Unit 9

Unit 9: Practice for the Exam

A. Complete the conversation. Choose the correct expression from the box. There is one expression that you do not need to use

get her down- get in her way- get off the ground- get on with- get to be- get to the top

Carla : How’s your sister doing, Marvin?

Marvin: She’s great. You know, she’s really worked hard to ____________________ (1). Her T-shirt business is #1in sales on the internet right now.

Carla : Really? That’s great.

Marvin: Yeah. She started designing T-shirts five years ago, but the company didn’t really ______________ (2) until two years ago. Once it started, it took another year for her to make money.

Carla : Why did it take so long?

Marvin: Well, some unexpected things seemed to _____________________________ (3) at first. You know, like some of her design didn’t print well on the T-shirts and that kind of thing. But she didn’t let it _______________________ (4). She stayed positive and kept working hard. Now, it’s one of the most popular T-shirt companies around.

Carla : How did it _____________________ (5) so popular?

Marvin: Well, she does a lot of advertising on social networking sites. That really helped.

B. Circle the correct words to complete the paragraph

(1)Every / All / Both student in my class had to give a presentation about a famous person last week. (2) No / All of / Neither of the students had to work in groups of four. (3) No/ Each / Both student in the group had to work on part of the presentation. Lara and I were in the same group. (4) No / Both of / None of us wanted to do a presentation about a singer. Keith and Ricardo were also in our group. (5) None of / All of /Neither of them liked our ideas. They wanted to do the presentation on a famous athlete instead of a singer. We finally decided to write about Shaquille O’Neal. He’s a basketball player who also became a rap singer and recorded a few albums. (6) None of / No / Neither athlete can easily become a singer because (7) no / all / both their music is judged harshly by others. In my group, (8) none of / all / every us liked Shaquille’s music, but a few of his songs were popular. He was definitely an interesting person to learn about for our presentation.

C. Complete the sentences. Put the – ing form of the verb in parentheses in the correct place in each sentence

What do you remember most about your childhood? Post your memories!

Example: I remember working in my neighbourhood, delivering newspapers. (deliver)

1. My happiest times were on vacation with my family. (go)

2. When I was young, we’d ride bikes everywhere, fun wherever we went. (have)

3. I remember neighbours me over for cookies when I was young. (invite)

4. A highlight for me was at the top of my class. (be)

5. I remember on the phone with friends for hours. (talk)

6. I used to stay in my room all day, to my favourite music. (listen)

D. Complete the conversation. Choose the correct expression from the box. There is one expression that you do not need to use.

as far as careers go - as far as money is concerned - in terms of money or work

in terms of where you live - when it comes to enjoying my life

Olli : I saw your brother Dan yesterday. _______________________(1), he seems pretty happy with his.

Dawn : Oh, yes. He loves his new job! He’s making a lot of money, too.

Olli : Well, ____________________________________(2), I don’t think it makes people happy. I’m happy, and I’m not rich!

Dawn : It’s true. You are always happy, Olli. What’s your secret?

Olli : You know, ____________________________________(3), It’s all about spending time with family and friends. I don’t think you can define happiness ____________________________________(4).

Dawn : That’s true. But work. Does make some people happy, and having money is nice! Just ask my brother!

Reading 1

Read the article. Then read the statements and write T for true, F for false, or NG if the information is not given

Can music make people happy? According to experts, it can. Many people find great enjoyment in sitting and listening to music. Playing musical instruments, singing, and dancing to music can bring joy to people as well. Apparently, there’s good reason why. Studies show that music enables pat of the brain to release a chemical that makes people feel good.

This may be one reason why music is so important to many people. In fact, music has been shown to have many positive effects. In one study, a group of college students listened to classical music, while another group didn’t listen to any music. The students who listened to the classical music before a test had higher scores than those who didn’t. In another study. Listening to music helped foreign language students learn hundreds of new words in one day, and they remembered 92% of the new vocabulary.

Music is also good for those who want to keep fit. All of the subjects in one study were found to benefit from listening to music while exercising. Their heart muscles worked harder when compared to those peopñe who exercised but didn’t listen to music.

Besides these benefits, music is also known to improve mental health, help people recover from illness, and lover stress levels. Thus it seems that everyone can benefit from the positive effects of music.

1. Many more people get enjoyment from listening to music than from playing musical instruments.

2. When people listen to music, a chemical in the brain is released.

3. Classical music can help students learn large numbers of vocabulary items.

4. The heart muscles work harder in people who don’t listen to music while exercising.

5. People who exercise while listening to music are able to lose weight more quickly.

6. Music can benefit people who are sick.

SPEAKING QUIZ

Part 1. Questions and topics to discuss. Ask these questions. Answer your partner’s questions.

1. Describe a time you got off to a good start at school or in a new job.

2. What do successful people have in common?

3. Can you think of a time you were glad something was all over?

4. What was one of the happiest moments of your life?

5. Can you describe someone who has gotten ahead in life?

6. What does it take to be a successful student?

7. Can you describe what’s going on in your life right now?

8. What was one of the proudest moments of your life?

9. What’s the best thing about being successful?

10. What does it take to be a successful business person?

11. Can you think of a time you made the most of a situation?

12. What was one of the best moments of your childhood?

13. What’s the worst thing about being successful?

14. What do creative people have in common?

15. Can you think of a time your hard work paid off?

16. What was one of the most successful moments of your life?

Part 2: Conversation

1. How do you define failure? Tell your partner your opinion.

Use conversation strategies to make your conversation flow. The strategies you learned in this unit are:

Focus in on a topic with expressions like When it comes to...
Introduce an opinion with expressions like as far as I’m concerned...
Soften your opinion with expressions like As far as I know...

2. Listen and react to your partner’s opinion.

WRITING

A. Read the information in the table below.

B. Write a paragraph that answers this question: Does a person’s happiness depend on other people or on oneself?

Make sure that you:

· State your main idea (either that happiness depends on the individual or that happiness depends on others).

· Give reasons and examples to clearly answer the question.

· Use as well as, in addition, furthermore, or moreover to add ideas.

You can find a sample answer here: http://highintermediate-jl.blogspot.com/p/unit-9-writing.html

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Practice for your Exams - High Intermediate Level

Unit 9

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