Writing a report

Unit 1

Reading

1 1 The author is writing about experienced travellers.

2 The neck and the feet expand after an aeroplane reaches a certain height.

Vocabulary

4 1 settle down 2 fellow traveller 3 dispensing with 4 slipping into

5 get rid of 6 loosen 7 deposit 8 earn its keep 9 sensibly
10 make your way to

5 A a unnecessary b unclear c inexperienced d abnormal

e improbable f uncomfortable g unimportant h inadvisable

B 1 necessary/advisable 2 uncomfortable 3 normal/clear 4 inadvisable 5 experienced 6 unclear

6 A 1 turn back = c 2 turn down = d 3 turned down = a

4 turned into = b 5 turned up = f 6 turns out = e

B Students' own answers.

Grammar

7 1 did you buy 2 decided 3 I went 4 'veneverfound 5 bought

6 noticed 7 decided 8 've saved

8 1 We can't go out for dinner until we've phoned ior a taxi.

2 I've been to the States twice.

3 How long have you lived in the area?

4 I've never been to England.

5 Haven't you finished watching that TV programmeyef?

6 Jim hasn't taken his exam yet.

7 It's been two weeks since I saw my best friend.

8 I haven't eaten a pizza for a whole month. I'd like one now!

9A1c 2b 3e 4 j 5a 6i 7g 8d 9h 10 f B 2 b Poland has won the European cup. They won it last night.

3 e The banks have raised interest rates. They raised them by two per
cent last Thursday.

4 j Our neighbours have bought another dog. They bought it after
losing their last one.

5 a My friend Pat has been to Australia. She went last month.

6 i Thieves have stolen all the jewellery in the safe. They stole it
without setting off the alarm.

7 g The Chinese have landed on mars. They landed after a two-month
journey.

8 d My sister has had twins. She had them at two o'clock this morning.

9 h Martha has gone to university. She went on Monday.

10 f My parents have finished decorating the house. They finished yesterday afternoon.

10 1 I haven't bought any new clothes for a long time.

2 You can go out if you've finished tidying your room.

3 It's been five years since I went abroad on holiday.

4 We'll have dinner when you've made your phone call.

5 It's been ages since I saw a good film.

Writing a report

11 A 1 We chose four pictures to...

2 The group decided not to include...

3 We agreed that we should include...

4 As a group, we all thought we ought to include...

5 We decided on five images...

6 We did not think it would be a good idea to...

7 We were all determined to include...

8 The group opted for a picture of...

9 We made a unanimous decision to...

B 1 show 2 are not very typical 3 don't actually symbolise 4 is a traditional image 5 represents 6 stand for 7 have an important part 8 give an idea/show us something 9 recognises 10 show us something / give an idea

12 Students' own answers.

Unit 2

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