Summary 16/2/2011

A train stopped at a small station and the lady opened the window. There was a boy outside. The lady called him and asked him if he could buy her an ice-cream in the station restaurant. She explained she couldn't work very fast and she wasn't sure if she could be back before the departure. So she gave him 40 pence and added he could buy an ice-cream for him too. The boy accepted and went. He came back a few seconds later, before the train started again and was eating an ice-cream. He knocked at the lady's window, gave her twenty pence and told her there was only an ice-cream.

EXERCISES AT PAGES 417, 418, 419, 429, 430, 431 OF THE GRAMMAR BOOK
Ex. 1 page 417

1. Go down the street and turn right.
2. How do you do?
3. Do you know the way to the centre?
4. Bye! I'll see you tomorrow.
5. I'm sorry I'm late.
6. What is David like?
7. Hello, how are you? Fine, thanks.
8. Could you tell me the way to Green Street?
9. How do you feel today?
10. It's next to the bank.

Ex. 2 page 417

1. What does this mean? Why don't you use the dictionary?
2. Would you like to play tennis tomorrow? I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I'm going to the cinema.
3. Shall I help you with those books? That's very kind of you. Thanks very much.
4. Would you like some ice-cream? Thanks, but I'd rather have a drink.
5. Do you mind if I sit here? That's fine, please do.
6. Could you pass me the salt? Sure, here you are.

Ex. 3 page 417
TINA: Listen John, I'm really tired. Why don't we stay at home this evening?
JOHN: Yes, good idea. I'd prefer to stay at home too.
TINA: OK. And I don't want to cook. Shall we order a Chinese meal?
JOHN: I'd rather have a pizza, thanks. What about after dinner? Do you fancy getting a DVD to watch at home?
TINA: That would be great. What would you like to see? How about Fred's family?
JOHN: Actually, I'd rather see Darkness in the Woods. Graham says it's really good.
TINA: OK, I totally agree with you. I've heard it's good too. Shall I call for the pizza now or later?
JOHN: call now, I'm starving.
TINA: OK, what sort of pizza do you want? Margherita?
JOHN: No, I'd rather have one with ham.
TINA: Me too.

Ex. 4 page 417

1. Would you like a lift home?
2. If I were you, I'd sell the car.
3. Would you like me to mow the lawn?
4. I wouldn't mind so much noise!
5. What should I do?
6. How about going for a pizza?

Ex. 5 page 418
MAN: Excuse me, can you tell me the time?
WOMAN: of course, it's 11.30.
MAN: Thanks very much. Can I ask you something else? I don't know the town - in your opinion could I walk to the centre or is it too far?
WOMAN: It's quite far. Would you like me to tell you the bus number for the centre?
MAN: That's very kind of you.
WOMAN: OK. You can take the 28 or the 32. Get off after the station.
MAN: Thanks very much. Let me help you with that big bag.
WOMAN: Thanks very much.
MAN: You're welcome.
WOMAN: Look, here's the 28 now.

Ex. 6 page 418
Dear Teen Scene,
Please help me with this problem: I think it's wrong to eat animals and I know it's also healthier to follow a diet with no meat, so I'd like to become a vegetarian. The problem is my mum believes this is not healthy and refuses to cook separate meals for me. So no dinner for me! Do you think is this fair? What would you do in my position?
Thanks very much for your advice
Dawn

Dear Dawn
I apologise if I seem hard, but a vegetarian diet is very difficult to follow - please don't invent one. In my opinion you should go and speak to a doctor to check you are eating properly. I believe that it's unfair to treat your mum like a restaurant. If you don't want to eat the family meal, then cook your own.
Teen Scene Problem Solver

Ex. 7 page 418
In Britain, many teenagers take part in work experience programmes as part of their education. This means that they have a job for a few hours per week in a real work situation. The idea of this kind of job is not to make money, and in fact such jobs are usually unpaid, but to find out what it is like to have a real job. Work experience usually lasts for only a short period - a month, for example - and it is part of school programme, so everyone is able to take part. Obviously, students are not allowed to do dangerous or unsuitable jobs. The general idea is not to train a young person to do a job, just so that they find a similar job when they leave school. The students are given the chance to learn what the world outside school id an how to get on with other people. It is also a chance to think about a possible career, and students can discover what they dislike as well as what they like. In some schools, students take jobs in the school itself, teaching younger pupils or do office work. It all sounds like a good idea, but the main problem is in finding out suitable work for students to do. It is usually a bit easier to do this in large city areas, than in isolated rural communities.

Ex. 8 page 419

1. I'm not very fond of folk music.
2. The last time I saw Helen was in 1998.
3. What you have written is the wrong answer.
4. Can you tell me where the station is, please?
5. She was sorry for having lost her book.
6. We're taking an umbrella in case it rains.
7. I haven't finished my project yet.
8. The new school is being built on the other side of the road.
9. I wouldn't stay here if I were you.
10. I'd rather if you don't leave your bag here.

Ex. 1 page 429

1. I'm going to Peru next month. - Oh, I want to come with you.
2. I'm coming, wait for me.
3. Can I go shopping with my friend Tina?
4. Would you like to come with me to the cinema?
5. I've arrived to a place where I'm happy with my life.
6. The water came up to my knees.
7. Come and see me soon.
8. We arrived at the conference just in time.

Ex. 2 page 429

1. The quiz show is on at 6.30 pm.
2. I think the cheese has turned bad.
3. Do you fancy a coca cola?
4. I have got enough money. I have just gone into the bank.
5. Techno music makes my head spin.
6. I came last in the tennis tournament.
7. Do you reach the bottle?
8. My watch is five minutes fast.

Ex. 1 page 430

1. The bank took away their house.
2. Will you take Katy to school, please?
3. Please come to my party. Bring a bottle.
4. She shouldn't carry that heavy box.
5. He's been wearing glasses since he was a child.
6. He's taking an aspirin but he's still got a headache.
7. She always carries a bag full of useless things.
8. Did you take away my pencil? I can't find it.

Ex. 2 page 430

1. I've been wearing glasses since I was ten.
2. Take the files to my house so we can work on the project.
3. Will you be so kind as to fetch me home? I don't have the car tonight.
4. I'll be at home all afternoon. Will you bring the car round at around 4.00?
5. This suitcase is incredibly heavy. Get a porter to carry it.
6. Why don't you wear your hair up? You look younger.
7. This plane carries about 300 passengers.
8. Take that letter over there.

Ex. 1 page 431

1. I used to talk for hours with my friends when I was a teenager.
2. The chairman spoke very convincingly at the conference.
3. I didn't hear what you said.
4. Our baby hasn't started speaking yet.
5. Could I speak to the Branch Manager?
6. You have no idea what you're talking about!
7. English is spoken here.
8. Let the girl speak for herself.
9. My grandfather used to tell me wonderful stories.
10. Say thank you to Mr. Brent, Jill.

Ex. 2 page 431

1. Hello? Is that Mike? Who's speaking?
2. She says she is still in love with him.
3. The policeman told the witnesses not to go away.
4. My mother can speak for hours without stopping.
5. When I was a child, I could speak English better.
6. I stopped saying my prayers at ten years old.
7. How do you say "sentence" in German?
8. I speak on behalf of my whole family.