[I] Where?

1
D The office of British Tourist Books is in Regent Street. It is at 22
Regent Street, in. a large building called Tourism House. This is
near Piccadilly Circus, but ratherfar from Oxford Circus.
Tourism House is on the corner Q[Carlton Street. There is a
cinema opposite it and a bank ,ie.r:t to it.
• Where is the office of (a) Japanese Airlines Ltd and (b) the
Austrian National Tourist Office?
Use the words below:

in at near far from on the comer of

opposite next to

;' J J - . f - - Austlian
N3tionaJ
Tou11$t
Otfice

Japanese Airlines Ltd is I

near Oxford Circus. The office is
2 iY, . Hanover Square, 3 g 5 Hanover Square,
t0 be exact. It is 4
"'- U!{ "r"''i.afover Street. There is a paper
shop 5 u.-&:.f::: k it, and a tourist shop 6
@J.Y? it. Japanese
Airlines Ltd is rather 7
r~ Piccadilly Circus.
The Austrian National Tourist Office is not 8
.fu.L f*" the
Japanese Airlines office. It is 9__ o1_f__ 30 St George Street.
There is a church 10
offo~Y?> it, and some
offices 11
~ /;: it.
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II Sue is talking to Tina on the telephone.
·so you and Paul can come on Tuesday! Good! REGENCY
Now, our offices are in Tourism House. We're RESTAURANT
o,l the second floor. The Regency Restaurant is
u l'i,rt!--.. \t
above us. It's at the top ofTourism House, and
we're just below it. You'll recognise the building
easily; there are some flags on toµ ofit:

\
PETERS FLAT

• V.n.ere is Ted's flat?

Gse the words from column 2 in column 3. Cross out each word in
column 2 when you use it

Column 1 Column2 Column3 Column4

1 Ted's fiat is Pf<' WI Blake House.
2 There are some TV aerials jK
lkA ~ ~ the building.
3 Ted's flat is
~ l),U the third floor.
4 It is
~ rlrl & /5f- ~ I the building.
1
5 It is
6 Peter's flat is
0~

rpof tl:;; a coffee shop.

Ted's flat.
7
[I] Where? 2
• Sue is planning a photo for the book. She has made a drawing and
is talking to Ted about it. 'Let's have the Landrover on the left of
the picture, Tina and Paul in the -middle of the picture, you on
tJie right and all the luggage and equipment at the front. And we
can have the entrance t.o Tourism House al the back of the
picture.'

• But Ted has a different idea. He says:

'How about having the Landrover 1"1 the muid le of
the picture, with some trees 2
d: J4< hcJt {L af: it?
Then we can have faul 3 dUliUe uf~ , Tina
4 4'{J 14< ~kttf" the picture, and the luggage
somewhere 6
cM: Ut ~f :
• Then Sue has another idea She says:
'Let's have Tina in.side the Landrover, and Paul outside it,
standing beside it. We can have you infrant of the Landrover,
taking a picture. The luggage can be rou:ttd Paul. And we'll have
Tourism House behind you all.'

• Now describe the final picture!

Ted was I
lAV>i.de the Land.rover, and Tina and Paul
were 2 «J-s...·L/ it. The luggage \.vas
3 [Z{x)Lt.£ Tina, who was.standing
4
(Y, ~ df the Land.rover. Paul was sitting on the
ground 5
'-<~~ it, and 6
t.el.«ul them
all there were some trees.

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IJ This is Paul's room. He is sitting in an armchair,
and his guitar is 011, a small chair. He has several
pictures an the wall, and there are some
pictures an the ceiling, above his bed. He is
packing for his trip with British Tourist Books,
so his bag is in a comer of the room. Some of
his clothes are on the floor. You can see a tree
through the \\'indow.

• Now complete this description of Tina's room.

Tina has several pictures
Olt the walls of her room,
2
but she has none a<& the
3
ceiling. There is a lamp _ ~-;a..r...
..... ~----
her bed 4
1'Y-ro.-0 qi the window,
you can see a roo( Tina's bag is
5 _ _ _ey........__ _ _ _ _ the floor, there are
some books 6 _..ze:<:{-=---- -- a chair,
and her tennis racquet is
1 flA J (,g(t.lef ~ the room. The family's
cat is sleeping _....,J__L(____ _ _ __
8
the
armchair.

II What about you?

Where is your home? Wnte about its location, using words from page 6.

Iii bedroom,
write
Now room
about a
classroom,
a
that you know; for example, your
or the office of a member of your family.
Describe its location and some of the things in it. Use words from
pages 7 and 9.

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W Where? 3
B Portsmouth h:. a town in England. It is in the
south of England, and it is CM the coast. Off the
coast, near Ponsmouth, there is an bland called
the Isle of \\'ight. This island is soulh of
Portsmouth. It is famous for waterspom,. Tina
and Paul are staying in St Helen's, which is in
the ea.st ojthe island. St Helen's is about ten
kilometresfrom Poru,mouth.

• True or false?
Write ./ after the true statements, and x after the false sratements. Correct the false statements.
1 Portsmouth is in the nonh of St Helen·s.
2 Newpon is west of St Helen's. ._,,/
3 Cowes is in the north of the Isle of Wight. v"'
--l Pon.smouth is off the coast of England.
5 Cowes is south of Newport.
1
I- f?erb,~-14 is MlJ•+Y f>f 5/ /k/i& s.

B Complete the descnption.

~lajorca is an island 1
__ o
_ff___ the coast
of Spain. It is 2
-td${ of Valencia, SPAIN

which is a large tO\\n 3 _1__-C-<

_ _ _ _ Spain.

Palma is 4
_ IM~---
... the coast of ~fajorca S?e7oles
Palma
.Many tourists come and stay 5_ .... &i.....__ _
,.......
MAJORCA
,:::,
Palma. Soller is t> Kor/4 of Palma. It is
about si.x teen kilometres 7
~~
Palma Soller is is •'1 t4.tf4'11-4 of :\1ajorca
Iwr/1( - CA/iRs/-

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IJ Sue, Paul and Ted are talking about the sorts of places that they like for their holidays.

sL'E: I like climbing, so I like a place ir2 the mountains.

PAuL: Well, I like swimming, so I like a place I.hat's on the sea, or on a lake or on a river. Of course, if
the weather's cold, 1 don l swim in the sea or the lake, but I like being near water.
TED: Well, I like a quiet holiday. l don't like a place that's o,i a busy road.

• Write in or on in column 2.

1 London is cm
.
the River Thames.
2 There are fish l Id the Rwer Thames.
3 Quito is llA the Andes ~fountains.
~ Chicago is OU Lake ~tichigan.
5 New York is ey the Atlantic Ocean.
6 People S\\im I '1 the ~1editerranean Sea
7 Ryde is ()(,,{ the road from St Helen's to Cowes.

II Complete the sentences.

Tina, Paul, Ted and Sue stayed in hostels in many different places.
1
Paul liked hostel C, because it was ___b~ a river, and
hostel D because tt was 2
-'7i a lake. Sue ltked hostel A
because it was 3
~ a mountain, and she liked hostel B
even better, because it was right 4
41(.(. /Tf ~ a mountain. Ted
liked hostel F, because 1t was 6 &ft the road, hostel E
6
because it was t'::( a wood, and of course he liked
7
hostels A and B too, because they were () FF the road.

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[I] Mixed practice
Q
• Complete the street plan.
I I church

NORTH STREET H hote1

Read the description below,
and draw the symbols in their
correct position.
H- 6 C! >---
I CJ book shop
$-.Ji ..~ tu
i'66L. ~ w fJ;_ ~c»fl=<ll2
a::
~
r.n
I-
r.n
- w G post office

c(
w
- ~ tree

I - -: swimming poof
·~--
I SOUTH STREET
a coffee bar
I I I
There is a church in North Street. Next to the church., west of it,
there is a hotel. Also next to the church, on the comer of East
Street, there is a book shop. Next to the book s hop,just south of it,
there is a post office. In front of the post office there is a tree, and
behind the post office there is a swimming pool. Oppos ite the post
office there is a coffee bar.

II How has this shop window changed?

Describe the differences.

B I

In A the name is I
d: ./w k of the window, but in Bit is 2---==:.&-..~~=.JIL=- of it.
In A, the cupboard is 3
""- W UP[ of the display, but in Bit is 4
61« f4e Jtiil.c f
ofit.
ln A, the hat is 5
f« / w.tif of' the cupboard, but in Bit is 6
l<&lf/ ttr!tl t it.
In A, the shirt is 7 _....;;:k
'------- the lamp, but in B it is s_ ___/aJ_____
_(J it.
lnA, the goggles are 9 '°\( /,u.$,t'i'( the bowl, but in B they are 10
_..ICWic..f.1...k.:.:k.oll~~- --

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IJ Write one word in each blank.

This is the entrance to Western Recording

Studios Ltd. The receptionist is sitting
l Ott her chair, with a lamp
2
™f /ovether. There is a clock
1
3 oY. thewall -1 4e{µJ her.and a
tall plant in a pot stands 6_..;:;.py..;:;..a...__ the floor.
A visitor is sitting c> t' Y an armchair.
The studios are 7
a± 53 Alexandra
8
Street, PY the seventh floor.

Elba is an island DffjtJRJt. the coast of Italy.

9

It is only about two kilometres 10 frtM

ITALY
11
the Italian coast, so it is very
12
coast. Elba is 240 kilometres
Genoa, so it is rather 13 fa.L.
14
Genoa. Genoa is 0t,t the coast. It is
15
r 1,41rf, E~~d
11,oi~/ , is
16 ,~ & ~r/it
af Italy.

II Answer thes~ questions, or ask a partner to answer them.

II you could choose ...

What city, town, village or island would you live in? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _

Describe its location.

Where would your house or flat be? - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - --

How would you arrange your favourite room? - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - --

Where would you go for your next holiday?

Describe the location of this place.

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[ill Direction 1
B Tina and Paul are in Bnghton,
in the Tourist Information
Centre. An assistant is telling
them the way from the Centre
to the Dome Concert Hall
'When you leave this building,
tum right into Barton Street.
Tum righ-t again into East
Street. Go along East Street
asfar as orth Street. Cross
North Street, and go past the
Royal Pavilion, continuing
towards Victoria Gardens.
Tum left into Church Street
and there's the Dome.·

I turned/ran int-0 Barton Street { = 1 El\'T'ERED BARTO-' ~"TREET ram.1 ANO'lHER

STREE1')
I was running in Barton Street ( = t WAS ALREADY L\; BARTO~ STREET, AND I WAS
RUN!\rxG IN IT)

• Complete the description of Paul and Tina's walk from the Dome.
It follows the dotted line on the map. Write Orte word in each
blank.

Paul and Tina walked I

to The Prince Regent
SwimmingPool 2
~ the Dome. They crossed Church
Street and went 3
~louy Marlborough Place, 4
-lTu,a,r/4
Gloucester Place. They walked 5
fi9"f- Victoria Gardens
andcontinued 6_....;d;....$.:;;.__ __fu.u.=, ~_.s;._ North
__ ___
Road. Then they turned 7
LeFV- ~ f'LA,.~ North Road,
and found the swimming pool on their left

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• Paul \\as staying in an old hotel and couldn't find his room.
Complete the sentences.

The lift stopped at the Paul got out of the and went. up some
third l floor 2 li~-r' 3 ,rl;u.rs .

Then he went down He walked au:mg a th,·ougha and into a

some -i !>!c½'rS ., ~$'>#,/t,rn·~fl- G /.q;/l. 1 (µ rkxel ,
The room is on the tlurd floor. The lift stopped at the third floor.
He lives He got out

IJ Tina couldn't find her room either. She ''-alked:

I Q'l;(t of the 2_ __.._u..&r_

. some 3 d-~ a
dining room, stairs, passage, lounge,
V
J

and then
lounge, :;tarrs, 8 ,'&,(Ff
the
dining room again!

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~ Direction 2
D across L ·J) something flat ( e.g. a road or a railway line)

over ~ if the path or road goes up and then down ( e.g. because of a hill or a bridge)
~
through ~
h ti'.
JC something
· that rises on both sides ( e.g. tall grass, a wood, a town)

• The dotted line(..... ) shows a path in the

country. Describe where it goes.

The path goes I pMt a church,

2
tl.tc~~ awood, 3
d~ partofa
river, 4 f)~ e£. a bridge, 6 (@()Ltd a
hill, 6
~ r(l£ a railway line, and
; dti1Jt aroad

B But Tina and PauJ went a dillerem way. The broken line
( - - - - - ) shows where they went. Describe their walk.

They went 1
_ QMt the church, 2
UtJu/ the wood,
3 ~f/1. the bridge, 4 ~ a stream, 5 f4({)01 W a
tunnel, 0
.)Cil)if a road, and 7
Jir. a railway line.

II Filffm off
off
(a) from a flat surface, e.g. a table or a hard chair.
(b) down from1 e.g. a roof.

~ ':_]\ oulof
from inside something, e.g. a box or an armchair.
out of

on to
from a place to a surface, e.g. a table or a hard chair.
on t-0

into
from one place to the inside of another, e.g. a room or some water.
into

over/across
from one side to the other. Usually over if you go up and then
over ac,--oss down, e.g. to climb over a w'3.ll.

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II Paul was at an adventure camp. Fill in the blanks to say where he
v.ent

Paul fell 1_ _o_f__

f a bridge 2_~.-...;;..- a river He swam
;J K~~ the nver, then climbed I w+-&>f' it, and
5 6
climbed "~ some rocks. He ran fJ<;/l?St$ a field
7
andjwnped sJt:I a gate. There were some bulls in that
field, so he climbed b t9cA- fb a pile of stones. and then
jumped 9 off the st one:>, 10
'M k the ground on
the other side of the fence

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WDirection 3
• . - - - - - - ,A town
She flew/went/
. -or-village
- . , -A-country
---------,
travelled, etc. to Oxford England
She came
She got (INl-'ORMAL
She left Jor
She arrived in Ox.ford (L~ A PAITT OF England ( WE THINK O.r TUE Pl.ACE .I\S AJ"i
THE TO\\~) AREA WHICH SCRROliSDS A Pl::RSOK)

She arrived at Oxford ( e.g. BY TRAIN, Bahrain (v.'E TH.INK OF THE PLACE .-\SA
(NEVER: She ATTKE ~i'AiI0:-1) P011''1' ON A JOURNEY. NOTE TIL\T \VE 00 NOT
arrived 00) liSE .tT FOR LARGER COC:-.'TRJES.)

• These arc some of ~1arco Polo's travels from Veruce.

Write al, in, to or for in column 2.

l In 1271 Marco Polo left for Persia

2 Some time later he arrived 1"1 China.
3 In 1272 he got to Tibet.
4 In 1292 he went ~ lndia
5 In about 1294 he went back ~ Persta.
6 He arrived .l,..J- L,.11 Tabriz in 1294 or 1295.
7 At the end of 1295 he came back fo Venice.

II A young tennis player is telling Tina about her travels.

Write in, at. to or for.

'Last year I went 1

to about twenty different countries. l
went 2
i<> Japan for the first time. I came 3
fi>
England for the first time in 1985. We had rather a difficult
journey this time. Our plane arrived -i_-'-4....___ .Manchester at
2.00 p.m., but our luggage only got 5_ _ /5~_ Manchester
three hours later. The car from the airport broke down, so we
arrived d il.t Manchester itself several hours late. The
next. day we left 7
~ London, and amved 8
4
Heathrow Airport without any problems, luckily.'

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·II Look at the map and read about Tina and Paul's bicycle ride.
STONEHENGE
One day, Tma and Paul cyded from W~st Dean
to Stonehenge. First they cycled north,asfaras
~,!;;::·-~~~
The Common Then they cycled West towards
Upper
Salisbury, going through Winterslo,\, and Woodford
continued as far as Winterboume It was about
10.00 a.m. when they cycled i,llo \\'interbourne,
so they had a cup of coffee there They were
C) cling out. of \\'interbourne when Tina had a
puncture.

They cycled o,a oflin1-0 West., Dean (IF w1-: THlSK oF nus PLACE AS A.'-: AREA) "

Thev
J
cvcled
~
)·tom/to West Dean
•
(w WE THI....:1< Of' TKlS Pl.ACE AS.\·' POD."T. O!-. A JOURNEY)

• Complete the description of Tina and Paul's bicycle ride, using

prepositions from the passage and table above.

After Tina and PauJ had mended the pw1cture, the) cycled
west, 1
towttr~ Upper Woodford. But then they turned
nonh and went 2
6 !> fu
Great Durnfbrd They continued
a -Htr~k / ,uF, Great Durnford, and were cycling
,'~J<? Amesbury ,.._·hen Paul had a puncture. So it was
1 1.30 when the} at last cycled a__tJ_J..... t_/111_~--
idJ of Amesbury; then the, took a wTong turning, and
began cycling 6---arl?>.a..x.;;.W;;....;:~.........,~--- Andover Altogether, the ride
.
"
t Stonehenge 8
_ __.~---- West Dean
took them nearly four hours.

II Describe an intt'restingjow·ney - real or imaginary- in your

cow1try or abroad Use these verbs ( in any order), with a suitable
preposition aft~ each one

travelled lett arnved came got went

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[]] Mixed practice
D Every year, about 17,000 people run a distance of 42 kilometres in
the L-Ondon ~larathon.
Complete this description of the route, using the prepositions
below:

along through past towards as far as round

over into across

RIVER TH.-MES

A-B The route goes

C-D 2
1'.!t•~ \ Greenwich. gomg
D 3
?.1 z+ the Royal ~aval College.
E-F It goes 4
_ rzoo
__~---
.... a park,
G-H 5 o.J:{lc ( ~~~ Tower Bridge, 6 0-J~ /JC(o~; the River Thames,
I-J ; C(JokJ a district called the Isle of Dogs, then
K-L J __
s____ b___~_ the River Thames, going 9
tL,cO<J~ L the fmanc1al district ( called
'The City').
M It turns 10
1'\tto" \VhitehaU, and
N goes 11 j'.¼!"oo m~ Admiral() Arch. fall J ~
~-0 It goes 12
~i.Du_' The Mall. 13
i9A W~ µ~ Buckingham Palace.
P Then it turns 14
i'uf:o Birdcage Walk. going 15
~ the river again.
P-Q It goes 10 fci~t the Houses of Parhamen~ and 17
f)\)Or /at!ff)~? Westminster
Bridge, 18
~S fa.Jr Jf the east side of the bridge, where the Marathon finishes.

B Describe the burglar's actions, using the prepositions below:

into in on to on out of from off up down over

across tttfough towards

a balcony.

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 Then he got 4
{ZA.f;; a There he found a necklace He took some rings
bedroom, 5
th ®SL an a drawer. 7 ___,J:..,.._
, of.__ a box,
__
open ,vindo,\.·.

and tv.10 candlesticks ( All this time he had been Then he slid 10
/J«Jq
8 <8:r a small table. \\alking 9
8Y a the drainpipe,
carpet that was connected to a
burgJar alarm.)

ran 11
~ the house 13
\J e a bank, and

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the arms ofa
policeman.

II In column 3, wnte the correct preposition from colwnn 2.

l Theycame at to Paris last \\eek.

2 The} amved for it.\ France a month ago.
3 Next, thetre going in ~ Japan.
4 They're leaving to f(l(Z Japan on Tuesday.
5 They're going lo Tok-yo.
6 They'll arrive f\< t ~-t Tokyo on \Vedne~day.
7 They'll come back ~ France next month.

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W When? 1

• in 1989 ( = .-\ YEAR)

(the) winter ( = .-\ SE.-\:SO~)
April ( = A MONTH)

Note We say iu April, but on. BApril.

Oil Friday ( = A DAY Of' THE WEEK)
New Year's Day/my birthday ( = A PART!C,ULAR DAY)
8 April (
;;
= A OAT£)
,.
'

at Easter/Eid ( = ~ RELIGlut,;S Pt::IUOO) -~

• Complete this summary of events in Bright.on.

Some events in 1987
1
In

m
1987, there were many public
events in Brighton 2
h-4, the spring. For
example, 3 4- Easter there was a Motorcycle race .
Sat. 21 March

:D
carnival (it was 4 _94.:a..aa.,.__ Monda) 20 April),
and 5
tY May there were three big Easter carnival
6_ _ Mon. 20 April
events. ,\_,__,c_ the summer and autumn
there were Iewer events. There was a fishing
boat race 7
~ a Saturday
8 ti.,{ Jul)', a tennis tournament Fireworks
ii.( Sat. 9 May
9 October, and a race for vintage
cars from London 10
~ 7 November
Of cqurse, there were many partie~ and dances
11
°' 31 December and 1
:! ~
New Year's Day. The programme of public
events was similar t 3___
t'u____ 1988.

Vintage car race from London

Sat 7 November -. .
v - ._.>

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• There are no prepositions before last; next, this and every:
There were many events in Brighton last year.
-

There's a carnival uext .'4.onday. lt's taking place this month. It happens every year.

• Paul is ·writing to a friend. ln each blank, write a preposition or put

a dash(-).
1
I'm sorry we weren't here _ ___;;.\Kt
_ _ ~lay! 'fhere aren't so
2
many events dus month, but there's a fishing boat
race 3 _ _- _ _ _ next Saturday. 4
fJu Friday we're
going riding. (Do you remember? I had some riding lessons
6 6
- last summer.) I'd like to be here ty
October, when there's a big tennis tournament. They have the
cournament 7 -- every October.

IJ in the moming/e,·ening at 6 o'clock/midday

(=APART OF' ADAY) (= A TI\1£)

• Here is the next part of Paul's letter. In each blank, write in, at or
put a dash (- ).

Yesterday we went to a sports centre 1_ _ lkl

_ _ the morning.
We started playing table tennis 2
crf 10 o'clock,had
lW1ch 3 d,± 12 o'clock, and ·4_ _,'1.f
______ the afternoon
5
we played basketball and then swam --~--- the evening
we went to a disco, and l got to bed t>_ _.\:_f__ 2 o'clock m the
morning.
After breakfast 7 _ _ __
this morning we hired bikes and
biked round Brighton. we·re having a rest now, but 8_ _
- _ __

this evening we're going to a concert, which begins 9 -~=-+

____
8.30.
[ill When? 2
D Tina·s life

1968 Born in Oxford.

1970 Brother Paul born.
1972 Pamily moved to London.
1973 Tina started school.
1979 Moved to secondary school.
1981 Started guitar le!>sons.
1985 Passed school leaving exam. Then worked in a shop.
1986 Began unh·ersity.
1988 Still at universit) Still plays the guitar.

Examples
Tinu lived in OxfordfroTrt 1968 tohudilltill (rNPOR~l;\t.) 1972.
She v. a:, born before Paul.
She started school4fte,· her fifth birthday
In 1986 she had been playing the guitarJvr fwe years.
She had been playing its i uce ms l.
She oegan playmg it dud,ig her school days.
Notes
We useJo, with periods which '\\'e measure or count:
for n,·e years/four weeks/three days/two minutes
We use du.ri,ig with p~riods which,, e do not measure or
count:
during lunch/her school days/ 1986
\\le use si,,ce with a point in time:
sitiee 1986/last March/sL'c o'clock

• Complete these statements about Tina's life. Imagine that it is

now 1988.

1 Tina hved in Oxford for two years

2 She has lived m London fell: sixteen ) ears.
3 She has lived there ~'ua 1972.
4 She started school ~ the family's move to London.

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 5 She attended her secondary school ~ 1979
~/vui;l
r 1985.
6 She worked in a shop /µn'L,f her summer holidays.
7 She worked there £i,IZ three months.
8 She has been at university @l2 two years.
9 She has been playing the guitar _.._@__ seven years.
10 She has been playing it S<\.c.Cf! 1981.

II Tina was at schoolfro,n 1973 to/until/till 1985.

She was at school until/till (NOT W.) June 1985.
She had left school by July 1985. (by = BEFORE, NOT LATER THA.~)

• Use each preposition from column 2 in column 3.

Cross out each word in column 2 when you use it.

lA~ti l
1 Tina lived in Oxford to 1972.
2 She had started school to !?Y her sLxth birthday.
3 She worked in a shop from July 1985 by ~ October 1985.
4 She'll stay at university by Ut-lF ( June 1989.
5 She'll leave university by 1./ the autumn of 1989.
6 She says she's going to work hard
~
v\,(_tl the final examination!
7 She'll forget this promise
8 Last night she danced from ten p.m.

IJ Answer
Wltil
until
±
these questions, or ask your partner to answer them. Use
next weekend
two in the morning.

the prepositions in italics in your answers.

l For how long have you lived in your present home?

1 have lived in my present home _ __;_fu,
.;;;._
f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

2 So that is since when?

That's since - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -
3 Since when have you been learning English?

4 Until what date are you going to attend English classes?

5 By what date will you stop studying altogether?

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[TI) Mixed practice
D At a travel agent's.
Write a suitable preposition in each blank.

'Right! your plane leaves 1

at 14.00 hours. You should
2
check in H hours !,e(l{l( departure time, so you need to
be at the airport 3
J,f 12.30. You can wait in the
departure lounge "' fdlatt check·in time 5
k,/4t{f {
departure time.
6
You'll probably wait there u;;t;' { about 13.50. ~ow,
about getting to the airport. There's an airport bus that leaves.the
tenninal 7
c1f 11.00 hours. You could catch that. I know
8
there's always a lot of traffic going to the airport t'Lt
the morning, 9
~ about 8.00 -/n/vu't{ about
10

10.00. However, you'll be going 11

tJf/:i!Jr that period, so
you'll be O.K.'

fl In a coffee bar.
Write a dash (-) or one of the prepositions below in each space:

from for during since to untiVtill

'Where have you been? We agreed to meet at 2.30. rve been

waiting for you 1
for hours! Well, not exactly hours,
but 2
~ l( 2.35. Let me see - 3
~ 2.35
4
1§ /vu..'fi. ( now: that's forty minutes. I've drunk three cups of
coffee 6
Jµ fl''-<(e that time and got very bored If I'd brought
a book I could at least have been reading 6
f'>'2- forty
minutes. Anyway, what's your excuse?'
'My excuse? I've been waiting for you 7
fB(t thirty
minutes, in the street. We agreed to meet on the street comer,
didn't we? Anyway, 8 _ _ _ __
next week let's meet
9 ().&..(
Tuesday. That's easier for me than Wednesday. See
you io - next Tuesday, then.'

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 'What? Are you going already? Aren't you goina to st.a
JI ~t,./ - ~-o y
r a few minutes?'
'N0 , I cant t! I've got the denust 12 - this
after noon. I'll have to wait wt(
13_...:..i;;.."'-_ Tuesday for your news!'

IJ Anotes.
reporter has been inten-ie\ . a
Use the notes to write~ ~olp star and has made these
10 April 1988. arnc e. The date of the article is

\O.S . b3 Sc:71"n i..n L.eedl.) .

\q&e - 1q Scho-c::,\. (hoted- \i:..).
\q73 aecao..t\ /.)~""-<3 iJ"\ c.h.u.("CX'\ <:ho~ ( \.eft. \q79) .
\q,e Ho..d. o.\re~ mad.e. 3 , e ~ ~ (fo-r ch.u.reh) ,
1qso sescu, s·~'.3-U'\<3 ~ ~ S ~ ·
(Toe. Vebblf!I.>). ( Le~~ 9RJUP \GlS2,) .
l.-.8 . s, SOJ'\9 ~ shOV-) '-"' Brt.g~ . mo.JT\mcrt::r'\
Rec.ard.A prod 11C~ \.f'\ o.u,d \~ .
\UX> u.>ecku.> \.o.J;a.t'" : /.> U3t\ed COT'\t:ract.
0

wctn moJ'f'\moth
~ . Sti.JJ- UJ"\d..e.t" CO'f"~c:,.ct uJ'\..t)1 mOft'\moth .

\qSb -t- \q87 : q~

d..i,.oc..o .
5 ~ ·. ' Hc:u,e. been n~'-"-9 ~ other peap\e \S
~e.o,r/J, \::,u..t. <eoP.~ / 3 ~ .fu-r m~J.>e.\~ ~
f'la..,tv.) tD rno.ke "tlu1"d (30'\d d,..V)C ( ' (l o t ~e~ thc::l-0
25th bl.C"th~ ~) C'nec"ed cho.rl.r.> \.ant. so±u.c"d.a.Ad
- /'J~ pQ':J.OLb\Q.

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[g] How?
• Ways of travelling

In general When talking about particular vehicles

by bike/motorbike/car/ on his/that. etc. bike/motorbike
Yan/lorry/train/plane/ in my/this. etc. car!Yan/lorry
air/bus/tram/slup on 1 the train/plane/bus/tram/shi~ '

boat on the boat (if a large boat)

ill the boat (if a small boat)
o,i foot
Examples
I like tra\'elling by bike.
I travelled around Italy o,z my cou.srn 's blke.
Note
1
lt is po~ible. but less usual. to say in the train1 etc.

Ted is talking about a holiday \.c.1hich he had once in the Cnit-ed

States.
Write prepositions from the table above in these blanks, adding
other words if necessary ( e.g. the, a).

In New York I went around 1

cm foot mainly. You can
visit the Statue of Liberty 2
1i boat and
'
3 Ol1 the
boat I met another Englishman. We decided to go together to San
Francisco 4
J, Y bus, because it's cheaper than going
0 bi tram or O
L( plane. Altogether we spent
four days and nights 7
e« 'flf bus. We wanted to go round
San Francisco 8
l f car; a cousin of nune lent me his car,
but after we'd been 9
ti,(, @ car for only a few hours, it
broke down. By this time it was midnight, and we started to go
back to my cousin's house 10 lJ:A:1 foot, but a lorry-driver
stopped and took us back 11
f'1 l«'J lorry. I came back to
London 12 J,,,y air, and l can tell you I was too tired to talk
to anyone 13 04. /ck plane! 1 think it would be great to do the
trip from New York to San Francisco 11
• ~i/fJIJ. J. motorbike.
There's a book about a man who took his small son right across
the States 16
PY d'< old motorblke.

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fl How things are made
Things can be made ...

of ~lATER.lALS OR SUBSTANCES:
This table is made of wood.
out of"' co~1PL£TELY owFEREt-."T THING ( one obJect is changed into
another):
She is making a dress for her daughter ou-l ofsome old curtains.
by PEOPLE:
The Pyramids were built by people who lived a long time ago.
with ( = using) TOOLS ANO OTHER :\IDS:
On the beach we built sandcastles with our buckets and spa.des.

• ln Brighton, our four friends made their o"vn costumes for a fancy-
dress disco.
Read the first description. Then complete the other descriptions,
using the correct prep0's1tions.

~Jt21 IZ LJ IIJ·,~~11~1 gkte

co,dboard This crown is made of cardboard. The jewels on it are made out of
sweets. It was made by Paul. Paul stuck on the sweets wuh glue.
sweets
(andgh,c)

Paul's crown
This dress is made 1
J tJf a rubbish bag, which is made
~ 6C black plastic. The dress was made 3
L'I
Tina. She cut out the armholes and neck line 4
wl/,4 some
special scissors.
Tina's dress
This 'musical instrument' was made 5 l,f Ted. !tis made
piece of wire
long
6 Aft a£ a long stick, some pieces of \Vire and some bottle
1,;1EPiPl~~~:.__.L stick tops. The bottle tops are made ; ---=-~ f.;..__ metal, so they make
bottle top a noise. Ted made the holes in them 8 wd{ adrill.
Ted"s ·musical instrument'
This dress is made 9 w/= of two table cloths. They are made
10
tJf nylon, so it's rather hot. It was made 11
_~_'/_ _

Sue. She put it together 12

,,, i¼ safety pins.

Sue's dress

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~ What are they like?
B He/She is a person ...
of (AGE) W ilh (PHYSICAL CHAR..\CTERlSTICS)

about20 a big smile

about 16 an amazing hairstyle
at least 25 curly hair
about 18 a small moustache
1
Note
Do not use 'years· or 'years old' after of

in (THl~GS WB \\r.AR) With ( THINGS \\'£ CARRY)

a small black hat a funny football
dark gl~ses a strange bag
a white blouse a walking stick
a football shirt a guitar

• At the fancy dress disco.

Read the first description. The n describe the other people, using
phrases from the table.

A man of about 20, wi.th a big smile, in a football shirt and with a
funny football.

A girl of 1 ab01At 18 ,with 2 (µd.f hJ..<'r,in 3 ~ t.Jl«ff

and with 4
c1 ~ru . UO<l5e

~,se>
A girl of 9 ~ /£ ,in to JJA(. ,with 11
_~,.;;;;.....;...--

and with 12 u ~11. le{J, ~~ ~':'f

~ a fA~'ISf~

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 ·, •
as (FOR A PeRSO:-:'s JOB OR ROLE) like ( TO COMP~>\RE THL'ZGS)
She work--s as a ,-eporte r. She ran like the wind.
He joined the team as an e.:.rua pl.aye,.. He looks like hisfathe-r.
Note
You must use a/an. before the name of a job:
She works as a reporter (not. ·as reporter')

• Things that people sajd at t11e disco.

Write as or like.

1 TINA: 'Goodness! You look 1___ l-i_k-"e____ Charlie Chaplin. And you dance 2 li tL-e him too!'
2 TED: 'I went to the \,;nited Stales a 4\ $ a student. I managed to look 4 G.~-€ an
I •ii~
American, but of course I didn't sound 5___
v.._~-"'-- one.'
3 sUE: ·1 can' t dance all night 6 l:te you! I'm not here 7
__~-~-- a tourist, you know!
I'm working. An}'\\'ay, I'll sleep 8
Uf-e a baby tonight!'
4 PAU: 'Ted's with us 9 d S. our photographer. I'd like to take photos 10 ''(Le
_~v--'C-_ his.I
His camera's 11______
1 '~1:
u._b__~-- a computer!'

IJ Using of, u ith and in.

l Describe yourself: your age, a physical characteristic,

something you are wearing. and something you are holding or
using.
1am a man/woman/boy/girl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

2 Describe someone in your class in the same way. Ask your

neighbour to guess whom you have described.

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[HJ Mixed practice
II Three presents.
Write as, like, of, out of or by in the blanks.

1 This looks 1
lA ke a handkerchief. It is made
2ay- f" /LULdCA•
china. and you can use it 3 gS a vase. It
wasmade " ~ an artist.

2 This was made 5

aJ/:of a golf ball and some pieces of
O
paper. You can use it A$ a paperweight 6 and it looks
7 uv...e a duck. r,~r-"Ce(.e~

3 This was made 8

11 a child, 9
aJr Af a plastic
10
canon, some wire and~ You can use it .J$ a
plant pot. U.C.\1 ~

11 Bus? Car? Train'? Boat? Air? Or ... ?

Say how one can travel from your capital or your home to three
other places.

1 You can travel from _ _ _ _ _ _ __ to _ _ _ _ _ _ __ b y - - - - ,orby

_ _ _ orby _ _ __
2 _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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IJ Someone broke the window of a house and stole some silver. - ,
Three people say they saw the robbery, but the~· have told ,·ery
r:./~u)W ... ~Jil/d If fJ:i-/:i
different stories to the police. Complete each description with
prepositions.

,,·1Tht:SS A; 'He was a man 1_ _ o_f__ about20, 2 u} ,tilt

long dark hair, 3
fff j eans. He was wearing a
mask made 4
a&: ef a stocking, and he looked
u·11n a gangster. He broke the window
s----1:£..---
0
"i 1/J a brick. and escaped 7
°""1 a
bicycle. It looked & k'f,f a racing bike.'

\\1TNESS 8: ·She was a woman 9 tfc about 30, IO w,' ft

short, dark hair, 11
c"!#,11) 1,J a tracksuit. She was
wearing a sort o f mask made 12
f> f
cardboard. She broke the window 13
w/.lf, a
14
bottle, and escaped P:< a motorcycle. She
drove that motorbike 16
lite a mad woman!'

\\JTNESS c: 'He was a man

16
of about 40, 1; w i./,1,
very little hair. 18_ _;_4-=--- a dark suit. He looked
19 l;~ a businessman, and he used his
newspaper 20
~ a sort of mask. He escaped
21 i,J a large, black car •

II Say how you and three other people ( fanuly, friend::; or other
students) traveUed to work today.

1 I came to college/school today

2 ____________________________________
3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __

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lim Adjectives + prepositions 1
11 .--------.---------
He was good/kind. etc. to my brother (=A PERSON)

He was good/kind. etc. about my brother/

his hat/what my brother did ( = A~ l:.v'ENT
OR A:. Srrt.i.ATION)

It was good/kind, etc. ofhirri lo excuse

my brother.

• A TV commercial. A cowgirl is speaking to a cowboy.

Write w, about or ofin each blank.

'Ed, darling, what's happened to you? You used generous 11

Ji them. In fact, you used
to be rude 1
to my parents, but no,, to be unpleasant 12
i,: e\ erybody and
you're so polite .! i; them. You used to 13
~f everything, buL now you're
be nasty :s oJo,;r m~· cooking, but now pleasant 1•1_ _ :fi.._____ everybody and
you're ruce 4
~± it. You used to be 16 M- everything. Tell me, Ed, what's
unkind 6
1i" my small broth.er, but now happened?'
you're very kind 6
__ 19-"=--- him. You were 'What's happened, honey? J've discovered
very kind 7
~ your hat: 1t really was Shavex Shaving Cream! Ii sure \'\'aS good
nice 8
of you to keep calm 16_ _ @:.......___ you to give me chat superb cream
9
M that! You used to be mean for my birthda~·
10 ,tc the farm workers, but now you're

• ple~ed
patient
right
wrong
impatient
careful
sorry2
worried
1
careless
angry
with her daughter/the present ( = PEOPLE OR TI{LI\GS)
about the match/!he heavy traffic(= EvE:--..s oR SJTUATIO s)
about him/the present/the match/the traffic ( = PEOPLE,
THINGS, E\'Et--'TS OR sn· 1AT10NS)
-

Notes
1
You can also say car~fuL of Be careful of the traffic t = BE CAREFUL TK.\T rr DOES r-:o:r H.;\R.\t Yoe)
2
l'm S011') abcn.a your father ( = l A\i SORRY THAT tt1-: HAS oum)
I'm <:>orryforyour father ( = 1 pm· HI~i (BECAUSE 'iOU HA\'E'TRF.,ATEDIID,t 'BADLY, ETC.))

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• Paul and Tina are at a tennis school in Yorkshire.
Paul is \Yritmg to his cousin. Fill each blank with o,ie word.

l My tennis racquet's really good. rm very pleased w1tl1 it

2 But l\·e Jost three tenru~ balls. I'm rather angry tJtat
3 No\\- I've only got three. I'll be careful tUi UJ.
4 Our first coach us~d lo shout at us. He \\as very impatient ""/f4 U$
5 Then he left. We weren't sorry MolJf that.
6 The ne" coach is excellent. He'Hery patient 1JJ il/t U> . _J
7 At nrst I thought he ,-.1as no good, but I was wrong ~ tH lbJ:t.
8 I won a match today. I'm rather pleased ~ ;f/14d .
g ~ly big match is tomorrow. I'm not worried _M._ - ;IJ./4J tf
10 You said that Yorkshire's nice. You ,,•ere right _M__ d/&,o _

II to be pleased/worried, etc. about doi,zg something

not doing something
Example
rm pleased abou.t befog here, but I'm-sorry about net seei.ttg you.
- ~

• Paul is \\Titing to his parents now.

Write one word in each blank. Use the verbs in italics.

I lost three tennh> t>alJs yesterday. I\\'~ sorry I

abmct
loDwig _ them . I d1cln'tfvul any of them; I was angry
J aboiAt not fi.tldwig. them . we have to
wait for our classes. We ha\'e to be very patient a ~
wwi?uf f-z? ~ . I won. a match today. I
was pleased 4
U /)/(IIIJ. '1 If .I'm
pl.ayi ng in a bigg~r match comorrow. I'm not worried
5 o&J/: t'J,,dYtlif,_ ,'~ ;t . !haven't
u.ritteti to you very often. I'm sorry 6
-+£,t/: Mt
~ ~ more often.

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[§] Adjectives + prepositions 2

• bad
good
quick
slow
al afraid
fond
proud
sure
of ' interested
qualified

keen
in

on
--

clever tired
efficient
Examples
She's good at arirhmetic but slow at algebra.
rm afraid of dogs, but rm fond of cats.
He's interested in computers and qualitied i,i mathematics.
She·s keen on sport. She really likes h

\ \
\
\
\
' \

\' \ \ '

II Tina's letter from Yorkshire.

\\"rite at, of, in or on..

Dear Lucy,
Paul and J can canoe now! At last! So we're very proud
of ourselves. Canoeing is a great sport, espectally in a
river full of rocks! Of course, we 're not very good 2_ _ d._f__ it
yet. and at first we were really bad 3_ _d__ r__ it. We feU into
the river at least ten times, I'm sure 4
of that I'm not
afraid O
of the river, but I'm not keen 6
e;~

very cold water! Getting into the canoe \-Vas rather difficult too,
but we're quite quick 7
df that now. So we're enjoying
8
ourselves, but we're rather tired of the rain here. It's
been raining for three days.
9
Please write. I'll be interested ilA your news.
All the best,
Tina

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II to be bad at/afraid offmterested in, etc. doing something
Examples
He's good at su immirlg and nu1.,,i,zg.
She's fond ofdriving fast cars.
He•s interested i,i helping other people.
She's keen an wvrking ,, itlt computers.

• When Sue first met Tina and Paul in London, she asked them
some questions. Look at her not.es and complete her questions.

1 Are you fond of getti.ttgJ:1 P. ear h:1 ?

1. Qe.i; u p ~ -
2. Pu.I up a. ¥-ULr.
3 , JUf cla.,n9 vi(fU/.)

II- :t:::·lc/4 of
di t{-vr,uvt- ~ .
5. L/!Al.lUv nuv- sJulM.

IJ V.'hat about you,} our family and friends? Or what about your
partner? Write sentences like this:
(very keen) I'm very keen. on, gwtar music.
( ........ .) is l'ery keen on takirig photographs
of wild animals.
(very keen) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

(qualified) - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(clever) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -
(rather slow) - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(good)----- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -
(very interested) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -
(rather afraid) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -

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IT1l Adjectives + prepositions 3
II bad
good
for+ noun capable
fond
of
.,.
-+ noun
+ do,ing samethi,ig
proud
famous for + noun sure
responsible + doing smnething I,
tired
grateful
sorry bored with
,.
'
Examples ,,
I'm sorryJor breaking the dlsh ( = 1 APOLOGrsE)
rm sorryfor the animals in the cage ( = J PITY THE~t)
Fruic is good/or your health.
She's (amousJo,· h\!r pan1es/for git. ing good panies.
He's capable of good worklofdoi,ng good ,-.ork.
l was bored u llh the talk, w-ith listetti"'g Lo the talk.
'

• Find the right ending for each sentence.

Write your answers below.
A Children are usually fond 1. for its beaurtful buildings.
B Rome is famous 2 of adults' conversations.
C Children usually get bored 3 for the nerves.
D They also usually get tired 4 of their lite rature.
E Too much coffee is bad 5 for sad people.
F We feel sorry 6 Wlth reading long books.
G English people are proud 7 of eating sweets.

A_7_, s_J_ , c_L_ , o -z..- '

£ _"5_ ,

B Paul and Tina are at a music summer school. Paul is talking to

Vicky, one of the teachers.
Complete the changed versions of their sentences. Sometimes
there are two ways of completing the sentence .

...,
- :.

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 1i Adjecu\'CS + prepos1oons 3

1 < I organise the guitar classes.)

rm responsible fOT (argani6iKtg) the gLAitar C~M.
2 Do you ever th.Ink it's boring to do that'?
Do you ever get bored w 'Y..t ( I., t'r<.~) 11ca= ?

3 ---==(_No. I always enjoy listening co the guitar, so you needn't pity me!)

No, I never get tired ef CLi~+~~"'~ :f>,) ~ §JV ;fu so you

needn't feel sort) fc{l.. w.e
4 -------------------
(I like smgmg, but 1 don 't think my voice is \'ery good?
l'm qui Le fond oF Sc.1'4 1¼ , but rm not very proud BF '-"-t "0 lC.~
5 ~ The smging teacher here gives marvellous classes. She's quite famousD
The smging teacher here is quite famous @fl. 4t ,µVfv~~ $&'"-{luf /.;e$~t<S. .

6 ( Yes, rm very pleased ,..,ith all these free lcssonsf

Yes. rm grateful ~tt. d I( -14~ Ftt.ee LI!~~~
7 < _v_o_u-'d_b_e_t-te_r_g_o_to
- b-ed
_ e_a r_l}- --Th
- a-t -,\:-ill_ h_ e_l_p_y_o_u _r vo-i-c e- ~

Uyou go to bed early, th.at will be good :@>L )b.)~ '/Ot'c..e

8 ( But it wouldn't help my social lif e!7
But it would be bad ~tz._ IM{ ~dL Lile
r ry

IJ good
bad
as+ HOLE Examples
She'sJamou.s as a singer ( = SHE 1s
famous i\ SINCER, A~O SHE IS FAMOUS)
capable S\\i.mming is good as a Iorm of
responsible ~xercise ( = SWIM~U~G 1S A F'Otl\1 OF
- EXERCISE, A!\1) IT IS A GOOD O~E)
-

• What did they say'?

\\'rite as, oforforin the blanks.

TED: Tm be~t l at sports photography. Per haps one day I'll be famous 2
d47 a
sports photographer.'
TINA: 'People sa} that swunm.ing is very good 3
'i:9'?:: you. rm not bad 4
A f a
S\\i.mmer.'
VlCKY: Tm responsible, .; ~$ your guitar teacher, 6 &~ givmg you .finger exercises.
7
Lack of exercise is bad f9 IZ a guitarist's fingers.·
PAUL: ·1 don't tlunk I'll ever be famous 8 ~ my singing. I'm just capable 9
sF
10
singing a tune. But I'm quite good A! the class comedian!'

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[ID Mixed practice

D Here are some facts ~bout Phil Billy, a singer.

\Vrite about, as, ai,fo,· or to in column 2.

1 He·s very good at singing.

2 But he's also good ds an actor.
3 He's very good 1o his famil}.
4 He says coffee is bad ~ lus voice.
5 He's always good ~ any problems during recording.
6 He·s just rather bad c>1- arnving on time.

• A hotel receptionist is talkmg about her work.

1n the blanks, wnte adjecuves from the list on the Iighr.
Use each adjectiYe once.

You have to be quite 1

good , at speaking English,
French, Spanish and German. You are 2
~roi.cs;~l-e for the bored
capable
keys to the rooms, and you have to be 3 (!...J. e.e. ft)'- about
careful
writing down telephone messages exactly. Also, you must be efficient
4 good
really -€fficiurf at keeping the list of guests up to date.
interested
Some guests are not very easy or pleasant, but you have to be patient
5 7"#~t \\ith the difficult ones. you must at least seem
polite
responsible
to be 6
<I(ferl$:W in their problems. and of course you tired
must be 7
fol.rrf to all of them! aturally, there are
times when I get 8
t tr~ of answering all their
questions, and at the e nd of a difficult day I sometimes feel
quite 11 ~ ~.J,,le of screaming, but I never really get
10 ~,-&:( with the work.

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IJ Apologies.1\vo fnends are talking.
Choose the right endings from the list below the dialoguL,.et\A& (~.Je.
Hullo! I'm so sorry 1
d ~ . It's been
good 2 ~ w~f-
I was quite worried .s d- . 111 be
interested 1 ~f:. ./'{.(~.JI;-~

I crashed my bike into a pedestrian. At

first. I thought he \\ as hurt, but I was
\\TOng s u .icrt
(__s_o_? _W_ha_t_h_a_P_P_en_e_d_?_T_e_u_m
_ e_! ___ ?
. A policeman
came along and he said 1 was responsible
tJ..,, .)d:.c'. G"*4-r
7
~ because I'd been careless
6 M. $'4l(,.>U.l~
Poor you! I'm beginning to feel ~orry
9 ~i"Y
Well, I told the policeman that I ,., as very
sorry 10 M- .J/Jf d ~dutf
And you really were sorry, I'm sure
11 W-~Jr/ I Cly M
Yes, so for the ne)\l half hour, please be
nice 12
~e

a about the accident d about being late g for the accident j with me
b about that e about signalling h ofthat k in your explanation
c aboutyou f for ~ou i tome 1 of you to wait

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~ Verbs + prepositions 1
listen to look at
speak/talk .
-'

·write look after (=TAKE CARE OF)

-
belong Examples
happen Something nice happened to me today.
ask for rm looking/or my hat.
wait I'm looking at some interesting photographs.
pay I'm looking after their baby today.
look (= 1llYTO l-1~0)

• Ted is telling Sue about a terrible restaurant he "ent to.

Write a preposition in each blank.

Just listen 1
to this. To begin with J had to wait twenty
1

minutes 2
fe:<?: the waitress. When I asked her
3
_ f-&'2-_____
.... the menu, she had to go and look 4
fp(2. it;
there was only one, and something had happened £> 1o
it. Then, when I spoke O
1£ her she didn't listen
7 1o me, so she brought some cheese which I didn't wane.
I hadn't asked 8 ff?{L it, but she wanted me to pay
9_..:..:fD::;..;i-
__ it! The restaurant belongs 10 1c Tamara
Lane, the TV cookery expert. I shall write 11
__:fo......__ her. The
12
waitresses really should look dffU the customers
better.

• speak/talk
write
complain
tell
( to someone)

someone
about +noun
+ doing samething

think/dream
-
Examples
She talked about Spain/about trai::elling m Spain.
He's thinking about a holiday abroad/about going abroad.

Note '

Tell must take an indirect object:

Tell us about your holiday.
(NOT:Tell a!)8tftyour holiday.) ~

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 r-r-,r-- -
• 1n the terrible restaurant.
Complete the descriptions. Use the verbs in italics.

1 Where·s the waitress·? I've no bread.

A is going to complain to t.he waitr'eM abatAt Ylavi,.rig_n_o_b_rea_d_. ______
2 One day l'll lw.ve my own restaurant. ..L
B is dreaming J,,,vf: kcWf~ f#l o~ R,e $ ~ ~J_
3 I'vefou,ut. a piece of string in my soup' The waitress should kno," about this!
c is going to tell &, ~fr-cf~ .dalr: M~4'uf J r;~ of ~ u f ,t< fu> ~ f
4 The chef here doesn't kno,, ho\\ to ~oo~ vegetables. l want to tell him ...
o wants to talk i; /ta c4ef ~ ~~ '1~e-labk-~
5 I think the Health Jnspector should close this resraurant.
I must send him a letter.
E is going to write i<[ #f '/ko llt fuf-ttk/ :J.,,,f- ~114 µs-/J,,.r.1«-/
6 Perhaps 1 should look for another job. A ,
The ,,..-aitress is thinking d4.zl: lPft<.'% r.sr ~ Jo(,
~+s ti;; #..u.-;s «:-~vrf'} Q
some sentences about your last summer holiday, or ask the
questions and write about your partner's holiday.

1 Did you speak to anyone interesting? About what?

2 Did you buy anything special? How much did you pay for it?
I paid
3 Did you or anyone else complain about an_ythlng'? To whom?

4 Did you \vrite to anyone'? About what?

5 What might you do during) our next summer holiday?

I'm thinking - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - -

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~ Verbs + prepositions 2
D run/bwnp i ,Uo l ran into a friend yesterday ( =
~1ET BY CHA.'\CE)
\\"E

run/bwnp/crash i ,,t.o The car ran into the wall (=IT HAD .AN
ACClD.E~'T)
-
run over The car ro,i oue-r a cat ( = IT K.-.:oc1<ED
THE CAT 00\\ , A.~0 DROVE 0\'ER rr) ..
-,
-
run/wive, etc. after The policeman ra,z. after the thief
(= HE FOL.LO\\ ED THE THIEF \\'HJLE RUNNING)

catch up wilh The policeman ran fast and caught up

u ith the thief (==THE POUCE'.\tAS WA:;
BtlitND AT 1'i~,, Bli' THE!': m; REACHED
THE SAME PLACE AS THE THIEF )

• Tina and Paul took part in a cross-country bicycle race.

Complete the description of what happened

1 Another cyclist ran iMto Tina.

2 So Tina nearly GW 8J~ a small boy.
3 The father [uy, d-,F~ her.
4 But he couldn't CJ.~ cJ f wlf4 . h~. J.
5 Paul nearly
I. l..o~/ bvw.a F'~
rd-t( {'t/U~~ tree.
1l.< tt,

6 After the race, Tina r-J.c.( / ~ {'/£ t ~ a friend from her college.
• shout
throw
at l = ,\.l\;GRJl~Y)
(= \\A,\."TI~G TO Hli SO:\IBONE OR SO~U-:THJ~G)
They shouted at the thief and threw
stones al him.
shout to (= WANTING THE O'fttF:R PERSON TO HEAR)
throw ( = SO THAT THE OTHER PERSON CA~ CATCH)
She shouted to me that I should come
upstairs, and threw the key down to me.
'
laugh at. First the children stared and pointed
smile at the comedian; then they laughed at his
stare jokes.
point
wave at/to The film star waved al/to the "Crowd.

• Find a suitable ending in column 3 for each sentence.

1 I might stare a to a small child.

2 wave
3 throw a ball
4 shout
5 laugh
6
b at a st.range person.
c at a good joke.
d at a friend in another car.
e at something I wanted to buy.

Answers: I
point

b , 2
f

_J_ ,
to a friend in another room.

3 __Q_ , 4 +, 5 ...Ge._ , 6 __e___

IJ Things that happened at the bicycle race.
Write prepositions from Exercises 1 and 2 in the spaces.

1 Tina shouted 1
to the ~mall boy that he should stay
off the road.
2 The boy's father was very angry, so he shouted 2_ _ ~__..f:_
Tina and threw a stone 3
f
a, her.
3 The other people stared "-~c:1,.:_,f__ him and pointed
6 l-:t Tina
4 The father wanted a police car to drive 6
J.f/.ek Tina, but
the policemen only smiled 7
.J.f
5 'When Tina sa,, her friend, she waved her and
shouted 'Hullo!' 9
1i her.

4fi
@1l Verbs + prepositions 3

• apply
apologise
'

'
for
+noun

J
j
+doing
-
j
.

reply tc ./ -
look forward \
f
J
hear frcnn ./' - (= RECEIVE NEWS FROM SOMEO~"E IN A 1.£T1'£R, SY -
TELEPHO?\E, 1:."1'C.)
- '

consist oj ./ .,I -
call (JI?,
./ - (= \1S!T SOME:ONF. FORMALLY)
drop in \
I - (= VIS1T SO~fEONE lNFOR\WJ.Y OR t,;NEXPECTEDLY)
Examples
He apologisedfor his mistake/for making that mistake.
I'm looking fon\'ard to my new job/to starti'ng my new job.
A knife consists of a handle and a blade.
His job as a tounst guide consists oftaking tourists round the t0\\11 and answering tlleir questions.

Note
Ask, answer, ring and telephone take no preposition·
They couldn't answer tJI.€ teacher.
I'll ringlwlephone your secretary.

• Find a suitable ending in column 2 for each sentence.

Usually:
l We reply a from our friends.
2 \Velookfon,,ard b for being late.
3 We are pleased when we hear c on old friends and relatives.
4 We also enjoy telephoning d to people's letters.
5 Wedropin e of work, home life, and leisure.
6 We apologise f to going on holiday.
7 We apply g our Criends.
8 Our lives cons1St h for jobs. or places on courses1 etc.

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II tobe employed
Qualified
in +noun
( e.g. medic:me)
as ( ROLE OR POSIT;~)
( e.g. a MctorJ
involved
-r doing
Ce.g. teaching)
.
Examples
He·~ e~ployed in the oil industry as an n .
She s uwolved in travelr t O e gmeer
executive. mg many countries as a business

.
•
In each blank write a prep . _mg fh oriday Job
Tina decided to apply for a spr· . at the music school
dash (-). ' os1t1on rom Exercise 1 or 2, or write a·

DearSirS,
the job of spring holiday
I would like to apply t_ _;_for
;..;..._-
helper, which you advertised recentli . l apologise
2
~
3 your
applying rather late. When I telephoned -

secretarY, she said 1 could still apply.

I am not emplo}ed ·1 IN teaching, but 1 am qualified

0
.l$ an advanced guitar player (Grade 8) and 1am
involved O i ,J teaching the guitar
7
~ 4$o a helper
8
in a youth club. My work in the youth club consists of
helping the staff generally and some teaching.
I hope you will be interested in my application, and am looking
forward 9 ~ hearing
10
~ t i / you.

Yours faithfully,

T~~

w te . •A> /.,; -~ J.cfr,J ;4:j

~our own appllcanon for a job you would like.

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~ Verbs + prepositions 4
• concentrate
decide
depend
rely
insist
Oil

,~
+ noun Examples
+ doing She \\as concentraling on her
book/o,i reading her book.
They were working on the car.
(e.g. making or repairing it)
work They were working an getti,ig the
car ready by 5.00. { = \\"ERE
~,\AKJ~G AN EffORT TO ACHIE\.E
11 THIS)
-

• Paul has made this list oI things that he wi.lJ do and will not do
when he returns home.
Write what he is thinking.

1 ru insist on getung m~ d1ctianGff!f back fram BLAL

2 111 decide OQ cl- '(;s~le G:U"a.tl--
3 fll work ··~0 ~i .f<;fdj ~u;~u~ >
PY (tut? <lf>'1
4 I'll concentrate ~ ( r ~f ) Ile --Ndu< >
6~

5 I won't rely ..« /UII t S. cf' d: {k /J s/- w. ;;,,;fe

tJ All these verbs need a direct object before the preposition.

•..
Direct object Examples
They invited me to their party.
mvite someone to +noun She borrowed a bookfro'tn.
provide someone with I, a friend.
Th~y accused him of the
borrow something from. crimelof~tealin.g the money.
accuse someone of +noun I congratulate y<YU on your
success/o,i wi.nning the race.
blame someone/something ..fur + (notJ doing This house reminds me of
congratulate someone Ort
my home.
They reminded her a.boul
protect ~omeone from ,we lea:dny her bag in the
·--
car.
spend something Ort ' They warned u.s about the
remind someone about danger/about swunming
near the rocks.
warn someone about I a -

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• Tina is writing to her cousin about a lesson in windsurfing.
Write a preposition in each blank.
1
You certainly can't accuse me of being lazy! One of
the instructors here invited me 2
~ ( ftpJt. a windsurfing
lesson, after a whole day's tennis, and I said 'Yes!' Of course, at
3
home I would have to spend a lot of money OLt buying
equiprnen~ but I borrowed a wet suit " f{l(Ji.tl the Centre.
Naturally, they provide learners 6
uJ t f4 the sailboard. I
~ -
-
6
didn't need a crash helmet to protect me the
sailboard Really, the sailboard needed to be protec~
7
~ me! The instructor reminded me 8
-~-----'-"--"-- the
correct position of my feet, and warned me 9
~ not
letting go of the boom, but ... ! Anyvray, he didn't blame me
10
@. falling in, and he even congratulated me
11
04 not falling through the sail!

IJ Finish these sentences. Wnte a direct obJect if necessary, the

preposition, and the verb in brackets in Jt.s correct form.

1 When Tina fell in, the mstructor didn't blame her fur
fGlU-f~g,_______ in. (fall)

2 Tina insisted 1M tfl-i 1'~

again. (try) / _j_

3 The instructor reminded kz ~
,e.lJ.-·a.-<ft on the middle of the board. (get)
4 He also warned ~lf J/,p,f: ~ JV~f ~ on to
it. ( notjump)
5 This time she concentrated
_ _ _ _ _ _ the boom fumly. (hold)
6 He congratulated LJ/1 (Al {ut2-t,,. 4§:
so quickly. (learn)

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~ Mixed practice
D Charles works in the personnel department of a large company.
How does he.spend the day? In each blank, write a preposition, or
a dash ( - ) if there should be no preposition.

For much of the day, Charles listens 1

to people. They
tell 2
- him 3
;Jo;f their problems or their
4
ambitions. He answers - their questions. Sometimes
they complain 6
iii: him 6
#8/f their bosses.
7
That's difficult for Charles. He can't reply easily /;; a
person who asks 8
- him 9
~ (l... help about a
bad boss. Charles says: ·~fy work consists 10
of listening
a lot, saying a little, and smiling 11
.;a f nearly e,·eryone
who comes in!'

II Charles is on the telephone.

Find the right ending for each sentence. Write your answers
be}O\\'.

l So two weeks ago you applied a to your letter.

2 But you still haven't heard b forthal
3 It seems that we didn't reply c for a job '"ith us.
4 Well I do apologise d fromus.
5 Actually, I'm sure that we answered e of lying!
6 I remember, ,.,,e
wrote f your letter.
7 No! I'm not accusing you g to you three days ago.
1 ~ , 2 ~ , 3 -A_ , 4 ~ , s_E_ , 6 4 - , 7£._

IJ Charles is still on the telephone.

Find the right ending for each sentence. Write your ansv. ers
below.
1 Yes! I'm listening a in starting our new computer.
2 You see, we\·e been very involved b to seeing you.
3 We've been concentraring c \\ith a new application fonn.
4 Oh, you're quahfied d on us tomorrow to collect it?
5 Anyway, we must pro\-;de you e as a computer programmer.
6 Could you drop in J on learning to use 1t.
7 And this time you can depend g us.
8 So l look forward h toyou.
9 And thank you for telephoning i on us to reply. •
1-1L, 2 _A_ , 3 __1:_ , 4 , 5~, 6 ~ , 7__L__ , 8 -IS
- ,
9~

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II After a concert. People are waiting to see the singer Contessa
when she comes out of the theatre.
Write a preposition or a dash ( - ) in each space.

1 1 just want to look __ a_t__ her.

6 Why isn't she here? What's happened
I've been waiting 1.fo'2- her
since 6.00.
W her?

7 rm going to ask - her

18?(Z: a photograph. Anyway. I'll
~_ _ her.
try to speak _ _

2 A lot of rude people will stare 8 Those two enormous men protect her
_______
ff herandshout ~ the crowds; they look
---"""',)f:..__ her. But / 'ui just going to .l~ her.
smile ,rl her and wave
her.

3 I spent a lor of mone) my

9 What? She's gone 1 She left by another
ticket. and I'm going to ms1st
seeing her door! I'm going to complain~
ii, the theatre -~_,__
___.__
that!

10 Ah, \\ ell She was probably tired. You

4 I want to congratulate her P1-< can't blame her Fo/2. bemg
a marvellous show. But will she listen tired
f; me?

5 That enormous car belongs

~ her. How much dld she
fi?fl: it, I wonder?

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~ Usual phrases 1

II a - ,isit to
Examples
his \'isit to Africa/to the doctor.
- -
plan fol' our plans/or our l1oliday(foryou.
. - '
meeting u'ith The studenb had a meeting with the professor.
betu:een There was a meeting between. the students and the
professor.
of Ther~ was a meeting of the new students.
- . -
a book on 1 a book 0,1/about Brazil: on/about t,u:t;e/li,-,,g in Brazil
letter a.bout2 some advice o,ilabout the problem; Dflfabo«t solving
, ..
1~
talk/lecture the problem
programme ( on
TV or radio)
some advice
1cteas -
I
.
Notes
\Ve usually use on ror rather formal or specialised book::., or,, hen we are using a rather fom\al
1

style of Enghsh:
The professor wrote a letter to the newspaper CM, tht! country's ...~conomic situation.
2
We usually use about for more informal or general books, or when we are using a more informal
style of English:
~ty cousin wrote me a letter about hi::; holiday.
'

• Ted has made a list of things he must do when he returns to

London. He's telling Sue about them.
Fill in the blanks.

·When I get back, I've got to attend a meeting 1

of the
Photographic Society; prepare plans 2 :f:o{l. the Society's
visit 3
1c Cambridge; send the Tourist Board a letter
4
4,±: our visit; get some advice 5
CU hkd' transport;
and find a good book 6
w/ ~ architecturaJ photography. Do
you have any ideas 7
Ill/~ unusual buildings we can
photograph? No? Oh well, there's a TV programme 8
4'</oW{
Cambridge the night before we go. Oh, and I want to arrange a
meeting 9
t.O l ¼ the University's Camem Club. Well, all that
will keep me busy!

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 -·
11 a question to
Examples
That "\\"aS lus question to her about
reply/answer about the journey/about pla·n:n.ing the journey.
reason for b there any needfor silence/Jor
need bei-,ig silent'?
-
cause of His succ~s was the result of hard
result work/of work,,ig hard.
cost/price This b my way Qf frying eggs.
way
-
nse/increase lrt. LasL year there was an increase in
fall/decrease the number of tourists here.

• Some time later. Ted receh·ed this letter from a coach company. I
Fill in the blanks.

Dear Sir, ' to your \euer of 15 August. The

TI\iS let.te,r \S~ply
r.,.- the nse
---3- f,U the cost
,. ,_,
re<l!>on --...;._-- v 1,..,
cent increase
4
~ hiring a coach ,s ti te re
_ .1otf1LJ.. .-- - ,ou knOW has
t of
petrol. This mcrease, as~ ,
the pnce 7 of problems in the oil mdustry.
been the result ~- . '"'nsivc transport
d ~_ __:.r___.,i,v~- mext'~
We do understand the nee rol not find a cheaper
d we reel sur-e that you,,
for your societ}, an Cambridge. Of course,
f taking your members to
way 9 0 - 1 the re "'ill be a
. 10 i ,J the price of-petro,
if there lS a fall
ll ii.J our charge to you.
decrease
Yours faithfully,

;P4?~ _)

Comfort Coaches Ltd.

I

IJ Complete this 11st about yourself, or a partner. lJse prePos1t1ons

from the tables. For example·
I would be i.nt-ere::,ted ma meeting with the Preside nt.

I u..:ozud be iat.erest~d ill these tin ngs

a meeting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ a TV programme _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
a visit _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
a t a l k - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -
a book _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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~ Usual phrases 2

• I'
to b~ at work
· school
colJege
university
to go
come
to work
school
college
university
church
inJal church
1' in hospital bed
in bed to/into hospital
at home
home

Examples
He's al \\ Ork today, although it's a holiday.
My ::;b'ter b going to colleg~ next) ear.
The children are ; ,, bed. The) went t-0 bed early.
Fath.er s aJ home. He came ho11ie a few minutes ago.

Note
\\'ith all the words above ( except work) we use the or a if
we are referring to a particular school, churc~ bed, etc.
He \\a~ in the bed by the \\indo\\·.
A doctor in the hospital ~poke to us.
Father went to the }1,()1;,e of some friends this evening.

• What they said at a party.

Put one or two words, or a dash ( - ) in eacl, blank.

TINA: 'Yes, my brother's still 1 at school, but he wants to go 2_ _~.;..__ _ college when
he's eighteen. I'm 3
~± universiLy myself. rm 4
Jt: 12 university in the west of
England. Guess "hich!'
TED: 'After my football accident I had to go a .b, hospital for a while. I was 6
,,J
hospital for three days, and then 1 spent another week 7
f,J bed ef home.'
PAUL: Tm hoping to have a Job neJ\.1. swnmer. There are Jobs 9
/Y,, a hospital near my home. I
go 10
:if" e: school which helps you to find swnmer jobs.·
suE: 'In thirty-six hours' ume I'll be back 11
~+: work in London. I'm rather looking forward
to going 12
- home. rm going 13 le: church tomorrow. rd like to go
14
¾: d church where the singing is really good.'

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 to have ( ~ometh.ing) Jo,· breakfast
lunch1 etc.
to be/go, etc. on. holiday
busines:s
w be/speak, etc. cm the telephone/phone
the radio
T\'
~

to go/come Jor a run

a s~i.m~ etc.

The manager of a young tenrus star is having a telephone

conversation with a reporter.
\\'nte a preposition in each blank.

1 Yes, Rob 1s here Ol1 holiday. not

business
2 . · o, he can·r :speak to ~ ou 0,,(1 the phone.
3 Yes, he did go 'f9l2: a run this morning.
4 He had two oranges and a boiled egg fWZ: breakfast
5 No, I don·t know what he had --~.....__
__ dinner yesterday.
~
6 Yes. he might go ---~------- a swim later today.
7 You'U see him ~ TY tomorrow, and he'll have an
interview ()J.) the radio on Monday.

IJ Complete each of these questions v.ith one or two words.

Then answer them yourself, or ask a panner to answer them.

1 \Vhere would you most like to go __o_U__ holiday?

2 \\.nat do you most enJoy domg home':'
3 What do/did you most enJoy school'?
4 'w'hat would you most like to have lunch or dinner
on your birthday?
5 How much tune do you usually spend telephone
in a week?
6 Have you ever been @l: a swim in the moonlight?

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~ Usual phrases 3

II a book, play1 etc.

painting, drawing, etc.
by Shakespeare
Picasso
song>symphony, etc. ~fozart

• These sentences are nonsense! Rearrange the words in columns

3 and 5, and write down true sentences.

I Hamlet is a(n) I painting by Lennon and McCartney.

2 Yesterday novel Mozart.
3 War and Peace play Leonardo da VincL
4 The Mona Lisa opera Michelangelo.
5 David statue Tolstoy.
6 Don Giovanni song Shakespeare.

1 Ham let~ a Qla~_Q~ SYtakeop_eare

_ ._ r-r---- - -- - - - - -
2 :'!-e2~~1°1 c2 J SecA~ Lt t4e B&if!e1 ·
3 W f~~ (7 cJ ~~€) L.y 'fo/~,/e '/.
Ill~
4 -~---------~-----l.'S
_______
J t...._S_c:\_~........J<-~~ffy6-.:z..[,i~W..-.'J)u.;;...;,it~h___.,Th_-u.;__c'tc.t_'_._ _ _ __
5 ---::D~d:;;...;"--ii._____,_c_r,_d__;_s_+d---'i1'--e--'-£---'-i_J"l.L_e-_ke---:..;:;{~_.;.;,a....;:e;,__;;to~ . _ _ _ _ _ __ __
6 -12~9Y-k___/o_v.J._"_l4_;_l_~_c:1.u---'-0-+-~""-=--=l,_,_y_f&J;;;...__~lli;;;.....;..J..._.- - - - - -- - -

11 in danger
love ( wilh)
outof danger
work ( = WITHOUT A JOB)
order He lost his job, and is now ow ofwork.
( = NOT FL'NCTIO~I.\:G)
I dropped the telephone and now it's out oforder.
ou.tofd.oors

• Complete the sentences below to fill in the words in this puzzle.

~r~
1 Office workers spend most of their time ~ . ( one word)
2 An unemployed person is
Jkof( three
tJ_ .
ll)()t..~
words) /,dU.{..tlt
3 1f a person has a temperature of 42°, his/her life is t'Lt . (two
words) ~ue
4 Most people are l\A. when they marry. (~~fds)
5 A farmer spends a lot of his time ~ 1three words)
6- li your telephone 1s broken, tl is out. of ~ one word)

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IJ on purpose
my/your, etc. own
by mistake
myself/yourself, etc.

upto date ( = MODER.Ill)

an up to date dictionary
out of (=NOT MODERN, NO LONGER SUITABLE OR CORRECT)

• Fill in the blanks to complete this information.

Paul wants to move tO a college with a modern computing

department, where there is 1~Q to date equipment. He
says: 'I tried to ring the college for information, but I got the wrong
number, because the telephone dire<:tory was 2
oJ: cf date.
The person who answered was rather angry, so I said, "Look, I got
your number 3 !,j mistake. I certainly haven't bothered
4
you --~-- purpose."·
5
Tina is 1,J a hurry to leave university. She would like a
job where she is 6
i tJ charge of the arrangements for
7 0~
musicians from abroad. She would like to live her
own for some time, but she says, 'I probably couldn't pay the
rent 8 J,y myself.'

II Answer these questions about yourself, or ask a partner to answer

them.
Five years from now, what do you think?
1 Will you spend most of your time indoors or out of doors?
2 Will you be in charge of any other people?
3 Will you be in love?
4 Will you be living on your own?
Begin your sentences like this:
I think I will ...
. . . thinks he/she v.ill ...

! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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@] Mixed practice
B Lee is in her first Job. She is m the office, v,Titing a letter to a friend.
Complete the sentences from her Jetter, using each item below once
only. t.:se - if there should be no word.

I(-) at for for in m 'into on out of )

1 Three of the people here were __ a_t__ college or univers ity

just before they joined the company.
2 Two of the people here go fo<l: a swim before work every day.
3 I alv,,-ays stay tN bed until the last minute, so I only
have a cup of tea fl?!Z breakfast.
4 At t:.he end of th~ day, most of the staff go straight __
...-
__
home, but I'd Hke to do something more exciting!
5 We can·t use th\:! computer today beca~se ic's oJ-1- of order.
6 My neighbour's havin_g a long com er~t1on ON the phone.
7 One of the men has had to go ~# hospital for an operation.
/' !::!___
8 Some of the staff are going to visit him while he's ____ :' huspital.

fJ \\ith o,ze
Write the opposite of the expressions m italics. Fill in each blank
word.

1 Lee isn't al horne today. She's ___a-t

__ work
2 There hasn't been a f'ise 1,n the number of unemployed people.
There h~ been a f1lf/Jeeii!Jfe jN the number.
3 You didn't do that by mistake.' You did it _ _..0__'-<____
<?v~se .
4 He didn't want to be i,uloo,--s on that lovely day. He wanted to
be wt= ~ /!axil.>
5 She didn't go to Hawaii o,i lwliday. She went __~_u.,
__
kus,'¼e4f
6 Last month there was an ir'zcrea~e u1 the pnce o f fruit, but this
month there has been a t-ttR.-&fe/f.JI( lti lhe price
7 This list of prices is out :;fd{lte. I nt:ed a li:st I hat is _ _..\)"'"If~-
~ J.Jk .
IJ These are three sets of headings from a magazine. Complete the
explanations. Wnte a preposition in each. blank.

1 The Minister in charge ____ f __ medical research, in a

o ___
(1) Mysterious new illness.
r eply :ti-: quesnons, said: 'We do not know the cause Minister responsible for medical
research 80$W9f'S quest.ons.
&-: · this new illness. We must find a v.ay _....;:o;..::~
-- We do not know causes.
Research is needed. Cannot act
~
cunng it, and there is a need -4-
~----=--- research. But we quickly. Must act With other
nations.'
must not act I ,J a hurry. This is an international
problem, and we cannot act hi ourselvesr=';
2 This anicle by Helen Venables is Jimt(1P her (2) HeJen Venables ....,.,tes.
voyage row1d the world QAf her O'\\'n. The low cost ' How I sailed round the wor1d
atone, for£1 ,000.' 8~
Gt the voyage was the result ___.de"'"'"'--- gifts from o,ganisations were generous.

several large organisations.

3 A reporter has had a meeting 'Rocket' Ronson.
who 1s on a visn ~ Eng.land. Ronson talked about his (3) ' Rocket' Ronson, Y.'Orid's No . 1
tennis champion, in England.
plans "f9'2: a new tournament, and exp]ained lus Planning a new international
tournament. Why?
reasons :f<>/2- wanting a new tournament.

IJ H O\\would you feel about doing these things? Complete each

question with a preposition. Then answer the quest tons vour::;elf,
or ask another studem to answer them. For cxarnpk
How would you feel about !>taying at home for
three days without going out?
Tick ( J ) one box tn repl} to ~ach quesuon.
QO.K.
Q
NotO.K. It depends
1 Spend three day"s t__ home without
__a____
gomgout.
2 Spend three nights
rf
bfl +
doors, in a tent.

3 Cook a diMer for four people

yourself.
*
4 Get dressed for an important party
iN a hurry.
5 Pay a visit ~ a house full of people
whom you don't know.
6 Write a magazine article
someone you know.

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