UNIT 8, 8G Speaking, Photo description, page 94
Exercise 1
There has been an accident and there is somebody lying on the ground.
A woman is calling the emergency services. She must be feeling very worried and anxious.
Exercise 3
1 sure
2 could
3 hard
4 looks
5 pretty
6 clear
7 Judging
Exercise 4
I can’t be sure, but I’d say that …;
It’s clear that …;
It’s hard to say, but …;
It could be …;
I’m pretty certain that …;
Judging by …,
I’d say that …
Exercise 6
1 reasons
2 view
3 only
4 idea; appeal
5 Finally; simple
UNIT 8, 8H Writing, A narrative, page 95
Exercise 2
The writer’s friend thought the writer said music centre, but he/she said sports centre.
Exercise 3
Paragraph 1: set the scene
Paragraph 2: lead up to the main event
Paragraph 3: main event
Paragraph 4: the ending
Exercise 4
obviously, fortunately
Exercise 5
I’ve always been …; I decided to do …; My dad agreed to drive …; we set off …; we passed …; He was walking … and chatting …; We stopped, and I told him I was …; he replied …; We offered …; he accepted …; we arrived …; my friend started to look …; Where are …?; he asked.; This isn’t …; He told us he had …; he hadn’t listened …; we’d offered …; my dad agreed to drive …; they arrived …; my friend was …; bought …
1 set the scene: present perfect, past simple
2 narrate a series of events: past simple, past continuous
3 refer to events that happened before other events in the story: past perfect
Exercise 6
1 about a year ago
2 one Saturday last month
3 a few minutes later
4 later on
5 at last
6 in the end
in the story:about a year ago, a few minutes later, after a while
Exercise 7
We offered him a lift …
My friend … bought my dad a present.