English Unlocked - Advanced Student Course Book (C1) 2013

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CONTENTS
Unit Page
Problems & Solutions Objectives Word Building: Problems
1 8
Language structures: Passive structures / Phrasal verbs
Social Splash Objectives Word Building: Socialising
2 15
Language structures: Conversational English / Idiomatic expressions
Legal Matters Objectives Word Building: Legal words
3 22
Language structures: Reporting Verbs
Money Matters Objectives Word Building: Money
4 29
Language structures: Prepositional verbs / Causative use of have
City Delight Objectives Word Building: City descriptions
5 36
Language structures: Phrasal verb particles
Work Time Objectives Word Building: Work
6 43
Language structures: Idiomatic expressions
Sales & Selling Objectives Word Building: Sales
7 50
Language structures: The language of persuasion
Advert Alert Objectives Word Building: Advertising
8 57
Language structures: Collocations
Self-Assessment 64
TERM 1 Progress Test 65

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INDEX
Unit Page
Let’s Complain! Objectives Word Building: Complaining
9 67
Language structures: Prefixes & Suffixes
In the News! Objectives Word Building: Newspaper stories
10 74
Language structures: Synonyms & Antonyms
Travel Time Objectives Word Building: Travel
11 81
Language structures: Phrasal Verbs
Film Fantastic Objectives Word Building: Film
12 88
Language structures: Linking words & Opinion adverbs
That’s Incredible! Objectives Word Building: Mysteries
13 Language structures: Prepositions of Time, Place, Purpose & Movement / 95
Reflecting on the past
Communication! Objectives Word Building: Raising awareness
14 102
Language structures: Prepositional phrases
Success! Objectives Word Building: Power & success
15 109
Language structures: Preposition Review
Our Planet! Objectives Word Building: In the wild
16 116
Language structures: Fronting & Compound nouns
Self-Assessment 123
TERM 1 Progress Test 124
Resource Section
Evaluation 125 Irregular Verbs 144
Answers 126 Punctuation 146
Audio scripts 134 Pronunciation of Past Tense verbs 147
Phonetic Table 143 Pronunciation 148

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UNIT Getting started
0
Don’t worry too much about making
“mistakes”. Even native speakers
get things wrong when speaking. It
happens when you’re talking fast and
Welcome to English Unlocked! for advanced-level (C1) students! trying to communicate a message. The
important thing is being able to correct
yourself, and being able to identify any
1 Profile analysis “I’d describe mistakes in your written work.
Read over the profile. Then, complete the table. myself as
highly motivated. I’m the kind of person
Jennifer Reed who needs several projects on the go at
the same time. I’d love to start my own
Managing Director business one day. I’m really into sport
Company: EuroGlobalNet and film.” Megan 27
Industry: Financial services
“I’m a really methodical person. I’d
Statement say that attention to detail is one of my
I’ve been working in finance for key skills and that’s why accounting
the past six years, but I’m looking is just perfect for me. I’m a bit of
to change professions in the a bookworm and can get through
near future. I’d describe myself about 10 books a month.” Abbie, 26
as hard-working, committed
and extremely focused. I love a “I’d describe myself as pretty ambitious
challenge and I’m happy when and I’m determined to reach my full
I’m in a dynamic environment. In my free time, I potential professionally speaking.
play hockey in a team, and regularly go swimming, I really enjoy holding positions of
sailing and skiing. I also like watching films, cooking responsibility and being involved in the
and reading. Twice a month, I do some charity work, decision-making process. I do a lot of
helping out in a young person’s charity. photography in my free time.” Jack, 32
Profile “I love being part of a group and
Fluent speaker of English, French, German and getting involved in projects with
Chinese. other people. I’m quite good at
Lived and worked in England, China, Australia and managing people too, and often lead
the USA. teams at work. When I’m not in the
Some of the companies I’ve worked for: Prockwell and office, I love working out in the gym
Gardiner, Watermans PLC and Euro Holiday Zones. or meeting up with friends.” Harry, 33
“I’m a problem-solver and a good
1. Name
negotiator. I do a lot of business
2. Career industry with overseas investors. I find it
fascinating dealing with people
3. Self-description
from different cultures. I spend a
4. Free time activities lot of my time outside work writing
and travelling.” Melissa, 31
5. Charity work
6. Languages 2b Language
Find a word or expression in the text that means...
1. ...you really like something = I’m really it.
Your turn! 2. ...you do things carefully and thoroughly. =
Write a short description of yourself. 3. ...you love reading = I’m a bit of a .
4. ...you want to go far in life. = I’m really .
5. ...to do exercise. = To .
2a Character descriptions 6. ...from another country. =
Read the descriptions. Then, write a name next to each statement.
1. She loves reading. 3 Conversation analysis
2. She wants to set up her own business. Read over the conversation. Then, answer the questions.
3. He’s a people-person. Kate and Jack, two old acquaintances, have just met up at a
4. Her job is perfect for her. conference.
5. She often comes into contact with people from other
countries. Kate: Hi, it’s Jack, isn’t it?
6. She likes sport and cinema. Jack: That’s right. You’re Kate Brooks, aren’t you?
7. He takes photos in his free time. Kate: Yes, that’s it.

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Jack: We met in Brussels, didn’t we? 10. Sally: “I’ll be there later.” She told us that she
Kate: Yes, at last year’s conference. So how are things? . (Reported Speech)
Jack: Pretty busy. How about yourself? 11. If someone (talk) to me like that,
Kate: Not too bad. You were living in Sweden, weren’t you? I (report) them to the authorities.
Jack: Yes, still there. (Second Conditional)
Kate: So, what’s that like? 12. If you (spend) more time on it, it
Jack: Pretty good, actually. The wife and kids are settled in (be) a lot better. (Third Conditional)
now. My wife’s working for a local firm, and the children
are really enjoying school now that they’ve made some 5 Vocabulary
friends and picked up a bit of the language. You were Write 4 more words/expressions for each word group.
living in Italy last time I met you, weren’t you? 1. Law: suspect, alibi, court, trial...
Kate: Yes, that’s right. 2. Character descriptions: selfish, ambitious, greedy...
Jack: So, how’s your Italian coming along? 3. Business: profit and loss, sales target, breakeven point...
Kate: Not too bad. I can’t get by pretty well now. I did a course 4. Cinema: soundtrack, trailer, script...
a while ago, and I can more or less follow the news and 5. Jobs: badly-paid, rewarding, dangerous, challenging...
read a paper, so that’s good, at least. The problem is, 6. Natural disasters: drought, earthquake, bushfire...
most of the people I deal with speak perfect English so
it’s hard to get a chance to practise. 6 Anecdote analysis
Jack: I know what you mean. It’s the same in Sweden. Oh, Read over the story. Then, answer the questions.
well, it was nice to catch up with you. Hope to see you
again soon.
Kate: Next year's conference, probably. The mobile phone
Jack: Exactly! Bye. I was sitting on a train
once when I noticed
1. Where had Kate and Jack met before? this mobile phone
2. Where’s Jack living now? on the floor. I looked
3. Why is he happier there now? around but I couldn’t
4. Where’s Kate living? see anyone nearby who
5. How is her Italian coming along? could have dropped it.
6. What have they both found that makes it hard to After about ten minutes,
improve their language skills? I decided to pick it up. It looked quite new and it
was still on. Curious to see who might have dropped
it, I scrolled through the address book and opened
Your turn! a text message but it was in a language I couldn’t
Write a dialogue between two ex-colleagues who’ve just bumped understand. Eventually, I decided to send a message
into one another. in English to a couple of the names in the phone
book. I wrote, “Please tell the owner of this phone
to call me” then I added my mobile number. I didn’t
4 Verb tenses hear anything for a while, but just as I was getting off
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. the train, the phone rang. I answered and a woman’s
1. The food (prepare). (Present Passive voice in English said, “Hello, I think you've got my
Continuous) phone!” I explained what had happened and she
2. As I (walk) in the park it asked me to wait at the station café so she could
(start) to rain. (Past Continuous and come and pick up the phone. An hour later she
Past Simple) arrived. And that’s how I met my wife, Olga.
3. The stories (publish) in all the By Alex
major newspapers. (Present Perfect Passive)
4. I (work) really hard recently. (Present
Perfect Continuous) 1. What did Alex notice on the floor?
5. You (should / tell) me that you were 2. Why did he scroll through the address book?
vegetarian. (Perfect Modal Verbs) 3. When did the phone ring?
6. We (finish) the work by 7 pm 4. Where did they arrange to meet?
tonight. (Future Perfect) 5. What did Alex and Olga do eventually?
7. She (lie) on a beach in the
Caribbean next week. (Future Continuous)
8. The e-mails (send) later this Your turn!
afternoon. (Future Passive with “will”) Write a short anecdote or story about something that happened
9. The rooms (decorate) in blue. to you. Invent if necessary.
(Future Passive with be + going to)

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UNIT Problems & Solutions
1
Objectives
In this unit, you’ll learn how to…
Use idiomatic expressions, use phrasal verbs to talk about problems,
identify weak sounds in speech, use passive structures in news reports
With just 20 minutes a day, you can
really improve your English. Read for
1 “Annoying things” ranking 10 minutes (an online article, a graded
Tick three of the things that you find annoying. reader, etc.), and listen for 10 minutes
(a YouTube video, the news, your
favourite TV series, etc.). You’ll soon
You lose your mobile phone. notice the difference!
You can’t get in touch with someone you need to
speak to urgently.
You get cut off during an important telephone
conversation.
You don’t have mobile phone coverage when you
need to make an urgent call.
You get stuck in traffic on the way to an important
meeting.
You get lost while trying to get to an important
meeting.
You’ve got so much work to do that you don’t have
time for lunch.
You have to take work home at night or at the weekend.
You lose your house keys.
You can’t find a receipt for an item of clothing that
you want to return.
The photocopier gets jammed as you’re printing
something really urgent.
Your computer crashes and you lose work.
Think about it!
Have any of these things happened to you lately? What else would
you add to the list? How frequently do these things happen to you at
work? Can you think of possible solutions to any of these problems?
What other annoying things happen at work?

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UNIT 1 Problems & Solutions WORD BUILDING
Vocabulary: Problems a. Are more important than.
b. To allow something to begin.
1 Text messages analysis c. A solution that only fixes the problem for a short
Write the mobile phone text messages in standard English. period of time.
Use the key below to help you with some of the abbreviations. d. To exclude from consideration; to ignore.
Warning: some words have been misspelt. For example: internt e. A temporary solution that you think of quickly.
(which should be internet). f. To maintain neutrality in a dispute.
g. To accept or confront a problem.
1. internt. nt working + i cant send docs u h. To ignore a problem.
need. wil do 2nite fm home i. Thought of.
j. To take responsibility for a situation; to make yourself
2. closd door w keys inside. need u 2 get me open to criticism.
# 4 locksmith asap
Top tips for saving money
3
3. am @ home. cant find glasses. did u see Read over the top tips for saving money. Tick the ones you do.
where i put them? Afterwards, complete the expressions with the correct words.
4. b.room flooded. sum1 left tap on. hav cald Take advantage of the sales and any two-for-one offers.
plumber Cook large amounts of food and then freeze any leftovers for
busy nights.
5. need 2 get report frm ur computer. wot is Scrape out food jars to use the last little bit.
password? Eat out just once a month.
Base most of your meals on rice or beans to cut down on meat
6. no money in acct. u need 2 put sum in asap consumption.
as bils need paying Cut out all fizzy drinks and stick to water!
Keep up on your car maintenance so it’s running as smoothly
7. u wont beliv this but escapd jaguar from and efficiently as possible.
zoo is in bk garden. com kwik! not 2 b mist Trade in any old electrical goods for more energy-efficient
ones.
8. angry client demanding mony bk. not sure Shop around for insurance. The rates can vary a lot!
wot 2 do. kan u com ovr 2 deal w it? Never leave the water running when rinsing dishes, brushing
your teeth, etc.
KEY Split a starter or dessert with someone else when you go out
nt = not # = number @ = at for dinner.
pls = please w = with ur = your Take advantage of “get in free” days at the museum, etc.
4 = for / four bk = back sum1 = Cut your own hair and do your own manicures.
u = you 2 = to / too someone Shop for Christmas gifts year round to avoid any pre-Xmas
price hikes.
Sell off any old items you don’t need on eBay or Craigslist.
Your turn! Pay off any debts as quickly as possible. This saves on interest.
Write three text messages describing problems / emergencies. Use a spreadsheet to keep track of your variable expenses.
Use text speak abbreviations where possible.
1. Take advantage something
2. Eat at a restaurant
2 Matching 3. Cut on something
Match the expressions in bold (1 to 10) to the definitions (a-j). 4. Cut something from your diet
1. It’s a short-term solution that won’t help us in the 5. Shop for something
long run. 6. Sell old items
2. They aren’t prepared to give it the go-ahead until a 7. Pay any debts
full study has been carried out. 8. Keep track something
3. They’re just burying their heads in the sand.
4. They need to face up to the issues.
5. The pros definitely outweigh the cons in this case. Your turn!
6. We shouldn’t rule out looking at alternative solutions Write four top tips for saving money.
to this.
7. The government hasn’t come up with any viable
solutions to it. Think about it! Problems
8. It’s just a quick-fix solution that won’t help us in the What are your top tips for dealing with problems? Who do you turn
long run. to when you’ve got a problem? What do you do when a problem
9. No one is prepared to stick their neck on the line any more. crops up?
10. They’re content to just sit on the fence.

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UNIT 1 Problems & Solutions RREEAADD && RREESSPPOONNDD
HOW TO MANAGE YOUR
TIME EFFECTIVELY!
You may be able to manage money. be used efficiently. Nearly 200,000 Model T
You may even be able to manage cars were produced in the autumn of 1908,
people. But you won’t get far in life if and Ford changed the automobile industry
you can’t manage time. forever. “If everyone is moving forward
together, then success takes care of itself,” he
The need for time management skills was once said.
first identified by Benjamin Franklin, one of
the Founding Fathers of the United States of President Dwight D Eisenhower learnt
America. In his autobiography (published in his time management skills in the army.
1791), Franklin described his daily schedule As president he had a system in which
in great detail. For example, evening would tasks were divided into four categories.
include “supper, music or diversion or 1 “Urgent-important items”, which
1 Pre-reading conversation” followed by an “examination were dealt with immediately. 2 “Urgent-
What are your top tips for of the day”. He was concerned about having unimportant items”, which were delegated.
managing your time and enough time to do everything he needed to do. 3 “Not urgent-important items”, which
making sure you use it As he said, “Lost time is never found again.” were entered into a calendar. 4 And “Not
effectively? He’s also famous for saying, “Time is money!” urgent-unimportant items”, which were
minimised or eliminated.
2 Reading I The next important figure in time
Read the article once. Which management was John Letts. Letts founded Peter Drucker’s book The Effective Executive
ideas on time management do a stationery business in London in 1796. was published in 1966. According to
you like? Why? Many of his customers were in business and Drucker, the effective executive must:
they needed something to help them manage
3 Reading II their time more efficiently. In response, Letts Focus on results rather than work.
Read the article again. Then, invented the diary. His invention was originally Build on strengths first, and then give
write a name next to each used to keep track of stock movements, but attention to areas of weakness.
question. Who… it was soon helping business people organise Concentrate on areas where superior
1. ...learnt his time their daily work. It was a great success and by performance will produce outstanding results
management skills in the 1820s, the diary had become something Make effective decisions.
the army? that every entrepreneur had to have. John Know where their time is being spent.
2. ...was a campaigner for Letts’ company is still in business today,
women’s education? and about 22 million diaries, calendars, and As he said, “Until we can manage time, we
3. ...invented the World other products are produced every year. can manage nothing else.”
Wide Web?
4. ...founded a stationery In 1841, American woman Catherine 1989 saw the invention of the World Wide
business in London in Beecher (1800-1878) published A Treatise Web by Tim Berners-Lee. Suddenly, access to
1796? on Domestic Economy for the Use of Young information became quick and easy, saving
5. ...was concerned about Ladies at Home and at School. Beecher was hours of research time.
having enough time a campaigner for women’s education and
to do everything he was convinced that women could be just as And in 1989, Stephen Covey’s time
needed to do? effective and competent as men. Her book, management best-seller, The Seven Habits of
6. ...had a best seller which soon became a bestseller, also served Highly Effective People, was published. In it,
called The Seven Habits as a guide for time management. “It is the he said, “Most of us spend too much time
of Highly Effective right and duty of every woman to employ on what is urgent and not enough time on
People? the power of organisation… in order to gain what is important.”
7. ...thought that those advantages which are given to the one
executives should know sex and unjustly withheld from the other,” So, do any of these theories and inventions
where their time is she wrote. really help us manage time? It’s hard to say.
being spent? But in a recent survey by Hotmail, users voted
8. ...revolutionised the Next came Henry Ford. His car production on the greatest time-saving device of all. And
automobile industry? lines provided a model of how time could the winner was... the washing machine!

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