First Edition 2015 General English through Reading Enjoyably Armaqan Shahzari M.A.
Unit 1 B. Vocabulary Choose the best word for each sentence. Use each word only once. propose accompany duration entry cookery domicile 1. The children were surprised by the sudden. of their teacher. 2. If you.. someone, you go somewhere with them. 3. To avoid injuries, increase the of your exercise gradually. 4. One of the synonyms of. is house. 5. In 1995, Delia Smith made a lot of money from three. books. 6. If you.. to do something, you intend or plan to do it. Unit 2 Men in suits A. Vocabulary Choose the best word for each sentence. Use each word only once. These new words are in sentences from text. Rude undo badges client turn down take off casual 1. The Japanese Prime Minister told office workers to..their jackets and ties. 2. If people wear fewer clothes in the summer, offices can.. the air conditioning. 3. Some men go to meetings with on their shirts. 4. It's. to go into a meeting with a.. without a jacket and tie. 5. Some younger businessmen are very happy to..their top buttons at work. 6. Badge on businessmen s shirts says 'Please excuse my.. clothes'. 2
E. Grammar: The Simple present: She wears glasses. We use the simple present to talk about: Habits or regular activities and situations. I usually get up at 7.15. She likes music. Things that are generally or always true. Water boils at 100 C. It rains a lot in the north of Iran. In the third person singular, the verb has a final-s. The manager arrives first. He starts work before 8. We form the negative with don t (doesn t in the third person singular). I don t smoke. She doesn t smoke. Note that we don t add s to the verb that is after doesn t. (NOT she doesn t smokes.) We form questions with Do.. (Does.? In the third person singular). Do you smoke? Does she smoke? Note that we don t use Do/Does to form questions with the verb be. Are you English? (NOT Do you be English?) Short answers: A: Are you English? 3
B: Yes, I am. A: Do you speak English? B: yes, I do. A: Do they live in London? B: yes, they do. A: Does it rain a lot? B: yes, it does. A: Does this radio work? B: No, it doesn t. F. complete sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses. 1. British people (drink).... two cups of tea every day. 2. British people (go).... to the dentist twice a year. 3. The average Iranian teenager (get up).. at 7.30. 4. 22% of British families (go).. to Spain for their holiday. 5. The average British woman (weigh).. 62 kilos. 6. British teenagers (read ) much, but they (not watch) television for over 19 hours a week. 7. A typical British man (take) a bath every day, but he (not wash). his hair each time. 8. The average British person (brush) his or her teeth for 60 seconds. 9. Over 6 million British families (have) a dog. 10. The average British person (go).to the dentist twice a year. 11. British women (live), on average, 76 years. Unit 3 4
Feng Shui B. vocabulary. Choose the best word for each sentence. These are new words in different sentences. Create Get rid of Clutter replaces bring maid hold on to (2 times) doorway senses 1.. is the space where a door opens into a room or building. 2.. somebody/something means to keep something rather than losing it, selling it, or giving it to someone else. 3. Schools must try to...all students until graduation. 4. Use all your senses to..love and happiness in your mind. 5. Perla was seventeen when she left the Philippines to work as a/an.. for a rich Kuwaiti family. 6. Computers never..teachers in the classroom. 7. There s always so much.. on your desk. 8. We.all the old furniture. E. Complete the sentences with the following prepositions. on up of at 1. Put candles in the doorway. night. 2. We spent Saturday morning cleaning.. 3. I got rid all those old CDs. 4. It s very windy- you d better hold.. to your hat. 5
Unit 4 B. Complete the sentences with the following words. Away (x3) up (x2) of 1. Do you hoard things and never throw them..? 2. I d tidy.. the front room. 3. I'd clean the kitchen. 4. I'd put the kids' toys..in their cupboards. 5 Every year, we get rid. a lot of our old stuff. 6 It s good to give stuff you don't need any more. How do you feel about clutter? Comments In my neighborhood, there s one day a month when you can put old furniture and stuff you don t want out on the street. I think it s good to give away stuff you don t need any more. Ana, Spain. I don t agree with these people. My wife and I enjoy buying new things and we re perfectly normal. We have two happy and healthy kids. When you re happy, the things around you have happy memories, so you want to keep them. Manuel, Brazil. Every year, when the weather starts to improve, we give the house a good clean and get rid of our old stuff. It s not much fun but it does feel good when you ve done it. So maybe they have a point, but the idea of a clutter consultant is ridiculous. Roger, UK. You have a point= your idea is right You have a point- it would be better to wait till this evening. 6
G. Vocabulary Choose the best word for each sentence. These new words are in sentences from text. Neighborhood give away get rid of point ridiculous 1. I think it s good to. stuff you don t need any more. 2. We give the house a good clean and. our old stuff. 3. In my., there s one day a month when you can put old furniture out in the street. 4. So maybe they have a, but the idea of a clutter consultant is How do you feel about clutter? Comments In my neighborhood, there s one day a month when you can put old furniture and stuff you don t want out on the street. I think it s good to give away stuff you don t need any more. Ana, Spain. I don t agree with these people. My wife and I enjoy buying new things and we re perfectly normal. We have two happy and healthy kids. When you re happy, the things around you have happy memories, so you want to keep them. Manuel, Brazil. Every year, when the weather starts to improve, we give the house a good clean and get rid of our old stuff. It s not much fun but it does feel good when you ve done it. So maybe they have a point, but the idea of a clutter consultant is ridiculous. Roger, UK. You have a point= your idea is right You have a point- it would be better to wait till this evening. G. Vocabulary Choose the best word for each sentence. These new words are in sentences from text. 7
Neighborhood give away get rid of point ridiculous 1. I think it s good to. stuff you don t need any more. 2. We give the house a good clean and. our old stuff. 3. In my., there s one day a month when you can put old furniture out in the street. 4. So maybe they have a, but the idea of a clutter consultant is. 8