REVIEW UNIT 4

1 When the meeting was over, they went out for a drink.

HAD

As ______________________________ finished, they went out for a drink.

2 When we eventually arrived at the party, all the food had been eaten.

GOT

By ______________________________ the party, all the food had been eaten.

3 He put everything back in its place before he left.

UNTIL

He did not _______________________________ everything back in its place.

4 They decided against·employing him because of his age.

TAKE

They decided _______________________________ because of his age.

5 She is not very interested in my work.

INTEREST

She does _______________________________ my work.

6 This is the funniest book I've ever read.

FUNNY

I've ______________________________ book before.

2 I was extremely impressed with the special effects and some part of the action scenes. As for as the acting, though, I felt many amateurs could have done better.

3 Sophie was so much glad after her last exam. 'At the last!' she cried. 'I thought I'd never finish.'

4 When he had came home from work he was made himself a cup of tea and read the newspaper. It had been an exhausting day.

5 I'm really pleased we took to your advice and went to the new Indian restaurant that's just opened. The service was marvellous and it was such a good food.

1 The 2012 film Cloud Atlas features an all-star cincluding Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant and Susan Sarandon.

2 Penelope Cruz won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting rfor her part in the 2008 film Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

3 The novel was highly praised by literary c but the film adaptation receivedn poor r

4 It's a well-written thriller, with convincing characters and a gripping p.

5 One ingredient of a good action film is an exciting and memorable opening s ; some kind of chase involving cars or helicopters, for example.

Storytime

0 VARY 1 INTEREST 2 LIBRARY 3 CONFIDE 4 CREATIVE 5 FASCINATE 6 PERFORM 7 SURPRISE 8 LIMIT

The Storytime School of Storytelling offers a (0) VARIETY of courses to anyone (1) in the ancient art of storytelling. A wide range of people have studied with us, from tour guides to teachers, lawyers to (2) and bankers to business owners.

Their motives for attending our courses vary enormously. They may be keen to develop their (3) as public speakers, learn how to use stories in the classroom, or activate their (4) in a playful environment.

Whatever their reasons, participants usually find the experience extremely (5) , as you can see from the enthusiastic testimonials on our website. Many of these point to the school visits to give (6) to local children as the highlight of their course. Others mention the supportive atmosphere in our school and the quality of the teaching.

Not (7) , many people come back to Storytime again and again. We offer an almost (8) number of courses ranging from Animal tales to Using your voice or Creating your own stories. Why not contact us? We're sure to have a course for you.