Name ____________________________

Class ____________________________
2 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation B
GRAMMAR
1 Order the words to make sentences.
Example: hungry / bit / feeling / Im / a
Im feeling a bit hungry.
1 clever / is / brother / my / extremely
2 never / on / out / Sarah / goes / weekays
! be / soon / Im / to / going / go / to
" thanks / say / even / girl / the / int
# Steve / safe / I / with / feel / slowly / rives / because / he
$ meeting / about / unfortunately% / I / forgot / the
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2 Underline the correct word(s).
Example: In some towns there isnt enough entertainment for young / the young&
1 I cant believe you rove such a / such long way to visit him&
2 I bought some little silver lovely / lovely little silver earrings in 'ari&
! (e was so / such col that he coulnt feel his toes&
" )he Italian / Italians have a great sense of style&
# 'y sister has short dark / dark short hair&
$ Poor / The poor in many countries rely on charity to survive&
* (e wore a striped new lue / new lue striped )+shirt an ,eans to the party&
- )he !renches / !rench en,oy goo foo&
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" #omplete the sentences with the correct $orm o$ the ver in rackets.
Example: )he man came out of his house an ran .run/ own the roa&
1 )he reason he 00000000 .not go/ to the party was because Sam hant invite him&
2 1hen the plane lane at (eathrow it 00000000 .rain/ as usual&
! 1e 00000000 .walk/ for about an hour when we reali2e we were lost&
" I 0000000 .o/ my homework when I suenly hear a lou noise&
# 1hen I got home% I remembere that I 00000000 .leave/ my keys in the restaurant&
$ (e was really angry when she arrive because he 00000000 .wait/ for her for "#
minutes&
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Grammar total 20
VOCABULARY
% Underline the correct word(s).
Example: )hey are always very lucky 3 theyve even / ever won a car4
1 'ichael is a talente singer% but he yet / still oesnt have a recoring contract&
2 I always get up lately / late on Saturays an Sunays&
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Class ____________________________
2 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation B
! She wante to buy new ,eans but at / in the en she bought a skirt&
" 'y sister hardly / hard eats any fast foo% sweets% or chocolate&
# Im really busy actually / at the moment% but Im hoping to be able to have a holiay
soon&
$ Ive nearly / near finishe 3 I wont be long&
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& Underline the odd word out.
Example: 5+neck sleeveless loose hooe
1 scruffy leather treny stylish
2 cotton plain nylon linen
! lycra fur vest velvet
" stripe enim velvet woollen
# match smart fit suit
$ spotte patterne checke tight
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' #omplete the words in the sentences.
Example: 6 porters ,ob is to help people carry their bags&
1 7ou may have to pay extra if you have excess 00000000&
2 Some of the p00000000 on the plane were frightene uring the ba weather&
! )he plane finally t00000000 off after a three+hour elay&
" )he cabin c00000000 are traine to keep calm in an emergency&
# )he man looke carefully at my photo as I went through passport c00000000&
$ 1hen the plane l0000000 at the airport the weather was awful&
* )he $00000000 attenant offere tea an coffee to the passengers&
- I walke through c00000000 an tol them I ha nothing to eclare&
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Vocabulary total 20
PRONUNCIATION
( Underline the stressed syllale.
Example: cotton
1 ol+fashione
2 especially
! epartures
" airline
# unresse
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Class ____________________________
2 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation B
) *atch the words with the same sound.
stripe loose hooe leather velvet sleeveless
Example: bike striped
1 bull 00000000
2 tree 00000000
! computer 00000000
" boot 00000000
# egg 00000000
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Pronunciation total 10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
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Class ____________________________
2 Radin! and "ritin! B
R#A$ING
1 +ead the article and tick (

) ,- .- or #.
There are times in the history o any !reat city "hen it eels that it#s at the centre o
all that#s ashionable$ Thou!h it "as de%ressin! and old&ashioned in the ities, and
a bit scruy at the ed!es or most o the se'enties, (ondon led the "orld o ashion
durin! the )s"in!in!# years o the si*ties and durin! the %un+ re'olution at the end o
the se'enties$ ,ho"in! the "ay "ere its ashion desi!ners, notably -ary .uant and
Vi'ienne /est"ood$
Mary %uant
-ary .uant let Goldsmith Colle!e, (ondon, in the early ities "ith 'ery clear ideas
o "hat she "anted to achie'e in the "orld o ashion$ ,he "as ed u% "ith the idea
that hi!h ashion should be or the rich and the middle&a!ed, and thou!ht that it
should be un and liberatin!$ ,he started ma+in! clothes desi!ned around sim%le
sha%es and %atterns, and bri!ht colours$
-ary had been luc+y enou!h to meet and marry a "ealthy businessman called
0le*ander Plun+et Green "hile she "as at colle!e, and it "as his in'estment that
allo"ed her to o%en a sho% soon ater inishin! her studies$ -ary o%ened a bouti1ue
in the 2in!#s 3oad, Chelsea, in the centre o (ondon$ The year "as 1455$ 5t "as an
immediate success, than+s to her inno'ati'e desi!ns, com%arati'ely lo" %rices, and
eccentric "indo" dis%lays, "hich made the clothes loo+ e'en more stylish$
6y the mid si*ties, -ary .uant "as a household name, and a ashion leader o
sorts$ ,he had %o%ulari7ed, some %eo%le "ould say in'ented, the mini s+irt, "hich
"as ar!uably the most iconic ashion statement o the si*ties, and she had done
more than anyone to ma+e clothes youthul, se*y, and natural$
Vi&inn "'t(ood
5n 1481, Vi'ienne /est"ood#s %artner, and the ather o her son 9ose%h, o%ened a
sho% in the 2in!#s 3oad called (et it 3oc+$ :is name "as -alcolm -aclaren$
Vi'ienne, "ho had briely studied at the :arro" ,chool o 0rt in (ondon, then
started to sell her desi!ns in the sho%$ They "eren#t ordinary clothes, nor "ere they
ine*%ensi'e$ ,he combined traditional 6ritish materials such as tartan "ith more
outra!eous items li+e blac+ leather, metal chains, lar!e saety %ins, ra7or blades,
and do! collars$
0ter years o sellin! to a small, alternati'e set o customers, Vi'ienne#s desi!ns
"ere suddenly in demand o'erni!ht ater the %un+ roc+ band The ,e* Pistols "ore
her clothes at their irst !i!$ Perha%s they lo'ed the style, but it is more li+ely that
their mana!er, -alcolm -aclaren, inluenced their choice o sho%$ 0lthou!h
%robably moti'ated by -aclaren#s business interests, the clothes and band "or+ed
"ell to!ether$ The band#s anarchic ener!y combined "ith Vi'ienne#s sense o %un+
style to ta+e the "orld by storm in the late se'enties, roc+in! the oundations o the
ashion "orld$ The inluence o those desi!ns is still elt today$
5n more recent years, Vi'ienne has introduced many other elements into her ashion
desi!n, such as "ays o cuttin! material borro"ed rom ei!hteenth&century clothes
ma+ers, and %atterns irst used by indi!enous ,outh 0merican %eo%les$ ,he is
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2 Radin! and "ritin! B
al"ays loo+in! or the inno'ati'e and shoc+in!, and her ready&to&"ear clothes, "hile
no lon!er strictly %un+, are still dierent and ed!y$
Example: 6ccoring to the writer% all big cities 000000&
6 never feel fashionable 8 sometimes feel fashionable
9 feel fashionable all of the time
1 :onon wasnt fashionable 000000&
6 in the late sixties 8 in the early seventies 9 in the late seventies
2 1hen 'ary ;uant finishe college% high fashion was 000000&
6 aime at one group of people 8 becoming more exciting
9 ifferent to what she ha stuie at college
! 'ary ;uant wante her clothes to make women feel 000000&
6 free an natural 8 smart an sophisticate
9 more wealthy than they really were
" 'ary ;uant was able to open a shop because 000000&
6 she ha finishe college 8 she ha help
9 she ha save some money at college
# 'arys esigns were immeiately popular because they 000000&
6 looke more fashionable than they were 8 were original
9 were very cheap
$ 6ccoring to the writer of the text% in the 1<$=s% the mini skirt 000000&
6 was esigne by 'ary ;uant 8 was the sexiest item of clothing
9 was probably the most important item of clothing of that perio
* 5ivienne starte selling large numbers of clothes 000000&
6 almost at once 8 after a long perio of time
9 as soon as she ha her own shop
- 6ccoring to the writer% the Sex >istols probably chose to wear 5iviennes clothes
because 000000&
6 they were recommene by their manager 8 they love her punk style
9 they wante to change fashion forever
< 5iviennes 1<*= esigns 000000&
6 are still important now 8 werent popular
9 were only worn by the Sex >istols
1= ?ecently% 5ivienne has starte using 000000&
6 South 6merican esigns 8 South 6merican material
9 South 6merican techni@ues
3eadin! total 10
"RITING
, maga/ine is running a short story writing competition. 0rite a story aout
someone whose choice o$ clothes changed their li$e. 0rite 1%121)1 words.
Include the $ollowing in$ormation3
A a escription of what the person wore
A etails about who an where the person was an what happene when they wore those
Name ____________________________
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2 Radin! and "ritin! B
clothes
A etails about what happene in the en
/ritin! total 10
3eadin! and /ritin! total 20
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Class ____________________________
2 Li'tnin! and )*a+in! B
LI)T#NING
1 4isten to #arole talking aout her $unny e5periences on an airport check6in
desk. Tick (

) ,- .- or #.
1 )he ol lay wante to 0000000000&
6 sit at the back 8 open the winow
9 sit as far as possible from the winow
2 )he young man was worrie about 0000000000&
6 the price of the flight 8 the length of the flight
9 having to stop in 9alifornia
! )he young man was isappointe because 0000000000&
6 there was no train to (awaii 8 there was no plane to (awaii
9 he ha misse the last flight to (awaii
" 9aroles favourite story 0000000000&
6 happene very recently 8 int happen to her
9 happene in Englan
# )hey coulnt fin the womans luggage because 0000000000&
6 she hant packe anything
8 she hant picke it up from baggage reclaim 9 she hant checke it in
2 4isten to $ive conversations. Tick (

) ,- .- or #.
1 Emilio speaks 0000000000&
6 Spanish 8 Sweish 9 English
2 6ccoring to the woman% 'ary is wearing 0000000000&
6 a tight )+shirt an a blue skirk 8 a green top an a pale+coloure skirt
9 a sleeveless )+shirt an a tight skirt
! )he woman int go out because 0000000000&
6 she got home from work late 8 she felt too tire
9 its cheaper to cook at home
" )he man got angry with Sophie after waiting for about 0000000000&
6 an hour 8 forty+five minutes 9 thirty minutes
# 6fter meeting the Berman girl on holiay% Canny 0000000000&
6 i his best to keep in touch with her
8 int really try to keep in touch with her
9 manage to keep in touch with her
(istenin! total 10
)P#A,ING
1 ,nswer your partner7s 8uestions.
9ow make 8uestions and ask your partner.
1 In what ways / you / typical of your nationalityD
2 1hat kin of clothes / wear when / youngerD
! you / ever have / an accient when you travelD 1hat / happenD
" you / like flyingD / 1hy / 1hy notD
# 1hat / the best novel / ever reaD / 1hat / it aboutD
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2 Li'tnin! and )*a+in! B
2 Talk aout the statement elow- saying i$ you agree or disagree. :ive reasons.
E7ou cant ,uge people by the way they ress&
" 4isten to your partner talking aout national stereotypes. ;o you agree with
him < her=
,%ea+in! total 20
(istenin! and ,%ea+in! total ;0