Read the clues and complete the puzzle. What is the hidden word in grey? 1 Someone who tells you what to do in your ja. 2. You play sports on the same side as this person, 3. Your mother or your father, 4 Someone who you share an apartment with 5. Someone who you know quite well, but wha is. not really a friend yet 66 Someone travelling on public transport 7. Someone who works in the same company. you, 8 A.word for someone in a romantic relationship with you, eg. a wife, husband, girlfriend or boyfriend Complete the words. 1 Cassandra is my! mag. at ‘work, She tells me what work ta do. 2. My wife's mum and dad are realy nice. I's great when you get on with your Puts 3 Ihave three really ¢ spend all our time together. 4 can't afford to rent an apartment on my own so Ineedtofindaf tm _e. 5 Momoko is my b like sisterst friends and we friend ~ we're almost 6. 'm really enjoying my Chinese course. My © s.. m_t_ sate great fun! 7 Laura and Karl have been going out for about two months. They make a great ¢__p__.! 8 1 got lost on the way tothe party, so had to ask apm for directions. | SOCIAL NETWORKS & VOCABULARY 3 Complete the sentences with the expressions from the box. There is one word you don't need. colleagues ex-boyfriend parents parents-inaw by strangers team-mate 1 Your will have very similae DNA to you. 2 get on well with my _-.~ we'e stil friends, even though we broke up last year 3 Ididn't meet my _ ~ my husband's family until our wedding day. ‘4. While | was shopping this morning, a stopped me and asked me where | had bought my T-shirt 5. Alba made loads of good friends in her last job. Her nn were a lot of fun 6 find it difficult to talk to say when | meet people forthe first time, | never know what to Match 1-6 to a-f to make full sentences. 1 If you want Sara to be your gitifriend, you should 2_ It was a real surprise. | was in the supermarket when I 3 Jule and Tim had a big argument and now they've 4. Nick and Vince are so annoying - they never 5. My new classmates are great. | 6 After the game today, the whole team is going to got on with them immedi turn up on time. ‘meet up in the café. split up ask her out, ran ita my old English teacher, Choose the correct option to complete the sentences, 1 You'e crazy to drop / leave out of school when you're only 7! You ‘need to complete your studies! 2 Dimitris going to travel around the world on his own. | know he ‘an fook / protec after himself, but still worry! 3. I wasn’t deing any sports so | made / took up running. really enjoy it now. 4 I don’t understand why you and Ximena are arguing. You should do / make up and be friends again. 5 Don't worry about our university project, You can count / num ‘0n me to do my part of the wort. 6 We've had a lat of difficulties in our relationship recently, but We've spoken / talked them over and everything's OK now, 7 it’s Marc's birthday on Sunday so we're going to go / stay away to Paris for the weekend, 8 At weekends | usually fly /hang out with my friends at the park."@ VOCABULARY EXTENSION Further phrasal verbs 6 a f .11 Listen to two speakers. Who says phrasal verbs a-i, speaker 1 or speaker 2? a! breakdown fick up b=: canyon 2... setoff co giveup he sort out 4 = goof i throw away hand in i write down 'b Match the speakers to the photos 7 Listen again. Complete the sentences. 1 We 2 we 3. Suddenly, the car in the middle of nowhere! 4 Dad thought he could the problem __—., butit was too difficult for him, 5 Sowe just _and went home, 6 We were under a lot of pressure because we had wo big project later that day. 7 Suddenly, the fire alarm 8 The university tests the fire alarms at 3 p.m. every Wednesday. So we working. as normal 9 Iwas just report. 10 Apparently, someone _ while it was stl it, really early in the morning. my cousin at her house. 1 Itjust stopped the last part of the a cigarette _ 8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of phrasal verbs from 6a, 1 They're going on a three-day walk in the mountains. ‘They're setting off early tomorrow morning. 2. What day do we have to the Geography fromework to the teacher? 3. My flatmate’s alarm clock and it always wakes me up! 4 Tell me what time your train arrives and | will you inmy cat 5 tstarted raining in the middle of the football match, but my team-mates wanted to ___..playing so by the end of the ‘match we were all really cold and wet at 6 arm. every morning, 6 The bus (on the way to school so we had to get off and walk! 7 Don't the newspaper ' haven't read it yet! 8 Alberto started doing the Sudoku, buthe itwas too difficult! ___ because 9 the email address on a piece of paper so you don't forget it. 10 Look at these books There are hundreds of them. We'll need hours to__. them all Hi Martina, I'm waiting because | need some help! This week | had a meeting with my boss and my fine” —_ ‘Thay told me that I'm in big trouble because Ive been using the internet too much in worktime. It was because | went to my sister's wedding last week and my new brotherinlaw asked me to put the photos online. | don't have time at home, $0 | do it at work Unfortunately, don't get ® ‘well with one of my colleagues. He saw me using the web and he told everyone that | wasn't working! I's really unfait. | mean, he never hands his work © ontime, but | don't say anything about that! Anyway, that’s why | need your help. There's one realy great photo of both my) = my mum and dad look really nice init. But the photo's in the street, and at the back ofthe picture there's a -by who is looking at the camera. | want to remove him from the picture, but | don't know how to do it. Can you sort it ® for me? It's too difficult for me and its the ast photo for the website. Please help! You know you're my friend in the world! Thanks!& GRAMMAR Auxiliary verbs 11 Complete the short answers. 1A Are you on Facebook? 3 Yes, we 2. A Have you changed your profile photo? 5 /Not.. = 3. Please will you talk this over with Marie? 8 No! 4 & Does Kim use Twitter alot? 8 Yes, she 5 A Amin that photo? 8 No, you 6 A Did they meet up lastnight? 3 No, they 2 a Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make questions. 1 your who best is friend 2 get on you with boss do your 3 meet up did who you at the weekend with 4 is what favourite your website 3 Correct the sentences, Tick (V) two correct, sentences. 1. Ym meeting up with you later, aren't? 2 Jing jing gets on well with her team-mates, don't she? 3. Curtis and Todd didn’t turn up for class, did they? 4 You've invited your fatmates, have you? 5. Dan's dropped out of college isn't he? 6 You like Xana, don’t you? 7 Farah and Tom aren't close friends, aren't they? 8 Nina lives with two flatmates, she doesn't? 4. Complete the online interview with one word in each gap (sn't, etc, = one word). | the way people use the internet. Can you tell us more? L Hit Yes, really ®. surf the internet is changing, believe the way we re happening? L Well, originally, people only went online using PCs. Now, many people visit websites using portable devices like mobile phones ar iPads. 1 Yos, that’s really changed things, @_ in L Absolutely. It's partly because we now use apps to go online. This means we browse less ~ we visit the same webpages again and again. 1 Thats true 1!_____ spend less time browsing now that! have an iPhone! | use a lot of apps. L Well, apps are fun, ®__ they? And very usefull 1 Definitely. And they © amazing things. Have vou seen Layer? | L No, 1__ 1 t's great. You can take a photo of a rasiaurant with your phone, then the app gives you reviews of it Cool. | like Bump. You just touch iPhones with 2 someone and then you can share Facebook friends, and other information. | Sounds great! So what is your conclusion, Lupe? L. Well, the way we surf the internet is changing. People are exploring less because they just Use apps to visit the websites they like. | sein ___ know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing 1 OK, thanks, Now readers ~ what do you think? Post your comments below.L L L L b rRRREY wee Past participles 5 Complete the biog post with the correct form of the words from the box. There are two words that you don’t need. be create meet design fee! speak take tell finish write 6 2 Match 1-5 to a-e to make full sentences. 1. 'm going to the hairdressers to 2 He phoned the police because he 3 When women get married, they often 4 We live on the sixteenth floor sowe 5 The customs officers stopped her, and she have a dress made for them. had his car stolen, had her bag searched, have our windows cleaned by professionals have my hair cut, b Which sentences describe | a service which someone dees for you? iia bad experience which might happen to you? eflexive pronouns 7 Complete the sentences. Change the words in brackets to the correct reflexive pronouns. 1 Simon hurt __ when he was playing football. (he) 2 Ricart -you canhelp___to anything from the fridge. (you) 3 Hooked at in the mirror. () 4 Fiona and Marina introduced ...to their new colleagues. (they) 5 We taught to speak French from a book. (we) 6 Sally's 14 so she’s old enough to look after (che) 7 Ask every visitor to get. a cup of tea or coffee when they arrive, (they) 8 Girls, don't blame accident. (you) for the New website! OK, | know Ive © a lot of posts about this, but it’s finally complete! The new website is and it looks fantastic. | think it will make a really big difference to the company. People had ° _. me that the old website was difficult to use, but for @ long time | didn't listen. | had @___it myself and I felt proud of my work! But now I'm very glad | did something about it. The new ste is totally different. it was ©______ by a web designer, and the photos were (©._____bya professional photographer, not just my friends! So far, the feedback has __ really positive - everyone | have'®______to loves the new design. Id love to know what you think, too ~ post your comments below! Posted today at 36 a.m, Read the article about a social networking site, Correct the words and phrases in bold. One word is already correct. Travel buddies ‘magine you want to travel round the world, orspend the summer in Europe, but none of your friends have the time or the money to z0 with you. No one tikes spending al day on their own, “don’t they? fyoudon'twantto travel round by itself, why not find a friend on one of the best social networking sites around: travbuddy.com? The site designed to help you find a travel companion. Users post their interests and explain where they want to go. tt is become a hhuge internet success story, and the site Shwas awarda Webby (the seats of the internet) in 2010. We used the site themselves last year duringatriptotndonesia. We in my home town last year, but ‘meta local guy, and he showed us then f discovered another person toads of cool places in his country. “yas already organised one He also helped us out a lot when so I went along and met some we “made our flights cancelled new friends for my next tip... 0 om the last day. Of course. as with Mexico! any website, you have to be very careful about meeting strangers: always go with a friend and meet new people in a “crowded area. Onecther possibility isto goto one of the Travbuddy ‘unofficial’ meet- ups. Users ofthe site have hold these in lots of different places, and they're a great way to meet people, I wanted to set one up j { iFUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE 1 Complete the words. 1. atthe airport A Hi, Luis, and welcome to Londont 3. Thanks, julie. Nice to meet you at last. Wow, its really warm today, %____ it? Yeah, itis. think you've "b_.. the hot weather with you from Brazil That's true t's really hot back home at the moment. ‘A went to Brazil once. | was in Salvador for the ‘carnival. It's amazing, iso it? love Salvador, but 'm nat realy a big ™t__ of the carnival to be A. Really? | loved it! LISTENING Listening for gist 12-412 tisten to two conversations. Match the Conwesations to two of the photos, ' In which conversation are the speakers meeting for the first time? 2. Listen again. Complete the sentences. 1 Vera is julieta’s 2 There were 3. Nickis from __ 44 The temperature in Nick's hometown was 5 Paula has just arrived in 6 7 8 Michaela isan ex. ___of Paula's Michaela has hai. Michaela was studying ‘main idea). Then lsten again more carefully for specific 2 Onatraining course 50, Daniel, your boss works in Panama, Gig she? She's the lady with long, dark hair? No, my boss is Carlos Gutierrez. He's here toda actually Oh, sorry, ! must be thinking of someone ‘e It's an easy mistake to make. I's @ big company. We sell computers all over the world (+___ of computers, shall we find somewhere to check our emails? sure. w____ you lke to go to the canteen? They have free Wil there. Sounds great! READING Activating background 1 & Read the title of the text on page 7. Which ofthe words in the box would you expect to see in the article? acquaintance best friend boss colleague passer-by relationships roommate stranger Read the article quickly, Tick (/) the words in Ta that appear in the article, students injulleta’s Spanish class degrees. STRATEGY The fist time you hear an audio, listen for gist (the TAMA OA AAR ERTfi 2 Choose the correct option, a, b or & Then read the text again to check your answers. 1 Robin Dunbar studied how teenagers make friends. some people from very simple societies. the work that people do in modern offices. When they looked at Leila’s Facebook friends, they looked at a allof her friends. only her closest 50 friends, ¢ 50 friends selected by chance. They agreed that someone was a ‘real friend of tella if a they frequently emailed or spoke toher they had been to school together. they had alot of acquaintances. ‘They believe that Lella has ‘a more real friends than Dunbar’s Number. bb exactly the same number of real friends as Dunbar's Number. cc fewer real friends than Dunbar’s Number, (ne Facebook friend wasn't Leila’ real friend because 2 itwas an animal b hewas a celebrity. ‘¢ hhe was a fictional character. Lella’s college roommate has dropped out of university b Used to get on well with her meets up with her a lat The writer concludes that a people have more friends because of sites like Facebook b sites like Facebook have no effect at allon our relationships people use sites like Facebook because they don't like losing past friends. STRATEGY efore youreada ‘new text, look tthe ttle, This wil give you a clue to the content. Then try to think of wards or vocabulary that you might expect to see in the article. This can help you understand the content right from the beginning. Robin Dunbar of Oxford University believes thatthe human brain can only remember social groups of Up to 150 people. He discovered ‘Dunbar’s Number’ (150) _ by studying everything from primitive tribes to coleagues in modem {offices But what of the younger generation? One member of our team, Lela Bilson, fas over 500 Facebook | finds. and she volueered asl for a smal expeinet. We wondered. Dunbar's number * would stil be true in a Facebook | j ‘world, What percentage of Lea's virtual fiends really were hes frends? The Rules We chose 50 random friends and then asked Lela questions about them. Depending on the answers, we decided whether the person * actually was tela’s frend, based * regular involvement in er if + strong emotional connection * continuous effort to stayin touch HK the person cidn't meet all of those qualifications, they weren't a | fend — jst an acquaintance | The Data Out of 50 random people, we decided that 31 were not Leia’s fiends, suggesting that 38% of the people on her Facebook are real friends, 190 fiends (38% of 500) n't far off from Dunbar’s 150. Leila knew mast of her real friends not through high schoo! but via a social cicle, dating or work. Als, anyone that she is afen of (eg. a band) is counted by a fend, and Lela fs certily rot really fends with everyone on her list ike superstar singer Nick We argued over thee peopl: 1 College Roommate Lella insisted that she and her callege roommate were stil good frend, even though they hadnt seen each other for about four years 2 Work Colleague When explaining about a former calleague, Lela. mentioned. that they fan into each other all the time, and speak every row and again. We decided this was not 2 frend, but rather a business contact. 3 Exbest Fiend Despite having grown apart from a good frend in high schoo, Lela ecared they were stil fends because of well, histor. We fused this one, because without Facebook, Lela would have no idea whee this person was. Conclusions Dunbar suggests that there is no "Facebook effect’ ~ that social cides donot really expand because of Facebook. What is different though, is that people like Leila havea dfferent definition of a friend to Dunbar. Lela was hesitant to say someone ‘ta friend’ ~ especialy when they ance were, Here is the attraction of Facebook: it offers 3 world where relationships never stop, Sure, old acquaintances may be gone, but now they won't be forgotten.2 EXPERTS i VOCABULARY Health 11 Circle the word that doesn’t work in each sentence. 1 ‘an acupuncturist / A homeopath / A pharmacist is ‘an example of an expert in alternative medicine, You need a chiropractor / herbalist / specialist to look at your spine. A herbalist / pharmacist / surgeon sells cures for various health prablems. ‘My dad needed to see a top acupuncturist / ‘midwife / surgeon to cure the pain in his neck. ‘My aunt works inthe city hospital as a shaman / nurse { surgeon. 2. Complete the patient-doctor conversations with the words from the box. infection rash) antibiotics injection vaccination Can you give me some _ doctor? No, they won't help you because you have P Why did you want to see us, doctor? © Allthe children in the school are getting 2 _ against meastes, including your daughter. Dm sorry, butt have to give you an Oh no! Will it be painful? > Ymnot sleeping well at the moment, I fee! exhausted all the time! Tim sorry to hear that. | expect you have P {cut my foot and then | went swimming and nav look at it. The cut won't heal! 1D Every time you cut yourself, you should wash the cut and cover it, to prevent ® | started using this medicine and now | havea _ ‘on my arm ~ look! All imy skin is red Right, I think we should change that medicine. 1 2 Complete the words. You get b__. ka_. _ © because you sit badly at your desk ‘The most popular p nk sare aspirin and paracetamol The surgeons performed a sever-hour heart o..e.a 0 | el off my bike and now I havea big black b s_on my. elbow. Can you buy me some cough m _.x eit you go tothe chemist’s? (Oh dear, your forehead feels very hot. | think you might have a hight pat... | was hit by a golf ball and now | have a. pon my head! 4. Choose the correct aptions to complete the sentences. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 8 Have you taken / done your medicine yet? You need to mate / do an appointment withthe doctor. {think you have a fever. I'l make / take your temperature. The doctor will write / do you a prescription Gina's gone to bed because she did / felt sick We can take / treat this illness with antibiotic. Fatima's not well, She got / took an infection at the weekend. Oh dear, you feel / have all the symptoms of fu Medicine 5 Complete the text with the words from the box, medication surgeons theatre paramedic bandage patients Hove my job because. ‘So what do you do, Lindsay? ma” | work with the ambulance team at the local hospital. And is it a difficult job? That depends, It can be very stressful. Sometimes our work is. Just putting a ® __. ON a person's injury, or gving them some () ‘At other times, we have to get someone to an operating ®) __ as quickly as possible, for example after an accident. It can be a matter of lfe and death. OF course. Do you spend time at the hospital, too? | rarely spend time on the hospital unless | am visitng someone we've helped. When we get to the hospital, our Job is done. After that, we have to leave the © and other specialists to do what they can ‘And what’ the best thing about your job? The peopee | feel that can make adiference tothe lvs of our which means a lot to me. The doctors and oo at the hospital are great, too, | wouldn't change my job for anything in the world! ( omen6 Complete the -ever words. 1A You failed your driving test again, Are you going to stop taking lessons? 8 No! am going to learn to drive ever many lessons it takes mel 2 A IsitOKitisithere? 3. Yes, sit__ever you like, Make yourself at home. fever you do, don't tell jim about the party! 8 Don't worry, won't tell him anything. 4-8 [feet terrible don'tknow ifit's Au, 7 or just a cold Well, | don’t think you can go to work today __ever you have. 5 A I'masking all the teachers if they want to go on the schoo! trip next Saturday. B Well, _ever decides to go needs to know about fist aid 6 A What time should I come to your house on Saturday? 8 You can come _ever you like. ‘Well be in all day. VOCABULARY EXTENSION Treatment Complete the sentences with the words from the photos. 1 Dana got hurt playing hockey and she needed six ____ inher forehead. 2 You're not allowed to drink anything before the operation, so we're going to put you on a 3. The surgeon isn't sure what's wrong with your toe, so she wants to do an of your foot, 4 thave asthma, but its OK. | just use my breathing difficuties. 5. Use this _ to take your temperature. 6 Rosie has broken her arm and it's ina have written messages on it! 7 I ean't walk without 8 The nurse will get some __ __— when I'm having ~ all her friends [My legs hurt too much. to clean the blood on your knee. Complete the text with the words from the box. There are two words that you don't need, appointment plaster backache diagnosis Acupuncture however prescription treat whatever whenever patient ‘Acapuncture began in ancient China where it _ a huge number of illnesses and diseases. Today it remains popular, although many doctors only recommend it for was used to certain problems like ®_ _ So how does it work? Once you make an Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine, So if you choose to try it, you do, do not stop taking other medicines. If youhavea®, from your normal doctor, continue using it, Itis also best to get a clear _ o_ _____ with the acupuncturist, he or she will try to find out all about your health. Then the acupuncturist will ask the “? tolie down to begin the treatment, During a visit he/she may insert up to a dozen metal needies. of your problem from a normal doctor. In some countries (like England) anyone can be an acupuncturist. So you go to see one, make sure that they have proper qualifications from a professional organisation. =@ GRAMMAR The present 1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. 1 The pharmacy opens fis opening at 8.30 a.m. 2 realy hate / Ym really ating injections. scared of needles! ‘My father is taking / takes medication every day. My nursing course stars / is starting next month, often get / sm often getting colds in winter. Jan is taking / takes antibiotics at the moment. He has an infection 7. 1g0,/'m going to the pharmacy now to get my dae! prescription 8 The surgeon waits / is waiting in the operating theatre, 2 Match a- to ii 1a My sister goes b They're going sunning inthe park. sunning every day. tem thinking think about joining a gym, gyms are a waste of money. This bruise feels, You're feeling — well again, really painful He's always hated He's hating. going to the doctor. his medicine course, i'm always taking painkillers | always take painkillers - because | have a bad back. when I have backache. He's trying He has tried taking diet pils to lose weight at the moment. Ive done yoga Ido youa because it helps me relax. since I was young, 3 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Pilates Blog ¥'m Lola Puyol and I'm a Pilates instructor in Caracas. Welcome to my first ever blog! 1 °)_ (write) it to tell people about Pilates and my life ‘So what is Pilates? It’s 2 way of keeping In shape, Millions of people ___ (do) it worldwide every day. It) (strengthen) your mind and body. Pilates students also (use) a lot of equipment. For example, in the picture, | )_ (teach) one of my students how to use ‘the reformer’ Alba, my student, © _ (push) with her legs to build up the core muscles of the body, This is probably ‘our most famous piece of equipment, 1 As forme, (be) a teacher of Pilates for eight years now, but there are stil things ! want to learn, For the next seven days, my friend Antonio and | ol (take) a course to became better teachers. twas Antonio's idea. He __(think) that we should do it to improve our knowledge ofall the techniques. Pilates isn’t just for fun, either. Some American scientists °° __ study} Pilates et the moment to see if it can help patients with Parkinson's {tell you more about that next week, Comments 9 posted Tuesday March 28.11.19 am, Correct the sentences. Tick (/) two correct sentences, 1m being a pharmacist for almost 20 years, 2_ I'm not believing in alternative medicine. 3. Doyou take any medicine at the moment? 4 Jean's going to the chiropractor every fortnight. 5. You are needing a vaccination before you go on holiday. 6 Chris has felt ill all week 7 You're always catching colds! 8 1 try to lose weight at the moment.1 eer Used to do/used to doing 5a Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. 1 used pills she to take diet 2 not Im doing to exercise used 3 to use a personal we have trainer didn't 4 taking medicine he's used to the getting can’t Sin to used 1 get hospital being ' Which sentences in Sa describe i thepast? li the present? —__ 6 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap (don't, etc. = one word). nen twas younger, 1°”. tobe realy unfit did’ to lke walking ~ 1 drove everywhere! felt ied al the time and = toget alot of headaches, butt didn’t think there was anyehing wrong. Iwas a, to feeling like that. Then my partner encouraged me to start exercising and, within just @ {few weeks, the headaches were gone! ‘Now I'm much more healthy. 1go running about three mornings a week. Atfist I didn’t enjoy geting pearly, but 1®__used to itnow ~ it's part of my routine. Fm also. —used to | eating a healthier diet. 1° to buy alot of ready meals, but now I cook more fresh food. till done vegetables much but hint used to them eventually! 7 complete the sentences with the correct form of the ‘words in brackets and the correct form of used to. 1. — (you/eat) alot of junk food when you were young? 2. Nikos stil doesn’t like the gym, but now he has a personal trainer, he — — (go) there, 3. Fm nat used to having backache ~ —(notiget) it when | was younger. 4 My granéma ‘every day, She's done it for years 5. Lots of people find acupuncture strange at fst, but they quickly have) the treatment. 1'm a paediatrician so | — (not/working) with adults (take) an aspirin ‘only teat children, Choose the correct options to complete the messages from an advice website. | without 2 prescription ~ | symptoms have different causes. The last time | heard from a red rash on his leg. He has thes had the | pharmacists (seit / are selling many medicines t AG This isn’t a new problem. Before modern hospitals people ‘use to / used to invent their own cures for diseases — but that didn’t mean the cures worked Today, many people “are / get used to looking at the internet when they feet Il. This is harmless ifthey look at websites by medical professionals. However, it cannot replace a visit to the doctor. Many people don’t understand / aren’t understanding that certain ‘about someone with this problem, | advised her to bring her printouts to the surgery. That patient has now been / has now got used to doing this and discusses the possible symptoms with her doctor Maybe the same system could work for your partner, 00? Mo1 2 LISTENING Choosing th. 1 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE making olite requ sf. 21 Listen toa conversation in a doctor's surgery. Complete the appointment card Patient name: Jennifer Chan Appointment with: Date Time ‘3 Complete the questions from the conversation in 1 1 it you give me some advice? 2 you _-me if need any vaccinations? 3 Would it be to get the vaccinations in the surgery? 4 Doyou any how long the appointment will take? 5 you... writing that on a card for me? » Listen again and check, ‘s} 22 Listen to a radio programme about training to become ‘a vet. Number topics a~e in the order you hear about them. 12 work experience b disadvantages of being a vet © types of animal 4 school subjects © advice about university —— 2) & Choose the correct answers to the questions. 1 What kind of animals does Alexandra ‘work with now? a farm animals bb family pets ¢ unusual animals 2 Which school subject is Gemma best av a Biology b Chemistry © Maths 3 Where is Gerima working as a volunteer? a atan animal shelter ata local farm ¢ atariding centre ‘4 What warning does Alexandra give about working as a vet? 22 Vets get badly injured by the animals they work with. b Vets have to make difficult decisions. Vets must work very Iong hours. What should Gemma do before beginning university? a go traveling D get advice about finances ¢ doallot of studying Listen again and check. STRATEGY when youhaveto answer multiple-choice questions, rea¢ the questions and options carefully Remember that al the options may contain words from the audio, The first time you listen, ty to identity the correct answers. The secand time you listen, check your answers. Why are the other options wrong? & A aA. TARR PRRWRITING Using facts & figures 11 Read the blog post quickly and answer the questions. 11 What type of images are A-C? 2. Which countries do the data in A-C come from? | | ‘Thisweek there hasbeen awhole mettheir grandparents. Iecan series of TV programmes about clearly be seen that ile expectancy declining health in society. hasrisen yearon year, even during disagree with them so sronaly |. that had townie aboutit. The 00d old days never happened! Tim going to lookat some statistics from thee differen counties, but Tthinkthey show general ends, ¢ Netherlands Tellus that Allofthese diagrams wece sourced backin 1961, roughly half fll froen the ners people had false teth. People a Aida’ look after themselvesin the healthier the past, why was S¥€ way nthe pas, and things life expectancy so low? Look at like toothpaste, mouthwash and figure, tebar chart forthe USA. ental loss were nowhere near as ‘This reveals that in 1920, most good as they are today. Nowadays people died before they were SO. the percentage of people with alse Acentury ago, most people never teeth sless than 339 depressions and wars, People don't just live longer, they live better too. Take diagram B, the pie chart from my country, FO ee oo one The good old days? ~ Rutger Van Sciver 2 complete the sentences with the missing words. Check your answers in the blog post. apr SKILES BESERGRREARR “This beings me to my third visual, chareC. What this line graph demonstrates is that the number of smokers in the UKhas fallen every Year since 1974, Thishas an overall impacton he entire population. I was born in 1960 and Tean remember in my hildhood that eigarece smoke was | everywhere on buses, in cinemas and even on planes. Now this has completely changed: is another example ofhow people roday ake | beter care oftheir health. We live longer, cleaner and healthier lives. So how can people say that things were better inthe past? STRATEGY 1 Fm going to lookat some st. _._s __.€s from thre different countries but think hen we ceferto chats - they s _____ general trends ee . 2 Allof these diagrams weres ____. _¢ from the internet use the present simple 3 Lookat fg... the bar chart fr the USA. Thisr __v_.__s that tense and verbs ike a 4 ean. rye seen that life expectancy hasr_._...nyear on year reve, show, tl We 5 Taked __™ B, the pie chart from my country, the Netherlands. ‘use the noun form Iet_ sus that back in 1981, over half of all people had false teeth. to describe the data ° 6 Nowadays the p___ cent ___. _ of people with false teeth is less than 33%. ee are a 7 What thistine graph dm. _t_.sist ruber of smoke 3 write reply to Rutger's blog post Do you agree or disagree with his argument? Notice tat we say data Refer to his diagrams or any others that you can find online, isin the chart or in the diagram.