Speaking: Part 3

1. Read this text then complete a-e with the correct tenses or verb forms. Use a different one each time

I like holidays by the sea but I don’t enjoy spending time in

museums. Last year, my family and I went to Greece and I
spent most of the week on the beach. Next month we are
going to Florida. I’ve been to Canada, but I’ve never been to
the United States, so I’m really looking forward to it. I’d like
to go to Disneyland, but I don’t know whether there will be
enough time.

a. Talking about habits and facts present simple

b. Talking about past events _______________________
c. Talking about experience _______________________
d. Talking about plans for future _______________________
e. Talking about things you want to do _______________________

2. In pairs, talk about a-e using appropriate tense.

a. what do you usually do in your free time? d. your holiday experience

b. your plans for the next year e. places you’d like to visit in the future
c. what you did last summer

3. Match a-j with photo 1 or 2 below

a. salad c. feed e. juice g. restaurant i. jeans
b. park d. picnic f. carry h. basket j. baby

4. In pairs, each one choose one of the photos and tell your partner about it. Use these ideas to help you.
 How many people are there in the photos? Who are they?
 Where are they?
 What are they doing?
 How do you think they are feeling?
 Do you enjoy doing the same things? Why/ Why not?

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Writing: Part 4 (write a story)
Track 1.3. Listen to the woman, and as you listen,
Note number the pictures in the order in which she talks
about them. Listen a second time if necessary.
In Part 4 of Writing Test, you will write a
story in about 100 words

To start your thinking … about important moments

1. Track 1.2.Listen to this woman telling her story

about an important event in her life. Tick (√) the
picture which you think goes with her story.

2. Now think about something important that has

happened in your life, or in the life of someone you
know. Decide what you’re going to say with the help of
the questions below.

What was the big moment?

How old were you at that time?
Where did it take place?
What happened?
Why is/ was it a big moment for you?
Were you alone or with others?
Was it a good thing that happened?
Was it a surprise?
How did you feel?
Were there any problems?

In pairs, tell each other your stories. As you listen to

your partner, tick the questions (s)he choose to answer. When you write a story, you’ll need to use past tenses
to describe what happened.

Choose the right past tenses! Past simple e.g: At first, I thought it was …

Past continuous e.g: It was raining when I left …

3. Look at these pictures which show what happened
to a woman on a skiing holiday in Australia. The Past perfect e.g: I’d never seen such a
pictures are not in the right order for the story. wonderful ….

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Use the pictures above to help you fill in the gaps in the woman’s story

The day I broke my leg

It (1) __happened__(happen) two years ago when I (2) ________ (ski) in Australia. It was a horrible day
because it (3) _______ (snow) and I (4) _______ (can’t see) anything. I (5) ________ (not/want) to ski but
my friends said, ‘Come on. This is our last day. We must go’. So I went. I (6) _________ (not/ ski) in
conditions like that before so when my friends (7) __________ (decide) to go right up to the top of the
mountain, I (8) _______ (not/ join) them. After about half an hour by myself, I (9) ______ (stop) because I
was cold and wet. I (10) ________ (get) into the cable car to go down to the village and my wonderful
warm hotel when I (11) ______ (slip) on some ice. I (12) _______ (fall), and my skis (13) ______ (fall) on
top of me. I (14) ______ (hear) a terrible noise and knew something bad (15) ______ (happen). My leg was
broken. What a way to end a holiday!

Now listen again to check your answers

Getting started on the story!

4. When you write a story you want to make sure that the reader is interested from the start. Here are some
‘beginnigns’ of different stories. In pairs, decide how you could continue the sentences. Use your own ideas but
use the verb tense given
a. The house was quiet and I realised that __everyone had left __ (past perfect)
b. It was a hot sunny day and Martin ______________________________ (past continuous)
c. Immediately I walked into the room I ____________________________ (past simple)
d. I first met Marta when she ____________________________________- (past continuous)
e. When Anna heard Joe’s voice on the phone, she knew ______________ (past perfect)
f. Thomas was working at his desk _________________________________ (past simple)
5. Below are some first sentences from different sotries. Write the second line of each story. You can get ideas
by thinking about answers to the questions in brackets.
a. David opened the letter nervously. (Why?) __He knew that his life might change because of it_______
b. The woman stood outside the bank, looking at her watch (Why?) ________________________________
c. I had a wonderful day last week (Who with? Which day?) ______________________________________
d. There was no moon that night so it was very dark (Where were you?) ____________________________
e. It was a holiday that none of us will ever forget. (What happened first? Was it good or bad?) _________

What happened next – getting ideas!

6. In pairs, read the beginning and the ending of these stories. Together decide what happened in the middle.
Then compare your stories with another pair.
Story 1 What did they do there?
Alex, jon and Nick went to the beach for the day Why was money important?
Finally, they found a bank that was open
Story 2 Why?
Two years ago, I decided to take karate lessons What happened?
_____________________________________________________________ Why?
The woman told the police that I was a hero

Now write one of the stories in about 100 words. Think about which verb tenses you can use.

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Reading: Part 5
1. Work in pairs. Discuss these questions
1. What’s your favourite way of travelling? By car, bus, plane, train or ship? Why?
2. Look at the photos. Which of these ways of travelling would you like to try?
Which ones wouldn’t you like to try? Why not?

2. Do we use these words and phrases to talk about travelling by car, plane, train or ship?
Put them under the correct heading. Which words could go in more than one group?
airport boarding card check in crowded departure gate feel seasick flight attendant
hand luggage harbor land motorway pilot platform rough roundabout seatbelt
security speed limit station take off traffic jam traffic lights waves weigh

car plane train ship

Compare your answers with your partner. Can you add any more words to each list?

3. Now read about three teenagers said about different journeys they have made. How were they
travelling: by plane, ship or car?

Sarah
We knew when we all got in that we had a long journey ahead. We looked at the
map to see which places we’d pass through, so that we could help dad find the
way

We had a lot of stuff to take with me, but luckily it Mark

wasn’t too heavy. After we’d taken off, the attendant
brought me a drink and I watched a really funny film.

James
I thought the weather would be unpleasant, but I’d taken a
sickness tablet, so I was fine. I just sat and watched the big
waves outside the window.

4. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1. Sarah’s father knew how to get to where they were going. ……………………………
2. Mark had a problem with the luggage he was carrying ……………………………
3. James’s journey was much better than he’d expected. ……………………………
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Exam Task
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, mark the correct letter
A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

Holiday in space

You ‘ve probably had lots of holidays

by the beach. So how about trying
something (1) __________ different
– like going into space? Scientists (2)
________ that if everything goes
well, tourists (3) ________ soon be
able to travel into space on specially
designed planes. They could travel
as (4) _______ as 70 miles above
these Earth, and enjoy great views in
(5) _________ direction. This would
be similar to (6) ___________
astronauts on board the International Space Station can see now.

The special planes are expected to (7) _______ off from a 3,000 – metre runway. During the flight, passengers
could (8) _________ up to 15 minutes in space. They also have (9) ___________ to experience how it feels
to float around weightless!
However, tickets are likely to be (10) _______ expensive- so maybe it’s a much better idea to go to the beach
after all!

1 A. certainly B. properly C. completely D. surely

2 A. want B. wish C. need D. hope
3 A. can B. will C. must D. would
4 A. far B. long C. distant D. fast
5 A. every B. some C. all D. several
6 A. who B. which C. whose D. what
7 A. put B. go C. take D. get
8 A. spend B. use C. pass D. keep
9 A. occasion B. chance C. advantage D. luck
10 A. absolutely B. totally C. actually D. extremely

Work in pairs. Discuss these questions

1. Would you go into space on one of the special planes if you got a ticket?
Why? / Why not? Give reasons for your answer
2. What would you see from the windows if I were a passenger?

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Listening: Part 4
1. Work in pairs. What are your favourite places to go for a holiday? Look at the photos below. Would you
enjoy a holiday in these places? Why? / Why not?

2. Track 1.4. Listen to Jake and his friend Marta talking about different types of holiday. What are their
opinions of each one? Are they positive () or negative ()? Tick (√) the correct box.

Jake Marta
   
the coast
the mountains
the city centre
an adventure park
a sports camp

3. Work in pairs. What did Marta and Jake say about each place?

Exam Task
Track 1.5. Look at the six sentences for this part.
You will hear a conversation between a girl, Joana, and her brother. Mark, about a horse-riding holiday
that they’ve just been on
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, put a tick (√) in the box under A for YES. If it is
not correct, put a tick (√) in the box under B for NO
A B

1. Joana and Mark were surprised their parents let them go away independently

2. Joana was very satisfied with where they stayed during the holiday

3. Joana and Mark were more experienced riders than the other teenagers there

4. Mark was worried that he might be injured while he was riding

5. Joana was nervous about riding the first horse she was given

6. Mark is looking forward to displaying his photos of their holiday

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Speaking: Part 4
1. Work in pairs. Take turns to describe these photos.

Which of the activities would you try on holiday if you had the opportunity? Give reason for your answer.

2. Track 1.6. Listen to Greg and Tina talking about their holidays.
Complete the sentences with what they prefer Exam tip
1. I prefer ………………….. to ………………………………. If you don’t understand what
2. I like ………………… more than ……………………… to do in the task, ask the
3. I don’t really enjoy ……………. as much as ……………….. interlocutor to repeat the
instruction.
4. ………………… is much better than ……………….

3. Now listen again. What do they say about why they prefer different things

Exam Task
Talk with a partner about whether you prefer a holiday in your own country or a holiday abroad, and the
things you like doing while you’re on holiday. Use the information below to help you.

Locations
city centre forest
mountains lake
desert hotel
beach campsite

Activities
doing water sports doing extra sports
reading shopping
sunbathing cycling
sightseeing walking
sleeping watching live music

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Writing: Part 4 (write a story)
Language focus: Conjunctions
1. Read the sentences and put the underlined words into the table.
When Sally was a child she kept wild animals at home
Sally was invited to join the Amazon expedition because/ since/ as she knew a lot about medicine.
Even though/ Although the snake was tiny, it was still very exciting
Many animals will disappear unless they are protected

Time Condition Reason Contrast

(tell us when) (tell us what might happen) (tell us why) (link two different ideas)
When

NOTE
despite/ in spite of
We use despite/ in spite of + noun to introduce two contrasting ideas.

Eg: Despite the heat and the wildlife, it’s quite safe.

2. Complete the spaces in the blog with these linking words

although as soon as because although before but so that until

Exam Task
1. Look at the exam task and plan your story. Think about:
Exam tip. 1. where the story is set
 Before you start, 2. what the discovery is – a plant, an animal, a building, something else
plan your story 3. who the characters are in the story
carefully 4. what happens at the beginning, middle and end of story
 Use conjunctions to
connect the ideas
 Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.
 Make sure it comes
to a natural end.
 Your story must have the following tittle

An amazing discovery

 Write your story in about 100 words

2. Write your story

3. Read your story to your group. Whose is the most exciting/ original?

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