Tick (/) when you've done these sections. natural English [~~| talking about needs |~| apparently, it appears / seems that □ getting sb's attention grammar |~~| past simple and present perfect passive Q indirect questions O expand your grammar other passive forms vocabulary |~~| feelings and emotions |~~| coltocation Q expressing opinions and interest □ dangers and disasters □ knowing your prepositions O expand your vocabulary phrases with in and on off vocabulary feelings and emotions think back! Remember three phrases to describe how you feel after getting good news and three after getting bad news. 1 Match sentences 1 to 5 to the responses a to f. So we've set a date for the wedding - it's going to be September 2nd. _e_ 1 Do you remember that job I had an interview for last month? Well, I got it! I start next week.__ 2 Did you know that Juan and Paulina have broken up? Apparently she's met another man. __ 3 My sister's got into the national swimming team. She's hoping to go to the next Olympic Games. __ 4 She promised that we would do the project together. Then she decided to do it with Jane instead. __ 5 He had been doing all this overtime and working really late. Then they offered the promotion to someone else. — a You must have felt really let down. b Oh no! He must be heartbroken. c Oh! I expect he's really fed up. d Wow! You must be thrilled to bits. e Your mum and dad must be over the moon. They love Alessandro, don't they? f Really? She must be ecstatic. ~^ say it! Respond to the news. Peter had arranged to go on holiday with his friend Josef, but then Josef decided to go away with his brother instead. I got an A in my exam. Did you know that Simon's broken off his engagement with Elena? Paul's been looking for a new job for ages but he just can't find anything 34 reaking news | natural English talking about needs 2 Could you survive on a desert island for three months with only nine other people? What would you need to survive? Match the pairs of sentences. I couldn't live without my friends! |_ej 1 Music would be absolutely essential. 2 ľd have to have some privacy! 3 ľd have to take a supply of cigarettes with me. 4 I couldn't survive without chocolate! 5 Some good books would be essential. a If I could have my own tent then it might be OK, but I'd hate to share with anyone. b I'd worry about it melting though! c Especially as it doesn't sound as if there's much else to do there! d I'd have to have a mini-disc player to keep my sanity. e Being alone with nine strangers would drive me crazy. f I'm afraid I get through a packet a day. Say what you wouLd take with you to a desert island. Use the underlined phrases in exercise 2, and the pictures below, to help you. 35 vocabulary collocation think back! Look at these news headlines. Think of three words that you might expect to find in each story. Earthquake destroys city Rebels attack national TV station Police hunt for girl's attacker Complete the news stories with words from the box. terrorist latest extremely control vitally surrounding under seriously completely fire badly Earthquake destroys city Parts of the city have been completely ______ areas destroyed. Buildings in ] have also been 2______ 3 damaged. The ---------information we have received suggests that over 500 people have been killed and up to 2,000 4--------------injured. Fires in the north of the city are now burning out of 5 Rebels attack national TV station rebels have attacked the national TV station. Government forces soon had the situation 6--------------control, but not before rebels had set fire to part of the studio building, which is still on 7_________ now. Fighting between rebel and government forces has escalated in recent weeks and this is the third 8--------------attack in the capital this month. Police hunt for girl's attacker Police have asked for anyone who recognizes this man to come forward. The man is wanted in connection with an assault on a teenage girl on Monday. Any information is 9--------------important, however trivial it may seem. They say that the man is 1 °--------------dangerous and that under no circumstances should he be approached. wordbooster dangers and disasters 4 Complete the sentences with nouns formed from the verbs in the box. warn injure accuse kidnap threaten arrest evacuate survive The explosion destroyer! the shopping centre. 1 Police say that they were given no _____ of the bomb so they were unable to evacuate the area. The-------------of the three men lost on the mountain will depend on the weather over the next two days. Police have made several_________following violent demonstrations outside the government building. Racing driver Stan Portman has crashed in the Monaco Grand Prix. Doctors say that his_________are serious, although he is in a stable condition. The-------------have come as a complete surprise to the ambassador, who denies any involvement in the case. This is the third_________ of a politician's family member in six months, and the financial demands are always the same. Police say that there is no immediate_________to villages to the south of the volcano. The-------------started three hours ago. People are leaving the towns with as much as they can pack into their cars or carry on their backs. Look at the headline and write a short news story. Use the words given to help you. shopping centre/50 people/shops and cars - r explode / injure/damage/ warn /evacuate $0mb ^ama geSat> centre- knowing your prepositions 5 Underline the correct preposition. One thousand people were evacuated at / from / in the area. 1 The man accused me in / on / of stealing his wallet. 2 The police arrested him of / for / from drink-driving. 3 Airport staff are searching people at / in / on random. 4 The charity is on / in / of need of more donations. 5 You should wear sunblock to protect your skin at / of / from the sun. 36 unit six you heard? grammar past simple and present perfect passive 6 Underline the correct form. A That's a nice picture. B It painted / was painted by my great-grandfather. 1 A What's happened to Shani? B She's arrested / 's been arrested. 2 A Was there much damage? B The explosion destroyed / was destroyed a lot of buildings. 3 A Were there any casualties? B About 50 people injured / were injured. 4 A Have the police got any new information? B It appears that they found / were found footprints at the scene of the crime. 5 A Why can't you drive tonight? B My car hasn't repaired / hasn't been repaired yet. 7 Complete the news stories. Use the verbs in brackets in the past simple (active or passive), or the present perfect (active or passive). Two people have been injured completely l______________ nearby buildings 2__________ in an explosion in a factory. The fire . (destroy) the factory and several _____(damage). A shopkeeper is in hospital in a serious condition after he 3-------------------------(rob) last night. The thieves 4____ (steal) $300 in cash and some cigarettes. The shopkeeper 5-------------------------(attack) by one of the thieves as he 6________________(attempt) to stop them. This week's three-million-pound lottery prize 7_________________(win) by an eighty-six-year-old man. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, plans to share the money between his five children. A woman 8_________________(find) guilty of damaging a valuable painting at the City art gallery. The woman 9________________(claim) in court yesterday that the gallery owed her money. She io_________________(sentence) to a year in jail. natural English apparently, it appears /seems that 8 Order the words to make sentences. A 's / that / hear /1 / a bomb/ the city centre / in / gone off I hear that a bomb's gone off in the city centre_________________________. B Oh no. A someone / it / seems / a parked car/ left / in/It 1______________________________ B people/Were/injured/many 2 _________________________ A no one/appears/hurt/was/It 3 ________________________ A last night/you/the school/hear/ robbed / was / that /Did 4__________________________ B Really? A stole / some kids / a TV / Apparently / and/broke in 5 ___________________________ unit six 37 your grammar other passive forms Here are examples of the passive in other tenses. Present simple passive am/is/are + past participle Most of the parts are imported. Future simple passive will + be + past participle You will be met at the airport by one of our staff. Present continuous passive am/is/are + being + past participle The film is being made in Australia. Past continuous passive was /were + being + past participle Before her death she was being looked after by her daughter at home. Past perfect passive had + been + past participle When they got back from their holiday they discovered that their house had been burgled. Rewrite the sentences in the passive form. Use by + agent only where necessary. They printed this edition in 2001. This edition was printed in 2001_______. 1 A tall man in a leather jacket was following her. 2 We will notify you of your results next week. 3 Someone is painting her house this week. 4 Someone had already used my credit card by the time I reported it stolen. 5 Where do they produce this wine? bean ace reporter natural English getting sb's attention think back!,------------------------k Remember four ways of requesting attention. Write questions. Use the words given. A Can I ask you something ? (ask / something) B OK, if it's quick. 1 A Excuse me, ---------------------------------------- ? (hurry) (got / moment) B Actually I'm running late, sorry. 2 A Sorry to bother you but---------- (spare/minute) B Sure, what can I do for you? 3 A ____________________________ B A bit, why? A I'm doing a survey. Would you answer some questions? B Sorry, I'd rather not. grammar indirect questions 10 Pierre is doing a survey of English-speaking tourists in France. Look at the questions he wants to ask. Complete the indirect questions below. Where are you from? 5 Do you speak any French? 1 Is this the first time you've been to France? 6 What do you think of French food? 2 How did you get here? 7 How do you feel about French 3 How long have you been here? 4 Are you by yourself or with a group? people? 8 Who is the President of France? First of all, could you tell me where you are from ? 1 I'd like to know______________________________ Could I ask you --------------------------------------------- Could you tell me I'd like to know _ Could I ask you _ I was wondering _ 7 I'd be interested to know 8 Do you know__________ 38 unit six Imagine that you are going to interview tourists in your country. Ask eight questions, some direct and some indirect. For the indirect questions, use the phrases below to help you. I'd like to know... Could you tell me... ? I was wondering... I'd be interested to know... Do you know... ? vocabulary expressing opinions and interest 11 Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences. How do you feel about... ? 0 I feel 1 J I can see 2 |__| I'm not really bothered, 3 __I I'm not at 4 |__I There's no easy 5 J I'm very much 6 J It doesn't bother 7 J I wouldn't like 8 LJ I'm not all a all in favour of it. b against it. c answer to that. d to say. e me that much. f to be honest. g both sides. h quite strongly about that. i that interested in it. j • ■ your vocabulary phrases with in and on Match the phrases in the box with the definitions below. in advance on a diet in trouble on the rise in depth in doubt on sale in pain in person on purpose on behalf of 9 10 uncertain in a detailed and complete way available to buy do sth yourself, face to face (not over the phone or in writing) in a situation that is dangerous or in which you can be criticized or punished trying to Lose weight not by accident; deliberately before the time expected or before sth happens increasing as a representative of sb, or instead of sb hurt or ill in doubt Complete the sentences with phrases from the box above. Next week's show is in doubt_________if the weather does not get any better. 1 The new album will be _________________from Friday at all good music stores. 2 You have to pay a 10% deposit_________________ 3 I'm here________________Thomas Mann, who was unable to get here today. 4 She's____ for it. 5 He's _____ _____________, but the doctor's giving her something ____________ with the police again. 6 You can't send her a letter - that's the kind of thing that you have to say _________________ 7 He thinks I did it________________, but it was just an accident. 8 Recent figures suggest that unemployment is_________________ 9 He studied the contract_________________ and decided that it was a good deal. 10 I can't eat chocolate. I'm_________________ test yourself} Look at definitions 1 to 10 in the first part above, but cover the phrases on the right. Try to remember the phrases with in and on. unit six 39