7.Peacemakers（七单元）

1.a: 2 was 3 were 4 had been 5 had been 6 had been 7 were

b: 2 The front window had been left open. 3 The sofa had been torn. 4 The TV had been left on. 5 The books and CDs hadn’t been tidied away. 6 The letters hadn’t been collected.

c:2 I opened my bag and saw that my wallet had been stolen. 3 The street was very different – the trees had all been cut down. 4 When I got home, the TV had been fixed. 5 I didn’t go to the party because I hadn’t been invited. 6 We didn’t watch the programme because we hadn’t been told about it.

2.a: 2 been fighting 3 been causing 4 been developing 5 played 6 become known

7 not studied 8 spent

b: 2 a had/’d read

b had/’d been reading

3 a had/’d saved

b had/’d been saving

4 a had/’d been eating

b had/’d eaten

5 a had/’d been watching

b had/’d watched

6 a had/’d talked

b had/’d been talking

7 a had/’d been cooking

b had/’d cooked

8 a had/’d been writing

b had/’d written

3. a: 2a 3b 4d 5a 6c 7b 8a

b: 2 on speaking terms 3 quarrel 4 pick a fight 5 come to blows 6 to the bottom 7 misunderstanding 8 negotiate 9 give-and-take 10 by the horns

4. a: 1b 2b 3a 4a

5. a: 1a 2b 3b 4a 5c 6a

b: (possible answers)

1 Because he was expecting danger. 2 Do you speak English? 3 He thinks they are playing. 4 Yes. He whistles softly (in surprise). 5 Before things started to go wrong.

6. a: 2

b: who the person is / why they deserve the title / what charity your Samaritan supports / why your Samaritan has chosen this charity

c: 1 An English teacher who teaches immigrants to the UK. 2 Because he really cares about his students and spends a lot of extra time helping them. 3 New Home –because this charity helps immigrants to adapt to their new life.

Unit check

1.2 from 3 travelling 4 arrived 5 been 6 had 7 what 8 with 9 about 10 for

2. 2 b 3 c 4 c 5 a 6 a 7 b 8 a 9 c

3. 2 have fallen out 3 came to blows 4 ’ve made up 5 reached a compromise 6 resolving the conflict 7 aren’t on speaking terms 8 picks fights 9 sort out