: . € , Survive the drive Acs utes eee AAT | =o] ET 1 VOCABULARY transport a Complete the crossword. DOWN J FAA's SP slec b_ Complete the compound nouns with one word. 1 Don't forget to put your belt on 2 Youll get 2 Oa if you leave your car there. 3 Sompacie ice Tred was ible fake — pm nth gy ene 4 The journey took us twice as long because there were 70@0(__ works on the motorway. 5 wish eyelists would use the _¢/éle lane instead of the pavement. 6 Weneed to fil up at the petrol __ station belore we set off 7 The traffic is always worse during Us‘) hour. 8 There vast anybody waiting af the taxi Yan 9 Slow down! There ae gf cameras on ths rood 10 We had to stop at the traffic Light _ because they were red. 11 There's been a Cay” crash, s0 they've closed the motorway. 12. This road is dangerous to cross. Let's use the ZAIDI crossing. 13. Do you know what the speed limit is on this road? 14 They've made the town centre a peolestrten zone, so there aren't any cas. CamScanner + lise &uaell« ‘Complete the sentences with the correct form of take. 4 Ieusually tok mother's hous 2 How long it_take__togetto the town centre on a weekday? 3 Itusvally_£akes us about three quarters of an hour to get to the aitport. ‘two hours to get to my an __me two hours to get to work yesterday, 5. 'mnct looking forward to driving to Edinburgh tomorrow. It ull about eight hours to get there take youre get 6 Howlong lol home lastnight? Complete the sentences with the words from the list. off (x2) out cute up (x2) 1 We sed or neighbour to dop us the por 2 terset Off earbecaise toy wate to drive oor neh 2 Cha orgot hs satay, oh ended —y getting completely lost. uP 4 Look BUb _! That car isn't going to stop. 5 Do you think you could pickme YP) from the station? 6 tran_oUe of petrol because | forgot to fil up when tlafthome. fe Answer the questions 1 How do you usually travel argund your town or city? Tusually travel around cut-toon_by daxt_,— 2 How do fou usualy travel when you go on holiday? Tieuelly trwvel wen Lgo.on holiday by coe 3 What’ the trafic ke in rush hour where'you lve? The uta Pbic 8 often wrvse. ofutry vush ne in I bre. 41 What's the speed limit on the motorway in your is Go kath . Ree speed livit on the hotovwny in cut Coantry 5, How long does it take you to get tothe city centre? Te_takes me togerto the cy centre aloe an howe - Who usually picks you up and drops you off atthe airport? a Hy cosine 4s 7 Have you ever run out of petrol? Ifo, where were you Yorn _to parol stition by foots Nes, and I was 8 Have you ever got lst? so, where id you end up? Lhwen't_beon got 2 PRONUNCIATION /), /dy, and /f/ a Gircle'the word with a different sound. country? fwateh) rush dventure coach bb @3.1 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the words. CamScanner + lise &uaell3 GRAMMAR choosing between comparatives and superlatives a Write sentences with the information from the survey. Use the comparative or the superlative. We reveal the results from our reader survey of three popular holiday destinations. = Bangkok (Thailand) Dubai (UAE) Vienna (Austria) |ivsexpensive the ae X Where to 90? A a ee = 2 | Wserowded eek ** * Wseasy to getto + Wsewciting eee we Wshot ae eke Wsrelaxing ee 1. Bangkok / expensive / Dubai Dubors more expensive th 2 Bangkok / crowded of the three destinations Banafiok isthe mest crowelad of the thee destinations . 3 Vishna /easy to get to / Bangkok Trenna_is easiest toget to tha Bangkok , 4 Banglok / exciting / Dubai Bangkok. is. ere_exciting then Dubai 5 Dubal not Vienna Dubai_is honrer than Vienna, 6 Vienna /relaxing ofthe thre destinations heme ig tvelaxing of the three. destinations, matt b Complete the sentences with one word. 1 Petrol isn't as expensive in the USA 2: iis in the UK. 2 My father drives more slowly __ my mother 3 Thisis the cheapest petrol station in the city. 4 5 Lev's go by train. I's _I1OY@ __ comfortable than the coach. This is the _Woers¢ day of my life ~ everything has gone 6 Iehink rains ae_(a8# dangerous han cars. Theve are 7 Ws FaSHEC — t0 go by Tube than by bus. Buses are much slower 8 Singapore isthe WNOSS expensive city inthe word 9 You're at the Sheraton? We're staying at tho same hotel 45 you 10 whydowtwegohiehhking? isthe (266 expense way to travel 4 a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets. Write 3-5 words. Contractions are two words, eg. isn't. 1 My lati bigger than my boyfriend's. (big) My boylriand’s fat isn't 2 You dorjt walk as fast as me. than) 1" ethan you. 3 Ie never been to a more interesting city than Istanbul. (most Istanbul is Hee mae intereii_t've boon to 4 Myjob itn't as interesting as yours. less) My job less intevestion don yours. 5 I've never eaten a better pizza. (the) Thisis the bese Pit#A Ive ever eaten. 6 The train is more expansive than the bus. (28) The bus gn‘ af exporsme_asthe tain 7 We've got the same cat. (8) Your carig &S_mine. 8 ve never slept in such an uncomfortable bed be‘ore. (least) Thats the bat enol ever api PRONUNCIATION linking 3.2 Listen and complete the sentences. 1 Wsthe most dangerous thing Ive ever done. 2 Ws more relacing going by train than by bus, 3 The most_intetsoring place to Visits the museum, 4 Fyingisalot nove expensive. than going by ferry 5 There's an_olel 44am. _ that {goes up the hil 6 Itsthe Fst time _ We been here. 3.2 Listen again and repeat the sentences. Listen carefully to the linked words. Copy the chythm. CamScanner +a Men want to be a woman's >’ Men, women, and children fstowniiets sear Wile, ish writer PSE PE = 41 GRAMMAR articles a Circle the correct words. Yesterday was hottest / ihe hottedt day of the year sofa. We went ta Pars for my birthday last ind / the last weekend. | think gil / the girls ae better at learning languages the languages than boys/ the boys. Did you lock door / the door when you left house / the house this morning? | don’t usually ike fish / the fish, but salmon / the salmon we had last night was delicious. We go to cinema / the cinema once a week/ the week, Don’t worry! I's not the end!/ end of the world / world. Do you think women / the women are more sensitive than men / the men? 10. What beautiful day / a beautiful day! Let’s have lunch / 2 lunch in the garden 1 2 3 4 5. My sister is married to German / 9 German, He's engineer / an engineer, 6 7 8 ° b Correct any mistakes in the highlighted phrases. Tick (V) the correct sentences. 1 That's lovely dress ~ the colour suits you. x 2 He's going to visit hs parents the next weekend. x 3. The money doesn't make people happy. x Money 4 My grandfather left school when he was 14 v 5 | go tothe dentist about twice a you. - 6 Have you wor jacket that you bought last week? x &% Speket___ 7 That was one ofthe best meals Ive ever had. “ 8 What rcigy child! Where are his parents? x —s-nsity chil 9 Alexis studying to become doctor. K aobctor. as 10 ‘ove cats, but my boyfriend doesn't like them a 11 Her husband sits in front of the TV all day. 12 She always leaves the work at half past five. leaves |» CamScanner + lise &suacllZa Complete the text with a/ an, the or ~(no article) LUM Cer Oa OAT eIN) ceMefo] lo] ccm ol -1ncle than men Why are women generally able to see ! colours better than men? Scientists say there is *__o1 reason for this, and *_£h reason Is in out DNA, Our chromosomes contain DNA. which controls meny things about us, The ability to see * tae colour red is carried by the X chromosome. Men have only one X chromosome, but oo ‘women have two of them. This means that it's ‘easier for women to see red, This was important in prehistoric times when women were looking for fruit to eat. They needed to choose ’_ right fruit, so they had to be able tosee*_the difference between different colours. If they made” __c___ mistake, they ‘could kill their families and themselves. So, it was more important for women to see different colours, while men had, a ‘other important skill. PRONUNCIATION /q, two pronunciations of the 3.3 Listen and complete the sentences. 1 Iidlke __to speak tothe train, 3 What are we going op 4 Cpuld you open_the 5 Shenepds 40 see. her ankle 6 We want p tomorrow. 3.3 Listen agai and repeat. 3.4 Listen and repeat the phrases. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the. 1 The conversation was about the woman next door 2. The university imvted a guest to speak at the meeting 3 I sometimes goto he theatre inthe evening 4 We tock the lift instead of walking up the stairs 5 The office gave me all the information| needed 6 The grey skirts nie, but prefer the black CamScanner 2 Wise &suacll3 VOCABULARY collocation a Circle the correct prepositions. 1 They'e arriving at/ on /falLandon on Friday. That suitcase belongs for/ from /tome. Shall we ask someone at/ for/ of directions? We might go earmping, but it depends in / of onthe weather Everybody laughed about / at to Zach when he fll ofthe chai Who's going to pay for/ of with the meal? | drearst about fom / with my old schoo friends last right ‘That ge reminds me about /@f/ 10 my cousin, \apotoaized at/t0/ wih the teacher about /for/ of being late 10 He often argues at / to / with his tiends about pois. We artve at/ in/ to Liverpool Steet Station ot 745 2 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 12 She doesn't believe about /in/ on ghosts. 13 I can't choose between / of/ with the green one or the blue one. 14 They/te really looking forward for of to their holiday. 15. James spends a lot of money for/ in/ on expensive presents for his girfriend. b Complete the sentences with the correct preposition. Ven tred of My boyfriend isnt very keen He's famous fox Vm not very interested ___ my job. think’ ine fora change oY vegetables. his ole in Sherlock Holmes. ‘n__ abstract art. Sisie is very céferent roe Adam's very good Qe maths. fed up Sak grey weather. My brothers very worried _on__his daughter atthe moment 9 Alot of people a 10 They're angry exam results 11 She's very close 10. his new car 12 My husband is very proud 13 timveryfond_o2 my grandfather. He's a wonderful pense 14 Experts say that walking good Foe you. 15 Jack's elder brother isn't very kind ag 16 We'te really pleased _Wwitl 17 The children are very excited a 18 My neighbour was very rude _wi 19 Tony used to be married _to_ her sister seared of __ piers. Frara. ir son Abide Nstere her brother, him, cour new sofa __ me yesterday. _ Teresa. /4__ going to the concert. 4 PRONUNCIATION when are prepositions stressed? a @3.5 Listen and complete the conversations, 1A Who did you argue with __ + a a 28 Wop boca hieg, at Bim a oye BA Whatua og 0 etcitedl abot? about my B I'm ue 4 vinatreyea cig 8 iim listening tothe ractio b @3.5 Listen again and repeat. Copy the rhythm. X “7 (Gainers a CamScanner + lise &uaellPractical English A difficult celebrity ‘ving opinions 1 GIVING OPINIONS ‘a Match sentences 1-9 to responses a-i, 1 Do you like reggae? _# 2 What do you think of Ed Sheeran? 3 Do you stilisten to your old CDs? 4 ve heard that musicians make a lot of money. @ 5 Idlove to be famous! & Classical music is great for a romantic meal. _Q. 7 What's your opinion of heavy metal? 8 What kind of music does your gilriend like? 9 Doyeuitetis bond? Pe F Lagree. You can listen to itand talk to each other at the same time. Tobe honest haver't asked her € Sometimes. But i's easier listening to a music streaming service. Don't you agree} = No, they'e terrible. What do you think? We dort think that’s ight. Only a fee of ther earn enough to lve on £ IeS OK. Butifyusekime, ap ie move fur 29 ike hrm. Butin my opinion, Bruno Mars is better. h Ofsire, it would be great o start with. But youd 00m get fed up with al the photographers, 1 Personally. think it’s abit loud. b Complete the conversations with the highlighted phrases from a. Use each phrase once only, 1A. What do you think of music festivals? B They're OK. futin my opincn__, there are too many people. A Yes, you're right 2 A_Dp you think Cathy has a good voice? da “hneg we rover heard her sin, A Well, you shoulal 3A Doyyou ever listen tothe radio? B Notre The Ds talk too much ne yuagree ? A ven thef do? 4A. Forme, the 80 was the best decade for music 8 Taarer the 80s wore good, but there's boon some great musie since then, too. A Isuppose so. 5 A Doroutie oy B Not reall “Whore Uk > A itsawtul 6 A Doyou tte lve sie? B Yes, | do Bue i _me,, it's 3 bit expensive. A Absolutely! 7 A People shouldn't listen to loud music on ype transport. B yee ReadptBnes, A. That's right, They should wear 8A dnzz music tated i the UK “ Hm sure tegen inthe Usa 1A Of curse it di Sorry about thot. 9 A. What's your opinion of Rihanna's new song? al it's better than the last one, A Me to: SOCIAL ENGLISH Complete the conversations with a phrase from the list. Hang ona minute IVs just that my boylviend’s away > Thatsso-kind-efyou You've come back Did you mean what you ssid— 1A [brought you some flowers. B Thank you. Ti ofyou. 2a You've_come back. — B Yes, | forgot my phone. 3 Aidsperaarharyesibbcct moving arcs No.of course did't was only kidding 4A Youlook upset Whats the matter? B Nothing reali | miss him. e 5 A. timgoing out fora walk. Do you want to come? 8 Hog on ariawte, il get my coat. CamScanner +Can you remember...? 1-3 ST LY a eae ey 1 GRAMMAR Complete the sentences with one word. 11 font need a new car at the moment. My old car works perfec. 2 That case ooks how. Wl 1 gets volley for you? 3 No, | don’t want to go for a walk. ve already come home from work! 41 Ive been learning English fay three years 5 Your cooking ie better than mine = this tuna is delicious! 6 My sister's studying medicine. She wants to be oO doctor. 2 VOCABULARY Circle the word that is different. 1 beetroot cabbage [E758 green beans 2 charming mature sociable (spol) 3 borrow loan ome (sve) 4(S5am) turious starving. temifed 5 fery lory YRotorbngp van 6 fond of (Fedup with} keen on pleased with 3 PRONUNCIATION if. chess 5 catch charming coach [machine ) 4 GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Read the article, Girele a,b, orc. Jobs for women | Kerry Cassidy is one of Britain's 19,000 train drivers. She! __atrainfor eight years now. and she's very happy inher jab. The situation for wamen train evivers has changed alot 1978 when Karen Harrison | became the first in the UK. At that time, the male | rivers were generally not very Kind | | Today, the jobis* | year, 0 she's been able to get a? ewn house. Kery Cassidy isa single mother: but the caneaslly’ __ childcare for her twa children for women to de than twas Inthe past because attitudes have changed. One of __ things about itis the salary. Georgiana Oana _ £55,000 tobuy her "a train driver for a year, She while she's away at work. Kerry believes there Is nothing about being” that makes ita man’s Job. She says that there is no reason why shouldn't apply. drives b isdriving has been driving for b from © since at bo © with easier b easiest € more easy better b best © the best hasbeen bis © vas costs beams © wins bargain b budget «© mortgage afford b charge © raise traindriver ba traindsver © the train driver Go-enline to check your progress) BST] CamScanner 95 4>suaall