9 A better world Extra Practice

Student’s Book 9.2 Unit 9 3

9.2 Vocabulary Adjectives: fashion

1 * Match 1–6 to A–F.
1 casual ..... F a very old, valuable shirt that belonged to your grandma
2 delicate ..... B a pair of jeans that you can’t sit down in
3 fashionable ..... C a T-shirt, shorts and sandals
4 full-length .....A a long dress that covers your shoes
5 tight-fitting ..... D a style of skirt that is very popular with girls at the moment
6 waterproof ..... E a coat that keeps you dry when it rains

2 ** Complete the mini-dialogues with the words.

hard-wearing loose old-fashioned patterned soft stylish

1 A Your mum always wears the latest fashions.

B I know. She’s a very ......stylish woman!
2 A Would you like this old hat? Your grandma wore it when she was younger..
B No way! Hats like that aren’t popular now. It’s really ....old-fashioned......... .
3 A Look at your shoes! You’ve only had them for a month and you already
need a new pair.
B I know. I need something more .....loose........ next time!
4 A I love your new jumper.
B Thank you. It’s made from angora so it’s very warm and soft
5 A What do you think of this blue shirt?
B It’s boring. Why don’t you get this .........patterned... one with flowers on it?
6 A I’m really hot in these tight-fitting clothes.
B You should wear .......hard-wearing...... clothes in summer. They’re more
comfortable.
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Student’s Book 9.1 Unit 9 2

9.1 Grammar Reported statements

1 * Choose the correct option.
1 Jen said that she wanted to be a pop singer.
2 She told me that she wrote all her own songs.
3 She told me that she busked in the street every Saturday.
4 She said that she wanted to raise enough money to pay for a
session in a recording studio.
5 She said that she planned to send a recording of her music to a
record company.
6 She said that she hoped to have a recording contract by the
time she left school.

2 ** Read the dialogue. Then complete the summary in reported

speech.
Bryan Hi, Leonie. I haven’t seen you for ages. How are you?
Are you still working in the café on Saturdays?
Leonie No, (1) I volunteer at the art gallery every Saturday now.
(2) I plan to go to university next September. (3) I want to
study history of art.

Bryan Really? (4) There’s a fantastic film about Picasso at the

cinema this week. Would you like to see it with me?
Leonie (5) My favourite artist is Picasso! Yes, I’d love to.

1 Leonie told Bryan that she was volunteer at the art gallery every
saturday................................................................
2 She said that ..she planned to go to university next
september..........................................................................
3 She said that ...she wanted to study history of art......
4 Bryan told Leonie that there was a fantastic film about Picasso at the cinema that week
...............................................................
5 Leonie said that his favourite artist was Picasso..and she was agree to go with him
...................................................
9.2 Grammar Reported commands, offers and suggestions
1 * Match 1–6 to A–F to make sentences.
1 My mum suggested that I .....B wear a hat as it was cold.A her one of my T-shirts.
2 Dan offered to .....Fhelp me with my homework.
3 Our teacher told .....E us to be quiet.
4 Seema suggested ..... C that we go shopping.
5 I offered to lend ..... E us to be quiet.
6 He told us .....D to turn our phones off.

2 ** Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets..

I’ve been volunteering in a charity shop for a few months now. My mum
suggested that I (1) ...get.......... (get) a job there. I really enjoy working in
the shop – we mainly sell a lot of second-hand clothes. One day the
manager told me (2) to....sort......... (sort) through a bag of clothes that
someone had donated. While I was emptying the bag, I found a beautiful
full-length silk dress. However, it had a large tear in it. My mum offered
(3) .....mend ........ (mend) the dress and then she suggested that we
(4) .....put........ (put) the dress in the shop window. A clothes historian
noticed the dress and she told us (5) ..to take........... (take) it to the local
museum. It turned out that the dress was from the 1920s and worth a lot
of money. My manager offered (6) donate ............. (donate) the dress to the
museum and now it is a very popular exhibit.

9.1 Vocabulary Charity actions

1 * Complete the sentences with the verbs.

1 I .........donate.... £10 a month to two charities. They .......raise money...... for

endangered animals.

2 We want to ......protest....... about plans to close our library. We’re going to

..........persuade... the council to keep it open.

3 Thousands of people need to sign the ......petition....... . I’ll ...volunteer.......... to stand

outside the supermarket with it.
2 ** Replace the underlined phrases with the words.

campaign contribute donation fundraising publicize sponsor

1 My dad’s business is going to give money in order to buy the sports kit
for my football team. We’re going to have his company’s name on our
shirts! ..sponsor...........
2 There’s a new organized plan in schools to encourage children to eat
healthy food. campain.............
3 Sponsoring a local sports team is a good opportunity to tell people the
name of your company. .publicize............
4 I always give clothes to my favourite charity. It isn’t much, but it helps. donation
5 The money that was given was used to buy new computers for the
school. contribute .............
6 I can wear my own clothes to school tomorrow if I donate £1. It’s a
collecting money event for our local hospital. ..fundraising ...........