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something you may have to do in Part 5 of Paper 5. Practise this now, beginning with John's problem. Then discuss the other four problems here. Talk about.

-the proposed plan of action

-other possible actions

-your advice

Record your ideas on a blank cassette.

Prepositional phrases

Use the eight phrases in the box to make:

aone pair with the same meaning.

bthree pairs with the opposite meaning.

Now fill each gap with a suitable phrase from the box.

1 Part of growing up is learning to do things

without other people's help.

happy family - but I happen to know that

they fight a lot.

3She loves all her brothers and sisters her eldest brother.

4The way he treats his wife reveals his attitude to women

5Until the end of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and

Juliet, the Montagu and Capulet families are

with each other.

at or in?

Put the correct preposition in each gap.

1 Because their families were enemies, Romeo and

2 When we visited Grandpa in hospital we found him

3Her young son has made so many friends school that he really enjoys it.

her husband, they seem to be happy together.

5'The Harvest Loaf is the best baker's town.

church, but she'll be back soon.

7 What's the matter with Johnny? I found him

tears in the garden.

stop looking at each other!

9My father never talks to anyone breakfast - he prefers to read his paper.

her parents by phoning them regularly.

hthey only met last week.

i the unpopularity of these laws. j it can have advantages.

U N I T 1 0 R e l a t i o n s h i p s

Between childhood and adult life

Read this letter which was published in a newspaper. Do you sympathise with the writer's

problem?

Make one list of all the disadvantages of being 14, and another list of all the advantages.

should take. The topic sentences of your letter have been done for you.

Dear CK,

I know very well that the teenage years can be confusing

The disadvantages of being between childhood and adult life are obvious

On the other hand, this can be an exciting time in a person's life

In conclusion, 1 think you should make the best of these years

Yours,

Phrasal verbs

Use these phrasal verbs, in the correct form, in place of the words in italics. Use a different phrasal verb each time. (Be careful where you put the object of the phrasal verb.)

The right word

Fill the gaps in a-d by using each word or phrase in the box once only.

aDo go on with your story: I'm to know how it ended.

bThe marriage guidance counsellor gave him a

bHe wandered round the streets of the strange town, feeling lost and

cShe doesn't want to get married: she's quite happy

dThis example of an ancient Egyptian painting is

:no other one like it is known.

a The soldier was awarded a medal for his in the battle.

bThe student felt it was a great

to be invited to her teacher's wedding.

dThe elderly poet is held in great by the whole nation.

7 emotion mood sense temper

aWaking up to sunshine and birdsong always puts me in a good

bMost animals have an excellent of smell.

cThe witness looked around the courtroom without

cLast year my 12-year-old sister three centimetres.

A sporting life

Think about answers to these questions:

•Which arc the most popular sports in your country? Why are they so popular?

•Why do you think it is important to play a sport regularly?

•What sports do you think are dangerous? Why?

Listen to five people talking about different aspects of sport. For each speaker (7-5), choose

from the list A-F what he or she is doing. Use each letter only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

This speaker is

Agiving advice about staying fit.

Bexpressing concern about a current development.

Cproviding an example from history.

Dcriticising dangerous sports.

Eexplaining how to reach the top.

Fdescribing some career problems.

e'Yes, they like to show off.'

f'No, they haven't turned out many.'

g'Yes. let's play it hack.'

h'No. they were knocked out quite early.'

i'No. 1 don't feel up to it.'

j'Yes, they shouldn't go in for them.'

10Badminton is a sport that can be played doors as easily as indoors.

Agreeing and

disagreeing

First, revise the language for agreeing and disagreeing which you learned in the Coursebook on pages 2 5 and 1 32. Then listen to the nine opinions about sport on the recording and respond to each of them in turn, using a suitable expression.

E X A M P L E :

ANot everything went right with Dominic's act.

BDominic's first lessons in magic were at school.

CMembership of the Magic Circle is useful for

magicians, especially for those starting their professional lives.

DDominic is determined to make a career out of his hobby.

EOne of the Magic Circle members praised Dominic's skills highly.

FOne of his tricks was created by Dominic himself.

GDominic calmly repeated his act and performed it brilliantly.

HSeven young people reached the difficult final stages of the Young Magician competition.

IDominic Wood became Young Magician of the Year and a member of the Magic Circle.

Find the word or phrase in the article which means:

1twice a year (paragraph 1):

2made to promise (paragraph 2): 3 starting (paragraph 2):

4 worrying (paragraph 3):

5 destroyed (paragraph 5):

6 unaffected (paragraph 5):

7 fascinated (paragraph 6):

8stayed in the same place in the air (paragraph 7):

9large ring (paragraph 7):

10 control of his hands (paragraph 8):

'be used to doing' / 'used to do'

Check that 'used to' is in the correct form in these sentences. Make any necessary corrections.

1Before the invention of the record player, people were used to make their own music at home in the evenings. Nowadays people aren't used to entertain themselves. They use to spend most of their leisure time watching television. In spite of the long time spent in front of the television set, reading is an even more popular pastime than it used to be.

2At one time women used to having less free time than men, because they were used to do all the housework, but now many men have got used the idea of sharing the household chores.

3Entertaining friends has always been a favourite way of passing the time. The ancient Romans used to eat and drink at banquets which lasted all day and night; they probably became used to get up the next day feeling ill!

4Today many people try to keep fit. People who used to sleep until noon at the weekend have now got used to get up early so that they can run, swim or do yoga before breakfast.

5A popular hobby is collecting things. Some people use to collect relatively cheap objects like stamps or postcards, while others use to prefer antique furniture or vintage cars.

5colleague

6happening between Europe and America

7noon

8not earning enough money

9go faster than the other competitors in the race

10greater than the powers of an ordinary person

11not good enough

12not working or moving

13something unlucky

14not pleased

15get something back again

16allow to get hot in advance

The word in capitals at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word

that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill each blank in this way. Some of the words you form will have prefixes and some won't.