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Revise and check before the test next week

I think it'd be a good idea to do the 'Revise and Check' exercises on pa.35 before the test next week.
Once you have done it, you can make corrections. Here you have the key.

KEY TO REVISE & CHECK p. 35

Grammar

a)

11.       I used to have / I had

22.       The boss appears to have

33.       Did you really use to wear…?

44.       ok

55.       I need to get my passport renewed

66.       ok

77.       ok

88.       ok

99.       Could you get your brother to have a look

110.   She was wearing trousers

b)

11.       (that) I had made a big mistake

22.       Seems to have

33.       You get the tap fixed

44.       Is expected to resign

55.       According to the DailyMail,

66.       It will get broken

77.       There are said to be

88.       They don’t usually get to the airport

99.       The dog had been sleeping on my bed all night

Vocabulary

a)

11.       friendship

22.       freedom

33.       neighbourhood

44.       fear

55.       shame

66.       poverty

b)

11.       take

22.       spare

33.       get

44.       cope

55.       left

66.       know

c)

11.       lost

22.       pushed

33.       life

44.       nerves

55.       message

66.       way

77.       out

d)

11.       By

22.       At

33.       Before

44.       Off

55.       Down

66.       Away

77.       Out

88.       Over

A "simple" pronunciation exercise

Would you like to improve your English pronunciation?
Come on! Give it a try!

Here you have the whole poem ready for you to be read line by line.I tried and I'm not really proud of myself.
The Chaos (pronunciation poem)

Tell how it goes, please!

A short summary of Mandela's life

I hope you find it interesting.

The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Chapters 3 - 6

These are the questions you have to answers while reading these chapters:

QUESTIONS FOR THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST

 CHAPTER 3

1. Why did he feel so comfortable in New York but he is sometimes resentful in USA?
2. What does he describe as "a form of mental judo for business"?
3. How does he describe the Underwood Samson elite?
4. What is the Pakistani concept of food?
5. What is the attitude of the American towards beggars in this chapter? And his own?
6. How does he describe himself while he is doing his training period?

CHAPTER 4

1. Why do you think he explained to the American the origin of his scar?
2. How does he react when Erica's father asks him about the situation in Pakistan mentioning facts which appeared in the newspapers?
3. What do you think about Changez's comments to the American when the lights go off?

CHAPTER 5

1. How did his way of treating people at work change when he went to Manila and why?
2. What did he find out when he was riding a limousine?
3. Jim calls him "a shark" and it is intended to be a compliment. Explain.
4. In which way does he think Jim and himself are similar?
5. What is the most shocking confession Changez makes on page 83? (the paragraph begins: "The following evening was supposed to be our last in Manila")
6. How did the passengers of his flight back look at him and how did he feel?

CHAPTER 6

1. How did he feel when he went back to New York?
2. How did his relationship with Erica change after sleeping in his flat?
3. What seemed to happen to Erica more and more often and how did he react to it?
4. How does he feel when Erica recounts her story with Chris?
5. Why do you think Changez said on page 105 that "it's going to be a night of some importance? (the very last paragraph of the chapter)
 

Nelson Mandela

Madiba has died.

After such a long, generous and plentiful life, he will rest in peace.