12C Superheroes
"Rcn<l r he art icle quickly and mat ch h eadings 1-5 with para graphs A-E.
A diffcrcnl ki nd of superhero ......C...... 4 An im portanl momen t
Stan's most famous superhero ...... ....
3 Il ow Lieberma n beca me Lee .. ... .
After Marve l omics ..........
Word format ion (3): word families (1) and (2) 6E!J l'lEIJ
Fill in t he gaps in t h e article wit h t h e correct for m of t he words i n brackets. Use a verh , nou n or adjective .
A Stan Lieberman was born in
New York in 1922. He joined the family publishing business, limely Publications . in 1939. Stan had a fantastic 1 •..imrJgi.r:uHi.Qf.1.... !imagine) and for the next twenty years ,
Stan wrote thousands of
2
•• • •.•••••••••• .. ......... fentertainl crime. science fiction and western stories for Timely. Characters were either good or bad - and stories rarely used words with more than two syllables. In fact, Stan was so
3
...... •• . .. .•• •....• ... !embarrass) by what he was writ ing that he used the name 'Stan Lee' in the comics.B By 40, Stan had decided he was too old to write comics . His wife
suggested writing stories about the
things he
4• •••• •••••
(preferl. And then a rival* comic came up with a group of superheroes which included Superman. Batman and Wonder Woman. Stan took his wife's advice and in 1961 he
.. ...................... (create) The
Fantastic Four with the cartoonist, Jack Kirby.
C Until that time, superheroes had been 'perfect' people. And for Stan. their adventures were 6......................................... {predict)
because nobody could hurt them. The Fantastic Four were different. The group had the same problems we all have . Two characters were engaged and they often fell out,
for example . Another character
was always depressed . The Fantastic Four were a huge success and
.
Stan's 7 ..... •. ••. ••••• . .. ... [create) was back.D A year later Stan and cartoonist Steve Oitko published their first story about a young boy who was bitten by a spider. Peter Parker lor Spider-Mani is a typical.
8
. . • ... ..................••·-· (confuse) teenager with girlfriend, school andmoney problems . The character was immediately 9 _ ... . ... ......... (succeed) . A copy of the first Spider Man comic in good condition now costs about $30,000.
E In the early seventies Lee finally retired from publishing comics . The company - now called Marvel Comics - had become the most
10
........................................... [success)comic book publisher in the world and was selling 50 million comics
a year. Recently Stan has had small
11
••• _ .. [actl roles in The Simpsons and the Spider-Man films - which have earned over$1.6 billion in ticket sales . And at the moment he is planning new heroes - including a cartoon whose voice will be provided by Ringo Starr from the Beatles.
*ri\'Cll = a person or group in cmnpctilion with others for t he same thing
£} A rc r h csc sent ences trne (T), false (F) or t he article doesn 't say (OS)?
1 [I] Stan Lee invented pider-Man, The Fa ntastic s 0The first Spidcr-:vla n story n ppcarcd in 1962.
Fou r and Bat man. 6 0 Peter Pa rker never had nny mone y.
Z 0 He cha nged h i.-; na me beca use i t wasn't 7 0At fi rst pi<ler-Ma n wasn't a popu lar cha racter .
glamorous enough . 8 0 La n stopped inventing comic characters i n 1he seven t ies.
3 0 I a n's wife had t he idl'a for The ra n1as1 ic Four. 9 0 Sta n ea rned over 1.5 million f rom t he pider-\fan films.
4 0 The f-an tasl ic Four were all from the sa me fa mil): ('y
Reading and Writing Portfolio 12 p86 )
Reading and Writing Portfolio 1
Describing a holiday
Read th e lett er quickl y.
Who is the letter to?
Reading a letter about a holiday
Writing
informal
letters:
ellipsis
of
words
Review
Past
Simple;
likes
and
disl
ikes
b) Who is the letter from ?
c) What is t he wri ter doing?
Read ·t he letter and choose t he best answers.
1 Who is Anna t ravelli ng wi t h?
@ David a nd her children .
b) David:'> grand parents .
c) Ilcr paren ts.
Which places have they been to so far?
1ew Yor k .
b) New York and Boston .
c) New York, Boston and Prov in ce Town .
Wha t an noys David?
He prefers cities.
b) His grandpa rents have di nner very ea rl y.
c) The t raffic in New York.
When d id t hey stay i n New Ha m psh i re?
Between Boston and Cape Cod .
b) Between New York and Boston.
c) Bet ween l3oston and Cambridge .
s What have t he)' done on hol iday so far?
Had friends rou nd for d i n ner.
b) Visi ted rrie nds a nd rela tives.
c) Bot h a) a nd h).
6 Why did t he child ren stop exploring t he woods?
Because t here were bea rs i n t here.
b)
Beca
use
t
h
ei
r
fa
t
he
r
told
them 10.
c) Beca use t hey were sca red .
•
De
1Writin8 this in the mr. We're d riving to Provittce Towtt,
a beach town ttcar Cape Coct i n M assachusetts . We're in t he seconct wee k oj our two weeks awa!:j . Attct so.fa r, M um, i t's beett reaLlu spe cial. W e spettt two cla!:js i tt N ew York. 2 Hotel was a bit basic brAt it was safe and clean. We wettt to a.few exhibitiol'lS anct Simon attct Ailsc:i hact us rou ttct Jor lu ttch -
uou remembe r our nei g hbours from Orct, ctott't uow? NY is a wonctelful p lace - reall!:l exciting . The traffic got 011 m!:j ttcrvcs after u w hile - 3worse than Cc:imbrictge!
4Tltesda!j we d rove up to New Hiunt1shire . Ott the wa!:j. we SAid a quick 'hello·to Davict·s g rcmct rc:i rents near Bostott . Attcl we're goittg to go bHck attct stet!:j with t hem later i tt t he week. The!:j're well. The!:j have ctimter at about 4 p.m. t hese cfa!:js - 5rt rives Davi.ct craz!:j!
I ca11.'t no rmallu benr the cou tttru. M um. You lttow me - I'm
a citu g i rl. Bu t New Hampshire is so q uiet a11.d so 9ree11. - Ifell i tt love with it. We stu!:jed in A. beautiful horAsc there - some Jricttct oj DA.Viet's g rcntct mothe r ow1ts i t. Eve cmct Hcur!:J had a lot oJ Jun explo ri n g t he woocts c:it t he !?A.ck oJ the ho use - utttil Du.vid tolct them there mig ht be some l?enrs itt there! Thett
theu would n't 90 back ag ai n!
6will writ e ag a in b eJore we co m e home. Love,
An
na,
lJavrd,
Eve
and
Ha.rry
We sometimes miss out words in informal writing when it is clear what or who we arc talking about. Look at this sentence from the letter.
H:R Writing this in the car.
b) What types of words arc missed out in sentences 1-6 in bold in the lellcr?
Pl.QfJ.Q_i,m.!!nd..q.f.!Xil.i!!ry.v.e.r.b...
2
3
4
5
6
c)
Match
words
a)-0
to
answers
1-6 in 3b).
a) I'm 1
b) I...............
c) it's ....
d) The
e) it ....
f)
On
Cross out the words you can miss out in these sentences.
1 +flt> queue is so long. ( 1 word)
In August Sally and I are going to Washington. (1 word )
I can't fi nd t he map. (2 words)
4 1 have not got a n y money! (2 words)
5 Have you had a lie-i n today? (2 words)
6 We have been ou t for din ner. (2 words)
7 It is goi ng to be sun ny tomorrow. (2 words)
8 We a rc goi ng to Al's tonight. (2 words)
Imagine you are on holiday for two weeks. Make notes on your own ideas in the d iary.
Mon 1 |
Leave horr,e. Fl lo ·-·····--·-------------- - |
Mon 8 |
|
||
Tue 2 |
5la wilh |
|
Tue 9 |
Gia lo |
|
Wed 3 |
|
Wed I O |
|
||
Thur 4 |
Leave b |
f'or |
-·--········· |
Th ur II |
|
Fri 5 |
|
fri 12 |
|
||
Sat 6 |
|
Sat 13 |
Go bac.k. lo |
||
------------------ -- |
|||||
|
|
|
|||
Sun 7 |
|
|
|
||
Sun I 4 |
|||||
\Vritc a letter to a family member on Monday s1h.
Use you r notes from 5a).
Add information about wha t you liked and did n't l ike d uri ng t he fi rst week of you r holiday.
Organise your lett er into paragraphs .
Use ellipsis of words where possible .
Read and check for mistakes.
Give your Icuer to your teacher next class.
Tick the things you can do in English in the Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.
Notices
at
work
Readi ng notices
Writi
ng
not
ices:
abbrevia
t
ions
Review
modal
verbs
4) Read n otices A-F and senten ces a)-e). 'Which noti ce or notices would each
person be i nte rested in ?
a} TOM Iough t 10 do more exercise . .....A..... ,
EVA I have 10 get a pa rHime job.
MARK I fou nd something in a classroom recentl y. ...............
d) SALLY Ilost somet h i n g recently. ...............
e} VICTORIA Ihave to find some accom modat ion before u n iversi1y starts.
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Lost
an 6 bike. for -5ale.
I.!' momhs old - vC.
J,1so ono ( for iwck ".>(lie.1)
Call t--\1ke. on
0191
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Room
to
let
In friendly shared house near college. Available from 1st October.
£90 p/w + bills n/s only
room-for-rent@ukmail.net
Cleaner needed
Private house in Percy St. No experience necessary. L7 p/h , 3 hours p/w nancy@ukmail.net
..
Yoga class
8 week begin ner s' cou rse in sports cent re.
7-8.30 p.m.
Mondays a nd Th ursdays. Call Sue
Tel. no. 01222 641813
(eves. on l y)
Rec! bctg i11 dctss 78 011 Wec!11csc!ct!:1.
Pls. hel p! I t's got ctU m!:1
11otcs i11 it.
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MoMe.. phofle.. '" roo1>1 'IA.
Noi:.1a 332 (tiacJ:.).
last Tue... at about 7 p.1>1.
7232 '/12119 (Paul)
A rc t h ese sentences tm c (T), (F) or th e not ices don 't say (DS)?
1 [£] Mike wants more than £150 for his bike.
DAnyone can apply for t he job in Percy S1ree1.
D Ca rla is worried about losing all her notes.
4 0This room will cost al least £.90 every week.
s DThe yoga class has eigh1 lessons every two mont hs.
6 D The mobile phone was fou nd by Paul.
•
a)
\Ve
use
some
common
abbrevia
t
ions
i
n
notices.
What
do
you
t
hink
the
abbreviat
ions
i
n
bold
mean
in
notices
A-F?
Pis. = Please
c) Which other abbreviations do you know? Wri te these words/phrases next to t hei r abbreviation.
for
example Avenue including
b) Write t he bold abbreviations in notices A-F next to their meaning .
per
h
our
.........p/h
2
n
on-sm
okers
·····-····-·····
3 very good condi tion
4 or nea r offer ............................ .
s per wee k .......
6
even
i
n
gs
.........................
7 Tu esday .............................
8
telepho
n
e
n
u
mber
Thanks
St.
2 Ave .
3 A pr.
4 e.g.
s asa p
6 incl.
7 Rd.
8 Thx.
April as soon as possi ble Road
...............S.tr.e.et..............
Write
notices
for
information
a)-c).
Use
the
abbreviations
in
3
where
possible.
a) A l ex is offeri ng a cookery course. Th ere a rc 3-hou r classes every week - on Sat urday mornings. You can ca ll h im a fter 7 o'cloc k i n t he eYen i n g on 01923 434325.
b} Margie wa nt s t o ren t ou t a double room i n h er
h ouse. It's £140 a week b u t t hat incl udes bill s. She
doesn't
wan
t
a
n
yone
that
smokes
a
n
d
you
can
email
h
er
on
mjpa
rks@u
k
ma
il.n
et.
Tom is selling his televisio n . It's nea rl y n ew - he won it i n a com peti ti on two mo nths ago. lie wa nts
about £120 for i t. Th e buyer will h ave to pick it u p.
H
e
lives
in
Ca
rst
on
Avenue
.
H
is
phone
n
um
ber
is
07986
304207.
a) Think of something you would li ke to sell. Answer these questions and make not es.
Wh at is i t ?
l s it i n good condi t ion ?
I low much is it ? \Vi ii }'OU t ake a n ea r offer?
How should a buyer con tact yo u ?
Whe n can t h ey con t act you ?
Write a not ice.
Use your not es from 5a) .
Orga n ise you r n otice a n d ma k e i t interest ing.
sc a bbrevia ti ons.
Read and ch eck for m ista kes .
Give your n ot ice to yo u r teacher next class.
Tick the things you can do in English in t he Reading and Writ ing Progress Portfolio , p88.
Holiday
arrangements
Are th ese sentences about formal letters true (T) or false (F)? Correct the
Reading formal letters
Writing
formal
letters:
Amer
ican
and
British
English
Review phrasal verbs (1): travel
I
false
sen
tences.
1 ITJ You should put your add ress first, before t h e add ress of the person you arc
writ i ng lo.
2 D A letter which starts Dear Sir shou ld end Y0t1rs fait ltf11ll y. A letter which starts Dear Mr/Mrs , et c.
+ su rname shou ld end You rs si ncerely .
3 D Th e fi rst paragraph of the letter should ex plain you r reason for wri ting.
4 DYou shou ld start a new paragraph for each sentence.
5 DYou should use cont ractions (I'm, Hes, etc.).
6 DYou should wri t e your signat u re above yo u r nam e.
Read letter A qui ckly. Wh ich rule about formal l etters in la) i sn ' t used i n this letter?
Read letter A agai n and choose the correct answer.
Where is M r Tu rn bull 's holiday?
I taly
b) the SA
@) The lett er doesn 't say.
Mr Tu rnbu ll will now set off ...
earlier.
b) later.
c) at t he sa m e lime .
Mr Tu rn bull is now stayi ng al t he hotel for ...
seven nights .
more nights than before .
@
15 Shaw Ave. Bedford MK40 2.:JA
Dear Mr TuPnbull.
Colo1' Blue Tra.vel
14 18 Summer Street
MA 00105 12/ 17/06
c)
fewer
n
igh
ts
t
han
before.
4 They will now check out of t he hotel on . ..
Frid ay.
b) Satu rda y.
c) Su nda y.
5 Why has t he hot el ch anged?
The origin al hotel is fu l l.
b) The original hotel is closed for redecora tion.
c) Th e letter doesn't say.
6 Whal is different about t he n ew hotel?
!l's n ot as good .
b) I t 's beucr.
c) I t's neare r th e airport.
7 How should M r Tu rn bull get from t he airport lo t h e h otel ?
Someon e will pi ck him tt p .
b) He should gel a taxi.
c) He should gel a coach .
Iam writi ng to inform yoll of some changeR to yollr
holido,y arrangemems in March 2007.
The t11gl1t will now leave at l0.15 a.m. on Satur'Cla,y March 14Lh (06/14/07) not Friday March 13th
(03/ 13/07). The hotel booking is still tbr 7 days and is therefbPe Satmuay through Fr>1dey. The 1>etum flight, is now Sat.urday March 21sL (03/21/07). IIowever, the hotel will now be Hotel Atlas. This hot81 i , a five-star hotel rather Lhan Lhe original three-star hot.el offered.
Please note that all travelers will be t:.ake n from the ail'port to Lhcir hotel by a coo.ch or taxi service.
We hope you are looki r ,g forward to you1·holiday with ColoP Blue Travel. We are vePy gmteful for yow, cooperation w·th t.heso changes and a logize tbr any inconvcn·e1 ce caused. Please cont.a.Ct. us at th"' n.hovo address with any q1I8I'ies.
Sincerely.
Terr.!/ Samuel.-;
Terry Samuels
a)
Look
at
formal
letter
A
in
American
English
(US)
and
formal
letter
B
in
British
English
(UK).
Starting
formal
letters
in
American
and
British
English
is
the
b) Com plete the tahle with examples of American English from lctler A.
same. Com plete the table for ending formal letters with US or UK.
ending
a
letter
if
you:
know the person's na me 1 ...........:You rs sincerely
2 ............: Sincerely (you rs)
British English
American English
don't know the person's name
3 :You rs faithf ully
4
.....U.S.....:Yours truly6
dates |
14th March 14/03/07 |
.... ....M?!r.b...1.4.th...... |
.... |
2 |
|||
spelling |
apologise colou r traveller |
3 4 s |
|
prepositions |
Saturday to Friday |
|
|
Saturday ..................
Friday
15 Shaw Ave. Bedford
M K40 2J A
Dear M r Samuels,
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Colour Bl ue Travel 14-18 Su mmPr Street
MA 00105 21/12/06
a) Read letter B. Richard Turnbull makes four common formal lett er writing mistakes in his reply. What arc t hey?
You._s_h_q_u_(g_p_!!.tY,9.Y.f:_qQQ!S.sfir.s.t ......................................
2
3
4
b) Richard uses British Engli sh in his letter. Find
fou r examples of Bri tish English and change them to American English. Use the tables in 3 to help you.
(9.f9_1Jr..(UK}..:·+ Color (US) 3
Tha nk you for your letter with details of our changed holiday arrangements. We realise hol iday arrangemen ts som eti mes have to change bu t th e rnrrent flight times and hotel ma ke our situation difficult. Firstly, we booked our original hotel to be
near friend s. Hotel Atlas is nea rly 50 m i les away from om original hot el. Secondly, we've got a relative's wedding on 14th March (14/03/07). We've been booking holidays wit h your com pany for over ten years and t hi s is the first t ime we 've been in t his
si t ua tion. I'd appreciate it if you could contact me on oo 44 1234 324732 to discu ss t his problem.
You rs si ncerely, Richard Tu rnbull
/2-ithard Turnbull
2 4
a) Look at the following holiday arrangements. Make not es on your own ideas in the table.
|
original |
new |
flight |
04/10/07 |
|
hotel |
Hotel Luxor (***) |
|
other |
pick -u p service from airport |
|
b) Write either letter a) or letter b).
a) A letter from a travel com pan y explaining t he change in holiday arrangements.
A letter from a customer who has received t hese new arrangements bu t has a problem .
Use you r notes from 5a).
Orga nise your letter correc tly.
Use ei t her America n English or British Englis h.
Read and check for mistakes.
G ive your letter to yo u r tea cher n ex t class.
Tick the things you can do in English in the
Read ing and Writing Progress Port folio, p88. •
A book
review
Read these reviews quickly. Wha t connect s t he two books? They arc both:
written by jou rnalists. b) based on t rue stories . c) about real people .
•
Reading book reviews
Writing book reviews: orga nisation, usef ul phrases
Review
character
adjectives;
verb
forms
REV I EWS
Cameron Crowe was once a teenage reporter for Rolling Stone - the famous American music magazine. He uses his experiences in his novel Almost Famous (Faber and Faber, £6.99). The main character is William Miller, a 15-year-old
kid who is hired by Rolling Stone magazine to go on tour with an unknown band,
Stillwater. Their adventures take place all over the USA as William learns about life and love. Crowe's writing is both interesting and believable.
The book also includes an interview with Cameron Crowe about his adventurous life and he explains some of the more confusing parts of the story.
You will not be disappointed by this book. The ending is thoughtful and emotional and I'm going to remember it for a long time.
In 1915 Hen ry James, the famous author, was seriously ill in h is home in London. He was waiting to die. And this is where David Lodge's historical novel Author!
Author! (Secker & Warburg, £6.99) begins. Lodge tells the story of Henry J ames' successes and fa ilures in h is
novels and plays from Portrait of a Lady
(recen tly a film with N icole Kidma n) to his disaster of a play Guy Domville.
And Author! Author! would make an interesting historical film. The title itself is fa ntastic and refers to what audiences used to shout if they liked a play.
Lodge's novel is a sensitive story of an author who was never confident of his talent . And Henry Ja mes will get ma ny more fans from people who read this book. I 'm goi n g to take a couple of his novels on holiday myself!
Read the re,;cws agai n and choose t he best answer.
1 Cameron Crowe ...
@ was a journalist.
was i n a hand .
owned a maga zi ne.
z \Villiam goes on tou r wi t h ...
a fa mous grou p .
b) The Rolli ng Stones.
c) a new grou p.
3 The reviewer of Almos! Famous particula r\)' liked ...
t he e nd of t he story.
b) t he i nterview wi t h Cameron Crowe.
c) t he ti tle .
4 Hen ry James wrote ...
Aut lwr! A11t lwr!
Pv r!rn il of a Lad y .
a book about icolc Kid ma n.
s The reviewer thi n ks A111/ior! A111hor!
is a good play.
b) shou ld he made i nto a film .
c) has a strange ti tle .
6 On holiday t he reviewer is goi ng to read ...
A ut hor! A111 hor! agai n.
b) some more David Lodge books .
c) some more I lcnry James books .
Help with Writing
Bot
h
reviews
i
n
1
cont
ain
four
parts,
which
each
have
a
different
function
.
Pu
t
part
s
a)-d)
in
the
order
l
-4
in
whi
ch
th
ey
occur
in
th
e
reviews.
a)
Recommendat
ion:
4......
b)
Plot
...............
c) I n t rod uction to the story: ..........
d}
General
comments:
...............
"Th e reviews use d ifferent verb forms for th e di fferent
,, part s. Mat ch part s a)-d) i n 3 to 1-3.
1
past
ver
b
forms:
.....
)
.....
2
present
verb
forms:
...............
,
3 will/be going to: ...............
The
reviews
contain
some
useful
phra
ses
for
reviewing
hooks
.
Match
part
s
of
the
phrase
s
l-6
t
o
a)-0
and
then
check
your
answers
in
th
e
revi
ews.
Rewrite these sentences using the word in
,
bra ckets .
At t he end the story is amazing. (endi ng)
Tb.
..
n.<f.lag
is
amg_l:ing................... ...........
........
Z
The
book
is
a
bou
t
a
young
boy
who
has
no
paren
ts.
(tells
)
..............................................................
3 The most i m portan t person i n the book is
J
ack.
(mai
n
)
.............................................
..................
4 The story ha ppens in Buenos Aires,
Arge n tina. (place) .............................. .. .............
S
I
think
a
nt
m
version
would
be
good
because
the
book
is
so
excit
ing.
(make)
.......
................
6 The name of t he book is Loyal beca use or til l'
The book te lls a)
2 The main b)
3 T he t itle is c)
4 The story takes d}
s The ending e)
6 It wou Id make f }
character ...
really good a nd refers to ... a good fil m because ...
is amazi ng/disappoi nti ng ... t he story of ...
pla ce in ...
relationshi p be t ween the man and his d og (t i tle ; refer ) .................. . .
a) Think about a book you have read rcccn t h and make notes in the table .
Q
Com
pl
ete
this
review
with
th
e
correct
verb
form
s.
/ Remember the four parts of a review in 3 and the
different verb forms in 4.
About 10 years ago I 1• wnt. (go) skiing in Lahti, Finland. And this was the reason that The Lahti File by Richard
.
MacAndrew (CUP, £3.50) 2 ............................ (attract) my attention.
I 3
·-····-----····-·· also ............................. (learn) English at the moment and this book is written especially for students. The novel "............................. (take) place in Finland and MacAndrews·--····················-· (describe) the town of Lahti very well. The main character 6····--····················· (be) a spy called Ian Munro. He's sent to Lahti to investigate several strange deaths .
.
The
book
7
..
...
..
.•.•..•
.
(be)
also
available
on
CD
and
if
you
want
to
practise
your
English
more,
there
8
..................
•...••
(be)
worksheets
on
CUP's
website.
If
you
like
a
good
thriller,
you
9
.........................
(love)
The
Lahti
File.
The
ending
is
very
exciting
and
I
have
a
feeling
there
are
going
to
be
more
novels
with
Ian
Munro.
1
10.............................
(read)
them
all!
title of the book
some
background
information
takes
place
main
character
general comments
recommendation
Write a review or your book.
Use your notes from Sa).
Organise your review and use t he 'ah fMm -.
i n 4.
Use t he ph rases i n 5.
Read a nd check for mist akes.
Give your review to you r teacher n c \ t d .1..:-.
gress
Pr
riting
and
eading
. . .
Ti
ck
t
h
e
t
h
ings
you
can
do
in
English
in
t
he
R W o Port
folio.
p88.
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Reading and Writing Portfolio 5
Emails with news
Read
t
he
email
and
fil
l
in
gaps
1-8'"it
h
the
correct
words.
Reading an informal email
Writing
short
emails
and
notes:useful
phrases
Review
verb
patterns;
homes
@ absol u t ely 5 a) e n ough big
e o o
very b) bi g enou gh
fai rl y c) enough room
a) more far 6 a) B&Bs
more fu nh cr b) airport s
fu rt h e r c) station s
From: alex @rousso.co.uk
To: huwprice@medaid.com;
arvind@
24-7work.com;
(plus
10
others...)
Subject:
Greetings
from
Scotland!
Hi everyone ,
3 a) read 7 a) nigh ts
We've finally moved! The house is 1
a/;>9/ut /y .. gorgeous - better
'd read b) plan es
'vc read c) flyi ng
4 a) to pa ck 8 a) thi nk s
pa ck i n g b) t hin ki ng
pa ck c) t hin k
Read t he email agai n. Arc these sentences t rnc (T) or false (F)?
D
[TIAl ex and Lu cien's ca t had n eve r been ou tsid e before.D
A lex wa nt s to find olll where Pat A usti n lives.
D
3 They did n 't go to t he pa n y because th ey were tired .D
Th ey're havi n g a pa rty a t thei r n ew h ouse n ext year.D
Their n ew hou se has enou gh spa ce for som e gu ests to stay.It's a good idea t o book t rai n or plan e
ticke ts to Ed i n bu rgh in ad vance .
than I remember it. And the cat's fascinated by the garden - she was
born in our old flat and she's never been 2••.•.•.••••........... than the balcony! We're so grateful for all your cards and presents. I 3. the cards again this morning and they made me cry! (Can anyone tell me what Pat Austin's email is? She sent some flowers to our new address.)
We're so sorry that we didn't come to Jackie and Bill's party on Saturday afternoon. What happened was that we were supposed to finish 4 .........•.•.......• in the afternoon. But we quickly realised the lorry wasn't 5...................... . So in the end we had to hire another van and Mike had to drive to Edinburgh in the evening.
Talking of parties, we're going to have a house-warming party on 3rd February. Would you all like to come? I know it'll be a long time after we've moved in but we might have a chance to decorate first. We'd rfiltlfil get organised before you come! I'm telling you about this more than three months in advance so there are no excuses. There are lots of 6 nearby and some of you can sleep here. Don't forget to book train or plane tickets soon if you're going to come! Superflights (www.superflights .com) are offering 7 ••••••••••••.••••••••• to Edinburgh for £30 at the moment but they'll get more expensive soon.
Everything's still in boxes of course, but I don't start work for a week .
D A lex and Lu cien moved because
Lucien's got an interview next week so 8
.................• of him on Wednesday.
Luci en ha s got a n ew jo b.
Help with Writing
a) Fi nd ph rases 1-8 in the letter and u n der li n e t hem .
We'd rat her ...
2 \Ve're so sorry t hat ...
3 Don't forget ...
4 Can anyone t ell m e ... ?
s Hope you have ...
We're so gratcful for ...
What h appen ed was t ha t ...
Wou ld you l i ke ... ?
•...
Anyway, more news soon. Hope you all have a lovely break during the holiday!
Much love ,
Alex
(and
Lucien)
b)
t-.t
at
ch
ph
rases
1-8
in
3a)
with
meani
ngs
a)-h
).
a) 0apologi si ng e) Di nvi t ing someon e
D remi nd i ng f) D say i ng your preferen ce
Dwi sh i n g someone a good t hing g) Dexpla i n i n g w ha t ha ppe n ed
D t hankin g h) D aski ng for info rmation
c) Wh ich phrase or phrases in 3a) arc often followed by:
a) an i nfini t i ve ......... ..
b)
an
i
nfi
n
iti
ve
with
to
Q a) Complet e t h ese senten ces with ph rases 1-8
/ in 3a).
.W.'.r.$.\U.o.r.ry.t.l:mt. we did n't do t he washing-up. I prom ise I'll do i t when I get home .
2 .................................................................... .. a good ti me at t he
gig. I'd love to come bu t I've got to work tonight.
if t his is rubbish?
I'd like to get rid of it.
4 A Il ave you decided how you're gelling to Alex's pa rty?
B ny tha n get
the t rai n .
5 you r help last
Sat u rday. You must be as tired as we are today.
6 ···········································-····-····················· to mee t inc for
l u nch tomorrow? I've gOl a m eet i n g near you r office and it fi n ishes at abou t on e o'clock.
7 I did n't tell you why we lef t early on f-riday, did I?
................................................................... I got a phone
call from the babysi tt er.
8 ............................... ................ ...................... to ri ng you r m u m.
Sh e called yesterday.
b) Read the situations and write sentences using the correct form of the phra ses in 3a).
You have just arrived at the cinema. You are meeting a friend a nd you are late because you
cou ld n't find you r keys . Apologise to your fri en d and explain w ha t ha ppened .
!.'.m..$.Q sorry.th.CJ.t.l 'm.l . •.What.h.CJ.PP.f D.< 9..w.i!.$..that
!..@.uief n 'tfin.d my_k.eyL..
It's you r paren ts' wedding an niversa ry tomorrow. Remind your hrothe r.
You are l ooki ng for t he stat ion bu t you are lost. Ask a grou p of people .
4 You received a birt h day presen t from friends
who a re goi ng on holiday tomorrow. Thank t hem for the present a nd wish them a good ti m e
on hol iday.
5 You want to go to a pop concert on Friday.
Invite you r friend an d say you prefer going with someone rat her than goi ng alone.
a) latch sit uation s 1-3 to plans a)-c) for a short email.
You borrowed a friend's CD and broke i t.
You had din ner a t a friend's hou se on Friday.
Your boss is going on holiday next week.
• tha nk your friend.
invi te you r friend to go ou t next week .
rem ind your friend to bri ng your jacket you lef t at his/h er house.
• say you 'd pref er to work a t home on Friday.
ask him/her for his mobile nu mber i n case of em ergency.
w ish him/her a good time.
• a pologise for t he accident.
explai n what happened.
say what you're goi ng to do.
Wri t e three short emails for situation s 1-3
in 5a).
Use the pla ns i n 5a).
Use the ph rases in 3a).
Read and check for mistakes.
Give you r emails to you r teacher nex t class.
Tick t he t hings you can do in Engli sh in the Read ing and Writ ing Progress Portfolio , p88.
•
Reading
and
Writing
Portfolio
6
Letters to a newspaper
(!} Read the article and letters quickly. Who:
t hinks ch ild ren shou ld work for t heir pocket money?
b) isn't su re if ch i ld ren shou ld work for their pocket money? ............................. c) disagrees wi th a)? .............................
Reading a n article and two letters about pocket money
Writing
giving
an
opi
nion
Review
conditionals;
make
a
nd
do
Househusband
By Phil Marsden Pocket money - do
your kids earn it?
I have three children who are 8, I0 and 12. They
get pocket money every Saturday of between £3 and £5. This is about the national British average but according to a recent survey, British children receive the highest pocket money in Europe. And
of course, they're absol utely convinced that their friends get at least twice as much as they do.
I've always felt that pocket money is a good idea.
I have no doubt that i t teaches children to think about money and to save up for things they want -
We've got two children. They started gelling pocket money when they were about four. But it was always for helping or doing some work. Now, they're 14 and 16 and they volunteer to make dinner and do the housework. As they sec it, they have to earn their pocket money.
I'm positive that your own children will soon learn the same thing. And if they refuse , don't give them their pocket money!
Children who arc old enough - and yours are - have to
learn that home is not a hotel! Ba rry, Nort h London
appropriate training for adult l ife. However, recently we've started to ask our kids to earn their pocket money. They do the washing-up, for example, or do some cleaning. Or sometimes we pay t hem not to make noise!
They're not happy about it! They say that they don't have time. They say their friends don't have to do anyth i ng for their pocket money. My twelve-year-old makes me laugh. As far as he's concerned, we pay less
than the govern ment's minimum wage! When he refused to help my wife do the shoppi ng recently, we didn't give him his pocket money for a week. He was so upset that we had to have a family meeti ng to discuss the situation. (And then later I saw our eight-year-old gave him half
of her pocket money!)
So what do you think readers? We're not being unfair, a re we?
To
me,
children
are
becoming
obsessed
by
money
just
like
their
parents!
If
you
give
children
money
for
helping
at
home,
then
they
start
thinking
they
should
make
money
out
of
anything
and
everything
they
do.
We have four boys (2, 7, 9 and 13). The three who receive pocket money get it every week on Saturday morning. It docsn 't matter how much work they have done or what they have done at school. Of course, we ask them to help at home. And 11s11ally they do everything we ask them to do. And if they don't do it, there is usually a good reason. If there isn '1 one, we 'II tell them that we're disappointed. We strongly believe that this is a much better idea than the threat of no pocket money.
Nico le, Glasuw
Read the article and letters again. Arc these sentences t rue (T), false (F) or the text doesn't say (DS)?
D
[£] Phil has always asked his chi ld ren to hel p 5 D Barry's children ex pect to help at home.around the house .
D D
6 Barry t hinks Phil's children should help a t home .Phil thinks pocket money is im porta nt
7 N icole gives pocket money to her four child ren .
because child ren learn abou t saving money
DPhil's eldest child never helps wit h t he
B DNicole's child ren alwa)'S hel p her when the)' can.
housework. 9 D Nicole's children don't mi nd doing t he
4 DPhil gives his child ren extra money for doing
t hings i n the house .
housework.
Help with Writing e-
_,
a)
Read
the
article
and
leuers
again.
f
ill
in
the
gaps
1
/' in t hese ph rases for giving an opinion.
1 I'm .f!.Q. .Q/.11 ./y.. convinced Jh.fJt. ...
2 ............................. ............................. felt ............................ ...
3
...........................
..........................
...........................
doubt
that
.
..
4 .......... ................ far ..................... ...... I'm ........................... , ...
s .......... Isec ...................
6 ........... positive ...............
7 .............
.
..
Ille
,
•
..
8 lst rongly .
b) f our ph rases i n 3a) arc used lo give st ronger opinions. Which phrases are t hey?
......l... . . .
c)
Notice
how
you
can
change
the
phrases
in
3a).
Underline
the
fou
r
phrases
in
the
art
icle
and
letters
that
don't
use
the
subject
pronoun
I.
b) Write one sentence giving your opin ion on t hese subjects.
1 Tax
Protective paren1s
Superstitions
Lea rning la nguages
s Pocket money
Rewrite these sentences usi ng the words in hrackets
and the phrases in 3a). fQ a) Choose one of the subjects in 4b) . What are your
1
We
really
t
hink
that
he
stole
the
money.
(strongly) opinions
on
the
subject?
Make
notes
in
the
table.
.W..s.trnngl.J'..9-. (i. v..th.?..th.f:stol..t.b.g_.r:non.gy ....
opinion reasons
She really believes she will wi n. (convi nced)
1 believe everyone should be able to afforcl a house. (fell)
He t hinks we will find life on other planets . (doubt )
s I'm sure l saw h im earlier. ( positive )
I think all children should have a mobile phone.
It's safer when they go out.
6 he thinks that housework is a wast e of t i me. (secs)
7 I think that children spend too much time watching
TV ( me )
8 My brot her thinks that child ren should n 't get pocket money. (concerned )
Wri te a short article giving your opinion on one of t he subjects in 4b) .
Use you r no tes i n Sa).
Use the phrases in 3a).
Read a nd check for mistakes .
G h·e you r a rt icle to your teacher next class.
Tick the things you can do in English in the
.. Reading and Writing Progress Port folio, p88. .
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