GRAMMAR VOCABULARY

1 Describing objects – past participle clauses 1 3 Choosing something for a room

Complete the sentences with the past participle form Circle the correct words.
of a verb from the box.
Example: I think pale walls would make the room
take hide grow film make publish be / feel a lot bigger, don’t you?

1 A bright sofa would go / look nice in the living room.

Example: I really enjoyed looking at the photos taken
on your trek to Nepal.
1 David Beckham’s autobiography,
a few years ago, was an instant hit.
2 We always spend our holidays in a small village
away deep in a valley.
3 The vegetables in my own garden are far more
delicious than those from the supermarket.
4 My house is full of furniture of oak.
5 The Blair Witch Project, in black and white on a tiny
budget, made a lot of money at the box office.
/5
2 Describing objects – past participle clauses 2
Write D (defining) or N (non-defining) next to each
sentence.
Example: I don’t like many of the buildings designed by
today’s architects. D
1 Goods manufactured in China can be cheaper than
those made in many other countries.
2 Shakespeare’s plays, written in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries, are still performed all over
2 That picture’s the good / wrong shape for that frame. 3
No! Those chairs wouldn’t put / go in the bedroom.
They’re awful.
4 Well, I think the house is really nice and bright /
good now.
5 To be honest, I wouldn’t / can’t really see that old
desk in the study.
/5
4 Discussing design
Replace the underlined words with an adjective
from the box. You don’t need all the words.
purposeful attractive straightforward novel long-
lasting low-key green consequent
Example: Packaging has to be aesthetic in order to
attract buyers.
attractive
1 It’s important to buy products that are concerned
with the environment.
2 I must say that’s an innovative little gadget. 3 My

the world.
hiking boots have proved to be very durable. 4 The sign
3 I love any clothes created by Giorgio Armani. 4
My neighbour’s car, imported from Germany, is a
little red sports car. of good design is that it’s unobtrusive. 5 The simplest

5 It’s not very ecological to buy flowers flown over

designs are the most honest. /5
from other countries. /5

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5 Getting a consensus 3 There are a lot of bands I enjoy listening to,

Complete the sentences with a suitable preposition. U2 and Coldplay.

Example: What are your thoughts on this new design? 4 I think I was seen a clown when I was at school
because I was always fooling around. 5 In my family,
1 I’m not sure that having all the meetings on one day I would say I’m most my mother.
would work me.
/5
2 I’m delighted to say that everyone is
favour of going ahead with the proposal.
3 So, are we all agreed this course of action? 4 Having
EXPLORE SPEAKING
looked at these three designs, I regret to say that these 8 Expressing disagreement; making concessions and
two are . counter-arguments

5 After a long discussion, we’ve decided to go
your original idea. /5
PRONUNCIATION
6 Groups of words 1
Divide the sentences into groups of words.
Example: // A Swatch watch called The Jelly Fish // is
one of the most collectible watches // in the
world. //
1 I don’t like many of the clothes designed by top
designers.
2 My friend’s favourite possession, imported from
Italy, is a blue sports car.
3 Goods made in the UK are often more expensive
than those made overseas.
4 Jane Austen’s books, written in the early nineteenth
century, are still widely read today.
5 It’s not very green to buy vegetables imported from
other countries. /5
KEYWORD as
7 as compared with like
Complete the sentences with as, such as or like.
Example: I used to work as a waiter during my
university holidays just to earn some extra
money.
b) I take your point, but can we really afford it? /5
Tick (✓) the more appropriate response, a or b.
Example: A I’m afraid to say that your work on this
project has been pretty careless recently.
B a) Are you serious?
b) I take your point, but I have been under a lot of
pressure recently. ✓
1 A Can you do your washing up – I can’t see the sink!
B a) Oh come on!
b) I have to admit that I share your opinion. 2 A
Don’t you think the living room could do with
some new furniture?
B a) I’d go along with you there, so what do you
have in mind?
b) I take your point, but the money isn’t really
there, is it?
3 A I honestly believe that we won’t win the contract if
we don’t change this design.
B a) Are you joking? It’s brilliant.
b) I have to disagree with you there, as there has been
a lot of positive feedback.
4 A Could you just listen to what John has to say? B a)
It’s true that he has a point, but what can we do about
it?
b) How can you say that?
5 A I think we need to take on more staff to help with
the extra workload.
B a) Are you serious?

1 Do you really think I look Julia Roberts?! 2 We 2

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2.used wooden boxes furniture when we were students.
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