MISUNDERSTOOD SONG

IT IS SAID THAT......ANSWERS

44.1  2  ... is expected to be good tomorrow
         3   ...are believed to have got in through the....
         4   ... are reported to be homeless after the floods
         5   ... is thought to have escaped by climbing over...
         6   ... alleged to have driven through the town.
         7  .... is reported to have been badly damaged by...
         8  a  is said to be losing money
             b  is believed to have lost money
             c  is expected to lose money.

44.2  2 He is supposed to be rich, to write poetry, to have 12 children 5 to have roobed a bank

44.3   3 ...are supposed to be
          4  are supposed to start..
          5 are not supposed to block...
          6 was supposed to phone
          7  weren´t supposed to come/arrive.

UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION answers

1 LM PO  2 MM WR  3 LM  4 MM   5 PO  6 WR  7MM  8 WR

EXAM PRACTICE READING, answers

1 D  2 C  3 C  4 B   5 D  6 B  7 A  8 C

CONCESSION CLAUSES Answer key

58  1 However   2  whereas   3 Despite   4  as  5  Even though   6  Whatever   7 though
       8  whereas   9 though   10  Even though

59  2 However   3 even though   4 as   5 but   6 although   5  but   6 although  7 while  
      8 no matter what, whatever  9 However

60  Possible answers
       2 Fiona enjoys her job in spite of her long hours
       3 Fiona loves classical music whereas her boyfriend likes rock music
       4 Fiona owns anew Jaguar although she never drives to work.
       5 Fiona is tall with dark hair while her mother is short with blonde hair. 

VIDEO ACTIVITY Answer key

1  to avoid getting scammed
2   a tilted head, a touch of the neck and toes pointed up
3   sentiments, intentions.
4  billboards.
5  No, our pupils will dilate.
6  furring forehead, knitting eyebrows, squinting of the eyes, lip biting
7   No, it´s deceptive because the display of discomfort is a tip-off to raise your level of suspicion.
8   looking down, away or to the left/ eye contact compensating to hide deception.
9   We are very trusting/eye contact compensating to hide deception.
10  Somebody compelling you to do sth violating your space/encroaching on your physical space.

11   bullying. Toxic behaviour where predators use their over confidence to convince you.

BODY LANGUAGE VIDEO ACTIVITY

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REPORTING VERBS EXERCISES (key) I2B

1  b when/would  c if, whether/had  d if, whether/took   e where   f  if, whether/had
2  b What did you do yesterday   c Do you often go sailing.  d How many German books have
       you read  e  Are you going to change schools.   f Who do you sit next to in class.
       g  Will you be here tomorrow.   h Where do you live.
3  b what `procastrinate´ meant.  c  if/whether I had done my homework. d when her birthday  
       was   e  if/whether I had remember to lock the door.  f why I had turned off the TV.
       g if/whether I spoke Italian   h how much he had paid for his bike

4  b what this means.   c how much this costs   d what time the museum opens.
     e if/whether I am in the right seat.  f where Asham Street is.   g if/whether this is Trafalgar
     square   h when this bus leaves.

5  b  Chris invited Jean to the cinema.   c Pasy advised Dave not to eat too much
    d George suggested going for a walk.   e Carol apologized for breaking the window.
    f   Bill offered to do the washing-up.   g Tina´s mother congratulated her on passing her
        driving test.   h  Pat refused to go the dentist´s.

8   b  suggested   c  agreed   d apologized  e reminded f offered   g admitted/confessed
     h   doubted   i advised   j promised   k accused   l insisted   m confessed  n decided
     o  refused
9  b ..if/whether it wil snow tomorrow   c for not phoning me earlier  d Chris to see a doctor
    e   to work on Saturday   f   going out to the pub for lunch   g ever having been arrested
    h  to help Bob do the decorating   i children that he would take them to the park on
        Sunday.   j  to share the bill with Dave

10   1 it  2 to  3 had  4 ok  5 were   6 had   7  me  8 ok   9 them  10 ik  11 were  12 ok
        13  was   14  that   15  ok

UFOS VIDEO ACTIVITY ( ANSWERS)

1  LIT
2  METEORITE , FIRE BALL
3  1,40
4   SPARKLE
5   SHOOTING STAR
6   FLASH , STREAK, LIGHTNING

7   WINDSHIELD
8    CALLERS, FLASH
9  TRUCKS
10  METEORITE, TORN
11 TAIL
12  DELIGHTFUL

ROB AND STEAL EXERCISES (KEY)

 1   robbed, stolen  
 2 robbed   stolen
 3   stole   rob  
 4  robbed   stolen   robbed   stolen  robbed  stolen  robbed

READING UNIT 6A (answer key)

b  1  Llanrumnly, Cardiff    2
    2 32                               B
    3  He was unemployed  1
    4  Making a threat to kill  B
    5  A tense silence           1
    6  Not guilty                     B
    7  Because someone coughed so he didn´t hear the "not"  B
    8  Two years´imprisonment  B
    9   10 years                           2
    10  devastated                      1
    11 Because a juror asked why he had been sentenced when they had found him not guilty.
    12 Confused, relieved           B

 c   1 turned into
      2 tickle
      3 drowned out
      4 relieved
      5 puzzled
      6 threat

   Article 1, more emotive (from a tabloid: The Daily Mail)
   Article 2, drier, more factual (The Daily Telegraph)
   

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES PRACTICE

Download this page for further practice on gerunds and infinitives. The answer key is included on the page.

INFINITIVE OR GERUND PPT

Verbs taking the to –infinitive or -ing form

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UFOS VIDEO ACTIVITY

Watch this video and use this worksheet to check your understanding.

EXAM WRITING MISTAKES Answer key

 Possible answers:

1 Now  we can say all we want (to say): we can speak our minds.

2 This happens thanks to us sharing our possessions on the net.

3  Why do we all/all of us have to pay these services?

4  .....an environmentally conscious person..

5  I hope that we will end up doing something to solve the problem.

6  There are some neighbours who/that never......

7  I´m writing to complain about the rising amount of rubbish.....in our streets.

8 It made/succedeed in making the families get together in front of the TV.

9  .....collaborate in/on the development of.......

10  at first  I thought she was...but finally I realized that I was wrong  /  first of all....then......finally

11 There must be something we can do to help improve the poor condition of our city/town .

12  ...citizens.

13  walk...along/down/up....the street 

14  Young people are quite impolite/uneducated.

15  When you walk along the street you can see for yourself what I´m complaining about.

16 In the last few months it looked as if rubbish bins didn´t exist.

17 We´re surrounded  by computers/there are computers all around us.

18  With the aeroplane, we´ve learnt about other countries..

19  ....accidents such as the ones in Madrid.

 20 ....we travel to places where where it is impossible to travel.

I´M YOURS (song)

Click on this page and watch a video of Jason Mraz and fill in the gaps of the song lyrics scrolling further down the page.
I hope you enjoy it.

REPORTED SPEECH BOARD GAME

This is only for I2B students. I2C students should wait for the activity to be used in class to have further practice later on at home.

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EMBEDDED QUESTIONS WORKSHEET (I2B)

Possible answers:

1 Do you know where Lakehead University is?

2 Do you have any idea why the moon is so bright?

3 Can you please tell me where you were on Christmas Day?

4 Do you have any idea what the teacher´s family name is?

5  Do you know how much you weigh?

6  Could you please tell me where your mother and father met?

7  Could you please tell me what we did on Wednesday´s class?

8  Can you tell me why you love me?

9  Do you have any idea what Abrahan Lincoln did?

9  Do you know what the teacher studied at university?

10 Do you know if Ottawa is the capital city of Canada?

11 Can you tell me if red meat is healthy for you?

 12 Do you know if the teacher is married?

 13 Can you tell me if you are married?