Touchstone3

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Touchstone3

• Unit8
• What if?

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Lesson A Wishes

• go kayaking (kayak) a light, narrow boat,
  usually for one person, which you move using a
  paddle
• rent v to pay or receive a fixed amount of
  money for the use of a room, house, car,
  television
• afford v to be able to buy or do something
  because you have enough money or time

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• commute v to make the same journey regularly
  between work and home
• pyramid n

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1 Getting started B

• True (If I had more free time, Id go kayaking
  every weekend.)
• False (It would be great if we could afford a
  bigger place to live.)
• False (Yeah, if I could choose anywhere, Id
  probably go to Egypt to see the Pyramids.)
• False (If I lived closer, Id be able to help
  out.)

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2 Grammar A

• I wish I had more money. If I earned more, I
  could have my own apartment, and I wouldn't have
  to live with my parents.
• I wish I didn't have to commute three hours a
  day. If I could find a job closer to home, then I
  wouldn't waste so much time on the train.

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• I wish I could finish my degree this year. If I
  had a degree, then I could get a job, and I would
  be able to pay off my student loans.
• I wish I could do something more exciting with
  my life. If I had the chance, I would work in
  another country or something like that.

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3 Listening and speaking A
(3) social life
(2)work
(1) the weather
(4) family
3 B

• Social lifeThey could go to the beach for the
  day.
• The weatherShe could go for a nice long walk and
  get some exercise.
• FamilyThey could hang out together.
• WorkHe could take the day off and do some things
  at home.

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Lesson B Lifes little dilemmas

• dilemmas n a situation in which a difficult
  choice has to be made between two different
  things you could do
• teapot n a container for making and serving
  tea with a handle and a shaped opening for
  pouring

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• worry about ph to think about problems or
  unpleasant things that might happen in a way that
  makes you feel anxious
• buy (sth) for (sb) ph to get something by
  paying money for it and give it to somebody
• borrow (sth) from (sb) ph to get or receive
  something from someone then give it back after a
  period of time

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• apologize for (sth) ph to tell someone that
  you are sorry about something you have done
• pay for ( N) v to give money to someone for
  something you want to buy or for services
  provided
• repair n when something is done to fix
  something that is broken or damaged
• talk to (sb) about (sth) ph to say things to
  someone

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• say (sth) to (sb) ph say something to somebody
  to think something but not speak
• thank for ph to express to someone that you
  are pleased about or appreciate something that
  they have done
• share with ph to have or use something at the
  same time as someone else
• ask (sb) for (sth) ph to want a particular
  amount of money for something

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• lend to ph to give something to someone for a
  period of time, expecting that they will then
  give it back to you
• think about ph to consider an idea or a
  problem
• remind about ph to make someone remember
  something, or remember to do something
• forget about ph to stop thinking about someone
  or something

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• react v to say, do, or feel something because
  of something else that has been said or done
• scream n a loud high sound you make when very
  frightened, excited or angry
• damage v to harm or break something
• leave a note ph write down some information on
  a short letter and not take it away with you when
  you go away from a place, either intentionally or
  by accident

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1 Building vocabulary and grammar B

• worry about something
• talk to someone about something
• think about something
• remind someone about something
• forget about something
• buy something for someone
• pay for something
• apologize for doing something
• thank someone for something

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• 10. ask someone for something
• 11. borrow something from someone
• 12. say something to someone
• 13. lend something to someone
• 14. share something with someone
• 1 C
• 1. What would you do if your friend forgot your
  birthday?
• 2. How would you react if a friend told your
  secret to everyone?

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3 Grammar A

• What would you do if you found a wallet on the
  sidewalk outside a school? Would you leave it
  there?
• What would you do if you heard a scream in the
  street at night? Would you go outside to see what
  happened?
• 3. What would you do if a salesperson forgot to
  charge you for something?Would you tell him or
  her about it?

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• 4. What would you do if you damaged a car in a
  parking lot?Would you leave a note with your name
  and number?
• 5. What would you do if you were half an hour
  late meeting a friend for dinner?Would you expect
  him or her to wait for you?
• 6. What would you do if you broke something in a
  store?Would you offer to pay for it?

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Lesson C If I were you,

• grad school (grad short form of graduate) a
  division of a university where you work toward a
  specialized degree beyond the one you receive
  after four years of study
• scholarship n an amount of money given by a
  school, college, university or other organization
  to pay for the studies of a person with great
  ability but little money

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• get accepted to ph to agree to take something
  that is offered to you
• congratulations n something that you say when
  you want to congratulate someone
• engineering n the work of an engineer (someone
  whose job is to design, build, or repair
  machines, engines, roads, bridges, etc), or the
  study of this work
• promotion n when someone is given a more
  important job in the same organization

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• major in ph to study something as your main
  subject at university
• transfer to ph to change to a different job,
  team, place of work, etc, or to make someone do
  this
• comment v something that you say or write that
  expresses your opinion
• awesome adj. extremely good

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• archaeological adj. the study of ancient
  cultures by looking for and examining their
  buildings, tools, and other objects
• dig v to break or move the ground with a tool,
  machine, etc
• safari n a journey, usually to Africa, to see
  or hunt wild animals

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1 Conversation strategy B

• If I were you, Id meet with your boss.
• You could change to a subject that you like
  better.
• Id say something to your boss before its too
  late.
• You might want to talk to a job counselor.
• If I were you, I wouldn't tell her. You could
  wear it when she visits.

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2 Strategy plus A

• Really? Wow!That would be awesome / interesting /
  cool!
• Yeah. Thatd be cool / neat / fun.
• Oh, that would be fun /cool / great / wonderful.
• Oh, yeah. That would be hard / difficult /
  impossible.

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3 Speaking and listening A

• If I were Tom, Id look for another job.
• He might want to try to get along with his
  co-workers better.
• He could try to make friends with some of his
  co-workers.

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3 B

• Amy Id find another job if I were you.
• Sam You could ask a couple of your co-workers to
  go out for lunch one day.
• Louisa Why dont you ask your co-workers for
  advice about something?

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Lesson D Any regrets?

• dare to ph to be brave enough to do something
• limber up ph to prepare yourself for a job or
  competition which will be difficult to do or win
• take seriously ph to believe that someone or
  something is important and that you should pay
  attention to them
• imaginary adj. not real but imagined in your
  mind

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• thermometer n a piece of equipment that
  measures the temperature of the air or of your
  body
• go barefoot adv. not wearing any shoes or
  socks
• merry-go-round n large machine at a fair
  which turns round and has woodenor plastic
  animals or vehicleson which children ride

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• daisy (daisies) n a smallflower with white
  petals and a yellow centre, which often grows
  in grass
• flexible adj. able to change or be changed
  easily according to the situation
• snack n small amount of food that is eaten
  between meals, or a very small meal
• lose weight ph to have less of (something),
  esp. in the body 

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1 Reading B

• Male or female Could be either.
• Age Probable someone older, looking back on life
  because he or she refers to life as this trip,
  suggesting he or she is quite far along on the
  journey of life.

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• Personality not a risk-taker / conservative
  Id dare to make more mistakes next time.
  serious I would be sillier not very
  adventurous I would take more trip. Id climb
  more mountains worries a lot Id have fewer
  imaginary ones (troubles) careful person one
  of those persons who never goes anywhere without
  a thermometer, a hot-water bottle, a raincoat,
  and a parachute.

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• Health conscious maybe I would eat more ice
  cream and fewer beans.
• Kind of life orderly and predictable Im one
  of those people who lived seriously, sanely, hour
  after hour, day after day. not taking time to
  do fun things or to do things that are not
  planned I would ride more merry-go-rounds. I
  would pick more daisies.

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1 C

• 1. 2. 3.
• 4. 5. 6.

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c
b
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Vocabulary notebook

• Preview and do the task
• 1. I wouldn't worry about it.
• People usually forget about things like
  that.
• 2. Id apologize immediately for forgetting about
  the date.
• 3. Id offer to pay for dinner another time.
• 4. Id tell her I was thinking about other things.

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• 5. I wouldn't speak to her until she was less
  upset.
• 6. Id blame my boss for keeping me in a meeting
  at work.
• 7. Id wait for her to finish, and then Id
  remind her about the time she didn't meet me.

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(2) Do the task

• agree with someone about something
• apply for a job
• explain something to someone
• forgive someone for doing something
• invite someone to a party
• complain to someone about something
• blame someone for doing something
• Second column The missing prepositions are the
  same as above.