ENGLISH 3

Week 2 – Session 1 – Homework

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I. Grammar: Present tenses

1. 1F 2B 3D 4C 5E 6A
2. 1. I usually go and visit family in Cyrus, but this summer I am working as a
tour guide to try to make some money.
2. Do you know what “affection” means?
3. Do getting in touch with Justin before he moves to Ireland.
4. This cake tastes delicious. Does your brother often make cakes?
5. I don’t think Tina understands exactly what you want her to do.
6. I hope it isn’t still raining. I don’t want to get wet on the way to my
sister’s wedding.
3. 1. I see my grandmother at least once a month.
2. We’ll phone home when we get to the hotel.
3. I hate the way his girlfriend often replies for him.
4. Grandparents don’t usually live with their families in this country.
5. Your brother doesn’t need to wait for us. (This sentence is correct)
6. I really like Mike’s cousin.
7. The average number of children per family is falling.
8. He does like you but he’s just very shy.
9. I promise that I’ll try to get on with your parents, but it’s not easy.
10. At last my sister begins to enjoy her new job.
II. Vocabulary: Suffixes
1. 1. friendship 2. Sadness 3. Childhood 4. Membership
5. Happiness 6. enjoyment 7. Affection 8.
Reliability
9. Stupidity 10. Kindness 11. excitement 12. Forgetfulness
13. Fatherhood 14. Relationship
2. 1. I had a wonderful childhood. We were very close as a family and all got
on incredibly well.
2. My gran had aged a lot recently and forgetfulness is becoming a real
problem.
3. I think the excitement of the party was all too much for your little cousin.
She fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.
4. David’s reliability is one of the things I value most about him. If he says
he will do something, he does it.
5. I’m afraid the membership of the local tennis club has fallen to 250 this
year.
6. My father isn’t good at showing affection towards my mother, but I do
know he adores her.
7. I got a lot of enjoyment out of playing my guitar even though I’m not
good at it.
8. I’ll never forget their kindness to me when I was ill. They were always
coming round to see if I was OK or I needed anything.
III. Grammar: Adverbs of degree
1. Incredibly: terribly, extremely, really
Quite: fairly, pretty
Bit: a little
2. 1. She quite likes Steve but she doesn’t know him well. (remove “is”)
2. It was freezing in Jill and Dave’s new house. They don’t have central
heating yet. (remove “terribly”)
3. I’m a bit thirsty. I think I’ll have orange juice. (add “a”)
 4. He was fairly surprised to hear we’re getting married. (This sentence is
correct)
5. Sam’s cousin is quite nice. I hope he can come to the party tonight.
(remove “a”)
6. My new car is a little bit smaller than my old one but it’s fine. (add
“than”)
7. The food’s pretty good in that new Thai restaurant. We went there with
friends last night. (This sentence is correct)
8. I enjoyed the film but is was fairly long and a bit sentimental. (remove
“a”)
9. Tim is clever but he needs to study more. (remove “a bit”)
10. I met quite an interesting guy at the party last night. (This sentence is
correct)
3. 1C 2A 3B 4C 5A 6C
IV. Premium B2 Workbook, Unit 2
1. Vocabulary: Family and relationship
1. 1D 2A 3B 4B 5C 6C
7B 8D
2. 1. We have two children, a girl and a boy.
2. My aunt and uncle, Maria and Juan, have been married for 25 years.
3. We had lunch with my husband’s mother on Sunday.
4. I don’t have any brothers or sisters, I’m an only child.
5. They have two children, a girl called Sarah and a boy call Paul.
6. I have a nephew, my brother’s son, Harry. He’s six years old.
7. He is widower. His wife died last year.
8. She’s my half-sister. We have the same mother, but different fathers.
2. Reading: Culture shock
2. B
3. 1B 2D 3F 4A 5C 6E
4. 1G 2B 3G 4B 5K 6G
7K 8K 9K 10G 11K 12G
5. Mates: friends
Are into: like/ be interested in
Keen on: very interested in/want to
Stiff: muscles hurt when they are moved
Father figure: an older man who you treat like a father and ask for advice,
help or supporting
Take it up: start something
Course: a place where you play golf
6. 1B 2B 3A 4A 5B 6B
7A 8A
3. Grammar: Present tenses
1. 1. Want 2. Doesn’t have 3. Is learning 4. Is studying
5. Retires 6. depends 7. Is getting 8. Is not having
9. Does/start 10. come from/am spending
2. A. with routine or regularly repeated actions, e.g.: sentence 2
B. in time clauses with a future meaning, e.g.: sentence 5
C. when talking about permanent situation, e.g.: sentence 10 (come from)
D. when talking about future timetables and programs, e.g.: sentence 9
E. with “state” verbs, e.g.: sentence 1 and 6
F. actions happening now or at this period in time, e.g.: sentence 3
G. changing situations, e.g.: sentence 7
H. temporary situations, e.g.: sentence 4 and 10 (am spending)
I. future plans or arrangements, e.g.: sentence 8
3. 1. Feeds 2. Switches 3. Has 4. Leaves
5. Go 6. Get 7. prefer 8. Am learning
9. Am thinking 10. Depends 11. Are looking 12. Are saving
13. Is working 14. Want 15. Is getting 16. Suppose
4. Speaking: Friendship
1. A
2. 1. Think about 2. What about you 3. Not quite sure
4. You could be right 5. Say, for example 6. More or less
5. Vocabulary: Suffixes
1. 2. Excitement 3. Relationship 4. Affection
5. enjoyment 6. Friendship 7. Reliable
2. 1. Thoughtfulness 2. Partnership 3. Boyhood
4. Motherhood 5. Responsibility 6. Entertainment
7. Companion 8. Hardship 9. Neighborhood
10. Formality 11. Strictness 12. Retirement
13. Parenthood 14. Goodness
3. 1. Partnership 2. Boyhood 3. Hardship
4. Entertainment 5. retirement 6. Strictness
7. Companion 8. Motherhood
6. Listening: Family life
1. 1B 2C 3A 4E 5F
2. 1. Pain in the neck 2. Drives me mad 3. Getting used
4. Stay in touch 5. lives/relationship 6. Good father
7. The do/booked 8. Air conditioning/heat 9. comes to stay
10. Daughter/put him to
 7. Speaking: Fillers
1. 1. I like having time to myself. I mean, I enjoy being with other people, but I
can happily be on my own.
2. I grew up in a middle - class family, you know, but my grandparents were
working class.
3. It’s kind of hard to talk to my younger sister these days. We haven’t got a
lot in common.
4. We’re not sure what we’re doing this summer. I guess we probably go and
see my family in Belgium.
5. It’s like, I’m so busy at work these days, I don’t have time to see my
friends.
6. Let’s see, we haven’t had a family get-together since our cousin’s
wedding.
2. 1. I feel great to have sisters. I mean, my sisters and I am really close and we
usually talk together.
2. I don’t like the noise my sisters make. My sisters are still young and it’s
like they feel so excited and have so much energy when there is a family get-
together.
3. I guess it’s good to start a family at 30. I mean, at that age, most people
have the ability to take care of themselves and their other half as well.
8. Grammar: Adverbs of degree: quite, a bit, etc.

1. not very  fairly  quite  pretty  very  extremely

2. 1D 2B 3F 4A 5C 6E
o Quite in sentence 2 means a little or a lot but not completely.
o Quite in sentence 6 means completely.
3. 1. It’s quite late. Let’s go home.
2. We had quite a long talk and agreed to forget the past.
3. I find it quite impossible to understand him. (completely)
 4. He’s quite an amazing little boy. (completely)
5. They live quite close to her husband’s family.
6. I think her photos are quite brilliant. (completely)
9. Pronunciation: quite, a bit, etc.
1. bit, little, pretty
2. extreme’ly, absolute’ly, incre’dibly
10.Vocabulary: Describing people
2. 1. Gomez 2. Morticia 3. Wednesday
4. Gomez and Pugsley 5. Lurch 6. Uncle Fester
7. Grandmama
3.
Adjectives Similar meaning Opposite meaning
Laid-back Relaxed Anxious
Stylish Well-dressed Badly-dressed
Shy Timid Outgoing
Full-of-her/himself Conceited Modest
Stingy Mean Generous
Stubborn Obstinate Flexible
Open-minded Liberal Intolerant
Sensible Practical Unrealistic
Sensitive Warm-hearted Insensitive
Reliable Dependable Undependable

4. 1. Stylish/Well-dressed  negative
2. open-minded/liberal  positive
3. badly-dressed  negative
4. undependable  negative
5. anxious  negative
6. outgoing  positive
 7. sensitive/warm-hearted  positive
8. sensible/practical  positive
5. 1. A. sensible B. sensitive
2. A. familiar B. relative
3. A. parents B. relatives
4. A. friendly B. sympathetic
5. A. old B. ancient
6. A. actually B. nowadays
7. A. quite B. quite
8. A. affect B. effect
11.Writing: An informal email/letter
1.
Hi Parminder
It was a lovely surprise to find your email on the Friends Reunited website. It’s
been ages since I last saw you. It must be ten years. How are you? What are you
doing these days? I expect you’ve had lots of changes in your life, too.
As you know, I went off to Canterbury to do my degree and I’m a computer analyst
now in London. I’m studying for a PhD at the moment and hopefully I’ll finish it
next year.
But life isn’t all work and study. I’m living with a great guy called Paul and we’re
getting married in June. I’d like to move back to Manchester next year and Paul is
happy to move, too, so we’re both looking for new jobs at the moment.
Are you still living in Manchester? I go back regularly to see my family and it’d be
great to meet up. Let me know when it’s convenient for you and where you’d like
to meet. I can’t wait to see you again.
Well, I must get back to work. Write soon and tell me all your news.
All the best,
Clare
2. Beginning: Nice to get your email; Great to hear from you; How are things
going? Thanks for your email.
Signaling the end: I’d better stop writing now; Anyway, keep in contact; I
must go now; Write again soon.
Ending: Give my love/regards to (your family); Love; Bye for now; All the
best.