THE WAY UP TO HEAVEN. KEY

1. KEYHOLE 2. WHOLE 3. INTO 4. WAY 5. SO 6. THOUGH 7. HEARD 8. AWAY 9. LISTENING 10. TO BE 11. CLOSER 12. AGAINST 13. ABOUT TO 14. SO 15. COMING 16. AT ONCE 17. DOWN 18. MISS 19. HAVE NOTICED 20. SUDDENLY 21. LONGER 22. ASTONISHED 23. DROP 24. CATCH 25. SPARE.

The DEA agent. Key

1.    OUT  2. KNEW 3. BEFORE 4. AT 5. UP  6. ALREADY 7. TO 8. RAISED 9. COULD
10. HADN’T 11. OFF 12. MOST 13. JOINT 14. GETS 15. AS. 

THE PRIDHAM-HUSBAND AND WIFE WITH THEIR TWENTY CHILDREN, LINCOLN, BRITAIN 1999

LOOK AT SOME PHOTOS.
And this is the end of the story

1B AUXILIARY VERBS

2. do 3. isn't 4. do 5. aren't 6. do 7. aren't 8. are 9. do 10. would  11. am 12. are 13. do 14. did 15. did 16. do 17. didn't 18. was 19. couldn't  20. aren't 21. will.

1A QUESTION FORMATION

a 1. who paid for it? 2. who that man is...? 3. are they going ..? long are they going for? 4. did James come with? did she leave..? 5. How long have Matt and Claire known each other?  did they meet? told you that?

b 2. why Sarah didn't come to the wedding? 3. if/ whether that tall woman over there is Claire's mother? 4. what Molly's husband does? 5. if/ whether I can get a taxi after midnight? 6. if/ whether Claire's sister got married here? 7. they'll be happy? 8. where they put our coats?

Big screen, small prices

The success of the nationwide Fiesta del Cine event has reopened the debate on ticket costs

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Gradable and ungradable adjectives; position

Suggested adverbs are given.

1.
1.really 2 fairly 3 absolutely 4 totally 5 reasonably 6 dreadfully 7 completely
8 extremely 9 very 10utterly 11 rather 12 entirely.
2. Suggested answers:
2 totally devasted 3 dreadfully disappointed 4 very pleased 5 absolutely furious.
3.
1 small blue Japanese 2large old furnished 3 beautiful wooden coffe 4 powerful combined military 5 fantastic new German 6 wonderful soft woolen 7 small square metal 8 popular outdoor 9 mud and straw 10 famous medical 11 important and urgent 12 boring and depressing.
4.
It’s a rather old building.
The original wooden beams.
A flat best for one person.
It’s extremelly comfortable.
A garden similar to yours.
Yellow and red flowers.
A nice small town.
The traffic is absolutely terrible.
I’m going to be extremely happy here.

Degree adverbs1.
1 too 2 very 3 very 4 too 5 too 6very 7 very.
2.
1 very 2 very much 3 very (much) 4 very 5 very 6 very much 7 very much 8 very
9 very much 10 very 11 very much 12 very.
3.
2 virtually 3 perfectly 4 badly 5 severely 6 enormously.
4.
It’s (1)rather unusual...(2)completely appalled...(3)very difficult...(4)absolutely impossible...(5)totally determined...(6)fairly good... (7)simply useless (8)really different... (9)pretty thoughtful...(10)really brilliant.... (11)fairly likely

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4. Metaphor
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Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners.

1. Forcing someone to do something is like putting physical pressure on them, or pulling or pushing them. [p585]

2. Happiness and hope are like bright light or bright colours. Sadness and lack of hope are like darkness or dark colours. [p685]

3. Helping people is like supporting them physically, for example with your body or with something that you build. [p706]

4. Having an opportunity to do something is like having a door or way of getting into a build­ing. [pp1050 and 1051]

5. Being successful is like being high up. Failing is like falling or being low down. [pp1494 and 1495]

6. Wanting something is like being hungry or thirsty, and doing or having something you want is like eating it.[p1676] 

Answers:

1. pressure her

2. her little face light up

3. give a helping hand

4. what kind of doors may open

5. make it to the top

6. lost a taste for it all