HOMOPHONES

Be careful with them!!

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FIN DE CURSO

LOOK BACK 9 KEY

CRIME

1A (from p104 – Ss may think of others) arson, bribery, counterfeiting, hacking, kidnapping, identity theft , mugging, shoplifting, stalking, vandalism.

1B 1 arson, vandalism 2 kidnapping, mugging, stalking 3 counterfeiting, hacking, identity theft 4 bribery 5 shoplifting.

ING FORM AND INFINITIVE

1 doing 2 to check 3 being 4 to find 5 shaking 6 drinking 7 to phone 8 seeing 9 to do 10 doing.

SYNONYMS

1 distract you 2 grab 3 to pose as 4 deceiving 5 fallen for 6 switch.

REPORTING AN INCIDENT

1 occurred 2 reminded 3 realised 4 went 5 happened 6 didn’t catch 7 happened 8 crossed 9 if 10 like

Spanish elections on the news

Spanish elections show where the UK may be headed

LOOK BACK 8 KEY

COLLOCATIONS

1 evaluate, postpone 2 stick to, go against 3 explore, putting off 4 assess, arrive at.

PAST ANND MIXED CONDITIONALS

1 a) might have studied b) wouldn’t have gone c) wouldn’t be

2 a) would have taken b) would have found c) would have chosen

3 a) would be b) spend c) have ended up

VALUES

1 fairness, equality 2 aggression 3 generosity, control 4 power, justice 5 greed.

-ING FORM AND INFINITIVE

1 travelling 2 to learn, hearing 3 to be 4 to do 5 Riding 6 making 7 being able to watch 8 Having to wear.

HANDLING AN AKWARD SITUATION

1 Excuse me, Wendy. Do you have a moment ?

2 There’s something I’ve been meaning to talk to you about.

3 Look, I don’t want you to get the wrong idea, but …

4 It ’s just that I’ve noticed that …

5 I ’d feel better if …

6 How would you feel about that?

I recently visited Thailand... Key

1 would 2 due 3 before 4 last 5 that 6 plenty 7 my 8 however 9 quite 10 insisted 11 me 12 out 13 although 14 finally 15 which 16 as 17 it 18 all 19 least 20 only.

The telephone in The US key

0. became 1. in 2. applied 3. through 4. just 5. achieved 6. close 7. but 8.filled 9. saying 10. giving 11.come 12. within 13. figure 14. level 15. on.

Take a holiday on the M1 key

1= NEGLECTED 2= HAND 3= HARBOUR 4= YET 5= PEOPLE 6= TAKE 7= SCENES 8= RATHER.

WHY ARE SO MANY MEN SECRET DIETERS?

1. f   2. g  3. c   4. e    5. b  

Look Back 6 & 7

LOOK BACK 6

AGE
1 elderly 2 in their prime 3 coming of age 4 for their age, their age 5 Age discrimination 6 Maturity.

MODAL VERBS AND RELATED PHRASES
1 makes 2 ’m not able 3 are allowed to 4 aren’t supposed to 5 won’t be able 6 don’t have to
7 don’t have to 8 managed to

FUTURE PERFECT AND CONTINUOUS
1 won’t be sitting 2 will definitely have finished 3 ’ll have arrived 4 will still be communicating
5 will have been replaced.

OPTIMISM/PESSIMISIM
had my ups and downs , had mixed feelings, look on the bright side, upbeat , looking forward to, dread ed , going nowhere, filled me up with despair.

PERSUADING
A: Don’t you agree that …
B: But surely …
A: Why? Anyone can see that …
B: But shouldn’t …
A: So what you’re saying is that …
B: But isn’t it obvious that …
A: Well clearly …

LOOK BACK 7

TELEVISION

1A sketch show, sitcom, the news, costume drama, quiz, serial, documentary, detective series, game show, current affairs programme, soap opera, reality show, thriller, wildlife programme, docudrama.

1B laugh – sketch show, sitcom, reality show, game show

learn something – documentary, quiz, current affairs programme, docudrama

just relax and watch real people – game show, reality show

catch up on the news – the news, current  affairs programme

test your knowledge – quiz.

QUANTIFIERS

1 Both 2 Neither 3 quite a few of 4 a little 5 hardly any 6 Neither 7 every 8 another 9 several 10 a few.

REPORTED SPEECH

1 Last week, an interviewer asked me what my biggest weakness was.

2 The other day, a complete stranger walked up to me and asked what I had been doing lately.

3 Once, I was trying on trousers and the shop assistant asked if I would like/wanted to try a bigger size.

4 Every day, my flatmate asks me to do the dishes and then says he/she’ll do them next time.

5 At the end of a first date, the girl asked me when I wanted to get married.

6 At 3a.m., my phone rang and the caller asked if I was sleeping.

REPORTING VERBS

1 to help 2 making 3 to lend 4 to pay 5 for being 6 to quit 7 of being 8 to do.

ADDING EMPHASIS

1 so 2 so 3 very 4 the 5 that’s 6 she 7 such 8 that (the first one)

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