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Photocopiable materials Unit 1 Postscript s8 page 16, role cards) You're goingto Australia Your address is 11, Carcoola Road, | Barra Brut, New South Wales 2075 You'regoingon 21 June You're staying with Jonie and Bruce Wilson 00 612 94492789 Your telephone number You're taking AS 1,000 The United States 699 Sutter Street (Suite 590) San Francisco, CAgat02 You're goingon 17 September You're staying with Mike Buchanan ‘Your telephone number is 001 475 749 5644 You're taking ss 2,000 You're going to Your address is You're goingto England Your address is 98 Main Road, Wiggington, Tamworth Staffs WM2 8GR | You're goingon 5 November You're staying with Gaye and Barry Goldsmith Your telephone number is 01827 648920 You're taking £500 Sterling You're goingto South Africa Your address is 25, Birkett Road, Rondebosch 7700 Cape Town You're goingon 28 August You're staying with Peter and Jean Pooler Your telephone number is 002 721 7192366 You're taking ZAR 3,000 Rand You're goingto Canada Your address is 356 Fairlawn Avenue, MSM 156 Toronto 20, Ontario 5 January You're staying with Ray and Elsie Swift Your telephone number is 00 1416 755489 You're taking CADS 1,500 You're going to ireland Your address is 16 Lower Main Street, Dundrum, Dublin D14 You're goingon 10 December You're staying with Phillip and Joan O'Doherty ‘Your telephone number is 00353 12988601 You're taking IEP 900 Punt The USA going to Your address is 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4314 You're goingon 28 March You're staying with Jackie Rosenthal Your telephone number is 001 800 441 5229 You're taking uss 850 Wales 11. Cae Mawr Gardens, Porth, Rhondda, Mid Glamorgan CF36 9RO You're goingon 9 August You're staying with Megan and Rhys Llewellyn Your telephone number is 01443 649826 You're taking £650 Sterling going to Your address is Ord Univers Press Photocopiable materials Unit? 123 A synopsis of The Mayor of Casterbridge ~a story of characters by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) ‘ichael Henchard, a hay-maker, his wife, Susan, and young daughter Elizabeth-Jane go to a country fair and horse auction. Michael gets very drunk, and, inspired by the auction, he ends up selling his wife and daughter for five guineas to a sailor called Newson. The next day, when Michael is sober again, he is horrified at what he has done and vows not to touch alcohol for twenty years. From then on he works hard, becomes rich and respected and finally the mayor of the town of Casterbridge. Meanwhile Newson has taken Susan and the child to Canada. They work hard but with little success and eventually return to England. Their relationship is not good and Newson sails off again to Newfoundland. A short time later Susan hears that Newson has been lost at sea. So, after 18 years, she decides to look for her first husband. She soon finds him in Casterbridge, and she and Elizabeth-Jane are reunited with him. ‘Susan leads Michael to believe that Elizabeth-Jane is his child, but in fact she is Newson’s, (Michael's daughter, the first Elizabeth-Jane, had died just three months after her arrival in Canada.) Finally Susan Henchard falls sick and dies, leaving Michael a letter in which she tells him the truth about Elizabeth-Jane, His life then starts to go to pieces. His business is ruined; the story of how he had sold his wife and child many years before is made public, and he starts drinking again. His business rival becomes the mayor of Casterbridge and marries Elizabeth-Jane, Then Newson, not drowned, only missing, returns from sea and claims Elizabeth-Jane as his daughter. ‘The unfortunate Michael Henchard finally dies lonely and alone in a hut in the wilds of Egdon Heath near Casterbridge. He has lost everything that he ever possessed. Unit 4 Language in context (se page 38) I left England with £5 and now I'm a multi-millionaire! A British woman who began a new life in Australia with just £5 in her pocket a few years ago has sold her business for a huge amount of money. Cherry Haines, 39, who once worked as a market stallholder, made all of her fortune from marketing a new kind of make- up. She left England because people. there weren't many jobs, caught a flight to the other side of the world, and arrived without any qualifications. She only knew two “The flight cost £1,500, which eft me penniless. At first I stayed with a friend. Then I had a bit of luck.’ The friend gave her the name of Peter Maddox, an ‘Australian businessman. ‘I rang hhim and told him I was the best salesperson in England and that he should give me a job.” He liked her idea for a sort of to market it. At first she was earning just AS10,000 a year, but er she was getting a great deal of money every year. ‘Hard work ‘means happiness to me,’ she said. Her brother, Roger Haines, who is spending several weeks with her in Brisbane, said ‘She left school when she was 16. She had very little work experience. But she could sell a fridge to an Eskimo. Ambition has led to success.” make-up that stays on all day, so together they formed a company a a a How much money did she have when she left England? b When did she leave England? ¢ How much has she sold her business for? d Why did she leave England? € Did she have any qualifications? f Did she have many friends? (0 Oxford University Press [I g How much did she pay for her flight? h How much did she earn at first? i How much did she earn later? J. How long is her brother staying with her? k What did he say about her work experience? Photocopiable materiale Units 3,4 125 Unit 4 speaking (38 page 45, situation cards for the maze) ‘You ate ready to open the fastfood restaurant but ne one knows about You nced to generate some awareness in the town, but you only havea imiced budget. You must spend the money wisely yi D> i badge cota spencon acioral ‘Your frend agrees join you and contribute haf the fun, [Now you have ro decide what ype of restaurant you wane. He/she wants to open a fast food rescaurant as there aerit any in town. and ic would be easy to set up. ‘Yu dont want tobe serving fastfood. You'd rather open an upmarker bio. As well as being more enjoyable work costumes and dress up as carrot! Then {you could go around town handing ou leaflet to everyone. Wouldnt it be fun? ‘You give the police the information. Fortunately cher is no trace of your exfriend ‘Yur good relations wit the police mean tha they use your fas food rstauranc quite a bit Ie makes alr of ‘money but the presence ofthe police does tend to keep ‘other cusiomers aay. eb advertising inthe local press. thas an E aie ‘he profes will be far higher. ‘excellene readership o everyone wilsee | BAM | exe pe reais : aa Poe eae eee ‘You conduct some research and discover tha a bis ill bbe opening in town before yours. However there arent any plans for more fast fod restaurants. ‘So hat? The police ge you easly enough business to keep going and youre not kel to get burgled with so many police around ‘ou could tailor your resaurantto them. Die eerie ary ine me Saran retool A endl > ‘You polly and very tactfully persuade the police vo use a diferent restaurant from yours, Discounting prices doesric seem to be working People now think your food is of poor quality just because ifs cheap, but they havent even tried cyt! ‘You cari win! you pur prices up. people will say away ‘oo! What can you do to make the restaurant busier and ‘make more money? Pan ERR mae The banks agree to lend you as much money a8 you nee Thac seems very generous untl you see the amount of incerest they wanto charge Te Seo a ccmee came > ow aboaesaying open 24 hours a dy ‘There are factories nearby that do night shifts: There is sure to be lots of business. 126 Unit 4 Photocopiable materials, DD erect ok rage ou ee Us (rain her wentie eee 22 > isa high con but yo be suc enough. © Oxford University ross, EERE ‘Oh deat! ewas 2 great stunt and everyone in town, ‘You decide to open the restaurant ‘You goe your partner out of jl and sill managed to ‘open on time. However all his activity han brought in ‘many customers. You need a special opening of. You hhave two ideas You could buy some cheap sot crnks from a fiend. and give them out fre with every mel (Or you could discount your prices ieamarealn canes (5 DB orere |_ every meal ti Word gees around town tha you sacked him, Feelings running very high. and people start o boycott the restaurant. Boy was thet guy popula! You try to track him down without success, Business gets worse and worse. youre ruined. Dy ied ‘cases of soft drink atan extremely good Fa ie twcodgemecnms BSS eyes } 6 cad dicounyourtodse EQ cid fe i ‘Success! The free drinks idea has gone down very wells bringing the people in, However it has also broughe the police int Apparendy that consignment of drinks was stolen from a nearby factory and they want to know where you got them fiom, Deets pte anak an enh dhe dns mgood fet toma ted of yours he the poe his/her nae and adres Wb scmeaprneininias SeUeaneaen pernonne The police understand your position and now are far less regular vistors However instead ofthe rest ofthe town ow rushing rouse your restaurant you only get the local kids coming in. You've goc nothing agains kids but they just se the place as a meeting place and buy one drink berween ten of them that lasts for wo hours. Pana © Oxford University Press You tel thern co leave or youl eport them tothe police forlotering You leave them alone: Afterall they haven't ‘aoc anywhere else topo Photocopiable materials Unite 927 row the kids a8 well. there anyone lef? You've pot one last chance to make tall work. The sitution is that bad. 6 ay ‘Things are very quiet now! You got id ofthe police and You could sell our oa lage rational chain of restaurants They've guaranteed you & job and a good price for the restaurant. ‘eat. One of your customers cls you tha the restaurant in the nex town is doing special offers. so most people are going there. You need some special offers of your own to ‘ring them into the restaurant By The ads appear and trade starts to pick up but it's not Bae mail adeeae Tgicccoce es police. Unforunately.a canteen opens atthe police station iselfand overnigh« half of your busines has gone |) You need to find some more customers from somewhere i 5 ‘You are doing quite well since you specialized forthe [Psion capauapieaee vegetarian restaurant. erRaREEIRTER apatite Sea know where you got the drinks from. You have to tell tem the truth co be able ro get on with running your 73 You tied to protect your friend, but they really want to aaa ‘eases of sof drinks at an exremely 2 pod price You could ghee inks wih BSS) every meal Rr eae Pano competitive wit the other restaurant ‘Well a least youve gota job and a nice uniform to go with it Ics certainly noc what you had in mind when you se out {run restaurant. You have very litle control over what ‘apes on. Youte never going co be happy there. vegetarian is tl quite low in che area, and you are fed up i 2} Itsounded ke a good idea. but the number of ‘vith teling people tha no, you dont sell hamburgers. 128 Unit 4 Photocopiable materials: Pini onoieotaieaniy BAD LUCK! ae se © Oxford University Press EZ STECens a 26 You took the food around and goc the money You nearly gC away with tunel someone with an allergy wo butter fas the nex. day. They ind ou the truth, demand the _maney back and the story makes the headlines nal the focal press. Your restaurants runes. yy [Now youre making more money The nightsime business is good. The problem i you're drinking most of your entra profs in the amount of coffe you need to stay awake! k's time you employed some staff Unemployment is high so you won't need to pay them much, and you need to save some money, However ifyou pay a reasonable wage youll probably ge a beter standard of applicant 57 ‘You rll the customer you cannot make the food. They ask for whateyer you can do. You prepare a range of ‘completely oilffee foods that are a massive success with all he health freaks in the area The restaurant becomes famous fr its recipes and you become a wealthy and healthy restaurateur ‘Yeu have come tothe end ofthis activ: BAD LUCI You offer alow wage for the positon, "ou offer a high wage forthe positon ‘Your new celeb resaurant is proving to be very popular with families To add atmosphere you put up some signed pictures of Hollywood actors. People sar to ask you whether the actors have actually eaten in the restaurant. The facts thac they havent, bur ill icupset er WELL DONE! i} . ee Ika very orginal idea and the people eating fastfood lke the idea that your is beter for them You do outside ‘catering for special events and offices as well You get a large order one day but unfortunately you have run out of ‘lve ol Youve only gox bure: You don't want to lose the ‘order Will you make the food using the butter or turn down the order? Pca carace ‘pop in for a snack one day to keep ie the customers if you tel them te ruth? goto You adn hat you simply pur the Photographs up tompess customers ‘Noone famous hes actualy eaten in the place 7 You lec the young people stay Word oon gets around and yout end up having so many young people inthe you stare to make a prof ‘You worry your restaurant fit rend enough You could lose your busines! Should you renovate the restaurant 0 ‘ean make che food and tke ic around, You need the money afterall. have to tum the order and the money ‘down, They wont be impressed. bu if they found out what was in de food you could bein even more trouble. © Oxford University Pross appeal the yung extort pers creerecs eee eee D ent einer Hope eer val maa teksts paling otenar yong meee ey Photocopiable materials. Unit 129 ‘You told them the ruth, bur customers dont seem to mind, They keep coming in justin case someone really yi famousis there. When they neversee anyone famous, you become wellknown asthe Restaurant ofthe tars ‘where no star has eer eaten I BF You get loc of go0d applicants and employ someone ‘who works exremely had, Your wentyfour hour fst food restaurants doing really wel. An opportunity arises ‘epand into next door Youre sure you could fil the seats, Des eve cameo te ee tis aii WELL DONE! ‘The people turing up for interviews are prety appling ‘You donit see anyone you would consider employing. and decile to increase the wages you are offering bd You increase the wage you ae offering for she positon You now have a chain of restaurants inthe rea. The problem is. here are now afr of people who influence the business. not just your partner and yourself. The other investors are demanding some changes be mede to increase probity You don believe they wil work, bu the others could fre you from the company if you don't agree ‘age w tei demands They ae arespeced businesspeople sottey — [Y should now whacthey re taking about. OS) ven ifthe dori run estore. D ivandinone doors qute aio rane bt ating venti nahin fon ‘Weica while, youve only just become this ‘busy and success ewould be best 10 ‘consolidate your postion and build up some cash reserves By ‘The risk has pad off! Business i excellent. You and yout partner are very confident in your ability to run a restaurant. You believe the concept would work in fts of ‘other locations You could become extremely rch. you Te the restaurant apm ene ry ‘Hollywood, which is run by celebrities, EQ ‘They make lots of moneyandalvayshne ee |) ‘a queue ouside However another ane has opened before you and is Increase profc you buy cheaper food from a bad supplier ‘quickly building up its busines. There is going to be alot and lower the wages. This makes your staff unhappy ‘of competion in own. Wl you both be succesful? ‘Customers soon notice the changes and say away rom your restaurant. You're ruined, “Maybe fas food wouldhit be so bad. There H Saar a ce Is ill time to change your mind, BAD LUCK! ‘Compediion never hurt anyone and youre confident that your restaurant will be successful 3 | Your bist is being decorated and wil soon be open 6 5 ‘The changes they forced you to make are a disaster To =n Yeeros BRP = © Oxford University Press Photocopible materials Unit 4131 to sel thas damaged your working relationship and the restaurant as a resuk You dont remain open for long. ER BAD LUCK! You didnt cake the opportunity to open a chain, However ‘the imestors you were gong to link with have offered 2 ‘ery high rice for your restaurant. Are you going tose Business is OK just being open in the evening, Youre getting more call from local companies asking whether they cn bring in clients for inch. You cant bear curing, ‘money away so decide to open for lnchstimes. business is prety hard work. Doritel een though yourparmerwans peng |: «0 You ave come along way since your 4 | fistidea Para Suan ae prove through your management thatthe running ofthe restaurants should be left to you and your partner You. ‘make a lot of money forthe investors and yoursehes. | | Gj ‘You refuse cher demands and gain alot of respect: You ‘Yu decide to open for lunches as well i (Great parry! Everyone had a wonderful time So good in fact thac they drank alot more of your opening supplies of drink than you expected. You donit have the money 0 replace all ofthe stocks immediately How are you going ‘open without scene stocks of alcohol to offer the DD ori come ote end ahi ci H WELL DONE! : You could become a Bring Your Own restaurant where the customers bring alcoholic drinks in themes. ‘an get some cheap drink to tide things ‘over until you can afford more. you ask them to give up the table ac the end ofthe meal les giving you avery bad name. You think it might ruin you ‘eventually and decide to do something diferent. z| This is exremely unpopular Customers are furious when ‘The problem is they bring an afl lt of drink with them and stay fora longtime. Youre not making enough money from them to keep che business profitable. 3 6 Ie proves to be extremely popular with your customers SEER with this plan. You decide to «ry charging a oun 132, Unit 4 Photocopiable materials eee Sone Suman eral eres > ioe oe opning fore nk thay rng nA eas then oT be raking some roe foi © Oxford University ross Ds deseo pur on regular ine misie= that’s aivays a popular event Dave ad peo aking aboura Your pary for customers wos very successfull They love the place. A numberof peopl tell you vo open at lunct- ‘ime as well asthe evening Youll make more money, but youll alo need more staf sie worth i? ee oe ! Pcie intheevening The bot opening charge makes money butt stil does ot cover the loss fom not selling drinks. You decide ro ‘offer ive entertainment but you have to decide what type of entertainment, restaurant that does lve comedy while people at Sounds like a good idea. > You inroduce your new and more | |_expersive menu and diss | —_—— ‘Lunchime rade is good, business people buy the expensive food and wine to impress lems They alo tip ‘well You could easily increase prices on everything and start making very expensive dishes You know they sell very wel ‘customers. You stick with the original © Oxford University Pross BY ‘Your business is now highly profirable and relations with the companies are exellent. The regulars ask fr special ‘able booking righ above all ther people as they eatin your restaurant so frequent. You thnk isa good idea After al. they are the best customers. You decide nocto agree with them asic wil tie you in with these companies too closely. Ic goes very wel for a while. Your special etatonship with the local companies is very good for business. Unfortunately recession hits al the fst savings companies make are in entertainment. You are soon looking ac an empey restaurant and need to atact some more customers. ‘You go looking for other companies Youre specialized business restaurant nowand ‘need to maintain a sila profc margin > You cut prices drasialyin an artempe co ‘getyour ok customers back through the oot Luckily for you everyone sil appreciates a bargain People return to your restaurant and the low prices in the recession prove to be very popular Even through the bad ‘imes your restaurant remains successful Youve been ‘through alo but youve proven char you can run a restaurant in any circumstances. You have come wo the end of this ect. WELL DONE! Photocopiable materials Unit 133 Recession hits! What a good job you dite up t00 closely with those businesses! Youve stil lost a large ee: LY cestrcer cor anes terete tan vce percentage of your turnover though, How are you going to because they 50 ful You now have a permanently busy keep the restaurant going ina recession? restaurant that you and your partner enjoy running Youre a grearsuccess! D iicemaciccompnicnsamaee IR Sree owyintemeaovepesunste tay ‘WELL DONE! businesses so thats who you will aaract Di capes dicatyn an aserpe to get your old customers back through the door. to markedly The local people do not have much sympathy | you realze they rest coming back. you've los too much foryou as you forgot chem when better proftscame money and ate forced to cose along, You have to close down, as BAD LUCK! es BAD LUCK! not bringin enough daytime revenue 80 yu need 0 ‘consider ocher options. the area soon stat puting on weg at your expense. ‘Thisis the problem’ fs So popular and people so greedy that the buflets a large drain on your profc Something, reeds to change } > Scrap thc idea is done the jb oF raking You cant resist specializing for businesses the place popular You don't need i now. luneheime, The prospects 100k too good, aS Sere ee 4 0 The allyourcarreat buffets very popula and people in y) y | You keep your normal menu without specializing I does Gangs tjocieandae dormer linge mae pope = 45 14. Unit 4 Photocopiable materials (© Oxford University Press You adapt your restaurant into what you tink will appeal to people ofthis age. However in their eyes your place is ‘now for‘kids'and there is no way that they wil Keep ‘coming in You have doomed your business by deciding 0 specialize in one section ofthe market 25 Dt coment end obvi ; BAD LUCK! ‘Your choices of cheap drink do not go down well with the ‘customers. You hardly sell any a all and you need to think of anew strategy. I) cei eta erp ber and wine ota Coeni wane a cersok pai Barer Your specialist certainly knows his wade His choices of rinks and his character ae a very popular addon to the restaurant. The only problem i thatthe specials s very keen on his purchases aswel. He’ drinking alot of any profits dha might be made. Pare eee eer © Oxford University Pross You say nothing bu the situation steadily deteriorates. He soon begins turning up late for work. It forces you to speak with your employee about the problem. He states that this the way he has always worked, bt he will ry to improve his timekeeping. Poms ao DP cramtcupetimacamane ci fs popular wit the customers. You have sacked him, but you underestimated just how popular with che customers he was. People are starting to ‘wonder when he is coming back and they will be clisappointed if he doesn. Should you change your mind? decision tre him and are sticking oi. Terpmcnniyanaimche aay Ppl ilsoon ep i Sareea aa Photocopiable materials Unit 4 138. ‘You keep him on. but hei sill nt very dependable. He believes he would be much better ihe had extra J responsibilty and a profit share ofthe wine takings. | This would bea risky move nnpemicamsnnicierseisi yy oe eed . WELL DONE! Seer enere eae — > Tiesrowayyoucanghehimmore responsibil. Who knows what could happen? A ccm RQ) oocteccssoe ‘when there is an accidene with a flaming brandy and the ‘g0C a guaranteed business for many years if each new restaurants bur down, Everyone is safe but you have ‘generation follows the one before. Theyre also alt easier rot go a business any more to please than older people. Your restaurant remains a “success for many years a WELL DONE! Dt come wend os oti BAD LUCK! [e's gamble, but ic pays off The added responsibil leads The lve music experiment s working. but you need 0 ‘oa whole new actude from your drinks expert You now specialize with one type of music. People are confused have a very good team and a profitable estaurant.2 about what sort of restaurant you are running Sa Se WELL DONI D5 cost specie njzz rac Youre ‘ot keen on but the band you had in vas liked by the customers. ‘Or you could have some music you can really dance o! Youre stil young as ae a oct the customers. {38 UsitA Photocophblemshrile © Oxtord University Press: IEEE ‘You dont sell much food at the gigs but you don't need to. Everyone gets through such large amounts of sof inks ‘that youre making vast amounts of money and having @ reat time aswel Youre the proud owners ofa Rock Café and loving every second oft i aa Rees WELL DONE! ‘who will not upset anyone. Sick with the acts you have. They mighe be rude buc they ae very popular with most people ‘Your most popular acts use some very bad language. “This offends some of your custome. You tll them that ‘comedy is only at weekends but they seem very upset byie ‘Your new comedians are certainly inoffensive chey are also not very funny. People are actualy staying away from the bis and you do not make enough money to keep the place in business. You tied your best bur simply could ot make ia success. 3 Ee ere toe nee, oe Ee aa BAD LUCK! H BAD LUCK! Rude but funy. the comedians are very popular and ‘ensure tha you have regular packed nigh inthe bistro. You have now covered the revenue from nor selling alcohol and you have a very succesful and busy restaurant large interest payments there is only ane of you to do the ‘work. That means ic wl be evice as long before you open and are able o stare repaying the bank 33 You run into twouble very quickly As well as paying the > You have come wo the end ofthis activity. WELL DONE! “The prospect of seting up with a parner ‘who wil pay ofthe bank with his share OPE and help setup fs too atractv. You p43 change your mind and go in wth hime © Ovford University recs ECA Photocplale materials Urit4 137 Unit 5 Listening and speaking (se page 56) sary) NORTH BAILEY Map of Durham OE Questions for Group A 1 What’ this building? 2. What's this road? 3. What's this building? 4 What's this building? 5 What's this? Questions for Group B 6 What's this road? 7 What's this shop? 8 What’ this building? 9) What's this bridge? 10 What's this? © Oxford University Press. en Unit 5 postseript ise page 57) | Beginning a phone conversation | DD eR a Answering the phone Hello. 267890. Hello. Simpson's Travel Agents. Hello, The Regent Hotel. Kathy speaking. How can | help you? Introducing yourself Hello, James. This is Sarah Jackson. Hi, Sarah. It's Alan, Alan Cunningham. (ls that Mr Brown?) Speaking. Asking who is speaking Is that Sarah? Who's calling? (This is Keith Jones.) Asking how someone is How are things? How's the family? How's everything? Saying how you are Not too bad, thanks. We're surviving. Pretty good, thanks. Asking about someone's work — What are you up to? Have you got a lot on at the moment? How are things at work? Talking about work I've got a lot on. Things are looking up. I mustn't complain, a ae) Signalling that you want to end So, Barry. It was good to talk to you. Anyway, Barry... Right, Barry. | must fly. 'm late for a meeting. Confirming arrangements So you'll give me a ring when you're back, right? at the end of a phone call And you'll send me a copy of the report? I'l be in the post tonight. I'll see you on the fourteenth in the bar of The County. Unit 6 Practice 4 Desi Sentences to expand Alady was sitting in her garden. Peter has a huge house in the country. ‘Ann Croft, the actress, was seen having lunch in a restaurant. The general inspected the soldiers. ‘The cowboy rode off into the sunset. The holiday was a total disaster. found a wallet in the street. finally got to bed at 4 a.m, Peter Barnes, the pop star, had a party for five hundred peop! New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world. © Ovtord Univesity Press EESTI Protocoplaba materiale Unis 6,6 130 Unit 5 Postscript (ss page 57) Role cards for telephones Student A1 You are James from the listening activity about The reunion on page 56 of the Student's Book. ‘You are married with two girls, and you work ina travel agent's. ‘You are going to phone Alan, who is an old. university friend. Alan now runs a small engineering company in the Midlands. He isn't married. He likes football very much. He supports Sheffield United. You also like football. You support Sunderland. ‘Alan thinks you're going to meet at the Lotus Garden Restaurant on the fourteenth, so you need to tell him that it has closed. You also need to tell him that you're going to meet at the Kwai Lam at about 7.15. He'll probably need to know where this restaurant is. Student B1 You are Alan from the listening activity about The reunion on page 56 of the Student's Book. ‘You run a smail engineering company in the Midlands. You aren’t married. You are a big football fan. You support Sheffield United, who are doing well at the moment. Your old university friend, James, is going to phone you. James works in a travel agent's in Sunderland, in the north of England. You haven't spoken to each other for a while. Remember that you are meeting up with him and Sarah on the fourteenth. You're going to have a meal in the Lotus Garden Restaurant in Durham, where you all went to university about ten years ago. Remember! You answer the phone. Begin by giving your phone number. Student A2 ‘You are a student of English. You are going to stay with a host family, Mr and Mrs Brown, ‘who live in London, for a month while you study at International House. An agency has. organized your stay with the Browns. ‘You are going to phone Mr and Mrs Brown to introduce yourself, and to give details of when you're arriving . Decide how you're travelling (By plane? By Eurostar?), what day you're travelling, and what time you expect to arrive. End by saying something like ‘I'm very excited about coming to London’, or ‘I'm really looking forward to meeting you’ Student B2 You are Mr or Mrs Brown. You are English, and you live in London. Both Heathrow Airport and. Waterloo Station, where the Eurostar train arrives, are pretty close to your hous! You are going to be a host family to a foreign, student, who is coming to London for a month to study English. He/she is going to phone you to say hello, and to give details of his/her travel arrangements. You could offer to meet him/her. Remember! You answer the phone. Begin by giving your phone number. Student A3 You are going to phone a taxi firm to book a taxi to take you to the airport. Dacide where you're going, on what date, and at what time. Which airport are you going from? Which terminal? What time does the plane leave? What time do you need to check in? How long does it take to get to the airport from your house? Will the traffic hold you up? 140. Unit Photocopiable materials Student B3 You work for Tony's Taxis. Someone is going to ring to book a taxi. You need to get the following information. What day? What time? What's the address? ‘What's the name of the person? Where are they going? ‘You will need to decide a time to pick up, as you know what the traffic can be like at different times of day. Remember! You answer the phone. Begin by saying Tony’s Taxis. (Pat) spesking. How can | help you?’ Student A4 You are James from the listening activity about The reunion on page 56 of the Student's Book. You are married with two girls, and you work in a travel agent's. ‘You are going to phone your friend Martin, who lives in Durham, about fifteen miles away. He runs a bookshop. He isn't married. He's mad about dogs ~ he breeds German Shepherds, which he takes to dog shows. His favourite dog is called Wizzer You want to ask Martin if you can stay the night at his house on the night of Friday the. fourteenth, because you are meeting up with ‘two old university friends, Alan and Sarah, in Durham, and you want to be able to spend time with them. Student B4 You are Martin. You are a friend of James from the listening activity about The reunion on page 56 of the Student's Book. James works in a travel agent's in Sunderland, and he is married with two girls. You live in Durham, about fifteen miles away from where James lives. You run a bookshop. You aren't married, but you adore dogs! You breed German Shepherds, and you take them to dog shows. Your favourite dog is called Wizzer. James is going to ask you a favour. Maybe you can oblige, but maybe you're busy that, night! Remember! You answer the phone. Begin by giving your phone number. Student A5 ‘You want to book two seats to see a film, so you phone the cinema. ‘You want to see Fear of the Dark next Friday, either early in the evening or at about nine o’clock-ish. You need to ask what time the film starts, how much the tickets are, and whether there's a booking fee. Have your credit card detai ready. Student BS ‘You work for the Odeon Cinema. You take bookings, and give details of when films are showing. ‘Someone is going to phone you, asking for details about the film Fear of the Dark. Decide what time it starts in the evening. Presumably there are at least two showings per evening. How much are the tickets? Is there one ice, or several different ones? Is there a ooking fee? You need to get the person’s credit card details. Remember! You answer the phone. Begin bby saying ‘Odeon Cinemas. (Pat) speaking. How can |help you?" pi bi Student AG You are going to phone your local hairdresser to make an appointment to have your hair done. You know the person who takes the bookings quite well, so you could have a litie chat first. it's Monday today, s0 you could ask about the weekend. Or you could chat about the weather, which has changed very suddenly! Your mother has been ill recently, but she's getting better now. Decide when you want an appointment for, ‘what day and what time. What do you want to have done to your hair? Student B6 ‘You work for Jason's Hair Salon. You take bookings over the phone. Someone is going to ring who you know quite well, so before you get details of the booking you could have a lite chat first. It's Monday morning, so you could ask about the weekend that’s just gone by. You could ask the person about his/her mother, who has been il recently. nally, get details of the booking. What day? What time? Would the person like any particular hairdresser? Remember! You answer the phone. Begin by saying ‘Jason's Hair Salon. (Pat) speaking. How can |help you?” (© Orford University Press Photocopiable materials Unit 141, Unit 9 Practice 1 (s8 pase 69) 2 10 b The stories are set in Transylvania. a The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome was painted by Michelangelo. b The frescoes depict... (What?). a...’ son (Whose?) had an apple shot off his head by his father. b He shot it off with a crossbow and arrow. a The Eiffel Tower was built to celebrate the Centennial Exposition in 1889. b tis ... metres high (How?). a Einstein wrote to President Roosevelt in 1939 to ... (What ... for?). b After the war, he campaigned for nuclear disarmament. a Nelson Mandela was sent to prison for twenty-eight years. b ... (Who/release?) him in 1990, a Concorde was developed by France and Britain. b Ittravels at ... (How fast?). (Which war?) was sparked off by an incident in Sarajevo in June 1914. b Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to the ‘Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated. a The statue of Christ the Redeemer stands on a mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro. b itis situated on .. a ... (Which plants?) produce opium. b Ithas been used for centuries in medicine for the relief of pain. (Which mountain?). 10 — Student A Student B 1a ... (Who/write?) the stories of Dracula. 1a Bram Stoker, an Irish novelist, wrote the stories of Dracula. b They are set in ... (Which country?). a ... (Which ceiling /paint?) by Michelangelo. b The frescoes depict The Last Judgment, and a series of scenes and people from the Old Testament. a William Tell’s son had an apple shot off his head by his father. b He shot it off with a ... (What ... with?). a The Eiffel Tower was built to ... (Why?) in 1889. b Itis 300 metres high, and it was the highest building in the world until 1930. a Einstein wrote to President Roosevelt in 1939 to warn him that an atomic bomb could soon be built b After the war, he campaigned for ... (What?). Nelson Mandela was sent to prison for .. (How long ... for?) years. b President de Klerk released him in 1990. a Concorde was developed by ... (Which countries?) b Ittravels at 2,179 kilometres an hour, over twice the speed of sound. World War | was sparked off by an incident in Sarajevo in June 1914. Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to the ‘Austro-Hungarian throne, ... (What happened?). a... (Whose statue/stand?) on a mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Itis situated on Mount Corcovado, 2,310 feet high. Poppies produce opium. It has been used for centuries (What... for?). o o oe 142 Unit 9 Photocopiable materials (© Oxford University Press Unit 9° Reading (38 page 92) Find a word in the texts with a similar meaning to the following. Introduction worried, troubled Text 1 Text 2 huge blocks Text 3 fight keeping alive worked out filling up characteristics cert Text 4 of the present time Text 5 Text 6 time to get better Text 7 cause to start Text 8 travelling very quickly Text 9 general opinion Text 10 vary exists without being seen Unit 9 writing iss page 26) received from an ancestor, especially your mother or father a lack of something you need and want passed from one person to another, especially an illness ‘Write in a conjunction from the list on page 96 of the Student's Book. ime I didn’t know what love was I hear this song, | think of my first boyfriend. I met you. cog she saw what the hairdresser had done to her hair, she burst out crying, d Joe, come home been burgled! you can. We've e | was having breakfast, the phone rang. f I've made a lot of friends | started at this, school. @ we'd eaten, we did the washing-up. h Ididn't like George at first, but_ time passed I grew to love him more and more reason i Ididn’t have any money, bank. I went to the i I'mtired night. I didn’t sleep well last k you all know, I'm retiring next yes | [looked round for a chair, but there wasn't one, | sat on the floor. © Oxford University ross EESTI result mi was tired ell asleep in front of the television. nl We had a big meal at lunchtis 1 didn’t want anything in the evening. purpose 0 I'll give you my key, you can let yourself in whenever you want. P Take your umbrella itrains. condition q {'m going to be late, Ill give you a ring. r know where my children are, | don’t worry about them, You'll fail your exam you do some work. contrast t Itried to carry the bag, _ I wasn’t strong enough. u The two boys like each other, they're always fighting and hitting each other. v can understand French, | can't speak it. Photocopiable materials Unit9 143 Unit 10 Listening iss pase 105) be CTY [Dl cits, can you tell us why it was that you ended up homeless? (C] Well, I’ad a house wiv a woman that I... er took on, wiv ’er kids and I ‘ad a job ’n’ all, workin” at the Royal Mail Post Office ... erm I dunno about what ... er two, two years it was into the relationship and all of a sudden, like, she just wanted out, $0 ... er I tried to patch fings up which really didn’t work, yer know, so T ended up going back to the woods, well, yer know where I was before Tl Back to the woods? {c] Yean TI How ayou mean? Literally to the woods? [e] Yeah. I used to live out in the woods. I dia your ‘C| Yeah. TD what ... er... you mean .. a tent, or how? [| Just in a "bivvy” bag, Goretex “bivvy" bag! , sleeping bag and stuff, in the woods, for a while, lighting fires ‘n havin’ my grub? out there, yer know. There's just summink about the woods yer free out there ... you, yer can't do it round the towns ‘cos there ... you know ... ... erm ... yer too at risk in towns, too many people ... yer know .. too much ... too much hassle? in towns. Best fing to do is get out and, and get... get where yer feel safe, so I feel safe in the woods all the time yer know ... erm .. III 50 why arent you in the woods now? ‘Cos I ‘ad a breakdown out there and I went to the doctor's 'n’ that and he give me some tablets living rough or in for that, and [énded tp comin’ here? ... was the best solution ... yer know ... to ... er get meself back on me feet... sort of thing ... yer know. [DD But ... so living in the wood, although as you say ... it was ... you know, you were free, free from the hassles and so on, | mean ... its not the ideal way of life for you? | fe]. Erm (upon) a time. [Dl Living in the woods? [€] 1 was a survival instructor, teaching the army and stuff, no and yes. It was my job once .. II 50 you like the woods? | ... the woods, the mountains is fine for me. Coming into towns I find very stressful ... erm, I'm here now but each time, here now, I'm 've be here six months, so each day now I'm still fighting to stay here, which is hard for me, ... erm I'd be safe out there, yer know, instead of here but ... erm all I'm trying to do is get mie aét togeverS and start again really. It’s it’s hard work. Hd winats it mean to you not to have a home? €] Devastating, really. I miss the family feeling or the family comfort, not ... not the television but having a woman there to care for, and someone to talk to. You get very lonely. I mean, in here you've got friends ’n’’at ... but I admit I get very lonely when you're on your own, ’n’ it takes'its toll because if you're used to that way of life, it’s hard to comprehend what it’s all about ... yer know the worst fing is, when yer fink about that which hurts most, is to see people holding hands going down the street with their wife and kids and you've had that once and you've lost it, and you'd like that again but it's going to take time to get that back ... yer know so... erm I find it really hard, actually. [Dy Ana whats it ike when you're actually on the road? C] When yer roamin’ round the country yer see so many of yer people like yerself ... erm on the street, sleepin’ in doorways, parks, benches, yer know, and ... erm yeah, yer kind of get used to it after a while, it takes about a weck to get used to being on the road but then it takes about seven . seven to eight months trying to get used to getting back into society again. I find it hard anyway, even now. Glossary 1 aGoretex ‘bivvy' bag a bivouae ba: weather-proof cover for a sleeping bag. ‘Goretex’ isa brand name. 2 grub food (informal) 3 hassle trouble (informal) 4 Lended up comin’ here in the end he came here (Oliver's home for the homeless) 5 to got me (my) act together to get myself organized G it takes its toll_it causes damage 144 Unit 10. Photocopiable materials © Oxford University Press Unit 12. Language in context (s8 page 119) Fill the gaps with one of the words in the box. Fill the gaps with one of the words in the box. the his allthis their (nothing = zero article) aan its every the his allthis their (nothing = zero article) aan its every hhelangelo (1475-1564) was one of @ most inspired creators () istory of (c) art. As @ sculptor, (€) architect, a painter, and a poet, he had (0) tremendous influence on (g) __ his contemporaries. He was born near Arezzo, but it was Florence that he considered to be (h) home town. ‘What he loved above all was (i) city’s art, architecture, and culture. Initially he concentrated on @) sculpture. In 1501 he began to carve (k) figure of David from (1) huge block of marble. This was finished in 1504, when he was 29. David is shown with (m) sling on (a) shoulder, looking into (0) rance. Later, Michelangelo was asked by (p) Pope Julius 11 to paint (4) ceiling of the ine Chapel. (r) day for four years, from 1508 till 1512, he worked on (s) task, lying on (1) back at the top of high scaffolding, his neck stiff, with (u) paint trickling onto his face. He designed many buildings, but it was his work at St Peter's Basilica that represented (v) ____ greatest achievement as (w) architect. His dome became the model for domes all over the Western world. What is difficult to appreciate nowadays is (x) _ revolutionary design. ‘There is a small group of artists such as Shakespeare and Beethoven who, through ) work, have been able to express the deepest experiences of humanity, Michelangelo belongs to (z) group. 6 Oxtord University Pross EEEESTTY Mi (1475-1564) was one of @ ‘most inspired creators in © history of (c)___art. As @ seulptor, (e) architect, a painter, and a poet, he had (£) tremendous influence on (g) his contemporaries. He was born near Arezzo, but it was Florence that he considered to be (h) home town. ‘What he loved above all was (i) city’s art, architecture, and culture. Initially he concentrated on G) sculpture, In 1501 he began to carve (k) figure of David from (1) __ huge block of marble. This was finished in 1504, when he was 29, David is shown with (m) sling on (m) shoulder, looking into (0) distance. Later, Michelangelo was asked by (p) Pope Julius II to paint (q) ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. (r) day for four years, from 1508 till 1512, he worked on (8) task, lying on (t)__back at the top of high scaffolding, his neck stiff, with (u)__paint trickling onto his face. He designed many buildings, but it was his work at St Peter's Basilica that represented (¥) ___ greatest achievement as (w) architect. His dome became the model for domes all over the Western world. What is difficult to appreciate nowadays is (x) revolutionary design. There is a small group of artists such as Shakespeare and Beethoven who, through (9) ___ work, have been able to express the deepest experiences of humanity. Michelangelo belongs to(z)__ group. Photocopiable materials Unit 12 145

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