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Vocabulary 4 Prevent / Avoid eating fatty food if you want

1 Tick the sentences that are true.
1 Swimmers wear goggles to see underwater.
2 People who give up a sport are trying
something new.
3 It is possible to beat a competition.
4 A high temperature is a symptom of fever.
to lose weight.
5 You can injure / hurt me with your words.
6 Dont accuse / blame me of stealing your
shoes.
7 I would like to work as a teacher / professor
of Biological Science at a top University.
8 I would like to have a well-paid work / job
when I am older.

5 A bully is a cruel person. Score box: /8

6 Kittens are known for being fierce. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the words below.
7 To turn up late means to arrive after
something has begun. possible arrange think strong
instruct predict guilt sick

8 You get very wet if you are caught in a 1 Ive started exercising because I want to
drizzle. my muscles.
2 We will have to make
for the wedding soon.
9 A car the breaks down doesnt work. 3 Shes been off work because of
.
10 A witness is a person who sees someone 4 Nowadays, the weather is much less
commit a crime. .
5 I cant do this puzzle. Its
.
11 An amateur is the opposite of professional. 6 Make sure you read the
carefully.
12 A pedestrian drives their own car. 7 I feel so about showing
those letters to Brian.
13 A matinee performance happens at night. 8 Flowers? Thank you, thats so
of you.
14 Its possible to leave your seat during an
interval. Score box: /16

Grammar
15 A breathtaking view is terrifying.
4 Complete the sentence so that it has a
16 A congested city is a crowded city. similar meaning to the first.

Score box: /16 1 Did you know about the party?

2 Choose the correct option.
1 He went to the doctor because he was
complaining of / complaining about back pain.
2 The house was stolen / burgled last night.
I asked him if _________________________.
2 What time do you go to school?
She asked me ________________________.
3 Dont leave!
She begged me _______________________.

3 He refused / denied to give me back my 4 Stop talking.

money. The teacher told us ____________________.
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5 I may help you tomorrow. 2 If we had acted quicker, we

Martin said that _______________________. the problem. (solve)
3 Unless the weather better, we
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4 The wind hard all day
5 Rewrite the sentences with the causative today. (blow)
have. 5 I prefer working to at home all
day. (stay)
1 We must water the grass every night. 6 Do you remember in the
We must have the grass cut every night. Alps last summer? (camp)
7 Dont forget some bread.
(buy)
2 When did you cut your hair? 8 If Colin had a computer, he
When at home. (work)

3 Their TV wont have been fixed by this Score box: /8

evening.
They wont Listening

4 Someone is going to paint Tims house next 8 Listen to the dialogues. Choose the
week. correct option.
Tim 1 The man is .

5 Where was her photo taken? a) going on holiday

Where did
6 The windows must be cleaned before
Steven arrives.
I must
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6 Choose the correct option.
1 Mathematics is / are difficult.
2 He was arrested and sent to the prison /
prison.
3 Nick doesnt live far away. Neither / Either
does John.
4 That shop sells so / such tasty pies.
5 What / What a terrible traffic!
6 I cant do this exercise. Me neither / too.
7 None of them was / wasnt late.
8 She has so few / so little friends that she
often feels lonely.
9 The / An advice you gave me was useful.
10 I didnt buy nothing / anything.
11 The harder you work, the fastest / faster
youll finish.
12 That cake smells nice / nicely, Mum.
b) getting a new cat
c) going away for work
2 The two people are discussing .
a) sports they like to do
b) sports they like to watch
c) TV programmes they like to watch
3 The woman is talking about .
a) a murder
b) a theft
c) a robbery
4 Clare is upset because .
a) Gemma stole her trainers
b) she lost Gemmas trainers
c) she wants a new pair of trainers
5 The girls are going to see .
a) a film
b) a play
c) a concert

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7 Complete the sentences with the correct 9 Listen again to the dialogues. Write down
form of the verb. the phrase used to .

1 I bought an extra ticket in case John 1 make a request ______________________

his mind. (change)
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2 express dislike ______________________
3 express certainty _____________________
4 reassure someone ____________________
5 invite someone to something ____________
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10 Listen to the lunchtime news report. Put
the stories in the order they are mentioned.
There are two extra stories you do not
need to use.
A Bad weather affects commuters.
B Bad reviews for new comic book film.
C Theft at an old ladys house.
D Great success for new superhero film.
E Charities worry about harmful of mobile
phones.
F Man wrongly convicted of murder.
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11 Answer the questions
1 In what way are mobile phones good for
children?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
2 What do charities want to see happen in
schools?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
3 How many years was Mr Knights in prison?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
4 How did the police know he was innocent?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
5 Why did some people sleep in their cars?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
6 What do police want people to do today?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
7 What record did the film break?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
8 What two other films are mentioned with the
same genre?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
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Reading
12 Match the sentences to the missing
parts of the letter. There is one extra
sentence that you do not need to use.
A It was a lie, of course.
B What would you do if you were me?
C Im writing to ask you for some advice.
D He wouldnt give me a chance to explain.
E She agreed.
F I felt really angry.
Dear Keith,
[1] I hope you can help me.
Theres a girl at school, Bella, that I
really like. The problem is that Ian, my best
friend, likes her too. Anyway, last Saturday I
asked Bella to go to the cinema with me. [2]
When I was on my way to meet her, I saw Ian.
He wanted me to go out for a pizza with him,
but I told him that I had to babysit for my
brother. [3] I didnt want him to know about
Bella. I felt really bad about that, but I thought
it was the best thing to do. Unfortunately, Ian
found out that Id been to the cinema with
Bella. [4] Bella told me not to worry about it
and says that Ian will forgive me in the end,
but Im not sure. [5]
Please write soon.
From,
James
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13 Complete the sentences with Keith,
James, Bella or Ian.
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if you want to keep fit, you need to build in

1 and like Bella. regular exercise into your week. If you dont
2 and went to the want to go to the gym, I suggest taking up a
cinema. hobby like running or cycling. Or join a team
3 asked to go for a sport like netball or football. These kinds of
pizza. activities will keep you fit and energized. But
4 is angry at for remember, the more you exercise, the sweat,
lying. so drink lots of water to keep yourself
5 is asking for hydrated.
advice.
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15 Complete the sentences.
14 Read the two pieces of advice about
healthy living. Find two similarities and two 1 Water reduces the feeling of being
differences between the texts.
2 Chocolate and dairy contain a lot of
Similarities: .
1) ___________________________________ 3 Its important to eat more
2) ___________________________________ instead of red meat.
4 It is possible to get crackers and yogurt
Differences: that dont contain .
1) 5 Active exercise will give you lots of
2) .
6 Drinking water after exercise will keep you
.
The simple equation to having a healthy
lifestyle is to eat well and exercise. It is OK to Score box: /12
eat fatty foods every now and again.
Chocolate and diary products contain Writing
ingredients that are good for us and there is
no need to cut them out of our diet completely. 16 Barn Hill School wants to introduce a
However, eat them in moderation. Increase new sport to the school next year. Below
the amount of fruit, vegetable and fish that you are the results of a survey asking students
eat, and decrease cheese, biscuits and red which new sport they would like to do.
meat. Drink lots of water too, it will help to curb
your appetite to stop you feeling so hungry. Barn Hill School New Sport Survey
Exercise is important, not just for
losing weight, but for staying healthy. But you Gymnastics 40%
dont need to join a gym or take up a new Fencing 8%
sport. Where possible, walk instead or taking Windsurfing 12%
the bus, or climb the stairs instead of taking an Cycling 20%
elevator. If youre going to meet friends, think Judo 20%
about playing a game in the park instead of
sitting in a cinema. All these small choices will a Look at the pie chart and analyse the
eventually make a big difference. results.
E.g. The majority of students .
When people ask me how I stay in shape, I tell
them that I eat the right food and I do lots of
exercise. Its simple really, and I would give
the same simple advice to anyone else. When
it comes to eating healthy, its important to
completely cut out fatty food. Change your
biscuits to apples, your cheese sandwiches to
fat free crackers and your crisps to fat free
yogurt. The less fat you have, the less fat you
have to burn at the gym! Score box: /5
I go to the gym five times a week and
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b Make notes on the advantages and

disadvantages of using each sport in
school. Consider the following ideas;
equipment needed, facilities needed,
safety, cost, suitability for students.
E.g. Gymnastics includes a variety of activities
so could be suitable for different students,
however

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c Write a report (150 200 words) about

which new sport to introduce to Barn Hill
School. Include the following;

- State what the report is about

- Discuss the findings of the survey
- Write the advantage and
disadvantages of different sports
- Make a recommendation of the best
sport to introduce and say why.

This report is about .