8.Going it along(八单元)
1.b:1F 2G 3D 4A 5H 6C 7B 8E
c:He saw a DVD about Gandhi. After trying to run an ethical business, he realised that we have become unaware of the suffering and destruction caused by our food production methods.
2 by living in a caravan on an organic farm
3 He got food by foraging for wild food, growing his own, bartering and using waste food.
4 cycling to the nearest town
5 His friendships are now based on trust and kindness, not money.
d:2 effects 3 continue 4 equipped it 5 found in people's rubbish 6 looking for 7 going quickly 8 a bit of a problem
3.a:1 ii 2 i
b:2 If I had found some wood yesterday, my home wouldn't be cold today.
3 If I was a big reader, I would have brought some books with me.
4 If my stove wasn't broken, I would/could have cooked some food last night.
5 I would/could/might have watched that programme last night if I had a TV.
6 My leg wouldn't hurt if I hadn't fallen over last weekend.
7 I wouldn't know how to use this equipment if a friend hadn't shown me.
8 I wouldn't be tired today if I hadn't cycled a long way yesterday.
4.b:Playing the guitar, watching TV.
Other activities mentioned are: listening to music; reading; going for a bike ride; day-dreaming/thinking; revising/studying; painting; practising a musical instrument; going to the cinema.
c:1 Daniel 2 Hannah 3 Alex 4 Hannah 5 Hannah 6 Daniel 7 Alex 8 Alex
5.a:2 gives 3 killing 4 at 5 no 6 hands 7 up
b:1 a launderette 2 a charity for the elderly 3 a noticeboard for volunteering 4 a hospital I blood donor service 5 a language school
c:1 make it possible for you 2 Have you got nothing to do? 3 Find something to do 4 Find the time 5 very quickly
6.a:i sentences 1, 3 and 5
ii 2 I'd just have to phone someone. If I didn't, I would go crazy.
4 If you were spending a day without seeing anyone, how would you survive?
6 I couldn't go to the cinema on my own if it wasn't a film I really wanted to see.
b:2 Suppose 3 unless 4 otherwise 5 Imagine 6 as long as
c:2 I must get some time to myself, otherwise I'll never finish this book.
3 I don't mind being alone as long as I've got a good book to read.
4 Suppose you were abandoned on a desert island, what would you do?
5 Imagine you had a week's holiday now, what would you do?
6 I would never go on holiday alone unless I had to.
d:1 I won't go to the cinema with you unless you promise to help me with my homework afterwards.
2 Unless I get some time to myself, I'll never finish this book.
3 I don't like being alone unless I've got a good book to read.
e:1 I'll go to the cinema with you as long as you promise to help me with my homework afterwards.
2 As long as I get some time to myself, I'll finish this book.
8.b:1 castaway 2 island 3 lonely 4 loneliness 5 Rescue 6 SOS 7 SOS 8 note 9 hope
10 washed up 11 shore 12 alone 13 alone 14 castaways 15 home 16 SOS
9.a:The leaflet is advertising an open day for a
company which organises projects for gap year
students. It attracts the reader's interest by:
having an interesting heading; asking questions;
using positive comments from other students;
personalisation (it is addressed directly to the
reader); inviting the reader to the open day;
using imperatives and exclamation marks;
offering extra information; making the whole
process sound simple and saying 'See you soon'.
b:2, 3, 5, 6, 8 , 9, 10 all occur in the example.
Check your progress
1.Grammar
a:2 to pay 3 cheating 4 trying 5 stealing 6 getting
b:2 If he hadn't known first aid, he wouldn't have saved my life.
3 If I hadn't missed the plane, I'd be in Hawaii now.
4 If she wasn't a vegetarian, she'd have been able to eat something.
5 If I hadn't forgotten to take an aspirin, I wouldn't have a terrible headache.
c:2 I'll tell you everything, provided you promise not to say who told you.
3 Suppose it happened to you, what would you do?
4 She needs to take this antidote, otherwise she'll die before we get to the hospital.
5 Don't use this unless you really have to.
2.Vocabulary
a:2 treaty 3 recruited 4 casualties 5 war 6 surrendered 7 signed Mystery word: declare
b:2 up 3 at 4 no
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Students work out their scores. Check how they have done and follow up any problem areas with revision work.