Viewpoints1 WB Key Unit6
Viewpoints1 WB Key Unit6
VOCABULARY someone!
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5 a. He told the police what he saw.
1. The following sentences don’t make sense. 6 b. He kept forgetting things.
Make them logical by replacing the words 3 c. Finally, it’s sunny today.
in bold with the correct word in bold from a
different sentence. 4 d. It was terribly hot.
1. I shiver a lot when I play tennis, so I always have 8 e. Luckily, he never actually did it.
a shower afterwards. sweat 7 f. He preferred less crowded areas.
2. Please chase your books and put them in your 1 g. He studied medicine and law.
bag. gather 2 h. He made all the major decisions.
3. Without proper warm clothing, you’ll sweat
during the winter. shiver 4. Complete the sentences with the words in
4. In this scorching fog, it’s difficult to see. brackets. Use a gerund or an infinitive.
thick 1. Katie stopped smoking (smoke) last month.
5. It was warm yesterday, but there was a skilled I’m glad she finally quit!
wind at night. chilly 2. We plan to fly (fly) to Dublin in mid-
6. People often walk slowly in thick heat. August.
scorching 3. How did you manage to get (get) those
7. My cat likes to gather dogs. chase free tickets?
8. She’s a chilly guitarist. She learned to play when 4. John remembers putting (put) his keys on
she was a child. skilled the table, but they’re not there now.
5. He refuses to discuss (discuss) the problem.
2. Choose the correct answer. Pay attention to 6. Painting (paint) my room is going to be fun!
the underlined words.
7. I’m tired of playing (play) this game now.
1. Rather than go out to dinner tonight, let’s eat skiing (ski).
8. Ben enjoys
at home / in a restaurant.
2. The floor is slippery. Don’t worry! / Be careful!
3. The pollution in the river was deadly to the fish,
so there are no / even more fish in it now.
4. There’s a path between the school and the park
so it’s possible / impossible to walk between
them.
5. The snow will melt when the weather is
warmer / colder.
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Unit 6
5. Complete the second sentence so that it has a 7. Complete the e-mail with the words below.
similar meaning to the first. Use a gerund or lightning • overcast • forecast • mild
infinitive.
heavy • path • degrees • drought
1. Jeff doesn’t eat meat. flood • ordinary
Jeff refuses to eat meat .
2. I don’t understand why you want to lie.
What’s the point of lying ? [email protected]
4. He had never thought that he would be famous. How are you? I’m fine – although until yesterday, I
was starting to get bored on this holiday. But then,
He had never imagined being famous .
something exciting happened!
5. She thought she would pass the exam. She
It started out as an 1. ordinary day here –
expected to pass the exam . the sun was shining and it was about 23
2. degrees . But then, when we were walking
6. Match I to II to form collocations. Write a on a 3. path in a nature reserve, the sky
collocation under each picture. suddenly became 4. overcast
. A moment later,
I II there were flashes of 5. lightning , and it began
1. bitter 3 a. weather to pour! The rain was so 6. heavy that within
1 minutes, the water rose above our shoes and it was
2. soaking b. cold
almost impossible to walk because of the
3. mild 5 c. heat 7. flood . We somehow managed to reach
4. thick 2 d. wet the souvenir shop, and waited inside for an hour
5. scorching 4 e. fog until the storm stopped.
We never expected to be caught in such weather!
1 2 Until yesterday, there had been a 8. drought
here for over a year, with no rain at all. And the
9. forecast we had heard yesterday morning
predicted 10. mild weather and clear skies
all through the weekend.
Has there been a lot of rain in London, too? See you
next week!
Alice
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4. Complete the sentences with the correct form
GRAMMAR of the verbs in brackets. Use modal perfects.
1. Thanks! I couldn’t have done
(could not / do) this without you.
1. Choose the correct answer. 2. Susie shouldn’t have been (should not / be)
1. Linda might / must / can’t meet us at the café. so rude.
She’ll let us know later. 3. I haven’t seen the neighbours for two days. They
2. I don’t believe that! It shouldn’t / can’t / must have gone (must / go) on holiday.
mustn’t be true! 4. We
might not have bought (might not / buy)
3. You must / don’t have to / should pass your enough food for the party. Perhaps we need to
driving test in order to get a licence. buy more.
4. Must / Would / Should you please buy more 5. David wouldn’t have ignored
bread today? (would not / ignore) you deliberately. He
5. Might / May / Could you rollerblade when you probably didn’t see you in the crowd.
were younger?
6. We mustn’t / don’t have to / might not 5. Look at the pictures and complete the
sentences with a suitable modal perfect.
smoke here. It’s not permitted.
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3. a friend shouldn’t do.
5. your parents can’t help you with. He shouldn’t have bought her flowers.
She’s allergic to them.
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Unit 6
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Unit 6
1. Rewrite the sentences with the connectors in brackets. WRITING YOUR NEWS REPORT
Do not change the original meaning of the sentences.
1. Brainstorm your report.
1. We couldn’t drive yesterday because there was thick fog.
• Read or listen to a news report on the
(because of)
radio, TV or Internet. Make notes to
We couldn’t drive yesterday because of the thick fog. / answer the following questions:
Because of the thick fog, we couldn’t drive yesterday.
2. She felt ill as a result of eating spoiled food. - What happened?
(consequently) - Who was involved?
She ate spoiled food. Consequently, she felt ill. - Where did it happen?
- When did it happen?
3. You must drink plenty of water since it’s very hot. (so)
- Why / How did it happen?
It’s very hot, so you must drink plenty of water.
• Think of extra details to make your report
4. Because it was raining, the party was held indoors
more interesting.
rather than in the garden. (due to)
• Add people’s reactions and comments
Due to the rain, the party was held indoors rather about the event.
than in the garden. / The party was held indoors
rather than in the garden due to the rain.
2. Read the first two paragraphs of the news report 2. Organise your ideas. Use the model in
below. Choose the correct connector. Exercises 2 and 3 and the plan below to
help you.
100 Vehicles in Motorway Pile-Up
The worst multi-vehicle accident ever to happen in PLAN
Opening: Give a summary of the event and
Ireland occurred during the morning rush hour the most important facts.
yesterday in County Kildare and involved over 100 cars. Body: Develop the relevant information
Nearly 30 people were seriously injured in the accident, and add details.
which occurred 1. because of / because extremely thick Closing: Give reactions and comments of
fog. 2. As / Due to the difficulties in freeing people from people involved.
cars and removing the wrecked vehicles, traffic jams
lasted for much of the day. 3. Write a first draft.
The chain of accidents began when a car hit a lorry. Two
more lorries then ran into those vehicles. This caused 4. Use the checklist to check your work.
Then write a final draft. Accept all logical
a pile-up. 3. Consequently / Since, there were 30 more and grammatically correct answers.
collisions. According to police, all the accidents occurred CHECKLIST
4.
so / because drivers drove faster in the fog than they I followed the plan for a news report.
should have.
I used a variety of connectors of cause
and result.
3. Complete the news report with the connectors below. I checked grammar, spelling and
so • for this reason • as a result of • due to punctuation.
3. Avoiding him is not the solution. It’s might have • must have • could have
would have • shouldn’t have
important to discuss the problem together.
4. My dog is not ordinary. He refuses to chase 1. I’m sure I must have left (leave) my keys on
cats. my desk. Where else could they be?
shouldn’t have shouted
5. Have we got any chance of winning the 2. You (shout) at me. I was
game? very insulted.
could have told / should have told
3. You (tell) us where you
3. Complete the passage with the correct form were. We were very worried.
of the words and phrases below. might have forgotten / may have forgotten
4. I think they (forget) about
avoid • shiver • floods • drought the party. Let’s call and check.
slip • rain • rather than
5. I didn’t realise the film was so popular or I
People are always happy when it rains after a would have booked (book) tickets in advance.
1. drought . However, in Europe, heavy
2. rain has recently caused 3. floods .
People climb onto the roofs of their houses in order to Writing
4. avoid drowning. They may sit up there for
hours, 5. shivering from the cold, trying not to 6. Choose the correct connector.
6. slip and fall into the water. But it is not 1. There was a forest fire because / so someone
only people who are in danger – animals are as well. wasn’t careful.
They must find higher places to go to protect their 2. Therefore / Due to heavy snowfall, the family
young, 7. rather than leave them to drown in the picnic will not take place.
water. 3. It’s getting very chilly, so / as I think I’ll stay
indoors.
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Unit 6
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2. Choose the correct answer. Pay attention to
the underlined words.
1. When you rescue someone, you put them in /
save them from danger.
2. When something sinks, it goes to the bottom /
top.
3. When you are concerned, you feel worried /
angry.
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Unit 7
4. Complete the dialogue with the words and 5. Complete the sentences by adding a suitable
phrases below. noun suffix to the words in brackets. Make
go sightseeing • flights • airline any necessary changes. Use a dictionary to
help you.
book a room • return ticket • hotel
accommodation • youth hostel 1. Your friendship is important to me. (friend)
go abroad • holiday 2. There’s a possibility it may rain. (possible)
3. He made a good impression . (impress)
4. There is sadness in the man’s eyes. (sad)
5. Have you reached an agreement yet? (agree)
6. Don’t worry about your appearance. (appear)
7. He is an excellent guitarist . (guitar)
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3. Write captions with the phrases in brackets.
GRAMMAR Use the third conditional.
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