III. Are the sentences true (t) or false (f)? Correct the false sentences.

A. Many British people have a big breakfast.

B. People often have cereal or toast for breakfast.

C. Marmalade is different from jam.

D. People drink tea with hot milk.

E. Many foreign visitors love instant coffee.

F. All British people have a hot lunch.

G. Pubs are good places to go for lunch.

H. British people eat dinner late in the evening.

I. Sunday lunch is a special meal.

J. When you get a take-away meal, you eat it at home.

VI. Choose the right answer.

1. Gravy is ...

1. kind of dessert.

2. a sauce made from meat juices.

3. a special beverage.

2. A scone is ...

1. a kind of biscuit.

2. a drink.

3. a sauce.

3. Tea is usually drunk with ...

1. hot milk.

2. lemon.

c) cold milk.

V. Read the following rules. Can you add any other rules? Good Rules to Remember

Always wash your hands before eating.

Don’t talk with your mouth full.

If you eat meat, eat it with a fork and a knife.

Have a fork in your left hand and a knife in your right hand.

Never put a knife into your mouth. Never eat with a spoon those things that you must eat with a fork.

If you want to have a cup of tea, don’t drink it out of the saucer, drink it out of the cup.

When you have tea or coffee, don’t put your spoon into the cup or glass. Put the spoon only on the saucer.

Don’t stand up when other people are still eating.

Always remember to say «Please» when you ask somebody to pass you something.

Always remember to say «Thank you» when somebody passes you something.

VI. Agree or disagree with the statements using the expressions given.

1. You prefer mineral water to lemonade.

2. Your husband can cook a little.

3. Washing up takes a lot of time.

4. Pears are tastier that apples.

5. A sandwich is a hot meal eaten at dinner for the first course.

6. Soup is eaten with a spoon.

7. Dessert is usually served at the beginning at a meal.

8. If we want to make our meal sweet we put some salt in it.

9. Doctors usually recommend people to have a heavy supper before going to bed.

UNIT 11

At the Moment

I. Think of five things you do every day and five things you are doing at the moment. Make up positive and negative sentences. The verbs in the box can help you.

read speak work

write listen study

sing chat watch

I I. Look at the picture. What is happening? Answer the questions below.

1. Who is standing near the window? A boy or a girl?

2. What is the girl near the window doing?

3. How many people are standing at the table?

4. What is the girl in the corner doing?

5. What is the girl in the corner wearing?

6. How many people are dancing?

7. What is a boy in sunglasses doing?

8. What are the people on the floor doing?

 III. Listen to the conversation between Peter and Mary and answer the questions.

1. Peter knows most of the people at the party, doesn’t he?

2. What is Paul doing?

3. What is his job?

4. Where does he work?

5. What is Kathy wearing?

6. She has a shop in London, hasn’t she?

7. Is she married?

8. What is Suzie doing?

9. What does Suzie do?

10. How many children does she have?

11. What is Alex doing?

12. What does Alex do?

13. What are the children doing?

IV. Some of the sentences are right, but some are wrong. Correct them.

1. Jim isn’t wanting an ice-cream. He doesn’t like it.

2. We’re enjoying the course very much. We’re learning a lot.

3. I’m understanding you but I’m not agreeing with you.

4. Do you think that Vanessa plays golf well?

5. I’m sorry. I’m not knowing the answer.

6. I’m not believing you. You’re telling lies.

7. They know the car costs a lot of money but they want to buy it.

8. She listens to a French song but she doesn’t understand what it is meaning.

9. What are you wanting to drink?

V. Read a postcard.

Dear Jill and Steve,

We’re spending a wonderful holiday in Mexico. The sun is shining brightly and I’m thinking about you at home. At the moment Pam’s swimming in the pool, the children are playing and I’m drinking a lovely cool beer at the hotel bar. It’s all very expensive, but it isn’t raining.

Love,

Jeff

VI. Imagine you’re on holiday in some country. Write a postcard home to tell what you are doing there.

UNIT 12

Past Events

I. When did you last …

• go to a hairdresser?

• cook a meal?

• go shopping?

• drink champagne?

• go to a party?

• write a letter?

• get a present?

• have dinner in a restaurant?

II. Write down five things you did yesterday, and five things you didn’t do yesterday.

 III. Listen to Kevin talking about the 1980s and complete the sentences.

About him

• He ……….. school in 1982. He was unemployed, but then he ………. a job in an office. He ……….. computer software.

• His parents …………. a video recorder in 1985 and his brother ………… a video computer game for his birthday in 1986.

• Kevin ……….. his job in 1990.

Sport

• The USSR ……….. to the Olympics in 1984, but both the United States and the USSR ………….. to Seoul in 1988.

• Argentina …………. The World Cup in 1986.

Politics

• Reagan …………. The US president in 1981, Gorbachev …………. The world glasnost and perestroika, and the Berlin Wall …………… down in 1989.

How old were you in 1980?

What can you remember about the 1980s?

Think of your life, sport and politics.