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It's bad for you!

Language Summary 2, Student's Book p130

Expressing frequency
Iftitifitinniltl;
I a Read the nutritionaladvice
in the 'Healthy eating' leaflet.
Choose the correct phrases in
these sentences.

t Youcaneat"n,pt@
/most of the time.

2 fry toeat some fruit once in a


while/every day.
Present and past habits, repeated actions and states @fiEtrMl
3 lt's alright to snack on biscuits
p Cfroose the correct verb form. Sometimes both are possible.
once'in awhite/most of the time,

+ Only eat crisps every now and


When myfather@moub reach 40, something strange 2used to
again/more often than not. happen/happened Io him. Before this, he swas always eating/always used to
5 Eating red-meat most days/rarely eat what he wanted, but now ahe's never eating/he won't eat any fried food
isn't good-for you. and she's always worrying/he worried about how much sugar and salt there
is in everything. This is the same man who 6used to eat/would eat chocolate
b Read these comments. Are
all day longlThese days 7he gets up/he'd get up early to go to the gym every
the people following the advice
in the leaflet? Write Y (Yes)or morning before work. Before his 40th birthday, heBwould even complain/was
N (No). even complaining aboul having to walk to the carl

t [] More often than not l'll


choose fish or chicken
rather than a burger. fl Rre the words/phrases in bold correct? Change the incorrect words/
phrases and tick the correct phrases.
zI I have chips for dinner
most days.
s f] Iseldom remember to eat I used to live in a tiny village in southern ltaly
an apple or an orange.
many years ago before I luse*te-gre to
+[ Ihave a biscuit with my
university. At that time there 2was very little
coffee every now and
again. tourism so there 3didn't use to be many
sI Every so often, when l'm restaurants and there only ause to be one
on the computer, l'll have small hotel. Because the village was so small
a packet of crisps.
everyone swould know everyone else and
oI Ionly eat vegetables at
so people owould always say hello to you in the shops or while you were
weekends.
walking down the streets. We Tspent a lot of time sitting in caf6s and bars,
zI My favourite food is cheese
sandwiches on white bread chatting to everyone in our bad ltalian! lt lrvould be very cheap to eat out so
- I eat them for lunch once we ate delicious food all the time for next to nothing. We eused to make some
in a while.
fantastic friends and we still go back there from time to time to visit them.

1 went 4 7

2 / 5 8

3 b 9
!t Cnoose the correct endings. ft Rewrite the sentences using the word in brackets.

I My aunt is always apologising for everything she I drank up to five cups of strong coffee every morning
does. before I gave up. (would)
@ t nnO it really annoying!
lwoutd drink up to five cups of il
o She's very Polite!
morning before I gave up.
z Fred used to like playing football
My doctor frequently tells me to take more exercise. (always)
a but he prefers watching it these days.
b but he doesn't like watching it.
g I went to Scotland for my holidays last year. 3 My wife always checks the labels before she buys food. (will)
a lt would rain everY daY.
o lt rained every daY.
a When I was a student, I was a vegetarian. (used to)
+ l'll go out for a long walk when l'm feeling stressed.
a lt helps me clear mY head.
b lt'd help me feel better. 5 I never worried about my food until I put on weight. (used to)

s My dad and I would watch Match of the Day


together on television.
When my children were small I never gave them fast food.
a lt used to be on at 10 p.m. on Saturdays.
(would)
b I remember seeing it a couple of times'

Life's different here


Feelings and opinions @!l@ B Cnoose the correct prepositions.

I eut sentences a-j in order 1-10.

lhpe you are iw4sseds of/bytlte


pid,ure on:Jlra,ca;d
Joshchpse *, afco*rse! t,
,,

Aruanda
be used to, get used fo ENEI@ p n4atcn sentence beginnings 1-6
to endings a-f.
p filt in the gaps with the correct form of be used to or get used to and the
verb in brackets. t There always t
1 Julia kept drinking lots of water. She isn't used to eating such spicy 2 She can't get
food. (eat) s She'll never
z l'm always losing my sunglasses. I haven't them yet. (wear) 4 Are you
3l,mflndingitmoredifficultthanlthoughtto-ontheright.(drive) 5 Did he
cMychildrenare-becausewetravelledabroadwhentheywere 6 He's never
babies. (fly) a getting used to your new school?
5lt,StakenmeageS,butl,vefinally-teawithmilk.(drink) b used to getting up so early now
6 Are you in a country without seasons yet? (live)
she has this new job.
7Mygrandmotherisnow-emajls,butshestillcan,tuseamobile c got used to living in the country.
---
phone. (answer)
He finds it strange.

I Witt has just started working from home. Fill in the gaps wlth the correct get used to the long winters in this
form of these verbs.
country.
waste enjoy organise focus wear have to get
e use to be an actor at one time?

to waste at least three hours a day on


t used to be a lot of traffic on this
Before I worked from home, I used
the train. road. What's happened?

I still can't get used to not leave home at seven o'clock every
It finO one mistake in each sentence
morning. and correct it.
wort<htg
3 |,mstillnotusedto-myoWnworkingday'lgetdistractedeasily.
t l'm not used to work so hard.
4 I used to chatting to people in the office so I sometimes feel a
bit lonely.
2 He's getting used to have a baby

in the house.
l'm slowly getting used to on work, rather than what's
happening at home.
3 He's use to driving long distances,

so don't worry.
|'dfinditdifficulttogetusedto-suitsandtiesagaininsteadof
my jeans. 4 He used to the hot weather. He

When I worked in an office, I never used to home in time to go comes from Australia.

to the gym in the evenings. s I didn't used to like him, but I do


now

6 We used to playing together when

we were children.

7 Did you two used to know each

other?

8 How long did it take to get used to


wear contact lenses?
At a glance
Reading
I neaO the article about body language and match
headings 1-4 to paragraphs A-D.
1 lt's a small world s First impressions

2 Don't jump to + The rules of attraction


Most experts agree
conclusions that it only takes
between 90 seconds
B neaO the article again and decide whether these
and four minutes to
sentences are true (T) or false (F).
decide what we think
, fl People don't usually form an opinion of someone about someone.
before they've spoken to them.
And in fact, 80%
tr People everywherb nod their head to say 'yes' and
shake their head to say 'no'.
of the time, we reach a conclusion about someone
based on body language, before that person has even

tr It is impossible to smile properly if you don't feel


like it.
opened their mouthl Of course, what you say later will
matter, and this is your responsibility. However, you

tr lf we are attracted to someone, we often try to copy


what they are doing.
do need to get the body language right straight away or
people won't stay around long enough to find out how

tr The most universal form of communication is one


we're not usually aware of.
fascinating you really are!

Many gestures, such as how you say 'yes' or 'no',

tr Bgdy language doesn't always mean what you think


it does.
originate from a specific country, but others are
universal. For example, all people wrinkle their noses
and raise their top lip to show dislike or criticism.
Everyone knows what a smile is, too, and when you're
Word building (1): suffixes I@M only pretending to smile. This is because muscles
p Comptete the sentences with the correct form of the around the eyes are linked to the emotional.part of your
word in brackets. Allthe words are in bold in the article. brain, so they only work when you really mean it. Also,

t I try not to make judgements about people just to have any conviction, a smile will fade after a few
seconds. Fake smiles tend to last much longer.
because of what they are wearing. (udge)
There are also signals to tell us whether someone is
2 The new job l've been offered will give me a lot more
attracted to us. When someone flirts with you, they
(responsible)
will make eye contact. This preference is shown by
3 Do vou have a about where to have the enlarged pupils and they will blink more often. Admirers
meeting next week? (prefer) will also mirror your behaviour, often unconsciously. So
+ I onlv have the to do and then the report if you lean forward or take a sip of a drink, you will find
that they will do the same. However, there is another
will be finished. (conclude)
gesture we are probably unaware of, but which is used
5 A lot of these expressions from other by every culture on Earth and which some experts
languages. (origin) claim is the most instantly recognisable non-verbal
o You should speak with more if you want human greeting. When we first see someone we find
attractive, our eyebrows rise and fall and if they feel the
them to believe you! (convince) ---- same, they raise their eyebrows, too. lt's not surprising
z That's a unusual idea that you just came
if you have never noticed this, since the whole process
up with. (real) only lasts about a fifth of a second!
e What ljust said to her wasn't intended as a However, don't make iudgements about people on
of her work. (criticise) just one thing! Look for at least four signals. Sitting with
g - their arms crossed might look as if someone is being
Unless you take off that hat, you won't be
defensive, but it might really mean they're feeling cold!
at all. (recognition)
I see your point

Discussion language (1): agreeing and disagreeing p ReaO the conversations and fill in the
gaps with these phrases.
politely Eilmr.rllr'rr}
fl Uatcn phrase beginnings 1-8 to endings a-h. @
Isee what you mean.
t Oh, do you a still not convinced. Oh, do you think so?
Well, I can't argue with that.
2 Oh,l b what you mean.
Well, l'm still not convinced.
3 I can't c be right there.
1A My brother never lets'his children
+ I suppose d think so?
watch TV at home.
5 well,l'm e argue with that.
I can't really see the point of that.
6 You might t a good poin!
They'll just watch it somewhere else
z lsee s wouldn't say that. instead.
a That's h that's irue, actually. 2A That film was really boring.

p neaO opinions 1-6. Decide if a and b


B

are agreeing (A) or disagreeing (D). I quite enjoyed it.


r t tninX he's done really well as manager
3A I don't eat red meat any more

thisseason. because all the evidence shows it's

a Oh, do you think so? D bad for you.

b I suppose you've got a point


I d prefer to see more research before
there. A
I give it up. f,
Ithink it's time people started
supporting our local shops instead of
4A Experts are now saying that
using big supermarkels. teenagers need at least ten hours'

a I wouldn't say that. sleep a night.

o I can't really argue with that.


Alex is always bad-tempered the next
The government ought to fine people
day if he stays up late.
who don't recycle paper and plastic.
5A We think that making teenagers get
a You might be right there.
a part-time job means they learn the

value of money.
ln my opinion, there's too much pressure on young people these days.

a I see your point. You're right, just as long as their


o I don't know about that. school work doesn't suffer.
Footballers are paid far too much, if you ask me.

n That's a good point.

The reason many people don't buy much organic food is because
it's expensive.

a Well, l'm still not convinced


b I see what you mean.
Reading and Writing Portfolio 2 p66

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