eee For updated exam from December 2008 ae SH I OTe eT Wendy Sharp Second Pee . | Workbook OQ | ;Contents Unit1 Fashion matters Unit 2 The virtual world Unit 3 soing places Unit 4. Sur four-legged friends Unit 5 ear and loathing Jnit 6 “nat if? Jnit 7 - “e's too short Jnit 8 = awnshifting snitg9 ~-= hard sell it 10 inal frontier nity - +2 mother, like daughter = 7it 12 zat idea ~7it 13 ation for life 10 12 4 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 Unit 16 Eat to live Unit 17 Collectors and creators Unit 18 What's in a book? Unit 19 An apple a day ... Unit 20 No place to hide Unit 21 To have and have not Unit 22 A little night music Unit 23 Unexpected events Unit 24 Priceless or worthless? Unit 25 Urban decay, suburban hell Unit 26 Getting around Unit 27 Material girl Unit 28 Sense and sensitivity Unit 29 Newshounds Unit 30 Anything for a laugh 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62Fashion matters Vocabulary Spellcheck 1 Clothes Show Live is a huge fashion exhibition that takes place every December in Birmingham. Read this extract from the catalogue proofs. Check the spelling before it goes to print! An example is given. There are ten more errors to correct. STANDS IN HALL 6 modelling For a career in medeling. You could become the next supermodel! be Get some free advice on your hairstile. Make-up demonsirations too. The brightest and most outragous designer bags! Fantastic headgear too, including berets, caps and hats. Gernini makes beautiful jewelery from crystals and gemstones, including braclets, earings and pendants. And it’s less expensiv than you night think! An exiting range of leather clothing, from casual jackets to the smartest suites, Watches, belts, bags and sunglasses also available. Unisex clubwear for the really fashion-conscius, with diferent abstract primis that glow in the dark! ie UNITI © Corpus spot Think carefully when to use double consonants ~ the Cambridge Learner Corpus shows FCE candidates often make mistakes with these It was impossible to find a pair in my size. NOT It was jmpesible to find a pair in my size, 2 Correct the spelling errors in these sentences written by FCE candidates. a You can immagine how excited I was. b There is a beautifull view from up there. ¢ The concert was briliant. d This was only the beggining. e Acording to the writer, it is expensive. { They did not apologise for thi g [hope you weren't dissapointed? h Hapiness is the most important thing. Phrasal verbs 3 Complete these sentences using a suitable phrasal verb in an appropriate form. Choose from the list below, which includes some more phrasal verbs to do with clothes. get away with keep up with — smarten up stand out dress up throw on a 1 go to at least ten big fashion shows a year, just to % poitmuunn the latest designs. b Joan asked me to paint the flat with her, so 1 an old shirt and found my tattiest pair of jeans. ¢ Henry could wearing jeans in his last job, but now he has had to conse himself Nigel ceacconisensnenenersnansnn for the party, but when he arrived, he really _. ys everyone else was wearing casual clothes.Reading 4 Look at the photo of a pair of jeans. How old do you think they are? Read the text quickly to find out. $25,000 may sound excessive for a tatty pair of jeans, but the ones in this picture are not an ordinary pair of Levi's, They are said to be one of the two oldest pairs left. They are certainly the most expensive! Discovered Inst year in an old coal mine in Colorado, they were initially sold for $10,000 and then sold on again ata higher price. Then Seth Weisser paid even more for them. Co-owner of a store appropriately called What Comes Around Goes Around, be decided to contact Levi's in San Francisco. “I sent them pictures of the jéans and they were delighted. They $40,000, 1 thin Levi’s has its own museum and Lynn Downey, the company historian, said: “Lknew this would be a treasure that everyone in the company would want us to have, so Levi's agreed to pay one of the highest sams ever for a pair of old jeans. Apart froma hole in the left pocket and frayed edges at the bottom, the jeans are in remarkably good condition for their age. Ms Downey was able to date them by their leather patch, which was added in 1886. and the single back pocket, A would have paid 5 Now read these statements about the text and say second packet was added in 1902. She said: “Perhaps the most important reason why Levi's bought these jeans is that the company lost everything in the 1906 San Francisco earthyvake and the first 50 years of our history was destroyed.” whether they are true or false. a There are no other jeans as old as these. Seth Weisser paid $10,000 for the jeans. Lynn Downey is an employee of Levi's, d The jeans are made completely of one material. The jeans have fewer pockets than ones made after 1902. The Levi's company is more than 100 years old. ca o ° a ~ Underline the four superlative forms in the text. too much & SH common .... suitably oe pleased worn extremely... Which words in the text mean: Grammar Comparatives 8 Make sentences, using a comparative adjective and the other words. An example is given. a Cotton shirts/cheap/woollen ones. Cotton shirts are cheaper than woollen ones. b Flat shoes/comfortable/high-heeled ones. c¢ Jeans/casual/trousers. d Supermodels/thin/other people. e Sarah Thomas/young/Kate Moss. £ New York/big/San Francisco. g Jogging/dangerous/bungee-jumping. h Clubbing/tiring/studying. 9 Rewrite these sentences using the structure not as ... asand the word in bold. a Last year the prices in this shop were lower: cheap This year the prices in this shop are . last year. b I think this exercise is easy. difficult ‘This exercise is I thought. ¢ Ben won the race but George came second. fast George was ..... .. Ben. page 198 FASHION MATTERS /Reading 1 Skim read this text about two children, Harry and George. Do they prefer computer games or board games? 2 Scan the text for words or phrases that mean the same as a-h. a enjoy b finding solutions ¢ luck d company ..... @ breaking off sem f enthusiastic ..... BF PUL soerrenron restrict Grammar Present tenses 3 Match the sentence halves a-e and 1-5. ‘Then fill each gap with a suitable verb in the present simple or present continuous. a A report published this week DB PavEnts cen vow that many board games c According to a lot of parents, children .. too much time in front of the TV, d More and more, parents their children from going outside to play e Board games .. .. to be particularly attractive, = ey UNIT 2 Richara and Vicky Sabotowski try to work hard at their design business, as well as spend time with their two young sons. As games lovers themselves, the couple have found 4 way to. make the most of their time at home. ‘We always appreciate playing games as a family; said Vicky, briefly interrupting an exciting but tense game of Monopoly ‘The children — Harry, 5 and George, 9 - really like games such as Connect 4 and Guess Who, which involve working out problems. Because these are games of chance, the cleveres ole don't always win and the children love beating us! The children both have computer games, but Vicky believes they find board games more fun. ‘We try to limit how often they play on the comp because there's no social interaction. When they do play they get bored easily, but if we suggest a game of something like Connect 4 they are always keen. To me, computer games are a bit of a cop-out - something to plonk your child in front of while you go and do something alse. George agreed. ‘With computer gan play them on your own and they get really boring, | ~ uch prefer playing board games. 1 ‘ i educational and social benefits to = dren. 2 as they .. the whole family in ex e27ovecle indoor activity. 3 instead = oors, which that they are less fit now es 4 3 itisUse suitable verbs from 4 Dear Meua this list in their correct forms to complete the letter. Sometimes, a verb can be used more than once. There is an nothing in example at the beginning (0). forget hate keep yet know like realise ~* sound — suppose understand — wish page 198 Honestl, some Vocabulary 5 Complete this puzzle of words to do with games, by reading the clues below. The number of letters each word has is given in brackets, What word appears vertically? 1 Computer games look great now because they have much better ... than five years ago. (8) 2 A dose copy of something. (5) 3 An ..... is when you do something exciting. (9) 4 Who you play against. (8) 5 Companies often bring out a newer ..... of the same game, (7) 6 You use these when you are fighting. (7) 7 ‘To work out a puzzle or problem. (5) 8 Games usually have very good sound [7) ———— aa 2 — i 2 ee = 5 OY tr a 7 — — the even stuck thotigh My litte nother < hier to funni it down he neve etimes 1 arost (10) exams at the _. youena working hard fr your Tom! AthoughT tobe Thre to study bat he ¢ ft most when he ploy tot a the volun 6 Choose the right adjective to describe the people in a-e. There is one extra adjective that you do not need to use. aggressive anti-social demanding mindless popular sophisticated a Brian turns up the volume on his CD player at 2 am and refuses to turn it down when the neighbours complain. Kenny always has several messages on his answerphone when he gets home. © Victoria is four years old and keeps asking her parents to play with her, even when they are trying to work. d Judy often gets angry and her boyfriend says she can be violent. Claude wears Armani suits and goes to the best o ° nightclubs in town, 7 All the following words occurred in Unit 2. Sort them according to the three headings given. Some can go under more than one heading. Use your dictionary if necessary. [seats interface upgrade back-up graphics downloading file browsing | access (information) clone surf the web submit THE VIRTUAL WORLDVocabulary Prepositions L_ Fill each gap in the story with a suitable preposition. My favourite place ‘This has got to be Sipadan, a coral of the building. Just (6) island (1) men _.. the east coast the road from the hotel is the beach. of Borneo, I stayed (2) which is beautiful. You can walk a little room with just a bed and a (7) eoensennnenees the island in about wardrobe, nothing (3) ee half an hour, although there are very the walls or floors. It was very simple ~ strict rules about walking (8) 0.0.» everyone ate together (4) the terrace (5) ws .. the front Travel quiz 2 Complete the following sentences with a suitable word. The right number of letters are given to help you. a Yd really like to go ona —— —— round the Greek islands. ‘The historic town centre was full of =< ________ with guidebooks and cameras. ¢ We took the — —— from Dover to Calais instead of the tunnel. d When we had a problem on holiday we asked the — I think comfortable than tents. o __-—_— are more f My brother was seasick because the ___— was a bit rough. g Ona ship you sleep ina ____ ae UNIT 3 certain parts of the beach at night because the turtles lay their eggs Writing Phrasal verbs in the sand, Sipadan has some of the most amazing diving (9)... the world. You can walk CLO} rsnnene 2000) metres you come (1) - the sea and after a coral wall which drops a kilometre straight down (12) .. the ocean floor. 3. Informal phrasal verbs often have a more formal equivalent. Match one of the phrasal verbs in A with the more formal alternative verb in B. A to come across a person to get over an illness to put up with a situation to ring up a person to keep on doing something 6 to feel like doing something to make out a person/thing 8 to set off for a place we ue NI B a to be in the mood for b to tolerate c¢ to manage to see d to leave/depart e to telephone f to recover from g to meet accidentally h to continue3 exercise 3, a I dor’t alway: often get a take-away. 4 Decide whether these sentences are formal or informal. If they are informal, complete them with a phrasal verb from exercise 3. If they are formal, complete them with an ordinary verb or expression from . making dinner in the evening so] b Coaches .«. for Manchester every hour, on a daily basis © Tdon’t know why you w..cccscnesinces .. your brother, he behaves like an idiot. d Don't forget to .., glasses to the party. .. Steve to remind him to bring some e We were informed that the company chairman was from influenza, and wasn’t therefore able to attend the meeting. f Ifyou. . ta park your car outside my house, I'll have to consider taking legal action. Decide which of the following (a—j) are written and which are spoken forms of English, and whether they are formal or informal. Look at this example from the Student’s Book: You don't have to socialise if you don’t want to. ANSWER: Informal, spoken English. a This compartment is reserved for non-smokers, b John rang, please ring him back sometime tonight. Steve. We would be delighted if you could attend our son's wedding on 16th June. ... d | wonder if you'd mind very much if | opened the windows ..... e You must be joking! f Can Thelp you, sit? oo. g Out of order. . h Please give my love to your family. Best wishes, Liss teueaaern i Can you give mea hand with my things? Okay, PUL be with you in a second. Grammar Obligation, necessity, permission 6 Complete the following sentences using a suitable form of the verbs below. t need let —_ permit a In Britain you drive on the left. b In some Countries YOU .esnninmenenimensenn DEQ in order to drink in a bar. ° T'm going to stay in bed tomorrow morning as d ‘| really think you... go to work. . get your hair cut, said Elizabeth's mother. e My sister didn’t 0.0. me borrow her clothes when we were teenagers. f Peter .... wow. Get the bus home last night as the trains were on strike. g You bought me a new watch for my birthday, my old one works perfectly well. h Smoking ...... .. In government offices any more. oe page 199 GOING PLACES ne20 25 4. Our four- Reading 1 Look at this article about a man, John Franklin, and his wife, Anabel, who are travelling across a very wild part of Canada called the Yukon, on foot. Before you read, write down: the animals they might meet the likely state of the roads where they could sleep. 2 Now read through the article quickly to see if you were right. Don't worry too much at this stage about vocabulary that you don’t know. “Anabel, I think there is a bear in the house,’ I shouted up the stairs. She didn’t hear me properly. ‘There’s a what?’ she shouted back. ‘You've found a chair in the house?’ [cleared my throat and said again, as calmly as possible, ‘I think there is a bear in the house.’ If there is a world speed record for te- packing a rucksack and exiting a building, Anabel must be a contender, for we were outside the building again within seconds, with Anabel giggling at my now idiotic-sounding statement, Anabel and { had already spent three days walking 80 kilometres over the mountains from the Pacific. We were in Canada’s Yukon Territory, heading towards Carcross, on the shore of Lake Bennett. Here our canoe was waiting where we had left it the week before. Our plan then was to canoe down the 3,000 kilometres of the Yukon River to the Bering Sea. On this day, we were walking the last 48 kilometres towards Carcross, following a disused railway line. Walking along the line was extremely difficult because of the size of the sleepers and the shingle in between. You also need to keep an eye out for black bears, whose presence was evident from the huge piles of dung that littered the tracks. As the day drew on, we started to look for somewhere to sleep. We finally spotted an old railway building, which looked as if it might keep us safe from prowling bears. Ithad the name ‘Pennington’ painted in letters half a metre high on the outside, which is the name of an area in Hampshire, close to where I grew up. Whether there was any connection between the two I have no idea. But it appeared to be a bear-proof spot for the night. Though the windows and doors bore large scratch and 3 \ UNIT 4 the type of problems you think they might encounter a chew marks, they were boarded up and looked secure. So, after bending back some of the nails that secured the door bolis, we forced an entry. Anabel went upstairs and started to unpack and settle in while I poked about downstairs. Twas nosing around in what was once clearly a kitchen, when, from out of a darkened doorway that I took to be the larder, came a soft but distinctive deep moan. My curiosity raised, [ started to walk towards the slightly open door. | was halfway across the room when a booming grow! came out of the darkness, In true comic-book style, the hairs on the back of my neck sprang up. My instinct was to run, [backed out of the room, my eyes glued on the dark doorway. We thought it might be a better idea to spend the night elsewhere and a 45-minute walk down the tracks revealed a small spit of rock pushing into the lake, just large enough for our tent. We got up early in the morning, keen to walk the remaining kilometres to Carcross, The night's sleep had been adequate, if a little troubled by dreams of bears and things that go ‘boo’ in the night. But our mood rose with the sun, and by the time the day was properly aired, we were swinging along, relaxing with each step and looking forward toa big lunch at Carcross. Crossing a small, wooden bridge, we left the rail tracks to have a drink. As we turned, Anabel cried out ‘Stop!’ Looking up, I saw a familiar black shape behind us: another black bear was following us, creeping up from behind, then disappearing rapidly into the surrounding scrub when we turned to face it How long it had been shadowing us, we could not say. Suddenly, reaching Carcross as soon as possible seemed like a very good idea. 7 NUKon ZL TERRITORY 3¢Guessing unknown words Grammar 3 Inlines 17-19 of the article it says: as and like Walking along the [railway] line was extremely difficult because of 6 Decide whether to use as or like in the size of the sleepers and the shingle in between. the following sentences. Now you might never have seen sleepers and shingle before, but Ele can't Fide’ hobse.. you can probably make a guess as to their meaning if you think well iigags about what a railway line looks like. bb Susanna prefers activity holidays sailing or walking, Decide what you think these words from the article mean. There Jet Your sister looks. are some clues in brackets to help you. c ews YOU. - . d I came to school the same way a heading towards (line 12) today a. fdid last b disused (what does dis mean?) (line 17)... week. ¢ keep an eye out for (lines 19-20) © He dressed up mem a policeman for the part She used to work in the university cnvintununnune &@ ZOOlOgY lecturer, g lenjoy going camping when it’s boarded up (what is @ board?) (1i0€ 30) ..ssuusnnsensnsansnansnnannns warm, in July. d littered (what is litter?) (line 21) on spotted (line 23) nnecsnn e f bear-proof (line 28) ..... 8 h nosing around (line 34) . i the larder (where is this?) (line 36) .........006 Compound adjectives 7 Match the adjectives in the first column with those in the second 4 Now read the article again more carefully and say whether these column. statements are true or false. j glued (what is glue?) (line 41) ...... a duty- catering a Anabel rushed out of the house when she saw the bea bers: fee . c long. handed b She thought the incident was very funny. 000 a absent. minded’ ¢ John and Anabel had started their e hand- distance journey at the coast. F first- made : gaccond. Hand d John and Anabel had canoed eer diss 3,000 kilometres to Lake Bennett. . i right eyed e They had to keep watch for trains , os , 8 Which of the compound adjectives as they were walking. 0.0 above can be used to describe the f£ John had grown up in following nouns? Pennington, nu aS a leather bag g Bears had been trying to get in the old railway building. ........ b jourmey .. h John ran out of the kitchen in fright, .... Reetb es d_ person i The bear had followed them from the old railway building. .... e bottle of perfume F ticket .. 3 Look back at the article and find the two examples of ‘it’ on lines g holiday .... 24 and 55. What does the ‘it’ refer to in each case? e OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS fin Page 199Vocabulary 1 Choose words from the box below to complete this letter of complaint. There are three extra words that you do not need. Fear and loathing next compensation disaster worried delighted unhelpful earlier dreadful worse meant spend stiff refund — thought conditions opposite surprised impossible Grammar Past tenses 2 12 Complete this table of past tense forms. It includes both regular and irregular verbs from Unit 5. find flee grab hold keep realise sink swerve try wave UNIT 5 Dear Sir My wite and I took an Ocean Cruise b which was a (1) (2). Baatly, the food was (3). In fact, my wife foll ill the ay after we set off. We believe this was because of the breakfast she = eaten on board (4) sees that day, Her health got ~ during the trip but the ship's doctor was very (6)... wees Er st quite (7)... ie iamiotene .. and this ruined holiday with you last month, Iam therefore writing to ask for Secondly, our cabin was in an extremely noisy part of the ship, as it a (8) seeesensscee the disco. As my wife lay sick in bed, she was oy moro than once by drunken dancers who ) our cabin was the nearest toilet. In the end, m wife locked the door. This (11)........ chat I could not get this my own cabin late one evening and had to (12) the night in the bar, ti Dub not least, your brochure promised ‘excellent sailing Bs However, for three days, there was i , there was a heav. storm and the ship rolled badly. My wife was scared (4) ‘ and even I found it unpleasant, I demand a full (15) earliest. convenience. . of the cost of the trip at your ‘Yours faithfully K. Grumpington-Smythe (Admiral) Fill the gaps using the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. When Harry (1) (see) the cliff ahead of him, he (2) susinennenes (KnOW) that he (3) . (take) the wrong road. He (4) .... 5 (try) to stop the ear but nothing (5) (happen). He (6) (go) rigid with fear as he (7) ....... wooo. (realise) that someone BY sets .. (interfere) with the brakes ... Now choose one of these three endings to complete the story. Look up any words you don’t understand in your dictionary. Write out the final sentences in full, adding suitable words of your own. a cliff was getting nearer and nearer/threw himself out of window/car went over cliff Db swerved into field on left/noticed largest pile of hay ever/drove into haystack/survived ¢ went to pieces/screaming and shouting/car went over cliff/landed two hundred metres below/burst into flames/Harry? ° page 200Reading 4 Look at questions 1-8 opposite. Then read the four short texts A-D describes an accident? 1 and answer the questions. Two answers are needed for the last talks about experiencing fear? z question. mentions a long journey? Faye talks about a camping holiday? 4 is about someone who was alone? 5 | talks about something that happened toa relative? | 6 desetile severe weather? GI 8 A B A group of us went to Germany two years ago. One afternaon, we had been to a lake to swim and we were strolling back to the tent through the forest. It went quite dark but it wasn’t raining, Suddenly there was a flash of light and this enormous tree just to the right in front of us shook violently and started to fall in our direction. We turned and fled in absolute panic. It was a narrow escape. Jenny had dropped her bag. When we went back to find it, it was squashed flat underneath the tree trunk. That could so easily have been us! Cc It was just before midnight when the doorbell rang. My mother answered and there was a policeman standing there. He said he had some bad news and asked to come in. We took him to the kitchen and sat down. He said that my brother was trapped inside a cave up in Yorkshire with a friend of his. There had been some really heavy rain and the cave was in danger of flooding. He said there was ‘little hope’ of finding either of them alive. Mum and I didn’t sleep all night, waiting for the phone to ring. However, when it did, it was my brother! He said they had found another way oui and had spent the last two hours having a really good breakfast. Which text or texts My friend Mary was on a business trip abroad and she was staying ina luxury hotel. When she had checked in, the people on reception had warned her to lock her door at night, but this particular night she forgot. She says she still remembers waking up in bed and seeing this figure in black standing over her, with all her jewellery in his hands. Thankfully, he hadn’t noticed that she was awake, so she closed her eyes again and lay absolutely still, calmly waiting for him to leave. When he did, she phoned the emergency hotel number immediately, but they never caught anyone. D We were driving along this mountain road, miles from anywhere, when we came across a trail of tins of food and bottles of water along the road. I looked out of the car window and noticed this camper van about ten metres below us in a field, with its back door hanging off. [t had obviously swerved off the road. We stopped the car, A young man was climbing back up towards the road. He was covered in blood, so we offered to take him to hospital. As we drove off, with him lying on the back seat, he started asking about his girlfriend — was she all right? When we reached the hospital we found that someone else had picked her up and had taken her to casualty, Luckily, she was okay —and so was he, eventually. We went to visit them in hospital the next day. They said they were travelling overland to India. FEAR AND LOATHING / 13What if? Reading 1 Read this article about David Ashcroft. ‘What has just happened to him? | A shy cabinet maker* met the press yesterday. It seems his | The man whose business is restoring furniture told the dearest wish after winning £12.3 million on the National press he wants to get back to work. He held a Lottery is to buy a new set of tools. At the press glass of champagne for the photographers but didn’t want conference. 30-year-old David Ashcroft and about 50 any of it because he doesn’t drink. ‘Tt was quite a shock. journalists looked equally shocked. [ 7 | he said, looking pale. ‘What's it like to suddenly become the country’s most eligible bachelor?’ He remembered Saturday evening well. ‘I went into the other room and pul on the teletext** and just looked at it for half | ‘I haven't had a chance to give it a thought. an hour in disbelief” [4 | He didn’t tell his parents = = J . . = a. “Have you got a girlfriend?” until the next day, afier a Sleepless night with his winning ‘No! ticket under his pillow. ‘Have you ever had a long-term relationship?” The journalisis tried one more line of questioning. ‘What | ‘No. car do you drive?” “Aren't you a bit worried some ex-girlfriend is going to “I don't drive, said David, ‘but I do have a driving licence come forward?” and I'll probably get # van.” “Only if they went back to kindergarten,’ said David in a This was al} too much for the press. “Don’t you want a rare flash of humour. Porsche? 31 71 *T didn’t know they made vans,’ said David. 2 He had watched in stunned silence as his winning numbers were drawn on TV. Ever since, he has been trying to cope with the news — he has won the seventh largest payout on a single ticket. ‘eperson who makes high-quality wooden furniture news and information service available on TV 2 Now choose from the sentences A-E the one A The multi-millionaire was unwilling to answer their questions which fits each gap (1-4). There is one extra sentence which you do © Eventually, he phoned his couple of hours. B Last Saturday, he had sat alone in the small house he shares with his parents. ister Janet, who went round to sit with him for a not need to use, D As soon as he has had a holiday with his family, that is. E Then the journalists got out their notebooks and the questions started to flow. ES UNIT 6 |Grammar 3 Complete these conditional sentences by including the verb in brackets in the correct tense. a Ifhe.. ticket that morning, his life wouldn’t have . (buy) a lottery changed. co Unless someone .... (claim) the prize by 1 pm, the money will be put into the good causes fund. o Would you talk to the press if they +. (offer) you £10,0002 d If anyone (phone), say I'll be back at ten thirty. ° Would you mind if we just ou» (grab) a sandwich for lunch? (be) so hard on her, she wouldn’t have burst into tears like f Ifyou that. g Ud give you a lift if my car .« (be) so unreliable. h I wouldn't be surprised if we women (@nd up) ina ditch the way you're driving! eo Put these adverbs of frequency in the correct place in each sentence, page 200 a Lottery winners find it difficult to sleep after they have heard the news. (usually) b Lhave time to read long novels these days. (seldom) People are telling me to stop working so hard. (always) d Before the storm, I worried about those trees near the house. (never) e Now, if it’s windy, I’m scared stiff that they'll fall on us. (often) What's happened to John? He's here by this time. (normally) eo * on i page 200 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given, Unless you leave now, you'll miss the train if You'll miss the train 2. Helen is often in a panic about her work, control Helen is not her work, 3 Give me your address, as | might visit Barcelona. case Give me your address... visit Barcelona. 4 | always watch the late night news on TV. never 1 z .. the late night news on TV. George didn’t get any sleep last night, as usual. had Last night, George w as usual. 6 Her parents were so shocked they couldn't understand the news. take Her parents were so shocked they weren't the news. Vocabulary 6 Lookat these sets of words. Which is the odd one out and why? Say what part of speech each set is. account prize cash pick up a cheque b gain give win confusion c shock delight panic suspicious look after d tense anxious e deal with nervous work oul take off WHAT IF? / 15Life’s too short Reading 1 Read this article, ignoring the missing sentences for the moment. How did the writer, Victoria Walker, feel after her trip? Few people have travelled faster on water than they have on land. Even fewer have exceeded 160 knv/h ina boat. [4 [| Holmes took me for a ride in his £100,000 catamaran, Talley Medical. He gradually eased Talley Medical, which has a six-litre. 600hp engine and can reach 193 knv/h, to 169 knv/h. Tam a natural panicker, so T was not looking forward to this a accidents, Why anyone would want to risk his life, therefore, for the sake of screaming around the ocean at signment.[2 | ___] There have-been several horrifying preat seen vas quite beyond ties [put Be'question to It is even possible to make money out of the sport. Holmes Holmes. “I love being on water,’ he confessed. “Once you iris’ been able to taake a good living by using technical : | get salt water in your blood, there's no stopping you expertise as an engineer to build, ane and test boats, as | well as winning prize money through his skill as a racer, His skill, however, does not end there. | 5 | Thave had few experiences in my life to equal the thrill and The cockpit canopy of Talley Medical was made of the same material as a fighter jet. The seats are like a jet’s and the space is minimal. | 3 | 1 wore full flame-retardant overalls, crash helmet and Tejacket. enjoyment I had as we messed about that morning. Powerboat racing can be an expensive sport. But most people get into the sport at a much lower — and cheaper — level. It is possible to get a second-hand boat that could be used for recreation as well as racing for about £2,000, But it | would not be possible simply to buy the top-of-the-range, monster boat if you had, say a big lottery win, then go out racing. [4 | Newcomers to the sport have to work their way up through the different races. 2. Read the article again and answer these questions. | 3 What do you think these words in the article mean? a How fast can the catamaran go? a exceeded b Why didn’t Victoria want to interview Holmes? b ee ‘ : horrifying ¢ Why was Victoria wearing special clothing? ots ¢ the cockpit d Are powerboats only for competitions? e Can anyone with a powerboat enter a race? d flame-retardant .. ¢ recreation ...... sg Ec ni acta aaa 16 UNIT 74 Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. A. Tied in with a five-strap safety harness so tightly I could not move, | was seated behind Holmes in the navigator’s chair. B Instead | tried not to scream as we pulled away. C But with the help of the five times powerboat world champion, Neil Holmes, I achieved both D He proved quite adept at not frightening the life out of me. E And powerboat racing is dangerous. F Race organisers would consider it too dangerous for a novice to join a high-power race. Grammar Gerunds and infinitives 5 Decide if the following sentences are correct. If not, make the necessary changes. a Jenny suggested to go to the party ina taxi. b [look forward to hear from you in the near future. ¢ I don’t mind to do it. d I’m interested learn Spanish. e¢ My brother wants to go to Japan. £ Pll help you with your homework when | finish to write my letter. g Lam used to do the washing up. h Let me make the tea. i The children were made to get out of bed. j_ I’m going to town for buy a new jumper. k I object to pay to park my car. 1 I can't afford to lending you any more money. m My sister’s too small to be a policewoman. °o Vocabulary page 201 6 Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct word. a I don’t think my team will ever (win / beat) the national championships — they are so useless. b The score at the end of the first half of the football match was 3 — (zero / nil). ¢ Some football players think the (referee / umpire) is an idiot. d The basketball team has just had a new (pitch / court) built. e | got my father a new set of golf (clubs / rackets) for his birthday. f Most professional tennis players (give / take) up the sport when they reach their mid-thirties. The Formula 1 driver completed 30 (lengths / laps) of the track before he had to retire with engine trouble. on Writing 7 Read this story and add the necessary punctuation. You will need to put in CAPITAL LETTERS, full stops (.), commas (,), apostrophes (’), inverted commas (“”}, and exclamation marks (!). You must also decide how many paragraphs are needed. it was the greatest day of my life i had been picked to play for my national football team and now we were playing in the finals of the world cup all of us waited nervously in the changing rooms then all of a sudden it ‘was time we ran through the door and into the tunnel leading to the pitch a wall of noise hit us the fans were all on their feet cheering and shouting i felt so proud the whistle blew and the match began an opportunity came and i took it i could see pele and cantona in the stands shouting go on you can do it so with one great kick i scored a goal all the other players came over to congratulate me and hug me i heard them saying come on its time to wake up it was a woman's voice i didn’t know there were any women in our team I said to myself and at that moment i woke up and heard my doctor telling me I would make a full recovery 8 Write a story which ends with these words. We all enjoyed playing, even though we didn’t win. Write 120-180 words in all. Things to think about What sport are you going to write about? Do you need any special vocabulary? Are you a player or spectator? Where was the match being held? Was it an important game or one at college? How did you feel at the beginning, in the middle and at the end? © Did anything special happen during the match? * Remember to punctuate your story! LIFE’S TOO SHORT f 7Vocabulary 1 18 Find the twelve words for jobs and professions in this wordsearch, Words can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal. They may run forwards or backwards. a a person who designs houses b a person who steals from banks ¢ adoctor who specialises in mental problems da person who walks down a cat-walk e a person who works in a bank f a person who puts in your central heating 4 person who is in charge of a school h a person who cuts people open in hospital ia person who looks after you on holiday ja person in charge of a ship k an animal doctor 1 a person who works in a prison Use a dictionary to find out the difference between these pairs of words or expressions. a to be made redundant / to get the sack to do shift-work / to do flexi-time a trade / a profession an employer / an employee to be unemployed / to be on maternity leave to do overtime / to put in for a rise cand UNIT 8 I E|R|K]A|D/T | Py! H|O|M R)|TII 1]/X|M|M|O/D/E]LID | M tlpirielolwlalre DiE|R|S|KIR [ale uJr|_{K]P|s|a}Gc/u]T/e}o | =| | 2 AJO;}C/]A/P/TIA I}N|K}B/]Mj 8B H VIC |IN/|IM|E J |W) F | UM rQ }U|B lc E|X |N|{C | D | Z| F cjuj;Q E N|E | Y Oo R/E/JD]R 0 B L|P|O|R ] 0 slulr|alelolnle|ulwim|2[xic pil s|{y ; e|t | Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or expression from exercise 2. a My next door neighbour wenn .. for always arriving late. b Peter’s dad is a dentist and he wants to take up the same ¢ [really need the money so I'm going to even if | have no time left to see my friends. a My boss is a really helpful ° Tm much happier now I do sss: = It means I can suit myself when I get to work. 7 Mr Jones has been ....... . for the past six months.) The hard sell Reading 1 Read the article below, ignoring the missing sentences. How is the food industry failing shoppers? Food manufacturers and retailers are letting shoppers down. This is the view of the CWS, which nas just brought out a new report. According to the report, shoppers believe food labels because they think there are strict regulations in place. So the foad industry can get away with all sorts of cunning strategies to make products look bigger and sound better than they are. The report has identified the different ways in which shoppers are misled. | 2 Descriptions on packaging are sometimes inaccurate in an attempt to oversell the product. One example given in the report is the phrase ‘haddock fillets’, used for a product that is in fact cut from big blocks of fish rather than individual fillets. 3 | These include ‘traditional’, ‘wholesome’, or ‘premium’. The claim that a brand is ‘90% fat-free’ hides the fact that it contains 10% fat, which is above l A Meaningless adjectives are often used to give a positive message. B It has called on the government to support it, as a way of improving food standards. C This verdict has not pleased the food industry. D By contrast, the hard sell information is given emphasis. What do they really mean? recommended levels. Phrases such as ‘free from preservatives’ make a virtue out of a normal attribute of food. Labels have a wide variety of text sizes on them. You sometimes need a magnifying glass to read the small print. 4 ] Another deliberate type of misinformation lies in the image. Many pictures on packets use small plates to make the product look bigger. pr gg 5 However, misleading messages on packaging could soon be a thing of the past. The CWS” recently produced a code™ which, if used, would end the current inaccuracies and half truths. | 6 | The minister for consumer affairs says the code ‘will receive very serious consideration’. * Co-operative Wholesale Society ~ aset of rules 2 Choose from sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. E The rules are, in reality, very weak at present. F Photographs are sometimes retouched to achieve the same effect. G The most common of these is poor labelling. 3 Find these words in the gapped article or sentences A-G. a four nouns to do with law b three phrasal verbs oe) UNIT 9Grammar Modals 4 Complete the sentences with must, might or could (both are possible), can't or couldn't (both are possible). a This be the new Cot though why on earth are they .. possibly -Cola advert, using polar bears? The ad for the Pentium chip commen DE the best of the year — the way they manage to oc make a computer chip appear interesting is inspired! © Here’s an ad that shows a picture of thirty different puddings — it just be advertising desserts, surely? d_Do you remember that ad for a fizzy drink? It ...... Seve haye been very successful, as they had to withdraw it almost immediately. Those ads for Mac computers ange .. be very successful. They've had so many hits on the Internet! Product placement on TV shows .. be more ° effective than actual commercials ~ it depends on how many people are watching at the time, T suppose. page 201 Vocabulary Read this text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). GIRL POWER SETS NEW MOOD FOR ADVERTS More and (0) TOPE. ue advertisements are using strong images of women (1) and (2) (3) separate adverts, for Lee Jeans, Wallis Clothes and the Nissan Micra car, (4) .. tasteless. Some people went further, saying the adverts at sell products 5 that certain members of . public are upset by them, Three riticised as sexist and would possibly encourage violence. However, the Advertising Standards Authority, in (S) ... ~ Of receiving cided that they cause serious offence. The nearly 100 complaints about the three adverts, di s (7) ASA’s decision and argues that advertisers (8) nn traditional "washing up and cleaning’ role of women. “Women play (9) ... We are just reflecting (10) Roberis, planning director of the agency (11) pleased with the onsen De tight in getting away from the more active role in society today. said Howard produced the “Ask before you borrow it’ Nissan Micra campaign Although this type of advertising (12) _ be just a ‘passing fad’, the ASA itself believes that girl power has completely changed the relationship between men and women in advertising. 7 Complete these definitions with words about advertising. 6 With which of these words and phrases can you use the adjective broad? Which adjective goes with the remaining words and phrases? When you have decided, use a dictionary to study the different uses of this adjective and broad. e smile of welcome f feeling of suspicion g choice hh breath a range of beliefs b avenue of trees ¢ sigh d Scottish accent aA... ile a short song or tune used in TV commercials. | SY, ae isa short phrase about a product that is easy to remember. ¢ The... for a project is the amount of money available for it. If something makes an on you, it has a powerful effect. 1 AP vee made by a particular company. THE HARD SELL a ..is-a type of productVocabulary 1 For questions 1-12, read the article below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits cach gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: o Ain Bon Cat D by Answer: A British space scientists are planning to join the Americans (0) ..... the race to find evidence of life on other planets. Alan Penny and his team at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have (1) ... telescope that is 40 times more (2) ..... than Hubble. (3) .... a8 ‘Darwin’, this telescope could tell if planets 50 light years away have any (4) ..... of life on them. Two days after NASA scientists had shown proof that one of Jupit support life, Penny (5) ..... that his telescope may be included in a European Space Agency mission. The Darwin project, with a (6) ..... of £500 million, is on a shortlist of two proposals. If approved, it will moons could New hunt for life in space destination somewhere between Mars and Jupiter. The blueprint is actually for five telescopes positioned 50 metres (8) processing station. The combined data from these full picture of a planet, picking out faint images that have never b before. Darwin would not be able to take detailed photographs of the planets it (10) ....., but Penny believes a second-generation telescope could be sent in space, slowly circling a central telescopes would (9 en | n up to do this, He claims it is worthwhile mapping the universe around our own galaxy, even though these planets lie (11) ... ch for the moment. The European Space Agency is expected to make a (12)... our r 22 probably be (7) ..... in around five years’ time, its shortly on whether the Darwin project will go ahead 1A thought B intended C designed D drawn 2A striking B powerful © forceful D strong 3 A Known B Called C Considered D Named 4 A shape B race C brand D kind 5 A announced B spoke C advertised D told 6 A price B schedule charge D budget 7 A driven B fetched C launched D taken 8 A apart B far C distant D away 9 A save up B endup © build up D put up 10 A invents B searches C discovers D looks 1 A out B toward C beyond D over 32 A conclusion B decision C verdict D view UNIT 10Phrasal verbs 2 Match the phrasal verbs below to the definitions a-f. Then use these phrasal verbs in a suitable tense to complete sentences 1-6. geton take off end up set up turn out run out a leave the ground —b produce —¢_ make progress d make arrangements for e finish f have no more left 1 NASA's Galileo spacecraft finally went into orbit around Jupiter in December 1995; the rocket carrying Galileo .. from Earth in 1991. 2 A leading professor predicts that humans scien nl onan ce WUE enormous heads to hold their genetically-improved brains. w Factories around the world .. more and more goods that we don't really need, . If customers keep ordering the chacolate cake, we by lunchtime! wn A series of public lectures sno next year by the university. 6 How ..... .. with that astronomy course you're doing? Grammar 4 Read the advert below. Write a paragraph on this forthcoming event, using suitable future tenses Future tenses and other words from this unit. 3 Make predictions about the future using these notes. Use the range of future structures covered in Unit 10. An example is given. {SPACE: THE FUTURE near future/scientists/work on moon. In the near future, scientists will be working on the moon. a 20 years/manned spacecraft/land on Mars. Guest speakers: O science fiction writer John T. b 22nd century/launch starships/destination/other Price galaxies. GQ leading scientist Prof Paul Rhodes ¢ Soon/people travel to low orbit/Europe to New Zealand only an hour. Now write three more predictions of your own. ) page 202 THE FINAL FRONTIER faoa UNIT 11 ' Vocabulary 1 Read this short article. Then use each word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the numbered gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). How to find a partner So you want to find a partner? Well, (0)... ... (SINCERE) is the best policy - be yourself. And if you meet someone who rssetibles you, physically or (1)... mm (MENTAL), then all the better. ‘Simply put, opposites don't attract, but similar ype! do,’ says Dr Robin Russell of London University, who has spent a decade studying patterns of (DY sins (ATTRACT). ‘On average, the more similar you are to your partner in every way, from (3) sssnue: (PERSON) and attitudes to (4) .... .. (APPEAR) and obscure physiological factors like elbow shape, the more you're (5) .» (LIKE) to get on.’ There are any number of theories why. Early life might programme you to seek partners who resemble your parents — and by (6)... wu» (EXTEND) resemble you. Or (7) see (POSSIBLE) you make a random (8) (CHOOSE), but within YOUF (9)... .« (SOCIETY) environment there’s a more than (10)..... (REASON) chance you will choose people who resemble you than not.2 Put these adjectives describing personality into order of strength. If you think some are the same strength, put them together. EXAMPLE: (weak) upset irritated angry furious (strong) a petrified afraid terrified nervous b thrilled delighted overjoyed pleased c¢ depressed disappointed miserable unhappy d interested — obsessed fascinated keen € speechless surprised astonished —_ incredulous f beautiful attractive stunning lovely g ugly revolting unattractive plain American English 3. In Unit 11 of the Student’s Book, the interview is with an American called Hannah. She uses these words and phrases which are American English: I guess | was pretty privileged ... J just loved ... On the subway ... She got real embarrassed ... How would an English person say the phrases above? 4 Look at these other examples of American English and match them with the British English equivalents. h British English American Engli: 1 first floor a_ sellotape 2 Fall b motorway 3 cookie ce lift 4 trunk d_ bank note 5 vacation e petrol 6 freeway f Autumn 7 gasoline g ground floor 8 apartment he flat 9 Scotch tape i boot (of a car) 10. elevator j holiday 11 bill k biscuit 5 Read through this letter to a friend and correct it. There are twenty grammatical or spelling errors in the letter. Dear Joely Thanks for your letter, it was ood to here, from yov. YoUll be pleased knowing that lve fond “someone to shair the flit with, She's called Elens Richwann and she's actress from Camda. | interviewed ubort 20 pecple before | seen her She's very nicely ara we really get on well tagether Let me say you a bit about her Shes” abort tin S2em in hieght and hes short, blacks carly ir, in fact sti lok obit Tike your sister! She's incredibly alive so. she. shovld be fn to have aroma. We're both interested at the sce type. of films and we seam 7 have Similar fostes of music, She bites cook. 50 | won't have to werrying abort having @ messy kitchen! One drawbick i= tht, when she bos making a movie, she needs getting vp really early about 4.30 in the rvorning, to yo To the set to get Fer wake-up and Costume sorted out She says she'll be really quite, so we'll have. to see. Anyway, | haven't Yoticed of any baal habits. yet! You met to meet her — why don't you come over te the Flat rert Saterckay and we can have « meal together? Drop we a line: te let me know. - Love: Tye 6 Look at these photos. B is a photo of your old neighbours and A is a photo of the people who haye just moyed in next door. Now, write a letter to a friend of between 120-180 words telling him/her about the new neighbours. Compare them with the old neighbours you used to have and say which ones you prefer. You do not need to include postal addresses. LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER feLe A great idea Reading 1 For questions 1~7, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. [t looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told his young passengers that it was built in 1964, a Boeing KC-13 refuelling tanker, based on the 707. But appearances were deceptive, and the 13 students from Europe and the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives. Inside, the area that normally had seats had become a long white tunnel. Heavily padded from floor to ceiling, it looked a bit like a junatic asylum, There were almost no windows, but lights along the padded walls 14 eerily illuminated it. Most of the seats had been taken out, apart from a few at the back, where the young scientists quickly took their places with a look of apprehension. For 12 months, science students from across the continents had competed to win a place on the flight at the invitation of the European Space Agency. The challenge had been to suggest imaginative What does the writer say about the plane? A ithad na seats. B The inside was painted white. © Ithad no windows. D. The outside was misleading. 2. What does'eerily’ on line 14 mean? A clearly B badly C strangely experiments to be conducted in weightless conditions. For the next two hours the Boeing's flight resembled that of an enormous bird which had lost its reason, shooting upwards towards the heayens before hurtling towards Earth. The intention was to achieve weightlessness tor a few seconds. The aircraft took off smoothly enough. t any feclings that | and the young scientists had that we were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into a 45-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engines cut out and we became weightless. Everything became confused and left or right, up or down no longer had any meaning. After ten. seconds of free-fall descent the pilot pulled the aircraft out of its nosedive. The return of gravity was less immediate than its loss, but was still sudden enough to ensure that some students came down with a bump. Each time the pilot cut the engines and we became weightless, a new team conducted its experiment. First iL was the Dutch who wanted 10 discover how it is that cats always land on their feet, Then the German team, who conducted a successful experiment on a_ teaditional building method to see if it could be used for building a future space station, The Americans had an idea to create solar sails that could be used by satellites. After two hours of going up and down in the plane doing their experiments, the predominant feeling was of exhilaration rather than nausea. Most of the students thought it was an unforgettable experience and one they would be keen to repeat. one 5 What was the point of being weightless? A To see what conditions are like in space. B To prepare the young scientists for future work in space C To show the judges of the competition what they could do. D To allow the teams to try out their ideas. 6 What does ‘it’on line 61 refer to? D brightly A the exhilaration According to the writer, how did the young scientists feel at the beginning of the flight? A sick B nervous C keen 4 What did the pilot do with the plane? A He quickly climbed and then stopped the engines. B He climbed and then made the plane fall slowly. He took off normally and then cut the engines for B the trip D impatient ict Bnet plane D the opportunity 7 Why was this text written? A To encourage young people to take up science. B To show scientists what young people can do. 26 20 seconds. D He climbed and then made the plane turn over. UNIT 12 C To report on a new scientific technique. D Todescribe the outcome of a scientific competition.