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Unit 1

Pgina 5

Reading and Writing

1 Read the text and circle the four adjectives

which best describe Kevin.
funny

generous

sociable

unsociable

quiet

talkative

hard-working

lazy

Write
3 Write a description of a friend or family
member. Think about these things:
What is his / her personality?
What are his / her interests or hobbies?
Is he / she good at them?

es

Kevin Crowther likes being with other people and

he likes telling them about things. Hes very
popular with his friends because he tells a lot of
good jokes. Because he likes his friends
company, he likes team sports, but that doesnt
mean hes good at them. For example, hes
interested in playing basketball because his
friends play a lot, but hes not very tall and also
hes very bad at it. He enjoys football too, but hes
not exactly Figo. He doesnt mind playing tennis
and hes quite good at it, but he prefers playing
doubles because there are four people and not
just two. Hes also very good at running but he
doesnt like it very much because its a solitary
sport. He loves cooking, but only when he does it
for his friends. He hates cooking for himself
because theres no one to talk to! He also hates
working and he prefers watching videos to doing
his homework, but obviously, if his friends are
watching the video too, he loves it!

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2 Read the text again and answer these

questions.
1. Why is he popular with his friends?

Because he tells a lot of good jokes.

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2. Why does he like playing team sports?
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3. Is he good at playing basketball?
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4. In tennis, does he prefer playing singles or
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Unit 2

Pgina 6

Reading and Writing

1 Read the texts and decide where each

person is. Write the numbers next to the
correct places.
mountain .....

park .....

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cinema .....

beach .....

city centre .....

7. Do we know what kind of music the girl is

listening to?
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8. What is she waiting for?
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Text 1
Im sitting next to some friends and were all
looking at a big screen. Im drinking orange juice
and my friends are eating popcorn. Some people
behind us are talking very quietly. The man sitting
in front of me is very tall, so I cant see very well.
This always happens to me when I come here!
Text 2
Im walking on the grass with my dog. Hes
running between the trees and barking. He usually
barks when we come here. Two old men are
sitting on a bench. They are talking and laughing.
A girl is running and shes wearing a walkman, but
I dont now what music shes listening to.

9. How are the people walking?

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3 Think about a place you go sometimes.
Close your eyes and imagine you are there
now. Describe it. Think about these things:
What are you doing?
Who are you with? What are they doing?

Text 3
Im standing at a bus stop, waiting for the bus to
come. Lots of cars are driving past and people on
the pavement are walking very fast. People
always walk fast here, not like in the country. The
shops are open and people are buying different
things. I can see a man in the shop across the
street. I think hes buying a watch.

What usually happens when you are there?

What can you see?
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2 Read the texts again and answer the

questions.

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Text 1
1. Who is she sitting with?

Some friends.
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2. What is she drinking?
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3. What are her friends eating?
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4. What is the problem with the man sitting in
front of her?
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5. Where is the dog running?
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6. What does the dog usually do when they go
there?
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Pgina 7

Unit 3

Reading and Writing

1 Read the texts and match them with the

titles.

Text 3
7. Whats the first thing you should do?

a) A Train Journey
b) A Library Visit
c) The Supermarket
1. My mum says I must go once a week because
its important for my education and I dont mind
it. The most important thing is that you should
be quiet because people are studying or
reading. If you want to take books home, you
have to be a member and you have to show
your card, but if you only want to look at
something you dont have to.
2. Well, obviously, you have to buy a ticket from
the machine or the man in the ticket office.
Then you have to find the right platform and
wait for it to arrive. When you find a seat, you
mustnt put your feet on the opposite seat
because it makes it dirty. You shouldnt fall
asleep if youre on your own or you might miss
your stop!
3. First of all, you should make a list of the things
you want. When you get there you should get a
trolley or a basket. If you need a lot of things,
you should get a trolley and for this, in most
places, you have to have a coin.

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8. What should you get if you only want a few
things?
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9. What do you need to get a trolley?
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Write
3 Choose one of these places and describe a
visit, explaining the rules or obligations.
the cinema
a restaurant
the zoo
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2 Read the text again and answer these

questions.

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1. How often must the girl go there?

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Once a week.
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2. Why should you be quiet?
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3. What do you have to show to take a book
home?
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4. How many places can you buy your ticket
from?
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Unit 4

10:07

Pgina 8

Reading and Writing

1 Read the text and decide which sentence

best describes it.
a) Human Taxi are touring and having a holiday.
b) Rick is having a holiday after touring.

Write
3 Write about your plans for the next few
months. (You can invent it.) Think about
these things:

c) Rick is recording an album before touring.

Are you doing anything special? What?

My name is Rick Shaw and Im a singer but Im not

famous in Europe. Ive got a band called Human
Taxi, with a keyboard player, a bass player and a
drummer. I play the guitar as well as sing. I dont
know why but our records are big hits in China
and were always in the charts there. Thats why
next month were touring China and Japan. Were
starting in Shanghai and finishing in Tokyo. In total
were touring for two months and were playing in
38 different places! After all that work Im having a
holiday. Im visiting relatives in Australia and Im
not singing or playing my guitar for three weeks.
Im resting before I come back to Europe because
when I get back to Britain were going into the
studio to start recording a new album. Were
calling it Pull. Im planning to study Chinese too
because a couple of the songs on the new album
are in Chinese and Japanese! Sayonara!

Are you going on holiday? Where are you

going?
Are you visiting anyone? Who?
Example: Next month Im visiting my

cousins in France. Were going by

car to Marseille

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2 Read the text again and answer the

questions.

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1. Are Human Taxi famous in Europe?

No, theyre not.

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2. How many people are in the band?
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3. What does Rick play?
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4. Where are their songs in the charts?
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5. Where are they playing their first concert?
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6. How long are they touring for?
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Unit 5

Pgina 9

Reading and Writing

1 Read Stevens story and circle the mode of

communication described.
telephone

mobile phone

email

One Saturday morning, when I was bored at

home in my bedroom, I received a message. It
said: C U at 2.00 next to the big tree in the park.
I thought it was strange because I didnt
recognise the number. I also didnt know which
tree, and when I thought about it I also didnt
know which park, or which city! So I didnt
answer. It was obviously a wrong number and I
forgot about it. At about quarter past two I heard
another beep and I saw that I had another text
message. This time it said Im at the tree. Where
R U? This time I sent a reply: Which park? A
minute later the reply came: Finsbury!!
Incredible! My local park! I made a decision. I
went to the park and looked for a big tree. I
thought, Who sent the message? A boy or a girl?
Then I found a very big tree and next to it was a
girl with a mobile in her hand. She was beautiful.
But was it her? I phoned her number and
watched. Her mobile rang! It was her!

Write
3 What do you think happened next?
Continue the story. Think about these
things:
Did Steven talk to the girl?
If not, what did he do? If he did, what
happened?
Did she know Steven?
Who did she want to send the messages to?
Where was this person?
Example: Steven didnt know what to do,

so he waited for five minutes. The

girl started to walk away, so

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2 Read the story again and answer the

questions.
1. Where was Steven when he received the first
text message?

In his bedroom.
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2. What did he think about the message?
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3. Did he know who sent the message?
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4. What did he hear when the second message
arrived?
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5. What did he do this time?
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6. What was the name of the park?
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Pgina 10

Unit 6

Reading and Writing

1 Read the story and put the paragraphs in

order.
a) The sisters were wearing only T-shirts and
shorts because it was summer and it wasnt
cold. Then Beth felt a drop of rain on her arm.
She looked up and she saw that the clouds
were getting darker.
b) Hannah started to run. Come on! she
shouted to Beth. The rain was falling very
heavily now and the girls were getting wetter
and wetter. When they arrived home they were
completely wet. Their mum said, So you went
swimming in the end!
c) On Saturday, Beth and Hannah decided to go
to the park instead of the swimming pool. The
weather was quite good. The sun was shining
at times but there were also some clouds that
were moving across the sky quickly because
the wind was blowing.
d) Then Hannah also felt a drop of rain on her
leg, and then another. They decided that it
was time to leave because they didnt want to
get wet, so they started to walk towards the
park gates. The rain was now falling much
harder.
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9. What did their mum think?
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Write
3 Write a story about a problem you had with
the weather. Think about these things:
What were you doing?
Where were you?
What were you wearing?
What was the weather like?
Example: I was playing football with my

friends on the beach. The sun was

shining and it was very hot

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2 Read the story again and answer the

questions.
1. Where did the girls decide not to go?

The swimming pool.

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3. Why were the clouds moving quickly across
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4. What were the girls wearing?
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Pgina 11

Unit 7

Reading and Writing

1 Read the text and decide what sport Liam

does. Circle the correct answer.
cyclist

footballer

gymnast

golfer

The first thing is that I must eat well. I mustnt eat

unhealthy things like chips or hamburgers. I must
eat lots of salad, pasta and fish. This is a bit of a
problem because Im happier eating fast food,
but if I want to win I must follow a strict diet.
Obviously I must train every day but before I start
I must make sure Im ready. I must stretch all my
muscles; in my legs and arms, and also in my
neck, my back and my stomach. I must be very
flexible in my sport and stretching stops me
hurting myself.
Also, I must be very strong in all parts of my body,
so I must spend a lot of time in the weight room,
lifting weights. The stronger you are, the better
you can be at my sport, if you maintain your
flexibility.
Finally, I must practise as much as possible.
Some of the events in my sport are quite technical
and without practice you cant win.

Write
3 Imagine you can decide some of the rules of
your school or at home. Write about what
people must and mustnt do. Think about
these things:
at school:
What must the pupils do?
What must the teachers do?
at home:
What must your parents do?
What must your brothers / sisters do?
Example: At school the teachers must

make the classes shorter and

the breaks longer and we must
watch more videos

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2 Read the text again and answer the

questions.
1. What mustnt Liam eat?

Chips and hamburgers.

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3. Does he train every day?
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Pgina 12

Unit 8

Reading and Writing

1 Read the texts and match them with the

pictures.
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7. What is Chriss talent?

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8. What day is it?
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Karls parents have just received a postcard from
their son. Karl says he has been taken to Jupiter
by aliens. Karls mother said: Its not the first time
that Karl has told us something like this. Hes got
a lot of imagination and he has just bought a book
about extra-terrestrials. I suppose thats where he
got the idea from.

Write
3 Have you ever experienced anything
strange? Write about it (or invent it). Think
about these things:
What did you see, hear or experience?
When did it happen?

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Was it good or bad?

Martha and Patricia have just come back from a

weekend in the country. Weve been to look for
UFOs, said Martha, and weve had a great time.
Weve seen some strange lights in the sky and
weve heard some mysterious noises. We want
to go again, added Patricia.

How do you feel about it now?

Example: Ive seen a ghost, just once. Last

year I was at my grandmothers

house when I heard a strange
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Chris has a special talent. Hes telepathic he can
read your mind. Its incredible. For example, hes
told me that Ive had pizza for lunch and that Ive
just come home from school. But Neil, everybody
knows we have pizza at school on Thursdays,
and its five oclock. Of course youve just come
home from school. Oh. I didnt think of that.

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2 Read the text again and answer the

questions.
1. Who has just received a postcard from Karl?

His parents.
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3. What has Karl just bought?
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Unit 9

10:07

Pgina 13

Reading and Writing

1 Read the text and choose the best title.

a) How to Get Tickets to a Music Festival
b) A Look at a British Music Festival

Write
3 Would you like to go to a music festival?
Write your opinion. Include these things:

c) Different Types of Music Festivals

Why would / wouldnt you like to go?

Since the end of the 1960s, pop music festivals

have become very popular all over the world.
One of the largest in England is at Glastonbury in
June. It has become very famous and attracts the
best British bands.

What do you think are the good things and bad

things about a music festival?

This is what Carol says about the festival: Ive

been to Glastonbury for the last four years and I
love it! The musics brilliant and the atmosphere is
really good.
The Glastonbury festival usually lasts three days,
from Friday to Sunday, and you can buy your
ticket at record shops or on the Internet. Many
people buy a three-day ticket and stay in tents at
the festival campsite.
One problem at the campsite is keeping clean.
Another teenager at the festival, James, has told
us why: There are thousands of people here and
I havent had a shower since I arrived two days
ago. Its impossible. You just have to accept that
youre going to be dirty.

Example: I wouldnt want to go to a music

festival because I dont like big

crowds

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2 Read the text again and answer the

questions.
1. How long have pop music festivals been
popular?

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Unit 10

Reading and Writing

1 Read the text and circle the best title.

A Day at the Sales

Helen Finds a Bargain

How much?!

Write
3 Write about something you bought recently.
Think about these things:
What did you buy?

Helen was given some money for her birthday, so

last Saturday she went shopping with her
boyfriend, Steve, in Oxford Street, where all the
popular shops are in London. It wasnt January,
when the big sales are, but in some of the shops
the prices were reduced. Helen was looking for a
new top or jacket. Steve wasnt looking for
anything in particular, but he was hoping Helen
might buy him a present.

Where did you buy it?

Why did you buy it?
How much did it cost?
Example: Last weekend I went shopping with

my friends at a big shopping centre.

I wanted to buy some CDs

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Helen found a blouse she really liked but when

she was told the price, she said How much?! It
was 100 pounds and that was too much for Helen.

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They were getting tired but it wasnt long before

they found a small shop with a big sign in the
window saying Special Discount Prices. They
went in and Helen immediately saw a jacket that
she liked. Im sure its too expensive, she said to
Steve, but when she looked at the price she
couldnt believe it. Only eight pounds. She bought
it and was very happy, and so was Steve, because
he was given a CD as a present by Helen.

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2 Read the text again and answer the

questions.
1. Why did Helen have money?

It was given to her for her birthday.

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Pgina 15

Unit 11

Reading and Writing

1 Read the texts and decide which plans you

like the most. Circle your answer.
Sams

Jamies

Judiths

nobodys

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10. Who does she like?
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Sams plans
Im going to have a quiet night on Friday. Some
friends are coming round to my house and were
going to watch a video and eat pizza. I think
therell probably be about six of us. On Saturday
Im going to get up early because I have to study
and I want to finish before lunch - Ive got an
exam on Monday.
Jamies plans
Some friends and I are going to the park. Were
going to play chess. There are special tables and
we play against the people who are there. I dont
think Ill win but itll be fun. After that were going
to a hamburger restaurant to have something to
eat. I really hope Judith will be there.

Write
3 Write about some of your plans and your
expectations. Think about these things:
What are you going to do? Who are you going
to be with?
Where are you going to be? Will it be fun /
interesting / boring / dangerous, etc?
Example: Tonight Im going to the cinema

with my girlfriend to see a horror

film. I think it will be good

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Judiths plans

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At first the plan was to go to the cinema but now

were not going. I think were going to a disco. I
imagine well have a good time but Im not going
to bed late because I want to study with Sam in
the morning. Not because I want to study. I want
to be with Sam!

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questions.
1. What is Sam going to do on Friday night?
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2. How many people will be there?
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3. Why is he going to get up early on Saturday?
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8. Is Judith going to the cinema?
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NEZ3 Reading

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Unit 12

Pgina 16

Reading and Writing

1 Read the texts and decide which person is

the most ecological and the least
ecological.

Write

The most ecological is ..........................................

3 Write about what you do in your house to

protect the environment. Think about these
things:

The least ecological is ..........................................

What do you recycle? Where do you take it?

Kim: In my house we do some things to help the

environment. We recycle paper because if we
dont, theyll cut down more trees, and we
recycle plastic and glass because therell be
more rubbish if we dont do it. I sometimes
save energy by turning off the lights but I often
forget.

Do you save water? How?

Noel: I know the environment is important, but it

wont make much difference if I do things or not. I
sometimes recycle things, but the nearest
recycling centre is a long way from my house, so I
usually put everything in the rubbish. If I
remember, I turn off the lights, but I dont save
water. It rains a lot where I live and I dont think its
necessary.

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Nathalie: Im a member of Friends of the Planet, a

local ecological organisation, and I do as much
as I can to protect nature. I recycle paper, glass,
plastic and batteries and Im very economical
with electricity in my house. I also go on
demonstrations to protest against companies that
damage the environment. If we dont do this, our
planet will suffer.

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Do you save energy? How?

Example: In my house we recycle paper. I

take it to a container in the

street. We dont recycle glass
but

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questions.
1. Who lives a long way from a recycling centre?

Noel.
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2. Who is a member of a green organisation?
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3. Who forgets to turn off the lights?
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4. Who lives in an area where it rains a lot?
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5. What does Nathalie recycle that Kim doesnt?
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6. Why does Kim recycle paper?
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7. Why does Nathalie go on demonstrations?
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8. Does Noel often recycle things?
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