1. Are you a risk taker? Do the quiz and find out. Check your score on page 77.
Risk-taking QUIZ
1. Would you ever do a bungee jump?
a. No, it wouldn't be worth the risk.
b. I'd love to have the opportunity.
c. Eve already done one:
2. Your friend is cooking some food you've never tried before. Do you...
a. grab the chance to try something new?
b. wait and see what it looks like before you decide?
c. explain politely that it doesn't look like something you'd like?
3. You're parking your car when someone leaving the car park gives you their ticket. What do you do? "
a. Consider a lucky break- now you don't have to pay for a ticket.
b. Tell them it's wrong and that you refuse to min the risk of getting caught by the car park attendant.
c. Thank them, but still buy your own ticket, just to be on the safe side.
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2. Study Active Vocabulary and complete the binomials with the words from the box using the correct conjunctions.
| give more pick safe sooner take it there touch ups |
1……….choose 2………..downs 3………….later 4……….. leave it
5………. less 6……… sound 7…….take 8. …....then 9……..… go
ANSWERS, 1. pick and 2. ups und 3. sooner or 4. take it or
5. more or 6. safe and 7. give and 8, there and 9. touch, and
ACTIVE VOCABULARY| Binomials
Binomials are phrases where two words are joined with a conjunction, usually and or or (touch and go).
• The two words often begin with the same sound (slowly but surely).
• Sometimes they have a similar or opposite meaning (peace and quiet, highs and lows).
• The order of the words is fixed and needs to be learnt as part of the expression.
3. Replace the underlined words with binomials in Exercise
1. At some point, you will have to make a decision.
Sooner or later
2. The best universities can select which students to accept.
pick and choose
3. They wanted me to sign up for the course immediately, with no time at all to consider.
there and then
1. Although she was ten years older, she looked about the same age.
more or less
5. After a hazardous journey, they were relieved to get home with no problems.
safe and sound
6. You have to learn to compromise in a relationship.
give and take
7. I'm offering you £50; you can accept it or not.
take it or leave it
8. They've had some good and bad times, but are doing well now.
ups and downs
4. Study Watch out! Then find five expressions with these words in the quiz in Exercise 1.
WATCH OUTT
The words risk, chance, opportunity and luck have related meanings and are easily confused.
In particular, the word chance can be used in several different ways.
Fa love to have the chance (opportunity) to bungee jump.
There's a slim chance (possibility) that we might succeed, but we'd need a lucky break.
Il you do sports, there's always a chance (rick) of injury.
It was pare chance (luck) that we met that night,
5. Complete the sentences with risk, chance, opportunity or luck. Sometimes more than one correct answer is possible. ( SB Page 41)
1. Given the chance/opportunity, where would you most like to travel?
2. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your help.
3. As soon as I heard about the trip, I grabbed the chance/opportunity to go on it.
4. This is your last chance/opportunity; I won't make the offer again.
5. I'm sure parachuting would be exciting, but it wouldn't be worth the risk in my opinion.
6 SPEAKING Complete the sentences so they are true for you. Then in groups, compare your answers.
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