Aren’t we amazing? Read, listen and talk about amazing people, geniuses and intelligence. Practise narrative tenses with the Past Perfect Continuous, participle clauses; suffixes. Focus on presentation skills: keeping your audience involved. Write a memorable story. GRAMMAR AND READING I 1 Look at the photos, the title and the headings. In pairs, predict what each text might be about. n this week’s edition of Amazing People, we have decided to include some less wellknown celebrities. They may not be world famous or household names, but as we often say, there’s more than one way to be special! 2 Read the texts and check your predictions. What is so special about these people? N c c c c U c Disabled sailor crosses Channel E 1 Hilary Lister was the first disabled woman to sail from England to France. 2 She’d never done any sailing until two years before the crossing. 3 Lightning struck Roy Sullivan for the third time in 1970. 4 By 1973, he’d survived five lightning strikes. 5 Mozart wrote his earliest symphonies when he was four. 6 Beethoven was twice the age of Mozart when he died. IT 3 Read the texts again. Are the statements true (T), false (F) or is there no information (NI)? 4 Think Back! Write the names of the tenses and add three more examples of each from the texts. Examples 1 _________ sailed, set, _________ _________ was driving, _________ _________ had helped, _________ _________ SA M Tense 2 _________ 3 _________ On August 23rd 2005, a British woman who can only move her head, eyes and mouth, sailed across the English Channel and into the record books. Completing her journey in just over six hours, Hilary Lister set a record for the world’s longest solo sail by a disabled person. Using only her breathing to navigate her boat, she reached Calais to a hero’s welcome. Having arrived in France, Mrs Lister said, ‘I’m just thrilled’, and attributed her success to the people who’d helped her. When she made her crossing, she’d been paralysed for four years. And she’d been sailing for only two. Having lived an active life before her illness, she took up sailing to boost her confidence. PL c Lightning never strikes twice? 5 Replace the verb with the two other tenses from Exercise 4. How does the meaning change? • When Mozart was six, he composed his earliest symphonies. • When Mozart was six, he _______ his earliest symphonies. • When Mozart was six, he _______ his earliest symphonies. Roy Sullivan, a forest ranger from Virginia, was struck by lightning seven times in his thirty-six-year career. The first strike was in 1942. He wasn’t hit again until twenty-seven years later, driving his truck. The following year, another bolt of lightning burnt his shoulder, while his hair caught fire in a fourth strike in 1972. A year later, Sullivan was driving around the park when a bolt came out of a small cloud, knocking off his shoe. ‘I actually saw the lightning coming straight for me,’ he said. Lightning struck for the sixth time in 1976. But it was the final strike in 1977, while he was fishing, that put him in the Guinness Book of World Records. Two of his Ranger hats, burnt by lightning, are now in Guinness Exhibit Halls – proof that lightning does strike in the same place twice. 38 SuccessUppIntUnit04.indd 38 4/1/07 14:44:32 LIFESTYLEAMAZINGPEOPLE Aren’t we amazing? Child prodigy Work it out Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart showed musical gifts at a very early age, and was already composing his first works when he was four. Born in Salzburg in 1756, he was one of the greatest musical geniuses in history. By the age of six, he’d played before the Austrian empress and had begun to write his earliest symphonies. A year later, he was playing to audiences in London and Paris, astonishing them with his brilliance. He worked all over Europe during the next seventeen years, finally settling in Vienna. He lived just a little over half of Beethoven’s life span but was amazingly prolific. He died in 1791, aged only thirty-five, having composed over 600 works, including great operas like The Magic Flute. Just before his death, he’d been composing the Requiem, one of his most famous works. 6 Lookatsentencesaandbandanswerquestions1and2. aBeforehisdeath,he’dbeencomposingthe Requiem.(PastPerfectContinuous) bBeforehisdeath,he’dcomposed600works. (PastPerfect) 1Whichformshowsacompletedaction? 2 Whichformshowsanactionthatwas notcompleted? 7 Matchsentencesaandbtosentences1and2.Howdoes theformchangethemeaninginsentences1and2? c c IT 1WhenIgothome,Isawthathe’dbeen paintingthekitchen. 2WhenIgothome,Isawthathe’dpainted thekitchen. N aItlookedreallyfantasticandthecolour wasgreat. bTherewerecansofpaintandbrushes allovertheplace. U ➤ Check it outpages152–153 8 Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthe PastPerfectContinuousofthephrasesfromthebox. SA M PL E rainforaweek trainformonths notworkhardenough notlistencarefully waitforanhour 1Helosthisjobbecausehe… 2Thetownwasfloodedbecauseit… 3Theywerefuriouswhenshearrived becausethey… 4Ididn’tunderstandwhattodobecauseI… 5Wewonthematchbecausewe… 9 Completethesentenceswiththeverbsinbracketsin thePastPerfectorthePastPerfectContinuous. 1Bythetimehewastwenty-five,he_____ (earn)hisfirstmillion. 2She_____(live)inthetownfortenyears beforeshemethim. 3Afterthey_____(finish)dinner,theywentout. 4WhenIwenttopaythebill,IrealisedthatI _____(leave)mywalletathome. 5Justbeforetheaccident,he_____(drive)at 150mph. 6Atthetimeofthewedding,they_____ (goout)togetherforsixyears. 7We_____(play)footballinthesameclub foragesbeforewebecamefriends. 8I_____(already/giveup)waitingwhen hephoned. 10 CompleteeachsentencewiththePastSimple, thePastContinuous,thePastPerfectand thePastPerfectContinuous.Compareyoursentences anddiscusswhyyouusedeachtense. 1WhenIlookedatmywatch,Irealisedthat… 2Tomwasupsetbecause… 39 SuccessUppIntUnit04.indd 39 6/12/06 16:48:43 1 Work it out 11 What do the underlined participles mean? Circle the correct forms in italics. Then match them to the rules a and b. 1Mozart worked all over Europe, finally settling in Vienna. and finally settled / and had finally settled 2He wasn’t hit again until twenty-seven years later, driving his truck. while he was driving / while he is driving 3Having arrived in France, she said, ‘I’m just thrilled!’ After she had arrived / Because she had arrived Virginia Woolf 2 Which participle do we use a when two actions happen at the same time, or one after the other? b to show the earlier of two actions? 12 Find other examples of participle clauses in the texts on pages 38–39. IT Mind the trap! The participle and main clause must have the SAME subject. Mahatma Gandhi N Driving through the park, he was struck by a bolt of lightning. NOT Driving through the park, a bolt of lightning struck him. 3 U ➤ Check it out page 153 13 Complete the sentences with the correct participle from the box. E having finished turning off having studied playing having been driving Sigmund Freud PL 1_________ to the dentist, he felt much better. 2_________ the light, she left the room. 3_________ for two weeks, they felt prepared for the exam. 4I hurt my ankle _________ tennis. 5_________ to work, we saw an accident. 6_________ lunch, they decided to go out. 4 M 14 Rewrite the underlined parts using participle clauses. Do not change the meaning of the original. SA 1She walked into the room and introduced herself. 2He’d forgotten to switch on his alarm clock so he overslept. 3Our team played very well and scored five goals. 4When we’d finished our homework, we watched a DVD. 15 Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. The Rainmaker In December 1915, Lake Morena was nearly empty and everybody in San Diego 1_________ (pray) for rain. In desperation, the city council 2_________ (contact) Charles Hatfield, the Rainmaker. Hatfield 3_________ (agree) to fill the lake for $10,000. On January 1 1916, he started work, 4_________ (use) his secret rain-making chemicals. By January 5, the rain 5_________ (start). By January 20, it 6_________ (rain) non-stop for two weeks. On January 26, the level of the lake 7_________ (rise) by two feet per hour when suddenly it 8_________ (stop) – just five inches from the top. 9_________ (kept) his promise, Hatfield 10_________ (want) his money. But the city council 11_________ (refuse) to pay, 12_________ (say) that the rain was an ‘act of God’. Hatfield 13 _________ (only/make) a verbal agreement, and 14_________ (not sign) a contract. He never 15_________ (receive) a penny. 5 Bob Marley 16 In groups, tell each other about an amazing person you know and what makes them amazing. 40 SuccessUppIntUnit04.indd 40 Albert Einstein 6/12/06 16:49:06 Aren’t we amazing? Listening and vocabulary 5 1 Complete the word web with the words and phrases in the box. Use a dictionary to help you. the master the maker the introspector the influencer brainy brainwave brainwash brainbox be the brains behind brainless pick someone’s brains brain dead use your brain brainstorm Verbs 1 ____ 2 ____ CD1.26 Below there are four types of genius. In pairs, discuss who/what they might be like. Then listen to Part 1 of a radio programme and check. 6 Listen to Part 1 again and choose the correct answer. CD1.26 1Dr Gardner thinks a academic work is the most important. b everybody has different strengths. c exams make people brain dead. d we are all intelligent in one way. Nouns 1 _____ 2_____ IT 2Mozart was a ‘master’ because he a was a genius. b created a new kind of music. c wasn’t like Freud. d was brilliant at what he did. Adjectives 1 ____ 2 ____ 3 ____ 4Virginia Woolf a wrote about introspective people. b was very self-conscious. c was like Mrs Dalloway. d worked on understanding people. E Idioms 1 ____ 2 ____ 3 ____ U N 3Freud was a ‘maker’ because he a was a musician. b created many new things. c developed a completely new field. d was a psychoanalyst. PL 2 Complete the sentences with the correct expressions from Exercise 1. SA M 1Let’s get together and _________ ideas for our next project. 2My brother’s the _________ one, but I’m better-looking! 3If you keep watching TV all the time, you’ll end up being _________ . 4Bob Geldof _________ Live Aid and Live8. 5I’ve just had a _________ ! Let’s go to Prague for the weekend! 6Advertisements _________ us into buying things we don’t need. 7Dad, I can’t do my homework. Can I _______? 8You just went through a red light, Dan! That was a _________ thing to do. 9Martin’s the _________ of the class. He always gets top marks. 10You had to _________ to do this exercise! 3 How would you describe a genius? Write your definition and compare ideas in small groups. 4 In pairs, look at the photos and answer the questions. 1What do you know about these people? 2What was extraordinary about them? 3Which of them was a genius, do you think? Why? 4Who would you consider to be a ‘twenty-first-century genius’? Why? 5Gandhi a tried to influence Nelson Mandela. b wasn’t interested in other people. c changed the way people thought. d didn’t affect people in India. 7 CD1.27 Before you listen to Part 2 of the programme, decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F), and why. Then listen and check. 1A genius is made by ambition, luck and the time they live in. 2When Einstein was born, physicists were confident about their subject. 3Einstein was able to think in terms of both space and music. 4In general, people usually want to learn from their problems. 5Extraordinary people spend a lot of time reflecting. 6It doesn’t take them long to work out the answers to problems. c c c c c c 8 Look back at Exercises 3 and 4. In groups, discuss the questions. •How similar/different was your definition of a genius to Dr Gardner’s? •What can you add to your answers in Exercise 4, using the information from the radio programme? 41 SuccessUppIntUnit04.indd 41 6/12/06 16:49:10 Quiz What are my multiple intelligences? 2 __________ intelligence You use words and language – something lawyers, writers and comedians are good at. 4 _________ intelligence You use reason, logic and numbers – often found with doctors, accountants and scientists. 5 _________ intelligence You control body movements and handle objects skilfully – something found in athletes, dancers, actors and builders. IT 3 _________ intelligence You appreciate and produce music – strong in singers, composers and musicians. 6 _________ intelligence You think in pictures – something artists, designers and architects are particularly good at. E U N 1 __________ intelligence You relate to and understand other people – strong in salespeople, politicians and teachers. PL Do our quiz and find out your strongest intelligence. Putatick(✔)nexttoanystatementswhicharetrueforyou.Thenworkoutyourscoreonpage146. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 M Ihavenotroublereadingmapsandnavigating. Peopleoftenseekmeouttoaskforadvice. Irememberthingsbestbyseeingthem. Iamoftenaskedtoexplainthemeaningof thewordsIuse. Thereisapowerfullinkbetweenmusicand mymoods. Ihaveagoodsenseofbalanceandcoordination. Iliketoworkwithcalculatorsandcomputers. IfinditeasytosaywhatIthinkinan argumentoradebate. Iworkbestinanorganisedworkarea. Iunderstandhowdifferentcolourswork welltogether. IgetrestlessifIhavetositstillforlong. Ihaveastrongpreferenceforgroupactivities ratherthanonesIdoalone. Ioftenusegesturesandotherbodylanguage toexpressmyself. SA 1 2 3 4 c c c c c c c c c c c c c 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Icanoftenbeheardhumming,whistlingorsinging whenI’mintheshower. Ifeelcomfortablewhendealingwithwords. Ineedtocategoriseandgroupthingsinorderto seetheirrelevance. Ioftenseepatternsandrelationshipsbetween numbersfasterthanotherpeople. Arhymeisaneffectivewayofhelpingme remembersomething. Havingagoodsociallifeisimportantto myhappiness. Ifinditirritatingwhensomeonesays somethingillogical. IoftentouchthingsbecauseIamcurioustoknow howtheyfeel. IliketohavebackgroundmusicwhenI’mworking. I’mquiteanartisticperson. Ienjoytakingtheleadandbeingresponsiblefor otherpeople. c c c c c c c c c c c 42 SuccessUppIntUnit04.indd 42 6/12/06 16:49:16 Aren’t we amazing? vocabuLary 6 Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthe wordsincapitalletters. 1 Matchthetypesofintelligenceintheboxtothe definitionsabovethequiz. linguistic bodily-kinaesthetic interpersonal logical-mathematical musical visual-spatial 2 Whichintelligencesdoyouthinkareyourstrongest/ weakestandwhy? 3 Dothequiz.Thenanswerthequestionsandcompare youranswerswithapartner. •Wereyourightaboutyourintelligences? •Whichintelligencewouldyouliketodevelop more?Why? IT 4 Lookattheunderlinedsuffixesinthequizand completeTrainYourBrain.Whichsuffixisusedto makenounsandadjectives? N Train your brain | Suffixes -ment1_________ -ion2_________ -ing3_________ -ence/-ance4_________,5_________ adjective+ -ness6_________ -ity7_________ noun+ -ship 8_________ suffixes to form adjectives M -ful9_________ -less10_________ -al11_________ -ic12_________ -y13_________ -ive14_________ -able/-ible15_________,16_________ -ing17_________ -ed/-d18_________ -ent/-ant19_________,20_________ SA noun+ verb+ PL E U suffixes to form nouns verb+ 1Geri’svery_________ofmydancing–I’m completely_________! TOLERATE,COORDINATE 2Ithink_________testsareabsolutely _________–Ineveragreewiththeanswers! PERSONAL,USE 3I’mfeelingvery_________andI’dliketo joinagym,butthe_________feesarevery expensive. HEALTH,MEMBER 4Whatisthesecretofareally_________ _________? SUCCESS,RELATION 5Mygrandmotherhadan__________________ toreadpeoples’minds. AMAZE,ABLE 6Ihopeyou’vegota__________________: thisisthethirdtimeyou’vebeenlatethisweek. CONVINCE,EXPLAIN 7Philhadsomevery__________________for howtosolveourspaceproblems. SENSE,SUGGEST 8Pleasebe_________aboutmyideas.Your opinionisextremely_________tome. TRUTH,VALUE 9IadmireAlex’s_________,butIdon’tthink she’s_________enoughtobeadesigneryet. CREATE,CONSIST 10 Wewenttoa__________________atthe OperaHouseonSaturday. WONDER,PERFORM 5 Completethewordswiththecorrectsuffixes.Which typeofintelligencedoeseachofthesesentences referto? 1Ienjoythemostthrill___ridesatthefunfair. 2Iliketotakepartindebatesordiscuss___. 3Musicplaysasignific___roleinmylife. 4Icanmultiplymeasure___inmyheadeasily. 5I’dratherdrawadiagramthangivesomeone verb___instruct___. 6Imakefrequentrefer___tothingsthatI’ve heardorread. 7Ifindmusicthatisoutoftuneveryannoy___. 8Iamsensit___tootherpeoples’feel___. 9Iplayatleastonesportordoaphysic___ activ___regularly. 10Ihaveagoodsenseofdirect___. 11Ifindnewscientif___develop___interest___. 12Ihaveseveralcloseperson___friends. 7 Finishthesentencestomakethemtrueforyou. Thenreadthemtoyourpartnerandrespondtohis/ hersentences. 1Ihaven’tgotmuchpatiencewith… 2I’mquiteoptimisticabout… 3It’smoreimportanttobeconfidentthan… because… 4Ineverfeelveryenergetic… 5Therearealotofsimilaritiesbetweenmeand… 6Isometimeshaveargumentswith…about… 7Ifind…veryirritatingbecause… 8Ihaveaverygoodrelationshipwith…atthe moment. AI haven’t got much patience with small children. BReally? Why not? 43 SuccessUppIntUnit04.indd 43 6/12/06 16:49:19 IT N U E PL M SA FACTFILE 1 _ Sumner Real name ________ 2 _ w he got it ________ Stage name and ho 3 _______ Born Newcastle, in __ 4 _________ Most famous song ek song 5$_________ a we Royalties from this 6 _____ Ex-member of ____ 7 _________ Former profession hy 8_________ Name of autobiograp 9 _________ est Foundation in Started The Rainfor 10 _________ beth made him a za Eli n ee Qu , 04 20 In 44 SuccessUppIntUnit04.indd 44 6/12/06 16:49:46 Aren’t we amazing? sPeaKing and Listening 1 2 6 Workinsmallgroups.Chooseoneofthepeopleand prepareapresentationusingSpeakOut.Giveyour presentationstotheclassandchoosethebestone. CD1.28 Lookatthephotosandlistentothemusic.In pairs,discussthequestions. •What’sthenameofthesong?Whowroteit? •Whatdoyouknowaboutthisperson?Whatis hefamousfor? PROFILEEMINEM Listentothepresentationandcompletethe Factfile.TheinformationintheFactfileisNOTinthe sameorderasintherecording. Stage name Eminem. Sounds like M&M, his initials and the brand name of famous US sweets. Real name Marshall Mathers CD1.29 Profession rap singer and musician. Also a talented record producer; starred in the film 8 Mile in 2001, loosely based on his life. 3 Whatlanguagedoesthespeakeruseateachstageof thepresentation?Matchsentencesa–ftothethree stages. 1Introduction 2Themaincontent 3Conclusion IT cc cc cc Career Started performing raps when he was 14. Was discovered and supported by Dr Dre. Became famous in 1999 with release of Slim Shady CD. Some criticised its graphic violence; others praised its surreal humour. In 2000, Marshall Mathers was fastest-selling CD in rap history. U N aLetmejustfinishbysaying… bAsforhisbackground,… c I’msurethewriterofthissongneedsno introduction. dThere’ssomuchmoreIcouldtellyou… eThereasonI’vechosenhimis… f Themostamazingthingabouthimis… CD1.29 Listenagainandnumberthesentencesin SpeakOutintheorderyouhearthem. PL SPEaK ouT | Presentation skills E 4 Background Born 17 October 1973 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Poor childhood spent there and in Detroit, the birthplace of rap. Married high-school sweetheart, Kim, in 1998. Divorced in 2000 but remarried in 2006. They have one child. Keeping your audience involved SA M a Maybeyou’rewonderingwhy/what… b Whatdowealreadyknowabout…? c Whydoyouthinkhe’s been so successful? d Andwereyouawarethat…? e Did/Doyouknow…? f Ihopeyou’lllearnafewthingsabout… g Youmight/might notknowthat… h Whatyouprobablydon’t/didn’tknowisthat… i I’msureyou’llagreethat… j Youwill/won’t/mightbesurprisedtohearthat... 5 c c c c c c c c c c Completethisextractfromanother presentationaboutStingwithlanguagefrom SpeakOut.Thenlistenandcheck. CD1.30 Andwhatdowe1_________abouthisfamily life?He’sbeenmarriedtwice,andhassix childrenandsevenhomes.He’salsoverykeen onyogaandpractisesdaily.Maybe2_________. Hesaysthatithelpshimrelaxaswellaskeep fit.Soyou3_________tohearthathedida yogapositiononTV!You4_________alsoknow thatheintroducedMadonnatoherhusband, GuyRitchie.Butwhatyouprobably5_________ thathe’sactedinseveralfilmstoo.Andwere 6 _________healsowritesmoviesoundtracks andhaswonnearlyfiftymusicawards?Healso wonahumanitarianawardin2004.I’m 7 _________agreethathedeservedit. SuccessUppIntUnit04.indd 45 Other albums The Eminem Show (2002), Encore (2004) and Curtain Call (2005). Achievements Has won many Grammy and other music awards, including a 2003 Oscar for Best Song LoseYourself in 8 Mile. First white rapper to make a big impact on rap scene. Real name Annie Lennox Profession singer, songwriter, talented artist. Did all the artwork for her CD Bare. Background: Born 25 December 1954 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Attended school for the exceptionally intelligent and studied the flute at the Royal Academy of Musi c. Left in 1974 before her final exams. Married and divor ced twice, she has two daughters, Lola and Tali. Often wears wigs as a disguise. Supports many charities including Oxfam and played at the Live8 concert in 2005. Career From 1976, played with Dave Stew art in The Tourists band and formed the Eurythmics in 1980. Their first album in a long line of classics‚ Sweet Dreams, was released in 1983 and stayed in the charts for 60 weeks. Went solo in 1990 and had equally successfu l career with CDs Diva (1992), Medusa (1995) and Bare (2003 ). Wrote I’ve Got a Life with Dave Stewart for Eurythmic s Ultimate Collection CD in 2005. Achievements Has won numerous awards including 1996 Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocalist and 2004 Oscar for Best Song Into the West from the film, Lord of the Rings. 6/12/06 16:50:02 Reading and writing Story A 1 Look at the pictures round story A and find a teapot, a spout, a toadstool and a stem. Do not read the story yet! 2 Read story A and story B. Which do you find more memorable? Why? 3 Which three of sentences 1–6 are not true about story A? Make them true. IT 1It contains vivid ‘pictures’ to help the memory. 2The events in the story are quite ordinary. 3Most of the events could happen in any order. 4There is a ‘turning point’, when something happens to change the direction of the story and make it interesting. 5There is a variety of past tenses and some participle clauses. 6 There are very few adjectives and adverbs. SA M PL E U N 4 Look at the story about Jill again and follow the instructions. 1Underline the verbs and phrases used instead of the following: walk quickly, find, look at carefully, want very much, think about, open, move quickly, go carefully. 2Circle the adjectives which mean very big, very small, very loud. 3Underline the adverbs used to describe Jill’s feelings as she: a slipped through the door, b picked her way down the staircase. 4Think of other words to replace the underlined words. She was amazed to find a window in the stem. To her horror, Jill thought she could smell burning. 5 Circle the time phrases which mean a short time later, suddenly, at that moment. Jill was hurrying through the woods to her aunt’s house. It was her aunt’s fiftieth birthday and Jill had a present for her: a brand new china teapot. Jill had wrapped it as best she could, but the spout was sticking out of the paper, and it looked rather odd. After a little while, Jill came across a huge toadstool on the path, which was blocking her way. Inspecting the toadstool – which was taller than she was – she was amazed to find a window in the stem. ‘Is there a door anywhere?’ she wondered. She walked slowly all round the toadstool, but couldn’t see any way in. Jill longed to have a look inside this curious toadstool, and she sat down under a nearby tree, pondering what to do. She leaned her head against the tree trunk and all of a sudden, a hidden door in the stem of the toadstool sprang open. She must have discovered a secret mechanism. Excitedly, Jill slipped through the door. Inside, the toadstool was even bigger than it had looked from the outside. There was a spiral staircase at Jill’s feet leading into the ground, and she held on to the bright blue railing as she picked her way nervously downwards. Suddenly, the stairs came to an end in front of a tiny door. Just then, deafening rock music started to play on the other side of the door, and, to her horror, Jill thought she could smell burning … 5 Read Train Your Brain and complete the gaps. Train your brain | Writing skills Making your stories more memorable 1Use a variety of tenses and some _________ clauses. 2Make sure your story has a _________ point. 3Use ‘dramatic’ verbs, eg _________ instead of find. 4Use extreme adjectives, eg _________ . 5Use adverbs to show how people are feeling, eg _________ . 6Use adjectives and noun phrases to describe feelings, eg I was surprised/_________/amused/horrified to see/ hear/find … To my _________/amazement/amusement/horror … 7Use a variety of time phrases, eg suddenly/all of a _________ , after a little while/a _________ later, just _________ /at that moment. 6 Complete the sentences with adverbs from the box to show how the people are feeling. anxiously excitedly nervously reluctantly frantically 1It was time for Jim’s driving test to begin. _________ , he started the car. 2Diana searched the house _________ , but her handbag was nowhere to be seen. 3Sam waited _________ in the hospital corridor. Then he saw the doctor coming towards him. 4Carrie’s parcel from her uncle in America had finally arrived. _________ , she untied the string and pulled off the paper. 5It was a beautiful summer’s day. _________ , Jodie sat down to write her essay. 46 SuccessUppIntUnit04.indd 46 6/12/06 16:50:04 Aren’t we amazing? 8 What common verbs can those in each of the following groups replace? Story B 1wander, stroll, stumble, limp 2exclaim, cry, yell, call out 3ponder, wonder, work out, consider 4spring open, slam shut, fly open, swing shut 9 Read the story and put the words and phrases from the box into the gaps. reluctantly just then anxiously to her aunt’s amazement she was dismayed to see that U N IT Maggie Banes looked 1_________ at her watch – as she had done every few minutes for the last three hours. 2_________ it was nearly eight o’clock. ‘Where on earth is Jill?’ she thought. ‘It isn’t like her to be so late.’ 3_________ , she picked up the plate of sandwiches she’d made for tea and went to the kitchen. 4_________ the door opened and Jill walked into the house. She looked tired. ‘What a relief! Are you OK?’ said Maggie loudly. ‘Yes, I’m fine, Auntie,’ replied Jill. ‘I’m so sorry I’m late, but something strange happened on the way here.’ 5_________ , Jill explained that, in her hurry to get through the woods, she had tripped and knocked herself unconscious. When she woke up, she realised she was lost. ‘I walked around for ages until I found the right path. Then I ran all the way here!’ SA M PL E Jack was walking along the beach looking for his friends. He was carrying his swimming trunks in a bag, along with some sunscreen, a book and a baseball cap. There was no sign of his friends, so he bought an ice cream and built a sandcastle. Then he lay down on the sand and went to sleep. When Jack woke up, his friends were still nowhere to be seen. He bought a drink from a kiosk, took out his book and started to read. He looked up every so often to see if his friends were coming. But he got bored with the book and started to look round the beach. It was crowded with people who were playing ball, walking dogs, and flying kites – but where were his friends? It was the right day, and it was well after two o’clock, the agreed time – so where were they? Jack was hungry again, so he bought a hotdog and some chips. He walked along the edge of the water, and saw water skiers and people in boats. Then he stopped for a few moments to watch a ball game. When he continued his walk, he saw some children building sandcastles and sunbathers enjoying the weather. When Jack reached the end of the beach he was ready to give up – then, from the distance, he heard familiar voices … 7 Choose a suitable noun or adjective from the box and complete the sentences. amazement/amazed dismay/dismayed horror/horrified relief/relieved surprise/surprised 1We were _________ to hear that Jack had moved to South America: he always said he loved Ireland. 2To her _________ , Sandy found Bob, her kitten, hiding in the wardrobe. 3Rick was _________ to see a huge spider walking across the bed. 4Barbara was _________ to find that a balloon had landed in the back garden. 5To our _________ , it started to pour with rain just as we were unpacking the picnic things. 10 Look at the story in Exercise 9 again and use the verbs and adjectives in the box to replace the more neutral ones in the text. exhausted wandered flew open bizarre wondered cried stumbled 11 You are going to rewrite the story about Jack to make it more memorable. First, think about the questions below. Then plan and write the story (200–250 words). •What did Jack have in his bag and why? What were he and his friends planning to do at the beach? •Where could the turning point of the story be? Think about how long Jack was asleep/ what happened while he was asleep/what happened when he woke up. •Why were Jack’s friends not at the beach when he arrived? Had Jack made a mistake about the time or place? Or had something happened to his friends on their way? 12 Write your own memorable story, beginning with the sentence below. It started like any other day. 47 SuccessUppIntUnit04.indd 47 6/12/06 16:50:05
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