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6 Grammar focus 
1. People were convinced Al-Qaeda had carried out the attack. 
2. They thought the government had tried to hide the truth. 
3. Many people believed the government had lied. 
4. Mr Aznar had given his support to the Iraq war. 
5. He had formed a pact with Mr Bush. 
6. Before the election the Socialists had promised to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq.

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Topical news Lessons
Level
Vocabulary and 
grammar
Discussion
Superjet launches sky wars
Elementary
 
(includes 
key)
Comparatives - short 
and long forms.
Intermediate
Modal verbs 
might
and 
will
.
Advanced
Idioms and prefixes.
Is it right for the airline 
industry to be 
developing bigger and 
bigger planes? 
Should air travel be 
limited in order to 
protect the 
environment?

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Topical news Lessons
Level
Vocabulary and 
grammar
Discussion
Firms tag workers to improve efficiency
Elementary
 
(includes 
key)
Collocations, prediction 
and possibility.
Intermediate
Word stress and 
infinitives of purpose.
Advanced
Present continuous 
passive.
Is it an infringement of 
privacy to expect 
workers to wear tags 
that monitor their work?

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Fill the gaps using these words from the text: 
warehouse 
workplace 
delivery 
vest 
shelf 
wrist 
theft 
measure 
1. 
A ____________ is a shirt with no sleeves that people often wear under an 
ordinary shirt, especially in winter. 
2. 
The joint between your hand and your arm is called your ____________. 
3. ____________ 
is 
stealing 
things from another person or from a company. 
4. 
People often keep books on a ____________ . 
5. 
A ____________ is a large building used for storing goods and food. 
6. 
A ____________ is an action which a government takes. 
7. 
____________ means taking goods from one place to another. 
8. 
The place where people work is called their ____________ . 
The text talks about the use of computers in supermarkets. How many of the 
uses of computers below can you find in the text? 
1. 
to reduce costs 
2. 
to increase the efficient delivery of goods and food to stores 
3. to 
supply 
prisons 
4. 
to send messages to workers 
5. 
to check what workers are doing 
6. 
to find out what time workers finish work 
7. 
to send orders to workers’ computers 
8. 
to check if workers are taking breaks without permission 
9. 
to control humans 
10. 
to remove waste and reduce theft 

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Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005 
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