Booklet 9 (2012)
Booklet 9 (2012)
Booklet 9 (2012)
E-Booklet
Level 9
(Intermediate II)
2012
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Contenidos del curso
Organización de un evento
importante: to stage the
event, security, unforeseen
risks, ticket sales, direct
revenue, contribution from (the
IOC), sposnsorship and
advertising, infrastructure,
urban renewal, solar-powered.
Please refer to the syllabus corresponding to the textbook assigned for a list of linguistic functions and business
vocabulary
1 ............................................................... 3 ...............................................................
2 ............................................................... 4 ...............................................................
Complete the newspaper story about a fire. Put in the past simple Forms of the verbs.
Two people died (die) in a fire in Ellis Street, Oldport yesterday morning. They (1) ........................... (be) Herbert and
Molly Paynter, a couple in their seventies. The fire (2) ............................ (start) at 3.20 am. A neighbour, Mr Aziz, (3)
....................................... (see) the Flames and (4) ...................... (call) the fire brigade. He also (5)
...................................... (try) to get into the house and rescue his neighbours, but the heat (6) ................................
(he) too great. The fire brigade (7) ....................... (arrive) in five minutes. Twenty fire-fighters (8)
.............................. (bring) it under control. Two fire-fighters (10) ...................................... (enter) the burning
Complete the conversation. Put in the past simple negatives and questions.
Mark: Yes, thanks. It was good. We looked around and then we saw a show.
Mark: We had a look round the Louvre. (3) .................................... (l / not / know) there was so much in there.
Mark: Oh, a musical. I forget the name. (5) .................................... (l / not / like) it.
Mark: No, not really. But we enjoyed the weekend. Sarah did some shopping, too, but (7) ............................. (I / not
/want) to go shopping.
3 Tom ...................................................................................................
4 Andrew ...................................................................................................
2 Form (B)
Jessica: I was looking (I / look) for you, Vicky. I’m afraid I’ve broken this dish.
I bumped into Emma. (3) ...................................... (she / come) out just as (4)....................... (I / go) in.
Vicky: I expect it was your fault. (5) ...................................... (you / not / look) where (6) ................ (you / go).
Jessica: Sorry. I’ll buy you another one as soon as I have some money.
What can you say in these situations? Add a sentence with the past continuous to say that an
1 You had to make phone calls. The calls went on all evening.
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2 You had to wait in the rain. The wait lasted for half an hour.
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4 You had to sit in a traffic jam. You were there for two hours.
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David is always having accidents. His girlfriend Melanie is talking about some of the accidents. Write her sentences
from these notes. Each sentence has one verb in the past continuous and one in the past simple.
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Rita: I hear the lights went (go) out in your flats last night.
Emma: Yes, I was watching (I / watch) a documentary on TV when suddenly (1).............................. (we / lose) all the
power. But (2) ..................... (it / come) on again after about ten minutes.
Vicky: Rachel (3) ............................... (come) down the stairs when the lights (4) .................(go) out. She almost (5)
(8) ............................. (I / lose) a whole hour’s work. But this morning (9) ................. (I / get) up early and (I0)
Find the second part of each sentence. Put each verb into the correct form.
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Vicky (have) a beautiful dream when she (touch) the wire.
When Andrew (see) the question, when I (find) a £10 note in it.
4 When the doors (open), they (see) that the sun (shine).
Vicky was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang.
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Task 1 As part of their work, people often have to do the Following things:
travel to work in the rush hour take work home attend meetings
speak English on the phone ask for more money take clients out
A Choose four of these things and say how much you like them using the verbs in
the box.
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Task 2 Continue the sentences using the words in brackets with a verb in the infinitive.
1) We were very unhappy with the service they had provided. (refuse)
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3) He was angry about the way the company had treated him. (threaten)
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Task 3 Complete these sentences about yourself, using an —ing form or infinitive.
1) I know for sure that we placed an order with them. I remember ...
2) The meeting had gone on for two hours already, so we stopped ...
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3) I’ll never forget ...
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Task 5 A Say which of the following you like or prefer doing, and why.
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B Say which of the following you would prefer or would like, and why.
1) be rich or be famous
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I would prefer to be rich because if I was famous, I wouldn’t be free.
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And all the girls ________ (dream) that they _______ (be) your partner
You're so vain
You're so vain
You're so vain
Exercises
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2 I’m just going to get some paper from the office. I’ll be back in a minute.
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4 He got very angry when I told him what you did with his CDs.
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9 He sent the letter last week but I didn’t get it until yesterday.
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10 Do they often get here early?
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21.2 Write appropriate sentences using I’m getting + adjective or it’s getting + adjective.
1 A: ........................................................................
2 A: ........................................................................
3 A: ........................................................................
4 A: ........................................................................
5 A: ........................................................................
6 A: ........................................................................
B: No you’re not. You’re getting much better. You understand a lot now.
21.3 Rewrite each of these sentences using an expression with get. The meaning must stay the same.
They’re .....................................................................
I had to ...................................................................
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3 How do you meet people and make friends in this country?
I ................................................................................
63.1 Match the verbs on the left with the nouns or phrases on the right. Use each word once only.
1 earn overtime
2 work meetings
3 pay a shop
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4 go to clients
63.2 Starting with the words you are given, rewrite each of these sentences using vocabulary from the previous
page. The basic meaning must stay the same.
I work in banking
What’s .................................................................................
My ......................................................................................
3 I get £20,000 from my teaching job and another £10,000 from writing.
My total ..............................................................................
4 I am a chemist.
5 In my job I have to look after and maintain all the computers in the building.
I’m in ....................................................................................
A: .............................................................?
A: .............................................................?
B: Yes a bit. On certain courses I work until five o’clock, and then I get paid extra.
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A: .............................................................?
B: Twelve weeks. That’s one of the good things about being a teacher.
A: .............................................................?
B: No we don’t, I’m afraid. That’s one of the disadvantages of being a teacher. But I suppose money isn’t everything.
63.4 Can you answer these general knowledge questions about work?
1 What are normal working hours for most office jobs in your country?
2 Can you name three jobs that get very high salaries in your country?
3 When you start paying income tax in your country, what is the minimum amount you have to pay?
4 What jobs often involve shift work? (Give at least two examples.)
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Discussion:
Miranda Priestly wants her second assistant, Andrea, to do the impossible. Have you ever been in such a situation?
What happened?
A) Watch the first part of the scene and answer the questions:
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2) Who for?
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4) Why?
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B) Watch the second part and say if the following statements are True or False.
achievement. _____
After Watching
How do you think Miranda feels about Andrea? Of course she doesn’t show her feelings, but what’s her
attitude? Would you like to have such an assistant working for you?
Write your
Write your answers
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Exercises Unit 31
31.3 In some of these sentences, must is wrong or unnatural. Correct the sentences where necessary.
1 It’s later than I thought. I must go. ...OK (have to is also correct).......
2 I must work every day from 8.30 to 5:30 ....I have to work..............
3 You must come and see us again soon. ........................................
4 Tom can’t meet us tomorrow. He must work. ........................................
5 I must work late yesterday evening. ........................................
6 I must get up early tomorrow. I have lots to do. ........................................
7 Julia wears glasses. She must wear glasses
since she was very young. ........................................
1 I don’t want anyone to know about our plan. You ..mustn’t.. tell anyone.
2 Richard ...doesn’t have to... wear a suit to work, but he usually does.
3 I can stay in bed tomorrow morning because I ............................................................... go to work.
4 Whatever you do, you .......................................................... touch that switch. It’s very dangerous.
5 There’s a lift in the building, so we .......................................................................... climb the stairs.
6 You .................................................................................. forget what I told you. It’s very important.
7 Sue .......................................................................................... get up early, but she usually does.
8 Don‘t make so much noise. We ........................................................................... wake the children.
9 I ................................................................................... eat too much. I’m supposed to be on a diet.
10 You ............................................................................ be a good player to enjoy a game of tennis.
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1 We’ve got plenty of time. We needn’t leave. yet.
4 Just help yourself if you’d like more to eat. You ...................................................................... first.
6 There’s plenty of time for you to make up your mind. You ......................................... decide now.
8 This is a valuable book. You .......................... look after it carefully and you ........................ lose it.
32.3 Read the situations and make sentences with needn’t have.
1 Paul went out. He took an umbrella because he thought it was going to rain. But it didn‘t rain. 48
2 Linda bought some eggs when she went shopping. When she got home, she found that she already had
3 A colleague got angry with you at work. He shouted at you, which you think was unnecessary.
4 Brian had money problems, so he sold his car. A few days later he won some money in a
lottery. He .....................................................................................................................................
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6 I thought I was going to miss my train, so I rushed to the station. But the train was late and in
32.4 Write two sentences for each situation. Use needn’t have in the first sentence and could have in the
1 Why did you rush? Why didn’t you take your time?
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2 Why did you walk home? Why didn’t you take a taxi?
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4 Why did she phone me in the middle of the night? Why didn’t she wait until the morning?
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5 Why did you leave without saying anything? Why didn’t you say goodbye?
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1) Use words or phrases to replace the pictures. Then listen to check your work.
2) Listen and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
Oh oh, yeah
Exercises
98.1 Decide if the speaker is using British English or American English, and cross out the incorrect answer.
8 The people next door are on holiday/vacation. They’ll be away for a fortnight.
9 We left the car in the car park/parking lot and took the subway to the centre.
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98.3 This text includes some words used in American English. Underline them and write the British English words on
the right-hand side.
It was getting near lunchtime and I needed some gas, so I left 1 ........................
the freeway and drove towards the nearest town. There was 2 ........................
a gas station just outside the town and I decided to stop and 3 ........................
have a look round. I put the car in a parking lot and took a 4 ........................
cab to the centre. It was midday and very hot, so I stopped at 5 ........................
truck driver, who gave me a history of the town, and afterwards 7 ........................
98.4 Here are some more American English words that are explained in different parts of this
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2 drapes ...................................
4 attorney ...................................
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A) Discussion points:
• Have you seen Meet the Parents? If so, what do you remember about the characters?
B) This movie is a sequel. People say that sequels are never as good as their first parts. Do you agree?
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D) Greg and Pam are getting ready to leave. Watch the movie and complete the following dialogue:
Greg: I wish we could set a ________ _____ without our parents actually having to meet.
Pam: Well, 48 hours in Coconut Grove is a small dose. Besides, you’ve ______ ____ my dad. And that is
E) Pam and Greg have a very good trip to Pam’s parents’. Mention as many examples as you can of why they
had such a good trip.
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2) _________________________________________
3) _________________________________________
4) _________________________________________
5) _________________________________________
6) _________________________________________
By the way, does Greg finally insure the car he rented? Why? Why not?
F) So far so good, Pam and Greg’s flight was a success. Do you think their parents’ meeting will also be a very
good experience? Why? Why not?
G) Pam and Greg have arrived. Jack calls Pam PANCAKE, and Pam calls her father FLAPJACK. What do these
two words mean?
H) What is Jack doing? What do you think about his teaching approach?
I) Now complete the dialogue between Jack and Greg. Put the following words and phrases into the correct
blanks:
Jack: Hey! This is Greg. __________ we talked about him? Sorry, Greg. The card only comes in ____________.
Jack: He’s ______________. He has a very keen sense for people, Greg.
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Greg: It’s ___________________, huh? We might have another CIA man on our hands here.
Jack: I’d be discreet about my profession __________. You know what I mean? As far as your parents are
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Exercises Unit 23
23.1 Complete the sentences using will ['II) or going to.
1 A: Why are you turning on the television?
B: I’m going to watch the news. (l / watch)
2 A: Oh. I’ve just realised. I haven't got any money.
B: Haven’t you? Well, don’t worry. ................................................................... you some. (I / lend)
3 A: I’ve got a headache.
B: Have you? Wait a second and ........................................................ an aspirin for you. (l / get)
4 A: Why are you filling that bucket with water?
B: ................................................................................................ the car. (I / wash)
5 A: I’ve decided to repaint this room.
B: Oh, have you? What colour ........................................................................... it? (you / paint)
6 A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping?
B: Yes, ......................................................................................... something for dinner. (l / buy)
7 A: I don’t know how to use this camera.
B: It’s easy. ......................................................................................... you. (l / show)
8 A: What would you like to eat?
B: .................................................................................................. a sandwich, please. (l / have)
9 A: Did you post that letter for me?
B: Oh. I’m sorry. I completely forgot. ........................................................................ it now. (I / do)
23.2 Read the situations and complete the sentences using will ('Il) or going to.
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1 The phone rings and you answer. Somebody wants to speak to Jim.
CALLER: Hello. Can I speak to Jim, please?
YOU: Just a moment. ..I’ll get.. him. (l / get)
2 It’s a nice day, so you have decided to take a walk. Just before you go, you tell your friend.
YOU: The weather’s too nice to stay in. ...................................................... a walk. (I / take)
FRIEND: Good idea. I think ................................................................................ you. (I / join)
3 Your friend is worried because she has lost an important letter.
YOU: Don’t worry about the letter. I’m sure ....................................................... it. (you / find)
FRIEND: I hope so.
4 There was a job advertised in the paper recently. At first you were interested, but then you decided not
to apply.
FRIEND: Have you decided what to do about that job you were interested in?
YOU: Yes. ......................................................................................... for it. (I / not / apply)
5 You and a friend come home very late. Other people in the house are asleep. Your friend is noisy.
YOU: Shh! Don’t make so much noise. ....................................... everybody up. (you / wake)
6 Paul has to go to the airport to catch a plane tomorrow morning.
PAUL: Liz, l need somebody to take me to the airport tomorrow morning.
LIZ: That’s no problem. .......................................... you. (I / take) What time is your flight?
PAUL: 10.50.
LIZ: OK, ............................................................... at about 9 o’clock then. (we / leave)
Later that day, Joe offers to take Paul to the airport.
JOE: Paul, do you want me to take you to the airport?
PAUL: No thanks, Joe. .................................................................................. me. (Liz / take)
Lifestyles
Do you find it difficult to stand up for yourself to friends, family and colleagues?
Do you find it difficult to raise some subjects with them?
How good are you at negotiating for what you want?
Can people learn to be more assertive? How?
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1) Listen and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Father time
Father time
The clock keeps ________ and I keep on _______ 'bout you (tick / think)
I'm knocking at the door of your heart but I can't break through
Father time
Father time
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Don't say/tell me it's too late
Father time
Father time
3) Listen and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
My heart keeps ________ and my body keeps ________ for you (break/ ache)
Father time
Father time
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Don't say/tell me it's too late
Father time
I'm dying at the door to/of your heart and I can't break through
Father time
Father time
Father time She's your child make her mine Father time
85.1 Fill the gaps to form a compound noun or phrase from the previous page.
85.2 Complete these word-building tables. If necessary, use a dictionary to help you.
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3 The ozone layer is a layer of gases that stop dangerous radiation from the sun from reaching
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We should:
We shouldn’t:
85.5 Test your knowledge of words from the previous page and ‘green’ issues. Are these statements true or false?
4 Cutting down tropical rainforests increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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DVD Session
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Level: Intermediate
Scene: Bud Fox reports to Mr Gekko from an airport.
Aim: checking listening comprehension. Developing fluency. Teaching Vocabulary: account field.
1) Vocabulary:
a) Work in pairs: Make up a definition (in English) for the following words:
1. account:
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2. accountant:
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3. current account:
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4. account executive:
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5. accounting period:
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6. offshore account:
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7. account receivable:
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9. group accounts:
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10.consolidated account:
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b) Now, check the definitions you are not 100% sure about. (If you cannot find them in the dictionary check with
your teacher)
c) Guess which? Work in two groups. A member of group A reads out the definition of any of the words above. Then,
a member of group B must guess the word. The group that remembers the most number of words is the winner.
1. “_____________ are the accounts of a holding company and its subsidiaries presented together but not combined
2. “_____________ are those prepared by a company or group of companies to show the results of trading often for
3. “_____________ is a sum of money due to be received from a customer in the ordinary course of trade but not
4. “_____________ can be either the accounting year on the Stock Exchange or the period for which an income
distribution is due.”
2 Video Viewing:
Setting the scene: Bud Fox is following one of the most famous raiders in Wall Street. Bud’s mission is to find out
what this man, Sir Larry Wildman, is up to and report to Mr. Gordon Gekko.
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First Viewing: Watch the complete scene and complete with the correct name: Bud, Larry or Gekko.
Second Viewing: Watch the scene again. Complete Gekko’s instructions to Bud and the rest of his team. (abridged)
G: Bright! But not bright enough, Sherlock. Roll the dice and play monopoly. What box did Sir Larry land on?
G: OK. When the _________ opens tomorrow I want you to buy ____________ july and 50 calls You hear me? Start
buying a ____________ share blocks and take it to 50. When it reaches 50 give a little taste to your ____________.
Then, I want you to call the Wall Street Chronicle. _____________ 1605. You tell the man:
Blue Horse Shoe __________ Annicot Steel. Congratulations Buddy. You scored.
Start buying Annicot Steel across the boarder. Use the ___________ accounts. And keep it quiet.
3) Closing: How do you like Gekko? And how do you like Bud? Do they make up a good team?
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If Or When? 1 l don’t think you’ll have any problems, but call me ________ you do.
2 Mrs Barton is coming this afternoon. Could you send her up _______ she arrives?
4 Put that on my bill please, and I’ll pay _________ l check out.
5 l will feel very disappointed _______ l don’t get promotion this year.
6 Sales are low this spring, but they will improve summer starts.
Put the verbs in brackets into the will future or the present simple.
+ present simple 1 Sally is working on the sales forecast at the moment. l will give (give) you the figures as
2 The shipment isn’t in yet, but the agent _________ (phone) us as soon as it _________
(arrive)
3 lf they ________ (not receive) payment next week, I think they ________ (take) legal action
against us.
4 Give me the report and I ________ (show) it to the lawyers before they _________ (leave).
5 Analysts believe the share price of ICI ___________ (rise) after it _________ (announce) its
6 When they ___________ (close) the factory next year, a lot of small local businesses
__________ (suffer).
8 When the strike (be) ________ over, everyone (feel) _________ happier.
9 l am sure that our sales (fall) __________ when we (put up) price.
10 Don't worry about the office. I (tidy) __________ it up before Mr Kosser (get) _________
back.
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1 Don't worry, I’ll go and see the lawyer before I sign the contract
3 You needn’t wait for Mr Takashi. I'll stay here until _____________________________
5 Everyone is very stressed, but things will get better when _____________________________
A If and unless Unless means the same as if... not. It always refers to the conditional part
If he doesn’t get here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.
(CONDITION) (RESULT)
Unless he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.
(CONDITION) (RESULT)
They will only sign the contract if we give them an additional discount.
They won’t sign the contract unless we give them an additional discount.
B lf and in case We use in case to talk about precautions we will take before a problem
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happens. We use if to talk about what we will do after a problem happens:
We are going to insure the shipment in case the goods get damaged in transit. (We will take
out insurance first; the problem may or may not happen afterwards.)
If the goods get damaged in transit, well make a claim. (The damage may happen, and we
Note that in sentences with in case, we often use going to rather than will because we are
C Provided that, We can use provided that/providing, as long as, and so long as when we want to
as long as, etc. emphasize a condition. Provided that and as long as mean if and only if (providing
and so long as are a little less formal than provided that and as long as):
I will agree to these conditions provided that you increase my salary by 8.5%. (I will only
D So that We use so that to explain what the result or purpose of an action will be:
A Form The second conditional is formed by using if+ past tense and would + infinitive:
WRONG: If trains would be more reliable, more people would use them.
RIGHT: lf trains were more reliable, more people would use them.
The if-clause can come in the first part of the sentence, or the second:
B imaginary situations We can use the second conditional to refer to an action or state we imagine:
(But they are expensive, and we are not going to buy them.)
(l don’t think l will lose my job, but l understand the possible consequences)
In 1 we are talking about the present, and imagining a situation that is different from reality.
In 2 we are talking about a possible event in the future; however, by using the second
In the if-clause, we can use were instead of was. This is very common when we give advice
lf we think that a future event is reasonably likely, we use the first conditional:
(This is likely.)
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lf we are talking about an event that we think is unlikely or impossible, we
Conditional Type 2
Change the verbs in brackets using would + infinitive or the past tense.
B: Really? Why?
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A: Well, firstly, he recommended moving to London, but that’s impossible. If I _____ (get) a job in London, I'll
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_____ (have) to spend at least four hours a day on the train, and I’m not going to do that.
A: No, because if l (3)_____ (move) to London, I (4)_____ (need) to sell the house, and I don’t want to do that at the
moment.
week, I (6)_____ (not/be) qualified for at least three years, and that is too long. So I don’t really know what I’m going
to do.
2 The reason I can’t contact them is that I haven’t got their address.
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But ... __________________________________________________
4 The reason we are the market leaders is that we spend so much on R&D.
5 The reason I won’t give you an answer is that I haven’t got the authority.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of verbs in the box.
1 I think they might give me that job in Paris if I applied for it, but I’m not interested in it.
3 It’s a pity you have refused to talk to him. He might ______ his mind if you to him personally.
4 It's a pity the circulation of our magazine is so low. lf it ___ higher, we could _______ a lot more from advertising.
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1) Look at the pictures below. What has happened to these products and the companies which used to
produce them? Are these products completely obsolete?
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"Suddenly I See"
KT TUNSTALL
1) Listen to the song and fill in the blanks. Use the pictures to help you.
She fills up every corner like she's born in _________ ____ ________
Exercises
49.1 What can you remember about the house and block of flats on the previous page? Without looking, try to
answer these questions. If you think an answer is false, correct it. Finally, check your answers by looking at the
previous page.
5 How many steps are there in front of the entrance to the block of flats?
1 I opened the ..................... walked up the .................... and rang the ...................
2 We had to ..................... six flights of stairs to get to her flat because the ..................... wasn’t working.
5 I’m living in the house now but it actually ..................... to my brother. He bought it two years ago. It was in very
expensive.
49.3 Write down four more positive things and four more negative things you could say about a house/flat or the
rooms in a house/flat. When you have finished, compare your answers with section D above.
Positive Negative
the rooms are very light the rooms are very dark
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Now think about your answers again. Which positive features are the most important for you? Which negative
features do you hate the most?
4 Does the house/flat belong to you (or your family), or do you rent it?
7 Is it noisy or quiet?
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Scene: In the street - At home - At work
Aim: Listening Comprehension. Teaching of vocabulary
Teachers: Marina Martinez Junor – Verónica Vera
1- Daniel had a quarrel with his boss and he quit his job. Watch the scene and answer these questions.
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2- Watch the scene again and say if these statements are true of false.
e- Ms. Hillard, the operator has Gloria Chaney _______. She says it’s an emergency.
tire communicate
c- I handed in my report and she told me that she would _______ me as soon as possible.
• How do you think Miranda is going to react when she gets home. How would you react in that situation?
• Role-play: Imagine you always arrive late at work and you leave earlier. Besides, you are always in a bad
mood. Your boss wants to talk to you about this. Role-play a conversation between you and your boss.
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