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Clark, pp. 92 © Leonard Cohen; Amelie © Europostershop While every effort has been made to trace all the copyright holders, if ary have been inadvertently overlooked the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements atthe first opportunity.ETE] Contents UNT1 crossing Barriers p 4 UNT2 Moods and Felings pt UNT3.—— Making a Living pm UNTT4 Make Yourself at Home pi UNITS: Modern Living p44 UNIT6 Going Places p. 54 UNIT7 History ... Pp. 64 UNITS ~ Learning Lessons ... p74 ‘UNIT? Planet Issues ... p. 84 UNIT 10 ‘The Cycle of Life .. p. 94 txam Facts- What do you know about the FCE exam? p.105 Practice Test p.107 Tapescrits pngCrossing Barriers D Language Focus 41 Howare the people in the pictures communicating with others? Write sentences, as in the example. The people in picture Aare communicating face to face and are shaking hands. They might be intraducing themselves or just greeting each ther 2.__Use the words in the list to complete the sentences, asin the example. * speaker # tongue * accent « talk * language ‘Golloqyatfonamcare tsnoe athabie foc wrten wort 4, Use the verbs in thelist to form questions that 1 I could tell he was @ native by match the following answers. 2. She has a regina... eventhough ; a \ 3> German is her mother ...., but she’s also fluent Waisper © yawn =\gigge * was ve 4 tm tied of al his small.) Can't 9 ns? 1A 7 5. Imnotsure which shis frst... But know B Because | did't goto bed until late last night 2A 3 Read the following headings from various articles i Ebene alc hikes on communication. Use the adjectives inthe list ae Aid thar piney sy Wha yo think each 8 Because don’t want to str the others article might be about. aA > ‘tayo pannel canals tonal B: Because the muss 00 loud! #reiable. + efficient 5A 7 ‘ 8 Theyre reading a veal funny story. ‘suppose the fst cis about how easy it isto use email ee : and how both young and olenoy sng Br Because her uncle has been taken to hospital ima 5 a. Flint sy, tak, speck jimplicity of e-mai ; — alages Letters: still nese the ARPEACES 2 nnn business; 3 nat 7 appeals private and special, WOE: ce MONSROPS Sn ONE'S says postal service tind: 6 a. Someone what 1 60 eee Respond to the following using the phrases aresing rey Users can't depend from the list above. to communicate | on telephone system Did she say why she GI} ‘No, she didn't say a word. 2 How did the meeting go? Janet ahvays says what she thinks! as leaving her job? a costly, eee pera a a al LS 5 Which ofthese mobile phones do you think is better? How can you stand his bossy ways? 4 mnChoose the correct response. 11 Her mobile i switched off 8 ‘a What did it sound ike? b Why not call her office? 2 The phone has been cut off. Did you remember to pay the bil? b Why did you do that? 3 She put me through immediately a You sometimes have to wait for ages, don't you? b How annoying! 4 He asked me to hang on. ‘2 Couldn't he hear you? b_ He was probably busy 5 Iran outof change. ‘2 Why, were you in a hurry? You should have used a card 6 [had probiems getting through. ‘a Wasitan international cll? bb Can't you speak the language? 7 They told me to cal back ‘2 You must have got the wrong number. bb Hemust have been unavailable. 8 He hung up as soon as | spoke, 2 Obviously, he didn’t want to talk to you! b Was the phone engaged? © Use these phrases to replace the parts in bold. You ‘may need to make some changes. ‘ out of touch with # lost contact # hold the line ‘come into contact with » get hold of 1. Could you wait while check my diary? 2. We were no longer able to talk with the crew of the plane a few minutes after take off. 3 She's been lving abroad for years so she's unaware of the changes in British society. 4 You'd be amazed at the number of people | meet in the course of my job, 5 I need to contact my wife; i's really urgent D conversational Grammar e the correct item. 11 "Simon and his brother look like twin, don't they? "Yes, they do resemble another.” Aone B each C the both 2. *Did you get Ricky Martin's autograph? “Idd. He shook hands me, too!” A for Bat = C with D to 3. “Have you seen Janet lately? "No.1 from her for ages.” A. dida’t hear © wasn’t hearing B_ haven't heard D hada't heard 4 "Where did Diane find the money?" “I think her sister lent toher” A them B it C few OD iittle 5S. "Why didn’t you call me last night?” I tried, but your phone working.” A isn't © wouldn't B didn't D wasn't 6 "Doyour two sisters work at the same company?” Yes. of them went to work there after finishing college. A. Neither © Both B Either D_ Everyone 7 *Don't you lke your dinner?” “Not realy the fish isa bit salty.” A too B much C enough D itle 8 “The manager is always busy when I want to see hi, “tknow. can ever get his attention.” A Everybody © Somebody B Nobody D Anybody English in Use Complete the second sentences using the word in bold. Use two to five words. 1. They have never seen this film before, ever It's the frst time : this fim. 2. Would he lke another jug of water? get Can another jug of water? 3 Kelly works as a TV extra, but he's never been in 8 fil, of in hhe has been @ TV extra, Kelly has never been in film 4 Once they had all arrived, he began the French lesson. until He waited before he began the French lesson.10 Youare trying to decide where to go on holiday with a friend. Together, suggest different places. Think about how expensive, cheap, fr, close, warm, cold, touristy, isolated each one is. Act out similar | 12 Filin the missing word. 1 exchanges tothe one below. You can use tettese A. Ae. oii hearty oe ‘your own ideas, too. he'll think I didn’t get it. 2 WoUIE YU ke £89 appointment for Tuesday 20h May? to Paris! —_— ast fenestra erent. Thats 4 It's terrible that ...... ‘of her children reset, dontyou hhas had a good education. 5: In the past people believed that Earth was fat. 6 Ann doesn't ke her new haircut she thinks its ‘11 Complete the second sentence so that it has a ‘much ‘short for her. similar meaning to the first one and includes the 7 [have to hold of Andy as soon ‘word given. Use between two and five words. ‘as possible. y . 8 I think he's very rade! The fist time we met, he 1 seco enaber anny at ea eo es feng 9. There ae qute a advantages to verking here 4 2 Both students were unhappy wth the resus 10 Her tongue is tan, but she wos Neither also speats English and French wth the results, 1 3. They dat give out any information on the | 13, Cie the comect item. Stusniore ie 1 We couldn't concentrate on the film because two. al i a Gils behind were .... non-stop. They really drove the station, os 4 More people went to the Ive concer lst year, A sying © specking a Not 8 teling D taking ‘the live concert this year. 2.1... photocopier is working at the moment. 8 5 | would rather they didn’t allow students into the ieee? bre te Gy Bote aa sea 1 computer room 3 Could | have sn. pice of cake, pesse? The fist J want I dont one was delous! int the computer room. A another ® other C stme D ether Apparent each room hasa vdeo wal 4 don't think can cme othe cinema with you this al ‘nparent, evening: [havent got... money vie wats Alle 8 some C mary D enough 7 Although he's very busy he replies to al his letters 5 The actors gave such a good performance thatthe Trea audience... for ten minutes at the end! har Dee eee ‘A clapped B yeled C whistled D giggled he receives person 6 At the very beginning of the storm there was a ¢ huge... of thunder. A dap B piece C ole D fash 8 They gave very little money to each child. sum Asmall faces. 7. He finally won his court case and was paid £25,000 9 He did't get the job because they thought he was in s Lnprofessiona A damage © damages enough They didn't think B damaging D damaged to get the job. 8 1 know how to work this fax machine, so please a 10 There wasn't any rain at all ast week Stop ... me what to do! ‘ drop There was... A saying B teling C taking D speaking uy last week, NY4 nent ust esto eral fist oled 000 lease D word Formation QB Fre read the whole tex «3 14. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that read the va re _Eet an idea of what iis about, then make one or twa changes tothe base words. fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). yj Eure counties of the 0 EuropeenUnion There isno longerary need EUROPE a 4 in prices for many goods and services. REDUCE Sue gS course, is that it makes buying and selling much more simple. D Muttipte choice cloze 415. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, Cor D best fits each space. There isan example at the beginning (0). The Internet is like @ huge city, full 0) of many different kinds of places and people. As in a real city, there are certain places which are suitable for youngsters and others which need to be avoided. ‘The Internet neither belongs to 1)... is controlled by any one person, It gives all of us the opportunity to create material for others to see, On the other hand, as in ordinary life, there are those who might use it for legal 2)... . The freedom of the Net offers exciting opportunities for youngsters and, 3)... being aware of possible dangers and 4)... steps to avoid them, they can happily explore that online world in safety. Common sense wil certainly help children to 5)...... the internet safely. For example, parents should get to know 6) ww... their children are meeting online and make 7)... they never give out personal information, Although itis {an excellent tool for learning, playing and jaanmeie) communicating with others, youngsters tao B nether Cher © not shoal ot be alowed to bere 6) Meee erent etl involved that they forget other activities, | 3 ‘a with B by C for Date 9) on 0 their development. Obviousy, 4 A putting —_B_doing © making nee suring asa family activity isthe best soliton, | 5 A tide Stve che een $0 that any problems found canbe 10) CEA ieee € Gente Dal together Parents reed to tink about sateyy | 7 A postne 8 Sa © much D such ies and agree on a 11)... of ues. ust | 3 A ee bused © fequred needed as youngsters are given instructions on road 49 A discussed B chatted © talked Dee 12) mons they also need to be instructed on 11. A group «= «B choice C set 2 Tee how to ave! safely long thatcybertghway, | 12 A security 8 Kowfedpe safetyD Reading 16 2 ‘Without gestures the world would be totally colourless.” 7 What do you understand by this quotation? How far do you agree with the idea? b. In pais, look at the five pictures below. What do these gestures mean in your country? Which of them do you usually, rarely, never use and why? Look at lines 46-65 and, together with your partner, discuss any gestures that might be used in the five ‘example situations mentioned. Body ‘As the global village becomes smaller and more multicultural, it is vital we become more culturally aware of the gestures and body language that surround Us on a daily basis. As we cross national borders, we are obliged to respect this powerful silent language. This is necessary in order to communicate in an acceptable way with people we meet in other countries. The unwary traveller may give offence to someone from another culture without even realising it. (TT) Being prepared beforehand may mean we avoid some embarrassing situations. ‘Alternatively, once you are actually there, you can always enquire about unfamiliar gestures from the local people. [ZI Nor is it acceptable to blow one’s ‘nose in public, as this is considered an outrageous act of rudeness. However, our world is also packed with more lively gestures, such as those of drivers. These too may vary in style or 5 intensity from place to place. [3]_] Arms will undoubtedly be flying, showing each other who did what, fingers will be 10 1s Read the Tip, then 35 demonstratives (thi, thes), read the pronouns (het they), possessive sentences _dlectves (her hs) inking words &e phrases (therefore, however, for example) (AH) and to help find the correct missing underline iWernaiion words and phrases that might help identify thei place in the text. You are going to read an article about body language. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one sentence which you do not need to use. Language pointing to indicate blame and heads will be shaking in disbelief at the dreadful quality of the other's driving. Having said all this, certain body language tends to be of a more universal nature. Take using a lit. [4] ] if there are only one or two people ina lit, they tend to lean against the walls and, in a group of four people, each person will choose their own comer. A. slightly larger number will almost certainly face the door. But a crowded lift will contain 1 group of silent people, touching only at the shoulders, who would rather look upwards than make eye contact! Body movement is also an integral part of our working lives, enabling others to instantly identify what job we do. The ‘vocabulary’ canbe informative, asin the case ofa policeman directing traffic or disciplinary, as in the case of the referee sending a football player off. It may even be entertaining when, for example, we watch the gestures of street mime artists. Without gestures the world would be totally colourless; did you know that 30 40. 45 50.'A. There appears to be an unspoken set of rules most of us follow, even po inthis everyday situation, Fs Bis therefore a good idea to familiarise uses with gestures that ple) ‘are specific toa particular country before we get there. But by far the most popular gesture is the ‘thumbs up’, which indicates that everything is OK. D Here the gestures, like speech, are used in different roles or W functions. E If, for example, you ask Japanese person why they cover thie mouths when they laugh, they wil tl yout isimpolte not todo 30 ed F ttisrecogrised worcwide and is never misunderstood aH Imagine two motorists in a Medteranean country arguing hestedly e about who exactly had the right of way before the accident happened H. This high figure shows how natutaly it comes to humans to make tse oftheir bodies to send messages. 55 60% of all communication is nonverbal? [6[_] From | _ beckoning a waiter over to > our table to waving 5 | ‘goodbye to someone = who 60 has not used this system of ‘communication? Of course, there is one particular gesture that carries certain welcoming 65 characteristics and is unlike any other we know of. (7D) This “giant of all | gestures’ is none other | than the smile! Use it | 70 often, for no matter where you travel, itis guaranteed to brighten someone's day. 418 pairs, take turns in making different gestures to show that you ‘gre, disagree, dontcare, areangn/leased/nerouslimpatentunsure! bekiee that using emaliscertainly an efficient wey of contacting people, don't you agree? B. Yes Not ony thay its inexpensive oo,> Speaking * Means of Communication You wil need to be able to: + 28k for/gve opinions + agreeldsagree politely + ask forimake suggestions + secopurejece suggestions politely 21 & Herearesome photogechs IN af det rene of communication. Talk about which you think are the most useful and decide which two may disappear completely in the near future. It is not necessary to agree with each other. b. In pairs, answer the following questions. > 1. Do people in your country depend a lot on technology for communication? 2. How different would everyday lfe be without these different means of communication? (G) Listen to two candidates doing the speaking tasks above and decide which one AB + uses interesting language to ask for the other candidate's opinion + does nat ask forthe others opinion. + disagrees politely + does not atways justify hisher opinion d._ Discuss how the weaker candidate could have improved his/her performance. D communication * Thanking & Responding to thanks 22. 2 Which parts of the following dialogues can be replaced with phrases from the boxes below? Thanking Thanks (@ lt/a milion). / Thank you (very much). / lowe you one. /| really appreciate thisthavit./ You're very good. / That's very good of you Responding to thanks Don't mention it./ You're welcome. Anytime. 1s a pleasure. /Nothing to it. A: My babysitters let me down at the last moment, B: can babysit for you if you like. free. AA: Thanks @ milion! | owe you one. B: Don't mention it. re 8: A Here's the fle you asked me for. Thanks a lot. Any time,these Ws ment. b. In paits, imagine yourselves in the following situations and act out suitable dialogues. 1A: You lent your English dictionary to a f now you discover that you need it urgently, but your friend is out of town, 8: You offer to lend her your dictionary for the time being, 2 A: The fax machine in your office is broken and you need to send a fax. 8: Tell your colleague that they can use the fax machine in your office 2 Writing Skills (Letter/Email Writing) * Greetings & Endings 23. Read the rubrics and choose the most suitable way to begin and end each leter/emal @ Last month you accepted a job offer from a web ‘design company. However, for personal reasons, you will not be able to join the company after all Write an email to the Personnel Manager, ‘apologising and giving reasons. You have just had your exam results and realise ‘that you will have the opportunity to join a friend of yours in England doing the same course. Write letter telling hinvher about the good news and the preparations you will have to make. Dear Sirf Madam, (© Dearsarah, Yours faithfully, | Lots of love, (full name) \L fist name) B Dear Ms D. Dear fiend sara, Yours faithfully, Good wishes, (full name) \L frst name) * Opening & Closing Remarks 24 @ Match the beginnings with the endings, then = ET STENDING™ = 25 decide whether they have been written in a formal or informal styl. [11 'm wniting to tel you the wonderful news that [ET H'min amess again and need your advice on something [EL] Thanks for your letter. Of course I can help you out. You should have got in touch sooner [41 | am writing to offer you my most sincere apologies for [ELI I'm writing to see if you would like to join Us for an informal reunion of old school friends ‘A. Hope this helps a bit. Remember to let me know what happens B_ Hope you can make it. We'd love to see you again © Wel, that's all for now. Write soon and let me know the news from your end. D_ Once again, please accept my apologies for any inconvenience. E So, what do you suggest? Please get back to ‘me as soon as you can, Which two pairs are suitable for the rubrics in &, 237 Mark these parts of letters/emails according to their type. * giving news (N) ® invitation () * apology (A) * giving advice (GA) + asking for advice (AA) Hope this helps and remember to get in touch ‘again if you need anything ese {1am writing in order to apologise forthe problems «caused during the conference at the weekend {couldn't wait to tell you the latest! You're the first Cone ve actualy contacted. Please get in touch quickly to let me know what you think Ishould do, We're organising 2 farewell party for Helen and would love you to come. Final, I cannot apologise enough for the inconvenience {ido hope you'l be able to make it. | was shocked to read your letter this morning and ‘of couse Il gve you any advice you need. Ie got 50 much to tell you that re got no idea wihere to start! Once again, | do hope you will accept my apologies for the delay.26 27 Which are opening and which are closing remarks? Write appropriate dosing, opening remarks to match each one. Choose two of the following and write appropriate ‘opening and closing remarks. '+ apologise to your boss for being absent from Wark the previous day invite a friend to a weekend barbecue ‘tell fliend that you've won a competition congratulate your colleague on his promotion to higher position + ask a friend for advice on how to revise for the * Main Body Paragraphs ‘a, Read the rubric below and decide which two of the following (1-4) are topic sentences. How are the other two sentences connected to them? Justify your answers. You recently applied for two different jobs and ctedly been offered both of them. However, the job you think you would enjoy ‘more has a lower salary, Write a letter toa friend asking for advice on what to do. have unex 1. | know money isn't everything, but if| took this job I'd be able to save fora cat much more quickly. 2. AS for the fist job, the one atthe telecommunications company, it sounds eally exciting 3. Itschallenging and it involves traveling and meeting new people, which 'm sure | would enjoy. 4. On the other hand, the advertising company pays b. In pairs, think of other appropriate supporting sentences to complete the paragraphs. * Formal & Informal Style 28 a. Read the formal sentences in box A and identify the different types of letters (accepting/refusing invitation, asking for advice, requesting/aiving information, apologising, thanking) b. Match each one with its informal equivalent in box B. Can you think of other ways of rephrasing these sentences? (A Formal ‘Thank you for your kind invitation to your retirement party on Saturday 16th June My wife and | would be honoured to attend, [2]! would be extremely grateful for any advice concerning the mi [31] Unfortunately, we will be unable to attend. [4111 look forward to receiving further details concerning the serinar. Thanking you in advance, [LJ on behalf of the school committee, we ‘would like to thank you for your assistance uring our recent school sports day {61 Please accept my most sincere apologies. (21 thope you wil find this information of use. (6 Informal Let me know when you have any news about the seminar. See you there, Please, forgive me! Hope ths is what you wanted to know. Thanks for inviting us to your retirement party ‘on the 16th, OF course we'll be there, you can be sure of that Thanks 2 lot for everything you did to make ‘ur school sports day so successful just don’t know what to do about it and was ‘wondering what you'd advise. 9 Its. pity we can’t make it.sting entify sing out vas 29 a. Read the pairs of phrases (1-10) and the email which follows, choosing the most suitable phrase to complete each gap. 1. Lam writing/Just a quick note 2. say what | think you should do/make some suggestions 3. Have you consideredHave you thought about ..? That wey/This would mean that You might think this idea is not very appealing ‘Maybe you don't ike this idea | think the best thing would be tof I were you, they could let you know/they could inform you. 's always useful always comes in handy. Buying a wedding present can be rather difficut/ Sometimes it's really hard to find the right thing! 10 I hope I have been of some help./Hope this helps. * quite some time * discuss briefly « apologise extremely * organise To: = MrSmith From: Miss Galloway Subject: Seminar Thank you for your correspondence concerning the seminar last_ month. | must say sorry for not ‘contacting your office for ages, but | have been really busy tying to sort out the new branch office | thought we might meet at the next convenient ‘opportunity to chat about the aspect of cooperation between our two companies ‘think better get in touch with + problem 1 find out_# just had to get in touch with Dear Laura, » eee - os about John and Vicky's wedding present. 3) .. | .to buying them a gift voucher for a big department store? 4) ..... I they would be able to buy something they really | need for their house. 5) In that case, 6) 2 ‘ask them what they want and 7) . Otherwise, something like a nice oven dish 8) .. Now use the remaining phrases to write an email to your aunt on the same topic. BO The phrases in bold in the following extracts are written in the wrong style, Correct them using the phrases inthe lists above each extrac. To: Am 2 From: katrina | Subject: Problem | | felt obliged to contact you to ask what you'd do | about the situation. Do you advise contacting them about it or should leave it as its? *# 1was so glad * wonderful * I could not have left ‘in the peak of health To: Mrand Mrs White From: Mel Shipton | subject: Wedding anniversary ''m writing to tell you that it was so much fun to see you both looking so perky at your fiftieth wedding ‘enniversary party last weekend, twas brillant to. have the opportunity to see you ‘again before leaving for Australia, There's no way I'd leave without saying goodbye. 311 @ Read the following rubrics. How many body paragraphs should each letter/email have? What should each paragraph be about? ‘You have decided to contact @ previous teacher Of yours about your choice of career. Your heart is set on doing theatrical studies but your parents disapprove of this choice for various reasons. Write a letter asking for hither advice ‘You had the opportunity to spend six months in another country working for 2 large telecommunications compary. You have just retuned and have decided to send an email to 2 fflend describing the experience b. Choose one of the rubrics above and in the appropriate style write a letter/email of between 120 and 180 words 13Moods and feelings D Language Focus 1 14 a ‘Make up questions to match the following responses, as in the example ‘A: How doyou feel when you have to speokin public? | get butterties in my stomach, My heart starts pounding begin to drum my fingers on the table. A: 8 A: B: It gives me a rush of adrenaline A: 8 A: 8 My face turns red, How do you think these people feel? Make sentences, as in the example. Cy scratch/head Jus A. She is pulling her hair, soshe must beanary. Underline the correct item, He felt very angryinervous about having his car stolen Peter was very generous/jayful to his friends when he won the lottery. Due to the medication he was taking, he tended to be rather terrble/irritable Wendy is ahuays very optimistic/astonished about the future Use adjectives from Ex. 2a to answer the following, How would you feel if: the head teacher asked to see you? your favourite television programme was cancelled? ‘an aeroplane landed on the road outside your hous you won a large sur of money? bite/nails a. Match the adjectives with their antonyms. A 8 relaxed bored interested serious funny depressed cheerful aggressive friendly stressed In pairs, act out exchanges, as in the example. +A: IsJohn stressed about tomorrow's exams? 8: No, in factheS quite relaxed about +A: Isshe depressed about falling her driving test? Jack's dog is really aggressive! I thought it was a really funny book! ‘© A I hear you went to the Natural History Museum. ‘Were you bored? 8 Read the text below and replace the words in bold ‘with appropriate extreme adjectives to improve the style, Joy was fctng 1) tred. She had spentllaternoon making a 2) tasty pie. She hal just taken it out of the oven and was really 3) pleased wit the results. She put ton the windows o cool and went of to havea short nap. Suddenly, there was a loud crash in the kitchen. She ft realy 4) seared. When she tiptoed into the kitchen, she was shocked to see a '5) big, 6) dirty dog eating her pie. She was really ‘T)angry! “This Is 8)bad,” she thought. Tho ‘eramely good thing was that this was her neighbour's dog who had bean lost for over weak. She knew her neighbour was 9) upset about the “whole incident, so when she phoned him 10 give, him the news, he was, of course, 10) happy. Underline the correct item, 1. {hate this sad/dark/dull/dim weather; it makes me feel so depressed, 2. Our sense of touch/feel/contactinotice is very highly developed 3. | would hate to miss/lose/faillet my sense of humour 4 Some people have no sense of dangeririsk/hazard/ threat. 5. She finds it difficult to telV/express/state/stress her feelingsbold e the 6 Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets together with the suitable preposition (up or down) to replace the parts in bold. 1 You should talk to people about your problems and not botl things up. (open) 2 You need to have a couple of weeks holiday in order to relax completely. (wind) 3 Why don't you try to work les intensely and not get so stressed? (ease) 4 You shoulé try to relax and enjoy yourself. (loosen) 5. Nothing | said could make him feel better; he was realy depressed. (cheer) 6 Please ty to control yourself and tell me what happened. (alm) 7 ves job is making her unhappy; She needs a change. (get) 8 I'm so sory | disappointed you yesterday i try to bbe more'felabe in future. let) 7 @ Fillin: white, quick, red, brown, quiet 1. as brownas a berry 2 as asa flash 3 as asa mouse 4 as asa sheet 5 as asa beetroot b. In pairs discuss what each simile means, then act out exchanges, as in the example. ‘A: Ruthsgota great tan, hasn't she? B: Yes, Shes brown asa bery Look at the picture. Can you think ofa suitable simile? D conversational Grammar 8 Circle the correct iter, 11 "Where did you ive before you moved here? “We ina smal vilage in Wales.” ‘A were used tolving used to lve B_ have lived D_ have been living 2. *Doyou always travel to work by train? “No. Sometimes | by bus.” ‘A_am going © went B 90 D was going 3 "I think this egg has gone off "Yes, it certainly 100 good. A isn't smeling © smells B_ does smell D_ doesn't smell 4 "Why are you not speaking to Mary? * “Because she's always complaining ny Aa B about € for D to 5. “How's your new job, Colin?’ Not bad. | Used to it slowly but surely.” ‘A am getting amaoing to get B have get D have been 6 "Where is she going for her holidays this year? She about going abroad.” A. thinks has thought B wil think D is thinking 7. "Can I speak to Jenny, please?” “Soy, she a shower right now." A has ¢ shaving B will have D have 8 “How do you feel now?" “On, better. Thank you A very © much B lot D more 9 *What’s wrong? You seem upset. “lam.t Just failed my diving test. A have Bam C was D had 10. “What did you think of Tom's behaviour?” “felt really ashamed him A at B for -C with D of D Enalish in use 9 Fillin the gap in each sentence with the word which best fits the gap. 1. The teacher always complains we fall to do our homework on time. 2 Lalways feel stressed when | about to take an exam 3 David and Liz used to live in the city centre but they ive in the suburbs. 4 Alset off earlier usual so as not to avoid getting stuck in traffic. 5 Eve wil have to get used to working long hours the office. 6 Kellyis trying to hide Matthew, 7 The children very disappointed when the trip to the park was cancelled. 8 Sam is normally very cheerful but today he seems be very quiet. 1510. Complete the second sentence so that it has a 1 similar meaning to the first and includes the word sven, Use between two and five words. 1. took a longtime to adapt to life in another country. used It took along time in another county. 2. Our teacher always arrives to dass on time. ever Our teacher class, 3. We used to 90 swimming every weekend when 1 ‘was young, would When Iwas young, every weekend. 4 We didn’t know anyone at the exhibition. nobody There the exhibition 5 Helen is not usually late for appointments. like his late for appointments 6 This cream must have gone off because it has @ funny taste, so This cream tastes gone off 7. John often gets embarrassed at large parties. tendency John ‘embarrassed at large parties. 8 Monica doesn’t mind walking to work any more. used Monica's to work now. 9 We didn’t find the film as amusing as we had ‘thought it would be. by We the film as we had expected to be. 10. Frank doesn’t write as many letters now that he's got emai used Frank before he got email Take it in turns to ask and answer the folowing ‘questions about yourselves, using the verbs in brackets inthe present simple or the present continuous. 1 Are you going out tonight? (See, think, go, feel) Yes m seeing frend Well m thinking about ‘No never go outon Mondays, [don't think s,m not feeling well Are you OK? (feel, think) Do you ike junk food? (taste, hate) o you lke physics? (understand, enjoy) What do you think of this outfit? look, like) I Revision Box l 12. Fillin the missing word. 11 quite used to living in the country row. 2. DOR en sninennnenns think We should get there a litte earlier just to be sure? 3 Why ssssnsns that company always take SO long to deliver things? 4 He will never get racinut living away from home 5) The detective tried to avoid sons Paticed by wearing ordinary clothes. 6 Kate has always been friendly me. 7. Why don't you try it againt taste better this time? BH ShOUIG 1008EN oosnnsnnnnanne@ Bit, otherwise he'll have health problems at some point 9 [think the bosses on being too strict about the regulations, don't you? 10 He felt. «an idiot when they pointed lout his mistake. 13 Cirde the correct item. 1. My parents were in quite a(n)... mood after the exam results came out. A worried B bad — C frustrated D upset 2. Harry felt really... when Lyn told him the news. A panicked 8 amazing C obsessive D angry 3. They felt rather... by the rude comment that the reporter made. A offensively offending B offended D offensive 4 | always... going to the dentist’. A dread 8B feel C complain D hurt 5. She'sbrillant... getting cildren to jon in activites Avith Bat C for Din {6 Since going abroad to study, he really... his fori. A loses B thinks C misses D suffers 7 You could see it was a(n) ..... painting by the ualty ofthe design and colours. A authentic B real C honest. D true 8 He was extremely... for his father’s help. A wishful fateful B delighted D hopeful 9) Apparently she .... ve in London about twenty years ago. A useto © gotused B wasused to D used to 10 Dogs are faithful... their masters Aof Bfor Cto D with] D open cloze buntey here a ske so from strict sinted nities. arly uffers y the ue venty ith 44 Read the text and fil in the word which fits best. Use only one word, There is an example at the beginning (0). —E————__ The STRESS of commuting In today’s modem world, people ae constantly looking for ways to avoid stress ‘and improve 0) the’ ifestye. Simple things, such as diving to and 1), work on a daily basis, can be 2) 2 stressful experience that many people are left feeling totally exhausted. Fortunately, there are various means of public transport 3) sisi ninmn choose from within modern towns and cities. ‘Sometimes, all we need to dois to change a few of our long-standing habits in order to discover a4) comfortable way of life. By simply planning journeys, ‘not only can we save time and money, but We 5)... abo reduce stress Jevels dramatically, By using public transport everbody wins! Most towns and cies ‘are well covered 6) ‘us, tram and metro services. While making use Cf services, you are also helping in the fight 7) increasing levels of pollution, Public transport 5/S2™$ 8) cunmonon Improved considerably in recent years and 9) is now more focus on environmentally friendly forms. For example, old tam systems have been reintroduced into many European Ces, making movement across large areas much faster, ‘deaner’, and therefore less stressful So, 10) ext time you see your neighbour waiting at a bus stop a5 you drive by, don't feel sory for him. He wil, no doubt, arrive 1). vn the office much eatir than you 12) you wil stil be fighting to find a parking space! ee D Word Formation 45 Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits a gap inthe same line ‘There is an example at the beginning (0). 1G Filln the correct word derived from the word in bold. 1. Penny suffered from wale ee ee ee & | when she first left home. LONELY amen seu ethebenchl tys Eiger’) nccommn | 2 SSN nomen Den nee ace saree eter | Gee ‘occupy both sides of the River Danube. Ever since, Hungary | 4 thaws a comeek i eee «|| cue teen Serger eastern Europe, | TENSE roale2lelbareriecmer uigesterel) accommcostt BL 4 utr tnd a nwa aon ant MEER AOE oe Usual | er ma ye ea ea ee em EI A 5 ene CRT aT Exbonuy peed oe Ve Be are cares of beef, onions and red peppers, topped with paprika, is } 6 She felt depressed but, eS val an ata Meee mine Sicleciaiy costes caaike! © wan 7 ee eiyke wo eeatee ae gs worl viet ero ee basal night are guaranteed to leave you 6) BREATHE | without even discussing it REASON Teena) anata ire ‘ane Ef 8 Neca wpe Tooele son rene we aang up Gellert Hil wl offer you rewarding views ofthis 9) DELIGHT PERSON oy Fac iin vale Weise) Me amd castles and galleries that beg to be seen. A trp to Budapest | willsurey leave you wanting more —— 17> Reading 17 @ Read the ttle ofthe text. What do you think itis going to be about? A people who worry all the time B telling other people about your feelings © talking too much b. Now, read the first paragraph and find the answer. Which ofthe following do you expect to be mentioned in the text? Why? ‘happiness + sadness | ‘fear © anvity « stress | “loneliness «satisfaction First, try to answer the ‘questions without reading through the options (AD), Then find the relevant parts in the text to check if you are right Read through the ‘options and choose the one | closest to your answer. Even if you think you are certain of the answer, check that the other choices are not posible. 18 2 Youare going to read this extract from an autobiography. n pairs, read the frst question without looking at the ‘options. Read the first paragraph and answer ‘the question, then check which of the options is ‘dosest to your answer. Why are the other options incorrect? b. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B, Cor D) which you think fits best according to the text, 18 10 15 When we are young, sometimes the hardest thing about felings is actualy ‘sharing thom with othors, though, I reais now, its certainly worth making the ‘fort to do so, Sharing wit thers helps us to share the fod, asit were. ‘twas not ul much later, looking back over my chichood, that realised that the frst stp in sharing wes to dently what feeings| actualy had! Making is of them seemed to help. Was! happy or was sad? Was it an emation experienced ‘only a that particular time ordi tend to foe ike that al the time? ‘My problem was that | had not realised that some fears are quie acceptable ‘and even helpful at times, while others can actualy get inthe way of enjoying ‘everyday tings such a lean, playing wih 2 fend or experiencing forthe fist time the change from primary to sacondary school. This is when | really should have had achat with my parents instead of holding it alnsde, as they would have boon abet lessen my ansety bout moving up a lave There were times when contening @ new situation would also be ‘eccompanied by a headache, a stomach ache or dizziness. My grandmother used to tell me that there isa certain pat ofthe brain that controls that fight or fight feeling. Not that | had any dea what she was talking about as | must have been ‘only about knee-high athe time! | recall a small group of us feeing uncomfortable a he idea of meeting new teachers oc moving upto the big’ school. That knd of ciscomor a such an age is natural when faced wih something new. Bete late than never, | realised that being shy isnot such a bad thing. Nobody actualy sets out to be Fe that, just happens naturally. understood ute quicy thatthe key to geting over shyness is uso be yourcoll. No matter the age, i's healthy to get things of your chest In fact, | quickly found that some of my fiends had the same feelings and became ute happy to shar their secrets. Sometimes, just ivting a shy child to join in a 1. What do youngsters find most difficult to do? A. make aneeffort accept help from others B. realise that if is hard D tell others how they fee! 2. What was the writer's fist move towards sharing her Feelings? A to look back over the years B. to finish writing her ists of feelings « to decide which particular feelings she had D_ toask people questions about her feelings. 3. What the writer finally realised about fears is that A they all get in the way. they can happen every day itis better to hold them inside 1D sore are more helpful than others. ‘4 What does the writer mean by ‘knee-high? A too short B tooyoung C toohigh —D tootall 5 According to the writer, what is the best way to handle shyness? A. tobe your usual self B torealse that age matters © tounderstand that its unhealthy D_torealse that itis uncomfortable 6 When the writers sadness began to disappear she felt A. she had lost weight. more emotional about life. B she was heavier D_ more positive about ie. aog2 SSEgame a couple of times helped them to get over ‘ther feelings of shyness, There were other times when | felt sad about 30, leaving primary school, but then again, it was one of the many normal emotions or moods we have all experienced during that period of change. LUnhappiness was the emotion | elt when I had to say ‘Doodbye to certain dear friends. it made me fst lie 35, crying, though even crying made me feel better as tears slowy washed away the negative emotions. \When the sadness started to disappear, it felt as it a heavy weight had been ited from my shoulders, | now realise at the tender age of twenty-eight 40 that, even though there might sometimes seer to be 1 r@a80n to look on the bright side of Ie, for every bad there is a good. Also, having friends who think ‘optimistically can help you get on your feet again and ‘move forward onto a more positive path. 45 7 Inline 44, the writer says ‘get on your Feet again’ What does she mean by this? A. tobecome positive after a feeling of sadness B tostand up after falling over © torely ona friend for help D_tobecome healthy after an illness 8 How did the writers attitude change during the passage? ‘A. She leatned to rely more on friends. B She decided to never be sad © She with more confidence. D She realised the importance of her grandmother's advice. 419 @ Read through the text and undertine the words that describe feelings and emotions then list them under the following headings: positive - negative - neutral Think of five adjectives to add to the lst. ‘Compare your list with your partner's, b. Inpairs, discuss what you understand from the sentence below and whether you agree! disagree with the idea. ‘Sharing with others helps us to share the load. leamed how to deal with her emotions 20 Now, look at the pictures above the text and decide what kind of things these people might share together and why. “The questions ask for diferent kinds of information, suchas * who the speaker(s) ifre * what ther mood/eeling/opinionineenion fe. * where they are, * whac they are talking about. * whether they are asking for/gvng information, rmaking/accepting/rejecting a suggestion, ec 21 @ Youwill hear people talking in eight different situations. Before you listen, read the questions and, in pairs, try to guess what type of information is being asked for. (@ Now listen and, for questions 1-8, choose the best answer, Bor 1. You are passing by a room in your school and hear this man talking. What is about to start? ‘A aleson 8 anewm — C aspeech 2. You are waiting for the lift when you hear this woman on her mobile phone. How does she feel? A angy = -B bored = ancited 3. You overhear this conversation in an office. The king to a colleague. What does she want him to do? AA listen more carefully B type less noisily talk more quietly 4 You hear a man talking about his holiday. How dic he get to his destination? A byain Bo bysea Cyril 5. You hear a woman speaking. What kind of recording isi A. an exercise tape B_arelazation tape Ca recording of poetry 6 You overhear this telephone conversation. What is the woman's job? A researcher B_ telephone operator sales person 7 Listen to two gis talking. What is ther relationship? They are: A fiends B sisters roommates 8 You hear this recording over the telephone. What information is being given? ‘A weather information B_ travel information telephone information 19© speaking ee ee Sa es towsteua ate EBD eee ‘Student A, compare the two photographs, saying what you think is causing the people to feel unhappy. 22. a. Look at the two photographs b. Student B, which of these situations do you think is the worst? Why? «Student B the photographs below show people who Student» seem tobe bored. Compare the photographs, saying which situation you would find more boring, d. Student A, do you ever experience similar feelings? Listen to two candidates doing the speaking ‘tasks above and decide which one gives AB + a detailed description ofa picture + an oversimplified answer. 20 DS Communication © Congratulating & Responding 23. @ Which of the following phrases can be used to congratulate/respond to congratulations? Mark ‘them (C)or(R) accordingly. * Good for you! + tm delighted, too. + isthat’s great news. + Congratulations! «| cant believe my luck.» 'm really happy for you. + Well done! « 'm really proud of you. ++ Tm over the moon b. Read the following dialogues and use similar phrases from the list to replace the parts in bold, ‘A: | heard you got fantastic marks in your exams. Good for you! B: Thanks very much A: It's great news. B: 'm delighted, too. In pars, take turns to act out exchanges congratulating 2 friend or: + getting engaged + having his novel published ‘being selected for the national football team © winning first prize in competition Writing Skills (Transactional Letters) * Indirect questions Read the rubric and the list of questions (1-8) on 'p.21 which might be included in the letter. Which ‘two would not be included due to irrelevant topic? © You have decided to work during your summer holidays this year. You have seen an advertisement in your collage magazine for part-time helpers at an English-speaking holiday camp in. northern Spain. You decide to write to the organiser of the ‘amp to find out more information about the ob. |Do you want to spend your 1. Could you please let me know when ; exactly?, summer in ouey Spain need to exactly which dates |wouldbe is year? speak expect to work © this y Spars | 2 hat twoulé tke tokrowis | ak pee ur English-speaking summer camp is ee Be | day? looking for part-time staff who are | 3. Iwould appreciate it ifyou could | | capable of organising group activities r | let me know if| need to speak Letfl ‘Spanish as well as Englist . moyrwmcawicnrm S|, ela ‘any special ‘Successful candidates will be provided IP "ery ieee sts vith free acoormodetion on ste cach do | required? ‘und pays | 5. Further information that | need ; Take this opportunity to travel, have fun Tevet | toknow is, whether maak are | ‘and make some money, too. ‘expenses | _indluded in the free tran | scam ctoae camp 64 appreciate it if you Sood meals sr Sisal tei ‘ould answer one oF two queries 7 would be grateful ifyou could a tell me whether | need any Special sil in order 0 do the job | 8 I would also like to know it children are alowed inthe carp, 25. Read the following notes and write appropriate questions as in the 6 Read the following part ofa letter ‘example. Use the language presented in the bold parts of Ex. 24. and improve its style by using indirect questions. ® Compton Summer Fair | (ee day out for all the enki — + Saturday 16th July where? vitisement how * Tickets on sale at Compton post office Teer soucac pcasrical ‘much? '* Profits to go to charity <—______ which ‘Paper for temporary summer staff 10 chariye wockinyour supemattet Tel me ‘A. Could youpplease et me know exactly where the Compton Summer Fair vill ‘mote aboutit To start with, how ? beheld this year? _, Many weeks do you want me for? Do ‘need to speak a foreign language? | Puthermore, do I need to have any * Are you young and sre sna vome what ager Patil sls e nt? in ation to * Interested in a variety this, how old are the people I will be of water sports? weet ee as * Looking for something ee serio val , to do during the ae i summer? arhanuag nc? Ss ee ACTIVITY BREAKS IN WALES si ef exting uo aves ary py er choose from 15 at «Individuals and groups catered for self-catering facilities? nein 1 S'star accommodation in holiday tthe chalets accept families with young children? ob. 21* Mild/Strong language of complaint 27 @ Read the language of complaint and the rubric below and decide whether a mild or strong tone ‘would be more suitable for this letter of complaint. ‘pening remarks ‘losing remarks > I feeVbelieve that lam entitled to a refund hope that this matter can be resovedidealt with promptly Tinsiston a full refundy. (FI shall be forced to take legal actionthe matter further Thope that I will net be forced to take further action, © Lam writing in ‘connection with lam writing to draw your attention to + Tam writing to express [« my strong cissatisfaction atwith | wish to bring to your attention a problem — | + which arose due to your inefficiency Strong You recently attended the intensive language © course advertised below, which had been recommended by a teacher. However, there were several aspects you weren't satisfied with and you felt that it was a waste of money. Write a letter of complaint to the language school saying why-you were dissatisfied and explain why you think you are entitled to a refund. neneuone!, Tap punpe Ocnae teachers (on time old used books poe 245 students in wap desks/no heating . Now read part of the letter sent to the language centre and choose the most suitable phrases based on your choice in Ex. 27a. Then write an appropriate beginning 22 In addition to this, the course 1) was an absolute waste ‘money/was not worth the mon¢ = t 'ey I pad for it. The books you nzplea me with were 2)faling aparvin bad condion and Y Com were writen i. Som ofthe teachers 2) dnt Sor Lae abound alow lve of Engh and they arly vor tumed up on tine forthe lessons. 4) If this wasn't bad. snougWAdded to this, there was no heating in any of the Gassrocms ard 5) almost froze to deathit was realy very cold. 6) Idemand/As a esul, 1 ‘refund for this course. ee = Linking words & phrases 28 a Study the following table. “> They made a mistake with our order, but they replaced itimmediately ‘+ Despite/in spite of informing the receptionist, absolutely nothing was done to correct the prablem during our stay * Even though/Although | do not have many years of practical experience, | stil feel that | could contribute greatly to the organisation. The summer exam was certainly easier than the winter ‘one. Nevertheless/However, a large number of students stl failed b. Join these sentences using linking words/ phrases from the lst below, as in the example. ‘seven though + however + nevertheless * despitein spite of (the fact) * although * but 11 The advertisement said that help was needed during the summer It dd not give specific dates The advertisement said that help was needed during the summer butt didnot give specific dates. 2. t1can speak both English and French My Spanish is not so good 3 There were twelve students in each group. ‘You stated the groups would be smal 4 We had to pay for the books. The advertisement said they would be fee of charge 5 The course came highly recommended, | would not recommend it to anyone 29 Read the following extracts from three letters and complete them using appropriate linking words and phrases from thelist. * firstly * furthermore + also + in addition to this + for example * even though + but * to make matters worse * and ” . Thave my exams that week soit would be Impossible for me to get away. 2) Mum is going into hospital on the 25th 3) ve promised to spend a few days with her when she comes out. Hopefull, I'l be free to vist you after that 4) Filet you know in plenty of time, anyway. ia.aste of sks you on and ain't 't bad of the. r very >a ll uring ng the arge. s and s and » could you possibly send me some m more luties | would be expected to carry out as a “WOuld Ibe in charge of ° particular group of students or working as part ofa team? nD. * n + 1 Would tke t0 know hous @ dy | woud be werking be | © f ‘hae phoned the manage se 1 os nso as nek tt aie THe sevice engineer promised to come out on threes se pe Secnions at month 19) cach tne fale to show fag work because of this. | _ Thad to miss three mornings of have also had to do all of my and whether or not | woul heey stow ome hone cn | | Nett eat = tell me if the traveling ex a jie th ae meee sre oat | eg, i 00 | ee ee Le eo —" * Formal & Informal style 300 Read the rubric and the suggested beginning and ending. Which is unsuitable and why? Rewrite it in the appropriate style. @ You recently received a letter from your pen frend Sergio, who is thinking of coming to Britain this summer to study English Read a part of his letter and use ‘The advert says that there are 20 study hours a week, but it doesn't say ‘when. Can you find out exactly which days the lessons are? Another thing 5 hours of English each day YOUF notes to write him a letter Tin cisct sus) about daar nr Bowe Vas, answering his questions accommodation in the school Fridays: - dommitories. Td really like to know ree 68 Thanks for your recent letter. | stunts «BOW many students there will be in was thrilled to hear you're expected acho thinking of coming to England to share ‘Also, they offer optional lessons is sumimer to stuc arom such as computer studies and th tostudy mp! eae business English. Do you think that "extra these extra lessons are included in the |As you can see, the school has a rat deal to offer. ook forward ere Coie ae LOC ae ae ce er to the possibilty of meeting you in including 1s, what tbe of spon facies they person should you decide to basketball attend cricket, ete Ww |= ENDING™ BEGINNING™ Read the rubric and decide what type of letter you need to write and whether you need to use formal or informal language. Then, write your answer in the appropriate style between 120 and 150 words. To: Unde Philip From: Josh Holdsworth Subject: Caterers You have receved an @ email from your nephew @ Who has decided to open bis own catering service. Read his email and the notes you have made. Then write an email to him using all your notes. Yes, [After two yeas of consideration, my sister and | have finaly decided to open per, ‘the ‘Wedding Catering Service’. Do you think we've done the right thing? ‘We're having a litte trouble deciding on a location for the business. Mary thinks that it would be better if we remained in the countryside, But | think we should open in the city because there are more people there and we will Give your probably attract more business. What do you think? pinion We're going to offer an exciting variety of traditional British and exotic dishes. Sounds If there is something for everyone then everyone will be happy. great ‘Write your email. You must Use grammatically correct sentences with accurate spelling and punctuation in 2 style appropriate for the situation. \We're hoping to have a launch party next month, so will you be able to join us? Possibly, Hope to hear from you soon, but Josh 23| Making a | living 3 | tities i SD Language Focus 3 Filin: t ay | | We “ah | 41 What do you think these people salary) [pay] (reas [ do for alvin? 1 The lawyer was pad a huge BRiaea ain 2 Building workers receive their every Fay b. Which job do you think would 3. Cleaners are often paid in hand for the work they do, be satistying/welkpaid/ 4 The at the factory wasn't worth thinking about challenginglinteresting/ = Sie 2 work _|| profession || trade | occupation People work long hours in the tourist Being a racing driver is a dangerous The organisation's involves assisting those in need, Apparently, he's a doctor by Well personally find working as a florist very satisying, | love the idea of being surrounded by flowers day. In pairs, discuss which jobs you ‘would/would not consider doing crew _|staff_|| personne! | team and why, 9 Everyone in the typing pool works well together and there is a . good spirit nes ote peor Ocean) 10 Following an exhausting flight, the headed for the Hoyt carn naa dab es ka: hotel to rest for @ couple of hours. ee eed et 11. On our holiday in Spain the hotel ‘couldn't have been B: ogre. Icould never do that jo ether more helpful 12 Al companies have @ department which deals with issues concerning staf. 2. fillin: change, follow, take, step, ‘then make sentences about yourself. employer | worker | trainee | employee 13. As a(n) . the company has the best name in the © take the initiative eae ; eu Sea 14 Ao) at the factory was rushed to hospital following i sisal ‘the accident. i Meares 15. The company had financial problems, but only one Last year I took the ntiatve and started a ‘wes made redundant. ‘Drama Society at school 16 The had to undergo three months of work experience before he was taken on permanently4, Complete the following sentences using your own Underline the correct item. ideas. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Although she was highly intelligent, she because she's such a caring person, Being a calm sort of person, he Ben was hardly ever punctual, so His father was @ hardworking Her cheerful character because he was persistent in his efforts ‘You need to be quick-thinking to Read through the two character descriptions ‘and, in pairs, discuss which person would be suitable for the post advertised and why. Use the language in the box as well as your own ideas. Expressing opinions | Asking for opinion | think/believe/deubt ..| © What do you Tomy mind think .? I'd say that = Don'wWouldn't you Tome agree? He/She might/couldn't/ | ¢ How about. can't possibly be ng b. iis @ Clore Martin is extremely sociable and good at public felations work. She is very patient and able to handle large groups of people well b Douglas Green has 2 certain adventurous character, He is energetic and his hobbies, induding mountaineering and hang gliding, clearly show a courageous and brave man. ‘We seek office staff responsible for giving ‘general information on health matters to residents ofthe local area. You will need to feel comfortable working with large numbers of people who can sometimes be demanding Underline the adjectives in the character descriptions. Can you think oftheir opposites? 1 AS a freelance writer Peter sometimes finds it hard to find regular/usuaVordinary/typical work 2 Following a long period of unemployment and casual work she eventually found 2 permanent/ fixed/lasting/constant position. 3. He found it difficult to make enough money to provide/supportiassistlook for his family. 4 Arthur’ father worked as a touring/travelling/ ‘movingyjourneying salesman for 25 years 5. The unemployment situation helped me seu establish/form/create the opinion that I needed to retrain if | ever hoped to find 2 good job. Match the beginnings (1-6) to the endings (af). (TL simon was late because the car ran out of [21] We need to put some money [3] Let’s 90 and see about taking [41 Andy needs to get a job or else he'll eat [51 susan barely makes enough [EL The doctor told me to cut down on a. fatty foods. into his savings. b ... outa loan frome... petrol on the way the bank. home © wmoneyto lve on. F .. by fora rainy day ‘a. The items in bold are in the wrong sentences. Rearrange them so that each sentence is correct. | simply can’t make to pay university tution fees I shouldn't cost so much on clothes. It really isn’t waste selling your house. Isa great car but it must spend a fortune to run! ‘That trp was an absolute worth of time and money. | afford a living by selling second-hand furniture. b. Name two things that * you can't afford + weren't worth what they cost you'd buy if you inherited a lot of money26 D conversational Grammar Q Circle the correct item. 1 "We've seen a lovely house, but ts too expensive.” Why don’t yOu tke 8 morgage on i?” A away 8 up Cot D over 2. *Why don’t you stop work and concentrate on your gol?” Lean afford. up work complete!” A hing © tohave given B togie D having given 3 “Whyis Tim upset?” “Brian accused him of having. bis computer” A breaking Croke 8 break D broken 44. "Why di Florence want to se you?” “She wanted to apologise... at me ear on.” A forshouting to shouting 8 toshout D_ofshouting 5 “Why are you looking so pleased?” *Ste¥6 han US OU fora meal.” A offered admitted 8 invited D promised 6 “The company are threatening us with redundancies.” “ewould be dificult... ajob at our age.” A tofind (© having found B finding D tofinding 7 “The meeting went very well, din 7° Yes they agreed... ahead with our proposal A ingoing 8 go C havegoneD too 8 “Isthata history book you've got there?" Yes, very interested... Spanish Wistar.” Aty Ba Cin D for 9. "What was Thelma saying?” “She was asking me what time... work” A waststaring CI started B dolstart D have started 40 “1 ean ers Femember having to use an old- fashioned typewriter.” A yet B akeady C stil Dever SD Enalish in use 410. Using the infinitive or -ing form, tel your partner about sth you: ‘mustn't forget « will avays remember + are sony for « regret * would lke ‘are afraid to + expect « can't stand {musta forget to callyn, She eft me a message eal, Fillin the correct word derived from the word in bold. 1. She received a letter informing her that. on her loan was overdue. PAY 2 Itisgetting difficult to find qualified people these days. INCREASE 3 We made some to the shop in order to attract more customers. IMPROVE 4 Old typewriters were much than’ computers are these days. NOISE 5 people are able to influence governmental decisions. POWER 6 Jan prefers relaxing 7 ‘crossword puzzles and reading. ACTIVE 7. The ticket inspector became very ‘when I couldn't find my ticket. PATIENT 8 His comment was totally. ‘conversation. RELEVANT such as to the 12. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first and includes the word given. Use between two and five words. 1. They didn’t succeed in getting many applications for the temporary post. manage They many applications for the temporary post. 2 | dislike the use of mobile phones in the cinema, people can't 3. “Ican help you with your homework if you ke," Al said to Helen, offered Al her homework. 4. We don’t need to drive; its not far away. point There's ~ 5 it’ not far away. 5 “Can you drive a mini-bus?” he asked her. could He asked a mini-bus. 6 In the new job, | will have to travel alot. involve The new job - cca ‘traveling. 7. The bosses were not at al satisfied with the quality of the project. totally The bosses .. ‘quality ofthe project. 8 You ought to ask Jim before you borrow his clothes. without You shouldn't him. 9 “Any idea what time the office party starts?, “Claire asked John, if Claire asked John .. ” the office party started. 10 “You simply have to work faster if you want to ‘meet the deadline,” the supervisor insisted, work The supervisor faster in order to meet the deadline.bold. Use the word given wae part of speech 13 Fillin the missing word. 15 in capitals at the end (adjective, adverb, noun, verb) baat fe had to apologise forgetting to Cf each line toform a 7U need to fil each gap. Laphehep nae {oiveting + Ifyou need a noun, dedde inform staff about the meeting word that fitsin the |; You needa noun, decide | pons 2. My dream isto work an arist ona space inthe same eae ech 7 faraway stand line. There is an oF whether you need the plural al 3. They canttafford be without two ‘example at the (es. nsvucions). salaries right now. beginning (0). luence 4 Have you thought about changing jobs? ch as 5 She insisted that we to.complete the i pee eerie mierview 6 His new haircut was so funny that Sally couldn't a smiling ggssciniaese to the 7. David suggested Italk to the supervisor about the problem Finaly, you have made it! You have b 8 Louisa’ always been very atlanguages: | 0) overcome the frst tage. There were more than COME hoi she picks things up quicky. cone hundred 1) forthejob and you APPLY 9 I don't have a creditcard. | always pay in were among the final ten. However, there's stil a 10m thinking applying forthe position | feng way to go. 2) ‘5 essential to PREPARE ‘ations ee performing wellin an interview. Fist, you should think about your strengths mary 44 Circle the correct item. and 3) ‘What areas might need WEAK 2st 4 2 Is there anything on the form EXPLAIN al 1. There ae only to wun forthe jb. iota eee Aoscee aaneiaiges Read the job 5) carefully and tak to DESCRIBE sas BE Cheapest people doing the same typeof job. Ust the skits BCA 2. We were ..... forthe electrical items we bought | and 6) needed and think about QUAUFY in the sale. what 7) you can gv to show that PROVE A overcharged © overdone you have these sls. Check the time, the date and vork fe erat io iovertearad the 8) Of the interview before LOCATE you set off. Make sure you are 9) SUITABLE 3 Mim afraid Ie wun Out of ideas for the new] Ghessed and arte on time. Tly not 10 look way. advertising campaign. 0 + smile, look at the person COMFORT ‘A gone Brun cleared D emptied | interviewing you and focus throughout. 4) What are you going to lve... after you retire? bus. ate Mee eC Caen oak inthe gap in each sentence with the word ‘which best fits the gap. SH BN aca SOLS Pet ee 1 You may end up wasting more time than you ting oer, Beata IB na oer actualy save you don't know how a 66 He was sacked from hisob for being ‘o-use the Internet properly A. inconvenient © unreliable 2. She suggested sending the report Aca D:ielevant fax so it would get there even faster. 3 Do you think the boss consider othes. 7. We checked around the market to find the bank Sete with the highest rate of... for our savings et ee eee him A pay Bash C profit D_ interest aiee sine ants? : ‘ . 8 'm thinking of moving to the countryside when 1 5 Sam went to the party hhe wasn't from work at sixty-five inte. i ‘Aredn Biietke | Cleve D. depart 6 Can you believe that Geoff didn't : apologise for turning up so late? nt to 7 He fel asleep he was watching the 8. Bill was late for his meeting to the ine. heawy traffic 27D Multiple choice Cloze 417 Read the text below and decide which answer (A, 8, Cor D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). english ey the Teaching English asa foreign language can be a great 0) way to travel the world and 1)...... money at the same time. However, some graduates actually lke the idea Of 2) inn @ career in teaching English, and there are numerous courses at various 3)......, ffom the basic certificate to the diploma or leven the master's. Tofind the right course, a good place to statis TEFL com — an Intemet site with lots of relevant information and helpful 4) ooo ding a ull ist of places in the UK 8)...» COU. The site also offers assistance to qualified graduates in finding work. When deciding on a course, the best thing to dois to 6) ‘at what your needs ae. Ifyou want a carer in teaching English, then definitely find one designed for that 7)... such a an [MA or diploma; but f you want to travel)... the world, then doa shorter course that wil supply you with teaching skis Some countries will 9)...... people without @ teaching qualification as 10)... as the teacher is a native speaker of English, However, most countries now 11)... a qualification Its advisable to make sure that the course that you want to do is recognised and that it incudes a period of teaching practice. This is important in 12)...... people to be English language teachers. © form Bmanner Cway method 1 Again B win Cea take 2 Afoliowing B chasing hunting D tracking 3 Alevels —B categories Cgroups _D classes 4 Aopinion —B suggestion Cidea Dadvice 5 Ataking —Booffeting —Cproposing D doing 6 Alook Bexamine Chote Dsee 7 Afunction Buse Caim ——_D purpose 8 Aover Baround Cin Dthrough 9 Acccupy Bwork — Cemploy staff 10 Asoon Blong well «== far 11 Ainsist Bait Cexpect—Dask Apoming =o B organising Cpractising 0 preparing S reading 18. Would you ever consider working abroad? How difficult do you think it would be? ‘After | finished comprehensive school, | spent some time wondering about what | should do with imy if. | knew that | wanted to go to university and Continue my education, but not straight away. Many 5 students take 2 ‘gap year’ before they continue further education and that was very appealing to me. | wanted to work or to travel. That is when my dad told me about something called "TEFL 1 had never heard of it befor, and justin case you don't know, TEFL stands for ‘teaching English a5 a 10 foreign language’. As soon as it was explained to me, loved the ides. [TT_] | worked tireless to save the ‘money fora taining course and after just one month, | mason the plane to Greece. | became one ofthe increasing number of young 15 people who leave the UK to get some work “experience in 2 foreign country | arived for a month- long stay in the nation’s capital, Athens, where I tookHow spent with y and Many tinue me, y dad e you asa e the onth, oung work orth tok ‘2 nan intensive, one-month couse to acquire my *seaching certificate. [2[_] after that, it would simply ‘= question of choosing what world-famous sights sesnted to see! | sugied at a fantastic teacher traning centre, sere had three great teachers and made some very 02d finds. | passed the course and was given my certificate. | was a fully qualified English teacher! “11! now tad to decide where | wanted to teach Did want to workin Greece or in another county? | sesied on Greece, | had fallen in love with the language, culture and history of ths ancient land and *knaw that | did't want 0 level As soften the cas, the training centre helped sth jab recruitment. They put me in touch wth a vate language school and we arranged an steniew [4] ] The school decided they wanted ‘vel They agred that the couse had given me the ‘portunity to get some teaching practice, lear new sls and adapt to 8 new culture, al of which proved was ready to teach, Inmany counties, English language teachers work private schools, teaching children fom ite 2terncon into the evenings. My recommendation is ‘that if you want a ‘normal’ 9-5 job, don’t choose ref. [5] Personally ike to sleepin a ite aterin ‘the mornings, prepare my lessons and enjoy the suriight on my balcony. Finishing a itl ater is fine 45 for me too, Afterall, Greece only starts to get more Waly in the eveninas anyway! Teaching English is a very rewarding and exciting 10. Each day provides a new challenge and it's always ‘reat to see your students develop and achieve, [51] As well as job satisfaction, there is the ‘opportunity to ean 2 comfortable sum of money from tuition, Some schools will even aive you a rent- {fee apartment - so al your money is yours to spend! I have found TEFL to be @ hugely satisying job. 1 ‘was always sure that | would get ajob in marketing or advertising, | even considered being a graphic designer at one point, but | really feel my future i in English teeching. [71_] who wouldn't want to spend ther life doing a job they love in the country oftheir choice? Greece, China, Mexico, Bahrain ... The world ‘your oyster! Whether working to travel or travelling to work, teaching Englsh in another county is something | would recommend to everyone! '. How might a knowledge of the following be important when looking for employment in another country? ‘language * manners * customs * taboos In many countries there are specific cultural taboos at job interviews Fo example in epan itis ot accepable look someone dct the eyes when you mee them east ofall 4 prospective employer! Apart from avoiding direct eye contect you must never bend or writeon someones business cords thiscam be taken asa great insu. You are going to read an article about English ‘teaching. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences (A-H) the ‘one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Make sure thatthe sentences you have chosen ft _grammatially and that the extra sentence doesnot fi in any ofthe ‘aps. les natural to change your ‘mind several times while doing this task, ‘The time had come to make a crucial decision. Of course, there are benefits for you too. Hove working with children and the job pays well | must admit it has never been a problem for me, though, (Once you have the certificate, you are abe to teach anywhere My eli is that ‘all work and no play makes jack @ dull boy, so | took time to relax too. 't would give me the opportunity to see another country and Work at the same time. | was worried that my lack of any experience would put me at a disadvantage. Look at the completed text again and explain the words/phrases in bold 's it common for young people in your country to look for employment opportunities abroad? 29; 4 D iistening D speaking . + Jobs & Careers Geis DW Read through she exercise) 933 2, Your school is holding a careers week for final year students in carey and ery to predic the type of ang ration ou il Tove fl in For soampec ie order to give out information and help students decide ; Which career to follow. Firs, talk to . name, pace, time period, ee? each other about which of the jobs you would find more : interesting and why. Then iajuves Ot ba 22. a You will hear a radio interview decide which two would be sven two tasks, Make ; with a professor discussing ‘most popular with students. sure you cover both. L summer jobs with a university student. Before you listen, in pairs, try to guess the answers to the following questions: ‘+ How old to you think the student might be? ‘+ How do you think the speakers will address each other? Now, listen and answer questions 41-10 by completing the sentences. + Michael hasbeen studying at university for 1) © Since starting university, Michael has seen a great improvement in his 2) ‘© Michael says that he chose not to 4 study 3) x + Instead, he finally opted to study 4 The professor does not recommend taking a summer job in a(o) 5) ‘Instead, he suggests working in cither a(n) 6) cra local hospital ‘+The professor says that hospital volunteers sometimes have their 2 paid for them by the hospital b. In pairs, answer the following questions. + In. Michae's opinion, volunteering 1 How importants job satistaction to you? etre lisp oe eee 2 Canyou think of any hobbies you could actually earn a living from? 8) for the type of job he wants ‘+ Michaels calling on the telephone (G) Uisten to two candidates doing the speaking tasks above and helpline 9) decide which one + Free advices available to students A B 19 rey ay, + uses a greater variaty of adjectives. + justifies hither opinions. Chochess awoke + includes personal responses, sumunar in Sur county) Wak + disagrees in an impolite way. kind of a summer job would you Peep ae Sec ee an consider applying for? remember. 30communication + Making requests & refusing politely isin Making requests Refusing politely + Would you mind + ing? + Well actualy, 'm + was wondering ifyou could..| a bit busy at the + Could you possibly ..? moment, + Tm terribly sony to bother you, | Im afraid cant. | Ibe but | wonder if you could + tm really sorry, fake + Can you please ..? but oth 24, a Read the following dialogue and use phrases from the useful language box to complete it. Breas a lend me your mini vacuum cleaner this evening, I need to clean my car. 8: 2 FI be using it myself You can have it tomorrow if you like A: Thanks. collect it tomorrow then b. Inpairs, take it in turns to make requests and refuse politely in the following situations. *# You ask your boss to read over a report you have written. + You ask a colleague to help you with a project. + You ask the secretary to type out a report. Writing Skills (assessment reports- letters of application) * Reports (introductions-Recommendations) > 25. a Match the introductions (1-3) with the recommendations (A-C) and say what exactly is being assessed (IL The aim of this report is to assess the safety factors of certain tourist attractions in the local [21 This report was carried out with the intention of assessing the mobile library service offered to elderly esidents within the city. IITA requested, this report has been produced with the aim of assessing student reaction to the new registration system, ‘A. On the whole, the system seems to be working reasonably wel, though | believe that there needs to be a reduction in student waiting time to make the registration process much faster. B_ Despite the fact that not all members are totally satisfied with the service, there are only a few problems. Practical suggestions from those involved. however, would certainly help to ceate 2 more effective service. Generally speaking, the three attractions are of a totally unacceptable standard. Therefore, 1 strongly recommend that improvements are carried out immediately before the coming . Use the language in bold to write an appropriate introduction and recommendation for a hotelrestaurant/etc you have been to. * Positive & Negative tone 26 a. Use the words/phrases in the lists to change the tone in the following parts of assessment reports from positive to negative and vice versa, The area which was assessed, a wealthy, suburban, residential area, was found to have a high standard of customer care from local taxi drivers. Residents seem to be more than satisfied and praise the drivers for their politeness and speed in arriving Furthermore, residents have found drivers to be very helpful with luggage when residents leave to go on holiday. 8 well worth it The Ideal Homes Exhibition, which took place last’ weekend, was rather disappointing for those who attended. The centre was not only filthy but also freezing cold. The furniture itself was dull and of poor quality, while there were not enough assistants to help answer visitors’ questions. Allin all, this year’s exhibi ‘was, feel, a waste of time, 332 'b. Now, change the tone from positive to negative in the following extract from an assessment report, by changing the highlighted item. ‘The facilities at this five-star hotel were of avery poor standard for the prices charged. Both the swimming pools for children and adults were dirty and the bathrooms were absolutely. disgusting! We dreaded using the dining room as the service was terribly slow with impolite waiters never wanting to help in any way possible. The gardens had obviously been neglected for many years ‘and were dull and colourless. (ee neh cera * Linking Words & Phrases 27 Join the sentences using appropriate linking words from the list. + although » despite the fact that # as well as + therefore « since 1 The service at the market is sometimes slow. The products are undoubtedly fresh and well worth the wait 2. The whole process is much easier now. ‘There are some who still complain about it. 3. Members have a wide choice of reading materials They have an excellent selection of videos. 4 It isan excellent method of attracting tourists to the area | stronaly recommend it. 5 The service is ecient. Tencourages members to complete request forms for specific reading material they would ike add to the collection. * Headings & Topic sentences 28 + You have been asked to write a report assessing Dino's restaurant. Look at the spidergram and, in Pairs, discuss what information might come under each heading. Purpose > _ Various choices a : ea b. Use the prompts below to write complete sentences. Then, decide which paragraph each sentence has been taken from. 1 regarding/senvicelDino'scertaivvcomplaints 2. aimteporvassesvuitabily/eating places/univesity area 3 highly recommend/restaurant/peoplefikelty/ something different 4 Dino'doffershigh qualtyehasiwide variety/ international dishev‘suitftastes + Formal & Informal style 29 Read the following advertisement and the extract from a letter written in response to it. Choose the ‘most appropriate words/phrases in bold. Justify your answers, of Haitox cologe reaulet yn Department of fo elb COVE te Regsation Department OST ‘o to terpOray SHITE waton trom septemoet 7 ‘ne potiog oF UE topo 7h. 2008 scans sts Nave 9 OS APRN syste O78 8 Despite 1) being withoutia lack of any long-term work ‘experience, 2) I'm surelt feel thatthe practical sls 1 have 3) gained/got over the lst four years working in a local summer camp are certainly 4) worth itiof value. Having been in charge of student 5) registration signing up at the camp, Inow have 6) knowledge! know-how of computer systems as well as office 7) skilstalents such as fling and customer y care 8) ways/ % procedures.30 2 Putthe paragraphs of this letter 34 Choose one of the following rubrics and write a letter of between into the correct order. 120 and 180 words. ssing d,in Dear Sirs, e [EL! am sending in copies of my paper, language certificates and 2 word from the Director of Bradbury College. | am ready for aninterview at any time you lke. can't wait to hear from you soon, | graduated from Bristol Univesity last year with a degree in Computer Sciences and have been working at Bradbury College since last October. AS | will be free during the holidays from the end of June until the beginning of sity October, @ job working with teenagers at your camp, teaching basic computer sks, would be the perfect opportunity for me to gain futher experience [EL Having read your advertisement in the Birkenhead Tribune, June WANTED: TOUR GUIDE 30th, for temporary jobs in your sach A You have seen the following advertisement in your college = newspaper and have decided to apply Write a letter of application, including information on your knowledge of the local area, the languages you speak and your socal sil summer camp in faly, | am Enthusiastic young person required to show tourists around Cambridge, nace ssntingthd lacy ertonaarine ‘Summer months only. Applicants must speak fluent French and Spanish the three teaching posts available Knowledge of local area a must. fy (DIT! am a friendly, happy-aoucky Apply in writing to: C.B.S Tours P.O, Box 351, Cambridge, type who works well under pressure alone and in a team. think | am harcworking, highly a aelad a ce ote You work for the local newspaper. There have been some ne wah vie ce F compleins about Fedde, 2 new plaza restaurant in your town, (ED aks few eantitesin rich 3 Your boss has asked you to vit Fredcies and write a report na TEGO Wek obdd bets assessing the food, sence prices and atrosphere in communicating with diferent chien fom al over the wots in your international camp. Furthermore, | have an up-to- date criving licence 3 well 35 2 iesaving—cerfieste for Ba swimming Yours faithful, been Tony MeGee Which two paragraphs (A -€) are written in the wrong style? Use the appropriate items in the box to improve the style of the ‘wo paragraphs. endlosing + conveient fo you + teenagers * avalable + socable ‘easy going + degree + reference + consider mys to be * thoroughly ‘ook forward to hearing + bothMake Yourself at Home b. fe 1 Which of these does your house have? Which is your favourite room in the house? Describe it to your partner, ross the odd one out. The roof of the terraced house/cellar/semi- detached was in need of repair. © Language Focus 2) The farmhouse/malsonettafcotiage we bought recently is in a perfect country setting far away 41 What can you seein the pictures? Choose from from the stess ofthe cy thelist. 3. Elichas a luxurious penthouse/counci latvia by the sea in the south of France * bathroom * bedroom + patio * kitchen Bea ar 4 The hotel sute/bed-sivroom cost £200 per night ee eee an eae 5 Our country cottage is so typical of those in the * roof garden » terrace * swimming pool area with its thatched/slate/marble roof 6 The new apartment included an antique/well- equippedsfited kitchen. Work in pairs. You want to rent out your house/ flat. Your partner isa potential tenant. Use the Vocabulary below, as well as ideas of your own, to answer his/her questions. + Tocation: in a fashionable district, isolated, in the city centr, easly accessible, in the countryside + size: spacious, average, small, famiy-sized, 142-bedroomed * cost: affordable, cheap, economical, expensive * style: traditional, modem decor, styish, (semi-) detached, terraced house, cottage, bungalow. vl + general description: fully-equipped, fuly- furnished, cosy, peaceful, easy to maintain, airy, noisy, secure Swap roles and ask each other questions about the house/flat you are interested in. A: Where exactly isthe house located? :_Its0n68, Carnarvon oad, sit quite centrally located, Underline the correct item. 1. The property is within easy stretch/spread/range/ reach of the shopping centre. 2. You wash up and I'l clear/clean/emptyitidy away the dishes, 3. Public transport is better in cities than itis in rural. areas/places/parts/spots 4 There is plenty/ample/fullrch room in the drive to park your car 5. It took me 2 good/fine/nice/fair hour to find your house.ght la by ght n the elle yuse/ the wn, the yout ated. angel away rural ive to ‘your SD conversational Grammar 5 Circle the correct item. 11 "When was the last time you saw your father?* "I spent a week with him the summer holidays." A aleady B during C for D iin 2 “Isthis Arthur's wallet?* “Great! He's been A looked B look for that everywhere. © looking D_ looks 3 "What have you been up to? “Well the last few weeks It's been work, work, work, m afraid!* A since B before C lately Dover 4 “Ihaven't seen David for ages. “Apparently he jn... OfF to summer camp three weeks ago.” ‘A hasgone B went C hasbeen D goes 5 “She doesn’t seer be very happy, does she?” "Well, she... under alot of pressure lately Ais c was B has been D isbeing 6 “Ive never been to Italy. Have you?* Yes, but i's been a long time... my last visit® A since B before C ago D for 7 "What's the matter with Danny?’ He's just... some bad news, Im afraid A. been having © having B had D has 8 “How long have you lived at your current address?” Oh, sun» about fifteen years now. ‘A during 8 before C since — D for 9 “Have you ever been hang-aliding?* "Yes, |actually went oon” A akeady B recently C lately —D_soon 10. “What an amazing story!” "Yes. Ive never A hear B_ been hearing D been heard D Enalish in Use 6 _Fillin the gap in each sentence with the word which best fits the gap. 1. {don't want anything to eat as Ive eaten lunch, 2. What do you think life would have like without modem appliances? 3. Heve you read (00d science fiction novels lately? 4. Ifyou've never been bungee jumping you're in for a big th 5 How long isit 6 I've been working haven't had a holiday! Maria left for Prague? months and | stil 7 Inpairs, complete the spidergrams with things ‘that you can redecorate in your house. ” paint walls ae living room 2 ig change curtains 2» replace tes 2 bathroom 4 change colour 9 fit new cupboards kitchen change floor 8 hang wallpaper D bedroom 8) change the lighting b. You're visting a friend who's ust finished redecorating his her houserfiat. Act out exchanges commenting on the changes, as in the example. A: Youve painted the ving room walls diferent colours! tt looks great! B Yes! And Ive bought ew curtains, too.36 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first and includes the word given, Use between two and five words. 1. “It wasn't me who broke the iiing room window,” said Sophie admit Sophie ‘the living room window. 2. Who does this beautiful cottage belong to? owner Who this beautiful cottage? 3 The back garden is nothing lke we had imagined. live The back garden didn't expectations? 4 Lyn's hairstyle is diferent now. changed lyn recently. 5 We bought this house years ago. had We ages. 6 The hotel is closed due to the need for refurbishment. of The hotel is closed ‘need for refurbishment 7. im sure the Smiths bought the house next door. have The Smiths the house next door. 8 I'm stil waiting for the building company to get back to me about the repairs contact The building company ‘about the repairs 9. Was it necessary for you to paint the room bright yellow? need Did the room bright yellow? 10 We haven't redecorated the bathroom for 10 years! last W's been 10 years ‘the bathroom! Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold. 1) Without any he managed to decorate the whole house, ASSIST 2 The they needed to build the greenhouse cost less than £200. EQUIP 3. They moved away from the city, to 2 quiet life in the country, CROWD 4. The house was so big that they couldn't afford to it. HOT 5 You should always keep products away from children. POISON. 6 The storm caused a amount ‘of damage to the garden, CONSIDER 7. Pollution is only one of the of living in the city. ADVANTAGE Re\ jon Box 10 fillin the missing word. 1. They have been redecorating the house over the few weeks. 2 Please, away your clothes before you {0 out, Jenny. 3. Mike's finished painting the walls but he hasn't started on the ceiling 4 We've been ‘at this address for several years. 5 Wiliam ha cesunonnne lived here, so he knows everything about this place 6 Please hang your jacket in the wardrobe. 7 How long is it you last had the roof repaired? 8 HAVE YOU oe nsnnnine tHOUQhE Of Selling your house? 9 She used t0 really homesick when she first moved here. 10. The spare room hasn't been cleared for ages 11 Circle the correct item. 1 Come outside; t's lovely on the A garden B drive landing D patio 2 Myrented flat is... Awellwom semi-detached B fully-furished D home-made 3 The cottage in the county fl like home... home, Aa Bin C for D from 4 Although the house is in a fashionable district, it's A spacious © modern B big D affordable 5 The farmhouse is... ina very beautiful area, A situated Cisolated B settled D found 6 Don’thang.... the washing now; i's going to rain. Aup B around C out Don 7. The biggast advantage is thatthe shops are within BBY sons A touch —B contact C access D reach TS very su im here by the fire during the wintec A remote stylish B traditional D cosy 9 My grandmother lives in a... $0 she doesn't have any stars to climb, ‘A mansion © bungalow B maisonette D penthouse 10 The owners of the property really made us feel home Ast Bas C ike Dinthe e you vast roof she atio oesn't s feel “al S open cloze 412. Read the text and fil in a word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Skara Brae The Neolithic village at Skara Brae was inhabited continually 0) for at least six hundred years. 1) this period there seems to have 2) two different stages of construction. The earliest houses in the village 3) circular with one main room containing the central fireplace. Beds were set into the walls 4) ..... either side of the fireplace and opposite the main entrance were the stone shelves which characterise Skara Brae. The remains of these buildings can still be seen on the site 5) rough stone outlines. The later houses more or less followed the same design though they were 6) . the houses changed slightly, becoming 7) ...m- Fectangular with rounded internal corners, and the beds were no longet built into the wall 8)... extended to the main living area 9) sommes it was in use for seven generations, Skara Brae did not grow any larger 10) buildings. The maximum number 11)... dwellings during any single period was probably six 12) . eight and they housed between fifty and 100 villagers at any given time. to test your knowiedge ofthe language system s0 read each sentence careful, 413. For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer(A, _nserting each choice. The choice that makes B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). seme ha «larger. The shape of eight A House with a Difference Windmills have been 0) orcund a lot longer than you would think. The 1) Greek inventor Hero of Alexandria described the existence of what he 2) ‘windwheels’ as early as the 1st century AD. However, it was not 3) 9 Century AD that modern windmils (the likes of which we see in northern Europe today) started to 4) Throughout history, windmills have served many useful 5) ‘They have been used to arid cereals, crush spices, saw wood and pump water. Vast ranches in isolated parts of North America have even 6) 'on these engineering marvels to provide electricity, But did you know that although mils have been used as forts, they have very 7) been used as houses... until now! Recently people have started 8) these amazing structures and turning them into houses with a difference. Because they are usually stuated in the countryside, windmills offer unique panoramic views of local forests or farmiand. They are often large and imposing structures, so they provide 9)... ving for these who. can afford them, A 10) purchased mill was even turned into a four double bedroom family house! 11) sosses Serving a new purpose, these houses continue to 12)... thelr centuries-old charm, tee 3 oecel € enebrated o leprean rel eae aes ee ome Sacre ie Silvers ei mire © tees eee emery «ly 2 oer Zi cae ; ee 2 lay — 2 fo nae patie cg ae -® Reading 14 Look at the pictures and compare the different types of houses. Which is closer to your ideal house and why? Reading the ‘questions fest wil help you focus on the Information you need to find inthe texts You are going to read some information about various houses which are for sale. Before you read the texts, answer the questions 1-15 about yourself. Start lke this: Areyou someone who 15 b. Read the questions and underline the key words. In pars, try to think of two words related to each one. Then skim the text and see if contains any of these words. For questions 1-15, choose from the houses (4-8). Some houses may be chosen more than ‘once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. Have you ever considered moving away from the ordinary to the eccentric? Well, now is your chance to view a variety of unusual homes, from stone towers to Victorian hospitals. jtorian hospital was an opportunity not to be missed! He set about changing it into two large, separate houses, Ifyou are looking for something out of the ordinary, then you need to check these two exceptional developments. Each house has three i A. A smart local builder decided this small, unused Which house would you recommend for someone who: ‘generally has rather extreme 1 tastes? ‘enjoys gardening? 2 wants to have a bathroom as part of each bedroorn? insists on a private lifestyle? isin a hurry to change homes? likes a lot of natural sunlight? needs a more natural environment despite their urban lifestyle? reeds two individual houses 10 attached to each other? prefers a more unusual design? 11 enjoys heat from a natural fite? 12 appreciates the work of skiled 13... 14 carpenters? wants ahouse they can useasa 15 business for tourists? bedrooms, three bathrooms, luxury open-plan kitchen and huge living room. Buy one of these houses and you're ready to move in immediately, Without any delays, as they are already fitted with everything you will ever need, from a Jacuzzi to a dishwasher! This is a three-storey stone-built house enclosed within a walled garden, where a new buyer could ‘grow his own vegetables, In 1980 the building was turned into a guesthouse with a lounge, and a large dining room with wooden walls, The kitchen is spacious and fully fitted with the latest equipment, having a small extra room leading from it which could be used as storage space. There are also five double bedrooms, each with its own bathroom. C The outside of this particular house remains the same D as when it was originally built, It sa large but simple building, typical of the period, with a twin stainease on either side of the main entrance. Its many windows give the building a really ligt, siry quality. Iisa building of impressive architecture that adds. certain character to the area as a whole. On the ground floor, there is a long, open-plan kitchen- dining room which is fully equipped, as well as a luxurious sitting room. Meanwhile, the upstairs consists of four, en-suite bedrooms which make life casier and more comfortable for any buyer. Each en- suite bathroom isin a different colour, according to the design and colour scheme of each bedroom. ‘There is no other house like it in town! Here is the kind of unique building that the more eccentric buyer 10 15 30 35 16 7 38 eeWhich one of the houses described in the texts is illustrated in the pictures? Which words in the description helped you decide? 417 Match column A with column 8 to form the collocations, then read the text again and check your answers A 8 open-plan fire storage floor double lights twin gates main kitchen ground entrance en-suite bathroom electronic bedroom open staircase wal wardrobe single space Use five of the collocations in Ex. 18a and make sentences about your ideal house. Se lan ese ely, ith sed ul rge at, 10 ‘would be looking for. Iti an unusual, round tower, which peas tiny rom the ouside, but on aking | loser look, one will notice three spacious ‘bedrooms, ‘flooded in light from the Gothic windows, two large bathrooms in which the traditional style has been kept. Meanwhile, downstairs, the kitehen, with its large workspaces and locally made-to-order cupboards, would please anyone with a keen interest in cookery. The high- clinged living room looks out over the local park area and 30 allows the owner his own litle area of greenery while stil ving inthe heart ofthe city. ‘The outside ofthis house, which is covered in York stone, is approached from the road through electronic gates, allowing the buyer to have a high level of privacy. The downstairs includes a long Kitchen with old wooden floors and matching shelves made by local craftsmen, which add to the general warmth of this home. The lounge has an extremely large, open fire from ceiling 10 floor for those winter nights! Upstairs, meanwhile there are three, rather small bedrooms with single wardrobes and wal lights a5 well as a steaming white bathroom with porthole windows giving. the impression of being ‘on board a ship! S Listening + When you complete sentences you should always make sure thatthe sentence is grammatically + You will need to fillin no more than 3 or 4 words, which shouldbe taken from the recording exactly as you hear them. “+ Numbers can be written either in words or as figures 2g 0 oF 2. 18 2. You will hear part of a radio talk about how to choose houseplants. Before you listen, read the sentences and, in pais try to complete them b) Now listen, and for questions 1~10, complete the sentences that summarise what the speaker says. You will need to write a word or short phrase in each box. Before you get the plant, choose the fi a) ‘You must make sure there is enough iene wal ‘Check that plants have been well looked after at ee eee Plants in poor condition mean the garden centre might rot be (@T———] Choose plants with healthy ee ener ait ft could take{6P | fora plant to reach the size you want. may be better to buy a large plant even if tis i or | Do not buy plants that have just been put Its nota good idea to buy plants in [i suman a os You should look under the leaves for unwanted & Do you like the idea of houseplants in your house? Why (not)? 39> Speaking * Home activities make a good impression. For example, you ean make a comment that is related to your experiencer, Aelings, etc 19 2 Look at the two photographs Student A> below showing people taking care of their home and garden. Student A, ‘compare the two photographs, saying why each job would be tiring ‘two activities would you prefer to do? Student 8, the photographs — <€Stidenta0> below show people cong things they enjoy at home. Compare the photographs, stating which of the two people you think gets the greatest enjoyment from ‘hat they are doing, | b. Student B, which of these aD | } i \ 2 ¢) Listen to two candidates doing the previous speaking tasks and decide which one AB + makes a comment related toa personal feling/experience + does not cover the first part of a question ses a variety of linking words. + ses mostly simplistic adjectives. {,) Which candidate would get a higher mark do you think? Listen again and keep notes to give ‘one example for each point made in Ex. 192. Communication * Extending/Accepting/Refusing invitations Extending invitations Would you lke to ...? Do you fancy... ng? What How about ... ng? Why don't we ...? Refusing © Hmafraid tean't.1... | rd love to! + Id'ikefiove to, but... | # That's a good/great © Thanks, but! idea! +... would be great! “Accepting 20 d. Student A, which of these activities would you find more relaxing? aap 40 a, Study the useful language box and replace the phrases in bold with appropriate ones. ‘+A: That's a good idea to go out for a pizza this evening? There's @ new pizzeria that's just ‘opened near my house. B: Do you fancy! | haven't had a pizza for ages! ‘A: Great! Can you come round to my place around eight o'clock? 8: Yes, sure 5 ‘+A: Would you like going to the cinema tomorow? ‘There's a new Chinese flm on atthe Plaza, 8: What about I have to study for a History test. A: Oh, that's pity. 'd love to, but Saturday? B: Yes, Saturday would be great! b. In pairs, act out dialogues using the prompts as well as your own ideas to invite a frend to: + come with you to friend's house-warming party + your house for dinner + spend this evening on # friend's houseboat + help you choose a new dishwasher Writing Skills (Letters/Emails/Articles/ Reports making suggestions) * Making suggestions/Expressing the results of suggestionsive 1s a the a this 5 just round row? test isas arty es/ sults 211 @ Below is an email you have received from your English-speaking friend, Justine, who has a problem and needs some advice. Read her email and, in pairs, brainstorm ideas and compare them to those of the rest of the lass. Sandra Shelley Justine Appleby Subject. Problem Dear Sandra thought fd drop youa line because ve gota problem and | would ly appreciate your advice As you knows | started university last month and ve been living away om home. ove this new experience but ts geting vey tricky 10 "manage everthing on my own, fm finding it awful dificult ro keep ‘92 tight budget and Im beginning to overspend. t happens easly when there are so many new things to see and doand new fiends to outwith! fac, Ive started to run out of cash. The thing i fel too quiy to ask my mum and dad for more, as they/ve been so generous already ~ nd anyway, they have expenses of heir own. Do you have any ideas what can do? wit back soon and tll me what you think . Read the following main body paragraphs of an ‘email, Which one is more appropriate as part of 2 reply to your friend's letter in terms of style? Improve the other paragraph by using language from the box below. 000) 'A. Wal, Justine, why don't you make a list of all your expenses? That way, you know exactly ‘what you're spending and what you can cut back on. fi's areal emergency, you might find that your bank can offer a cheap loan. | also think it would be a goad idea to only go out once a week. You never know, you might save some money! B Also, tell your mum and dad that you can get a parttime job, You can pay them back. Ask for their opinion and trust them. The problem will be solved ee Making suggestions * Why don't you [think it would be + WeNYou could 2 good ides to # fl were you, Id © Why not Expressing the results of suggestions ‘Then youlwemigh —* That way, could + Younever know, ‘+ This would mean that you might You might find that 22. Read the rubric and match the suggestions to their results, then use them to write a paragraph ofthe letter, 2 friend of yours is planning an end-of-year party for final year students and, knowing that you ‘organised the party the previous year he has contacted you to ask for advice. Read part of his letter and the notes you made and using the information write a letter offering your suggestions. e e : so, sine you di such 2 Gp ste spun you mah be ate to abe me Sone rosa tec ane cod wer ny? 2 end of mus you tk we S00 ly yes wat do a 1057 Suggestions [iL] Wy not ask each person to bring food? [2 You could hold the partyin the school canteen [311 You could ask everyone to bring a favourite CD to play Results 2 That way people wouldnt have to travel far to the party. In this way you would have 2 variety of music, hich think would be best € This would mean that you wouldn't have to pay for outside caterers ‘23 2. Read the rubric and match the suggestions (1-3) to the results (a-). Then, use them adding appropriate language from the box in Ex. 21b to ‘write the frst main body paragraph of the atid. The headteacher of your school has asked students to contribute articles to the school ‘magazine on the question of successful ways of preparing for exems. Write a short article for the magazine, based on your experiences, (1 make a revision pian (ZL Jeat properly [51d some revision every day 2 you willnot have todo everything atthe last minute your body will be in good condition as well as your mind ‘© you can be confident that you will revise everything intime 4. Write the results forthe following suggestions con the same topic. ‘+ You should make sure you are getting plenty of sleep and exercise. ‘+ Another idea isto form a revision group with some friends. ‘+ It would also help to take some time off and relax with friends, * Linking words and phrases 24, Replace the words/ohrases in bold with others, ‘similar in meaning, from the box below. “definitely » as fist of all «in fact ‘= consequently » all tings considered * generally * however + especially A. 1)Allinall ifthe mayor followed these suggestions for cleaning up the local area, things would 2) clearly be better for everyone. 3) Nevertheless, | personally doubt this will happen as people living in the area are not very enthusiastic about the possible results B_ Well, 4) to start with, | think the best thing to do = to get in touch with the right department 5) because you need to make an appointment to discuss the whole issue. 6) Actually, | am certain that there is a deadline for these things and you need to act rather quickly © 7)in general terms, the local authorities have Proved unable to cope with the problem. 8) Therefore, intemational organisations have ‘made a number of suggestions. Below are two or three which | believe are 9) particularly helpful 25 2. Read the following extracts and improve their style by adding appropriate linking words and phrases, ve got a few ideas that might help. | would ‘suggest joining the local club you mentioned. You ‘would have the chance to try out all the different ‘lasses and find the one that is best for you Saving the environments no easy tsk, One solution woul certainly be to have stricter ls preverting _ actors from poling the environment. Pllon Teves ae so high. There i anos ttl indiference nthe prt of governments who have no interes in improving the stun. 42 ‘This small, family hotel is situsted on 2 hillside gute, fer fom ocel bestes. it mgt be considered to be rether remote for most tourists Customers might nat be wiling to book rooms 27 there. The suggestion of having @ mini bus to ond from local beach sreas needs to be discussed. | would suggest focusing on the positive espects of this particular hotel as the advantages certainly ‘outweigh the drawbacks. b. Which of the above extracts is part of a letter attice/report? + Headings 26 2 Match the headings (2) with the parts of reports (1-4). Then, give an appropriate heading for the remaining part. a Atmosphere b- Condusion Seating capacity » (On the whole, I would sttonsly recommend the Lagoon ‘Swimming Cente as itis much larger, has an Olympic: sized pool and has far more activities for our visiting athletes ey " Zorba's is an old-fashioned eating place in keeping wrth the old part of the city. The solid wooden fumiture and ‘open fireplace transport you back a century or so and there is an interesting collection of antiques, Retro music and candlelight complete the traditional atmosphere, a om ‘The larger conference hall can seat approximately 300 guests, wile the smaller hall on the fist loor can hold half that, This should adequately cover the total number of members. 4 : i Conditions st the Sunny Beach Campsite are very ‘comfortable, with clean modem showers, a laundrette for ‘washing clothes, and a spacious dish-washing area. The ‘ony facility that could be improved is the minimazket, vitich is poorly stocked and closed at lunchtime, when ‘many campers need to shop, 29 b. In pairs, think of appropriate headings for the following rubric. You work for a tourist office and the manager is interested in attracting more tourists tothe area, You have been asked to suggest a particular Place of interest to be included in a new advertising leaflet. Your report needs to include directions for visitors, a detailed description of the place and why it would be interesting,fing yoon very fo for atket, nen 27 A ‘+ Introduction & Conclusion in + Formal style proposal reports 28 a. Read the rubric and expand your notes into full sentences, ‘a. Read the phrases below and using language from the box below as well as your own ideas. decide which can be used in an introduction () and which can be Used in the conclusion (C)of a proposal report? Your cass recently went on a school trip to 2 popular museum, Read the museum leaflet and the notes you made and write a letter to the curator of the museum suggesting some changes that could make the museum more interesting for teenagers. 1. Tosum up, Welcome to OU pecsie che wear are The North otEngland 3 This report contains details of where the past comes to life! 4 The intention of this report sto | The NEOAM is unique. We're not an ordinary |, nat about », ‘outline museum but a living, working experience of life as it || children’s ~ was in the Great North in the early | sports and 5) believe thatthe steps suggested — | 18005 and 1900s \ pastimes ese ‘Set in over 300 acres of northern English countryside, ial feof toe tes is vii reeated, You can visit pit workers in the coal mine, experience life on a= farm orkavea lesen in the village schook «rr ae ra) ‘Travel around the museum by tram or steam train \_be nice —_ and be in anspor into the past! Ifyou fel hungry you can dine on home-cooked fare in our nC 6 This proposal contains information 7. The advantages of the suggestions above would jcnic area mor®) economical for chool groups_) ‘traditional restaurant. ~~ When you need a break, why not relax on the village ‘green and listen to our Brass Band play old-time b. Write an appropriate Favourites? a : ed concsion f 1 /fotk rock would) teeta NSE OT | ener you want 10 be entertained or educated |e move Ivey) NEOAM provides a great day out forall ages. 8 This report detais the You are a teacher and spent last summer working with foreign students at a language school Making suggestions | Expressing the results of suggestions The director of the school has |e | would suggest that © kn this way, asked you to write @ report — |e | would advise you to + Asa resu, cutining improvements that |e strongly recommend that .]_* This would lead tresut in ‘could be made to make language learning more intresting b. Write an appropriate beginning and ending forthe rubric. Read the rubrics and, in pairs, brainstorm ideas for suggestions and results. Then choose one and write an answer of. between 120 and 180 words. © A teenagers’ magazine has asked its readers to $ send in articles on the question of how young people can avoid the many ateas of stress that they face in everyday life. Write your article for the magazine. Your headmistress is organising a summer camp for students from ages 15 to18 atthe end ofthe school year. She has asked you to write a brief proposal report suggesting what kind of facilities and activites you would lke to have available and why.D Language Focus 41 Look at pictures 1-6 and say which person looks trendy/scruffy/smartiold-fashioned conventional/impressive/casual/carefree, The gil picture looks casual and carete in her diferent length shin, sweater and jacket 2 Flin: is, suits, go, ook, then answer the questions about yourself. 1) How often do you shopping for dothing? 2 Would you wear something that ..... out of date? What colour do you best in? 4. Which of the latest styles do you think your 3. Underline the correct item. IF you are fashion 1) consciousiconscience and lke to keep up with the 2) latest/late trends but do not want to become a fashion 3) witness/victim, then here area few tips. You can improve your 4) imagelllustration without buying expensive clothes. Even when you are 5) carelesslylcasualy cessed, it possible to make a fashion 6) statementiannouncement by making. small changes to create a more individual look. Secondly, make sure the clothes you choose not only 7) ftimatch you ‘but also 8) sutigo your body 9) yperkind. So, basicaly, anyone can become a 10) trend/style-setier without being a super model! How often do you read newspapers? Which sections do you usually/always/never read? Discuss in pairs, using words from thelist below as well as your own ideas, ‘arts © society * business * opinion « international ‘news * obituaries * national news * lifestyle ‘sport * employment * travel Respond to the following using the phrasal verbs in the list, as in the example. * be taken aback + take to * be infout * be into * go off keep up with 1. A: He always wears trendy clothes, doesn't he? Bs Yes he is to keep up with what in fashion, 2. A: So, how did your parents react to the news? 8 3. A: Nobody wears their hair lke that any more, do they? 8 4 A: Everyone used to wear bel/-bottoms in the 60s, 8 5A: Chris doesn't ike Chinese food, does he? 8 6 A: Steven used to wear a suit and tie more often in the past. 7A: Sue only eats fresh fruit and salads for lunch these days. oess sin do fren unch Replace the parts in bold with an appropriate phrase from the list. * shortlved hit the headlines » brand name * frst impression + centre of attention * public eye 1 The film star was the one everyone was Interested in atthe film premier. 2 As soon as the news was made public, the minister resigned 3 Its not always the case that well-known goods are superior to other products 4 My initial thought was that he was @ rather sensitive person, 5 His record went straight to number one in the carts but his fame was not to last. 6 | feel sorry for people who are always in the news. Underline the correct item, 1. There has been a sharp fall in the number of Viewersispectators/crowds/audiences watching the 10 o'dock news. 2 It was interesting to see the entire actioni/system/ pprocess/performance of making a documentary from start to finish 3. While | was in America, | had the opportunity/ chance/turn/attempt to interview a soap star 4 Apart from being a good actor, he's very handsome and obviously he runs/looks/goes/takes after his father. 5. I'm not keerveager/willing/enthusiastic on going shopping in crowded supermarkets, Conversational Grammar Circle the correct item, 1. "Do you like classical music? No. 'm not really. it. Aon B for D into 2. "What do you think of the CD I gave you? ts great! The ... listen to it, the more | like it A much B less C moe —Dittle. © under ‘Do you ike my new hairstyle?” Fantastic! Its the... unusual haircut you've ever had." A more B far C most D less 4. “Are you happy with your new job?” "Yes, but it will ivolve travelling abroad twice as| used to.” often than D_ mostoften A. asoften B_ more often 5. “Did you like that book | suggested? "Yes. It makes you think more issue, doesn't it? A deep B deeply about the deeper D deepest 2 9 10 6 “How was the film on television lastnight?’ “It was... good that | wish | had taped it.” A such C0 B sucha D assuch 7. "How did you lose so much weight?” “By eating... and exercising more.” A more Bless € fewer D much 8 “How do you feel after moving away from home?” “ie fees... not having ny parents around.” A strangely C strangest 8 strange D stranger English in Use Using the prompts below as well as your own ideas, look at the people in the pictures and compare their style to yours ‘= follow fashion # welldressed ‘+ unconventional Narart hairstyle © formal style ‘The woman inthe fist picture is dressed in a more formal style than Jusually wear Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold. 1. The first moon landing was an event ORDINARY 2 Her in Russian helped her get 2 top job, FLUENT. 3 | find the Internet information. USE 4. During an economic cisis many people become EMPLOY 5 {don't believe that computers wil ever teachers. PLACE 6 Many televsion programmes expose youngsters to ‘and crime. VIOLENT 7 Teenagers usually find shopping for clothes an experience ENJOY 8 Mobile phones are said to be health. HARM for gathering to our 45word given. Use between two and five words. 1. Home entertainment systems are much cheaper these days. as Home entertainment systems : they used to be 2 We had never bought @ DVD player before first It we had ever bought a DVD player. 3 Ben is in charge of painting the living room, responsible Ben is painting the living room. 4. The use of mobile phones isn’t permitted inside the hospital allowed You ‘bile phones inside the hospital 5 Many people have breathing problems because of the pollution in the city centre, so The city centre people have breathing problems. 6. This jacket looks jst like the one | bought last week: same This jacket looks exactly bought last week 7. Jazz and blues music are alike in many ways. similar Jazz musicis very music 8 | forgot everything he told me. anything | he told me. 9 His was one of the most original projects in the ‘competition as No other project tis. 10. They didn’t enjoy the holiday because it was very boring. t00 The holiday to enloy, | | | 12. Fillin the gap in each sentence with the word | which best fits the gap. 1. According to a recent study, more students | choosing to study abroad. 2. The iitcs described Pirates ofthe Caribbean as one TGIRNETY. WateT IPE of the successful adventure films of alltime 3 Bobby's children watch too w they should get more exercise. 4 The film was not the same the ‘book it was based on 5 The concert was more exciting than I thought it would be. 6 The plumber told me he have to | 46 z 9 10 1 A. popular l B_ famous D_ common J 111 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the frst one and includes the Revision Box 13. Fillin the missing word. The more television | watch, | realise how bad its! Rosie likes 10 sons attention to deta when she's with customers. This pantomime is so popular sure the kids wil ike it. How could he behave in such a sly. She's one of my ‘talented students. HS MUCH aonnsnsnnsnene eBRWERIeNt to go by plane than by train, despite the expense. The bookshop was crowded «nm ens PEOPIE hoping to get the novelst’s autograph, Harry Potter is a famous character that | doubt if theres anyone who doesn't recognise the: His car was realy expensive; it cost three as much as mine. |Lused to realy lke long, straight hai, but now I've GONE eee itl more 14. Circe the correct item. Pete is not really... of fashion; he is on another planet! A accepted B alert C awake D aware To be honest with you, that film doesn’t realy. tome. A attract B appeal C call D suit She dresses in a rather... way, which some ‘might describe as being boring and old-fashioned. A trendy © casual B carefree D conventional In the sixties Lyn always followed the fashion of the time, A activities B ideas trends D_ plans | thought he was ..... when he suggested a holiday in the Bahamast A playing joking B amusing D laughing We found our flat in the classified... section of the local paper. A ads © news B homes D_ accommodation ‘She drinks about seven coffees a day. She must be addicted .. it! Aa Bon Cin Dto Classical music doesn't seem to be very... with teenagers. © favourite1 re at! he . da n of, with S Muttiple choice cloze 115, Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space, There is an example at the beginning (0). THE HOME OF THE FUTURE In the 0) future people could end up living in ‘Smart Homes’ that wil tll hem when to wake up, or even remind them to Dons the font door. These special homes wl be equipped with the latest electronic sensors connected to a central computer thet wll 2) x... people t0 3)...» ff the oven or take thet medicine. Ths computersed system wil be equipped with tity sensor and BEA) nun t0 tak with the homeoune. Ao, na magnificent spay ofits, atl inteligence, it wl have the abit 0 5)... fits doing something harmful and corects its own behaviour! Sowiat isthe aim of the ‘Smart Home? Wel, the number of people ving into their 8s is incesin cramaticaly So houses such a5 these would alow the elderly tov independently in ther own homes for 2 6)... 35 possible, instead of moving into nursing homes Inthe 7). Of ies or danger the house's sytem wil contact a volunteer ieee ae wo can then provide assistance. Designers ae sure Res ~ paren that peoples’ natural desire for independence and sep lock racy wl Rep ensue @ 8) nn. demand for femind 8 remember C request D make {hese unigue properties coe Bum C shut at A the 9) ne deals are being struck with Potemtal B able probable capable housing sisoitions and charities to help make thinkout 8 sortout ¢ workout D twout Se 10) on Homes a tality for those who long far © soon much need i most. The good news is that as well as time Boned erent 19) vse brand new deeom homes, the ‘Smart he level B stable balanced st Homes’ designers wil a0 make I 12) 1 eae steady convert an exsting house into @ home of the riotem a: © time ——D_insant fue team imaginary uneal sow & bana © mateo up ping le pessbie hopeful © Word Formation BD 1G Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a a eae anieaeyis word that fits inthe space inthe same line. There isan example at needs poutine ora rages word the beginning (0). 2, Hs fer weted hn tba odor he ‘ed 1 ahi fom stching art. COURAGE |s the correct answer encourage or dicourage? Computer Generation ceEs Computers are 0) reshaping cidren’s ves, at home and at SHAPE schoo) in totaly 1) ways. Common sense suggests EXPECT that we consider both the 2) . as wall as the HARM beneficial aspects of these changes. Computers can 3 damage chidrens heath. The health hazards SERIOUS include obesity, 4) tiessinjries,eyesvain, socal REPEAT 5) and, for some, long-term damage to physical ISOLATE emotional or intelectual 6) Whatissuitable for DEVELOP adhts and older students is often 7) for APPROPRIATE youngsters. Too often, what computers actualy connect children to is 8) advertsing and sily games. his AGGRESSION «an cut chideen off, 9) and physially from the EMOTION Word of 10)... REAL 19 47© Reading dp ‘eu wil ofan be 40 15 20 25 30 35, asked to sy what certain F 17 2 What do you think is the words refer to (eg tthisthey). You |B. Read the title of the text. What do you difference between Wil fn the answer in the sentences ‘think the article might be about? What do muzak and music? before or afar and ke could bea you think the author’ opinion might be? verbinouniadjeciveadverb! Read the last paragraph and find out. So what exactly is ‘muzak’? I's the background music played in public places such as shops and supermarkets, or even while you are kept ‘on hold’ during a telephone call. n a recent survey, researchers found that 33% of the general public expressed a total dislike for this form of music. A further 36% of people said they never actually notice background music. This might serve as a strong message for business people to start questioning the value of playing muzak anywhere and everywhere, as many people clearly dislike it! ‘The vast majority of people who find it annoying feel that shops, restaurants and cafes are the worst places. Restaurants are generally considered worse for those who are hard of hearing as they can often feel left out of conversations or unable to hear staff well enough due to background noise. Muzak is't restricted to the shops though; ordinary life has become noisier too. It is now commonly piped onto buses, streets and hospital waiting areas. Many helpless people, sufering all kinds of uncomfortable conditions, are denied ther right to silence. Surely we all have a basic right to silence should we choose. In recent years, the quality of piped music has changed from soft, instrumental versions of ‘Lady in Red’ to harder, louder sounds. Restaurant owners seem to be operating in the belief that the more background noise there is, the better business willbe. In fact, there are no statistics that actually prove that higher noise levels increase business. Some have suggested that the noise levels are against the rights ofthe individual In the UK, a website has even been set up for people to complain about the increasing use of riuzak by companies! tt seems the general public have litle choice in the matter, though. Music is being used as a means to encourage us to spend more money, although this is thought to be a total abuse of the company-customer relationship. The website allows you to vent your anger by making a quick and easy complaint. It even provides readers with alist of restaurants and cafés that promise to be muzak-less! If you find yourself driven crazy by the noise, leave a complaint and make yourself hear. ‘Most of those who hold a genuine hatred for muzak tend avoid going to the shops where itis played. But, it's not enough to stay away! If they do this, their voice is ost. If managers are ever to get the message that muzak is affecting business andl customer relations, perhaps people need to start complaining more! Helen G, London, says, “Our worst experience was in a large computer store. We asked two or three assistant if they could tur down the music down as we were having trouble thinking straight but they were either indifferent or said they were unable to help. On the way out, we spoke to the manager who said it couldn't be tured off. informed him that we had come with £2,000 to spend on computer equipment, but couldn't bear to stay any longer because of the noise level. He immediately told us to wait while he rushed to tum it off, Of course we didn’t wait, we took our business elsewhere!” Whatever happened to shopping or socialising in peace? Silence in public places seems to be somewhat unacceptable these days. Life shouldn't be like a library reading room, but our right to silence is something we need to insist on as we should be allowed to have a certain evel of peace and quiet in our lives.of any ea site You are going to read an extract from an article 8 What s the writer's general attitude inthe passage?” about muzak. For questions 1-8, choose the ‘A. Restaurants are exploiting customers far too answer (A, B, Cor D) which you think fits best much. according to the text. B People need to express their views on background music more openly What does ‘they’ inline 8 refer to? The volume of muzak is affecting those with A researchers hearing problems. people who dishike muzak D. People are becoming more vocal about their 33% of the general public dislike for background musi D_ 36% of the general public 118 How are the following comments related to the text? How far do you agree with them? Discuss in pairs. ‘The writer seems to think that ‘A many patients in hospitals are being denied it’s quite acceptable to choose to have peace ‘with people who complain about it!” and quiet + “Ivote with my fet and walkout of large shops. D_ its quite acceptable to have music in public distike having to listen to colourless tunes." places + "You cant possibly ket. e's unimited noise pallition'” What ha the witer noticed about restaurant 1th uty of the mak they use has = tstening improved They ae increasingly woried about the rights of the individual Alte speakers wilbe king bout aspecs ofthe same theme so listen for key words which wil help you link particular speaker toa particular satement, © They think that muzak improves business for their restaurants D_ They have started to choose muzak with harder ‘sounds. 19. Youwill hear five people talking about their ‘Why has a special internet site been set up? daily routines. in pairs, look at the statements A. to ease the process of complaining ‘ACE and try to predict why these thangs, 1B fo gle ciseomers iets of good resesurints happened to encourage customers to shop more often D_ to demand the increase of the use of muzak = Perhaps ths person didnt eat anything because she was ‘overloaded with work. When does the writer think managers will Become ‘more aware ofthe problem? (For Questions 1-5, choose from thelist A -F ‘A. when thereat larger numbers of customers 1 ak apace Seg ag Wed B_ when they start losing customers Use the letters only once. There is one extra © when customers start complaining letter that you do not need to use. D_ when customers stay away ftom their businesses Tiss ee ean ra ‘A This person tooka diferent Speaker 1 [] . route to work. SS a ein B This person didnot gohome Speaker 2 [1] eee in the evening € she ache thet Tspusongotwpent, —speter3 she had things to do elsewhere Pa pera ‘gone to the office. ‘Speaker 4] What does the writer miss? E This person missed the bus. A. going shopping F This person didn't eat Speaker 5 C] B socialising with friends anything C going to the library 'D shenau fy pubic laces 20 Has anything strange/out of the ordinary ever happened to you while going to schoolcollege/ work? Tell your partner about it. 49© speaking express your opinions on the topic ‘Remember tha the other candids i oto compedto, so try to share and exchange information without rmonopolsing the discussion. aspects of modern life. Fist talk to each other about how these aspects have changed over time. Then, choose the two items you think have changed the most. 21 @ Below are some . In pairs, ask each other Geers AaB aalacwe te toloning questions: 1 What type of leisure activities are mast popular in . your country? 2 What do you think life would be like without 2 televisionmabile phonestcomputers? 3 Would you prefer to lve in the past or today? Wry (nov? Do you like going to parties? Why (not)? 5. Do you think young people today are too concerned withthe way they ook? Why (not)? 50 (G,) listen to two candidates doing the speaking tasks above and decide which one AB ‘© expresses higher opinion more conectly. * interrupts the other candidate in {an impolite way. S communication * Talking on the phone 22 @ Lookat the useful language boxes and decide which phrases are formal/informal. Calling Hi, is... there? Hello, carvcould | speak to Could you tel him ... called. (Oh, sorry to disturbvoothermhave disturbed/nave bothered you. please? ‘Answering the phone Can | takey Would you ike to leave a message? Could you speak up, please? It's a bad line May ask who's caling? Hold on. I'l get him for you now. \'m afraid you've got the wrong number. There's ro... here. b. Read the dialogues and fill in the missing parts using words and phrases from the language boxes. 1. A: Hello. Could I speak to Catherine, please? B There's no Catherine here. i is B: Good-bye. A: Good-bye Hello. Could | speak to Colin, please? Colin srt in at the moment. 2 Joan called. Joan? Yes, of course. A 8 A Yes, please. 8 A: Thanks. Bye. In pairs, act out similar exchanges for the following situations: * Youwant to speak to your friend but the line is bad * You want to speak to a colleague but he's not in his office. * You want to speak to your boss but you've got the wrong number. eresle. bad. ot in the Writing Skills For Discursive Writing (articles, letters, emails, compositions) * Techniques for beginning & ending 23 a. Read the following rubrics and decide which of the beginnings (1-4) were written for each rubric ‘Then, in pairs, discuss how similar different they ate, Which one is inappropriate? Why? Last week your class carried out @ questionnaire fon the popularity of fast food restaurants amongst students. Your teacher has now asked you to use the results to write a composition on the advantages and disadvantages of such restaurants You recently had a discussion in class on modern methods of shopping. Your teacher then gave you an essay for homework on the pros and cons of large, indoor shopping centres. [1 tn recent years, the number of youngsters eating out rather than having home-cooked ‘meals has risen considerably. Many claim that this is due to the fact that family members now have very separate lifestyles and so youngsters often have to take care lf themselves and so choose the quickest solution. [En the past, people tended to shop at small, local, family businesses. There, they would be sure to have a welcome smile and some local gossip as they spent half an hour doing their daily shopping. As time passed and more and more women spent longer hours in the workplace, methods of shopping also changed. [ZL Net very long ago, it would have been Lnheard of for any member to be missing from the family table at mealtimes. It was traditional for the whole famiy to be ‘together for meals with father seated at the ‘top of the table. Unfortunately, lifestyles have changed dramatically and it now seems more popular to have meals separately at different times and in diferent places. [ZL in my opinion, there are so many methods ‘of shopping that probably large, indoor shopping centres are the best. There are, of ‘course, pros and cons to these places, which | will now describe, 24 b. Put these jumbled sentences inthe correct order ‘0 form appropriate endings for the rubrics in Ex. 23a. Underline the words that helped you. ‘A [1lThe reason for this is that they have already begun to make thelr menus better due to healthier dit trends Din conclusion, these eating places will, no doubt, be popular for many years to B [This is due to the fact that areas outside large cities are becoming more popular as 2 variety of shopping can be done under cone roof At things considered, it seems that in the future there will be even more of these huge shopping centres. ‘Read the rubric and write an appropriate beginning and ending As a class, you recently attended a seminar on diferent forms of entertainment. Your teacher has now asked you to write an essay on the arguments for and against watching DVDs at home * Linking Words & Useful Language Cross out the word/phrase which does not fit the sentence. 1 For example/Such as/As a result, we can now send and receive messages in 8 matter of seconds. One point in favour of/against/in particular of rmuzak is that it can sometimes make shopping more of ajpleasure There are those who argue/feel/are against that large, indoor shopping centres are much more convenient. Despite/Besides/However, it can cause people to feel inferior In addition/an additional/Anether advantage ‘would be that of reducing levels of crime in those Some people feel that it is yet/stilvactually possible to change your lifestyle completely, even ata late age. Since/Even though/Due to the fact that television generally tends to have scenes of violence, parents Find themselves limiting younger children’s viewing. However/Although/Nevertheless, people to overspend one of the drawbacks is that credit cards can often encourage= Topic sentences & Supporting sentences 25. @ Look at the list of topics below and match the suggested arguments to their justifications. Then expand them to form complete sentences, using appropriate linking words and phrases. To begin with, muzakcan sometimes create a pleasant atmosphere and better mood, Asa result itcan encourage contented customers tobuymore Sos eases oo craraaes eee Ia] can encourage contented customers to buy 2 can offen be loud and repetitive CIB] shopping without music can be rather dull ZTE] customers may get irtated when they hear the 3_ is better than silence same song 35 timev/may ust leave the shop ee ee ES eet ueaes —— 1_means having good quality product ? 2 [LIa) many people wear similar styles (CIB) clothing lasts longer ian others wn give the impression of being better than ot Loe CIE] may create competition e.g, teenagers 3 can create uniformity 7 Ty - LEE eae 1_means cheaper tickets [Cs] is es comfortable CB) is not particularly convenient e.g. time/destination 2_ means less space between seats -B) wh na 3 means using less popular airports In paits, choose one of the above topics and think of one more arqumentjustification. In pairs discuss which argument each person is 26 a. Match the topics (1-4) to the arguments justifying and say whether you agree with them suggested (A-D) or not. _—— GD alife of work / We risk becoming, ra Many people living in city (2D city ving ff wawahcace areas sufer from poverty and [EL being wealthy [—preoaingtor | ( unemployment, both of which [aL] text messages seroushaath helo to increase the levels of probersiater _-\,\. times those same people try NS aire \\ te sui ona bas A itis a fact of life that being extremely y wealthy can certainly lead to various problems. B One argument against cty living these days isthe level of violence € Advertising tends to suggest that texting is certainly @ more convenient way of communicating D_Ithas often been suggested that we should work to live, rather than live to work 52. 23The main advantage of \. sending text messages is that they are much cheaper than regular phone call Another point in their favour | that they are immediate / Boas tcsinapesityis wait for someone to actualy answer the phone. Take, for example, famous stars ving { inweatty satus who \ avotertiewtiisot | burgln, despite having high levels of security at / around them * Main Body Paragraphs 27 Read the following topic sentence from a main body paragraph of an article on tourism, and decide is which ofthe fllowing sentences could be used to continue the paragraph and in what order. ‘To begin with, the advantages of tourism cannot be denied. a Clone of the main points in favour is that it creates obs. b CJ An additional advantage is that it helps people become more open-minded as it brings them into contact with people from other cultures Lin particular, in places where there is no other source of income for the locals, the tourist industry can sole many problems 4. CAI things considered, tourism can be a mised blessing depending on how much each country allows it to develop > @ Ci For instance it may help to cause a great deal ‘of damage to the environment 28 @ Inpairs, match the following arguments (1-4) ‘with their justifications (A-D) and arrange them to complete two main body paragraphs using appropriate linking words/phrases. [1D ability to enjoy 2 high standard of living can afford not to work and enjoy leisure time (S] may become spoil/greedy [aT] may have difficulty in deciding who are real friends ‘A. No matter who was pleasant and helpful, you would never really know whether it was genuine or just out of selFinterest on ther part. Bt allows you freedom to do what you want when you want, about having to be in time for your job every worrying morning, © It enables you to live in an expensive the right part of town, as well as have the best quality cars and the latest fashions. D This can lead to increased consumerism, 3s wealthy people tend to be unsatisfied with What they have and always want more and a b. Look at Ex. 26a (1-4) and decide which topic the above paragraphs relate to. Now write an appropriate beginning/ending, 29. Read the rubric and, in pais, brainstorm ideas that ‘ould be included. Then, write an essay of between 120 and 180 words. As partofa class project, your teacher has asked you to write an essay on the positive and negative aspects of tourism in your country 53D Language Focus 41a Use the words in thelist to complete the spidergram below. * charter «island » agency * brochure * departure silage * area * cheques + carriage * resort holiday + car 3 Complete each sentence using the word in brackets GOING OW : a5 wel as ideas of your own 1 ow broke down on the motorway (en-route) 2 When the car fery blasted its horn vat ‘raveling companion (get going) 3. We wanted to follow a different route so we travel Caan y decided to (go via) 4. Wehad to wat for ws hous before Zv wales (board) potas. 5 Bue toheary wai (reat) sit vane Comet the word bol by replacing it with an a aways Gre asin teenie, ‘travelling M5 N a fey remote ‘tropical BRITISH AIRWAYS: aia che: FIRST-CLASS CUSTOMERS destination 7 g “PASSENGERS. j= Ss Eon Hn. customs fea i seaside ‘mountain Refreshments | ice tea NOTHING eral water ene . You're planning a summer holiday. In pairs, use ae as much of the above vocabulary as possible to discuss what you willshould do. You can start Tine __Destaton Taino Staton a MOUNTAN View 300 london 10 s ike this: B88 NO ROOMS 930 Simran 37 10 A: Well, | think we should go to a travel agency fist 45 fdnbugh 46 ‘ ‘and look at some travel brochures, @ umerick: B: That's @ good idea. Maybe we'll find 2 cheep Altemative road package holiday. fist turn let (5) __cAuTiO: ms Unettended handbags 51 2. _ Use the words in the list to explain what the road | —uisoe Gein 215 _doxked signs mean, (OA 103_Athens 21.45 ayes + motorway * lane « level crossing * deadvend * diversion b. Where could each one of the above be seen? 54 “ap5 ts ) 6 ) ) ) 7) Circle the correct item. 1. Someone ...... at the door of my hotel room last right by mistake. A hit B struck C knocked D beat 2. This kind of adventure holiday ..... to younger people A appeals B pulls C attracts D_ grasps 3 We are....... to Cardiff via Bristol because of the beautiful scenery A setting © heading B going D passing 4 The ship will... sal from Dover on Friday at 6 o'deck in the moming A set B put C place Day 5 Tiavd......can sometimes be misleading; they make places look more attractive than they really are. A prospectuses © leafiets B_ pamphlets D_ brochures Rewrite the sentences using the phrasal verb in brackets in the correct form. 1 We were delayed at the airport so we missed our flight connection. (hold up) 2 | tok her othe bus station stand then | did my shopping. ee of) 3. We decided to leave bright and early to avoid the rush hour taf. (et of) 4 The hikes mace ther way to the nearest vilage, 25 it was geting dark (head for) 5. As the plane let the ground | suddely felt afraid (take off) 6 Thevan driver reduced his speed as he reached the town centre. (slow down) S conversational Grammar 7 Circle the correct item. 1. "Do need a vaccination to go to Hawaii?" I'm not sure. YoU... ask your doctor.” ‘A ought B should C will D need 2. “Are you going on holiday by yourself?’ 'No, Janet on. to come with me. A will plan plan B planned D is planning 3. “You ...... go to the beach ifyou have a cold.” You're right. | think I'l stay at home today, A couldn't © won't B shouldn't D mayor 4 “Will you be taking your mobile phone with you?” "Oh, yes. just can't do... A without © with B away with D over 5 “Did you enjoy your holiday in Madi?” “Yes, but| prefer Paris... Madrid” A rather B from = to. than 6 "Did you find the brochures you were looking for?” “No. They ..... none lft A had © hadn't B were D weren't 7 *Can anyone go on the skiing trp?” “Yes, but they... over sixteen. A. must be C willbe B could be D canbe 8 “"Vve never been to France. Have you?” 465, [ann there fora few days last year A. was going have been B went D have gone 9. “This area isn't very touristy; | think you .... be able to find a hotel room easily.” hope so.” A could 10" | have a look at the menu, please?’ "Of course. Here you are." A Must B Should B should = may D must € Can D Will Sy English in Use 8 _Youare going to Portugal on holiday and are tying to decide on accommodation. In pairs, look at the pictures and speculate Using the modals in the list and the prompts, as well as ideas of your own. ‘must «may could # can't expensive - The hotel must be expensive, dose to the ea The vila maybe cose tothe sea. ‘rondedin summer ~The campsite could be crowded in summer. + cheaplerpensive + fll of tourists + farfrom civilisation * very noisy/quiet at right + inthe middle ofa» rather uncomfortable forest ‘© nice and cool inside + very peaceful 35:10 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one and includes the word given. Use between two and five words. 1 The ast time | saw Paul was yesterday, since | yesterday 2. He forgot to hand in his application form so he didn’t receive a new passport, result He forgot to hand in his application form he didn't receive a new passport 3 Its very important to remember to take insect repellent rot You insect repellent 4 Are you likely to come visit us again soon? chance Is there ‘again soon? 5. Melissa apologised for causing 2 delay at the check-in desk. sory Melissa for causing a delay at the check-in desk. 6 You might get tired on the mountain hike so take this energy drink with you. case Take this energy drink with you tired on the hike 7. can't decide where to go on holiday this summer. mind Ican't where to go on holiday this summer. 8 They enjoyed themselves a lt at the Rio Carnival time They at the Rio Carnival 9 The flight attendants will check your seatbelts are fastened, be Your seatbelts flight attendant. 10 Ifitweren’t snowing, we could go on the piste. stop I wish s0 we could go on the piste. Fillin the gap in each sentence with the word which best fits the gap. 1. Get plenty of sleep because we leaving early tomorrow morning 2 That's the man stole my purse! 3 diy lothes are these left on the floor? ai Join you depending on hew much homework | get done, 5. I'mnotsure we should be doing this 6 twas {a shame that italy lost the World Cup Final 7 til have two apples and orange, please, 8 The pupil a very interesting suggestion tohis teacher | Revision Box 1 41 Filin the missing word 1. They say that travel broadens the because you experience other people and cultures. 2 We should... going; it's getting late 3 We «. Off for London very early in the morning, so we arived before nightfall A Passengers con turn off their mobile phones before take-off. 5 Hecant. her fiancé! He's much too young! 6 The reason we like this beach is that i's the beaten track: nobody else knows about it 7 You ‘not have ary problem finding the book: its in all the bookshops. 8 Helen will me up from the airport because I'll have alot of luggage. 9 I'msorry, but you svn Park your car here 10 Weleft our bikes atthe bottom of the steep mountain ‘tack and continued our journey fect. 12 Circle the correct item. 1. During our holiday in Egypt, we went on a 10-day down the River Nie. A. excursion © stopover B cise D stay 2. 'm not sure about going there on horseback. it be such a good idea, A mightn't mustn't B shouldn't D couldn't 3 When we were on holiday last year, the ‘people didn’t seem to like tourists at al: they never ‘once smiled at us. A. interesting © national B friendly D local 4. Where did | put that travel guide? It... be here somewhere! A could B con C must D may 5 | was so late when | arrived at the airport that 1 ‘the piane almost immediately. A entered B reached C boarded D got 6 You play the radio so loud! The other passengers are trying to sleep! A. shouldn't © mightn’t B needn't D couldn't 7 I wouldn't go too near that snake if | were you: a snake bite .... be very dangerous. ‘A must B oughtto C should D can 8 The holiday home we rented for the summer was right... the coast: we could see the sea from our bedroom window. Ain of Cat Donhe vs. vo! ‘ain cay “tt ever nay hat | yet sther 13 filintheconet word devs fom ltiple Choice Cloze the word in bold. Sean che texe 414, For questions 1-12, read the text below firs tis imporane 1 There were no at the ‘and decide which answer (A,B, Cor D) to be friar with the hotel so he had to sleep in the car best fits each gap. There is an example at__ whole text before answering questions. VACANT the beginning (0) aa apa a eH 00 Conquering the GREAT WILL souvenirs; these ones were quite EXPENSIVE 3. The beds in the hotel were “The Great Wal of China or The Long Wall of 10,000 Li'ssitis 0) known tothe but the rooms were | Chinese isthe longest 1)... structure on earth. Altbough no accurate 2)... has tiny. COMFORT ever been taken itis 3)... to stretch to over 640 kilometres. The wall was bil, a: Ontiee ‘at the resort. [py and rebuilt, between the Sth century BC and the 16th century AD in order to they were met by a guide. ARRIVE fy) Protect the ancient Chinese Empire. 4)... bricks were irs wsed, the wall was built with wood, stones and earth, However, during the 8)... of the famous Ming ‘Dynasty architects realised that using bricks speeded up the building process. 5 The hotel and its crounds covered an area. EXTEND are Oe ib ver sine it's 6)... the wall bas served as a Chinese landmark. tn 1987 Pe UNESCO 7)... is importance and made it a Work Heritage Stand 8)... it Tc bell algal vs voted intone ofthe ‘New Seven Wonders of the World by over 10 milion 7 The airport lounge wes people workdwide! Nowadays, the Great Wall is one of China's major 9) attractions. Chairman Mao once commented, “You're nota rel man until you've 10... the Great Wall!” Since then adrenalin junkies and charity volunteers have ‘queued up to meet his 11)... Many adventurers have sought to test their physical full of excited tourists. DEPART 8 We were given 2 wonderful ‘of continental food pr 12) ......om this “hike of a lifetime’, The journey is said to be exhausting but life- D open cloze 1A bee 8 Porc Prevouy —D Peedng wine tacip een 7 Seemed $ oleces ¢ wash rl one ore i sect hga pk These 1 2) 9 A foreigner B tourist C traveller D voyager ‘example at the beginning (0). 10 A mounted B topped C scaled D risen Contrary to what 0) some believe, fight atendarts are not ‘gloiied walresses in the sy’ Infact, being a fight attendant i 1) ‘exctng job. Ther duties include ‘welcoming passengers on board the plane, as wel!2) ‘making sure everybody 1s safely in thelt 9. HE 3) nnn She fs responsible for making sure the smooth running of things 4) the fight In addon 6) this, they serve and ‘assist ravellers and make sales announcements concerning tx-ee products ‘Aight attendant’s main function isto ensure safety on the plane. Before passengers board, they have to check the various ‘machines and devices in the cabin. Nothing 6) escape thei attention: nterphones,ighting,lejackets, everything must be in working order. 7) in the air, they have to ensure passengers respect safety requtions and the attendants demonstrate ite saving equipment or them, too. 3 to ther care, the ourey seems 8) ‘more pleasant for nervous travellers. The attendants also distribute ‘meals and crinks and are always on call for those who need their services. Fight attendants work 10) Tong hours, perhaps 11) PO NOUS In 20 dS! 12) nuns thOught that this jo was ‘plane’ must nave their headin the clouds! BeD Reading 16 Rearrange the @....-.. missing sentences and words below to then go on to read the text. form the tle of This wil ep you find what . the text. youre looking for ° Waters ¢ Wonders e Magical » Work | ¢ Which bb. Read the first and last paragraphs of the text. ‘What do you think it is about? Scan the text and see if your guesses were correct. © You are going to read an article about alternative tourism. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7). ‘There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. A. This alone accounts for 65% of Iceland's entire tourism market. B_ The water has beneficial effects on all skin types. and can even help those with the most sensitive skin C Its fully committed to the development of health-related tourism services. Dts source is 2,000 metres below the water's surface E1994 was a prosperous year for Blue Lagoon They are very effective and worth that “ttle extra’ that you'll have to spend, G There are plans to open a low-budget ‘Blue Lagoon Hotel. HH Many people remained sceptical until the results ‘were released. 3. Suggest two different titles for the text. . Use the words in bold to make pairs of synonyms. In pairs, make a poster advertising the Blue Lagoon 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Health tourism is here to stay. Over time, it has ‘established itself throughout the world as a multi- million pound industry. The interest in ‘healthy holidays’ has risen dramatically in recent years and shows no sign of slowing down! We recently had the opportunity to taste the pleasures of one such destination... The Blue Lagoon Company was founded in Iceland in 1992. 1) sue Their people have worked hard to create an environmental feature that ean be anything the visitor wants it to be. For the family, it can be a fun day out; for the businessman, a smart conference centre, Whether you want a poolside party or a place to relax, it's certainly a place to let your cares float away. ‘The business itself consists of three separate areas of activity. First of all, there is the world famous ‘Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa’, which is cone of Iceland’s most unique and popular tourist attractions. 2)... Then there is ‘Blue Lagoon International’ which has the sole focus of marketing healthcare products made with natural ingredients found in the local area. And last but not least is the natural, geothermal treatment centre where a wide variety of therapies are available. Back in 1981, people started using the Blue Lagoon. These people slowly noticed an improvement with their skin after spending time bathing and covering themselves in mud. Six years later, the first bathing facilities were opened. Seven years after that, the treatment centre was officially accepted by the Icelandic Health Organisation. 3) ....0e Due to increasing numbers of visitors and demand for their products, facilities were expanded and the company launched its own skincare range. Today there are many services and products for the buyer to choose from. Iceland’s sub-Arctic location, with its contrast of pure ice sheets and volcanic activity, makes it a unique, natural tourist attraction, The Blue Lagoon is a pool of geothermal seawater in theate nid rst of ral but ent flue an Six ent die ing reir cof ita sue the 50 60 i) middle of an area surrounded by lava. 4) ‘As the water travels up through the lava, a mixture of sea and fresh water goes through a series of changes, finally leaving behind the mud that only voleanic areas are famous for. Much research has been carried out on the Blue Lagoon to find out more about its therapeutic OWES. §) suns The first studies concluded that the waters were effective, while a further study from 1992-1993 allowed researchers to prove that regular bathing in the lagoon is an efficient therapy. ‘The lagoon's unique mineral content and ecowystem consisting of blue-green plants geothermal water, white silica mud, unpolluted surroundings and clean air all form an important part of the treatment designed according to individual needs. 6) ie ingredients. have the effect of cleansing, softening, balancing, energising and protecting, Developments in technology have allowed the people at Blue Lagoon to reach the geothermal seawater and capture its natural ingredients so they can be used in their unique skincare line ‘The products do wonders for your skin, keeping it clear and smooth. 7) wwe Make sure you stock up and take a piece of this wonderful healthy holiday’ home with you! > Listening 18 @ Read the You are going questions andthe to hear people ‘options carefully and talking in eight image watt : stanton the speaker() eae might bein. Think of siuations, vocabulary you mighe hea. In pairs, before you listen, choose three questions and for each one make, alist of words you might hear. ‘Now listen and circle the correct answer, A, B or. You hear part of an interview on the radio. What is the man's job? A asaferi guide Ba game park warden © ahunter You are listening to a holiday advertisement. Whereis the Biue Sky hotel? ‘A ona desert isiand Bin the quiet countryside © ina popular resort You hear a couple talking at the airport. How is ‘the woman feeling? A anxious B angy © concerned You are listening to part ofa radio phone-in. What does the man think Rachel should do? A goon holiday with her daughter forbid her daughter to go on holiday alone allow her daughter to go away ‘A woman is phoning a travel agent. What does she intend to do? A book an excursion B travelabroad © arrange a boat trip Listen to a woman talking to a colleague. What is she complaining about? A. the topical island B thehotel food © holidaying abroad ‘A manis speaking to a customer in a shop. What does he want him/her to do? A. buy one of his products B try out something new answer some questions Listen to a woman planning a trip. When will she probably go away? A. in June B in July © in August 59"S) speaking {ten ot ants din the spans ‘ task and decide which one x A 8B + ses modal verbs to express A Revie modal verbs. Make sure you know oxobabilty / possbity tow to use them fo express: + covers the fist part ofthe task “robin eg karte only ee ee + sesning dies ope lock hop. They must be hovgo god tne. Tey must be @ sud, oe Communication Li * Making reservations 19 & Look atthe to photographs CANIS — 2g a, Read the dlogues What do they have in 2 below showing people on ‘tnt Ra tay aE different types of holiday. Student A, compare the two pictures, saying which ofthe two 1A: Hello, The Jade Elephant foley you Well spepert a omental wii Br Hello, ke to book a table fortwo for Friday hasn't been on a break for a while evening A Friday? What time? . 8: Wel, around 8:00... 8:30 'A: Smoking or non-smoking? B: Nonsmoking ‘A: Hmmm, can ahve you a table for 900, That’ the nearest we have. 8: 9:00? Mmmm... ight, take it And your name, Sit? Adamson, A-D-A-M-S-ON, ee 2. > Good morning, Randolph Hotel 8: Good morning. keto make a reservation for next week. A single room ‘two holidays would you prefer to go on? B: The fifteenth to the seventeenth. That's three rights A: Justlet me check... yes, we have a room for . Student 8, the photographs Gees these nights. below show different ways 8: Good, Has it got a bath anda television? ‘of going places. Compare the photographs, A: Yes. saying what you would find pleasant or 8: That's fine, then. How muctrwilit be? unpleasant about both forms of transport. ‘One hundred and eighty pounds, including breakfast. Could you give me your name and creditcard details, please? '. Look at the notes below and, in paits, use the information to act out complete dialogues. 4. student A wich of these Caen AD forms of transport do you prefer to use? 60SD writing skills (Narratives |) * Setting the scene To set the scene of a story you need to close your eyes ‘and imagine when and where the story takes place. Picture the main characters in the story, where they are, what they are doing, what they can see, hear, etc. Towards the end of your introduction, give your reader 2 small taste of what is going to happen. 211 Complete the beginning of a story with words and phrases from the list. ‘loaded * strangest + clear » eager | ‘rac «gee twas the fist day of my holiday and | was feeling on top of the world! | was standing ‘on the balcony of our hotel room and I could hear the 1) sound of the ‘waves and smell the salt in the beautiful, 2) ait. "Come on, Harry!" | heard my friend's loud, 3) voice, "We should get going.” "This is going tobe ad). ‘two weeks!" 1 ‘thought as fwas picking up my 5) . rucksack. “How could anything possibly go wrong?” Wel, what you are about to read answers the question inthe 6) . of ways. . What information is given in the introduction? Which of the following techniques have been used? Give examples. + using your senses + using direct speech + asking a hetorical question + addressing the reader directly + referring to your feelingstmoods + describing people's reactions to the events developed in the story . For what other reasons is this beginning interesting? Can you imagine what happened in the story and how it ended? 22 + 23 Read the rubric below. What kind of story should you write? (Ist / 3rd person narrative) What could the story be about? ‘A young people's magazine is holding a short story competition and you have decided to enter. ‘The story must begin with these words: "Stephen looked at the palm tees and lt out a deep sigh of ‘happiness bb. Look at the picture and using the words and phrases in the list, write a suitable beginning for the story. Blue sea ‘Incredible waves * Bright sunshine ‘Palm trees '* Smooth yellow sand * SurfersSurfing + Surfboards) + Swimming + Bxcited + Time Words & Phrases Complete the two short paragraphs below with appropriate time words and phrases from the lists. ‘after awhile * eventually © after ‘at first © at that moment » | didn’t know where | was. ‘The taxi had left me in the middle of nowhere and | couldn't see a thing. 2) 1 felt very lost and afraid and couldn't move a muscle. 3) . however, | made an effort and started walking. It was 4) an hour or so that | 5) light in the distance.* suddenly « before + first. * meanwhile 8 Tom decided to light a fire. | Tht way, at least they woud have some hes | leaving his hovse for the airport, he had checked that there was a large box lof matches in his rucksack. 8) Harry looked around for firewood and anything else that would burn. 9) they both heard something moving quietly in the bushes. *Tenses 24 @ Underline the correct tense form. The Coopers 1) satéwere sitting on the deck in the sunshine and 2) were really enjoying/had really enjoyed the cruise in the Mediterranean, "I know you 3) don't like/didn't ike the idea at frst," Mr Cooper 4) had said/said to his wife. “If 5)Ihadn’t encouraged/wasn't encouraging you to read ‘more about it, we wouldn't 6) have had/be having such 2 {good time right now." Mrs Cooper 7)is smiling/smiled. She 8) had knownvknew that the crise 9) had been/was her ides since she 10) iswas the one to bring the brochures home. b. fill in the correct tense form of the verb in brackets When we 1) resort, I couldn't believe my eyes. It2) (seem) to be on top of the water. The travel agent (arrive) at the holiday 3) (Cell us that it 4) (be) close to the sea, but this 5) (be) incredible! While | 6) (pay) the water tani, Sarah 7) (take) a closer look. "Ah, | sel” she 8) (say), “itis built on a very small island, That's why it 9) (look) as i it 10) float)" * Endings 25. Thebbeginnings and endings below have been mismatched, Rearrange them appropriately. [HL susen and Henry were on thelr way to the Aiport. They were both feeing very excited. It wasn't every day you were setting off on an adventure holiday in the Andes. Suddenly, Henry gasped and sid, “Oh nol Ive forgotten my camera!” Susan looked at her watch. “Let's go back. IF we hurry, m sure we'll make it to the airport justin time.* [B] We sat on the deck of the lifeboat and looked at each other. We were too exhausted to say anything. When that huge black shape loomed up out of the darkness, | felt only terror and could not move. We were booth very lucky that the shark had not been feeling hungry that day [ZI] Hush was feeling on top of the wold. Finally, here he was, on a cing holiday in Holland! With a sense Cf great satsfation and contentment, he watched the flat, flat, Dutch countryside fash by. Suddenly, he felt @ sharp blow to his left shoulder and he fell on the road with a heavy thud. When he came to, he saw that he was in the mast incredible place he had ever seen. [B] He looked at her, and his face was very thoughtful “Wel, all | can say's ths," he sad, “IF you hadn't persuaded me to go back for my camer, things would have been vey different. Very cferent indeed" “Yes, she said, “A matter of fe ane deat, really. We won't forget this holiday ina hurry!” I'm sure you know what it fels lke to be really ‘anxious. That's how | felt looking at our diving equipment carefully arranged beside us. Although we had been told what to do and how to deal with any emergencies, we sill felt uneasy, Finally, the boat stopped. "This is where you're going in," our instructor sai. | looked down into the inky biue water Did I eally want to go ahead with it? He was on the same road, He was sitting on the ground, His bicycle was a litle distance away. When he checked his rucksack, he saw that his money and his passport were stil there: nothing had been taken. He did not know how he had got there. He wasn't sure if all that had relly happened, or whether it had been a dreamb. What techniques have been used in the 27 a. In pais, choose a rubric and make an outline of endings? (se list in ex. 218) Which ending ‘the main events. Then compare it to those of makes no use of any ving techniques? your dassmates. Suggest an appropriate tile, Rewrite it to improve its style. too. Which is the most interesting one? 26 Choose one ofthe following pictures and write a Suitable beginning and ending fora story entitled: A ‘A magazine is putting together a collection of "Teas the strangest day ofmy if.” short stories by amateur writers. You want to contribute. Your story must begin with these words: “AS soon os saw the rest ofthe group atthe irpon, realised that had made a dreadful mistoke 8 You have been asked to write a story for your local youth group magazine. Your story must fend with these words: "Well" Tom thought to himself, "I may have os all my belongings, butt ast Iminone piece b. Now write your story in 120 180 words. sis TRAIN yea Station belongs to \ British RailD Language Focus Use the verbs in the lists in the correct form to complete the texts. 2 Complete the sentences choosing the correct word from each par * classical + classic 1 tsa case of exam nerves: I'm sure you'll do much better tomorrow. 2 She's an admirer of Beethoven and Mozart. In fact, she loves all music ‘historic © historical 3. Itwasa moment: the fist president of the new country was making his fist speech, 4 She loves reading about the past and she Particularly loves reading novels * power * strength 5 When you become 2 government minister, you have alot of 6 can't lift this case: haven't got the 3. Choose the correct response. 1. A: The deadline for the project is tomorrow! 8: a Oh, it's under control! b_ Oh, ve lost control! 2 A: Its great to see all our class again, after al these years! 8: a Yes, it’s important to move with the times. Yes, it’s just lke old times 3. A: Did you hear about the demonstration? B: a. Yes, the whole thing got out of control! b Not really It was beyond my control 4 A: Does she ever stop talking? She feels like talking at times. I know! She talks all the time! 64 Asterix and Obelix go to Britain to help the British magic liquid. However, this is stolen, and they don’t know how they Roman armies.Asteri« finds another magic liqud (called tea!) and, helped by this, hey manage to The year is 50 BC. The Romans have » Gaul, but they sell haven't managed to gain control over all of the country. There is one small village that hasn't 2) w= yet. This is. where Asterix lives. The Romans cannot 3). this village because the villagers all drink a magic liquid. The Romans the village and capture Getafic (who but Asterix and Obelix come to the rescue ~-the Romans. They bring with them lots of 9 ‘homselves against the ‘the Romans. 4 Filin the words from the lis. ‘forces * peace 1. I know it's not a fantastic piece of work, but you should give her for what she's done. 2A treaty to mark the end of a war is usually signed in a neutral country 3 When you mention Christopher Columbus, the word “America” immediately comes to 4 Every country should support nuclear 5 In many countries, young people like to make @ career in the armed 6 its the fist play of this amateur theatre group. \Why have you got such a critical a 5 Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences. ‘* mind + disarmament + attitude * creait | A [LLMs smith took over the history class [ZL] she felt obliged to carryout the orders [5TJ The plan to blow up the bridge FEIJA bomb went off just before [51J he union helped bring about change [6 They tried to back out of the deal Many of the football fans were beaten up 8 the embassy opened to the publi when their team won the match. when the former teacher retired when they realised what was involved. even though she disapproved of them. failed and the batle was lost. by putting pressure on the management. a b d f aOSS Oe ser eee you end G _Undertine the correct ter. 11 My father has a copy of the complete works! pieces/writings/products of Wordsworth 2 There's no exactiprecise/distinct/particular period of history that | am interested in. 3. The city of York is soaked/drowned/steeped buried in history. 4. The castle was captured by powerlstrength/force/ ‘energy. 5 There isn't a grainverumbyspeck/spot of truth in the story about the house being haunted. 7 Gircle the correct item. 1. The town's history can be Roman times, A wacked 8 traced back to © followed D found 2° Marie and Pierre Curie changed the a... OF history A couse B route C road =D way 3 history, different nations have fought ‘one another for various reasons, A Through © Allthrough B Throughout Right through 4 George Lucas history with his film Star Wass A set B fixed € done D_ made © Conversational Grammar Circle the correct item. 1. "Do you know why she didn't come on the excursion?” She... something better to do.* A rust have © must have had B had had was having 2. “Iwonder why they alt phone you back.” Maybe they nnn MY Message.” A weren't getting © hadn't got B haven't been getting —-—D_ didn't get 3. "Did you go to the library today?” “No. | bought the book so | to.g0." A. needn't have © needn't B haven't needed D didn’t need 4 "Was Mandy at the party? ‘She was but she aly.” A left © hasleft B was leaving D hadiet 5) "Can linvte a friend for dinner?" YOU Fealy non t0 ask your mother.” A must © need B should D ought 6 "Who will get your job when you leave’ "think Jane will, when I'm gone.” A carryout © carry over B take over D takeon 7 "What did you think of Pavarotti performance?” “Oh, | think he's the greatest singer of. : A alltime © allthe time B everytime D the times 8 “Have you been to the new History Museum yet?” “Yes, there last week." ‘A had gone have gone B was going D went 9. “Hes really too busy to take on the work.” “That's true but he CANE enn ROW!" A back away © back out B_ back over D back up. 10 “I'm looking forward to retiring.” ce fOF AO years, you deserve it.” After working D_ with working A. Since working B Having been working S English in Use 9 10 Fil in the gap in each sentence with the word which best fits the gap. ' 1 Several proposals have been the chairman 2. would love to learn chocolate cake, 3. By ths time tomorrow, my parents be con the plane 4 saosin Me Says, he won't believe him. 5 Canyou help me put up this picture you leave? 6 He's morelike his mother 7 He told me that he but he decided to forgive het. forward by to make a his father very angry with her {In pars, use the prompts and take turns to talk ‘about things that you needn't have done or didnt reed todo, asin the examples. « make dinner » take the car + book tickets forthe concert + leave early for the appointment ‘A: Ineedn'thavemade dinner lastnight. & My? ‘A: Wel, weall went outtoarestaurantin the end. A: Ididn'tneed to make dinner lastnight. B Why? ‘A: Because wehadateady onanged to gotoa restaurant 6511 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one and includes the word given. Use between two and five words, 1. can’t decide what to write my history project on. ‘mind leant what to write my history project on. 2. They can’t have known about the disease back in ‘those days. sure Im, = sommes BOUL te SEBS in those days 3. It's almost certain that they didn’t recognise me from across the street. have They seven fOM ACTOS the sre. 4 He really should have come camping with us; its ‘wonderful here. ‘ pity its come camping with us; it's wonderful here. 5 It’s unlikely that this restaurant was Tom's choice have Tom this restaurant. 6 A doctor wil have to sign this prescription for you. have You this prescription signed by a doctor 7 Ie wasn’t necessary for the children to lie about the broken window. have The children : the broken window. 8 The ving room needs some flowers. need The living room _, some fowers. 9 | didn’t have the chance to visit Cardiff Castle while | ‘was in Wales. ‘opportunity | - a Cardiff Caste while Iwas in Wales. 10 'msure Matthew didn’t lase your mobile phone. have Matthew yur mobile phone. 412. Fillin the correct word derived from the word in bold. 1 He is writing a novel about nineteenth century France. HISTORY 2. Penicilin was an important to ‘medicine. CONTRIBUTE 3. A small group of for their rights. COURAGE 4. The archaeological discovery received a lot of PUBLIC 5. Most of his information was from 2 source. RELY women fought I Revision Box l 13 Flin the missing word. 1. Our neighbours are really fed up with us because ‘our burglar alarm is always going 2 We didn't need se all of the flour. 3 That terible noise hhave been thunder. 4 How she have known about it? She was out of the country atthe time. 5 The government had been in... for eight years by the time they announced the elections. 6 Pacifists from all over the area were involved a ‘the anti-nudear demonstration. 7 They were going to get married but she backed woven at the last moment. 8 Thanks, but you needn't gone to all ‘that trouble! 9 Pat have made a big effort to lose so much weight. 10. You look worse; you to have seen a doctor by now. 14 Circe the correct item. 1. People often say that they believe in something but ‘very few would be wiling to die... the cause. A from B for C by D of 2. They made a public statement, based... their findings. Aon 8 from ¢ around D with 3 After years of effort, suffragettes finally won the . tovote, A choice B ability C right —D law 4 Ws late; is... that they will be here on time. unusual © unfortunate B_ unexpected D unlikely 5 The situation was soon “the control of the police. A behind between B. beyond D beneath 6 The army was forced to due to lack of supplies. A rearrange reassure B reveat D recollect 7 The signing of the treaty was a... moment. A history C historical B historic D historically 8 We hadn't arranged to meet; it was ‘A dean B simple C dearbut their ith the the & of ance, sure D word Formation 415__Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that & Rememier that speling is very important) fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0) The Great Bath ‘One of the many 0 impressive sights in Englond is the Roman Baths in the county of Somerset. This was one of the MCSE Dann finds ever uneatthed in Britain. The Great Both was the 2 == point of the Roman bathing 3) ‘ever 2,000 years ago. It wos fed with hot water from the Socred Spring and provided a great worm swim. The ‘opportunity to enjoy a 4) bath is lined with sheets of lead ond is 16 metres in 3 _- Access is by fou steep steps that o surround the bath. This is no ordinary Roman Bath site. Even now, people benefit ftom these a spiings of hot water buiied deep beneath this now 8) city, Bath's 9 tourist 0) Roman site is one of the most popular ~ in Bitain today. D Muttiple choice cloze In order to form the word correct think about words that * drop ane (love + loving) # end in ence or - ‘ance (independence, appearance) + end in sion ‘ron (excension, promotion) + end in able oF tbl (affordable, irresistible) IMPRESS SIGNIFY CENTRE ESTABLISH Luxury DEEP ENTIRE NATURE MODERN SPOILT ATTRACT 1G Read the text below and decide which answer (A,B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). ‘The Penny Black is the name of the world’s frst postage stamp. Itwas 0) introduced in the U.K. in 1840 and is perhaps the most famous stamp ever issued. It has a 1) of the young Queen Victoria and because of its colour, and its 2) snesensnnns Of ON penny, itis known as the ‘Penny Black. a 1840, postage rates for delivery of letters in the U.K. depended on the 4) the letter had to travel ‘and the number of sheets of paper used. At that time it was not Possible to pay for your letter before you sent. The postage had to be paid by the recewver 5) . than the sender of the letter. The Penny Black changed everything: at the rate of one penny, letters that did not 6) more than half an ounce ‘could be sent to any 7) inthe UK Nowadays, Penny Black stamps are not all that rare although they are 8) regarded by stamp collectors. ‘About 68 milion of these stamps were issued 9). a 1840 and 1841, and itis thought that about 1.5 milion of these 10) today. The price of the stamp today varies according to whether ithas been used or not and its condition. A fine used copy can be bought for around £77 or less, while unused examples are quite rare and sell or £2,000 or more. To 11)... w= the U.K. for having issued the world's first postage stamp, the Universal Postal Union has made an ‘exception regarding its law that the name of the country must 12) ‘on a stamp. No Brish stamp to date has ever had the country name on it Tepry © Afounded —B imented C introduced D organised 1 Amodel —Bpicture Cstatue painting 2 Aprice ——-Bamount_ C sum D wort 3 A€atier — BFormer C Before Prewous 4 range —Blength Cspace Distance 5S Acther — Brather Cinstead further 6 Ameasue Blimit —Creach~—- Dweigh 7 Adestination B route C station —_D position 8 Agieatly —Bhighly C warmly D dearly | 9 ain B about Cetween _D among }10 Asuvve — B ine contiue Dias 11 Arespect_ —Bhonour C glory ———D fame ]12 Ashow — Bview —Cappear_ Display 6768 eis importane that you ‘take some time at the end to read the completed text co see ie makes sense En gilt PENNY 7s FARTHING The German Baron, Karl Drais von Saverbonn, invented the first bicycle at some point in the 18th century. This type of pre bicydle, known as the ‘Tunning machine, was made entirely of wood and had no 5 pedals. As you might have guessed from the name, the rider had to push his/her feet fagainst the ground to make the machin move forward. To make matters worse, there Look at the pictures and answer the ‘questions that follow. Have you ever seen a bicycle lke this before? What is it called? When do you think people used this bicycle? Do you think it was easy to ride it or not? Why? vas no tering on this typeof eyle and when 10 you wanted to tur around, you had to get off and tun the cyte in the diretion you wanted toga ‘Then, in 1861, Frenchman by the name of Pere Michaux, added pedals othe front wheels and the Boneshaker was hor, This cycle was made of ion with wooden hess The wheels had iron rims ike that of a wagon wheel. [T[_] This ike really 15, Gi shake yourbones! ‘The Penny Farthing was invented in 1871 by British engineer James Starley and Nowadays, are these bicycles to be seen only in museums? Scan the text and find ‘out which of the following sentences are true. was probly the Fist really efficient bicyle ofits ime. The cycle consisted of small rear wheel and lage front whee, turing on a simple lightweight frame wih tyres made of rubber. However, when the pedal was at is lowest pont, the rider’ eg was 20 almost straight. [2] Fortunately though, the eles quickly became available in various sizes in order oft small children and shor ads. The fist bicycle was invented in the 17th century, Here Micieixcomeun Getting onto these bicycles was no easy task, A smal step was attached itso that with the idea of a bicycle J person could move himself with one eot on the step until the speed was right before with pedals in 1861 ‘moving forward onto the saddle [3] Getting off was also tricky business as the 25 James Staley invented The J whole process had to be done again in the reverse ordert Needless to say, there were Penny Farthing in 1781 quite afew accidents before most riders mastered the art. More than 500 British {At the height of the Penny Farthing beam, over 00 British companies alone were companies were Prcssig te pc ‘producing Penny Farthing bicycles at the time, In this year's Penny Farthing race 72 teams took part. was around this time thet bieyle cubs baame opula. These clubs were forme all ver the wold and provided protection forthe 30 fiders against stagecoach owners who resented sharing the roads with tists so much thal they sometimes attacked them! Different clubs had their own particular dress code and their members would often Fide as group. Their uniform included tight iting, knee-length towsers known as “Knickerbocker and a clseiting jacket with a small collar. [5] Cub members 38 were extremely competitive and woul go out in al types of weather vo challenge cach «ther and clock up long distances an fst timex [EL] owners can sill ene their cycles in the Knutsford Great Race, which takes place in Cheshire once every decade. The latest race attracted 72 entrants, including 14 four-member relay teams and 16slo riders. The two groups faced several 40 hitches slo rides had to pace themselves ver an exhausting thre hours, while the teams had to ensure that no time was lost when changing rides The Kousord Great Rac isthe evat forthe Penny Farthing enthusiast but also provides fun forall the family. AS well talloon wars and a vintage car show Read the article about The Fenny Farthing. Seven sentences have been removed. Choose from the sentences given (AH) the one which fits each gap. There is one sentence which you do riot need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0. the race, other attractions include hot air However, no matter how popular the Penny Farthing was, or indeed stil is I ean’ se it aking part in this years Tour de France, can you?Riding them was usually. very dificult unless you were tal B_ The proud owners of the Penny were only too keen to show off their sil © These were worn with long stockings and a cap that displayed their lub badge. D_ Even today, Penny Farthings are stil popular with those people who are fortunate to own one. E The individual would then hhave to find the pedals before momentum was lost. F Inaddition to this, there was no steering on this type of bike. G Hundreds of people ‘always show up and help raise money for @ chosen charity. H. Riding a bicycle with this type of wheel made for a very rough ride indeed. dd. Label the parts of the bicycle in the picture using words from the text as well as the ones in the list below. ‘handlebar © spokes » chain + brake block « stand » crossbar €. Read the text again and, in pais, take it in turns to ask and answer questions about the Penny Farthing, D Listening leis importanc that you take some time at the end to read the ‘completed text to see if t makes sense 18 (2,) You will hear five people talking about periods of history that they study, Look at the items (A-F) and try to predict what different periods of history they mention. b. For questions 1-5, choose from the items (A-F) what points each speaker makes. Use each letter only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use. ‘A The queen was extremely popular with her Speaker 1 [7] people during ths period 8 This period of history greatly influenced modern thinking, Speaker2 [7] © This was an enormously destructive period in history People during ths period took action against speater3 unfair veatment This period saw huge changes in the way people spekera worked F Thissystem of government believed in the importance of written laws speaterS 69=) Speaking "You should try to reach agreement on your ‘cholees in che second part ofthe question. Novertheles, you thould not worry ifyou don't agree ae there en right or wrong answer. + Remember not to make your final choices t90 (quickly in his part as you mighe finish before the end of the given time period 419 @ Below are some photographs which show various ways of learning about the past. First talk to each other about how we can learn from each one, Then, choose the three most enjoyable ways to learn about the past. b. Discuss the following — @iden ABD questions. + Do you think its important to learn about the past Why (not? + Dotié you enoy lean (oot? +o you think the History we learn is alas rue? ing History in school? Why ) Listen to two candidates doing the speaking task. Which one AB + falls to develop answers? “+ tries to reach a conclusion too soon? ‘+ repeats the other candidate's ideas using the same words? ‘© ends the conversation in a suitable way? D Communication + Spreading/Reacting to rumours 20 ® Complete the dialogues using the responses in italics. What are the dialogues about? 1 A: | heard somewhere that they're going to cut down those big trees and build a big apartment block there Re Well | have it on good authority ‘Mri, Theres no smoke without re can believe it! Those res are hundreds of years old 2 A: If [tell you something, will you promise not to tell anyone else? A: Well, | saw the local house agent going into Mrs Shaw's house this morning A: Oh, | could see it coming. ‘8 Are you serous? So theyre going to sel afterall these years! b Youcan rustmel . Look at the language in the lists below. Which of the phrases can be used to spread rumours. ‘and which can be used to respond to them? * Thheard the other day that .. » Rumour has it that *# Did you know that .. # This isin the strictest confidence ... © You'll never guess... © | heard it from a reliable source, ‘1d never have thought it! # Who'd have thought it? + tt hardly seems possible! © You're not serious, are you"| tt was inthe aicut ato into these ti & Use the language to act out short dialogues in the following situations 1. A: You heard a rumour that your neighbours daughter is going to marry @ Hollywood film star. Tell your frend. B: You are not sure whether to believe ths or not. 2. A: You heard a rumour that the government is going to give every citizen a gift of £500, Tell your friend. B: You find this dificult to believe. D writing skills (Narratives i flashback narration) + Adjectives/Adverbs 21 Read the part of a story below and underine all the ‘adjectives, then replace them with others from the list. ‘ oidinary * small + sleepy * enormous + isolated ‘familar * young + dreadful ooking down atthe huge plaster usual chai sae eee ‘gazed idly out of the small ste dn cao ee nln bead Ae eps wens wait ae eh See ee td Sein hr nbn Howse ei t= Te ted conny ning ee ese re ee po eben sto Se am Her aye pdms Ce Seema hat eos _— 22. Read the sentences below and use the adverbs in thelist to improve the style. * patiently «silently * wearly finaly loudly » gently 1 She sighed a she thought about the mountain of work stil waiting tobe done. 2 The fans roared when their team scored the winning goal 3 There was nothing they could do but wait unt the ambulance artved 4 From the balcony you could hear the evening breeze blowing through the tees. 5 im cept into the house 50 as not to wake his parents 6 The fire raged through the building unti the firemen brought it under contro. ZZ _ Look at the list of adjectives below. Which of them describe feelings? Use them to write sentences, as inthe example. ‘angry * amazed + expensive * happy * exhausted * delicious + miserable + confident + soft + depressed ‘She felt extremely angry when they embarrassed her in font other friends. * Flashback narration 24. Inpairs, read the storyline below and put the events in such an order a5 to tel the story using flashback narration. Use the adjectives inthe lst to say how the characters felt at different times in the story. * frightened » amazed + relieved * worried + relaxed + tired * curious * concemed *tertfied firemen were fighting the blaze suddenly saw colleague banging on third floor window fre in our office block three years ago ‘two firemen rescued him from the biazing building heard sirens nobody injured {g_ saw flames from apartment block across the street fh flatmate and | sat down to dinner 1 managed to put fre out J this time fre brigade came quickly = Present & Past Participle structure 25, Join the pairs of sentences below using present or past participle structures, as in the examples. 11 She found a space in the car patk, She went shopping Finding aspacein the carpark, she went shopping. He was exhausted. He slept immesiately Exhausted, he slept immediatly ‘She was shocked. She cies for hours ‘They screamed loudly. They ran out of the room. ‘She was injured. She went to hospital He pretended to be qualified. He got the job. He was relieved. He caught the last train, They saw a large black rat. They were tertfied, 71+ Tenses 26 2 Read the following sentences and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. (you ever/have) one of those days when nothing goes right? Well 1 (have) one of those days yesterday. | had to attend an important interview which would determine my career, but everything (go) wrong, [EL Jhaving to brush the cat hairs off the skirt (take) up even more of my valuable time, | (ustfinish) this task when my mother decided toring me, [ED inaddition to this, suddenly (notice) my cat Suzie, sleeping contentedly on ‘my suit which | (leave) neatly folded over my bedroom chair the night before. [2 When | eventually (get) dressed, | (leave) the house and (run) to the nearby bus Sop. 10 ty diapplnonent the sim ppl 7S expres tate iy (already/eave). [ELI begin th my alarm dock was sto 90 ff 22630 abut unfree (alpoher 5 sotoas kes igh Nord i [£7 imagine my surprise when | finally Cored) ah ae tad foe Sgr (postpone) the interview unti the flowing week [Lshe claimed ste an Facing fiat (hep though the alam cal Rating thet her reels ial swell we be etal a pear gt after! (wait) for what seemed ik hors, the nent bs aly came, The ipa sered t eee ard i the chy cate pt asthe cach dock (strike) 9am, b. Now re-arrange the sentences in the correct, ‘order to make a flashback narrative. + Reporting Verbs 27 Read the part of a story below, then replace say and. tellwith the reporting verbs in the lis. Change the structure which follows, where necessary ‘accuse * explain # remind * admit invite ‘threaten © suggest » insist » complain 72 ‘Their argument continued ong int the night. Pau 1) said it i rent conn ys ecae Joan was ANE a oh aa ty ae re oo tt thy nt on vos He py aol ome 208 wen sos woking Me somes Pah) sl at ty see a aoa aera that they hadnt been out together fr Ove ee ‘ne was exaggerating, Paul 8) said that he ~ anit stop working late. Finally Joan a ornate node 0S OP Sranediio eas hey year. Joan 7) said ‘would walk out if she ha 9) told him that she bs for awinter holiday. She ba oo * Beginnings 28 2. Imagine you are in this picture. What can you: see, hear, etc? b. Which of the following sentences could be true about the characters ofa story, according to the picture? 1. As they ran along the beach, they could feel the warm sun on their backs. 2. They could smell the hot sand and the glistening seaweed 3 They could see ther long shadows in the crisp snow. 4 They heard the roar of the traffic and the voices of the street vendors. 5. They could see the yellow rays of the setting sun reflected inthe stil sea, 6 They could smell newly baked bread and fresh coffee 7. Sandra, Charles and litle David heard the repeated cay of one lonely seagull Rewrite the beginning below. Use the sentences you've chosen and make any other necessary changes. Parents and child heard the noise of a seagull and saw the reflection of the sun in the sea. They ran fon the beach. Sandra said that they could have a nice picnic on the beach, instead of going home and cooking dinner. Charles said that this was a {good idea, but David said that there would be big mosquitoes. Sandra told him that mosquitoes don’t like the sea ‘SBEGINNINGS? [Te eT FTE? MODEL AS?4 7 29. Read the two models below and compare them in terms of: SEC" MODEL A = free: A A Careless Mistake 1 decided to go to the art gallery because it was raining and I didn’t know what 10 do, There was a new exhibition on called Famous Figures from the Past. took my glasses and left the house. I saw hardly anyone in the art gallery. I put on my glasses. Then I looked at a picture of Queen Elizabeth I. I was very surprised to see her eyes ‘moving, but I thought that it was the light. Then I looked at a picture of Napoleon on his horse. It had very nice colours. I really liked them, ‘Then the horse's legs began to move. I was even ‘more surprised this time. T looked, but there was nobody else in the room. ‘Then I looked at a picture of Christopher Columbus. There was a woman beside me, I told her that he didn't look very happy. She laughed. Then I saw that Columbus was smiling. The woman had gone. 1 felt afraid and 1 went home. My father looked worried, He asked me if I had seen his reading glasses. He had left them on the hall table. Then I felt relieved. I laughed and said that I thought I had taken them by mistake. = @ MODEL B + use of adjectives/ adverbs + use of writing techniques (direct speech, rhetorical questions, etc) Mystery Motion! It was Saturday atertoon and it was raining. What could I do? Then I remembered the new exhibition atthe art galery: Famous Figures from the Past. This was an ideal time to go! picked up my glasses from the nal table and qc le the house The art gallery was almost empty. Puting on my lasses, | went over to a paintng of Napoleon on his horse. | was admiring the colours when, suddenly, the horses legs began to movel | gasped and looked around, butthere was nobody else there. tkwas odd, though, because previously | had looked at € portrait of Queen Elizabeth 1, and had seen her eyes ‘moving. it must be @ tick ofthe ight, | thought In the third room, there was a portrait of Christopher Columbus. "He doesn't look very cheer, does he?" | Said to a woman beside me. She laughed. Suddenly, | saw his ips moving: he was smiling! | tumed to look atthe woman, but she had gone Shaken, | went home. My father was looking worie."You haven't seen my reacing gasses anywhere, have you? he said, thought let them on the hal able = ‘Sudnly, very relieved | laughed and salt: think | may have taken them by mistake,* In pair, work on a story line for one ofthe two rubrics below — use flashback narration. Then, write your story in 120-180 words. © Your teacher has asked you to write 9 story which must begin with the words: "When they ‘eventuely reached their destination they couldnt believe what had happened” A local magazine is running a short story competition and you have decided to enter. The title of the storys: "The Funniest Day of my Life 73Learning Lessons D Language Focus 41 & Which ofthese ishas been part of your school experience? Discuss in pairs. + careers counseling + school reports ‘+ cimbing frame « science experiments + sandpit * detention a 3 Here's a diagram of the school system in the UK. Study it and, in ‘A: Whatabouta climbing frame? pairs, tak about the diferent types of schools. Start like this: balers iad [A Itlooks ike there are fee-paying and non fee-paying schools ous 8: Yes. Fee-paying schools can be public or privat. b. Now use the words to 'A: Yes, and non fee-paying schools are always state schools. ‘complete the sentences B: Right. Then, we have below. 1 Pete caused a lot of trouble in Maths class, so he got 2 ony” Primary Education ‘Secondary Education SG denen: fn Sepa nn tiles children get thei nn Dubie, private fee-paying) cama rages to bring home to their were (single-sex parents. boarding stato (no ee-paying) 3. In secondary schoo! these ‘on-boaring (single-sex) days, students usually learn (single-sex) comprehensive al one or more 4 is a very b. Now, match the diferent types of school (1-7) to the descriptions (a-q) important part of the school Then, discuss the questions in pairs. curriculum because students are not always sure what (J boarding GD state kind of ob they want to do, GL) gemmar (a pubic 5 Children need a bucket and TEL) single-sex GL pate spade when they play in 2 [21] comprehensive a fee-paying schoo), sometimes connected with one religion 6 Doing is much bb aschool where the students ive ‘more fun than just reading €_astate school where students ofall bilities are taught together books. a school which s ether all boys oral girs 7) Very young ctildren can fall fe a schoo! for children of high academic ability off anon fee-paying school run by the state 2. Locka the groups of pitures 9 long-established, traditional, Fee-paying school and cross the odd one out. Which schoo Then, putt in the right place. ‘+ would you never consider going to? ‘A: Themouse shouldn't be nthe music Seen earn j 's, in your opinion, based on 2 good/bad principle? ives you the best preparation for lferfor exams? room! 8; Nolitshould be in the computer abes Cross the odd one out. 1. | can't believe he failed/gave/sat such an exam| 2. Many students attended/studied/took this course 2. I'mot going to run/miss/attend her class! 4. She gotreceived/won a very high grade. 5 Ifyou want to have/keep/hold a private conversation, why don’t you use the conference 6 He was able to go to university because he applied for a government scholarship/grantyfee and got it! 7 Anyone learning foreign language needs to promote/learn/develop particular study skis 8 The students were admitted/welcomed/accepted at Glasgow University 9 You'll earn plenty of money if you decide on that post/career/vocation, Citcle the correct item 1. Gary 's a hardworking student and he always well in lessons. A performs © promotes B produces D projects 2 He's ahvays trying to the teacher so that he'll get a high mark A enjoy B please © lke D. delight 3. The new headteacher major changes in the way Mathematics is aught in her school. A carted off ¢ puton B showed up D brought about 4 There seemed to be no particular for changing the curriculum. A reason Bim = C end D cause 5 The book | am currently reading has really ‘my imagination A arrested © taken B captured D got a. Cirde the appropriate response. 1A: John’s way ahead in his History project. He's nearly finished! B: a I'd-better look it up in the dictionary, I've been putting mine off. 2. A: Oh, this Maths problem is really dificult, isn't in B: a Iknow.Ican't work it out at all bb linever keep up with itt 3. A: Oh dearl We've so much reading to do for English! B: Yes. m really falling behind with it b_ Yes. ll have to go over it. 4A: The headmaster was realy angry with George, wasn't he? & a Hmm b Hmm he'll never catch up with him! he certainly told him off! b. Now use the rest of the phrasal verbs to act out exchanges. Citcle the correct item. 1 Some students cannot lear anything by : they want to say everything in their own words. Acar B mind C heat D eye James wanted to be a doctor but he didn’t make the.. A result B grade C mark D_ pass The experience me 2 lesson that Il never forget. A gave B learned C taught D made This new sports cars ina ofits own A class B group set D lesson He's an enthusiastic reader: he's always got his stuck in @ book A eyes B face C head D nose lan i the teacher's, ‘no matter what he does. A doll = B daring ~C pet love s she never punishes him, Conversational Grammar Citcle the correct item. "I wish | could remember who wrote Tom Browns Schooldays ot by Thomas Hughes.” A is written was written B was writing D wote The cSst00M wnn.un VEY evening, A. are cleaning © cleaning B cleaned D are cleaned “They say Sophie s very good at music.” "Yes. She tobe very gifted.” A says" B issaid C said D issaying "They think that Tim Jones is very advanced for his age, don't they?” Yes, it that he is very inteligent.” A is thinking © was thinking B_ was thought D is thought “Hey! Your hair looks great!” “Thanks! | this morning.” A had cutit © had iteut B haveit cut D have cutit "Goodness! Your shoes look awful" “tknow. | tomorrow.” ‘A. will repair them B_ have them repaired C have repaired them D_ am having them repaired 197. bwas right: | do need glasses! | ‘A. had my eyes tested B have tested my eyes have been testing my eyes D had tested my eyes yesterday 8 "Where's Harry? "Oh, he's taken the car to the garage, He ao.” A. checked the brakes B having the brakes checked had checked the brakes D_ has checked the brakes 9 *Did you enjoy the fim?” To be honest, | found ita bit A bored B abore C boring D bore 10. Iwas when I heard she had won the prize! A thilled 8 athriler C sthriling Da thr D English in Use Q Take tin turns to talk about things you need to/should/canycould get done based on the following ads. ‘A: Icanfeould get my haircut. B: Yes, theyre relly good. I had my hair styled thee last A Ineedtoshoud get my haircut 8 Youcould oto. Theterealy god. had my hair styed thee last week Wilson’s Home Decorating | Fora your home decorating and painting jobs call us! Fist class senico at reasonable pices Ring Newbury 6693829 A Piece of Cake Catt for every cccexion 0 our sec Feel oe 10 co in ona look of ou color 6 ed ce wh Soto t'n' Dried Pfs es 11 Appointments only Dixon’s Photography Develop your photos here and get a free fim when you collect them. 10 Complete the second sentence so that it has @ similar meaning to the first one and includes the ‘word given. Use between two and five words. 11 They think shes the best student in her dass. considered She best student in her dass. 2 He found thet sily remarks extremely annoying, by He silly remarks. 3. All pupils must wear school uniforms. worn School all pupils. 4) The mayor opened the new kindergarten, by ‘The new kindergarten mayor. * 5 The monster in the feity tale frightened many of the children. were Many of the children in the fair tale. 6 Over 1,000 students will tke this exam, be This eam ‘over 1,000 students, 7. Jane Austen wrote Sense and Sensibility by Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen, 8 She studied all day long the day before the exams, spent She the day before the exams. 9 There probably won't be any homework today. unlikely itis any homework today, 10 I regret ever telling him my secret wish him ey secret. Fillin the correct word derived from the word in bold, 1. The students had to learn to play a instrument. Music 2 His in the school play was a disaster. PERFORM 3. The teacher advised us to do our ‘at home. REVISE 4 His parents faced keeping him off school. CRIME We were given detention because of her ‘behaviour RESPONSIBLE 6 Many of today’s students suffer from BORED 7 Corporal ‘many schools. PUNISH 8 The pupils were commended on their smart APPEAR ‘harass for isa thing of the past in; Is D Revision Box Fill in the missing word. Circle the correct item. | 1. I'm going to have all my carpets by 1. The teacher told the noisy students : and gave them extra homework as punishment. professionals | 2 was ill for tree months, 0 1 realy fll A dean © cleaning | vith my school work 8 leaned D deaners 3. Wet not going to send our son to 8 2. Older schoo student nd... counseling very bo ‘jobs B work C posts caer 4 she her haircut ast week: it’ really ince. wee nie OTE. A science lab € canteen 5 Jo faled her exams in the summer, 50 she ill Pee =. have to them in the autumn 6 The exam is tomorrow; | don't have much time to ‘4 That poor horse will never catch with the prepare i others e's much too far behind! 7 Her wedding dress was designed A over B on Cup D out : ‘Wes Saint Laurent. 5 She ahways gets straight As; she's top... the cass. 8 This skit is much 100 long, so tm going to Aleta it shortened s. 9 It’s the last time you've played that trick on me; ia | spat orenge ubce ony aur its recpearows, | I teach you a Dmrl | 40 She didn't know what the word “option ‘A embarrassing © embarrass r meant so she had to it up in the iB cemberesment: Dy erbaaeed 11 My unce’s suitcase was filed presents lunch together and talk about things . forall the cen, A science lab canteen 12 These instructions are very dict cant work music room D comidor that todo next! D muttipie choice DB Remember tis question 4d, For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A 8, Isrmarysbouvocbier than ‘or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). _grammar.Think earefuly about fxed ‘expressions collocations and words that are commonly confused. ‘The Erasmus 0) programme was established in 1987. It is named alter the philosopher Erasmus of Rotterdam, who travelled Europe to 1)...... his knowledge. The aim of the programme is to support and 2)....... students who want to travel to Universities in other countries and leam from new experiences. Over 2,000 higher educetion 9)... across $1 countries 4) soon n Erasmus’, and, 50 far, more than 1.4 milion students have taken advantage of this fantastc opportunity Erasmus students 6)... 1% ofthe total European student population and the only 6)... 10 join this group is that you are Town fOr a university degree. The scheme is completely free, so there is no need to pay any extra programme 8 c tuition fees. Some people might even be 8)... for an enlarge 8 c Erasmus grant, which helps with payments for comfort 8 c cence focuites 8 < Erasmus is 9)....... Popular throughout Europe. Not Partcipate 8 associate join evolve fly eM cals cau a occa vay I lear tak mmakefor 8 mateotf C makeout D makeup it also promotes understanding of other 10)... And essential 8 obligation C demand —D- requrement 8 c 8 « 8 c 8 c ® c 8 c schedule expand encourage academe ‘agenda plan progress. advance feasure prompt ineitutiens D_ schools the social lia isnt bad either! Erasmus allows people to tearing reading € working studing n rmake lots of new friends from all over the continent and preferable 8 acceptable C elgible appropriate helps develop @ real sense of closeness and 11) ctiety cssantaly C sronay D_ highy ‘Students can spend up to one year in another county. colts radtions ¢ practices D habits So if you would lke to spend time studying 12) assembly 8 company community D society Erasmus just might be the thing for you! abroad anay beyond outsideD open cloze 415 For questions 1-12, read the text below and think of the word that best fits the gap. Use only one ‘word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). 16 2 You are going to read some information about different schools. Before you read, look at the ‘words in thelist below and try to guess how they might fit in the context of school. z e sresponsbity * parents «beaul green area OM Onsieme Mem Oir- nt Seer ean © land) © nal te « sFimage In Britain es than 7 pr cent ofthe soot population tend a puble scbook The reason for this ie D. Yer eapedreoeclion ee ote >. thet publi ehoo:itmeans pre focaion, and pens ave 1 py arg fe for ther children to be educated there, One of the 5 ellinow public chols in England is Eton Eton i sid 5) be the erime de = Which school) Founded a 1440, Biba, a scoot or boys ony as is own + babes that chicken wil 1 iio te bea Spe x era re tc: follow the example of teeta cee poe ee teachers and tai? school, tnhatng 6 inne Prince WH nd + encourageparenstotake 2 3 Prince Hay, eis tothe Brith throne. The fees at Eta, partin school ite? Skim the text and undertine the words that you come across from the list. Which questions, 1-15, do some of the words relate to? Now read the information on schools. For questions 1-15, choose from the schools (A-0). ‘The schools may be chosen more than once. their ways of teaching? Siete Eee hay 4 werttpodice cone; 4 oy why sa 9 outer? ; just can't afford. ‘© issurrounded by greenery? 5 Fe views oe aso emote a Imeueseceshen cra a a tate ae S beleeinasrongioundiion 7 8 pokey iS ae cae aichyeniget ‘Wel he old boy belie Gat tenes te areal atest). eat « ceepschiden flees 9 ist op pce osnuy? ‘hey cs oe of amas hata vemee a0 cae Hafield a ge ne os ‘aid asad tara deat} cu cet to cata pate ade pubs coal Dont you spe? » hncspidowotie 14 | schoo? , i Genes ieeclietene nile 1a & reading aoeee | + Neches ci taevdiba 14 a rstraaey GR acalssranee poop d peat eto Ys harrafiddarderge ons10 1s A. Biggin Hill We are a small infant school situated in a beautiful ‘green area. The school was built in 1985 and is a modern and attractive single storey building. Our ‘school provides a secure and friendly atmosphere for children. We aim for high standards and provide the best possible educational opportunites for every child. We know that a childs early education isthe basis for all later learning, and we take this responsibility very seriously, We believe that every child has the right to @ good education with an emphasis on reading, writing ‘and arithmetic Our talented staff work as a team. Every classroom provides a learning environment where each child's reeds are met on an individual basis. We believe that mothers and fathers must play a role in the everyday education of their children. Many Parents, therefore, contribute in different ways to the day to day running of the school. Though we are separate from Biggin Hill Junior ‘School, the two schools maintain close links. Many of four children transfer to the junior school, which is situated close by, atthe age of eight B. Queen Mary’s Secondary Founded in 1925, Queen Mary’ is a secondary school for girls. Our reputation as a family school is wel founded, aiming to be small and flexible enough to meet each pupil's needs. We cater for a wide range of abilities and all our staff are trained to vary their teaching methods in response to the learning needs of each child. Pupils with specific earning dificultes are taught in small groups by experienced staff We emphasise the three areas of hard work, good ‘manners and trustworthiness. We recognise too that the relationship between schools and parents is all- important as that plays a vital role in each child's development. We enjoy having parents inthe school for sports events and plays or simply to chat with staff. We know that parents and children are all different and. hhave different expectations ofa school. All students in the school have personal tutors who Supervise the academic, social and emotional development of each student. Al aspects are shared with the tutor who keeps an eye on progress, encourages success, softens failure and gives guidance C. Breakspear ‘As one of the top fve schools inthe nationwide league tables, we continue to encourage a happy, friendly atmosphere in which children do well, With an emphasis on every child developing their abilities to the ful, we seek to promote a love of learning, a sense of enquiry and respect for others. Most important for us, however, is helping each child develop his or her selfconfidence. Our professional staff enthusiastically support each child's needs and try to provide the best possible environment for all pupil. We believe that a safe, caring and happy environment is of the utmost importance. High standards are also part of our general aim, with children and. staff working together to develop the skills necessary to discover the world in a safe and responsible way. Independence and positive selfimage are also encouraged together with general respect for the world in which we live, The ability to work independently as well as part of @ team are further qualities we consider necessary in today’s word D. Deansfield Academy ‘ur aim at Deansfield is to provide children with an environment that is both organised and interesting so each child can feel accepted and happy. We intend to encourage the children to develop their interests and to do the best they can. Through the development of ‘the whole person’, we dim to show children the way in which they can use their own unique tastes and talents in a useful and meaningful way, 50 that they will have a greater understanding ofthe world around them. As the nation’s leading academy, we feel it is important to focus on the effective tearing of sil in reading, writing and mathematics. We see it as part of ‘our duty to encourage wider interests and talents in all. children, a5 well as following the National Curriculum. We believe that the caring attitude we show will then bbe shown by the children towards each other. 4d. Which school would you recommend for a child of average ability who is friendly and outgoing? 35 40 45 55 6s 70 78 79= Listening @. the incomplete notes! sentences carefully before you listen and try to guess what kind of information you will need to listen for (a place,a time, 2 date,a number, ete) 17 (3,) You will hear two parents talking about a summer school for their son. Look at the notes below. What kind of information do you need to listen for? ,) Now listen and, for questions 1-10 filin the blanks. Which of your guesses were correct? ‘Summer Language Courses with a difference! Forest Dale [7] 22.June ~ 12 uly: for children aged ZL yeas 16 uy (BL——for chen aged | | 16-18 years AM: ENGUSH and one of the following: spaNIsH-[4[—____]- van i ! PM: sports and [B[—] f Toone | Shinning Wado Hilwaking Fok [EE] | | Drama Workshops (n Sifferent languages) Weekend trips to: { Pinewood summer [7T—] Sporting Events Theatre Museums/Art Galleries Cainly Theme [8] Location: Pinewood Teacher Training College For more information, phone Mas [3 (efter 6:00 pm) at 10 ‘or check our website at 80 SD speaking Don't pause for too long. However, you ‘can gan some time to think about whae you want co say using natural hesitation that is, ‘expressions such as + Welle depends. not sure but | think + I suppose Well et me seelthink ‘le seems a if 18 a. Look at the two photographs zi tak seg aera people learning. Student A, compare the two photographs, saying whether you think the people in each picture are interested in what they are learning. bb. Student B, which of these Goeney learning activities do you think is more demanding? © Student B, the photographs below show different ways of <=> studying. Compare the photographs, saying which you think isthe most interesting way of learning 4. Sudert A wich of tese learning methods seems most effective to you?v =) Listen to two candidates doing the speaking task. Which candidate uses natural hesitation? Give examples D communication + Expressing certainty or doubt 19 a Match the beginnings of dialogues 1 and 2 to the endings a and b. What feeling is Speaker B expressing in each case? In pars, read out the completed dialogues. ELIA: Do you think its going to be a nice day tomorrow? I've planned a barbecue. B: Definitely. There's no doubt about it, The ‘weather forecast was good. And look at that sky! [ZLJA Do you think our team will win on Saturday? B: doubt it. I's anyone's guess. They haven't bbeen playing so well lately. A: |hope you're wrong! 8: Sodo Il But | wouldn't put all my money on itt b A: [hope you're ight. B: Trust me! In pairs, use the language in the boxes to act out dialogues for the situations described below: Expressing certainty __| Expressing doubt Definitely Tm not sure. (There's) no doubt | couldn't say. about it. I doubt it 'm absolutely Not to my knowledge. certain. (19 doesn't look ike it fd put all my money | It's far from certain nit! It’s anyone's guess. ''m sure of it | wouldn't put all my Trust me. ‘money on it. You are discussing whether: ‘© your country will get a medal in the next Olympic Games, You feel sure it wil ‘+ your local sports lub will extend its opening hours forthe summer. You don’t think it wal * a wellknown pop star will take part in the next rational song contest. You feel sure they wil. * your teacher is going to give you a test tomorrow. You doubt it. D writing skills (Opinion letters/emails & 20 21 essays) + Useful Language & Expressions a. Fill in the gaps below with the words given. ‘ favour « agree * appears » concerned * believe © feel + disagree * mind + see ° view 1 thik Z that In my opinion .. HR SCEMS fo erernenons £0 Me tat Tomy Lam in of. Ustrongly) J with As far as |am The way! it Jam of the opinion b. Now, use the expressions as well asthe prompts below to write sentences. planvbuidinew grammar schoolour ares ‘governmentidecsion/completely wrong councilreconsider/decision ceveryonelget/secondary education encouraging sports/schoolgood for everyone all childrerviearn about computers suggestion/bulldéwimming pool some drawbacks tofstat school at 8:00 am Circle the correct item. 1. The teachers will not ike this it wall involve extra work. A asaresuit © consequently B because D ako 2 cass MON@ Of the above suggestions is possible. A Since B Then C Tosumup D Whit 3 This would take a long time, , it would be very expensive. A Nevertheless Whereas 8 Forexample D Inaddition| 4 There are many things you Could 40. nnn» YOU could advertise A. For example However B Therefore D inthis way 5 Building a prison here will spoil the view. house prices wil go down, A Finally © What is more B Such as D Because 6 Ihave thought for a long time about this and, | shall vote for the Green Party ‘A onthe otherhand for instance B lastly D allthings considered 817 2278 | would lke to make some suggestions £ you could change the name of the restaurant, ‘A Tobeginwith © Consequently B Therefore D inthis way ‘ewould certainly be a pity to build a factory there. . this town needs new jobs. A Firstly © On the other hand B Therefore D Finally Use words and phrases from Ex. 21 to complete the Useful Language box below. * Telist points: to begin with, to start with, then, 1) firstly, finally ‘+ To1add more points: furthermore, in addition, D serene aso, moreover + To give examples: for exemple, 3) such as ++ To show causefreason: because, 4 135 ‘+ To show result/consequences: therefore, consequently, 5) in this way ‘+ To introduce the opposing viewpoint: whist, 6 . on the other hand, however, whereas + To conclude: therefore, all in all, 7) xsuoesose all things considered 1 Use words and phrases from the box above to join the pairs of sentences, as in the example. We all thought that Home Economics was extremely useful It was great fun We all thought that Home Economics was extremely useful What is more itwas reat fun The woodwork teacher always spoke very quietly. Many students did the wrong thing and ended up with strange-tooking coffee tables. Some students found the theory part of Music ‘Appreciation a little dull ‘They enjoyed listening to the recordings and going to-concerts, Everyone found that World Politics was absolutely fascinating. ‘twas by far the most popular optional subject. We all felt that the Japanese teacher should go ‘much more slowiy Students could not understand what she was saying, ‘lot of people thought that Nature Studies was badly organised, We never knew what time the field tries were supposed to start 23 24 * Topic & Supporting sentences Read the paragraphs below and match them to the topic sentences a, b,c. Write an appropriate topic sentence for the remaining paragraph. (1 Most of the young people in this area lke sports and outdoor activites. They spend alot of time hill ‘walking and swimming, If Yyou want to start anew group, | would suggest that you ask them what they ae interested in [ZL This would mean that people could do their grocery shopping any hour ofthe day or night. t would be very convenient for people like nurses and doctors, who work unusual hours. [5X1 The young people would probably spend more time outdoors, doing something healthier. Also, the old building could be used for a Saturday indoor market, something this town has always wanted [ZL It you ty to ston pupils wearing jewellery, they will resent it, and I realy do not see what harm it does. ‘Also, the gs will not lke it i they ll ave to wear the same shoes. The boys have never worn a schoo! ‘2p, and I believe that they would al hate it. ‘@ On the other hand, there are some benefits to losing the local cinema, b To sum up, it is my considered opinion that introducing these new school rules would be a big mistake, © To begin with, | am of the opinion that a stamp collecting dub will not be- popular with many children. Read the paragraph below and rearrange the supporting sentences so that it makes sense. ‘Closing the bottle bank at the supermarket, would be a big mistake. [Ca] Before you decide to close the bottle bank, you must be sure that they will take glass again (1B) At the moment, the rubbish disposal people do rot take lass, precisely because the bottle bank is in use [Ze] otherwise, people will have nowhere to dump it [Za] wat ¢o you expect them to do with their bottles if there is no bottle bank? [CTE] Almost everybody dumps their bottles there ‘when they go to do their shoppingat ig tle mp er 25 26 27 Read the topic sentences and write at least one supporting sentence for each one. Then, choose one and write the complete Paragraph. 1. Lam of the opinion that small animals should be allowed on focal buses and in taxis 2. Extending café opening hours wil cause a lot of extra problems for residents. 3 Stopping Sunday buses will have 2 number of advantages. + Formal & Informal style Underline the correct phrase and justify your answers 1. On the whole, the subject of educational reform is extremely complex and has been the cause of quite of a lot of arguments/ the source of much disagreement. 2. I just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know how I've been {getting on in my first week at college. It seems clear that the first requirement looks like the first thing | need to do isto settle down to some serious studying. 3. There are numerous instances/lots of examples of individuals having to find part-time jobs in order to support themselves in the final year of degree courses. 4 I strongly disagree with/don't like the Education Authority's decision to do away with student grants. Education should not be a privilege of the ric, 5 | am writing in response to your article about the proposed new nursery schoo! in our area. | feel very strongly/think that the staf should be highly qualified Read the following short extracts and, in pais, improve the writing style. ls am wnting with regard to the decion to Stop the school bus sevice. | don‘ agree with this at all Lots ofchidren se ft Without, what wil they do? How wil they get to school? You really should think again | strongly disagree with this decision as a large number of children use his service. whe pon ant 1.0 wes our pave were th ee barton eka bt fen Senna lb ee vee lg pecton te rece ese pe te we soon. "m writing about your decision 1 dose the sl cnt, lke this at all. You can see that this decision is going to cause a lot of problems. The children will have to bring packed lunches. This will be a lot of work for their mothers. it ‘takes up alot of time, 28 Read the rubrics below and, in pairs, agree on a viewpoint for each one and make a list of arguments to support it. Then, choose one and ‘write your leter or essay in 120-180 words, A Your local council has decided to ‘open a shop in order to raise ‘money for charity. This could be either a high quality second-hand dothes shop, or a small bakery selling home-made bread and cakes, Write a letter to the chairman of the counel, giving your opinion on which shop ‘would be best and why, 8 Your ciass as just had a debate fon the importance of Arts subjects and Science subjects in ‘the school curriculum. Now your teacher has asked you to write a ‘composition giving your opinion ‘on the following statement: Ans subjects are of very litle use in today’ werd. 83— ts _cheica pesticides ) SD Language Focus 1 84 ao 1, These pictures show some of the problems related to the environment. Match the verbs in the list with the nouns/phrases. ‘dump * produce * hunt spray « fell » throw b. In pairs, use the prompts below to discuss the ‘causes and effects, asin the example. ‘causes health problems contaminates food encourages disease ‘causes deforestation ‘causes animal extinction pollutes the environment > | was reading an atc the other day about how much ‘nuclear poweris being produced. B Yes. know, ts realy tribe I cuses serious heath problems. Fillin the correct word for each sentence. 1. devastation/destruction ‘a The recent floods caused complete intwo towns in that part of the country. Intensive deforestation is responsible for the of the rainforests 2. disaster/damage ‘2 The region has been declared a area, nuclear power Db The forest fire caused a lot of to the surrounding land. 3. resources/sources 2 We willhave to behave more wisely if we don't ‘want to use up the earth's b_ Renewable row being used 4. faminelstarvation 2 Hundreds of people die of ‘every year, He often donates money to relief organisations. 5 rubbish/residue @ Some big cities have to have daily collections. b A noticeable ‘was found in the food. 6 contaminates/pollutes {2 Smoke from factories is one of the main things that ‘the atmosphere. of energy are of pesticides b Toxic waste stil many rivers. 7. lowering/decline a The first signs of economic were evident to us al b The (of wheat prices wil ruin the economy, 8 natural/physical a The hurricane was said to be the worst disaster i years » activity promotes good health‘Complete the sentences using the words in the list. + ecosystem * farming + develonment * wamings * pesticides * scheme + reserve « packaging 1 A wildlife protect endangered animals 2 The overuse of kiling many harmless insects, 3. The regecling to process household waste. 4 Because of urban ‘are now living in cities. 5. Organic ‘more and more popular. 6 Supermarkets now use biodegradable {for most of their products 7A balanced preserve waif. 8 The government issued water during the drought. hhas been created to is responsible for encourages people more people methods are becoming Is necessary to consumption Use the phrasal verbs in thelist to complete the sentences. + use up * give up * cut down on end up with + throw away + wrap up + look out for + end up 1. The doctor advised him to his sugar intake, 2 Lused to now Igive them to charity. 3 She bought some colourful paper to his birthday present. 4 know we have to turn off the motonway soon, so the exit sign my old clothes but ‘Across Down 3. Many ofthe island's hotels 1 The river is so polluted USE earninee power for With Ox nen that heating their water. {ishing is prohibited there 5. Pollution from factories is 2 fuels are an ancient likely to cause... ain source of energy. 7 Most supermarkets have 4 People need to be more agreed to ban ‘environmentally in modified foods. order to protect the 8 Recycling bins and planet bbanks can be found in 6 The country’s most areas. resources shouldbe. 10 Due to warming, protected at all costs. the earth's temperature is 8 Alternative forms ‘gradually rising. such as wind and water produce electricity If deforestation continues. we'll no trees at al. 6 People who eat junk food usually + being overweight. 7. She was told to all fried food. 8 The best way to all those 29g yolks is in an omelette, ‘Underline the correct item in speaker A's words and then, in pairs, complete the exchanges. 1A: [don't think recycling realy makes a conclusion’ difference. 8 2A: According to this article, polar bears are facing ‘extinction/exhaustion, 3A: These apples are huge; | think they might be ‘genetically manufactured/engineered. 8 4 A: | thought the new law would take affecteffect at the beginning of this month. 8 5 A: It's crazy! So many factories are stil dumping their toxic rubbish/waste near the coast! 6 A: I've decided to buy only environmentally ‘welcome/friendly cleaning products from now on 7A: It’s pity that in some areas organic products are stllin short supply/source. 6 Think of a word that best fits each sentence and complete the crossword. 85D Conversational Grammar 7 Circle the correct item. 1 0 86 "The builders are taking ages, aren't they?” "Yes, but they'll by the end of July* A finish © have finished B” have been finishing —D_ be finishing "Mrs Porter has been teaching fora long time. "Yes, by the time she retires, she for nearly forty-five years.” Ais going to teach B_ willbe teaching © willteach D_ will have been teaching “This time next week, sunny Spaint™ ‘Oh, you lucky thing!" A be lying B I'm agoing to lie fon the beach in lave been ying D rile “Here are those lecture notes you were asking me for." "Oh, thanks @ milion! A. I'maoing to copy ‘them immediately!” i have copied B I'copy D> lbe copying “ve decided! smoking and exercise more." ‘Good for you!" A I'lstop € lave stopped Bl be stopping D_I'mgoing to stop "I think the local council poo! if it continues to lose money.” A will dose will have closed B isgoing tobeclosed D willbe closing the swimming “Hl teach you how to drive with my German." you help me “Agreed.” A unless © on condition that B incase D oreke “What else do we need?" "Oh, we'd better buy some flour... we decide to make a pizza." A provided that © unless B incase D but for “fhe was a better cook, we pizza now!" ‘A wouldn't be ordering C would be ordering B_ wouldn't have ordered D_ would order “IF you hadn't told me about the sale, 1 these wonderful designer jeans!" ‘A wouldn't have bought wouldn't buy B would have bought D_ would buy D English in use In pairs, act out exchanges to respond to the 8 9 pictures. bake Pitas 1A: wish people would ty tobe more environmentally ware. 8: Yes, ifthey did tha, our beaches would be cleaner Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the frst one and includes the word given. Use between two and five words. 1. Everyone says that regular exercise will make you healthier and happier. supposed Reguiar exercise v= healthier and happier. 2. think this concert will be a sel-out! likely This concert a sel-out, 3 She hated everything he had cooked for her anything She .. hi had cooked for her 4) The newspaper will certainly print an article about it bound The newspaper anartide about it. 5 There probably wont be any change in government policy, unlikely tis ‘any change in government policy 6 The car's broken because he messed with it due ‘The cari broken messed with it 7 it might start raining soon, so we'd better take our raincoats case We'd better take our raincoats ‘ain, 8 if you help me clean out the attic, I'l cook you @ ‘meal you'll never forget, condition I'll cook you a meal you'l never forget help me clean out the atic.10. fillin the missing word, 1. Endangered animal... like the African rhino must be protected at all costs 2 You really should cut OWN men SUQRE 3. A number of animals af .onnuminnn the Verge of becoming extinct 4 You can go to the party as. as you ! promise that you won't be too late. Sif people wouldn't throw litter on the streets! 6 If he had loft ears, he have arrived In time for the meeting, 7. People in Africa often suffer the effects of drought. 8 Athome we recycle a lot; once a week we take the empty glass bottles to the bottle 9 In Scandinavia there's sometimes a lack fresh fruit and vegetables 10 He's against 200s and circuses because they keep animals captivity 11 irce the correct item 1. The farmers have been severely affected ..... the period of drought. Ato B from C by Din 2. She wanted 2 change of hairstyle but on... UP with a worse style than before. A completed C finished B ended D stopped 3. Unfortunately, some species of seal are threat. Aor Bin Cunder Dat 4 Plants and animals need 2 eam ecosystem in order to live, * A balanced 8 equal C even —D similar 5. By the end of the year, he .... enough money to buy a car, A is going to save will have been saving 8 will save D will have saved 6 her brillant idea, the project would not have succeeded. A Unless B Butfor C Provided D Incase 7. Oh, | forgot to phone Suet... immediately. Almgoingtodoit —€ Iildoit B lle doing it D Iwi have done it 8 If people were mote environmentally aware, the n World oun. a better place, A’ C was l B would be D has been ] 42. Use the word Mien rows capitals atthe end of ae read ionce again vo each ine to forma fpke sure ie maes sese ‘word that fits in the ‘space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning 0). There is no greater 0) protection from PROTECT cervironmental hazards than 1) KNOW Many of today's schools are committed to bringing environmental 2)... EDUCATE | into the classroom. Unfortunately, many students are 3) of the AWARE problems concerning the environment but 4) this new project will help HOPE ‘them to be better informed in the future. The curriculum will include the 5) PROMOTE Of classroom projects, in 6) ‘ADD | 10 community events. it will also. provide students with specific 7) INFORM ‘about the effect of 8) fon POLLUTE health and the ecosystem. In this way, students will be able to make more inteligent A? concerning the environment DECIDE and learn how they can 10)... PERSON make a difference. eee 413. Fillin the gap in each sentence with the word which best fits the gap. + Lwould to join my local football team. 2. The book was written John Grisham, 3 The women were proud Of omnes fOF completing the charity race 4 Not .- fs being done to prevent global warming, 5 | would stay in than go out tonight becouse I'm very tired 6 The police Were NOt nonmnne tO cateh the criminal, 7 That wes the house o..enuen my brother | grew wp. 87D muttipte choice cloze 414, Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, Cor D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) itsin THE BAG Sainsburys, one of Britain’s 0) leading supermarkets, are 1) uum concerned about 2). ‘out their responsibilities regarding the environment. They claim that many of their customers want to buy products that don’t have s negative environmental 3) wn - Due to this, more than 50 per cent of their ‘own-brand products are environmentally 4) Furthermore, Sainsbury's have been using re-cycled cardboard packaging for 5)....... on such things as breakfast cereals and biscuits. Mary of their stores also offer customers the 8). to re-cyele their own packaging, They have provided them with special re-cycling bins for paper, Glass end even shoes. These bins are supplied 7). ‘the locsl authority end ere in view et the front of ‘most major stores, 8) nn from many other environmental projects hich they are Q)...... if, Sainsbury's also encourage their customers not to use plastic carrier bags, with their Bag for Life and Penny Back offers. In the first scheme, the orange reusable Beg for Life bags 10} nue 0p, and when they wear out, custemers ccan take them back to the store and 11)... 3 free ‘bag in retum. In the second scheme, customers get 8 penny back for every plastic carrier bag they re-use. Via this second scheme, they gave £640,000 back to customers last year, of which more than half 412) up in Sainsbury's charity boxes. © Aoriginal Beading Cpprimary_D important 1) Aseverely B completely Cdeeply sadly 2 Acanying — Bholding —Csetting —_Dacting 3 Aresut —Beffect. influence Dstate 4 Akind Bhelpful Crriendly sociable 5 Ayears Bgenerations Ceras_ periods 6 Aprobabilty B opportunity C possibility D ability 7 Awith Boy Cfom Dat 8 Abxcept BAlone —CApart Besides 9 Aconnected B committed Cinvolwed 0 fascinated 10 Aprice Bost Cworth charge 11 Ademand Bask Ccaim expect Astocked Bsaved —-Cagathered_ D ended S Reading 415, a Read the title. 10 15 20 Remember tha there an extra sentence you do What do you not need. Once you have fnished expect to read 8 exercise, double check that about? Scan “Penrasencance dows ne fe the whole text ‘and underline the words bog and peat every time you come across them. In which paragraph are they used the most? Why do you think this is? b. Read the paragraph you talked about in Ex. 15a and, in pairs, imagine you find yourselves in a bog. Talk about: ‘© what you can see how it smells what it feels lke to walk on what sounds your footsteps make CONTRIBUTION Chiatem =a diae alia THE IRISH BOGS 809s, also known as peatlands, are very extensive all over the world. In fact they cover 5% - 8% of the world’s surface, There are bogs almost everywhere, apart from ‘Antarctica. However, peat formatioris closely connected to dimate, so most of the worlds bogs are found in the northern temperate zone. Irland has the third largest {area of bog in the word in proportion to its size. Finland has the largest and Canada comes second. Other countries with large areas of bog indude Sweden, Indonesia and Scotland, ‘A_bog isa very watery part of the countryside. It is made (of a special material called peat. Peat, whichis browmish- black in colour, is from dead plants (end sometimes animals!) which have built up over thousands of years. When you look at @ bog, you wil see a fay flat area ith clfferent plants growing init, and with small pools ‘of water here and there. When you walk on a bog, you ‘are walking ona living surface which floats on a material (peat) which is nearly all water. The depth of peat in 2 bog varies from 2 up to 12 m. Bogs are between 85 and 98% water. [1] _] Usually they grow at arate of 1mm per year ' ' t‘Over the last few hundred years large areas of bog have disappeared in many industialsed counties. [2] _] Switzerland and Germany have vary few areas of bog left. Inthe UK there has been a 95% loss of bogs ‘The main reasons for this are horticulture and fue, ‘A lrge amount of past i used for hortcuiturel purposes: plans grow rutin, eland, peat has been used as fel for thousands of yrs. [31_] other reasons for the dsappearence of bogs are commercial development, potion, dainage, waste dumping and ani However, nowadays people have begun to realise that bogs are a very precious resource. Many rare and protected species of plant are found on bogs. For example, a bog has an almost continuous cover of Sphagnum moss or bog mass. [4] __] Probably the most spactacular plant on the bog isthe carnivorous plant, which traps and eats animals to supplemen its diet, These animals are usually small insects, though the sundew Carnivorous plants are able to trap large dragonflies which have wing spans as wide as the human hand. AA small number of animals lve on the Krish peatlands, but the largest animal in eland today aso lives there: the red deer. You will sometimes see deer having a bath in the peat in order to get id of fies. [5 _] Tiny, briliantly coloured ewe’ beetles lve in the rots ofthe bog cotton. On a stil sunny day, you will hear the buzz of dragonily wings and many other insects, as wall as the cies of the many varieties of ground nesting bird Which ive on the bog. Aege arcurt ffi Ks presened in boos [STE] they cn fal us kro rere about people, clr, ecnary and diate ar back fin rehon, hage armours of Wespons, Jewel crs and pots Fa pen cl eb tela he recht creo the feet penser Ss ef oh anfaccloy cide sare vey we eee Inia) oly 19% ofthe. eigtl bog aren eas Itc. tings sextet aera aaa hat the ptr el be st freer. Counties ike land and Scotland must stop harvesting peat 3 raat else fe cela fee pat Compost. and ise pat-tee como insted, Kyou lene a fotgrnt on sone area ofthe ih bogs, al tl ether 15 yeas ate [7] 30 40 55 Co © Choose from the list AH the sentence which best fits each paragraph. There is one heading you do not need to use. A Otters and badgers occasionally go into the bogs in search of food, B_ All the peatiands in the Netherlands and Poland have been last C Vast quantities are extracted annually ‘or commercial and home use D In fact, they rove for historians. E tt is mow mechanically harvested by| bbe a real treasure several counties, F Bogs grow upwards and become raised above the surrounding countryside. G This soft green plant can be deep red, briliant orange, orangey brown, bright ‘green or salmon pink H Provided, of course, that there is stil some bog left d._ Imagine you have just come back from a field trip to a bos. In pairs, use the information from the text to describe your experience, ._ In pairs, draw a picture of a bog. 89') Listening Cross out each option once you hive used eid 416 2. Youwill hear people talking about what they do to help the order wo show clearly which options you have left A [tinkyou shold Tesimprovethe quality of he cr we brett. Speaking Environmental Wan you har oe damage cite undersned te ark, you may skh examin reste Tr soy could yu ay tha 17.» Below are some ee photographs of timer ei gute exh differen kinds of wineyou nd Could you repeat environmental eh qunton planta Remember 90 environment. Look at the ways of helping the environment BuT . land make a let of Words Ved’ if * Ifyou reise you have made a mistake bear rind that (AF) and make a lst of words you expect to hea Rafecl coolio enceglenhy ‘b) For questions 1-5, choose which activities they are talking about. Use each letter only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use. A planting trees D making an effort to save energy Speaker?) Speaker 4 C] B using the car ess E adopting a wild animal Speaker 2] Speaker E] © changing to organic farming F changing to solar power speaker 3] Which ofthese do you think is the most worthwhile? Take it in turns to persuade your partner to try to make this part of ther ie ‘A: Why dont youjoin the local tree planting scheme? ts realy worthwhile. B: Oh, [nevergaveit much thought. that you den’ lose marks for damage. First talk sing de examiner co ropeat the ‘to each other about how each kind affects your country. Then, choose the three Geis BW ‘types that are most destructive to the world as a whole. question. In pairs, ask each other diane be log questions: ‘© Do you think the pollution problem will get better? Why (nt)? ‘© How will our lives have to change if we want to ‘avoid damaging the environment? ‘© Who has the duty of protecting the environment, the people or the government? + Do you recyde? ‘© Do you think young people today care enough ‘about the environment? Why (not)? Listen to two candidates doing the speaking tasks above and decide which one asks the examiner to repeat the instructions in an appropriate way. ‘© makes excessive use of inkers.2) communication In pairs, use the prompts to act out similar dialogues 18 eatin suareriene + sponsor will animal onan Afican game reserve Expressing reservations + become 3 Young Member ofthe Geen Paty ‘& Persuading '* help clean up the beaches around the coast Read the dialogue below. “> Wyriting Skills (flm/book/CD reviews) Which speaker makes suggestion? expresses Relative Clauses reservations? tries to 19 2. Read the following part of a film review and correct the relative persuade the other to do aoe something? How would you fel about coming on a "Save the All the President's Men (1976) is a true story Wales!" dernonstration? who desefbes how two newspaper reporters Oh, | don't know uncovered the Wetec sandal. Dustin Homan Why don’t you give ita try? and Robert Redford play the reporters which work Oh, its not my kindof thing to expose the criminal activities of President teally Richard Nixon, The film is directed by Alan J. Tryit! You might be Pakula whose also directed Sophie's Choice surprise (1982) andthe Pecan Brit (1988) In pairs, use different language from the language box below to act ‘ut the same dialogue. ». The following sentences are from a book review. Join each pair using appropriate relative pronouns to improve the writing style. 1) Edgar Alen Poe's Tals of Mystery and a Inagraton is ely for some people. Those people Suggesting doing something lows ie acral Have you ever thought of...? / Did — you ever consider ..? / How would a you feel about ..? / Would you be incorested in .? e 1 is @ book ful of terfying stories. These stories Expressing reservationireluctance Well, 'm not sue ../ Wel, I never really thought about it .. / Wel, 1 never gave it much thought, relly 10h, | don't know .. /1 don’t 3. This i © frightening bock. t wil have you locking know ifits my kind of thing ../'m under the bed before you get ito il fot sure if 'd enjoy it. / Hts not : eee really the kind of thing fm good at 1 don't think I'd be any good at it ‘re cbout murder, death ond the power of the magACFON. Persuading ©. What kind of reviews are the following parts from? Improve the Why don't you give ita ty? / Would rting style using relative clauses. you not lke to give ita go? / Come a along and see what its like! / Ty it once, and see what you think! /On} {90 onl You might enjoy it / Ty it! You might be surprised! / You'll never know until you try itt / Oh come onl It might be different to what you think! A ish called Wanda i fll of eccentric and ctnesive people. Ths ves ae ruled by reat, pasion. The film features both British and ‘American stars. Thelr marvellous performance [J wwranees your enymet The rece, PI Chores Crehion, a veteran of Ealing Studion P Wn London. Ealing the works odes fm studio.The Best of Leonard Cohen features songs from his early career. They are still as fresh and meaningful today as they were forty years ago. The earlier songs, like Suzanne and Bird on @ Wire, are in the style of traditional folk ballads. Their literary quality was highly unusual at the time, and still is today. Songs such as Famous Blue Raincoat and Last Year's Man are from the 70s. Their emotional lyrics and black humour [B]) signal the eternal originality of this artist + Adjectives 20 @ Underine the correct item. Quiz Show (1994) was released in the same year as. Pulp Fiction and Forest Gump, two films which had a more ‘general appeal. Probably for this reason, it was nat a 1)box-office/best-slling hit despite its 2) dramaticl spectacular screenplay and its 3)livefascinating Characters. It is a tue story and there is more than one 4) gripping/fast-paced twist which will keep you glued to your seat. Watch it on the big screen if you can. | guarantee you won't be disappointed! b. Use the adjectives in thelist to complete the following paragraph. ‘catchy bestselling * rich « timeless ung people ou ere on ‘ His songs a8 Feed of Rl Har: TNS 3. vena ems cnn al be some so .rs on. The one thing you need, | %RAS Seu of humour! The Bo af Han 2 2) nes CD because of its 3). = | sound and 4) nes, Hines sch od | favourites as Two Lite Boys, Joke the Peg and The Court fg Coes ‘There may be very few y ‘well as others of your own, to write a similar Use the adjectives from the previous exercise, 25, paragraph about @film/book/CD. + Active & Passive Participle Structures/ Backgrounds & Main points of the plot 21. Join each pair of sentences, asin the example. ‘The plot of the film tells the story of Amelie, a shy, dreamy young woman. Its quite moving and touching Telling the story of Amelie, 0 shy, dreamy young woman, the plot of the film is quite moving and touching “The fim was directed by Jean ~ Pierre Jeunet. The cast includes Audrey Tautou, as Amelie, and Mathieu Kassovitz, as Nino. Directed by Jean — Pleme Jeune, the cast includes ‘Audrey Tautou, as Amelie and Mathie Kassovitz, 0 Nino. 1 Riverdance - Music from the Show wos relecsed th FOr it featues the music of the show inet took place duting the intent of the 19 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin. this CD was written wpe of the 16 frocks 0 ee beautiful ond py Bit Whelan Eoch one is very very oppeaiing 3 The Japanese American was accused of ‘murdering @ man on his boat. He is eventually convicted of the crime, 4 The film focuses on this story. It also includes ' number of sub-plots through which we learn ‘about the historical background, 5. Tho fm hes @ rumber of unexpected tmata Ag 4 whole it takes you completely by surprise22. @. Tickin the list of points below the ones that should be included in the frst main body paragraph of afilm/book review. ‘= who the characters are ‘your opinion about the film/book ‘= how the story begins + who directed the fim/wrote the book + the main points of the plot 'b. Use your answers in the previous exercise to write the first main body paragraph of a review of 2 film/book you have recently seen/read. = Comments/Recommendations 23 a Read the parts of reviews below. Are they consistent? Why (not)? highly recommend You've gor Mai. I's 2 pretty dull film with a very predictable story Tine. Is very obvious from the start what is going to happen in the end. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan give very average performances. I's a must! 2] thereat Garsbyis a ‘wonderful, sensitively ‘written novel, I's a bore to read. The story of Jay and Daisy will entertain you from the very fist page, and you wll meet some amazing ppeople along the way. Don't bother with this one ee er awe oe Eon eee b. Use the language in the lists as well as ideas of your own to correct the recommendations. General comments and opinion + The castisexcellent’ + Itisbeautifuly weak/awful poorlybadly written, unconvincing ‘+The arrangements are + The script is dull simplefeffective/ ceverlexciting complicated. thas a tragic features a variety of surprising/dramatic musical instruments end, + powerfultweak voice Recommendations © Don't miss it. ‘© Wait uni it comes * Itiswell worth ‘out on video. seeing, * Itisa highly * Lwouldn't entertaining read, recommend it * Wts2 bore to read. because + i's certainly at the ‘© tSbound to bea top of my list. box-office hit, + definitely ‘I highiythoroughiy’ recommend that you strongly fecommend add this CD to your it callection! 24. Read the introduction ofa fim review below and use the language inthe lists above andlor ideas of your own to write the recommendation “The Mat Reloaded, released on May 15th 2003 and sequel 0 ‘The Mats, (s a spectacular science-oion fim. The main characters, Neo, Trinty and Morpheus continue ther Struggle to ree ‘mankind from the machines that have enslaved them and to Save Zon, the only free city outside the Matix. Directed by the > Wachowski Brothas, the cast includes once again Keanu Reeves, Carie-Anne Moss and Lawrence Fishbume, this time together with the stunningly besuul alan actress Moric Beucc. 25. Read the rubrics below. Choose one and write the review in 120-180 words. ‘A large music shop has decided to put a review of a recent CD in its window, in order to Promote sales. They have decided to hold a Competition. Write a review for this competition, choosing a CD that you tke, Your local film club is planning next season's Programme, and wants to take members’ views into account. They ask members to write reviews: Of films they like/ don't like. Choose a film and write your review. Your school librarian is putting together a calletion of reviews of books in the library. This is to help puplts decide what books to read. He has asked you to contribute. Choose a book and waite your review. 93> Language Focus 1 of Life a Use the words in the lists to answer the questions, healed cured + recovered = mended Which of ‘these would you use to describe ‘2a person who has been il, but is now better? b_ aperson who has had medical treatment and is now better? © a fractured/broken bone that is now better? d_ abad cut on your leg that is now better? ‘instructions * recipe * prescription * receipt Which of these ‘tells you how to prepare/cook food or drink? is proof that you have bought something? © gives details of medicine, creams, etc? d_tells you how to operate machines, etc? * freezing * cold + icy * frozen Which of these would you use to describe the roads after a night of frost? food in a freezer? temperatures below 0°C? food in a fridge? ‘starter + course * nibbles + dessert Which of these describes 2 things lke nuts and crisps, served while you are waiting for a meal? 1b the sweet part of 2 meal, atthe end? © one part of ameal? the first part of a meal? ‘plate * dish * helping « slice Which of these describes a piece of bread, cake, ple, etc? the amount of food that you get? something that you put food on? 2 combination of ingredients (cooked or not)? b. In pars, choose one word from each ist and act ‘out exchanges, as in the example. 1. A: Hows thatcuton your shoulder? 8: Oh, itscompltely healed. You are going through your family photo album above together with your grandmother. Who are the people in the pictures? Read the statements and use the language in the box to act out exchanges, as in the example. 1 Your Aunt Doreen was mid-way through her career. 2 Your cousins Joseph and Sandra were almost able tosit up, 3 At the time, all your cousin Patrick did was eat and sleep. 4 Your grandfather had retired about 15 years previously 5. Your other grandparents had been married for 45 years, 6 Your Uncle Larry was just about to go to secondary school. [> Hehe can'tbe..7 |». probably must be J+ Idsay.../1 suppose > tmsure .. imagine 1. A: Andwhat about Aunt Doreen? 8: Oh, your Aunt Doreen was mid-way though her cage ‘As suppose she was around for. this her? ion ary ray rm iin |3. Cross the odd one out. 1) awell-balanced person curriculum dictionary diet 2 awellpreserved cake castle man monument 3 awelrpaid — employee company job manager 4 awelldressed doll baby woman salad 5 awelltodo family suburb. -~—house. cousin ———— Complete the sentences with words from the ls. ‘expectancy * circumstances * bills * process « lifestyle © number 1. IF you exercise regularly and eat sensibly, youtl spend a lot less on medical 2. Nowadays, most people lead @ much healthier than they did 50 years ago. 3. People are a lot younger than they were, but a lot depends on the social 4 People have a much higher tite today than they dd in the 19th century 5 Of course we can't stop the ageing , but we can certainly stow it down. 6 Thereisarecord sonsn Of pensioners wanting to start up their own business. 5 _Inppairs, discuss how much of the following should be included in your diet and whry, as in the examples. think we should drink afew glasses of milk everyday. Yes, Lagtee. Though its quite high in calories, it realy igh in calium, | dont tink its 0 good idea to eat roast chicken very ofe. ‘No, Though ts high protein, its also high in fat Rewrite the sentences using the idioms/fied phrases inthe lst in the correct form, * a sweet tooth * be a couch potato ‘the time of my life * go bad * come tolife 1. The island gets more exciting during the festive season, 2. Meat becomes unfit to eat if you don’t put it in the fridge. 3 Jane had the most. enjoyable experience ever on holiday in Spain. ‘4 My brother spends a lot of time watching television, 5 I'm affaid I've got a passion for sugar so | find it hard to lose ‘weight. ‘Match the exchanges. Can you think of another response? [HI He can't do without sugar in his tea ‘think you should take up 2 hobby. [EL Have you noticed she's put on weight? [| don't think lever get over the shock [5 They refused to put up with the noise (EL they were siving out free shampoo samples. Cut out junk food and you'l fee! better. [81 I say we could all do with a break. [5 The salary | get is not enough to lve on. You will I just takes time. | agree, Let's book a holiday. ¢ Neither can I. Ihave a sweet tooth, 100. | think you should ask fora raise. Really? Did you get one for me, too? FL know. | get teribly bored at times They say that’s why they sold their house. bh No. | think she looks the same as ever. 1 You're probably right. try it. 95°o Circle the correct item. 1. Staying healthy... that you pay attention to your diet. A asks © demands B expects D requests 2 Overall well-being also depends on your ..... of min. ‘A manner B health © state D form of his illness. © teated D cured 3 He was completely. A healed B solved 4 She eats very badly; she practically lives... junk food, Aon Bwith Cin D off 5 Don't... your time on this! i's never going to work. : A kil —B waste € spend D pass Conversational Grammar Circle the correct item. 1. *She eats lots of chocolate, doesn't she?” "Yes, 1 think she's addicted it." Aon Bin Ct Dd with 2. "The shop you bought your camera has closed down.” ‘A which B where that —D_when 3. "Shall we go to Spain or Italy for our holidays?* Hthink Pd .....n.g0 to Italy than Spain.” A rather B prefer C better D like to 4 "Where does Jenny work?* "I think she works in a bank, >” A isn't she can'tshe B does she D doesn't she 5. *Have you seen Brian recently?" “No, Ihaven't seen him... ages." A for = Bat = C of ~~ with 6 "They left very eary, tobelate." A. inorder © soasnot B to prevent D toavid 7. *He drove his father’s car. he doesn't have licence." A. despite © besides B_ however D even though 8 "Why don't you try yoga?” “Htried it once, but | thought ft W25...n.” ‘A bored 8 boredom ¢ boring D bore 9 "Who went to the Indian restaurant?” “Everyone went. Rachel." ‘A except B apart C beside D not 10. *Are weil going to the gym on Friday?" "Yes, | have to work late again." A incase B aslongasC ifnot D unless D English in Use 10 Complete the second sentence so that ithas a 11 similar meaning to the first one and includes the ‘word given. Use between two and five words. 1. | walked slowly so as to avoid spiling the drinks order I walked slowly the drinks 2 Baylis was the frst person to create the dockwork radio. who twas the clockwork radio, 3. Why don't you take a map? You might get lost case Takeamap lost. 4 You should check your cupboard; something smells, funny. seems Something in your cupboard off. 5 The last time we went out was two weeks ago. for we two weeks. 6 It might rain tomorrow. possibility There tomorrow, 7. Her doctor advised her never to eat chocolate, cut She was advised her diet 8 We really enjoyed seeing the concert which The really enjoyable. Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold. a 1. Her place of house, EMPLOY 2 His for extreme sports often lands him in hospital. PREFER 's very dose to her 3 Not onlyis smoking bt it's also anti-social. HEALTH 4. Because of his he could afford to buy a car. PROMOTE 5 She didn’t need much .. to come away for the weekend. ENCOURAGE 6 They bought a more . car when they retired. ECONOMY 7 Whavea lot more now that i'm a manager RESPONSIBLE 8 Elderly people tend to be slightly at times. FORGET a: D Revision Box 12. Flin the missing word 1. She hasa sweet to chocolate cake. 2 She goes to the gym twice a week in tokeep fit. 3 Joisthe gir 4 Noone has arved yet, 5 He booked the tickets for the show avoid waiting in a queve. 6 He was jus killing 7 You will soon get stay in bed. 8 Hes a hours a day. 9 She took’an umbrella with her in rained, 10 Kate goes jogging every day she's 60 years old 11 Don’t you agree that he looks young his age? they? 5 she can‘t say “no” ‘won first prize in the quiz until they had to leave. the cold if you potato; he watches TV five it though 13. Circle the correct item, 1 Fruit and vegetables... lots of vitamins A include ¢ hold B contain D comprise She's... lot of pressure at work at the moment. Aunder Bin Cat D with “The nurse visits her on a(n). bass A day everyday B daily D once a day ‘The Johnsons are very well... they have a house in the centre of London, A built 8 preserved C paid D off “The boss treated us all toa four... lunch Adsh —B plate helping D course Lets go to the beach, ....? Adowe —B shallwe C wilwe D canwe There is no point in... forthe job. A apply € toapply B applied D applying SD Muttipte choice Cloze 414, For questions 1-12, ead the text below and decide which answer (A, B, Cor D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). (Every (Generation’s Favourite During the 18505, Levi Strauss, a German 0) immigrant lving in America, created 1853, jeans have dominated the dothing 2) «with millions of pairs being sold every year. They are easly the most 3) item of clothing avaliable, selling to people 4). the frst pair of denim overalls. 1) nationality Following the second world war, denim acquired new status 5) of Europe. The material that American soldiers’ uniforms were once 6) became the ‘must-have’ fabric. Your grandparents definitely would have wanted to be part of the denim 7) sssesel But ft was in the 1970s, that jeans really ‘hit itbig’ The kids (probably now your parents!) would buy flares’ and decorate them with colourful fabrics of all shapes and sizes. Jeans also became socially 8) ‘to the older ‘uncool’ adults who enjoyed their 9) and casual appearance. Jeans 10) to evenbody. If you are a dedicated follower of feshion, you might pay hundreds of pounds to be seen in the best designer labels. Or if you'te older and need something 11) ....... and strong to wear while doing the gardening, you can pick up a 12) ose priced pair at local market. No matter who you are, or how much you're willing to spend, jeans continue to be every generation's favourite. per rr rer rer r> of age, gender or ‘the people stranger ver after organisation favourite despite among made up trend suitable comfort arwact workable reasonably eames > en, choose an answer that sounds right 10 you.This way you are more likely to get the B foreigner newcomer D inmigrant B cermoe C Brersince D Fvers0 vB corporation C industry D_ enterprise B accepted popular D_ approved 1B regardless C_ notwithstanding _D nevertheless B between ¢ amid 1D. throughout 8 made for € made out D_ made of B fasion C_castom D syle B acceptable C tolerable D_ appropriate B satifacion C exe D tief 8 appeal = C daw D temt B practical © C_‘helful D_ beneficial B logicaly properly D wisely 97© open cioze Scan the text and underline the words you ‘come across that are related to these activities. 415, For questions 1-12, read the text below and think cof the word which best fits each gap. Use only one 4d. You are going to read an article about word in each gap. There isan example at the organisations for older people in cifferent beginning. countries. For questions 1-15, choose from the organisations (AD). The organisations may be Nowadays, more and 0) more people are becoming chosen more than once. vegetarians, You 1) ero.» now find ‘versie’ Which organisation(s): su and most San Ee aaa *+ has professionals to help oder people option on their menus. But 3) eeeyg) Matos 1 Se TR eee 52 ogee which ene you obet bream ect TEE | se cpccrnme mcang minal? 3 they secretly ing to pot thoi seth ini 3 fuk se '* gives students the chance to construct low-price accommodation? 5 People choose to be vegetarian 4) . many People cenit they don liebe en | * isergansed bya goverment Of eating animals, 6) sone though humans have department? a been doing this 7) «nnn life began. More recently, * is appropriate for people who like Shee hasben atonal oronesag ies | are 7 in meat, 8) wo mention tings ike Mad Cow | bebeve in exercsing the mind as well Disease, which can be transmitted 9) ..vn--u-ove animals | as the body? 8 cee Das © CHERRY peUNSNTSSRIA| + cocourages acttes fr one person 10) on ating meat could prove risky. However, ‘and for groups? 0 ‘egetarianism is probably old as time itself. Many ofthe | 6 enables students to hep animals that ‘world’s cultures are vegetarian, Often, this are in danger of becoming extinct? 11 1) svn onnected with religion (asin India), but | 6 has a big website? 2 not always. Famous vegetarians include Plato, Da Vinei | organises sporting activities, and and Einstein nothing ee, fr older aduts? = 13 : a | * hastwo programmes ofactites? 14 ‘A vegetarian who eats sensibly wil be just as healthy as provides a guide recommending 15 ‘meat-eater, probably healthier, as vegetarians tend to think more carefully about what they eat. T've never met miserable vegetarian. ‘Going veggie’ ot SD Reading copnise similar ideas expressed in the title ferent ways ofthe (Ge. paraphrases and synonyms) ce Yu need to be aware of What do you + having to answer more than one question think fon the same subject. the text is going to be about? b. What kind of physical andor intellectual activities might an older person be interested in? Look at the pictures and discuss in pairs. * negatives (doesn't not much, prefixes such activities10 15 20 25 as WE'RE YOUNGER THAN WE EVER WERE! Today's mature adults are participating in all kinds of activities, both physical and intellectual. Old people have never been so young. A. MCDS, Singapore If you belong to the older generation, Singapore is a good place to live! On this island, the Ministry for Community Development and Sport is working hard to encourage sporting activities among all age groups, including the older citizens ‘The Ministry believes that physical activity helps people to ‘keep a positive self-image and contributes to their sense of ‘well-being: mental as well as physical. There are two main ‘programmes which aim to promote and encourage different ‘activities among the older generation. The first of these is a Mutual Help programme, where older people meet for various ‘activities including sports. Here, the emphasis is on helping ‘and thinking of other people, The second programme is a programme of activities organised by the Senior Citizens’ ‘Clubs. Many of these clubs have keep-ft equipment, and a large number of social and cultural events take place there as well as sporting activities. Both programmes sim to ‘encourage older people to Iead an active, healthy and smeaningfl life B.'Go for Life’, Ireland In Ireland, there is @ national programme for sport and physical activity for older people. It is called “Go for Lit “The physical fitness professionals on this programme work exclusively with older people. We know that regular physical activity is good for our health. Research also proves that it can ‘prevent many common illnesses, such as high blood pressure ‘and asthma. Physical exercise will also help poople who already have such illnesses. However, people often become Tess active as they get older. This is probably because they fee] ‘that they are “too old” to participate in sports. Nothing could bbe less true, Older people can take part in the programme on ‘their own, with activities such as walking, gardening or ‘swimming, or they can bring their friends to organised events intheir own area, such as bowling, tennis or dancing. There is a free book called Opportunities in Retirement which suggests different kinds of activities and gives contact details of do? (&) listen to two candidates doing the tasks above and decide which one: + uses a variety of adjectives: A 8 * covers the first part of the task only A 8 ‘hesitates excessively A 8 ‘justifies hismer answers A 8 + makes correct use of ‘modal verbs A B 2S communication + Expressing resignation -disagreeing/suggesting 49 2 Read the short dialogue below. Which speaker expresses annoyance? Which speaker expresses resignation? Which speaker disagrees and makes a suggestion? > A its terible the way people throw fitter on the street and dump their rubbish anywhere! 8: Wel what can we do? os, A Theres alaays something we can dol We can write tothe newspapers. We can speak to people when we see them doing i . Use different language from the box below and, in pairs, act out this dialogue. Expressing annoyance Expressing resignation Disagresing/ Suggesting Thate the way it when ‘Wel, theres nothing we can do about | OF course there is! We con its terible thewoy weal There's always something we an Don't you hate when. Well what can we do? dol We can Ucar stand it when Thats ie Maybe /| don’t know but we can tteally bugs me wien Oh, isi really worth making a fuss about it? | always In pairs, use the prompts below to act out similar dialogues. Then, take turns to talk about other things that > annay you + people park their cars where they shouldnt take down their registration numbers and report them to the police + people jump the queve in the bank/ go upto them and say something a ‘© shop assistants are rude / walk out of the shop D writing skills Revision & Extension) \ © indirect questions/paraphrasing the rubric 1 20 Read the job ad below and the notes. Then, look at the lst of sentences on the right that could be luded in a transactional letter asking for information, and correct the style CCan you send me some details about the job? How old do | have to be? ‘What kind of job is it? ‘Which island wil| be working on? Which months will have to work? How many hours wil | have to work? How much does the job pay? * Formal/informal to workon 21 Read the prof eter blow and comets se >» the Greek so that tis consistent. 8), — Islands during the summer. re Good pay & 1 if riggs b ae «say thanks for Bri, —S00d the ‘conditions. which ‘invitation to spend { ad monte re eee For more information contact Peter Jenings Jobline Employment Agency. 17 Park Road. Cilchester, 6167 BRS. ad #5 to late to weekend 1 5p a fe ' ang none umn Shot Faking ana tis isa chance Lys ant 101102 © Headings 22 Read the rubric below and say what the tasks. Then, match the paragraphs to the relevant headings. Write the missing paragraph for the heading that doesn't match. You work as the manager of a coffee bar. The owner woul lke to attract more young people. He has asked you to write a report making suggestions on how to achieve this + Menu * Conclusion + Hours of business ‘+ Purpose *# Décor + Facilities A The purpose of this report is to'explore ways in which Lorenzo’ Coffee Bar could attract the custom of more young people. 8 The interior is old-fashioned and therefore unappealing to teenagers. In order to attract younger customers, the coffee bar should be redecorated in brighter colours and the existing furniture replaced with something more moder, c The coffee bar, as it is now, offers no kinds of activity to interest young people. It would be a good idea to install items such as a billard table, dartboards and Computers with access to the Internet D (Our rather high prices also discourage young people. We should include a cheaper range of drinks and snacks at affordable prices. We could also introduce @ self-service sandwich bar. E Alin all, Lorenzo's Coffee Bar would attract more young customers if the interior were redecorated and if there were some interesting faclities for young people. Also, the menu needs to be improved, the prices lowered and the opening hours extended, + Linking Words & Phrases/Topic & Supporting Sentences 23 @ Join the following pairs of sentences using appropriate linking words from thelist. * even though « although because * inspite ofthe fact * but « since 1 He drove his father’ ca. He hasnt passed his driving tes. 2 They wanted to buy a new car. It was too expensive, 3 Julie didn’t go on the cruise. She couldn't afford it He became a chef. He loves cooking \We had to pay for the meal, We didn't enjoy it He didn’t graduate from school. He's a wealthy rman today. Read the topic sentences and for each one write {an appropriate supporting sentence. There are many advantages to travelling by car. Online shopping is becoming more and more popular. Living in the ety centre has many disadvantages. Fewer people are choosing holidays abroad these days, There are many things one can do to help the environment, The frst thing you should pay attention to when {going for a job interview is your appearance Beginnings & Endings/Adjectives/ Using the Senses Imagine you're in these two pictures. What can you see? hear? smell? How do you feel? Think of atleast one adjective to describe: ‘the weather * the people + their clothes ‘the merchants the atmosphere25 + the weather « the view the sand the sea b. Read the first half ofthis story below and fill in ‘the clouds « the island the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then, continue the story. Bright sunlight 1). ood) the room as Jane's mother 2) (open) the blue velvet carains. Jane slowly opened her sleepy eyes and ) Pemeeeen (smile). How wonderful it was to be back in the safety of her home with ber loving family around hher again, she 4) (think). As usual, she 5 (pend) most of the long night thinking about that almost fatal day. 16) (start) like any other day. Jane ~‘oave) goodbye 10 het mum as she 8) .. (Set) off on her bike to make the mile | Jong jourmey into town where she worked asa ibraran. Asshe 9) --»~ (approach) a particularly narrow stretch of a quiet country lane she 10). (move) over to the side of the road in order to avoid any ‘oncoming traffic. Tt was just then that she 11) (ee) the tractor reversing out of a farmer’ field. As she suddenly b. Read the beginning of a story entitled Another ay Len) ese ae World and rewrite it using the adjectives in the 13) somvowonrnee (feel) herself flying through the air like list to make it more interesting. iaipepet Misra ae) fearel) iaithe opposite direction 18)... (almosveotide ‘© unbelievable * hot * wooden * noisy with the tractor, too. He 16) .... ss. (mamage) to * colourful + humid» floating + smal drive around it but not before hiting Jane and ber bicycle ‘exotic * narrow * fresh aia | awoke that frst morning in Thailand to the hustle —_——— ‘and bustle of the merchants outside my hotel room. | * Reviews couldn't wait to see what was going on, so | jumped ‘ut of bed and threw open the window which looked {6 2 Look at thelist of prompts below. Which can be onto the stretch of river below. The sight was nice. used for books/films/CDs? Which are positive Women in traditional clothes and straw hats were and which are negative? ~ paddling their boats down the river in order to buy iz fruit, vegetables and fish from the various merchants. The smells and sounds of the market filed the air, and I rushed out because | wanted to be part of them. * dullread * ripping novel > dramatic twist * Feelings/Tenses Look at the list of events which are given in chronological order. Who are the characters in the story? How do you think Jane feels at each * fast-paced film * thling plot * poor acting stage of the story? 1 Jane wakes up in her own room. b. Make a list of two films, two books and two 2. She is happy to be with her family again. CCDs that you liked / didn't like and tell your 3. She remembers the day of the accident partner about them. Then, use the prompts as 4 She is cycling to work on a country road. wal ar Hes of pou,ctn i milla agence 5. She swerves to avid a tractor recommending them or not, as in the example. 6 Avan traveling in the opposite direction hits her head on For those of you who are into science ition, “Dark Citys a She is unconscious in hospital for ten days. film thai wel worth seeing 8 Jane's mother encourages her not to give up. 9. After months in hospital Jane finally goes home. 10. She's determined to get on with her life. | wouldnt recommend that you add this CD 0 your collection. 103i - General 1. Which of the 5 papers are the most important? ‘A. Writing and Use of English, B. Speaking and Listening, Allpapers are worth the same number of marks, 2 sit necessary to pass every paper to pass the exam? ‘A. No, what counts s your total score from all papers. B No, but you must pass the Speaking paper © Yes. ifyou don't, you fail the exam. 3 Can you have extra time if you haven't finshed any of the papers? ‘A. Only in the Writing paper. No! You must finish all the papers in the time given. Yes, as long as you ask politely. ‘4 Should you use pen or pencil to write your answers? A. Pencil for everything Pen for the Writing paper, pencil for everything else. Pen for everything, 5 Can you use correcting fluid? A. Nol It’s not allowed at ll B_ Yes, but not too much. Yes, use it as much as you lke. 6 Which level of CEF does it correspond to? AAD BB C BZ ~ Paper 1 Reading «rou 7. How many parts are there in this paper? Aa crete 8 Which part is worth more marks? ‘A. Pars 1 and 2 because each question is worth 2 marks. B_ Part 3 because there are more questions All three parts are worth approximately the same number of marks. 9. How many questions are there altogether? A2 B30 C35 EXomFacts What do you know about the FCE exam? 10 2 3 4 15 16 ‘What happens if you put more than one answer to 8 question? ‘A. You get no marks for that question. You get the mark if one of the answers ‘is conrect. You get half a mark for that question if one of the answers is correct Paper 2. Writing «nour 20 minutes How many compositions must you write? ‘A. One is enough ifs very good. B As many as you can manage in the time. C_Two- the compulsory Part 1 question and one from Part 2 How long should each composition be? ‘A. Part 1: 120-180 words, Part 2: 120-150 words. B_ Part 2; 120-150 words, Part 2: 120-180 words. © Any length ~ the emphasis is on quality. Can you write something that you have leamed by hear? A. Yes, ifyou can’t think of anything else B No, you will lose marks if you do. C It depends on the type of question. What happens if a composition is longer than the required length? ‘A. Only the frst part will be marked. B_ You will get extra marks for writing more. © The examiners will refuse to mark it, Is speling important? A Yes, in that it contributes to the overall impression mat, B Yes, you lose one mark for every speling mistake. © No, speling doesn't matter at all Is American usage and spelling acceptable? ‘A. No, you must use British English only. B Yes, its ok to use a mixture of American and British English © Yes, 2s long as you use it all the way through, 1057 Paper 3 Use of English cs mines 17's it a good idea to write two possible answers to a question? ‘A. No, because if one of them is wrong, you will get no 18 How important is speling in this paper? ‘A. Notat all. it doesn’t matter how you spell your answers. 8 Not very — you might lose half a mark for incorrect spaling. F Very Ifthe answer is spet wronaly, you lose the mark, 19. How many parts are there in this paper? AZ B4 cs 20. How many questions are there altogether? A4 B42 © 50 21. Do contractions (eg. dont nt) count as one word or two? A. One word. B Two words. fe depends onthe examine 7 Paper 4 Listening out 40 minutes 22 How many parts are there in this paper? A3 B4 C5 23. Are some questions worth more than others? ‘A. No, all questions are worth one mark. B Yes, the multiple-choice questions are worth two marks C Yes, the blank-fling questions are worth two marks. 24 In part 2, what happens if you get the right answer but spell it wrongly? ‘A. You lose the mark in all cases. B If its recognisable and wasn't spelt out in the recording, you get the mark. © You get half a mark ifthe speling is nearly correct. 25. How many questions are there altogether? j A2 B30 C 40 26 How many times will you hear each part? marks. A. Only once. B Yes, because if one of them is right, you will get the B TWice, mae CC. Three times i t's dificult. Yes, because if both of them are right, you will get ‘two marks. 27 In which part are the questions recorded on the cassette/CD? A Pat! B Pat? © Part3 Poe 5. Specking above 1 minutes 28 Can you choose who your partner i for the interview? ‘A. No, it’s decided by the examinations staff. B Yes, as long as you ask the examinations staff on the day. Yes, if your teacher applies in writing in advance 29 Should you speak to the examiner or the other ‘candidate during the interview? [A It’s best to speak only to the other candidate, B_ tts best to speak only to the examiner. © Both - the examiner will make it dear who you should speak to in each part. }30. If you don’t understand something, can you ask the ‘examiner to exolain further? ‘A. No, this will make the examiner angry. B Yes, but the examiner will simply repeat the Question, not simply it No, but you can ask the other candidate }31. sta good ides to keep interrupting your partner? ‘A. Yes, you will get more marks ifyou do. 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About ‘a month later all of this ‘spam’ started to arrive ... you know, that junk mail that nobody actually wants! fm really fed up with it all because it's obviously a cheap system for companies to.use to advertise their products, but, on the other hand, it's ‘big nuisance to have to get ri of i all Speaker 2 When I started studying abroad, | panicked in the beginning because had never used email in my life before, even though | had had a computer at home for quite a while before | actually went off to university. Right from the start, they threw us into the deep end and all students were given an ‘email address. We were told that all communication would be done in that way and of course the lecturers showed each ‘and every one of us how to use the system. Even if we were ‘absent for just one day, the lecturer would automatically send us an email! All the materials we needed for the different projects were aso sent to us by email Speaker 3 We've got @ wonderful French teacher at school who always seems to find different ways to make the lessons more interesting. Recently she decided that it would be a good idea if we all had a French pen-pal. She went to the teacher who ‘does computer lessons and asked him to set us up with email ‘addresses as she thought it would help improve our French if we wrote to our pen-pals each week. She was absolutely tight! We've been in contact with a class of students from 3 school in Paris for about five months now and it's made 2 huge difference to our level and it's great fun as well. Next year we're going to share a geography project with them in ‘order to find out more about France. Speaker 4 ‘As a parent of young children, to be honest with you, I'm in ‘two minds and rather wortied about the Internet. | certainly ‘approve of the educational opportunities for students and the ‘idea of keeping in touch with friends through emai, but how do we check the qualty of information young people manage to find on the diferent sites? How on earth can authorities control this monster? I've already organised for someone to ‘ut a fitering system on ours Speaker 5 From a business point of view, the advantages of using email stems have alowed us to work at a much faster rate than in the past. We are able to camry out business deals within minutes now, sort out problems halfway across the world as well as advertise extremely cheaply. This is very different to what things were like in the past when we fist set up the ‘company. I's also much easier for our secretaries as it means that correspondence can be dealt with more quickly nowadays. > Tapescript for Exercise 21¢ (p. 10) Interlocutor: Now, I'd like you to talk about something together for about three minutes. Here are some photographs of different means of communication. Talk to each other about which are the most useful and then decide together which two may disappear completely in the near future. You have about three minutes for this, so, ance again, don't worry IF stop you and please speak so that we can hear you. ‘Student A:Err, start with the phone. Itis what we al use 2 lot and so, of course, i's very useful ‘Student B:Yes, | ind it extremely useful too, especially at work ‘when you sometimes need to answer urgent questions and Give information immediately. Now, how do you feel about mobile phones? ‘Student A: Well | personaly find them very useful and necessary Student B: Mmmm, yes, they're convenient if there's an emergency and you're in the middle of nowhere and need to ‘contact the pole or your family for example, though | feel that they are overused in many cases. Think about how many people spend hours just chatting about sil, unimportant things. | wonder about the bils too! What about fax machines, are they of much use these days do you think? ‘Student A: Well, 'm not too sure how they work but I think that err they're quite important for companies. ‘Student B:Yes, it saves. a great deal of time if you need to send ‘any documents in a hurry tt simply copies them and sends them electronically by phone. I's so immediate. What about using email? Do you think it's helpful? Student A: Yes, itis very fast but the other person needs to have email as wel, of course! Student B: That's true. Otherwise the system wouldn't work, though I must say, again, it's immediate communication and saves so much time, effort and money compared to other forms of communication. rrr, how about writing and sending letters? Student A:| haven't written @ letter for ages. | just find the phone a whole ot easier. ‘Student Well, yes. | mean it does take longer to write letters {and then you have to wait in long queues in the Post Office ‘to post ther, but | stil feel that it's much more thoughtful ‘and sometimes romantic to put your thoughts down on paper, don't you? 119Tapescripts Student A:Not realy | prefer something more convenient, Student &: Now, what about the idea of two of these forms of ‘communication disappearing at some point? Which two do you think have the worst chances of sural the madern world? Student A: Actually, | think the letter and the fax have the worst chances of surviving Student B: Mmmm, | think | probably agree with you. Letters certainly take more effort and are probably more expensive than, let's say, emails, For these simple reasons, | think letters {are already on their way out, anyway. | also feel that faxes are slowly disappearing because we can do so much more on the internet using electronic systems, which, as | have already mentioned, are immediate and cheap. Interlocutor: Thank you. Do people in your country depend a jot on technology for communication?» Student A: Yes. Everybody's using all kinds of phones, mobiles nternet services! Student 8: Ves, that’s true. | think the fact that methods in business have moved ahead at such speed has meant that we cenerally have to keep up with it all, whether we want to or ‘ot! Otherwise, we'll be left behind! In fact this need to keep up has also entered the home, where a lot of people spend laige amounts on computer equipment when all they do is play games! How do you feel about this wave of technology? Student A: Mmmm, | agree completely and | feel that it's all Interlocutor: How different would everyday life be without technological means of communication? Student B: Life would of course be very different without all of these means of communication. | feel that, again, for those working in the world of business, life would be much more sifficut as it would take much longer to getn touch with other companies and to come to agreement on important matters. How different do you think lfe would be without all of this? Student A: Wel, | agree with what you said about the business side of things and think that, basically if we ddn’t have email systems in the home or mobile phones etc. it wouldn't be the end of the world! I mean we survived before, didn't we? Inmterlocutor:Thank you. That is the end of the test. UNIT 2 > Tapescript for Exercise 21b (p. 19) 1 Invigilator Before you star, if anyone needs to leave the room, please raise your hand and a member of staf will ‘accompany you. Remember that there is no talking and anyone who does so may be disqualified. If you need to use more than one sheet of paper to answer a question make sure that both sheets are handed in. Now, are there ‘any questions? Woman: Look, I've been stuck in here for half an hour waiting for you people. My heart's pounding and I'm really getting fed up with the situation. Yes, I'm well aware that you're understaffed and that you've had a lot Cf emergencies. | just wonder why | pay my taxes! If this is ‘an example of how my money is spent —| just give up! Femole:Could you keep the noise down abit, please? Mole: Sorry, ih’ realise | was disturbing you Female:\ don't mind usvally it's just when I'm trying to concentrate Mole: | know. W's frustrating. Why don't you bring a Walkman in like do? Female: Because | cant type and listen to music! That's ‘even worse than putting up with all the chatting! ‘Mole: | don’t know. find it quite axing. Something classical, you know the kindof thing Female: angrily] Look, | eally have to get on with this ‘Mole: Okay, okay. No need to be like that. | can tell when 1m not wanted. | as only Lying to give you a bit of friendly advice. FADE] ‘Manz... then the whole thing started to shake and | started 10 get sweaty palms, The captain said there was nothing to ‘worry about but then | felt this sudden rush of adrenaline 2 we started to go up and down. Fortunately nobody panicked but by the time we landed everybody was feeling quite sick. We came back on the train Woman: .. now just close your eyes and imagine you're on 2 warm, sandy beach, Think of the waves rolling up to ‘touch your toes. Take a nice deep, siow breath and gently breathe out through your mouth. Imagine your breath is like a lite cloud that slowly rises, taking all your stress along with it. You can feel your arms and legs getting heavier and heavier Woman: Oh, good evening. This is Julia Barham of Forthwrite. We're conducting a telephone poll in your postal area to help us serve our new and existing customers better Id just like to ask you if you are completely satisfied with your current provider. ‘Manz Well, to tall you the truth, not entirely. Woman: Well if you are interested, we have 25% off new subscriptions until the end of this week. Shall | make out ‘an application ‘Man:Oh, | don't think I'm ready to make any decisions at the moment Woman: Very wells. Thank you for your time ‘A: Well? What do you think ofthe colour? 8: Mmmm, it’s very .. cheerful? ‘A: | wanted something dramatic! | wanted something that would make me feel happy and creative, something that would help me get up in the morning!Tapescripts 8: Well, you've certainly done that! | think it's very “you To be honest, it makes me feel a bit nervous and on edge. if had to sleep here now, I'd fee! worried and even a bit threatened. Goodness, | can hardly believe that we used to share this room! It was painted pale blue then: a nice restful colour It used to feel very peaceful ‘A Mmmm, | know i’s not your type of thing. Hey! Wil you stay for something to eat? Mum and dad are {going out and I'm going to order a pizza. B Sounds great! Count me in! ‘A: Fantastic! I be just like old times! And nice and peaceful, | promise! 8 Voice: Thank you for calling the Met Office. For the local ‘area forecast for the southwest, central, and northern: ‘areas, please press 1. For all other areas, press 2. For three-day forecasts for the continental European region, press 3. For the global overview for the next 24 hours, press 4. For other enquires please hold the line > Tapescript for Exercise 22e (p. 20) Interlocutor:Now, I'd like each of you to talk on your own for about a minute. I'm going to give each of you two different photographs and I'd like you to talk about them. Jane, here are your two photographs. Please let Tom see them. They show different aspects of unhappiness. Tom, I'l give you your photographs in a minute Jane, Id like you to compare the two photographs saying what you think is making these people unhappy. Remember Jane, you only have about a minute for this, so don't worry if interrupt you. All ight? ‘Student A: Well, .. they'e diferent forms of unhappiness a5, they show people of very diferent ages. The fst photograph shows a young teenager while the second shows an elderly lady at a window. The young teenager seems to be err in abit Cf a bad mood, as he's ling on his bed, arms crossed and has a very bored lock on his face! Emm The old lady, on the other hhand, looks as if she is dressed up and waiting for someone. The teenager could be unhappy because his father has stopped him from going out and has grounded him for the day. Perhaps he did something ... naughty and now he has to face his punishment and is not at all happy about it! Meanwhile, the ‘ld lady might be fed up waiting for her children to arrive for ‘Sunday lunch, for example. It certainly spois your mood if, people arrive much later than planned, Just the wating and the passing minutes can sometimes take away your good mood. Interlocutor: Thank you. Tom, which of these situations do you think is the worst? Student B:The situation with the teenager that myself! | often feel like Intelocutor Thank you. Now, Tom, here are your photographs. Please let Jane see them. They show people who are rather bored Tom, I'd like you to compare these photographs saying which situation you would find more boring. Remember, Tom, you only have about a minute for this. Allright? ‘Student B: Well, this young student is in a classroom and seems to be in his own world, He's not .. listening to the lesson. He isn't .. err interested in wihat he should be doing He has a paper plane in his hand. The old man is sitting in a library, surrounded by books. He has chosen a comfortable sitting area. At this stage, he's already fallen asleep and at least the book hasn't fallen onto the floor! He also has his feet up on another char tis obviously quit there, No one is bothering him, | personally find the library situation more boring than the classroom situation, Interlocutor: Thank you. Jane, do you ever experience similar feelings? Student A: Actually, no. At least, not exactly the same. | ‘generally enjoy my lessons and try to pay attention in class, {and reading ina library is not something | normally do. When | do tend to get rather bored is during the summer holidays, surprisingly enough! At first i's great to get away from the stress of school but then time can start to drag, especially if all your friends are away. Interocutor: Thank you. UNIT 3 > Tapescrpt for Exercise 22b (p. 30) Professor: And my next guest on ‘Ask the Professor’ is Michael Hello Michael Michael: Good morning Professor Smith, Professor: Tell me, what are you ringing about? ‘Michael: Well, rm a student and F'm considering getting a summer job. Do you think this is a good idea? Professor: Hmmm, that’s an interesting question and the answer depends on a couple of things. Firstly, what year of University ae you curently in? ‘Michaet:'ve completed my first and second years of my degree and | am about to go into my third year in September. Professor: Okay, good. And, if | may, how have you been doing inyour exams? ‘Michael: Wel, if you would have asked me when | frst began my degree, | would have had to tell you that | was below average. But as time has passed, | have continued to study and ‘my grades have improved a lt. Professor: That's very good to hear. Well done. What degree are you studying for? ‘Michael: Well Professor, my intention was always to study law 121122 Tapescripts and become a top lawyer. But just before university, | had a change of mind. As I was always better at science, | decided I ‘wanted to study medicine or biology. In the end, biclosy appealed most to me Professor Okay Micheel| think that because you are used to Univesity life and are doing wel nan area of study you enjoy, you should ty a summer job ‘Michael Thats great news! Do you have ary recommendations? Professor: Actualy | do! It's 2 great idee for anybody who ‘wants a summer jb to do something that interests them. So wihy not do something involved with biology? Micheet That sounds realy great! Do you mean working in @ loboratory? Professor: Well, that might be a litle complicated, why not start by tying something a litle simpler like working at a ‘botanical garden or volunteering at a local hospital? Michaek They both sound great, but thnk the volunteer work would be better because it would help me to become more familiar with work invobing the human bod Professor That's right, Michael. What is more, some hospitals pay expenses to ther volunteers, so you might make alittle bit, ‘of money aswell as getting some work experince! ‘Michael: Thark you so much for your hep, Profesor. Professor: lease Michael, it's no problem at all. That's what fm bere fo. anybody i inthe sare situation as Michael or wants further corer adic, they can call ‘Carers Confidential for free 24 hours a day on O1612 985 4441. Our next caller is Sammy, she... [FADE] > Tapescript for Exercise 23¢ (p. 30) Interiocutor Now,’ like you to tak about something together for about three minutes. I'm just going to listen. Your school is holding a careers week for final year students in order to give information and help students decide which career to follow. Tak to each other and decide which of these jobs you would find more interesting and why. Then choose the two that you think would be most popular with students. You have about three minutes for this, so, once again, don't worry if stop you ‘and please speak so that we can hear you. Allright? Student B: Shall | start? Okay ... well, | think that being a doctor would be a realy interesting job ... mmm ... because you meet so many different kinds of people and Student A:No, that’s all wrong. Being a doctor must be boring because you do the same things over and over again. | think being a plumber would be much more interesting. [silence] Student 8: Mmm ... another job | would find fascinating is teaching. I'd lke to be a teacher because you can help young people get ready for ther future life. ‘Student A: Yes, but being a musician is more interesting. ‘Musicians have a very exciting life! silence) Student B:Yes, that's true. | agree, but | don’t think I'd lke to bbe a musician as | fee it's probably @ tough job! Imagine the patience you would need. What about 2... ..ajob putting cout fires? Student A: A firefighter? Yes, its interesting, but dangerous, too. Student B: es, i's certainly a risky job. | wouldn't ike it.I can't imagine ever putting myself in such a dangerous situation, What about being a nurse? Student A: | suppose it's quite interesting, but it's dificult, isn'tit? And being a waitress wouldn't be interesting at al Student B:I agree with you there. You're on your feet all day, racing around here, there and everywhere, doing the same thing all the time, and that could become boring. And you don’t have time to think. And people often treat you badly. Which jobs do you think would be most popular with students generally? ‘Student A: Oh, maybe a firefighter. Lots of young men might find that interesting ‘Student B:And women too! | mean, these days more and more ‘wormen are going into traditionally male jobs aren't they? Student A:Yes ... and maybe nursing would be popula, too, especially with young wornen, Student B: Mmm... there are also male nurses, but not so many, Yes, two of my friends are nurses, and they find it a very rewarding job. | agree about nursing, but not about firefighting! ‘Student A: Oh? Which other jab do you think would be popular? Student 8: Probably teaching .. yes, | think so. it's fulfling ‘and the working conditions are usually good, Interlocutor: Thank you. How important is job satisfaction to you? ‘Student A: Job satisfaction is very important to me, and it's important to my fiends. In fact, | think it’s probably irmportant to everyone! Student B:es, | agree. If you don't ike your job, you will be very unhappy because you spend so much of your life there. | ‘once had a summer job which was really boring, and it was terrible Interlcutor: Can you think of any hobbies you could actually eam alving from? Student A: Mmm ... that’s dificult... maybe gardening? You could have 8 small gardening business. Or perhaps sports, but you would have to be very good. All the same, | think if] was paid for one of my hobbies, it would take away a lot of the enjoyment .. 'm not sure why. Student B: People who love computers can earn alot of money from this now. They work from home and earn a living this way. Also, many arts and crafts businesses started as hobbies, For example, making pottery or painting pictures. Interlocutor:Thank you. That is the end of the test ersTapescripts UNIT 4 > Tapescript for Exercise 18b (p. 39) ‘Announcer: ... And now David Lynch, of the Royal ‘Agricutural College, gives us some advice on what to look ‘out for when buying houseplants David: Er .. well, before buying a plant you have 10 ask yourself where you're going to put the thing, Deciding on the location is influenced by such things as light and shade, So, first of all, does the place get sufficient sunlight? And secondly, do | want a fast ora slow growing plant? ‘After you've answered these questions, you're now ready to buy 2 plant of your choice. You have to be extremely choosy when selecting your plant. Look for a garden centre that has sufficient stock you can choose from. Be absolutely sure that the plants have received proper care at the garden centre you are buying your plants from. I's not only the plant that you're ‘buying that should be healthy, but all the plants at the centre should be in good condition. And if they're not, then it's a {good indication that they are not very trustworthy. ‘Obviously plants can suffer from a numberof cifferent diseases {and pests, And for this reason i's important to select a plant that has healthy green leaves and stems. The edges of the leaves shouldn't be brown and the plant should be the size that you want. If you buy a smaller plant, remember that plants don't ‘grow overnight ~ you could end up being disappointed; the plant may nat grow at the rate you expect it to. it could take ‘months or even years, depending upon the type of plant, for the plant to reach the height of your liking, In ation to this, a well-established mature plat can adjust to a new environment better than a young plant so it might pay you to buy a larger plant even though it might be more expensive. Select a plant that has established itself well in the pot. Don’t {get one that’s recently been put in a pot because there's a danger that the plant may not do well when you take it home. Some garden centres sell plants in plastic bags. Ths is done to cut down on costs. But | would advise people against buying plants in plastic bags unless you want to plant them in the ground. It's better to buy the plants that are already planted in pots {And do remember to choose a plant that's been grown in the shade. I'll adapt to being kept indoors faster than a plant that's been grown outside. And last but not least, do remember to inspect the plant very carefully, especially under the leaves and leaf joints, for any unwanted insects or diseases, > Tapescript for Exercise 19e (p. 40) Interlocutor: Now, I'd like each of you to talk on your own for about a minute. I'm going to give each of you two different photographs and I'd lke you to talk about them. Pat, here are your two photographs. Please let Jo see them. They show different couples taking care oftheir home and garden. Jo, I dive you your photographs in a minute. Pat, I'd like you to compare these photographs saying which job you would find ‘more tiring and why. Remember, Pat, that you only have about a minute for this, so don’t worry if interrupt you. All fight? Student A: Hmmm ... whether you have a flat or a house with 2 garden, they both certainly need a lot of time and work. In the fist photograph, we can see an older couple caring for their garden, whereas in the second one we can see a younger couple painting their flat. errr personally think the ‘older couple are probably having a more pleasant time than the other two as they're out in the fresh air rather than being inside, smelling all that horible paint. As well as that, I would imagine that the couple doing the painting have the most difficult job as i's messier. | think painting is definitely more tiring than gardening .. In fact, | remember helping my parents to paint the house one time when | was alot younger ‘and | was absolutely exhausted by the end of it | also find painting errr more boring than gardening. | know gardening can ao be tiring, but i's much more satisfying | should think. Interlocutor- Thank you. So, which activity would you prefer to 0, 0? ‘Student Bs Er | agree with Pat. | would defintely prefer to do gardening in a nice environment rather than be closed up inside, Interlocutor: Tank you. Now, Jo, here are your photographs. Please let Pat see them. They show people doing things that they enjoy at home. ''d like you to compare these photographs saying which of the two people you think gets the greatest amount of enjoyment from what they are doing. Remember, Jo, you hhave ahout a minute for ths, so don't worry if interrupt you. Allright? Student B: Well." think the woman gets the greatest ‘amount of enjoyment. That's because she’s doing something nice, She is sewing ... Making something ...| don’t know what you calli... eh... some kind of blanket for a bed. This is ' good activity, The young man is smiling, but he is not doing very much, ust drinking a coffee and reading a newspaper. Interocutor: Thank you. Now, Pat, can you tell us which of these activities you would find more relaxing? Student A: Well, | enjoy reading, but | don’t usually read newspapers. Perhaps it would be more relaxing to do something creative with your hands, like the woman in the second photograph Intelocutor: Thank you. 123124 Tapescripts UNIT 5 > Tapescript for Exercise 19b (p. 49) Speaker 1 ‘After dropping Sarah off at playschool, | tried to fight my way ‘through the rush-hour trafic. | got more and more frustrated and in the end I turned down a side street to try to find a shorteut. It worked. Instead of being late, as I'd thought, | actually ended up being five minutes eater than usual. Iwas so excited about my new find that | could hardly wait for 5 ‘o'clock to come. | rushed out of the office and jumped into the car. When | got to the street | had taken in the morning | found an enormous queve of traffic at the traffic ights. By the time | reached Sarah's playschool, all the other children had left and Sarah was patiently waiting on the steps outside. Speaker 2 7 already been late three days in @ row and I didn’t want to {get into trouble, so | set the alarm clock for 6 o'clock instead of quarter past. 'd gone about two hundred metres down the street when | realised | did't have my bus pass. Iran back home and grabbed it from the table. Fortunately, the bus came along almost immediately and | got to work just in time. The rest of the day seemed to go by really slowly and, fn the way home, | actually fll asleep! if t hadn't been for the lady next to me wanting to get off, | would have missed my stop and ended up miles away ftom home. Obviously setting the alarm clock earlier isn’t such a good idea! ‘Speaker 3 | work in London but | actually lve in northern France. I's a lot cheaper than living in London, even when you consider the additional travelling costs. Anyway, this particular day everything went wrong. | got on the train at quarter to five in ‘the morning on the French Side. By 9 o'clock I'm normally sitting at my desk, but not that moming! By lunchtime, Iwas stil stting somewhere between England and France under the English channel. We were served sandwiches and coffee ‘while we waited for the problem to be fixed and eventually We set off again. By the time I got in to work it was almost time to go home. As you can imagine, | didn’t want to sit on 2 vain all night so | spent the night in the office. Speaker 4 Wel, being the boss | can please myself what time I get in but | don't lke to seta bad example. However it does mean that | can avoid the rush hour. But last Monday | got in about 11 ‘o'clock, only to find the place completely empty. | was furious. it seemed obvious to me that my employees had all taken the same day off without checking with me fist. | switched on the radio and then suddenly I realised: it was a public holiday! «Student 8: Yes, but also Speaker 5 | usually eat a good breakfast first thing in the morning but | was late so I didn’t bother. Id been out the night before and had forgotten to iron my blouse so ! wasted another ten minutes doing that. Then | couldn't find my keys and eventually found them in the door where | had left them. 1 got to work half an hour late but the boss wasn't in so it didn’t really matter. | managed to get through quite a lot of ‘work and didn’t take @ lunch break in order to make up for being late. Actually, the boss was so pleased with my work that she told me that I could leave an hour early so | was able to get some shopping done before finally going home. > Tapescrip for Exercise 21c(p. 50) Interlocutor: Now, 'd like you to talk about something together for about three minutes. Here are some photographs of various aspects of modern life. Tak to each other about how these various aspects have changed over time. Then choose the two that have changed the mast. You have only three minutes for this, 0, don't worry if | stop you. Allright? Student B: Wel, ook at ths photograph ... the gi with the blue spiky hai. This certainly is @ big change from the past Student Do you mean that her clothes ae very different? young people can now wear ‘Whatever they ike. Clothes have become a way for young people to express their attitudes and personaly. Student A: Mm, thats tue. In the past evenbody tended to wear the same kind of clothes and everybody looked the same. Now, look at this photograph: the gif with .. um the thing .. te thing for, uh, measuring ‘Student B:The tape measur. Student A: Yes, that’s it. Thank you. The tape measure. | think this sends a negative message. Student B:Really? Why negative? Student A: Well, nowadays it seems that everybody wants to be thin! Theresa lot of pressure on people. ‘Student B: Yes, yes, especially women ... But why do you think this is baa? Student 4 Wel, | thnk that peope should be any way they like without having any pressure. ‘Student B:Now... moving on... this man watching TV... ‘Student A ntrrupting Student) In the past it was different. Student B: Nim, well that’s right. There was no TV .. Student A: (interrupting Student 8) Yes, and people used to spend move time together. They would eat together and actually tak to each other. Student Bs Moving on, this photo here shows us how popular fast food has become. Everybody eats burgers and fries now. ‘Student A: Yes, people simply haven't got the time to cook anymore. ‘Student B: But here's a man cooking! (laughter) That's a very big change! In the past, mast men did not cook, only women, ‘Student A:So, what about this picture?Student 8: Mmm, I'm not sur... maybe it shows that more people have money now than they did in the past Student A: Yes, and they use it to go shopping and enjoy themselves Student B: Oh, here's another big change. Mobile phones! In the past, they used tobe part of science fiction! Now theyre a part of eveneay life. Some people can't ive without mobile hones. | think that this is one of the biggest changes: communication. Aso, think there have been huge changes in clothes and appearance generally. They have become a major \way for people to express themsehves. What do you think? Student A:Yes, | thnk you're right, actualy | think thatthe changes made in communication have completely changed the way and time we spend talking to one another. Also, appearance has become more important in. modern life Unlike in the past when everybody wanted to look lke one another to appear’more ‘notm’, people now have more adventurous clothes and hairstyles, to show thelr own individual syle Interlocutor: Thank you. What type of leisure activities are ‘most popular in your country? Student A: Hmm ... Well, skateboarding is very popular with ‘many teenagers. It seems that everybody spends their spare time in skate parks. Also, everybody seems to play basketball Student B: Football is popular too. People of all ages play it ‘And when they're not playing football, they're watching itt, Interlocutor: What do you think life would be like without a televsion/mebile phones/computers? ‘Student 8: Oh, | think life would be terrible, what would we do? Student A: Wel, there could be advantages: as | mentioned earlier, people would have more time to talk to each other and family relationships might be better! People would also bbe more likely to pick up a book and actually start thinking about lfe rather than sitting passively infront of the TV. Interlocutor: Would you prefer to lve in the past or today? Student A:| would ike to try and live a more simple life. So, | would like to try living in the past, but only for a small ‘amount of time? ‘Student B:'d much prefer to lve now than inthe past. like the Uh... mmm ... luxuries of modern life, ke the PlayStation! Interlocutor: Tell me, do you ike going to parties? Student B: Definitely! It's 2 great way to spend time with fiends outside of school! Student AI feel the same way. lke to dance and enjoy myself with my friends and parties can be the perfect way for us to have a fantastic time! Interlocutor: Do you think young people today are too concerned with the way they look? Tapescripts Student A: think that for young people, clothes are an important part of their daily life. They place a lot of importance on their appearance and wearing designer labels, 0 they are quite concemed, yes Student B: Hmm, | don't think so. | think that nowadays people tend to wear whatever they like. That's one really ‘9004 thing, Interlocutor: Thank you. That isthe end of the test. UNIT 6 > Tapescript for Exercise 18b (p. 59) 11 Interviewer: How long have you been in Africa, Simon?’ ‘Man: Oh, about seven years now. | first came here on a safari holiday and fell in Jove with the place. Within six months | was back again and have been here ever since Interviewer: And you knew then this was the job you wanted to do? ‘Man: Not exactly, although | did realise the importance of the job. Even then | remember feeling so happy that the animals in the game park were being protected by the wardens, instead of being shot by hunters just for the sport of it Interviewer: And now? ‘Man: Now, 'm very proud to be one of them. Helping to ‘conserve widlfe isan extremely rewarding job. 2 The Blue Sky hotel is wellknown for its 5 star ‘accomadation and excellent service. Situated in one of the most visited places in Europe, the French Riviera, the hotel has much to offer. Every air-conditioned room ‘overlooks beautifuly kept gardens and swimming pools. The hotel boasts a variety of activites, including water sports, tennis courts and its own discotheque. For those (of you who prefer something quieter, you can hire a boat ‘and spend the day on one of the many deserted islands ‘around the resort. Daily coach trips give you the ‘opportunity to enjoy the breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside. Don't miss this holiday of @ lifetime offer! Call, or visit your travel agent today. 3 Man: You didn't forget to pack the camera this year, did you? Woman: No George, it's in your hand luggage. ‘Man: Ard the traveller's cheques? Have you got them in your bag? Woman: Yes George. For goodness sake stop fussing! You ask me the same questions everytime we go away. ‘Man:\ know, and you still manage to forget something, Woman: Well, next year you can see to everything yourself. "Now, calm down and give me the tickets! ‘Man: The tickets? What tickets? Don't tell me you left ‘them on the kitchen table! 125126 Tapescripts 4 Man:Rachel, | just want you to think about it for a while ~ 1 mean, i's perfectly natural for your daughter to want to go ‘on holiday with her friends. Afterall she is seventeen years ‘ld, You can't expect her to take her mother along with het, now can you? And if you refuse to let her go, it looks as if you don’t trust her at all. She sounds like a very responsible person, judging by what you've told me. Is all very well you saying your mother would never have allowed you to do it, but let’s face it times have changed. I'm sure she'll be fine and when she returns you'l probably wonder ‘hry you made so much fuss about itn the first place, 5 Woman:... Right ... Now just let me see if Ive understood ‘everything. The coach leaves at 10 30 am from the bus station on Saturday the 17th and returns at 7 in the ‘evening, Admission to the safari park and lunch is included in the price of the ticket. Everything else, such as the dolphin show or the boat trip, has to be paid for separately. ‘And the amusement park is free to children under ten years ‘ld. That seems OK. Now the oniy thing 'm not sure about Js, how far in advance do I need to make the booking? 6 Man: Hi Mary, How was Bermuda? Woman: Well, the weather was beautiful and the island itself was a tropical paradise, but that’s about it Everything else was a disaster right from day one, The flight was late due to engine trouble, my suitcase ended up in Honolulu and | had food poisoning for four of the ten days! To make matters worse | had no money to spend because my traveller’ cheques were in my suitcase {'m determined never to spend my holidays in a foreign ‘country again. Give me good old England any day! 7 Man: 'm sorry to bother you but could | just have a ‘moment of your time? | see you're buying a sunscreen lotion and | was wondering if you'd consider using any of the new products we have in our range. We'd like to know what people think of them. 'd be only too glad to give you one or two free samples to tr. All we ask is that you fillin the questionnaire ater you've used the products to let us know what you think of them, and say whether (or not youl by them again 8 Woman: | saw your advertisement in last week's Moming Star and | was wondering if there are still any vacancies for the bank holiday weekend in Blackpool ‘Man:\'m awfully sorry madam; its fully booked. There are still same vacancies in July, though. Woman: Hmm, unfortunately I'm working then. What about June? Is there anything available then? ‘Man: Well, there's a four-day mini-break from June the 4th, if you're interested. Oh, and there's a seven day trip in August, if you'd prefer that Woman: The mini break sounds good. callin after work to get more details about that. What time do you close? > Tapescript for Exercise 19e (p. 60) Interlocutor: Now, ' like each of you to talk on your own for about a minute. I'm going to give each of you two different photographs and I'd like you to talk about them. George, here are your two photographs. They show different types of holiday, Please let Maria have a look at them. Maria, I'l give you your photographs in a minute. George, Id lke you to compare these photographs, saying which type of holiday ‘you would suggest to someone who hasn't had @ holiday for 2 while, Remember, you have only about @ minute for this so don't worry ft interrupt you. Allright? ‘Student A: Mmm, the two holiday destinations are very different. The first photograph might have been taken in Alaska or on the west coast of America while the second picture could have been taken in the south of France or somewhere else in the Mediterranean. The fist type of holiday is exciting and suitable for an energetic type of person ‘whereas the second is probably more relaxing and more suitable for someone who wants to rest. Also, the weather must be different in each place. It could be quite cold in the first photo, but it’s definitely hot in the second one. It's dificult to say which | would recommend ... it depends what the person's ike ... if they're young and adventurous for example, then Id suggest the canoeing holiday. On the other hand, if they've had a tough year and simply want to relax, then | would recommend the Mediterranean holiday. Interlocutor: Thank you. Maria, which of the two is loser to your ideal type of holiday? ‘Student B: Oh, | think the second one. | love going to sunny places! Interocutor: Now, Maria, here are your two photographs. ‘They show different ways of going places. Please let George have 2 look at them. I'd like you to compare these Photographs, saying what you would find pleasant or Unpleasant about each form of transport. Remember, you have only about a minute for this, so don't worry i interrupt you. Allright? ‘Student Bin the frst photograph | can see a gil. | think she's in @ railway station, so she is obviously going somewhere by train. She's very serious .. she looks a litle worried. She's probably traveling in 2 foreign country. In the second Photograph, there are two people standing beside a car. | think they're looking at a map. Maybe they have rented a car in 2 foreign country and they are lost. They're probably a bit ‘worried, too, Those are the main similarities. There are some differences, too. The girl is traveling alone, but the others have company. Also, the gid is using public transport while the others have their own transport. Interocutor: Thank you. George, which of these forms of transport do you prefer? ET OSStudent A:Oh, | prefer traveling by train because you can relax ‘and let someone else do the driving! Interlocutor: Thank you. UNIT 7 > Tapescript for Exercise 18b (p. 69) Speaker 1 Ever since primary school it has captured my imagination. This, ‘ancient republic was one of the oldest civilisations on earth but also one of the most advanced, It existed sometime between 509 BC and 27 BC when it was replaced by an ‘empire. Some people ask me why | enjoy studying this part of history so much bot | wonder how they can even ask Although itis ancien, it had so many modern ideas, such as democracy. The people were allowed to eect their own to the senate, Moreover, there was a written legal system that provided law, order and justice for everybody. Some counties, haven't even managed to do that to this day! So when you ‘think about it, these people thought well beyond their time Speaker 2 “The sad fact is that a lot of aur history is based on tragedy ‘and this event was the single greatest tragedy the world has ever known. Current research suggests that over 72 millon people lost thei fives. As well as. 27 million soldiers, around 445 mrilion civilians trying to go peacefully about their every day lives died. | chose to study this particular era of history because | believe that we should learn from our past to ensure we have 2 better, happier future. History is full of bloody revolutions, civil wars and armed conflict, we should learn from this in order to ensure that sornething of this level ever happens again Speaker 3 Many of the changes took place under the reign of Queen Victoria, that is true. But let us not forget that it began before ‘that era and continued shortly after. Massive advances in science and technology resulted in a huge boom for the economy. The introduction of steam engines, machine tools ‘and heavy coal mining meant that mary people were working in new areas that improved their standard of life. The change ‘was so quick and forceful, that many called ta ‘revolution’. But don't start thinking of France, violence or popular uprisings. ‘This was a peaceful change, which, due to encouragement from the monarchy, actually increased their popularity Speaker 4 People often confuse this ancient civilisation with the Roman Republic. If 'm honest, this annoys me a little. These people don't understand that it existed centuries before, In fact, it Tapescripts lasted from around 750 8C until 146 BC when it was invaded. People think that Rome had many modern ideas but this ciulsation has had a far greater effect on mankind. Modern political ideals, such as democracy, came from this ancient republic. Furthermore, it gave us some of the worlds greatest philosophers, such as Plato. His ideas are stil discussed in classrooms and universities the world over. As well as this, i's language, educational systems, scientists and artists have continued to affect the world we live in. Now that's something worth studying! Speaker 5 I's surprising how much can change in a short period of time. For example, people can become very unhappy with their way Of life and their rulers. This disappointment or anger can ‘often end in violence, armed conflict or even warfare. Indeed, the change in this country was accompanied by wars with several European countries who disliked the idea of people taking control of their government. Unlike the European {governments of the time though, | ind it very exciting to read ‘about people taking power for themselves. I's amazing and ‘even impressive to read how a group of people can fight bravely for freedom, equality and brotherhood. To me, it's better than reading any fictional novel > Tapescrpt for Exercise 19¢ (p. 70) Interlocutor: Now, I'd like you to talk about something together for about three minutes. I'm just going to listen. Here are some photographs of different ways of learning about the past. Tak to each other about how we can learn from each one, and then choose the three most enjoyable ‘ways to find out about the past. ‘Student 8: Wel... if you visit a place lke the Pyramids, | think you can learn a lot Student A: Yes, because reading about it before going there and then seeing itn realty makes it so much more interesting Student B: Yes, you'te right. Seeing it in realty makes it very interesting. So, | think ths is definitely one of the three most enjoyable ways of learning Student A: Well, perhaps we should look at the rest of the photos frst. What about the second one? Do you think books ‘are a good way to get information about the past? ‘Student B: They're okay | find reading a bt boring though! ‘Student A:Oh, | don't think it'all boring! mean it all depends ‘on what you're reading and the reason for reading. What about learning from teachers? How do you feel about that? Student B: Mmmm ... it can be interesting if the teacher's ‘good. Student A: Yes, that’s true! It makes a huge difference if the teacher makes the lesson more fun by using videos or ‘computers, for example. Its also good to learn things from people who actualy have experience .. such as grandparents, for example. I've learnt so much from mine over the years 127Tapescripts Student B: Yes, | think that must also be one of the most enjoyable ways of learning about the past too. TV is good t00, of course Student A: Mmmm, there can be good documentaries and things like that. | love watching those early morning travel programmes that take you to faraway places. They're brillant! To be honest, I've learnt more watching those programmes than | ever did reading books about the same places. Student B: Yes, | love watching documentaries and travel programmes, too because | feel that they take me to faraway places. Student A:Nowy,...'m net so sure about diaries, though. They might be difficult to understand as different people have different ways of writing about events in their lives. Some hhave even written in code to prevent others from understanding the details! What do yourthink? Student B: They could be interesting, What | realy dislike, though, is museums! Student A:Oh, | really enjoy trips to different museums. Again, its 30 much more interesting to see historical items in reality rather than just in photegraphs in books. It brings everything to life, | think .. Now, what about the three most enjoyable \ways ta learn about the past? | personally think the best ways are from older people, television and museums for the reasons | mentioned before. Do you agree? Student B: Mmmm ... nol. "'d choose visiting ancient sites, teachers and television. Interlocutor: Thank you. Do you think i's important to learn about the past? Student 8: Yes, | do. | think it can help us learn from other people's mistakes. Student A:| don’t really think we learn so much from other people's mistakes, but we can certainly learn other things. Learning about the past gives us a sense of where we come from... our roots as it were. Interlocutor:Do you enjoy learning History in school? Student B:Yes. find It very exciting, especialy Ancient History Student A: | prefer modern history because | think it's important to be aware of key events and developments that hhave taken place in recent times. Intelocutor:Do you think the History we learn is always true? Student | suppose it's mostly true. Student A:Oh think so much has been written such a long time after the events actually happened that it's impossible to believe absolutely everything, Interlocutor: Thank you. UNIT 8 > Tapescript for Exercise 17b (p. 80) A-Mother BeFather ‘As Hey Fred, have you seen this? No. What isit? ‘A: ...an advertisement... must have come through the letter box when we were out at work B: Oh, ... more rubbish! ‘A: No, no, this one could be interesting, I's about summer language courses. Forest Dale summer school. &: For Bob, you mean? ‘A Mmmm, there's one course which runs from the twenty- second of June to the twelfth of July... that’s for children from thirteen to fifteen. B: Is that the only course? ‘A: Thete's another one from the sirteenth of July to the fourth of August sinteen to eighteen. Here, let's have a look. Ah, so they do two languages, not just English. That's good, isn’t it? ‘A: Yes, I wonder wich other language he'd like to do. Look, they offer Spanish ... French and German as well. He knows a few words of Spanish and he's done a little French at school B German would be completely new, but it might be very useful ‘A: Do you think we should let him choose? Or should we just tell him which one to take? Hey! Siow down! We don’t know if he wants to go yet! Lets see what the rest of the ad. says... hmmm, lots of sports and activities. Tennis, swimming hill walking: he'd enjoy all of those. There's Art as well Mmm, not sure about that They've also got woodwork, folk dancing, hmmm, drama ‘workshops. All sounds very interesting, ‘A: It does, doesn't it? And they have weekend tips, too. Look! They go to the Pinewood Summer Festival. He's never been to that, 8: No, we always thought he was too young, but this year he might enjoy it. ‘A: And Catingly Theme Park! He's been there, but 'm sure he'd be happy to go again. B: It's in Pinewood, so it's not too far away. ‘A: No. Well, shall we phone up and find out a bit more about it? B: Mrs Green's the person to contact, so ‘A: Tell me the number and Ill phone her now. I's after six, isn'tit? ‘Yes, should be okay! Three, nine six, ve, four, two, seven. Helo? [fade] ® PRP > >e ‘ah, but that's for older children... p> Tapescript for Exercise 18¢ (p.81) Interlocutor: Now, I'd like each of you to talk on your own for ‘about a minute. 'm going to give each of you two different photographs and 'd like you to talk about them. Sandra, here ‘are your two photographs. They show different people learning. Please let Henry have a look at them. Henry, ll give you your photographs in a minute. Sandra, I'd like you to ‘compare these photographs, saying whether the people are interested in what they are learning in each case. Remember, you only have about a minute for this, so don't worry if | interrupt you. Allright? Student A: Mmm ... {silence}. in both photographs people are learning. That's the main similarity, realy. There are 2 lot of differences. One of them is age. In the first photograph, ‘we see two young girs and in the second photograph there is an elderly lady. Another difference .. slence.. well, they are learning different things. The girls are learning dancing, ballet, and the lady... (silence)... well, i's something from 8 ‘book, maybe it's History, or something lke that. Also, the girls are learning from a teacher who is there in the room with them whereas the woman is learning on her own, | think, It looks as if she might be in a ibrary. | don't think she could ‘arty that big book herself! | think ... (silence)... in both photos the people are interested in what they are doing, We can't see the girls’ faces, but they must be concentrating. It's very clear that the woman is interested, Interlocutor: Thank you. Henry, which of these learning ‘activities do you think is more demanding? ‘Student 8: Well... t depends ... ballet is more physically demanding, but young children have lots of energy. Whereas, reading ... um, studying or whatever... is more of a mental dain... But Something an old lady could probably handle! Interlocutor: Thank you. Now, Henry, here are your two photographs. They show different ways of studying, Pease let Sandra have a look at them. I'd ike you to compare these Photographs, saying which way you think is the most interesting way of learning. Remember, you have only about a ‘minute for this, so don’t worry if interrupt you. Alright? ‘Student Well ..| don't think the person inthe fst picture is Jearning very much! I'm not sure ... but | think she is asleep! But she is trying to learn something on her own. | suppose she's in a library, or maybe in her rag at home, She's been drinking a lot of coffee, probably to keep herself awake, Maybe she is studying for exams, The second photograph is very different. There's @ group of young children in a computer lab, It seems as if they are all very interested. They probably are ‘young children love computers. Which is the most interesting ‘way of learning? Well, t depends... ike both ways, Learning ‘with computers can be fascinating, but reading on your own can also be very exciting if you enjoy what you ate learning. I'm rot sure ... but maybe it depends on your age. Maye young People prefer computers and older people prefer books? _Tapescripts Interlocutor: Thank you. Sandra, which of these learning methods seems most effective to you? Student A: Oh, obviously the computer lab. It's much more absorbing and helpful than falling asleep over @ book! Interlocutor: Thank you. UNIT 9. > Tapescrip for Exercise 166 (p. 90) 1 Well... its not so dificult, really. You just have to remember, that's all. You know, turn off the lights in rooms that you're not using, put on an extra jumper instead of turning on the heating, that kind of thing. | Used to leave the radio or the television on all the time, leven when | wasn't in the room. Sometimes I go out without even bothering to turn them off 2. A: We weren't sure about it at frst : A friend actually told us about it. They had been using it for about six months ‘A: They were delighted with it, weren't they? B: Yes, they couldn't believe how much their bills went down! ‘Az I's more expensive in the beginning, of course, as you need special equipment Be But after that it works out a lot cheaper ‘A: Yes. You see, we get so much sun in this country that it makes sense 'B:-Mmmm, and you feel good because you know you're ‘not helping to pollute the environment, 3 |tked the ides a lot. love being out inthe open ar, anyway doing that kind of work. It's realy satisfying, I've come to an ‘agreement with the local garden centre that they sell me three forthe price of two. Not that they're cheap! But they have attracted so.many more birds now. Its wonderful 10 hear them singing high in the branches. And, of couse, Ive got plenty of shady places to st in the hot weather! 4 tall started off asa bet! A friend said that | couldn't do it and | thought, “I'l show him!" ft was difficult, though. had to break this bad habit and | just wasn't used to walking. But actually, now I feel a lot better. | walk past it in the morning and say, "You can have a vest today!” I've lost @ good bit of weight too, because | go nearly ‘everywhere on foot rather than driving, 5. A: It was difficult, at fist, to change to 2 completely different way of doing things. Br Yes, old habits die hard, as they say! A We were so used to the old system, B: And there's no doubt that it's more difficult now. ‘A: Mmmm ... chemical pesticides were certainly very fast and effective! SSS ESSE 129Tapescripts : Stil, we feel a lot better ‘A: We know, and our customers know, that everthing ‘we produce is done in a natural way, out of respect fer ‘the environment. > Tapescript for Exercise 17c (p. 90) Interocutor Now, I'd ike you to talk about something together for about three minutes. rm just going to listen Here are some photographs of different kinds of environmental damage. Talk to each other about how each kind affects your country and then choose the three that you think are the most destructive to the world as a whole. You have only about three minutes for this, so, once again, don't ‘worry if stop you. Allright? Student At sony, cull you sb that Sain? Incerocutor Talk to each other about how each kind affects your country and then choose the three that you think are ‘the mast destructive to the world as a whole ‘Student A: Hmmm ... the frst one's not really a problem here, ‘at least not yet. What would you say? Student 8: No, I've never seen water contamination that ‘would kill so many fish. Furthermore, we are not affected by the dumping of toxic waste, as far as | know. I think this picture shows tonic waste, doesn’t it? ‘Student A:| think so ... there have been a few cases reported in the newspapers. But | haven't heard very much about it. ‘These things are often kept secret, you know. ‘Student B: However, this is not true of the next photo. Air pollution has been a big problem for many years. Student A: Mmm... mainly because of the number of cars in urban areas and the use of central heating oil, The ‘government has been trying to do something about this for years, but so far they haven't succeeded Student B: We don’t cut down that many trees, | don't think. Nevertheless, many trees are lost every year due to forest fires. Student A: That's true. Almost every summer large areas of forest are completely destroyed. Student B: And what about this problem? | forget the word there's no water and as a consequence the yround is dry, Student A: Drought? Student B:Yes, drought. Allin all, | don't think it's a very big problem, do you? Student A:No ... just sometimes ... when the summer is really hot. However, this next photograph shows something that is ‘big problem for us Student B: Ah yes, rubbish. All things corsidered, I'm afraid it is very serious. The government is trying to do something ‘about this, too. Student A:But people's attitude needs to change as well Student B: Yes, you're right. This last photograph is terrible animals from the sea trapped in fishing nets. As a result of this they are sure to die. Student A: Yes, it's so cruel, though | don’t think that this happens a lot in our country. Student B:So which three are the most destructive? Student A: Well, | think that the dumping of toxic waste is 2 ‘major environmental issue Student B:Yes .. and air pollution isa problem that affects us all Student A: And deforestation destroys one of the earth's main resources. Trees contribute so much to the environment. Student B:And a tree takes along time to grow! Interlocutor: Thank you. Do you think that the pollution problem will get worse or better? Student A: W's hard to say, but | think that people are becoming more aware of environmental issues, so maybe \we'll see an improvernent inthe situation. ‘Student B:'m not so hopeful | think that its going to be very dificult to stop pollution Interlocutor: How will our lives have to change if we want to ‘avoid damaging the environment? Student B: Firstly, well have to leave our cars at home and either use public transport or walk. Allin al, we'll have to find ‘more environmentally-triendly ways of living. Student A:| agree. We'll also have to realise that things like clean water ae very precious. Maybe we'll have to live a more traditional lifestyle .... work more with our hands and less with technology and machinery. Interlocutor: Who has the duty of protecting the environment: ‘the people or the government? ‘Student A:| think that it's both. People can do a lot, but only ‘the government can make the laws ‘Student 8: Nevertheless, | think that people can do more than the government, | mean, there are more people! And ‘governments can make laws, butits up tothe people to obey ‘them or not, Interlocutor: Thank you. i UNIT 10 > Tapescript for Exercise 17b (p. 100) 1 Gm= Grandmother d= Granddaughter ‘Gm: Yes ... this is a photo me when | was 3 lot younger. (0h, | used to love that dress! Gd: Mmmm, ike the colour Who's that beside you? ‘Gm: That's your Dad Gd: Are you serious! Look at his haitt ‘Gm: Men used to wear ther hair long in those days Gd: And his shirt! What a collar! Gm: Well, that was the fashion then, Gd:_| suppose he thought he looked very handsome!2 Well... people can smoke in their own homes. Ti doesn’t affect anyone else, does it? | think it's right that smoking is banned in public places. | mean, it's a health issue because non-smokers are affected by breathing in the smoke. The best thing isto have specific smoking areas, the way they do in airports. Then, everybody will be happy. 3 No, I'm not sick, overweight or anything ike that, thank ‘goodness. | suppose | just don't feel very healthy. Im eating more than | used to, | know that. My husband said that we should take up walking again. We used to be in a walking club when we were younger. But then | sald to myself: "Why not go to the pool more often, say three times a week instead of one!” | think that might work 4. Yes, know that you're in perfect health, but that’ all the more reason to ‘etre early, while you can still enjoy it IF you wait until you're sixty-five, who knows what will happen? You‘ fifty-five now. In five years’ time, you'll be sixty. Why not do another five years, and then stop? | think it makes a lot of sense, Doctor B= Patient The fact is, you are overweight. B: | know. Everyone keeps telling me, ry wife keeps ‘eling me, now you're telling me. A: Itsnot good for your health at all B: Mmmm. | ust enjoy my food so much, | love chips, | love cakes, | love ice cream, | love chocolate! Food is part of my life! Ar Its part of everyone's life, Mr, Thomas. I'm not recommending that you give up food altogether, but yyou'te going to have to change your habits. idult mal late 50s) Male tenager (14-15 years old) B: | just don’t see the point in staying on at school after I'm siteen, A: Its because better qualifications help you gat a better job. B: But the sooner | leave school, the sooner I'l get a job and start earning money. ‘A What do they say at school about it? (Oh, the sarne as you. The teachers all say I should stay. ‘A: Your Dad was just the same as you when he was your age, but | managed to persuade him to stay on. He was glad in the end that he di. 7 Yes, | definitely want to be a farmer when | grow up, That's not just because my father’s a farmer. You see, farming is important for the whole community. Everybody needs farmers because everybody needs food. Yes, | enjoy working outside, that’s true, but it's not the main reason, 8 A: No, you've got to stand straight. B: Like this? Tapescripts ‘Az Yes, that’s better. Now, put your arms out and keep your head down. Bend over 2 bit So you'll be nearer the water. B: I'm feeling a bit nervous you know. A: You'llbe fine! Now, push off with your feet and make {a big splash! Br Hete goes! > Tapescript for Exercise 18e (p. 100) Interlocutor:Now, Id ike each of you to talk on your own for about a minute rm going to give each of you two different photographs and I'd like you to talk about them. Peter, here are your photographs. They show how we change with time. Please let Paula have a look at them, Paula, Ill give you your photographs in a minute. Peter,’ like you to compare these photographs, saying how you think each person is feeling, Remember, you have only about a minute for this, so don't worry if interrupt you. Allright? Student A: Well, they basicaly show the way we are at the beginning of our lives and how we become towards the end Of our lives. The first one shows a young girl who is fit and healthy, while the second one shows an elderly lady who ‘obviously has lost some of her strenath and energy over the years. In fact, we can see that she has problems with her fingers. It may be arthits. Their skin is very different, of course. The young girl has smooth skin and the elderly lady has a lot of wrinkles. Maybe the biggest difference is their ‘expressions, The young gir is smiling and | think she is feeling very happy. She has a tooth missing and she is pointing to the space. She must be proud of this. I's like she's saying: "Lookt fm growing up!* The woman looks thoughtful. She could be thinking about the past. | think she is feeling a little sad she might be remembering people she loved who are dead. Interlocutor Thank you. Paula, what advantages might the ‘older person have? = Student 8: Well .. er. in fact. she must be... um. @ Jot more experienced in life... You know... than the child Interlocutor: Thank you. Now, Paula, hete are your two photographs. They show people doing different sports. Pease let Peter have a look at them. I'd like you to compare these photographs, saying whether you think age limits our enjoyment of sporting activites Remember, Paula, you have ‘only about a minute for ths, so don’t worry if interrupt you. Allright? ‘Student 8: Well .. mmm ... in the first photograph there's a ‘man with a bicycle. | think he's quite old... though it's hard 10 say because we can't see his hair. Emmi ... in the second photograph ... mmm... people are skiing... they're probably ‘quite young ... the pictures are similar because ... well they both show sports... but there are many differences. Fist 131132 Tapescripts = mmm ... there is the age difference. Then ... well... the sports ate very different. Also ... you can do eying almost anywhere ... whereas for sking ... mmm... you need snow. And ... sking is prety expensive, whereas cycling ist Interlocutor: Thank you. Peter, which of these sports would you prefer to take part in? Student A:Oh, definitely the skiing .. it's much more fun! Interlocutor: Thank you PRACTICE TEST Hello. m going to give you the instructions fr this test. introduce each par ofthe test and giveyou time to lookat the questions At the start of each piece youl hea ths sound: tone You hear each plece twice, Remember while youre listening, rite your answerson the question oper. Youll have time atthe end ofthe test to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet. The tape wll now be stopped Please askany questions now, because {yourmust not speak during the tes. PAUSES” [Now open your question paper and look at pat. Part 1 You will hear people talking in eight diferent stuations. For questions 1 to, choose the best answer A Bor C. One You aretryng to slep in your hotel room when you hear this woman inthe next room. Whois she speaking to? A herhusbond thepolce C. themanager PAUSES" tone Woman: don't know. left my room about nine and when | came back | couldn't find it anywhere. ... PAUSED... Yes, "ve ‘already informed him but he said that it was not his ‘esponsibility and that | should get in touch with you [PAUSE]... AS @ matter of fact, it was - several thousand pounds. That's why I'm phoning you; you see | was told that if don't inform the police, the insurance company won't pay (PAUSE) .. Okay ... okay ... yes, Il be here. Room 312. Thank you. PAUSE 2" tone Repeat Question 1 PAUSE 2" Two You hear thisman on Ne How does the man feel? A. enthusiastic 2 nervous depressed PAUSES” tone ‘Man: What would | do with the money? That's a good question. | think fd probabiy use it to pay back my student loan which has been getting me down for sometime, and stil have abit left to splash out on 2 new car. I've always been keen on football so | ‘could buy a season ticket to watch Southampton atthe Dell. To ‘ell you the truth, I'm shaking so much that | can't really think of anything ese. Let's just get it over with, shall we? PAUSE 2" tone Repeat Question 2 PAUSE 2" Three You hear this waman talking on the radio What is her job? A dentist, 8 fasbion designer © hairstylist PAUSE 5” tone Woman: .. Some of my clients are surprisingly nervous when they come to see me for the first time but they soon relax ‘when they have a cup of coffee and start chatting with the other people waiting. We cater for both men and women. But the men usually turn up without making an appointment ~ most of them just want a trim; I's usualy women who go in for complete restyling PAUSE 2" tone Repeat Question 3 PAUSE 2" Four You are waiting in the queve ata supermarket checkout when you hear his exchange between the cashier and a customerTapescripts What does the customer leave behind inthe supermarket? A. hismoney 8 hisshopping Chiscredit card PAUSE 5” tone Woman: That'll be fifty-two pounds and twenty pence, please. ‘Man:Do you accept credit cards? Woman:|'m afraid not. Ths isthe express checkout, you see. It's cash only. Man: Oh no! I'm sorry | can’t pay for this then. I've hardly any cash on me. ‘Woman: Not to worry. put your groceries underneath here, look, and you can go and get some money from the machine across the street. — ‘Man: Oh thanks ever so much. | won't be 2 minute. Woman: Don't bother queuing up again, just come straight to ime and I'l take care oft... Oh, don’t forget your creditcard ‘Man: Oh, yes, of course, Thanks. PAUSE 2" tone Repeat Question 4 PAUSE 2" Five Listen to this woman taking to her boss. What does the woman want to do? A get pai more money 8 leavework early © workfewer hours PAUSES" tone Woman:\'m sorty, Gary, but I'm going to have to work part time from now on. ‘Man: Why, what's the matter? Woman: Well, Gary, things have been getting on top of me lately. You see, my youngest isn’t old enough to go to school yet and my husband has to work nights. So looking after the kids is abit ofa nightmare. ‘Man: But we can't afford to have any los in production. Can't you pay a childminder to take care of them? Woman: its all very well for you to say that, but how am | supposed to pay for one on my salary? ‘Mans Okay. | see what you're getting at; you want a rsel Woman: Well, you know ... i's very difficutt bringing up a family and working full Man: .. Look, I'l tell you what I'l do. I'l meet you halt way; just tell me what the fees are and we'll split it ftyfifty. How does that sound? Woman: Well | suppose i's better than nothing. PAUSE 2" tone Repeat Question 5 PAUSE 2" six Lsten to tis man speaking atthe end ofa lesson. What i being ought? A. gardening B cookery © painting PAUSE 5” tone Man:... So next time, | want you to bring along a flower or some fruit from home, and be prepared to start on a sketch in class that can be completed in your own time. In the following lesson you can compare and contrast each other's styles and techniques. But remember: you're here to learn from this activity, not to simply criticise everybody else's work ‘And please ~ make sure that itis your own work that you bring along. PAUSE 2" tone Repeat Question 6 PAUSE 2" Seven You ae in a queue atthe market when you hear this woman talking behind you, Who is she talking to? A herdeg 8 herchild Che fiend PAUSES" tone Woman: ... For the last time, sit down! You've been very badly behaved all morning and I'm not having any more of it. Next time, I'l eave you at home. Don’t look at me like that; you know it'll get you nowhere. And it's no use wagging your tal, either. Tonight you'l just have to sieep in the kitchen, Maybe that will teach you a lesson! PAUSE 2" tone Repeat Question 7 PAUSE 2" 133Tapescripts Eight You heara man talking inan office. Whats he doing? A. reading a memo 8 dictatinga memo © wntingamemo PAUSES” tone ‘Man: Take this down, Barbara, will you? To ... the finance Department, From ... the Assistant Manager. The sales figures show a marked fll off during the periad from June until ‘August. Full stop. In the light of these findings, comma, i is strongly recommended that increased funds be directed towards product promotion in the spring to avoid this ‘seasonal slump in sales PAUSE 2° tone Repeat Question 8 PAUSE 2" Thats the end of Par ‘Now tum to Part 2 Part 2 You will hear part of a radio tak about the driver ofthe world fist train, For Questions 9-78 complete the notes which summarise what the speaker says You now have forty-five seconds in which t loka Part 2. PAUSE 45" tone ‘Announcer:Now, Bob Braithwaite tells us the fascinating story ‘of a boyhood dream come-true ‘Bob: The driver of the frst passenger train in England (and in the world) was in fact a youth called Edward Entwistle, who was born near Wigan in 1815. [At the age of eleven he was working in a large engineering factory in Manchester, his parents having decided that he should be an engineer. It was there that the "Rocket", the first steam engine, was built under the direction of its inventor, George Stephenson. Young Edward took 2 keen interest in the progress ofthe engine. When the Liverpool and Manchester Raliway was finished and the *Rocket* was completed, Stephenson started looking around for a driver. The manager of the factory was asked, but after @ day of two reported that he didn’t know of any adult ‘men suitable forthe task, but ifthe great inventor would take the young Edward, he could highly recommend him He gave written permission for the youth to go with Stephenson. Edward himself was only informed of his new job afterall the arrangements had been made; but he seized the opportunity gladly, and set to work getting to know the ew engine. He was ust fifteen at the time. The opening of the new railway, which attracted the attention of the whole country, was fixed for Monday, September 15, 1830. On the Sunday before, Stephenson and Edward took the "Rocket" for a test run, travelling over ‘about one-half of the track. The following day both men were on the engine that made that historic journey from Liverpool to Manchester, drawing behind it some of the most famous people in the county, but there was a tragic ‘accident. During the retumn journey from Manchester the yung Edward was driving when a man was ht by the train, Surprisingly, Edward was given complete responsibilty for the *Rocket”, and for two yaars he made two round trips every {day between Liverpool and Manchester, one in the morning ‘and the other in the afternoon. But the work was an ‘enormous strain on the youth: he became ill and found he was losing his nerve. Therefore, he asked to leave, and, through Stephenson's Kindness, got a job as second engineer on a steamship, on which he completed his seven-year training. His employers reported that he was very energetic and took great pride in his work, But his greatest pride was in having been the first man to dtive a passenger train, and introducing a means of ‘transport that revolutionised the worl, PAUSE 10° tone ‘Now youtt hear Part 2 again Repeat Part 2 PAUSES” That’ the end ofPart 2. Now turn to Part 3. Part 3 You wil hear ive different peopletlking about interviews they have attended. For questions 19 to 23, choose from the lit Ato F what ‘happened to each one during the interview, Use the ters only once, Theres one extra eter which you do not need to use You now have thy seconds in which to look at Part 3, PAUSE 3” tone TAIL male voices)Tapescripts speaker 1 Once | wore a pair of brand-new shoes to an interview. tuned out thatthe shoes were way too small, and asthe day vent on, my feet started killing me. During the interview, | took my sho off under the table to rest my fet, and when the interview ended, Icould't put my shoes back on. hadn't noticed my feet had swollen, After 2 few surpisingy embarrassing minutes, | managed to squeeze my sore feet back into the shoes and limp out ofthe room. Anyway the following week | was offered the job, no doubt for bravery in the face of pain! OF course the lesson was never to attend an interew in clothing that you haven't worn atleast once before PAUSE 2” Speaker 2 During one interview ... it was for a job as a computer programmer. everything was going smoothly and then, as was answering 2 question about how | thought my career would develop over the next few years, the inteniewer suddenly looked up from his papers, grabbed his coffee cup from the desk and threw it hard against the door behind me | nearly jumped out of my skin! I couldn't stop shaking! Why strong nerves were needed for the job, I'l never know, but certainly I'm very glad did't get the job! PAUSE 2" Speaker 3 The interview was going well, although it was a bit boring, Then the interviewer said “I'm going to step out of the office for fifteen minutes. Why don't you write a one page description of the neo-classical building opposite, using as many architectural terms as possible?" Now, this was a bit of a problem. My C.V. stated that for the past year I'd been working for an International magazine, writing descriptive articles about unusual buildings in the cities of Europe. It failed to mention, however, that all of these had been descriptions of madem buildings. When he came back quarter of an hour later I'd written next to nothing! Needless to say, I didn’t get the job! PAUSE 2" . Speaker 4 ‘When I walked in | was ready for tough questions. | was, in fact, astonished when she asked me questions that had nothing to do with advertising. She asked me about my ‘experiences, my likes and disikes, not hard questions, but not ‘exactly what | had been expecting. She loved my enthusiasm [At the end of the interview, | was offered the job! Of course, there wes no pause ‘or thought. | accepted immediately. | learned that the position paid 2 mere 19,000 pounds a year ~ absolutely pathetic, especialy in London. But | would have worked for free, wel, not really for free, ust forthe experience PAUSE 2" Speaker 5 Eight other candidates and myself attended a group interiew ‘and watched a film in Japanese. The others were rather shy, and so was | for that matter, but | tried to make @ good Impression. Before | knew i, | had broken the ice, and everyone began talking comfortably with each other. Although they were better qualified, | was the most knowledgeable about Japanese culture - or So | thought. After the presentation, we ‘were given private interviews and once again, | thought it went well. In fact, | was sure | was way ahead of the others. After the interview we were all told to wait ten days at the most for the fina decision, but "m stil wating, PAUSE 10" tone Now yout hear Part 3 ago. Repeat Part 3 PAUSE 5” That’ the end of Part 3 Now turn to Part Part 4 You wil hear a vad interview with an award-winning author called Penny Jackson. For questions 2430 choose the best answer (A, 8 ord, Younow have | minutein which to lookat Par 4 PAUSE 1" tone Interlocutor: In the studio today, we have with us the award- ‘winning author Penny Jackson, whose latest novel has become an international bestseller. Hello and welcome to the ‘show Ms Jackson. I'm sure our listeners wil lve to hear more about you. Penny: Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me. As you ‘can understand it's a very hectic time for me right now as I've ‘already started on another book. | actually find it quite isturbing being under the media spotlight and try to avoid too many public appearances because they can be so time: consuming. Interocutor: Well, | expect that's rather difficult now that your latest novel has become such a success. How did you feel when you heard that it had become a bestseller? Penny: umm, | felt excited and pleased that so many people wanted to read it. My mother burst into tears when I tod her ‘the news and that was the icing on the cake because she was 0 proud of me. Interlocutor: You seer like a very down to earth person. Like most of your other books though, you try to get across a message about life. What was it in this novel? 135136 Tapescripts Penny: I'd like readers to believe in Rosaline, the main character and to understand that not all children come from a privileged background. There are children all over the world \who live in terrible conditions. Interlocutor: Was Rosaline’s character based on anyone you know? Penny: Rosaline represents all the youngsters | met while traveling around the world, She is not any rel person but by coincidence she resembles my youngest niece. Interlocutor: | see. How do you think readers react to the hardship that Rosalie suffers? Penny: Oh, they wil feel sorry for her that's for sure, They may disk her circumstances, but many readers will eel angry that she had to go through such a terible ordeal Interlocutor: You sound pretty proud of yourself at the moment. . Penny: | am. I was one of the easiest novels that Ive written ‘0 fat, The story almost wrote itself. Alo, | knew the readers ‘would understand Rosaline and how she was feeling, Interlocutor: Just one last question and we had better mention the title of the book. How many copies of The Dreamcatcher’ have been sold worldwide to date? Penny: Well i's notin the milions, not yet anyway. Hahaha | think it is about seventeen thousand, sory, | mean seven hundred thousand, Interlocutor: Thank you Ms Jackson for joining us today and ‘good luck with the next novel Penny: It was a pleasure, PAUSE 10” tone ow youtlheor Par 4 again Repeat Part 4 PAUSES” That’ the end ofPart 4,| istic UPPER INTERMEDIATE WORKBOOK Student's Virginia Evans - Bob Obee Boo Express PublishingWORKBOOK Upstream Upper Intermediate B2+ is a modular secondary-level course for learners of the English language at upper-intermediate level. 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