IMPROVING ENGLISH 2-радна свеска за енглески језик за 2. разред гимназије и средњих стручних - 22031

ГОРДАНА МАРКОВИЋ КАТАРИНА КОВАЧЕВИЋ

IMPROVING

ENGLISH

2

Енглески језик за други разред гимназије и средњих стручних школа ДЕСЕТА ГОДИНА УЧЕЊА

WORKBOOK – РАДНА СВЕСКА

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Рецензенти др Борис Хлебец, редовни професор Филолошког факултета у Београду мр Душица Блажић, координатор за енглески језик Друштва за стране језике и књижевности Србије Ивана Брковић, професор у Првој београдској гимназији у Београду Лектор за енглески језик Jonathan Pendlebury, лектор на Филолошком факултету у Београду Уредник Слободанка Ружичић Одговорни уредник др Татјана Костић Главни уредник др Милорад Марјановић За издавача др Милорад Марјановић, в. д. директора

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Cover page: Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, New York (Depositphotos) Гордана Марковић Катарина Ковачевић IMPROVING ENGLISH 2 – Енглески језик за 2. разред гимназије и средњих стручних школа Радна свеска ДЕСЕТА ГОДИНА УЧЕЊА Друго, прерађено издање, 2020. година Издавач Завод за уџбенике, Београд, Обилићев венац 5 www.zavod.co.rs Ликовни уредник Бранислав Николић Корице Аида Спасић Илустрације Драгутин Вукелић Графички уредник Борис Поповић Дизајн и прелом Tатјана Вукмировић, Горана Раичевић Обим: 8 штампарских табака Формат 20,5 × 26,5 cm Тираж 2000 примерака Рукопис предат у штампу маја 2020. годинү t Ңтампање завршено маја 2020. годинү t Штампа

Contents

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Unit 1 PLACES WITH LONG TRADITIONS

Unit 2 TELLING STORIES

Unit 3 SPORTS and COMPETITIONS PROGRESS CHECK 1

Unit 4 A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT

Unit 5 HEALTHY EATING

Unit 6 JOBS and HOBBIES PROGRESS CHECK 2

Unit 7 WELCOME TO THE FUTURE

Unit 8

50 THE POWER OF MUSIC 56 61

Unit 9 ENTERTAINMENT PROGRESS CHECK 3

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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

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APPENDIX-KEY TO PROGRESS CHECK

UNIT 1

Places with long traditions

VOCABULARY

BIRMINGHAM BY CANALS

1 Read the text and choose the answer (A-C) which best fits each gap.

Copenhagen and Amsterdam are both (1)____________ as the Venice of the North, mainly because they have canals and are very pretty. However, there is also the Venice of the UK – Birmingham.

It may not be the most (2)_________ city, but something you’ll often hear in Birmingham is the fact that it has ‘more canals than Venice’. However, it also has more trees than Paris and more parks than any other European city.

It is Britain’s second-largest city and it is rich with history and culture like any other city. What makes it special is its canal (3)____________. It is different (4)____________ to other canal cities. In Venice, the canals are concentrated and easily passable by gondolas, while in Birmingham they’re (5)___________ across the city.

A trip along one of the canals is pleasantly quiet and (6)____________. Besides, you’ll get a much better (7)____________ of the city – not comparable perhaps to Venice, but certainly more complete. There are plenty of beautiful views. Colourful boats and historic canal architecture sit (8) ______________ with charming modern restaurants, bars and cafes.

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2.

3.

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5.

6.

7.

8.

A famous A attractive A complex A from A spread out A relaxed A effect A alongside

B known B nicest B arrangement B compared B extend B reckless B impression B combined

C similar C pretty C network C related C stretch C restful C comparison C side-by-side

2 Match the adjectives in box A with the nouns in box B to make collocations and write them down. There may be more than one combination, but only use each word once. Then practise making sentences with the collocations you have made.

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B a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.

place beauty fortress city infection landscape prize school life waters

It wasn’t an appropriate place for a wedding ceremony. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

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A 1. appropriate 2. annual 3. bustling 4. deadly 5. striking 6. entire 7. medieval 8. prestigious 9. shallow 10. picturesque

3 Use the adjectives from the box to complete the sentences.

1. The manager thinks your dress is not _______________ for the occasion.

2. Madonna performed onstage at the 37th _____________ American Music Awards.

3. If you are interested in the subject, then take some time and read the ____________ article.

4. They only found ___________ pottery, mainly from the 13th-15th centuries, but not gold.

5. The view of the mountains and the village below was very ______________.

6. We all agree that it is a ______________ award and that he should be proud.

annual / medieval / prestigious / picturesque / appropriate / entire

WORD FORMATION 4 Make adjectives from the words in capital letters to complete the text.

Use the following suffixes: -able, -ing, -al, -ive, -ous

Edinburgh REMARK

FAME IMPRESS

Surrounded by stunning scenery, full of historic buildings and ____________ architecture, Edinburgh is the UK’s most visited destination after London. It has been the Scottish capital since the 15th century. There are two different areas, the Old Town, dominated by the ___________ medieval Castle, and the neoclassical New Town. Edinburgh Castle is an ____________ fortress which can be seen from all over town.

CONTRAST

The wonderful combination of these two ____________ historical areas, each with their own important buildings, gives the city its own unique character.

VARY FAVOUR

______________ wonderful attractions make an immediate and ____________ impression on the many visitors who travel there.

CULTURE

In August Edinburgh becomes the ____________ centre of Europe, when the Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama is held.

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UNIT 1

PHRASAL VERBS 5 Match the meanings of the phrasal verbs with GET in the sentences (1-6) with the explanations (a-f).

1. She’s going to ask her boss for a pay rise as she doesn’t have enough money to get by.

2. Simon gets on very well with his brothers. They never argue.

3. I’ve tried to phone them several times this morning, but I can’t get through. The line is constantly engaged.

4. We´re going to New York on 15th March and we hope to get back on 21st April.

5. Toni’s very disappointed about breaking up with Diana, but he´ll get over it.

6. The thieves got away with stealing the jewellery as they were never caught.

PREPOSITIONS

a) return b) escape punishment c) succeed in contacting somebody by phone d) have a good relationship e) recover from f) manage financially

GRAMMAR

6 Fill in the blanks with: at, during, for, in, on or while.

1. It´s Jack’s birthday _______ Christmas.

2. I fell asleep _______ I was at the cinema.

3. I fell asleep _______ the performance. I was asleep _______ about twenty minutes!

4. _______ the moment the children are watching their favourite show.

5. They both visited the resort _______ 1996.

6. I read some magazines _______ I was waiting to see the doctor.

7. I´ve got to go to the bank, but I´ll be back _______ ten minutes.

8. Kate has been in this business _______ more than ten years.

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1 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. How many chocolates _____________________________ (you/eat) today?

2. She _________________(grow) fond of the town and now she ________________ (not/want) to leave.

3. We __________________(visit) the National Gallery this afternoon. _________________ (you/join) us?

4. I ___________________(be) to many job interviews, but I _______________ (not/get) a job yet.

5. She __________________(break) three records in the last four years.

6. Ann ___________________(make) a number of trips to the States this year.

7. Come on, let’s celebrate! Our team ______________ (win) the match. It is the second time this season that we ____________________(beat) our main rivals.

8. Susan __________________(want) to improve her French and that’s why she ____________________ (do) a language course in Paris at the moment.

9. Marko __________________(go) swimming twice a week. How often __________________(you/go)?

10. She ________________(get) wet unless she __________________(take) an umbrella.

1. a) What are you doing?

2. a) What are you thinking about?

3. a) He is rude!

b) What do you do? b) What do you think about it? b) He is being rude!

UNIT 11

2 Discuss the difference in meaning between the pairs of sentences below.

3 Match the sentences in box A with those in box B. A

B

1. Where do you come from?

a. Are they meeting in a cafe?

2. Where are you coming back from?

b. No, it looks OK to me.

3. Do you see anything strange?

c. From a meeting.

4. Mathew is seeing his friend from Australia tonight.

d. Yes, I know you own a lot of property.

5. The Joneses are having breakfast.

e. They are eating now.

6. My family has three houses.

f.

From Spain.

4 Add since or for.

1. He has not been here _______ some time.

2. I have been looking for that key _______ the last half an hour.

3. I haven’t seen Peter _______ he left Rome.

4. They have made considerable progress _______ they invented the new machine.

5. She hasn’t been her usual self _____ the last few days.

6. It hasn’t rained _________ January.

5 Make sentences by putting the verbs into the present simple, present continuous or present perfect. Add any other words that you need.

1. When / we / board / plane?__________________________________________________ 2. I / keep / to a strict diet / these days __________________________________________ 3. population / our country / grow older / century _________________________________ 4. why / you / wear / your sister’s dress / today? ___________________________________ 5. you / ever / suffer / from toothache? __________________________________________ 6. at the moment / I / share / my bedroom / my brother _____________________________

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UNIT 1

LISTENING AND GRAMMAR

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6 Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the correct tense. Listen to the text to check.

Macy’s Department Store is known for the parade that ____________ place every Thanksgiving. Everyone __________ forward to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

It _________ a long tradition in the United States and it__________ the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade always takes place in fabulous New York City. It _________ by Central Park and ends in front of Macy’s.

For 84 years, Macy’s______________ young and old with the parade of high flying balloons and decorated floats. Famous entertainers, dancers, the best high school marching bands and the employees of Macy’s who handle the balloons in the parade _________ together on this day to make this amazing parade a spectacular event.

About three and a half million spectators along the parade route in New York City and fifty million TV viewers ___________ the parade.

begin delight mark take watch come look be

7 There is a mistake in most of these sentences. If a sentence is wrong, correct it.

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

He’s caused trouble ever since I’ve known him.

I know Charlie for five years.

I’ve always wondered why she suddenly left school.

I won’t go until I‘ll find out the truth.

This is the first time I am in the USA. I want you to compare the present film with all the others you saw in your life.

TRANSLATION AND MEDIATION Al is a friend of yours from England who came to visit you.

Alex Your mother is taking you and your friend to Smederevo, but she doesn’t speak English and she wants you to tell Alex something about the town. Translate her words into English.

Mother: Данас ћемо посетити Смедерево, које је удаљено 46 км од Београда.

You: ________________________________________________________________________ Mother: Град је мешавина старог и модерног и привлачи велики број туриста сваке године.

You: ________________________________________________________________________ Mother: Видећемо и живописну средњовековну тврђаву из 15. века, која се налази се на обали Дунава и доминира градом.

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UNIT 11

EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY IDIOMS WITH GET

1 Match the idioms with get with the explanations.

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

get ahead get a load off one’s mind get down to doing something get something into one’s head get out of hand get rid of

2 Use some of the expressions from the box to complete the sentences.

1. I’m sorry if what I said upset him, but I had to ____________________.

2. She decided to ______________ her old clothes. She doesn’t need them anymore.

3. You have to practise playing the piano every day if you want to ________________.

4. Things _________________ at the party and juice was spilt all over the couch.

a. b. c. d. e. f.

begin to do something seriously stop worrying about something remove become more successful than others have a fixed idea in one’s mind get out of control

EVERYDAY LANGUAGE Common expressions with the word BRIDGE Explain the meaning of the word ‘bridge’ in the following sentences.

1. ‘A lot of water has passed under the bridge.’

2. They often gather in his house to play bridge.

3. ‘Cross that bridge when you come to it.’

4. Is it possible to bridge the gap between two generations?

FOR FUN SOLVE THE RIDDLES 1. He has married many women, but has never married. Who is he?

2. If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don’t have it. What is it?

3. Light as a feather, there is nothing in it; the strongest man can’t hold it for much more than a minute.

4. What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

5. What can fill a room but takes up no space?

Breath Light A secret A river A priest

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UNIT 2

Telling stories VOCABULARY VOCABULARY V OCABU 1 Complete the sentences by using the correct form of the words in the box.

substitute greet effort pant pull down successor

1. Nobody believes that his ______________ will make changes for the better.

2. Since education is a long process, it requires time, _____________ and patience.

3. I’m glad to hear that that ugly billboard was finally ________________.

4. David was sent onto the pitch as a _____________ for an injured player.

5. The woman stopped running. Her heart was beating fast and she was ____________.

6. He came to the gate to ____________ his guests.

2 Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the words in capital letters.

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Sending aid to the victims was simply a matter of common _________________. /DECENT _________________ is working hard and doing your best. /DILIGENT His _______________ was never doubted by those who knew him. /SINCERE The discovery of penicillin proved to be __________________ to people. /BENEFIT Did Jason give you a clear _________________ that he would help us? /INDICATE The day I left home is now a _______________ memory. /DISTANCE

3 Guess the meanings of the expressions with SPOT from the context and match them with their explanations (a-c). have a soft spot for someone/something

Elaine has a soft spot for kittens.

a) not able to move

on the spot

The police were called and they were on the spot in three minutes.

b) have a fondness for someone/something

rooted to the spot

Mary was rooted to the spot and watched as the building collapsed.

c) in exactly the right place

PHRASAL VERBS 4 Complete the sentences by using the correct form of the following verbs with down: calm, cut, let, pull and break.

1. She promised to _____________ on cigarettes to five a day.

2. They’re _____________ the old factory tomorrow. It will be sad to see it disappear!

3. She couldn’t _____________ because her exam results were very bad.

4. My mum’s TV _____________ and I had to repair it.

5. She promised to help me, but she _______ me _______.

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UNIT 12

CONFUSING WORDS (1) 5 Confusing words are words that are very similar and commonly confused.

Choose the correct word to complete the questions.

1. _____ he wasn’t willing to go, he finally joined the group.

A Despite B Although

7. The _____ applauded enthusiastically after the play had finished.

A audience B spectators

2. She managed to _______ her children and make a good living.

A rise B raise

8. The ____ of the article drew my attention.

A title B headline

3. Your opinion will have no _____ on my decision.

A effect B affect

9. He _____ down and immediately fell asleep.

A lay B lie

4. Please finish your work _____ six o’clock.

A by B until

10. You can choose from _____ four items on the list!

A between B among

5. _____ I’m concerned, you can come along.

A As long as B As far as

11. _____ his training and experience, he failed to qualify.

A Although B Despite

6. I often __________ about how things came to be the way they are today.

A wander B wonder

12. He will arrive _____. Let’s wait.

A briefly B shortly

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UNIT 2

GRAMMAR THE FENCE h verbs b ffrom the h b box to 1 Use the complete the story.

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father (1)___________ him a bag of nails and told him that every time he (2)__________ his temper, he had to hammer a nail into the fence. The first day the boy had driven 20 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he (3)__________ to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually (4) ___________ down.

make learn lose give do go hold lead

Finally, the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. Then his father suggested that the boy now should pull out one nail for each day that he was able to (5)____________ his temper. When all the nails were gone, the father took his son by the hand and (6) ___________ him to the fence. He said: ‘You (7)_____________ well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. (8)__________ sure you control your temper the next time you are tempted to say something you will regret later.’

IRREGULAR VERBS

2 Write the forms of the following verbs.

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2.

3.

4.

sing _____________________________ shoot____________________________ steal_____________________________ drink ____________________________

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7.

8.

catch___________________________ lay_____________________________ deal____________________________ freeze__________________________

3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. A: ‘Where ______________(you/go) on holiday this year?’

B: ‘We ______________(not/decide) yet.

How about you?’

2. A: ‘______________(you/come) home in a taxi last night?’

B: ‘Yes, it ______________(rain) when we ______________(leave) the theatre.’

3. My brother ____________(read) all Grisham’s books. He ___________(just/ finish) reading his latest novel.

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4. I _____________(drop) my bag when I _____________(board) the plane.

5. Bob and I ______________(play) tennis twice at the new court since they _________(open) it last month.

6. They _____________(slip) and _________(fall) while they____________ (climb) the mountain.

7. ‘_____________(you/have) dinner yet?’

‘Yes, I __________(have) it at 7.00.’

8. We _________________(miss) the last bus. Now we _________(have to) walk.

E.g. I / not / play / basketball / four months - I haven’t played basketball for four months.

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UNIT 12

4 Write sentences using the prompts. Use for, since or ago.

My best friend / stop / eat / meat / 2 years _______________________________________ Harry / not / meet / Sally / she / be / a student ____________________________________ I / last / play / basketball / four months _________________________________________ We / last / speak / to Ann / two weeks __________________________________________ My father / start working / in France / 6 months __________________________________

ARTICLES Correcting mistakes

5 Add an indefinite article where necessary.

1. We have English three times week.

2. I saw brilliant rock band perform last night.

3. Football has been national pastime for years.

4. This is quite good story.

5. There is new English book on the desk.

6. Smog is problem in big cities.

INFINITIVE 6 Complete the sentences below with the following verbs: walk, stay, fall, go, swim.

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2.

3.

4.

5.

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I saw the girl _______________ off her horse.

I’d rather ___________ in the pool than ______________ down to the beach.

Your daughter has just come home crying. You’d better ________ and see what’s happened.

Let them ________ here tonight. It’ll be fun.

I am sure he was made ___________ to the party! He’d said he didn’t want to.

Which of the sentences below say that somebody saw: a) the action completed? b) the action in progress?

1. I watched the children playing in the garden.

2. I saw him slip and fall.

3. I watched the children cross the street and enter the building.

4. I heard her singing while I was passing.

5. I saw her open the drawer and take the notebook.

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UNIT 2

QUESTION TAGS 8 Underline the auxiliary verbs in the

USEFUL TIPS Question tags are used when you want the other person to confirm whether you are right or not, or just to agree with you.

There are some irregular question tags.

I’m handsome, aren’t I? Nobody got 20 points on the test, did they?

Everybody likes clowns, don’t they?

sentences. Then add question tags.

Example: David hasn’t phoned yet, has he?

1. We are eating out tonight, ___________?

2. Jim can’t come with you, ____________?

3. They don’t know the results, _________?

4. Everybody was crying while watching the film, ____________?

5. She gave presents to all the members of the team, ____________?

6. Nobody has heard anything, _________?

7. Mary will certainly help you, ________?

Nobody is listening, are they?

Everybody is listening, aren’t they?

TRANSLATION Tra Translate the fable The Tortoise and the Hare. Корњача и зец су се препирали ко је од њих двоје бржи. Одлучили су да се тркају. Зец је кренуо брзо, али, знајући да је корњача спора, леже крај пута да се одмори и заспа. Корњача је трчала без предаха. Кад се зец пробудио, потрчао је што је брже могао, али је на циљу угледао корњачу како га чека. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 14

UNIT 12

EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY IDIOMS pull (oneself) together pull (someone’s) leg pull strings/wires (informal) pull a long face

= gain control of your emotions = to play a joke on; tease or deceive = to use influence to get something done = an expression of unhappiness and dislike

Complete the sentences using the correct idiom.

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2.

3.

4.

The teacher asked the student to pull himself ____________ and to stop laughing.

I suggested going for a long walk and she pulled _______________.

I may be able to pull a few ________________ if you need the document urgently.

Don’t believe him! He’s just pulling ___________.

EVERYDAY LANGUAGE Complete each sentence with one phrase from the box.

1. ______________ the danger, Paul ran back into the burning house to save his friend.

2. ______________ the timetable, the next train isn’t due for two according to hours. apart from 3. ______________ fire, smash the glass and push the button. in favour of 4. Personally, I am ______________ forbidding smoking on behalf of completely! as for 5. I would like to thank you, ______________ everyone who was in case of rescued. regardless of 6. ______________ you, no-one else knows that I have escaped.

7. ______________ Steve, he believes that we should stay where we are.

FOR FUN SOLVE THE RIDDLES 1. What can go up and come down without moving?

2. What goes up, but never comes down?

3. They come at night without being called and are lost in the day without being stolen.

4. What kind of room has no windows or doors?

5. I run, yet I have no legs. What am I?

A mushroom A nose Stars Your age The temperature

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