UNIT 10 - MORE, MORE, MORE singer.
They didn’t want a model or a famous person, just someone that other
1 Read the words and their definitions.
 a shopaholic: someone who goes shopping a lot or thinks about going
shopping a lot
 a shopping addiction: a condition when someone is unable to stop
going shopping and spending money
 retail therapy: going shopping in order to feel good
2 This article is about 'Ms T'. Read the article quickly and answer this
question: What happened to her as a result of being a shopaholic?
Shop till you drop!
Shopping - a dream come true or a terrible nightmare? Some shopping
is necessary. It ran also he fun. For many people it is a hobby, often a very
enjoyable one. We have even invented a new phrase, retail therapy, to
describe the good feelings we can get from buying things. Shopping makes
many of us feel better. However, it can go badly wrong too, when for some*
people, their spending gels out of control. Without a doubt, we live in a very
‘spend-happy’ society. Generally, we are spending more than we earn and
many people are finding themselves in debt.
For some people, shopping can become a real addiction. It can
become a serious condition in which people don’t feel happy unless they are
buying something. Often they don’t need the things they are buying;
sometimes they don’t even want them. 21-year-old dancer, ‘Ms T’, says that
she is a ‘shopaholic’ although she doesn’t see herself as having a problem. ‘I
just like to look nice all the time,’ she; says. 41 like clothes and I especially
have a passion for shoes. I’ve got 205 pairs of shoes!’ She says that she
doesn’t have to spend a lot. Her shopping trips can cost her anything from
l0p to £10,000, but she says she must buy something every day.
Strangely, it was being a shopaholic that gave ‘Ms T’ the opportunity
to become a pop singer. She was in a chat room for shopaholics on the
Internet when she was found by a member of the new pop group Scam. They
had just written a song called Retail Therapy about the dangers of shopping
addiction. ‘We wrote the song because we’ve got friends who’ve been in that
position. We’ve seen it. They get all the credit cards and get themselves into
real trouble,’ they said. The group went to the chat room because they were
looking for an ordinary person who understood shopaholics to be their lead
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women could relate to.
Scam were very pleased to find ‘Ms T’ but even though she has
recorded the song with them, they have still never met her. The group want
the song and the issue of shopping addiction to remain more important than
the people involved. They don’t want to meet ‘Ms T’ and spend time on
getting to know each other. ‘Ms T’ goes to the recording studio alone and all
their communication, including interviews for the press, is done via text
messaging. ‘It’s worked out well for me,’ says Ms T’, ‘I can do all these
interviews and things while I’m out shopping!’
1 Read these questions and highlight or underline the key words.
1 What does the article say about money in today's society?
2 How do people who are addicted to shopping feel about the things
they buy?
3 What is the most important thing about shopping for 'Ms T'?
4 Why did the pop group Scam go to the shopaholics’ chat room?
5 What does it in line 29 refer to?
6 Why were Scam pleased to find 'Ms T'?
7 Why haven't the group met 'Ms T'?
4 Look at the options below for each question and choose the best option
for each question.
1. What does the article say about money in today's society?
A Most people spend too much money.
B Most people earn too much money.
C Most people are happy about being in debt.
D Most people would like to earn more.
2. How do people who are addicted to shopping feel about the things they
buy?
A They only buy things they like.
B They don't mind what they buy.
C They feel upset when they are buying something.
D They know they shouldn't buy things.
3. What is the most important thing about shopping for 'Ms T'?
A She doesn't want to get addicted to shopping.
B She's worried that she's spending too much.
C She has to spend too much on shoes.
D She needs to go shopping regularly.
4. Why did the pop group Scam go to the shopaholics chat room?
A They wanted to talk about their new song.
B They needed another member for their group.
C They wanted to find out what shopaholics were like.
D They wanted to chat to 'Ms T'.
5. What does it in line 29 refer to?
A the idea of writing a song
B the place where shopaholics go on the Internet
C the problem caused by shopping addiction
D the way people get too greedy
6. Why were Scam pleased to find 'Ms T'?
A She looked like a model.
B She was related to a famous person.
C She was an ordinary person.
D She had already recorded a song for them
7. Why haven't the group met 'Ms T'?
A She doesn't want to get too involved.
B She is too busy shopping to do any press interviews.
C They are too busy to go to the recording studio.
D They are more interested in the topic than the people.
GRAMMAR – Obligation
1 Match the examples (1-5) with the descriptions (A-E).
1 She's a shopaholic. She says she must buy something every day.
2 My parents say that I have to save up my own money to buy clothes.
3 You don't have to buy it if you don't want to.
4 You mustn't tell anyone your cashpoint pin number.
5 You should always keep your receipt.
A no obligation in the present
B strong obligation from the speaker in the present
C strong obligation from outside the speaker in the present
D weak obligation in the present
E prohibition in the present
2 Complete these sentences with mustn't or don't/doesn't have to.
1 You ………. walk on the carpet with your shoes on - please leave them by
the door.
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2 Just come round when you like. You ………. phone me first.
3 I ………. get up early but I do it because I like it.
4 You ………. park your car in front of someone else's garage.
5 I'm arranging a surprise party for Simon. You………... tell him.
6 Penny is sleeping late today. She start ……….. work until ten o'clock.
3 Match the examples (1-3) with the descriptions (A-C).
1 When I was a child, I had to earn money by washing cars.
2 It was kind of you to pay for lunch yesterday - you didn't have to do it.
3 When I was a child, I wasn't allowed to buy my own clothes.
A. no obligation in the past
B. obligation in the past
C. prohibition in the past
Obligation in the past - In the present, we use two different forms to talk
about obligation {must and have to).
What is the past form of these sentences?
1 We must save up for about two months.
2 We have to save up for about two months.
4 Complete the paragraph below with the correct form of the words in
italics in Exercise 3.
For my last holiday, I went sightseeing with an organised group.
There were some strict rules. We all (1) ………. wear a yellow hat so they
could see who was in the group. They also gave us a bag which we (2) ………
carry at all times. They always provided a packed lunch for people who
wanted it. But we (3) ……… could bring our own lunch. Every morning,
there was an organised programme. Everyone did the same thing and we (4)
………. Do anything different. There were also activities in the afternoons
but we (5) ……… do them if we didn't want to. If we did different things, we
always (6) ………. be back by six o'clock and we (7) ……… be out on our
own in the evenings.
5 Rewrite sentences 1-3 in the past and rewrite sentences 4-6 in the present.
1 I don’t have to wear a uniform.
2 I must get up before 7.30 a.m.
3 I mustn't buy sweets.
4 I had to use a computer every day.
5 I wasn't allowed to bring my own lunch.
6 I didn't have to do any homework.
 LISTENING 2. What does David Lomax say about animals and plants?
1 Read this information about the Chinese philosophy of Feng Shui and A Water is essential for them.
answer these questions. B They are mostly made of water.
 Feng Shui is concerned with what to buy and where to put things in your C Some animals and plants can survive without any water at all.
house. 3. Where else in the universe do scientists think there might be water?
 One of the principles of Feng Shui is that you should get rid of things that A only the Moon
you don't need. B the Moon, Europa and Mars
2 You will hear someone talking about five different aspects of Feng Shui. C the Moon, Mars and Jupiter
Decide which of the subjects (A-F) in the list below each extract is about. 4. What does David Lomax say about koalas?
There is one extra letter which you do not need to use. A They need to drink water every day.
A Tidying up – extract ….. B They never need to drink water.
B Education – extract ….. C The leaves they eat contain water.
C Good or bad luck – extract ….. 5. What is the interviewer's attitude to how much water the average American
D Health and wealth – extract ….. uses?
E Success in business – extract ….. A She finds it fairly unbelievable.
F Origins of Feng Shui – extract 1 B She doesn't think it's too much
UNIT 11 - WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE C She thought they used more than that.
LISTENING 6. How much water does the average family of four in Ghana have?
1 You will hear a radio programme about water called Fascinating Facts. A 20 litres per person per day
First, do the quiz below with a partner. B 20 litres per family per day
1. What percentage of an average person's bodyweight is water? C 12 litres per family per day
a) 20-30% b) 40-50% c) 60-70% 7. What does the water rationing system in California do?
2. How many litres of water should a person drink every day? A It limits the amount of water people can use.
a) 0.5 litre b) 1 litre c) 2 litres B It asks people to decide how much water they need.
3. How many days can camels go without drinking any water? C It makes people pay more for their water.
a) three days b) five days c) seven days READING
4. How long does it take a camel to drink 100 litres of water? 1 Read the article quickly and choose the most appropriate title from the
a) 10 minutes b) 20 minutes c) 30 minutes list (a, b or c). Don't worry about the gaps at this stage.
5. How many litres of water does the average American use every day? a) The history of dolphins
a) 77 litres b) 770 litres c) 7,770 litres b) The power of dolphins
3 Read these questions and their options (A, B or C). Highlight or underline c) Dolphins throughout the world
the key words and phrases that will help you listen for the correct answers. A group of dolphins is swimming in a huge outdoor swimming pool
1. How much water does the presenter drink every day? at Dolphin Cove in the Florida Keys. Splashing around near them is 10-year-
A nearly 2 litres old Jamie Taggart from Scotland. (1) ………. Jamie's medical condition
B exactly 2 litres means that he has little communication with the rest of the world. Recently
C a lot less than 2 litres however, he's been swimming with these dolphins regularly and it has opened
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up a whole new world for him. He has begun to touch the dolphins and play
with them.
The six bottlenose dolphins in the pool are part of a programme called
Dolphin Human Therapy (DHT). (2) ……… DHT has been incredibly
successful and 90% of the children return for further sessions. The children
are really excited to be near the dolphins.
The main success of the programme is that being with the dolphins
helps the children to respond to people. (3) ………. They start to learn four
times faster than before and, more importantly, they remember what they
have learned. Dr Nathanson says that dolphins have unique qualities. 'They
are very brainy,' he says, 'and they are able to process information in a
"feeling" way. When they see someone with difficulties, they are very gentle.'
There is now a lot of evidence of the healing powers of dolphins. They
have helped all kinds of people with serious disabilities and illnesses, not just
children. After Bill Bowell from Oxford had a heart attack, he became
depressed and was unable to work. (4) ……… 'The dolphin looked straight
into my eyes and I started to cry,' says Bowell. 'As I cried, he rested his head
on my chest and stayed very still. After about ten minutes, he gently pushed
my face and tickled me until I laughed out loud. My life changed forever,' he
says.
Scientists think that the ultrasound produced by dolphins is the key to
their natural healing powers. Conventional medicine also uses ultrasound.
(5)……… Nobody fully understands the effects on humans of dolphins'
ultrasound, which is so powerful that it can travel through mud one metre
deep.
Some people argue that we should be careful about using dolphins.
(6) ……… Secondly, people pay a lot of money and we shouldn't raise their
expectations too high. Thirdly, some people think that it is wrong to keep
dolphins in captivity for our own use. Whatever the arguments against using
dolphins, however, it is clear that when they swim with dolphins, most people
feel totally amazed and positive about these incredible creatures.
2 Six sentences have been removed from the article. To help you choose the
most suitable sentence for each gap, read the missing sentences (A-F)
below the article.
A. They start to communicate with people when they had never done so
before.
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B. The expression on his face is full of delight.
C. Firstly, although there is a lot of positive evidence, there may also be
negative effects that we don't know about.
D. Dolphins' ultrasound, however, is four times more powerful and being in
water makes it 60 times more efficient.
E. The programme was established by Dr David Nathanson, a neuro-
psychologist who uses dolphins to help children with mental and physical
disabilities.
F. Then, he swam with a dolphin in South Wales.
GRAMMAR - PRESENT PERFECT simple or continuous?
We use both the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous
to talk about actions and situations in a period from the past to the present.
 Present perfect simple - We are interested in what the action or
situation has achieved. (The focus is on the result and the idea of
completion.)
 Present perfect continuous - We are interested in the continuing
action or situation itself. (The focus is on the continuous activity,
which may not be completed.)
1 Choose the correct alternatives in the two sentences below.
1 He's had/'s been having ten swimming lessons.
2 He's swum/'s been swimming with dolphins recently.
2 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the present perfect
simple or present perfect continuous, using the verb in brackets.
1 a) I'm completely exhausted. I……… (to run) all morning.
b) I ………. (to run) 10 kilometres this morning in my fastest time so far!
2 a) I think he likes me! He ……… (to send) me 15 emails this week already.
b) That company …… (to send) me emails for months. It's very annoying.
3 a) Turn it off, please. You ……… (to watch) enough TV today.
b) She's crying because she …….. (to watch) a really sad film on TV.
4 a) I …….. (to take) exams all week. Now I want to go out and enjoy myself.
b) Look, here's the letter. I can't believe it. He ……. (to pass) all his exams.
5 a) He's good at water skiing now. He …….. (to have) lessons all summer.
b) I ……… (to have) one lesson so far, but I think surfing is too difficult
for me.
3 Listen and check your answers to the sentences above.