Exercises:

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

- An agreement was signed in Brussels between the Government of Ukraine and the European
Commission regarding Ukraine's accession to the EU program "Digital Europe".
- The European Commission has just proposed to provide Ukraine with an additional €5 billion in
macro-financial assistance.
- The national sumo team of Ukraine triumphed at the European Championship!

2. Vocabulary Plus 1.

Ex. 7a, p. 121

Ups and downs, sick and tired, on and on, peace and quiet, leaps and bounds, pros and cons, rough and
ready, through and through, now and then, give and take.

Ex. 8a, p. 121

1. I hate having music on in the background. I prefer some peace and quiet.
2. I used to go to rock concerts a lot but nowadays I only go now and then.
3. I’m a reggae fan through and through.
4. I’m sick and tired of having to listen to people’s favourite music on the train. I wish they’d turn their
MP3 players down.
5. Any skill such as playing the piano improves in leaps and bounds if you practice enough.
6. Every relationship has its ups and downs so it’s not surprising that most bands break up after a few
years.
7. I don’t like jazz. Some of the pieces go on and on for far too long.
8. It’s OK for my neighbours to play music I don’t like. You have to have a bit of give and take. I’m sure
they don’t like my music!
9. There are pros and cons to listening to a live recording as opposed to a studio album.
10. Some of the music videos made by ordinary people on YouTube are a bit rough and ready but that’s
OK.

Ex. 3a, p. 157

1. it’s only a question of time, and sooner or later you’ll find a new job. – e) eventually.
2. that’s the highest salary we can pay you. We can’t go higher, so take it or leave it. – a) the offer won’t
change.
3. you’ve finished the training, and now you have to go out and do the job. It’s sink or swim. – g)fail or
succeed.
4. the shop is about twenty kilometres from here, give or take a kilometer. – c) to within.
5. It was all or nothing – she either had to get in the car with him or lose him forever. – b)risking
everything.
6. this is the biggest choice of my life – it’s a life or death decision. – h) extremely important.
 7. Mark took a hit or miss approach to finding a girlfriend. He simply asked every girl he saw out on a
date. – d) unplanned/disorganized.
8. I know, we’re lost, but one way or another we’ll find our way back. – f) somehow.

3. On your left 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Ex. 2b, p. 122

1. C
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. F
6. E

Ex. 2c, p. 122

1. The Blue Note Jazz Club: It’s famous; it’s one of the best jazz clubs in the neighbourhood.
2. The Café Reggio: The first owner brought cappuccino to the USA, the original cappuccino machine is
there.
3. Greenwich Village in general: It’s a centre of artistic life and attracts writers, dancers, poets; it was a
big part of the 60s folk music scene.
4. Washington Square Park: People play chess there every day. The arch was modelled on the Arc de
Triomphe in Paris and was built in 1889 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of
George Washington.
5. The Bodleian Library: Named after founder Thomas Bodley, the Bodleian is a (circular) library, which
has a copy of every book published in the UK; any student at the university can use it.
6. The Oxford colleges: There are 38 Oxford colleges.
7. The Bridge of Sighs: It connects the two sides of Hertford College; is modelled on a bridge in Venice.
8. New College: The college was founded in 1370.
9. The ‘Schools’: Students take their exams there; biggest room can seat 500 students.
10. Christ Church College: It’s the biggest and most famous college at Oxford; famous from the Harry
Potter films.

Ex. 3a, p. 122

Leading the way:

Let's head over to Washington Square Park and then circle back.
Why don't we retrace our steps and go back to the Café Reggio?
Giving facts:
It was modelled on the Arc de Triomphe.
It was built to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the inauguration of George Washington as president.
In front of us is the Bodleian, named after the founder – Thomas Bodley.
Commenting on facts:
As I'm sure you know Greenwich Village has always been a centre of artistic life - very bohemian.
Interestingly, the oldest college was actually only founded a hundred or so years earlier!
Apparently, the biggest room can seat somewhere in the region of 500 students although I haven't seen it
myself.
We can actually go inside if we're quick. It's well worth a visit.

Ex. 10.3a, p. 147

1. A: So here we are at Margit Island, named after a nun whose father was once king. A: Yeah,
interestingly at one time it was three islands and only used by people who had land here.
2. A: Supposedly these caves run for miles. A: The story goes that when there was an invasion, the
local people hid in these tunnels
3. A: That’s the Vajdahunyad Castle. It was modelled on/after a castle in Transylvania. A: It was built
for the city’s millennium exhibition in 1896, to commemorate the one thousand-year anniversary of
the founding of the state.
4. A: Let’s retrace our steps to Castle Hill. A: Exactly and the museum is well worth a visit.

Ex. 4a, p. 123

1. Let’s head over to the cathedral, Notre Dame.
2. Yes, it’s well worth visiting it.
3. Yes, it was modelled on a famous Roman arch.
4. To celebrate one of Napoleon’s great victories.
5. So here we are at the Eiffel Tower, named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel.
6. Yeah, apparently it can sway six to seven centimetres in the wind!

4. Vocabulary 1.

Ex. 5, p. 123

1. What is the height of the tower?

2. So the road goes the length of the town?
3. When did they widen the entrance?
4. What is the thickness of the wall here?
5. The road narrows here. Why’s that?
6. What’s the breadth of the river and depth of the water here?
7. Why don’t they enlarge the map? It’s so small.
8. It’s nine o’clock and it’s still light. When do the days shorten here?

Ex. 6a, p. 123

1. just under
2. roughly, or so
3. somewhere in the region of
4. upwards of

ex. 6b, p. 123

1. fewer than – just under

2. more than – upwards of
3. about/around/approximately – roughly, or so, somewhere in the region of
ex. 6c, p. 123

1. b) 1,518
2. b) 38
3. a) 1,180
4. a) 712
5. a) 2.13
6. b) 371