8 complete the conversation with the phrases in the box. there are two extra phrases.

james: i'm
really tired after being at work all day. can't you cook dinner tonight? carol: oh. poor baby. i spent all
day at work too, you know. james: well, (1) i know, it's awful, isn't it? i cooked every night last week.
carol: every single night? not unless you call opening a can of beans or heating up microwavable
burritos "cooking." james: (2) well, that may be carol: i made you toast yesterday for breakfast.
james: toast! (3) that's garbage but when was the last time you made something? that doesn't count
as cooking. you can't remember the last time you cooked, can you? carol: oh, (4) i suppose you're
right… ok, i'll do it. where is the oven, anyway? james: you see! (5)i rest my case carol: onlyjoking!

7 rewrite the sentences to change the emphasis. a the long lazy days of summer are gone. gone are
the long lazy days of summer. b the tiny village was perched high above the ocean on the rocky cliffs.
high perched above the ocean on the rocky cliffs was the tiny village. or on the rocky cliffs perched
high above the ocean was the tiny village. c the busy crowds of people buying vegetables were gone.
gone were the busy crowds of people buying vegetables. d they made their way out of the theater,
laughing and whispering. laughing and whispering they made their way out of the theater. e i have
no idea what i did wrong. what i did wrong i have no idea. f we will never know what really
happened on that november night. what really happened on that november night we will never
really know.

6 complete the sentences, using the words in parentheses in the correct order. a for breakfast she
ate a big bowl of muesli and greek yogurt served with sliced banana. (yogurt / served / sliced / and /
greek / with / banana) b in spain we drank big mugs of strong black coffee served with small crispy
doughnuts. (black / served / doughnuts with / small / strong / crispy / coffee) after dinner, they had
a bowl of succulent whipped strawberries served with fresh cream on top. (an top / with / fresh /
cream / succulent / served / whipped / strawberries) c would you like to try a frestly slice of bread
made of butter with sreamy (made / slice / freshly / butter / bread / of / / creamy / with) d in turkey
we enjoyed an enormous pile of fresh figs with dripping honey. (with / an / enormous / figs / pile /
honey / of / fresh / dripping) e on a hot day, there's nothing like a glass of a refreshing tall sweet
home-made lemonade. (of/ lemonade / / glass / tall / sweet/ home-made / refreshing)