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a. Tick(I') the boxesinthe table to form
collocations. Think of at least two more phrases for each verb.
get
gain
win
earn controlof a situation promotion the title sb'srespect a reputation the rightto dolhave sth experience a salary one'sliving the advantage
~ PhrasalVerbs
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Match the verbs with the particles to form phrasal verbs and use them in the correct tense to complete the sentences below. Then explain the phrasal verbs in your own words.
b. Now use some of.the collocations in their correct form to complete the sentences below.
The heavyweightchampion ................................. overhis opponentin the lastroundof the match. 2 Shewent to work in a restaurantto ...................... as a chef. 3 Although he's incrediblywealthy now, when he first came to this country he ....................................... as a dishwasher. 4
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He'sverywell-paidfor hisfreelance writing but he also fromthe bookshop whereheworks. She ... as a tough businesswoman by stickingto her principles and never backingdownfromthe competition.
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Her employer'spersistententhusiasmfor the new scheme herresistance to it. 2 A trainee. ......
hissuperior's ordersquicklyandefficiently. 3 The minister with the ceremon~ despitethe noisefromthe backof the church. 4 At a veryyoung age shedetermined what her career goalswereandsetout to them................ 5 Unfortunately, the difficultieshe was havingat work into hispersonal life. 6 After the shockof being madehead managersloW' , James went abol..~ settlingthe difficulties betweenmembers of hisstaff. 7 As the day the graduatebecame moreandmoreexcitedaboutthe upcoming ceremon~. 8 Thechampion runnerlikedto jokethat he ................ overa hundredpairsof trainersbeforehewon histitle 9 To everyone's disbelief,the Jamaicans .................. the trophyin the men'sbob-sledding event. 10 I'm sure you'll get the position.Now stop pacing0 you'll the polishon the floor'
a. Match the fixed phrases with their meanings. a b c d e f on the off-chance on second thoughts on a whim on a budget on principle on one'sown
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Idioms
a. Matchitemsfrom the two columnsto make idioms. In pairs,guess what the idiomsmight
mean. Do you have similar idioms in your language?
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Listento four short extracts. Match the extracts as you hear them with the situations. Extract 1 Extract 2
Extract 3
A Promotion B Marriage
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Multiplebirths
0 Postponing a date
Extract 4
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workone's fingers
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seventh heaven theJoneses inone's cap atone's feet show to thebone upto thetop intheclouds topofthings wrong way
Listenagain and tick (I') the phrases that you hear. Responding to Good News
b. Now, rewrite the sentences below using one of the idioms from Ex. 9a.
Due to the success of her latest CD, the number of opportunities open to the young diva are limitless.
Giving News I'mafraid I'vegotsome bad news. I regret to inform youthat... You'llneerguess ... I hateto tellyouthis,but... You're never going to believe this,but... Youcan'timagine what happened then! I have wonderful news for
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Due to the success of her latest CD, the young diva has the
world at her feet.
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I don't liketo bethe bearer Oh,what a pity. Oh,my.That'sa shame. of badnews,but ...
Responding to BadNews
c. Which of thephrases areformalandwhichare informal? d. Look at thephrases fromEx.11 b again. Witha partner, actoutdialogues similar to theones youheard in Ex.11a, givingandresponding to news. Base yourdialogues onsome of the followingsituations.
~ at work :>nallife.
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gettingajob beingpromoted/fired
getting into university
A: I'mafraidI'vegotsomebadnews. B: Oh,no.What's thematter? A: I've justgot mychemistry examresults, andI'vefailed. B: Oh,whatapity.Andyouworked sohardforit.
b. What other phrases for giving good and bad news can you think of?
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(Listening -Part 2
STRATEGY POINT
a. With a partner,talk about a specialmomentin your life when you felt very happy. Howoldwereyou? Whatwasthe situation?
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Thispartisa monologue. Youwill needbetween1 and3 wordsfor eachgap. Youranswers mustfit grammatically with the restof the sentence. Read throughthe exercise beforeyoulisten.Thesentence stems contain informationthat you will hear in the listeningtext, but the informationis wordeddifferently. To fill in the gaps correctly,be alert for information contained in the stems, but in a paraphrased form.
STRATEGY POINT Takeadvantageof the time you haveto look at the questions beforeyouhaveto listento the recording. This will helpyoupredictthe themesof the listening extracts. 80th Tasks1 and 2 are basedon the sameextracts. Concentrate on Task1 in the firstlistening andon Task 2 in the second listening.
. a. Youwill hear a radio news report about 'Google', a popular Internet search engine. Before you listen, look at questions 1-8 and in pairs try to predict what kind of information might be needed to complete the gaps.
Now listen to five p'eople talking about special moments in their livesand do the following two
tasks. Task1
For questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-H) the
person who is speaking. A A nurse 8 C D E A lawyer A schoolleaver A fitnessinstructor A teacher
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for the world'stop service provider, America Online. The reporter mentions a professor, working in the
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ago. years c. Haveyou ever used Google? What do you think of it? Tellyour partner. d. What other famous and very successful products do you know of? Why do you think they're successful? Discussin pairs.
c. In pairs, think of other situations where the remaining people in Task 1 could feel the same
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So ...oak at the picturesbelow.Compare two of the :)-aures,andsaywhat kind of success is :..Grtrayed in eachone and who you think might :e ~eeling the happiest.
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differences are there between the occasions? do you think each situation means to the person celebrating?
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In both pictures the people are ... Both pictures were taken ... The main connection/similarity The first picture shows
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The main/most striking difference between the two pictures is ... There are several differences between the pictures: firstly. ...
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They could/might/may be ... They seem/appear to be ... I suppose/assume/imagine that ... It could/might/may be that... I can't be sure/certain, but perhaps ... Although I can't be sure. perhaps ...
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What kind of
success is portrayed
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Listento two candidates doingthe speaking tasksaboveand comparetheir performance to that of your classmates. Assess your classmates in termsof:
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a Typical! b Alright for some. c Pooryou!
A:
Responding to news
Celebrations
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do you think
B: Typical!
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