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Unit 9: How about Thursday?
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A: It`s all arranged. Marcello`s restaurant …………………(6) all kinds of food and drink on Saturday afternoon, and their chef …………….(7) even ……………a special birthday cake with pink icing and sugar flowers.
B: Excellent! And what ………………(8) you ……….. Rosa for her birthday? Have you got her a good present?
A: Oh yes! I ………………(9) a very special holiday. A weekend in Paris! We …………(10) by Euro Star, through the Euro Tunnel!
B: That`s a great idea. Very clever! I can see that you are going to enjoy her birthday, too. Am I invited to this party?
A: Of course. But keep it a secret!
Exercise 7. Look at these expressions. Mark (√) at the beginning of the ones you can find in the conversation between Mary and Alan below.
… 1 Are you free…?
… 2 Are you doing anything…?
… 3 Can we…?
… 4 Would you like to…?
… 5 What about…?
… 6 How about…?
… 7 Is …any good for you?
… 8 Yes, …is fine for me.
… 9 Yes, …OK with me.
… 10 No, I can`t make…
… 11 No, I`m afraid not.
… 12 No, I`m sorry. …is no good for me.
Dialogue
Mary When can we get together to discuss a few things. Alan?
Alan Just a minute, let me get my diary. Right. This week?
Mary OK. We need about two or three hours. What about today? Are you free this
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Alan No, sorry. Some people from Poland are coming to see us. But they`re leaving at midday, so the afternoon`s free.
Mary No, I can`t make that. We`re interviewing for a new secretary.
Alan Are you doing anything on Tuesday?
Mary Well, I`m giving a lecture at 10.00 and I`m going to the dentist in the afternoon. How about lunch?
Alan No good, I`m afraid. I`m having lunch with Peter. Is Wednesday afternoon any good for you? I`m going to an exhibition in the morning but the afternoon`s free.
Mary No, I`m sorry. That`s no good for me. I`m meeting the director at 2.30.
Alan Well, I`m afraid that`s it for this week, then. I`m going to Holland on Thursday morning.
Mary Oh yes, so you are. When are you coming back?
Alan Sunday, but I don`t get back till 11.00 at night. Is any evening any good for you?
Mary No, I`m rehearsing for my new play every evening this week.
Alan Well, it looks like next week, then. But anyway, I must go now. Bye, darling.
Mary Bye. Don`t forget you`re taking the children to the party tonight.
Alan What? But I`m playing tennis at 7.00. Can`t you take them, Mary?
Mary No, I told you, I`m rehearsing this evening.
Alan Oh, damn. Now I can`t.
Exercise 8. Try to arrange to meet. Use the expressions in the Exercise 7 and these times.
Example: A: Are you free on Sunday?
B: No, I`m sorry. Sunday is no good for me. What about Monday? A: Yes, Monday is fine for me.
Sunday
11.00
Tuesday
this evening
Saturday evening
tomorrow evening
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the afternoon half past ten
Exercise 9. Make your own diary page. Fill your diary with some arrangements for next week. Leave two half-days clear.
…………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………..… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………..………… …………………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 10. Change the active sentences into passive sentences. 1. Jackie scored the winning goal.
…………………………………………………………………………………… 2. He developed that theory. …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Timmy dropped the cup. …………………………………………………………………………………… 4. The assistant manager interviewed me. …………………………………………………………………………………… 5. A hurricane destroyed the small fishing village. ……………………………………………………………………………………
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Unit 10: He asked me if…
UNIT 10. HE ASKED ME IF...
Exercise 1. Complete these sentences with one of the following verbs (in the
correct form).
arrest awake knock check
make spend hear carry
translate find
drive
Example: The music at the party was very loud and could be heard from far way. 1. A decision will not………………….. until the next meeting.
2. That building is very dangerous. It ought to ……………….down before it falls down.
3. When you go through Customs, your luggage may ……………….by a customs officer.
4. I told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to ………………..up at 6.30.
5. Her new book will probably ………………into a number of foreign languages.
6. If you kicked a policeman, you`d ……………..
7. Police are looking for the missing boy. He can`t ………………anywhere. 8. Do you think that less money should ………………on arms?
9. The injured man couldn`t walk and had to ……………….
10. I don`t mind driving but I prefer to ………………..by other people.
Exercise 2. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning. 1. People should send their complaints to the head office.
Complaints ……………………………………………………........………… 2. They had to postpone the meeting because of the illness.
The meeting ……………………………………………………......………… 3. Somebody might have stolen your car if you had left the key in it.
Your car …………………………………………………......………….. 4. An electrical fault could have caused the fire.
The fire ………………………………………………………......………...
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5. They are going to hold next year`s congress in San Francisco.
Next year`s congress ………………………………......………………... 6. They shouldn`t have played the football match in such bad weather.
The football match ………………………………......………………………..
Exercise 3. In this exercise you have to read a sentence and then write another sentence with the same meaning.
1. The bill includes service. Service………………………..................................................… in the bill.
2. People don`t use this service very often.
This service……………………………………………………......……. 3. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
All flights …………………………………………………………......…… 4. Somebody accused me of stealing the money.
I ………………………………………………………………......…... 5. They are installing a new cable system in the city.
A new cable system ……………………………………………........…….. 6. I didn`t realise that someone was recording our conversation.
I didn`t realise that our conversation ………………………......…………... 7. They have changed the date of the meeting.
The date of the meeting ………………………………………......………….. 8. Brian told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street.
Brian told me that he ………………………………......……………………...
Exercise 4. Make sentences using suggested words. 1. Last night someone broke into our house.
Oh dear, (anything / take?).......................................................................... 2. Mr Kelly can`t use his office at the moment.
(It / redecorate) …………………….………………........…………… 3. Where`s my bicycle? It`s gone!
(It / steal?)....................................................................................................... 4. The people next door disappeared six months ago.
(They / not / see / since then)........................................................................
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