an FCE oo MACMILLANMalcolm Mann @ Steve Taylore-Knowles Laser FCE Eom FA MACMILLAN‘Macmillan Education Between Towns Road, Oxford OX4 3P A division of Macmillan Publishers Limited ‘Companies and representatives throughout the world ISBN-13: 978 1 4050 6774 4 (with key edition) 1ISBN-13: 978 1 4050 6775 1 (without key edition) Text @ Malcolm Mann and Steve Taylore-Knowles 2004 Design and illustration © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2004 First published 2004 Allrights reserved no part ofthis publication may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, transmitted in any form, or by any means, electroni, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, withgut the prior written permission of the publishers. 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Printed in Thailand 2008 2007 wo 9 8 7 6SUnit SB seou 2 Travelling RM Cara Oa Bes G Nature Revision Unit 1 Oris EP ee Le —P eel See Wea CE Ee ‘9 Work arc oer Ura cis Revision Unit 2 De pen Sp no page 4 page 12 age 20 page 28 page 36 page 44 page sa page 58 page 66 page 74 page 82 page 90 page 98 page 106s@ Relationships Reading 1: vocabulary Reading 1 pages 6 and 7 = *) A. Match each word or phrase in column A with a ‘meaning in column B. A 8 4 concept a worries 2 issues good idea 3 chat ¢ answer 4 anxieties d variety 5 brainchild e solve 6 sort out f conversation 7 solution g idea 8 range h problems B_ Write a word or phrase from the box in the correct form in each gap to complete the sentences. bully » charity look into « service sort out split up « tease » tur to 4 Mark seemed really happy before he and his girlfriend 2 Ms Cramer really helped me afew problems | had last year. 3 | wor’t tolerate your the other kids at school, 4 Our community offers many tohelp teens and their families. 5 Do you ever give money to 2 6 Now that I've heard of Helping Hand, 'm going to their programmes right away. 7 It’s important to have someone you can when you need to talk. 8 When someone you about your looks, it can really hurt your feelings. C Choose the word (a, b or ) that is closest in meaning to the key word. 1 embarrassment ashame sadness c fear 2 jealousy aanger bfear cenvy 3 satisfaction asadness contentment c anxiety 4 frustration ahappiness —b fear canxiety Grammar 1 ( Grammar 1 page 8 =——> ‘A. Write a verb from the box in the correct form in each gap to complete the sentences. g0 © See « sound » experience talk « play » want» start 1 Most teenagers ‘emotions and feelings. avariety of 2 What time the concert 3 N'lllet you know when | you tomorrow. ‘4 My parents and | about my problems for a long time last night. 5 When Jack was younger he tennis on the national team. 6 Because her mother is French, Margot often to Paris. 71 to dye my hair bright red, but my parents would have hated it! 8 You tired on the phone last night. Are you allright? B Complete each reply using the emphatic present simple. Example: ‘You never call me any more." ‘Actually do call you sometimes.” 1 You don't get along with your sister at all, do you?” ‘No you're wrong. We —. q 2 ‘They don't spend very much time together these days."“Actually they time together at weekends.” “Most teenagers don't talk to adults about their problems.” “That's not true, Many teenagers to their parents and teachers.’ “Michael didn't realise he'd hurt your feelings, did he?” “in fact, he that he'd hurt my feelings. You never have fights with your brother, do you? “well, | fights with my brother, but not very often!” “My parents never let me stay out late with my friends.” “That not true! They late sometimes.” you stay out CS CT rye one ae) Read the text below and fill in the gaps. Use only one word in each gap. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences. 4 When my brother finds /will find a new girlfriend, he'll stop hanging out with me. 2 Although | didn't go out last weekend, | meet /will ‘meet up with my friends most weekends. 3 I'l give you a call the moment | return / will return from holiday. 4 While | was waiting for the bus, my mobile was ringing /rang five times! §5 Harry's English is good but he doesn’t speak /isn't ‘speaking French at al. 6 l often am going /go to the cinema with friends at the weekend, 7 |was trying /tried to call you all last night, but your mobile phone was turned off, Bic BROTHERS AND BiG SISTERS B: Brothers and Big Sisters is an organisation (1) — seventeen. Children, and especially teenagers, need to aged from seven (2) have honest and caring relationships (3) @ - Some children do not have strong role models in (5) _-» Supports children and teenagers adults who can guide and help families, or 6) other reasons are not able to spend quality time with responsible adults. Because of this, social workers sometimes recommend children (7) Big Sisters. (8) ‘big brother’ or ‘big sister’. This person (10) (11) a long time. They spend time together, (12) Big Brothers and child who comes to the organisation is matched (9) a take an active interest in the child’s life fan and sometimes doing exciting things. Most importantly, the big brother or big sister will listen (13) the child or teenager and try to help him or her grow into a happy young adult. Big Brothers and Big Sisters (14) established more than 100 years (15) in New York and now has organisations throughout the world. It has made a big difference to a lot of young people! err rereReading Ph rr ern ‘You are going to read an article about teenage television stars. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-H for each part (1-6) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. There is an example at the rt F Hi i beginning (0).. ae OR Badacings B The future looks bright Fantasy lifestyles D The way they see us It's tne 2ist century - a new era. It's time for the younger generation to take over the world and. show adults what wete made of. However, there isn't much variety in TV's portrayal of teenagers. In fact, 'd go as far as to say that images of teenagers are mostly stereotypical. And when programmes try and show less stereotypical teenagers, they don't always get it right. H Teenage stereotypes on TV They have cash to spend, time to spare and talk in a very weird way. TV's got a funny view of teenagers. Television teenagers often don't seem ‘reat. Older actors in their mid-20s frequently play the roles of teenagers, creating the false image that we are all spotfree, glamorous young adults. It doesn't help anyone's self-image to compare themselves to make-believe stars. However, the ‘shows’ producers think that superstar actors help. make ‘perfect teenagers’ and help make their programmes big hits. They aren't particularly interested in how real the teenagers actually are.a IN many programmes such as Hollyoaks, Popular, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the comical My Family, teenagers can get a litle out of hand. They lead easy and sometimes wild lifestyles where everyone has a new car and plenty of money to spend. In reality, we don't always have enough change in our pockets to go and sit in a café or go shopping everyday. But because it's television, the idealistic lives of these teenagers appear far more interesting than ours. And because it is only television, they can get away with exaggerated and Unrealistic stories that usually turn out all right in the end. gq Talking of siang, let's face it, adults can't write ‘street language into a script without having a slang dietionary to hand. Even | have trouble keeping up with the quick changes, and | attend a relatively ‘ghetto’ school. So terms such as ‘blood’ (friend), ‘standard’ (good), ‘shoddy’ (good) and ‘beef’ (trouble) are impossible for adults to understand as the vocabulary of the urban generation changes constantly. From a 16-year-olt's perspective, adults simply cannot do street lingo. Screen parents do make very good attempts at being cool with their children. It can be hilariously funny, as you tend to laugh at the children for having such embarrassing parents. hose ideas into re% ability to run the world 1 a Family is as close as any programme has got to portraying 2 teenager realistically. Although Michael has been brought up in a middle-class family, his lifestyle does mimic that of the average teenager. He is witty, intelligent and shows us how he handles his embarrassing parents and older siblings. it just goes to show that very occasionally, Y6-yearrolds have a better vocabulary than just ‘Whatever’ and any random swear word. | feet that Michael (Gabriel Thompson) in My. I The way teenagers are portrayed by adults on television can give us an insight into how our elders perceive us. On rare occasions, they can get it horribly wrong and make out that most teens are hooligans who steal and fight just to pass the time. We aren't all like that. Surprisingly, some of us are actually intelligent individuals, who are fully aware of the world and its fears. As hard as it may be to believe, young adults aren't defenceless- and incompetent. And we are certainly not naive.Coed Vocabulary Vocabulary page 9 =——> ‘A. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. 1 This book is so bored / boring that every time | start reading it, | fall asleep! 2 My mum thinks classical music is very relaxed / relaxing, but | can’t stand it! 3 Monica was very frightened / frightening by the horror movie she saw last night. 4 All my friends are excited / exciting about the party this weekend. 5 | find football tired /tiring. | prefer indoor sports like table tennis. 6 My little brother can be a bit annoyed /annoying sometimes particularly when he won't be quiet! 7 I'm not very interested / interesting in science, but | love maths. B. Usea form of the words in brackets in each gap to complete the sentences. 1 You shouldn't have spoken so (RUDE) to the shop assistant. 2 Many teenagers pay a lot of attention to their (APPEAR), 3 The new boy in my class looks rather shy and ‘speaks (NERVOUS). 4 We've got some (RELATE) staying for the weekend. 5 Margo... —... (FRIEND) me on the first day | went to my new school. 6 Your. EALOUS) is making it hard for us to remain friends. © Match each word or phrase in column A with a phrasal verb in column B. A B 1 raise a let down 2 get older b split up 3 belike ¢ grow up 4 take care of d take after 5 tolerate - e bring up 6 enda relationship f put up with 7 disappoint g look after D Use a word from the box in each gap to complete the sentences. selfish « nervous honest» polite alone « kind « funny « lonely 1 Iwas so the first time | went out with Kylie my hands were shaking! 2 Sue thought the film was very and laughed out loud the whole time. 3 Irather like being -lenjoy the peace and quiet. 4 Children tend to be want to share thei 5 tt’snot else is talking, 6 Since Pat moved away from her friends she's been feeling rather 7 John isa very helps people in need. 8 Bob borrowed my favourite CD without asking me and then denied it. He's not very They don't really ings. to interrupt when someone person who always Reading 2: vocabulary (Reading 2 pages 12 and 13 =) ‘A Match each word in column A with a meaning in column B. A 8 4 childish avery painful and upsetting 2 miserable b tolerable 3 sympathetic ¢ immature 4 traumatic without thinking first 5 bearable unhappy 6 impulsive fF understandingClin coane rau! B_ Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. %* Tips for the broken-hearted * Almost everyone (1)... a break up of some sort when they are a young adult and it can take some time to (2) ... it. It is perfectly normal to feel (3)..... and even completely (4)... .In fact, it can often (5)... like the feeling will never go away. But the truth is that broken hearts do mend! Experts in the field offer some tips that can really make life more (6) — You can't (7)... from a break-up if you don't even try.To begin with, keep a positive attitude. If you are (8) — to feel sorry for yourself, don't Look on the bright side: you are free again to meet someone new. Second, get some exercise. A broken heart can (9)... your body and your mind. Make sure you (10)... yourself. You need to (11) —.. and take it easy! Third, find a new (12)....., like a sport or a bobby. Finally, (13) your Jriends and family for support. They will almost certainly have gone ES rf 5 s ry = Ifyou follow this (15) (14)..... similar experiences and will try to help and understand you youll start feeling better very soon! 1 Aexperiments entertains Cexperiences exercises 2 Aget into Bget over Covertake Doverdo 3 Atraumatic Bmodest embarrassing D humiliated 4 Aimpotite Bmiserable Certifying Dscary 5 Aact Bseem sound Dsee 6 Aimpulsive Bsympathetic __Cbearable Dbelievable 7 Acause Brelate Csuffer Drecover 8 Acaused Btempted Cmade Depressed 9 Afight Btease Cupset Dget over 10 Alook after Blook upto Ctake after Dput up with 11 Aannoy Blet down Ctolerate Drelax 12 Ainterest Bargument Cconcept Dissue 433 Abring up Bturn to Csort out Dlook into 14 Athrough Binto Cover Dto 15 Aadvice Brelationship __Cchance DreasonGrammar 2 ~ Grammar 2 page 14 => Cee ed ‘A. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences. 1 | have /had been to Spain several times, so | know a few words of Spanish. 2 As soon as she has /had got her results, Gwen phoned her mother. 3 We have /had already finished doing the preparations when Dan arrived, late as usual. 4 Nick has / had only just left home when we got to the train station. 5 Andrea still hasn't /hadn’t written me a letter and it's been six months! 6 kristina and John have /had never travelled abroad before last summer. 7 You have /had been a great help to me lately. Thanks! 8 Once I've /Id finished my homework, I'll help you with yours. Use of English B_ Use a form of the words in brackets in each gap to complete the sentences. 1 Gary's one of the best players this year. He (be) on the football team since he was very young. 2l (just / move) here when | met Susi 3 sommes - (you / ever / have) an argument that ended a friendship? BV om nnnennnnnnminnnenennes (ave) an argument with my best friend Mary vihen you saw me crying this morning. 5 Marcos and | ! (ust / break up) 6 Luke (only / play) ina couple of games before he was made team captain. ‘A. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 1 Getting over a break-up can take some time, recover, Itcan take some time a break-up. 2 Ed and Stacey got married in September. been Ed and Stacey nm — September. 3 Marie started acting six years ago. for Marie six years. 10 4 James Dean grew up in Indiana with his aunt and uncle. raised James Dean his aunt and uncle in Indiana. 5 Ihave tolerated your behaviour for too long! put i your behaviour for too long! 6 | solved the problem quickly with Jack's help. out Jack helped the problem quickly.= 7 You need to chat to a counsellor about this. 9 Pat drove a car for the first time this year. r have never F4 You need to a Pat acarbefore this [FJ counsellor about this. year. ES i 8B I tried talking to her a few days ago. 430 I saw Steve right after he took his exams. & already just Vee anaes talking to her. Steve his exams: when | saw him. B_ Read the text below. Use the words in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line, TEENAGE ACTORS ‘Many young people are tempted by the idea of a career in (t) act It certainly looks like very (2) work, but it's not for everyone. EXCITE In order to be successful as an actor, you must be (3) and TALENT willing to learn new skils. It helps to be (4) . but there's no ‘ATTRACT need to be a super model! An (6) face is what people want INTEREST to see. Sometimes it also helps to look a little (6)... from the DIFFER rest. A (7) - from a well-known drama school can be useful, QUALIFY but not all @) is teamed at school. Experience really counts! KNOW Beyond that, you have to be able to put up with @) hours of TIRE rehearsals and some (10) along the way. Ifyou can do all DISAPPOINT that, you just might become a star! 12 Reading 1: vocabulary (Reading 1 pages 18 and 19 =>) ‘A. Use a word from the box in each gap to complete the sentences. package » guarantee » brochure destination « clash 1 Spain isa very popular holiday for British people. 2 Think carefully about who you choose to travel with because a personality... can ruin your holiday. 3 According to the » the hotel has a view ofthe sea. 4 Many teens prefer holidays because there are more things for them to do. '5 Even if you go there in july, they say there is no — of sunshine, B_ Use a word or phrase from the boxes in each gap to complete the sentences. resent » adolescence e interference « peers itis natural to want to spend and teenagers of their 4 During... your holidays with your often the parents. resort « companions compatible e location with your travelling _.... is far more important than the ofthe 2 Being activities © adventure « outdoor « cater for holiday with __.. but unfortunately people under the age of 3 I wanted to go on a(n) lots of 2 they didn't sixteen. 12 ‘exotic » budget » gap year « laid-back , ft have a high enough 1 LW §0 0 a) nomen island where the people are really e 4 During my Grammar 1 Grammar 1 page 20 =——> ‘A. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences. Please will you turn the music down while | drive / am driving? 2 | wes packing /packed my suitcases when | suddenly remembered | had left my passport in my friend's room. 3 |amhot because | sat /have been sitting on a crowded bus for the last two hours. 4 Sarah only came back from Germany last week and she already plans /is already planning her next trip. '5 When | met Alex, | was staying / have been staying ona campsite for a few days. 6 When the bus arrived, | realised that the taxi driver has been lying /had been lying to us. B_ Use a verb from the box in the correct form in each gap to complete the sentences. 20.0 drive « travel » do e look « stay 1 What worried me most was the fact that we wee & Cat Which was not suitable for those roads. 2 We in the Carlton Hotel ~ come and see us if you get the chance. 3 We for four days when Paul fell ill. 4 Martin and | at brochures and we think we've decided where we want to go this year. 5 What yesterday evening at around 8 ‘o'clock? | phoned to talk about the school trip but there was no answer. 6 The bus was going through a tunnel when suddenly the lights out.belie uae h part 4 orm Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. Ifa line is correct, put a tick (/) by the number. Ifa line has a word should not be there, write the word on the left. Boevaurune The open road and an open mind After weeks of the preparation, | have finally experienced my first week as a traveller. | have only got one thing to say about it fantastic! Whoever you are, whatever you are doing, | would to recommend you go and see a bit of the whole world. One of my biggest worries was that | would be travelling on my own, and I'd be all alone in a strange country. This couldn't have be further from the truth. | was met someone on the plane on the way over last week — a Scottish guy who he had decided to leave home only two days before. We got into conversation and ended up spending the next couple of days together while we were both found our feet. My first couple of nights were booked at Global Backpackers. There is a great atmosphere, and you're guaranteed of to meet a friendly face. On the first night, | already met a really nice group of people at the hostel and we arranged to hire a van and drive to Whistler the next day, That's the great thing about been travelling - there are so many opportunities open to you. D There are six mistakes with tenses in the following text. Find the mistakes and rewrite them correctly. went At my last school, we Wepectiig on a summer trip to a campsite by the sea every year. One year, however, | remember being more excited than usual. | think it was because my best friends, Joanne and Michelle, were promising that they would meet me there. On the morning of the day we had been leaving, | looked forward to the trip —and seeing my friends of course — when Joanne came round and told me that there had been a change of plan and they couldn't come. She is calling my mobile for days, but | had changed my phone and | had forgotten to tell her the new number. | was miserable for the whole week — and all because | was making a stupid mistake.Deed 14 PO Ty rye ee ‘You are going to read an article from the travel section of a newspaper about Wellington, the capital city of ‘New Zealand, For questions 1-7, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Tene rete anes Meet re entree Porn reem tere (sieken een tests) rtd tatters ife can be tough for a city tucked away at the bottom of the world, Wellington, New Zealand's capital, knows how it feels to be the last kid to be picked for the school sports team. It has been through years of virtual obscurity, hiding in the shadows of its bigger neighbour, Auckland, and the tourist honey traps of Australia and Fiji. Diplomats were unhappy when told they were Wellington bound and even Kiwist would turn up their noses at a trip to their capital. Not any more, ‘Wellington is now bursting into bloom as charming, antstic and sophisticated city. It is awash with alternative cafes, elegant restaurants and bars to match those in Sydney or Melbourne. There is a great variety of theatres and galleries and the national museum, Te Papa, is the envy of many European capitals. Itis very much the favoured place to live for Kiwis but, despite this, its population stil has not topped half a million, even when you include the forested valleys on its outskirts Wellington is also registering on the global celebrity radar as it has been the nerve-centre for the making of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the third of which (The Return of the King) is still in production there, ‘The cafés are overrun with American and Scottish hobbits (Elijah Wood and Billy Boyd), Australian princesses (Cate Blanchett) and great actors (Jan Holm and Tan McKellan). Visitors are also discovering that itis intensely picturesque. Given the city's position facing the tempestuous Pacific and Southern oceans, and the meteorological bombardment it takes from theirstorms, it should by rights be a southern hemisphere equivalent of Lerwick or Labrador Wellington's claim to be the world's windiest city puts Chicago's bid firmly in the shade. Yet, between the storms and racing clouds, the city maintains a calm and genteel air,a mild climate and long days of, balmy summer sunshine. Mount Victoria in the centre of town is the best place to see the city living up to its peaceful reputation. The gabled, weatherboard houses file pleasingly over multiple volcanic ridges which divide the city into lush valleys. They are mauve and cobalt and yellow, like children’s toys. The architecture has been compared to San Francisco, the harbour to § tle and the surrounding hillsides to Tasmania but this vista is neither American nor Australian, Wellington has one of the most indi ral and distinctive cityscapes. It is also a 1. Inthe first paragraph we understand that Wellington A has recently become a more popular place. B isa bad place for children to live. € does not get a lot of sun. D attracts more tourists than Auckland, Australia and, 2 What does the writer say about the population? ‘A Most people live in the valleys. B Itis increasing on the outskirts. C itis still low. D Itis similar to some cities in Europe. 3. The filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy ‘A caused a lot of problems in Wellington. B means you can see a lot of famous people there. made a lot of the local people nervous. D has led to the opening of alot of new cafés. 4 What kind of weather should you expect in Wellington? A very hot and sunny but cold at night B cloudy and cold C stormy most of the time D windy and constantly changing powerful city, housing New Zealand's government in a controversial building nicknamed the Beehive, Travelling @9 The inhabitants of Wellington are brave. Their city on one of the most sensitive earthquake fault lines in the world.To my horror,on a visit to Te Papa's Awesome Forces exhibition, I discovered that, in the three days I had been in town, there had been half a dozen small quakes, including one measuring a respectable 4.4.0n the Richter scale. Yet, rather than panicking every time the ground shakes, the fearless locals have a very laid-back approach, Wellington has not simply blossomed on its own, however.A concerted campaign driven by the local tourist board, Absolutely Positively Wellington, has put the city back on the visitor map. It is obviously tine 6 ‘working, as one former Auckland dweller put it with envious caln "You feel well in Wellington." + Kiwis —an informal mame for people who live in New Zealand 5. From Mount Victoria you can see ‘A many volcanoes. B as far as Tasmania. houses similar to those in San Francisco. D a landscape which looks Australian. 6 What does the writer say about earthquakes? ‘A They happen very rarely. B They are terrifying and frequent. He experienced one while he was at Te Papa. D Local people aren't worried about them 7 What does ‘It’in line 66 refer to? AA the map of Wellington B the city’s natural development C the tourist board campaign D the local health system