EXPANSION Units 1-4

1. Language Review

A. Give your advice or opinion about the following. Use should or shouldn’t.

1. You think it’s a good idea for your friend to take a math course.

You should take a math course.

2. You don’t think it’s a good idea for Saif to skate without a helmet.

You shouldn't skate without a helmet.

3. You think it’s a good idea for the police to do something more about crime.

The police should do something more about crime.

4. You don’t think it’s a good idea for your friends to travel without a hotel reservation.

You shouldn't travel without a hotel reservation.

B. Now rewrite the sentences above using had better.

1. You had better take a math course.
2. You had better not skate without a helmet.
3. The police had better do something more about crime.
4. You had better not travel without a hotel reservation.

C. Complete the sentences or write sentences using ought to.

1. She has an important exam tomorrow, so she ought to study well.
2. Faisal, aren’t you freezing in that T-shirt? you ought to wear a jacket.
3. It’s past midnight. Don’t you think? we ought to go to bed.
4. That car just went through a red light. It ought to get repaired.

D. Complete the sentences with reflexive pronouns.

1. I finished the project all by myself. Nobody helped me.
2. If you want to make sure that nothing goes wrong, do it by yourself.
3. The students organized the project by themselves.
4. The president himself said he was going to solve the problem.
5. The airbag itself was OK, but the triggering mechanism didn’t work.
6. We painted the house ourselves, so we didn’t have to spend any money on labour.

E. Substitute the words in parentheses with one of the following two-word verbs:
break down, get along, give up, put off, take up, throw away, turn down.

1. His friend gave up smoking several years ago. (stopped)
2. I toke up swimming in order to keep fit. (started)
3. Mr. Johnson turned down an offer to work in Paris. (refused)
4. The meeting was put off until further notice. (postponed)
5. My business partner and I didn't get along, so we went our separate ways. (were not friendly)
6. Don’t throw away your old bottles! Give them to us for recycling. (discard)
7. The president arrived late for the opening ceremony because the limo broke down. (stopped running)

F. Complete the sentences with the following words: although, as soon as, in spite of, so, when.

1. Do you know when Mr. Johnson will be back?
2. The plane arrived on time in spite of the bad weather.
3. Although the guests complained to the manager, the hotel didn’t fix the dripping faucet.
4. They couldn’t repair my laptop, so they gave me my money back.
5. I’ll tell you about the results of the exam as soon as I know them.

G. Write sentences with I wish.

1. I received an average grade in math. I wish I could do the exam again.
2. My friend gossips a lot. I wish I could stop him.
3. Ahmed can’t come to the game. I wish he could come to the game.
4. I’m not very tall. I wish I were very tall.
5. I don’t speak German. I wish I could speak German.

Η. Complete the conditional sentences using your own information.

1. If I had the time, I would have a part time job after school.
2. If I lived in Makkah, I would do an Omrah every year.
3. If I could change something about myself, I would like to be taller.
4. If I could be someone else, I would like ti be like the player Mohammed Slah.
5. If I could travel anywhere, I would travel to Istanbul.

2. Reading

After Reading

Answer true or false.

1. T Although football had been played for hundreds of years, the set of rules for the current game was only established in 1863.
2. T If the Native Americans had played on regular-size football fields, there wouldn’t have been enough space for all the players.
3. F In Central America, the idea was for players to hit the ring with the ball.
4. T Before basketball, people weren’t used to playing sports games indoors during the hard winters in the United States.
5. F In the early days of basketball, the game ended as soon as one of the players managed to drop the ball into one of the baskets.
6. T Each team tries to win the rally by grounding the ball on each other's court.

3. Writing

Choose one of the discussion questions above and write your answer.

• My favourite sport is Football. This sport requires making good plans for scoring goals and defending the goal net.
• It is played by two teams and each team play with 11 players.
• Each team must control the ball and pass it smartly to attackers in order to score a goal against the other team.
• The team who scores more goals win the match and gain prizes.

Vocabulary

A. Find words in the chant that mean:

1. a very wealthy person Millionaire
2. stones used in jewellery Diamonds
3. a large impressive house Mansion
4. a famous car brand Cadillac

B. Find five words and/or phrases in the chant that indicate a rich lifestyle.

1. Mansion
2. Cadillac
3. Diamonds
4. New car
5. Sailed the seven seas

C. Find an expression in the chant that means:

through good and bad For better and for worse.

Comprehension

1. Where would the person live if he were a millionaire?

He would live in a mansion.

2. Where would he sail?

He would sail the seven seas.

3. What would he and his friend eat if they were poor?

They would eat pizza and choc cookies.

4. What does he want to know from his friend?

He wants to know if he would still be his friend if he had no money.