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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

17 SS guess the meaning of some proverbs and fill in the gaps in the sentences.

1 d 2 b 3 c 4 a

18 SS choose the most suitable word underlined in each sentence.

1 interested 2 superstitious 3 disappointed 4 omens 5 charm

6 luck 7 surprising 8 talisman 9 depressed 10 embarrassed

19 SS correct mistakes in the text.

TIP STRIP for SS:

· Read the text for general understanding.

· Not more than five lines are correct.

· Look at the whole sentence, not just at the numbered lines.

· Underline words you think are wrong and read the sentence (not the line) without it. Does it sound right?

· Look out for extra pronouns. There are two examples in this text. Can you find them?

· Incorrect words can only occur once in a line.

1 but 2 to 3 ٧ 4 and 5 can 6 ٧ 7 at 8 but 9 much 10 ٧

11 ٧ 12 if 13 as 14 very 15 ٧

20 SS read the text and fill in the gaps in it.

TIP STRIP for SS:

· Read the text for general understanding.

· The word must make sense in the context of the text as a whole.

· Look out for fixed expressions, dependent prepositions after certain verbs and linking words and phrases.

· Read through the text and check that your answers make sense.

1 A 2 D 3 C 4 B 5 A 6 A 7 D 8 A 9 D 10 C 11 A 12 B

13 C 14 D 15 A

21 SS read the text below and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

TIP STRIP for SS:

· Read the text for general understanding.

· Decide what type of word you need for each gap (e.g. noun, adjective, etc.)

· Look at the whole sentence, not just at the line containing the gap.

· You should make no more that two changes to the word.

· You may need to add prefix or suffix to some words.

· Some words may be positive or negative. Check the meaning of the passage!

· Read through the text and check that your words make sense.

· Check your spelling.

1 Luck 2 lives 3 exam 4 married 5 children 6 act 7 Most

8 British 9 fate 10 knowing

22 SS divide the superstitions into two groups, which bring good or bad luck.

Good luck	Bad luck
1 a clover with four leaves; 2 a horseshoe over the door of a new house; 3 to see two magpies.	1 burning cheeks or ears; 2 to spill salt; 3 to walk under the ladder; 4 to meet or pass someone on the stairs; 5 Friday the 13^th.

23 SS make notes about Russian, English, Greek superstitions under the following headings in the table.

24 SS fill in the gaps with the right phrasal verbs in the sentences.

1 Aside 2 in 3 out 4 on 5 up with 6 up 7 in 8 with 9 up for

10 on 11 at 12 into force 13up

25 SS study the rule in the table. SS do the exercise and compare answers in pairs before you check it.

She had gone out.

It had changed a lot.

She had arranged to do something else.

The film had already begun.

I hadn’t seen him for five years.

She had just had breakfast.

Someone had broken into the office during the night.

Ann had already gone out.

26 Ask SS to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the fist sentence, using the word given. Explain that they shouldn’t change the word given. SS must use between two and three words to fill in the gap, including the word given. SS do the exercise and compare answers in pairs before you check it.

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