SUCCESS

UNIT 10

1

a guard: guardia
a robber: rapinatore
a thief: ladro
to steal: rubare
to arrest: arrestare
to escape: scappare
to break into: irrompere
a burglar: ladro
a safe: cassaforte

2

1) A Perhaps the safe was empty.
    B The guard maybe have seen the robbers and they might have run away.
2) A Perhaps the police had seen the burglar and had followed him.
    B The dog maybe have followed the burglar and the police have seen it.
3) A Perhaps someone had switched the radio on to warn the neighbours.
    B The thief maybe have switched on the radio because he wanted to listen to music.

3

1B
2A
3C

4

Pete had spent a month observing the Parker family, so he knew they went away at weekends. He arrived at their house early on Sunday morning. The alarm didn’t ring when he broke the window because he had already cut the cable. After he had climbed through the window, he looked round the house. It was full of jewels and paintings. He had never seen so many valuable things. He smiled to himself and he drove away because he knew he had stolen a fortune. Suddenly he felt worried. Had he forgotten something? Then he realized what it was. He hadn’t worn his gloves!

5

1) This morning John realized that someone had broken into his car in the night.
2) The thieves had escaped before the police arrived.
3) We didn’t hear the burglars because we had forgotten to lock the front door.
4) After Sandra had eaten her first pizza she ordered another one!
5) We watched TV after we had finished our homework.
6) They went out as soon as they had had lunch.

6

I had drunk a cup of tea and I had get washed and dressed. I had checked my rucksack and I had taken my mobile phone. Then I had got onto the car.

7

1B
2C
3A

8

1) F The Cooper and Austin families had been neighbours from 1997.
2) T
3) F The fell in love a few years later.
4) F The Coopers moved house after they had fallen out the love story.
5) T
6) F Chris damaged the Cooper’s garden on Sunday night.

9

I think Chris isn’t a criminal. He only wanted to demonstrate his love (although he had made it in the wrong way). I think the Cooper’s were too severe and I don’t understand why they don’t want their daughter to go out with Chris.

10

It was early in the morning on Friday, the 13^th of May, 1998. A man walked into a bank in Hastings Street, Vancouver. He gave a note to the cashier. The note said, ‘Give me all your money. I have a gun.’ The cashier told the robber ‘I’m sorry. I don’t speak English very well. This is a bank for French-speakers.’ The robber left and later, he decided to try again in an English-speaking bank. He showed the same note and walked away with £500.

11

1) A plan in Paris – C
2) Caught at last – F
3) Explaining the details – D
4) He does it again – E
5) The 'Count' and the bank manager – B
6) The origin of a thief - A

12

Nouns
alias
forger
con

Adjectives
controversial

Verbs
handed over
flee

13

1) An alias is a false identity.
2) A con is when someone believes a criminal's lies and gives him money.
3) A person who makes realistic copies of money, documents, etc. is a forger.
4) When something causes arguments, we say it is controversial.
5) To flee is to escape quickly, especially when you are in danger.
6) To hand over something is to give it to another person.

14

Dealing with new words
When you come across new words in a text:
1 don't panic - often you don't need them to understand the main ideas of the text.
2 decide what part of the speech they are.
3 guess their meaning by looking carefully at the context.

15

1) People still talk about Victor Lustig today because he committed some fascinating crimes.
2) Victor thought of his plan to sell the Eiffel Tower while he was reading a newspaper in Paris.
3) The French businessmen thought Victor worked as a government minister.
4) Victor's victim, Poisson, didn't go to the police because, he didn't want anyone to know how stupid he had been.
5) Victor sold the Eiffel Tower a second time because it had worked perfectly the first time.
6) The police had never arrested Victor until 1935.

16

A I think Victor Lustig was a bad criminal and should be condemned.
B I don't agree. The people he conned were greedy.
A Yes, they were. But however he had committed many crimes.
B But the people he conned should have realized they were being conned!
A No, he had conned them and he deserved to be condemned.

17

dead: morto
handgun: pistola
to inherit: ereditare
to investigate: investigare
jealous: geloso:
love affairs: questioni di cuore
motive: motivo
murderer: assassin
personal assistant: assistente personale
silencer: silanziatore
suspect: sospetto

18

1) Tina was murdered last night before 1 a.m. on the terrace of her luxury apartment near Central Park.
2) Her personal assistant did.
3) No one knows.

19

Bobbie has the strongest motive for murdering Tina: he is her ex-lover and they argued at the dinner party before Tina’s dead.

20

Bobbie: When I got there, Tina was dead and Delia had already called the police.
Nicola: It was the most horrible thing I had ever seen.
Delia: I was working when I heard a shot.
Billy: When I got nearer, I saw she was dead.
Christine: I tried to help her, but she had already died.

21

1) Delia Adams did.
2) She said she had heard a shot, but the handgun had a silencer.

22

An old man, Thomas Adams, has been murdered after a failed robbery. It happened in his house, in the living room. The robber had shot him. The neighbours had heard a shot and had called the police. When the police arrived, the murderer was still there. He was shocked. He has been arrested.

23

1) Someone’s stolen my motorbike
2) You got the highest mark in the exam
3) there’s a ghost under my bed
4) your son was cheating in the exam
5) One of them has got a gun

24

Shock and surprise
No way!
I don’t know what to say!
It can’t be true!
I don’t believe it!
I’m shocked!

Fear
I’m so worried!
I’m so scared!
I’m terrified!
I’ve never been so frightened in my life!

Asking for explanations
What’s wrong?
What’s the matter?
What’s happened?

Telling someone not to worry
Don’t worry!
Take it easy!
Don’t be silly/scared!
Don’t panic!

Giving reassurance
Cheer up!
It’s not the end of the world.
Everything will be all right/OK.
There’s nothing to worry about!
There’s probably a simple explanation.

25

B. Oh no! Someone’s stolen my motorbike!
G. No way! I don’t know what to say!

T. Congratulations, Magda! You got the highest mark in the exam.
S. Really? I can’t believe it!

Lg. Dad, I’m scared. I think there’s a ghost under my bed … I heard a noise.
F. Don’t worry! There’s nothing to worry about.

T. I’m afraid your son was cheating in the exam.
M. Well … I don’t know what to say.

M. Uh oh! One of them has got a gun!
W. I’m terrified!
M. Don’t worry! They haven’t seen us!

26

1) A Hey! I’m so worried! I think my mobile phone has been stolen!
    B Are you sure?
    A I can’t find it anywhere! What can I do?!?
    B Don’t panic! I’ll try to phone you and you’ll try to hear you phone alarm.
    A Ok, let’s try this!

2) B Hey! Have you heard it?
    A What?
    B I think there’s someone downstairs. It may be a burglar… what should we do? Should we call the police? Should we run away? Should we … PANIC!!!
    A Don’t panic!  It can be the cat.
    B But, he’s in the kitchen. It can’t be the cat! I’m so scared!
    A Don’t worry! Now sit down, relax. It can be you brother working in the garage.
    B Mhmmm … you could be right… Ok, I’ll phone my brother to know if… Hi Carl!
    A What did I say to you? It was you brother!

A

a) shoplifting 2
b) vandalism 1
c) mugging 3

B

Crime         -  Criminal      -  Action
vandalism  -  a vandal      -  to vandalize
mugging    -  a mugger     -  to mug/ to rob/ to steal
shoplifting  -  a shoplifter  -  to shoplift/ to rob/ to steal
theft           -  a thief          -  to rob/ to steal
robbery     -  a robber       -  to rob/ to steal
burglary    -  a burglar      -  to rob/ to steal
murder     -   a murderer  -  to murder/ to kill

C

Cheating in an exam |1|
Fare dodging             |3|
Shoplifting                 |5|
Software piracy        |3|
Speeding                   |4|
Vandalism                 |4|

GRAMMAR CHECK 9-10

1

Present simple: It is made. They are made.
Present perfect: It has been made. They have been made.
Future (will): It/They will be made.
Past simple: It was made. They were made.
Present continuous: It is being made. They are being made.
Modal verbs: It/They can be made. It/They should be made.

2

1) When was the first computer made?
2) Who were those houses made by?
3) Where is the best Italian wine made?
4) A lot of money is always spent at Christmas.
5) That car was bought by my brother.
6) CDs weren’t invented in the 1970s.

3

1) The first edition of ‘The Guardian’ was published in 1821.
2) A lot of young people are killed in road accidents every year.
3) Bad behavior aren’t tolerated in this school.
4) My shoes weren’t made in this country.
5) This film was directed by Martin Scorsese fifteen years ago.
6) Students are always encouraged to study before exams.
7) Was the last lesson taught by Miss Price?
8) The Euro isn’t used in Britain yet.

4

1) A new shopping centre is being built on that hill. It will be completed next year.
2) A lot of documentaries have been shown on TV recently.
3) The job was finished last week but unfortunately the workers won’t be paid for several months.
4) A school trip to Oxford is being planned but we don’t know when it will happen.
5) A new file can be created on the desktop if you click on this icon.
6) Look! The photo in this magazine was printed upside down!
7) A lot of houses are broken into every year in this town but the burglars are never caught.
8) Alcohol shouldn’t be sold near football stadiums in my opinion.

5

1) Have your TV been repaired yet? – No, it is still broken.
2) Will the lesson finish soon? – Yes, it will.
3) This soap opera can be watched on Channel 8 every day.
4) My car is being fixed by a mechanic at the moment.
5) I think children should be seen and not heard.
6) This article has been written by a famous reporter.
7) The school will be closed from next week until the beginning of September.
8) We haven’t been told the date of our English exam yet.
9) £800,000 were stolen from the Nat West Bank last month.
10) DVDs are sold outside the supermarket today, but they’re illegal!
11) I’m afraid you can’t be given you diploma: your exam results are terrible.
12) I’ve lost my cat. It hasn’t been seen anywhere for a month and I think it has been killed.

6

Past simple – Past perfect
Affirmative
I saw – I had seen
He did – He had done
We wrote – We had written
Negative
I didn’t finish – I hadn’t finished
You didn’t speak – You hadn’t spoken
She didn’t buy – She hadn’t bought
Questions
Did you play? – Had you played?
Did it go? – Had it gone?
Short answers
Yes, I did. – Yes, I had.
No, it didn’t. – No, it hadn’t.

7

When Kay came home, she saw that somebody had burgled her flat. The burglars had come in through the window but they hadn’t broken it because Kay had forgotten to close it. They hadn’t find any money and they hadn’t wanted her laptop computer, but Kay’s roller-skates had disappeared and they had token her pet hamster! The police said the thieves must have been children.

8

1) After we had finished lunch we went to the cinema, but the film had already started, so we came home again.
2) Fred got the idea after he had seen a film about a successful bank robbery, but the police caught him because he hadn’t planned his escape!
3) When I arrived at the restaurant, I remembered I hadn’t locked my front door so I didn’t stay there for a long.
4) When she had hided her husband’s body, she phoned the police and said she hadn’t seen him for two days.

9

1) took
2) had booked
3) -
4) hadn’t slept
5) the
6) had never seen
7) had burgled
8) the
9) told
10) had caught
11) the
12) were visited
13) a
14) had left
15) is being interviewed
16) will be returned

10

A What’s wrong?
B My bag has been stolen and there are my keys and address in it!
A Oh, you shouldn’t keep the address with the keys.
B I know! I’ve never felt so stupid in my life.
A Don’t panic! Everything will be all right.

UNIT 12

1

They are waiting for the lottery numbers. I think they’re doing this because they need money and they had bought a lottery ticket.

2

1) They have won over £10 million in the National Lottery.
2) He bought it because his neighbour had done the same thing.
3) Ms Parsons is John and Cynthia’s neighbour.
4) Because if she had come two minutes later that winning ticket would have been hers.

3

I think they’ll leave their jobs, and they’ll buy a new house with a big garden, a new car and they’ll go on holiday far away.

4

1) If Cynthia had already bought a paper, John wouldn't have gone to the newsagent's.
2) They wouldn't have won the lottery if they hadn't bought the ticket.
3) June Parsons wouldn't have been in the shop if she hadn't wanted a ticket.
4) I would have passed my exams last year if I had studied more.
5) If you had been born in Britain, you wouldn't have to learn English.
6) If the bus hadn't broken down, we would have arrived here in time.

5

1) If June Parsons had won, would she have celebrated with her neighbours?
  No, I don't think she would have celebrated with Cynthia and John.
2) If Cynthia had gone to the newsagent's, would she have bought a lottery ticket?
  No, I don't think she would have bought one.
3) If you had grown up in a different town, would you have met your best friend?
  Yes, I think I would have met him.
4) How would your life have been different if you had had more brothers and sisters?
  I would have had lots of things to do, I would have had lots of argues and there would have been more noise and less space in our house.
5) If you had been a teenager in the 1960s, what music would you have listened to?
  I would have listened to the Beatles.
6) What would you have done if you hadn't come to school last week?
  I would have gone out for a walk, I would have played with my brother and I would have found something interesting to do.

6

June Parsons is speaking about John and Cynthia and what they did with their money.

7

I wouldn’t have spent the money immediately: I would have saved it for the future. I would have given some to my friends and I wouldn’t have wasted it in stupid things like big cars or horse races. Maybe I would have listened to my friends and I would have invested them somewhere.

8

I think money is an important thing in today’s world, but it doesn’t mean it is the key of happiness. On the contrary, having too much money can create a lot of problems. I think the key of the happiness is the health and the family. In any case, money can always help to reach economical balance, and it is a good base to reach happiness.

Exercise 9

Sophie is a winner, because he was able to turn her bad luck into a big success.

10

First conditional: if I have any more good advice, I'll let you know
Second conditional: if I went I'd have a really amazing time; he'd write if I gave him my address
Third conditional: I wouldn't have won if you hadn't helped me; if I hadn't gone I wouldn't have met Juan; if I hadn't listened to you I wouldn't have gone to Spain

11

1) If Sophie hadn't met Juan in Spain, she might have fallen in love with Steve, instead. (3)
2) If Juan had writes a letter, Sophie will be happy. (1)
3) Sophie would send Juan an email if she knew his address. (2)
4) Steve wouldn't have told Sophie to go to Spain if he'd known. (3)
5) Steve would ask Sophie out if she weren't in love with Juan. (2)
6) Sophie will probably laugh if Steve says he loves her. (1)

12

Steve would like to change the present.
Sophie would like to change the past.

13

1) Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph (first record played). – B
2) Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. – A
3) Agatha Chtistie wrote crime novels. – C
4) Albert Einstein proposed the theory of relativity. - D

14

1) If Edison hadn't invented the phonograph, the music industry would have developed in a very different way.
2) They wouldn't have made a lot of films like Murder on the Orient Express if Agatha Christie hadn't worte novels.
3) If Leonardo da Vinci hadn't been a famous painter, Dan brown wouldn't have written The da Vinci Code.
4) Einstein wouldn't have won the Nobel prize for physics in 1921 if the hadn't proposed the theory of relativity.

15

The text is about people who had problems at school.

16

a What is dyslexia? – 3
b Typical problems for children with dyslexia at school – 1
c What some talented people had in common – 2
d Other famous people who had dyslexia – 5
e A person who had hidden talents - 4

17

1) The children in paragraph 1 had a difficult time at school.
2) Some famous writers, composers and inventors had similar problems when they were children.
3) People with dyslexia were probably born with the disability.
4) Agatha Christie started writing because she wanted to show hr sister that she could write.
5) The people mentioned in the last paragraph are well-known people who had problems with reading and writing.

18

Strategy                                 What do you do?

Skimming to                           Look at the title, the photos,
understand the                       the introduction and the
general ideas of the text        final paragraph.

Finding the main idea           Read first sentence
of a paragraph.                    which often summarizes
                                             the main point. Look for
                                             the key words.

Scanning to find                   Underline the key words
specific information.             in the questions, find
                                             synonyms and similar
                                             expressions in the text,
                                             and read carefully around
                                             the key words.

23

1) She is going to work in a supermarket to earn money.
2) She’s planning to study Renaissance art at University.
3) He would like to work on a ranch in Texas and become a cowboy.
4) Stella’s plans.

24

I’m going to work in the local supermarket…
I’m planning to study Renaissance art at University…
I want to visit museums in Italy
If I win the lottery, I’ll travel round the world all summer!
My ambition is to live out there
My biggest dream is to go and work on a ranch in Texas
I’d make a great cowboy if I had the chance
I would really love to see the house where Leonardo lived, too

25

1) Next week I’m going to go to school.
2) Next month if I have enough money, I’ll buy a new mobile phone.
3) My ambition is to go to the moon.
4) I’d be a good singer, if I had the chance.

26

I’d love to win a black belt in karate.
If I had the chance, I’d love to study at a French university.
My biggest dream is to visit the moon.
I want to pass my exams.
I would really love to start a family.
My ambition is to work as a vet.
If I improve my German, I’ll go on holiday in Berlin.
I’m going to move to Milano.
If I earn enough money, I’ll buy a new car.
My ambition is to be a famous singer.
My biggest dream is to become the best footballer in the world.
I’m going to take up a new work.
I’m planning to start my own activity.
I want to buy a boat.
I would love to become an expert in exotic animals.
I’m going to get married.

27

In the short term I’m going to concentrate on my exams. If I pass all my exams, I’ll go on holiday to French this summer. I would really love to study at a French university, if I had the chance. Then, I’m planning to find a work to earn enough money to take part in a French course: I want to improve my French. My biggest dream is to become a famous writer. I’d be a good singer, if I had the chance, but I prefer writing. I find it relaxing and my friends say that I’ve a great future in front of me!

GRAMMAR CHECK 11-12

1

Direct speech – Reported speech
‘I like films.’ – She said that she liked films.
‘I’m watching a film.’ – She said she was watching a film.
‘I’ve seen this film.’ – She said she had seen that film.
‘I watched that film last night.’ – She said she had watched that film the previous night.
‘I’ll watch that film tomorrow.’ – She said she would watch that film the next day.

Present simple – Past simple
Present continuous – Past continuous
Present perfect – Past perfect
Past simple – Past perfect
will – would

2

1) Sue said that there had been an accident.
2) Mark said he was doing his homework.
3) Steve said he wouldn’t finish that project that night.
4) Pat and Jo said they’d never been abroad.
5) Mr Jones said he was sorry he was late.
6) Karen said she had forgotten her schoolbag that morning.
7) Carla said Mum hadn’t bought any milk.
8) Kate said she would phone Tim the next week.
9) Astrid asked me if I would give her my book.
10) John asked me if I was working at the moment.
11) Ian asked me if I had brought my homework to school.
12) Rosie asked me if Stuart had ever arrived on time.

3

Maria: Have you seen the new Orlando Bloom film?
Me: I don’t know who Orlando Bloom is.
Maria: I’m amazed! Orlando Bloom has been in a lot of fantastic films, like The Lord of the Rings. He was in Pirates of the Caribbean with Johnny Depp.
Me: I remember that film, but I didn’t like any of the actors.
Maria: Anyway, I’m going to see the film tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?
Me: Yes, I’ll come if you pay!

4

1) Sam told me that he was hungry.
2) He asked if I had seen the film before.
3) Tom said it was the end of the lesson.
4) She asked if I’d meet her that night.
5) We said that we would go home.
6) He asked me if it was raining.

5

1) If I had seen Steve, I would have invited him to the party.
2) If it hadn’t snowed, we’d have gone to the park.
3) We would have stayed to the end of the film if the acting had been better.
4) Andy wouldn’t have won the match, if he hadn’t played well.
5) If had reminded me, I would have remembered to do my homework.
6) If I had studied harder, I would have got a good mark.
7) If you had given me your umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet.
8) We wouldn’t have had the accident, if you had driven more slowly.

6

If I had been born in London, I would have lived near my uncle.
If I had lived near my uncle, I would have gone to school with my cousin Jane.
If I had gone to school with Jane, I would have met her best friend, Susan, when I was a child.
If I had met Susan when I was younger, I would have fallen in love with her.
If I had fallen in love with Susan years ago, I wouldn’t have asked Carol to marry me.
If I hadn’t married Carol last spring, I would be free to marry Susan now!

7

1) If Marta will call tomorrow, will you tell her I’m out.
2) If Marta called me, I would be so happy, but I know it’s impossible.
3) If Marta had called last night, what would I have said to her?
4) Where would you go on holiday if you had all the money in the world?
5) If we hadn’t gone to the cinema last Saturday, we would have gone on Sunday instead.
6) If Jim asks me to watch another horror film this weekend, I’ll scream.
7) Would you have studied harder at scuola media if you had had different teachers?
8) Who would you have married if you had had the choice between Martha and Lisa?
9) If I had seen you at the bus stop yesterday, I would have offered you a lift.
10) I wouldn’t study Law at the university if I were you. It’s really hard.

8

1) PS
2) PS
3) PS
4) PS
5) PR
6) PR

9

1) I wish Alan had called me last night.
2) I wish I hadn’t broken my CD player.
3) I wish my parents hadn’t divorced.
4) I wish I had passed my English test.
5) I with it hadn’t rained every day.
6) I wish I could feel pretty.

10

1) said
2) told
3) played
4) wanted
5) did
6) had known
7) would have said
8) had told
9) had been
10) would have been
11) had lied
12) would
13) fell in love
14) won’t lie

11

A What’s your dream?
B I’d like to live in another country.
A If you could choose, in which country would you go and live?
B Well, if I had studied Spanish at school I would have said Argentina.
A I like speaking Spanish too. Why don’t we enroll in a Spanish course this summer?
B Good idea!