ENGLISCH
Arbeitsbogen 14–16
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Autor: R. Parr
FAST TRACK ENGLISH – PART TWO
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Round-the-clock pubs?
According to a recent report, pubs in Britain could open until midnight and some could even serve drinks around the
clock.
The government task force which wrote the report suggests abolishing dozens of restrictions on pubs, clubs and
restaurants throughout Britain. The report says that the laws on pub opening hours have little in common with social
reality. ‘In the course of time the pub has become the centre of people’s leisure activities,’ it states. ‘We are also
concerned about Britain’s image in Europe. Many visitors from abroad are confused and disappointed
by the licensing laws in Britain.’
Allan Charlesworth, a policeman and one of the members of the task force, says that varied opening hours could have a
positive effect on alcohol-related crime and disorder on the streets. ‘At the moment people come out onto the streets at
the same time. They have probably had two or three beers rather rapidly. They want fast food, they are queuing for
nightclubs and taxis – and it often ends up in disorder. It could be different, though. Experiments with 4 am closing
times in Manchester and Leeds during the recent European football tournament, for example, have shown that there
was no increase in disorder.’
There have been criticisms of the report’s proposals, however. Eric Appleby, the director of the charity Alcohol
Concern, does not agree with the task force’s findings. ‘The report misses the point,’ he says. ‘The problem we have in
this country is not pub opening hours. I think we have to look more closely at binge drinking where people go out twice
a week and drink as much as they can to make up for the rest of the week.’
Although the report has been welcomed by government ministers, it is unlikely that a change to longer or more flexible
opening hours will come about very soon. In fact a government spokesman was not prepared to say if anything at all
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Are the following statements true or false according to the text? Circle T or F. 1. The report on British pubs suggests that Britain needs better beer.
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3. Allan Charlesworth thinks pubs should close at four o’clock
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5. Pub opening hours in Britain will be relaxed in three or four
years’time.
6. The effects of the new licensing laws on the drinking habits of
people have been tremendous.
Answer the following questions. Use complete sentences and your own words as far as possible. 7. Which reason does Allan Charlesworth give for the disorder on Britain’s streets?
8. What were the experiments (line 15) Allan Charlesworth talks about?
What did they show?
9. Why does Eric Appleby think the report ‘misses the point’ (line 19)?
10. What information did the government spokesman give to the public in his
statement?
11. What were the results more than one year later, according to the BBC survey?
12. Will the pubs become more profitable now?
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Further questions on the text. Write two or three sentences for each answer.
13. The report says that people from abroad are ‘confused … by the licensing laws in
Britain’ (lines 8-9). Why do you think they are confused?
14. Allan Charlesworth talks about ‘alcohol-related crime and disorder on the streets’
(line 11-12). What exactly is he talking about? Give some examples.
Other questions. Answer them in two or three complete sentences.
15. Do you think pubs should be open around the clock? Give some reasons for your opinion.
16. Is the pub the centre of people’s leisure activities where you come from?
Say why or why not.
Use different words for the underlined part of the sentence (but don’t change the
meaning of the text).
17. In the course of time/ ______________________ the pub has become the centre of
people’s leisure activities.
18. We are also concerned/ _____________________ about Britain’s image in Europe.
19. Allan Charlesworth says that varied opening hours could have a positive effect/
___________________ on alcohol-related crime.
20. I think the report misses the point/ ___________________________________ .
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Complete the definitions.
21. Leisure activities are ___________________________________________________
22. Fast food is __________________________________________________________
The following sentences have been rewritten. Complete them.
23. Experiments have shown that there was no increase in disorder.
Experiments have shown that disorder ______________________ .
24. Varied opening hours could have a positive effect on alcohol-related crime.
Alcohol-related crime ______________________ by varied opening hours.
25. There have been criticisms of the report’s proposals.
Some people ______________________ the report’s proposals.
26. We have to look more closely at binge drinking.
Binge drinking ________________________ .
27. The report has been welcomed by government ministers.
Government ministers ______________________ the report.
These sentences all contain if-pattern 2 structures. Complete them.
28. If you ___________ (go) into an English pub at 10.30 in the evening,
it ______________ (be) an interesting experience.
29. If you ________________ (know) something about the opening hours,
you ______________ (know) what to expect.
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30. If, for example, you _______________ (hear) a bell and the words ‘last orders
please’, you _________________ (expect) the pub to close in half an hour.
31. If you _________________ (try) to order a drink at 10.45,
you ___________________ (not, be served).
32. The lights __________________ (go out) if you _____________ (stay) in the pub
after 11 o’clock.
33. If you _________________ (go) back to the same pub a year later,
it ________________ (probably, be) different.
Make one sentence by forming a relative clause with ‘which’ or ‘where’ .
You may have to make other small changes.
34. (Leeds and Manchester are cities – there they carried out experiments into pub
opening hours)
35. (Eric Appleby works for the charity Alcohol Concern – Alcohol Concern helps
people with drinking problems)
36. (People queue for taxis – taxis can take them to a nightclub or restaurant)
37. (Britain is a country – in Britain there is a lot of binge drinking)
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Past or present perfect? Complete the sentences by using the correct form of the verbs in
brackets. Put any other words in brackets into their correct position.
38. Pete and Sally usually go to the pub three times a week but this week they
_____________ (only, be) once. They _____________ (go out) on Tuesday
evening but they ______________ (not, stay) long because it _________ (be)
so full.
39. Mike _________________ (not, drink) any beer for over six months now and he
__________________ (not, be) into a pub for nearly nine months. Why?
He’s trying to lose weight.
40. Johanna _______________ (not, be) inside a pub for many years. ‘I ____________
(first, go) into a pub when I ___________ (be) eighteen years old but I
_____________ (not, like) it. And anyway, I ______________ (never, drink) beer
anyway.
41. John and Rachel _______________ (go out) last Saturday. They ______________
(not, go) to a pub, though. They _____________ (have) a meal in an Indian
restaurant. ‘It ____________ (be) lovely,’ said John. ‘But a bit hot!’
42. Do you go to pubs or nightclubs? How often? Who with? Do you like the atmosphere
there? Why? (If you don’t go out to pubs or nightclubs, say why.)
Write between 60 and 80 words.
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ENGLISCH
TELEKOLLEG MULTIMEDIAL
Autor: R. Parr
Arbeitsbogen 17 - 19
FAS T TRA C K EN GLISH – PAR T T W O
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A bolt from the blue
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It was January 1997. Tracy Saunders, 34, had been watching a television report about a
man who had survived four days on the open seas. ‘It was pure chance that I turned on the
television,’ says Ms Saunders. ‘They were showing a report about a sailor called Tony
Bullimore who was still alive after being trapped in his catamaran for four days.’
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Tracy told her mother what she had seen on the news. ‘It was funny,’ Tracy explained.
‘Suddenly Mum went very quiet and said: “Have you been watching the telly?” I asked
why. She said: “Well, your dad’s been on.” Then we sat down and chatted a little. Later I
asked if she would mind if I got in contact with him. She hesitated for a while but agreed
in the end.’
Ms Saunders wrote to Mr Bullimore, 59, but her letter was one of 20,000 waiting for the
round-the-world yachtsman when he returned to Britain. When he eventually got around to
reading it, he got in touch. Jonathan Harris, Mr Bullimore’s agent, said: ‘It was a complete
bolt from the blue for Tony.’
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Ms Saunders’s mother, Muriel, had a relationship with Mr Bullimore in the early 1960s
but when the couple parted he did not know that she was pregnant. Ms Saunders, who now
has three of her own children, was brought up by her grandparents.
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Mr Bullimore said: ‘It was a long time ago. I was young then. Tracy’s mother and I went
our separate ways and I did not know that she was pregnant. It was strange, though. As
soon as I met Tracy I felt there was a bond. It felt right. I am delighted she’s found me.’
Ms Saunders said: ‘When Tony came to see me we chatted quite easily. He had nothing to
apologise for. It was no fault of his that we hadn’t got together earlier.’
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Looking back it all now, how does Ms Saunders feel about meeting her father after thirty
years? ‘It’s terrible growing up not knowing where you come from,’ she explains.
‘Sometimes I think about what would have happened if I hadn’t watched TV that evening
in 1997 and if my mum hadn’t said anything to me. I’d be none the wiser now. I’m so pleased I’ve found him.’
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Complete these sentences. Use the information in the text and your own words
as far as possible.
1. Tracy Saunders first found out about her father after _________________________ .
2. Before she contacted her father she ______________________________________ .
3. At first Tracy didn't get a reply from Tony because __________________________ .
4. When Tracy and her father met for the first time ___________________________ .
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
5. Why was there a report on television about Tony Bullimore?
6. How can we see that Tony is a popular person?
7. How well did Tracy know her grandparents when she was a child?
8. How do Tracy and Tony feel about their first meeting?
What does the underlined word mean in these sentences? Choose an answer.
9. It was January 1997. (line 2)
a) the TV report
b) Tony Bullimore’s trip around the world
c) the story about Tracy Saunders finding her father
10. When he eventually got around to reading it … . (lines 12-13)
a) a letter from Tracy’s mother
b) a letter from Tracy
c) a letter from Jonathan Harris
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11. ‘I didn’t know that she was pregnant.’ (line 19)
a) Tracy
b) Tracy’s mother
c) Tracy’s grandmother
Match the words or expressions on the left (12-17) with their equivalents on the right (a-l).
12. telly (line 7)
13. eventually (line 12)
14. a bolt from the blue (line 14)
15. to get in touch (line 13)
16. delighted (line 20)
17. to apologise (line 22)
a.) in the end
b.) advertisements
c.) disappointed
d.) to say sorry
e.) to visit
f.) to explain
g.) a terrible experience
h.) to contact
i.) perhaps
j.) television
k.) a big surprise
l.) very happy
Replace the underlined words with a similar expression but do not change the meaning
of the sentences.
18. She hesitated for a while but agreed/ _____________________ in the end.
19. Tracy’s mother and I went our separate ways/ ______________________ .
20. I’d be none the wiser/ ______________________ now.
Choose the correct ending (a, b or c) for these sentences.
21. If Tracy Saunders hadn’t seen the report on television, her mother …
a) will never tell her about her father.
b) would never tell her about her father.
c) would never have told her about her father.
22. Tracy would never have found her father if …
a) she did not write a letter to him.
b) she had not written a letter to him.
c) she would not write a letter to him.
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Form complete sentences. Use a verb + object + infinitive construction.
You will need to add some small words.
23. Tracy … (persuade/mother/tell/she) the whole story about her relationship with Tony.
24. In her letter Tracy … (ask/father/meet) her and his three grandchildren.
25. Jonathan Harris … (advise/Tony/get in touch) with Tracy.
26. Tracy … (not expect/her father/contact) her very quickly.
27. In the end she … (invite/he/come) to her house in Nottingham.
Use a gerund or an infinitive construction to complete these sentences.
28. ‘I can’t remember my mother ever ______________ (mention) my father,’ said Tracy.
29. ‘Oh, I forgot ______________ (tell) you how I first met your father,’ said Muriel.
30. ‘Let’s stop _____________ (talk) about the past. Let’s talk about the future,’ said Tony.
Complete Tracy’s text. Use the correct form of the words in brackets.
31. ‘I ________________ (think) a lot about my mother over the last few weeks. It must
________________ (be) very hard for her during the last thirty-five years. I think she
often ________________ (want) to tell me about my father but she ____________
(can/never/find) the right moment. I know she ________________ (have) a difficult
time when I was small child. She ________________ (have to, give) me to my grandparents. She only ________________ (see) me at the weekends. I ______________
(grow up) without her ________________ (realise) it.’
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Are there any small words missing from Tracy’s sentences? If so, put them in.
32. I watched the news ____ television.
33. Then I turned the TV ____ and spoke ____ my mother.
34. We talked ____ the man in the report.
35. She told me that she had had a relationship ____ him and that he was my father.
36. I wrote a letter ____ him.
37. One day, many weeks later, he phoned ____ me.
38. We arranged to meet at a pub _____ my house.
39. He didn’t apologise ____ anything. He just said: ‘Better late than never!’
40. I agree ____ him.
41. Translate this text into German. Use a dictionary if you need to.
This year the Royal National Lifeboat Institution celebrated its 175th birthday. At the
charity’s 222 stations throughout Britain and the Republic of Ireland a host of special
events were held to mark the special occasion. Andrew Freemantle, the director of the
organisation, said: ‘The RNLI has over 300 boats but relies entirely on volunteers and
public donations. Lifeboats are needed more than ever, saving a thousand lives every year.
Last year we were even involved in saving people caught in floods 70 miles from the sea.
The RNLI’s volunteers embody many of the qualities that we are looking for in society
today: dedication, compassion and courage.’
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ENGLISCH
TELEKOLLEG MULTIMEDIAL
Autor: R. Parr
Arbeitsbogen 20 - 22
FAS T TRA C K EN GLISH – PAR T T W O
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I was very relieved
Diane Thomas’s cries for help inside the soundproof room at the Pontcae surgery in Wales
went unheard. She had been left on a doctor’s couch with a back full of acupuncture
needles after staff forgot about her, locked up and went home.
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In fact it was not until cleaners came later in the evening that she was discovered lying
face down, afraid to move because of the dozen needles in her neck, back, ankles and
wrists. ‘I shouted and shouted but no one was there,’ said Mrs Thomas, 33, yesterday. ‘I
was getting very worried but I did not want to move in case I pushed the needles in further.
I was very, very relieved when the cleaner walked in but she was very surprised to see
me.’
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Mrs Thomas had gone to see Dr Kevin Thomas, who has recently qualified to practise
acupuncture, seeking treatment for a bad back. He placed the needles and told Mrs Thomas
to lie still for 40 minutes. Unfortunately Dr Thomas was then called out to an emergency.
He rushed off and forgot about his patient. The surgery closed around 6.30 pm and the
other doctors, nurses and office staff went home.
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‘We have only just started offering acupuncture,’ said Dr Jones, another doctor in the
practice. ‘The problem is that the treatment is not immediate, the patients have to stay for a
prescribed period with the needles inside them. This lady came in, had the needles
inserted, and was left in the consulting room. Dr Thomas was called out and his patient
went completely out of his mind.’
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The cleaners who found Mrs Thomas did not want to touch the needles and, as they could
not contact Dr Thomas, rang Dr Jones instead. Dr Thomas said that he and his colleagues
had offered their full apologies to Mrs Thomas for her ordeal. ‘She has taken it very well
and has even come back for another session of acupuncture,’ he said.
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Choose the correct ending to the sentences.
1. Mrs Thomas had a terrible experience in a …
a) hospital.
b) doctor’s practice.
c) recording studio.
2. She was locked in a room and couldn’t get out until …
a) a doctor came.
b) a nurse came.
c) a cleaner came.
3. She couldn’t move from the couch where she was lying because …
a) she was having special treatment.
b) her leg was broken.
c) she had drunk too much that afternoon.
4. The doctor forgot about Mrs Thomas because he had to …
a) go home.
b) see another patient.
c) meet another doctor.
5. In the meantime the doctor …
a) has married Mrs Thomas.
b) has not contacted Mrs Thomas.
c) has said sorry to Mrs Thomas.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
6. Why was Mrs Thomas asked to stay in the consulting room for forty minutes?
7. Why didn’t she move while she was lying there?
8. Why did nobody help her?
9. How can we see that Dr Thomas is not a very experienced doctor?
10. What shows us that Mrs Thomas is not angry about the situation she found herself in?
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Further questions. Write two or three sentences for each answer.
11. Why would a doctor want a soundproof room in his or her practice?
12. What do you think of ‘alternative’ methods of treatment like acupuncture?
Put in the correct form of the word in brackets.
13. Dr Thomas is not usually so ______________ (forget).
14. The cleaner made a surprising ______________ (discover).
15. You can imagine the ______________ (relieved) on Mrs Thomas’s face.
16. Later the doctors ______________ (apology) to Mrs Thomas.
Which word or expression in brackets is the correct one? Underline it.
17. Your ‘ankle’ is at the end of your [arm/leg/finger].
18. Your ‘wrist’ is at the end of your [arm/leg/nose].
19. A ‘doctor’ is [a man/a woman/a man or a woman].
20. An ‘ordeal’ is a [nice/exciting/unpleasant] experience.
Complete these definitions using your own words.
21. A ‘colleague’ is someone ______________________________________________ .
22. If you ‘lie still’ it means _______________________________________________ .
23. If something goes ‘completely out of your mind’ ___________________________
___________________________________________________________________ .
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Rewrite these sentences using different words. Don’t change the meaning of the sentence.
24. Dr Thomas was called out. (line 13)
25. The treatment is not immediate. (line 17)
26. She has taken it very well. (line 23)
Translate into German.
27. She had been left on a doctor’s couch … (line 3)
28. It was not until the cleaners came later … (line 5)
29. The cleaners who found Mrs Thomas did not want to touch the needles … (line 21)
Complete these sentences. You will need a preposition.
30. Dr Thomas apologised ______________ (leave) Mrs Thomas in the consulting room.
31. He knows that he was responsible ________________ (look after) her.
32. Mrs Thomas, however, saw no use ________________ (get) angry.
33. The doctor thanked her ________________ (be) so understanding.
34. Mrs Thomas is looking forward _______________ (have) more acupuncture in future.
Join the ideas together by using the correct linking word in the box.
after although as (= since) as soon as but
35. Dr Thomas left the surgery a few minutes __________ he had received an emergency call.
36. No one could hear Mrs Thomas ___________ she was lying in a soundproof room.
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37. Mrs Thomas wanted to get up ___________ she was afraid of moving.
38. ___________ the cleaner opened the door, she saw Mrs Thomas on the couch.
39. ___________ she had a terrible experience, Mrs Thomas came back for more
acupuncture.
Put these sentences into reported speech. Some are statements, some are questions and
some are requests.
40. ‘I went to the practice at 4 o’clock,’ said Mrs Thomas.
41. ‘You are very brave,’ said the doctor to Mrs Thomas.
42. ‘How long must I stay in the room?’ Mrs Thomas asked the doctor.
43. ‘Lie still, please,’ said the doctor.
44. ‘I’ll come back in half an hour,’ said the doctor.
45. ‘Don’t forget me, will you?’ said Mrs Thomas.
Complete these sentences. In each sentence use a past simple and a past perfect simple
or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
46. There ________________ (be) a phone call from a hospital before the doctor
________________ (place) the needles.
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47. After he ________________ (speak) to Mrs Thomas the doctor _______________
(leave) the surgery.
48. Mrs Thomas ________________ (begin) to shout for help after she ____________
(lie) on the couch for an hour.
49. By the time everybody ________________ (go) home in the evening they
________________ (forget) about Mrs Thomas.
50. After they ________________ (find) Mrs Thomas, the cleaners _______________
(phone) Dr Jones.
51. Complete this text by using the correct form of the word in brackets. If there is a
question mark in brackets, supply a word yourself.
Many medical professionals admit that, in the past, the fears of patients ______________
(ignore). People ______________ (expect, come) into hospital and have treatment simply
because that was what their doctors ______________ (tell) them to do. Today, however,
patients are used ____________ (ask) more ______________ (?) and they want to be told
what ______________ (happen) to them without ___________ (be) looked down on.
‘Most of the ______________ (complain) we have received here in the last twelve
______________ (?),’ says Dr Craft of the Royal United Hospital in Bath, ‘are not because
of failures in medical care but because of failures in communication. At the moment we
______________ (do) our best to improve the quality of information given to patients.’
The RUH has started ______________ (offer) special consultation sessions for patients
before they undergo treatment. ‘It gives people an opportunity to ______________ (?) the
staff and ask questions,’ says Dr Craft. ‘And for children we’ve got the Hedgehog Club,
which organises doctors-and-nurses games. Young patients can dress and play with oxygen
masks and syringes.’ Dr Craft pauses. ‘Syringes without ______________ (?), of course,’
he adds. ‘By ______________ (have) fun in this way we hope that children will lose their
fear of ______________ (?).’
52. What do you think of what the hospital in Bath is doing?
Write a short comment in English (30-40 words) outlining your opinion.
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Why go anywhere?
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Some people think that computers in cars will make driving much more comfortable in
future. Computers, they say, will be able to announce where the next petrol station is when
the tank is nearly empty. Computers will also make driving much safer. They will be able
to regulate the speed of the car so that, on a busy road, there will be no danger of getting
too near to the vehicle in front. They will also be able to direct the driver to a specific
destination, foreseeing traffic jams on the way and suggesting any alternative routes. These
and many other plans drawn up by car manufacturers, government officials and transport
experts in Europe and the US are part of a larger project called the Intelligent
Transportation System (ITS). Its aims are quite simple: greater efficiency, greater comfort
and greater safety for car drivers.
The ITS does have its critics, however. Many people, for example, would prefer to see a
reduction in the need to travel rather than an increase in individual transportation. They
believe that well-designed communities could put most destinations within walking
distance. Computers, multimedia devices, mobile communication networks and videoconferencing facilities could let people work from their homes but still allow them to
maintain close links with their company headquarters. The savings in energy, time and
stress, they argue, could be enormous.
In fact alternatives to relying on a car and commuting every day have already become
reality for an increasing number of people. Kentlands, for example, is a planned town in
southern Maryland. Builders and city planners there have worked together to develop
home offices, ‘telecenters’, shops and other services within easy walking (or cycling)
distance of each other. For most people who live in Kentlands there is no need to have a
car. For them the question is: ‘Why go anywhere?’
Critics of the ITS say that over the last fifty years cities have become larger and more
people have commuted, that more roads have been built and pollution levels have risen,
that suburbs are sleeping and city centers are collapsing. An intelligent transportation
system, they believe, is not about making it easier for people to use their cars. It’s about
making it less difficult for them to use their legs.
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Are these statements true or false according to the text? Give a reason for your answer.
1. Computers in cars will make driving safer and more comfortable.
2. The ITS is a project for developing countries.
3. Properly designed towns and cities could make a lot of driving unnecessary.
4. Kentlands is a place for people who do not want to leave their homes.
5. In the last fifty years more and more people have moved out of the cities.
Questions on the text. Answer in complete sentences and use your own words as far as
possible.
6. What are video-conferencing facilities (line 15-16) and in what way are they different
from the other forms of communication mentioned in the text?
7. How can people who work from home save energy?
8. The text talks about the saving of ‘stress’ (lines 17-18). What sort of stress is meant?
9. Why do the critics of the ITS think city centers are collapsing (line 27)?
10. The text talks about making it less difficult for people ‘to use their legs’ (line 29).
What does this sentence mean?
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Further questions. Write two or three complete sentences for each answer.
11. Give one example of which sort of person can, and which sort of person cannot,
work from home. For each example, say why.
12. What are the advantages of working in an office or a factory rather than on your own
at home? (Write down two advantages.)
13. ‘Why go anywhere?’ What do the people of Kentlands mean by this question?
Do you agree with them or not? Give reasons.
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets (word families).
14. There has been some _______________ (critics) of the ITS.
15. Travelling by car is fine if your car is _______________ (rely).
16. It’s extremely _____________ (danger) to drive too close to the car in front of you.
17. Travelling long distances to work by car every day can be very _______________
(stress).
Choose the correct alternative.
18. To ‘commute’ (line 26) means
a) to travel from home to work every day.
b) to live together with a lot of people.
c) to stay in the same house for a long time.
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19. A ‘telecenter’ (line 22) is a place where people can …
a) watch TV.
b) use modern telecommunication services.
c) buy television and video and camera equipment.
20. The expression ‘other services’ (line 22) refers to …
a) other places where you can buy food and drink.
b) places like a post office, a library, a swimming pool.
c) big stores which sell office equipment.
Give a German equivalent.
21. a busy road (line 5) ____________________________________________________
22. the vehicle in front (line 6) ______________________________________________
23. car manufacturers (line 8) _______________________________________________
Make one sentence. Start with ‘I wish …’ and use ‘would’ .
24. People drive too fast. I don’t like it.
25. There are not enough bicycle lanes. It’s a pity they can’t build more.
26. The company I work for doesn’t let me work at home.
Make one sentence. Start with ‘I wish …’ and use a past tense form.
27. I don’t own a car. I’d like to, though.
28. I live in the city. I don’t want to.
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Complete these if-sentences. They are all in the past (type 3).
29. If they ____________________ (build) a motorway here, they ________________
(destroy) the environment.
30. We ____________________ (not, get to) the meeting if we ___________________
(not, take) the first train.
31. If she _____________________ (drive) through the night, she ________________
___________________ (be) very tired the next morning.
32. You _____________________ (be) here earlier if you _____________________
(come) by bike.
Use the future perfect simple form of the verb in brackets.
33. We’re late! By the time we get to the party, all the other guests
_____________________ (leave)!
34. Oh dear! Tomorrow’s Wednesday and I _____________________ (spend) all my
money for the whole week!
Do the same but now use the continuous form of the future perfect.
35. Can you believe it? By the end of this year I ________________________ (live) in
this village for thirty years!
36. It’s hard to imagine but soon I ________________________ (commute) to work for
one whole year!
37. Complete the text using the words in brackets in their correct form.
The ________________ (invent) of the car has made people’s ________________ (life)
much more comfortable than they were before. At the same time, cars ________________
(now, see) as a danger, especially by ________________ (environment) and town
planners.
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It ________________ (general, agree) that vehicle emissions pollute the atmosphere. But
traffic ________________ (be, also) loud and people ________________ (live) near
busy roads can easily get used to the noise without ________________ (realise) how much
it ________________ (damage) their health.
One common ________________ (argue) is that cars ________________ (should, ban)
from city centres and that people ________________ (should, encourage) to use public
transport systems instead. Another idea, which ________________ (already, criticise) by
car drivers, is to force drivers ________________ (pay) for using roads. Road pricing, as
it ________________ (call), would be an effective way ________________ (reduce) air
pollution and noise levels.
It is still unclear whether plans like these can become reality. After all, who
________________ (pay) gladly for something they ________________ (be used to, get)
free?
38. Translate this story into German.
There have been some strange car accidents this week. In Australia Helen Spleen crashed
into a lamppost when a kangaroo jumped onto her car bonnet and through her windscreen.
‘It was like a scene from a horror movie,’ she said after the incident.
The most unusual thing occurred in Scotland, however, when James McWhinney’s pet
labrador Tortilla took hold of the steering wheel when his 85-year-old owner had a heart
attack. Speaking from his hospital bed Mr McWhinney later said: ‘It was a miracle.
Somehow Tortilla managed to steer the car into a nearby car park, open the door and show
some bystanders what had happened.’
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