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II. Vocabulary test Do you remember what expressions we found and used in Unit 1?
Match words from the two columns and try to make these expressions.
web code
bilingual manager
well-known recipes
computer ideas
dress design
promotions brands
preliminary school
cultural dictionary
cookery heritage
typical manufacturer
III. Complete these sentences with the expressions from exercise II.
V. Grammar Prepositions
7. analysing the available information to say what the future will bring -
8. a consultant who does not have a permanent job and works when and where s/he wants -
....
9. a device which records messages from callers -
10. the meeting which some people have agreed on but it is possible that the time of the meeting will
be different than what they have decided on - ...
1. A person who works long hours and has no time for anything else is sometimes called a
. . (work)
2. the traffic wasn`t heavy and I was on time for the lecture. (fortune)
3. Before you go away on holiday, it`s good to get travel . (insure)
4. In some workplaces, employees have . for their personal things. (lock)
5. Who is the of Facebook? (found)
6. On average, women work fewer hours than men because some of them are in part-time
. . (employ)
7. The supermarket decided to end co-operation with one of its ... . (supply)
8. Social networking sites are very popular. This kind of business has developed very
. . (quick)
9. Colleagues are often on first-name terms. This makes the atmosphere ... .
(friend)
10. Many Polish companies would like to expand and operate in other .
countries. (Europe)
2. The owner of the transport company has laid off several lorry drivers.
VII. Grammar What are the other forms of these irregular verbs? Can you write them correctly?
grow know be speak become take sell do give mean write say lose think- lead
cost see bring catch - learn swim find choose wear hold fly break draw get
understand make leave cut eat drink forgive shake spell build shut spend begin
III. Adjectives
Decide which of these adjectives are positive and which are negative.
2. Brian: I`ve called my brother a few times, but he hasn`t answered the phone even once.
You: Why don`t you ..
3. Alice: I`ve already spent all my money and I have to pay the rent. What can I do?
You: I would suggest that you
4. Greg: It takes me an hour and a half to get to the university from where I live.
You: Have you thought of ..
5. Julie: I want to work for a big corporation, so I have to improve my language skills.
You: My advice would be to ..
The Sunflower Hotel is just a kilometres from the city centre. It has
good conference . and 56 rooms. They are designed to
the needs of international business travellers. Each room has
and cable TV. Also, all the rooms have high-speed Internet
. In their free time, the guests can go swimming, relax or do a
workout because in the hotel there is a , a health spa and a fitness
centre. The main advantage of the hotel is its . location. It is very
close to the lake and the forest.
sports facilities .
leisure ...
an answerphone
the resort ..
an invoice .
to encourage sb to do sth .
discounts ..
the bakery .
the company helpline ...
currently ...
1. In the health spa, they put .. mud on the body to make the skin
look better. (volcano)
2. Every delegate has received a copy of the conference
programme. (update)
3. Watching TV is still one of the most popular leisure ... . (active)
4. A mobile is a useful thing, but it has some , too.
(advantage)
5. Students work more ... when they are interested in the task.
(effective)
6. The hotel is under new because last month Mr Jackson
sold it to a French businesswoman. (manage)
7. We dont want any .. problems. (necessary)
8. Before sportsmen take part in the Olympic Games, they test themselves in many
. (compete)
9. The feedback shows if people are satisfied with the
service. (question)
10. I`m afraid the boss is .. because he has gone to London on
business. (available)
IV. Grammar Passive Voice
These words will help you guess the tense.
1. The journey from the airport to the city centre always a long
time. (take)
2. Last year our profits .. by 4.5%. (rise)
3. English by millions of people. (speak)
4. I`m not used to long hours. (work)
5. So far I . abroad twice, but I`d like to travel more. (be)
6. Politicians and demographers are worried because fewer babies are born, so in many
countries the birth rate .. . (fall)
7. I want to change my seven-year-old Fiat and buy a car which is much .
(economical)
8. What in 1492? (happen)
Columbus discovered America.
9. Two new managers .. recently by the company.
(recruit)
10. The main banks .. in the centre of the city.
(usually, locate)
I. Complete the text. For each gap use one word from the box. There are more words in the
box than you need.
Life is not always easy for people who move to country. They
might have many . . Why? It`s because living in a ..
country is different from visiting it for a short period. Immigrants are ...
from home and friends, so there`s nobody to help them when they are in trouble. They need
. , jobs, even schools for their children. Also, it ...
a long time to adapt to the new situation and get to know the culture, tradition and customs of
the new country. If they to solve all their problems, they will
probably be satisfied with their new life.
1. Our company helps people make/do positive changes in the way they manage their lives.
2. Here`s a simple piece of advise/advice.
3. A lot of people complain on/about their situation.
4. Some adults take a gap year to improve/benefit their job prospects.
5. We`re trying a complete/completely new method.
1. The meeting did not take place because the manager .. (fall) ill.
2. There was a terrible traffic jam this morning and I .. (come) late
for work.
3. The phone rang when the secretary (check) emails. She had to
stop reading.
4. The session . (start) by the time the delegates from Gdask
. (arrive).
5. I (not hear) the phone because I ..
(work out) at the gym and my mobile was in my bag in the locker.
1. In the UK, a lot of young people take gap years before . (start)
university.
2. When Chris moved to Spain in 1988, he .. (buy) there an old farm.
3. Big parties .. (organize) on New Year`s Eve every year.
4. What .. (you, do) this time yesterday?
5. At weekends the traffic is .. (heavy) than on weekdays.
6. What . (happen) on 1st September 1939?
World War II broke out.
7. In Japan, the proportion of single women in their 30s .. (rise)
steadily. The same tendency is in many other countries.
8. Many Polish engineers ... (emigrate) since Poland joined the EU.
9. Second-year students often say that they (forget) a lot of
English that they learnt at school.
10. When I left home, I realized that I (leave) the car keys on the
kitchen table.
I. Complete the text. For each gap use one word from the box. There are more words in the box than
you need.
Dear Jack,
Thank you for asking me for on how to give a successful talk. I have been
to. conferences, so I have a lot of experience. I`m happy that I can share it with you.
First of all, decide what information you want to .. in your talk.
. , think about how you are going to present it. Also, it`s important to divide your speech into
logical . . I hope you`re going to use some equipment. What will it be? ,
try to speak loudly and clearly. The audience will get impatient if they can`t follow you.
I trust my suggestions will help you. I wish you . luck and I keep my fingers
crossed for you.
Best wishes,
Alice
PS
Remember to dress smartly.
1. There is still some time, so he don`t have to finish the report today.
2. When I was at school, I must attend the lessons and excuse all my absences.
3. Today Polish citizens mustn`t apply for a visa when they want to go to Germany or the UK.
5. It`s great that you have been offered such a big pay rise. Now you will have not to get a second job.
6. When there are dean`s hours, students don`t need go to classes or lectures.
9. The car was driving so fast that the traffic policeman must to stop it.
10. Nobody can`t park in the place where there is a No parking sign.
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct word from the list. Sometimes you can use more than one
word.
II. Use the words from the list below to complete expressions in the two columns.
collection independent
.... areas life ..
line special
waste local .
sanitation hygiene .
statistics general .
request sewage .
1. If you don`t want to pay bills yourself, you can set up standing orders and the bank will
transfer money . from your account. (automatic)
2. Mass media raise people`s ... of many problems. (aware)
3. The job of the professional .. involves a lot of travelling and is
exciting because you can meet some interesting people. (photograph)
4. PIN is the same as Personal . Number. (identify)
5. An urban renewal plan can transform ugly areas into very
attractive ones. (imagine)
6. How popular is texting in business .. ? (communicate)
7. Airlines, hotels and restaurants are major .. in the summer
months when large numbers of people go away on holiday. (benefit)
8. In some ways it is convenient when the company pays your salary
into your bank account. (direct)
9. For many countries the Olympics were an success. (economy)
10. .. species will disappear if we don`t do enough to protect them.
(danger)
. the future of our planet is not an easy task. Very often our predictions are not
. . We try to .. the present situation and we can do it well
because we know our problems. , the future may surprise us greatly. We
know how to exploit and damage the environment, but we are . to control the
forces of nature. The same applies to people. . introduce laws, but they never
know how citizens will react or behave if they don`t accept the new regulations. In fact, people can be
as .... as nature.
II. Use the adjectives from the list below to complete the phrases. The meaning of the missing
adjective is given in brackets.
1. . pipelines (important)
2. services (basic, necessary)
3. ... life (happening every day)
4. ... panels (using the energy from the sun)
5. ... trends (present)
6. ... sources of labour (different from what we have used so far)
7. ... issues (connected with money)
8. predictions (not probable)
9. pressure (great, strong)
10. .. demonstrations (not violent)
parali komunikacyjny - .
odnawialne rda energii -
okres 2 tygodni -
stal nierdzewna -
V. Word formation
Complete these sentences. Use the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. Young people have a limited budget and need .. accommodation. (afford)
2. The model of the family is disappearing. (tradition)
3. Fuel is greater than ever before. (consume)
4. Although there are advantages to living in the student hostel, some students look for
. accommodation and decide to rent a flat. (depend)
5. It`s rather to sit on a chair for many hours, so office workers should often
stand up and get some exercise. (comfort)
6. Congratulations! I`ve just heard that you`re going to get . .
(promote)
7. Well-. walls can protect our house from noise and can help reduce our
bills for central heating. (insulate)
8. A tiny flat is . for one person, not for a family. (suit)
9. The main . of living on the top floor is that you get a better view of the
area. (attract)
10. The economic situation will .. improve when the present crisis is over.
(certain)
1. I`m afraid the manager can`t see you now but I (tell) him about your visit
when he . (come) back to his office.
2. If parents . (not work) long hours, they .. (have) more time
for their children. Unfortunately, a lot of people finish work late in the afternoon and this isn`t going to
change soon.
3. When scientists . (find) a cure for cancer, doctors . (save)
the lives of many patients.
4. If my flat .. (be) bigger, I (have) more space to entertain
friends.
5. (Teacher to students before the lecture): I . (air) the room before I
. (let) you in.
6. If life expectancy (increase), we .. (need) more day
care centres and nursing homes for the elderly.
1. One day we`ll have a female President. When this (happen), journalists
(talk) about a revolution in the political life of the country.
2. If I .. (speak) three or four foreign languages, I (be)
multilingual.
3. A: Do you know who .. (invent) the telephone?
B: A.G.Bell did.
4. As soon as he (lock) the door, he realized he (not
take) his ID card.
5. I look forward to .. (receive) a reply from you.
6. I don`t want to make the wrong decision, so I (ask) the bank clerk for advice
before I .. (decide) which account to open.
7. Jack .. (just, ask) me to lend him 70. He says he
(already, spend) all his money and badly needs some to pay the rent.
8. One of the advantages of (host) a major sporting event is job creation.
9. Some people fear that if prices and taxes . (go up) dramatically, there
.. (be) riots.
10. The DVD player broke down last week. .... (it, fix) yet?
I. Complete the text. For each gap use one word from the box. There are more words in the box than
you need.
Central Europe is a region where a lot has changed .. 1980. In that year the trade
union Solidarity was .. under the leadership of Lech Wasa. Its aim was to
make the Polish government introduce significant .. and economic reforms. Poland
had to wait for almost a decade before those changes could take . The events in
Poland facilitated changes in the neighbouring countries. In 1989, the Berlin Wall was
.. and this led to the reunification of Germany. In the same year there was a
velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia and Vaclav Havel, the opposition leader, became the first
president of post- .. Czechoslovakia.
Although today there are some serious problems in all the countries situated in Central Europe,
their citizens know the .. of the changes which began over 30 years ago.
1. It isn`t .. that more and more people are learning Chinese. (surprise)
2. We can attract foreign investors by eliminating .. problems. (bureaucracy)
3. Jessica is a 29-year-old .. , currently working in Paris. (economy)
4. The standard of is much higher in developed countries than in developing
ones. (live)
5. Young people usually show less .. to change. (resist)
6. Make your CV complete and attractive by including all your .. . (achieve)
7. Every manufacturer makes an of production costs. (assess)
8. Being is a valuable strength. (resource)
9. In some companies employees make backup copies of computer files on a .................
basis. (day)
10. To my great disappointment, the conference was a complete ... . (fail)
III. In each section complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in italics.
1. succeed
I am sorry to inform you that your application has not been .
So you`ve in getting the grant. Congratulations!
Systematic work is the key to . .
2. satisfy
The company increased output, which . the demand for their products.
Good morning. I`m calling to express my . with the washing machine
which I bought from your company last week. It doesn`t work properly!
This time your report is .. , so you won`t have to rewrite it.
3. courage
The results of your experiment are . and I am pleased with your work.
The purpose of tickets given by the police is to .. drivers from breaking the
traffic regulations.
The employee felt .. when the boss praised him in public.
4. agree
I`m afraid I .. with you.
When you sign the .. , please send it to us.
Thank you for .. to help me.
5. motivate
In bad weather many people feel sleepy and become .. .
Ambition is a strong .. factor.
When I was at school, my teachers me regularly by expressing positive
comments about my work.
Highly .. students often have better exam results.
6. perform
The employer can reward the worker`s with a cash bonus.
A modern computer .. many tasks extremely fast.
1. Our sales (rise) steadily since the beginning of the year and our
profits. (go up) by 10%.
2. We set up the company in 2005. We .. (make) silver jewellery since
then. I don`t have the exact figures with me but we (sell) lots of rings,
chains and bracelets so far.
3. A: How long (you, learn) English?
B: For several years. Although it`s a long period of time and I ..... (learn)
a lot, my English is not perfect yet.
4. Do you know if the delivery man .. (bring) the pizza?
5. I .. (not find) an answer to your problem. I ...
(think) about it ever since you told me but I still don`t know what you should do.
6. A: How many replies (you, receive)?
B: Not even one. I .. (check) the email box a few times, but nobody
(send) me an email yet.
7. The car industry . (boom) for some time.
8. I don`t understand why the software technician ... . (resign)
9. I .. (just, hear) that they have a job vacancy.
10. John .. (overwork). This is the reason why he is exhausted.
PART 1
You and your friend have arranged to do a summer job in London. It will start in three
months. Talk to your friend and discuss how to improve your spoken English before you go.
Should you:
4) start watching the BBC news service on a regular basis (how often?)
To improve your English skills, you and your friend have decided to take an intensive course
in a language school in Krakow. Discuss with your partner what you should think about to
choose the school well:
PART 1
You and your friend want to organise a class reunion. Talk to your friend and discuss what
preparations you should make.
Discuss
3) where to hold a reunion (in the city or in the country; in a caf or a pub/club etc. - why?)
You and your friend have finally decided to organise your class reunion in the mountains.
Talk to your friend and discuss what preparations you should make.
Discuss
1) where to go (why?)
2) type of accommodation you need (a hotel, a mountain hostel, a friends cottage or tents -
why?)
PART 1
You and your friend are Recruitment Officers in a headhunting company. Talk to your
colleague and discuss what features of character candidates for these jobs should have.
2) project manager
3) engineer
4) personal assistant
You and your friend are Recruitment Officers. You have to choose the best candidate to work
as Sales Representative for a big international company. Before the interviews discuss the
ideal Sales Representative profile:
be a university graduate
be a good team player
be ready to work at weekends
be able to speak a foreign language
be persuasive
enjoy working in an office environment?
....................... [your own ideas]
____________________________
Imagine you have just interviewed four candidates. Look at the notes you took during the
interviews and discuss your final choice.
PART 1
You and your friend want to follow a healthy lifestyle. Discuss what you should and should
not do to be fit and healthy:
4) become a vegetarian
You and your best friend have found out that another friend is feeling stressed. Discuss what
advice you could give him/her to unwind:
3) get a pet (what animals are not a good choice and why?)
PART 1
You and your friend are organisers of an official meeting of representatives of the AGH
student associations and representatives of British student associations. The aim of the
meeting is to discuss exchange and scholarship programmes.
Discuss:
2) where to hold the meeting (AGH student campus / university buildings / outside?)
You and your friend are have made your first decisions about the organisation of the meeting
of representatives of the AGH student associations and representatives of British student
associations. You have decided that it is going to be a two-day event.
PART 1
You and your friend have just been offered a one-term scholarship at a British university. It
will start in six months. Talk to your friend and discuss what preparations you should make
before you go.
Discuss:
4) what documents you need (your health insurance, international student ID, library card etc)
Six months have passed. You have arrived in Britain. This is your first day at your British
university. Your teacher has asked both of you to make a short presentation introducing
yourselves to your new group. Discuss with your friend what information you want to give
about your background. Should you talk about:
PART 1
You and your friend have been asked by your professor to look after a group of English
students who will come to Krakow under a student exchange programme. You are expected to
give them some basic information about studying at the AGH University of Science and
Technology from the student perspective.
Discuss:
The English students have arrived and have asked you to recommend the best ways of
spending free time in Krakow. Discuss what you can advise them to do:
4) go jogging (where?)
PART 1
You and your friend have decided to help a group of five children aged 10 to 12 from poor
families.
PART 1
You and your friend need to find accommodation for the new academic year. You both live
30 kilometres away.
You and your friend have decided to rent a flat in town together and share the cost.
2) number of rooms
PART 1
You and your friend are co-owners of a small advertising company. You employ 15 workers.
You need to boost your employees morale.
4) offer a gym pass to the best performers (free or discounted?/ how many times a week?)
You and your friend have decided that the best way to motivate your employees is to send
them on an integration trip.
2) location (why?)
4) programme (entertainment?)
PART 1
You and your friend are starting an advertising company.
Discuss:
Bad news! Your advertising company has gone bankrupt. Discuss with your business partner
what you should have done differently and why.
PART 1
You and your friend are preparing a student debate on the problems of the modern world.
1) global warming
4) information overload
You and your friend have decided to include another issue in your debate: crime.