e Creativity Grammar modals of ability » CB page 91 [Dd choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences. 1 | can/manage to play the guitar but | can'‘t/couldn't sing. 2. This painting is fantastic! Can/Could you paint in oils as well as draw? 3 | could/managed to get ticket for tonight's concert atthe last minute. 4 Ben can’t/couldn't hear the phone ringing because he was watching afimon Tv. 5 | could/managed to get quite a good photo of Jamie even though he never sts stl. 6 Willyou be able to/Could you join us tomerrow? Ed There is one extra word in each of these sentences. Find it and qoss it out. 1 They were be able to see an island in the distance. 2 Did you could manage to finish that painting? 3 Could you to tell me where Ican buy art materials? 4 Willyou be able to manage come to the meeting? 5 Mycousinis able to.can design web pages. 6 Wewon't be not able to send you the tickets until next week, a ‘Complete the article with can, can't, could, couldn't or able. The very young artist IF you ask most children to paint a street scene, they are usually only (1)... to produce triangle-topped boxes for houses, stick trees and animals or people that are the wrong size. But one young bay is different. Although he is only six, Jamie @ ___ paint ina way that many adults (3) ____ only dream of At fist he painted boats and sea scenes but then he realised he (4) ..._. also paint rurat landscapes and animals. One art expert said it was unusual to find ‘someone so young who (5) ......___paint in this way. Jamie says he bikes painting because it's fun and because it helps hhim imagine places he (6) ___....._visit because theyre too far away. He is hoping that hellbe (7)__..._._tohhave his ‘own exhibition before he feels he is too old - thet means at least before he is eight! 1(@)__.___imagine doing that myself when | was six!Reading Multiple matching (Part 2) » CB page 92 ‘The people below all want to take an art course, There are descriptions of eight courses. Decide which course would be the most. sultable forthe people below. 1. Carmen hasn't tried to paint ‘or draw anything since she ‘wasachild She doesn't have any of her own materials. She ‘would like totakeher time ‘and goto the course once a ‘week for afew months. 2. Adam wants to start making clothes for his frends. He ‘would like to be abe to show them pictures of what he plans to make first Heloves all the styles fcom the 1940s and often watches fms from that time. 3. Paulaleamt to paint at school andi very good att. Recently she started a painting of her husband that sheis having ‘rouble finishing, She would prefer a course that only lasts couple of days 4. Daniel has been drawing for many years. He would like to tty something new. He loves music and often uses it to give him ideas. 5 Sam has always wanted to paint people. He can draw ‘but he needs to earn how to se materials, He has his own. studio at home. ‘A Drawing from serateh For absoite beginners he courses a relaxed nroduction tobasc drawing skis No experience needed and paper and pencs supe, Week session rm Janay to ne 8 Exprers yourself thraugh drawing Draw confidently and develop your ability to express, ‘oursef wlelesming abou design. Draw om Meo fom \yourimagination. Fashion design Leemto create atactve cates Find outhowte draw an ut ane getinsp ation fom nature and rom old movies. Greif students witha peneralintrestin fasion design, D Hat making Learnt produce you own absouely fabulous andoignal hattomatch your favoure out Course uo: Maggie da ‘Sivadesigned te has or Channel 2s hit period drama Upton Caste E il painting Learnto use i pans the professional artist. Ths course ‘avers the ain i paining teehques.Youriished painting willbe shown in the end course exibition, F Painting portraits Bythe end ofthis sarweek course youwillhave made a {001 start on you fest prt which you can then finish at home, You willeam about the relationship between colour andlight howto mix paints and how to use paintbrushes. G Painting school Over wo consecutive ays, eperenced students develop ther sis andind new arin econs Ae yous bt stick ih someting youve stated workon? Bing along orstata ew pc of wok. H Watercolour world ‘This course is suitable for experienced artists. Explore the possiblities that watercolour paimting oes Work from 'your own photographs 0: be inspired by nature or music.Match the words in the box to the definitions. The words also appear in bold in the texts on page 55. materials outfit stuck studio techniques trouble 2a set of clothes that you wear together, unable to continue with your work because itis too difficult ‘3 oom where 2 painter or photographer works. ‘special skilis or ways of doing things problems or difficulties things you use in order to do an activity auaw Vocabulary formal language » CB page 93 Find less formal synonyms for these words in the texts on page 55. attempted (text 1) intends (text 2) ‘skilful (text 3) required (text A) exhibited (text E) 6 complete (text F) By Rewrite the sentences to make them less formal. 1 Sonia is nota very good sculptor but she's an extremely skilful painter. 2 She has exhibited her work all over Europe and Asia. +3 She required a visa for some of the countries she visited. 4_ {attempted to enrol ina course at the art college but my application arived too late 5 Ihope to complete my studies ealy next year. 6 intended to study painting and drawing. ED in the sentences below, both alternatives have a similar meaning. Choose the more formal alternative. 1 tyouwant/would hike to know more about the ob, tellustiet us know 2) The bus for London sets off/departs at 6 a.m. 3 For further/mare information, please visit our website, 4 Any student who has finshed/completed thelr task can leave now 5 We request/ask that people close the windows when they leave the room 6 We think that our course provides/gives a good introduction to the workplace. 1 2 3 4 5 Sal e, long text (Part 4) Listening Multiple ch > CB page 94 Ey Match the verbs (1-6) to the words and phrases (A-F) to make collocations. realistic yourtime a character ajob inateam problem ED © 26 For each question, choose the correct. answer. aun i ie mmone> ‘You wil hear an interview with Brian Wentworth, a computer games designer 1. Brian became a computer games designer because ‘A his amity encouraged him B hegota job after graduation € heleamt aot aboutit a colege. 2 Thething Brian finds most aificut about his job is A. getting original ideas. B_ working with others staying motivated. 3. What Brian enjoys most about designing games is ‘A. making them look beautiful B producing them technically seeing people playing them. 4. What does Brian think about Vilage Games? ‘A. Itwasimpossibie to write the story B_Itwasimportant to get the level ight. C_Itwas the most popular game he designed. 5 Whatdoes Brian think about children playing computer games? ‘A Theycan develop important skis, 8 They should try other things like sport © They spend to0 much time playing them. ‘6 What does Brian say about good games designers? ‘A They have aot of patience. B ‘They re good players themselves © They understand people's personalities.w ” Grammar relative clauses » CB page 95 Bl choose the correct alternatives to complete the article. Drawing on the brain Inthe late 1960s Betty Edwarés, (1) whovthet was an ‘art teacher, Degan to wonder why her students, (2) wha ‘which had successtlly learnt ianguages, mathematics ‘2nd other skis, found itso hard to lean to draw, She had, to noliced that some students (3) who/what had found it ‘eal dificult at the beginning suddenly seemed to be able to draw perfectly well She began to explore the research (on the brain (4) wharthat had been done by a famous scientist called Roger Sperry. Sperry was one ofthe people (8) wha/wnich were responsible fr dscovenna that the ‘brain is diced into two halves, or hemispheres. Edwards. developed a thecry based on the research (6) whvthat ‘Sperry had done and in 1979 she wrote 8 book, (7) that/ Which she called The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. The book, (8) who/which you can til buy today, thas helped thousands of people lean to daw. Join the sentences using non-defining relative clauses. Use the underlined sentence for the relative clause. 1) losaoh Conrad is ane ofthe world's greatest wits in English. He was nota native speaker of that language 2 His father died when Joseph was only 11. His father hhad translated Shakespeare's plays into Posh, 3 Joseph then ved with his unc. His uncle was a very axefulman. 4 However he let Joseph go away to sea Jaseah was only 16.atthe time, 5. His experiences on board ships inspired many of his ‘novels. The shin sled to countries ice India Africa and Ausvala, Vocabulary job skills > CB page 96 Bl © 2 usten to three people talking about their jobs. What do they do? Match each ‘speaker to a job from the box. dentist DI firefighter games designer pilot politician scientist secretary surgeon teacher Listen again. What skill does each person like using most in their job? Choose a skill from the box for each speaker. There are two skills you do not need to use. attention to detail communication skills leadership skills problem solving teamwork prefixes > CB page 96 Choose a meaning from the box for each 9 prefix. about yourself again not (x4) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dy write the opposites of these words using the prefixes in Activity 3. 1. happy 2 agree 3. well 4 reguar 5 employment 6 7 8 9 tke exciting possible patient 10 advantage2 Ei Complete the conversations with words using the prefixes in Activity 3. 1. A: Do people say that you are not very patient? ‘B: Yes, theythinkI'mvery 2A: Would youlike to do myjob? B: No,I'dreally ith 3 A: Are you feeling okay? B: No, l'm feeling rather. .limafraid 4K Would you like to work for yourself one day? B: Yes,I'dlovetobe. 5 A: Would youlike to change yourjob, even if you had to train again and get new skills? B: Ohyes,!"dloveto___and get new skis! 6 A: I don't think it's possible to finish this project. B lagree-i's. 7 As inever know when you're at work your hours are not at al egular. 8 No,Iworkvery hous, know. 8 A: Youdon't look very happy about the news. 8B: No, Heel very, .. about it. Speaking Collaborative task (Part 3) > CB page 97 ED Complete the phrases for introducing opinions with the words and phrases in the box. There is ‘one word or phrase you do not need to use. dea notsure opinion personally seems speaking suppose |______it's rue that sport is popular—it’s certainly on television alot! 'm__how easy tis for people to make decisions about their career when they‘e stl at school for myseif, love playing tennis at the weekend lomy. _- everyone should relax at the weekend It_____to me that sports a great way to spend) our free time. Look at the exam task. What should you tal about? ‘A. The advantages and disadvantages of the different actiities for the fiends. B_ What each activityis and what to do, Some friends want to do something together at the ‘weekend but they'te not sure what the weather will be like. They al enjoy sport but don't want to spend much, ‘money. The pictures on the opp. they could do. Talk together about the diferent things they could do together and say which would be most fun age show some things true or false? Cerlos suagests going toa restaurant. ‘Carlos likes the idea of a restaurant, Maria prefers the idea of shopping to jogging, 1 2 3 4 5 Maria likes the dea of watching football ‘to give their opinion. Maria: don’t think that i's @ good idea for them t0.go toa restaurant — it would be very expensive That's good point, but they can talk together in a restaurant and have a nice time. ‘ny opinion, that’s a great thing for them to 0. | suppose it’s nice to buy new things but Carlos: Carlos thinks that the friends should not run together. | Read the discussion below. Are these sentences, Underline the expressions Maria and Carlos use | | | | 'Ym-not sure that shopping is fun, Speaking for | ‘myself, actually hate it! I's exnensive too They all ke sport, s0 | guess they could buy Sports clothes ifthey went shopping, They ‘might enjoy that, even though you don’t! |What do you think ofthe idea of jogging? ‘That's sport. which they like, and t doesn't «ost any money o it would be better than shopping, But they may allrun at different speeds, 50 they wouldn't be doing it together Personally, I think that watching sport is better for them ~like going to a football ‘game. ‘kay that’s a good idea tt seems tome that we should choose something that s. connected with sport but they can also share the experience. What about cycling? Maria: Maria:Story (Part 2) > CB page 98 BEI) Look at the exam task and the stories two students have written. Which of these tips for making your writing more interesting does each student follow? Include the main events. Divide your story nto paragraphs ‘Add some dialogue to make yout story more exciting. Use agjectives, adverbs and verbs to make your story aunwn Your Engish teacher has asked you to write a story. |Your story must begin with this sentence had always wanted to be famous until one day in Write your story in about 100 words. ED Rewrite both stories. Improve them by following all the tips in Activity 1. fakes varied tbe fara ution dy March fo exact been hen fo ead oe of my short tors ‘na adi programe A seen 28 ore 2 woman care up {oe and tnd one sig iro the sa Yur on in fe minutes. Watch the ced light” But what about the sound check?” | | ‘ned Thee’ te fr as wid nd wer off read | to (eft my games at ho, th ed igh come on ut kd eo ad writen EES Student B I had obsays wanted to be famous unl ane cy in Nich, 1 sent a short story I had written abodt « boribhe murder ‘on train in to a competitin, The prize was €100 ond the ‘hance to re0d the story aloud on the radio When the competition reits come out I was realy oppointed, 1 hacit won! Then that night I sam an ‘exciting move on TV about « rurder ona train It was act the same as my story [elt rely embarrassed nd relieved that I hacit wn the competition, DS ee