Lindsay White

Rod Fricker
PEARSON
 Join the club!

GRAMMAR 1 Label the words in order from all (100%) to none

(0%) of the time. Some of the words have the
same meaning.
always IJJ
never D
occasionally D
often D
sometimes D
usually D
2 Put adverbs from Exercise 1 in the correct place in
each sentence.
usually
1 Members of a fan club can/bUY cheap
tickets. (most of the time)

2 My school's societies meet on Fridays.

(none of the time)

3 People don't work full-time when they are

studying. (most of the time)

4 I feel good when I give money to charity.

(all the time)

5 Her favourite music is hip hop but she

listens to soul. (some of the time)

6 They travel by coach to away games.

(a lot of the time)

7 Do you get a seat on the supporters' coach?

(most of the time)

8 Where do you go on Saturday evenirrgs?

(normally)

9 She fInishes her homework before midnight.

(none of the time)

10 Does he help with the younger scouts?

(all of the time)

11 We go walking in the Lake District.

(some of the time)
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ete the sentences with the correct alternatives. 4, Use the prompts to write sentences. Use the correct
form of the verb, either the Present Simple or
1 People often join a club to make
Present Continuous.
new friends.
a are joining b joins c join 1 she/never/use/the Internet.
d aren't joining She never uses the Internet.
"~ 2 At the moment, I lots of new 2 IInot support/a political party.
friends.
a make b 's making c 'm making d makes
3 you the supporters 3 youloften/drive/to away games?
club's Internet address?
a Are knowing b Does ... know 4 she/not do/a lot of work for charity at
c Can know d Do ... know the moment.
4 He always the club's newsletter.
a writes b is writing C write
d doesn't write 5 my book club/not meet/this week.

5 The French club this week.

a meets b aren't meeting C isn't meeting 6 he/be/ happier now he/know/more people.
d doesn't meet
6 the fans to the match by 7 your brother/study/this weekend?
train today?
a Is .,. travel b Are ... travelling
C Do ... travelling d Is ... travelling 8 more young people/join/the Scouts/
these days?
7 The club's committee members a
lot at the moment.
a argue b argues c is arguing 9 every week/she/forget!
d are arguing the time of the meeting.
8 This year, the number of club members
____ very quickly.
10 every summer/we/camp/in the mountains.
a is growing b grows C are growing
d'growing
9 In Britain, people more 11 the club/not have/a website.
money to animal charities than to children's
charities.
a are giving b aren't giving C doesn't give 5 Complete the conversation with the correct form of
d give the verbs in brackets.

? 10 he to the Scouts? Kay What 1 do you usually do (do) at the

a Is belonging b Does ... belong weekends?
C Do belong d Do ... belongs Mark I2 (belong) to the Scouts and I
11 They women in the 3 (spend) a lot of my weekends
Carshalton Club. camping.
a aren't wanting b aren't want Kay 4 you (go) camping
C doesn't want d don't want every weekend?
It.
Mark No, not every weekend.
Kay What about this weekend?
Mark I5 (do) exams at the moment
so I 6 (spend) this weekend
revising.
Kay Why 7 you (belong)
to the Scouts?
Mark 18 (not like) watching TV, I
____ (prefer) outdoor activities.
Kay 10 the organisation _
(grow) these days?
Mark Yes, it is. At the moment, I 11 _

(organise) open days to attract new

members.
 6 Complete the texts with the correct form of the SPEAKING
verbs in the box.
allow Be build do ex 2) go grow 1 Complete the phrases. Then write GO for phrases
have join learn not live save train which give an opinion, JO for phrases that justify an
work opinion.
1 In my opinion ... [QQ]
2 As far as I'm c 0
3 Everybody k that ... 0
4 If you a me, 0
5 If you t about it, 0
6 It s to me that. .. 0
7 It's only n that '" 0
8P , I believe '" 0
9 The r why ... is ... 0
10 Thet is ... 0

11 Tobeh 0

2 Complete the conversation. Circle the correct

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Association mondiale des Guides et des Edaireuses
Asociaci6n Mundial de las Guias Scouts
Raleigh International 1l2.. a youth development
charity that 2 with people aged 16-25.
Young people of all nationalities take part either
in their home country or abroad. The activities
3 self-confidence and skills and
encourage the young people to understand
more about the needs of others. At the moment
17 year-old Dave Richmond 4 _ sports centre or a youth club and
Operation Raleigh's MotiveS scheme in the UK
and he says, '1 5 with my family so
life is sometimes difficult for me. The scheme
is great - I'm learning a lot and my confidence
6
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts is the sister organisation of the Scouts.
This worldwide organisation 7 more
than 10 million members in 144 countries. Girls
8 the Guides to develop leadership
phrases.
Mrs Collins 1 (Personally,)/ Everybody knows
that I don't like going into town in
the evenings. 2 I mean /
In my opinion, there are always
big groups of teenagers on the
streets and they frighten me.
Mrs Ellis 3 The reason why /
It seems to me that they have
nowhere to go. 3 To be honest, /
If you think about it, there isn't a
the cinema closed two years ago.
Mrs Collins 4 Frankly, / I mean, I think it's
the parents' fault. 5 The thing is, /
Look at parents nowadays don't
care - they let their children do
what they want. 6 Look at us /
Everybody knows that forty years
ago, we didn't spend all our time on
the street.
Mrs Ellis 7 To be honest, / The reason why

and life skills. This year, 23,000 Guides and I spent a lot of time with my friends!
Scouts 9 to a big international meeting 8 Frankly / It's only natural that

in Sweden. Guide Katy Dawes said, 'I am very
excited about going to Sweden. At the moment,
I 10 all my spare money for a new
sleeping bag and rucksack.'
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme is a
voluntary, non-competitive prograrrune of
activities that lead to bronze, silver and gold
awards. The prograrrune 11 people
aged 14-25 to do individual challenges which
are exciting and fun. 'I finished my bronze
award when I was sixteen. Now I 12
my silver award. I 13 a new skill:
guitar making and for my corrununity service,
4
young people want to be together,
they don't want to spend all their
time with their parents.
3 Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
1 In my opinion, politicians should _
2 If you ask me, most TV programmes are _ _
3 Frankly, should be
put in prison.
_
4 It's only natural that young people _
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ran

~a 1 These are all common expressions with reflexive

pronouns. Match expressions A-E to pictures 1--4.
There is one expression you don't need.
i A Come in! Make yourselves at home! 0
il B Please help yourselves. 0
C Don't blame yourselves. 0
D Be good, and behave yourselves! OJ
E See you later. Enjoy yourselves! 0
h 2 Circle the correct reflexive pronouns.
iOn
1 He talks about [himselfY herself a lot. 0
0
~- ~

~ 2 I hurt ourselves I myself at my judo class.

tis!
They're ~'iOO
i:',: --\\ .. 3 The politician lied about herself I
t
throwing " • • ':', 0 00
---v...~
ourselves. 0
water over o -Jo.­ 4 The scouts carried their tents himselfI
~~~
themselves. ~~~'I::>
the'mselves. 0
5 Molly, please sit down and help

~ yourselfI yourselves to a sandwich.

0
~ 6 They enjoyed herselfI themselves at

the football match.

0
~~
7 Tom and Ellen cooked themselves I

~"::~

They're = ourselves a huge meal.

0
throwing :->;; '-:: 8 If the temperature drops, the heating

e water over ~

each other. ~~~-'\..A- will turn itselfI himself on.

0
9 When the train starts to move, the
~ doors lock themselves I itself. 0
{i
:J Tick the sentences in Exercise 2 where the pronoun
means independently.
4 Complete the sentences with reflexive pronouns. READING
1 My dad taught himself to play the piano.
2 My grandmother cut when she 1 Read the article and match headings A-H with
paragraphs 1-5. There are three headings you
was making lunch. don't need.
3 I can't forgive for the terrible
things I said. A Why I love going to the ballet
4 The twins always buy an
B Where the idea came from
C Why I was worried
enormous cake on their birthday. DRomeo and Juliet is the perfect choice
5 Come to my party, Leo - you'll enjoy E A new star is born in Chicago
F How they found the young people
6 When Jake looked at the photograph he GMy final thoughts
could see in his grandfather's face. H A dancer's life
7 We'll win the match if we believe in
2 &lID Read the article again and circle the best
alternatives.
8 We have a noisy pet parrot which talks to
____ all the time. 1 The article is about
9 Why don't you and Adam take _ a a professional ballet performance.
away for a long weekend? b why young people become criminals.
10 Jess is unhappy because she doesn't like @Jan unusual ballet performance.

____ very much. d the ballet of Romeo and Juliet.

2 At the beginning of the evening, the critic

5 Complete the paragraph with reflexive pronouns,
thought the ballet was a _ idea.
pronouns or each other.
a great b harmless c crazy d fascinating
3 The critic thought the performance was _
going to be bad.
a probably b possibly c not d definitely
4 The two men wanted to make a programme
in which
a amateur singers and dancers got jobs in a
musical.
b professional dancers taught criminals to
dance.
c ballet helped young people develop
self-confidence.
My dad is a fan of Joan Armatrading, a British d ballet dancers worked for a young people's
singer-songwriter. I don't like her very much charity.
1 myself but my dad says she's fantastic. She 5 The two men _ the programme would
writes most of her songs 2 and she change people's lives.
always accompanies 3 on the guitar. She a thought b couldn't believe
played for Nelson Mandela 4 at his 70th c were certain that d didn't think
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birthday party at Wembley Stadium in London. 6 _ chose the young people.
There are lots of other Joan Armatrading fans a Teenagers from an earlier project
and they send 5 emails about her b Professional dancers
music and concerts. My dad is also a member of c People with experience of difficult teenagers
an Internet fan club which sends 6 a d The two men and a television company
newsletter every month. Every time he gets the 7 They chose Romeo and Juliet because
newsletter he finds something he wants to buy a teenagers can recognise the problems in it.
____ like a new Joan T-shirt or a rare b there are mirrors in it for the dancers to
recording. 8 think he should spend the look in.
money on 9 , not himself! c it's a funny story that everyone enjoys.
My dad's favourite Joan Armatrading album is d the music and choreography are good.
Me, 10 , I and he plays it all the time. 8 At the end of the evening, the critic said

When my brother and I complain he says, a the performance was not very good.

'When you have your own homes, you can b the performers weren't good enough.

please 11 !' c the performance changed her mind.

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VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
1 Complete with words from the Word List.
Noun Adjective
1 bag baggy
2 _ fashionable
3 _ influential
4 _ impressive
5 irritation
6 profession
7 trend
2 Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 1
1 She has a large 1mfL where she keeps all her
make-up.
2 I like those jeans with patches on them
- they're _
3 Please turn the volume down, I'm finding the
music really _
4 Paris is the centre of the world.
5 Street fashion has an on what
shops sell.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs and
prepositions from the Word List.
1 Do you b elieve ill UFOs?
2C d and tell me why you
are crying.
3 On Saturdays I often b _
school friends in town.
4 My parents worry because my younger sister
h a on street corners with
a gang.
5 We all f a in lessons
sometimes - you can't always be serious.
<I Complete the definitions with the correct nouns from
the Word List.
1 accessories (plural n) something which isn't
necessary but makes a room, car, person etc.
more attractive
2 (n) a statement about all the
members of a group that may be true in
some situations but not all the time.
3 (n) the way a person or group
of people live, including the place they live
in, the things they own, the kind of job they
have and the activities they do.
4 (n) hair that grows on a man's
top lip.
5 (n) a person who is your equal
because they are the same age as you, have a
similar job or social class.
6 (n) someone whose behaviour,
ideas etc. people try to copy because they
want to be like them.
7 (plural n) your ideas about what
is right and wrong
 1.
er

at the picture above. Circle the best words to 6 Circle the 'odd one out'.

the e the fashion report.

1 white beige brown [leather)

ing from the top: Geo is wearing a 1_ 2 nylon camouflage silk cotton
a 2 _ on it. He is wearing a 3 _ top 3 cropped denim baggy ripped
a 4 _ and 5 _ trousers. To complete this 4 mascara eyeliner earrings
lipstick
tastic look, he has a 6 _ chain around his
5 striped studded tight camouflage
k.
d 6 patch chain bracelet earrings
ow we have Frankie in a 7 _ skirt and a 8 7 cap hood hat top
leather jacket. She is also wearing 9 _ socks 8 trendy fashionable smart
tight
d trainers. She has very 1960s make-up
u ·th heavy 1 0 _ and mascara.
Here's Natasha in ll_jeans with a Extend your vocabulary
'fashionable 1 2 _ on the knee. Her 1 3 _ boots
.. are also very fashionable. She's also wearing 1 Study the definitions of the phrasal verbs with hang.
er a trendy 1 4 _ T-shirt. Unfortunately, I'm not Complete the sentences.
"th so sure about those 1 5 _ she's wearing - they
look cheap and nasty.
hang around (inf.): to spend time somewhere
I 1 a bracelet b fashion @)baseball cap
doing nothing

~m
hang on to: to keep something
. 2 a chain b logo c patch hang on: used to ask someone to wait
.3 a fashionable b ripped c typical hang out with (inf.): spend a lot of time with
i .'. a belt b hood c knife someone
P't l,t 5 a leather b short c baggy hang out: to put washed clothes outside to dry
ftc. .: 6 a silk b nylon c gold hang over: if something bad is hanging over
i '. 7 a woollen b typical c denim you, you are worried about it
:8 a trendy black b black fashionable hang up: to end a phone call
ii· bright black

C
tMv:.

.' 9 a baggy woollen b woollen red 1 I like to hanlJ out with my friends during the
c striped woollen holidays.
"10 a lipstick b earrings c eyeliner 2 ! I'm not ready yet.
11 a leather beige b ripped c baggy 3 You'll need to your ticket
12 a chain b logo c patch until the end of the journey.
13 a long b short c cropped 4 Don't ! I haven't finished
. 14 a cotton light b beige cotton speaking!
~a C horrible white 5 While this terrible problem _
15 a big round earrings b drop earrings her, she can't relax.
C fashionable gold earrings 6 When we were younger we used to
_ _ _ _ _ _ outside the park because
there was nowhere to go.
at 7 The weather was terrible so I couldn't
_ _ _ _ _ _ the washing in the garden.
 Keeping up-to-date

GRAMMAR 1 Circle the correct words or

phrases.
1 Critical Age _ in Japan yet.
a don't play
b aren't playing
@Jhaven't played
d haven't been playing
2 They _ together for ten
months.
a play
b have playing
c have been playing
d don't play
3 Colin _ the bass guitarist
since Brian left.
a has been
b is
c has been being
d was
4 They _ which record
company to sign a deal with.
a don't decide
b haven't been deciding
c hasn't decided
d haven't decided
5 the band at The Rock
Garden before?
a Has been playing
b Does play
c Is ... playing
d Has ... played
6 the band a lot?
a Is ... rehearse
b Does rehearsing
c Has been rehearsing
d Has been rehearsed
7 Colin _ a lot of songs at
the moment.
a writes
b has written
C has been writing
d is writing

Negative
have been have not been
('ve been) (haven't been)
-------I----+-----~ practising all day.
has been has not been
('S been) (hasn't been)
te
<I Complete the sentences with either the Present.

Perfect Simple or Continuous form of the verbs In

brackets.

1 They have spent (spend) hundreds of

r dollars on their favourite band's CDs.
2 the band (rehearsing)
all day?
;>an yet.
3 He (try) to learn the violin
for five years - I don't think he'll ever succeed.
4 Since I (have) an iPod, 1 _
(listen) to music all the time.
g
What 1 have you been doing ( do) since 5I (be) a fan of rock music
ten since I was ten.
you left Critical Age, Brian?
6 many top bands (play) at
I2 (not do) very
The Rock Garden?
much! I was really tired when I left
the band so I 3 _
7 There (be) electric guitars since
the 1930s.
(relax) at home.
4 you _ 8I (not play) the piano for
;mist a long time so I (have)
(follow) the band's success?
Yes,Ihave.I5_~ _ some lessons.
(read) Colin's blog every day. s: Complete the article. Use the Present Perfect Simple

Do you wish you hadn't left the band? or Continuous form of verbs from the box.

No I made the right decision. I b~'" b'~~~~~'" 'g'~' ~~t'" 'h~~~' ~~t'" 'k~~~"""
6 ' (think) a lot make not meet play (x 2) rehearse
about what I want to do next.
with. ~~.e .
Reporter Have you decided anything?

.1' Brian I'm not sure. I 7 _

(have) acting lessons since I was

fourteen so I may go into films.

MUSIC
Reporter Have you got a part in a film yet?

Rock Brian No, not yet, but I 8 ! I met Wired Sisters in their hotel after their sell-out
I (get in touch) with friends in the

i concert at Riley's in Manchester. In the last ten months,

film industry.
! they 1 have becom~ the most talked about new band in
i Britain. I had lots of questions for them _ 2
I Reporter Well, good luck!
i they
_

each other for a long time? How long

I
Read the headlines and write Present Perfect Simple !3 they together? Who writes their
sentences. I songs?
1 ·d
... ;"
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" , .. , '. ',"",,;;,., 'irt~,~••"...-.!i~v .,.,,!'!'l'l ¥i#$i ,tr !'t'h
i
i4
Lead singer Sal and lead guitarist Miranda

~rian~a;~'t pl~yed th;guitar for three months.

together since secondary
! school. Sal 5 music since she was
2 ! six but she 6 songs since 2003.
i Miranda started when she was a little older - she
It i 7 the guitar since she was seven.
i Sal's boyfriend Stan is the band's rhythm guitarist

! although his first instrument is the piano. He's been .

i playing that since he was just five. He

4 Forty-year-old song reaches number 1 in 10 countri~s j i 8 with Sal for about a year. Their
t"",
iP ,.. llIgf$. "",;1' ,<f{lt""~ ,64 i parents 9 each other yet because
! the band has been too busy touring and performing.

5 Millionth fan visits star's blog!

i Julie, the group's drummer, is silent while I talk to the
i other members of the band. I ask her 'Why haven't you
! said anything?' She explains 'I 10
i --------
all day for our next music video and / 11 just
I on stage for two hours - I'm exhausted!'
USTENING SPEAKING

1 &lID Read summaries 1-4. Listen and match them

with speakers A-D.
Summary Speaker
1 He/She doesn't buy things on the
Internet. []
2 He/She doesn't trust people in
chat rooms. D
3 He/She uses the Internet to find
cheap things. D 1 Complete the conversation.
4 He/She uses the Internet for Assistant lTkfirst tl1l1:J0-you've got to do is
hislher studies. D put your basket here on the left.
2 &lID Read the questions and match them with Customer Here?
speakers A-D from Exercise 1. Listen again and check. Assistant zy ,t r _
1 Do you buy things from the Internet? D Now scan your first item.
2 Have you made any friends through 3M s you move it
the Internet? [6] from left to right in front of the
3 How often do you use the Internet? D screen.
4 What do you use the Internet for? D Customer Like this?

Assistant 4y ,t _

3 &lID Read the sentences. Then listen again. Are the 5D f t- - - -

statements true (T) or false (F)? put your shopping in the bag on the
Speaker A right.
1 has never visited a chat room. [£] Customer How do I pay?

2 has never looked for a girl/boyfriend on Assistant 6F , you have to touch the

the Internet. D screen here.

3 thinks everyone on the Internet is Customer Which button do I touch?
dishonest. D Assistant The one with 'pay now' on it.
Speaker B Customer OK.
4 doesn't like the Internet because there Assistant 7N press if you want to pay
is too much information. D with cash or card.
5 believes everything he/she reads online. D Customer Thank you - I think I can manage it
6 looks at different sites to check facts. D myself now.
Speaker C
7 never buys things online. D
8 buys cinema tickets online because
they are cheaper. D
9 wants hislher mum to chose hislher
clothes. D
Speaker D
10 doesn't use the Internet very often. D
11 buys coach tickets online because they
are cheaper. D
12 likes to buy hislher own copies of
hislher books for university. D
 the letter and study the information. Underline three things that tell you this is an informal letter.

43 Marsh Road
1 Put your address in
Lowestoft
the top right corner
Suffolk
of the letter.
NR32 7YT
2 Write the date under
26th June
the address.

f----o Dear Grace,

I'm sorry I haven't been in touch recently but my 4 Start by saying
email isn't working properly, I've lost my mobile something about
when you were last
- and life has been too busy!
in touch or explain
f---- I hope you are having a great summer and that all why you haven't been
your exams are over. I've been doing exams for ever in touch for a while.

do is
eft.
U but the last one was this afternoon. Fantastic! I'm
now free and can start to relax. While I was doing
my exams I was either in an exam room or at home
trying to revise. Let's hope that all this hard work
is rewarded with incredible results!

f---­ Guess what! I'm going camping in Spain with two 8 Use questions to
friends from school. Do you want to come with us? speak directly to the
It'll be better if there are four of us and I'm sure reader.
you'll like Amy and Ryan. We're leaving on the first
Saturday in August and we'll be away until our money
runs out. Please say yes!
I f---­ Got to go now - mum's calling me for dinner and I'm
I' going out with all the other lucky people who have
~n the finished their exams! 10 Use imperatives to
communicate
Let me know about the trip to Spain!
directly vrith the
I reader.
f----o Look after yourself.
~the
I

~ pay
You are (Daniel's friend) Amy or Ryan. Your grandmother is ill so you have gone to her home with your parents.
~e it Write a friendly letter to Daniel. Remember to layout your letter correctly and to start and end in a friendly manner.
Include this information:
• explain where you are and why.
• ask about his exams.
• say you are looking forward to the holiday and explain what preparations you have made.
• give him some news about another friend.
• tell him how he can contact you while you are at your grandmother's home.
VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
1 Complete with words from the Word List.
Verb Noun
1 attach attachment
2 conununication
3 deletion
4 installation
5 interaction
6 manipulation
7 predict
8 publication
9 restrict
10 vibration
2 Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 1.
1 Do you have any predictions about how we
will travel in the future? Private spaceships?
2 I need to anti-virus software
on my home computer.
3 The Internet has made faster.
4 One danger of the Internet is that you can't

_ _ _ _ _ _ what people publish on it.

5 I never save emails, I them.

6 To add to emails you need to

click on the paperclip icon.

7 When I turn down the volume on my phone it
_ _ _ _ _ _ so I can feel it ringing.
8 I don't like email - I prefer to _
with people face-to-face.
:1 Complete the compound nouns with words from the
box. Then check your answers in the Word List.
.................................... , .

cellular computer crystal free paper

phone search spy tool voice
1 mail 6 ware
2 book 7 ball
3 cellular phone 8 clip
4 program 9 engine
5 bar 10 ware
4, Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 3.
1 To attach a document, click on this icon on
the tool bar .
2 I keep everybody's numbers on my mobile so
I don't need a _
3 If I don't answer, you can leave a message on
my _
4 Do you believe you can see the future in a
---_?
5 I typed 'English nouns' into a and it
found more than seven million sites.
6 If you download or shareware, you
don't have to pay anything.
 synonym for each word. Extend your vocabulary
ncert party date
·ve: interesting exhausting exciting 1 Study the dictionary entry and use the information to
: perform communicate do label the pictures.
onal: cruel sensitive dull
: painful hot tiring
. felt heard spoken
. opposite competing leading
Ie: light thin moving
ected: touched linked installed
the paragraph. Circle the correct
es.
,is one of the most 1 _ family films ever
. It tells the story of the relationship
e 1. n a little boy, Elliot, and E.T., a loveable
e . with an ugly face and an 3 _ head who
~? left behind on earth. Elliot teaches E.T.
re English and his first words are 'E.T.
1 Start up your computer, 2 _
e home'. Elliot tries to help his new friend
rer. with his home planet and together they
~
I
d a machine to send a 5 _ into space.
eone 6 _ scientists and government
3 _

~ . s to the fact that there is an alien living

~o L.A. and Elliot and E.T. have a lot of

~ it
entures trying to avoid the authorities
ore E.T. finally goes home.
! celebrate the 20th anniversary of E.T.,
,>-- . ersal Pictures, who own the 7 _ , released
longer 8 _ of the film with new 9 _ ­

~ erated images and an improved soundtrack.

a unique @popular C irresponsible
! d science-fiction 4 _ 5 _
a battery b emoticon C toolbar d alien
2 Study the information about the Internet and
a exhausted b enormous C portable complete the text.
d fashionable
a communicate b fix c download
, d manipulate
;5 a ring tone b receiver C program d signal
:1 a attaches b alerts c recharges d installs
l. i a alien b voicemail c copyright
d freeware
').• a manual b version C invention
dprogram
a icon b plastic c computer d microphone

Members of thepubl'
IC are welcome to use the I'b .
computers. If you are not sure h ' I rarys
please speak to one of th rb . ow to access the 1 Internet
e I ranans Who will show you how t .
• 2 · ~
, the net. .
• find a particular a
• 4
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files.

You are not alJowed to use the,,.J,ibr I .

ary s computers to
.5
- - _ Chat rooms.
• 6
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1 Complete the text with one word in each. gap~
The number of letters needed is shown in
brackets. (6 points)
There are lots of free programs you can
I download (8) from the Internet. Go to a
2 (6) engine and type in the word
'freeware'. That will bring up a website which is
offering free software. Find what you want and
move your mouse until the 3 (6) is
over the button which says 'download' and
4 (5) on it. You'll then see alittle box
come up showing the program moving from
the website to your computer. If you want to
use this software, .you must 5 (7) it
on your computer. Don't worry, when it has
dOwnlQaded, it will tell you what to do next.
If it gives you the option to create an
6 (4), that is a small picture with a
link to the programme, on your desktop,
choose that because it makes life much easier.
The actual program will be hidden awa.y in a
7 (6) somewhere on your harddrive.
2 Complete the text with a preposition in
each gap. (6 points)
I often used to be bored at the weekend. I
wasn't going I out with anyone and had nothing
to do. I hung 2 at the shops but didn't
have any money to spend. Then, one day, I
bumped 3 an old friend whose dad
had his own business and we started chatting.
We got 4 well With each other and he
told me that his father might give me a job so
we went to se.ehim. He was great and I started
the next day, working in his tOY shop. I spent
most of the fIrst day fooling 5 with the
model trains! I don't know howhe put 6--,._ _
with my behaviour but, eventually I calmed
7 and now, five years later, I'm the
manager of one of the biggest shops in our city.
3 Circle the correct alternatives.
My brother is in a gang. lie's been in it
1 (since]ifor / from he was 17 and he's now 21.
They call 2 them / - / the.mselves 'The crazies' .
but I don't think they do.many crazy things.
They have known 3 themselves / them /
each other since they were small children, so,
of course, I have known them for years too.
They meet 4 them I themselves / - every
Saturday. Tom, my brother, takes hours to
get ready. At the moment, he 5 has /
has been having/ is having a shower. He's
been in the bathroom fOrages. He always looks
at £} him/himself/ - in the mirror for about an .
hour and then smiles at 7 myselfI me 11 with
his perfectly white teeth and goes out.
4 Complete the second sentel1ce.so that it
has asimilar meaning to the first. (6 points)
1 John and I keep in touch by exchanging
emails.
John and I sendemailsto e1Bqh other.
2Jim says that it is his fault that he is late.
Jim blames ~_ _--,..,.-.---,. _
3 Kate and Sue argue a lot.
Kate and Sue argue with _ _.,- _
4 IMpewe have a. good time at the party.
Ihopeweenjoy_---'---'.........:...o.. _
5 Tom started working at 8 a.m. and he still
hasn't finished..
Tom has _ _~.:...o.._........ ---,_ _
6 I met Paul seven years ago.
I have '-0-.:...0.. -'-'-.........:...0.._ _---'---'_ _
7 What do you mean, what's wrong? Look in
the mirror.
What do you mean wha.t's wrong? Look at
 the text with the correct form of COM MUNICAnON
in brackets. (6 points)
ology 1 has changed (change) so much 1 Complete the conversation with
extracts a-h. fJ points)
ce I was a boy. My grandson
_ - - - - - (have) got an incredible a it's the roundthing with a picture on one side

ount of multi-media gadgets in his room. b Have you done that?

C That's it!

the moment, he 3 (listen)

d The first thing you've got to do is install it on

an MP3 player with songs on it that he your computer

'----_ _-'--_ _ (recently / download) from
e Internet. For the last three hours, he
,~ .........._ (also / watch) a TV
I'ogramme on his computer. It is a one-hour
I'Ogramme but he can pau.Se it whenever he
. es, just like a video, even though it is live TV.
6 (not understand) any of it.
c these remote controls lying around all over
e it's used for playing eDson your computer
f Make sure it's the right way up
9 You don't need to do anything else yet.
h It's a kind of telephone exchange that links
you to the Internet.
A I've got thiSJleW modetabut 1 don't really
know what it is. ',
B lJL.

"e house. He 7 (try) to teach

A So, what dol have to do\'\!ith It?

,e how to download a virtual garden tour all

B 2_

. week but I don't think I'll ever be able to

A What do. I need for that?

rk out how to' do it.

B The installation disc '--.3

A'Ah,·yes. HereJtis.",•••

B, So, put i~inthedi;;carive.

AEh?' -
listen tothepresentatian. Are the
emelltstru8,(T) or false (F)? (8 points) BThe disc dri¥e~ 4~
AOh yes.
>The people at the presentationhave to BOK, you have to opentb¢'disc drive.
~sit in certain seats. 0 A Hang on. Yes.
., The Technoguard 83 is not on sale yet. 0 B Put the disc in. 6_·_c. 'rhesilver side should
The Technoguard, S3 does things more
quickly thana computer. 0 be facing down." Let me have a look.O,K.
The volunteer has,to connect several that's fine. Now doselt.Good, it's loading.
things to the machine, 0 You can relaX. It'll take about ten minutes'.
7_._' • Just keepaneY~(Jn it and shout when
The woman has got a camera which
can play music. 0 , ,.it's fmished ...
The machine asks questions to flIld out A It's frrrlshed ..
exactly whatyol.l want it to do. 0 BLet's have a look. 8;....._" You've doneit: Well
done! . . .
' 1. The man makes a cover for the DVD. 0
The volunteer isn't gOmg to sell the
machine in November because he
doesn't like it. 0
1 Circle the correct alternatives. 5 _ you _ the suspect before you saw her
in court?
1I with friends when someone stole their car.
a Did meet b Were ... meeting
a had stayed b stayed @)was staying
cHad met
2 The police asked me where I _ the night
before. 6 _ the police _ the men who stole the
money yesterday?
a was sleeping b slept c had slept
a Were '" arresting b Did ... arrest
3 When her brother was in prison, she _ him cHad ... arrested
every month.
a had visited b visited C was visiting 7 I had an accident because I at the road.
a wasn't looking b hadn't looked
4 I _ her after she had spent six months in c didn't look
prison.
a hadn't recognised b wasn't recognising 8 The jury _ a decision so the judge sent
C didn't recognise them home.
a didn't make b weren't making
the questions with short answers. 4: Complete the report with the Past Simple or
Continuous form of verbs from the box.
you waiting for a bus when you saw ..................................................................

? argue be (x 2) climb go out have

Iwas not close play receive relax

you eaten anything before the accident? ~ast weekend the weather 1 was very hot
lind while most people 2 , the police

3 very busy. People 4 their

windows when they 5 so thieves just
my dad complaining about the noise?
6 in and helped themselves. At parties,
people 7 their windows open while
they 8 loud music so there were a lot
of complaints from neighbours. Also, when it's
you seen the driver before?
hot, people have more arguments. The police
9 more than twenty phone calls to
there lots of people running in the homes where families 10 _
t?
5 Join the sentences with the words in brackets. Use
the correct verb form as necessary.
the article with the Past Simple or

us forms of the verbs in brackets.

1 The prisoners ate breakfast. They went to the
exercise area. (after)
After they had eaten breakfast. they went to
the exercise area.
2 The bell rang. They woke up. (when)

3 They committed serious crimes. They were in

prison. (because)

4 They appeared in court. They were sent to

prison. (before)

5 The police arrested her. The shoplifter

confessed. (as soon as)

6 She didn't tell the children. Their father went

) as a court reporter when I to prison. (that)
in the McGowan case.At the
(write) for the local
.the COUrt~<lse$ v:/E:!reboring and I 7 The judge didn't sentence the teenager. She
' .. enjoy) my job very much. In fact. listened to the evidence. (until)
. . ink) about leaving journalism to
. o/Way.bn this partkLJlar day, I
n) to the police evidence in.the
. ddenjy~· (think),
';emafi 7 . (rea.d)
~_~~~ (not have) the
!honeSt person. Anhe end of the
. (b~)ElI"l'ia!edwhen the jury
) MrMcG~n guilty. I wanted
you . (listen)?' but I
. every sparemimite for the
to getMr McGowan out of
 • Complete the newspaper article with the Past Simple,
Continuous or Perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

Leo Parker, security guard

Mr Parker 1 was going (go) towards the main building

when the explosion happened. '1 2
very lucky. 13 (park) my car two
(be) · .attention
T he man first came to the poli
last year when
minutes before and 4 (walk) to the passport was checked in France."
office. Suddenly there was a great flash of light and passport details showed that he ....
then the loudest bang I have ever heard. I $tol~nthe identityiof aObris
(fell over) but I 6
5 _
.~~d Buckingham whonat1! .
(not be) hurt badly.'
Helena Aldridge, computer systems manager

'1 7 (work) at my desk and the next

second I was on the floor. My boyfriend
;,,:~i!I=~~=~~!;

8 (leave) the office five minutes before

and I was very worried about him. At that moment my
mobile 9 (ring) and I 10 _

(hear) his voice saying" 11 you _

(hear) that?" That was a stupid question!'
Max Finkle, airline passenger

'I 12 (fly) into London from Canada and

about a minute before the captain 13 _

(told) us to put on our seat belts ready for landing.

114 (look) out of the window because I
15 (want) to see London below us.
There was suddenly a big orange light north of
London - it was enormous.'
Clara Kent, local resident

Clara Kent 16 (drive) to the offices to

collect her fiance, Greg. 'I 17 (arrive)
at 3.55p.m. and Greg was ready so he
18 (get in) and I 19 (drive)
away. As we 20 (drive) away from the
building, we 21 (see) this huge white
light but we 22 (not hear) the noise until
a second later.
 lldi-en. ~l'l!fuol ihis thirtoon·

. ge' whiehelttd~<lin" divorce.

Amanda'siiid'tbatshe was
i"Ii ~!

READING

~,learnthatthe~ansheknew .,••"'" Ii
.•.~ -BuckIngham "wassome?ne , " 'H 1 I!l!DJ Read the article quickly and choose the best

~d that~"fldhi'rehildren" •• "j';"~'
headline.

.i tro~1l1~~d~~andingthe' """"'.'•••i~. A Police find b b kidn

""""""","" , . .,

d. .11arneWa$finall;re~~~~d•.
~ manilltb.e Unifud:Stal~ss~w
"~'an onJ.iIi~BritishneW~~~Il~t. o French police arrest British citizen
t thatJ~looked.Jik.~·het
.,.other.>$Q'~lle:eontactedthe 2 Read events A-H and put them in the correct order.
'.)The F:BtMt~tI~Immigration
~. ','SOln¢id~;t;litity checks and' A An American woman was reading an
online newspaper when she saw
','¥ed that, the marrsreal name
~~<ies AlbeI'tStopford III.
his photograph. D
B He and his wife got a divorce. D
~app~redfrDmthe States C He ran away and travelled to different
countries. D
'as working aSel sailor;mfu~ o He was arrested in Britain and taken
'At the time he had been acllitl~~ijmg"g,j!!n'!>d••
,DUS crime so he ,ran ,away, to
to court. D
EHe was living in the UK when he

mg arrested. He had travelled got married.

D
,and Germany before arriving F He was working in the US navy when
'~where he]jl1et alldrnarried he was accused of a crime. OJ
"li~dtW~·c1rn.lldreI1' ,'", "'" GMedical tests proved that the man was
Mr Stopford. D
H The French police noticed that he was
using a stolen identity. D
3 Find words 1-5 in the article. Match them with
definitions a-e.
1 so-called (adj) ~J
2 identity (n) D
3 false (adj) D
4 long-lost (adj) D
5 deport (v) D
a someone's name and who they are
b to make someone leave a country
C not real but made to trick other people
d being something in name but not in reality
e lost or not seen for a long time

'.
Read the sentences. Are the statements true (T) or

false (F)?

1 The British police arrested him for using

a false passport. ITJ
2 The man stole a baby's passport. D
3 The man used a dead baby's name. D
4 He was arrested after he had been
to France. D
5 He never told his wife his real name. D
6 He hadn't told his family in the States
where he was living. D
7 The police believe that the man can give
them more information. D
 SPEAKING GRAMMAR

1 Complete the phrases.

1 C ome a ff i.:t ! [llEJ
2 I couldn't a more. o
3 I'm a I can't agree with you. o
4 No d about it. o
5 That's a good p,~ _ D
6 That may be t but ... o
7 You've g a point, but .. , D
8 You're dead r _ o
9Now ~
o Mind the trap!
10 That's so t _ D
Don't confuse used to (for habits/states in the
2 Use the key to mark the phrases in Exercise 1. past) with the regular verb to use.
./ = agreeing I used to have a Star Wars rucksack for
? = partial agreement my books.
~ =disagreeing. I used myoId Star Wars rucksack for my
F = formal books today.
IF = informal
3 Complete the conversation with appropriate phrases
from Exercise 1.
,i
f Andy Hey Milly! How are you? Did you read
j'
j about that man who helped his sick
ij mother to die? The judge sentenced him

,I to only a month in prison. I think it's

terrible - he should be in prison for life.
Milly 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ! That's not justice, it's
just a waste of time and money. Anyway,
his mother was terribly ill and asked him
to help her. He didn't murder her.
I Andy 2 _ _ , but he gave her the
1 medicine that ended her life.
Always use used to, not would for states in the
I .. Complete the conversation with appropriate phrases
from Exercise 1.
past, and for questions about past habits and
states:
I used to have two best friends at school.
I
j
Student As you know, Dr Hope, we have been
discussing euthanasia at school. Some
people believe that a very sick person
NOT / I1I9UJd have two best frtemJs ...
Did you use to listen in lessons?
1 NOT WoIJkIY9t:llisteR iR /98800s?
should be able to decide when they
, j want to die. What is your view?
Dr Hope Well, 1 . It is never
right to 'help' someone to die. As a 1 Match the beginnings and endings of these sentenc
doctor, it is my job to keep people
alive. I can give people medicine When I was seven ...
which helps their pain and until they 1 My older brother used to make
die naturally. 2 I used to think
Student 2 , but if someone 3 I would look
is very ill surely it's kinder to help 4 Every night, I would make
them die? 5 Some nights, my parents would sit
Or Hope Would you give the patient the 6 My parents used to hope
medicine? It's easy to agree with
euthanasia, but someone has to do it. a I would grow out of my fear.
It isn't fair to ask doctors to kill their b my parents go upstairs with me.
patients. C with me until I fell asleep.
Student 3 ! I hadn't thought d under the bed for monsters before I got
about that before. into it.
e horrible noises outside my bedroom.
f monsters lived under my bed.
 Complete the paragraph with phrases from the box. 3 Read the paragraph and change the underlined verbs
..................................................................
with used to or would.
didn't use to think used to drive

would forget used to get would become

. would feel would visit wouldn't do

wouldn't speak

o •

used to go
When I was a child, we weRt to my

grandparents for Christmas every year. Each

year, my mother did all the work. She bought

and wrapped all the presents, she packed

suitcases for the whole family and then she

Qill everything in the car on Christmas Eve.

My dad came home at lunchtime and he asked

lots of questions like 'Have you bought all the

presents? Have you packed the car properly?'.

5.
He thought he was being helpful! Then my

mum gQt angry and they argued for the whole

journey. I believed that Christmas Eve was a

special day for arguing.

VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
1 Complete with words from the Word List.
Verb Noun
1 accuse (person)
accused
2 compensate _ _ _ _ _ (thing)
3 deter _ _ _ _ _ (thing)
4 judge ______ (person)
5 kidnap ______ (person)
6 mug ______ (person)
7 penalise _ _ _ _ _ (thing)
8 shoplift ______ (person)
9 witness ______ (person)
2 Complete the sentences with words from Exercise
1 The accused was a little, old lady. She diOO
look like a violent criminal.
2 He has been to prison eight times so that
punishment isn't a _
3 The took the rock star's bab
and asked for a million dollars.
4 Unfortunately, she was alone when she was ,
attacked so there wasn't a _
5 In Britain, the normal for
drunk-driving is a fine or sometimes a
prison sentence.
6 The mugger had to give his victim £100

3 Complete the sentences with compound nouns from.

the Word List.
1 A lot of immigrants complain to the police
about racial abuse .
2 The judge sent the young criminal on a
______ instead of to prison.
3 The police always know where someone is
with _
4 If a criminal is sentenced to _
they have to do something like gardening or
street cleaning.
5 We all agreed that the murderer deserved a
very long _
6 The shoplifter got a because
it was her first arrest and she had young
children.
7 After the burglary, we contacted our
______ and they gave us the money
to replace the stolen things.
8 When the police caught the _
he had already murdered fifteen people.

word tick the correct column.
Crimes and the law People
l A lot of young people I [turn to]! hang out with
f,
. 'ustice) Williams sentenced .five
_ _ _ (bully) a classmate. After
_ _ _ _ _ _ (evident) from
the judge said the girls'
""---­ (barbarian) and that
"(punish) must (it the crime. She
. 6 (compensate)
do fIfty hours of community
1Ioi---- (pensions), She also said
learn to be better 8---,"_ _";;",,,­
. :t if she ever saw them in her
'~.~
~o'...
............•...
',e,
.
•
,
Extend your vocabulary
1 Study the phrases and choose from them to label
the pictures below.
1 _ 2 _
4 _
5 _
2 Complete the text. Circle the correct alternatives.
crime if they are bored and have nothing to do
in their spare time. They usually start with
2 petty / violent crime like shoplifting or street
crime such as painting graffiti on buildings.
However, if they are not stopped, they can
become involved in 3 serious / youth crime like
burglary and mugging. As part of the police and
local community's crime 4 rate / prevention
campaign, we opened a youth club a year ago.
This means that young people now have a place
to meet, which offers a genuine alternative to
5 committing / doing crime. The police
published the annual crime figures this week
and they show that the crime 6 scene / rate has
fallen by twenty percent.
 S(he)
GRAMMAR

Present Simple Affirmative Negative

Auxiliary + main verb (infinitive) Auxiliary + not + main verb (infinitive)
You ought to eat more fruit. You ought not (oughtn't) to eat sweets.
We have to go by train. We don't have to go by train.
He is able to dress himself. He isn't able to dress himself.

Past Simple* Affirmative Negative

I could play tennis when I was ten. I couldn't play tennis when I was ten.
We were able to go out yesterday. We weren't able to go out yesterday.
::::,.,.---------------..--t--~---.-----~
They had to pay for the tickets. They didn't have to pay for the tickets.
 lete the sentences with the correct alternatives. Dear Ted Edwards,

'1 We _ forget it's Dad's 50th birthday next Thank you for YOUr a ,..'
- month. trainee solicitor. We ~ Ica~ron for the Post of
attend an interview at 1u/d like to invite you to
a don't have to b can't @mustn't .If this time is inconvenje~tOO,on Monday 15th June
2 You _ buy a season ticket but a daily ticket Immediately. ' p ease let me know .
:. is more expensive.
Please arrive at our office
a mustn't b don't have to C can't :curity is strict in the bUil~.at 9.45 and ask for me.
a The law is that people _ pay tax. If you 7
. IS ' tter With you and
IdentIfication ~or e
Ing so you must bring
some other form of
don't pay, you could go to prison. ,I' xamplead" .
passport. Please also b'., nvlng licence or
a don't have to b can c have to and. qualifications for us i
rl 9
Your original certificates
copIes of these so yOu I~ ,;heCk. We will make
Unfortunately, I _ see the manager so I
wrote to her instead. away with you at the w e able to take them
end of the interview.
a couldn't b mustn't C didn't have to Enclosed with this letter th . .

,5 Nineteenth century travellers _ use credit .Please complete th t ere IS an Interview t"'~I/

Int . . e ask and b ' . '"""".

'!, cards because they didn't exist then.
eNlew for discussion. ring It along to the
a could b couldn't C had to
I lOok forward to meeting you on Monday.
lj"This is a Man is a brilliant book - I think
Yours Sincerely
everybody _ read it.
a oughtn't to b should C can JUlie RyaJ1
rn be on holiday in the mountains at Personnel Officer
Christmas so I _ meet you in town.
a won't be able to b mustn't C couldn't
I have friends to stay at the weekend
- my parents don't mind.
a have to b can C mustn't II Read the letter and complete the conversation.
You _ drive a car at night without lights. Ted Great! The company I applied to want
" a don't have to b shouldn't C can me to go for an interview!
We _ forget about next week's test - the Mum Well done. When is it?
teacher reminds us in every lesson! Ted Monday. She says I 1 have to (necessity)
a can't b must C ought not to ring her if 1 2 (ability) go.
What do you think? _ I wear my blue Mum What time do you 3 (necessity)
shoes or the black ones? be there?
, a Can b Should c Do Ted The interview is at 10.00 but I 4 _

(necessity) arrive at 9.45 for a security

, plete the questions with the correct form of
ave to or can/be able to. check. 1 5 (possibility) use my
driving licence or passport as ID.
Mum Is there anything else? You 6 _

(necessity) read the letter carefully-

do you 7 (necessity) do any
preparation?
________ carry Ted Yes, 1 8 (necessity) take my
certificates. I don't know where they are.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ use the Euro if I Mum Well, you 9 (necessity) fmd
them! You really 10 (duty) keep
~ all children go to them somewhere safe. Do they want to
ondary school a hundred years ago? keep them?
"d young children work Ted Er, no, I 11 (not a necessity)
factories in the past? leave them - they'll make copies. And
the government solve there is a task.
e problem of street crime? Mum You 12 (prohibition) leave it
....... you leave school when you until the last minute. You 13 _
fourteen years old? (advice) start it now and do a little bit
short answers to the questions in Exercise 2. every day. And you 14 (advice)
check that your suit is clean.
LISTENING SPEAKING

1 mD Read questions 1-3. Then listen to a family 1 Look at the picture and circle the best alternatives.
conversation about school uniforms and circle the
best alternatives.
1 The conversation takes place
a at school. b in an office. C in a cafe.
@Jathome
2 The conversation is between
a a brother and sister b school friends
C family members d teachers and a student

3 The conversation is
a bad-tempered b serious C relaxed
d formal
Molly Is it OK /(1 was wondering] if I co
1

2 lim Read questions 1-7. Listen again and circle leave early this Thursday afternoon.
the correct alternatives. Teacher 2 I'm afraid you can't. / If you mus
1 Molly doesn't like her skirt because it's There's a test at 3.30 - if you miss it,
a part of a uniform you will have to do the course again.
b like her mother's skirt Molly Sorry, I'd forgotten about that.
c unfashionable 3 Can I / Do you mind if I come in

d too short late on Friday morning?

Teacher No, 4 I don't / I'm afraid you can't
2 Molly's parents are
but you must get the notes from
a amused
another student.
b insensitive
Molly Thank you. I've one more question.
c amazed
5Could I possibly / I can come to
d angry
your after-school debating society?
3 Molly's mum _ that trousers are a good idea. Teacher 6 Sure. / Yes, of course.
a doesn't agree Molly Thank you very mUCh.
b suggests
C argues 2 Look at the picture and complete the conversation.
d agrees
4 Molly's parents _ each other at school
when they were teenagers.
a didn't like
b knew
c didn't meet
d ignored
5 Molly's dad _ black shoes to school.
a could wear
b had to wear
C liked wearing
d was able to wear
Mia I'm going out - 1CEll I take your bike?
6 Molly's mum thinks school uniforms Zoe 2N p _
a create differences. Mia Thanks, sis. And I'm going to a party later.
b are too expensive. 3 it OK I wear your
c are old-fashioned. blue T-shirt?
d are a good idea. Zoe Yes,4a I a, _
7 Callum, Molly's brother, wash it after the party.
a has gone to school already. Mia 5S . One morc thing: 6D _
b is asleep in bed. y m I take
c is doing his homework. that CD to the party?
d is in the bathroom. Zoe 7N ,Id - I don't like it.
 2 Think about the topic
'There is too much testing in our schools', Write an and make notes of
essay giving arguments for and against this statement your main ideas.
and state your own opinion,

All teachers agree that it is important to check students'

4 Explain why the issue
progress. However, not everyone agrees on the best wC!\y tQ -"-*'"""'"1 is controversial.
do this: should students have exams every year. orWtlwd aU.
their work from a school year be included in theit' finatmark?'
uld 6 Use linking words to
introduce each point
Some people argue that exams are fair. Firstly; aU th~ studenta and to sequence
st. take the exam on the same day, at the same time andm the your points.
t, same conditions. Secondly, all the papers are markEtd attM
\. same time so the examiners can compare the students, Finally,
universities and employers can look at a student's res:u1t~ Mo'·
know immediately how they compare with others.

However, there are many arguments against too much tetttnl~

For example, a lot of students suffer from exam nerves so
they don't do well. This is one of the biggest disadvantaaesof
formal testing: students are judged on one day when theyl1l8Y
be feeling ill or nervous. .

In conclusion, testing is necessary, but too much is unfair

because it is easier for stUdents who are good at exams•.ln ----'"""'"I 9 atAddtheyouend.own opinion
my opinion, there should be a mix of formal testing and
continuous assessment so all students Can do well.

the essay Question, the
s and the essay, and study
information. Then underline
'ng words or phrases which
these things:
add information or introduce
Ta different idea
put the points in order
show the essay is ending
er.
2 Choose the statement (1-3) which interests you most. Write an essay
giving arguments for and against the statement, and state your own
opinion.
1 All eighteen year olds should do national service.
2 Space exploration is a waste of time and money.
3 University students should pay for their own education.
Remember to
• plan your essay and make notes
• use a formal, controlled style
• present your points logically
• use linking words to connect ideas
• check your work

u
VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
words in brackets.
1 Although she is academically (academic)
clever, she has no social skills.
2 I knew you would say that! You are so
_ _ _ _ _ (predict).
3 Her son denied conunitting the crime, bu
Lily's (intuitive) told her
he was guilty.
4 Now my great-grandfather is getting old
he's becoming more (forg
5 Amy spends hours getting ready every da
because she's so (vanity).,
6 I can (sympathy) with
people who suffer from exam nerves.
7 When she asked if I liked her dress I quic
thought of a _ (diplomacy)
answer.
8 You need to make important decisions
quickly in this job so you must be
_ _ _ _ _ (decide).
9 She never thinks about other people's
feelings. She's very _
(sensitive) .
10 Poor Leo can never make up his mind ­
he's the most (decide)
person I know.
11 You're in trouble - you borrowed the car
without Dad's (permit).
2 Circle the correct alternatives.

1 I love mountain climbing because it is so

challenged I[challenging].
2 Mr Reynolds was convincing I convinced
that his daughter was doing the right thing.
3 Nick was comforting I comforted when he
read her sympathetic note.
4 I can't eat that food - it looks disgusting I
disgusted.
5 Maggie got encouraging I encouraged news
frnm thp r1nrtnr
 Complete the conversations with the correct words
from the Word List.
lIle Steve I think Kirsten Dunst is beautiful.
Dylan She's more than beautiful - she's
1 ",Wr.<J eous !
I think a woman should stay at home
and learn to be a good 2 so she
can entertain her husband's colleagues.
Are you mad? Why talk about gender like
that? That's such a 3 view of the
world!
Ha! I knew you'd get angry - you are so
4 -tempered!
Have you heard any good 5 _
recently?
Well, did you know that Lauren invited
y
Joe to go to a party with her?
faux pas is from French. The phrases may have
Did she? I thought she was going out
with his brother - the one who's away
in the army doing 6 _
Exactly!
Anyway, I don't like Joe - he's so
____ , always wanting to start an
argument - or a fight.
Yes, everyone says that. I'm afraid he's
got a rather bad 8 _
What's the new teacher like?
Well, he's rather 9 - he doesn't
tolerate lateness or cheeky 10 _ bon appetit I,bon re~'ti:/ said at the beginning
in class.
Not like Mr Haynes then.
Oh no! He was the most 11 -back
teacher I've known.
:Circle the correct alternatives.
·1 I won't buy a digital TV yet - the price will
come over l[downJ! up soon.
.2 Don't make fun with I in I of your little sister
; - it upsets her.
3 I've been working too hard. I'm completely
stressed over lout I through.
4 My brother and I get in lout I on well.
Please turn off your mobile phone so it
doesn't go on I off I up during the film.
To build a successful business nowadays, you
need to set at lover I up a website.
You need to switch at Ion I in the printer at
the socket.
t·
You shouldn't put on I in I up with violent
behaviour from your boyfriend.
ws
£') Circle the words which refer to people and match
them with definitions a-d.
1 [critic] 2 debate 3 host 4 researcher
5 service 6 system 7 toddler 8 vehicle
a someone who invites people to a party
etc. and gives them food and drinks D
b someone whose job it is to comment on
art, music, films etc D
c someone who studies things in detail to
discover new information D
d a very young child who is learning to walk D
Extend your vocabulary
Common French expressions in English
English has lots of loan ('borrowed') words and
phrases from other languages, for example,
the same meaning in both languages or they may
have evolved differently in the two languages,
e.g. Souvenir (Fr) = a memory; souvenir (Eng)
= a small gift or 'reminder' of a place visited.
1 Study the definitions. Use them to complete
sentences 1-6.
faux pas /,f~u 'pa:/ an embarrassing social mistake
au pair /~U 'pe~/ young person who lives with a
family in another country to learn the language
and to look after the children
of a meal, means 'enjoy your food'
bon voyage I,bon V;:)I'G:3/ said before someone
goes on a journey, means 'have a good journey'
~ritique /kri'ti:k/ a detailed analysis of the
problems of, for example, political ideas
cuisine /kwi'zi:n/ a particular style of cooking,
for example, Indian cuisine is often spicy
en suite Ion 'swi:t/ an en suite bedroom has an
attached, private bathroom
fiance (male)/fiancee (female) /fi'onser/ the
person someone is engaged to marry
1 'Goodbye! This time tomorrow, we'll be on the
beach in Australia!' , Bon voya~je !'
2 We're going to employ an to
help with the children and housework.
3 This is my , Adam. He asked
me to marry him on Valentine's Day.
4 I love pasta - I think Italian is
the best in the world.
5 I made a terrible at the party
- I asked George about his girlfriend and they'd
split up that afternoon. It was so embarrassing.
6' !' 'Thank you - I'm sure I'll
 3 CompJetethe sentences with a character
adjective.The first fetter Of EisCh word
h.as been given. . ..
1; He~s ito laJ~"back.· NotJlingworrieshim.
2 Heney~rremembers3nything.He's so
J;-;..---,.. __

3 I don't think YO\l'U get her to change her .

mind. She's too s .. ..
4 SixhoursbfshoPPingand yOlistillhaven,
~~......i....,...2""';".rel:1lfJ:ted after ]:ive hours' and
bought any .presentS'! You'Hhave to start .
#~;$i:p<:,I<;(j\:5m~m~~~nrtatthem,art was guilty.
being more d ' . -;\
..,.:,.:....u~~, !1ii1l:Jjl.ls~U1elVl1l:S!f€:ll:clQ'V'itJl h~'tried to
5 I can't beltevehmvhmg she spends 100 .
.I1£.;tb~$110P ;wruch sold them to him.
herB€lf inthe mirror.She'sso v.......,._~
,....,.,...~.~~!,...,brouMt irttbcourt by two
6 r knew who the nmrderer was after about'
minut~s,It was one ofthe most P..;..· -::l

filmsJ have evel'seen.

7 You c(tfi't h,we;inym~.fe c~lte. O()nfbe so
gf
4 Circle tile Gorrect a1tern~tives.
:In the old days, crht@als kn€iwtheir place.
pnce we hadarre~ted.$.Qmeone, we
(6 points) l(didn't useV'I1sed t6.have all:;'" rnoretrouble
frdm them. The&eyou~cri.minals2 o'Ught / '
COMMUNE
shouZd torespect).ffipofiQemart more.!
remember oldB()b.W'h~never we~rrested .
BURGLE he 3 WOUZdt(;ouldcomequietlyartdpolltely.\
i;Ie knew he 4 mt,tst /1:IJad to sit and Wait w .
we typed up 'otIr .r.epoI"t;s; He always asked if .
ROB
~fJoUld lGan'Srtioke;~devefl though we Im/­
that We6ShoUld~~I'~~5tn'tgtverum..... '._
SHOPLIFT
~jgarett~s1'reai",,~dtd,Thetewa$ notule'
tMt saki we coul~nt~utthe. mspectbrtn
it lookeclbad.OldSclbsIllilntmpstofhisllfe.'­
prison. He .~. didn't USfJ!ta /~o'U.ldn'tlikelife'­
REHABILITATE
outside verymucli.Hewas alwaysrnu,ch happ'
in his warrneeUsurroundedby all his friends .
VANDAL 5. comPltrtethet~xt\N~oneYloffl.in
eachgllP·: •• ::.... . . . ' ; ; , ..........• .. poi
I started.at. myrtew~ch~olthis'week~a.rniX
RACE com,prehellillvewd:thovf:lrl ,50{} students~ Wh
ashoc1{!·Be~orethe.sununer holidays,1.1ha~
beengoingtoa~rl~'s~ool.lt was a strict
sctlOoLI .2 . ..•...•. . .... :to..ha't;e. the unifoITnaud
3 • doanJlt,lJipg to avoid wearing it but,'
now that J 4 • ·-moved away, Imis~iit: I
remember that~elladl} wear a hat
Frid~ys and one we¢k U . w~ng
aroundbare~headed 7 the headmistr
saw me. She caUed my parents in because of i;
that! 1 doubt if aJ1yOJ:\o€· here knows whata hat •
 ~,~:,{.

• t .,0~ .
,', .' ,j"'f
~~ ~r "",Y~

SKILLS 1 Thernistake 'the writer~~!WaS.:to

a buy the wrong
ticket:' .. .
extract. For questions 1-4, circle b not punch the ticket..

answer. For questions 5-8,

c not buy enough tickets,
if the statements are true (T) or d not bUy any tickets.
(8 points) , ... :"; .
2 When the w.oman .asked to see their ticKets
they felt . .
a relaxed.
bsurpri~ed.
c unhappy.
d nefVOljsi,
t to imagine now but once I was
ted. It happened during a trip to
3wnen:the¥ saw the regulations they
y years ago. I was travelling with
a didn't understand all~tilllg.

who I had worked with many years b .kI1ew they were in trQ'lable.

Wanted to go to a place called c understood eYeryt~~,

at yand I remember we had to get a d worke~ out what .theq~ibblem~as.>.

and then a bus. The bus arrived

and, as the journey was only about 4 They arrivedirtKazi.rrti~f~..
e looking forward to arriving soon. a late atnight.
. both had large bags but we didn't bin theeV'~@:Ig,
;time that you had to buy an extra c in theffiW;~~t ., .
. The bus was empty except for d at. a t6mp1etel~)l1ilill()l\\tlltime .
o watched us buy our tickets from
d punch them as you have to. 5 The two peoPleih~~~hadmet
way to Kazimierz, she got up and quite recently.. >....... 0
tickets, obviously not a passenger 6 They Were the umy""
ught. We handed them over in all the bus. . ~ D
sweetly but she was obviously 7 The woman was a~~Use their
t something. She pointed angrily bags were on the seats. . D
n two empty seats. I said sorry, and 8 Theydi(ln't return toPulawy by bus. D
the floor under my legs but she got
~. She pointed to some rules printed
k of the drivers cab but they were COMMUNICAnON
. However, somehow we understood
to pay 1.20 zloty for tickets for the
1 Complete the dialogueswfttl one word in
'out 2.40 and handed it over, still
each gap. (1 points)
didn't help. She talked to the driver A. Will you pleasebequte~and 1 let me do my
ahead and, at the next stop, there work! I've got an examtomoITow.
car waiting for us. We were thrown B OK. As ilasyouprorrtisetohelp
. with our bags and the bus driver
meJater.· .
without a word. The policemen
look at our passports and tried to
. ure of Polish and German. After a A l'IUterribly sorry but could I 3. '-.................,.,
they left us alone to talk together borrow your pen for a'lRpment,.Mineseems
e back asking if we had a 'hotel' or tohav~ run out.
shook our heads, rain started to fall e Yes., ()fcourse. Please, 4"".' ' .•.',.,'.,.;,
' '-c--:-''­

sky began to darken. It had been

tiful morning when we had left A Excuse me. Do you 5 •.••••...••. ". . if I miss this
policemen told us to get into the to.
lecture. I have togo the dentist.
expected to be taken to a police B Well, if you 6 ,but make sure you
night in the cells. However, the next copy the notes later:
w, we were in Kazimierz outside a
king house on a hillside. 'Zinuner, A I'm sorry, but I was Y if I could open
e of the policemen. The landlady the window. .
be his aunt and we were treated as
ests for the rest of our stay. Just to B I'm 8 you can't None of the windows
, we returned to Pulawy by taxi. open on this train.
 The world ahead

GRAMMAR 1 Match the adverbs with the level of certainty.

1 possibly [j a 100%
2 definitely 0 b 100%
3 certainly·O c 75%
4 probably 0 d 50%
2 Use the prompts to write predictions. Put the
appropriate adverb of certainty in each senten
1 cars/not use petrol (50%)
Cars possibly won't use petrol.
2 international companieslbe more powe
than governments (75%)

3 peoplelbuy everything from the Internet

(50%)

4 robots/not do all the work in factories

(100%)

5 waterlbe as expensive as petrol (75%)

6 everyone/work at home on computers

(100%)

7 people/not live to 150 years old (75%)

8 we/control computers with our thoughts

(100%)

9 cars/drive themselves (75%)

10 everyonelhave a private plane (50%)

 plete the sentences with the tl Complete the captions with will or be going to and the verb in brackets.
ct alternatives.
Mrs Porter's heart is very o

weak and she is very ill.

,The doctors say she _
1die soon.
's going to
'b will
c ntight
Let's not take the children
to the science museum ­
I think they probably _
enjoy it.
a won't
bwill
,1: aren't going to

&ientists are certain that

the sea level rise in the 'Stand back, it 's going to explode 'Don't do that! They _
next 200 years. in 5 seconds.' (explode) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !' (explode)
)1 is going to
'bmay
c will
hit

'They probably _ 'Please go home. They _

_ _ _ _ _ _ when they grow _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ today.'
up!' (not get married) (not get married)

may

are going to be

will

ere are problems with

the spaceship's door so the
.astronauts _ do a space
walk on this voyage.
S will definitely
,b probably won't
.C will certainly

'I think it _ 'Look! 1 told you so. It _

.' (raini
.. Complete the extracts from film scripts. Use will, SPEAKING
might or be gOing to and the cor:rect form of the

verbs in brackets. 1 Put the presentation in the correct order.

1 The Great Storm

A0 Secondly, ... where was I ... secondly,
the thing is, activities like watching TV
and spending hours in front of
computers, are making us very unheal .

B IT] Good morning. My presentation this

morning is about health care in the ne
ten years. I've chosen this topic becau
am interested in public health.

Scientist Mr President, sir! There is a massive c0 To sum up: unless we get out of our c
storm over the Atlant.ic Ocean. It's eat better food and exercise more, we
moving west and it l'S going to hit will destroy our health.
(hit) the coast!
President When 2 iL (reach) DOOne of the biggest threats to health in
us? Do you know? , developed countries is our lifestyle.
Scientist No later than midnight -,- and with Firstly, a lot of people eat too much and
these wind speeds, it :3 ~_ don't exercise enough.
(be) sooner, maybe lOp.m.
President What do you think?"How much 2 Complete the presentation.
damage 4 it (do)? '1 introducing myself: my
I'd like to begin by
Scientist I can't say exactly, but it 5 _ name's Ed Lambert and I teach people how
probably (break) the sea make presentations. Today, I'm going to give
defences. That means there you some tips oli how to be a confident publi
6 (be) serious floods speaker.

along the whole coast.

_ _ _ _ _ _ , it is important to plan yo
President Call the emergency services and
presentation. My advice is to write single wa
contact the radio and TV stations.
or plrrases on small cards so you can glance
Scientist 7 you (speak) to
them while you are speaking. 3 _
the people, sir?
practise your presentation out loud at home
President Yes, I am.
get some feedback from your family or frien
2 The Titanic Story 4 the big day. Remember
look at your audience and to speak slowly an
clearly. Be confident - the 5 _

you've got your cards if you forget what you

wanLed La say.
T0 6 up: preparation is the key
to success, communicate with your audience.
And 7 but not , take two or
tlrree calm, deep breaths before you start - it
makes all the difference!
Man This ship is the strongest in the world
Now, any questions?'
- it 1 never! (sink).
Woman But look at that enormous iceberg!
2 we (hit) ·it?
Man The captain knows his job, my dear. Of
course we 3 (not hit) it!
Woman I hope you're right. I 4 _

(feel) happier when this trip is over!

Man You worry too much. We
5 (be) in New York in
 " ...
1 Complete the se~tences with the correct attem~Uves.
1 My uncle drives If's going to driveJfrom~ .

New York to San Francisco next summer:

2 Next weekend, I have / am having a pa~y.

3 My parents are going to / will buy me a \ .

digital cameta [elr my birthday.

4 The last trainjzoes j will go 5 minutes before
the filmJinishesj
------~....,--­
is Jinishing.
5 I won't rj1Jil / 'm not ringing you unless

tItere-isa problem.

6 'Ten people' will come / are coming for·

dinner tonight!' 'Don't get stressed'out, I

'll hew /:m he~ing you cook.'
7 'Here's a letter' addressed to you.' 'Thanks, I
'm going to rea(i / 'll read it later.'
a I've decided that I don't use /
'm not flQil1!1 to use my credit card for six
months.
2 Complete'the sentences with the correct future form
of the verbs in brackets.
1 When are you going to do (do) the
washing-up?
2 I'm sorry, sir. The mm dati1 It rt-t
(not start) until 7.30p.m.
to
3 He' M'U/f:JI'''tj ~ (spend) the flrst
week of the holiday sleeping.
4 My mum (come) to
the school for the parents' evening.
5 She I'J falll t:. (work) in the
USA when she leaves university.
6We~'+ ~.,f,·l'l (not meet) at the
pizza restaurant until 9.30p.m.
7 Our bus ~~ (leave) at
4.30 on Saturday morning..
a The phone's ringing. I 'a. c' "'Jl-<)Cf
(answer) it. 'Ifi~~~ ~.. .
V 9 We cross the dateline so our plane tAcu:,f
(land) before it f:t-u.) (take off)!
10 Your bag looks very heavy - I
rey
'U- "-Ztf (help) you carry it to
the car.
~.
11 I promise I !(J tL~ (do) my
or
homework after this programme.
it
12 /JOe/) the ship cVI.)../IJ€ (arrive) in
New York on 3rd Septembet?
:I Complete the dialogues with the correct future forms of the verbs
in the boxes.
READING
1 G!D Read the texts quickly a
circle the correct answers.
1 All the books are about
@the future
b science-fiction
c science and technology
2 The books were written
a recently
b a long time ago
c at different times
3 Each text gives you _
the book.
arrive do have leave meet Ret-Be phone see a a detailed sununary of
b a brief description of
Dad Hello? c an academic review of
Holly Hi, Dad! it's me, Holly. I'm still at Manchester Station.
There 1 isn't a train at 6 o'clock - they've cancelled it. 2 Read the texts again. Are the
Dad Oh, dear. When's the next one? statements true (T) or false (F)?
Holly I've got the timetable. The next fast one 2 in two 1 Frankenstein is the
hours and 3 in Glasgow at midnight. name of a doctor.
Dad Get that one and I 4 you at the station. 2 Frankenste1:n was
Holly Thanks Dad. the first science
Dad What 5 you for two hours? fiction story.
Holly I think I 6 something to eat so don't worry about 3 Frankenstein is happy
cooking for me. with the results of his
experiment.
Dad OK ­ I 7 you at midnight.

4 In The Strange Case

Holly Bye, Dad. I 8 you again if there are any more
oj Dr Jekyll and
problems. Mr Hyde, Dr Jekyll
tells his own story.
5 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
are two sides of one
man.
6 Nineteen Eighty Four
predicts a better world.
7 In Nineteen Eighty
Four, thinking
independently is
dangerous.
8 In Brave New World
people are happy
because they take
arrive catch eat get ex 2) meet medicine.
9 The author of Brave
Dad Hello, love! You look tired. I 9 you a cup of tea.
New World wanted to
Mum Thanks, I'm exhausted. Is Holly here?
explain why the future
Dad No, she isn't - she 10 later. Her train was
will be perfect.
cancelled so she 11 the next fast one. 10 The Children ojMen is
Mum That's a nuisance. What time does it get here? set in a time quite soon.
11 In The Children oj
Dad Midnight.
Men people stop having
Mum That's very late. How 12 she here from children because they
the station? don't want them.
Dad Don't worry. I 13 her. 12 Oryx and Crake is
Mum And what about dinner? Do you want to wait for her?
about problems that
Dad No, it's OK. She 14 something before she gets
probably won't happen
in thf' flltllrf'.
 Frankenstein by Mary
t
The original sci-fi novel in which a young Swiss doctor, Frankenstein, builds an enormous
man from the parts of other bodies. As soon as the doctor brings the creature to life he
gy realises he has made a terrible mistake and runs from his laboratory. When he returns the
next day, the monster has gone and several months later the doctor's brother is found dead,
killed by the monster.

The Strange Case ofDrJ~~I~~~d.... rl'lyct~BYRq~n~dID~!§t~~rn§~~!lj~~~~ni

The story is told from the point of view of several friends of Dr. Jekyll. The doctor wants to
separate the good and bad parts of his character so he secretly develops a drug which
allows him to have a second personality, the evil Mr Hyde. At first the doctor can control
when he becomes Mr Hyde but eventually he can't. The evil Mr Hyde commits murder so
the good Dr Jekyll kills himself. When the body is found, it is Mr Hyde. However, the doctor
has left a confession which explains that the two men are the same person.

Brave NeW World by Aldous Huxt~~t

Brave New World is set in the 26th century. It predicts a kind of utopia where everyone
works according to their abilities and is given what they need. However, to achieve this,
people are genetically engineered so they are satisfied with their role in life. Universal
happiness is possible because everyone takes mind-altering drugs. The novel attacks the
idea that a perfect world can be found through technology and science.

Nineteen Eighty Four by GeorgeOlWelt(l~r

Nineteen Eighty Four foresees a grey, controlled Britain where everyone lives in fear. The
country, now part of Oceania, is run by the Party and an imaginary leader, Big Brother,
watches people all the time. The Party rewrites history and tries to control every aspect of
people's lives, including what they think. The central character, Winston Smith, commits
thought-crimes because he keeps a secret diary and falls in love with a woman called Julia.
He is arrested and taken to Room 101 where he is tortured until he loses his individuality
and learns to love Big Brother.

The Children of Men by p.o. James (1992).

The Children of Men looks at a not-too-distant future in which every adult in the world has become infertile.
No babies have been born for about two decades so the world has an aging population. Adults have toys and
pets as substitute children but there is no purpose in life and suicide is common. People are brought to Britain
from developing countries to work but the government deports them when they are sixty.

OryxaridCr.~ke by Marg~t AttwO()d (200$)

This book gives a terrible warning of what the future may be like if we don't do something now about
problems such as global warming and social divisions. Genetically engineered animals supply food and the
important people live in high-tech, luxury homes with controlled climates while the poor and uneducated live
in dangerous, decaying areas.

4 This book describes a world where space

. nineteenth century book predicts
plant surgery.
'pessimistic book warns us that we
o uldn'tignore current problems.
',. book predicts the constant
, 'eillance that has come true with
'ty cameras on many British
n future. we lose interest in the nresent.
travel is an everyday event. D
5 The main idea was very modern because
[6] it was written when psychiatry and
psychology were new sciences. D
D 6 In this book, the author warns us of the
problems that too much technology
could bring. D
7 The author suggests that without a
n
VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
I Complete with words from the Word List.
Verb Npun Adjective
1 adapt adaptbr
2 advance advance
3 _ alteration
4 celebrate celehration
5­ complexity
6­ disastrous
7 _ eruption
8 _ evolution
9­ extinction
10 fantasise fantastic
11 _ prediction predictable
12 _ summary
13 threaten

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of

words from Exercise 1.
1 I'll make a cake to celebrate your birthday!
2 The issue of global warmmg is a
_____ one so there are lots of
different opinions.
3 \V'hen Mount Vesuvius in
AD79, the city of Pompeii was buried in as
4 Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are jus
two examples of natural _
5 Some people that climate
change will wipe out humanity.
6 It's New Year's Eve: what are your
_ _ _ _ _ for the coming year?
7 The idea of a mass migration to space is a

8 The World Wildlife Fund is a charity which

tries to save animals from _
9 You have to your main points
at the end of your essay or presentation.
10 Many low-lying countries are _
by floods.
11 Many scientists say that birds _
from flying dinosaurs.
:1 Circle the 'odd one out'.
1 earthquake [climate] volcanic eruption
tsunami
2 vast quantity massive enormous
3 flu HIV mud Sars
4 drought forest fire hurricane disaster
5 species molten lava mud ash
6 servant exhibition terrorist optimist
7 exhibition gig wave presentation
8 predict adapt evolve change
Match the beginnings and endings of these sentences. Extend your vocabulary
1 The cloud of ash from the volcanic
eruption blocked [t] 1 StUdy the weather words, and tick any conditions
.2 If we don't change the way we live in the you have experienced in the last month.
1, developed world, we're heading D
Sometimes helicopters are used to put D
Machines can now carry D
Don't get stressed D
_If a meteorite hits the earth, it will
r probably wipe D
out most living things.

out the sun.

out forest fires.

out about things which may never happen.

for disaster.

out many tasks that were once done by people.

plete the texts with the correct alternatives. 2: Complete the captions with words from Exercise 1.

_._ is a viral infection. The flu 2 _ which

ed the 1918 3_ was 25 times more deadly
normal and it caused more deaths than
First World War.
.a Marathon b Headache c Humanity

d Influenza

a virus b chemical c epidemic d wave

a impact b disaster c pandemic

d eruption

consequences of a massive 4 _ could be 1 Large parts of the city of New Orleans were
trous for 5 _ . For example, a cloud of ash destroyed when a hit it in 2005.
d 6 _ the sun and the molten lava would
oy everything in its path.
forest fire b tsunami C greenhouse gas
volcanic eruption
terrorists b scientists c humanity
mass migration
block out b head for c put out
. wipe out
possible that one day terrorists will have
to build a nuclear weapon. However,
7_ 2 New York's most famous was in
. er 8 _ to the world may be greenhouse 1888. Heavy snow and strong winds made
s and mass migration as rising sea levels snowdrifts of more than 10 metres high.
e 9 _ and force people to move.
'. probability b resources C fantasy
impact
impact b disaster C optimist d threat
floods b clouds C droughts d extinction
.s - or very large 1 0 _ are caused by 1 1 _
r the sea. The word 'tsunami' comes from
ese because that [ 2 _ has a lot of them.
meteorites b waves c droughts
river banks 3 In the summer of 2005, heavy s
'IF
floods b consequences C earthquakes caused s at the Glastonbury music
hurricanes festival, and more than a hundred tents were
 Amazing animals

GRAMMAR
1 Match actions 1-6 with resu
a-f. Write the Zero Condition
sentences with if or when +
1 look after a dog properly
2 put oil on water
3 a bee stings you
4 crocodile loses a tooth
5 predator pulls a
lizard's tail
6 an ostrich is frightened
a die
b put/head in the ground
c grow/a new one
d fall off
e float
f live/for about 12 years

1 If ou look after a do
it lives for about 1 2
2 _

3 _

4 _

5 _

6 _

2 Complete the song lyrics with

Second Conditional form of the
verbs in brackets.
1 If I had (have) a million
dollars, I~ (buy) you a
house. (Barenaked Ladies)
2 If I (fall) in love
with you, you
_ _ _ (promise) to be
true? (The Beatles)
Mind the trap! 3 you _
The first conditional if clause is about the future, but we always
(know) my name if I
use the Present Simple, not will.
_ _ _ (see) you in
If we go away ... NOT If "0'8 wi!! ge away ...
heaven? (Eric Clapton)
4 If you (be) in
these arms tonight ... I
_ _ _ (tell) you that I
_ _ _ never _
(leave) you. (Bon Jovi)
5 If you (know) how
I missed you, you _
(will not) stay away today.
 at the situations. Write P (possible) or
likely).
u have some free time this weekend.
ou don't have time to finish your
omework.
ISUtts dog bites you.
Dnal meone gives you a million dollars.
i+ it
Hollywood film producer asks you to
~ly Star in a movie.
ou miss the last bus home.
ere is an elephant in your classroom.
First or Second Conditional questions for the
'ons in Exercise 3. Then write true answers.

6 Complete the conversation with Zero, First or Second

Conditional sentences.
Child Oh, please, Mum. Can I have a dog?
Mum No, you can't. If I I bought (buy) you
a dog, you wouldn't buy (not take) it
for walks.
Child Oh please, I promise. If you
2 (buy) me a dog, I
_ _ _ _ _ (take) it for a walk
everyday.
Mum No, you won't! I know you.
Shop What about a cat? If you 3 _
plete the second sentence so it has the same assistant (have) a cat, you _
ing as the first. (not have to take) it for walks.
We'll go on holiday at the end of term. Child Can I have a cat?
As soon as term ends, we'll go on holiday. Mum No, I'm sorry, you definitely can't
.H you don't work hard, you won't pass your have a cat. Unless we 4 _
exams. (keep) it indoors all the time, it
Unless _ _ _ _ _ _ (bring) dead birds home.
You can have a pet if you promise to look Shop What about a mouse? If you
i after it properly. assistant 5 (get) a mouse, it
Provided _ _ (live) in a cage.
I'll go home and take the dog for a walk. Mum Would it smell bad?
As soon as _ Shop No, if you 6 (clean) a
If our cat has somewhere warm to sleep, she's assistant mouse's cage regularly, it
happy. _ _ _ _ _ (not smell) bad.
r As long as _
Child Oh, please, Mum.
You shouldn't get a big dog if you haven't got Mum OK provided that you 7 _
a garden.
Unless _ (promise) to look after it properly, I
_ (buy) a mouse for you.
. The dog whines if we leave it alone.
When _ Child I promise. Every day when I
8 (come) home from school,
I (feed) it and
_ _ _ _ _ (clean) the cage.
Mum As long as you do that, you can have
it. If you ever 9 (forget), I
_ _ _ _ _ (bring) it back to the
shop. Do you understand?
USTENING
1 . . Read notes 1-2. Then listen and match them
to speakers A-G. There is one extra speaker.

10

20

2 Ii!IiJ What do you think these abbreviations mean?

Listen again and check.
w' imp.
wpm equip.

3 am You are going to listen to part of a lecture SPEAKING

about chimpanzees. Read the speaker's notes.
listen and put them in order. 1 Look at the cartoon. Put the first sentences in the
COrrect order. Then complete the second sentences.
A 1 thinklI/today/are/the/that Star willi

chances/win.

I think the chances are that Star will win today.

2 She's very healthy and she two
races last month.
B 1 it's/wil1lI think/winlunlikely/very/Gazza!

2 He's fifteen years old and he hasn't won

anything he Was ten.
e 1 I/winiit's/thinklPosh/certainlwilllthat.
2 She's the best horse here and she _
wins.
01 possiblelIt'slFlashlWilllWin./that

2 Joe isn't well, he's a very good rider.

4 _ listen 19ainano oom~ete tftestudent's e 1 winiStar/won't/definitely/come last/may not/
but/she.
notes. Remembet ttl use abbfeVi41tiOOsam:l syrnbofs
Whene_~.
2 She's definitely ~~_than Gazza.
2~te the :sentencts $0 they are true for you.
1 I will definitelY fhiish schoo/before I'm nineteen .
2 I eer'tainlywol1't~._~~~_ _~_ _
3 lfs possible that I will ~~~ _
4 I probably won't ~~~_~_ _~__
5 .. . '.. . work in a zoo.
6 ..... :get married before I'm twenty.
., M.ve;a pet When I'm older.
S learn to drive.
 Batin.g meat is wrong. Do you agree?

many people in the world enjoy eating meat, more people are
to become vegetarians. They think that eatingjlleat'g
and that the animals are kept in cruel conditi~ns. I agree with these
pebpleso I stopped eating meat two years ago.

First of all, a lot of farmers keep animals in environments whlGh

are unsuitable for them. For example, in factory farms the animals
are indoors all the time and don't have enough space to move freely.
Furthermore, the animals are at risk of illness oocausethey HVe
close together so vets give them antibiotics which get into their
meat.

- Some meat eaters say that meat is healthy and that we tan buy organic
or free range meat. However, both organic and free range meat are very
expensive so only rich people can afford them, Also,m~ateaters say
that it is natural for us to eat meat because bUr teet:~hlaaii'niChrt'e'!Ra.chEL. 1
are designed to eat everything. I think that rt'tOdertl pedple can choose 1iI!~_""
what to eat - in ancient times, people had to eat anYthing they found
or they died.

In conclusion, although a lot of people eat and 'enjoy ~t:, 11: ~!l.ieve
that a vegetarian diet is healthier, kinder to ahi'lnals ~, ~r.
Above all, there are too many hungry people in the worl~ llIO' we, should
use our resources to feed everyone.

~.
!

3 Underline words or phrases in the essay which

reasons to support your opinion.
with a strong reason for your opinion. D
# h with a short summary of the
ents on both sides.
more than one argument against
opinion.
your opinion at the end of the first
~.
raph to help your reader to prepare
er. the next part.
't/ a new paragraph to show that you
moving to a new topic, in this case,
arguments against.
with a topic sentence which
arises the main points of the essay. [6]
linking words and phrases to show
structure of your argument.
introduce:
D
1 an additional argument
2 the final sununary of the argument
D 3 the most important point
<I Choose one of the titles 1-4 and write an opinion
D essay. Remember to:
• make notes before you start
D • use paragraphs to structure your
argument clearly
• use linking words and phrases to help
D your reader
1 It is wrong to keep animals as pets.
2 Using animals for food and/or clothes is
wrong.
D 3 It is natural for humans to use animals for
food and clothing.
4 If cows were the dominant species, they
would eat us.

I­
~.
VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the words in brackets.
1 Bees adore sweet things like fruit and sugar.
(ADORATION)
2 In the Arctic, foxes and bears have white
to themselves. (CAMOUFLAGE) "
3 Destroying natural areas like forests
the animals which live there.
(DANGER)
4 Some people believe that elephants have
very good . (MEMORISE).
5 In herds of animals, there is usually a lead
animal that the others _
(OBEDIENT)
6 Cats are easy pets to keep because they are
_ _ _ _ " (DEPEND)
7 A pigeon is a bird that knows
its way home. (INSTINCT)
8 These insects are flat and grey-green in
_ _ _ _ . (APPEAR)

2 Number the animals from largest (1) to smallest (10

bat [] flea []

bee [] ostrich []

crow [] plankton []

eagle [] rat []

elephant rn worm []

3 Put the animals from Exercise 2 in the correct

places. Use the Word List and your own ideas to
add more animals.

,L
 plete the sentences with the correct alternatives. 6 Label the picture. Use the correct adjectives from
Exercise 5.
nof Tigers and zebras are both (striped)/ spotted
animals.
Igar.
Mter a year at sea, penguins walk many miles
inland to their hunting / breeding grounds.
Long-haired dogs are sometimes drunk /
IE)
irritable in hot weather.
Wolves and bears are major predators / pests
~.
of wild reindeer. loveable 2 _
Plankton are a pointless / an essential part
of the underwater food chain.
A vet is someone who has been sponsored /
trained to work with animals.
Biologists say there is a genetic / man-made
r
Ilre
connection between eye and hair colour.
People sometime use hypnosis / sacrifice to
help them give up smoking.
Foxes have become civilised / urban
animals in Britain, often seen on streets and
in gardens.
_ ::::.:.:.:.:.: .:.:.:.:.:.:.::::: .
ch adjectives 1-12 with definitions a-I.
I
(10). arrogant 0 7 loveable 0 '<~;"~
cruel 0 8 loyal 0
gentle 0 9 obedient 0
independent 0 10 solitary 0 d!~T ,I,
intriguing 0 11 sophisticated 0 \!!

lazy 0 12 wise 0 \li .

5 _ 6 _
very interesting because it's strange or unusual
supporting your friends, beliefs, country etc.
, always doing what you are told or what is the
rule or law Extend your vocabulary
very unkind, hurting other people/animals
big headed 1 Complete the table.
friendly and attractive so easy to like a lot Subject Person
confident and able to do things alone
makes good decisions and gives good advice biology
has experience of life and knows about things botany botanist
like art, fashion etc. chemist
kind and careful so you don't hurt other geology
people/animals physicist
usually preferring to be alone
not liking work or activity psychology
zoologist
2 Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 1.
1 Biology is the study of all living things.
2A studies animals and their
behaviour.
3 Marie Sklodowska Curie was a famous

4 The study of the world's rocks, earth and

how they have changed is _
5 Sigmund Freud is one of the fathers of
modern _
6 study flowers and plants.
7 Charles Darwin was a famous _
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR .3 Completethe secondsentence so that it
has a similar mean.ing to the first Use the
1 Comptetethe wordS wl.th one letter in words in capital letters.
each gap. (6 points} 1 My cat is noless friendly than my dog.
1 What could be done to stop a !!J ~ 1;: .@. Q r. My cat is as friendly as my dog.
hitting the Earth? 2 It is certain that we won't. be

2 With no rain for six months, this is the worst on time.

_ r __ g '- _ in living memory. We on time.

3 The _ a __ h..:. _ a __ measured 7.1 on the

3 It is unlikely that.he will help us.

Richter Scale.
4 The heavy rain caused __ 0 __ s in He help us.

many towns. 4 I'll only joiriyour organisation if you

5 A _ u __ i is approaching the coast are serious.

with winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour. I you are serious.

6 A volcanic __ u 0 _ yesterday forced 5 I'll buy you a dog but you must take it
villagers to leave their homes. for walks every day. .
7 The __ u _ a __ sent tidal waves west to I'll buy you a.dog _~_----'-~__
Japan and east to America. for walks every day.

2 Complete the sentences with a· word 6 He can sleep in. the house but you
from the box in the correct form. There is must wash him first.
one extra word. (6 points} He can sleep in the house ....,
him first. . ..
face wipe double beeome rise
alter lead observe 7 Immediately after I get.ijp, the dog
wants his breakfa.st. .
1 If we're not careful, many places in the world The dog wants his breakfast _..:.....,. ~
will become deserts. up.
2 Today there is the amount of traffic
4: Complete the sentences with the correct
on the roads compared to the late 1970s.
form of the verbs in brackets. (6 poi
3 This new power station will to
health problems in the future. 1 What would happen if alneteor .full (fall) in
4 The recent in the Earth's the sea?
temperature can't be the result of natural 2 When he (get)here, we'll start
cau,ses. the party.
5 We have worse dangers than this in 3 If we buy you a pet, you (get) to
the past and we have overcome them. look after it.
6 We are the environment and don't 4 If humans (be) more careful, this
yet know what the result of these changes planet would be much cleaner.
will be. 5 We probably (not develop) clean
7 I can't believe that dinosaurs could have been energy because companies can get more
____ out by a meteorite. profit from oil.
6 He (not escape). Look, you can see
two·guards watching him.
7 Do you think that humans _
peace one day?
 ,Complete the letter with the correct LISTENING SKILLS
rnatives. (6 points)
1 mill) Listen to eight people discussing the
future. Match speakers 1--8 with headings
a-i. Therels one- extra heading. (8 points)
- Soxo)
's Lvfc ot collEgE? I ll"xvk ~OLl\'E lLlCk~ tl,ot

a Scientists will thinkof$Qmething o

'tC r\Dl ot l,omE o,'-~ ~lOIE. mm'k betS 1J0LLLJI,t 0

bI'm sure it will end sUddenly o

,'ot! WI'~ 0 l'Ot? If' I '__ 0 ret) vt 'NOLlLO.

cThe answer w0lit't be found anywhere else o

scmdl'LX\-g ,,-vCE lc%-E 0 ,(og 0' 0 cot IJLlt m~
d I defInitely Won't fm<i lYut ..'
e Our children WilidefiriiteIy be richer
o
· ,CI' IJOLlLjl,t 0 l'Ot, Nov-. I,E so~s tI,ot vl I,os

· I'll>'- OI'oll"J. Ar"l:oOXE,vtL~) ,,{' lots ) - - kEr

yt than us o
S oll ,(o~) ll'E~ " Ll"bOr"lAj' I lolJ I,vm­
LA'­
fOur haturalresources rilightrunout soon o
't ' _ lhvs l'Ot vS,,'l kErot LX\- 0 COgE oll 9 We'll probably be alright o
I I v-.vll IJE L'"I'Or"lAj! h We willdefinitely have to change
r The nej{t generation wilUeatn from onr
o
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OiJOvE tI'E coft' so 1 Complete the words in the text with one
letter in eachspac8. . ..... ... ..... . [1.POirrts)
'I'd like to l~ :!d!.c 1bYexPlainjng whyl want
to talk abontdogs.2_~G;...;...;...;...,and most
importantly,. I've got ~~~~ffichIhave had for
eight years now. He's~t~Jli.gent and loving and,
in many ways, my best friend. 3_ ,... ,

I'd like to e~lain .s«!l{t\~6Ithe problems as well

as the advantageso! t}wning.a dog, as any{)ne
who is thinking of getting one should be aware
of these. .
You 4 , dogs need l€ xercise, not just on
wann days but every day, morningancl evening.
even on a day llketodaYlwas UP at 6a.m. Brr.
Sorry. 5 .:.:. was. I? Ohyes.Exercise is vital
for dogs ....
b will buy c would buy @)bought
3were bare c will be d would be •.• 6 on to my dog, Rex. He's an
3 get b got C would get d will get
Alsatian, a big dog. When you buy a dog, yon
. 3 if b provided that b unless, b when

need to train it, as a puppy_ The 7_ _ ;... _ _ is,

3 will b won't C would d might

any dog can be dangerous if it isn't trained

3 will definitely
correctly at a young age ...
'. b will probably
... Last but not 8 ,your dog can
C probably won't
protect you from danger, barking ot, attacking
d definitely won't
people who try to hurt you ... .'
.3 When b Unless c If d As long

1 Five sentences in 1-10 contain mistakes. Tick the correct sentences

and cross the incorrect ones. Then correct the incorrect sentences.
1 Will she have become a doctor if her mother hadn't Would she have become a doctor if
been one? her mother hadn't been one'?
2 He'd have worked harder in French lessons if he has a
French penfriend. D
3 If he'd been ill on the day of the exam, could he have
taken it at another time? D
4 If I'd enjoyed studying, I had have gone to university. D
5 If she'd left home earlier, would she have got to the
interview on time? D
6 My parents wouldn't have been angry if I'd phoned and
told them where I was. D
7 If I hadn't sleep late this morning, I won't have missed
breakfast. D
8 Can she have got the job if she hadn't known the boss? D
9 I wouldn't known anything about Picasso if we hadn't
learned about h~ at school. D
10 A lot of Df~onle hadn't heen sllccpssflll if thev had bppn
Look at the pairs of pictures and write sentences.

1 borrow laptop / drop it 2 break laptop / need to buy a new

If he hadn't borrowed the laptop, he wouldn't have
dropped it.

3 have money / get a job 4 get job / meet Hannah

5 work in the shop / get a cheap computer 6 invite to the cinema / get married
3 Read the story. Complete the Third Conditional
sentences.
Francis Gregory's successful career as a singer
isn't the one he planned. When he was at
school, he sang in a band as a hobby but he
planned to go to university to study Maths.
Unfortunately, he was in an accident when he
was 17 and spent six months in hospital.
The accident happened late at night when he
was cycling home from a party. It was dark
when he left the party and he didn't have any
bike lights. However, there wasn't much traffic
so he decided to cycle anyway. As he was
cycling through the centre of town he was hit
by a car. The driver, Katy, was going too fast so
she didn't see Francis until it was too late.
Luckily, Katy stopped and took him to hospital.
Francis was very badly injured and the doctor
said that he could have died if the driver
hadn't helped him. Katy, felt very guilty so she
visited him frequently while he was in hospital.
Surprisingly, Francis and Katy became good
friends and when Francis finally left hospital,
Katy put him in touch with a friend in a band.
Francis had missed all his exams while he was
in hospital so he decided to go for an audition.
The band liked his voice and he got the job as
their singer.
1 Francis/go to university/he/
not be in an accident
Francis would have gone to university. if he hadn't
been in an accident.
2 he/leave the party early/he/
not cycle in the dark without lights
3 be a lot of traffic/he/not cycle in the dark
4 the driver/may see him/she not drive fast
5 the driver/not takelFrancis/to hospital/he/die
6 Katy/not feel guilty/she/not visit him
4: Write two more Third Conditional sentences about
the text.
2 ---'
5 Rewrite the sentences using the Zero, First, Seco
or Third Conditional. The second sentence must h
the same meaning as the first.
1 You put oil on water, the oil floats.
If ou ut oil on wa r it floats.
2 Madonna's new record is coming out soon
and I don't want to buy it.
When -----'
3 President Kennedy went to Dallas and he
was shot.
If _
4 Water boils when you heat it to lOOC.
If _
5 I like sport so I watch the TV sports channel. .
If _
6 Lennon and McCartney met so the Beatles
existed.
The Beatles _
7 I wear boots when it's cold.
If _
8 Karl Marx and Chairman Mao never met so
they didn't have an interesting conversation.
9 It doesn't usually snow in June in Europe so I
can't go skiing then.
If _
 3 Read the list of events and put
them in the correct order. There
Look at the text quickly, and circle the best alternatives. is one extra sentence.
1 The text is about F Scott Fitzgerald's _
a work b life c wife
. • They moved to Europe.
• They lived in a rich
o
2 The text is to
neighbourhood.
• The Great Gatsby was
o
a amuse you. b advertise something. C inform you.
published. o
8 ) Read the text. Match sentences a-g with gaps 1-7. • She died. 0
: Usten and check. • He worked in Hollywood. 0
a i\merican novelist and short story v;riter. • He worked in advertising. 0
. b With their good looks and wild lifestyle • He went to university. OJ
c In the following years • He met Zelda. 0
d Encouraged by the success of the story • He lost his job. 0
e By the mid 1930s, he and Zelda were living separately • He joined the army. 0
f After he left the army in 1919
g After a turbulent romance
• He fought in France. 0
• He died. 0

He was born in St Paul, Minnesota, and entered Princeton

rsity in 1913. In 1917he left before graduating to join

. S Army. While stationed in Alabama, he met and became

to Zelda Sayre who also had ambitions to be a writer.

moved to New York and worked briefly for an advertising

. In the same year he sold his first short story, Babes in the

In the story, the hero, like Fitzgerald, goes to Princeton

. joining the army (unlike Fitzgerald, the character gets

" France to fight in the First World War) and then works

ertising. 3_._ , Fitzgerald returned to St Paul and rewrote a

he had started in the army, This Side ofParadise, which was

ed in 1920 and was an immediate success.

I , Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre were married in 1920 and two years later they moved~Q Great
New York. Living in this rich community gave Fitzgerald a lot of materialfor his 1925nove1
? 'eat Gatsby. Although he was writing and publishing stories and novels, the couple.neeged to
ore cheaply so in 1924 they moved to Europe. While they were living there, Fitzgetald's .
t novel, The Great Gatsby, was published. . . . .. .
the Fitzgeralds travelled back and forth between Europe and the Statesseveralt~~,Fora
of periods he workedinHollywood as a screenwriter and he latetretur~edt~takeup a
. 'd contract with a fllmstudio. Despite his talents as a writer,he only<;omplete~onefl1m·
before being sacked because of his problems with alcohol. ... .. .•.•..•.•.. .
use she was suffering .from mental health problems and living ina llospital't\1xhough
ever got divorced, he started a relationship with a journalist and it wastn hera'p~r~mentthat
of a heart attack in 1940. Zelda outlived him by eight years but diedtragical1ytllt. ;I. fire if!
ntal hospital where she was living. . . ... . ..
the Fitzgeralds represented thel920s jazz age. They were both talentedpeoplea.ndF. Stott
. d is thought to be One of the USA's finest novelists. Sadly; they both.had p-robterns whlCh
pIe think destroyed them and wasted their talents. .
SPEAKING GRAMMAR
1 Complete the phrases.
Sally I've got an interview for that surruner job
in Spain!
Scott Well done, sis! When is it?
Sally Thursday 10th. What shall I wear?
Scott You'd 1 better not wear those jeans ­
they are too old and dirty!
Sally Shall I wear my new jeans?
Scott No. If 2 , I'd wear something
smart.
Sally That sounds boring.
Scott Yes, but you want the job, don't you? It's
3 making a good impression.
You 4 take that horrible
thing out of your lip too.
Sally Oh, Scott! Don't be so old-fashioned!
Scott Why 5 get your hair cut?
Does the letter say if the interview is in
Spanish or English?
Sally I don't know - the person's name is
Spanish so they might want to do the
interview in Spanish.
Scott You might 6 to listen to some
Spanish CDs.
• I'd learnt to swim when I was younger.
I wish
we hadn't forgotten to bring a camera.
I'd left home ten minutes later.
If only
we hadn't left the door unlocked.
1 Read situations 1-11. Label them present or past.
1 You want to have a quiet weekend
at home. present
2 You have to share a bedroom.
3 You forgot to do your science
homework.
4 You can never remember people's
names.
5 You didn't go on holiday last year.
6 You spent €100 on a pair of jeans.
7 You didn't get good marks in
your last test.
a You haven't got a car.
9 You can't afford to go to the
Critical Age concert.
10 You couldn't go to the graduation
party last weekend.
11 You argue a lot with your sister.
",Write the sentences in Exercise 1 using 1wish or <I Use the words in brackets to rewrite the sentences.
II only.
1 I'm sorry that my best friend moved to
1 I wish I could have a qUiet weekend at home, another school. (stay)
2 -----­ _ I wish my best friend had stayed at my school
3 --'--_ _ 2 I'm sorry that I don't see my cousins more
4 _ often. (live closer)
5 _ If only --,'-- _
6 _ 3 I regret not learning to play the piano when I
was a child. (have lessons)
7 ~------------- I wish _
8 _
9 _ 4 It's a pity my brothers argue. (get on)
10 _ I wish _
~, 11 5 It would be great if I could drive. (learn)
----------------- If only ~ _
Look at pictures a-h. Write sentences 1-8.
S Write sentences that are true for you.
Three things you regret about your life now:
... 1 I wish I wasn't doing this exercise,
2 -'-­ _
3 _
4 _
Three more things you regret about your
country/the world now:
1 If only it wasn't so expensive to go to university,
2 _
1 not accept the invitation 3 _
I wish I hadn't accepted the invitation. 4 _

3 not leave school at fifteen 4 have a mobile phone

5 marry my brother-in-law

6 he is talking to me

8 sWim
VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
1 Complete with words from the Word List.
Noun (person) Noun (thing)
1 aristocrat aristocracy
2 _ coaching
3 consultant
4 enthusiast
5 _ graduation
6 _ instruction
7 phobic
2 Complete sentences 1-7 with words from Exercise 1
1 Bill has been the team's football coach for
three years.
2 Usually, get better jobs than
people who don't go to university.
3 She won't get a plane because she has a
______ about flying.
4 I wish I could drive but I can't afford to pay a
driving for lessons.
5 Traditionally, are rich and
own a lot of land.
6 Harry's mad about sailing - he's a real

7 The planners are in with the

residents about the new parking scheme.
3 Find words with similar meanings from the Word List
Use them to complete the first part of a mystery story.
driver chauffeur known _
active _ strange _
sure _ brown _
laugh _

The lchauffeur stopped the car.

He walked round and opened the car door'
me. I could hear sounds of a 2 p
- voices, music, laughter. When I knocked,
front door swung open and a man stood th
He was tall, and his face was 3
obviously just got back from so-m-e-tr-o-p-ic-a-lh-oii ..
or other.
'I'm here to see Mr Charles: I said.
Without a word, he led me into the house.
heard a woman 4 as I followed h' ~.
Perhaps she thought my arrival was some so
of joke.
I waited alone in the small study. ra been in
before, three weeks ago, so it was 5 0

Everything looked the same. But no - the pict

of the 6 woman had gone. The w
Was
..1 __ ..
empty. How
•
strange! At that moment th
 lete the text with the correct $alternatives.
you dream of being a 1 _ rock star with a
-driven Rolls Royce and dozens of 3 _
ing you for your 4_? Think carefully! Not
ryone is 5 _ the task. You need to be very
rmined and 6 _ . How would you feel if
went to 7 _ and the judges said you had a
'ble voice or you were too fat?
a comedian @millionaire c monk
-1J instructor
a bodyguard b graduate c pope
d chauffeur
a fans b spies c coaches d aristocrats
a consultation b courage C talent
'd autograph
family.
a up to b up on C over to d in with
7 My grandfather won a medal/diploma for
a suspicious b confident c lonely
bravery when he rescued someone from a fire.
d addicted
8 My brother fUlfilled / encouraged me to
rI a an opera b consultation C an audition
d an appointment
Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs
mthe box.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct alternatives.
1 I didn't go to the graduation party because I
had passed ;[flunked] my exams.
2 I can't understand what she says because
she has a strong accent / influence.
3 When we reached our determination /
destination, we got off the bus.
4 The European Convention on Human Rights
says that people have a right to prey"udice /
privacy.
5 Some rock singers have battalions /
bodyguards to protect them.
6 She doesn't need to work because she
inherited / spent a lot of money from her
become a doctor.
Extend your vocabulary
1 Study the phrasal verbs with up and complete
sentences 1-8.
break up: (1) to end; a m~e or relationship,
(2) the separation of a group. organisation,
country into smaller parts
drink up: to drink something quickly for a
reason, eg you have to leave
hang up: to finish a phone call
line up: to stand waiting one behind the other
in a queue or line
mess up: to spoil or ruin something important
own up: to admit that you have,done
something wrong
pull up: to stop (eg car/bus)
split up: (1) to end a relationship (2) to divide a
group into smaller groups
turn up: (1) to arrive somewhere when you aren't
expected (2) to look for something and find it
1 Their marriage broke up after twenty years.
2 The teacher the two naughty boys
in the class.
3 We outside the concert for three
hours because we wanted the best seats.
4 My uncle always at the front door
when it's time for a meal.
5 I arrived at the bus stop as the bus _
6I my driving test - I drove through
a red light!
7 We all had to stay in the classroom until the
thief _
8 The detectives some interesting
evidence when they searched the house.
 Taking a break

GRAMMAR

Present Simple Dinner is/isn't

Present Continuous Guests are being/aren't being
Past Simple The hotel was/wasn't
Past Continuous The rooms were being/weren't being cleaned
has been/hasn't been

1 Complete the sentences with the correct alternatives.

1 The Wigwam Motel, Arizona _ of Native
American tents.
a is making @is made c were made
d has been made
2 The motel _ by the Lewis family in the
1950s.
a has been started @Vas started
C is being started d started
3 Today, the motel _ by members of the same
family.
@s managed b was managed
c will be managed d has been managed
4 The wigwams _ from cloth or animal skins.
a aren't being made b hadn't been made
c isn't made @)tren't made
5 Between the 1930s and 50s, several Wigwam
motels in the US.
a are being built b hadn't been built
@were built d will be built
2 Complete the sentences with the correct passive
form of the verbs in brackets.
1 The Tree House Hotel is being built (build) in
a forest in Scotland. , .d
2 The hotel \w1~4~8"tdesign) by a Brazilian
. 1,I€.i') I
arc h Itect. ,
3 The rooms \NIttJ Q"I-\~r(link) by 10 metre
high walkways between 1he,t~e~'J.,,1
4 The guests' meals "",LQ (k dtU (deliver) in
bags which they will pull into the tree. .
5 Reservations qrw(~(W"1~ (not acceptfat the
moment because the rooms won't be ready
for t.wo vp~n,-
 1) Change the sentences from active to passive.
1 We take breakfast to the guests' rooms.
Breakfast is taken to the guests' rooms,
2 We aren't filling the pool lJ~til July. ,
",",0101'1 ~. 1" ~ ~:(,...
3 We didn't clean the bedrooms yesterday.
"'&re.-.'4· ~... ..f
4 No one carried the guest's bags. to her room.
~,I~ eoJ..Jvi,{jI...

5 Someone saw a mouse in the kitchen.

11M fa-.~

6 The hotel doesn't a.ccePt credit cards. • I

~ I~' t:.c...I'•.t1?~.ol fa-.f<..t ~~,

6 Complete the paragraph with the correct passive

form of the verbs in tile box.
base film ffiake manage not make
show use write ex 3)
are four more mistakes in the text. Find and Fawlty Towers is one
t them. of British TV's most
opened famous comedies. The
e Igloo Village in Finland is 6ftefl:&jeach year programme l was made
in the 1970s and
m January to April. The igloo~uilt like 2 by husband
and wife team, John
"tional houses but thefitOt mede from ice, Cleese and Connie
Booth. Although only
yare made from glass. The area around twelve episodes
Igloo Village is cove~ by snow so lots of 3 more than
30 years ago, many of
. ter sports~ arranged for guests. the lines from the
show 4 still
. passive questions about the three hotels on ____ as part of
68 in your Students' Book.
everyday language.
Hotel More episodes
whatlhotellmake from? 5 because the writers
What is the hotel made from? did not want the idea to get tired and boring.
what temperature/rooms/keep at? , The scripts for the programmes 6 on a
ore k-Lf t cd .
real experience the couple had had when they
, wherelhotellbuilteach year? stayed at a terrible hotel with a bad-tempered
'I) -\f.e
manager. They realised they had found a great
tle Stuart situation for a comedy: the best hotel managers
how long ago/castlelbuild? are friendly, patient and polite but their
~~ f1~ imaginary hotel 7 by an aggressive,
. how many people/murder/while/castlelbuj.l?? 0 IdD impatient, rude man called Basil Fawlty.
~- {t-A t,•./i) i ~'4 ""'" ~ The series 8 regularly on TV and
when/caStle/attaCk.? f despite being so old, it still attracts new fans.
LI~ \oJ"" 1k roAQ cf.ll',~
A lot of good comedies 9 since 1975
eidon Underwater Resort but some people believe that nothing as funny
10 ever again.
where/resortlbuilt? ().
, I> ~ \R..Klt t \'f.., 'j' R,";et

e
,
. howlhotel/link/land?
., D u." f. P .,. I. "jI I.
oj _
,I _
_
.1 '1
_
 SPEAKING
1 Study the bar graph. Circle the best answers.
Passenger travel in Britain 1984-2004
OJ 800
~

~ 700

.Q 600
:'i' 500

~ 400
[ 300

200

~ 100

15
a

1 The total number of journeys is [rising]!

jalling.
2 The percentage of journeys by car, van an '
taxi has gone up / down. .
3 The percentage of journeys on other forms .
of transport has / hasn't changed a lot.
LISTENING
2 Study the pie chart. Complete the sentences with
1 Look at the picture. What tickets are the people buying? correct information in words or numbers.
a bus b plane c train Non-car passenger

travel 2004

2 GiDD Read the conversation and circle what you

think you will hear. Listen and check.
TIcket clerk I[CanJ! Will I help you?
Traveller Yes, how much is a 2 ticket /
motor cycles
train to Oxford, please?
Ticket clerk One way is £17, twenty-four hour (Source: Department

for Transport)

3 single / return is £18 and a three

month 4 return / journey is £20.
Traveller Sorry, what does 'one way' mean?
Is it a 5 return / single?
Ticket clerk Yes, it is. If you bought one, you'd
have to buy another ticket to come
back.
Traveller I see. Can we have two three­
month 6 returns / singles, please?
Ticket clerk Here you are, that's £40.00.
1 About one half of journeys on public transpo
are on trains.
2 Nearly percent of journeys are by .
3 journeys by public transport are on
bus, coach or train.
3 Study the line graph. Complete the sentences.
Changes in income and real cost of transport
220 - disposable income
200 - bus and coach fares

Traveller Thanks. When does the next g 180 ".". all motoring

"160 ."., petrolloil

7 coach / car leave? @
m 140
Ticket clerk At 12.30 - you'll get it if you ~ 120

8 hurry / walk slowly. ~ 100

80
.j..;.;~~~:;:-·~';;:~:-:"c::

' ..
. :~ ;c,.".•...•.,........

Traveller Which 9 platform / stop does it

60 + - - - - - - , - - - - r - - - - , - - - - - , - - - - - - ,
go from? o
en '"en §
m m
Ticket clerk 10 Fourteen. / I don't know. N

(Scurce: Office of National Statistics)

Traveller Thanks, goodbye.
'Ii Ticket clerk You're welcome. 1 Disposable income has risen quickly.
J
2 has stayed about the same.
3 tmm Listen and match announcements A-e with 3 dropped in the 1980s but
headings 1-3. went up again.
Announcement
4: Look at the three graphs above. Write one more
1 updated information
sentence about each graph.
announcement D 1 _
2 security announcement D 2 _
3 regular information
Read the text and match notes A-F with
paragraphs 1-5. There is one extra note.

SPOTLIGHT ON

LONDON
~ London is a big, busy, cosmopolitan city on the River Thames in
south east England. It is the capital city and has more than twelve million
inhabitants from all corners of the world.
[II] The history of London goes back thousands of years to when the
first inhabitants made their homes next to the river. After the Great Fire
of London in 1666, most of the city had to be rebuilt and a lot of famous
buildings, for example, St Paul's Cathedral, date from that time.
lliJ Like in many cities, transport is one of the biggest problems. There
is a lot of traffic so it is sometimes quicker to do short distances on foot.
The underground railway is more than a hundred and fifty years old so it is
sometimes unreliable but it covers a huge area and is usually the quickest
way to get around. A few years ago, the city started making drivers pay to
bring cars into the city. This has helped to reduce the traffic problems a bit.
[II] In the 18th century, a famous writer said that 'if a man is tired of
London, he is tired of life' and this is still true. There are so many things
to do and see that a visitor can never be bored. For example, there are
historical sites, internationally important museums and galleries, fascinating
street markets, and modern tourist attractions like the London Eye. From
the top of the London Eye you can see along the Thames and across the
whole of London. All year, excellent plays, concerts and musicals are on at
the hundreds of theatres.
[ll] London is my favourite capital city. Although it is big and crowded,
it is always fascinating. It is the perfect place to spend a few days visiting
galleries, shopping, going to the theatre or just sitting in one of the
thousands of international cafes watching the world walk by your table.

Read the notes about Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Imagine you have been to stay with a Welsh
penfriend in Cardiff. Use the notes to write about the city.
 SPEAKING
1
StUdy the bar graph. Circle the best answers.
Passenger travel in Britain 1984-2004
(fS 800
~ 700
o 600
~
~ 500
c 400
ill[{l 300
~ 200
~ 100
:a
o

1 The total number of journeys is(rising)/

jalling. -
2 The percentage of journeys by car, van an
taxi has gone up / down.
3 The percentage of journeys on other fo
of transport has / hasn't changed a lot.
LISTENING

2 Study the pie chart. Complete the sentences with

1 Look at the picture. What tickets are the people buying? correct information in words or numbers.
a bus b plane c train Non-car passenger
travel 2004
2 liIm Read the conversation and circle what you
think you will hear. Listen and check.
Ticket clerk I[Can)! Will I help you?

Traveller Yes, how much is a 2 ticket /

motor cycles
train to Oxford, please?

Ticket clerk One way is £17, twenty-four hour

(Source: Department
for Transport)
3 single / return is £18 and a three

month 4 return / journey is £20.

1 About one half of journeys on public transp
Traveller Sorry, what does 'one way' mean?
are on trains.
Is it a 5 return / single?
2 Nearly percent of journeys are by
Ticket clerk Yes, it is. If you bought one, you'd
3 journeys by public transport are 0
have to buy another ticket to come
bus, coach or train.
back.
3 Study the line graph. Complete the sentences.
Traveller I see. Can we have two three­

Changes in income and real cost of transport

month 6 returns / singles, please?

220 ~ disposable income

Ticket clerk Here you are, that's £40.00.
200 - bus and coach fares
Traveller Thanks. When does the next
g 180 ." .... all motoring
"160 .•••. petrol/oil
7 coach I car leave?

~ 140
Ticket clerk At 12.30 - you'll get it if you
_. 120

8 hurry / walk slowly.

~_"' 100
L:.,-,---":5'~;:::-----'v
Traveller Which 9 platjorm / stop does it
80
60 + - - - - - , - - - , - - - - - , - - - - - - - - , - - - - - - - ,
go from?
o LD
<Xl §
gJ (J)
Ticket clerk 10 Fourteen. / I don't know.
N

(Source: Office of National Statistics)

Traveller Thanks, goodbye.

Ticket clerk You're welcome.

1 Disposable income has risen quickly.
2 has stayed about the same.
3 mum Listen and match announcements A-C with 3 dropped in the 1980s but
headings 1-3. went up again.
Announcement
4: Look at the three graphs above. Write one more
1 updated information
announcement o sentence about each graph.
2 security announcement
3 regular information
o 1
2 _
_

announcement n 3
 text and match notes A-F with
s 1-5. There is one extra note.

SPOTLIGHT ON

LONDON
[]II] London is a big, busy, cosmopolitan city on the River Thames in
south east England. It is the capital city and has more than twelve million
inhabitants from all corners of the world.
[lIJ The history of London goes back thousands of years to when the
first inhabitants made their homes next to the river. Mer the Great Fire
of London in 1666, most of the city had to be rebuilt and a lot of famous
buildings, for example, St Paul's Cathedral, date from that time.
[lIJ Like in many cities, transport is one of the biggest problems. There
is a lot of traffic so it is sometimes quicker to do short distances on foot.
The llllderground railway is more than a hlllldred and fifty years old so it is
sometimes llllreliable but it covers a huge area and is usually the quickest
way to get arolllld. Afew years ago, the city started making drivers pay to
bring cars into the city. This has helped to reduce the traffic problems a bit.
[ill In the 18th century, a famous writer said that 'if a man is tired of
London, he is tired of life' and this is still true. There are so many things
to do and see that a visitor can never be bored. For example, there are
historical sites, internationally important museums and galleries, fascinating
street markets, and modem tourist attractions like the London Eye. From
the top of the London Eye you can see along the Thames and across the
whole of London. All year, excellent plays, concerts and musicals are on at
the hlllldreds of theatres.
[]I] London is my favourite capital city. Although it is big and crowded,
it is always fascinating. It is the perfect place to spend a few days visiting
galleries, shopping, going to the theatre or just sitting in one of the
thousands of international cafes watching the world walk by your table.

d the notes about Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Imagine you have been to stay with a Welsh
penfriend in Cardiff. Use the notes to write about the city.

leo
VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
1 Circle the 'odd one out'.
1[sleeping bag] seat belt helmet elbow p
2 adrenalin thrill aisle excitement
3 ancient historic old steep
4 courtyard helmet chamber tower
5 fantastic thrilling transparent
extraordinary
6 gallery castle regulation palace
7 suburb inhabitant outskirts district
2: You are going on holiday. Put events a-i in order.
a arrive at your resort

b board your plane

c book a ticket

d check in at the airport

e fasten your seat belt

f go through passport control and

security checks

g go to the departure lounge

h switch off your mobile phone

i take off

3 Complete the definitions with words from the

Word List.
1 acrylic (adj) made from chemicals,
not natural materials eg some paints and
materials
2 (n) an important or official
spoken statement
3 (n) equipment that makes a
vehicle go slowly or stop
4 (adj) describes someone who
works hard because they want to do their
work well
5 (v) to gently guide or persuade·
someone to do something
6 (v) to join two sides of
something so they are closed or held
together
7 (v) to promise that something
will happen because you are sure about it
8 (n) an instruction for the best
way to do something
9 (adj) to describe the use of
modern machines and methods
10 (n) an official rule or order
11 (n) a ball shape
 Complete the text with words from Exercise 3. Extend your vocabulary
When you fly, there are lots of safety
1 re(;lulations that you must follow. At the 1 StUdy the sports verbs. Use them in the correct form
beginning of the flight you should listen to the to complete sentences 1-8.
safety 2 which will tell you to
3 your seat belt for take off and
beat to get the most points in a game or race
landing. You have to turn off your mobile phone draw to end a game without either side winning
as it could interfere with the plane's lose to not win a game or race
4 equipment. If you are going on a miss (1) to not hit, catch or kick a ball close to
very long flight, there are some useful you in a game, (2) to not hit a distant target in
5 for staying comfortable and a game
healthy. For example, airlines 6 _ pass to throw, kick or hit a ball to another
passengers to drink lots of water and to gently member of your team
save to stop another team from scoring a goal in,
exercise their feet and legs while they are in
for example, football
their seats. serve to start a game of tennis or volleyball by
Complete the text with the correct form of the words throwing the ball in the air and hitting it over
in brackets. the net
shoot to kick or throw a ball to the place where
White water 1 rafting (raft) is very exciting but, you get a point
like all 2 (thrill) sports, it can be tackle (1) to try to get the ball from a player in
dangerous. You need to learn how to the other team (2) to force another player to the
3 (steering) the 4 (inflate) ground in rugby
raft through rocks hidden in fast moving water
so is important to learn the proper 5 _
1 Italy won the World Cup when they beat
(technical).
France in the final.
6 Get ski) is another sport that speed 2 I think the two teams will 0-0.
freaks who are 7 (addict) to adrenalin 3 The player was sent off when he _
enjoy. However, jets are noisy so you need to another player too aggressively.
f check that there aren't any local 8 _ 4 You are playing in a team so you must
(regulate) or you may get a 9 _ _ the ball to each other.
(penalise) for using one in the wrong place. 5 The goalkeeper went the wrong way so
couldn't the goal.
Label the activities and safety equipment.
6 I'm very competitive so I hate _
any game.
7 He the ball because the sun was
shining in his eyes.
8 Top tennis players can at more
than 200 kilometres an hour.

3 _

 VOCABULARY AND HGRAMMAR
1 eompletetheSenlences with the correct
form of the words incapitilletters.
1 Heisa very wealthy man but he
still isn't happy.
2 The pOlice officer was given a
medal for
3 YQU have shown that you have the
____ to do well in .this company.
4 UnfortunatelY,the last product we
tried to sell, was a complete
5 His greatest was to be
·made·chairman of the company.
6 If you want to , you have
to work hard.
7 The biggest problem with _ gone too, .
is the lack of privacy.
2 Complete the email with one word in
each gap.
31/1/2007
Hi Steve,
Interesting to hear that you're going to Egypt. If you
1 had told me earlier, I would 2 found myoid
5 Comptete eachgaplNiththBV~bto tell
guide books and sent them to you. Never mind. I had
a great time in Cairo, I'm sure you will too. You'd
3 take some warm clothes though,
because the nights get quite cool at this time of year
and you'll want an evening felucca ride on the river.
You asked what to do. It's a good 4 to do
the main tourist sights with a reputable tour company
- avoid the unlicensed pirates at the pyramids. Try to
P ....younowth.atyOl.lCan andwiHbe
look round the old city and get away from the tourist
trail. If you've got enough money, you could
5 a trip on a cruise ship down the Nile.
The most important thing, though, is to make the
_ _ _ _ of your time in Cairo. If I 7 you,
I'd definitely eat the local food; kushary is the best
food in the country and you'll never have stomach
problems - well, I didn't.
Have a great time but don't bother to bring me a
papyrus!
Jim
a Ma1chbeginnmgsl-7 with~ndings a-iJ.
" Wcmld ypulikelU\aisle .'.
2 We have to chebk
(6 points)
3 Then get our o<mrding '.....••
4 Mer that, we go tbrougl1passport
WEALTH 5 We'llprobablyhavet()sitfbf hours in
the departure . . . . • '.' ..... .•. . . . . •. . .... . ,
BRAVE 6 Butyve must keep .oureYesbnthe
'" d~Partures ..... .... ..' .....
ABLE 7 and when we get onth~planewe'H'sit
down and puton our seat
FAlL alcnUIge. '. tj'belts.eiD.'dbeiard.
e cards.. fcontrot ..... gseat?
ACHIEVE
<I. CirefetheCQrcrectalternatives... .... . .(6 poi
SUCCESS 1 Ifyou(hadbe~~)! weretl1~re, I would have
...... .H'< . . ...•
FAMOUS 2If only 1 hadn ~gone to tftis school mwl
last year:. . . .•. ••.. . . •. • ..··...H '
(6 points)
3 I wlsh Iwrasn'tso laz¥whi;n j was a ch,i,ld /~
but lcan't chang&,.
4 The house was bUild'ing]'Wasbeing built,
ifi.1945.
5 I often shout/ beingS!trJuted at the .other
plaYers oR:rnYt~am ...
6 I wish I couldlhlUl btien able to visit you
bun ~oilidl}'t. .....
7 The trainwouldhavep~erIontime..if there
hadn't been
/w~'ta.rfa.cCident.· .
in th.ecorrecttorm•....••..••....•.•..•••....•......•..•.
'Ladies andGent~~~, .
I am here Ij;caf{;ltYOli how 00 be a success: H6 .
many of YQU 2. .' ..afs()rt'lepoint in Y0l.lr;
life, that you wo\ild neverb~a sueces$?By "
your teachers, your parents,yourfriends? W
orte! Yes, folks, ttlat's the first lesson. Trprtk
.positively. When Twas inrt\yftrstjob, martw . .
yearsago'rnY manager.4 '. me thatJ18,.
trustedmet~do agoodlbbiI 5 '. . ....••..•.•. n¢wer'
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a
such difference to me.I inmlediatelyb~C~"
a better.and more confi48IlteItlployee because
Iwanted to showhimthath~~asright..
r@d'imw, wheneversomebOd;,IDi!m.my
company, they 0 " . . ' hO~.itttm6rtannhey
are, by me. Andthat'swhYYGluarsl1ere today
and you 7 . .<the~~ethitJgnow,
because it's true!' > . ... .
 any bookshop nowadays and you'll see the shelves full of travel guides. 1 _ .
"ears ago, travel guides tended to be full of photos of ruins and museums but
e practical information. 2 _ . Five star hotels, the best restaurants and similar
,of little use to the average backpacker.
eller who noticed this problem was Mark Ellingham. 3 _ . He had taken some
oks with him but wasn't impressed with them. Some were full of historical
'and looked like museum brochures. Others told him how he could live cheaply.
,its politics, culture or simply how its people lived. This was what Mark wanted
about - but there is a limit to how many books you can carry while travelling.
of complaining, Mark decided to write his own book. He wanted it to include details of sights to visit, places to
m the cheapest to the most expensive), nightlife, restaurants, transport and what it was like to live in Greece
time. 5 _
no job at the time and the economic situation in Britain in 1982 meant that it was difficult, even for a graduate,
something. Even so, it was a risk but the book became an immediate success. This success encouraged Mark to
ore. 6 _ . Now, over 25 years later; there are more than 100 Rough Guides and over I00 authors write for
pany which has offices in London and New York. 7 _ . Today, however; they would be forgiven for taking a
the actual writing work and having a holiday, taking along one of their guide books with them, of course.

COMMUNICATION·
Complete the text with sentences A-H. There 1 Complete the information with one word
is one extra sentence. Then circle the in each gap. Use the table to help you. (6 points)
" correct alternative in questions 8 and 9. (9 points)
A He had just finished university and was 1975 2006
travelling round Greece Total number of
B Working with three friends, he provided flights delayed 790,000 3.75 million
similar information about other destinations. % of all flights delayed 19% 18%
CAny information that was given was usually
aimed at rich tourists. Number of delays
o He had never been there before and wanted caused by strikes 400,000 1.25 million
to find out as much as he could.
1 In 1975, just over a of all delays were
E Mark and his friends are still involved in the
company. caused by strikes.
F But it wasn't always like that. 2 In 2006, a of all delays were caused
GNone of them, though, gave any information by strikes.
on life in Greece 3 In 1975 and 2Q06 flights were not
H In short, everything worth knowing delayed.
4 Since 1975 the number of flights delayed has
8 Which of these is the main reason for Mark _~_ from 790,000 to 3.75 million.
writing the book?
a His love of Greece. S The percentage of flights which have been
b The economic situation in Britain in 1982. delayed has , from nineteen percent
c His disappointment with the guide books to eighteen percent.
on sale at the time. 6 Nearly one of all delays in
d His interest in Greek life, culture and 1975 and 2006 were oause<i by strikes.
politics.
9 Which of these is not true?
a Mark is still working for Rough Guides.
b Mark gave up his job to become a writer.
C Mark graduated from university.
d Mark has written more than one book.
 To err is human

GRAMMAR

Direct speech Reported speech

Present Simple
-t
'You need a dictionary.'

Present Continuous
-t
'I'm talking on the phone.'

Past Simple
-t
'I crashed my car.'

Present Perfect
-t
'I survived!'

can -t
'I can't spell "school".'
must/have to -t
'We must tidy our rooms.'
will -t
'I'll write the report now.'
be going to -t
'I'm going away tomorrow.'

Mind the trap!

1 After tell, always use the namelpronoun of the
person being spoken to:
Sergeant Johnson told Captain Preston (that) he

was glad to be alive.

NOT SergeaRt l>'9hRsfJR t9IfJ (that) he v.<as g/afI-t9

lJe alive.

2 After said, never use the namelpronoun of

the person being spoken to:
Jeremy said (that) he had lost concentration.

NOT Jeremy said her (that) he had Jest GlJR6eRUatfoo.

Complete the sentences with the best alternatives.
2 Circle the best reporting verb and complete the
reported speech.
1 'I haven't taken the money.'
She [claimed)! admitted that she hadn't
taken the money.
2 'I'll report the accident tomorrow.'
He complained / promised _

'Do you know, I haven't driven a car since 1990!' 3 'We can't spell it because we haven't got a

1 She told me that she a car since 1990. dictionary.'

@hadn't driven b wasn't driving She agreed / complained _

c didn't drive d wouldn't drive

4 'A plane has crashed on my car!'
She replied / complained _

5 'And I think the inspector is going to the

airfield later today.'
He admitted / added _

6 'It's not fair! Everyone makes mistakes.'

He claimed / protested _
and added / said _
7 'I won't be here tomorrow because I'm going
on a first aid course.'
She claimed / explained _

8 'Yes, I was the driver of the car in the accident.'

He admitted / claimed _

3 Read the telephone conversation and complete

the report.
3 They promised that they _ tell her about Train guard Hi, I've got something to report.
the party. Police officer Tell me about it and I'll make
a couldn't b wouldn't c would d can't some notes.
Train guard There's a woman on the train
with a dead body. She got on the
train with her father yesterday,
and he died about an hour later.
She's just told me about it.
Police officer This has never happened before.
I'm not sure what to do.
Train guard I think you should come to the
train and interview her.
Police officer You're right - I'll be there in ten
4 He claimed that he _ when I phoned him. minutes.
a could study b was studying
C wasn't studying d had studied
Transport police: Incident
report
The t ra1n
' guard rang and told me
1 he had something to re/20rt I '
2 told hlm to
- •

- - - - - - - - - - and added that I

The guard
explained 4
- - - - -He -added
- that'"
I said . :! ..
5 Sue protested that she _ love Tony. -------~-- and I admitt~it:
 4, Read the rest of the police report and write the
direct speech.
, guard at the
Ms Delgardo spoke to the, tra~n
y She
d of the twenty-hour Journe .
en l ' d that the old man next to her was
exp a~ne ard replied that he had thought
dead. The gu oung woman
the old man was asleep. The y
e lained that the man was her father and
t~t he had died the day before at the d
beginning of the journey. The gu~rd wante
wh she hadn't reported ~t. She
to know Y h h dn't told anyone because
admitted that s e a .
't wanted to leave the tra~n. The
she hadn. hat it waS very strange
guard po~nted out t She added that
hat she hadn't told anyone. ,
~he had bought the tickets for the Journey
and hadn't wanted t
o waste the money. SPEAKING
1 Look at the materials and complete the dialogue.
Use words and phrases from the box.
1 Ms Delgardo I'm sorDC but the old man next to ........ , .

me is dead I believe In my opinion It could be about

2 Train guard _ It looks like it comes from The photos show
What do you think The picture on the left
3 Ms Delgardo _ Where do you think the material hat:! come
~ What can be done to avoid fires?

4 Train guard _ Examiner IWhere do you think the material has

5 Ms Delgardo ~ ~_
6 Train guard ~ _
7 Ms Delgardo _
5 Below are the final words said by some famous
people before they died. Write the reported speech.
1 JM Barrie, British writer, 'I can't sleep.'
He complained that he couldn't sleep .
2 Captain Oates, British explorer to the South
Pole, 'I'm just going outside. I may be some
time.'
He told the others _ _~ _
3 Dominique Bouhours, French grammar expert,
'I'm dying or I'm going to die. Both are correct.'
Hesffid .He
pointed out _ avoid flres in their homes?
4 Sir Winston Churchill, British prime minister,
'I'm bored with it all.'
He said _ be dangerous so people should take
5 Errol Flynn, Hollywood actor, 'I've had a lot of
fun and I've enjoyed every minute of it,'
He told them
6 General Sedgwick, US army commander, 'They
couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.'
He claimed _ careful so 9
distance.
7 Nostradamus, French prophet and healer,
'Tomorrow, I will no longer be here.'
come from?
Student 2 websites about safety in
the home.
Examiner What sort of information can you ge
from the material?
Student On this page there is a list of
information leaflets, for example,
you can read about electrical safety,
fires, child safety and so on.
3 safety equipment - in t .
picture there is a child behind a st .
gate, and in this one there is a
smoke alarm. 4 is of a leafle
about avoiding fires in the summer.
It doesn't say, but 5 things
like barbecues and camp fIres.
Examiner 6 are the three most
important things people can do to
Student it should start with
people being careful. Kitchens can
extra care when they are cooking
and, 8 they should be very
careful if they are using hot oil or
fat. However, accidents sometimes
happen even when people are very
every home
should get a free smoke alarm from
the government.
Direct speech Reported speech
Have you met your new teacher? ---. He asked me if I had met my new teacher.
-------- --- ---+-:~-----------------___c_------,::
Will you help me with my homework? ---. She asked whether I would help her with her homework.
------+----------------------­
can I listen to your MP3 player? ---. He asked if he could listen to my MP3 player.
---------~------+-----------------------------
Is there a train at 3p.m.? He inquired whether there was a train at 3p,m.

Direct speech Reported speech

Where Ilave you been? ---. She asked me where I had been.
When does your class finish? ---. She asked me when my class finished.
----------~-----__1f___---------------------
When does the next train leave? ---. He inquired when the next train left.

Reported speech
---. She told me to listen to her.
---. She asked me not to open the door then.

Put the words in the correct order to form reported
questions and an imperative. Start with the words
in italic.
1 degree/asked what/lithe careers advisor/
could/type of/lido.
I asked the careers advisor what type of degree
I could do.
2 high/was/salary/important/wanted/know/He/
tolif/alto me.
3 sort/l/askedllead/would/what/of/jobs/they/to
4 whether/He/thought/me/l/about working in!
had/industry/asked
2 Complete the report with the sentences from
Exercise 1.
1I asked the careers advisor what type of degree I
could do. He replied that I could do Maths or
Science because they were my best subjects.
Then 2 . He said that there were lots
of job opportunities for science graduates and
added that a lot of maths graduates became
teachers. I admitted that I wasn't interested in
becoming a teacher_ Next, 3 . I said I
hadn't but that I would think about it. Finally,
4 . I explained that it was quite
important but I was more interested in job
satisfaction.
3 Write the reported conversation in direct speech. READING
'The careers advisor asked me if I was
interested in going to university. I explained 1 Look at texts A-C and match them with text types.·
that I didn't like studying and that I wanted to 1-3 below.
start earning money. Then she asked what I 1 an extract from the book D

was interested in and I said that I liked fashion

and music. She pointed out that without any
2 short description of the book D

qualifications I would find it difficult to get a

3 information about the author D

job. I asked if I could work in a shop without 2 GD Read the questions and quickly find the co
passing any exams and she replied that I could. answers in the text.
Then she asked whether I had thought about
studying part-time while I was working. I said I 1 Bill Bryson is _
hadn't but I promised I would think about it.' a British. b American. C Australian.
2 The texts are mainly about _
1 Advisor Are you interested in going to university? author's books.
2 Jake a all bone C some
3 Advisor _
3 The Life and Times oj the Thunderbolt Ie
4 Jake isabout _

5 Advisor _ a his children.

6 Jake b life in Britain.

7 Advisor _ c his childhood.

8 Jake
9 Advisor _ S Read sentences 1-8 and then read text C. Are the
statements true (T) or false (F)?
10 Jake
1 The Bryson family lived in a hospital.
.. Read the conversation and write the reported speech. 2 His mother was a brilliant cook.
1 Careers advisor Do you want to go to 3 She occasionally burnt the food.
university? 4 His father enjoyed the food his wife
She asked me if I wanted to go to university. cooked.
2 Leo Yes, I do. 5 His mother never threw food away.
I replied _ 6 His mother only served fresh food.
3 Careers advisor Have you thought about what 7 His parents wasted a lot of things.
sort of job you want? 8 His family used sugar, ketchup and other
She asked me whether _ things taken from restaurants.
4 Leo Yes. I'm interested in animals and I want
to work in a zoo. .. Find words 1-7 in text Cand study the sentences
I explained _ they are in. Then match them with definitions a-h.
5 Careers advisor Which subjects are you 1 salvaged (v) [ill

studying? 2 scraped (v) D

She asked me _ 3 flesh (n) D

6 Leo I'm doing Biology, Zoology and Chemistry. 4 palate (n) D

I told _ 5 leftovers (n) D

7 Careers advisor OK. Have you had any 6 perishable (adj) D

experience working with animals? 7 recoil (v) D

Then she asked if _ 8 spirited out (v) D

8 Leo Yes, I worked as a volunteer in an

a food that has not been eaten at the end
animal rescue centre last summer.
of meal
I explained _
b the sense of taste
9 Careers advisor Right. Which university do C food which becomes bad quickly
you want to go to? d to move back suddenly because you don't
She wanted to know _ like something
10 Leo I don't know. Can you tell me which e to remove something from the surface with
ones do Zoology, please? the edge of a knife
I admitted and asked f to take something quickly and secretly
9 saved from a bad situation
11 Careers advisor I'll find out and I'll send you
h meat
the information. Give me your email address.
She promised to _
Then she told _
 4UTOBIOGRAPHY

The Life and Times of the

Thunderbolt Kid
BY BILL BRYSON

Iadds another extremely

n The Life and Times of the
Thunderbolt Kid Bill Bryson
funny
, volume to his autobiography.
In this one he writes about
the kid he used to be, and
the strange world of 1950s
America. Although this is a
, book about growing up in
a particular time and place,
Bryson makes it the story of
anyone who has ever been
young.

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID

didn't call it the kitchen in our house. We called it the Burns

a bit burned,' my mother would say apologetically at every

. presenting you with a piece of meat that looked like something
-loved pet, perhaps - salvaged from a house fire. 'But I think
off most of the burned part,' she would add, overlooking that
uded every bit of it that had once been flesh. Happily, all this
my father. His palate responded to only two tastes - burned and
- so everything was fine by him so long as it was sufficiently
, d not too startlingly flavourful. Theirs truly was a marriage
in heaven, for no one could burn food like my mother or eat it
dad.
bur meals consisted of leftovers. My mother had a seemingly
tible supply of foods that had already been to the table,
es repeatedly. Apart from a few perishable dairy products,
, . g in the fridge was older than I was, sometimes by many
'iThe rule of thumb seemed to be that if you opened the lid
stuff inside didn't make you actually recoil, it was deemed OK

my parents had grown up in the Great Depression and neither

ever threw anything away if they could possibly avoid it. My
. routinely washed and dried paper plates, and smoothed out for
~e aluminium foil. If you left a pea on your plate, it became
, a future meal. All our sugar came in little packets spirited out
ants in deep coat pockets, as did our jams, jellies, crackers,
sauces, some of our ketchup and butter, all of our napkins and
·bccasional ashtray. One of the happiest moments in my parents'
when maple syrup started to be served in small disposable
and they could add those to the household hoard.

: unit is a special department in a hospital where burns victims are treated

VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
1 Complete with words from the Word List.
Verb Noun
1 add addition
2 admission
3 application
4 enrolment
5 expulsion
6 graduation
7 survival
8 threat
2 Complete texts 1-5 with words from Exercise 1.
1

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3 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the

words in capital letters.
1 My colleagues are really
depressing to work with - all
they do is complain .
2 After fifteen years in the same
job, she finally and
went travelling.
3 You should do your work well
so you can take in it.
4 The research that
graduates were earning
more money.
5 All companies kept a record of
the workers' ATTEND
6 When I started my job I had to
sign an which said that
I wouldn't leave within a year. AGREE
7 Free or cheap flights is one of
of the airline
Rli',Nli',Ii'TI'T AT
 Complete the text with compound nouns (noun+noun)
the Word List.
When I left school, I needed to earn some
money so I went to the local 1 job centre .
I explained that I wasn't looking for
.2 , I would do any job with long
hours, overtime and good pay. The advisor told
me that there were temporary jobs for unskilled
. workers at the local 3 , but I
didn't want to be indoors all day and I wasn't
keen on working with missiles, bombs, guns or
explosives! I didn't want a job as a
4 either - I can't stand heights!
Then she told me that the local airport was
advertising for strong, young 5
carry passengers' suitcases and bags to the
planes.
I went along, had an interview and the next day
I clocked in at 6 a.m. to start work. My job was
to lift suitcases on to a 6 which
the driver then took to the plane.
When a plane landed, I walked across the
7 and took the passengers' bags
off the plane.
Mter a week, a 8 visited the
airfield and said that I wasn't lifting the cases
properly! She insisted that my 9 _
and I should go on 10 to learn
how to lift heavy things.
Complete the student's notes with the correct verbs
from the Word List.
_---O'-t
_ _ _ o.-~u
~o.d»-o..te. the.¥\. ' .. 0.­
l;)wx o(;.t to ho..ve.\! !?(;.t
will V\.e.e.tC to ' 0.- lililNQ
6 Complete the sentences with words from the Word List.
1 Slow down! Take your foot off the accelerator !
2 I don't like sitting in the _
at the cinema - it's too near the screen.
3 If you are buying something from the
Internet, make sure it's a site
or your money may be stolen.
4 A lot of accidents are caused by _
5 One of the of teaching is the
long holidays.
6 I usually do like ironing
and paying bills on Sunday evenings.
to
Extend your vocabulary
1 Match the words with definitions 1-9. Use a
dictionary to check your answers.
work experience
workout
workload ----E!i'
work-surface
work sheet work-shy
1 work-shy (adj) describes someone who
avoids work because they don't like it
2 (n) a flat surface for preparing
food in a kitchen
3 (n) a midday meeting when
you eat and discuss work
4 (n) a period of physical exercise
5 (n) a period of time when a
student works somewhere to gain experience
6 (n) a person you work with
7 (n) a piece of paper with
questions and exercises for students
8 (n) an official document that
allows you to work in a foreign country
9 (n) the amount of work you
have to do
2 Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 1.
1 I'm getting some work experience in a hotel
because I want to work in tourism.
2 Junior doctors in Britain have a heavy
______ - about eighty hours a week.
3 Some Japanese companies start the day with
a so their workers are healthy.
4 Will I need a if I want to work
in Canada in my gap year?
5 You're not ill, so get up and go to work! You're
-----_!
 Mysteries

1 Use the information in the table and must/might/

GRAMMAR maylcould/can'tto complete the sentences.

speaks speaks a French a Germ

French German passport passpo
Steffi ,/ ,/ ,/ X
Liam X ,/ ? ?
Sam X X X X
Lily ? ? X ,/

1 Steffi must be (be) French.

2 Steffi (have) a German

mother.
3 Liam (be) German.
4 Liam (live) in France.
5 Sam (be) French or German.
6 Lily is German so she _
German.
2 Read the short article and complete the sentences
with must/might/couldlcan't/couldn't + have and the
correct form of the verb in brackets.

P olice have given journalists more

.. photographs of .the hOmeless young
woma.n they founl!l Jnl-oudaD's. Hylie }lark .:
last week, The youngw0lll:an speaks fluent
English but itisn'therJ'irst language. She
has been unableJo telrpoHc~hername, how
old she is, where her hO)iIle is or why she is
in London. Wh~shewasfound last Friday
everting she'wasnealthy;cleaJi and dressed in
wartn. clothesartd walking boots. Police found
a.train ticket ftop:tEdiJlbi.lt"ghto London with
that day's date iUbe! jaeketpocket. She had
n() mQney or anythingwhiehcQuld help to
identiIyher. . .:.....' •..
•WWIL"f:I.#!lIlitUiL .:.;;;:::;a;t J . . . J#/iAl"'."!!._ - - -.....

1 The police must have given (give) pictures to

Mind the trap! the newspapers before.
We use can't, not mustn'tto say something 2 She (learn) English at
isn't true: school.
He can't be Norwegian. NOT He ml:l5tn't he 3 She (lost) her memory.
N9rw8giaR. 4 She (have) an accident.
We use might, may, could, not can, to talk 5 She (be) the victim of a
about possibilities:
They might be French. NOT TRey GaR he FreRGR. crime.
We use might/may not could not to talk about 6 She (travel) from
things which possibly aren't true or didn't Scotland earlier in the day.
happen: They might not be trom France. 7 She (be) homeless for a
NOT TRey Gel:lld Ret he from FFaRGe. long time.
8 Her family (see) her
nhotoorranh in thp npwsn;;np/;<,
 ,
I

,
I

4, Look at the picture. Use the notes to complete the

I
conversation.

~
I

~":i_::im_":!:::_"'::'_"i:i:_ii:im_",,::_- ••
:... . ,•.

The kidnappers might have sold (sell) Shergar.

2 He (race) again because
he was too famous - someone would have

recognised him.

The kidnappers (kill) him.

Officer 1 What did you find out at Rose

4 Shergar (be) dead now. Avenue?
"::'_iimi_i!HE_:" . _ : _ : : : " , , _ - ._­ Officer 2 The back door and all the windows
were open so they I must have left; in
I a hurry .

I Officer 1
Who lives in the house?
Officer 2
There's a climbing frame in the
-Lord Lucan, a
of the British J garden and there are several photos
of mum, dad and kids so a family
y, disappeared.
. living separately
wife but on the
~ Officer 1
Was there any evidence of a robbery?
he vanished, his

attacked and

I Officer 2
No, the windows and locks weren't
broken and there was money on the
en's nurse was I
work-surface so there 3 _
. Some people

_ _ _ _ . The phone was off the

he left the country

. t to live abroad.

I hook - they 4 _

ople think he

elf. Lord Lucan

legally dead because there was no evidence

I, Officer 1
Yes, that's possible.
Officer 2
Or one of the children 5
____ . in the garden.
_

was alive for more than seven years.

Officer 1
So they 6 to
r, if he is still alive, he will be in his 70s.

.j hospital.
Officer 2
No, they can't have driven - their car

5 Lord Lucan (attack) his is in the garage.

wife. Officer 1
When do you think they went?

6 He (murder) the nurse. Officer 2

7 . The

7 He (go) to live in breakfast things were still on the table.

another country. Officer 1

So, we don't have much to go on.

8 He (stay) in London. Officer 2

I'm afraid not. I'll phone and check

o u", (hp') ~ li"p tnrbu

LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Read the sentences about Agatha Christie and ci
the best answers.

MORNING 1 She can't have had I[might have hadJa

brother or sister but I don't know.
2 She must have been I can't have been

NEWS ~ 4 DECEMBER 1926 ~

happy when she disappeared.
3 She might have had I can't have had
children but I don't know.
4 She couldn't have written I
may have written every day because she
MYSTERY wrote so many books.
5 She can't have spoken I might have spok
WRITER other languages because she travelled a lot.
6 Her father was American so she
DISAPPEARS mustn't have spent I may have spent time
in the US.
2 Read the text. Use the prompts from the box to say
olice have been
P trying to trace
missing writer Agatha
what you think might have happened and why.

Christie whose car was

found abandoned in a
wood a few miles from
her home in Berkshrre
early this morning.
Detectives from Scotland
Yard reported today ...

1 elm Read the list of events in Agatha Christie's life.

Predict the order in which they happened. Then listen
and check.
married Colonel Christie 0

wrote her first novel 0

Richey Edwards was a songwriter and guitarist
with the successful 90s group Manic Street
grew up in Torquay [I]
Preachers. In 1995 he left a London hotel to fly
married Max Mallowan 0
to the US and he hasn't been seen since. Ten
got divorced 0
days after he disappeared, his car was found
worked in a hospital 0
near the Severn Bridge which crosses the
spent time in Egypt 0
Bristol Channel between England and Wales.
disappeared for a few days 0

run mIJay want to disappear kidnapped

2 elm Read the sentences. listen again. Are the happy fly to the US jump off the bridge
statements true (T) or false (F)?
1 He mi0ht have decided to run away because he
1 Agatha Christie has sold a million books
in English. [fJ was unhappy.
2 _
2 She grew up in a cramped, poor horne. 0
3 Christie was her first husband's name. 0 3 _
4 She had a job during the First World War. 0
5 She wrote her first book ten years after 4 _
the war. 0
6 She disappeared for a few days in 1926. 0 5 _
7 Her second husband was much
older than her. 0
8 One of her novels is set in Egypt. 0 6 _
Q Ad"th" r.hrj~tjp rljprl nf nlrl agp. n
 4: Choose one of the beginnings (1-4)
below and write a 200-250 word
e Read the story and circle the correct answer. story. Remember to follow the
instructions in Exercise 2 and to stay
Is it ... within the word limit.
a a fairy tale? b a mystery story? C an action story?
1 Romance Jenna knew as
Read the story again. Then read instructions 1-4 and circle the best soon as she saw Damien
answers. that ...
2 Personal story I'll never
Writing a story
forget the day when ...
1 Use adjectives / reported speech to create atmosphere.
3 Action As the plane flew low
2 Use the simple past / different structures to explain when over the dark fields, Jake
things happened in relation to each other. waited for ...
3 Use direct speech to make the story more formal / 4 Fairy story Five hundred
interesting. years ago in a castle in the
4 Use neutral/strong verbs to create excitement. middle of a forest '"
Underline two examples of instructions 1-4 in Exercise 2 in the story.
VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
1 Label the picture opposite. Use the Word List to
help you.
1 a block of flats in the _
2a in the _
3a house in the

4 a in a _
north of the city centre

5a outside the city

6a in the mountains

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the

adjectives in the box.
....... , .

charmed/charming depressed/depressing
frightened/frightening struckJstriking
1 The bedsit was very gloomy and depressing .
It had only one small window and the walls
were painted brown.
2 The house is very - it was
designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe..
3 I don't believe in ghosts so I can't be
_____ of them.
4 My aunt has just bought a _
little cottage, with roses growing round the
front door.
5 His grandmother became very _
when she couldn't walk downstairs from her
fourth-storey flat.
6 I don't like walking home alone in the dark.
There aren't enough street lights so I find it a,
bit _
7 We were all by the unusual and
dramatic colours in the hall.
8 He's lucky to have survived all those
adventures. He must lead a life.
:1 Circle the 'odd one out'.
1 shake ~ shudder tremble

2 yawn sigh dash gasp

3 stare gaze stroll glance

4 frown grin smile whisper

5 point giggle laugh smile

4: Use your answers from Exercise 3 to complete these

sentences. Remember to use correct verb forms.
1 The owner of the mansion drowned in the
lake many years ago.
2 'It's there,' he said, as he at the map.
3 He a few words, but I couldn't hear..
4 Excuse me, but I must to the post
office before it closes.
5I slowly along the path when I
heard a strange noise behind me.
Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the Extend your vocabulary
words in brackets.
While we were on holiday we went to visit the 1 Study the phrasal verbs. Tick those which have a
I ruins (RUINED) of a castle in a 2 _ positive meaning.
(PEACE) and remote valley. Next to the castle
was a 3 (PLEASE) chalet where the
catch up on: to do something necessary that
owners lived. They explained that they wanted
to 4 (RENOVATION) the castle because
you have not had time to do before D
they felt it was wrong to leave it 5 _
come up with: to think of an idea, answer etc. D
cut down on: to eat, drink, smoke less to
(INHABIT). We weren't sure we would want to improve your health D
live there because although the valley was get on with: to like someone and have a
6 (TRANQUILITY), the steep mountains friendly relationship D
made it a bit 7 (GLOOM). get out of: to avoid doing something you have
Choose the best adjectives to complete the text.
agreed or are supposed to do D
keep up with: to continue to read/learn about
There are seven people in the Hawkins family a subject so you always know the most
and they are looking for a new home. Where recent facts, developments etc. D
they live now is very I cramped because put up with: to accept an unpleasant situation
grandfather Hawkins has moved in with them. or person without complaining D
They can't afford anywhere 2 but they run out of: to have nothing left of something D
would like a 3 family home with five run out on: to leave someone when they are
bedrooms. in a difficult situation D
They saw a possible house last weekend. At
first they didn't like it because the decoration
2 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs from
was 4 • However, the house has a
Exercise 1.
5 view, and it has four big bedrooms
and a 6 flat in the basement that 1 We've run out of sugar so please buy some
would be perfect for grandfather Hawkins. when you go out.
Although the flat is clean, it is 7 but 2 She her husband and children
Mr Hawkins says he can easily make it look nice five years ago.
with a bit of paint. 3 I really don't want to go to his party but I
don't know how to it.
1 deserted cramped cosy spacious
4I a cramped bedsit because it
2 luxurious charming filthy tacky
3 gorgeous cosy charming spacious was cheap and I needed to save some money.
4 charming gorgeous tacky luxurious S She sugar and chocolate in
5 luxurious spacious superb deserted January so she looks a lot healthier now.
6 deserted cramped cosy shabby 6 I can't go out tonight, I have to _
7 shabby charming filthy cosy the housework.
7 We'll call the dog Fido - unless you can
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 3 Read the conversation, then circle the
correct alternative for the gaps in the
1 Complete the sentences with the words reported version.
from the box. (6 points) 'What's your story?'

cramped deserted luxurious spacious 'Last night I dreamed that I was back at sch

filthy uninhabited cosy with all my friends.'

'What happened this morning?'

1 It was the most luxurious hotel I've ever 'When I woke up, I found a letter inviting me

stayed in. Our room had a gold coloured a school reunion.'

jacuzzi 'Will you go to the reunion?'

2 The High Street was . Not even one 'Yes, I will. I'm very excited about seeing all

person was out walking. friends again.'

3 No one lives on this island nowadays. It has I asked him what 1 _

been since 1935. He said that, 2 _ , he had dreamed that he

4 I can't believe how dirty this room is. It's back at school with all his friends.

absolutely _ I asked what had happened 3 _ .

5 The room isn't very small but with five of us He said that when he had woken up he had

working here it is quite _ found a letter inviting 4 _ to a school reunio

6 This is a very room. Big enough to

I asked 5 _ go to the reunion.

have a full-sized pool table in the middle.

He said that he 6 _ and that he 7 _ very

7 I love my little living room. It's so warm and

excited about seeing all his friends again.

____ in the winter.

2 Complete the text with one word in each
gap. The first letter has been given. (6 points)
When I was younger, I often used to play
ltruant from school and hang around in the
shopping mall instead. I was such a bad student
that, eventually, I was 2e . I didn't
mind, though as I didn't want to be there
anyway. I didn't have any qualifications but I
did a few 30 j for friends.
After a while I got a 4p -t
in a factory, working three days a week. I
wasn't very happy there and thought I would be
5S for being late so often. When the
manager called me into the office, though, I
was surprised to be 6p to a better job
with more responsibility. Now I've got a good
7c and might even be a manager
myself one day.
1@his story was b his story is
d was his story
2 a last night b the night after
c the night later d the night before
3 a this morning b that morning
c the morning d the morning before
4 a you b me c himd them
5 a would heb will he Cif he will
d if he would
6 a will b would C was d did
job 7 a is b has been c was b had been
4: Complete the email with one word in
each gap.
Hi Steve,

I'm sure you must have heard

I wonder wh he d about John's problems.
1 Y ropped out of university like that H
- - - have found it too difficult _ h ' . e
Something 2 h e s much too clever
think he mig~ - - ave happened but what? Do YOU .
have 4 - - . - money problems? He might

- - - all hiS money on b k

left for fOOd. Or I suppo h . 00 s and had nothing

se e mIght have 5
there. He's quite shy, I'll h '. - - - - lonely
must 6 h ave to ring hiS parents. They
- - - w at has happened.
Let me know if you hear anything.
Jim
 a/an
jobs: a fashion designer, an artist
single units of distance, time and
weight: a mile, an hour, a kilo
single units of money: a euro, a cent
single fractions: a third, an eighth
1 There are four more wrong sentences. Find and
correct them.
1 Young people like wearing tRe
fashionable clothes.
2 Sailors often have tattoos.
3 Who wore first mini-skirt?
4 In nineteenth century, European
women covered their legs.
5 The rock singers and film stars often
start fashions.
6 Fashion is always changing.
7 In the 1950s, a respectable man didn't
have long hair.
8 Jeans are worn by the men and women
all over the world.
geographic features: the River abstract nouns: justice, hate
Thames, the Andes continents: Asia
groups of known people: the police, countries: Lithuania
the Spanish days and months: Monday, July
historical periods: The Roman Empire languages: Russmn, Greek
rooms: the kitchen, the science meals: dinner, breakfast
laboratory
superlative alljectives: the best
times of day: in the morning
spoken ordinal numbers: 'The first
ofAugust.'
2 Complete the conversation with the, alan, or
no article (0).
Annie I want to buy l _a_ new jacket. I've
[K] -looked in all 2 _ shops, but I can't fmd
anything.
D Jane There's 3 _ really great one in 4 _
D Zoya's. Let's go there.
Annie Yeah, this one's good. I like 5 _ style,
but I don't like 6 _ colour. Have they
D got it in 7 _ black?
Jane Yes, here's one. It's got 8 _ 'sale' sign
D on it. Lucky you!
Annie It fits perfectly. Great! I'll take it to 9 _
D cash desk and pay, then I'll buy you
1 0 _ ice-cream. You've helped me to
0 save 1 1 _ money today!
D

Complete the texts with the, alan or no article (0).
ty-first century musicians,
stars and celebrities often
1--.£L sunglasses to hide
.. d and to look cool.
ver, 2 _ judges in
. nt China wore dark
s so they could hide their
when they talked to 3 _
sses. It wasn't until 4 _
century that 5 _ people
them to protect their
from 6 _ sun. In 7 _
moos, actors started
'ng them because 8 _ lights in
studios were so bright. Then in
9, 9 _ man called Sam Foster
ed selling 1 0 _ sunglasses on
beaches of Atlantic City. Since
they have become 1 2 _
ntial fashion item. There are
rent styles of 1 3 _ sunglasses
1 4 _ different sports and they
particularly useful for skiing and
when 1 5 _ eye gets more light
normal.
I 15th century, there was
fushion for very high women's
es called chopines. 3_ _ shoes,
ich were up to 60 cm high, were
ry popular in 4_ _ Italy, 5_ _
ain and 6_ _ France. 7 _ _ .
oman wearing 8_ _ high choplnes
eded two servants to help her
Ik so only 9_ _ richest people
could wear them-You can s~e
.10_ _ example of chopines In
I\_~ picture.
-
4: Complete the quotations with the
correct alternatives.
1 '@/The woman can never
be too rich or too thin.'
American heiress
2 'Fashion is in 0 / the street,
fashion is about ideas.'
Coco Chanel
3 'A / The punk era has
remained a / the strong
influence on British
attitudes, art and music.'
Beat Magazine
4 'Every generation laughs at
an / 0 old fashions but
follows a / 0 new ones.'
Henry Thoreau
5 'I dress for the image. Not
for myself, not for 0 / the
public, not for fashion, not
for the / 0 men.'
Marlene Dietrich
6 'There is only one cure for
grey hair. A / The French
invented it. It's called
0/ the guillotine.' P G.
Wodehouse
7 'Not one great country can
be named, from polar
regions in north to New
Zealand in south, in which
a / 0 people do not tattoo
themselves.'
Charles Darwin
8 'The world is divided into
two types of the / 0 people:
those who have the / 0
tattoos and those who are
afraid of people with the / 0
tattoos.'
Joanna, aged 18, Las Vegas
9 'Show me a man with a / the
tattoo and I'll show you a
Underweight girls out man with the / an
interesting past.'
l _ _ top fashion company in Spain's
Jack London
capital city, 2 _ _ Madrid, has
stopped giving 3__ jobs to 4_ _
skinny models. 5_ _ organisers say
they want models who are examples
of6_ health and 7 _ beauty, not
8 _ underweight girls who look
ill. Modelling agencies say that
9_ _ models are naturally thin and
th~ ... it· i.;: rli.;:rritYlln--lt-lrto1"'t ...,_+- ..,..,. _:..........

:; Complete the film quiz with the,

alan or no article (0).
READING
1 Look at the texts and circle the best answers.

FILM QUIZ 1 The texts are about

a the history of tattoos b skin care and body decoration
Which film featured 1~ c health and beauty
time machine that was 2 The texts are
powered by lightning? a all the same type of text b different types of text
BACK TO 2_ c all have the same purpose
FUTURE
2 Complete the table below.
Which film made 3 _
British actor Hugh Grant 1 Choose the text type.
into 4 _ international • blog
star? • encyclopaedia entry
• magazine article
FOUR WEDDINGS
• newspaper article
AND 5 _ FUNERAL
• recipe
Which film was based
on 6 adventure novel 2 Write formal or informal.
'Le Phare au bout du 3 Write the purpose of each text. Choose from
Monde' by Jules Verne? • advice
THE LIGHT AT 7 _ • instructions
EDGE OF 8 _ WORLD • personal information
• non-personal information
Which film started as
9 _ stage show, and
Text 1 Text type 2 Formal/Informal 3 Purpose
criticised 1 0 _ World
War I, and war in A magazine article
general? B
OHWHAT 11 _
LOVELY WAR! C formal

What was 12_ _ second D instructions

James Bond film, which E
many people think is
best Bond film
13

e~made?
am Read the texts and circle the correct answers.
1 The magazine article says men _ wear make-up.
FROM 1 4 _ RUSSIA
WITH 1 5 _ LOVE a must @can c oughtn't
2 One text warns that if you put on tanning cream badly,
Alfred Hitchcock was
known as 'the master of a your skin will need cream. b you will be hot.
16 suspense.' Which c you won't look fashionable.
of his films was about 3 The parent had their child's name tattooed on their arm to
17 man with 1 8 _ a help them remember their child's name.
extreme fear of heights? b keep their child in their mind all the time.
VERTIGO c make them more beautiful.
• Which film starts with 4 Ancient body painting probably _ connection with modern
1 9 _ poor young make-up.
woman looking into a used to have a b has a c hasn't any
20 window of 2 1 _ 5 Some people use body painting to show
expensive store in
a how rich and powerful they are. b they are fit and healthy.
New York?
c the move from one part of life to the next.
BREAKFAST AT 2 2 _
6 You can get the ingredients for the skin cream from
TIFFANY'S
a chemists. b grocers. c hairdressers.

Which film made by 7 Tattoos on humans are for decoration.

23 Italian director,
S;gio Leone, showed a usually b never c rarely

24 effect of 2 5 _ 8 Animals are usually tattooed so

railway on 2 6 _ life in a their owners can recognise them. b they look attractive.
America? c other animals can recognise them.
 en and?

. ?~~.~.~.P ..'.

for men to use make-up products to

",e their looks There are speCial cover

s which can help to hide minor skin

s. Very light make-up around the eyes,

an eyebrow pencil, can make your eyes
ger, and to look healthy and tanned, you
use a tanning powder or cream. If you have
patience, try some self-tanner - ~ou put the
. on and it gradually dyes your skin. However,
Tattoo man 07: (posted at 16:53)
to use it carefully or you Will look like an • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •4 •••••••

and that's not cool! I had this tattoo done three years ago when my son Tommy was
born. I wanted to have a permanent reminder of him. The name's
with me all the time - it'll never disappear.

DAILYC01\tIM,E.NT: 15th JULY

,., ,:',: >"'"' .: :,',"" '." ,

'IMake-up - an ancient tradition y~Winrked

:Recent academic research suggests that body 1%J9, . •. . ·•...
1.Ot;JpOfh1llk
painting is about half a million years old. Somodern
e~up mayhave started with our early ancestors
;who lived50a;.OOO years ago. Archaeologists working
:in Africa have discovered small amounts of natural
'dyes. alongwith tools and other remains in some
.~ very early hUman settlements. .
Today Masai tribei>men in east Africa still use
.red dy~6n.~1l~irllaXr to show the change from
Young fighter to community elder. Other tribes
: uSe different colours, including white, to show the
move from childhood to adulthood. The Himba of
amibiacover their, babies with ochre, a natu,ral
. e made from a red or yellow mineral, mixed witli
,rat. This has the double purpose of beautifying the
, baby's skin and protecting it from the hot sun.

A TATTOO is a mark made by putting colour

under the skin. Tattoos can be made on
human or animal skin. Normally, tattoos on
humans are a type of body decoration while
~atto~s on animals are most often used for
IdentIfication.
GRAMMAR

Present Simple have

don't have
Present Continuous She • is having her car checked by a mechanic.

· isn't having
Past Simple They had the kitchen painted.

didn't have
Past Continuous He was having
the house designed by an architect.

wasn't having

Present Perfect We · have had our flights

confirmed.
· haven't had
Past Perfect You had had photos taken for the wedding.
hadn't had
We are going to have our exam marked by the science teacher.
aren't going to have
will have a new dress made for the party.
won't have
You that tree cut down.

1 Rebecca Walker and Tom Harris are getting married 2 Make correct sentences about Rebecca and Tom's
next Saturday. Put the words in the correct order to parents. Use the correct form of have something
make sentences. done.
1 hadlhadlmadelhas/a dresslhad. 1 Mrs Walkerlhair cut/on Friday
Rebecca has had a dress made. Mrs Walker is havin~ her hair cut on Friday.
2 a suit/have/made./Tom/didn't 2 Mrs Harris/car clean/on Saturday

3 have/alcakelhadlmade./They 3 Mr West and Mr Harris/suits clean/last week

4 alhavelherlby/nails/done./Rebeccal 4 Mr Westlbeard trim/barber/Saturday morning

manicurist/will
5 Mrs Harris/nails paint/on Saturday morning
5 barbers/willlandithe/Tom/atihis hair/dyedl
have/cut. 6 They/photograph take/at the wedding

6 have/their/taken./They/photograph/will
 Complete the article with the correct forms of SPEAKING
to have something done.
"_ ,. "' ,. iii "" 0 .. 1 Look carefully at the picture. What do you think the
situation is?

ery in style
al or health tourism is becoming popular with
who want 1 to have surgery done (do surgery)
Iy and enjoy a holiday at the same time. I~'s not
sual now for someone to fly to South Afnca
(lift their wrinkles) or
~----------;(m-aketheir nose smaller).
isn't just cosmetic surgery that British people go
d4 (do). They go to
(replace their knees)
6 (check their
Hungary --,

~. There have been reports of older people gOing

:10 India and Turkey 7 .

laser eye surgery) so they can throwaway their
glasses,
Look at the picture and the list of jobs. Write what
they are going to have done.
2 What's the new teacher like? Circle the correct
answers.
'She 1 looks /[looks as ij]she's in
her late twenties. She 2 wears /
's wearing old-fashioned clothes
- she 3 looks like / looks a typical
primary teacher. She 4 looks /
looks as if quite kind.'

'My new teacher is very tall and

she 5 looks / looks as if very old.
Her clothes 6 look as if/look
like grandmother's. I think she
7 looks like / looks strict.'

3 Use the prompts to write a description of the little boy.

1 little boy/wear/school uniform
The little boy is wearing a school uniform.
2 hellook like/a typical private school pupil

3 hellook as if/about five years old

4 he/not look likelfather

5 he/have got/curly blond hair

1 They are going to have the glass in the

6 he/be/a bit overweight
windows replaced.

2 _ 7 hellook/quite serious

3 _
<I Write the teacher's description of the father in
Exercise 1. Write 90 -110 words.
4 _
What's the boy's father like?
5 _ He looks

6 _

VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
1 Complete with words from the Word List.
Adjective Noun
1 attractive attraction

2 feminity

3 fit

4 _ flattery

5 healthy

6 masculine

7 physical

8 _ play

9 _ trend

1o _ vanity

11 wealthy

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of

words from Exercise 1.
1 I know you think she's beautiful but I don't
find her attractive .
2 I don't usually follow - I just
wear what I like.
3 She's so _
all the time.
4 You look great in that shirt - it's very

5 He's got a fantastic

be an athlete.
6 I prefer women in skirts and dresses because
they are more than jeans.
3 Label the picture with the correct words from the
Word List.

1 fair complexion

2 _

3 _

oil Complete the table with words that describe hair.

Use the Word List to help you.

Opinion Length/type Colour

beautiful lon(J. strai(Jht -",d",,-ar,-,-,k~_ _
Describe the people in the pictures. Write 25-35 words Extend your vocabulary
about each of them. Use the Word List to help you.
1 Study the words which collocate with fashion. Find
the missing word to describe a person who makes
new fashions.
1 He is tall. dark and conscious statement

~'hOW/
handsome. He has
{jot beautiful short.
curly. dark hair. He is
clean-shaven. He is
wearin{j fashionable. model----- - - - - - victim
casual clothes.

magazine industry

2 Match the collocations with definitions 1-7. Check

your answers in a dictionary.
2 _
1 fashion industry all the designers,
companies, factories, models, etc. involved in
fashion
2 an exhibition where
designers show their new clothes to the press
and public
3 clothes which tell others
what sort of person you are or which are
worn to attract attention
4 describes someone who is
interested in the latest fashions
5 someone who wears
clothes to show them to the press and public
6 someone who wears
fashionable clothes although they look bad in
them
7 a publication that focuses
on new fashions etc.
3 Complete the sentences with collocations from
Exercise 2.
1 Jirruny Choo is one of the most popular shoe
designers in the fashion industry .
2 Vogue is a classic which is
published in fourteen countries.
3 David Beckham is . He is
always trying new clothes and hairstyles.

4 The world's top spend

their lives working in London, New York,

4 _
Milan and Paris.
5 Stella McCartney is making a strong
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ with her designs in this
season's collection.
6 We're all when we
force our feet into tiny pointed shoes with
enormous high heels. And it shows on our
faces!
7 The Paris and Milan are
t.hp most. f~m()ll" in tho uuyrlrl
 Mind the trap!
Always use affirmative word order in an

indirect question.

What time is it? (direct question)

00 you happen to know what time it is?

(indirect question)
NOT Do y9IJ haPfNHI to kRow what time ,is it?
Indirect questions do not have the auxiliary do.
00 you live near here? (direct question)
Can you tell me whether you live near here?
(indirect question)
NOT CaR YOll tell me wllBtIlBr d6 you #ve Rear Re;e?

1 Put the words in the correct order, to make questions. Start with the 2 Match answers a-f with
words in italic. questions 1-6 in Exercise 1.
1 what/wonderlII is/about.lMacbeth a Ambition, power and
I wonder what Macbeth is about. greed.
2 youiShakespeare/happen tolDo/was alive?/wheniknow b About four hundred
years ago.
3 any/think/Do/hadiShakespeare/youichildren? c Kenneth Branagh
d The Globe
4 any/youiplayediwhichiideaIHenry V?IHave/actor e Romeo
f Yes, three.
5 youidies/iflRomeo or JulietlDo/first?lknow

6 tolI'dlknowlLondon.lthe name/ofilike/Shakespeare's theatre/in

3 Write the indirect Questions. 6 Read the conversation. Rewrite the interviewer's
1 Why are English people indirect? Questions so they are polite. Use a different
expression for each one.
I wonder why English people are indirect
2 Is it polite to use an older person's first name?
Could you tell me ?
3 Is it OK to ask someone how much they earn?
I don't know _
4 Do I have to send a Christmas card to
everyone I know?
I'd like to know _
5 What time should I arrive if my invitation
says 8 p.m?
Would you mind telling me _
----------------_?
6 How big a tip should I leave in a restaurant
or cafe?
Have you any idea ?
7 Can I use my host's telephone without
asking first?
I wonder _

4: Match answers a-g with Questions 1-7 in Exercise 3.

a No, you must get their permission first
because they will have to pay for your call. D
b If the service has been good, you should
leave about ten percent. D Interviewer Good morning. lCCan I ask you
c Definitely not! We never talk about some questions?) I wonder if I could
money. D ask you some questions'?
d As you know, in English, the longer Woman Yes, I've got some time.
and less direct something is, the Interviewer First of all: 2(Why are you at the
more polite it is. OJ Arts Centre today?) _
e It's safest to use Mr, Mrs, Ms or
Miss Smith unless they tell you it's OK. D Woman I'm here to see the art exhibition.
f There are no rules about this - some Interviewer 3CHow did you hear about the
people send them to everyone they exhibition?) _
know, others don't send any. D
9 You can be 'fashionably late' which
means about fIfteen minutes after the Woman I read about it in the newspaper.
time they say. D Interviewer 4CAre you on our mailing list?)

Complete the Questions.

1 A Have you any idea how much the seats cost? Woman No, I'm not.

8 The seats cost from £7.50. Interviewer 5CCan I put your name on it?)

2 A I'd like to know _

8 Yes, you can. There's a drinks machine on
Woman No, I prefer to look in the paper or
the top floor.
on your website.
3 A Would you mind telling me ? Interviewer 6CHow often do you come here?)
8 No, you can't. We don't take credit cards.
4 A I don't know _
8 Yes, there is. If you have an international Woman Let me think ... once or twice a
student card, you get a five percent month.
discount. Interviewer 7(Which facilities do you use?)
5 A Do you happen ?
8 Yes, I do. The gallery closes at 5.30.
Woman I usually have a snack and I
6 A Can you tell me ? occasionally buy something in the
8 Of course. The gents toilets are downstairs. booksbon
LISTENING
1 tDm Listen and circle the best answers.
1 The two people, Imogen and Hal, are
a parent and child b friends
c teacher and pupil d artists
2 Their conversation is
a serious b educational c professional
d friendly
2 cm:m Look at pictures A-D. Listen again and
number them in the order in which the people talk
about them.
00
,., ..
3 cm:m Read the sentences. Listen again. Are the
statements true (T) or false (F)?
1 Imogen thinks the picture of three lines
is a very clever painting.
2 Hal's niece didn't paint the picture of a
fishing boat.
3 Hal knows who Picasso is.
4 Hal and Imogen agree that the sailing
boat is the best painting.
5 They both like the underwater painting.
6 They both think the underwater painting
., n
SPEAKING
1 Circle the best answer.
Anna \\That did you I know about / think of
the exhibition?
Katie Well, it was OK - I quite liked the
modern sculptures.
Anna Did you? 2 Do you see what I mean /
Do you mean you liked all those t
made from old furniture?
Katie Yes, I did. 3 What I mean is /
That's a good point ....
Anna They were just old rubbish!
Katie Sorry, 4 I didn't get that. /
just a second - I haven't finished.
I thought they showed how anything
can be art.
Anna 5 I'm not sure what you mean. /
Let me pu,t it another way.
Katie 6 What I mean is / Do you mean, if you
look at things with imagination, you can
make them into works of art that are
new and ...
Anna 7 Hold on! Let me finish I /
Excu,se me, can I say something?
It isn't art - it's just old furniture.
2 Complete the conversations with phrases from the box.
.................. - ,
Are you saying That's a good point.
Do you knmv what I found strange?
Let me put it another way The thing is
Why don't you tell us your opinion?
Conversation 1
Gemma Although I liked the actors and the
stage design, I didn't believe any of it.
Mandy I Do you know what I found strange?
Why did she leave her children in the
station?
Gemma 2 , but what I
thought was a bit odd was when she
put the cat in the cupboard.
Mandy Yeah, that was really weird.
Conversation 2
George
Helena I'm not sure what I think! 4 _
_ _ _ _ _ , I just didn't believe
that he loved her.
[£] Alex And that is important in Romeo and
Juliet!
0 Helena ­ the actor
0 who played Romeo looked bored all
the time, I couldn't believe that he
0 would die for her.
0 Alex that he
wasn't a good enough actor for the part?
Read paragraphs A-D from a film review and put
them in the correct order.
Read the review again and underline (or label) the
information below.
1 the background information about the film.
(BI)
2 the summary of the plot. (SP)
:1 Write the names of a TV programme and a film you .
have enjoyed and the names of two you didn't enjoy.
1 _
2 ~ _
3 _
4 _

4 You are the TV and cinema reviewer for your school

3 the writer's opinion (0)
magazine. Choose one of the titles you wrote above
4 the summary of the writer's opinion and their
and write a review. Remember to divide your work
recommendation. (O&R) into four paragraphs:
5 examples of adjectives (A) and modifying
1 background

adverbs (MA). 2 sununary of the plot

3 your opinion

4 summary of your opinion and a

recommendation
 ,
•
Complete the review with the correct adverbs. 6 Complete the sentences. Use the correct fonn of at
words in capital letters.
1 The Cannes Film festival is held
annually. FESTIVl'l
2 The film Clueless is a modem
____ of Jane Austen's novel
Emma. INTERPRJ!
3 Philip Seymour Hoffman won the
2005 Best Oscar for
his extraordinary performance
s School of Art's graduation exhibition has in Capote. ACTIN
'l1solutel brilliant works of art. And it also has 4 Shrek is an film and it's
ich are 2 bad.
absolutely hilarious. ANIMATIO
from the 3D art (sculpture to you and me!)
5 The special effects in The Day
Exercise 1. orked with metal and plastic and have made
After Tomorrow are SPECTACI
_ - - - fascinating things. For example, Jon
gs, I 's 'My Mother's Love' is a 4 witty 6 The Wizard of Oz is one of the most
built in an old TV. However, I must admit that famous films ever made. MUS]
)Us ina Constantine's single empty plate with the 7 The plot of Syriana is rather
ing the World' 5 pathetic. ____ . You may need to see the
enormous 'ous years, the fashion design students have fIlm twice! CONFUS
Ihorne in some of the best things. Quentin Gibbon's
stunning collection of men's sweaters
recycled plastics was, for me, the best
i1he show. At the other end of the scale were
Extend your vocabulary
_ _ _ _ dreadful wedding dresses
m black plastic bags. 1 Read the definitions and complete the sentences.
s paintings were 8 boring. Although
good, there was nothing new or different in
. ion. However, no one can compete with last
w wrth rts 9 fantastic work by U1rike
n and Bob Allen.

. ition is open 10.00-4.00 until 8th August.

1 a quite b absolutely c rather

e Titanic 2 a extremely b totally c completely

3 a rather b a bit c really

4 a a bit b totally C rather

5 a absolutely b a little c very

6 a quite b pretty c really

7 a bit b very C absolutely

1 The film premiere in Los Angeles was
8 a absolutely b totally c a bit
attended by hundreds of Hollywood
9 a rather b extremely c completely
celebrities.
Complete the sentences with words from the
2 Most of Stanley Kubrick's Vietnam film Full
Word List.
Metal Jacket was in London.
1 The Mona Lisa is probably the most famous of 3 Scott Fitzgerald was a Hollywood _
in the 1930s.
all Renaissance paintings .
4 Our local art house cinema always _
2 Picasso painted his first self- when
he was only sixteen. classic films on Sunday mornings.
3 'Angel of the North' is Britain's largest 5 Any fIlm with Johnny Depp will be a
____ . It's 20 metres high, and stands on ____ because he is so popular.
a hilltop, to welcome visitors to Tyneside. 6 Film companies always children's
, 4 often wear special white make-up, films in time for the school holidays.
bright coloured clothes, and very large shoes 7 The is 120 minutes so we'll be abH
when they go on stage. to catch the last bus horne. ,
5 Murder mysteries belong to the fastest-
8 Ennio Morricone's beautiful
Mission is one of the best in cinema ~
_for .?i.
growing of popular literature.

VOCABULARYAffO GRAMMAR <I Complet~thesecondsentellGeg9thlit It

as
has me same Oleaniny theft~t:.
1 Match statements 1-6 with respOl1$8S a-f. (6 points) lWno is that rn.art?

1 Tom's looking very smart. !ill

I've no idea who that mao is.

2 Paul's too skinny. 0

2 Where is the post .office?
3 Dave's going bald. 0
Could you tell me -----------i'--.-,--~'---'--­
4 Bill's very pale. 0
3 Have we met before'?
5 Steve's always scruffy. 0
Do You think .......,... ~ _
6 Colin's so vain. 0

7 Bert is very trendy. 0

4 What does this mean?
Can anyone tell me -"---'i'--.-,--'------­
a He needs to get some sun on his face.

b Yes, his clothes are always the latest fashion.

5 Does this train go to· BrightQn?
cAt leasthe'll save money on shampoo!
Do you know ~",-,-_",-,-~~'---""""""_ _-'­
d He should eat more.
6 What are you doing here?

e He should buy some new clothes or an iron.

Would you mi.nd telling me ---:"~_..---~
.

f We'll buy him a new mirror for his birthday.

g He must be going for an interview.

7 What's the time?

2 Complete the sentences with the words Have you any idea . ......... --'__
in the box. (6 points)
wrinld~~'" 'stubbi~ .. 'patti~g'" 'iiing~' . 5 Complete the text with one .woniin
each gllP~ ..
dimples. plaits geatee
~ ~ • • • • • " , • • • • • • • • • ' . • ~ •• ' • • • • • • 0,' • • ; ,'.1 • • • ', • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ' . • • . • • •

1 I've got a smalll2loatee beard.

2 Come on smile. Show US your _
3 I have a on the left.
4 My is covering my eyes.
5 That is turning into a beard.
6 Her two long look loyely.
7 Oh no. I'm getting on my face.
S Complete ttleletter. Circle the correct
alternatives (0=:: no artiCle). (6 points) Carole Davies is one of the biggest TV stars
of the year. We spent a day with her to find
out what her routine looks 1 like . We met her
at 6.30a.m. when she was already in the
Dear Brian,
How are you? 1 ~ A / {j new art gallery I was studio, 2 her breakfast prepared for
telling you about, has finally opened. This week her by the studio chef. Eggs and bacon,
they are having 2 the / {j / an exhibition of modern fresh orange juice and toast. After breakfast,
I went along yesterday but most of the she always 3 her hair styled which
a rt . wf II takes about 45 minutes. As she says, when
paintings were 3 very / absolu~/y ~a bit au.
she arrives in the studio, she looks 4 - - - ­
There was nothing worth seeing. {j / The / A
modern art is strange but there is usually if she has spent the night in a hurricane.
After her hair styling, she 5 _
something very interesting to look at. Well, maybe
stunning. There were problems before the
not very interesting but 5 totally / qUite /
show when we were there. The person who
completely interesting.

usually does her make-up was ill and Carole

ihe brochure was 6 very / absolutely / totally funny

was very worried about 6 it done by

because it was written as if we were looking at

someone different. Couldn't she do it

the work of a new Rembrandt. Much better than

herself? Apparently not. A TV star who

the actual paintings.
doesn't 7 everything done for her
Oh well, 7 {j / the / a boss is coming so I must get
(or him) is extremely unusual.
h"'r.k tAJ work!
 's choices by Joseph Teller;
READING SKILLS !j()~:f'
81d radio presenter. 1 Match headings A-F with the TV programmes'
1-6. There is one extra heading. For
ve I Got News For You? questions 6 and 7 are the statements
true (T) or false (f)? '(lppints)
s answered questions about the week's
with guests from the worlds of comedy, AVery realistic

.end journalism it was the funniest half hour B He doesn't look angry. He.can't!

. ·on. Everyone knows that the jokes were C It got lots of complaints

beforehand but it all sounded so clever, D Fun for all the family

they could think of the perfect joke, whatever E Cheap but effective.

that was being talked about. F Quick thinking? Notreally.

6 None ofthe programmes is still

underbirds being shown. 0
7 Four of the five programmes were shown
packed adventure series made in the 1960s
'ng ... puppets with visible strings and
once a week. 0
ing facial expressions. It was the highlight of
. The Thunderbirds themselves, were different
and spacecraft, piloted by members of the
COMMUNICATION
.family. Everyone had their favourite. Mine was 1 Complete the text With the·correct phrases
ird 2, flown by the coolest brother, Virgil Tracey. from the box. (8 points)
~·Eii~iY~i:.·~·'··M~·Y6{i·~~Yi~·"···'·····
·;~rnrnot;sur~.Wh.atyoume~ The thing is
s it is quite a big
I~~.~.' Jus~.~second
show but back in the
....~P' . '. .. Ptif.·itanother way

'DOyou~ ",', . strange

you could see that

ters were obviously ~~ ';~~::. ..·~;li·~·~~·~~.;~~~;, .

cardboard, plastic John Yes.

inium foil. It was

Keith So. 1 What did YOu think ?

on Saturdays, just
football results
John Well, urn. 2 - ' - _ - ' - _

really terrifying er .. , I didn't really understand it ...

one I know used Keith Beverley, hello, lovely to see you
it from behind again. Sorry, John, 3...,..... ___'__
• hiding whenever
_...----'_ .' Whatdidyou say?
frightening was
to happen, John The play was difficult to understand.
Keith Difficult to understand? 4 _

John Well, 5_ ____'_~~---'----___'__,

ramme started up when I was at school
as a true-to-life drama about a London
ensive school. Everything that happened to
the day happened to the characters in the
- bullying, failed exams, girlfriend problems, cross
Who exactly was your character
meant to be?
Keith You didn't like me in the play?
John Hold on, 5_~..---~ ..---~-,,-
I didn'tsay I didn't like you. You were

runs in the rain. Mondays and Wednesdays great. It's jUst ... help me Beverley.

;days to hurry home because you never wanted Beverley

7 ?
., it.
Keith No, what?

Beverley
I found myself laughing at the
saddest moments. I didn't ...
one of the few programmes that my parents Keith What? 8_ _..-----...___'_ -.

~th enjoyed when I was younger. It was a very were laughing at me?
situation comedy about a man who decides to Beverley 9 I I
his well paid job and live on the land, growing finished. I thought the writer
les and keeping animals. The comedy is that have made it clearer.

n't want to move out of his posh house on an

. e estate so you have this man and his wife
John Let's have a drink and Kei

in their garden and the elegantly dressed explain it to liS.

urs are, of course, absolutely horrified. It was

t way to spend half an hour on a Sunday
 Game over

GRAMMAR

quantifier

a couple of a bit of a lot of

a few a little all
many much any
games
not many not much enough
several too much lots of
games/music
too many most
not any
none of the
not enough
some
Underline the quantifiers in the sentences. 4 Combine the sentences with both, either or neither.
1 There aren't many good graphics in the game. 1 Andy lives in London. Amelie lives in Ottawa.
2 We don't like any computer games. Both Andy and Amelie live in capital cities.
3 This game has too many complicated rules. 2 Amelie doesn't live in a village. Andy doesn't
4 I've got some good computer games. live in a village.
5 Most young people in Europe can use
a computer. 3 Amelie enjoys skating. Amelie enjoys skiing.
6 A few students took the exam.
Match the correct quantifiers from Exercise 1 with 4 Andy isn't fat. Andy isn't thin.
definitions 1-6.
5 Andy may go to Manchester University. Andy
1 many is used with countable nouns in may go to Leeds University.
questions and negatives
2 means 'nearly all' 6 Amelie wants to be a teacher. Amelie wants
3 means there are more than you to be a translator.
need, and its meaning is negative
4 means 'an unknown number or 7 Andy doesn't like classical music. Andy
quantity' in positive sentences doesn't like jazz.
5 means 'an unknown number or
quantity' in negative sentences and questions
6 means 'a small number' and is 5 Complete the sentences with the correct alternatives.
used with countable nouns 1 There are _ Virtual History games available
in the shop.
Read the profiles of two computer games designers
and complete the sentences with both. either or a a little b much @)a few d most of
neither. 2 _ people prefer reality to the virtual world.
a Not any b A little c Much d Most
3 The game is complex so you need _
patience to learn it.
a some b many c a few d not much
4 There's _ power left in the battery so you'd
better plug your laptop in.
Name: JlmeJ.-te Ct7JJ.-tns a not many b not much c a few d enough
Age: 16
5 There are _ Alien Control games left in
Nationality: Canad.i..an the shops since the good review in the
Home: w.i..th parents games magazine.
Occupation: student and a too many b a little c n't many
ct7~uter game d n't much
tester
6 _ people waste time playing computer
Interests: .-tce h t7ckey, games.
ct7mputer games a Much b A little c Lots of d Not any
and fash.i..t7n
I Favourite school SUbject: French 7 My new mobile phone is too complicated ­
I it can do _ things.
I Money in the bank: .$!J- ,000
a a few b too much c a little d too many
I Ambition:?
I 8 There aren't _ games which get high
scores for addiction level, experts'
recorrunendation and value for money.
1 Both Andy and Amelie test computer games. a many b a lot C some d much
2 Amelie Andy say what
9 _ computer games are too violent.
their ambition is.
3 It doesn't say if Andy _ a A little b Some c Either d Most of
Amelie has brothers or sisters. 10 Are there _ good new games this month?
4 of them is American. a some b much c a little d any
5 of them are interested in a sport.
6 I don't know what of them wants to
do in the future.
6 Complete the conversation with the correct words SPEAKING
and phrases from the box.
.............. "....... . .

a lot any ex 2) both of isn't any lots of 1 Circle the best alternatives.
many much not much too many all Tomek This form is very complicated - I can't
understand half the questions.
Jose 1 I know what I'm doing. /

[Shall I have a look at it?JMY English is

'oetter than yours.
Tomek That would be great, 2 thanks a lot. /
I know what I'm doing.
Jose Before I start, can I use your phone,
please? My mobile won't work and I
can't be bothered to read the
instructions.
Tomek 3 I'd rather do it myself. /
I'll have a look at it if you like. I'm
better at technology than at English!
Jose Yes, please. 4 I haven't got a clue what
I'm doing. / Would you like to do it
jor me? It just annoys me.
2 Read the instructions and write the conversations.
1 a You are trying to use your new digital
camera. You can't understand the
instructions.
b Your friend offers to do it.
C Refuse and say that you are determined
not to let it beat you.
d Your friend offers to read the instructions
while you use it.
Assistant
Can I help you?
e Accept
Customer
I'm looking for some computer
You _
games. Have you got 1..ill!Y.- ?
Your friend _
Assistant
Yes, we've got 2 them. They
You _
are 3 on the shelves at the
Your friend _
back of the shop.
You _
Customer
Could you show some of them to

me? I always get confused because

2 a You are trying to put up a tent. You are
there are 4 to choose from.
going crazy.
Assistant
OK. What sort of thing do you want?
b Your friend offers to do it for you.
Killer Man is great but it's got
c Refuse and explain that you need to learn
5 of violence.
how it's done.
d Your friend offers to do it with you so you
Customer
No, I don't think that'll be suitable.

can both learn.

What about that one, London Life?
e Accept
Is it good?

Assistant
It's educational - you have to solve
You _
lots of puzzles so it's a bit boring.
Your friend _
There 6 action or adventure.
You _
Customer
That sounds perfect. Have you got
Your friend _
7 other educational games? You _
Assistant
There are a few on the top shelf. We
don't sell 8 copies of Mega
Maths or Extraordinary English.
Customer
How 9 are they?
Assistant
They're in the sale - they're
£5.00 each.
Customer
That's 10 ! I'll buy
ll them, please, and I'll take
tho T nnrlnn T .if", <f,nn':> tnn
1 There is a mistake in each sentence. Find and
correct them.
half's
1 After an hour and a ftalfs2jplay, the
footballers were exhausted.
2 'You'll Never Walk Alone' is the Liverpool fans
favourite song.
3 There was play of 45 minutes before the
footballers had a break.
4 They scored a goal at the first half's end.
5 The cup's presentation was at the end of
the season.
2 Complete the sentences with correct punctuation.
,
1 The chess Playerjs lucky board has red and
blue squares.
2 The childs jigsaws were all over the floor.
3 In Cluedo, the players work out the killer,
the killers weapon and where the murder
was committed.
4 The two teams shirts were the same colour.
5 How do chess players minds work?
6 In Monopoly, the six players pieces or
counters include a car and an old shoe.
7 Last years winner of the crossword
competition did it in only six minutes.
:1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the
phrases in brackets. Use either possessive sor of.
are so easy that
1 The rules of some card IJames
children can play them.
(rules/some card games)
2 While their husbands were training for the
World Cup, spent
lots of money in designer shops.
(wives/the footballers)
3 made the players
very angry and the game had to be stopped.
(decision/the referee)
4 are arranged in
groups of nine.
(square/a Suduko grid)
5 In Scrabble, is
ten points. Other letters with high scores are
Z,XandJ.
(value/the letter Q)
4 Use a possessive form to rewrite the sentences so READING
they have the same meaning as the original.
1 That computer belongs to Mr Cutler.
round (n) one of the parts of a competition
That's Mr Cutler's computer. that you must finish before you do the next one
2 Miscrosoft is owned by Bill Gates. draw (n) the final result of a game or sport
Theowner __ where both players or teams have the same score
3 Our children love to play Risk more than all
other games.
Risk is __ 1 lil!D Quickly read the text and circle the correct
4 There was a new capital city in Turkey in 1923. answers.
Ankara became _ 1 The purpose of the text is
5 Trivial Pursuit was designed by Haney a to persuade you.
and Abbott. @to give information.
Haney and Abbott were the _ c to amuse you.
d to shock you.
6 Michael Owen scored a last-minute goal
2 The text is
which saved the match.
The match _ a history.
b literature.
5 Read the text and correct the punctuation. c a biography.
d non-fiction.
Football is England/; national game and its 3 The text type is
history is long. There are references to the a a diary.
game going back to the 8th and 9th centuries. b rules.
c an editorial.
Records show that there were women players
d an article.
in the 12th century and football is even 4 The text is mainly about
mentioned in some of Shakespeares plays. a an ancient sport.
b a famous sports person.
C a combination sport.
In the past, the game had absolutely no d an idea in a cartoon story.
rules so games were violent and disorganised. 2 Read the text carefully, then match senten
The players injuries could be very bad and below with gaps 1-5. There are two senten
don't need.
eventually King James I tried to ban it.
A If there is an equal score
However, the game was only successfully B In his graphic novel, chess boxing is an
banned during Oliver Cromwells time in important part of the plot.
power when he managed to stop it for
e Perhaps it is more logical than it appears at
first.
thirty years. DThe referee can fme a player for bad
behaviour.
E The rules of this strange sport are
When King Charles II was returned to the straightfonvard
throne in the mid-1600s, football was allowed F There are several ways to win a chess boxing
match
again. In Joseph Strutts book of 1801, 'The G The rules changes according to the level of
Sports and Pastimes of the People of England' the players.
he describes football in a way that a modern 3 Put the events in the correct order.
player or fan would recognise. However, it • A Dutch man saw the cartoons. D
wasnt until later in the 1800s that the game • An artist drew pictures of the sport. IT!
• The Dutch man decided to make the
became the one we know today. Nowadays, idea a reality. D
the World Cup, which is held every four years, • There was a tournament in Japan. D
is the worlds most popular sporting event. And • There were tournaments in Europe. D
more countries belong to FIFA, the sports
lJovprning horlv. t.han t.hp TTnit.prl Nat.ion~
 4: Complete the sentences with the
correct alternatives.
1 The rules of chess boxing are
@complex.

b basic.

c difficult.

d tricky.

2 A chess boxing match has

a a maximum of eleven

rounds.

b eleven rounds of chess and

eleven rounds of boxing.

c an unlimited number of

rounds.

d four rounds of chess and

two rounds of boxing.

3 A player loses the match if

a they have eleven minutes
on their chess clock.
b he/she has the white
pieces.
c the referee doesn't like
him/her.
hess boxing is a sport which combines the number one d he/she can't get up in the
thinking sport, chess, with the number one fighting boxing ring.
sport, boxing. I l : the two contestants have eleven 4 The idea for the sport first
ating rounds of chess and boxing. They play chess for four came from
s, have one minute to put on their boxing gloves and then a the World Chess Boxing
for two minutes before having another minute to get ready Organisation.

e chess board again. Each competitor has a total of twelve

b Amsterdam.

es on the chess clock and as soon as the time runs out,

C a graphic novel.

game is over.
d a Dutch artist.

." The winner is decided by either winning the chess, running

of time on the chess clock, the other person retiring or 5 The writer thinks the
up, a knockout hit in the ring, or a referee's decision. If the sport is
game ends in a draw, the player with the higher score in a good because the players
"ng win.s. 3 _ , the opponent with the black pieces wins. are healthy.
idea fi rst appeared in a 1992 cartoon drawn by Yugoslavian b completely crazy because
onist Enki Bilal. 4 _ Inspired by Bilal's book a Dutch artist, it's dangerous.
BT RUbingh, decided to bring the idea to life. Rubingh is c easier for chess players
head of the World Chess Boxing Organisation with the because they are fit.
: 'Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the d a good example of an
.' He is also the world champion. He organised andwon ancient idea.
first world championship in Amsterdam in 2003 and two
later the Ist European Chess Boxing Championship took
in Berlin. Since then, the sport has spread beyond Europe
there are international tournaments as far apart as Japan
the USA
bining the world's most brain challenging and brain
ing sports may Seem crazy but is it? 5_._ Top chess players
to be very fit and, like top athletes, many of the~ follow
exercise and diet routines. Chess bOXing delinands the best
mpetitors both physically and mentally so it fulfils the
ical ideal of a healthy mind in a healthy bbdy (mens sana in
. re sano). It's possibly the perfect combination of f;lrnins
strength and it's definitely not a sport for the weak'br
. rdly.
 VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
1 Match the words which collocate. There is an extra
word in each column.
Activity Place/thing
1 athletics [5] a rink
2 boxing D b board
3 squash D c pitch
4 skating D d table
5 football D e ring
6 sailing D f court
7 chess D g course
8 card D h stadium
9 golf D i graphics

2 Label the pictures with the collocations in Exercise 1.

1 athletics stadium

dBQent
desert
distinguish
divillg
doWnside
draughts . 2 _
drug.. . .
edticatIOl1al······ ."
exercise ~ •••·.Hm\·T E.l 4 _

5 _

6 _

7 _

8 _
3 Circle the correct prepositions in the doctor's advice. Extend your vocabulary
1 Study the diagram and complete definitions 1-9.
Check in a dictionary if the words are separate,
hyphenated or form one word.
car day

wear woman

'You need to get l§)! at / on shape and stop

manship ----I'i 'i'---­ spectator
putting 2 over / in / on weight. You'll need to
cut down 3 at / in / on chips and other fatty
foods and take 4 in / over / up exercise. It's a
waste of time going 5 for / on / at a diet if you
don't work 6 in / out / at regularly. The local
gym has a discount for students so it's quite commentator
good value 7 at / for / to money. You'll need to
keep 8 on / at / with going even if it gets boring
- remember, no pain, no gain.' programme extreme
4: Complete the advice with the correct form of the 1 sports day -(n) a day when the pupils
words in brackets. of a school do athletics etc and
If you spend too much time playing computer
parents are the audience
games you can become 1 addicted (addict). This 2 en) a low fast car with a
roof which opens
problem is psychological but the 2 _
3 (n) a reporter who
(repeat) can also cause physical problems. For describes a sports event for radio listeners or
example, 3 (use) the mouse or game television viewers
controls for hours can make your hands and 4 (n) a sport which people
wrists 4 (swell). Also, when you sit for go and watch
too long in front of a computer, you can 5 (n) a woman who plays
develop backache if you aren't in a good many different sports
____ (sit) position. So, if you must keep 6 (n) clothes you have for
on playing computer games, make sure your sport - also casual clothes worn when you are
desk and chair are both at the right height and relaxing
that you take regular breaks. 7 (n) behaviour that is
fair, honest and polite in a game or sports
S Complete the sentences with the correct form of competition
play, go or do and a word from the box. There are 8 (n) a sports broadcast on
two extra words. television or radio
eRess diving golf hill walking jogging 9 (n) sports that have lots
sports skating skiing of risk and are more dangerous than others

1 I love playing chess so my parents gave me a
beautiful board for my birthday.
2 When the lake froze last winter, we
3 I hate running so I never
4 He loves keeping fit so he
a lot of different
5 Her hair is wet because she
6 Next weekend we
2 Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 1.
1 Cheating is not an example of sportsmanship !
2A is great in the summer
but it's not much fun when it's wet and windy.
_ 3 I can never understand _
_ when they are describing a horse race.
_ 4 Until the 1980s, most people didn't wear
_ unless they were going to
do some sport.
- but I 5 Tennis and football are both
 The hard sell

GRAMMAR

Some verbs can be used with more than one

verb pattern and the meaning does not change:
She prefers eating convenience food. =
She prefers to eat convenience food.

However, with a few verbs such as stop and

remember, a different verb pattern changes

the meaning:

He remembered taking her photograph. (He had

a memory of doing this.)

He remembered to take her photograph. (He didn't

forget to take her photograph.)

I stopped reading the leaflet. (I looked away from

the leaflet.)

I stopped to read the leaflet. (I stopped what I was

doing and read the leaflet.)

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of eat.

1 I try to eat fruit every day. 5 Although she hates cabbage, she managed
2 I love my dinner on a tray in front ____ it when her friend cooked some.
of the TV. 6 When I had flu I couldn't anything.
3 His mother made him all his 7 If I'm on a diet, I think about all
vegetables before she allowed him _ the time.
any ice-cream. 8 Do you fancy in a restaurant this
4 Every year I give up chocolate for the evening?
month after Mardi Gras.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the 4: Complete the advertisements with the correct form of
verbs in brackets. the verbs in the box.
......... .
1 The pizza company promised to deliver do drink eat (x 2) enjoy give
(deliver) within half an hour. impress have make (x 2) sit use
'Nuke up welcome
2 I always look forward to (have) a
big Sunday lunch.
3 He's interested in (cook) so I
usually buy him recipe books for his birthday.
4 When I was a child I wasn't allowed
Wonder Bread

_ _ _ (have) sugary drinks. Machine

5 When we go to Spain we might _

(bring back) some olive oil. Can you imagine 1 waking up each morning to
the smell of freshly baked bread? If you are
6 She doesn't mind (drive) a long
way for a good meal. tired of 2 bread by hand - all that
mess and hard work, the Wonder Bread
7 The children must (finish) their
meals before they leave the table. Machine is for you. Instead of working for
hours in the kitchen, all you need 3 IS
8 We were expecting (get) a nice big
meal but he only gave us a boring sandwich. put the ingredients in, switch it on and you
can look forward to 4 the taste of
9 I avoid (buy) too much

convenience food.
delicious fresh bread
just two hours later!
10 We both love (eat) but neither of
us likes (cook). The Wonder Bread
Machine is so
3 Complete the sentences with the correct alternatives. simple, all the
1 I _ buying her a cookery book for her family will want
birthday. 5 it!
@thought about b expect c manage
d might
2 You _ make a cake for his birthday.
a enjoy b look forward to c should d need
3 We _ to buy some drinks before we get
on the train.
a can b stop c think about d need
4 The hotel's guests _ to have dinner in
the garden.
a chose b fancy c will d think about
5 He _ to make a meal with only four eggs,
some cheese and salad.
a succeeded at b managed c might
d imagined
6 We _ to invite you for dinner next
weekend.
a love b think about coffer d would like
LISTENING SPEAKING
1 EJ Listen and circle the best answers. 1 Complete the conversations with phrases from
the box.
1 Max and Zoe are

a arguing.
don't blame me
@discussing.
I'll speak to him about his behaviour
c agreeing.
Your waiter was extremely rude to me
It's not what I ordered
d making plans.

that was careless of me

2 Max and Zoe are talking about _
there is a mistake in the bill
a hidden advertisements in books.
We'll replace it straight away.
b cinema and TV advertising.

c different types of advertising.

d magazine and newspaper adverts.

3 Max is what Zoe tells him.

a happy about

b not interested in

c surprised by

d amused by

2 am Read the questions. Listen again and circle the

best answers.
1 'Product placement' is when a company _
a puts an advertisement in a film or book.
@pays for their goods to appear in a film.
c pays an actor to use their product.
d buys advertising time in a cinema.
2 Zoe gives Minority Report as an example of
a film with _ product placement.
a some
b a little
c too much
d enough
3 'Subliminal advertising' _
/ I'
a is used by governments.

b uses hidden messages.

A Customer
Excuse me, 1 _
c uses fast music.

I asked for the pasta. He asked for

d is something you forget.

the salad. It's not what I ordered

4 Governments think that subliminal
Waiter
Sorry 2 _

advertising _
- I'll swap the plates for you.
a might work.

b definitely works.

B Customer
Excuse me, 3 _
c doesn't work.

d hasn't worked.
. We didn't have three
bottles of mineral water.
5 Zoe has heard that subliminal advertising _ Waiter I'm sorry madam, you did. There
on the Internet.
are two on the table and one on
a will be used
the floor here.
b isn't used
Customer You shouldn't have put it there.
c might be used Please 4
Waiter _
d is illegal
I didn't put it on the floor.

CCustomer 5 _

Manager I'm so sorry, madam. 8 _

CII!~tnmp.r 'f'h "n L-- "("\11

WRITING

Dear Sir/Madam

~ lam writing to complain about

which I bought from your website, Je'ans'2~",o.
a~ut your customer service. .

[[[J I c>rdered the jeans on 23rd June,

charged immediately but the j
19th July. When they arrived
and the jeans were damaged. I
your helpline and was told
to return the jeans i f I wanted

~ I feel that it. is untteasc:)ncibl.e

for the postage because it.is notlillyrf.cil1;fl.ti.that··.·
the jeans weren'tpackaged pr'ol~~~:~~l~:]~~m~••·~~~i~~~.FI\
that:. you send .out orders llIOre· J
m r
package things ·properly so
the post?

[[[] r <would like a full refund of .

£3 6 and I think you should
return postage £3.75.

I look forward to hearing

Yours faithfully

Jasmine Kelly

1 Match topics 1-4 with paragraphs A-D in the letter.
1 explain the background to the problem and
what happened
3 Choose one of the situations (1-3) below and write
a letter of complaint. Explain the situation, suggest
a way to improve the service and say what sort of .~

compensation you want. Remember to:

2 say what you want them to do
3 say why you are writing • structure your letter logically.
4 suggest how the company can improve its • use a formal style.
service • be polite but firm.
2 Read the letter again. Find and underline examples 1 You bought a new mobile phone and it

of these things. stopped working after three weeks.

2 You ordered and paid for two T-shirts

• a formal greeting online. It is now a month later and you

• a complaint haven't received anything.

• a suggestion 3 You stayed at a youth hostel which was dirty

• a reason and unsafe.

• a standard closing expression

VOCABULARY ACTIVATOR
1 Complete with words from the Word List.
Noun Adjective
1 appetite appetising
2 ~__
cliched
3 _ coincidental
4 convenience
5 _ cosmetic

6 _
disruptive

7 information

8 _
luxurious

9 microwave

1o _ necessary

11 nutrition

12 _
private

13 ridicule

14 sensation

Z Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 1.

1 If you arrange food properly on a plate, it
looks more appetising .
2 Do you think cosmetics are a _
or a ?
3 It's important to start the day with a
_ _ _ _ _ _ breakfast or you won't have
enough energy.
4 I do most of my shopping in our local shop
because itis _
5 A packet of soup should have _
about the ingredients printed on the box.
6 Although most convenience food is
_________ you can usually heat it up in a
normal oven too.
3 Complete the conversation with the correct form of
the words in brackets.
Manager Can I help you?

Customer I hope so. I'm afraid that I want to

make a 1 complaint (COMPLAIN).

Manager What's the problem, sir?
Customer I bought this 2 (FREEZE)
vegetarian meal here yesterday.
However, when I read the very
3 (INFORMATION) list of
ingredients I saw that it contains
butter which is animal fat.
Manager I'm sorry, sir, I must 4 _

(APOLOGY) on behalf of Trufood

Supermarket. Would you like a
5 (REPLACE)?
Customer No, thank you. I think I'd prefer to
have my money 6 (REFUND).
 4, Complete the text with the correct alternatives. Extend your vocabulary

A lot of young people in Britain have) unhealthy

diets which include too many 2 foods
which are full of fat and 3 . A lot of

people 4 schools for not educating

students to know about the benefits of having a
balanced, 5 diet. However, others say
that parents are at fault for allowing their kids 1 Read the definitions and complete sentences 1-7
to eat too much 6 food and too many below.
7

1 a healthy b delicious C tasty d unhealthy

all over the shop (inf.) things scattered
2 a special b natural C convenience
about untidily
d appetizing
set up shop (inf.) to start a business
3 a salt b teabags C variety d ingredients shop someone (v inf.) to report someone to
4 a marvel b capture C shake d blame the police
5 a vegetarian b artificial C sensational shop around (v) (1) to compare prices and
d nutritious quality in different shops, (2) to look for
6 a junk b carton C faulty d diet something better
7 a dishes b takeaways C plates d stews shop floor (n) the area in a factory where
ordinary workers are
5 Complete the restaurant review with adject(ves shop steward (n) a worker elected by other
from the Word List. workers in a factory or~i,ness to represent
them in discusSion with • management
shoplift (v) to~ , illegally from
asnop
~,. . _ -
,H"', <ii'c-'
," -",,-~,l"l':''-~3._·;;;:·1>

you are thinking of g(}jngto Luigi's for a romantic shopsollecJ(adj};'t~~' >.' •.

because it is sligIiUy" 'damaged
. ner, don't! tt()()~ my favourite person there and shut up shop (inf.) to clOse'&. shop or business
, though theme'll1l.descfibedthe steaks as 1~, the either temporarily or pennanently
h as ~ .,. /fromtllesea and the ice cream as talk shop (inf.) to talk about things that are
3
.ckand '.. ' ,,, .• ' __ the truth was very different. related to your job
e first course was soup which was very salty and it
s servedwith 4 bread which must have been
. t leastthtee days Old. The meat was 5 but it 1 They shopped around for several months
as so ,6 that it hurt my teeth, the fish was before they decided where to live.
itely 7 because it still had iro in themiddle. 2 The company director had started her career
d to end it all, the ice cream wasn't-itwasllquid! as a young worker on the _
3 The trousers were half price because they
were
6 Complete the text with words from the Word List. 4 The thief's wife him to the
I needed to buy an outfit for my cousin's police.
wedding so I went to the) shopping centre 5 Our local cafe when a fast
because all the 2 are there. The food chain opened next door to it.
best :3 is Danvers because it sells 6 I'm not surprised you can't find your football
lots of different clothes and you can usually find shorts - your clothes are _
something you want. I spent ages looking around 7 When Harry and Steve get together they
and then one of the 4 asked if he ______ all the time. It's so boring!
could help. I explained what I wanted and he
suggested a suit. I tried one on in the
5 and decided to buy it.
Unfortunately, when I took it to the
6 to pay, I discovered that I had
no cash and I left my credit card at home. I was
really annoyed but the cashier said she would
keep the suit for me while I went to the
7 to get some money from my
bank account.
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
alternatives. (6 points)
1 The boxers faced each other across the
court / pitch /[ring).
2 He scored a goal during the first
part / half/set of the match.
3 The two golfers walked to the start of the
course / court / pitch and started the game.
4 They had to thank their goalsaver /
goalstopper / goalkeeper for helping them to
win the match. nlis is an excellent
5 There was a minute's silence in the pitch / film about a 15 year­
course / stadium to remember the team's old boy who dreams
ex-captain who had died a few days before. about 1 _ football for
6 Do you prefer individual or group / band / his favourite team,
team sports? Manchester City.
7 In the summer, I go swimming or Howeve~justbecause
it is about a 15 year­

.IIi""
wind-boarding / wind-sailing /

wind-su'([ing .
old doesn't mean that
only 15 year-olds will
2 Complete the sentences with the
correct preposition. (6 points)
1 You don't have to go on a diet. Just do more
enjoy it. This is a film
for everyone.
At school, Jimmy is
IIIMILE
"THE BEll BlmSH fiLM IN AGES"
exercise.
bullied because most
2 We thought his first victory was just good
boys support Manchester United and 2 _ of the other boys
luck but he kept winning all year.
on the school team like him. His life is transformed when a
3 Come on! Don't give now. You can
mysterious old lady gives him a pair of magic boots and, in the
do it!
next match, he manages 3 _ the winning goal. He gets better
4 You'll have to cut on the amount of
and better and 4 _ his team mates are happy for him. Only
fast food you eat if you want to lose weight.
one is jealous of I-lim and rlis 5 _ magic powers. Before the
5 I'm thinking of taking skiing. Do you
final match, his boots are stolen and he doesn't believe he can
have any advice for me?
play well without them. The first half is a disaster and his team
6 I can't believe how much weight I put are losing 2-0. At half-time, though, he finds out that the boots
_ _ _ while my leg was broken
weren't magic and 6 _ of his confidence returns. OK, it's not
7 I'd just got my swollen ankle when very realistic but if you want your own 90 minutes of magic, I'm
I broke my leg! sure you'll enjoy 7 _ this film.

1 a·doing @playing c.going d making

2 a none b any C no d neither
3 a score b scoring C for to score. d to score
4 a the most b every C most .of d many
5 a boots b boot's c boots'· d boot
6 a every b wholec all. d ('lach
7 a to watch b watch C by watching
 .. Complete the text with a word from the box
in each gap. There are three extra words. (6 points) LISTENING SKILLS '."
.................................

evefy' or any eithe;" b~th'" ~~.~ ... ~ii"" 1 cmml Usten to the radio programme. :,~'JI/t:;
None neither of
..........
............... .. '" .
Are the statements true (TJ or false If)?' ~t:f!(lOints)
1 In Shop Talk, the presenters ask. '\~l'~'f;:::~
, ..
. ,~.f,

consumers fortheir advice. 'l~n:hCl!J

2 Bioyog doesn't contain anything ·,.:Jt
Dear Sir, unnatural. .1,." D
3 There aren't as many flavours of
Why does 1 every food advertisement on TV seem Thick Crisps as advertised. ~D
to feature a happy family of four with a big house 4 The Thick Crisps adverts lie about
and car? 2 of the family are overweight, the fat content· of the crisps, 0
even if they are eating fast food every time we 5 Thick Crisps are more unhealthy
see them. Adverts which take place in the home than normal crisps. 0
_ _ _ _ show a woman happily cooking a 6 Adverts for BestBurgerKids' Packs
perfect Sunday lunch 4 a man making a don't tend to concentrate on the food
complete mess of things but rescued by a packet inside them. 0
of sauce which turns his cooking into a gourmet 7 You can't buy the food ina Kids' Pack
delight. Oh, and most 5 these families without the pack. 0
have a big dog as well, I don't know Why. 8 To get a free radio" you would have to
buy 50 Kids' Packs. 0
I have just seen two food advertisements and
6 of them were at all interesting,

_ _ _ _ did they make me want to buy the

COMMUNICAftOft
food being advertised. 1 Comprete the comPlaintS wfth One word
from U1e box in.eadHJ~ll.~,,~, " (7 points)
Yours
~d~""rni~~ing""~""~ioy~~'" '~h~t"""
'Bei't'i'o..""" rielJilA.'j satisfied part ~c. ':prdered

mistake arrived bill service

..................................................................

Bertram Fielding
1 I can't eat this meat. It's too tough.
2 Excuse me, there's a in the

____ . We didn't order coffee, but we

have been charged for it.

5 Complete the sentences with the correct 3 Look at this T-shirt. The dye has _-'-_
form of the verbs in bracket~ .
'1'I'avmg
(6 points) and all my washing is pink.
1 I'm looking forward to _ _ (have) a
4 I'm not with the . The
holiday next week.
waiters are slow and rude and the cloakroom
2 Instead of (sit) at home - - - - attendant kept us waiting for our hats.
(do) nothing, you should get out and do some 5 When I opened the box, I found that there

exercise. was- a so I can't use the

game.

3 I was always proud of (be) picked

for the school cricket team. 6 Excuse me. This is not --:-~-- I
---,--­
I asked for chicken, not steak.
4 Our games teachers expect us (go)
7 Hello, I'm ringing up about the books I
running even when it is raining.
ordered from your Internet site seven wee'
5 You promised (take) us swimming
ago. The order hasn't yet and I
this week.
to know what's happened. ,.
6 You don't have to apologise for _ 8 Is that the manager? I'm staying at your~ ,
(come) last.
and one of your was extrem~Jt.:{
7 Don't let them (go) skating on the - -__ to me. He told me to .. , well: t;
lake. It's not safe. want to repeat what he said. .'.:
SELF-ASSESSMENT TESTS: ANSWER KEY

TEST 1 I UNITS 1-2 READING SKILLS

1 2 search 3 cursor 4 click 5 download 6 icon 1 1F 2C 3A 46 5H 66 7E 8e 9b
7 folder COMMUNICATION
2 2 out 3 into 4 on 5 around 6 up 7 down 1 1 half 2 third 3 most 4 risen 5 fallen 6 in five
:1 2 themselves 3 each other 4 - 5 is having
6 himself 7 me TEST 5 I UNITS 9-10
4 2 Jim blames himself for being late. 1 2 deserted 3 uninhabited 4 filthy 5 cramped
3 Kate and Sue argue with each other a lot. 6 spacious 7 cosy
4 I hope we enjoy ourselves at the party. 2 2 expelled 3 odd jobs 4 part-time 5 sacked
5 Tom has been working since 8 a.m. and he still 6 promoted 7 career
hasn't finished. 3 2d 3b 4e 5d 6b 7e
6 I have known Paul for seven years. " 1 can't 2 must 3 have 4 spent 5 been 6 know
7 Look at yourself in the mirror. 5 2 not to go 3 if he believed 4 we thought it was
5 2 has 3 is listening 4 recently downloaded 5 had been in town yesterday
5 has also been watching 6 don't understand 6 why he/she/we/they hadn't told him (that)
7 has been trying 7 asked us to (please)
LISTENING SKILLS LISTENING SKILLS
I1F 2T 3T 4F 5F 6T 7F BF 1 le 2b 3b 4a 5d 6a 7e 8a
COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION
1 2d 3a 4e 5b 6f 79 Be 1 2 shows 3 like 4 suggests 5 According to 6 prove
7 more 8 opinion
TEST 2 I UNITS 3-4
1 2 jury 3 sue 4 accused 5 sentence 6 witnesses TEST 6 I UNITS 11-12
7 lawyer 1 2d 3e 4a 5e 6f 7b
2 2 burglars 3 robbery 4 shoplifting 5 rehabilitation 2 2 dimples 3 parting 4 fringe 5 stubble 6 plaits
6 vandalism 7 racial 7 wrinkles
:1 2 forgetful 3 stubborn 4 decisive 5 vain 3 2 an 3 absolutely 4 0 5 quite 6 very 7 the
6 predictable 7 greedy '1 2 where the post office is? 3 we have met before?
4 2 ought 3 would 4 had 5 could 6 shouldn't 4 what this means?
7 didn't use to 5 if/whether this train goes to Brighton?
5 2 used to 3 would 4 have 5 to 6 was 7 when 6 what you are doing here? 7 what the time is?
READING SKILLS 5 2 eating 3 has 4 as 5 looks 6 having 7 have
1 1e 2a 3d 4a 5F 6T 7T BT READING SKILLS
COMMUNICATION 1 1F 26 3E 4A 5D 6F 7T
1 2 long 3 please 4 do 5 mind 6 must COMMUNICATION
7 wondering Bsorry 1 2 The thing is 3 I wasn't listening
4 I'm not sure what you mean
TEST 3 I UNITS 5-6 5 let me put it another way 6 let me finish
1 2 drought 3 earthquake 4 floods 5 hurricane 7 Do you know what I found strange 8 Are you sa
6 eruption 7 tsunami 9 Just a second
2 2 double 3 lead 4 rise 5 faced 6 altering
7 wiped TEST 7 I UNITS 13-14
3 2 We definitely won't be on time. 1 2 half 3 course 4 goalkeeper 5 stadium 6 team
3 He probably won't help us. 7 wind-surfing
4 I won't join your organisation unless yOIl are serious. 2 2 on 3 up/in 4 down 5 up 6 on 7 over
5 I'll buy you a dog as long as you take it for walks 3 2a 3d 4e 5e 6e 7d
every day. 4 2 None 3 either 4 or 5 of 6 neither 7 nor
6 He can sleep in the house provided that you wash 5 2 sitting/doing 3 being 4 to go 5 to take 6 coming
him first. 7 go
7 The dog wants his breakfast as soon as I get up.
<I 2 gets 3 have got 4 were 5 won't develop LISTENING SKILLS
6 won't escape 7 will live 1 1 F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6T 7F 8F
5 2b 3d 4a 5d 6b 7e COMMUNICATION
I.ISTENING SKILLS 1 2 mistake/bill 3 run 4 satisfied/service
1 a6 bl e8 d3 e- f5 92 h4 i7 5 part/missing 6 what/ordered 7 arrived
B employees/rude
COMMUNlCAnON
1 2 Firstly 3 Secondly 4 see 5 Where 6 moving
7 point 8 least

TEST 4 I UNITS 7-8

1 2 bravery 3 ability 4 failure 5 achievement
6 succeed 7 fame
2 2 have 3 better 4 idea 5 take 6 most 7 were
3 2e 3e 4f 5a 6d 7b
<I 2 now 3 but I can't change 4 was being built
5 shout 6 had been able 7 hadn't been
Ii 2 have been told 3 am telling 4 told
5 hrid never been told 6 are told 7 are being told
SELF-ASSESSMENT TESTS: TAPESCRIPTS
TEST 1 I UNITS 1-2
CR - company representative, lM - lost man, W- woman
CR Could everyone sit down, please? The presentation for
the new Technoguard 53 home entertainment centre is
going to start very soon. Er, sir? Could you sit down?
lM Er, I think I'm in the wrong place.
CR There are no right or wrong places ... just sit anywhere.
lM No, you don't understand ...
CR Please. Thank you. Now, I don't need to tell you that
what you are about to see is top secret and won't be
made public until our sales launch in early November.
So, what is the Technoguard 53 and why is it special?
SI - Speed. It does everything your home computer can
do but in a fraction of the time. You can convert music
from CDs into MP3s in less than a minute. You can put a
video onto DVD in under 5 minutes. Download 100
photos from your camera with one click. S2 - Simplicity.
Anyone can use it as we will demonstrate later. S3 ­
Style, as you can see for yourself, this elegant machine
would look good in any room. Now, can I have a
volunteer to prove how simple this thing really is? How
about our friend who was in the wrong place earlier?
Yes, you. OK, sir. Here's the machine everything is
already connected up so you don't need to worry about
anything. Now, is there anyone with a task for our friend
to do? Yes, madam.
W I'd love to put the photos from this camera onto a DVD
slideshow and have the song on this CD playing as
background music.
CR No problem at all. Now, sir, you've never seen this
machine before have you?
lM Er, no '" no, I haven't.
CR Well, I'll switch it on for you by just pressing this button
here. And I'll connect the camera here ... and insert the
CD here ... OK, off you go. As you can see ladies and
gentlemen, our friend here is typing in what he wants to
do ... 'Make a DVD of photos and music' ... and now the
machine is asking for details as you can see on the
screen ... 'Are the photos on disc or camera')', 'What is
the source for the music?' ... and now the instructions
lead him on really easily. OK the photos are
downloaded. Now we have options; there are things like
'Make a CD cover' but we won't worry about that now
... so he is clicking 'Ready to start' ... here's a disc to
insert, one of our own Technoguard High Quality
discs of course. That's in, he is clicking 'Create' now
watch the numbers counting down on the screen 5-4-3­
2-1 ... and the disc is ready. So, let's just check the
photos on the DVD - there's nothing embarrassing here
is there? Ooh lovely ... beautiful ... we'll have to leave it
there I'm afraid. So, here's your disc madam and thank
you, sir, for helping us. I know you'll be going back to
your sales area now and be ready to market the
Technogaurd 53 in November.
lM No, not really.
CR What?
lM That's what I was trying to say earlier. I'm in the wrong
place. I'm not a Technoguard salesman at all. I work for
Compurnedia. I should be in meeting room C4. It was a
very interesting talk, though, thank you ...
TEST 3 I UNITS 5-6
Speaker 1 I worry a lot about the world and what we're
doing to it. But, you know what I think? I think one day
we'll all be sitting here, living our lives, when something
completely unexpected will happen - a nuclear accident,
a meteor, something like that - and that will be that.
Goodbye Earth.
Speaker 2 Sometimes I worry, of course. War, pollution, no
more natural resources, sea levels rising. But I have faith in
our ability to survive. Just when it looks as if all is lost, we
ourselves and our planet. I suppose I could be wrong,
though.
Speaker 3 Well, I'm 65 and I've been hearing about the end
of the world for a long time now. I was born during the
Second World War and grew up with the Cold War and
nuclear crises. I read that Nostradamus predicted the end
of the world in 1996 and nothing happened. One day, we'll
probably kill ourselves with a bomb but it won't be in my
lifetime.
Speaker 4 One thing is clear and that is we can't go on as
we are doing. It's no good relying on scientists to sort out
the mess and we certainly can't look to politicians or
business men to help us. No, it will need all of us to alter
our lifestyles - use less electricity, not drive so much,
recycle more, eat organic food. Unless we do all those
things and more, the planet will just die one day.
Speaker 5 I'm worried about natural resources running out
before we've done anything about finding new sources of
energy. Can you imagine life without petrol or electricity?
It would probably be good for us if our machines were
switched off for a while but it wouldn't be easy, especially
for the younger generation who have been used to having
these things their whole life.
Speaker 6 I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I know there are
problems and I know I can't do anything about them but
there are some very intelligent people out there who must
be spending their whole lives in laboratories researching
into new sources of energy. They'll come up with
something.
Speaker 7 If you look around at greedy people using up the
Earth's resources or starting wars you can't be optimistic.
We are destroying our planet and, if it was just up to us, the
planet wouldn't last another 50 years. But, you know, I can't
believe my kids or grandchildren will behave in the same
way. Just by looking at where we went wrong, they will be
able to do the right thing.
Speaker 8 You know what I don't understand? Why do
governments spend so much on space exploration? I mean,
if scientists want to discover ways of overcoming the
problems of this world, they would be better off looking
here. If there is a solution to our problems, this is where it
will be.
TEST 5 I UNITS 9-10
P - Presenter, S - Scott Freeman
P Today we are very pleased to welcome singing star Scott
Freeman who has just released his latest record, 'School
days'. Good morning, Scott, lovely to have you on the
show.
S Good morning to you, Judy. Great to be here.
P So, I guess the first question to ask is about your school
days. What kind of a student were you?
SOh! Well ... er not the best, it has to be said, although I
never got into any real trouble.
P You weren't expelled or anything like that?
S No, no. But from the age of about 12 I knew I was going
to be a star, although at that time I thought I might be a
sports star, not a singer. I was in the school's junior rugby
team and played for Hampshire Schoolboys a couple of
times. When you get that serious about anything it takes
up a lot of your time and I was practising 4 or 5 times a
week.
P So, what happened?
S Well, when I was 14, I fell in love.
P Aha ...
S And the girl, Sally Thomas, was keen on acting. She
promised to come and watch me play rugby if I got
part in the school play with her. I must have been in
love because I agreed. It was a musical, and I joined ~
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 the play, just feeling happy. The teacher who was three points, though. Unfortunately, you need ten points
organising the whole thing overheard me and, well, to for the smallest prize, which I would imagine is worth
cut a long story short, I got the lead part. about 50p. The best prize is a radio which requires
P A clever teacher! 50 points. That's 17 packs. I think I'd rather go to my
S Yes. The only problem was that I had to spend a lot of local electrical store and buy a better radio for half the
time with the leading actress, a very nice fifth former money of the packs and use the rest to buy some healthy
called Mandy. I guess Sally might have been jealous fresh food from the shops.
because she left me for another boy in my class. P Thanks, Shelley. So, the advice is, don't bother with
P Oh dear ... BestBurger Kids' Packs. Now you may remember that
S But I loved being on the stage and the star of the show. last week, we ...
Anyway, going back to your original question, the
schoolwork, which I was never brilliant at, got even worse
and I ended up leaving school at 16 with two GCSEs, in
drama and music - not surprisingly. I enjoyed school,
though, and most of the teachers were cool enough to
realise I was never going to become a doctor or scientist
or anything like that and the best thing for me was to
concentrate on what I was good at.
P Definitely the right thing to do.
S The song's nothing to do with any of that, though. It
couldn't really be because I didn't even write it. It's about
being in a gang and learning about life from your mates,
playing truant, which I never did and generally trying to
act all grown up at the age of 15. There were people like
that at my school, there are at every school, I guess, but
it's not about anyone special.

TEST 7 I UNITS 13-14

P- Presenter, C- Clare, D - Don, S - Shelley
P Good evening and welcome to Shop Talk, the weekly
consumer affairs programme which gives you, the
consumer, advice, warnings and recommendations about
products in the shops. This week, we are looking at
children's food products which are being heavily
advertised on TV at the moment. Which ones to buy, if
any, and which ones to avoid. And we start with Bioyog.
As usual, I'm joined by my team of reporters, Clare, Don
and Shelley. Clare.
C Yes, this is advertised as being 100% natural, full of
vitamins and tasty enough for any child. Well,
surprisingly, perhaps, it seems that the adverts are telling
the truth. There is nothing added to the natural fruit
juice and organic yoghurt. And it is very tasty. One word
of warning, though - it does have a lot of sugar in it.
Natural sugar but it's still not very good for children's
teeth so make sure you brush well after eating one of
these.
P So, Bioyog gets the thumbs up from Clare. What about
Thick Crisps in ten different flavours, Don?
D Well, I've eaten a crisp from every packet and they
certainly do have ten different flavours but not exactly as
they are advertised. The chicken tastes like bacon and
the Chinese Crispy Duck tastes like nothing on earth.
There are no actual lies in the advert but there are lots of
things unsaid. For example, the fat content is about
double that of a normal packet of crisps and even a small
packet contains 750 calories. They also contain more salt
and more chemicals. All crisps are bad for you but these
are really bad.
P Oh dear. No Thick Crisps for me, then. Lastly, we have
Shelley out and about looking at the new BestBurger
Kids' Pack. There has been lots of advertising for these
on TV. Shelley, what are they like?
S Hello from BestBurger Brighton. The advertising here in
the restaurant is much more concerned with the prizes
you can get by collecting points on the packs than the
food inside them. And that's not surprising because,
when you open them up, you'll get a big disappointment.
You could buy all the food inside for a little over half the
price of the pack if you bought it separately. This one has
five, small chicken pieces, chips, a pie and a drink. That
would cost me about £1.80 but the pack was £3. I do get