TOUCHSTONE 04 - Unit № 07

TOUCHSTONE  04

Unit № 07

LESSON A.1.B

1. b.

2. b.

3. a

4. b

LESSON B.2.A

1. Needs to be adjusted

2. Need upgrading

3. Need recharging

4. Needs to be replaced

5. Changing or tighten

6. Needs to be cleaned

LESSON B.3.A

1.       microwave

2.       refrigerator

3.       standing lamp

4.       door handle

5.       fan

6.       dvd

7.       curtain

8.       floor

9.       clock

LESSON C.1.B

Need this screwdriver?  Here.

Thanks. Can’t get this shelf.

Want me to get it?

Yes, thanks. You’ve got time?

Yes… OK. Done. Need help anything else?

Thank you, No. Like a drink?

Love one. You got any green tea?

LESSON C.2

1.       Ow!

2.       Oh, no!

3.       Oops!

4.       Ouch!

5.       Uh-oh!

6.       Yuck!

LESSON D.1.C

1. b

2. d

3. e

4. c

5. a

Vocabulary notebook

 

1.       There is a big leak in the wheel of Mark’s mountain bike. It’s leaked.

There’s a dark stain on his T-shirt. It’s stained.

His shorts are torn. There’s tear in them.

His sunglasses are scratched. They have a scratch on them.

There’s a dent in his water bottle. It’s dented.

 

TOUCHSTONE 04 - Unit № 06

TOUCHSTONE  04

Unit № 06

LESSON A.1.B

1. hadn’t spoken

2. had gone

3. hadn’t seen or spoken

4. had moved

LESSON A.2.A

1. hadn’t called, threw away, didn’t, called, had loosen, found

2. called, left, didn’t know, came, had found, was

3. decided, had helped, got, had seen, had opened, laughed, had bought

LESSON B.1.B

It’s good luck to …                                                                             It’s bad luck to …

 

find a green tea leaf floating upright.                                              leave your purse on the floor.

pick up any coins you find.                                                               sweep over an unmarried woman’s feet with a broom.

put clothes on inside out.                                                                   give a boyfriend or girlfriend a pair of shoes.

stand between two people with the same name.                           if a bride wears pearls.

dream of a snake holding you tightly.                                             see a crow in the morning.

LESSON B.4.A

I think it’s silly to be superstitious. So do I.

I don’t know anyone who is superstitious. Neither do I.

I didn’t know the superstition about spilling salt. So did I.

I walk under ladders all the time. Neither do I.

I’m usually a very lucky person. So am I.

I’ve never found a four-leaf clover. So have I.

LESSON C.1.B

1.       terrible.

2.       fascinating.

3.       thoughts.

4.       crazy.

5.       scared.

6.       frightening.

LESSON C.2.A

1.       Stronger  

2.       Softer    

3.       Softer  

4.       Softer  

5.       Softer    

6.       Stronger

LESSON D.1.C

 

1. Adriana’s mother, Dianna Scott told her they had adopted her. Tamara learned about Adriana shortly after her adoptive father Yitzhak had died at age 58.

2. They look exactly like. The only noticeable difference between them is a small birthmark above Tamara’s right eyebrow.

3. I never heard a story similar to theirs.

LESSON D.1.D

1. b  

2. d  

3. a  

4. e  

5. h  

6. f  

7. i  

8. g  

9. c

Vocabulary notebook

1.       Love

Dream of a snake, and you’ll find your soul mate

Money

Pick up any coins you find, you’ll soon come into money.

Good luck – find a tea leaf floating upright

Bad luck

see a crow in the morning

 

2.       Finding a ladybug is very good luck and is a sign of good fortune coming your way.

If you open an umbrella indoors, bad luck will rain on you.

Cut your nails on Friday, cut them for woe.

Bringing a new broom into a new house is for good luck.

Putting your clothes on with your left arm first bad luck will attend you.

Leaving a house by the same door means that you take with you what you brought.

TOUCHSTONE 04 - Unit № 05

TOUCHSTONE  04

Unit № 05

LESSON A.2.A

1. Something must be done about junk e-mail.

2. People ought to be arrested for sending spam.

3. Something have to be done about all the litter on the buses and in subways.

4. People shouldn’t be allowed to eat food on public transportation.

5. People ought to be fined for making noise after midnight.

6. People shouldn’t be allowed to buy fireworks.

7. All movies should be banned with violent scenes.

8. People could be encouraged to stop smoking if there were more anti-smoking laws.

9. Smoking could be easily banned in all public places- nobody would complain.

10. Children shouldn’t be allowed to quit school until they are 18.

LESSON A.3.B

1. The law should be passed if you want to get married before you’re 18, you have to take marriage classes first.

2. Young people ought to be encouraged to manage their own finances.

3. People ought to be allowed to vote at 18.

LESSON B.2.A

1. be punished, be sentenced

2. get caught, be videotaped

3. get stopped, be enforced

4. get caught, get not sent

5. get caught, get arrested, get not convicted

6. be given, be put

Vocabulary notebook

1.       Crime                                     Criminal                                Activity

Burglary                               burglar                                  breaks  into a building to steal

Vandalism                            vandal                                   paints on public buildings

Murder                                murderer                               kills or murders people

Shoplifting                           shoplifter                              steals from stores

2.       crime                                      criminal                                 activity

arson                                      arsonist                                  sets fire consciously

blackmail                              black                                      threats someone

hijacking                               hijacker                                 hocks airplane

mugging                                 mugger                                   robs someone in the street

racketeering                          racketeer                               takes money from someone illegally  

TOUCHSTONE 04 - Unit № 04

TOUCHSTONE  04

Unit № 04

LESSON A.1.B

1. it’s supposed to

2. brad  isn’t supposed to

3. I’m supposed to

4. I’m supposed to

5. Jen and Martin were supposed

6. I was going

LESSON A.2.A

1. is supposed to be, is supposed to be, were going to

2. is supposed to be, am supposed to go, wasn’t supposed to know

3. was going to come, were going to see, wasn’t going to do

LESSON B.1.B

1. I usually get off work early on Fridays. I leave at about 3:00.

2. I don’t like to stay at work late. I always try to get home by 5:30 to cook dinner.

3. I was so busy last week that I didn’t get around to doing my homework.

4. I’m usually late, so my friends are always saying, “We have to get out.”

5. Sometimes I get along that people are annoyed with me for being late.

6. I like going out after class. It’s a chance to get away with my classmates.

7. It’s hard for me to finish long novels. I just can’t get over them.

8. I don’t know why people dress up for weddings. I just don’t get it.

9. I’ll never get used to wearing formal clothes. They don’t feel right.

10. I wish I could get going wearing jeans all the time. They’re so comfortable.

LESSON B.2

1. get off work

2. get through the week

3. get out of going, get over their shyness

4. get out of an invitation, get away with it

5. get through your e-mail, get around to answer

6. get around to it

LESSONC C.1.B

1. So,it was supposed to be a surprise?

2. Did you know about it?

3. The party was the next day?

4. Did you have a week to feel bad about it?

5. Did you hate the party?

 LESSON C.2.A

1. So, what  - So, no - so probably

2. So, has  - So, it wasn’t  - to, so…   

3. recently, so … - So, you haven’t

LESSON D.1.C

1. paralyze

2. thinking outside the box

3. resilient

4. antisocial

5. clash

6. affect

7. find your train of thought again

8. chitchat

Vocabulary notebook

1.            1. get going

2. get to know

3. get off

4. get out of it

5. get used to

6. get it

7. get over it

8. get away with it,