WORKBOOK

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1 improve
2 vote
3 get rid of
4 decorate
5 election
6 lose
7 textbook
8 mess
9 waste
10 tax
11 maybe
12 petrol

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1 Aries 21^st March – 19^th April
2 Taurus 20^th April – 20^th May
3 Gemini 21^st May – 20^th June
4 Cancer 21^st June – 22^nd July
5 Leo 23^rd July – 22^nd August
6 Virgo 23^rd August – 22^nd September
7 Libra 23^rd September – 22^nd October
8 Scorpio 23^rd October – 21^st November
9 Sagittarius 22^nd November – 21^st December
10 Capricorn 22^nd December – 19^th January
11 Aquarius 20^th January – 18^th February
12 Pisces 19^th February – 20^th March

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I hope that after the next election the new government will reduce tax on petrol. It’s already very expensive to own a car, and prices have increased a lot during the last few years. It really depends on which party wins. Some politicians say they will get rid of road tax completely, but I think that might be excessive. I haven’t decided who to vote yet, but I definitely will vote, I think it’s very important.

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A Does anybody want to come for a swim at 5 a.m. tomorrow?
B You’re crazy. Everybody’s in bed at five in the morning.
A Yes. So it’s great time for a swim – there’s nobody in the pool.
B Well, ask somebody else. At five in the morning I want to be asleep.

Hello? Is that you Jim? Good. There’s something we have to talk about. Before I start, is there anything you want to tell me? ... No? Well, we talked to Pete and he told us everything. I’m afraid there’s nothing you can do about it now.

A I couldn’t find my keys anywhere.
B Well, they have to be somewhere.
A But I looked everywhere!

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1 I think next week will be hot and sunny.
2 My sister is going to have a baby next month.
3 I promise I’ll give you some money for your birthday.
4 I know she’s going to fail her exams because she never does any work.
5 Scientists think that cars won’t use petrol in the future.
6 The baby’s tired. He’s going to cry.
7 Those boys are cycling too fast. They’re going to hurt themselves.
8 Look at the sky – it is going to be a lovely day.
9 We are going to run out of petrol! There’s only one litre in the car and it’s 100 kilometres to the next petrol station.
10 Tell me your secret! I promise I won’t tell anyone.

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1 Look at that big black cloud. It’s going to rain.
2 Be careful! You’ll break that vase!
3 I think I’ll buy a new mobile phone but I’m not sure.
4 The score is Manchester 20 – Luton 0. Luton isn’t going to win!
5 I don’t want to see Pride and Prejudice. I don’t think it will be very exciting.
6 This homework’s hard – do you think mum will help us?
7 ‘I’ve already seen this film. He’s going to die in a minute’. ‘Shut up, Joe, don’t tell us!’
8 I hope I’ll see the Taj Mahal when I’m older.

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Jane and Anna are going to catch a train to London.

Jane is a big football fan and she bought a ticket for Arsenal on the Internet. She’s going to watch a match when they’re in London. Anna doesn’t know what to do while Jane’s at the match. Perhaps she’ll write some postcards.

After the match, they are going to walk along the River Thames so they can see the House of Parliament and the London Eye. After that they think they’ll go for a eat. London taxis are quite expensive so they are going to travel on buses or the Underground.

Anna’s uncle lives in London. They are going to stay with him tonight. He has got tickets for a musical and they are going to see it tomorrow evening.

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Dear Oliver,

I’m writing this in a café in London! I’m here for a few days with Jane. We are going to do lots of nice things while we’re here. Later today, we are going to go sightseeing. Perhaps we’ll see some famous people too! My uncle is going to call us to see a musical tomorrow and on Monday Jane and I’m going to buy new dresses for your party. I hope they won’t be too expensive!

I’ll call you when I get home and tell you all about the musical.

Best wishes,
Anna.

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1 If you pass your exams, you will go to university.
2 If you see your sister, will you tell her about the concert?
3 If you telephone me when your train arrives, I’ll collect you from the station.
4 If you cycle too fast, you’ll have an accident.
5 If you forget your homework, you’ll be in trouble.
6 If you don’t eat breakfast, you won’t have enough energy in the morning.

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1 You’ll have seven year’s bad luck if you break the mirror.
2 In Britain, if you see two black and white birds together, you’ll have good luck.
3 If you eat an apple every day, you won’t need a doctor.
4 In Britain, if you walk under a ladder, you’ll have bad luck.

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A What will you do if it rains on Saturday?
B I’ll stay at home. I won’t go shopping in the rain.

A If Steve asks you to dance, what will you say?
B I won’t say anything. I’ll be too embarrassed.

A What will Darren say in the interview if the manager asks him about his driving licence?
B I know he is a responsible person, so he will tell the truth, of course.

A If the manager doesn’t give him a job, will he be worried?
B No. He can find another job.

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1 I think people probably won’t work in offices in the future because they will work from home.
2 In the future, there probably won’t be public phones because everyone will have a mobile phone.
3 Every child in the world will certainly have a computer on their school desk in 2015.
4 Most homes in Europe will definitely have an Internet connection by 2010.
5 In the developing world, a lot of technology will probably use solar power.
6 In the next 15 years we might be able to go on holyday in space.

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1 Electrical appliances will probably (80%) be less expensive in the future.
2 Scientists will certainly (100%) find an alternative to petrol.
3 People may possibly (50%) won’t have private cars in the future.
4 More people will probably (80%) work from home in the future.
5 Cities will improbably (20%) be safer in the future.
6 People may possibly (50%) not write personal letters in the future.
7 Children will impossibly (0%) stop going to schools.
8 Scientists will probably (80%) find a cure for cancer.

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1 Perhaps people will recycle more in the future.
2 You will certainly pass your exams.
3 Our city will improbably be cleaner in the future.
4 We will probably go to France next year.
5  People will impossibly live on the moon.
6 Maybe they will play a concert here next year.

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Tomorrow night at school, there is going to be a talk by a famous environmentalist. The talk is all about the problems cause by pollution and what we can do about it. I read his book – it was very interesting. He says that if we don’t change our ways, the greenhouse effect will get so bad that we won’t be able to stop it. Temperatures will rise too high. He also writes about the effect of acid rain on our forests and says that we should use lead-free petrol to make our cities cleaner. I’ll ask him to autograph my book for me!

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1 If they offer me that work, I’ll invite everybody to a party in my house!
2 I’m an Aires. They say this year will be a lucky year, I’ll have a lot of success at work and I’ll meet an interesting person.
3 Has someone got an umbrella? I think it’s going to rain: look at that black clouds!
4 If you don’t stop smoking, your health won’t get better.
5 The new government wants to reduce the price of petrol. It won’t have a good effect on the environment.
6 A: I won’t pass this exam! I don’t remember anything!
   B: Don’t worry. You’ll certainly remember something!
7 I can’t find my wallet anywhere! I looked everywhere!
8 Maybe I’ll go studying in the USA next year, if I have enough money.

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The world’s changing climate

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1 Climate change and the future
2 Changing our behaviour
3 International action

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1 heatwave = a period of unusually hot weather
2 long-term = continuing for a long period of time in the future
3 slow down = to make something happen less quickly
4 renewable = something that is replaced as it is used
5 standby = ready to use when needed
6 protocol = the rules for correct behaviour
7 control = to have the power to change something

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1 in the past, the world’s climate didn’t change. F
2 nowadays, all climate change is natural. F
3 scientists don’t know exactly what will happen to our weather in the future. T
4 there will probably be wars about water. T
5 there won’t be any more wind farms in Europe. F
6 it’s a waste of time to save energy in your home. F
7 the Kyoto Protocol was an agreement between Asian countries. F
8 all the countries of the world are going to reduce their greenhouse gases. F

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1 The world’s temperatures are changing: it is becoming hotter. There are many unusual phenomenon like hurricanes, heavy rains, acid rains and heatwaves.

2 Europe will probably become hotter and wetter. The oceans water-level may increase. There probably won’t be enough water for anyone. Cities will certainly become more polluted.

3 We should reduce our greenhouse gases. We should pay more attention to the TV and to the other ways the scientists can explain what will probably happen by. We shouldn’t waste energy. We should use renewable energy.

4 The government should make laws to take care of the environment. It should give sanctions to who doesn’t respect them. It should allow more advertisings and programs about this.