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23) Study this conversation extract. If the underlined verbs are wrong, correct them using either the past perfect (active or passive) or past perfect continuous.

A: How was your weekend?

B: Not great, actually. I’d really been looking forward to a relaxing couple of days. But early on Saturday morning Mum phoned to say that Dad had been taking ill.

A: Oh, no! What had happened?

B: She had just been hearing that he had been flown by helicopter to hospital in Edinburgh from a village called Contin where he had fished with my Uncle Mark.

A: And is he okay? What’s wrong with him?

B: Well, Uncle mark said that Dad had been complaining of a bad headache most of yesterday, but he hadn’t been wanting to go back to the hotel and spoil the day. But then in the evening, just as they had stopped fishing for the day, he had been collapsing…..

Here is the rest of the conversation. If the underlined verb is wrong, correct it using the past simple, present perfect, past perfect, present perfect continuous or past perfect continuous as appropriate.

A: Did he have any health problems recently?

B: Well, he’s been suffering from high blood pressure for some time, but we have thought a fishing holiday in Scotland would be relaxing for him. He worked too hard for months now, and we’ve been trying to persuade him to have a break for ages before he finally agreed.

A: So Have you gone up to Scotland when you have heard?

B: No, Mum has gone up to be with him, but the doctors have checked him over and had been saying that it’s not too serious. They gave him some medicine to bring down his blood pressure and had told him that he needs complete rest for a couple of months. So Mum’s driving him back in the car tomorrow.

A; Well, send him my best wishes when you speak to him.

B: Thanks, I will do.

24) Study the underlined parts of this email. Make corrections if necessary. Give alternatives where possible.

Hi Jane

Yes, Tony’s a lot better, thanks. Pretty much back to his old himself. We got vaccinated ourselves against hepatitis before we went to West Africa, so Tony was just unlucky to get it. He went into work after we got back although he was feeling bad, and some of his colleagues were worried about getting it themselves. I know that some of them had checked themselves by the doctors. By coincidence, his boss said that he’d caught himself hepatitis when he was in Africa a few years ago. When he’s completely recovered, Tony and myself are off to Paris for a few days, and we’re going to occupy us with looking at the galleries and having a rest.

Must go now. The children have just shouted that they want some juice and they can’t reach it themself.

Will be in touch, Maggie.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Before you listen

Discuss the following questions: Do young people nowadays have a healthy lifestyle? What steps can people take to improve their health? How long do you spend with your doctor when you go for a consultation? Do you think doctors spend enough time with patients during a consultation?

Listening I