C. Give brief answers to the following questions.
1. 2. 3. 4.
Round the corner.
A 20p a day fine for each book. Tahiti. No.
D. Blank-filling.
1. 5 pounds, you damage them, entitles you, 2 records at a time, everything available, be much more popular than. 2. telephone to renew the books. 3. we get back, worth all the bother, some paperbacks in the airport, I’ve been such a nuisance. Section II
Task 1: Lessoned World Colleges
A. Give brief answers to the following questions.
1． On the phone.
2． Some information about the college. 3． Robert Creighton.
4． Julian’s friend in Spain. 5． English.
6． No. There are scholarships for all colleges, but parents will have to pay too.
7． Yes. But academic ability is not the only thing important. Personal qualities will also be considered. 8． Maturity, the ability to get on well with people from different countries. B. Blank-filling.
1. 2. 3. 4.
the line, put you through to Pacific College, French, may be taught in Italian painting and modern dancing probably, the staff at the college, special activities, theatre studies, environmental work, take part Task 2: I Remember … A. Multiple Choice.
1—6: baabca
1—8: TTTF FTTT
B. True or False Questions.
Section III
Task 1: Learning to Rephrase
1. Most subjects: 1 English word, 1 meaning 2. most English words: more than 1 meaning 3. 3rd misconception: word used correctly with meaning known 4. larger vocabulary: influenced by other languages; rich in synonyms 5. grammatical matter: words of same meaning used with certain other words 6. many students: no purpose than read 7. students: no overall view, forget soon 8. poor comprehension because no notes, no questions 9. 25 pages a test: no fatigue or loss of efficiency up to 6 hours 10. increase speed, no loss of comprehension: more efficient reader Task 2: Dictation
Credit Cards
Many businesses, such as department stores, restaurants, hotels and airline companies, use a credit system for selling their products and services. In a credit system, the seller agrees to sell something to the buyer without immediately receiving cash. The buyer receives the goods or services immediately and promises to pay for them later. This “buy- now- pay- later” credit system is quite old. People have been buying things on credit for centuries. But nowadays people use credit cards. There are two types of credit cards. One type is issued directly by a Store to a customer. Many large department stores issue credit cards to their customers. The store credit card can be used to make purchases only at a particular store. The other kind of credit card is issued by a credit company. Credit cards from credit companies can be used to buy things almost anywhere. If you have a major credit card, you can buy airplane tickets, stay at hotels, and eat at restaurants with it. Most large credit companies are connected to large banks. So if you want a credit card from a credit company, you generally have to make an application at a bank. After an applicant receives a credit card, he or she can make purchases, using the card.
Lesson 8
Section I
Task 1: Twins
A. Multiple Choice. B. Blank-filling.
Name: Laura and Sarah Sex: female Similarities: 1. blonde 2. brown eyes 3. same height 4. same weight 5. same size 6. same shoes Differences: 1. Laura is single, but Sarah has a well-fed happy husband and 4 healthy children. 2. When Laura was learning to type, Sarah was washing up. 3. When Laura was writing articles for the school newspaper, Sarah was knitting. 4. When Laura was in Panama, doing her first job for Lessoned Information Services, Sarah was having her second child. C. True or False Questions. Task 2: Genetic Make-up
A. Give brief answers to the following questions.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Alan and Barbara. At lunch time.
An article about twins and coincidences.
because it suggests criminals are born and not made.
Somebody was born with the potential to become a criminal.
The ones that regard crime as a way of life and see the police as enemy.
Similar qualities are necessary to become a successful criminal or a first-class policeman. Men who might easily be in jail.
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B. Fill in the blanks with information about the twins.
1. bound to act in a particular way. 2. a particular set of genes, potential criminal, brought up in a particular way 3. get bored with, want action, pretty strong characters Section II
Task 1: Can I Take a Message? A. Multiple Choice. B. Blank-filling.
1. Message 1:
Caller’s name: Mary Roberts Caller’s number: 772-1852 Message: Call back at that number till 12:30 or between 2 and 5 this afternoon. 2. Message 2:
Caller’s name: Mr. Brown Caller’s number: 743-9821 Message: Cancel the lunch appointment for tomorrow noon, because he is out of town for a while. Please call and reschedule. 3. Message 3:
Caller’s name: Mrs. Turner Message: She won’t be home until 8 o’clock. She’s working late. 4. Message 4:
Caller’s name: Wendy Message: Ticket for Puerto Rico is booked. That’s Pan Am Flight 226, leaving Tuesday the 12th at 8 am. Tickets will be sent over later this afternoon. 5. Message 5:
Caller’s name: Juan Salvade Message: He’ll call back about the meeting next Wednesday. C. Blank-filling.
1. 2. 3. 4.
May I take a message? out of town, offer my apologies to, have him call me just a minute, can I hold you for a second? holding 1—2: ac
Task 2: Night Flight A. True or False Questions. B. Multiple Choice. C. Blank-filling.
1. 2. 3. 4.
dramatically, moaning and groaning, doubled up, unconscious at the controls, shaking slightly on the horizon, the lights of the runway, beyond the city thump, hit the tarmac, raced along, to a halt
1—6: FTTFTF
1—8: bacba cbc
D. Answer the following questions.
1. 2. 3. 4. She discovered that two passengers had been sick.
Because the captain was lying behind the door unconscious. Because she was afraid that would cause a general panic.
When the plane had circled over Brisbane Airport for over half an hour.
Section III
Task 1: Learning to Rephrase
1. thousands die/year; heart disease --- epidemic 2. people with heart disease: 1 or more traits 3. personality determines this illness 4. set unrealistic goals, meet impossible deadlines 5. responses less creative, activities performed under stress 6. past: more Type A men; now: more women work, this change 7. stress: caused by highly technical, rushed modern life 8. 60 or 50 or 40, heart attack, common 9. too preoccupied with own schedule, can't concentrate, unless about work 10. work again, leisure time- - a creative solution to work problems Task 2: Dictation
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Once upon a time there was a very naughty shepherd-boy. He often fell asleep while he was watching his sheep. And he told lies. The villagers shook their heads and said, ‘That boy will come to a bad end.’
One day, when he was feeling very bored, the boy decided to play a practical joke on the villagers. He ran down the hill. ‘Wolf, wolf!’ he cried. ‘Help, come quickly. Wolf!’ All the villagers seized their spears and ran to help him. But there was no wolf. ‘He heard you,’ the naughty boy lied, ‘and ran away.’ When everyone had gone, he started to laugh.
Three weeks later, when he was feeling very bored indeed, he decided to play the same trick again. ‘Wolf, wolf!’ he shouted. ‘Help, come quickly. Wolf!’ Most of the villagers hurried to help him. This time the boy laughed at them. ‘Ha, ha… There wasn’t a wolf,’ he said. ‘What a good joke!’ The villagers were very angry. ‘Lies are not jokes,’ they said.
Two days later the boy woke up suddenly. He had fallen asleep in the afternoon sun. What was that big dark animal coming towards his flock? Suddenly it seized a lamb. ‘Wolf!’ screamed the boy. ‘Wolf. Help, come quickly. Wolf!’ But none of the villagers came to help him. He screamed again. The wolf heard him and licked its lips. ‘I like lamb,’ it thought, ‘but shepherd-boy tastes much nicer.’
When the shepherd-boy didn’t come home that night, some of the villagers went to look for him. They found a few bones.
Lesson 9
Section I
Willing to Train
A. True or False Questions.
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B. Fill in the blanks with information about Catherine based on her own statement.
Name: Catherine Hunt Qualifications: 1. qualifications from school, very good results
2. certificates for ballet and for playing the piano
Interests: 1. tennis
2. swimming 3. travelling
4. talking to people
Intelligence: reasonably intelligent
C. Give brief answers to the following questions
1. Dancing and music
2. A good girl. A bit lazy and disorganized sometimes, but very bright. 3. Be a teacher or a vet.
4. Because she believes that Cathy likes working with young children and looking after sick animals. 5. She wants to talk to Cathy, not her mother.
6. No. she is bright enough to be a vet and wants to find something different from school work. 7. Yes, if it is for something useful.
8. Nursing, because she has good qualifications in English and Maths. 9. Very hard work, not very pleasant sometimes.
10. At first she is afraid she is not good enough. Later she thinks she should enjoy that. D. Complete the following sentences.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
a little girl, very keen on, a music teacher or something, to train for, the right job to lessons, six, I suppose, for the rest of, music, lonely France, the school choir, talking to people, real interests being a hairdresser, people, do something properly, very worthwhile do look after, looked after, run over by a car, mind, too worried Section II
Task 1: How Do Others Think of My Job? A. Fill in the following chart. B. Give
Speaker 1 Sex male Job work in Civil service or Tax Office Manager of a department Nursing officer in a hospital Bank manager Sales representative Apprentice hairdresser Stereotype of the Job grey It’s a man’s job He should be a doctor, for nursing is a woman’s job stuffy, bourgeois, funny not dependable, wife in every port for dim girls brief
Speaker 2 female Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5 male male male Speaker 6 female answers to the following questions. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Clever, artistic, very noisy. To Mr. S. Andrews.
The company does put Mr. or Ms. In front of the names on its departmental list
Nursing. Being a male nurse, he has more contact with the patients and a long term responsibility for their welfare.
5. They travel and have wife at every port. 6. No.
7. She is learning a lot about hair and how to get along with people and is gaining confidence.