041 (13)

sittings (n pl): times when you sit for a portrait

authentic (adj): genuine

numerous (adj): many

policy (n): way of doing business

3    Suggested Answer

Dorian Grey seems to react in quite a spoilt way. He should have been glad to have such a lovely portrait, but instead he sees only the negative side to it.

Słuchanie i mówienie (p. 99)

4    1 B    2 E    3 A    4 D

5    a) Sentences 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 could be used.

b) Suggested Answer

A: Hello. What can I do for you?

B: I would like a ticket to see Cats, please.

A: Certainly. For which day?

B: This Friday.

A: l'm afraid Cats is sold out this Friday.

B: Oh no. Weil, what musicals do you have tickets for?

A: There are still seats available for The Lion King and The Phantom ofthe Opera.

B: Hmmmm. Do you have any deals on seats for

either of those shows?

A: l'm afraid not.

B: Weil, which of the two would you recommend?

A: They're both good. The Lion King in particular has got excellent reviews.

B: OK. NI see The Lion King.

A: Good choice. How close to the stage would you like to be?

B: I would like a seat in the stalls, please.

A: Certainly. I can give you a seat in the fourth row.

B: Fine. Is there a discount with my student card?

A: Yes, the student price is £25.

B: Here you are. Oh, I almost forgot to ask. If I need to change my ticket for any reason, can I?

A: Yes. You can change your ticket for another day or show, right up until an hour before the show starts.

B: Do you give refunds?

A: No, l'm sorry. There are no refunds on tickets.

B: All right. Thank you for your help.

A: My pleasure. Enjoy the show.

Vocabulary (pp. 100-101) 1 a) 1 cross-country skiing	6	paragliding
2 kite-surfing	7	skydiving
3 snowboarding	8	caving
4 windsurfing	9	bungee jumping
5 white-water rafting

Sports KB

3 A Weil, we have a lot of snów in winter, so of course snowboarding is popular, as well as cross-country skiing.

B True. And caving is pretty big here, too.

I don't think extreme air sports like kite-surfing and paragliding are very common, though.

b) Suggested Answers

1    A: l'd like to try windsurfing and white-water

rafting because I love water sports of all kinds.

B: l'd choose to try bungee jumping. It's

something that someone once dared me to do and l'd like to take up the challenge!

2    A: I think caving must be really dangerous.

Imagine if your ropę broke and you fell down a crevice in the dark! How would you cali for help?

B: Skydiving seems morę risky to me. I know you have experienced instructors but what if your parachute got stuck? You'd be lucky to escape with a few broken bones!

2	1	passed/shot		5	served/hit
	2	training		6	to race
	3	caught		7	kicking
	4	to score		8	to beat
3	1	rink	3	alley	5	field
	2	grounds	4	track	6	pitch
4	1	d	3 b	5 g	7	f
	2	c	4 e	6 a

To play American football you need a mouth guard and a helmet.

To do rock climbing you need a ropę and a harness.