suitable verb. The first letter has been provided for you. a) How often do you g, clubbing? b). Teould really 4, with a drink! ©) Twouldn’t t value if I were you. what he says at face ) If Twon the lottery, I wouldn't let ita my way of life ¢) No, thanks, I'm trying not to p on too much weight. £) She should have got the job but she didn’t L smart enough at the interview. 8) We are planning to into the effects of smoking during pregnancy. hh) They don't seem toh common ~ a real odd couple! ’) They'll probably 1 touch with some of their friends when they move abroad. j) When we first met, he didn't m ‘much of an impression on me. k)_ You'd better just s apologise. new research much in, your pride and 3) Match a phrase from box A with a phrase from box B to make mini-dialogues. A a) Do you mind if Ihave another chocolate? b) Have you heard? She's had her nose pierced! ©) Ican‘tstand the way she looks on the latest video. 4) Thope she doesn’t turn up with that new boytriend of hers ©) Vmready! £) mean, what exactly were you thinking of? 8) You're not going to go out with him, are you? You'te kidding! She hasn’t! Heaven forbid! He's a nightmare. I suppose not. Mind you, he is very good looking Me, neither. The music’s rubbish, too. Right. Let's get started. Tobe honest, I'm not sure myself. Go ahead. Help yourself! Na oe 4 Use a dictionary to complete the table below. adjective noun verb - adaptation ambitious - - emergence - impression innocent - strategy - tempting, 5 Usea word from the table above to complete the sentences. a) The devil didn't was you! mel It b)_ Did anything interesting, from your conversation? ©) He took upa near the exit. position 4) His burning job in the bank. ©) Tlost my 8) Kcan't come. Don't try to me! was to geta when [left home. g) This company needs to to the changing market conditions.ing 1. Choose the best title for the magazine article below. @) Cheap style b) Looking good and feeling good If you walk down any street in any town anywhere, you'll see them the Levi jeans, 3 Tommy Hilfiger Fshirt, Nike trainers and, perhaps, 2 pair of Raybans oh, don’t forget the Rolex watch and possibly a scent of what might just be 2 Calvin Klein perfurne it could be you and it ould be me almost all of us, at some point in ‘our lives, buy something because of the name that is printed on it we buy an image and we are prepared to pay for it but how many of these products are the real thing none of the big companies will admit haw much they lose, but the counterfeit trade runs into billions of dollars each year in London's Oxford Street or the market at Camden Town, its easy to buy fake labels for a fraction of the normal price if you're really short Cf money, there’ an even better way of doing it you know the right person, you can buy a bag of fake Lacoste crocodiles sew these onto some 2. Divide the text into four paragraphs. Choose a short ttle foreach paragraph, 3 Now divide the paragraphs into sentences. Each paragraph should have the following number of sentences: Paragraph 1: 6 Paragraph 2: 7 Paragraph 3: 6 Paragraph 4: 4 4 Eleven of the twelve words below are spelled ‘wrongly. Correct them. You can read the text again to check your answers, aford evidance lifes scent allmest favrite milion simpathy companys freinds parfume terorist 5 You are going to write about a famous living person that you like or admire. You should use the paragraph plan opposite to help you A singerimusician? A film star? A sportsperson? A politician? Someone else? ©) The cost of an imaged) The drug connection cheap Tshirts keep a few for yourself and sell the rest to your friends does anybody care nat many of us are likely to have much sympathy for the big fashion companies surely they can afford it but stop for a minute and think about where all the money goes the palice now have growing evidence that much of the money goes back into drug-dealing some terrorist organisations are funded by counterfeit goods and we now know that the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York a few years ago was supported by profits made from the sale of fake T-shirts so, next time you're tempted by a cheap Fruit of the Loom Tshirt, think again if you live in a big city like New York, it costs your town $500,000 milion a year that’ just for starters why not buy a badge for your favourite terrorist group at the same time? Paragraph 1 ‘Who is he/she? Age? What is he/she famous for? How popular is he/she in your country? Paragraph 2 What does he/she look like? Has he /she ever changed his/her appearance or image? Do you know what he/she has been doing recently? What is the best thing he/she has ever done? Paragraph 3 When did you first become aware of him/her? Have you ever seen him/her in real life? How long have you been a fan? What do you particularly like about him /her? Ts there anything you don’t like about him /her? You should write approximately 180 words,Family The right family Grammar 1 Rewrite the second sentence beginning with the ‘words given, so that it means the same asthe first. a) They didn’t have enough money to buy me lots of new clothes. They couldn’t afford b) They would never let me forget to do my homework. ‘They always reminded ©) They told me that it was a good idea to go to church every week, They encouraged ) They always refused to allow me to bring, friends home. ‘They never let €) They insisted on me coming home at ten o'clock every night. ‘They made — 8) They said that discotheques were dangerous places and that I shouldn’t go to them. ‘They warned 8). It was my father’s intention that I should work in his sock factory. My'father expected hh) learned from my parents about respecting authority My parents taught i) They had hoped that I would be like them. ‘They would have liked j) succeeded in running away from home when I was M. [managed es Circle the correct form of the verb a) It's amazing how she avoids to do /doing the washing up every day. b)_ Has she ever offered to help /helping with the cooking? 9) Wed profer her to do /doing a bit of housework from time to tim 4). Maye we shold pay he ln / cling het room? Flow munch ine cana gil waste to dok/ Tog nme? Beyer thihche enaimrer amelie lite? being helpful around the house? >10 8) How long do you think it will be before she has finished to get / getting dressed? h). We don’t mind her to come / coming back home late ~ from time to time. i) Anyway, she tends fo come /coming home on the back of her boyfriend’s motorbike. 3. Complete the text with a suitable preposition, In June of last year I had my final school exams, so in May I was really concentrating (a) __my studies. My parents insisted ) me staying in to study every night, but I didn’t need them to tell me what to do. However, that month I met a boy I really liked who invited me out. knew my parents would. disapprove () him because he was white and a Christian. I thought they would try to prevent me (d) _ seeing him. Anyway, I didn’t think they would object (e) going round to see a friend one evening, and 1 didn’ tell them I was actually going to a party. I was really looking forward (f) the big night. But when I got home from the party, my parents were waiting. They said they had been very worried (g) me and they accused me wy lying to them, Apparently, the friend 1 was supposed to be visiting had called during the evening and asked to speak to me. If’ known that she fancied the same boy, 'd have known not to rely (i) het! When we spoke about it, she wouldn't apologise () ‘what she had done and blamed me (k) taking Michael away from her. I failed my exams. 4 Complete the text with words from the box. afraid allergic angry covered essential fond hopeless interested proud used ‘Two years ago I went to a language school in England and stayed with a host family. At the time, Iwas (2) __at English and ‘couldn't understand them very well, but I could. see theyswere more than a litle mad. They got (©) _____with me when I arrived because I didn’t take my shoes off. They were really (¢) of their house and @ of getting even a bit of dirt on their carpet. But my first big problem was in the beciroom: Iam (e) tocats and there, sitting on the bed, which was () ___ i cat hair, was the ugliest animal you have ever seen. ‘He always sleeps here,’ they said. ‘You'll soon get (g) __tohim_ T explained that wasn't very (h) of animals but they didn’t seem to be the least bit ) in what I said. The next day, I ‘went to the accommodation office at school and said that it was (j) for me to change family. 5. Each of the sentences below contains a word that should not be there. Cross it out a) He didn’t want that his friends to find out about his father’s job, b) His father made him to join in the act. ©) I've considered of buying my own flat but 1 can’t afford to. d) We'd want for them to do well at school. ©) [look forward to be hearing from you. £) Gina's mum manages her to stay in shape. 1) My father taught for me to swim when was five. 1h) We'd warn them about not to take drugs. i) Inever waste time at ironing my clothes. j) They let her to have what she wants all the time. k) Wecan‘tafford us to stay at a posh hotel. 1) Weare tend to go camping in the summer. Pronunciation Put the words in the box into five groups according to the underlined vowel sounds. afford allergic amuse angther approve awful combat cuddle deserve encourage fool foree gorgeous posh qualify return sock suit surgery worry come /s/ cost /o/, cool /u/, girl /si/, com /a:/ EB Listen to the recording to check your answers Practise saying the words.Reading 2 Read the text again. Decide ifthe following ‘statements are true (T) or false (F). 1 Read the opening extract of a very well known a book. Which of the pictures below comes from the film of this book? Frank (the author) grew up in New York. b)_ His parents grew up in New York. ©) He went to Ireland with his five brothers and, sisters. &)_Hecame from a poor family e) He did not like his teachers at school. f) Ireland was the best country to grow up in 8) His father was never in trouble 1). His father was not an attractive man. {) His paternal grandmother died before he was born j) His father’s accident affected his life. 3 Complete the sentences below with a word from the box. at for in like of on to with a). Took back. my schooldays with great pleasure. My father and mother should have stayed in New b). She doesn’t really like him _ all York where they met and married and were I wis born, Instead, they returned to Ireland when 1 was ©) ____ course I don’t want to marry you! four, my brother, Maluehy, three, the bwins, Oliver and 1A) "Theceriding that oak Soci 2 “gene barely one and ary ir, Marge, ead and one "When tok back on my childhood 1 wonder bow I survived at allt wa, of course, aimiserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ontinary mierable childhood isthe misrabie Ish chldhood, and wore ye, isthe ic chldhood. People everwhere brag and whimper about the woes of thet early years, bue acting e2n compare wi the Tr version: the poverty; the sifless Tonquacious alcoholic father, the pious defeated mother moaning by the fre; pompous press buying achoolnastens; the Bagish and uh vente | things they id vo ws for eight hundred ong years. | tl romantic walk along a beach, ©) What exactly did they do. you to make you So seared? £) Inmany ways, she is just _ her parents: ~ unfortunately! ‘miserable Irish Cath 5). She was always rouble with her teachers, h) I'd givea lot of money a chance like that. Now read the text again to check your answers. 4_ Find words or phrases in the text that match the definitions below. My father, Malachy McCourt, was born on a farm jn Toome, County Antim. Like his father before, he | a) problems or difficulties sew up wild, in trouble with the English, or the ») talkative Tesh, oF both, He fought with the old IRA and for ©) ended up as. some desperate act he wound up a fugiive witha | d)_person running away from the police price on his head ©) young boy When Iwas a child I would look at my father, the 1) strange, weird | shinning hal, the collapsing test, and wonder why anyone would give money fora head tke that. When | | _tsastincen my fates moter told mea eee as ‘ Ir was an aceident, he was never the sime after, and] You mast em | eas can ne i pest ‘wee lad your poor father was dropped on his he nber that people dropped on their12 Vocabulary 1. Complete the table with adjectives that match the novins on the left. ©) They both came froma of poverty and violence, ) Werenteda —_ for the summer. soins adjectives allergy a 8) With high unemployment here, my compatibility 6) are very low embarrassment ¢) fondness qd) 4. Put this story in the correct order. ‘humiliation e) impatience 5 il4] 2LJ 3 al relance 8 = a s «O 7L « 2 Now complete the sentences with either a noun TM r Ta yi sLJ wl) nL) or an adjective from the table above. a) He suffers froma serious to cigarette smoke. b) His___on his parents will have to end when he leaves home. ° of you, but I don’t want to go out with you. dd) Manchester United were totally in the final, losing by six goals to the Spanish team. ©) The behaviour of the fans was a serious to the government, A) Some couples have blood tests to see if they are 5) The students were for the term to end, 3) Match a word from column A with a word from column B to make common collocations. Then use the collocations to complete the sentences below. A B job background country. class fami cottage academic lunch social manners Sunday prospects, table qualifications a) Advertisers think carefully about when selling their products. b) Hehad like a pig. ©) He'll need more ____to get into university. d) The traditional English __ ________is mast meat and vegetables. a) Most of my friends tend to go b)_on better with small, quiet types. I used to go ©). out with a real Adonis type, but I went 4) off him when I caught him fooling €) up tome when I accused him of it.I got so fed | over him quite quickly and now, I've given. ) for tall, dark men, but I seem to get 1) up with his lies, and I never knew what he i) upto. But [got j) around with my friends. He even tried to stand k)_upeven looking at men like that. 5 Look at the following example. New word: ace ‘Teanslation:encaie Grammatical information: uncountable noun Collocations lace curtain, lace colar, gold ace Example: The tabiecoth nao acge with ace Find eight more new words from this unit. Use a dictionary to help you complete similar information for the new words.Writing 1 Complete the letters below with the phrases that are given. Dear Mr Hayabashi, {am witng with reference to your visto London fon the 19th of this month. (1) @_ that (2) _to meet you in person atthe airport when you ave. (3) ___ for which I must apologise. However, my colleague, Susan Fleming, the Director of Sates and Marketing, (4) in the arrivals hall and to accompany you to your hotel. o__ T hope that you will excuse this inconvenience, but Tam sure that you will be well looked after by Ms Fleming. She has arranged a full programme of entertainment for the evening, (6) (7)___ May I take this opportunity to wish you a pleasant flight and to hope that your stay in London will be both enjoyable and profitable. Yours sincerely, Peter Sullivan Dear Petra, How are things? Are you stil planing to come and tay with us later this month? fi really loking forward to seeing you again and catching up onal your news. ‘Anyway, the reasontn writing is that (6)___, 20(9)___tocome tothe airport to meet you. (10)___about that. ‘Not to worry though. Robyn, one of the girs! share a flat with, hae said that she!) __. Shell bre waiting for you when you come through the areivale gate. She's got long bond hair and shel be carrying a red umbrella. (12)_ | won't get back from the work trip til the next ‘morning, but Robyn wil ok after you. She's got tickets for the Radiohead aia, (18) (4)_ t Love, | Minty a) ‘Ihcome to the airport to pick you up b)_ but if you don’t fancy that, she'll go along, ‘with whatever you want to do. ©) Took forward to seeing you again at our meeting on the 20th 4) sincerely regret ©) Iwill be unable 1) Twon’t be able g) F'mreally sorry 1h). See you on the Tuesday morning! i) She will be holding a board with your name. {)_ She's got a photo of you so she knows what you look like. ky. should you wish to avail yourself of the opportunity 1) something has come up with my job m) This is due to unforeseen and unavoidable work commitments 1n)_ will be there to welcome you Shortly after receiving these letters, Mr Hayabashi and Petra learned that the time of their flight had been changed. The plane will now arrive at London Airport at 17.00, three hours earlier than planned. Look at the phrases below and write H if they ‘come from Mr Hayabashi’s or P if they come from Petra’s reply. a) All your old friends send their love 1b) Lam sorry to hear that other duties require your attention, 9) Thave received your letter conce arrival in London. ing my d) hope that she will not be inconvenienced by the revision in my schedule, ©) hope that this will be OK. 9) {would be grateful if you would confirm the rnew arrangements, 2) Isyour new boss giving you grief? h)_ Thanks for your letter about meeting me at the airport. i) Will she be able to make it at this time? ) Your former colleagues send their best wishes. Now write two short letters, one from Mr Hayabashi to Peter Sullivan, and one from Petra to Minty. In the letters explain the change in arrival time and apologise for any inconvenience, 1BMoney Money songs 2 Complete the song lyrics in box A with a phrase from box B. A a) Money, money, money, must be funny b)_ I don’t care too much for money ©) Money for nothing ) Money, it's a crime €) Money’s too tight to mention 1 and chicks for free (Dire Straits / Celine Dion) 2. ‘cause money can’t buy me love (The Beatle 3. Ican‘teven qualify for my pension (Simply Red) 4 in the rich man’s world (Abba) share it fairly but don’t take a slice of my pie (Pink Floyd) 3 Grammar 1. Put the words and phrases below into the correct Look at the following quotations. Some of them. have one or more definite articles which should not be there. Cross out the articles which should not be there. a) The credit cards are what the people use after they discover that money can’t buy everything. (anon.) b) The empty pockets make the empty heads. (William Carlos Williams) ©) The life is short andl so is the money. (Bertolt Brecht) 4). ‘The money can’t buy the friends but you ean get a better clas of enemy. (Spike Milligan) ©) The money is better than the poverty, ifonly for the financial reasons. (Woody Allen) 1) The money isn’t everything, There are also the credit cards and the traveller's cheques. (anon.) 8) The poor have more children, but the rich have more relatives. (anon.) Complete the text with a, an or the. (2) __Fieh man was driving along (b) road in (6) _centre of town when (4) __ truck crashed into his car. It was (e) —_ driver's side of serious accident: (f) with the without the column, (@)___car was completely destroyed and Aegina Allan Caritas Chin (hy) man’s arm had been amputated in GobiDeert Himalayas Lake Superior ©) —_aecrident A few minutes late) aa Shor a eee policeman arrived at (k) ___ scene and found River Thames South Africa Texas ()) driver, who was shouting, ‘My car! My United Kingdom Venus car! (x) policeman looked at him and said gently, ‘Sir, I think you should be more concerned about your arm than (n) car’ (0) __driver looked down at where his arm should have been, then screamed, ‘My Rolex! My Rolex!” ‘Complete the text witha, am, the or ~ (no article) If you were seriously rich, what would you do with all (a) money? For (b)___ start, you might like to buy (e)__island where you could go on (4) ___ holiday. D’Arros, (¢) small island in (9) _ Seychelles, would cost about $20 million, and for this youwould get (g) ___ private beach, (h) airstrip and (i) three homes. You would, of course, need some kind of () transport. (k) ____ most expensive jet you can buy is the Gulfstream V. (I) normal price is 535 million, but if you are prepared to spend. (m) extra $5 million, you could get (n) variety of (0) __ special features, For your holiday photographs, you could buy (p) camera for $60,000. This antique camera was originally made in 1901 and all (q) metal components of (2) are made of (6) camera solid gold. This may all sound like (t) dream, but (u) all you need is (v)_rich partner, When Soraya Khashoggi divorced her husband, Adnan, (w) Saudi businessman, (x)_‘divorce settlement was over $900 million. Correct the mistake in each of these sentences. a) If you are the president of your country, what would you do about the environment? b) If did ever had the chance, Yd take a year off and go travelling. ©) If could live anywhere in the world, I'd probably bought a beach villa in Tahiti ) If Tdidn't need to learn English for my job, I would stop.a long time ago. ©) If didn’t come to school yesterday, I would have stayed at home. IFT knew this was going to be so difficult, would never have started it 8) IFT was doing more exercise when I was younger, I would be a lot fittér now. bh) If Twas born with very rich parents, I wouldn't be doing this job, would 1? Match the if clauses (a-h) with the correct main clauses (1-8) a) Ifyou could spare a few minutes, b)_ Ifyou hadn't been so intent on getting rich, ©) Ifyou hadn't taken a few risks, d) Ifyou had saved up like me, ©) Ifyou had stuclied a bit more, 1) Ifyou just had a go at it, g) Ifyou weren't so absent-minded, h) Ifyou weren't so intelligent, 1. you wouldn’t have seen the gap in the market. 2 you wouldn’t have made your fortune. you might have found a lot more happiness 4 would you help me? 5 you would find the exam a lot easier. 6 you wouldn't have lost it. 7 you might enjoy it. 8 you would be able to afford it Make one conditional sentence with iby joining the pairs of sentences. Example I didn’t know you were coming, That's why I didn’t give youa lift If Fd known you were coming, T would have given you aif a) [didn’t know you were broke. Otherwise, I'd have offered to pay. 1b) It’s not made of real gold. It’s not worth a lot. ©) They cornered the market. So they put up the price. d) He hasa talent for spotting a golden ‘opportunity. He has made millions. ©). She didn’t realise it was valuable. She gave it away. A) My time is so precious. That's why I didn’t speak to them. g) My advice is this. Get a job!16 Listening 4 EB Listen to nis extrac fom a TV quiz show ya ett nae ths recoing ed ere op 7c tn ta tie toi imonmation abut them job home baker Basildon, Essex bank clerk Manchester Burger King crew ‘The Midlands a) Margaret b) Germaine baker Claire 2 ESD incolumn A, write down the letters that the contestants choose. In column B, write down the words that they use to illustrate the letters. AB D| [drunk 3 EB How much money does each contestant win? Margaret Germaine Claire £40. Total: Total: Total: £1300 4 EES Whatis the mystery phrase? 5 EB Complete the phrases fom the quiz show with a wor from the box blind buzzer hands stake struck a) Put your together. b) There's lot at ©) Fingers on the 4) You've really gold! ©) Twas just a guess, 6 EGG Listen again (or read the tapescript) and find colloquial phrases which mean the same as those below a) prizes b) start OL ©) tryagain hl a 2 d) pounds q ©) nogood on die 1) good luck £ ce _- ek g) yourtun ot yoVocabulary 1 Circle the best answer: a),b), ¢) or d). 1 Alot of firms raise _ by issuing new shares a) capital b) gold) profits d) stock 2 Hercollection of antiques is worth a__. a) chance b) fortune c) money d) wealth 3. Inmany families, the woman is now the principal 1) breadbasket 4) entrepreneur 4 Its always a good idea to save up fora day. 2) broke b) poor ) breadwinner) earn ©) rainy) wet 5 Many ___ metals are mined in South Africa a) precious b) real) rich d) silver 6 Most people need a__ when they buy a house. a) borrow b) lend) mortgage 4) wealth 7 The __ offered the staff a bonus at the end of the year. a) company b) employees ¢) enterprise 4) society 8 Why did you go and ___ all your money on. that sports car? a) bash 6) blow ¢) eam) splash ‘Complete the text with an appropriate form of the vverbs in the box. create have make set take I've called you here because your sales results last month were appalling. Some of you need to @ a think about the way you work. ur best sales people have (b) a fortune in the last few weeks, but you lot have not (¢) advantage of the atmosphere of fear that has been (d) in crime. Nobody in their right mind will (e)__the risk of losing everything they ‘own, and the public knows that our insurance by the recent rise policies (i) sense. If you (g) no idea how to sell our products, you're in the ‘wrong job. If you (h) a mess of it again and can‘t match the high standards (i) by your colleagues, your future will not be in this company. So, go out there, j) a sensation, (K) your money ~oF find another job. Go! Sell, sel, sell! ‘Complete the sentences with a word that begins with the letter given. a) AL ‘of cheap imports brought down the price very quickly. b) He spent two yearsd__ from job to job before finding out what he wanted to do, ©) Her speech certainly gave us a lot of £ for thought. 4) I'd like to have a little more time to over your ideas. ) I've never heard such an impractical, hall-b__ idea. A) There was as down his face. 2) We couldn't 4 the time we had. of blood running all the information in Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the words in brackets. a) Hundreds of miners arrived in the town but only a ‘ever became rich. (hand) b) How much money do you need to find 2 (happy) ©) Itwas only much later that the of his statement became clear. (signify) d) Many of the immigrants had come to escape religious —_ (persecute) ©) Some of the directors were not convinced of the ‘of the investment. (wise) 4) The enemy will certainly try to (on our mistakes. (capital) g) The farm could no longer operate and was closed down. (profit) hh) Three candidates have been interviewed and an will be made very soon, (appoint) j) We apologise for the late of Flight SN378 from Amsterdam. (arrive) 1) Please do not leave objects unattended, (value) "718 Writing 1 The sentences opposite refer to the cartoon story. Circle the best linker for each sentence Sometimes more than one linker is possible. have your daughter, ee Brie $odom. ow! a) By the time / During / Until he was forty, he had made an enormous fortune. 1b). One day, after /as/ during he was sitting in his office, his secretary told him there was a strange man on the phone. As soon as /Just as / When he put the phone down, he went straight to the safe. 4) He continued taking banknotes out ofthe safe as oom as / until / while it was empty. ©) Then/When/While he was ready, he took the bag and set off for the rendezvous. f)_Affer/As/LImtl he was leaving, he told his secretary that he had to go to the bank. 8) He kept looking over his shoulder as soor as / as /while he was walking along the street. hh) During / just as /wwhen the walk to the meeting point, he thought about what might have happened to his daughter. i) After /Just as / When he was about to hand over the money, he recognised his daughter. j)_Then/When/While he thought he also recognised the man. Complete the following sentences in a suitable way, a) Just as the businessman was about to go home for the day, b)_ During the telephone conversation, the businessman, ©) While the young man was telephoning the businessman, his daughter 4) When he had put the phone down, the young ) The young man never thought he would ever be rich until ) By the time the businessman arrived at the meeting point, the young man 8) Assoon as he recognised the young man, the business manComplete the following sentences with information about the story. a). The first thing he did when 1 was to b) He was about to ©) He spent the next few minutes d)_Tthad never crossed his mind that 3 ©) fhe hadn't wouldn't he Look at the picture below, which isthe next episode in the story. Think about possible answers to the questions below. 3 How had the businessman made his money? ‘What was the relationship between the businessman and his daughter? ‘Who was the young man with a gun? Why did he need the money? + What was the relationship between the girl and the young man? ‘+ Had the businessman seen the young man before? When? + Who killed the young man? ‘+ What happened next? Now write the story in your own words. You should write approximately 180 words. Pronunciation EB Listen tothe fet yale in the following word from this unit acquire adapt advantage arrival collapse ‘composer conditions conservative facilities, possessions propose supply None of these syllables is stressed and all of them are pronounced /2/. Practise saying these words after the recording EB the ist, unstressed syllables written, with the letter ‘eit is often pronounced /1/ Listen to these words from the unit and repeat after the recording declare depart descend destroy religious remind Underline the schwa sounds /o/ in the following phrases. a) acouple of minutes b)_assoon as you come ©). food for thought d) it wouldn't matter to me ©) make a mess of it 4) the click of a camera 8). the law of supply and demand EB Listen to the recording and repeat the ¥g and repeal phrases, Concentrate on the rhythm. Ed Listen to the pronunciation of ‘tu’ in the following words from this unit, eventually fortune future opportunity stupid Now try pronouncing the following words. actual intuition studio tulip tuna EB Listen to the recording to checkBody Cultural bodies Grammar 11 Match the advice (a-f) to the pictures (1 and 2) 2) Got rid of him b) I quite understand how you feel, ut perhaps you could think it over alittle more. ©) wonder if you have thought of talking it over with your family? 4) In your position, I might possibly consider talking it over a little more, don’t you think? ©) Just tell him where to get off f) You'd be daft even to think about seeing English pub? a) The King’s Arms b) The Queen’s Head ©) The Prince's Ears 2. Where can you find a head? a) ina glass of beer ) ina glass of whisky 6) ina glass of Coke 3. What is The Footsie? a) a famous Hollywood movie b) a game of football with sixteen players 6) alist of important companies 4 Which pop band did Rod Stewart use tong Comnplte the text with phrases from the box a) The Faces b) The Mouths crema itng youn me, . faveyou ted itl were you 5 Who starred in Fina Scissorhands? 1) Kean Ree 2) going to one of those ) Brad Pitt group therapy programmes? (b) _ they really work. I've been 6 Which of the following is a story by Joseph i y by Josep going to one for ages ~¢) Conrad? : a) Eyes of Happiness coming along with me next week b) Heart of Darkness @ pop in tomy ©) Mouth of Loch Ness house on the way home from work, and we'll set off together. Then, we can both get it off our chest together. Oh, and, (e) _a ‘wear something a little more relaxed ~ something, flowing. ~ don’t forget your crystal ring!