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9.1 Vocabulary

Charity actions
1 * Complete the sentences with the words. 5 Twenty people are going to work for no money, to help with the charity
donate / raise persuade / protest volunteer / petition event. ……………
6 I can wear my own clothes to school tomorrow if I donate £1. We're
1 I …………… £10 a month to two charities. They need to …………… trying to collect money for our local hospital. ……………
money for their work with animals.
2 We want to …………… against plans to close our library. We’re going to
3 *** Answer the questions. Use the ideas in the box to help you or use
…………… the council to keep it open. your own.
3 Thousands of people need to sign the ……………. I’ll …………… to donate to a hospital listen / sign
stand outside the supermarket with it. organize a protest sponsor a charity event
volunteer to support the elderly / clean the streets / read to children

2 ** Replace the underlined phrases with the words.

campaign contribute publicize raise sponsor volunteer 1 If you had €500 that you didn’t need, what would you do with it?
…………………………………………………………………………………
1 My dad’s business is going to give money in order to buy the sports kit 2 If you didn’t want bus fares to go up in your town, what would you do?
for my football team. We’re going to have his company’s name on our
…………………………………………………………………………………
shirts! ……………
3 If someone with a petition stops you in the street, what do you usually
2 There’s a new organized plan in schools to help children to eat healthy
do?
food. ……………
…………………………………………………………………………………
3 Giving money to a local sports team is a good way to tell people the
4 If you owned a small business, how would you publicize it?
name of your company. ……………
…………………………………………………………………………………
4 I always give £5 a month to my favourite charity. It isn’t much, but it
5 If you wanted to help your local community, how could you contribute?
helps. ……………
…………………………………………………………………………………

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9.2 Grammar

Reported speech 1
1 * Choose the correct options in the reported speech sentences. 4 '…………… …………… Spanish guitar music.'
They said they loved Spanish guitar music.
Direct Speech Reported speech 5 'I really want to eat something now!'
1 'I'm tired.' William said he is / was tired. She said …………… really …………… to eat something then.
2 'She writes emails I told them she writes / wrote emails every
every day.' day.
3 'We're happy.' They told / said us they were happy. 3 *** Correct the mistake in each reported speech sentence.
4 'Those boys are The teacher said the boys were / are always
1 Bill ‘I’m tired today.’
always late.' late.
Yesterday, Bill told me that he is tired.
5 'I want a sandwich.' Lisa said she wanted / will want a sandwich.
…………………………………………………………………………………
6 'I don't get up early.' Mike told me he didn't / wasn't get up early.
2 Harry ‘I write with my left hand.’
Harry said he written with his left hand.
2 ** Complete the pairs of sentences. …………………………………………………………………………………
'We've got a lot of money.' 3 Teacher ‘You are late!’
Our teacher told that we were late.
The charity said they had a lot of money.
…………………………………………………………………………………
'I donate money to charity every month.'
4 Mark and Luc ‘We want to have something to eat.’
He told us he donated to charity every month.
They said as they wanted to have something to eat.
…………………………………………………………………………………
1 '…………… very good at raising money.'
5 Mum ‘I like your new coat, Lucy!’
They told me I was very good at raising money.
Mum said me that she liked my new coat.
2 'I need to spend more time studying!'
…………………………………………………………………………………
She …………… …………… …………… to spend more time studying.
6 Clara ‘Hello! I’m not at home.’
3 'I like your new school bag.' When she rang, Clara told us she isn't at home.
He told …………… …………… …………… my new school bag. …………………………………………………………………………………

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Spectrum 3 Student’s Book Unit 9

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9.3 Vocabulary

Fashion adjectives
1 * Put the fashion adjectives into the correct column in the table. 3 Ben Maybe that coat looked okay when you were a teenager, Dad,
casual fashionable full-length loose but now it's really …………… . It's time to get a new one!
old-fashioned stylish tight Dad But I like it. And what's popular always changes. If I continue to
wear it, one day it'll be …………… again, I'm sure!
Describing size and shape Giving an opinion about
the clothes
3 *** Answer the questions with your own ideas. You can use the words in
loose casual
the box to help you.
…………… ……………
…………… …………… jeans / leggings / Wellington boots / aviator glasses / flip-flops
…………… not worry too much about fashion
old-fashioned / comfortable / uncomfortable / durable / warm
something to wear every day / to last for a long time
2 ** Complete the conversations with the pairs of opposite adjectives. wear fashionable clothes
delicate / durable fashionable / old-fashioned loose / tight
1 Who is the most stylish person you know? Why?
…………………………………………………………………………………
1 Sam Oh dear! I can't wear any of these jeans.
2 What items of clothing are very fashionable at the moment?
Ian Why not?
…………………………………………………………………………………
Sam Those pairs are size 8, and they're much too …………… . And
3 What do you think of bright, patterned shirts? Would you ever wear one?
these are size 12, and they're too …………… . They haven't got
…………………………………………………………………………………
any size 10s!
4 Do you like wearing tight clothes? Why? / Why not?
2 Maria I really like this blouse, but I don't think it's good for wearing …………………………………………………………………………………
regularly. 5 Do you think it’s more important for shoes to be fashionable or durable?
Alicia That's a shame. That thin, …………… material is really pretty. Why?
Maria Yes, it is. But the material is the problem! If I'm going to wear it …………………………………………………………………………………
every day, I need something a lot heavier and more …………… . 6 If full-length coats were very fashionable at the moment, would you wear
one? Why? / Why not?

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9.4 Word builder

Prefixes under- and over-

Complete the sentences by adding over- or under- to a word from the
box.
charged cooked developed paid priced

1 This meat was incredibly …………… . It's nearly black!

2 Many professional footballers are …………… . Some of them earn
millions every year.
3 If a shop …………… you, would you tell them that they didn't ask for
enough money?
4 These designer sunglasses are nice, but they're very …………… . They
cost five times as much as normal ones!
5 This was once a pretty little village, but now it's become an ……………
tourist resort, full of big hotels and nightclubs.

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9.3 Grammar

Reported speech 2
1 * Complete the table with the words. He told me about my / his plans for the following week / tomorrow.
here me our that day the following they those tonight
5 'I want / wanted to go out that night / tonight.' Gina told us.
Direct Speech Reported speech
Pronouns I he/she 6 ‘People usually eat dinner quite early here.’
we (1) _____ Tom said that people usually ate / eat dinner quite early here / there.
(2) _____ her/him
us them
Possessive adjectives my his/her 3 *** Convert the sentences from direct to reported speech, and
(3) _____ their reported speech to direct speech. Change all words necessary.
Time Expressions next ... (4) _____ ... 1 'We want to go shopping this weekend.' said my friends.
today (5) _____
…………………………………………………………………………………
(6) _____ that night
Place Expressions (7) _____ there 2 My cousin said that he had an English exam the following Friday.
this that …………………………………………………………………………………
these (8)_____
3 'It's really cold here!' my sister told me.
…………………………………………………………………………………
2 ** Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
4 'These patterned shirts are on sale in our shop today,' said the shop
1 ‘These clothes look very stylish!’
assistant.
He told her that these / those clothes looked / look very stylish.
…………………………………………………………………………………

2 ‘Your test is tomorrow.’ 5 'My shirt is from Italy,' the man told his sister.

Their teacher told them that their / our test was the following day / …………………………………………………………………………………
tomorrow.

3 Hannah said, 'I / She really didn't / don't like these jeans very much.'

4 ‘Let me tell you about my plans for next week…’

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