1.

Matcheachwordwithitsmeaning:

1.passerby

a)apieceofpapermoneyintheUS.IntheUKitsreferredas
note.

2.coin

b)complicated,difficulttodealwithandneedscarefulattentionorskill.

3.bill

c)subway(US)

4.outstanding

d)someonewhoisgoingpastaparticularplace,especiallywhen
somethingunusualhappens

5.tricky

e)asmallroundpieceofmetal,usuallysilverorcoppercoloured,
whichisusedasmoney.

6.underground

f)gooff

7.earn

g)spot

8.ring

h)goon

9.happening

i)toreceivemoneyaspaymentforworkthatyoudo

10.location

j)excellentclearlyverymuchbetterthanwhatisusual

2. Findthesentencesinthetextforthesemeaningsandthenputthembackin
orderaccordingtothestory:
ElviolneraunStradivariusvaloradoenunos3,5millonesdedlares.

Questabaocurriendo?

EligiunsitioenlaestacindemetrodeWashingtonD.C.,abrilafundadesu
violn,sacconcuidadoelinstrumentoyempezatocar.

Asque,cuntodineroconsiguiestemsicoexcelenteporsuactuacinde43
minutos?

Msicaparasusodos?

Medecepcionosialguientoseosieltelfonodealguiensuena.Peroaqu,mis
expectativasdisminuyeronrpidamente.

Losmsicoscallejerosinformandequegananmsde70dlares/hora.

Quhabraocurridosilagentesehubieradadocuentadequineraenrealidadel
violinista?

3.

Movethewordstotherightsentencesothattheywillmakesense:
Ineedtodomeafavourthisevening.Iverunoutoffood.
Itishardtochooseagiftformum,butwellhavetooutofworksoon.
SuemakeadecisionMike.Shedidntlistentowhathewassaying.
Idotheshoppingwhatyouhavedone.Itwassoniceofyou.
Somethingwhichmakealotofmoneyisusuallyimportant.
Atalentedpianistplaysthepianowell.
Ifyouappreciatesomeone,youveseenthembefore.
Apersonhasgotalotoffreetimewhens/heismakesadifference.
RachelhopestodoourbestwhensheworksinLondonbecauseshewantstobuya
car.
CouldyourecogniseandcallKatie?
Wewillignoredtofinishtheprojectontime.

4.

Completethesentenceswithwordsorexpressionsfromunit5:
Youpaidtoomuchforthattelevision.Itwasa
Thisjacketisabitexpensive,butits....
Just50forthatsmartsuit!Thatsareal
Thisdiamondisntreal.Itmustbe
CanyouchecktheontheTshirtandletmeknowhowmuchIneedtopay?
Ticketsforthisnewsingersconcertsarequiteexpensivebecausehermusicis
Thosejeansareworn.Youcaneasilynoticethattheyare...

5. Writeasuitableexpressionforeachsentence:
Allitemsare__________________atourshoptoday.Thereareamazingbargains.
Thisshophasonlygotbrandnameitems_________________.Theyarevery
expensive.
Ishould_________________thosejeanstoseeiftheyaretherightsize.
Ithinkexpensivebrandnewitemsare________________________
Idlovetobuythislaptop,butIcant_____________________it.
IfyoudontliketheshirtIboughtyou,youcan________________it.
Thewatchesatthisshop_____________________.Letslooksomewhereelse.
Theseshoesdont__________________me.Doyouhavealargersize?
Thistypeofnecklaceisso_________________.Youwilllooklikeagrandmaifyou
wearit!
Menusatthisrestaurantare______________.Foodhasagoodrelationship
betweenpriceandquality.
Makingalistwiththethingsyouneedtobuybeforegoingshoppingforfoodisa
goodidea.Ithinkits______________________.
Agoodsharpenedknifeisprobablyoneofthemost___________thingsyoucan
haveinakitchen.

6. CONDITIONALS
a. ChoosethecorrectanswertocompleteeachsentenceintheThird
Conditional:

I.

IfI_________________Billsphonenumberwithme,Icouldhavephoned
himwhenIwasinLondon.
A. hadhad
B. wouldhavehad
II.
Thedog___________Annifshehadntteasedit.
A. hadntbitten
B. wouldnthavebitten
III.
Iftheambulancehadntarrivedsoquickly,mygrandmother_____________
A. haddied
B. mighthavedied
IV.
IfShelley___________________thehouseatseven,couldshehavebeen
hereontime?
A. wouldhaveleft
B. hadleft
V.
Kenneth_______________hisdrivingtestatthefirstattemptifhehadnthad
suchagoodteacher.
A. wouldnthavepassed
B. hadntpassed
VI.
DoyouthinkEmilywouldhavehelpedifyou________________her?
A. hadasked
B. couldhaveasked
VII.
Ifshe__________Paul,shewouldhavebeenthewifeofafamousrockstar.
A. wouldhavemarried
B. hadmarried
VIII.
Randy________________withusifhehadtoldusthatheneededalift.
A. couldhavegone
B. hadgone
IX.
Ifshe________________thesituation,Iwouldnthaveunderstoodthe
dilemma.
A. hadntexplained
B. wouldnthaveexplained
X.
They__________________methejobifIhadntspokenEnglish.
A. hadntoffered
B. wouldnthaveoffered
b.Choosethesentencewhichisnearestinmeaningtotheoriginal:
1. Iftheseaisnttoocold,wellswim.
a. Unlesstheseaistoocold,wewillswim.
b. Wewanttoswimbuttheseaistoocold.
c. Wellswimunlessthesea.
2. IwouldbuyanewbikeifIcouldaffordit.
a. IfIwantedanewbike,Icouldaffordit.
b. Iwantanewbike,butcannotaffordtobuyone.
c. Icouldhaveboughtanewbike.
3. Ourteachermighthavegivenusmoretimetodotheprojectifwehadasked
her.
a. Shemaygiveusmoretimetodotheproject.

b. Wedidntaskher,butmaybeshewouldhavegivenusmoretime.
c. Ifwehadaskedherfortime!
4. Ifyoulivedcloser,wecouldseeeachothermoreoften.
a. Ifwesaweachothermoreoften,youwouldlivecloser.
b. Wewillseeeachothermoreoftenwhenyoulivecloser.
c. Wewouldbeabletoseeeachothermoreoftenifyoulivedcloser.
5. Youwontplaywellunlessyoupractise.
a. Ifyoupractise,youwontplaywell.
b. Ifyouplaywell,youwontpractise.
c. Ifyoudontpractise,youwontplaywell.

c)Thefollowingsentencescontainmistakes.Rewritethemcorrectly:
1. IfwellbuyourticketsbyFriday,wewillgetadiscount.

2. Wellbethereontimeunlesstherewillbeatrafficjam.

3. Watertheseflowerseverydayifyouwantedthemtogrow.

4. AssoonasIamfinishingmysupper,Iwillcomeover.

5. Untilyousavedmoremoney,youshouldntspendsomuch.

7. TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoSpanish:
Thewriterthinkspeopleshouldappreciategoodmusicwherevertheyhearit.

Whywasheperforminginanundergroundstation?

JoshuaBellisnotusedtopeopleignoringhim.

Justanotheroutofworkmusiciantryingtoearnsomeextracashatabusy
undergroundstation?


Peoplegetupsetwhenbadthingshappen.

Youllhavetomakeanefforttopassyourexam.

Idliketomakeanappointmentwiththedoctorfor3oclockonTuesday.

Whichonewouldyouprefer?IhavetomakeachoiceandIreallyhavenoidea.

Thecustomerwasupset.Shedidntliketheservice.

Ithinkthishouseisabitoverpricedkeepinginminditslocation.Weshouldwaitabit.

Howmuchdidyoupayforthiswatch!Itsthelateststyle.

Iagree.IthinkyoushouldorderthatjacketontheInternet.

Idisagree.Inmyopiniontheblueshirtlooksverygoodonyou.

Ifyouaskme,thesecondhandcameraisthebestidea.

Manypeoplebuybrandnamesalthoughtheycantreallyaffordthem.

Theyusedcheapwineintheexperiment.Nevertheless,peoplelikeditbecausethey
weretolditwasexpensive.

Eventhoughthecompanyspentmillionsofeurosontheadvertisingcampaign,it
wasntsuccessful.

Imnotsuretheideawillwork,butletsgiveitachance.

Idontknowwhichringtochoose.Itshardtomakeadecision.

Myfamilyhaslivedinthistownforhundredsofyears.

IfIhadenjoyedtheparty,Iwouldnthavegonehome.

IfLucystudiedatOxfordUniversity,shewouldhaveagreattimethere.

Thensuddenly,therewasaloudexplosion.

IfIwereoldenough,IwouldgoclubbingeveryFridaynight.

8. Completethesentenceswiththewordsandexpressionsbelow:
brandname,appreciate,statussymbol,bargain,cost,image,makesadifference

ALLINTHEMIND?
Ifwepayalotofmoneyforsomething,wemay(1)__________________itmore.Thismay
soundstrange,butitstrue.ScientistsataCaliforniauniversitydidanexperiment.Theygave
peopletwoglassesofthesamewineandtoldthemthatthewineinoneglass(2)
_____________muchmorethanthewineintheother.Theresultseveryoneenjoyedthe
expensivewinemore.

LanceBaxter,asalesexpert,isnotsurprised.Hecomparesittowhenpeoplebuya
particular(3)_________________becauseitsa(4)______________.Hesaysthatits
oftentheproducts(5)___________________andnottheproductitselfthat(6)

____________.So,ifyouretryingtosellsomething,remembernoteveryoneislookingfora
(7)__________________.Peoplesperceptionofvaluemayleadthemtochoosethe
productwiththehigherprice.

9. MatchAtoBtoformexpressions:

giveit

outof

run

made

make

deal

do

achance

well

money

agood

afortune

awaste

business

cost

ofmoney

10. Completethepassagewiththewordsandphrasesbelow:

customers,bargain,pricetags,claims,luxuryitems,worthit,secondhand,souvenirs

ANUNUSUALPLACETOSHOP
TheUnclaimedBaggageCenterinAlabama,USAisagreatplaceforshopperswhoare
lookingfora(1)________________.Youcansometimesfindexpensive(2)
_________________foraquarteroftheirrealpriceorinteresting(3)______________from
farawayplaces.However,mostoftheitemsarereallyquiteordinary.Thisisbecausethe
shopsellsthingsthatpeoplehaveleftonplanesorthatwereinluggagethatnobodyhas
cometocollect.Theshophasbecomefamousand(4)___________________comefrom
allovertheworldtobuythingsthere.Ofcourse,manyofthethingsarenotnew,andsome
peopledontreallywanttobuy(5)___________________things.However,whentheylook
atthe(6)___________________toseehowmuchtheyhavetopay,mostpeoplesaythatit
is(7)___________________.Andifyoufeelbadaboutbuyingsomethingthatsomeonehas
lostorforgotten,dontworry.TheCenter(8)______________thatairlinesdoalltheycanto
findtheowners.

11. Rewritethesentencesusingthewordsinbrackets.Donotchangetheoriginal
meaningofthesentences:
a) Emilywontsingintheconcertifshedoesntfeelbetter.(Unless)

b) Wecouldnthearwhattheteacherwassaying(able)
c) Jamiestartedplayingfootballwhenhewasayoungboy(Since).
d) IguesstheSmithshavegonetobedbecausetherearenolightson.(must)

12. IRREGULARVERBSLIST:

BASEFORM

PASTSIMPLE

PASTPARTICIPLE

SPANISH

significar,querer
decir

teach

lent

put

shut

smelled/smelt

bring

catch

shone

nadar

despertarse

herir,hacerdao

cost

spilled/spilt

mostrar,ensear

dug

bet

luchar,pelear

went

be

lay

rang

gastardinero/
pasartiempo

read

swen

rise

stick

blew

conseguir,llegar

forgotten

perdonar

tirar,lanzar

freeze

sprung

known

sit

venir

wear

enviar

became

coger,llevar

light

learnt

bite

dreamt

13. ANSWERS:
1.1d/2e/3a/4j/5b/6c/7i/8f/9h/10g.
2.
Msicaparasusodos?
Musictotheirears?
EligiunsitioenlaestacindemetrodeWashingtonD.C.,abrilafundadesu
violn,sacconcuidadoelinstrumentoyempezatocar.
HechoseaspotintheundergroundstationinWashingtonD.C.,openedhisviolin
caseandbegantoplay.
ElviolneraunStradivariusvaloradoenunos3,5millonesdedlares.
TheviolinwasaStradivariusvaluedatabout$3.5million.
Questabaocurriendo?
Whatwasgoingon?
Asque,cuntodineroconsiguiestemsicoexcelenteporsuactuacinde43
minutos?
So,howmuchdidthisoutstandingmusiciangetforhis43minuteperformance?
Medecepcionosialguientoseosieltelfonodealguiensuena.Peroaqu,mis
expectativasdisminuyeronrpidamente.
Illgetupsetifsomeonecoughsorifsomeonescellphonegoesoff.Buthere,my
expectationsquicklydiminished.
Quhabraocurridosilagentesehubieradadocuentadequineraenrealidadel
violinista?
Whatwouldhavehappenedifpeoplehadrealisedwhotheviolinplayerreallywas?
Losmsicoscallejeroshaninformadodequegananmsde70dlares/hora.
Buskershavereportedmakingupto$70anhour.

3.*Ineedtodotheshoppingthisevening.Iverunoutoffood.
Itishardtochooseagiftformum,butwellhavetomakeadecisionsoon.
SueignoredMike.Shedidntlistentowhathewassaying.
Iappreciatewhatyouhavedone.Itwassoniceofyou.
Somethingwhichmakesadifferenceisusuallyimportant.
Atalentedpianistplaysthepianowell.
Ifyourecognisesomeone,youveseenthembefore.
Apersonhasgotalotoffreetimewhens/heisoutofwork.
RachelhopestomakealotofmoneywhensheworksinLondonbecauseshe
wantstobuyacar.
CouldyoudomeafavourandcallKatie?
Wewilldoourbesttofinishtheprojectontime.

4.Youpaidtoomuchforthattelevision.Itwasaripoff.
Thisjacketisabitexpensive,butitsworthit
Just50forthatsmartsuit!Thatsarealbargain.
Thisdiamondisntreal.Itmustbefake.
CanyoucheckthepricetagontheTshirtandletmeknowhowmuchIneedtopay?
Ticketsforthisnewsingersconcertsarequiteexpensivebecausehermusicisin
demand.

Thosejeansareworn.Youcaneasilynoticethattheyaresecondhand.

5.Allitemsareonsaleatourshoptoday.Thereareamazingbargains.
Thisshophasonlygotbrandnameitemsforsale.Theyareveryexpensive.
Ishouldtryonthosejeanstoseeiftheyaretherightsize.
Ithinkexpensivebrandnewitemsareawasteofmoney.
Idlovetobuythislaptop,butIcantaffordit.
IfyoudontliketheshirtIboughtyou,youcanexchangeit.
Thewatchesatthisshopcostafortune.Letslooksomewhereelse.
Theseshoesdontfitme.Doyouhavealargersize?
Thistypeofnecklaceissooutoffashion.Youwilllooklikeagrandmaifyouwearit!
Menusatthisrestaurantareagooddeal.Foodhasagoodrelationshipbetween
priceandquality.
Makingalistwiththethingsyouneedtobuybeforegoingshoppingforfoodisa
goodidea.Ithinkitssensible.
Agoodsharpenedknifeisprobablyoneofthemostusefulthingsyoucanhaveina
kitchen.

6.a.
Ihadhad,II)wouldnthavebitten,III)mighthavedied,IV)hadleft,V)wouldnthavepassed,
VI)hadasked,VII)hadmarried,VIII)couldhavegone,IX)hadntexplained,X)wouldnt
haveoffered.

6b.
1) a,2)b,3)b,4)c,5)c.

6c.
1. IfwebuyourticketsbyFriday,wewillgetadiscount.
2. Wellbethereontimeunlessthereisatrafficjam.
3. Watertheseflowerseverydayifyouwantthemtogrow.
4. Untilyousavemoremoney,youshouldntspendsomuch.
8.1)appreciate2)cost3)brandname4)statussymbol5)image6)makesadifference7)
bargain.

9.
Giveitachance,makemoney,dobusiness,runoutof,wellmade,agooddeal,awasteof
money,costafortune.

10.1)bargain,2)luxuryitems,3)souvenirs,4)customers,5)secondhand,6)pricetags,7)
worthit,8)claims.