Callan method 9

Student’s Book
Stage 9

English in a quarter of the time!


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Welcome to the Callan Method
Learning English with the Callan™ Method is fast and effective!
The Callan Method is a teaching method created specifically to improve your English
in an intensive atmosphere. The teacher is constantly asking questions, so you are
hearing and using the language as much as possible. When you speak in the lesson,
the teacher corrects your grammar and pronunciation mistakes, and you learn a lot
from this correction.
The Callan Method teaches English vocabulary and grammar in a carefully
programmed way, with systematic revision and reinforcement. In the lesson, there is
a lot of speaking and listening practice, but there is also reading and writing so that
you revise and consolidate what you have learned.
With the Callan Method, the teacher speaks quickly so that you learn to understand
English when it is spoken at natural speed. This also means that everyone is
concentrating hard all the time.


English in a quarter of the time
The Callan Method can teach English in a quarter of the time taken by any other
method on the market. Instead of the usual 350 hours necessary to get the average
student to the level of the Cambridge Preliminary English Test (PET), the Callan
Method can take as little as 80 hours, and only 160 hours for the Cambridge First
Certificate in English (FCE).
The method is suitable for students of all nationalities, and ages. It requires no
equipment (not even a whiteboard) or other books, and can be used for classes at
private schools, state schools and universities. It is also possible for students to use
the books to practise with each other when they are not at school.
In addition to this, students can practise their English online using the interactive
exercises, which are available to students who study at licensed schools. Ask your
school for details.

The Callan Method in practice
A Callan Method English lesson is probably very different from lessons you have
done in the past. You do not sit in silence, doing a reading comprehension test or a
grammar exercise from a book. You do not have ‘free conversation’, where you only
use the English you already feel comfortable with. Of course, activities like this can
help you, but you can do them at home with a book, or in a coffee bar. In a Callan
Method lesson, you are busy with important activities that you cannot do outside
the classroom. You are listening to English all the time. You are speaking English a
lot, and all your mistakes are corrected. You learn quickly because you are always
surrounded by English. There is no silence and no time to get bored or lose your
concentration. And it is also fun!
So, what exactly happens in a Callan Method lesson, and how does it work?

The teacher asks you questions
The Callan Method books are full of questions. Each question practises a word, an
expression, or a piece of grammar. The teacher is standing, and asks the questions
to the students one by one. You never know when the teacher will ask you, so you
are always concentrating. When one student finishes answering one question, the
teacher immediately starts to ask the next question.

The teacher speaks quickly
The teacher in a Callan Method lesson speaks quickly. This is because, in the real
world, it is natural to speak quickly. If you want to understand normal English, you
must practise listening to quick natural speech and become able to understand
English without first translating into your language. This idea of not translating is at
the centre of the Callan Method; this method helps you to start thinking in English.


Also, we do not want you to stop and think a lot about the grammar while you are
speaking. We want you to speak as a reflex, instinctively. And do not worry about

mistakes. You will, naturally, make a lot of mistakes in the lessons, but Callan Method
teachers correct your mistakes, and you learn from the corrections. When you go
home, of course it will help if you read your book, think about the grammar, study
the vocabulary, and do all the things that language students do at home – but the
lessons are times to practise your listening and speaking, with your books closed!

The teacher says every question twice, and helps you with the
answer
In the lesson, the teacher speaks quickly, so we say the questions twice. This way,
you have another chance to listen if you did not understand everything the first time.
The teacher then immediately says the beginning of the answer. This is to help you
(and ‘push’ you) to start speaking immediately. So, for example:
Teacher: “Are there two chairs in this room? Are there two chairs in this room? No,
there aren’t ...”
Student (immediately): “No, there aren’t two chairs in this room; there are twelve
chairs in this room.”
If the teacher does not ‘push’ you by giving you the beginning of the answer, you
might start to think too much, and translate into your language.
The teacher will speak along with you all the time while you are saying your answer.
So, if you forget a word or you are not sure what to say, you will always hear the next
word or two from the teacher. You should repeat after the teacher, but immediately
try again to continue with the answer yourself. You must always try to continue
speaking, and only copy the teacher when you cannot continue alone. That way, you
will become more confident and learn more quickly. Never simply wait for help from
the teacher and then copy – you will not improve so quickly.

Long answers, with the same grammar as the question
We want you to practise your speaking as much as possible, so you always make
complete sentences when you speak in the lesson, using the same grammatical
structure as in the question. For example:

Teacher: “About how many pages are there in this book?”
Student: “There are about two hundred pages in that book.”
In this way, you are not just answering a question; you are making full sentences with
the vocabulary and the grammar that you need to learn.


Correction by imitation
With the Callan Method, the teacher corrects all your mistakes the moment you make
them. The teacher corrects you by imitating (copying) your mistake and then saying
the correct pronunciation/form of the word. For example, if you say “He come from
Spain”, the teacher quickly says “not come - comes”. This correction by imitation
helps you to hear the difference between your mistake and the proper English form.
You should immediately repeat the correct word and continue with your sentence.
You learn a lot from this correction of your mistakes, and constant correction results
in fast progress.

Contracted forms
In the lesson, the teacher uses contractions (e.g. the teacher says “I don’t” instead of
“I do not”). This is because it is natural to use contractions in spoken English and you
must learn to understand them. Also, if you want to sound natural when you speak,
you must learn to use contractions.

Lesson structure
Every school is different, but a typical 50-minute Callan lesson will contain about 35
minutes of speaking, a 10-minute period for reading, and a 5-minute dictation. The
reading practice and the dictation are often in the middle of the lesson.
In the reading part, you read and speak while the teacher helps you and corrects
your mistakes. In the dictation, you practise your writing, but you are also listening
to the teacher. So, a 50-minute Callan lesson is 50 minutes of spoken English with
no silence!

No chatting
Although the Callan Method emphasises the importance of speaking practice, this
does not mean chatting (free conversation). You learn English quickly with the Callan
Method partly because the lessons are organised, efficient, fast and busy. There is
no time wasted on chatting; this can be done before or after the lesson.
Chatting is not a good way to spend your time in an English lesson. First, only some of
the students speak. Second, in a chat, people only use the English that they already
know. Third, it is difficult for a teacher to correct mistakes during a conversation.
The Callan Method has none of these problems. All through the lesson, every
student is listening and speaking, practising different vocabulary and structures, and
learning from the correction of their mistakes. And nobody has time to get bored!


Repeat, repeat, repeat!
Systematic revision
In your native language, you sometimes read or hear a word that you do not already
know. You usually need to read or hear this new word only once or twice in order
to remember it and then use it yourself. However, when you are learning a foreign
language, things are very different. You need to hear, see and use words and
grammatical structures many times before you really know them properly. So your
studies must involve a system of revision (repeating what you have studied before).
This is absolutely essential. If there is no system of revision in your studies, you will
forget what you have studied and will not be able to speak or understand better than
before.
In every Callan Method lesson, of course you learn new English, practise it, and
progress through your book. However, you also do a lot of revision so that you can
really learn what you have studied. Your teacher can decide how much revision your
class needs, but it will always be an important part of your studies.
Also, because there is a lot of revision, it is not important for you to understand

everything the first time; it gets easier. The revision with Callan is automatic and
systematic. Every day you do a lot of revision and then learn some new English.

Revision in reading and dictation too
The reading and dictation practice in the lessons is part of Callan’s systematic revision
as well. First, you learn a new word in the speaking part of the lesson; a few lessons
later, you meet it again when you are reading; finally, the word appears in a dictation.
This is all written into the Callan Method; it happens automatically.

Correcting your dictations
With the Callan Method, there is little or no homework to do, but it is very important
that you correct your dictations. These are printed in your book and so you can easily
correct them at home, on the bus, or wherever. It is important to do this because it
helps you to learn the written forms of the words you have already studied in earlier
lessons.

Your first lessons with the Callan Method
During your first lesson with the Callan Method, all of the questions and some of the
vocabulary are new for you; you have not done any revision yet. For this reason, the
teacher may not ask you many questions. You can sit and listen, and become more
familiar with the method - the speed, the questions, the correction etc.


History of the Callan Method – Robin Callan
Robin Callan is the creator of the Callan Method.
He owns the Callan School in London’s Oxford
Street. He also runs Callan Publishing Limited, which
supplies Callan Method books to schools all over
the world.
Robin Callan grew up in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.

In his early twenties, he went to Italy to teach English
in Salerno. Although he enjoyed teaching, Robin thought that the way in which
teachers were expected to teach their lessons was inefficient and boring. He became
very interested in the mechanisms of language learning, and was sure that he could
radically improve the way English was taught.
He remained in Italy and started to write his own books for teaching English. He
used these in his own classes and, over the following ten years, gained an immense
amount of practical experience and a reputation for teaching English quickly and
effectively.
When he returned to England, he opened his school in Oxford Street. As the method
became more and more popular with students, the school grew and moved to larger
premises. Robin continued to write his Callan Method books, and today the method
is used by schools all over the world.
Robin Callan has always been passionate about English literature, especially poetry.
For this reason, he bought The Orchard Tea Garden in Grantchester, near Cambridge,
which attracts thousands of tourists each year. Throughout the 20th century, it
was a popular meeting place for many famous Cambridge University students and
important figures from English literature, such as Rupert Brooke, Virginia Woolf and
E.M. Forster. Today, it is also home to the Rupert Brooke Museum.
Mr Callan now lives in Grantchester, but still plays an active role in the management
of the Callan School in London.


The Callan School in London’s Oxford Street
The largest private school in London
The Callan School in Oxford Street is the largest private school in London teaching
English as a foreign language. Depending on the time of year, the school employs
between 60 and 100 teachers and has an average of 1600 students passing through
its doors every day. This number rises to more than 2000 in the middle of summer,
similar to a small university.

Websites
Please visit the following websites for more information:
Callan Method
Lots of information, including a list of schools around the world that use the method
Callan School London />All you need to know about the largest private English language school in London


How Callan Method Stages compare to CEFR* levels
and University of Cambridge General English exams
* Common European Framework of Reference

It is difficult to compare the Callan Method books directly with the CEFR levels and
Cambridge exams, but below is an approximate guide.

Callan Method Stages
CEFR

Levels

Cambridge
Exams

C2

CPE

C2
C1

CAE

C2
B2

FCE

B1

PET

A2
B1

KET

B1
A1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12


STAGE 9


LESSON 127
697

social
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By a person’s
social life, we mean what they do with
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little by little

intend

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The verb “to edge“ means “to move slowly and carefully towards
somewhere“.
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tin

preserve

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aluminium






Factories put food in tins to
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A tin is made of tin or aluminium

on average
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Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives, participles
and adverbs
Most adjectives of two syllables which have the stress on the first syllable
form their comparatives and superlatives by adding “-er” and “-est”. For
example, “clever – cleverer – cleverest” and “simple – simpler – simplest”.
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of … by adding “-er” and “-est”
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narrow – narrower – narrowest;
happy – happier – happiest

However, adjectives ending in “-ful” or “-less” form their comparatives
and superlatives by using “more than” and “the most”. For example,
“helpful – more helpful – the most helpful” and “careless – more careless
– the most careless”.
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The adjectives
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careful – more careful – the most careful;
useless – more useless – the most useless

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surprising result” or “an interested child”. These adjectives form their
comparatives and superlatives by using “more than” and “the most”. For
example, “boring – more boring – the most boring” and “pleased – more
pleased – the most pleased”.
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exciting – more exciting – the most
exciting; tired – more tired – the most tired

There are some exceptions to these rules, but if you are not sure how to
form the comparative and superlative of an adjective, it is best to use
“more than” and “the most”.


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comparatives and superlatives by using “more than” and “the most”. For
example, “carefully – more carefully – the most carefully”.
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happily – more happily – the most
happily; loudly – more loudly – the most loudly

sympathy
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The kind of
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reckon

airline

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horrible
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anxiety

anxious

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possession
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entertain
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background

apply

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highly

the Browns

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It’s highly probable
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702

ancient

Egypt

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degree

angle

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centigrade

right angle

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somewhat
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I’d say he was
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It’s very strange; I’ve
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703

Idiom 28
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a very strong form of “why“
e.g. Why on earth didn’t you call me and ask for help?

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I just can’t understand
why on earth they got married if
they don’t like each other very much


unity
Dictation 84

There are various means of transport/ we can use these days,/ but in the old days,/

people only had the choice/ of going on foot/ or on horseback,/ or by some horsedrawn form of transport./ Being overweight/ is usually due to overeating./ One
usually needs to be taught/ how to operate a factory machine./ Unity is essential
for success/ in a battle./ Tom is the elder/ of the two children,/ though even he is
not very old./ They just could not decide/ whether to rent a house/ for a fortnight/
or stay at a hotel./ Eventually, however,/ they chose to rent a house.


LESSON 128
704

Using nouns as adjectives
We can often use a noun as an adjective in English simply by putting it
immediately before another noun, as in the expression “train station“.
When we do this, the word “train“ becomes an adjective to describe the
noun “station“. For example, a shoe shop is a shop; the word “shoe“ tells
us what it sells. A book cover is a cover for a book.
Sometimes, these expressions are used so often that they eventually
become one word. For example, “ashtray“, “bedroom“, “toothbrush“ etc.
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window cleaner, cat basket,
school bag

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confident

We eat … a dinner plate

now that

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CF
BCMF
UP
USBWFM
BCSPBE
DPOʝEFOU
PG
NBLJOH
ZPVSTFMG
VOEFSTUPPE
JO
UIF

MBOHVBHF

Yes, now that I’m at …
~ No, even though I’m at …
705

agree about

agree that

agree to

agree with
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B
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PG
ZPVST
XBOUT
UP
HP
UP
POF
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BOE
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UP
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UP

BOPUIFS

BOE
ZPV
DBOǽU
BHSFF
BCPVU
XIJDI
UP
HP
UP

XIBU
EP
ZPV
EP
If a friend of mine wants to …, we …


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ZPV
BHSFF
UIBU
MJGF
XBT
CFUUFS
JO
UIF
QBTU
UIBO
JU
JT
UPEBZ
Yes, I agree that … ~ No, I don’t agree that …
8PVME
ZPV
BHSFF
UP
EP
BO
FYUSB
UISFF
IPVST
PG
&OHMJTI
UPEBZ
Yes, I’d agree to … ~ No, I wouldn’t agree to …
8PVME
ZPV
BHSFF
UP
B
QMBO
UIBU
NJHIU
HFU
ZPV
JOUP
USPVCMF
XJUI
UIF

QPMJDF

Yes, I’d agree to … ~ No, I wouldn’t agree to …
8IFO
ZPV
EPOǽU
BHSFF
XJUI
PUIFS
QFPQMF

XIBU
EP
ZPV
EP

When I don’t agree with …, I …

take care

run over

care for

8IBU
EP
ZPV
UIJOL
PVHIU
UP
CF
EPOF
XJUI
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DBSF

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ESJWJOH

BOE
DPOTFRVFOUMZ
SVO
QFPQMF
PWFS

I think that drivers
who don’t … ought to …
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ZPV
XFSF
B
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XIP
UPPL
DBSF
PG
ZPV
XIFO
ZPV
XFSF
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When I was …, … took care of me …
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XFOU
GPS
EJOOFS
BU
B
GSJFOEǽT
IPVTF
CVU
EJEOǽU
DBSF
NVDI
GPS
UIF

GPPE

XPVME
ZPV
TUJMM
UFMM
UIFN
JU
XBT
HPPE

Yes, if I went …,
I’d still tell … ~ No, if I went …, I wouldn’t tell …
706

I dare say …

daring

require
“I dare say you’re right“ means “I think you are probably right“. This
expression is only used in the first person.

8IBU
EPFT
UIF
FYQSFTTJPO
ǿ*
EBSF
TBZ
ZPVǽSF
SJHIUǿ
NFBO
The expression “I dare say you’re right“
means “I think you’re probably right“
8IBU
LJOE
PG
KPCT
XPVME
ZPV
TBZ
SFRVJSFE
UIF
NPTU
EBSJOH
I’d say the kind of jobs which ... would be …

conserve
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DPVOUSJFT

EP
QFPQMF
USZ
UP
DPOTFSWF
XBUFS
BT
NVDI
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Yes, in dry countries, people …


eager
8IFO
ZPV
FWFOUVBMMZ
ʝOJTI
TUVEZJOH
&OHMJTI

EP
ZPV
UIJOL
ZPVǽMM
CF
FBHFS

UP
TUBSU
MFBSOJOH
BOPUIFS
MBOHVBHF
JNNFEJBUFMZ

Yes, when
I eventually …, I think I’ll be …
~ No, when I eventually …, I don’t think I’ll be …

rub

rub out

rubber

8IZ
EP
XF
SVC
PVS
IBOET
UPHFUIFS
JO
DPME
XFBUIFS


We rub …
because it makes them warmer
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XF
SVC
PVU
B
QFODJM
NBSL
PO
B
QJFDF
PG
QBQFS

We can rub
out … by using a rubber
707

face

face to face

8IFSF
EPFT
UIJT
XJOEPX
GBDF
POUP


This window …
the street, a courtyard etc.

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ZPV
GPVOE
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UP
GBDF
XJUI
B
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LOJGF
JO
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IBOE


XIBUǽE
ZPV
EP

If I found myself …, I’d …

god
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BMM
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JO
UIF
XPSME
IBWF
B
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No, not all religions …

thus
The word “thus” can mean “therefore”. For example, “He was busy with
work, and thus could not go to the theatre”. “Thus” can also mean “in
this way”, in which case it is followed by the “-ing” form of a verb. For
example, “The weather was cold and wet, thus spoiling our trip to the
seaside”.
8IBU
DBO
UIF
XPSE
ǿUIVTȀ
NFBO

(JWF
NF
BO
FYBNQMF
PG
FBDI

QMFBTF


The word “thus”
can mean “therefore” or “in this way”

She is ill, and thus
will not be able to attend the meeting.
The mother cut the sandwich into small pieces,
thus making it easier for her young son to eat.


708

economize
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UIF
DPTU
PG
MJWJOH
TVEEFOMZ
SPTF
BOE
ZPV
OFFEFE
UP
FDPOPNJ[F

XIBU

DIBOHFT
XPVME
ZPV
NBLF
JO
ZPVS
MJGF

If the cost … to economize, I’d …

involve
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KPC
JOWPMWF
DPSSFDUJOH
ZPVS
NJTUBLFT


Yes, your job …

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ZPV
FWFS
CFFO
JOWPMWFE
JO
PSHBOJ[JOH
B
TVSQSJTF
QBSUZ
GPS
B
GSJFOE
PS

GBNJMZ
NFNCFS

Yes, I’ve been …
~ No, I’ve never been …

attack
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JOOPDFOU
QFPQMF
FWFS
HFU
BUUBDLFE
JO
UIF
TUSFFUT
PG
ZPVS
IPNF
UPXO
Yes, innocent people … ~ No, innocent people …

scarcely
8IBUǽT
BOPUIFS
XPSE
GPS
ǿIBSEMZǿ

(JWF
NF
BO
FYBNQMF

QMFBTF


scarce
Another word for
“hardly“ is “scarcely“
He scarcely knew anyone
at the party so he went home early

8IBU
EP
*
NFBO
JG
*
TBZ
UIBU
*
IBWF
TDBSDFMZ
BOZ
NPOFZ




If you say
that …, you mean that you have almost no money
8IZ
EPFT
GPPE
CFDPNF
TDBSDF
JO
XBS
UJNF

Food becomes
scarce in war time because there aren’t
enough people to work on the farms or in the factories
709

impression
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ZPV
UIJOL
JUǽT
GBJS
UP
KVEHF
QFPQMF
PO
ʝSTU
JNQSFTTJPOT


Yes, I think
it’s … ~ No, I don’t think it’s …
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ZPV
IFME
B
EJOOFS
QBSUZ
BOE
TFSWFE
GPPE
UIBU
IBE
CFFO
DPPLFE
JO
B

NJDSPXBWF

XPVME
JU
NBLF
B
HPPE
JNQSFTTJPO
PO
ZPVS
HVFTUT

No, if I held …, it wouldn’t make …


bury

cemetery

8IBU
EPFT
B
EPH
EP
XJUI
B
CPOF


A dog buries
a bone in the ground

8IBU
JT
B
DFNFUFSZ


anger

A cemetery is a place where
people are buried when they die

additional

8IBU
BOHFST
ZPV
NPSF
UIBO
BOZUIJOH
FMTF


… angers me
more than anything else

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JU
BOHFS
ZPV
XIFO
BO
BJSMJOF
NBLFT
BO
BEEJUJPOBM
DIBSHF
GPS

MVHHBHF

Yes, it angers me when …
~ No, it doesn’t anger me when …

insult

insult

8IBU
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ZPV
UIJOL
JT
UIF
CFTU
XBZ
UP
JOTVMU
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I think the
best ... is to ...

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ZPV
BCPVU
ZPVS
DPVOUSZ


XPVME
ZPV
DPOTJEFS
JU
BO
JOTVMU

Yes, If a foreign
person …, I’d consider … No, if
a foreign person …, I wouldn’t consider …
710

Idiom 29
GPS
IFBWFOǽT
TBLF

a very strong form of “please“
e.g. For heaven’s sake, be quiet and let me get some sleep!

8IBU
EPFT
UIF
JEJPN
ǿGPS
IFBWFOǽT
TBLFǿ
NFBO

(JWF
NF
BO
FYBNQMF

QMFBTF


The idiom
... “a very strong ...“

For heaven’s sake, don’t
do that again, or I’ll be very angry!


madness
Dictation 85

Football is played throughout the whole world./ He used to be a popular prime
minister,/ but what he said last month/ about the strikes/ was political madness./
Provided you go straight home after school,/ you will be in time to see/ your uncle
before he leaves./ Everyone was dressed/ in their very best clothes/ for the big
wedding party,/ which commenced at 8 p.m./ The waiter placed the tray/ carefully
on the table./ The meal he had brought us/ consisted of potatoes/ and a small piece
of meat/ which appeared to be old and hard.
Do Revision Exercise 57


LESSON 129
711

Verb + infinitive or “-ing”
Sometimes in English, a verb is immediately followed by another verb. For
example, “I enjoy swimming” or “I want to swim”. The second verb must
be either an infinitive with “to” or a gerund (“-ing” form).
Some verbs, such as “promise” and “fail”, are always followed by an
infinitive. For example, “The children promised to behave”, or “I failed to
notice the sign above the door”.
Other verbs, such as “consider” and “finish”, are always followed by a
gerund. For example, “Oliver considered taking the train”, or “Elizabeth

finished reading the newspaper”.
There is no rule to tell you which verbs are followed by an infinitive and
which ones are followed by a gerund; they need to be learnt one by one.
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&OHMJTI

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B
WFSC
JT
GPMMPXFE
JNNFEJBUFMZ
CZ
BOPUIFS
WFSC

XIBU
GPSN

NVTU
UIF
TFDPOE
WFSC
CF
In English, if a verb …,
the second verb must be
either an infinitive or a gerund
5FMM
NF
TPNF
WFSCT
UIBU
BSF
GPMMPXFE
CZ
BO
JOʝOJUJWF

QMFBTF
ask, agree, refuse, manage
5FMM
NF
TPNF
WFSCT
UIBU
BSF
GPMMPXFE
CZ
B
HFSVOE

QMFBTF
deny, avoid, practise, miss
*T
UIF
WFSC
ǿQSPNJTFȀ
GPMMPXFE
CZ
BO
JOʝOJUJWF
PS
B
HFSVOE
The verb “promise” … an infinitive
(JWF
NF
BO
FYBNQMF

QMFBTF


He promised to
try harder next time

*T
UIF
WFSC
ǿDPOTJEFSȀ
GPMMPXFE
CZ
BO
JOʝOJUJWF
PS
B
HFSVOE
The verb “consider” … a gerund
712 (JWF
NF
BO
FYBNQMF

QMFBTF


You should

consider buying a new car