Language Functions:

Making Suggestions	Responding to Suggestions
How about + V+ing..?	I'd go along with that.
What about + V+ing..?	That's a good idea.
Shall we + inf. ?	I'm not sure about that. (Disagreeing)
Why don't we/you/they..?	Personally, I'd prefer.. (Disagreeing)
I'd say..?	Sorry, I don't agree. (Disagreeing)
Let's say..	That's what I think
We could..	I agree.
Let's ..	That sounds fine.

Study the following:

1-A: How often do you think we should go shopping?

B: How about once a month?

A: Personally, I'd prefer once a week.

2-A: How many people should we invite to the party?

B: I'd say ten at the most.

A: I'd go along with that.

3-A: When would you like to go?

B: What about early evening?

A: That's a good idea.

4-A: What kinds of books should we read?

B: Let's say any kind of fiction.

A: I'm not sure about that. I don't want to read science fiction books.

Test on Unit 8

A- Language Functions

1- Respond to the following situations:

1. A friend asks you whether you would like to go somewhere together at the weekend.

2. The same friend does not want to go to the beach, but suggests the swimming pool.

3. A friend suggests that you join a book club together., but you would like to join a sports club.

4. A friend suggests going to the cinema in your town tomorrow. You are not sure.

2- Mention the place , the speakers and the language function in each of the following two mini-dialogues:

1. Place : ---------------------

   Speaker a: ---------------

   Speaker b : ---------------

   Function : ----------------

   A: I'd like two tickets to Aswan, please.

B: Single or return?

A: Single, please.

2. A: May I have a look inside your bag?

Place : ---------------------

Speaker A: ---------------

Speaker B : ---------------

Function : ----------------

B: Anything wrong?

A: No, just security measures before boarding the plane.

B- Vocabulary and Structure

3- Choose the correct answer:

1. He wrote a famous (geography – photography – orthography – biography) of President Eisenhower.

2. You are a (respectful – respect – respectable – respecting) young man. You should not behave like that.

3. The good side and the evil side in man are always in (harmony – conflict – agreement – hatred).

4. This scientist is doing (search – research – experiment – experience) into human nature.

5. They used the photographs to (blackmail – blacklist – blackboard – black market) him.

6. We should never judge by (abundances – absences – appearances – alliances).

7. After many attempts, she (eventually – additionally – analytically – artistically) managed to get promotion.

8. His colleagues disapproved (on – with - of – at) his research.

9. I complained that it (was – is – is being – has been) rather late and that it was time for him to go to sleep.

10. I said he (was going to – will – may – shall) retire the following year.

11. My son (asked – wondered – inquired – explained) that his book was really exciting.

12. I asked him what (was he reading – has he been reading - he was reading – is he reading).

13. She promised that she (will - would – can – shall) be home the next morning.

14. I asked Leila what (she was hoping – was she hoping – did she hope – will she hope) to study at university.

15. The doctor told me (stay – staying - to stay – had stayed) in bed for a few days.

16. She asked me (not telling - not to tell – tell not – told) anybody what had had happened.

4- Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences then write them correctly:

1. She said they are meeting them there the following Saturday.

2. He asked me whether I finish reading the book he had lent me the week before.

3. Peter wondered how much had I paid for the suit.

4. His experiments showed that he was wrong about human feature.

5. He has a violent personality and contacts terrible crimes.

6. He wrote his bill, leaving everything to his grandson.

C- Reading Comprehension

5- Read the passage then answer the questions: (August, 2006)

Charles was a professor with a huge house and a fortune. Today he lives in a small caravan where there is only second hand furniture. There are no signs that he was a rich man. He gets his clothes and other things from charity shops.

This change is not a tragedy. Charles was happy to give the lifestyle of a rich man. He was tired of being a person who had everything and many people have nothing. He made the choice to give all his money away. He says it has brought him happiness. “A few years ago,” says Charles, “I was a millionaire, but I knew there were a lot of hungry people in the world.” So, he gave away all his money to charities. When he had some left, he gave away small banknotes in the streets of local poor areas.

Charles believes that many people want to earn a lot of money so that they will not have any worries. However, most people never make much money. He decided to drop out and has discovered that having only a little money makes you free. Are there any things he misses? “No, I’m much happier now. I wouldn’t go back to being rich for anything – no way.”

A) Answer the following questions:

1. Would you like to be a millionaire? Why? Why not?

2. Compare Charles’ life in the past to his life now.

3. What does the underlined word it refer to?