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Skills
1 Read the magazine article and answer the questions below.    (6)

Telling Tales!
As part of National Book Week, we’ve asked five well-known writers to share with us what books they are
currently spending time with.

A
Bella Roberts. I’m halfway through an intriguing book about a serial killer. It’s called I Fell In Love With A
Serial Killer, and I started reading it because I thought it was going to be a romance. I do love a nice
romance. It is kind of a romance at the beginning, but it’s mostly about the quest to find a serial killer. The
main character is a female cop who becomes so obsessed with catching this serial killer, that all her
colleagues think she’s fallen in love with him. It’s not one of my favorites, and it’s kind of weird, but it’s some
light entertainment. The story is not really credible, and the characters are thinly drawn, but the dialogue is
good – fast paced and pretty funny sometimes.

B
David Simmons. I’ve just settled down to an old favorite which I’ve read many times before, and which I
love. Charles Dickens’s Tale of Two Cities. It was written around 70 years after the French Revolution, so I
think Dickens was very aware of these relatively recent, traumatic events. His writing has all the immediacy
of reportage, and a lot of the details – Madame Defarge’s knitting for example – are taken from life. Also,
Carlyle’s History of the French Revolution which was published in 1837 was a big influence on Dickens.
Well, it’s a great book, with an awesome plot and unforgettable characters. And it contains some of
Dickens’s most vivid writing. As a writer of history books, I can always learn something from the way
Dickens brings the historical past to life for contemporary readers.

C
Tor Hegel. I write fantasy for a living, so it’s always good to learn from the master. I’m halfway through the
latest installment of A Fire of Song and Ice, George Martin’s epic cycle of magic, dragons, blood, and
politics. Fans of the genre admire Martin because of his ability to create a whole world of magic inside his
and the readers’ imagination, but the world he creates is also extremely realistic. Actually, I think Martin does
this part very well, but the writing is little bit of a let-down. Martin is no Tolkien – I’d say he’s more like Dan
Brown, so this aspect takes away from the book’s impact – for me. But, the bad writing aside, Martin really
knows how to keep your attention, and it’s a total page turner. I’ve learned a lot from him, including how not
to write.

D
Vijay Mathur. As a science writer, it always interests me how novelists include scientific ideas in their work.
The way a novelist or an artist deals with science is always interesting. Most of them, of course, don’t
understand the big ideas of science, especially in my field – quantum gravitational physics – and novelists
usually end up getting the science hopelessly wrong. But the book I’ve got on my bedside table, has been
keeping me up until the small hours, is an exception. It’s called Enterprise to the Stars and it involves time
travel, black holes, and string theory. It’s amazingly realistic, full of imagination, and so far has not been a
let-down. And Asimov really does understand the science involved.

What are you reading as part of National Book Week, Write and tell us!

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Question 1
Choose one answer.

1 The article is about

 which books writers are writing at the moment.

 which books writers are reading at the moment.

 some writers’ favorite books.

 National Book Week.

Question 2-5
Match the writer with the type of book.

crime fiction    fantasy    horror    romance    science fiction    magical realism

graphic novel    historical novel

2 Bella Roberts   ___Crime Fiction_______________

3 David Simmons   ______Historical novel____________

4 Tor Hegel   ________Magical realism__________

5 Vijay Mathur   _____Science Fiction_____________

Questions 6 – 10
Choose one answer.

6 The word “credible” in paragraph A is closest in meaning to

 possible to read

 elegant

 possible to believe

 significant

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7 The phrase “settled down to” in paragraph B is closest in meaning to

 find a quiet place

 make yourself comfortable to begin a project

 read something again

 be quiet

8 The word “traumatic” in paragraph B is closest in meaning to

 painful

 exciting

 admiring

 critical

9 The phrase “a total page turner” in paragraph C is closest in meaning to

 really awful

 kind of disappointing

 well-paced

 a book you don’t want to stop reading

10 The phrase “end up” in paragraph D is closest in meaning to

 the difficulty that we have

 an unsolvable problem

 result in

 what other people are doing

Vocabulary
2 Correct 8 collocations.

make your taxes Do your taxes

make a change Do a change
do an effort Make an effort
do business Make business
make the housework Do the housework

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do a decision Make a decision

make a mistake Do a mistake
make me a favor Do me a favor
do a phone call Make a phone call
do an excuse Make an excuse
do a profit Make a profit

3. Answer these questions:

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I will talk with my friends

I will sleep at z night
I'II get up at seven o'clock
I will travel with my mom to the hot springs
I will have a dinner with my friend
I will rest from the trip
I will not watch tv
I will take the bus to return home
I will eat chicken breast with vegetables

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Yes, I will do it to be free

I will cut myself in three months
I will buy items for the bathroom
nobody will
Yes, I will see the movie fast and furious
I will travel to baths to know tourist places
I will travel to the beach with my friends
4. Complete the following exercises:

3) I’m going to walk

4) He is going to stay

5) I’m going to eat

6) We are going to give

7) She is going to lie down

8) Are you going to watch it?

9) What is Rachel going to do

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2) I think I’ll buy something to eat

3) I don’t think I’ll play tennis

4) I think I’ll have it

5) I don’t think I’ll buy it

28.3

2) I’ll do

3) I watch

4) I’ll go

5) is going to buy

6) I’ll give

7) A=Will you do; B=I’ll go

8) I’m working

5. Complete the following exercises using: WOULD LIKE TO

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GRAMMAR NOTES: · “I would like a cup of tea” is a more polite way to say, “I want a cup of tea.” · “I would
like a cup of tea” (etc.) is often contracted to “I’d like a cup of tea” in speaking. · “Yes, I would” is never
contracted to “Yes, I’d.” · In response to an offer, “No, thank you.” is considered more polite than “No, I
wouldn’t.”

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1. I´m thirsty. I would like a glass of water, please.

2. A: Would you like a break? B: Yes, we would.
3. I don´t understand this. I would like some help with my homework.
4. Patrick would like to go to the supermarket. He needs milk
5. (A) Would Tom like to come with us? (B) Yes, he would
6. (A) Can I help you? (B) yes, I would like   
7. My friends would like to come to the party next week.
8. (A) Would you like to work on Saturday? (B) No, I Wouldn´t
9. Would you like chocolate ice-cream or vanilla-ice cream?
10. (A) Would you like to see a movie? (B) No, I wouldn´t
11. What would you like to do tomorrow?
12. Who would like some candy? (B) We would

6. Write Questions for these answers:

1. Today’s generation will live longer.

2. The population of old people will triple
3. The over-85 population will increase by 2050.
4. Young people will find more job opportunities.
5. Some older people will move into retirement housing.
6. She is not meeting us on Monday.
7. My train is leaving at 8:45.
8. She is going to wear jeans and a T-shirt
9. The band is visiting Denmark next May.
10. I am taking the train to Paris tomorrow.
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1) which generation will live longer?

2) what population will triple?
3) what population will increase in 2050?
4) who will find more job opportunities?
5) who will move into retirement housing?
6) she will meet us on Monday?
7) What time is your train?
8) what is she going to wear?
9) when the band will visit Denmark?
10) when are you going to take the train to Paris?

7. Read the magazine article and choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) for each gap. Write the
letters in the grid.

Helping homeless teenagers to help themselves

There are over two million homeless teenagers in America. Roberta Slack has managed (1)___ some of them.
After she (2)___ and her own children grew up, she didn’t know what to do. “I had this huge empty (3)___ ,” she
says, “but all these kids on the streets had nowhere to live.” So, (4)___ 2005, Roberta (5)___ homeless
teenagers living in her house. She (6)___ hundreds of teenagers. “There (7)___ always be more to help,” she
says.

A.J. is one of the teenagers Roberta has helped. He (8)___ home when he was 15 because his mother
was(9)___ and he didn’t (10)___ her new (11)___ . He (12)___ with Roberta (13)___ six months.

He (14)___ college next month, and he is (15)___ study computer science. “I’m (16)___ a (17)___ job now, and in the
future (18)___ get my own place. But I (19)___ always come back and visit Roberta. She’s my second (20)___ .”

1 A to help B helping C helped D

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2 A get divorced B gotten divorced C is divorced D

3 A village B cottage C building D
4 A since B for C to D
5 A had B has had C is having D
6 A was helped B helped C has helped D
7 A will B won’t C are going to D
8 A leave B left C has left D
9 A self-employer B the boss C employed D
10 A get along B get along with C get in D
11 A boyfriend B get married C wife D
12 A have lived B did live C has lived D
13 A since B already C just D
14 A will starting B will started C is starting D
15 A going to B is going to C go to D
16 A be looking for B looking for C looking at D
17 A part-time B time part C experience D
18 A I’m plan to B I planned to C I’m planning D
19 A won’t B will C intending to D
20 A partner B wife C boyfriend D

There are over two million homeless teenagers in America. Roberta Slack has managed (1)_C some of them.
After she (2)_B and her own children grew up, she didn’t know what to do. “I had this huge empty (3)A_ ,”
she says, “but all these kids on the streets had nowhere to live.” So, (4)D_ 2005, Roberta (5)C_ homeless
teenagers living in her house. She (6)C_ hundreds of teenagers. “There (7)A_ always be more to help,” she
says.

A.J. is one of the teenagers Roberta has helped. He (8)C_ home when he was 15 because his mother
was(9)_D and he didn’t (10)A_ her new (11)A_ . He (12)_C with Roberta (13)D_ six months.

He (14)D_ college next month, and he is (15)B_ study computer science. “I’m (16)_D a (17)B_ job now, and
in the future (18)_D get my own place. But I (19)A_ always come back and visit Roberta. She’s my
second(20)_B

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