Unit 12

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs below.

fall (x2) – get – make – look – go

They had a terrible row and after that they ________ out. He knows he has to do something ________ up with her because he is still very much in love with her. They ________ in love at high school, ________ out together and liked each other, and since then they have been very happy together. They had never had a serious row before. He doesn't know if they can ________ over it, but he must find a solution. She still ________ like his idea of the 'right' one, the love of his life.

Choose the correct alternative to complete the text.

I ________ I didn't behave properly at Kevin's birthday party but I couldn't refrain from laughing ________ him: he was telling lies about his work and life experience. He was ________ about his successful career. How could he? If it had been me, I ________ so embarrassed to be the centre of everybody's attention. But he wasn't. He went on with his monologue. Despite that, I must ________ because I shouldn't have made fun of him in front of his friends and colleagues. Kevin is an extrovert and too fond of himself, but he is not a bad guy and I wish I ________ laughing and ________ everybody that stupid story about him at high school when he cried after falling ________ with his girlfriend.

Read the text and choose the correct alternative to complete the following statements.

Life is made of incredible coincidences. We don't always pay attention to what is happening around us but if we did, we would realise how things can be surprisingly connected. Take my case. Some years ago I decided to go on an expensive holiday with my best friend. We had saved money, we hadn't been on holiday the summer before and so we wanted to go to an exotic destination like the Seychelles or the Maldives. The travel agent advised us to go to the Maldives and pointed out one specific island which seemed extraordinary. We were very excited and decided that we could afford the holiday. Unfortunately, that destination was fully booked on the dates when we could take our holiday, so we were given an alternative which we agreed on. It looked pretty interesting too, but I must admit we were both a bit disappointed. Well, we shouldn't have been, especially Mary because there she met the love of her life. Yes, she fell in love with a young man from the USA who was on holiday on the island for a week, just like us. They married a couple of years later and they have been very happy together ever since. If we had decided for the Seychelles, instead of the Maldives, or if there had been some availability on the first island we chose as our destination, they would never have met and they would never have married. Was it fate? Were they destined to meet anyway?

1. The writer and her friend wanted to have an expensive holiday ________.

2. They couldn't go to their first destination place because ________.

3. If they hadn't decided to go to Maldives, ________.

4. If the young man hadn't been on the island on holiday during the same week as them, ________.

5. The writer seems to suggest that even if they hadn't met in Maldives, ________.

Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. If she ________ for the talent contest, she might have become a star.
2. They ________ in the research if they had had the necessary skills.
3. We ________ the promotion if we had known it implied so much extra work.
4. If my sister ________ that he was lying to her, she would never have accepted the date.
5. It ________ if she hadn't gone out with him at all.
6. The politician would have answered the journalists' questions if they ________ so aggressive.

Complete the sentences with would or wouldn't.

1. If I had known you weren't feeling well, I ________ have come to see you.
2. I ________ have gone to the party if I had known I was going to be on my own all the time. I ________ have accepted your invitation to go to the cinema instead.
3. I ________ have set off so late if I had known there was a bus strike. On the contrary, I ________ have taken an earlier bus. If I had been early for work, then, I ________ have gone for a coffee somewhere near the office.

Drag the following verbs next to their meaning.

to look angry and want people to know that you are upset ________
to say that you are sorry ________
to show respect ________
to hold somebody tightly ________
to look at somebody or something for a long time ________
to laugh at somebody and make jokes about him/her ________

Listen to the talk and choose the correct alternative to complete the summary.

The speaker wishes that foreign language teachers ________ taught her about different ________ behaviour and not just about vocabulary and grammar. She wishes she had ________ that British people ________ being greeted with a kiss on the cheek, as it might have saved her from ________ situations. She also wishes that somebody had told her ________ personal questions on meeting someone for the first time. Other potentially embarrassing things are speaking too ________ or using gestures, as certain common gestures in one culture can be ________ for others. She concludes that it's not enough to say 'I wish I'd known' or 'If only someone had ________ me'. There ________ be lessons in how to behave in other countries as well as in the language.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I wish I ________ (to be) younger and richer. Everything would be easier.
2. I wish my parents and teachers ________ (to appreciate) my qualities more. In fact I am doing my best.
3. The salesman wishes he ________ (to sell) more of that product last year.
4. People who travel frequently wish they ________ (to know) something about different cultures and countries so as not to feel embarrassed in certain situations.
5. I wish I ________ (to know) that he was going to give me a third kiss. How awful when I stepped back!
6. If only I ________ (not to miss) the bus this morning! I arrived very late at the meeting and I had to apologise.

Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past perfect of the verbs in brackets.

1. Katherine wishes she ________ (to bake) a cake or something that morning. When her parents-in-law arrived, she had nothing ready to offer! She really wishes they ________ (to tell) her they were going to pay her a visit!
2. She wishes her children ________ (not to feel) so free to come and go. She wishes they ________ (to understand) that she has to know things in advance to get organised.
3. Paul wishes he ________ (to be) tidier: his desk is in such a mess!
4. We wish we ________ (to know) what time our train will leave. But there is a strike on and nobody can tell us.

Complete the text with the words below.

I was running to my airport gate, my flight had already been called and I was late, when I ________ into an old friend of mine. Actually, he had been my boyfriend some years before and we had been very fond of each other. We had ________ at our first meeting: yes, it had been love at first sight. We had ________ together for a couple of years. When I ran ________ him at the airport, he just said 'hello', gave me a kiss and ________ me for a while. Then he went his way and I managed to get on my plane. If I ________ late and hadn't run to catch my plane, maybe I would never ________ him again. I wish I ________ him for his phone number, but I didn't. If only I ________ in touch with him again!