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language Focus~ Collocations6 a. Tick(I')the boxesinthe tableto form

collocations. Think of at least two more phrasesfor each verb.

b. Nowuse some of.the collocationsin theircorrect form to complete the sentences below.The heavyweightchampion .................................

overhisopponentin the lastroundofthematch.2 Shewent to work in a restaurantto ......................

as a chef.3 Althoughhe's incrediblywealthynow, when he first

came to this country he .......................................asa dishwasher.4 He'sverywell-paidfor hisfreelancewriting but healso

fromthebookshopwhereheworks.5 She ... as a tough

businesswomanystickingto her principlesandneverbackingdownfrom thecompetition.

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b. Now, use the fixed phrases to fillin the gaps inthe sentences.I don't think thereisa vacancyn the companyat themoment,but youcouldringmybossontheoff-chance.

2 I think I' ll take Sarahto a fancy restaurantfor herbirthday. , let'shaveasurprisepartyathome.

3 Chrisownsa lineof successfuloutiquesn the UKandbelieveit or not,shemanageshemcompletely............

.4 We're pleasedto announcethat our proposedsales

figuresfor the yearareright ........................................5 I'd loveto goto thehouse-warmingartywith youbut

I'm andreallycan'taffordagift.

~ PhrasalVerbs ~>Appendix ,.8 Match the verbs with the particles to form phrasalverbs and use them inthe correct tense tocomplete the sentences below. Then explainthephrasal verbs inyour own words.

on (away off

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Heremployer'spersistententhusiasmfor the newscheme herresistanceo it.2 A trainee. ......

hissuperior'sordersquicklyandefficiently.3 Theminister with the ceremon~

despitethenoisefromthebackof thechurch.4 At a veryyoungageshedeterminedwhat her careergoalswereandsetout to them................5 Unfortunately,he difficultieshe was havingat work

intohispersonalife.6 After the shockof beingmadeheadmanagersloW'

, Jameswent abol..~settlingthedifficultiesbetweenmembersof hisstaff.

7 Asthe day the graduatebecamemoreandmoreexcitedaboutthe upcomingceremon~.

8 Thechampionunnerlikedto jokethat he................overahundredpairsof trainersbeforehewonhistitle

9 Toeveryone'sdisbelief,the Jamaicans.................the trophyinthemen'sbob-sleddingvent.10 I'm sureyou'll get the position.Nowstop pacing0you'll the polishonthe floor'

get gain win earncontrolof asituationpromotionthetitlesb'srespecta reputationthe rightto dolhavesthexperiencea salaryone'slivingtheadvantage

FixedPhrases (phraseswith on)7 a. Match the fixed phraseswith their meanings.

a ontheoff-chance [II] workingb on secondhoughts rn=J just in casec onawhim I:ID due to a beliefd ona budget m=J impulsivelye onprinciple CID afterre-considerationf onone'sown lID intentionallyg on target ITD asplannedh onduty []I] only if

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~ Idioms--9 a. Matchitemsfrom the two columnsto makeidioms. Inpairs,guesswhat the idiomsmight

mean. Doyou havesimilar idioms in yourlanguage?

b. Now, rewrite the sentences below using one ofthe idioms from Ex.9a.Due to the success of her latest CD, the number ofopportunit ies open to the young diva are l imit less.Due to the successof her latest CD, the young diva hastheworld at her feet.

2 Mygrandfather,whowasa poorfarmer,abourednightanddaytosendhischildreno university.

3 Nowadays,peopleare so busycompetingwith thosearoundhemthattheyforgeto enjoyife.

4 Hisabilityo controlthegoings-onnthelargecompanymadehima fantasticmanager.

S Over the years, Sue has steadi ly improved her posit ion inthe law f irm.

~ Communication: GivingandResponding to News10 a. Unjumblethe colouredwords to complete thecartoon caption below.7'melapsedto inform you that yougot your promotion, but I rerteg toinform you that we're bankrupt.

b. What other phrases for givinggood and badnews can you think of?

11W Listento four short extracts. Match the extractsas you hear them with the situations.

W Listenagain and tick (I') the phrases that youhear.

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J::J1] havetheworld a seventheaven:::IT] be in b theJoneses:ILJ bea feather c inone'scapID haveone'shead d atone'seetID keepon e showID keepupwith f to theboneTIJ rubsbupthe g uptothetop=:!TIstealthe h inthecloudsworkone'singers i topofthings=:[Dwork one'sway j wrongway

A Promotion Extract1 DB Marriage Extract D( Multiplebirths Extract3 D0 Postponingdate Extract D

GivingNews Respondingo GoodNews. I'mafraid'vegotsomebad Youcan'tbeserious!news. Who'dhaveeverhought! I regreto informyouthat... . Ican'tbelievehis! You'llneerguess.. Wow!That'santastic. Ihateotellyouthis,but... Congratulations! You'renevergoingo . You'reoking!believehis,but... That'sncredible! Youcan'timaginewhat That'serygoodnewshappenedhen! indeed!. I havewonderfulewsoryou. Respondingo BadNews. I'mpleasedo informyou Oh,no!that... That'serrible/awful/.There'sbitofaproblem. horrible!. I don't liketo bethe bearer Oh,whatapity.of badnews,but ... Oh,my.That'sashame.

c. Whichof thephrasesreformalandwhichareinformal?d. Lookat thephrasesromEx.11bagain.Withapartner,actoutdialoguesimilaro theonesyouheardnEx.11a,givingandrespondingonews.Baseyourdialoguesnsomeof thefollowingsituations.. passing/failingnexamination. losing/winninga match/competition. adisastrousholiday. meetinganoldfriendyou.hadlosttouchwith. readingboutsomeoneouknowinthenewspaper. damaging/losingsomething. gettingajob. beingpromoted/fired. getting into universityA: I'mafraidI'vegotsomebadnews.B: Oh,no.What'shematter?A: I'veustgotmychemistryexamresults,andI'vefailed.B: Oh,whatapity.Andyouworkedsohardforit.


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(Listening-Part4MultipleMatchingTask1 a. With a partner,talk abouta specialmomentinyourlifewhenyou felt veryhappy.

Howoldwereyou? Whatwasthesituation? Who waswith you?How did they feel?STRATEGYPOINT

Takeadvantageof the time you haveto look at thequestionsbeforeyouhaveto listento the recording.Thiswill helpyoupredictthethemesof the listeningextracts.. 80th Tasks1 and 2 are basedon the sameextracts.ConcentrateonTask1 in the first listeningandonTask2in thesecondistening. Therearethree items in eachtask that don't match withanyof theextracts.

W Now listen to five p'eople talking about specialmoments in their livesand do the following twotasks.Task1For questions 1-5,choose from the list (A-H) theperson who is speaking.A Anurse8 A lawyerC A schoolleaverD A fitnessinstructorE AteacherF AsiblingG A pensionerH Anactor

Task2Forquestions6-10,choosefromthe list(A-H)what topic each speaker istalking about.A Gettingajob8 PublishingabookC Watchinga playD PassingnexamE Watchingaprize-givingF Havinga babyG FinishinguniversityH Climbingamountain

14c. Inpairs, think of other situations where theremaining people inTask1 could feel the sameway.

(Listening -Part 2STRATEGYPOINT

Thispartisamonologue.. Youwill needbetween1and3wordsfor eachgap.. Youranswersmustfit grammaticallywith the restof thesentence. Readhroughtheexerciseeforeyoulisten.Thesentencestemscontain informationthat you will hear in thelisteningtext, but the informationiswordeddifferently.To fill in the gapscorrectly,be alert for informationcontainedn thestems,but ina paraphrasedorm.

2 . a. Youwill hear a radio news report about'Google', a popular Internet search engine.Beforeyou listen, look at questions 1-8and inpairs try to predict what kindof informationmight be needed to complete the gaps.

W Now listento the report. For questions 1-8,complete the sentences.Eventhe computergiantMicrosoftis[!]of Google'ssuccess.TwostudentsfromStanfordUniversity~Google.Foritssuccess,Googlereliedonwordof mouth,whichisoneofthe oldestmethodsof [I Ia product.Googlesnowtheofficial~for theworld'stopserviceprovider,AmericaOnline.The reporter mentions a professor,working in the@] Iwho was not engaged in seriousresearchbut just browsinghe Internet.Likesomeotherwell-knownbrandnames,t isnowoftenspeltwithouta@] I letter.The reporter says that browsing the Internet is likeEJ Ithe coversof old books.'Google'isa variantspellingof 'googol',a term inventedbyamathematician's@] Imorethan sixtyyearsago.

c. Haveyou ever used Google?What do you thinkof it? Tellyour partner.

d. What other famous and verysuccessful productsdo you know of? Whydo you think they'resuccessful? Discussin pairs.

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:)-aures,andsaywhat kindof successs:..Grtrayedn eachoneandwho youthink might:e ~eelinghe happiest.

/What differences are there between the occasions? """"1What do you think each situat ion means to jthe person celebrating?, /~ud~~~

d. Howdoyouthinkeachcelebrationmightdevelop?]Usefullanguage:Comparing

. Both picturesshow... In both pictures the people are ... Both pictures were taken ... The main connection/similarity between these pictures is that ... The first picture shows whereas the second one .... In the picture on the left ... whereas in the other one .... The main/most st riking difference between the two pictures is .. . There are several dif ferences between the pictures: f irst ly. ...Speculating They could/might /may be ... They s eem/appear to be .... Isuppose/assume/imagine that .... I tcould/might/may be that... Ic an't be sure/certain, but perhaps .. . Although Ic an't be sure. perhaps ...

/' What kind ofsuccess is portrayedin eachphoto?Who do you thinkmight be feeling thehappiest? 4 0 Listento two candidatesdoingthespeakingtasksaboveandcomparetheir performanceo

that of yourclassmates.Assessyour classmatesn termsof:. grammar andvocabulary discoursemanagement pronunciation interactiveommunication

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~de~b. Whodoyouthinkmayhaveworkedthehardestto achieveuccess? - ~ EverydayEnglish Respondingto news

...:;.. Celebrations ~dent}.,c. Nowookat the threepicturesof different

celebrations.Comparewo of the picturesandsaywhat differencesherearebetweenthe twooccasionsandwhat eachsituationmeansto thepersoncelebrating.

5 In pairs,decidewhat the otherspeakerhassaidandusethe expressionsbelow in response.a Typical!b Alright for some.c Poor you!

d Good for her.e Luckyyou.

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