1. Meaning
In the following groups of sentences one meaning of the multi-word verb is literal and two are idiomatic. Say which is which.
1 | a The plane to Hong Kong Has just taken off. |
b Take that vase off the table. It’s going to fall. | |
c He’s very famous now. His popularity really took off when he made that film. | |
2 | a I’ll bring you up some water when I come to bed. |
b Have you brought up the question of borrowing the money? | |
c They brought up six children with very little money. | |
3 | a Her health has really picked up since she moved to a sunny climate. |
b Can you pick up my pen for me? It’s under your chair. | |
c I picked up a little Italian when I was working in Rome. | |
4 | a It took me a long time to get over the operation. |
b Mario doesn’t speak much English so it was difficult to get over to him what I wanted. | |
c Can you help me get over this wall? The gate is closed. | |
5 | a I looked up Bob’s number in the phone book. |
b The new manager is very good. Sales have really looked up since he came. | |
c We looked up the tree and there was the cat on the top branch. |
Will and going to future forms
The present continuous is not the only way to talk about the future in English. If something is not a fixed arrangement, you use different future forms.
Underline the correct future forms in these sentences (1-6). More than one answer is sometimes possible.
1. Do you have any plans for this evening?
Yes, I will read / I'm going to read /'m reading all those reports for tomorrow's meeting.
2. The phone's ringing.
I'll answer / I'm going to answer / I'm answering it.
3. Oh dear, I don't seem to have the agenda for this meeting.
Am I making / Shall I make / Am I going to make you a copy?
4. The Bank of England has forecast that gross domestic product is going to reach / is reaching / will reach 55 per cent by the end of the year.
5. I'd like to keep in touch.
OK, I'm going to give / I'm giving / I'll give you my card.
6. Have you made an appointment to see the bank manager? Yes. I 'm seeing / ‘ll see / shall see him tomorrow morning.
Role-play
Work in groups of four or five. Read the following role card and follow the instructions on it. When speaking, try to use all the future forms you have practiced in this unit (present continuous, going to, will and shall). The Useful language box will help you.
You are members of the sales team of a company Useful language which produces soft drinks.
You have recently developed a new product which is aimed at sportspeople or young adults who are interested in keeping fit. You want to organise an event to launch the product. Decide:
what kind of event to use to launch your product (presentation, road show, etc.)
who to invite (retailers, distributors, famous people, etc.)
Decide in your team what each person should do to prepare for the event Then report your plans back to the class.
Useful language
Making an offer or suggestion
Shall I send invitation to…? Shall we invite…?
I’ll write to…
Reporting your plans to the class
Is going to write… We’re going to organize a roadshow.
Making a prediction
It will be a great success, I'm sure.
Talking point
- Wordlist
- Kitchen Utensils & Recipes
- Match the pairs, then make up sentences.
- Match the opposites, then name foods or drinks which can go with each.
- Put each verb in brackets either in the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
- Unit 2 Word list
- To set up a company
- Supply the missing questions.
- 4. Answer these general knowledge questions about work.
- 5. Think about your own job. Can you explain your responsibilities and daily duties in English?
- Match 1-5 with the specific job descriptions a-e
- 2. When you look up a word, you can also use your dictionary to increase your vocabulary by learning related words and phrases. Find out if your dictionary helps you to answer these questions.
- 3. In the word “island”, the letter “s” is silent. Use your dictionary to find the silent letters in these words.
- Decide if the speaker is using British English or American English, and cross out the incorrect answer.
- Formal English
- Informal English
- Rewrite the sentences in more informal English.
- Rewrite the letter in more formal English.
- Use your dictionary to find out if these underlined words are either formal or informal.
- With the meaning “not”
- Verb prefixes: un- and dis-
- Other verb prefixes
- Agree with these statements.
- Complete the verbs in these sentences.
- Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
- Complete the sentences with a negative adjective.
- Include information about the following:
- Organize these words into pairs of opposites and put them in the columns below.
- What prefix forms the opposite of each of these words?
- How would you describe the person in each of these descriptions?
- What nouns can be formed from these adjectives?
- Match the adjectives in the box to the sentences.
- Make nouns from the adjectives in the previous exercise.
- Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the box.
- Answer these questions.
- Answer the questions using –ed or –ing adjectives.
- Match these –ing adjectives with the nouns.
- Answer the following questions:
- It is a good idea to ask questions about the words you learn. Discuss the answers.
- Identify the nationalities and languages of the residents of the following capitals.
- 1. Put one suitable word in each space.
- 2. Put one suitable word in each space, beginning with the letter given.
- Vocabulary exercises
- 3. At the airport
- 1. Complete the text with the words from the box.
- Can you write down a vegetable and fruit:
- Which is the odd one out in each group and why?
- Complete these sentences about yourself and your country.
- Read the first two paragraphs of the article. Answer the questions.
- Read the rest of the article and make lists of the following things.
- Discuss these questions :
- Which o the four endings are not correct?
- Think of two more ways you can finish each sentence starter in exercise a.
- Put the sports into groups according to what you think they have in common.
- Here are some people talking about their hobbies. Can you guess what the hobby is in each case?
- Complete these sentences with a suitable verb.
- Answer these questions.
- Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
- Put each verb in the brackets into a suitable passive form.
- Radisson sas Portman Hotel, London
- Langley Castle Hotel, Northumberland
- The Metropole Hotel, Cornwall
- Old Oxenhope Hall Cottage, West Yorkshire
- 4) Read the article again, chose one hotel and make notes under the headings below. Then, use your notes to talk about it.
- 5) Make notes under the same headings for a place you have stayed on holiday. Then use your notes to write a short article about it. Use the given article as a model.
- Wimbledon
- The Super Bowl
- To benefit from
- You have an important form to fill in and you know it’ll take at least two hours to do it properly. It’s Tuesday today and you have to hand it in by nine o’clock on Friday morning at the latest.
- 2. You bump into a friend you haven’t seen for ages in the street – she suggests a night out together next week.
- 5. You’ve been given an important message for a friend.
- 6. You’re due to be at a meeting in another town at three o’clock. You know it’ll take you at least thirty minutes to get there.
- 7. You’re about to go on holiday. It’s eight o’clock the evening before. Your friend is picking you up to take you to the airport at eight-thirty tomorrow morning.
- Conclusions to the quiz
- Getting a job
- Moving up
- Leaving the company
- Hard times
- Happier times
- Write a synonym for each of these words/ phrases.
- Complete these sentences with a suitable word or phrase.
- Complete this word-building table.
- Have you got a job in a company? If so, answer these questions as quickly as you can.
- Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets (to –infinitive or –ing form), as in the examples.
- Write the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- Match the phrases in Column a to those in Column b to make complete sentences.
- Use the phrases to make up sentences about yourself.
- Talk about the article from memory using these prompts:
- III. Find the equivalents (in the box) to the words, given below:
- 1) Modals to express obligations
- 2) Modals to express permission
- In the following dialogue, which person do you agree with?
- Vocabulary list
- I. Find the equivalents (in the box) to the words given below:
- Vocabulary money
- Vocabulary
- 1A Complete the statements with the words in the box
- 1B Work with a partner to discuss the statements.
- 2 Match the people in the box with their job role.
- 3 Work with a partner to discuss the following.
- Freecycle
- 1. Meaning
- 1. Work is pairs. If you are working, discuss whether you think networking meetings would be good for your company. If you are studying, discuss whether you think networking could help you find a job.
- 2. Read the role card and prepare what you are going to say.
- Vocabulary list
- Vocabulary
- 1 Number of emails
- 2 Technology
- 3 Stress
- 2. Work with a partner. Write two possible recommendations for the end of the report. If you need help, look at the list below.
- Vocabulary list
- 5. Underline the correct form of the verb.
- 6. Underline the correct phrase.
- 7. Write the verbs in this conversation in the present perfect continuous.
- 8. Complete each sentence with since or for.
- 9. Look at these mini-dialogues. Write full questions using the present perfect simple of continuous form.
- 2 Read the leaflet again and decide if these statements are true or false.
- 3 Match a word from each column to make noun combinations about work and interviews.
- 4 Complete sentences 1-8 with noun combinations from Exercise 3.
- 5. Do these jobs exist in your country? Can you translate them into your language?
- IV. Reading