Instant Grammar Lessons

30.3 Have and Get

Follow-up

In eachof the following sentencerseplacethe expressionlsz italics with similar
onesusingHAVE or GET.

1. Thankyou for a wonderfuel vening.We'ueall reallyenjoyedit.
2. The president'swife hasgiuenbirth to a babygirl.

3. \lhat elegantnew furniture! 'Wheredid you bwy it?
4. Now the children are old enough to talk, they're always arguing.
5. There won't be any busesat this time of night. 'We'dbetter call a taxi.
6. Kirsty didn't experienceany difficulry changing the car battery.
7. My son Phll achieueda distinction in his end-of-yeartest.
8. I'm sogladyou'vearrivedsafely.I tuasbeginningto feelworried.
9. I didn't hearyou comein lastnight. What timedid 1,ouarriuehome?
10. Chriswas surprisedto receiuea letterfrom an old schoolfriend.
11. At first I liked the idea of going camping for the weekendbut nou I'm not so sure.
12. Robert, just the personI want to see. Could I talk to you for a minute?
'1,3.As I becamemore friendly uith him, I realisedhe was a sweet,gentle person.
14. I must havemy bestsuit cleaned. It'sJohn and Mary's weddingon Saturday.
15. What'sthe problem?The key won't turn in the lock? ShallI seeif I cando it?

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á 31 .1 Prepositional Phrases
DictationSentences
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1. At first I thoughtshewasunsociableb,ut thenI realisedshewasjust shy.
a 2. There were ar least20.,000specratorsat last night,s big game.
3. Did you do anything interestinglast weekend?
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¡- - 4. Mrs Jonesis busy just now but she'll be able ro seeyou in a moment.
5. rüle'reon the phonenow and our number's369701.
a 6' Ralph doesn'twant to comeout with us this evening. He'd rarherbe on his own.
7. Carelessdriving puts people'slivesin danger.
*' 8. I don't believeshebrokethoseglasseasccidentallyI. think shedid it on purpose.
9 . R o w e n a a d vi se d me to g e ta ca ralar m becausecar theftisontheincr easer ou ndher e.
A 10. Mary allowedher sonto go out to the discoon conditionhe camehomeby midnight.

¡¡ 11.Joeand Benwereoncebitterenemiesbut thar'sall in the pastnow.
12. You'rewearingpink!
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> Ihat'sright. It's backin fashion.
a 13. Thank you so much for all your help and supporr.
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> Not at all. It was a pleasure.
A 14.Justslow down! NThyareyou alwaysin a hurry?
15. If thetaxi driverhadn'tdrivenat top speedw, e would havemissedour flight.
A 16. I could seefrom the way they weresmilingthat they weredeeplyin love.
17. There'sa good busserviceto the city centre,and the busesusuallyrun on time.
a 18. Rosielostthe rennismatch. Shewasn'rplayingat her best.
a 19. For a relationshipto succeedit's essentiafl or the coupleto'have a lot in common.
20. We'vesentthe packageexpressair and it shouldarrivein threedays.
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31 .2 Prepos¡tional phrases

AnswerSheet

Comp.letethe following expressionws ith the correctprepositionwhen you hear
it read:

1.. first ll" the past
1,2. back. . .... fashion
2. least , 13. Not . . .... all. : ,
14. a hurry
3. nothing . particular 15. drive. . ....topspeed
16. deeply. .....love
4. a moment 77. time
18. her best
5. thephone 19. a lot . . .... common
20. . three days
6. hisown

7. danger

8. purpose

9. rheincrease

10. .. condition

Now group the phrasesaccordingto the preposition:

AT IN ON

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, 31 .3 Prepositional Phrases

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7 In eachof the following sentencerseplacethe words and phrasesin italics with
7 expressionbseginningwith AT:

3 I. In the begi¡ningI thought prepositionswere impossiblebut now I think they'reeasy'
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7 2. Ticketsfor the musical'Cats'costa minimum of f'20'
7 3. If we're goingto be in time for the shoq you'|l haveto drive as fastasyou can'

7 4. Ralph askedEmma for a date but shewasn't in tbe least interested'

-l 5. Although John wasn'r playing as well as he could, he won the match.

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3 Replace the words and phrases in italics with expressionsbeginning with ON:

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-r2. 7. Violent crime is risingin this areaof the city'

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E 8. I,m not sureit wasan accident.I think that window wasbrokendeliberately.
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at). 9. You'd bettergetto the stationsoon. The trains arealwayspunctual.

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7 10. John'sparentsallowedhim to havea partyas long ashe did all the washing-up'

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,O 11.'WhenI askedRobertwhat he'ddoneon hisweekendin New York, he iust replied:

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rF 14. 'Víhata strangerelationship!JohnandJackiehavenoneof tbesameinterests'
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32.1 Phrasal Verbs

DictationTexts

Here are the meaningsof 20 phrasalverbs. Can you guessthe verbs?

List One List Two

1. find somethingin a referencebook 11. recoverfrom
2. readquickly 12. be happy!
3. revise 1.3. think about the future with pleasure
4. begina journey 14. disappeargradually
5. saygoodbye 15. seewith difficulty
6. stop working 16. improve (weather)
7. relaxl
8. register iI liI"""
9. riseinto the air
10. take careof 1.9. find by chance
20. remember

Now listen to your teacheror a partner reading a story. Write down the phrasal
verbsyou hear next to their meaningon your answersheet.You will hear them
in the right order.

Joe and Ann's Long Weekendin Neu York

Part One Ann ¿lndher bovfriend Joe were planning to spend a long weekend in the USA.
'!íhy don't we go ro Manhartan?'suggesteAd nn. 'l've neverbeenthere.'
'Where'sManhattirn?'askedJoe.Ann looked up Nerv York in the atlasand shorvedhim. After going
through some holiday brochures,Joe was convinced.
'I'll have to brush up my English beforewe go,' said Ann. On the day of their holida¡ they set off early to
Amsterdam Schiphol airport. Joe'smum saw them off at the station and they were on their way.
'I hope the train doesn'tbreak down,' saidJoe.
'Calm down! (Jf course it rvon't,' replied Ann. Anywa¡ they reachedthe airport with no problems and
checkedin early for their flight. It was Joe's first time in an aircraft and he felt very anxious as they took off.
'There's¡ro needto feelnervous. I'm hereto look after vou.' said Ann.

Part Ttao 'You'll soon get over your fear of fl,ving. Now cheerupl You're on holiday,' said Ann. After a
while, his nervousnesswore off and he beganto enjol' the experience.
'I'm looking forward to our weekendnow,' saidJoe. Five hours later they could make out New York far
below them through the clouds as the plane startedto descend.
'Oh no! It's raining,' saiciJoe as they left the airport.
But the weather soon began¡o clear up. In their hotel, they were wondering what they could do that

evenrng.
'Let's check the guide book and find out.'suggestedAnn. The book informed them that the lower eastside
of the city was full of little Italian restaurantsand nightclubs.
'Let'sgo. I want to try out the localcooking,'saidJoe.
Soon they came acrossa delightful Italian restaurantwhere lots of young people were eating. It was the
beginningof a magical weekendthey always look back on with pleasure.

32.2 Phrasal Verbs

AnswerSheet

Find the phrasal verbs with the following meanings:

32.3 Phrasal Verbs

Follow-up

Completethe following story using appropriate phrasal verbs. Try not to use
thelist at the bottom of the page!

Barbara will always remember the day when she flew from Amsterdam to spendthe

weekendin London with her friend Ralph. She1. for the airport

earlyone cold, wet Friday afternoonand arrivedin plenty of time to 2.

for her flight. Soon after the plane 3. , shestarted to get a headache

and feelsick. The flight attendantswerevery kind and helpful.

'Don't worry abouta thing. 'We'rehereto 4. you,' they said.

After a while.her headach5e. . , and when sheheardthe captain's

a n n o u n c e m e n t ,s h e i m m e d i a t e l y6 .

''$7ewill be arriving at London Heathrow in approximately 15 minutes. The

temperatureis 20 degreesa, nd you'll be glad to hear that the weatherhas

7.

Barbarawas 8. . . to stayingin an English-speakingcountry. Shehad

sDentthe last month 9. her Englishbut still felt nervousabout using

it. However,shesoon 10. her nervesafter shehad askedfor street

directions in the city centre. Shecould understand90 per cent of what was said!

At Ralph's hotel in Victoria they made a plan for that evening. Ralph

1 1 . Time Out magazineto find out what shows were on and Barbara

1.2. 'ChineseRestaurantsi'n Eating Out in London. Her book

informed her that the Soho areawas full of little Chineserestaurants.

'Let'seat beforegoing to a show,' suggestedRalph. 'I'd love to 13.

somereal Chinesecooking.'

In Soho they 1.4. . . a lovely little restaurant where lots of Chinesepeople

were eating. It was the start of a magical weekendthat they always 15.

on with pleasure.

clearup take off getover cheerup go through
checkin look back setoff brushup look up
wear off try out look after comeacross look forward

Answer Key

1.1 1, 3, 5, 10, 8,2, 6,9,7,4 1.2 1, 5, 8, 10,2,6,4,7,3,9

1.3 Exercise1: 1e ,2h, 3a, 4f , 5b, 69, 7c , 8d, 9m , 10 i , 1 - 1 p ,1 2 n , 1 3 i , 1 4 1 ,1 5 k , 1 6 o

Exercise2': L a few weeks before / previously 2. in spite of / despite 3. In fact / Actually 4. Soon / It was not long

before 5. Fortunately/ Luckily 6. even better/ better still 7. Soon/ It was not long before 8. Even though / Although

9.asaresult/consequently l0.Afterawhile/Eventually 11.then l2.Finally/Eventually/Afterawhile/Some

time later 13. At first / To begin u'ith 14. immediately 15. After looking / After he had looked 16. naturally

2.1 1,3,9,7,5,2,8,10,6,4 2,2 1,4,8, 6,2,9,7,3, 10,5

2.3 Exercisel: 1.d,2h, 3a, 4f, 5b, 6c, 7e, 8g, 9n, 10p, 71,i,lzk, 13i, 14o, 15m, 161

Exercise2: 1. On the whole / Generally speaking 2. for example / for instance 3. Of course/ Obviously 4. another

point in its favour / a furtl.reradvantage 5. also 6. although / eventhough 7. Unfortunately / Sadly 8. exceptfor /

apartfrom 9. Infact/Actually 10. Inaddition ll.Anotherdrawback/Afurtherdisadvantage l2.inspiteof

/ despite 13. Taking evervthinginto consideration/ All things considered 14. as I seeit / personallyspeaking

15. I think / I believe 16. In conclusion/ To conclude

3 . 1 1,,8, 6, 4, 7, 1,02, , 5. 9, 3 3.2 1,6,4,2,9, 10,7,9,3, 5

J..) Exercisell 1d, 2h, 3a, 49, 5[, 6b, 7e, 8c, 9o, 101,11p, 12i, 13n, 14j, 15m, 16k

Exercise2..l.I'dliketothankyou/Thankyousomuch 2. Itwasreallvgreat/ltwasjustwondelful 3. I'mverysorry

about / I should apologisefor 4. rather hectic 5. I'd like to tell you / Let me tell you 6. Last weekend/ The other

weekend 7. I was quite fascinatedby / I was really interestedin 8. In lact / Actually 9. hopefully / all being well

10. eventhough 11. Great nervs/ I've got some fantasticnews 12. Believeit or not / Yotr're not going to believethis

but 13. surprise,surprise 14. Incidentally/ By the way 1-5.I'm considering/ I'm thinking of 16. It's beensuch a long

time / It's beenrrges

4 . 1 1. Dear Julia, I am writing to postponeour appointment on Monday 8th. 7. As you can seefrom the stamp, I am still
in Ireland. 5. I arrived on Monday 1st and I was expecting to return to Liverpool on / by Friday 5th. 10. But,

unfortunatel¡ things have not gone / did not go according to plan, and now I won't be returning until Tuesday9th at

the earliest. 2. You see,on TuesdayI went for a drive to seethe countrysidesouth o{ Dublin. 9. And while I was

admiring the scener¡ the car suddenly ran off the road. 3. It was obviously an awful shock, but luckily I was not

injured, apart from a few scratches.However,the car was badly damaged.8. This meansI'll be staying/ I'm staying

until the repairshave beencompleted. 4. Despitethe accident,I have had / I've beenhaving a great time looking round

Dublin and visiting the museumsand art galleries. 6. I'll phone you when I'm back in Liverpool. Bestwishes,Jack.

4.2 Dear Cath¡ I hope this letter reachesyou safely. As ,voucan seefrom this address,I am still in Paris. I am sorry

but I'll have to / I have to cancel our dinner date for a week on Saturday. We were expecting / had expectedto get

back to Manchester on the morning of Friday 9th. Unfortunatel¡ nothing has gone / went according to plan and

now we won't be able to leaveuntil next Friday. On Wednesdaywe were going to spendthe day at the Louvre,

but as / while I was crossingthe road in front of the hotel, a car ran over my foot. \7hat a dreadful shock!

Except for my foot, I feel fine, but I can only walk with a stick. The doctor has ordered me to rest, so I can't leave

here until I arn fit. In spite of the / this accident,we are enjoying our stav here and all the hotel staff have beenvery

kind to us. I'll give you a call as soon as we get back to M¿rnchesternext Friday.

5.1: 1. Dear Sall¡ I met Joan Wood in Sheffieldlast weekend and we had a drink at the Midland Hotel. 5. Shesays/ said
you have left / had left school and at the moment are / were unemployed. 10. After all that / your hard r,r'orkfor your

final exams, I expect you want to take a break from r,r'orkand study. 7. But have you made any plans for the future

yet? 2.If you are thinking of working for a year before going to college,perhaps I can help you. 4. If you don't mind,

I could ask my boss if she knorvs of any vacanciesin the Birrninghamarea. 3. I know hou, difficult it is for sclrool-

leaversto find work nowadays. 6. And I wouldn't want to be in your position. 9. So I hope you will understandthat I

am just trying to be helpful. 8. lírite soon ¿rndtell me what you have decided to do. Love, Auntie May.

Dear Brian, I happenedto meet Mike Jamesin Newcastlethe other week and we had lunch together.He said you
had left your job and accepteda new post in the North London area. I imagine you need/ you'll needa complete break

after working / having worked so hard at I for / rvith Braithwaite Engineering.But have you found somewhereto live in

London yet? If you are thinking of renting temporary accornmodationwhile you are looking for r house,nra,vbeI can

help you. If it's all right with you , I'll seeif my boss knows of any flats to rent locally. It's almost impossible for
newconers to get decentaccommodationnowadays.I wouldn't like to be in your shoes.Pleasedon't think I am

interferingin your business.I'm just trying to help an old friend. \lhy not fax me as soon as possibleor you can send

me a note by e-mail. All the best, lan.

6 . 1 : 1. Dear Robin and Sarah,We are on holiday in Brighton yet again and / but / though the weather here is much hotter
than it usually is for August. 9. '!7ehave beentaking care to protect our skin from the sun. 6. 'Wegot here three days

ago while you were in Holland. 8. lfhen we lastsaw you, we told you we were thinking of going away. 10. At that

time rve didn't feel like another holiday on the south coast. 4. But finaily we decidedon renting a / this lovely

apartment, only five minutes on foot from the town centre. 3. It's on the top floor and we have a large balcony with a

seaview. 2. I wish we lived somewhere like this all the time, but we haven't got the money. 5. $7eare coming / we

come home on August 31st, but we would love to seeyou before then, if it is possible. 7. Give us a cail on Brighton

736344, and we'll arraÍge somewhereto meet. Love, Carol and Mark.

6.2: Dear Steveand Linda, 'Weare on holiday in Madrid yet again, but the weather is much colder than usual for July. In

facr, we have beenthinking / are thinking of buying some thick pulloversto keep rvarm! Jure \4'asvery hor, but iust as

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/ when / before we arrived, it started to change. When we last met, we said we were thinking of trying somewhere

different this summer.As a matter of fact, we were thinking that Spain had got a bit more expensivethesedays.

But then a rich friend of David's offered us his apartment right in the centre of Madrid at a very low rent. It's on

the fourth floor and we've got a wonderful view of the Prado. If only we had the money to live somewherelike

this permanently! But you would have to be a millionaire to afford the rent! I'll give you a ring the moment we

get home and tell you you all about our holiday.

7,7 1. Dear Mrs Harlock, I am writing to thank you for the enjoyable two weeks I spent in your conversation classlast

year. 9.1had alreadybeenin England for six weekswhen I joined your class,but this was my first opportunity to

speakEnglish properly. 5. In my countrf studentsare not really taught how to speak and / or listen. 8. Instead,

teachersconcentrate on grammar and translation, which makes it difficult for students to communicate. 2. I really

appreciatedthe adviceyou gaveme about / on finding temporary work in Britain. 7. Now, I'm looking for a job where

I in which I can usemy English, perhaps as a waiter or shop assistant. 3. I hope to find something suitable in / over the

next week or two. 10. Then, if I can afford it, I would like to stay for / until Christmas. 6. Thank you once again for

giving me the confidence to speak English without worrying about my mistakes. 4. I look forward to seeingyou when

I am next in Cambridge. Yours sincerel¡ Gunther Scl.raudi.

7.2 Dear Nanc¡ I am writing to thank you for taking care of the children while I was ill. As you know, I was in bed for

three weeks, but now I feel strong enough to have the children back. I am afraid they have not been brought up to be

as quiet and well-behavedas your children.Instead,they seemto concentrateon making as much noise as possible,

which makes them difficult to look after. I'm very grateful for the advice you gave me about applying for a word-

processingcourse.Slith any luck, I'll be able to find a suitablecoursein I over I during the next few weeks.Then, if I

have the money, I'd like to do an information technology course. lfhat I'll probably do is work from home until I

complete both courses.Thanks again for giving me the confidence to continue my education without worrying about

my family. I'll phone in a few days to arrangea time to come and pick up the children.Lots of love, Lucy.

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8 . 3 1. different from 2. afraid of 3. disappointedwith 4. good at 5. worried about 6. annoyedwith 7. keen on
8.tiredof g.satisfiedwithl0.interestedin 11.kindof 12.politeto 13.typicalof 14.wrongwith 15.surprisedat

9. 1 Lc , 2i,3 f, 4 i , 5 d ,6 g ,7 a ,8 b ,9 e ,1 0 h 9.2 1c,2h, 3i ,4i , 5Í,6b,7e,8a,99, 10d

9,3 1. reminds/ of 2. prevented/ from 3. dependson 4. concentratoen 5. belicvesin 6. approveoí 7. wait for 8. belongs

to 9. sufferfrom 10. recovefrrom 11.consistos f 12.succeedeind 13. laughat 14. smiledat 15. apologisfeor

10. 1 le. 2h, 3 9 .4 c ,5 a .6 i . -d . 8 b .e i . l 0 f 1.0.2l d,2c, 3i ,4a, 59,6i ,7b,8e,th, 10f

10.3 1. application for 2. alternative to 3. invitation to 4. no point in 5. Congratulations on 6. skill at 7. effecton

8. interestin 9. needfor 10. difficultv with 11. experienceof 12. the trouble with 13. differencebetween

14.the matterwith 15.connectionwith

11.1 1c,2i,39,4a,5i,6e,7f,8d,9b,10h ll.2 1,e,2c,3f,4i,5b,69,7i,8d,9a,10h

ll. 3 1. i, 2d,3 h ,4 9 ,5 m6, o ,7 a ,8 1 ,9 n ,1 0 c ,1 tf,72i , 13b,14k,15e, 16 control17 fresh18 mi sunderstandi1n9gillness

20 short 21 opposites22balanced23 beginner24 unfair2-5relationship26 confusion

l2.l le,2d, 3g,4h,5a,6i,7b, 8j,9f, L0c 12.2 1b,29, 3j ,4a, 5i ,6e,7h,8c,9f, 10d

12. 3 1. f , 2m ,3 9 ,4 b ,5 n ,6 i ,7 j ,8 1 ,9 c1, 0 a ,1 ' 1.dI2, h, I3e, 14o,15k;16.tastes17.fri end18.fashi on19.mi ld20. dr ink

21. warm 22. complete23. lethal24. advice

13. 7 lg, 2h, 3 f, 4 i , 5 a ,6 e ,7 d ,8 i ,9 b , 1 0 c

13. 2 E x er c ise l :1 e ,2 1 ,3 i ,4 h ,5 a ,6 o ,7 k ,8 d ,9m1, 0b,l l g, 12n,13c,14j ,15f E xerci se2:1.Y ouw on' tgetinunlessyou

havea ticket.2. The matchwill be off unlessthe weatherclearsup. 3. I won't getthe job unlessI passmy drivingtest.

4. You'll fail the examunlessyour Englishimproves.

14. l I c , 2j, 3 Í, 4 í,5 d , 6 9 ,7 b , 8 a ,9 e ,1 0 h

14.2 Exercise1: 1e,2d,31,4b,5i,6h,7a,8j, 9n,10f,1,'1,1o2, c,13k,14g,15m Exercis2e: If wehadmoremone¡if welivedin a bigger

housei,f youhada betterjob,if wecouldaffordto goto Floridaon holida¡if onlywehada carlikethepeoplenextdoor,if

schoolws erebetteri,f therewereno waitinglistsfor hospitalsif,, if, if! If peopledidn'tdreamw, ervouldn'nt eedthewordif!

15. 1 1e,29, 3 b ,4 a ,5 h , 6 c ,7 i , 8 f,9 j , 1 0 d

15. 2 E x er c i s1e: 1 c ,2 m, 3 e ,4 i , 5 i , 6 h ,7 1 ,8 k ,9a,10b1, 1f,l 2o,13n,14d, 159 Exercise2':lf,2a,3b,4h, 5c,69, 7e,8d

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16. 2 E x er c i s1e: 1 c ,2 d ,3 k ,4 n ,5 m ,6 b ,7 e ,8 j ,99,1011, ,' 11,i,2h1, 3o,l 4f, l 5a E xerci s2e: L.had2. had3. w ould4. had

5. had6 . w o u l d7 . w o u l d8 . h a d9 . h a d 1 0.w oul d 11.w oul d 12.had

17.7 l. Shallwe go.. 2. This must be.. 3. This can't be.. 4. This could be.. 5. May I leave.. 6. \7ould you.. 7. You

mustn't smoke.. 8. I don't haveto get up. 9. Shecan play.. 10. \7e will have..

17.2 1. Would you like to have.. 2. It might be.. 3.'{/e don't needto do.. 4. That must be wrong.. 5. Shallwe see..

6. You can leave.. 7, You shouldn'twork.. 8. Could you lend me.. 9. I had to work.. 10. This bill can't be right.

77.3 l. Shecould play.. 2.I had to work.. 3. Can I help.. 4. You should relax.. 5. You shouldn't eat.. 6. You must say..

7.lcan'tmeet..8. Iwillgiveupsmoking..9.Theweathermightbe.. 10. Idon'thavetostudy..

17,4 1. Shall we have.. 2. This can't be the street.. 3. Your glassescould might be.. 4. May I use..5. You mustn't buy..

6. You don't haveto.. 7. Shecan play the guitar very well but shecan't sing. 8. V/ould you like to stay.. 9. Yes,you

can use.. 10. You shouldeet.. 11. Can I helo vou.. 12. I won't arrive.. 13. This must be.. 14. You shouldn't be..

15. You'll have..

18.1 1. Do you haveto.. 2.That can't be.. 3. You ought to get.. 4. You could cycle.. 5. Everybodyshouldeat.. 6. You

won't haveheard.. 7. I couldn't understand.. 8. Irish peopledon't haveto take.. 9. Our family usedto go..

10. Tim must havegonehome..

18.2 L I should have followed.. 2. Roeer could swim.. 3. You can't have seenme.. 4. ..so shemust be very rich. 5. Shall

we go.. 6. Could I leave.. 7. I won't eat.. 8. ..I shouldhavesent.. 9. Can you make.. 10. ShallI help..

18.3 l. Would you like to corne.. 2. There didn't use/ neverusedto be.. 3. You must see.. 4. The car can't haverun out..
5. I won't forget.. 6. I didn't have to work.. 7. '$7eought to go.. 8. I might have dropped.. 9. Dave can play the

piano, but he can't read music. 10. Shemight be lving..

18.4 1. I won't go.. 2. you must be.. 3. Shecan't have forgotten.. 4. My doctor saysI have to avoid.. 5. I'm sorry I

couldn't meet.. 6. women should be paid.. 7. Joe usedto sr.noke..8. We could stop.. 9. John must have received...
10. It might be the childrenplaying upstairs. 11. Relax! lle'll arrive.. 12. \fe may havetaken.. 13. \flhat shallrvedo?

14. I shouldn't haveeaten.. 15. You don't haveto write.

19.1 1. shealwaysate lots of.. 2. he wouldn't haveenough. 3. if I whether I could help her with he¡ luggage.

4. if / whether we were going an1,where.5. . not to worry. 6. they had to leavesoon. 7. it had beena long time since

shehad had such a good meal. 8. what time the party started. f . if / rvhetherI knew who the principal of the college

was. 10. the weather might get much worse tomorrow / the follorving d:ry / the next day.

19.2 1. shecould Bet.. 2. they hadn't been..3. when I had left the housethis / that morning. 4. he would think about
it. 5. sheshould have phoned her. 6. he should cut down / to cur down.. 7. if I understoodthe rules..8. when she

would seehim again. 9. they were going on holiday tomorrow / the following day. 10. to wait there until shegot back.

19.3 1. they had beenin Edinburgh last week / the week before/ the previousweek. 2. shecouldn't h¡ve left without saying

goodlrye. 3. not to phone her at the office again. 4. to move / if I would move my car. 5. he wrs going to finish the

decoratingtomorrow / the follou'ing day. 6. rvhereshecould find information about museumsin Madrid. 7. shehadn't

eatenanything all day. 8. why I couldn't come / go to hel party. 9. shedidn't knorv her rvay round SanFrancisco.

10. if I was leavingas soon as the coursefinished. 11. thev hadn't watched any TV for ages. 12. how long I would

stay in Baltimore. 13. he could run 100 metresin 1l seconds. 14. to be careful. 15. how fluent my Englishwas.

20.7 1. He encouragedme to take the exam again. 2. Sheadmitted that the accident was all her fault. 3. He complimented

Soniaon her elegantsuit. 4. Shecongratulatedhim on his great exam results. 5. He demandedto speakto the

manager. 6. She suggestedhaving a quiet evening at home. 7. He refused to go on holiday with his mum and

dad. 8. Shebeggedher mother to let her go to Sharon'sparty. 9. He deniedeatingthe iast chocolatebiscuit. 10. She

offeredto help him with his bags.

20.2 1. Shewanted to know the way to the city centre. 2. He remindedher to lock all the doors and windows. 3. She

invited me for lunch on Sunday. 4. He insistedon paying for the drinks. 5. Shewarned them not to cross the

road there. 6. He thanked her for the lovely present. 7. Sheadvisedthem to be very careful what thev s:ridto her.

8. He apologisedfor being so late. 9. Shepromised to be there at 8.00pm. 10. He suggestedgoing for a meal to that

new Chineserestaurant.

20.3 1. Shecomplimented Robert on a lovely dinner. 2. He wanted to know who the car belonged to. 3. Shereminded him

to set his / the alarm clock for 6.00am. 4. He warned them not to touch those plates. 5. Shesuggestedstopping for a

coffee break. 6. He offered me a lift home. 7. Sheinvited us to her party on Sundayevening. 8. He promiseclto get

his hair cut this / that week. 9. Sheadmitted (to) eatingthe last chocolatebiscuit. 10. He apologisedfor forgetting

about our appointment. 11. Sherefusedto eat any rnore. 12. He deniedusing the office phone for personalcalls.

13. He advisedher to spenda year abroad beforegoing to university. 14. I insistedon seeingeverypicture in rhe

gallery before leaving. 15. Shesuggestedwashing the dishesin the morning.

21.1 Refer to the sentenceson 21.2. 21.2 Refer to the sentenceson 21.1,

2t,3 1. Julia started working / to work for this companv six years ago. 2. Despite not feeling well, Robert went to work.
3. If he spokemore slowly / didn't speakso quickl¡ I would be able to understandhim. 4. The meal was so awful

(that) we complainedto the waiter. 5. I must hrve m1'dressdrv-cleanedbefore the party. 6. \fhat about having a

coffeebreak? T.Ifwehadn'tarrivedlate/hadarrivedearlier,wewouldn'thavemissedthebeginningoftheconcert.
8. I'd nevertaken such a difficult / a more difficult exam. 9. '$le put on plenty of sun-block becausethe sun was very

strong. 10. I'd prefer you not to smoke in the kitchen. 11. Bedroomsmust be vacatedby 11.00am. 12. I wish I'd

stayedon at collegeto take my finals. 13. Tony doesn't plav as skilfully as Margaret. 14. Unlesshe arrivessoon, we'll

have to leavewithout him. 15. This restaurantis said to be the bestin town.

22.7 Refer to the sentenceson 2).2. 22.2 ReÍer to the sentenceson 22.L.

22.3 1..Is it all right if I usethe car tonight? 2. If Robert hadn't got here so late, he wouldn't have misseddinner.

3. I wish I had a little more money. 4. The ro¿rdoutside the house is being repaired.

5. Barbara thought the party was very boring. 6. Do you know the distance from Seatdeto Vancouver? 7. I should

have phoned you yesterday. 8. Unlessyou train harder, yolr won't get into the first team squad. 9. Sherefusedto give
an explanationfor her absence. 10. If you eat less,you get slimmer.I1. \ü/e'velived / beenliving in this streetfor six

years. 12. The sofawas too big to get into the living room. 13. \7e didn't stop for a break until we had walked 10km.

14. I've no objectionto peoplesmokingin lestauranrs. 15. Antony cor¡ldeat more than anyonein the family.

2 3 . 1 Refer to the sentenceson23.2. 23.2 Refer to the sentenceson 23.1.

2 3 . 3 1. You'd better listencarefullyto my instructions. 2. It looks as if / thougl-rthe weather is improving. 3. There weren't

as manv spectatorsat the match as we'd expected. 4.Ileft work early so as to avoid getting held up in the rush-hour

traffic. 5. I've never tastedsuch disgustingcoifee. 6. Apart from NIary, all the guestsat the party were wearing casual

clothes. 7. However much they argued, Paul and George remained good friends. 8. I want to know how deep the river
is at this point. 9. Triplets! \ühat a surprise! 10. If we had a phone,we wouldn't haveto usethe public call box.

11. Ellen has got so much money, shedoesn't know how to spend it. 12. The repairs ought to have been done by now.

13. Francissuggestedspeakingto the shop manager. 14. In comparisonwith Itirl¡ trains in Britain are verv expensive.

15. The traffic preventedLeslie from getting here.

24.1 1. to go 2. (in) going 3. to go 4. to go 5. may / might /could go 6. would I 'cIgo 7. go 8. go 9. going 10. to go

ll.ha ve /'ve go ne 12. c an go 13. go 1, 4.t ogo 1 5 . t o g o / g o i n g 1 6 . w e n t l T . t o g o 1 8 . w e n t / h a v e g o n e / h a d

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24,2 l.would/'dgo 2.go 3.may/ntight/couldgo 4.went 5.going 6.are/'regoing 7.togo 8.goes 9.(in) going
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10. to go ll. went/have gone 12. to go/ going 13.to go 14.going 15.went/has gone/had gone
25.1 I.go 2.togo 3.go 4.went 5.havegone 6.going T.togoing 8.havegone 9.didn'tgo 10.going 11.didn'tgo

1,2.hadgone 13.going 14.'dgone 15.went 16.go lT.hasgone 18.go 19.going 20.going
25.2 l. went l. going 3. can / could go 4. had /'d gone 5. went 6. went 7. going 8. have/'ve gone 9. going 10. have/

'vegone/been 11.togo 12.togo/going 13.havegone lgo 14. togoing 15.going
26.1 SuggestedAnswers: 1. ..readingit. 2. ..to lend her any. 3. ..to break it. 4. ..goinghome. 5. to be / arrive on time (in

future). 6. ..holdingyour breath? 7. ..to meetus at 8.00. 8. ..drinking/ alcohol. 9. to get married/ split up.
10...talkingahout rr¿rins.
26.2 SuggestedAnswers: 1. ..repairing. 2. ..to have one. 3. ..to go over to my mother's. 4. ..to send (her) a c rd.
5. ..goingout. 6. ..beingso late. 7...to come outwith us. 8. ..helping(me) with them? 9. ..to read us a story.
10. ..(in) understandingher.
2 6.3 Su gg es t edAns wer s :l. . . goingt ot hec o n c e r t . 2 . . . t o g e t t h e r e i n / o n t i m e . 3 . . . s m o k i n g . 4 . . . t o h a v e l u n c h ?
s rr<,,,ins/ tr-'ing to convincehim. 6. ..to work / working in advertising. 7. ..gettinga better ¡ob. 8. ..doing this sort
of work. 9. ..to stop drinking and smoking. 10. ..to go out for dinner.
26.4 SuggestedAnswers: 1. ..to buy them? 2. ..waiting? 3. ..discussingit / trying to persuadehim. 4. ..pushingit?
5. ..practisingthem. 6. ..beingso late. 7...to have long blonde hair. 8. ..to give you the wrong timetable. 9,..to lend
us the money? 10. ..spending.11. ..to sendmother a birthday card. 12...startingthe car. 13. ..to be hereon time.
14. ..lyingon the beach. 15. ..goingon holiday.
27.7 7...despitehis neighbours'complair.rt/seventhough his neighbourscomplained. 2. ..if I have time / unlessI have to
work late. 3. ..if I was enjoying the party / for another drink. 4. ,.on the other hand, is reserved/ in contrast,is shy.
5. ..becauseof the awful weather/ as it was raining hard. 6. ..in caseit rains / so that you don't get
wet. 7. ..what computer to buy / how to operate the computer. 8. ..in order to do a languagecourse / becauseshe
wants to do a languagecourse. 9. ..sucha weight, he couldn't / so heavv he couldn't. 10 ..As a result,shepassed
everything / Unfortun¿rtel¡ she faited everything.
27.2 l...although shefelt / was feeling unwell / in spite of not feeling well. 2. ..until after midnight / in time for the party.
3. Becauseof this, he's always tired / Despitethis, he's alwa,vsfull of energy. 4. ..too difficult to follow / so difficult
(that) he couldn't follow them. 5. ..who you have invited to dinner?/ whirt you are cooking for dinner? 6. ..what I
did with them? / where I [efl thern? 7. ..Ol course, they lost the championship / However, they won the championship.
8. ..when you're arrivir.rg/ going to arrive / if you're bringing / going to bring a friend. 9. ..but he made mistakes in his
' Spanish/ so he spoke fluent Spanish. 10. ..during my favourite TV programme / while I'm watching my favourite TV
programme.
27.3 SuggestedAnswers: 1. ..As a result, she passed/ However, she failed / Unfortunatel¡ she failed. 2. ..despitethe heavy
rain / becausewe wanted some exercise/ even though it was raining. 3. ..when I have a free weekend / if I have time
next weekend/ unlessI have to work late. 4. ..in caseit getscold / as it might get cold / so that don't get cold. 5. ..so
he missedall the meetings/ in order to recoverfrom his operation/ becausehis wife had been seriouslyill. 6. ..until
midnight / in time ior clinner/ when we had expected. 7. ..too fast for her to follow / such bad reception (that) she
couldn't understand a word / so noisy outside that shecouldn't hear a thing. 8. ..who I'm going ro bring / when I'm
going to arrive / what I'm going to wear. 9. ..how many countries I had visited / if I'd had any problems / when I was
planning to go back. 10. ..Despitethis, we all enjoyedourselves/ Becauseof this, we had to go indoors to cool down /
Of course,we all got sunburnt. 11. ..just in caseit got booked up / so that they could confirm our booking.
12. ..despitethe fact that my grandmother lives there / even though my grandmother lives there. 13. ..Of course, this
meanshe has had to take on more staff / Becauseof this, he has had to take on more staff. 14. ..if I'd beenfree.
15. ..althoughwe pay good rates/ in spiteof the rise in unemployment.
28.3 l. did some housework. 2. do yor.rgood. 3. make friends. 4. make a decision. 5. do a Spanishcourse. 6. making a
noise. 7. make someexcuse. 8. make him an offer? 9. do military service. 10. making mistakes. 11. do nothing.
12. making progress. 13. making money. 14. do someexercise.15. doing my best.
29.3 1. quick glance2. final rvarning 3. unnecessaryrisks 4. quick break 5. warm welcome 6. beautiful photos 7. full
responsibility8. fascirratingtalk 9. all the help 10. good in.rpression11. good care 12. boring parties 13. awful
headaches14. brisk w¿rlk15. great offence
30.3 SuggestedAnswers: 1.'We'veall had a great time. 2. has had a baby girl. 3. \lhere did you ger it? 4. they're always
having arguments. 5. !le'd betterget a taxi. 6. didn't have any difficulties 7. got a distinction 8. I was beginningto
get worried. 9. \Whattime did you get in? 10. to get a letter L1. I'm having secondthoughts. 12. Could I have a
word with you? 13. As I got know him 14. John and Mary are gettingmarried 1.5.Shall I have a try?
31.2 1.at 2.at 3.in 4.in 5.on 6.on 7. in 8.on 9.on 10.on 11.in 12.in 13.at 14. in 15.at L6.in 17.on
18. at 19. in 20. rn
31.3 l.Atfirst 2.atleast 3.attopspeed 4.arall 5.athisbest 6.onmyown T.ontheincrease S.onpurpose 9.on
time 10. on condition (that) 11. in particular 12. in two days 13. in danger 14. nothing in common 15. ina minute
32.2 l.look up 2. go through 3. brush up 4. set off 5. seesomeoneoff 6. break down 7. calm down 8. check in 9. take
off 10. look after someone 11. get over 12. cheerup 13. wear off 14. look forward to 15. make out 16. clearup
17. find out 18. try out 19. come across 20. look back on
32.3 l. set off 2. check in 3. took off 4. look after 5. wore off' 6. cheeredup 7. cleared up 8. looking forward
t h."chino"n lo.gotover ll.wentthrough 12.lookedup 13.tryout 14.cameacross 15.lookback

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