68 Protective parents

Reflexive pronouns ED

"Fill in t he gaps wit h a re flexive pronoun.

M y daughter ma de the decision ..ber$(f. . .

Zero conditional; co ls with modal verbs and imperatives; in case

nditiona

rm

fJ Fill in the gaps in the conversation with the correct

form of these verbs.

2 The wash ing-up isn't going to do .

know!

.............. }'OU

.btty go (x 2) book call send get be

3 We really enjoyed ·······-·········· very m uch .

last n ight. Thanks

PAT

My son's ju st gon e on holiday to ltaly wi t h his friends. They d id n 't book a hotel or anyt hing.

4 M y son m ade d in ner for t he whole fa mily hy

........................... last nigh t!

s Dave and Polly designed their cottage

MARY Don't wor ry. My daughtrr only ¹ ••.l?..<!YL a flight when she z ............................. away.

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6 Si mo n ! If you don't li ke t he way I've clone i t , do i t

^PAT Bu t when we

•••••• ^{on holiday, we}

·················-·········· !

al ways ⁴ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• a room in adva n ce !

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7 Promise me that you will both look after

MARY Yes. And when we

•.•.• t here , I

st ill ⁶ . ...... my parents . Nowada}'S

8 I did n't need any help - I made u p my mind

I ⁷ .•••••••.... •••••..•.• •• l u cky if m y da ugh ter

s............................. me a postcard. _•

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a) Fill in the gaps in these clauses with Tf or Wh en.

.....If... you don 't like t he presen t ,

2 .Wh.en. I finish an exercise,

3 ............... you live to be 100 i n the U K,

4 . .... .. I'm older,

5 ............... this bus stops,

6 ............... he doesn't feel bette r soon,

7 ............... you get u p in t he morning,

8 ............... you finish a mal,

b) Writ e zero or first conditional sentences. Use the if/when clauses in 3a) and these word s.

1 you I not I have to I keep i t.

!f,Y.9.1!..<:/.Qn 't.Ukethe pr e.$. n.t...

yoY..<:/.or.(th.<J..v. JQ.. egpJt.....

Read Lucy's tips and fill i n th e gaps. Use a modal and the verb in b rackets or t he imperati\'e of the verb. Someti mes more than one answer is possible .

• If you want to show your children you love them,¹ ..•s.p.emL (spend) time with them. And when you haven't

got time,you ² ••• h.q,v.l<:/.1J.:.tm!1.ke.... (not make) excuses. Explain to them why you're busy.

• If you want your children to talk to you, you ³........................................

(not tell) anyone their secrets. Teenagers need to trust you and if they

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2 I I check I t he answers immediately.

can't do that,why

you anything?

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• they ..................................... (tell)

3 you I get I a letter from the Queen.

4 I I start I saving some money.

• Teenagers see everything you do. Unless you can stop doing something yourself, for example smoking, how ⁵ ....... ............... you .............................. ..... (expect) your children to stop?

If you remember anything at all about your younger days, you

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....................................... (remember) being a teenager. It's a confusing

time. When children come to you for advice, ⁷ ........................................

(listen).Their problems may be different from those you had.

• ..

  Teenagers will argue with you - it's part of growing up. But if you argue

5 you I hel p I me with t hese bags?

with them,⁸ .............. .....................

(not expect) things to get better.

6. we I h ave t o I call the doctor.

6. you I listen I 10 t he rad io?

6. you I always do the washing-up?

e Fill in t he gaps with if or in case.

1. I'll read t h e inst ruc t ions in case. t hey say anyt h ing uscf ul.

2. We should ma ke some ext ra food now .................... he changes h is mind.

3. I'm not making him d i n ner ....... ... ........ he won't hel p me wi t h the washing-u p.

4 \Ve don't buy t ravel insurance ...................... we aren't going abroad. s \Ve always b u y travel insurance . .............. we have an accident.

6. I ri ng my brother .... ... my car breaks down.

7. Ta ke a mobile phone with you ................... t he car breaks down.

8 Read t he i nst ructio ns fi rst ...................... you don't want to brea k i t.

6C Touch \NOOd

Reading

" Read the article a n d fill i n t he gaps wit h t hese sentences .

a) In 0El, num> 5ttcccssful people

shu pl:·go t a 'l ttt k) b1 eak'

b} But t he pieces of pa pe r he used kep t falli ng ou t

c) A young, rela t ively u n known singer w<1s asked to take over

d) I le cll·cid cd to move t he fa m i l y to Australia

e) A week later she had a part in a film

Arc these sentences t me (T), false

(F) or t he a rticle doesn 't say (OS)?

[£]The art icle says t ha t people become successfu l because

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t hey work ha rd.

2 A ret ha Frankl in used to sing i n her ch urch .

3. 0Sarah Michelle Gella r's act i ng

career sta rted slowly a t fi rst.

3. 0Luciano Pavarott i became

world -famous in 1963.

S 0Mel Gi bson's parents were

millionai res .

6 DMel G i bson had a figh t at t he

aud i t ion for 1'vlc1d Max.

7 DPost-hrn n otes were inven t ed

i n 1974.

8 D pencc r Si l ver invented

Post-ltrn notes by hi mself.

Synonyms CD

_e Read the art icle agai n and match words 1-6 to synonyms a)-f).

break a) role

2 legendary b) opport u nit y

3 pa n ^{c) di-;covcry}

4 unknown d} t rying

s invent ion e) u n hea rd of

6 attempting f) nry fa mous

Serendipity

We tend to t hink t hat successful people deserve their success. They probably studied hard at school, they worked hard every day or they took a lot of risks. , In fct, many successful peopl.e.$imp(y99t. '.lvcky_. bref( : somet hing happened t ha t gave t h em a chance to he successful; c hey took t he opport unity and t he rest, as t he)' sa) is h ist ory.

Some people just fell into fame. Aret ha Franklin, the legendary Queen of Soul, was singi ng i n her ch urch choi r * when a record company executive hea rd her voice. Sa rah Michelle Gellar, sta r of Buffv tlit' Vampire Slayer , was in a restauran t

when a TV executive saw her. She was four. ²

A mont h later she was i n a n advert for Burger Ki ng.

Ot her people were l ucky because someone else was 1mluckr I n 1963

t he very famous Italian opera singer Gi useppe di Stefano had a t hroa t

problem while he was singi ng i n t he opera La Rollcme .

His name? Lucia no Pavarott i .

ome people arc just very l uck)'· Mel Gihson was born i n New York. I n 1968 his Jad won a lot of money on a quiz show.

In yd ncy Mel st udied d ra ma heca usc his sister sent off h is applica tion form. The n t he night hcforc one of his first a udi tions, Mel had a figh t

a t a pa rt)'. And whe n t he u n heard-of actor arrived at the aud i tion, he looked awful - bu t perfect for t he role of Mad !\fax. He got t he part.

Sometimes luck)' breaks lead to a new invention. When that happens, it's called serendi pity. The discovery of Post-It ' M notes were an accident.

In 1970 pcncer Silver was a ttem pting to make a st rong type of gl ue. He

failed . Then four years later, Spencer's colleague was trying to mark t he songs in a hymn book at his local ch urch .

I le remembcrcd Spencer's gl ue and t he Pos1-1trn was born . L1st yea r

3M sold over $100 million worth of t he notes.

I n li fe, i t seems, sometimes you need a l i tt le l uck . Bu t wh ile you 're wani ng, it's probably safer to keep worki ng ha rd .

*choir = a group of peopl e who ing 10ge1hcr Ill a dmn:h, s1:hool. CIC .