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2 Grammar
Indirect questions
a Read the sentences. Then complete the direct
questions below.
He wondered whether he was dreaming.
Most British people didn’t even know who the
band were.
1 dreaming?
2 the band?
b Complete the rule. Write never, invert, don’t
invert and sometimes.
RULE: When we use wh- question words in
direct questions we usually the subject
and the verb, and we use do/does/did.
We can also use wh- question words in
statements (indirect questions). In indirect
questions we the word order and we
use do/does/did.
c Join the two sentences to make one.
1 Where did everyone go? I wonder.
I wonder where everyone went.
2 How much does it cost? I don’t know.
3 Where do people buy CDs? It’s easy to find out.
4 When do people need to listen to music to
relax? We don’t always know.
5 How easy is it to beat the status quo? I wonder.
6 How did Joe McElderry feel? I’d like to know.
3 Vocabulary
Qualifying comparisons
a Complete the sentences with the words in the
box. Then check in the text on page 82.
far nowhere near almost just even
1 McElderry seemed just as happy with
a number-two song.
2 He was beaten to the top spot by a song that is
as old as he is.
3 It is as catchy as the typical X
Factor tune.
4 But what makes this story more
unusual is...
5 But this year Morter was more
successful.
b Look at the phrases in Exercise 3a.
Which can be replaced with the words?
much / a lot
not nearly
c Make sentences about each situation,
using the comparative of the words in
brackets and the phrases in Exercise 3a.
Use a different phrase each time.
1 I love shopping centres. I would like
them more if they didn’t play music.
(good)
Shopping centres would be even
better if they didn’t play music.
2 I don’t think classical music is interesting
at all. I think rock music is very
interesting. (interesting)
Rock music is
3 Sara plays the piano really well. She also
plays the guitar – not quite so well, but
still she’s pretty good! (well)
Sara plays
4 The Rock in London concert costs
100 euros! The Charity Rock concert is
100 euros too! (expensive)
The Charity Rock concert is
5 It’s difficult to get tickets for Saturday’s
gig but there are hundreds left for the
one on Sunday. (difficult)
It’s
Get it ri ht! Turn to page 121.
4 Speak
Complete the sentences for yourself:
they should all be about music. Then
compare your sentences with a partner.
1 ... is even more relaxing for me than …
2 I think … is a far more talented
musician/singer than …
3 … is nowhere near as enjoyable for me
as …
4 … is even worse than …
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