Ex. 1 page. 48

 

1. I got some money for my birthday last week so on Saturday I went shopping and I bought some new clothes – some jeans and a shirt. They were in a asale and they had 30% off the nrmail price. I saved over 50 euros. I also tried on some booths, but I didn’t buy them because they weren’t very comfortable. I also took back some gloves that were a birthday present form my sister. They didn’t fit me very well, so I exchanged them for another pair. I weared my new jeans and shirt yesterday fot the first time. I felt good in them.

 

Ex. 2 page. 48

 

The world’s first cash machine appeared at a branch of Barclays Bank in the north London in June 1967. The cash machine was the first and last invention of John Shepherd-Barron. “ In those days, it wasn’t possible to get money when the bank was closed. One day, I suddenly dispensed the idea of having a machine similar to a drinks machine that was cash, not drinks. It has a very simple idea exlained Mr Shepherd-Barron.

 

The chief executive of Bracays at the time liked the idea and immediately sang a contract with Mr Shepherd-Barron. The first machines paid out maximum of £10 a time. But we didn’t spend much in those days and that was enough for the weekend, Mr Shepherd-Barron remembers.

 

At the time of the invention of the cash machine, plastic cards developped, so customers didn’t exist paper cheues into the machines. But these was fragile and difficult to read, so the banks insert the plastic cash card.

 

Another bby-product of the cash machine was the PIN. Mr Shepherd-Barron originally wanted a six.digit number, but his wife, Caroline, didn’t agree. During breakfast one morning, she said four numbers was the maximum she coulf remember so, because of my wife, four digits became the world standard he laughs.

 

Ex. 3 page. 49

 

A I’m thnking of selling some of my things. I need some money.

B Really? What are you going to sell?

A Oh – some of my clothes and DVDs . As many as I can!

B That reminds me of that guy in Australia a few years ago who sold  everuthing he had on eBay.

A Why  did he do that ?

B He wanted to stat a new life after he broke up with with his wife.  He didn’t want to have anything that reminded him of her.

A What did she sell?

B Everithing. His house, everything inside it, his car and his motorbike. I think he also introduction to his friends.

A And di people buy things?

B Yes they did. Apparenly there were several hundred offers.

A And how much money did he get?

B I think got about £300,000. He used soem of the money to go travelling and then he bought an island and built hmself a house there.

A How old was he ?

B I think he was in his early 40s at the time.

A Well, I don’t need to sell everthing,m luckily.

 

 

 

 

 

Ex. 4 page. 49

 

1.in

2.when

3.did

4.were

5.wrote

6.was

7.was

8.were

 

Ex. 5 page. 49

 

1. We didn’t watch all of film, but we wached most of it.

2.I didn’t read the first book in the series, bue I read the second or third.

3.She didn’t pass her economics exam, bue she passed all the others.

4.I didn’t see Bruce last night, but I saw Brad and Sheila.

5.We didn’t go out on Friday, but we went out on Saturday night

 

Ex. 1 page. 52

1. Were organizing
2. Were running
3. Already walked
4. Was sailing
5. Hit
6. Carried
7. Survived
8. Was listening
9. Announced
10. Ran
11. Was watching
12. Was telling
13. Shouted
14. Realized
15. Was saing

 

Ex. 2 page. 53

1. Ron broke his leg while he was playing rugby.
2. I saw you last night. You were walking along Queen Street.
3. We a stroll in the park when it started to rain. We ran to tha cafè.
4. My parents first were meeting when they taught in the same school about twenty years ago. They got married about a year later.
5. Yestreday, I had a quit coffee in the cafè on the High Street and enjoyed being alone when Kate and Dave suddenly appeared and sat down at my table! They didn’t stop talking for one second! And, what’s more, they weren’t paying for theur drinks when they left.

 

Ex. 3 page. 53

1. Perfomed
2. Was looking
3. Were introducing
4. Invited
5. Were playing
6. Looked
7. Suggested
8. Joined
9. Became
10. Played
11. Wrote
12. Performed
13. Replaced
14. Were realised