1. Aporter is fetching them a screen. 2. The matron is giving her an injection. 3. A visitor is bringing her some flowers. 4. Anurse is passing him a thermometer. 5. A patient is lending her a pen. 6. A visitor is pouring her a glass of water. 7. A doctor is showing them an X-ray. Spotthe Difference .,...2 (pages 1 and 50) There is some orange juice. There isn’t any steak. There is a chocolate cake. There isn’t any apple pie. There are some sausage rolls. There aren't any chicken sandwiches. CATEGORIES J (page 3) Food rice, spinach, lamb, plums, mushrooms. Clothes scarf, suit, vest, coat, jacket. Parts of the body stomach, neck, feet, back, arm. Transport van, ship, scooter, coach, bicycle. Places forest, hill, valley, field, beach. Furniture settee, bed, desk, cupboard, wardrobe. JOBS QUIZ (pages 4 and S) 1. Carpenters make things from wood. 6. Achef. 2. Dockers load and unload ships. 3 Asoldier. 3. Tailors make clothes. 18. A miner. 4. Acar mechanic uses a spanner. 19. A policeman. 5. An electrician uses a screwdriver. 20. Asurgeon. 6. An accountant uses a calculator. 21. An air hostess. 7. Adressmaker uses a sewing machine. 22. 5. (a postman, 8. A gardener uses a spade. a bricklayer, 9. A decorator uses a brush. amilkman, 10. A chambermaid works in a hotel. a farmer, 11. A typist works in an office. a traffic warden). 12. A lecturer works in a university. 13. An actor works in a theatre. 14. Asales assistant works in a shop. 15. A machinist works in a factory. © Colin Granger and John Plumb. 59(pages 6 and 51) 1. four hundred and two 4. twelve, forty-five 7. half-pastten 2. seven 5. May the sixth 8. twenty-five pounds 3. the fifth floor 6. onehundredandten 9. seventeen Spotthe Difference 2 2.7 The telephone book should be behind the telephone. The mat should be in front of the door. The magazine should be under the table. The biscuits should be in the tin. The exercise book should be between the dictionaries. The cassette-player should be next to the record player. The alarm clock should be on the shelf. The saucepan should be on top of the cupboard. (page 8) al inazoo F) BM inabus (1 Pron a bus stop [Gj inor on a railway iy onataxi &l és ina park ¢) Fart station A ARIA platform G) Seer need | [ Jona door wl iv if escalator L (EET on a gate [A in atrain (B Ress 00 aplane K Trea ay: | STORY [RG Frank woke up. (c) He heard a noise. (i) He switched on the light. (a) He got out of bed. (o) He put on his dressing gown. (j) He opened the bedroom door. (h) He went downstairs. (m) He listened at the door. (n) He opened the door. (f) He saw a cat outside the window. (g) He went upstairs. (b) He took off his dressing gown. (e) He got into bed. (df He switched off the light. (k) He went to sleep. ty 60 © Colin Granger and John Plumb.bY whom? (page 10) 1. ‘Yesterday’ was sung by the Beatles. 2. The safety razor was invented by King Camp Gillette. 3. St. Paul’s Cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. 4. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming. 5. ‘A Farewell to Arms’ was written by Ernest Hemingway. 6. ‘Porgy and Bess’ was composed by George Gershwin. 7. ‘Psycho’ was made by Alfred Hitchcock. 4 i)! (page 11) 1. She’s going to play the piano. 5. She’s going to sew on a button. 2. She's going to switch onaradio. 6. She's going to pick up a coin. 3. She's going to open atin. 7. She's going to stick on a stamp. 4. She's going to dial a 8. She's going to do up a zip. telephone number. COMPARATIVE QUIZ (page 12) . City, town, village. A city is the biggest. A town is bigger than a village. cs Yard, foot, inch. A yard is the longest. A foot is longer than an inch. 3. Platinum, gold, silver. Platinum is the most precious. Gold is more precious than silver. 4. Motorway, road, lane. A motorway is the widest. A road is wider than a lane. 5. River, stream, puddle. A river is the deepest. A stream is deeper than a puddle. 6. Surgeon, matron, nurse. A surgeon is the most senior. A matron is more senior than a nurse. 7. Tree, bush, shrub. A tree is the tallest. A bush is taller than a shrub. 8. Baby, infant, teenager. A baby is the youngest. An infant is younger than a teenager. Spotthe Difference g 2... He has vacuumed the floor. He hasn't cleaned the stove yet. He has hung up his jacket. He hasn't emptied the rubbish bin yet. He has done the ironing. He hasn't swept the stair carpet yet. He has put away the dishes. (He hasn't swept the stairs yet.) He hasn‘t cleared the table yet. © Colin Granger and John Plumb. 611, TRUE 6. FALSE (Dover isa port on the 2. TRUE south coast of England) $3. TRUE 7. FALSE 4, FALSE 8. FALSE (youwill 5. FALSE (the language cross over the of Wales is Welsh) Irish Sea) CONNECTIONS 1 03-1 1. ‘I'm so lonely,’ she said sadly. 2. ‘Let me help you,’ she said kindly. 3. ‘I don’t mind waiting,’ she said patiently. 4. ‘If you're late again you'll lose your job,’ she said strictly. 5. ‘ladore you,’ she said passionately. 6. ‘I’ve passed my driving test,’ she said excitedly. 7. ‘lwon't come,’ she said stubbornly. 8. ‘Please, don’t look at me,’ she said shyly. D@SeRvation | © (page 16) She has been painting the fence. She has been watering the flowers. She has been cleaning the windows. She has been mending the gate. She has been burning rubbish. She has been cutting the grass. 1.YES 2.NO 3. YES 4. YES 5.NO 6.NO 7.YES 8.NO 9. YES (pages 17 and 52) 62 © Colin Granger and John Plumb.Spelling Quiz cases 1821) Endings excitable sensible courageous careful attractive comfortable horrible poisonous beautiful expensive agreeable terrible famous truthful possessive Plurals thieves, fish, children, potatoes, glasses, bushes, boxes, knives, babies, women, mice, feet, teeth, sheep, toys Differences 1. scent 2. poor 3. mail 4. cereal 5. miner 6. heel 7. peace 8. stationery 9. brake Double letters 1. He’s cutting the grass. 2. She's knitting a scarf. 3. He's digging the garden. 4. He’s travelling to London. 5. He's stopping the car. 6. She's beginning a letter. (page 20) A6, B1, C3, D5, E2, F8, G4, H7 AEE CONNECTIONS ee, D7, E8, Fé, G2, H3 . He was listening to the radio. She was reading a magazine. She was cutting her nails. He was sleeping. She was doing a crossword puzzle. . They were playing cards. . They were looking at photographs (holiday photos). (pages 22 and 53) NOTVEYNS 2 (page 23) 4 A7, B5, C3, D1, 6, F4, G2, H8 oS SPR © Colin Granger and John Plumb. 63OED ace 20 1. | never go to the library on Saturday. (On Saturday | never go to the library.) 2. How much money do you usually give them? 3. This is the most interesting book | have everread> 4. Does he always cook so well? 5. She often catches the eight o'clock bus to work. 6. Did you ever steal apples when you were a boy? (a child) (page 25) 1b, 2c, 3a, 4b, 5c, 6c, 7a, 8b Word Bluff CORHLTS 2 (page 26) 1. It could be a watch. 6. It could be a wine glass. 2. Itcould be alight bulb. 7. _ It could be a tap. 3. It could be a penknife. 8. It could be a telephone. 4. 9. 5, . It could be a coin. . It could be a radio. . It could be a biro. CA ECORIES 2 S (page 27) for two days, five months, ages, a century, a few minutes, 30 years, ever, a moment, a long time, six hours. since last night, lunch-time, yesterday, the second world war, 12.30, September 1st, | was 20, last spring, Saturday night, 1950. CASI (page 28) + People started watching tele- vision about 45 years ago. (The first public television broadcasting service started in London in 1936.) 2. People started travelling in cars about 95 years ago. (The first successful petrol-driven car was built by Karl Friedrich Benz in 1885.) 64 © Colin Granger and John Plumb. 3. People started reading printed books about 530 years ago. (Johann Gutenberg devel- oped his mechanical printing press in around 1450.) 4. People started making tele- phone calls about 115 years ago. (Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 6.)WhIsIe (pages 29 and 54) PONS . People 5. People started using atomic power about 30 years ago. (Electric power was first pro- duced on a commercial scale from atomic energy in the U.S.A. in 1951.) . People started going to the cinema about 85 years ago. (Auguste and Louis Lumiére demonstrated their inven- tion, the cinematograph, in Paris in 1895.) started flying in planes about 80 years ago. (Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight in a_ petrol-engined plane in 1903.) 8. People started taking photo- raphs about 180 years ago. ‘Thomas Wedgwood made the first photograph on glass in 1802.) 9. People started listening to records about 80 years ago. (The first magnetic recording of sound was made in 1899.) 10. People started fighting with uns about 730 years ago. The first guns are thought to have been made in North Africa in around 1250.) There used to be an infant school. There used to be a coffee bar. There used to be a cinema. There used to be a greengrocer’s. There didn’t use to be a car park. There didn’t use to be a bingo hall. There didn’t use to be a Chinese take-away. There didn’t use to be a post box. BPs ObLiks (OBL4 (page 30) . incorrect 5. inexpensive 9. insufficient . uncomfortable 6. unlucky 10. impossible . dishonest 7. impolite 11. unfair . inaccurate 8. dissatisfied 12. impatient © Colin Granger and John Plumb. 65(page 31) Someone was going to have a shave. . Someone was going to sew a button on his shirt. . Someone was going to have a meal. . Someone was going to write in the ship's log. . Someone was going to play chess. . Someone was going to mend his shoe. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. CATEGORIES 3 (page 32) 1. take off 5. runover 9. cutdown 2. lookafter 6. listen to 10. fillin 3. ringup 7. knock out 11. look for 4. take back 8. clear away 12. tryon . I'dwear the cardigan. 7. I'dspend the money. . I'd read the recipe book. 8. I'dride the scooter. . I'dcash the cheque. 9. I'd plantthe bulbs. . \'deatthe strawberries. 10. I'd hang up the poster. \'d cook with the herbs. 11. I'd put on the perfume. I'd sit on the cushion. 12. I'd play the drums. PaPwna (page 33) GETTING AROUND IN, BRITAIN QUIZ (page 34) 1. I'd telephone a plumber. 4. I'd go to a hardware store. 2. I'd open a current account. 5. I'd buy a cheap day return. 3. I'd send it in a registered letter. 6. I'd see a solicitor. 66 © Colin Granger and John Plumb.History Quiz (page 35) 1, The Wright Brothers had just made their first flight. (1903) 2. Julius Caesar had just been assassinated. (44 B.C.) The Greeks had just entered Troy. (Around 1200 B.C.) The S.S. Titanic had just hit an iceberg. (1912) Thomas Edison had just discovered the electric light bulb. (1880) Marco Polo had just returned from China. (1295) Christopher Columbus had just discovered the Americas. (1492) FCI case 6) . You won't pass the examination unless you work harder. . He lives in an ugly little house outside London. . Why do you always cut yourself while shaving? . Who speaks English the most fluently in your class? . I'm tired even though | slept well last night. . Do the English drink more tea than the French? (Do the French drink more tea than the English?) Spotthe Difference 4 .,...37 There are more mistakes (in the letter). There are more letters (in the in-tray). There is more tea (in the cup). There is more string (in the drawer). There aren‘t so many files (on the desk). There aren't so many pens (in the drawer). There isn’t so much glue (in the pot). There isn’t so much money (in the box). NO pw MUSwona True or (page 38) Ise Cis the true story. e © Colin Granger and John Plumb. 67@Senvarion 3 (page 39) He should have shaved. He should have polished his boots. He should have made his bed. He should have taken down the photographs. He should have emptied the ashtray. He should have hung up his clothes. He should have sewn on the button. He should have combed his hair. (pages 40, 41 and 55) .. The announcement said all passengers to Lagos should go immediately to Gate Five. The stewardess said they could wait by the check-in counter. The passenger said he came from Australia. The young man reminded her not to forget to write. The customs officer asked if he had anything to declare. The security officer told him to walk through the door. |. The wife said they ought to hurry. The girl explained that she had had an accident. The mother said the plane was going te land. The immigration official asked where he was staying in Britain. The young man said he had just arrived at the airport. The old man said he had been very afraid. . The husband said he would fetch atrolley.. SrRAe-TO™MoODW Pp (page 42) . He must have hidden in the cupboard or in the chest. . He must have used the candle or the lamp. . He must have stood on the desk or the stool. |. He must have used the sword or the dagger. . He must have got out of the window or the fanlight. 1 2. 3. 4. 5. 68 © Colin Granger and John Plumb.CATEGORIES S paces) Temperature Texture Shape Size Taste Colour freezing rough rectangular huge sour light cool smooth oval minute bitter bright boiling hard square tiny sweet pale icy soft circular enormous spicy dark WHO SAID WHAT? (page 44) Sir Winston Churchill [3] in a speech during the Second World War. Oscar Wilde[4] to an American customs officer. Bertrand Russell [8) Groucho Marx [6] in a telegram to a famous club that had just accepted him as a member. Queen Elizabeth | [5]. Richard Nixon [2]speaking of man’s first moon landing. Henry Ford [1] speaking to a customer who wanted to buy a car. Charlie Chaplin [7]. . You were just getting on the bus. . A car was just overtaking the bus. . A cyclist had just overtaken the bus. . An old lady was just crossing the road. A man had just parked his car. . Two children were just going to cross the road. . A woman was just going to get out of the car. . Avan was just turning left. DGSERVATION 4 6... The atomic bomb hadn't been invented yet. (1945) _ The Sound of Music hadn't been made yet. (1965) Penicillin hadn't been developed yet. (1940) Guernica hadn't been painted yet. (by Pablo Picasso 1937) Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) hadn’t been born yet. (1950) (pages 45 and 56) ONATEwWNa © Colin Granger and John Plumb. 69PRONUNC o (page 47) Storytelling The English writer, Lewis Carroll, loved making friends with children. He always tried to think of original and funny ways of beginning a conversation with any child he happened to meet. One day Carroll was writing a letter by the sea when alittle girl ran past him. The girl had been swimming in the sea and was completely wet from head to foot, dripping water everywhere she walked. Carroll saw the little girl, quietly picked up his sheet of blotting paper and tore off a very small corner. He then held the corner out to the little girl and asked her whether she would like to dry herself with it. Silent letters 1.queue 2.wrist 3.knitting 4. lightning 5.lamb 6. cupboard Rhyming twins white/night thought/caught penny/any rough/stuff sun/ton learn/turn raw/door eat/meet hour/flower so/sew own/alone wear/air cheap/sleep home/comb crowd/loud sail/tale new/view noise/boys half/laugh backs/tax aunt/plant seem/team Spot the Difference +] (page 48) The bathroom has been modernized. The fence has been repaired. Central heating has been put in. The grass has been cut. The front door has been painted. The roof has been retiled. 70 © Colin Granger and John Plumb.Vocabulary Quiz) |. Opposites smooth/rough dark/light ugly/beautiful tiny/huge Synonyms huge = enormous ring up = telephone icy = freezing pale = light Odd Word Out soft/hard sweet/sour take off/put on take down/hang up rude = impolite tiny = minute cheap round = circular Clothes —docker Food — se Furniture— boots Jobs — Maher PI,. on wt Verbs sign a cheque fill in a form splash water bounce a ball fold paper sew ona button polish shoes hang up a coat AMY. © Colin Granger and John Plumb. 71Index of Structures and Language Points Page adjectives excitable, expensive, etc. 18, 30,43 —comparative/ An oceanis the largest. superlative Aseais largerthana lake. 12 adverbs —of frequency Have you ever been to New York? 24 —of manner “Shut up,’ she said angrily. 15 any There aren't any chips. 2) anybody, anything anywhere Was there anybody choosing a book? 17/52 can (permission) The gamecanbeplayedbytwoorfourplayers. 23 conditional —first conditional /fyou hire a car in Great Britain you will have to drive on the left. 14 —secondconditional /‘dwearthe cardigan. 33,34 could be (possibility) It could be a watch. { 26 direct speech ‘Shut up,’ she said angrily. 15 echo questions Oh, does it? 21 future —going to future She’s going to play the piano. "1 for fortwo days 27 imperative Queuethis side. 8,20 may (permission) Each team may have upto eleven players... 23 more There are more envelopes. 37 must, mustn't The two contestants must bow toeach other... 23 must have done He must have hidden inthe cupboard... 42 numbers fourteen, forty-two, four hundred and two 6/51 passive —had been done Rock ‘n’ roll hadn’t been thought of yet. 46 —has been done The front door has been mended. 48 —was done ‘Yesterday’ was sung by the Beatles. 10 past —pastcontinuous —_ Was there anybody choosing a book? 17/52, 22/53 45/56 72 © Colin Granger and John Piumb.— past perfect —simple past —was going to phrasal verbs plural nouns present — present continuous —simple present present perfect — present perfect continuous — sinple present perfect prepositions of place pronouns — object pronouns — relative pronouns pronunciation question words reported speech short answers should (obligation) should be should have done since some thereis, there are used to vocabulary wordorder The Wright brothers had just made their first flight. Frank woke up. Someone was going to shave. take off, look after thief — thieves, child— children Aporter /s fetching them a screen. Carpenters make things from wood. She has been pruning the tree. He has done the ironing. The towel should be behind the door. Aporteris fetching themascreen. Ateetotaller is someone who never drinks alcohol. What do these people do? The announcementsaid all passengersto Lagos should go immediately to Gate Five. So dol/Norhavel One team should wear blue caps. The towel shou/d be behind the door. He should have cleaned his rifle. Since last night There is some fruit salad. There is some fruit salad. There aren’tany chips. There used to bea post office. 35,45/56 1/50 25 47 45,34 40-41/55 21 23 7 39 27 2 2,37 29/54 3, 18-19, 30, 32, 43, 49 24,36 © Colin Granger and John Plumb, 73ass, = ANN Cn Nd Race se olen nS ee 1 ae asic esate Ee \ This book conta ee v2 lots | language VR ame a0 aegaee ri (eo fo) ae Kents aA - femses, questions, -_ Py ToS CRAM AA aS Ca : ey Rl Ah 2s A STS Lamouage .