GOING FOR GOLD UPPER INTERMEDIATE - LANGUAGE MAXIMISER - UNIT 10

Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la Unit 10: MORE, MORE, MORE din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa a IX-a intitulat GOING FOR GOLD - UPPER INTERMEDIATE - LANGUAGE MAXIMISER, Editura Longman, Autori Richard Acklam si Araminta Crace, Editia 2003

GOING FOR GOLD - LANGUAGE MAXIMISER

Unit 10: MORE, MORE, MORE

Grammar 1

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ex 1 / page 73

1. much

2. up

3. cash

4. taking

5. in

6. could

7. refund

8. in

Going for Gold - Language Maximiser:

ex 2 / page 73

1. currencies

2. traveller’s cheques

3. account

4. ran out of

5. owed

6. debt

Going for Gold - Language Maximiser:

ex 3 / page 73

1. debt

2. run out

3. currencies

4. account

5. owe

6. traveller’s cheques

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ex 4 / page 73

Down:

1. value

2. bidding

4. auction 

5. receipt 

Across:

3. bargain 

6. discount

7. profit

Grammar 1

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ex 1 / page 74

1. I don’t have to get up early tomorrow morning.

2. I had to visit a friend in hospital yesterday…

4. I didn’t have to buy the book …

6. We have to do exercises 2 and 3 as well.

Going for Gold - Language Maximiser:

ex 2 / page 74

1. I’ll have to

2. do you have to

3. had to

4. I must

5. do you still have to

6. have to

7.  have to

8. should

Going for Gold - Language Maximiser:

ex 3 / page 74

1. didn’t have to show

2. not allowed to

3. (that) I had to

4. don’t have to

5. must not

6. should not have been

7.  don’t you spend

8. a good idea to

Vocabulary 2

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ex 1 / page 76

1. in

2. of

3. to

4. for

5. of

6. about

7.  about

8. on

9. in

Going for Gold - Language Maximiser:

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1. Do you spend much money on going out with your friends at the weekend?

2. It’s a good idea to wear sunscreen to protect you from getting sunburnt.

4. How much did you pay for that jacket? 

6. I’m a bit worried about my friend Juan.

7. What part of the world would you most like to visit?

8. Do you believe in magic?

Grammar 2

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ex 1 / page 77

1. too

2. enough

3. too

4. too much

5. enough

6. too many

7. too

8. enough

Going for Gold - Language Maximiser:

ex 2 / page 77

1. There weren’t enough books to go round and some of us had to share.

2. There were too many people standing in front of me at the concert and I couldn’t see the stage.

4. Is there enough of orange juice for everyone?

5. He speaks much too quickly and I can’t understand him.

6. Are you warm enough or would you like me to put the heating on?

7. She spent too much money on mobile phone calls.

9. The party was really/ very enjoyable. We all had a great time.

Going for Gold - Language Maximiser:

ex 3 / page 77

line 2 delete so

line 4 delete a

line 8 delete of

line 11 delete much

line 15 delete of

Reading

Going for Gold - Language Maximiser:

ex 1 / page 78

The best title is B ‘Where all that ‘reality’ began’.

Going for Gold - Language Maximiser:

ex 4 / page 77

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. B

6. D  

Going for Gold - Language Maximiser:

ex 5 / page 77

1. audiences

2. doubled

3. tougher

4. gasps

5. veteran

6. stakes

7. take the sting out of

8. predecesor

Writing

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ex 1 / page 80

It is often said that …

First of all …

In addition …

… it is also true that …

As far as I am concerned …

In conclusion

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ex 2 and 3 / page 80

Introducing the topic of the discussion

People often say that…

It is often said that…

Listing points in the discussion

Firstly, …

First of all, …

In addition, …

Secondly, …

Introducing an alternative point of view

However,

… it is also true that …

Nevertheless,

Expressing an opinion

From my point of view…

As far as I am concerned…

I think

In my opinion…

Concluding

To sum up, …

In conclusion…

Finally, it is important to remember that…

On balance then…

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ex 4 / page 80

Raspuns posibil:

Paragraph 1 begins: It is often said that …

Paragraph 2 begins: First of all, …

Paragraph 3 begins: Although there are compensations …

Paragraph 4 begins: In conclusion, I think …

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ex 5 / page 80

Raspuns posibil:

1. People often say that/ It is often said that

2. From my point of view/ I think/ In my opinion

3. From my point of view/ I think/ In my opinion

4. Firstly, / First of all,

5. Secondly,

6. However/ Nevertheless

7.  To sum up/ On balance then/ In conclusion