26. Develop the conversations as in the model:

Model: St1: – Julie was frustrated yesterday. It was her birthday and she didn’t get a phone call from her boyfriend.

St2: – What a shame! He might have phoned her at least.

St1: – If you ask me, he should have brought her flowers and taken her out.

1. We felt very embarrassed yesterday. Jackson hadn’t told us about the meeting at the CEO’s office. 2. Steve brought his new girlfriend to the party last weekend. Just imagine how Sally was frustrated! 3. We had a sleepless night yesterday. My sister returned home at 3 in the morning. The parents were furious. 4. Last week Chris invited me to his new house in the country. When I arrived at the station I realized I didn’t know which way to go.

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

27. Paraphrase using the active vocabulary.

1. With a length of one mile, it’s the region’s longest bridge. 2. His career lasted for over half a century. 3. She still visits her ex-husband. 4. Some tribes travel from place to place with their cattle in search of fresh grass. 5. The first manned spaceflight was an event of world importance. 6. The police suspect that the two crimes may be connected. 7. His French seems perfect, but then I am not able to judge. 8. The country needs foreign aid and support and cannot exist without it. 9. The firm that used to provide us with computers has gone out of business. 10. Numbers of butterflies are diminishing rapidly as the environment changes. 11. This lawn mower is driven by a small electric engine. 12. They have put up with poor working conditions in order to finish the job. 13. Parks and swimming pools are just some of the local infrastructure. 14. The town’s wealth comes from the textile industry. 15. My father was successful in business, and bought another shop. 16. Little kids are often annoyed and disappointed by their inability to express themselves to adults. 17. California is the place where numerous Hollywood studios are situated. 18. It is most important that all students should develop these basic skills. 19. She speaks French excellently. 20. The car is being filled with petrol in preparation for the race. 21. People’s fear of crime is often provoked by sensationalist reports. 22. We cannot exist much longer in this desert without water. 23. Her fame will last forever. 24. Several interesting new poets have appeared in recent years. 25. One of the biggest and most difficult tasks facing the present government is that of creating new jobs. 26. There has been a lot of opposition to the new law. 27. I am sick and tired of your complaints.

28. Make sentences using the suggested words and phrases:

1. over a span of ... / a(n) ... increase in production / to achieve; 2. heat trapping gases / to believe / to be linked with / global warming; 3. cannot / to be competent / to run a company; 4. in recent decades / to turn into / a city vibrant with life; 5. to move nearer to / to get fed up with / to commute; 6. people’s fear of... / must / to fuel / by sensationalist reports; 7. to grow / a sense of frustration / among the indigenous population / over ...; 8. the people / to endure / a decade / economic hardship; 9. the tune / to conjure up / romantic nature / his college years; 10. social amenities / to be crucial to / developing areas.