Stories

The tribesmensurrounded Cliveand pushedhim for-

ward. He startedto run. As they were obviouslyused to
movingthroughthe lungle,they quicklycaughtup with
him and steered him towardsan areawhere it was eas-
youhaveto reada textfollowed
Inthisexercise byfour- ierto walk.
optionmultple questions
choice anddecide whichoption Clivecouldn'tunderstandwherethey were leading
bestanswers
each questjon. \ him. He wasn'tfrightened, but he did feel lost,hot and
Sleps
. Read lhrough thewhole
textcarefully
il tired.Justwhenhe thoughttherewas no way out,he saw
Fay'sparachutehangingfrom some nearbytrees.

i\i
. Lookattftequestions
andlrytoanswerlhem
without "Fay!"he shouted,and he ran towardsthe parachute.
lookino
attfiechoices. Faywas sittingon a fallentreewith a tribesmanstand-
. Read through thechoicesforeachqueslion
and ing nextto her.Whenshe stood up to run,the tribesman
choose toyouranswer.
theonethatisclosest triedto stop her.She broke free and ranto Clive,but just
as they got close to each other, they felt the ground
below them give way. They had fallen into quicksand,
andtheywerebothsinking.
The tribesmen held out their spears to them and
pulledthem out. They led the Duffysthroughthe jungle
Skimthroughthe textand thinkof a suitabletitlefor it. untilthey were closeto a clearing wherethey could sig-
Guesswhetherthe followinostatementsare true or nal for help.The Duffysrealisedthat from the beginning
false,then readquicklythro-ughthe textand checkif the natives had only been tryingto helpthem, but when
your guesseswerecorrect. they turnedaroundto thankthem,they were gone.
The Duffys'planewas goingto landsafely.
Clive'sparachutewas caughtin the branchesof a
tree. 1 The Duffys'safetywas uncertainbecause
The tribesmenweretryingto killthe Dufiys. A theyweren'tsuretheycouldlandthe plane.
B theywereflyingoverthe jungle.
C their parachuteshad blown away.
D theywereflyingoverthe Amazonriver.
2 WhenClivelanded,he
The Duffyshad beenflyingtheirtwo-seaterplaneover A was not ableto move.
the Amazon when they started having engine trouble. B heardFaycallinghim.
Theysoon realisedthe planewas goingto crashand had C saw Fay's parachute.
no choice but to try to parachute to safety.They pre- D tried to locateFay.
pared themselvesand jumped. The wind was gusting
and FayDutfy'sparachutequicklydrifted away from her 3 Why did Clivestandstill?
husband's.Clivehopedthey would both land safelyand A He saw somethingstrange.
find each other on the ground, but even that was B He thoughtFaywas coming.
C He knewsomeonewas nearhim.
uncertainas they were headingfor the thick treesof the
D He heardpeopletalking.
Jungle.
Clive'sparachutegot caughtin a tree.He managedto 4 WhenClivetriedto run away,the tribesmen
free himselfand jump to the ground,but he couldn'tsee A surroundedhim.
whereFay had landed.He begancallingher nameas he B arresledhim.
walkedtowardswherehe thoughtshe might be, but the C forcedhim to walk.
junglebecameso thickthathe couldn'tgo on. D guidedhim to a placewithfewertrees.
He heard tree branchessnapping close by and he
5 WhenFaysaw Cliveshe
realisedsomeonewas walkingtowards him. He called
Fay's name again, but there was no answer.He stood A brokedown.
B rantowardshim.
perfectlystill,awarethat someonewaswatchinghim,but
C was unableto move.
he couldn't see who it was. Then he saw them coming D fell intoa pool.
out lrom behindthe trees.A group of tribesmen wearing
hardly any clothes and carrying long wooden spears 6 In the end,the Duffysfelt
came towards him. They spoke in a language Clive A frightened.
couldn't understand,but he assumedthey were talking B helpless.
abouthim. C grateful.
D angry.
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2 Look at the words in bold in the text and try

to explainthem.
SPEAKERS'
3 Choosethe correct item.
problems
1 Hiscarhad.......... so he hadit repaired.
A engine B machineC motor D propeller
thatMaryhadlefttheparty.
Hewasn't.......... . Readthe te)don page 16 again,then look at
A sensibleB ignorantC aware D observant the headingsand re-tellthe story in the first
personas if you wereclive.
Susancould.........
speaka wordof French.
A hardly B mostly C nearly D mainly Who- Whete- Whathappened- Whothey
Afterhoursof driving,
theyfinally....theirdestination. werc hetpedby - How they were hetped
A arrived B reachedC got D went
. Whai do you think happenedto the Duffys
She.........
thatit wasrainingwhensheopenedthe afterthey reachedthe clearing?
window.
A realisedB iaced C decided D understood
Thepubis very.........
to thecinema.
A close B next C beside D nearby 5 Join the words in bracketsto makecompound
adjectivesas in the example:
"Areyou.........
me?"sheaskedthestranger.
A staring B looking C seeing D watching e.g. Aftera Luo-houualk in thepouringrain,
to theshin.(two hours)
sheuassoaked,
4 Study the following theory box then fill in
"quite" or "rather"in the sentences. Her..............................
daughter istheprettiest child
l'veeverseen.(sevenyearcold)
Quite (= fairly,to some degree)is used jn The Taylorsreallyenjoyedtheir.............................
favourablecomments.lt's quite warmtoday.ltis holidayin Barbados. (thrceweeks)
usedbeforealan.lt was quite an enjoyabletilm. Professor Smithers gave a .........................
lecture
Quite(= c66p1"1"1y) is usedwithadverbs,some on the harmfuleffectsot sunbathing. (two hours)
verbs and adjectivessuch as: alone, brilliant, Thelocalswimming poolhasgot a .......................
certain,exhausted, horrible,right,sure,true,etc. highdivingboard. (ten teet)
Youarc quite right. Lillieundertook projectfor herart
a .........................
Ratheris used:a) in unJavourable comments. /t's class. (four months,l
rathethottoday.(= ldon't likeit),b) in favourable
commentsmeaning"to an unusualdegree".Ihe
6 Choo"" the correct word.
testwasruther easy.(itwaseasierthanI expected)
and c) withcomparative degreeor withtoo. He's
rcther thinnet thanJames.lt's rather too lateto Thephotographer toldeverybody
to ..............
before
go out Ratheris usedbeforeor aftera/an./t's a he tookthe oicture.
ratherdifticults@rcise.lt'srathera difficultexercise. A laugh B smile C giggle D chuckle

l'm afraidSylvieis ........................ too tallto become

Hermothertoldherto stop...............
nonsense.
a balletdancer.
A ialking B speakingC saying D telling
He has been living in Francefor five years, so he "Stopit,John!Don'tyouknowit'srudeto ...........
at
s p e a k sF r e n c h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .w
. .e
. .l.l.. oeoole?"
He was ..................... an interestingspeakerand A look B oeer C stare D see
held his listeners'attentionfor a longtime.
4 It is ..................... cold today.We'd betterstayin.
lvlaryandGeorgewere...........
because
theydidn't
5 Sheranthe race........... fastbut stillfinishedsecond.
wantto wakeGrandpa.
o She must havedone well in the audi-
A whisperingBshoutingCscreaming D crying
tion as she was giventhe part. Atterdinnerthe elderlycouplewentfor a leisurely
Jamesis .........shorterthan his brother. ..............
alonothebeach.
A run B march C stroll D sprint
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6 Everybody............ to the door when they realised
there was a fire in the restaurant.
A floated B rushed C wandered D burst
li -, -1.: t,Lr'::tlr. i
r i C... Olio,i,r:
9l-ci".'" rii'lii :1 ri ;ri:t!:L ir.lr!:ar.cttraie l :i.
as i crept into the house i knew id probablyget into trou-
ble suddenlythe living-roomdoor flew open whereon
earth have you been shouted my mother its after mid-
nightsorrymum i saidwe justgot talkingand i forgotthe
time well ive beenworriedsick she saidyou could have
ai least phoned to say youd be late with that she lett the
roomand closedthe door with a sigh i slowlymademy
way upstairsto bed
. . cJ . : :! l'-.1'
1 Whenlfirstarrived.......Romelwas unsure,......how
to get to my hotel,but luckilya policemangaveme
directions.
2 Danielfell .......love.......Rachelthe firsttime he met
her,and now he is married.......her.
3 Helenput the blame .......her brotherfor breaking
the teapoteven though she had done it, which is
typical.......her.
4 Jack was not thereto meet me when I arrived.......
VictoriaStation,and it occurred.......me that he
mighthaveforgottenI was coming.
5 Aftersittingin trafficfor two hoursyesterdayI was so
f e d u p . . . . . . .b e i n gd e l a y e dt h a t l d e c i d e d t o t u r n
aroundand head .......home.
6 Chrisblamedthe otherfootballplayers.......losing
the game.
7 Theywereso bored .......the film thatthey decided
to leavethe cinema.
I Lastweek I was .......the trainto Birmingham
realisedthat I had left my briefcaseat home.
{h C,nesr rll:rer.i,,:ariinil.)1'the idiorl!:; risrt:d tlaeil
.'il:l ir trre q;r1;slr,:1oir.
io t;tttie a llirit r;.'cr"l.ni;on,rr.:rlre ir,jz;e.'t'"cii,,
lrir,r<,oirJ.r;o1. ir ri:ji|rer:f.rtoi'r. jaii J{.!/ft;
It's ........................
alwayslate tor our meetings.
MissBlacktold Joe thatshe was tiredof hearinghis
....... about his missing home-
work.
3 lt was a mostfrightening experiencebut, ..................
the piloteventually
.................., madean emergency
landinoin the desert.
IE;
4 I didn't like any of the films Mark Hodge has
directed, - it'sterrificl
buthislatestoneis .....,.......
5 Janicesaysthat if you eatcheesebeforeyou go to
bed,you'llhavenightmares, butI don'tbelieve that.
It'sjust.................
r . . .; . 1O t
tS ?P,-EF{.-,'I.IIT:ON
CFTECX{
ON LI}Tii:iSrl- 3
irill in the co|rect orepositioras.
1 | prefertravellingby train ............ takingthe bus in
the morningbecauselalways get -......... the office
muchearlier.
2 Wendy had looked at severalflats and tinallydecid-
ed .......... the two-bedroom one.Herhusbandis very
p l e a s e d, . . . . . . .h. .e rd e c i s i o n .
3 Ever since I arrived..........Madridto study I have
beenthinking.........joiningthe library,but I haven't
hadtime.
4 W h e n e v eJr a c k i ei s f a r a w a y . . . . . . . . . .h.e. r c h i l d r e n ,
she can't help worrying............ whetherthey are
oKay.
5 M r D a k i ni s a n e x a m p | e . . . . . . . . .a. . .g. o o d t e a c h e r ;
wheneverhis pupilsask ............. help,he sitsdown
and explainsthingsto them untilthey understand.
6 He boasts being the best athlete in the
team.
Yesterdayas I was goingto work .......... {oot,a taxi
drovepastme and Sallywas sitting.........the back.
We arrived............. Parison a cold wintermorning,
feelingunsure............. whetherwe had chosenthe
rightplaceto spendour honeymoon.
" D o n ' t p u t t h e b | a m e . . . . . . . . . .m
. . .e ! l t ' s s o t y p i c a l
you neverto admitbeingwrong."
.............
1 0 Billwas so fed up ............. hisjob that he decidedto
find a moreinteresting one.
when I
Say is used in Directspeechas well as in
Reportedspeechwhen it is not followed by the
personthe words were spokento. e.g. "l am
tircd,"he sa,d (Directspeech)) He said(that)
he wasthed.(Reportedspeech)
Tell is used in Reportedspeechwhen it is fol-
i,.':;: lowed by the personthe words were spokento.
e.g. "l am tired,"he saidto me. (Direct speech) t
He told me he was tired. (Reported speech)
w i t h D a v i d- h e ' s
Expressions used with say; good morning,
something,one's prayers,a few words, so, no
more,elc.
Expressions used with terr.'the truth, a lie, a
story, one from another,the difference,sb one's
name,sb a secret,sb the way, etc.
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' I S h ed e c i d e dt o . . . . . . . . . . , . . . "l'm in a hurrybecausemy bus is leavingin 10 min-

t h et r u t h .
utes,"Cindysaid.
2 He usedto ............. his childrena storyeverynight.
3 H e . . . . . . . . .g.o. o dm o r n i n ga s h e c a m ei n t ot h e o f f i c e .
"l saw Stevea monthago,"Jamessaid.
. .e. t h a ls h ew a sg o i n gt o b e l a t e .
4 H e l e n. . . . . . . . . . .m
5 The littleboy ............. his prayersand wentto bed. :sr,"
*rlii"iti",n";;" ;l;;;;;;" ;iJ.'
6 TheVare twinstit's hardto ........one fromthe other.
"Jasonis havinga birthdaypady at his house
tomorrow,"l\4elinda
said.

"You'll never believewhat happenedyesterdayl"

Kathysaid.
this/these that/those "Helenhas beenrevisinglor her examsall day,"l\4rs
now Jacobssaidto me.
tomorrow
nexlyear/month.etc. "l'll be flyingto Romeat this time tomorrow,"Paula
yesterday saidto us.
a monthago
"Sallywas workinghard in the lab yesterday,"
Ann
lastyear/month.
etc.
saidto me.
here
come
To report a questionwe use:a) ask + question
word (where,why, who, etc.) when the direct
questionbeginswitha questionword,b) ask + ifl
whetherwhenthe directquestionbeginswith an
auxiliaryverb (have,do. can,etc.).
PresentSimpfe.' PastSimple "Hedrivesto work,"she
In reoortedouestionswe useaffirmative
orderand
satd.
tenses.
PresentContinuous+ Past Continuous"Heis dtivino Pronouns,timewords,etc.changeas in statements.
10wor&" she said.

Past Simpfe i Past Perfect "He droveto work," she

said. "Whichbook did you buy? He asked her which book
Past Simpre does not change in t me crauses. he askedher. shehad bought.
"Canyou give me a lift?" She asked him if he could
Past Continuous+ Past PerfectContinuous'He was sheaskedhim. give her a lift.
drivingto work," she said.

Past Continuousdoes not change in time clauses.

FutureSimpfe+ would + bare infinitive "Hewilldrive "Whowas at the partylastnight?"Cindyaskedme.

to u/or& shesaid.
"Areyou goingto the cinematomorrow?"his moth-
Future Continuous + would + continuous oresent
intinitive "He wi be drivingto work," she said. er askedhim.

"Whenwillthe packagebe delivered?"

she askedus.
PresentPerfectt PastPerfect'He hasdrivento wotk."
shesaid. "Whereis the building?"he askedme.

Present Perfect Continuous r Past Perfect ";;;;; |;;ii;;i;; si;;;ii:;;;;;;;J;;

Continuous "He has been driving to wor( " she said.
"Areyou flyingto Parisnextweek?"he askedTom.
 Unit3 Stories

. To report commandsor requestswe use te//, 16 Report the following sentences.

ordeLask,beg,etc.followedby a to-inJinitive.
1 "l wish I couldgo skiingthisweekend,"said
Debbie.

"Tokyois oneof the mostoverpopulated

citiesin
"Stop making so much Mum asked us to stop theworld,"saidJohn.
noise,"Mum saidto us. makingso muchnoise.
"Please,pleasedont give Shebeggeclmenot to give
him the money," she said 3 "lt'stimeyoufoundyourself
a job,Burt!"saidAnn.
him themoney.
to me-
4 "Jois considering
leaving
herjob,"Marysays.
15 Totn the followine into Reported speech. 5 "Waterfreezesat 0"C,"theteachersaid.
1 "Turnoff the TV.Tom."his mothersaid.

2 "Please,pleasehelp me," the womansaidto Peler. The follorving modals change as follows in
Reported speech:
3 "Don'ttalkto strangers,"
herfathersaidto her.
may + might (possibility\lcould
(per-
4 "Takeoff vourshoes."Mothersaidto us. mission)
must + had to (obligation)
5 "Pickup your books,"Sandrasaidto her son. must + must (deductionlpossibilu)
needn't + didn't needto/didn'thaveto
(presentreference); wouldn't
havelo (tuturcreference)
The verb tense does not change in Reported can t could (prcsentreference)i
speech in the following situations: would be ableto (tuturereter-
ence)
mustn't { mustn't
verbis in anypresemor should t should
whentheintroductory the
i"i"rt-'r"".". e'g' "l've always.enioyed
shesays'
."rce anOquletot thecountryside"' 17 Turn the following sentencesinto Reported
enioYedlhe
In" .rtt that she has always speech without using any special introducto-
oeaceand quietot thecountryside' past' ry verbs.
in unreal
i"i"n tn" re;ortedsentenceis "OKchil-
,VO"2/3or wishese'g' "You mustn't miss the staff meeting,"the director
"""in,"^"'" Fathersaidto
li"n, ',=,,t"-tou '"ent to bed!" said.
we wentto
J"l i"ti", tori '" thatit wastime
"Youshouldbrushyourteethaftereverymeal,
bed.
sentence describesa nar- Kevin,"
thedentistsaid.
wnentnereported or
regulation'
ur"i onuno."non,a law or "Thelettermayarrivetomorrowmorning,Gary,"
exoressesdutyor a generaltruth'
li|ao iut", the
air.pollution"' Martinsaid.
".n. ""u"" thattactory
i"Ln", suii Theleachersaid "Youneedn'twaterthe plantsnow,Jane,"said
fumescauseait Pollution- Susan.
iGr-eec"i" ol ancienthistoryandtra-
" "ountry tourists The
Oitio",;,n" guide said to ihe is a 5 "Theymusthaveknownaboutthemeeting,"
t",o i-he tourists thal Greece Robert
said.
tradition'
countryot ancienthistoryand
"rlo"

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18 Report the following sentences using the 2O Tr..tr this shorl text into Direct speech.
introductory verbs below.
Mark,Carly,Simonand myselfwereJree-camping on a
Lllft:(lnt, su!gr'\1.rlcnt',olJt'r, n'.lirst,trgtlt, uli,itr,
hillsidelast summer.lt was my first time camping,so I
rlologi.v,
asked Marknervouslywhetherhe had everslept in a tent
"No,I won'tcometo France before.He answeredthat he had, but that it had been a
withyou,Jenny!"said
long time ago, when he was campingon a beach in
Roy. Jamaica.ThenCarlycomplainedthat she couldn'tsleep
becausethe ground was too hard. Simon otferedto give
"You ought to see a doctor about your eyes,"Sid her his camping mattress,which Carly politelyaccepted.
saidto his mother.
2l Read the model below and a) fill in the gaps
again,l'lldropyoufromthe
"lfyoumisstraining with only one word, b) say whether the story
team!"saidthecoachto Bob. includes "flashback narration" and c) re-tell
the eventsof the story in chronological
"Sorryfor not phoningto confirmyour flight, l\ilr order.
Jones,"said the secretary.
She couldn't believe her
"Shallwe takea longwalk alongthe riverside?" eyeswhenshe looked
said Mary. 1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . t. h
. .e. .m i r r o r .
Therewas not 2) .........
singlescar on her lace
"lt wasn'tme who spiltcofieeon the tablecloth,"
and she looked exactly
saidGreg.
t h e s a m e3 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
she had beJorethe terri-
7 "l'llcarrythebagforyou,"saidBeth. ble fire.
It had been almost
I "Yes,thatpaintingis lovely,"saidErica. two years since she
hadbeenwokenup in
themiddleofthenight
l9 Chung. the fbllowing dialogues into by the thick smoke
Reported speech using suitable introductory that4) ...........
herroom.Her
verbs and the exnressions below. memoriesof the rest ot the night were confused.She
couldrememberlittleuo to the aMul momentwhenshe
utt.l, al(l.i tr! ll ttLl, ltt rttt.st,crllni tt i ttg l ltt l. ltr t:l tt regained consciousnessin the hospital, and 5)
il'ttl on lo:a) lhtl sight of her reflectionin the window.
In the painfulmonthsthatfollowed,Tracy6) ............
a "l'll be going to the post office, lvlary," James said.
to endurethe hurtfulstares and whispersof strangers
"Do you need anything?"
when they saw the horri{icscars on her face. She had
"Yes,couldyou pleaseposta letterfor
visitednumerousburnsspecialists,
all ol 7) ................
me? I've been meaningto do so
shooktheirheadsandtoldhertherewas8) ...............
myselfbut I neverseemto havethe
theycoulddo. However,on the dayshemet Dr Martin
time,"Maryreplied.
andhe saidhe waswillingto performsurgery9) ..........
h e r f a c e , s h e c r i e d 1 0 ) . . . , . . . . . .j .o. y. .
b "ArevouOK,Grandma?" Denise The six seoarateooerationshad taken over twelve
asked.
monthsto completeand 11) .............. wasthreeweeks
"Ohdear,I teelverydizzy.I forgot
afterthe final one 12) .........-...... Dr Madininvitedher
to take mv medication this morn-
into his officeso that he 13) .................. removethe
ing, darling. What am I
bandages.A broad smile spread across her face as
going to do?" Grandma
she silentlylooked at the results.At last, she was star-
said.
ing 14) ........... the prettyface with the upturnednose
"lt's alright,don't worry.
and green eyes that she had become convincedshe
Just lie on the bed and restfor a while,l'll go and get
1 5 ). . . . . . . . . . . . .n
. .e. .v. e rs e ea g a i n .
it for vou at once." Denisesaid.

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by describingthe atmosphere.
b) by usingDirectspeech.
c) by describinga person.
o.) by usingDirectspeechto express
people'scomments.
e) by describingpeople'sfeelingsand
emotions.
0 by creatingmysteryor suspense.
It was a beautifulclearday when Brian,phillippa,.
Tom and Ruthset off on theircampingtrip.They i
were all bursting with excitementas Brian drove .,
his fathels jeep otf the main roadto join the nar- :
row track which led throughthe torest.
i promjsedto relurnthe animalto the forestwhen it
;
I
1 ing at them throughthe trees. _....,*,
Susanhad met Markthree years beforeat college.
i
t At first she had found him quite unpleasantand
t generallyavoidedhim. Shethoughthe was rather
1 arrogantand vain. The fact that he was a famous
I film star and very attractiveas well, left her quite
l
I
indifierent.First impressionscan be deceptive
though,and she soonchangedher opinionof him.
i
"lt's likethe Gardenol Eden!"said Dave,looking
throughhisbinoculars. The islandwasbeautiful,
a
tropicalparadisesurroundedby goldenbeaches
and a clearbluesea.Brightlycolouredbirdsflew
from one palm tree to another."Wouldn'tit be a
great idea to hire a boat and go acrossto explore
it?"Alexsuggested.
She gazedat the long whjtedress,thinkingthat
her lifewouldchangetomorrow.Shesmiledat the
thoughtthat the beautifulsitkweddinggown had
belongedto her grandmother.Her own mother'
had got marriedin it, and she felt proud to be
wearingit on her weddingday as well.Shewiped
a tear from her eye, thinkjngthat somedayshe
might even watch her own daughterwalk down
the aislein it.
Oncethe firewaslit,theyall sataroundit in silence,
eachone wonderingwhentheywouldbe rescued.
Nobody wanted to say anything, but everybody
knewthatduringtheirescapefromthe boatthey,d
left behindall lheirfood and water."l hooe some-
bodycomessoon,"said Maria.
I
He told his friendsthatthe vet saidthe youngfox
was going to be fjne. What's more, he had
recovered.Relievedto hearthe good news,they
all sal around the campfireto enjoy what they
thoughtwould be a peacefulevening.Litfledid
they knowthat a pairof red shinyeyeswas peer-
I
_ . , .
"Yes,it was me who ate the lastpieceof the cake,,'
the boy said.
a d m i t t e d T h eb o y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .l.h. .e. . . . .
last piece of cake.
"l'll neverlieto you againl"he saidto his mother.
promised He............,..............,.....h . .i.s. . . .
motheragain.
"Whynottakethetrainto the towncentre?"shesaid.
s u g g e s t e ds h e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t .o. .t .h,e. . . . . .
town centre,
"Stayawayfrom that dangerousman!" l\4other said
to us.
warned l \ , 4 o t h .e.r. . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . .f .r.o. m
......
thatdangerousman.
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5 Thewomanaskedmethetime. ERROR CORRECTION
what "Couldyoutell.................................
?"
thewomanasked. 24 Cross out the unnecessary words in the sen-
6 "Have the childrenalreadygone to bed?" Father tences below. If a sentence is correct put a
sard. tick (/).
it Fatherasked
goneto bed. 1 Heaskedmewhere ft | putthepapers.
"Wouldyou likeanotherdrink?"she saidio him. 2 Sheaskedto herdaughter to cutherhair.
offered She...................... 3 He complainedthat the serviceat the shop was
drink. at/vful.
"Don't forget to post the letters,"Fionasaid to Mike. Merrylaskedfromherhusbandto pickup the chil-
reminded Fiona................... drenon hiswayhome.
the letters. He suggestedthai we should go to a different
restaurant.
B. Complete the sentencesusing the words
Anna told to me that she would be late for the
in bold.
meeting.
7 He saidthathe hadworkedthereyearsbefore.
8 Shedeniedol takingthe moneyfromthedrawer.
l've neverthought oJgoing to Hawaiion holiday.
occurred lt never................. to Hawaii
WORD FORMATION
on holiday.
I don't think he ever recoveredJromthat terrible
snocK,
I don'tthink he . Some common adiectives endin-y.e.g.grass -
that terrible
shock. grassy, rock- rocky, etc.
"Yes,it was me who brokethe window,"the boy . Mostadvelbsarelormedby adding -ly orallyto
said. adjectives.
e.g.clear - clearly, - {rantically,
frantic etc.
admitted Theboy............... . Presenl participlese.g.boring andpastpanici-
thewindow. plese.g.bored canbeused asadieclives. Present
Shesucceeded in finishing
theworkon time. participlesdescribe whator howsomebody or
managed She................................................the something is andpastparticiples describe how
workon time. 0eo0lefeel.
Theystartedhang-gliding lastyear.
took They.....................................|astyear.
Thefirstthingshe did whenshe got into her room
wasto puton herslippers. 25 Completethe following text with the correct
soon As ........................ derivativeof the word in bold. The first one
herroomsheput on herslippers. has beendone as an example.
"Let'sgo fishingthisweekend,"shesaid. The eveningbefore,Joyce had argued(0) ..rer bly...
suggestedshe .....................................
weekend. (tenible) with her childrenas she had arrivedhometo
"l muststayherefor at leastanotherhour,"he said. findthehouseextremely (1) ..............
(tidy).Now,witha
insisted He...................................................at
clearerhead,shewasfeeling(2) ....... .. (guiD aboutit
leastanotherhour. andwastryingto thinkof waysto makeit up to them.She
Theyenjoyedthewalkeventhoughit rained. decidedto cook a lovelymealas a specialtreat.When
despite Theyenjoyed thewalk .......................
shearrivedhome,shefoundit (3) ............. (mess) as
it rained. usual, but didn't say anythingand went upstairsto
1 0 "l'm sorrythat I causedyou such inconvenience,"change.Whenshe camebackdown halfan hourlater,
shesaidto us. shestoppedin (4) ........... (betiel.fhe livingroomwas
apologisedShe...................... (5) ..............
(surprise) tidyandthe kitchen(6) .............
suchinconvenience- (spolress)clean.'Whatdo you think?"she heardfrom
1 1 I'msurethatit wasJameswhotook my sunglasses. behindher,andturnedto seeher husbandand children
must James................. lookingat herwith(7) (beam)smileson their
my sungrasses. laces."Wethoughtyou'dbe (8) ... .. .. ...(please)to see
12 We'llleavewithouthimiJhe doesn'tarriveon time. that!"theysaid."Whydon'twe allgo outto dinneP"her
unless We'llleavewithouthim........................husbandsuggested ....(enthusiastic).
(9) ............. She
on time. lookedatthem(10)............ (loving)andtheyallsetout!