Рубрика: English 9

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.

1. Don’t worry, I’m sure John will be here any minute. He’s the most punctual person I know. (PUNCTUAL)
2. Helen’s almost twenty, but she’s still very mature. She often does silly things. (MATURE)
3. Lucy is a very caring person and is always ready to help her friends. (CARE)
4. Jason is not particularly adventurous. Every summer he goes to the same beach resort in Spain. (ADVENTURE)
5. All Yvonne’s stories are full of surprises. She’s a very imaginative writer. (IMAGINATION)
6. Charles is charming in a young way. (CHARM)

2. Read the definitions in brackets and complete the words. The first letter of each word is given.

1. He wanted to ask Betty out on a date. (when you go out with someone you fancy, but he was too shy)
2. Most of my ancestors (family members who lived in the past) came from Ireland.
3. It’s important to protect your identity. (ability to be recognized as a particular person)
4. Jess: Remember to wear sunscreen. (a cream that protects the skin from the sun)
5. Laura was a gorgeous girl with red hair and freckles (small brown spots on the skin).
6. Scientists are still looking for an explanation (a description of the condition of having little or no hair).

3. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Why are you looking at me like that? (look)
2. Pam doesn’t remember what her mother said. (not remember)
3. Tom is thinking this is a good idea. (think)
4. Stuart is looking at new woolen suits and black leather shoes. (look)
5. Jane understands why people should be kind to each other. (understand)

4. Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Our uncle is on holiday and we have been looking after his dog since Monday. (look after)
2. How many bracelets have you made this morning? Enough for everyone? (make)
3. I have inherited strong genes from my mum because we have similar looks. (inherit)
4. How long have you been working on the project about family resemblances? (work)
5. Helen is very busy at university, so she has lost touch with her friends. (not lose)
6. My older brother has been going to the same music festival for five years now. (go)

LANGUAGE IN USE

5. Choose the correct answer, A, B, or C.

1. A: What’s that?
   B: It’s a T-shirt in this photo.
   A. Where
2. A: Hi, my name’s Joe. My dad is called Tarkin from the eighties.
   B: B. You’re joking!
3. A: I like this painting. It’s quite interesting.
   B: C. I’m not sure.
4. A: This is a picture of my best friend in primary school, but we lost touch when he moved to Bristol.
   B. moved
5. A: Nothing huge. I emailed Lucy to ask her about her plans for the music lesson.
   A. have written
6. A: A lot of guys in my family are medium-height.
   C. people of medium-height
7. A: Do you accept or reject their friend request?
   B: That’s your decision.
   A. good relationship
8. A: My brothers are cool.
   B: C. a lot in common
9. A: You have to take a realistic approach.
   C. realistic

Macmillan English grammar in context

4.

Galileo

As well as being a scientist, Galileo was interested a in painting and music. He started his studies b by attending medical school in Padua. Unlike most scientists at that time, who usually relied c on discussing the facts, not trying to prove them, he recognized the importance d of doing experiments to prove the facts. He is famous e for dropping different weights from the Tower of Pisa to prove that all bodies fall at the same rate, though this is probably not a true story. Through practice, he also became good f at observing the stars, and identified craters on the Moon, sunspots, and the moons of Jupiter. As a result g of studying the planet Venus, he succeeded h in proving that Copernicus was correct, and that the Earth moved around the Sun. Unfortunately, the Church authorities accused him i of publishing unacceptable ideas. In the end, he was forced to choose j between being punished by the Church, or denying his own ideas. He spent most of the last nine years of his life imprisoned in his own house.

5.

a. Are you interested in fossil-collecting?
b. Does fossil-collecting involve walking long distances?
c. I often find rocks that I keep, but they aren’t really fossils.
d. There is a risk of falling when you look for fossils on a cliff.
e. I don’t think this place will help you find fossils.
f. Going on the club trip means getting up early.
g. I didn’t remember to bring my hammer.
h. I feel like sitting down and having a rest.
i. I am good at finding fossils.
j. Fossil-collecting is only worth doing if you’re serious about it.

6.

The first explorers to cross Australia

John Stuart decided to cross (cross) Australia from south to north in 1859. He wanted to win (win) a prize offered by the South Australian government. This meant traveling (travel) across mountains and desert for 3,000 kilometers. He and his three companions kept riding (ride) for eight months before reaching the center of the continent.

What had they expected to find (find)? So far, they had only succeeded in discovering (discover) a huge desert. On this expedition, Stuart failed to reach (reach) the coast and turned back ill and short of food. He tried to complete (complete) the journey the next year but failed again.

Finally, in 1861, he managed to arrive (arrive) at the northern coast, near the modern city of Darwin. Ever since, he has been famous for crossing (cross) the continent, though sadly he died soon after his return to Adelaide.

1. One letter is missing. Write the words correctly.

1. flood


2. high tide


3. shallow


4. float


5. surface


6. narrow


7. puddle


8. drown


9. waterfall


10. ocean




2. Match 1–8 with a–i.

1. burst — b. its banks


2. the river — g. flows


3. low — d. in the lake


4. the width — h. of the river


5. it flows — g. the river


6. drown — f. in the water


7. a shallow — i. pond


8. the boat — a. capsized




3. Yes or No? Write Y or N.

1. Y


2. N


3. Y


4. Y


5. Y


6. N


7. Y


8. Y


9. Y


10. N




4. Circle the correct word.

1. flows


2. surface


3. lake


4. capsized


5. width


6. tide


7. drowned


8. narrow




5. Complete the texts with a suitable word in the correct form.

1. burst


2. flooded


3. depth


4. flowed


5. capsized


6. sank


7. shallow


8. drowned

Match affixes from box A with words from box B to make at least ten more family words.

A ex- grand great-great-great- half—in-law second step

+

Baunt brother daughter father grandmother grandfather husband mother nephew niece sister son uncle wife

granddaughter, great-great-grandfather, mother-in-law,

ex-husband

ex-wife

grandmother

grandfather

great-grandmother

great-grandfather

great-great-grandmother

great-great-grandfather

half-sister

half-brother

stepmother

stepfather

stepdaughter

stepson

3 In pairs, describe three people from your family. Who do you look like most?

My father: He is tall with black hair and a calm demeanor, but he can be hot-tempered at times. Ile is very clever and always comes up with great ideas. His smile is warm and welcoming, though his temper can flare when things aren’t going right.

My mother: She has short black hair and brown eyes. She is caring and always takes care of everyone in the family.

My older sister: She is taller than me and has brown hair. She has a great sense of style and always has good taste in clothes and colors.

I look like my father, we have similar character traits and facial structure

4 Read the article. Tick the things you can inherit from your parents and/or ancestors.

1 your health

2 your eye, hair and skin colour

3 your facial features

4 your lifestyle

5 poor eyesight

6 baldness

7 left-handedness

+Your health

+Your eye, hair, and skin color

+Your facial features

—Your lifestyle

+Poor eyesight

+Baldness

+Left-handedness

5 In pairs, talk about the things that you think you have inherited from your parents and ancestors.

I inherited my hair and my eyes from. my father. I inherited my mother’s small feet.

I inherited my eyes from my mother, my facial features from my father, my hair from my mother, and my character from my father. My nose is from my grandmother, my height is from my mother, and my intelligence is also from my mother.

8 Match the words and phrases in blue in the article with these definitions.

1 small brown spots on the skin-freckles

2 small depressions on your cheeks when you smile

3 looks exactly like —

4 be like

5 look like

6 family members who lived a very long time ago

1. Small brown spots on the skin — freckles

2. Small depressions on your cheeks when you smile — dimples

3. Looks exactly like — is the image of

4. Be like take after

5. Look like — resemble

6. Family members who lived a very long time ago ancestors

The Sun will continue burning like it does now until it becomes a red giant in about 4 to 5 billion years. The core will shrink and get hotter until it stops burning fuel. When that happens, helium fusion will start, and the Sun will grow larger. It will become a hundred times bigger before it stops growing. As it expands, it may swallow the Earth. Eventually, the Sun will run out of energy and become a small, cool white dwarf.

1 Read these famous failed predictions. Then complete the sentence using will + the verb in brackets.

a We are in September 1914: according to most newspapers in Britain and Germany, the war (be) will be will continue over by Christmas. They cannot imagine that the war (continue) until 1918, and (claim) will dam in the military and a further 7 million civilians.

the lives of about 9 million

b. We are in 1919: according to geologist Albert Porta, the conjunction of six planets (cause) will cause the Sun to explode. In fact, the Sun (probably destroy) will probably destroy the Earth one day, when it becomes a red giant in about 4.5 billion years.

c We are in 1977: according to Ken Oison, head of a computer company, people (never want) will never want a computer in the home. Latest predictions (2005) suggest that computer ownership (react) will reach 1.3 billion machines worldwide by 2010.

d We are In 1999: according to many scientists, computers (crash) will crash (cause) wild cause chaos on the first day of the new millennium. and

e And one to look forward to: according to the Aztec calendar, the world (come) will come to an end on 22 December 2012. We (have to) will have to wait and sec.

2 Complete the sentence with will a verb from the list.

carry

cost

take place

provide sell

use

hold

a Most people know that London will hold the 2012 samner Olymple Games.

b Most of the Games will take place in three areas of London: In the Olympic Park In East London: along the River Thames; and in Central London.

c The Olympic Village, in the same area, will providde d. A new railway link will carry accommodation for over 17,000 athletes, spectators to the Olympic Park.

The organizers will sell million for the Paralympics. 8 million tickets for the Olympic Games, and a further 1.6

175% of the ticketswill cost less than €70.

g For some events the Games wiluse Hyde Park and Horse Guards Parade. well-known places in Central London such as

1 In pairs, list all the jobs you can think of in sixty seconds.

doctor,

2 Put the words from your list in Exercise 1 in groups 1-5. Some words can go in more than one group.

1 jobs that pays high salary dostos

2 jobs which involve lang hours, dacter

3 jobs where you can do overtime, doctor

jobs for people who are creative:

5 jobs which you would like to do:

1.In pairs, list all the jobs you can think of in sixty seconds.

Teacher

Engineer

Lawyer

Nurse

Pilot

Chef

Architect

Police officer

Firefighter

Artist

Accountant

Software developer

Farmer

Scientist

Dentist

Writer

Mechanic

Flectrician

Veterinarian

2. Put the words from your list in Exercise 1 in groups 1-5. Some words can go in more than one group.

Jobs that pay a high salary:

Doctor, lawyer, pilot, engineer, architect, software developer

Jobs which involve long hours:

Doctor, nurse, lawyer, teacher, pilot, chef, firefighter

Jobs where you can do overtime:

Doctor, nurse, chef, police officer, firefighter, accountant, software developer

Jobs for people who are creative:

I have the best job in the world! I have a job ‘that’s fun and enjoyable. I work in a place wherel don’t have to wear a suit. I work with people ‘who are happy and relaxed. I have a job that makes my friends jealous. I’m a water slide tester! Whee

Complete the words or phrases.

►step mother

3 fa parents

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father

1 anomy child

2 hat sister

5 get dvorced

7 single parent

8 bring somebody up

Same or different? Write S or D.

►She’s a single parent. | She’s a foster parent D

1 He’s an only child. | He hasn’t got any brothers or sisters. D…

2. He’s my half-brother. | He’s my stepbrother. S

3 He’s my stepson. | He’s my wife’s son by her first marriage. D

4 She was adopted as a baby. | She lived with foster parents as a baby. D

5 She’s my half-sister. | She’s my mother’s sister. D

6 Our uncle supported us. | Our uncle brought us up. s

Complete the questions.

1. Where were you bought up?

2. Have you got any brothers or sisters, or are you an o

3 Do you have any hat -brothers or-sisters?

4 Do you know anyone who is a se parent? If so, who? 5. Do you know anyone who has recently got ded

6 ad or a child

ABOUT YOU at home

child? I have 1 brother and 1 sister

Yes, I have

No, I don’t know

No, I don’t know

ABOUT YOU Write your answers to Exercise 3, or ask another student.

Circle the correct answer.

►Our ancestors were Italian (mmigrants/members.

1 She’s one of my ancestors/relatives, she was born in 1880.

2 Janet looks like/takes after her daughter.

3 My ancestors emigrated/related to Australia a century ago.

4 Are your relations/immigrants from Italy?

5 I’m originally previously from Rome: that’s where I was born.

6. He’s married to a member/generation of the royal family.

Complete the questions.

► What do you know about your ancestors

1 Are you retted to anyone farnous?

?

2 Do you have a royal family in your country? If so, do you have a king or a queen

3 Where do/did the previous generations of your family live?

4 Which members of your family do you look ke

5 Do you take a fter your mother or your father? How?

?

7 ABOUT YOU Write your answers to Exercise 6, or ask another student.

8 Test yourself. Look at the glossary words and cover the meanings. What are the meanings?

Touper Ine the correct form

hehe police stappolye Santh’s ona contine check, they realized that he was the man who robbed/had robbed the bank.

b I woke up in the middle of the night and himed on was turning on the light. Someone or something climbed/Wits clonbbig in my window!

c Unfortunately Jan arfiend/was arriving at the station at 3.25, and found that she missed/od misses he train.

d. The doctors fried/had been trying their best, but while they were performing the operation, the patient iffel/was dying

e We’d been watching the film for half an hour before we realized that we were making/had made a terrible mistake. We went/ld go into the wrong cinemal

On the morning of the accident, Mr Davis just fuished/Bad fast fished a night shift at a local factory, and didn’t have/has had any sleep for 24 hours.

9. I’m sorry Tanwer / wasn’t answering the phone earlier, but was politing / had beert painting the celling in my bedroom.

h The office Marlowe was visiting was on the 15th floor, and unfortunately the litt wory working I hadn’t been working, so by the time he arrived at the top of the stairs, he had been out of breath.

iOn Christmas morning when they woke / were waking up, the children looked eagerly out of the window, It snowed/ had been snowing, and the garden was covered in a thick white carpet.

After

the two film stars Faded/were lamling at the small alrport, they left quickly in a van that was walting I had been waiting for them since the early morning.

2 Complete the sentence with the past simple or present perfect form of the verb in brackets.

a 1 (leave) left train this morning. my bag on the

f When (you go) did you go cinema last? to the

b Helen (complete) completed the

9 Sam (not take) hasn’t taken since last April. a day off

test half an hour before the end. The match can’t begin yet because the other

team (not arrive) hasn’t arrived.

h (you see) have you seen sure left it here on the desk. my wallet? I’m

d We (not play) havn’t played ages. Do you feel like a game? chess for

When (you realize) did you realized wanted to be a musician? that you

e I (like) ked their last album, but I’m not keen on the new one.

(have) have we go skating tomorrow?

an idea! Why don’t

A this computer for more than ten years, so I’m thinking of getting a new one.

b You’re half an hour late! 1B here for ages!

these black trousers better than those blue ones. CIC

d. Can I borrow a pen? 1 A mine.

for my friend. e I’d like to dance with you, but 18

in Poland since last October. She’s really enjoying it. f Kate A

g Carol’s great, isn’t she? C her long?

h Paul B

in all day today, so now he feels like going out.

i You’d better borrow this umbrella. B really hard.

on my project all morning, and I need a break.

How a do you get on / are you getting on in Paris? Sony bhavent winen / I’m not writing belote but I train ve been training hard for my basketball team. We diplayed/have played in a tournament last weekwe e come/third! I really fenjoy/oyed taking part, but have? I wasn’t doing anything else for the past month.

b Unfortunately, when Sarah’s big day hared was arriving, things i have gone we disastrously wrong at first. For a start, it ding has been taining and as the traffic was so heavy, she arrived / was arriving nearly ten minutes late for her interview. Then while she 1 wat crossing/ has crossed the road, a passing but msplasheil / was splashing her with water. But Inside the building her luck rhangel /has changed. «Mt Fortescue of expecting/ has expected me,» she p was telling / fill the receptionist.

«He q hain’t arrived / doesn’t arrive yet,» she was told. Just take a seat. Perhaps everything would be all right after alll

c An art historian Jus discovered/ is discovering two missing paintings by Fra Angelico (c 1395- 1455) in the home of a pensioner from Oxford who’s has died / find earlier this year. Jean Preston has hoseght the paintings when she ule workfing/ has been working in America in the 1960s. Shortly before her death, a friend rect/ has recognized them as part of a group of six small paintings which Angelico wpalinted/has painted in 1439. Miss Preston pal/ was paying about £200 for the pair, but experts y/ said they are now worth around 61 million.