Circle the correct answer

0 a should b ought c can d mustn’t

1 a shouldn’t b mustn’t c can’t d don’t have to

2 a should b must c ought d could

3 a could b can c have d will be able

4 a can b ought to c should d don’t have to

5 a should b must c shouldn’t d don’t have to

6 a have to b should c will be able to d can

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Reading Skills

1 Put the sentences (A-H) in the gaps 1-8 in the text. There is one extra sentence.

In the past, gender roles were clearly defined. ¹_______________ The top box office success of 1987 was Three Men and a Baby, a comedy about the men trying to look after a baby. Being men, they had no idea of what to do. Everyone laughed because it was true to life. ²_______________ Or have roles changed so much that the idea of a man not being able to change a nappy is as unlikely as that of a woman not being able to change a tire on a car.

How did attitudes change so much? Here are some people who have helped us to see that our roles need not be so clearly defined.

From the age of 16, John Lennon was involved in making music. He was always the most publicly aggressive member of his group, The Beatles. ³_______________ However, in 1969 he married his second wife, Yoko Ono. She made him aware of a different way of life. In 1976, he decided he’d had enough of the music business and became a house husband. He stayed at home, looking after his baby and making bread while Yoko continued with her work. ⁴_______________ However, in interviews, he said that these were the happiest years of his life. David Beckham, another superstar, has also shown his feminine side. In 2002, he wore a sarong, a Malaysian dress, to a nightclub. Was he making a statement about sexual equality? Perhaps it was just another clever photo opportunity. ⁵_______________

Margaret Thatcher was another person who reversed roles. She was the first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain. People often said that she acted more like a man than some of her male colleagues. ⁶_______________ Perhaps someone could repeat her success now but without sacrificing their femininity.

However, some things never change. Mike Newell, the Luton Town football manager, is no stranger to controversy. In 2006 he became famous for criticising the assistant referee of a match his team were playing in. ⁷_______________ The assistant was a woman. He made it very clear that, in his opinion, a woman’s place was not on a football pitch. Or anywhere near one!

Perhaps before attitudes can change completely, our Royal Family needs to become more modern. Prince Charles is the Queen’s oldest child and so, will become King when the Queen dies. No surprises there. Imagine, though, if something happened to Charles, William and Harry. ⁸_______________ The Queen’s second oldest child? No, her third oldest. Why? Because the second oldest child is Anne. She’s a woman and she comes after the men. Surely, in the 21st century, this can’t be right.

A We will probably never know.

B His first marriage was a very traditional one.

C Fortunately, most people no longer think like this.

D This is quite common behaviour but in this case there was another factor.

E The man went out to work, the woman stayed at home to look after the children.

F Who would take over?

G Friends couldn’t believe he could just abandon his career.

H In the male dominated world of the late 1970’s, there was no room for females but women could still succeed.

I Would it work now, twenty years later?

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Communication

1 Complete the dialogue with one word in each gap.

A I ⁰ _ t _ h _ i _ n _ k programmes like Crimewatch where they tell you about real crimes are great.

B I couldn’t ¹ __ __ r __ __ m__ __ __. They really teach you to be careful.

A ² ____ __ s __ l __ __ __ __ __! I’ve learned so much about personal security from watching them.

C I ³ __ o __ a __ __ y __ __ s __ g __ __ __ with you. They pretend to be serious but they turn crime and victims into entertainment. They’re horrible. When you watch them you think: This actually happened to someone.

A ⁴ That __ __ y be __ __ u __ but when they act out the crimes they’re trying to help people remember so that they can tell the police what they saw. It wouldn’t work if you didn’t see it.

B That’s a ⁵ __ __ o __ __ __ __ n __. It’s like the quote: A picture’s worth a thousand words.

C I’m ⁶ __ f __ __ __ d I can’t agree with you. And another thing, they make you believe that we live in a really dangerous country when it’s not true.

A Yes, I agree with you ⁷ __ __ to a __ __ __ n __ but I still think they serve a useful purpose.

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