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aJohn's not here. He's gone to
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bThe rider got off her horse to the animal across the busy road.
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From our own correspondent
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1What news events have taken place in your country recently?
2What has happened around the world?
3What personal news have you got to report?
EXAMPLE:
We had an election here several days ago.
There has been a hurricane over Florida for the last few days.
On Friday I went to the dentist.
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: past simple or present perfect. Make any other
necessary changes.
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million when Xu Tao, their 26-year-old crime reporter,
(8) (manage) to interview a
notorious rapist. Xu Tao's ability to get exciting news
stories always (9) |
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station manager. 'Last year she (10) |
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(win) the title of News Reporter of the Year,' he says proudly. But the work can be dangerous. Last month
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times,' she says fearlessly, 'but bad must not be allowed to overcome good.'
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a 'Yes, it hasn't cleared up yet.'
b'No, they won't get away with it.'
c'No. it didn't turn out well.'
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i'Yes, it could wipe out the whole population.'
j'Yes, they haven't done away with them yet.'
Weak forms
Look at this extract from a conversation between Dilys and Tom. Which of the ringed
words do you think are likely to be pronounced in the weak form, as a I Til sound?
Listen to the conversation and check your ideas. (You will need to use the pause button to do
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Reporter for a day
Imagine you could be a reporter for your local newspaper for a day. Look at questions 1-3 and
prepare your answers.
1 What story would you most want to write about?
2How would you go about writing your story?
3Is there anything you would refuse to investigate or write about?
Listen to the recording to see how Martin replies to the three questions. Do you think his
answers are interesting?
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News into history
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definitely not do? Why do you think this?
study hard |
make lots of friends |
help run the university |
Tight in wars |
get involved in politics |
have a holiday job |
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1She was at university during a significant historical period.
2People from the armed forces tried to persuade students to light in the war.
3 Most students were keen to light.
4Anti-war students were allowed to set up tables on campus.
5The police arrested one student for protesting against the war.
6Other students tried to prevent the police from taking the student away.
7After this event, the student became very well known.
8Most people were interested to know why he had broken the university rule.
9From that time, the government stopped listening to student opinion.
10The speaker is unsure if students today appreciate what their parents achieved at university.
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If Marie Antoinette ..hadn't.married |
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2India was colonised by the British, so they speak English there.
If India
3 Ordinary people find it difficult to trust politicians because they often tell lies.
If politicians
4Fewer women than men enter politics so not many countries have a female head of state.
If equal numbers of men and women
5Many lives have been saved thanks to the discovery of antibiotics.
If antibiotics
6Simon Bolivar was a statesman as well as a soldier - that's why he was successful.
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I was there
Which event in the history of your country, or of the world, would you most like to have witnessed? Imagine you were there. Write a newspaper report describing what happened. You can write about any event you like: these 'headlines' may give you some ideas.
1Make a plan for a newspaper report of four paragraphs:
1 Briefly summarise the day's events.
2-3 Give details of what happened, with comments from eye-witnesses. (You will need to use your imagination.)
4 Say briefly why you think the event is important.
2 Write your report in 120 - 18 0 words.
3 Give your report an eye-catching headline.
How could it happen here?
Haunted waters
Read this extract from a book once to get the
general idea. What type of disaster is described here?
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4at the time, these islands were part of the Dutch East Indies, a Dutch colony
Read the extract again and find the word which means:
Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 1-6.
1 What do we learn about the eruption of Krakatoa?
AIt was seven times stronger than any previous eruption.
BThe sound was heard as far away as England.
CIt was impossible to grow crops in Java for years afterwards.
DMost of the island where the volcano had been disappeared.
2Why did the visitors approach Anak Krakatau by night?
A They were not supposed to be there.
B They had been delayed by the fishermen. C It was less hot at that time.
D The volcano was more impressive then.
3When the visitors reached the summit, they
A discovered how much of the original volcano had disappeared.
B thought how beautiful the view was.
C drew a map of the coastline of Java and Sumatra. D thought about what had happened in the 188 3
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4Which of these phrases is understood between 'but' and 'discovered' (last sentence, paragraph 4)
A it was
B what he then
C had found himself D where he
5What impression of the sea do we get from the extract?
A It's only safe for small boats. B The waves are very rough. C It's better not to sail on it.
D You can't believe what once happened here.
6The writer calls the waters 'haunted' because A very few people go there.
B many people died there.
C the seabed is always changing. D the volcano is still alive.
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word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1The firefighters checked there was nobody left in the burning house and then turned on their hoses, after
The firefighters turned on their hoses . .after..they
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2The plane made a strange noise when taking off. as
The plane made a strange noise
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4On hearing the hurricane warning, we closed all the windows and shutters.
soon
We closed all the windows and shutters
the hurricane warning.
5Trapped earthquake victims waited patiently during the rescue work.
rescue
Trapped earthquake victims waited patiently
taking place.
6The ship's captain never went to his cabin without first looking for icebergs on the horizon.
before
The ship's captain always looked for icebergs on the
horizon to his cabin.
7The flood waters went down considerably during the night.
gone
The flood waters sunrise.
8When the hunter's horse came home without him, people realised he was in danger.
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Nobody realised the hunter was in danger
home without him.
Prepositional phrases
E X P R E S S I O N S W I T H ' T I M E '
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at a time at the same time
ANNE: You like to read two daily newspapers, don't
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ALISON: Yes, when I have the time.
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at times in time on time
Which phrase means
aprecisely at an agreed time?
bat some time which is not too late?
csometimes?
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bimmediately?
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advance attack (v.) capture defeat (n.) defend release resist retreat surrender (v.) victory
In what order do these steps in an election take place?
aThe successful candidate goes to parliament.
bPeople vote for who they want to represent them.
cAll the candidates campaign.
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Making your way
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Reported questions
Report some questions that you have been asked recently, for example by your teacher,
parents, boss or friends.
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This morning the teacher asked me why I hadn't done my homework.
Yesterday my boss asked me if I'd like to have a company car.
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'When did you start doing this work?' the interviewer asked.
'Many years ago. I trained our family dog to appear in the film "Oliver!",' the animal trainer replied.
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