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28 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLEEnglish plus Intermediate Extra fast finishers • Units 4–6

4–6 Extra fast finishers

Reading P

1 Look at the photos of two countries where Josh volunteered on his gap year. Tick (✓) the countries that they show.

a Brazil c India e Perub Greece d Italy f Thailand

Now read the text and check your answers.

2 Read the text again and decide if the statements are correct or incorrect. Tick (✓) A or B. A Correct B Incorrect1 It’s a fact that travel makes you tolerant. 2 Josh travelled by himself. 3 Gap years are popular with British teenagers. 4 Josh travelled to six countries. 5 In India, he worked with orphans. 6 He taught children to play football. 7 The boys already knew how to build. 8 He spent over a month building the community centre. 9 He learned a lot about life in other countries. 10 Josh wouldn’t like to volunteer again.

People say that travel broadens the mind, that it makes you tolerant. When we travel, we meet people who think differently, do things differently and so we learn that there are alternatives to our own attitudes and behaviour. At least that’s the theory, but is it true?

Josh (18) thinks it is. Last year, he set off round the world with his friends Tim and Kieran. They were taking a gap year between school and university, as a lot of young Britons do. They bought a one way round-the-world ticket with stops in six countries (Italy, Greece, India, Thailand, Peru and Brazil). They decided before they left they didn’t want to just be tourists for the whole trip, so they volunteered for a few weeks in India and Peru. In India, they worked in an orphanage in Goa, where they taught Maths in the morning and played football with the children after school. While they were there they learned about local customs and were shown how to make curry by their Indian colleagues.

In Peru, they decided to do something completely different. They helped to build a community centre in a village with volunteers from all over the world. They didn’t know much about building before they arrived in Peru, but they were given training and by the end of their six week stay they were happy laying bricks and painting windows and doors. The boys were also very enthusiastic about their experiences. ‘Our eyes have been opened to how people live in other parts of the world. I think in future we’ll look at our own problems in a different way,’ says Josh. ‘I’m going to look for other volunteering opportunities in future. It’s a great way to see the world.’

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29© OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLE English plus Intermediate Extra fast finishers • Units 4–6

4–6Extra fast finishers

Reading P

1 Read the text. Match the opinions (1–3) to the people (a–c).

1 Think hard before getting a tattoo. They’re difficult to remove. 2 Women shouldn’t have tattoos. 3 Tattoos are great.

a Sophieb Sophie’s dadc Sophie’s mum

2 For questions 1–10 choose the correct word, A, B, C or D, for each space.

1 A happy B likes C proud D loves2 A got B get C paint D painted3 A decor B decorate C decorating D decoration4 A used to B use C usually D use to5 A around B in C on D at6 A started B were starting C became D were becoming7 A were did B were done C were made D were make 8 A make-up B health C cosmetic D appearance9 A go out B split up C get together D finish with 10 A relationship B friendship C companion D relation

Sophie and her boyfriend, Luke, have just had tattoos of hearts done on their arms. Sophie is obviously 1 of her new body art. ‘It looks cool,’ she says. Her parents are not so pleased. ‘I don’t think it’s such a good idea to 2 a tattoo done because you’re in love at 18’, says her mother, Linda. Sophie’s father doesn’t like this trend in body 3 . ‘When I was young, women didn’t have tattoos. Now, they want to be like men.’ he remarks.

Sophie’s father didn’t 4 know women with tattoos, but it isn’t a new fashion. In Europe people have been having tattoos done since the Stone Age and this form of body art is known to have been common 5 the world for thousands of years: in Japan, for example, tattooing started around ten thousand years ago. So why do people like to decorate their body like this? In the past there were many reasons. In some cultures, such as in ancient Greece, tattoos were a way of identifying people. There were different tattoos for different ranks of soldiers and also ones for slaves. In some cultures, people got them when they 6 adults, while in Polynesia the tattoos 7 by priests as a way of praising the gods.

Today it is usually done for 8 reasons. It is a way of showing individuality and looking different from other people. Sophie’s mum is worried that Sophie and Luke’s relationship won’t last. ‘Sophie won’t want that tattoo when she and Luke 9 , and they’re so difficult to remove,’ she says. Linda needn’t worry, because Sophie and Luke’s hearts are temporary tattoos made from glue and ink. They will disappear within a week. Sophie hopes her 10 with Luke will last a lot longer.

A tattoo is

for lifeA tattoo is

for lifelife



Writing T

1 Read Jill’s letter of complaint. Tick (✓) the things she complained about.

1 The hotel staff didn’t speak English 6 The staff were unfriendly. 2 The hotel wasn’t clean. 7 It was expensive.3 It was noisy. 8 It was a long way from the beach. 4 It was a long way from the airport. 9 The holiday company hadn’t told the truth. 5 It wasn’t a luxury hotel. 10 The food was bad.

2 Now write a letter of complaint (200 –250 words) to a travel agent about a terrible day trip you’ve been on recently. Use Jill’s letter to help you and include this information:

Top of letter: your address, and an address for the company you are complaining toParagraph 1: why you are writingParagraph 2: where the day trip was and how you travelled (coach/train)Paragraph 3: what was wrong with the day trip and/or transportParagraph 4: what you want the company to do, and a closing sentence

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to complain about my recent holiday, which I booked

with your company.

I have just come back from a holiday at the Canary Hotel in Malaga,

Spain. When I booked the holiday, one of your travel agents told me that

this was a quiet, luxury hotel, near the beach. When I arrived, I discovered

that the hotel wasn’t luxurious, it certainly wasn’t quiet and it was 2 km

from the beach. It is on the main road near the airport and next to a

disco which closed at 5 a.m. It was so noisy that I couldn’t sleep!

On the second day, I asked to speak to the manager, but I was told he

was too busy, so I asked the receptionist if I could move to a quieter

room. She told me that my problem wasn’t serious enough and that

the hotel was so busy that they didn’t have any free rooms. I have never

stayed in a hotel with such unfriendly staff before. After five days I felt

so tired that I asked to see the manager again. This time he wasn’t busy

and he gave me a new, smaller room. However, the bed was too small

(I’m 1.85 m) and the bathroom wasn’t clean, so I decided to stay in my

original room. I came home feeling exhausted.

I booked the hotel on your company’s recommendation. Therefore I

would like you to either refund me or book me a new beach holiday in

a quiet, luxury hotel with friendly staff.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Jill Johnson

23 Derby Road,

WindsorWD3 4LN

15 June

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Writing T

1 Read Phil’s diary. Where was he and who was he with at the following times? Complete the table.

When Where Who with

Saturday morning 1 –

Saturday afternoon 2 3

Sunday lunchtime 4 5

Sunday afternoon 6 7

Sunday evening 8 9

2 Now write a diary about your weekend (200–250 words). Use adjectives to describe your experience. Answer these questions:

What did you do each part of the day? Where did you go? Who did you spend time with? Did you enjoy what you did or not? Why? Have you made any plans for next weekend? What are you going to do?

Saturday

I got up early this morning because I had

to be at the hairdressers at 9.30 to

have my hair cut. It was getting quite

long before and now it’s very short. It looks

cool! But it’s early spring and my head

feels really cold now.

In the afternoon, I met up with Sam and

Johnny. They’re great fun to hang out

with. We went to the shops and I got a

hat to keep my head warm! It was a

bargain at £5. Johnny bought an orange

hoodie (really uncool!), and Sam got some

baggy jeans. We stopped off at a cafe

before coming home. We decided to go

to a gig at the Rainbow Centre next

Saturday. It starts at 8 p.m. – we’re

going to buy tickets on Monday.

Sunday

My parents are having the garden

redesigned, which means someone drew

a design, but we have to do the work

ourselves. Dad and I cut down some old

trees. It was such hard work! We only

worked for three hours, but we were

exhausted. We were rewarded with a

huge lunch by Mum.

In the afternoon, I went to the park

with Sam. We drew pictures of each

other for our Art project. Sam painted

sideburns on his face using his sister’s

make-up! It was such a laugh. We’re going

to hand it in tomorrow, so we’ll see what

the teacher thinks!

Sam came home with me for dinner and

later we played a couple of computer

games. All in all, not a bad weekend.

MarchWEEK 2



Speaking T

Student A

1 Ask Student B about the arrangements for his or her holiday and complete the travel itinerary.

Student B’s travel itinerary

1 which/country/visit?

2 when/leave?

3 where/stay?

4 how long/stay there?

5 how/travel there?

6 how/spend/your time?

2 Now look at the information about your holiday. Answer Student B’s questions.

Useful languageA Which country are you going to visit?B I’m going to…

Student B

1 Look at the information about your holiday. Answer Student A’s questions.

2 Now ask Student A about the arrangements for his or her holiday and complete the travel itinerary.

Student A’s travel itinerary

1 which/country/visit?

2 when/leave?

3 where/stay?

4 how long/stay there?

5 how/travel there?

6 how/spend/your time?

Useful languageA Which country are you going to visit?B I’m going to…

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Speaking

Student A

1 Imagine you are a journalist for a fashion magazine. Student B works for the company that designed this jacket. Interview him or her about the jacket and make note of the answers.

1 where/make? 2 what/make/from? 3 what colours/be/available in? 4 who/design/by? 5 how much/cost? 6 what/kind of customer/aim/at? 7 when/make/available? 8 where/sell?

2 Now imagine you work for a company which makes cars. Look at the information about one of your company’s cars. Student B is a journalist for a car magazine. Answer his or her questions.

Product Information

Country of origin: Italy

Made from: steel, plastic, leather seats

Colours: silver, white, blue, red

Designer: Carlo Luggi

Price: Є 30,000

Customer: executive/businessperson

Available: next summer, across Europe

Useful languageWhere was the jacket made? It was made in…

Student B

1 Imagine you work for a fashion company. Look at the information about a jacket which was designed by your company. Student A is a journalist for a fashion magazine. Answer his or her questions.

Product Information

Country of origin: Spain

Made from: leather, cotton, fake fur

Colours: black, brown, green, red

Designer: Antonio Miro

Price: Є180 each

Customer: stylish, young professional

Available: next month, in Italy and Spain

2 Now imagine you are a journalist for a car magazine. Student A works for a car company. Interview him or her about this car and make note of the answers.

1 where/make? 2 what/make/from? 3 what colours/be/available in? 4 who/design/by? 5 how much/cost? 6 what/kind of customer/aim/at? 7 when/make/available? 8 where/sell?

Useful languageWhere was the car made? It was made in…

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