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Formallettersarewritten for avarietyof reSisonse.g.to presentnformation,o makeanapplication,o recommendsomeonersomething,o complain,o apologise,etc.Informal letters are written for similar reasonsbut areusuallywrittento peopleyouknow.Them,aindifferencebetweenformalandinformallettersisthe languagehat youuse.Inallcases,t isessentialhat thestyleof the letterisappropriateor thetargetreader.A lettershouldcontain: An introductionnwhichthereasonorwritingisclearly

stated.Informalletters,t isoftennecessaryo statewhoyouare.

Amainbodyinwhichthetaskiscoveredaccordingo theinstructionsiven.Eachdifferentssueshouldbediscussedin a separateparagraph.Youusuallybegineachmainbodyparagraphwith a topicsentence.Examplesnd/orexplanationsrethenaddednsupportingsentences. A conclusionnwhichyourestatehemainpointsof theletterand/orstateanopinion.Forformaletters,anyactionyouwanttakenshouldbeclearlystatedat the endof theletter.In informaletters,youusuallyendbysendingyourwishesandperhapsskingheQtherpersonowriteback.

~ Vocabulary1 a. Usethe phrasesgivento fill in the gapsin thesentencesbelow,asin the example.

takeissuewith inadditionto this isconcerned voicemyconcernabout expressedheopinionthat with regardto viewscontained whichappearednI wouldalsoliketo takessuewiththe statementmadebyyourjournalistthat the studentsof the collegearetoblameforthissituation.

2 I amwritingto complainaboutthearticle....................yesterday'sssueof yournewspaper.3 I amwritingto ............................................................

the proposedchangeso the educationsystemin thedistrict.The ..............................................................................inyourreportwereextremeandunfounded.Thewriter ........theprojectwasa failure.

, you shouldconsiderheenormousprogresshat hasbeenmade.theeffectonthe public,I feelthat thiswill beconsiderable.Asfarasthe committee ,they havedoneeverythingin their powerto seethatthisunfortunateeventisnot repeated.

b. Lookat thesituationsbelowand,for eachone,imaginethat youhaveto writea letterexpressingyourobjection.Usethe phrasesaboveto suggestsentenceshat wouldbesuitable.

A Youhavejust seenaTVdocumentarywhichwasverycriticalof yourhometown.

B You haverecentlyheardthat the collegewhereyoustudyEnglishsplanningo increasetsfees.

( Thegovernmenthasannouncedplansto closedowntheonlyremaininghospitalnyourtown.

D The local authoritieshaverecentlyreleasedplanstobuilda newofficecomplexon fieldsnearyourhome.

E You recentlyreadan article accusingpeoplein your.countryof not caringabouttheenvironment.~ Understanding the Rubric

PartOneof the CAEWriting paperis.a compulsorywriting taskwhich isbasedon readinginput. It isimportant that you follow the instructionscarefullyandusethe informationyouaregiven.Youmustwrite between180and220words.

2 a. Readhe rubricandreadingnputbelow,payingcarefulattentionto theunderlinedwordsandphrases.

..Your Englishclassrecentlyread the article below,takenfromaninternationalstudents'magazine.Manymembersof yourclassfelt that the commentsn thearticledidnot applyto yourcountry.Yourteacherhasaskedyou to write to the editorof the magazine.explaining why you feel the article is notrepresentativef yourcountry.Writeyourletter in 180-220words. 3-

Accordingto the resultsof our recentSUIVey,eopletheworldoverarehappywith theirlives. 9outof 10peoplesaidtheywerehappywith thelevelofeducationavailableto them. Overthreequartersof thosewhorespondedarehappywiththeirobs. Themajorityofpeoplearehappywithcitylife. Although theywouldnotsayno to moremoney,most

people claim that they have enoughto live comfortably. Publictransports,peoplesay,excellent.

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:: '~owtick (I') the appropriateboxesin thestatementsbelow.'o~shouldwrite:a :ormalletter0 aninformalletter0

: ~ :sgoing t o be r ead by:SO'Tleoneouknow 0 someoneyoudon't know0J,Jrreasonfor writing isto::'esent information 0 makeanapplication0ecommendomeoneorsomething0 complain0~"()Iogise0

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_ -co the boxesbelowto showwhichof the pointsare5U~ble for inclusionn thisletter.Givereasons.Nedonot feelthat mostpeoplearehappy.viththeirlives. 0

for one, amveryunhappywith mylife. 0thinkyoursurveysabiglie. 0'v1anypeoplenmycountryhavecomplaintsabouttheeducationsystem. 0',10stof usarehappywith our jobs. 0~ significantpercentageof uswouldmoveif'/e could. 0

~ck ofmoneysamongthe mostcommonlyreportedcomplaints. 0 8Jr publictransportsystemsseriouslyJ'lder-fundedandourroadsareheavilyco'lgested. 0

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~~"3SeS to fill in the gaps.Suggestalternatives- G' could be used in their place.Then answer the':"..e70n5 that follow._--e ore secondly finally to conclude- ~ firstof all with referenceo

leth.:'.:''S~f'eintroductionclearlytatethereasonorwriting?:.-GO:cher'informationsincludednthe firstparagraph?- :::CShe firstsentenceof eachmainbodyparagraph

::arlJ statehetopicof thatparagraph?- -'::- doesthewritersupporteachof thesesentences?

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Dear Sir/Madam,, am writing 1) the article

entitled 'Everything's just perfect, thanks!' whichrecently appeared in your magazine. My fellowstudents and I wish to express our disagreementwith the views contained in the article.

2) , we find it difficult to believethat such a large number of people are satisfiedwith the education system and with their workingconditions. This is certainly not the case here, wheremany people have complaints about the poorstandards of education.3) , lack of jobsatisfaction is known to be among the greatestcauses of stress in this country.4) , it certainlys not truethatmost people are happy with public transport.S) , one of the most commonlyheard complaints is that there are insufficient busesand trains. It is a well-known fact that our publictransport system is seriously under-funded and ourroads are heavily congested. And, as far as city lifeis concerned, a significant percentage would move ifthey had the opportunity.

6) , we feel it is unrealistic ofyou to claim that most people have enough moneyto live on. Were this so, widespread poverty wouldnot be an issue.

7) , we found your article to beextremely subjective. We look forward to readingmore objective reporting in future issues.Yours faithfully,

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~lr ~ ~ -- ~. - ----Writing: Formal and Informal Letters (1)

:) Formaland InformalStyleHow formal your letter needs to be depends on the

target readerand the reasonfor writing. It isvery importantto maintain the same level of formality throughout yourletter .~n other words, you should not mix very formalexpressionswith veryinformalones).Studythe guidelines.Formal style includes: sophisticated vocabulary impersonal tone . morefrequentuseof the passivevoice . complex grammatical constructions formal linking devices advanced vocabularyInformal style includes: colloquial (spoken) and idiomatic English . personal tone!direct address lessfrequent useof the passivevoice . lesscomplex grammatical constructions . simple linking devices less advanced vocabulary contract ions

It is a well -known fact that the school isseriously under-funded.2 InthearticlewhichwascalledA National Disgrace',the

information waswrong.3 A lot of peoplewould do this if they hadthe chance.4 It can't beright that somanypeoplebelievethis.5 I am writing to express my disagreement with the

opinions in last night's 'Agenda' on BBG.

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b. Now,usingphrasesromEx.4, andmakingother necessaryhanges,re-writethe sentencesina differentstyle.Discussheeffectsthat thedifferent styleswould haveon the readers.

:) Topicand Supporting Sentences6 a. Readthe following paragraphsandsaywhethereachonecontainsanexplanation,anexample,or

both. Then think of an appropriate topicsentence for each one. The first one has beendone for you.

A Tobegin with, there is a pressing need for renovation work tobe done to the col lege bui ld ings. The library, in particular,has not been decoratedfor severalyearsand issufferingfromseriousdamppatches.Example]f workisnot carriedout soon,thereisa veryrealdangerthatsomeof the bookscouldbedestroyed.Explanatian]

B ......................................................................................................................................................................It certainlymakest easierorstudentso seehowwelltheyareprogressing.hereareotherbenefitsaswell;forexample,examsgiveyouthat extramotivationyouneedin orderto learnnewvocabularyor grammaritems.

c ..................................................................................................................................................................Forinstance,oucouldsignyourselfupforacourseof Ilessonsn a newsport,or evendanceclasses whynot?Butthething to remembersthat,howeverhardit isinthebeginning,youwill soonseethebenefit.

b. Now suggest what kind of letters theparagraphs above could be taken from.

7 Readthe following topic sentences.Then, using theprompts given, write supporting sentencestocomplete each paragraph. Rememberto keep thestyle consistent throughout eachparagraph.a As far as myself and my fellow studentsare concema

successin examinationsis a very important part of -'-processof learningEnglish.. indicationfprogressincentiveto study . qualificati -

b I strongly disagree with your reporter's claimquality of life is improving.. stress. crime. financialifficulties

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C I'm sure you')) find a lot of things in this magazineyou're interestedin. sectionson Sport/music. interestingletterspage up-to-datenformationd Thanks very much for givingmethe chance to Set; -(

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4 Lookat theformalexpressionsntheleft,whichhaveallbeenakenfromthemodel.Matchthemwith theirlessormalequivalents..- ---

II . ----- ...6!.J 1 Iamwriting a sayhowmuchI disagree2 sucha largenumbe b chance3 lfWefind it difficult to c I thought I'ddropyouabelievehat line

4 express my d everyoneknowsdisagreement e which was called

5 isseriouslyunder-funded f somany6 inaccurate g it can't be right that7 a significant percentage h wrong8 it isa well-known fact i doesn't have enough9 opportunity money

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BeginningsandEndingsFORMALLETTERS

-=-~oer that formallettersbeginandendwith either:-e .:;..- ~adam,-+ Yoursfaithfully, or~- 'rslMs Smith, -+ Yours sincerely,-aetters beginwiththereasonorwriting- e.g.Iamwritingo~:o'm you .../complainabout .../apologisefor .../applyfor .../etc

-=. - 0" IOU can include one or more of the following:~': au are - e.g. lam writing onbehalfofmyEnglishclass...=:?e"~e to something you haveseen or read - e.g. I amwritingin

~-::'''52 iOyourarticlenlastTuesday'sssueofEducationNews.e: :::0' place,time,peoplespokeno, etc, e.g. . ..whilewas-~;; ~gthe seminarsforstudentson4thMay.

'=' ~-~ Of' the reasonforwriting,letterscanendwithoneor, -e 'o'lowing:~~ry ofthemainbody=-:'O~:Or)of the reason for writing~~'an~::'2'e"ce to futureaction=. :: es5lon of gratitude

;- ~::- ire beginnings and the endings... :: 2"1ddentifythe techniqueswhich

~ ::Eer used. Then say which letter:-!::"'lal-: :: newspaper=:: "g for a job

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"'" ::- ~e socialclubto say howconcerned__ 2= ~creadabout the decisionsakenat-'"-_m ttee meeting held on the fourth of- 1->

--- -~:II';g to let you know about a marvellous~ _-:,. that I have heard about and that I::::. ",C,ywhat you're looking for.

n:t,"9 to express my interest in the:' part-time libraryassistant that I saw

- -2':- Cu' newsletterdated 13th June.

INFORMALLETTERSInformallettersusuallybeginand endwith first namesin thefollowingway:DearJohn,-+ Lotsof love,SusanDearMargaret-+Takecareandwritesoon,Bill.Informalletterscanbeginwith thereasonorwriting,e.g. I thoughtI wouldwriteto letyouknowaboutthisfantasticnewcoursehat'sbeingoffered.Alternatively,heycanbeginwithan informalgreeting,e.g.Howareyoudoing?Theclosingcommentdependson the contentof the letter -e.g.WritesoonandletmeknowwhatyouthinkJWhyon'tyougivet atf}'?/etc

AsI'vesaid,this reallyistoo gooda chanceto letslipby.I honestlydon't thinkit willbe verydifficultfor youof all peopleto qualify.Sowhynot giveit ago? Writeand let meknowhowyou get on.Sayhelloto everyoneor me,Lotsof love,Jill

2 I hopethat youwillconsiderme for the post. Ienclosea copyof myCV,togetherwith two lettersof reference.lookforwardto hearingfromyoucmdhavingheopportunityto discussthismatterfurther.Yoursaithfully,~~KateLowe

3 I trust you will give this issue your urgentconsiderationand will take the opinionsof thestudents into account. Thankingyou in anticipationfor yourcooperationonthismatter.

YOu~ ~Graham Wiseman

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Writing: Formal and Informal Letters (1)

Discuss9 Readthe rubricsandunderlinethe keyinformation.Then answer the questions that follow.

A -", Yourecentlyreadthe articlebelow in a magazine.You feel verystronglyabout the content of thearticleandhavedecidedowriteto theeditorofthe.: magazinewhichpublishedhearticle..Writeyourletter in180-220 words.

IT'SA STUDENT'SLIFEbyEnglishin Action writer,JamesFaradayTheyliveoff otherpeople'smoney.Theydon't

even know the meaning of the word 'work'. Andthey contribute nothing at all to society.Who am Italkingabout?Students,of course.

As far as I'm concerned, t~day's students arelazy, unproductive individuals who do nothing butsit around all day listening to CDs and spendingtheir parents ' hard-earned money. Then, whenthat's all gone, they turn to the taxpayer to supportthemintheirlivesof luxury.

I wouldn't mind, but they dare to complain thatthey are overworked and that they suffer fromstress. All I can say is that they are going to have ashock when they finally enter the real world. Thenthey'll realise what work and stress really mean.

B One of your classmates,who has only recentlymovedto the area,gavea classpresentationaboutthe town/citywhereyouall live.Youfoundthat the.: informationin the presentationbadlyrepresented theareaandyouhavedecidedowriteane-mailtoyourclassmatexplainingwhat you thinkandhowyou feelaboutyourtown/city.

Writeyoure-mailin 180-220words.1 Whatdoyouhavetowrite?2 Whois/arehetargetreaders?3 Howformaldoesyourwritingneedto be?

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4 Howwillyoubeginandendyourletter?5 What information will you include in the main

body?6 Thinkof appropriate topic sentencesfor your

main body paragraphs.Howwill you supportyourtopic sentences?

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_ead-in wListento a radioreportabouthowpeoplein theUKrespondedo the questionnairenEx.2aandcompletethe sentences.

1 Peopleaged preferclubbng2 Thetheatrewasmorepopularwith ............3 Whenstayingat home,over .. ::E-

centof peoplesaidtheyusually .4 Theaveragepersonspendsabout............

permonthonentertainment.

~t does the title of the unit mean? InwhatX'ISe iseach picture an escape? What might the:eop~e be escaping from?:~ ;ou ever feel the need to escape from one or--ere of the following?How do you do it?: .scuSsin pairs..:- ."Iagelife family/friends routine.~.::.-~Jwork theweather::---plete the questionnaire below and compare::".ra'1swersto your partner's, adding details.

c. What do you think the results of a similars~r.e"would be in your country? Discussin pairs.

3 Haveyou ever been on any of the following typesof holiday?

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c. 5 an idealnightout for you?(Tickmorethanone..r- : 'Ol lwish.)::;merata restaurant D Clubbing

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adventure backpacking camping cruise hiking package pony-trekking sailing sightseeing skiing touringWith a partner, discuss:

n t?" ou.stayinfor theevening,howdoyourelax?- ~e :hanoneitemif youwish.)D Cooking D Radio

dleogames D Internet DReading::-iI'er ................................................................

Whatmightbe the goodandbadpointsof the arx::2typesof holiday? - Inwhatwayscanholidaysexhaustatherthanrefres"~-

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tasks~ '2'3tge'lowmuchdoyouspendonentertainment

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Which do you agree with? Why? Discuss in pairs..-an 20 D 20-50D morethan100 'Some people, for the sake of getting a living, forgerto live: MargaretFuller (USjournalist & essayist

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Reading Part3

1 ManyacademicshinkTheLordoftheRingssanoverratedovel.2 TheLordoftheRingssmorerealistichanotherfantasynovels.3 Thereasonwhythebookissosuccessfulshardto explain.4 Thebook'sstyleisveryunusualora20thcenturynovel.--- - ----

The ..A classicof our times or an esrapist yarn? Although its popularity is unparalleled, some intellectualsdismiss The Lord of the Rings as boyish fantasy. Andrew O'Hehir defends Tolkien's 'true myth' as a

modern masterpiece, and attempts to discover the secret of its success.InJanuary1997,reporterSusanJeffreysoftheLondonSundayTimes Answeringhis questionproperlywouldprobablyequirea bookinformedacolleaguehatJ.R.R.Tolkien'sepicfantasyTheLordofthe ratherhananarticle.Butit seemshatthecruxof thematteriesin 35Ringshadbeenvotedthe greatestbookof the 20thcenturyin a Tolkien'swholeheartedejectionofmodernityndmodemism.hisisreaders'pollconductedby Brnain'sChannel4 andtheWaterstone's whatsopowerfullyttractssomereaders,ndustaspowerfullyepels

5 bookstorechain.Hercolleagueesponded:What?Hasn?Ohdear. others.nhisbookJ.R.R.Tolkien:Authorof theCentury,T.A.ShippeyDearohdearohdear.' expandsnthisnotionbyarguinghatTolkiensawhisrealmofMiddle-AttitudesnAmericaarearguablymorerelaxedabouthiskindof earthnotas fictionor invention,butas the recoveryof something40

tt\\\\~. ~QQ\\~~tQm\\~ I\m~t\"o.\\~(!\I"o.t~(!,\o.c:,c:,~c:, ~Y,\)t~c:,c:,~(! ffi\l,,\\ genuinenatnadbecomeburtedbe\\eat\\a,\\me\\\'"~air-; \o.\eo.\\ddismaywhena 1999pollofAmericanonlinebookshopAmazon.com nurseryhyme.10 customerschoseTheLordof theRingsasthe greatestbooknot 'HoweverancifulTolkien'screationof Middle-earthas,'Shippeymerelyofthecenturybutofthemillennium.olkien'sbookssodeeply writes,he did notthinkthathewasentirelymakingn up.Hewasingrainedn popularculture,afterall,thata greatmanyof today's 'reconstructing',ewasharmonisingontradictionsn hissource-texts,5Americanacademicsandjournalistsprobablystill havethosedog- sometimesewassupplyingntirelyewconceptslikehobbns),utheearedpaperbackshey read avidly in eighthgradewith their wasalsoreachingackto animaginativeorldwhichhebelievedad15 hallucinatoryid-1970scoverart,stashe.domewherentheattic. oncereallyexisted,tleastnacollectivemagination.'Furthermore,embersftheU.S.ntelligentsiaullyexpecto have ThebookisalsodeeplygroundednTolkien'singuisticexpertise-theirtastesgnored,notopenlyderided,ythepublicat large.Tosome heinventedwholeanguagesorhischaracters.ometimesebecame50

Americanntellectualsseemsgrat~ing,evenouching,hatsomany soabsorbednthecreationof languages,nfact,thatheputthestorymillionsofreaderswillhappilydevouraworkascomplicatedsTheLord nselfasidefor monthsor yearsat a time,believinghe couldnot20 oftheRings.Whatevernemaymakeofn,n'samorechallengingead continueuntilsomequandary r inconsistencyn his inventedealmthanGoneWiththeWind(runner-upn theAmazonsurvey),notto hadbeenresolved.ButTolkien'smmensentellectanderuditions notmentionHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'stone(fifthplace). thesourceofhissuccess;wnhouthisstorytellingm,TheLordof the 55HugelyamMiousin scope,TheLordof theRingsoccupiesan Rin~swouldb~Intlemorehanacuriosity.~ndthisgift.~eemso stemuncomfortableositionn20thcenturyiterature.olkien'sepicposes straightromhisrefusalo breakromclassicalandtraditionalorms.25 asternchallengeomodemneraturenditsdefenders.Tolkiennhis Tolkienhimse~oftenspokeof hisworkas somethingfound'orcritics:'Somewhohavereadhebook,oratanyratehavereviewed, 'discovered',omethingwhoseexistencewasindependentfhim.It'shavefoundnboring,absurd,or contemptible;ndIhavenocauseo wisetotreadlightlynthissortofinterpretation,utnseemsclearthat 6Ccomplain,inceI havesimilaropinionsoftheirworks,orofthekindsof hebelievedisworktobesomethingiven,somethingevealed,hichwritingthat theyevidentlyprefer.')YetTheLordof theRingshas containedkindof truthbeyondmeasure.sa result,hisdetailshave30 enjoyedmassiveandenduringpopularity.twouldseemhatTolkien's theweightof reality,inguisticandotherwise,ndbecauseof thishiswork suppliedsomethingthat was missingamongthe formal greatsweepof storyfeelsrealas well; you mightsay that hisinnovationsf 20thcenturyiction,somethingorwhichreaderswere imaginaryastlesarebuiltwnha certainamountof genuinestone.65ravenous.utwhatwasn,andwhywasn important? Otherwriters'fantasyworldsaremadeup.Tolkien'ss inherited.----28

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,b. Beforeyouread,lookatthe titleandthe introductiono thearticle. answer(A,B,C,or D)whichyouWhichof the followingstatementsdo you expectthe writer to think fits bestaccordingto theagreewith?Discussn pairs. text.


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4 WhatwasTolkien'seactiono criticismof TheLordoftheRings?A Hefeltit wasunjustified.B Hewasn'tbotheredby it.( Hecouldn'tunderstandt.D Hepartlyagreedwith it.

S Accordingto Shippey,Tolkienbelievedthat theworldhedescribedA wasfull of unresolvedontradictions.B wascompletelyaccurate,historically.( wasimaginativebutnotpurefantasy.D wasasincredibleashissources.

6 Makinguplanguagesor TheLordoftheRingsA helpedTolkieno takethestoryforward.B wasmoreinterestingoTolkienhanwritingthestory.( wassometimesatherfrustratingforTolkien.D resultednlengthyinterruptionso Tolkien'swriting.

7 Accordingto the writer of the article,the detailsinTolkien'sworkA aresometimesatherdifficultto follow.B makethestoryseemmorerealistic.( includesomemodernelements.D canbeinterpretednmanydifferentways

Vocabulary Practice2 Explainthe highlightedwordsin the text.

Text Analysis3 a. Whatdoesthewriter meanbythe underlinedparts?

Tolkien'sbookisso deeplynarainedn popularculture...(II. 11-12)

2 ... somanymillionsof readerswill happilydevouraworkascomolicateds ... (II.18-20)

3 Thebook isalsodeeplygroundedin Tolkien'singuisticexpertise...I.49) .4 It'swiseto tread lightly in this sort of interpretation...(II.59-60)

b. Readthe first paragraph again and in pairs. actout the dialogue between SusanJeffreysandher colleague.

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- --~.1 a. Underlinethecorrectword in the sentences.Whatkindof 'escape'arethey relatedto?

going onafishingtrip onapicnic hiking to a museum/gal lery

to the cinema to a rockconcert on a cruise to a fitnesscentre

After I was assigned my own personal (instructor,advisor, tutor), he showed"me around the gym andexplainedhow the equipment worked.

2 Thefishing (tent, hostel, lodge)wasconvenientlylocatedwithin walkingdistanceof awell-stockedlake.

3 We enjoyed a lovely packed lunch in the refreshing(isolation, barrenness,solitude) of the fragrantwood.

4 The group opened their concert with a rousing(rendition, edit ion, translation) of the hit song thathadmade them famous.

5 The film was a real (cliff-hanger,blockbuster,boxoffice hit) - it had the audience gasping in suspense tillthe very end.

6 After his 1Q-mile (pilgrimage, trek, voyage) over roughterra in, John was glad to see the inn come into view.

7 The (dean, curator, prefect) showed the visitors the newexhibits that had been donated to the permanentcollection.

8 We stood on the (platform, deck, stage) of the liner as itpulled away from the pier.

b. How would you feel? Read the examples, thenuse the language box to discuss in pairs theactivi ties in Ex. 1a.

JExpressing Fee lingsPositive I'd bereallypleased/excited!

delighted. I'dbeoverthe moon!. I'dbeontop of theworld! I'dbeextremelyhril led!

Negative I'd be really frightenedlbored/

disappointed. I'd be scaredto death. I'd be bored stiff. I'd be absolutely terrified.

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A: How would you feel if your best friend said he had ticketsfor a sold-out rock concert?

B: Fantastic. I'd be really exci ted!A: Would you like to see a film that was said to be 'the

scariest film of all time?B: No way! I 'd be absolutely terri fied.

~ Weekend Pleasures2 a. Tick(I') the boxesto formphrases.Canyou thinkof one more phraseto go under eachheading?

time to relaxIt easyan on-lioe crossworda soothing bathtickets for a matchan extravagant dinnera party~ close friends overa table fortwoa weekend break

,-b. Discuss your weekend planswith your partner.A: What have you planned for the weekend?B: I 'm not sure,but on Friday night I thought Imight. ..

Pastimesa. Underline the word which best completes each

sentence. Towhat pastime iseach group ofwords related? Can you add one more word?After missingan easyshot, the playerthrewher~net/racket/court/umpire)ngrilyontheground.

2 Hespendshoursin his(ca01era/darkroom/lens/tripod)everyeveningdevelopingollsof film.3 Placeourfootinthe(saddle/stirrup/bit/bridle)ndswingyourotherlegoverthehorse'sback.

4 Becausef herfearof heightsandtheswingingmotionof theseats,Lindahasneverbeenpersuadedo getona(carousel/rollercoaster/bigwheel/waterslide).

5 My grandmother is a fanatic about her favourite(documentary/chatshow/soap opera/cartoon); shelaughsandcrieswith the actorsasthoughtheywererealpeople.

6 Besureyou drain the spinachin the (whisk/grater/saucepan/colander)before you spreadit over thesheetsof pastry.

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