3. Read the following examples (1 – 12) and write in the most suitable verb from above. You

may have to change the form of the verb.

1 – “Stop worrying so much,” he _______________ her. “Everything will be ok.”

2 – A: Why are you home so late?

B: My boss _______________ that I stay until I’d finished the report she needs

for tomorrow.

A: Well, you can’t _______________. You knew that you would have to work

hard if you took this job.

3 – The American and British governments _________________ a lot of people that

Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction (nuclear bombs) so they

invaded the country. They were wrong.

4 – The student ________________ her teacher that she would be late the next day.

5 – He called his wife to tell her that he had been involved in a car accident,

__________ her that he wasn’t badly hurt.

6 – She _________________ her students to stop messing around and wasting time as

they only had a few more months to improve their English (!)

7 – A: Where are you off to?

B: I’m going round to Bill’s place.

A: I thought you were going to stay home tonight?

B: Well, I was but he _________________me to go and see him.

8 – He _________________ that he hadn’t been telling the truth.

9 – A: Who are you talking to?

B: I’m on the phone. I’m _________________ our reservation for tonight.

10 – A: Did she tell you that she’s getting divorced?

B: She _________________ it when we were talking about Ann’s wedding. I

was so surprised.

11 – During the convention he _______________ that he was retiring next year, after

25 years service. He _______________ that he would be very sad to leave the

company and _______________ that he had been having health problems

recently.

12 – He __________________ that it was an accident and he never meant to break it

but I’m not so sure.

Listening

1. Do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the article and do the task to check your comprehension.

2. Match the words and phrases in the table to their definitions.

1. emerge	2. primitive	3. rival	4. decade
5. synonymous	6. postmodern	7. lax	8. vital

Definitions:

a. Really important; without this it won't work

b. To appear as if from a hidden place

c. Meaning the same

d. Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines

e. Basic

f. Someone you compete with

g. Without care and attention to the rules

h. 10 years

3. Listen to the Article: “Mobile phones” by Craig Duncan do Comprehension task

Multiple choice

4. Read the questions and choose the right answer.

1. Modern mobile phone technology is based on:

a. two-way radio

b. global positioning devices

c. yuppies

2. More people bought mobile phones in the 1990s because:

a. traditional phones didn't work anymore

b. they were bad at timekeeping

c. mobile phones became a lot cheaper

3. The first mobile phone call took place between:

a. two scientists

b. two Scotsmen

c. two yuppies

4. Mobile phones are sometimes called cell phones because of:

a. a technical term for telephone masts

b. a technical term for mobile handsets

c. the number of mobile phones used in prisons

5. The first commercially available mobile phones looked like:

a. small, pocket-sized objects

b. telephone masts

c. giant plastic bricks

6. A text message saying "Gr8! Will call U 2nite" means:

a. Great! I'll call you tonight.

b. Good grief! Please call William tonight.

c . I'll be 15 minutes late.