vocabulary & grammar
VOCABULARY
1. Emma, please set the for
dinner.
2. The children accidentally set
to their tent when they went camping last weekend.
3. Alex forgot to set the when he
went on holiday and his house was burgled.
4. Hanauf set the parrots because
she didn’t believe they should be kept in cages.
5. The moment Jack set on the
flat, he decided to rent it.
6. We haven’t set a(n) for the
wedding yet.
7. The teacher put a(n) to the
girls’ talking by separating them.
8. Paul said he would never set
in that shop again after the way they treated him.
9. The doctor advised Mike not to put
on his foot.
10. I think parents should set strict
about what time young children should go to bed at
night.
11. The Ministry of Education has set high
that all schools have to meet.
12. The football captain tries to set a(n)
for his teammates.
foot eyes table date pressure
example fire standards stop
alarm free rules
COLLOCATIONS WITH ‘PUT’ AND ‘SET’
A. Look at the following extract from the interview that
you heard in the listening section. Can you think of
any other words that collocate with the verb put?
GRAMMAR
A. Look at the examples below and answer the
questions that follow.
I have the car serviced every six months but I wash it
once a week.
1. Does the speaker mean that he services the car
himself or that someone else does it for him?
2. Does the speaker mean that he washes the car
himself or that someone else does it for him?
3. What structure is used when someone else does
something for you?
CAUSATIVE FORM
B. Study the rules below. Then, read the situations
1-6 and complete the sentences using the
structures have something done, have someone
do something or get someone to do something.
I don’t put the blame for my stomach problems on stress.
B. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
Many children get their parents to buy them sweets when
they go shopping..
4. What does get their parents to buy mean?
a. stop their parents from buying
b. persuade them to buy
I had my son do his homework.
5. What does had my son do mean?
a. made my son do
b. did it instead of my son
Causative
We use the causative form (subject + have/get + object +
past participle) when we do not do something ourselves,
but we arrange for someone else to do it for us.
NOTE
• The structure have someone do something
means make someone do something.
• The structure get someone to do something
means persuade someone to do something.
1. There is a problem with my new television. It needs
to be repaired.
I need to .
2. Jane asked her brother to assemble her bookcase.
Jane had her brother .
3. A doctor has already examined my leg.
I’ve .
4. Our keys were stolen, so we need someone to replace
the lock on the front door.
We are going to .
5. Sally’s nails were manicured yesterday.
Sally .
6. Mark asked Michael to wash his car.
Mark got Michael .
Grammar Reference p. 139.
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writing
WRITING AN ESSAY III
1. DISCUSS
• How common are automobile accidents where you live?
• In your opinion, what are the main causes of automobile accidents?
2. FOCUS ON CONTENT AND ORGANISATION
A. Read the article and the rubric, underline the key words in the rubric and answer the question that follows.
What are you asked to do in your essay?
a. discuss the reasons why people drive carelessly and give examples
b. explain what factors contribute to automobile accidents
c. discuss the problem of reckless driving and suggest solutions to the problem
B. Read the essay and answer the questions that follow.
1. What does the writer focus on in the second paragraph? What examples does he give? What phrase does he use to
introduce them?
2. What does the writer focus on in the third paragraph? What solutions to the problem does the writer suggest?
Statistics show an alarming increase in the number of automobile accidents
in recent years and concerned citizens claim that reckless driving is a
growing problem throughout the country. Families of victims of automobile
accidents are particularly outraged. Donald Campbell, whose son recently
spent three months in the hospital recovering from injuries he sustained
in an accident caused by a driver who violated a red traffic light says, ‘We
have suffered physically, emotionally and financially just because of some
irresponsible driver. It’s time something was done about careless drivers.’
In most countries throughout the
world today, there has been an
increase in automobile accidents
caused by reckless driving. Many
people believe that we should get
to the root of the problem and take
measures to prevent these accidents.
Discuss the problem and offer
solutions. Support your views with
examples.
VOCABULARY
1. Emma, please set the for
dinner.
2. The children accidentally set
to their tent when they went camping last weekend.
3. Alex forgot to set the when he
went on holiday and his house was burgled.
4. Hanauf set the parrots because
she didn’t believe they should be kept in cages.
5. The moment Jack set on the
flat, he decided to rent it.
6. We haven’t set a(n) for the
wedding yet.
7. The teacher put a(n) to the
girls’ talking by separating them.
8. Paul said he would never set
in that shop again after the way they treated him.
9. The doctor advised Mike not to put
on his foot.
10. I think parents should set strict
about what time young children should go to bed at
night.
11. The Ministry of Education has set high
that all schools have to meet.
12. The football captain tries to set a(n)
for his teammates.
foot eyes table date pressure
example fire standards stop
alarm free rules
COLLOCATIONS WITH ‘PUT’ AND ‘SET’
A. Look at the following extract from the interview that
you heard in the listening section. Can you think of
any other words that collocate with the verb put?
GRAMMAR
A. Look at the examples below and answer the
questions that follow.
I have the car serviced every six months but I wash it
once a week.
1. Does the speaker mean that he services the car
himself or that someone else does it for him?
2. Does the speaker mean that he washes the car
himself or that someone else does it for him?
3. What structure is used when someone else does
something for you?
CAUSATIVE FORM
B. Study the rules below. Then, read the situations
1-6 and complete the sentences using the
structures have something done, have someone
do something or get someone to do something.
I don’t put the blame for my stomach problems on stress.
B. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
Many children get their parents to buy them sweets when
they go shopping..
4. What does get their parents to buy mean?
a. stop their parents from buying
b. persuade them to buy
I had my son do his homework.
5. What does had my son do mean?
a. made my son do
b. did it instead of my son
Causative
We use the causative form (subject + have/get + object +
past participle) when we do not do something ourselves,
but we arrange for someone else to do it for us.
NOTE
• The structure have someone do something
means make someone do something.
• The structure get someone to do something
means persuade someone to do something.
1. There is a problem with my new television. It needs
to be repaired.
I need to .
2. Jane asked her brother to assemble her bookcase.
Jane had her brother .
3. A doctor has already examined my leg.
I’ve .
4. Our keys were stolen, so we need someone to replace
the lock on the front door.
We are going to .
5. Sally’s nails were manicured yesterday.
Sally .
6. Mark asked Michael to wash his car.
Mark got Michael .
Grammar Reference p. 139.
107
writing
WRITING AN ESSAY III
1. DISCUSS
• How common are automobile accidents where you live?
• In your opinion, what are the main causes of automobile accidents?
2. FOCUS ON CONTENT AND ORGANISATION
A. Read the article and the rubric, underline the key words in the rubric and answer the question that follows.
What are you asked to do in your essay?
a. discuss the reasons why people drive carelessly and give examples
b. explain what factors contribute to automobile accidents
c. discuss the problem of reckless driving and suggest solutions to the problem
B. Read the essay and answer the questions that follow.
1. What does the writer focus on in the second paragraph? What examples does he give? What phrase does he use to
introduce them?
2. What does the writer focus on in the third paragraph? What solutions to the problem does the writer suggest?
Statistics show an alarming increase in the number of automobile accidents
in recent years and concerned citizens claim that reckless driving is a
growing problem throughout the country. Families of victims of automobile
accidents are particularly outraged. Donald Campbell, whose son recently
spent three months in the hospital recovering from injuries he sustained
in an accident caused by a driver who violated a red traffic light says, ‘We
have suffered physically, emotionally and financially just because of some
irresponsible driver. It’s time something was done about careless drivers.’
In most countries throughout the
world today, there has been an
increase in automobile accidents
caused by reckless driving. Many
people believe that we should get
to the root of the problem and take
measures to prevent these accidents.
Discuss the problem and offer
solutions. Support your views with
examples.
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