GOING FOR GOLD - UPPER INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 7

Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la Unit 7: MOVING ON din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa a IX-a intitulat GOING FOR GOLD - UPPER INTERMEDIATE - COURSEBOOK, Editura Longman, Autori Richard Acklam si Araminta Crace, Editia 2011

GOING FOR GOLD - Coursebook 
Unit 7: MOVING ON

READING

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 64

Pictures mentioned: A and B

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 4 / page 65

1. adolescence (between childhood and adulthood)
2. because they have strict rules in their culture and people respect the rules
3. the ritual is repeated
4. as part of the ritual to become accepted into the student's club
5. 18th and 21st

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 5 / page 65

1. E
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. B

GRAMMAR 1

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 66

1.  1 a  2 b  3 b
2. A infinitive  B gerund, noun phrase
3. 1 b  2 a

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 66

Five hundred years ago in Germany, university students used to endure unpleasant rituals in ored to be accepted into the student's club.
Older students used to beat him, cut off his horns and pull out his teeth.
They have to say goodbye to many of the things they are used to doing as children.

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 66

1. Katie used to get the bus to school.
2. She didn't use to walk to school.
3. She used to eat meat.
4. She didn't use to eat a lot of vegetables.
5. She used to watch television every evening.
6. She didn't use to play tennis every evening.

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 4 / page 66

1. Andy is used to working by himself.
2. He isn't used to working in a very noisy room.
3. He is used to travelling a long way to work.
4. He isn't used to working for twelve hours every day.
5. He is used to working during the night.
6. He isn't used to only having two weeks' holiday a year.

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 5 / page 66

1. used to live 

2. am not used to
3. am not used to getting up
4. didn't use to travel
5. used to walk
6. used to live
7. used to live
8. used to know
9. am not used to

VOCABULARY 1

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 67

1. h
2. f
3. c
4. g
5. d
6. a
7. e
8. b

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 67


1. moved house 
2. split up
3. ran away
4. set off 
5. left home
6. slip out 
7. dropped out
8. move on

LISTENING 1

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 68

1. c
2. b
3. a
4. d

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 68

1. go
2. no
3. burn
4. long
5. try
6. lose

SPEAKING

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 69

Picture A: kiss, hug, see someone off 
Picture B: hug, cry, see someone off 

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 69

1. c
2. d
3. a
4. b

LISTENING 2

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 69

1.a) ballot paper = a piece of paper that you use to vote
    lottery ticket: lottery = a competition in which people win money if they choose the same numbers as the organisers choose. lottery ticket = a piece of paper that has the numbers you have chosen to play in the lottery
b) driving licence = an official document that gives someone permission to drive
parking ticket = a piece of paper demanding money, which is put on a car that is parked illegally
c) tattoo = a picture or design that is put permanently onto someone's skin using a needle and ink
tattooist = the person who does tattoos for other people
d) wedding = a ceremony (usually with a meal and a party) when a man and woman get married
marriage = the state of being married
e) full-time job = a job in which you usually work from Monday to Friday all day
part-time job = a job in which you usually work fewer hours than a full-time job, for example two days a week, or Saturdays only

2.
a) to vote, to gamble
b) to pass your driving test, to park illegally
c) a needle
d) to get engaged
e) a salary (there are other possibilities)

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 70

Extract 2 = lottery
Extract 3 = part-time job
Extract 4 = wedding
Extract 5 = driving licence
Extract 6 = ballot paper

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 70

1. C
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. A

VOCABULARY 2

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 70

1. g
2. e
3. d
4. a
5. f
6. c
7. b

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 71

1. My parents got divorced three years ago.
2. His singing is really getting on my nerves.
3. Harry and Tina have split up and then got back together three times!
4. It took Geraldine a long time to get over the disappointment of falling her exams.
5. I'm lucky because I get on with both my parents.
6. They got engaged last month but the wedding isn't until next year.
7. There's a party at school today for new students to get to know each other.

GRAMMAR 2

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 71

1.1. bigger than
2. the oldest
3. more worried than
4. the happiest
5. more important than
6. the most exciting


2.1. With adjectives of one syllable and two syllables ending in -y
2. With adjectives of two syllables (not ending in -y) and three syllables or more

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 71

1. 
1. isn't
2. is
3. a lot
4. much
5. slightly


2. 
1. the same
2. different
3. a little, a bit, slightly
4. a lot, much, far


Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 72

1. I'm not as tired as I was yesterday.
2. I'm a lot more interested in computers than music.
3. My hair is slightly darker than my mother's.
4. My test results were a bit better than last time.
5. I'm far better at maths than English.
6. I am as tall as my father. We are both 1.80 metres.
7. I'm a little older than my best friend.
8. It's much more expensive than I thought it would be.


USE OF ENGLISH

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 72

1. My dog is much smaller than yours.
Your dog is a lot bigger than mine.
2. What are your plans for the summer holiday?
What are you planning to do in the summer holidays?/ What are you going to do in the summer holidays?
3. "Let's go to a park," said Tim.
Tim suggested going to a park./ Tim suggested we go to a park.
4. My sister is more intelligent than me.
I'm not as intelligent as my sister.
5. I wasn't able to finish my essay.
I didn't manage to finish my essay.
6. He entered three races and won them all.
He took part in three races and won them all.
7. "I didn't take your money," she told him.
She denied taking his money.
8. I find it strange buying things online.
I'm not used to buying things online.

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 72

1.
1. making comparisons
2. verb tenses
3. gerunds and infinitives
4. making comparisons
5. gerunds and infinitives
6. phrasal verbs
7. reported speech
8. gerunds and infinitives

2.
conditionals, passives, modal verbs

WRITING

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 73

At the beginning, the letter should have Dear...
At the end, the letter should have All the best, or Love from, etc.
The letter should be divided into paragraphs.

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 73

Include: A, B, D, E
Not include: C and F


Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 4 / page 73

Letter opening: Dear...
Paragraph 1: Introduction - why you are writing the letter
Paragraph 2: The kind of party: giving your ideas for the kind of party and saying which you think is the best; asking your friend for his/ her suggestions about the kind of party
Paragraph 3: The present: giving your ideas for the present and saying which you think is the best; asking your friend for suggestions about the present
Letter closing: All the best, Love from, Best wishes, ...