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21.5 Faults and remedies

Free practice

You will hear two people talking about education in Britain. Listen to the tape and answer the questions.

1. What does the woman think is wrong with education in Britain ?

2. What does the man think is wrong with education in Britain ?

3. What does the woman think should be done?

Work in groups. Discuss one of the topics below.

Say: a) what you think is wrong

b) what you think

should be

ought to be

done

1. leisure facilities in your area 3. local transport services

2. your school 4. TV programmes

Writing

Write a paragraph expressing your opinion about the topic you discussed.

21.6 So & such Presentation

Ali went on a very cheap students’ flight to London, but he soon started regretting it:

A He had to wait so long at the airport that he felt tired before the journey even started. The flight was so bumpy that he felt sick. The plane’s engines were so noisy that he couldn’t hear himself speak. The food was so bad that he couldn’t eat it.

В He had to wait such a long time at the airport that he felt tired before the journey even started. It was such a bumpy flight that he felt sick. The plane had such noisy engines that he couldn’t hear himself speak. They served such bad food that he couldn’t eat it.

С There were so many people on the plane that some of them had to stand. There was so little room between the seats that he couldn’t stretch his legs.

What kind of words follow such, and what kind of words follow so ?

Add so or such or such a to these words and phrases.

lovely hard bad weather little money

lovely day hard work much rain small amount of money

long time bad deep snow good food

many times disaster deep good meal

pity disastrous lot of people

bad mistake expensive many presents

few people expensively expensive presents

21.7 Reading game: so & such Practice

Work in groups of three. You are students А, В and C. Read through your own section only, and then play the game, starting with student A.

Example: He worked very hard for his exams.

A: He worked so hard for his exams ...

В or С: ... that he almost had a nervous breakdown.

Student A

Change sentences 1-5 into half-sentences using so or such. Students В and С will complete them.

              1. He worked very hard for his exams.

              2. She looks quite different wearing a wig.

              3. He treated his wife badly.

              4. It was a very boring film.

I’ve got very few possessions.

Student С

Change sentences 1-5 into half-sentences using so and such. Students A and В will complete them.

                1. There was a very long queue at the bus stop.

                2. I’d drunk a lot of coffee.

                3. The problem was very simple.

                4. I have enormous feet.

He drank a lot of whisky.

Choose one of these sentences to complete what other people in your group read out. Begin with that.

... I’m not going to eat there again.

... taxi drivers refuse to take you there.

... we didn’t go bathing once.

... I have to have my shoes made specially.

... even a child could have solved it.

... nobody understood him.

... my hands were shaking.

... he collapsed on the floor.

... they appointed a new transport manager.

... I decided to walk instead.

Choose one of these sentences to complete what other people in your group read out. Begin with that.

... we left half way through.

... nobody understood him.

... I’m not going to eat there again.

... in the end she poisoned him.

... they appointed a new transport manager.

... I didn’t recognise her at first.

... he almost had a nervous breakdown.

... we didn’t go bathing once.

... taxi drivers refuse to take you there.

... I only need one suitcase when I move

Student В

Change sentences 1-5 into half-sentences

using so or such. Students A and С will complete them.

1 The sea was very cold while we were there.

2 I’ve heard terrible stories about that restaurant.

3 A lot of people complained about the city bus services.

4 Some parts of New York are quite dangerous.

5 He spoke very fast.

Choose one of these sentences to complete what other people in your group read out.

Begin with that.

... I didn’t recognise her at first.

... even a child could have solved it.

... we left half way through.

... my hands were shaking.

... I only need one suitcase when I move.

... I decided to walk instead.

... he collapsed on the floor.

... I have to have my shoes made specially.

... he almost had a nervous breakdown.

... in the end she poisoned him.

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