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Don’t g e t mad, g e t even!

1 READIN G a Read the article quickly. Which act o f revenge caused the most damage? Number 5 is the most damage.

Revenge is sweet

According to writer Claire Gillman, getting even is becoming increasingly popular as life gets more stressful. In her book Revenge is Sw eet Claire reveals that men are much more vengeful, except over romantic matters, when it is women who are most likely to take revenge. Here are some of her favorite stories from the book.

The wife of a radio DJ saw red when she heard her husband flirting with a glamorous model on the air. She immediately posted an ad for his $50,000 Ferrari 308 GTBi sportscar on eBay* for 25 cents and sold the car within five minutes. Later she told journalists that she didn't care about the money."I just wanted to get even,"she admitted.

After a long-running dispute between neighbors, one of the families went on vacation for two weeks in the summer. The other neighbor took advantage of their absence to put two pints** of maggots*** through the neighbor's letter slot on the front door.The family returned to a house full of flies.

An 80-year-old woman was in court, charged with shoplifting. The judge asked her what she had stolen."A can of peaches," replied the woman. "How many peaches were in the can?" asked the judge. She replied that there were six. "Then I'll give you six days in jail," said the judge. Before he had time to continue, the woman's husband added, "She also stole a can of peas."

Rude customers tend to drive staff in restaurants crazy. One chef confessed that after a customer had demanded that the sauce be removed from his burger, she licked the sauce off it and then sent it back to the customer with the waiter.

A computer technician was angered when his temporary position was terminated so he deliberately brought down five of eight network servers. All the data in the servers was deleted and none was recoverable. As a result the company was forced to shut its New York office for two days and sustained losses of more than $100,000.

A doctor was called out at 2 a.m. to visit a patient who lived on the outskirts of town. When he arrived he discovered that it was not, in fact, an emergency, and the patient could easily have waited until the next day to visit him in his office. Imagine the patient's surprise when the doctor dropped by in the early hours of the following morning to check if he was OK!

* eB ay a website on the Internet where people can auction goods

** p in t a unit for measuring liquids 1 pint = 0.568 litres

*** m a g g o t a creature like a short worm which is the young form of a fly

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b Read the article again and match the headings (A -F) to the stories (1 -6 ). A Dedicated to the profession B Welcome home C Clean plate D Justice o f the peas E

Silent sabotage

F His pride and joy

□ □ □ □ □ m 6

2

e

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3 I’m going to get

h

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4 I can’t get by. Can you get

d

5 When I asked Joe where he had been, I got

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6 The heat isn’t working. Can you get

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7 Max hit me, but I got

a

8 My coworkers didn’t trust me until they got

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your lover Try to complete these words without looking back at the text on Student Book pp. 24 and 25. 1 Many o f Sarah’s friends p osted comments on her message board while she was away traveling. eated 2 Debbie cr_________her own website for her new translation business. 3 Gary didn’t want to ask Gloria out until he was sure her utual feelings for him were m_________. 4 Jason has been really miserable since his girlfriend umped him. d________ 5 After breaking up with Joe, Chloe decided not to ask him for the money he owed her. She didn’t want to add uel to the fire. f ________ 6 When Kevin was in school, the other children iculed rid_________him because o f his thick glasses. 7 When Tom’s girlfriend left him, it took him a long time et er ov_________her. to g _______ owning ment 8 The cr_________ mo_________o f his tennis career was when he won all four “Grand Slams” in the same season.

3 PRO N UNCIATIO N words and phrases of French origin a Write the French words or expressions.

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1 I’ll call you back as soon as I get 2 I wanted to get

2 L E X IS IN C O N T E X T 50 ways to leave

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a Match the sentence halves.

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c Look at the highlighted words and phrases. W hat do you think they mean? Check your dictionary.

ballet 1 /bce'lei/ rendezvous 2 /'randeivu/_________ faux pas 3 /fou 'pa/ _________

4 V O C A B U LA R Y phrases with get

deja vu 4 /dei3a 'vu/ _________ entrepreneur 5 /antraprs'nar/_________ cliche 6 /kli'Jei/

^22^:331 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the words and phrases.

a b c d e f g h

back at him by kicking him. a hold o f someone in maintenance? to know me. out of the way? rid o f my parents before my boyfriend arrived, a chance. the impression he was hiding something, in trouble if I’m late again.

b Complete the idioms with these words. a ct anywhere stick way

along

life

m essage

nerves

1 My sister gets on my nerves_____ . She’s always borrowing my clothes without asking me. 2 I bought my boyfriend an electric shaver hoping that message he’ll get the___________ about his beard. 3 Laura’s parents don’t know how to say no. She always way gets her own___________ . anywhere 4 I’m not getting___________ with this essay. 1don’t know where to start. life 5 My roommate needs to get a ___________ . He doesn’t have any friends and he never goes out. 6 Poor Ben. He always seems to get the short end o f the stick when it comes to relationships. 7 Luckily, my mom and my girlfriend have gotten along like sisters ever since they first met. act 8 You really need to get your___________together and start packing if you’re going to get to the airport on time. c Complete the sentences with the missing prepositions. 1 My sister has finally gotten over her ex-boyfriend and started dating again. around 2 It’s a tiny island, so you can use bikes to get__________ . away with not doing the homework, 3 We got___________ because the teacher forgot to collect it! behind on the project, so 4 They’ve gotten really___________ they’ll have to work late until they finish it. out 5 Ryan is trying to get___________ o f going on vacation with his in-laws by saying he has too much work. 6 My grandmother stopped reading all the bad news in down . the paper because she says it gets her___________

5 L E X IS IN C O N T E X T Love by numbers

7 EXAM P R A C T IC E

Try to complete these words without looking back at the exercise on Student Book p. 26. 1 Peter and Jane are a good match _______ . 2 Some women like moustaches while others think that ff urn they’re a t-------------------o------------------fined aces 3 I don’t like con___________ sp___________ because I’m claustrophobic. or oes 4 Sarah g___________ f ___________tall, dark men. volved etting in___________ with my friend’s 5 I regret g___________ brother. Our friendship hasn’t been the same since. all or 6 I hope Matt doesn’t f ___________ f ___________my sister because I know she’s not interested in him. ver otten 7 Chris seems to have g___________ o___________ breaking up with his girlfriend incredibly hist. ong erm -t__________ 8 Are you looking for a 1___________ relationship? J

6 GRAM M AR get Rewrite the highlighted phrases using get. 1 We arrived at the theater too late to see the show. got to___________________________________________ 2 Can you persuade Paul to look at my computer? get Paul to look at

3 I’ll never become accustomed to eating raw fish. get used to

Read the text below and think o f the word that best fits each blank. Use only one word in each blank. Just as childhood is claimed by many to be the happiest time seem of their lives, it would 1____________that most think that adolescence is the total opposite, a view I completely agree with. My own childhood memories revolve around the woods up . Every near my family home where I was brought2___________ used afternoon, I 3___________ to go exploring with my friends and time of our lives hunting, playing, and we had the 4___________

fighting imaginary battles with sticks. Our parents came looking got would for us when i t 5___________ dark, and we 6____________ head At home, already planning a new adventure for the next day.7____

the time, I thought it would last forever. However 8___________ , I was proven wrong when at the age of 11, I was sent away to boarding school.9__________ According to my father, I would broaden my horizons there and learn to be a man. get But as soon as I arrived, I realized I would never10____________ used to the discipline and lack of freedom. I was also ridiculed mercilessly by the other boys for being a country boy. As a result, my teenage years were completely miserable.

8 LISTEN IN G a

4 Poor old Adam lost his job last week. got fired

5 We’re having our roof repaired next month. getting our roof repaired

6 I can’t make the kids eat their dinner. get to eat the kids

g g f o g Q Listen to Molly talking about what happened when she got back in touch with her first boyfriend, Todd. Does the story have a happy ending? Yes, it does. The story has a happy ending.

b Listen again and number the events in chronological order. 6 Molly got in touch with Todd. A __ 4 Molly married another man. B ___ 5 Molly went back to live with her parents. C ___

7 I hope I’m not sent to Los Angeles - 1want to stay in New York. I don't get sent to Los Angeles

67 8 Public transportation in my town is improving.

8 Todd and Molly had a child. D ___ 2 Todd was sent abroad. E ___

getting better

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3 Todd broke up with Molly. ___ 7 Todd got in touch with Molly. ___

1 Todd joined the army. H ___

c

Listen again with the audioscript on p. 70 and try to guess the meaning o f any words that you don’t know. Then check your dictionary.

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