9a A place called home

Reading

Grammar: modal verbs 2

1 Work in groups. Discuss the question.

will, would, shall

What images come to mind when you think of Paris?

Use will and would for habitual behaviour, annoying

behaviour, willingness, refusal and requests.
I would often sit in a caf adjacent to my hotel.
He will wear that ridiculous hat when we go out.
Shell help you but I certainly wont.
Would you turn that music down a little, please?

2 Look at the photo, read the introductory sentence to

the article and discuss the questions in your groups.

1 Why do you think Le Corbusiers plan is described as

drastic?
2 Why might such a plan have been considered
necessary?

Use will for predictions, intentions and present

assumptions.
No pedestrian will ever meet an automobile, ever!
Well leave at about 6.00.
Youve had a hard day I imagine youll be tired now.

3 Read the article and compare your ideas in exercise 1.

4 Read the article again and choose the correct words

Use would to express the future from a past perspective

and imaginary situations.
People would have footpaths all to themselves.
I wouldnt care if I never saw him again.

to complete the sentences.

1 The writer says that Chez Antoine was very near the
National Library / owned by his hotel / being restored.
2 He did not feel lonely / safe / happy in Paris.
3 At the beginning of the twentieth-century Paris
was one of the poorest European cities / extremely
overcrowded / a mainly industrial city.
4 Le Corbusier was concerned about the negative
consequences of his proposed changes / political
situation in France / living conditions in cities.
5 He believed his plans would help stop further
migration to the city / the uncontrolled development of
the city / unfair property speculation.
6 Le Corbusier felt that cars should be banned / drove
too fast / should not be hindered by pedestrians.

Useshallfor arrangements, suggestions and offers.

Where shall we meet? Shall we go? Shall I help?

See Language Reference page 94

1 Complete the sentence beginnings 18 with the

appropriate endings ah.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Hell often spend two or three hours there,

She wont see you without an appointment,
They will keep moving things around
Shall we meet in the reception area? Ill
It would be closed down just two years later
Would you kindly stop fidgeting? Youre
Ten past three? Hell have left there by now,
I wouldnt be surprised if they closed a branch or two:

Speaking

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

the frozen foods are next to the wines now.

unless hes been given a detention, of course.
just have a quick shower after my class.
reading the newspapers or surfing the net.
and most of the exhibits sold off at auction.
unless its an emergency, of course.
a lot of people do their transactions via the internet now.
ruining my enjoyment of the play.

1 Work in small groups. You are going to submit a plan

2 The sentences in exercise 1 either make reference to or

2 One member from your group should present your

3 What is the function of each of the modal verbs in bold

5 Work in pairs. Discuss the meaning of the highlighted

words and expressions in the article.

6 Discuss the questions.

What are the potential problems of Le Corbusiers
vision of a modern city centre?
How attractive and convenient for residents are the
buildings and streets in your capital city or the town
in which you live? What changes, small or drastic,
would you make?

for a new town. Turn to page 139.

plan to the rest of the class, explaining the various

decisions you have made.

3 Vote for one of the plans. You may not vote for
your own.

are said in a particular place. Identify the places.

in sentences 18 in exercise 1? Use the terms in the

grammar box on this page.
1 habitual behaviour

4 Work in pairs, A and B. You are going to practise using

will, would or shall.

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A place called home 9a

THE CITY OF

Tomorrow

Alain de Botton describes how in 1925 French architect

Le Corbusier proposed a drastic plan to rebuild the
historic centre of Paris.

I once spent a summer in a small hotel in the second

arrondissement of Paris, a stones throw away from the chilly
seriousness of the old National Library, where I repaired
every morning in a vain attempt to research a book I hoped
to write. It was a lively part of town, and I would often sit in a
caf adjacent to my hotel named, as if out of a tourist guide,
10 Chez Antoine.
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Everyone, it seemed, dropped by Chez Antoine at some point

in the day. Elegant women would have coffee and a cigarette
at the counter in the morning. Policemen lunched there,
students whiled away the afternoons on the covered terrace,
and by evening thered be scholars, politicians, divorcees
and tourists, flirting, arguing, having dinner, smoking and
playing pinball. As a result, although I was alone in Paris,
and went for days hardly speaking to anyone, I felt none of
the alienation with which I was familiar in other cities. That
summer I imagined no greater happiness than to be able to
live in Paris for ever, pursuing a routine of going to the library,
ambling the streets and watching the world from a corner
table at Chez Antoine.
I was therefore surprised to find out, some years later, that
the very area in which I had stayed had fallen within a zone
which one of the most intelligent and influential architects of
the twentieth century had wanted systematically to dynamite
and replace with a great park punctuated at intervals with
eighteen 60-storey cruciform towers stretching up to the
lower slopes of Montmartre.

Le Corbusier had drawn up his Parisian scheme at a moment

of unequalled urban crisis. Across the developing world, cities
were exploding in size. In 1800 the French capital was home
to 647,000 people. By 1910 three million were squeezed within
35 its inadequate confines. In apartment buildings, several families
typically shared a single room. In 1900, in the poorer districts of
Paris, one toilet generally served 70 residents. A cold-water tap
was a luxury. Factories and workshops were sited in the middle
of residential areas, emitting smoke and deadly effluents.
40 Children played in courtyards covered with raw sewage.
Cholera and tuberculosis were a constant threat. Streets were
choked by traffic day and night. There was not much that was
picturesque about the early twentieth-century city.

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Le Corbusier was horrified by such conditions. All cities have

fallen into a state of anarchy, he remarked. The world is
sick. Given the scale of the crisis, drastic measures were in
order, and the architect was in no mood to feel sentimental
about their side effects. The existing centres must come
down, he said. To save itself every great city must rebuild
its centre. In order to alleviate overcrowding, the ancient
low-rise buildings would have to be replaced by a new kind
of structure only recently made possible by advances in
reinforced concrete technology: the skyscraper. 2,700 people
will use one front door, marvelled Le Corbusier.
By building upwards, two problems would be resolved at a
stroke: overcrowding and urban sprawl. With room enough
for everyone in towers, there would be no need to spread
outwards and devour the countryside in the process. There
would be ample green space as well, as up to 50 per cent of
urban land would be devoted to parks. The new city would
itself be a vast park, with large towers dotted among the trees.
On the roofs of the apartment blocks, there would be games
of tennis, and sunbathing on the shores of artificial beaches.
Simultaneously, Le Corbusier planned to abolish the city
street. He resented the fact that the legitimate demands
of both cars and people were constantly and needlessly
compromised, and he therefore recommended that the two
be separated. In the new city, people would have footpaths
all to themselves, winding through woods and forests (no
pedestrian will ever meet an automobile, ever!), while cars
would enjoy massive and dedicated motorways, with smooth,
curving interchanges, thus guaranteeing that no driver would
ever have to slow down for the sake of a pedestrian.
The division of cars and people was but one element
in Le Corbusiers plan for a
reorganization of life in the new
city. All functions would now
be untangled. There would no
longer be factories, for example,
in the middle of residential areas.
The new city would be an
arena of green space,
clean air, ample
accommodation
and flowers.

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9b Squatters
Vocabulary & speaking: describing homes
1 Work in pairs. Discuss which type of home you would prefer in each of
the pairs. Money is no object.

A detached house in the country or a large town-centre flat.

A caravan by the sea or a log cabin in the mountains.
A brand new flat overlooking a motorway or a 60-year-old flat in need
of renovation and overlooking a park.
A house with no running water or one with neither gas nor electricity.

2 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Use a dictionary

if necessary.

4 You are going to do a roleplay in pairs,

A and B.

Student A
You saw an advertisement for the house
below and have come to view it. Express
your doubts to the owner.
Student B
You are the owner of the house below
and are showing it to a prospective
buyer. Respond to his/her doubts,
highlighting its positive aspects.

1 This newly- / freshly-built house is comfortably / conveniently located

near the town centre.
2 The building is in poor condition / state and in urgent need of
repair / reform.
3 Its a lovely old straw / thatched cottage, full of antique / elderly
furniture.
4 The house is very broken-down / run-down and the garden
completely grown-up / overgrown.
5 Its a warm and cosy / draughty little flat, and very tastily / tastefully
decorated.
6 This nineteenth-century period / history house would suit the FAQ /
DIY enthusiast.
7 The family of six live in cramped / close conditions in a brightly lit /
gloomy one-bedroomed flat with no electricity.
8 Its weakly / poorly furnished the chairs are rickety / sickly and
likely to collapse and the carpets are threadbare / trodden.

3 Work in pairs. Answer the questions.

Which of the sentences in exercise 2 give a positive (P) and which a
negative (N) description?
How would you describe your
own home?

5 Change roles and do the roleplay on

page 155.

Listening
1 Work in pairs. Read the dictionary

definition of squatter and discuss the

questions.

squatter /skwt(r)/ noun

someone who lives in a place without
permission and without paying the owner

What type of people do you think squat

and why?
How do you think you might react if
squatters came to live near you?

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Squatters 9b

3.1 Listen to a radio programme about squatting

and answer these questions.

1
2
3
4

What does Annies job entail?

Is she sympathetic towards squatters?
How did Gerry get into his current squat?
How does he feel about squatting?

3.1 Listen again and complete the sentences with

no more than three words.

1 There are nearly

squatters in the UK.
2 Annie points to a nationwide shortage of
as one reason for squatting.
3 She says there are
a million empty homes
in Britain.
4 There is an increasing number of foreign squatters from
countries.
5 The presenter says that squatting is not a
in
the UK.
6 The SRA advises squatters to display a copy of the
document known as
.
7 Gerry is squatting in a
house.
8 Before moving in, Gerry and his friends looked in the
every day.
9 He hopes to get a
soon.
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suppliers in particular often refuse to
connect houses with squatters in.

3.2 Listen and check.

4 Complete the sentences from the recording with the

prepositions in the box.

in out out through on up up down

1 run-down houses and flats that bring
property values in the local area.
2 the SRA, the group that carried
the study.
3 There are over 100,000 families queuing
for this
type of housing.
4 young people who cannot afford to get
the
property ladder.
5 Its a document spelling
what your rights are.
6 They have to go
the courts.
7 little by little you get settled
.
8 We do their houses
for them.

Did you know?

1 Work in small groups. Read about listed buildings in
the UK and discuss the questions.

Buildings in the UK which are considered to be of special

architectural or historical interest are placed on an official
list in order to protect them by law. The owner of a listed
building cannot make any alterations to it without first
receiving permission or listed building consent from the
local planning authority.
Buildings are graded to show their relative significance. In
England and Wales there are currently three grades, I, II*
and II, with Grade I buildings being the most important.
Buckingham Palace is an example of a Grade I listed building.
There are approximately half a million listed buildings in
England. They are mainly old buildings, although there
are also a few examples of
modern architecture, such
as the BT Tower in London,
as well as bridges, sculptures,
signposts, lampposts,
bandstands, seaside piers and
telephone boxes.

Check your answers in audioscript 3.1 on pages

159160.

5 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

How do you think you would cope if you had to squat?
How important is it in your country for people to buy
their own house or flat rather than rent? Is it easy to
get on the property ladder?

What system exists in your country for protecting

buildings of architectural and/or historical interest?
Which buildings or other structures would you include
on such a list? Why?
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9c A place in the sun

Speaking
1 During a Caribbean cruise you have one full day on the
small island of Tobago. Look at the list of activities on
page 152 and choose four which interest you.

2 Work in pairs. Explain your choices to each other and

agree on three that you will do together.

3 Explain your choices to another pair of students and

agree on two that you will all do together.

Compare your choices with the rest of the class.

Reading
1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
The article speaks of two Caribbean hotels which take
environmentally friendly measures. What might these
measures consist of?
It also advises tourists to help support the local
economy. How might they do this?

2 Read the article and compare your ideas in exercise 1.

3 Match the phrases 19 to the sections AC of the
article in which they are mentioned.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

trying to pay less for something

attracting celebrities
avoiding other holidaymakers
an appeal for parents to educate their children
the benefits of restricting size (two sections)
giving away unwanted cups and plates
a prohibition
clearing up rubbish
a carefully thought-out restoration

4 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

In what ways did your last holiday benefit and/or harm
the environment and the local culture?
These items are all used at the Blue Haven Hotel. How
widespread is their use in your country?
solar heating
biodegradable detergents
energy-saving light bulbs
organically-grown produce

Grammar: inversion
Not only will you get under the skin of the island, but
you can also ensure your money goes
Inversion of the subject and auxiliary verb is
required when certain adverbials are placed at the
beginning of a sentence for emphasis.
Never before had he seen anything so beautiful.
Only now are the effects becoming apparent.
On no account must exhibits be touched.
Do, does or did is inserted where an auxiliary verb
(or the verb to be) is not present.
Rarely do you find a coin of this age in such good
condition.
Not until/Only when she got home did she realize
what had happened.

See Language Reference page 94

1 Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the

words in brackets.

1 There isnt a city anywhere in the world with as many

beautiful monuments as Rome. (Nowhere)
1 Nowhere in the world is there a city with as many
beautiful monuments as Rome.
2 You very rarely come across anyone nowadays who
hasnt been abroad. (Very rarely)
3 You can only really learn a language by living in a
country where it is spoken. (Only by)
4 Tourists should not be allowed to visit the Antarctic
under any circumstances. (Under no circumstances)
5 You wont truly know what good food is until youve
tried French cuisine. (Not until)
6 I hated visiting monuments as a child and I couldnt
stand going into museums. (Not only)
7 Ive only recently started going on holiday without my
parents. (Only recently)
8 Ill never go back to that place I went to last year on
holiday! (Never again)

2 Work in pairs. Discuss the sentences in exercise 1. How

true are they for you?

3 Imagine you have just spent a disappointing fortnight

in a Caribbean ecotourism hotel. Write five sentences

complaining about different aspects of your stay. Begin
each sentence with one of the following:
At no time, Not once, Only when, Not until, Hardly,
No sooner, Not only, Nowhere, Never again

Compare your sentences with your partners.

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A place in the sun 9c

A happy marriage
The pressure created by hordes of holidaymakers and
their increasing demands is leaving a depressing litany
of damage on the Caribbean. Two-thirds of the beaches
are eroded, wildlife is being displaced by huge hotel
5 complexes, water sports cause coastal, coral-reef and
marine pollution, while more and more wetlands are
being destroyed to develop golf courses. Fortunately,
though, the area is beginning to enjoy the effects
of ecotourism.

Section A
10 Take Tobagos Blue Haven Hotel, an antidote to so many of

the fenced-off and homogenized resorts in the region. It is

renowned for several things: incredible food, a spectacular
setting and, above all, its commitment to the happy marriage
of ecology and tourism.
15 It wasnt always so. Once the favourite haunt of film stars

such as Rita Hayworth and Robert Mitchum, the hotel lay

abandoned for more than 25 years. Planning a complete
renovation, its new owners were committed to both
preserving the original architecture and installing modern
20 environmentally-friendly measures.
The result is stunning thirties colonial chic underpinned
by a nature-conscious strategy. The hotel uses
solar heating, biodegradable detergents,
energy-saving light bulbs, rainwater irrigation, plus
25 local, organically-grown produce and toiletries. It has
also banned polluting motor water sports. Only local staff
are employed there, and the scale of the hotel is kept
small enough to safeguard the highest quality service
and lowest impact tourism.

Section B

in somebody elses home, says Tricia Barnett, of the

campaigning organization Tourism Concern. While it is your
holiday for just two weeks, it is someone elses home for
a lifetime.

Section C
When booking your island holiday, consider scaling back on
accommodation. Few visitors to the Caribbean realize that
staying in huge, all-inclusive hotel complexes or using luxury
cruise liners provides almost no benefit to the island people.
Many less scrupulous hotel chains use disproportionate
55 amounts of valuable local resources (water, for example),
while cruise ships create pollution and erosion which affect
the livelihood of local fishermen. By staying in smaller,
locally-run hotels you can minimize your familys impact on
both the environment and the culture.
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Once you arrive, help support the local economy by buying

produce that has been made or grown nearby. And be sure
to pay a fair price for the goods or services you buy. Haggling
for the lowest possible price might save you pennies, but
deprive the vendor of a days salary. Use public transport, hire
65 a bike, visit local restaurants and carnivals, find out where
the locals go, and get off the well-trodden tourist route. That
way, not only will you get under the skin of the island, but
you can also ensure your money goes
into the pockets of those who need
70 it most.
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Glossary
litany n a long list of things
underpin v be an important,
basic part of something

30 Glitter Bay in Barbados is equally grand, with

impeccably-furnished rooms, a crisply-uniformed staff

and immaculate lawns. Children are welcome, with
club activities scheduled throughout the day and a pool
of nannies on tap. On a recent family visit, my son helped
35 monitor turtle nest-sites and went on a scavenger hunt for
throwaway plastics that threaten the marine life. Meanwhile,
Glitter Bays dedicated Green Team got to grips with waste
management, donating used hotel crockery to local hospitals,
composting garden waste and recycling bed covers into pillow
40 shams. The aim is to saturate Caribbean holiday spots with a
renewed beauty thats more than skin deep. The challenge is
to match tour companies that deliver on their promises with
family holidaymakers that care enough to make a difference.
It would be fabulous if all families could instill in their
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9d Experimental travel
Speaking

Listening
Sick of sightseeing? Tired
of tour guides? Then why
not try experimental
tourism, a novel approach
to travel that starts with
a quirky concept and can
lead anywhere from Bora
Bora to a bus stop.

1 The travel options 15 all appear in The Lonely Planet

Guide to Experimental Travel. Match the travel options

15 to the descriptions ae.

1 Alternating Travel
2 Chance Travel
3 Blind Mans Bluff Travel

4 Slight-hitch Travel
5 Ero Tourism

a Arrange to take a holiday with your loved one. Travel

there separately by different means and dont arrange a
meeting time or place. Then look for each other.
b Leave your home or hotel on foot. Take the first road on
the right, then the next on the left, then the next on the
right, and so on.
c Look up the name of your home town in the index of
a world atlas. Throw a pair of dice, then count that
number of lines down from the name of your town. The
line that your finger lands on is your destination.
d Write the name of a faraway destination on a large piece
of card. Stand at the side of your nearest motorway
(or similar) with your backpack, stick your thumb out
and wait.

3.33.6 Listen to four extracts from a dialogue

between friends who recently tried out some of the
ideas in The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental
Travel. For each extract 14 answer the questions.

Which of the travel options 15 from Speaking

exercise 1 is being described?
Did the speaker(s) enjoy the experience?

3.33.6 Listen to the extracts again and decide

whether these statements are true (T) or false (F). Say
why the false statements are incorrect.

Sally
1 Sally already knew the city of York very well.
2 She had problems when trying to drink.
3 She was able to touch some of the museum exhibits.
Dave
4 Dave had done something similar to this before.
5 He was almost involved in a serious accident.
6 He stayed in a hotel in Munich.
Helen
7 Helen hadnt expected to enjoy the experience
so much.
8 She particularly liked the element of uncertainty.
9 The living conditions in some areas made her
feel depressed.
Emma and Steve
10
Emma started looking for Steve in some of the bars.
11
They both went to the same places.
12
They didnt see each other in Madrid.

e Spend 24 hours blindfolded in a new location with

a friend to guide you.

2 Rank the travel options from the book in exercise 1

from the one which you would find most interesting (1)
to the one which least appeals to you (5).

3 Work in pairs. Compare your list with your partners and

give reasons for your choices.

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Experimental travel 9d

SpeecH feature: vague language

A number of expressions are used in conversation to
show vagueness or a lack of precision. Here are some
examples from the listening.
I sort of became aware of every sound.
I could smell every coffee or sandwich or whatever.
There was loads of greenery, you know, trees and
grass and stuff like that.

1 Complete the vague expressions from the first extract

Vocabulary: adjectives formed with

particles
A number of adjectives are formed using particles
such as in, out, on, off, up, down, over, under, away.
These may be written with or without a hyphen or
as one word. The following examples are all from the
recording:
head-on collision run-down estates built-up area
worn out fed up cheesed off faraway place
oncoming lorry overnight train

of the recording with the words in the box.

anything everything something
thing kind all so like

1 I think wearing it really did

of sharpen my
other senses.
2 We did all the sights and
the cathedral, the city
walls, the historic buildings and
on.
3 What about things like eating and washing and
that?
4 Did you
go into any museums or
?
5 Paul took me into an exhibition by some local sculptor
Anna Kirby, or
, I think her name was.
6 It was all modern stuff, from local stone lots of curves
and holes and that sort of
.

2 Check your answers in audioscript 3.3 on page 160.

Underline further examples of vague language in
extracts 2 and 3 in audioscripts 3.4 and 3.5.

3 Work in small groups. Imagine you have each just

returned from the experimental travel experience

you ranked number 1 in Speaking exercise 2. Tell
each other about your experience using some of the
expressions in exercise 2.

1 Complete the questions with the adjectives in the box.

sit-down outdoor uphill off-the-peg
out-of-the-way online comfortably off
up-to-date outspoken indoor out-of-town
1 Is learning English an
struggle for you or a
relatively easy task?
2 Do you prefer
superstores or town centre shops?
3 Would you rather have a holiday in an
place or a
crowded resort?
4 Do you do more
or
activities in your
free time?
5 Are you more a supporter or an
critic of your
government?
6 For weddings and other celebrations do you prefer a
meal or a finger-food buffet?
7 Are you more likely to buy an
suit or a
made-to-measure one?
8 Which do you do more use
banking services
or visit your local branch?
9 Do you keep
with the latest celebrity gossip or
does it bore you?
10
Are you hard up or
at the moment?

2 Work in pairs. For each question in exercise 1,

underline the alternative which you think your partner

is most likely to choose in answer to the question.

3 Check and discuss your ideas for exercise 2 with your

partner. How accurate were they?

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9 Language reference
Grammar
Modal verbs: will, would, shall
1 Use will and would:
to talk about present and past habits.
Ill often have just a biscuit for breakfast.
She would always cook fish on Fridays.
to talk about typical annoying behaviour. In speech the
modal verb is stressed.
She will keep sniffing all the time.
He would be late, wouldnt he? He always does this.
to make requests.
Will/Would you make me a cup of tea, please?
to express willingness to do something.
If youll put the dishes away, Ill do the ironing.
If youll/would take a seat, Ill tell her youre here.
to express refusal to do something in the present and
the past.
He wont do anything I ask him to.
She just wouldnt listen to me.
2 Use will to express:
predictions.
I think shell pass shes been studying very hard.
Theres every/a good/a fair/a slight/little/no chance (that)
theyll lose tomorrow.
intentions.
Ill give him a ring later.
assumptions about the present.
They wont have got there yet theyll still be on the
motorway somewhere.
future facts.
Its Sams birthday tomorrow hell be eighteen.
See also Futures Unit 10.
3 Use would:
to express future from a past perspective.
As a child he dreamed he would one day be famous.
to talk about imaginary situations.
Youd look smarter in a suit.
to give advice.
I wouldnt eat it if I were you its very bitter.
Id put a coat on its quite chilly outside.
4 Use shall to make:

suggestions.
Shall we try that new Indian restaurant tonight?
requests for instructions and advice.
Here you are. Where shall I put it?
Im so nervous what shall I say to her?
arrangements.
What time shall we meet?

Inversion
The position of the subject and auxiliary verb is inverted
(=reversed) when certain negative or restrictive adverbials
are placed at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis.
She would never feel able to trust him again.
Never again would she feel able to trust him.
If neither an auxiliary verb nor the verb to be is present, do,
does or did is inserted.
He realized only then the full extent of the damage.
Only then did he realize the full extent of the damage.
Inversion occurs mainly, though not exclusively, in written
English or more formal speech. It is used:
after certain phrases with not.
Not since their wedding had he told Diana he loved her.
Not only did she have to pay a fine, but she also lost her
driving licence.
Also: not until, not once, not for one minute
after certain phrases with only.
Only occasionally do they fail to agree.
Only when we know she is safe will we agree to pay
the ransom.
Also: only now, only then, only recently, only later, only very
rarely, only by -ing, only in the last few days
after certain phrases with no.
At no time did we consider giving up.
Also: nowhere (else), under no circumstances, on no account,
(in) no way
after the frequency adverbs rarely, seldom, hardly ever,
never (before/again).
Rarely have I seen such a talented young musician.
Hardly ever do we have time for a cooked lunch.
with hardly when and no sooner than
Hardly had he started in the job when he fell ill.
No sooner had she unpacked her bags than the
phone rang.

offers.
Shall I pick you up from the station?

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Word list
Vague language
and all that
and everything
and so on
and stuff like that
and that sort of thing
I mean
kind of
like
or anything
or something
or whatever
sort of
you know

Describing homes
antique adj *
/ntik/
conveniently located /knvinintli

lketd/
cosy adj *
/kzi/
DIY enthusiast n C /di a wa

njuzist/
draughty adj
/drfti/
gloomy adj *
/glumi/
in cramped
/n krmpt
conditions
knd()nz/
in poor condition /n p(r), p(r)

knd()n/
in urgent need of
/n (r)d()nt
repair
nid v rpe(r)/
log cabin n C
/lg kbn/
mobile home n C /mbal hm/
newly built
/njuli blt/
overgrown adj
/v(r)grn/
period adj
/prid/
poorly furnished
/p(r)li, p(r)li

f(r)nt/
rickety adj
/rkti/
run-down adj
/rn dan/
running water n U /rn wt(r)/
tastefully decorated /testfli

dekretd/
thatched adj
/tt/
threadbare adj
/redbe(r)/

Adjectives formed with

particles
built-up adj
/blt p/
cheesed off adj
/tizd f/
comfortably off adj /kmftbli f/
faraway adj
/frwe/
hard up adj
/h(r)d p/
head-on adj
/hed n/

indoor adj *
/nd(r)/
made-to-measure
/med t me(r)/
off-the-peg adj
/f peg/
oncoming adj
/nkm/
online adj **
/nlan/
outdoor adj *
/atd(r)/
out-of-the-way adj /aut v we/
out-of-town adj
/at v tan/
outspoken adj *
/atspkn/
overnight adj *
/v(r)nat/
sit-down meal
/st dan mil/
uphill struggle
/phl strg()l/
up-to-date adj *
/p t det/
worn out adj
/w(r)n at/

Other words & phrases

adjacent to
alienation n U
alleviate v
amble v
ample adj *
at a stroke
bandstand n C
biodegradable adj
blindfolded adj
boast v *
branch n ***
breathtaking adj *
bring (sth) down v
carry (sth) out v
choked adj
coat of paint n C
confines n pl
coral reef n C
crisply uniformed

cruciform adj
crumbling adj
dead end adj
devour v
do (sth) up
dotted adj
draw (sth) up
drop by v
dynamite v
effluent n C
enlightening adj
evict v
fenced off adj
fidget v
flirt v
for the sake of
get settled in
get to grips with
go through the
courts
greenery n U

/des()nt tu/
/eline()n/
/liviet/
/mb()l/
/mp()l/
/t strk/
/bn(d)stnd/
/badgredb()l/
/blan(d)fldd/
/bst/
/brnt/
/bretek/
/br dan/
/kri at/
/tkt/
/kt v pent/
/knfanz/
/krl rif/
/krspli
junf(r)md/
/krusf(r)m/
/krmbl/
/ded end/
/dva(r)/
/d p/
/dtd/
/dr p/
/drp ba/
/danmat/
/eflunt/
/nlat()n/
/vkt/
/fenst f/
/fdt/
/fl(r)t/
/f(r) sek v/
/get set()ld n/
/get t grps w/
/g ru
k(r)ts/
/grnri/

Language reference 9

haggle v
/hg()l/
hairy adj *
/heri/
hands-on adj
/hndz n/
hassle n C *
/hs()l/
haunt n C
/hnt/
hinder v
/hnd(r)/
horde n C
/h(r)d/
house-hunting n U /has hnt/
immaculate adj
/mkjlt/
impeccably adv
/mpekbli/
instill v
/nstl/
interchange n C
/nt(r)tend/
layabout n C
/lebat/
listed building
/lstd bld/
litany n C
/ltni/
lousy adj
/lazi/
low-rise adj
/l raz/
lush adj *
/l/
marshland n U
/m(r)lnd/
needlessly adv
/nidlsli/
on tap
/n tp/
pier n C *
/p(r)/
pillow sham n C
/pl m/
pinball n U
/pnbl/
property ladder n /prp(r)ti ld(r)/
queue up for v
/kju p f(r)/
refuse point blank /rfjuz pnt

blk/
renowned for adj /rnand f(r)/
rookie n C
/rki/
rowdy adj
/radi/
safeguard v
/sefg(r)d/
scattered adj *
/skt(r)d/
scavenger hunt n C /skvnd(r)

hnt/
scrape n C
/skrep/
sewage n U
/sud/
snorkelling n U
/sn(r)k()l/
spell (sth) out
/spel at/
sprawl n U
/sprl/
squat v *
/skwt/
squatter n
/skwt(r)/
squeeze v **
/skwiz/
steelpan band n C /stilpn bnd/
stunning adj *
/stn/
tactile adj
/tktal/
take in the sights /tek n sats/
tiered adj
/t(r)d/
turtle n C
/t(r)t()l/
underpin v
/nd(r)pn/
untangle v
/ntg()l/
well-trodden adj
/wel trd()n/
wetlands n pl
/wetlndz/
while (sth) away v /wal we/
wind v
/wand/

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