Advanced 04 - Unit 7
Advanced 04 - Unit 7
1 You are going to read an article about young people who live with their
parents. Read the title and discuss the questions.
1 What do you think ‘fly the nest’ means?
2 When do young people in your country typically leave home?
5 Work in pairs and discuss why you chose the answers you did.
8 Listen again and check your answers to Topic Posts Latest Post
question 1 in Activity 6. The audio script on Family Trip 1 04 September
page 213 will help you.
Last year we decided to (1) get away without the
1 Which words from options A, B and C are mentioned in
rest of the family as a birthday treat. My sister, who
the recording?
lives near the airport, offered to (2) put us up for the
2 Which words are a paraphrase of the correct answer? night and the next morning we (3) set off in plenty of
3 Which words show why the wrong options are wrong? time to drive to the airport. Even though the snow
(4) held us up for a little while, the trip was fine and
9 What places in your country or elsewhere in we got there in plenty of time.
the world
My husband (5) dropped me off in front of the
1 have a relaxed pace of life? departures gate and he went to park the car while I
2 have/haven’t lived up to your expectations? joined a queue to (6) check in our bags for the flight.
3 are cut off from the outside world? However, ninety minutes later, the final call for our flight
was being announced and my husband still wasn’t back.
Relative clauses
GRAMMAR REFERENCE p.154 LAND OF
THE
1 Read the text and guess which
place is being described. ICE AND FIRE
2 Decide which lines contain
A a defining relative clause (provides
essential information).
B a non-defining relative clause (adds
extra information).
T
In which line(s) could the
relative pronoun (and he island, which is bigger than Ireland, has a population
preposition, if there is one) of only 370,000. Around two thirds of people live in the
southwest of the country, where the capital Reykjavík is
A be replaced by that? situated. In recent years the island, whose main attraction is its
B be left out? abundance of volcanoes and geysers, has become increasingly 5
C be replaced by where? dependent on tourism. It’s easy to understand why most
tourists who come to the island choose to come in summer,
4 Join these pairs of sentences when there are over twenty hours of daylight. But although it’s
using relative clauses. Add known as ‘the land of ice and fire’, winter temperatures, which
commas where necessary. average about –1° C, are not as cold as you might expect. One 10
There may be more than of the places which tourists most want to go to is the Blue
one possibility. Lagoon, a naturally heated pool of seawater in the middle of a
1 The nearest town is 5km from here. lava field, in which you can bathe all year round.
It doesn’t have a train station.
2 Many local people now work in
tourism. They used to work in the
fishing industry. so, such, too, enough, very
3 Where’s the bus? It goes to GRAMMAR REFERENCE p.155
the beach.
6 Look at the underlined examples with so/such/enough and
4 This hotel belongs to a woman.
very and match 1–5 to A–C to make rules about how they are
She’s not here at the moment.
used in a sentence. Some letters are used more than once.
5 In summer the water is always warm.
You can go swimming. It rained so heavily and the roads were so dangerous that I decided
not to go.
6 That man is a tour guide. I met
him yesterday. It takes too long to walk there and a taxi will cost too much.
7 The road takes you to the top of the He was in such a temper that we couldn’t argue with him.
mountain. It’s very steep. She didn’t have enough money to buy the coat she wanted.
8 The place is very beautiful. We stayed He’s clever enough to find the solution if he concentrates.
there last summer. Very few people have been there and yet there are so many wonderful
places to visit.
5 Describe one of the most
popular places in your country 1 so is used
and why people go there. Use 2 enough is used
the phrases below. 3 such is used
It’s a place which … 4 too is used
5 very is used
So/such are often followed by that. 2 .............. common for men to greet each other with a
kiss on the cheek.
I was so tired that I fell asleep on the bus./I had such a
good time that I went there again. 3 .............. might sometimes be applause when a
guest arrives.
4 .............. no need to tip waiters in restaurants.
1 Complete the sentences with enough, so, such,
too or very. 5 Make sentences with it and there to describe
1 He was .............. surprised that he went to check. customs in your own country.
2 My brother isn’t practical .............. to put up a shelf.
3 Isn’t your car .............. old to drive all that way? Key word transformation
4 There aren’t .............. many people who could do that. (Part 4)
5 We had .............. a good time that we decided to stay
for longer.
EXAM FOCUS p.187
6 Is that fruit ripe .............. to eat yet? 6 Complete the second sentence so that it has a
7 He did .............. well in his exams that nobody similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
believed him at first. word given. Do not change the word given.
8 It’s a .............. interesting book. You must use between two and five words,
including the word given.
2 Complete the sentences so they are true about
you. Then work in pairs and compare. EXAM TIP
1 I haven’t got enough time … Remember contractions, e.g. isn’t, count as two words.
2 It’s such a wonderful opportunity …
3 It’s so exciting … 1 It was too foggy for us to ski.
SO
4 I don’t think I’m old enough …
It was .................................................... not ski.
5 I have very few …
2 He couldn’t afford a taxi, so he went by bus.
6 It’s too expensive … ENOUGH
He .................................................... for a taxi, so he went
it is, there is by bus.
3 There was so much traffic that we missed the show.
GRAMMAR REFERENCE p.155
SUCH
3 Choose the correct pronoun in italics. There was .................................................... that we
missed the show.
(1) It/There is very expensive to take a taxi in some
countries and (2) it/there is always the problem of 4 I had a wonderful time and I really enjoyed seeing
whether and how much to tip the driver. In some everyone again.
countries (3) it/there is not customary to tip them at GREAT
all so (4) it/there doesn’t seem to be a general rule. I had a wonderful time and .................................................
For that reason (5) it/there is a good idea to find everyone again.
out what the customs are before visiting a country 5 He said I didn’t need to make an appointment.
otherwise (6) it/there might be misunderstandings. NEED
And (7) it/there is no point offending people He said .................................................... for me to make
unnecessarily these days when it is so easy to find out an appointment.
if (8) it/there is a difference in social customs. 6 I think that taking your coat is unnecessary.
POINT
Essay (Part 1)
including a range of structures Some people argue that travelling abroad is a valuable
WRITING REFERENCE pp.166 and 167 part of every young person’s education.
To what extent would you agree with this opinion?
1 Discuss whether you agree or disagree with
In som� parts of th� world, travelling abroad befor�
the statements about travel and say why.
starting university or finding a job is seen as a very useful
1 It broadens the mind. experienc� to have.
2 It is better to spend money on possessions. However, obviously not everyon� can afford it. Even if you
3 You don’t need to travel because you can experience apply for a volunteer programm� which provides food and
what countries are like online. accommodation, you still hav� to find th� money to travel
4 Travel develops skills such as self-reliance. there. Many young peopl� work in a shop or restaurant so
5 Travel is good for your CV. that they can sav� up enough for th� air fare.
In addition, it could b� argued that you don’t necessarily
2 Look at the essay title and think of points for gain independenc� from going abroad unless you learn
and against. How would you organise the essay? th� language. This allows you to mix with th� peopl�
living there. If you spend most of your tim� with peopl�
of your own nationality, it can turn out to b� just lik� an
extende� holiday. You may not learn a lot from it.
On th� positiv� side, having lived in another country is
Some people argue that travelling abroad
often an advantag� when applying for jobs becaus� it
is a valuable part of every young person’s
shows you hav� experienced other cultures and developed
education. To what extent would you
som� lif� skills.
agree with this opinion?
Personally, I think th� ideal tim� to travel is when you ar�
Notes young and hav� no commitments. Having said that, it is
Write about: not practical for everyone.
1 the cost
2 being independent
3 job advantages (your own idea) 5 Work in pairs. Turn to page 139 and follow
the instructions.
EXAM TIP
3 Read the model essay opposite. What are the Include a range of simple and complex sentences to
main points and the supporting information in make your essay more effective.
each paragraph?
1 .............. you apply for a programme .............. provides 6 Exchange essays with another student and
accommodation, you still have to pay for the flight. think about the questions.
2 Many young people work in a restaurant .............. they 1 Have you included all the information required?
can save enough for the air fare.
2 Have you organised the essay into paragraphs?
3 You don’t gain independence from going abroad
3 Have you included linking words?
.............. you learn the language. .............. allows you to
mix with the people. 4 Are your main points backed up with supporting