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Unit 5
Active Reading (1)
1. 1 It looks like a high-quality, expensive restaurant.
2 People who can afford it, probably rich or maybe famous people, or those who work in business.
3 They would probably talk about business or social events. 4 Perhaps an unexpected mistake with the service or food.
2 1 The story is set in Joanne’s, a famous restaurant in New York, on Christmas Eve.
2 Josh is a smart, hard-working lawyer in his early thirties. He is African-American.
3 He has an appointment at Joanne’s.
4 Jo Rogers is a senior Senator in Washington and a well-known person in America.
5 He greets Josh very unpleasantly. He has a disdainful, superior attitude towards Josh and behaves rudely.
6 At the back of the restaurant, close to the bathroom, near a half-opened window through which an icy breeze is blowing.
7 Everybody becomes silent and turns to look at her and greets her with silent applause.
8 He suggests that they sit at a better table in the middle of the restaurant, from where she can see everybody, or everybody can see her.
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9 No---she says the waiter brought her friend to that table, so they will stay there.
3 3 Comment: This is the best summary because it captures the main point about the treatment of Josh. The passage does not actually state that he was treated badly because of the color of his skin, but it is implied and it is apparent from the context that this is the point of the story. 4
1progressive 2 intense 3donations 4 recruits 5competent
6intimidated 7sophisticated 8democratic 5
1. stepped out 2. were heaving with 3. in charge of 4. track down 5. think on his feet 6. knew… inside out 7. in the running for 8. refrained from
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1agreeable (She’s an agreeable young woman, who is always very good company.)
2 laughable 3 corruption 4 curl 5 doubtful 6 shrugged
7 impatient 8 applause
7 1a 2b 3a 4a 5b 6a 7a 8a
Active Reading (2)
3 1c 2b 3d 4c 5a 6d 4
1 They want to work with an individual that they know and trust. 2 A company is a “they” group unless it is a small company.
3 Families in collectivist societies are usually “extended”, ie they consist of a larger number of people living closely together.
4 By being a focus of loyalty and though the help that members give to each other.
5 In individualist societies.
6 They are supposed to be able to sand on their own feet. 5
1 dependent 2 investment 3 competitors 4 loyalty 5management
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6enale 6 1core
2 membership (Some British people think membership of the European Union is vital to the UK’s national interests.)
3 threatened (They threatened to cancel the contract if they weren’t paid by next Thursday.) 4 dwell on 5 prevail over 6 lifelong 7 psychological
7 1b 2a 3a 4a 5a 6b 7a 8a
8 1b 2c 3c 4b 5b
Language in use
1 1She was in favor of the possibility of having an abortion. 2 She was against the death penalty.
3 These words are formed using the prefixes pro- and anti- 4 They indicate a person’s political and social ideas.
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2 not just to …but to …
1. I needed to see him not just to tell him about the new contract, but to check whether he was still interested in working with us.
2. People went to Joanne’s not just to see who their fellow diners were, but to be seen themselves.
3. Matthew decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro not just to face this personal challenge, but to raise money for a children’s charity.
4. I agreed to go to Egypt not just to see an old friend, but to take a much-needed break from the northern winter.
5. Florence left home not just to find a job in this area, but to escape from family life, which she was beginning to find oppressive. 3
1 to which 2 of which 3 with whom 4by which 5 in which 6to whom 5
1 (a) I feel like screaming or crying with pain.
(b)Difficult or hard work on which I need to focus all my attention. (c)Very hot and dry weather. 2 (a) Yes, I can do it.
(b) It’s good enough but not especially good.
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