1 Read the text divided into three parts. Match questions 1 5 with paragraphs A C.

Body language
A Some people are good at interpreting body language, while others find the
whole thing a mystery. Improving your ability to recognise how others really feel is a
useful skill, and one you can quite quickly improve if you learn what signs to watch
out for. Take facial expressions. One thing you should remember about facial
expressions is that they are rarely to be trusted. That’s because we are all aware that
other people try to read our true feelings and as a result, we are all pretty expert at
hiding them. From childhood, we all learn how to fake a smile, for instance. To
become expert at interpreting a smile, we should observe the eyes, not the mouth. If
someone is really smiling, their eyes brighten, they raise their eyebrows and even tilt
their head. If only the mouth is smiling then it is a sure sign that the person you are
looking at is only pretending.
B As faces are dishonest, experts at reading body language look elsewhere for
the best clues to how a person truly feels. The torso, comprised of our shoulders,
chest and stomach, is a good indicator of how we feel. It is where we have our vital
organs, so evolution has taught us to cover them up, especially when we feel
threatened. Crossed arms often means ‘leave me alone’. The way we move our
hands can also be revealing. Even though we are all taught how to restrain our hand
movements – we learn not to point to avoid being rude, for example – it is not as
easy to fake as the look on our face. As a general rule, the higher our hands, the
more positive we feel, which is why fans at a concert feel an irresistible need to lift
their hands. Think about it. If we hear good news, we leap up, bad news and our
shoulders drop.
C Surprisingly, there is another part of the body more incapable of fibbing than
any other. Over millions of years, our hands, arms and faces have learned how to
pretend as well as how to communicate, but in contrast, evolution has taught our legs
to do one thing, and one thing only, and that’s get ready to run at the first sign of
danger. Subconsciously, we position our feet in the direction we want to go. Next
time you are chatting to a boy or girl you really like, glance down at your feet, and
notice how they will be pointing right at your partner. If theirs are pointing at yours,
that’s good news, but if one of their feet is pointing away, or if they keep moving a
foot in an outward direction, then I’m afraid they probably don’t like you as much as
you might have thought.

1 the part of the body that finds it most difficult to hide its true feelings? ___
2 a way in which a part of the body has learned to deceive people? ___
3 how the behaviour of a part of the body reveals how attracted to someone we are? ___

4 a particular action that generally suggests feeling excited and unable to control that feeling? ___
5 how to notice whether someone is consciously trying to deceive you? ___

2 Complete the sentences. Use the future continuous or future perfect form of the verbs in
brackets.
Use continuous forms whenever possible.
10 a.m. Board coach to Wembley Stadium

1 p.m. Arrive at Wembley Stadium

2.10 p.m. Gates open at Wembley
3 p.m. Cup Final match kicks off

5.30 p.m. Board coach to return home

I’m a big football fan and my team are playing in the Cup Final at Wembley Stadium next week. My dad, sister
and I have got tickets and we can’t wait! Next Saturday, at ten in the morning, we 1_______________________
(board) the coach to go to the match. It takes three hours to drive there, so hopefully by 2 p.m. we
2_______________________ (arrive) at the stadium, and we 3_______________________ (stand) in a queue to

get in. By half past three, the match 4_______________________ (kick off) and the teams
5_______________________ (play) for thirty minutes. I hope our team 6_______________________ (score) by

then! By 6 p.m., we 7_______________________ (sit) on the coach, on the way home, and we’ll be really happy.
Why? Well, we 8_______________________ (win) the cup, of course!
Ex. 3 Choose the correct answer:

A unique hotel
Last summer, we went 1___ . It was a great holiday in which we travelled around,
making our own decisions about where to go, and carrying all our stuff. One night, we
2___ a unique 3___ , which was a two-storey building with five large, dormitory

bedrooms. At high tide, it is on an island off the south coast, but at low tide it
becomes attached to the mainland. It takes 4___ twenty minutes to walk to the hostel
from the nearby village at low tide, when the sea is out, but at high tide, the only way
to get there is by boat. We decided to 5___ for the night, 6___ because the idea of
staying at such a mind-blowing place appealed to us, but also because it only cost
£15 to book a room for four people, which was a 7___ good price. The staff at the
hostel were very friendly, and even made us a packed lunch when we 8___ on our
travels after breakfast the next day!

1
A backpacking B on a package holiday C to a holiday camp

2
A came across B pulled up C got around

3
A houseboat B youth hostel C cabin

4
A rough B roughly C in a rough way

5
A take in B go off C stop over

6
A most B mostly C in the most

7
A pretty B prettily C in a pretty way
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A set off B got around C took in

4 Read the dialogue and find ten mistakes (an unnecessary word, a word missing or an incorrect word). Circle
the mistakes and write the corrections.
James I’m opting to a volunteering trip for my gap year.
1__________________

Sophie Wow, that’ll be such a great way to broad your horizons. Where are
2__________________

you going?
James I think I’ll choose to go to Chile, main because there are so many environmental
3__________________

projects there.
Sophie That’ll be amazing! Well, this time next year I’d be travelling around Tanzania!
4__________________

James Are you going to make some volunteer work when you’re there?
5__________________

Sophie I don’t want to plan anything in advance. I just want to be able to get onto the
6__________________

beaten track and try out lots of new experiences.

James I’m sure you’ll probably find somewhere to volunteer for chance.
7__________________

Sophie Yes, I hope so. I just want to go away from it all first and see what happens.
8__________________

James I wouldn’t go for a package tour either because you’ll end up in the overcrowding
9__________________

tourist areas.
Sophie I agree. I wouldn’t pick up the really remote places for the reason that I’m
10__________________

travelling alone. However, I do want to see some of the more unspoilt parts of
Tanzania.
5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

6 Experts estimate that the company will have sold a million litres of olive oil by the end of the decade.
It _______________________ a million litres of olive oil _______________________ by the end of the
decade.
7 Somebody should have completed the form before they sent it.
The form _______________________ before it _______________________ .
8 It is said that potatoes were first brought to Europe by Spanish sailors.
Potatoes __________________________________ to Europe by Spanish sailors.
9 I hope the college offers me a place on the course.
I hope __________________________________ by the college.
10 I don’t want people to remind me of the time when somebody stole my bike.
I don’t want to _______________________ the time when my bike _______________________ .