Straightforward Upper-Intermediate. Workbook

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Philip Kerr & Ceri Jones

Straightforward

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Upper Intermediate Workbook
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MACMILLAN
Philip Kerr & Ceri Jones

Straightforward

Upper Intermediate Workbook
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LeIsuRe INTERESTS

41 Complete he text withthe words the box.

aeonade erey gt gt ge ito
Keen obsessed” passion tke

How to ... have a hobby.
In 10 easy steps.

1 Yor want do something nyu spe

2 Soon decie to, a

{5 owl pobsy be node tok Wy end

io ately oot
4 Yon ha by and meaty
‘taste ore
5 ex ng you Eno yee te bo
4nd you're busing a the equipment.

{6 Gradcally your bly tars in a.
77 Yon ead mayarines and books abou you
‘ca ak aboot anving else ad your teas
cease yo of etn
& worre se
work to deste wo,
9 Soan yore eeume a conmploue
exper n yuu ei
10 tte not jest someting sou do in your spare time
© shouts. tt way

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Consuming passions

VERB FORMS REVIEW

Find ard delete one unnecessary werd in each ef the

‘S's does alot of spor ihe spare time
‘We've bas been aking pat iat of courpettsons
satel.

c

irs were be given generous cash pzes
is coiag wit usw the aoe feral next,

sweskend

THe bad ave compeed in a numberof remains

ve always was boon imerested tn ptcogzanh:

‘We did wont mushrooming athe weecend

‘new petbaing course was being been I.

Match she statements 18 oa espns le box

Dosilict Have yout Were theyr vid
Hadshe? Hieate? Uke? Ane you?

vou were alnays playing chess with your dad when you
were a

Dis you Kaow thal Joanna's just takes up Yl
Wekboxing!

‘Dave speads huss and hows inthe garage slaying
‘wh insula sel

{ve just been aed 0 takepart in 2 Yalf marathon,
srekn was realy ‘jus come back
fiom long bi

[EA you know thal mun and Zad weve thinking about
lauyog a mobile home ast year?

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ican # diving couse atte incl swimming 2001
seat moni

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4

01 writetne sentences that you hea.
1B | Paintballing

Necarives & QUESTIONS
1. Mace the sentences vate.

1 Polntbollings dangerous.
2. teaches people 0 se Mrearms
2 Dalnballe ofen lune vctent tendencise

4 Was boon ase fr etary raining purposes ix 2

‘Players have heen led in painting accidents

(6 Fainemarkers Tonk ke Yel gins

7 Pattsling a very popula en ears eg.

SAYING NO

3. Complete the vesponses with he phrases in the bo.

‘A: Wil uu i ae oak the pty on ay

(ego aba in Lonton for
esting
2 A Jus Jamie sgued up forte Star Tek eanvection
yet
8 (Or a least be ado wen
‘aa looked

23 Arid yon re Jane about de problem with the 22

os would dart | was Jeng
ito you to tel hee

4 Did you enjoy the outing?

3 1 mean i was OK, bat st

8 Palntbaling stared cut asa gare

2 Complete the ealogue with the correct farm af he verbs
in brackets.

‘A: Steve, you've got an unusual hob: what exactly
(oe) a

the) s9 unusual, yon know

“There oe allions of people ent tere who da it every

Gay. Wejist 8) (hear. aot i tha uc

1: $0, bow (4) (en you sared?
I (do) you i as ef ean, whe
6 (Give! you you fst Lago sat

BB: Tvsas 8 years od whan Cl ny fst persenalnd
‘roel T mean. 01 (olla) acy
‘ns-uetons or mything [ust wad up anys

‘A apd what (8) ‘be ita model of
8 (it you any hep 2 make it

1 My dad drt actualy help me, bur bei give me 2
[ot of encouragement. rie avery amilions ual
~ a copy ofa bridge over theivr tn our town.
(0) en teh time, fst my lad
coteed fora compecion. (1) (Gin)
ft abet few wack ie, when a ate came
throgh the post ting me sit

‘A: And tha was just the Iegiing! What
a) (oct) yn om atthe moment?

1B A tenthol epli f the il Ther

realy my kind af ting,
|: 5 yo tale this yours id yout
3: Wel so, meat {bout he
pasts and I just had 0 assemble
© AvAre yu ging “othe match on Saturday?
& I Bote got to go t ay
sotherilaw's for Tanch. t's her btay

TRANSLATION

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Have you ever nnd yours saying, in my best
[et 3ack 10 your a even "Ys of reuan? hon west you
{aly wad ta sy wan "eP®'Natf one ofthe sects.
‘warts in the Kring, Het fo one ofthe
nent esi ty Remertey ify say play, wth
2 sl i's met casey the long run than apreing 2
meting yo rally dent want toda,
ic | Autograph hunters

TIME ADVERBIALS
1. Complete te tex with tue words Se box

(1) wit, really take rane aoe of
them, tut afzea(@) ‘Feared to stn to thst
songs and liked thera. Then a fend offered me a cet to
1 da rally
wan: gp. The tick ws 10 expense in he

foe of thsi concerts. At 3)

ry fri perce re wd

o 1 ns ks 1 stares yy eal tir
concer aul then after months o: chasing then owl 1
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22, match each ofthe wards to two words or phrases fam
thet in exercise.

+ iat
2 evenly
3. subsceucetiy

VOCABULARY FROM THE LESSON
3 Choose he est word a cio wonplete he sentences

1 We were allowed tm g0 to meet the sar

(a) background (9) backdnd © backetnge
> ti uaa give antogeaphs, but FU make a
for yu
(a) eliination@} exception —(c} overexcton

wos watching he limovsines Craw vp when Ita
tponmy
(8) shoulder

(by ws fe} soe

4 Tlge ers tase up fo the movie _
Leer Squaze in tbe hope of catcing 3 gps ot
ne tars

G show) viewing (6) premion:

5. Can you please 244 your atl hortom of
sauh page of he contract
(0) signarre fe) wutoganh

6 She esity wasn’t surpssed when he fae point

sgn

teal

(a) completely (6) totaly (e} blank

‘Why de’ you cal the shop atk few got any in

(ai dislay @) stock wade

oth autographs td sigue phos sella needle
prices. Expecaly ne

G) tater) Ine Later

Complete tha sentences 7 withthe phrases a.

He's gone othe nal square o swap
ttyon dow do someining 0 tves Up
People ote dediere

she se up

he gover 6 heptng to wade
Umiortuatly, T won't beable ated
vo really ough w tsa

1 ale more with South devin coun,
football ickre with etc calles.

srt wees’ taining day
the company wit the mey she made from car
bout ses

fer Looks to family ana ends.
this por, going

2 Your colloecan or the walls of your hus.

TRANSLATION

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Stogphs - a snl lip in
‘hage works newer
of dese, Tis his business
fo hunt Sor naines on paper
fellect bem, sll them and
becasanaly fake ther, ata
itn give peuple wha they
vuant fle pices of Fame
ul what does alex want?
‘ly the ees of his
inner the remslatenert

a rme kl of 2

powerful bxnevatent Gad
Type figwze something
for his heatache,
Ateret gl ond the rae

‘anette the txt int yu

languaze

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Wnar clauses

Compete ite senlonces 16 wth the phrases a

What always Eappous is
What he cell blives i

Wha dou uadestand aboot him
Whac The most about my job is
What sell Rat mos uf als
What ve always wane to Uo is

Dice messes

2 the hur, they’te very Deets! ca oven werk
fre ler a tes.

Tis atte o bis fil He relly doce seem to

want spend any toe wi Her

the two of Cie end ue iting a angning ver
soho i he bes

Ihaving to ean up afterwacde. 1's wo burg!

Sada wey to make mosey with my hah Thats be

sealy great!

PLE tha if'you eal want io do sucetbing, youl find 2

way w doi

5 Pel

2 insert i inthe sentences,

What you dont understand he’s happy enough as le

‘What you need toda ind somerhirg 0 Deeuzy your

2 What Boo wants 3 bit of veace and que: alters band
day at work

4 What you could eo arange for hath of you to go out
vit ead,

5 What your Kends can do suggest some other actives
bute Une hotse

6 What you realy eed 1d stop wring!

3. Keowtte the sentences using @ wnat clause,
1 liwas jus teling Rob thar he shi ake op a heb

2 te wally ngode Wo ga eat of the howse sometimes,
3. Wee suggested lc sould ive Bshing a wy

4 Timeae, ie vey axing on woals gx Him outa

she es ale
5 Bob thinks would Me hong
6 Het peter to say 2 home and wo)

7 esays im obsessed with unnare=

EXPRESSIONS WITH [HING

| Complete the sertences witha word inthe 5.

1 Tstaned out buying a couple on holiday, 3 then ane
thing led te ane before knew it, aad a

‘boast of her!

Std sways had ang igs. ot know

‘why. She's even gt cushion inthe shape of 2 rig.

‘hing othe THe ino bets nom,

4 They're forever art

sx new collections. Te no ides

‘hing tthe moment!

1 can see the atraton in ealecng things. Wh éo

people da i Ws expensive, one this,

© She's otly obsessed by her genten gnomes I &
ting they ve go 2 ig garden,

7 What ne ets out of is 2 total mystery co me. W's ust

‘hinge

fob loved
‘he outdors
Wound up
with quite
celetin,

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5 @02 write he conversation tht you her,
1| Reading

4 Roac she ale and atch the paragraphs 2 Sto the
headings

De dow it saned
To How to pay

(He World chamionsh
Ed Ssdoka on TY

IC) & The monn ofthe word
[1 The popalaiy of Se game

2. Read the ance agai are decide fthe sentences are
te erase

1 Aavone who wanted coulé takepart in tbe
‘chains yoones im Luce

2 Mog of the Box: Selo playes are rer.

4) Ni spel se are rogite to Sku
rales

4 Soka magasnas ate extemal popula
pan.

5 Siok was invented in Seitzeland,

| ef eounty inte word where people got te
Sook hag was Britain

7 The game of Sk is ac always called Sudo,
3. The sononees -f were cut from the en aFeach

paragranh ofthe arte. Mach ihe sentences "9 the
aragraphs 1.

Ty jcooing tothe eles oft game, any games
wth ane safuion are peste

EP toweve, te przctises fr te hous day and is
4a regaler visio lo he tap Sudoku websts

Le omer name iil Squared way’, Sine
[Nuriber and "Nise Nursber

1 6 tye megs ong gee, Y

Kaur, wil pow tn be eqially popular $
ey the puzzle war an overnight sensation and
Sedo: had become a koe ld word
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‘Usibe emsewonts, anyone ea: Uo

4 Complete the sentences with ome wor

1 tf something ta ines, for example aes
{becomes snoceefal or popular wey as

2 afyou pek
something Zat you have notin

on somessing, yo ret to

2 you fll someting
sulin nfornation

you romplee i by

4 Wyo ge you Save high enough sor te
a

5 you work something you solve a
problem,

yon en someting something la, you

rraneform ar erange i

7 Vymsip —__, you mabe a misiake
Find these pasa verbsin the ante to check your

15 Which ofthe staremenrsis clases o wal you think
zou! Sudoku?

1a sl Sto fan an love de he ues

2 Suk que fun bus Tcan't ureerstand wy peosie
(tan cbesteed wih i

hight give Soke etry onc of these das

4 ve gut bute thing 1 G0 oth my He than play
fame ke Sus

4) READ & LISTEN

6G) 02 Lister to Reading x All you nee to know about
= Sudoku on the CD ane read te ale oa
All you need to
Know about ...
Sudoku

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Sale was seat uated fe Buco onl a
lew sears age. The crave rst wo ff in dns over
vey eas ag art ie Jacanege an a nde
of nerds of Sudoku agains e¥ety mont. When
Diicsh rewspasor began. pcBEshn@ the game ta
20040 i sles eketa. Cer newsauper wets quick
"nao Me same. Kegerts on BS ardoziee TY eng
‘kanes picked up the cre 2 saksly Sok
as “vecywhore. Ters are sw Sudo saganes,
Sufpar took ar ames foe bs ue

2) The =esoFStublu are smg.e rash, tt the une
"sel Cun Ue flentsly Pen sles fara
as nig vs te squanes ard ie evi nin

nye nine squres, tee 3 myers sven # few
810 stay wt (no more ten $2) hes

haa to int gas her ea ry and ea bax
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‘es, over wn days. ach 2608 and ws
an ty Ja Plog, a Seared accountant trom the
Gael Repstie. Th partes, who easy 22
eins a gs gy govt. line
coapeuions ‘i teow enthti bins nang
the uray i Luce, Toes quai gat
_aagtocws Scoku gis bear atempting Ee
iftou vara, wi te este porsen 7 work
= ooewneing te mst prety. Teva, te
ony ems the 1p 18 o:mpestins, wes urate

sane sesret of Ler secess |

Siok was prob nspe ty tbe werk =the

gneenth ect Sess methoratcian, | osm
ule Wait pleas now Kwa dese
by Heware Gams. sv Amentenn acter and peste
Fonsiuoo Ws game wes ine ed & New one
pale mgucne. 1 vas a Japanese agarne
Monthy Nicise. tha changed som ok he rles £4
sarod Sus ro wha say

5 Suiokt isan abecaton of» Japanese mos

that meas ths somes mast Be ple Japon
yond Sut he spy oo publish
many Ni. so the ua astra
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