Intermediate 2 Unit 8

Unit 8
Instructions

Forecast
a. Do you remember the radio program you heard in the computer lesson? What is it about?
Mark the correct answer.

1. Where to shop for new furniture

2. How to decorate your house
3. How to get your house ready for winter
4. Why you should repaint your house
5. How to prepare your house for summer

b. Answer the questions about the program.

The home repair show

1. What is the name of the program? ___________________________________________
2. What is the name of the host (the man who invites people to the show)?
Dick
______________________________________________________________________
Hank Hanson
3. What is the name of the guest? _____________________________________________
The Handyman
4. What other name does the guest have? _______________________________________

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c. Who does what on the program? Write the name of the person.

Dick
1. __________________ introduces the guest.
Hank
2. __________________ gives advice about getting the house ready for winter.
Dick
3. __________________ tells about something he forgot to do.
Dick
4. __________________ asks listeners to join him next week.

d. What do the listeners get advice about? Mark the correct answers.

1. The furnace
2. The windows
3. The doors
4. The floors
5. The roof

e. Write the sentences or phrases from the radio program that mean the same as the
following sentences.

1. Hank is going to give us ideas about how to prepare the house for winter.
Hank is going to give us advice on how to get the house ready for winter
_____________________________________________________________________
2. What’s the first thing I need to do?
What's the first thing I'm supposed to do?
_____________________________________________________________________.
3. You should have your furnace cleaned and inspected.
You ought to have your furnace cleaned and inspected
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Without heat in the winter, we would freeze.
If we didn't have heat in the winter, we would freeze.
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Make sure that your roof is checked for leaks.
Have your roof checked for leaks
_____________________________________________________________________

f. Match each sentence with the most suitable continuation. Choose from the sentences
below.

b 1. Have your roof checked for leaks.

c 2. Rain or snow would damage your ceiling.
a 3. Join us next week for more helpful hints.
a. We’ll have more advice on how to take care of your house.
b. That will make sure there is no water coming through.
c. Then you would need to redecorate the house.

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Flight Information
a. Do you remember the text, “Flight Information”? Where might you find such a text? Mark
the correct answer.

1. On a train
2. In a hotel
3. In a home repair store
4. On an airplane

b. What is the purpose of this text? Mark the correct answers.

1. To give information about flight times

2. To describe the airport
3. To give directions for getting out of the airport
4. To explain why you have to declare everything you have bought
5. To tell people what to do before and after the plane lands

c. Put these instructions into the same order as in the flight information card.

2 a. You should have your travel documents ready for inspection if you want to avoid
waiting.

4 b. If you don’t see your suitcase at the baggage claim, please wait for it patiently.
1 c. We advise you to stay in your seat until the plane stops moving.

3 d. You must tell the customs inspector about all the things you bought without tax.

d. Which words go together? Complete the phrases with the words below.

items • card • inspection • claim

1. information card
____________________
2. duty-free items
____________________
3. baggage claim
____________________
4. customs inspection
____________________

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e. Read these “Travel Tips.” Underline sentences that are instructions. Circle sentences that
are explanations.

TRAVEL TIPS
By Tracey Morrison

If you are planning to travel abroad, read these

helpful tips. They will make your trip a lot easier.
• Have your travel agent check if you need a visa to enter the countries you want to
visit. If you do, apply for them a few months before you plan to leave.
• Make sure you have some foreign currency when you enter the country. It’s not
always possible to withdraw cash with your credit card, especially when banks are
closed.
• Always double-check your flight times and hotel bookings a few days before you
leave. There may be changes you don’t know about.
• When you pack your suitcase, prepare for all kinds of weather. Take clothing that is
comfortable and practical.
• Take light hand luggage on the plane with you. Remember that YOU have to carry it!
• Always keep a list of important phone numbers on you. It’s a good idea to include
the phone number of your hotel, car rental service, foreign embassy and travel
agent, and any other useful emergency numbers.

f. Write three more travel tips. Each tip should consist of an instruction followed by an
explanation.

Take light luggage

1. ___________________________________________________________________

Always keep
2. ___________________________________________________________________

It's a good idea to

3. ___________________________________________________________________

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g. Which of the following sentences offer good advice, according to the article?

1. You can apply for a visa just before you leave.

2. It’s useful to arrive in a new country with local money.

3. Book your hotel when you arrive in the country you are visiting.

4. Flight times are sometimes changed, so check them.

5. You are advised not to carry heavy hand luggage.

6. If you think it will be hot in the country you are traveling to, pack only light
summer clothing.

7. Be prepared for emergencies by keeping a list of important phone numbers with

you.

h. Complete the sentences according to the information you are given in the article.

1. If you want to make sure that you get your visa in time for your trip,
You have to apply for them a few months before you plan to leave
____________________________________________________________________ .

2. Pack different kinds of clothing in order to ___________________________________ .

prepare for all kinds of weather
____________________________________________________________________ .

3. There may be changes in your flight or hotel bookings, so it is a good idea to...
Always do a double check your flight times and hotel bookings a few days before you leave
____________________________________________________________________ .

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Would You Mind

a. Do you remember the dialogue in the computer lesson? Answer the following questions.

2
1. How many polite instructions does the woman give? _______

2. What is the man’s reaction to these instructions?

He agrees to follow them. / He refuses to follow them.

3. Where is the picture they are talking about?

on the wall / on a computer screen

b. What is the person expressing in each sentence below? Mark the correct column.

Giving a polite Receiving a

instruction polite instruction
1. Would you mind making the picture a little larger? _____ _____
2. Sure. Is this what you had in mind? _____ _____
3. Could you put the picture in the middle? _____ _____
4. Is this what you wanted? _____ _____
5. No problem. _____ _____

c. Mary is moving to a new house. Joe, the man from the moving company, is delivering her
furniture. Read what they say and answer the questions that follow.

Mary: Would you mind carrying the sofa over to that corner?

Joe: Sure. Is this where you want it?

Mary: Uh, no. Could you move it over to the other side of the room?

Joe: OK. How’s this?

Mary: That’s great. Would you please put these boxes into the bedroom?

Joe: No problem. Is there anything else you want done?

Mary: No, that’s it. Thank you.

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3
1. How many instructions does Mary give? ______
the sofa, boxes
2. Which items does Mary ask Joe to move? ____________________________________

3. Circle the correct form in the following sentences.

a. Would you mind carrying the sofa/ to carry the sofa?

b. Could you moving it / move it to the other side of the room?

c. Would you please putting / put these boxes into the bedroom.

d. Imagine that you are cooking a meal. A friend has come over and is helping you.
Complete the dialogue by giving your friend polite instructions. Use the verbs in brackets
in their correct forms.

Would you mind giving me

You: (1) ________________________________________ (give) that knife, please?

Your friend: Sure. Is this the one you wanted?

You: Would you mind cutting

Yes, that’s it. (2) ___________________________ (cut) the vegetables, please?

Your friend: OK. Do you want me to cut them into small pieces?
Would you mind getting
You: Yes. That’ll be great. (3) __________________________________ (get) that

big bowl from the cupboard?

Your friend: Is this the one you had in mind?

You: No, not that one. Try the other cupboard.

e. Practice your dialogue with a partner.

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Causatives/Permissives: Review
a. Mark the sentence that is closest in meaning to the first sentence.

1. Dick will check the roof next week.

a. Dick will ask someone to check the roof.

b. Dick will check the roof himself.

c. Dick will let someone check the roof.

2. Betty is going to get her furnace repaired.

a. Betty will fix the furnace by herself.

b. Betty won’t have the furnace repaired.

c. Betty will arrange for someone else to fix her furnace.

3. After the rain leaked into the house, Susan made the handyman fix the roof again.

a. She insisted that the handyman fix the roof.

b. She fixed the roof herself.

c. She hoped the handyman would fix the roof.

4. At the beginning of every winter, Mr. Thompson lets his son fix the furnace.

a. Mr. Thompson fixes his furnace.

b. Mr. Thompson’s son fixes the furnace.

c. Mr. Thompson makes his son fix the furnace.

b. Complete these sentences by filling in the correct words. Choose from: made, got, let.

1. David wanted to paint the house by himself, but Rita wanted to help him, so he
let
___________________ her paint one room.
got
2. I didn’t know how to fix the roof, so I ________________ a handyman to do it for me.
made
3. The handyman didn’t do a good job the first time, so I _____________ him do it again.

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c. Mom has gone out for the evening and has left a list of instructions about what she wants
the family to do by the time she gets home. Write her instructions from this list.

Mom’s List:

John: 1. cook / dinner

2. change / light bulb
Lucy: wash / dishes
Pete and Lucy: do / homework
Pete: clean / room

Mom’s Instructions:

Hi everybody,

Please make sure to do these things. See you later.

dinner cooked
John, please get the (1) _______________________________________________.

light bulb
I’d also like the (2)______________________________________________ in the
changed
bathroom (3)________________________________________________________.
dishes washed
Lucy, I want the (4)________________________________________ after dinner.
homework done
Pete and Lucy, please get your (5)_______________________________________.
room cleaned
Pete: I would like your (6) _____________________________________________.

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