EX. 1

Complite sentences 1-4 with the words in brackets in the correct order. Then listen and check.

Sara: The most important life event for a young person is leaving home. The best age is about eighteen or nineteen. Some people only leave home when they get married. But I think it is important to make your own decisions from a younger age. I’m seventeen now and I don’t want to go to university. When I leave school, I want to get a job and earn money. The I can leave home. I want to buy my own flat one day.

Mike: I think the most important life event is learning to drive. Now, my parents fetch me from my friends’ houses – but they come at 10 o’clock. I’m sixteen – I want to stay out later! I can’t wait until net year when I can learn to drive! A driver’s licence can also help you get a better job. I think falling in love or buying your first flat are important… but for me, at the moment, all that is less important than learning to drive.

Grace: For me, going on my first date is really important. It’s the first step in romance. And I think falling in love is the most important life event. I remember my first date – I was so nervous! I’m fifteen now and my boyfriend Paul and I are in love. Of course, we don’t want to get married yet! We want to do lots of things before we get married – study, travel. Anyway, it’s better to get married when you’re older… around thirty or later.

 

REMEMBER THIS 

A sentence in English must always have a subject. The it is often used in English for time, day, weather, pronoun etc. where in other languages there might not be a clear subject in a sentence: It's eight o'clock, It's Wednesday, It's raining, It's important to ...

 

EX.2

Read REMEMBER THIS. Rewrite the sentences correctly. 

0 Is Sunday today? 

0 Is It Sunday today? 

1 Isn't fair! 

1 It isn’t fair! 

2 Is your turn. 

2 It is your turn.

3 Is a nice day. 

3 It is a nice day.

4 Is time for bed?

4 Is it time for bed 

 

EX. 3

Complete the second sentences so that they have the same meaning as the originals.

The most important life event is getting a job.

Getting a job is the most important life event.

1.It is important to study hard at school.

Studying hard at school is important.

2.Saving money for the future is important.

It is important saving money for the future.

3.The most important thing in life is being happy.

Being happy is the most important thing in life.

4.Getting married is the most important life event.

The most important life event is getting married.

5.It is important to learn how to cook before you leave home.

Learning how to cook before you live home is important.

6.It’s fun to look at old photos.

Looking at old photos is fun.

7.Getting up early is difficult in the winter.

It’s difficult getting up early in the winter.

 

EX.4 

March verbs 1-6 to the correct ending a-f to make collocations. 

0 learn G to drive 

1 go on D a date 

2 fall in C job 

3 buy B a flat 

4 get a E love 

5 get a A married 

6 leave F home 

 

EX.5

Complete the sentences with the collocations from Exercise 4. One collocation is used twice. 

0 I'd like to learn to drive but the lessons cost a lot of money. 

1 Ali is getting ready to ... with Dave. They're going to a restaurant. 

2 I'm going to ...  on Saturdays and earn enough money for a really good summer holiday. 

3 I don't want to leave home. I like my bedroom and my dad's cooking. 

4 I want to... when I start working. Then, when I get older, I can sell it and have some money for a house. 

5 l'd like to get married when I'm about 30 – if I meet the right person, of course. 

6 I hope you don't ... with Jamie. He's not right for you and you won't be happy. 

7 We can buy a flat with two bedrooms and live there together. Think of the parties we can have!