3A Don’t g e t mad, g e t even!

1 READIN G
a Read the article quickly. Which act o f revenge caused the most damage? Number 5 is the most damage.

Revenge According to writer Claire Gillman, getting even is becoming increasingly popular as life
gets more stressful. In her book Revenge is Sw eet Claire reveals that men are much
is sweet more vengeful, except over romantic matters, when it is women who are most likely to
take revenge. Here are some of her favorite stories from the book.

The wife of a radio DJ saw red when she After a long-running dispute between An 80-year-old woman was in court,
heard her husband flirting with a glamorous neighbors, one of the families went on charged with shoplifting. The judge asked
model on the air. She immediately posted an vacation for two weeks in the summer. The her what she had stolen."A can of peaches,"
ad for his $50,000 Ferrari 308 GTBi sportscar other neighbor took advantage of their replied the woman. "How many peaches
on eBay* for 25 cents and sold the car within absence to put two pints** of maggots*** were in the can?" asked the judge. She
five minutes. Later she told journalists that through the neighbor's letter slot on the replied that there were six. "Then I'll give
she didn't care about the money."I just front door.The family returned to a house you six days in jail," said the judge. Before he
wanted to get even,"she admitted. full of flies. had time to continue, the woman's husband
added, "She also stole a can of peas."

Rude customers tend to drive staff in A computer technician was angered when A doctor was called out at 2 a.m. to visit a
restaurants crazy. One chef confessed his temporary position was terminated so patient who lived on the outskirts of town.
that after a customer had demanded that he deliberately brought down five of eight When he arrived he discovered that it was
the sauce be removed from his burger, network servers. All the data in the servers not, in fact, an emergency, and the patient
she licked the sauce off it and then sent it was deleted and none was recoverable. As could easily have waited until the next
back to the customer with the waiter. a result the company was forced to shut its day to visit him in his office. Imagine the
New York office for two days and sustained patient's surprise when the doctor dropped
losses of more than $100,000. by in the early hours of the following
morning to check if he was OK!

* eB ay a website on the Internet where people ** p in t a unit for measuring liquids *** m a g g o t a creature like a short worm which is the
can auction goods 1 pint = 0.568 litres young form of a fly
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 b Read the article again and match the headings (A -F) to 4 V O C A B U LA R Y phrases with get
the stories (1 -6 ).
a Match the sentence halves.
A Dedicated to the profession □6

B Welcome home □2
1 I’ll call you back as soon as I get
e
C Clean plate □4
2 I wanted to get
h
D Justice o f the peas □3
3 I’m going to get
d
E Silent sabotage □5
4 I can’t get by. Can you get
g
F His pride and joy m 5 When I asked Joe where he had been, I got
6 The heat isn’t working. Can you get b
c Look at the highlighted words and phrases. W hat do 7 Max hit me, but I got a
you think they mean? Check your dictionary. 8 My coworkers didn’t trust me until they got c

a back at him by kicking him.

2 L E X IS IN C O N T E X T 50 ways to leave b a hold o f someone in maintenance?
your lover c to know me.
d out of the way?
Try to complete these words without looking back at
e rid o f my parents before my boyfriend arrived,
the text on Student Book pp. 24 and 25.
f a chance.
1 Many o f Sarah’s friends p osted comments on her
g the impression he was hiding something,
message board while she was away traveling.
h in trouble if I’m late again.
eated
2 Debbie cr_________her own website for her new
translation business. b Complete the idioms with these words.
3 Gary didn’t want to ask Gloria out until he was sure her
utual
feelings for him were m_________. a ct anywhere along life m essage nerves
4 Jason has been really miserable since his girlfriend stick way
umped him.
d________
5 After breaking up with Joe, Chloe decided not to ask 1 My sister gets on my nerves_____ . She’s always
him for the money he owed her. She didn’t want to add borrowing my clothes without asking me.
uel
f ________ to the fire. 2 I bought my boyfriend an electric shaver hoping that
message
he’ll get the___________ about his beard.
6 When Kevin was in school, the other children
iculed
rid_________him because o f his thick glasses. 3 Laura’s parents don’t know how to say no. She always
7 When Tom’s girlfriend left him, it took him a long time way
gets her own___________ .
et
to g _______ er
ov_________her. anywhere
4 I’m not getting___________ with this essay. 1don’t
owning ment
8 The cr_________ mo_________o f his tennis career was know where to start.
when he won all four “Grand Slams” in the same season. life
5 My roommate needs to get a ___________ . He doesn’t
have any friends and he never goes out.
6 Poor Ben. He always seems to get the short end o f the
3 PRO N UNCIATIO N words and phrases stick when it comes to relationships.
of French origin 7 Luckily, my mom and my girlfriend have gotten
along like sisters ever since they first met.
a Write the French words or expressions.
act
8 You really need to get your___________together and
1 /bce'lei/ ballet 4 /dei3a 'vu/ deja vu
_________
start packing if you’re going to get to the airport on time.
rendezvous
2 /'randeivu/_________ entrepreneur
5 /antraprs'nar/_________
faux pas
3 /fou 'pa/ _________ 6 /kli'Jei/ cliche c Complete the sentences with the missing prepositions.
1 My sister has finally gotten over her ex-boyfriend and
b ^22^:331 Listen and check. Then listen again and
started dating again.
repeat the words and phrases. around
2 It’s a tiny island, so you can use bikes to get__________ .
away
3 We got___________ with not doing the homework,
because the teacher forgot to collect it!
behind
4 They’ve gotten really___________ on the project, so
they’ll have to work late until they finish it.
out
5 Ryan is trying to get___________ o f going on vacation
with his in-laws by saying he has too much work.
6 My grandmother stopped reading all the bad news in
down
the paper because she says it gets her___________ .

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5 L E X IS IN C O N T E X T Love by numbers 7 EXAM P R A C T IC E
Try to complete these words without looking back at Read the text below and think o f the word that best fits
the exercise on Student Book p. 26. each blank. Use only one word in each blank.
1 Peter and Jane are a good match _______ .
2 Some women like moustaches while others think that Just as childhood is claimed by many to be the happiest time
urn
they’re a t------------------- ff
-o------------------- seem
of their lives, it would 1____________that most think that
J

fined
3 I don’t like con___________ aces
sp___________ because adolescence is the total opposite, a view I completely agree with.
I’m claustrophobic. My own childhood memories revolve around the woods
oes
4 Sarah g___________ or
f ___________tall, dark men. up
near my family home where I was brought2___________ . Every
etting
5 I regret g___________ volved
in___________ with my friend’s used
afternoon, I 3___________ to go exploring with my friends and
brother. Our friendship hasn’t been the same since. time
we had the 4___________ of our lives hunting, playing, and
all
6 I hope Matt doesn’t f ___________ or
f ___________my fighting imaginary battles with sticks. Our parents came looking
sister because I know she’s not interested in him. got would
for us when i t 5___________ dark, and we 6____________ head
otten
7 Chris seems to have g___________ ver
o___________ At
home, already planning a new adventure for the next day.7____
breaking up with his girlfriend incredibly hist.
the time, I thought it would last forever.
ong
8 Are you looking for a 1___________ erm
-t__________ However
8___________ , I was proven wrong when at the age of 11,
relationship?
According to my father,
I was sent away to boarding school.9__________
I would broaden my horizons there and learn to be a man.
6 GRAM M AR get get
But as soon as I arrived, I realized I would never10____________

Rewrite the highlighted phrases using get. used to the discipline and lack of freedom. I was also ridiculed
mercilessly by the other boys for being a country boy. As a
1 We arrived at the theater too late to see the show.
result, my teenage years were completely miserable.
got to___________________________________________
2 Can you persuade Paul to look at my computer?
get Paul to look at
3 I’ll never become accustomed to eating raw fish.
8 LISTEN IN G
get used to a g g f o g Q Listen to Molly talking about what
4 Poor old Adam lost his job last week. happened when she got back in touch with her
got fired first boyfriend, Todd. Does the story have a
5 We’re having our roof repaired next month. happy ending?
getting our roof repaired Yes, it does. The story has a happy ending.
b Listen again and number the events in chronological
6 I can’t make the kids eat their dinner.
get to eat the kids
order.

7 I hope I’m not sent to Los Angeles - 1want to stay in New York. 6 Molly got in touch with Todd.
A __
I don't get sent to Los Angeles 4 Molly married another man.
B ___
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8 Public transportation in my town is improving. 5 Molly went back to live with her parents.
C ___
getting better 8 Todd and Molly had a child.
D ___
2 Todd was sent abroad.
E ___
F 3 Todd broke up with Molly.
___
G 7 Todd got in touch with Molly.
___
1 Todd joined the army.
H ___
c Listen again with the audioscript on p. 70 and try to
guess the meaning o f any words that you don’t know.
Then check your dictionary.

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