English Unlimited HAK/HUM 3, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM (mit Handelskorrespondenz)

106 Can you remember? Units 6–7 Describing products. Complete the descriptions: 1 Big wooden wardrobe: It’s i for couples who need a lot of storage space. 2 Glass-top desk: Hardly used, so it’s in q g c . It’s beautiful, but too big for my study. 3 Two-person tent: Small tent in a carry bag. The i a i , and it’s very easy to put up. 4 Rowing machine: Nearly new, so it’s in g w o , although some of the paint is scratched. 5 Juicer: Too much work for me, but it c w a recipe book for hundreds of drinks. 6 Piano: Well-loved family piano. It c d with tuning, but otherwise it’s fine. Modals of deduction and speculation . Margot is talking to one of her friends in the free shop about some things that have been brought into the shop. Complete what they say with must , might / could or can’t . 1 2 Margot: Oh, look at this strange thing. What is it? Clara: No idea! It (1) be some sort of kid’s toy. Margot: No, it (2) be that. It’d be too dangerous with all those metal bits on. Maybe it’s something you use in the kitchen. Clara: Yes, it (3) be something like that. Oh yes, look. ere’s a food processor here – it (4) be an accessory for that. Margot: Wow! Look at this jacket. at’s really cool. Clara: Yeah, that (5) be pretty old – look, the buttons are made of bone, not plastic. I think it (6) be from the 1920s or 30s. Margot: No, it (7) be that old. I’d say 1950s, perhaps. Clara: Maybe you’re right. I’m sure it (8) be quite valuable, though, don’t you think? Comparing . Read what Sylvie says about her relationship with her mother and cross out the expression in each group which has a different meaning. 3 My mother has probably been the most important inuence in my life so far, but we’re quite dierent as people. She’s (1) slightly / far / a bit more patient than me, and (2) much / far /marginally more tolerant of other people. On the other hand, I think I’ve got (3) a little / far /much more initiative than she has, maybe because she’s always worked at home, looking aer the house and our farm. I’m probably (4) just / nearly / almost as tough as she is mentally, although she’s (5) a lot / slightly /much stronger physically. But we share the same sense of humour, and get on really well together – people say we’re more like sisters than mother and daughter! Choose two people you know well and write three or four sentences to say how similar or different they are. 4 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv