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d 2.2 1 John was about to get on a plane.

choose one true ending for each sentence. 2 Very rarely did you see her at home.

1 The inhabitants of the remote planet in Max’s book

1 GRAMMAR 3 Amelia thought that she was going to faint.
4 On no account must anyone be told.
are aliens who …
a Reorder the words to make5 sentences.
We were set to leave early the next day.
a look very different from humans. 6 No way would I go on a trip like that.
b look like humans but have a different culture. 1 get / plane / was / about / a / John / to / on
c want to explore other planets. 2 you / home / did / her / at / rarely / very / see
2 Oscar suggests that Max’s ideas might come from … 3 was / that / thought / faint / Amelia / to / she / going
a his experiences while travelling. 4 account / anyone / told / on / no / be / must
b another science fiction novelist. 5 next / set / we / early / day / to / were / leave / the
c experiences in his childhood. 6 on / go / like / would / I / a / no / trip / way / that
3 Oscar suggests that Max’s next book …
a will be published in the near future. b Cross out the verb form which is NOT correct.
b will be a sequel to 1 Kevin was leaving / was about to leave/ would leaveon a
c will depend on the success of his first book. business trip when he got the call.
Answers Solar Wind. 2 Originally we planned to take / had been going to take /
2 Originally we planned to take / had been going to take / would be would be taking the train.
taking the train.
3 As soon as we arrived / had arrived / had been arriving, we
3 As soon as we arrived / had arrived / had been arriving, we
checked in. checked in.
4 Our supplies had ended / had been ending / ended and we had 4 Our supplies had ended / had been ending / ended and
to find more from somewhere. we had to find more from somewhere.
5 Our room was terrible and I had been complaining / might 5 Our room was terrible and I had been complaining / might
complain / complained to the manager.
complain / complained to the manager.
6 Travel was / would be / was to be cheaper in those days.
Answers 6 Travel was / would be / was to be cheaper in those days.
1 outright 2 blithering 3 complete and utter 4 totally
d Language in context Exaggerating Answers
2 VOCABULARY
1 affluent 2 disposable 3 deprived 4 destitute 5 well-off
1 Complete Max’s exaggerations with the
2.7
6 prosperity 7 hardship 8 means
words in the box. Listen and check. a Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
outright complete and utter totally blithering affl uen deprived destitute disposable
hardship means prosperity well-off
1 It was an disaster!
2 I came across as a idiot! 1 This neighbourhood is quite so prices are high.
3 A embarrassment! 2 I don’t really have much income.
4 My career’s ruined! 3 You can tell it’s a area by the crime rate.
4 The floods left many poorer residents .
1 b Oscar says ‘these aliens look very similar to humans, but they
have a radically different culture’ 5 I wouldn’t say I’m super-rich but I am .
2 a Oscar says ‘I mean, did you get the idea from your own travels 6 A recession had started and the years of
and experiences with other cultures, for example?’ were over.
3 b Oscar asks ‘ … when will Solar Wind 2 be published?’ and says 7 It is no to live without a car in a big city.
‘looking forward to Solar Wind 2’
8 We manage to live within our somehow.

b Complete the missing words.

1 Many species live only in the h t of the rainforest.
2 Anything might be hiding in the dense v n!
3 This is truly an u d wilderness.
4 The r d coastline is popular with walkers.
5 Once a year the rains bring the a d desert to life.
6 Tourists come for the p e beaches and gentle sea.
7 They say there are alligators in the s p.

1 heart 2 vegetation 3 untouched 4 rugged 5 arid

6 pristine 7 swamp