Lesson 23
Section I
Task !: Finding a Job A.
1. Pamela Gable
2. 147Collington Road, Croydon 3. 2468008 4. July 8. 1963
5. personal assistant to the manager of a modeling agency 6. French and Italian 7. none
8.8,000 pounds B. 1 a. keeping the accounts b. writing the letters
c. answering the telephone
d. looking after bookings and engagements
e. taking care of all the models who work for the agency
f. keeping those models happy, lending an understanding ear to their heartaches 2.
a. meeting people
b. transporting them from one point to another c. making sure they are comfortable d. a bit of telephoning 3. TFFTFFT
Task 2: Hpnosis A.: abacb B. TFFFTFT C.
1. her eighth birthday 2. a Tuesday
3. those who were present 4. the names of those present 5. the clothes those present wore 6. the presents she received 7. her address at that time D.
1. In order to reach a person‘s mind; as much as possible; concentrate; my voice 2. not to think about; just to accept it
3.rely on the thinking of a clock,; boring, repetitive sounds; stare at some subjects in the room 4. back to their first year
Section II
A. B. C. D. 1. 2. 3. 4.
caabc FTTFTT (1) d (2)c (3)a, b
few months alone; 250 c.v.s.; 80 percent; inadequate in a way
condense; go too far the other way; my recruiting role; thirty pages long unreadable; the essence of ; neat, legible; accurate
have no place in letters of application; hearing about; stated, quite bluntly; more money to pay; No boss; such directness
Section III
1. Answer: main idea with supporting details; Reason: ―we may note‖ for main idea
―he once said‘ & ―once‖ for supporting details 2. Answer: main idea
Reason: the first important point to note 3. Answer: supporting detail
Reason ―a good illustration of‖ 4. Answer: main idea
Reason: ―what I want to emphasize to you is this‖
Lesson 24
Section I
Task 1: I.Q. Tests A. abbbca B. TTFF C.
1. are not easy to measure; appreciated
2. spotted sufficiently early; developed; in my view; unhappy adults; they are best at
3. never get the chance; an instrument; artists; composers; pleasure and satisfaction; tunes; in key Task 2 A.
a a hobby that a child takes pleasure in b. a child‘s vocabulary c. a child‘s language d. a child‘s experience
e. children to become independent in life B. TFFTTF C.
1. mystery books 2. science fiction
3. newspapers and magazines 4. signs 5. textbooks 6. comic books D.
.a poor student; a comic book; he‘s reading something; the back of the cereal box; wouldn‘t take it away; a step to go on; limit; certain areas; stifle; stop reading completely
Section II
Task 1 A. acbba B. TFF
C. A mathematical way; are related to each other; good at one; good at the other; poor at one; poor at
the other; they are not related to each other; go together; has nothing to do with Task 2 A. cbaa
B. FTTFFTT
Section III
1. 2. 3. 4.
Main idea: ―this is an important point‖
supporting detail: ―one of the most dramatic example of‖ digression ―by the way‖ digression
―although it is not strictly related to our topic‖
Lesson 25
Section One
A.
1. Italy and France. 2. A camping holiday.
3. The tickets, traveler‘s checks, all the currency, passports, tickets for the boat, and a card. 4. At the campsite.
5. With this card, she could get reduced rates for becoming a member of a camping club. 6. No, not at all. 7. Yes.
8. The two brothers at the cycle repair shop. B. TTFFFFTF C.
1. Having a lot of trouble finding the passports and this and that. 2. Fueling their car.
3. Finding their money, traveler‘s checks and passports missing. 4. Asking the officer for help.
5. Distracting the man‘s attention and searching through the papers for the folder. 6. Managing to discover what an old lady was sitting on.
7. Recovering what they had lost.
Section Two
Task 1: parking in London A. baca
B. FTT FFF C. 1. dying to tell
2. sensible, on the outskirts of 3. cross
4. went on and on at Task 2 A. baccb
B. TFTTT FT
C. 1. has quite a hold on
2. the powered remains of the dead Egyptians, many magical soells 3. their curiosity and their consciences
Section Three
Study Skills: Note-0taking 4 A. cbcaba
B. number; no. credential: cred. over: + equipment‘ equip.
burglary; burg electrical: elect previous jewellery: jewl C. Title: burglaries
I. A. about every two minutes
B. no. of burg. rise by about 50,000 or 40,000 this y.
C. last y. household burg. losses rise by 27% over the previous y. to 139.2 mm. pounds.
II.
A. when you are out or away, or be careless about security 1. lock or close doors & windows 2. less than 20 minutes B.
1. a. milk bottles left on the doorstep
b. papers by the front door c. garage doors wide open d. curtains drawn in the daytime & undrawn at night 2. a programmed time-switch
C.
1. their cred. 2. don‘t let then in
D.
1. serial nos. on elect. equip. radios, TVs.
2. valuable jewl. antiques or pictures E. Crime prevention office, further tips
III. cost of security systems and value of property to be protected