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Grammar1 Decideifthenounsshouldbesingularorplural

andunderlinethecorrectalternative.

Customer: I’dlikesomegrilled(1)sardine/sardines,andmyhusbandwillhaveyour(2)tuna/tunaswith(3)garlic/garlics.

Waiter: I’mafraidwehaven’tgotany(4)fish/fishesleft,madam.

Customer: Nevermind.Haveyougotany(5)mussel/mussels?

Waiter: I’mafraidwe’vecompletetelyrunoutof(6)seafood/seafoods.

Customer: Hmm,well,we’llbothhavethe(7)veal/veals.Withroast(8)vegetable/vegetables.

Waiter: I’mafraidwehaven’tgotany(9)meat/meatsleft.

Customer: Ohdear,perhapswe’lljusthavetwobottlesof(10)beer/beers.Couldyoubringsome(11)olive/olivesatthesametime?

Waiter: Certainly.Wecouldmakeyousome(12)sandwich/sandwiches,ifyoulike.

Customer: No,thanks.Butcouldyoubringussomeclean(13)glass/glasses.Thisonesmellsofold(14)cod / cods.

23Listenandcheck.

2 Writethesingularorpluralformofthewordsinitalics.

beer

a) TherearehundredsofBelgianbeers.

b) Theonlythinghethinksaboutis .

whisky

c) I’dloveaglassofScotch .

d) Theshopsellshundredsofdifferent .

cake

e) Howmany haveyoueaten?

f) Wouldyoulikeapieceofmybirthday ?

chocolate

g) Thereareonehundredgramsof inthisicecream.

h) Theygaveusafew afterthemeal.

coffee

i) Twoblack ,please.

j) Ajarofinstant ,please.

3 Underlinethecorrectalternative.

a) Ihaveabitof/severalpensinmybag.

b) Ididn’thaveenough/manysleepyesterday.

c) Ispeakabitof/noneFrench.

d) Ihavefew/plentyoffreetimelatertoday.

e) Idon’teatfew/muchrice.

f) Idon’thavealotof/severalpowerinmyjob.

g) Iknowlittle/lotsofdifferentwhiskies.

h) Igotothebeachafew/plentytimeseveryyear.

Changethesentencestomakethemtrueforyou.

4 Completethesentenceswiththewordsinthebox.

few lot many much

none not plenty

a) Europeansspendsomuchmoneyonfood.

b) Ineedsomemilkbutthere’s inthefridge.

c) Thereare manythingsinapotatocrispthataregoodforyou.

d) Thereis oftimetodothecooking.

e) Very peopleeatlobsterbecauseit’ssoexpensive.

f) Weshouldalleata offruit.

g) Ithink strawberriestasteofnothing.

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5 Rewritethesesentencesusingused to.Twoofthesentencescannotberewrittenwithused to.Leavethemastheyare.

7 Replaceused towithwouldwhereitispossible.

Iused tohaveajobinarestaurant.Everymorning,

Iused togothereatteno’clockandIused tohavea

coffeewithalltheothersbeforework.Thebossused

tobeverytough,butallofuslikedhim.Attheend

ofagoodday,heused tobuyeveryoneadrink.On

reallygooddays,Iused tomakeabout£40intips.I

used tobethebestwaitressthere.

8 Findandcorrectsevengrammaticalmistakesinthetext.Thefirsthasbeendoneforyou.

Thenineteenth-centuryscientistFrankBuckland

used invitehisfriendsfordinnerinhisLondon

home.Buckland,whousedtowritethebest-selling

Curiosities of Natural History,usedlikeservinghis

guestswithextremelystrangemeals.Hewould

togivethemthingslikekangarooorroastzebra.

Bucklandwouldhavealargecollectionofanimals

inhishouse,includingafamilyofratsthatusedto

livingunderhisdesk.Hismonkeyswouldrunning

aroundhishomeandhewouldgivethembeerto

drink.

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a) IhatedmyfoodwhenIwasachild.

I used to hate my food when I was a child.b) Irefusedtoeateverything.

c) Ididn’tlikemeat,fishorvegetables.

d) Myparentswereworriedaboutme.

e) Oneday,theytookmetothedoctor.

f) Hetoldmetogrowup.

g) Afterthat,Iwasevenmoredifficult.

6 Writethewordsinthecorrectordertocompletethequestions.

Whenyouweretenyearsold…

a) did have lunch to use you

…where did you use to have lunch ?

b) did drink in morning the to use you

…what

?

c) be did favourite food to use your

…what

?

d) goout restaurants to use you to

…did

?

e) eat much to too use you

…did

?

f) chocolatebars did prefer to use you

…what

?

Writetrueanswerstothequestions.

to

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3 Matchthewordsontheleftwiththoseontheright.Sometimesmorethanoneanswerispossible.

a) abarof matches

b) abowlof honey

c) aboxof crisps

d) abunchof soap

e) ajarof soup

f) apacketof keys

4 Completethesentenceswithwordsfromtheleft-handcolumnofExercise3.Sometimesmorethanoneanswerispossible.

a) Hethrewhis packet ofcigarettesintherubbishbin.

b) Howmuchdoesthis ofbananascost,please?

c) Ineedtobuyalarge-size oftissues.

d) Ionceatea250g ofchocolateinoneday.

e) I’dlikea ofstrawberryjam,please.

f) Sheoftenhasa ofcerealandmilkforbreakfast.

5 Completethesentenceswiththewordsinthebox.

beer cheese coffee egg

meal prawns wine

a) Whichhasmoresugar–dryorsweet wine ?

b) Whichwakesyouupmoreinthemorning–strongorweak ?

c) Whichisbetterforyourhealth–aheavyoralight ?

d) Whichmightmakeyouill–acookedoraraw?

e) Whichismoreexpensive–draughtorbottled?

f) Whichsmellsmore–strongormild ?

g) Whichtastebetter–freshorfrozen ?

Writetrueanswerstothequestions.

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

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Whatwouldyouchooseforeachcourse?

Vocabulary1 Putthefollowingwordsintothecorrectcategory.

aubergine beans cauliflower

celery figs garlic grapefruit

hake leeks lettuce lime lobster

peach plum prawns raspberries

sausages turkey veal

Meat and fish

Vegetables

Fruit

2 Findandunderlinethreestrangedishesinthemenubelow.

aubergine

MenuStarters

Tomato and cucumber saladSmoked salmon and cockroaches

Grilled red peppers and courgettesIndian mussel curry

Main courseCabbage and bacon pie

Pasta bake with mushrooms and olivesAtlantic cod, fried potatoes and spinachBitter radishes and crunchy grasshoppers

Spicy tuna and rice

DessertsStrawberries and cream

Fruit salad (melon, oranges and mango)Caterpillar and whisky yoghurt

Ice cream (cherry, chocolate and coffee)

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6 Insertthemissingletterstocompletethetext.

a a b c e e f g h h h

i i l n n r s t u y y

ItwastheworstmealI’veeverhad.Thesoupwas

(1)tinnedandvery(2)bl__d.Forthemain

course,themeatwas(3)to___,(4)c_ew_and

over-cooked,andIthinktheyprobably(5)bo__ed

thevegetablesforoveranhour.TheFrenchfries

were(6)gr___yandtoosalty.Thebreadwas

extremelydryandobviouslynotvery(7)_res_.

Fordessert,Ihada(8)spi__crèmecaramel–I

foundapieceofchillipepperinit!Finally,they

gavemea(9)_it_e_cupofcoffeewhichwastoo

disgustingtodrink.

Bothwelldone,please.

Excuseme,we’rereadytoordernow.

Notquite.Couldyougiveusaminuteortwo,please?

We’llbothhavethesteak,please.

Yes,twoglassesofdrywhitewine,please.

Yes,atablefortwointhenameofSmith.

25Listenandcheck.

Pronunciation1 26Lookatthefollowinggroupsofwords.Listen

totherecordingandnoticehowthemiddlewordispronouncedwiththesound\E\.Practisesayingthephrases.

acup milkapair of jeansakind fish

something drinkready to gothings do

problems workstay at homedinner eight

gin tonicfish and chipsrock roll

atable fourlate for workfood thought

2 Completethemini-conversationswithwordsfromthemiddlecolumnofExercise1.

1 Barman: WhatcanIgetyou,sir?

Customer: Twoglasses beer a

packet crisps,please.

2 Elly: Let’smeet seven thestation.

Anya: Yes,we’llfindsomewhere

dinnerinthecentre town.

27Listenandcheck.Thenpractisethemini-conversations.

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24Listenandcheck.

7 Completetheconversationwiththephrasesintheboxatthetopofthenextcolumn.

Waiter: Goodevening.Doyouhaveareservation?

Customer: (1)Yes, a table for two in the name of Smith.

Waiter: Thankyou,sir.Pleasefollowme.

Waiter: Areyoureadytoorderyet?

Customer: (2)

Waiter: Certainly.Wouldyouliketoordersomedrinkswhileyouaredeciding?

Customer: (3)

Customer: (4)

Waiter: Certainly.WhatcanIgetyou?

Customer: (5)

Waiter: Verygood.Howwouldyoulikethatdone?

Customer: (6)

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Reading1 Readthearticleoppositeaboutabsintheandput

thesetopicsinorder.

a) Absinthe–thelatestfashion 1

b) Howtodrinkit

c) Thehistoryofabsinthe

d) Thereasonsforitspopularity

e) Whatisabsinthe?

f) Whereyoucangetit

2 Readthearticleagain.Inwhichnumberedgapsinthearticledothesesentencesbelong?Writethenumberinthebox.

a) Addsomewater,anddrinkitwhileit’sstillwarm.

b) However,itcanbefoundinmanyspecialistshops.

c) Inthemindsofmany,itisassociatedwithartists.

d) IntheUnitedStates,thegovernmentbanneditevenearlier–in1912.

e) Bookshopsaresellingtwonewbooksonthesubject. 1

f) Unlikemanyalcoholicdrinks,itisnotmadewithextrasugar.

28Listenandcheck.

3 Findwordsorphrasesinthearticlethatyoucanreplacewiththewordsandexpressionsbelow.

Paragraph 1

a) It’squitepossible There’s a good chance

b) strange

Paragraph 2

c) youcangetit

d) costyou

e) find

Paragraph 3

f) tobehonest

g) drink

Paragraph 4

h) anumberofdifferent

i) notchangedinanyway

Paragraph 5

j) alltypesofpeople

k) theendof

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If you go into one of London’s most fashionable bars, there’s a good chance that you will see fashionable young people with a curious blue-green drink in front of them. ...(1)... There are thousands of webpages that tell you everything about it. What is this drink that everyone is talking about? Absinthe.

There’s nothing new about absinthe. However, it is now available for almost the fi rst time in a hundred years. It will set you back about £15 for a double in a bar, or £45 a bottle on the internet. It’s often diffi cult to get hold of in your local supermarket. ...(2)...

The taste is, frankly, disgusting – a bit like cough medicine – and you may wonder why people touch it. The answer is simple – fashion. ...(3)... The painters Van Gogh and Picasso, the poets Rimbaud and Baudelaire, and the novelist Ernest Hemingway all used to drink it.

Absinthe contains 70% alcohol and is made from a variety of plants. These include anise (which is also used in Greek Ouzo and Italian Sambuca) and wormwood, which, in its pure form, is extremely dangerous. ...(4)...

In Britain it was never very popular, but in France people of all social classes used to drink it until it was banned in 1915. ...(5)... But after the fall of the Communist government in the Czech Republic, a company called Hill’s started making it again, and it has now found its way back into our lives.

If you want to try it, you pour some absinthe into a glass. Put a lump of sugar on a spoon and dip this into the drink so that it is a little wet. Then, light the sugar and slowly drop it into the glass. The drink will begin to burn so cover the glass to put the fl ames out. ...(6)... You’ll probably hate it, but at least you’ll be fashionable.

Absinthe

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WritingWritingaletterofcomplaint

1 Readthisletterofcomplaint.Inwhichnumberedgapsdophrasesa–ibelong?

a) aswellasafullrefund

b) Iamsurethatyouwillunderstand

c) Iamwritingthislettertocomplainabout 1

d) Ilookforwardtoreceiving

e) Iwasdissatisfiedwith

f) ThiswasnotwhatIexpected

g) Tomakemattersworse

h) wasnotofthehigheststandard

i) Youcanimaginemydisappointmentwhen

2 LookattheadvertisementandthenotesthatyoumadeduringyourholidayandwritealetterofcomplainttothemanagerofBellevueHotel.

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1 Petty Street

Little Bickering

East Sussex

Dear Sir / Madam,

… (1) … the meal that I ate in your restaurant last

Saturday. … (2) … both the service and the quality of

the food that was served.

I was recommended your restaurant by my brother, who

assured me that you specialised in seafood of the highest

quality. … (3) … I learnt that you had no seafood left

by the time I arrived. That, after all, was my reason for

coming. What is more, the food that I was served

… (4) … .

… (5) … , the waiters were rude and unfriendly.

… (6) … from a restaurant of your reputation. … (7) …

my reasons for writing this letter. … (8) … a letter of

apology, … (9) … . I enclose the receipt.

Yours faithfully,

T. Wells T. Wells

The children were terrifi ed of a large dog that was always at reception.

Bellevue HotelAT

Wigan-on-SeaCall us now to make your booking.

010892 660660Limited places!

Beautiful sea views

Family atmosphere

TV and shower in every room

Excellent restaurant

Special offers for July

We welcome children!

Our room was at the back of the hotel.

The TV didn’t work.

The chef was on holiday!

When we went to pay, we were told we had to pay an extra summer supplement.

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