Supply the correct form of the verbs given in brackets and perform the role play given below.Victims of Cyberbullies More than one in 10 British teenagers (1) _______________ (to be) victims of bullying online, according to a survey. Many of the 500 teenagers surveyed said they (2) ________________ (to receive) threatening e-mails, while more than a quarter said somebody (3) _____________ (to publish) misleading information about them on the web. Since increasing numbers of teenagers now (4) ____________ (to use) instant messaging and websites to keep in contact, the threat of cyberbullying constantly (5) ________________ (to rise), experts say. “It is a huge problem – probably even grater than the figures suggest,” says Liz Carnell of Bullying Online. Experts (6) ______________ (to see) many kinds of abuse on the web, ranging from rude e-mails to complex operations such as manipulating photos, sometimes taken secretly using mobile phones. Schools in Hertfordshire (7) ________________ (to confront) a particularly vicious online campaign, in which anonymous users (8) _____________ (to invite) to discuss and attack named victims on website forums. Like ordinary bullying, the online version can often be dangerous and sometimes even result in suicides among depressed teenagers. (From ‘The Guardian’, abridged) Role play Role 1. You are Glenn(a) Tweedy. Your younger sister Hester, who is a student at Hertfordshire high school, is constantly receiving threatening e-mails. Now you are talking to Liz Carnell of Bullying Online. Tell her what is going on and ask her what to do. Your cues: your sister – to receive hundreds of rude e-mails since she – to have her own e-mail address. Last week she – to receive a threatening e-mail (to kill her). It was the first time she – to receive … Since then she – not to go out (even to miss school). She – to become depressed. She won’t leave home until bullying – to stop. Role 2. You are Liz Carnell. Find out as much as possible about Glenn(a)’s sister. Tell Glenn(a) about cyberbullying and advise him/her what to do.
Vocabulary Revision 29. Revise Vocabulary 1 p … Unit 1 and do the following multiple choice task. 1. This scheme will help homeless people at no ________ to taxpayers. A) price B) cost 2. The ________ of living is really high in big cities. A) price B) cost 3. If you use cheaper material it’ll reduce the production __________ of each item by 10%. A) price B) cost 4. When you arrange a tourist trip, the _________ per person goes down for groups of more than ten people. A) price B) cost 5. This week all our goods are sold at half __________. A) price B) cost 6. Experts say outdated transportation systems are only __________ of the city’s problems. A) part B) share 7. You won’t get on with your colleagues if you don’t do your __________ of the work properly. A) part B) share 8. Britain’s _________ of world trade has been steadily declining of late. A) part B) share 9. Schools are a vital ___________ of the education system. A) part B) share 10. Bill didn’t invest a single penny in the project. He has no right to a _______ in the profits. A) part B) share 11. I expect she had to pay a fat ________ to her divorce lawyer. A) fee B) charge 12. Many tax advisers now offer fixed _______ interviews. A) fee B) charge 13. There is no _________ for cashing traveler’s cheques. A) fee B) charge 14. If you buy things at this shop you can have them gift wrapped, but remember that there may be a small __________ for that. A) fee B) charge 15. There is a ________ of $50 if you are late with your payment. A) fee B) charge 16. Max wasn’t good at all at maths. It took a lot of _______ for him to pass the exam. A) coaching B) training C) tuition 17. The college provides vocational ____________ for actors, technicians and designers. A) coaching B) training C) tuition 18. This school offers _________ in singing and dancing. A) coaching B) training C) tuition 19. The problem of raising __________ fees is now being discussed at the ministry of education. A) coaching B) training C) tuition 20. Martin is good at making computer programmes, although he has had no formal ________. A) coaching B) training C) tuition 21. At universities such as this, students get expert ________. A) coaching B) training C) tuition 22. New employees undergo six months’ basic ________ at this college. A) coaching B) training C) tuition 23. Latin is no longer on the _________ at schools. A) curriculum B) programme C) syllabus 24. Much has already been accomplished under the new housing _______. A) curriculum B) programme C) syllabus 25. This teacher wants his students to know classics, so Shakespeare is always on the _________. A) curriculum B) programme C) syllabus 26. In his lectures, this period of history was not examined under the old ____. A) curriculum B) programme C) syllabus 27. Chelsea narrowly ________ defeat in their first match of the season. A) avoided B) escaped 28. He had to brake hard to ___________ hitting her car. A) avoid B) escape 29. I want to __________ speaking to him until I’ve got more details. A) avoid B) escape 30. Two security guards _________ injury in the attack because they were wearing flak jackets. A) avoided B) escaped
Unit 3
Reading and Speaking: Family Problems
Focus on Grammar 1: Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive
Grammar Training
Present Perfect Progressive
1. Look at the following examples and explain the meaning of the verb forms. See Grammar Reference p … first. a. You, boys, look very guilty. What have you been doing since I left the room? b. It’s a long time since I saw your brother Paul. What has he been doing lately? c. The language of the text is very complicated. I’ve been translating it for the last three hours and have translated only one page. d. I’m exhausted. I’ve been repairing the car since morning. Why didn’t you answer the phone? – I was repairing the car. e. Jason is having his apartment redecorated. He’s living in a hotel now. Jason is having his apartment redecorated. He’s been living in a hotel for a week now. f. Cooper knows his job very well. He has worked here for 10 years. Chris wants to change his job. He has been working here for ten years and he is sick and tired of it. g. George comes to this café for lunch every day. Where is George? He’s been coming to this café for lunch every day, but I don’t see him any more.
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