Respect for the Countryside – answers to exercise B
Words – key
1f 2m 3b 4g 5d 6l 7s 8q 9e 10j 11a 12n 13t 14i 15o 16h 17r 18c 19p 20k
a11 b3 c18 d5 e9 f1 g4 h16 i14 j10 k20 l6 m2 n12 o15 p19 q8 r17 s7 t13
Dog: The thing I enjoy about 1 the countryside the most is the peace, quietness, space, fresh air scenery 2.…. It’s really beautiful.
Bird 1: On footpaths I think everyone will have stepped in 3 dog muck 4 at one time…
Bird 2: Yeah…
Bird 1: ….yeah it’s just horrible….
Bird 2: ….disgusting.
Bird 1: ….horrible…. horrible. You’ve got to be responsible 5 pet owners.
Dog: See, people don’t realise 6 their dogs could be a danger to wildlife 7. There’s sheep running around scared 8, there’s birds nesting on the ground 9….. havoc. Keep ’em on a lead 10.
Grammar: Structure: will have stepped in dog muck – notice that this use of the future perfect tense means everyone has done this, it is entirely predictable that this has happened to everybody.
At one time …… is unfinished – it needs ‘or other / or another’ but it is left to be understood.
Notice the use of ‘There’s’ instead of ‘There are sheep … There are birds …..’ Native-speakers of English often make this error.
In conversation we sometimes shorten ‘them‘ to ”em"- eg ‘I’ll pick ‘em up later!".
Vocabulary: havoc – confusion and lack of order, especially causing damage or trouble – eg The storm played / caused havoc in the city.
Bird 2: Well…just…I mean I think signs are more important on a coastal path 11…
Bird 1: because…
Bird 1: warning signs
Bird 2: oh definitely 12…
Bird 1: (giggles) rather painful 13
Horse: If you’re gonna 14 go out for a walk across the moors 15, don’t go out just willy-nilly 16, be prepared, take sufficient clothes, so in case the weather does change….. ‘cos it’ll change very quickly.
Bird 2: You know, I think you should treat the countryside 17 as you would treat your home 18…,
Bird 1: Yeah.
Bird 2: …yeah…I mean because say if you go anywhere…..(fades out)
Spelling: definitely;
Grammar: gonna is informal, and short for going to.
The horse uses a structure incorrectly: ‘take sufficient clothes, so in case the weather does change ….. ‘cos it’ll change very quickly.
To be more correct, he could have said: "take sufficient clothes, in case the weather changes ….’cos it’ll ….."
Or "take sufficient clothes, so in case the weather does change you’ll be prepared (for it)."
The correct version of this would be: "take sufficient clothes, so that in the event of the weather changing you’ll be prepared (for it)."
Note the use of say / let’s say introducing a hypothesis – eg "say I ask for a rise and the boss refuses……." = ‘If I ask the boss / Supposing I ask the boss……’
Vocabulary: Did you remember willy-nilly?
Fly: For what to do and where to go 19
Spider: ..Just look on the web!
Fly: Can I go now? 20
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