WORDPOWER

UNIT I a Match the phrases

(1—7)with their meanings (ag)
on business are lucky.
Revie 1 People who go abroad
where I live normally arrive ontime
4 cl 2 @ Buses and trains
houses for sale on my street.
3 @There are lots of
n GRAM Ike plot-vsIlé//w,veirt 4 Z] I once met an old friend
by chance when I was
advance if you visit mycit;
5 [j You should book a hotel in
when I
a Writeser b 6 I sometimes broke things on purposein love was a
people are
relative V scn•ens 7 [G You can always tell if two
a available to buy
2 These seox 'ea •Ike having strong romantic feelings
b
3 That/i not by chance, because it was planned
4 This/ t c
d at the expected time
5 These withoutplanning it
e
6 This/t
f working, but in a different place
g before something happens
b Complet
A I saw KDD Which of the sentences in 3a are true for you?
B Oh yeah, why was film so good?
A It was 3 great story. I think it's probably C We sometimes use a preposition without an article
best crime film I've ever seen. It's about 5 (1 group beforea place name. This means 'in a particularpla
of criminals in USA. They want to steal 7—a— for the usual reason'.
painting from 8 gallery.
B It sounds good. I saw 9 q good film last week, too.
He's at home. NOT He's at+he home.
story's simple, but actors are great. And Match the sentences (1—4)with the pictures (a—d).
it's got 12 an amazing ending. 1 [B Mara'sin hospital.She's got a broken leg.
2 @ My brother'sat university. He studies Physics.
c Practise the conversation in 1b. 3 My daughter's not in school today. She's on a class tri
4 @The police found the stolen painting in his house.
a VOCABULARY Now he's in prison.

a b
a Choose two words in the box to make a compound
noun for definitions (1—8).

bag bottle cash kitchen knife lights

machine office road rock shopping
signs star street ticket top

1 You get money from this when the banks are closed. c d
2 This is a famous musician.yock
3 People go here to pay for a journey on a train, or a concert. e face
4 These tell you what to do when you're driving your car.rowa

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5 These help you see when you're driving in the dark.s4veeV
6 You put the things you buy in a supermarket into this.5kopp?
7 You use this to cut things when you're making food.Ktlckox
8 You put this back on when you've finished drinking. I d Underline the preposition + noun combinations
in sentences 1—4in 3c. Write a sentence about
b Choose the correct answers. somebody you know (of) who is in each place.
1 I broke your mug —I'm really sorry.
2 We thought our product was probably too expensive, and
as expected / on purpose it wasn't successful.
3 The money was found bv chance / unfortunatelyby an old REVIEW YOUR PROGRESS
man while he was looking for a book.
4 They wanted to build a house there, but amazingly / luckily How well did you do in this unit? Write 3, 2 or I
someone told them about the plan to build an airport. for each objective.
5 A: You did that on purpose / as expecteal 3 = very well 2 = well 1 = not so
well
B: No, it was just an accident!
6 They thought it was a modern painting. Surprisingly/ I CAN .
By chance, after some tests, they found that it was much Explain what technology does
older.
Describe how discoveries were
made
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