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A Read th e Exa m R e m ind e r. W h ich w ord s should Reading the exam question first
you u nd e rlin e ?
• B efore you read th e te x t, rem e m b e r to read th e
exam sta tem en ts carefully.
• M ake sure you u nd erlin e key w o rd s in each
В N o w c o m p le te th e Exa m Task. sta te m e n t so you know w h a t in fo rm a tion t o look for.
• Read th e te x t qu ick ly so you kn ow w h a t it is about.
Then read th e te x t again and lo o k fo r w o rd s th a t
Exam Task
Look at th e sentences b e lo w a b o u t tw in s. Read th e te x t to d e cid e if each se nte nce is correct o r incorrect.
W rite T (True) o r F (False).
1 H olly and Daisy are sisters. □ 7 Ide ntical tw in s g e t th e same genes fro m
2 H olly and Daisy und erstan d each o th e r w ell. П th e ir m o th e r and father.
5 Fraternal tw ins look th e same. □ 10 Iden tica l twins like th e same music.
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1 Angela is living / lives in Paris. She was b orn th e re and never left.
2 Mum, where are you? Q uick! The d in n e r is b u rn in g / burns!
3 Russ and Katy are pla nning / plan th e ir w e d d in g n ext year.
4 Dad usually does / does usually th e s up e rm a rk et sh o p p in g a fte r w ork.
5 It gets / It's g e ttin g harder and harde r to have a fa m ily in th e city.
6 Genes determ ine / are d e te rm in in g y o ur hair and eye colour.
7 My brother and sister are always a rgu ing / are a rgu in g always. It really annoys me!
8 Brian, what do you d o / are you d o in g this w eek end? D o you w an t to g o fishing?
9 The Greeks and the Italians have / are having very large fam ilies.
10 The train to my mum 's villa ge leaves / is leaving at nine o 'c lo ck every m o rnin g.
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E xam
A Read th e E xam R em in der. W h y should you loo k at
each se t o f pictures? Identifying differences
• R em em ber to read th e q ue stion and
un d erlin e any key w ords fo r each set o f pictures
be fo re you listen.
В НЮ Listen and c o m p lete th e Exa m Task.
• Then look at th e p ictu res and check you
Exam Task unde rstand th e m . Id en tify th e differe nces
be tw e en th e picture s b efo re listening .
There are six qu estions in this p art. For each questio n,
th ere are thre e pictures and a s h ort re co rd ing . C ircle th e
correct p ictu re a, b o r c.
1 W hich p h o to are th e y look in g at? 4 W h a t does he r bro th e r like to d o w ith friends?
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Sum m er love
W hen Joe retu rne d fro m his ho lida y in Spain, he b ro u gh t back m ore than a fe w souvenirs. He
had some very ex citing news. He was g o in g to ( 1 ) _____________ m arrie d! His fam ily and frie nd s
c o u ld n 't believe it. W ho? W hen? How? T hey had so m any question s! 'W e ll,' exp lain e d Joe, 'I m e t
Carm en in Barcelona and w e ( 2 ) ____________ in lo ve.' Joe d id n 't w a n t to (3 ) _____________ any
secrets fro m his fam ily, so he to ld th e m ev e ryth in g. 'She w o rk e d a t th e ho te l w h e re I was staying.
She's very pretty, so I ( 4 ) _____________ her a co m p lim e n t and asked her o u t fo r a coffee . B efore
I knew it, w e w ere s pen d ing all o u r tim e to g e th e r.' 'W h en can w e m e e t her?' asked his m other.
'So on ,' re plied Joe. 'S he's g o in g to (5 ) _____________ us a vis it ne xt m o n th .' His m o th e r was
w orrie d . 'B u t you hardly kn ow her. You d o n 't w a n t to m ake a mistake and th e n (6 ) ____________
divo rce d in a c o up le o f years!' she said. 'D o n 't w orry, M u m ,' re p lie d Joe. 'E v erythin g w ill be fin e.'
A nd Joe was rig h t. T w enty years later, Joe and C arm en n ow ( 7 )____________ a fam ily and are still
living ha pp ily ever after!
В Circle th e c o rre c t w o r ds .
1 Sam's fa th e r le ft his m other. Sam's w o rrie d th a t she'll A lo t o f my frie nds keep a d ia ry / a secret; the y write I
fall to pieces / in love. in it eve ry day.
2 I have a lo t o f sym path y / fam ilies fo r childre n o f M y sister is g e ttin g m a rried / d iv orce d at th e end of I
divorced parents. th e m on th - she's having a tra d itio n a l w e d d in g .
3 M y g ra n d m oth e r's house is near here; let's g o and D o you plan to have sym p athy / a fa m ily when you I
pay her a c o m p lim e n t / a visit. g ro w up? I w a n t a b ig one w ith five children!
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1 a are b is с has
2 a help b helps с is h e lp in g
3 a members b fam ilies с relatives
4 a few b som e с lot
5 a Many b M uch с A little
6 a A lo t o f b A lo t с Lot o f
7 a discover b disco verin g с discovers
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Using abbreviations
A M a tc h th e a b b re v ia tio ns to th e ir m e anin g s. Remember to use these com mon abbreviations in
postcards and notes:
1 e.g. □ a tw e ntie th
• am (m orn ing ) and pm (afternoon )
2 am □ b stre e t
• title s fo r p eo p le, e.g. Mrs, Miss, Ms, M r and D r
3 i.e. □ с th e U nite d K in gdo m
• parts o f th e language, e.g. etc. (etcetera), e.g. (for ;
4 USA П d fo r exam ple exa m ple) and i.e. (that's to say)
5 St □ e that's to say • o rdin al num bers, e.g. 7st (first) and 20th (twentieth)
6 UK □ f m orning • addresses, e.g. St (street), A ve (avenue) and Rd (road
7 pm □ 9 afte rn oo n • som e co untrie s, e.g. USA (the U n ited States o f
8 20 th □ h th e U n ite d S tates o f Am erica Am erica), UAE (the U nited A ra b Emirates) and UK >
(the U nited K ing dom )
You are p lann ing a p a rty fo r y o u r g ran d pa re n ts' 5 0th w e d d in g anniversary. W rite an em a il to o ne o f y o u r relatives
in vitin g him o r h e r to th e party.
In y o u r in vitatio n y o u sho uld:
• say w h a t th e in v itation is fo r
• say when th e p a rty is
• say w h o is co m in g
1 a You are having a p arty fo r you r g ra nd fa th er's 50 th b irthd ay.
b You are c e leb ratin g yo u r g ra n d p aren ts ' 50 years o f m arriage.
Exam Task
Your o ld e r b ro th er has g o t in to a g o o d university and y o u r p arents
w a nt to have a surprise pa rty fo r him . W rite an em ail to one o f his
frie nd s in v iting him o r her to th e party.
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