Reading _/ 10

a Playwright Henry Mullally

b I usually write my plays in a café. I use a pencil and paper. I haven’t got a laptop or
anything like that. I like writing in the café because I get ideas from other people’s
conversations.
c I used to write in the library but I didn’t enjoy going there. I used to look out the window
for hours.
d When I was writing my last play, I couldn’t think of a story. So I went hiking for a week
with my dog Rory.
e On the first day, we saw a stream. Rory ran into the water and while I was watching him, I
thought of my new play: Black Ice.
f It’s about a conductor who travels the world. We had the first performance yesterday and the
audience loved it!

1 Read the blog entry. Match the paragraphs a–f with the descriptions 1–6.
1 The title of the article a
2 What happens in the play __
3 Where I work __
4 My big idea __
1 A bad place for working __
6 Time for a holiday __

2 True or false.
1 Henry Mullally usually writes on a computer. False
2 He doesn’t like listening to other people. _______
3 He hasn’t got any pets. _______
4 He got the idea for Black Ice at the end of his holiday. _______
5 The main character in Black Ice works with an orchestra. _______
6 The play was a success. _______

Vocabulary _/ 20
1 Circle the correct word to complete the sentences.
1 A choreographer / An orchestra organises the dancing in a play.
2 A youth hostel / crossroads is a cheap place to stay on holiday.
3 A field / bridge goes over a river.
4 Before actors go in front of an audience for the first time, they do a rehearsal /
performance.
5 When I go to a new city, I like to make / go sightseeing.
6 Before we travel across Nepal, we’re going to pack / plan our route.

2 Find five more words.

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  two musical instruments
 three materials

Z L E A T H E R Y M
R B J K V X J X C Q
E X S U W F Q B L Z
C M I Z K L Y K A R
O D L Z D U Z B R W
R V K Y M T U W I J
D Q U D U E D V N M
E K Q B Z D Q C E V
R P L A S T I C T S
Y K X V M M W J U X

Grammar _/ 30
1 Underline the correct option.
1 Tony likes to hike / hiking in the mountains. He walks for miles.
2 I hope to see / seeing you soon.
3 He’s dreaming of to move / moving to Spain.
4 I can’t stand play to play / playing rugby.
5 Sarah is planning to book / booking her tickets tonight.
6 They enjoy to design / designing clothes. They use lots of different colours and materials.

2 Look at the table. Complete the sentences with has to, have to, don’t have to or doesn’t
have to.

C = The person can choose to do this.

R = The person has no choice. It’s a rule.

Matt Nina Dana

Do housework at weekends C R R
Wear a uniform to school R R R
Eat lunch at school R C R
Work on Saturday C C R

1 Matt doesn’t have to do housework at weekends.

2 Nina and Dana _________________________ do housework at weekends.
3 Everyone _________________________ wear a uniform to school.
4 Matt and Dana _________________________ eat lunch at school.
5 Nina _________________________ eat lunch at school.
6 Dana _________________________ work on Saturday.

3 Complete the sentences with when or while.

1 I rang my mum on my mobile while I was waiting at the crossroads.
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2 The drum kit broke _________ we were playing in the concert.
3 We were cooking dinner _________ Jim arrived.
4 We were driving over a hill _________ suddenly we saw the sea.
5 The boys got lost _________ they were walking in the mountains.
6 I was lying in bed _________ I heard a strange noise downstairs.

4 Tick () the correct sentence, a or b.

1 a Gary used to play the trombone. 
b Gary use to play the trombone. __
2 a Emmy didn’t use to like vegetables. __
b Emmy doesn’t used to like vegetables. __
3 a We used to go to that disco on Friday nights. __
b We used going to that disco on Friday nights. __
4 a Today, people used to like this music. __
b 100 years ago, people used to like this music. __
5 a Did you use to have Spanish lessons after school? __
b Did you used to have Spanish lessons after school? __
6 a I didn’t used to play sports. __
b I didn’t use to play sports. __

5 Put the word in brackets in the correct place to complete the sentences.
1 Dennis has arrived. (just)
Dennis has just arrived.
2 They have seen those DVDs. (already)
____________________________________________________
3 I haven’t finished my coffee. (yet)
____________________________________________________
4 We have been to London five times. (already)
____________________________________________________
5 Liz has rung for you. (just)
____________________________________________________
6 The university hasn’t sent us any information. (yet)
____________________________________________________

6 Circle the correct option, a or b, to complete the sentences.

1 My uncle has lived in Mallorca

a for twenty years. b for 1990.
2 I haven’t seen you
a for ages! b since ages!
3 I’ve spent a lot of time trying to buy tickets
a for I heard about the concert. b since I heard about the concert.
4 She’s wanted to go to Hollywood
a for she was 5 years old. b since she was five years old.
5 They’ve had their own website
a for January last year. b since January last year.
6 You’ve been online
a for hours. b since hours.
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Listening -/ 10
1 Listen to Harriet talking to her Mum and Dad. Tick () the correct option, a or b.
1 In Dialogue A, Harriet...
a is being a critic. 
b is asking permission. __
2 In Dialogue B, Harriet...
a is being a critic. __
b is asking permission. __
3 In Dialogue C, Harriet...
a is apologising. __
b is asking permission. __
4 In Dialogue D, Harriet...
a is being a critic. __
b is asking permission. __
5 In Dialogue E, Harriet...
a is apologising. __
b is being a critic. __
6 In Dialogue F, Harriet...
a is apologising. __
b is asking permission. __

2 Listen again. True or false?

1 In Dialogue A, Harriet saw a musical. True
2 In Dialogue B, Harriet is going to go out tomorrow.
3 In Dialogue C, Harriet’s grandma is visiting on Saturday.
4 In Dialogue D, Harriet thought the ending of the book wasn’t good.
5 In Dialogue E, Harriet broke a red pen.
6 In Dialogue F, the train was late.

Writing _/ 20
1 Complete the email with the words in the box.

and but especially going know the

Hi Jude!
How’s it (1) going? Sorry it’s taken me so long to reply to your email, (2) _________ I’ve
been really busy. I’ve just joined a new jazz band (3) _________ we’re practising all the time.
Everyone in the band is really good, (4) _________ Eric. He plays the saxophone and he’s
amazing!
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Congratulations on your exam results, by (5) _________ way. I can’t believe you got an A in
every subject! As you (6) _________, I didn’t do very well in my exams last year, so I’m very
impressed!
That’s all for now,
Speak soon,
Ian

2 Order the sentences to make a text about a hobby.

__ I really loved the present, so I taught myself how to take pictures using a book.
1 My main hobby is photography.
__ So I often take pictures of those. In fact, my ambition is to be a professional photographer
for books and magazines!
__ That’s great for me because I live in a village with on old church and lots of old farm
houses.
__ It gave me loads of good ideas, especially for taking pictures of buildings and the
countryside.
__ I love taking photographs and I do it all the time. It started when my dad bought me a
digital camera.
Total (including Speaking) __ / 100

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Speaking _/10
Student A
In pairs. Student B watched a film last night. Ask Student B his/her opinion of the film.
Then, you saw a musical yesterday. Answer Student B’s questions.
Things you liked:
 the songs
 the choreography
Things you didn’t like:
 the theatre
 the beginning of the musical

You can use these words:

I was expecting it... It was absolutely... I really enjoyed... I thought ... I found ... I was
disappointed by... The best thing about it was...

A What film did you see last night?

B It was a horror film.
A Was it good?

Speaking _/10
Student B
In pairs. You watched a film last night. Answer Student A’s questions.
Things you liked:
 the acting
 it was frightening (a horror film!)
Things you didn’t like:
 the special effects
 the ending

Then, Student A watched a musical yesterday. Ask Student A his/her opinion of the
film.
You can use these words:
I was expecting it... It was absolutely... I really enjoyed... I thought ... I found ... I was
disappointed by... The best thing about it was...

A What film did you see last night?

B It was a horror film.
A Was it good?

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