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REVISION
A. Read the text, fill it in with the appropriate articles and answer the questions below.

In … beginning God covered … earth with … broccoli and cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow and red vegetables of all … kinds, so Man and Woman would live … long and healthy lives.

Then using God's bountiful gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerry's and Krispy Kreme. And Satan said, "You want … hot fudge with that?" And Man said "Yes!" and Woman said, "I'll have another with sprinkles."

And God created … healthful yogurt that Woman might keep … figure that Man found so fair.

And Satan brought forth … white flour from … wheat, and sugar from … cane, and combined them. And Woman went from … size 2 to … size 10.

So God said, "Try my fresh green salad."

And Satan presented … crumbled Bleu Cheese dressing and garlic toast on … side. And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following … repast.

God then said, "I have sent your heart … healthy vegetables and … olive oil in which to cook them."

And Satan brought forth … deep fried coconut shrimp, butter dipped lobster chunks and chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man's cholesterol went through … roof.

God then brought forth … running shoes so that his creatures might lose … extra pounds.

And Satan came forth with … cable TV with remote control so Man would not have to toil changing … channels. And man and woman laughed and cried in front of … flickering light and started wearing stretch jogging suits.

Then God brought forth … potato, naturally low in … fat and brimming with potassium and good nutrition.

Then Satan peeled off … healthful skin and sliced … starchy center into chips and deep-fried them in animal fats and added copious quantities of … salt. And Man put on more pounds.

God then gave … lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite.

And Satan created McDonald's and … 99-cent double cheeseburger. Then Lucifer said, "You want fries with that?" And Man replied, "Yes! And super size them!" And Satan said "It is good."

And Man went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed and created … quadruple bypass surgery.

And Satan created HMOs.

Amen

Questions:

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   Do you think the problem of overweight is very serious today? Why?
   
2. 
   Haveyouevertriedanydiets? What was the effect?
   
3. 
   What do you consider more important: a healthy way of life and keeping fit or eating tasty food and living a comfortable life?
   
4. 
   What can be done to improve people’s health?
   

B. Use the words in the brackets to form a word that fits in each space. The first one is done for you.

a) Many people find their work rather boring (bore) but I get a lot of ___________ (satisfy) from my job. Advertising can be very _________ (create) because you have to think of new ways to attract people’s _____________ (attend). The best way to do this is by surprising them. ___________ (familiar) is boring and people soon get fed up with an ______________ (advertise) they have seen many times before. ______________ (conscious) they want to be shocked. Apart from ____________ (original), the other really important ______________ (character) of a good campaign is ________________ (memorable). After all if people don’t remember what was being advertised, they won’t buy the __________ (produce).
b) In my family we don’t worry about ____________ (fit). I suppose you could say I’m rather __________ (health). I only eat junk food and I never do any exercise. I’m not very _____________ (energy) and I’m completely ______________ (use) at sports. My two sisters are not __________ (similar) to me when it comes to leading active lives. Neither of them has played any kind of sport since _________ (child). What they lack in sporting ability, they make up for in ________________ (intelligent). They are two of the ____________ (clever) people I know. One of them works as a research _____________ (science) and the other designs electronic equipment like _______________ (calculate) and mobile phones. They have both done extremely well in what are very ____________ (compete) professions.

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C. Fill in the gaps with ‘at’, ‘on’ or ‘in’ where necessary.

1. Kate doesn’t normally work … weekends, but she had to work … last Sunday. 2. We’re leaving … tomorrow morning, but we’ll be back … three weeks’ time. 3. Did the elf send you a card … your birthday? 4. … what time does the meeting start … Monday? 5. I can normally get home from work … about half an hour … Friday evenings. 6. They went on holiday to Spain … Easter and then again … the summer. 7. The bridge was built … the 16^th century. 8. Do you enjoy driving … night? 9. I’m taking my driving test … 4.30 … July 3^rd. 10. He was born … 1900 and died … 1972. 11. I’m going to a conference in Egypt … a week. 12. Can you meet me … 2 o’clock … next Saturday afternoon? 13. – I’ve got a dentist’s appointment … Friday. – Oh, I went to the dentist’s … last week. 14. – … What time is your interview? – It’s … ten o’clock … the morning. 15. – I’m going on holiday … July. – Me too. I always go on holiday … the summer. 16. – I’m having a party … Saturday night. – Really? Can I come? 17. – Are you having a piano lesson … this week? – Yes, my teacher is coming … Thursday. 18. – When did you start working here? – … 1996, when I left university. 19. – The hippo bought a new car … yesterday. – Oh, what’s it like? 20. Is Grandma coming to visit us … Christmas Day? – Yes, she’ll be here … lunchtime. 21. – Dad, when were you born? – I was born … 7^th June, 1965. 22. – Shall we meet … seven o’clock tomorrow? – Oh, I can’t. I have a meeting … that time. 23. – When was the bicycle invented? – It was invented … the 19^th century. 24. – John and Mary are moving to a new house … November. – I know. Mary told me … last week. 25. – Do you start work … nine o’clock? – Oh, no. I never work … the mornings. 26. Shall we go out … this evening? – Yes, I’d love to go out … tonight. 27. – What time does the train to Birmingham leave? – It leaves … a quarter past eight.
D. Put the verbs in the brackets into the appropriate form.

1. You (visit) your doctor? – Yes, I (visit) him two hours ago. – What he (tell) you? – He (advise) to keep to a diet.

2. You (read) the letter you (receive)? – No, I (not/want) to read it now. I (read) it when I (be) in a better mood.

3.The dwarf (come) home late and already (have) supper when a friend of his who just (arrive) in the kingdom (ring) him.

4. The witch (sleep) for only half an hour when a strange noise (wake) her up.

5. You (enjoy) the performance or you (want) to leave?

6. As the day (take) sunny the dwarf (decide) to go swimming. He already (lock) the door when he (remember) that he (not/phone) his friend.

7. The ogre suddenly (realize) that the princess no longer (listen) to him. Something (distract) her.

8. I (tell) you a million times not to take my sweater without a permission! So, why you (wear) it? If you (put) it on again we (quarrel).

9. The witch (leave) last week and the dwarf (not/see) her since then.

10. What the witch (wear) at the ball? – I (not/know). Perhaps she (buy) herself a new dress as she (wear) out all her clothes. – I (not/think) she (do) it. She never (pay) attention to her looks.

11. Pinocchio (deceive) the fairy again and she no longer (believe) him.

12.When Shreck and the donkey (be) given a task to save the princess, they immediately (leave) for the dragon’s castle. They (learn) the way to the castle from the map they (buy) from a kiosk. They (walk) for an hour or so when the donkey (begin) insisting on a taxi.

13. Last night Mr. Pitt (be) furious as someone (drive) in his car when he (park).

14. What you (tell) the boss? – I (not/tell) him anything until he (ask) me to.

15. The ogre (be) offered a job as a hotel receptionist and he (take) it. But the trouble is he (need) to improve his social English for this job. So he (look) for a good language school at the moment.

16. Sorry, Liz, I (give) a lecture in a few minutes. I (call) you when I (finish) it.

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17. The teacher (be) sad today. It (not/look) like her. I (think) something (happen).

18. I (be) no longer interested in collecting stamps. Now I (have) a new hobby – astronomy! I already (buy) a telescope and I ( study) the books I (find) in the attic.

19. The crow already ( have) breakfast when a fox (approach) the tree where the crow (sit).

20. When the dwarf ( look) out of the window and (see) it no longer (rain) he (think) that he (not/be) to the lake for three days.

E. There are a few mistakes in each of the jokes. Find and correct them. The number of mistakes is given.

1. (6 mistakes)

The young man approached his sweetheart, sad and sorrowful.

She watched at him with anxious eyes, and asked:

“How father took it?”

“All right,” he replied.

“I’m such glad,” she cried.

“Well, I can’t say that I am. At first he wouldn’t listen me.”

“Did you tell him you had five thousands dollars saved and in the bank?”

“Yes, after all else had failed!”

“And what did father do then?”

“Do!” replied a young man. “He borrowed it!”

2. (3 mistakes)

“What made you quarrel with Conrad?”

“Well, he proposed me again the last night.”

“Where was the harm in that?”

“My dear, I accepted him the night before.”

3. (3 mistakes)

(Her mother) “My daughter sings, plays piano, paints, understands botany, zoology, French, Italian – in fact is accomplished in the every way. And you, sir?”

(Prospective son-in-law) “Well, in an emergency I suppose I could cook a few and mend the socks.”

4. (5 mistakes)

He proposed. She tossed her head haughty. “You!” came her scornful reply. “you want to marry on me?”

“Yes,” murmured the lover.

“But , my dear boy,” she went on, “you only know me three days.”

“Oh, much more longer than that really!” he said. “I’ve been two years in a bank where your father has his account.”
F. Focus on phrasal verbs. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the phrasal verbs below:

light up / stub out / cut down / give up / end up
John took a cigarette out of the packet and … . As he leaned against the wall and blew the smoke back out again, he thought about the fact that there seemed to be very few smokers left at the company. He'd heard all the arguments and he knew all the statistics. It wasn't that he thought the arguments against smoking were not convincing; far from it. In fact he'd actively encouraged his friends and colleagues when they told him they were going to … . Every now and then he tried to stop too, but he never managed to do it. He would spend a number of stressful days not smoking, but then would always … having one because of some kind of 'exceptional circumstance'. He had managed to … to just 5 or 6 cigarettes a day, and had persuaded himself that that was enough. He would … one day; if his health got really bad, or if he had children, or if the government finally decided to ban it. But that day was not today. He took a deep, final drag on his cigarette, … it against the wall, and flicked it into the gutter.
HAPPY SAILING

1. Retell your last conversation with

a) your friend b) you Mom c) your neighbour d) one of your relatives e) a stranger

Use the Indirect Speech.

2. What did your Mom tell you when you

a) came home later than usual b) broke a cup c) slept through the alarm clock d) forgot to lock the door e) lost your key f) were given a bad mark at school/college

3. Have you ever been unjustly accused of something? What did they tell about you?

4. Have you ever been interviewed? What questions did they ask you?

5. Have you ever had a job interview? What questions did they ask you?

6. Tell the contents of your last telephone conversation.
7. Actions in order

To put actions in order the following expressions will come useful:

First of all…, To begin with…, Then…, So…, So then…, Next…, After that…, Finally…, At the end…

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a) Here are some rules from an instruction manual on how to catch a shoplifter. The order of the instructions is mixed up. You are a manager , training a new store detective. What would you say to the trainee? Use the phrases from the list.

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  The detective asks the shoplifter to come to the manager’s office.
  
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  The detective acts as if (s)he were buying something.
  
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  The detective waits until the shoplifter has gone out of the store before stopping him or her.
  
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  When the detective sees a shoplifter taking something (s)he does not show that (s)he has noticed.
  
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  The detective simply taps the shoplifter on the shoulder and says, “I think you have something that isn’t yours”.
  
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  The detective dresses as (s)he normally would to go shopping.
  

b) The following are some basic rules to follow if your photocopier refuses to work. The order of the rules is also mixed up. Re-order the rules and introduce them with phrases from the list.

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  Do not try to repair the machine yourself.
  
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  Press the restart button before closing the cabinet.
  
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  Check that there is paper in the paper-feed tray.
  
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  Check the toner level. Replace if empty.
  
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  Call the engineer if the machine is still not working.
  
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  Check that there is no paper jammed between the rollers.
  
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  Do not use a screwdriver or any other metal tool. You could easily electrocute yourself.
  

c) Now try and tell a story. (First you are to invent it.) Here is a topic and a few words to help you and enrich your vocabulary.

a bank robbery

nouns: robbers, hood (капюшон), balaclava (вязаныйшлем), van (фургон), bag, gun, manager, bank clerk, counter, bundle (пачка, узел), note (купюра), alarm, closed-circuit television

verbs: park, rush, threaten, hold, fill, count, terrify, lie, hand over (передаватьизруквруки), make a getaway (бегство), run, start the engine

Now tell about some episode from your experience. You may first do it in writing and then present it orally.



8. Surprising news

Things use to happen. To introduce the news the following gambits will come in handy:

Guess what! Surprise! I’ve got news for you! Do you know what! Are you sitting down? You’d better sit down! You won’t believe this, but…

Make a list of some good and bad things that have happened or will happen to you. Present the news using the phrases from the list.

9. 
   Unpleasant thought.
   

In some cases we don’t completely approve of something or are not very impressed by it. To show this in a polite way use these phrases:

Actually…, The only thing is…, To tell you the truth…, To be honest…, Frankly speaking…

Imagine you were invited to see the new home of one of your friends. You didn’t like some things about it:

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  the ceilings were low
  
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  the rooms were rather small
  
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  the bathroom looked shabby
  
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  the furniture looked old and rather old-fashioned
  
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  the wallpaper made the whole place look dark
  
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  all you could see from the balcony was the tops of other houses
  
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  the coffee table looked rough and not very well made
  

10. 
    Changing the subject.
    

Sometimes you need to change the subject of the conversation. The following gambits will help you:

Talking of…, That reminds me…, By the way…, Oh, before I forget…

Start by saying the first thing that comes to mind about last weekend, for example “I didn’t get much work done last weekend.” For the next sentence change the subject using a phrase from the list, for example “Talking of weekends, we’re thinking of having a party next weekend.” The ideas are given for you:

Last weekend - A party – New Year’s Eve – Football – Last Saturday – Shopping – Supermarket – A delicious meal – Your own idea – Your own idea – etc

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11. 
    Giving opinion.
    

If you want to introduce your opinion on something you can use the following gambits:

I think…, I don’t think…, I suppose…, I suspect that…, I’m pretty sure that…, I’m not sure…, I’m fairly certain that…, It’s my opinion that…, I’m convinced that…, to my mind…, I wonder if…

Express your opinion on the following items:

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  work is playing too important a role in people’s lives
  
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  only 2% of the population go to church regularly. Is religion less meaningful today?
  
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  After a series of horrific killings, the government is trying to ban guns completely from private use. Only the army and police would be allowed to carry guns.
  
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  The Education Secretary announced last week that he is thinking of lowering the school leaving age from 16 to 13 so that young people who do not like school can leave for a couple of years, get a job, then come back later in life.
  
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  The Government of an African republic has announced that it now has nuclear weapons. It has thousands of starving and homeless people in parts of the country away from the capital.
  

12. 
    Guessing.
    

To express yourself when guessing something the following phrases will come useful:

I’d say…, Could it be…, Perhaps it’s…, I think it’s…, It looks like…, It’s difficult to say, but I’d guess…

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  What do these pictures show?
  

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