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Unit
Exercises 80

80.1 What do we call these things and people?
1 Someone who drives a bus is a bus driver .
2 Problems concerning health are health problems .
3 A ticket to travel by train is a .
4 A machine you use to get a ticket is a .
5 The staff at a hotel are the .
6 The results of your exams are your .
7 A horse that runs in races is a .
8 A race for horses is a .
9 Shoes for running are .
10 A shop that sells shoes is a .
11 The window of a shop is a .
12 A person who cleans windows is a .
13 A scandal involving a construction company is .
14 Workers at a car factory are .
15 A scheme for the improvement of a road is a .
16 A department store in New York is a .

80.2 Answer the questions using two of the following words each time:
accident belt birthday card credit driver
forecast machine number party ring road
room seat truck washing weather wedding

1 This could be caused by bad driving. a road accident
2 You should wear this when you’re driving. a
3 You can use this to pay for things. a
4 This will tell you if it’s going to rain or not. the
5 This is useful if you have a lot of dirty clothes. a
6 This is something you might wear if you’re married. a
7 If you’re staying at a hotel, you need to remember this. your
8 This is a way to celebrate getting older. a
9 This person transports things by road. a

80.3 Put the words in the right order.
1 I spilt coffee on the living room carpet . (room / carpet / living)
2 Jack likes sport. He plays for his . (team / school / football)
3 Anna works for a . (company / production / film)
4 Many people invest in a . (life / policy / insurance)
5 You can get a map at the . (information / office / tourist)

80.4 Which is correct?
1 It’s quite a big book. There are more than 500 page / 500 pages. (500 pages is correct)
2 It’s only a two-hour / two hours flight from London to Madrid.
3 It took only two hour / two hours to fly to Madrid.
4 I don’t have any change. I only have a twenty-pound / twenty pounds note.
5 I looked down and there were two ten-pound / ten pounds notes on the ground.
6 At work in the morning we usually have a 15-minute / 15 minutes break for coffee.
7 There are 60-minute / 60 minutes in an hour.
8 My office is on the tenth floor of a twelve-storey / twelve storeys building.
9 I work five-day / five days a week. Saturday and Sunday are free.
10 Five-star / Five stars hotels are the most expensive.
11 Sam’s daughter is six-year-old / six years old.
12 Sam has a six-year-old / six-years-old daughter.

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