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Opening conversations a a a rie aan © Word building, Collocations with teste Agreing and dimagreving @ Hedging Invesionaternagaivesnd — @ The Changing Fac of ‘imiting adverbs Ine Olympic Games © Desrining cities Collocations Adding emphasis © Wriena a self help up aheot Referencing Sisle © Intonation n question gs 1 viiting eter of complaint Pinagriphorpantation @ Weoudstens © viiing a srt ite Linker Tex rgatietion, © Thesand a Aston) © the futueeas son fom lhe po Shor sony: the © Wotinga view tage 22 Discourse markers in wring, Cintinis Proms Soruaes sess © Typesofstony Expresons ith sty and ‘ie Deception aa bei Respoading 3 Sagan @ Relive davsen Detning te lawes @ Maa twans prperclip © Wainganens sory pee 28 wsithprepontions Noredefinny tlotve ints house Testues cianews story Sauses wth of Amie: Paragraph organisation © Sper, saving an economiing @ Pronaneaton oF he Discussing cons Negobating a pice Ging @ Verbs ol thesenees Poricipl causes) Talking about sues @ Weng an inermal ema oiering fase @ Verbs of wring Collocation ith ne advice Making appropiate requests Paragraph organisation @ Sices changes in woes TDigtal © Complersenienes Uaingavlaleg | @ Promlaygibeinsibie © Wiking a lcurivecnay pase speculate about the (ture oa ‘ting an notion © Compourat nears Colagull expressions Using disourse markers Discussing implications © Sire in compound nouns st © Paraphrasing, Using mols to wikadout PT prdlencofjury @ Wiitingashortroport pege 46 thepast Inversion ater neers service Reporting sesees © Vocabulary of the costo Collocation © Expresing surprise ‘wihdne Horna vocabulary. expressing Sorpnve oe dshclet GWight © Concesivectousesand adverbs @ Whydoweskep? @ Wailing an coe ages? egrets an pastconsstonals ‘Using conceive discourse markers © Ties of day a night Expressions ein © Contactors sighs Making ond sesponcing to salatis AD Footprints @ Passive sinctores Comperativestracrares @) Backpacking in 1 Recommending places to vit Peges8 © Eealogical espresons Expressions with Phones for mating commendations folec, Shoes, Persiasion and tesponding © Sires in comparative structures ‘orpersiason LlWiords © Avoiding wpetiion- substitution and @ A cour eter © ing» coverietee page 68 alors Gover ltter conventions {© Nei words Geaing your point acess Spating © Unspoken words 12 Conselence © Spaciol uses ofthe paseaimjle Comic RSet © Waving a pramoiiona Ayer fagece | © Collcaione. Bestia! food. Houses “Text organisation Stor: The Tevorof Blue John Gap oaae 72 sn furnistangs, Sige and register (© Sues in contradictions Answer key, page 6Grammar 1 Add the adverbials in brackets to the sentences below. Sometimes more than one position is possible. a) Eavesdropping can get you into big trouble! (at work) Eavesdropping at work ean get you inio big Aeablete SEED a b)_ Thad a really interesting conversation with a complete stranger. (recently) ©) hate people who talk on about themselves all the time. (endlessly) 4) Toverheard the most incredible conversation the other cay! (on the bus) ©) Ispeak fo my grandmother on the phone. {at least once a month) 4) Titied to phone my boyfriend, but he wasn’t answering the phone. (last night) Add adverbials to the following sentences so that they are true for you. a) Tlove people who speak to me. (add an adverbial saying how) b) Tmeet up with my friends to relax and have a chat. (add adverbials saying how often and where) ©) Thad a really long chat with my bestfriend (edd an adverbial saying when) © EER) conversation Conversation Rewrite the sentences below, changing the position of the adverbial in bold so that the meaning of the sentence changes. 1a). Thad really wanted my pazents to meet my boyfriend earlier on in the day. b) Earlier on in the day, I had really wanied my parents to meet my boyfriend. 2 a}. Frankly, she just didn’t answer the question, b) 3. a) Ireally regretted having asked Jane to come to the party later. b) 4) T'djust talk to him about it normally. >) 5 a) Only Jack knew how to read Arabic, by) 6 a) I think she sometimes finds my obsession with tidiness annoying. *) Match the sentences below tothe correct sentence, 41 orb, in each pair in Exercise 3. 1 But by the end of the aftemoon, I had changed ay mind. [knew it would be a huge mistake! i the wut. 3. But by then it was too late, The invitations had been sent and there was nothing Leould do aboutit. ["] There's no need to get angry. [| 5. Unfortunately hed’ know how to speak it 6 Only sometimes? I think it annoys her pretty much all the time! [|5 Underline the correct form of the verb.” / Well, 1(1) was standing / had stood ina queue at) the checkout in the supermarket the other day when | overheard a really interesting conversation, One woman (2) was telling / had told another about her boyfiiend. She (3) was going / had gone on and on about how wonderful he was. How he (4) was always looking / had always looked after her, cooking and cleaning and buying romantic | presents. I(5) was beginning / have been beginning to fel quite jealous, when suddenly the woman's phone rang. ‘Yes darling’ she answered. | 'No darling, of course, darling, straight away. Yes,1 | (6 ‘ve bought / ‘d been buying some beer... yes,1._| (7)'ve remembered / ‘m remembering your sports| no, of course I don’t mind if Ben and Yes, yes, 1(G)/Il be getting / ‘I Ihave got the food ready while you (9) ‘re watching, / ‘ve watched the football... No,no, don’t worry, | you take it easy’ As always/ she added under her | breath as she rang off. Of course, everyone else | (10) had been listening / had listened too, and at | that point we all looked away, trying desperately to | | | | magazine Dan come over look like we (11) hadn't heard / weren't hearing a ‘word and (12) were just getting / had just got on with our shopping. spices | 6 There are mistakes in five of the sentences below. Find them and correct them. Tick the correct sentences. a) ») ¢ ay ° hy) Who would have thought he could do such a thing? He's always been being such a quiet person. bedisrst sierotics sented ltebent ‘This time next week Ill have laid on a golden beach, far away from everything. By the time I'm 50,1'l have done every thing I ‘want to do and I'l be ready to retire IfLhad been born in a different country, might be having a completely different childhood. Thad been standing at the bus stop waiting fora bus, when the strangest thing happened T'venever really been understanding why some people don’t enjoy travelling abroad. He's been working on this project for such along time, I'm glad he finally gets some recognition for it. ‘The neighbours must have been having, a party lastnight. The noice from their flat was deafening! 7 Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. Use perfect, continous or perfect continuous verbs where possible. a) ‘This time next week, 1 (01 Listen and check. » a a °) By the time I'm 50, | Vd been standing when I've always wanted to know why, My life might have been very different if ve spent a long time trying to butVocabulary 1 Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the box. animated bizame frustrating hilarious in-depth intense intimate _ lengthy one-sided pointless a) The discussion was really _animaled _, with voices raised and people shouting, but in excitement, not in anger 1b) His opening speech was We haven't laughed so much for along time 9) Twas so trying to explain the problem to him. [didn’t know what else to say to make him understand, d) The discussion we had on the future of the company was and well researched and we felt that we'd made some progress e) [thought the meeting was The management team clearly had no intention of listening to our arguments. A) Iwasa conversation but in the end we did manage to come to an agreement. 2). [gotcaught up in this totally fe conversation with a complete stranger [swear Thave no idea what she was talking about! hy Conversations with Elizabeth are always so She never lets anyone else get a word in edgeways! i) They were sat at a table for two, obli ‘of al axouna them and engagel in an and conversation. HEE se Replace the words in bold with a verb or ‘expression from the box in the correct form. always have something to say butt in be on the same wavelength drone on and on flow hog huntaround for putacross a) twas really difficult to convey the underlying concept, aut across b)_ We get on zeally well together. We seem to share similar views and values. ©). The conversation was really easy and comfortable and the time flew. a) Excuse me, [hope you don't mind me interrupting like this, ©) His lectures axe so boring, he just talks and talks in a monotone voice. 1) Idon’tenjoy talking to Rod, He always dominates the conversation and never listens to ‘what other people have to say. 8) There was a long, embarrassing silence and I ‘was forced to think of a new topic to bring the conversation back to life! hh). Jude is seally interesting, He is never at a loss for words, no matter who he’s talking to, Complete the sentences with words and expressions from Exercise 2 a) Kris is sorude. He's forever __busting in to other people's conversations. b) Sorry!Havebeen the conversation? I better shut up and let someone else have a turn! 9) Hove talking to Brett, He's so funny, and the conversation really You never have to things tosay. d) She's really gota way with words, She always knows how to. her point and how to bring people zound to her point of view. fe) [wish Kath would shut up sometimes. She just ieee about the same things all the time. 8) They're very much in love! They clicked from the first meeting and are obviously. Do you know anyone like the people described above? If so, write a sentence about them.4. Underline the correct word, 3) The ability tobe tactful isa great skill / skilled / skilfulness. b) She works s0 efficient efficiency efficiently with her new computer that she gets the job one in half the time. ©) He's completely lacking in competence / competent / competently and can’t do the job properly )_ I'm loaking for a job where Ian fulfilment / fulfil / fulfilling my ambition to write ©). It’s very satisfaction / satisfying / satisfied ‘when people congratulate you on making. a ood presentation, 9) He's got no consideration /consider/ considerate for anyone, he just does what he ‘wants and expects everyone to fitin with him, 8) Do you think getting that report finished by five o'clock is really achievement / achievable unachievable? 5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. a) She'sa very __considevate person and always thinks about the needs of the people around her. consider) ')_ Treally don’t think your work is You'te going tohave to make much more effort if you hope to pass the exam. (satisfy) ©) Itreally is one of the most jobs ve done, It's great to see the students making so much progress, (fulfil) 4) Your son’s worked hard this term and should. feel very proud of his (achieve) ©). The shortage of workers is a big problem at the moment. (Skill) 4) That'snota very way of ‘working, I'm suire you could do the job much, faster (efficiency) 2) He'savery driver. He'll have no problem passing his test (competence) 6 Complete the conversation openers. The first letter of each missing word is given for you. 2) Fancy meeting you here! Are you at the conference? >) Whatas Uwasn'te, 0 see you herel © Hi, youm__be Rhona I've h alot about you. ) Excuse me, have you g. apen Icould borrow? ¢) Hil How aret 8 Wow! Thisisa g place! with you? 7 Write the words in the correct order. Add commas where necessary, 1 hope good All I ! All good F hoped 2 sec. a Just Here Yes have. are 1 you 3. all, bad Not at you about what And ? 4 first Yes days. am I for the two you And ? 5 Likewise! Lottie knew you had I idea no 6 know it’s I amazing totally ! 8 @02 Match the openers in Exercise 6 with the replies above. Then listen and check. T elf i Pronunciation 1 Add question tags to the sentences. a) You'll be there, won't gou ? b) He's done this before, 2 ©) We might be going again next week, €) You've forgotten to switeh the gas off, rs €) couldn't allow her to pay for herself, 6) He won't let it happen age 2 @03 Listen tothe frst sentence being said twice and answer the questions. 1. Inwhich sentence, 1 oF 2, does the speaker's and in which does it all? 2 Inwhich sentence, 1 or 2, isthe speaker a) confirming something they already know? (" 'b) asking for confi mation from someone? [~ 3 @06 Listento the sentences from Exercise 1 again, with their tags. Decide Ifthe intonation on each tag question rises) or falls (3). Listen again and repeat i [easpee [oar] ee kat | | + | y ConversationReading All Ears by Michoel Holden 1s the author of A Ears il edly aa theres nothing aged about Fstening to | otter people's conversations, espedaly these are thst upon us a5 We stand on | crowded London bus, packed sardine-style. vith complete stongers shouting into ther mobile phones. No-one, heuer, has ever aieoped to ase eavesdropping fo an at former eagise what verbal gems ae beng thrown around us every minute a our waking ban existence. Gathered for he frst ime in a volume, and accompanied by Andy Watts icone usratons, are Michael Hldens Fit “stolen dialogues. The fcations vary ~ ranging tom Scotland tothe South Coast — bute focusis onthe teeing ciy of London, vith ts noisy and. mutifarious inhabitan, diredly presented herein all ts quires, showing how unusual and unscriptable everday conversation can at tes be. The book includes fen colour iustrations by ‘Andy Watt and scene-sting descriptions for each dialogue (EQ, long fiom 9 0 5 ) by Deborah Toone In her exieordinary intermational bessallr, You Just Don't Understand, Deborah Tannen transformed forever the way we look at inmate relationships between women and ‘men. flow she tumsher keen ear and observant eye toward the workplace ~ where the ways in which men and women communicate can letermine who gets heard, who gets ahead, and wihat gets done. ‘An inslant classic, Talking From 9 fo 5 biiliantiy explains women’s and men’s Conversational rituals ~ and the language batres we unintentional erect in the business wore It fsa unique and invaluable guide 0 recognising the verbal power games and miscommunication that cause good work to be undereporedated or go unnoticed — an ‘essential tool for promoting more postive and productive professional relationships. among ‘men and women, ™ The Female Brain by louann Brizendine Vile conicing research a6 3m Sue ert oi tens ren | facly member Hana, ovem renin icoered thal almost al ofthe dnl data in oxsence on newology and pscholcy | focused exclusively on mates. In response to | ‘this, Brizendine established the first clinic in | the US to study and tea women’ bans. A | the same time, Amesals Nain Insite ‘of Health began to regularly indude female | Shes a tes for Be fst Bie Te | conbined rut has ben anexlson fn | data on the female ban | Exploring many ofthe question lating | to the diferences between the ay men and | Women think and behave ~ questions whlch | have stumped the scientists throughout the | ages — tis revdluionay took combines | two decades of Bzerdne's our wor, real He sve from er cial predic, anda | af the lates nermation from the Scent | communiy at lage to provide a ty | comprehensive okt te way wore’ | work Fun acess and often supe, is | isa unige‘ouners mania forwomen! | 1 @05 Read the book reviews and match each book to one of the brief descriptions below. a) a book about how women’s minds work 3° Do you think the reviews have been written by a) professional book critics? b) the publishers? b)@ humorous book about overheard conversations 4 Look at the reviews again and find words that 0) a book about the differences between men and mean: women at work a) very tightly, without being able to move (review A) 2 Read the reviews again. Which book ... b)_ very busy and full of people (review A) a) was written by a trained doctor? Bett srenamn 'b)_ was first published as a series of articles? ©) varied Geview A) ©). is based on years of clinical research? 4} succeeds (review BY 4) Is not the first book the author has written ona ©) put up (review B) similar topic? 1) puzzled (review C) ©) reports day-to-day conversations? 8). easy to understand and enjoy (review C) concentrates on communication problems? fg). claims to be exploring a new area of research? 1) has pictures int?Writing Writing a self-help tip sheet. Referencing style 1 Read the article and decide if these statements are true (1D) or false (P. The writer a) is giving advice about how to win an argument. b)_is giving advice about how to avoid an argument. ) ig trying to amuse the readers ) has a serious message to put across. sure steps to winning | argument > ‘The next time you have an argument with a loved | one, use these five simple steps, and you're sure to | come out on top. @ scream, shout, sob loudly, or go deadly silent. | | Whatever way you show anger, just he sure to-do it | thoroughly an wth great drama."The more bistrionics | | the bette Use the words aluays and neuer. You're ahuays starting argutnents. You nsverhelp with the housework, | This etretogy’s a good one beonuse your apponent wil | pe ders es hey try ba dcnd Chrecivonagiiat | ®) Blane the other person for the argument, They started efter all by doing X,Y or2, Orby being bor. | "Things ie his are ever your fault You are simply a | |innooent sietim oftheir problem and ie portant that | they now that gin, | | @ Remind them you're right, they're wrong. And not | jist 0% ofthe ine, bu the whole 100% You, oF eurs, | | re always right partclorly when youreangey | © betwoen engi Hap Sat"ay’ onthe | | aes Dour wane sine inthe inl ef eonverean | tha lp he the daniage 0 your enon | Dont ally ath things oo get othe rt othe | oats | Follow these five easy steps and you're sure to have a | fe Full of long, hard arguments, Howeves, if you're | looking for a bit of peace and quiet, try doing the | opposite, and, who knows, you might find yourself in | | a harmonious, loving relationship. ni wl Look at the extracts from the article. What do the ‘words in bold refer to? a) Whatever way you show anger, just be sure to do it thoroughly and with great drama. b). This strategy’s a good one because your ‘opponent will got sidetracked They started it, after all, by doing X, Y or Z. 4) You are simply an innocent victim of their problem. ©) Don't really talk things out and get to the heart of the matter. 1) you're looking for a bit of peace and quiet, try doing the opposite. ‘Complete this tip with one word in each gap. Refuse to apologise. | ‘Tell yourself, (1)_were awful too, so they | should have to reach but to you first. Tell yourself | @)___again. The more you tell yourself | (9) ___ story, the moze justified you will feel | in refusing to admit you contributed to (@) | mess, | Look at the article again. Find a). three affirmative imperative forms 1b) two negative imperative forms ©) arhetorical question 4) aconditional sentence Does the article... 4) talk directly to the reader? b) talk about the problem in an abstract way? Write a tip sheet with the title “5 sure steps to avoiding an argument’. Look at the tips below. Which would you like to include? Can you think, of any others? When you've chosen your five tips, ‘write short notes on each one. + Always take the blame + Beready to say you're sorry + Don'traise your voice + Listen to what they have to say + Stay calm + Never accuse person of being wrong + Explain your side of the story in detail + Besympathetic + Try tomake ajoke Now write your tip sheet. Use about 250 words. Use a simple, straightforward style.10 Grammar 1 Underline all the noun phrases in this text which have three words or more. We had a great dinner: Lucy cooked for us, she's a Fantastic cook. We started with these gorgeous litle smoked salmon pancakes. They were absolutely delicious! Then we had some cold cucumber soup and tiny itle fingers of erisp toast. The main course was incredible, you really should have seen it. She brought out a tay of fresh lobsters and served them up with a very simple green salad. I thought Teouldn’t possibly eat any more, but when she brought out the dessert, a home-made chocolate _mousse, it was just too good to resist! 2. Reorder these words and phrases to form complex noun phrases that describe different types of drink. a) wine / with justa hint of vanilla / delicate / white / sweet /a a delicate sweet white wine with just q hint of vanilla 1) piping hot / straight from the pot / tea / a cup of / lovely ©) citrus / a mixture of / with justa touch of champagne / juices / tangy 4) and astice of lemon / water / with a couple of fresh mint leaves / ice cold / a glass of ) full-fat straight from the fridge / a glass of / ilk /fresh ) hot / on top / a steaming cup of / with a dollop of cream / chocolate Write the words in italics in the correct order. a) a tub of vanilla ice cream with chocolate dark delicious flakes. delicious dark chocolate b)_ a bowl of beam Mexiewr spicy soup ©) the smell of black ftstian strong coffee )_ her ceramic exquisite hand-painted bowl ©) allarge red shiny apple f)halfa dozen blue specied tiny quail’s eggs 8) a china new bentifltea set hh) a glass of the French ice-cold best champagne ‘Write detailed descriptions of the following things. Use at least three adjectives each time. 2) something you ate for breakfast today b) atypical regional dish from your town’ ©) the last thing you had to drink. ) your favourite comfort food. ©) kind offood you realy don'tenjoy 1) the dish you most enjoy cooking, @) something your mother cooks SEI} T25805 Find two examples of fronting in each of the three texts belove. Then rewrite them in a more informal style. ED errs arve, sane tet it os still 0-0 and everything play for. One ofthe Liverpool players ‘went in with a hard tackle and down went Chelsea's, star payer, Luca Romano, but nat for eng. Jumping to his fet, Luca got the bal, slipped past the last defender and kicked the ball as hard as he could. In ‘went the ball and th crowd went mad. Chelees 1 — Liverpool 0 1 Chelsea's star player Luea Romano wen! down 6 Rewrite the sentences fronting the words in bold. a) The rain came down and washed the dust away. Dawa caise the rain and wasted the das asvay b)_ The sound of raised voices could be heard in the kitchen, ©) Halfa dozen fishing boats were bobbing gently on the water, ) The name of the restaurant was The Westen, Isle. TD cone are the days when the bass played God over an office of cowering underlings. Equality is the namo of the gamo in business today, with everyone taking an equal share of the work and, likewise, an equal share of the rosponsibility, or at least that's what the gurus would have us believe. Th tre contr of tho old medieval town nad been devastated. In the main square stood the cathedral, iis dome oracked end crumbling The narrow sirceis, oneo shady. quiet reves trom the summer sun, vere now fll of rubble Through the broken facades could be glimpsed the personal and private words of the people wn lost their homes, their loved ones, ther tives @) The best words to describe it are homely, simple and down-to-earth. 1) The days of peace and harmony were long. gone 8) We didi’t really know what had happened, 1h) We had no idea when she'd be coming back. Pronunciation Look at the words in the box. Write them alongside the appropriate stress pattern. The first one has been done for you. [culower camanione cites cust | | Golicious exquisite intricate microwave | [ refreshing selection strawberries vegetables | a) Mmmm culver >) ioe ° @ 06 Listen and check,Vocabulary 1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. ‘You may need to make some changes to the verbs. bob chug clientele concrete launch | reverie satay thelving thrust | a) Whathadoncebeena___tviving fishing, community was now just a collection of abandoned cottages. b)_ She looked up from her ‘that the platform had cleared and her train had tose gone ©). The restaurant had a very cosmopolitan and a lively atmosphere. 4) He punched the address into the sat back in the driver's seat and thought of the journey ahead. €) They looked in dismay at the petrol gauge as the car slowly to a halt at the side of the road. 8) The man walked up to me, a letter into my hand and then rushed away. 8). The village was very quiet and picturesque with the small fishing boats _ gently in the small stone harbour. hy The old hotel had been replaced by an ugly monstrosity that towered over the houses nearby, i) He sped to the side of the jetty in his new looking very pleased with 2 Replace a word or phrase in each sentence with a word or phrase from the box. exquisite hemely pricey reverie | | sped off thriving | a) It’sa simple, comfortable and informal restaurant run by a family. homely ') The food was fantastic — perfectly cooked and beautifully presented, )__ Our meal was spoilt by the music which played loudly from a loudspeaker above our table, 4) That restaurant's far too expensive. Let's find somewhere else to eat. ©} He runs a successful restaurant just outside Rome. 4} The fish was coated in a mixture of flour, milk and egg whites, and then deep fried. 8) The new company was set up by a businessman swith plenty of money andl new ideas. h) The restaurant's regular customers come from, farand wide. 1) We jumped in the car and drove away quickly. 9) Aloud knock interrupted my daydream 3° Match the sentence beginnings (a-/) with their endings (1-6). a) Ithinkhe's got great taste in clothes, bb). [think that joke was in very bad taste, ©) It’s place with something for all tastes, ) Fresh fruit from Spain has so much taste, 6) The main course was very tasty but f) mot quite sure about the taste, 1 it’s joy to go shopping at the markets there. 2. it was offensive and certainly not funny. 3. perhapsit needs a bit more garlic. 4 he always looks so smart and elegant. 5 where all the family will find something to do, 6 was disappointed with the dessert. a alelé4 Complete the sentences with words formed from taste. a) Our meal in that new restaurant was dreadful, The food was completely __dastelass b) The choice of colours was very It was obvious that whoever owned the house had a good eye for colours. ©) She works as a chocolate supermarket chain. fora 48) Te beer festival normally starts quite seriously, swith everyone the different beers ‘on offer and commenting on them. ©) [thought the whole wedding, ceremony was mean who in their right mind ‘would havea priest dressed as Elvis Presley? 4) That really wasa remember to come here again. meal, Imust ). She was clearly a very elegant woman. She was dressed in a grey jacket and black trousers 5 Use one word to complete the sentences. The first letter has been given to help you. 4) Weboth apologised to each other later, but the incident lefta bad __ taste in my mouth 'b)._Black olives are definitely ana, {aste. I did’ like them as a child, but I love thom now. 6) Igeton ceally well with my ew flatmate, We . the same laste in everything! 4) don’t understand people who listen to rk smusio frst thing in the morning. But suppose there's noa for taste! ©) Tused to complain about the service in restaurants. Now I'm working as.a waiter and Ym getting a taste of my oven m, 1) The home team scored a goal in the last minute to taste for the first time in their new stadium, g) Thejoke was in very p. taste and, no-one laughed. 6 Look at b-a in Exercise 5 again. Replace the words in itaies to make these sentences true for you. b) °°) ’ 7 Underline the best alternative in conversations ad. a) Ruby: Have you hearc? Jo's thinking of leaving her jb. Tom: (1) Isuppose you're right. That can‘tbe right! Iwas talking to her the other night and she seemed really happy with her job. Ruby: (2) That may be, but/1 know its awful, she told me that she and Greg are going to open a restaurant. ») ‘Tom: We wenttoJo and Greg's new restaurant last night. Ruby: And? ‘Too: Well, Ihate to say it but the service was really slow and the food was ercile! @) Trest my case. /Lknow, it’s awful isn’t it? We went a couple of nights ago and I was really embarrassed for them, Ruby: 9 Jo: The customers have been complaining about the service again. They say it’s really slow. But () thats a load of rubbish! I suppose you're right! We're all working as quickly as ‘we can and no-one’s had to wait more than about ten minutes. Jo: Well, (5) think you'll find that / that may be, but the couple in the corner have been, ‘waiting for more than half an hour, Greg: +) Jack: This is one of the worst restaurants I've ever been to! lla: (6) Oh, Edon’t know, [I suppose youre right, the staff ace friendly and the décor’s nice ... Ah, here's the fish ... Oh, no, is cold! ‘And it’s only half-cooked! (7) That’s a load of rubbish! /I rest my case! Ella: (8) I suppose you're right. / No way! Jacke 07 Listen and check.Listening 1 @08 Cover the script opposite and listen to four stoties about people's experiences in restaurants. ‘Then choose an appropriate title foreach one. a) Open all hows b) Aquietnight out? ©) Afishy tale 4) Afree lunch 2 Listen again. In which story is there: 8) acase of mistaken identity? by anillness? 6) aviolent incident? 4) a generous gesture? story 1 2 3 4 topic 3. Which stories might these sentences come from? 4) Its great to see you. You know, Luis was asking, after you. He was wondering if you were still working on that translation project. | b) Don’t worry. leat here all the time. Let me do. the ordering. ©) Tvehad enough ofthis! I'm not going to stand for itany longer! | d) There's plenty of wine behind the bar and the musics by the stereo. | 4 Complete tte sentences with the words in the box. ‘You will need to use some of them more than once. at on a) He insisted ordering. b) Ymallergic shellfish ©) Tnoticed a couple waving __me @) He put___a special night for us. @) Asthe evening went __, we all started dancing, 1) Attwelve o'clock Petroscame ___to me 8) Heasked usto lock everything __ when we left. hh) He started shouting the waiter. i) Heended ___ with his face in my soup. Check your answers in the script. 1 On our first date, my boyfriend took me to a really posh restaurant. Clearly wanting to impress me, he insisted on ordering, so Tsai fine, but wamed him not to order anytiving with shellfish in it ~ I'm allergic to it, Tthought Id made myself perfectly clear about this and that he knew what he was ordering, but obviously he didnt, An hour later I was in an ambulance being Tushed te hospital. 1 could hardly breathe. My boyfriend looked rather embarrassed sitting by my side holding the oxygen mask to my face. 2 Iwas in a restaurant with my wife one evening and {Lcouldrrt help noticing a couple waving to me from 2 different table. Eventually the man came over, said hello and started talking about something T knew nothing about, He then said, ‘Goodbye, Pablo’ and sat hack down at his table, We finished our meal and asked for the bill, The walter told us that the man on the other table, who'd since eft, had paid it for us. Im absolutely certain Td never met him in my bf, 2 Tused to Live in 2 litle village in Crete, and each Friday my friends and 7 would go down to the port to cat at our favourite restaurant. The over, Petros, was a lovely guy and when T told him my fiend yas coming ‘over from England, ne said he'd put on a special night for us. And he certainly did. It was amazing, the food ‘nas out of this world. As the evening went on, we all started dancing, and when it got to trelve oelock, Petros came up to me. [thought he was going ta ask tus to leave, but instead he gave me the keys to the restaurant and told me we could stay as long as we. tiked providing we didn’t forget to lack everything up! 4 We were sitting in a restaurant in Manchester when ‘we noticed three guys on the next table who were ‘obviously getting frustrated because the service was 0 slow, Suddenly one of them stood up and started Shouting at the waiter and telling him to hury up with his food, The waiter answered back rather rudely and. the next minute everything went ballistic. One of the guys ran into the kitchen and started a ght with a chef and the other two began fighting with the waiters, ‘Te was like something out of a cowboy film, with bodies flying everywhere! Finally, one of the chefs came flying ‘across our table and ended up with his face in my soup. The crazy thing is, they still made us pay the bill and we weren't even offered a discount,Writing Writing a letter of complaint Paragraph organisation 1 Read the review below for a restaurant that has just opened. Then answer these questions: a) What kind of food does it serve? b)_ What is the atmosphere like? ©) Isitexpensive? iN! Ll Mas" Restaurant of the week | J FYOU HAVENT been to Casa Paco yet, then you | don't know what youre missing, This cosy litle ‘tapas bar has just opened on the High Street It is set out lke a farmhouse kitchen, with simple pine furnture, traditional Spanish earthenware and a huge fire blazing n the grate. The atmosphere is laid-back and friendly, and the clientele a mixture Of students, young professionals and friends of ‘the Spanish couple who run the place.The menu offers an incredibly wide selection of dishes, ranging from dassic tortillas to the exquisite daily specials: conjured up on the spot by Paco and his wife Laura. ‘The qualty of the food is superb, a cificult task with such an amazing range of delicacies to prepare. We ‘vied move than fifteen dishes between us, each ‘one better than the last The shellfish isso fresh you can stil smell the sea, the meat sueculent and done toa tum, the sweets quite something to behold. It ‘can get quite busy at the weekend, but the staff are never fustered and it's always service with a srile, Perhaps the secret lies in the smooth Latin sounds playing softly in the background. ll this for the price ‘of your average pizza.If youre looking for a new cating experience, head for Casa Paco. You won't be disappointed! ‘You were so impressed by the review that you decided to book a table at Casa Paco fora surprise birthday party fora very close friend. The evening was a total disaster. Look at the list below and choose four or five of the problems to describe your evening. + half the dishes on the menu were unavailable + the waiters were surly + the service was incredibly slow + the restaurant was packed + youhad to wait half an hour for your table + you were expected to share a table with another ‘group of people + some of the dishes were cold by the time they. arrived on the table + it was very expensive — definitely overpriced! ‘You are going to write a letter of complaint to the ‘magazine the review appeared in. Before you do, read a letter written by another angry reader, complaining, about a recent review printed in the same magazine and answer these questions. 1a) What was the review for? b) Why is the writer of the letter so angry? Dear Editor, Having recently read a rave re it view In your magazine for ‘the latest John Hosvatd film, T Immediately phoned my local Cinema and booked three tickets for myself and twa friends ‘We were looking forward to a great evening, but ['m sad to say that we vere grievously disappointed, ‘Your reviewer had described the film as a fun-packed adventure story! and we had gone inthe hope of taking our minds off the stresses and strains of a hard week at work, Fe turned out thatthe fm was far from light-hearted. The plot was depressing ~ the story ofa young man fighting a Iifethreatening disease, the flm itself long and very stow ‘novig and the ening ane of the saddest ve ever seen at the cinema, In brief, the review was totally misleading. The fim itself is very goed, but 1 would only recommend it for ‘hose looking for a real teavierker, Vi sorry to say that after such an aviul ful experience I don't think Vl ever be able to trust your reviews again. J suggest you take more care in the future or readers like myself, Yours disappointed, Rob walters you wil lose more layal 4 Imwhich paragraph is the writer a) referring to the future? 'b) contrasting the film and the review? ©) explaining the reason for writing the letter? 5 Follow the paragraph structure in the model letter above and write your own letter of complaint to the magazine about their restaurant review. Read the letter again and underline any useful language that you think you could use in your letter. You should write about 200 words. ETGrammar 2 4. Undertine seven examples of hedging in the text below. The frst one has been done for you. imam ‘USING THIS PHONE MAY BE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH | | | | | Are mobile phones the | new cigarettes? | | | | | j 4 that cellular phones will be ] | | | i GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING | | i i | | suBEs | the tobacco of the 2istcentury.itappeara that =| 3 their use is almost as addictive as cigarettes, with | psychologists’ reports aiming that there's evidence | that users display withdrawal symptomsif deprived | | of their mobiles for more than 24 hours. There is | | certainly no doubt that mobile phone use in publicis | | justas annoying as smoking. acbile fee zones are | | atzeady being set up in cinemas and restaurants, and | ‘it would seem that trains will soon be following suit, | sith tmobile’ and ‘non-mobie’ carriages avaiable | on all the commuter services to London. On amore | serious note itis now widely believed that excessive | ‘mobile phone use may cause cancer, and it has | been proposed thatall mabile phones should carry government health warning similar to the one Complete the sentences by choosing two possible answers from the box. | appesr appears betieved evidence | hardly any little proof proved | recognised seem seems shown seems thatthe industrialised cities 8) Wt__ammears population of many mod {is beginning to decline. 1b) theres se Sk ee eiestcnabt that in the future we will have to take radical action to control trafic congestion in our cies. )_ Itis generally L that living in cities with a population of overa zillion people can be detrimental to our health @) There is litle L that the levels of toxic pollution in the major cities in the US. are beginning to decline ©) Itwould t that the changes in weather patierns could endanger large urban populations in low-lying land areas lue to the rise in the sea level f) Ithas been 1 that prolonged exposure to the sua can cause skin cancer. Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets. a) Smoking can lead to cancer (no doubt) There 1s no doubt that smoking can lead bo ») ts in many countries believe that climate change is the greatest challenge facing our society. (widely) ©) There is evidence to suggest that the rate of population growth in China is beginning to decrease. (appears) d) There is a general feeling that people believe governments are not doing enough about global warming. (would seem)4 Complete the negative and limiting adverbial phrases in the sentences below using 1o, not or only. 1a) The teacher told them that on _1 account were they to leave the schoo! premises b) after a long wait did we finally get to hear the resulis of the tests (6) We were told that under circumstances were we to use our mobile phones. a even in summer are there so many tourists to be seen in the town, ° ‘until he'd left university did he really appreciate how much he'd enjoyed being a student. Don other world capital will you find the same inerediible mix of nationalities. 2 once in the whole time I knew him did he ever make a mistake in judgement, ») after spending a few months here will you understand how this city survives 5. Complete the adverbial phrases with the words in the box. afier after barely never only | rarely seldom sooner | 4). realised how much [loved the city only alter _Ihad leftit b) Wehad no cottage than our troubles began. moved in to our new ©). The local people were not rude to us, but they also ignored the children. a) Wehad imagined that people could be so hostile. ©) Wemade our first friend only two months. ) Wevery saw him, however, and life was still lonely The children had before hh). We decicied to go back to the city. We had put up a For Sle" sign when the people began tobe friendly towards ust been so quiet #09 Listen and check. Rewrite the sentences in Exercise 5 $0 that they begin with the adverbial phrases you completed. 8) Only afler I had loft the city did I realise how auch T lewved it %) o 3) ° 8) h) Pronunciation 1 Look at the sentences below. Underline all the ‘examples of the sound /au. a} Its beauty is not as awe-inspiring as other cities. b) The streets are lined with soaring office blocks. ©) You're constantly jostled by hawkers and hordes of tourists. ) The suburbs haven't fallen prey to supermarket culture. ©) Isa living city and youllnever nun out of things ro explore. £) It’s the city’s hyperactive rush that really draws the people here. ‘® 10 Listen and check. Look at the words in the box. Cross out the ones that don’t contain the sound fod. crowded dawn dormitory gewp]| gorge law modem portray “splendour _ world @ 11 Listen and check. CityVocabulary 1 Match the adjectives #-f with their opposites 1-6. a) haphazard 1 modest b) tacky 2 unimpressive ©) bustling 3 organised soaring 4 stylish ©) in-your-face 5. sleepy ) aweinspiring 6 lowsse 2. Underline the one word in each group which docs not collocate-with the adjective. arrangement magazine system 2) haphazare: b) tacky: clothes decorations meeting bustling: family marketplace streets €) soaring: houses mountain tops office blocks ©) inyourface: celebrities chat fashions #) aweinspiring: performance sight village 3 Complete the sentences with adjectives from. Exercises 1 and 2. 4) think the plastic souvenirs some people buy on. holiday are really tacky b). With its 24-hour culture centred on gambling ‘and entertainment, its neon signs andi its brash nature, Las Vegas is one of the world’s most cities ) Aniving in Hong Kong harbour, you're imunediately struck by the skyscrapers that stretch as far as the eye can see. €) The streets were __with people waiting for the procession to start. ©) The council planned the new one-way system in avery way. [kept getting, lost and having to ask for directions. 4) The first sight of Mount Kilimanjaro on a clear dayis 6 TT i Hi ie ae i es hi) Hi) Use these adjectives to talk about something you. have seen or somewhere you have been. stylish Que receptionist was weaving a ver stylish jacket yesiorday, tacky. awe-inspiring in-your-face bustling Replace the expressions in bold with the expressions in the box. Make any necessary changes to the expressions, fallprey to liveon topof one ancther | tomekenayloranew —workits magic | puta finger on something | a) They knocked down the old stadium in order to put a shopping centre in its place. fo make wei ew shopping conte 1b) Icould never quite understand what he saw in her. ©) They were a family of eight and they were all ‘crammed in together in a small two-bedroom, flat. 4) Tbecame a vietim of the charms of the st-eet vendors with their beautiful silk scarves and silver jewellery. €) arrived tired and stressed after an eventful journey, but as Isat at the water’s edge, the view of the sun setting on the water helped me relax.6 Solve the anageams (a-g) and then match them to the definitions (1-7). a) kesbust ushers 4 b)hekcetou ree pe ate EE @)nlar ©) pawgta #) yihdnal fg) tasteie L_ conveniently 2 places where you can have a meal 3. aloud and protracted complaint 4 musicians who play o sing on the street 5 togoand see what something's like 6 _towatch, look at or stare at someone 7 toeat an enormous amount of food 7 Complete the text with words and phrases from Exercise 6. Covent Garden is a great place to chill out, sit back and watch the world go by. There's a whole range of different (1)__ealeries lining the squave, serving all kinds of food from all aver the world. You can choose whether you want to just pick at the bar snacks served at the street cafés, ot Q. yourself on the ‘As much as you can eat for a tenner’ buffet at the Ta) Indian restaurant, (3) situated just around the comer from the covered market. There are always plenty of celebrities around for you to “ _-and usually one or two self ‘proclaimed politicians enjoying an endless 6) about the state of the nation. If you prefer a spot of street theatre or abit of music, (6) o . They're always guaranteed 0 the street artists and the pull a crowd (212 Listen and check, 8 Add do, does or did to the sentences below. Change the verbs in the original sentences if necessary. aid onfoy 2) Treally enjoyed the film lastnight. I's ene of the best films I've ever seen. b). You're right about the new stadium Itlooks a bitout of place. 9) Shopping malls are fine if you're looking for convenience, but think local street mates are auch more interesting, 4) Ourneighbours are relly friendly but they make a lot of noise sometimes! ©) My primary school was seally small, but it had an enormous playground. 1) Myolfice isa mess It really needs a good, thorongh reorganisation. 9 Write the words in the correct order. a) about it / [love most / The thing / is / the L love most fs the dome. b) thesunlight / It's / Tove / that / it reflects / the way that / 9) from the tower / are / What / the spectacular views / Talso like /. 4) you have to / is that / One thing / pay to / 1 don't like / go inside the cathedral / . ©} swaying in the wind / It's / with / the square / its palm trees / love / that / is / Treally like / there's always / the fact that / What / a cool sea breeze /. 10 Write three sentences about a place you particularly like. a) The thing | >) What 9) WstheReading 8 The Olympic torch has always been part of the games. [| 1 @13 Read the text below. In what ways have the 4) The games are not as popular now as they used Olympic Games changed since they were first tobe. | reinstated in 1896? g). Choosing the host ety can be difficult. [] h) A purpose built Olympic city is currently being planned. [| Read the text again and check your answers. 3. Find words or phrases in the text which mean: a) intense {paragraph 1) bb) admiration, respect (paragraph 1) )_ symbol (paragraph 3) 2 Donotlook back atthe article. Are these Berean) statements about the Olympics true (1) or false (F)? d) brought back again (paragraph 4) a) Countries compete fiercely to host the Olympic ©) difficult or complicated ( paragraph 6) games. "| Initially women were not offically allowed to 8) to take advantage of, usually financially compete in the modern Olympics. "~] (paragraph 6) ©) Inthe ancient games both men and woman 8) who take part (paragraph 6) could compete. |] hh) asa result (paragraph 7) d) The Olympic emblem with the five rings first appeared at the Olympic Games in 1913. [) | The Changing Face of the j Fi Olympic Games 14. The history of the Olympic Games has alvays been cesely relates to te ces thot have held them, Tis because ts the oy, and not the county, tot makes the bid to fest the Olmpic Games Understandably, the cametiton t host the Oympcs is feces itcan bring great | prestige ano ocspeiy tote cy | 2 From tsrebihin Athens in 1868tothe (carrying a it torch from Greece to 1 next Olyinpic vere) ‘which was introduced in the Berlin garnes of 1936. The relay Included some 8,000 runners who carried the toch from Greece ee present day the macetn Chympic Games ave go tough many chages. wes fat unt the Stctcim games in 1942 “es women ware osname to the | Olympics. though they had participated in | some events before then, In the ancient | games in Greer, men were nt 221 | allowed to watch the games, let alone | take pt | 8 Tre fist Oympic enolem wit its | istncive the rings was designad in | 1913, athougn wasnt ntl ne Ankers | gores in 1920 that cou ec be | sed, Te ve ongs repent the union | of te fue continents ofthe wold ae the | colois were chosen because a ast one | of he Wve cotous extn every a ot the wos nator, 4 The Olympic torch. which had been | part of the ancient games. was reinstated | as part of the opening ceremony In the 1928 gees in amstetam, A ker lnroaton wos the Waa of te torch relay tm Cermany, crossing a total of seven countries, 8 The Berlin games also sew the frst ive ‘elevision transmission of the event and during the next 60 years ofthe Olympic there was an enormous growth in is popularity, with 2 steady increase in both the number of events and the number (of couniries. participating. More than 200 countries competed in the Bejing ‘Qkyepies in 2008, @ Treprocessof selecting he location for ‘an Dlympic event has beceme increasingly tricky due to the erce competition amang the candidate cities keen to cash in on the nancial and promotional advantages of hosting tne games. Itnas been suggested that TE might be worth establishing an Clympic city. purpose built to host the ‘Games and paid for with. contributions from all the perticipating nations. The big problem, of course, would be to decide ‘where this city should be butt a bey @ So at present t lols like the games | vil continue to travel the wr, hosted | ty some ofthe voit’ gents cies and | bringing in ther wake coth glory and ciertoWriting 1 Writing a short article Linkers Text organisation Read the text below and choose the best discourse marker. Hosting the Olympicsis extremely expensive. (1) Furthermore, / However, / On the other hand, st can ruin the local environment. (2) Despite For instance, / But greenfield sites and woodlancis can be lost to urban development, which means that local residents’ quality of life may be diminished. {G) Inaddition,/ Although / On the other hand, it can provide a boost to the local economy, generating jobs and trade. (4) However, / Despite /In addition, the effects can be al too temporary, leaving a city ith unwanted installations and a huge debt to pay. (5) Nonetheless, / What's more, / For example, with careful forward planning most of these problems can be avoided. Look at the list of changes that can occur in a city when it hasts the Olympic Games, a) Decide whether you think their effect will be long-term (LT) or short-term (ST). 1b) Decide which of the changes are benefits (+) and which are drawbacks (-). 1 An increase in pollution and litter _S7_— 2 Improved sports installations 3. More jabs in the construction industry 4 Good publicity for the city 5 Improved roads and airporls 6 # 8 Temporary accommodation facilities ‘An increase in traffic congestion More facilities for parking cars____ 9 Massive increase in number of visitors 10 An inorease in local trade 1 Security problems___ Read the following task. Your city (or a city near you) has made a bid for the Olympic Games which has been met with mixed reactions. You have beon asked to write ‘a short article for your local English language newspaper defending the bid. Your article should cover the following points: 1) wy the ety would make @ good venus 2. the construction work that would be necessary 3. the alsruption to normal lis curing the games 4 ‘conclusion ~ the long- and short-term benefils for the city Look at the sentences below. Which point in the task could they be used to support? a) Allin all, Ithink we should welcome the chance to host the games b) Curiously there has been some hostility to the city’s bid to host the Olympics ©) Although it will entail some upheaval in the short term ... 4) However, the long-term benefits far outweigh the short-term disruption ... ¢) Inaddition, we will need to upgeade the present Infrastructure as well as 4) There will inevitably be some disruption to everyday lives, however 8) New roads will obviously be needed, as will h)_... and in addition itis perfectly located ‘Make brief notes on your ideas under the four headings. 1 why the city would makea good venue 2. the construction work that would be necessary 3. the disruption to normal lives during the games| 4 conclusion — the long-and short-term benefits for the city ‘Write your article using your notes and the useful expressions from Exercises 1 and 4. You should ‘write about 250 words.= Tia i i A i) Wa Elon uA i Grammar 1 Underline the corzect alternative. 4) We were on the point of leaving/ to leave, when they finaly arrived. b)_ Twasjust about to send / sending the email, when I noticed I clicked ‘reply all <)_ The Queen was have opened / to have opened the gallery, but a security alert meant the honours were done by her secrotary on her bbehal. 4d) Id been thinking to drive / of driving to London, but I gor the train instead, ©} Smith was on the verge of signing / to sign for Liverpool, but an eleventh-hour bid from Chelsea was too lucrative to resist. 4) Play was resuming / to resume at 1.30, butat twenty past the heavens opened yet again. 2 Rewtite the sentences using the word in brackets so the meaning is similar a) We intended to leave well before dark, but we completely lost track of time. (going) We __were gaing to leave welt before dark but we completely lost track of time. b) Susan had almost given up hope when the doorbell rang. (verge) Susan hen the doorbell ang. We wanted to set off by 5:30, but it was nearer 6.30 by the time we finally let. (hoping) We 2 but it was nearer 6.30 by the time we finally left 4) Twas intending not to tell him about Jack, but he insisted on hearing the whole story. (going) 1 Seer eee ee ‘but he insisted on hearing the whole story ©) It was originally planned that he attack would take place at nightfall, but there were last- minute concems. (was to) The attack , but there were last-minute concerns £) Sam was on the point of revealing everything when Miss Potts came into the room. (just about) Sam ‘when Miss Potts came into the room J] story 8) My parents were a litle disappointed in my choice of career. always feared this. (would) always feared in my choice of career, h) Thad planned to pay her a visit, but she had. gone to her sister's for the day. (going) I . Dut she had gone to her sister's for the day. Complete the article with phrases using the wards in the box. | go/deliver | gory verge/colonise } would /be | would /last | would dawallow would/live | In hindsight, it’s easy to scoff at past predictions Not that many years ago, futurologists predicted that by the beginning of the 21" century we (1) would be svalloving pills for breakfast before strapping on personal jetpacks to fly to work and that we 2) in floating cities and holidaying under the sea, Even NASA, the American space agency, was laughably wide of the mark, In 1980, it said that we ® the moon and that by the 21° century more than 1000 people ‘would be permanently iving ane working there Other forecasts, such as the idea that by the year 2000 robots (4) letters to anywhere in the world within one day, seem ridiculously naive in today’s email age. ‘And back in the 1970s it was said that by the year 2000 computers (5) as intelligent as the human brain, hypersonic sircraft (6) oe cate EWS tron London to Sydney in two hous, and shoes, one pundit famously proclaimed, (7) a lifetime. ‘The only recurrent theme that emerges from years of studies looking into the future is that we are much better at creating it than we are at predicting itComplete the sentences about events or situations in your life. a) Twas once going to but 1b) The other day, Iwas just about to when ©) always knew I'd d) Inever thought I'd ‘Match the discourse markers that have similar meanings. 2) for example 1 inaddition b) too 2 sy ©) strictly speaking 3 by contrast a) that to say 4 particularly ©) inparticular 3 inother words 1) including 6 likewise 8) similarly 7 suchas ‘h) onthe other hand 8 tobe accurate ary e[ale h et al {feed ir eee Complete the sentences with the discourse makers in the boxes. likewise particularly such as | lobracarte to | 2) Hove reading aulsbiogiaphies, ariewaely those of historical figures. bb) Lzeally love books that keep you guessing right up to the end. _ stories that have a sudden and totally unexpected ending. ©) _Iquite like some children’s books, the ‘Harry Potter’ series And I quite like the "Young James Bond’ books d) All seven Harry Potter books have been made into films. there are actually eight films, as the final book is made as bwo separate films. ontheatherhand or even strictly speaking thats to sey ©) [sometimes download films from the internet, it’s illegal, but everyone does it, don’t they? £) Tlove all the ole classie black and white films of the 40s and 50s, the old silent films from the 20s if I'm in the mood. g) The CGI (Computer Generated Imagery), at least 90% of the film, has set a new standard in realism. The acting, leaves a lot to be desired. | atanyrate inaddition say then i ») to winning the Booker prize in 1981, Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie won the Best of the Bookers in 2008, i) 'venever really read any Shakespeare. Well, not fromstartto finish ji) You've never read Perfume by Patrick Suskind! You'd better come round and borrow my copy Itreally is an amazing, ook. k) Can you recommend a good page-turner for me to take on holiday? ‘ something like The Da Vinei Cade or that sort of thing. Think of a book or a film you know. Complete the sentences about this book or film, a) Is got some really funny bits, such as when ack the mein character, forgets who he is. b) Its got, : such as, © Mike » particularly 4d) The main character is He/she toa. ©) Tike On the other hand