Underline the correct word or phrase.

Example: Youve been working / worked hard for months you need a holiday. 1 Hes doing / been doing yoga for three years now. !ve "een waiting for this moment since / for a long time. # !ve disliked $ been disliking "ananas since ! was a child. % &ont worry. ! havent been crying / cried !ve got a cold. ' !m writing a letter to my "est friend. !ve known / been knowing her for years. ( How long has his father been working / does his father work in )adrid*

2 +rite the comparative or superlative form of the ad,ectives.

Example: -he people in !reland are some of the friendliest .friendly/ in the world. 1 He loo0s much 11111111 .good/ with short hair. -hat was pro"a"ly 11111111 ."ad/ meal !ve ever had in a restaurant2 # )y new office is 11111111 .tiny/ as my last one. % !s transport here 11111111 .expensive/ as in your country* ' +hen we all chec0ed in3 4ran0ies luggage was 11111111 .heavy/. ( +e thin0 this design is 11111111 .interesting/ than that one. 5 -he trains in 6apan are 11111111 .modern/ !ve ever travelled on.

3 7omplete the dialogues with the ver"s. Use the present perfect simple or the past simple.
Example: !ve "een to 8ei,ing3 "ut !ve never been .not $ go/ to 9hanghai. John How long 1 11111111 .you $ 0now/ each other* Keira +ell3 we 11111111 .meet/ in 1::; and weve "een good friends since. Doctor +hat seems to "e the pro"lem* Mike ! # 11111111 .fall/ over playing "as0et"all. ! thin0 ! % 11111111 ."rea0/ my finger. Sean Hello3 could ! spea0 to )r 6ac0son3 please* Alison !m sorry3 he ' 11111111 .,ust $ go/ into a meeting. Jennie ( 11111111 .you $ ta0e/ out any money from the cash machine this morning* Alex <o3 "ecause ! had =#> in my wallet. Will 5 11111111 .you $ ever$ lend/ anyone your car* To Yes3 ! lent it to my "rother and ! would never do it again2

! 7omplete the sentences with the correct word.s/.

Example: !m ,ust going to ta0e out some money "efore we go to the cinema. up out with 1 ?et me pay you 111111111 the money you lent me. for with "ac0 +e were charged U15> 11111111 the "ottle of champagne2 at with for # He needs a 11111111 from the "an0 "ecause he spent more money than he has. loan tax mortgage % 9ues parents 11111111 her some money so she could "uy a car. "orrowed owed lent ' ! try to 11111111 some of my salary every month so that ! can go travelling. save afford cost ( ! am trying not to 11111111 money on clothes ! will never wear. invest waste charge 5 +hen hes twenty@one3 hes going to 11111111 money from his grandmother3 who died last year. invest inherit ta0e out

Aead the article and tic0 ./ B3 83 or 7.

The best public transport system in the world.

Curitiba in Brazil is no ordinary city; it has the best public transport system in the world. The mayor, Jaime Lerner, along with the council, began developing the world- amous system in !"#!. $r Lerner had grown up in Curitiba and %new that the street was an important part o city li e or the residents. &e made many o the streets into pedestrian areas, with no access or cars. The council put in lowers, lights, and %ios%s where people could sell ood and other products. To encourage shoppers to use the new areas, the mayor gave away ree paper so that local children could paint pictures in the street. Cyclists also bene it rom !'(%m o cycle lanes, which ollow old river valleys and railway trac%s around the city. $r Lerner realized that to increase the development and growth o the city in the uture, the public transport system also had to improve. Buses were chosen as the main transport because it was the cheapest. Curitiba)s transport system now consists o over *(( routes that use around !,"(( buses to carry appro+imately !." million passengers every day. ,ppro+imately -(%m o the roads are or buses only, so tra ic .ams are unusual. Bus travel is aster and more convenient than using private cars. The city now uses *(/ less uel than other large cities in Brazil and people

spend only about !(/ o their yearly salaries on transport costs. 0ome o the buses are able to carry !#(12#( passengers. 0chool buses are yellow, and buses or disabled people are blue. They are designed with three doors 1 two e+its and one entrance 1 so that people can get on and o 3uic%ly. Bus stations provide ree maps and acilities to help parents with young children and people carrying heavy bags to board the buses easily. 4assengers buy a tic%et at the o ice in advance and then wait or their bus, li%e in an underground station. Because o the success o Curitiba)s public transport system, Jaime Lerner now o ers advice to city councils around the world on how they can solve their cities) transport problems.

Example: 7uriti"a has one of the "est pu"lic transport systems in the world. B -rue 8 4alse 7 &oesnt say 1 7uriti"a is different from other cities in the world. B -rue 8 4alse 7 &oesnt say 6aime ?erner spent a lot of time playing on the streets when he was a child. B -rue 8 4alse 7 &oesnt say # -he council allows people to sell things in the pedestrian streets. B -rue 8 4alse 7 &oesnt say % Bll the 0ios0s sell local food. B -rue 8 4alse 7 &oesnt say ' -he council chose to increase the "us service "ecause it was the least expensive type of transport. B -rue 8 4alse 7 &oesnt say ( -he population of the city is a"out 1.: million. B -rue 8 4alse 7 &oesnt say 5 Cther large 8raDilian cities are planning to cut the amount of fuel they use. B -rue 8 4alse 7 &oesnt say ; -he "uses are different colours according to what they are used for. B -rue 8 4alse 7 &oesnt say : Eassengers "uy their tic0ets as they get on the "uses. B -rue 8 4alse 7 &oesnt say 1> )r ?erner en,oys "eing an expert in developing pu"lic transport systems. B -rue 8 4alse 7 &oesnt say

WRITING B newspaper is running a story@writing competition. +rite a"out a nightmare holiday youve had3 or a difficult situation youve "een in .or invent one/3 to send to the newspaper. Bnswer the following

Fuestions. .1%>1;> words/

G +hen and where did it happen* G +ho were you with* +hy* G +hat went wrong* +hat happened* G +hat happened in the end*