2A ADJECTIVES

a 2.  the long one or the short one 3. The Irish 4. homeless people 5. Japanese man / woman 6.√  7. the poor / poor people 8. the dead 9.√ 10. rich / a rich man

b 2. blue denim 3. awful gold 4. big dark 5. long black silk 6. beautiful old   wooden 7. small  black leather 8. delicious spicy Thai 9. short brown curly  10. new blue and white striped

2B so / such ... that

a 2 such a 3 so 4 such 5 so 6 so 7 such a 8 such                                   b 2 It was such a bad film (that) we left after half an hour. 3 The food was so disgusting (that) nobody could eat it. 4 He made so many mistakes (that) the boss sacked him. 5 It was such beautiful music (that) everyone stopped to listen. 6 They were such good seats (that) we had a perfect view. c Possible answers       2 ..... we had to put on the air conditioning.       3 ..... I can't go out this weekend.       4 ..... we went straight to bed.       5 ..... we left the restaurant.

   

2B narrative tenses

a 

1 hadn't noticed, had stopped 2 had been (carefu11y) saving, had been concentrating,  had been watching, had (only) been looking  3 was leaving, was happening, were looking.

 b

 2 asked 3 mentioned 4 had been looking 5 had accused / accused 6 had searched / searched 7 made 8 had said 9 jumped up 10 made 11 had never seen 12 drove 13 parked 14 had taken  place 15 carne 16 started 17 had never stolen 18 made 19 found 20 had stopped 21 were watching. 

FILM POSTERS

0. Used 1. served 2. seats 3.by 4.thought 5. stop 6. against 7. anticipation 8. inordinate 9. seeing 10. reach 11. driven 12. happy 13. hooked 14. associate 15.moreover 16.counts 17. pass 18.lack 19. valuable 20. likely.

CLOZE TEST
1. charge 2. grant 3. running 4.abolished 5. attract 6.building 7. services 8. persuade 9. new 10 make 11. more 12. devoted 13. which 14. works 15. by 16. controls 17. such 18. strongly 19. many 20. allow.

REVISE & CHECK

LIKE AND AS

UNIT 117

117.1

3. Like her mother. 4. people like him. 5. O.K. 6. like most of his friends 7. like talking to the wall. 8. O.K. 9. O.K. 10. O.K. 11. like a bomb exploding. 12. like a fish.

117.2.

2. like blocks of ice. 3. like a beginner. 4. as a tourist guide. 5. like a church. 6. as birthday present. 7. like winter. 8.like a child.

117. 3.

2. like 3.as 4.  like 5.  like 6. as 7.  like 8. as 9. as 10. like 11. like 12. as 13. as 14. like 15. as 16. as 17. like 18. (like) as.

1B The...the ...+ comparatives

a 2a 3g 4b 5d 6f 7e 8c

b 2. the sooner we start, the sooner we'll finish.

   3. the older you get, the  wiser you become.

   4. the faster people drive, the more accidents they have.

   5. the hotter the weather is, the more you need to drink.

   6. the better you know her, the more you'll like her.

   7. the more slowly you cook it, the better it'll taste.

   8. the more work we do now, the less we'll have to do later.

c Possible answers:

   2.....the sooner we'll  arrive.

   3. ...the fitter/ healthier you'll be.

   4. ...the more clothes I wear.

   5. ... the meaner they are.

The Gift of the Magi

This is the link to listen to the story we worked with yesterday.
You can read it while you listen.
If you want to read the whole story this is the link

Difference between pain and ache

Pain

A pain is a feeling you experience when you hurt a part of your body or when you are ill. The noun pain can be countable or uncountable. As a countable noun, it can be used with the article a. It can also have the plural form pains.

• He complained that he was having terrible pains in his chest.
• Sometimes I feel a sharp pain below my ribs.
• I have a pain in my head.
• I can no longer endure this pain.

As an uncountable noun pain is mainly used to talk about the feeling of being sad or upset.

• She couldn’t cope with the pain of being separated from her family.
• The girl’s unfortunate death caused her parents great pain.

Some common word combinations with pain

Excruciating pain / intense pain / severe pain / sharp pain / stabbing pain / terrible pain / unbearable pain

Alleviate pain / cause pain / ease pain / endure pain / experience pain / feel pain / inflict pain / relieve pain / lessen pain / soothe pain

• Suddenly I felt a severe pain in my head.
• This medicine will ease pain.

Ache

An ache is a continuous unpleasant pain that is not very strong.

• I have a dull ache in my head. (Unpleasant but not so strong pain)
• I have a stabbing pain in my head. (Severe pain that may or may not be continuous)

We do not usually use the word ache to talk about a momentary feeling of pain.

Ache can also be used as an intransitive verb. When a part of your body aches, you feel a continuous but not so strong pain there.

• Just when I thought I was starting to feel well, my head began to ache.

We usually use the word ache to talk about common pains that we experience in our head, stomach, tooth or back. For example we say headache, backache toothache and stomachache. Native English speakers do not usually say head pain or stomach pain. Note that we can use articles with toothache, backache etc.

• I am getting a toothache.
• I have a bad backache.

Answer Greetings from San Francisco

Hi Virginia and Lena,
Sorry I haven’t been in touch recently. I‘ve been intending to write to you for ages, but I’ve been so busy studying for my exams that I haven’t had time to do anything else for weeks now. I really am fed up with it!

However, as soon as the exams are over, I’m planning to spend a couple of weeks on a beach somewhere. Because --I’ve been studying so hard, I haven’t had time to go out and I’ve managed to save up a bit of money. I’m thinking of going to Thailand actually. You have both been there, haven’t you? Do you remember the names of any cheap hotels in Bangkok, and is it a good idea to book a room before I go? Do you think two weeks is enough time to see the place?

Despite the exams, I am still really enjoying being here in San Francisco. It’s a great city with lots to do. It’s really clean, relaxed and very cosmopolitan. There are some excellent shops and ----most things are much cheaper than back home. My apartment overlooks the bay and you can see the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, the famous prison, from my bedroom window. I visited the prison a few days ago actually. Everything there is exactly the same as the day they stopped using it as a prison. Did you know the gangster Al Capone spent ten years there? Apparently, the worst thing about being there was that in the evenings, they used to be able to hear laughter and parties from the mainland. With all the work I’m doing at the moment I know that feeling!

Anyway, time to do more studying – if only I had worked harder earlier in the course! Please write back soon and tell me all the latest news. I miss you lots.
Love,
Marcella xxxxxx

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