Exercises:

1. Warming up. Inform the audience on the latest news.

Germany will allocate 200 million euros to Ukraine for support programs for internally displaced
persons.
The EU will provide Ukraine with access to financing of digital projects within the framework of the
EU program "Digital Europe" for 6 billion euros.
Boris Johnson handed over the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain to the newly elected Liz
Truss.

2. Grammar.

Ex. 2a, p. 120

The article mentions registering in hotels as a situation where celebrities use fake names.
Alotta Warmheart sounds like ‘a lot of warm heart’.
Ross Vegas sounds like ‘Las Vegas’.
George Clooney’s fake name is the name of another star who doesn’t look anything like him.

Ex. 2b

1. All of them.
2. 1 who/that are registered at hotels under their real name 2 who/that are trying to take their pictures 3
who/that are taking selfies 4 which/that involve wordplay 5 who were/got married in 2000 but were/got
divorced five years later 6 which/that was used by George Clooney
3. present participle (-ing form) or past participle.

Ex. 2c
1 b) Names involving wordplay are common.
2 b) The people working in the hotel thought the name was funny.
3 b) The hotel, built in the 1980s and regularly used by film stars, is famous.

1. when a relative clause has an active verb in the present simple or past simple, the participle clause
uses a present participle.
2. When a relative clause has a passive verb in the present simple or past simple, the participle clause
uses a past participle.

Ex 10.2a, p. 147
1. a beret is a type of flat has often worn on one side of the head.
2. The large number of people waiting outside meant the doctor would be working late that night.
3. Items permanently deleted from your inbox can usually be found again if you know where to look.
4. I knew two people injured in the fire.
5. Babies brought up in a bilingual household have more flexible brains.
6. The dance taking place tomorrow is to celebrate the end of the exams.
Ex. 10.2b, p. 147
1. The taxi almost drove over a man lying in the street.
2. Sunflowers, painted by Van Gogh, is one of the most popular paintings ever.
 3. The army, led by Napoleon, advanced towards the hill.
4. I don’t know the people living next door to me.
5. I used to like block-busters involving lots of action.
6. The apartments overlooking Central Park are the most expensive.
7. Some factories forced to close during the recession still haven’t reopened.
8. Many people think that the Taj Mahal, built in the seventeenth century, is the most beautiful
building in the world.

Ex. 3a, p. 120

1. People taking photos should ask their subjects’ permission first.
2. Films based on books are disappointing.
3. It’s great to see rock stars in their sixties still playing concerts.
4. Architecture designed in the 1960s is generally quite ugly and ought to be pulled down.
5. Photos of people posing for the camera don’t work as well as spontaneous pictures.
6. Film and TV stars appearing in the theatre attract huge audiences.
7. Jokes involving racial stereotypes are not funny.
8. Photographers using software to enhance their photos were justifiably banned from entering a
national competition last month.

3. Vocabulary 1.

Ex. 4a, p. 120

1. Positive
2. Negative
3. Mixed

Ex. 4b

- to create a stir: to cause a feeling of excitement

- ground-breaking: using new ideas, innovative
- rave reviews: strong praise for a new performer, music, film, play, etc.
- a sell-out: a performance, sports event, etc. for which all the tickets have been sold
- must-see: something that is so good, exciting or interesting that you think people should see it
- hype: noun publicity – when something is talked about a lot on TV, in the newspapers, online, etc.
to make it seem good or important
- a letdown: something that disappoints you because it is not as good as you expected
- a flop: a film, show, plan or product that is not successful
- mainstream: the most usual ideas or ways of doing something which are accepted by most people
- alternative: different from what is usual or accepted

ex. 4c

1. She’s certainly creating a stir …

2. her ground-breaking mix of rap and folk.
3. she got those rave reviews in the press
4. each performance has been a sell-out
5. it’s the must-see performance of the year.
 6. after all the hype surrounding her concerts
7. the concert was a real letdown!
8. It was a complete flop
9. I just hope she doesn’t go mainstream
10. all the other alternative artists.

Ex. 10.2, 1, p. 157

1. acoustic guitar – e
2. drums – j
3. bass guitar – I
4. violin/fiddle – l
5. cello – c
6. grand piano – h
7. trumpet – f
8. trombone – k
9. flute – d
10. clarinet – b
11. saxophone – g
12. harp – a

ex. 10.2, 2, p. 157

1. There goes Jim again, saying how great he is , blowing his own trumpet. – c) talk positively about
oneself
2. Clara began fiddling with her necklace . I could see that she was worried. D) touch or play with
something in a restless or nervous way
3. We need to drum up some new business or we'll have to close down. E) het through making a lot of
effort
4. I'm tired of playing second fiddle. – a) take a less important role
5. Interesting how Larry changed his tune after he found out it was his own assistant who stole the
money. – g) suddenly take a different perspective
6. I know , it looks like an expensive car but I got it for a song. – h) very cheaply
7. The boss wants to see me about my mistakes on the contract . It's time for me to go in and face the
music. – f) accept responsibility for mistakes
8. Her name rings a bell - maybe I've met her before. – b) remind sb of sth sound familiar