1 Reading and writing

Reading
2 David Beckham is a famous footballer, but what
Every week we ask our readers a different question. else does he do?
This week, it’s Who’s your favourite celebrity? Read
these descriptions of celebrities from readers Josie,
Martha and Carl and then look at the photos. Who 3 Where are David Beckham’s homes?
are they describing?
Josie: My favourite celebrity has long dark straight
hair. She’s very slim and has blue eyes. She 4 What does Carl’s favourite celebrity look like?
appears in films, but she’s more famous as a singer-
songwriter. At the moment she’s travelling all over
the world, singing in concerts in different countries 5 Which films does Carl mention that Emma Stone
on her world tour, Prismatic! So, who am I talking has been in?
about?
Martha: My favourite celebrity is tall and slim
with beautiful brown-green eyes. His hair is 6 Where is Emma Stone appearing in the theatre?
brown and straight and at the moment it’s quite
short. This person is very famous for his football
career, but now he’s a TV personality and fashion
model. He has homes in the U.S., Dubai and
France, but at the moment he’s living in London, Writing
England. Who is he? 3 Imagine you are being interviewed about one
Carl: My favourite celebrity is a famous actor. of your favourite celebrities. Complete the
She’s got short red wavy hair and big green eyes. questions and answers below.
She’s quite tall and very slim. This actor appears in
What your favourite celebrity’s name?
a lot of films, including the Spider-Man series and
The Croods. But at the moment she’s appearing in
My favourite celebrity’s name .
the musical Cabaret in a Broadway theatre in New
York. Can you guess who she is?!
What does look ?

is and has
hair.

What colour eyes?

’s eyes .
Emma Stone Katy Perry David Beckham

What job?

is .
1 Read the text. Write J for Josie, M for Martha
and C for Carl below the correct photos. Where live?

2 Read the text again. Answer the questions. lives .

What does Josie’s favourite celebrity look like?
She’s slim, and she has blue eyes and long, What is doing at the moment?
dark, straight hair.
1 Why is Katy Perry travelling all over the world? ’s .

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2 Reading and writing

Reading
1 Read the conversation. Which sentences
are correct?
1 Joe’s dad wants to buy a tiny home.
2 Tom wants to live in a big house.
3 You can travel with a tiny home.

2 Read the conversation again. Answer

the questions.
Where was Joe yesterday?
He was at an exhibition for tiny homes.
1 Was Tom at the exhibition with Joe?


2 What did Joe think of the exhibition?
Joe Hey Tom, guess where I was yesterday.

Tom I have no idea. Where were you?

Joe I was at an exhibition for tiny homes.
3 Does he like the homes?
Tom How come?

Joe I was there with my sister and my dad. He

works for a furniture company.
4 Which rooms were in the tiny home Joe went inside?
Tom But why tiny homes? Nobody wants a tiny
home! I want a big one, with five bedrooms,
four bathrooms, a living room, a …
Joe Yes, yes, I know! But this exhibition was 5 Was it comfortable?
very interesting. These homes are very small
and they aren’t expensive, so they’re perfect
when you need an extra room or when you 6 Why is a tiny home a good idea in their part of town?
need a home but haven’t got much money.
They’re on wheels, too, so you can move
them like a car!
Tom OK … So what were these homes like?
Joe Well, I was inside one and the bathroom sink Writing
was in the shower, the kitchen was in the
living room, and everything was under the
3 Imagine that you saw an interesting or unusual
home yesterday. Write a description of the house.
bedroom!
Answer these questions in your description.
Tom It doesn’t sound very comfortable.
How big was the house?
Joe Well, it was really comfortable.
What rooms were in the house?
Tom Was there any furniture? What colour were the walls?
Joe Yes! A bed, a sofa, a chair and a table. I think Which was your favourite room in the house? Why?
it’s a fantastic idea. Describe the furniture in your favourite room.
Tom How much do they cost?
Joe I think they’re between £10,000 and
£30,000.
Tom Wow. That’s a lot of money.
Joe Yes, but a one-bedroom flat in our part of
town is about £120,000.
Tom Hmmm … I see what you mean!

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3 Reading and writing

Reading
1 Read the text. Match the sentence halves.
An inspirational woman 1 J.K. Rowling
An essay by Flora Spencer 2 Her real name
3 Her life wasn’t easy
J. K. Rowling, author of the A is Joanne.
Harry Potter series, is one of the B is a famous writer.
most famous writers of British
C before the Harry Potter books became popular.
fiction. With book sales of over
£238 million, she is also very 2 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
wealthy. But J.K. Rowling wasn’t
Which books is J.K. Rowling famous for?
always a famous writer. As a child
She’s famous for the Harry Potter books.
and young adult, her life was quite different.
1 What job did her father do?
J.K. Rowling was born as Joanne Rowling into a normal
family. Her father was an engineer and her mother was 2 What was her first job after university?
a science technician. At school, she was a good student
and she studied French at university. After university, 3 Where was she when she first had the idea for
J.K Rowling got her first job as an office worker, doing Harry Potter?
research for the charity Amnesty International.
It was at this period of Joanne’s life that the Harry 4 Where did she teach English?
Potter series was born. On a train from Manchester
to London, an idea for the books came to her and she 5 How many publishers did she send her book to?
began to write the first of the seven novels. Joanne
then started working as an English teacher in Portugal, 6 How many copies of the book did Bloomsbury
but her writing continued. publishers first print?

When Joanne finished her first book, Harry Potter and
the Philosopher’s Stone, her life was very difficult. She
had a baby, no partner, and little money. In 1995 she Writing
sent her book to twelve different publishers. They all
3 Think about someone you know who is
said no, but in 1996 the publisher Bloomsbury agreed inspirational. Think about their job. Write a
to publish it. At first, they only printed 1,000 copies. description about this inspirational person. Think
Think how many copies there are of that book today! about the questions below.
J.K. Rowling is an inspirational woman, because she What job does he/she do now?
shows that we can all be successful. It doesn’t matter Does he/she like his/her job?
where you come from. The important thing is to work What job/jobs did he/she do in the past?
hard and believe in yourself. Did he/she have to work hard to become successful?
Why does he/she inspire you?
* Inspirational – someone who provides inspiration, who makes you want to
be better or more successful

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4 Reading and writing

Reading
1 Read the text. Which of the sentences below
is correct?
1 The Motorcycle Diaries is an action film about men
on motorbikes.
2 The film is about a journey across South
America.
3 The two men made the trip because they were
interested in politics.

2 Read the text again. Write T (true) or F (false) next

to the sentences. Correct the false sentences.
Che Guevara was a doctor when he went on the
journey.
False. Che Guevara was a medical student
Martin What’s your favourite film of all time? when he went on the journey.
Dylan It’s The Motorcycle Diaries. 1 Che Guevara went on the trip with his brother.
Martin Is it an action film?
Dylan No, it isn’t. It’s a biography of Che
Guevara, the Cuban leader. But it’s also
2 They didn’t cross any mountains on their journey.
a road movie.

Martin What’s a road movie?

Dylan Well, it’s a film that describes a journey. In
this case it’s a trip that Che Guevara made 3 Some of the people they met were very poor.
across South America in 1952 before
he finished university. He left Buenos
Aires with his friend Alberto Granado on 4 Che Guevara’s opinions didn’t change during the trip.
a motorbike and they travelled over the
Andes Mountains to Chile, Peru, Colombia
and Venezuela. 5 At the end of the film you can’t see a difference in
Martin Why did they make the trip? Che Guevara.
Dylan They wanted to have fun. They were
young men in their twenties, and at that
time Che Guevara didn’t have the strong
6 A road movie often describes a journey and how a
political beliefs he became famous for.
person changes during that journey.
But on their journey they saw such a

difference between rich and poor people
that the journey changed Che Guevara’s
view of South America forever. After that
trip he wanted to make a difference to
people’s lives.
Writing
Martin So the film also shows how he changed 3 Write a short text about a film you know. You can
as a person? write about a road movie or choose a different
Dylan Exactly. At the beginning he was a medical type of film. Answer the following questions.
student from a good family in Argentina. What kind of film was it?
But by the end of the film you can see a Where did the story take place?
difference in Che, and you can see that one Who acted in the film?
day he will become a political leader. What happened in the film?
Martin So a road movie is two things really, isn’t it? How did the characters change in the film?
Dylan Yes, it is. It shows you an actual journey.
But it also shows the changes inside
people, too.

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5 Reading and writing

Reading
A Hi, I’m Jenny and I live in Scotland. Scotland is a fantastic country. It’s
part of the island of Great Britain, but we have our own islands, too –
about 790 of them!

B Scotland is famous for its beautiful mountains. Most of the mountains

are in the north west of the country and they’re higher than all the
other mountains in Great Britain. Perhaps you know Ben Nevis? It’s a
very famous mountain and it’s 1,344 m high.

C Our lakes are bigger, too. The lake Loch Ness, home of the famous Loch Ness monster, contains more water
than all the lakes in England and Wales!

D For a small country we have a long coastline: 9,914 km in fact. And when you include all the islands, the number
rises even further, to 16,500 km! Our beaches in the east are long and sandy, but I think the beaches in the west
are more beautiful.

E Winters are long in Scotland. But surprisingly, they aren’t as cold as some people think. That’s because we’re
next to the North Atlantic Ocean. Warm air comes in from the ocean, so it doesn’t get too cold. Our summers
are shorter than in some countries and temperatures rarely get very high. But our summer days are longer. In
the north of Scotland, in the middle of summer, it never gets completely dark at night!

1 Read the text. Match the titles below to one of

the paragraphs A–E.
Writing
deep water C 3 Look at the fact file about Sweden and Norway.
Write a comparison of the two countries using
1 bigger and taller the information.
2 Jenny’s country
3 the seaside Sweden Norway
4 the weather size 449,964 km² 385,178 km²
Kebnekaise Galdhøpiggen
2 Read the text again. Answer the questions. mountains
2,106 m 2,469 m
How many islands are there in Scotland?
There are about 790 islands. number of
24,000 45,000
islands
1 Where can you find Scotland’s mountains?
Lake Vänern Lake Mjøsa
lakes
2 What is Scotland’s famous mountain called? 5655 km² 368 km²
km of coastline 3,218 25,148
3 Where can you find more water than in all the
lakes of England and Wales?

4 Where are Jenny’s favourite beaches?

5 How does the North Atlantic Ocean affect
Scotland’s weather in winter?

6 How are Scotland’s summer days better than in
other countries?

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6 Reading and writing
Reading
Today was a very special day.
In fact, it was the happiest day of
my life. My band, The Kickstarts,
played their first concert. And it
went really well!
There are four of us in the band.
Jess is the singer, then there’s Harry on guitar. Lucy
plays the keyboard and I play the drums.
Of all of us, I think I was the most nervous.
Some people think that drummers have the easiest job,
because they always sit behind the other band
members. But I was so frightened!
The worst part was the last few minutes before the
concert began. But then we started to play and
1 Read Danny’s diary extract. Match the
sentence halves.
1 Danny plays the drums
2 He felt more nervous
3 After a few minutes of the concert
A than the other band members.
B he began to feel better.
C in a band called the Kickstarts.
2 Read the diary extract again. Answer the
questions.
When did Danny’s band play their first concert?
They played it today.
1 How many people play in the band?
2 What do some people think about the drummer’s
job?
3 Who made mistakes?
4 What did the crowd do when Harry made his
mistake?
5 How did Danny feel when the crowd shouted
‘More! More! More!’
6 Why does Danny feel more confident now?
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I realized it was impossible to walk off the stage.
We all made mistakes – Harry’s was the most obvious.
He played the wrong note, and it sounded terrible.
But I don’t think the crowd noticed!
I think the first few minutes of the concert felt like the
longest period of my life. But then I relaxed and started
to have fun. When we eventually finished, twelve songs
later, I didn’t want to stop playing!
My proudest moment was when we left the stage. The
crowd called our names and shouted ‘More! More! More!’
So we went back on stage and played two more songs!
Now I’m really tired, but I feel much more confident.
Our next concert is in two weeks’ time and I’m
really excited!
Writing
3 Describe an event that made you feel good
and bad emotions. This could be anything: an
important test; a sports game or concert; or
something more life changing, like moving house
or a time you went to hospital.
Think about the questions below. Try to include
adjectives and superlative adjectives to describe
your feelings and emotions.
Where were you?
Why were you there?
Who were you with?
Describe the different things that happened that day,
and how you felt at each moment.
How did you feel at the end of the event?
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Answer key Unit 4

Reading
Unit 1
1 2 The film is about a journey across South America.
Reading 2 1 False. He went on the trip with his friend.
1 J Katy Perry 2 False. They crossed the Andes Mountains.
M David Beckham 3 True
C Emma Stone 4 False. His opinions changed during the trip.
2 1 Because she’s singing in concerts for her world 5 False. At the end of the trip you can see a
tour, Prismatic. difference in Che Guevara.
2 David Beckham is also a TV personality and a 6 True
fashion model.
3 David Beckham’s homes are in the U.S., Dubai and Writing
France. 3 Students’ own answers.
4 Emma Stone has short red wavy hair and big
green eyes. She is quite tall and very slim. Unit 5
5 Emma Stone has been in The Spider Man series Reading
and The Croods. 1 1  B  ​2  A  ​3  D  ​4  E
6 Emma Stone is appearing in a Broadway theatre in 2 1 You can find them in the north west of the country.
New York. 2 It’s called Ben Nevis.
Writing 3 You can find it in Loch Ness.
4 They’re in the west of Scotland.
3 Students’ own answers. 5 Warm air comes in from the Atlantic Ocean and
makes Scotland warmer.
Unit 2
6 They are longer.
Reading
1 2 Tom wants to live in a big house. Writing
3 You can travel with a tiny home. 3 Possible answers:
2 1 No, he wasn’t. Sweden is bigger than Norway.
2 He thought it was very interesting. Galdhøpiggen in Norway is higher than Kebnekaise
3 Yes, he does. in Sweden.
4 There was a bathroom, living room and bedroom. Norway has more islands than Sweden.
The kitchen was inside the living room. Lake Vänern in Sweden is bigger than Lake Mjøsa
5 Yes, it was. in Norway.
6 A tiny home costs £10,000–£30,000 but a Norway’s coastline is longer than Sweden’s coastline.
one-bedroom flat in their part of town costs about
£120,000. Unit 6
Reading
Writing
1 1  C  ​2  A  ​3  B
3 Students’ own answers. 2 1 Four people play in the band.
Unit 3 2 Some people think it’s the easiest job because the
drummer sits behind the other band members.
Reading 3 They all made mistakes.
1 1  B  ​2  A  ​3  C 4 The crowd didn’t notice.
2 1 He was an engineer. 5 Danny felt very proud.
2 She was an office worker. 6 The concert went well and he doesn’t feel nervous
3 She was on a train from Manchester to London. now.
4 She taught English in Portugal.
5 She sent it to twelve publishers. Writing
6 Bloomsbury printed 1,000 copies. 3 Students’ own answers.
Writing
3 Students’ own answers.

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