The best medicine

"Read the sentences. Fill in the puzzle wi th adject ives to descri be how t he peop le are feeling.

1 She works reall y ha rd, bu t sh e can't get promotion.

2 He's forgotten his best friend's birt hday.

3 She's got her d riving test this afternoon.

4 He's just come back from a long h oliday.

s He d id n't get t he bi rt hday presen1 he wa n ted.

6 Th ey don't u nderstand t he exercise.

7 Thei r son got t he job' he was a pplying for.

8 She hasn't got time to do everythi ng she needs to do.

Reading: prepositions with adjectives ml

f) a) Read t h e article and ch oose t he correct preposi tion s.

The funniest jokes in the world?

I I

b) Are t hese sent ences t rue (T), false (f) or the text doesn't say (DS)?

1 ITJ The ex peri menL used the Internet.

A recent experiment in the UK attempted to discover the world's funniest jok es.Dr Richard Wiseman from the University of Hertfordshire invited people from an over the world to send in their funniest jokes and rate* the jokes sent in by other people. In the year of the experiment, the website received over 40,000 jokes and 2 million ratings*!

The experi men t showed ma n y things a bou t wha t d ifferen t na tiona li ties find fun ny. Ma ny Eu ropean countries, such as France a nd Den ma rk, preferred jokes about th i ngs we normally worry 16boiiftwithlof - for exa m ple, d ill ness a nd ma rriage. America ns and Canadia ns liked jokes where someone was better

2in/of/at something than someone else. Germans, in particular, seem

to be keen 3at/ on/about jokes. Overall th ey gave jokes the highest

scores.

Of cou rse, there is a serious reason for the research. Dr Wiseman is interested 4in/onlat how we comm u nica te. And h u mou r a nd

He said the popular jokes seem to have three elements: a stressful situa tion, we feel superior to someone i n the joke and we are

surprised 6of/by/in something in

the joke. Ma ny of t he jokes contained all three elemen ts. For exa mple, here is one of the most popula r jokes:

Two men areplaying golf one da_y. While they areplaying they see a

funeral procession *passing along the road nearby. One of the golfers stops, takes his cap off his head and closes his eyes. Hisfriend says: "Wow, that is the nicest, sweetest thin/!, I have ever seen. You really are a kind man. " Thefirst man answers: "Yeah, well,

we were marriedfar 35)'ears."

2 DThe ex peri men t lasted

12 mont hs.

3 D The experiment only involved Europeans.

4 DThe ex perimen t was just

for fu n.

5 DFrench people gene rall y fou nd jokes less fu n ny tha n Dan ish people.

6 D Germa n people genera lly

fou nd jokes fu n nie r than ot h er na tionali ties.

7 D Dr Wiseman felt t h e

experi men t wa s unsuccessful.

*rare = give somethi ng a score (out of t en. for exa m ple)

* rating = t he score you give somethi ng

*f 1111cral procession = 1he line of people t a ki ng,1 dead bod y on i Ls las1 jou rney

10 At a barbecue)

Question tags ll'm!I

f) a) fill in the gaps with not and t he correct form of the auxiliaries do, be or liave.

You ... ren.'.t.. com ing tomorrow.

2 I............................. need to bring anything to t be barbecue.

3 Clare............................. ca t beef.

4 He.......................... been here before.

s They............................ got any children.

6 \Ve............................. sec him yesterda y.

7 It.................... going to rain.

Is she a teacher? (+) Sh 'sa te her•.isrr't.h.e.?..

2 Arc t hey married? (-) ..Ib.ey_p_ren.'.tmPlrie.d•.are they?..

3 Arc we goi ng h ome soon? (+)

4 Have you met our neighbours? (-)

s Did you d rive here? (-)

6 Is i t warm ou tside? (+)

8 You............

.... told him yet.

b) ·write the sentences in 1a) next to the correct question tags a)-h).

a) _.Y.qµ__aren:.t qmf.ry_g_Jqrn9u:ow, arc you?

b)..............•............................................•........................., is i t?

c).................................................................................., have they?

d)........................................................................, did \Ve?

e)............................................................ • has he?

f)..........................................................................., have you?

7 Does he want som ething to cat? (+)

8 Do you know Sam? (-)

9 Has he got the add ress? (+)

10 Have you ever t ried Englis h sausages? (+)

g) ············································.

h)..........................................

..............., docs she?

11 Is he worki ng this weekend? (-)

..................................................................................... do I?

0 Write question tags for these sentences.

You eat fish, ..d9r(ty9.!-!...?

2

...........................?

3 Ch ild ren love

barbecues,.........................?

4 They came round for

din n er once,............................?

s He's being very sociable,

.............................?

6 Their ga rd en is l ooki ng very nice,.........?

7 I've cooked too much food,...........................?

8 We've got a barbecue like you rs,.........................?

12 Am I late? (-)

Review: common mistakes

Correct the mistake i n each sent ence.

interested

1 I'm reall y int erest i ng i n gardeni ng.

2 Everyone want to go clubbi ng tonigh t.

3 Their going to have a lie-i n tomorrow.

4 I often loose against my brother when we play tennis. s He's worked h ere for t he year before last.

6 I've gone to France and I t hought it was beau tiful.

7 I can't bear Paul and Sallys' dog.

8 Nobody doesn't want to come.

<Jr Reading and Writing Portfolio 1 p64)

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Language Summary 2, Student's Book p116

Slo\N do\Nn!

Work collocations

"Put sentences a)-j) in t he correct order.

a) DJ Cou nt t he hours! Do you spen more an

b) Dlong hou rs? And weekends? Do you often take

KAY \ou aren't paid overti me! You •ought/'re supposed

10 speak to)'OUT boss about t hat.

promotion, 100.

KAY Arc you 'allowed/supposed to work Ocxi blc hou rs?

JAKE Yes, but we're 7 allowed/supposed 10 be at work between ten and four.

KAY And \\ hat about workmg at home? 8Can/ M ust

you do t hat?

JAKE We 9 're allowed to/must work a t home - but we have to ask our ma nager fi rst. But Iwon't 10be able to/can work a t home u ntil I get m y own Oat.

c) Dlong hours is an early sign you might be

KAY \\'ell, rou

11must/'re able to sta rt sa,;ng!

d) D wMk home wit h you or regularly work

e) Dsome ti me off. h's good for you!

f) Dto meet dead li nes a nd someti mes everyone is

g) D50 hou rs at work every week? Do you work

h) D a few hou rs overt ime? or cou rse, C\'eryonc has

i) Da workaholic. f i nd t i me to plan a hol iday

and take

j) Du nder pressure at work. 13u t working

Modal verbs (1); be able to, be allowed to, be supposed to 1!11

f) Read the conversation and choose t he correct

verb form.

JAKE I'm really fed u wi t h work.

KAY Whr? You 1 on't have t /mustn't take work home li ke me.

JAKE I know, bu t I2'm able to/have to work long hours a nd we're not 3allowed/supposed 10 be paid overtime.

JAKE Yes, I kno\\c I t hi nk I'm just a hn bored.

KAY Most work isn't in teresti ng, I'm afraid.

Yo11 12canlought 10 k now t hat b)' now!

e Rewrite these sentences wi th t he words i n brackets.

1 My advice is 10 ask for a promotion. (should)

You sh.quid askf9.r a prnmotion,,

2 If I \\ ere yo u, I'd take a week off. (ought) You......

3 I can't meet you ton igh t. (not be able to)

4 It's agai nst t he rules to work at weekends. (allowed)

You.........

s It isn 't nece ssary to wea r a t ic. (not have to) You

6 It's neccssar) to arrive before 9 a.m. (m ust) You

7 The com pan y should give us holiday pay

(be su pposed 10)

The company

8 You a ren 't allowed to leave work before 4 p.m.

(m ustn't) You..

If) a) Ma ke quest ions wit h th ese words.

1 ough t I do I we I about I What I t o I overtim e?

Wb.?!tQ!!gh w.e..to..<:J.9..?!P.Q.!!t9.Y.r.tim.e.?

2 lon g hou rs I you I when rou I have a I able I How are I to work I

family?

3 be I Shou ld I a t I of I work I we I pressu re I a lot I under?

4 we I to I he's I a I tell hi m t hat I workaholi c I becoming I Ough t?

5 wear I rou I Arc I in formal I at your I allowed I clothes I to I wor k?

6 Do I to I t he summer I t ime off I in I take I we I have?

7 before December I take I all our I Arc I supposed I we I holida y I to?

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