ESERCIZI 28/03/2011

Es.4 pag.95

Pete had spent a month observing the Parker family, so he knew they went always 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 as 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!

Es.5 pag.95

This morning John realized that someone had broken into his car in the night.

The thieves had escapen before the police arrived.

We didn't hear the burlars because we had forgotten to lock the front door.

After Sandra had eaten her first pizza she ordered another one!

We watched TV after we had finished our homework.

They went out as soon as they had had lunch.

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I had got up and washed my face.

I had watched TV before drinking my milk.

I had already eaten my plumcake when my mother told me I was late for school.

I arrived at schhol late because my father's car hadn't started.

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Shoplifting --> 2

Vandalism --> 1

Mugging --> 3

Es.B pag.96

Es.7 pag.97

Use a/an with names of job.

Use the with family names, parts of days, rooms/places around the house.

Use ø with days, months, years, street names, towns, meals.

Es.8 pag.97

1 --> F --> they began neighbours in 1997.

2 --> T

3 --> F --> they fell in love a few years later.

4 --> T

5 --> T

6 --> F --> on Friday night.

Es.10 pag.97

It was early in the morning on Friday, the 13rd of May, 1998. A man walked into a bank in Hastings Street, Vancouver. He gave a note to a 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.

Es.11 pag.99

A plan in Paris --> C

Caught at last --> F

Explaining the details --> D

He does it again --> E

The "Count" and the bank manager --> B

The origins of a thief --> A

Es.12 pag.99

NOUNS: alias, forger, con;

ADJECTIVES: controversial;

VERBS: to hand over, to flee;

Es.13 pag.99

A con is when someone believes a criminal's lies and gives him money.

A person who makes realistic copies of money, documents, etc. is a forger.

When something causes arguments, we say it is controversial.

To flee is to escape quickly, especially when you are in danger.

To hand over something is to give it to another person.

Es.14 pag.99

When you come across new words in a text:

1. Don't panic - often you don't need hem to understand the main ideas of the text.
2. Decide what part of speech they are.
3. Guess their meaning by looking carefully at the context.

Es.15 pag.99

People still talk about Victor today because he committed some fascinating crimes.

Victor thought of his plan to sell the Eiffel Tower while he was reading the newspaper in Paris.

The French businessman thought Victor worked for the French Post Office.

Victor's victim, Poisson, didn't go to the police because he didn't want anyone to know how stupid he had been.

Victor sold the Eiffel Tower a second time because it had worked perfectly the first time.

The police had arrested Victor many times before 1935.

Es.18 pag.100

Tina was murdered the previous night during a dinner party on the terrace of her luxury apartment near Central Park.

Delia Adams, her personal assistant, called the police.

She was shot with a gun with silencer.

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When we got there, Tina was dead and Delia had already called the police.

It was the most horrible thing I had ever seen.

I was working when I heard a shot.

When I got nearer, I saw she was dead.

I tried to help her, but she had already died.

Es.23 pag.101

- Oh no! someone's stolen my motorbike!

- No way! I don't believe it!

- Congratulations, Magda! You got the highest mark in the exam.

- Really? It can't be true!

- Dad, I'm scared. I think there's a ghost under my bed... I heard a noise.

- Don't be silly! There's nothing to worry about.

- I'm afraid your son was cheating in the exam.

- Well... I'm shocked!

- Uh oh! One of them has got a gun!

- I've never been so frightened in my life!

- Don't panic! They haven't seen us!

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SHOCK AND SURPRISE:

No way!

I don't know what to say!

I don't believe it!

It can't be true!

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.

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- Oh no! someone's stolen my mobile phone!

- Don't panic! It may be at home.

- I think there's a burglar downstairs... I heard a noise!

- Don't worry! It may be our cat.

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Es.2 pag.102

When was the first computer made?

Who were those houses built by?

Where is the best Italian wine made?

At Christmas a lot of money is always spent.

That car was bought by my brother.

CDs weren't invented in the 1970s.

Es.3 pag.102

The first edition of "The Guardian" was published in 1812.

A lot of people are killed in road accidents every year.

Bad behaviour isn't tolerated in this school.

My shoes haven't been made in this country.

This film was directed by Martin Scorsese fifteen years ago.

Students are always encouraged to study before exams.

Have you the last lesson been taught by miss Price?

The Euro hasn't been used in Britain yet.

Es.4 pag.102

A new shopping centre is being built on that hill. It will be completed next year.

A lot of documentaries have been shown on TV recently.

The job was finished last week but unfortunately the workers won't be paid for several months.

A school trip to Oxford is being planned but we don't know when it will happen.

A new file can be created on the desktop if you click on this icon.

Look! The photo in this magazine was printed upside down!

A lot of houses are broken into every year in this town but the burglars are never caught.

Alcohol shouldn't be sold near football stadiums in my opinion.

Es.5 pag.102

Has your TV been repaired yet? No, it is still broken.

Will the lesson be finished soon? Yes, it will.

This soap opera can be watched on Channel 8 every day.

My car is being fixed by a mechanic at the moment.

I think children should be seen and not heard.

This article was written by a famous reporter.

The school will be closed from next week until the beginning of September.

We haven't been told the date of our English exam yet.

£800,000 were stolen from the Nat West Bank last month.

DVDs are sold outside the supermarket today, but they're illegal.

I'm afraid you can't be given your diploma: your exams result are terrible.

I've lost my cat. It hasn't being seen anywhere for a month and I think it had been killed.

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Es.7 pag.103

When Kay came home, she saw that someone 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 found any money and hadn't wanted her laptop computer, but Kay's roller-skates had disappeared and they had taken her pet hamster! The police said the thieves must have been children.

Es.8 pag.103

After we had finished lunch we went to the cinema, but the film had already started so we came home again.

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!

When I arrived at the restaurant I remembered I hadn't locked my front door so I didn't stay there for long.

When she had hidden her husband body, she phoned the police and said she hadn't seen him for two days.

Es.9 pag.103

Hi Ann,

At last we're back from our holidays! We took to the airport at midnight because we had booked a very early flight and we got home at 7 a.m. on Saturday morning. We were all really tired because we hadn't slept all night. But when I opened the front door, I couldn't believe my eyes! I hadn't seen anything like it before! Someone had burgled our house! We quickly phoned our neighbours, the Simpsons, and they told us that the police had caught a young man in out street. Later, in the afternoon, we were visited by a police officer. She said that we had left the door open - what idiots! Anyway, the man is being interviewed right now and I hope that our stuff will return soon...

Take care,

Julie

Es.10 pag.103

- What's happened?

- Someone stole my bag! There are my keys and my address inside!

- Oh! You shouldn't put your address with your keys.

- I know it! I'd never felt so stupid in all my life.

- Don't worry! Everything will be all right.

Es 4 pag.113

If Cynthia had already bought a newspaper, John wouldn't have gone to the newsagent.

They wouldn't have won the lottery if they hadn't bought the ticket.

Ms Parsons wouldn't have been in the shop if she hadn't  wanted a ticket.

I would have passed my exams last year if I had studied  more.

If you were born in England, you wouldn't have had to learn english.

If the bus hadn't broke down, we should have arrived here on time.

Es 5 pag.113

If Cynthia had gone to the newsagent, would she have bought a lottery ticket? - No, I don't think she would have bought a lottery ticket.

If you had grown up in a different town  would you have met your best friends? -No, I don't think I would have met my best friends.

How would your life have been different if you have had more brothers and sisters? - I think it would have been more animated.

If you had been a teenager in the 1960s what music would you have listened to?- I would have listened to the Beatles.

What would you have done if you hadn' t come to school last week? -I would have travelled to a foreign country.

Es.6 pag.113

June Parsons is speaking about what her neighbours did after have won over £10 million in the National Lottery.

Es.7 pag.113

I wouldn't have dissipated all that money.

I would have invested it.

I would have listened to my friends.

Es.8 pag.113

Money isn't the key to happiness. You can be happy without a lot of money, happiness isn't on sale. Money help you to buy the things you desire but they can or cannot make you happy. Happiness isn't only given by things but also by feelings.

Es.A pag.114

Nice --> positive and basic.

Awful --> negative and strong.

Bad --> negative and basic.

Fantastic --> positive and strong.

Es.B pag.114

Es.C pag.114

The champagne was very nice.

We had a rather boring day.

The cake was really delicious.

The man was a bit silly.

They were absolutely stupid to spend so much.

The Ferrari was very ridiculous.

Es.10 pag.115

1^st CONDITIONAL:

If I have any more good advice, I'll let you know.

2^nd CONDITIONAL:

If I went I'd have a really amazing time.

He'd write if I gave him my address.

3^rd CONDITIONAL:

I wouldn't have won if you wouldn't help me.

If I hadn't gone, I wouldn't have met Juan.

Es.11 pag.115

If Juan writes a letter, Sophie will be happy. --> 1^st Conditional

Sophie would send Juan an email if she knew his address. --> 2^nd Conditional

Steve wouldn't have told Sophie to go to Spain if he'd known. --> 3^rd Conditional

Steve would ask Sophie to go out if she weren't in love with Juan. --> 2^nd Conditional

Sophie will probably laugh if Steve says he loves her. --> 1^st Conditional

Es.12 pag.115

Steve would like to change the present.

Sophie would like to change the past.

Es.13 pag.116

Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph (the first record player). B

Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. A

Agatha Christie wrote crime novels. C

Albert Einstein proposed the theory of relativity. D

Es.14 pag.116

If Thomas Edison hadn't invented the phonograph, the music industry would have developed in a very different way.

They wouldn't have made a lot of films like "Murder on the Orient Express" if Agatha Christie hadn't written novels.

If Leonardo da Vinci hadn't been a famous painter, Dan Brown wouldn't have written "The da Vinci Code".

Einstein wouldn't have won the Nobel prize for physics in 1921 if he hadn't proposed the theory of relativity.

Es.15 pag.117

It's about people who had problems at school but became successful after they finished it.

Es.16 pag.117

What is dyslexia? --> 3

Typical problems of children with dyslexia at school. --> 1

What some talented people had in common. --> 2

Other famous people who had dyslexia. --> 5

A person who had hidden talents. --> 4

Es.17 pag.117

The children in paragraph 1 had a difficult time at school.

Some famous writers, composers and inventors had similar problems when they were children.

People with dyslexia were probably born with the disability.

Agatha Christie started writing because she wanted to show her sister that she could write.

The people mentioned in the last paragraph are well-known people who had problems with reading and writing.

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Es.23 pag.119

Stella's short term plans are to work in a supermarket for a couple of months, earn a lot of money and take a journey to Italy.

Her long term plan is to study Renaissance art at University.

Jake would like to become a cowboy.

Stella's plans are most realistic.

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Next week I'm going to Trieste.

Next months if I have enough money, I'll go to Florence.

My ambition is to become an ethologist.

I'd travel abroad if I had the chance.

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Es.2 pag.120

Mark said he was doing his homework.

Steve said he wouldn't finish that project that night.

Pat and Joe said they'd never been abroad.

Mr Jones said he was sorry but he was late.

Karen said she had forgotten her schoolbag that morning.

Carla told her mother she hadn't bought any milk.

Kate said she would phone Tim the following week.

Astrid asked me if I would give him you book.

John asked me if I were working at the moment.

Ian asked me if I had brought my homework at school.

Rosie asked if Stuart had ever arrived on time.

Es.3 pag.120

- Have you seen the new Orlando Bloom film?

- I don't know who Orlando Bloom is.

- What? He has been in a lot of fantastic films like "The Lord of the Rings". He has been in "Pirates of Caribbean" with Johnny Depp too.

- I remember this film! But I didn't like any of the actors.

- Anyway, I'm going to see this film tomorrow. Would you like to come?

- Yes, but only if you'll pay!

Es.4 pag.120

Sam told me that he was hungry.

He asked if I had seen the film before.

Tom said it was the end of the lesson.

She asked if I'd meet her that night.

We said that we would go home.

He asked me if it was raining.

Es.5 pag.120

If I had seen Steve, I would have invited him to the party.

If it hadn't snow, we would have gone to the park.

We would have stayed to the end of the film if the acting had been better.

Andy wouldn't have won the match if he hadn't played well.

If you had reminded me, I would have remembered to do my homework.

If I had studied harder, I would have got a good mark.

If you had given me your umbrella, I wouldn't have got wet.

We wouldn't have had an accident, if you had driven more slowly.

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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 my cousin 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!

Es.7 pag.121

If Marta calls tomorrow, will you tell her I'm out?

If Marta called, I would be so happy, but I know it's impossible.

If Marta had called last night, what would I had said to her?

Where would you go on holiday if you had all the money in the world?

If we hadn't gone to the cinema last Saturday, we would have gone on Sunday instead.

If Jim asks me to watch another horror film this weekend, I'll scream!

Would you have studied harder in scuola media if you had had different teachers?

Who would you marry if you had the choice between Marta and Lisa?

If I had seen you at the bus stop yesterday, I would have offered you a lift.

I wouldn't study law at university if I were you. It's really hard.

Es.8 pag.121

I wish I'd been at the concert with you. --> PS

I wish we hadn't been so silly. --> PS

I wish Steve lived nearer to my house. --> PR

I wish I were rich. --> PR

I wish my cat hadn't died. --> PS

I wish I could speak perfect English. --> PR

Es.9 pag.121

I wish I hadn't broken my new CD player.

I wish my parents weren't divorced.

I wish our teacher hadn't given us a difficult English test.

I wish it hadn't rained everyday on our holiday.

I wish I didn't feel ugly.

Es.10 pag.121

When Pete was 20 he met a beautiful girl called Sara. He thought she wouldn't be interested in him if he said that he was unemployed and untalented, so he told her that he was studying to be a doctor and that he played the guitar in a band in his free time. Sara thought Pete was very interesting so when he asked her if she wanted to go out with him she said yes, she did. Perhaps if she had known the truth she would have said "no".

Anyway, very soon Pete wished he had told the truth because one lie led to another and another. If he had been more honest in the beginning things would have been easier for him. Of course, in the end somebody told the girl that Pete had lied and she said she would never speak to him again.

Now Pete is older and wiser and if he falls in love again one day he won't lie.

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- What's your dream?

- I'd like to live in another country.

- If you could choose, in which country would you go and live?

- If I had studied Spanish at school I would have said Argentina.

- I like speaking Spanish too. Why don't we enrol to a Spanish course this summer?

- Good idea!