A. Circle the correct word
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B. Complete using the correct form of the verbs in the box
import, invest, obtain, own, purchase, save, select, waste
1. It says here that they give you a free glass with every pint of milk you purchase!
2. We’ve decided to invest money in Jake’s new business.
3. Let’s stay in tonight and save our money for the trip next week.
4. Don’t waste all your pocket money on sweets and chocolate.
5. The company has obtained permission to start selling in China.
6. You usually have to pay tax when you import things from other countries.
7. Colin is so rich that he owns four Rolls-Royces!
8. Joan selected a few pairs of jeans and went to try them on.

C. Each of the words in bold is in the wrong sentence. Write the correct word.
1. We don’t usually get that property of washing powder. — brand
2. We can only take the item back if you’ve still got the change. — receipt
3. The best thing about the new shopping centre is that there’s a lot of fee. — sales
4. What’s the design on a French one euro sale? — coin
5. Carter and Sons have got some really good things in the receipt. — variety
6. My mum didn’t like me selling my bike, but she said it was my coin, so it was my decision. — property
7. When we bought the house, we had to pay a huge brand to a lawyer. — fee
8. The taxi driver wasn’t very happy when I told him I didn’t have any variety. — change

Changing a meeting time

Transcript:
Lucy: Hi, Anna. Do you have a minute to talk about the meeting next Tuesday?
Anna: Sure. We said 11, didn’t we?
Lucy: Yeah, we did. But I have a bit of a problem with the time. Would it be possible to move it?
Anna: Oh, I see. We could postpone it to the afternoon, to 1 p.m., for example. Or bring it forward to earlier in the morning. What would suit you?
Lucy: Could we make it 9 o’clock? That would really help me. I have another important meeting in the central office at 12.
Anna: No problem. It’s important you’re there.
Lucy: Thanks a lot, Anna.
Anna: Do you need help with any preparation? Did you get the agenda I sent out?
Lucy: Yes, I did. And no, that’s all fine, thanks. My report is ready and I’m looking forward to presenting it.
Anna: Great.
Lucy: I can tell Sven about the time change. I’ll see him later.
Anna: Don’t worry about telling Sven. I’ll send an email to everyone to confirm the time has changed and with an updated meeting invite.
Lucy: Great. Thanks, Anna.
Anna: OK. I’m happy that works for you. We really need you there and it’s good we don’t have to cancel it.
Lucy: See you then. Have a good weekend in the meantime.
Anna: You too.

Task 1: Choose the sentence that is correct.
1. The meeting time
1) The meeting was first planned for 9 a.m.
2) The meeting was first planned for 11 a.m.
3) The meeting was first planned for 1 p.m.

2. Moving the meeting
1) Lucy wants to cancel the meeting.
2) Lucy wants to bring the meeting forward.
3) Lucy wants to postpone the meeting.

3. The new meeting time
1) The new meeting time is 9 a.m.
2) The new meeting time is 11 a.m.
3) The new meeting time is 1 p.m.

4. The agenda
1) Anna has already sent the agenda.
2) Anna is sending the agenda now.
3) Anna will send the agenda later.

5. Lucy’s presentation
1) Lucy is nervous about her presentation.
2) Lucy is looking forward to her presentation.
3) Lucy isn’t ready to give her presentation.

6. Telling the other people
1) Lucy will tell the others about the time change.
2) Sven will tell the others about the time change.
3) Anna will tell the others about the time change.

Task 2: Complete the sentences with the words.
1. I sent an agenda with the topics for the meeting.
2. Could we postpone the meeting to a later date?
3. Could we bring the meeting forward to an earlier time?
4. The project has been stopped. So we need to cancel the meet
5. I’ll send a meeting invitation with the time and place.
6. I’ll accept the invitation when I get it.

1) Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive)
1. Look! Sara is going (go) to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara is carrying (carry) her handbag.
3. The handbag is (be) very beautiful.
4. Sara usually puts (put) on black shoes but now she is wearing (wear) white trainers.
5. And look, she is taking (take) an umbrella because it is raining. (rain)

2) Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect)
1. When he woke up (wake up), his mother had already prepared (already/prepare) breakfast.
2. We went (go) to London because our friends had invited (invite) us.
3. He heard (hear) the news, went (go) to the telephone and called (call) a friend.
4. When she started (start) learning English she had already learned (already learn) French.
5. Jane had already typed (already/type) three pages when her computer crashed (crash).
6. By the time the doctor arrived (arrive) at the house the patient had died. (die)
7. Before that day we had never thought (never/think) of traveling to Japan.
8. I had known (know) him a long time before I met (meet) his family.
9. They didn’t know (not/know) where to meet because nobody told (tell) them.
10. It had been (be) cloudy for days before it began (begin) to rain.

3) Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect).
1. I have just finished (just/ finish) my homework.
2. Mary has already written (already/write) five letters.
3. Tom moved (move) to his home town in 1994.
4. My friend was (be) in Canada two years ago.
5. I haven’t been (not/be) to Canada so far.
6. But I had already travelled (already/travel) to London a couple of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul went (go) to the cinema.
8. I can’t take any pictures because I haven’t bought (not/buy) a new film yet.
9. Did they spend (they/spend) their holidays in Paris last summer?
10. Have you ever seen (you/ever/see) a whale?

4) Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. The receptionist welcomed (welcome) the guests and asked (ask) them to fill in the form
2. The car broke (break) down and we had (have) to walk home.
3. The boys were swimming (swim) while the girls were sunbathing (sunbath).
4. My father came (come) in, looked (look) and told (tell) me to tidy up my room.
5. While one group was preparing (prepare) dinner the others were collecting (collect) wood for the campfire.
6. While the parents were having (have) breakfast the children were running (run) about.
7. Martha turned (turn) off the light and went (go) to bed

1) Match the following words to their meanings:
Continue, fizzy drinks, junk food, disease, taste, product
1. the flavor of something
taste
2. illness
disease
3. to keep doing something
continue
4. food that is not useful for body
junk food
5. soft drinks
fizzy drinks
6. something you make to sell
product

2) Finish the sentences using «or else».
1. You should study harder or else you will fail your exams.
2. Don’t forget to send your CV to that organization until Monday or else you will get fired.
3. You’d better get some sleep or else you will be tired for the rest of the day.
4. You should slow down the speed or else we will crash.
5. You’d better pay these bills or else we wont have a house.

3) Answer these two questions
1. What do you want to become?
2. What do you do to fulfill your dream?
I’ve always wanted to become a translator. I even started learning multiple languages, Korean, Russian and English, but lately I realized that I want to become a dentist, specifically an orthodontist. Lately I’ve been studying biology and chemistry more to pass the exams well and go to the medical high school. I hope I will pass the exams and be able to study in my dream university, so my dream will come true.

Task 1. Read the text, translate the last passage into English.
Task 2. Change the sentences into the Indirect Speech.
Task 3. Present the English section of your blog, choose any item you want from the English section of your blog and talk about it.
Task 4. Choose one of the topics which you like and speak about it.
1. SOS – Save Our Space. We need your help to clean up our city. What  have you ever done or are going to do to keep it clean?
2. Your school trips. Tell about your last trip or about the trip which you liked most of all.
3. If you could change one important thing in your country, what would you change? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answers.
4. My favorite corner in the school. Where do you like to spend your time? Why?
5. Our school web-site. Do you find it useful? If yes, why. If no, why. Suggest some ways to make it better.
6. The Internet in my life. The advantages and disadvantages of Media education.
7. Blog as an educational tool (area). How long have you had your blog? How often do you update your blog? The advantages and disadvantages of using blog as an educational tool?
8. Educational camps in our school. Which camp do you prefer-summer or winter? Why? Tell about your favorite activity during the camps.
9. Folk music and dance classes in our school. The song and dance which I like most of all.
10. Sport centers in our school. Which sport have you chosen? Why?

End of the Year
1. Was this year better or worse for you?
This year was worse for me, because I lost many important people in my life and got a lot of stress about 9th grade’s exams.
2. What was the happiest thing for you this year?
The happiest thing for me this year was the time I spent with my family and the experience in life I got from this whole year.
3. What was the saddest thing for you this year?
This year I got too focused on my studies and didn’t achieve the goals I had at the start of the year.
4. What would you like to change?
I’d like to get more responsible and learn how to keep my focus on studies and important people around me.
5. Do you have any regrets about this year?
No, I definitely don’t have any regrets about this year.
6. Were there any dreams you couldn’t fulfill?
Yes, there were a lot of goals that I didn’t achieve, but I hope I will achieve them next year.
7. Did you enjoy last Christmas?
Yes, I did. It was so fun with my family and friends.

Task 1. Project-presentation
Task 2. Read the text, and choose the right option
Once a sailor went ashore on the coast of South America. He had a number of blue woollen caps with him, which he wanted to sell. On his way to the town some distance from the coast, he had to pass through a forest in which there were great numbers of monkeys. At noon, with the sun directly overhead and the heat intense, the sailor decided to take a rest. He lay down under the shade of a large tree, took one of the caps, put it on his head, and soon fell asleep.

When he awoke, he found, to his surprise, that the caps were all gone! Soon he heard a loud noise among the thick branches above him, and he looked up. He saw the trees alive with monkeys, and on the head of each monkey was a blue woollen cap! The monkey had watched his actions, had stolen his caps while he slept and had put them on, and now they did not pay any attention to his shouts.

When the sailor saw that he could not get his caps back, he pulled off the one that he had on his head and threw it on the ground, crying out, «If you want to keep the rest, you may take this one too!» To his great surprise, the little animals did the same. Each took the cap off its head and threw it on the ground. The sailor got his caps back and went away in triumph.

1. There were a lot of monkeys.
a) at some distance from the forest
b) in the wood not very far from the coast
c) on the coast of South America

2. What did the sailor decide to do at noon?
a) to try on one of the woollen caps
b) to take off his cap as it was very hot
c) to lie down and rest

3. What did the sailor see when he woke up?
a) The monkeys were wearing his caps.
b) His companions had all gone.
c) There were a lot of birds singing in the trees.

4. Seeing that he could not take the caps back, the sailor
a) sat down and began to cry
b) thought that it was a funny sight and laughed heartily
c) thought that he could never have the caps back

5. What did the little monkeys do?
a) They repeated the sailor’s actions.
b) They were touched by the sailor’s tears and returned the caps.
c) They took the cap off the sailor’s head.

Task 3. Listening.  Examination Card 1
1. What is plagiarism?
Plagiarism is copying stuff from books or internet without letting people know where the stuff came from.
2. What do you need to do to avoid plagiarism?
Put the text in quotation marks and say something like «according to» and write the writes name. The best thing is go to the internet and search for «how to site sources?».
3. Why do people do it nowadays?
Lots of people do it nowadays because copy and paste it quick and easy.
4. How to avoid plagiarism?
The best thing is to make sure that what you write is really from your head.

Task 4. Talk about the given topic
SOS – Save Our Space. We need your help to clean up our city. What have you ever done or are going to do to keep it clean?

A. Complete using the plural form of the words in the box.
1. Did you know that Jason’s dog has had three beautiful puppies?
2. The Spice Girls was an all-girl band, so there weren’t any men.
3. It’s a bit strange that Victor wears two watches — one on each arm.
4. If women do the same jobs as their husbands, they should be paid the same.
5. The dentist says I have to have two teeth taken out!
6. How many women were there at the show?
7. We’ve walked miles! My feet are hurting!
8. Mrs. Jenkins has just had a baby, so she’s got three children now.

B. Circle the correct word or phrase.
1. Your money is / are on the table in the dining room.
2. The advice you gave me was / were really useful. Thanks!
3. The cakes in that shop looks / look absolutely delicious.
4. There has / have been a lot of bad news recently.
5. Your homework was / were late. Please do it sooner next time.
6. Does / Do the information about the museum include the opening times?
7. We need new furniture in the dining room. It’s / They’re very old and scratched.
8. The fish in this tank all seems / seem to be ill.
9. I love your hair. It’s / They’re really soft.
10. Oh, no! The rice has / have gone all over the floor!

C. Complete using the phrases in the box. You have to use some phrases more than once. Where there is more than one answer, write all the answers.
Some — a litte — a piece of — a few
1. Sugar — some/a little sugar
2. Bread — a piece of bread
3. Bottles — a few bottles
4. Water — a little/some water
5. Fruit — some fruits
6. Toys — a few toys
7. Butter — a piece of butter
8. Music — some music

Destination B1 Unit 12. Topic vocabulary
A. Complete using the words in the box
1. I’m just an ordinary person with a normal life – but I’m quite happy!
2. Thanks for looking after my dog for the weekend. I’m really grateful.
3. Judy is one of the most generous people I know. She’s always giving me presents!
4. I don’t want a girlfriend. I like being single.
5. It will take a while for Simon to forgive you. You’ll just have to be patient.
6. Adam’s parents are divorced, so he only sees his dad at the weekend.
7. Cats are more independent than dogs. They live their own lives and don’t need human company.
8. I’m very loyal to my best friend. I’d never talk about her behind her back.
9. Sandy’s such a loving dog. He’s always so happy to see us when we come home!
10. I’m not a very confident person. I get nervous when I have to speak in public.
11. My diary is private. No one is allowed to read it apart from me.
12. I tell my sister all my problems and secrets. We have a very close relationship.
13. My uncle’s really cool! He’s in a rock band!

Write down the passive form of the verbs. Use the tense in brackets.
1. Paul will be sent to prison.
2. My brother has just been beaten in the race.
3. He was told to wait outside.
4. I was not paid for the work.
5. Policemen are often asked the way.
6. Their lawn is cut once a week.
7. We will be asked by the police.
8. The towels were not used.
9. The jewels have not been sold so far.
10. They are taught French.
11. The fire brigade was phoned soon after the fire had broken out.
12. You will be laughed at if you talk such nonsense.
13. All the fruits were eaten up by the guests.
14. The email will be answered tomorrow.
15. The best cookies are sold here

1. People speak English all over the world.
English is spoken all over the world.
2. Where did they invent gunpowder?
Where was gunpowder invented?
3. The police didn’t find the missing girl last weekend.
The missing girl wasn’t found last weekend.
4. Tourists don’t visit this museum very often.
This museum isn’t visited very often.
5. Workers are building a new fun park in town.
A new fun park is being built in town.
6. When did they translate this book into English?
When was this book translated into English?
7. Women send thousands of emails to the star every month.
Thousands of emails are sent to the star every month.
8. Sally brought me some fresh grapes.
I was brought some fresh grapes by Sally.
9. Some dangerous-looking men were following me the whole evening.
I was being followed the whole evening by some dangerous-looking men.