Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la UNIT 1
din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa XI intitulat ADVANCED GOLD, Editura Longman,
Autori Sally Burgess si Richard Acklam, Editia 2001
UNIT
1: What a spectacle!
Reading
Page 6
Exercise
2
The photograph of the girl with the hoops is
described in lines 21-27.
Exercise
3
The author seems to feel very positive about the
circus. Evidence: ‘…well, one of the greatest shows on earth’ (lines 2-3);
Easily as compelling, if not more so …’ (line 21).
Exercise
4
1. D (lines 5-14)
2. D (lines 21-27)
3. D (lines 45-58)
4. D (lines 66-71)
5. D (lines 76-77)
6. D (lines 81-85)
7. C (Evidence: entire paragraph 3; paragraph 4
‘has captured the imagination of audiences around the world’.)
Vocabulary
Page 8
Exercise
2
Check answers with the dictionary definitions on
page 215 of the Advanced Gold Coursebook.
Grammar
Plus: verb patterns (1) Page 8
Exercise
1
see = both
use = transitive stride =
intransitive
Exercise
2
transitive: invite want
surprise
transitive with two objects: send make; describe explain (both with prepositional object)
intransitive: wait sit
happen sleep fall
transitive and intransitive: burn pull
lose start eat shut wake
warn spoil
Exercise
3
1 the
car 2 food 4 cigarettes
Exercise
4
1. a) correct
b) incorrect (i.e. very unnatural
in contemporary British English)
2. a) correct
b) incorrect
3. neither (Do you need to borrow some money/ to
borrow some money from me?)
4. a) correct
b) incorrect (i.e. very unusual
order in contemporary British English)
5. both correct
6. a) incorrect
b) correct
7. a) correct
b) incorrect
8. both correct
Listening:
Elena lev Page 9
Exercise
2
1. She enjoys it. She has lots of friends and
she says it’s a very rich life with opportunities to travel and learn
languages.
2. She loves her daughter and is proud and
protective of her. She says she will always be there to help her.
Vocabulary:
word formation Page 10
Exercise
1
All the words are nouns. The suffix –ity is a noun suffix.
Exercise
2
al’ternative (noun) option (noun)
succ’essful (adjective) responsi’bility (noun)
‘organism (noun) ‘weakness (noun)
‘countable
(adjective) ‘brownish
(adjective)
‘modernise (verb) en’joyment (noun)
de’licious (adjective) ‘legal (adjective)
Exercise
3
Nouns from adjectives: -ity – ness
Nouns from verbs: -ive (also adjectives from
verbs/ nouns), -ion - ment
An adjective meaning ‘can be done’: -able
An adjective less precise: - ish
Verbs from adjectives: - ise (US and most other
varieties –ize)
Watch
Out! Responsible Page 6
Sentence 1 means that he is a very sensible
person who is able to make good decisions and can be trusted.
Sentence 2 means that he is a person with the
duty of making all the financial decisions.
Sentence 1 describes a personal quality, whereas
Sentence 2 describes the nature of someone’s position in a company.
a 2 b 1
Exercise
4
explosive
representative negotiation fixation
regretful careful hostility
credibility criticism Buddhism
sadness warm-heartedness manageable washable pinkish
youngish privatize Americanise resentment argument
precious atrocious regal loyal
Exercise
5
1. forgivable
2. donation
3. outrageous
4. refusal
5. forgetfulness
6. standardise
7. productive
8. mid-thirtyish
9. hopeful
Exam
focus Page 10
Exercise
1
1. So where were you brought up from
originally?
2. Tell me a little about your family. Do you
have many brothers and sisters? What are they like?
3. √
4. Do you have a particular reason for learning
English or is it just out of general interest?
5. √
6. Do you have much of an idea of what you’ll be
doing over the next few years?
Exercise
2
COMMENTS ON THE CANDIDATES
Candidate 1 Brita Carlsson: She is lively,
chatty and interested. Although she has noticeable foreign accent she has good
clear pronunciation. She would get top marks on the basis of this part of Paper
5.
Candidate 2 Marco Natoli: Sounds dull and is
unwilling to answer in more than monosyllables. He also has a stronger foreign
accent than Brita. Marco would not pass Paper 5 on the basis of what we have
here.
English
in Use Page 11
Exercise
2
He only wore white linen clothes; he refused to
have any black cattle on his farm and only had white horses; he lectured a fox
that had been caught killing his poultry rather than having it killed; he was a
vegetarian and wouldn’t wear anything produced by an animal.
Exercise
4
1. the
2. even
3. √
4. although
5. him
6. √
7. it
8. been
9. √
10. of
11. up
12. have
13. which
14. √
15. than
16. √
Listenin:
modern ‘art’? Page 12
Exercise
2
The picture of the bricks and the bed in the
glass case.
Exercise
3
1. at the weekend
2. They had lunch and a chat.
3. recent modern art
4. The Tate Gallery paid thousands of pounds for
them.
5. the way it was described in the catalogue
6. They might be playing a joke on them.
7. to try new things and experiment
8. sceptical
9.
10.
Exercise
4
1. I just can’t understand how
2. it amazes me how
3. Don’t you think it’s incredible that
Grammar
check: overview Page 13
Exercise
1
1. I know
that she wants to be on her own tonight.
2. We never
go out to restaurants any more.
3. Where are the car keys? I had them a minute ago.
4. This computer game is a lot more cheaper
than the last one you bought.
5. If I’d have seen him, I’d have invited
him to the party.
6. Unless you work a bit harder, you’ll fail your exams OR If you work a bit harder, you won’t
fail your exams.
7. They were really helpful and gave us lots of
informations.
8. We considered going to the new French restaurant, but it was too expensive.
9. My dad won’t let me to stay overnight
at John’s house.
10. I really wish I had more time.
11. He went rock-climbing despite of his fear of
heights.
12. They might have decided to go to the circus after all. OR They might decided
to go to the circus after all.
13. Sarah’s new boyfriend is very nice. She’s very lucky.
14. Last night I dreamt I was being chased by this huge black dog.
15. Could you tell me whether there is another train to London
16. She’s the girl whose brother I went to school with.
17. He apologised for being late.
18. We’re having the front of the house painted next week.
19. They’ve been living here for at least 30 years.
20. I can’t get used to starting work so early.
21. He’s a such a terrible liar that
no-one ever believes him.
Exercise
2
1. verb tenses: present simple versus continuous
2. adverbs of frequency: position
3. the article
4. comparison
5. conditionals
6. conditionals
7. countable and uncountable nouns
8. gerunds and infinitives
9. words that cause confusion: make
let allow
10. hypothetical meaning
11. linking words
12. modal verbs
13. modifiers and intensifiers
14. passives
15. questions
16. relative clauses and pronouns
17. gerunds and infinitives
18. to have something done
19. verb tenses: present perfect
20. used to/ would
21. words that cause confusion: so/ such
Writing:
drafting Page 14
Exercise
1
1. T (Paragraph 1 clearly states the purpose of
the letter. The areas of complaint are then specified in the penultimate
paragraph.)
2. F (It is a formal letter, but not excessively
so.)
3. T (It is 208 words rather than 200.)
4. T (e.g. ‘The most serious of our complaints
is that … ‘, ‘Aside from being extremely expensive, it was closed…’)
5. T (on behalf of, compensation, cramped,
forced)
6. T (Paragraph 1 identifies the writer and
states the reason for writing. Paragraph 2 is about complaints related to
payment. Paragraph 3 is about the quality of the accommodation and facilities.
Paragraph 4 states what future action will be taken.)
7. T (Furthermore, if this were not enough…,
Another problem was …, Aside from being …, Finally)
Exercise
2
given tickets
world famous circus
disappointed thank you note to
friends
without going into what you weren’t happy about
letter of complaint management of circus
highlighting various points not happy about letter
advert
comments using information note [50 words]
letter-complaint [200 words] use own words
Exercise
3
OTHER LINKING WORDS
First of all: To begin with Firstly
In the first place
Secondly: In the second place
Furthermore: What’s more Moreover
Finally: Lastly
Exercise
4
The second point of the letter plan should be
changed as there is no mention in the task of children. The note plan is fine.
Speaking:
storytelling Page 16
Exercise
1
Picture 2: The emperor changing
into a new selection of finery, looking at himself in the mirror, surrounded by
fawning courtiers.
Picture 1: The emperor on his throne,
surrounded by his retinue, listening to the weavers describing the wonderful
cloth they can make and its magical powers.
Picture 5: The weavers with their
loom, pretending to weave, and the emperor, who has gone to see how they are
getting on, looking on with a bewildered expression on his face.
Picture 4: The emperor in his
underwear, with the two weavers, who have pretended to dress him in his new
suit and who are telling him how wonderful he looks.
Picture 3: The emperor walking
naked in the street procession, and the boy pointing as he says, ‘But the
emperor has nothing on.’
UNIT
1 REVIEW Page 17
Exercise
1
1. If students all have the
same L1, accept translation equivalents. The suggested answers are taken from
the LDOCE.
a) meshes verb (intransitive) ‘fits together suitably’ Their characters just don’t mesh.
b) spellbinding adjective ‘holding the compete attention;
fascinating’ a spellbinding performance
c) swooping verb (intransitive) ‘moving down suddenly and steeply, esp.
to attack’
d) honed verb (transitive), ‘sharpened’ a finely honed wit.
Exercise
2
1. √
2. Shaun proposed a
wedding to me last night. I didn’t know what to say.
3. √
4. √
5. You surprised me when you said you were leaving at the
end of the week.
6. I wonder if you could suggest a good grammar book. OR I
wonder if you could suggest a good grammar book to me.
7. √
8. He still owes us/ me (money) for his share of the
holiday we had together last year.
Exercise
3
VERB
|
NOUN
|
ADJECTIVE
|
to alternate
to opt
to succeed
to enjoy
to weaken
to count
to modernise
|
alternative
option
success
enjoyment
weakness
count
responsibility
modernisation
|
alternate/ alternative
optional
successful/ unsuccessful
enjoyable
weak/weakened
countable/ countless
uncountable
responsible
modern
|
Exercise
4
1. had
2. to
3. last
4. are
5. as
6. as
7. them
8. least
9. Despite
10. can
11. a
12. times
13. along
14. the
15. if
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