Activities

Lesson 1
Read the two paragraphs below. The middle paragraph is missing, what information would
you expect it contain?
PIONEER NURSERY STAYS OUTDOORS – IN ALL WEATHERS
Enthusiastic parents see kindergarten as antidote to sedentary lifestyle

Alison and Marta clambered around their childminder’s garden snugly dressed in their unofficial
uniform: chest-high waterproof trousers, rainbow braces, thick jumpers and welly boots. Blond and
ruddy, the pair, aged two and three, earnestly heaved stones about and wrestled with a wooden
wheelbarrow before bounding off for their daily session on the open-air trampoline.

Their childminder, Mary, is planning to open Australia’s first outdoors nursery, a lottery-funded
kindergarten where the children will be taught and entertained in a wood. All day, every day.
Whatever the weather.

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Read the three paragraphs below and decide which would best fit between the two
paragraphs. Explain your reasons.
Option A
Their unusual uniform was chosen by the local education authority for being the most practical
solution in these circumstances. The children seem to like it and so there are plans to market it and
have it in the shops by the time school starts in September.
Option B
These two boys, wrapped up like seafarers against the squally autumn weather that often drenches
their corner of north-east Fife, are about to be pioneers in a nursery education experiment. And it is a
project that could make many urban parents fearful.
Option B
Both children felt cold and irritable and had demonstrated a marked disinclination to get involved with
any of the team projects, despite Cathy’s intention to introduce them to the rigours of outdoor living.
Lesson 2
Read the sentences below and explain what the effect of changing the word order is.
1. a. I don’t know where she finds the time to do all those activities.
b. Where she finds the time to do all those activities, I don’t know.
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2. a. Although this exercise may seem boring, it is useful.

b. Boring though this exercise may seem, it is useful.
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3. a. You need a complete break from the office.

b. What you need is a complete break from the office.
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4. a. They are creating unnecessary waste.

b. What they are doing is creating unnecessary waste.
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5. a. Don’t get upset. You just need to go and talk to your teacher about the problem.
b. Don’t get upset. All you need to do is talk to your teacher about the problem.
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Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given.

a) I like going on holiday, but not the journey.

WHAT
I like going on holiday, _______________________________ is the journey.

b) ‘Paul didn’t break the window, John did’, said Claire.

IT
According to _______________________________ who broke the window.

c) Even if it rains, we won’t cancel the match.

MAY
Rain _______________________________ won’t be cancelled.
Lesson 3

Complete each sentence with a logical ending.

1. Even though it was raining and cold, we decided to
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2. Because he’s an overachiever, he always
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3. Since our place leaves at 7:00 A.M., why don’t we
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4. She took web design classes so that
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5. She exercises and eats well because she
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Complete the sentences with your own information.

a) I always take _______________________________________ whenever
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b) I hardly ever _______________________________________ Because
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c) I’m studying English so that
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d) Although I didn’t ______________________________________,
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Lesson 4

Read the text and complete these sentences according its information.

CLASSIFIED JOBS:
We are currently accepting applications for Activities Coordinator on the Peace Boat, an
international non-profit organization that travels throughout the world from Japan on “peace voyages”.
Participants visit different countries and meet local people to promote peace, human rights, and
respect for the environment.
The Coordinator can join Peace Boat participants in all activities on shore. The Coordinator will
interview with us, but it is not necessary to come to Tokyo to do so. All expenses will be covered for
the trip, but the Coordinator is responsible for obtaining a passport and proper immunizations.
Without these, the Coordinator cannot board the ship.
Job requirements: speak some English; ability to prepare students on board for cultural
exchange activities with locals (such as soccer games, mural painting, and tree planting). Preferred
but not necessary: speak some Spanish and Japanese; experience in teaching sports and art.

a) The candidate has to

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b) He/she is required to
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c) He/she absolutely must
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d) He/she doesn’t have to
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e) It’s OK is the Coordinator can’t
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f) The Coordinator is permitted to
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Read the three situations below. Choose one to write a dialogue about it.

1. A: After finishing high school, you want to start your own business instead of going to university.
B: You are A’s friend. You think this is a terrible idea.

2. A: You want to set up a recycling program in your office.

B: You’re A’s boss. You think this would be impractical.

3. A: You’re planning a class party. You want to have it in a restaurant so that people can get to know
each other.
B: You’re A’s classmate. You think a party at a dance club would be more fun.

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Lesson 5
Read the situations below and answer the questions.
1. You went into your office last Sunday to pick up some documents. You surprised your
coworker, who was at his desk. He seemed nervous. What do you think he was doing?
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2. You arrived home late one night and saw someone climbing into your neighbor’s kitchen
window. Who do you think it was?
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3. You were on a date when you dinner partner’s cell phone rang. He/She looked upset and left
the table to take the call. Who do you think was on the other end of the phone line?
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Read the situation below and match the sentences parts.

The office workers at Zigert Co. planned to have a birthday party for their boss at lunch time today.
Yesterday at 5 P.M., they put Mr. John’s birthday cake in the office refrigerator. When they opened
the fridge this morning at 8 A.M., it was empty. What happened?

Making speculations
I wonder if the cleaners __ a. stole the cake. He loves desserts.
I suppose a thief __ b. took it home with him yesterday. It had his name on it.
I suspect that our boss __ c. forgot to order it, we know that Carol picked it up.

I’m pretty sure that Jason __ d. could have broken into the office last night.
I’m convinced that Mary __ e. ate it. She was in the office until 10 P.M.
It’s impossible that we __ f. was gone when he got to work.
There’s no doubt that the cake __ Emptied out the fridge.