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Dowe use a higher intonation for reported speech ordirect speech?Higher intonation: _ __ _Lower intonation: _ _ __b28Listen and repeat the sentences.Reading__ aWho's a clever boy then?Read the article and match the sentencehalves.DDDDD1Piers Sharma2Mike Ryde3Arran Fernandez4Francesca5Frederickatook a Maths exam at the age of five.bis a college principal.cis taking a school leaving exam next year.dis six years old.eis waiting for his exam results.bFind the mistake in each sentence andcorrect them.1Exam results are coming out later this month.2Piers Sharma got an A* in the exam.3There are five students in Piers' class at school.4The college has a maths course for babies.5Mike Ryde's son is top of the class at school.6The parents decide when children are ready totake an exam.7Mike says the older children love working withcomputers.8Mike thinks few children could take a schoolleaving exam at the age of 11.cMatch words and phrases from the article(1-10) with the meanings (a-D.1trepidation2momentarily3extraordinarily4embarkedcoincidence56 knock-on effect78gravitate9dumb downhorrified10 lowest common denominatorawhen two things are the same for no reasonbsurprisinglyclower the standarddcauses other things to happeneslight nervousness or fearfshocked, frightenedgleast difficult thing that everyone understandshfor a very short period of timeattracted towardsbeganIIDDDDDDDDDDIs it wise for children aged six and seven to be takingschool lea ving exams?Like many youngsters across the country, Piers Sharmawill be waiting for the postman with trepidation nextmonth, when exam results come out.
Being seven yearsold, he is not the average examination student, however.'It was a bit hard, and a bit easy,' he says of the exam incomputer skills. 'The hard bit was the video conferencing,the applications bit was easy. 'Does he expect to pass? Sharma sounds momentarilystressed. ' I did really well in the practical, I got an A *,' hesays. ' In the exam, I might have got a C+ or a B+. 'Most students do their school leaving exams at the ageof 15 or 16, but Sharma is one of a growing number ofpupils sitting exams extraordinarily early. This year, he isone of an entire class of nine children - four seven-yearolds and five six-year-olds - who in May took an examin information and communication technology (lCT) atthe private Ryde College in Hertfordshire.The course takes a year to complete.
Mike Ryde,principal of the college, confirmed that three of thechildren were five years old when they embarked on theirexamination studies, having 'graduated' from the college'sbaby and toddler computer course, where learning startsat 18 months. At the age of three or four the infantsattend 'primer' lessons. Then Ryde judges when they areready to sit the exam.'The most we've ever had before has been one or twochildren of this age doing a school leaving exam,' saysRyde. 'The very fact that we've got nine students thisyear shows that a lot of six and seven-year-olds wouldbe capable of doing this.
It is no coincidence that they allstarted in classes so early. 'The youngest ever to have taken the exam at Ryde wasArran Fernandez, who was five when he took Maths in2001. Ryde's own daughter Francesca, seven, will takethe ICT examination next year and his son Frederick,six, is on the primer course. 'The wonderful thing isthat studying at a level designed for a 15-year-old has aknock-on effect,' he says. ' Francesca is topping the classat school.
''We also have children doing English and Maths reallyearly, but the younger children seem to gravitate towardsICT,' he says. 'They love working with computers.'Many educationists and parents would be horrified,arguing that six is too young to burden a child withexams. Ryde, however, believes that early school leavingexams should be introduced widely, claiming that such asystem would reduce the stress on youngsters later on.'At present, you see children taking upwards of tenexaminations at once at the age of 16,' he says. 'That's atremendous pressure.
Why not give them the opportunityto take one or two a year? It seems to me that mostchildren are ready to do an examination by the ageof 11. We should not dumb down the system to thelowest common denominator - education is all aboutopportunity. '•,'''I.-_IiHow to .'. . I_report the results of a surveymRe?ort thes~ examples of direct speech (1-6)uSing reporting verbs from the box.Choose the correct words in italics.admit confirmsuggest warndenyexplaintef'l'ttftGThank you for returning all the surveys to us.
We havenow checked through your responses and here are thecollated results.For question 1,25 (1) from/out of 30 said that theywatched TV for more than two hours a day. The(2) vast/big majority said they mainly watched soapoperas and talent shows. Only 20% (3) of/out the groupwatched news and current affairs programmes.For question 2, (4) all people/everyone admitted using amobile phone at least once a day. (5) Nearly/Quite halfthe group used their phones ten or more times a day.(6) Most/Majority people used their phones for texting.For question 3 we had some very interesting responses.A (7) vast/small minority bought their music on CDs, butthe (8) majority/most of people downloaded music fromDavidDon't forget to lockthe back door.the Internet. (9) Not any people/No one thought it wasDavid reminded me to lock the back door.wrong to share MP3 music files.Grammar I•1My brother2John3The childrenWhy don't we goout for a meal?reporting verbsMatch the sentence halves.1The mechanic suggested2When questioned by the police, the thiefdenied3 Before the trip, Caroline reminded4 In court, the lawyer claimed5 The dentist warned6 The TV advertisement claimedDDDDDDa taking money from the woman's purse.b that the prisoner had taken money from thewoman's purse.c that their washing powder was the best one onthe market.d me not to eat so many sweets in future.e selling the car and buying a more reliable model.f us to bring our tickets and ID cards with us.I can't come because Ihave to work that evening.4 The lifeguard5Maria6The salesrepresentativeWe didn'ttake it.Swimming after eatingcan be very dangerous.The reason I failed the exam wasbecause I never did my homework.Yes, we can deliverthe parcel tomorrow.IIviwIiIt's timefl'd ratherfl'd betterin niReporting verbsBJI Match the examples of direct speech (a-j) with_ _ Write one word in each gap.1It's getting late.
I think it's _ __2Would you3Your bedroom's filthy.we left.take the bus or the train?time you tidiedthe reported speech sentences (1-10). Thencomplete the sentences.aup.4Look at those dark clouds, you'dtakean umbrella.5I'm a bit tired. I _ __cDon't you think it's time you _ __yourShe's looking very ill. You _ __better call addoctor.8_ __I'm afraid the doctor's sickeYou'd betterDon't forget to be at the airporttwo hours before your departure.Do all the exercises onpoor and happy than rich andfunhappy.gReported speech_DSteve got an answer-phone message a few daysDpage 65 of the Workbook.interrupt him right now,he's with a client.10 I'd ratherDyou rather pay me now or wait untilnext week?9Dtoday so he can't see you.mother? You can use my mobile.7Where's yourDpassport?rather not go out thisevening.6bDon't touch theseplates, they're very hot.You'll have to get a newhard drive for your laptop.Are you feelingDDalright, darling?hago.
Read the message and report the underlinedWhy don't we go to thecinema on Friday evening?Dinformation.DHi Steve, it's Danielle. (0) I'm sorry you're notWe didn't copy ourthere. (1) I tried your mobile but there was no~ (2) Are you out playing football today?Listen, (3) I'm phoning because I need someDhomework from the Internet.1The receptionist explained _ __ _ __ __2Our teacher told us _ _ __ __ _ _ __3My best friend suggested _ __ __ _ __4The waitress warned us _ _ _ __ __ __5The criminal admitted he _ _ _ __ _ __6The immigration officer asked me _ _ _ __7My mother asked me _ __ _ _ __ _ __8The computer engineer confirmed _ _ _ __9The travel agent reminded us _ _ __ _ __advice.
The thing is, (4) my landlord has askedme to leave the flat. (5) He wants me to go at theend of this month. Obviously, (6) I'm very worriedabout it. I know you know a lot about the law,(7) can you give me any advice? Please call meback later, (8) I'll be at home all day tomorrow.Thanks.1Danielle said she was sorry that he wasn't there.She said _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ __2She asked _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _3She said4She toldoII5She said6She said78She askedShe told10 The children denied _ __ _ _ ___ __Success ·Adjectives/intensifiers1:11 Match the sentence halves.GIl In six sentences the underlined adjective isincorrect.
Find the mistakes and correct them.1Clara considered bringing up three healthychildren to be her greatest2Shane's very irritating - he's always showingoff and3It was a challenging task but in the end weo4When I think of everything our company hasachieved it's hard not tooPeople say that in this life you need a lot ofluck in order too6We've never done this before but we'rewilling too7After failing the driving test four times, Jimhas decided too8She was so successful at school that weknew Ana would be aoabe proud.bachievement.csucceed.1He's my hero. I really _ _ _ up _ __ him.dboasting.2ehigh-achiever.If you want to lose weight, you'll have toall those sweets and_ _ _ downcakes!3I hear you've got a new car. I'm_ _ _ seeing it.4Joe's snoring is very irritating - I don't know howyouupit.5Carol hasupidea to make money.6They've caught the bank robbers.
I'm glad theydidn'tawayit.7The runner was slow at first but she_ _ __ it in the last few metres and won.8He's just gone to the shops. You can _ _5oo1I was very devastated when I heard the news.2She loves cleaning. Her kitchen is very spotless.3My flat is nice but it's absolutely small.4I'm really h!!!J..&r.y. What's in the fridge?5The guided tour was absolutely interesting.6It's absolutely vital that you take out insurance.7Robert was very ecstatic about his pay rise.8New York can be absolutely cold in January.Phrasal verbs with three parts•Complete each gap with a word from the box.catchmademanaged it.ghave a go.hgive up.Describing personality•Choose the correct words in italics.12My cousin can be very single-minded/ aggressive.Once he's made up his mind, nothing can stophim!I'm pretty headstrong / proactive - I don't take anynotice of what other people think.3Isabel loves parties.
She's very outgoing/easygoing.4My boss can be very opinionated/manipulativeso I don't really trust him.5You must invite Carol to the party - she's verysingle-minded/witty and she'll make us all laugh.6It takes a long time for David to relax in socialsituations, as he's very outgoing / introverted.7We're looking for a new marketing managerwho will be proactive/open in developing thebusiness.89Too many sugary drinks make him headstrong/aggressive and he starts fighting the otherchildren.Don't be so selfish / single-minded; leave some ofthe chocolate for us.10 She never listens to reasonable arguments. She'svery opinionated/single-minded.come cut for get lookput to (X2) with (x4)onuplookingforwarda great newup_him if you run.How to ...aComplete the sentences with words and phrasesfrom the box.
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