3 SPEAKOUT EXTRA Advanced

GRAMMAR PRACTICE 3.2 relative clauses

3.1 noun phrases

1 Match the sentences 1–2 with the correct
explanation, a) or b).
1 Correct the word order in six of the sentences. 1 1 The people, whose work was finished, le early.
2 The people whose work was finished le early.
1 We stayed in a new lovely guesthouse in the town
a) Some people le early.
centre.
b) Everyone le early.
2 We always looked forward to returning to our old
2 1 The open plan offices which had good natural
little delightful hotel room.
light were pleasant to work in.
3 The food was served on dreadful old blue and 2 The open plan offices, which had good natural
white china. light, were pleasant to work in.
4 The shops were filled with bright orange horrible a) Some offices had good natural light and were
leather bags. pleasant to work in.
5 There were two friendly little cafés near to our b) All the offices had good natural light and were
hotel. pleasant to work in.
6 The entrance to the gallery was dominated by 3 1 My colleagues whom I like I see outside work.
rectangular stone large three sculptures. 2 My colleagues, whom I like, I see outside work.
7 My leather new expensive walking shoes were very a) I like some of my colleagues and I see them
uncomfortable. outside work.
8 The local market sold lots of local delicious fresh b) I like all of my colleagues and I see them
produce. outside work.
4 1 The desk that has been in the office for a
hundred years is an antique.
2 The desk, that has been in the office for a
hundred years, is an antique.
a) There is one desk and it’s a hundred years old.
b) There are several desks but only one of them
has been there for a hundred years.

2 Use the words and phrases in the box to combine

the pairs of sentences.

all of which at which point in which case

2 Complete the second sentence so it has the same none of whom on which that where whose
meaning as the first.
1 This is the main conference room. I presented the
1 I took my cousin who is ten on a walk for five miles. proposal here.
I took my cousin on a                                                                                           
walk.
2 They submitted the report. They had worked on it
2 We ordered the set menu with five courses. for six months.
We ordered the set menu.                                                                                           
3 I was surprised how interesting the museum was. 3 There is a car park under our building. I park there
It was a museum. every day.
4 The beds were in houses in the trees.                                                                                           
The beds were in . 4 There are ten people in my department. I don’t
5 My grandmother travels in a chair with wheels. trust any of them.
My grandmother travels in a .                                                                                           
6 He enjoyed the orange juice that was delicious 5 She is the departmental manager. I used her
and refreshing. parking space on my first day here.
He enjoyed the orange juice.                                                                                           
7 We couldn’t sleep because cars raced under our 6 She may leave her job. I’ll get promotion.
window all night.                                                                                           
We were kept awake by cars all night. 7 My boss shouted at me. I le my job.
8 The receptionist recommended a local taxi company.                                                                                           
The receptionist gave us a recommendation 8 I have three laptops. They are all slow.
.                                                                                           

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3.3 making a proposal Consolidation

1 Complete the expressions used to structure 1 Complete the proposal with the best option, a), b)
proposals. or c).
1 In the f _ _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , this would mean … 1
, I’m going to explain the background to our
2 Is there anything that needs proposal for a concierge – or personal assistant –
c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ? service. 2 our business is to provide a tailor-
3 J _ _ _ _ to g _ _ _ a bit of b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ made, personal assistance service for international
information … business travellers. What we plan to do is to have
4 T _ start w _ _ _ , we’re going to talk briefly an international network of concierges 3 will
about … supply a service 4 meets all the local needs
5 The l _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ include … of business visitors. So, for example, there is a
6 The m _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of our proposal business traveller in New York who wants tickets
is to … to the Metropolitan Opera, to buy 5 and to
retrieve their suitcase that was lost in transit. Our
7 This i _ _ _ is f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because … 6
a day service will take care of all these things.
8 This s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ will help because … 7
build a network of hand-picked, independent
9 To s _ _ up, we are proposing … concierges so we can guarantee a first-class level of
10 We’re going to c _ _ _ u _ with … service in all the major cities of the world. Payment
8
allows the client an unlimited global service.
2 Match functions a)–g) with phrases 1–10 in The main benefit to our clients is that our service
Exercise 1. You will need to use some of the will provide a 9 inexpensive solution to the
functions twice. many problems international business travellers
a) introducing a proposal can encounter. All the hassle will be taken out of
b) stating the purpose international business travel – allowing the business
c) describing the idea person to focus on their work. 10 , we are
d) justifying the idea proposing that for one annual fee you will have a
e) listing the benefits personal assistant in all the world’s major business
centres. Thank you for your attention. Does anyone
f) summarising the proposal
have any questions?
g) soliciting questions
1 a) To justify the idea
3 Complete the second sentence so it has a similar b) To sum up
meaning to the first. Use the words in brackets. c) To start with
1 I think we should think about the situation 2 a) The aim of
differently. (look at) b) The aim to
Let’s way. c) The objective
2 I think we should combine the two ideas. 3 a) whose b) what c) who
(propose) 4 a) that b) who c) whose
I’d that we combine the two 5 a) a silver ring antique
ideas. b) a ring antique silver
3 Can we spend more than the budget? (leeway) c) an antique silver ring
Is regarding the budget? 6 a) twenty-four-hours
4 I think we need to find a solution. (come) b) twenty four hour
Let’s try to a solution. c) twenty-four-hour
5 Can this be done more quickly? (way) 7 a) This is feasible to
Is this can be done more b) In the first instance,
quickly? c) What we plan to do is
8 a) , which would be annual,
b) which would be annual
c) , whose would be annual,
9 a) remarkable
b) remarked
c) remarkably
10 a) Sum up
b) To summing up
c) To sum up

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