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    oa a UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE c Suitable for PET Result Baa ge nbac ial PET Result Jenny Quintana OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Contents » Holidays and travel SG GGSTIHVIF TST page 18 Learning page 24 Buying and selling page 30 Animals and humans page 38 Health and sport page 44 Homes and lifestyles page 50 Art and entertainment page 58 Safety page 64 Science and technology page 70 Relationships page 76 The natural world page 84 Food and celebrations page S0 TV and media page 95 Communicating page 102 Introductory Unit page 8-17 Review 1 page 36-37 Reading Writing ~~ — Part 2 Matching Part 1 Multiple Part 5 Multipl Part 4 Multiple choice Part ~~“ ~“a —— Part 2 Matching " —— Part 1 Multiple choice Part3 Astory _ ~~ a Part 2 Matching "I a Part1 Multiple choice Part 3 A story g “se — Part Multiple choice Part: Part 5 Multiple-choice cloze Review 2 Review 3 Review 4 page 56-57 page 82-83 page 108-109 Listening Speaking Grammar _ te - Adverbs of frequency gros eset simple ard prevent ‘continuous Part 3 rine adjectives pce Bain Part 2 Obligation, prohibition and _ a oo Food Comparative and superlative Part? adverbs Reported speech Sentence transformations have something done Sentence transformations Expressing purpose Exam Overview Writing Guide Vocabulary Reference page 47 page 10-112 page 113-117 Vocabulary Travel and transport Holidays Countryside Hobbies and leisure make, do, have, tal Education ‘Shopping Clothes and accessories Animals Parts of the body Films House and home Adjectives Entertainment Household objects Weather Technology Work and jobs Family Personality adjectives Phrasal verbs with get ‘The natural world ‘Verbs and prepositions Phrasal verbs Food and drink Celebrations Jinment and media Personal feelings Grammar Reference page 118-127 m-Overview — Introduction ‘The Preliminary English Test corresponds to Level Two in the Cambridge ESOL five-level system. It also corresponds to the Association of Language ‘Teachers in Europe (ALTE) Level Two, and Council of Europe level BL ‘There are three papers in the examination: Reading and Writing, Listening, and Speaking. To get a passing grade, candidates must achieve 70% of the total marks available, or above. Candidates are graded on the total score from all three papers and there is no pass or fail grade for individual papers. Paper 1 Reading and Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) Reading ‘The Reading Paper has five parts and 35 questions. The reading texts are short texts such as notices, signs, messages, emails and labels, and longer, adapted texts, Number - Part Critems Task type What you do What it tests 1 5 Three-option multiple- Read short notices or Your understanding of everyday choice messages for the main _notices and other short texts. message. oy Matching Read short texts and Your detailed comprehension of match with descriptions of different texts. people. 3 10 True / False ‘Answer true / false Your ability to find specific questions about alonger information while ignoring factual text. Uunimportant material. ae Four-option multiple Answer four-option Your ability to understand both choice multiple-choice questions the whole picture and the details, fon alonger attitude or and to understand the writer's opinion text. attitude, opinion and purpose for writing eo) Four-option multiple- Complete a short passage, Your understanding of choice cloze Which can be factual or vocabulary and grammar in a narrative short text, Marks 25% of total marks for the whole examination. = Exam Overview How to do it, page 3) page 52 page 18 page 59 ppage 105 Writing ‘The Writing Paper has three parts and seven questions. Part 1 tests common grammatical structures. You read a sentence, then complete a gapped sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. You will need to write between one and three words to fill, the gap. Answers of more than three words will be marked wrong, and spelling must be correct. In Part 2 you are told who to write to and why, and must include the three points given in the question. In Part 3 you choose to write either a story or an informal letter. For the story you are given the title or the first sentence. For the informal letter you read an extract from a letter and are told what to write in response. eo SS mm arb What tests a a oa Marks 25% of total marks for the whole examination. How to do it page 86 page 23 page 69 Exam Overview he Paper 2 Listening (approximately 30 minutes) ‘The Listening Paper has four parts and 25 questions. All parts are heard twice. The instructions are given on the question paper and are also heard. ‘The recordings include a variety of voices, styles of delivery and accents Part Number Task type 1? Multiple choice oe Matile choice 3. 6 Gap-fi 0 6 Tania Marks What you do ‘Answer questions on short monologues or dialogues. ‘Answer questions on a longer ‘monologue or interview. Complete notes based on a anger monologue. Answer true / false questions. about a longer dialogue. 25% of total marks for the whole examination, at Exam Overview What it tests Your ability to identify Important information from short texts. Your ability to identify detailed information in longer recordings. Your ability to listen to, Identify, understand and Interpret information. Your ability to listen for detailed meaning, and to identify the attitudes and opinions of the speakers. How to do it page 80 page 46 page 51 page 60 Paper 3 Speaking (10-12 minutes) ‘The Speaking Paper has four parts. There are two candidates and two examiners. One examiner (the interlocutor) will ask the candidates questions and the other (the assessor) just listens. If there is an uneven number of candidates, three candidates may sit the test together and the test will take slightly longer. Part Length Task type What you do What it tests How to do it 1 2-3minutes Acconversation Answer questions about Your ability to give information page S4 between the yourself, your past of a factual, personal kind. interlocutor and experiences and plans. each candidate. 2 -2-3minutes A simulated Discuss a task based on Your ability to use language page 77 situation which pictures. to make and respond to candidates do suggestions, discuss alternatives, together. make recammendations and to agree and disagree, 3 3minutes —Anextended turn Talk about a photograph Your ability to describe a page 6 for each candidate. for approximately ane photograph and use appropriate minute. vocabulary in a longer turn, 4 3 minutes A generat Discuss topics related to Your ability to talk about page 74 conversation the photographs. likes and dislikes, opinions, between the preferences, experiences and candidates. habits. Marks Candidates are assessed on their performance throughout the test. ‘There are 25 marks which make up 25% of the total score for the whole examination, Exam Overview ex Reading 1 1 Look at texts 1-6 and match them with text, types a-c. a text message © posteard b_ notice » Why don't we meet up on Friday and play tennis? Please let me know before 5.30 because | need to book ‘the court today. ANY BIKES LEFT HERE WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY It's @ beautiful place - the beach is fantastic and within easy walking distance of the hotel. The weather's great too! Wish you were here with us! Identity cards must be shown in order to enter building We have to be at the sports centre before 9 tomorrow morning. Shall | meet. you at the corner of Green Street so we can walk there together? USE OF MOBILE PHONES FORBIDDEN INSIDE HOSPITAL, a> Introductory Unit 2 Match these phrases from the texts in exercise 1 with purposes a-f below. why don't we meet up please let me know bikes left here will be removed identity cards must be shown we have to be at the sports centre use of mobiles forbidden a prohibition / something not allowed arule ea warning a suggestion fan obligation a polite request Put these phrases into three groups of similar meanings. a itis prohibited fit is forbidden b itis required & you can © itis permitted h it is necessary d_ itis allowed i itis not allowed e you need to J you mustn't Using the phrases from exercise 3, discuss some rules for your school or where you work. Read messages 1 and 2 and decide what they mean (A, Bor ©). Hi Elena | think | eft my wallet on your kitchen table. Please check for me and see if there are two theatre tickets inside. I'l need them on Saturday night. Give me a ring {as soon as possible! Love Joanna, A Joanna wants Elena to confirm that the theatre tickets in her wallet are safe. B Joanna wants Elena to check she has theatre tickets for the right evening. © Joanna wants Elena to call her about the wallet she lost in the theatre. 8 Read texts 1-3 again, and match each one with Hi Martin these people. Underline the parts of the text which |'ve just heard that my science project must be | give you the answers. completed before Friday and not next week! Gan a. Peter is a very active and sporty person. you come round and help me finish it tonight? b Sue is a keen cook and loves eating out, | Eduardo ¢ Tim has always been interested in animals. : d Isabel would like some tips to improve her with a camera A Eduardo wants Martin to help him with his @ Mark would love to be an artist but has never project next week, had any lessons B_ Eduardo tells Martin to finish his project on {Wendy speaks a little Spanish but would like to Friday if possible. eave tac © Eduardo needs Martin's help so he can finish his project quickly. 9 Discuss these questions with a partner. Would you like to go on any of the holidays in exercise 6? Why / Why not? b What sort of holiday would you like to go on a where you could learn something? Read texts 1-3 and match them with photos A-C. ‘What can you learn on each course? Ifyou have a sense of adventure, come to Kenya, \where you'll be able to learn to take dramatic and unusual photographs of wildlife! The course will be taught by the famous photographer David Gilbert. Ideally, you Will have previous experience of photography. Ths is a demanding trip ~ you will need to be up early each day to get the best opportunities but if you are patient, you could get that perfect picture! Learn to paint in one of the mast beautiful parts of a Italy and stay ina historic village with fantastic views of the surrounding countiyside. No previous experience of painting is necessary and you will get alot of encouragement from your tutors. You will also get the chance to visit some ofthe best restaurants, serving a range of delicious local dishes. Day trips to nearby places of histori interest are available but not included inthe price. you oe dncing and ala doit regulary but Sea pio forse a Oi Catan stained nla ae jute dys toa rth With four hours odes 2 day, you need to be fit and full of energy, but there is also. plenty of time to go shopping and sightseeing, As well as learning to dance, there is an optional conversation class ‘to improve your language skills! For texts 1-3 in exercise 6, make as many sentences as you can beginning in these ways: * On this course you can + On this course you must + On this course you might + On this course you should Writing 1 All of these sentences contain a mistake with spelling or grammar. Write S for spelling or G for grammar and correct the mistake. a. recieved a nice present from my friend. b When I will get home, I will call you ¢ Thope to see you tomorow! d_ He asked me how old am I € [like all types of music especialy rock {I must to do my homework before I go out. 8 The football match last night was very exiting, h Yesterday I have been to London i Where you went last night? i. This car is more cheap than all the others. k I don’t think there is nobody in the house. 2 Sentences a-h each contain at least one Punctuation mistake. Find and correct it. a I study english and german. b_ My sisters got three mobiles. I'm going to london. Because there are many. interesting places to see. d_ 1 like football rugby and athletics. eHow old are you. f This book, which he wrote ten year’s ago is still very popular. g Shes coming to e me later this morning, h_ My friend doesnt have time to do his homework, ‘Always check your work for mistakes with spelling, grammar and punctuation. 3. Put adverbs a-i into four groups meanings. ith similar a infact b fortunately obviously d_ surprisingly e actually {naturally 8. of course h luckily i to my surprise a> Introductory Unit Complete these sentences using an appropriate word o phrase from exercise 3. a. It started to rain but umbrella with me, Thad my b. She didn't rec best friend so disappointed. cI got up early this morning, I got up before six! d_ He studied all day but tired at all! She passed all her exams so she was very happy. eive a birthday card from her she felt very he wasn't Read the story and complete gaps 1-6 with six of these words. There may be more than one possible answer. but when although so because despite then while (), woke up late, | was able to catch the 8 am bus. | arrived at the railway station and was very happy (2) there wasn't a queue in the ticket office, | had a little time before my train arrived (3), went to buy @ coffee. (4) I got there | was surprised to see an old friend | hadn't seen for many years. We started to chat and (5) | forgot the time! Suddenly | noticed my train arriving at the running as fast as | could, platform. (6) | missed the train, 6 Look at the example, then rewrite each of a-e in two different ways, using the linking words irom exercise 5. Example he was late for work / his boss didn’t get angry He was late for work but his boss didn’t get angry. Although he was late for work, his boss didn’t get angry. a [felt very tired / 1 went to bed early b I got home / I had a shower € it was dark / 1 couldn't see anything 4 Pablo works hard / he never seems tired © Emma won the prize / she was congratulated by her teacher 7 Put these adjectives into pairs of similar meanings. a frightened £ happy b amazed g sad © angry h disappointed annoyed i scared © surprised i pleased 8 Complete these sentences with your own ideas and then talk about them in pairs. 2 The last time I was really disappointed was when I get annoyed when My favourite films are ones that make me feel 1 will be surprised if . I would be very excited if, 8 Look at these titles. Decide which is the best one for the story in exercise 5. A day that started badly A big surprise A celebration A journey 1 will never forget ‘The day I won a prize My last day at school 10 Which of the adjectives from exercise 7 are you most likely to use in the stories in exercise 9? Reading 2 1 Read this text, What is Stagecoach? Stagecoach Theatre Artsis a national network of part-time theatre schools for children aged 4 to 16. it was started in 1988 and currently has aver 600 centres throughout the UK and a further 50 overseas. © Stagecoach offers young people a basic training in the performance skils of drama, dance and singing, which helps build their confidence and develop their character and ability to communicate with others. We limit class sizes to 15, and the Courses run for three hours at weekends with shorter sessions for ~ the younger children. Although Stagecoach is open to all young people with an interest in acting and singing, it provides opportunities for the most talented to perform professionally, and some of +8 our students have been successful in fim, television and on the stage. 2 Read sentences a-f. Find words or phrase: meaning to the underlined information. Stagecoach began in 1988, Today it has over 600 centres. There are 50 centres in other countries. We have a maximum of 15 students in each class. sin the text above with a similar Stagecoach gives young people a chance to become famous, Some students have become stars in the theatre, Read the text opposite about Martin Kim, a young pianist who gives concerts all over the world. Then complete sentences a-f with a suitable word or phrase. a Martin's father b Iwas him to become a pianist. for Martin to learn to play the piano. At school, Martin’s exam results were very dd Martin didn’t the same activities as his friends. © Athis first public concert, Martin was too nervous to {Martin thinks children could himselt, a lot from him about playing the piano. => Introductory Unit [rasborninto musical family. Both my parents were talented musicians so I guess there was always a good chance I would become a musician too! My father actually wasn't keen on the idea of me taking up his career; in his view it wasn't suitable for me Iactually started playing when I was, four. It came naturally to me. However, at school I thought of becoming a doctor because I was doing so well in my exams. In my opinion, if you are getting good grades people expect you to follow a serious career like medicine Iwas sometimes a bit lonely as a child and the friends I had didn't always understand why I wanted to stay inside and practise on the piano, even in the middle of the summer. They wanted me to play football with ther. ‘My first public concert was in my hometown five years ago. The first time I performed [felt extremely nervous ~ too nervous to have a good time. I suppose my first few concerts ‘were not that good, though everyone was very kind. Now [really enjoy being on the stage One day I'd love to teach children how to play the piano. I believe I might be quite good at doing that. 1 want others to experience some of the passion and joy Ifeel about music. 4 Read the text again and decide if these sentences about Martin are true (7) or false (F). a He is surprised that he became a musician b_ He wasn’t good enough to become a doctor. He only played football during the summer: d_ He thinks his first concerts were his best ones. It is important to recognise the difference between a fact and an opinion in Reading texts. 5. Underline at least four phrases in the text which express an opinion. ineoaucory Unt ag a> Introductory Unit Listening 1 Look at pictures 1-3 and say what the differences are between them. 2 Match the pictures in exercise 1 with these descriptions. A There was a great atmosphere at the football match! B [really thought I had a chance of winning the race. C Tenjoy keeping fit by jogging in the park with friends. 3 ©1 Listen to the conversation. Which picture in exercise 1 shows how John is planning to spend his weekends? 4 ©2 Listen to sentences a-g and circle the number you hear. a 6.15 5.45 e 1545 15.55 b 16,337 16,733 1S 1355 ¢ 1814 1840 g 7th I7th dis 80 5 ©3 Listen to the conversation and complete the table with the missing words Make sure your spelling is correct. 1 | name of the city 2 | name of the street - Street the 3_ | an interesting section visitors should see seeton 4 | name of the museum director Mrs The 5 | name of the new gallery ° : Gallery 6 | you can see paintings by John 6 Match phrases a-g with similar meanings in 1-2. a. Iwas disappointed, 1 I don’t want to do it b_ I'm looking forward to it. 2 Toved it © Tdoubt it 3 I thought it would be better. d_ Itwas brilliant. 4 It’s pointless. © I don't feel like it 5 It’s unlikely. £ I'm not very keen on it 6 Tean’t wait! g Is a waste of time. I don’t really like it. 7 4 Listen to five sentences and decide which option, a orb, has a similar meaning to what you hear. 1 a He liked the concert. 4 a She was surprised by what she saw. b_ He didn't like the concert b_ She was not surprised by what she saw a. She is happy with the price. 5 a He would prefer to go swimming, b_ She is unhappy with the price, b_ He would prefer to go riding. 3a He is happy with his team, b_ He is not happy with his team. 8 5 Listen to two people talking about their local park. Decide if sentences a-h are correct or incorrect. a Anna prefers the park when itis busy. b_ They had to pay for the concert in the park. © Tom enjoyed the concert 4 Anna liked the singer. e Anna thinks that there will be le f They both love the park g Anna thinks Clara will accept their invitation, h Tom is looking forward to going to the park litter in the park next time. Introductory Unit he: Ss peaking Read this text then complete ae with the correct tenses or verb forms. Use a different one each time. [ike holidays by the sea but | don't enjoy spending time in museums. Last year my family and | went to Greece and | spent most of the week on the beach. Next month we are going to Florida. I've been to Canada, but Ive never been to the United States, so I'm really looking forward to it. I'd like to go to Disneyland, but | don't know whether there will be enough time, a talking about habits and facts present simple b talking about past events, ¢ talking about experiences d_ talking about plans for the future © talking about things you want to do In pairs, talk about a-e, using appropriate tenses. what you usually do in your free time d_-your holiday experiences b_ your plans for next year places you‘d like to visit in the future ¢ what you did last summer Match a-j with photo 1 or 2 below. a salad © feed juice g restaurant — i jeans b park d picnic f cary basket j baby In pairs, each choose one of the photos and tell your partner about it. Use these ideas to help you, * How many people are there in the photos? Who are they? + Where are they? + What are they doing? + What are they wearing? + How do you think they are they feelin * Do you enjoy doing the same things? Why / Why not? a> Introductory Unit 5. Read the conversation between Christina and Maria. In each of 1-4 use one word to complete their suggestions. Christina It’s grandma's birthday tomorrow. | really don't know what to get her. What do you think? Maria Well, we ()).. Bet her some chocolates. Christina No, that’s not a good idea. We always give her chocolates! Maria That's true. (2) don't we buy her that lovely scarf we saw the other day? I think it would really suit her! How about you? Christina I'm sorry but I don't agree, Maria. It’s not the right colour for her. She'd prefer something brighter. Maria Didn't she say she'd like some new CDs? Christina I don’t think so. It was mum who said that. HOW @).....c0c0n SOME flowers? I'm sure she'd like them, Maria Yes, you're right! And we don’t usually get flowers, do we? @.seononenreee We go to the shop and get them now? 6 Read the conversation in exercise 5 again and underline a. two phrases asking for an opinion _ two phrases showing agreement three phrases showing disagreement 7 Imagine you are going camping for the weekend. Look at the pictures and do the following in pairs. Use the phrases in exercise 5 to help you. a name the objects shown discuss why each one might be useful © decide which one would be the best object to take with you Lead in ve p13 Look at photos A-C of different holidays. Discuss these questions. a Which is most similar to the holidays you usually go on? How? b_ Which looks most enjoyable? Why? Reading Part 3 Read the extract from a holiday brochure on page 19 and say what each photo A-D shows. 2. Read the how to do it box, then decide if sentences 1-10 are correct or incorrect. ® how to do it Pfelitle and text quickly for general meaning Worry about any difficult words, they may not be ant. the sentences and underline the key words. ithe text again carefully and decide winether each Ice is correct or incorrect. d travel 1 There are activities for teenagers on both sea and land, 2. These holidays are for teenagers and their famili There are opportunities to learn a sport in northern Thailand 4 On their last evening in the north, the teenagers 00k for local people. 5 Diving to see the sharks is early in the day 6 On the organised dive, some of the sharks are dangerous. Day two of the visit to Phuket involves exploring the island on foot 8 Accommodation on Days 8 and 9 is in two different types of hotel 9. The trip offers sightseeing and shopping trips in Bangkok, 10 All the teenagers most enjoyed seeing the animals 3. Would you like to go on a trip like this? Why / Why not? Thailand is a great place for DAYS 6-7 DAY 10 teenagers looking for adventure. ‘Along the coast, you'll find ‘magnificent beaches, the world’s First thing in the morning, you fly Your final destination is Bangkok. to the famous island of Phuket. Here, you'll visit the Royal Palace After lunch, you can snorkel and and see the temple of the Emerald bluest waters, and some of the est give in some of the bluest waters Buddha. You can also go to the diving. On land, look out for temples, 5 in the world, One of the dives we world-famous ‘endless markets’, explore ancient ruins, visit elephant organise involves swimming with where you can buy real and fake and tiger rescue projects and try sharks, but don't worry, they're not so. designer goods at bargain prices. delicious food. Our tours are specially the kind that attack! On the second — designed for teenagers who are going day you hike through magnificent ‘on holiday alone, perhaps for the first 2s countryside, go on a boat trip, and time. Here is what you can expect see the most beautiful sunsets in your life DAYS 1-5 c After you land in Bangkok, you fly to the north of the country Here, you can learn new skills such as Thai boxing, cooking and dancing. You also visit an elephant sanctuary where sick, old, and very young elephants are looked after, dere is what some of our t said about thelr trip and you go to the rice paddies to learn how rice grows in the m flooded fields. On your last night 4 “ aeras there is a celebration dinner called Khantoke, where local people serve you traditional food, DAYS 8-9 highligh for w Back on the mainland, you'll spend ene two nights in a floating hotel on the River Kwai and will eat in floating restaurants. You'll also visit one of the most successful conservation centres for tigers in the world unit: : 1 Look at the pictures in questions 1 and 2. List everything you can see in each one. Example 1 A a house, fields, trees .. 1 2 8 Listen and tick the things you hear from your list. 3. @P Listen to the Part 1 task. For questions 1 and 2 choose A, B or C. You will hear each question Vocabulary ve pu3 1 Look at the words in the box. Put them into groups a and b, Add two more ideas to each group. a things to do on holiday b places to stay on holiday 2. Say where you prefer to stay on holiday and what you enjoy doing, Speaking ve p13 Tell a partner about your last holiday. Use these ideas. © where did you go? © Where did you stay? » when did you go? = What did you do? © How did you travel? %® What did you enjoy most? Vocabulary VR pl13 GR p125 1 Read this description and complete 1-7 with a, an, the or ~. I looks like (1) in Q).. thas (3), beach with (4). 6). blue. | think (6). a island hot country. fantastic trees, sea is clear and deep island is in Greece. Match these words to photos A-1 Describe three of the photos as in exercise 1. ai e hy sea wood lift forest mountain desert field hill river lake valley coast Tell your partner about somewhere in your country that is popular with tourists. Writing ea2 1 Read Carla's postcard. Which of a-f below does she mention? Dear Lizze [im having a great time bythe Red 1 Seain Egypt Were staying | inareally rice hotel near the beach | and weve got views of the sea esterday. went diving and | saw some fantactic sh, } See yousoont Love Carla y" where she is on holiday who she's with where she’s staying her plans for the next day what she did the day before a plan to meet Lizzie i i 2. Read the writing task below. Did Carla include everything she should in her answer? You are on holiday. Write a posteard to an English friend. In your postcard you should = say where you are on holiday © describe where you are staying talk about what you did yesterday Write 35-45 words. Read the how to do it box, then write your own answer to the task in exercise 2. ® how to do it ions careful Jknow who you are writing to and why points. of words you have writen arning Lead in ve pu3 1 Look at photos A-E below and discuss these questions. a What is the name of each activity or interest? Choose from: b_ What's the best way to learn each of the activities above? Choose from: 2 Tell a partner about the activities you do. Say where you do them and why you enjoy them, xd Unit 2 Reading »2:2 1 The people in 1-5 want to learn a new skill. Read the texts and answer questions a and b for each one. Underline the answers in the texts. The first one is done as an example. 1 Kaito wants to learn about ancient history. He'd like to spend two or three days with other people finding out about the past. a What is Kaito interested in? ancient history b_ How long does he want to spend learning about it? two or three days 2. Mario and Lucia want to do something creative together. They're retired, so are looking for a class they can do regularly during the day. a What kind of activity do Mario and Lucia want to do? b When do they want to do it? 3 Olivia is very busy and would like to learn something new at home. She’s an artistic person and always prefers to work alone. a Where does Olivia want to lear b_ What kind of person is she? 4 Michael is looking for a job to do with wildlife and nature. He'd like to do a short course that will give him some useful experience. a What subjects does Michael want to study? b_ What kind of activity would he like to do? 5 Ella loves socialising and often has friends over for dinner. She’s looking for something she can do in the evenings after work. a What does Ella enjoy doing? b When would she like to do her activity? 2 Read texts A-H on page 25 and decide which course is most suitable for the people in 1-5 above. 3. Do any of the activities in A-H interest you? Why / Why not? -OLIVIA~ » Learn with professionals Would you like to draw like a professional? Well, you donit need to take expensive classes, You can learn ‘with professionals online to draw animals and people and scenes from nature. Improve your skills when you feel like it and when you have the time. Join The Academy Learning the anguage isa great way to understand the culture and history of court. The Language Academy iofering fortnight language course in the English countryside, Choos rom French, Spanish, Arabic or Chinese Arie on Sunday evening, meet your classmates and sat learning the next dy! D Japanese Culture Experience the best of apars culture while faring to cookjapanese food We offer short courses on Saturday mornings and also during the week on Wednesdays and Fridays rom 6pm-3pm At the end of each month we make our favourite dishes and have a pany. Bea star ‘Are you looking for a career in acting or do you just ike acting for fun? Our drama group meets on Mondays between 12 and 2pm. We teach theatre skill and also Unit 3 2 What does the shopping website Look Like a Celebrity sell? ‘A. clothes that once belonged to the stars B popular designer clothes € similar clothes to those celebrities wear 3 What does the reviewer say about the gifts on the website Experiences? A It can be difficult to choose a gift. B There aren’t many ideas for gifts C The best gifts are sports lessons. 4. On the website Exchanging you can't A. buy anything B exchange more than one item. € contact people directly. 5 The website What Sounds? advises people about A. the latest music B using music websites. © where to buy the best music equipment 6 From next month, Truth about Travel will A have information on more countries. B_ focus more on the best hotels. © allow you to book ontine. Which of the websites do you think sounds most Grammar Quantity GR p125 1 Read sentences a-e, which are from the Listening. 2 Read the text about eBay and for 1-10 choose the Underline words or phrases showing quantity and correct answer, A, B, Cor D. say if the nouns are countable or uncountable. 1 Alots Bmany Cmuch Dany Example There are also some items from Asia and 2 Asome Bany CC litle. |~—-D much South America. countable 3 A lot B plenty C several D any a There are only a few different types of things to 4 A number B much — C plenty —_D some buy. 5 Alots Blot C many —D several b How much money would you spend on them? 6 Afew — Bplemy Clot D many c There are many different ideas to choose from. 7 Abit B several Cfew litle d_ Have you got any gifts you don't want? 8 A number Bmany C much __D plenty e There are plenty of good travel websites around. 9 A much — Bsome many D lot 10 Amany Bmuch C plenty _D lots 3 Have you bought or sold anything on eBay? Would you like to? Tell a partner. AE ATER THe success or EXEL) There aro (1) popular websites today and Today eBay is used by milions of people around the @... are more successful than others, One ‘world and sels almost everything you can think of. A ofthe best-known is eBay 6. -- 1s f items have been soldat very high | prices, including a rare baseball card sold for $1.2 igs a ps = sed DY Ferre Omidyer in 1225, As milion, There aren't)... oo other websites that Benes vig aldecyes in Computer Science, Omidyer can rival eBay and Omidyer is enormously ich, However, had hal (3) jobs working with sofware noord fie wha fava geal and computers and (4). of experience in milions of dollars to charity sling on the Internet. He decided to set un a page on his website to et people sel things to whoever paid the most. The idea was immediately successful and Omidyar ‘was soon making (6). of money. As a Tesuit, he gave up his day job and launched eBay. ‘One of the things people liked about eBay was its ‘good service. In 1999 the website stopped working for almost twenty-four hours, Although there were (6). of sollers, eBay's employees called thousands of them to apologise. Omidyar also introduced a rating system. Customers were asked to spend a (7) voneu time describing the service they got from others. In this way, bad sellers or bad payers were soon known, Vocabulary vr p14 Choose the correct verbs to complete a-e, then ask and answer the questions. a Do you always try on / try out clothes before you buy them? 1b What do you usually take off / put off first when you go to bed? Do you usually get / become dressed before or after breakfast? d_ Do you always wait for your clothes to wear out / wear off before you buy new ones? e What do you put / wear when the weather's bad? Speaking 2:2 1 Look at photos A-E above .d match them with places 1-S in the chart. Place vantage Disadvantage _| 1_market fun and lively ‘bad weather? 2 supermarket usually cheap boring 3_website ‘quick and easy [can't see goods 4 shopping centre | indoors ‘many similar shops 5 boutique original clothes [expensive 2. Say whether you agree or disagree with the ideas in exercise 1, and why. Add more advantages and disadvantages for each place. 3 You and your friend want to buy some new clothes. Talk in pairs about the places shown and decide which is the best place to shop. Vocabulary ve pi4 1 Look at the Fashion Wordsearch. Find a seven items of clothing D_ five accessories four adjectives to describe style els[s e[u[w ufalo} r|t [tt aln|s wiala r |e [w] e|t[R E[e[s alia felt» Writing Part 1 and 2 1 In a-g complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. a Lam really looking forward to seeing you. Can't to see you! b_ Would you like to go to the cinema? Do you going to the cinema? © We caught the number 33 bus into town, We on the number 33 bus into town, 4 Shall we meet outside the supermarket? why svmnene Meet outside the supermarket? © I discovered some old photographs in my bedroom. I ssoeanee a€ross some old photographs in my bedroom, £ would be grateful if you would phone me tomorrow, Please a call tomorrow. g With very best wishes, Mark. Lots soe » Mak, Read the task below and Ella’s email. Find examples of informal language a-d in the email. contractions b_ phrasal verbs abbreviations d_ informal phrases and incomplete sentences You want to go shopping this weekend in your town. Write an email to an English friend of yours. In your ‘email you should invite your frend to come with you say what you want to buy "suggest a time and a place to meat Write 35-45 words. — HiNina Do you fancy going shopping next weekend? Vd ike to get some clothes and maybe a few CDs, ete. You could come round here at about 10 and we could get on the bus into town. Hope you can come! Bye! sae exercise 2. unit we 1 For questions 1-8, choose the best answer. 1 Which of these travels in the ait? A motorbike € lorry B helicopter D boat 2 Which of these always has trees? A a forest € avalley B a desert D ariver 3. Where would you use a tent? ‘A ona cruise C ina villa B ina youth hostel Dat a campsite 4 Which of these interests involves food? A dressmaking © cookery B_ photography D drama S- Which of these is a person? A a degree © acoach B acourse D alecture 6 Which of these do you usually do when you buy new clothes? A put off try out B tryon D wear out 7 Which of these do you wear on your wrist? A. bracelet C necklace B belt D scarf 8 Which of these hasn't got wheels? A ferry © bicycle B hovercraft D plane 2. Choose the correct verbs to complete a-g. a We made / took a vocabulary test yesterday and 1 got everything right. b_ I'm planning to have / do a photography course next month. © My sister wants to make / take a year off to see the world. We always make / do one ot two exercises for English homework. How often do you have / take a break from studying? 1 Thardly ever take / do any studying at weekends. 8 Is your cousin having / taking a degree this year? > Review 1 may be more than one possible answer. a Late my breakfast when the postman arrived with a parcel. b_ My brother is going to France yesterday. cI never am late to meet my friends when we go out. d_Lrarely play sport because I love it. e Are you listening to the radio very often? {My brother and sister watch a DVD in the living room at the moment. We learn to play basketball at school this term. bought few CDs from the market ~ they're all great and a real bargain! i There are plenty chocolates left, so help yourself. j [don’t have many money until I get paid Complete Megan’s email with these words. Hi Jessica Iimin Grooce! | tow to Athens on Saturday then traveled by (1). ‘cross the sea to Naxos. Naxos is a fantastic (2). nese the Aegean Seal Yesterday we were very lazy and spent the day @. by the pool. Were staying in a realy lovely Today we went fo the beach and did some (5). inthe sea I lke to see more of Naxos, so Im thinking about hiring a o. - and riding to som of the smaller vilages. See you soon! Love Megan 5 Read Sam's letter and for 1-7 choose the correct, answer, A, B, C or D. Dear Jaime Thankyou br your ltr You (I)... me abet my J hobics We, have @)..... hobs ike ofl {swimming and plang the gta Im alo realy ierested | Inarchacology and rig i |)... COUT, AE J themoment we (4)... bout mediva Europe, We repiary ones and recently (B...u.the site of a lost vilage, While. we were there, we (2)... part ofan old wal. twas very excting! Hope you ae wel! 1 A ask © are asking B to ask D asked 2A lot © much B several D few 3A amdoing c did B was doing D do 4 A learn C were learning B are learning D learned 5 A are going was going B went D go 6 A visit © are visiting B visited D visit 7A discover C are discovering B discovered, D were discovering 6 Read the task and Anna's email, ignoring the mistakes. Which sentence is not needed? You've been on a shopping trip. Write an email to an English friend. In your email you should say whore you went % describe what you bought % suggest meeting Write 35-45 words, Hi Sophie | went shopping in Brussels ast weekend, I by some fantastic clothes inthe boutiques there and plenty decious Bejan chocolates to. so went to soregret estan! Do al you fency meeting in London soon! Id ve 1o come and se0 you inthe summer? 7 Read Anna's email again and find a four mistakes with punctuation b_ two mistakes with grammar 8 Write your own answer to the task in exerci Review 1 Che Lead in vr p14 1 2 Vocabulary ve p14 Match the words below with animals A-G, Look at pictures A-G. Which animals are shown? Which of the animals shown do you think is a the most intelligent? the most like humans? b_ the most useful to humans? Give examples of other animals that a help humans, bare similar to humans. hair tail feather tooth_—_ fin thumb beak claw wing hoof Reading ar4 ac 1 2 Read the text on page 39 to find out why itis called The Human Spider. @ Read the text again carefully to find a the Human Spider's real name. b_ the title of his book. the names of six buildings he has climbed. Choose the best answer to these questions, 1 What is the writer’s main aim in writing the text? A to talk about Alain Robert’s personal life B to explain why people take great risks C to tell readers how to do free climbing D to describe the climbing career of Alain Robert 2. What would a reader learn about Alain Robert from the text? A. He has directed a film about climbing. B He has never been married. C He has been in trouble with the police. D He has never hurt himself badly. Discuss these questions about the text. For general questions look at the meaning of the a Why do you think he does this? whole text. A word or an idea from the options b_ Would you like to do this? Why / Why not? may be repeated in the text, but this doesn't mean it’s the right answer. f s> Unit 4 22 Nocabulary vr p14 SS 1 Find six parts of-the body in the Réading text,

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