Review Unit 4

Level No. 6

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General instructions:
Read every series and follow the instructions, complete the Review. Use black or blue pen, pencil and highlighter.

Exercise 1
1.1 VOCABULARY
Words are hidden in a letter grid. Find them. You can use highlighter

1. community association
2. tenants
3. homeowner
4. break the ice
5. reach out
6. platonic relationship
7. dating
8. soulmate
9. bonded
10. settling down
11. love
12. friendship
13. drift apart

Exercise 2
1.2 READING
Read the text about a book.

How to Win Friends and Influence People

How to Win Friends and Influence People is one of the most successful books of all time. Since its
original publication in 1936, it has sold in excess of 15 million copies worldwide and it shows no sign of
going out of fashion: more than 100,000 copies of the book are sold annually, and it ranks as the
eleventh highest-selling non-fiction book of all time on Amazon
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Despite the book’s phenomenal success, its author, Dale Carnegie, did not originally want to write it.
Nor did he come up with the idea for the book himself. Carnegie began his career as a public speaking
coach, teaching hugely popular and well-attended evening classes in New York. He was later
approached by Leon Shimkin, from the publishing company Simon & Schuster, who hoped to persuade
Carnegie to write a book. Shimkin’s initial efforts were unsuccessful, but, reluctant to admit defeat, he
got someone to transcribe one of Carnegie’s lectures, then presented the coach with the typed-up
document. Carnegie was so impressed with the result that he agreed to revise it for publication.

When it came to marketing the book, Shimkin decided to send a copy to 500 people who had previously
completed one of Carnegie’s courses. He pointed out that the book was like a manual, which students
would have all to themselves, allowing them to review the course materials whenever they wanted. The
gamble paid off: more than 5,000 people ordered copies of the book, forcing Simon & Schuster to
increase its original print run. Within a month of publication, the book had made it onto the bestseller
list of the New York Times and remained on there for two years.

Carnegie was not the first person to write a book which aimed to help readers achieve success; plenty
of these existed before How to Win Friends and Influence People started to appear on people’s
bookshelves. However, Carnegie is given credit for creating a new genre of book: a kind of behavior
manual, but one in which the readers themselves were expected to participate actively. Nearly every
self-help title published since has borrowed something from Carnegie’s ground-breaking book.

How to Win Friends and Influence People has been updated over the years, and the current version
includes four sections covering different topics. One of Carnegie’s recommendations is that we should
praise each other often and avoid being overly critical. “Any fool can criticize,” he says. “But it takes
character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.” This does not mean that you should
avoid being honest when the work of someone in your team does not meet your expectations. However,
you should ensure that the feedback is given in a way that focuses on the things that are working.
Carnegie also urges readers to encourage others to talk about personal experiences, since people relax
when they talk about themselves. Moreover, by listening carefully to what they say, you will motivate
people to behave in a friendly way toward you.
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Perhaps inevitably, the book has been the subject of a certain degree of criticism. Some have
commented that its guidance is too black and white, while others reacted angrily to the idea of being
nice to people simply to benefit yourself. A book entitled How to Lose Friends and Alienate People was
published in 2001, in which Toby Young describes his failed attempt to make it as a journalist.
However, with the exception of its name, it does not make reference to Carnegie’s work.
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Given the challenge of measuring the impact that books like these have on our lives, it’s almost
impossible to say whether the ideas in Carnegie’s book really work. However, the famous American
billionaire Warren Buffett apparently believes that his success as a businessman is at least partly due to
Carnegie’s advice. What’s more, Buffett’s certificate from the Dale Carnegie course he took in his early
twenties is the only one to hang on the wall of his office!

Read the text about a book. Match topics a–g with paragraphs 1–7.

a why some people criticized the book

b how the book was originally promoted
c the influence Dale Carnegie had on a well-known figure d the
book’s continued success
e what Dale Carnegie did before becoming a writer
f examples of the advice given in the book
g how Dale Carnegie has influenced other writers

Read the text about a book. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 Carnegie’s book is one of the top ten most successful books on the Amazon website.
2 Before becoming a writer, Carnegie achieved a high level of success as a public speaking tutor.
3 Carnegie’s book became a New York Times bestseller one month after it was first released.
4 Many people believe Carnegie is responsible for creating a new kind of book.
5 Carnegie’s book suggests that we completely avoid giving negative feedback at work.
6 Carnegie advised that being a good listener is one way to get people to like you.
7 Toby Young wrote a book after having succeeded in becoming a journalist.
8 The Dale Carnegie certificate is one of many that decorate Warren Buffett’s office.

Read the text about a book. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1 Carnegie’s book has sold just under / more than 15 million copies since it was first published.
2 Shimkin’s initial attempt to convince Carnegie to write a book was successful / unsuccessful.
3 Shimkin got people interested in Carnegie’s book by sending copies to his past / current students.
4 Simon & Schuster originally printed too many / few copies of Carnegie’s book.
5 Certain people feel that the advice in Carnegie’s book is too complicated / simple.
6 It’s easy / difficult to judge what effect books like Carnegie’s have on people’s lives.
Exercise 3
1.3 Vocabulary Neighbors and comunity.
Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1. It’s really important to the children when they’re playing near water.
a) Keep
b) Lend an eye on

2. After years of being , next year we’ll finally buy a place of our own.
a) Homeowners
b) Tenants
 3. Nobody spoke at the meeting, so Mark the ice by telling a very funny joke.
a) Broke
b) Strengthened

4. Where I live, the community is very , so people tend to help each other more.
a) Close-knit
b) Broken

5. The whole community needs to together to persuade politicians to change their minds.
a) Reach
b) Come
Exercise 4
1.4 The passive.
Complete the sentences with the correct passive form.
1. The building in the fire. It will cost thousands of dollars to repair.
a) Was damaged
b) Got damaged
c) Both answers are correct
2. I by a snake when I was in Australia.
a) Got bit
b) Got bitten
3. Alice to be interviewed by the police later today.
a) Is waiting
b) Is waited
4. The new road last year.
a) Was finished
b) Was finishing
5. Fatima by everyone. She’s such a wonderful person.
a) Is loving
b) Is loved
Exercise 5
1.5 Past forms for unreal situations
Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1. only social media hadn’t been invented? Would you go out more with your friends or would you be even
lonelier? Personally, I think we’d all be happier without so much social media.

a) What if
b) If
2. everyone stopped staring at their screens and started going out more.

a) Rather
b) It’s about time
3. I be outside talking to real people as spend time on my phone, but I’m not sure all my friends would agree. They
all seem very happy tweeting about their lives, but I just find it boring! I’m sure this isn’t the only cause of loneliness, but it
certainly hasn’t helped.

a) Wish
b) ‘d just as son
4. I feel so sorry for elderly people, and I wish / I’d rather I could do something to help them feel less isolated. The problem is
that so many young people have to move away for work.

a) I wish
b) I’d rather
5. families could stay together, it would be so much better.

a) It’s about time

b) If only
Exercise 6
1.6 Listen to two people talking.
What is the best description of Parkrun?

a a successful sports company

b a community-focused event
c a regular running competition
Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 All of the Parkrun participants are fast, experienced runners.

2 Parkrun employs a small number of staff members.
3 Parkrun volunteers give more than 1 million hours of their time every year.
4 Carmen thinks the volunteers would go to Parkrun whether or not they were helping out.
5 “Consumer innovators” are employed to come up with new, exciting ideas.
6 Carmen is sure about the date when Parkrun was founded.
7 Paul Sinton-Hewitt set up Parkrun after he was laid off.
8 Today, more than 1,500 Parkrun events take place globally.
Check () the ideas they agree on.

1 Exercising with other people can help to keep you motivated. ☐

2 It’s risky to rely on volunteers when you’re organizing an event. ☐
3 Taking part in Parkrun is a good way to meet people in your neighborhood. ☐
4 Parkrun has a strong sense of community, partly because it’s free to take part in. ☐
5 Organizations like Parkrun are more influential than large companies. ☐