Vocabulary

1. Complete the sentences with a suitable noun. The first letter of each noun is
given.

1. I banged my arm on the corner of the table and now I’ve got a big black and blue
b________________________.

2. I think there’s room for i________________________ here. I know you can do

better than this.

3. Please put your dirty plates and glasses in the d________________________, not
the sink!

4. When I go hiking, I carry all my clothes, food and water in my

b________________________.

5. Mum’s taken the car to the g________________________ so the mechanic can fix
it.

6. We go c________________________ in the mountains every summer. I love the

views as you get closer to the top.

7. There’s a twenty-minute i________________________ in the middle of the

concert so we can get a drink then.

8. Most of the teenagers in our neighbourhood go to the local

y________________________ c________________________ where there are lots
of free activities.

2. Complete the words with the correct form of these words using a prefix or
suffix.

discuss | complete | honest | confirm | beauty | friendly | polite | disappoint

1. I’ll send you an email ____________________________ of your order in the next

couple of days.

2. You could feel Jack’s ____________________________ when he heard that he

hadn’t made the team.

3. You know it’s ____________________________ not to say ‘please’ and ‘thank

you.’

4. It’s ____________________________ to tell lies so why don’t you just tell the

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truth?

5. It’s difficult to get to know Mary because she’s so

____________________________.

6. Laura is one of the most ____________________________ girls I’ve ever seen.

7. I can’t mark your essay because it’s ____________________________. Where’s

the second page?

8. We had an interesting ____________________________ about space exploration

in class today.

3. Correct the underlined words.

1. I can’t believe you lost the train. Why were you late?

2. My mother learned me to play the piano when I was little.

3. Paul is learning geography at university at the moment.

4. We take a lot of time every weekend helping our grandparents as they’re quite old
now.

5. Can you spend good money working as a tour guide?

6. Where can I find about our family history?

7. I knew George at Lisa’s party last weekend.

8. Please don’t say me what to do!

Grammar

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs and the words

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help | play | thank | leave | not understand | begin | get | look

1. As soon as I closed the door, I realised that I

________________________________ my keys on the table.

2. Dan’s not at home at the moment. I think he

________________________________ football with his friends.

3. What mark ________________________________ (you) for your last English

test?

4. Stephen ________________________________ why you’re angry with him so

you need to tell him.

5. I ________________________________ you with your homework this evening, so

I’ll come to your house at 7 pm.

6. ________________________________ (Clare) you for her present yet?

7. Hurry up! The lesson ________________________________ in ten minutes.

8. I’ve decided that I ________________________________ for a part-time job this

summer.

5. Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the adjectives in brackets.

Add any other words.

1. Martin drives ______________________________________ (fast) anyone I know.

He’s crazy.

2. Tanya speaks French ______________________________________ (bad) as I

do! I think it’s because we don’t really enjoy it.

3. Which European city is ______________________________________ (far) from

London?

4. John works ______________________________________ (hard) his brother. He

has always been very ambitious.

5. Which is ______________________________________ (easy) subject you’ve

ever studied?

6. Who answers questions ______________________________________

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(intelligent) in your class?

7. Do you really believe that boys are

______________________________________ (good) girls at science?

8. I think television programmes are far

______________________________________ (interesting) they used to be. There’s
nothing worth watching anymore.

6. Write responses using so / neither / nor … I.

1. I really enjoy walking my dog.

_______________________________________________________

2. I don’t have much free time.

_______________________________________________________

3. I’ll buy some snacks for the picnic.

_______________________________________________________

4. I can’t swim very well.

_______________________________________________________

5. I haven’t seen John for ages.

_______________________________________________________

6. I’ve spent all my pocket money.

_______________________________________________________

7. I’m going to enjoy this film.

_______________________________________________________

8. I’m not sleeping well at the moment.

_______________________________________________________

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Listening

7. For each question, choose the correct answer. (Part 1)

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Reading

8. Read the list of jobs, and decide which job (A–H) would be the most suitable
for each person (1–5). (Part 2)

1)    Luke plans to study medicine, so wants a job which offers

useful experience. He’d like a job working with old people,
and wants the opportunity to play his guitar as part of his
work.

2)    Stephen wants to be a chef, so he’s very keen to get

experience in a busy restaurant in the city centre. He
wants to learn how to cook food from different countries.

3)    Claudia loves showing people around her city. She knows
German and French well, is friendly and doesn’t mind hard
work. She would like a job where she can be outdoors.

4)    Paul is crazy about sport. He was a coach in a local

football team and enjoyed helping others learn. He would
like another job where he can help people become fit and
would also like to improve his own fitness.

5)    Hannah likes working with children, and loves sport. She
would like a job with young children, teaching them how to
be active and creative. She would like the chance to use
her piano skills in her work.

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a) Healthy body, healthy mind. That’s
what we hope to give clients at our
newly opened gym. We need
experienced trainers to offer advice
and support. Our gym has all the
latest equipment which our trainers
can use for free.
c) The local tourist office is looking
for a part-time tour guide for the old
historical town centre. Must be able
to speak two foreign languages.
Some knowledge of the local
attractions preferable.
e) This week’s jobs
We are a popular restaurant in the
countryside, looking for an assistant
chef. We have tourists coming from
all around the world to try our
delicious, local food. We are just a
30-minute bus ride from the city
centre.
g) Assistant teacher needed for busy
school. We need someone to help
take the children to the local gym for
sports lessons twice a week. Should
have some skills in art, and in music.
Must have a sense of fun and
excitement!
Writing
9. Read this email from your English-speaking friend Hannah, and the notes
you have made. (Part 1)
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b) Assistants needed for the café in
our new social centre for older
people. No experience needed, as
you will help make simple snacks like
sandwiches, and help clean the
kitchen.
d) We are looking for helpers at our
centre for elderly people in our town.
Must be kind and good with people.
No experience necessary, but we
would like to offer something different
and new, so musicians and artists
are welcome!
f) We are looking for someone who is
good with children, and would like to
be a guide in our interactive
technology museum. Knowledge of
more than one language is useful, as
we have school parties arriving from
around the world.
h) Help needed at local restaurant,
right in the heart of the city! Are you
good with people? Do you want to
learn how we prepare our delicious
food? We are looking for someone
who loves food to help with our
international team of chefs.
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Write your email to Hannah, using all the notes.

Speaking

10. Match 1–10 with a–j to form a conversation.

1. So, Henry, what kind a. I know what you mean …

2. Well, I used to play a lot of

b. for a local team and I really enjoy
basketball, but now I have taken up
it. How often do you cycle?
cycling. How

3. I used to do a lot of windsurfing, c. by the lake. I really loved it, but I

usually at our house haven’t windsurfed for a long time …

d. interesting. Why don’t you do

4. Oh, really? That sounds very
windsurfing anymore?

e. countryside near my town. Have

5. Because I broke my arm two years
you taken up another sport?

6. Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. I love f. ago and it’s painful when I windsurf
cycling, especially in the …

g. and it’s even more fun now! And

7. Yes, I have. I recently started
you? How often do you go to football
playing football
practice?

8. I cycle mostly at weekends, but I

h. three times a week, which is
also try to cycle on Mondays and
enough, as I also have lots of
Wednesdays. I’ve also bought a new
homework to do …
bicycle

9. A new bicycle! That must be great! i. of sport do you play?

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I have football practice

j. about you, Ben? What kind of sport

10. Ah, yes …
do you play?

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11. Exam task

Part 4 (4 minutes)

Discuss the questions.

• Tell me about the kind of food you enjoy.

• Are there any foods you try to avoid? Why?
• Do you think that you and your friends eat healthily? Why / Why not?
• Tell me about a traditional dish of your country.
• Do you enjoy cooking? If so, what is your favourite dish to prepare?

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12. Complete the text with a suitable word in each space. There may be more
than one possible answer.

I don’t know anyone who enjoys (1) ____________________________ exams. Do

you?! It’s so stressful when you (2) ____________________________ to get up
early even (3) ____________________________ the weekend. It feels as if you
spend every minute of every day revising for an exam that you (4)
____________________________ not even (5) ____________________________.
If you’re lucky, you won’t (6) ____________________________ any of your exams
but (7) ____________________________ you do, you can usually sit them again.
So, I guess the best thing to do, is to study a little every day so that you don’t panic
(8) ____________________________ the day of the exam itself. I have studied for a
very difficult exam in chemistry (9) ____________________________ more than two
weeks now and I’m also (10) ____________________________ my hair done in a
special, lucky way on the day; there’s no harm in believing in a little luck!

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