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WHAT CAR? WHAT COLOUR?
a P e o p l e stili listen to sixties' m u s i c but it w a s batter
the eightiesi
b Harry says these c o m p u t e r s
m a d e in Taiwan.
c l'm not g o i n g to buy this house, l'd never be able to sell
again.
d Tìna's never
a b r o a d . She's scared of flying.
e A r e y o u g o i n g to go
that job y o u told me about?
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Last week it w a s so hot that w e
not even go outside.
g Oliver, y o u ' r e one of the luckiest p e o p l e
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she d o e s the o p p o s i t e .
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the time.
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B e c a r e f u l about the c o l o u r o f c a r d )
y o u buy. Experts
(2)
said that the value of a s e c o n d - h a n d car can vary
(3)
up to 10% just because of its colour. It s e e m s that t o d a y
n o b o d y w a n t s white cars. In fact, white is (4)
u n p o p u l a r that
It (5)
reduce the value of the car by t h o u s a n d s of euros
w h e n the o w n e r decides to sell (6)
S o what's a safe c o l o u r
to c h o o s e ? W e l l , if y o u go (7)
(8)
p r o b l e m s in re-selling.
were very popular. N o w , they (11)
seen as o l d - f a s h i o n e d
and Silver is the best alternative. It looks g o o d on most m o d e l s of car and
buyers w a n t to f o l l o w the trend s o that they don't lose m o n e y . '
He r e s i g n e d @ / t h a t he couId s p e n d m o r e time with his family.
Don't forget to take s o m e ID so that they are g o i n g to let/let y o u in.
Great n e w s ! A l ! m y p r o b l e m s s o l v e d / w e r e s o l v e d last night,
Do y o u think there are s o m e / a n y biscuits left? W e ate a lot yesterday.
David c a m e to see m e , so I took h i m / D a v i d out to lunch,
Both m y kìds are afraid for/of the dark,
Fiji is the place w h e r e / w h i c h Lisse g r e w up.
T h e forecast said it w o u i d be rainy but/in spite it's sunny.
W e ' l l leave to/at one o'clock and get there by s e v e n .
W h a t w o u I d y o u like to do tonight? It's up for/to y o u .
Have y o u ever been/Did y o u ever go to Tokyo before?
C o l o u r has a l w a y s (12)
a factor in m a k i n g cars.
Henry Ford m a d e the M o d e l T only in black - not because it looked better,
(13)
because it w a s the cheapest c o l o u r to paint a car
(14)
that time. Even as late as the mid-1950s one-third of ali
cars that (15)
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go for, or verb/adjective +
preposition, e.g. wait for, afraid of.
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Usually use s o (f/iaf) + a modal verb
{can, will, etc.) or the present s i m p l e
to give the purpose for an action.
You can also use so before an
adjective or adverb to say w h y
something happens. Use butto
express a contrast or difference
between two things.
Use object p r o n o u n s {him, her, it,
etc.) to a v o i d repeating a noun in a
sentence.
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3 by
4 so
Form the present perfect with
has/have+ past participle. Form the
passive with an appropriate tense of
be + past participle.
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U s e any in negative sentences and
in m o s t q u e s t i o n s with u n c o u n t a b l e
and plural n o u n s w h e n y o u ' r e
talking about a s m a l l a m o u n t or
number.
U s e in with long periods of t i m e ,
e.g. in the 1970s. U s e at with a fixed
point in time and clock t i m e s , e.g. at
that point in my life, at nine o'clock.
For m o r e Information, see the
R e v i e w page o p p o s i t e .
See page 86 for a description of this part of the Use of English paper.
Relative c i a u s e s Some sentences
contain relative ciauses. A relative clause
adds informatìon to the maìn part of the
sentence and often starts with a relative
pronoun {who, that, which, where, etc).
You use who or that to talk about people,
that or which to talk about objects, and
where to talk about places.
Jo's the girl who I met last week.
Where's the CD that I bought yesterday?
This is the house where my father was
barn.
/t^ Don't leave out the relative pronoun in
non-defining relative ciauses.
Richard, who lives near me, has just won
the lottery. NOT Richard, lives near me,
has just won the lottcry.
Present perfect You form the present
perfect with haslhave + past participle.
Remember that some past participles are
irregular. Learn these as you go along,
/'ve never flown in a balloon.
The p a s s i v e You form the passive with
an appropriate tense of be + past
participle. Remember that the object of an
active sentence becomes the subject of a
passive sentence.
They will deliver the boxes in June.
-* The boxes will be delivered in June.
So (that) You usually use so (that) + a
model verb {can, will, etc.) or the present
simple to give the purpose for an action.
Take a torch so that you can see where
you are going.
You can also use so + adjective/adverb
that... to say why something happens.
The wind was so strong that the trees
were blown down.
He drove so slowly that we were late.
But You use butto express a contrast or
difference between two things.
l'd like to buy a new car, but I can't afford
one.
Object pronouns You use object
pronouns {him, her, it, etc.) to avoid
repeating a noun in the same sentence or
in sentences that follow.
My sister is visiting from the States.
WouId you like to meet her?
Coilocations Be aware of prepositions in
collocations (words that go together).
These are often phrasal verbs, e.g. go for,
work out. They can also be verb/adjective
+ preposition, e.g. wait for, afraid of
Have you made up your mind yet?
I couidn't work out the answer
Don't wait for me - l'm going to be late.
Are you afraid of spiders?
Any You use any in negative sentences
and in most questions with uncountable
and plural nouns when you're talking
about a small amount or number.
We haven't got any petrol.
Is there any rice left?
Have you got any job vacancies at the
moment?
Prepositions of time You use in with
long periods of time, e.g. in the 1970s.
You use af with a fixed point in time and
clock times, e.g. at that time, at 9.00.
My grandmother was born in the 1950s.
At that point in my life, we were living in
Paris.
Let's meet at midday.