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box?
• Writing
• Reading
• Use of English
looking into the
future
Reading
Get Ready for your Exam 4
Get Ready for your Exam 5
Exam Challenge p.93
p.73
p.91
• Reading
• Reading
Cumulative Reviews p.97
• Writing
Lord of the Flies
Narrative tenses
Photo comparison
Review
Marriage in the UK love conquers all
Verb patterns
Negotiation
An article
Protest songs
Conditionals
Discussion
Discursive essay
Arthur Miller and
All my Sons
• listening
• listening
• Speaking
A new direction
• Speaking
Family tensions
Fighting for
equality
)aques-Yves
Cousteau
Ell ipsis
Presentation
Article: describing
a person
The meaning of
dreams
The European
dream?
Sweet dreams?
Reporting
structures
Photo comparison
Story-writing
• Use of English
• Writing
• listening
• Speaking
The travel bug
Early migration to
Australia
Time travel
Adding empasis
Presentation
letter of
complaint
Food or fuel?
Youth culture
Food of the future
Modal verbs
Stimulus-based
discussion
A report
• Use of English
• Writing
• listening
• Speaking
In confidence
The secret agent
Hoaxes
Passive structures
Drawing
conclusions
Opinion essay
Threats to our
planet
Happy endings?
Immortality
Complex
sentences
Presentation
Opinion essay
• Use of English
• Writing
Vocabulary Builder p.l02
• Listening
• Speaking
Functions Bank p.l13
Writing Phrases Bank p.llS
Writing Bank p.l17
Wordlist p.121
Beginnings
VOCABULARY AND LISTENING
lA
Jcan talk about childhood memories.
Find eight adjectives to describe feelings (-+V,,).
I W 0
Y B
Memories
D
K Y
I
S T R A U G H T
A A D
I
0 V E R W H E L
X F M T S Y N G 0
W R R E 0 N E N S
I 0 C D S 0 A M E
T Z V 0
M E D E
2 She recognised him immediately. (once)
P R T B
E E E E
3 He's working at his father' s shop for now. (being)
N D E W
T C U S F S X Q I
C C U P I E D L
4 They'll be here very soon. (any)
H P R E 0
I
Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets so that
the second sentence has the same meaning as the first.
1 I've asked you repeatedly to keep the noise down . (time)
C R H C R
I
4
E N T A
T E D
D
I
S 0
R
I
A
I
C A S S T Q S C E
S Everybody makes mistake s occasionally. (while)
<\
N C N
J M W W E 0 T 0 R
L U N E Z R X T E
6 My brother was still a baby then . (at)
W H 0
T
R
N U M M E R U E D S G Z D
2 ..'1 hi ch of the words from exercise 1 describe how you might
'ee l in situations 1-7?
1 You wake up after a deep sleep and have no idea what
5
ti me it is or where you are. _ __
2 Yo u arrive late at the airport and discover you don't have
affected appropriate
mobile responsible
your passport. _ __
3 You're trying to choose a dish from a menu, but there are
so ma ny to choose from you don't know where to start.
_ You get homework from four different teachers . They all
wan t you to hand in the hom ework tomorrow. _ _ _
5 You're at a party where you hardly know anybody.
You feel too shy to say much. _ _ _
You 're worried about an exam you ' re taking tomorrow
an d are unable to concentrate on anything else. ._ _
- You want to confront a classmate who you suspect of
stea ling money but need to be very careful how to go about
omplete the sentences with the words in the box and
-a tch the beginnings of the sentences with their endings.
evocative hindsight ingrained
recollection reminisce
recall
---
• With _ __ _
- .\s l _ __ _ ,
a his flat is on the third floor .
b _ _ __ of meeting her.
3 Sh e loves to
c a very
- .; woo d fire has
d
have no
_ - hat song is now
smell.
about old times .
e _ _ __ in my memory.
f
I should never have gone
there alone .
Write the adjectives in the correct box to make them
negative.
un
~
Im
ir
6
approval
logical
.n
~
dis
il
Complete the sentences with prefixes from A and words
from B.
A
B
anti
clockwise
cooked
co
mis
employed
self
heard
super
sensitive
under
starred
1 I used to work for a company but now I'm ___ .
2 She got food poisoning after eating some _ __
chicken.
3 Stand in a circle and pass the ball round in an _ __
direction.
4 Don't mention her accent. She's _ __ about it.
S What's the name of the actor who _ __ with Jo
Depp in The Tourist?
6 I thought he said something rude to me but I f11 . g~:
have _ __ .
Unit 1 • Beginr ·-.s"
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lB
1
Inheritance
REAL ENGLISH
I can talk about inherited characteristics.
"LISTENING 1 Listen to Annie talking about similarities
between herself and her parents. Are the sentences true or
false? Write T or F.
1 Facially, Annie and her mother are fairly alike. _ _
2 Annie and her mother have identical hairstyles . _ _
3 Annie thinks her face is very similar to her father's. _ _
4 Annie and her father both have a relaxed attitude to life.
2
1 The teacher confiscate d my phone.
Well. 'Iou will keep te'f.ting in claSS.
2 I found it really hard to get up this morning.
3 I'm freezing.
4 My grandmother' s been suspended from driving.
"LISTENING 1 Listen again and complete the phrases
Annie uses.
5 Joe was expelled from his last school.
1 Well, physically, _ _ _ _ _ _
1
suppose .
and me.
4 ... I've got a _ _ _ _ _ _ in me.
5 When it
taste, I reckon I've got
_ _ _ _ _ _ with my mum.
6 Is it something _ _ _ __ _ , or is it learned
behaviour?
Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets so that
the second sentence has the same meaning as the first.
1 It's easy to see that Paul and Joe are from the same
family. (strong / resembl ance)
There _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __
2 You can inherit pho bias from your parents. (genetically)
Phobia s _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _
3 In terms of po litics, Edward and his dad have similar
views. (common)
When _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____
4 Luke looks extremely similar to Matt Damon . (image)
Luke _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _____ _
5 My personality is very similar to my mum's. (after)
Persona lity-wise, _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _
4
Write logical responses to the sentences using will or would.
5 Annie's mother knows what kind of clothes Annie
likes. _ _
2 ... we're
of each other.
3 ... people say they can see _ _ _ _ _ _ my dad
3
5
Choose the correct words to complete the text. One or both
answers may be correct.
6 Before I went on a diet I weighed 75 kilos.
Being an identical twin has its ups and downs. On the
positive side, when Max and I were younger we lwould
never / never used to feel alone because we 2would
always / always used to have each other to rely on .
I 3used to / would be quite reserved and he was
outgoing so he 4would help / helped me out in social
situations. Unlike some twins, we Sdidn't use to /
wouldn't have our own language but we always knew
what the other 6 used to think / was thinking. Even
now we will often finish off each other's sentences . One
thing that I found difficult is that I 7 didn't use / used
not to feel like an individual and I 8 used to resent /
was resenting that sometimes. People used to see us
as a unit and call us 'the twins'.
What really gets on my nerves as I get older is that
people 9 are forever mistaking / forever mistake
me for Max. In my first year at sixth-form college
people used to l°think / were thinking I was rude
because I (or in reality, Max) lldidn't / didn't use to
say hello to them around the college. Now I 12say /
will say hello to everyone who says hello to me so that
they 13don't / won't think my brother's rude. But the
mistaken identity thing can be used to our advantage like when I 14borrowed / would borrow Max's driving
licence before I had passed my test.
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-
ngs
le
(iI'Ju'liJj " The origins of English
I can understand and react to an article about the origins of English.
1 Complete the summary with words from the box.
alphabet Ang'to-Saxon borrowed Conquest
dictionaries disappear evolved farming
influenced non-native Old Norse
printing press:peUing
When Britain was invaded by Germanic tribes in the fifth
century, it took on the language of the invaders, known as
: _ _ _ or Old English. Many modern day words connected
.vit h 2_ _ _ come from this phase. Old English 3__ _ _
certain words from the Romans and also its 4_ __ .
t later took words from 5_ _ _ , the language of Viking
·1vaders.
:.Jter the eleventh century, Middle English began to
=_ _ . Its grammar became simpler as word inflections
_ _ _ . Many French words were introduced following the
' ~orman 8_ _ _ in 1066. The third phase, Modern English,
Jegan with the invention of the 9_ _ _ _ in the fifteenth
:en tu ry. The first 10_ _ _ were used in the 1700s and as
;: result the 11 _ __ of words became more stable. The
:: 1gu age continues to evolve, and is strongly 12 _ _
::: . the Internet and by the English spoken by 13 _ __
3Jea kers.
:: Ea d the text quickly, ignoring the gaps. Which three words
;:'e being described?
B_ _
:3
I~ :::;n plete
_
_
C_ _ _ _
the text with suitable words.
- ;e th e statements true or false? Write T or F.
- on eymoon used to have more positive connotations than
[El According to the lexicographer, Samuel Johnson, the
original meaning of this word suggests somewhat cynically
that marriage begins with the sweetness and tenderness
of honey, but soon wanes 3_ _ _ the moon. It still retains
those connotations today in the expression honeymoon
period which refers to the first stage 4_ _ _ a new
activity - a government's first tern1 in office, for example when people are prepared temporarily to ignore 5_ _ _
imperfections. Nowadays, in the context of marriage, the
pessimistic implications have faded and the word simply
refers to a holiday taken by a newly-married couple.
lm This word originated from Latin, where salarium, a
derivative of sal meaning 'salt', referred to 'an allowance
given to soldiers to buy salt'. In former times salt was a
valued commodity, over which wars were 6 _ __ . It was
not taken for 7_ _ _ as it is today. Use of the word soon
broadened out to the current meaning of 'fixed periodic
payment of work done' and passed in this sense via AngloNorn1an into English.
[Q] This word describes something stylishly luxurious.
- a honeymoon period, mistakes are tolerated. _
In Britain it also means somebody or something typical
8 _ _ _ the upper classes. It first appeared in the early
twentieth 9 _ _ _ and was widely 10 _ _ _ to be an
acronym for 'Port Out, Starboard Home', referring to the
location of the more desirable cabins on passenger ships
travelling 11 _ __ Britain and India. Those on the port
(left) side on the way out, and the starboard (right) on
the return trip, benefited from the sea breeze and shelter
from the sun. 12 _ _ _ it provides a very neat explanation,
there isn't a shred of evidence for it. A more plausible
solution is that the modern adjective, posh, is the same
word as the now obsolete noun posh, meaning 'dandy' (a
man who cares a lot about his clothes) a slang term current
in the late nineteenth century.
_ 5 ~ /Qry changed its meaning during the transition from
.'.-glo-Norman to modern English. _
:;~ s h has a popular explanation that has not been
3_Dstantiated. _
,vords in the text which match these definitions.
• :J La ke no notice of _ _ _ _ _
- :::::cam e wider _ _ _ _ _
_ :: .ery small amount _ _ _ __
!
tymology is the study of word origins. It is a subject
which seems to hold a remarkable fascination for
people, as can be seen from the numerous blogs and
Internet sites dedicated 1_ _ _ lengthy discussions
and speculations 2_ _ _ the origin of a given word.
Below are a few examples of words that are of particular
etymological interest.
E
: d oes today. _
- Koman times soldiers were paid with salt. _
_
£YCj~~jY
' ::cson able and likely to be true _ _ __ __
.: -: lO nger used ___ _ __
Unit 1 • Beginnings
I5
';jti'.]!ua Sporting origins
I can understand an article about the origins of different sports.
4
1
1 The main aim of Parko ur is to get f rom one point to
another as quickly as poss ible. __
Complete the sentences using appropriate adverbs or
adverbia l phrases from the box.
2 Some traceurs practised their sport in the Paris
underground . __
by and large categorically gravely loosely
resotutely staunchly strictly swiftly widely
_........_"'"
3 BASE jumping is more dangerous than skydiving. __
4 Carl Boenish was the first person to accomplish all four
1 She stuck
to her argument despite being
challenged by the interviewer.
~~~_ ,
2
types of BASE jump. __
I agreed with what he was saying.
5 When it first became popular in the USA, young people
wanted to participate in motocross but couldn't afford it.
3 When I realised I had put my foot in it, I ~~~_
changed the subject.
6 Stingray bikes were specially designed for cycling
4 The novel was ~~~_ based on the writer's own
life.
5 He
denied reading her diary.
6 The law case was
7 Sh e is
reported in the press.
opposed to capital punishment.
8 Flash photography is
Are the sentences true or false? Write T or F.
off road. __
5
Find words or ph rases in the text which match these
definitions.
1 a fence made of vertical metal bars (text A)
prohibited in this
museum .
9 Be careful wh en picki ng wild mushrooms. Certain
pes can make you
ill.
2 jump over in a single movement, using your hands to
push you (text A) ~~~~~__
3 brave acts (text A)
_~~~~__
4 a dishonest way of behaving (text B)
2
Q ic ly rea d t he text about three extreme sports. In which
(0
try did each sport originate?
:
B
C ______
5 achieves (text B) _~~~~__
6 became popular (text C)
7 imitating (text C)
3
e tex ts. Answer the questions A, B or C.
"
- = :: ':5 first international championships in 1982? __
3 :=g2 1 on a mud track and made its way to the world
s:ege? __
- : o:_urages participation in contests? __
J
~
-:::
,ed after the different categories of the sport? __
,,5 -2de fa mous by a programme which was primarily
,,:: _: 2 different sport? __
-
_0=5::: safer form of equipment for participants than
- "" , . -=-7
-- _.--
-
:-=
-~ ' :5
oractitioners to deal with life's problems? __
-- •. 2n ed as a low·cost alternative for another sport?
::52 set of beliefs? __
6
_~~~~__
_~~~~__
8 a sudden increase (paragraph C)
_~~~~__
c sport
,,5 '1Vent ed by people who found life dull? __
~
_~~~~__
5 ,,-:
· '1 a famous feature film? __
5 : -::-
::erformed illegally? __
• ::=5-- i ng s
Challenge!
What do you think motivates people to take up extreme
sports? Write a paragraph and give examples.
Runniing free
[A] In the early 1990s, in the town of Lisses, 50 minutes south of
Paris, a group of bored teenagers would hang out together in a
park after school. Uninterested in football or other conventional
games, they would entertain themselves by daring each other to
do stunts using benches, railings, walls and other park furniture .
From the park they moved into the streets, where every object
wa s viewed as something to be climbed up, vaulted over or swung
from. Their group leader was the exceptionally athletic seventeenyear-old, David Belle, who had been inspired by the heroic exploits
of his father, a renowned military firefighter, and by the martial
arts films of Bruce Lee. This group became the founders of
Parkour or Free-Running (although purists will insist that there is
a difference between the two) . More than just a sport, Parkour is
a discipline and art which aims to develop the body and mind to
be able to overcome obstacles with fluidity, efficiency and speed
and to apply these skills to the mental as well as the physical
challenges in life. In the late nineties, Parkour attracted a huge
underground following in France, and gradually emerged across
-he world and later entered the mainstream after featuring in the
llid-2000s in various documentaries and films , notably Casino
~oyale, starring Sebastien Foucan, another Parkour founder, as a
l'ee-running terrorist being chased over rooftops by James Bond.
'1any traceurs (practictioners of Parkour) campaign against
s popularisation, fearing that it will lead to commercialism
a'1d competition, which goes against its inherent philosophy.
iving on the edge
~ BASE jumping is an adventure sport which uses a parachute
:: Jump from fixed objects, which may either be natural features
:.:' man-made structures . 'BASE' is an acronym for the four types
': ' objects from which one can jump; Building, Antenna, Span
':' bri dge) and Earth (the word used for a cliff). BASE jumps
differ from traditional skydiving since they are me:'::: C
altitude with only a few seconds to deploy the parachL-:" 0:-.
take place in close proximity to the object serving as : _
platform. Owners of structures are generally relucta-:
them to be used as Jumping platforms, so many BAS:' _
resort to subterfuge in order to get to them . Modern ba sf: _
was invented in 1978 by Carl Boenish, who filmed a E-friends jumping from El Capitan (a vertical rock face) in 1:'::National Park, California. They were using a type of pa
which was more secure than earlier models and everyo ne :- J unharmed. Carl and other pioneers of the sport soon ca ~::
with the BASE acronym and developed the BASE number s )~-=
where anyone who accomplishes a jump of each type is assl§;-::
a BASE number, in sequence of the people who have com pIE::::
all four types before. Carl was BASE number 4. In 1984, -::
died after hitting a rock outcrop while BASE jumping in Norwc.
r
:_
Extreme biking
[9 Motocross, or 'off-road motorcycle racing', originated in Britain
in the 1920s. When the sport finally took off in the USA in the 1960s,
many teenagers had the desire, but not the means, to participate.
So instead they started emulating their motocross heroes on their
bicycles, wearing full motocross gear. In 1971, a motorcycle
racing documentary, On Any Sunday, is generally thought to
have inspired a movement which became known as BMX (bicycle
motocross) . In its opening scenes it showed teenage kids riding
their Stingrays, the most popular brand of custom bike, on an offroad dirt track, handling them with extraordinary skill and dexte rity.
The relatively low cost of participating in the sport coupled with
the wide availability of places to ride and do tricks meant that BMX
became an instant hit nationally. It swept across Europe in the late
70s and in 1981 the International BMX Federation was founded.
with the first world championships being held the followin g year.
In 2003, the International Olympic Committee voted to include
BMX racing in the 2008 Summer Games, in which 32 men and
sixteen women participated . As a result it enjoyed another surge in
popularity. Today there are over one thousand BMX tracks arou nd
the world and participation in BMX racing is at an all-time high.
Unit 1 • Beginn ings
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GRAMMAR
Phrasal verbs
I can use phrasal verbs correctly.
1 Identify the phrasal verbs in the newspaper headlines and
2
write them in the correct column of the table below.
1 to cause to happen _
Const:ruction of new DNA
labo:rato:ry to go ahead
'Elephants cleverer than
humans when it comes
to mental arithmetic'
claims research
_ __
2 to not be completed _ _
_
_
_
_
3 to warn sb about something illegal _ _ _ __
Thousands go d~wn
with new flu VIrus
.-----~-----L
Scientists come
up with way
Police arrest
to generate
criminal after
synthetic blood twin brother
tips them off
~-------~~~
Write the phrasal verbs from exercise 1 next to their
meanings.
4 to find an answer _ _ _ _ _
5 to happen, to be done _ _ _ _ _
6 to become ill with _ _ _ _ _
7 to relate to a particular situation _ _ _ _ _
8 to think that sb is somebody else _ _
3
_
_
_
Rearrange the words to make sentences with phrasal verbs.
1 place / at / down / Manchester / offered / a / but / was /
she / turned / it / Laura / University
y----_______------.J
Plans for
National
ID card fall
through
2 people / are / Whilst / in / favour / do / away / of / the
monarchy, / others / some / think / with / it / we / should
3 meaning / keep / never / out / but / get / I / my / photos
Gunman kills innocent \'----------..--------./
'1'an after mistaking hi
lor drug-dealer
m
/ round / to / sort / it / I / to
4 some / bought / After / new / our / to / myself / up / my /
boyfriend / broke / clothes / off / relationship / I / cheer
'Genetics to bring about medical
breakthroughs' predict scientists
5 father / was / decided / it / not / My / over / to / go / in /
New York / but / after / for / it / job / offered / a / thinking /
he
Two-part verbs with no
object
1
2
4
Two-part verb where the
object can come between
or after the two parts, but
comes between the parts if
the object is a pronoun
Two-part verbs whose
object cannot come
between the two parts
3
Complete the sentences with the active, passive or
infinitive forms of the verbs in the box and an object
pronoun where necessary.
4
1 I don't trust her any more. She's _
5
2
6
3 He was born and _
_
I can't find the letter. It might have _
_
too often.
_
.
in Sydney.
4 That noise is difficult _ _ .
Three-part verbs whose
object cannot come
between the parts
5 She'll _ _
on holiday.
by her grandparents whilst her parents are
7
8
6 Could you _
_
at the traffic lights, please?
7 The company was forced _
8 How many people _
si
Unit 1 • Beginn ings
_
_
staff.
to the gig?
lF
'iQ¥iUJHM Discussion
I can express my opinions on ethical issues .
.c.cvrv
~
q~'OI'M BEFOREIT~ , STOP
o~~~e;j rOO lATE!:(. -l'
2 " LISTENING 2 Listen to two people discussing the subject
of GM food. Which of the following topics are mentioned?
a solutions to world hunger
D
b monopoly of the market by large
GM technology companies
D
c solutions to malnutrition
D
d environmental damage caused by GM products
D
e dangers to human health
D
f the ethics of interfering with nature
D
h'
BEFORE '
rOO LA ,';
L
Tb.
. . .... .'
3
"LISTENING 2 Listen again and complete the phrases the
speakers use.
1 It's
territory.
2 ...any change has its potential _ _ __ _ .
3 ...crops which can _ _ ___ _ agricultural conditions.
4 Surely you can't _ _ _ ___ that?
5 ... not if we end up poisoning people in the _ _ _ __ _ .
6 ... we're going to have to agree _____ _ .
4 "LISTENING 2 Match 1-8 with a-h to form expressions
for reacting to an opposing view. Which do you hear in the
discussion? Listen again and check.
omplete the text about genetically-modified (GM) food
'th words from the box. Are you for or against the ban?
campaign controversy crisis
armful laboratory term
crops
discredited
• -.::en GM food first hit British supermarket shelves in
"';96 this major revolution in food technology passed by
_-::lally unnoticed. It wasn't until 1999 that a "~_ _
~~ ~' eriment
which suggested that GM potatoes might
:.!.:::se indigestion in rats sparked a maj or 2 _
_
_
--,-:bough the experiment was subsequently
_ _ _ , it led to a massive European anti-GM food
_ _ _ which resulted in an unofficial ban on the
: __ . Lh and import of GM
5
in Europe. Public
:-.=..ion on GM crops remains divided today. Some
_
_ 4
suspicious about the 6
effects it may have
- 2:ealth and the environment in the long 7_
_
_
-=-::[s believe it could solve the world's food 8 _
_
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
I don't agree
There's no evidence
That's a fair
I see what
That argument doesn't
You take things to such
You can't be
Where will it
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
you mean .
make sense.
an extreme!
point, I suppose.
to prove it.
serious!
end?
with that argument.
5 Complete the sentences by choosing the correct word to
complete the common adverb-adjective collocations.
1 I always avoid environmentally unkind / unfriendly
products.
2 Ann was really offended. She couldn't believe how
politically false / incorrect the speaker was.
3 Ben's behaviour was completely / fully unacceptable.
4 Some think cigarette advertising is totally / widely unethical.
5 The GM industry argues that their work is perfectly /
virtually justifiable.
6 Many people think cloning is morally wrong / incorrect.
7 Banning research into this is roughly / virtually impossible.
8 Are designer babies widely / highly improbable?
6 Write a paragraph agreeing or disagreeing with the statemen t
_
below. Use the ideas in exercise 2 and include some
collocations from exercises 1 and 5.
All food containing genetically·modified products
should be banned.
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Unit 1 • Beginnings
I9
1G
'@iUjlaa Describing an event
I can write an effective description of an event.
3
Preparation
1
Complete the description of an event using like, as or as
if.
Replace the adjectives in italics with a word with a similar
meaning from the box. There are two words that you do not
need.
apprehensive disillusioned eager perplexed
petrified remorseful unwilling uptight
1 He was reluctant to answer my questions.
2 I was nervous about driving abroad.
3 The player was baffled by the referee'S decision.
4 She admitted guilt but didn't seem very repentant.
5 He's so tense. He needs to relax a bit.
6 She's terrified of rats.
4
Last summer I went round France in a camper van with a
group of friends. Heading towards the ferry terminal we
felt totally elated as this was our first real taste of freedom .
None of us had travelled without our parents before. We had
brilliant fun cruising along, listening to music, playing games
and taking turns to drive the van .
All went well until we reached the suburbs of Paris at
about three in the morning. I was driving, while Archie
navigated us towards a campsite , and the other two slept
_ __ logs in the back. I was getting increasingly
annoyed with Archie who kept getting us lost. Eventually,
I got so irritated that he threw the map at me, told me to
find the campsite myself and then promptly fell asleep .
Feeling drowsy myself, I decided to abandon the campsite
idea and park on the roadside . Moments later I came
across what looked 2
an empty car park and
pulled in for the night.
A few hours later I woke up feeling disorientated, and
with the sensation that something was amiss. I opened the
door. What I then saw will be ingrained in my memory for
ever: hundreds of children staring at me 3
I was
a complete fool as I stood there wearing just my pyjama
bottoms. I had parked in a school playground! I stood
red 5
a beetroot,
motionless, my face 4
then I sheepishly climbed into the front of the van and drove
away 6 _ _ _ quickly and calmly 7_ _ _ 1 could, while my
friends slept on in the back, oblivious to the entire episode.
You have been asked to write about a memorable event in
your life. Make notes.
1 Where and when did it happen?
2 Who else was involved?
3 How did you feel?
4 What happened in the end?
5
Use your notes from exercise 4 to write a description of
the event following the writing guide below. Write 200-250
words.
Writing guide
1 Explain the general context, giving brief details of where and
when the event happened .
2 Describe the events leading up to the main event. Use the
model in exercise 1 as a guide.
3 Describe the event itself, giving details of how you felt.
4 Round off your story by explaining how the event affected
you or the other people .
CHECK YOUR WO
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Have you:
2
followed the paragraph plan?
Find at least one example in the story of:
1 a short sentence used for emphasis or suspense .
used at least one short sentence to add emphasis or
build suspense?
included at least one simile?
2 a synonym that has been used to avoid repetition.
3 a simile used to create a clear description .
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used synonyms to avoid repetition?
checked the number of words and made changes
if necessary?
checked your work for mistakes?
Stories
VOCABULARY AND LISTENING
2A
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Compound adjectives
J can
talk about various aspects of stories.
4 Every day she manages to lose or forget something.
She's so _ _ _ _
5 The children watched the circus tricks in _ _ _ _
amazement.
6 In New South Wales (Australia)
people are
prohibited from using solariums.
the clues and do the crossword.
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willing to accept behaviour that is different from your
own: _ _ -minded
2 petrifying: _ _ -raising
3 calm, able to make sensible decisions in difficult
situations: _ _ -headed
_ having confidence in yourself: self-_ _
3
S not carrying anything: empty-_ _
- able to think quickly, intelligent: quick-_ _
.3 oversensitive to criticism or insults: thin-_ _
_-,wn
• sh owing no feelings or pity for other people: cold-_ _
=: caring and generous: kind-_ _
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