1. REVISE AND CHECK Section from the Student's Book:
GRAMMAR
1a 2c 3c 4b 5a 6c 7b 8a 9c 10b
VOCABULARY
a. 1 hooded - the others describe the design of a material.
2 smart - the others are materials.
3 station - the others are to do with air travel.
4 backpack - the others are clothes.
5 hang up - the others describe how clothes look on a person.
6 friendly - the others are adverbs.
b. 1 off 2 out 3 behind 4 up 5 in 6 like 7 at
c. 1 lately 2 fit 3 even 4 hard 5 luggage 6 especially 7 getting changed
PRONUNCIATION
a. 1 linen (it's /i/) 2 nearly (it's /ɪə/) 3 weren't (it's /3ː/) 4 took (it's /ʊ/) 5 changed (it's /d/)
b. stylish, undressed, arrivals, passenger, actually
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a. 1E 2A 3B 4D 5C
b. bullets = small metal objects that are fired from a gun
allayed my fears = calmed me down, stopped me being afraid
rotten = that has gone bad and can't be eaten
overhead locker = small cupboard above your head on a plane where you can leave your clotes, bags, etc.
flipped the plane over = turned the plane upside down
fellow = used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way
2. WHY DON'T YOU GET A PROPER JOB? - Reading exercise:
1. 0-I 1-B 2-H 3-E 4-G 5-A 6-F 7-C
2. prospects: chance of being successful
determined: decided upon sth
rigid: unchangeable, fixed
well-founded: justified
dependable: reliable
resourceful: able to use initiative
pitfalls: things that may cause problems
redundancy: loss of one's job due to financial reasons
downsizing: reducing the size of a company by eliminating workers and/or divisions within the company
freelancing: being self-employed, working for different employers
obsessed: thinking about sth constantly
guidance counsellors: careers advisors
resilient: strong, able to recover easily from setbacks
3. Positive: practical, ambitious, optimistic, determined, diligent, dependable, quick-thinking, resourceful,
independent, resilient.
Negative: obsessed, unrealistic
GRAMMAR
1a 2c 3c 4b 5a 6c 7b 8a 9c 10b
VOCABULARY
a. 1 hooded - the others describe the design of a material.
2 smart - the others are materials.
3 station - the others are to do with air travel.
4 backpack - the others are clothes.
5 hang up - the others describe how clothes look on a person.
6 friendly - the others are adverbs.
b. 1 off 2 out 3 behind 4 up 5 in 6 like 7 at
c. 1 lately 2 fit 3 even 4 hard 5 luggage 6 especially 7 getting changed
PRONUNCIATION
a. 1 linen (it's /i/) 2 nearly (it's /ɪə/) 3 weren't (it's /3ː/) 4 took (it's /ʊ/) 5 changed (it's /d/)
b. stylish, undressed, arrivals, passenger, actually
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a. 1E 2A 3B 4D 5C
b. bullets = small metal objects that are fired from a gun
allayed my fears = calmed me down, stopped me being afraid
rotten = that has gone bad and can't be eaten
overhead locker = small cupboard above your head on a plane where you can leave your clotes, bags, etc.
flipped the plane over = turned the plane upside down
fellow = used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way
2. WHY DON'T YOU GET A PROPER JOB? - Reading exercise:
1. 0-I 1-B 2-H 3-E 4-G 5-A 6-F 7-C
2. prospects: chance of being successful
determined: decided upon sth
rigid: unchangeable, fixed
well-founded: justified
dependable: reliable
resourceful: able to use initiative
pitfalls: things that may cause problems
redundancy: loss of one's job due to financial reasons
downsizing: reducing the size of a company by eliminating workers and/or divisions within the company
freelancing: being self-employed, working for different employers
obsessed: thinking about sth constantly
guidance counsellors: careers advisors
resilient: strong, able to recover easily from setbacks
3. Positive: practical, ambitious, optimistic, determined, diligent, dependable, quick-thinking, resourceful,
independent, resilient.
Negative: obsessed, unrealistic
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