Unit10,11,12

Unit 10

A-2a

       1.     Had been, wouldn’t have taken, might not have written

       2.     Had not been, had not made, might not have written

       3.     Had continued, wouldn’t have made, wouldn’t have become, had not decided       

       4.     Had not become, could have enjoyed

B-1b

       1.     Ways to become famous

      You get discovered by someone.

      You’re just in the right place at the right time.

      You have connections.

When you’re becoming famous

Your career takes off.

You make headlines.

You’re in the headlines a lot.

When things don’t work out

Your career goes downhill.

You get bad press.

You drop out of sight.

C-1b

              1c 2a 3b

D-1c

       1.     Noise and activity – commotion

       2.     Like an angel – cherubic face

       3.     Find acting parts – land roles

       4.     Appealed to – struck a chord

       5.     Someone who isn’t successful - underdog

       6.     Brave - plucky

       7.     Criticized – encountered controversy

       8.     Paid no attention to – shrugged off

       9.     Always had what we needed – never went without

     10.   Not worry about it – not think twice about it

B-3a

      1.     A. You’ve heard of Bono, haven’t you?

     B. I think so. He sings with U2, doesn’t he?

     A. Yeah. He’s their lead singer. They are an incredible group, aren’t they?

     B. Yeah, they are. They are not American, are they?

     A. No, they’re Irish. Bono is amazing. He’s done a lot to fight poverty.

     B. He’s raised a lot of money for charity, hasn’t he? I mean, he does a lot of campaigning and stuff, doesn’t he?

     A. Oh, yeah.  He’s a real activist.

2.   A. When was Marilyn Monroe famous? It was in the 1950s, wasn’t it?

      B. Yeah, but she made a movie in the 1960s too, didn’t she?

      A. I think you’re right. She was mainly a movie star, wasn’t she? I mean, she wasn’t a singer, was she?

      B. Well, she sang in some of her movies, but she was basically an actress. You’ve seen her movies, haven’t 

                   you? 

      A.     No, but I’d like to. It’s amazing, isn’t it? She died years ago, but she’s still famous.

Unit11

A-1B

        1.     Fast food chains have been forced to change their menus.

        2.     Internet access is being made available all over.

        3.     A lot of people have been laid off.

        4.     We are not being given enough financial support.

B-1b

I’m concerned about…                       I’m…

Global warming                                  using energy-saving lightbulbs

Air pollution                                          using public transportation

Water consumption                           taking showers instead of baths

Garbage                                               recycling paper, glass, plastic and metal

D-1c

       1.     Two reasons Natalia likes her online blog

Easier to use an online diary than a handwritten one.

Interesting to look back at previous entries.

        2.     Two ways she communicates with  people

Cell phone and instant messaging program

        3.     A gadger she never uses

CD player

        4.     Three disadvantages of her  use of technology

Distraction and they can be addicting and they are constantly costing money

        5.     Three things Andreas likes about his satellite radio

Lightweight, portable, it has well over 100 music channels with no commercials.

        6.     The gadget that changed his life the most

The PDA

        7.     Two things he doesn’t like about his current gadgets

When PDA crashes he loss irretrievable data, pockets are always filled with at least three of them

        8.     What his next purchase might be

Something reliable that combines a cell phone, organizer, computer.

 Unit12

  

A-2a

       1.     The first thing to do, what I would do, what my friend did

       2.     One thing you can do, the main reason to do that, the good thing about that

       3.     What you really need, what I’d do, the advantage of that

       4.     What I’d do first, the good thing about that, the main thing you need

B-1b

Construction industry - Civil engineer, contractors, construction workers

Financial services – financial analyst, stockbroker, tax advisor,

Media and communications – publishing, journalism, editor, advertising, public relations

Medicine and health care – nursing, psychiatric nurse, pediatrician, surgeon

C-2a

        1.              A. What do you think you’ll be doing five years from now?

B.      I might be working as an accountant. I’ll probably have passed all the exams by then. How about you?

A.      By then I’ll have graduated – I hope to graduate in two years. So I probably will have started my PhD, but I won’t have finished it by then.

         2.             A. What do you                  think your life will be like in ten years?

B.      I hope I’ll have found a partner by then and we’ll have bought our own home. I also hope we’ll have started a family and I’ll be taking care of the kids, but I may be working part time, too.

         3.             A. What do you think you’ll be doing when you are 60?

B.      Well, I hope I won’t be working. I suppose I’ll have retired by then. So I hope I’ll be enjoying life.

            A.      Me too.  Maybe by then I’ll have bought a yacht, and I’ll be sailing every day.