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 SPOTLIGHT PLUS 5/2022 EDITORIAL
Dear plus reader
When I first read Vanessa Clark’s manuscript for this issue’s Vocabulary pages, I
had to laugh out loud. Vanessa is my age – and yet, I could picture her perfectly,
placing a whoopee cushion on a colleague’s chair, putting a plastic spider in her
husband’s shoe or patiently unrolling some toilet paper in preparation for a practi-
cal joke. If you were equally delighted with her ideas for April Fool’s Day, turn to
pages 10–12 to practise some relevant vocabulary and to find out about classic
“fool’s errands”. For more serious business, go to our grammar section (pages
4–5), where you’ll find exercises on conditional sentences, more specifically, the
3rd conditional. I also recommend “Don’t make a fuss!” (pages 6–7) for many use-
ful phrases containing the word “make”. See what you make of them!

PETRA DANIELL
language editor

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The 3rd conditional SPOTLIGHT

PAGES
56–57

1. A late night out M

The 3rd
Read Toby’s note to his sister about a late night out. Then write about the conditional is
used to talk
consequences of Toby’s actions using the 3rd conditional. Begin each sen­ about an un­
tence with “If...”. real situation
in the past
and what
would have
Dear Sis t
birthday party. We all had a grea happened as
Last night, I went to Sam’s 18th late r than plan ned a result.
the party much
time, but I drank far too much. I left hom e. I arri ved hom e It is formed
to take a taxi
and missed the last train, so I had using If +
y hou rs of the mor ning and went straight to bed without past perfect
in the earl
over slep t and was late for work this and would
setting my alarm. As a result, I
you – I have an awful headache! have + past
morning. I regret not listening to participle:
Toby • If I’d known,
I would
so late have told
A. not drink so much / not stayed . you. (= But I
didn’t know,
B. not leave so late / miss the train .
so I didn’t
tell you.)

C. not be so tired / set my alarm .

D. set my alarm / not oversleep .

work
E. not oversleep / not be late for .

headache now
F. listen to you / not have such a .
You can use
would have,
could have
or might
2. Who knows what would have happened? M have to
talk about
Match the sentence halves to form meaningful statements or questions. hypothetical
conse­
quences:
A. If I hadn’t reminded you,… 1. …we might never have met. • If I had set
off earlier,
B. What would you have done… 2. …if there had been more young I would
C. If I’d told him my arrival time,… people there. / could /
might have
D.  hey might have enjoyed the
T 3. …you might have forgotten. arrived on
party more… 4. …he could have picked me up. time. (= But I
didn’t set off
E. If your sister hadn’t introduced 5. …if she’d asked you for help? earlier, so I
us,… didn’t arrive
on time.)

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3. Things would be different now A

You can also
talk about Choose the correct tense for each hypothetical situation below.
the present
conse­
quence of a A. If I had / would have married him, we would be divorced by now!
hypothetical
past action B. Where are you living / would you be living now if you’d moved abroad?
by using If + C. She didn’t have / wouldn’t have a dog today if she hadn’t found a stray.
past perfect
and would + D. She would be / was a millionaire today if she had invested more carefully.
infinitive:
• If I hadn’t E. If she hadn’t worn a green uniform at school, she might wear / had worn
eaten the colour green more often.
lunch, I’d
be hungry
now. (= But
I did eat
lunch, so I’m
4. Joke time! A
not hungry
now.) Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the jokes below.
To help, we’ve written which conditional to use.

1st condi­
tional: If he A. If we (get)
knows, he’ll
tell me. (prob­ engaged to be married,
able) (you give) me Yes – what’s your new
2nd condi­ a ring? (1st conditional) mobile number?
tional: If he
knew, he’d
tell me. (im­
probable)
3rd condi­
tional: If he
had known, B. If two artists (have)
he would
have told me. an art contest, what (be)
(impossible) the result? (2nd conditional)
A draw!
Foto: MilosStankovic/iStock.com

C. What if a dog
(fly) the very
first aeroplane? (3rd conditional)
Well, it just (not be)
Wright.

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Don’t make a fuss! SPOTLIGHT

PAGES
60–61

1. Choose the right word E

Choose the correct word in bold to create expressions with the verb “make”.

A. I watched a great programme about Egypt. It really

made me want / wanting to go there.
B. She sent me a very strange message. I’m not sure what
to make of / with it.
C. The application form was so complicated that I couldn’t
make head or tale / tail of it.
D. When I asked her why she was late, she made off / up
a story about not being able to get a taxi.
E. Let’s do / make a list of all the things we need to buy.
F. I don’t know what the latest rules are – but I can make some questions /
enquiries.

2. What’s the expression? M

Use an expression with “make” to replace the words and phrases in bold.

A. Before you put the cake in, check that the oven is at the right tempera-
ture.
.
B. I can work over the weekend to compensate for the time I was away.
.
C. You can stay here while I’m out. Just relax and do things as if you were
in your own home.
.
D. Everyone was speaking French. I tried hard to join in the conversation,
but my French wasn’t good enough.
Fotos: sesame, sculpies/iStock.com

.
E. This wine bottle could be used as a very nice table lamp.
.
F. She seemed really confused – I couldn’t understand at all what she was
saying.
.

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3. It’s raining letters! A

Complete these sentences by forming words with the letters under the um-
brella. Cross out the letters as you go (including the first letters!). Then use
the ones that are left to complete the sentence at the bottom of the page.

A. Could I make a s ? Why don’t we hire a car for

the week?
B. I’m trying to write a novel, but I haven’t made much p .
I’ve written only five pages so far.
C. Sorry, I made a m . Her name’s Corina, not Katrina.
D. Don’t make such a f ! Just put your coat on so we can go.
E. I need to make some e about flight times before I
book my flight to Washington.
F. They made such a m in the bathroom. There’s water everywhere!
G. The connection was so bad that I couldn’t make o what she was
saying.

A G S R K I U
E S E N I F S
O E I O U M I
S E S M O R S
U N T Q T S G
G D S E M R E
S T U E S A P
Well done! You’ve it!

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A Parkrunner SPOTLIGHT
PAGE 53

1. What did Juliet say? E

What can you remember from the conversation with Parkrunner Juliet
Hyder? Are the statements below true (T) or false (F)?
T F
A. Juliet was quite sporty when she was younger.
B. A big birthday made her think about her health.
C. She joined the Couch to 5K running group to get fit.
D. She completed the Couch to 5K goals more slowly than usual.
E. She really loves running.
F. She uploads her runs on her fitness tracker.

2. What does that mean? E

Choose the right meaning for each of these phrases taken from the “Easy
English” section on page 53 in the magazine.

A. “Use it or lose it!”

1. If you don’t use your running shoes, you’ll lose them.
2. If you don’t use your muscles, you’ll lose them.
B. “Never say never!”
1. I’ll never do it. 2. I might do it one day.
C. “It’s a run, not a race.”
1. You should just enjoy taking part. 2. You should try to win.

3. Parkruns in numbers E

Choose the right options to complete these facts about Parkruns.

5 | 9 | 11 | 21 | nothing

A. Parkruns start at o’clock every Saturday morning.

Illustrationen: Martin Haake

B. Parkruns take place in countries, including Germany.

C. The course is kilometres long.
D. It costs to take part.
E. Children under can take part with an adult.

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4. A Parkrun puzzle E

What are the Parkrunners say-

My feet feel good in ing? Write the missing words in
my new (A) . I want to the right place in the grid at the
get a(n) (B) best. My fitness bottom of the page. To get you
(C) shows my time started, we have given you some
letters. Which word can you find
and distance.
down the middle?

I started running with the

Couch to 5K (D) . I’ve printed out
my personal (E) . I’m pushing my
daughter in her (F) .

I’m helping to
organize the event. I’m
a(n) (G) .

A
N S
P A
T R
B D
B Y
V T R

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Tricks and practical jokes SPOTLIGHT

PAGES
54–55

1. Which word is it? E

What kind of things can you buy in a joke shop? Study the illustration and
vocabulary presented on pages 54–55 in the magazine to find these words.

A. You can put it in a dark corner or under a sofa: plastic s d r.

B. You can wear it under your nose: false m u t c e.
C. You could put it in the fridge: r b r egg.
D. It’s red and looks very dramatic: f e blood.
E. You can put them on a birthday cake: magic c n l s.

2. Complete the pairs E

Take one word from each oval to create the names of joke products.

wind-up bomb
double-sided cushion
whoopee powder
itching coin
stink teeth

3. What will happen? M

What will happen if you trust these children and do what they ask? Match
their requests (A–F) to the tricks (1–6).

A. Would you like to smell my nice flower?

B. Let’s shake hands!
C. Do you want some chewing gum?
D. Sit down and make yourself comfortable.
E. Look at all this blood! You need to take me to the hospital!
Foto: Mixmike/iStock.com

F. Let’s toss a coin to decide who does the washing up!

1. Your fingers will be “snapped”. 4. You’ll hear a rude noise.

2. You’ll be “buzzed”. 5. You’ll lose.
3. The injury will be fake. 6. You’ll be squirted with water.

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4. Waiting for the joke M

Much of the fun in a joke lies in the watching and waiting. Fill in the missing
letters to create words that describe feelings.

A. The t r l of hiding a plastic spider in the cornflakes.

B. The e c t m t of knowing there’s a bucket of water
above the door.
C. The a t c p t n that someone will sit on the
whoopee cushion.
D. The e p c t n that someone will use the toilet
that’s covered in cling film.
E. The w n r of looking around in a joke shop.

5. Which preposition? M

Choose the right preposition to complete these practical jokes.

in | out | over | through | underneath

A. Written on both sides of a piece of paper: “Please turn .”

B. Magic candles that you can’t blow .
C. An upturned cup with a note: “Do not lift unless you’re prepared to kill
what’s !”
D. Toilet paper with a handwritten message: “Help! I’m a prisoner
a toilet paper factory!”
E. A fake arrow your head.

6. In a joke shop M

Joke shops have a lot of cheap products that are in poor taste. Choose the
right word in each pair.

A. novelty / novel toys D. sexual innuendo / armadillo

B. ticky / tacky products E. grotty / smutty jokes
C. fart / fort jokes F. silly pranks / planks

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Tricks and practical jokes SPOTLIGHT

PAGES
54–55

7. Fool’s errands A

In the old days, apprentices (Lehrlinge) were sent on “fool’s errands” – im-
possible tasks or prank requests. Can you spot the fool’s errands in this list?

A. “Go and ask one of the engineers for a long stand!”

B. “Go to the store and ask for a glass hammer!”
C. “We need a long weight. Go and ask Mr Smith for one!”
D. “We’ve run out of striped paint. Go and ask for another tin!”
E. “Look everywhere until you find the left-handed broom!”
F. “We need another can of dehydrated water to clean these laptops!”

8. Believe it, or not A

Practical jokers want you to trust them. Which of these phrases below mean
“Believe me!” and which mean “I don’t believe you” ?

A. I swear on my grandmother’s grave.
Foto: New Africa/Shutterstock.com

B. Would I lie to you?

C. Do you think I was born yesterday?
D. Pull the other one!
E. Cross my heart!
F. I don’t trust you further than I could throw you.
G. My eye!

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SPOTLIGHT
PAGES Most scenic roads
38–45

1. Beautiful road trips M

How carefully have you read our Travel feature on road trips in Scotland and
Northern Ireland? Test yourself by answering the following questions.

A. “The bonnie, bonnie banks of ” is a traditional Scottish song.

1. Glen Falloch 2. the Trossachs 3. Loch Lomond
B. A “Munro” is a mountain in Scotland that’s higher than .
1. 3,000 feet 2. 2,000 metres 3. 900 feet
C. The mountain of Buachaille Etive Mòr has a perfect shape.
1. cone 2. pyramid 3. cylinder
D. James Bond’s fictional family home in Glen Etive is called .
1. Nightfall 2. Skyfall 3. Skydive
E. Clan MacDonald was well-known for .
1. their loyalty to England 2. cattle-lifting 3. hosting great parties
F. Close to Ben Nevis, you can take a to Aonach Mòr.
1. train journey 2. boat trip 3. gondola ride
G. Tievebulliagh Mountain is famous for its Neolithic .
1. axe heads 2. pottery 3. stone circles
H. The Dark Hedges is an avenue of planted in the 18th century.
1. beeches 2. birches 3. beaches
I. A links the tiny island of Carrick-a-Rede to the mainland.
1. ferry service 2. rope bridge 3. giant causeway
J. Dunluce Castle is a “must see” for fans.
1. Harry Potter 2. Lord of the Rings 3. Game of Thrones
K. Fairy-tale Mussenden Temple was built as a in 1785.
1. luxury hotel 2. library 3. country estate
L. The Giant’s Causeway was created by .
1. volcanic eruptions 2. huge earthquakes 3. centuries of erosion
Foto: fotoVoyager/iStock.com

Picture perfect:
a lone stag in the
Scottish Highlands

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A fun run SPOTLIGHT

PAGES
58–59

1. Fun-run words E

Match the English words from the dialogues on pages 58–59 in the
­magazine to their German equivalents.

A. medal E. information 1. Medaille 5. Sicherheits­

B. finishing pack 2. Aufwärm­ nadel
line F. (running) training 6. Stadtlauf /
C. fun run number 3. Handschuh­ Volkslauf

D. glove G. safety pin fach 7. Startnummer

compart- H. warm-up 4. Informations­ 8. Ziellinie
ment session paket

2. Training for a fun run M

Complete the dialogue between Marty and Joolz using the correct form of
the verbs in the list below.

begin | get on | make | manage | mention | repeat | run | use

Marty: So, the fun run is on the 16th of April — that’s six weeks from now.
How are you (A) with your training?
Joolz: Better than I thought. I’ve (B) to go for a run three
times a week. I’m (C) the Couch to 5K app for moti­
vation and I’m on week three already.
Marty: Excellent! A few people I know have (D) that app.
Foto: ArtistGNDphotography/iStock.com

They all said it really helped them to start (E) .

Joolz: I think it’s brilliant. It just (F) running seem so much
more doable.
Marty: So, what do you have to do in week three?
Joolz: Well, you (G) with a brisk five-minute walk and then
you do 90 seconds of running, 90 seconds of walking, three
minutes of running, then three minutes of walking. And then you
(H) that.

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3. True or false? E

Are these statements about the dialogue in exercise 2 true (T) or false (F)?

T F
A. Marty and Joolz have three weeks left to train for the fun run.
B. Joolz runs three times a week.
C. Marty is using an app to help him prepare for the run.
D. Joolz is on week three of a running plan for beginner runners.
E. Joolz’s training isn’t going as well as she thought it would.

4. What is it? M

Find the words and phrases from exercise 2 that match these definitions.

A. very good; excellent:

B. quick, energetic and active:
C. able to be achieved or performed:
D. an event in which people run a long distance, for fun and to collect
money for charity:
E. the feeling of wanting to do something, especially something that in­
volves hard work and effort:
F. the process of preparing to take part in a sports competition by doing
physical exercise:

5. Sporting collocations A

Choose the correct verb to complete these sentences about running and
exercise. For one sentence, more than one answer is possible.

A. How much exercise do you do / go / make every week?

B. The physiotherapist told me to do / go / make these exercises.
C. I didn’t know that Gareth had done / made / run so many marathons.
D. Would you like to do / go / make running with me on Saturday?
E. I did / made / went cross-country running in the Lake District last Sunday.
F. We did / had / made a race to see who was fastest, and Carlo beat me.

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Performance appraisals SPOTLIGHT

PAGE 63

1. Question time! M

In English at Work, you read about performance appraisals. Choose the

correct answer to each question below about this topic.

A.  hy don’t all organizations

W 1. Assessments could be biased.
appraise performance? 2. It’s a method whereby employees
B.  re one-on-one feedback
A receive feedback from several levels
sessions time-consuming? in the organization instead of just
C.  ow can you assess pay
H from their boss.
increases if you don’t as- 3. Not if they are kept short and have
sess performance? clear, specific goals connected to
D.  hat is a 360-degree
W the employ­ee’s career development.
feed­back system? 4. Remuneration can be based on the
employee’s market position and
competitive value.

2. All’s well that ends well M

Look at the dialogue between Lena and Tom on page 63 in the magazine.
Two weeks after the conference, they speak again on the phone. Use the
words from the list to complete their conversation.

appraisals | assess | board | feedback system | lengthy |

sessions | time-consuming

Tom: Hi, Lena. It’s Tom from the conference.

Lena: Hi, Tom. How are you?
Tom: I’m fine, thanks, but I’ve been really busy. Do you remember when I
said I had to write two reports for a(n) (A) meeting?
Illustration: Visual Generation/iStock.com

I almost didn’t finish them on time because the deadline for the per-
formance (B) was brought forward. It was so stressful!
Lena: Didn’t you have to hold 12 hours’ worth of feedback (C) ?
Tom: That’s right. It was really (D) !
Lena: I can imagine. It sounds like a(n) (E) process.
Tom: Anyway, I’m actually calling to say thank you. At the board meeting,
I mentioned that your company uses a 360-degree (F) .
I convinced the board that it’s a more accurate way to (G)
pay increases. They loved the idea. Thanks so much for the tip!

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SPOTLIGHT
PAGES “The Flower-Fed Buffaloes” US
32–33

1. What’s it about? E

Choose the right word to complete each sentence about the poem.

buffaloes | landscape | railroads | tribes | wheat

A. The poem describes a lost prairie .

B. In the past, lived there, moving wild and free.
C. The flowers and grass have been replaced by .
D. have been built.
E. The animals are gone, and so are the Native American .

2. What happened? E

Choose the right words to complete the historical background to the poem.

A. The poem is about America in the 1800s / 1900s.

B. Tens of thousands / Tens of millions of buffaloes were killed within a
50-year period.
C. European settlers / Native Americans were responsible.
D. They killed the buffaloes for their meat / for fun.
E. The settlers gave the Native Americans new homes / diseases.

3. What did they do? M

The poem is about buffaloes and how they behaved. What do the words in
bold describe? Match the sentence halves.
Foto: Manel Vinuesa/iStock.com

A. The word flower-fed describes… 1. …how they moved

B.  he words ranged and trundle[d]
T around.
­describe… 2. …what they ate.
C. The word bellow[ed] describes… 3. …how they attacked.
D. The word gore[d] describes… 4. …the sounds they made.

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A trip down memory lane SPOTLIGHT

PAGE 14

Recently, I’ve been on a trip down memory lane. The memories were actually my
mother-in-law’s. She had wanted to revisit the town she grew up in, even though she
couldn’t wait to get away from it when she had lived there. But trips down memory lane
can be disappointing. So much has changed. Is it worth the risk?
Of course it is, which is why the whole family went to Tavistock. That’s where she had
spent her youth. It’s in Devon and it’s now a UNESCO (A) . Not because
my mother-in-law was born there, but because it was the “capital” of the region where
(B) used to be mined.
As a surprise, my wife had tried to arrange visits to the two houses where her mum
once lived. How would people react when they got a letter from a total stranger asking
if she could bring her elderly mother round, just because she had lived in the house as
a girl? The letters were a shot in the dark and the only reply was a rejection from a lady
whose husband had broken both his feet in an accident. While he was being looked
after in rehab, his wife was going away on holiday.
Well, we’d paid for the trip, so why let the opportunity go to waste? No reply had
come from the second house, number 17, so we decided just to look at it from the out­
side. Except: “Are you sure it was number 17? It says number 14 here.”
The houses had been renumbered, which meant my wife had written to the wrong
house. Then, as we stood outside number 14, a(n) (C) arrived from
number 17: “Anytime tomorrow morning would be fine. Look forward to seeing you.”
And there I was thinking house numbers made life easier than charming old names like
Honeysuckle Cottage and Holly Tree House, which make life difficult for postal workers
starting their careers.
We knocked at number 14. Another disappointment: no one was in, apart from the two
cats sitting on (D) in the front room. But we were staying in Tavistock
overnight, so maybe it would be worth trying again the following morning?
Of course it was. This time, the man who lived there was not only in but was delighted
to talk about the house and tell us stories about its history. He showed us pictures of
the renovations he’d done and told us that the house had probably started life as a(n)
(E) in the 18th century.
Going to the wrong place doesn’t always have a happy ending. A good example is
Thomas Hardy’s novel Far from the Madding Crowd, in which poor Fanny Robin goes
to the wrong church on her wedding day — to All Souls’ Church instead of All Saints’
Church, where her soldier fiancé is waiting. Sadly, it didn’t end well for them.
Foto: pjhpix/iStock.com

But this story did, and I take my hat off to the people of Tavistock. Not only did they
believe the letters they’d received rather than just throw them away, but they also took
the time to reply, were charming and happy to have a conversation. We were perfect
strangers, but they were perfect (F) .

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1. Find the nouns E

Complete the text on the left with nouns that Colin Beaven uses in his
column. Below are the German translations from the glossary on page 14
for help. Use the plural form where necessary.

A. Weltkulturerbestätte C. SMS E. Stall

B. Zinn D. Sessel, Lehnstuhl F. Gastgeber(in)

2. A journey into the past M

Reconstruct Colin’s story about his trip to Tavistock by choosing the correct
option from each pair of words or phrases highlighted in bold.

Colin’s (A) mother / mother-in-law recently wanted to revisit the town of

(B) Devon / Tavistock, where she grew up. When she had lived there, she
couldn’t (C) bear / wait to move away. Therefore, Colin wondered if this trip
down memory lane was worth the (D) disappointment / risk. In the end,
however, they decided to go. As a surprise, Colin’s (E) wife / sister-in-law
tried to arrange visits to two houses where her mother had lived. A lady from
one house sent a rejection, as she was (F) on holiday / with her husband in
hospital. It was difficult to find the other house, as it had been renumbered,
from 17 to 14. When they found it, the man who lived there was (G) doing
renovations / delighted to talk with Colin and his family.

3. One last question A

According to Colin, is it a good idea to revisit a place from one’s past? Choose
the statement that best answers the question.

Colin thinks…
A. …it might not meet your expectations, but it is still worth doing.
B. …it is too risky and could lead to visiting the wrong house.
C. …it always ends up being a disappointment.

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A fund developer US SPOTLIGHT

PAGES
20–21

1. Agua4All E

Listen to what fund developer Sharen Butrum says in the audio and decide
whether the statements below are true (T), false (F), or not mentioned at all (N).
Online
T F N anhören
QR-Code
A. The Agua4All program focuses on people who
scannen oder
live in the inner city. URL eingeben
B. The program was started in California. www.spotlight-
online.de/
C. In the past 45 years, they have covered the state. plus0522
D. There are now Agua4All programs outside California.
E. In California, fewer than half a million people do not have
access to clean, safe water.

2. Which program? M

Listen to the audio again about the Agua4All and Building Rural Economies
programs. Which program does each statement below describe? Write the
letters (A–D) next to the correct program.

Agua4All... Building Rural Economies...

A. …distributes environmentally friendly reusable bottles.
B. …focuses on economic development.
C. …increases access to clean drinking water.
D. …trains and supports rural entrepreneurs.

3. What does it mean? A

Listen to the recording one last time. Based on the context, what do the
highlighted words below mean?
Foto: privat

A. “We started the program with a pilot in California...”

1. person who can fly a plane 2. trial phase
B. “...rural entrepreneurs who historically have not had access to capital…”
1. money or other assets 2. support from the government Mehr Hörver-
ständnis-
C. “We work with local organizations, we train them to deliver the program Training unter:
once we leave the community…” www.spotlight-
1. hand over 2. run online.de/
englisch-hoeren

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ALL OF
PLUS Word search

1. Find the words M

All the
English Look at the list of German words below and find their English translations in
words are
taken from the word grid. The words can be read vertically, horizontally or diagonally.
this issue
of Spotlight
plus.
S V N T C P M J E Z A B H

W N X P R R U N I B S N L

P H M X A I H U Y M W S A

L S C L J O B E W R R R N

E V A P P I I E X E I B R

T N D H O W Q Q L A S Q T

W W Q X E A D B H Q B V R

H M O U S T A C H E E W A

E F O L I O M N H P L D I

A W N C D R Y A E C L M N

T U T R A E Y S T V O I E

K O V E R S L E E P W H R

O I Z F T C M Q D Q K H S
Illustrationen: biscotto87/iStock.com

A. Anfrage F. Schnurrbart
B. brüllen G. Sessel
C. (Indianer)Stamm H. verschlafen
D. Laufschuhe I. Wecker
E. machbar J. Weizen

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THE 3RD CONDITIONAL 3. It’s raining letters! 3. What will happen?

(PP. 4–5) A. suggestion A–6; B–2; C–1; D–4; E–3; F–5
1. A late night out B. progress
A. If I hadn’t drunk so much, I C. mistake 4. Waiting for the joke
wouldn’t have stayed so late. D. fuss A. thrill
B. If I hadn’t left so late, I wouldn’t E. enquiries B. excitement
have missed the train. F. mess C. anticipation
C. If I hadn’t been so tired, I would G. out D. expectation
have set my alarm. Well done! You’ve made it! E. wonder
D. If I had set my alarm, I wouldn’t
have overslept. A PARKRUNNER (PP. 8–9) 5. Which preposition?
E. If I hadn’t overslept, I wouldn’t 1. What did Juliet say? A. over
have been late for work. A. false (She says she wasn’t very B. out
F. If I had listened to you, I sporty when she was young.) C. underneath
wouldn’t have such a headache B. true D. in
now. C. false (She used the Couch to E. through
5K running app to get fit.)
2. Who knows what would have D. true 6. In a joke shop
happened? E. false (She doesn’t love running, A. novelty
A–3; B–5; C–4; D–2; E–1 but afterwards, she’s always B. tacky
happy she did it.) C. fart
3. Things would be different now F. true D. innuendo
A. had E. smutty
B. would you be living 2. What does that mean? F. pranks
C. wouldn’t have A–2; B–2; C–1
D. would be 7. Fool’s errands
E. might wear 3. Parkruns in numbers A. If you ask for a “long stand”,
A. 9 you will be left to stand for a
4. Joke time! B. 21 long time.
A. get; will you give; Wortspiel mit C. 5 B. A “glass hammer” doesn’t exist.
„ring“ (Ring) und „give sb. a D. nothing If it did, it would break.
ring“ (jmd. anrufen) E. 11 C. A “long weight” sounds like a
B. had; would be; Wortspiel mit “long wait”.
„draw“ (zeichnen) und „a draw“ 4. A Parkrun puzzle D. “Striped paint” doesn’t exist.
(Unentschieden) A. trainers E. Brooms aren’t right- or left-
C. had flown; would not have B. personal handed.
been; Wortspiel mit (The) C. tracker F. “Dehydrated water” doesn’t
Wright (brothers) und „right“ D. app exist.
E. barcode
DON’T MAKE A FUSS! F. buggy 8. Believe it, or not
(PP. 6–7) G. volunteer A.
1. Choose the right word The word down the middle is B.
Parkrun. C.
A. want D.
B. of E.
C. tail TRICKS AND PRACTICAL
F.
D. up JOKES (PP. 10–12)
G.
E. make 1. Which word is it?
F. enquiries A. spider MOST SCENIC ROADS (P. 13)
B. moustache
2. What’s the expression? C. rubber 1. Beautiful road trips
A. make sure D. fake A–3; B–1; C–2; D–2; E–2; F–3;
B. make up for E. candles G–1; H–1; I–2; J–3; K–2 L–1
C. make yourself at home
D. made an effort 2. Complete the pairs A FUN RUN (PP. 14–15)
E. would make wind-up teeth; double-sided coin; 1. Fun-run words
F. make head or tail of whoopee cushion; itching powder; A–1; B–8; C–6; D–3; E–4; F–7;
stink bomb G–5; H–2

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2. Training for a fun run 2. What happened? WORD SEARCH (P. 21)
A. getting on A. 1800s 1. Find the words
B. managed B. Tens of millions A. enquiry
C. using C. European settlers B. bellow
D. mentioned D. for fun C. tribe
E. running E. diseases D. trainers
F. makes E. doable
G. begin 3. What did they do? F. moustache
H. repeat A–2; B–1; C–4; D–3 G. armchair
H. oversleep
3. True or false?
A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE I. alarm
A. false (They have six weeks left.) (PP. 18–19) J. wheat
B. true
C. false (Joolz is using the app.) 1. Find the nouns
D. true A. World Heritage Site S V N T C P M J E Z A B H
E. false (It’s going better than she B. tin W N X P R R U N I B S N L
expected.) C. text P H M X A I H U Y M W S A
D. armchairs L S C L J O B E W R R R N
4. What is it? E. stable E V A P P I I E X E I B R
A. brilliant F. hosts T N D H O W Q Q L A S Q T
B. brisk W W Q X E A D B H Q B V R
C. doable 2. A journey into the past
H M O U S T A C H E E W A
D. fun run A. mother-in-law
E F O L I O M N H P L D I
E. motivation B. Tavistock
C. wait A W N C D R Y A E C L M N
F. training
D. risk T U T R A E Y S T V O I E
5. Sporting collocations E. wife K O V E R S L E E P W H R
A. do F. on holiday O I Z F T C M Q D Q K H S
B. do G. delighted to talk with Colin and
C. done; run his family
D. go
E. went 3. One last question
F. had Sentence A best sums up what
Colin thinks about revisiting a
place from one’s past.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS
(P. 16) A FUND DEVELOPER (P. 20)
1. Question time!
1. Agua4All
A–1; B–3; C–4; D–2
A. false (The program focuses
on people who live in rural
2. All’s well that ends well
communities.)
A. board B. true
B. appraisals C. false (They have covered the
C. sessions state in the past four to five
D. time-consuming years.)
E. lengthy D. not mentioned
F. feedback system E. false (More than half a million
G. assess people in California do not
have access to clean, safe
“THE FLOWER-FED water.)
BUFFALOES” (P. 17)
1. What’s it about? 2. Which program?
A. landscape Agua4All: A; C
B. buffaloes Building Rural Economies: B; D
C. wheat
D. Railroads 3. What does it mean?
E. tribes A–2; B–1; C–2

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