UNIT 5

Communication
Apologise for
Argue with
Ask for
Bad language
Belong to
Bilingual
blame
Break up
Chat
Complain about
Develop
Disagreement
Discuss
Enquire about
Gossip about
Inhabitants
Keep in touch
Lively day
Misunderstand
Nearby
Need

Pass down
Sign language
Get through
In addition to
Pass on
Mother tongue
Cut in
First language
Fluent
Get across
Issue
Translate
Body language
Foreign language
Also
Furthermore
Too
Spread a rumour
Take a message
Warn
Request
Vocabulary

1 Match A to B to form sentences.

A
1. My friend sent me
....
2. Lets meet and have
....
3. If we cant meet, lets speak on
....
4. You can give your opinion by writing...
5. In the evening, my friends and I chat. .
conversation.
6. Im not home now so just send
....

B
a. a letter to the newspaper.
b. the phone.
c. a text message.
d. me an e-mail.
e. a face-to-face
f. online.

2 Choose the correct answer.

1. In most schools around the world, children learn to speak at least
one .
a. bad language
b. foreign language c. sign language
2. Although his mother speaks only Italian, Peter is . He speaks
English and Italian fluently.
a. translated
b. misunderstood c. bilingual
3. Dina always about the food her mother makes.
a. complains
b. apologises
c. blames

4. I would like to a moment of your time.

a. warn
b. request
c. chat
3 Choose the correct answer.
1. She had a car accident because she ignored / translated the
Stop sign.
2. Her German is less fluent / slang than her French.
3. I said 15 - not 50! You discussed / misunderstood me.
4. The weatherman blamed / warned that a storm was coming.

5. Lets go online this evening and have a chat / face-to-face

conversation.
6. In case of emergency, please contact / blame Mrs C Smith.

7. Go and request / apologise to that boy right now. You obviously

hurt his feelings.
4 Replace the words in bold with the phrasal verbs below.
get by cut in passed down get across pass on pick up get
through
1. I havent got a lot of money but I manage.
2. The best way to understand this game is to learn the rules as you
play.
3. Talented dancers are able to use movement to communicate their
feelings.
4. I tried to call the office six times but I couldnt reach them.

5. Please spread the good news to everyone you know.

6. Its not polite to interrupt when someone else is speaking.

7. This ring was given to my mother and then to me.

5 Match the words and expressions in A to their definitions in

B.
A
1. ignore
2. complain
3. keep in touch
4. translate
5. bilingual
6. mother tongue
7. apologise
8. request

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

B
a. change from one language to another
b. say youre sorry
c. first language
d. ask for something
e. pay no attention
f. talk or write occasionally
g. able to speak two languages
h. say you arent happy about something

6 Complete the sentences with the words and expressions in

Exercise 5, column A.
1. I promise to while Im abroad.

2. to your brother. You hurt him.

3. This food is terrible. We should .
4. Im talking to you. Dont me.
5. I dont understand French. Could you this into
English, please?
6. If you cant do it yourself, youll have to help.
7. Michael is . He speaks English and French.
8. Suzanne was born in Japan, but English is her .
7 Complete the collocations with the words below.
sign official bad first
1. Small children shouldnt watch that film because of all the violence
and language.
2. Although there are many Spanish speakers in the USA, English is the
language.
3. Deaf people use language to communicate with each
other.
4. She speaks eight languages fluently, but French is her
language.
8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
phrasal verbs below.
get by get across get through pass on pick up cut in pass
down
1. He couldnt speak Chinese so he his message
using mime.
2. She has a great ear for languages and managed to
a lot of English from
watching television.
3. The recipe is a family secret that from
generation to generation.
4. He is able to at work even though he never
formally learnt how to use
a computer.
5. I dont like using open online chat rooms as anyone can suddenly
on
your conversation.
6. He finally to the airline after eight tries.
7. In next weeks magazine, Penlope Cruz her
top ten beauty tips.
9 Complete the passage with the words and expressions
below.
face-to-face misunderstand slang get across body language
fluent foreign contacts discussing
When learning a (1) language, one of the most
difficult ways to communicate is on the telephone. Why is this? Well,

first of all, when someone (2) us by telephone, we

cant see him or his (3) . This means we lose a very
important clue for understanding, and as a result it is easy to
(4) what he is saying. Likewise, without the ability to
use facial expressions and hands when we speak, it is much harder to
(5) our own message. Therefore, many people avoid
(6) anything important on the phone. Another reason
why the telephone is challenging is that its often more difficult to hear
a speaker on the phone than in (7) conversations. In
addition, people often speak more quickly and may use more
(8) on the telephone, which makes it difficult to
understand if you arent (9) in a language.
10 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are
more words than you need.
calm sign language body language picked up fluent
renewable recycle translated get by runner-up deforestation
slang draw
1. They the ambassadors speech into Japanese last
night on the news.
2. Energy from the sun is , but energy from oil is not.
3. Its always important to be in an emergency.
4. The was almost as fast as the winner.
5. Teenagers often use that their parents dont
understand.
6. Both teams got 2 points. The match was a .
7. Because of , the Amazon rainforest has become
much smaller.
8. He spoke politely, but I could see from his that he
was angry.
9. We always our plastic bottles.
10. I a few Russian words when I was in Moscow.
11 Choose the correct answer to complete the collocations.
1. Sign / Body language is used mainly by the deaf.
2. In Switzerland, there are four foreign / official languages.
3. Pupils who use body / bad language will be sent home.
4. Polish is his official / first language. He grew up in Poland.
5. Your body / sign language usually gives away how you truly feel.
12
Complete the sentences with the words and expressions
below.
keep in touch bilingual slang mother tongue discuss translate
fluent
1. It is difficult to some words from one language
into another.
2. Her father speaks to her in French and her mother in Italian. She is
totally .

3. Dont shout at me. If you have a problem, lets it.

4. You should never use when you write a formal
letter.
5. His English is more than his French or German.
6. My best friend moved far away but we still .
7. Although she was born in Germany, English is her
since her mother is British.

Grammar
1 Circle the relative pronoun and underline the noun it
describes.
1. I have a friend who lives in Paris.
2. This is the book which I told you about.
3. We ate in a restaurant where the waiters sing and dance.
4. That is the man whose wife died.
5. The 4th of July is the day when Americans celebrate independence.
6. Those are the flowers that my father bought.
2 Match A to B to form sentences.
A
1. They say New York is a city
2. She works for an airline
3. There are many Americans
pain.
4. She took him to a doctor
5. They met in 1943
world.

B
. . . a. when the country was at war.
. . . b. who speak Spanish.
. . . c. whose speciality is treating back
. . . d. where people never sleep.
. . . e. which has got offices all over the

3 Choose the correct relative pronoun.

1. They met outside the house which / where / whose the party was
held.
2. Whats the name of the artist who / which / when painted the Mona
Lisa?
3. Her father didnt like the car who / when / that her mother had
chosen.
4. The girl who / whose / that bicycle was stolen is terribly upset.
5. Thats the book who / which / where he recommended.
6. Have you met the couple who / which / where want to buy the
house?
7. I remember the day where / which / when my brother was born.
4 Complete the sentences with a suitable relative pronoun.
1. She knows Antonio Bear, is an excellent translator.
2. He uses American Sign Language, is different from
British Sign Language.
3. The Bahamas, my friends have gone on holiday, is
supposed to be beautiful.

4. His father, mother tongue is English, speaks

French quite well.
5. Molly was born in 1996, my sister was just one.
5 Combine the sentences using the relative pronoun in
brackets. Make any necessary changes.
1. She fell in love with a boy. His father works in Africa. (whose)
..............................................................................................
2. That is the shop. I bought my new shoes there. (where)
..............................................................................................
3. Ill never forget that day. I first saw you then. (when)
..............................................................................................
4. Where can I find a shop? It sells drumsticks. (which)
..............................................................................................
5. This is the guide. He will take you on a tour of the city. (who)
..............................................................................................
6 Complete the sentences with a suitable relative pronoun.
There may be more than one possible answer.
1. Do you know anyone speaks Welsh?
2. She uses her computer, is in her living room, to keep in
touch with her family.
3. Eric met a boy father works in Hong Kong.
4. My family travelled to Japan, my grandmother is living.
5. Abigail teaches judo, is her favourite sport.
6. I miss the days we had so much free time.
7 Choose ALL the correct answers. Then tick the sentences
where the relative pronoun can be omitted.
. . . 1. I saw the film who / which / that you told me about.
. . . 2. We ate at Mikes caf, who / which / that has the best
pancakes.
. . . 3. The programme who / which / that you are watching is boring.
. . . 4. My mother is visiting my grandmother, who / which / that lives
in a nursing home.
. . . 5. Anyone who / which / that wants to enter the zoo must buy a
ticket.
. . . 6. Helen bought a new car who / which / that was made in Japan.
. . . 7. The student who / which / that you were speaking to was
obviously very smart.
8 Complete the sentences with the relative pronouns below.
who which where when whose
1. Can you tell me the name of the street Amy lives?
2. Brad Pitt, is an American actor, has starred in over 35
films.
3. My mother works with a woman husband is the star of a
TV programme.

4. He speaks Italian in addition to Portuguese, is his first

language.
5. I met him last summer I worked at the summer camp.
9 Write sentences with the words below. Add commas when
necessary.
1. he / I / that / love / the gift / gave / me
......................................................................................................
2. cousin / dentist / married / my / is / Dr Jones / a / who
......................................................................................................
3. prefers / which / She / are / products / environmentally-friendly
......................................................................................................
4. the man / dog / bit / That / whose / me / is
......................................................................................................
5. year / was / stayed / Grand Hotel / nice / The / where / very / we / last
......................................................................................................
6. when / women / There / vote / a time / couldnt / was
......................................................................................................
10 Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun. Make any
necessary changes.
1. My neighbour won the gardening prize. His garden is beautiful.
......................................................................................................
2. He misses his house. It was destroyed in the fire.
......................................................................................................
3. Leonid Stadnyk is the tallest man in the world. He lives in the
Ukraine.
......................................................................................................
4. He returned to visit the town. He was born there.
......................................................................................................
5. Ana Segon is the company secretary. She is bilingual.
......................................................................................................
6. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the
Himalayan mountains.
......................................................................................................
7. He decided to visit London. His friend is studying there.
......................................................................................................
11 Complete the passage with suitable relative pronouns.
Washoe, (1) was the first non-human to learn to speak a
human language, was a chimpanzee. The language (2) she
learned, was American Sign Language (ASL).
Washoe was born in 1965 in West Africa, (3) she was
captured. She was later taken to the USA for research. Washoe lived
with two scientists, Allen and Beatrice Gardner, (4) goal
was to teach her to communicate. She was named after Washoe
County, Nevada, (5) the Gardners raised and taught her.
Washoe was using over 250 signs by October 2007, (6)
she died at the age of 42.

12 Complete the mini-dialogues with the words in brackets.

Put the words in order, change the verbs to their correct form
and add a relative pronoun.
1. A: Why did Kevin go home?
B:
(to get / go / his chemistry notebook / forget / he)
He ........................................................................................................................
2. A: Are you going to the library after school?
B: (borrow / not finish / the book / last week)
No, I .....................................................................................................................
3. A: Would you like to meet next Monday?
B: (to London / the day / I / fly)
No, I cant. Next Monday .....................................................................................
4. A: Who is that person?
B: (bark / while / dog / sleep / we)
Thats the neighbour ...........................................................................................
5. A: Will she ever move to a different house?
B: (in the house / she / grow up / still live)
Oh, no! Ten years from now, she ............................................................................
6. A: Could you please help me move these boxes?
B: (the boxes / you / already pack / move)
OK. I .....................................................................................................................
7. A: Is Dr Sloan a good dentist?
B: (I / be / trust / the only dentist)
Yes. He .................................................................................................................
8. A: Is this letter for you?
B: (study / next year / from London College)
Yes. Its ....................................................................................................................
9. A: Where did Larry take you?
B: (the park / as a child / play / show us / he)
He ........................................................................................................................
10. A: Could you introduce us?
B: (with me / Paul / work / wife)
Of course! This is .................................................................................................

13 Join the sentences with the relative pronoun in brackets.

Make any necessary changes.
1. Simon has got a new mobile phone. It takes wonderful pictures.
(which)
.....................................................................................................................................
2. Thats the hotel. I work there. (where)
....................................................................................................................................
3. The dog is big and frightening. It bit George. (that)
....................................................................................................................................
4. A thief broke into my car. I was at home sleeping then. (when)
....................................................................................................................................
5. Peter doesnt speak a word of English. His mother is British. (whose)
....................................................................................................................................
6. The policeman is speaking at the school. He caught the thief. (who)

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