The Big Wide World. spices. harbour

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1 The ig Wide World VOAULARY 1 efore You Red A Lbel the pictures. Use the words below. hrbour medicl supplies spices street vendor cruise ship b spices cruise ship c medicl supplies d hrbour e street vendor Wht do the words in colour men? Answer the questions below. 1. If compny trdes in products, does it mke the products or buy nd sell them? 2. If thetre drws lrge crowds to ply, does it ttrct lot of people or send them wy? 3. When fctory mnufctures product, does it mke it or trnsport it? 4. When business is thriving, is it mking or losing money? 5. If the numbers of n endngered species decline, re there more or fewer of these nimls? 6. If n re hs diversity of wildlife, does it hve lrge vriety of them or very few? 7. If the ctors in n 18th century ply wer period dress, re they dressed in 18th century clothes or modern clothes? Are the sttements below true or flse? Write T (True) or F (Flse). heck your nswers on pge 52. T 1. Shipbuilders re skilled in crfts like crving wood nd working with metl. F 2. You cn buy groceries nd household items like pots nd pns t museum. T 3. The Acropolis is one of the most fmous lndmrks in the world. T 4. Fishermen rely on the se for their livelihood. T 5. The whle oil industry extended into the middle of the 19th century. F 6. There is no reson to preserve nd protect ncient monuments. T 7. A sefring life involves working or trvelling by se. 41

2 D HISTORY A READING You re going to red four texts relted to Mystic Seport, which is n open ir museum. hoose the best nswer to ech question below. TIP Ech of the four texts below hs questions tht relte to it. Answer these questions before you go on to the next text. The lst two questions relte to two or more texts. ryville Volunteer Orgnistion Volunteer Weekend t Mystic Seport 1 THE AMERIAN WHALING INDUSTRY My Whling ws once thriving interntionl industry nd whles provided source of food nd livelihood for mny people living on the north-est cost of Americ. A wide rnge of products were mde from whles, including specil oils used for mnufcturing cndles, nd oil to mke mchines run more smoothly. In Americ in the erly 1800s, whling ships regulrly set out on long voyges to the Pcific Ocen in serch of whles. Although whle hunting voyges were long nd life for the crew ws often dngerous, they drew thousnds of men. The golden ge of Americn whling extended into the 1850s when, with the discovery of nother source of oil underground, the industry begn to decline. Tody, the lst wooden whling ship in the world, the hrles W. Morgn, built in 1841 t cost of $26, 877, cn be seen t the Mystic Seport Museum in onnecticut. Join us in helping preserve one of Americ s historic lndmrks. Spend two dys working longside museum stff on vriety of work projects, including: Visit Mystic Seport Mystic Seport the open ir museum where you cn get tste of wht Americ s costl ports were like in the 18th nd 19th centuries. In the pst, the villge of Mystic provided sfe hrbour for trding, fishing nd for whling ships. Tody, visitors enjoy exhibitions conserving nd celebrting Americ s sefring trditions s well s huge diversity of experiences. These rnge from purchsing old-fshioned soft drinks nd ice crem sold by street vendors in period dress in the summer, to night tours with costumed guides during the hristms seson. You cn lso book pssge bord the Sbino for cruise down the Mystic River. 4Grdening 4Sewing costumes 4Pinting buildings nd fences After Sturdy of hrd work, volunteers re treted to cocktils, music nd dinner. If you would like to join in the fun, emil Penny Greves on pennyg@booth.com LOAL VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH Tom Wtkins, locl dentist, is volunteer t Mystic Seport, n open-ir museum tht recretes the pst. Tom hs given more thn 2,000 hours to the museum over the pst few yers. Tom combines his medicl knowledge nd keen interest in locl history by working in the old phrmcy t Mystic Seport. The old phrmcy is one of his fvourite plces. People re fscinted to see how different it is from phrmcies tody. ck then, in ddition to medicl supplies, locls would hve bought spices nd tobcco here, s well s some groceries nd other household items. Tom lso lends hnd with nything tht needs doing, from working s costumed guide to constructing new exhibits. He sys tht wht he likes best re his co-workers. Mny of the other volunteers re crftsmen who demonstrte the techniques used 200 yers go, such s crving wooden figures tht were plced on the front of ships. Wtching them cn be rel lerning experience nd they re lwys hppy to explin their crft to you. 2 Hours of Opertion Weekdys: 10-5 Weekends: 9-5 To pln your itinerry, see our Night Tours section for off-hour tours. Admission * Adults: $24, Seniors: $22 Youth (17 nd under): $15 Kids (5 nd under): Free! Specil rtes for groups of 10 or more people (must be booked in dvnce). * Tickets re vlid on dy of purchse only Questions 1-2 refer to Text A. 1. Wht is the min purpose of Text A?. to encourge school groups to visit Mystic Seport b. to describe the history of Mystic Seport c. to ttrct tourists to Mystic Seport d. to dvertise the museum s hristms progrmme 2. You re prt of group of 20 students who wnt to visit Mystic Seport. Wht cn you do to py less?. come in two seprte groups b. reserve tickets before you go c. tke the night tours d. visit during the spring Question 3 refers to Text. 3. Wht will volunteers be doing t Mystic Seport on My?. lerning bout Americn history b. doing mintennce work c. ttending fund-rising prty d. orgnising conservtion project Questions 4-5 refer to Text. 4. According to the text, people stopped whling becuse of. the reduced need for whle products. b. the decline in the number of whles. c. the dnger involved in hunting whles. d. the growing expense of building ships. 5. Wht is the min purpose of Text?. to report on successful conservtion project b. to inform reders of the problems fced by whle hunters c. to nnounce the opening of new exhibit d. to give brief history of whling Questions 6-8 refer to Text D. 6. Wht, for Tom, is the best spect of volunteering?. He hs lernt more bout medicine. b. He cn buy items more cheply. c. Other volunteers shre their knowledge with him. d. He doesn t hve to work long hours. 7. Who cn probbly tell you bout the old rt of shipbuilding?. Tom Wtkins b. costumed guides c. museum stff d. skilled workers 8. In prgrph 3, wht does them refer to?. co-workers b. wooden figures c. old ships d. silors Questions 9-10 refer to two or more texts. 9. Which texts contin informtion bout how life ws different in the pst?. A, nd b. A, nd D c. A, nd D d., nd D 10. Wht will Tom Wtkins probbly be doing during the hristms seson?. conducting night tours b. selling groceries in the streets c. pinting museum buildings d. helping repir old ships VOAULARY 2 After You Red A WORDS FROM THE TEXT Mtch the words from the text to their menings. 1. costl port (Text A) 2. hours of opertion (Text A) 3. off-hour tours (Text A) 4. book in dvnce (Text A) 5. vlid on dy of purchse (Text A) 6. t cost of (Text ) 7. crftsmen (Text D) 5. cn only be used on the dy you buy it 6 b. for the price of 4 c. mke reservtion before you go 2 d. opening times 7 e. skilled workers 3 f. trips outside norml working hours 1 g. seside hrbour 42 UNIT 4 UNIT 4 43

3 WORD UILDING omplete the chrt with words from the text. Then use these words to complete the sentences. Mke ny necessry chnges. exhibit verb conserve construct preserve extend noun conservtion construction preservtion extension exhibit / exhibition omplete the text with the words below. There is one extr word tht you do not need to use. different pssge rnging crew diversity itinerry smoothly cruise techniques bord tste D PREFIXES Look t the prefixes below nd their menings. Then complete the sentences by dding suitble prefix to the words given. re = gin, bck (recrete) under = below, not enough (underground) inter = between, mong (interntionl) co = together with (co-str) 1. The new office building isn t finished yet. It is still under construction. conserve / 2. One of the ims of niml prks is to preserve wildlife. 3. There is n interesting collection of exhibits t the museum. 4. hnge isn t lwys good. We wnt to preserve the chrcter of our town. 5. The school is too smll, so they hve decided to build n extension. Alsk is the lrgest nd lest-populted stte in the United Sttes. Situted ner the Arctic, this vst region stretches over 800 kilometres of mgnificent costline. I ve lwys wnted to visit this remrkble plce nd get (1) tste of something specil, so lst yer I decided to go on (2) cruise to Alsk. I d sved enough money to py my (3) pssge, nd I mde booking on ship clled the Explorer. The trvel brochure dvertised gret (4) diversity of experiences nd in fct, while (5) bord the Explorer, we sw vriety of wildlife, (6) rnging from whles plying in the wter to polr bers nd sels hunting for fish. In ddition, hiking nd kyking enbled us to see the countryside from close up. At first, I ws worried bout tking kyk out on my own. Luckily, before setting out, the (7) crew spent time teching us useful (8) techniques to mnge this smll bot. Fortuntely, everything rn (9) smoothly. All in ll, the trip ws (10) different from ny holidy I d ever hd nd I d highly recommend it. en = cuse to be (enforce) over = bove, too much (overcrowded) super = more, better (superhero) 1. The trnsport museum hs n interctive (ctive) exhibit where children cn touch the mchines. 2. After the fire hd destroyed the librry, the city hd to rebuild (build) it. 3. The project will be completed more quickly if the students cooperte (operte) with ech other. 4. The tour is not worth the money they re sking for. It s relly overpriced (priced). 5. Pul should stop dieting! She is seriously underweight (weight). 6. Using the newest computers should enble (ble) us to complete our work more quickly. 7. The heroes of some television progrmmes hve superhumn (humn) powers. E WORDS ONNETED TO TRAVEL omplete the sentences bout trvel with the phrses below. The words in bold will help you. lounge round lerning experience be your own boss brethtking scenery off the beten trck 1. You cn lounge round on deck if you go on cruise. 2. Some people don t enjoy pckge tours becuse you cn t be your own boss. 3. You cn visit plces tht re off the beten trck on trekking holidy. 4. Visiting fmous lndmrks on sightseeing tour cn be rel lerning experience. 5. Nture lovers enjoy eco-tours becuse they see brethtking scenery nd lots of wild nimls. GRAMMAR Present Perfect Simple nd Present Perfect ontinuous Red the uses of the Present Perfect Simple nd ontinuous nd complete the sentences. Present Perfect Simple n ction t n unstted time in the pst, with connection to the present He hs just decided (just decide) to leve the hotel nd move to youth hostel. n ction tht hppened severl times or repetedly in the pst We hve visited (visit) London three times this yer. n unfinished time period The show hs been seen (see) by million people so fr. n ction tht begn in the pst nd continues up to the present, usully with for, since nd sttive verbs I hve owned (own) this shop for five yers. with superltives nd expressions like the first / second time In my opinion, this is the best trvel guide tht hs ever been written (ever write). Present Perfect ontinuous recent or unfinished continuous ction How long hve they been (they / sve up) sving up for their trip? long ction tht hs just finished nd still influences the present Ron is exhusted becuse he hs been trvelling (trvel) ll night. to stress how long something hs been hppening usully with for or since Ships hve been siling (sil) from this port since the 16th century. n you explin the difference between the pirs of sentences below? We hve lived in Pris for severl yers. We lived in Pris for severl yers. She s gone to Greece. She s been to Greece. See the Grmmr Appendix, pge 169. A omplete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs given. Use the Present Perfect Simple or ontinuous, ctive or pssive. 1. The ground is very wet. It hs been rining (rin) ll dy. 2. Susn hs gone (go) to Greece for holidy. She ll be bck next week. 3. The costumes hve been pcked (pck) into boxes. 4. Tht film hs won (win) severl wrds since it first cme out. 5. The students hve been prctising (prctise) for the concert for weeks. 6. His new guidebook hs not been published (not publish) yet. Write dilogues with the words given. Use the Pst Simple, Present Perfect Simple or ontinuous, ctive or pssive. See Techer s Guide for nswers. 1. A: Meliss / lredy go / on holidy? : Yes, she / leve / week go. 2. A: they / visit / Mdrid / lst yer? : No, they / never be / to Mdrid. 3. A: tht book / mke / into film / yet? : I / think / it / mke / into film / lst summer. 4. A: you / recognise / him? : Of course. He / not chnge / t ll. 5. A: you / wit / for the trin / for long time? : I / be / here / for over n hour. ONNET to GRAMMAR Answer the questions so tht they re true for you. Accept ll logicl nswers. 1. How long hve you been lerning English? Who ws your first English techer? 2. Hs your school been on ny trips this yer? If so, where? 3. Hve you ever been overses? If so, where? 4. Hve you seen good movie ltely? In wht country did it tke plce? 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4 D omplete the text below with the correct form of the words given. Use the Pst Simple, Present Perfect Simple or ontinuous, ctive or pssive. Amr Ltif (1) (be) lmost completely blind since he ws 20 yers old. Ltif (2) (never let) his blindness stnd in his wy. In fct, over the lst 13 yers, Ltif (3) (chieve) more thn most sighted people could do in three lifetimes. He is film director, ctor, musicin nd keen trveller. Amr (4) (come up with) the ide of tour gency for the blind becuse of his love of trvelling. He (5) (run) the gency since 2005 nd so fr he (6) (succeed) in orgnising wide vriety of unique tours. The gency, which is clled Trveleye, orgnises tours for groups of blind nd sighted holidymkers. The sighted tourists ct s the eyes of the blind ones, describing the plces nd things they re ble to see. In n interview, Ltif (7) (explin) tht he offers holidys tht ppel to ll the senses, so tours such s cooking trip in Tuscny nd even kyking in Turkey (8) (recently include) in the list of tours tht re being offered. hs been hs chieved cme up with hs been running hs succeeded explined hs never let hve recently been included hoose the word or phrse tht best completes the sentence. GRAMMAR 1. It s time for dinner. Gret. I thing ll dy.. hven t eten c. m not eting b. don t et d. hve not been eting 2. The sfri prk tries to the nimls nturl hbitt.. conservtion c. conserved b. conserve d. conserving 3. You look tired. well ltely?. Hd you slept b. You hven t been sleeping c. Are you sleeping d. Hve you been sleeping 4. Shouldn t we go shopping for our cmping trip? There s no need. Everything.. hs been tken cre of b. is tking cre of c. took cre of d. tken cre of 5. This is the first time I ve been on plne!. never c. ever b. yet d. lredy VOAULARY 6. The ship s doctor gve list of ll the medicl he would need for the voyge.. groceries c. constructions b. supplies d. sources 7. Visiting ncient Rome ws rel lerning for me.. hppening c. circumstnce b. experience d. development 8. We went on 10-dy to Antrctic.. bot c. sil b. ship d. cruise 9. Millions of people ern their from the clothing industry.. livelihood c. fund b. job d. chrity 10. Our trip to Nepl took us to plces tht re relly off the beten.. trck c. pssge b. rod d. route 2 EXAM PRATIE Possible nswers courge, determintion, mbition, intelligence, etc. ONNET to YOUR WORLD Wht qulities do you think Amr Ltif must hve to be ble to chieve so much despite his blindness? A omplete the second sentence so tht it hs similr mening to the first, using the word given. Use between two nd five words, including the word given. 1. Our fmily moved here in LIVING Our fmily hs been living here since Jke nd Slly do not hve the sme hobbies. DIFFERENT Jke s hobbies re different from Slly s. 3. There re no tickets left, she sid. SOLD All the tickets hve been sold, she sid. 4. The lst time I went there ws two yers go. EEN I hve not / hven t been there for two yers. 5. They dvised us to rrnge our ccommodtion before rriving. OOK They sid we should book our ccommodtion in dvnce. 6. They hve bought the pinting for $10 million. HAS The pinting hs been bought t cost of $10 million. 7. A lot hs chnged in the city over the lst few yers. MANY There hve been mny chnges in the city over the lst few yers. 8. Pul is visiting our country for the first time. NEVER Pul hs never visited our country before. Red the text below nd think of the word which best fits ech spce. Use only one word in ech spce. The legendry olossus of Rhodes is (1) one of the seven wonders of the ncient world. This huge sttue of Helios, the sun god, (2) is believed to hve been bout 35 metres high nd to hve stood on 15-metre white mrble pltform. Artists (3) hve usully shown this enormous figure stnding with its legs on either side of the hrbour, but historins sy this hs no bsis in fct nd the exct loction hs never been greed on. The people of Rhodes hve dremed of recreting this ncient sculpture (4) since it ws destroyed by n erthquke in 226. ut mny Greek rcheologists opposed the building of new olossus. Until not long (5) go, they felt tht recretion of this ncient sttue could (6) never / not mtch the beuty of the originl. Recently, (7) however, Germn rtist clled Gert Hof (8) hs come up with design for structure tht no one objects to. Like the ncient monument, the modern olossus will be huge. It will stnd between 60 to 100 metres tll nd will (9) be visible to pssing ships. This work of rt is (10) going to be modern sculpture, ccording to Dr Dimitris Koutouls, (11) who is heding the project in Greece. He sys the pln is to crete structure tht hs never (12) been seen before. omputer-generted reconstruction of the legendry olossus of Rhodes 46 UNIT 4 UNIT 4 47

5 LISTENING A FE PART 4 You re going to listen to rdio interview bout Andreu Mteu, Spnish businessmn who gve up his job to fulfil his drem of exploring the world nd its people. For questions 1-7, choose the best nswer, A, or. 1. Pul is going to tlk bout someone who A wrote book bout skiing in Switzerlnd. wnted to find something different in his life. dremt of visiting Afric nd Indi. 2. When did Mteu come up with the ide for his journey? A while studying t home while working in Spin while living in Americ 3. Wht ws unusul bout Mteu s trip? A how he rised money for his trip the wy he got from plce to plce the detiled orgnistion involved 4. Pul mentions the siling trip becuse A it ws the most difficult thing Mteu did. Mteu wrote n interesting letter bout it. it shows how Mteu set himself gols. 5. While reding The Trnscovery Project, Pul A ws curious bout the countries Mteu visited. relised wht Mteu ws relly serching for. dmired Mteu s skill with words. 6. Mteu s compny helps people A pln outdoor ctivities. find new clients in Spin. ct s tem. 7. Wht is the im of Mteu s tlks? A to explin the importnce of physicl trining to encourge people to believe in themselves to give people tips on where to trvel FE PART 3 You will her five people tlking bout trvel. For questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-F) wht ech speker sys. There is one extr letter you do not need to use. TIP Underline the key words in ech sttement. Try to think of synonyms or words tht re connected to those you hve underlined. This will help you focus on wht to listen for. Sttement A hs been done for you. See Techer s Guide for possible nswers. A My experiences brod mke me wre of how fortunte I m. dventures overses, relise, lucky I think it s importnt to see the min sights. Prt of the ttrction of the plce is the people. D I like holidys tht keep me physiclly ctive. E The climte isn t going to stop me from enjoying this holidy. F ONNET to YOUR WORLD Do you hve drem you wnt to fulfil? Wht is it? It is nice to try different kind of holidy. SPEAKER 1 SPEAKER 2 SPEAKER 3 SPEAKER 4 SPEAKER 5 A F E SPEAKING FE Prt 2 A Do you prefer to do outdoor or indoor ctivities in your free time? n you give exmples of ctivities you like? How often do you do these ctivities with friends? Accept ll logicl nswers. D Red the tsk below. Look t the photogrphs below. They show people spending their free time in different wys. ompre the photos nd sy why you think people enjoy doing these ctivities in their free time. Why do people enjoy doing these ctivities in their free time? Listen to student doing the tsk bove nd tick ( ) the phrses nd expressions in the Useful Expressions section of the Speking Guide tht the student uses. YOUR TASK Work with prtner nd do the tsk below. Use the Speking Guide to help you. Look t the photogrphs below. They show people on holidy in different plces. ompre the photos nd sy wht you think people would enjoy bout holidy in ech of these plces. Wht would people enjoy bout holidy in these plces? E DISUSSION QUESTIONS Ask nd nswer the questions below with prtner. Use the Speking Guide to help you. Accept ll logicl nswers. 1. Hve you ever been brod or trvelled to nother prt of your country? 2. Some people sy you cn lern lot from trvelling to other countries. Do you gree? 3. Do you enjoy doing the sme kinds of things s your prents when on holidy? 4. Do you think holidy should include lots of ctivities? Why? 5. Wht is there for tourists to do in your town or city? Speking Guide In Prt 2 of the FE orl exm, you will be sked to tlk for bout one minute. First, you ll hve to compre two photogrphs, then you ll hve to nswer question shown in the tsk. Mke sure you relte to both prts of the tsk. Useful Expressions ompring pictures oth pictures show In one picture while in the other picture One similrity is tht Another similrity is tht I think the similrities end there. One noticeble difference is This picture wheres the other very different from not tht different from Speculting It looks like I suppose It s hrd to sy, but It s probbly Topic Vocbulry escpe the stress of school / work enjoy the fresh ir hve fun t the seside beutiful scenery golden snds relx (t the seside) tke stroll on the bech go hiking / cmping visit lndmrks nd monuments lern from well-informed guides hve the opportunity to meet people / see new plces 48 UNIT 4 UNIT 4 49 SKILLS l SKILLS l SKILLS l SKILLS l SKILLS l SKILLS l SKILLS l SKILLS

6 WRITING An Article (FE Prt 2) A Red the tsk below nd nswer the questions in Exercises 1 nd 2 tht follow. You see the following notice in n interntionl student mgzine: AN IDEAL HOLIDAY Where would you go for your idel holidy? Tell us who you would go with nd describe wht you would do nd see while you were there. The best rticle will be published in next month s mgzine. 1 ANALYSE THE TASK 1. Who is going to red the rticle? students who red the mgzine 2. Wht kind of informtion hve you been sked to include? where I would go for n idel holidy, who I would go with, wht 3. Should you use forml or semi-forml I would do nd see lnguge? semi-forml 2 RAINSTORM IDEAS Think of plce you hve never been to, but would like to visit. Tick ( ) the informtion you cn include. where you would go wht you d do there who you d be with wht food nd drink you d hve wht the people re like how long you d wnt to sty wht you d see how much money you d spend ORGANISE YOUR IDEAS omplete the pln for the model rticle. PLAN Pr 1 Introduce the subject. ody Prs 2-3 Discuss who you would go with, wht you would see nd wht you would do. Pr 4 Sum up by sying how much you would enjoy yourself. Red the model rticle below. We usully tke our holidys in summer when the sun is so hot tht it melts your ice crem before you cn et it! So is it ny wonder tht I drem of holidy in cold climte? My idel holidy would be trip to Switzerlnd in the winter. I d sty t smll hotel in the Alps. I cn imgine tht wherever I looked, there d be brethtking scenery with clen white snow on the ground, the houses nd the trees. My brother Mrtin, who is n excellent skier, would come with me nd we would spend our dys skiing, hiking nd enjoying the fresh mountin ir. At the end of ech dy we d hve cup of hot chocolte bck t the hotel nd wrm up by the fire. I know tht this holidy is just drem, but perhps one dy it relly will hppen. There s only one problem. I m sure I d hve such good time tht I wouldn t wnt to go home! usully tke holidy in summer, but drem of winter holidy model A Perfect Holidy who: brother wht: brethtking scenery, snow, mountins do: ski, hike, drink hot chocolte would hve such good time would not wnt to come home D IMPROVE YOUR STYLE Using vriety of djectives helps to mke your description more interesting. 1 Mtch the djectives to the nouns. 1. delicious 5. view 2. golden 3 b. skies 3. cler, blue 4 c. snow 4. clen, white 2 d. snds 5. spectculr 1 e. food 2 omplete the sentences below using the djective-noun combintions from bove. 1. As fr s the eye cn see, there re beches with golden snds. 2. We would hve delicious food in n Itlin resturnt. 3. In winter, I d love to see the clen, white snow. 4. From our window we d hve spectculr view of the lke. 5. We would spend the dy lounging by the pool nd string up t the cler, blue skies. E SENTENE PATTERNS Write sentences using the words given nd the sentence ptterns below. so + djective + tht such + (djective) noun + tht 1. The sun / hot / it melts your ice crem. The sun is so hot tht it melts your ice crem. 2. I would hve / good time / not wnt to go home. I would hve such good time tht I wouldn t wnt to go home. 3. The villge / picturesque / it looks like something from firytle. The villge is so picturesque tht it looks like something from firytle. 4. It would be / wonderful dy / I not wnt it to end. It would be such wonderful dy tht I wouldn t wnt it to end. 5. We d hve / relxing time / we forget ll bout school nd exms. We d hve such relxing time tht we d forget ll bout school nd exms. F DEVELOP YOUR IDEAS Red the sentences below, then dd one sentence to ech nd sy wht you would do in ech of these plces. 1. I drem of spending dy in New York ity. Possible nswers We d see ll the sights nd then go to the thetre in the evening. 2. I would love to hve my fmily with me in New York. We could visit the Sttue of Liberty nd go to resturnt in the evening. 3. n you imgine nything more perfect thn dy t Disneyworld? I d love to spend the dy going on ll the different rides. G YOUR TASK Do the tsk below. Write your rticle in words. Use the Writing Guide to help you. See Techer s Guide for model writing. You hve seen this nnouncement in n interntionl mgzine: A DREAM DAY Teen Life mgzine is looking for rticles describing your idel dy. Where would you go nd how would you spend your time? Is there nyone specil you d like to spend the dy with? Writing Guide Steps for Writing n Article 1. Anlyse the tsk Who is going to red the rticle? Wht style re you going to use? Wht kind of informtion will you include? 2. rinstorm ides Think of n idel dy. Wht would you do? Who would you like to go with you? Wht kinds of ctivities would mke this drem dy? 3. Orgnise your ides Follow the pln in Exercise. 4. Write your rticle Remember to mke your writing more interesting by using vriety of djectives nd by using sentences with so nd such. Use the Topic Vocbulry below to help you. Topic Vocbulry spend the dy hve fun / gret time go sightseeing / shopping get some rest / exercise / fresh ir enjoy someone s compny lerning experience exciting SKILLS l SKILLS l SKILLS l SKILLS l SKILLS l SKILLS l SKILLS l SKILLS We will publish the best rticles next month. 50 UNIT 4 UNIT 4 51

7 REVIEW 4 A omplete the text with the words below. dress diversity rnging book lndmrks cruise experience tste Down the River Thmes If you re visiting London, you might wnt to consider tking (1) cruise down the river Thmes. Trvelling down the river you ll get to see the gret (2) diversity of rchitecture tht the city hs to offer, (3) rnging from the very old to the very modern. In ddition, the guides re hppy to tell you bout the more fmous (4) lndmrks you pss, like ig en nd the Houses of Prliment, which mke the trip rel lerning (5) experience. In ddition, the guides re often in period (6) dress, so tourists cn get (7) tste of wht people in London used to look like centuries go. If you do decide to tke bot tour, however, remember to (8) book in dvnce or you might not get ticket! omplete the second sentence so tht it hs similr mening to the first, using the word given. Use between two nd five words, including the word given. 1. When did you strt your homework? HAVE How long hve you been doing your homework? 2. There is n exhibition of child rt t the museum this week. EING hild rt is being exhibited t the museum this week. 3. I never wnt to go to tht hotel gin becuse it is so expensive. SUH Tht s such n expensive hotel tht I never wnt to go there gin. 4. ig sports gmes usully ttrct lots of people. DRAWN Lots of people re drwn to big sports gmes. 5. The number of cr ccidents hs been declining over the lst five yers. FEWER There hve been fewer cr ccidents over the lst five yers. 6. This is only my second time in Greece. EEN I hve only been to Greece once before. 7. They built the house for $300,000. OST The house ws built t cost of $300, Pm lst contcted me bout six weeks go. HEARD I hve not herd from Pm for bout six weeks. hoose the word or phrse tht best completes the sentence. GRAMMAR 1. How mny trips so fr?. hs the clss been tking b. hs the clss tken c. did the clss tke d. the clss hs tken 2. Do you know where the mths techer is? No, I her tody.. don t see c. hven t been seeing b. m not seeing d. hven t seen 3. Hve they repired the old hotel yet? Yes. In fct it completely rebuilt.. is being c. hd been b. hs been d. ws being 4. Mrs Summers hs been buying her clothes here since the shop in opened b. hs opened c. ws open d. hs been opened 5. A new hs recently been dded to the hospitl building.. extend c. extension b. extensive d. extending VOAULARY 6. The compny mkes equipment for the fishing.. job c. industry b. work d. creer 7. I think the new shopping mll is still under t the moment.. cretion c. construction b. conservtion d. competition 8. Itly s seside resorts re relly in the summer.. overcrowded c. filled b. hevy d. exhusted 9. The police will hve to the new lw.. enble c. engge b. enforce d. endnger 10. The for tody s outing will be posted on the noticebord.. route c. journey b. rod d. itinerry Answers from Exercise, pge T 3. T 5. T 7. T 2. F 4. T 6. F 52 UNIT 4