Pending Exercises Key

MAKE OR DO

CRIME

CONDITIONALS

Infinitive or gerund?

Here you will find a bunch of exercises to practice infinitives and gerunds.

Have fun!

Ex. 1
Ex. 2
Ex. 3
Ex. 4
Ex. 5

Quantifiers

Grammar summary here.

For and against essay

Hi everyone,

I'm posting here the suggested answers to the exercises in the dossier.

Also please remember to have a look at page 85 in your book (7.2 WRITING - a discursive essay).

Wish you all the best.

Word formation exercises

Complete the table with the verb form of the nouns.

contribution -> contribute
explosion -> explode
intention -> intend
completion -> complete
creation -> create 
invasion -> invade

argument -> argue
development -> develop
government -> govern
arrangement -> arrange 
investment -> invest
treatment -> treat

defence -> defend
offence -> offend
occurrence -> occur
coincidence -> coincide 
existence -> exist
reference -> refer

reversal -> reverse
removal -> remove
disposal -> dispose
approval -> approve
survival -> survive 
proposal -> propose

closure -> close
signature -> sign
exposure -> expose
failure -> fail 
pleasure -> please
mixture -> mix

employee -> employ
payee -> pay
addressee -> address
divorcé -> divorce
interviewee -> interview 
trainee -> train

The remains of the day - Reading Guide (1)

Day One: Evening - Salisbury

We could say this chapter is divided in two parts, what are they?

Why does Steven stop the car after just twenty minutes of driving?

How does he describe the landscape he sees from the top of the hill?

When does he get to the guesthouse and what does he do next?

What brings him to reflect on the qualities that make a 'great' butler?

How does Stevens define 'dignity' and what three examples of dignity does he give?

Do you agree with Stevens's vision of 'dignity'? What do you think of the butlers in the three examples?

LOOKBACK 5

Here is the key to the LookBack Exercises for Unit 5

CHANGE
1A

2 It has had a beneficial effect on the quality of life...
3 It's damaged family relationships.
4 It completely revolutionised the way people...

ARTICLES
2A

1 The game of - BASKETBALL was invented by:
(a) a teacher in America
(b) the Chinese general Zhao Tuo
(c) - prisoners of war in Korea.
2 Originally, basketball was played by throwing ... into a fruit basket.
(a) the first peach of the season
(b) a football
(c) - apples
3 WINDSURFING was first developed by:
(a) a Ukranian sailor
(b) an American
(c) the Head of the Australian Imperial Navy.
4 It was developed:
(a) in 14 BC.
(b) during the First World War
(c) in the 1960s.
5 SCRABBLE was developed by a former architect who was:
(a) unemployed
(b) the designer of the Eiffel Tower
(c) blind.

CONDITIONALS
3A
1 Supposing
2 would
3 could
4 would
5 are
6 will put
7 provided
8 put
9 were to
10 wouldn't
11 are
12 unless

ADVERTISING
4A
advertise, promote, endorse
slogan, saying, phrase
make, brand, logo
persuade, manipulate, influence
advert, commercial, campaign

SUGGESTING IDEAS
A It'd be great if we could have the class party at a four-star hotel.
B I think it's too ambitious and expensive. How do you feel about the school cafeteria?
C That doesn't grab me. How does Pizza Hut strike you?
A I think we're on the wrong track here. That's not elegant enough.
B OK. Suppose we try the Four Seasons or the Hilton?
A Yeah, I'm torn between the two, but the Four Seasons is closer.
C OK. Let's go with that.